) " RNI Regn. No. MPENG/2004/13703, Regd. No. L-2/BPLON/41/2006-2008 (" )*+, ,,- ./'00 $$1203 ? $&23$. . $&O 2. 2&$;N&6 *$.&$.&.&02$4; 24.4-9&63 ,6$4,,$&23$ ?$*.4; 24$.6&..@.$4 $&-. $. -$& .0$ :$4.;$02& $ 4.*.O6&-42$ 2& .-*2& 2 $ & ; 2 $,$ @.%$;3$ $ - #"2/ 4 (= >$ 2 $ $ %-' . ./-001 +230 ! "# " $ % & '( ) & ( & " ! R & *& &23 24. -6 1 he India-Pak relation may '' &23 24. Twitness some thaw after a .5 prolonged hiatus when New 78()# fter the Delhi High Court Delhi will be inviting Pakistan 788( Aon Wednesday refused to Prime Minister Imran Khan - 9 stay the death warrants of the later this year to attend the 95 Nirbhaya’s rapists-killers, a city Shanghai Cooperation !5 5 court on Thursday directed Organisation (SCO) heads of 2$ * Tihar Jail authorities to file a Governments meeting. India 5 proper report by Friday about will invite all eight members 9 L. the status of the scheduled and four observer states of the execution of convicts. SCO for the regional summit to 0 Taking cognisance of the be held in Delhi. #$ issue, Delhi Lieutenant The important announce- Governor (L-G) Anil Baijal ment on Thursday came hours recommended the Ministry of after Pakistan’s effort to raise Home Affairs (MHA) to reject the Kashmir issue at the United the mercy petition of one of the Nations Security Council M convicts, Mukesh Kumar, who (UNSC) through China failed * & filed it a few days ago. on Wednesday as most mem- * 5 Additional Sessions Judge bers of the UNSC said it was .9 (ASJ) Satish Kumar Arora, not the place to discuss the -6 who had issued death warrants decision will be taken soon,” They should prepare them- issue. 9 O , 55 against convicts Mukesh, Vinay they added. selves for the hanging. They This was China’s third ini- % * Sharma, Pawan Gupta and The Delhi Government on might delay it, but it will tiative to hold a closed-door Akshay Thakur, passed the Wednesday recommended happen.” meeting to discuss Jammu & directions after the jail author- rejection of the mercy plea filed Kashmir at the UNSC. The ities said they have written to by Singh in the 2012 gangrape Government has condemned the Delhi Government on the and murder case and forward- ! the move by Pakistan, calling its issue of scheduled execution on ed it to the L-G. efforts a “misuse of UNSC”. Russia, China, Kyrgyz Meanwhile, India took between India and Pakistan. January 22 in view of pending Meanwhile on Thursday, "# External Affairs Ministry Republic, Kazakhstan, strong exception to China help- The overwhelming major- it lacked credibility, he said. mercy plea. all the four death-row convicts Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. ing Pakistan in trying to raise ity of the UNSC was of view Noting that the meeting The court was hearing a were shifted to Tihar prison New Delhi: The BJP on said here, “India will be host- Prime Minister Narendra the Kashmir issue at the UNSC that it was not the right forum concluded without any out- plea by one of the four death complex’s jail number 3 where Thursday blamed the AAP ing the heads of Government Modi and his Pakistani coun- saying Beijing should serious- for such issues, Raveesh Kumar come, Kumar said, “China row convicts in the Nirbhaya their hanging is set to take Government’s “negligence” for summit later this year. As per terpart Imran Khan had ly reflect on the global con- said at a briefing when asked should seriously reflect on this case, Mukesh, seeking post- place, a jail official said. the “delay” in the hanging of established practice and pro- attended the SCO summit in sensus and refrain from such about the developments in the global consensus, draw proper ponement of the date of his Nirbhaya’s father on Nirbhaya gangrape case con- cedure, all eight members and Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek actions in the future. UNSC. lessons and refrain from taking execution on the ground that Thursday said, “We have not victs. Senior party leader and four observer states and other last June where Modi had said Pakistan has repeatedly An attempt was made by such action in future,” while his mercy petition is pending lost hope. There is no law for Union Minister Prakash international dialogue part- countries sponsoring, aiding tried to raise the Kashmir issue Pakistan to misuse the UNSC, replying to a question on why with the President. the victim’s family but there are Javadekar told reporters that ners will be invited.” and supporting terrorism must at the UNSC with China’s help, he said, adding Islamabad has India has not reacted strongly In a related development, legal remedies available to the had the AAP Government The SCO is an eight-mem- be held accountable. He had but it failed again to find any a choice to avoid such a glob- to Beijing raising the Kashmir senior MHA officials said the convicts, which is why the given notices to all convicts ber economic and security bloc urged strengthening co-opera- support. The latest attempt al embarrassment in the future. issue at the UNSC. “I suggest L-G’s recommendation to reject problems are arising,” he said. within a week of the Supreme to which India and Pakistan tion in the fight against ter- failed as other countries of the Pakistan’s attempt to peddle that this question should be the mercy petition has been However, he added, Court order, they would have were admitted in 2017. The rorism and favoured a global 15-member council felt baseless allegations and show posed to the Chinese side as received. “The petition is being “Justice is not far and their been hanged by now and the group was founded in 2001 by conference to combat it. Kashmir is a bilateral matter an alarming scenario failed as well,” he said. examined and an appropriate (convicts) hanging is not far. nation would have got justice. -,. 5 $ $%& $ #%& ' !(! ing that the nabbed terrorists da to foment trouble in India, New Delhi: The CBI has booked could be involved in some sources said. Adani Enterprises and former ' ! insidious activities for Singh is also suspected to officials of National Cooperative Khalistani groups under the have passed on "secret" infor- Consumer Forum in a case of "# patronage of Pakistan's Inter- mation to terrorist groups cheating, criminal conspiracy Services Intelligence which from time to time and further and graft in supply of imported (! & & &23 24. has shifted its strategy to use grilling is continuing to estab- coal to Andhra Pradesh Power some Sikhs from Jammu lish the level of such compro- Generation Corporation in 2010. L ! M %$** nterrogation of suspended region for its nefarious agen- mises, the sources said. Detailed report on P6 # IJammu & Kashmir Deputy he Jammu & Kashmir Superintendent of Police TPolice on Thursday foiled a Davinder Singh has revealed major attack plan ahead of that he used to facilitate air " $ Republic Day by busting a ter- travel of several terrorists out two Hizbul Mujahideen ter- ror module of Pakistan-based of the Valley in lieu of money. rorists — Syed Naveed, alias %& terror outfit Jaish-e- The probe so far has also Naveed Babu, and Altaf — in Mohammad (JeM), responsible revealed that the disgraced cop his private vehicle. for series of grenade attacks in used two email accounts and The arrested DSP has been % ()# the recent months in Srinagar. saved messages in the “draft” lodged at a camp of the Special Five operatives, associated and deleted them after the Operations Group (SOG) in # $ with the JeM terror group, recipient accessed his accounts Srinagar for joint interrogation % have been arrested by the and read them. This has led to by the agencies. " * police. A huge cache of incrim- suspicion that Singh might be After his arrest, the police inating material and explosive compromised by hostile intel- had recovered one AK-47 ,--.O substances, including gelatine ligence agencies and this aspect assault rifle and some grenades sticks, explosives, detonators, is also being probed in detail, from the residence of Singh in arms, explosive body vests, arrests, Birdi said a grenade sources privy to the joint inter- Srinagar. .# batteries and nitric acid, were explosion on January 8 near rogation said. Before the arrest from the recovered following searches Habak crossing near Meanwhile, the Jammu & Srinagar-Jammu Highway, the based on their disclosures. Hazratbal area of the city led Kashmir administration has Singh was on the way to &% % VK Birdi, DIG, Central to minor injuries to a few stripped Singh of his Sher-e- Chandigarh along with Naveed " . Kashmir Range, told the civilians. Kashmir gallantry medal in Babu and Altaf. - media in Srinagar that the five Police launched investi- view of his “disloyalty” and Preliminary probe has 0, men, who were working gations into the incident and conduct bringing disrepute to revealed that Singh had nego- 1 towards executing sensation- nabbed two suspects — Ajaz the police force. tiated an amount of 12 lakh al incidents like terror attacks Ahmad Sheikh, a driver by Singh was booked by the from the nabbed terrorists to and causing IED explosions, profession, and Umar Hameed Jammu & Kashmir Police at safely transport them to were nabbed in two phases. Sheikh, a street vendor, both Wanpoh Police Station in Chandigarh. # Giving details of the residents of Hazratbal. Kulgam when he was ferrying Agencies are also suspect-
'' ,6$4 would increase slightly. Light showers for brief eavy rainfall has been wit- periods were witnessed at Hnessed in a few regions of Gwalior, Chambal, Bhopal, the State in the past 24 hours. Sagar and Ujjain divisions in system over south east the past 24 hours. Rajasthan and west Madhya The forecast claims that Pradesh has induced rainfall Gwalior, Chambal, Rewa, and weather conditions which Sagar, Bhopal and Ujjain divi- prevailed in the past 24 hours sions are likely to witness said Met department. thundery activities and light Intense cold conditions showers in the next 24 hours. with dark cloud cover and The State Capital witness foggy conditions were wit- extreme cold conditions after nessed in the State capital; difference in the day and night cloud cover remained through- temperature decreased and out the day on Thursday. recorded at 19.9 and 14.8 Visibility was witnessed at degree celsius respectively. increase level on Thursday as The warning of thunder compared to Wednesday but lightening has been issued for cold conditions were at Gwalior, Chambal and Sagar extreme level. The visibility divisions and Chhindwara, remained in the range of 50- ! Seoni, Rewa and Satna dis- 200 metres giving commuters tricts. Warning of foggy con- a hard time in traveling in the tions Shivpuri recorded 5 cm Agar recorded 3 cm of rainfall. and night temperature would ditions would be witnessed in State Capital. of rainfall, Gwalior and Gohad Met official said that the dip by 3-4 degree celsius after Gwalior, Chambal, Sagar In the past 24 hours under recorded 4 cm of rainfall, cold weather conditions would the cloudy conditions would Bhopal, Ujjain and Rewa divi- the changed weather condi- Guna, Datia, Pichhore and prevail in the next 24 hours clear while the day temperature sions.
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'' ,6$4 anrakshan Kshamta SMahotsava (SAKSHAM mid global efforts to 2020) was formerly inaugurat- Aarrest the scourge of cli- ed at Bhopal by Pradyuman mate change, Chief Minister Singh Tomar, Minister of Food, Kamal Nath is leaving no Civil Supplies and Consumer stone unturned to reduce the Protection, V Satish Kumar, carbon footprint in Madhya State-level co-coordinator for Pradesh. Oil Industry in Madhya Invigorating policy with a Pradesh. Indian Oil welcomed vision for the future, the state all dignitaries, Officers, government, under Kamal Dealers, distributors, trans- Nath, has launched a raft of porters and students present in schemes and measures to the programme. maintain and nurture the ‘Sanrakshan Kshamta fragile ecological balance in Mahotsava’ campaign will be this biodiverse region. observed between January 16 Leading from the front and February 15, 2020 across the state government has India by Ministry of Petroleum banned single use plastics at & Natural Gas and Oil public functions and cere- Marketing companies. monies, and set a target to Vulnerability Assessment and timely pollution control In his address, Pradyuman totally phase out this dispos- Study in the state. EPCO was measures are imperative to Singh Tomar welcomed the able packaging material by the 7877 further adjudged the winner not just human health but efforts of oil industry in spread- $ % ! ! & ' ( ) year 2022. $ A for the ‘Leadership in Urban also the large forest cover in ing awareness and assured that * + ! ,O !P !% / Single use plastics are Climate Action’ category the state which is home to an necessary support will be pro- ! ( ) ) ! known to cause huge damage $A under the Earth Care Award astounding array of flora vided for wider publicity of to the environment as they * $ for conservation of and fauna, animal and avian conservation message in State break down into microplastics $A Traditional water structures in life. of Madhya Pradesh. programmes on Energy clean environment and human The Minister adminis- and take thousands of years to Indore City. The Forest Survey of He has also emphasised the Efficient equipments to health. He appealed to all citi- tered pledge to all dignitaries decompose. Besides contam- Continuous Ambient Air India (FSI) in its recently importance of energy conser- improve ability of youths, zens including ladies and kids, and participants on Oil and inating soil and water, dis- , Quality Monitoring Stations published India State of vation in all aspects of life to housewives, farmers and dri- to make oil and gas conserva- Gas Conservation. posable plastics further (CAAQMS) have been estab- Forest Report (ISFR) record- increase the longevity of our vers in the field of energy con- tion as mega campaign and to This will help to intensi- impact animal and avian life. - lished in five major cities ed an increase in the total available resources. servation. imbibe the conservation in fy the campaign for making In a bid to curtail pollu- $ and several districts in the forest cover in Madhya He further stressed upon Reduction is usage of fos- their daily life. masses aware about the need, tion caused by industries state. 52 district headquarters Pradesh. imbibing good habits so that sil fuels and to promote the Besides the Petroleum issues and solutions for con- using furnace oil, the new pol- $ have also been provided with The current forest conservation becomes natural usage to clean fuel in one of the fuel conservation, he empha- servation & effective utilisa- icy makes it mandatory for A & apparatus to map ambient air expanse stands at 77,482.49 habit in day to day activities like prime focus of this programme. sised on the conservation of tion of petroleum products such units to have an effective , 1 quality. sq km or 25.14 percent of the driving, cooking, electric appli- Approx. 84% of our crude oil water and other energy leading to health & environ- control over sulphur dioxide - In a bid to heighten total land area in the state ances. is being imported form gulf resources so that we can have ment protection. emissions before earning req- awareness and transparency, while the previous report V Satish Kumar, briefed the countries. longer availability of these Senior officers of all oil uisite permissions for use of the state government pro- had measured it at 77,414 sq various activities to be con- High dependency on precious resources. Keeping marketing companies were the fuel. vides accurate air, water and km or 25.11 percent. As per ducted during this one month import coupled with fluctua- in view, the importance of also present during inaugur- Sulphur dioxide is a industrial pollution statistics the report Madhya Pradesh period of SAKSHAM 2020 and tion in exchange rate is erod- Environment, this year’s al function and discussed the major air and water pollutant to citizens through its website has the largest area-wise for- developments in the field of ing our foreign currency, which tagline for SAKSHAM cam- plans for various activities known to pose health risks to . and a mobile application est cover in the country. energy in our State and India. is challenge for our economy. paign is ‘Indhan Adhik Na under SAKSHAM 2020, to be all forms of life. In humans, developed for the purpose. Enthused by the results, The Government has initiated Wastage of petroleum Khapayen, Aao Paryavaran carried out in state of Madhya the pollutant causes various 2 Bringing in innovation, environmentalists say that various awareness and training products is also harmful for Bachayen’. Pradesh. respiratory disorders. $ B7 arrangements have been the increase in forest cover is Assessment of water qual- # made for disposal of recy- a result of timely intervention ity of River Narmada is cur- clable plastic waste in cement and sustained efforts. rently underway. Water from kilns. The move will result in They underline the need the river is being analysed quality in the six non attain- cost saving benefits as it helps for a fluid and comprehen- . * along a 50-point index chart- ment cities in the state. save huge amounts of coal. sive environment policy ed for the purpose. Bio-monitoring of River The state government expects which keeps up with the The State Government is Chambal is also being con- to dispose at least 22710 met- change in climate. '' ,6$4 entire world and the economy .&22*.&$ made the economy. also analysing water quality of ducted simultaneously; the ric tones of plastic waste As per the Nationally of any country depends on all He also stressed on how rivers along the inter-State exercise aims to explore the through this method. Determined Contributions n international seminar the citizens. 2$?? to balance the economy, we all borders and water intake various causes leading to the The State Government (NDCs) Madhya Pradesh is Awas organised at He said that, so if you *2*,2 ? 6* should know about it and we points. contamination of water in has also rolled out new pro- among the leading states in Madhyanchal Professional grow then the organisation or all should contribute to it. All Putting in place a robust the river. visions for monitoring the the country for revising the University on Thursday by the the institution where you are $44 the staff described this sem- action plan for 22 polluted The unrelenting efforts tracking and disposal of State Action Plan on Climate Faculty of Management and working will grow, and if the 2$ *2&6? inar as important. river stretches in the State, the recently came in for national industrial waste, hazardous Change. Commerce Department. organisation grows, the coun- Lastly Prof. CJ Verma, Kamal Nath Government has acclaim when the waste and e-waste. Lauding the vision of In the seminar, the staff try will grow. 2&.@2 .; Director Pharmacy, thanked constituted a river rejuvena- Environment Planning and A well-equipped micro- Chief Minister Kamal Nath, members from all depart- Later, the staff asked the everyone. tion committee to oversee Coordination Organisation biology laboratory has been the activists say that the ments of the university par- questions to the expert and he $ .-.$2 As the chief guest in this the restoration of water qual- (EPCO) of the State established in the State inclusive policy and schemes ticipated. During the seminar, answered all those questions seminar, Dinesh Patel, ity in these areas. Department of Environment Capital to study the efficacy reflect a deep understanding expert Akhil Agarwal talked very well. University Registrar Shailesh Executive Director, Implementation, steering was awarded the first prize of of various pollution control of the subject which other- about how to excel in the Madhyanchal Profession Jain welcomed everyone and Gyanendra Singh, Advisor, and monitoring committees the National Water Mission schemes. wise tends to focus exclu- global economy and also said University’s Gyanendra Singh explained how the economy Shailesh Jain Registrar, Sunil have been set up to ensure an for excellence in conducting Speaking of the develop- sively on urban or household that the world also explained a lot of things fluctuates, and the explo- Aggarwal and expert Akhil improvement in ambient air the Climate Change ments, activists say robust pollution. economy is based on the about the world economy, ration of natural resources has Agarwal was present. )% 0/10 2 "# # Q !
2 & ! ! ) & India CA Manoj Fadnis, CA Kocchar. '' ,6$4 '' ,6$4 '' ,6$4 Amargeet Chora were pre- Also along with sessions '' ,6$4 sents and address the stu- from experienced Jury In this oods worth 50,000 were seven-year-old student of he central India chartered dents in various curriculum. conference also provides a Gburgled from a pan masala ower Grid Corporation of AGovernment Tribal hos- Taccountant students asso- Also in the programme, platform to the students for shop at Shahjehanabad Gate PIndia Limited (PGCIL) and tel at Patel Nagar was stran- ciation of Bhopal branch of the chairman of Board of Paper Presentation which are under Shahjehanabad police Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited gulated to death on institute of chartered accoun- Studies, regional council and coming across the country station area on Thursday. (RUMSL) signed Project Wednesday. Piplani police tants of India is organising two central council members of like Pune, Mumbai, Banglore Police said that the victim Management (PMC) agree- said that post mortem report days students’ conference Institute Of Chartered etc like ‘Key difference Arun Panthi found that lock of ment on Friday here at the State confirmed that the boy was under the aegies of Board of Accountants Of India will between accounting the door of his shop was bro- Mantralaya. The agreement strangulated. Studies of ICAI New Delhi. also participate and address Standards and Indian ken and goods were found was signed by Rajeev Ranjan Police said that the The theme of the two days to the students in various Accounting standards in burgled. Meena, Chief Executive Officer deceased, identified as Suraj students conference is Path for technical session like in Auditing and accounting SA- A complaint was lodged (CEO), RUMSL & Khare, was found in an Success — Learn, Adapt and ‘Auditing Standards’ by CA 700 and some practical top- with the Shahjehanabad police Managing Director (MD), unconscious state near bath- Accelerate. Amarjeet Chopra, Direct ics like ‘’Issues of fake bill in stating in which he said that he MPUVN on behalf of RUMSL room and was rushed to JP In this conference around taxes by CA Girish Ahuja, GST’’, Tax structure for star- had left his shop after closing & TC Sharma, Executive hospital where he was 500-600 CA-students were Indirect Taxes by CA YAsh tups under direct and indi- in the night and when he Director (ED) PGCIL on behalf declared dead. present and also the Past Dadda and also motivation- rect Taxes, block Chain and returned in the morning to of PGCIL. ) % /1 0! Initially, it was said that President of Institute Of al session by CA Yagnesh cyber security in information open it, he found the lock bro- RUMSL is a JV company of / &3 4 ! the student died after he fell Chartered Accountants Of Desai and by IAS Sudhir technology. ken and on entering the shop, MP Urja Vikas Nigam, GoMP ! 56778 #2 in the bathroom but when goods were found missing. and Solar Energy Corporation (! doctors grew suspicious after After the preliminary inves- India, GoI. RUMSL has suc- they failed to find any visible tigation, the police have regis- cessfully executed 250 MW injury marks over the body $ * ( tered a case under sections and 750 MW solar project in the joint efforts of RUMSL & and nothing came out 457 and 380 of the IPC. district Mandsaur and Rewa PGCIL the project will be com- through his mouth, it was The nearby CCTV camera respectively. RUMSL has been pleted within the expected found to be a case of stran- ( footages would be checked. he authorized by Ministry of New timelines. gulation that was later con- shop was not installed with and Renewable Energy World Bank is providing a firmed in the post mortem '' ,6$4 CCTV camera, said police. (MNRE) to develop 550 MW loan of US$100 million report. .&2 21:$ 2 ?.&$4*$-2 Meanwhile, valuables Agar Solar Park, 500 MW ! " # through IREDA for financing CSP, Govindpura, Amit adhya Pradesh State 6?,6C.&0 $& $0$3$ 2?2$2 worth lakhs of rupees were bur- Neemuch Solar Park, and 450 $ % infrastructure of Solar Parks in Kumar, said that post mortem MBoxing Academy players gled from Ram Nagar under MW Shajapur Solar Park. India. The first solar parks in report has revealed strangu- Anurag Pawar, Himanshu 24$;2 6? $*$& .@$,;BJ8.& Shahjehanabad police station RUMSL will develop internal & the country to be supported lation and at the moment, it Shriwas and Mahi Lama area on Thursday. evacuation infrastructure for under the World Bank Funding is not possible to reveal exhibited a brilliant perfor- 2E=9032.0-$206 ; Police said that the victim the solar parks for power evac- ' ( # Scheme have been 750 MW regarding the suspect as post mance at Khelo India Youth Mohammad Mazhar Khan has uation. Power Grid Rewa Ultra-Mega Solar Park mortem report has revealed Games. gone to Dubai and his neigbour Corporation of India (PGCIL), ) $ and 250 MW Mandsaur Solar the reason of death and fur- The players have won in egory to make it to the quar- where he will encourage the informed his brother-in-law India’s largest transmission util- Park in Madhya Pradesh. The ther investigation has been the quarter-finals match terfinals. players of Madhya Pradesh. Abdul Rashid Khan that goods ity, will provide their PMC sup- essential step towards fulfilling World Bank has given their in- started. played in Boxing's Under-17s The Khelo India Youth The sportspersons of the are lying outside the house. port to RUMSL for the suc- Chief Minister’s mission to principal approval for financ- The body was that of a under the Khelo India Youth Games will be played on state have won 27 medals On the receipt of the infor- cessful execution of the solar make Madhya Pradesh a leader ing the three solar parks in the class 1 student and he used to Games on Guwahati on Friday in the Junior Skeet and including 10 gold, 8 silver mation Rashid went to check parks. amongst the RE rich state in State. live in the hostel. After he Thursday. Shooting Event. and 9 bronze to Madhya the house and found that goods The event was graced by nation and to conserve envi- The solar parks of 1,500 went unconscious, he was In the pre-quarter final It is to be noted that to Pradesh so far in the Khelo are lying on the floor and doors auspicious presence of Harsh ronment. MW capacity are in the taken to hospital by warden of matches of boxing, Anurag encourage the players of India Youth Games. Sports were open and later lodged a Yadav, Minister for New and Minister of New and advanced stage of planning the hostel. The statements of Pawar defeated the player of Madhya Pradesh in the Khelo Minister Jitu Patwari has complaint with the Renewable Energy Renewable Energy, GoMP and the competitive bidding the warden, staff and other Damandivas by 5–0 in the 46 India Youth Games held in appreciated the performance Shahjehenabad police. Department, GoMP. Manu Harsh will be conducted soon. hostel student would be kg weight category. While Guwahati, Director Sports and of the players for this achieve- Based on the complaint Srivastava,Principal Secretary Yadav congratulated the Additionally, feasibility studies recorded, said police. Himanshu Shriwas, performed Youth Welfare SL Thoussen ment. after the preliminary investiga- of New and Renewable Energy officers of RUMSL for achiev- are being done for Ultra Mega The body was sent for the brilliantly in the 57 kg cate- has left for Guwahati on He has expressed hope tion, police have registered a Department, GoMP informed ing this milestone and showed Renewable Energy Power Park post mortem after the pre- gory, defeating the Thursday. Sports Director that the players of Madhya case under sections 457 and 380 that signing of the PMC confidence that RUMSL will (UMREPP), including float- liminary investigation. The Uttarakhand player 5–0. Thoussen has gone to Pradesh will bring laurels to of the IPC. Police said that the agreement for 1,500 MW create history in the Agar ing solar parks, with total police have registered a case Similarly, Academy player Guwahati on the instructions the State by winning more loss could not be ascertained upcoming solar parks in Agar, Shajapur Neemuch project as capacity of 2,000 MW to be set under section 174 of the Mahi Lama defeated Assam's of the State Sports and Youth medals. He said that everyone and value could be provided Shajapur and Neemuch is an well. Meena assured that with up in the State. CrPC. player by 5–0 in the 66 kg cat- Welfare Minister Jitu Patwari is proud of the State players. after the return of the victim. ! " # $ % S ' " (
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Hindi language too IM Indore and TikTok will Ain Brajbhasha was orga- became the Braj language Ijointly lead an India wide nized by an Italian researcher before Sanskrit and after it conversation and dialogue at Sanchi Buddhist-Indian became Hindi language. series together with the faculty University of Knowledge Rahul Siddharth, and students on responsible Studies. * 2 3 Department Head of Hindi # 0 O P = > > ( leadership and how to make Rosina Pastore is a 3* 2 3 Department of Sanchi ? % ! !& policy work better for people. researcher in the Indian University, says that Prabodh !+ @) % > > The focus of the partnership Philosophy Department of the means awakening and this ( & will remain on creating high University of Lausanne, enlightenment brings harmony --$- 0 0 2 quality first of a kind educa- Switzerland, and serves as a ( in society, harmony comes. tion module for top B school 4 0 graduate assistant at the same Sanchi University Principal OP # students, mid-career senior - university. Rosina is currently Budholia presented the book ! management professionals, in the Indian Philosophy Monuments of Sanchi Rosina 0 government officers, smart Department of Visva Bharati ! Pastore focusing on Sanchi city CEOs, bureaucrats, fam- ( ( # Shanti Niketan for a year to Stupa and thanked her for pre- ' ( ily owned businesses and ( # ( complete her PhD, which the senting her lecture in Hindi as " " entrepreneurs to prepare them Hindi department of Shanti well as the philosophy. for management challenges ( Niketan is extending its full of the future and digital dis- support. that in her research so far, it has ruption. Rosina Pastore focused her been found that Tulsidas's # $ IIM Indore and TikTok delighted to partner with partnership to give the econ- lecture on the many forms and Ramcharitramanas, does not plan to host joint trainings & TikTok to develop new mod- omy also a shot in the arm sources of Prabodhchandra have the influence, but workshops on sharing good ules of short video content through exploring newer through Brajwasiadas's Bharatamuni's play written in '' ,6$4 hookah bar owners who allow practices on using the Internet storytelling and implement skills and empowering the 'Brajbhasha' to professors and Sanskrit, and Prabodha minors at the bars targeting safely and productively along them in communication, youth.” students of all departments of Chandram written by ifteen Hookah bars were them of making addict, said with hackathons for govern- negotiation, marketing and Speaking on the occasion, Sanchi University, especially Brajavasidas has more influ- Fraided by crime branch police. For long the restaurant ment departments, law strategy programs, both in Dr Subi Chaturvedi, Head, students of Hindi Department. ence. Bhopal on Wednesday and was serving liquor and enforcements agencies, and our flagship programs as well TikTok For Good, said, “We Rosina Pastore is trying to find Prabodhchandra, written action was taken against five hookah. government scheme executing as executive programs. are proud to partner with a the aspect of philosophy in in Sanskrit in the eleventh cen- hookah bars which were found The places which were partners. This partnership is in line top Management school like Prabodhchandra written in tury, is interpreted by serving tobacco based products raided were Black Mamba In a one of its kind part- with IIM Indore’s quest to be IIM Indore to further the Sanskrit. Brajavasidasa in the 17th cen- to the children; hookah bars Pub, Ali Baba restaurant, Dana nership to promote better a contextually relevant, world- causes of encouraging cutting In this lecture organised by tury. Rosina says that were operated in the state cap- Pani restaurant, K-2 pub, My governance solutions for cit- class, socially conscious insti- edge quality education for all, the Hindi department of the Brajavasidas has actually inter- ital. Classroom, Moksh, Leela izens, capacity building of tute. Together, we want to har- ushering in a new future of university, Rosina Pastore told preted Prabodhachandra in The crime branch Bhopal Foods Hideout, Tik-Tok, government departments, dig- ness the power of this revolu- work, enhancing skills, build- police were receiving reports Atmosphere, Drunch, TDS, ital wellbeing, spread aware- tionary new age platform ing capacity of management of the liquor and hookah been Pitchers, Drinks, LPK restau- ness on the impact of short TikTok, and use it for doing professionals, decision makers served at the restaurant and rant and the pitchers pub. form video story telling in good to the community at and policy makers to tell bet- hookah bar. After several com- In the raid action under marketing & business man- large to create an India that is ter stories and driving job cre- plaints in the night on Excise act was done against agement, negotiation, enhanc- equal, prosperous and happy. ation, delivering better gov- Wednesday conducted raids at drunch, Dana Pani, and Ali ing job creation, and skilling, This will be further ernance, decision making, and 11 places and during the raid Baba where liquor was served the Indian Institute of strengthened by the launch of creating new opportunities of at five places it was found that while case under section 4, 6 Management Indore has come several high level policy growth for India’s boosting operates served tobacco prod- and 24 of Tobacco Act has together with TikTok for a engagements and e-services local economy. ucts to the minors and allowed been registered against Tik long term sustainable impact delivery and problem solving The internet is the single minors in their hookah bars. Tok were minors were served led partnership. workshops for key decision most powerful tool which Under the special cam- tobacco products. While signing the MOU makers helping them harness has changed the way we work, paign against violators of serv- Action of serving tobacco with TikTok, Prof. Himanshu the power of the Internet bet- live, and play. It is a source of ing liquor and tobacco prod- without authorization was Rai, Director, IIM Indore said, ter. new knowledge and is filled ucts without procuring autho- taken against Atmosphere “We’re very excited and We hope to leverage this with possibilities. rization and allowing minors hookah and bar restaurant. to have tobacco products dif- Police said action has been ferent teams were formed. taken against 5 restaurants, The action was taken against pubs and hookah bars. % A7 & 5
'' &23 24. free water per family will be benefitted from this scheme. he Delhi Congress on Chopra said that the cash- TThursday said that it will back scheme will be intro- give '30 paise cashback' for each duced as part of the Congress' litre of water saved by Delhi "Paani Bachao-Dilli Bachao" residents and 20,000 litres of campaign. He said that the water a month free after com- Kejriwal Government intro- ing to power in the February 8 duced free water as a vote Assembly elections. bank politics. The Congress Delhi Congress president will keep the free water scheme Subhash Chopra said that those but it will also keep in mind the < ! & ) ( ! households who save water likelihood of a future “water $ % ! ! ! ! ! & from the present 20,000-litre war” < & ! !"#$#$ 5
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-$& .0$ Dalits and other minorities and weaker sections of the State, pro- irtually coming to the rescue vided for the measures to raise Vof the Congress-led Punjab farmers' income and create more Government facing the allega- jobs in the State and provided tions of not fulfilling its pre-poll debt relief to the farmers”, he said. promises, Punjab Governor VP He added that the Punjab Singh Badnore on said that the Government has waived crop State Government has made loans of 4,736 crore of 5.83 lakh every possible effort to fulfill its small and marginal farmers, commitments, despite constraint who were indebted to various of resources and an “empty trea- cooperative and commercial sury” inherited by it. banks under the state’s Farmers “The government has com- Debt Waiver scheme. pleted almost three years since it “It will continue in its next assumed office in March 2017. phase to achieve the targeted During this period, it has made coverage,” he said adding, every possible effort to fulfill its “Further, it (state government) is commitments, despite constraint also working on a scheme of debt “Despite many challenges He added that the of resources and an empty trea- waiver for landless farm labour- arising because of poor evacu- Government also intends to sury inherited by it,” said ers who have taken loans from ation of food stocks from the provide 14,953 free EWS hous- Badnore while addressing the primary agricultural service soci- State by the FCI, the es to homeless SC/BC families Vidhan Sabha on the first day of eties.” Government has ensured has- under the Punjab Shehri Awas the two-day special Assembly At the same time, he con- sle free procurement of food Yojna and the PM Awas Yojana session. gratulated the Government for grains for the last six crop sea- for which deputy commission- The statement comes at a successfully organizing a series sons consecutively. ers have identified over 6,000 !! ! ! ! & A5 / time when the opposition parties of events to mark the 550th birth The farmers have received acres of land. 8 — including the Shiromani Akali anniversary of Sikhism founder an additional remuneration of Saying that the “august Dal (SAD), Aam Aadmi Party Guru Nanak Dev saying that a 44,000 crore during the last six house” is a true reflection on (AAP), and the Bharatiya Janta historic landmark was achieved crops procured by the our secular democratic polity, Party — have all along been with the opening of the Government,” he said. the Governor appreciated the <# ) attacking the Congress Kartarpur Corridor. “Saving water and crop MLAs for always upholding Government for its failure to ful- On the law and order, diversification remains a prior- these values as enshrined in our fill all promises it made with the Badnore said that there has been ity of the Government and it has Constitution and never shirk- -$& .0$ 3.42$$*4$ $& 22 2,24 state. people in run up to 2017 elec- a “perceptible decrease in crime” also requested the Centre to ini- ing in fulfilling their constitu- SAD legislature party leader tions, including complete loan with the neutralization of 12 ‘A- tiate and approve a national pro- tional duties and obligations he two-day Punjab Vidhan -626,6;-6206@2 &6 O Sharanjit Singh Dhillon we waiver, eliminating drugs, mobile category’ gangsters and arrest of ject to canalize state's three despite different political TSabha’s special session on (SAD-BJP MLAs) had made an phones to youngsters, bringing 1931 members of different crim- rivers Ravi, Beas and Sutlej,” he affiliations. Thursday started on a stormy $ 26&2.26?632 attempt to expose the Congress down power tariff, unemploy- inal gangs operating in the state. added. Concluding his speech, he note with the Opposition parties -$2$0 22*2&G$H3. Government by ringing rattles in ment allowance to unemployed Besides these, the Punjab Police Touching upon the steps said: “I am sure the delibera- — Shiromani Akali Dal- the Vidhan Sabha to wake it youth, enhancing old age pen- has busted 31 terrorist modules being taken by State tions in this House will further Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) com- .@$22 *$44$& 24.&0 from its slumber and force it to sions and Shagun amount, and arrested 151 terrorists, he Government on stubble burn- strengthen the government's bine, and the Aam Aadmi Party implement the promises made to among others. added. ing issue, he said that the resolve to take Punjab to new (AAP) — staging separate walk .&-64;632 .&2$2 2 the people. During the Governor’s about Badnore said that the Government is constantly look- heights of growth and pros- outs during the Governor VP $ 1,%*2*,2 $02 $ Also condemning the 30-minute address, the opposi- Government is fully alert to ing at using more and more perity; demolishing the forces, Singh Badnore’s address high- “unholy collusion between the tion MLAs — from SAD-BJP ensure right-based action to paddy stubble for economic if any who believe in divisive lighting Congress Government’s 3$496$?2 62.&0.&2 Baby Congress-AAP and the Asli combine and the AAP — staged contain drug abuse in the State use to tackle the problem. politics through radical plans and promises. Congress” for denying the peo- separate walkouts alleging that and added that the Special Task “Presently, 10 biomass thoughts and processes.” While AAP MLAs, sans 6264 .&0 $42$& ple their due, Dhillon said that Congress Government had not Force (STF) set up in 2017 has power projects of 73.50 MWs three rebels, chose to boycott the 4$-$ .&2. $& with Leader of Opposition fulfilled its promises. proved to be very effective in are in operation and two paddy WALKOUT’S EXTREMELY Governor’s address on the issue Harpal Cheema only interested The session has been spe- comprehensively tackling the straw based biomass power UNFORTUNATE: CAPT of power purchase agreements .04.0.&006@2 &*2&O?$.4 2 in saving his chair and four AAP cially convened to ratify the drug menace. projects of 36 MW have recent- (PPAs) with private thermal legislators – Sukhpal Khaira, 126th Constitutional amend- Touching upon the indus- ly been commissioned to utilize Terming the Opposition plants resulting in costly power 6?4?.44. 21644 6*.2 Master Baldev Singh, Nirmal ment to extend reservation for try, he said that the Government the paddy stubble. These plants walkout during the Governor’s in the State, the SAD-BJP mem- Manshaiya and Amarjit Sandoa those belonging to Scheduled has received investment pro- are utilizing approximately 1.10 Address as extremely unfortu- bers staged a walkout after only interested in saving them- Castes and Scheduled Tribes for posals of 57,735 crore on million tons of paddy straw per nate, the Chief Minister Capt protesting in the House holding selves from disqualification, the another 10 years. ground with potential to create annum,” he said. Amarinder Singh on Thursday rattles and placards in their asking the Governor what good when Badnore started speaking people’s voice for fulfillment of Reflecting the State 1.89 lakh jobs in the State. Adding, he said that private lamented that such behaviour hand highlighting government’s his past addresses had done for about the Government’s achieve- the promises made to them was Government's initiatives, The Government proposes investment is being facilitated in the House had become a way failure to fulfill its pre-poll the people of Punjab. ments in the power sector. going unheard. Badnore said that it has re- to introduce a new legislation for setting up Bio-CNG/ Bio- of life. promises. They said that the rattles Later, AAP MLA and the “Even though this is the established the rule of law, 'Right to Business Act' to ethanol projects based on “The walkout is expected,” Soon as the Governor start- symbolized the false promises Leader of Opposition Harpal fourth Governor Address, none revived Punjab's economy and enhance ease of doing business paddy stubble, besides submit- he said while taking on the Aam ed his address, the SAD-BJP made by the Congress Singh Cheema said that they of the promises made to the peo- industry, maintained peace and for MSMEs in the state, he said. ting a proposal to the Union Aadmi Party (AAP) and SAD MLAs started raising slogans, Government led by Capt staged a walkout in protest ple has been fulfilled by now. amity at all costs, and made With Punjab predominant- Ministry of New and over their decision to disturb waiving placards, and playing Amarinder Singh for playing against the denial of permission Farm suicides are at an all strenuous efforts to protect ter- ly being an agricultural econo- Renewable Energy for grant of and interrupt the Governor’s rattles, on the non-fulfillment of with the trust of the people of the to move the private member bill time high in Punjab because the ritorial and water rights of the my, the Governor said that the viability gap funding for paddy- address when he was speaking the promises made ahead 2017 State. in the Assembly, seeking termi- Government has failed to imple- State. Government has been giving straw based Biomass power on the vital religious subject of elections by the AAP MLAs, who were qui- nation of the power purchase ment the complete The Punjab Government greater thrust on measures that projects at the rate of Rs five the 550th prakash purb cele- Congress party. etly listening to the Governor’s agreement (PPAs), leading to farm loan waiver. also “retained, restored and pro- help increase farmers' crore per MW for 300 MW brations of Akali MLAs were heard address, decided to walk out jack up the electricity tariff in the tected the rights of women, income. capacity projects. Guru Nanak Dev. !-)!16&&-.. +! &# -$& .0$ requirement. O- changes would be witnessed in The Chief Minister said terms of infrastructure devel- aryana Chief Minister basic amenities are being opment in the State", he added. "( HManohar Lal Khattar on expanded for the development The Chief Minister said Thursday said priority would be of industrial sector in the State. ( ( that there is a plan to bring 1000 given to those areas which For this, new National Highways # e-buses in the state soon, out of -$& .0$ of the two-day special session. State Government is fighting increase employment avenues in are being built. Apart from this, which about 100 e-buses would -$& .0$ The Chief Minister said the case now in the Apex this year's Budget. work is also being done to pro- be made available to Faridabad. day after the Opposition that the ‘white paper’ will Court,” he added. Speaking at the pre-Budget vide metro connectivity from ( These buses would provide the road safety policy has been Aupped the ante against the reveal “all the documents He himself had sat on the consultation meeting with the Faridabad to Gurugram and ( ( facility of city bus service. Aformulated in Haryana to Congress-led Punjab signed by the previous SAD- dharna against India Bulls stake holders of the manufac- upto Delhi Airport. Various stake holders relat- reduce road accidents by 2025, Government on the high power BJP government in the State, as plant when in Opposition, turing sector in Faridabad on He said the Detailed Project ed to the economy shared their Transport Minister of Haryana, tariff coupled with the power well as the power plants set up recalled Capt Amarinder. Wednesday evening, Khattar Report (DPR) of metro from views and presented their sug- Mool Chand Sharma said on purchase agreements (PPAs) by them, which had caused “The then Akali said the industrial sector plays a Faridabad to Gurugram has gestions on future needs and Thursday. signed with private thermal undue burden on the state”. Government had got the vital role in increasing employ- been completed, adding that infrastructural development. Apeaking at 18th meeting plants, the Chief Minister Capt “The Akalis are slippery Gidderbaha NTPC power pro- ment and therefore, the indus- Orbital Rail Corridor would be ) They appreciated taking of National Road Safety Amarinder Singh on Thursday characters,” said Capt ject cancelled to sign an MoU tries giving more employment to developed from Kundli to their suggestions in the pre-bud- Council and 39th meeting of announced that the Amarinder, adding that after with India Bulls for setting up the State youth would be incen- Prithla along the KMP express- the Government cannot give get consultation saying that this Traffic Development Council Government will bring out a messing with the state’s econ- the plant, going against the pre- tivized by the State Government. way so that besides road con- land to the industry by pur- is the first time that the Chief in New Delhi, he added that ‘white paper’ in the two-day omy through various destruc- vailing practice of inviting Khattar said that the Budget nectivity, Haryana rail connec- chasing it. Minister himself is taking sug- transport department has been special session of the State tive measures, including the global tenders for power pro- shows how much revenue would tivity could be ensured with But if the farmer or gestions of different stakehold- working on Haryana Vision Assembly. PPAs, the Shiromani Akali Dal jects and also forcibly evicting be received and from which Himachal, Punjab and other landowner wants to sell his ers. Zero Project to reduce road “We will bring the white (SAD) was trying to use the farmers from their land in source and under which heads northern States without touch- land, then he could express his Union Minister of State for mishaps. paper to expose the fraud com- issue against his government to Gobindpura for the controver- it would be spent. ing Delhi. desire by registering on the e- Social Justice and Union Minister of Road mitted by the Akalis with promote their vested political sial project,” he said. He said Shri Vishwakarma He said that there is also a Bhoomi portal mentioning the Empowerment Krishan Pal Transport and Highways, Nitin regard to the controversial interests. The Chief Minister assert- Skill Development University plan to develop new cities along rate on which he is ready to sell Gurjar, Transport Minister Mool Gadkari presided over the power purchase agreements The Chief Minister point- ed that his government was has been established in district the KMP expressway. his land. Chand Sharma, MLAs Seema meeting. Union Minister of (PPAs) with the private play- ed out that the Congress committed to protect the inter- Palwal to make Haryana's youth A National highway is also "In Haryana, extensive Trikha, Rajesh Nagar, Nayan Pal State for Road Transport ers,” he said while talking with Government had won the case ests of Punjab and its people, skilled and employable. being developed from Meerut to improvements are also being Rawat, Principal Secretary to and Highways General (Retd) the media after the Governor on the issue in the lower court and will ensure that nothing He said that various cours- Sarai Kale Khan to Alwar. made in electricity, airport and Chief Minister Rajesh Khullar, VK Singh along with transport VP Singh Badnore’s address to but the Supreme Court deci- detrimental to them is es have been started in this Khattar said due to the dif- rail and road traffic. In the next amongst others attended the ministers of Assam, Goa, the Assembly on the first day sions went against them. “The done. University as per the industry ficult conditions of acquisition, five years, several positive meeting. Karnataka, Orissa and Rajasthan were also present in the meeting. Sharma said road safety & !"#$ %&% associates have been appoint- ed in all districts across the State to analyze the reasons ( &, 7B also included 850 city residents. HIV, two were tested positive ered areas to bring any HIV ensuring that at least 90 percent behind the road mishaps in Of total people on treat- last year, the data revealed. positive HRGs in the fold of of people with HIV infection order to make road safety mea- ment, 21 deaths were reported According to the HIV esti- targeted intervention for effec- know their status, at least 90 sures effective. & & till November last year, 35 in mations 2017, the estimated tive service delivery. percent of these are put on He added that the investi- .@ 2018, 148 in 2017, 101 in 2016 number of people living with treatment and at least 90 per- gation of road accidents has -$& .0$ Secretary informed that there $- and 167 in 2015 in the city. HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) in India Two-day ‘AIDSCON – 9’ to cent of those on treatment, are been carried out in a scientif- was absolutely no danger regard- The data further revealed was 21.40 lakh. The adult (15- begin on January 17 regular and adhere to treatment ic manner. unjab Agriculture ing locust attack. “However, the that 1218 people including 177 49 age group) HIV prevalence so that they have undetectable He said that the road acci- PDepartment on Thursday Department has already pressed -$& .0$ Chandigarh residents had reg- at national level has also wit- Dr Naresh Goel, Deputy viral load and transmission of dents have reduced in 2019 as categorically said that as per its into service several monitoring istered at HIV care here in nessed steady decline from Director General (IEC), HIV is stopped, Dr Goel said. compared to 2018, adding that survey, no case of locust entering and survey teams to keep a s many as 420 people were 2018. From April to November estimated level of 0.38 percent National AIDS Control He further said that as per the directions of the the State had been reported so far. close tab over the situation and Atested HIV positive from 2019, 626 persons including in 2001-03 to 0.22 percent in Organization, Union Ministry Chandigarh State AIDS Supreme Court, a lead agency At the same time, the State constantly surveying the border April to December 2019 in the 116 city residents had regis- 2017. of Health and Family Welfare Control Society will hold a in the transport department Agriculture Secretary Kahan districts of Bathinda, Sri Muktsar city. tered at HIV care here. Notably, Chandigarh SACS on Thursday said that the national conference on has been constituted by the Singh Pannu advised the farm- Sahib and Fazilka,” he saud. Of these, 117 were The prevalence of HIV has has adopted differentiated pre- Government has set a target to HIV/AIDS awareness AID- state government for road safe- ers not to be panicky as the offi- Notably, locust pest, popu- Chandigarh residents. And, a shown a steady decline in the vention service delivery model eliminate AIDS as a public SCON-9 on January 17 and 18 ty. cials of Department are in con- larly known as ‘Tiddi Dal’, is a total of 25 pregnant women city. The HIV prevalence was among core population to elim- health problem by 2030. in Dr PN Chhuttani Memorial The Minister said ‘Haryana stant touch with the agri-experts group of locusts, which devours were tested positive for HIV, as 0.98 percent in 2015-16, 0.78 inate HIV/AIDS. The popula- The Government is move IMA Complex at Sector 35 Road Safety Fund’ has been of Rajasthan and the Central the vegetation wherever it settles. per the data shared by State percent in 2016-17, 0.76 per- tion which is linked with towards its aim of zero new here. formed in order to spend 50 Government, who are monitor- The locust attack has been AIDS Control Society (SACS), cent in 2017-18, 0.72 percent in NGOs for more than five years infections among children by AIDSCON – 9 will have percent of the road traffic vio- ing the situation day in and night reported since past several days Chandigarh. 2018-19 and 0.49 percent upto has not reported any STIs in scaling up PPTCT (Prevention sessions on various themes lation fee for road safety con- out in Rajasthan. in parts of Rajasthan which has As on December 2019, December 2019 (2019-20). past three years, and has of Parent to Child like Blood Safety, Epidemiology cerning works. Besides, the State emanated from the desert area in there were 11359 PLHIV (peo- The HIV prevalence was attained low risk and vulnera- Transmission of HIV/AIDS) & Surveillance, Prevention, He said that a safe school Government has already made Pakistan. However, the pest ple living with HIV) regis- 7.12 percent in 2008. bility score. regime. A target has been fixed Management of STIs/RTIs, vehicle policy has been for- elaborate arrangements to com- attack has been controlled in tered for care in the city. Out of From April –December The NGOs here working to eliminate transmission from Care Support & Treatment, mulated in the state to ensure bat any unforeseen exigency in Rajasthan by way of vigorous these, the number of PLHIV 2019, atleast 85481 people were with SACS enroll new HRGs mother to child of HIV and Injecting Drug Use and the safety of school-going chil- this regard. Divulging the pre- efforts of State Governments alive and on treatment (ART) tested for HIV in Chandigarh. (high risk individuals) in their Syphilis by 2020, he said. HIV/AIDS and mainstreaming dren across the paredness plans, the Agriculture and the Central Government. stood at 6435 in the city. This During early infant diagnosis of line list with focus on uncov- We are working towards among other topics. state. 9 !"#$#$
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Monday. stepping back on the CAA " &..$ ing major public rallies and In the light of Congress- Another senior BJP leader and it would be their plank for - ith the Citizenship deploying top central leaders led-opposition’s attempts to pointed to DMK’s absence coming years. 5 WAmendment Act (CAA) and Union Ministers across the put Modi Government on the from the Congress meet claim- Without giving the num- F#( made effective from January 10 country. mat and the rising protests ing that in states like Tamil bers of persecuted minorities 7#J and the Opposition set to hard- The first of such public ral- around the campuses and on Nadu CAA was not a local from Bangladesh, Pakistan and 78(K1(J#* en its stance against it, the rul- lies, described as “carpet bomb- other forums, the BJP has issue and referred to party’s Afghanistan, to be given Indian ing Modi Government is scal- ing” by senior party leaders, decided to raise the decibel of “success” in local elections in citizenship in India, he said ing up its efforts to galvanise would be organised in Uttar its offensive substantially, the state. most of them were already in . counter-support for the law Pradesh from January 18 to beyond collecting “missed call Jain, who is overseeing India and alleged that agitation # support” on the citizenship BJP’s campaign for CAA, said against CAA is part of “oppo- L.O issue. a majority of institutions and sition conspiracy”. He said cit- Party President Amit Shah, university campuses have not izenship would be accorded to F#( M- # )**+, * .", Working President J P Nadda, witnessed disturbances or anti- with a cut-off date of December Union Minister Smriti Irani CAA protests. He said the 31, 2014 . ' 9 & :;P and BJP Vice President and for- party has received support of Persecuted minorities from O% # P.$% * ** * mer Madhya Pradesh Chief about two crore people in its these three countries who "2 Minister Shivraj Singh onwards. lost political ground all over mass contact programme in move to India beyond the cut- - G2-H Chouhan would address pub- An internal survey of the the country,” said BJP General different states. off date will have to spend six N O $ ++, % lic rallies to garner mass sup- party maintained that the BJP Secretary Anil Jain, who main- Asked whether continu- years before being eligible for 9- G*H port for citizenship law vis-à- has ground support of 80 per tained that regional parties ing anti-CAA protests have the citizenship. A # prehensive identity database of vis Congress alleged attempt to cent people in several states have already realized the also disrupted economy in the In his public rallies in &23 24. every usual resident in the create a domestic and interna- who are largely “silent” and the Congress-Left plan and quit country, the BJP General Bihar , Shah has accused oppo- #L, country. The database would tional opinion against it. These party needs to work on them. their company. DMK, BSP, Secretary said that may not sition parties of “misleading xcept West Bengal, all contain demographic as well leaders would visit politically “ The protest is sponsored TMC and SP did not join have a direct link between the minorities” on the CAA and 9-G*H% 9 EStates are expected to as biometric particulars, they key state of Uttar Pradesh for by the Congress and Left which Congress-led anti-CAA meet two subjects. The BJP leader discounted rumours of dis- * attend the Union Home said. Home Ministry officials four-days from this week has no other issue to gain its in the national Capital on said there was no question of cord within NDA on the issue. %% Ministry-convened meeting said most states have notified on Friday to discuss the provisions related to the NPR, 2- modalities for the 2020 which is a register of usual res- % 78 Census and the National idents of the country. It is -# ( M2- Population Register (NPR). being prepared at the local # Union Minister of State (village/sub-town), subdis- for Home Nityanand Rai will trict, district, state and nation- # non-lethal weapons which are Touching upon the issue of . %% & chair the meeting which will al levels under provisions of &23 24. now used very rarely and only radicalisation, Rawat said chil- ' % ' 0 be attended by Union Home the Citizenship Act, 1955 and aimed below the legs,” he said. dren as young as 10-12 years "* Secretary Ajay Bhalla and the Citizenship (Registration hief of Defence Staff(CDS) Defending the security are being radicalised in - $ Chief Secretaries and Census of Citizens and Issue of CGeneral Bipin Rawat on forces for using pellet guns for Kashmir and there is need to 5 Directors of all states. National Identity Cards) Thursday called for global crowd control, the newly isolate those completely radi- ! The meeting will discuss Rules, 2003. The rules have a action against States sponsor- appointed CDS said the non- calised and put them in derad- % (B the modalities for the house- provision for fine of up to Rs ing terrorism and said there is lethal weapon is “sparingly icalization camps. 787(# ! listing phase of the census and 1,000 on those violating it. a need to take a hardline used” in Kashmir and even He said radicalization can the NPR, to be carried out The data for NPR was last approach in dealing with this then they are aimed at the legs. be countered by looking at from April 1 to September 30, collected in 2010 along with scourge. He also said children He said those throwing where it is happening and who a Home Ministry official said. the house-listing phase of the in the age group of 10-12 were stones face action. “Stones can are behind it. “What we saw in , . West Bengal Chief Minister Census 2011. Updating of this getting radicalised in Kashmir cause death. Now we cannot be Kashmir, we saw radicalization $ 78(=#$ Mamata Banerjee has already data was done in 2015 by con- and called for steps to wean throwing stones back at them. happening. Today we are see- ! announced that representa- ducting door to door survey. them away by isolating them Pellet guns are non lethal ing radicalization being under- said. We have deradicalization counter radicalization pro- 5 tives from her state will not While updating the register in and put them in de-radicalisa- weapons and are fired at the taken even amongst young Camps going on in our coun- gramme by identifying people attend the meeting. A few 2015, the government had tion camps. legs,” he said. people. Girls and boys as young try, he added. who have been radicalised, to # state governments, including asked for details like Aadhaar Making these comments Explaining the most likely as 10-12 are now being radi- He also said radicalization what degree...” West Bengal and Kerala, have and mobile numbers. This here during the ongoing cause of injuries suffered in the calization. These people can is happening in schools, uni- On combating terrorism, %$ % ' declared that they will not par- time, the information related Raisina Dialogue, he also said face, Rawat clarified that most still isolated from radicalization versities, religious places and the CDS said there is a need to ticipate in the NPR exercise to their driving licence and security forces cannot be of the eye injuries are caused in a gradual way, but there are sites and then there are people take the bull by its horn and " now as it is a prelude to a voter ID card may also be blamed for injuries caused due because those pelting stones people who have been com- spreading this. “First we need strike at the root cause and 5 country-wide National gathered, the officials said, to pellet guns and the radi- bend to the ground to pick up pletely radicalised. These peo- to get to the nerve of who is called for a hardline approach in Register of Citizens (NRC). adding that PAN card details calised stone pelters are “more stones and because pellet guns ple need to taken out separately radicalising people. You can dealing with terrorism, the way Officials said the objective will not be collected as part of dangerous” than the pellet are fired at the legs they get hit and possibility taken into some start isolating these people the US went after terror groups 2 G2H. of the NPR is to create a com- this exercise. guns. “The pellet guns are them in the eyes. deradicalizaiton camps,” he gradually and then start a after the 9/11 terror attacks. ? $ &--%)).%-1% 0 ! E) % ( ( # . #, 21 # - 9 6 &23 24. 2 entre has asked the State . & # CGovernments to prepare a roadmap to develop and reori- # apprised them of the situation out of the JCPOA in 2018. # . %%$ ent road infrastructure within &23 24. in the Gulf region. The Russian The Ministry said % ' their administrative limits so Minister is also attending the Jaishankar reiterated Indian that fatalities and accidents on n the backdrop of tension Raisina Dialogue. interests in the region and sup- road can be curtailed. Ibetween Iran and US, In the parleys with port for efforts to maintain Peeved by the number of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday here, peace, security and stability road accidents across the coun- Jaishankar and his Iranian the Iranian Minister apprised there. The issue of development try, Road Transport Minister counterpart Javad Zarif on him of the overall situation and of the Chabahar port also fig- Nitin Gadkari has called upon Thursday held extensive talks Tehran’s position on it in the ured in talks between Zarif and Transport Ministers from all here on the situation in the Gulf meeting held over breakfast, Jaishankar. States to prepare the roadmap 1 / B !B!3 ( ) 5C ! region. India reiterated Indian officials said. “Both leaders recalled pos- " 3 without bothering about ( / % *(/%, AD ! < ! % *<%, (< interests in the region itive outcomes of the External 1 ! expenses. and support for efforts Affairs Minister’s recent visit to 5. Gadkari also warned that to maintain peace, Tehran for the 19th Joint 1 officials behind faulty engi- the larger public. Work on (Amendment) Act 2019; tourist am hopeful that the accidents security and stability Commission Meeting, espe- @ neering and road designs will improving road engineering vehicles authorisation and per- should decline by 50 per cent in there. cially for strengthening bilater- % 7( 7878 not be spared as road accidents will be undertaken with avail- mit rules 2019; bus port guide- five years on the back of strin- Zarif, who is here al trade and promoting con- & -G&-H are causing a loss of 3 per cent able resources worth Rs 14,000 lines; digitisation of transport gent traffic rules after the imple- to attend the Raisina nectivity initiative through #. of the GDP of the country crore,” said Gadkari. and abolition of border check mentation of Motor Vehicles Dialogue, on Chabahar port,” the Ministry every year. More people in The Minister said that posts and inter-state transfer of Act...At the same time officials Wednesday said, Iran said. 5 India die annually in road acci- black spots are being identified vehicle registration and driving behind faulty road engineering was interested in diplo- Jaishankar on Wednesday $ dents than those killed in mil- and repaired at a fast pace. licenses among others and DPRs (detailed project macy but not in nego- here had referred to tensions $2- itant operations or extremism District-level committees have The Minister also exuded report) will not be spared,” the tiating with the US and said In a statement, the External between the US and Iran and . - I which is unfortunate, the min- been formed to examine and confidence that the number of minister said. killing of Iranian General Affairs Ministry said the two said they are two individualis- G.- H & ister said addressing the 18th suggest such spots which need accidents will decline sharply on The issues regarding har- Qasem Soleimani showed igno- sides exchanged views on tic countries and what finally - 3G&-3H Meeting of National Road Safety immediate attention, he added. the back of stringent traffic rules monisation of road tax across rance and arrogance of the US. regional and global issues of happens will depend on the $2 1 Council (NRSC) and 39th He stressed on including NGOs post enactment of the new States - One Nation One Tax; Asserting this, he had also mutual interest, including the players involved. He made this #@ Meeting of Transport and engineering students in Motor Vehicles Act and massive vehicle scrapping policy; guide- said 430 cities in India wit- recent developments in the observation while addressing Development Council (TDC). conducting road audits. steps undertaken to curb acci- lines for setting up, authorisation nessed protests against the region. the ongoing Raisina Dialogue. .O “There is no dearth of Transport ministers and dents including correction of and operation of vehicle scrap- killing. He met Prime Minister It said the two sides also Zarif had said on Wednesday resources for infrastructure senior officials from various “black spots” or accident spots at ping facility and implementation Narendra Modi and National deliberated on the Iran nuclear India can play a role in de-esca- development in the country states participated in the meet- a cost of 14,000 crore. of vehicle tracking platform Security Advisor(NSA) Ajit deal of 2015, known as the Joint lating tensions in the Gulf 1 ! and the need is only for a ing and discussed different road “Road accidents cause a under Nirbhaya framework were Doval besides Russian Foreign Comprehensive Plan of Action region as it is an important # coherent approach to serve safety aspects, including the MV loss of 3 per cent to the GDP...I also discussed. Minister Sergey Lavrov and (JCPOA). The US had pulled regional player. 1:-%))16 8 ' P ( !
. R !& # 36 ous follow-up, the ‘TrueNat &23 24. 1 MTB & Rif’ assay was found to & be on par with the internation- n a matter of pride for Indian ally recognised molecular assay ' " %!( , 36 Iscientists, the WHO Global Gene Xpert in terms of sensi- TB Programme has included & , tivity and specificity and detec- an indigenously developed tion of rifampicin resistance. # President to make issues spe- TrueNat tuberculosis technol- . 1 A As part of WHO’s pre- &23 24. cific marathon discussions a ogy, developed by them, to 0C qualification process, ICMR focal point in COP 26 so that detect TB and multi-drug resis- funded Indian centres of the ndia is positive and con- the world sees concrete out- tant TB in view of its high diag- FIND-coordinated multi-cen- Istructive in its approach comes coming out of COP 26. nostic accuracy. TrueNat gives tral, prospective field evalua- when it comes to climate India put forth matters related results within an hour while the tion study in four countries -- change and will make all efforts to the market mechanism and conventional TB tests take at India, Ethiopia, Peru and to make the 26th UN Climate carbon credits, climate finance, least 24 to 48 hours. Papua-New Guinea. Change conference, slated for technology transfer and we According to Indian Based on the interim year-end a success, said Union discussed ways and means to Council of Medical Research analysis of data, WHO includ- Environment Minister Prakash make COP 26 a success,” (ICMR) Director General Dr ed TrueNat as test to diagnose Javadekar on Thursday. Javadekar said. Balram Bhargava, the endorse- TB, replacing sputum smear Speaking shortly after According to sources, in ment of the technology by microscopy, and to sequential- holding a meeting with UK’s the closed door meeting held WHO would enable low and ly detect rifampicin resistance former Energy Minister Claire between both the countries, middle-income countries to in view of its high diagnostic O’Neill, who is also the several issues were raised procure TrueNat for tubercu- can be used in peripheral cen- Supported by the reviewed, said the official. accuracy. President of the UN including climate finance and losis and Rifampicin resistance, tres without an air conditioned Department of Health The most promising kits Nearly 100 crore people Framework Convention on Glasgow this year. The COP 26 providing technology to devel- thus supporting elimination laboratory as it runs on battery Research (DHR), Union were selected by an expert are suffering from TB global- Climate Change COP 26, to be President Claire O’ Niel met me oping nations at an affordable of the disease in developing which can be solar powered. Ministry of Health and group and those were subject- ly. India accounts for around held in Glasgow later this year, today. We had a very healthy cost. countries. “It works in two steps. In Department of Biotechnology ed to a double-blind validation 27 per cent of these cases, Javadekar said several issues discussion. India is always pos- He had said that developed The TrueNat TB test, is the first step, the DNA is (DBT), various indigenous in comparison to standard tests according to a WHO report. were discussed which will be itive and constructive in its world had promised USD 1 already part of the National TB extracted from the sputum technologies developed by at four national reference lab- The Government aims to rid the focal point in the confer- approach. We will make all trillion support in the last 10 Elimination Programme in and the second stage involves Indian scientists and compa- oratories of the country. India of TB by 2025, five years ence. efforts to make this COP fruit- years for climate change and India. detection of tuberculosis and nies for detection of multi-drug After a stringent review, a ahead of the target set under “COP 26 on climate ful. not even 2 per cent has mate- “It is highly cost-effective multi-drug resistant TB,” a resistant (MDR)/extensively series of validation, subsequent the UN Sustainable change will take place in “I suggested to the COP 26 rialised. compared to GeneXpert and senior ICMR official said. drug-resistant (XDR) TB were feasibility studies and continu- Development Goals. !"#$#$ : % & % # 5# L N # L L &'("!&%%")* , - "R '#& ( # /& " # &#R " & " S $ 0 ( < =
0 S - ( ir pollution in our country, par- ticularly in some of the urban # centres, has become a major + , S public health issue. Depending P Q + on the region and climatic con- Aditions, there are several contributory fac- ( ( ( tors that add to the pollution levels but > vehicular emissions in metropolitan cities ( have emerged as a major source. According to official estimates, the number of vehicles in the national capital surged to over 1.20 - crore, including over 80 lakh two-wheelers. The number of vehicles per thousand population, too, increased considerably — , (( from 317 in 2006 to over 550 in 2016 — ((( leading to visible congestion on the roads. 5 , + , That vehicular emissions contain car- cinogenic material needs no emphasis. But what has now come to light is that the 4 ? 12@A inhalation of toxic airborne particles emit- B2 ted by diesel and petrol vehicles can weaken bones and speed up the ageing ( process. This finding, based on a fairly large 5 sample size taken from the vicinity of . Hyderabad, quantifies on the basis of X- Rays and other studies and determines the extent of osteoporosis ie, the weakening of bones, in all age groups. 5 Besides, the World Health 4 C $ Organisation (WHO), too, concluded that each year, thousands of children succumb organic growth and the lack of towards orderly and well reg- which is simultaneously fol- 0 ( to acute infections in their lower respira- norms surrounding urban plan- ulated movement of traffic, lowed by right-right, can defi- % tory system caused by polluted air. Health ning. This has resulted in a very besides increasing the traffic nitely reduce the waiting peri- # 5 , % hazards from air pollution due to vehicu- large number of intersections handling capacity of the inter- od at intersections and may lar emissions are, thus, manifold. Traffic where vehicles have to necessar- section. Under favourable con- even reduce the journey time. ( police personnel and professional drivers, ily give way and accommodate 6$ 1,;1 6$ ditions, they can be coordinat- It can also impact air pollution # who face maximum air and noise pollution other traffic streams. This has ed to provide for continuous or in a positive manner. Most $ # exposure on the roads, have to bear the led to a situation where the -42$ $&-2&6 near continuous movement of Delhiites would recall that such brunt of this situation. number of signalised intersec- traffic at a given speed. Such a system was indeed being fol- ! Last autumn saw Delhi’s Air Quality tions is quite high and drivers 6&4;2&$&-22 coordinated signals lead to lowed until a few years ago. ( Index (AQI) shooting beyond 1000, mak- have to stop their vehicles every 3$..&0.*2$ reduced fuel consumption and It has also been observed = 5 ing it one of the most polluted cities in the now and then. Waiting time at bring down emissions by min- that on account of a percep- world. Stubble burning by farmers in a traffic signal depends on the .&2 2-.6& imising stops and consequent tion-reaction time loss, some some of the States adjoining Delhi, com- timing of the microprocessor, ,$4642$ 6 delays. They can bring down time at the beginning of each B11 bined with vehicular emissions, were which should ideally be deter- the journey time, too. green period remains under- major contributors to the deteriorating mined after a careful study of *6 22*..6& In this context, it can be utilised, leading to building quality of air. In the following months, the traffic load and pattern on a par- $$4$ 02 observed that in Delhi there up of congestion over a period # B1D13B 12@? BBED?3 12@F situation somewhat improved but with ticular arm of the road on an are quite a large number of of time. The use of reverse B?DE3D 12@A 8 12@B B2222 people becoming used to witnessing “haz- hourly basis. However, this is &*,2 6? busy intersections where the timers at all points can help # ardous” levels of air pollution, even the cur- always not the case. @2.-42$$&; pattern of signals has under- overcome this and ensure max- rent “severe” category appears to be taken As vehicles have to often gone a change over the last few imum flow of traffic with com- @@ 8 + . in stride without much hue and cry. wait at signalised intersections 0.@2&.*2$@2 years. The flow pattern at these plete utilisation of the green # O With the capital witnessing hazardous in an idle running mode, they 63$.?6 2. intersections allows the traffic phase. This would mean a O air quality, schemes like Odd-Even were emit very large amounts of pol- to move forward only from one reduction in journey time as H introduced to limit the number of four- lutants. It is well-known that an  24$; carriageway, while all others well as air pollution levels. wheelers on the roads. This scheme did idle engine is far more pollut- .&%6 &2;.*2 are static. Such road-by-road Given the severity of the # /*$ show a dip in pollution levels, howsoever ing than when a vehicle is in clearances not only enhance air pollution problem in Delhi, $ % + , small it might have been. Despite it being motion. Similarly, slower mov- .,.4.& $& . the waiting time at intersec- measures that can lead to a 12@A $ known that emissions from two-wheelers, ing vehicles on the streets, tions but also lead to more reduction in the levels of pol- which include benzene, are far more haz- largely two-wheelers, are more - 2&4;,2.&0 emissions as at any given time, lution must be attempted at. % S , ( ardous, the Odd-Even scheme could not be polluting than those at a high- 2C2 .2&-2 ,; a large number of vehicles An appropriate scheme to 0 ( S made applicable for some reason or the er speed. $44 6$ 2 have to wait for their turn to manage traffic signals can other. As a result, a more significant dent The accumulated traffic at make the move. The delay in make a significant contribu- in pollution levels could not be achieved. intersections awaiting a green journey time is built in and is tion not only to the flow of / ( After April 1, when the Bharat-VI norms signal is a major source of pol- currently being experienced by traffic but also bring down the come into play, the level of auto emissions lution. This can be handled all road users. levels of pollution. S is bound to show a downward trend. through appropriate signal On the other hand, the (The writer is a retired But the geometry of roads in Delhi has management. It is known that flow pattern, which enables a Delhi Police Commissioner and mostly evolved as a result of unplanned traffic signals contribute straight-straight movement and former Uttarakhand Governor) R ' 1 % ' *-
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*) - #& & # ! $ 12@F & "R * #& ! & & " # , ! $ 122F % 122A # ( ( I$0 J S # ( ( "( " # ( $ + &7 5 ( # he economic turmoil that India is current- % S ly going through is unprecedented. The per- Tformance of Modi 2.0 has been below par on various fiscal indicators. Rising unemployment, - 4 industry-specific pangs, reduced demand, falling % industrial output, higher inflation and lower-than- $0 ; expected tax collections are a few areas of concern. 12@F / = As Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman # + - gears up to present the Union Budget 2020 on , =(+ - February 1, it is expected that she would try her - -S ( best to accelerate the Gross Domestic Product # ( (GDP) growth which is estimated at five per cent (( for 2019-20, the lowest of the decade. Sitharaman # would be presenting her second Union Budget at a time when the industry’s expectations from it would be somewhat high considering the slow- # / down in various sectors, though the Government = ?2 # ( took necessary steps last year to shore up the econ- @ 1? % # (1 omy through stimulus packages, including the 2 * 12@F slashing of the corporate tax. However, the 06@2 &*2&O # 4 1212 # Government’s move to slash corporate tax has *6@264$ raised the hopes and expectations of the salaried -6 6 $2$C $ # class for a similar relief in income tax. While the $ $.2 2 middle class wants the Modi Government to pro- 62$& 4 vide income tax relief, the FM has very little fis- 2C2-$.6&6? cal room to dole out such largesse and this makes % the Union Budget 2020 very interesting. The gen- 2$4$ .2 troduction of Infrastructure Bonds. the additional income of the previous structure spending. But for the " eral expectations for the Union Budget 2020 are -4$?6 $ These bonds were good for people who five-six years without penalty or prose- Government, which is in the process of % as follows. .*.4$ 24.2? need a fixed income. This investment was cution. The proposal, being examined, generating revenues through disinvest- ?2 % ( Reduction in individual income tax rates: In .&.&-6*2$C# over and above the investment limit will allow assessees to revise declared ment of various PSUs including Air 4 12@E + ( the Interim Budget, presented in February 2019, 3.422 under Section 80C. They offered a income with no fear of past cases being India, BPCL, CONCOR, the SCI and so ( income tax relief was provided that primarily ben- *. 42-4$ decent rate of interest and tax benefits. opened up, or prosecution. It will help on, any commitment to such projects efitted individuals with an annual income below 3$&2*6 . The maturity of these bonds is often improve compliance, besides raking in would be considered to be an audacious # 5 lakh. In another sop for the salaried class, the 06@2 &*2&6 between 10 to 15 years with an option revenues for the Government. People act. standard deduction of 40,000, which was intro- to buy back after a lock-in of five years. who want to declare more income from Infrastructure push: The 6@. 2.&-6*2 duced in the Union Budget 2018, was raised by $C 24.2? 2 Debt-linked saving schemes: The the previous year do not do so because Government may announce a massive 10,000 to 50,000 per year. But last year we had Association of Mutual Funds in India the moment they do, they are taken up push for all forms of physical connectiv- # ( the economic slowdown brought on by the weak- ?*$@2 ; (AMFI) had last year requested for for scrutiny, investigation and prosecu- ity through the Pradhan Mantri Gram ness in demand. Therefore, to create demand the 4.42?.-$4 introduction of debt-linked tax saving tion and penalties are imposed upon Sadak Yojana, industrial corridors, ded- Government may reduce income tax rates and may 66*6 642 schemes or DLSS similar to Equity them. This scheme will also help in pre- icated freight corridors, Jal Marg Vikas " % ( create some more sub-slabs in the current slabs. 6- Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS). The vention of litigation. In August last year, and UDAN schemes. Major commit- - ( For example, the current tax rate is 20 per cent for 4$ 022$& basic argument for introduction of DLSS the Government increased thresholds for ment for ambitious projects like 0 ( a slab of 5 lakh to 10 lakh. This could be reduced .*$922 is that many conservative people do not tax litigation, below which the I-T Bharatmala and Sagarmala is also expect- + % ( to 10 per cent and a further new slab, say for exam- &.6&, 02 invest in ELSS to claim tax deductions Department was directed not to file ed. The Bharatmala project would help ple 10 lakh to 20 lakh, could be created with a 7878@2 ; under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act appeals and withdraw cases that related develop national road corridors and 5 ( 20 per cent tax rate. .&2 2.&0 because they are scared of putting to the ones under those. The limits were highways, while Sagarmala would Increase in deduction under Section 80C: At money in stocks. The industry believes revised from 20 lakh to 50 lakh for enhance port connectivity, modernisa- + % ( present, the deduction under Section 80C is avail- that these people would happily invest in appeals before the tribunal, from 50 lakh tion and port-linked industrialisation. able up to 1,50,000 and eligible investments a debt scheme like DLSS to save taxes to 1 crore for appeals before High Micro irrigation funds: In 2017, . include life insurance policies, Public Provident under Section 80C. The mandatory Courts and from 1 crore to 2 crore for then Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Fund (PPF), National Savings Certificate (NSC), lock-in period in these schemes can be appeals before the Supreme Court. A announced a dedicated Micro Irrigation five-year notified tax-saving bank deposits, three- five years like tax saving bank deposits. large number of pending appeals have Fund with NABARD under the Pradhan # P year Equity Linked Saving Schemes (ELSS) mutu- Direct Tax Amnesty Scheme: The been withdrawn/dismissed following Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana. The Q ( al funds, repayment of housing loan, tuition fee and Government, which is hard-pressed for the order. objective of the fund was to achieve the many more. One can put the entire 1,50,000 in revenue, may come up with a Direct Tax Setting up of a Development goal of “per drop more crop.” A whop- 5 one investment or in more than one instrument. Amnesty Scheme (DTAS) in this Budget. Finance Institution: The Government ping 5,000 crore was sanctioned for this ( Practically, the overall limit of 1,50,000 does not Last year they announced Sabka Vishwas may announce the setting up of a in 2018. Considering climate change, offer any major benefit in real terms, as various (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, Development Finance Institution (DFI) which has led to drought in some areas 12@F investments are clubbed under one single provi- 2019 for Indirect Taxes through which in this Budget. This could be created to and floods in others, a new corpus would sion. With an increase in the inflation rate, there the Government collected more than cater to core sector project financing. be allocated to this scheme in the forth- # is a need for an increase in the threshold limit of 35,000 crore. Direct tax collection is fac- India is going through the rarest of rare coming Budget. the Section 80C deduction, too. It is recommend- ing a severe shortfall in the current fis- economic conditions where economists This year’s Union Budget comes with ( # ( ed that this deduction should be increased to a min- cal year. After refunds, it saw a growth — who often call for fiscal prudence over more expectations than ever because of imum of 2 lakh or even 2.5 lakh. Thus, if the rate of 0.7 per cent till December 15, 2019 anything else during the Budget season socio-economic conditions. For the first # $ threshold limit of Section 80C is increased by the against the Budget target of 17.3 per cent. — have become more realistic, conced- time the FM has the leeway to breach fis- ( FM in the Budget, this will not only boost invest- Advance tax collection after the third ing that there is a need to breach the fis- cal deficits and come up with real ( ments, but also provide a majority of taxpayers the instalment stood at 2.51 trillion, com- cal deficit target. The DFI could be one reforms, both for taxation and the econ- $0 much-needed relief. pared with 2.47 trillion in the corre- of the triggers where the FM would take omy, but the challenge is whether the I Infrastructure Bonds: The Government is sponding period last year, posing a 1.6 a decision, even breaching the fiscal Government is ready for such action. J tight on funds and needs money to finance the per cent growth. deficit target. To improve sentiments and (The writer is an author and GST and country’s infrastructure, so it may consider rein- DTAS may allow assessees to declare growth, India is in dire need of infra- economics specialist) " "
higher education are leading to increasing gig economy is expected to generate more warehouses. This has led to greater combining paid and unpaid work could and women face the possibility of being $,-) *./) migration to urban areas in pursuit of bet- jobs in the future. It is estimated that it will demand for women at delivery hubs and provide opportunities to women involved disadvantaged all over again. $! $! <$& ter jobs and opportunities. These trends comprise half of the urban workforce by fulfilment centres. in care-giving activities but could also lead The nature and quality of jobs gener- could have significant implications in the 2025 and as much as 80 per cent by 2030. Another study done by BetterPlace to the deterioration of their working con- ated for women under the gig economy he participation of women in the Indian context as women in urban areas The increasing participation of women (2019) reveals that the number of women ditions and increase in working hours, need to be examined so that appropriate workforce in India is one of the low- are increasingly participating in new-age in the gig economy will not only empow- entering the gig economy is rising. Online given the requirement of constant availabil- policy suggestions can be put forward for Test in the world at around 21 per cent jobs, particularly those that are technolo- er them financially but also steer the eco- companies such as Amazon and Flipkart ity to both duties of care-giving and paid policymakers to make informed decisions. compared to the global average of 48 per gy-based such as flexible work on infor- nomic growth of the country. As report- that have begun to hire women in deliv- work. It would further provide an improved cent. And it has been declining steadily mation technology and other digital plat- ed by the McKinsey Global Institute, if ery roles have also seen better acceptabil- While more women are joining the gig understanding of the realities of flexible over the last two decades mostly on forms called the gig economy. India increased the workforce participa- ity by customers. Besides, food-delivery economy, they are paid less than men for work arrangements in both crowd work account of the agricultural sector. Some of This is helping women maintain a tion rate of women by ten percentage apps such as Swiggy and Zomato have also the same jobs. As much as 60 per cent of (digital marketing, online tuitions, content the key reasons for low work participation work-life balance and accommodate dis- points by 2025, its Gross Domestic Product employed several thousand women the jobs are in food technology, 30 per cent writers, translators, graphic designers, of women in the country are a dispropor- proportionate care activities by reducing (GDP) could rise by as much as 16 per cent employees in cities like Kochi, Jaipur, Pune in e-commerce and courier services and freelance recruiters, software develop- tionate burden of care-giving and domes- reliance on physical space and presence as compared to the business-as-usual sce- and other Tier 2 cities. 10 per cent in hyper-local delivery. ment, accounting, data analytics, legal tic duties, rising income of households, and giving them the option to choose their nario. A recent report on the Future of However, the much-debated issue in Another study done by BetterPlace (2019) work, medical transcription, health work- absence of suitable jobs, patriarchal social own working hours and tasks. Work Anywhere-Gig Worker by Noble the gig economy is the growing concern reveals that challenges remain when hir- ers and social work) and on-demand ser- norms and poor working conditions. In This phenomenon has been brought House revealed that men and women have regarding availability of decent work and ing them for frontline roles, especially with vice work (such as personal transport ser- fact, women’s participation in care-giving about by technological innovation. The almost a 50:50 participation in the gig violation of fundamental rights of work- regard to their safety. vices offered by Uber, Ola, food delivery and domestic duties in the country is high- ownership and access to computers, tablets economy against the traditional workforce ers. Under the gig economy, the demand The Fairwork Project Initiative shows services provided by Zomato, Swiggy and est among all the nations across the with internet and smartphones — some of where the ratio is about 70:30. for workers and supply of opportunities are that app-based service companies such as e-commerce services of Amazon, world. the prerequisites for active participation of About 86 per cent of women gig work- matched online or via mobile applications. Ola, Uber, Uber Eats and Zomato have Naukri.com that require a direct interface The labour force participation rate people in the gig economy — has increased ers in India believe that this kind of Though the gig economy provides good some of the worst working conditions between workers and those requesting for (LFPR) of women declined more in rural manifold in India in recent years. This has arrangement gives them an opportunity to job opportunities and allows for flexible among Indian start-ups. These companies gig services) to fill the critical knowledge areas, while it was almost stable or mar- encouraged more women to participate in earn equal to their male counterparts. The working schedules for women, it can also were ranked on five principles of fairness gap. ginally up in urban areas in the last few the gig economy, particularly from urban 2019 Employment Outlook Report reflect- pave the way for severe commoditisation and score only two-four out of 10. The only (Balwant Mehta is a Fellow at the years. Over the years, the rural and urban and peri-urban areas. ed that the new-age internet companies of work that forces people to choose tran- positive is that they paid at least a local Institute for Human Development and a gap in the LFPR of women narrowed and According to the Employment Outlook were seeing more women in frontline roles. sient work in the absence of better options. minimum wage including employment Visiting Fellow at the Impact and Policy then converged in 2018. Agriculture dis- Report, by staffing platform TeamLease, It is easy to see why, given the lower attri- They are also vulnerable to attacks and costs incurred by the workers. It is also Research Institute (IMPRI), while Simi tress, low payment in unorganised sector women gig workers accounted for about tion rates, better ratings for delivery exploitation. argued that the new work culture within Mehta is CEO and Editorial Director and jobs and rising participation of women in 68,000 jobs in the country in 2019 and the women and improved productivity at Flexible work and the possibility of the gig economy is not activity regulated Balwant Kumar is Director at IMPRI) = !"#$#$ 65,) ( ! "# "%3 &23 24. Hyderabad that the date of ten- der has been extended to July he CBI has booked Adani 12 following which allocation & %$** TEnterprises and former $2 to MBCL was cancelled and officials of National open tender was floated. eputy Superintendent of Cooperative Consumer Forum Six bidders Adani DPolice Davinder Singh — (NCCF) in a case of cheating, Enterprises, MBCL, Vyom being interrogated by multiple criminal conspiracy and graft A Trade Links, Swarana Projects intelligence agencies to probe in supply of imported coal to Gupta Coal India, and Kyori his terror links with terror Andhra Pradesh Power Oremin responded to NCCF outfits in Kashmir Valley — has Generation Corporation & Tender on July 10, 2010 whose now been stripped of his gal- (APGENCO) in 2010. - 1 details and bids were tabulat- lantry award by the Jammu & Adani Enterprises is - ? ed and sent to the headquarters Kashmir administration. alleged to have got undue .4G&--?H by Hyderabad unit on the same A formal order, dated favours in the supply contract. 1 day, it said. January 15, 2020, issued by the APGENCO had floated a - Gupta Coal had quoted Home Department stated, limited tender enquiry for the $ * 11.3 per cent NCCF margin “Consequent upon the arrest of supply of six lakh MTs of )K -,. N O&--? while MBCL had kept it at 2.25 Davinder Singh on January 11 imported coal from sea ports to 0 5 N per cent but remaining com- while trying to assist terrorists O Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power panies had not quoted any to travel outside J&K and Plant in Vijaywada and NCCF margin, it said. recovery of arms and ammu- Rayalaseema Thermal Power “Instead of cancelling the nition in case FIR no 05/2020 Plant (RTPP) in Kadapa on June bid of Adani Enterprises Ltd. u/s 7/25 A. Act, 3/4 E.S aCT, 29, 2010, according to the FIR. GP Gupta and its senior advis- the way of manipulation in the quarters in Delhi to Singhal. Senior management of NCCF 18/19/20/38/39 of ULA (P) The tender enquiry was er SC Singhal for allegedly selection of the bidders, there- The same day the head conveyed the offer margin of Act P/S Qazikund, the Sher-e- forwarded to seven PSUs favouring the Ahmedabad- by giving undue favour to office selected a single party — NCCF to the company through Kashmir Police Medal for including National Co-coop- based company in the tender Adani Enterprises Ltd in award Maharishi Brothers Coal one of its representatives Gallantry, is hereby forfeited”. erative Consumer Federation and violation of guidelines. of work for supply of import- Limited (MBCL) — to trans- Munish Sehgal who was sitting As per the official order, B+ < India Ltd (NCCF), a multi- The CBI alleged that acts of ed coal to APGENCO despite port the coal at a margin of 2.25 in the NCCF head office on Singh’s act amounted to “dis- ( State cooperative under Union “omission and commission” by its disqualification. per cent instead of initiating the July 10, 2010 in the evening...,” loyalty and conduct that has is not awarded any Gallantry or Consumer Affairs Ministry the NCCF officers disclose Giving details of alleged process for floating an open the FIR alleged. brought upon the force into Meritorious Medal by MHA as having 78 per cent that they acted in “a manner as criminal conspiracy and cor- tender to call for bids from the Subsequently, Adani disrepute”. Meritorious Service on August has been reported by some Government stake. unbecoming of public ser- ruption, the CBI alleged that competitive bidders citing lack Enterprises Ltd on the same Earlier, DGP Dilbagh 15, 2019. media outlets/persons Only Besides, Adani Enterprises, vants” and conspired with the NCCF, Hyderabad unit which of time as the deadline was July day informed NCCF that Singh had also refuted media The J&K Police spokesman gallantry medal awarded to the CBI booked then NCCF company. had received the APGENCO 7, according to the FIR. they agree to pay minimum reports claiming Davinder also issued a statement in this him during his service is by the chairman Virender Singh, then The FIR said the officers tender enquiry on June 29, 2010 Six days later on July 7, margin charge of 2.25 per cent Singh had been awarded the regard which read, “It is to clar- erstwhile J&K State on Managing Director of NCCF “committed irregularities by had forwarded it to its head- APGENCO informed NCCF, to NCCF. 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ilal Rather, son of a former soldier was killed and three HJammu & Kashmir Aothers were injured when Finance Minister Abdul Rahim an avalanche hit an Army Rather, was arrested by the post in Drass belt of Ladakh’s Anti-Corruption Bureau Kargil district on Thursday, (ACB) in a case related to the officials said. alleged misappropriation of The avalanche hit the army crores of rupees from the term post in Mushkoh valley in loans running into 177 Crores. which four soldiers were The loan was sanctioned by buried, they said. Jammu & Kashmir Bank for his One soldier died while ambitious township project three injured were rescued, known as ‘Paradise Avenue’ at they added. Narwal Bala Jammu in the year 2012. According to the Press ! & statement issued by the ACB, ? Jammu, “Hilal Rather, who $ Dar of Sanant Nagar Srinagar, !!# ( & also owns Simula Group of ( !! Ghulam Mohd Bhatt of Companies, was being ques- Baramulla Kashmir, Daljeet tioned for the last few months Wadhera and Deepshikha by the Bureau in connection statement said. Jamwal of Jammu was sanc- 75) 089 with the siphoning off crores of According to official tioned a term loan of Rs 74.27 #! rupees from the loan amount sources, during the course of crore in the first phase. sanctioned by the New investigations in the case it has According to ACB, without fol- University Campus Branch of been revealed that the funds lowing the credit policy of the ( J&K Bank for the construction diverted have been used to pur- bank, which restricts loan to a of Flats under the name of chase huge properties abroad, partnership firm at Rs 40 crore, . Q!1 R ! Paradise Avenue”. holidaying abroad with family the loan was approved by the According to the state- and friends and also for other Board of Directors of the J&K ment issued by the Anti- entertainment activities. Bank when Hilal Rather had &23 24. &23 24. rescue operation till all the Corruption Bureau, “Hilal “All the loan amounts already entered into a OTS stranded trekkers, guides and Rather was evading details of availed by Hilal Ahmed Rather with the State Financial old wave conditions per- AF helicopters in the last two porters are evacuated and property raised & others trans- to tune of Rs 177 crore have Corporation in the past. The Csisted in northern India as Idays have helped rescue 107 brought to safety,” it said. action related to siphoning of become NPA”. remaining loan amount were rains soaked several areas in the people, including foreign The trekkers, including funds meant for construction”. According to ACB state- granted by the Board despite the region and snowfall was record- nationals, who got stranded foreign nationals and almost an “Hilal Rather has ment, “Paradise Avenue, a fact that the repayments of the ed in Kashmir and Ladakh. The during the ‘Chadar Trek’ in the equal number of local guides been taken into custody for fur- Partnership Concern of Hilal first loan taken was not com- cold wave conditions will con- Union Territory of Ladakh, and porters, were part of the ther questioning,” the ACB Rather, Dr Rizwan Raheem plete” the ACB statement said. tinue till January end except officials said on Thursday. ongoing ‘Chadar Trek’, and got January 21, 22 and 23. The Indian Air Force (IAF) stranded when some portions Widespread rain in the also tweeted about the rescue of the frozen Zanskar River Q6 ! ( R national Capital brought the operation which it carried out melted, the IAF said. > & & maximum temperature down, with Ladakh’s newly-formed “The melting caused the 1, India Meteorological civil administration, nearby flow of the water to become too Department (IMD) said, adding Army units and local disaster strong, for the trekkers to con- the city recorded a high of 16.4 relief teams. tinue across the river on foot. ( ! degrees Celsius, which was “IAF helicopters success- The stranded trekkers managed Coimbatore: Even as ‘Mattu three notches below normal, fully airlifted nine foreign to move to Niraq, a small Pongal’ dedicated to cattle was after rains in the afternoon. nationals (two French & seven camp site upstream and were celebrated across Tamil Nadu The minimum tempera- Chinese) with other stranded awaiting to be rescued,” it said. as part of the harvest festival of ture increased to 9.5 degrees > ! trekkers on Thursday after- To carry out the rescue Pongal, elephants too got the Celsius from 6.4 degrees on 0 noon. An unwell woman pas- operation by helicopters, a taste and feel of the celebrations Wednesday due to a cloud morning, officials said. senger from Ladakh was pro- makeshift helipad was pre- & %% cerned authorities and file near here on Thursday cover. It was two notches above Flight operations have been received heavy snowfall. vided required medical care on pared along the river bank. -2&&$. complaints against those The ‘Elephant Pongal’ was normal, the IMD said. The affected at the airport for the He said there are chances ground & during flight by IAF Advanced Light Helicopters accused in land grabbing. celebrated at the rejuvenation Safdarjung Observatory, which past few days. All flights were of light snowfall at isolated to medical personnel,” the IAF were immediately pressed into he Pongal festivities in the The relation between the camp near Mettupalayam in provides official figures for the cancelled on January 12 and 13, scattered places of J&K over the tweeted. action from Air Force Station Tunion territory of Lieutenant Governor and the Coimbatore district, where 28 city, recorded 4 mm rainfall. The but few operated on January 14. next 24 hours. The IAF in a statement Leh, the IAF said. Puducherry vitiated by Chief Minister of the union ter- elephants from temple and weather stations at Lodi Road, However, flight operations did “No major snowfall is said, its helicopters have helped To provide medical facili- Thursday as Chief Minister V ritory is at its lowest ebb as the mutts across the state were Ridge, Ayanagar and Palam not take place on Wednesday as expected for the next five days. rescue 107 individuals during ties to the stranded trekkers a Narayanasamy challenged latter had submitted a memo- being provided the much- recorded 6.4 mm, 2.8 mm, 1.7 well due to continued snowfall. Another spell of lesser intensi- the last two days. medical officer and a medical Kiran Bedi, the lieutenant randum to President Ram Nath needed rest. The animals were mm and 0.8 mm precipitation. Most plain areas in the val- ty is likely from January 21 to “The rescued trekkers assistant were also flown from Governor to substantiate her Kovind during his visit to given a shower in the river Most parts of the Kashmir ley received moderate to heavy 24,” he added. include one man and one Air Force Station Leh to Niraq. allegations that the former and Puducherry asking for recall- Bhavani and decorated with Valley received snowfall snowfall on Wednesday which Cold weather persisted in woman from France, and four The team has setup a medical his family members were ing Bedi. flowers. Sugarcane, bananas overnight. Low visibility and continued during the night, most parts of Punjab and men and three women from assistance camp at Niraq and engaged in land grabbing. Narayanasamy was upset and coconuts and, of course, accumulation of snow at the officials said. The higher reach- Haryana and a thick blanket of China, who as per information are providing basic medical “I challenge Kiran Bedi. If over Kiran Bedi’s refusal to the sweet pongal were offered to Srinagar airport led to cancel- es of the Valley, Jammu region fog reduced visibility in the were rescued from Padum. The assistance to the stranded me or any of my family mem- former’s proposal to open the elephants. PTI lation of 15 flights on Thursday and Ladakh Union Territory morning, affecting normal life. IAF will continue the ongoing trekkers, it said. bers are proved guilty in any casinos in the former French land grabbing case, Ill resign. But colony for boosting the econ- will Kiran Bedi quit if its not omy of Puducherry. In a state- proved? She is wrongly trying to ment Narayanasamy alleged malign me . She no longer that the lieutenant governor ! ( & # deserves to remain as lieutenant was a “woman without con- governor,” Narayanasamy said science” and alleged that she *$ $. stood boldly on the sporting vessels kept the participants on while addressing a Press meet- was adopting a revengeful atti- arena for a while refusing to their toes to dominate the ani- ing at Puducherry on Thursday. tude against his Government. allikattu, the popular bull move on. When a team of men mals and emerge victorious. What upset the Chief The new year eve saw Bedi Jtaming sport of Tamil Nadu arrived on a mini-truck to Bull owners were also anx- Minister was a social media dispatching a strongly worded lived up to its reputation of drive it away, it kept charging ious that their animals should posting by Bedi about a com- rejoinder to Narayanasamy and being a huge crowd-puller as towards the vehicle. evade the tamers and run over plaint she received from one of she shared the letter with the the contest unfolded on Despite gentle prodding to the end point so that they the MLAs who had called on media. Thursday at Palamedu here and honking, the animal did could bag prizes. her recently. She said the Chief Minister and Suriyur in Tiruchirappalli not budge and kept staring at Perfect nail-biting The legislator told the had been “Calling me and the district. tamers several of whom moments were witnessed when Lieutenant Governor that he Constitutional office of the Lt As thousands of spectators climbed the barricade to avoid a tamer — who hung over the was in possession of docu- Governor all kinds of deroga- continued to flock both the the bull’s fury. hump of a fierce bull that ments which proved that the tory names and heaping events, the tamers were awed Eventually, a man well proved to be a running Chief Minister and his family unfounded accusations over a by several bulls which were trained in cattle-rearing man- machine — slid through its members were engaged in land considerable period.” determined to not allow any- aged to throw a rope around its shoulder and fell right in front grabbing. Particularly over the last one to even come anywhere neck and led it away. of its legs. Bedi, who is having a run- few days the Chief Minister near them. At Palamedu, which is As luck would have it, the ning battle with the chief min- “has crossed the line of deco- Interestingly, at Suriyur, a more popular, announcements participant escaped unhurt as ister told the law maker that he rum, dignity and decency,” huge bull not only allowed of a variety of prizes like gold the animal effortlessly jumped was free to approach the con- she said. none to go near it, but also coins, gift packs, cycles, and across and sped past. !"#$#$ >
4 # , about 75 km from capital Patna, from anybody, he said the Act, has said a country-wide with Kumars JD(U). The elec- to give a missed call to the party was organising rallies implementation of National tions will be contested under 8866288662, pledging their sup- across the country with a view Register of Citizens was “need- Nitish Kumars leadership”. R port to the legislation which has to busting the misinformation less” and had “no justification”. “Lalu Prasad (RJD supre- triggered country-wide protests. campaign. On NPR, he said in state mo), who is in jail in corruption Shah also sought to dispel He talked in support of the assembly on Monday last that cases, may go on dreaming that “rumours” of discord within CAA, but did not mention his Government agreed in our coalition will come apart. 1 9$ $&$ the NDA in the State, asserting NRC or NPR (National principle to it as they did like- But he should know that the &23 24. G@$.$4. ,.$ H that the upcoming assembly Population Register) in his wise when such an exercise was NDA has led Bihar out of his polls in Bihar will be contest- speech. Opposition RJD, last conducted 10 years ago. lantern age (an allusion to RJDs he Supreme Court on ailing Bihar for giving “the ed under the leadership of Congress and their Grand He, however, had empha- poll symbol) to the LED era. TThursday cleared the decks Hbest response” to amend- Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Alliance partners in Bihar have sised that the census should be “The country and the state for construction of an interna- ed Citizenship Act, BJP presi- Shah slammed the been campaigning among the caste-based. Shah sought sup- shall progress under the lead- tional airport at Mopa in Goa dent Amit Shah on Thursday Opposition for misleading people against the CAA, pro- port of the people to the Modi ership of Narendra Modi and by lifting the suspension on appealed to the people to minorities about the Act in posed NRC and NPR. Lalu governments measures like Nitish Kumar respectively”, environmental clearance (EC) pledge their support to the new pursuance of their “vote bank” Prasad’s RJD has been target- CAA as also abrogation of Shah flanked by Union minis- granted for the project, which law by giving a missed call on politics and engineering vio- ting Chief Minister Nitish Article 370 and construction of ters Giriraj Singh, Ravi Shankar would be spread over 2,131 a designated number from lence that had erupted in the Kumar over these issues. a Ram temple in Ayodhya. Prasad, Nityanand Rai and acres. their mobile phones. aftermath. Kumar, whose party JD(U) With Bihar scheduled to see Ashwini Choubey besides state The top court in March last He urged the crowd attend- Underscoring that the law voted in favour of Citizenship elections in the current year, unit chief Sanjay Jaiswal and year had suspended the EC ing a pro-CAA rally at provided for granting citizen- (Amendment) Bill in the Shah declared “I want to dispel Deputy Chief Minister Sushil granted for the greenfield air- Kharauna in Vaishali district, ship and not snatching it away Parliament to help it become an all rumours about our coalition Kumar Modi, said. port and directed the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) to revisit the decision in light of P 5& % % & its impact on the ecology there. /2 E The need for a new airport was buttressed as the passenger . , traffic at Goa was expected to rise in the upcoming financial 1 ! ! % &+! <& years -- 12 million passengers ! ! ! & " by 2021 to 17.9 million by 2025 (< -- and the existing airport at ! Dabolim is a defence estab- &23 24. Biswa Sarma and Union Home * ++ + + P*+*Q * **, lishment which is closed to area Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalal %$. 7+5 @5")? >@ traffic between 8.30 am and ore than 30,000 displaced were also present in the func- 6> @6?>@A 1.30 pm daily. @@A6? + +* , %, 3 MBru tribals from tion. During the meeting, Shah ita Kanwar, who migrated Though Goa is one of the Mizoram, who have been liv- said approximately 30,000 Bru Nto Jodhpur from Sindh in FPG)@? most sought after internation- ing as refugees in Tripura since refugees will be settled in Pakistan nearly a decade back, **,$. Shiv Sainik will speak ill-about said: “Now to what I said at the al tourist destinations in India, 1997, will permanently settle in Tripura and the Centre has chasing her dream of a good caste”. That is one reason for late Mrs Gandhi. Raut’s inten- media interview in Pune. At international charter flights Tripura and a tripartite agree- approved Rs 600 crore package education and a marriage part- many members of the com- s the Shiv Sena’s relations tions are clean”. that time, the issue of Mumbai are not granted parking facili- ment was signed in this effect for this purpose. ner, is now all set to test the munity to migrate to India, Awith the Congress came Earlier, talking to media in those days was being dis- ties at night at Dabolim airport on Thursday. He added Bru refugees will electoral waters. mostly Jodhpur. under strain over its spokesper- persons, Raut issued a detailed cussed. I was explaining the due to capacity constraints. The agreement was signed get a 40 by 30 feet plot along The 36-year-old, who “I had migrated in 2001 for son Sanjay Raut’s claim that late clarification on the controver- audience as to what kind of While lifting suspension on by representatives of Bru and with a fixed deposit of Rs 4 became an Indian citizen only college education and later on Indira Gandhi used to meet sy over the remarks made at a atmosphere that prepared in EC, bench of justices DY the central and Mizoram and lakhs, cash assistance of Rs last Sepetember, is contesting found a perfect match,” Kanwar Underworld don Karim Lala, public interview of him held in Mumbai (in sixties and seven- Chandrachud and Hemant Governments in presence of 5000 per month for 2 years and for the post of the sarpanch said. She said she had to fight its leader Aditya Thackeray Pune on Wednesday, wherein ties). At that time a lot of politi- Gupta noted assurance tendered Union Home Minister Amit free ration. from Natwara gram panchay- for three years to receive Indian on Thursday went into a dam- he had reportedly said that late cians used to go and meet on behalf of concessionaire GMR Shah here at North Block. at in Rajasthan’s Tonk district. citizenship and it was last age control mode saying that Mrs Indira Gandhi used to Karim Lal at his residence. Goa International Airport Under the pact, over 30,000 The elections are on Friday. September when the Tonk dis- his grandfather and party’s meet Karim Lala at the latter’s There are a lots of photographs Limited that it will adopt “zero Bru tribals will live in Tripura ' Her candidature comes in the trict administration handed founder-chief Bal Thackeray residence at Pydhoonie in at his residence. The envior- carbon programme” both in the permanently, Shah said. backdrop of the row over the over the papers. had a lot of respect for the late south Mumbai. nament was totally different at construction and operational The Bru tribals have been /666,1 the Citizenship Amendment “Now, I am contesting for Prime Minister, while Raut “The kind of respect I have that time,” phases of the airport. living in Tripura in different Act (CAA). sarpanch from Natwara, a gen- himself clarified that his state- shown towards Gandhi-Nehru “Karim Lala used to be a “We accept undertaking of relief camps after they fled &23 24. The amendment makes it eral seat reserved for women ment had been “twisted” and family members like Indira leader of Phatan community in concessionaire and issue a direc- Mizoram in 1997 following easier to get citizenship for candidates. I will work for pro- “misinterpreted” by a section Gandhi, Pandit Nehru and the entire world. Hailing orig- tion for compliance,” the bench ethnic clashes between Bru rime Minister Narendra Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, moting gender equality, women of the media. Rajiv Gandhi even while in the inally from Afghanistan, he led said, adding, “The suspension and Mizo communities. An PModi welcomed the agree- Parsis and Christians who empowerment and develop- Hours after Raut clarified Opposition, no one has done an organisation called on the EC shall accordingly agreement signed in July 2018 ment to permanently settle the entered India before 2015 fol- ment of villages,” she said. that he always had huge respect that. You may have heard or ‘Pakhtun-e-Hind’. He was asso- stand lifted.” for repatriation of the Bru trib- Bru-Reang refugees in Tripura lowing religious persecution in Nita Kanwar migrated in for the Gandhi-Nehru family, read me earlier in “Saamana”. ciated with Khan Abdul, who The top court appointed als to Mizoram did not mate- on Thursday, saying it will three neighbouring countries. 2001 and got her BA degree especially late Mrs Gandhi, Whenever there used to be used to be known as Frontier the National Environmental rialise as majority of the com- “greatly help” them. “I know only this that CAA from Sophia College in Ajmer Pandit Nehru and Rajiv attack on Indira Gandhi, I Gandhi. Leaders used to go and Engineering Research Institute munity members refused to go He also said the Bru-Reang is good for those who want a in 2005 and married Punya Gandhi, Aditya said: “ Raut has defended her stand. meet him to discuss the Phatan (NEERI) to oversee compliance back to Mizoram. refugees will benefit from better education and life in Pratap Karan in 2011. already clarified that whatever Please tell this to those who are community issues. It was in this with the directions issued by it Tripura Chief Minister numerous welfare schemes of India,” Nita Kanwar said. She had migrated with her he said was in a different con- putting out tweets on my state- capacity of the leader of Pathan in the matter and said the Biplab Kumar Deb, Mizoram the Government. She said she is a Sodha sister Anjana Sodha, who is text. Late Shiv Sena chief Bal ment on Indira Gandhi yester- community that he met sever- “project proponent shall bear CM Zoramthanga, Assam “A special day indeed,” Rajput whose members “can- also married and settled in Thackeray had a lot of respect day,” Raut said. al top leaders including Indira the costs, expenses and fees of Finance Minister Himanta Modi wrote on Twitter. not marry within their own Jodhpur. for Indira Gandhi. Hence, no In his elaboration, Raut Gandhi,” Raut said. NEERI”. # " R % & &! + ( ( ! ! ! !(( & %E% 4 , ! 5672 4 ( New Delhi: &23 24. $ " ) @)A @ % Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday accused the AAP Government for @G ) G@) negligence behind inordinate delay in hanging iting the SIT report, the BJP on 6 ?" A:; of Nirbhaya gangrape convicts. CThursday accused the Congress of ) )(@ @ ) " The Union Minister said it took more than protecting those involved in the 1984 two and a half years for the Arvind Kejriwal dis- anti-Sikh riots and alleged it never 4@F4) 4? @ &23 24. pensation to give notice to convicts after showed interest in providing justice to (@4>@ @4) Supreme Court rejected their appeal against the the victims with its leaders even “jus- )66 )H*, hief Justice SA Bobde death sentence in 2017. tifying” the violence against the com- F4@(4 M@G) Cmooted an idea before the Senior BJP leader told newspersons that had munity. Bar on Thursday that there the AAP government given notices to all con- BJP leader and Union minister > ?) NG should be a minimum experi- victs within a week of the Supreme Court order, Prakash Javadekar said the Special ence criteria for lawyers they would have been hanged by now and the Investigation Team (SIT) headed by denied his involvement and had to appear before the Supreme nation would have got justice. retired Delhi High Court judge Justice received a clean chit in investigations Court. The Delhi government on Wednesday rec- SN Dhingra has brought to fore the carried out earlier. A bench comprising the ommended rejecting the mercy plea filed by truth and said what happened in 1984 The SIT report shows that the CJI and justices BR Gavai and Mukesh Singh, one of the four death row con- was not just riots but the “worst kind hands of the Congress are with “mur- Surya Kant expressed its view victs in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and mur- of genocide” against Sikhs. derers”, the BJP leader said, noting that on fixing some experience cri- der case, and forwarded it to the LG at “light- The Modi government, he asserted, it points out that one FIR was registered teria for lawyers to appear ning speed”, Deputy Chief Minister Manish stands for giving justice to Sikhs and has to probe over 500 cases of arson and before the top court when 9649$$ under a leader like Dilip Da Sisodia said. already told court that it will act on the violence in places like Sultanpur, lead- senior advocate and Supreme who is famous for his no-non- It also informed the high court during a SIT’s recommendations. ing to delay in probe and acquittal of Court Bar Association (SCBA) ith the BJP doing con- sense words. He always speaks hearing that execution of the convicts will not Javadekar said Congress leaders like accused. president Dushyant Dave Wsiderably well during his the truth and talks like a brave take place on January 22 as a mercy plea has the then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi “The Congress never took any raised the issue of difficulties tenure by not only expanding person. This is the reason why been filed by one of them - Mukesh Singh. and more recently, Sam Pitroda “justi- interest in the probe. In fact, it did exact being faced by advocates in get- its organisational base in the people of Bengal feel that it The four convicts — Mukesh (32) Vinay fied” the violence with their comments. opposite and protected accused,” he ting the matters listed for Bengal but also winning a is only the BJP which can Sharma (26), Akshay Kumar Singh (31) and A Congress leader named as accused by said, adding that over 3000 Sikhs were urgent hearing. record 18 out of 42 Lok Sabha deliver them freedom from Pawan Gupta (25) — were to be hanged on victims has become chief minister, he burned alive in a matter of days in the “My lords, the Bar is facing seats in the April-May general the hands of the Trinamool January 22 at 7 am in Tihar jail. A Delhi court said in an apparent reference to Madhya national Capital following the assassi- problems in getting the matters elections the saffron outfit has Congress. And we hope we will had issued their death warrants on January 7. Pradesh CM Kamal Nath. nation of the then Prime Minister listed for urgent hearing before once again reappointed Dilip do that next year only,” State PNS However, Kamal Nath has always Indira Gandhi. the mentioning officer,” Dave Ghosh as the presidents of its BJP leader Raju Banerjee said. told the bench. He said at times state unit for the period Ghosh on Thursday said, lawyers are unable to persuade between 2020-2023. “There are a few people who ' '' # 5' % the mentioning officer about the Ghosh has been famous for criticize me for my comments. “grave urgencies” of the matters courting controversies with his But they must listen to the which needed urgent hearing. notorious statements. He was clear words. Earlier, they (oppo- 0 ( 0 The CJI, who has been recently slammed by the oppo- sition) used to speak and we lis- consistently saying that the sition and also his party col- tened, now we will speak and mentioning of cases for urgent league and Union Minister they will listen”. Sayantan Basu O$ P 7 5 hearing should must be done Babul Supriyo for his contro- another tough-talking leader before the mentioning officer versial remark that the BJP said, “Bengal Assembly polls **,$. Aghadi president Prakash cy,” Ambedkar said. and not before the first court, had shot the agitators protest- will be the most crucial polls for Ambedkar said: “As many 35 “We are holding the Modi today said, “We do not want to ing against Citizenship us and with just a year left for he Prakash Ambedkar-led organisations are supporting government totally responsible start the day like this. The idea Amendment Act like dogs in it, the party top leadership felt TVanchit Bahujan Aghadi our Maharashtra bandh on for the situation in the country. of urgency in the mind of Bar Assam and Uttar Pradesh. that they need a leader like Dilip (VBA) on Thursday stepped up January 24. We have called the We have called this bandh to is different.” “We are proud to work Ghosh to lead the state unit.” its offensive against the bandh among other things to condemn the Modi G overn- Narendra Modi Government condemn CAA, NRC and the ment for its mis-governance. over the Citizenship oppressive ways of the Modi We request all political parties Amendment Act (CAA) and government”. and organisations to join the National Register for Citizens “There is a lot of anger bandh on January 24,” the (NRC) and current economic against CAA and NRC among VBA chief said. crisis, by calling a “Maharashtra the people in the country. The It may be recalled that bandh” on January 24. Government is trying to imple- VBA had on December 26 A month it organised a ment the CAA and other laws organised a massive rally of his massive rqlly of dalits in through intimidation. On the Dalits and Adivasis at Dadar in Mumbai, the VBA prepared other hand, the Government north-central Mumbai to itself for one more show down has lost control over economy. oppose CAA and NRC. with the BJP-led NDA govern- The Government is not able to At that rally, Amedkar had ment at the Centre. raise adequate revenues charged that the RSS and BJP- Talking to mediapersons because of a faulty GST, led government had hatched a after the leaders of VBA and demonetisation and an atmos- “conspiracy” to create unrest in other organisations supporting phere of mistrust. The country the country through CAA and it, veteran Dalit leader and is heading towards bankrupt- NRC. !"#$#$ ( @ *% ./ 01 *-%1&%& %% . " O &23 24. an in-chamber hearing. tions on aspects of levy of standing spectrum usage - $ .4G$.4H “Applications for hearing in interest, penalty and interest on charges. L$.4 he Supreme Courton open Court/oral hearing are penalty relating to AGR. In an affidavit filed earlier O M#$ TThursday dismissed review rejected. Having perused the Telecom Minister Ravi in the top court, the DoT said $.4 petitions of top telecom firms Review Petitions and the con- Shankar Prasad had told Airtel owed 21,682.13 crore as $.4O 5 including Bharti Airtel and nected papers with meticu- Parliament in November that licence fee to the government O O O Vodafone Idea seeking review lous care, we do not find any Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and dues from Vodafone # $.4 of its earlier order asking them justifiable reason to entertain and other telecom companies totalled 19,823.71 crore, while # # # # to pay 1.47 lakh crore in past the review petitions. The owe the Government as much Reliance Communications statutory dues by January 23 Review Petitions are, accord- as 1.47 lakh crore in past owed 16,456.47 crore. BSNL -- ' saying it did not find any “jus- ingly, dismissed,” the bench statutory dues. owed 2,098.72 crore, and " $* . tifiable reason” to entertain said. He had added that there is MTNL 2,537.48 crore. 0 - ? them. The apex court had on no proposal at present to waive Holding that interest and K The apex court had on October 24 last year upheld the interest and penalties on such penalty have rightly been levied # October 24 ruled that the statu- AGR definition formulated by dues. on the telecom companies, the 0- ? * tory dues need to be calculat- the DoT and termed as “frivo- In replies to separate ques- apex court had made it clear G. H ed by including non-telecom Justices Arun Mishra, SA The telecom companies lous” the nature of objections tions in the Lok Sabha, Prasad that there would be no further * $ #$. (JKE revenues in what is known as Nazeer and MR Shah in-cham- had sought an open court hear- raised by telecom service had said telecom companies litigation on the issue and it * adjusted gross revenues (AGR) ber hearing did not find merit ing on their review petition but providers. owe the government 92,642 would fix a time-frame for of telcos. in the review plea and dis- the Supreme Court decided to Bharti Airtel, in its plea, crore in unpaid licence fee, and calculation and payment of # 0 , A Bench comprising missed it. stick to its convention of doing had sought review of the direc- another 55,054 crore in out- dues by the telecom companies. # 0G6 H , ? .0G6 H.0 G H- ? #L. MK "34% A * A & ! ! &*2%& #L - ? 5 #.O A & '& " % % 6 ? #MK * # < 0 ! !2 '' . ''# . (,. . " 0** &23 24. other aspects of the high court “unusual order” while hearing & @* $@* * &23 24. Bharti Airtel and Vodafone order such as sale of assets of a public interest litigation (PIL). &23 24. @* $ - - $ Idea, seeking review of certain he Supreme Court the accused promoters under Mehta told the bench that &-- nternet service providers on directions of the apex court on TThursday partially stayed the supervision of high court the father-son are presently ommerce and Industry -7878 - IThursday exhorted the gov- recovery of past dues amount- the Bombay High Court order appointed committee should be lodged in Arthur Road Jail in CMinister Piyush Goyal on (=%7878#6 ernment to step in immediate- ing to 1.47 lakh crore from allowing shifting of HDIL pro- allowed to remain operative judicial custody and if they are Thursday said India and the US 0&-- ly to review the definition of telecom service providers. moters Rakesh Wadhawan and and the sole objection was shifted to their residence as per are in an “advance stage” of dia- 4 0 ! adjusted gross revenue (AGR) The recovery of past dues Sarang Wadhawan, accused in with regard to their release the high court’s order, it would logue to resolve some of the - $@*# for the survival of the telecom by the government was based the multi-crore Punjab & from Arthur Road Jail. be like bail to them. pressing trade issues. &-- sector as the Supreme Court on adjusted gross Maharashtra Cooperative Bank The top court agreed with The high court had on He said that both the coun- - dismissed a plea by telcos seek- revenue (AGR) of about (PMC) scam, from Mumbai’s the submissions of the ED and Wednesday set up a three- tries can expand their trade &-- ing review of its 92,000 crore. Arthur Road Jail to their resi- also issued notice to the respon- member committee for valuat- relations which in future may & #5 verdict on recovery of 1.47 The apex court on October dence. dents of the case and sought ing and sale of encumbered result in a preferential or a free - $ &-- lakh crore. 24 last year upheld the AGR A bench headed by Chief their replies within four weeks. assets of Housing Development trade agreement. 1 “It is going to be a disaster definition formulated by the Justice SA Bobde took note of “Issue notice returnable in and Infrastructure Limited “With the US, we are in an I O for the telecom industry. DoT and termed as “frivo- the submissions of Solicitor four weeks. Dasti, in addition, (HDIL) to expeditiously recov- advance stage of dialogue to 5 # &-- Dismissal of review petition lous” the nature of objections General Tushar Mehta, appear- is permitted. Let the copy of er dues payable by the firm to sort out some of the pressing - & , will lead to duopoly situation raised by telecom service ing for the Enforcement this order be communicated to PMC Bank. issues,” he said here. # which is not good for con- providers. Directorate, that he was assail- the respondents by e-mail It had directed the super- The remarks assume sig- #-6$ sumers. Small ISPs will not be A Bench comprising ing the high court order to the through the Registry of this intendent of Arthur Road Jail nificance as both the countries 5 able to survive unless govern- Justices Arun Mishra, SA extent of allowing the release of court,” the top court said in its to shift both the accused to are negotiating a trade package # ment steps in to review AGR Nazeer and MR Shah two promoters from the prison order. Earlier during the day their residence under the to boost two-way commerce. definition,” Internet Service did not find merit in the and this needed to be stayed. the apex court had agreed to supervision of two jail guards The minister said that both # # ' Providers Association of India review plea. “Until further orders, there consider the plea of enforce- to ensure their cooperation to the nations are big trading " $ President Rajesh Chharia Vodafonde Idea Chairman shall be a stay of the directions ment agencies against the high the committee. partners and can further $ told PTI. Kumar Mangalam Birla has given by the (Bombay) High court order to release them The high court had passed expand trade. . The Supreme Court on already announced that the Court in paragraph 15 (xv) and from jail and keeping them in the order while hearing a PIL “...I would believe that 357878 Thursday dismissed the plea of company will shut its business (xvi) (which deals with release their residence under the con- seeking direction for expedi- going forward both counties * telecom majors, including in India if it does not get any of accused from prison) of the stant watch of prison guards. tious disposal of HDIL assets will like to further expand that impugned order dated January Mehta mentioned before and properties attached by the engagement which could lead & 15, 2020,” said the Bench, the bench that the PMC Bank Economic Offence Wing and to PTA (preferential trade -O - & which also comprised Justices scam involved 7,000 crore the Enforcement Directorate agreement) and FTA (free trade &06 BR Gavai and Surya Kant. and the high court had on and repaying PMC Bank agreement) in the years ahead,” O The law officer said the Wednesday passed a very depositors at the earliest. he added. 89 ' - - $ 0* A (E% 7888 ! *& ! : & ' 0 / @ 5 &23 24. The officials said while -#&06 .$*I Fernandes has been sum- "8 P Q # 2 5 he Enforcement moned here on January 20, a P.$ - P.$ -7878 F( & TDirectorate (ED) has sum- few others from the airline’s PQ " 3 5# ((% 7878 moned senior executives of current and past management 8 35 * Air Asia, including its CEO have also been asked to depose ,2.%.&0L3$.&06& phase of the trade deal is I $3, Tony Fernandes, next week before it for questioning in the &23 24. they make a loss of a billion signed. 5 for questioning in a money following days. dollars every year, then jolly hina on Thursday said the The trade deal, considered #& 5 laundering case, officials said The executives have also day after the world’s rich- well will have to finance that Cphase-1 trade deal with as major political and diplo- #4 ! on Thursday. been asked to bring along with Aest person Jeff Bezos billion dollar. So, it is not as if the US “considerably matic victory for President )84 # The agency had registered them certain case-related doc- announced fresh $1 billion they are doing a favour to addressed” mutual concerns Trump, came on a day when a case under the Prevention of uments when they appear investment in India, Union India when they invest a billion and is “good” for both the the House voted to sent his Money Laundering Act before the ED so that the probe Commerce and Industry dollars,” he said at the Raisina countries, as the world’s two impeachment trial to the "3 (PMLA) against the airline into the case can be taken for- Minister Piyush Goyal on Dialogue here. largest economies move for- Senate. and its officials in 2018. ward, they said. Thursday said his firm The USD 1 billion invest- ward to end their bitter two- Trump, who has used tar- Amazon was not doing a ment by Amazon.Com to help year tariff war that has ruptured iff as a leverage in trade talks - favour to the country by the bring small and medium busi- supply chains, rattled markets with major economic powers of investments and questioned nesses online is on the top of and contributed to a global the world, mainly China, how the online retailing major $5.5 billion funding it had pre- slowdown. asserted that he will continue could incur such “big” viously announced. On Wednesday, President with his policies on tariffs. He &23 24. Forum, sharing of trade data, losses but for its predatory The minister wondered Donald Trump and Chinese also said that there will be no regional connectivity initia- pricing. why an e-commerce market Vice Premier and top trade phase 3. ndia and Bangladesh on tives, harmonization of stan- Goyal, who has not yet place model, where a firm pro- negotiator Liu He signed the Briefing the Chinese media IThursday held discussions on dards, upgradation of border given Bezos an audience, said vides an IT platform for buy- phase-1 of the trade deal at a after signing the deal, Liu said a joint study for the proposed trading infrastructure and facil- e-commerce companies have to ers and sellers, incurring huge special ceremony at the White the phase-1 trade agreement free trade agreement and har- itation of business visas,” the follow Indian rules in letter and losses adding that it needs to be House, raising hopes of has “considerably addressed monisation of standards with a commerce ministry said in a spirit and not find loopholes to looked upon. improvement of trade ties the concerns” of both sides. view to boost two-way com- statement. make a back-door entry into “They are investing money between the two nations hit by It has both economic and merce, the government said on The CEPA is a free trade multi-brand retail segment. over the last few years also in the tit-for-tat tariff hikes of political significance with bear- Thursday. agreement under which two India does not allow for- warehousing and certain other nearly half-a-trillion dollars ing on world peace and pros- “Both sides held extensive trading partners significantly eign investment beyond 49 per activities, which is welcome worth of products. perity, state-run Xinhua news discussions on a variety of reduce or eliminate imports cent in multi-brand retailing and good. But if they are bring- Trump, however, refused to agency quoted Liu as saying. issues of mutual interest, like duties on maximum number of and has not yet approved any ing in money largely to finance roll back the massive tariff The deal has injected pos- Border Haats, joint study for goods traded between them. application of overseas retailers. losses and those losses in an e- imposed on import of Chinese itive energy into the stability the proposed Comprehensive They also liberalise norms to “They (Amazon) may have commerce market place goods and said he will roll back and development of the world Economic Partnership promote trade in services sec- put in a billion dollars but if model,” Goyal said. the tariffs only if the second economy, he said. Agreement (CEPA), CEOs’ tor and boost investments. " $ ! 8 4%56 &23 24. s many as 7,000 rural youth 36 Awere placed in 71 compa- . 3 *$ nies at the two-day Mega Job &23 24. Mela in Kandhamal **,$. Parliamentary Constituency he Government is not con- organized at the initiative of Ttemplating any curbs on anks credit grew by 7.57 per Achyuta Samanta, Kandhamal imports from Malaysia and Bcent to 100.44 lakh crore Lok Sabha MP in cooperation Turkey, Commerce and while deposits rose by 9.77 per with the district administra- Industry Minister Piyush Goyal cent to 132.10 lakh crore in tion. said on Thursday. the fortnight to January 2, from 4 per cent in the corre- The Mega Job Mela was a Tumudibandh, Baliguda, K. mega job mela was organized He said that India believes according to the Reserve Bank sponding month of 2018. resounding success with rural Nuagaon, Daringbadi, Raikia, at Boudh where 2,000 youth in fair play and equal treatment data. In the year-ago period, During the month, credit youth, mostly having under G. Udaygiri, Tikabali, from Kantamal and Boudh to all the countries. banks loans stood at 93.37 to agriculture and allied activ- matric qualifications, getting Chakapada, Phiringia, Block registered their name for “I don’t think we have put lakh crore while deposits at ities slowed to 6.5 per cent from jobs with salary ranging from Khajuripada block and placement. Total 21 companies any curbs on imports from 120.33 lakh crore. 7.7 per cent last year. 10,000 to 20,000 in well Phulbani Municipality area of participated, selecting 700 Malaysia, and neither we are In the previous fortnight Advances to the services established companies. The Kandhamal district, Gania, youth. contemplating nor we have ended December 20, credit sector decelerated sharply to companies will provide other Daspala and Nuagaon block of Samanta has been trying put any curbs on Turkey,” he had grown by 7.10 per cent to 4.8 per cent from 28.1 per cent facilities, in addition to salary. Nayagarh district, Bhanjanagar his best for last 6 months to said here at the Raisina 99.47 lakh crore and deposits last year. Personal loans grew at Over 14,000 youths from and Jagannath Prasad of bring more companies to the Dialogue. The Minister said had increased by 10.09 per cent a marginally lower rate of 16.4 Kandhamal parliamentary con- Ganjam district attended the mega job mela to ensure max- that any import curbs being to 130.08 lakh crore. per cent in November 2019 as stituency participated in the job job mela and out of them imum placement. Steps were imposed by India is only to On a year-on-year basis, compared with 17.2 per cent, mela, while 12,000 youths reg- 10,000 registered their name taken to aware more and more protect interest of the country banks’ credit growth slowed to according to the RBI data. istered their name for place- for placement. As many as youth of Kandhamal parlia- and it is uniform in nature. 7.2 per cent to 86.73 lakh crore Rating agency Icra in its ment. 6,300 youth were selected for mentary constituency to par- “If some of the restrictions in November 2019 from 13.8 recent report had said credit On 9th January 2020, the placement. Out of them, 5,000 ticipate in the mega job mela impact Malaysia, I don’t think per cent to 80.93 lakh crore in expansion may plummet to a mega job mela was conducted youth were selected on the and proper training was given that is the only country that is the year-ago period. six-decade low of 6.5-7 per cent at Phulbani, the district head- spot and 1300 were selected for for placement before the job being impacted. There are other Foe the industry, loan in 2019-20 compared to 13.3 quarters of Kandhamal. More placement after completing mela. District administration exporters to India who would growth fell to 2.4 per cent at per cent in the previous finan- than 12,000 youth from training. and staff of the MP tried their have the same impact,” he added. 27.72 lakh crore in November cial year. Phublani, Kotagarh, On 10th January 2020, the very best for this. @@ !"#$#$ 4%! %
Washington: The US House of elections, has taken us to this All of this work was supposed suring Ukraine to investigate vict and remove him from Representatives passed a reso- ( ! place,” Pelosi remarked, before to be done by the House, not former US Vice President Joe office. PTI lution and submitted the arti- using several ceremonial pens the Senate!” Biden, a potential cles of impeachment against QR to sign the articles. The 435-member House, Democratic rival for the cur- Donald Trump to the Senate While Pelosi’s press con- where Democrats enjoy a rent president in the 2020 for a historic trial to remove 46 ference was in progress, Trump majority, on December 18 elections. him from office, a move weighed in on Twitter: “Here charged Trump with “high The Senate, controlled described by the unfazed ( we go again, another Con Job crimes and misdemeanors” by Trump’s Republican Party, President as “another con job” by the Do Nothing Democrats. and impeached him for pres- will decide whether to con- by the Opposition Democrats. Washington: The White House The House, controlled by budget office “violated the law” the Democratic Party on by freezing military aid to put O& %. Wednesday voted to send arti- political pressure on Ukraine, cles of impeachment against a US congressional watchdog President Trump to the Senate, announced on Thursday as P & % in a major development to Trump’s impeachment trial remove him from office for his % 8 looms. The damning report Washington: US President gate the business dealings of going on.” alleged abuse of power and from the nonpartisan Donald Trump “knew exact- former vice president Biden “He was aware of all my obstruction of Congress. Pelosi. by Congressman Adam Schiff, Government Accountability ly what was going on” with an and his son, part of the movements. I wouldn’t do In a 228-193 vote, which “We are here today to cross chairman of the Permanent Office says it “issued a legal alleged campaign to pressure impeachment inquiry that will anything without the consent was mainly on party lines, the a very important threshold in Select Committee on decision concluding that Ukrainian officials to investi- formally read out charges fac- of Rudy Giuliani or the pres- House appointed seven American history,” Pelosi said, Intelligence. the Office of Management gate political rival Joe Biden, ing the president in the Senate ident.” impeachment managers who addressing the House before “So sad, so tragic for our and Budget violated the law an indicted member in his on Thursday. On Tuesday, Democrats will argue the Democrats’ case the vote. country, that the actions taken when it withheld approximately inner circle told US media. Lev Parnas, an associate of released newly acquired files for removing Trump from the “This is what an impeach- by the president to under- $214 million appropriated Trump has strongly Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy that showed Giuliani working office of the US President. ment is about,” she said earli- mine our national security, to to DOD (Department of denied allegations he ordered Giuliani, told MSNBC on with Parnas early last year to The managers were named er, announcing the seven- violate his oath of office and to Defense) for security assis- a campaign pressuring Wednesday that “President pressure Kiev to investigate by House Speaker Nancy member prosecution team led jeopardize the security of our tance to Ukraine.” AFP Ukrainian officials to investi- Trump knew exactly what was Biden. AFP . R " Q & # R& -& & !& # P Q Tehran: Iran’s president said on President Donald Trump if it saw none of its promised ! # Thursday that there is “no limit” withdrew from the nuclear economic benefits. After the to the country’s enrichment of agreement in May 2018, in part January 3 airstrike that killed Moscow: Russian lawmakers Putin proposed sweeping Hong Kong: Hong Kong may italist system for fifty years. uranium following its decision because it did not address Iran’s Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the are set to quickly approve the changes to the constitution. be allowed to keep its unique But protesters say Beijing to abandon its commitments support for armed groups across architect of Iran’s regional mil- appointment of a new prime Medvedev served as presi- freedoms beyond their 2047 is already reneging on that under the 2015 nuclear deal in the region and its ballistic mis- itary operations, it said it would minister Thursday, a day after dent in 2008-2012, keeping the expiry date, its leader said on promise, while uncertainty response to the killing of its top sile program. The US has since abandon all restrictions in the President Vladimir Putin kicked seat warm for Putin who con- Thursday, but only if inhabi- swirls around what might general in a US airstrike. imposed “maximum” sanctions nuclear deal. Thus far, however, off an unexpected reshuffle of tinued calling the shots as prime tants remain loyal to Beijing’s happen when the deadline In a speech before the heads on Iran’s economy. it has only modestly increased its his inner circle that could keep minister when he was forced to vision of how the city should expires. of banks, Rouhani said the Iran continued to abide by nuclear activity. him in power well past the end step down from the top job due be run. On Thursday Lam said nuclear program is in a “better the agreement until last summer, In recent months it has of his term in 2024. to term limits. Chief executive Carrie the city’s continued freedoms situation” than it was before the when it began openly breaching boosted its enrichment of ura- Mikhail Mishustin, the chief Under Medvedev, the con- Lam, a pro-Beijing appointee, were contingent on the city nuclear agreement with world some of its limits, saying it nium to 4.5 per cent — higher of Russia’s tax service, met with stitution was amended to extend made the comments during a not challenging Beijing. powers. would not be bound by the deal than the 3.67 per cent limit set lawmakers from various factions the presidential term from four fiery session in the city’s leg- “Only if we insist on by the agreement but far from in the State Duma ahead of the years to six, although it limits the islature, where she was fre- implementing the ‘one coun- the 20 per cent enrichment it confirmation vote in the leader to two consecutive terms. quently interrupted by oppo- try, two systems’ principle was engaged in before the deal. Kremlin-controlled lower house. Putin has kept his longtime sition lawmakers -- many of and practice it continuously Uranium must be enriched to Mishustin vowed to focus ally Medvedev in his close cir- whom were ejected. and fully ... Then I think there 90 per cent to be used in a on social issues and improve liv- cle, appointing him to the newly Hong Kong has been bat- will be enough grounds for nuclear weapon. ing standards. created post of deputy head of tered by seven months of pro- ‘one country, two systems’ to Britain, France and “We have all the necessary the presidential Security democracy protests, which move ahead smoothly and Germany have spent months resources to fulfill the goals set Council. Lam and Beijing have taken a there would be no change trying to salvage the deal, but by the president,” he said. The 53-year-old Mishustin hard line against. after 2047,” Lam said during have not found a way to con- “The president wants the is a career bureaucrat who has The protests are fuelled by Thursday’s appearance in the tinue trading with Iran amid the Cabinet to spearhead econom- worked as the tax chief for the fears that the city is losing free- legislature. tightened US sanctions. ic growth and help create new past 10 years, keeping a low pro- doms under an increasingly She then called on the Earlier this week, they jobs. Raising real incomes is a file and showing no political authoritarian Beijing. city’s youth not to damage the triggered a dispute mecha- priority for the government.” ambitions. Under a “one country, principle because of “tempo- nism in the nuclear deal to try Mishustin would succeed He has won a good reputa- two systems” deal agreed rary misunderstandings”. to bring Iran back into com- Dmitry Medvedev, a Putin asso- tion among experts who praised ahead of the city’s 1997 han- “Otherwise, what they are pliance. That process could ciate who was Russia’s prime him for boosting tax collection dover, authoritarian China worried about will be brought lead to the snapback of inter- minister for eight years. and streamlining Russia’s rigid has allowed Hong Kong to about by themselves,” she national sanctions. AP Medvedev resigned hours after tax administration system. AP keep key liberties and its cap- added. AFP . " R . ( <6,
Beirut: Intense fighting based war monitor, the fight- five miles) from Maaret al- between pro-government ing flared late on Wednesday Numan, a town that was one of forces and jihadist-led fighters in areas south of Maaret al- the bastions of the uprising in Syria’s Idlib province killed Numan, the key target of the against President Bashar al- at least 39 fighters overnight, a Syrian government’s latest mil- Assad’s rule. war monitor said on Thursday. itary offensive. Nearly nine years into the The violence, which saw At least 22 anti-govern- conflict, protests against the air strikes, shelling and ground ment fighters were killed, most government are still held in combat, further buried a cease- of them members of Hayat some of the province’s towns. fire announced by Russia on Tahrir al-Sham, a group that In the city of Idlib itself, 18 Sunday in Idlib, the last major includes fighters from the for- civilians were killed in air opposition bastion in the mer Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria. strikes on Wednesday, shat- country. Seventeen government tering the truce brokered by Government and allied troops and allied militia were Moscow and rebel backer forces took two villages in also killed in the fighting, said Ankara. their advance towards the key Rami Abdel Rahman, the head The fighting has prompt- town of Maaret al-Numan, of the Observatory. ed hundreds of thousands of the Syrian Observatory for He added that govern- civilians to flee their homes in Human Rights said. ment forces were now just recent weeks, exposing them to According to the Britain- seven kilometres (less than a harsh winter. !-)!&1% 4* ' < % ; & & Athens: Greece will elect its first Islamabad: Pakistan’s self- ernment led by former prime Army chief. woman president on January 22 exiled former dictator Pervez minister Nawaz Sharif had In a huge reprieve for after leading opposition parties ' %6$&&2, 0 Musharraf on Thursday filed the treason case against Musharraf, the LHC declared on Thursday approved the gov- approached the Supreme Court the former army chief in 2013 that the formation of the spe- ernment’s nomination of top n unprecedented 45 to challenge the ruling of a spe- over the imposition of an extra- cial court was “unconstitu- judge Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou. Amillion people in south- cial court that had handed constitutional emergency in tional” and that the treason Main opposition leftist ern Africa are in urgent him death sentence on charges November 2007, which led to case against the former presi- leader Alexis Tsipras said need of food aid due to of high treason. the confinement of a number dent was not prepared in accor- Sakellaropoulou was an “excep- drought, flooding and eco- The special court in of superior court judges in dance with the law. tional judge” and a defender of nomic hardship, the UN Islamabad on December 17 their houses and sacking of Barrister Salman Safdar, human rights. said Thursday. last handed down the death over 100 judges. the counsel for Musharraf, sub- The socialist KINAL party “This hunger crisis is on penalty to the 74-year-old On Monday, Musharraf’s mitted the 90-page petition also said it would support the a scale we’ve not seen before retired general, now based in trial in the high treason case challenging the special court nomination of the 63-year-old and the evidence shows it’s Dubai, after six years of hear- was declared as “unconstitu- verdict in the top court. In the current head of the Council of going to get worse,” World ing the high-profile treason tional” by the Lahore High petition, the former president State, Greece’s top administrative Food Programme (WFP) case against him. Court (LHC), leading to the urged the Supreme Court to court. regional director Lola Castro The Pakistan Muslim annulment of the death sen- declare the special court ruling Prime Minister Kyriakos said in a statement. League-Nawaz (PML-N) gov- tence against the ex-Pakistan null and void. PTI Mitsotakis had announced The agency warned that Sakellaropoulou’s candidacy in a it had only secured $205 surprise televised address on million (184 million euros) Wednesday. “The time has come of the $489 million it for Greece to open up to the requires. future,” Mitsotakis said, empha- “If we don’t receive the sising that the selection breaks necessary funding, we’ll with tradition not only because have no choice but to assist Sakellaropoulou is female, but fewer of those most in need, also because she is not a mem- and with less,” Castro said. ber of a political party. He said Low growth, rising pop- the choice “embodies unity and ulation, drought and floods progress”. A total of 200 votes is have combined to worsen required to elect the new presi- food insecurity in the region, dent for a five-year term. with Eswatini, Lesotho, Sakellaropoulou, a French-edu- Madagascar, Malawi, cated expert in constitutional and Mozambique, Namibia, environmental law, is on track to Zambia and Zimbabwe the secure over 260 votes. AFP worst-hit. @ !"#$#$
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Two minutes later United's top goalscorer coincid- evening resting on the bench, but even Douglas Costa converted Juve's second ed with the only goal of the game without their biggest stars, Juventus and penalty after Bram Nuytinck handled. as Juan Mata's clinical finish AC Milan cruised into the last eight of the In Milan, Krzysztof Piatek, who is ensured United will travel to Italian Cup on Wednesday. reportedly on the verge of a move to either Watford or Tranmere on Juventus beat visiting Udinese 4-0 in Tottenham Hotspur, outpaced the sluggish January 26th. the late game, after Milan had dispatched SPAL offside trap to give the home team “That backfired, but you’ve SPAL, 3-0. the lead after 20 minutes. got to go for them,” Solskjaer told In the first game of the evening, 10- Samuel Castillejo curled a precise left- BT Sport. man Fiorentina beat Atalanta 2-1. foot shot inside the far post just before half “He’s got a knock and could- Ronaldo was sidelined after suffering time. n’t run. Let’s test him for Sunday an attack of sinusitis in the afternoon, but Fullback Theo Hernandez added a and see how he goes. he is not the only ace in the Juventus pack. third in the 66th minute, surging upfield “He’s had a few knocks with After 16 minutes, Paulo Dybala and smashing home a left-foot shot from his back lately and he got anoth- 8 ! 8 G/! & 1 G 3 $ % ! carved through Udinese with a series of just outside the penalty area. er one.” Wolves put United out of quick one-twos, finishing with a couple In Tuscany, Spaniard Pol Lirola col- the FA Cup last season and were ly to inflict more pain on the Red Rashford had come off on over the advancing Ruddy. of exchanges with centre forward Gonzalo lected Erik Pulgar’s long pass before unbeaten in five previous meet- Devils in the first half. $?6 4$2 Saturday after scoring twice in a Rashford then went down Higuain. charging towards goal and slotting home ings between the sides since Pedro Neto’s strike was ruled 42$&(B 4-0 thrashing of Norwich, with holding his back and was When his Argentine compatriot his first Fiorentina goal six minutes returning to the top flight in out after a VAR review for hand- Solskjaer admitting the England replaced by Jesse Lingard. played a pass one little behind him, Dybala from time, winning the tie for the hosts 2018. ball against Raul Jimenez before *.&26&2 international is carrying “quite a His absence could be a huge spun and floated the ball onto Higuain’s despite German Pezzella’s sending off 14 “We are delighted to finally Matt Doherty hit the post for the ?.24 26$,$-9 few knocks.” blow to United's fight for a top- chest and he strode forward and scored. minutes earlier. beat Wolves,” added Solskjaer. visitors. .&% ;$& .&63$ The Norwegian still ran the four finish in the Premier League “That was a goal of rare beauty, to see Patrick Cutrone also scored his first “We have had a few goes.” “It’s a frustration knowing we risk of introducing his star strik- and in three cup competitions three or four exchanges like that at high goal for the club when he put Fiorentina Nuno Espirito Santo sig- performed well, but we did not go 6,?6 2 . er 25 minutes from time and with Solskjaer's side also still in speed. It was worth the price of the tick- ahead in the 11th minute of his first start nalled his intent by making just to the next round,” said Nuno. 6 &$3$; within three minutes United led. the League Cup and Europa et,” said Juve coach Maurizio Sarri. since arriving on loan from one change from his side's At the other end, Ruddy A rare moment of defensive League. “I love to see goals like that with fast Wolverhampton Wanderers last week. Premier League clash with made a fine save to deny Daniel 42$ 2 4.@2 664 disorganisation from Wolves Cardiff set up a fourth-round passing, but they can only work with play- The away side scored a deserved lev- Newcastle at the weekend as James before the Welsh interna- .&2 2*.2 allowed Anthony Martial to play visit to Reading by edging a ers of great technical quality” Ten minutes eller when former Fiorentina man Ilicic John Ruddy replaced Rui Patricio tional then fired just wide of the Mata through on goal and the seven-goal thriller against fourth- after the opener, Udinese goalkeeper turned in a superb Ruslan Malinovskiy in goal and Wolves looked like- far post early in the second half. 42$026&& $; Spaniard coolly dinked the ball tier Carlisle United 4-3. Nicolas tripped Federico Bernardeschi cross. = 2 6,$ %$9$ $ ndian tennis ace Sania IMirza’s comeback from orld champion shuttler P maternity leave continued to WV Sindhu suffered a quar- be a success as she entered the terfinal defeat at the hands of women’s doubles semifinals of Sayaka Takahashi of Japan in a the Hobart International with < 0 closely-fought women's singles Ukrainian partner Nadiia contest to bring curtains on the Kichenok here on Thursday. ( Indian challenge in the Sania and Kichenok A < Indonesia Masters here on defeated the American duo of $ ! Thursday. Vania King and Christina :/#5/:#@/5 Sindhu frittered away a + & & !! McHale 6-2, 4-6, 10-4 in a one-game lead to lose 21-16, 16- contest that lasted one hour 21, 19-21 in a thrilling quarter- and 24 minutes. 5 final match that lasted one hour The fifth-seeded Indo- ( B and six minutes. 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got the better of Canada’s Sania and her partner as they Open in October 2017. Nehwal, in the second round. none of the men’s singles play- Sharon Fichman and ( D 0 dominated their opponents A trailblazer in Indian With the defeat of Sindhu, ers could cross the second ' $ . before Mbappe completed the Ukraine's Kateryna with superior serves. tennis, Sania is a former world India’s campaign in the BWF round. $ ❝ rout of the club he had joined in Bondarenko 6-3, 3-6, 10-4 in The 33-year-old Sania is No.1 in doubles and has six Super 500 tournament came to Sindhu began well, breaking ylian Mbappe scored twice 2015. their last-eight stage clash. * 0 returning to WTA circuit after Grand Slam titles to her cred- an end. away 11-6 in the first game. The Kto take his season tally to 20 “With our four attackers, we Sania and Kichenok made two years. During her two- it. World championships Japanese later caught up with as the French World Cup win- can carry out our plan,” added a strong start and broke their year break, she battled injury She retired from the sin- Bronze medallist B Sai Praneeth, the Indian and took the score ner shone in Paris Saint- Tuchel. opponents twice to take the breakdowns before taking a gles competition in 2013 after Kidambi Srikanth and Sourabh line to 11-12. But Sindhu was in Germain’s 4-1 rout of his former “For Icardi, it wasn’t a neg- lead. They also did well to save formal break in April 2018 to becoming the most successful Verma crashed out of the tour- no mood to allow her opponent club Monaco on Wednesday. ative game. It’s a good mix. four break points in the open- before King and McHale give birth to her son Izhaan. Indian woman tennis player. nament in the second round on to claw her way back and she The victory kept PSG eight “Kylian and Neymar carry ing set. broke Sania and Kichenok to She is married to Pakistani In 2007, she attained a career- Wednesday. was 16-15 up. She took the points clear at the top. the ball a lot, Mauro is used to The second set went on draw level in the contest. cricketer Shoaib Malik. high 27th position in the Indians thus continued remaining five points with ease They also registered their working with us, for the team, serve till the eighth game However, the third set Before the ongoing event, WTA singles chart. their poor form after making to take the first game. 50th goal of the league campaign to open spaces. from 20 matches. Monaco came “He hasn’t scored in two away from PSG with a point in matches, but he works. There are a thrilling 3-3 draw in the cap- no doubts over him. He added: $ ) * $ ital last weekend but they posed “The objective was to win the no similar threat just three days game, take the three points to ! & later. Mbappe was on target in improve our position. $ 6A 6 the 24th and 90th minutes with “We have the best players = !& Neymar tucking away a penal- but I also want to have the best *24,6 &2 going to lie. Obviously it’s ty in first-half stoppage time. team in each match.” For a week of the calendar Pablo Sarabia added anoth- Monaco coach Robert Moreno, ly contested clash with ndia’s top-ranked singles player Prajnesh that I really look forward er in the 73rd minute, just sec- the defeat was a sobering expe- Humbert winning 7-5 6-4, IGunneswaran is one win away from to and put in all the hard onds after coming on as a sub- rience coming after Sunday’s clinching the victory with the sealing a place in the Australian Open work for, so it's pretty dev- stitute. encouraging draw in the French Canadian's sixth double fault. main draw after progressing to the final astating to miss out on my Ibrahima Bakayoko capital. “I’m really, really, happy, round of the qualifiers but it was curtains home Slam," he said. grabbed a late consolation for “I am very happy and proud it’s one of the biggest wins of for compatriot Sumit Nagal here on “I wanted to go out Monaco, beating the impressive of my team,” said Moreno after my career,” the 57th-ranked Thursday. there and play, even Kaylor Navas in goal. his first home game in charge Humbert said as he advanced Prajnesh, ranked 122 in the world, had though I've got a four- “In every area, we were bet- saw Monaco’s six-match win to a semi-final showdown to battle it out for one hour and 22 min- centimetre grade two tear. ter than Sunday,” said PSG streak at Stade Louis II end. big-serving American John utes to get past Yannick Hanfmann of So it's not a joke -- it’s coach Thomas Tuchel. “It’s a different result to Isner. Germany 1-6, 6-2, 6-1. something really serious. “It’s a deserved victory, we Sunday but tonight we conced- “I tried to play each ball, Prajnesh, seeded 17th in the qualifiers, “Getting out of bed had lots of possession.” Tuchel ed three goals on the counter- I tried to stay focused and my will take on Ernests Gulbis of Latvia in the hurts, everyday activity it fielded his ‘Fab Four’ attacking attack and a penalty. plans were working.” final round. hurts,” he added. stars in Mbappe, Neymar, “At 3-1, we took risks but Isner survived on Gulbis defeated Argentina’s Federico De Minaur helped Mauro Icardi and Angel Di had we scored a second then the his thunderous serve with an Coria 6-3 ,1-6, 6-2 in another second ' *24,6 &2 Australia to the semi-finals Maria. mental situation would have impressive 25 aces to over- round qualifying match. at the ATP Cup earlier It was a decision which changed and the last few min- come Kyle Edmund in the Prajnesh defeated local wild card devastated Alex de this month, winning two of paid dividends when Di Maria utes would have been interest- opening quarter-final. Harry Bourchier 6-2, 6-4 in his opening AMinaur withdrew his four singles matches floated over a cross for Mbappe ing.” While Edmund had the round. from the Australian Open and pushing world num- to score the opener. Rennes are third in the better of the fourth seed for Earlier in the day, Nagal suffered a Thursday with an abdom- ber one Rafael Nadal hard Monaco goalkeeper table, five points behind much of the match, Isner straight-set loss in the first round to crash inal tear, describing it as in an engrossing three- Benjamin Lecomte denied Marseille and 13 off PSG after a served his way out of trouble out of the men's singles qualifiers. “really serious”. setter. Mbappe on two further occa- 1-0 win over Nimes. when it mattered and the Nagal, seeded 21st in the qualifiers, The world number 21 Nicknamed ‘Demon’, sions in the first half. Adrien Hunou scored the < Briton was unable to convert was shown the door by Mohamed Safwat and Australia’s top player the 20-year-old had a Neymar made it 2-0 from winner in the 64th minute to any of his nine break points. of Egypt 7-6 ,(2) 6-2 after a one hour and pulled out of the Adelaide breakout year in 2019, the penalty spot in injury-time ensure a sixth win in the last ' $-94$& Classic Thursday, beaten in Both sets went to a 28 minute contest. International with the winning titles at Zhuhai, after Kamil Glik had fouled seven games. straight sets by French qual- tiebreak before the American Ramkumar Ramanathan on Tuesday same problem and has not Atlanta and Sydney, to Layvin Kurzawa. Nimes are second bottom, orld number 13 Denis ifier Ugo Humbert. won 7-6, (7/5), 7-6, (7/5) and made an early exit along with lone Indian been able to recover for his move ahead of Nick Sarabia’s goal was set-up by three points behind Amiens WShapovalov crashed There was only one expressed relief at making the contender in women’s singles qualifier, home Grand Slam. Kyrgios as Australia's top fellow substitute Marco Verratti who drew 1-1 at home to Reims. out of the ATP Auckland break in each set of the even- final four. Anikta Raina. “It’s not great. Not player. $& . $& . 82 09 042
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When health decline. contribute by writing letters, send- providers provide respite care for B-/ ( trust, sharing, individuality and Share responsibility and deci- upset occurs, check out what's The greatest gifts parents give ing pictures and by calling the the family caregiver and supple- self-care. In addition, it is helpful sion making. Healthy relation- going on inside of you rather than children is nurturing and caring for senior often. These times offer the mentary social interaction with the to approach the challenges and tri- ships are an equal partnership. This get angry with your partner. Truth them as they grow into adults. In family member and senior a senior. umphs of life (and the relationship) applies to the work involved as well is that we usually aren't upset for doing so, parents teach children to chance to strengthen their own These breaks from each other as a team. 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Know where your partner's Understanding and celebrating our dren often have the opportunity to or abrasive which can be more Establishing and maintaining ( tions. Don't let your emotions vulnerable spots are andnever use differences will make living togeth- return this gift by caring for their harmful than good for the senior good work relationships is the key dictate your behavior. these during conflicts. er more peaceful, interesting, and parents as they reach their senior and caregiver alike. In trying to to a positive workplace. Effective A sense of trust is present Take care of yourself. It is your fun. years. build healthy relationships, plan businesses encourage the develop- when each person feels safe to be responsibility to know what you Honor each other in some Family caregivers often feel short visits and events that these ment of positive relationships open, honest and genuine. Respect want and determine how to achieve way every day. Every morning you taken for granted, unappreciated, personalities may find fun and between managers and employees helps build this through not judg- that. Make any requests of your have the opportunity to make your exhausted with accompanying guilt meaningful. Viewing old pho- as well as amongst coworkers. All ing or criticising the other's opin- partner clear and direct. It is not relationship sweeter and deeper by for feeling that way. tographs or playing a simple game businesses can foster positive ions, feelings and beliefs. okay to blame someone for your recommitting to your mate. Maintaining healthy family of cards might generate happy workplace relationships by creat- When tough times hit, try to failure to assert yourself. Feeling respected and cher- relationships is critical during this moods and good memories for all. ing a strong mission statement and remember you're on the same Successful relationships take ished by the one you love makes life time. 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It is the wildlife and nature most- Ytrees and grey railway lines, a faded ly that appeals him. “I have recently start- # - red abstract work, the meaning of which ed making portraits of human beings too. one fails to figure out in the first glance, AN ODE TO TRANQUILITY We don’t use any colour in this but just ghats of Varanasi and visuals of nature control the temperature and create 3( BP and wildlife... these are some of the land- images,” he adds. L7 0 scapes brought to life on various canvass- * '6 uU virTuhqrsDqvh& Talking about the difficulties of such es. The series, Arth - Tribute to Shades an artform, he tells us that the biggest of India, clearly holds up our cultural ! & " # # ( challenge of painting with fire is “guid- $ %& mosaic at a time it is most under threat. ing the flame” and trying to make it leave & & . The exhibition features many tradi- # tuhA ' the kind of trace you want. He adds, “The tional and contemporary artists showcas- second biggest challenge is preservation ing different artforms made through of the work. The soot is very fragile and diverse media. Artist Arpan Bhowmik, ( ' " "@"=. =- sensitive to touch. I’m always holding my who is known for his Monochrome breath when working with a piece , Kolkata series, highlights a few aspects of his works to use the water colour wash temporary Indian artist, A Viswam. scene, it has to be filled with colours, because anything that touches the surface of the city he grew up in via A Journey technique. His paintings have a water Usually based on hues of yellow, burn- while for evening, I would use black and will leave a trace. So it really demands a Through Kolkata. “Through this, I want splash effect which makes the scenery ing red, cool green, deep blue and quiet white.” lot from you, including both your to tell people about the nostalgia I feel look like a photograph of a city taken grey, Viswam’s paintings are either There’s hardly any art exhibition in patience and attention at the same time.” . # for Kolkata. Its yellow taxis, trams, hand right after a rain shower. However, it is monochromes or come out in vibrant the South where the national award-win- Artist Sandeep Chhatraband, who is . rickshaw lend a special identity to the an acrylic which he has developed using combinations. He says, “I work on ning artist hasn’t been invited. But in also a part of the exhibition, portrays the city. So my paintings usually have a black the same technique in the past 20 years unidentified elements of time and space North, he still has a long way to go to ghats of Varanasi through water colours KS @K and white background and these ele- which lends it such a filter. He describes through different combination of colours. become a recognised face. And Arth... is and acrylics on canvas, which he sees as .$ RL* ments are coloured so that they remain it as a “difficult artform but a serdious The use of monochrome and colour also an attempt to make people aware “unique, tranquil and full of energy.” the focal point,” says he. medium” that lasts for over 100 years. varies with want I want to display. For about such artists and talent that is pre- (The exhibition is on till January 24 @IS 1 He uses the African canvas for most Next in line is Chennai-based con- instance, if I want to depict a morning sent across our country, adds he. at DLF Mall of India.) #.Q 5 TP4 $!9#M any years ago, when I used face actually feels proper and the meters) of range is a more “real” Mto write extensively on voice activation works. Believe 180 miles (300 kilometers) on a mobile phones, I used to interact me, try and use voice activation single charge, much like the elec- 7878(JJ8# a lot with some European phone- on some newly launched cars in tric cars available in India today makers, particularly the market India and you will get where I am that claim around 300 kilometers leader from Finland. They used to coming from. of range but have a more realistic & , pooh-pooh American mobile *5 5 I drove (a bit) but the traffic 200 kilometers. But users under- 0 device makers. 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Even on much for India and if import 5 game-changer and Americans made it obvious that he was a cars like the BMW 3-series, car. Sure, other cars have touch- the long-range version that I expe- duties are not rationalised, it 5 loved it. It is only when you visit brand evangelist. But after driving Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Audi screens as well but Tesla’s system rienced, both, not just with my might never come to India, but it F8 the United States, and in my case around for a while, not just some- A4 in terms of size, functionality is the smoothest and best system brother-in-law but also other shows what the future of vehicles # this yet another visit, that you one like me, who is plugged into and price. And when you get into I have ever used, and for this I friends in Seattle. The stated 300 will be. 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Bringing this experience outside melts in your mouth, the spices are First, for the traditional When I bake potatoes, I of Delhi-6, Le Meridien, Gurugram, well balanced and the fattiness from baked potato that is going to preheat the oven to 350 has introduced its first pop-up restau- the mutton and the rich ghee that the be loaded with toppings, degrees Fahrenheit and place rant, Salaam-e-Dilli. In an open area, kebab is poured with adds to the you must buy a Russet pota- a sheet of heavy-duty alu- its ambience of a lavish but limited flavour. The charred smell from the to. Russets have a thicker minum foil on the bottom seating looks warm and welcoming. tandoor is well defined, leaving a skin and a beautiful starchy, shelf of the oven in case any The lanterns and candlesticks seem smoky yet buttery aftertaste, which snowy — almost meaty — of the juices drip. After wash- romantic and exclusive, as though makes you drool for more. This interior that soaks up all your ing and drying the potatoes, making promises to the customers of kebab is the definition for soul food. 2@2&60.-$&&6 butter, cheese and sour I coat them with either a lit- a memorable evening. And to make Next up are Purani Dilli Murgh cream. I love making tle regular Crisco shortening the bitterly cold weather a tad bit cosy tikka and the Malai paneer seekh, 6$@6 .&0 smashed potatoes with red or olive oil — both work well. and bearable, tall patio heaters are served with chopped onions and new potatoes or baby Yukon Next, I prick them four or provided near each table. “The idea green coriander chutney. My first -./!62& 2 gold potatoes, but only a five times with a fork to let of going to Old Delhi during peak thought is that the tikka was marinat- 2@2&.&06&$322 Russet will do for a “baked steam escape while they are winters to enjoy the widespread ed in a spicy red paste — different potato.” baking. Sometimes, I sprin- Mughlai cuisine, so that the food from my idea of it as an ardent lover &62 24.1=O For my latest cookbook, kle them with a little kosher doesn’t make one sweat but warm, is of the dish. This tikka has a creami- Steak and Cake, I tested sev- salt to add to the skin’s flavor, what inspired us to have an outdoor er marination, which seems like a ?$*6 22 eral popular ways of baking but it doesn’t affect the inte- restaurant,” says chef Talat Mehmood cross between a chicken tikka and a potatoes. I have friends who rior. I place the potatoes in Khan. murghmalai tikka. As I dig my fork 0 1%. ger captivate my senses. The dish is the flavour of the khade masale (a swear by wrapping the pota- the centre of the oven, direct- With the aroma of the tandoor in into it, it quickly falls off the bone. 2 @2 # 6.&0 garnished with finely-sliced ginger combination of the essential whole to in foil before baking. I ly on the oven rack set over the air and the thought of kebabs on However, one bite of it, I realise that and green chillies that act as major Indian spices) — star anise, cinna- have always baked the pota- the foil. Drips are generally my mind, the first two plates arrive. it’s a creamy heaven. Its aftertaste is %.-26.&$*2 flavour enhancers. The mutton is so mon sticks and cardamom — used to to without the foil but I not an issue for Russet pota- The two kebabs — Chicken gilafi and buttery and has some garlic flavour tender, it melts in my mouth at once. prepare the dish. Cooking a biryani tried both ways. I baked toes, but they are a big issue Gosht seekh — are brought in a rus- in it. It is for kebabs like these that .. 6;$4$& The rich flavour of the bone marrow with such delicacy and perfection is them at 350 degrees for sweet potatoes, which I tic-coloured plate with different oils food lovers from around the world is packed in the gravy of the nihari. truly an art. Fahrenheit and at 400 bake exactly the same way. laying around it and served with some fall in love with what Old Delhi has 2-$ 2$ And the fried onion adds a rustic Even though I cannot stop degrees too. The potatoes After an hour of baking, finely-chopped onion and green to offer. Well, this dish certainly does .2 .&0$ flavour to it. And as always, the ghee savouring the biryani, to end the took a bit longer to bake at I stick the end of a paring coriander chutney. After my first the place’s speciality credo justice. reduces the heat of the chillies, leav- evening on a sweet note, Delhi-6’s 350 but they were fluffier, knife into the potato to gauge bite of the chicken gilafi, I realise the The Malai paneer seekh, I feel, came ; $ 24$;2 2 ing a mesmerising flavour on my famous dessert, Shahi tukda is served. and had a better crust and its doneness. It generally kebab is packed with spices. Well, it to me as the right way to end the tastebuds. 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That means you risk like to make twice-baked aptly balances the level of spiciness, — cleanses all the spices off my A whiff of cardamom comes ciality of Old Delhi. Certainly, the an overdone exterior by the potatoes: Always bake three leaving behind a subtle heat on the palate. through and before I realise, the perfect way to end my evening too, time the interior is cooked potatoes for two finished palate. If the spices are too much to Now, the main course makes its Gosht biryani is served. The colour making me realise that just as Old through. Potatoes are no potatoes, so you can mound handle, a dip in the coriander chut- way. I refuse to agree that there could of the rice is saffron and the fragrance Delhi ensures that nobody will go exception. That’s why I pre- the filling over the top. I ney adds a freshness to the seekh, be a better subsitute of Khameeri rotis of the aromatics in the biryani is home without a taste on their lips that fer a lower temperature. 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Ravindra Jadeja looks a certain- &23 24. the team is looking forward to India go into the game 0-1 down ty and so the choice would be more experimentation. after Australia registered a 10-wick- between chinaman Kuldeep Yadav, njury-plagued Indian pacer “We can’t give any reasons et win in the lung-opener at Mumbai, who conceded 55 runs in the first IBhuvneshwar Kumar has under- of batting at any particular courtesy David Warner and Aaron ODI and Yuzvendra Chahal as the gone a sports hernia surgery in number. Yes it is really impor- Finch, who hit unbeaten hundreds. lead spinner. London and will begin his rehabili- tant for us to be focused and In a bid to field all three in-form On the other hand, a high on tation at the National Cricket not to cry about why we players — Rohit Sharma, Shikhar confidence Australia will be looking Academy (NCA) after returning to haven’t been batting at a sim- Dhawan and KL Rahul —, Kohli to seal the issue to register back to the country, the BCCI said on ilar position. Experimentation dropped himself down the order but back series wins in India, a rare feat Thursday. is something we are looking the plan backfired spectacularly as he for any visiting team. The Finch- The Board did not specify any forward to. Hopefully, we will was unable to convert his start. Warner combination will look for- timeline for his recovery but it is get a good number for each Opener Dhawan later said he was ward to carry the momentum. learnt that he will return to action batsman. ready to bat at number three if Their middle-order comprising during the Indian Premier League “This is the time we asked to by the team management, the experienced Steve Smith, in- (IPL), which is scheduled to start on should try and experiment but since Kohli has been successful form Marnus Labuschange, Ashton March 29. Bhuvneshwar plays for things and hopefully it will at that position, the skipper would be Turner and Alex Carey looks more or Sunrisers Hyderabad in the T20 work-out in the future,” said more than willing to walk in one- less settled. event. the Mumbaikar. down. If all of them fire in unison, along “Fast bowler Bhuvneshwar & > + A middle-order collapse in Kohli batting at three also pro- with the openers, then it will hard for Kumar travelled to London on 9th Mumbai exposed India's vides stability to the middle-order. the opposition bowlers. January and underwent a successful weakest link but Iyer said that With a concussed Rishabh Pant However, it will be quite a test of sports hernia surgery on 11th $%96 it was part and parcel of the out of the second game, Rahul is a their middle-order at the Saurashtra January. He was assisted by Team game. certainty as he will keep wickets. Cricket Association stadium. India physiotherapist Yogesh Parmar,” hreyas Iyer on Thursday “Well it happens some- So, like in the last game, Rohit Australian bowlers also showed read a statement from Board Ssaid the current competi- times and you are not pre- and Dhawan, who made a dogged 74 at the Wankhede, why they are con- Secretary Jay Shah. tion in the Indian team pared. The country was not off 91 balls in Wankhede, could open, sidered among the best. “Bhuvneshwar will now return to demands one to bat at any prepared to see us collapsing and there could be a toss-up between Led by pace spearhead Mitchell India and commence his rehabilita- number after he did not get to in such situations but it is a Rahul and young Shreyas Iyer at P > +& Starc, they bundled out India for a tion at the National Cricket Academy play at his usual number four part and parcel of the game,” number four. Iyer had a rare failure sub-par 255 and Mitchell Starc and (NCA) in Bengaluru,” it added. spot in the first ODI against said Iyer on the collapse. on Tuesday. Jadhav and rookie Shivam Dube icon Sachin Tendulkar’s record of Pat Cummins would be raring to go He was not named in the T20 Australia. “You have to take it in Pant's absence could pave the makes the squad. most hundreds on home soil for once again. squad for the upcoming tour of Iyer returned to India’s your stride and move for- way for the inclusion of Karnataka Rohit, who had a phenomenal India. Spinners Adam Zampa and New Zealand due to the injury. limited overs set-up following ward. As a team we have been batsman Manish Pandey, who made 2019, failed in the first game, but The bowlers led by Jasprit Ashton Agar, not only contained the the 2019 World Cup and has doing really well throughout optimum use of the opportunity given the form he is in, the opener Bumrah had a forgettable outing at runs, but provided crucial break- a belter and India can draw confi- done well at number four. the season and it was just one that he got in the third T20 against is expected to bounce back strongly the Wankhede and they would be throughs and are expected to play a dence from the home series against “In this situation, you of the matches where you Sri Lanka in Pune. here. more than eager to make a strong similar role again in the middle New Zealand in 2017, when they won should be ready to bat at any completely collapsed...There It would also be interesting to see Ditto for Kohli, who is just one comeback and prove their mettle. overs. 2-1 after losing the opener, co-inci- number because it is really is lot of learning from there,” which among the experienced Kedar hundred short of equalling cricket Bumrah, since his comeback, The track here is expected to be dentally in Mumbai. important to play in the team, said Iyer. ( & +E@! Q" 86 R $%96 “They (India) will fight back $%96 thing playing in places like to. After game one (first ODI), hard to line up early in his no doubt. They are a great side, India against these guys is to he will be even more switched innings. He's such a great ustralia captain Aaron got some world-class players,” ustralian leg-spinner Adam have a little bit of character,” said on. It will be a big challenge,” starter, even the other day he AFinch has no doubts that Finch said talking about what to AZampa on Thursday said Zampa ahead of Friday’s second said Zampa, who has 66 ODIs was 16 off 14. How much ener- India will “fight back" in the sec- expect from Friday's match. one needs to have a “strong ODI here. wickets from 49 games. gy he brought to the crease, his ond ODI here Friday after being Asked about his opening character” to get the better of a Zampa has dismissed Kohli Steve Waugh had said in running between the wickets, battered in the series-opener in partner’s batting display, the class act like India captain Virat four times in ODIs and twice in the past that Kohli has not some of the cover drives he Mumbai. Australia skipper said: “He Kohli, who he has dismissed six T20s. shown enough respect to played off the quicks,” he said. Australia gave the hosts a (Warner) is playing unbelievably times in limited overs cricket so “You probably know you’re Zampa, but the leggie dis- “I think it’s important to try reality check with a crushing 10- well I think. It’s so hard to bowl far. going to get hit for boundaries agreed with the former and have a game plan against wicket win in the lung-opener to him once he gets in. He hits Zampa said despite enjoy- but it can really get worse if you Australia skipper. him. So we figured out before on Tuesday, riding on David the ball all around the ground, ing an upperhand over the make that affect you. I have got “I don’t think he (Kohli) the last game that it would be Warner and Finch's unbeaten so stopping him from scoring is Indian captain in limited-overs, him a few times now but I don’t doesn’t respect me. I don’t think good to start with leg-spin to hundreds. so hard. Kohli is a hard nut to crack. think there is anything in it. He that’s correct (referring to him. But Finch said it would be “He is so clear with how he “It’s going to be an attack- still scores at over 100 (strike Waugh's statement).” “I’ve got him out four times silly to take India lightly as they $ & is going to bat, his footwork is ing approach. I think if you’re rate) against me,” the 27-year- Zampa said Australia has in the last year or so it's nice to boast of world-class players. pretty good. His mental state is on the back-foot and have a old spinner said. managed to find out Kohli’s have that confidence to bowl to “That was a pretty good unbelievable when he is out in defensive mindset then that’s “He is a very hard guy to weak point. him at the start of his innings,” performance. I think our field- how the boys went,” he was the middle. He is so clear with when he (Kohli) can get on top bowl to. He’s one of the tough- !@! & “We basically just found said Zampa, who is on his ing was a little bit sloppy but all quoted as saying by his thoughts and his game. He of you. The most important est guys I’ve ever had to bowl that Virat finds leg-spinners third tour to India. in all we ar really happy with ‘cricket.Com.Au’. is in top shape.” . & , "> B."& & &23 24. ' #026 02O / 2 = ahendra Singh Dhoni was on reland rode a career-best 95 MThursday dropped from the &23 24. us. It was a pleasant Jharkhand team will Ifrom opener Paul Stirling BCCI’s list of centrally contracted surprise. He batted for a have their red-ball rou- before keeping their nerve in a players, raising fresh doubts on the he 38-year-old while and did the usual tines, Dhoni will pri- nail-biting final over to pull off future of the former India captain who Tshowed up at his training routine,” a marily practice against a four-run win over world has not played since the World Cup home team's net prac- source close to the the white ball. champions West Indies in the semifinal loss to New Zealand last year. tice in Ranchi, indicat- Jharkhand team man- Jharkhand’s next first of a three-match Twenty20 The BCCI announced the central ing that he is gearing agement told PTI. match is against series on Wednesday. contracts for the period of October himself for the upcom- “We are expecting Uttarakhand, starting The burly Stirling steered 2019 to September 2020. The 38- ing Indian Premier him to train with the Sunday in Ranchi. The Ireland to 208-7 in their 20 year-old Dhoni was in the A category, League. This was on a team regularly from team has returned home overs. which fetches a player Rs 5 crore as day when BCCI axed now on. His presence after an eight wicket However, the home side annual retainership, until last year. him from the list of can only help the play- loss against appeared comfortably on course Skipper Virat Kohli, his white-ball centrally contracted ers,” the source added. Maharashtra in for victory — bringing up their deputy Rohit Sharma and top pacer players. In fact, Dhoni has Nagothane. Out of five hundred inside 10 overs with Jasprit Bumrah were retained in the “Even we did not bought a brand new games, Jharkhand have just two wickets down — until highest A+ bracket of Rs 7 crore. know that he was going bowling machine for his won two, lost two and / the game was decided in the last Dhoni’s contract not being to come and train with training. While the drawn one. over. renewed is not exactly a surprise as he Needing 15 to win, all- has not played a competitive game 19, has been included in the Grade B Cup campaign, has cemented his place rounder Josh Little (3-29) got rid since that World Cup semifinal on July category, which also features Hardik in the middle order and seems to be a $ of the dangerous Dwayne Bravo, 9. He has been on an sabbatical and has Pandya and Yuzvendra Chahal along stable number four that the team has one of two wickets to fall in the refused to divulge his future plans. with two others. been looking for. -$263& has South Asian expats with last over. Head coach Ravi Shastri had < Pacer Navdeep Saini and T20 spe- Pacer Thakur too has made an names like Tushar Chaturvedi, With five needed off the last recently said that Dhoni may soon end cialist Washington Sundar are new impact in the limited opportunities he few precocious talents, Yugandhar Retharekar, Ishan ball and seven wickets down, his ODI career but could be in con- following a dismal tour of Australia last entrants in Grade C alongside Shreyas has got while the injured Chahar has Ahardworking teenagers and Fartyal, Debasish Sahoo help- Hayden Walsh could only wave tention for a spot in the T20 World year, Rahul has made a strong come- Iyer, Deepak Chahar and Shardul become a strong contender for a spot a chunky lot which might fall ing out the likes of Kazumasha his bat into thin air in a desper- Cup squad provided he does well in the back and been a consistent performer Thakur. Though he has not played in the T20 World Cup with a string of by the wayside in times to come Takahashi, Masato Morita and ate attempt to win the game. IPL. in the shorter formats. Tests, Saini has emerged as an option impressive performances, including a will form an eclectic 16-team Shu Noguchi. It was only Ireland’s second Among others, batsman K L Rahul Test opener Mayank Agarwal, who in all three formats. six-wicket haul against Bangladesh in mix in the melting pot called The Nigerian team, which victory in T20 cricket over the has been promoted from B grade to A. has done well since making his debut Iyer, who made a limited-overs November. It is the best ever in the ICC Under-19 World Cup is clubbed in a difficult group West Indies who went into the Having lost his place in the Test side during the tour of Australia in 2018- comeback following India's World shortest format till date. starting on Friday. comprising Australia, West game having swept the ODI Defending champions Indies and England, has more series 3-0. India will be overwhelming local flavour in the presence of “Everyone is ecstatic, we ' 6 24.S$,2 favourites to win the junior Sylvester Okpe, Oche Boniface, came so close in that second global meet for the fifth time Ifeanyichukwu Uboh and ODI (lost by one wicket) and it orld cricketer of the year '&2 ! + with at least six players, includ- Olayinka Olaleye. maybe affected us in that third WBen Stokes survived three ing skipper Priyam Garg hav- The tournament starts with ODI, so to show the bottle and reviews by South Africa as he ing played senior cricket (first- hosts South Africa taking on come out against one of the top and Ollie Pope regained the ini- a day after being named player Kagiso Rabada took two bat, while Root was beaten and class, List A or T20). Afghanistan in the 'Diamond teams in T20 cricket and get a tiative for England on the first of the year by the International wickets for South Africa but the bowled by a fast delivery from Not to forget four players City' of Kimberley on Friday, win was great for the vibe of the day of the third Test at St Cricket Council and on the home team's most impressive Rabada which hit the top of his — Yashasvi Jaiswal, Garg, Ravi followed by Australia's big- team,” said Ireland skipper George’s Park on Thursday. back of a man-of-the-match bowler was Maharaj who took off stump. Bishnoi, Kartik Tyagi—who ticket game against West Indies Andrew Balbirnie. England were 224 for four performance when England lev- one for 55 in 32 overs. He With the four-match series have already landed fat con- on the very next day. at the end of an attritional day elled the four-match series by bowled an unbroken spell of 30 tied at 1-1, batting first tracts in the IPL. Australia like India have a during which South Africa had winning the second Test in overs which enabled captain appeared to be a considerable India have been the team to number of players, who have briefly claimed the advantage. Cape Town by 189 runs. Faf du Plessis to rotate his fast advantage on a pitch which had beat on the junior cricket cir- already played senior level England were 148 for four Stokes made a shaky start, bowlers as England struggled to a fair covering of grass but cuit since Virat Kohli's team cricket with one prominent when Stokes and Pope came surviving a leg before wicket assert themselves. which offered no help to the dominated the proceedings in name being former death over together, in danger of failing to review on umpire’s call against bowlers. the 2008 edition. specialist Ian Harvey’s nephew capitalise on batting first on a left-arm spinner Keshav ' %% It was the sixth successive While there will be future McKenzhie Harvey, who has placid pitch on a hot, sunny day. Maharaj and an appeal for a Zak Crawley and Dom Test toss lost by Du Plessis. stars in Pakistan, Australia, played 2 List A and 13 T20 But the pair added 76 with- catch at slip off what South Sibley gave England a solid South Africa picked new England and New Zealand games. out being parted and were able Africa thought was an inside start, putting on 70 for the first cap Dane Paterson as a special- teams, the presence of Japan Similarly England have to lift a slow scoring rate after edge off the pad. wicket but both fell to catches ist fast bowler in place of all- and Nigeria will certainly have Ben Charlesworth with an England were able to score only South Africa wasted their at backward square leg. rounder Dwaine Pretorius. its own curiosity value. experience of 11 first-class 117 for two in 58 overs before last review when Stokes played Joe Denly was leg before to Paterson surprisingly shared In fact Japan are clubbed games to his credit while a few tea. Stokes was unbeaten on 38 no shot against Vernon Maharaj when South Africa the new ball with Philander, with India, New Zealand and of his teammates have also at the close while Pope made 39 Philander with the second new successfully sought a review with the quicker Rabada and Sri Lanka in group D. played for their respective not out. ball but the ball was well outside which showed a ball headed for Anrich Nortje having to wait for The Japanese team mostly counties. Stokes came into the match the off stump. the stumps had hit pad before their turn.