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INDIA EXACTS PAK VENGEANCE 12 days after Forces keep eyes peeled for raids

Pulwama, IAF PNS n NEW DELHI to meet any challenge from many high value targets like Pakistan. fighter jets were shifted to jets bomb JeM fter the IAF successfully Since India does not have underground hangars to avoid Acarried out the mission to any terrorist camps, Pakistan detection by Pakistani satellites. destroy terror camps in Balakot can resort to airstrike only by Most of these airbases are camps in Pak, on Tuesday, the Indian defence targeting military or civilian in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, establishment is on guard to targets. This could be an open Gujarat and Jammu & Kashmir, kill 325 ultras thwart any retaliation from declaration of war, which sources said. Also, the IAF has across the border. Islamabad could ill afford given taken all offensive measures to RAHUL DUTTA n NEW DELHI Officials said the next 48 its global isolation and miser- respond in case Pakistan vio- hours are most crucial as able economic situation. Given lates Indian airspace from any welve days after Paksitan- Pakistan might be forced to that constraint,. Pakistan will direction, they said. Tbased Jaish-e-Mohammad carry out some action in try to ramp up pressure all All the radars and other (JeM) carried out a deadly ter- a “tit for tat” to assuage its across the 750km Line of sophisticated communication ror attack in Pulwama killing domestic audience, which is Control (LOC) in Jammu & systems were put on maximum 44 CRPF men, Indian fighter questioning the lapses in Kashmir and International alert, sources said. jets on Tuesday pre-dawn exe- Pakistan defences to detect the Border stretching from Jammu The Navy has already cuted pin-pointed punitive fighter jets which penetrated to Punjab, Rajasthan and deployed its warships con- strikes deep inside Pakistan ter- deep inside the country. Gujarat. All these States are ducting pre-planned exercises ritory against terror groups’ In the fast evolving sce- now on high alert. in various sea lanes of the training camps eliminating nario post Balakot attack, the The Army is on alert across Arabian Sea and the Indian around 325 of their cadre. Cabinet Committee on the LoC as it is the first line of Ocean. In case of any exigency, India termed the action as Security (CCS) chaired by defence there. All the airbases the Naval war machine includ- “pre-emptive” and “non-mili- Prime Minister Narendra of the IAF are also following the ing its warships and aircraft will tary” to deter JeM from carry- Modi took stock of the situa- drills to prevent any aerial come into ing out suicide attacks in the tion and defence preparedness attack. Reports indicated that Continued on Page 5 country. It was not clear whether JeM chief Maulana and KPK. Using air power for The terror camp in Balakot is Mirages taking off from various Masood Azhar’s brother-in- the first time since the 1971 war located about 60km as the locations close to the LoC to law Maulana Yusuf Azhar, alias with Pakistan, India conduct- crow flies from the LoC in Uri confuse the Pakistan Air Ustad Ghouri, was killed in the ed “intelligence-led” opera- in Kashmir, sources said. Force (PAF) lasted about 20 IAF attack. Precision guided tion. In fact, the IAF was not The actual bombing at the minutes and all the aircraft ammunition and missiles were allowed to cross the Line of terror camp was over in 90 sec- landed back safely. used to destroy the JeM’s Control (LoC) even at the onds and at least five to six The Pakistan Army alleged biggest terror camp in Balakot height of the Kargil war in Mirages were in Pakistani ter- the strike was futile. “Indian in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 1999. The punitive strikes were ritory for not more than six to aircraft intruded from Province (KPK) located at the carried out by at least 12 seven minutes. The entire Continued on Page 5 tri-junction of Pakistan Punjab Mirage-2000 jets at 3.40 am. operation including the Also see on P6, 10 MEA briefs nations about Imran threatens pre-emptive strike need

PNS n NEW DELHI the sources said. Sushma is retaliation scheduled to brief the Chinese ndia on Tuesday reaches out Foreign Minister and Ito world powers on its Russian Foreign Minister PTI n ISLAMABAD Pakistan shall respond at the airstrike on the Jaish-e- on Wednesday. time and place of its choosing,” Mohammed’s (JeM) biggest Foreign Secretary Vijay akistan on Tuesday strong- it added. terror training camp at Balakot Gokhale and other Secretaries Ply rejected India’s claim of It also invited the world in Pakistan and briefed envoy have been briefing separately to targeting terrorist camp in the media to see the facts on of 12 nations about its “pre- foreign envoys, including country and causing heavy ground and proposed a visit to emptive measure”. envoys of the P-5 countries — casualties even as it vowed to the site. Citing sources, Geo TV Top sources said External the United States, Russia, respond “at the time and place reported that Pakistan will Affairs Minister Sushma China, France and the United of its choosing” and raise the raise the issue of India’s “vio- Swaraj also spoke to her coun- Kingdom. Envoys of Sri Lanka, issue at the United Nations and lation” of the LoC at the United terparts in the US, China, Australia, Maldives, other international forums. Nations, the Organisation of Singapore, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, Bhutan, Turkey At a hurriedly called spe- Islamic Cooperation and other Afghanistan and briefed them and Indonesia were also briefed cial meeting of the National international forums. on the airstrike on the JeM about the airstrike. Security Committee (NSC) The decision was taken at training camp. Australian Foreign hours after India’s airstrikes the NSC meeting chaired by In her telephonic conver- Minister Marise Payne also inside Pakistan, Prime Minister Prime Minister Khan. sation with US Secretary of issued a stern warning to Imran Khan asked the armed The NSC statement State Mike Pompeo, Sushma Pakistan saying that Pakistan forces and the people of his claimed that India’s “action has explained the reasons behind take “urgent and meaningful” country to remain prepared for been done for domestic con- the strike and conveyed that the action against terrorist groups “all eventualities.” sumption being in election action was specifically target- in its territory, including Jaish- “The forum (NSC) strong- environment, putting regional ed at the JeM camp. She also e-Mohammed which has ly rejected Indian claim of tar- peace and stability at grave spoke to Chinese Foreign claimed responsibility for the geting an alleged terrorist camp risk.” Minister Wang Yi and 14 February bombing, and near Balakot and the claim of The government has decid- apprised him of the “non-mil- Lashkar-e-Tayyeba.” heavy casualties. Once again ed to requisition a joint session itary, preemptive airstrikes”, Continued on Page 5 Indian Government has resort- of the Parliament on ed to a self-serving, reckless Wednesday. Prime Minister and fictitious claim,” said a Khan also summoned a special statement issued after the NSC meeting of the National meeting in Islamabad. Command Authority (NCA) IC-814 hijacker headed The country’s top civil and on Wednesday. military brass “concluded that The Foreign Office sum- India has committed uncalled moned India’s acting High camp targeted by IAF for aggression to which Continued on Page 5 PNS n NEW DELHI exchange for passengers’ safe- ty after a seven-day crisis. SC backs mediation Country is in safe he terror “facility at Balakot” The Balakot camp of JeM Tthat was struck by Mirage was a joint training camp of the in Ayodhya case for fighter jets at 3.30 am on Pakistan Army’s terror proxy hands: Modi after Tuesday was headed by that also trained some fighters amicable settlement Maulana Yousuf Azhar or for al-Qaeda and some of the IAF’s Pak strikes Mohammed Salim, the brother- recruits of East Turkistan New Delhi: In the Ram Churu (Rajasthan): In his first in-law of Jaish-e-Mohammed Islamic Party which is active in Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid public address after airstrikes chief Masood Azhar. the Xinjiang province of China. land dispute case, the apex on terror camps in Pakistan, Maulana Yousuf Azhar is Many of these fidayeens and court on Tuesday asked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi believed to be one of the hijack- recruits are also suspected to contending parties to explore on Tuesday said the country is ers of Indian Airlines Airbus have been killed in the deep the possibility of amicably set- in safe hands and that he will IC-814 in December 1999, strike by the Indian Air Force. tling the decades old dispute not let the country down. which led to the release of Yousuf Azhar, who headed through mediation, saying it The PM stressed that noth- Masood Azhar and two other the Balakot-based Jaish-e- may help in “healing relations”. ing was above the nation. “Today terrorists by New Delhi in Mohammad terror camp, is Even if there is “one per is a day to pay homage to India’s wanted by the CBI in the IC- cent chance” of settling the dis- bravehearts. Today, from the 814 hijacking case with a pend- pute amicably, the parties land of Churu, I want to assure ing Interpol red corner notice should go for mediation, a the people of the country that (RCN) against him since 2000, five-judge bench headed by CJI the country is in safe hands,” he officials said. Ranjan Gogoi suggested. said at a public rally here. The Continued on Page 5 Detailed report on P5 Continued on Page 5 LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 27, 2019 city 02

CM Yogi launches bank Yogi all praise for Modi, IAF pilots PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW airstrike at the headquarters of tioning it would produce 100 new JeM had shown his clear inten- doctors every year. "Hardoi will laiming ‘Modi hai to tion that the country would get a new identity in the country mobile vans for farmers CMumkin hai’, Chief Minister never compromise on the secu- when doctors passing out from “The present government Yogi Adityanath said that Prime rity of the nation. “Whoever will here will serve patients all over Coop sector role stressed has strengthened the cooper- Minister Narendra Modi had dare raise an eye towards India the country and even abroad," the ative sector by putting more the capability to make even an will be eliminated,” CM said. CM said. "This medical college PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW money in this sector. Both the impossible thing possible and the The CM, who laid the foun- has been gifted by PM to the peo- mobile vans people will be able BJP governments at the country saluted to the bravery of dation stone of a new medical ple of Hardoi so that the people to carry out banking opera- Centre and the state are work- IAF pilots who killed 400 terror- college in the district and get quality and affordable med- hief Minister Yogi tions and for that there will be ing with a single vision to ists to avenge Pulwama incident launched several development ical facilities near their homes," he CAdityanath said that the no need to go to banks,” the empower farmers. The Prime in which 41 CRPF jawans were schemes, asked the people at a added. cooperative sector played an Chief Minister said. Minister has made it clear that martyred. public meeting to shout slogans Union Health Minister JP important role in the develop- He said of 50 district income of farmers should “We have taken the revenge so that the Indian army could Nadda said that the Ayushman ment of the farm sector bring- cooperative banks across the double by 2022 and we are of our 41 martyrs and it is pos- hear their appreciation. Union Bharat was the largest scheme in ing prosperity to farmers. state such mobile vans had working in this direction,” he sible because of our daring PM, Health Minister JP Nadda was the world and almost all the poor While launching mobile been provided in 39 districts. said. The CM also talked who knows how to give a befit- also present on the occasion. had been included in the scheme. vans for the district coopera- “The villagers will also be about Pradhan Mantra Kisan ting reply to the enemy in its den,” Talking about the new med- He said UP had been given 13 tive banks on Tuesday, he said exposed to digital banking Samman Nidhi that was he said while addressing people ical college to be set up at the dis- medical colleges with one in that such vans would help in though these vans. Prime launched on February 24 and in Hardoi on Tuesday. trict headquarters, he said after Hardoi and it would improve easy transactions as farmers Minister Narendra Modi has that would help 2.14 crore He said with the deadly the medical college started func- health facilities in the state. across Uttar Pradesh would be a vision to build a new India small and marginal farmers in able to get money using their and these mobile vans are a UP. Agriculture Minister ATM cards at their doorsteps. step in this direction,” the Surya Pratap Shahi also spoke “Not only this, through these Chief Minister said. on the occasion. Celebration time: Shah Party chief kickstarts election drive in east UP

PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW ment had launched for the The BJP workers also welfare of the people. involved beneficiaries of dif- hile launching the Chief Minister Yogi ferent government schemes in Wparty’s Kamal Jyoti Adityanath attended the func- this programme. The workers Sampark Parv from Ghazipur, tion at Bhagukheda village in were asked to light the lamp BJP national president Amit Sarojini Nagar on the outskirts at the doorsteps of beneficia- Shah said that Indian Air of Lucknow while party’s state ries to give a sense of involve- Force had avenged the killing president Mahendra Nath ment to these people. of CRPF jawans in Pulwama Pandey attended a pro- The spokesman added and that was possible only gramme in Ghaziabad. that party workers talked because of the strong will The Chief Minister said about how houses had been power of Prime Minister that his government was provided to the people during Narendra Modi. implementing programmes the Modi regime or electrifi- “The country is celebrat- of the Modi government in cation of villages or roads had ing today. They are celebrat- letter and spirit. He talked been built in villages in the last ing the valour of Indian Air about electrification of villages four years. He asserted that Force pilots. Diwali may be saying his government was there was a transformation in months away but people are committed to improving the the lives of people. celebrating Diwali tonight,” infrastructure across the state. Senior leaders and min- Shah said while launching The programmes were isters attended the functions the party’s campaign from held in the evening where at village level. Deputy Chief Gauhat village in Ghazipur lamps resembling lotus (elec- Minister Keshav Prasad district on Tuesday. He also lit tion symbol of the BJP) were Maurya attended a function a lamp outside the residence lit all across the state and thus at Phaphamau (Prayagraj dis- of Dalit Rudranath Ram. the function was named as trict) and Deputy Chief Later, BJP workers lighted Kamal Jyoti Sampark Parv. Minister Dinesh Sharma in earthen diyas across the vil- This is the party’s outreach rural Lucknow. Govardhan lage. programme through which Jhadapia was at Barabanki “This is the land of Raja party leaders made an attempt district, while Union minis- Suheldeo and Abdul Hamid. to popularise welfare schemes ter Santosh Gangwar Both of them taught lesson to of the Modi and the Yogi gov- addressed people in Bareilly. enemies. And today also our ernments. “The programmes Speaker of UP Legislative forces taught a bitter lesson to were attended by senior lead- Assembly Hriday Narayan the enemies,” he said. He also ers of the party and ministers Dixit was in Unnao and talked about different pro- in Modi and Yogi govern- Suresh Khanna was at a vil- gramme the Modi govern- ments,” BJP spokesman said. lage in Kaushambi. Youth shoots sister in honour killing PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW later walked down to the for the post-mortem. local police station to confess In another sensational n a sensational incident in his crime. incident also reported from IMuzaffarnagar, a youth shot The cops shifted the girl Muzaffarnagar, a group of dead his sister in full public to the district hospital where four armed men looted Rs 8 view on Monday morning and doctors declared her "brought lakh in cash from a man in a dead upon arrival". A case has village when he was on his been registered in this regard way to the bank to deposit the by the local police and the money. The incident accused was sent to jail. occurred near Talda village Reports said that the 22- under the Jansath police sta- year-old girl, hailing from tion limits in the district on Bopada locality of Mansorpur Monday morning. in Muzaffarnagar, had gone to Muzaffarnagar SP Alok a hotel along with her Sharma revealed claimed that boyfriend a few days back. they registered a case in that However, some other youths regard and made all-out tried to take advantage of the attempts to get some lead in situation and molested her the matter and, subsequent- after which the local police ly, nab the accused but their came on the scene. attempts went in vain. Reports said that the inci- Further investigations are on dent brought trouble for the in the matter. girl as her brother, after learn- Meanwhile, in a separate ing about the facts, was incident reported from shocked to know that his Jalaun, a married couple was sister went with some youth killed and another one was to a hotel. The matter took an injured after their motorcy- ugly turn on Monday morn- cles collided near Paniyara ing when the girl was going Maniri village in Koch area of to her college. Her brother the district on Tuesday. Vinay intercepted her and opened Narayan (40) and his wife fire and later walked down to Kiran (36) were killed while the nearest police station, Chhedalal, who was on handed over the weapon and another bike, was seriously confessed his crime. The cops injured in the accident that shifted the girl to a hospital occurred on Monday night. but she succumbed to The injured was rushed to a injuries. The cops registered hospital where his condition lpw uk a case and the body was sent was stated to be stable.

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GST cut to bring down ‘Innovative energy conservation Historic day for costs of houses Lucknow (PNS): The prices Board will come down from India: Minister of flats under Lucknow Rs 1 lakh up to Rs 3.5 lakh as measures of LMRC top-notch’ Development Authority (LDA) GST has been slashed by five and Housing Development per cent from 12 per cent. The PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Lucknow’s was amongst the revised rates will come into few zoos in the country hav- existence from April 1 this ucknow Metro’s innovative t is a historic day for India ing three ISO certifications. He year. With implementation Lenergy conservation mea- Ias the country avenged the said zoos helped people estab- of the revised GST rates, the sures are top notch and ener- death of 40 CRPF jawans. lish relations with animals. cost of 20,000 flats in the city gy-efficient apart from being Ours is a self-respecting coun- The minister said it was lying unsold will come down. eco-friendly, and will continue try and so is our Prime rare to have a forest like The LDA has over 4,000 flats to provide sustainability in the Minister Narendra Modi. Kukrail so close to the city, and while Housing Board has long run. An LMRC official These views were a consultant should be invited 3,000 flats situated in differ- said they not only carried for- expressed by Forest Minister to develop it into a beautiful ent places. ward the vision of ‘Clean Dara Singh Chauhan, who area without impacting the Financial controller of Metro-Green Metro’ but also inaugurated four new cages environment. Chief wildlife Housing Board VC Verma played a major role in the con- and wildlife museums of warden Pawan Kumar said said there would be big fall in servation and preservation of Katarniyaghat, Lakhimpur the theme of the programme the prices of flats, including the city’s environment by pro- Kheri and Hastinapur at this year was ‘Climate change the luxurious ones. However, viding seamless connectivity to Lucknow zoo on Tuesday. The and ethics’. “Environment he said he had not gone Lucknowites. occasion witnessed the pres- should be kept clean and through the GST rate cut “To minimise air pollution generating renewable energy ambience and illumination. In in trains based on the number ence of senior forest officials green,” said the minister, who details as yet. digisets with scrubbers have from roof-mounted solar pan- the underground section, the of people using it so that when and students from girls’ col- arrived at the venue in a bat- The GST Council had on been installed at the stations. els at the Metro depot and energy-efficient Environment number of people are less in the lege. The minister said that tery-operated car. February 24 slashed GST on Moreover, the entry and exit administrative building, LMRC Control System (ECS) and train, the level of cooling will houses by five per cent from gates have glass rooftops to is continuously serving as a role Tunnel Ventilation System automatically go down. The 12 per cent. The step was reduce energy consumption model for other such projects. (TVS) will be used extensive- air-conditioning is also taken in view of the slump in and to beautify the surround- “Lucknow Metro’s vision of ly,” he added. equipped with chillers which the real estate business. ings. To maintain the greenery energy conservation and being On similar lines, the regen- have variable frequency drives Officer on special duty, of outdoor station areas, an energy efficient mode of erative braking technology (VFD) in addition to chiller LDA, RK Shukla said those saplings have been planted Mass Rapid Transit System used in trains is capable in plant manager for the optimi- who constructed their hous- which gives an aesthetic appeal (MRTS), it has led to the trans- energy optimisation by saving sation of energy efficiency,” he es and as well as owners of to Metro stations. Special formation of lighting arrange- 30-35% traction energy, thus added. Lucknow Metro’s objec- under-construction flats arrangements have also been ments at all the stations, lifts contributing to energy effi- tive is decongestion of traffic would be benefitted. LDA made for rainwater collection and escalators through instal- ciency. “The same regenerative woes by considerably reducing accounts officer MK Agarwal for irrigating plants grown out- lation of LED lights. LED light- braking technology is also travelling time and streamlin- said the rebate would benefit side the station premises and ing not only minimises power being used in lifts. LMRC has ing the mode of mass rapid people from all walks of surrounding areas,” an LMRC and energy consumption but also introduced controlled AC transportation for the urban society. official said. He said that by also provides more brightness, system at the station areas and population. Forest Minister Dara Singh Chauhan inaugurating four new cages and wildlife museums of Katarniyaghat, Lakhimpur Kheri and Hastinapur at Lucknow U.P. Rajya Vidyut Zoological Gardens on Tuesday Pioneer Utpadan Nigam Ltd. Obra Thermal Power CITYBRIEFS Station, OBRA- IAF officer Sonebhadra-231219 KRISHI MELA Corrigendum Tender no. T- 05/SE(HQ)/ TD/OTPS/2018-19 A ‘Krishi Mela’ will be shoots self floated for Load Testing and issu- organised by Central Institute ing of Statutory certificate of for Subtropical Horticulture Safety of 300 T Sumitomo on the eve of International Crane, 150 T IHI Crane, & 16 T Science Day (February 28). ACE Hydra of OTPS Obra for Farmers will learn how to aug- next one year scheduled to be ment income by adopting opened 07.02.2019 is is here by low-cost technologies suit- extended due to some unavoid- able for their small landhold. able circumstances and shall MoU signed Around 400 farmers from 40 now be opened as below:- LAST by CDRI different villages are expected PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n ALLAHABAD DATE AND TIME FOR SUB- to participate in the the fair, VIP NUMBER FETCHES clinical research and diag- CISH director Shailendra MISSION OF E-BIDS (Website WHOPPING AMOUNT - http://etender.up.nic.in) :- nostic’. The symposium was Rajan said. n a shocking incident Wing Registration number aimed at promoting scientif- Commander, Arvind Sinha, 05.03.2019 up to 18:00 hrs. BSNL CGM I LAST DATE AND TIME FOR UP32-KM0001 fetched a ic and educational activities Regional Public Relations SUBMISSION OF HARD COPY whopping amount (Rs 1.42 towards the advancement of Satish Kumar Officer and spokesperson of OF TENDER FEE AND EMD :- lakh) in the final bidding for clinical research and diag- on Tuesday Ministry of Defence, Allahabad 06.03.2019 up to 17:00 hrs. VIP numbers. RTO official nostics. The organisers said took over as Region, shot himself dead with DATE AND TIME OF OPENING Raghvendra Singh said other that the symposium would be chief general a double barrel gun. This inci- OF E-BIDS (Part-I) :- 08.03.2019 numbers which fetched high helpful in bringing together manager of dent took place at the Air up to 16:00 hrs. DATE AND amounts were UP32-KM0009 leading academicians, scien- UP East circle, BSNL. He Force residential quarters at TIME OF OPENING OF E-BIDS (Rs 18,000), UP32-KM0027 tists and researchers to pro- replaced TN Shukla, who was Bamrauli under the (Part-II) :- Announced to be later (Rs 27,000), UP32-KM3232 vide a forum for dissemina- promoted as advisor Dhoomanganj police station on All other terms & conditions (Rs 14,000) and UP32- tion of original research (Telecom). A 1984-batch ITS Tuesday morning. shall be remain same. KM4000 (Rs 20,000). results, new ideas and provide officer, Satish Kumar was dis- According to reports, Wing platform for sharing of ideas charging the duties of gener- Commander Arvind Sinha (Superintending Engineer) MoU SIGNED Head Quarter Circle, OTPS, among faculties, students and al manager (sales and market- placed the barrel of the gun on Obra-Sonebhadra No. 40 Date Central Drug Research various researchers. The chief ing), UP East. He has a vast his neck and pushed the trig- 22.2.2019 SAVE ELECTRICITY Institute and Union Ministry guest was head of Respiratory experience of working in the ger with his toes and shot IN THE INTEREST OF NATION of Earth Sciences signed a Medicine department circle on various posts. himself from a point blank memorandum of understand- (KGMU) Dr Surya Kant while range. On hearing the gunshot, ing. The MoU was exchanged the guest of honour was ATHLETICS C’SHIP his wife ran to the room and by CDRI director TK Kundu Principal Secretary, Vidhan was shocked to found him and joint secretary (Admin) Sabha (UP) Pradeep Kumar lying in a pool of blood. He MoES, Vipin Chandra for Dubey. Dr Surya Kant talked died minutes after the incident. development of potential about recent updates in diag- Wing Commander Arvind drugs from ocean. Chandra nosis of respiratory diseases. Sinha, a resident of Patna, was said India was endowed with He said that by 2035, India posted here as Regional Public a rich marine biota all along would be capital of population Relations Officer and its 8,000-km coastline. “The and of diseases like tubercu- spokesperson of Ministry of Indian Ocean is the reposito- losis, diabetes, heart prob- Defence, Allahabad Region, ry of a diverse and rich source lems etc. He added that 14 per for the past couple of months. of flora and fauna that have cent of school-going children On being informed, the Air not been explored systemati- were suffering from allergy MSK Events is organising Force police reached the spot cally for commercial use,” he and asthma. “In such a sce- an All-India Madarsa Athletic and after conducting a prelim- pointed out. nario, the role of biotechnol- Championship at Charbagh inary investigation informed ogy in clinical research and stadium from March 3. The the civil police. On receipt of SYMPOSIUM diagnosis becomes important. championship will be organ- information, Station House Amity Institute of With the help of biotechnol- ised in 15-20 and 20-25 age Officer of Dhoomanganj police Biotechnology organised a ogy, we can ensure early diag- groups and around 250 play- station reached there along two-day national symposium nosis and prevention,” he ers are expected to take part with a police force and con- on ‘Biotech breakthrough in added. in it. ducted necessary investigation. The police took the body of the deceased into its custody and SCHOOLSCAN sent it to the mortuary for the post-mortem examination. It NATIONAL EXAMINATION happiness 2017, Apurva had performed also took the weapon used for Apurva Chauhan, a class for Apurva’s in the joint concert of the committing suicide in its cus- XI student of City Montessori success and India National Youth tody. Reports said that Wing School, Gomti Nagar Campus wished her Orchestra & Chorus and the Commander Arvind Sinha is I, topped the national level good luck Vienna University Orchestra survived by his wife and two examination in western music for a bright & Choir at Bengaluru as the sons, aged 14 and 10 years. (Opera singing). The future. She youngest singer. In August Meanwhile the parents of the Associated Board of Royal will be per- 2018, she was selected at the deceased has reached here late School of Music (ABRSM), forming in concert of the Berkeley in the evening. The police said London, conducted this Malaysia at ABRSM High College of Music , Boston, that investigation was on the examination. CMS founder Scorer Contest in April and USA, held at India Habitat ascertain what compelled the Jagdish Gandhi expressed will receive her diploma. In Centre, New Delhi. victim to take this drastic step.

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INVESTITURE CEREMONY felicitated for various gal- guished) were given away to The Central Command lantry acts of in the face of Maj Praveen Kumar, Vishisht Investiture Ceremony was enemy as well as exceptional Seva Medal (VSM) to Lt Gen conducted on Tuesday. devotion to duty and service Daleep Singh and Col General Officer to the nation. Sena medals Maneesh Parthasarthi. Nine Commanding-in-Chief, (gallantry) were given away to units were awarded Central Central Command, Lt Gen Prabhakar Dev Singh, Command Unit citations for Abhay Krishna felicitated five Shashank, Babulal Yadav, their meritorious and out- officers and six other ranks Jagtinder Singh, Dharampal, standing performance. Lt Gen with gallantry and distin- Ramvir Singh, Sachin Kumar Abhay Krishna congratulated guished service awards. The and Manjinder Singh (posthu- all the awardees and recipients officers and other ranks were mously). Sena medals (distin- of citations. LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 27, 2019 city 05 Celebrations erupt after IAF strike Shotgun hails airstrike PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW India and killed CRPF jawans, PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW divulge details of their discus- hence it was important to hit sions. It is, however, widely elebrations erupted at the back. “We had also gathered ormer Union minister and speculated that he could be a Cstate capital after India Air here on February 23 and raised Frebel BJP MP from Patna Samajwadi Party candidate and Force struck Jaish-e slogans against Pakistan. Today, Shatrughan Sinha welcomed they met here for the purpose. Mohammed terror camps in our own soldiers entered the airstrike by the Indian Air Sources said Shatrughan Sinha Pakistan in a pre-dawn strike. Pakistan and destroyed the JeM Force on cross border terror was seeking intervention of People distributed sweets and terror camps. We welcome this training camps in Pakistan- Akhilesh Yadav to get the sup- came out with Tricolour to counterattack and want all the occupied Kashmir. He, howev- port of Rashtriya Janata Dal celebrate the revenge of terrorist camps destroyed,” he er, added: “It has indeed leader Tejashwi Yadav in Bihar Pulwama attack in which 40 added. enthused people of the country. for contesting the election. CRPF jawans were martyred on Uttar Pradesh Adarsh However, it’s not a time for cel- Shatrughan Sinha is sulk- February 14. Vyapar Mandal also celebrated ebrations unless the matter ing ever since Narendra Modi Members of a social organ- the air strikes as they burst fire- reaches its logical conclusion against Pakistan so as to pre- came to power in May 2014. He isation from Indiranagar dis- crackers and distributed sweets and all relevant facts are avail- vent the recurrence of such had been criticising Modi for tributing sweets among the at Udaiganj. Traders’ leader able in the public domain.” He incidents in the Kashmir valley. the past several years. In passersby at GPO. Mohammed Sanjay Gupta said the action said the entire country was with Sinha was in Lucknow on January, he had also joined the Ashfaq from the organisation had made all the Indians proud. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday to meet Samajwadi conclave of the Opposition said India was a superpower Joyous scenes were also on the issue. The BJP MP said Party president Akhilesh Yadav. parties in Kolkata organised by and could destroy Pakistan witnessed at gate number 1 of the government must take Both the leaders were closeted the West Bengal Chief Minister within minutes. “It is also Lucknow University by mem- comprehensive punitive action for an hour. But they refused to Mamata Banerjee. important to take action against bers of Akhil Bharatiya people who live here but side Vidyarthi Parishad. A Tricolour with Pakistan. Terrorists belong march was taken out from to no country, they are not Bhootnath market to Faizabad H1N1 cases friends with anyone and they road by residents. Manish Labourer falls to are enemies of all,” he said. Yadav, a youth, said a large Murtaza Ali from the same crowd would gather at GPO in continue organisation said people from support of the Army and Indian the enemy country entered Air Force on Wednesday. Members of a social organisation distributing sweets on Tuesday Pioneer to pour in death from third PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW floor of building EC team arriving today he swine flu scare contin- Tues unabated as 20 new PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW reached the place and was told PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Home, and Principal cases of H1N1 infection were that Ram Gopal fell down due Secretary, Excise. detected on Tuesday. The fresh 50-year-old labourer died to lack of security arrange- ith the parliamentary On February 28, the EC cases were reported from Aafter he fell down from the ments. I was also told that Ram Welection dates likely to be will hold meeting with District Madiaon, Kanpur Road, third storey of an under-con- Gopal was taken to Ram announced next month, the Magistrates/ returning offi- Indiranagar, Saraswatipuram struction building in Ghazipur. Manohar Lohiya Hospital Election Commission (EC), cers of 80 Lok Sabha seats, and Eldeco Colony. Dr KP His brother lodged a com- where he was declared brought led by Chief Election SPs/SSPs of all 75 districts Tripathi from the CMO office plaint against the contractor. dead,” deceased’s brother Commissioner (CEC) Sunil along with divisional com- said weather fluctuation was The victim, identified as Shrawan Kumar said. Blaming Arora, will arrive here on missioners and range causing the H1N1 virus to Ram Gopal of Sitapur, was the contractor for laxity, Wednesday for a three-day DIGs/IGs. The EC will also persist and the increase in hired for construction work at Shrawan demanded action visit to assess poll preparedness hold meetings with officials of temperature would see the a house in sector C of Indira against him. On his complaint, in UP. The CEC will be also Income Tax, Narcotics depart- cases decline. He pointed out Nagar on Monday. He and the police registered a case,” a accompanied by two other ment, Transport, banks, rail- that there were 3-4 cases in three other labourers, identified police spokesman said. Election Commissioners Ashok ways and Civil Aviation January and they increased in as Bechan Shah, Mohammed “The body was sent to Lavasa and Sushil Chandra. departments to apprise them the first week of February. Islam and Ramesh (all of morgue on Monday but the Official sources said on about their role in the elec- “However, the trend is on Sitapur) were busy working on autopsy was conducted on Tuesday that during their tions. Sources said before the decline. If the weather the third floor of the building. Tuesday after deceased’s fami- three-day stay, the EC will be winding up their visit, the remains warm, the cases will “Around 1:30 pm on ly members reached there,” meeting delegations of politi- CEC will also address a press significantly decline. It may Monday, I got a call from an the police spokesman said. He cal parties followed by meet- conference to share with the take some time because some unknown phone number and added that Ram Gopal suffered ings with the Chief Secretary, media about the outcome in cases may be in the incubation the caller informed me about head injuries and died of exces- Congress workers taking out a 100-metre ‘Tiranga Yatra’ to celebrate the IAF strikes on Tuesday Pioneer DGP, Principal Secretary, their meetings. period,” he added. the death of Ram Gopal. I sive bleeding. Construction of Kukrail Advocates create ruckus at Political parties asked to overbridge completed Hazratganj police station PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW give mediation a chance PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW in Hazratganj on Tuesday to pay tion around 2:30 pm. After he construction work of tributes to the Pulwama martyrs entering the lock-up, they con- New Delhi: The Supreme Pradesh Government and filed court monitored mediation TKukrail overbridge con- undreds of advocates and demanded removal of tinued shouting slogans until Court on Tuesday asked the with the apex court registry. with utmost confidentiality necting Samta Moolak with Hunder the banner of Article 370 in Kashmir and Hazratganj SHO Radha Raman contending parties in the polit- "We are considering it could be initiated to bring a Ring Road has been complet- Awadhi Sena on Tuesday after- action against terrorist Masood Singh rushed to the scene to ically sensitive Ram (mediation) very seriously. You permanent solution to the ed. Managing director of Setu noon created a ruckus inside Azhar. The protest was led by quell the protest. Atul Singh said Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid all (parties) have used the word issues raised in the cases," it Nigam Uttam Kumar Gehlaut Hazratganj police station where Awadhi Sena chief Atul Singh. they received calls from police land dispute in Ayodhya to that this matter is not adversar- observed. The bench noted in said as soon as they felt it was General manager, they entered the lock-up and Meanwhile, some fellow advo- and ACM-I and were warned to seriously con- ial. We its order that lawyers represent- safe and sound for the public, Bridge Corporation, refused to come out. The hap- cates had a heated exchange with end the protest or else be ready sider mediation AYODHYA DISPUTE would ing the legal heirs of original lit- it would be thrown open. Arvind Srivastava less cops tried to mollify the district administration officials to face arrest. Hazratganj SHO for a permanent like to igants M Siddiq and Mohd He said they had planned said that traffic advocates but the deadlock and later, they heard of a possi- Radha Raman Singh said section solution even if there is "one give a chance to mediation even Hashim and Nirmohi Akhara to complete it by the end of ended only after the intervention ble police action against them. 144 of CrPC was imposed in per cent chance" of success. if there is one per cent chance," are "in broad agreement" with February. “We will be carrying congestion would of senior officers. Irked with this, nearly 150 the locality and it allowed police Observing it was looking at said the bench, also comprising the suggestion of the court out some testing work because ease from Lohia The group of advocates members of Awadhi Sena to initiate action against the the possibility of "healing rela- Justices DY Chandrachud, about mediation while counsel it is over the railways and then Path to Polytechnic assembled at Parivartan Chowk reached Hazratganj police sta- violators. tions" between the parties, a Ashok Bhushan and SA Nazeer. appearing for Sri Ram Lalla we will open the bridge for traf- crossing and five-judge constitution bench "We would like to know your Virajman, Mahant Suresh Das fic after we find everything on Ashok Marg headed by Chief Justice Ranjan (both parties) views on it. We and Akhil Bharat Hindu technically sound,” he said. Gogoi also said it would pass an do not want any third party to Mahasabha have "not con- General manager, Bridge Burqa-clad drug peddler held order on March 6 on whether make a comment to jeopardise curred" with it. "Do you seri- Corporation, Arvind Srivastava bridge on Badshahnagar- to refer the dispute to a court- the entire process." ously think that the entire dis- said that traffic congestion Barabanki railway line and Lucknow (PNS): In an which was also recovered by Sandeep’s presence at appointed mediator. The sug- "This, we have done keep- pute for so many years is for would ease from Lohia Path to NH8 in alignment of con- incident which left police the police. The cops also Chandganj railway crossing, gestion for another round of ing in mind that the period of property? We can only decide Polytechnic crossing and on struction of the 6-lane road on bemused, a burqa-clad drug seized the burqa. As per and we laid a trap for him. mediation, however, drew a eight weeks that we have property rights but we are con- Ashok Marg because a person the left embankment of Kukrail peddler was arrested in reports, some informers After the informer pointed mixed response from the par- allowed to the parties to go sidering the possibility of heal- going from Munshipulia to nullah from Gomti Barrage to Wazirganj on Tuesday. He tipped off the police about towards Sandeep, a woman ties to the decades-old dispute. through the translations of the ing relations," it said. Senior Sitapur road could take this Khurram Nagar-Ring Road was going to sell ganja among Sandeep’s trick some time constable was sent to the place The proposal was mooted oral and documentary evi- advocate Rajeev Dhavan, road from 1090 crossing to was started in 2011. The sanc- his customers and was wear- back, and a team was keeping first and Sandeep started flee- by one of the judges, Justice S dence could be effectively appearing for M Siddiq, said Khurram Nagar. He said it tioned cost was Rs 4814.52 lakh ing burqa to avoid coming in a tab on him. Sub-inspector ing. We surrounded him and A Bobde, during the hearing utilised to try and resolve the they were agreeable to the was a six-lane road, so a wider and the final construction cost police’s glare. MN Upadhyay said it was a he was nabbed,” Upadhyay when both the Hindu and the issues in the manner indicated "very important suggestion" of road was available and it would is still being estimated. “The The miscreant, identified difficult task as any mistake said. The S-I said Sandeep Muslim litigants were spar- above," the bench said. mediation but said the court help in the traffic movement overbridge will go a long way as Sandeep Kumar of Dhobi could backfire. used to sell ganja among pave- ring over the veracity of docu- "We have suggested to the should fix a time frame for being smooth. He said the in streamlining the traffic at Ghat locality in Wazirganj, “On Tuesday afternoon, ment-dwellers, rickshaw- ments related to the case which parties that during the interreg- mediation as the dispute was a construction of joint over- Polytechnic crossing” he added. was carrying 1.25 kg ganja, our informer told us about pullers and labourers. were translated by the Uttar num a court appointed and "knotty issue".

FORCES KEEP... informed about what hap- tant countries in South Asia. A bombs” during an operation on Azhar, Ibrahim Athar, Sunny ate what I had expressed in action without wasting time, pened. We are informing our sound relationship and coop- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Tuesday but downplayed its Ahmed Qazi, Zahoor Ibrahim, 2014. I swear by my land I sources said. Hours after the capitals and our capitals will eration between the two serves significance, saying the Indian Shahid Akhter, Sayed Shakir won’t let my country be strike, Prime Minister decide what opinion has to be the interests of both the coun- casualties or damage,” said shortly before the designated attack was repulsed and while and Abdul Rauf, they said. destroyed. I will not let the Narendra Modi chaired the formed,” said Hans tries and peace and stability in Major General Asif Ghafoor, time. Mid-air refuellers provid- going back the aircraft “jetti- Foreign Secretary Vijay country stop. I will not let the CCS attended by Finance Dannenberg Castellanos, Dean South Asia,” he said. The Director General of Inter- ed fuel to the jets to sustain soned their payload.” Army Gokhale, while briefing the country bow down. I pledge to Minister Arun Jaitley, External of Diplomatic Corps in India United Kingdom has called Services Public Relations them for long in the air. spokesman Maj Gen Asif media on the Operation against the motherland that I will not Affairs Minister Sushma after meeting Gokhale. on India and Pakistan to pur- (ISPR), which is the media The Mirages also took off Ghafoor said, “We will surprise JeM’s biggest training camp in let her head down,” he said. Swaraj, Home Minister Rajnath He further said, “The sue diplomatic solutions in the wing of the Pakistan Army. from various airbases to avoid you and wait for the surprise. Balakot, said the facility was The Prime Minister began the Singh and Defence Minister information is that they did not wake of the Pulwama terrorist Sources said at least two Pakistan intelligence network, (Our) response will come and headed by Yousuf Azhar alias address by asking the people Nirmala Sitharaman. The affect any civilian or any attack in Jammu and Kashmir. Mirages flew in a loop after they said. it will be different. Our Ustad Ghouri. Brother-in-law to raise slogans of ‘Bharat Army, meanwhile, is not taking Pakistani military installation.” UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy radars picked them up in order Giving details of the strikes response will be in all domains of Jaish chief Masood Azhar, Mata ki Jai’ and said he any chances in Jammu and European Union Hunt held telephonic conver- to confuse Pakistani defences. and terming them as “non-mil- including diplomatic, political Yousuf Azhar with red corner understood very well the sen- Kashmir on the LOC by further spokesperson Maja Kocijancic sations with External Affairs Two other Mirages flying at low itary” apparently since the tar- and military.” He claimed that notice number A-565/6-2000 timent, excitement and plugging gaps in defences if called on New Delhi and Minister Sushma Swaraj and level slipped through the radar gets were not military, Foreign the Indian planes were in and Rauf with notice number enthusiasm of the people pre- any, officials said. Similarly, the Islamabad to exercise “maxi- Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah net and targeted the terror Secretary Vijay Gokhale said Pakistan’s airspace for “just 4 A-566/6-2000 are key conspir- sent here. “Nothing is above Border Security Force (BSF) mum restraint” after Indian Mehmood Qureshi on camp, sources said. The here credible intelligence was minutes” and went back when ator in the Kandahar plane the nation. Those who serve guarding the International warplanes attacked a terror February 25, the UK Foreign Mirages also used electronic received that the JeM was plan- challenged by the Pakistani hijack case. Masood Azhar and the nation, everyone who is Border in Jammu, Punjab, camp in Pakistan, sending ten- and Commonwealth Office warfare to jam the enemy ning to carry out other suicide aircraft. Ghafoor said that two other dreaded terrorists engaged in nation building, Rajasthan and Gujarat is also sions soaring between the (FCO) said in a statement. radars to enter Pakistani air- attacks in India after the Indian jets first tried to enter Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar and Pradhan Sevak once again on high alert and stepped nuclear-armed arch-rivals. “We “The Foreign Secretary space and deployed the same Pulwama bombing. Lahore-Sialkot sector, while Ahmed Omar Syed Sheikh greets them,” he said. Modi patrolling to prevent any infil- remain in contact with both highlighted the UK’s concern tactics when PAF scrambled “Credible intelligence was another formation of jets came were released in exchange of said he had promised to tration from Pakistani side. countries and what we believe about the enduring threat to their F-16s near Balakot. Also, received that JeM was attempt- close to Okara-Bahawalpur the 154 hostages aboard Flight implement the one rank one is essential is that all exercise regional stability from terror- some SU-30 MKI, the frontline ing another suicide terror area of international border but 814 on December 31, 1999 by pension scheme. It has been MEA BRIEFS... maximum restraint and avoid ism. He encouraged Pakistan fighter jets, were deployed close attack in various parts of the found Pakistan air force ready the then BJP-led NDA implemented and more than The Minister said Pakistan further escalation of tensions,” and India to improve cooper- to the LoC to take care of any country, and the fidayeen and went back. “Then a third Government. India has been 20 lakh families have been must do everything possible to EU spokeswoman Kocijancic ation and find diplomatic solu- retaliatory action by the PAF jihadis were being trained for formation was picked in seeking extradition of these benefitted and Rs 35,000 crore implement its own proscription said. Hours after the Indian Air tions that will create greater sta- besides air borne early earning this purpose. In the face of Muzaffarabad sector which accused from Pakistan under disbursed. “Your pradhan of JeM. “It (Pakistan) can no Force carried out a targeted bility and trust in the region,” communication system air- imminent danger, a pre-emp- was heavier...It was repulsed, the SAARC and the Hague sevak is able to do this work longer allow extremist groups strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed the statement added. Gokhale craft hovered in Indian territo- tive strike became absolutely but while going back they jet- agreements under which because for us, the party is the legal and physical space to (JeM) camp located across the had met around 25 envoys, ry to feed real time situation necessary. “In an intelligence tisoned their payload and four Islamabad has the obligation to above self and the nation is operate from its territory,” the Line of Control (LoC), China including those from P-5 about Pakistani defences to led operation in the early hours bombs fell in Jabba, near the extradite them, according to above the party. We are Minister said. “The Australian urged India to fight terrorism nations, a day after the the Mirage formation, they of today (Tuesday), India struck town of Balakot, causing no CBI sources. engaged in public service and Government is concerned through “international cooper- Pulwama terror attack in which said. At least 1,000 kg of the biggest training camp of casualties or damage,” he said. moving ahead with the sen- about relations between India ation”. China urged both India 40 Central Reserve Police Force explosives were released by JeM in Balakot,” Gokhale said. COUNTRY IS IN... timent of ‘Jai jawan Jai kisan and Pakistan following the and Pakistan to “exercise personnel were killed. the IAF jets to destroy the IC-814 HIJACKER... PM, however, did not make a Jai vigyan’,”he said. horrific terrorist attack in restraint” . camp. While the mother base IMRAN THREATENS... The RCN was issued at the direct reference to the strikes. The Prime Minister also Jammu and Kashmir on Chinese Foreign Ministry INDIA EXACTS... of Mirage-2000s is at Gwalior, Commissioner here and con- behest of the CBI against seven Recalling his address at the acknowledged the contribu- February 14, which Australia spokesman Lu Kang told the Muzafarabad sector. Facing more than 1,000 km from demned the “violation of its accused in the hijacking of the 2014-Vijay Shankhnad Yuva tion of Churu, Sikar and has condemned,” Payne said. media here that “we have taken timely and effective response Balakot, the jets selected for the territorial sovereignty” by Indian Airlines plane from Sangam, the Prime Minister Jhunjhunu in the armed forces, “We are very happy that the note of the relevant reports.” from PAF, they released pay- mission were shifted to some Indian jets. Meanwhile, the Kathmandu to Kandahar in said today was the day to reit- saying soldiers from here are Indian Government has “I want to say that India load in haste while escaping forward bases in Jammu & Pakistan Army confirmed that southern Afghanistan on erate the sentiments. “My soul guarding the nation’s borders. informed us in a quick and and Pakistan are both impor- which fell near Balakot. No Kashmir, Punjab and Haryana Indian jets dropped “four December 24, 1999 -- Yousuf says today is the day to reiter- PTI LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 27, 2019 nation 06

SURGICAL STRIKE 2.0 Border tense, Army alert in J&K Didi praises Air Force MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU "I had no idea what was SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA Trinamool Congress and also a going on in the area. I felt little State Minister said, “such an ostilities between India and scared as we are not used to lis- ours after Indian fighter action was long overdue,” HPakistan peaked on Tuesday tening to such 'bizarre' sounds". Hjets pounded Jaish-e- adding the Narendra Modi along the Line of Control in He said, "in the morning Mohammed terror-training Government should have been Jammu & Kashmir, following when i came to know Indian Air camps at Balakot deep inside more alert so as to avoid the fresh exchange of firing at dif- Force jets had launched an oper- Pakistani territory decimating attack on a convoy of Central ferent locations, in Rajouri and ation to target terror camps of one of the biggest terror bases forces at Pulwama in Kashmir Poonch sectors shortly after Jaish-e- Mohammad terrorist in that country and killing killing 41 personnel on fighter jets flattened 'terror fac- outfit inside Pakistani territory i several hundred terrorists February 14. tories' deep inside Pakistan in could relate the things". including some of their top “One hopes Pakistan will punitive strikes. The jawans of the Another resident of Poonch commanders, Bengal Chief retrace its steps in future before Indian Army, already in a state of city Advoctae Sanjay Raina said, Minister Mamata Banerjee on India’s Amazing Fighters. aiding such terror strikes in high alert, maintained tight vigil "We are used to border skir- Tuesday came out in open “IAF means India’s India,” the leader said echoing to prevent any strike by the mishes in the area but the sound praise for the “amazing fight- Amazing Fighters. Jai Hind,” however the Chief Minister’s Border action team of the i heard early Tuesday morning ers” even as her party leaders Banerjee tweeted in the wake of earlier statement that there Pakistan army in the forward was different. I could not sleep such actions were long overdue. the pre-dawn strike at Balakot was no need to drum up a war- areas. properly as jets kept hovering Conferring a new appella- where terrorists from JeM, chorus. “War-mongering and After the Pulwama terror Residents climb out of a bunker built outside their home in border town of Chakoti situated at the Line of Control in PoK on over the Poonch skies for longer tion on the Indian Air Force Lashkar-e-Toiba and Hizbul reacting to a situation are two strike security of all the vital Tuesday AP duration. It was very unusual.We pilots for their exceptional Mujahideen were being trained different things,” the leader defence installations in the region are used to movement of heli- bravery in penetrating deep since 2000. said. was beefed up and high alert was struck a JeM terror camp across for over two hours between 5 to copters in the area but haven't into the neighbouring country About a dozen fighter The Chief Minister had sounded to prevent any strike by the LoC. Situation along the 7.30 a.m in the forward areas. shelling with mortars and firing seen fighter jets in our area in the to eliminate a highly potent ter- Mirage 2000 fighter jets pound- earlier attacked the Modi heavily armed terrorists in the International border across Indian army retaliated strongly of small arms along LoC in recent times." Despite mounting ror training facility of the JeM ed terror targets deep inside Government for “playing with region. Jammu frontier remained peace- and effectively, he added. Akhnoor, Nowshera and Krishna tension in the area cross LoC funded and run by the Pakistan in the small hours of the blood of martyrs of According to ground reports, ful even as local residents were In Poonch, similar incident Ghati Sectors". He said, Indian trade went on smoothly via Pakistani armed forces, Tuesday. Pulwama” why the CRPF Pakistan army violated ceasefire directed to stay alert and exercise of firing reported between 1.20 army retaliated strongly and Chakan-Da-Bagh crossing point Banerjee wrote on the Twitter Reacting to the Tuesday’s jawans were not sent by air in agreement at five different loca- caution in the wake of prevailing a.m and 2.30 a.m in Gulpur and effectively. Earlier in the morn- along the Poonch-Rawlakot trade IAF was another name of “pre-emptive strike” a senior view of intelligence reports. tions in the last 24 hours in twin security situation. Deegwar sectors. ing, large number of border res- route. border districts. Defence PRO, Lt-Col Lt-Col Anand said, idents, living in the direct line of According to official sources, Five Army soldiers were Devendra Anand, in Jammu fresh firing sparked off tensions fire in frontier Poonch district, "35 truck loads of food items People come out injured and two houses damaged said, "Pakistan army initiated in the region Tuesday evening as woke up to 'bizarre' sounds of including Tomato, fresh fruit Mehbooba goes berserk after as Pakistani army resorted to 'unprovoked' firing in Baba Pakistan army shelled fighter jets hovering over the were dispatched to Pakistan and heavy mortar shelling on 55 for- Khori and Sunderbani areas of mortars targeting forward Indian skies. Initially, these border res- 15 truck loads were received at on streets across ward areas in Jammu, Rajouri Rajouri early Tuesday morn- posts. "At about 5.30 p.m idents could not make out what the Trade facilitation centre in plethora of reactions on twitter and Poonch districts on Tuesday, ing". Pakistan initiated unprovoked was going on in the forward area Poonch". Deputy Commissioner, country to officials said, hours after IAF jets He said the firing continued ceasefire violation by heavy but at day break they realised Poonch Rahul Yadav said, " we MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU less ones just to satisfy collective Indian fighter jets were returning are monitoring the situation on egos and misplaced sense of celebrate airstrike after carrying out the successful ground zero on hourly basis. He ours after Indian fighter jets pride & patriotism", Mehbooba operation. said, as of now no specific advi- Hbombarded Jaish-e- tweeted. New Delhi: Jubilant people Waqar Younis, a resident of sory has been issued to the bor- Mohammad-run terror camps In another tweet Mehbooba came out on streets and march- Shahpur village in Poonch said, der residents to relocate to safer in Balakot area of Pakistan, went on to claim that Pulwama es were held on Tuesday as the "i woke up around 3.30 a.m after places in the wake of escalating PDP Chief and former State attack has undoubtedly vitiated news of the IAF's strike on a JeM listening to loud sounds of tensions between India and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti the nation’s atmosphere. terror camp in Pakistan was fighter jets" . Pakistan". went berserk while reacting to "Pulwama attacks has undoubt- welcomed across the country, the news break on her twitter edly vitiated the nation’s atmos- with political leaders as well as timeline. phere.People are baying for general public lauding the Maha: From "Todays IAF strikes were fol- blood & want revenge. But lets armed forces for the action lowed by mass war hysteria on not forget violence begets vio- which came in the aftermath of twitter & news channels. Most lence. Having said that in which the dastardly Pulwama attack. politics to of these people are ignorant who part of the world does advocat- The sentiment echoed in have suspended the use of com- ing peace and not wanting State Assemblies with the legis- mon sense. But its disconcerting senseless violence make one a latures in Haryana, Maharashtra Bollywood that educated privileged people traitor"? and Chhattisgarh passing reso- are cheering on at the prospect Another mainstream lutions prasing the IAF action. of a war. This is true jahaalat", Kashmiri politician Omar In Jammu & Kashmir, hail airstrike Mehbooba wrote inviting sharp Abdullah initially raised ques- youths came out on the streets reactions from her followers. tion marks over the IAF strikes to celebrate in Kathua, Samba, PTI n MUMBAI She maintained she will but as the day progressed he Poonch, Rajouri and continue to bat for peace than analysed it in perspective. Udhampur. aharashtra’s political lead- sacrifice countless lives to satis- "If this is Balakote in KPK it’s "I feel this action will give Mers, organisations and fy collective egos and misplaced a major incursion & a significant peace to the martyred soldiers... Bollywood celebrities on sense of pride and patriotism. strike by IAF planes. However if I salute the Indian armed Tuesday joined the nation in "If my aversion to unneces- it’s Balakote in Poonch sector, forces," said Kalavathi, whose applauding the strikes by the sary retaliation & subsequent along the LoC it’s a largely sym- husband H Guru from Indian Air Force against biggest war makes gullible people ques- bolic strike because at this time Karnataka was among the 40 training camp of Jaish-e- tion my nationalism then so be of the year forward launch pads CRPF jawans who died in the Mohammad" in Balakot across it. I would rather bat for peace & militant camps are empty & February 14 terror attack in the Line of Control (LoC) in & save lives than sacrifice count- non-functional" Omar tweeted. Jammu & Kashmir. PTI Muzafarabad in retaliation for the Pulwama terror attack. Welcoming the IAF’s strikes on terror camps in Pakistan, Maharashtra Chief Minister Finally, martyred CRPF Devendra Fadnavis said: “By launching a successful strike on the terror camps operating from the Pakistani soil, the personnel get solace Indian armed forces have dis- played their might. The retalia- PTI n JAIPUR / CHANDIGARH / Vikram, younger brother morning attack on the JeM ter- tion that was on the mind of BENGALURU of another victim Jeet Ram, ror camp. each and every Indian since the said, "A step has been taken but Villagers took out a march Pulwama terror attack has hap- amily members of the CRPF we want that the menace of ter- and a tricolour was unfurled pened”. Stating that PM Modi Fpersonnel, who lost their rorism should be ended once atop his house as a mark of had kept his word that the sac- lives in Pulwama attack, on and for all." respect. "We have been insist- rifices of the jawans killed in the Tuesday said they have found Hailing from Sundarwali of ing on peace but peace is not a Pulwama attack would not go in some solace in the airstrike Bharatpur district, Jeet Ram has solution anymore. They have to vain, Fadnavis congratulated against Jaish-e-Mohammed two young daughters. be completely destroyed. My the IAF for its strikes on terror terrorists but pressed for efforts In Shahpura town of Jaipur son will rest in peace only if camps in Balakot. “I am proud to wipe out the menace of ter- district, people burst crackers they are wiped out entirely," of Indian armed forces. They rorism "once and for all". at the cremation site of CRPF said Guru's father Honnaiah. have proved that the sacrifices "We were expecting a soldier Rohitash Lamba, who With tears in her eyes, made by the jawans in Pulwama strong response to Pakistan was bid a tearful adieu by Guru's wife Kalavathi told will not go waste”. from India and this has been thousands of mourners less reporters: "I salute the Indian done now. Our loss is irrepara- than two weeks back. armed forces. I am happy with ble but we are satisfied with "There is satisfaction this action. I feel that this what has been done," said among the people of the coun- action will give peace to the SC to hear Mahesh Gurjar, a cousin of try. Government's decision is martyred soldiers. I am proud slain CRPF soldier Narayan Lal appreciable as the action was of my Indian armed forces." Rafale verdict Gurjar. within 13 days of the terror Darshan Singh, father of Narayan Lal, a native of attack," said Jitendra Lamba, CRPF jawan Kulwinder Singh Binol village of Rajsamand dis- younger brother of Rohitash. of Rupnagar district in Punjab, review plea trict, is survived by wife and Slain CRPF jawan H said the IAF action "gave solace two minor children. He was Guru's native village Gudigere to the family". He, however, among the five victims from in Mandya district, about 100 said had this action been taken in open court Rajasthan who lost their lives km from here, too burst into before the Pulwama attack, New Delhi: The Supreme in the February 14 attack by jubilation on hearing about the lives of 40 CRPF jawans Court on Tuesday agreed to Jaish-e-Mohammed. the Indian Air Force's early would have been saved. PTI hear in open court the petitions seeking review of its December verdict that dismissed pleas HUA Will not stop at just challenging the deal between India and France for procure- ment of 36 Rafale fighter jets. A bench of Chief Justice 100 smart cities, says Puri Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph, in its chamber hearing, allowed the PNS n NEW DELHI crore have been completed, under progress in 29 cities. prayer of former Union minis- work orders amounting to Impactful projects in 18 cities ters Yashwant Sinha and Arun he Ministry of Housing `7,626 crore have been issued worth `232 crore have been Shourie as also activist lawyer Tand Urban Affairs (HUA) in 54 cities and tendering completed, work orders Prashant Bhushan that the has spent has spent six times worth `5,942 crore is under amounting to `4,610 crore review pleas be heard in open the money used for urban progress in 40 cities under have been issued in 37 cities court. rejuvenation in the 10-year smart city mission (SCM). As and tendering worth `3291 "The prayer for open Court UPA rule and asserted that it is per latest data, smart waste crore is under progress in 20 hearing is allowed", said the not going to stop at just 100 water projects in four cities cities," the HUA Ministry bench which also considered smart cities. As many as 15 worth `326 crore have been said. the review petition filed by smart command and control completed, work orders Earlier, addressing the AAP MP Sanjay Singh through centres (SCCC) worth `2,771 amounting to `5,342 crore "Second National Apex lawyer Dheeraj Singh. crores in 15 smart cities have have been issued in 41 cities Conference of CEOs of Smart Besides two review peti- been completed and work and tendering worth `3,860 Cities", the Union HUA min- tions, the top court is also orders for setting up 31 inte- crore is under progress in 23 ister Hardeep Singh Puri said seized of some applications grated command and control cities. the amount spent on urban including the one filed by centre have been issued. In 18 "Similarly, smart water rejuvenation in the 10-year Sinha, Shourie and Bhushan cities, it is under tendering projects in 20 cities worth UPA rule, from 2004 to 2014... seeking perjury prosecution process. Due to this, crime rate `1,135 crore have been com- It's around `1.5 lakh crore. The of government officials for has been decreased in these pleted, work orders amount- money spent between June allegedly misleading the court smart cities. ing to `9,382 crore have been 2015 and February 2019 is six on the issue of pricing and pro- According to HUA, smart issued in 49 cities and ten- times that amount. It's around curement process. PTI roads in 21 cities worth `795 dering worth `4,239 crore is `8.6 lakh crore. the pioneer LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 27, 2019 07 LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 27, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION India strikes back Pre-emptive action on Jaish camp in Pakistan shows that What Pak stands to lose India’s counter-terrorism template has shifted quite a bit nough is enough. For far too long, since vis-à-vis the Kandahar hijacking, terrorism has cost There was a basic difference in the approach of Pakistan and India keeping the Eus too much blood, muscle and trade- offs, hit after hit. For far too long, since 2004, river waters issue alive. Pakistan was the downstream riparian state in a weaker position we have been providing reams of dossiers to Pakistan on terrorist havens operating in its ter- ritory though it dismissed them as non-state actors. For far too long, we have desisted from smashing terror bases on foreign soil though there have been precedents by the US no less of doing so for protecting American civilians, wondering if we would be on the right side of PRAFULL GORADIA law and fearing a hitback. So yesterday’s pre-emptive air strike on a Jaish-e- Mohammed camp deep inside Pakistan, killing a “very large number” of terror- n 1948, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the ists, trainers and senior commanders of the outfit, was more than just decisive United Nations, Sir Muhammad and proactive. It meant that India had freed itself of a psychological baggage. It Zafarullah Khan, declared that on April 1, 1948 India turned off the meant that India had broken the curse of coercion and would ensure that terror water of the Indus river which used would be met with equal counter-terror. It also showed that it would now stare Ito flow into Pakistan… India exercised this down at Pakistan by denting its missile shield and the frontline of the proxy war control upon the waters of rivers flowing through its territory…India turned off — namely UN-proscribed terrorists like Jaish chief Masood Azhar. That it would every drop of water which Pakistan had for- henceforth keep an eagle eye on every terrorist camp Pakistan hosted, be it on merly received. a hilltop or forest, and strike with precise brute force when needed. And do it Surprisingly, no one in the audience had the presence of mind to ask how can intelligently. So within hours of the strike, India launched an equally precise diplo- the flow of rivers be suddenly switched off matic offensive, briefing envoys and telling the world that the “intelligence-led like a tap in the kitchen? The Indus river operation” on Jaish’s biggest training camp in Balakot became “absolutely nec- system issue was, thus, raised first with a thunderous lie. Negotiations between India essary” as it was planning more suicide attacks in India. It calibrated its response, and Pakistan began thereafter but years emphasising there weren’t any civilian casualties or collateral damage, that it stayed were wasted in wrangling as to where, clear of human habitation and Pakistan Army facilities and, hence, had stayed between officers of what qualifications and clear of an “act of war.” More so, by mentioning that the camp was run by none rank should be involved in the talks. The river waters issue was dramati- other than Jaish chief Masood Azhar’s kin, Yousuf Azhar, it pin-pointed that it cally articulated again by former Prime went after a man who was on the global watchlist and was jumping a lookout Minister of Pakistan, Huseyn Shaheed notice. Which is why international reaction has been tepid, too, with even a China Suhrawardy, in 1957. In his words, quot- ed from the Dawn by Prof Shashi K not going beyond asking both countries to “exercise restraint” henceforth. Clearly, Gulhati in his book, ‘The Untiring Indian’, we have the tacit support of the US, France, Israel, Russia and Iran. “Canal waters and Kashmir are the two In short, post Uri and Pulwama, there is a new template for our counter-ter- prongs of India’s grip on us. There is nothing we can do. India is so powerful rorism approach. For there was a number of firsts. This was the first aerial attack that everybody wants to be its friend, where IAF jets evaded Pakistani air defences and dropped 1,000 kg bombs deep including America. If Bharat decides to sive long-range plan for the would bring water from the that, then it would try to push flowed into it from India. It inside, showing that the whole of Pakistan was easily under India’s attack arc, cut off water, Pakistan would be within most effective utilisation of western rivers to replace the India into seeking a solution was, thus, in a weaker position. its rights to fight for water supply but the total water resources of the water then being supplied to its through arbitration. India, It felt necessary to arouse sym- that it could jam even US radar systems that our neighbour prided in. By choos- stopping of water will be greater Indus river system for the canals by the eastern rivers and however, did not wish anyone pathy for itself from the inter- ing a hidden away terror training camp, the IAF proved that it could smoke out aggression than our fighting.” development of the region. India would contribute funds or a group, least of all those national community by main- the toughest targets. India even called the frequent nuclear bluff of Pakistan, which The distinctive feature of irrigation Pakistan wanted the discus- for the construction of these who were not familiar with the taining a public posture of a development in this basin, during about sions to be limited to the three link canals; and, (2) the flow of technicalities of river basin country that was at the mercy has claimed the right of escalation, but on paper is limited in its ability and funds 100 years preceding the Partition, was that eastern rivers only, keeping water of the three western development, to thrust a solu- of India. From the very outset, to do so. Finally, we have successfully included the phrase “non-military, pre- a development of 26 million acres of inten- the three western rivers total- rivers would be largely for the tion upon it. it established a publicity front, emptive strike” into our lexicon, which leaves us with many options to beat non- sive irrigation, by far the largest irrigated ly for itself; India wanted to use and benefit of Pakistan. It soon became apparent, one that followed its leaders’ area on any one river system in the consider the flow in all the six Six years later, when the however, that bilateral dia- populist stance of making lit- state actors that Pakistan has used to needle and provoke us. However, the airstrikes world, had been based entirely on the run- rivers. The Pakistani plan com- Indus Waters Treaty was logue with Pakistan was not tle distinction between, on the have also meant that hereon, there can be no lowering our guard and prepared- of-the-river with no storage at all, rightly prised largely a statement of its signed, India could irrigate making any progress and so one hand, an Indian action ness given an unpredictable Pakistan. It does have Chinese jets and F-16s with earning the compliment of being one of the irrigation requirements, which annually 70,000 acres from when the World Bank offered actually taken or planned and, proudest achievements of human endeav- added up to three times the the Indus, 400,000 acres from its good offices to assist the two on the other hand, the upgraded avionics. And with Jaish linked to Taliban, which is increasing its polit- our. The first four years after Partition had total supply of the system. the Jhelum and 231,000 acres countries to negotiate a settle- extremes to which India, as an ical footprint in the reason, Pakistan will but have to yield to pressure to react. been marked by abortive bilateral discus- On February 5, 1954, from the Chenab, over and ment, it accepted that offer. upper riparian, might go. Back home, the Modi government definitely has got some firepower prior to the sions between India and Pakistan, leavened General Wheeler presented above the uses as on April The key point in accepting After the Treaty had been general elections, positioning itself as a deliverer versus the pusillanimous lead- with threats and recriminations. Then the World Bank’s proposal. 1960, and, according to the Bank’s offer was that it signed, some leaders felt that in major developments took place in 1952. But not necessarily from the Gulhati’s book, could would serve as a good officer signing it, India had appeased ership of decades, avenging Kandahar by targetting key plotter Yousuf Azhar and First, the World Bank, interested in the same source as before. It divid- impound, for specified purpos- that is a facilitator and not Pakistan by yielding too many attempting some salve for Pulwama. As for the Opposition, the strikes certain- economic well-being of both countries, ed the six rivers into two parts. es, 3.0 million acre feet on the assume the role of an arbiter. concessions; that the division of ly take the fizz out of the Rafale debate considering Mirage 2000, its precursor, offered to serve as a mediator to help solve All the water of the three east- tributaries of the western rivers The World Bank most waters was much to the advan- the dispute. ern rivers would be for the and 0.6 MAF on the Chenab admirably stuck to this role for tage of Pakistan. In a reply in is also made by Dassault and its capability has only reinforced why we need A working party of engineers of India, exclusive use of India. And all main, apart from storage in many years and went through the Lok Sabha, Pandit these jets. And though mahagathbandhan leaders saluted the IAF, fact is they Pakistan and the World Bank was consti- the water of the three western small tanks and for flood con- very difficult times. Even when Jawaharlal Nehru asked: “How will have trouble coming up with another emboldening, nationalist narrative. tuted. The World Bank team consisted of rivers (Indus, Jhelum and trol in the Jhelum main. This it seemed that negotiations were is this House now to judge the Lt General Raymond Albert Wheeler, for- Chenab) would be for Pakistan is the maximum quantity of on the verge of a breakdown, it quantum of supply or the mer Chief of the US Army Corps of except for some specific with- water India’s latest decision can urged the two sides to contin- quantum of money to be given? Engineers, Pakistan nominated drawals allowed to India. cause Pakistan to lose. ue the dialogue. After six years I confess I cannot judge it off- Mohammad Abdul Hamid and repre- The World Bank proposal Pakistan never wanted that of playing such a role, in early hand. I am distressed that a Charging up policy senting India were Ajudhiya Nath Khosla, presented in February 1954, a solution to the Indus waters 1960, the Bank began to see the matter of this importance, an Chairman of the Central Water and Power stipulated that: (1) The entire dispute should emerge through light at the end of the tunnel. issue that concerns not only the Commission, and ND Gulhati, who assist- flow of water of the three east- negotiations. It was not There was a basic differ- present but the future should Several agencies want to set up charging stations in Delhi. ed him. ern rivers would be for the inclined to view the problem as ence in the approach of be treated so lightly and casu- The working party had begun its exclusive use and benefit of a technical one. It wanted to Pakistan and India vis-à-vis ally and in such a narrow But will that be enough to encourage electric vehicle sales? work long before. Everyone agreed on its India after a brief transition take the issue to the keeping the issue in the public minded spirit.” ultimate objective. In the words of General period during which Pakistan International Court of Justice eye. Pakistan was the down- (The writer is a well-known here can be no doubt that the future of Wheeler, it was to develop a comprehen- will construct link canals that and seek adjudication. If not stream riparian state; rivers columnist and an author) personal mobility inside urban areas will Tbe electric. The only doubt is: How long will that take? And there is also the chicken S O U N D BITE and egg problem. What should come first? I swear by my land I won’t Pakistan has a long history We hope the two countries I congratulate the IAF for The electric cars or charging stations? Well, let my country be of harbouring terrorists and (India and Pakistan) can strikes on terror launch pads while some electric cars have already made destroyed. I will not let the America should not give aid keep restraint and do more in Pakistan but revenge will country stop. I will not let to Pakistan until it stops to improve bilateral relations. not be complete till Masood it onto Delhi’s roads, some charging stations the country bow down. harbouring terrorists. Azhar is struck down. are also being set up. Now, the New Delhi Chinese Foreign Ministry Municipal Corporation (NDMC), the Delhi Prime Minister Former US envoy to UN spokesperson Senior Shiv Sena leader —Narendra Modi —Nikki Haley —Lu Kang —Sanjay Raut Government and the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), an entity owned by India’s power public-sector units, are establishing several charging stations across the heart of the capital. This is a good start that must be celebrated and indeed L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR emulated by other Indian cities. But now, it is the time for Indian car-makers to step up to the plate and start selling electric vehicles that buyers want to buy. It Payback time country also, sporadic cases of Imran Khan must read the message on the wall wildfire are being reported. The is public knowledge that both Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai Motor Company, the forest departments of respective country’s two largest car manufacturers, are going to launch proper electric vehi- Sir — Now that the Indian Air akistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been ask- State Governments must be pre- cles this year that might entice buyers — an electric version of WagonR and Force has given a befitting reply ing India to “give peace a chance.” Ironically, it is pared to deal with wildfires. Swift to Pakistan by carrying out air Pnot the latter but the former that should show on action can avert greater catastro- the Hyundai Kona. Unlike some electric vehicles on offer in India today, these strikes on the biggest Jaish-e- ground that it is serious about giving peace a chance. phes and save our forests. vehicles should be able to assuage buyers that they will have enough range. At Mohammad training camp at When our jawans are being killed due to Pakistan-spon- TK Nandanan the same time, work by the Urban Development and Power Ministries on encour- Balakot inside Pakistan, killing sored terrorism, can India cry for peace? The surprise Chennai a large number of terrorists air strikes by the Indian Air Force across the Line of aging home-owners to upgrade their infrastructure to allow charging at home over there, all diplomatic and Control was a timely and effective response. If Khan real- Gayle’s milestone through new policies is also being undertaken. economic relations with ly wants relations between both countries to improve, But we should not underestimate the scale of the challenge. Even with new Pakistan must end till the his Government must go on an offensive to track down country stops assisting terror terrorists and break their backbones. Annihilation of ter- face trial. Wars are waged for peace but are not desirous. Sir — West Indies batman Chris charging stations across the capital, Delhi will have around a hundred charging groups. rorists lock, stock and barrel can assure peace. If war has to be averted, Pakistan should plunge into Gayle must be congratulated for points, whereas Beijing, where the Government has been building charging sta- M Kumar Khan is no different from his predecessors in being action and take action against terrorist leaders. The world breaking the long-standing record tions for a few years, will have four million for its fleet of electric vehicles. Also, New Delhi complacent to let terrorists use Pakistani soil for design- knows that Pakistan has been harbouring them. It can- of Pakistani cricketer Shahid more encouragement has to be given to electric two-wheelers across the coun- ing nefarious attacks against India. Khan has been insist- not always rely upon China’s support for survival. If Afridi of the highest number of Forest land claims ing for actionable intelligence to go after perpetrators China’s reputation nosedives, it will not hesitate to pull sixes in international cricket. He try as these would be cheaper and an easy goal to implement. Work also remains of crime on India. The flames of distrust between India the plug from its fair-weather friend. did so in West Indies’s first one- to be done on improving India’s electric grid infrastructure that can support elec- and Pakistan cannot be doused unless the likes of Hafiz KV Seetharamaiah day international against England Sir — Three orders passed by the Saeed and Masood Azhar are handed over to India to Hassan in Barbados. He has now 477 sixes trification of vehicles, thanks to work over the past few years. India already pro- Supreme Court in 2016, 2018 across all formats, while Afridi has duces enough and more power. But that leads to a different set of questions given and 2019 do not question the 476. Moreover, Gayle achieved that much of our power remains thermal and is not extremely clean. Electrification three-tiered verification process to be evicted from that parcel of Save our forests dark to check the raging fire, it this feat in his 444th match while that forest rights claims under- land or some other action is to received a shot in the arm with the Afridi did so in 524 games. Gayle will just transfer the pollution problem from cities to rural areas. While much work go as part of the 2006 Forest be taken in accordance with law.” state government sending out an is the kind of player who chips has been done on renewables, the Rajasthan desert is now dotted with thou- Rights Act. On January 29, 2016, Statistics from the Ministry of Sir — The major fire that broke SOS to the Indian Air Force to away his opponents’ chance to win sands of wind-power generators. We cannot make electrification a situation of a three-judge Bench held that “if Tribal Affairs, which is the nodal at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in deploy choppers to douse the fire. the longer he stays at the crease. ‘emissions elsewhere’ but thankfully, some serious thought is being put into the the claim is found to be not ten- agency under the 2006 Act, Karnataka is worsening with no It is distressing that pristine One hopes that he plays interna- able by the competent authori- show that lakhs of titles were dis- signs of let-up. With butterflies in forest landscapes are being tional cricket for years to come. problem by every level of Government. At the same time, electrification should ty, the result would be that the tributed to genuine claimants the officials’ stomachs of the for- reduced to ashes. It is true that the Muhammad Zaid not become the single answer for curbing vehicular pollution. Other alternatives claimant is not entitled for the even as several lakh claims were est department, an all-out effort hot summer wave has caused Ramanagara such as increased gasification, waste-to-energy solutions and hydrogen-fuelled grant of any patta or any other rejected across 20 States. had been made to douse the fire verdant vegetation to go dry. This right under the Act, but such a MD Hasibur Rahman but to no avail. Even as the may have accelerated due to the Send your feedback to: vehicles must not be forgotten just because electricity leads the way. claimant is also either required Karnataka department was grappling in the spread of fire. Elsewhere in the [email protected] LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 27, 2019 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN Give other half POINTCOUNTERPOINT INDIA HAD BEEN URGING PAKISTAN TO TAKE ACTION IT’S A GRAVE AGGRESSION BY INDIA. WE HAD TOLD the right to live AGAINST THE JEM BUT IT TOOK NO CONCRETE STEPS THE WORLD COMMUNITY THAT SUCH A STEP TO DISMANTLE THE TERRORIST INFRASTRUCTURE. COULD BE TAKEN BY INDIA. Being migratory workers, those in the informal —INDIA’S FOREIGN SECRETARY —PAKISTAN FOREIGN MINISTER economy have been denied their due. It’s time the VIJAY GOKHALE SHAH MEHMOOD QURESHI Government takes note of this valuable social capital When cash is the king VK BAHUGUNA he 16th Lok Sabha’s five-year tenure came to an end on Since cash flows are important for the smooth running of businesses, one should focus February 13 and political leaders said goodbye to each other Tin a rare bonhomie and are now getting ready for the Parliamentary elections scheduled to be held in May. The Indian on improving and managing them and develop strategies to counter emergencies polity remained embroiled in the Rafale deal and other superfi- cial issues for most part of the year; though the NDA Government did give some parting gifts in the interim Budget to the farmers and the poor people, who largely constitute a work force in the unorganised sector. It’s time to discuss what major political parties like the BJP and the Congress are going to offer to the unorganised workers, who constitute about 90 per cent of the work force and according to the National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector, contribute 50 per cent to the GDP. India is the fifth largest economy of the world today and is poised to climb further to the third position. But did our planners think about the plight and acute hardship this group of HIMA BINDU KOTA people faces almost everyday? They constitute a solid vote bank of more than 45 crore and are mostly engaged in agriculture, hen it comes to business, be it small or construction and other such activities. Of these, the condition of large, cash is the king, always. Whether migratory construction workers is very pitiable. Wa business is growing or struggling, man- This writer had recently interacted with migrant workers from aging cash flow effectively is absolutely essential Madhya Pradesh during an extremely cold day in January. The and for many, it’s the key to business survival. The importance of cash can be understood from the workers said that they had to suffer from cold while living in plas- fact that over 60 per cent of businesses that fail are tic huts and that they had been cooking and bathing in the open still profitable but they just ran out of cash. for the past two months. They were working for the Noida Authority’s On overusing the working capital, a business civil works department and their wages varied from `400 to `500. can witness a cash crunch that can prevent pay- Their condition reflected the lack of application of mind and a gross ments to its suppliers, purchase of raw materials uncaring attitude to human welfare while planning for developmen- and salary payments to its employees. Delay tal activities. The construction industry plays a major role in the eco- between the time when a business pays to its sup- nomic growth of the nation and occupies a pivotal position in its pliers and when money is received from the cus- developmental plans, valued as it is at around `9 lakh crore. These tomers is the problem. This requires effective cash WITHOUT CASH, are the people who toil hard to make big mansions, beautiful roads, flow management to survive and grow. Therefore, PROFITS ARE maintaining a level of working capital, that allows swanky offices and posh residential colonies but themselves lead a business to make it through crunch times and MEANINGLESS. a precarious life under the open sky. continue operating the business, is crucial. Simply MANY Largely being migratory workers, they are denied voting rights. put, cash flow management means delaying out- PROFITABLE They are either landless or small farmers, who come to urban lays of cash as long as possible while encouraging BUSINESSES ON areas with their children in search of a better livelihood, season- customers to pay as quickly as possible. PAPER HAVE al employment but get trapped. Most of them are vulnerable to So, what is cash flow? It’s basically the move- ENDED UP IN diseases. Around 30 per cent of the construction workers in India ment of funds in and out of one’s business. BANKRUPTCY are women, mostly working as head loader or unskilled worker. Typically, businesses track cash flow either BECAUSE THE Many are even unaware about their legal rights during an acci- weekly, monthly or quarterly. Essentially, there AMOUNT OF CASH dent at work, which has become a regular phenomenon now. are two kinds of cash flows: A positive cash flow COMING IN occurs when cash entering into the business from Speed up recovery of receivables: harming your relationship. This keeps the to manage cash flow. You can use a sim- Several cases of deaths and injuries are reported due the laxity sales, accounts receivables and so on is more than DOESN’T The main mantra of any business should cash in your account and out of your ven- ple spreadsheet or an accounting soft- of contractors and unscrupulous builders, many of whom are the amount of cash leaving the businesses COMPARE WITH be to bill early and collect quickly. To dor’s until it absolutely has to be there. ware. But its important to have some sys- spurious and play with human life in their greed for money. Yet through accounts payable, monthly expenses and THE AMOUNT OF guard against late payments, bill as Identify business risks and prepare tems in place. another group of people are the mine workers. The gory inci- employee salaries. A negative cash flow is just the CASH GOING OUT. early as possible and make those invoic- in advance: There are many risks Cut costs, control cash outflows: dent in Meghalaya, where 15 coal miners were trapped in a rat- opposite situation and occurs when the cash out- FIRMS THAT es as clear and detailed as possible. involved in running a business. Serious The best way to control cash flow is to hole mine, must be our conscience call. It was such a horrific flow is greater than incoming cash. This gener- DON’T EXERCISE Instead of waiting until the end of the challenges should be expected at some stay on top of expenses. When we start incident that the miners’ bodies could not be retrieved. In a recent ally means trouble for a business. GOOD CASH month, generate an invoice as soon as the point in the future. You need to consid- making profits, we often tend to ignore report, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour high- It is not possible, however, to look at the prof- MANAGEMENT goods or services are delivered. For big er a number of scenarios such as “What cost-cutting opportunities. Unmanaged lighted the plight of the unorganised sector workers. It is high it and loss statement (P&L) and get a grip on cash MAY NOT BE ABLE orders, one can consider progressive if a big order suddenly comes in?” “What outflow could be a silent business killer. time that political parties take cognisance of this most valuable flows. Many other financial figures feed into fac- TO MAKE THE invoicing while the goods are manufac- if a big order is cancelled?” or “What if Do not focus on profit but on cash toring cash flows, including accounts receivable, tured or services delivered. It’s easy to lose that important client goes missing while flow: It has been found that 90 per cent social capital of the nation. They are much more in numbers than inventory, accounts payable, capital expenditures, INVESTMENTS track and then neglect to follow up on still owing me money”? This kind of risk of SMEs do not have a cash flow plan all the unions members put together but they have no voice. and taxation. Effective cash flow management NEEDED TO an overdue account. Experience shows analysis should become a part of the cash from day one, despite having forecasts of It is essential to discuss issues that concern the livelihoods of requires a laser focus on each of these drivers of COMPETE, OR that the longer one remains out of con- flow budgeting process. profit margins for years ahead. This is a these people. The Government must first classify the unorganised cash in addition to profit or loss. Rules of account- THEY MAY HAVE tact with a customer, the less likely he/she Monitor inventory efficiently: common reason for early business fail- sector by occupation — agriculture, construction (rural and urban), ing define profit simply as revenue minus expens- TO PAY MORE TO is able to recover the amount owed. One Analyse inventory movement to deter- ure. If cash flow is in order, profit will be service or manufacturing and nature of employment among oth- es. However, a smart business owner understands BORROW MONEY can even incentivise customers who pay mine which items are selling and which in order. A lot of businesses do not make ers. It must then scrutinise the problems for each category. The the fact that whether one earned profit or not is TO FUNCTION their bills rapidly by offering discounts. ones are duds that soak up working cap- it past six months. They might have been most important issue is their exploitation due to poor wages, which not the same as knowing what happened to your Liquidate cash tied up with assets: ital. Try to keep inventory levels lean so a profitable business eventually but they is compounded with low productivity compared to the formal sec- cash. An astute businessman should know when Does your business have equipment that working capital isn’t tied up unpro- need to have good cash flow to survive. tor. They have seasonal jobs and are absent from social security the business will become profitable, not because that is no longer in use or inventory that’s ductively and unprofitably. Young businesses should work with it will affect the cash flow — because it won’t — becoming obsolete? Consider selling it to Always keep buffer money: Once reliable, quick-paying clients initially, systems due to poor human capital base in terms of education, but because it gives one an early goal to strive for generate quick cash. Idle, obsolete and the break-even point is found, one must even if it means smaller clients and slim- skill and training. It would be in the fitness of things that the and a ready-made target for projecting future cash non-working equipment takes up space ensure that the business has enough cash mer profits margins. Small business Government announces a separate national programme for differ- flow. Negative cash flow and negative profits make and ties up capital, which can be used to fund working capital needs. It’s owners should learn one principle early ent segments, particularly agriculture, construction and ones who for a grim combination. Focus your efforts on man- more productively. Equipment that has advised to keep three months worth of in the life: Cash is king. Building and are self-employed. New laws must be devised if existing laws do aging cash flow with an eye towards reaching that been owned for a longer period will usu- outgoings in the bank for a rainy day. keeping an adequate stockpile of cash not support providing them basic necessities of life. moment when you realise your first profits. ally have a book value equal to its salvage That may be a thing of the past but if provides maximum opportunity and The skill development programme must include these segments Since cash flows are very important for the value or less. So, a sale might result in a that’s the case, make sure you have a flexibility to any business while enabling with an emphasis on personality development. Laws must have smooth running of any business, one should always taxable gain. Excess inventory can quick- buffer of some sort, either personal funds its owners to sleep soundly at night. the provision for a decent shelter with basic civic amenities like clean focus on improving and managing cash flow and ly become obsolete and worthless as cus- available or an overdraft or revolving Without cash, profits are meaning- water, sanitation, protection from extreme heat and cold in their liv- develop strategies to manage problems: tomer requirements change and new credit facility. less. Many profitable businesses on ing space, proper medical facilities, child care and legal remedies. Short-term financing: This type of business materials are introduced. Consider sell- Implement better systems to man- paper have ended up in bankruptcy financing such as a line of credit can be used to make ing any inventory, which is unlikely to be age cash flow: Many businessmen pro- because the amount of cash coming in Insurance companies can be be roped in. It would be worthwhile emergency purchases or to bridge the gap between used over the next 12 months, unless the crastinate to invoice customers. Some do doesn’t compare with the amount of cash to provide earmarked housing on nominal rental basis for season- payables and receivables. Many banks issue busi- costs to retain it are minimal and the pro- not invoice as soon as they deliver the going out. Firms that don’t exercise good al workers for which the Government should take action. To give ness credit cards that can be used to pay vendors. ceeds from a sale would be negligible. product or services or do it just at the cash management may not be able to a fillip to their welfare, a national commission on unorganised sec- Long-term financing: Large asset purchases Delay your payables: This may month end. Many do not even know how make the investments needed to com- tor should be constituted to suggest a road-map for social secu- such as equipment and real estate should usually sound obvious but is often neglected. much is owed to them by their customers pete, or they may have to pay more to rity at par with the organised sector, structure welfare modules and be financed with long-term loans rather than with Unless there’s a worthwhile incentive to or how much they owe to suppliers. borrow money to function. review legal redress mechanisms. working capital. This allows a business to spread pay early, figure out how late you can pay If you are one of them, it’s time to (The writer is Assistant Professor, (The writer is a retired civil servant) payments over the average life of the asset. your vendors without risking late fees or start implementing an efficient process Amity University) The unending battle for statehood FOREIGN EYE Arvind Kejriwal has, perhaps, chosen a wrong time to press for full statehood for Delhi as wounds of the Pulwama attack have not healed yet. It would be better if he highlights his achievements in health, education and power sectors Home Ministry. The Chief Minister schools and universities. Kejriwal is not the only one wants them under his Government’s Though Delhi is going for polls fighting the Centre as Puducherry control but the Centre will never part in 2020, Kejriwal’s compulsion is to Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, with these powers as there are sever- raise the issue now because of the too, has been locked in a turf war al hiccups — financial and political. parliamentary polls. AAP has per- with Lt Governor Kiran Bedi over Like West Bengal Chief Minister formed well on sectors like health, the latter’s negative attitude towards Mamata Banerjee, Kejriwal is best at education, water, electricity and various proposals of his govern- confrontational politics. There has unauthorised colonies and is quite ment. He had been sitting in dhar- STOP BEATING THE been a constant tussle between him sure of support from the lower na since February 13, outside the Raj DRUMS OF WAR KALYANI SHANKAR and the Centre ever since the Aam middle class and poorer sections but Bhavan, demanding that the Lt It is dangerous to think Aadmi Party (AAP) Government Kejriwal is not sure about prospects Governor approve his cabinet’s pro- elhi Chief Minister Arvind came to power in 2015. Earlier in his in the Lok Sabha poll. What better posals. nuclear-armed nations can Kejriwal is back with his old first term, he went on dharna and even way than sit in dharna on behalf of Kejriwal should realise that con- engage in a tit-for-tat spiral. Dgame of street-level confronta- held Cabinet meetings near the Rail the people. This way, he can impress frontational politics will not get The greatest risk is a tion with the Union Government as Bhavan on the pavement. on the people that he is the only one him anywhere. The country is tense miscalculation by India or a part of his political strategy. This Last week, Kejriwal declared in the Kejriwal is also prodding the people the Lieutenant-Governor has no who is taking care of their interests. after the Pulwama terror attack and time, his indefinite fast — that was Assembly: “From March 1, I will begin of Delhi to come to the streets to par- “independent decision-making Second, Kejriwal may also need a he has chosen a wrong time to press Pakistan. Delhi ought to supposed to start from March 1, but a hunger strike. I am going to fast till ticipate in the agitation for statehood. power” and must act on the “aid and face-saving formula at some point of for his demands. What happens if a resist the urge to respond has been postponed — is to get full we get statehood. I am ready to face The immediate provocation for advice” of the elected Government. time later if he continues with the fast. limited war with Pakistan starts militarily, not least because statehood for Delhi. Can he achieve death.” The demand was one of the this decision was the Supreme Court’s Kejriwal is not happy with these He knows he can expect Banerjee and before that? What is important is of the chance of escalation. this objective? It looks difficult because promises made by AAP in the run-up verdict last week, which held that the judicial pronouncements. Therefore, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister governance and this is where he is Pakistan, for its part, ought no party at the Centre wants to give to the 2015 Assembly polls. “Ab aar Centre and not the Delhi Government he is building up this issue as a part Chandrababu Naidu, with whom he weak though he puts the blame on full statehood to Delhi. ya paar ki ladai hai (this is going to be had the power to order investigations of his campaign for the upcoming Lok is on excellent terms, to come to Delhi the Centre for his failures. Pressing to move decisively against In the last two decades, both the a decisive battle),” the Chief Minister against corrupt officers in the capital. Sabha poll and also to divert public’s and persuade him to end the indefi- for Delhi’s statehood is something terrorist groups which BJP and the Congress have promised said, announcing his decision. Prior to The court also left the decision to a attention from his Government’s fail- nite fast. Are they not together in the that cannot happen in a day. Kejriwal despite being banned statehood to the capital city but when that, Kejriwal had declared in public higher Bench as to who should con- ures. He claimed that statehood would proposed mahagathbandhan? He has should realise the difficulties on the operate with impunity on its they came to power at the Centre, the meetings that if the AAP got seven out trol the officers. Prior to that, in July provide two lakh jobs in the Delhi come much closer to them and this is road to it. As a Chief Minister, his soil. Both need to seek a issue took a backseat. Delhi being a of seven seats in the Delhi Lok Sabha last year, a five-judge Constitution Government, pucca houses for every a part of taking on the Centre. They mantra should be governance first. special State, its land and law and order battle, his party would ensure that Bench ruled that Delhi cannot be Delhiite, regularisation of contractu- are all equally interested in embarrass- (The writer is a senior political com- way out of confrontation. come under the purview of the Union Delhi got statehood within two years. accorded the status of a State but said al Government employees and new ing the Modi Government. mentator and syndicated columnist) (The Guardian editorial) LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 27, 2019 nation 10 Opp backs IAF at all-party meet For India’s security we’ll go to any extent: Shah PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n NEW DELHI New Delhi: Sending out a huge Javadekar was the first promi- Anybody with ill intention message to Pakistan, BJP presi- nent voice from the government against India will meet the he Centre on Tuesday dent Amit Shah on Tuesday said to react on the strike. “This was same fate as the Jaish terrorists”. Tbriefed all the political par- surgical strikes after Uri and now a necessary step for the securi- Union Minister Gajendra ties over the pre-dawn strike by air strikes in self-defence, both ty forces. The entire country is Shekhawat was also quick to the Indian Air Force on terror have given the message to the backing the forces now”. post his reaction. His tweet was camps deep across the Line of world that for the security of the The BJP president said more political. “This is Modi’s Control (LoC) following which country, India’s soldiers and “New India” under the prime Hindustan, it will not only the leaders cutting across party Government can go to any leadership of Narendra Modi enter your house but will strike lines congratulated the IAF on extent. “Pure desh ko sukoon “will not spare any acts of ter- at you (Ye Modi ka Hindustan its operation targeting terror- dene wala samachaar aaj subah ror, their perpetrators and hai, ghar mein ghusega bhi aur ist camp in Pakistan. hi aya hai, ye maang pure desh patrons.” Today’s strong action marega bhi). Air Force carried The Congress said that it bhar ki samvedna thi ki aisi shows the will and resolve of a out aerial strike early morning will support security forces in karyawahi honi chahiye ki New India. Our New India will today at terror camps across the their endeavour to finish ter- dobara Pulwama jaisi ghatna not spare any acts of terror and LoC and Completely destroyed rorism coming into India from karne se pehle dus baar sochna their perpetrators and patrons,” it …every drop of blood will be outside. Earlier, Congress pres- pade.(The news that provided Shah said. accounted for. This is just a ident Rahul Gandhi too had relief to the entire nation was BJP general secretary Ram beginning…. will not let the tweeted, “I salute the pilots of delivered this morning. It was Madhav also lauded both the country down (Ek ek katra the IAF.” the appeal of the entire nation political leadership as well as khoon ka hisab hoga. Yeh toh After the Government’s that a befitting reply must be the forces for the operation. ek shuruat hai, ye desh nahi briefing, Congress leader given, so that anyone should “Every Indian who had d (the) jhukne dunga),” he tweeted. Ghulam Nabi Azad said the think twice before carrying out pain n (and) anguish of d (the) Minister of State for opposition parties extended an attack such as Pulwama),” martyrdom of our forces is External Affairs VK Singh “full support” to the govern- Shah said at a public rally in greatly relieved and delighted tweeted saying that India will ment and security forces in the Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj convenes an all-party meeting at Jawahar Lal Bhawan in New Delhi to brief leaders on Indian Air Force’s pre-dawn strike Ghazipur. this morning. Salute to d (the) retaliate ‘harder and stronger’ fight against terror. on JeM camp in Balakot on Tuesday PTI Earlier, Shah congratulated Air Force for a meticulous every time it gets attacked. External Affairs Minister the Indian Air Force (IAF)’s operation. Our forces r (are) In the Maharashtra Sushma Swaraj briefed the Union Ministers Rajnath Azad while talking to clean operation,” he said. praised the security forces and team which carried out the world class anyway. It is d Assembly, Chief Minister leaders, who included CPI(M)’s Singh and Arun Jaitley, both media after the meeting said “We have appreciated the supported the Government’s airstrike across the Line of political will of our PM n Devendra Fadnavis passed an Sitaram Yechury, TMC’s Derek members of the Cabinet that political parties lauded efforts by the forces, they anti-terror operations.” In the Control (LoC). “I congratulate (and) team that made all d (the) unanimous resolution con- O’Brian, Omar Abdullah of Committee on Security like the IAF strikes to destroy ter- always have our support to end last all-party meeting also, con- and salute the bravery and val- difference,” he tweeted. gratulating the IAF for carry- National Conference and Swaraj, were also present. Swaraj ror camps in a “clean” operation terrorism. Another good thing vened in the wake of Pulwama our of our armed forces. Today’s Former Madhya Pradesh ing out the air strike on terror Bhartruhari Mahtab from BJD, also briefed the opposition lead- as there were no civilian casu- is that it was a clean operation attack, the opposition parties action further demonstrates chief minister Shivraj Singh launch pads in Pakistan. For its on the air strike carried out in ers about her telephonic con- alties. “We will support our in which no civilian died and had said they backed the gov- that India is safe and secure Chouhan hailed the air strike part, the Haryana Assembly the early hours. NCP’s Praful versation with US Secretary of security forces in their endeav- terror camps were specifically ernment calling upon to take all under the strong and decisive by the Indian armed forces on congratulated Prime Minister Patel, BSP’s Satish Mishra and State Michael Pompeo over the our to finish terrorism coming targeted,” said Azad. necessary action in the after- leadership of PM Narendra terror launch pads in Pakistan. Narendra Modi and the armed BJP ally Ramdas Athawale also Indian air strikes on JeM terror into Indian from outside. The Swaraj said, “I am happy math of the terror attack killing Modi,” Shah said on Twitter. Chouhan, said, “The drive to forces for the “surgical strike” attended the meeting. camps in Balakot. good part was that it was a very that all parties in one voice at least 40 CRPF soldiers. Union minister Prakash eliminate terrorism has begun. across the Line of Control.PNS

Members of the Raza Academy celebrate India’s preemptive All praise for India needs to be on guard as strike on JeM camps in Mumbai on Tuesday PTI Indian Air Force Pak may retaliate: Ex-Air chief PNS n NEW DELHI Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Karnataka PNS/PTI n NEW DELHI the former general officer com- eaders across the party lines CM HD Kumaraswamy, manding for the 15 and the 21 Lcame forward and hailed Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal efence experts on Tuesday Corps. the Indian Air Force for strik- Nath, Congress leader Shashi Dhailed the IAF’s pre-dawn Lt Gen (retd) Ajai Singh, ing the JeM terror camp in Tharoor and RJD leader air strike on a Jaish-e- former colonel of the Poona Pakistan. Several Opposition Tejashwi Yadav were among the Mohammed’s terror camp in Horse, an over 200-year-old leaders even took to social opposition leaders, who extend- Pakistan with some saying “the regiment, had mixed feelings media to express themselves ed support to the armed forces. message had been communi- about the air strike. over the airstrike development. Kejriwal postponed his cated strongly”, while a former “It is like a double-edged NCP chief Sharad Pawar indefinite hunger strike call in Air Chief said India needs to be sword. While the action has said any retaliation by Pakistan view of the prevailing Indo-Pak on guard as Pakistan might aroused our nation and fostered will prove that it provides shel- situation. “In view of prevailing react soon. a sense of patriotism, by this ter to terrorists. The former Indo Pak situation, I am post- The operation drew reac- strike, we have alerted Pakistan,” defence minister lauded the poning my upwas for full state- tions from various defence he told PTI. Indian Air Force for the strikes, hood of Delhi. We all stand as experts including retired officers The 84-year-old veteran adding India’s defence forces one nation today,” the Delhi in the armed forces. said, he has participated in have made citizens feel proud. CM posted on Twitter. Earlier, Former military secretary Lt 1962, 1965 and 1971 wars. It would not be proper to Kejriwal saluted the pilots of Gen (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain “The message has been sent politicise the air strikes, Pawar the IAF after it carried out the termed the operation “an appro- to them, but we have alerted said. Targeting Prime Minister strikes in Pakistan. priate response (delivered) with Pakistan, and now they will get Narendra Modi, he said the IAF West Bengal Chief Minister a sense of proportionality”. cautious,” he said, adding, “We had carried out such strikes Mamata Banerjee also hailed It was a nonmilitary, pre- need a master plan to handle the earlier also, but there was no the IAF for carrying out air emptive strike and “we have situation.” politicisation (of the same). strikes in Pakistan. “IAF also gone deep”, so no scope for Former IAF chief, Air Chief “The credit always went to means India’s Amazing denial from Pakistan side, he Marshal (retd) S Krishnaswamy the Army. Now if the credit is Fighters. Jai Hind,” Banerjee said. complimented the government being given to Prime Minister tweeted. “We have only targeted a for taking the stand, but cau- Modi, then credit should also Congress leader and terror camp. No civilian area or tioned there might be “reaction” HIGHLIGHTS be given to RSS chief Mohan Punjab Chief Minister military installation were from the Pakistani side. Bhagwat,” he said. Amarinder Singh hailed it as a touched by us. Also, our mea- “It is a natural to have a n Jubilant people came out on streets and marches were held in n Gudigere, the native village of H Guru from Karnataka who was “Being a former defence great job by the Indian Air sure is such that onus of esca- reaction (from Pakistan). I’ll be different parts of the country among the 40 CRPF jawans who died in the Pulwama terror attack, burst minister, I was sure that those Force. “The IAF strikes have lation will now be on the surprised if Pakistan doesn’t into jubilation on hearing about the strikes who committed the dastardly sent the much needed signal to Pakistani side,” he told PTI. react in the next 48 hours...They n The sentiment echoed in state assemblies with the legislatures in attack in Pulwama would have to Pakistan and the terrorists it’s “Besides, the international cannot resist certain temptation Haryana, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh passing resolutions praising the n Family members of another slain CRPF jawan Narayan Lal Gurjar, a pay for their actions soon,” Pawar harbouring — don’t think you community will continue to of a tit-for-tat,” he said. IAF action resident of Rajasthan, said they feel satisfied after the air strike said. He said the IAF took pre- can get away with acts like the stand by us for the same reason The former chief of air staff cautions to ensure the air strike Pulwama Attack. Bravo to the and the traction gained form also said that there is “nothing n In Jammu and Kashmir, youths came out on the streets to celebrate n In Shahpura town of Jaipur district, the people celebrated the IAF’s was done in such a way that there IAF men and my full support diplomatic and other means will called absolute safety, and we in Kathua, Samba, Poonch, Rajouri and Udhampur strike by bursting crackers at the funeral site of martyred soldier was no international backlash. for the action,” he said. continue to have impact,” said need to be on guard”. Rohitash Lamba All you need to know about Modi makes veiled Twitter turns into Indo-Pak Mirage that smoked out Jaish reference of air strike RAKESH K SINGH n virtual battleground NEW DELHI at public events he Mirage 2000 aircraft PNS n NEW DELHI PAF is awake. Reply from IAF: thumbs up to pilot Jackie Shroff Tdeployed for conducting “First of all, my apologies 3:30am, Jaag ke kya ukhaad flying the fighter aircraft. Users deep strike on Pakistan’s deep PM seeks or being late. The programme ithin hours of confirma- liya? (What did you achieve by also posted a scene from the state i.e. the camps of terror apology from started late as I reached here Wtion of an Indian aerial being awake?) Salman-Govinda starrer group Jaish-e-Mohammed in audience for (Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati surgical strike inside Pakistan, #Surgicalstrike2.” ‘Partner’ to convey their “itni Pakistan was chosen due to its Bhawan) late. I was busy in microblogging site Twitter Even politician Omar khushi” — a famous dialogue in lethality and precision in the being late some other work and I was turned into a virtual battlefield Abdullah couldn’t help but the film. strikes. late,” he said while addressing with both Indians and join in. Retweeting Pakistan Videos of celebrations in As per the lethality count PNS n NEW DELHI the gathering. Pakistanis taking on each other Defence’s post, he wrote, “This Kolkata and Gujarat showing of Mirage 2000, 30 to 100 peo- During the day at a rally in using memes, Bollywood ref- one will be filed under ‘tweets people distributing sweets and ple can be killed every 30 sec- engine jet is a single-pilot system, control system and espite his public appear- Churu in Rajasthan, the Prime erences wit and humour and we wish we hadn’t put out but bursting crackers were doing onds and a conservative esti- fighter with a range of about flight navigation system with Dances throughout the day Minister again made an indi- even some serious tongue lash- can’t delete now’. Don’t worry the rounds on social media. mate here suggests about 400 1,500 km. virtual display of the functions on Tuesday, Prime Minister rect reference to the action ing. It was the Indians, howev- we all have them just not on Pakistanis mocked India’s people could have been liqui- The Dassault-manufac- to aid the pilot. Narendra Modi only made across the border by the Indian er, who fired thicker and faster. this scale perhaps.” claim that the strikes in Balakot dated in the raids including tured jet can travel at more The Indian Air Force has indirect references to the aer- Air Force. In no time, hashtags like Some tweets also took a allegedly killed around 350 two IC 814 hijack case mas- than twice the speed of sound about three squadrons of ial surgical strikes by the Indian “Today is a day to pay #surgicalstrike2, #indias- jibe at Pakistan’s rejection of terrorists. Many tweets circu- terminds, 25 terror comman- at Mach 2.2 (2,336 kmph). It is Mirage 2000 fighter jets man- Air Force (IAF) against the JeM homage to India’s bravehearts. trikespakistan, #indiastrikes- India’s claim over destroying a lated pictures of bombing ders and trainers, some of capable of flying at an altitude ufactured by HAL under in Pakistan — first at an event Today, from the land of Churu, back were topping the trending terror camp. “When America shared by Major General Asif whom are suspected to have of 59,000 ft. A commercial jet- licence from French aerospace at Rashtrapati Bhawan, then at I want to assure the people of list. Memes, videos and one- killed Osama, they claimed Ghafoor, director general of the been former Army officers liner usually flies at 35,000 to major Dassault Aviation, the his rally in Churu and later at the country that the country is liners came thick and fast. that Osama wasn’t in Pakistan. Inter-Services Public Relations besides 325 to 350 trained 40,000 feet. manufacturer of Rafale multi- an event at ISKCON here. in safe hands,” he said. One of the most popular When India killed the ter- (ISPR), the media wing of the fidayeens being readied for Interestingly, the Rafale, role fighters being procured by Early in the day, he sought The Prime Minister began tweets from India was a rorists of 26/11 attack, they Pakistan Army, captioned, hitting Indian interests. manufactured by the same India. an apology from the audience the address by asking the peo- tweaked version of a dialogue claimed that they were not “Payload of hastily escaping The Mirage 2000 are the Dassault, is now in the midst A number of equipment at the Rashtrapati Bhawan for ple to raise slogans of ‘Bharat from the Bollywood film “Uri: Pakistanis. When India took Indian aircrafts fell in open.” strategic bombers capable of of a massive controversy even and platforms of the IAF were being late as he was “busy” with Mata ki Jai’ and said he under- The Surgical Strike”. “How’s the surgical strike, They According to these tweets, delivering an array of bombs as the Mirage 2000 is garner- also used in the deep opera- “some other work”. He had stood very well the sentiment, Jaish?/Dead Sir,” several twitter claimed/claiming that noth- what the Indian Air Force and missiles including nuclear ing lavish praise from all quar- tion, first inside Pakistan after chaired a meeting of the excitement and enthusiasm of users wrote and many others ing has happened. #surgical- bombed was not a terror camp and laser-guided ones with ters. the 1971 Indo-Pak war. Cabinet Committee on the people present here. retweeted. The oft-quoted dia- strike2,” a tweet read. but simply trees. capability to hit long-range The aircraft was preferred The Mirage 2000 was first Security at his official residence Later in the day, at Delhi’s logue from the hit film is, Famous scenes from “My name is tree and I am targets with “pin-point” accu- over other options as it is commissioned into the IAF in around 10.00 am before rush- ISKCON temple, he said, “How’s the josh? High Sir.” Bollywood films also came in not a terrorist. racy. capable of conducting long- 1985, when it was christened as ing to the Rashtrapati Bhawan, “Manavta ke dushmano se A tweet by Pakistan handy for Twitterati who used #Surgicalstrike2,” a tweet read. India inducted the Mirage range engagement of targets Vajra (thunderbolt). India ini- where President Ram Nath dharti ko bachane ke liye prab- Defence posted Tuesday mid- them as memes to express Sharing the same images, a user jets about three decades back and the assessment of success tially bought 36 single-seater Kovind conferred the Gandhi hu ki shakti humare saath night -- “Sleep tight because their pride and excitement wrote, “#SurgicalStrike2 my and the fleet is undergoing up- was estimated to be 100 per Mirage 2000 and 4 twin-seater Peace Prize for 2015-2018. hamesha rehti hai. Yahi PAF is awake. over the IAF’s achievement. foot Indian’s April Fool day.” gradation and enhancements cent, sources said. Mirage 2000 after US supplied The event at the sandesh hum poori pra- #PakistanZindabad” -- also A tweet by Aam Aadmi Another post read, “Are with a budget of Rs 20,000 The Mirage also is fitted F-16 fighters manufactured by Rashtrapati Bhawan was to maanikta ke saath dusht aat- became the butt of jokes for Party’s handle shared an icon- you sure! that ..These trees are crore. The multi-role, single with the state-of-the art radar Lockheed Martin. begin at 11.00 am, but started mayon, asuro ko dene ka India’s twitterati. ic scene from “Border” where terrorist...?????? a little late. prayaas kar rahe hain.” “PAF: Sleep tight because Sunny Deol is seen giving a #Surgicalstrike2”. LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 27, 2019 avenues 11 QUOTE OF THE DAY The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise. Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers — Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

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ngineering is the most preferred Eprofessional course among students Take the civil route ‘Foreign education facilitates impactful journeys’ — the right choice of engineering dis- cipline can help you to reach the top of your career. The engineering indus- Civil engineering is an innovative career choice. and a successful person in the try is vast and there are plenty of nich- SAURABH SABHARWAL future. The process of skill devel- es among which students can decide, SUDHIR G ANGUR tells you more gives reasons why opment and upskilling during based on their interest and passion. volunteering activities help stu- This is the reason why students are foreign education is dents in molding a better future. more desirous to pursue streams in important for students nTeaches the skill of networking engineering which are always in and opportunity to learn multi- demand. Civil engineering is one such olistic approach in modern ple languages: Embarking on discipline which is ‘evergreen’ and ver- Heducation has become quin- foreign educational trips effi- satile. Students can pursue different tessential for students across the ciently breaks the myth of lan- roles such as quantity surveying, world. The days of the guage barriers. Apart from gain- nuclear engineering, waste resource stereotype education ing better command in English, management, structural designs and system and limited sub- the global lingua franca, students others. ject study are long gone. also get a chance to learn native In short, civil engineering is an Today, it is important for languages of their host countries. innovative career choice. A degree in students to observe, It turns into one of the best prac- civil engineering helps the students to study and explore dif- tical exercises for students to secure well-paid jobs in this particu- ferent facets of society interact with speakers of different lar sector. and cultures for their all-round languages and learn more about Civil engineers with their great development. The inclusion of their cultures, to realise the dream technical skills, core-knowledge of foreign educational trips in edu- of a global family. the discipline and understanding of cational curriculums not only development of students are: nInvokes curiosity and facilitates nIncreases understanding of concepts are always in-demand. nurtures humanitarian qualities in nAdapting to foreign cultures idea flexibility: Curiosity can working as a team: Apart from According to research conducted students but also brings forth facilitates creativity and builds lead to a generation of revolu- skill enhancement and diverse cul- by the Royal Institute of Chartered their expertise and develops new perspective: Volunteerism during tionary ideas and change the way tural experience, one of the impor- Surveyors (RICS), India is expected to stay? engineering as the construction indus- skills. the educational trips isn’t just an of life. Foreign educational trips tant lessons that an educational face a demand of approximately 4 mil- Presently, the civil sector is expe- try of India is on the rise. Globalisation Educational trips to the attempt to make a difference, in instill great qualities in students trip brings is — benefits of work- lion civil engineering professionals. riencing a huge boom, hence it is high- has created a drastic civil upturn in diverse nations give students fact, it also helps students to and open a new horizon for them ing as a team. When people from With steady urbanisation and mod- ly sought-after. A significant increase developing nations. As per the World exposure to new landscapes, understand and adapt to foreign to explore. This gives curious different cultures and back- ernism, we can expect an enhanced in the number of private players and Bank estimation, urban population in wildlife, and topography. More cultures and learn their traditional ones a chance to explore their grounds come together to work career scope for civil engineering stu- the need for unique infrastructure and India is expected to grow further. This, than that, the act of philanthropy, values by helping them in creat- interest areas and develop their for the underprivileged in unison, dents in India. management of resources has created in turn, has put pressure on the civil volunteering for underprivileged ing a better life. The experience of expertise. the enthralling adventures turn After procuring a degree in civil immense employment opportunities sector, facilitating extremely demand- ones, volunteerism, volunteer cultural immersion creates a new nKickstarts an interest in new into life’s most memorable expe- engineering, the individual is capable for skilled civil engineers. ing numbers for civil engineers in the tourism, or voluntourism during perspective of life in students career avenues: What can be bet- riences. Students working in of working in top multinational com- The global value of the civil engi- country. these foreign educational trips and gives wings to their creativi- ter than realising your true poten- teams, collectively stepping panies like Larsen & Toubro, neering market is $7.84 trillion for the In conclusion, civil engineering facilitate a ‘socially impactful jour- ty in a longer run. A chance to tial and exploring possible career towards one motive to benefit oth- Gammon, HCC. Civil engineers can year 2017. It is expected to rise further remains the fastest growing, compet- ney’ for students. spend time with natives and avenues during your educational ers and serving society help in look for international projects in by 5.6 per cent between the year 2018 itive engineering discipline, whose Some of the key benefits, indulging in humanitarian activ- trips? By taking a step out of the their evolution into more humble counties like the USA, UAE, China to 2025. The rise in urban population demand continues to grow year after which make these foreign educa- ities create awareness of underly- comfort zone and finding your and compassionate human beings. where the demand is considerably is the key factor which boosts the civil year with a consequent rise in urban- tional trips and volunteering activ- ing connections and build new true strengths and weaknesses, The writer is Founder-CEO, Volunteering high. industry. isation. ities an integral tool for all-round associations. you can become a better human Solutions Pvt Limited Why civil engineers are here to This is the best time to pursue civil The writer is Chancellor, Alliance University Biz Buzz fest at IP University New chairman appointed ICSI exam result declared PNS n NEW DELHI he result of Executive passed in Module I and 4.76 PNS n NEW DELHI Later, he was appointed as the Tprogramme (old and new per cent n Module 11. he University School of Management Additional Director of Higher syllabus) and Professional In Professional pro- TStudies(USMS), IP University organ- he new chairman of National Education (Gwalior Chambal programme held in gramme examination 12.86 ised two-day long management festival TBook Trust, India (an Division) and has also been the December 2018, has been per cent of candidates passed Biz Buzz 2019 at its Dwarka campus. autonomous organisation under Director of Madhya Pradesh declared on Monday, in Module I, 14.74 per cent in According to faculty Co-ordinator of the Department of Higher Hindi Granth Akademi. February 25 to all the region- Module II and 13.06 per cent this festival Dr Shilpa Jain, apart from Education, Ministry of Human Having worked extensively al and chapter offices of the in Module III. various events like case development Resource Development) has in the field of education, Sharma institute throughout the The next examinations contest, business plan contest, mock been appointed on 21 February has also worked in the capacity country. of Company Secretary stock, best finance talent, best mar- 2019. Professor Govind Prasad of Vice Chairman of Madhya In Executive programmes Executive programme and keting talent, best hr talent, standup Sharma, distinguished educa- Pradesh Board of Secondary (old syllabus) examination Professional programme will comedy, brush it up, treasure hunt, tionist, took over as the new Education as well as Chairman 5.24 per cent candidates be held from Saturday, June 1 debate on management topic, business chairman. of Madhya Pradesh Textbook passed in Module I and 9.60 to Monday, June 10, 2019. strategy game, outdoor events like com- Born in the year 1939, Writing Standing Committee. per cent in Module II, while The last date for online edy show, DJ night and star night were Prof.essor Sharma has served as In addition, Sharma has in Executive Programme submission enrollment appli- also organised on the occasion for all two the Principal of Government published numerous research (new syllabus) examination cations together with the req- days of the festival. 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China calls for ‘restraint’ after UK asks India, Pak accuses Indian Air Pakistan to India’s air strikes on Pakistan Force of violating LoC find diplomatic PTI n ISLAMABAD solutions PTI n BEIJING/ WUZHE Wednesday in which External the US, the UK and France’s Affairs Minister Sushma efforts to list Azhar as a glob- he Pakistan Army on London (PTI): The British hina on Tuesday urged Swaraj is due to take part. al terrorist since 2016 but TTuesday alleged that the government has called on CIndia and Pakistan to The Pulwama terror attack endorsed a scathing statement Indian Air Force violated the India and Pakistan to pursue “exercise restraint” and asked and India’s air strikes on the issued by UN Security Council Line of Control (LoC) in diplomatic solutions in the New Delhi to carry out its fight terrorists training camps were on February 21 on the Muzafarabad sector.“Indian wake of the Pulwama terror- against terrorism through expected to figure in the her Pulwama attack. aircraft intruded from ist attack in Jammu and international cooperation, talks with Wang and Russian The UNSC statement on Muzafarabad sector. Facing Kashmir. UK Foreign hours after Indian fighter jets Foreign Minister Sergei the the Pulwama attack stated timely and effective response Secretary Jeremy Hunt held struck Jaish-e-Mohammed’s Levrov.The issue of listing of that “the members of the from Pakistan Air Force telephonic conversations with biggest camp in Pakistan in a JeM chief Masood Azhar in the Security Council condemned released payload in haste External Affairs Minister pre-dawn attack.When asked UN 1267 committee was also in the strongest terms the while escaping which fell near Sushma Swaraj and Pakistan for China’s response to India’s expected to figure in their heinous and cowardly suicide Balakot. No casualties or dam- Foreign Minister Shah air strikes on terrorist camps in talks. bombing in Jammu and age,” Major General Asif Mehmood Qureshi on Pakistan, Chinese Foreign Azhar’s listing as global terror- Kashmir, which left 40 Indian Ghafoor, Director General of Monday, the UK Foreign and Ministry spokesman Lu Kang ist may figure at RIC Foreign paramilitary forces dead and Inter-Services Public Relations Commonwealth Office told the media here that “we Ministers meet in China dozens wounded on February (ISPR), the media wing of the (FCO) said in a statement. have taken note of the relevant action against terrorism, well The Pulwama terror attack 14, 2019, for which Jaish-e- army, said in a tweet. In this photo released by the Foreign Office, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah “The Foreign Secretary reports.” “I want to say that fighting terrorism is a global and the listing of Pakistan- Mohammed has claimed “Indian Air Force violat- Mahmood Qureshi, right, heads an emergency meeting following Indian aircraft highlighted the UK’s con- India and Pakistan are both practice”. based Jaish-e-Mohammad responsibility”. ed Line of Control Pakistan. have violated the Pakistani erritory, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday. cern about the enduring important countries in South “It needs necessary inter- chief Masood Azhar as a glob- But after endorsing the Pakistan Air Force immedi- threat to regional stability Asia. A sound relationship national cooperation. India al terrorist by the UN are statement in which JeM has ately scrambled. Indian air- India committed ‘aggression’, mitted aggression against Pakistan from terrorism.“He encour- and cooperation between the needs to create favourable con- expected to figure prominent- been named, China the next craft gone back,” he tweeted. Islamabad has ‘right to respond’ today. It is a violation of the LoC. aged Pakistan and India to two serves the interests of dition internationally for the ly at Russia, India and China day in an apparent attempt to Hours later, the ISPR said Pakistan Foreign Minister I consider it a violation of the LoC, improve cooperation and find both the countries and peace same,” he said. To another (RIC) Foreign Ministers’ meet- placate Pakistan sought to play Indian aircrafts’ “intrusion” Shah Mahmood Qureshi on and Pakistan his right to give a suit- diplomatic solutions that will and stability in South Asia,” he question, he said Pakistan ing being held here on it down, saying that the men- across the LOC in Tuesday said India has com- able response in self defence,” he create greater stability and said. “We hope that both India Foreign Minister Shah Wednesday. Besides attending tion of JeM in the statement Muzafarabad Sector was with- mitted “aggression” by violat- told reporters after an “emergency trust in the region,” the FCO and Pakistan can exercise Muhammad Qureshi has spo- the annual trilateral meeting, was only in general terms and in 3-4 miles in Pakistan-occu- ing the LoC and Islamabad meeting” with high-level officials said hours before Indian restraint and do more to ken to his Chinese counterpart External Affairs Minister does not represent a judge- pied Kashmir. has “right to respond”. His at the Foreign Office (FO) for con- fighter jets struck Jaish-e- improve their bilateral rela- Wang Yi on the Pulwama ter- Sushma Swaraj would also ment. “Under forced hasty with- remarks came after combat sultations.Qureshi briefed Prime Mohammed’s biggest camp in tions,” he said. ror attack in Jammu and hold bilateral talks with her China also said that the drawal aircraft released pay- jets of the Indian Air Force Minister Khan after the meeting at Pakistan in a pre-dawn attack. India bombed and Kashmir. Chinese and Russian counter- Pakistani government showed load which had free fall in (IAF) bombed terror camps at the FO. Earlier, the Pakistan Army The Indian Air Force destroyed Jaish-e- “During the phone call, parts on the sidelines of the readiness to cooperate with open area. No infrastructure multiple locations across the alleged that the Indian Air Force (IAF) bombed terror camps at Mohammed’s biggest training Wang listened carefully to meeting in which the listing of India on the investigation and got hit, no casualties. Line of Control (LoC) on the (IAF) violated the Line of Control multiple locations across the camp in Pakistan early Pakistan foreign minister’s Azhar by the UN’s 1267 com- that it was also ready to resolve Technical details and other Pakistani side in a pre-dawn (LoC) in Muzafarabad Line of Control (LoC) on the Tuesday, killing a “very large notification and proposals on mittee is expected to figure. differences with India through important information to fol- strike.Prime Minister Imran Khan Sector.“Indian aircraft intruded Pakistani side in a pre-dawn number” of terrorists, trainers the issues and reaffirmed his Swaraj’s meeting with dialogue. low,” it said. was chairing an “important meet- from Muzafarabad sector. Facing strike, 12 days after the and senior commanders, offi- opinion that the two sides Chinese Foreign Minister The issue of listing of The allegation came amid ing” to discuss the situation, sources timely and effective response from Pakistan-based terror group cials said in New Delhi. On need to advance their cooper- Wang Yi assumes significance Azhar as a global terrorist by heightened tension between here said. India’s air strikes came 12 Pakistan Air Force released payload Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) India’s assertion that it was a ation in the counter terrorism as it is the first high-level the UN is expected to come up India and Pakistan after the days after the Pakistan-based ter- in haste while escaping which fell carried out the Pulwama “non-military pre-emptive for peace and stability in the interaction between the two before the 1267 committee of February 14 suicide attack by ror group Jaish-e-Mohammed near Balakot. No casualties or attack in Kashmir. H u n t strikes” directed against train- region,” the spokesman said. countries after the Pulwama the UN Security Council again Pakistan-based Jaish-e- carried out the Pulwama attack in damage,” Major General Asif condemned the Pulwama ter- ing camps of the terrorist Lu’s comments came ahead of terror attack that left 40 CRPF as France, also a veto-wielding Mohammad terror group that Kashmir. In Islamabad, Foreign Ghafoor, Director General of Inter- ror attack and expressed con- groups who are carrying out Russia, India and China (RIC) personnel dead. China, a veto- member of the high-power killed 40 CRPF soldiers in Minister Qureshi said India has vio- Services Public Relations (ISPR), dolences to all those affected, violent acts in India, Lu said, Foreign Ministers’ meeting at wielding member, has been UN body, said it would move Jammu and Kashmir’s lated the LoC and Pakistan has the media wing of the Pakistan it said. “as for India’s claim on taking Chinese city of Wuzhen on consistently blocking India, the resolution again. Pulwama district. right to respond.“First, they com- Army, said in a tweet. The FCO statement came amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan after the February 14 suicide attack by JeM terror group Australia asks India, Pak to ‘exercise Haley: US should not give aid to Pak that killed 40 CRPF soldiers in Pulwama. restraint’ & engage in dialogue until it stops harbouring terrorists The FCO said that the UK minister reiterated with Melbourne: Australia on ror camps at multiple loca- issues are resolved peacefully,” Washington/New York the UN on several issues. “In who have killed US troops in both Indian and Pakistani Tuesday urged India and tions across the Line of she said. (PTI): Pakistan has a long his- 2017, Pakistan received near- Afghanistan,” she said. Haley, counterparts that Britain was Pakistan to “exercise restraint” Control (LoC) on the “The Australian govern- tory of harbouring terrorists ly USD 1 billion in US foreign the former Governor of South committed to working with and engage in dialogue to Pakistani side in a pre-dawn ment is concerned about rela- and America should not give aid, the sixth most of any Carolina, added that the both India and Pakistan as ensure issues are resolved strike, 12 days after the tions between India and Islamabad even a dollar until country. Much of the aid went Trump Administration has well as international part- peacefully even as it asked Pakistan-based terror group Pakistan following the horrif- it corrects its behaviour, to the Pakistani military. “already wisely restricted ners at the United Nations to Islamabad to take “urgent and JeM carried out the Pulwama ic terrorist attack in Jammu Indian-American former US Some went for road, highway, assistance to Pakistan, but ensure that those responsible meaningful” action against attack in Kashmir. and Kashmir on 14 February, envoy to the UN Nikki Haley and energy projects to assist there is much more to be for the attack are held to terrorist groups including JeM The Australian govern- which Australia has con- has said as she praised the the Pakistani people,” Haley done.” Haley, who had account. operating from its soil. ment is concerned about the demned. Trump administration for wrote in the op-ed ‘Foreign stepped down as the US envoy “The UK has been, and Australian Foreign Affairs relations between India and “Pakistan must take wisely restricting financial Aid Should Only Go To to the UN at the end of last continues to be, in close con- Minister Marise Payne’s state- Pakistan, Payne said. urgent and meaningful action assistance to the country. Friends’. “On all key votes at year, has previously strongly tact at senior levels in both ment came hours after Indian “Australia urges both sides against terrorist groups in its Haley, who has when the US provides aid to the UN, Pakistan opposed criticised Pakistan for con- countries and will be pro- fighter jets struck Jaish-e- to exercise restraint, avoid territory, including Jaish-e- founded a new policy group nations, “it is more than fair the American position 76 per tinuing to harbour terrorists moting international efforts Mohammed (JeM)’s biggest any action which would Mohammed which has ‘Stand America Now’ that to ask what the U.S. gets in cent of the time. that turn around and kill to tackle the threats of ter- terror camp in Pakistan in a endanger peace and security claimed responsibility for the will focus on how to keep the return for our generosity” Much more troubling, American soldiers while tak- rorism and improve regional pre-dawn attack. The Indian in the region and engage in 14 February bombing, and US safe, strong, and prosper- but instead Pakistan routine- Pakistan also has a long his- ing billions of dollars in for- stability,” an FCO spokesper- Air Force (IAF) bombed ter- dialogue to ensure that these Lashkar-e-Taiba,” Payne said. ous, wrote in an op-ed that ly opposed the US position at tory of harbouring terrorists eign aid from the US. son said. Top Cardinal found US House lawmakers to vote guilty of child sexual on blocking Trump emergency president’s authority. The House vote, expected Tuesday afternoon, will serve to “defend assault in Australia our democracy,” Speaker Melbourne (PTI): Cardinal died in 2014 in accidental cir- Nancy Pelosi told reporters George Pell, one of the most pow- cumstances. Monday. erful men in the Roman Catholic He was found guilty in a Trump’s top Democratic Church, has been found guilty of retrial last December, with the rival in Congress warned that child sexual assault in Australia verdict sending shockwaves his emergency order was tan- in a verdict which has sent through the Vatican and around tamount to an unconstitution- shockwaves through the Vatican the world. A jury in an earlier trial al attempt to seize executive and around the world. Each of was discharged, in September, authority by taking lawmaker’s the five charges of which he was when it was unable to reach a ver- power to control how federal found guilty carries a maximum dict. His legal team will appeal funds are spent. “The presi- 10 year jail term. against the conviction, the paper dent’s power grab usurps that The 77-year-old Vatican reported. responsibility and fundamen- treasurer Cardinal, a trusted County Court chief judge tally violates the balance of advisor of the Pope, was found Peter Kidd has revoked the sup- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., accompanied by Rep. Joaquin Castro, D- power envisioned by our North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves upon arrival by train in Dong Dang in Vietnamese border town Tuesday ahead of his guilty of orally raping one choir- pression order that prevented Texas, left, and others, speaks about a resolution to block President Donald Trump's founders,” said Pelosi, who has second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. AP boy and molesting another in media from reporting the results emergency border security declaration on Capitol Hill, Monday in Washington. AP noted that the measure already Melbourne’s St Patrick’s Cathedral of the trial and retrial. The ver- has 226 supporters in the 435- 22 years ago. dict was made public on Tuesday AFP n WASHINGTON Congress allocated for con- member body. Pell, Australia’s most senior in Melbourne’s County Court struction of border barriers. ] After clearing the House, Catholic cleric, will be sentenced and extensively covered by S House lawmakers on But the House of the measure would receive a Iran’s foreign minister resigns after the end of a five-week trial Australian media after a sup- UTuesday are expected to Representatives, run since vote in the US Senate. Tehran (AP): Iranian Foreign with the West. in the Victorian County Court pression order was lifted as a sec- pass a Democratic measure January by Democrats, has the Republicans control the cham- Minister Mohammad Javad It remains unclear why and over three days of delibera- ond trial, over allegations that he annulling President Donald support necessary to terminate ber, 53-47, but several senators Zarif resigned without warning Zarif chose to leave his post tions by the jury. The Cardinal abused boys in a swimming Trump’s declared emergency on the emergency, dealing a stern in Trump’s party returned to late Monday, offering an “apol- now and what effect it will have was Archbishop of Melbourne pool in Ballarat in the 1970s, was the southern border, an effort rebuke to a president contro- Washington after a one-week ogy” to the nation as the on the atomic accord, which when he abused the two 13-year- abandoned due to lack of admis- that appeared to earn growing versially seeking to expand his break to express deep reserva- nuclear deal he negotiated with Iran has been complying with. old boys and was managing the sible evidence. support among Senate executive powers. tions about Trump’s end run world powers is on the verge of He likely briefed Supreme church’s response to widespread In 1996, Pell was the newly- Republicans. Should the measure clear around Congress to obtain collapse after the US with- Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei child abuse by priests through the appointed Archbishop of Trump’s February 15 Congress and reach his desk, wall funding. Trump sought to drawal from the accord. before offering his resignation. “Melbourne Response”, which Melbourne and had just given emergency declaration gives Trump would be cornered into head them off early Monday, Zarif’s resignation, if Khamenei, who has final say on he designed, The Age reported. mass one Sunday when he assault- him access to billions of dollars issuing the first veto of his pres- saying he hoped Republicans accepted by Iran’s relatively all state matters, previously One of the victims, now in ed two 13-year-old boys who were to construct his wall on the idency, an embarrassing devel- “don’t get led down the path of moderate President Hassan backed the American-educat- his 30s, testified against Pell dur- found having sacramental wine in Mexican border, beyond the opment because the measure weak and ineffective Border Rouhani, would leave the cler- in pushing the Islamic Republic ed envoy through the nuclear ing the trial while other victim the priest’s sacristy. nearly $1.4 billion that seeks to directly rein in the Security.” ic without one of his main allies toward further negotiations negotiations. New parents face up to six years of disrupted sleep PTI n LONDON mothers and fathers sleep minutes shorter in mothers mothers. Higher household duration and sleep satisfaction and 15 minutes shorter in income and psychosocial fac- aving a baby disrupts do not fully recover to the lev- fathers compared to their tors such as dual vs single par- Hsleep quality of the new els before pregnancy. sleep duration before preg- enting did not appear to pro- parents for up to six years after “Women tend to experi- nancy. tect against these changes in the child’s birth, a study has ence more sleep disruption A similar time course was sleep after childbirth. found. Researchers at the than men after the birth of a also observed for their satis- “While having children is University of Warwick in the child reflecting that mothers faction with sleep. a major source of joy for most UK studied sleep in 4,659 are still more often in the role Sleep effects were more parents it is possible that parents who had a child of the primary caregiver than pronounced in first-time par- increased demands and between 2008 and 2015. fathers,” said Sakari Lemola, ents compared with experi- responsibilities associated During these years par- from the University of enced parents. In the first with the role as a parent lead ents also reported on their one hour less than before researchers said in a state- Warwick. half a year after birth the to shorter sleep and decreased sleep in yearly interviews. In pregnancy while fathers sleep ments. The study shows that However, when the chil- sleep effects were also some- sleep quality even up to six the first three months after duration decreased by approx- after birth of the first child dren were 4-6 years old sleep what stronger in breastfeeding years after birth of the first Cardinal George Pell arrives at the County Court in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday. birth mothers slept on average imately 15 minutes, and up to six years after birth duration was still about 20 compared with bottle-feeding child,” said Lemola. LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 27, 2019 sport 13 Do or Die: Ind eye series saving win After losing first game by whisker, Men in Blue look to get back into winning ways and avoid series defeat against inconsistent Aussies

PTI n BENGALURU India vs Australia Vijay Shankar to beef-up the batting Live from 7:00pm IST department. he focus remains firmly on the The hosts played with a long tail in World Cup but India would also be STAR SPORTS 1 NETWORK Vizag and that impacted their final total Tdesperate to ensure that a home following an inexplicable batting collapse series does not slip out of their grip when from 69 for one in the ninth over. they take on Australia in the second and Pant, a strong contender for a World final T20 International on Wednesday. Cup berth, will be itching to perform after The below-par 126 with the bat at getting out cheaply on Sunday, and so will Vizag on Sunday denied bowlers a decent be Dinesh Karthik, who is left with just shot at securing a win even though the one game to make a compelling contribu- Jasprit Bumrah-led attack did all it could tion before the World Cup. to keep the home team in the game till the FIGURATIVELY All eyes will once again also be on final over of the match. Mahendra Singh Dhoni the batsman India skipper Virat Kohli has already India is the only team to score over who struggled to an unbeaten 29 off 37 said that his squad composition for the 202200 runs in Twenty-20 International balls. World Cup in May-July is "more or less at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, He was able to silence his critics with sorted" but has not ruled out rewarding Bangalore. They scored 202 for six against England a solid showing in Australia and New standout performances over the course of on February 1,2017. Zealand but his rather slow innings on two T20s and five ODIs. Australia played their only T-20I against Sunday has got the tongues wagging Considering the captain's current Bangladesh on March 21,2016 at this ground. again over his waning finishing abilities. frame of mind, both K L Rahul and 1 Debutant leg-spinner Mayank Rishabh Pant are likely to feature in most Yuzvendra Chahal's six for 25 against England Markande (0/31 in four overs) did not pick of the games against Australia. here on February 1,2017 is India's best bowling up a wicket but bowled well according to India rested opener Shikhar Dhawan 6 Kohli. The 21-year-old might get anoth- in the shorter format of cricket to give game time to Rahul, who grabbed er game. the opportunity with both hands by Jasprit Bumrah who claimed 51 at 19.58 in Australia, on the other hand, will be smashing 50 off 36 balls in his comeback 5141 matches so far, needs just one wicket to fancying a rare series win against India in game. equal Ravichandran's Indian record of recent times, especially after losing the Test With the series on the line, it remains most wickets in Twenty-20 Internationals. The off- and ODI series at home to Kohli's team. to be seen if Dhawan is brought back into spinner took 52 wickets in 52 wickets at 22.94 in 46 They would be happy with their the side to open alongside Rohit Sharma matches between 2010 and 2017. Faisel Features bowling on a slow surface in the first game or the team retains the opening combina- but made a mess of the 127-run target tion which featured in Vizag. after cruising at one stage. "Anything is possible now. We want Australia somehow got over the line to give game time to Rahul and Pant to T20S AT BANGALORE but they know that India won't be serv- figure out what we need to do in the World ing the series win on a platter and will Cup," Kohli said after the first T20. Team P W L Success% come hard at them at the Chinnaswamy While Bumrah showed his class after India 3 2 1 66.66 Stadium. coming back from a break, the other pacer Australia 1 1 - 100.00 Captain Aaron Finch would love to be in Umesh Yadav leaked runs and was not back among the runs and the team will be able to defend 14 in the final over. r India and Australia will face each other for the first time in T-20I at this venue. expecting another blinder from Glenn India could replace Umesh with Maxwell, who hit 56 off 43 deliveries in Siddharth Kaul or bring in all-rounder Vizag. SINGLES HAVE TAKEN LOT OF HEART FROM 6 INDIANS IN MAKRAN FINAL Cummins praises ‘fast and accurate' Bumrah New Delhi: Commonwealth Games PTI n BENGALURU his team after maintaining his fit- Silver-winning duo of Manish Kaushik ness over the past two seasons. ALMOST DEFENDING 126: KRUNAL (60kg) and Satish Kumar (+91kg) led the n-form Australian pacer Pat "I haven't seen too many charge as six Indian boxers advanced to ICummins on Tuesday could not memes (of myself on social the finals of the Makran Cup in Chabahar, help but praise another fast bowler media) but really happy with PTI n BENGALURU have options it is good but Iran. In the semifinal bouts held on on the top of his game — Jasprit how my game is going at the whatever is there we are fine Monday evening, the other boxers who Bumrah, saying the Indian's pace moment. So many things have ndia all-rounder Krunal with that." made the finals were Deepak Singh and accuracy has made him a seri- fallen into place. Playing quite IPandya on Tuesday insist- Krunal also praised (49kg), P Lalitha Prasad (52kg), Sanjeet ous threat in all three formats. consistent cricket has helped," ed that the team has not lost Australia for their effort on ((91kg), and Duryodhan Singh Negi Cummins has been Cummins said. momentum despite losing Sunday. (69kg). However, Rohit Tokas (64kg) and Australia's standout fast bowler "I have not played too much the series opener and "History says they are a Manjeet Singh Panghal (75kg) lost in over the last 12 months and has white ball cricket, so looking for- instead taken a lot of heart competitive side and we semifinals to sign off with Bronze medals even made some useful contribu- ward to more of it. It is a bigger from "almost defending" know that they will give 100 in the tournament. tions with the bat, including in the challenge with the ball not swing- 126 at Vizag. percent every time they first T20 against India, when he ing as much as the red ball." Krunal was the best step on the field. We are WI-ENG 3RD ODI ABANDONED got a crucial four and a double on bowls accurately. Anyone who Australia are a game away spinner in the game while mindful of that. Grenada: The third One-Day the final two balls to pull off a does that in world cricket will pose from a series win in India and if pacer Jasprit Bumrah "The wicket looks good International of the five-match series three wicket win for his team. a real challenge for the batsmen. that happens, "it will be a huge bowled brilliantly in his here. It will be better than between the West Indies and England Bumrah, on the other hand, He has got a great slower ball, result", feels Cummins. comeback game to take the of the secondT20. year-old. Vizag for sure. So we expect was abandoned on Monday after Steady brought back India into the game seems to have a great cricketing "It (leading a series) has not match into the final over "Tomorrow Krunal said it would be more runs," he said. rainfall forced the match to be stopped by taking two wickets in the 19th brain, executes his skills really happened for us in a while in an after a pedestrian batting (Wednesday) is a very nice to have some part-time Krunal knows that he before a ball was bowled in Grenada. over conceding just two runs. In well," Cummins said. overseas series. Especially in a performance. important game as we are 0- options in the team consid- may not be in the team's England captain Eoin Morgan put the his comeback game, he showed "He has done really well in all place like India which is so foreign "It was a great bowling 1 down but I would not say ering India only played five World Cup plans and West Indies to bat but the showers which how invaluable he has become for three formats and the one to watch to Australian conditions, against effort. Everyone chipped in that we have lost momen- specialist bowlers in Vizag. despite the focus being on delayed the toss returned before the India in all three formats. out for,added the Auusie speedster one of the best sides in the world. and we almost defended the tum. We lost the other night "All the five bowlers finalising the squad for the players could get on the field at the "He is obviously a class act. ahead of the second and final T20. It will be a huge result for us, yeah. low total. We just have to be but we are not losing con- who played are all quality 50-over mega event, he said National Stadium. It leaves the series Two of the basics he does really The 25-year-old from Sydney But we know will have to really more cautious about our secutive games. I am sure bowlers. All are match win- the second T20 is a "very locked at 1-1 going into the fourth match well is that he bowls fast and he himself has become invaluable for play well to beat them tomorrow." batting," said Krunal ahead we will do well," said the 27- ners on a given day. If you important game". at the same venue on Thursday. Both teams will then move on to St Lucia for the final ODI and the first fixture of a three-match T20 International series in Manu, Heena fizzle out in the same country. Handscomb wants to don gloves in ODIs INJURED SPOHIE TO FLY HOME PTI n BENGALURU Mumbai: Carey is likely to be back in the team The struggling England qualifications; Anish finishes 5th for the five-match ODI series but women's team suffered a big blow to surprise selection in the first T20I, Handscomb wants to continue donning their hopes of preventing a clean sweep PTI n NEW DELHI AAustralia's Peter Handscomb says he the gloves during rest of the tour if given by India in the ODI series after all- wants to don the gloves in ODIs too and a chance. rounder Sophie Ecclestone was ruled out nish Bhanwala could not make up for is willing to work on his fitness to man- "T20 is not too bad, it's sort of over of the last match due to a fractured hand. AManu Bhaker and Heena Sidhu's fail- age the workload of wicket-keeping and and done with pretty quickly. One-day- The third and final ODI is to be held on ure to reach the women's 10m air pistol final, batting in the middle order. ers can be a bit tougher. Especially in Thursday. 19-year-old Ecclestone, a finishing fifth in his Handscomb was picked ahead of India with a bit of heat and up to the right-handed batter and slow left-arm event on a lacklustre regular wicket-keeper Alex Carey in the if we keep first in a 50-over game I can stumps a lot more on spinning wickets," orthodox bowler, sustained the injury day for India in the first T20I, giving a boost to his hopes of still go out there and bat at four or five and he was quoted as saying in during warm-up ahead of the second ISSF World Cup on making Australia's World Cup squad. make sure I'm still running hard between cricket.Com.Au. "So it can be tough but ODI. "Sophie Ecclestone has fractured Tuesday. "I can keep and all, I just need to make the wickets and doing everything right by it's something I am looking forward to the fifth metacarpal on her right hand and will fly home from England women's tour Anish, who was sure I'm fit enough and strong enough that the team," Handscomb said. having a crack at." of India. "Ecclestone sustained the injury placed fifth in the qual- in the warm-up ahead of Monday's ification too, shot a total second ODI," England team management of 14 to finish outside said in a media statement Tuesday. the podium in the six- man final of the men's Federer starts 100th title bid with win JAYASURIYA BANNED FOR 2 YRS 25m rapid fire pistol AFP n Dubai: Legendary Sri Lanka batsman competition. DUBAI Huburt Hurkacz in the second Sanath Jayasuriya was on Tuesday The International Shooting Federation round at the Aviation Club banned for two years after admitting to (ISSF) has offered to reimburse all the oger Federer began his after the Pole beat French qual- obstruct an anti-corruption probe by expenses of the winner and runners-up in Rcharge for a 100th career ifier Corentin Moutet 6-3, 7-5. this event since its Olympic quota status was title by dispatching Philipp Nishikori has shaken up "destroying" the phones which were Anish Bhanwala during men's 25m rapid fire pistol final sought as evidence by the International withdrawn after Pakistani shooters were Kohlschreiber 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 on his longtime schedule this sea- Cricket Council. Jayasuriya admitted denied visa in the wake of the winner Yelizaveta Korol. a windy centre court in the first son and is playing Dubai for breaching the anti-corruption unit code Pulwama terror attack. In the day's last final, men's 25m round of the Dubai the first time for a welcome of the global body on two separate Gaayathri Nityanadam and rapid fire pistol, Olympic champion Championships. change of ATP scenery after counts. "As a result of the admissions, he Sunidhi Chauhan also failed to qual- Christian Reitz of Germany claimed the Second seed Federer had to limiting himself in the past to has accepted a sanction of a two-year ify for the final in the 50m rifle 3 posi- Gold medal with 35, shooting a perfect deal with a tricky opponent and North American venues period of ineligibility," the ICC stated. tions at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting 5 four times out of the six series. strong gusts at the Aviation including the defunct Memphis However, he wasn't given the maximum Range. China's world champion and world Club in front of nearly 5,500 event and Delray Beach. punishment of five years for his breach Hoping to make up for her meltdown in number one Junmin Lin claimed the Silver fans at the Aviation Club, need- Victory over the unpre- after the world body took his "previous the 25m pistol final, the 17-year-old Bhaker after scoring 31, while the Bronze went to ing all three sets to make it past dictable Paire who is prone to good conduct" into account. was in for more disappointment, finishing Korea's Junhong Kim (22). the opening round. throwing and smashing rac- a lowly 14th with 573 in the qualifications. The two Olympic quota places went to The Swiss, a seven-time quets in moments of despair, INDIA IN CONTROL OVER SA The more experienced Heena Sidhu suf- Switzerland and the China. Dubai champion, had to go up lasted for 81 minutes. Thiruvananthapuram: Left-arm fered a similar fate and was placed 25th with With Wednesday's mixed events not a gear in the third set to could be a break down. That was a nine-minute thriller, "It's never easy playing spinner Manishi scalped five wickets as 571. offering Olympic quota places, hosts India advance to a second round also plays in your head a little with the Swiss seed saving Benoit, of course. Great serve, India Under-19 took the upper hand over Shooting in her maiden World Cup, will have to be content with only one 2020 meeting with Fernando bit. three set points before great backhand. Tricky play- South Africa Under-19 on the opening Anuradha, employed with the Indian Navy, Tokyo Games berth from the tournament. Verdasco after German "I know the game's Kohlschreiber levelled the er. Good dropshot, good day of the second 'Youth' Test on was 22nd with 571. They will now have to wait until the next Kohlschreiber made a match of there. It was just really dif- match with a volley win- touch," was Nishikori's analy- Tuesday. Manishi returned with superb Hungary's Veronika Major (245.1) won World Cup to secure quotas. it by winning the second. ficult conditions tonight." ner. sis. figures of 5 for 58 to help India Under-19 the Gold medal in women's 10am air pistol When asked what went wrong, Heena "I'm just happy to get Federer, who is seed- But Federer cruised "The key to the first set bundle out South Africa for 152 in 54.4 ahead of Taipei's Chia Ying Wu (238.4) and said she got too engrossed with the tourna- through, it was tricky condi- ed behind Kei Nishikori, to the third set and the was the (eight-minute) long overs after being asked to bowl first. Korean Bomi Kim (218.3). ment since it was being held at home. tions out there," the 20-time swept the opening set after next round. (third) game in the first set. Yashasvi Jaiswal then stroked his way to In the day's other event, the women's "I think last one and half months we have Grand Slam champion said breaking in the first game but "After I got that one, I was an unbeaten 81 as the hosts finished the 50m rifle positions, India's Nityanadam was been thinking so much about this match, I after his 14th straight win over was pegged back. THROUGH TRICKY DEBUT more confident — but if he day at 112 for 2 to take control of the 36th with 1163, while Chauhan was 49th think most of the people got too emotion- Kohlschreiber, his friend and Kohlschreiber, ranked 31st Top seed Kei Nishikori broke back, anything can hap- proceedings. For South Africa, opener with 1156. ally involved. It played on our minds," Heena practice partner. in the world, made a match of dispatched "tricky" Benoit Paire pen. Ruan Terblanche (51, 130 balls, 5X4s, Nina Christen, from Switzerland, won said. "Philipp caused me a lot of it in the second, breaking 6-4, 6-3 on his debut at the "It was a good match, it's 1X6) and Bryce Parsons (64, 76 balls, the 50m rifle 3 positions event with a score "I got too engrossed while trying too trouble and we played in swirly Federer three times on his way Championships on Tuesday. never easy with this wind. I 3X4s, 5X6s) were the only significant of 457.1 points, beating Silver medallist Shi hard instead of just sticking to the process," conditions. All of a sudden it to taking the set 6-3. Asia's top player and the think played good enough contributors. AGENCIES Mengyao of China, and Kazakhstan's Bronze she explained. (the wind) could stop and you The final game of the set world number six will meet tennis today." the pioneer LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 27, 2019 14 LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 27, 2019 sport 15 Barca gear up for Double Clasico AFP n BARCELONA Sevilla, enough to persuade Barca to pay his 35.9 million- lement Lenglet describes euro ($40.6 million) buy-out it as the fixture that clause last summer. C"freezes time" and "I could never have imag- believes this week's Clasico ined I'd come so far so quick- double-header could still ly," he says. "I went to Seville, define the seasons of both his and for me that was a big own Barcelona, and Real jump. Madrid. "No disrespect to Nancy, The two clubs will meet but they were worlds apart. To twice in four days at the then be at Barcelona a year and Santiago Bernabeu, on a half later, I could never have Wednesday in the second leg imagined it." of their Copa del Rey semi- He has been thrown in at final and then on Saturday, in the deep end, with Samuel a battle of first against third in Umtiti only just recovering La Liga. from a knee injury, allowing Even victory is unlikely to Lenglet to be fast-tracked into project Madrid back into the the role of Gerard Pique's title race but for Santiago partner-in-chief. Solari's side, momentum is at Many are predicting a call- stake, their steady, if not unwa- up to the France squad next vering, resurgence poised for a month. potential double boost ahead "We live with the best of the campaign's decisive players in the world and that months. pletely different now," says makes you learn quickly," Barcelona's priority may be Lenglet. Lenglet said. the Champions League and "These are the European "I'm more thoughtful now their hold on La Liga too tight champions. They have turned about when to release the ball, to shake off but it says some- the tide." when to clear and when to thing for the magnitude of the keep it, when to be more Clasico that Lenglet still feels GREATEST GRUDGE patient. It's about managing its significance. MATCH the game." "This month is pivotal," he Madrid and Barca look It helps to have Messi too, says. under threat in the Champions Barcelona's captain fresh from "There is the Champions League from the likes of scoring his 50th career hat- League and these two games Manchester City, Liverpool, trick last weekend. against Real, when we Paris Saint- "I remember when I first can qualify for a cup Real Madrid vs Barcelona Germain, arrived, he said hello, gave me final and then gain or Live from 1:30am IST Juventus a little hug — I felt immediate- lose points on them in JIO SPORTS NETWORK andly at ease," Lenglet said. the league. Atletico. Yet in terms of qual- Messi may not play both "We have to manage them ity, the Clasico remains foot- games against Madrid, after properly. It could be pivotal for ball's greatest grudge match. being disrupted recently by a the rest of the season." Madrid "As players, we are in our thigh strain, but his influence hold a slight advantage in the little bubble but when we on youngsters like Lenglet is cup, having taken a creditable come out, we realise it is a dif- total. "He is a technical leader," 1-1 draw from the opening leg ferent game from the others said Lenglet. last month at the Camp Nou. because of the power it has "On the field he makes the Barca were without Lionel around the world," Lenglet difference so often, in almost Messi, whose stunning hat- said. "It's a game that seems to every game. He's a leader trick against Sevilla on Sunday freeze time." through his experience. He was surely one of his best, but Lenglet is in a position to watches football, knows all Madrid's showing confirmed appreciate it more than most. types of football and has mas- their transformation from the Only three seasons ago, the 23- tered it to perfection. broken team that were year-old was playing for There's only one Messi thrashed 5-1 by the Catalans Nancy, the French club where and when he gives advice, in October. he was first given his chance. you listen." "The dynamics are com- He spent 18 months at Kepa fined, apologises for mutiny AFP n LONDON lowing the row, which in the way he reacted. occurred in extra time of the "The team performance as helsea goalkeeper Kepa match which Manchester City a whole was extremely posi- CArrizabalaga has been won on penalties. tive and it is a shame to see fined a week's wages by the "He has apologised to me, how this incident has over- club after defying manager his team-mates and the club," shadowed our efforts in what Maurizio Sarri and refusing to said Sarri. "It is up to the club was a very competitive cup be substituted during the if they want to discipline him final." Kepa, the club's record League Cup final on Sunday. according to the club rules, 71 million ($ 93 million) sign- "Although there was a but for me this matter is now ing from Athletic Bilbao, misunderstanding, on reflec- closed." refused to leave the field to be tion, I made a big mistake Sarri, who reacted furi- replaced by Willy Caballero. with how I handled the situ- ously when Kepa refused to be Sarri then stormed off down ation," Kepa said in a state- substituted after needing the tunnel in anger before ment on Chelsea's website treatment in the closing returning. which announced the fine. stages, said the incident had "I wanted to take the time The club simultaneously been a "misunderstanding". today to apologise fully and in published a statement from "There was a misunder- person to the coach, to Willy, Sarri in which the manager standing yesterday but (Kepa) my team-mates and to the said the pair had spoken fol- realises he made a big mistake club," said Kepa. Guardiola forced to juggle at Man City

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anchester City bagged the first silverware of the season Mby winning the League Cup final against Chelsea but man- ager Pep Guardiola will be cautious about the midweek league encounter with his predecessor Manuel Pellegrini. Mid-table West Ham are the visitors to the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday as City return to league action follow- ing their penalty shootout win at Wembley. But celebrations after a highly satisfactory Sunday after- noon for Guardiola, with title rivals Liverpool only managing to pick up a point in a draw at Manchester United, were muted by the post-match news from the City dressing room. Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho (groin) and central defender Aymeric Laporte (hamstring) both collected injuries at Wembley that Guardiola said would sideline them for sev- eral weeks. Even allowing for the depth of a City squad assem- bled for vast sums, it would be hard to pick two less replace- able performers for the manager to lose at such a pivotal stage of the campaign, with his side chasing an unprecedented quadruple. Fernandinho, in particular, has become one of Guardiola's most dependable lieutenants at the Etihad, one of the few players whose name is guaranteed to be in City's start- ing XI every week. Since his arrival in 2013, City have won more than 70 percent of the games in which he has played, a per- centage that drops below 60 in his absence. Most recently, when City suffered shock consecutive defeats against Crystal Palace and Leicester, Fernandinho, 33, was absent. Ilkay Gundogan and Fabian Delph are logical potential replacements in the defensive midfield role but, despite their status as international players, they cannot match Fernandinho's poise and tackling ability . Danilo played in that role with Real Madrid and is another potential replacement while Guardiola has even spoken about playmaker Kevin De Bruyne playing in a deeper position. FERNANDINHO FACTOR Fernandinho's all-round excellence even saw him select- ed at centre-half by Guardiola for the recent home win over Arsenal and the loss of Laporte adds to the manager's concerns in that department. Veteran Vincent Kompany has struggled for fitness and form for much of the season although John Stones is close to returning from his own injury lay-off. the pioneer LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 27, 2019 16