Follow us on: facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No.2016/1957, REGD NO. SSP/LW/NP-34/2019-21 @TheDailyPioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 WORLD 12 SPORT 15 Published From BHOPAL THE TRUMP H-1B HOLDERS GET POOR SERENA, DJOKOVIC BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR POSSIBILITY WORKING CONDITIONS IN US ADVANCE IN AUS OPEN CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN Late City Vol. 155 Issue 17 LUCKNOW, FRIDAY JANUARY 18, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable ALIA BHATT SUPPORTS HER MOTHER’S} FILM} 14 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com Taxmen raid to raise its own SEALs many hospitals Armed Forces Special Operations 2Named Armed Forces Special Operations Division, the unit Division to start op in November will be on the line of the US Special Operations Command across state RAHUL DATTA n NEW DELHI oritisation across different 2It will start functioning from branches of the armed forces. November first week this year ndia will soon have an elite The IDS will also oversee the initially with a small team of PNS n LUCKNOW Iunit of commandos drawn setting up of the proposed commandos selected from the Raids were from the three Services to con- Space Agency to be headed by Special Forces of the Army, n a crackdown on Thursday conducted duct special missions of strate- an IAF officer for space-based Marine Commandos of the Imorning, the sleuths of gic interest to the country. missions. Navy, and Garud commando Income Tax Department raid- simultaneously Named Armed Forces Special The Naresh Chandra force of the IAF ed over a dozen residences and in Lucknow, Operations Division, the unit Committee in 2012 had rec- 2The special division having private hospitals of renowned Meerut, will be on the line of the US ommended setting up three 3,000 commandos will be doctors across . Special Operations Command, commands, namely Special headed by a Major General Sources said the raids were Moradabad, which was responsible for tak- Operations, Cyber, and Space 2 conducted simultaneously in ing out Osama Bin Laden. to deal with new challenges fac- On the lines of the Commando Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Kanpur, Noida The Armed Forces Special ing national security. The com- Division, Cyber Agency will Kanpur, Noida and Hapur. and Hapur. Operations Division will start mittee was asked by the have experts from the three The raids were carried out functioning from November Government to give recom- Services to fight the fast following intelligence inputs Hapur. first week this year initially with mendations on fine-tuning emerging threat of cyber regarding bogus operations, It may be mentioned that a small team of commandos higher defence management to warfare irregularities in accounts and on November 30 last year, the selected from the Special Forces enable the armed forces to 2Both the specialised units will undisclosed financial invest- IT teams had carried out raids of the Army, Marine fight in a fast changing warfare function under the Integrated ments. The I-T sleuths seized at the premises of two doctor Commandos (MARCOS) of scenario. Defence Staff responsible for several documents related to brothers in Kanpur and the Navy, and Garud com- As regards the Special enhancing coordination and undeclared assets of the doc- unearthed unaccounted money mando force of the Indian Air Operations Division, officials enabling prioritisation across tors. The entire search opera- and ornaments and seized Forces(IAF). said here on Thursday that different branches of the tion was completed under tight banned currency notes of Rs The special division having besides having commandos armed forces security. 500 and Rs 1000 denomina- 3,000 commandos will be from the three Services with rorists and cripple the war three forces. At present, the capabilities and a combined Raids were also conducted tions in large quantity. headed by a Major General. the Army playing an eminent fighting capabilities of the Special Forces of the Army, command of commandos of ed and therefore there was a at the residence of Dr Mahesh Sources said that in the The Government recently gave role as it has the most experi- enemy. The missions no doubt MARCOS and Garuds func- three Services should be need to bring under one Chandra Sharma of SPM raids on Thursday the I-T the clearance for the setting up enced professionals for such will be high risk given tion separately. formed to conduct sensitive umbrella for covert operations Hospital & Trauma Centre, teams seized gold and other of the squad along with cre- missions, the unit will have its the strategic importance, Once the Division comes missions within and outside the and anti-terrorist missions, Kanpur and SIPS in Lucknow. costly gems, unaccounted cash ation of a Cyber Agency to be own dedicated helicopters, sources said. into being, the special talents boundaries of the country, offi- they said. Raids were also conducted receipts, documents relating headed by a Navy officer of the transport planes and spe- Once the Division becomes and assets of the three Services cials said. Incidentally, the at the residences and other to unaccounted investments equivalent rank. On the lines of cialised weaponry besides sur- functional in November, plans will be pooled. The Naresh Chandra panel Government in the last few establishments of Dr Ratan and evidence of manipulation the Commando Division, the veillance equipment for carry- are already in place to bring The idea to have such a had also recommended form- months has cleared some pro- Kumar Singh, owner of of accounts. Cyber Agency will also have ing out strategic missions. together the commandos from Division, which was earlier to ing of Special Operations posals for procurement of spe- Charak Hospital in Lucknow; The team members, how- experts from the three Services Elaborating upon the the three Services to a central be known as Special Command as India needs to cialised weaponry for the com- Dr Prem Kumar Khanna, ever, refused to reveal any to fight the fast emerging threat nature of the proposed place or station for joint train- Operations Command, was enhance its unconventional and mando forces of three Services. owner of JPMC Hospital & details saying they would first of cyber warfare, officials said Division, they said the spe- ing to conduct special missions mooted by the Naresh Chandra special warfare capabilities to They include sniper rifles, Path Lab in Moradabad; Dr look into all the documents here on Thursday. cialised teams will be respon- during peacetime and war, committee and several military execute politico-military and midget submarines, special Bhupendra Chaudhury, neu- before going ahead with legal Both the specialised units sible for conducting missions they said. officials after the US Special connected operations to meet communication systems, ther- rophysician in Meerut; Dr Rajiv action against the tax evaders. will function under the within and outside the country. Explaining the objective Operations Command carried unconventional challenges. mal sights and ammunition. Motiani and Dr Gulab Gupta’s The bank lockers of the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) The missions include targeting of the Division, officials said out the raid to kill Osama Bin The panel also felt at pre- These items will be procured Neo Hospital in Noida; and Dr doctors have been sealed and responsible for enhancing strategic installations, high the stress is on synergising Laden. Officials said that the sent the full potential of the from Israel, Germany, Sweden, Ankit Sharma of GS Medical would be opened later on for coordination and enabling pri- value targets in terms of ter- special operations amongst the Indian forces too have similar Special Forces was not exploit- Russia and Finland. College & Hospital, Pilakhua in further verification. CBI tenure of State can’t exercise Navy divers find body, skeletons Asthana, three SC lowers bar for dance social control with its own notion of in Meghalaya rat-hole coal mine others clipped licence in morality, says court PNS n NEW DELHI PTI n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI\SHILLONG he Government on TThursday curtailed the tandards of morality in a eeks after 15 miners got tenure of CBI Special Director Ssociety changes with time, Wtrapped in a flooded rat- Rakesh Asthana, who was ear- the Supreme Court said on hole coal mine in Jaintia Hills lier sent on forced leave, with Thursday while setting aside district of Meghalaya, the Navy immediate effect, according to certain provisions of a 2016 divers, engaged in rescue mis- an official order issued on Maharashtra law which sion, on Thursday found the Thursday. restricted licensing and func- body of one of the miners. The tenures of three more tioning of dance bars. The miners were trapped IPS officers in the CBI — Joint The SC, which paved the in the illegal mine on Director Arun Kumar Sharma, way for grant of licences and re- December 13 last year after Deputy Inspector General opening of dance bars in water flooded it. The State Manish Kumar Sinha and Maharashtra, said the State can Government then launched a Superintendent of Police Jayant neither exercise “social control” multi-agency rescue effort. J Naiknavare — have been with its own “notion of moral- “The Navy divers detected curtailed, reads the order. ity” nor take exception to stag- the body using underwater Naval divers look at the captured pictures of one of the 15 miners trapped in illegal The development comes ing dance performances per se. remotely operated vehicles rat mines since Dec 13, in Ksan area of East Jaintia Hills on Thursday PTI days after Alok Verma was “It needs to be borne in (ROV) at a depth of approxi- shunted out of the post of CBI mind that there may be certain mately 160 feet and 210 feet down due to the conditions in on December 25, has deployed Director and appointed activities which the society inside the rat-hole mine,” Navy the mine. So a ROV has been ten divers. The search in the rat Director General of Fire perceives as immoral per se. It spokesperson DK Sharma said employed by the divers for the hole mine has been on for over Services, Civil Defence and may include gambling (though in New Delhi on Thursday and search. One body detected by three weeks. Home Guards by a high pow- that is also becoming a debat- attached video grabs of the Navy divers using ROV at a On Wednesday night, a ered committee headed by able issue now), prostitution, operation on the Twitter. depth of approximately 160 ROV located a body and some Prime Minister etc. It is also to be noted that The body has been pulled feet and 210 feet inside a rat- skeletons. Forensic experts are and comprising Justice AK standards of morality in a soci- Bar dancers address the media after Supreme Court’s verdict which paves the way for reopening of dance bars in Maharashtra, up to the mouth of the mine. hole mine.” expected to reach the site on Sikri of the Supreme Court and ety change with the passage of in Mumbai on Thursday PTI A team of doctors has been He also said “the depth is Thursday evening. They will leader of the Congress in the time,” said a Bench of Justices rushed to the site to advise the 160 feet and the body has been give directions on how to pro- Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge. AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan. installation of CCTV cameras norms keep changing with dynamic, factor in social analy- rescuers on how to pull the pulled up to the mouth of rat- ceed forward. Verma had resigned after The SC quashed several in dance bars, saying it was time. “Social change is of two sis,” the Bench said. body out of the mine, officials hole mine and shall be extract- The bodies have been being removed as CBI chief. It provisions of the Maharashtra “totally inappropriate and types, continuous or evolu- The court said it cannot be said. It was also learnt that ed out of the mine under the decomposed due to high sul- is not known if his resignation Prohibition of Obscene Dance amounts to invasion of privacy”. tionary and discontinuous or denied that dance perfor- some skeletons were also sight- supervision of doctors.” phur content there which has letter has been accepted. The in Hotels, Restaurant and Bar The court said a particular revolutionary. The most com- mances, in dignified forms, ed in the mine. Meanwhile, sources also converted into acid due to shake-up comes days ahead of Rooms and Protection of activity which was treated as mon form of change is contin- are socially acceptable and The Navy spokesperson said the Navy, which was presence of water, they added. the January 24 meet for pick- Dignity of Women (working immoral few decades ago may uous. This day-to-day incre- nobody takes exceptions to it. said, “Divers are not able to go pressed into the rescue mission Continued on Page 7 ing a new CBI Director. therein) Act, 2016, including not be so now as societal mental change is a subtle, but Continued on Page 7

UP govt set to bring ordinance on quota Now film buffs can walk down exquisite memory lane for upper caste poor RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI campus in Mumbai. Bollywood National Museum cinema from the silent era to Joshi has been constituted to PNS n LUCKNOW stars Amitabh Bachchan and talkies, technology and cre- provide an upgrade to NMIC. rom old-time silent movies Akshay Kumar are among of Indian Cinema ativity in cinema as well as a NBCC CMD Dr Anoop ith Lok Sabha elections Fto recent blockbusters, all those who will attend the event. in Mumbai will be children’s activity gallery. Kumar Mittal said completing Wjust a few months away, will feature in the state-of-the- The displays showcase the jour- Set in an elegant 19th- a project that lies at the heart the Bharatiya Janata gov- art National Museum of Indian ney of over a hundred years of inaugurated by century heritage bungalow in of a congested city, without ernment in Uttar Pradesh is all Cinema (NMIC) in Mumbai, the Indian cinema. South Mumbai, the new muse- compromising on the quality of set to bring an ordinance to which will be inaugurated by The museum was con- Prime Minister um building has four exhibition construction, speaks volumes implement the 10 per cent Prime Minister Narendra Modi ceived in 1997. The restoration halls divided under the cate- of NBCC’s capabilities and reservation for economically on Saturday. of Gulshan Mahal, where Films cent buildings. The first one is gories — Gandhi and cinema, engineering expertise. poor among general category Conceived in 1997, the Division was born in 1948, in the freshly-restored her- children’s films, technology “In an endeavour to make in education and service sector. first-of-its-kind project pulled started in 1998, along with itage building Gulshan Mahal creativity and Indian cinema the entire complex a potential The ordinance is expected through multiple hurdles over building a collection of exhibits. on the Films Division’s premis- and cinema across India. The ‘film hub’, the Victorian-Gothic to be approved in the state the last two decades and missed However, various complica- es on Peddar Road. It will dis- museum has five floors and era complex, which once drew Cabinet meeting slated for several deadlines. The last tions kept on impeding the play a rare collection of static two mezzanine floors account- luminaries to its musical soirées Friday, a senior official told deadline was missed in the process. The plan was revived artefacts, vintage equipment, ing for a total built up area of and cultural gatherings, is now ‘The Pioneer’ here on middle of 2018. The museum in 2012, the year the Indian cin- various memorabilia and other 12,000 sq metres. It is divided well-equipped with modern Thursday. has been built at a cost of ema turned 100. The museum, museum has been guided by its visitors through an absorb- exhibits to take visitors through into nine sections — the origin amenities and facilities, includ- The government `140.61 crore by the NBCC of including a new building, was the Museum Advisory ing journey of over a century of India’s over-a-century-old cin- of cinema, cinema comes to ing expansive auditoriums. has already implemented the 10 the Ministry of Housing and to come up by 2014 but a series Committee headed by noted Indian cinema in a story telling ematic journey. The second India, Indian silent film, advent In addition to this, the per cent quota for economically Urban Affairs (MoHUA). of changes in planning led to filmmaker Shyam Benegal. mode with the help of visuals, part of the museum is housed of sound, the studio era, the complex houses a multi-pur- poor among general category The museum is housed in the delay. Last year too, it was Kolkata-based National graphics, artifacts, interactive in a modern building next to impact of World War II, cre- pose hall that has been approved by Parliament. It two buildings — the New scheduled to be inaugurated by Council of Science Museums exhibits and multimedia expo- Gulshan Mahal. It will have ative resonance, new wave and designed to be used as a movie became the first state in the Museum Building and the 19th the Prime Minister. was entrusted with designing sitions,” it said. over 40 interactive galleries beyond, and regional cinema. preview theatre and for social country to give 10 per cent century historic palace Gulshan According to sources in the the museum and the galleries. The museum, built in two devoted to cinemas across An innovation committee functions, conferences and Continued on Page 7 Mahal — on the Films Division MoHUA, the creation of the “The museum aims to take phases, is housed in two adja- India, the journey of Indian headed by lyricist Prasoon other seminars,” Mittal said. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | JANUARY 18, 2019 city 02 NIA searches in west Communal tension President participates in UP and Punjab in Sant Kabir Nagar Ganga pujan at Sangam PNS n LUCKNOW same area, alleging that the girl PNS n LUCKNOW ly made rocket launcher, mate- NIA teams raided the two vil- had eloped with him. rial for suicide vests and 112 lages in the district after ommunal tension flared This incident took place ontinuing its operation alarm clocks to be used as receiving a tip-off from a man Cup in Sant Kabir Nagar dis- two years back and at that time Cagainst alleged conduits of timers besides recovering 25 kg called Naeem, who was arrest- trict on Thursday morning both the sided had clashed and ISIS network, the National of explosive material — potas- ed from Rardhana village of after a youth was gunned down even opened fire at each other Investigation Agency (NIA) sium nitrate, ammonium Meerut on charges of supply- by a member of another com- but no causality was reported carried out searches in Western nitrate and sulphur. ing a pistol to terror module munity over an elopement case and the matter had cooled Uttar Pradesh and Punjab and The group had allegedly Harkat-Ul-Harb-e- and later the agitated villagers down following intervention of took four suspects in custody purchased remote-controlled Islam.Three people have been lynched the assailant to avenge some local residents. for interrogation early car keys and wireless doorbells taken into custody from the killing. According to reports, the Thursday morning. to use their circuits in assem- Hapur for interrogation, he Senior police officers, who old enmity took an ugly turn The ISIS module is alleged- bling remote-controlled impro- officials revealed. rushed to the spot with a heavy when Salman cornered ly planning suicide attacks and vised explosive devices. Another team raided Kaloli police force, had a tough time Sarvesh at Govindganj market serial blasts targeting politicians Besides, the NIA had also village of Bulandshahr and in chasing away the trouble- in Danghata and opened and government installations, seized steel containers, electric took a grocery shop owner, makers. indiscriminate fire, killing in Delhi and other parts of wires, 91 mobile phones, 134 Habib, into custody. Habib The police officers are still him on the spot on Thursday north India. The NIA has so far SIM cards, three laptops, knife, returned to his village after camping in the area and have morning. arrested 12 people in this con- sword, ISIS-related literature spending many years in Saudi deployed jawans of Provincial Sources said that some vil- nection since December 26 during the searches conducted Arabia. Raids were also con- Armed Constabulary (PAC) lagers rushed to Sarvesh’s res- last year. earlier. ducted on the house of Zubair to avert any further clash cue and on finding him dead The fresh raids come five Sources confirmed that the in Batt Kheri village of Amroha between the two communities. they raised an alarm and the days after the NIA arrested NIA teams and local police but he escaped before the offi- Cross-cases have been reg- villagers caught Salman and Muhammad Absar (24) from conducted raids in the early cials could start the search. The istered and half-a-dozen per- brutally assaulted him with Hapur on January 12. The NIA hours of Thursday in Athsaini NIA had earlier arrested five sons have been detained for sticks and rods, killing him on said that searches were being and Badarkha villages of members of the outfit from interrogation. the spot. conducted based on inputs Garhmukteshwar area in Amroha. Reports said that one Luckily, before the two from interrogation of the peo- Hapur, Kaloli village in Earlier , on December 26, Salman, hailing from communities could come on ple arrested for allegedly being Bulandshahr, Battkheri village the NIA had an engineering Gagargarh locality of Danghata road and clash, senior officers part of ‘Harkat-ul-Harb-e- of Amroha and Jasora and student, a undergraduate stu- in Sant Kabir Nagar, had responded to the SOS call and Islam’ module of ISIS. Ajnera village of Meerut. dent, two brothers who worked alleged that his daughter was reached the spot with a heavy The agency had earlier Senior police officers in as welders, and a mufti work- abducted, and on suspicion, police force and controlled the President Ram Nath Kovind, Governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister perform ‘Ganga pujan' at Sangam during said that it had seized a local- Hapur confirmed that the ing at a madrasa in Amroha. had also named Sarvesh of the situation in time. Kumbh Mela in Allahabad (Prayagraj) on Thursday Pioneer

PNS n ALLAHABAD were welcomed by Governor Sangam area for about half-an- Ram Naik, Chief Minister Yogi hour. Sangam refers to the resident Ram Nath Kovind Adityanath and several Cabinet confluence of Ganga, Yamuna, SP, BSP, RLD to attend Pand his wife on Thursday ministers of UP. and the mythical Saraswati Phule keen to contest rivers. visited Allahabad and per- Kovind and his wife partic- formed ‘Ganga pujan’ in the ipated in ‘Ganga pujan’ in the The President meet some Sangam area during the ongo- Sangam area along with the prominent sadhus later and left Mamata’s rally ing Kumbh Mela. Governor, the Chief Minister, for Delhi by the special IAF LS poll on SP ticket The President and first his deputy Keshav Prasad plane around 4:30 pm. PNS n LUCKNOW he will participate in the lady Savita Kovind reached Maurya and Health Minister President Kovind along rally,” Choudhary said in a the Bamrauli airport on a spe- Sidharth Nath Singh among with his family members came ith the aim to give a statement issued here on PNS n LUCKNOW would contest the election on forced the party leadership to cial plane of the Indian Air others. here last year too during the Wboost to non-BJP, non- Thursday. SP ticket, Phule said that if sideline her following which Force around 9:30 am. They The President was at the Magh Mela. Congress alliance for the Lok There are reports that avitribai Phule, the MP given a chance, she would love she resigned from the BJP. Sabha polls, the leaders of the Bahujan Samaj Party chief Sfrom Bahraich who has to contest the Lok sabha poll The writing was always on gathbandhan in Uttar Pradesh Mayawati could also attend resigned from Bharatiya as a Samajwadi Party candi- the wall that she would try to comprising SP, BSP and RLD the opposition unity rally along Janata Party, met Samajwadi date from Bahraich. knock the doors of either BSP Rahul’s 2-day Amethi are likely to participate in the with Rashtriya Lok presi- Party president Akhilesh “Nothing has been or SP. The probability of her 9 killed in opposition rally called by dent Ajit Singh. But if they do Yadav here on Thursday and finalised as yet,” she said, approaching SP was high Trinamool Congress president not attend the TMC rally, their threw hints that she could while throwing enough hints because Phule was initially in visit from January 22 and West Bengal Chief representatives, Satish Chandra contest the next Lok Sabha that she would be more than BSP and had resigned from it separate Minister Mamata Banerjee in Mishra of BSP and Jayant election on SP ticket. happy to get SP ticket. to join the BJP. Kolkata on January 19. Choudhury of RLD would go The meeting between the Before quitting the party, It is well known that PNS n LUCKNOW Samajwadi Party to Kolkata. two took place at SP office Phule had unfurled a banner Mayawati does not promote accidents spokesman Rajendra Mamata Banerjee has here and lasted for almost 20 of revolt against the BJP and re-entry of leaders who have ongress president Rahul Choudhary said that party declared that through the minutes. had attacked Prime Minister left the BSP. PNS n LUCKNOW CGandhi is slated to pay a president Akhilesh Yadav along Brigade rally she will showcase “I had a very cordial meet- Narendra Modi “for being Sources say that almost a two-day visit to his parliamen- with party’s vice-president pan-India opposition unity in ing with Akhileshji. We dis- anti-Dalit and for failing to fortnight back, Phule had ine persons were killed in tary constituency Amethi from Kironmoy Nanda would attend the run up to the Lok Sabha cussed political scenario of implement promises he had gone to meet the SP president Nseparate road accidents in January 22. the opposition rally to be held polls. Leaders of non-BJP par- Uttar Pradesh and how the made during election cam- but was asked to come again Shahjahanpur and Budaun Rahul was scheduled to at Brigade ground in Kolkata ties from “Kashmir to alliance between Samajwadi paign”. once an alliance was for- during the pasr 24 hours. visit Amethi on January 4 but on Saturday. Kanyakumari” would be pre- party and Bahujan Samaj She had also hurled vit- malised. Four persons were killed he cancelled it at the last “Akhilesh Yadav will leave sent at the rally, which, she Party would decimate BJP in riol at Chief Minister Yogi SP spokesman Rajendra in an accident on Thursday moment due to debate on the for Kolkata on Friday on a claimed, would be the biggest UP,” Phule told ‘The Pioneer’ Adityanath and his govern- Choudhary said it was a cour- morning, when a pick-up was Rafale issue in the Lok Sabha on two-day visit. He will meet public meeting in the eastern on telephone. ment, calling them corrupt. tesy meeting between the two crushed between two trucks that day. local leaders and the next day region in the last four decades. When asked whether she This belligerence had political leaders. when its driver tried to over- Sources in the Congress take the two heavy vehicles in here on Thursday said that Shahjahanpur district. during his two-day visit, Rahul “The accident took place at Gandhi would address a couple Kolaghat bridge on Jalalabad- of street corner meetings and The Congress president Badaun road, when a pick-up attend the district develop- will reach Amethi in the morn- Alliance: RLD workers in UP disappointed came between two trucks, one ment monitoring committee ing of January 22 and return to of which it was overtaking and meeting. Delhi on January 23 evening. the other was coming from PNS n LUCKNOW of UP unit expect 3-4 seats of senior leaders, they did not issue being discussed at top been high of we were given a opposite direction,” Superin- only. To scotch any controver- look upbeat. Instead they were level in the party and Jayant good number of seats,” he said. tendent of Police S Chenappa he good feel among work- sy in the initial stage, Jayant had a little uncomfortable on the Chaudhary had been autho- Workers said RLD’s UP said. A man riding a motorcy- Ters and leaders of Rashtriya told newsmen that good rela- queries. rised for a final talk. unit leaders worked hard dur- cle behind the pick-up was also Lok Dal’s UP unit was found tion between RLD and SP was “In the alliance, Bahujan “It is sure that we are to get ing past few years to highlight killed in the accident after a missing a day after party vice- more important than the num- Samaj Party has an upper hand Baghpat, Muzaffarnagar and the plight of farmers, unem- vegetable sack from the truck president Jayant Chaudhary ber of seats his party would get and it seldom shares seats from Mathura Lok Sabha seats,” he ployed, workers and people of fell on him and his bike skid- had a brief meeting with in the Lok Sabha election. its kitty. The RLD had active- said. lower strata. “We also launched ded, police said. Samajwadi Party president At the party office, on ly taken part in the formation Another leader lamented ‘Selfie with Gaddha’ and The pick-up was coming Akhilesh Yadav at SP office on Thursday, the enthusiasm of grand alliance since the that RLD had to be satisfied ‘Kisanputra Motorcycle Rally’ from Jalalabad and heading Wednesday to finalise the num- among the RLD workers seen beginning. As Congress could with the pie even though it had to expand our reach among towards Kasganj, they said. ber of seats his would get for on Wednesday when Jayant not be persuaded to be an ally good hold over voters in west voters. This way RLD aimed to The deceased were identi- the Lok Sabha election as an was in Lucknow was found in the grand alliance, only SP, Uttar Pradesh. “The order the convince its ally partners that fied as Gaurav, driver of the ally. missing. The few workers pre- BSP and RLD are alliance part- high command will be fol- it had good control over youth pick-up, Hariom and Santosh, Though Jayant did not sent at RLD office were not ners at present. We were lowed by the workers who will voters besides its traditional occupants of the pick-up, and speak clearly about the number keen to speak on the issue. expecting above five seats,” a campaign for SP and BSP con- voters. But its ally partner did Jaibeer, the bike rider, police of seats that the RLD would get Though they asserted that they senior RLD leader said. testants in west UP this year. not treat RLD as a formidable said. All the deceased are in the from the SP kitty, party leaders would follow the instructions He said seat-sharing was an But the enthusiasm would have force,” they lamented. age group of 35-40 years, they said. In Budaun, five people were killed in three accidents. On Wednesday night, two Kumbh: Anti-Romeo squad, others motorcycles collided, killing three men on the spot at Raj Takauli village, additional superintendent of police (city) keeping mischief mongers at bay Jitendra Kumar Srivastava said. The deceased were identified as PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n ALLAHABAD from clicking photographs and offence was punishable under Neeraj (24), Nanhe Pal (31) and making videos on their mobile the Information Technology Bhoora (24). nti-Romeo squad, police phones at places where women Act. In another accident which Aand paramilitary personnel are taking a holy dip, she Meanwhile, the denizens took place in the early hours of are maintaining a strict vigil at added. urged the district administra- Thursday on Budaun-Bareilly Sangam to keep mischief mon- The women cops also acted tion to ensure smooth flow of road, a 40-year-old man, iden- gers at bay in the Kumbh Mela as counsellor and brought traffic on the main routes lead- tified as Ramakant Sharma, was area. The women cops of the peace between a couple which ing to Sangam for the conve- killed when an unidentified anti-Romeo squad are not only had a tiff at the ghat over some nience of pilgrims so that they vehicle hit his scooty, a police providing assistance to the pil- issue, she added. return with good memories. official said. grims but also ensuring that Additional Superintendent They said the pilgrims On Thursday morning, a youngsters do not litter the of Police Rahul Shrivastava coming to Prayagraj from far- goods train ran over Anil (40), ghats and do not take - said that the drones equipped flung places by trains and a resident of Patel Nagar here, tographs. with cameras had been strict- buses for a holy dip at Sangam killing him on the spot, police Rashmi Singh, station ly prohibited in the Mela area had to face great problems due said. house officer at the police sta- for security reasons. Drones to faulty traffic system. tion in the Mela area, said no could only be used with special They said that the claims 12 UP INJURED IN mischief monger or trouble- permission from the officials of the administration that STAMPEDE maker had been arrested but concerned, he added. transportation facilities would Twelve women were many youths who could create A cyber law expert and be available from the station injured in a stampede at a pro- problems had been identified assistant lecturer at the Law fac- to the closest venue at Sangam gramme in Pipri area of and chased away from the ulty of Allahabad Degree were invisible outside the rail- Sonebhadra on Thursday. The ghats. College, Rakesh Kumar Shukla, way and bus stations and the stampede broke out when At least 60 women police said photographs and videos pilgrims had to trudge miles Renukut Nagar Panchyat chair- Hindu devotees taking holy dip at Sangam on a foggy day in the Kumbh Mela area personnel are deployed at the shot by unauthorised people along with their bag and bag- man Shivpratap Singh was dis- on Thursday Pioneer ghats. They stop the people could be misused and the gage for taking a holy dip. tributing blankets.

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Van hit by truck, kids Girl gangraped, Students offered jobs by pics shared on fraudsters, duped of cash escape with bruises PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW college in Matiyari (Chinhat) Meanwhile, thieves WhatsApp group where they were to take the decamped with cash and jew- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW gang of fraudsters duped Special Class Railway ellery from a house in PGI PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Aseveral students of huge Apprentice Exam on July 31, police area. Reports said Ram ight schoolchildren had a cash in Chinhat police area. 2017. “They offered us job of Kishor Singh and his family Eprovidential escape when youth and two of his Police sat on the case and ticket collectors and took Rs 13 resided in South City. On their van was hit by a truck in Afriends were accused of delayed registration of the case. lakh in installments from us. December 30, Singh and his Madiaon on Thursday morn- gang-raping an BA student, It was only after mediapersons Later when we knew that we family went to Chennai for ing. When the rescue operation blackmailing her and sharing came to know about the inci- had been duped, we asked some work and returned on was being carried out by her obscene pictures on a dent that a case was registered them to return the cash. January 15. “I was shocked to passersby, another WhatsApp group. The sister of in this connection. Initially, they promised to pay find the locks broken. When I truck/dumper hit one of the the youth was also accused of Two of the complainants, back but later reneged from went into the house, I found the rescuers after which people aiding him in the crime. Shailesh Kumar Yadav of Bihar their promise. We did several articles lying strewn across the flew in rage and locked horns As per reports, the girl is and Parmeshwar Pandey of rounds of police station after floor. The thieves uprooted with the police when they pursuing education from a col- Gonda, stated that they met which our case was registered,” the window grill of the kitchen reached the scene. lege in Ashiyana. She joined a four youths — Deepak, Bhanu, they said. The victims said to gain entry into the house and As per reports, the van dri- beauty parlour. In due course she did not share her ordeal Himanshu and Chandar that the gang had duped sever- decamped with valuables, ver, identified as Sunil Yadav of of time, the brother of the beau- with anyone until a couple of Kumar — outside the gate of a al students. including jewellery,” he said. Madiaon, was ferrying the chil- ty parlour owner, identified as days back when she tried to dren of Krishna International Shailesh, fell for the girl and end her life and was asked to School in the locality. Sunil was started to engage her in frivo- speak her mind. A police waiting near a brick kiln on lous talks. Shailesh also start- spokesman said a case of gan- Five injured in Cold wave conditions to Raitha Road in Madiaon for ed stalking the girl on her way grape and on other counts had another child. to the college. “Once, Shailesh been registered against Shailesh group clash prevail in western UP In the meantime, the truck thrashed her outside the college and his friends. “The police are came from behind and hit the to force her into submission,” also probing the role of the Lucknow (PNS): Five per- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW van. Sunil and children, iden- victim’s mother alleged. She beauty parlour owner. The sons suffered injuries after two tified as Hariom, Tanya, said after that incident, her hunt for the accused is on,” he groups clashed over construction he Met department has Manya, Ria, Krishna, Muskan daughter stopped going to col- added. of a drain in Kheda vil- Tforecast cold wave condi- and two others (all aged lege. On the complaint of vic- lage under Gudamba police sta- tion to prevail at isolated between 8-10 years) suffered tim’s mother, beauty parlour FOUND DEAD tion on Thursday. Those injured places over western Uttar bruises. The errant truck dri- owner Renu called the victim A carpenter was found were identified as Sher Singh Pradesh. There is forecast ver managed to speed off. on August 20. dead inside his house in Kakori Yadav, Amar Singh, for dense to very dense fog at Passersby and locals “When she reached the on Thursday. Reports said the Vimla, Ranjeeta Yadav and isolated places over the state. flocked to the scene and start- beauty parlour, Renu and victim, identified as Ram Baksh Mamta Yadav. In Lucknow, people felt the ed rescuing the kids trapped Shailesh offered her drinks (45) of Hardoi, was staying in According to police, around chill in the morning and ing the lowest temperature in inside the van. While the res- laced with sedatives. After she a house on rent in Begariya 9 am, a group of men (some of night. On Thursday, the state the state at 3.2 degrees cue operation was on, a speed- fell unconscious, they took her locality of Kakori. He had them identified as Neeraj Yadav, capital recorded the maxi- Celsius. Weather remained ing dumper whizzed past the obscene pictures. Next day, developed some differences Pramod Yadav, Guddu Yadav mum temperature at 22.9 dry in the state Thursday with road and hit one of the rescuers Renu and Shailesh showed her with his wife Aneeta following and Sahaj Ram Yadav) reached degree Celsius while the min- shallow to moderate fog while others toppled over as a video clip in which she was which she, along with children, their rival Sher Singh Yadav’s imum temperature settled at occurring at many places. there was a stampede-like sit- seen in a compromising posi- was staying at her parents’ house and started mouthing 6.6 degrees. The forecast for Dense to very dense fog was uation. Enraged over the inci- The ill-fated van (top), and dumper abandoned by the errant driver tion with Shailesh and two house in Thakurganj. “The expletives for construction of a Lucknow is shallow to mod- also witnessed at isolated dent, people chased the other youths, one of whom has house had been locked for the drain. Sher Singh and his kin had erate fog in the morning. places in the state. dumper driver who fled, aban- a hospital from where they locality were a major cause of been identified as Dhirendra. last three days and neighbours a heated exchange with the The maximum and mini- Night temperatures doning the vehicle. were taken to their school by mishaps. “Their drivers are My daughter was forced to alerted the police after they felt group. The verbal spat escalated mum temperature is expect- remained appreciably below After a while, a police team another van. “The children reckless and drive at a high marry Shailesh after which the putrid smell emanating as Sher Singh and his kin were ed to be around 24 degree normal in the Meerut divi- reached the place and people suffered only bruises in the speed while police have no con- they created a WhatsApp group from the house. Ram Baksh attacked with knives. Celsius and 7 degree Celsius sion and below normal in flayed the cops for delayed mishap,” the Madiaon SHO trol on these vehicles. In the and shared objectionable pic- was an alcoholic and he prob- Gudamba SHO TP Singh respectively. Gorakhpur, Varanasi, response. They also had a ver- said. past too, a number of road tures of my daughter on it,” vic- ably died due to excessive said those injured had been Cold wave conditions Faizabad, Allahabad, bal duel with the police. A Residents said mishaps were reported while in tim’s mother alleged. liquor consumption,” the police admitted to the Gudamba com- prevailed at isolated places Lucknow, Bareilly and Agra police spokesman said the dumpers/trucks engaged for some cases, people lost their She said her daughter had said, adding that the body had munity health centre while an over western Uttar Pradesh divisions and normal in the injured children were rushed to land excavation work in the lives,” they said. slipped into depression but been sent for autopsy. FIR registered in this connection. with Muzaffarnagar record- remaining divisions. UPHDB offers rebate Artificial lungs taken down

PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW were made with High on unsold properties Efficiency Particulate Air he artificial lungs installed (HEPA) filters that turned Topposite the Lucknow black by absorbing pollution in to attract buyers Municipal Corporation office ambient air, depicting the were taken down on late impact of air pollution. As per PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW HOUSING Wednesday night, four days a recent report, UP saw before the 10-day activity was 2,60,000 deaths due to air pol- n a bid to dispose of prop- COMMISSIONER AK supposed to conclude. lution while the figure was Ierties worth Rs 9,740 crore CHAUHAN SAID THE Environmentalist Ekta Shekhar more than 12 lakh in India dur- lying unsold, UP Housing and said the artificial lungs had ing 2017. Development Board has AUTHORITIES WERE absorbed so much of pollution Experts pointed out that decided to give rebate to buy- from the air that they had the manner in which the lungs ers. There are 13,815 unsold APPROACHING THE started shedding black dust. changed colour showed the flats, houses and shops across CENTRE AND STATE She said a thorough reluctance and passiveness the state. Housing commis- research would be conducted towards the issue which has sioner AK Chauhan said the GOVERNMENT and the findings of the exercise been delayed and ignored for authorities were approaching BESIDES PUBLIC AND would be out shortly. The 10- long and now without losing the Centre and state govern- day activity was inaugurated by any time, it is required to get ment besides public and pri- PRIVATE SECTOR mayor Sanyukta Bhatia. the act together towards clean- vate sector undertakings with UNDERTAKINGS WITH Experts had pointed out ing the air by making it an inte- an offer for their employees. that Lucknow’s air quality had recognise the problem as a have the potential to bring gral part of Swachh Bharat He said a rebate of 10 per cent AN OFFER FOR plummeted to severe level, threat to health and happiness. back the clean air,” the experts Mission and general cleanliness would be given on group THEIR EMPLOYEES causing health hazards. “It’s Adoption of renewable energy, had said. efforts to save life and econom- housing and 5 per cent on high time that we needed to public transport and cleanliness The white artificial lungs ic losses any further. properties sold to individuals. In Lucknow, the unsold government-sponsored properties are at Awadh Vihar, scheme. For better working Rajajipuram, and Vrindavan and coordination, the board Housing Scheme (phase 3 and has decided to make the head phase 4). Besides, there are office and district offices unsold flats and shops at paperless and network-linked Amrapali and Jagriti apart- so that problems can be ments in Meerut besides addressed and resolved at the Sikandara Housing Scheme earliest. in Agra and others in Kanpur, Chauhan said the physi- Bareilly and Moradabad. cally-disabled and ex-services On the shelters being built personnel would have a reser- under the Prime Minister vation of 5% and 3% respec- Awas Yojana (PMAY), tively in the projects launched Chauhan said that the board by the board. The board has had given a target of construc- acquired over 80 acres of land tion of over 8,500 houses in Mohanlalganj to construct across the state while the shelters for the downtrodden Union Ministry of Urban at an estimated cost of Rs 65 Development had fixed the crore. Chauhan said they had budget at Rs 450 crore. introduced several effective The prices of the housing measures to check unscrupu- and other projects other than lous practices by the staff with those under PMAY will be a view to improving the work- hiked by 20 per cent in com- ing efficiency. He said no one Minister Neelkanth Tiwari hearing the grievances of ing days to make up for the would be spared if found people during Janata Darshan at the CM’s official loss incurred on the Central guilty. residence in Lucknow on Thursday Pioneer Surgeons deal with rare goiter of thyroid gland PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW swelling of the neck, pain and diffi- preserving the surrounding major or tumour, thyroid surgery should be culty in breathing for the past one year. blood vessels, voice nerve and other performed by the surgeons at hospi- very rare and challenging case of After performing the CECT scan of vital structures. tals with proper ICU and multidisci- Aa large multinodular goiter of thy- neck, a large tumour of thyroid gland Dr Navneet said that usually for plinary support for optimal and suc- roid penetrating inside the chest till was found which extended deep such tumours the chest bone (ster- cessful outcomes. Over the years, the heart and encircling the major inside the chest and was reaching till num) needs to be cut to remove it VPIMS has emerged as a medical hub blood vessels was handled by the the heart. The tumour was also encir- completely. However, the surgery was and patients from all over India and Endocrine and Breast Surgery depart- cling the major blood vessels arising done successfully using an incision in abroad are coming to the hospital for ment in collaboration with the Cardiac from the heart. Due to this large the neck and the entire tumour was affordable and specialised, world- Surgery department of the Institute of tumour inside the chest the patient removed without cutting the chest class treatment,” he said. Vivekananda Polyclinic and Institute had respiratory and cardiac compro- bone. After the surgery the patient got Swami Muktinathananda, secre- of Medical Sciences. mise. This led to complaints of diffi- relieved of her symptoms and became tary of the institute, said that it was a A very large and rare goiter culty in breathing, neck pain and free from the disease she was suffer- great privilege to serve such a patient (tumour) of thyroid gland has been swelling. The patient was operated According to Dr Navneet, the ing. The patient and her family mem- by providing quality medical care and operated at the Vivekananda upon by a team led by Dr Navneet tumour was 12X10cm long and was bers are happy and satisfied after the thus making an immense change in Polyclinic and Institute of Medical Tripathi, Endocrine and Breast extending deep inside the chest successful surgery. He said that the her life. He added that such a difficult Sciences. It was the first time when Surgeon of the institute, with the sup- through the neck. During the surgery patients with complaints of neck and unusual operation would not have such a challenging operation was port of Cardio-thoracic Surgery there was risk of injury to major blood swelling, neck pain, change in voice been possible without the active and performed. The patient was a 61-year- department. Cardiac anaesthetist Dr vessels of heart, windpipe and the or difficulty in breathing should get dedicated participation of the compe- old woman, who was referred from Rajeev Gupta, was actively involved in voice nerve. However, the tumour was themselves checked by the expert doc- tent doctors and other associated Ballia. She was having symptoms like managing the patient. meticulously and completely removed tors. “In case of any thyroid swelling hospital staff. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | JANUARY 18, 2019 city 04

Parking facilities at stns Workshop on practising marketing research PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW dominate and as markets get statistical tools in major the immense value that it could increasing impact of digital competitive interest in market- streams of research in quanti- input into business decisions by platforms in facilitating the he Centre for Marketing in ing research will continue to tative marketing research using a multi-disciplinary execution of market research. on elevated corridor TEmerging Economies grow.” He urged the partici- through realistic live case study approach with data triangula- Sandeep Arora, vice-pres- (CMEE) organised a two-day- pants to strive for greater and data analysis. This session tion as well as innovative ident, Market Research Society PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW long workshop on Practising industry-academia partnership provided an innovative designs. Sharmila Das also of India, spoke about the Marketing Research at Indian as unlike tech industry where methodology to practise basic exposed the audience to the increasing impact of technolo- ucknow Metro Rail Institute of Management, businesses lead academia in and advanced quantitative skill of conducting qualitative gy in delivering market LCorporation (LMRC) will Lucknow. The workshop was innovation, the reverse is more research tools and techniques. marketing research in challeng- research insights to clients and be providing parking facilities organised in association with true in the marketing disci- Speaking on the topic of ing areas by sharing a case how this would transform the for two-wheelers at most of the the Purple Audacity Research pline. advances in case study meth- study. Preeti Reddy, CEO, scale of participation across the stations on the elevated corri- and Innovation Centre. CMEE Prof Russell W Belk, Kraft ods, Mohan Krishnan, Kantar Insights, South Asia, world. In a panel discussion on dor from KD Singh ‘Babu’ is a centre of excellence at IIM, Foods Canada Chair in Founding Member, CMEE spoke about the growing marketing research and its rel- Stadium to the Munshipulia. Lucknow, under the leadership Marketing, Schulich School of Governing Board, IIM, emphasis among companies evance in building a new India LMRC managing director of Prof Satyabhusan Dash, Business, Canada, provided Lucknow, urged the market to build a partnership with Subhransu Rout, Head- Kumar Keshav said the entire Chairperson, CMEE, and Dr inputs on issues and tech- research fraternity to upgrade research agencies in order to Consumer Insights and corridor would be open for the Ishwar Dayal Chair for niques on online qualitative the marketing research curricu- derive a better value. Intelligence, AirTel, explained commuters and was expected Futuristic Issues in the data collection, videography, lum by including emerging Shubhabrata Roy, Founder how digital platforms were to have more passengers. Behavioural Sciences, IIM, cell phone-aided qualitative issues around digital marketing Director & CEO, Purple transforming the way market “We have tried to provide Lucknow. research, languages, literacy, and such subjects to make it a Audacity, spoke at length about research was used within the parking facilities for two- Naresh Malhotra, Regents and voice-driven digital assis- contemporary encompassing the market need not to just stop organisation. Speed in decision wheelers at Indiranagar, Professor Emeritus, Georgia tants as data collection devices. emerging analytical tool and at insights but also suggest making along with the increas- Munshipulia, Lekhraj Market, Tech, USA, assured the audi- Prof Satyabhusan Dash technique like machine learn- specific actions which the com- ing availability of data has not KD Singh and Lucknow ence that Marketing Research exposed the audience to sever- ing, AI etc. Sharmila Das, panies should take to gain a stopped companies from seek- University stations. We are as a subject and as practice in al cutting application edge Chairwoman, Purple Audacity competitive advantage. ing to understand the ‘whys’ of accommodating these parking business and community was tools used in Marketing Research and Innovation Pvt Deepak Taneja, Director, e- consumer behaviour through facilities wherever we can,” he ing of the corridor. Tie-ups on simultaneously at this sec- alive and thriving “as long as Engineering. In his session Ltd, described the challenges of Commerce – India & SEA, the application of qualitative said. On ferrying the passen- with various companies will be tion and they include road globalisation forces continue to Prof Dash discussed various qualitative research as well as Microsoft, spoke about the research. gers from stations, Keshav said carried out in the days to cutting and other construction although discussions were on, come,” he said. The LMRC MD activities. We will sprinkle they would take a final call only admitted that with the con- water in these areas to help the after the corridor was commis- struction work speeding up at dust settle,” he said, adding that sioned. “Right now, our focus the stations, there was a lot of the speed trials would begin in Series to be organised to pay Horticulture dept gets is on completion and function- dust. “A lot of works are going three days’ time. tributes to Talat Mahmood 142 applications PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW and respect for Talat Lucknowites have an innate Mahmood. “I’ve made sure from entrepreneurs egendary singer and actor of that these shows happen in the Lthe golden era of the Indian heart of every city. We’ve done PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Horticulture department while sense of humour: Appurv film industry, known as the it at the Habitat Centre in those with projects more than King of Ghazals, Talat Delhi, the Salar Jung Museum he Horticulture depart- Rs 5 crore would get a seven PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Mahmood, a Padma Bhushan in and now I’m Tment has received 142 per cent rebate and those who recipient, is still a name to reck- bringing it to his hometown, applications from entrepre- put in a capital subsidy would ttar Pradesh has a lot of on with. His grand niece Sahar Lucknow. This will be at the neurs under Uttar Pradesh get a rebate of Rs 50 lakh. Umasala to offer in terms of Zaman, who had recently start- popular Mahindra Sanatkada Food Processing Policy, 2017. “The applications have to humour while residents of ed with a special tribute series in Safed Baradari, Director of the Horticulture be made online and the Lucknow have an innate sense called Jashn-e-Talat, dedicated to Kaiserbagh. I am especially department Raghvendra Pratap amounts are disbursed when a of humour, said stand-up his music and career will be pre- excited about Lucknow because Singh said that an amount of Rs commercial licence for produc- comedian Appurv Gupta, who senting it at Lucknow on this is where he was brought 45 crore had been sanctioned tion is obtained,” he said, is also a qualified engineer. In February 4. Talking to ‘The up, spent his childhood, learnt for the project to boost food adding that 142 applications city for a performance on Pioneer’ Sahar said that Talat are dance performances on his music at the Bhatkhande Music processing in the industry. He was a good number. He said Thursday, the funnyman said was a resident of Aminabad and original soundtracks, there is School before he took off and said they had got an amount of most of the applications were he had performed in the state learnt music from the live narration on his life and became a famous name. I am Rs 4 crore released while Rs 2 for setting up of units for the capital on several occasions. Bhatkhande Deemed University. live portrait art of his famous immensely grateful to the sup- crore had already been distrib- production of chips, processing Appurv, who belongs to “The idea is to take his posters as well,” said Sahar port given by Madhavi uted amongst the entrepre- of fruits, veggies and milk Uttar Pradesh, said that he music to the youngsters and Zaman. She said that in a brief Kuckreja and Askari Naqvi neurs. products. Singh said the was happy that people of newer generation who are sur- period of about one year Jashn- from the Sanatkada team to Singh said the entrepre- amount sanctioned for the Lucknow had not woken up to prisingly not aware of his name e-Talat had already had six make this dream come true,” neurs whose projects were less project, if not utilised, would their innate talent, otherwise and unparalleled contribution ground events with as much adds Sahar. She said that the than Rs 5 crore would get a 100 lapse by the end of this finan- they would have given stand- to Hindi film music. I started youth participation as of the month of February marked per cent rebate from the cial year. up comedians like him a run last year by conducting singing established artistes. Apart from Talat Mahmood’s birth for their money. He said he competitions in colleges where this, she said a flash mob by anniversary and was when found a lot of political humour the students were asked to college students on his songs Jashn-e-Talat came to CITYBRIEFS in the state though he preferred sing his songs and get shortlist- was also performed in Delhi. Lucknow. Famous ghazal to keep away from it. “The ed. They fell in love with his There have been several kathak singer, Radhika Chopra, will be politicians are not tolerant and voice but had heard his name performances by Shovana singing the best of his hit songs cannot take a joke on them, for the first time. This left me Narayan, Vidha Lal and Raghav and ghazals while Sahar Zaman hence I keep away from and I have been earning a social gatherings because they in absolute shock but it’s a real- Raj Bhatt and established will be narrating some interest- humour of such kind,” he said. decent livelihood. It is not so expected him to crack jokes ity one has to deal with. So my singers such as Talat Aziz, ing, unknown instances from Appurv said he had done difficult if you have a unique there too. “This is a normal initial plan was to tap the Radhika Chopra, Tauseef his life and career, closely con- engineering after which he voice and can present the perception that a person who youth. The next step was to Akhtar, Rashmi Agarwal nected to Lucknow. She admit- realised that he wanted to do humour in a unique manner,” can make people laugh on curate a tribute platform which singing his famous ghazals and ted that she felt this absolute anything except for engineer- he said. stage will also do it under nor- was multi-performance. Jashn- filmi hits. Touchingly all the need to do this because she felt ing. “My parents gave me two However, he said it was a mal circumstances,” he point- Talat shows are not just about artistes have contributed and that the coming generations years’ time to do something else tough task to handle people in ed out. singers singing his songs, there performed gratis for the love will forget him.

UPSRTC BOARD NOD TO 21 BUS STATIONS The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Board has given its nod to 21 bus stations in the state and issued directions for the proposal to be forwarded to the bid evalua- tion committee. UPSRTC had recently showcased its future plans for bus stations which it is planning to construct on PPP model in 21 cities across the state. The 21 bus stations are planned at Gomti Nagar, Charbagh in Lucknow besides Ghaziabad, Ghaziabad city, Varanasi Cantt, Prayagraj Civil Lines, Gorakhpur, Agra Eidgah, Agra Fort, Central bus station in Kanpur, Bhainsali and Sohrabgate in Meerut among others. ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF AICBA ON JAN 20 The 17th annual conference of All-India Cosmetologists and Beauticians Association (AICBA) on health and beauty will be held at a city hotel on January 20. Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia will be the chief guest at the inaugural function. Dr Sanjay Arora will speak on prevention of hypertension and changes in lifestyle while dermato-cosmetologist from London Dr Neha Radia will demonstrate facial rejuvenation procedures. A panel debate will be there on dental rejuvenation procedures. General surgeon Dr Rama Srivastava will speak on prevention and treatment of neck wrinkles. Makeup designer Richa Agarwal (Chandigarh) who did the make-up of Miss World Manushi Chillar and many Bollywood artistes, will demonstrate bridal make-up on Mrs India Sangeeta Singh from Bhopal while latest hair cuttings will be shown by Harish Bhatia (Mumbai). Aroma therapist from Delhi Dr Blossom Kochhar will explain the role of aromatic oils in hair regrowth. FLOWER SHOW ON JAN 19-20 National Botanical Research Institute is organising its annual ‘Rose and Gladiolus Flower Show 2019’ from January 19 Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) demolition over eight illegal structures from the shopping complex and private buildings located in different parts of Mahanagar. to 20 at the central lawn of Botanic Garden. Excise commission- Officer on special duty Rakesh Kumar said notices had been served asking people to remove illegal portions of their building by themselves last month. Senior LDA er Dheeraj Sahu will be the chief guest at the prize distribution officials and engineers accompanied the anti-encroachment squad. The squad was also accompanied by police to deal with protests Pioneer function to be held on January 20. LDA to launch anti-encroachment drive in Aishbagh’s Ram Nagar PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Date kept under the squad members police protection. The LDA Vice- one-day anti-encroach- wraps for Chairman had earlier direct- Ament drive will be effective ed the enforcement wing to launched in Ram Nagar local- first complete all the formali- ity of Aishbagh within a week implementation ties before ousting the even as Lucknow encroachers so that the allot- Development Authority tees may not face any hard- (LDA) has kept the date under made recently by LDA Vice- ships in future. The grabbers wraps for effective implemen- Chairman PN Singh and have been served notices to tation. The LDA administra- District Magistrate Kaushal voluntarily vacate the land. tion had allotted residential Raj Sharma to take stock of the The LDA staffers alleged- plots to 72 individuals eight situation and also gauge the ly connived with the encroach- years ago but failed to hand mood of people. In charge of ers and helped them prolong over possession as they were the enforcement wing AP their stay for their own inter- occupied by encroachers. As Singh avoided making any ests. Devesh Gupta, one of the per rules and regulations, it is statement on the drive as the beneficiaries, said he was yet the duty of the LDA adminis- Vice-Chairman wants it to be to get the piece of land which tration to hand over residen- result-oriented. The drive is was allotted to him in 2009. tial plots to the allottees after being planned in consulta- The first step the LDA will ejecting the grabbers. tion with the District take is plan basic amenities to A joint inspection was Magistrate, who has assured be provided to the residents. Women taking out a kalash yatra from Khatu Shyam Temple on Thursday Pioneer LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | JANUARY 18, 2019 nation 05

DECONGESTING DELHI In short term, immediate IN SHORT needs of border guarding ISRO set to launch satellite forces will be met by RS SECRETARIAT HOLDS procurement of high EVENT ON HARASSMENT resolution imagery and New Delhi: In a first of its kind ` since an Act of Parliament came hiring of bandwidth for 4,405 cr highway to help MHA secure borders communications into force against sexual harassment of women at workplace PNS n NEW DELHI ity, laws governing their impact in 2013, Rajya Sabha Secretariat on space debris, design drivers, organised a two-day sensitisation satellite will be launched by reliability and quality assurance workshop on various aspects of the Athe Indian Space Research and hands-on training on issue and the provisions of the Act. project approved The workshop was inaugurated by Organisation (ISRO) exclu- assembly, integration and test- sively for the Home Ministry to ing of nanosatellites. Secretary General Desh Deepak PNS n NEW DELHI Bhajanpura to reach is known for traffic bottleneck help it further strengthen its To execute the project in a Verma. Officials of the secretariat Saharanpur highway that starts in the national capital. frontiers. The move is part of time bound manner, a short, and professionals of RSTV n a major move to decongest at Loni. The new highway will “The development of recommendations made by a medium and long-term plan attended the workshop being held IDelhi, the Ministry of Road allow commuters to avoid the Akshardham-Geeta Colony- task force on the use of space has been proposed for imple- in association with Institute of Transport and Highways congested areas of east Delhi Shastri Park-Khajuri Khas- technology in improving bor- mentation in five years in close Secretariat Training and (MoRTH) has approved a 155- and reach the Saharanpur- Delhi-UP Border at Loni have der management which have coordination with the ISRO Management (ISTM). km six-lane highway project bound national highway been approved to decongest the been accepted by Home and the Defence Ministry. worth `4,405 crore under the NH709B near Loni from the national Capital under Minister . “Major recommendations of INDUS FOOD-II SECURES Bharatmala scheme. NH-24 directly. Bharatmala projects”, Gadkari Later speaking to media, the report are to build capaci- BUSINESS WORTH $1 BN The roads include The new roads will connect said adding that this road road Union Minister for State for ty in border guarding forces to New Delhi: The second edition of Akshardham to Loni Border at northeastern parts of the Delhi has now been declared as Space Jitendra Singh and ISRO use space resources for securi- Indus Food saw business deals and Delhi-Up Border (14.75 kms), and facilitating those travelling National Highway no 709 B. Chief K Sivan said that India ty, operational planning and agreements worth $1 billion Delhi-UP Border -Mandola- to Shamli, Mandola and “The project is being given has developed a border man- border infrastructure devel- negotiated. “We had 800 global Eastern Peripheral Expressway Saharanpur in western UP. top priority. This road will be agement technology. Speaking opment,” the statement issued buyers from 78 countries who (EPE) intersection (16.57 kms), The road would start from developed as six lane access at the launch of a programme by the Home Ministry said. participated in Indus Food. In the EPE junction to start of Shamli the NH-24 near the controlled road with service called UNNATI, an initiative of In short term, immediate first edition, we had participation bypass (61.4 kms) and start of Akshardham flyover and touch roads on both sides”, he said. the Indian Space Research needs of border guarding forces from 43 countries which generated Shamli bypass to Saharanpur the Delhi-Saharanpur NH- “Further, from Organisation, Singh said, “I was will be met by procurement of business worth $650 million, and bypass (62.7 kms). 709B near Garhi Jassi in Loni Akshardham to EPE intersec- amazed the other day that we high resolution imagery and this year, we managed to secure In a letter to Delhi BJP Dehat. tion, there is a provision of 19 have actually started a tech- hiring of bandwidth for com- business transactions worth over President Manoj Tiwari, Union The proposed road would kms of elevated section which nology the integrated compre- munications, it said. “In mid- $1 billion,” said Trade Promotion Road Transport and Highways be aligned along the Noida would help in minimizing hensive border management — term, one satellite is being Council of India (TPCI) Chairman minister Nitin Gadkari Link Road and the Marginal acquisition of land and segr- which is a pioneer project ISRO Chairperson K Sivan presents momento to Mos for Department of Space launched by the ISRO for Mohit Singla. TPCI had organised announced that the four pro- Bund Road in Delhi and eration of local traffic,” the let- started in the international Jitendra Singh during the inauguration of “UNNATI” (UNispace Nanosatellite exclusive use of the MHA,” the the two-day Indus Food at India jects have been approved by the Baghpat Road in Uttar Pradesh ter read. border of . Assembly and Training by ISRO) at UR Rao Sattelite Centre (URSC) in Bengaluru statement said. Expo inaugurated by Union ministry worth `4405 crore to (UP). In Delhi, the road would According to the ministry, You can virtually enter on Thursday PTI The task force headed by Minister Harsimrat Kaur. decongest the national capital. pass through Ramesh Park, the bids for the Akshardham to inside the house of a person liv- Joint Secretary (Border The project Akshardham Geeta Colony, Shastri Park, UP Border and Delhi-UP ing across the border. So such Nanosatellite Assembly and statement. UNNATI pro- Management), having mem- ‘SHAH DOING WELL, WILL to UP Border and Mandola in Sonia Vihar Extension and Border-Mandola to EPE inter- minute precision has been Training by ISRO) is a capaci- gramme is planned for three bers from the BSF, the BE DISCHARGED SOON’ Delhi-UP Border to EPE inter- West Karawal Nagar. While in section projects are being invit- made by the camera.” ty building programme on years in three batches and will Department of Space and BM New Delhi: BJP president Amit section will cover 31.32 kms UP, it would pass through ed by next week. The work has He said space technology is nanosatellite development. target to benefit 90 delegates division of the Home Ministry, Shah, who has been admitted to and it will cost `2900 crore. Ankur Vihar, Welcome City been awarded for the project used in infrastructure works, It provides opportunities to from 45 countries, the space consulted all stakeholders AIIMS for treatment of swine flu, is Currently, commuters from and Indrapuri before ending at EPE junction to Shamli bypass construction of roads, inter- the participants from develop- agency said. including border guarding doing well and will be discharged in Western UP have to pass the Pooja Pusta Police Chowki that will cost `725 crore. The section of Railway network, ing countries to strengthen Each batch will be for 8- forces, the ISRO, National a day or two, the party said through the east Delhi areas in Loni. project connecting Shamli manning of railway lines and their capabilities in assem- week duration and will com- Security Council Secretariat Thursday. Shah had informed such as Shastri Park, New The stretch connecting bypass to Saharanpur bypass disaster management. bling, integrating and testing of prise theoretical course work (NSCS) and the Ministry of people about his illness Wednesday Usmanpur, Khajuri Khas and Akshardham to Khajuri Khas will cost `780 crore. UNNATI (UNispace nanosatellites, ISRO said in a on nanosatellite definition, util- Defence to finalise the report. in a tweet. “National President of BJP, Amit Shah ji, is doing well. He will be discharged in a day or two. Thanks everyone for your good wishes!” the party’s media head Cong alleges Doval’s son ED files money and Rajya Sabha member Anil CBI registers cases against 6 Baluni said. laundering FIR in UP HIRAMATSU FELICITATES started Cayman Islands ONKAR S KANWAR more shelter homes in Bihar New Delhi: Ambassador of Japan illegal mining case to India, Kenji Hiramatsu on hedge fund after DeMo Thursday hosted a ceremony to PNS n NEW DELHI submitted to the State treated other inmates. New Delhi: The Enforcement erals in Hamirpur district dur- felicitate Onkar S Kanwar, PNS n NEW DELHI that while there are three more Government and later The NGO also sublet a Directorate (ED) has regis- ing 2012-16. Sand and gravels Chairperson of the India-Japan directors of GNY, one of them he CBI has registered six became the basis of a SC portion of the shelter home tered a money laundering case constitute minor minerals. Business Cooperation Committee he Congress on Thursday is Don W Ebanks whose name Tfresh cases on connection directive for a CBI probe for a rent of Rs 10,000 and in connection with the illegal “The role of the then and Chairperson of Apollo Tyres, Talleged National Security appears in Panama’s ‘Paradise with the alleged abuse of into the Muzaffarpur shelter did not provide proper ven- mining in Uttar Pradesh, where mining ministers concerned on receiving the Decoration of the Adviser Ajit Doval’s son Vivek papers’ also referred as ‘Panama inmates in shelter homes in home case. tilation or sanitation facilities the CBI recently registered a during the relevant period may Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and started a hedge fund in papers’. Bihar, taking the tally to nine. The apex court later for the inmates, the FIR regular FIR and said it was be looked into during the Silver Star last November in Cayman Islands days after Alleging that “there is cer- The cases were registered handed over the remaining 16 alleged. probing the role of former course of investigation of the recognition to his outstanding demonetisation and demand- tainly a link between demon- on the basis of details given cases to the agency. In the case of ‘Panaah’, it State Chief Minister Akhilesh case,” reads the CBI FIR. contribution to strengthen ties ed a probe by the Reserve etisation and FDI inflows from in the Tata Institute of Social The CBI, which had on is alleged that office-bearers Yadav and some bureaucrats. Akhilesh Yadav was the between the two nations. The Bank (RBI) into FDI inflows Cayman islands”, he said this is Sciences (TISS) audit report Wednesday booked two shel- of the home “physically The ED has filed the case Chief Minister of the State reception enjoyed the presence of from the tax haven. a “round tripping of money” of shelter homes in Bihar. The ter homes in Bhagalpur and exploited” the inmates forc- under the Prevention of Money between 2012 and 2017 and the former Prime Minister, Senior Congress leader and demanded a probe. “This TISS report brought sordid Gaya, registered six new cases ing them to do manual work Laundering Act (PMLA) and held the mining portfolio dur- Manmohan Singh, among other Jairam Ramesh also asked the is not FDI, it is round tripping state of mismanagement, against Novelty Welfare including cooking and clean- pressed charges against those ing 2012-13. Akhilesh was suc- dignitaries representing the Indian RBI to make public details of of demonetised money and abuse and unlivable condi- Society, which ran a short- ing, the FIR stated. booked by the CBI including ceeded by Gayatri Prajapati, public and private sectors. FDI inflows from Cayman has a direct link to black tions. stay home in Munger district; The FIR said the shelter IAS officer B Chandrakala. who took charge as mining islands since demonetisation, money.. There should be a Following the TISS Panaah shelter home, also in home was being run from a The ED will probe the case minister in 2013 and was BILL CONGRATULATES which he claimed were to the probe into the FDI that came report, the Supreme Court same district; Gram Swaraj building meant for an obser- from money laundering angle arrested in 2017 following a GOVT FOR AYUSHMAN tune of `8,300 crore during into the country from Cayman had also directed the CBI to Sewa Sansthan which ran a vation home and was not and will look into the money complaint of rape by a woman New Delhi: Microsoft co-founder 2017-18 and equalled total Islands after demonetisation,” probe all the 17 cases of short-stay home in Kaimur; “livable” for young children. trail as also the assets generat- residing in Chitrakoot. Bill Gates on Thursday funds flowing into India he demanded, saying, “GNA abuse at the various shelter Om Sai Foundation which The CBI has booked ed out of the proceeds of crime. Others named as accused congratulated the Indian between 2000 to 2017. Ramesh, owes an explanation to the homes. ran sewa kutir in Sudarshan Ram, Pintu Pal The CBI had conducted in the CBI FIR included Dinesh Government for the successful however, did not substantiate country”. In its May 2018 report, Muzzafarpur; and short-stay and Tara Devi, all office- searches at 14 locations early Kumar Mishra, brother of SP completion of the first 100 days of his allegations with any docu- “What is the role of GNY TISS had expressed “grave home run by Ikard and bearers of Gram Swaraj Sewa this month in connection with MLC Ramesh Mishra, Ram the healthcare scheme Ayushman mentary evidence. Asia in FDI inflows. We concerns” on the manage- Kaushal Kutir run by Don Sansthan, which ran the its FIR against 11 persons, Ashrey Prajapati (then mining Bharat from its launch. His For his part, CPI-M leader demand that the Reserve Bank ment of 17 shelter homes, Bosco Tech Society in Patna. short-stay home at Lalpur in including Chandrakala, clerk), Ambika Tiwari; Sanjay response was in the wake of Union Sitaram Yechury also tweeted makes public all funds from including ‘Balika Grih’ in Director of Novelty Kaimur district. Samajwadi Party MLC Ramesh Dixit’s father Satyadev Dixit, Health Minister JP Nadda tweet in demanding answers from where money has come into Muzzafarpur where 34 girls Welfare Society and others It is alleged that the secu- Kumar Mishra and Sanjay Dixit Ram Avtar Singh (retired min- which he informed that 6,85,000 Doval citing a media report on the country from Cayman had reported abuse at the used to lock the room of a rity guard was sexually abu- (who unsuccessfully contested ing clerk), Karan Singh (lease beneficiaries have availed free the issue to allege that the role Islands,” Ramesh said. He said hands of office-bearers and mentally-sick woman inmate sive, passing lewd comments the 2017 assembly election on holder), and Adil Khan, the health care in just first 100 days of of the PMO and its top securi- the RBI should publish details outsiders. causing wrongful restraint and physically assaulting a BSP ticket), to probe alleged illegal excavation contractor. the scheme and the number is ty official was under a “dark of all those who brought in The audit report was and confinement and ill- women and girls inmates. illegal mining of minor min- PNS rising rapidly. shadow”. He said it was the money from Cayman islands. prime minister’s responsibility “There should be com- to ensure the NSA’s account- plete information on this made ability as he was not account- available to the public,” he Submit panel of names SC to hear plea for Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, able to Parliament being an un- said, adding “the RBI should elected official, and asserted probe the identity of funds who “silence amounts to culpability”. brought in `8300 crore in one for Lokpal by Feb end: SC security of women who Sanjiv Khanna to be sworn in Yechury said, “The role of year”. Modi’s PMO and its top secu- “It is not natural that we New Delhi: The Supreme ing justices LN Rao and SK as SC judges today rity official is under a dark raised this question. A Prime Court on Thursday requested Kaul, ordered this after entered Sabarimala shadow. Serious questions of Minister of a neighbouring the search committee on Lokpal Attorney General KK PTI n NEW DELHI cular said. probity and propriety get more country had to resign after his to recommend by the end of Venugopal apprised the court PTI n NEW DELHI heard urgently as one of the “The swearing-in-ceremo- weight due to NSA Doval’s role name appeared in the Panama February a panel of names for that due to certain difficulties women was assaulted by her arnataka High Court Chief ny of Justices Dinesh in the `59,000 crore Rafale papers,” he said, alleging that appointing the country’s first like lack of office space, infra- he Supreme Court will hear mother in-law. KJustice Dinesh Maheshwari Maheshwari and Sanjiv scam, where he was illegally the name of a former chief anti-graft ombudsman. structure, manpower and sec- Ton Friday a plea of two The plea sought round- and Justice Sanjiv Khanna of Khanna as judges of the negotiating in Paris withthe minister’s son also appears in A bench headed by Chief retariat, “possibly, the search women seeking round-the- the-clock security to both the the Delhi High Court will be Supreme Court will be held on French. Doval, who has these papers. Ramesh also Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked committee has felt handi- clock security after they recent- women due to threat to their sworn in as judges of the January 18, 2019 at 10:30 AM grabbed more and more power sought to know what are the the Centre to make available capped in convening its meet- ly entered the Sabarimala tem- life for entering into the hilltop Supreme Court on Friday. in the Chief Justice’s court,” the for himself under Modi, can’t relations between Vivek Doval’s requisite infrastructure, man- ings and in holding its delib- ple in Kerala despite protests shrine. The Government had noti- circular said. be above the rule of law”. fund GNY Asia and Zeus power, secretarial assistance erations”. It also noted in its right-wing Hindu groups. The plea sought directions fied on Wednesday the The five-member SC Ramesh at a Press confer- Capital, another company in and others to enable the com- order that the eight-member A Bench of Chief Justice to all authorities to allow appointment of justices Collegium, comprising CJI ence alleged that a hedge fund which his brother Shaurya mittee, which is headed by committee, which was consti- Ranjan Gogoi and Justices L N women of all age groups to Maheshwari and Gogoi and justices A K Sikri, S GNY Asia was opened in Doval has business interests. former apex court judge tuted by a Government notifi- Rao and S K Kaul said that it enter the temple without any Khanna as judges of the apex A Bobde, NV Ramana and Cayman Islands on November Cayman Islands are an Ranjana Prakash Desai, to cation of September 27 last would hear the plea filed by hindrance and to ensure secu- court. Arun Mishra, on January 10 21, 2016, 13 days after demon- autonomous British Overseas commence its work immedi- year, had not undertaken any two women — Kanakdurga rity and safe passage, including Chief Justice of India recommended names of jus- etisation, with Vivek Doval as territory in the western ately and conclude it within the deliberations till January 16 and and Bindu — on Friday after police security to women wish- Ranjan Gogoi will administer tices Maheshwari and Khanna one of its directors. The former Caribbean Sea, which is con- time frame. a meeting was held only on senior advocate Indira Jaising ing to enter the temple in the oath of office to the two for elevation as apex court Union Minister also alleged sidered a tax haven. The Bench, also compris- Wednesday. PTI contended the matter should be future. judges on Friday, an official cir- judges. Cut down on meat, sugar intake to save world: Scientists PNS n NEW DELHI should prevent further losses to will be consumed as a result. each country’s circumstances.” er healthy diets by 2050. threat to the stability of the biodiversity, and bring about But without change, cur- The findings represent the They found that major planet. Sustainability of the o prevent unavoidable envi- improvements in fertiliser and rent trends will lead to climate first scientific targets for dietary changes, improved food food system must therefore be Tronmental catastrophe in water use efficiency. change, biodiversity loss, healthy diets via sustainable production processes and defined from a planetary per- the wake of burgeoning popu- The study which was fund- increased pollution, and unsus- food production systems, reduced food waste are need- spective,” said the study’s co- lation, climate change and bio- ed by the Wellcome Trust and tainable changes in water and which operate within the plan- ed for planet to continue to be lead, Commissioner Professor diversity loss, scientists have EAT (specifically funding from land use. et’s ability to produce food sustainable, and added that no Johan Rockström. called for change in the current the Wellcome Trust and “The food we eat and how and promotes diets consisting single measure on its own “There is no silver bullet diet trends across the globe — Stordalen Foundation) said we produce it determines the of a variety of plant-based would be enough to stay with- for combatting harmful food cut down consumption of red that daily dietary pattern of a health of people and the plan- foods, with low amounts of ani- in the limits. production practices, but by meat and sugar by half and planetary health et, and we are currently getting mal-based foods, refined They added that global defining and quantifying a safe double your intake of nuts, diet should consists of approx- this seriously wrong,” says one grains, highly processed foods, collaboration would also be operating space for food sys- fruits, vegetables, and legumes imately 35% of calories as of the study’s authors, Professor and added sugars, and with required, such as tems, diets can be identified by 2050. whole grains and tubers, pro- Tim Lang of the City, unsaturated rather than satu- changes to the agriculture that will nurture human health The EAT-Lancet tein sources mainly from plants University of London. rated fats. industry to focus on more var- and support environmental Commission study released on — but including approximate- “We need a significant Using these targets, the ied nutrient-rich crops and sustainability.” The Stockholm Thursday also said that fossil ly 14g of red meat per day — Consumption is expected 2050 while it will also become overhaul, changing the global report’s authors modelled var- increased governance of land Resilience Centre was the sci- fuels should be eliminated in and 500g per day of vegetables to increase as the global pop- wealthier, with an expectation food system on a scale not seen ious scenarios to develop a sus- and ocean use. entific coordinator of the agricultural production, which and fruits. ulation grows to 10 billion by that more animal-based foods before in ways appropriate to tainable food system and deliv- “Humanity now poses a report. 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BATTLE TIGHTENS UP FOR LS POLLS Magnitude 6 RTI applicants allegedly 10% EWS quota quake jolts Regional will due to political will Nicobar sent condoms in response Islands region to queries, probe on of my Govt: Modi Port Blair: A strong earthquake be kingmaker: Didi of magnitude 6 hit the seismi- Bikaner: 's Ahmedabad: Prime Minister cally active Andaman and Hanumangarh district admin- SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA Narendra Modi on Thursday Nicobar Islands Thursday, the istration on Thursday began a said the Constitutional amend- National Centre for Seismology probe into allegations that two n a significant statement ment to provide 10 per cent (NCS) said. RTI applicants were sent Imade barely hours before reservation to economically There was no report of envelopes containing condoms she goes to host one of the poor in the general category loss of life or damage to prop- in response to their queries, an biggest mega rallies Bengal has was achieved due to the polit- erty. official said. ever seen in the history of free ical will of his Government and The earthquake hit the RTI applicants Vikas India, Chief Minister Mamata would be implemented from region at 8.43 am and its epi- Chaudhary and Manohar Lal, Banerjee on Thursday said this academic year. centre was Nicobar Islands residents of Chani Badi in regional parties would play a Addressing a gathering region, the NCS, an institute Bhadra tehsil of the district, Sarpanch of Chani Badi crucial role in forming the next after inaugurating the 1500 under the Ministry of Earth had sought information relat- panchayat Pushpa Bansal Government in Delhi. bed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sciences (MoES) tracking seis- ed to development work done has lodged a complaint at With the BJP unlikely to Institute of Medical Science mological activities, said. there in 2001. Bhirani police station in win more than 125 seats in the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with her nephew and party MP Abhishekh and Research, Modi said the No tsunami alert was After their second appeal, the matter coming general elections the Banerjee (R) and Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar (L) during the visit of Brigade economic reservation has been issued as sea levels around the the Rajasthan Information “federal parties” will play the Parade Ground ahead of party's mega rally in Kolkata on Thursday PTI given without impacting the Andaman Nicobar archipelago Commission had directed the said. decisive role in forming the new existing social reservations. PM Modi arrives to inaugurate ‘Vibrant showed no major rise, said SPS gram panchayat to provide He said the Hanumangarh Government, Banerjee said Banerjee said “the listen to what the other leaders "The new reservation will Gujarat Global Trade Show' in Shenoi, Director, Indian information to the applicants. district collector has sought a even as she visited the Brigade Opposition mega rally will say as it is a meeting of the all be implemented in 40,000 col- Ahmedabad on Thursday PTI National Centre for Ocean They had received two separate factual report in the matter Parade Ground to oversee the sound the death knell for the parties and not our own party.” leges across 900 universities in Information Services envelopes. from the Zila Parishad CEO preparations of January 19 BJP which will not get more Senior leaders like former the country from this academ- scheme, he said. (INCOIS). The inquiry was initiated and the block development mega rally being hosted by her than 125 seats,” adding the PM HD Deve Gowda, NCP ic year. The number of seats This will be the first The INCOIS is an institute after a video purportedly show- officer. party Trinamool Congress. “regional or federal parties will chief Sharad Pawar, K’taka will be increased by 10 per Government hospital to have a under the MoES and it has a ing applicants finding con- Sarpanch of Chani Badi The rally is likely to break make the decision regarding Chief Minister HDK, his cent," he said. helipad, he said, adding the network buoys and other appa- doms inside RTI envelopes panchayat Pushpa Bansal has all the previous records who will form the Government Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Modi said his Government new medical facility will help ratus to check rise in the sea had gone viral. lodged a complaint at Bhirani Banerjee has already gone on in New Delhi.” Chandrababu Naidu, former was committed to provide equal boost health sector in the state. level in case of a tsunami. It "RTI applicants have reit- police station in the matter, record saying even her party “BJP will not get more than Arunachal CM Gegong Apang, opportunities to all sections of "Cleanliness and health- alerts not only the Indian erated their allegations during stating it to be a conspiracy. colleagues expect an atten- 125 seats, the Congress will NC leaders Farooq Abdullah, the society. The Institute will be care has always been the prime authorities, but also its neigh- investigation and gram sevak Hanumangarh Zila dance of more than 30 lakh. “So make an estimate of their own Omar Abdullah, SP chief linked to the Ayushman Bharat agenda of Ahmedabad munic- bours in case of a tsunami. had submitted in written that Parishad CEO Navneet Kumar much so that not all people will tally,” Banerjee said adding the Akhilesh Yadav, RJD leader scheme so that poor people can ipal corporation since the time All of the Andaman and he did not put any objection- said he has received informa- be able to come at the Brigade federal parties will be in a Tejaswi Yadav, Delhi CM avail medical facilities free of Sardar Patel was the mayor. The Nicobar Islands lie in Zone V. able material in any RTI enve- tion related to the matter and Ground and so we have decisive position to form the Arvind Kejriwal, DMK leader cost, he said. In 100 days, seven hospital project started in 2012 The entire island chain is also lope and information was pro- it is being investigated, adding arranged for them giant screens Govt. Insisting that she “would Stalin and “even a BSP repre- lakh poor people have received and I am mesmerised by the prone to tsunamis both from vided to the applicants against that it could be the outcome of at the other corners of the not impose our views on other sentative would attend the mega treatment under the Pradhan way it has turned out to be," he large local quakes and also from the application they had filed," rivalry between two groups in city,” said a senior party leader. parties,” Banerjee said “we will rally,” Banerjee said. Mantri Ayushmaan Bharat said. PTI massive distant shocks. PTI SDM Bhadra Raj Kumar Kaswa the village. PTI

Omar questions Army BJP gen secy urges Congress lines up series of Raje Govt got distracted officials boasting over useless issues, says about number of AGP to reconsider protests against Citizenship Bill militants killed in J&K Guwahati: The Opposition light procession will be taken Srinagar: Former Jammu & Congress on Thursday out to protest against the Bill. Rajasthan Governor Kashmir Chief Minister Omar decision to snap ties announced a series of pro- The Congress has decided Jaipur: In his address at the first like finding flaws of its previous Abdullah on Thursday ques- grammes till January 31 across to strongly oppose any move to session of the new State Government,” tioned Army officials boasting Guwahati: BJP general secretary Madhav said. to protest against the pass the Bill," Konwar Assembly, Rajasthan Governor said. about the number of militants Ram Madhav appealed to the On some of the state BJP Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. informed. Kalyan Singh on Thursday “As a result of which the killed in the State last year, say- Asom Gana Parishad on legislators coming out publicly Assam Pradesh Congress The Citizenship accused the former BJP annual average economic ing it would have been a "great Thursday to reconsider its deci- against the bill, Madhav said, Committee Spokesperson (Amendment) Bill, which was Government of getting “dis- growth rate, which was 8.16 per year" if no youth had joined mil- sion to snap ties with the party "They have a genuine concern. Rhituparna Konwar said the passed by the Lok Sabha on tracted” from more important cent in 2009-10 to 2013-14 itancy. over the contentious citizenship They will go to Delhi and we will BJP-led state and central gov- January 8, provides for accord- issues as it tried to find flaws reduced to 7.19 per cent in 2014- "I beg to differ, a great year bill last week. explain to them to allay their ernments are "imposing" the ing Indian citizenship to with the Congress-led regime 15 to 2017-18. The average would be one in which no Madhav, who is also the apprehensions". Bill, which will completely nul- ernment "gets its wisdom Hindus, Jains, Christians, Sikhs, before it. increase in per capita income young man would join mili- incharge of the Bharatiya Janata The civil society, student lify the Assam Accord of 1985. back". Buddhists and Parsis from The customary address — was 14.95 per cent from 2009- tancy, no terrorists would be Party in the Northeast, sought to unions and regional political "This Bill will endanger On January 23, 'Sankalp , Pakistan and in which the Government of the 10 to 2013-14 but it reduced to killed & no security personnel allay apprehensions regarding parties are protesting against the the very existence of Assamese Divas' will be organised coin- after six years of day lays out its agenda — was 9.68 per cent during 2014-15 to would lose their lives in encoun- the bill, saying it was not only for bill in northeastern states, fear- community. To protest this, we ciding with birth anniversary of residence in India instead of 12 marred by disruptions by 2017-18," he said in his address, ters. The compulsion of killing Assam or the Northeast, but for ing that their identities would be have decided to launch our sec- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose years, which is the norm cur- Rashtriya Loktantrik Party chief which was tabled in the House. militants/terrorists shouldn't be the entire country. affected. ond series of agitation under to get inspired by the secular rently, even if they do not pos- Hanuman Beniwal who Similarly, the growth rate in treated as a cause for celebra- Among those opposing the "A situation has been creat- 'Jagaao Asom, Bachaao Asom' ideology of the freedom fight- sess any document climbed on to a platform near the agriculture sector which was tion," Omar wrote on Twitter. bill, there are some who are gen- ed in Assam by creating a fear programme from January 21 to er to fight the communal Bill, Massive protests broke out the assembly secretary's desk. 4.19 per cent in 2008-09 He was responding to the uinely concerned "whom we psychosis to stall the work of the 31," Konwar said in a state- Konwar said. across the state and other parts Speaking for the recently increased to 8.94 per cent in remarks of Northern Army respect", but there are also some high-level committee set up by ment. The following day, a five- of North East after Prime elected Congress Government 2013-14," he said. But with the Command chief Lt Gen Ranbir who are opposing only for their the Centre to go into Clause 6 of As per the programme, all hour sit-in will be held, while Minister Narendra Modi led by Ashok Gehlot, the “wrong policies” of the Singh in which he reportedly "political interests", Madhav said Assam Accord. district and block Congress human chains will be formed announced in Silchar on Governor said economic growth Government, said that 2018 has been a great at a press conference here. "We understand that under units would light lamps and on January 30 across the state, January 4 that the controver- rate dropped during Vasundhara which followed, the growth year for the security forces as There are others like the such circumstances it is normal hold 'Sarba dharma' (all reli- he added. sial document would be passed Raje Government's term. rate in the sector dropped to more than 250 terrorists were United Liberation Front of to be concerned. I assure that all gion) prayer in the evening of "On the last day, which is as soon as possible in "The former Government 3.95 per cent in 2017-18, killed, 54 caught alive and four Assam (ULFA), who are oppos- measures will be taken so that January 21 so that the BJP gov- January 31, a two-hour torch Parliament. PTI got distracted over useless issues according to the address. PTI surrendered to the forces. PTI ing the bill to "disturb" peace and the identity of Assam is not create unrest, he added. affected," he said. The AGP had on January 7 Clause 6 of the Assam pulled out of the BJP-led coali- Accord, 1985, envisages consti- tion government in Assam, after tutional, legislative and admin- its "last-ditch attempt" to con- istrative safeguards to protect, BJP leader compares vince the Centre to withdraw the preserve and promote the cul- proposed legislation failed. tural, social, linguistic identity The Citizenship and heritage of the Assamese (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which people. Rahul to Aurangzeb was passed in the Lok Sabha on "There is no need for the January 8, seeks to provide cit- uncalled for concerns among the izenship to non-Muslims from people as legislative and admin- Says he is ‘last The end of the Congress is cer- ed controversy by likening cow Bangladesh, Pakistan and istrative measures are being tain,” he told reporters here. smugglers as “terrorists”. He said Afghanistan. Three AGP min- taken to protect the identity, lan- emperor’ of Cong Contrary to what the BJP on Thursday the concern for isters had resigned from the guage and culture of Assam and leader said, Aurangzeb who cows displayed in the Congress Assam cabinet the next day. the other northeastern states," died in 1707, was not the “last” is nothing more than a sham. "We appeal them (AGP) to the BJP leader asserted. Jaipur: Rajasthan BJP vice pres- of his dynasty. He claimed the Bharatiya reconsider their decision to "I want to remove the lie that ident Gyan Dev Ahuja on The last Mughal ruler was Janata Party will win the by- leave the alliance as we went is being spread... I am confident Thursday compared Congress Bahadur Shah Zafar, who died election for the Ramgarh assem- together to the people before the that after telling the truth to the president Rahul Gandhi with in 1862. But Aurangzeb is often bly seat, where polling was elections and also fought the people, they will understand our Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, seen as the last of the prominent called off due to the death of assembly polls together. standpoint," he said. suggesting that the Congress Mughal kings as the empire Bahujan Samaj Party candidate "That is why Chief Minister "The Government will keep “empire” was coming to an end. began disintegrating after him. Laxman Singh. Sabananda Sonowal has not in view its obligation to the He said the Congress pres- Gyan Dev Ahuja also ques- The Congress won 99 of the forwarded the three AGP min- refugees, the minorities of erst- ident is the “last emperor” of the tioned Congress president's remaining 199 Rajasthan assem- isters' resignation letters to the while Pakistan, as well as the Congress “sultanate”, just like claim of being a “janeu dhari” bly seats where elections were governor for acceptance as the interests of the people of Assam Aurangzeb. (a Hindu who wears the sacred held last month. The bypoll for mandate of the people was for and the northeast region... That “Like Aurangzeb who was thread), saying his party should Ramgarh will take place on an alliance. We respect the peo- is why I appeal to those spread- the last emperor of the Mughal name the priest who conduct- January 28. In the last Assembly, ple's mandate and appeal the ing misinformation to stop it," sultanate, Rahul Gandhi is the ed the ceremony for it. Ahuja was an MLA from AGP to reconsider its decision," Madhav said. PTI Assamese singer Zubin Garg with Nipen Hazarika during a protest against Citizanship (Amendment) Bill in Tezpur on Thursday PTI last emperor of this sultanate. In the past, Ahuja has court- Ramgarh. PTI SHEENA MURDER CASE N-E needs more funds to catch up with rest of India: FC Mikhail was not tortured during Agartala: The 15th Finance FINANCE COMMISSION Government said that it has said that he feels all northeast- Singh said he finds it Commission (FC) has endorsed FULLY SHARES THE made a strong pitch for ern states will have to become important to improve Land the view of 'North East Vision VISION OF THE increased devolution to set up more reliant on their own and air connectivity which is psychosis treatment: Doctor 2020' document that says the better infrastructure, especial- resources in future. necessary to give further boost region needs more funds to GOVERNMENT AND CHIEF ly in health, IT, power, educa- Singh said that the state to tourism. Mumbai: A doctor who had also said that he did not take To a defence lawyer's ques- catch up with the rest of the MINISTER TO MAKE tion, tourism, disaster mitiga- government during the last ten Singh also said the com- treated Indrani Mukerjea's son drugs. Dr Yusuf Machiswala, tion whether Mikhail was country, the panel's chairman N A MODEL STATE tion and other sectors. months has taken very impor- mission had a very detailed dis- Mikhail Bora for psychosis told who treated Mikhail at Masina admitted to hospital against his K Singh said on Thursday. The Government has laid tant initiatives for development cussion yesterday with three tier the special CBI court here on Hospital here, said Mikhail was wish (in 2006), Machiswala said, A 15-member team of the AT THE END OF THE importance on four points and laid importance in several panchayats and district Thursday that he was not con- referred to him for "substance- "At that time he was a minor, so commission, headed by Singh, GOVT'S TENURE including access to Chittagong important areas concerning the parishads. fined or put under physical induced psychosis" in 2006. "To there was no question of his wish on Thursday received a mem- port in neighbouring economy of Tripura. Singh said the commis- restraint, as alleged, during the the best of my knowledge, he or consent." orandum from the State —NK Singh Bangladesh to make Tripura a "Finance Commission fully sion received a memorandum treatment. was abusing tobacco and "I didn't ask Mikhail Bora Government and held a meet- maritime hub for NE India, shares the vision of the from Tripura Tribal Areas Mikhail had earlier told the cannabis," the doctor told Judge about his wish. He was cooper- ing with the Council of Minister and Governor of improve road connectivity to Government and Chief Minister Autonomous District Council court, which is conducting trial J C Jagdale, adding that he was ating with treatment. I don't Ministers headed by Chief Tripura to make it a model boost tourism, capitalize on to make Tripura a model State (TTAADC), who explained in the Sheena Bora murder, transferred to another hospital remember whether Mikhail told Minister . State. Tripuras comparative factor at the end of the Government's their plans and informed about that he was tortured during the after two months. me he doesn't want to be in hos- "We endorse the view The FC team had arrived advantages in skilled manpow- tenure. I think they have an different projects. treatment at the behest of his "Indrani (again) called pital," the doctor added. recorded in the document of yesterday and held deliberations er and agro-related industries HRD plan to improve the over- The TTAADC constitutes mother Indrani, the main sometime in the month of April "As far as I remember, he the North East Region Vision with different stakeholders. and granting a host of specific all HRD sector in the State. The two thirds of the State's territory accused. 2012 and said that Mikhail was was not physically restrained," he 2020 that the region needs "The new leadership of projects aimed to fulfil aspira- Chief Minister also said the and is home to the tribals, He had alleged that he was behaving aggressively and she said to another question. Sheena ample funds to catch up with Tripura is committed to make tions of the states tribal com- health sector in Tripura has a who constitute a third of the put in confinement, given elec- also mentioned the name of (24), Indrani's daughter and the rest of the country. We will it a contributor in devel- munities. huge opportunity not only in States population. tric shocks and tortured during Sheena," the doctor said, adding Mikhail's sister, was allegedly consider the view while rec- opment of the nation. Tripuras However, when asked health services here but to set up Singh said the commis- the treatment for psychosis that he suggested an anti-psy- killed by Indrani with the help ommending funds," Singh said. growth trajectory is sound, he about plans of revising the tax health institutes where a lot of sion would submit a report to because his mother wanted to chotic medicine and asked to of others in April 2012 over a He said that the commis- said. base for erstwhile special cate- people from Bangladesh can the Government at the end of prove that he was "insane". He bring Mikhail to hospital. financial dispute. PTI sion shares the vision of Chief A statement from the state gory states in NE India, Singh receive benefits," he said. this year. PTI LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | JANUARY 18, 2019 nation 07

TIT-FOR-TAT ACTION HAL-built LCH completes weapon trials KESTUR VASUKI n BENGALURU copter has carried out air to air missile of contemporary attack helicopters of its 5 Pak troops killed engagement. None of the helicopters class”. midst controversy, the Hindustan with the military services in the coun- Equipped with Helmet mounted AAeronautics Limited (HAL), a try has demonstrated such a capability. sight and a forward looking infrared Defence Pubic Sector Undertaking has With this, LCH has successfully com- sighting system, LCH pilots can now achieved a milestone on its desi built pleted all weapon integration tests and detect and destroy any target on ground Light Combat Helicopter. The LCH car- is ready for operational induction”. or in the air. Using these sights, pilots along LoC: Report ried out air to air missile firing on a mov- Other weapons on LCH include a can now launch a missile onto any tar- ing aerial target. According to a press 20mm Turret gun and 70 mm Rockets, get without having to turn the helicopter. MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU release issued by HAL in Bengaluru on the firing trials of which have already The fire and forget missile is effective Thursday the tests conducted in inte- target, destroying it completely,” the been completed last year. against all types of aerial threat, includ- top commander of the grated test range at Chandipur, Odisha release added. The release said “LCH is the only ing UAVs and micro light aircraft. AIndian Army, heading recently. The Light Combat Helicopter attack helicopter in the world capable of Capable of operating from dispersed strategic Northern Command “Wg Cdr Subash P John, VM (LCH) is indigenously designed and operating at altitudes as high as Siachen locations and flying at ultra-low levels, headquarters in Udhampur, (Retd), test pilot, Col Ranjit Chitale, developed by HAL and proved its capa- glacier. Designed and developed by LCH can now effectively provide a pro- Lt-Gen Ranbir Singh on (Retd), Flight Test Engineer from HAL bilities to the requirements of the Rotary Wing Research & Design Centre tective umbrella from all aerial threats. Thursday confirmed that and Gp Capt Rajeev Dubey, test pilot defence forces. (RWRDC) of HAL in response to the The DAC has accorded approval for Pakistani army has suffered from IAF executed a flawless mission R Madhavan, CMD-HAL said “this operational needs of Indian Armed procurement of initial batch of 15 heavy damages in the recent and achieved a direct hit on the aerial is the first time in the country that a heli- Forces and its capabilities far exceed that LCHs (10 for IAF and 5 for Army). retaliatory strikes along the Line of Control in Rajouri and Poonch sectors. Unofficial reports had ear- ‘JNU event pre-planned’ lier claimed that at least five Dera chief gets Pakistan army personnel were elimination of five Pakistani Pakistani army again resorted killed and three others seriously soldiers by Indian forces in to heavy firing in Jhangar, GAYATHRI MANI n NEW DELHI that there was a presence of a and Raieed Rasood and Acquib injured when the Indian troops retaliation in the last few days, Laam, Pukherni and Peer lot of outsiders from Jammu were also seen raising slogans launched major retaliatory Lt-Gen Singh said, "in the last Bhadreshwar areas of Rajouri n yet another revelation in and Kashmir who are identifi- such as Hum Kya Chahte action to silence the roaring few days, as you mentioned in district, prompting the Indian life for murder Ithe infamous controversial able but untraceable,” said a Azadi, hum leke rahenge azadi, Pak guns on the LoC, which your question, 5 Pakistanis Army to retaliate in equal mea- Jawaharlal Nehru University source working on the case. Kashmir Humaa chhor do. had been targeting forward were killed, it shows that sure. (JNU) sedition case, the Also, as per the chargesheet Further after the analysis of posts of Army and civilian Indian Army is always ready On Tuesday, Pakistan chargesheet filed before the and forensic report, “While emails of the students and the areas in twin border districts of to give them a befitting reply. killed BSF’s assistant com- Chief Metropolitan Magistrate seeking permission from the main accused persons in the Poonch and Rajouri. “We are one step ahead of mandant in sniper firing on the of journalist (CMM) of Patiala House courts administration of JNU to con- case, “It is clear from from these The Line of Control wit- Pakistan and are giving befit- international border in Deepak Sehrawat, shows that duct the program, it has been E-mail that Anirban nessed strong retaliation close ting reply to them", he added. Hiranagar sector of Kathua Gurmeet’s 3 the whole event was pre- found that only Umar Khalid Bhattarcharya are speaking on the heels of a statement Lt-Gen Singh was talking district on Tuesday. planned. Most interestingly, and one more students signed about, “Azadi of Kashimr from made by the Army chief Gen to media after inaugurating a Last Friday, a Major rank while seeking permission from and the remaining students Occupation India’ well before Bipin Rawat that the Army bridge at Kalai in Poonch dis- army officer, soldier and a aides too get the administration, only Umar including Anirban the programme to commemo- won’t hesitate from taking trict. porter were martyred in Khalid, one of the chargesheet- Bhattacharya (one of the main rate the execution Afzal Guru. strong action against inimical In response to another Nowshera and Sunderbani sec- life behind bars ed persons had signed the let- accused in the case ) s signature The slogans raised by both designs of Pakistan on the LoC. question he said, “2018 has tors of Rajouri district. ter and rest of all the students’ is fake. Further, Mujeeb these accidents persons clear- On Thursday when been a great year for the secu- Indian Army, meanwhile, PNS n CHANDIGARH signature including Anirban Hussain Gatto, Acquub ly go to show that they are try- media persons posed a rity forces, more than 250 ter- continued to maintain high Bhattacharya was found to be Hussain, Raieed Rasood and ing to excite disaffection straight query to Lt-Gen rorists were killed, 54 were alert all along the LoC in view special CBI court in forged The chargesheet will be Umar Gul were outsiders living towards the idea of India and Ranbir Singh, GOC-In-C caught alive, and 4 surren- of reports that Pakistani troops APanchkula on Thursday considered by the CMM on at South east Delhi’s Jamia by advocation the terrorist acts Northern Command, to con- dered to the forces”. could try to push infiltrators awarded life imprisonment to January 19. Nagar. There were found con- committed by Afzal guru and firm media reports related to Meanwhile, on Thursday, into the Indian side. Dera Sacha Sauda chief “As per the chargesheet stantly in contact with Umar Maqboot Bhat by glamoruizing Gurmeet Ram Rahim and which is based on video of Khalid on 9th February. These them and by calling them mar- three others in the murder protest and various phones were also found raising anti- tyrs and freedom fighters of case of journalist Ram Chander and emails, prior to the event national slogans such “Go Kashmir. They were trying to Mizoram bans to oppose Citizenship Chhatrapati. it seemed whole program was India, Go Back”, Bharat Tere incite hatred contempt and Along with Ram Rahim, the four were convicted under pre-planned to make noise Tukde Honge. disaffection towards the gov- import of pigs his close aide Dera manager Section 302 (murder) and 120 and all. It has also been found Gul, Gatto, Hussain, Khalid ernment established by Law. Bill if clause to protect natives Krishan Lal and carpenters at B (criminal conspiracy) of the to prevent Dera — Nirmal Singh and IPC. Nirmal Singh and Krishan Kuldeep Singh — have been Lal were also convicted under not included: Biren Singh awarded life imprisonment by the Arms Act. swine disease the CBI court. “This is the triumph of Aizawl: Mizoram Government Imphal: Manipur Chief other northeast states, the state Special CBI Judge Jagdeep truth, I feel relieved today. The has banned import of pigs and Minister N Biren Singh has said government would not support Singh also imposed a fine of prosecution had demanded piglets to prevent outbreak of a that the BJP-led Government in the Citizenship (Amendment) `50,000 each on all the four capital punishment but we are disease that has cost the lives of the State would not support the Bill," the chief minister said accused. The same judge had satisfied with the punishment,” thousands of swines in the State. passage of Citizenship after inaugurating several earlier convicted 51-year-old said journalist Ramchandra The Mizoram Government (Amendment) Bill unless there development projects in Dera head Ram Rahim in the Chhatarpati’s son Anshul on has instructed deputy commis- was a provision for protecting Chandel district on Wednesday. rape case of two female disci- court pronouncing the quan- sioners of all the eight districts to the indigenous people of the He had earlier sent a mem- ples on August 25, 2017 and tum of sentence on Thursday. issue prohibitory orders banning northeast. orandum to Union Home sentenced him to 20 years of “We had to fight a lot to get the import from other countries Singh also stressed that his Minister Rajnath Singh, seeking rigorous imprisonment. him (Ram Rahim) punished,” to stop, Animal Husbandry and Government would want President's nod for Manipur Sirsa-based Dera chief he added. The judgment has veterinary Minister Dr K President's assent to Manipur Peoples' (Protection) Bill. Ram Rahim, who is already come over 16 years after the Beichhua said on Thursday. People's (Protection) Bill, 2018 "The stand of the Manipur lodged in Rohtak’s Sunaria jail murder of the journalist. The porcine reproductive before passage of the government is very clear. Before after his conviction in 2017 in Earlier, arguments of and respiratory syndrome Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, the Citizenship (Amendment) the rape case, had appeared lawyers of the CBI, (PRRS) has cost the lives of over 2016. Bill is passed by the Rajya before the court through video Chhatrapati’s family and the 10,000 swines in Mizoram since The Manipur People's Sabha, the President should conferencing. Three other con- sect chief were held for more 2013 and it is believed that it hap- (Protection) Bill, passed unan- give his assent to the Manipur victs Kuldeep Singh, Nirmal than two hours. The sentenc- pened due to import of pigs and imously by the Assembly last People's Bill," he asserted. Singh and Krishan Lal were ing came over two hours after piglets from Myanmar where the July, aims to grant the status of The Citizenship present in the court through that. The counsel for Ram disease was known to be preva- "natives" to Meiteis, Pangal (Amendment) Bill, which was video conferencing from Rahim had pleaded for a less- lent, officials said. Beichhua said Muslims, scheduled tribes and passed in the Lok Sabha last Ambala jail. CBI counsel HPS er sentence, citing the social the ban of import of pigs from others who moved to the state week, provides for according Verma, while talking to the work being done by the sect. other countries was the only way before 1951. Indian citizenship to Hindus, mediapersons said, Ram Sirsa-based journalist to prevent outbreak of the PRRS The rest, categorised as Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Rahim will have to remain in Chhatrapati was shot at in in the State. The PRRS is a dis- "non-Manipuris", will have to Buddhists and Parsis from prison for life following October 2002 after a newspa- ease affecting domestic pigs. register themselves within one Bangladesh, Pakistan and Thursday’s judgment. All four per owned by him, had pub- The symptoms include repro- month of the notification of the Afghanistan after six years of convicts have been sentenced lished an anonymous letter ductive failure, pneumonia and law. residence in India instead of 12 to life imprisonment,” Verma narrating how women were increased susceptibility to sec- "Unless there is a provision years, which is the norm cur- said. Ram Rahim and the three being sexually exploited by the ondary bacterial infection, the for protecting the indigenous rently, even if they do not pos- others were convicted by the sect head at the Dera head- sources said. PTI people of Manipur as well as the sess any document. PTI CBI court on January 11. All quarters. ‘20 lakh B'deshi Hindus CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 SC LOWERS... cannot be countenanced,” the progress of the search opera- It said since obscenity is court said. “We have quashed tion and inaction against ille- to become Indians if treated as immoral, therefore those provisions of the Act gal miners. obscene dance performance and the Rules which we have may not be acceptable and the found as unreasonable and UP GOVT SET... Citizenship Bill is passed’ State can pass a law prohibit- unconstitutional. We hope reservation to the poor among ing such dances. However, it that applications for grant of the upper castes. PTI n GUWAHATI Sarma himself had said that out observed that “a practice licence shall now be consid- has also implemented this of the 40 lakh excluded from which may not be immoral by ered more objectively and quota. Sources say that UP rishak Mukti Sangram the complete draft of NRC societal standards cannot be with open mind so that there officials in the Legal depart- KSamiti (KMSS), which is (National Register of Citizens), thrusted upon the society as is no complete ban on staging ment had contacted their spearheading the protests 22 lakh were Hindus. immoral by the State with its dance performances at desig- counterparts in Gujarat to get against the Citizenship "Saugata Roy had said in own notion of morality and nated places prescribed in the details of the quota ordinance. (Amendment) Bill, on Parliament that 28 lakh Hindu thereby exercise social con- Act,” it said. The court deliv- “The draft of the ordinance is Thursday claimed that around Bengalis are excluded from trol”. “It appears from the his- ered the verdict on petitions ready. It has been cleared by 20 lakh Hindu Bangladeshis NRC. So, these different figures tory of legislative amend- filed by association of various the legal cell and now awaits would become Indians if the by various sources clearly say ments made from time to hotel owners and bar owners, Cabinet approval,” the official controversial Bill is passed. that around 20 lakh Hindus time that the respondents RR Patil Foundation and said. BJP parliamentary polls Addressing a press confer- from Bangladesh are living in (Maharashtra and others) Bhartiya Bargirls Union, chal- in-charge of UP and Union ence, KMSS Adviser Akhil Assam, not eight lakh as have somehow developed the lenging certain provisions of Health Minister JP Nadda on Gogoi slammed the BJP-led claimed by BJP," Gogoi said. notion that such perfor- the 2016 Act and the Rules. Wednesday had said that the Government for its attempt to He further claimed that as mances in the dance bars do state government would soon get the Bill passed despite per Bangladesh Bureau of not have moralistic basis,” the NAVY DIVERS... implement the 10 per cent widespread protests across the Statistics, there are around 1.7 court said in its judgment. It Several agencies including reservation for the poor North East. crore Hindus, which is 10.7 per said that many conditions Navy, National Disaster among general category in "The BJP and Himanta cent of that country's total stipulated for obtaining the Response Force(NDRF), Air the state. After Gujarat and Biswa Sarma is saying that population. licence were virtually impos- Force are involved in the res- Jharkhand, UP will be the only eight lakh Hindu "If the Bill is passed, this sible to perform. “It is this rea- cue operation. According to third state to implement this Bangladeshis, who are already will pave the ways for these 1.7 son that not a single estab- the five miners who had made reservation if the ordinance staying here, will get citizen- crore people in Bangladesh to lishment has been issued it alive, one of the workers gets Cabinet clearance. ship. But our assessment is that come to Assam and get Indian licence under the impugned could have accidentally punc- Meanwhile, a meeting 20 lakh people are present in nationality as there is no cut- Act even when it was passed tured the walls of possibly between Deputy Chief Assam at this moment and they off date in the Bill. in the year 2014. In fact, after another nearby abandoned Minister Dinesh Sharma, who will get citizenship as soon as So, there is a possibility that the amendment in the flooded mine. In the holds the Higher Education the Bill is passed," he added. a total of 1.9 crore people are Maharashtra Police Act in Khloo-Ryngksan area, where portfolio, and state and private Elaborating on his claim, likely to get Indian citizenship 2005, no licences have been the ill-fated mine is located on universities, approved a pro- the prominent RTI activist said in coming years," Gogoi said. granted for dance bars,” the the western side of a small posal for implementing the 10 that a report of former Assam He claimed that if that Bench said. The court said hillock, the Lytein river criss- per cent reservation for upper Governor Lt Gen S K Sinha had happens, the entire demogra- though the 2016 Act appeared crosses the valley for over caste poor in higher education mentioned that over one crore phy of Assam will change to be regulatory in nature, the two km. Deputy institutions once it was cleared people have entered India. irreparably. real consequences and effect Commissioner of East Jaintia by the Cabinet. There are 49 "When I met former Gogoi accused the BJP- was to prohibit such dance Hills F M Dopth said there are universities in the state, Assam Assembly Deputy led government for garnering bars. “The state, thereby, is at least 80-100 flooded and including four Central uni- Speaker Dilip Kumar Paul, votes in the forthcoming Lok aiming to achieve something abandoned mines in the area. versities,15 state universities who is from BJP, he said around Sabha polls by bringing in indirectly which it could not The Supreme Court had and 27 private universities. 15-20 lakh Hindu Bangladeshis three sensitive issues one after do directly. Such a situation is rapped the Meghalaya There are over 44,000 seats in are in Assam. Himanta Biswa another. PTI beyond comprehension and Government over the slow these universities. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | JANUARY 18, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Cyber problems Lax data protection norms and callous understanding of The Trump possibility security are making India a prime target for cyber criminals ata has been declared as the new Aesthetically repugnant as he may be, many of the US President’s policies, if he oil. Much like the early days of oil Dexploration by companies, there is walks the talk, represent an opportunity for India to further its national interest a rush to secure the most valuable data as soon as possible and extract, or rather mine it, for enrichment. But because data is not a physical asset, protecting it is a lot more complicated than safeguarding oil, gold or anything physical. Data, by its very nature of being amorphous, can reside any- where and everywhere in the world. One’s data on social networks is based in the ISHAN JOSHI United States, or possibly Ireland and maybe even Iceland. But it should not mat- f all the speeches, tweets and ter where one’s data resides as long as it is safe. Unfortunately, many Governments off-the-cuff remarks which together constitute President and intelligence agencies think otherwise. This is why the Indian Government Donald J Trump’s articulation has been insisting that online companies — from social media networks, email of the US’ global policy prior- service providers and even e-commerce majors — host their data within India. itiesO and ideological positions (or lack thereof), there has never been one that But the fact is that Indian agencies and companies, with possibly the excep- defines his presidency more than his tion of Indian financial services firms, have been very callous with data. Breaches address to the United Nations in end-2017. have led to copious amounts of Aadhaar information being inadvertently released. It was the most unambiguous speech by a world leader to the globe’s most Besides, several Indian mobile applications have had their data stolen. Phishing ambiguous institution in recent history. In attacks, which are not quite data breaches, are extremely common in India, given a sense, it was a rather effective exercise in low levels of digital literacy in a nation that is rapidly going online. The recent showing the mirror to the UN. He started off by putting the cat firmly among the Global Risks Report released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) highlight- pigeons by reminding the gathering that ed this fact. Of course, this is not to downplay other major risks that India faces, President Harry S Truman was instrumen- such as the tremendous fear of population displacement due to global warm- tal in establishing the UN as an organisa- ing, but data breaches in our country are extremely disturbing. tion specifically for post-WW II nation- states to help build democratic institutions In the aftermath of the right to privacy that the Supreme Court upheld, the in their respective countries that would Government should have urgently come up with a set of laws to enshrine that strengthen member-states’ sovereignty and right. Instead, it is moving after a more draconian set of laws that will intercept help them serve their citizens better. It was a timely intervention. After all, and store information, potentially violating the apex court’s ruling. Sure, there someone needed to juxtapose what was is an urgent need to control the spread of malafide information on social media, intended with what the UN has become — and there might be the need for the Government to control and register appli- a sinecure for the elite of various nations which passes ineffective and often unim- cations available on mobile phones. But it also needs to establish a set of laws plementable resolutions, an illiberal club which are ideologically com- are good to go! The reality, of Washington’s given this once- American conservative estab- that protects user data. While companies should be allowed to make money which has ended up bestowing legal rights mitted to undermining the course, is more complicated in-a-generation opportunity. lishment that the US’ contribu- from user data, these laws should outline what is kosher and what is not. to groups at the cost of the individual and global order premised on than that; for example, Saudi It is not only about meta-nar- tion to the UN budget is 22 per an organisation that happily tolerates nation-states or blocs thereof as Arabia should in an ideal world ratives but also the smaller cent of the total despite the US Unfortunately, it appears that there has been no urgency to introduce them unlike grotesque aberrations of a Libya or Sudan the primary unit of interaction. make it to any list of despotic issues on which there is an being just one of the UN’s 193 the triple talaq Bill simply because, as mentioned above, low levels of digital finding a place on its human rights coun- (North Korea and Syria, also Islamic regimes but it is neither emerging convergence of member-states. But he was literacy have meant that most Indians shrug off data breaches. This needs to cil, for example. attacked by Trump, represent in the US’ nor India’s interest views. quick to add even while Trump also laid out his doctrine for proxy threats for the US and are to proffer such a suggestion. For example, Trump was encouraging other members to change and advocates for data privacy should work towards greater digital lit- America’s place in the world which, over a discussion for elsewhere.) The situation, however, is not emphatic in telling the UN that contribute more that the invest- eracy programmes across the country instead of being talking heads. Because the past year and a bit since his speech, His definition of such so complicated as to not pro- pressure by its refugee organ- ment was worth it if peace and only when millions of Indians demand that their personal information be pro- seems to have been broadly accepted by the rogue nations as the “wicked vide New Delhi enough lever- isation on the US to allow global order could be delivered. American establishment though his style few” and his exhortation to age to make space for itself at refugees stateside was in effect The disproportionate tected, will it be secured. Instead, India remains the Wild West when it comes of doing things is, perfectly understandably, “decent nations not to become the high table, provided we dictatorial, chipped away at military/financial contribution to the internet. And until that changes, stories of data breaches and personal unacceptable to many, including the sim- bystanders” were just sound keep our domestic internal sovereignty and untenable. At of the US in terms of the influ- information being compromised will remain far too common. patico. But let us not confuse style with sub- and fury signifying American security situation under con- the cost of resettling one ence it has on the world body stance. This doctrine emphatically under- strategic interests, so they need trol, economic growth robust refugee in the US, we can help is a sentiment India is in a good lines the supremacy of the nation-state in not detain us here. But his and democratic institutions 10 make a better life in their position to exploit if it is adroit global interaction and/or cooperation frontal attack on bogus inter- ticking over despite the odd own countries, he said. New in the steps it needs to take to while championing sovereignty, security nationalism and exhortation to setback or two. Especially, Delhi, grappling with similar secure its strategic objectives. Let justice prevail and prosperity for them individually. all UN member nation-states to given Washington’s targeting as pressure despite not having The US President’s paean Crucially, he was careful to emphasise put their country first just as he articulated by Trump in his UN the economic wherewithal of to the nation-state and advo- the demonstration effect of robust, liber- was putting America first pro- speech of those nations which the US in regard to, say, accom- cacy of independent, strong, The swift elevation of two Supreme Court judges al, democracies even as he iterated that vides India the opportunity it support and promote the aims modating Rohingya refugees, prosperous countries guiding is raising more questions about probity Washington was not in favour of impos- needs to recalibrate its own of “Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, should obviously take note. It the UN as the best way to ing a way of life on others and was accept- place in the world at a time of Taliban and others”, the last- is the citizens of low-income secure peace in our time as f last year’s press conference by four ing of diversity in governance models geo-strategic flux. mentioned presumably keeping neighbouring countries who opposed to letting far-off, senior-most judges of the Supreme across the globe which may not albeit be In calling for a renewal of the door open for inclusion of bear the cost both of refugees faceless bureaucracies such as ideal. Where he was explicit was in calling the founding principle of the terrorist tanzeems operating fleeing conflict and oppression the UN have the deciding say ICourt, including current CJI Ranjan out Iran/Yemen, as corrupt, despotic UN, which is its member- in the Indian State of Jammu or plain economic migrants. is in consonance with the Gogoi, had compromised the pristine insti- (Islamist) dictatorships and states’ sovereignty, focussing on and Kashmir in this list. US emphasis on result/out- approach of the Indian deep tutional worth of the judiciary over its Cuba/Venezuela as corrupt, totalitarian outcomes not ideology and Of course, in isolating come-orientated global actions, state. It’s better to have people (Socialist) dictatorships. He did, of course, adhering to what may be pseudo-socialist totalitarian however, does require a funda- taking ownership of their capacity to be transparent and neutral, the take a swipe at Russia and China, without termed principled realism, the regimes and repressive Islamic mental reform of the United future rather than be led by a latest elevation of two Supreme Court naming them, for their expansionist moves US, if it continues down this theocracies — though that Nations itself. That is where the paternalistic global elite that in judges has further aggravated that issue. in the Ukraine and the South China Sea path, has opened up space for does not mean one doesn’t deal real opportunity for India lies the name of seeking mutual respectively as well. But there was a qual- India to attempt and secure its with them in one’s national if it can find common ground bliss-points ignores the For while that dealt with the system of allo- itative difference in the latter criticism, strategic interests in a substan- interest even if with a pinched with the US. For example, oppressive nature of the cation of case files, which some senior rooted as it was more in fighting both tial manner. To be facile, all we nose — Trump is focussed on given his transactional regimes that push this line. judges felt were not as part of due process- countries as global power competitors as need is to replace Iran with US interests; the trick for New approach, President Trump (The writer is an indepen- opposed to the “bogus internationalism” of Pakistan in the countries list- Delhi to pull off is to see how has been quick to articulate the dent journalist and commenta- es and seemed opaque and motivated, this the so-called Islamist/Socialist countries ed by Trump at the UN and we far our interests align with long-standing grouse of the tor based in New Delhi.) calls into question the wisdom and func- tioning of the collegium. Many questions remain with regard to the out-of-turn elevations of Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, S O U N D BITE Chief Justice of High Court, and Justice Sanjiv Khanna of Delhi High The compulsion of killing People make mistakes, The Indian Army is one Court to two of the five vacancies in the Supreme Court. Technically, there is Nations were built by militants/terrorists shouldn’t let's not go too far here. step ahead of Pakistan nothing wrong with supersession based on weightage to merit and excellence those with positive be treated as a cause for cel- I am sure whoever has and is giving a befitting mindsets and a national ebration. a great year would done it will realise and reply to every single of capabilities, something which has been honoured before and has had prece- vigour, not by the com- be one in which no young come out a better ceasefire violation. dents. But when the supersession concerns 32 judges, then questions are raised. pulsive contrarians. man would join militancy. person. Northern Command Like why the collegium, headed by none other than Gogoi, overturned deci- Union Minister NC leader Former Indian captain chief sions taken by it in December about elevating two other competent names and —Arun Jaitley —Omar Abdullah —Sourav Ganguly —Lt Gen Ranbir Singh the government rushed to appoint the new nominees? And why five names were not cleared together instead of a staggered format? Agreed, internecine matters pertaining to the highest court of the land must be kept within a cer- L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR tain framework of civility, decorum and not laid open to public speculation but considering the rumblings are now galloping with a frequency and the judicia- Choose wisely debacle, May should have ideally resigned, like former Prime ry is in the end the most public of institutions, a fair amount of procedural trans- Treading the right path on Citizenship Bill Minister David Cameron did, parency is but expected. Naturally, everybody would want to know why 32 judges, Sir — This refers to the editor- but that was not to be. In fact, she who have been considered good enough for their courts, were overlooked en ial, “Karnataka drama” (January his refers to the article, “Historical injustice” has survived the no-confidence 16). The turmoil that has brewed (January 15) by A Surya Prakash. The writer has motion as well. bloc and had there been a fair bit of reasoning, nobody would be attributing in Karnataka makes it amply Trendered a great public service by highlighting an May’s victory has, however, ulterior motives to the process of appointment. Also, it would not have demor- clear that our leaders, irrespective important issue of minority communities, namely, given her temporary respite. She alised Chief Justices and judges of High Courts, who have worked hard to ascend of the party they belong to, are Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Zoroastrians, Buddhists and will have to come up with an hungry for power and money. Christians of Pakistan and Bangladesh, who had to leave alternative Brexit plan in no time. tiers of seniority, to suddenly find that criterion being set aside arbitrarily instead Given the ugly scenes in their motherland in the face of persecution. They had By agreeing to leave the EU, of being aligned with merit as it is with all other public services. Such ambigu- Karnataka as also in other States, no other option but to take shelter in India, mostly in Britain had inflicted upon itself ity leads to theories of pressure from the executive or charges of favouritism it is now understood that split Jammu, after Partition and later after the birth of self-harm. With such a massive election verdicts only fan more Bangladesh in 1971. Ever since independence, Indian divide among people across the and encourages more speculation about the impartiality of a verdict. political games played by politi- Governments, beginning with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Narendra Modi and his Government refugees are now society, no one knows what lies Although the Congress may be joining the demand for transparency now, cal parties. It’s high time voters Nehru, under the plea of the policy of secularism, being granted their citizenship rights. There was no way ahead and what should be done. fact was judicial appointments were known to be politically expedient through cast their mandate decisively and refused to grant citizenship to these unfortunate these non-Muslim minorities could have gone back to Some support no deal at all, oth- get themselves a stable and good migrants, who were forced to flee their places of birth their original homes and survived. To look at this human ers want no Brexit at all. The best the 70s, the establishment patronage mattering more than individual capabili- Government they all deserve. because of their radical Islam-centric policies. These problem from the prism of secularism would be trag- option, however, is to get back to ty. That process has come a long way since with ex-chief Justice Dipak Misra Sumit refugees somehow managed to survive, thanks to local ic and lunatic. the EU and seek better term. But making it mandatory for the collegium members to list their reasons for choos- Via email people’s generosity. M Ratan then, where is the time? March 29 Via email ing candidates in the public domain, thereby streamlining the selection process. Thanks to the broad-mindedness of Prime Minister will be the deciding day. Criticise with logic There are around 1.3 million Perhaps it is the objective questionnaire of ticking off and crossing boxes on a people living in 27 European judge’s reputation, integrity and appreciation that makes this exercise a numer- eration to the Government dur- ly and logically. Did Kharge not Political upheaval countries, while 3.8 million EU ical rather than a comparative assessment of strengths. Though the Supreme Sir — This refers to Congress ing its term. On the contrary, it protest against the selection of citizens are residing in the United leader Mallikarjun Kharge’s frequently indulged in Modi bait- Verma as the CBI director? Kingdom. The interest of both Court rejected the National Judicial Appointment Commission, arguing how widen- demand to make public the find- ing and hating without caring Undoubtedly, fair, sound and Sir — This refers to the editorial, sides needs to be taken into ing the purview of selections by including politicians and civil society notables ings of the Central Vigilance about the nation’s interest. logical criticism is an imperative “What next for Britain” (January account. Indeed, Britain is going violated the constitutional requirement of separating the judiciary and maintain- Commission (CVC) that led to Alok Verma, formerly the for democratic politics but arro- 17). Britain Prime Minister through one of its worst the sacking of Alok Verma. director of the Central Bureau of gant demeanour, errant behav- Theresa May’s withdrawal plan political crises. ing its independence, the collegium, as it appears today, is clearly at risk of being Kharge’s demand isn’t surprising Investigation (CBI), was sacked iour and vicious rant are consid- from the European Union suf- Bal Govind seen as an oligarchical rather than a fair entity. The Supreme Court, by virtue given that the Congress, being the on a majority decision taken by ered as vile practices that demean fered a historic defeat in the Noida of being at the peak of the judicial pyramid, has to appear just and inspire pub- main Opposition party, never the high-level selection commit- the democratic spirit. House of Commons and was ever generated any constructive tee. No comment in this regard Nimai Charan Swain overwhelmingly rejected by a Send your feedback to: lic confidence in its probity, not fuel public doubts. idea or extended friendly coop- deems appropriate, both moral- Bhubaneswar margin of 230 votes. Post this [email protected] LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | JANUARY 18, 2019 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN POINTCOUNTERPOINT Hidden yet IF HE (AMIT SHAH) CONTINUES TO DESTABILISE THE THERE MAY BE A CURE FOR FLU BUT IT IS KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT, HE WILL HAVE TO DEAL DIFFICULT TO FIND A CURE FOR THE MENTAL impending risk WITH EVEN MORE SERIOUS DISEASES. STATE OF CONGRESS LEADERS. Greater corporate leverage means firms are less able to —CONGRESS MP —UNION MINISTER withstand negative shocks to income or asset values, HARIPRASAD PIYUSH GOYAL say MEGHA JAIN and AISHWARYA NAGPAL ne of the underlying problems faced by firms is to finance assets. As per key principles of financial management, a Oproper mix of debt and equity capital is the foremost financ- ing decision towards an assertive governance framework. Interestingly, despite seminal concerns against value creation Unsung human rights for women through debt financing, debt has been an integral part of a typ- ical corporate leverage. Leverage refers to lever action. In the capital structure, debt is a bar to move greater Returns on Equity. It is imperative that access to quality family planning information and Corporate debt of non-financial firms across major economies rose from around four trillion dollar in 2004 to over $18 trillion services is easy and women are given the power of choice and decision-making in 2014, thereby indicating rapid acceleration of debt growth. Average emerging market corporate debt-to-GDP ratio, too, widened by 26 per cent in the same period but with marked het- erogeneity. As per the IMF (2014), the debt-to-equity ratio of India’s corporate sector stood at 83 per cent, the highest among emerging market peers. Although rising emerging market cor- porate leverage can bestow significant benefits, such as expe- diting productive investment and economic growth, reflecting a healthy financial system, but ultimately, it raises concerns relat- ed to sensitivity to imminent shocks and crisis situation. High debt levels, relative to equity in corporate balance sheets, create leverage, which can accentuate losses to owners and SWAPNA MAJUMDAR generate elevated debt service requirements. This can in turn lead to exacerbated cash flow stress, deteriorating credit wor- hen 17-year-old Suguna Devi, a thiness and debt rollover risks. Moreover, if credit risk is under- resident of Khagaria district of priced, spikes in default rates may permeate through the finan- Bihar, had her first child with- cial system as investors and creditors, including the banking in a year of her marriage, cele- system, will incur losses. One of the important alterations in the brations were short-lived. Born corporate leverage structure in emerging markets like India is Wprematurely and underweight, the infant died a its ever-changing composition. couple of days later. Within a month of this Though loans still constitute the largest component of the tragedy, Suguna became pregnant again. corporate debt, the proportion of bonds has been rapidly increas- Fortunately, this time, her daughter survived. But ing — from nine per cent of overall debt in 2004 to 17 per cent giving birth in quick succession had made Suguna weak. After three months of struggle to of overall debt in 2014 — with a majority of the increase mate- take proper care of her baby, Suguna realised that rialising after the global financial crisis of 2008. However, the she was going to be a mother again. acceleration of corporate issuance since the crisis is largely According to the National Family Health explained by global push factors. The growth and changing com- Survey (NFHS-4) statistics, 13 per cent of cur- position of corporate leverage can mainly be attributed to an rently married women are not using contracep- unprecedented monetary expansion in advanced economies and tion. Yet, they either want to stop having chil- a shift in the global financial landscape. A preponderant factor dren or want to wait for two or more years before has been the accommodative global monetary policy that has having their next child. Access to contraception BY PROVIDING jolted emerging markets. can help the woman take this decision. She can INFORMATION ABOUT Through these channels, expansionary global monetary con- decide how many children she wants and will not REPRODUCTIVE AND be compelled by circumstances. Providing con- SEXUAL HEALTH AS ditions can facilitate greater corporate leverage through relax- traceptive information, services and supplies so need in the State is the fact that teenage sons why girls are unable to exercise ceptive choices, trained counsellors at ation of emerging market borrowing constraints, owing to wide- as to allow women and girls take their own deci- WELL AS birth rate stands at 12.2 per cent. This agency. Bihar not only has the highest these family planning counselling desks spread availability of lower-cost funding and appreciated col- sion was what India had promised seven years CONTRACEPTIVE is the third highest among 20 States in number of child marriages in India can help couples space their children. lateral values. To cite an example, as monetary policy becomes ago at the 2012 London Summit on Family CHOICES, TRAINED the country after West Bengal (18.3 per (39.1 per cent) — the national incidence Since unmet contraceptive needs lead expansionary in developed countries, Central banks will have Planning (FP2020). India had pledged to expand COUNSELLORS CAN cent) and Assam (13.6 per cent). While of child marriage among girls aged to unwanted fertility, an increased use to respond in part by keeping their rates lower in order to alle- access to contraceptive choices to its 45 million HELP COUPLES adolescent pregnancy raises the risk of between 10 and 18 years is 4.5 per cent, of temporary methods to stop child- viate pressures on their currencies. Thus, the key risk associ- women, who do not use any modern contracep- SPACE THEIR mother and child death, what further according to NFHS-4 — the State also bearing may lower total fertility signif- ated with mounting emerging market corporate leverage is rever- tion method, by 2020. CHILDREN. THE increases the risk for these teenage has the maximum number of districts icantly. Family planning counselling sal of post-crisis accommodative global financial conditions. But as statistics show, this goal is unlikely FAMILY PLANNING births is their low Body Mass Index (20 out of 38) in the country that corners can give women the freedom Firms, that are most leveraged, stand to endure the sharpest to be reached. The 2015-16 NFHS data showed COUNSELING (BMI). Approximately, 45.2 per cent of remains plagued by child marriage. to defer having children by using tem- that huge gaps still exist. Of the 45 million CORNERS CAN GIVE the girls, aged 15-18 years in the State, So, in Khagaria district, which has porary contraceptive methods. And rise in their debt-service costs, once monetary policy rates in women, 31 million are not using any contracep- have a BMI less than 18 kg/m, indicat- the highest prevalence of child marriage counselling is a crucial component in advanced economies rise. Furthermore, interest rate risk can tion. Further, the report found 14 million WOMEN THE ing that they are underweight. Further, in the State, it is not uncommon to see decision-making. be aggravated by rollover and currency risks. Although bond women used unreliable traditional methods, FREEDOM TO DEFER 60.3 per cent of the women aged early marriage that is followed by If couples are educated and allowed finance tends to have longer maturities than bank finance, it expos- which enhanced the risk of pregnancy by three HAVING CHILDREN BY between 15 and 49 years suffer from quick motherhood. The percentage of to make an informed choice, based on es firms to more volatile financial market conditions. In addi- times when compared to using modern meth- USING TEMPORARY anaemia. This means that the chances girls marrying below the legal age of the advantages and disadvantages of tion, local currency depreciation associated with rising policy ods (birth control pills, condoms, sterilisation CONTRACEPTIVE of post-partum haemorrhage, especial- marriage in Khagaria is 34.4 (NFHS-4). contraceptives available, they will want rates in advanced economies would make it increasingly diffi- and intrauterine devices). METHODS. ly for these 3.5 lakh teenage births in Not only is the high percentage of family planning services. There is a cult for emerging market firms to service their foreign curren- What is surprising is that despite a decline COUNSELLING IS A Bihar, are higher and expose the early marriage in rural Bihar (91.4 per clear relationship between TFR and cy-denominated debts if they are not hedged adequately. in India’s total fertility rate (the average number CRUCIAL women and girls to maternal mortali- cent) worrying but the fact is also that contraceptive prevalence rate. Data In the backdrop of recent occurrences, the contraction of of children that would be born per woman in her COMPONENT IN ty and morbidity. The survival of chil- 78.9 per cent of the marriages in the age has shown that where there is very low life) — from 2.7 children per woman in 2005- DECISION-MAKING dren, who are underweight, and that of group between 15 and 19 occur among contraceptive prevalence, fertility is very global bank lending (mainly via deleveraging in certain banking 06 to 2.2 in 2015-16 — there was also a drop in anaemic mothers is also bleak. Bihar’s the poor households (2018 NCPCR- high as is in Bihar. In States like Tamil systems) has been replaced by expansion of capital market lend- contraceptive use (any method) — from 56.3 per infant mortality rate (IMR) is 38 per Young Lives study). Poverty often Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, fertility is ing via bond issuance. These shifts from bank lending to cap- cent in 2005-06 to 53.5 per cent in 2015-16 1,000 live births compared to 34 for the means that education remains out of lower because contraceptive preva- ital markets, and the shift of foreign exchange risk from bank (NFHS-4). There has also been a decline in the rest of the country. reach for these girls. A 2017 Population lence is much higher. balance sheets to corporate balance sheets, are aggravated by use of modern methods of contraception — from High-risk births occur because Council study found that two in three By providing an appropriate range the recent phase of exceptional low interest rates and quanti- 48.5 per cent in 2005-06 to 47.8 per cent in 2015- girls and women are unable to under- unmarried girls and less than one in of contraceptive services, India can avert tative ease in developed economies. In non-financial sectors, 16 — even though more contraception methods stand the risks of early pregnancy. Nor seven married girls were currently in 23.9 million births and prevent one mil- leverage can symbolise a source of systemic financial instabil- are now available for free under India’s family are they empowered to delay or space school. Families appeared to invest less lion infant deaths and over 42,000 ity as it can amplify changes in fundamentals and make house- planning programme. their pregnancies. Bihar has the lowest in girls with 41 per cent of unmarried maternal deaths by 2020. It has been holds, Governments and non-financial businesses more But Khagaria’s high Total Fertility Rate spacing time duration (44.4 per cent) girls not attending school regularly. proven that as contraceptive use rises, (TFR) of four is a clear indication that contra- with approximately 15 lakh high-risk Once they are married, fertility for maternal and infant deaths decline. It is responsive to shocks. ception services still elude women. Moreover, this pregnancies, compared to the nation- women like Suguna begins too young. estimated that MMR could be reduced Mounting debt burden in developing economies is certain- high TFR has not only remained unchanged over al average of 51.9 per cent. Less than Lack of information, coupled with by a third through spacing of births. A ly endangering prospects for global growth. Finally, corporate the last decade but surpasses both State and three years between pregnancies inability to access reproductive and Lancet study has shown that India distress could readily be transmitted to the financial sector and national TFR, which stands at 3.3 and 2.2 respec- enhances the risk of maternal and child sexual health services, means too would save $18.2 billion in consump- contribute to adverse feedback loops. Greater corporate lever- tively. Therefore, not much has changed in terms mortality. This is also a big reason for many and frequent pregnancies. But tion expenditure in 2020 if the FP2020 age can render firms less able to withstand negative shocks to of usage of contraceptive services over the last high Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) by ensuring that adolescents are aware goal were to be achieved. This would income or asset values. This vulnerability has implications on 10 years. Incidentally, Bihar retains its position in Bihar, which stands at 208 per of the services available to them and also improve the chances of achieving the financial system partly because corporate debt constitutes as the State with the highest TFR in India of 3.3 100,000 live births, as per Sample educating them about their sexual and the Sustainable Development Goal a significant share of emerging market banks’ assets. Shocks children per woman, according to UN Fund for Registration System survey 2015. This reproductive health, the Government (SDG) 3.7 goal of eliminating unmet to the corporate sector could quickly spill over to the financial Population Activities’ report titled, ‘The State of is way above the national MMR of 130. can help them plan their pregnancy. needs by 2030. But it is imperative that World Population 2018’. Every woman should be able to This is where family planning cor- access to quality family planning infor- sector and generate a vicious cycle as banks curtail lending. One of the reasons for this is that nearly 41 decide whether, when and how many ners located at public health centres in mation and services is ensured and From a policy-making outlook, it only reflects the value of the per cent of the population in Bihar has an unmet children she wants to have. But sever- Bihar have a pivotal role to play. By pro- women are given the power of choice Government stepping up to the plate on public investment. demand for modern contraceptive methods. This al factors prevent her from doing so. viding information about reproductive in planning their families. (The writers are Senior Research Scholars, Faculty of is the highest in our country. Coupled with unmet Early marriage is one of the major rea- and sexual health as well as on contra- (The writer is a senior journalist) Management Studies, University of Delhi) Essentials for a progressive alliance Given their recent experiment during the by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, where the SP and BSP registered a combined victory, they are confident that their alliance at the national level will be a success. But both elections are different and the deal needs some fine-tuning to emerge victorious Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh test on 37 seats. Gujarat model as a precursor of devel- parties a hammer to beat the Modi that vary every passing day and can Pradesh was represented by BJP stal- Yadav joined hands. The BSP and SP Plain arithmetic shows that the opment and promised achche din to Government. To top it all, the agrar- impact the result, which can be unex- wart Hukum Singh. In all these seats, contested the 1993 Uttar Pradesh alliance between the SP and BSP can the people. Just four to five months ian crisis, including non-payment of pected sometimes. A sitting law- SP, BSP and RLD contested unitedly. elections as allies. Uttar Pradesh once give jitters to the BJP because in 2014, before the 2014 elections, signals cane arrears and stray cattle menace maker of the SP said that on the face But in politics, people say, by-elec- again became a crucible of political the saffron party and its allies got 43 were clear that the Congress would not in Uttar Pradesh, has made the BJP of it, party workers are happy that the tions cannot predict the outcome of experiments, to see whether ‘caste’ per cent votes, which translated into return to power and this time, unpopular among the masses. SP entered into an alliance with the the general elections. This holds true could get the better of religion, because 73 seats in Uttar Pradesh. The party Narendra Modi would head the coun- In this scenario, the SP-BSP BSP but results cannot be depicted for the 2019 elections too. One thing in local parlance, it is believed that reli- won 71 seats on its own — the high- try. Even in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP alliance seems to be a potent combi- merely on the basis of the 2014 elec- is clear that in Uttar Pradesh, where BISWAJEET BANERJEE gion is the glue that binds all castes. est tally in Uttar Pradesh — and its gained ground after the Muzaffarnagar nation to take on the BJP. Even as the tion. “In 2014, there was a wave in caste plays an important role, selection fter the demolition of the Babri The result was an eye-opener for all. allay, Apna Dal, won two seats. On the pogrom, which divided western Uttar Congress will not be a part of the favour of Modi but in 2019, there is no of candidates will be of paramount Masjid in 1992, the then Chief The alliance decimated the BJP and its other hand, SP got 22 per cent votes Pradesh along sharp religious lines. alliance, and its leaders have declared wave either for or against the BJP. importance. A leader, who is popu- AMinister of Uttar Pradesh, count came down from 221 to 108 and and BSP, 20 per cent, while the Reports of exodus of Hindu families that the grand old party will contest People are angry with the ruling lar and is working with the people, can Kalyan Singh, resigned because his Mulayam Singh Yadav became the Congress secured six per cent. SP won from Kairana and Shamli further the election separately, theoretically, it party but that anger needs to be trans- turn the situation in favour of the Government failed to protect the dis- Chief Minister. five seats — all of them in the so-called added fuel to an already communal- seems that the SP-BSP alliance will formed into votes. This is a tedious job alliance. But if a candidate is given a puted structure despite having given In the last 26 years, much water Yadav belt, while the Congress was vic- ly surcharged atmosphere. sweep the 2019 Lok Sabha election and and needs to be meticulously worked ticket merely because he is rich but has an assurance in the Supreme Court has flown down the Gomati river and torious only in Amethi and Rae Bareli The situation in 2019, however, is will win around 50 seats out of a pos- on,” he said. no roots among the masses, could that the (BJP) the BSP and SP have once again decid- which are the party’s pocket boroughs. different. The BJP is now facing anti- sible 80 in Uttar Pradesh. Yogendra What has given the Opposition prove catastrophic for the alliance. Government will ensure protection ed to join hands. This time, the man- Interestingly, all these parties con- incumbency. Decisions like demoneti- Yadav, the psephologist, has claimed confidence is the results to by-elections Second, merely announcing and security of the mosque. This inci- tle is in the hands of BSP chief tested elections against each other. sation and the haphazard implemen- that if the BJP, BSP and SP are able to in various States. In Uttar Pradesh alliance will not unite caste base of both dent led to another bout of State elec- Mayawati and SP president Akhilesh Moreover, in 2014, the then Congress- tation of the Goods and Service Tax retain their vote percentage of 43 per itself, a united Opposition defeated the parties at the ground level. Both lead- tions in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP was Yadav. On January 12, they made the led UPA Government, which was sup- have made the BJP Government cent, 20 per cent and 22 per cent, BJP in Gorakhpur, Phuplur and ers need to chalk out a strategy to bring confident that it would return to silhouette of this alliance public with ported by SP and BSP from the out- unpopular among the masses. The respectively (which these parties got Kairana parliamentary elections. a thaw between intermediary castes power, riding high on the Hindutva both parties deciding to contest 38 side, was facing massive corruption Centre for Monitoring Indian in 2014), the BJP will win 41 seats, Gorakhpur was said to be the BJP’s like the Yadavs, Kurmis and Dalits, wave that swept the country then. seats each and leaving four seats for charges and the mood of the people Economy in its recent study said that which is 32 less than its tally of 2014, citadel, where Chief Minister who otherwise are always at logger- Kalyan Singh emerged as the Hindu other parties, which include Amethi was against the ruling regime. over 35 lakh people have lost jobs while the BSP-SP alliance will get 41 Adityanath Yogi had won five times in heads at the village level. If the sense mascot and the 1993 election was con- and Rae Bareli for the Congress and In this scenario, the BJP played a because of demonetisation when seats, up by 36 seats, compared to the a row. Deputy Chief Minister Keshav of unity does not percolate down, it tested around him and Ram Mandir. two others for the Rashtriya Lok Dal shrewd political card by projecting the high-value currency notes were culled last elections. Prasad Maurya, too, won the Phulpur, will be a requiem for the alliance. Amid this political cacophony, (RLD). Later, developments showed then Chief Minister of Gujarat, in one go in 2016. Issues of lack of But then, elections are not a constituency in 2014. Both leaders (The writer is Executive Director Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder that SP was ready to give another seat Narendra Modi, as the party’s prime employment and alleged corruption in game of psephology. They are based vacated their seats after they joined the (News) with Lucknow edition of The Kanshi Ram and the then Samajwadi to RLD from its quota. So it will con- ministerial candidate. The BJP sold the the Rafale deal gave the Opposition on permutations and combinations State Cabinet. Kairana in western Uttar Pioneer). LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | JANUARY 18, 2019 money 10

Flipkart India raises `1,431 cr from Naresh Goyal offers to invest Adani to foray into Singapore-based parent firm PTI n NEW DELHI policy norms for e-commerce `700 crore in Jet Airways firms with foreign investment. petrochemicals lipkart India, the wholesale The new rules — effective PTI n NEW DELHI Code,” Goyal, who currently shareholding be at least 25 per Farm of Walmart-owned e- from February 1 — bar online holds 51 per cent stake in the air- cent”, Goyal said. commerce company Flipkart, marketplaces with foreign et Airways chairman Naresh line, said. When shareholding of Shares of the airline rose PTI n NEW DELHI majority,” it said. continues to be a very large has received about `1,431 crore investments from selling prod- JGoyal has offered to invest up an entity in a listed company over 5 per cent to close at The companies did not give importer of petrochemicals given from its Singapore-based par- ucts of the companies where to `700 crore in the crisis-hit goes beyond a certain threshold, `284.80 on the BSE. Stock illionaire Gautam Adani- details of the joint venture. the rapid expansion of the mid- ent, according to documents they hold stakes, and ban exclu- airline as well as pledge all his then the open offer requirement exchange BSE has sought clar- run Adani Group will The potential investment dle class, and this leads to a sig- filed with the Corporate Affairs sive marketing arrangements. shares on the condition that his is triggered under Sebi’s ification from Jet Airways on Bpartner German chemi- comprises the development, con- nificant outflow of precious for- Ministry. Another provision states stake does not fall below 25 per Takeover Code. Goyal’s proposal to infuse `700 cal giant BASF to foray into the struction and operation of pro- eign exchange. Our partnership The parent entity was issued that the inventory of a vendor cent, according to a letter. State (SBI) is crore into the airline subject to petrochemicals sector with a duction plants, including propane with BASF is a big step forward 4.86 lakh shares in Flipkart will be seen as controlled by a Amid the full-service car- the lead lender of a consortium certain conditions. `16,000 crore factory at dehydrogenation (PDH), oxo in enabling our country’s ‘Make India at a price of about `29,400 marketplace, if over 25 per cent rier grappling with financial of Indian banks that has pro- On Thursday, the SBI said Mundra in Gujarat. C4 complex (butanols and 2- in India’ program, as this part- per share, the documents of the vendor’s purchases are woes, Goyal has written to SBI vided loans to the airline, and the lenders were considering a res- Besides investing in the ethyl hexanol), glacial acrylic nership will allow us to produce showed. Flipkart had invested from the marketplace entity, chairman Rajnish Kumar with stakeholders are considering a olution plan for Jet Airways to chemical factory, BASF will acid (GAA), butyl acrylate (BA) in Mundra several of the chem- `2,190 crore in Flipkart India in including the latter’s wholesale reference to the resolution plan resolution for Jet Airways that is ensure long-term viability of also invest in wind and solar and potentially other down- icals along the C3 chemical December last year. unit. under discussion and in view facing acute financial problems. the debt-laden company. power plant at the site to meet stream products. value chain that we are current- The latest fund infusion Both Amazon and Flipkart of Etihad’s position, “despite the On December 31, 2018, the The airline, on Wednesday, the electricity requirement of “The products are predom- ly importing.” comes at a time when Flipkart have approached the govern- significant cash crunch and carrier defaulted on a loan said discussions were “pro- the unit, the two companies inantly for the Indian market to Mundra’s infrastructure is faces challenges on the regula- ment seeking extension on the imminent grounding, which repayment to the consortium. gressing well” with stakehold- said in a statement. serve a wide range of local indus- ideally suited to enable chemi- tory front in the form of new deadline. the airline is facing”. “I am informed that under ers on a comprehensive reso- The BASF will hold a tries, including construction, cals production, and Adani The letter also comes Indian law, amounts payable by lution plan that also contem- majority controlling stake in automotive and coatings, whose Group’s ability to deliver renew- against the backdrop of strate- the company to promoter plates equity infusion and con- the new venture. It will, how- growing demand is currently able power makes this a unique gic partner Etihad reportedly group entities, should be treat- sequent changes in its board of ever, hold a minority interest in supplied via imports, thus sup- partnership on several fronts, he Larsen & Toubro Infotech acquires putting forward strict condi- ed at par with the other over- directors. The airline, on the power venture. porting the ‘Make in India’ ini- said. “BASF’s intention to invest tions, including that Goyal due creditors of the company Wednesday, issued two state- The BASF SE and Adani tiative,” the statement said. in a major new site for the Ruletronics for $7.48 mn should give up control, for and the same, upon conversion ments saying that it was work- Group signed a Memorandum of Headquartered in acrylics value chain in India infusing funds into the airline. into equity is considered as ing on various cost cutting Understanding (MoU) on the eve Ahmedabad, Adani Group is one clearly demonstrates our strong New Delhi (PTI): Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI) on Thursday Goyal said he was com- cash,” Goyal said in the letter. measures, debt reduction and of the Vibrant Gujarat Global of India’s largest integrated infra- and long-term commitment to said it had acquired Ruletronics for an enterprise value of USD mitted to an “infusion of funds He has also sought a fair funding options. Summit 2019 “to evaluate a structure conglomerates with our Indian customers. 7.48 million (about `53 crore). Ruletronics enables businesses to into the company to the extent and equitable resolution in the In the wake of financial major joint investment in the interests in resources (coal min- “Together with the Adani transform and evolve digitally by providing innovative business of `700 crore” and pledging all best interests of the airline and problems, the airline has also acrylics value chain”, they said. ing and trading), logistics (ports, Group, we would have the process management and customer relationship management solu- his shares. This is subject to the all its shareholders. deferred deliveries of Boeing This would be BASF’s logistics, shipping and rail), ener- opportunity to provide our cus- tions leveraging ‘Pega’ Platform. The enterprise value payable for condition that his shareholding “I respectfully submit that 737 MAX planes. The airline largest investment in India to gy (renewable and thermal tomers with high-quality chem- the acquisition of 100 per cent share capital of Ruletronics is USD post such infusion is at least 25 unless my shareholding goes was to induct 11 Boeing 737 date, it said without giving power generation, transmission icals and support them in grow- 7.48 million, including up-front consideration and earn-outs, LTI per cent, he said in the letter. below 10 per cent and/or my MAX planes by March this year details. A feasibility study will be and distribution), agro (com- ing their business. With our pro- said in a BSE filing. “The acquisition will strengthen the compa- “Should this not be possible, group is not represented on the and so far it has taken delivery completed by the end of 2019. modities, edible oil, food prod- duction powered by renewable ny’s rapidly growing digital business with a suite of capabilities in then I would not be able to board, I would continue to be of only five such aircraft. “According to the MoU, ucts, cold storage and grain energy, we would be able to min- Pega implementation in establishing BPM roadmap and strate- infuse any funds or pledge my held out as a promoter, and be The Civil Aviation BASF and Adani want to estab- silos), real estate, public transport imize our impact on the envi- gy, customer services, RPA and decisioning,” it added. shares, unless Sebi accords me faced with the attendant expo- Ministry, on Wednesday, lish a joint venture with an infrastructure, consumer finance ronment,” said Martin Ruletronics, whose current industry strength lies across insur- an exemption permitting me to sures/risks of being a promot- expressed hope that the airline, investment totaling about Euro and defence sectors. Brudermüller, chairman of the ance, banking, health care and retail segments, had reported rev- increase my reduced stake (if it er,” Goyal said in the letter its strategic partner Etihad and 2 billion (about `16,000 crore), Gautam Adani, chairman of Board of Executive Directors, enue of USD 3.35 million in FY18. The closing of the transaction is to be below 25 per cent) with- dated January 16. Hence, it is lenders reach a “common plan” in which BASF will hold the the Adani Group, said, “India BASF SE. — paid in cash — is expected to get completed within eight weeks. out triggering the Takeover only fair and equitable that “our to deal with the situation.

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369.50 360.00 366.65 BAJFINANCE 2574.00 2586.55 2527.05 2531.15 -38.70 MOTILALOFS 660.00 694.00 641.05 679.70 SIEMENS 1057.45 1068.75 1052.40 1062.20 UBL 1429.95 1429.95 1403.60 1410.25 ESSELPRO 110.20 111.00 108.35 110.70 IBULHSGFIN 838.00 853.45 811.05 816.00 -13.60 STAR 526.05 531.00 522.00 528.35 CEATLTD 1244.95 1244.95 1221.70 1232.35 PARAGMILK 243.00 243.30 238.00 239.60 PGHH 9959.85 9998.00 9892.75 9981.10 BAJAJFINSV 6466.00 6485.00 6336.05 6354.95 -109.90 VENKYS 2330.00 2376.90 2296.00 2336.60 ASHOKA 132.10 136.40 132.05 134.65 JKTYRE 100.25 102.00 100.25 100.85 LAURUSLABS 377.00 380.00 375.00 377.50 SBIN 303.90 304.35 295.60 297.40 -5.75 INDIANB 259.95 262.50 255.95 260.75 PERSISTENT 555.75 564.60 545.25 548.15 ITDCEM 119.85 122.20 118.60 120.20 JYOTHYLAB 198.10 198.10 196.20 196.45 EICHERMOT 20800.00 20847.75 20160.45 20335.00 -400.70 SUNTECK 343.85 359.00 341.00 346.85 RADICO 415.10 417.20 411.10 412.60 TATACOFFEE 100.15 100.30 98.20 98.50 IOB 14.55 14.69 14.44 14.48 ZEEL 453.40 457.05 434.20 440.80 -11.30 MCX 757.95 758.00 745.00 750.90 MFSL 458.00 461.65 455.60 457.00 TIMKEN 579.00 596.30 575.00 579.55 MAHLOG 515.90 520.00 495.00 502.75 YESBANK 209.25 209.55 200.25 200.65 -7.70 IBREALEST 85.85 87.20 85.50 85.75 MINDACORP 150.10 155.40 150.10 154.55 MMTC 29.35 29.35 28.70 28.85 VTL 1111.00 1111.00 1063.00 1082.65 GODREJCP 776.00 796.00 770.00 792.35 APOLLOHOSP 1350.00 1358.05 1345.10 1350.20 ABBOTINDIA 8125.00 8343.00 8055.00 8186.60 WABCOINDIA 6405.00 6465.00 6375.80 6403.80 SUNPHARMA 455.00 455.40 422.50 423.80 -30.00 LTI 1772.05 1797.75 1767.05 1774.95 VGUARD 208.25 208.25 203.85 206.95 KANSAINER 466.95 466.95 447.00 448.55 CERA 2613.00 2675.00 2588.15 2598.80 NIFTY NEXT 50 NBCC 60.45 60.45 58.30 58.95 HSCL 135.35 135.80 131.05 131.85 JMFINANCIL 89.80 90.05 87.05 87.30 HEIDELBERG 150.15 152.50 149.45 152.00 CADILAHC 353.10 358.75 351.00 355.95 SREINFRA 33.75 34.40 33.00 33.40 BDL 291.50 296.75 288.30 292.75 VBL 825.00 827.95 820.15 824.10 NIITTECH 1224.80 1230.00 1207.00 1223.80 RBLBANK 575.55 575.95 566.65 571.10 RAMCOCEM 637.55 637.55 625.40 628.30 SCHNEIDER 98.00 98.60 97.25 97.45 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE OBEROIRLTY 454.00 461.25 451.90 459.80 APLAPOLLO 1141.00 1181.00 1121.05 1162.35 NIACL 183.00 188.70 182.00 185.30 FORBESCO 2220.10 2274.80 2220.10 2223.80 NIFTY NEXT 50 27779.35 27847.45 27619.85 27710.65 -17.00 DABUR 425.10 426.15 417.75 420.20 AVANTI 383.20 387.15 377.10 378.65 VINATIORGA 1592.25 1609.00 1560.00 1594.00 HONAUT 21960.00 22100.00 21565.00 21907.15 BHEL 68.60 70.40 68.00 70.05 1.70 IDFCFIRSTB 48.90 49.00 47.05 47.30 WELCORP 129.55 129.75 123.70 124.10 MERCK 3243.45 3245.00 3136.60 3176.90 EMAMILTD 436.15 437.95 432.40 436.35 AEGISLOG 209.50 209.50 205.50 205.65 GODREJCP 778.30 798.00 775.00 793.00 18.05 PNB 84.85 85.05 83.00 84.35 DISHTV 36.30 36.35 34.75 34.85 ALBK 44.70 44.85 44.00 44.50 GESHIP 310.00 314.40 306.60 308.95 ITDC 311.40 313.50 307.10 307.90 ICICIGI 858.00 880.00 857.65 877.10 16.80 SONATSOFTW 307.20 332.00 307.20 313.30 POWERGRID 192.15 194.65 191.50 194.25 MGL 899.50 905.10 890.95 899.60 TEJASNET 223.20 225.85 220.45 222.20 ELGIEQUIP 262.40 267.60 262.40 265.15 LICHSGFIN 485.00 494.30 485.00 490.00 8.15 ASHOKLEY 94.10 94.40 93.00 93.15 JAICORPLTD 113.65 114.80 110.70 111.35 JINDALSAW 81.00 81.15 78.90 79.45 GDL 119.00 119.00 112.90 113.70 LAOPALA 222.00 224.95 213.00 215.95 IDEA 36.40 37.15 36.00 37.00 0.60 M&MFIN 441.00 458.35 441.00 447.55 ULTRACEMCO 3888.05 3915.00 3814.25 3852.25 CHENNPETRO 262.20 268.05 262.20 265.95 NILKAMAL 1402.50 1402.50 1359.80 1365.40 CRISIL 1650.05 1660.00 1639.95 1641.40 HDFCLIFE 387.50 392.50 384.10 392.00 4.50 M&M 731.00 740.10 728.60 734.25 HEROMOTOCO 2893.55 2935.00 2863.70 2906.45 CHOLAFIN 1199.50 1207.75 1182.00 1192.40 PIIND 838.25 859.00 836.00 852.85 NESCO 473.80 473.80 445.00 450.00 BIOCON 652.10 660.00 649.40 658.00 7.30 HINDUNILVR 1779.70 1789.00 1743.25 1750.10 MEGH 63.35 63.55 60.50 61.55 MRPL 70.75 71.15 69.75 70.45 CENTURYPLY 184.05 184.75 181.90 184.15 TRITURBINE 114.95 114.95 112.75 112.80 BRITANNIA 3181.00 3212.00 3175.05 3208.00 32.25 SAIL 50.55 50.80 49.70 49.90 TATAMTRDVR 98.80 99.70 96.95 98.00 BERGEPAINT 321.65 326.70 321.65 324.45 DENABANK 13.55 13.65 13.45 13.55 ASTERDM 165.00 166.90 162.40 163.40 SHREECEM 15900.00 16240.00 15726.20 15979.00 156.05 MARUTI 7325.00 7397.95 7310.25 7333.70 IDEA 37.40 37.40 36.10 36.85 COFFEEDAY 291.00 296.00 287.00 292.95 CENTRALBK 35.60 35.95 35.35 35.50 TTKPRESTIG 7569.15 7650.00 7538.75 7559.70 SBILIFE 621.50 633.55 618.00 627.50 6.10 LT 1345.00 1351.00 1336.80 1346.15 ICICIPRULI 351.00 354.20 346.95 350.00 ABB 1289.00 1297.10 1280.00 1284.40 MAHINDCIE 233.90 235.00 230.60 232.30 AKZOINDIA 1749.70 1752.90 1725.05 1727.90 PGHH 9971.70 10039.00 9869.70 9982.40 85.55 BOMDYEING 127.80 127.80 121.75 123.80 EQUITAS 124.45 124.70 118.50 119.75 SBILIFE 622.50 634.00 617.00 624.60 PNBHOUSING 905.00 906.95 895.60 897.85 SHILPAMED 398.70 398.70 392.10 395.10 BOSCHLTD 19150.00 19230.00 18965.00 19230.00 140.60 PCJEWELLER 80.10 81.20 78.70 79.65 BLISSGVS 162.00 165.60 161.60 164.90 DEEPAKFERT 141.65 141.65 138.30 138.70 NAVKARCORP 51.70 51.70 47.00 50.70 GRINDWELL 565.50 569.90 553.30 555.00 DLF 183.70 185.80 181.55 184.20 1.25 GAIL 328.10 333.50 326.80 332.60 HDFCLIFE 388.95 391.95 385.00 390.15 VOLTAS 533.00 540.00 532.00 534.40 QUESS 689.00 689.60 680.05 682.35 BLUESTARCO 608.80 614.20 607.70 610.35 PETRONET 220.90 222.55 219.25 221.80 1.30 ESCORTS 738.00 741.90 722.55 734.05 NMDC 91.95 92.70 91.55 91.80 NESTLEIND 11190.00 11229.95 11124.00 11169.90 GLAXO 1448.15 1450.75 1408.00 1438.35 AIAENG 1662.40 1666.00 1641.00 1654.65 PEL 2375.00 2395.00 2370.00 2385.00 12.85 HDFC 1984.70 2007.25 1979.40 2004.25 TATAELXSI 979.20 979.45 963.00 967.15 REPCOHOME 445.10 447.45 438.25 442.50 ALLCARGO 111.50 113.00 110.20 111.60 SUNCLAYLTD 3395.00 3437.00 3230.00 3246.60 ICICIPRULI 347.85 353.95 345.20 349.10 1.85 VEDL 197.80 198.15 195.50 197.30 ABFRL 203.70 205.70 201.20 202.70 JAMNAAUTO 62.10 62.25 60.90 61.15 IEX 160.45 166.80 160.45 163.70 CCL 268.65 268.65 263.10 266.95 CADILAHC 353.00 358.40 351.50 354.25 1.70 AMARAJABAT 766.45 788.50 766.45 781.10 WABAG 306.75 312.15 305.00 307.20 SYNDIBANK 40.00 40.00 39.15 39.45 KNRCON 215.00 215.70 210.35 210.70 MAHLIFE 390.40 394.15 388.70 392.70 SIEMENS 1060.00 1069.80 1052.00 1065.00 4.45 L&TFH 142.15 144.15 140.35 141.45 DRREDDY 2620.00 2629.70 2600.30 2616.80 OIL 173.35 175.50 172.25 173.05 GPPL 96.00 97.75 93.05 93.85 KPRMILL 531.00 533.90 530.00 531.05 MARICO 380.40 383.40 378.20 381.30 0.90 BPCL 347.40 355.35 346.55 354.40 UJJIVAN 294.00 294.20 284.50 287.30 COLPAL 1329.30 1342.55 1321.50 1324.25 BLUEDART 3319.00 3355.80 3282.95 3332.90 ISGEC 5050.00 5080.00 5007.75 5043.45 LUPIN 863.65 875.00 860.10 865.05 1.85 SRTRANSFIN 1194.30 1207.90 1145.00 1152.25 RPOWER 30.10 30.40 29.15 29.35 IPCALAB 785.95 797.20 781.10 786.95 MRF 66000.90 66356.65 65585.30 65801.50 KIOCL 151.00 152.30 147.60 148.50 OFSS 3678.00 3722.00 3658.30 3690.00 7.25 ADANIPORTS 390.95 395.50 386.90 394.70 IDFC 44.00 44.40 43.00 43.60 PVR 1658.00 1658.00 1625.50 1633.00 UFLEX 270.90 271.20 267.10 268.15 LAXMIMACH 5650.30 5701.35 5632.00 5698.10 ABB 1287.00 1297.00 1279.10 1289.00 1.55 HINDPETRO 240.85 246.05 240.80 244.00 AJANTPHARM 1154.95 1158.90 1133.05 1153.40 KSCL 570.00 577.15 567.00 570.40 INOXLEISUR 243.70 248.55 243.65 247.15 JBCHEPHARM 316.05 318.35 315.60 317.70 BANDHANBNK 450.70 454.00 447.50 449.05 0.40 SOBHA 463.50 530.00 461.95 501.90 HEXAWARE 324.00 327.45 319.20 324.95 JUBILANT 711.65 714.85 700.10 702.30 RNAM 156.25 156.35 153.00 153.45 HIMATSEIDE 213.90 213.90 209.00 210.45 COLPAL 1326.55 1343.70 1321.50 1328.00 -2.75 BHEL 68.90 70.90 68.10 70.10 GNFC 371.55 374.00 361.50 362.85 ASTRAL 1134.35 1141.95 1104.95 1107.55 PNCINFRA 150.85 151.70 149.05 150.15 SKFINDIA 1935.55 1945.00 1930.00 1931.00 PIDILITIND 1156.95 1165.65 1148.70 1151.05 -2.95 JUSTDIAL 493.00 497.05 474.45 476.85 TATACOMM 534.50 535.95 522.45 531.20 BAJAJCON 385.35 390.00 385.25 388.35 MAHABANK 15.09 15.10 14.80 14.90 FINCABLES 450.70 451.30 447.75 449.40 MCDOWELL-N 596.40 599.80 591.15 593.55 -1.65 RAIN 125.50 127.50 120.20 121.85 NATIONALUM 62.00 62.10 61.25 61.75 IRB 155.80 156.20 153.50 154.80 SHARDACROP 309.55 313.60 305.00 310.10 CENTRUM 36.05 36.05 35.30 35.45 MRF 66291.00 66291.00 65600.00 65700.00 -291.20 BANKBARODA 121.10 121.60 118.05 119.15 TATAGLOBAL 216.45 219.00 215.25 218.80 GICHSGFIN 267.95 268.40 261.90 263.65 HAL 773.10 779.85 773.10 775.20 SFL 1300.00 1314.05 1274.00 1279.85 HINDZINC 272.60 275.80 270.50 271.20 -1.40 BAJFINANCE 2587.95 2587.95 2525.00 2535.60 AUBANK 655.60 661.50 650.75 654.15 FCONSUMER 43.30 43.65 42.60 42.85 SUPPETRO 193.40 195.80 189.50 192.20 DHANUKA 422.00 425.00 418.35 418.95 L&TFH 142.50 144.15 140.25 140.95 -0.90 INDUSINDBK 1536.35 1536.35 1511.00 1522.45 NOCIL 164.05 164.95 161.00 162.40 MHRIL 216.10 222.50 214.25 215.65 MOIL 165.65 166.05 164.50 164.85 TNPL 237.00 240.00 237.00 238.90 ASHOKLEY 94.15 94.45 93.05 93.35 -0.60 LINDEINDIA 787.00 796.00 750.55 766.95 IDBI 62.05 62.45 60.20 60.65 NHPC 25.80 26.00 25.40 25.60 PRSMJOHNSN 85.55 85.90 84.00 84.60 APARINDS 632.10 632.55 618.00 619.35 OIL 173.55 175.25 171.85 172.40 -1.15 LALPATHLAB 1020.00 1090.00 1020.00 1069.35 INTELLECT 219.75 223.90 217.00 219.60 LEMONTREE 69.65 71.00 68.80 69.15 LAKSHVILAS 77.15 77.45 74.20 74.75 GILLETTE 6499.60 6500.00 6465.35 6491.55 CONCOR 697.00 705.00 685.25 692.30 -4.60 RALLIS 171.35 175.40 171.35 173.00 ACC 1479.95 1485.00 1451.15 1455.10 AMBUJACEM 218.50 218.55 214.30 215.10 PRESTIGE 218.30 219.55 214.00 214.55 INDOSTAR 350.00 353.95 346.60 350.75 DABUR 425.85 426.75 417.65 421.00 -2.85 ADANIPOWER 49.75 51.25 49.25 50.80 INFRATEL 279.15 282.25 276.70 280.35 IFCI 15.04 15.05 14.63 14.83 SHOPERSTOP 519.00 519.45 498.70 508.60 SANOFI 6399.95 6405.00 6354.15 6363.85 NIACL 183.55 185.00 181.55 182.30 -1.25 BEML 913.10 920.75 886.75 895.30 GRASIM 832.75 838.80 821.95 828.30 PTC 90.65 91.30 89.10 89.60 VIJAYABANK 48.05 48.20 46.85 47.35 SHRIRAMCIT 1720.95 1737.80 1711.00 1731.15 GICRE 258.30 259.95 256.50 256.50 -1.75 STRTECH 288.55 292.50 283.80 289.05 KTKBANK 119.70 121.60 117.70 121.05 NATCOPHARM* 679.95 694.90 679.95 692.65 MAGMA 108.95 109.45 103.75 105.05 SIS 777.00 778.15 763.60 776.15 AMBUJACEM 218.00 218.40 214.20 215.25 -1.60 HDFCBANK 2121.00 2134.85 2114.00 2129.05 FORTIS 138.50 138.50 136.25 136.60 BHARATFIN 971.00 972.90 954.25 960.15 IFBIND 926.50 927.00 900.55 918.70 THYROCARE 560.00 560.00 545.15 546.75 HAVELLS 684.70 685.75 674.20 676.15 -7.30 BIOCON 651.45 659.90 649.25 657.35 CUMMINSIND 844.00 855.50 833.05 841.20 SRF 2055.80 2056.30 2032.80 2048.55 BASF 1543.00 1550.00 1511.15 1515.30 TIFHL 466.00 467.55 460.00 465.70 ABCAPITAL 96.60 96.80 95.00 95.25 -1.10 INFIBEAM 45.40 46.20 44.10 44.75 BAJAJ-AUTO 2723.95 2735.60 2700.20 2726.35 ZENSARTECH 237.50 246.45 232.00 233.05 ECLERX 1091.00 1117.00 1079.95 1099.10 IBULISL 348.65 348.65 348.65 348.65 NHPC 25.70 26.10 25.30 25.55 -0.30 JSWSTEEL 288.00 290.65 286.05 289.20 CIPLA 516.80 516.80 506.55 509.75 MINDAIND 308.95 312.25 303.40 304.70 SUPRAJIT 232.70 234.00 223.00 225.25 SCHAEFFLER 5525.00 5621.00 5525.00 5616.00 ACC 1484.00 1485.40 1450.30 1455.80 -18.15 DIVISLAB 1525.00 1547.70 1495.55 1504.25 RCF 65.50 65.75 64.50 64.95 ADANITRANS 228.90 228.90 220.00 220.60 GREENPLY 138.95 142.00 137.50 140.60 STARCEMENT 97.90 97.90 96.45 96.65 SAIL 50.60 50.80 49.70 49.75 -0.65 RAYMOND 822.75 828.80 808.40 810.80 UPL 760.15 772.55 760.15 768.80 GULFOILLUB 832.35 897.00 832.35 892.80 SYMPHONY 1160.00 1166.15 1140.60 1149.05 FDC 172.20 173.05 171.20 172.10 BANKBARODA 121.50 121.60 118.10 119.15 -1.85 ENGINERSIN 123.20 123.50 118.10 118.55 BHARATFORG 492.20 493.95 485.90 489.45 WELSPUNIND 61.65 61.65 60.50 60.90 NBVENTURES 112.00 113.00 111.00 111.30 NAVNETEDUL 109.00 109.00 108.55 108.75 SUNTV 573.95 576.45 563.20 564.50 -8.95 DELTACORP 254.50 255.60 249.55 251.25 NAUKRI 1690.30 1711.75 1604.15 1622.15 BAYERCROP 4314.15 4355.30 4250.00 4311.70 JKCEMENT 738.00 740.00 712.20 716.80 HATSUN 680.10 682.90 680.00 682.90 MOTHERSUMI 163.30 164.25 158.55 159.65 -2.65 SPARC 179.85 180.15 171.30 172.00 CGPOWER 44.80 44.95 43.10 43.55 KEI 359.30 359.30 353.00 354.60 SCI 46.05 46.05 45.05 45.20 FLFL 391.25 391.25 388.90 391.00 AUROPHARMA 788.55 791.30 769.25 775.25 -13.05 CASTROLIND 164.80 168.55 164.00 166.60 PAGEIND 23434.65 23550.00 23144.10 23264.90 WESTLIFE 398.95 398.95 390.00 395.75 FINOLEXIND 569.75 569.75 558.50 562.70 NH 200.00 200.00 198.00 198.40 NMDC 92.65 92.80 91.55 91.70 -1.60 LUPIN 867.00 874.60 859.95 868.30 NTPC 146.80 147.65 144.45 145.30 TATAMETALI 617.75 623.40 610.70 612.80 BOSCHLTD 19150.35 19280.00 18954.45 19140.80 RATNAMANI 925.00 927.95 920.05 920.10 BEL 89.20 89.40 86.70 87.35 -1.55 EDELWEISS 173.45 176.00 166.60 167.75 HAVELLS 684.00 685.55 674.50 676.10 GSFC 112.25 112.25 110.30 110.90 THERMAX 1085.45 1095.90 1076.00 1084.10 JCHAC 1832.00 1839.50 1804.00 1808.00 DMART 1393.00 1399.00 1363.30 1365.30 -27.95 BANDHANBNK 449.20 454.00 447.80 449.90 ABCAPITAL 97.10 97.10 95.10 95.55 GMRINFRA 16.55 16.70 16.25 16.35 VMART 2207.05 2265.65 2206.60 2259.45 ORIENTCEM 77.30 77.30 76.60 76.60 INDIGO 1138.00 1141.00 1101.50 1112.95 -23.60 JUBLFOOD 1217.00 1228.90 1200.05 1214.30 DBL 400.50 408.00 381.00 384.25 REDINGTON 82.65 84.90 80.25 80.90 KALPATPOWR 371.70 382.35 371.70 376.60 GALAXYSURF 1170.05 1172.55 1170.05 1170.45 SRTRANSFIN 1188.00 1207.60 1143.00 1150.00 -38.20 UNIONBANK 96.50 97.00 93.50 94.85 HSIL 259.00 259.75 239.40 247.95 GREAVESCOT 123.80 125.85 122.55 123.10 CORPBANK 28.80 29.20 28.20 28.80 GEPIL 819.00 819.95 819.00 819.85 LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | JANUARY 18, 2019 world 11

May narrowly survives Pak SC asks govt to lift no-confidence vote travel ban on ... after Brexit defeat, reaches out to rivals opp leaders PTI n ISLAMABAD PTI n LONDON May said. Earlier, Labour of 19 votes, thanks to the back- eleaguered British Prime leader Jeremy Corbyn argued ing of the 10 members of the akistan’s Supreme Court BMinister Theresa May has that May’s “zombie” adminis- Democratic Unionist Party PThursday ordered the appealed to Opposition leaders tration had lost the right to gov- (DUP). Had they switched government to lift the trav- to “put self-interest aside” and ern during a six hour passion- allegiance, the government el ban imposed on opposi- work with her to secure a new ate debate in the House of would have lost by one vote. tion leader Bilawal Bhutto- Brexit deal after she narrowly Commons on his motion. His May’s divorce deal to leave Zardari and the Sindh Chief survived a no-confidence vote, party has not ruled out tabling the EU was overwhelmingly Minister, and asked the a day after her divisive divorce further no-confidence rejected by MPs Tuesday, trig- country’s anti-corruption agreement with the EU was motions.Corbyn has made it gering a no-confidence motion body to probe their involve- overwhelmingly rejected by clear that before any “positive against her government and ment in the Rs 35 billion MPs. discussions” can take place, leaving the country with no ‘fake accounts case’. The prime minister won the prime minister should rule plans for Brexit on March 29. As many as 172 suspects Parliament’s first no-confi- out a no-deal Brexit. Her bid to get the were placed on the Exit dence vote in a British gov- He urged Prime Minister Withdrawal Agreement, struck Control List (ECL) on the ernment in 26 years by 325 May to “ditch the red lines” and between London and Brussels, DUP Party leader Arlene Foster and Deputy Leader Nigel Dodds, left, make a statement to the media after exiting 10 Downing Street. London, Thursday. British Prime Minister recommendations of a Joint votes to 306, a majority of 19, “get serious about proposals for was rejected by 432 votes to 202 Theresa May is reaching out to opposition parties and other lawmakers Thursday in a battle to put Brexit back on track after surviving a no-confidence vote. AP Investigation Team (JIT) on Wednesday. Speaking out- the future”.“We are firmly of the - a majority of 230, the biggest formed by the apex court. A side 10 Downing Street after opinion that the starting point defeat ever suffered by a British person cannot fly abroad if emerging victorious, 62-year- for any talks about how to premier in modern history. his name is placed on the old May said her government break the Brexit deadlock must Within minutes after the ECL. has won the confidence of be that the threat of a disastrous defeat, the biggest for a sitting ‘France activates plan for no-deal Brexit’ The Supreme Court, in a Parliament. ‘no deal’ outcome is ruled out,” British government in history, detailed judgement, ordered This now gives “us all the Corbyn said in a statement. opposition leader Corbyn’s AFP n PARIS the government to remove opportunity to focus on find- After her victory, May told Labour Party moved a motion the names of opposition ing a way forward on Brexit”, MPs that she would “continue of no-confidence against the he French government has Pakistan Peoples Party she said. Britain is set to exit the to work to deliver on the May government. Tactivated its plans for han- (PPP) chairman Bilawal and 28-member EU, which it joined solemn promise to the people May has spent two years dling the effects of a no-deal Sindh Chief Minister Murad in 1973, on March 29. With just of this country to deliver on the negotiating the divorce plan Brexit, which has become “less Ali Shah from the ECL. It, over two months to go until the result of the referendum and aimed at bringing about an and less unlikely”, Prime Minister however, referred the report scheduled departure, Britain is leave the European Union”. orderly Brexit and setting up a Edouard Philippe said Thursday. and material collected by still undecided on what to do. She invited leaders of all 21- month transition period to Speaking after a ministerial the JIT in the Rs 35 billion May promised to return to parties to have individual meet- negotiate a free-trade deal with meeting called to discuss the ‘fake accounts case’ to the Parliament on Monday with an ings with her on the way ahead Brussels. Her deal included British parliament’s rejection of National Accountability alternative Brexit strategy for Brexit, starting tonight, but both the withdrawal agree- the divorce deal negotiated with Bureau (NAB), Dawn news devised through talks with the called on them to approach the ment on the terms on which the EU, Philippe said: “I have reported.The JIT probe opposition.“Overwhelmingly, issue with a “constructive spir- the UK leaves the EU and a taken the decision to activate the focused on “32 fake the British people want us to it”. “We must find solutions that political declaration for the plan for a no-deal Brexit.” accounts” which were get on with delivering Brexit, are negotiable and command future relationship. The plan provides for 50 allegedly used to give mas- and also address the other sufficient support in this May survived a no-confi- million euros (USD 56 million) sive financial benefits to important issues they care House,” May said. dence vote by her own of investment in French ports former president Asif Ali about,” the Conservative leader During her address, the Conservative Party in and airports, “which are obvi- Zardari, his sister Faryal said. prime minister said she has December. ously the places most affected by Talpur and several others. She called on opposition held “constructive” meetings Meanwhile, in a letter pub- the changes needed” in the event “Removing of the names lawmakers to “put self-interest and will be meeting MPs along lished in the Times newspaper, of Britain crashing out of the EU will not prevent (the) NAB aside” and “work construc- with senior government offi- more than 170 leading business without a deal. to probe and in case suffi- tively together” with her to cials in the coming days. May figures called for May and “In some ports that will be cient material is found con- secure a Brexit deal. “It will not also reiterated a promise to Corbyn to back a second ref- the construction of car parks, in France's European Affairs Minister Nathalie Loiseau during the questions to the government in Paris, Wednesday. France's necting these individuals be an easy task, but MPs know return to the Commons on erendum on withdrawal from others it will be the establishment parliament is expected to adopt a law allowing for emergency measures to deal with Britain's March 29 exit from the EU. AP with cognisable offences, it they have a duty to act in the Monday to give MPs another the EU. of infrastructure for carrying out will not be precluded from national interest, reach a con- vote on her plans. “The House “The priority now is to stop checks,” Philippe said. France to be ready to protect the inter- They cover: tinue making deliveries in making an appropriate sensus and get this done,” she has put its confidence in this us crashing out of the EU with also plans on recruiting 580 ests of our citizens,” Philippe The residency rights of France, and the Channel Tunnel request to the federal gov- said.“Now MPs have made it government. I stand ready to no deal at all. additional customs staff and said.“Our objective is at the British citizens in France: They will continue to operate. ernment to place their clear what they don’t want, we work with any member of this “The only feasible way to veterinary inspectors. same time to respect our oblig- will be allowed remain without Safeguards on financial activities names on (the) ECL again must all work constructively House to deliver Brexit and do this is by asking the people The French parliament is ations, to make sure that the lives a permit for a year after Brexit, that could be jeopardised by or take any appropriate together to set out what ensure that this House retains whether they still want to leave expected to complete the adop- of our citizens and, in a way, provided the French living in Britain losing its “passport” action provided by law,” Parliament does want. the confidence of the British the EU... politicians must not tion of a bill Thursday allowing British citizens living in France Britain can do the same. After access to EU financial markets. according to the judgement May said she believes it was people,” she said in the House waste any more time on fan- the government to pass five are impacted as little as possible,” that they will need to apply for Cross-Channel deliveries of authored by Justice Ijaz-ul- her duty to deliver on the of Commons. tasies. We urge the political decrees covering preparations for he added.The government has residency. The creation of emer- defence equipment.Last month Ahsan. British people’s instruction to The prime minister sur- leadership of both the main a no-deal Brexit, which could drawn up five decrees, slated for gency customs infrastruc- the French government launched The apex court in its leave the European Union vived a vote of no confidence parties to support a People’s create chaotic scenes on both adoption after being vetted by ture.Transport links: British a Brexit information site: earlier instructions asked (EU). “And I intend to do so,” in her government by a margin Vote,” it said. sides of the Channel. “We want the country’s Council of State. truckers will be allowed to con- www.brexit.gouv.fr the government to delete names of Bilawal and Shah from the ECL but the Cabinet waited for the detailed judgment. US envoy on Afghanistan arrives in Pakistan for talks After the judgement, PTI n ISLAMABAD Information Minister Fawad Islamabad for one to four days. back to the negotiation table. as an expert on Afghan affairs, in Beijing this weekend and senior Taliban leader Mullah Chaudhry said the govern- S special envoy to They said discussions will “Pakistan has also main- diplomatic sources said. held talks with senior Chinese Abdul Ghani Baradar from ment will decide whether it UAfghanistan Zalmay largely focus on the Afghan tained we want an Afghan-led The US delegation will officials. imprisonment, who is report- should implement the court Khalilzad Thursday arrived in peace process, Pak-Afghan bor- Afghan-owned solution to meet senior civil and military The Afghan peace initiative edly in Qatar. Baradar was orders or file a review peti- Pakistan for a fresh round of der management efforts and imbroglio,” Faisal was quoted as officials to discuss the ongoing has been moving at a snail’s deputy to the late Taliban tion.Justice Ahsan was part talks with top civil and military US-Pakistan relations. saying by the Dawn newspaper. Afghan peace initiative, they pace due to refusal of the supreme leader Mullah of the three-judge bench officials during which he is Khalilzad arrived in Pakistan Khalilzad is leading an intra- said. The US State Department Taliban to sit for talks with the Muhammad Omar. He was that last year took a suo- expected to seek Islamabad’s two days later than expected. agency delegation and will said last week that Khalilzad Afghan government officials. arrested from Karachi in a motu cognisance after it help to convince the Taliban to According to Foreign meet officials in each country was visiting India, China, According to officials, the US joint Pakistan-US operation emerged that several big return to the negotiating table Office Spokesperson in order to “facilitate an inclu- Pakistan and Afghanistan from delegation will seek Pakistan’s after reports that he was inde- names were involved in to end the 17-year-long Afghan Muhammad Faisal, Khalilzad is sive peace process in January 8 to seek the settlement assistance for arranging talks pendently trying to conclude a money laundering through war. According to US diplo- expected to meet Pakistan’s Afghanistan”,the US State of the Afghan problem. between Kabul and Taliban to deal with Afghan government. fake accounts.Currently, a matic officials in Pakistan, the civilian and military leaders Department said in a state- January 21. Khalilzad will be He has already visited India end more than 17-year-old India has been a key stake- Karachi court is hearing the schedule of Khalilzad’s meet- during his stay and that he will ment. accompanied by Deputy and met External Affairs conflict. Pakistan has been holder in the peace and recon- case against Zardari and ings will be decided soon and ask Pakistan to help convince The envoy’s four-nation Assistant to the US president Minister on playing a crucial role in the ciliation process in Talpur for alleged money the special envoy will be in the Afghan Taliban to come trip is expected to end on Lisa Curtis, who is considered January 10. The US official was process and last year released Afghanistan. laundering. GLOBE TROTTING Chinese Vice Premier to visit US for talks to end trade war PTI n BEIJING source of friction. Trump, war with US and the mounting Julia Roberts won’t star in ‘Homecoming 2’ hina’s Vice Premier and top earlier said the trade talks with local governments debt which Los Angeles: Julia Roberts will reportedly not Ctrade negotiator Liu He Beijing were going on “very rose to USD 2.58 trillion. return for “Homecoming” two. will travel to the US on January well”. Both countries last year Adding to the worries, Sources told The Hollywood Reporter that 30-31 to hold crucial high-level had slapped tit-for-tat addi- China’s stock market became the actor’s initial deal for the Amazon talks as the world’s two largest tional tariffs on billions of dol- the world’s worst performer last drama was a one-season commitment, based economies are holding negoti- lars’ worth of each other’s year, ending with a loss of 28 purely on the show’s creative storyline. ations to resolve their bitter exports. per cent. Roberts will continue her association with the trade dispute ahead of a March Trump had earlier warned American companies like show - her first TV series regular role - in the 2 deadline. Liu’s scheduled that if a deal is not reached by Apple and FedEx have already capacity of an executive producer alongside visit follows lower-level nego- March 1, the end of the 90-day attributed lowered revenue showrunner Sam Esmail. The Oscar-winning tiations held in Beijing last grace period, the US will estimates to the trade war with actor earlier told THR that she was not pre- week aimed at resolving the increase the tariffs on the USD China. And many large pared to confirm or deny her involvement trade war that last year saw the 200 billions of goods from 10 American companies like one way or the other with the second two sides imposing tariffs on per cent to 25 per cent. Caterpillar, General Motors installment. Esmail had said the new season more than USD 300 billion in Both sides had expressed opti- Beijing. The escalating trade war and Boeing view China’s mar- will have a “very different trajectory for our total two-way trade. mism after three-day talks held Officials say talks are raised concerns in China as its ket as critical to future growth. show”. “Homecoming” season one also China’s Commerce here in the second week this expected to deliver specific economy was on the downward Also for the first time in starred Stephan James, Bobby Cannavale, Ministry said on Thursday that month. The two-day talks pro- commitments on Trump’s trend amid efforts by the gov- recent sales car sales in China Shea Whigham, Alex Karpovsky and Sissy Vice Premier Liu will travel to longed by a day raising hopes demand that China expand ernment to rejig the export- fell six per cent to 22.7 million Spacek. Amazon and UCP declined comment. the US on January 30-31. He of a deal. market access for the US in dependent economy to that of units in 2018, according to the will hold talks with US trade US President Donald China, improve protection of relying more on domestic con- state-run China Passenger Car representative Robert Trump has been pressing intellectual property rights sumption. Chinese economy Association (CPCA). China is Our country is in a hellhole right now: Lighthizer and review the China to bring down the USD (IPR) and reduce the trade sur- grew at 6.5 per cent in the third facing the daunting task of pre- recent official level talks on a 375 billion trade deficit in the with the US, but it would quarter posting the slowest senting a credible plan to meet Cardi B on shutdown by Trump govt host of issues to work out an bilateral trade, which he attrib- take time to reform state- growth since 2009 as it grap- Trump’s demands to cut down Los Angeles: Cardi B has slammed Trump administration on the ongoing government shut- agreement to end the trade war. utes to unfair trade practices by owned firms another major pled with the intensifying trade the trade deficit. down that has left thousands without pay in the US, saying that the country is in a “hellhole right now”.The rapper vented her anger on the order through a video on Instagram. “Trump is now Smartphones causing ‘pain in the neck’: Study ordering federal workers to go back to work with- out getting paid. I don’t want to hear y’all moth- PTI n WASHINGTON earlier than previous genera- compared to an acceptable score of excessive smartphone use. erf***ers talking about ‘Oh, but Obama shut tions. of between 1-2. Rose Boucaut, a physio- down the government for 17 days’,” Cardi B said in large majority of the world’s Researchers from Khon “The results identified therapist at University of South the video, defending Obama’s shutdown in 2013, A3.4 billion smartphone Kaen University in Thailand issues with unsuitable neck, Australia, said the awkward noting that it was “for healthcare”. The recording users are putting their necks at and the University of South trunk and leg postures which postures adopted by smart- artiste pointed out that irrespective of one’s job, the risk every time they send a text, Australia video recorded 30 lead to musculoskeletal disor- phone users can adversely affect shutdown needs to be taken seriously. “Our coun- scientist say. Text neck,’ as it is smartphone users in Thailand ders,” said lead researcher the soft tissues. “Smartphone try is in a hellhole right now. We really need to take colloquially called, places stress aged between 18-25 years, who Suwalee Namwongsa, from users typically bend their neck this serious. I feel like we need to take some kind on the spine and alters the spend up to eight hours a day on Khon Kaen University. RULA slightly forward when reading of action.”The longest-ever government shutdown neck’s natural curve, increasing their phones. has been used to assess the and writing text messages. entered its 26th day Thursday.Cardi B’s rant comes the likelihood of associated soft Using a Rapid Upper Limb ergonomic impacts of desktop They also sometimes bend after President Donald Trump summoned tens of tissue discomfort. The Assessment tool (RULA) to computers and laptops in the or twist their neck sideways and thousands of federal employees back to work with- study, published in the journal measure ergonomic risk levels, past but this is believed to be the put their upper body and legs in out getting paid as the government’s partial shut- PLOS One, highlights the high users, particularly young people, they found that the average first time the tool has been used awkward positions,” said ergonomic risks to smartphone who are experiencing neck pain score for the participants was 6, to assess ergonomic risk levels Boucaut. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | JANUARY 18, 2019 world 12

Top N Korean ‘H-1B holders placed in Sniffer dogs, bomb experts comb official in through Kenya attack site Beijing en route poor working conditions’ PTI n to Washington KENYA PTI n WASHINGTON enyan security forces on Seoul (AFP): A top North KThursday resumed their Korean official arrived in -1B workers are “fre- search of the hotel complex Beijing Thursday, reports said, Hquently” placed in poor attacked by Islamists with snif- en route to Washington for working conditions and “vul- fer dogs and bomb experts, as talks with his US counterpart nerable to abuse”, a US think- information emerged about ahead of an expected summit tank claimed Thursday, seeking one of the attackers who killed between President Donald reforms such as substantial 21 people. A police source, Trump and Pyongyang’s leader increase in wages. In a report, speaking on condition of Kim Jong Un. Kim Yong Chol, the South Asia Center of the anonymity, said they were con- Kim’s right-hand man and the Atlantic Council also sought fident there were no more peo- counterpart to US Secretary of safeguards like providing fair ple trapped inside the hotel or State Mike Pompeo in denu- working conditions, and surrounding office buildings clearisation talks, was seen get- greater employment rights for after the 20-hour operation in ting into a vehicle at Beijing air- those working under the visa which some 700 civilians were port after flying in from programme. The report comes rescued. Pyongyang, pictures showed. days after US President Donald “We are confident that we He was due to leave the Trump said he is soon coming have no more people there,” the Chinese capital later Thursday out with reforms that will give officer told AFP, “but in a sit- for Washington, the South’s H-1B visa holders certainty to uation like this, you are not Yonhap news agency reported. stay in America and an easy appropriate wages, provided Second, employers should done until you are done.” “We He was expected to meet pathway to citizenship. fair working conditions, and demonstrate they have active- are back in with sniffer dogs Pompeo on Friday before pay- “H1-B holders in the given greater employment ly recruited US workers, and and bomb experts are checking ing a courtesy call on Trump, United States can rest assured rights would not only improve offered positions to qualified through because yesterday we it said, and appeared to be car- that changes are soon coming their lives, but would also bet- people, prior to turning to the found grenades left by those rying another letter from his which will bring both simplic- ter protect US workers,” it said. H-1B programme, it said. people.” leader for the US commander ity and certainty to your stay, The report said adopting The rationale of the H-1B Police warned the public in chief. including a potential path to adequate safeguards would also programme is to fill labour there may be loud controlled A unidentified relative is helped by Red Cross workers as she grieves after visiting the morgue in Nairobi, Kenya on Thursday. Kim’s trip comes as expec- citizenship. We want to encour- ensure the H-1B programme gaps and not simply to swell the explosions as they continued Extremists stormed a luxury hotel complex in Kenya's capital on Tuesday, setting off thunderous explosions and gunning down tations grow for a second US- age talented and highly skilled contributes to the US economy pool of candidates for employ- their sweep of the hotel. Five people at cafe tables in an attack claimed by Africa's deadliest Islamic militant group al-Shabab. AP North Korean summit after people to pursue career options by filling genuine shortages in ers, the report observed. gunmen with the Al-Qaeda- Kim Jong Un last week went to in the US,” Trump had tweet the labour market with foreign “Third, the programme linked Somali militant group Police say one of the the rooms where guns were responding to the scene. Beijing, long Pyongyang’s key Friday. workers who possess rare skills needs an effective and efficient Al-Shabaab attacked the attackers was Ali Salim stored.” “Neighbours have told An American working for ally, for talks with President Xi The report has been and can be rightly charac- enforcement mechanism,” the DusitD2 hotel and office com- Gichunge, who was also known us the couple was planning to a consulting and investment Jinping. authored by Ron Hira from terised as the “best and bright- think-tank said, claiming that plex on Tuesday afternoon. as Farouk. He was traced move out because they had firm, who survived the 9/11 The summit, which Howard University and head, est”. the current programme com- Chilling CCTV footage through his car, which was even put up their items for sale attacks in the United States, and observers say will probably be South Asia Center of the The think-tank suggested pliance is complaint-driven, showed one of the attackers lin- used at the attack, to his home through the community’s social a dual British-South African held in either Vietnam or Atlantic Council, Bharat three key reforms and said resting almost entirely on gering in front of the terrace of in the Ruaka suburb where he network.” development worker were also Thailand, is expected despite a Gopalaswamy. these should apply to all whistleblowers to reduce fraud. the Secret Garden restaurant lived with a woman in her The Standard newspaper among those killed. lack of progress in denucleari- The current system not employers and not simply a This is a poor design, it before blowing himself up. twenties named Violet said Omwoyo had written: “We As the attack unfolded, sation negotiations.At their only harms Americans, but it subset of them. said.The Atlantic Council said Four other attackers were shot Kemunto Omwoyo. are moving out of Nairobi this scores of terrified civilians bar- first meeting in Singapore in also enables H-1B workers to “The first, and most there should be adjustments to dead by police during the oper- “We are interrogating her week” on her ad selling clothes ricaded themselves inside toi- June the two leaders signed a be exploited, according to the important, reform is to sub- the allocation process. “It ation to secure the hotel. to know more about the attack and furniture. Among the lets and offices for hours. Some vaguely worded document in report.“H-1B workers them- stantially raise the wages of H- makes no sense to allocate H- Al-Shabaab said it was act- because she is not innocent,” victims who died in the attack were killed at the Secret Garden which Kim pledged to work selves are underpaid, vulnera- 1B workers. If the United States 1B on a first-come, first-served ing to avenge the decision by according to a detective who were two ethnic Somali restaurant, while another six towards “the denuclearisation ble to abuse, and frequently is going to invite in the “best basis or, even worse, by random US President Donald Trump to took part in the raid on their Kenyans who worked on a bodies were found on the third of the Korean peninsula”.But placed in poor working condi- and brightest” workers, they lottery — as occurs when the declare Jerusalem as Israel’s house. project called the Somalia floor of the hotel, where one of progress has since stalled with tions. Adopting safeguards to ought to be paid in the top program is immediately over- capital, according to the SITE He said police had uncov- Stability Fund, a Kenyan foot- the gunbattles took place. the two sides disagreeing over ensure H-1B workers are paid quartile,” the report said. subscribed,” it said. monitoring group. ered a “huge hole dug in one of blogger and a policeman The Red Cross said there what that means. Japan court rejects ex-Nissan chief’s bail appeal Pak’s CJ Nisar, known for judicial activism, retires AFP n TOKYO month period in pre-trial PTI n ISLAMABAD granted to citizens by the are 1.9 million cases pending in ormer Nissan boss Carlos detention. This can be extend- Constitution. courts. Three thousand judges FGhosn will stay behind bars ed almost automatically by one hief Justice of Pakistan “The job of judges is cannot dispense of so many in Japan for the foreseeable month at a time. CSaqib Nisar, who tried to extremely difficult. Corruption cases,” Justice Khosa noted. future after a Tokyo court His wife Carole has cultivate the image of being the within the judiciary is the mur- He said the power to take suo quashed his appeal for bail as appealed to rights group “people’s judge” and known for der of justice. I worked within motu notices will be used spar- he faces charges on three Human Rights Watch over his his judicial activism, retired on the code of conduct for judges ingly. Speaking on the role of counts of financial miscon- detention, saying he was being Thursday. The outgoing chief and it is my honour to have other courts, he said: “The duct. Since his stunning arrest held in “harsh” conditions and justice passed several land- served the nation,” he said. trial of a civilian in a military on November 19 the auto subjected to round-the-clock mark judgements during his Addressing the full court court is considered wrong tycoon has languished in a interrogations in an attempt to tenure as top judge including reference, chief justice-desig- across the world. It is said that Tokyo detention centre, facing extract a confession. one which disqualified prime Court (LHC). A full court ref- nate Khosa said Chief Justice military courts take less time to questioning over allegations Ghosn has been seen only minister Nawaz Sharif in 2017 erence in honour of the retir- Nisar faced many constitu- issue verdicts. Civilian courts he under-reported his salary once in public since his deten- in a corruption case and the ing Chief Justice Nisar was held tional, societal and political should try to resolve cases in a and tried to shift personal loss- tion, in a dramatic court verdict in the blasphemy case in the Supreme Court. I was challenges during his tenure short period of time. High es on to the company. appearance. against Christian woman Asia attended by all Supreme Court and headed the judiciary in courts should exercise powers The court had previously He had clearly lost a lot of Bibi. judges — with the exception of “very difficult circumstances”. within their jurisdiction.” refused to release the 64-year- This Jan. 8, 2019, file courtroom sketch, depicts former Nissan chairman Carlos weight but seemed otherwise in Justice Nisar was sworn in Justice Mansoor Ali Shah — as Outlining his plan for his He said the army and intel- old Franco-Lebanese-Brazilian Ghosn in a courtroom at the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo. AP/File photo good health. He passionately as the top judge on December well as Attorney General of upcoming tenure as top judge, ligence agencies should not businessman on the grounds proclaimed his innocence and 31, 2016. Justice Asif Saeed Pakistan (AGP) Anwar Justice Khosa said that he will interfere in civilian matters. that he could present a flight His legal team said they Japanese firms Nissan and his love for Nissan, a company Khosa will take over the reins Mansoor, retired senior judges ensure the quick dispensation Among Chief Justice Nisar’s risk and destroy evidence. would now appeal to the Mitsubishi Motors jettisoned he is widely credited with sav- of the Supreme Court of as well as senior journalists, of justice. Referring to Justice retirement plans are to open a Last week he was formally Supreme Court.The appeal — him as boss almost immedi- ing from the brink of bank- Pakistan on Friday when he among others. Addressing the Nisar’s efforts to raise donations “free legal clinic”. charged on two of the counts and its rejection — came as the ately after his arrest, but ruptcy. will be administered the oath gathering, Justice Nisar said the to build the Diamer-Bhasha “I will offer free legal and his request for bail was French government called for Renault was more cautious “I have been wrongly by President Arif Alvi. top court has passed many dams, Justice Khosa said that assistance to the oppressed, denied. Even his own lawyer him to be replaced at the head and appointed an interim accused and unfairly detained Justice Nisar has been a landmark verdicts. He said he he too he wanted to build a poor and helpless people at my has admitted he is likely to be of Renault, the only one of the leader while Ghosn fought the based on meritless and unsub- judge of the apex court since tried to solve the issues plagu- dam. “I will build a dam against free legal clinic,” he said earli- kept behind bars until a trial — three companies he used to charges.With the latest rejec- stantiated accusations,” Ghosn Feb 18, 2010. Before that he was ing sectors of health and edu- fake cases, against pending er in the day, after adjourning which could take six months. head that has retained him. tion he faces at least a two- told a packed courtroom. a judge of the Lahore High cation, both of which are rights cases,” he said. “Currently there a hearing of his last case. Over 30 held Religious teacher, student for showing Model claiming Trump secrets deported from Thailand AFP n BANGKOK put on Restriction Orders black flag to Belarusian model who Trump nominates 3 Aclaimed she had evidence for extremist views PM K P Oli of Russian efforts to help Singapore (PTI): A former instead, the ministry said. Donald Trump win office was Singaporean religious teacher His student Razali Abas, a Kathmandu (PTI): Over 30 deported from Thailand on Indian Americans to and his student have been 56-year-old technician, met people were arrested by the Thursday after being con- placed under restriction orders him in 2012 and started Nepal police Thursday for victed of participating in a for promoting extremism and attending his classes. Abas, protesting against the con- “sex training course”. key admin post undermining Singapore’s sec- was arrested in September last struction of a dry port here and Anastasia Vashukevich, Washington (PTI): US American deputy Press ular laws by advocating “armed year and placed on an RO in displaying black flag to Prime known by her pen-name President Donald Trump has Secretary have left the Trump jihad” against “infidels”, the October. Minister K P Oli who laid the Nastya Rybka, was held with nominated three Indian administration. Home Ministry has said. Abas was placed under a foundation stone for it. The several others in a police raid Americans to key adminis- Baranwal holds the post of Murad Mohd Said, 46, has RO to “prevent him from con- last February in the sleazy tration positions, as per the Director, Gateway for been placed under Restriction tinuing his downward spiral seaside resort of Pattaya. latest list of senior nomina- Accelerated Innovation in Orders (ROs) under the into extremism”, the statement In a case that veered tions sent by the White House Nuclear (GAIN) initiative. If Internal Security Act (ISA) said. Over time, Abas became between salacious and bizarre, to the Senate.Rita Baranwal confirmed by the Senate, as for spreading exclusivist and convinced that it was legitimate Vashukevich said she had has been nominated for the assistant secretary of Energy extremist teachings that pro- to kill those he felt were travelled to Thailand after post of assistant secretary of Baranwal will be heading the mote violence, making him the oppressors of Islam, it said becoming embroiled in a Energy (Nuclear Energy), powerful Office of Nuclear first person who was once He began to seek out political scandal with Russian Aditya Bamzai for Member of Energy. She will also be accredited as a religious individuals with militant-look- aluminium tycoon Oleg the Privacy and Civil Liberties responsible for the depart- teacher to be issued with an ing profiles on Facebook, see- Deripaska — a one-time asso- Oversight Board and Bimal ment’s nuclear technology order under the ISA. ing them as “heroes” who were local people are demanding ciate of Trump’s disgraced Patel as the assistant secretary research and the develop- He taught that it was making sacrifices he could not compensation for the land former campaign director of Treasury. ment and management of the compulsory to kill apostates, make himself, the statement being used for the dry port and Paul Manafort. Belarusian model Anastasia Vashukevich talks to journalists as she is escorted from The intent to nominate department’s nuclear tech- defined broadly to include said. It said their posts also also address the problems relat- She then set tongues wag- the Immigration Detention Center towards a vehicle to take her to an airport for Baranwal, Bamzai and Patel nology infrastructure. non-believers, Sufis, Shites and reinforced their belief in armed ed to protecting the environ- ging by promising to reveal deportation in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday. Thai officials say they are deporting was announced by Trump Baranwal previously, she Muslims who have renounced violence and his admiration ment of the area before start- “missing puzzle pieces” Vashukevich who claimed last year that she had evidence of Russian involvement in earlier, but the nomination served as director of the Islam or disregarded texts and and support for terrorist ing the construction works. regarding claims the Kremlin helping elect Donald Trump president. AP was sent to the Senate on Technology Development and rulings from the Quran and groups such as the al Qaeda. The protestors were arrest- aided Trump’s 2016 presi- Wednesday. So far, Trump Application at Westinghouse Sunnah, Ministry of Home The statement added that ed after they displayed black dential election victory. Tuesday, which ordered the has more than 120,000 fol- has nominated or appointed and was a manager in Affairs said in a statement on Murad’s binary “us versus flag to Oli and chanted anti But the material never group be deported. lowers on Instagram and more than three dozen Indian Materials Technology at Wednesday. them” worldview and violent government slogans, a police surfaced and critics dismissed On Thursday afternoon, penned a book about seduc- Americans in key positions. Bechtel Bettis, where she led A person issued with an teachings, which he propagat- officer of Kathmandu the claims as a publicity stunt. Vashukevich and the majori- ing oligarchs, also faces legal Nikki Haley, the first cabinet research and development in RO has to adhere to several ed to his students and follow- Metropolitan Police Range said. In the risque Pattaya seminar ty of the convicted were put problems in Russia. ranking Indian American and nuclear fuel materials for US conditions and restrictions ers, could have led them to The construction of the dry led by Alex Kirillov, a self- on an Aeroflot flight for Deripaska won an inva- Raj Shah, the first Indian naval reactors. such as refraining from trav- develop extremist views, as port is in the area occupied by styled Russian seduction Moscow, bringing to an end sion of privacy lawsuit against elling out of Singapore or from well as lead to inter and intra- erstwhile Himal Cement guru, some participants wore the Thai side of a baffling her and Kirillov in July after changing address and employ- faith tensions.His statements Company, which was closed shirts that said “sex animator” case. a video apparently filmed by ment. Said also taught that on the primacy of Shariah law some two decades ago. - though one person at the Thailand’s immigration the model showed the tycoon Muslims were allowed to over secular laws also under- The Chobhar time described it as more of chief Surachate Hakparn said vacationing with an influen- defend themselves by waging mine Singapore’s secular Conservation Committee had a romance and relationship the last of the group would tial Russian deputy prime “armed jihad” against “infidels nation-state system, the min- urged the government to first course. leave the country this minister at the time. who persecuted them”, it said. istry said. resolve the existing land issues Vashukevich pleaded evening. Both Washington and Murad also encouraged Murad is no longer accred- at the factory site and address guilty alongside seven others It was unclear what would Moscow publicly shrugged his students to withdraw from ited as a freelance religious the needs of local residents to multiple charges, including happen to them - including off Vashukevich’s story, which Singapore’s secular society, dis- teacher by the Islamic before constructing the dry solicitation and illegal assem- Vashukevich - on arrival in the US State Department regard secular laws, and adhere Religious Council of Singapore port, My Republica reported. bly at a Pattaya court on Moscow.Vashukevich, who described as “bizarre”. to the rulings of Shariah law (MUIS). LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | JANUARY 18, 2019 vivacity {food} 13 AN IMPROPER ADAPTATION The dishes at the UNO Chicago Bar and Grill, named after the famous Boston pizzeria, didn’t match the levels of the original. In fact they need to work on both the freshness of the ingredients as well as the preparation, says CHAHAK MITTAL ove the Chicago-styled deep-dish pizza? You can thank UNOs pizzeria for that but only if you are in Boston where it set up its first outlet in 1943. But if you think thatL the same quality has been replicated in the capital region, you are bound to be disappointed as it doesn’t seem to reach up to that level or make a mark anywhere close to it. As I made my way to the UNO Chicago Bar and Grill, at the Gardens Galleria, Noida, along with a companion, we were remembering that the place had been a legacy for almost 80 years and we hoped to be treated with its authentic taste. The interiors were a retro throwback especially with their orange and black tiles and the checkered floor. Without much ado we decided to start with the Muchos Nachos, which were baked yellow and blue corn chips served with fresh salsa and sour cream and Mexican bean chilli as its toppings. The pre- The were followed by the tastebuds as the pungent taste again came a slip, it was slathered with what they called ploughed on and ordered a triple choco- sentation looked inviting but the taste was bruschetta duo which featured finely- to the fore. We savoured the outer crispy WE DISCOVERED THAT was pesto sauce but which tasted more like late fudge brownie, that described itself as something else. As we bit in, a pungent taste chopped tomato with olives and chopped layer but couldn’t agree with its filling. a mint . It was this flavour which ‘gooey on the inside and crusty on the out- was certainly not what we expected. I won- mushroom. The Italian antipasto was Despite our frequent run-ins with the THEY NEEDED TO WORK seemed to overpower the other more side’. It was served with vanilla ice cream, dered if it was flavoured with blue cheese, served with grilled garlic bread, topped caustic taste, we still hoped that something ON THEIR RECIPES AND pleasing ones. When we wondered aloud chocolate sauce, whipped cream and a which could account for the sharp smell, with olive oil and salt. The bite-size of the would elevate the experience. So we decid- as to when and why was a pizza topped cherry on the top. This one did seem to but that wasn’t the case. bread kept us wanting for more as the ed to order the Mexicano extra thin-crust ADD SOME OF THEIR with pesto sauce, the server told us that it rejuvenate our tastebuds that had just been Next up were the cottage cheese skew- flavours were perfectly balanced. Then pizza. Well, extra thin is always in, no? OWN UNIQUE ELEMENTS featured as a recipe on the original menu. battered by a bunch of flawed dishes. The ers. Bits of capsicum, red and yellow bell came the wild mushroom chipotle poppers Here, the pizza, layered with double cheese We felt that they need to work on their brownie tasted like a blast of chocolate in peppers and cottage cheese or paneer were which were as crispy as the ideal chicken and topped with mixed peppers, cilantro, RATHER THAN JUST recipes and add some of their own unique our mouths and lived up to the description. stringed on a long wooden pick. Properly wings. However, one bite into the poppers red onions and cajun cottage cheese, did BLINDLY FOLLOWING elements rather than just blindly following My score for the place would be two point cooked and roasted, this one tasted just and we realised that the filling with cheese try to make up for all the other flaws scor- some rule book. five. And point five here is for their con- right. and mushroom didn’t agree with our ing overall in taste. But here too there was SOME RULE BOOK Despite the disappointments, we stant efforts of presenting their best. gorge us apour Bar Exchange is offering Vthe new special winter menu. Orange is the new black Grilled fish with lemon Butter Sauce, a dish with a distinct From boosting digestion to detoxifying the body, as the temperature falls, the fruit European touch worked on house-marinated grilled fillet fish served with peppercorn potato rules the chart as a life-giving force. By TEAM VIVA mash, veggies and butter sauce. Price: `545 Venue: Vapour Bar nly a few things in life come with multiple benefits. An Exchange, Gurugram. Oorange is one of them. It not only appeals to the tastebuds but is healthy. It is said that of all the cit- f you like to sing your heart out rusy and tarty fruits we consume, Ithen The Beer Café has got the orange is the king, especially during perfect plan for you. Get ready to winters. set your spirits high with Hopers SS Ghosh, Chef De Partie, Cold Nights with Prabhtoj Singh across Kitchen, The Ashok, says, “These genres like English Retro, Pop, are one of the key ingredients in any kitchen, be it commercial or house- Commercial, and Rock. So come hold. With oranges handy, one can and tune your Friday night while whip up a range of recipes starting you enjoy your favourite beer. from breakfast juice to a soup to a Date: January 19 Time: 9 pm healthy salad and a rich butter and orange boosts up pathogens to natural vitamin C though a pulpy ORANGE CARROT AND MINT ● Add salt as required and serve hot onwards Venue: The Beer Cafe, ● cream cake. Oranges are not only a build up resistance against source like, orange provides SOUP Fresh cream can be added to the Biggie, CP. rich source of Vitamin C and anti- foreign germs and hydration making the skin What you need: soup if required oxidants but also provide the body allergy. According look fuller and healthy. ● Butter: 20 gm with Vitamin A and D which other to a research, pub- Anti-oxidants protect ● Orange: 2 ORANGE AND CUCUMBER n exciting menu at Piso16 offers some citrus fruits don’t. They impart a lished in the the skin from the ● Carrot: 300 gm SALAD WITH HONEY-HUNG Aspecially curated Power Bowls, sweet as well as a tangy taste.” Harvard Health harmful effects of ● Mint leaves: 2 gm CURD DIP Charcuterie and Fomage Platters, Salads, Publishing by UV rays which ● Ginger: 5 gm What you need: Entrees, Nibbles, Pastas and Desserts at HELPS DE-STRESSING Harvard damage the skin. ● Garlic: 5 cloves ● Orange: 2 Piso. They present Sweet Potato and The fruit is essential to de-stress Medical School, Orange peel skin- ● Onion: 50 gm ● Cucumber: 1 ● ● Chickpea and Salmon Steak power bowls, one’s mind. The refreshing aroma vitamin C is masks are perfect to Salt (to taste) Cherry tomato: 6 cheese and meat platters. Date: On till opens up the olfactory nerves and beneficial when clear your skin and ● Green bell pepper: 1 relieves the mind. Add a few drops it comes to com- get the glow back. METHOD: ● Hung curd: 40 gm January 30 Time: 12 pm to 7 pm Venue: of essential oil extracted from mon cold. Another ● Squeeze the juice from the ● Honey: 5 gm Piso16, Nehru Place. oranges in warm water and soak research published in HELPS IN WEIGHT LOSS oranges and keep aside ● Parsley: 2 gm ● ● your feet. Feel your nerves detan- Science Daily by the As a rich source of fibre, orange Melt butter in a pan and sauté Salt (to taste) on't miss a chance to taste the gling and releasing all the bad American Heart Association, says is a perfect low calorie snack. It is a onion, garlic, ginger and carrots vibes. Oranges are mood boosters as that consuming citrus fruits, espe- rich source of anti-oxidants while ● Pour vegetable stock to the METHOD: Dburgers at LA Americana they help to release endorphins and cially oranges and grapefruits, may the soluble fibers keep the hunger sautéed vegetables and bring to a ● Peel and dice cucumber and Burgers. They are currently make you happy in gloomy winter help to lower heart risk as they pro- pangs away. Adding it to your diet boil orange offering two new flavours — Piri weather. Besides being a rich source vide protection against heart dis- makes one feel full though not ● Simmer for further 10 minutes, ● Halve the cherry tomatoes and Piri and Chipotle. of anti-oxidants, they are also low on eases by improving the functioning stuffed, thus preventing overeating. transfer to another bowl and let it dice the bell peppers Date: January 21 calories. of the blood vessels. They also have The pulp also helps in clearing the cool ● Mix all the diced ingredients ● Time: 11 am to 11 pm anti-inflammatory properties. intestinal tract effectively, thus aid- Blend the boiled vegetables and together ` BOOSTS IMMUNITY ing a healthy digestive system. The pass through a sieve ● Beat together hung curd, honey, Price: 450 for two people, Cold is the most common condition ENSURES HEALTHIER SKIN added bonus is that a health gut is ● Put the pureed vegetables in a salt and chopped parsley exclusive of applicable taxes and which hits the immune system of Winters leave the skin dry and directly related to a healthy glow on pan, add the freshly squeezed ● Toss it onto the salad, mix thor- charges the body during harsh winters. deprive it of its glow which in turn the face. orange juice and mint leaves and oughly and serve cold. Venue: La Americana Burgers. Being one of the citrusiest fruits, adds years to your face. Consuming RECIPES gently reheat the soup RECIPES MAKHNI MAGGI on all sides and the bell WHAT YOU NEED peppers are soft, remove For baking corn sauce: from oven. You could also roast them on the gas ● Tomato: 500 gm over a flame, like you ● Cloves: 4 roast eggplants. When ● Green chillies, finely chopped: 3 cool to touch, peel skin off ● Garlic paste:1 tsp and chop into thin strips. ● Salt to taste ● Cook the pasta in a large ● Take pan off the heat and remove pot of boiling salted water. ● Green cardamom pods: 4 whole spices (cloves and cardamoms) Drain well and allow to ● Red chilli powder: 2 tsp and discard. Run the sauce in a cool. blender till smooth, then strain ● Sugar: 2 1/2 tsp ● through a sieve. Place the pasta in a bowl ● Butter: 7 tbsp and add the tomatoes ● Heat pan and pour the strained tomato ● Dried fenugreek (kasuri methi): 2 tsp (alternatively, you can grill sauce and bring to a quick simmer. ROASTED BELL PEPPER ● Cup cream: 1/3 ● Garlic clove: 1 the tomatoes for that Add sugar and stir to dissolve. Add AND BLACK OLIVE smokey flavour in the ● butter and continue to stir until butter ● Salt and pepper, to taste PESHAWARI CHAPLI Maggi noodles: 3 packets PASTA SALAD pasta salad along with the tomatoes, coriander seeds and melts into the sauce. Toss in kasuri ● White Cheddar: 20 gm ● Fresh grated Parmesan: WHAT YOU NEED minced meat. methi and stir. Pour in cream and WHAT YOU NEED bell pepper), black olives, ● 1/4 cup mozzarella, chopped ● Mutton (with fat): 1 kg ● Yellow Cheddar: 20 gm cheese. Stir, and simmer for another ● Del Monte whole wheat Add salt and black pepper to taste. ● Fresh parsley, chopped: roasted bell pepper. ● Finely chopped onions: 80 gm 30 seconds. Remove from heat and Penne Rigate: 225 gm ● Make kebab with the set aside. 1/2 cup ● For the dressing, combine ● Peeled, de-seeded and finely METHOD ● Ripe tomatoes, medium- mixture and keep aside. ● the balsamic vinegar, olive chopped tomatoes: 80 gm ● Add chopped tomatoes to a medium Bring one litre of water to a boil in a diced: 200 gm ● Heat a fry-pan/grill and add oil and medium saucepan. Add Maggi and oil, garlic, salt and pepper ● Tomato slices: 10-12 kadhai over high heat. Stir and cook ● METHOD place the kebab patties on the cook for two minutes and strain. Del Monte black olives, in a food processor until ● Black pepper for about two minutes before adding sliced: 1 cup ● Preheat oven to 200 C. almost smooth. You can pan/grill. Cook both sides for two cups (500 ml) water. Toss in ● Place noodles in a hot pan and ladle in Line a baking sheet with ● Coriander seeds: 10 gm ● Fresh Mozzarella, chopped also whisk by hand. two-three minutes until brown. cloves, green chillies, garlic paste, as much of the makhani sauce as you foil. Coat the bell pepper ● Salt to taste to bite-sized pieces: 1 cup ● Pour the dressing over the ● Add sliced tomatoes on the ginger paste, salt, green cardamom like. Add the flavoring that comes with some olive oil and ● Cooking oil for grilling/frying pods, and red chilli powder. Stir well. along with maggi noodles and mix ● Red bell pepper: 1 place on a baking sheet. pasta, add parmesan and second side of while frying. well. parsley and mix well. It gives a tinge of sourness to the ● Reduce heat to low and continue to For dressing Put it in oven and allow ● ● Serve immediately or cover METHOD . simmer, stirring occasionally, till with kasoori methi powder and ● Balsamic vinegar: 1 tbsp the bell pepper to roast for cheese slice then gratinate for another 40 minutes, rotating them with plastic wrap, ● Prepare a mince using mutton, ● raita . reduced to less than half in volume ● Serve with or a and thickened to a sauce-like two minutes and serve hot. Del Monte extra virgin half way through baking. refrigerate and serve later. salt and pepper. Courtesy: Chef Swaminandan, olive oil: 3 tbsp consistency. Courtesy: Chef Rajat Panwarat at BrewBuddy Once the skin is charred Courtesy: Del Monte ● Mix together chopped onions, Executive Chef, Crowne Plaza LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | JANUARY 18, 2019 vivacity 14

‘I don't regret KUSHAN MITRA anything’ Actress JACQUELINE The SUV conundrum FERNANDEZ credits her success and failure for keeping her bal- anced and calm. The actress says Once upon a time car companies she doesn't regret any of her deci- clearly defined line-ups of products but sions. “The journey (in Bollywood) has nowadays everything is a bit more been very rewarding, I have been blessed with confusing opportunities to deliver my best and work with some of the biggest names,” Jacqueline said. She says she has learnt a lot through the journey. “Meeting new people and com- ing across new experiences have given me several lessons which have been fruitful in not just dealing with the challenges in the industry. The love and support PEEK-A-BOO o you want to buy a luxu- the top and the bottom, they are of the audience is my biggest ry Sports Utility Vehicle? It fairly well defined, but when I asset that I have earned in my Smight never go off-road in look at the middle I get rather professional career,” added she. Boutique windows are the next big interior trend. TEAM VIVA picks its life. Heck, it might never confused, and I guess anybody leave metaled roads all its life who walks into a JLR show- but you like the commanding room would. They are all rather up a few ideas from the experts seating position high off the nice cars as I have driven sev- ground even if that involves a eral of them over the past year. ‘I don't o far lumped together as part of inte- You can replace draperies with match- clumsy climb into your seat. While I do have some niggles, have any rior decor and may be as a backdrop stick blinds. Especially if you’ve got a small And you also think that it is the three-screen set-up on the plans for of luscious curtains, windows — space for your windows, opting for slim safer, at least when you have an top-end cars is very confusing marriage from their shape, size, frames, shades blinds will let the natural light in. Use botan- accident where some idiot in a because you get the same func- as of now. and faux recesses — have emerged ical-printed blinds to create a vibe of a wood- two-wheeler runs into you. You tion on both central screens but asS the statement piece of your home in 2019. ed meadow. Or go extravagant with Roman could ignore the fact that these it appears they use two differ- They are the perfect prop for the blend of and European prints. Experts suggests that cars are big and heavy, usually ent user interfaces, and then the season is functionality and art, depending upon the the newest and best way to give your room not the most economical but others have their own small not like a space, position and lighting. Designers and a dramatic look is to incorporate floor-length you know what, at least they do problems. The Range Rover is cricketing trend forecasters are now working on win- windows and tall curtains. drive a lot better than they used massive, it is the car that Audi season dows as the pivot of spaces and an anchor Bamboo roll-up blinds may give you a to. and BMW are targeting with of your personality, your personal perch as tropical freshness and can block out the harsh If you remember early the Q8 and X7 respectively. which should be you let the outer world drift in and shape light during the peak of summer. If it’s opu- SUVs, where a company sud- The overlaps are a bit jar- continued for an your worldview. lence, then there are silk shades, subtle, lush denly had an idea to put plush- ring, and not just because the entire year. There is and luminescent. er seats into an off-roader and engines are similar, because still a lot of time for WOOD AND ECO-FRIENDLY COATINGS make them less capable at the that is the same case with all the Living as we do in environmentally-chal- ACCESSORISE YOUR WINDOW same time, they were not quite luxury manufacturers. Between my marriage to lenged times, architects are working on eco- Experts suggest that according to the colour stable in a turn. Those of us old the Evoque and F-Pace, both happen, but when it logically-friendly and sustainable alternatives and decor of the room, one can also use dif- enough remember the Maruti stunning cars, slightly different will happen, I will be in keeping us comfortable and close to ferent accessories to decorate windows. Gypsy when it came out were on the handling front but only ready for that in a Mother Nature. So wooden windows are back Hanging dream-catchers and wind chimes, warned of the fact that these if you push it. The Velar and Rohit Bal outfit.’ in homes and workplaces with bold paint- for instance, is a way to give it a more boho- cars could roll over if you went Discovery 5 are different, but ed frames. Companies like Gorlini Bespoke chic appearance. Another idea is to string rice into a corner too fast. And they pricing overlaps and you are —Sidharth Malhotra Windows is increasingly using water-based lights around the window frames to make it did. trying to figure out what you paints as a conscientious choice. Using could be a wall formation of planters on glow in the dark. Or arrange wooden photo But things are different want for a car. When you are As actress SONI RAZDAN awaits the renewable organic waste materials that are either side of the window to lend a bit of frames and portraits in symmetry with now. SUVs still ride way above spending that kind of money, a unfit for human consumption, its team has character. “Plants are essential when it square windows, especially if your room the earth, yet even though they car is not so much functional as censor board's green signal for her developed bio coatings that help reduce the comes to decorating a small balcony or win- colour hovers around pastels. Installing a have a softer suspension, most it is a display of wealth and film No Fathers In Kashmir, her greenhouse effect caused by CO2 emissions. dow sill. Avoid using too much floor space translucent art panel in front of a window of them can handle very well. A influence. So maybe the Velar, daughter and actress ALIA BHATT In line with the latest green policies adopt- of the balcony, do not overcrowd it,” says creates a unique screen while lending an aura few companies have started to but if you spend a little bit, and has come out in support of the film. ed worldwide, their exceptionally-low envi- Punam Kalra, creative director of I’M. She to a painting or glass work. manufacture ‘sporty’ SUVs such in percentage terms just a little ronmental impact makes it worthwhile. further suggests placing small potted plants as BMW’s X4 and X6, of which bit more you could get the Alia wrote on Such coatings are also “high performance” below the window sill on the outside for that SQUARES OVER ARCHES I drove the former in America range Rover Sport, maybe one social media, and while other paints might take longer to refreshing feel and brightness. Likewise, while shapes remain popular, and was stunned at the way the with an exciting engine. It is “Was so looking dry and lesser time to fade away, this one has For those who live in apartments and they’re decidedly rectilinear. Arched-top car went around a race track. rather confusing. forward to mom's a faster drying record and greater non-yel- crave for gardens, putting themed plant and and similar curved shapes may appear dated Sure, it was no BMW M5 but it No Fathers In lowing properties. flower pots on window extensions is the next for some of today’s more popular home was still incredible. Then there Kashmir... Wooden shutters are making a comeback best thing. Says Kalra, “One can also place styles. Squared-off edges and crisp lines are is Mercedes’ GLC 43 AMG The because they are classic and add a graphic vines and planters in bottles. Waste bottles definitely the way to go. Coupe, which is no slouch SUVS RIDE WAY team worked feature to your home either open or shut. of soft drinks can be decorated and painted either, and it looks rather good. ABOVE THE super hard for They allow natural light to filter through in as per the colour scheme of your interior and EXPANSIVE GLASS Audi has been putting bigger this honest teens love story in a pleasant sort of way and allows light to can be used to skirt your windows. The growth in outdoor living has driven and bigger engines in their EARTH, YET EVEN Kashmir. Really hope the CBFC stream around in dots and blobs. demand for opening glass walls and lift-and- SUVs and then there are the THOUGH THEY GREEN FABRIC slide doors, as well as larger windows mulled Porsches and the latest from would lift the ban. It's a film about GIVE NATURE A CHANCE Amita Kanwar, design director at Window together. From dramatic views to increased Lamborghini which redefines HAVE A SOFTER empathy and compassion. Let's give Experts believe that it doesn’t matter about Passions, says, “As we are increasingly mov- daylight, the benefits are appealing to both ‘Sporty SUV’ into ‘Super SUV’ SUSPENSION, love a chance.” whether or not there is enough space for the ing towards sustainable fashion, curtains in buyer and builder alike. like a supercar. The film is directed by Ashvin window. As long as it is in the room, there organic fabrics like cotton and linens are the well as larger windows mulled together. But let us bring this back to MOST OF THEM Kumar, who has been struggling to is always a chance to make it attractive. No best to go by. The focus is on nature-inspired From dramatic views to increased daylight, another manufacturer, Jaguar CAN HANDLE THE matter what the size, the sill can be highlight- and eco-friendly materials to create an ele- the benefits are appealing to both buyer and Land Rover. Yes, it has its per- get a U/A certificate for it. ed by stacking an array of plants. Or there gant and earthy atmosphere.” builder alike. formance SUVs as well, ROAD BUMPS although in India you can only get the madcap Range Rover WELL. A FEW Miley denies SVR, which redefines physics in COMPANIES HAVE A VINTAGE FEEL my opinion because I have STARTED TO rumours never seen something else that massive move so fast, so quick- MANUFACTURE Singer MILEY CYRUS has denied s a modern iteration of ly. Even the Saturn V rocket ‘SPORTY’ SUVS rumours that she is pregnant. what is new and fiercely lumbered off the launch pad. unique, the 14th edition of This thing does not and it The singer wrote on social media to A the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour ensures that everyone in a 10- dismiss speculation surrounding a celebrates the self and the indi- km radius can hear it. But that I would personally choose potential pregnancy. vidual through its new concept is a different story. Because, the Discovery 5 though. Sure its “I'm not ‘Egg-xpecting' but it's ‘Egg- — Pride. Fashion designer Rohit once upon a time Land Rover lopsided registration plate panel celent' to hear everyone is Bal showcased his collection produced only the Land Rover, is a bit jarring to the eye, but it ‘Gul-Dastah’, curating a magical what we call the ‘Defender’ is quite nice inside and a little so happy for us' we're affair with his designs. nowadays, that kept the British bit easier to work your way happy for us too! ‘Egg- Showstoppers Sidharth Malhotra Army mobile as it gradually through the controls. And there cited' for this next chapter and Diana Penty, looked stun- withdrew from every corner of is the fact that if you did need in our lives,” the star ning in his pieces. the world. Then one day, the to go on the sand dunes of joked alongside a The collection was an ode to idea of making a slightly nice Rajasthan, or ford a raging tor- the beauty of flowers, dedicated version came to mind and the rent near Corbett or deal with photo of her “baby entirely to the treasures of the Range Rover was born and the the slushy western Ghats in the belly”, which was natural world and inspired by Queen of England loved it. For monsoon, it can do all that very covered with the egg botanical paintings and works by those a bit less rich, the Land easily. Sure, a Range Rover can meme. some of the great masters of the Rover Discovery came out, do most of those things, but you renaissance period. It renders a which could go over pretty would think a few times before Now that the musi- vintage feel and has been done much anything. And that is the taking a two crore car off- cian has had the last on both traditional and contem- way it was in the 80s and 90s, road, even if it is a tester. I have laugh, she told peo- porary silhouettes on organic three types of vehicles, which a soft spot for the F-Pace, but ple “everyone leave fabrics using thread embroidery were not the most reliable, but for me Jaguar is still a car zardozi. me alone and go to gold wire and that is the way things were. company. I cannot make peace Talking about his curation Now, it is a different story. with the Lamborghini Urus. back to staring at an ‘my heritage, my pride’, Rohit Heck, even Jaguar makes a Next week onwards, a egg.” said, “I am a traditionalist and SUV, the rather good-looking whole set of new launches starts The recently married that too, a pure, classic, undilut- F-Pace, and Land Rover makes with the Toyota Camry Hybrid, star sparked rumours ed traditionalist. I am deeply quite a few. There is the the third-generation Maruti that she was pregnant rooted in my culture, my origins Discovery Sport, Evoque, WagonR, the Tata Harrier, the and the incredible heritage of Evoque Convertible, Discovery new Mahindra TUV300. 2019 when she was spotted India. From the Lotus to the 5, Velar, Range Rover Sport and will be a brand new year. All in Miami with what Peacock, I live my heritage. the range Rover, the last named these new cars will meet the some tabloids alleged There is mystery, mysticism and of which is also available in an coming safety norms that are was a baby bump. sheer magnificence in our her- ultra-premium Autobiography mandatory from the middle of itage and it has become an essen- specification. But which one of the year and should be exciting tial part of my soul.” these should you buy? Sure, at to drive. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | JANUARY 18, 2019 sport 15 DJOKER RACES PAST TSONGA; SERENA, HALEP TRIUMPH Novak defeats ‘08 finalist to step forward for record seventh title in Australia

AFP n MELBOURNE R Federer vs T Fritz through at Flushing Meadow Live from 7:30am IST over Serena Williams last year erena Williams stepped SONY TEN 2 NETWORK made her a new standard up her drive for a record- bearer for tennis in her Sequalling 24th Grand 4 — her second three-set test Japanese homeland and Asia, Slam on Thursday by swatting in a row. and she is working hard on Vinesh nominated aside Eugenie "I have no idea how I won living up to the hype. Bouchard, as world this, it's so tough to explain "I thought I served alright, number one Novak what happened on court," this was my first time playing for Laureus World Djokovic won an said the French Open cham- her and I'm just happy to win emotional 2008 pion, who now meets Venus to be honest," Osaka said Sports Awards Australian Open final Williams after the 38-year-old after setting up a clash with rematch with Jo-Wilfried rolled back the years to beat Taiwan's Hsieh Su-wei. PTI n MONACO Tsonga. France's Alize Cornet. In contrast, Asia's top- But women's top seed In another titanic battle, ranked men's player Nishikori ce Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has Simona Halep and young gun Canadian Milos Raonic oust- needed an energy-sapping Abecome the first Indian to receive a nom- Alexander Zverev had to dig ed 2014 champion Stan 3hr 48min to get past big- ination in the prestigious Laureus World deep to make the third round Wawrinka in four tightly- serving Croat Karlovic 6-3, 7- Sports Awards to be held here on February 18. on a day of epic battles and the contested sets that all went to 6 (8/6), 5-7, 5-7, 7-6 (10/7) in The 24-year-old Indian, who made a sen- latest start to a match ever at tie-breaks, while eighth seed humid conditions. sational comeback after battling a long injury the tournament. Kei Nishikori was stretched to Sixteenth seed Raonic lay-off to win a Gold medal at the Gold Coast American great Williams a draining five sets against Ivo emerged the victor against Commonwealth Games and Jakarta Asian followed up her first round 49- Karlovic. Wawrinka, a three-time Games, has been nominated for the Laureus minute romp by spending Seventh seed Dominic Grand Slam champion who is World Comeback of the Year. just 70 minutes on Rod Laver Thiem limped out when he on the comeback trail from The wrestler, who was stretchered Arena to dispose of the retired while losing 7-5, 6-4, injury. off after dislocating her knee during the quar- Canadian 6-2, 6-2. 2-0 to young Australian wild- The Swiss, unseeded for terfinals of 50kg freestyle event at the 2016 "It wasn't an easy match card Alexei Popyrin. the first time since his debut Olympic Games, has been nominated along- tonight," said the 37-year-old, Zverev, hailed as a flag- in 2006, fell 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 side US Tour Championship winner Tiger seeded just 16. bearer for the next generation, (8/6), 7-6 (13/11), 7-6 (7/5). Woods, who won his first tournament in five "So I knew 'Serena, you've also struggled against veteran Despite being seeded six years. got to come out hot, you've got world number 36 Jeremy and seven respectively, neither Also nominated are four inspirational to come out firing, she's a real- Chardy, before putting him Elina Svitolina or Karolina Winter Olympic athletes; Japanese figure ly good player and I haven't away 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 5-7, 6-7 Pliskova has progressed fur- skater Yuzuru Hanyu, Canadian snowboard- had many matches since last (6/8), 6-1. ther than the last eight at the er Mark McMorris, US ski racing legend year'." Williams is bid- Amid rain delays and Australian Open. Lindsey Vonn and Dutch Paralympic cham- ding to match drawn-out matches, Spain's But self-assured Svitolina pion Bibian Mentel-Spee. Margaret Garbine Muguruza and is bubbling with confidence The last time an Indian sporting feat made Court's record Britain's Johanna Konta did- after dismantling Viktoria its way to the Laureus World Sports Awards of 24 Grand n't get on court until half-past Kuzmova 6-4, 6-1, while was in 2004 when the Indian cricket team and Slam midnight - the latest start to a Pliskova woke up after losing Pakistan cricket team shared the Laureus Sport crowns, Serbian top seed Djokovic We felt a lot of emotion and match in the event's history. the first set to race past for Good Award for playing an International and win an is also looking to make histo- tried to play a great game," US Open champion and Madison Brengle 4-6, 6-1, 6- match despite political tensions between the eighth in ry by winning a seventh title. said Djokovic as the memories fourth seed Naomi Osaka 0. two countries. Australia, on He was too good again for of that tense final came flood- had it relatively easy, sweeping Other women through Most recently, Magic Bus from India won her first return France's Tsonga, who he beat ing back. past Slovenia's Tamara included Italy's Camila Giorgi the Laureus Sport for Good award in 2014. to Melbourne in the 2008 final, rolling In contrast, world num- Zidansek 6-2, 6-4 with the and China's Wang Qiang. However, Vinesh makes history as the first Park since lifting through 6-3, 7-5, 6-4. ber one Halep staggered roof closed on Margaret Court Men still in the hunt includ- Indian athlete to be nominated in one of the the trophy in 2017 "You could feel the ten- through against American Arena due to the rain. ed Croat Borna Coric and seven main categories at the Laureus World while pregnant. sion on court at the beginning. Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 6- The 21-year-old's break- Spain's Pablo Carreno-Busta. Sports Awards. SINGLES DEMBELE COMPLETES GUANGZHOU MOVE Saina, Srikanth enter Malaysia quarters Hungry Mary eyes London: Mousa Dembele became the latest high-profile name to swap Europe for China when he left English PTI n KUALA LUMPUR In men's singles, Srikanth continued Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur and joined his unbeaten run with a hard-fought 23- op Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and 21, 8-21, 21-18 win over Hong Kong's Gold at Olympics Guangzhou R&F on Thursday. The 31-year-old Belgian international will cost the Chinese Super League (CSL) TKidambi Srikanth produced yet Wong Wing Ki Vincent to set up a fight club about 12 million euros ($13.5 million) and he can another fine display to progress to the with fourth seeded Korean Son Wan Ho. titles, Commonwealth Games. But I expect to receive a significant hike in wages. Dembele, quarterfinal of the Malaysia Masters The seventh seeded Indian, who am still hungry to achieve only one who could soon be joined in China by West Ham United's here on Thursday. had a title-less run last season, has a 4- (medal), that is the Gold at the Marko Arnautovic, is regarded as one of the finest Saina, seeded seventh, took 39 min- 5 head-to-head count against the Korean Olympics," Mary Kom said midfielders in the Premier League when fit. But his utes to tame Hong Kong's Pui Yin Yip 21- world No 5. onThursday. appearances have become increasingly limited in recent 14, 21-16 in her second round women's Former Commonwealth Games "Being an athlete, I am dreaming singles encounter. champion Parapulli Kashyap, however, (hoping) for that one chance," added seasons because of injury. "Now it feels like my family, Spurs TV The London Olympics Bronze bowed out of the tournament after his "Magnificent Mary", who is the event part of my family," Dembele told , reflecting on medallist will play second seed and fight ended with a 17-21, 23-25 loss to ambassador of the January 20 Tata his departure after six-and-a-half years at the Premier 2017 world champion Nozomi Okuhara Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia. Mumbai Marathon. League title challengers. "I go away with an unbelievable of Japan in the last-eight stage of the first Women's pair of Ashwini But the star boxer admits that the feeling and with a certain love for the club." Dembele, who Super 500 tournament of the year on Okuhara, which includes back-to-back Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy also suf- 2020 Olympics, to be held in Tokyo, has more than 80 caps for Belgium, joined Tottenham in Friday. wins over the current world No 2 in the fered 18-21, 17-21 loss to Indonesian will be a big challenge. August 2012 from Fulham. World No 9 Saina holds an 8-4 last two tournaments — last year's combination of Ni Ketut Mahadewi "It is a very big challenge. Even overall head-to-head record against Demark Open and the French Open. Istarani and Rizki Amelia Pradipta. PTI n MUMBAI London 2012 was also a big challenge STONE RULED OUT OF WEST INDIES TOUR for me. It was the first time I fought London: England pace bowler Olly Stone will miss the egendary boxer Mary Kom, the in the 51kg category. After that, I tour of the West Indies after suffering a back injury. Stone Lonly woman to clinch six world missed the qualification for Rio has been hampered by stiffness in his lower left back SAI director among 6 arrested by CBI in corruption case championship titles, is now eyeing the (Olympics). since taking part in a practice session on Sunday. The 25- NEW DELHI: The CBI has taken into custody six people, includ- reached the SAI headquarters at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium elusive Olympic Gold medal next "This time I am trying (to qual- year-old went for scans in Barbados that confirmed the ing Sports Authority of India (SAI) director and three officials, around 5 pm and sealed the entire premises, sources in the SAI year as her crowning glory. ify). If there is possibility, I will get extent of the injury was serious enough to rule him out of in connection with a case of alleged corruption, officials said on said. The search operation is still underway. The 35-year-old pugilist from young boys (who are) stronger than the Tests against the West Indies. Stone had hoped to Thursday. The source further said that the raid happened after SAI Manipur said winning Gold at the me (for training). make his Test debut in the three-match series, but the The arrests were made during searches at the sports admin- Director General Neelam Kapur took up the matter with the CBI. 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be a big Mary Kom said she wasn't sur- Warwickshire seamer will have to wait for his maiden five- istrator’s office in Delhi’s Lodhi Road area, they said. ‘’The matter came to light before SAI DG 6 months back after challenge. prised that she was the number one day appearance. "Following the result of scans, Olly Stone The probe agency has arrested Director Sports Authority of which she informed the sports minister. On the insistence of the "Muhammad Ali was my inspi- boxer. "I am not surprised that I am has sustained a bone stress injury to the left lower back. India SK Sharma, Junior Accounts Officer Harinder Prasad, minister the DG wrote to the CBI,’’ the source said. ration when I learned boxing. After ranked No 1. I am so happy that my He will return home from the Caribbean later this week Supervisor Lalit Jolly and UDC V K Sharma, besides private con- The accused staff was responsible for procuring all office sta- all these years, I feel there's nothing performances have been recognised. and have further tests in the UK," a statement from the tractor Mandeep Ahuja and his employee Yunus, the officials said. tioneries and were dealing with tenders of all electronic equip- much to achieve. I already (have) all I am grateful for the love and support England and Wales Cricket Board said on Wednesday. It is alleged that bills of Rs 19 lakh were pending to be cleared ment and furniture required for SAI offices. the medals in the game. that I have received from the entire by the SAI officials for which a demand of three per cent was The irregularities were going on in SAI for more than a year, "I have medals from the country. Your prayers have helped me Stone impressed with his speed and hostility during four being made. The Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI officials the source said. Olympics, Asian Games, six World win a lot of medals," she added. appearances in England's one-day series win against Sri Lanka in October. DERBY WIN FA CUP SHOOT-OUT London: Southampton's dismal season hit a new low as Ronaldo heads Juve Atletico out on away goals the Premier League strugglers were dumped out of the FA Cup by second tier Derby after a penalty shoot-out. In a AFP n MADRID Atletico had just over 20 min- third round replay heavily influenced by the latest to Supercoppa glory utes to find a winner. Santiago controversy over the use of VAR, Ralph Hasenhuttl's side ntoine Griezmann scored Arias thought he had it but blew a two-goal lead in the closing stages at St Mary's. AFP n JEDDAH were accompanied by a man. Aone and set up another but VAR showed him just offside. The tie finished 2-2 after extra-time on Wednesday, with On the pitch the players suffered could not prevent Atletico So did Griezmann, as he Derby winning 5-3 on penalties. Having avoided falling ristiano Ronaldo scored the only in the heat with temperatures hitting Madrid tumbling out of the latched onto Thomas Lemar's behind when VAR dubiously ruled out a goal from Derby's Cgoal to hand Juventus their first 25 degrees Celsius amid freezing con- Copa del Rey as Girona pro- scoped ball through and Craig Bryson in the first half, Saints went ahead through trophy of the season with a 1-0 win ditions in northern Italy. In the end gressed on away goals after a smashed it into the roof of the Stuart Armstrong's 68th minute header. Nathan Redmond over ten-man AC Milan in the Italian Juventus came away with a record thrilling 3-3 draw. net. doubled their lead with a cool finish two minutes later. Super Cup on Wednesday in Saudi eighth Super Cup title, one more Real Madrid and Sevilla He celebrated like he had Derby got one back with 14 minutes left when Harry Arabia. than AC Milan who have won seven. each avoided upsets on won the tie but there was one Wilson's free-kick went straight in and was allowed to Ronaldo — signed by the Italian "It was very hot and the important Wednesday, their first-leg vic- more sting in the tail. Borja stand by VAR despite Southampton's claims that several giants last year from Real Madrid as thing was to win," said coach tories proving enough despite Garcia raced clear down the Rams players were offside. Just six minutes later, Martyn they target a first Champions League Massimiliano Allegri who won the tro- losses to Leganes and Athletic right and his cutback landed at Waghorn headed Derby's equaliser from Wilson's superb title since 1996 — headed in a 61st- phy for the second time, having lost to Bilbao respectively. the feet of Doumbia. His shot cross to force extra-time. minute winner. AC Milan played the AC Milan in 2016 and Lazio last year. Defeat for Real, however, flew through the legs of Arias last quarter of an hour a man down "Ronaldo? We always say the means they have now won only and snuck into the corner. INJURED WARNER TO RETURN AUSTRALIA after Ivorian midfielder Franck Kessie same thing... that's why we signed him. two of their five matches this Madrid were beaten 1-0 by New Delhi: saw red for a bad tackle on Emre Can. He is decisive and scores big goals, but year while Santiago Solari's Leganes, Martin Braithwaite Australian opener David Warner, who is "I have my first title with Juventus the whole team put in a good perfor- frosty relationship with Isco giving hope to the hosts, who working towards a return to international cricket after so I'm happy," said the Portuguese star mance." AC Milan forward Gonzalo shows no signs of improve- failed to take a number of serving a ball-tampering ban, has picked up an elbow who now has 28 trophies including five Higuain only played the final 20 min- ment. chances to launch an unlikely injury during his ongoing stint with the Bangladesh Champions League and league titles utes against his parent club, ahead of Isco started, but struggled, more surprise to go through to Cristhian Stuani's header had comeback. Real had won the Premier League. Warner will leave the tournament early to from England and Spain, and a a touted move to Chelsea, having and was replaced in the 68th the quarter-finals as Seydou put Girona in charge after first leg 3-0. have his injury assessed, joining his former skipper Steve European Championship with moved away from Turin to make way minute. Doumbia's shot found the cor- Nikola Kalinic had given "We got through but the Smith in the injured list. "While the extent of the injury Portugal. "I really wanted this, to get for Ronaldo last summer. For Atletico, Griezmann ner in the 88th minute, snatch- Atletico an early lead. performance was weak," Solari remains unknown, Warner will continue to play for the off to a good start in 2019. This is only Coach Gennaro Gattuso said the came off the bench ing a 4-4 draw on aggregate However in the 61st said. Sylhet Sixers before he departs, meaning he will feature in the start, we'll take it one step at a time. Argentine was suffering from a fever in the second half after last week's first leg fin- minute, Griezmann entered His team now turns their matches on the 18th and 19th," Cricket Australia's official We've got this cup, now we must keep and missed the team photo because and turned the tie ished 1-1. the field. In the 65th, he set up attention to Saturday's crunch website 'cricket.Com.Au' said in its report. Warner will be working hard to achieve the next tro- they were afraid he would infect in their favour on Griezmann had scored a goal, Kalinic letting his team- La Liga game against Sevilla, returning to Australia next Monday to have his injury phy," warned Ronaldo. other players. "It might seem like a Wednesday, teeing then too, and in between mate's pass run but doing who slipped to a 1-0 defeat at assessed. The opener looked close to his best in the BPL, The match had been overshad- joke, but it's true. Higuain wasn't in the up Angel Correa against Levante on Saturday. enough to distract Girona's home to Bilbao. Gorka scoring two half-centuries in five innings, including a owed by controversy with calls for it picture when the Saudi Prince came and then scoring himself to This was his eighth goal in as defence. Correa nipped in and Guruzeta scored the winner for whirlwind unbeaten 61 on Wednesday night. to be relocated over human rights to visit because I was afraid the virus give his team a 3-2 lead at a many matches. finished. a rejuvenated Bilbao side but Agencies issues in Saudi Arabia with women would spread among the other play- rocking Wanda Metropolitano. A sumptuous volley from With Girona still pro- Sevilla still progress 3-2 on only allowed to attend the game if they ers, so that was my decision. But Girona pulled out one Valery Fernandez and gressing on away goals, aggregate. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | JANUARY 18, 2019 sport 16 INDIA EYE PERFECT FINISH TO HISTORIC TOUR After maiden glory in Tests, Men in Blue look to seal first ever bilateral series in Australia PTI n MELBOURNE uoyant and self-assured in Hardik is crucial for equal measure, India Bwould be eyeing a maid- en bilateral ODI series tri- umph on Australian soil team’s balance: Dhawan after the path-breaking Test conquest when they PTI n MELBOURNE take on the home team in the tour finale here on ndian opener Shikhar Friday. IDhawan on Thursday said The three-match series is level suspended fast-bowling all- at 1-1 after Australia won the first ODI rounder Hardik Pandya is "cru- in Sydney by 34 runs and India won cial" for the team's balance but the second in Adelaide by six wickets. rejected suggestions that the The Men in Blue have never won side was struggling for a fifth a bilateral ODI contest on Australian bowler in the ongoing ODI soil, and their only two series' wins in series against Australia. this format have come in 1985 (World India take on Australia in Championship of Cricket) and 2008 the series-decider on Friday. (CB Series). There are bound to be changes In fact, this is only the second to the team composition in the bilateral ODI series India have played light of Khaleel Ahmed and in Australia, losing 4-1 in 2016 when Mohammed Siraj failing to they toured here last. impress in the first two match- Also, by winning this third ODI es. in Melbourne, India will finish the Dhawan came out in sup- current 2018-19 tour without having port of the two young pacers, but lost a series here. group that took part in option- added that the presence of an all- Shikhar Dhawan prepares to bat during Australia vs India INDIA-AUSTRALIA AT MELBOURNE nets session ahead of 3rd ODI BCCI While India will take winning Live from 7:50am IST al training on Thursday, along rounder in the side is imperative Team P W L T N/R Success% momentum into this third ODI, their SONY SIX & TEN 3 NETWORK with Shankar, Chahal, Jadhav, for balance. against a good side," he said. only worry at the moment is the fifth Australia 123 74 45 1 3 61.78 Mahendra Singh Dhoni and "The balance that Hardik "If they go for runs, that's bowling option. However, the argument India 21 10 11 — — 47.61 Shikhar Dhawan. (Pandya) creates when he's in where they have to lift them- So far in the series, senior pacers against Shankar is whether Dhoni's form, which has the team is very crucial for our selves up and think more about Bhuvneshwar Kumar and the Indian team manage- Aus-Ind 14 9 5 — 60.42 been a constant concern for a team," Dhawan acknowledged their game and strategies. That's Mohammed Shami have been impres- ment can trust him enough RESULT OF LAST FIVE MATCHES while now, has been decent so in the pre-match press confer- how they'll become more mature sive, while the two left-arm spinners to deliver 10 overs on ODI Date Result far and he has two consecutive ence. players. It's good that they are Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja debut. half centuries to draw confi- "Even when Kedar (Jadhav) getting chances over here," he have provided control and break- Siraj struggled to do 06-02-2004 Australia won by 7 wickets dence from. plays, the overs of off-spin he added. throughs in the middle overs. so and Kohli was left 10-02-2008 India won by 5 wickets Australia, on the other hand, bowls are very beneficial for Dhawan said the team is In the absence of Hardik Pandya, wondering how he would 05-02-2012 Australia won by 65 runs (D/L) will be worried about lack of us...I would say he is our gold- looking to make history by win- India have used a full-time seamer as bowl him for a last three- 18-01-2015 Australia won by 4 wickets runs from their opening duo, en arm, and he always takes ning the first ever bilateral ODI their fifth bowling option both at the over spell. This is where Finch and Alex Carey, with wickets when he comes on. So series on Australian soil, fol- Sydney Cricket Ground and the Chahal might prove to 17-01-2016 Australia won by 3 wickets their middle-order having to do often, he's broken a big part- lowing up on the 2-1 Test series' Adelaide Oval. be a more reliable Faisel Features the bull work in the last two nership. An all-rounder in Tests win here. He felt the batting line- Khaleel Ahmed (0-55) and option, even if India have matches. and limited-overs' cricket is up, including veteran Mahendra Mohammed Siraj (0-76) though failed to play two pacers and three spinners. overs can then be divided between The home team made two equally important," he added. Singh Dhoni, finding form only to impress in their singular outings. Seam bowling all-rounder Vijay The bigger boundaries at the Jadhav and Shankar. This move would changes from Adelaide. Leg-spinner Talking about Ahmed and bodes well for their preparations It becomes a particularly crucial Shankar and leg spinner Yuzvendra MCG, and Chahal's ability to bowl mean one of Ambati Rayudu or Adam Zampa came in for off-spinner Siraj, Dhawan said the young- ahead of the 2019 ODI World aspect considering that India will go Chahal are in contention and both had economical and attacking spells as well Dinesh Karthik will be left out. Nathan Lyon, who couldn't pick a sters will mature and get better Cup. in with the same batting line-up as in a rigorous workout during the option- as use the new ball within the first 10 Karthik was handy in finishing wicket in the first two ODIs, while with time. "Winning the series will the first two matches. With Virat Kohli al training session on Thursday at the overs, might be a factor in his favour. the second ODI, while Rayudu has pacer Jason Behrendorff was ruled out "It's not a worry (about the mean a lot to us. Winning both not keen on bowling Ambati Rayudu MCG. If Kohli does pick Shankar for his been rusty but seen as India's favoured owing to a sore back. bowling). They just came in. Tests and if we win tomorrow, again in the series, they need to get Shankar provides the third seam ODI debut, it would disturb the set number four option, making this a Billy Stanlake is his replacement, They are young blokes. We will it is going to be a big achieve- their five-bowler attack right on the bowling option, and as an extra bats- batting line-up and make space for tough decision for the Indian captain. while all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has back them. That's how they're ment for us. We are going to money. man, elongates the batting line-up. Kedar Jadhav. The fifth bowler's 10 Rayudu was part of the small been ignored again. going to learn, when they play value it and cherish it," he said. Finch promises natural Uttar Pradesh stretch lead to 349 runs LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh stretched enter the semi-final of the coveted its lead to 349 runs over Saurashtra, domestic tournament after ending the ending the third day at 172/8 in the day 3 at an imposing 559 for 6. aggressive game Ranji Trophy quarter-final match at At 260 for 1, opener Sanjay Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ramaswamy (141) and Wasim Jaffer PTI n MELBOURNE few days in reminding himself he Ekana International Stadium on (206) resumed the innings and stitched is "still a very good player". Thursday. a massive 304-run second wicket ustralia captain Aaron Finch "That's always a fine balance At stumps, Upendra Yadav (27) stand to completely demoralise the vis- Aon Thursday declared that he between attack and hanging in and Ankit Rajpoot (0) were at the iting team, playing in its debut season. will return to his "natural" aggres- there, waiting for the right time to crease. Saurashtra bowlers Ramaswamy, overnight unbeaten on sive game in the series-deciding be aggressive and take on the Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (4 for 53) 112, could add only 29 runs to his tally third ODI against India after being opposition. I still feel I am a very and Chetan Sakariya (3 for 29) put and was dismissed on 141. But 40- left "frustrated" by a cautious good player," he said. in a spirited effort to share seven year-old Jaffer kept playing his shots approach while searching for runs. "I think 13 international hun- wickets among themselves while and in the process completed his ninth dreds suggest I do know what is Kamlesh Makvana claimed one wick- First Class double hundred, and sec- Finch has been going through required. It is about seeing through et. Mohammad Saif was the top scor- ond for Vidarbha. He was on the cyno- a bad patch for a long time and the the initial part and putting pressure er for Uttar Pradesh in the 2nd sure of all eyes, hitting 26 boundaries sword is literally hanging over his back on the bowlers. It is just about innings with 48 runs. in his 296- ball stay at the crease. head. going back to my natural game, let- Earlier, Saurashtra were bowled Ranji Trophy for the first time with per Parthiv Patel, probably the biggest Wicket-keeper Akshay Wadkar (98) After a below-par showing in ting it flow and finding the right out for 208 runs, conceding 177 runs a 113-run win over Gujarat on the threat for Kerala, was run out for a and Aditya Sarvate (57 not out) then the Test series, Finch's struggle rhythm." lead to the home side. Seamer Ankit third day of the quarterfinal on duck, by his opposite number (Sachin continued to frustrate the opposition with the bat continued in the ODIs With the series evenly poised Rajpoot (3/71), left-arm medium Thursday. This is the first time that Baby). Dhruv Raval (17) was the only bowlers. as he scored just 12 runs in the first at 1-1, Finch said Australia is pacer Yash Dayal (4/55) and fast the Kerala team has entered the last Gujarat batsman other than Rahul Wadkar, who struck 14 bound- two games. keen to come out victorious on bowler Shivam Mavi (3/40) shared four stage of the prestigious tourna- Shah to get into double figures as the aries in his 167-ball innings, missed a "I am little bit frustrated. I am Friday to register their first ODI the spoils. ment in over five decades. In the last visiting side struggled on a pitch with deserving century. Sarvate and Akshay trying to bat a little bit longer for series triumph since January 2017. Meanwhile, the anti-doping team season, the state made its maiden variable bounce. The fifth-wicket Wakhare (3 not out) were the unbeat- one thing. When you are search- of Board of Control for Cricket in entry into the quarterfinal, but lost to partnership of 39 between Rahul en duo for the hosts at stumps. ing for runs, you can be searching "We are very keen to win the India have taken the urine samples Vidharbha. Shah and Raval was the highest of the for the right recipe, and over the series. It has been a while since we of UP skipper Akshdeep Nath, pacer Requiring 195 to win the match, Gujarat second innings as the rest of KARNATAKA LOSE 3 last couple of days, I have had a have won one," he said. Shivam Mavi and two Saurashtra Gujarat was shot out for 81 in 31.3 the batting line-up struggled against BENGALURU: Spinners Krishnappa look at footage. I have seen things "Coming up against a real players Dharmendrasinh and K overs as Basil Thampi (5 for 27) and the impressive Thampi and Warrier. Gowtham and Shreyas Gopal shared that have worked out when I got powerful Indian line-up, there Makwana. This was said to be a rou- Sandeep Warrier (4 for 30) wrecked Thampi, who was named man of the seven wickets between them as a hundred for Australia last, and have been some positives partic- tine affair. the strong rival batting line-up. match and Warrier finished with eight Karnataka bundled out Rajasthan for what didn't," Finch said ahead of ularly with the bat and there has BRIEF SCORES: Gujarat didn't have the best start, wickets each. 222 to set themselves a 184-run tar- Friday's final ODI. been a lot of improvement in the UP 385 and 172/8 (Mohd Saif 48, losing opener Kathan D Patel in the get for a place in the last four. "I want to give myself the best last 8-10 months to be really Dharmendra Jadeja 4/53) sixth over. VIDARBHA ON LEAD Off-spinner Gowtham (4/54) chance. Maybe, I have been too proud of in the two games. It's 1- Saurashtra 208 (Cheteshwar Pujara Patel was bowled by Thampi, NAGPUR: Veteran batsman Wasim snared four batsmen while leg-break tentative in the last couple games 1 also because our bowlers have 11, Harvik Desai 84, Shivam Mavi who struck a big blow in the last ball Jaffer slammed a double hundred as bowler Gopal scalped (3/52) three. and letting pressure build up." been outstanding. 3/40). of the same over, trapping the prolific holders Vidarbha grabbed a massive Mithun picked up two wickets after Finch, who scored just 97 "A lot of improvement can be Priyank Panchal (3) to leave the vis- 204-run first innings lead against conceding 26 runs. Chasing the tar- runs in six innings in the Test made but a lot to be proud of in KERALA MAKE MAIDEN itors at 10 for 2. Left-hander Rahul on the third day. get, Karnataka were 45 for three in 18 series against India before being this series as well. Winning the SEMIFINAL ENTRY Shah was the only batsman to offer With Vidarbha's first innings yet overs at stumps, with Test discard dropped for the final game, has series is our main focus," he signed WAYAND: Scripting history, Kerala resistance with a fighting knock of 33 to be completed and only two days left Karun Nair and Ronit More, batting admitted that he has spent the last off. stormed into the semifinals of the not out (70 balls, 4X4). Gujarat skip- in the match, the hosts are all set to on 18 and five. Rajasthan Royals owner NZ announce squad for India ODIs GANGULY BACKS PANDYA-RAHUL set to sell stakes PTI n WELLINGTON give the Kiwis the best possible TO LEARN FROM MISTAKES chance of winning the series NEW DELHI: Indian Premier League While there are no confirmations ew Zealand on Thursday against world No 2 India. franchise Rajasthan Royals' owners as of now but Sanjeev Goenka, for- Nbrought back Tom Latham "Our two main priorities PTI n MUMBAI are all set to sell half of their stakes mer IPL franchise Rising Pune and Colin de Grandhomme have been to select and prepare in order to give the side a much need- Supergiants' owner is keen on buy- for the ODI series against India a squad capable of winning ormer Indian captain Sourav Ganguly ed financial boost ahead of the 12th ing stakes. Another big industrial- starting next week in Napier, what is shaping as a massive Fon Thursday said "we should move on" edition of popular league. ist based out of Western India with fielding the strongest possible series against India, and gath- from the controversy surrounding Hardik It has been learnt that the cur- multiple business interests is also in squad to take on the world No ering as much information as Pandya and K L Rahul's sexist comments rent franchise owners have the mix. 2 side. possible ahead of the World because he is sure the two will learn from approached key BCCI officials and Goenka, who is also the princi- Both Latham and de Cup," Stead said. it and become better persons. intimated their decision to sell pal owner of Indian Super League Grandhomme were rested dur- "Tom and Colin are expe- Speaking at an event here, Ganguly around fifty percent of their stakes. (ISL) team ATK, had bought the ing the 3-0 clean sweep of Sri rienced players in this format said he hasn't seen the 'Koffee with Karan' Manoj Badale is the principal owner Pune franchise (Rising Pune Lanka, but were included in the and will offer quality in their episode in which Pandya and Rahul's of Rajasthan Royals. Supergiants) for the two seasons 14-member squad for the first respective roles." misogynistic comments on women led to "Yes, Rajasthan Royals when Rajatshan Royals and three ODIs of the five-match a provisional suspension on them. But he are selling a major part of Chennai Super Kings were series against India starting SQUAD offered a sympathetic view on the under- their stakes and the highest banned for their involvement in next on Wednesday. Kane Williamson (captain), fire duo. bidder will be getting it. spot-fixing scandal. Skipper Kane Williamson in the lone Twenty20 against Sri Trent Boult, Doug Bracewell, "People make mistakes, let's not go too What we have heard is that it "Mr Goenka has always and pacer Trent Boult, who Lanka after being sidelined by Colin de Grandhomme, far here. I am sure, whoever has done it is around fifty percent and been interested in coming back were rested for the lone injury for 10 months. Lockie Ferguson, Martin will realise and come out a better person. some of the biggest business houses after he had a fairly good but short Twenty20 against Sri Lanka last New Zealand coach Gary Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom We are human beings not machines that in the country are apparently stint in the IPL. His team made it to Friday, are too named in the Stead said the squad had been Latham, Colin Munro, Henry we will always be perfect. We should move interested in buying stakes," a senior the finals in one of the years. Let's squad alongside fit-again selected keeping in mind two Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Ish on and make sure it doesn't happen BCCI official privy to the develop- wait and watch how it all pans out," Mitchell Santner. priorities — first planning for Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross again," Ganguly said on the raging con- ment said. the official said. PTI Santner made his comeback the World Cup and secondly to Taylor. troversy.