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       ers and progress of youths. He said executing historical task to get rid that he waived farmers' loan after the farmers of debt under Kisan Rin            hief Minister Kamal Nath has assuming the charge. In addition, Mafi Yojana. The Government is Csaid that the State Government schemes like Yuva Swabhiman were going to waive loan of 25 lakh farm- will increase reservation for other introduced for providing employ- ers. After that, we will provide ben- are guilty under the Act as also con- “You may call it stolen docu- cle on the fighter jet deal. backward category from 14 per cent ment to youths. efit under the scheme to 25 lakh tempt of court, Attorney General KK ments...We are not concerned. We The Bench, also including to 27 per cent. more farmers. n a big twist during the hearing of Venugopal said before a three-judge got it from confidential sources Justices SK Kaul and KM Joseph, was He said that State Government Total 50 lakh farmers to be bene- Ithe Rafale review petition in the Bench headed by Chief Justice and we are committed to protecting hearing a batch of petitions seeking will implement provision of ten per- fited by loan waiving Government creating new envi- Supreme Court, the Government on Ranjan Gogoi. However, the AG did these sources. Nobody is going to get a review of its December 14 verdict cent reservation for economically The Chief Minister said that we are ronment for investment Wednesday alleged that documents not answer to the questions of the any information from us on these dismissing all the pleas against the weaker of general category in working for empowerment of 70 The Chief Minister said that gov- related to the fighter jet deal was judges, why no action was initiated sources. But the documents speak deal. Government jobs. per cent people depending on agri- ernment is creating environment of stolen from the Defence Ministry and he said that he will get back to for themselves and the stories speak Former Union Ministers He said that all sections in the culture sector. We have target that new trust for investment in the and threatened to prosecute The Government and inform the status for themselves,” Ram told PTI. Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie, and society get opportunity for progress we bring such revolution in the agri- state. Our youth is future of devel- Hindu newspaper under the Official to the court on the next date of hear- While publishing articles based advocate Prashant Bhushan, who and the Government is committed culture sector so that entire map of oped Madhya Pradesh. We are Secrets Act (OSA) for publishing ing on March 14. on stolen documents amounts to had jointly filed the petition, alleged for this. Nath was addressing mas- the development is changed. The moving towards providing job to articles based on them. However, the Unruffled by the Centre's stand, violation of the Official Secrets Act, the Centre suppressed crucial facts sive gathering in Sagar on Chief Minister said that our farm- every person through investment. court said if an act of corruption has the writer and Hindu publishing entailing maximum punishment of when the SC decided to dismiss the Wednesday after distribution of cer- ers are backbone of economy and He said that it is unfortunate more been committed in the Rafale deal, group chairman N Ram said nobody up to 14 years, the contempt law batch of PILs. tificates under Jai Kisan Fasal Rin they get right cost of their products than the industries proposed for then Government cannot take shel- would get any information from the attracts six months jail as also a fine When Bhushan referred to arti- Mafi Yojana. is our effort. He said that purchas- investment either closed down or ter behind the OSA. newspaper on the confidential of 2,000. An investigation into the cles written by Ram, Venugopal said Nath said that State ing power of son of the soil will pave on the verge of closure. The Those who put documents on sources who provided the docu- theft is on, the AG said on a day the the write-ups were based on stolen Government is constantly working the way for fast development in the Government is making effort the Rafale deal in the public domain ments. newspaper published another arti- documents. for 70 days for happiness of farm- State. The State Government is utmost to revive them. Pithampur, Gwalior, Ratlam, Rewa, Damoh, Shivpuri, ccusing senior Congress ndore has been awarded the Hoshangabad, Khandwa and Aleader Digvijay Singh of Ifirst prize in Swachchh Katni are included in the first speaking in favour of terrorism Sarvekshan-2019. Indore has 100 cities of the country under and terrorists as he feels that the distinction of being the various categories. Madhya doing so make Indian Muslims cleanest city of the country for Pradesh has bagged total 19 happy, Union Minister Uma the third consecutive year. awards in the field of Swachh Bharti here on Wednesday Simultaneously Madhya Sarvekshan this year. While advised Singh and Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal has Indore and Ujjain have been Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal bagged the first prize in the awarded in the category of Nath to go to RSS shakhas to country's clean capital catego- innovative efforts, Indore has learn the lessons on patrio- ry while first prize in the city been awarded in the garbage- tism. with 3-10 lakh population cat- free city category. Singh has drawn severe egory has been bagged by In addition Shahganj flak from the BJP for his tweet, Ujjain. Jabalpur city has bagged Municipal Council has been in which he termed the the top position in Innovations given the Cleanest Municipal Pulwama terror attack a and Best Practices. Council award in the western durghatna (accident). These awards were given award. On this occasion, Union Singh has said that cleanliness region. In the category of cities "Congress always has doubts by President Ramnath Kovind Minister of Housing and Urban campaign being implemented with medium population, on the patriotism of Muslims. at the Swachh Sarvekshan Development Hardeep S Puri, in the state has got national Dewas Municipal Corporation He (Singh) feels that if he (Rahul Gandhi), especially Congress of taking political Supreme Court," she said. Award ceremony held at Principal Secretary Urban recognition. He congratulated and Nagda Municipality have speaks in favour of terrorism Digvijay Singh, must go to advantage of the martyrdom of She said that just as a Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. Development and Housing the citizens and all the partic- been awarded for solid waste and terrorists, then Indian RSS shakhas so that their Indira Gandhi and Rajiv temple cannot be built in the On behalf of Madhya Pradesh Sanjay Dubey, Commissioner ipants of the cities and officials- management. Muslims will become happy. affection for terrorism will Gandhi in the 1984 and 1991 Vatican and at Mecca, government, the state’s Urban Gulshan Bamra, Mission employees engaged in the In the garbage-free city Muslim votes always remain reduce. His (Singh's) love for general elections respectively. nothing else can be con- Development and Housing Director Swachh Bharat cleanliness campaign. Singh category, Nagda, Dhar, his target," the minister said. the likes of Hafiz Saeed and "Congress should be ashamed structed in Ayodhya except a Minister Jaivardhan Singh, Mission Manish Singh along has expressed confidence that Khargone, Kymore and To a query about some Osama (Bin) Laden has not of doing so," she said. temple. "Those who are talk- besides the mayors of the three with senior officers of the next year many more cities of Shahganj Municipal Councils Congress ministers' demand to reduced even after he took a When asked on the Ram ing about building a mosque cities, Malini Goud, Alok Ministry were present. In his the state will be included in the have been awarded. Apart from ban RSS shakhas in public holy bath at the Kumbh and Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid there are trying to indulge in Sharma and Meena Vijay address, the President lauded awards category. these, Ujjain, Dewas and places, she said, Sangh work- despite his Narmada dispute, she refused to com- bloodshed. But we will not let Jonwal and the Municipal Indore and congratulated the Indore, Ujjain, Dewas, Singrauli Municipal ers have nationalist thinking Parikrama. It will only reduce ment saying the matter was that happen. We wish that the Commissioners of all three officers and people of the state. Khargone, Nagda, Bhopal, Corporation has also been and it (ban) won't affect them. if he goes to a Sangh shakha,” pending with the Supreme Ram temple issue is resolved," district and senior officials of Urban Development and Singrauli, Jabalpur, awarded with cleanliness "Nath, Congress president she added. She accused the Court. "No comment on the she said. the department received the Housing Minister Jaivardhan Chhindwada, Neemuch, Sagar, awards.

ongress chief Rahul Gandhi reached out to JD(S) supre- Cmo HD Deve Gowda to finalise the alliance deal, mak- ing Karnataka the fourth State after Bihar, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu where the Congress will take on the juggernaut of Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha polls. Rahul and Gowda had a meeting at the latter’s residence where the seat-sharing agreement was discussed threadbare. The outcome is likely to be announced by this weekend. In the two-hour meeting, Rahul and Gowda broadly discussed seat sharing in Karnataka, prevailing political situation in the country and the need for Opposition unity. Sources said it was decided that the Congress would con- test 18-19 of the total 28 seats and the JD(S) will get the rest. Gowda, who has been demanding at least 13 seats, scaled down his claim to ten. “Rahul discussed about seat sharing in Karnataka. This is the first such discussion between the two parties. Earlier, I had asked for 12 seats. At the meeting, I requested Rahulji to give at least 10 seats to the JD(S),” said Gowda. “Some issues which were not discussed at the meeting have been left to me and AICC’s general secretary in Karnataka KC Venugopal to finalise. We will announce our decision by March 10,” said JD(S) national general secretary Danish Ali. One of the reasons behind the delay in sealing the deal has been the rift between Gowda and his former protégé, K Siddaramaiah. Tension surfaced after the JD(S) staked claim to Mysore seats, Siddaramaiah’s home turf.

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Q%&  &' #)))+ ), ),, '( &)&  & *R tively lengthy procedures, therefore the surgeon has to ant Siddh Bhau, Chairman work hard and give more time police and the prosecuting an 'app'. Based on the app, the Sof the Sewa Sadan Eye and attention in performing the officers should be cautious best performing officers in the Hospital Trust has insisted surgery. ome Minister Bala about getting them punished. state have been awarded vari- American surgeon Dr Nicholas Most of the patients came HBachchan has said that He said that Madhya Pradesh ous awards for the first time. Chris Retson to visit twice in a in the camp are scorched in fire Madhya Pradesh has now has good coordination between Anita Bhartiya, Amit year in Free Plastic Surgery accidents or accidently fell in become the leading State in the both the parties. Kumar Shukla, Mausami camp, so as more and more boiling water. Therefore they country to get criminals pun- Due to this, the prosecut- Tiwari and Udaibhan patients can be benefitted. bear lot of anguish. ished. For this achievement, the ing officers of the state have Raghuvanshi have been given It was told to the Siddh Siddh bhauji consoled the state has been awarded the succeeded in getting capital Abhiyojan Gaurav award in bhauji that surgeon have per- patients for their anguish and country's first prize by punishment in 21 cases in the Public Prosecution Annual formed 40 surgeries on 22 wish them for speedy recovery. American institution 'Golden year 2018. He congratulated the Award 2018. patients till Wednesday, while He went to the operation the- Book of World Records'. Home officers for this success and also Award of Best Deputy 10 more patients will also be ater also to see the surgery pro- Minister Bachchan handed assured to make all essential Director Prosecution of the operated within forthcoming cedures. over this award to Director of resources available by the state district to Shyam Lal Koshta two days. He appreciated the task of Public Prosecution Rajendra government. (Satna) and Jagpal Singh Tomar As many as 194 patients surgeons. USA based anesthe- Kumar in Police Training and Director Public (Khargone), while Jyoti Gupta have came for their treatment sia specialist Dr Pratibha Khare Research Institute. Prosecution Rajendra Kumar (Indore), Seema Sharma in the camp. Of them 32 were and Dr Vikram, Managing Bachchan said that for bet- said that Madhya Pradesh is the (Ratlam), Rashmi Vevam identified for various surg- Trustee LC Janiyani and ter law and order in the state, first state in the country where Sharma (Morena) among eries. Siddh bhauji enquired Physician Dr Abhishek it is important that action the work of public prosecution Assistant Public Prosecution about the well being of oper- Gyanchandani were also should be taken against the officers is evaluated daily, Officers besides 14 master ated patients. He said that the accompanied with Siddh Bhau criminals promptly by the monthly and annually through trainers has been awarded. Plastic Surgeries are compara- on the occasion. ./,,  ) 

medical facilities will be made available to the people of the ), 0/ 1 overnment Medical state by linking the Medical GCollege was inaugurated in College, District Hospital and Shivpuri on Tuesday which health institutions. She said that eastern cuisine depends not based and meat based recipes. was presided over by Medical the Shivpuri Medical College only in terms of tastes and Minimal use of oil, spices and Education and AYUSH will be named after Late o celebrate the 43rd foun- flavours but also on cooking maximum use of ginger, garlic, he Bhopal crime branch Minister Vijailaxmi Sadho Madhavrao Scindia. The col- Tdation day IGRMS is technique and use of some sesame seeds, local herbs, give Tnabbed a person involved while Food and Civil Supplies lege will have residential facil- organising a three-day tradi- exotic ingredients. the dishes a unique flavour. in betting on India Australia Minister and in charge of dis- ities for the doctors and hostel tional cuisine festival of North They have their own Most of the indigenous food one day match on Tuesday trict Pradyumna Singh Tomar facility for the students. Total east India from March 8 to 10. indigenous way of preparing, materials are collected by the and recovered 10700 cash, was special guest and MP Rs 19.4 crore has been allotted In this regard, IGRMS has fermenting and drying vege- women folk either from the two mobile phones and betting Jyotiraditya Scindia was the for equipments and books in invited artisans from different tarian and non-vegetarian food forest areas, conserved in shift- receipt from Idgah Hills area. chief guest. the college. north eastern states to partic- products. Green chili, local ing land or grown in their Acting on a tip-off, police In the first year, 150 stu- Sadho informed that 4 out ipate and prepare the tradi- garlic, local ginger, sesame indigenous kitchen gardens. nabbed a person from Idgah dents will take admission in the of 7 medical colleges under tional cuisines of north east seeds, bamboo shoots, soy- Slow heating, firing, boiling, Hills area and recovered Medical College constructed on Total Rs 19 crore has been Hospital will have facility of construction in the state have India to promote the indige- abeans and few local herbs they pounding, baking inside hollow 10700 in cash, 2 mobile 52 acres at a cost of nearly Rs approved in the National 1000 beds. As many as 15 lab- started functioning. nous culinary cultures as well grow in their kitchen garden bamboo tube, steaming, wrap- phones and 2 television sets 202 crore. Health Mission for the mod- oratories and 14 air-condi- Construction work is in as to introduce the traditional give a distinctive flavour in ping in banana leaves are some from their possession. Receipts Scindia said that the ernization and upgradation of tioned class rooms have been progress in the remaining three foods of North eastern states to their cuisines. Most of the of the traditional ways of their of betting amounting to over Rs Shivpuri Medical College has 300 beds in the district hospi- built in the Medical College. colleges. She said that the the visitors/museum lovers of dishes are healthy, nutritious, cooking. 1 lakh, was also recovered been started with the commit- tal. A separate hospital of 300 Medical Education promise made by the state IGRMS. and energetic. Most of the dishes are non- from their possession. ment to make most-modern beds will be constructed in the Minister Sadho said that government in its manifesto to The north eastern part of Though most of the people vegetarian but very light, aro- The police said that the medical facilities available to Medical College. telecommunication health provide improved and modern India showcases a variety of of north east India are non-veg- matic, healthy and lip smack- accused has been identified as the public along with the Every year, 100 beds will be facilities will soon be made medical services has been ful- culture and traditions which is etarian by native food habits ing. The ingredients play major Nikhil Ajuha (26) of upgradation of district hospi- increased. This way, the available to the people of the filled with the opening of the reflected in their traditional but their meals happened to role in the flavour of the Shahjehenabad. The accused tal in the coming 50 years. Medical College and District state. Direct benefit of modern medical college. cuisines. The specialty of north find the balance between plants dishes. was nabbed and it was found involved in placing the bets on the ongoing cricket matches between India and Australia. ),      Several contacts have been   +))  recovered from the house which could help in unearthing 2   ++  the other accomplice who were involved in operating the ,)   nexus.   ,),,) Bhopal: Bagh Sewania police Details would be searched have booked a 25-year-old from mobile phones of people youth for sexually exploiting a involved in placing bets and 24-year old girl for the past  accepting bets could be found. three years and a complaint was 24-year-old man committed sui- Police have registered a case o preserve and to encour- lodged by victim on Tuesday. cide by hanging from the ceiling A under the gambling Act and Tage one of the ancient lan- Police said that the accused at his residence in Annan Nagar have started further investiga- guages of the country, Chief identified as Raj alias Rajkumar under Govindpura police station tion. Initially, the accused was Minister Kamal Nath has was booked after the victim area on Tuesday. rjun Singh was a great found alone and police suspects decided to include the Gondi lodged complaint against the According to the police, the Aleader who dedicated that he was with more persons language in the curriculum of accused of sexual exploitation deceased Sandeep Kharat was found himself towards every sec- who escaped the spot. the primary education of the for the past three years on the hanging in the afternoon by his tion of the society and in the Meanwhile, Kamla Nagar tribal dominated districts of the pretext of marriage. cousin Kamlesh who informed fam- capacity of Chief Minister. police have seized car carrying state. He has said that fast The victim in her com- ily members and police and based on Besides, for tribals, he took liquor and recovered illegally decline in the number of Gondi plaint stated that she met the the information a police team revolutionary decisions for transported liquor worth Rs speaking people is a matter of accused in the year 2015 while reached the spot and started inves- working class and poors. 8100 at Nehru Nagar on concern. Hence, it is essential she was studying in college as tigation. This was said by Tuesday. The police traced car to save this language from Nath took a decision to accused used to study in the The deceased committed suicide Awadheshand Giri Maharaj bearing registration number extinction. raise the standard bag rate same college. She developed late in the afternoon. The deceased at the inauguration of bust MPCG8474 AT Nehru Nagar Nath stated that the fixed for tendu patta collection relationship with the accused. used to work in Misrod and left job of senior Congress leader and when the car was searched International Day of the from Rs 2,000 to Rs 2500. This The accused assured her of around two months ago. and former Chief Minister 12 bottles of liquor were recov- World’s Indigenous Peoples decision will benefit about 35 marriage and they started to In the initial investigation police Late Arjun Singh in Churhat ered. The nabbed accused was will be observed in the state on lakh tendu patta collectors of stay together in Saket Nagar have found that brother of deceased a case under section 174 of the CrPC of Sidhi district. identified as Vinay (41) of August 09 to redress the prob- the state. Nath stated that tendu where the victim was sexually Susheel used to live with his family and have started further investigation. The bust of senior politician, former Union min- Harshvardhan Nagar. Police lems of the tribal community. leaf collection work is con- exploited by the accused for the and on the day of the incident he Meanwhile, a 53-year-old man ister and Chief Minister Arjun Singh was unveiled have registered a case and Government holiday will be ducted at large scale in the state. past 3 years. came to meet deceased and later died who was hit by a speeding vehi- on Wednesday. Congressmen, citizens and former started further investigation. declared on this day. He further This work is a main mean of A month ago the accused around 4 pm the deceased commit- cle at 100 Quarters area on February leader of the opposition Ajay Singh were present on mentioned that the decision livelihood especially for tribal. left the room and returned to ted suicide. 21 and man died while undergoing the occasion. has been taken by the United Therefore, the state govern- his parents’ home in Guna and Police have not found any suicide treatment on Wednesday. The speakers on the occasion said that Arjun Nations to observe ment has made increase in the stopped communication with note and the investigating officer ASI According to police, the deceased Singh was not only a great politician, but he con- International Day of the standard bag collection rate of the victim. The victim tried to Prem Singh Thakur said that the Shaikh Rafeeq was taken to hospital tinued to serve as the leader of the working class and World’s Indigenous Peoples at tendu leaf. contact but she was threatened deceased was having relationship after he was hit by a speeding vehi- poors. the global level to redress the Nath has announced that a by the accused. with a girl and something went cle. The injured was undergoing Former Leader of the Opposition Ajay Singh said problems of indigenous people special campaign for recruit- The police have registered wrong in the relationship which is the treatment at Anant Shree hospital and that the Dau’s (Arjun Singh was fondly called as) pro- residing in various countries of ment in government services a case under sections 376 and reason of extreme step taken by the later he was shifted to Siddhanta hos- ficiencies connect social causes with politics has the world. Accordingly this will be conducted soon. During 506 of the IPC against the deceased. pital where he died during treatment. always guides Congress and me. He said that day will be dedicated to redress the campaign, about 60,000 accused. The accused is yet to The body was sent for the post The police have registered a case through the establishment of this statue an effort to the problems of the tribal com- posts of various levels in vari- be arrested. The victim is work- mortem after the preliminary inves- under section 304 A of the IPC and make our memory enduring and it will always be the munity. ous departments will be filled. ing with a private company. SR tigation. The police have registered have started further investigation. source of inspiration for the people.

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character of the play is a girl names ‘Inayat’. he magic of Sadat Hassan Inayat is a girl who looks TManto was splendidly for her existence in this male spread by the theatre artists of dominated society. The artists the city. A play depicting the were able to reach out to the plays by Sadat Hasan Manto audience and give the message. ‘Manto Khud’ was staged at The story of the drama reflects Ravindra Bhavan here on the exploitation by the male- Wednesday. dominated society, the atroci- The play was performed by ties faced with women, the the artists of Rising Society of physical and mental harass- Art and Culture (RiSAC) ment being done on them on Bhopal and was brilliantly women. The play was loved by directed by Preeti Jha. the audience as it left an impact The play was a huge and over them and think over the beautiful collage of Manto’s issues still harming the per- stories. The plays from which sonality of a woman. the play was adapted includes With simple costume ‘License’, ‘Aankhien’ and ‘Khuda design and enchanting light Ki Kasam’. The main concept of design the play was beautiful- Manto Khud was from his play ly presented on stage. The play License. Slowly and gradually as was intelligently planned and the play’s plot moves forward, staged before the Bhopalites the audience watch changing and was appreciated by the shades of those characters. audience. . The light and sound The other stories Aankhien blend added zest in the per- and Khuda Ki Kasam were included in such a way that the story gave an impactful mes- sage to the society. The main formance. *           + ,! war and to avoid such a calami- ty he was looking for an oppor- he five-day theatre festival tunity. So he asked T‘Rang Triveni Theatre Duryadhona to perform sacri- Director Sports and Youth of the 28th Sultan Azlan Shah Festival’ had a kick start with fice and at the sacrifice, Welfare SL Thoussen here on Cup Hockey competition. It ndia's leading sprinter Dutee Mahakavi Bhasa’s play Duryadhona took a bath and ive players from Madhya Wednesday. Sports Director will be held in Ipoh, Malaysia IChand has expressed her ‘Pancharatra’. The play was asked for gurudakshini which FPradesh Hockey Academy Thoussen congratulated them from March 18. Of these play- anguish over publication of a staged at Shaheed Bhavan here is the act of repaying one's have been selected for the while expressing happiness at ers, Nilakanta Sharma is a for- report in a national English on Wednesday. guru. National Training Camp. the selection of the players at mer player of the academy, daily in matter of her receipt of Directed by Prem Gupta, Drona cleverly demanded It is to be noted that the the National Camp. while Vivek Sagar Prasad is Asiad cash award. the play was performed by the half of the land for the players from Madhya Pradesh Encouraging the players to currently trained at the Madhya Dutee has made it clear artists of Children’s Theatre Pandavas. Duryadhona agreed State Hockey Academy Bhopal take on the talent, he said that Pradesh Hockey Academy. that she has already received Troupe. but on one condition that he have been selected for Junior success with hard work is sure. On selection of the players her cash prize amounting to Rs the report has insulted “my Pancharatra is a Sanskrit would provide him with the Boys National Coaching Camp. He also gave the best wishes to of the Madhya Pradesh Hockey 3 crore announced by the State Government and my drama written by Bhasa. The whereabouts about the pan- The camp is going to be held selected players. Academy in the Indian team, Odisha Government. It is sports ability”. plot is based on the Hindu epic davas within five nights. Drona from March 11 till March 31 at It is worth noting that the the State Sports and Youth unfortunate that the newspaper The State Department of Mahabharata. The play takes its wants to give Guru Dakshina to agreed and was successful and the Indian Sports Authority said player is trained under the Welfare Minister Jitu Patwari reported that she has not Sports has also vehemently name from the period of five Dronacharya. hence half of the kingdom was (Sai Center) in Bangalore. guidance of Tushar Khandker, congratulated them and con- received it, she said. protested the report as it is not nights referred in the plot. The Pandavas were roam- handed to the pandavas. Selected players include Chief Instructor of Madhya veyed their best wishes for Dutee has expressed her based on authenticity. “We Panca means Five and Cantra ing in the forest for twelve The play was beautifully Rakesh Dahiya, Akshay Pradesh State Men's Hockey performing well in the com- concern that it was reported in oppose the news piece in the means nights. years. Dronacharya who was performed by the artists. The Awasthi and Ankit Pal Academy. petition. Director Sports and the paper that she has not story titled ”Olympics in mind, The play begins with a the teacher of both the pan- play design and acting skills of (Gwalior), Sundaram Singh Meanwhile two players Youth Welfare S.L. Thoussen received the cash prize being a Dutee Chand goes for tech- Yaga performed by davas and kurus knew the artist left the audience Rajawat (Itarsi) and Dina from Madhya Pradesh Hockey also congratulated them on silver medal winner in the nique overhaul”, said depart- Duryodhan. After the Yaga is Duryodhana's (leader of kurus) mesmerized. The light design Chandra Singh (Manipur). Academy Neelakanta Sharma the selection of the Hockey Asian Games. “It is a total lie,” ment Secretary Vishal Kumar performed, the soul of reluctance to give the land to added much zest in the per- Before leaving for the and Vivek Sagar will represent Academy players and congrat- she commented, adding that Dev. Duryodhan is changed and he the Pandavas. He predicted a formance. camp, the selected players met the 18-member India team at ulated them.  !" 3Q5 ,))  ),)  /#)   Q$%&'(R ,, ),   +,, + igg Boss Fame Bollywood cadres, arms and ammunitions. BSinger Deepak Thakur was Greyhounds of Andhra in city on Wednesday. He gave f late, Maoists in Odisha are Pradesh has also turned night- a splendid performance at Ofacing serious leadership mare for the Maoist as it is annual fest of Radharaman crisis as senior leaders are show- specifically targeting senior Group ‘Vihaan 2019’. ing lethargy and lack of interest leaders and elimination of these To begin with the event, in organising the activities, cadres have weakened the ultra the students of the institute which has turned out to be a organisation active in the neigh- welcomed Deepak Thakur with only 86 are working which major concern for the ultras. bouring areas of the State. patriotic songs in Sufiana style accounts to a 69 per cent With large scale operations So there is a perceptible vacancy. Similarly out of 18 taken up by security forces in decline in Maoist activities in approved radiographer posts the Left Wing Extremist (LWE) Maoist operations. the Red corridor and senior leaving the audience mess- sented under this category only five are working. Again 10 affected zones and over a dozen The Odisha police, Central leaders are in no mood to reach merised. included ‘Dulhe Ka Sehra lab technician posts are lying senior ultras having been elim- security forces and Greyhound out to the young cadres. Saluting the bravery of the Suhana Lagta Hai, Intehan Ho vacant since long out of 36 inated during last year, other of Andhra Pradesh are targeting Another issue, which is Indian army, the students pre- Gayi Intezaar Ki, Ek Mulaqat approved posts. senior cadres are feeling the heat the senior cadres and they have weakening the Maoist base is sented 16 patriotic songs on the Zaroori Hai and many more. he Government keeps Five posts of pharmacists, and showing reluctance to lead been successful in eliminating to that there is a wide gap between stage. It was also the part of On this occasion, Deepak Tlaunching several health 32 male health worker and 57 the team. a large extent. Due to joint oper- senior cadres of Andhra singing competition. The stu- Thakur was present as the services and programmes to female health worker posts are The Odisha State ations, more and more senior Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. dents presented songs like judge and choose the best provide free healthcare to all vacant in the district. In such Committee of the CPI (Maoist) cadres of Maoists are facing the As there is hardly any ‘Jahan Daal Daal par sone ki singers of the singing compe- people in Odisha, but lack of a situation, the doctors if avail- is now facing a double wham- heat, which is resulting as recruitment in Odisha, young chidiya karti hai basera, who tition. He said that the power doctors and other supporting able in the health centres are my with loss of senior leaders dampener and it is leading to cadres are roped in from bharat des hai mera, Aye Watan of changing the mood of a per- staff have made all their efforts finding it difficult to work and lack of recruitment of weakening of the State organi- Chhattisgarh, who have the Aye Watan Humko Teri kasam, son and society is present in futile. without necessary health staff. young cadres. zation. DGP Rajendra Prasad language problem to deal with Mera Rang De Basanti Chola music. In the backward tribal dis- “When 83 posts of doctor Senior leaders facing health Sharma who has stepped up Telugu speaking cadres. and many more filling the This is a lifelong hard work trict of Keonjhar where health out of 229 approved posts in issues and age related problems anti-insurgency operation in More pertinently, hyperac- atmosphere with patriotism at that does not end in learning. services are a bare necessity, the district are vacant, one can are leaving the forests and far the cut-off areas after Gurupriya tive IPS officer, Himanshu Lal, the college auditorium. RR Saxena, chairman of the many of the PHCs and even the understand how the health flung forest zones, while opting bridge was opened has by now known for his aggressive On the other hand, a dif- Ramadharan Group, said that District Headquarters Hospital programmes in the district are for urban areas for their per- weakened the Andhra Odisha approach, is leading the front as ferent round of singing com- good music not only relaxes the lack doctors and other heath running,” alleged for,er sonal wellbeing. Border Special Zonal DIG in South Western Range, petition was all about songs person but also fills it with staffers like nurses, health Keonjhar MLA Mohan Majhi. So strength of the Maoist Committee (AOBSZC). which is hot bed of the Maoists. composed on popular energy. workers and technical person- Meanwhile, the Keonjhar organisation is weakening and Though the organization is This has boosted the morale of Bollywood songs. Songs were Quiet music also helps in nel. Progressive Citizens Forum there is hardly any leader to take still active in Andhra-Odisha the State police and District highly appreciated by the audi- increasing concentration, Out of approved 275 posts has demanded immediate fill- up the challenge, reveal senior Border, its influence is dwin- Voluntary Forces deployed in ence. The songs that were pre- which students can use well. of staff nurses in the district, ing of the posts. IPS officers, engaged in anti- dling fast due to loss of senior this region. !),  )))   " Dehradun: Taking action against the deputy director of mining for not providing infor- mation sought, the Haridwar district magistrate has directed that the official’s salary be withheld till further orders. The official has also been directed to provide clarification in writing. Further, the DM Deepak Rawat and senior superintendent of police Janmejay Khanduri also inspected six stone crushers and got them sealed on finding irregularities there. According to official com- munication, to stop illegal min- ing in the district, the DM had earlier directed the deputy director verbally on many occa- sions. PNS BHOPAL | THURSDAY | MARCH 7, 2019 nation 05

RENEWED RAFALE ATTACK Unleash surgical strike Modi misused office to on Govt critics: Min benefit Dassault: Cong PNS n NEW DELHI ritory. In a Facebook post, he PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n him. That crucial Rafale files Surjewala said at AICC Press He said in a statement that attacked Government critics, NEW DELHI incriminating him are now conference. n a stepped-up counter “irresponsible” comments by including Opposition mem- reported “stolen” by the Govt, “It is now crystal clear Iagainst those doubting various Congress party leaders bers, students leaders, activists he Congress on is destruction of evidence & an that blatant and massive cor- Indian Air Force (IAF) strike over India’s air strike on terror and media, and called for a TWednesday launched a obvious coverup,” he said on ruption has taken place in the against ‘terrorist camps’ in bases in Pakistan show their “surgical strike” within India, fresh attack on Prime Minister Twitter, using the hashtag Rafale deal. It is undoubtedly Balakot in Pakistan , the BJP on desperation and frustration at claiming if it does not happen, Narendra Modi over the Rafale “FIRagainstCorruptModi”. established that Modi mis- Wednesday claimed that the the unprecedented success of then the “robbers are ready to aircraft deal, alleging that he The Congress chief’s attack used his office as Prime Opposition was rallying around the Indian armed forces and loot”. misused his office to “benefit” came on a day when the gov- Minister to grant undue ben- terror exporting country their valour. The former Army chief Dassault Aviation and that a ernment said in the Supreme efit to Dassault Aviation and Pakistan even as a Union It was a travesty that the called student leaders accused case under the prevention of Court that documents related caused a loss to public exche- Minister sought a surgical Congress and its allies were of involvement in “anti-India” corruption law is made out to the Rafale fighter jet deal quer,” he said. strike against the Government “rallying behind the terror- protests as “jonk” (leeches) against him. Alleging that the have been stolen from the Surjewala said that the critics within India engaged in exporting Pakistan”, he said. and took aim at the media for “trail of corruption” in the Defence Ministry and threat- Indian Negotiating Team “insulting Army”. Rao said India and its brave referring to terrorists as “mil- fighter jet deal “begins and ened with action under the (INT) to finalise the purchase The slugfest between the forces are brimming with con- itants”, claiming such things do ends with” Prime Minister, Official Secrets Act for pub- of the fighter aircraft was side- BJP and the opposition, par- fidence and are celebrating the not happen in Israel. It is high Congress President Rahul lishing articles based on them. lined and National Security ticularly the Congress, that rising power and stock of a time that the country followed Gandhi claimed there “is now The party which has been Advisor Ajit Doval finalised kicked off following February ‘New India’, while the Congress Israel, he said. enough evidence” to prosecute continuously targeting the the negotiation at the behest of 26 IAF strike in Pakistan kept and their political friends In a tweet, Singh also used him. Centre on Rafale deal, the the Prime Minister’s Office generating more heat with the appear to be feeling threatened a mosquito metaphor to refer Leading the party’s attack party alleged corruption and (PMO). He claimed the gov- BJP accusing them of speaking of their political future in a ris- to the debate on casualty fig- on the Modi dispensation over malfeasance in the fighter jet ernment bought the fighter air- in the language of Pakistan. ing India. ures of terrorists, asking if he the deal, Rahul also alleged deal and said the time has craft at a much higher rate than Taking a dig at the Meanwhile Union was expected to sit and count “destruction of evidence” and come to lodge an FIR against what was negotiated by the Congress, BJP spokesperson G Minister VK Singh said people how many he killed at night or “obvious cover-up” after the Prime Minister Narendra UPA and also waived bank VL Narasimha Rao said seeing want India to emulate Israel in “sleep in comfort”. government told the Supreme Modi. “The corruption and guarantee. the “cries and the critical com- targeting terrorists but it can- “There were a lot of mos- Court that crucial files per- malfeasance in Rafale deal is The government’s claim ments” of the Congress and its not happen because the quitoes at 3:30 am at night. So, taining to the fighter jet deal out in the open. PM Modi mis- of buying the 36 aircraft at political friends, one is left Opposition in that country, I used Hit (mosquito repellent) were “stolen”. used his office to give benefits `59,000 crore is wrong and the wondering if they have been hit unlike India, does not question on them. Now, should I sit and “There is now enough evi- to Dassault Aviation and INT has put the figure at by the strike that “killed an and “insult” their Army when count how many mosquitoes I External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj shakes hands with Cabinet Secretary for dence to prosecute the PM in caused loss to the public exche- `64,000 crore, he claimed, unprecedentedly large number it carries out tasks like killed or sleep in comfort,” Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Kenya Monica K Juma before a meeting, the Rafale Scam. The trail of quer,” Congress chief accusing the government of of terrorists” in Pakistan’s ter- ‘Operation Munich’. Singh tweeted. in New Delhi on Wednesday PTI corruption begins & ends with spokesperson Randeep misleading Parliament. Indo-Pak meeting on Kartarpur Model guidelines issued for retirement homes for seniors PNS n NEW DELHI The guidelines suggest setting sal of issues pertaining to corridor on March up a task force in States and exclusive housing projects for 14, says MEA n a first of its kind, the Union Territories to imple- senior citizens like retirement IMinistry of Housing and ment it effectively. “A promot- homes. New Delhi: India on Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has er can build and manage the Officials of MoHUA said Wednesday said its first meet- prepared the ‘Model retirement homes or engage a that the idea of elderly people ing with Pakistan to finalise the Guidelines for Development ‘service provider’ or ‘retire- living independently, under modalities for Kartarpur cor- and Regulations of Retirement ment home operator’ for man- custom-tailored circum- ridor would be held at the Homes’ for senior citizens agement of retirement homes,” stances, is quite normal in the Indian side of the Attari-Wagah who aspire to spend their it said. West, but is still a relatively border on March 14. retired life independently in a Providing the details of new and a cutting-edge con- The announcement came a safe, secure and dignified envi- the guidelines, Union Housing cept in India. day after Pakistan said it would ronment. and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) The population of senior send a delegation to India on Among others the guide- minister Hardeep Singh Puri citizens is expected to grow to March 14 to discuss a draft lines suggest standards and said the guidelines address 17.3 crore by 2025 — more agreement for setting up of the norms for building design, the special needs and protect than double in a little over one corridor to facilitate visa-free green building principles, lifts the rights of senior citizens decade — and will further visit of Sikh pilgrims to the and staircases, corridors, ser- and retirees living in increase to about 24 crore by Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib. vices standards and living envi- Retirement Homes. “The 2050. The population share of The first meeting between ronment to be provided to Guidelines provide option to senior citizens will increase to India and Pakistan to discuss senior citizens in retirement senior citizens and family 19% in 2050 from 8%in 2015 and finalise the modalities for homes along with the basic members, who are willing President Ram Nath Kovind with Minister of State for Housing and and it is expected that by the Kartarpur corridor would be amenities; medical and fitness, and can afford to purchase a Urban Development HS Puri during the Swachchh Survekshan end of the century, senior cit- held at Attari-Wagah (Indian safety and security. living space for their par- Awards 2019 function in New Delhi on Wednesda PTI izens will constitute nearly side) on March 14, the Ministry A resident of retirement ents,” Puri added. 34% of the total population of of External Affairs said in a homes will be any person who The model guidelines spec- retirement home’ and also pre- agreement. would enable states and union transparency and account- the country. There were 7.6 statement. PTI is 60 years of age and above. ify ‘basic rights of resident of scribe the model tripartite The model guidelines territories (UTs) to establish ability with customised redres- crore senior citizens in 2001. HC refuses 2G Govt warns staffers of ‘consequences’ ISRO experts to NIA arrests Rights activist writes to EC accused request if they go on strike on March 13 receive training for one accused Gaganyaan project over leaders statements of not taking PTI n NEW DELHI requested to not sanction casu- in grenade “ANY EMPLOYEE al leave or any other kind of care of trees he Centre has warned its leave, if applied for, during the in France: CNES attack case on disabled people Temployees of consequences GOING ON STRIKE period of the proposed strike if they go on strike on March IN ANY FORM and ensure that the willing New Delhi: The NIA on PNS n NEW DELHI 13 to protest against the New employees are allowed hin- PTI n NEW DELHI Wednesday arrested an accused Pension Scheme (NPS), the WOULD FACE THE drance-free entry into the office Nazir Mir from Pulwama in he Delhi High Court on Personnel Ministry has said in premises, the order stated. xperts from ISRO will start connections with a case relat- TWednesday refused to an order. CONSEQUENCES The ministry has also Ereceiving training for the ing to grenade attack on Police accept the request of Swan It has been brought to sought a report from all divi- ‘Gaganyaan’ project at the Station Maksudan in Jallandhar Telecom promoter Shahid notice that the National Joint WHICH, BESIDES sional heads in case employees Toulouse Space Centre in district of Punjab. Usman Balwa and others to Council of Action (NJCA) has go on strike. They have been France from this month, The NIA probe has spare them from the task of decided to organise DEDUCTION OF asked to forward the report French space agency CNES revealed that the attack was taking care of the trees which dharna/demonstrations in WAGES, MAY ALSO indicating the number and said Wednesday. handiwork of Kashmir-based they were directed to plant as front of Jantar Mantar, New details of employees absent on The experts will also be terror outfit Ansar Ghazawat- a penalty for failing to file on Delhi, and across the country INCLUDE the day of the strike, it said. trained at CADMOS, the cen- ul-Hind (AGH), an affiliate of time their response on the ED on March 13 in order to protest The Personnel Ministry tre for development of micro- Al Qaeda. Two accused and and CBI’s appeals challenging against the NPS, the ministry APPROPRIATE has asked officers concerned of gravity applications and space residents of Pulwama--Fazil their acquittals in 2G cases. The said. the Central Industrial Security operations, and the MEDES Bashir Pinchoo and Shahid accused persons said that total Citing existing rules, the DISCIPLINARY Force (CISF), which guards Space Clinic in France, it said. Qayoom were earlier arrested cost of planting and nurturing order said instructions prohibit ACTION” majority of important govern- For further cementing ties in this case. 16,500 tress till rainy season government servants from par- ment buildings, to ensure strict in this area, the space agencies The arrested accused Amir will cost `6.27 crore. ticipating in any form of strike, vigil on all entry gates and if of India and France signed an Nazir Mir is a resident of After the accused cited the including mass casual leave, go the consequences which, necessary, deploy extra securi- agreement to build a constel- Dadsara, Awantipora under “excessive” cost involved, Justice slow, etc., or any action that besides deduction of wages, ty personnel for the purpose. lation of satellites for mar- Pulwama district of Jammu Najmi Waziri said they will have abet any form of strike/protest. may also include appropriate There are around 48.41 itime surveillance intended to and Kashmir. to plant and nurture the trees “Any employee going on disciplinary action,” it said. lakh Central Government identify and track ships in the On September14, 2018, PNS n NEW DELHI abilities as being unfit to hold till rainy season and they can strike in any form would face All officers have been employees. Indian Ocean. four grenades were hurled at the government post,” he said. bear the expenses as they reside the building of police station pset at the ‘distasteful’ He felt that the non-action in posh areas of Mumbai with Maksudan in which one police Ustatements made by politi- of the Commission in such “fancy addresses”. However, the personnel was injured. Initially, cians in reference to people incidents (2014 elections and court agreed to reduce the the FIR was registered on with disabilities, particularly present) can be considered as number of trees to be planted September 14 last year at police during election season, dis- an apathy. “Such apathy can be by Balwa and businessman station Division Number-1, ability rights’ crusaders have interpreted as acceptance - by Rajiv Agarwal. Balwa and Jallandhar. Subsequently, the written to the Election the perpetrators, the public, Agarwal, who were earlier case was taken up for investi- Commission to direct the polit- and - worse - the marginalized asked to plant 3,000 trees, will gation by NIA and re-registered ical fraternity to use respectful voters with disabilities. If left now have to plant 1,500 trees. as RC-39/2018/NIA/DLI. language for PwD and also to unchallenged, slurs persists Advocate Vijay Aggarwal, Arrested accused Pinchoo highlight provisions of and grows, as we saw the dis- appearing for Balwa and and Qayoom were pursuing Disability Act in the event of turbing trend being continued Agarwal, submitted that they their B.Tech (Civil) from St. contravention. till now despite Section 92(a) of welcome the court order for Soldier Group of Colleges, Though they had been the Rights of Persons with plantation of trees and were Jalandhar. Two other accused objecting to such ‘abuses’ time Disabilities Act, 2016 having ready to comply with it but persons involved in the attack- and again, the trigger point to provision of imprisonment on sought modification of the -- Rauf Ahmed Mir and Umar write to the top poll watch dog disability abuse,” he said. February 7 order to the extent Ramzan, both residents of came following Prime Minister Such statements are pun- of sparing them from the work Pulwama were killed in an Narendra Modi’s remarks ishable under specific sections of nurturing as the cost of encounter with security forces against dyslexia at an event of the Indian Penal Code and doing it was very high. in South Kashmir on where he co-related the neu- the RPWD Act 2016 with The court had earlier December 22, 2018. rological condition with one of imprisonment for a term which directed Balwa, director of Amir Nazir, is a key accused his political rivals. shall not be less than six Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables as he procured and facilitated Citing various such months, but which may extend Private Limited Rajiv Agarwal, delivery of four grenades used instances where elected repre- to five years and with fine”, said and firms — Dynamic Realty, in the attack on the directions sentatives ‘belittled’ the sector, Jamshed Mistry, a lawyer, who D B Realty Limited and Nihar of Ansar Ghazwatul Hind Chief Dr Satendra Singh, disability works for social causes. Constructions Private Limited Zakir Musa. Nazir was the rights activist and member, The National Platform for — who were acquitted in the active link between arrested Delhi State Steering Committee the Rights of the Disabled ED case, to plant 3,000 trees accused and Musa. on Accessible Elections said in (NPRD) too expressed its dis- each in Delhi’s South Ridge for- Nazir has been taken on a letter that the use of such lan- may at the Prime Minister est area. It had also asked A transit remand to be produced guage during election cam- ‘disregarding’ the value of the Raja’s erstwhile private secre- before the Special NIA Court paigns to deride political oppo- disabled people even when he tary RK Chandolia, Asif Balwa Mohali for obtaining his Police nents is unpardonable. “In was the one who had equated and Agarwal to plant 500 trees Members of Indian Navy’s all-women crew, who circumnavigated the globe onboard INS Tarini, during International Women’s Day celebrations at a college in New Delhi Custody for interrogation, a such sweeping remarks, politi- disability with divinity and each in South Delhi. on Wednesday PTI NIA spokesperson said. 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Whether it is the lack of piped  S                  water, toilets or sewage treatment mechanism,      )S        the entire value chain of providing good san-    #         $  ( itation — imperative for national health — has              J + been under severe stress and requires unique    2            solutions and collaborations.   %      ,            Yet, while challenges are unique in the local +       +   C       context, solutions have had their implications \ tions and stitched a collaboration the ULBs. is complex and large in scope and   @ H A S      ( for the broader sanitation ecosystem. Finally, between various stakeholders. Today, ULB officials, Community Based scale. The FSSM roll-out in Odisha  B   +     )    ( there was a dire need to explore new approach- \\ FSSM has been integrated with the Organisations (CBOs) and communi- and other States is a testament of com-    es since most households in India depend on State’s policy plans and set of opera- ty leaders have also come together to mitment at multiple levels of the on-site sanitation facilities such as septic tanks tive guidelines for Urban Local Bodies create community engagement mod- Union Government, State    $ 6 !        and pits vs centralised sewerage systems, (ULBs) to implement FSSM interven- els in urban sanitation. FSSM case stud- Government, ULBs, global organisa-                  where safe management of human waste, \\ tions across the sanitation value chain. ies show how community organisations tions and most importantly, local     +        ,  26 which includes its safe containment, transport, Six septage treatment plants and vulnerable groups have been inte- communities, who have taken it upon 5           ;    ( treatment and disposal, was essential. (SeTPs) were commissioned on grated, not as beneficiaries but as key themselves to collaborate and “own”  *          M      It was against this backdrop of searching October 26, 2018, and six others are stakeholders and partners in the imple- these initiatives. FSSM also shows us 2    )      $    ( for new complementary approaches that the in progress, which together will cater mentation and involvement of commu- that an innovative solution is feasible,          P ( Q   + National Policy on Faecal Sludge and Septage to 60 per cent of the State’s urban pop- nities in the processes. can be customised to address the com-  S       $ %    )  ( Management (FSSM) was formulated. The ulation. All these SeTPs are based on For example, in Bhadrak munic- plex local challenge in sanitation and                 FSSM approach — an end-to-end management low energy-consuming technologies to ipality, CBOs like the Mahila Arogya can also be scaled by using the right 6 +   $ %          of faecal waste collected in pit latrines and/or ensure minimal operation and main- Samitis (MAS) and women’s groups framework and protocols. septic tanks — can be applied to arrest harm- tenance cost. Recently, Odisha decid- are working to promote improved san- Finally, FSSM has shown a way    ful impacts of poor sanitation in cases where ed that all ULBs will adopt the FSSM itation and FSSM practices at the ward forward where multi-organisation,  )      )   S   the provision of sewerage system is unfeasible approach and will set up septage level, particularly, among the urban multi-stakeholder, sanitation enhance-      $           # or takes longer time. treatment facilities. Much more now poor. In Cuttack, a male SHG of san- ment programmes can be carried out               ( As recognition for FSSM as an innovative needs to be done to ensure quick itary workers from a vulnerable com- successfully. A recent study by the                 approach grew, Odisha, which had embarked grounding of such initiatives to achieve munity is being engaged for Operation Water and Sanitation Programme of     CC  ? )         on its own sanitation journey, also rolled out universal coverage of safe human and Maintenance (O&M) of cesspool the World Bank estimated that inad-        D6 5       pilot projects in two small towns — Angul and waste disposal in all urban areas. emptier vehicles in the municipal cor- equate sanitation costs India the )       O        ( Dhenkanal in early 2015 under Project Nirmal. While the FSSM framework and poration. equivalent of 6.4 per cent of its Gross     O               *+ The idea was to demonstrate sustainable san- technology speaks of innovation, The involvement of such groups Domestic Product. *H 1   2    ,         *+ itation solutions for communities. This pilot equally important has been a deliber- has helped the Government improve At the same time, experts have programme was implemented with support ate approach to roll out capacity- on-ground sanitation services through consistently pointed out that cities  *H                ( from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation building interventions among ULBs a linkage between livelihood and effi- drive economic growth. The caveat       $S          (BMGF), Arghyam, Centre for Policy Research and build community participation cient FSSM services provided by here is this: It is the cities with good      $          and Practical Action. Since then, the initiative in all programmes. The capacity- members of the community itself. sanitation which will drive econom- )              $ has been scaled up to nine other towns under building efforts have included Significantly, the State has also seen ic growth. Indeed, it will be nirmal %       "          ( the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban strengthening of various grassroots- how the involvement of community shahars (clean cities) that will be a           ( Transformation (AMRUT) by 2016. level institutions such as the Slum members in various ways boosts con- proxy for economic growth in human   #    (  #      ( However, implementation at such a grand Sanitation Committee, Ward fidence and ensures dignity of the health and well-being. FSSM’s               scale required augmentation of internal capac- Sanitation Committee and City community members, who become momentum must be maintained.      #       +   )     ity. This was achieved through a technical sup- Sanitation Task Force (CSTF) to part of these programmes and who are (The writer is commissioner-cum-     J =   port unit comprising Ernst & Young with sup- ensure community ownership in san- subsequently looked upon as role Secretary, Housing and Urban port from BMGF, which helped steer clear the itation service and people-centric models in their community. Development Department, A   B grassroot implementation of the interven- sanitation service delivery systems in The sanitation challenge in India Government of Odisha) 2                                                         E      

in March. (IMD), had predicted the development ference in the usage of fossil fuels, With a winter that is signing off of an El Niño phenomenon by the end which contribute heavily to GHG on a positive note, can we gingerly of 2018. This has already made win- emissions. Thermal power plants and expect the summer of 2019 to treat us ters in India warmer than usual and vehicular fuels are the main bulk well? Maybe not if some reports by if the trend continues into the spring source of GHG and sadly enough, meteorological offices are to be of 2019, it will mean that the summers, India is unable to ramp up the alter- believed from across the world. With too, will witness soaring temperatures. native energy sources so that they can the imminent advent of the summers, Another major indicator of the replace the polluting thermal energy experts in the weather offices and lab- warming trend due to climate change and fossil fuels. 3# H oratories have started making well- is ocean heat content (OHC). The year Although on the face of it, wors- ; researched scientific predictions on 2018 recorded a new high in terms of ening climate seems to be the prima s the month of March scripts what the summer has in store for us. OHC since observations began in facie reason for soaring tempera- the final chapter of winter, one Though these have no direct bearing 1940. There is more heat stored in the tures, the real anthropogenic reasons @O; Acannot help but notice how on how India will fare during the caused mainly by spiralling green- clearly showing a warming trend. earth’s oceans today than at any time cannot be overlooked. The numerous \; this year was climatically different hottest months, they do give a gener- house gases. Britain by itself experi- In fact, the 20 warmest years on in the last 78 years. When GHGs trap climate conferences or climate scien- from other seasons in the preceding al idea of what is in store for mankind enced a hot summer in 2018 with the record have occurred in the last 22 heat in the atmosphere, some of it gets tists’ predictions are only a pointless ;: years. The intermittent rainy days globally. year’s average temperatures around years. This trend also sits in perfect- converted into surface temperature but exercise if the same are not translat- this year helped fight bad air days Climate forecasters in the United 0.96C above pre-industrial levels. ly with the emission rates of green- 90 per cent of it gets assimilated into ed into action in the form of meaning- ;; and were instrumental in bringing Kingdom warned that 2019 is expect- Predictions for India are not house gases (GHGs), which were at a the oceans. Therefore OHC is a much ful reduction in GHG levels. The time @; the pollution levels down. ed to be one of the hottest years of all promising as well. The combined record high in 2018, according to the better indicator of climate change than has come for the Government to start ;@ This is indeed a miracle consid- time. The British meteorological office effect of climate change and an evolv- World Meteorological Organisation. surface temperatures. So how will assessment of the efforts based on ering the fact that winter seasons are estimated that average global temper- ing El Niño could make 2019 the According to climate scientists India cope with this temperature GHG level monitoring. This alone will usually air pollution nightmares. atures for 2019 will be 1.10C above hottest year ever. In fact, the past three from the Pennsylvania State University, spike? Although it’s clear that nothing ensure that further time and money Healthy rains in the northern plains, pre-industrial levels, putting it among years from 2015 to 2017 happened to the combination of human-caused as such can be done to register an is not wasted and effective progress is  coupled with ample snowing in the the five hottest years ever. In fact, it is be the warmest ever recorded. And warming and a natural upswing in immediate impact, much can be done clocked in protecting the environment. ; hills somewhat marked a thankful uncomfortably close to the record- although the current year started off temperatures increases the odds that to prevent worse summers. If this is not done, we will soon have departure compared to last year when breaking 2016, when temperatures with a moderate La Niña phenome- any new El Nino year will be the The green house gas (GHG) only one season all throughout the \;@ the Himalayan mountains, especially were 1.15C above the 1850-1900 peri- non, which generally has a cooling warmest ever. Many weather forecast- emissions are the main culprits behind year — summer. the foothills, bore a dry appearance od. The predictions were based on the effect on global climate, it is going to ers around the world, including the the rising number of hot days. This can (The writer is an environmental ;: due to the absence of proper snowfall worsening impacts of climate change end up being the fourth warmest year, India Meteorological Department be curtailed by bringing a decisive dif- journalist)  I %*'*9*'& % &%    4!!5 "      3 3        1    4    5   41  $6 4 campaign reached new level the 22 small mistake they have com- the list of farmers to us," he said.    ! 4 other day with a Congress leader mitted . He also called this He also expressed disap- speaking of killing him. “I am not n a scathing attack on the Government as helpless pointment that despite his good !5 47    bothered about it. For me,my Imahagathbandhan, Prime Government Modi said some- intentions to deposit money country stands first and the Minister Narendra Modi said times people have to pay a under Pradhan Mantri Kisan !!52 people are my strength, Every even though the Opposition heavy price for small mistake for Nidhi programme, he is unable drop of my blood in my veins parties are working very hard to having a helpless Government, to do so because of the hurdles and every second of my life has remove him from power, he is but hoped people do not want created by the coalition gov- 2 himself while speaking to been dedicated to the 130 crore working on a different front and such Government at the centre ernment in Karnataka. reporters and this has put the Indians. A strong and powerful that is to rid the country of ter- after experiencing the same in "They are not pained at the DMDK as well as the NDA in a India is my life’s mission,” said the rorism, corruption, other evils, Karnataka. money directly going into the he campaign of the National tight spot. Prime Minister addressing the etc.. Addressing a pre election "Karnataka has a 'Mazboor' accounts of the farmers, which TDemocratic Alliance in The Prime Minister in his 30 rally which was attended by campaign at Kalaburagi in (helpless) Government but I is not giving any scope for the Tamil Nadu for the upcoming minutes long speech lambasted leaders of all constituent parties Karnataka on Wednesday, he hope you don't want such a middlemen to benefit from, Lok Sabha election commenced the Maha Ghatbandhan formed in the AIADMK-led front. was at his sarcastic best in tak- Government at the Centre. and hence they are creating on Wednesday at by the Opposition parties by Modi came down heavily on ing the mahaghatbhandan. Sometimes we have to pay a obstacles," he said. Kancheepuram near Chennai describing it as a platform built the Congress for insulting and Addressing a rally he said “The X heavy price for a small mistake. The real purpose of with an electrifying speech by on hate Modi campaign. “The humiliating former Congress work of the "milawati maha- The people of Karnataka must milawati mahaghatbandhan Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Opposition’s hatred for chief and Chief Minister of the gathbandhan" (Adulterated ing a rally here. "The politicians who are be experiencing the same," he and Congress is to win votes by But while the Prime Narendra Modi is reaching new State K Kamaraj. “Congress hs Grand Alliance) is to remove The Prime Minister, with- only concerned about their said. making false promises to farm- Minister was inaugurating mul- levels. There is a competition this habit of insulting strong Modi. But they should open out taking the name, attacked families and interests, are not "There are some such ers. Modi said Karanataka tiple development projects min- among the leaders of various regional leaders. People of Tamil their ears and be clear that the Gandhi family and said politi- liking the new policy of new Governments. They think by Government made false utes before the rally, the DMDK, Opposition parties in abusing Nadu would not forget how countrymen understand every- cians who are bothered about India. To fulfill their own vest- transfering money into the promises of waiving off farm a prospective ally of the and hating Modi. Who will Kamaraj was humiliated and thing and everybody. They are their families' welfare are not lik- ed interests, they want a help- accounts of farmers, Modi will loans and thereof betrayed AIADMK-led front was in “mul- abuse Modi more is the theme of insulted by the Congress. What coming together to remove ing new India's new policy and less Government," he said. hog all limelight. To avoid this, innocent farmers. tiple talks” with the DMK for a the contest. Someone will make was his crime? He spoke for peo- Modi and Modi is working want a helpless Government to Modi also came down heav- this Karnataka Government has "They (Karnataka better deal. Sudheesh, brother- fun of my poor origins, someone ple and democracy. He spoke hard to eradicate terrorism. fulfill their vested interests. ily on JD(S)- Congress collation stabbed the backs of the people. Government) made false in-law of Vijayakanth, reportedly will make fun of my parents, against dynasty and corruption. Terrorists, poverty and corrup- Modi also said he is not Government in Karnataka led This power-intoxicated promises of waiving off farm contacted Durai Murugan, the some others are making fun of The Congress got a democrati- tion should go from the coun- afraid of Pakistan and the cor- by chief minister HD Congress and remore-con- loans for all farmers for votes. DMK treasurer with a request to lower caste origin,” thundered cally elected Government under try. Towards this goal, I am rupt when the blessings of 125 Kumaraswamy and said people trolled Chief Minister (HD They have betrayed innocent include the DMDK in the UPA. Modi. The Prime Minister MGR dismissed,” said the Prime working," he told while address- crore people is with him. have to pay a heavy price for the Kumaraswamy) so far not given farmers," he said. This was disclosed by Murugan pointed out that the ate Modi Minister.  ,  48  )) ) .3%4& 0!5     %  2! +8, 56 &  4    the popular attention towards 78&1 between the CPI(M) and While CPI(M) general sec- external threats.      Congress in Bengal. Enjoying retary Sitaram Yechury on Referring to Indian armed Lucknow: Several members aiganj and Murshidabad a sizeable presence in these two Wednesday said his party had ndians are as scared of forces’ success in handling of the Bahujan Samaj Party Kancheepuram (TN): country. Panneerselvam, the Rseem to have emerged as Lok Sabha constituencies, both already made its position clear on INarendra Modi as they threats emanating from and the Rashtriya Lok Dal, AIADMK leaders K Palani- AIADMK coordinator and two bones of contention hin- the parties have refused to the issue, the Pradesh Congress would be of star bandit Gabbar Pakistan, Banerjee said, “We including former MP Sarika swami and O Panneerselvam on Deputy Chief Minister, said the dering the alliance talks budge, sources said. leaders led by PCC president Singh of Sholay, Bengal Chief are with the Army, we are with Singh Baghel, joined the BJP Wednesday heaped praise on coming Lok Sabha polls was a Somen Mitra are known to Minister Mamata Banerjee the Navy, we are with the Air here on Wednesday in the Narendra Modi, saying the 'capa- fight between "dharma and have expressed their “final view” said on Wednesday while Force, we are with the civili- presence of its State president ble' and 'efficient' Prime Minister adharma" and said his alliance about the two seats to party launching a scathing attack on sation, peace, culture, unity Mahendra Nath Pandey, the alone can ensure the country's was fighting to uphold dharma. president Rahul Gandhi. The the Prime Minister for trying but we are not with Modi party said. safety and sought a successive "The only man capable of PCC leaders met the Congress to create war hysteria ahead of Babu. None is with him. In Former Hathras MP term for him. ruling this country is the Prime president on Wednesday. the hustings by “distracting fact, people are now afraid of Baghel joined the BJP, leaving In a grand NDA rally head- Minister. If we are living safely Gandhi is known to have people’s attention from his Modi Babu as they used to be the RLD, a BJP spokesman ed by Modi and attended by here, it means the credit goes to told them that he would talk to failures to bombs, missiles in context of Gabbar Singh.” said. coalition partners, including his administrative skills," Yechury on this issue. The seats and guns.” Attacking the Prime Vedram Bhati, a three- PMK and outfits like Puthiya Palaniswami said. The safety of are currently held by CPI(M) Banerjee told a gathering Minister for showering new time MLA and a former UP Tamizhagam, Chief Minister 130 crore Indians was important MPs Md Salim and Badruddoza at Howrah, how instead of projects Banerjee said “who is Minister, quit the BSP and Palaniswami, who is the joint and Modi had the qualification Zaman. The Congress holds concentrating on the real he to launch new projects joined the BJP along with his coordinator of the ruling to ensure that, Palaniswami Malda North and South, issues facing the country, the when his Government has supporters, according to the AIADMK, said Modi was the said. PTI Behrampore and Jangipur. Prime Minister was diverting passed its expiry date. party spokesman. PTI only "capable" person to rule the

9 '% V Thiruvananthapuram/Idukki 8*6 & 78 (Ker): Following a series of sui- cides by debt-ridden farmers in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi "   defeat. leader Kharge and his son Vijayan on Wednesday asked Jadhav had Monday sub- Minister Priyank Kharge in the Mumbai: The Maratha com- who had committed suicide banks to halt recovery pro- 5 8   mitted his resignation from the region. munity in Maharashtra on during the stir. ceedings on loans taken by Assembly to Speaker Ramesh He was against Priyank Wednesday threatened to vote On November 30, 2018, them in line with the morato- Kumar. Kharge getting Ministerial berth against BJP and Shiv Sena in the Maharashtra Legislature rium announced by the Kalaburagi (K’taka): Congress The Congress has peti- from the region, ahead of sev- the upcoming Lok Sabha and had passed a bill proposing 16 Government. rebel MLA Umesh Jadhav tioned the Speaker seeking dis- eral senior Congress leaders State assembly polls, saying the per cent reservation in educa- In a meeting held with the joined the BJP at a rally here on qualification of Jadhav along including himself. two parties had failed to fulfil tion and Government jobs for representatives of the State Wednesday, two days after he with Ramesh Jarkiholi, B Jadhav’s quitting the their demands. the Marathas, a declared Level Bankers’ Committee quit the Karnataka Assembly Nagendra and Mahesh Congress has come after two The decision was taken by socially and educationally (SLBC) here, he said the state membership, and is tipped to Kumathali under the anti-defec- other senior leaders, Baburao members of the Maratha backward class by the government had announced a take on Congress veteran tion law. Chinchansur and Malikayya Kranti Morcha (MKM) at a Government. slew of relief measures, includ- restart farming in the name of district as a mark of protest Mallikarjun Kharge in the com- The four MLAs had kept Guttedar, from the region quit meeting. However, the Government ing extending till December 31 repayment dues, Vijayan said against the alleged government ing Lok Saba elections. the party on tenterhooks for the party and joined the BJP, MKM convener Mahesh had issued a circular putting a the moratorium on repayment the Government would pay the inaction to stop farmer suicides. Jadhav joined the BJP several weeks, defying its whip allegedly against dominance of Dongre said the Sena-BJP break on issuing appointment of all loans taken by farmers. interest of the new loans taken Hitting hard at the before Prime Minister Narendra twice to attend the Congress the Kharges. Government had failed to ful- letters to the candidates, who Vijayan also requested the by them for one year. CPI(M)-led LDF Government, Modi’s address at the rally, in the Legislative Party (CLP) meet- Jadhav is likely to face some fil the promises given to the got selected for the banks to have an empathetic The SLBC accepted his Chennithala alleged that the presence of state BJP president ings on January 18 and February hurdles ahead of his candidature Maratha community. Government job under the approach towards farmers and suggestion to fix the interest of extension of moratorium peri- B S Yeddyurappa, former chief 8 and had skipped the early part for the Lok Sabha polls, as a “The community is upset quota. understand the difficulties the agriculture loan as 9 per od was to “cheat” the farmers minister Jagadish Shettar and a of the budget session. petition to disqualify him was with the Government. We have Dongre claimed that with- faced by them due to the recent cent, the statement said. and the State Government’s host of other party leaders. After the MLAs refused to still pending before the Speaker. planned to distribute five crore out the contribution of floods and the resulting crop Besides the Chief Minister, relief measures were a “farce”. “I am happy and proud fall in line, the Congress had “The petition to disqualify pamphlets appealing not to Marathas, the Shiv Sena would loss, Chief Minister’s Office his Cabinet colleagues T M He urged Vijayan to write joining BJP,” Jadhav said before petitioned Speaker to disquali- Jadhav is still pending... Without vote for Sena and BJP in the not have spread to the grass- said here in a statement. Thomas Isaac, V S Sunil off the agriculture loans and Modi arrived on the stage. fy them under the Anti- disposal of this petition his res- upcoming LS polls,” he said. root level. “Considering the situation, Kumar, E Chandrasekharan, convene a special assembly He also sought blessings Defection Law. ignation cannot be accepted as According to him, the “The community will the banks should cooperate Kadakampally Surendran and session to discuss farmers’ from the people of Kalaburagi However, Jadhav along with per law, in my knowledge,” Government had assured the teach a lesson to the Sena by with the state government K Krishnan Kutty and chief issues. to make Modi Prime Minister other three MLAs had attend- Congress Legislature Party Maratha community that cases showing the power of completely. In view of the secretary Tom Jose and repre- According to official again. BJP sources said, Jadhav ed the session and voted in leader Siddaramaiah said on filed by the police against over Marathas in the upcoming moratorium, there should be sentatives of various banks sources, eight cases of farmer is likely to be the party’s Lok favour of the finance bill, with Tuesday. 13,000 protesters during the polls,” Dongre added. no recovery procedures or took part in the meeting. suicides were reported from Sabha candidate for the an intention not to violate whip However, whether to accept pro-quota stir. Despite assurances from other such actions,” he said, Meanwhile, Leader of high range Idukki district alone Gulbarga seat to challenge and avoid any stringent action. the resignation or not is ulti- The state had also assured Chief Minister Devendra adding no banks should be Opposition Ramesh in the last two months. Kharge, a nine-time MLA and Jadhav was upset with mately left to the Speaker as he that compensation and a gov- Fadnavis, nothing concrete has allowed to violate the order. Chennithala staged a one-day One death was reported two-term Lok Sabha member Congress against the alleged is the ultimate authority, he had ernment job would be provid- been done so far, the commu- Asking the banks not to hunger strike at Kattappana from Thrissur district, sources who has never tasted electoral dominance by veteran party added. PTI ed to the kin of the protesters, nity leaders have claimed. PTI deny fresh loans to farmers to Municipal maidan in Idukki added. PTI  9%:    ) )& &' =       ( Mumbai: Dams in so far deployed 2,636 tankers to cent in 2018.  )9 * Maharashtra have only 32.88 meet the demand of drinking “The water stock in these per cent water stock of their water in rural and semi-rural two regions is comparatively Varanasi (UP): A 21-year-old total storage capacity as of areas, Public Works better,” he said. woman, who went missing now, almost 14 per cent less Department minister Besides, the Nashik divi- nine years ago, was rescued compared to last year, accord- Chandrakant Patil said on sion has 29.79 per cent water from Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi ing to a report of the State water Tuesday. stock as compared to 49.91 per district on Wednesday, police resources department. There was less storage in cent in 2018 while in Amravati said. The situation is particularly dams after last year’s monsoon division it is 31.48 per cent A raid was conducted at a worrisome in Aurangabad divi- due to erratic showers in the against 24.84 per cent last year, house in a red-light area of sion (falling under the arid first couple of months of the the report said. Maruadih town and the Marathwada region) where rainy season followed by long The Nagpur division has woman was rescued. Two men currently the water stock is just dry spells, an official from the 16.74 per cent stock left against and half-a-dozen women have seven per cent against 42.67 per water resources department 24.84 per cent last year, it been detained, the police said. cent around the same time last said. added. The Varanasi crime branch year, the report said. He said as of now, the The rainfall season in and the local police jointly The State has 3,267 dams Konkan division has 55.06 per Maharashtra is from June to conducted the raid and freed and there was 47.74 per cent cent water stock against 61.20 September every year and the woman, who had gone water stock in them last year per cent last year, while Pune water from dams is used for missing at the age of 12 from around this time. division has 46.67 per cent drinking, agriculture and her house in Chandauli district, X The State Government has stock as compared to 60.26 per industrial purposes. PTI a police officer said. PTI  &R :5;< ,, + (&' ' X &6 &9 (  &  (  *&8&   + Jaipur: Seven people, including Itanagar: The BJP Government into the streets and pelting   a women, were killed and 20 in Arunachal Pradesh has stones that left 35 people, includ- others injured on Wednesday announced a judicial probe into ing 24 police personnel, injured. 9  Q) when a speeding bus rammed the large scale rioting, violence The private residence of Panaji: An Israeli national, into the rear of another bus and vandalism during the recent Deputy Chief Minister Chowna who has been booked in nar- Patna: In a veiled criticism of queries about a number of parked on the road in PRC protest that left three peo- Mein was set ablaze and the Kolkata: West Bengal Chief poll campaign on Women’s cotics cases in Goa, was injured the Congress-led Opposition, opposition leaders, notably Rajasthan’s Pali district, police ple dead. office of the Itanagar deputy Minister Mamata Banerjee will Day,” a senior leader of the in an attack by a group of peo- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Congress veterans Digvijay said. In his address to the state commissioner ransacked. kick off the Trinamool TMC’s women’s wing said. ple at the Anjuna beach near Kumar on Wednesday assert- Singh and Kapil Sibal, raising The accident took place BJP council meeting here Clarifying that the state Congress’ campaign for the The purpose of this rally is here, police said on ed that there should be no pol- doubts on the air strike. near Kainpura crossing appar- Tuesday, Chief Minister Pema Government had never intend- Lok Sabha polls on to create a “new India, united Wednesday. itics on the Pulwama terror The Opposition leaders ently due to the rush among bus Khandu said justice would be ed to move a resolution or a bill International Women’s Day on India and strong India”, the The incident took place attack and the air strikes on a have been citing international drivers to take passengers on delivered to the bereaved fami- in the Assembly over the PRC, March 8, a party leader said on posters of the rally read. Tuesday night and the Israeli, Jaish camp in Balakot that fol- media reports which claim board, the officer said, Sanderao lies and the people responsible Khandu said the matter was to Wednesday. “She (Banerjee) will give David Driham, has lodged a lowed. that the IAF operation in police station incharge for unleashing the violence be taken up for deliberations Incidentally, the TMC chief her message for the Lok Sabha complaint, they said. Kumar, whose JD(U) is an Balakot had caused no casual- Dholaram said. would be brought to book. during a short-duration discus- had also commenced her party’s polls. And after the dates are The Anjuna police said NDA ally, also underscored ties, contrary to claims by The speeding bus was en The probe would be carried sion in the House and to make election campaign for the 2014 announced, a full-fledged cam- Driham, in his complaint filed that there should be due some Bharatiya Janata Party route to Ahmedabad from out by a committee headed by a the recommendations of the parliamentary and 2016 paign will begin,” the TMC in the wee hours of acknowledgement of the patri- (BJP) leaders that hundreds of Jaipur, he said. retired judge, a CMO commu- Joint High Power Committee Assembly elections on the same leader said. Wednesday, accused a local otic upsurge that has followed militants were killed. Four persons died on the nique said on Wednesday. (JHPC) on the PRC public. date. Banerjee, who has been businessman and people asso- the recent events in Jammu & It should be understood spot and three others suc- Protests had erupted in “The state government had Banerjee is scheduled to the prime mover of an anti- ciated with him of assaulting Kashmir and of the fact that the that the respect for the armed cumbed to their injuries while Itanagar and adjoining planned to make wider public participate in a rally convened Bharatiya Janata Party front, him. respect for the armed forces has forces has further increased in undergoing treatment, Naharlagun in late February consultation involving all stake- by the party’s women’s wing had organised a mega A staff member of the increased further. the wake of the recent opera- Dholaram said. He said 19 over the proposed grant of holders, community-based from Shraddhananda Park to Opposition rally here on businessman has accused Such things should not be tions. The popular sentiment is among those injured are in crit- permanent resident certificates organisations, student organi- Park Street here on Friday to January 19, during which she Driham of stabbing him, they spoken. There should be no also appreciative of the gov- ical condition and were referred (PRC) to six non-Arunachal sations and other bodies,” the celebrate the International had given a call to oust the said, quoting a separate com- politics on this issue which ernments handling of the cri- to a hospital in Pali from a pri- Pradesh Scheduled Tribe Chief Minister said. Women’s Day. Modi Government. The TMC, plaint. concerns national unity and sis. This should be kept in mary care centre in Rani town. (APSTs) communities living in The issue was “misinter- “Although election dates which is vying to play a major Driham, 43, has been integrity. The popular senti- mind, the JD(U) national pres- Champa Devi (38), Chunni Lal the Namsai and Changlang dis- preted”, causing unrest among are yet to be announced, but role in the formation of the next booked under the Narcotics ment must be respected, the ident said. Sattar (22), Arjun Singh (22), tricts and to the Gorkhas living the students, Khandu said. our campaign for the Lok Sabha government at the Centre, has Drugs and Psychotropic Chief Minister told reporters Kumar had expressed his Poonam Singh (19), Pappu Ram in Vijaynagar. A statement was issued on elections will begin on March vowed to win all the 42 Lok Substances (NDPS) Act in sev- here. anger over the killing of 40 (35), Girdhari Singh (35) and Curfew clamped in Itanagar social media platforms that the 8. During the 2014 Lok Sabha Sabha seats in the state. The eral cases in the past and is fac- The the Janata Dal CRPF jawans in the Pulwama Rawal Singh (22) were killed in and Naharlagun town failed to PRC issue would not be taken up polls and 2016 Assembly polls party had won 34 seats in the ing trial. PTI (United) was responding to attack on February 14. PTI the accident, he said. PTI deter protesters from venturing further, he said. PTI also, Mamata di had started her 2014 general election. PTI YZ[V "      Thiruvananthapuram: Will academic year 2019-20 is com-   ,   ‘pre-marital’ or ‘extra-marital’ plete now and the blunder sex lead to the transmission of would not figure in the new deadly Human edition. Shillong: Meghalaya Chief of the State, in which 15 dig- the deputy commissioners, Immunodeficiency Viruses “That textbook has been Minister Conrad K Sangma on gers were trapped in a rat-hole have been set up in all the dis- (HIV)? Yes, says the 10th stan- taught since 2016 and no one Wednesday said the cash-rich coal mine, had attracted angry tricts especially to check if any dard biology textbook under has pointed out the mistake so illegal coal mining business in reactions from across the illegal mining is taking place,” the State syllabus being taught far. “When it came to our the State was a challenge as the country. Sangma said. in Kerala schools. notice, we took steps to exclude Government had to balance Even, the Supreme Court Considering the gravity of It is stated in Chapter 4 the portion in new textbooks between ecology, economy and had come down heavily on the the incident, leading agencies titled “Keeping Diseases Away” which will be distributed to stu- the overall safety. issue. of the country including Army, of the textbook that HIV can dents soon,” he told PTI. Speaking on the comple- Lured by the quick money, Navy and NDRF carried the spread through However, the official was tion of one year of his coalition the illegal activity has contin- rescue operations for months. ‘premarital/extra marital sexu- not willing to comment further Government, that includes the ued in the state in blatant vio- Although, the rescuers saw al contact’. on the blunder in a school text- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in lation of the National Green five bodies, they could manage To the question, “What book. the North-Eastern state, Tribunal’s order imposing a to retrieve only two highly are the ways by which HIV SCERT is concerned with Sangma said they were work- blanket ban on coal mining decomposed bodies. spreads?”, the text book also the academic aspects of school ing towards improving these and transportation in On March 1, the team of states that “by sharing the nee- education including formula- aspects. Meghalaya in 2014. rescuers from the Navy and dle and syringe used by AIDS tion of curriculum, preparation “It will take time but I can The Meghalaya CM Army announced to leave the patients”, “through body fluids” State Council of Educational had pointed out the blunder till social media, several doctors of textbooks, teachers’ hand- assure you that our focuses are termed the coal mine tragedy operation site, 60 days after and “from HIV-infected moth- Research and Training some netizens uploaded the and experts objected to it. books and teacher training. in these areas,” he told as “unfortunate” and said a lot launching a search operation er to foetus”. (SCERT), has been used in state snippet from it on social media When contacted, SCERT It advises the government reporters. of issues have been exposed for the 15 miners trapped in a The startling fact is that the schools since 2016 and no platforms recently. director J Prasad said the print- on policy matters relating to The December 13 disaster after the accident. 370 feet-deep illegal coal mine text book, prepared by the teacher or school authorities After it had gone viral on ing of the new textbook for the school education. PTI in the East Jaintia Hills district “Committees, headed by in a remote area. PTI C M Y K

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So far, over 2 crore farm- Tdeficit hit the highest rates, have been opened across est Jan tious Pradhan Mantri Kisan ers have been benefitted,” Singh level in a decade last year the country and another 2,500 Aushadhi Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) told reporters. despite President Donald ] will come by 2020. stores, the scheme, Agriculture Minister Some states such as West Trump’s global trade offen- Also, the Government is minister said Radha Mohan Singh said on Bengal, the minister said, are sive, according to a ^ planning to open at least one Jan the medicines Wednesday. not keen to roll out the Government report on Aushadhi store in every block. sold at these In the Interim Budget scheme and therefore not pro- Wednesday. The number of Pradhan stores are 2019-20, the central viding the data. “To such America’s trade deficit Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi cheaper and consumers must across the country are serving Government had announced states, I only urge to keep the with the world jumped 12.5 Kendra (PMBJK) in the coun- take the benefit. 10-15 lakh people per day. the PM-Kisan scheme under politics aside else the elec- per cent to $621 billion, the try under the Pradhan Mantri “Health is one sector which The Minster also said that which 6,000 per year will be torate will teach them a les- Commerce Department Bhartiya Janaushadhi is on priority of our government. for providing further impetus given in three instalments to son,” he added. reported, as both imports Pariyojana (PMBJP) has Government is continuously and creating awareness about use 12 crore small and marginal Asked about a large num- and exports rose to the high- crossed 5,000-mark, Minister working to provide affordable of generic medicines, it has been farmers holding cultivable ber of vacancies in top leader- est levels ever. of State for Chemicals and treatment and medicines at decided to celebrate March 7, land up to 2 hectares. It ship positions at the Indian And the trade gaps with Fertilisers Mansukh L cheaper prices. Today if a patient 2019, (Thursday) as ‘Janaushadhi promised to give the first Council of Agricultural China, Mexico and the Mandaviya told reporters here. starts his/her treatment, 70 per Diwas’ across India. instalment of 2,000 by Research (ICAR), Singh said European Union also reached “By the year 2020, anoth- cent of money goes on buying Under the PMBJP, the March. the recruitment would be done at all-time highs even though er 2,500 Jan Aushadhi stores medicines,” he said. Government provides more On February 24, Prime in a transparent manner now as Washington slapped tariffs will be opened in the country. He further said that the than 800 medicines and 154 Minister Narendra Modi offi- the entire process has been on hundreds of billions in Our aim is to have at least one demand of generic medicine is surgicals through Jan Aushadhi cially launched the scheme in digitised unlike manual process imports from its largest trad- __^ such store at every block level,” growing and Jan Aushadi stores kendras. Uttar Pradesh by transferring earlier. ing partners. ^^^^ ]YX _ ))  ' : l '&), ;<'1)= \\ ellore Institute of Technology he unrelenting pursuit for V(VIT) acquires an interna- he rupee rallied by 21 paise to close at 70.28 Texcellence in concert with tional acclaim. 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Ahmedabad, Science and Information System, for the domestic currency, during which it has Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh Electrical and Electronic climbed 64 paise. and Indore won nine awards Engineering and Chemistry were At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) in different categories. ranked within the top 550 market, the rupee opened on a weak note at 70.60. Airport Service Quality Universities of the world. Intra-day, it fluctuated between 70.67 and 70.25, (ASQ) survey is the world- While the two engineering before finally closing at 70.28, up 21 paise over renowned and international- subject areas were ranked with- its previous close. ly established global bench- in the top 500 universities of the On Tuesday, the rupee had rebounded by 43 marking programme measur- world, Chemistry emerged in the paise to finish at 70.49 against the US dollar. ing passengers’ satisfaction, top 550 universities of the world. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was whilst they travel through an It may be noted that QS is an trading at $65.61 per barrel, lower by 0.38 per airport, conducted by the international ranking agency cent. Airports Council that takes ‘h index’ and citations Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the International (ACI), (a glob- of research publications as cri- greenback’s strength against a basket of six cur- al non-profit organization of teria for subject ranking, besides rencies, rose 0.07 per cent to 96.92. Airport Operators). ASQ perception about the subject “Dollar is trading up for the sixth consecu- Awards recognize those air- areas by academic and industry tive session as the market awaits developments ports around the world that leaders. 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North %&&  -   strict measures, including action that he said “the country had to Korea didn’t immediately ; against banned outfits by May, proceed against the banned orth Korea is restoring respond in its state media. ;; Islamabad: Jaish-e- Services Public Relations (ISPR) increased “because it is natur- to avoid economic sanctions outfits in the light of FATF rec- Nfacilities at a long-range An article from 38 North, a @ Muhammed (JeM) which Major General Asif Ghafoor al as part of military planning. over the non-implementation of ommendations”. rocket launch site that it dis- website specialising in North claimed responsibility for the when asked if the two countries When the situation gets hot Financial Action Task Force Khan expressed apprehen- mantled last year as part of dis- Korea studies, cited commercial @w Pulwama attack does not exist were close to war after the there are safeguards. Those (FATF) recommendations, the sions that Pakistan might face armament steps, according to satellite imagery as indicating @: in Pakistan, the military’s attack told CNN, “We were I safeguards are in place on both finance secretary has warned. economic sanctions if the FATF foreign experts and a South efforts to rebuild some structures spokesperson has said, days would say close to war because sides.” After the Pulwama Last year, the Paris-based recommendations were Korean lawmaker who was at the site started sometime A? after Foreign Minister Shah when they (India) violated the attack, the IAF carried out a FATF, an international terror ignored and not implemented. briefed by Seoul’s spy service. between February 16 and March 2B Mahmood Qureshi admitted airspace under token aggres- counter-terror operation, hit- financing watchdog, finalised a The Finance Secretary said The finding follows a high- 2. Dismantling parts of its long- 03@x that the terror outfit’s chief is sion, we went for response.” ting what it said was a JeM report with 40 recommenda- Pakistan had to take strict stakes nuclear summit last range rocket launch facility was ; present in the country. “Along the LoC we were training camp in Balakot, deep tions for de-listing Islamabad measures to implement the week between North Korean among several steps the North @; The already sour relations eyeball-to-eyeball. There is inside Pakistan on February 26. from its ‘grey list’. Pakistan was FATF recommendations. leader Kim Jong-Un and US took last year when it entered ; between India and Pakistan presence of troops at the LoC The next day, Pakistan Air placed on the list for failing to The International President Donald Trump that nuclear talks with the US and ;@ have worsened after Pakistan- for decades. But post the Indian Force retaliated and downed a curb anti-terror financing. Cooperation Review Group of ended without any agreement. South Korea. North has carried ; based JeM claimed responsi- aggression and our response, MiG-21 and captured its pilot Arif Ahmed Khan was FATF that reviewed Pakistan’s South Korea’s National out satellite launches at the site ; bility for the February 14 the safeguards have been taken Wing Commander talking to reporters after action plan in recent meetings Intelligence Service provided in recent years, resulting in UN ;@ Pulwama attack that left 40 by both side,” Ghafoor said on Abhinandan Varthaman who attending a meeting of a sub- was not satisfied with the the assessment about the sanctions over expert claims : CRPF personnel dead. the situation along the LoC. was handed over to India on committee of the Public progress on milestones set for North’s Tongchang-ri launch that they were disguised tests of PTI PTI 2 Director General Inter- He said troops had been Friday. Accounts Committee (PAC) January 2019. site to lawmakers during a pri- banned missile technology. A2@ D39@ 10Q ( R  &'   \z ; 3)&  9-0   ;@ Washington: The US is “very manufactured F-16 fighter jets closely” following the reports during an aerial raid targeting L;M that Pakistan misused Indian military installations in American-made F-16 fighter Kashmir after India’s anti-ter- LM: jets against India in the recent ror operation in Balakot. aerial confrontation between Pakistan has said that no F-16 @ their air forces, according to a fighter jets were used. top State Department official. The US State Department D39@ O;; The Indian Air Force on has said that America is seek- ;OL Thursday displayed parts of an ing more information from M: AMRAAM beyond visual Pakistan on the potential mis- j range air-to-air missile as evi- use of American-made F-16 ;O dence to “conclusively” prove fighter jets by it against India ; that Pakistan deployed US- in violation of the end-user L; agreement. “We’ve seen those reports ;; and we’re following that issue ;:M very closely,” US State Department Deputy < Spokesperson Robert Palladino told reporters at his biweekly 09G0H@ news conference on Tuesday. He was responding to ques- ``; tions that Pakistan has violated j Islamabad: The US has revised the end-user agreement on F-16 ; its visa policy for the Pakistani fighter jets that it procured @ citizens by slashing the visa from the United States. “I can’t : validity from five years to 1 confirm anything, but as a mat- year, according to a media ter of policy, we don’t publicly 2? report. In an official notifica- comment on the contents of @ tion issued by the American bilateral agreements that we 6@; embassy here on Tuesday, the have in this regard involving US US said that an additional fee defence technologies nor the  will also be charged for H communications that we have ; (Temporary Work Visa), I with other countries about that. :L (Journalist and Media Visa), L “So, we’re taking a look and (Intercompany Transfer Visa), we’re going to continue to take @b and R (Religious Worker Visa) a look. I’m going to leave it at |; visas, the Express Tribune that,” Palladino said. PTI M`}@: reported. PTI

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Neres rounded Thibaut Courtois and chipped the ball home. Vazquez and Vinicius Junior \ 0 on aggregate to Real Madrid. both left the field injured and in Needing to score at least tears, the latter after an electric run arry Kane fired Tottenham three goals, Dortmund packed forward. Bale came on, with HHotspur into the their line-up with forwards as  !> 3? Asensio, and raced down the left Champions League quarter- Mario Goetze, Marco Reus and but his finish from the angle clipped finals as his winning goal at Paco Alcacer — who have scored the post. Borussia Dortmund in Tuesday's 30 goals between them — all The fans whistled at half-time return leg sealed a 1-0 victory to started together for the first and Madrid were no better after, cre- wrap up a 4-0 aggregate success. time this season. ating chances but lacking composure On Monday, Spurs coach Dortmund flew out of the and control. Karim Benzema shim- Mauricio Pochettino had traps, pounding the Spurs > "#%@A mied past Ziyech but curled wide, demanded they "finish the job" defence with 10 attempts in the only for Ajax to add a sumptuous, after beating the Bundesliga first half alone, restricting the albeit controversial, third. leaders 3-0 in the first leg at Londoners to a single Son They worked it from right to left Wembley. Heung-min effort, and enjoying j;;; and then inside again, where Donny His Spurs side delivered, 70 percent possession. van de Beek shifted a last pass to soaking up everything "We have showed that we Tadic, who whipped a sizzling shot Dortmund threw at them in a have the quality, we can build on ;`|\ into the top corner. one-sided first half before Kane's the first-half performance, but The cheers stopped as referee goal just after the break killed off we need to score goals," said the last five years, while the last time Florentino Perez is now faced with Felix Brych waited for VAR, with the the hosts' spirited challenge. Dortmund captain Reus. \ Madrid failed to reach the quarter- deciding whether it is worth ball seemingly out for a throw before "It's always difficult in these The Germans harassed finals was 2010, in Cristiano keeping his coach until the end Noussair Mazraoui slid to keep it in. type of games, you don't know Spurs at every opportunity and antiago Solari vowed to fight on Ronaldo's first year at the club. of the season, let alone beyond The camera angle was unclear and whether to defend or attack," said had two clear chances in the but the reign of Real Madrid in Ronaldo rescued them last sea- the summer. "I did not come to the the goal stood. Kane, who singled out Spurs opening 25 minutes as Alcacer SEurope is over and their season son in the quarter-finals and then club in such a difficult moment to Madrid needed three in 24 min- goalkeeper Hugo Lloris for praise fired just over, while Lloris snaf- effectively is too after they were Gareth Bale won them the trophy, but give up," Solari said afterwards. utes and then two in 20, as Asensio after a string of key saves. fled a stinging Reus shot at the stunned by a 4-1 defeat at home to the former is gone and the latter start- He could have few complaints. swept in Sergio Reguilon's cross to "They had a few moments. second attempt. Ajax on Tuesday. ed on the bench here, dropped again Ajax were hard-done-by in the 2-1 give them hope. Erik ten Hag was In that first half we needed Tottenham's first real chance In seven days, Madrid have been by Solari. first-leg defeat and dominant at the seconds from bringing Schone off but everyone, defenders blocking it, came with half an hour gone knocked out of the Copa del Rey, La Solari oversaw an improvement Santiago Bernabeu, their scintillating instead, his midfielder bent a free- Hugo saving it, that's what when Son got in behind his Liga's title race and now the last after Julen Lopetegui was sacked victory confirming a 5-3 win on kick into Courtois' top corner. Champions League is about — marker Marius Wolf and fired 16 of the Champions League, the in November but his team, 12 aggregate and a place in the quarter- Frenkie de Jong put his first foot you need everybody." wide with the goal at his mercy. competition they had come to points behind Barcelona in La finals. On this evidence, they can go wrong in the 84th minute, gifting This is the first time Lloris then pulled off two believe was their own. Liga, have watched their season further. Luka Modric the ball in the area but Tottenham are in the last eight saves at point-blank range before They had won it three unravel in a week. Hakim Ziyech and David Neres Benzema slipped and the chance of the Champions League since palming Goetze's shot over the times in a row, four times in Madrid president put them two up at half-time and the went begging. 2010/11 when they bowed out 5- bar shortly before the break.

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It is your respon- caregiver feels happiness in being able to help a simple game of cards might generate happy sibility to know what you want and deter- as well as sadness in watching a parent's moods and good memories for all. mine how to achieve that. Make any health decline. The greatest gifts parents A strong family unit and support sys- requests of your partner clear and direct. It give children is nurturing and caring for tem is essential when caring for a senior \ is not okay to blame someone for your fail- them as they grow into adults. In doing so, loved one. The senior and family caregiver ure to assert yourself. parents teach children to establish healthy both benefit from these relationships. Successful relationships take work. relationships within the family unit and However, family caregivers also need breaks They don't happen in a vacuum. They occur beyond, helping children grow into happy, in order to take care of aspects of their own when the couples in them take the risk of well-adjusted and successful adults. As life lives or simply a mental rest. Help from fam- : sharing what it is that's going on in their comes full circle, children often have the ily members contributes to their wellbeing, hearts and heads. opportunity to return this gift by caring for too. You can only change yourself, not your their parents as they reach their senior years. If family help is unavailable, the care- partner. If you love someone and think that Family caregivers often feel taken for giver should seek outside help. In-home after a while he or she will alter behaviors granted, unappreciated, exhausted with health care providers provide respite care you find uncomfortable, think again. If you accompanying guilt for feeling that way. for the family caregiver and supplementary both positive workplace behavior and judging or criticizing the other's opinions, want changes, put them on the table. so your Maintaining healthy family relationships social interaction with the senior. These employee issues or concerns feelings and beliefs. \ partner knows what you need. All argu- is critical during this time. For the senior, breaks from each other offer both the senior Long term relationships require care and When tough times hit, try to remem- ments stem from our own fear or pain. having other family members visit breaks the and family caregiver a chance to rejuvenate work to maintain closeness. Common ber you're on the same team. You either both When upset occurs, check out what's going monotony of what might otherwise be a and appreciate the role each plays in the components found in successful relation- win or both lose. Support each other and on inside of you rather than get angry with mundane day. Whether visits last a short other's life; this facilitates a continued ships include: communication, respect, work together. Relationships are not meant your partner. Truth is that we usually period of time or perhaps an entire after- healthy relationship. trust, sharing, individuality and self-care. In to be a tug of war against each other. In fact, \ aren't upset for the reasons we think we are. noon, time spent together can mean the Establishing and maintaining good addition, it is helpful to approach the chal- you both should be on the same side pulling Understand that men and women are world to a senior. These occasions give the work relationships is the key to a positive lenges and triumphs of life (and the relation- against the world. \ very different. We're not from Mars or senior something to look forward to which workplace. Effective businesses encourage ship) as a team. Fighting fairly, supporting Deal with problems as they arise. Venus; we're not even in the same solar sys- helps increase the senior's sense of purpose the development of positive relationships one another and not holding grudges all help Conflict is a natural part of any relationship. \ tem. Understanding and celebrating our dif- and decreases feelings of isolation. Family between managers and employees as well as with this goal. Addressing differences one at a time helps ferences will make living together more members who live far away can also con- amongst coworkers. All businesses can Communication. Listen to your partner. avoid bad feelings spoiling a good relation- peaceful, interesting, and fun. tribute by writing letters, sending pictures foster positive workplace relationships by Avoid blame and judgment. Do not make ship. Do not hold grudges; work through the Honor each other in some way every and by calling the senior often. These times creating a strong mission statement and an assumptions. Don't let your emotions dic- matter and let it go. day. Every morning you have the opportu- offer the family member(s) and senior a upbeat team-based environment. Strengthen tate your behavior. Share responsibility and decision mak- nity to make your relationship sweeter and chance to strengthen their own relationship, workplace relationships by setting clear A sense of trust is present when each ing. Healthy relationships are an equal part- deeper by recommitting to your mate. love and respect for one another. expectations, practicing constant commu- person feels safe to be open, honest and gen- nership. This applies to the work involved Feeling respected and cherished by the one The dynamics of any family are some- nication and offering timely responses to uine. Respect helps build this through not as well as the power dynamics between the you love makes life much nicer.

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22 ;;  an the memory of Michael Jackson J Csurvive Leaving Neverland? :; After all, it has bounced back before. ; The superstar’s image was tarnished by  allegations of sexual abuse that shadowed him throughout much of his adult life and even stood trial on child molestation charges in 2005, for which he was ;: acquitted. His untimely death in 2009 seemed to wash that stain away in an out- pouring of public love and a resurgence of sales of his always popular music. Now, 10 years later, the HBO docu- ; mentary Leaving Neverland has aired XXzX ; detailed and disturbing stories from two L;; men who say Jackson groomed them for Jackson’s defenders. in their views. They say the documen- J: sex and molested them when they were “I’m going to get it,” Winfrey, who tary repeats discredited allegations from just little boys. It has cast a spotlight on interviewed Jackson before the allega- admitted liars. []J Jackson’s unsavory history at a #MeToo tions emerged in 1993 and his family Jackson’s brothers said they were :J moment when old allegations against after his death, said at the end of the already in a rough period of managing ;:\ stars have been taking hold, and taking show that aired Sunday and Monday on his memory and legacy with their father ; them down. HBO and OWN just after the documen- Joseph Jackson’s death last year, when : So far, there has been no evidence of tary. they heard that “Leaving Neverland” was major damage to Jackson’s music or his And she did. Even before the special coming. estate, which has made an estimated $2 taped, she was subject to fierce criticism “This time is difficult for us because billion since his death. His music has by some who left disparaging comments you know Michael, coming up on the been featured in commercials and is the on her social media account. 10th anniversary of his passing and my subject of a Cirque Du Soleil show in Las It could be that Jackson’s fandom is father passed away six months ago,” Vegas. A play about his life by Pulitzer so pervasive, especially in countries that Marlon Jackson told the AP last week. ; Prize-winner Lynn Nottage is due out on don’t follow his personal news closely, “So those things are still there, and you ;2< Broadway next year. And it may not. that the documentary and renewed never get rid of them. You learn to live ;J After all, Jackson is dead now, which allegations will just make a small dent. with them. And now we’re dealing with means he can’t be charged or put on trial, “For Michael Jackson’s fans, more so something that’s totally different but has ;@ keeping the story in the headlines for probably outside of America, I don’t no truth to it. There’s no facts at all.” J months or years to come. think it will have an effect, because At least one prominent and former- : And there is Jackson’s nearly unpar- they’ll ride or die with Michael,” Deraney ly devoted fan says he’s been forced to alleled star status — starting out as a said. reconsider. cherub-faced 11-year-old sensation with Robson and Safechuck’s allegations “I’ve spent a lifetime loving MJ,” Los  the Jackson 5, then catapulting into a didn’t emerge until 2013, when they filed Many millennials have only vague has not seen “Leaving Neverland,” told Angeles Times music writer Gerrick D. ;@ global phenomenon with the world’s lawsuits seeking money from Jackson’s knowledge of the Jackson accusations, The Associated Press. “I started this pro- Kennedy wrote after seeing the docu- best-selling album of all time, Thriller, to estate that have since been thrown out and are shocked even by facts that are ject because of my love of the performer mentary’s premiere at the Sundance Film his credit and hits adored by multiple and are under appeal. Both men had pre- acknowledged by both sides. that Michael Jackson is and the influence Festival. ;~x`; generations. viously denied Jackson sexually abused “I’m young enough to have not been that he had on my life as the best per- “Roughly an hour into ‘Leaving “It’s hard to compare someone of them and had been among his fiercest aware of the allegations about Michael former that ever lived. This has nothing Neverland,’ it felt like my chest had caved : Michael Jackson’s caliber to anyone defenders when Jackson was alive, but Jackson as they were happening,” 31- to do with anyone’s personal life.” in .... It wasn’t long before I accepted that else,” said Danny Deraney, a publicist say having their own children and year-old New York Times columnist India. Arie says it was right to speak ‘Leaving Neverland’ would force me — ; who often handles crisis management. Jackson’s death led them to confront Jamelle Bouie tweeted while watching out against R. Kelly, who faces new sex- and likely many others who also feel a “I don’t think we’ve seen anything like their truth. the documentary. “It is WILD TO ME ual abuse charges after the Lifetime doc- deep connection to Jackson’s work — to \ it.” Because of the men’s past denials, that anyone thought his behavior around umentary “Surviving R. Kelly” aired see that none of us really knew him. And Still, Oprah Winfrey, with her vast some Jackson fans have dismissed their and constant contact with young boys more than a decade after he was cleared that maybe we’d been avoiding the ; influence, may have heralded a shift in testimonies as lies, motivated by money. was remotely okay.” of child pornography charges. But truth.” x: public attitudes just by hosting the spe- Some even refused to watch the docu- Some of Jackson’s fellow artists have Jackson’s situation is different, the singer The subjects of the documentary LJ: cial “After Neverland,” in which she inter- mentary. Still, after the film began air- indicated they will not give him and his said. themselves don’t have strong feelings viewed the documentary’s subjects, ing, there were casual fans who felt gut- influence up easily, and say they can sep- “I think it’s too late for people to be about whether people should give up :[ James Safechuck and Wade Robson. ted by the revelations, with some saying arate the performer from the person. saying ‘mute Michael Jackson,’” Arie told Jackson’s music. “I hope we can get beyond Michael they could not listen to his music the Jason Derulo recently released the the AP. “It’s a chance to reevaluate who you ]: Jackson the icon, stop staring into the same way — if at all. first music and videos from a planned “With R. Kelly there’s video,” she want to be your idols,” Safechuck told the J sun, and do what is necessary to help our “People have already made the deci- boxed set of EPs that the singer and said, referencing a sex tape that alleged- AP at Sundance. “Because you can @€: children and ourselves,” Winfrey said in sion one way or the other,” Deraney said. dancer made in tribute to Jackson. It’s ly shows the singer’s abuse. “With write a song, does that mean you should ;; front of an audience of sexual abuse sur- “I think when a lot of people think of set to be released in its entirety on June Michael Jackson, there’s a lot of specu- be people’s moral compass? ... It’s less ;w vivors and their supporters. Michael Jackson they already think 25, the 10th anniversary of Jackson’s lation. I don’t know if it’s going to go as about tearing down somebody and She did not directly condemn ‘pedophile,’ whether or not there is any death. far. ... Not because we love him more, I more about an opportunity of who do ;@;| Jackson. But she praised the film, treat- proof.” “Michael was the sole reason I just think it’s a different situation.” we want to look up to.” : ed its assertions as truth, and said that “I think what it comes down to,” started singing and dancing, so this was Jackson’s estate, his most ardent fans, “There’s plenty of other amazing she was expecting an earful from Deraney added, “is future generations.” a way for me to give back,” Derulo, who and his family, have no such ambiguity people to fill that role.” L "22##     %&  ?@              ; atish Shankar, a more than 20- cant innovation, which is critical Syear-old veteran of the firm, to our firm’s long-term success,” he ; Bain & Company, will take over as added. the regional managing partner Dale Cottrell, who has served for Asia-Pacific (APAC), effective as the firm’s regional managing ;;O from April 1 (Q2) in Singapore. inspiring Bain’s people to great- partner for six years, will return to Manny Maceda, worldwide man- ness,” said Manny Maceda. advising the firm’s clients as part aging partner announced on He added, “He truly has the of Bain’s ‘servant leader’ model, in ; Wednesday. ability, experience and character which partners regularly rotate into Shankar has been the manag- that fits best with our needs in the leadership roles and then get back orporate Social Responsibility ing partner for the firm in the region for the years ahead, as we to client work. Under Cottrell, (CSR) is a business approach that Southeast Asia (SEA) region for continue to partner and team Bain’s APAC markets have seen Ccontributes to sustainable devel- five years. Under his tenure, the with our clients around the world. unprecedented success, both in opment by delivering economic, social company experienced a strong I congratulate him as he takes over terms of strong double-digit and environmental benefits to all stake- double-digit growth across the this role.” growth and clients, people and the holders. It is a concept with multiple def- region with a strong emphasis on In his new role, Shankar will firms’ strategic priority to deliver initions. Generally understood as being making Bain the best place for be responsible for leading Bain’s leading edge digital and analytic the way through which a company business talent, building a strong business across the Asia-Pacific solutions. achieves a balance of economic, envi- track record of driving tangible (APAC) region and overseeing “It’s been a true privilege to ronmental and social imperative, it also results with clients, and helping to strategy, operations, training and serve the company through this addresses the expectations of share- develop the firms’ new offices in development. He will also focus on role for the past six years and to holders and stakeholders. Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand working with the management have seen the firm continue to Airports Authority of India (AAI) into successful growth pillars for teams of national and multi- achieve monumental success and is continuously exploring the opportu- state that around 20 per cent of the The organisation has signed an the firm. The company is been national companies to help them growth across cutting-edge tech- nities where it can serve the society and labour force at any stage of construction MoU for the construction of pharma- increasingly seen as the go-to transform their organisations and nology solutions, from AI, is therefore, gradually increasing its on projects should be trained, tested and cy and medical canteen-cum-waiting firm for transformations and dig- achieve lasting business results, machine learning and blockchain expenditure on CSR and other welfare certified. hall in Roing, Arunachal Pradesh ital solutions in the SEA. while helping businesses become to automation, robotics and IoT,” activities. The organisation aims to amounting to 80 lakh. Shankar works with clients more efficient, competitive and said Cottrell, adding, “My biggest achieve, consolidate and strengthen Mechanised central kitchen for mid- across Energy and Natural future-ready. source of pride has been working good corporate governance including day meal in Assam Providing funds for Cochlear implant Resources, Transportation, and “It is a privilege to take on this with the best people across such a socially and environmentally responsi- AAI has signed a MoU with the surgery to ALIMCO Consumer Products on Strategy, new role and to continue working diverse set of markets and exper- ble business practices that balance state government of Assam and Akshaya To sponsor 200 underprivileged Transformation, Performance with our talented and diverse tise to help our clients navigate the financial profit with social well-being. Patra for 15.71 crore for construction tary napkin vending machines and children, the AAI signed an MoU with Improvement and M&A. He has team and help our clients achieve disruptive forces they are facing As a socially-responsible enter- and setup of a Mechanised Central incinerators at various schools, com- the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing also led Bain’s M&A practice exceptional results,” said Shankar. and deliver out-performance in prise, AAI is committed to serve the Kitchen in Assam for providing mid-day munity centers and slum areas and will Corporation Of India (ALIMCO), across APAC. “Satish is the perfect “As we approach our industry their industry.” society and is making efforts to enhance meals. This will serve the under-privi- be organising awareness camps in 20 amounting to for 134.10 million. leader to drive our APAC region with an insurgent mindset, we Dale and Satish will work the quality of life of the people from the leged students from government schools cities across the country. through another period of suc- remain dedicated to helping clients closely together in the coming underprivileged sections of the society, access to nutritious, warm and healthy Empowering people against Hepatitis cessful growth, delivering endur- be disrupters, and APAC is an area months to ensure a seamless tran- especially those residing near its airports. food. Providing Radiotherapy equipment in through empathy campaign ing results for our clients, and with exciting growth and signifi- sition. Keeping this bid to be socially government hospital in Chennai Project Empathy, a four-year pro- responsible in place, here are some of Construction of toilets, drinking The organisation has signed an ject being implemented by AAI and the CSR and welfare initiatives under- water and other infrastructure in MoU to provide Radiotherapy equip- ILBS, is focussed on empowering peo- taken by AAI: government schools ment (linear accelerator and brachyther- ple against hepatitis. The comprehen- ; Since 2014 to 15, AAI, in co-ordi- apy) in government hospital in Chennai sive campaign aims to de-stigmatise Skills Development Programme nation with the Ministry of Human amounting to 18.5 crore. hepatitis and create an enabling envi- AAI and Construction Industry Resource Development (MHRD), ronment for infected individuals and ajeev Mehrotra, CMD of RITES Ltd, under Development Council (CIDC) signed under the Swachh Vidyalaya initiative, Low Energy Linear Accelerator for their families for social participation and RCSR support to Bisnouli Sarvodaya Gramodyog two MoU’s for Employment-Oriented has constructed more than 1,500 toilets cancer unit AIIMS, Rishikesh care seeking. AAI has committed 5 Sewa Sansthan, attended a function to mark the inau- Training and Skill Development pro- in approximately 800 government The project accounts for 10 crore crore for FY 2018-19. guration of its Skill Development Training Centre in gramme of unemployed youth, the SCs, schools, thereby benefitting more than for the procurement of Low Energy Chhapera village in Nuh district of Haryana for STs and OBCs, women and EWS of 1,00,000 underprivileged students. Till Linear Accelerator for the cancer unit Promoting holistic sustainable devel- women, initially engaged with tailoring and computer Society for 2000 persons pan-India and March 31, 2018, more than 29 crore at AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. opment in villages courses. Pankaj, IAS, the district magistrate, inau- North East Region for 10.59 crore each. has been spent on the construction of AAI and the United Nations gurated the training centre. This programme is for underprivi- these toilets. Construction of a community hall Development Programme (UNDP) in Mehrotra enthused the beneficiaries to look leged/poor sections of society, specifi- It has provided assistance for con- India have signed an MoA on a new beyond the limitations of daily life engagements and cally in the Northeast region. Installation of proper sanitation prac- struction of a community hall at Garal, partnership to enhance livelihood become self dependent in terms of livelihood, as The initiative has been further tices and awareness camps in 20 cities Kamrup, Guwahati for 2.35 crore. opportunities and provide better living envisaged by NITI Aayog. reinforced by including a clause in AAI, through Kalyanmayee, its standards to communities living near Other prominent dignitaries who were present General Conditions of Contracts in women welfare association, will spend Providing funds for pharmacy and airports in Assam and Jharkhand for included Ajay Kumar Gaur, CFO, RITES, and AAI’s construction project works which 5.98 crore on the installation of sani- medical canteen-cum-waiting hall 10 crore. Rakesh Ranjan from NITI Aayog. H0"0! " $0 "%# >!

Y_ harat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is setting Bup a network of Solar-based Electric Vehicle Chargers (SEVC) on the Delhi-Chandigarh Highway. XZ The first in the series of charging stations was X inaugurated by Dr A R Sihag, secretary, Department X of Heavy Industry (DHI), in the presence of Atul {X Sobti, chairman and managing director, BHEL, at hriJual Oram, Minister for Tribal Ethnic India Resort in Sonepat, Haryana. Affairs launched the Van Dhan scheme The project is covered under the FAME scheme Sfor Minimum Support Price (MSP), (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) and and Minor Forest Produces (MFP) as well Electric Vehicles in India) of DHI. The establishment as for development of value chain of at regular intervals over the entire 250 kilometre MFPs at a National workshop. stretch between Delhi and Chandigarh would allay ShriJual stated that almost 5.5 crore range-anxiety among the electric vehicle users and tribals will be benefited from the scheme. bolster their confidence for inter-city travel. As part It will offer remunerative MSP for 50 com- of the project, BHEL has also developed a Central mercially viable items. MSP had been raised Monitoring System (CMS) for EV chargers with a by 30 to 40 per cent. This would go a long user-friendly mobile app. way in adding to the income of the trib- BHEL’s scope of work in the project includes als. Three hundred and seven district col- design, engineering, manufacturing, supply and lectors have been given responsibility installation of the EV charging stations along with a through the state agencies to provide MSP Central Monitoring System. Each SEVC station will to the tribal gatherers. be equipped with a rooftop solar power plant to sup- He further added that this programme ply green energy and EV chargers. promotes enterprise and marketing skills. As part of its diversification initiative, BHEL has It will be a game changer if implemented been expanding its footprints in the e-mobility busi- diligently. At present tribals are getting only ness. Notably, the company has already installed DC 20 to 30 per cent but it will change after Van public sector organisations like BPCL, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. chargers at Udyog Bhawan in New Delhi. BHEL is Dhan which aims to take this share to 70 IOCL and SPMCL have sanctioned approx- Representatives from 30 states partic- XX also executing another commercial order for instal- to 80 per cent. imately 10 crore for promoting Van ipated in the workshop where detailed lation of DC chargers across various locations in the TRIFED has tied up CSR funds to pro- Dhan operations in Barwani, Rajnandgaon, interaction took place about various aspects { country. mote tribal livelihoods. Socially oriented Dewas and Hoshangabad districts of of the scheme. % 7 0 . .0! *>8"* ;>>303+ *>8!; ;08> 0%  !"   ardeep S Puri, Minister account. All the vendors have Hof State (I/C), Ministry been shifted and now the n presence of around 300 fam- of Housing and Urban pedestrian area of the market Iilies of Assam Rifles, a health he New Delhi Municipal Affairs, on Wednesday inau- is ready to use. screening camp was inaugurated TCouncil (NDMC) has gurated the upgraded Basant Vasant Udyan, an area of by Sangeeta Sangwan, President, bagged the award for the clean- Lok Community Centre and 43 acres is also being main- ARWWA, at the Assam Rifles est city in the small city cate- Vasant Udyan (district park, tained by DDA and this Multispeciality Hospital on gory with one to three lakh Vasant Vihar). chunk of green space in the Wednesday. population. Chairman Naresh DDA has developed 11 locality caters to various As part of the inauguration, Kumar has received the award district centres and 44 com- colonies like Munirka Brigadier V S Sayed (Med), 101 from President Ram Nath munity centres. Enclave, Vasant Vihar, Hill Area Shillong, delivered a lecture Kovind at Vigyan Bhawan on gate score as per the parame- The upgradation of View apartments and others. on ‘Cancer Among Women.’ Wednesday. ters places the NDMC at sec- Basant Lok community cen- It is now open to the gener- The event also saw a skit pre- being screened for Anaemia, The chairman has said that ond position, its overall rank- tre has been taken up on aug- taken care of. centre, the provision of aug- al public. sentation on the importance of Blood Sugar, Hypertension, the Council has also been ing is fifth in the Swachh mentation of infrastructure Defined pedestrian mentation of necessary ser- The park is located adja- screening and timely follow-up of Breast self examination, Gall awarded the ODF++ status Survekshan 2019. services. Re-organisation of movement with highlighted vices like rain water har- cent to the Basant Lok com- Cancer among women, which stones. A PAP Smear examina- and ranked for garbage-free Congratulating the employ- public open space is key to flooring patterns and use of vesting, fire-fighting in the plex, Vasant Vihar. This is a was performed by the team of tion of volunteer families was city with three stars in the ees of NDMC in general and increase the space utilisation direction signage helps to complex, connectivity to the historically-rich area with MH Shillong led by Major also carried out by a team of nationwide Swachhta award safai sevaks in particular, the by making it more accessible. give a new look to the com- metro station and Vasant remains of one of the last gar- Rajminder Kaur. gynecologists from ARMH, MH category. chairman credited NDMC for Segregation of vehicular and plex. Udyan adjoining to the com- dens planted by Firoz Shah As part of the camp, all the Shillong and Composite Even though the aggre- getting the Swachhta awards. pedestrian movement is also While upgrading the plex have been taken into Tughlaq. families of AR in Shillong are Hospital, BSF. C M Y K

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Jhulan 'di' innings, then we would ndia's Twenty20 skipper has a lot of experience think the decision to ISmriti Mandhana on and it is unfair to expect bowl first was wrong," she Tuesday put her weight a pace bowler to come in said. behind team's new seam her second match and do "Only in bowling, I bowlers, saying they will the same thing Jhulan di thought we gave 10-15 develop into match-win- does for us," Mandhana runs extra, but saying ners with time and expo- told reporters on the eve that I thought 160 was sure. of the second T20 against gettable but none of the While Shikha Pandey England. batters were able to stay put up a reasonable show in "I think looking at on the wicket for a longer the series-opener, giving the pace bowlers, I do not period." away 18 runs in her four- think depth is not there, Mandhana also over quota, Arundhati we just have to give them heaped praise on left- Reddy ended up bleeding enough chances and I arm spinner Radha 45 runs as India lost the am sure they will produce Yadav, who had snapped match by 41 runs. match-winning perfor- two wickets in the first V India is a spin-heavy mances." match. attack but Mandhana said Mandhana said she "Radha has done 03!00">3! that means is you become that does not mean, there is doesn't regret electing to really well for us in the really fresh," he told Fox no depth in the fast bowl- bowl first in the first T20 format in the past teve Smith and David Sports. ing unit. India had match, despite the year. She is young and she SWarner's year-long exile "You freshen your unleashed the spin-troika of bowlers giving away too gives us more as a batter 8 03+ ";>5 has likely left them hungri- mind up, you become hun- Deepti Sharma, Radha many runs. as well in the middle- er than ever and their gry again and realise how Yadav and Poonam Yadav "I thought the wick- order," said Mandhana, old, who is likely to retire from the short- return can spark Australia important cricket is to in the first match of the et was really nice to bat who was awarded the est format before the T20 World Cup in to World Cup glory, Test you." Warne said both series. on and it did not change ICC cricketer of the year desperate Indian women's team would Australia next year, would like to make a great Shane Warne said players would also "have a "I do not think we lack much. If the wicket is recently. Aaim to snap its five-match losing strong statement. on Wednesday. point to prove" when they streak in the second T20 International Veda Krishnamurthy, who made a The star pair's ban eventually pad up again. against England here on Thursday. comeback to the team, looked a pale shad- from state and interna- "That's why I reckon India suffered a crushing 41-run loss ow of herself, struggling to 15 off 25 balls. tional cricket for ball-tam- Australia can win the to England in the first T20 of the three- Eventually, it was left to the lower- pering expires later this World Cup," he said, ;‚` match series here on Sunday. order to do the job and the likes of Shikha month and they are despite the team's recent The loss, India's fifth in a row in the Pandey (23 not out), Deepti Sharma (22 expected to be rushed back patchy one-day form. the T20 contest and the shortest format, meant the W V Raman- not out) and Arundhati Reddy (18) did try into the Australian side "They'll walk straight tour on Friday and Sunday. coached side has a lot of work to do before but the asking was too tall. for the defence of their title back in, they'll be hungry. onny Bairstow made the Nicholas Pooran's the T20 World Cup in Australia early next On the bowling front too, India were at the showpiece tourna- They'll be a bit nervous in Jmost of the absence of a pyrotechnic half-century year. not up to the mark with the likes of Deepti, ment in England this year. the first few games but few specialists with a blis- had lifted the West Indies India lost all their T20s in New Arundhati and Radha Yadav leaking Both players have that'll be good for them, tering early assault to set to a respectable total as the Zealand after winning the ODI series and runs. recently undergone elbow they'll be excited and I England on the way to a hosts suffered early set- things seems to be heading in a similar Medium pacer Shikha Pandey (1/18) surgery and the great would expect them to play four-wicket victory over backs, including big-hit- direction against England. and leg-spinner Poonam Yadav (0/18) unknown is how they will as good as they always the West Indies in the first ting opener Chris Gayle, Chasing England's competitive 160 for were economical but they would need sup- perform back on the world have." day/night T20 internation- after being put in. four in the series opener, Indian batters port from their colleagues to keep England stage, particularly in what Newly-appointed assis- al of a three-match series at He was one of two cut a sorry figure to be restricted to 119 batters at bay. is sure to be a hostile tant Australia coach Ricky the Darren Sammy wickets to fall to Chris for six. On the other hand, Tammy Beaumont atmosphere in England. Ponting echoed similar Stadium in St Lucia on Jordan, the Barbados-born After England had put on a compet- (62 off 57), skipper Heather Knight (40 off But Warne has no sentiments recently. Tuesday. all-rounder also removing itive total, the onus was on India's top- 20) and Danielle Wyatt (35) looked in doubt they will be as good Both players are Replying to the home Darren Bravo (28) via a order to do the job but the quartet of great touch as England produced an all- as ever, benefiting from the expected to feature at the team's total of 161 for eight, spectacular diving effort Harleen Deol, skipper Smriti Mandhana, round effort to get the better of the home break rather than their upcoming Indian Premier Bairstow led the charge at off his own bowling to Jemimah Rodrigues and veteran Mithali team in the first T20. skills being blunted. League as they tune-up the top of the order with his break a 64-run fourth- Raj failed to live to the expectations, seri- He is talking from for the World Cup. best T20I score of 68 off 40 wicket stand with Pooran. ously hurting the team's cause. = experience. Smith only returned balls with two sixes and Tom Curran was The absence of a power-hitter like India: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Warne was suspended to the nets last week from nine fours. His entertaining England's top wicket-taker Harmanpreet Kaur in the run chase was Mithali Raj, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti in 2003 for a year after test- surgery in January after innings ended in the 12th though with four for 36. He felt immensely. The regular T20 captain Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (wicketkeeper), ing positive to banned being forced to drop out of over via a catch on the dismissed makeshift open- is nursing an injury. Bharti Fulmali, Anuja Patil, Shikha diuretic drugs. the Bangladesh Premier boundary by Carlos er Shai Hope and then It was a rare failure from Mandhana, Pandey, Komal Zanzad, Arundhati Many wrote him off, League Twenty20 tourna- Brathwaite off spinner Shimron Hetmyer before that too, on her captaincy debut consid- Reddy, Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht, but the leg-spinning legend ment with a ligament prob- Ashley Nurse. returning to york the ram- ering the fact that she has been sublime Radha Yadav, Veda Krishnamurty, quickly bounced back and lem. Joe Denly (30) and pant Pooran in the 18th form off late, plundering runs at will which Harleen Deol. enjoyed several more years Warner's injury, sus- Sam Billings appeared to over. earned her the ICC Woman Cricketer of England: Tammy Beaumont, Katherine playing at the highest level tained at the same event, have finished the job with Pooran smashed four the Year award. Brunt, Kate Cross, Sophia Dunkley with the Australian team. was less serious and he a 50-run fifth-wicket stand. seven balls to spare. for 29. sixes and three fours in get- In Kaur's absence, ODI captain Brown, Freya Davies, Georgia Elwiss, "Sometimes having an could play his first game However both were dis- Left-arm pacer England will defend ting to 58 off 37 deliveries Mithali was expected to play a bigger role Amy Ellen Jones, Heather Knight(c), enforced lay off — like since then for his club side missed with victory in sight Sheldon Cottrell was the the early advantage when to underline his value in the in the three T20s but she failed to seize the Laura Marsh, Natalie Sciver, Anya I'm used to, I had 12 Randwick-Petersham this although the target was Caribbean team's most suc- the series heads to St Kitts shortest form of the inter- opportunity scoring just 7. Shrubsole, Linsey Smith, Lauren months off myself — what weekend. still easily attained with cessful bowler with three for the final two matches of national game. And come on Thursday, the 36-year- Winfield, Danielle Wyatt, Alex Hartley.    &  & ' 0*-   (& (*( 

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