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put in place an amphibious related departments like the km of coastline on the main- force that can operate both on Fisheries Department for land and 2,094 km on the decade after the deadly land and sea. patrolling. The cost of operat- islands, stretching over nine A26/11 Mumbai terror In view of the varying sug- ing the jetties is also prohibitive. States and four Union attacks, India’s coastline has not gestions on strengthening This is why many jetties pro- Territories. There are 3,331 been fully secured even after an coastal security, the Home vided to some States are not coastal villages, 1,382 islands, expenditure of over 2,200 Ministry and Intelligence being utilised properly. 1.2 crore people involved in ! crore for strengthening the Bureau are examining three Maintenance of patrolling boats fishing, 4.5 lakh fishing boats " Coast Guard and setting up options — strengthening Indian of 6 and 12 tonnes is also a of which only 2 lakh are reg- coastal police stations across Coast Guard and placing it costly affair. Many States have istered, Exclusive Economic !#$ nine coastal States and four under the MHA, raising dedi- asked the Centre to devise a Zone of over 2.02 million Union Territories. cated Indian Reserve Battalions mechanism of maintenance of square km, 12 major and 200 ' ## As many as 194 coastal earmarked for coastal security the boats, according to a Home minor ports, five # police stations have been set up, under State Police, and raising Ministry report. major and 23 minor harbours, " but only 204 out of sanctioned Coastal Marine Police Force India has a coastline of 95 landing centres 27 Single # 429 boats/vessels have been under the MHA. 7,516.6 km, including 5,422 Point Moorings. issued and only 23 out of sanc- The MHA is also consid- tioned 60 jetties have been ering a proposal to bring costal provided to the coastal States. revenue villages under the juris- The police stations have been diction of coastal police stations provided 284 jeeps and 554 for better intelligence gathering motorcycles. As many as 97 and extend the jurisdiction on check posts and 58 outposts the sea to 200 nautical miles. besides 30 barracks have been The coastal police stations constructed, a senior Union do not have marine capabilities, baric 2008 Mumbai attacks as Home Ministry official said. and lack of coordination with Washington announced a new Out of 4.5 lakh fishing other stakeholders is a problem. reward of 5 million for infor- boats in use along the coastline These issues continue to dog mation leading to the arrest or by fishermen, only 2 lakh have the security architecture for the conviction in any country of been registered, the official coastline. Despite setting up of ) justice. “We once again call on those involved in the car- further said. Sources said the Marine Police Stations in all the the Government of Pakistan to nage. Union Home Ministry is now nine coastal States, the coastal s the country solemnly give up double standards and India welcomed the US considering a proposal of the police in most of the States are Aobserved the 10th anniver- to expeditiously bring the per- statement calling on Pakistan Joint Intelligence Committee to dependent on jetties of other sary of the horrific 26/11 petrators of the horrific attack to uphold UN Security Mumbai terror strikes which to justice,” the MEA said. Council obligations to imple- claimed 166 lives, India on “This is not just a matter of ment sanctions against the Monday accused Pakistan of Pakistan’s accountability to the terrorists responsible for the showing “little sincerity” in families of the innocent victims 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, % punishing those involved in who fell to terrorists, but also an including Lashkar-e-Tayyeba the crime and said the terror international obligation,” it said. (LeT) and its affiliates. attack plotters are still roaming Meanwhile, news agency The case, in which seven the streets of Pakistan. PTI reported from LeT members are facing "& Asking Pakistan to give up Washington that US Secretary charges of planning and exe- its “double standards”, India has of State Mike Pompeo has cuting the strike, is still dragging ! asked the country to bring the asked Pakistan to act against on in a Pakistani anti-terror " ! " #$ perpetrators of the attack to those responsible for the bar- court. *+), ampaigning in poll-bound CMadhya Pradesh conclud- ed at 5 pm on Monday, with Assembly elections scheduled on Wednesday. The Election Commission has barred polit- ical rallies. # $ R The polling in Madhya # Pradesh would be held in sin- & gle phase on November 28. In the 230 seats, there are 65,367 nder pressure from the polling booths, which is about ' ( )N UUttarakhand 21 per cent more than the last Government, the Centre has time finally given nod for culling In most of the constituen- panel's action against illegal wild boars venturing outside cies there is direct fight inducements being used to forests, and declared the ani- between BJP and Congress. lure voters in Madhya Pradesh, mal “vermin”’ The saffron party's campaign in Rao said suspect cash, drugs However, the order is only Madhya Pradesh was spear- and other items worth over Rs for one year instead of three headed by political heavy- 63.45 crore have been seized in years as demanded by the hill weights, including Prime the State till now as compared State. Last time the order for Minister Narendra Modi, BJP to more than Rs 27.61 crore of killing wild pigs was given in number at 50,000. This data is, President Amit Shah, Chief such seizures during the entire February 2016 for one year. The however, not backed by any sci- Minister Shivraj Singh poll period in 2013. State Government had applied entific methods. Chouhan, who is straining A total of 3,00,782 work- in January seeking approval The decision to allow every nerve to secure a fourth ers have been posted at 65,367 for hunting the animal. declaring wild pigs as “vermin” term. While the rival campaign polling centers (26 associate Confirming this, a senior permits the State authorities to was led by Congress President polling centers) to conduct official of the Union Ministry carry out an extermination of Rahul Gandhi and other senior Vidhan Sabha Election-2018 of Environment made it clear the animal on a large scale party leaders who addressed including 2,54,878 male and that the State can cull only without attracting penal pro- several rallies to woo the vot- 45,904 female workers. Total those wild pigs which stray out- visions of the Wildlife ers. 3,046 polling booths will be run side the protected areas, caus- (Protection) Act, 1972. Chief Electoral Officer VL by female workers and 160 ing harm to life and property, In a letter to the State, the Kantha Rao told media per- PWD booth will run by hand- including large-scale destruc- Ministry said the Central sons, "I can assure you that with icapped employees. Twelve tion of agriculture. Government has noted this increase in the number of thousand 363 Micro Observers The State is reporting over- Uttarakhand has reported polling booths, no voter in have been deployed at the population of wild pig in areas harm to life and property, Madhya Pradesh will have to polling booths including 12,211 outside forests. The including large-scale destruc- travel more than 2 kms to male and 152 female micro Government has done no cen- tion of agriculture, due to vote.” observers to ensure fair and sus of wild boars after 2006, but overpopulation of wild pig in Taking about the poll free election. official estimates put their areas outside forests. ) Q+R , including Kailash Mansarovar, the BJP tried to create contro- ongress president Rahul versy and sought to know CGandhi on Monday silenced Rahul’s gotra. his detractors, particularly the A temple priest in Pushkar BJP, by “revealing” his Gotra that who assisted Rahul in per- has been questioned umpteen forming his puja, revealed number of times by the ruling that Rahul belongs to party leading to intense debate Dattatreya gotra and that he is over his religion lineage. a Brahmin from Kashmir. The During his visit to Pushkar priest also shared an temple in Rajasthan in the midst instance about an entry made of Assembly election campaign, at Pushkar around 15 years Rahul said that he is a Kaul ago by the Gandhi family. Brahmin and he belongs to Last year in the run-up to Dattatreya Gotra.“I am a Kaul Gujarat polls, the BJP had Brahmin and belong to criticised Rahul for his temple Dattatreya Gotra,” the priest visits. To this, Rahul had mentioned quoting Rahul. responded by saying he is a After revealing his gotra, Shiv bhakt. “Main Shiv ka Rahul was allowed to offer bhakt hoon, sachaai mein prayers at the lone Brahma believe karta hoon. BJP jo bhi temple of the world. When bole main apni sachaai mein Rahul took to temple visits, believe karta hoon +' ( ) *+ ,-. ,/01
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The students casing how using mediation Championship.Shooting included in the 50 meters participated in third prelimi- parties can reach to a solution Academy's rifle players have and Ashwarya Pratap Singh, # 2 nary round with the dispute in a matter of hours compared so far earned 12 medals, Harshit Binjwa and Avinash # / *+), works and accompanied involving are legions sect and to the years it takes in court. including six gold medals, Yadav were in the 10m team. them on their bike.On their their ritual practice of animal This was followed with vale- four silver and two bronze Academy's Pistol player 57-year-old security way, sacrifice, which was opposed dictory ceremony. Different medals. Similarly, Shotgun Chunky Yadav presented a *+), evils such as domestic vio- Aguard was assaulted and The two tried to snatch by their neighbours. awards were given to the win- players won four silver and bronze medal to Madhya lence and mental harassment. robbed of Rs 4000 cash and mobile phone which the vic- Followed by an hour long ners of the mega event. two bronze medals. Pradesh at Senior Woman Hindi play ‘Sarhadien’ Zeenat is unable to con- mobile phone by two mis- tim resisted after which mis- training session by Dr. The Overall Winner was The championship is 25m Sports Pistol event in Adepicting the trials and ceive a child as a result her in- creants. creants took him to a seclud- Kimberly Schreiber, Mr. bagged by Institute of law, being played at Trivandrum the championship. problems Zeenat faces was laws torture her a lot. Then The incident was report- ed place and hit him with Cezary Rogula and Mr. John NIRMA, Gujarat. in Kerala and Jaipur in Similarly, in the Shotgun staged at Shaheed Bhavan here Zeenat is thrown out of her ed in the night on Saturday; stone, snatched his mobile James Samuel titled “You Have EBC Spirit of Tournament Rajasthan from November shooting championship on Monday.Zenat, the protag- house. She travels to India. The the accused were nabbed by phone and Rs 4000. No Idea How Much You Award was won by University 16 to December 3. In the being played in Jaipur, the onist of the play finds herself in things turn all over when she Kolar police on Sunday. The victim was hit sev- Mediate Everyday” where they of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Best National Rifle Pistol academy's players have given the whirls of traumatic prob- lands in India. The victim Dulichand eral times and was also hit in analysed the aspects of medi- Mediator Team was Institute of Shooting Championship six medals including four lems when she gets married in The situations for Zeenat Uriyar was robbed and his face. ations useful in daily life. The Law, NIRMA, Gujarat, Best being played at Kerala's silver medals and two bronze Pakistan and comes over to become worse and she falls into assaulted by two of security The two accused used to highlight of the tournament, Mediator Individual was won Trivandrum, the Academy's to Madhya Pradesh. India and ends up in jail. accusations and is jailed for a guard who worked with the work with the victim at the final took place next, teams by WBNUJS, Kolkata, Best player, Ashwani Pratap Singh Academy's player Manisha Written by Sanjay Shrivastava, year. Zeenat is jailed. All victim earlier with the same Hallmark City colony at from NLU Jodhpur, NUJS, Advocate Client Team was ILS Tomar, has won three gold Kiar, Mahima and Shefali the play was directed by Niti through the play Zeenat is agency. Kolar road and was VMS and Nirma University Pune, Best Advocate Client medals and one silver medal won the silver medal in the Shrivastava. The play was tried by her life. The play ques- After the incident vic- acquainted with them. qualified in the Pair was UPES, Dehradun. in two gold, one silver and girls' category team champi- splendidly performed by the tioned the mentality of urban tim approached the police Based on the complaint # one team event. At the same onship. Similarly, in the artists by Creative Art and society where people become and lodged a complaint stat- patrolling parties and near- time, Academy player Senior Women team event, Culture Development Society, superstitious and torture oth- ing that he was at work and by police stations and check $ Raman Shekhar Dubey won Academy player Manisha Bhopal. The play revolves ers.The play was much enjoyed left the work at around 9.30 posts were alerted but the $ a silver medal in the 50 Kiar and Anam Basit won around a girl named Zeenat. by the theatre buffs. With the pm miscreants managed to meter junior prone and 10 the silver medal. Zeenat is married in Pakistan intense acting skills by artists when the two accused escape. Later police man- ( ) , meter air rifle junior com- Former players of the and lives with her parent-in- made the play watching worth- Siraj Khan and Ajay Valmiki aged to nab the two and petition (Specially abled cat- Academy have earned two laws. Zeenat is tortured by her while. The play had almost all arrived and asked details of recovered robbed cash from ) egory). silver and two bronze in-laws day and night. The play the dramatic elements, from Manish Rana’s resident their possession. - $ also highlights about social language to highly decorated which the victim was not After the preliminary $ ), costumes, make-up and stage aware investigation the police have craft that left the audience but he told the victim registered a case under sec- . #$$ # thrilled as they applauded at that he could take them to tion 394 of the IPC and /&0 1 2 each and every scene. the place where Manish started further investigation.
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Q& R + -. /1 !! 0$ $ & sent in the Constitution to M, .12 abide by the objectives of the ,# Constitution. # .+/ , ) The Governor said that the views given by all the *+), folks. members of the Constituent Aqeel is facing the tough- N'*O Assembly about the est time in this election. He # Constitution should be pub- ))) his is for the first time in first won from this con- lished in the form of a book. Tthe history of Bhopal stituency as an independent .=* The Governor said that North Assembly constituency candidate in 1990. He was our country is the first coun- ( that a tough competition is defeated in 1992. Later, he *+), try in the world to give women being witnessed between joined Congress and since # = ,# the right to vote. Congress and BJP nominees. then remained unbeatable #>" "8 ddressing the gathering at She said that our # N Congress candidate Arif since 1993. #'## ?6#6@ #> Aa ceremony organized on Constitution is very flexible Aqeel has represented this Ironically, Rasool Ahmad # # the occasion of Constitution and simple. Its biggest feature =1 constituency for past five Siddiqui’s wife had sought " ) # Day celebration at Raj Bhavan is that it has given us the terms. Since 1998, Bhopal ticket from the Congress from * > 1@, A B # today, Governor Anandiben responsibility of franchise. North is considered as strong Bhopal North but was denied 2 " Patel said that the correct By using this we can make bastion of Aqeel or Congress. and the ticket was given to Arif ) > ,# # explanation of what has been a government by choosing The BJP has fielded Aqueel once again. said in the introduction to the our representatives according people should have faith in it Member of Human Fatima Siddiqui, daughter of This was probably the > 1@, $=, .= Constitution itself is the soul to our thoughts and outlook. and should be aware about it. Rights Commission senior Congress leader and main reason behind Fatima # # #= ,# of the Constitution. Patel said that we should Justice Vaidya Prakash Manohar Mamtani, former minister Rasool joining the BJP and contesting > # ) She said that there is need take all resolve to strengthen Sharma, Chairman of State Principal Secretary Law Ahmed Siddiqui. The candi- the election. " 6 1 ) for mass movement to make the democratic system of our Law Commission said that Satyendra Singh, Secretary dature of Fatima was declared Fatima is the lone Muslim , #+ * 6 ) ) the soul of the Constitution country according to the the Constitution given to us by to the Governor DD at the eleventh hour, soon candidate of BJP in the 230- '6 + )>," into the soul of the public. Constitution. our great men based on their Agarwal and Legal Officer after she was inducted in the member list for the ensuing ## # > The Governor said that The Constitution is one of hard work, qualifications and to the Governor P BJP. election. The saffron party the biggest threat to democ- the most important epics experience, is a historical doc- Maheshwari also expressed The gathering of Muslim not only gave ticket to Fatima, 3 !! racy is from identity mania. today for our society. How ument. their views. Among those women during the campaign- but also working for her vic- .12, ## The Constitution of India is successful the Constitution Despite the political and present on the occasion ing trail of Fatima is being wit- tory. Bhopal Mayor Alok # "1# made up of many religions, will be in creating a just soci- social ups and downs, our were students, teachers of 11 nessed. In the procession on Sharma has been given > ## # languages and cultures. ety, does not depend only on country is moving forward universities of Bhopal Monday taken out by her in responsibility to work for her C C22 # The Governor adminis- its content. with faith on the path of besides employees and offi- the old city markets also in the Bhopal North con- "1 ## C 9 >, tered oath to the people pre- For its proper operation, democracy. cials of Raj Bhavan. attracted a number of Muslim stituency. @>, # . + + # 1 > 777 ! ) ,# "1# # #> %'8!('+8 # $ ! $! $ .1D" 1 *) $ *) > ON! @O # 1 *>) )6 ) / , ' , 8 $ 3 , 98,: ) " , $ ) # "$ ) ) .# , 9,: , # > # 4 & !3 0 # $ .12 .$ () $ " @ " 7 # 0E#3>3 #. @, > &$ " @ ,6$ >.@ $ @L " ' 8* # .M .$ N/ 8 0EO # conduct before 48 hours of vot- # 0 # 0E> @ *+), ing which is November 26 # O > from 5 pm intensive search for .$O * N6 ore than 6000 personnel outsiders from other con- / @* O#$ #* #$ Mof district police force stituencies has been started. # 1 @ ,# .$ # including 18 companies of The search has been conduct- C>3 #> Central Security Forces and ed in hotel, lodge and different nine companies of Special areas and those who are not !! $ !! $ Armed Forces (SAF) have been voters of district have to .12 # E 0E deployed to conduct free and remove outside borders of dis- # fair Assembly elections in eight trict. > constituencies of Bhopal dis- At every police station $) # > trict. level additional Quick " # # # The 17 toll plazas on the Response Team (QRT) which % " ' <' % ,2 ' , 4+ ' + # > borders have been on alert to would be lead by Sub Inspector , " - check the arrival of people in has been formed. Apart from the district. QRT other mobile teams DIG Bhopal Dharmendra would vigil the areas continu- Choudhary said that extensive ously. search operation for people In the district 200 mobile 11),"# ; % present out of their district has sector magistrates, a police been conducted after 5 pm mobile team on every 10-12 from Monday. polling booth would remain Three Flying Squad Team vigil. Around 1200 cameras 1$ (FST) and Static Surveillance would keep close eyes on Team (SST) have been polling booths. *+), such that they can exercise deployed for every Bhopal Facebook, Whatsapp, *+), bol of ballot slip of VVPAT, 0, their franchise. If any employ- assembly constituency to vigil Instagram like social media then presiding officer will be abour Commissioner of the er violates the provisions of the # round the clock. In these teams would be monitored by high- VPAT machines will be informed by the voter. State Rajesh Bahuguna has Public Representation Act, 0 # > L @++) along with Executive tech team and strict action Vused with EVMs at all the The presiding of ficer will directed the managers and then he will be fined up to Rs 0 Magistrate, police officials and would be taken against those polling booths in Madhya receive declaration from the $ employers of all business, 500. Also, punitive action can # ( $ personnel would remain circulating inappropriate con- Pradesh Vidhan Sabha voter in the prescribed format # & trades, industrial undertak- be taken against him under ABB deployed. tent to influence election and Election-2018. and will apprise him/ her with $ ings and other establishments Section 188 of Indian Penal ) According to the code of disturb law and order. VVPAT machine will dis- legal provision. to provide paid leave to all Code. Penal action includes play slip for 7 seconds after Besides, the presiding offi- workers in all categories imprisonment up to one pressing the button of EVM cer will intimate the voter a P employed by them so as to month or with fine or both. against the name of the con- warning for imprisonment of 6 ( $ ensure that they are able to It may be noted that the # testant of the voters’ liking. months and fine up to Rs exercise franchise in the Election Commission of India '9,$ This will indicate contes- 1,000 or both in case of false Assembly elections -2018 con- has issued instructions men- He is a daily wage labour- tant’s name, number and elec- declaration. veniently and without any hin- tioning Section 135-B of the er or casual (emergency) tion symbol, which will help After the written declara- ing officer will make necessary drance. It has been clarified in People's Representation Act labour category, who has the 3 voter to confirm that his/her tion of the voter, the presiding entries by recording such test the directives that if any person with the purpose of providing right to vote in the Assembly vote goes got the right contes- officer will examine the vote and will take action by reg- is employed in such work, voting facility to the workers. elections. It has also been tant. VVPAT slip in presence of the istering a criminal case accord- which may cause any danger or It is mentioned in these mentioned that if the worker is , : The slip will fall in the drop contestant or polling agent and ing to the declaration of the substantial loss, then this pro- instructions that it is manda- employed in any industry or box of VVPAT with a beep will give permission to the voter. vision will not be applicable to tory to approve paid leave to establishment, which is outside lected in the name of beginning ensuring vote has been regis- voter to cast one test vote in It is to be specially high- him, however, such persons every person employed in all the assembly constituency, *+), any new company/ firm. tered. machine. lighted that EVM and VVPAT should be given facility to businesses, trades, industrial where the general elections The company will sell or In case the button pressed If allegation is found false are fully safe and secured exercise franchise turn-by- undertakings and any other are taking place, even then they transfer property acquired in the ballot unit does not ie if slip matches with the machines and are being used to turn. Management should take establishment in all the assem- will be eligible for getting paid he Securities and Exchange from the amount collected match with the election sym- recorded test vote then presid- ensure transparency. care that this facility should be bly areas of the state, whether leave for voting. TBoard of India (SEBI) has directly or indirectly. on Monday issued a show The amount collected cause notice along with an from the general public by the interim order to Messrs Vaya company, which is deposited in Builders and Developers the bank account or is in the Private Limited (formerly custody of the company, will known as Vinayaka H & H not be diverted. Property Makers Private The list of assets acquired Limited) in a letter dated by the company through the November 9, 2018. funds collected through its Under this order, the activ- existing schemes will be made ities of the company have been available to SEBI immediately. banned. SEBI has issued instruc- Commissioner tions to the company to pro- Institutional Finance Manoj vide complete information Govil said that the company along with the documents. In will not collect any kind of new view of the restrictions amount from its former imposed by SEBI, the citizens investors in its existing of the state have alerted to keep schemes. the above order by SEBI in The company will neither mind before undertaking any issue any new scheme / Yojan kind of transaction with the nor will any amount be col- said company. 4 $ ) # 4 ( # # 4 ,2 ' ' , % 0" 1 0 1 % +" ' 01 ' + , " - ( ) *+ ,-. ,/01 +C
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, ,. function is to work for peace. through brutal killings of Nankana Sahib and Panja people,” he said while calling said, urging countries that her Cabinet colleagues announced his government’s “Peace is the first condition of Indian soldiers and innocent Sahib gurdwaras again, but for immediate removal of support terror to shun this Harsimrat Kaur Badal and decision to construct a grand espite its approval to development...I hope people citizens. cannot go there as I have to General Bajwa saying that the path. Hardeep Singh Puri to attend Kartarpur Gate, which he said Destablish a passage on the other side are also lis- Taking a strong stand on pass Pakistan, which is killing Pak Army should learn the The Centre on November the event. would stand out as a monu- between India and Pakistan to tening to what CM Singh and the issue of terror, which my people every day,” he message of love and brother- 22 had approved the develop- Khan has also invited mental symbol to commemo- enable Indian pilgrims to pay I have to say in this regard. was immediately endorsed asserted. hood, propounded by Guru ment of the Kartarpur corri- Punjab Minister Navjot Singh rate the 550th prakash purb of obeisance at Kartarpur Sahib, The objective of this function and backed by the Vice Pointing out that Punjab Nanak Dev. dor from Dera Baba Nanak in Sidhu for the ceremony, who Guru Nanak Dev — propos- Pakistan was on target on is to work for peace,” he said. President Naidu, Capt had seen bloodshed for 20 Capt Amarinder recalled Gurdaspur district to the had stated that he has applied al accepted by the Union Monday during the function “Peace is the requisite for Amarinder said that India years, Capt Amarinder said the 26/11 Mumbai attacks as international border to mark to the Union Ministry of Minister for Road Transport to lay the foundation stone for progress,” said the Vice was a land of peace and did that while his family had close a grim reminder of Pak-spon- the 550th birth anniversary of External Affairs for permis- and Highways Nitin Gadkari the corridor on this side of the President, asserting that India not want violence, but was ties with Kartarpur Sahib, he, sored terrorism in India. He Guru Nanak next year. The sion to attend the event. right away. border. wants peaceful relations with prepared to counter as the Chief Minister, had a further pointed out that the gurdwara is located at the The Chief Minister Punjab Chief Minister its neighbours and wanted Pakistan’s aggression in kind responsibility to the people of Dina Nagar and Pathankot site where Guru Nanak, the &4% urged Union Minister Nitin Capt Amarinder Singh was them to change their mindset if its peace and sovereignty his state, which Pakistan was attacks in Gurdaspur district first Sikh guru, died in 1539, ! &%!% Gadkari to try and ensure the first one to warn Pakistan to embrace peace. continued to be threatened. trying to weaken. also stood out as major exam- and is one of the holiest $ that the corridor starts func- of serious consequences if it While all the leaders Lashing out at those who Capt Amarinder, lashing ples of the terror unleashed by shrines in Sikhism. Chief Minister Capt tioning by the next did not put a stop to the vio- speaking during the function felt he should have accepted out at the Pak army chief, said Pakistan in this part of Punjab. Pakistan has agreed to Amarinder has called for Gurpurab, and announced lence perpetrated against did not fail to thank Pak Pakistan’s invitation to par- that as an ex-army man him- Describing terror as mad- build a similar corridor in its introduction of m-visa for that he will accompany the India. He also vowed to pro- Prime Minister Imran Khan ticipate in their ground-break- self, he saw no justification in ness, Naidu said that he fully territory, with Prime Minister pilgrims travelling through first jatha (group) from the tect Punjab and its people along with his Indian coun- ing ceremony of Kartarpur killing soldiers, which he endorsed Capt Amarinder’s Imran Khan scheduled to lay the corridor to visit the his- corridor to Kartarpur.Vice from the terror unleashed terpart Narendra Modi for Corridor, Capt Amarinder described as an act of cow- views and vowed that India the foundation stone for its toric Kartarpur Gurdwara in President welcomed the from across the border “till the the corridor, Capt Amarinder asked how he could go there ardice, not becoming of army will not allow its people to be construction on November Pakistan. Kartar Corridor as a unifi- last drop of my blood”. was scathing in his criticism of when innocent Indian citizens personnel. killed. While India wants 28. Union External Affairs Capt Amarinder, who er that would promote deep- Backing him, Vice- Pak Army Chief General and soldiers were being killed “Soldiers are taught to peace and promotes friend- Minister Sushma Swaraj cited suggested that there should be er understanding and a new President M Venkaiah Naidu Qamar Javed Bajwa for pro- by them everyday. “I want to protect and serve their ship, it will not allow terror- prior commitments to decline no visa or passport for travel resolve to connect the peo- said that the objective of the moting state-sponsored terror go to Kartarpur, and also visit nations, not to kill innocent ism to breed on its soil, he an invitation, and deputed via the corridor, also ple of India and Pakistan. 01 ,- .- . .
& &! Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder and the him to maintain calm. Sahab also led the Punjab 0. . 1 1 - , ,. and Gurdaspur MP Sunil Union Road Transport and Later during the vote of assembly in passing a resolu- Jakhar’s attack on the previous Highways Minister Nitin thanks, Gurdaspur MP Jakhar tion for establishment of the he event to celebrate the SAD-BJP government for drug Gadkari. strike back at the Akalis by corridor in 2010,” he said .,*,*,,,6 even today an Indian army per- eyes to what is happening in Tpassage between India and menace in state that was Randhawa, who has been accusing them for pushing while asking the Congress sonnel was killed by Pakistani India as a result of Pakistan's Pakistan to Kartarpur Sahib opposed by Akali leaders pre- on the forefront of this Punjab into the deadly drug party not to play politics on unjab Chief Minister Capt snipers. He could not go to the policy and support to terrorist turned into a political slugfest sent in the pandal and finally demand since years, justified menace. SAD leaders, led by the issue. PAmarinder Singh on neighbouring country in these groups, said Amarinder. on Monday, with both the staging a walkout in protest. his act saying that he boy- Harsimrat’s brother and for- Meanwhile, Punjab’s main Monday said Navjot Singh circumstances, he said, in an The Chief Minister world BJP-SAD and the Congress The credit war, between cotted the foundation stone as mer minister Bikram Singh opposition party, Aam Aadmi Sidhu's decision to go to informal chat with mediaper- said the knows about Pakistan's party indulging in a credit war the two, started from the day he cannot see his name and Majithia, protested over the Party (AAP), lashed at the Pakistan for their ground- sons after laying the foundation role in perpetrating terrorism for the corridor. cricketer-turned-politician those of his ministerial col- statement and indulged in slo- Akali and Congress leaders for breaking ceremony of stone for Kartarpur Corridor. in India, as manifest in the In an apparent attempt to Navjot Singh Sidhu claimed leagues along with the Badals. ganeering against Jakhar and “disgracing the mission of Kartarpur Corridor was "his As for the Central attacks in and Pathankot, take credit for the corridor and that Pak has assured him of “The Badals have no con- the Chief Minister before leav- Guru Nanak Sahib by politi- way of thinking" but he per- Government's decision to send Mumbai, Dina Nagr, of course, running each other down, the opening the corridor before tribution in getting the ing that venue. All through cizing Kartarpur Sahib corri- sonally could not think of its ministers to the Pak cere- Jammu & Kashmir. The BJP-led Government at the 550th birth anniversary of Kartarpur corridor project this, Sukhbir was sitting on the dor function”. going there while Indian sol- mony, the Chief Minister said Central Government if also Centre “projected” its alliance Sikhs’ first master Guru Nanak cleared. They ruled Punjab stage. Criticizing the “politically- diers and civilians were being it was for them to do as they fully aware of this, he added, partner and local Akali lead- Dev after he was dubbed as from 1997 to 2002 and again Condemning the motivated” actions by the killed by them. deem fit but he personally felt reiterating his stand that till the ers much to the annoyance of “traitor” for hugging Pakistan for 10 years. Did they come Congress party and Randhawa Akali and Congress leaders, As an army man, he could thought should have been more cycle of violence unleashed by the ruling Congress party in army chief during his visit in here to offer prayers while in for indulging in “cheap poli- AAP MP and the state unit not tolerate the killing of inno- sensitive to the feelings of Pakistan against India came to Punjab. August to attend Imran Khan’s power? They are only trying to tics” by defacing the founda- chief Bhagwant Mann said cent Indians, said the Chief Indian soldiers and citizens. a stop, he would not travel to The actual foundation swearing in ceremony as the take credit just because they tion stone even before start of that it hurt the sentiments of Minister, pointing out that The Centre can not close its that country. stone, which was to be Prime Minister. have an alliance with the BJP,” the ceremony, Majithia said crores of Sikhs and Punjabis unveiled by Vice-President M Both sides claimed that it said Randhawa. that the Minister’s action was residing worldwide, while Venkaiah Naidu along with was they who first initiated the Randhawa also expressed shocking and shameful and requesting the Government Punjab Chief Minister Capt talk to build the passage and his displeasure for “deliberately totally unbecoming of a Sikh to stop politicizing the issue Amarinder Singh, was have been continuously taking ignoring” the Congress lead- and a Punjab government and complete the corridor as 0 379 %,$ replaced with a ‘digital’ one up the issue with the con- ership in Punjab, “including minister. soon as possible. just a couple of hours before cerned. me, Gurdaspur MP Sunil “No Sikh would try to “The behaviour and ) = the ceremony after the state The political slugfest Jakhar, and Cabinet Minister politicise and spoil such a actions of Congress Minister Cabinet Minister and Dera began after Randhawa noticed Navjot Singh Sidhu for the solemn occasion associated Sukhjinder Randhawa, MP , ,. % Baba Nanak MLA Sukhjinder that the foundation stone also function while all attention is with Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji by Sunil Jakhar, Akali leader Singh Randhawa objected over bear the names of former being given to the Badal fam- performing such an abom- Harsimrat Badal and Bikram the plaque bearing names of Chief Minister Parkash Singh ily”.What is more! The cere- inable act...His actions could Majithia were unsaid and hile eight districts con- the Badals. Badal, SAD president and for- mony, organised to celebrate be understood if one is to take immature. Disgracing Guru Wtributed about 75 per cent That was not all! The func- mer Deputy Chief Minister the approval of the govern- into account his past...Not Nanak Sahib is the reflection of farm fires in Punjab; there are + /" tion for laying the foundation Sukhbir Badal and also ments of India and Pakistan to only does he belong to the of politically polluted minds of about 1,374 villages across the stone for the Kartarpur corri- Harsimrat Badal. allow Kartarpur corridor to Congress party which attacked Akalis and Congress leaders,” State which have observed ‘zero dor, organised by the Union Peeved, Randhawa enable people to pray at the Sri Darbar Sahab with tanks he said. burning of paddy residue’. Ministry of Road Transport declared that he would “boy- gurdwara in Pakistan, also and mortars and indulged in Mann said that Harsimrat Sharing the information, and Highways and the cott” the event, while also witnessed leaders taking polit- massacre of Sikhs in 1984, but delivering a political speech the state Agriculture Secretary National Highway Authority putting a black tape on the ical pot-shots at eachother. he is also from a family which from stage and Congress lead- and nodal officer for campaign of India (NHAI), virtually stone to hide the names of Harsimrat, in her address, lauded Indira Gandhi for the ers raising slogans against her against stubble burning KS turned into the ‘Congress- Chief Minister Capt talked about punishing the attack on Sri Darbar Sahib,” he was absolutely wrong. Pannu on Monday said that a versus-Akali’ sloganeering Amarinder, the state PWD “big-fish” for 1984 anti-Sikh said. Commenting on the state- special campaign will be taken contest with both sides refus- Minister Vijay Singla and his riots without taking any Majithia pointed that ments of Sunil Jakhar to take up in these eight districts next ing to allow the other to take own — forcing the organisers names, but giving enough Randhawa;’s father Santokh action against those desecrat- year in collaboration with PAU the credit for the same. to remove the stone and indications regarding who Singh Randhawa had wel- ed Sri Guru Granth Sahib and and NGOs to take farmers on While the Union Minister replace it with a digital one were on her target. Her state- comed the attack on Sri people indulged in drug trade, board not to burn paddy and SAD’s MP from Bathinda which was unveiled by Naidu ment led to immediate sloga- Darbar Sahib.He added that it Mann said that Jakhar must straw.Besides, the campaign Harsimrat Badal used the stage and Capt Amarinder by press- neering against her by the was former Prime Minister first ask Capt Amarinder to would aim at providing requi- to attack the “anti-Sikh” ing a button.The digital foun- Congress leaders and activists Atal Behari Vajpayee who had stop shielding the Badals. site machines for incorporating Congress party for its “hand” dation stone, displayed on the present. proposed establishment of the On Majithia raising slo- straw into soil. The eight dis- in 1984 riots and Operation mega screen, carried the Even Randhawa too corridor with Pakistan in 1999 gans during Jakhar’s speech, tricts include Bathinda, Saran, are the co-accused with Bluestar that irked the party names of Vice President objected to her statement and after the then Chief Minister Mann said that he has crossed Ferozepur, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Chidambaram. workers who indulged in slo- Naidu, Punjab Governor VP raised the matter with the Parkash Singh Badal had taken all limits and it was the display Mansa, Moga, Barnala, Sangrur he Centre on Monday The Solicitor General sub- ganeering against her, it was Singh Badnore, Chief Minister Chief Minister, who asked up the issue with him. “Badal of his mental bankruptcy. and Patiala. Tgranted sanction to the mitted on behalf of the CBI that Central Bureau of Investigation “the competent authority in the (CBI) to prosecute former Central Government has Finance Minister P accorded sanction for prose- 233 Chidambaram in the Aircel- cution of accused P Maxis case. Producing the Chidambaram under Section , 'P sanction for prosecution before 197 of the CrPC and Section 19 . 2G Court Judge OP Saini, of the Prevention of Special Public Prosecutor and Corruption Act”. &! !,. ,. contractor should have been & / & Solicitor General Tushar Mehta “Sanction for prosecution provided 90 per cent land % told the court that they need in respect of remaining accused second bridge over the before construction of road 2 “some more time” to produce public servants (five) are still Brahmani river seems to be and bridge but till now it has 0 A '+A@) the sanction for prosecution awaited,” he said, seeking two A M, a far cry now for the people of not happened. # $ # # $ .,! against Chidambaram’s five more weeks to get the nod. Sundargarh district as the con- Sources said, the land for other co-accused. The CBI said that the tractor engaged for construct- approach road of bridge both he doctors of Kailash # The CBI and the court’s refusal to grant more ing the bridge has completely at Raghunathpalli and $ $ $ # THospital here claimed to Enforcement Directorate (ED) time to obtain the sanction for stopped working citing that the Dandiapalli has not yet been have saved the life of an eigh- # $ also demanded the custodial other accused “in a matter required land was yet to be pro- provided to the GKC as some # # teen-month-old child who interrogation of Chidambaram pertaining to such a serious vided. locals are refusing to hand # $ 4 came with severe head injuries. ) and son Karti and cancellation offences, may frustrate the The firm, which had been over their land there. Addressing the media per- of anticipatory bail. Senior cause of justice”. awarded the contract for con- A section of people in that sons at the hospital on Monday, ( advocates Kapil Sibal and It added, “In view of the struction of a six-lane bridge locality had even moved the the neurosurgeon Dr Ankur ) , Abhishek Singhvi, who repre- facts and circumstances stated and a four-lane road, has Orissa High Court and have Project Director, NHAI, bridge, the need for another Kapoor said that the child sented Chidambaram, object- above, it is most humbly and stopped construction work due succeeded in bringing a stay Rourkela Saurav Chourasia. bridge on Brahmani arose in Gesar had been admitted at the ed to the demand of the agen- respectfully prayed that the to non availability of land as per order. Significantly, Prime the 1990s. hospital on September 3 after cies. The court posted the mat- prosecution sanction received requirement. The contractor GKC had Minister Narendra Modi had In 2012, in Congress he had fallen from a height of # ter for further hearing on from the competent authority Hyderabad-based GKC done about seven piling on announced to complete the regime at centre, a budget of Rs around 20 feet while playing at December 18. in the Central Government in Infrastructure Limited had bridge but thereafter due to project at the earliest on April 884 crore was sanctioned. home.“The child was in a state Chidambaram was also respect of accused P bagged the contract from uncertainties in getting land, 1, 2015. Since then the bridge Gammon Infrastructure Pvt of coma with no verbal activi- $ present in the court. Chidambaram may kindly be Birmitrapur to stopped construction activi- has been a big issue for polit- Ltd(GIPL) (a sister concern of ty and limited movement in Mehta reiterated that agen- taken on record and a further Balughat(Rourkela) of 29.1 km ties. According to sources, ical parties as they are trying to Gammon India Ltd.) was limbs during the time of admis- PP cies got fresh documents and time may be given to file sanc- construction of the six-lane GKC which had engaged about get mileage out of it but for the awarded the construction con- sion. He was immediately shift- wanted custodial interrogation tion for prosecution in respect Brahmani bridge and four -lane 80 people here incurred losses benefit of public, the second tract of Birmitrapur-Barkote ed to ICU and kept on venti- of father and son alleging their of remaining accused public CC road at a cost of Rs 381.75 in crores of rupees due to non bridge on Brahmani river, has four lane highway, including a lator. CT Scan of the head was The paediatrician, Dr Rohit evasive nature in responding to servants.”On behalf of the ED crore. availability of land as per not yet come. bridge on river Brahmani on done which revealed fracture of Srivastava, said that the vital cen- the questions. in a related money laundering Sources said the issue of requirement. Significantly, the first PPP mode for a whooping two bones on the left side with ters of the brain had been affect- There are 18 accused in the case, Mehta told the court that ‘Appointed Date’ is mandatory “Since we have incurred bridge over the Brahmani river Rs1,000 crore and the compa- intracranial haemorrhage ed as a result of trauma. case. Besides Chidambaram, the accused “misled the agency for NHAI to start work. After huge losses because of non was constructed in the 1960s ny at that time, had started inside ventricles,’’ he said. “Because of this, the patient sanction is required for the and made false statement. He much delay, the Ministry of availability of required land, we after the RSP was launched in working for construction of Dr Kapur added that the started passing more urine. prosecution of five public ser- suppressed information about Environment and Forests had have stopped construction 1955 in order to provide plant second bridge. brain matter had started com- Besides, as the child was kept on vants as per the recently the bank accounts in other given the forest clearance in the work of bridge and road,” said road connection. The work of bridge had ing out through the fracture on the ventilator for a considerably amended Prevention of countries and the money first week of May this year and Sajjad Alam, Site Engineer, With heavy traffic on the halted during that period due the left side and due to long time chest infection devel- Corruption Act. received from various a fortnight later, the NHAI GKC Infrastructure Ltd. “As bridge every day, the bridge is to problems regarding land hypothermia, the child had oped in him. Both of these CBI’s request for sanction sources.”“Custodial interroga- issued ‘Appointed Date’ to GKC soon as we will be provided the getting weaker. The bridge has acquisition. The residents of developed further intracranial problems were addressed appro- of others is pending with the tion is required since various to pave the way for construc- required land, we will com- already developed cracks and Balughat and Panposh opposed and intra-ventricular haemor- priately, resulting in the Finance Ministry. Former new materials have surfaced tion activities. Work on the mence our work.” Alam added. repairs have failed, leading to the project at that time and rhage which raised intracranial improvement in his condition,” Finance Secretaries Ashok Jha after filing of the chargesheet,” second Brahmani bridge, a “The State Government long hours of traffic problems since the required land was not pressure.“After much delibera- he said.The doctors said that the and Ashok Chawla and two the ED, also represented by part of NH-143 at Balughat, has should take immediate steps every day. provided to GIPL during that tion, the child was taken up for child had taken time to come out serving IAS officers Kumar special public prosecutors NK been stopped since last one and should provide us required Due to regular cracks on time, the GIPL had quit the the surgery on September 28 of coma and after this, he had Sanjay Krishnan, Deepak Matta and Nitesh Rana, said. month. land for further construction bridge and traffic congestion project after incurring huge after which things gradually been taken out of the ventilator Kumar Singh along the then CBI has filed chargesheet on According to sources, the work by the contractor,” said most of the time on present losses. improved in him,” he said. and then shifted to the ward. 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precise intelligence about the gath- '! ering of militants in a hideout resulting in quick joint operations by the Army, Central Reserve Police Force(CRPF) and the local police. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on by the Government to introduce a pro- 3 Officials also stressed that at Monday sought the Centre's response vision which had already been held present all anti-terrorist opera- on a plea challenging the constitutional un-constitutional twice by the apex tions in the towns and villages of validity of a provision of the anti-graft court. #!$ some of the top commanders and Kashmir were conducted jointly by law which mandates prior sanction for It has said that according to the most wanted. all the forces deployed there. starting a probe against a Government amended Act, prior sanction for he terrorists’ acts of targeting The successes, one after anoth- However, the Army was conduct- official in a corruption case. enquiry or investigation is required Tlocals and policemen in the er, including at least three major ing operations on its own in the A bench comprising Chief Justice only where the alleged offence by a Valley have boomeranged big time encounters last week, came about higher and inaccessible reaches of Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Ajay Rastogi public servant is relatable to any rec- on them. Instead of serving as a due to improved intelligence flow mountainous terrain of North and issued notice to the Centre on the PIL ommendation made or decision taken major deterrent for the locals to about the movement of militant wanted for the murder of Lt Omar Besides abducting and executing South Kashmir, they said. filed by NGO 'Centre for Public by such public servant in discharge of stop cooperating with the securi- leadership. "This, after the ultras Fayaz earlier the year, killing of youths in the last couple of days, Giving the break up for the last Interest Litigation' (CPIL) against the his official functions or duties. ty forces, the terrorists’ move has started terrorising locals by exe- four policemen and 19-year-old the militants also tried to paralyse six months, they said 32 militants validity of amended section 17A (1) of "It would be extremely difficult for only led to faster and precise flow cuting them and the videos of these youth some days back in Shopian. the local police by killing police were killed till November 25, 28 in the Prevention of Corruption Act. the police to determine whether a com- of information about them leading killings went viral on the social The other top leader was Umar officers. It resulted in the anti- October, 29 in September, 28 in Advocate Prashant Bhushan, rep- plaint about an alleged offence is relat- to major successes for the forces. media. In addition, the targeting of Majid alias Hanzla. As per police insurgency grid getting real time August and 11 in July. resenting the NGO, said the amended able to any recommendation made or In fact, a terrorist a day — policemen and security men from records, he was involved in the information about the movement The fight against terror, how- provision makes the prior sanction of decision taken by a public servant, espe- that's how the statistics about mil- Kashmir valley in the last few killing of four policemen and two of militant commanders almost on ever, came a cost with 60 security appointing authority essential to launch cially as even an enquiry cannot be itants neutralised by security forces months also contributed to intel- bank guards in a bank robbery daily basis as efforts to deter personnel including 56 Army men investigation against Government ser- made without prior sanction," it said. jacked up in the last two months. ligence pouring in about mili- attempt. policemen by killing them did not and four Jammu & Kashmir police- vants in corruption cases. The plea has claimed that discre- The number of militants killed this tants," sources said. Elaborating upon the better of work. men dying in various encounters in "We think that you are entitled to tion to determine whether or not an year has already surpassed the An instance of one such oper- flow of intelligence, especially Explaining this phenomenon, the hinterland and at the Line of a hearing and so we have issued the alleged offence is relatable to any rec- 2017 figures. Compared to 217 ation on Sunday in Shopian saw from the local police, officials in they said earlier the information Control(LOC) so far this year. notice," he bench said. ommendation made or decision taken killed last year, the figures in 2018 three district commanders of the security establishment said about top leadership of militants The figure stood at 83 for the entire The plea has alleged that the by a public servant could become a till November stand at 226. In the Hizbul Mujahideen getting killed here on Monday the trend started used to be patchy and not frequent. last year including casualties suf- amended section curtailed investiga- matter of litigation and would impede last 60 days itself, the security forces in the firefight. The dead includ- particularly after the militants However, the last few months saw fered by the army, para-military tion against corrupt officials at the time-bound action on cases of cor- have killed 60 militants including ed Mohammad Abbas, who was started terrorizing the locals. the security forces getting almost forces and the local police. threshold and it was the third attempt ruption. PTI /, ! # ! '$55 R 6 7 $ ! $ $2, % P ?. celebrated on November 26. ing that not doing so would @ The Constituent Assembly result in "sharp descent into , = adopted the Constitution of chaos". The Constitution is the H=8 ! ing by a statement from his India on November 26, 1949. voice of the marginalised as $ office. Naqvi alleged that the It came into effect on January well as the prudence of the $ nion Minister Mukhtar Congress and its leaders were .#6 26, 1950. majority and continues to be a !, UAbbas Naqvi on Monday suffering from "bankruptcy of Kovind also expressed guide in moments of crisis and $ >" attacked the Congress, alleging logic and facts". concern over disruptions in uncertainty, he said. ## N), , that it wears "road par tilak, room Their language during the Parliamentary proceedings as The second senior most ) , mein topi" and that the party car- election campaigning has also frequent adjournment of judge of the Supreme Court, , I rying the "veil of secularism proved that they don't have any New Delhi: Horrific images" of cases in courts to the disad- Justice Madan B Lokur, Union and the "bag of communalism" issue to raise against the BJP the November 26, 2008 vantage of poor litigants. Law Minister Ravi Shankar , *@ was its "brand new identity". and Prime Minister Narendra Mumbai terror attacks still He said justice in political Prasad and Supreme Court Bar @> Addressing a delegation of Modi, he said. remain in India's collective arena is not just free and fair Association (SCBA) president Muslim community members Carrying the "veil of secu- memory and "we are honour election and exercise of uni- Vikas Singh also referred to the ! # !! 2 here, the Minority Affairs larism and bag of communal- bound" to get justice for those versal adult franchisee but it 10th anniversary of the das- % Minister sought to say that ism" is the "brand new identi- who suffered, President Ram . @ % 2 $ < A also calls for improving the tardly attack in which a large $2" # "inclusive growth" was the 'rash- ty" of the grand old Congress Nath Kovind said on Monday. % . " #$ transparency in "campaign number of people had lost $ tra niti' (national policy) and party, Naqvi alleged. Speaking at the inaugural finance" which the their lives. 6@ #J safety and prosperity of India He said the Modi function of 'Constitution Day 26/11. and the people, we are honour Government is trying to do. The Law Minister said ter- = J the "raj dharma" of the BJP. Government from its first day, Celebrations' held here, "I refer to the terror attacks bound to get justice for the Chief Justice of India rorists and some others speak @ "We are taking the country has been working, keeping in Kovind shared the concern of in Mumbai on this day, exact- individuals and families that Ranjan Gogoi said in his about the human rights of $$ forward on the path of becom- mind the development of vil- other dignitaries who spoke ly 10 years later. Those horrif- suffered," Kovind said. address that it is in "our best terrorists but what about the 6 02 > ing 'vishwaguru' (world lages, farmers, women, and about the challenges posed by ic images still remain in India's Constitution Day, also interest" to heed the advice of human rights of the victims of leader)," he was quoted as say- youth. terror attacks like the Mumbai collective memory. As a nation known as Samvidhan Divas, is the Constitution while assert- such attacks. PTI 0#! #! &! $2" # / 0,/ / 'CD ,/ &0/, $ @ ' " 8 $ ) #= '% %%, A @# " New Delhi: The Supreme November 1-22 this year, they lodge their complaints about K New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma spokesperson Ravish Kumar tweeted. Court on Monday asked the had received 749 air pollution pollution in Delhi-National # Swaraj on Monday met her Maldivian counter- Earlier, Swaraj had "warmly" received Central Pollution Control complaints on their social Capital Region (NCR). = > part Abdulla Shahid to "deepen" bilateral coop- Shahid and also congratulated him on his Board (CPCB) to initiate pros- media accounts and action In an affidavit filed in the eration and ensure peace and security in the region. appointment as Foreign Minister. ecution against Government was taken on around 500 such court, which is seized of mat- # This is Shahid's first visit after assuming "Harmonious synergy of India's officials who have not acted on complaints. ters related to pollution in ! !6() charge as Foreign Minister of Maldives and 'Neighbourhood First' & Maldives 'India First' 249 complaints received on its Regarding the court's sug- Delhi-NCR, the CPCB has $2" # assumes significance as the ties between both policy. EAM @SushmaSwaraj warmly receivd official social media and e-mail gestion to prosecute the offi- said that "of 749 complaints $ the countries had severely strained under the (received) Foreign Minister of Maldives @adbul- accounts with regard to pollu- these officials? You should cials responsible for not acting received on social media and , 37 previous Government in the island nation. la_shahid on his 1st foreign visit to India. EAM tion in Delhi. prosecute them. Let these peo- on the complaints, he said that e-mails till November 22, 2018, # "Working together to fulfil the develop- congratulated FM Shahid on his appointment A bench of Justices Madan ple realise what they have the CPCB would look into it. about 500 complaints (67 per '## ?6# mental priorities of Maldives. EAM as new Foreign Minister of Maldives," Kumar B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said done," the bench told The CPCB had on cent of the total) were attend- @SushmaSwaraj and FM of Maldives @abdul- tweeted. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had that officials who have failed to Additional Solicitor General A November 1 told the apex ed by 52 teams of CPCB while la_shahid had a warm and productive meeting attended the swearing-in ceremony of Maldivian act on the complaints were N S Nadkarni, who was appear- court that it has created social associating with clean air cam- >" on deepening bilateral cooperation and to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on required to be prosecuted. ing for the CPCB. media accounts on Twitter and paign during November 1-10, 1 > ensure peace and security in the region," MEA November 17 in Male. PTI "Why do not you prosecute Nadkarni said that from Facebook where citizens could 2018". PTI ; ! 89:
+. man's disease, leprosy doesn't seem to be priority for the Government. ;) . hen the Supreme Court '++@ India still has large numbers of Wrecently noted that a majori- new cases and accounts for the high- ty of the leprosy-affected people and est global burden of leprosy. #& their families is living a marginalised $ "Though the multi-drug thera- life-deprived of basic facilities and # py (MDT ) is free in all Government ndia's ambitious bid to provide a rehabilitation programmes, Sarang hospitals, there are not sufficient I12-digit unique identification Gaydane and Yadavrao Andeshwar >++ funds for ulcer care and bandaging, (UID) number, just like the Aadhar from Indore in Madhya Pradesh and for public awareness and soci- for human beings, to its entire could easily relate to the observation. ety sensitisation. Society should be 300-million cattle population would And so did their ilk from the $ made aware that there is an effective need a major thrust to achieve the Sant Dnyaneshwar Kusht Ashram in 1 E treatment that can completely cure desired results. Of the total cattle Indore's Baanganga area, where only = $ the crippling disease," she asserted, population, only 1.5 million cattle 11 people out of the 300 actually have $ pinning hopes on the recent Apex has been registered so far for being the disease. However, despite being # $ Court order. provided with the UID number, that completely cured, they and their "The court has shown remark- would make it easier to keep a tab ership. Now, however, the bigger Scheme initiated from November family members are forced to live as able and laudable sensitivity by on them through the database. picture has emerged. Keeping track 2016. outcasts, face discrimination and going beyond the elimination of the The unique identification of data helps experts to judge Tagging has long been used in lead a sub-standard life. disease and focusing on those (UID) number contains details of whether productivity can be wildlife conservation. Endangered While India declared elimina- nerve endings, destroying the abil- ration for the last six months, said already affected and excluded. the cattle's age, breed, sex, height, increased, without harming the animals are given UID numbers so tion of leprosy in 2005 itself and ity to feel pain and injury, which Basant Bhaloerao whose wife also Community based economic reha- body colour, horn type, tail switch animal's health. that comprehensive data regarding diverted funds to general health sys- makes patients susceptible to ulcers suffers from leprosy. " Also, as most bilitation and prevention of dis- and special marks. The UID tagging of animals is their health can be maintained. In tem, the fact that there still exist 700 and infections. Untreated, leprosy of the inhabitants settled here have crimination in schools are necessary "The data base of animals is cru- being done under the 'Pashu wildlife, tagging helps officials not plus colonies spread across the can cause progressive and perma- migrated from different States, they to not only take care of those who cial for control and spread of ani- Sanjivni' component of the National only keep track of the census but the country, and 33 in this Hindi heart- nent damage to the skin, nerves, eyes do not know about their castes, pre- have been affected and ostracised mal diseases, scientific manage- Mission on Bovine Productivity quality of health of that census. land itself, ironically, reflects on and the 'clawing' of hands and feet. venting them from availing but also of their children who suf- ment of animals, enhanced pro- Government's short-sightedness in A frail 50-year-old Noorjahan, Government loan," said Gaydane. fer even when they don't have the duction and productivity, improve- handling this debilitating health mother of two sons and who is lep- The habitants also complained of disease," she explained. ment in quality of livestock and live- <: condition caused by bacteria. rosy-cured, is a worried lot. "I have contaminated water, poor civic Tehseen Zaidi, Communication stock products, increase in trade of Gaydane, who also heads the to beg to pay the education fee of my amenities at the colonies besides Manager, SILF added that rehabil- livestock and livestock products by State Association of Persons Affected kids as 300 pension is not enough. Government apathy in implementing itation programmes like saree-shops meeting out sanitary and phtyosan- " 6= by Leprosy (APAL), is lucky as he The Government should increase rehabilitation programme for them. and tailoring units in the selected itory issues," officials of agriculture earns his livelihood through a photo- the amount so that we can give qual- Many people suffer from serious foot colonies across the country includ- ministry said. Of the 300 million PNS: The country's milk produc- ous financial year. He said the copier shop run with the help of an ity higher education to our children. ulcers, eye problems and other lep- ing in Madhya Pradesh are some of cattle populace, 90 million are milk- tion has risen by 28 per cent in the annual growth in milk production NGO, Sasakawa- India Leprosy We do not want our children to rosy-related complications, for which the measures we are taking to make producing animals. past four years to 176.35 million stood at 6.5 per cent during 2014- Foundation (SILF). However, not all repeat our lives." they have to travel far off hospitals for them self-reliant. Identifying animals and giving tonne, while farmers are getting an 18, against 4.29 per cent during are as fortunate as him. Many do not have disability treatment. The medical attention is "Also, holding events from time them unique identities help, because average 7 per litre higher price for 2010-14. He said, "We had been seeking cards because of verification issues. a rare sight while the much-hyped to time, 'Youth against Leprosy' a database gets created with vital their milk. The average price that "Besides, INDUSCHIP has an increase in monthly pension Though the Government has pro- Leprosy detection Survey being con- festival, being the recent one at the details, unique to each animal. This farmers are getting has also risen been developed for genomic selec- from present 300 to at least 2,000 vided alternate methods of verifi- ducted by the Central Government is Oriental University in Indore where helps by controlling the spread of to 29 per litre from 22 per litre. tion of indigenous breeds and or 3,000 as is being done in many cation for people like them, the an "eye-wash, they alleged. we reached out to youths are aimed diseases, improving the quality of Addressing the gathering on the 6,000 dairy animals have been States. The paltry sum of 300 has order is yet to be implemented at the Vineeta Shanker, Executive to encourage their main-streaming," their life, and productivity. Some ear occasion of National Milk Day on genetically evaluated using it. forced even many of those cured to ground level in many districts. Director, SILF rued that while India she said. According to the reports, tags use Radio Frequency Monday, Union Agriculture Under the Dairy Entrepreneurship resort to begging or doing odd jobs "Every month, for pension and is in the race to become one of the only 543 districts of the total 642 dis- Identification Devices to keep track Minister Radha Mohan Singh said Development Scheme, 3,31,314 for livelihood." ration, so many of our people have fastest economies in the world, tricts in the country has achieved the of animal movements. Animal iden- that the country's milk production dairy units have been established They cannot even take jobs as to struggle during the fingerprint sadly a section of its citizens con- WHO-required prevalence rate of less tification started off primary for stood at 137.7 million tonne in and the Government has provid- agricultural labourers due to their verfication," said Andeshwar. tinue to face scourge of rejection than one case of leprosy for 10,000 ownership reasons-people would 2013-14 and now it has risen to ed subsidy of 1,401.96 crore," he physical disability. Leprosy attacks At least ten people have not got and discrimination. Being poor persons. often brand cattle, to denote own- 176.35 million tonne in the previ- said. ( ) *+ ,-. ,/01 +F @> #L N" ) #> #L L %-%)78&/6%-&$' / = ? > 74. ( '$55 # @# / 5 > # # / S ( 4 ) O ( % 34 G0/ @ he 50-odd day Mandala Puja at the ) ,, Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple, the *++9 ) climax of 41-day long austerities *A ,, ( by devotees who piously trek 1 ; barefoot through Pampa forest to reachT the shrine, has currently become a spir- ) S # S itual obstacle course for the faithful who have % to suffer shabby sabotage by the State (3 Government that has ruthlessly curtailed transport and civic facilities for pilgrims, while / )S hyperactively facilitating women of the pro- *A ,, $ hibited age-group to ascend the sacred san- ( / ) nidhanam (sanctum sanctorum). Interestingly, in its majority judgement )S of September 2018 allowing women of all ages 0 to enter the temple on grounds of gender ( $ ( equality, the Supreme Court did not actual- ly strike down Rule 6(c) of the Travancore- 4 53 1 $ Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act ) (1950, 2018) which prevents entry of women ) aged between 10-50 years to the Sabarimala shrine. Hence, it can be argued that the S Travancore Devaswom Board is duty-bound @ *A ,, ( to implement the rule and prevent women belonging to the said age-group from enter- ing the temple. otherwise treading on tricky has the left thigh folded, his ogy. Especially, as there was no The State Government-dominated Board terrain, leading to complaints of divine consort sits over it; the threat to public order, morality ) $ is refusing to implement its mandate, forc- judicial activism and overreach. folded right leg is for the child. or health. A bunch of busybod- ( ing devotees to brave stressful circum- In the Shirur Mutt case Normally, the deity’s legs are ies with no locus standi had no stances to protect the sanctity of the temple (1954), the Supreme Court crossed. right to tell a religious group B ) and its traditions. When police could mis- enunciated a doctrine of essen- However, Ayyappa Swami’s what rites and ceremonies are ( % behave with Pon Radhakrishnan, Union tial religious practice, and legs are not crossed as he is essential to its practice. ( # Minister of State for Finance, who came as ruled that what constitutes Naishtika Brahmachari (student In my considered view, the a devotee carrying the sacred irumudi kettu the essential part of a religion who accompanies his Guru Court negated its own wisdom 4 ) on his head, the plight of ordinary pilgrims is to be ascertained with refer- everywhere and learns Vedas as defined in the Shirur Mutt ; C can be imagined. Images of women of the tra- ence to the doctrines of that from him) and has no need to case and failed to honour the # ,D8E ) ditionally permitted age-group weeping at the religion itself. It stated that a fold his legs because he has no assertions of the respected $ prospect of the tradition being defiled would religious denomination or wife or offspring. His raised and Thantri regarding the tenets of surely have stunned those who had tried to organisation enjoys complete ,*!+/ bound knees deny space to all. the faith, denied his autonomy ‘liberate’ them. autonomy in deciding what *! H*+ While divinities sit on to decide its rites and rules, and S $ So far, vigilant devotees have ensured that rites and ceremonies are essen- "++! simhasanas (royal thrones), allowed the mischief of non- attention-grabbing women of the prohibit- tial according to its tenets and Ayyappa sits on his feet, on a devotees to prevail over believ- ed age-group do not ascend the sacred 18 no outside authority has any ", , + peetham, in deep meditation, ers. The fact that well-funded 4 steps (pathinettaam padi) to the sannid- jurisdiction to interfere with with eyes open. In this state, he activists flew to Kerala to become > ( ( hanam; many have been halted along the their decision in such matters. . ""+", elevates one to the conscious the ‘first’ to shatter the sacred ) route itself. But until the temple opened for Over the years, however, . +! awareness (observing) state, sat- barrier proves the iconoclastic Mandalam Puja on November 16, it was open experts have observed that chit-ananda, the supreme med- mindset of the group which " for only a few days in all. Such intense vigi- the Court has used this prin- .+!)," itative state. The only other moved the petition. 53 1 4 lance may be difficult to sustain up to January ciple to itself decide what is . " , deity wearing yogapatta is In S Mahendran vs The $ ( 20-21 and this has heightened tensions “essential” and what is not, in Narasimha in Yoga-Narasimha Secretary, Travancore (1991), among the faithful. A devotee told this writer an interventionist manner. .$+ form, but his legs are crossed and the Supreme Court opined that ( > that while he was there, two women sport- Ayyappa at Sabarimala is a his consort sits on his left thigh. the prohibition of women of a / ;1 $ ing false beards managed to escape scrutiny unique yogi (ascetic); he sits in ,. " , This is the “essential reli- particular age-group was a rea- C # $ >S and reached the sacred steps; they were arddhasana (yogapadasana), a "+ " ).," gious practice” and core sancti- sonable restriction and did not stopped with the demand that all men must posture of extreme tapasya ty of the Ayyappa tradition that apply to women as a class. It $S ) ascend the steps bare-chested. (meditation). His knees are bent thousands of devotees, men and noted that the identity of a reli- 4 ) *A ,, ( It would be appropriate for the Supreme upwards, bound to his back by women alike, are fighting to pre- gious denomination consists in ( Court, when hearing review petitions listed ‘yogapatta’ (a belt made of cloth) serve. Only the oceanic depth the identity of its doctrines, for January 22, 2019, to reconsider its deci- with the right hand in and diversity of the Sanatana creeds and tenets, which ensure ) sion to permit women of all ages to visit the Chinmudra (gyan mudra) and Dharma can sprout such subtle the unity of the faith and bind its R S ) ( temple in violation of the specific tenets of the left hand facing downwards and profound forms of divinity. adherents together as one com- Ayyappa worship. The Court is also urged to and resting on the knee. This is They are not easy to compre- munity. It is submitted that the revisit the principles on which it has been rul- a rare yogic posture and symbol- hend, even for the devout, but Court should protect this bond ing on questions of faith. Too many judicial ises the wish of the ascetic to they are worthy of utmost rev- of unity. interventions in recent years appear to be dri- leave no space for anyone to sit erence. The minority verdict of (The writer is Senior Fellow, ven by personal opinions of the honourable on his lap. There is a powerful Justice Indu Malhotra under- Nehru Memorial Museum and justices of the day in effect flouting the symbolism in this posture. stood that the Supreme Court Library; the views expressed are 6( Constitutional separation of powers and even When the seated image of a god should avoid wading into theol- personal) 1R ?0 / - 4, 8? ; + " # " # *+,* - . / # H# # ##@8 0 1 8 # ### ) #=> I > > ( > # > # 2 / > > > 3 &.7:8 = /< &87 ;;?7 %<78 S K.= K, K6' K1@ 4 % 5 1 , , , ,, -, 6, " P) ) Sir — This refers to the editori- Sir — It is pleasing that India ) 4 al, “Listen without prejudice” L' #M accepted Pakistan’s invitation ) 6, ) S (November 26). Racism runs A# 9B>" for the Kartarpur event. Really, deep in the minds of Indians. " $# it bodes well for both countries ) ) ) ,++ This is not just against African # > if a peaceful relationship exists 89 ) 6, ) Q students, but also against their " @#@8 between them. But any peace own citizens. The physical # > # 8 offer from Pakistan must be harassment and mental torture #>/ 8 taken with a pinch of salt. % meted to students from the # # History is witness to many dis- # - . 89 North-East stand testimony to # > 8 tressing examples. India needs to S 1 / the fact. = # >" be on guard against certain ele- If Americans are termed ## # # ments in Pakistan having a like- 5 “racist” due to stray incidents of >/ # # ># # ly influence on pilgrims and 89 attack upon Indian students # > , 3PAB attempts at disrupting commu- 3 studying there, then the assault # #@ 8 DL" 8 nal harmony. on African nationals or the # #> # ## M Azim / North-Eastern students in # ## >M Mumbai 1 *+,9 ; S 5 . Bengaluru or New Delhi are no # # # K /@$ 6(+ <6 less than racism. It must also be # > noted that while many ) " 4 Australian/British goons have ( been sentenced for their barbar- especially Indian women. Stadium complex. Sir — The passing of ad guru # / 4 ic acts, we are yet to hear any Tariq Khan It is also heartening to learn Alyque Padamsee is a great loss news about punishing Indian Chennai that with six gold medals and a to the country. In the 1980s and brutes who dare assault/rape Sir — Mary Kom’s historic win of silver to her kitty, the diminutive 1990s, his jingles that were aired ( their own countrymen. Thus, the sixth gold in the World Mary now stands as the tallest during TV commercial breaks O O instead of beating their own Champions is reflective of her woman boxer in the 17-year-old were a delight. Many ads, such . trumpet of ‘tolerance’ or accus- indomitable spirit and she history of the event and equals as Lalitaji, were out-of-the-box. ing others of practising ‘racism’, deserves to be praised. With this Sir — With her recent win, Mary legendary male boxer Cuban TS Karthik / # / Indians must first learn to clean victory, she has become the most Kom has touched new heights as Felix Savon’s world championship Chennai > 33 ( their own backyard. successful boxer in the history of she claimed her sixth title in the record. ' ? 0 S (( ( ? Kajal Chatterjee women’s championship. Mary world women’s boxing champi- FT Mulla 7.1.879:;,<.; Kolkata Kom is an inspiration for all, onships at the Indira Gandhi Secuderabad ( ) *+ ,-. ,/01 +> 8,&/ . . +!/, +! 3 && $ $#% 3 &3! # - ! # " ! $ * 3& 3C % # P ! 3 , %$ $3 $, "H# L $ L && , ! = @ #! $ $&$
$4 -H S S Q 1 ((> @ 5 3 . 8+ ,9 ) C 0 . . 1 ) . * P) ) Q # # G) 1 S ( H 4 # S 1 S > $ / 1 P) > $ O SQ # 3! 35 0,0 /1 P ;1 1 Q B @ ( ndia and China concluded the 21st round of 4 ( border talks between November 23 and 24 at # / 1 Ithe beautiful and scenic city of Dujiangyan ( near Chengdu, the capital city of China’s south- ( @ 5 1 western Sichuan Province. From the Indian side, # ;1(1 the talks were led by National Security Advisor ) # Ajit Doval. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was 1 ( present from the other side. While Doval had led ) $ % # ( the special representatives’ talks with China on ) the border issue thrice, for Wang Yi, this was the first round of talks after he succeeded state coun- 1 cillor Yang Jiechi earlier this year. Wang has )S became the state councillor, a rank higher than ;1 ) # ( the Foreign Minister in the Chinese Government’s " +/ () hierarchy, much like the fact that Doval now heads ) S the newly-formed Strategic Policy Group (SPG), ) $ $+ S 1 ) replacing the Cabinet Secretary. ". , ;1 The history of India-China border talks can $,"*+.. # ) be traced back to the 1960s, going back to the years ",$,", ) > of Jawaharlal Nehru and Zhou Enlai. Possibly the +* ", G 1 ) first such ‘formal discussion’ between both the * ,"., countries on the border issue was held in April 4 >H " ;1 .," + >+1., 1960 in New Delhi during Zhou’s visit to India. ). ++/" $ B The talks failed to resolve disputes, as was ) ( ( "*+.. expressed in the press conference of April 25, 1960, )!" " ) held by Zhou in New Delhi. Two such discussions der areas, shaped by forces of history and Army flag meetings, a summit of the in a “positive, constructive and forward- # S ) also took place in Beijing and Rangoon in 1960 +$)" colonial legacy. working mechanism for Consultation looking” manner. but the outbreak of the 1962 war between India ".. "+. , Having existed since 2003, the and Coordination on India-China As we look towards the future of 0 ) 4 1 ) # S and China stalled the ongoing talks on the terri- , $ " special representative border talks have Border Affairs and the recently agreed India-China border talks, the most con- ) ;1 torial dispute for the next two decades. ,.,, ,. H played a critical role in India-China upon understanding of issuing “strate- tested and complex issue between both / Some importance was attached to the subject * "., relations. Over the years, it has played gic guidance to their respective mili- countries faces some major challenges. when the then Chinese Foreign Minister, Huang " . )" 1 a “key role”, helping to prevent any taries” to enhance communications and First, over the three decades of border Hua visited New Delhi in June 1981. Seven more major flare-up along the 4,057-km make for effective border management. talks and negotiations from early ref- 4 # S )!* rounds were held from 1981 to 1987. But despite +!. LAC. This remains disputed with both In 2006, during the visit of the then erences to leaving it for future genera- G C 4H expressing “common aspirations for the settlement sides having different perceptions based Indian Defence Minister to China, both tions to an early resolution of the dis- ) ) of India-China border”, nothing concrete as on history and colonial legacy. sides agreed and signed an MoU — the pute in recent times, we have so far I 5 # such was achieved or agreed upon. The dispute Nonetheless, the role of border talks has first ever between the two Defence seen an unwillingness by both sides to 0( 5 1 found “new attention” when both the countries been very significant in maintaining Ministries — calling for high-level move beyond a certain point. The sense 0 agreed to form the Joint Working Group (JWG) “relative stability” of the region. military exchanges, joint exercises, of pessimism on either side has made ) P 1 in 1988 to address this issue. Around 15 rounds Over the years, the special repre- counter-terrorism and anti-piracy the border a “stalemate” in India- J Q 5 of negotiations were held under the JWG mech- sentative talks have been able to reach cooperation. As part of this, both con- China relations. J ) G ( anism from 1988 to 2003. certain agreements between both the cluded their joint military exercise in Second, over a period of time, the @ H ) J While confidence-building measures (CBMs) countries on this particular issue. In Kunming (2007) and Belgaum (2008). India-China dispute, with their compet- dominated the agenda of the early talks of the 2005, both sides reached an agreement Then India participated as Observer ing territorial claims on the border areas, ) . 5 JWG, the focus was shifted to the clarification of on the “political parameters and guid- State in the International Fleet review has largely been internalised within their ( ( the Line of Actual Control (LAC) after 1999. ing principles” for the settlement of at Qingdao (2014), conducted joint public discourse. It has made it complex 1 ( Border talks between both the countries were boundary dispute. Since then, both exercises in Ladakh (2016) and held the to push up the issue towards any mean- 1( RS . rebooted to the existing mechanism of special rep- sides have been engaged in talks on a first India-China meeting on bilateral ingful resolution to the larger acceptance / resentatives in 2003 after Prime Minister Atal framework for boundary settlement security cooperation (2018). In the eco- of the domestic constituency. This, / ) ; Bihari Vajpayee’s visit to China. (second round), followed by the actu- nomic domain, too, between 2000 and backed by overt nationalistic positions 2 (% In between, the Border Peace and Tranquility al demarcation of the border (third 2010, bilateral trade rose 20-fold, mak- from both sides, makes the task even / 1 J Agreement (BPTA) of 1993 has been existing as round). ing it the only area where relations have more challenging and vexatious. And R% S 1 *+,* ( a larger framework for resolving problems bilat- Notably, both sides had agreed thrived. The India-China Strategic third, both the sides seem uncertain erally, through dialogue and negotiation between upon in 2012 that all boundary disputes Economic Dialogue (SED) is in place about the cost-benefit attached with the # S ) # both countries. BPTA was a key step to transform at tri-junction points (with Bhutan, to address concerns of trade deficit and resolution of the border dispute. the LAC into a normal border. First, it sought to Myanmar and Arunachal Pradesh) seek wider economic cooperation To sum up, the border dispute 5 promote peace through specific modes of conduct would be addressed in consultation between the countries. between India and China is undoubt- of the two Armed Forces. Second, it called for with third parties. During the Doklam Despite any key breakthrough, the edly linked with the strategic calcula- ) K I reduction in border deployment forces. stand-off last year in July, India consis- 21st round of special representative tions from both sides, both gauging the % # " For the Chinese, admission, and later discus- tently referred to the 2012 under- talks marks “positive development” consequences of “mutual loss and ;1 $ - C ( sions, on the differences over border issue between standing between the special represen- for both sides. They agreed to “inten- mutual gain” in one way or the other. I ,DA8 1 5 S ( both countries in more than five decades is more tatives on boundary alignment in the sify and advance” negotiation for a “fair, As both look towards any meaningful R S $ % @ 4S or less the formalisation of its stated position and Sikkim sector, objecting to the efforts reasonable and mutually acceptable resolution of the dispute, managing “rel- ) " *++< 1 J ( disapproval of the McMahon Line forming the bor- by the Chinese side to alter the exist- solution” to the disputed boundary. The ative stability” at the border should be / 1 der. For India, the loss of territory to China (1962) ing status quo unilaterally. Wuhan spirit, as agreed upon by Prime the only way to be practised by both # ) ) and its concerns on sovereignty remain the valid Over the years, India and China Minister Narendra Modi and President sides in letter and spirit. expression of national interest. Interestingly, what have built upon a series of military con- Xi Jinping, driving for a broader under- (The writer holds PhD from East %S is commonly referred to as the “border dispute” fidence-building measures to maintain standing, formed the pretext for bor- Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru between both countries manifests itself in two very ‘peace and tranquility’ at the border, der talks. Both the sides reiterated the University and teaches at the University distinct and separate positions towards their bor- which include border personnel and way forward for a future as agreed upon of Delhi) 0 8 1/ H
there were a spate of terror attacks from the reported operation across of engagement. The elite civil ser- tiation, we must realise that our Why did the Kashmir Pandits have in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad in the border, nothing substantial has vice of Pakistan inherited a tradi- opponent has a history of denial to bear the consequences of leaving the summer of 2008. The perpetra- been done do arrest the menace of tion where political mud-slinging and hostility. a valley they cherished for decades? tor was the Indian Mujahideen or terrorism. became a pattern. Can we expect the newly- Is it really fair to expect people to the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islam. This As a country, we need to ask In 1958, prior to the coup and inducted Prime Minister of leave their homeland while our should have been a signal that ourselves why our policies have Ayub Khan’s Presidency, a rather Pakistan, Imran Khan, to deliver on political capital, Delhi, stands something more serious was brew- been unsuccessful in addressing the disconcerting pattern emerged. what India wants? Going by his watching the events unravel? 32& ! 3 0I /0 ing but that is the very nature of a draconian issue of terror. Why is it Power shifted to the Army and hawkish rhetoric and extreme When one refers to globalisa- & $ gruesome attack. that an average citizen in Kashmir bureaucracy. They say traditions are stance on international matters, tion, a reference is made between One never knows when terror has to endure the brunt of terror hard to bypass. Pakistan’s case we can be certain that nothing the ‘old media’ and the ‘new media’. $ y most vivid memory of strikes. On the night when the and live in an environment of inse- clearly exemplifies this truth. Anti- much will change. The former refers to radio and cin- "+ > the 26/11 terror attack was Ahmedabad attack struck, I was curity and fear? Can we not do national elements with a malicious India’s political prowess and ema; whereas the latter is about ## Mbeing woken up by a with my friend in Delhi’s Saket, and much more? intent continue to run the show. bureaucracy will try their level satellite television and mobile friend, who told me about the das- when we were witnessing the attack One thing has become abun- What must be understood is best to engage purposefully with phones. Several popular television tardly attacks that unfolded in unfold, his response conveyed a dantly clear in the past 10 years: that the Partition of the Indian sub- our neighbour, but lamentably, the channels were screening the 26/11 Mumbai. My closest friend in col- message of indifference. Little did Pakistan lacks the will and resolve continent was not a one-off event. same story will repeat itself. If attacks. It will be hard to deny that # lege faced his untimely demise he know that he would be a victim, to articulate and resolve its internal What happened in 1947 had irre- Imran Khan can suggest that in this case, the new media cost the that day. Ever since, I have closely a few months later. That was not mess. The recent terror attack versible repercussions. Following Prophet Mohammad got more hapless denizens of Mumbai their observed the political economy of surprising. How many of us will directed against the Chinese con- the 1971 war, which led to the cre- mention in history than Jesus lives. May the bereaved souls rest in terror. So closely that terror is really imagine being embroiled in sulate in Karachi reflects a deeper ation of Bangladesh, more chal- Christ, then this exhibits a profound peace. They often use the proverb: # mostly what I write about. a situation where we can become a problem which the country is strug- lenges emerged. How does one misunderstanding of history. Can Spare the rod and spoil the child. What is unnerving is that little victim of terror? gling to admit. identify the threats? he really lead the nation forward? India has been practising this for >"# seems to have changed in the past Not much has changed in As Ian Talbot points out in his The Indian administration can Should the Modi Government decades with its neighbour. May be, # 10 years. India may have adopted a Pakistan since 2008. One had hoped remarkable account of nation- begin by recognising that a cookie engage in a fruitful dialogue with it’s time to refocus and engage in a "+ hawkish stand against jihadi terror that a weak UPA Government building in Pakistan in his widely cutter formula does not apply for Pakistan? discussion which will help us re- emanating from across the border would be succeeded by a bolder read book, India and Pakistan every country. We may be able to India has condoned two impor- align our foreign policy in the best but this strategy has not curbed the Government at the Centre, which (Inventing the Nation), the Army negotiate effectively with France but tant signals. The insurgency in the interest of national security. # menace of terrorism. would curb the alarming rise in ter- and the bureaucracy have been not with another country. For all late 1980s should have been gauged (The writer is a socio-economic #> For those of us who remember, ror in the Kashmir valley. Apart instrumental in dictating the terms our effort at the minutiae of nego- as an imminent threat to India. commentator) ( ) *+ ,-. ,/01 +B
40 45 4,/ " P Q A ' )1R N) # AIADMK” Government in of seats to be contested and sign Tamil Nadu. a deal,” added Murugan. Vaiko, the MDMK leader, Vaiko, who was taken 9 ?B was the first who broke ranks aback by the development was # with the Third Front and evasive when scribes asked D &$ ),", interest in the education of Agartala: After weakening the O declared his support to the him about the statement by children and farming and other Election Commission, CBI, DMK in the 2019 Parliament Murugan. “He (Murugan) is hief Minister Nitish Kumar activities after they are free CVC and other Constitutional $ election and the assembly elec- only the treasurer of the party Chas said that those attacking from alcohol,” the CM said. bodies, Prime Minister $$6 "$ tion as and when they are while the last word has to be his Government’s prohibition The CM asked additional Narendra Modi is now inter- # " / held. “My mission is to make said by Stalin, the party pres- policy are agents of a strong Chief Secretary Amir Subhani, fering with court proceedings Stalin the Chief Minister of ident. But my cadres are dis- liquor lobby in the country that who also looks after home, gen- which is extremely dangerous, # Tamil Nadu. I will not rest till appointed over Murugan’s is scared now that the people eral administration besides CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury he is sworn in as the Chief words,” said Vaiko. have started demanding prohi- excise and prohibition to take said on Monday. #& !! Minister of the State,” declared Tamil Nadu Congress bition everywhere following its harsh action against the police "The Prime Minister , Vaiko in 2017 itself. Not con- Committee (TNCC) chief success in Bihar. or civil officials involved any- alleged that the Supreme Court the RBI and other Constitutional tent with that, the Dravidian Thirunavakarassar tried to Addressing a function to how in the illicit business of is under pressure, that and autonomous bodies. He ark clouds of mutual sus- leader started describing Stalin douse Vaiko’s anger . “What mark Prohibition Day on liquor, dismiss them from ser- Opposition parties are inter- claimed that the public mood in Dpicion have cast a shadow as the future Chief Minister of Murugan said is correct. Though Monday, he said the voices vice and file so many clauses fering with the court proceed- the five poll-bound States — over the Rising Sun in Tamil Tamil Nadu. The MDMK the MDMK, the Lefts and the against the liquor ban were Nitish asked the prohibition against them they should not ings. By saying this, the Prime Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Nadu. The Rising Sun is the leader was a regular feature in VCK are working together with sponsored by the lobby which officials to circulate the WHO come out of jail. Minister himself and the Telanganna, Chhattisgarh and election symbol of the DMK, all the political meetings con- us, a formal alliance arrange- feared that their huge business reports pertinent parts in Hindi Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Government are interfering Mizoram — was against the BJP which has been taken over by vened by the DMK at the party ment is yet to be worked out. It empire would be adversely among the villagers in bid tom Modi said Bihar’s decision on with the court proceedings. and the Modi Government. MK Stalin from party patriarch head quarters. will happen at the time of elec- affected with total or partial make them aware about the prohibition would go down in This is a very dangerous trend," "Modi and his party are now M Karunanidhi who breathed But everything came crash- tion,” said the TNCC chief while prohibition. After Bihar some dangers of the boozing. the history and praised Nitish Yechury told reporters here. seeking votes, giving priority to his last in August. ing down on Monday following speaking to reporters. other States too have started Claiming that during the for the highly courageous deci- He said: "The Prime Hindutva and communal polar- The disintegration of the an interview given by DMK’s Narayanan Thiruppathi, implementing the scheme par- past over two years when the sion and it has impressed the Minister, during his election isation. They failed to implement ruling AIADMK into three treasurer Durai Murugan to a BJP spokesman, said that the tially or on experimental basis. total prohibition was enforced entire country. “When this campaign, has threatened to every single promise they had factions after the demise of J Tamil News channel. Murugan, rainbow alliance Stalin had Nitish was hitting back at in Bihar in April 2016, there has decision was taken our party subvert the legal process on the made before the 2014 Lok Sabha Jayalahaa had brightened the the deputy leader of the DMK thought of cobbling up before his political adversaries who been sharp decline in the cases was in opposition still we had Ayodhya dispute. Out of frus- election," the CPI-M leader said. prospects of DMK returning in the Assembly as well as the the next election would not had objected that only the of social tension, clash, quarrel supported the move,” he said. tration, Modi is making such He said that a 'mahagath- to power in Tamil Nadu in the de facto Number 2 in the party materialise. "There are inherent poor and dalits were being and murders. Madhya Pradesh and undemocratic and unconstitu- bandhan' (grand alliance) will next election. Moreover there said that as on Monday, only contradictions in these parties affected due to prohibition He also pooh-poohed the Maharashtra, Modi said, have tional comments. "No one take shape just before the 2019 is an uncertainty in the major- Congress and the Muslim and they will not sail together," policy and they were being put assumption that prohibition introduced prohibition in some should make any comment on general election, like in 1977. ity enjoyed by the AIADMK League were the alliance part- said Narayanan. behind bars for sale and con- had adversely affected tourism districts and regions after Bihar issues that are before the court. "Ahead of the next in the Legislative Assembly ners for the DMK. Sources close to Stalin said sumption. sector. “On the contrary the experiment and the Supreme The Ayodhya dispute is a very Parliament session in the sec- which has an effective “Others are all friendly par- that Durai Murugan would The CM on this occasion number of tourists to Bihar has Court directed that no liquor sensitive issue. How can a Prime ond week of December, anti- strength of 234. ties. We work with them in all not have made a statement like heavily quoted a study report of increased ton 3 crore including outlet would be allowed in the Minister make coments on an BJP parties will hold meetings There are 20 seats lying the agitations against the State this without the concurrence of the WHO which claimed that ten lakh foreign tourists. The periphery of 5 km of the high- issue which is before the in Delhi to explore the strate- vacant following the disquali- and Central Governments,” the party chief. in 2016, altogether 30 lakh tourists here come for sight see- ways. “Bihar has become the Supreme Court?" gies about the 'mahagathband- fication of 18 AIADMK MLAs said Murugan. He pointed out “Vaiko might have placed people died due to alcoholism ing or pilgrim and not to con- only State having total prohi- Yechury, who came here on han' in the upcoming general and the death of two law mak- that the Congress and the some hefty demand to the around the world. The report sume liquor,” he said. bition,” he said. Sunday and attended a two-day election," Yechury said. ers including Karunanidhi. Muslim League were in alliance party leadership. The DMK is suggested that deaths due to The government, he added, The CM however said that Tripura State conference of the He said a massive farmers' Small parties like the CPM, CPI with the DMK during the 2016 confident of winning the elec- suicide, road accidents and lost a revenue of 5,000 crore mere legislation and govern- Communist Party of India- rally would be held in Delhi on and the VCK which were con- Assembly elections while the tion and is not entirely depen- clashes were mainly because of due to prohibition but the pol- ment action would not fully Marxist, said the Modi November 30 and all the trade stituents of the Third Front MDMK, the Lefts and the TMC dent on these small outfits. liquor consumption and among icy ahs helped increase the enforce any social reform and Government had truncated unions except the RSS-affiliated during the 2016 Assembly elec- had formed a Third Front and This could be a signal to these those dying 13.5 per cent were public saving which was wast- the public participation in itgs Parliament proceedings and was Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh would tions have already declared contested separately. parties to be content with young people. The alcoholism ed on alcoholism. “Women implementation was necessary. brazenly undermining the judi- observe a two-day nationwide their support to the DMK in “The parties could be whatever they are offered by was causing more deaths than are immensely happy and they He urged the people to con- ciary, the Central Bureau of shutdown on January 8-9 to their bid to defeat the “com- termed as alliance partners the DMK,” said the DMK tuberculosis, HIV, AIDS and say their men were now more tinue their campaign against Investigation (CBI), Central protest against the Government's munal BJP” Government at the when they enter into a part- leader who preferred to be diabetics, the report said. humane and sensitive and take this evil. Vigilance Commission (CVC), failures. IANS Centre and the “corrupt nership agreeing to the number anonymous. C -B 7 8: , Q, , $ &/8 MNF. Political experts say the - @ izoram will see a multi- MNF may ally with the BJP Mcornered contest in the 4G= / after the polls. November 28 Assembly polls - Meghalaya Chief Minister #( /. " with the normally two main 0 9/ -0: Conrad Sangma-led NPP is contenders - the ruling trying with all its efforts to woo Congress and main Opposition = the tribals and Christians in MNF - now seeing a third actor # poll-bound Mizoram, hoping in the BJP and three regional 4G &/8 to set up the base into anoth- parties ZPM, NPP and PRISM. decision to contest has added er state in the northeast. The Bharatiya Janata Party colour to the election. "We are a party for the cause (BJP) has put up the maximum Lalduhoma, whose Zoram the party and the Assembly. of the tribals and are working number of 39 candidates for Nationalist Party (ZNP) which Three other legislators, hard to restore tribals' identity the 40 seats while the Mizo he formed after leaving the Lalrinliana Sailo, Buddha Dhan as one voice from the northeast," National Front (MNF) and Congress in 1986, is the dom- Chakma and Hmingdailova Conrad Sangma, from Meghalaya-based National inant party in ZPM. Khiangte, have also resigned Meghalaya's Garo tribe, told People's Party (NPP) have "BJP and NPP do not have from the party, reducing the election rallies in Mizoram. fielded 40 and nine candi- much base in Mizoram. If any Congress strength in the house Political analyst and social dates, respectively. of their candidates win, it will from 34 to 29. activist R. Sailo told IANS: Local party Zoram People's be on the basis of that person's While Lalzirliana and Sailo "The NPP, ZPM and PRISM Movement (ZPM) and the abilities and personality," said joined the MNF, Hiphei and are likely to emerge as king- . , ,. tion of people there. NGO-turned newly floated a Mizoram University political Chakma joined the BJP. maker." . , ,. safeguard State interests. It is Omar Abdullah on People's Representation for science professor who declined Khiangte is contesting as an Christians account for over my considered opinion that we ormer Chief Minister of Monday took to Twitter asking Identity and Status of Mizoram to be named. independent. 87 per cent of Mizoram's ormer Jammu & Kashmir must go to people's court which FJammu & Kashmir Omar Foreign Minister Sushma (PRISM) are also in the fray in He said that though The BJP is determined to 1,091,014 (2011 census) people, FChief Minister Mehbooba is superior to any other forum." Abdullah on Monday raised Swaraj and National Secretary the contest in the Christian Mizoram never had a hung oust the Congress after forming 95 per of whom are tribals. Of Mufti said on Monday that she Just when reports said that questions on the recent visit of Advisor Ajit Doval to put the dominated state bordering assembly since it became a Governments on its own or in the 40 seats, 39 are reserved for will go to the people's court the Peoples Democratic Party, former Norwegian Prime visit in its right perspective. Myanmar and Bangladesh. full-fledged state in 1987, this alliance in six other northeast- the tribals. against the Governor's decision National Conference and Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik "What are the Norwegians The ZPM has nominated time the situation was different. ern States excluding Sikkim. A total of 209 candidates, to dissolve the Assembly Congress were close to work- to Kashmir. up to in Kashmir? Would either 34 candidates and PRISM 14. The Congress, which has It fielded 17 candidates in 67 more than in 2013, are instead of fighting it out in a ing out an alliance for Bondevik recently visited @SushmaSwaraj ji or Doval ji Former IPS officer and been in power except for 10 2013 and secured 0.37 per cent contesting the polls. Fifteen are court of law. Government formation, Srinagar and met senior sepa- care to put the visit of the for- security in-charge of former years since 1987, has for the of votes. women. The PDP leader tweeted: Governor Satya Pal Malik dis- ratist leaders Syed Ali Geelani mer Norwegian PM to both Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first time suffered a major set- Though the MNF is a con- Mizoram was part of "Some sincere suggestions from solved the House. Malik said and Mirwaiz Umer Farooq. sides of the divided state in the and ZPM President back ahead of the elections as stituent of the BJP-led North Assam until 1972 when it was well-wishers for me to go to alliance would have been Bondevik later also visited correct context or do we have to Lalduhoma's and Aizawl five key leaders, including East Democratic Alliance carved out as a Union Territory. court against Governor's dis- "opportunistic" and not provide Pakistan-administered part of rely on rumours & conjecture?" Football Club (Aizawl FC) Home Minister R. Lalzirliana (NEDA), no pre-poll alliance It became the 23rd state of solution of Assembly. PDP, a viable democratic Govt to the Kashmir and met a cross-sec- Omar said in his Twitter page. owner Robert Romawia Royte's and Speaker Hiphei, have quit exists between the BJP and India in February 1987. NC, INC had come together to troubled State. % " A + @ = BC2 > Shillong: Meghalaya's "As a responsible opposi- driver E Kurbah, on Opposition Congress is set to tion party, we will raise illegal November 8 at Tuber $,!., , $ corner the National People's mining and transportation of Sohshrieh area in East Jaintia Party (NPP)-led Government coal in the state and the break- Hills district. amil Nadu Chief Electoral 1 over the murder attempt on down of the law and order, Amita also demanded TOfficer Satyabrata Sahoo on $ frontline women's activist which led to the murderous immediate arrest of Chullet, Monday informed the Madras $ #= Agnes Kharshiing and her attacks on the two women who is also the president of High Court it has been decided ( # aide over illegal mining and activists," Congress Jaintia Hills Truck Owners to conduct the bypolls for the transportation of coal during spokesperson Himalaya Association, and his aides. Tiruvarur Assembly constituen- the one-day special session Muktan Shangpliang said. "I appeal to your office to cy before February 7 next year. on Tuesday. On Thursday, Amita take swift action as it is learnt In an affidavit filed before On the other hand, the Sangma wrote to Director that Chullet and others who led the Madurai bench of the high Assembly panel on empower- General of Police R the attacks belong to the ruling court, he submitted that a case ment of women on Monday Chandranathan accusing party in the state," she noted. regarding the by-election to the elected following a petition by called for an independent Nidamon Chullet, the work- Chief Minister Conrad Sangma Thiruparankundram con- rival DMK candidate Saravanan, probe into the November 8 ing president of NPP East had said he will consult his cab- stituency was pending before who had challenged the validi- attack on Kharshiing and Jaintia Hills district, and oth- inet colleagues whether the the principal seat and hence it ty of Bose's nomination. Amita Sangma at Tuber ers, of assaulting and attempt- murder attempt on Kharshiing could not be held now. The petitioner alleged that , % " .@ , ; + ' 3< % Sohshrieh, a coal belt area in ing to murder her and warrants a judicial or a CBI Justices Sasidharan and the State Government was not ! " #$ East Jaintia Hills district. Kharshiing, including their probe. IANS Audikesavalu closed the pub- showing interest in holding lic interest litigation (PIL) peti- the by-elections as the Lok tion filed by K K Ramesh seek- Sabha elections were due next ing to direct the Election year and that the results would @ $ DP Commission to hold the by- have an impact on the elections to the two con- Parliamentary polls. stituencies soon. Hence, he sought a direc- Jammu: Struggling for the last grims to the historic Gurdwara ter confidence building mea- miseries will be put to an end by returned disappointed as "we and worked as a domestic help The two constituencies fell tion from the court to conduct four decades to secure release Darbar Sahib across the border, sure than this (ensuring return seeking the whereabouts of the were not allowed to visit all pris- to meet their requirements. vacant after their MLAs — late the by-polls. The judges had ear- of her husband who is one of Kour, wife of Subedar Assa of PoW)," she said, while mak- prisoners and ensuring their ons". "We are hopeful that our She said that Congress DMK chief M Karunanidhi lier asked the state government the 54 prisoners of war (POWs) Singh, says she is hopeful that ing an emotional appeal to early return to their families," she prayers will get answered soon. leader Navjot Singh Sidhu had (Tiruvarur) and A K Bose to file its reply by November 26. lodged in different Pakistani it will help bring a thaw in ties Prime Minister Narendra Modi told reporters at her Nanak We expect India and helped them in the past and said, (Thiruparankunaram) — Eighteen other seats in the jails since 1971 war, Nirmal and the two countries will look and External Affairs Minister Nagar residence here. Pakistan to make a sincere effort "We are hopeful that he will raise passed away and by-elections State Assembly are vacant after Kour sees a fresh ray of hope. into the issue of PoWs to Sushma Swaraj for securing the Kour said she along with and ensure the return of the our issue with Pakistan Premier have to be held within six the Madras High Court in With India and Pakistan ensure their early return. release of the prisoners. other families of PoWs went to POWs," she said. Kour said, in Imran Khan to end our mis- months after their falling vacant. October upheld the disqualifi- agreeing to open the "Kartarpur "My children are waiting "We are hopeful that Pakistan in 2008 to look for them the absence of any help, she faced eries." Singh's children said the A case is pending regarding cation of 18 ruling party MLAs, Sahib corridor" aimed at facil- for their father for the last 47 Kartarpur corridor will bring the after meeting the then Pakistan a lot of hardships while raising family had not lost hope despite the Thiruparankunram by-elec- owing allegiance to AMMK itating easy passage of Sikh pil- years. Nothing could be a bet- two countries nearer and our President Pervez Musharraf, but her five daughters and two sons the long ordeal. PTI tions after Bose was declared leader TTV Dhinakaran. ( ) *+ ,-. ,/01 +D
.%( Q;<% 77 R " = (>- # # people could never be the “spending money to purchase ',. .,$ friends of the society. “They voters’ allegiance but I will , who divide people can never be advise you all to accept their s the dates for the much the friends of the society. They cash but vote according to Thiruvananthapuram: The Ahyped BJP-sponsored Rath only thrive on division and not your conscience,” she said. Kerala unit of the CPM on Yatras drew near and as the saf- unity,” the Chief Minister said She said that during 2014 B Monday suspended PK Sasi fron outfit campaigned intense- alleging the BJP was importing election campaigns, the BJP had for six months from its pri- ly in the interior areas for its people from Jharkhand to cre- promised to bring back black mary membership for misbe- success, Bengal Chief Minister ate disturbance in Bengal. money stashed away in foreign 6+6,", The rallies could be held having with a woman member, Mamata Banerjee on Monday “In Jharkhand the tribal banks so that they could be dis- at Durgapur, somewhere in a communique said. launched a vitriolic attack on lands are being usurped. But in tributed among the poor, “but rime Minister Narendra Birbhum district and Malda or The decision was taken the “divisive forces that sell gods Bengal we have proper land nothing has happened” since PModi will address four mass Siliguri in North Bengal, here after a meeting examined in the market for votes,” calling laws in place so that the lands then. “Now they (BJP) are trying meetings during the course of Ghosh said adding the names a detailed probe report sub- them “not the devotees of Lord belonging to the tribals cannot to use black money to spread the Rath Yatras in Bengal, State of the venue were tentative mitted by a party committee Ram but the worshippers of be taken away,” Banerjee said canards and divide people.” party president Dilip Ghosh and would be fixed finally consisting Law Minister AK (demon king) Ravan.” rally presumably on January 23. political mileage and votes.” alleging “they (BJP) are send- Reminding how 12,000 said on Monday, adding the after sometime. Balan and Kannur Lok Sabha The BJP had of late inten- Speaking to a huge crowd If they (read the BJP) pray ing people from Jharkhand to farmers had committed suicide proposed rallies would be in The State BJP will take member PK Sreemathi. sified its campaign for the at Jhargram, Banerjee said Lord Ram then “we pray to create disturbance here.” in (BJP-ruled State) addition to the final one that out three Rath (chariot) Yatras The Communist Party of three Rath Yatras scheduled to “some people were trying to Mother Goddess Durga who Attacking the Modi Maharashtra alone she said Modi would address at Brigade from Ganga Sagar, Birbhum India-Marxist communique said commence from three places , divide India for political Lord Ram worshipped and Government for “numerous her Government on the con- Parade Ground in Kolkata pre- and Coochbehar. The three the Shornur legislator had not Ganga Sagar, Birbhum and mileage by causing riots among took blessings from before scams” Banerjee said “this trary “has arranged for kisan sumably on January 23. Yatras will commence on behaved befitting his stature Coochbehar, in the month of various communities in the going to Lanka” Banerjee Government is tainted with credit cards, waived land taxes “The Prime Minister him- December 5, 7 and 9 and will and position while speaking to December. All the Yatras will name of Lord Ram.” But fact to reminded alleging the BJP scams from Gas scam to Jan for the farmers besides spend- self has expressed his willing- be inaugurated by BJP presi- the woman and hence the action be inaugurated by party pres- be told these “riot-mongers” Governments had actually Dhan scam. Wait and you will ing huge amount on people- ness to address these rallies in dent Amit Shah. was being taken. After the ident Amit Shah and will cul- were not the devotees of Ram failed in all fronts and hence “to so how many more cats tum- friendly projects like the course of the Yatras,” Ghosh “The Prime Minister has Congress and the BJP cried foul, minate in the historic Brigade she asserted saying “they are cloak its failures it is fanning up ble out of the bag.” Kanyashree, Rupashree, Sabuj said adding the State party already addressed a rally at Sreemathi told the media that the parade Ground in Kolkata actually the worshippers of communal hatred to divide Accusing the saffron camp Saathi regardless of the debt was elated and was in touch Midnapore, now we want him probe conducted was proper. where Prime Minister Ravan who have descended to people and garner vote.” for using money power to gar- burden we have to serve worth with the Prime Minister’s office to address similar meetings in "We found out that there Narendra Modi will address a sell gods and divinity to earn Those who divided the ner votes she said the BJP was 48,000 crore per year.” for the purpose. other places,” Ghosh said. was merit in her complaint and the party has taken the action," she said."I don't think she will +4B approach the police as she has ' full faith in our party," Sreemathi added. The woman member had to write to party General Secretary ' Sitaram Yechury after her / August complaint to the State leadership did not yield action. ',$$! Srinagar: Scores of people on lantry in August #$3 . , ,. Tayyeba outfits. at Batagund village of Tral in In November, she wrote to Monday participated in the 2007 and in Shops, business establish- south Kashmir. Sources said Yechury that she had lost faith ours after BSF officers last rites of slain local army sol- August 2018,” said ormal life came to a grind- ments, schools and colleges terrorists lobbed a grenade in the state leadership as even Hattended a commandant dier Lance Naik Nazir Ahmed army spokesman. Ning halt in Kashmir Valley remained closed and vehicular towards Ghulam Muhammad after three months there had level flag meeting with their Wani, who was killed during an “The slain Late on Monday in response to a movement was affected in most Mir’s house who has contested been no action against Sasi. Pakistani counterparts in encounter at Batagund village Lance Naik Nazir shutdown call by separatists parts of the Valley. assembly elections unsuccess- She also pointed out that Ramgarh sector of Samba in of Shopian on Sunday. The sol- Ahmed Wani against a spree of terrorist and The authorities deployed fully in 2008. despite her complaint, Sasi was Jammu frontier, BSF jawans late dier had been twice awarded (SM), was 38 years civilian killings. The terrorists police and paramilitary per- Sources said that militants seen sharing a stage with Chief on Monday evening foiled an Sena Medal. old and had joined launched attacks at three vil- sonnel in strength to prevent also struck at Pinglish and Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. infiltration bid by a group of Reports said soon after the the Army in 2004. lages in Tral sub-district of any possible protest against Kuchmulla villages targeting a The action came just a day four infiltrators in the area. body of slain soldier reached He belonged to south Kashmir targeting main- the killings. panchayat election candidate ahead of the Kerala Assembly To confuse BSF jawans his native village, scores of village Check stream political workers a day Officials said the situation and a security petrol. session on Tuesday. IANS deployed along the people gathered and partici- ; . . + D Ashmuji of ahead of the fourth phase of remained peaceful through- International border Pak pated in funeral prayers. @ Kulgam tehsil, panchayat polls. out the Valley. The train ser- rangers had also fired two An army spokesman in a @ " #$ and is survived by The Joint Resistance vices were suspended by the sniper shots targeting BSF statement said, “In a solemn cer- his wife and two Leadership (JRL) comprising railway authorities in view of jawans at the Kandral border emony at Badamibagh Cantt, Lt bullet injuries during a gunfight children,” he said. Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz the security concerns. post around 6.10 p.m Gen AK Bhatt, XV Corps at Batagund village in Shopian “The mortal remains of the Umar Farooq and Muhammad The JRL has called for ,+. "+ .+! Commander and all ranks, paid district. He was provided imme- deceased were taken for last rites Yasin Malik had called for day- shutdown on Tuesday in the .)+." ,/".+" homage to the soldier on behalf diate first aid and evacuated to to his native place, where he was long shutdown against the areas going for polls in the of a proud nation. In a show of 92 Base hospital, but unfortu- laid to rest with full military killing of 18 persons in a span fourth phase of nine-phased ! )"$+1$"+/ solidarity, representatives from nately succumbed to his injuries. honours. In this hour of grief, of three days in the Valley dur- Panchayat elections, appeal- / ".,"+. ,+ " other security agencies also “The Braveheart from the Army stands in solidarity ing separate incidents of vio- ing people to stay away from ".," +,*+.." joined in to pay their last Kulgam district of south with the bereaved family of the lence. They included 13 ter- the polls. +,* /+$$,., respects to the deceased.” Kashmir was a highly decorated slain and remains committed to rorists belonging to Hizbul Meanwhile, terrorists ,."," ".H Late Lance Naik Nazir soldier and had been twice their dignity and well-being,” the Mujahideen, Jaish-e- hurled a grenade towards the Ahmed Wani (SM), sustained awarded Sena medal for gal- spokesman said. PNS Muhammad and Lashkar-e- residence of a Congress leader )+ " + "+/+ ,H / ".," +* In response, the BSF 2 ' !+ P @P jawans also opened fire to prevent armed infiltrators from sneaking inside the #%# * ,!.! died on Sunday. He was 85 and ing the Lok Sabha polls next Naagarahaavu and kicked off onym for success. During his Indian territory. admitted in a Bengaluru hospi- year one last time. He had his career in a splendid man- career, he shared with the "Our jawans fired some he last rites of Jaffer Sharief tal after his health deteriorated written a letter to senior State ner. Thereafter, went on to act Kollywood legend Rajinikanth shots in response following Tand Ambareesh were per- last week. Sharief has been Congress leaders expressing in several popular films and and remained one of his clos- which the four infiltrators formed in Bengaluru on credited with changing the face his wish to contest from the this helped him become a syn- est friends. retracted inside the Pakistani Monday with full state hon- of the railways in the country. Bengaluru North con- territory", official sources said. ours. Lakhs of fans bid farewell He had close association with stituency. However, the According to ground to the veteran actor and also Gandhi family. Born on 3 Congress leaders had dis- reports, after noticing suspect- huge fans attended the funer- November 1933 in Challakere couraged Sharief from pur- ed movement of infiltrators al of Jaffer Sharief. Congress in Chitradurga district of suing this request. along the International border leaders Gulam Nabi azad, Karnataka, Sharief was one of “It is a day of tragedy for the local BSF commander had Sushil Kumar Shinde, the senior most leaders of the the Congress party, with alerted all the sentry positions Venugopal, Chief Minister HD Congress and has been an eight- another senior, loved & to foil any infiltration bid. Kumaraswamy, Siddaramaiah, time member of parliament. respected member of our fam- According to intelligence HD Devegowda, BS Sharief was first elected to ily in Karnataka, Shri Jaffer reports, "large number of infil- Yeddyurappa of the BJP and the 5th Lok Sabha in 1971 and Sharief Ji, passing away today. trators in small groups have other leaders cutting across served as the Minister of State My condolences to his fami- been brought closer to the party lines attended the last for railways first from 1980- ly, friends & supporters in International border to push rites of Sharieff. 84. He later handled central their time of grief,” Congress them inside the Indian borders The death of former railway portfolios like irrigation and president Rahul Gandhi wrote by the terrorist handlers". minister CK Jaffer Sharief and coal among other important on Twitter. Meanwhile, the entire bor- film superstar turned politi- roles in several committees of MH Ambareesh, 66, pop- der belt is already kept in a State cian MH Ambareesh has left the Government. From 1991- ularly known as Ambrishanna of high alert following regular void in Karnataka politics. 95, he served as India’s died on Saturday night fol- movement of suspected infil- Former Union Railway Minister Railway Minister. lowing a heart attack at a pri- trators close to the and one of the senior most Sharief, whose electoral vate hospital in Bengaluru. International border across Congress leaders from outing was in 2009, had He had made his big screen Jammu frontier. Karnataka, CK Jaffer Sharief, expressed his interest in fight- debut in 1972 with the cut film ( ) *+ ,-. ,/01 A+
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4( $ ed. reserves at 7 percent are high- , prises fresh issuance of equity "+6H+ warrants, which can result in Giving a break-up, the er than the BRICS (excluding shares worth up to 125 crore, heavier penalties. The cur- $ report said 1.05 trillion can India) average of 2 percent, it besides, an offer of sale up to itsubishi Motors execu- rent allegations could see be transferred if the contin- said, adding the revaluation C@+ 31.64 lakh scrips by promoters Mtives on Monday ousted Ghosn facing 10 years behind gency reserve is capped at 3.5 reserves are also on the high- and other shareholder. Carlos Ghosn as chairman bars and/or a 10-million-yen $ percent of the RBI book. It er side relative to BRICS cen- In the offer for sale, pro- following his shock arrest for fine. $ further said this level will be tral banks. #( $ moters — Janak Shah and Maya alleged financial misconduct, Separately, Kyodo has 6 75 percent higher than the As per a press statement Shah — and private equity fund capping a stunning fall from reported that Nissan paid average of BRICS economies, after the nine-hour marathon Jacob Ballas will sell shares. grace for the tycoon credited $100,000 annually since 2002 excluding India. board meeting, the The IPO is expected to with saving the scandal-hit to Ghosn’s sister for a fictive Additional forms of trans- Government and RBI will be fetch 450 crore, merchant Japanese firm. “advisory” role. fers can include 1.16 trillion jointly deciding on the panel banking sources said. The move follows Ghosn’s And the Mainichi from the contingency reserves constitution and also its terms Proceeds of the issue will sacking as chairman of Nissan Shimbun reported on Monday $!$*, if one restricts to yield rise of of reference. s many as three companies be used for payment of out- as he faces questioning in a that Ghosn used Nissan’s cor- 4.5 percent as against 9 per- Following widespread A— Inventia Healthcare, standing borrowings availed by Tokyo detention centre over kilometres apart. porate money to pay a dona- he Reserve Bank has cent at present. criticism from many quarters, Metropolis Healthcare and the company and for other gen- claims he under-reported his A seven-person Nissan tion to his daughter’s univer- T“more than adequate” Limiting the appreciation finance minister Arun Jaitley Xelpmoc Design and Tech — eral corporate purposes. salary to the tune of $44 mil- board decided unanimously sity and also charged family reserves and that it can trans- cover in RBI’s currency and had said over the weekend have received markets regula- ICICI Securities and lion over several years. on Thursday to jettison the trips to the company. fer over 1 trillion to the gold revaluation account to 25 that Government did not need tor Sebi’s approval to float ini- Centrum Capital will manage “During today’s board once-revered leader “based Both Ghosn and Kelly Government after a specially percent (53.25 per USD) will any support from the RBI’s tial public offerings. the company’s initial share-sale. meeting, it was decided that he on the copious amount and have reportedly denied the constituted panel identifies release about 72,000 crore to reserves for the next six With this, the total compa- Metropolis Healthcare’s is dismissed as chairman,” the compelling nature of the evi- allegations. the “excess capital”, says a the Government, it said. months. However, multiple nies getting clearance from the IPO will see an offer for sale of firm said in a statement fol- dence of misconduct present- Nissan’s current CEO report. It also said capping the reports had claimed that the Securities and Exchange Board up to 50,17,868 equity shares by lowing a gathering that lasted ed,” said a company Hiroto Saikawa told staff on An RBI board meeting overall reserves at 20 percent government is eyeing the extra of India (Sebi) to launch IPO Sushil Kanubhai Shah and up just over an hour. spokesman. Monday he was “shocked” at had last on Monday decided of the RBI’s book as against cash which will help it in the has reached 73 so far this year. to 1,02,51,816 equity shares by The 64-year-old Brazil- Meanwhile, further claims his former mentor’s alleged to form a committee, which is 28.3 percent now and higher run-up to the elections. Xelpmoc Design obtained CA Lotus Investments. born Frenchman rode to continued to leak out in the misconduct. likely to be announced later than 18 percent recommend- This comes amidst falling “observations” from the mar- JM Financial, Credit Suisse Mitsubishi Motors’ rescue in Japanese media of Ghosn’s At a 45-minute meeting this week. ed by the Usha Thorat panel GST collections and little bor- kets regulator on November 20, Securities (India), Goldman 2016 when the firm was bat- alleged misconduct. attended by hundreds of staff “We expect the proposed will be able to release 3.11 rowing window left for the while Inventia Healthcare and Sachs (India), HDFC Bank tered by a fuel efficiency cheat- Officially, prosecutors are at the firm’s Yokohama HQ committee on the RBI’s eco- trillion. Government, as it has already Metropolis Healthcare received and Kotak Mahindra Capital ing scandal, tying it to his looking into allegations that he and broadcast internally to nomic capital framework The statutes do not pro- used up close to 96 percent of the same on November 22, lat- Company are the managers to Nissan-Renault alliance and conspired with another exec- other sites, Saikawa stressed (ECF) to identify 1-3 trillion hibit transfer of excess capital borrowings as of end October. est update with Sebi showed. the issue. turning its fortunes around. utive, American Greg Kelly, to that the scandal should not which is 0.5-1.6 per cent of to the Government, it said, By taking the money from the These three companies had Xelpmoc Design and Tech Together, the three-way understate his income by affect day-to-day operations. GDP as excess capital,” ana- pointing out that the RBI Act RBI, the Government will filed their respective draft doc- plans to raise 23 crore through alliance is the world’s top- around five billion yen ($44 Saikawa, who rose lysts at Bank of America places no bar as long as only increase its fiscal deficit, uments with the markets the IPO and funds raised selling car company, with million) between June 2011 through the Nissan ranks Merrill Lynch said in a note Government maintains 5 as it will have to issue bonds watchdog during August- through the issue will be used some 10.6 million vehicles and June 2015. under Ghosn’s wing, has on Monday. crore of reserve funds under to the central bank. September. to purchase IT hardware and rolling off the production line. But the Asahi Shimbun already spoken of his “great The brokerage report said Sec 46 of the RBI Act. The Government for the The Sebi’s observations are networking equipment for its It employs around 450,000 said authorities are planning to resentment and dismay” at as per its stress tests, the cen- While Section 47 enjoins second year in a row has necessary for any company to development centres in people worldwide. re-arrest him on charges of the allegations and told staff he tral bank can transfer 1 tril- the RBI to credit its annual pegged fiscal deficit at 3.3 per launch public issues such as ini- Hyderabad and Kolkata, as But the future of the tie-up understating his income by a felt a “sense of powerlessness” lion to the Government if the surplus to the national exche- cent of GDP this fiscal year. tial public offer (IPO), follow- well as for its working capital is now uncertain as the talis- further three billion yen — for in the current situation. transfer is limited to passing quer, after provisions, it does Many analysts are expecting on public offer (FPO) and requirements. manic Ghosn was seen as the a total of $71 million — for the According to local media, excess contingency reserve not place any restrictions on Government to overshoot this rights issue. ITI Capital is the sole glue binding together a frac- following three fiscal years. Nissan formed a “secret” cell and can go up to 3 trillion further transfers, it added. by at least 20-30 bps by Going by the draft papers, book-running lead manager tious Franco-Japanese alliance Under Japanese law, sus- within the firm to look into the if the total capital is includ- The RBI’s contingency March. Inventia Healthcare’s IPO com- to the issue. with headquarters 10,000 pects can face additional arrest alleged financial misdeeds. , .,8%! $$, .% ! $ 2:@, 'E 48% 9PR@ , . , ,. who is on the brink of losing role of the State Government $!$*, and housing finance companies ficient interest from banks, as eyesight. We too are humans in controlling the bank would . (HFCs), a move aimed to a PCE provider in the near- , he National Conference and should be treated like create too many issues and it he Reserve Bank of India’s enhance their liquidity posi- term, due to their lower desire T(NC) took out a protest ones. The killing of inno- would become like “a concu- T(RBI) move to allow partial tion. to take standard senior expo- march here on Monday cents in Kashmir is further bine of politicians and bureau- credit enhancement (PCE) to According to a report by sure of NBFCs or HFCs under demanding an end to civilian alienating Kashmiris,” he said, crats”. ew Holland Agriculture, a bonds issued by non-banking India Rating and Research, the the prevailing market condi- oMAGIC Technologies killings and rollback of the asking the Government to “Bringing the J-K Bank Nbrand of CNH Industrial, finance and housing finance RBI circular comes at the time tions,” the report said. Macquires Spice Mobility’s Governor administration’s stop such killings. under RTI has both positive has initiated a three-year pro- companies may not generate when the overall NBFC sector It expects that PCE-backed entire equity stake of 49% in decision to treat the J&K Bank On the recent decision and negative ramifications ject, in partnership with the interest from banks due to the is facing liquidity concerns bond issuances by NBFCs and AdGyde Solutions Pvt. Ltd., as as a Public Sector on the J&K Bank, the NC gen- and measures must be taken Indian Council of Agricultural tight liquidity, says a report. and banks are highly selective HFCs, which are subordinated part of its long-term strategy of Undertaking (PSU). eral secretary said the special to ensure that bringing J-K Research (ICAR) and the The RBI, on November 2, about providing additional instruments for banks, will transitioning into a robust dig- The State Administrative status of Jammu and Kashmir Bank under RTI helps in Indian Agricultural Research permitted banks to provide lending or renew their existing take time to take off. ital marketing (mobile) solutions Council (SAC) under the was “under attack”. bringing accountability and Institute (IARI), which PCE to bonds issued by sys- facilities. The report said the move is provider with technological chairmanship of Governor “First, they attacked our transparency in the bank launched the initiative with tematically important NBFCs “There may not be any suf- likely to improve funding edge, in South East Asia region. Satya Pal Malik approved last financial autonomy through rather creating more issues,” the aim of helping farmers access for entities rated IND A AdGyde is a Mobile Apps Thursday the proposal for GST regime and now by he said. towards an eco-friendly uses of or lower. Analytics Platform Solution, treating the Jammu and turning J&K bank into a The AIP president asked crop residue. RBI has said the proceeds launched in the year 2017, as a Kashmir Bank Limited as a PSU. The people of Kashmir when other commercial banks India generates some 620 from the bonds backed by joint venture between Spice PSU. would not tolerate any such do not have to submit their million tons of crop residue PCE from banks should only Digital Limited (subsidiary of According to officials, the attack on our autonomy,” annual reports to Parliament, annually, which has significant be utilised for refinancing the Spice Mobility) and SAC approved that the provi- Sagar said. why should the J&K Bank be nutrient potential. The dis- existing debt of the NBFC-ND- MoMAGIC Technologies. sions of the Jammu and Meanwhile, Awami “left to the mercy of state leg- posal of crop residue, gener- SIs/HFCs. AdGyde, is Indian startup Kashmir Right to Information Ittehad Party (AIP) led by islature”? ated in large quantities, has The report said this has the with robust, real-time, accurate Act, 2009 shall be applicable Sheikh Abdul Rashid held a “The decision is political- become a hazard as a result of potential of reducing refinanc- and transparent app attribution to the bank like other PSUs. sit-in here Monday to protest ly motivated and desperate on-farm burning which ing risk for issuers, given insur- tracking and analytics tool, in Besides, the bank shall follow the decision to treat the J&K attempt to bulldoze the auton- reduces land productivity due ance/mutual funds may be able an easy to integrate SDK, that CVC guidelines. Bank as a PSU. omy of the bank. Let people to its negative effects. Crop- to participate in the offerings monitors and reports analyti- On Monday, led by party Scores of AIP workers not forget that Governor’s residue burning also results in with enhanced ratings. cal data about app installs and general secretary Ali holding placards in their statement over backdoor haze, leading to the outbreak The guidelines on PCE in-app user behavior that helps Mohammad Sagar, NC work- hands assembled outside the recruitment in J&K Bank was of breathing ailments, partic- extended to NBFCs/HFCs for app marketers, re-work their ers and leaders carried out the J&K Bank corporate office more aimed at clearing the ularly in northern India. The bonds issuances require a min- digital outreach strategy. protest march from the party and shouted slogans against barriers to take control of the on-farm burning of crop imum debt maturity period of “MoMAGIC is expanding headquarters Nawa-i-Subah the SAC decision. bank by the Government and residues has intensified in three years. at an aggressive pace in the and shouted slogans against Talking to reporters, less related to the backdoor recent years as low cost and Digital Ad Tech sector and the the government to protest the Rashid said the Governor “has entries,” he said. easily adaptable technologies integration of AdGyde into killing of civilians and the no constitutional and moral He said the decision for its handling and manage- MoMAGIC, is part of our move concerning the J&K mandate to bulldoze” the would badly hamper the ment are unavailable, and the strategy to offer not only AI bank. autonomy and credibility of functioning of the bank and window between harvesting and Big Data driven mobile The protest culminated the J&K Bank. even ordinary customers one crop and sowing the next marketing services in the Ad at the corporate headquarters “While no other State would start losing faith in the is extremely short. Tech space but also provide the of the Jammu and Kashmir Government owns a bank, credibility, integrity and effi- In order to prevent the inter -linked solutions sought Bank on M A Road here. the J&-K bank is an exception. ciency of the bank. resultant pollution, this three- by brand heads and marketers Speaking to reporters, Turning it into PSU means not He appealed for a vast year project is focused on such as monitoring, reviewing Sagar said “a war has been only eroding its autonomous consensus between various researching and developing a and detecting of fraud traffic waged against the unarmed character, but laying a political parties and trade sustainable and economically- and inventory,” Arun Gupta, Kashmiris”. roadmap to make it like any organizations to force the viable crop residue manage- Founder & CEO, MoMAGIC “A 20-month-old infant is other failed PSU,” he said. Governor regime to rollback ment strategy in the form of a Technologies. being targeted with pellets Rashid said increasing the the decision. sustainable business model.
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Mohammed bin Salman who Juan Carlos, 80, has has been tainted by the mur- long had close ties with der of journalist Jamal the Saudi royal family Khashoggi. which has helped Spain The photo, which was released on to land lucrative contracts in the oil-rich the Twitter account of the Saudi foreign kingdom. ministry (@KSAmofaEN), was pub- He abdicated in 2014 after several lished in several Spanish newspapers. scandals in favour of his son Felipe VI, Conservative daily El Mundo ran it who has tried to restore the monarchy’s along with the headline: “The photo of reputation. shame”. In an online article, El Mundo said Far-left parties Podemos and the former monarch “is obliged to... Izquierda Unida which oppose the Have a vision of the state and a sense of monarchy criticised the unexpected opportunity. And right now it is not meeting between the former monarch appropriate to be photographed with the and the de facto Saudi ruler at the Abu Saudi crown prince.” Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. 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Bayern was held to a 3-3 draw at home by promoted Fortuna Duesseldorf - a 8% , " E%; , + + " # relegation candidate - on Saturday, Group leader Juventus hosts Valencia and will and is already well behind resurgent = would have won without first-half saves from be through with a draw or if Manchester United Borussia Dortmund. A seventh straight Anthony Lopes. loses at home to Young Boys. title is appearing increasingly unlikely. $ City has recovered well in Group F since that United coach Jose Mourinho is again under Kovac has a point to prove when his initial loss to Lyon, winning pressure after poor results. team hosts Benfica, though a draw will $ A'A three straight games - scoring 11 6 9- . 4 1 . Since beating Juventus 2-1 in be enough to ensure progress to the next goals - to move three points );&( ! Turin, United has been taken round. $ $ clear. A win in France would apart in the Manchester derby A look at the four Champions clinch top spot. $'*/)'')/8$7= by fierce rival City and then, in League groups on ( Lyon would be through its first game back after the Tuesday < -. . = G with a win. international break, held to a lackluster 0-0 home );&( ! Hoffenheim hosts Shakhtar Donetsk in the draw by Crystal Palace in the Premier League. # other group game. United heads into Tuesday's game with sec- Bayern seems to $'*/)' ')/8$7= ond place in the group, two points behind Juventus be a shadow of its for- # and two clear of Valencia. mer self after twice letting a two-goal lead slip Madrid's early season troubles are back after Valencia, which will be out of contention if against Duesseldorf. Kovac's position is under AEK Athens away in the earlier game. the demoralizing loss to Eibar. The team's attack it doesn't win and United does, will be wary of threat unless he can coax the side into the kind Benfica, on four points, needs to beat Bayern is under scrutiny after failing to make up for an even more motivated Cristiano Ronaldo. of performances it delivered at the start of the to maintain any hope of a top-two finish. Ronaldo's departure for Juventus, while its The Juventus forward is still smarting from season, when it scored 19 goals in its opening defense is among the worst in Spain. Madrid has his sending off against Valencia in September - seven games - all victories - including the # already conceded 19 goals in 13 Spanish league his first ever red card in the Champions League. German Supercup win over Eintracht Frankfurt. Manchester City can qualify for the knock- matches. Ronaldo is the all-time leading scorer in the Bayern president Uli Hoeness, who previ- out stage with a draw in Lyon and is aiming to Madrid and Roma are level on nine points and Champions League with 121 goals, and got off the ously said he would defend Kovac "to the hilt," avenge a 2-1 loss at home to the French team, its seem assured of progress from Group G. The mark for Juventus in the competition last time out. appears to have changed his tune after saying only loss so far in any competition this season. Italian club will be through with a draw, or if CSKA Valencia appears to have finally put its strug- on Saturday that club officials would sit down Lyon's confidence-building 1-0 derby win over Moscow fails to beat Plzen in the earlier group gles in the past. After winning only one of its first after Benfica's visit to see "how things should Saint-Etienne last Friday showed both the good game. 13 matches, the Spanish club has won four of its continue." and bad sides of Bruno Genesio's inconsistent Roma will need to bounce back swiftly from last five games in all competitions. Bayern, which leads Group E with 10 points team. Saturday's loss at Udinese. The 1-0 defeat was the The 22-year-old striker Santi Mina has been from four games, would top the group with a win City coach Pep Guardiola will have noted that third time this season Roma has lost to a team near key for Valencia recently, having scored six goals over Benfica if Ajax, on eight points, fails to beat Saint-Etienne repeatedly breached Lyon's lines and the bottom of the standings. in his last five matches. &'@>) ( %@.> $ C &0 " $ # (3 F Montevideo: " $ !807 #I # begins its campaign against Thailand on 98 8 ),. Uruguay last week, while Neymar hurt January 6 in Abh Dhabi. 8 # a groin playing for Brazil the same As per the October FIFA Rankings, # aris Saint-Germain's teenage super- night. Both players watched from the Oman is ranked 84th in comparison to Q > "@ Pstar Kylian Mbappe feels for all the stands as PSG laboured to a 1-0 win India's 97th. ) @ ' Qatar-owned club's huge investments over Toulouse at the weekend. The Indian team head coach Stephen in recent years, they will need the An injury to Neymar cost Paris Constantine said that Oman will be sim- $ breaks to fall their way if they are to dear against Real Madrid in the ilar to Bahrain and UAE in playing style, # finally fulfill their dream of winning the Champions League last season, and both of whom India will be facing in the # Champions League. they will be desperate to have both play- group stage of AFC Asian Cup. #08 >/# The French giants face Liverpool in ers fit. "Oman will be in some ways very sim- $ a crunch group game at the Parc des Mbappe, meanwhile, knows exact- ilar to Bahrain and UAE which is why we #> # #08 Princes on Wednesday, when a defeat ly what it takes at this level, having wanted to play them so that we can get a @ # ' # E3 # >$ could end their hopes of even reaching starred in France's glorious World good idea of what we are going to face in E # the knockout rounds, unthinkable for Cup campaign in Russia, scoring in the he Indian football team will play the group stages," he said. $ @ a club with their ambitions. 4-2 final win over Croatia. Tagainst Oman on December 27 in Abu "It's now a question of trying to estab- > They may have won all 14 Ligue 1 Mbappe — who turns 20 next Dhabi just before the start of its AFC Asian lish a rhythm and making sure we all know games this season under new coach month — believes PSG can learn from Cup campaign in the United Arab what we have to do. In our last game ! $3 3& G Thomas Tuchel — meaning a success- France's campaign in Russia, and sees Emirates, the national federation said on against Jordan, the circumstances were Changzhou: " ful defence of the domestic title is their 4-3 win over Argentina in the last Monday. exceptional and that was a good learning , 280#I @ inevitable — but PSG underperformed 16 as a reference point. This will be the third match for India experience for all the players." #" = @ # in a 3-2 defeat in Liverpool. in order to win a competition you need "At the World Cup, during the as part of its preparations against a team India last played Oman in the FIFA > Two draws against Napoli fol- things to click into place," Mbappe said. group stage, nobody thought we would that is taking part in the January 5- 2018 World Cup Qualifiers (in 2015) and # @ lowed, and now another defeat against It is not just on the field that PSG go on to win it," said the forward. February 1 Asian Cup, to be held in three lost 1-2 in Bengaluru and 0-4 in Muscat. # @93 Jurgen Klopp's side and a win for need things to go their way, with Tuchel "I had said our aim was to win it cities of the UAE. Constantine said his team is a "com- # >J Napoli against Red Star Belgrade at the currently sweating on the fitness of both and people laughed at me a bit. So it India had drawn goal-less with China pletely different" outfit now. > same time would send Paris packing. Mbappe and Neymar for Wednesday's can be difficult to look too far forward, while losing to Jordan 0-1 in its earlier two "After 3 years, we are a completely dif- # J "We have struggled a bit so far, but game. all the more so in the Champions matches. ferent team and I believe we are getting bet- , , > , # # we are still in the running and we have Mbappe came off with a shoulder League where there are so many match- India is placed in Group A in the Asian ter. 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(The leader will be at the 10th edition of TEDxGateway on As a scientist and politician, December 2 at the DOME @ O0 how did you envision your NSCI Mumbai) # $ $ # M / $) , # $ * " @) $ - $ ( ) , . " ,*,@ 3 $ = )P L - othing short of a fairytale, the N‘le Bal’, also referred to as le Bal des Débutantes, was an event where the modern and tradition- al royalty walk hand in hand, dis- playing the best of couture in fashion, jewellery and make up, and all for a cause. This year, among the 20 inter- national débutantes and 20 cava- one spectacular evening of high George Hobeika and was twirled which provides care for close to liers from various nationalities, fashion, networking and fund rais- around the dance floor by her cav- 10,000 children, in the form of were four new Indian faces. ing. The guest list represents the alier Count Rufus D Hauteville. shelter, medical care, food and edu- Princess Ananya Raje Scindia and legacy of influential families across Meanwhile, Shloka sported a glam- cation, in South East Asia. The Prince Yuvaraj Mahanaryaman the arts, politics, business and orous cocktail dress by Indian other is The Selini Institute, a non- / ##@ !$% Scindia of Gwalior, children of culture — as they make a grand couturier Manish Malhotra and profit organisation providing care, 8 Jyotiraditya Scindia and entry into the uppermost echelons was accompanied by her cavalier information and research funding, & # Priyadarshini Raje Scindia. Aria of society at the Shangri-La Hotel, HSH Prince Jean De Croy Solre. supporting the mental health of # Mehta, daughter of le Bal’s official Paris. The young débutantes wore exquis- women and teenage mothers. The jeweller, Payal Mehta and her hus- Princess Scindia chose a gown ite jewels from Payal New York. débutantes are dressed by interna- I band, Dipu Mehta, along with from Indo-French duo, Lecoanet- Annually hosted in the French tional couture houses, along with >L" Shloka Birla, daughter of industri- Hemant, and was accompanied by capital in association with Renault, renowned hairdressers from ' # alist power couple Yash and Avanti Prince Mahanaryaman. Aria the event raises funds and aware- Alexandre de Paris and make-up M, > Birla. looked stunning in a couture cre- ness for two important causes — artist Terry. ' L" They gathered together for ation from Lebanese designer Enfants d’Asie (Children of Asia), ?B 8 cademy Award-winning (motion capturing) and AHollywood actor eventually it comes down to #>M Christian Bale, who was acting,” said he. “With per- " # here for the world premiere formance capture you get to * @ of Mowgli: Legend of the act directly,” he said. Serkis $ *8 Jungle, said India has got a had played the part of 0P00 /, world within itself and that Golum in The Lord of the , 1 " "H, # it is important to bring the Rings series, in which the H@ movie here. same technology was used. .# ## #>*, ,.6,. This is not Bale’s maid- Bale also called this ,## en visit to the country. He technology a world of “pos- #> hile India takes its fashion, last visited India in 2011 for sibilities”. Wdesign and art seriously The Dark Knight Rises, parts Bale is popular for fea- through various formal platforms of which were shot in turing in films with physi- like the India Fashion Week, India Rajasthan. This time he is cally and mentally demand- 1$ Art Week and India Design here with his family. ing roles. $ Summit, there has been a lacuna “I had been here in 2011 Does the actor, who around celebrating its craft her- in Jodhpur, Rajasthan with started off as a child actor in !$ itage. The Dark Knight Rises... but Hollywood, consider a break #> The fairs for craft are limited now I have brought my from work? to those for exporters, says Iti family here. We have been Drawing comparison "@ 8 Tyagi, founder of the Craft Village here for four days,” he said. with child actor Rohan 8 @ and now the India Craft Week. Bale, known for playing Chand, who plays Mowgli in # “There are no B2B or B2C capacity with scroll paintings. Kalamkari, Pichhwai, Phad, Batman, did the golden tri- the film, Bale said: “Yes...but > platforms for domestic players These stories were sung out by the Madhubani, Patachitra, Gond, angle round. Rohan has got tons of differ- L # like buyers, providers and artisans. Bhopa and Bhopi, who would tell Rajasthani miniature paintings, “We travelled through ent interests. He is more India is so rich in craft that we tales of Devnarayan, an avatar of Pahari miniature, Warli Tanjore, Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and just intelligent than I will ever be ## thought of having an official craft Vishnu. These singer-narrators Mata Ni Pachedi and more. arrived here in Mumbai. in my lifetime. To take a # I## week where we can push the tell the story during an all-night To formalise and institution- We have seen tiny-tiny parts break you got to walk away - events in a serious manner to do festival in which the Bhopi carries alise the efforts, they have doyens of this incredible country. It from films. I love the phas- = T # M it annually. We are starting small a lamp and the Bhopa sings. There of art like Jaya Jaitley, David was so important for es of working and not work- this year but hope that by consec- will also be master craftsmen who Abraham, Rahul Mishra, Muzaffar Mowgli... to come here in ing and then start working. utive years it grows to a larger will demonstrate pashmina callig- Ali, who will discuss the extinction India,” he said. I never want to stop that. I # > scale,” she says. raphy, a rare art work that does not of art forms and the strategies In Mowgli: Legend of the like whatever I am doing.” 8 Despite aiming have many followers ahead. Jungle, Bale has voiced the Asked about the voice small, they expect a anymore. But their efforts are not limit- character of the protective modulation he works on 8 footfall of 5,000 during To keep it interest- ed to the domestic sphere since a but friendly panther for his characters on screen, the five-day event, ing, they have hand- possible collaboration with the Bagheera. The film, direct- the 44-year-old star said: where rare artisans and picked 10 art forms London Craft Week is also in the ed by actor Andy Serkis, “With Batman, I just felt stu- craftsmen that are on and 10 folk artists pipeline. “Till now crafts were syn- explores the darker side of pid when I put on the suit. @ the verge of extinction from North East, onymous with haats and bazaars, author Rudyard Kipling’s Then I thought you should will be present. One Kerala, Kashmir, MP, where bargaining would be possi- classic tale The Jungle Book, sound as monstrous as you #> such example is the Bengal and other ble but here it is a national platform the story of an Indian boy in could.” Chamba rumaal from states. For those, who with nothing like that,” she says. a jungle, who grew up with But with Bagheera’s role, L Himachal Pradesh, which has want to learn, there are 25 work- To keep it relevant for the animals. Bale wanted a sense of “great ## double-sided embroidery. “You shops with master craftsmen who domestic market, entrepreneurs Was there any pressure nobility and wanted to - > I only frame it in glass and there is are national and Padmashri who work with artisans for their to adapt Andy Serkis’ inter- sound soothing for Mowgli # no back. It’s not available in the awardees. “Learning from the brands will also be showcasing pretation of the iconic tale? but also very threatening”. # 8 market easily and only a few mas- horse’s mouth, from those who their work. “The intention for the “No pressure at all. I met Bollywood actor ters are still doing it. Then there are come with the knowledge of a her- craft week is right but only at the Andy first when I was 19 Abhishek Bachhan will give Pinjra kadi from Kashmir, Phad itage of 100 years is an entirely dif- end of the five-day event we’ll years old... 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Dulcet-voiced, he explains to us, “It is ! "#"Q! %"! an image that plays out countless times. Tucked away on the terrace of an aban- Hidden from our attention, these moments doned temple in Bhubaneswar with the are everywhere in nature. They persist sound of ducks quacking, the sculptural against our intrusions into the delicate bal- # 3 installation looks as if it’s an extension of ance of the natural environment and an old tree. Brooklyn artist Markus often manifest themselves in the most points on the earth’s surface, we have often “It is also named matsya, when man- Baenziger’s green leaves created by fabric unexpected places. Oversized and fabricat- given the role of ‘vehicles’ to animals liv- ifested as an avatar or incarnation in Hindu and wire is a veritable treat and it speaks ed in metal, these traces of shadows ing on the border between two worlds; air mythology,” explains Cecil. “Here, this fish to us about the power of minimalism and intend to draw the eyes further and to and earth for birds, the earth and the with diya or lamps as scales comes out of the elegance of creating a work that can experience the delicate beauty found in underworld for snakes, land and water for the water. It is disseminating sounds that speak of itself even as it echoes an ecolog- nature. I believe this is a shared experience, amphibians,” reasons Cecil. “This is appar- evoke the stars of our solar system. ical evanescence amidst its own grace-filled just as we are inevitably tied to a shared ently not the case for fish. Nevertheless, it Between earth and cosmos, the matsya gravitas. environment.” is said that it’s one of the first forms of life, waves towards the water, the temple and Baenziger’s sculptures in the past from which a branch emerged to colonise illuminates with his eyes — slightly and lit- have integrated his love of nature with his %%'" " Q! " ( )) ! the mainland.” erally, the darkness when night comes.” immersion in a gritty, imperfect and "#) While each tiny terracotta diya offered As artists of deeper depths and sensi- industrialised world. His installation at a On a raised mound opposite the so many stories, there were also sensory bilities, both Cécile Beau and Markus tangential angle makes us gaze at the light Bindusagar sat French artist Cécile Beau’s experiences that spoke of multiple univers- Beanziger propose an aesthetic between life that distills itself. “This installation is fish with scales. From a distance it looked es, both realistic as well as imaginary. But and art, between the environment and inspired by the simple beauty found in like bronze, but on closer proximity it was it’s a combination of poetic, fictional, myth- composite objects to generate conversation. nature. A play of shadows, cast on the evident that it was made from hundreds ic and zoological place in the environment Their creativity straddles different worlds ground by the sunlight, is traced and mate- of tiny terracotta diyas. Cecile has been pri- that added to the magic and caprice of this but presents us with the truth that instal- rialised into a sculpture. It is a universal marily interested in the notion of territo- installation. In the past in her travels and lations must weave local dimensions in image that translates across geographic and ry or landscape as mental appropriation of works around the world, Cecil has used time with a mapping of materials that cultural boundaries. As a new visitor to this a place, as a tool to reach somewhere vegetable/ mineral materials and given power the dynamics of the past and the culture, I present it as a shared experience beyond the visible. Landscapes from mysterious titles borrowed from foreign present. and reflection on a shared environment. which all human presence has disappeared languages to add to the richness of her nar- The Bhubaneshwar Art Trail was I am drawn to its ephemeral quality,” says or where it has perhaps never existed make ratives. At once the fish (matsya) becomes inaugurated by Odisha Chief Minister the artist. these works austere. both hybrid and enigmatic as it generates # Naveen Patnaik on November 18 and runs Approaching the work from a distance, “In different cultures, at different a seraphic atmosphere. for the entire month.
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It does not mat- is inspired by the artist’s child- ly-impaired children were priced ter whether it celebrates an hood when he saw his mother at as low as a rupee to make the occasion or not. and other women going to the them reach more living rooms. But then there are events temple everyday. A painting by HR Das, 9 like India Art Festival, which was A sculpture by Nimesh Pilla, titled Bulls, calls out the beast ne cannot deny the fact tural structures and metro maps first conceptualised in Mumbai titled Flight of Imagination, within. The bulls and cows in his that art connects people boards. in 2010-11 and celebrates art in showcases an angel in wings, his painting don’t just exist but pul- Oacross borders, be it geo- Her encounter with Paris all its hues. It is evidence that sto- eyes facing towards the sky, his sate with energy, effortlessly graphically or culturally. Artist was not simple. She says, “In the ries can always inspire and body posture symbolic of an ath- expressing the sheer strength Aishwarya Sultania believes that beginning, the issue of language amuse irrespective of the medi- lete taking the position at the and beauty of the beast. He dis- people should be able to com- and identity started to come into um through which they are start line of a race. Through this tinctly portrays the magnifi- municate beyond languages, my work. I thought my work to told. piece, the artist represents that cent animal that is rooted in the nationality, culture and bond at be quite violent, almost a rebel- The festival, which was held phase of his life when he first Indian psyche, culture and his- a human level. She investigates lion, since I was at odds with the between November 23 and 25, gave wings to his imagination as tory. Rajendra says that while the implications with an unfa- environment. In order to break combined the works of more an artist. The wings of the angel some artists may tend to over- miliar space, culture and lan- through the barriers of lan- than 500 artists — from rural, ' D are a metaphor of the idea that look the background, Das treats guage. The exhibition guage and identity, I began semi-urban and urban cities each one of us nurtures dreams it like a stage in front of which Unwarping Time untangles the making sculptures that were across the world — bringing in within ourselves but we seldom his characters perform. artist’s visual memories seeped fragile.” One of the sculptures, a range of untold stories and feels that such a festival gives a give them the wings to fly or The painting Small Leader, in childhood impressions of Wooing Paris, documents her expressions. Besides showcasing platform to the artists who are even the attention that they by Shiva Wanewadikar, is India and tinted with a year-long efforts to cut across barriers of the works of around 400 estab- independent, unestablished, deserve. inspired by leadership skills encounter with Paris. The works language, body, and culture. lished artists, the festival also fea- away from or not supported by This edition, according to such as will power, strength and are a result of an eight-year long Aishwarya recollects her tured works by over 100 inde- any significant gallery. Rajendra, saw a number of mar- self-confidence, which are exhib- studio work completed between time in Paris, “I was in transit pendent artists from cities like In 2009, while he was tak- ble sculptures which hadn’t been ited by a farmer’s young son who India and France. from India to there and then Chennai, Jammu, Ahmedabad ing rounds of different art fairs featured earlier. There were two is controlling two big bulls, She describes one of her that monitors nerve impulses back. Being in transit affected and Agartala. and festivals, he noticed that pavilions — one, for the students much larger than his own size. works, Empty exposures from cir- while her face is being painted. my art making. From not The question that arises there was not enough space of a blind school and the second, The painting signifies that lead- cle to square, which is a photo- The artist has even used knowing to knowing, it’s the here is how does such a festival given to the artists who are not for the prisoners of Tihar Jail, ership is not determined by age graph on Ilford paper and is a threads very prominently in entire circle of experience and differ from an individual art financially secure to associate who have passed out of art or size of a person. study of the effect of time on an her work highlighting a connec- encounters”. When these expe- event and what is the point of with a gallery. He also observed school — which were com- Curating such a grand show empty slide that captures two tion. She says, “It is all about riences and encounters find having an array of works under that these artists account for a pletely new. comes with challenges but circular entities moving towards pulling the threads of life togeth- physical manifestations in the one umbrella? “It is a democra- major chunk of the art fraterni- Around four to five Tihar Rajendra is pushing the envelope each other. She tries to depict a er. They keep appearing and dis- materials used, the resultant tic presentation of art that offers ty and remain unrecognised. He inmates were sketching and with each edition. “Quality work swift movement between those appearing, both spiritually and work is unique both in self- emerging and independent studied that most of the art fairs . drawing, when they were spot- always comes first. We also two bodies which creates two metaphorically. Even when you expression and also in the artists a platform to showcase only featured works from gal- ted by the jail administration. To worry about footfall but unlike pulsating trail-lines and it feels do not see them physically in my treatment of the medium. The their work and help them get leries. that they followed unlike others. encourage them, the instructors, previous years, this factor has as if they are destined to chase work, you can still feel their pres- final form also helps us gain noticed.” He feels that most of us He reveals that the festival’s Every type of work was docu- who taught them, were contact- improved a lot. With the com- each other in an empty rectan- ence.” further insight into artist’s frequent galleries and studios of concept was inspired by the New mented there. ed. Today, there are over 200 ing of social media, footfalls are gular space. Aishwarya has displayed experiential memory. famous artists but forget that York Art Expo, where works “Of course, there are some inmates who learn painting, no more a challenge. But the ter- A similar pattern is visible in few spontaneous images which All of the artist’s work pays there is also a section featuring from all kinds of artists were huge artists as well like Manu and over 20 have mastered the ritorial expanse is. We will be another work, Excerpts from she has captured from her room homage to the city that gave her emerging talent, which is appreciated. There was not a Parekh, Satish Gujral, Sanjay art in less than two years. Their finding an appropriate venue in my painting, where Aishwarya in Paris. These include her stu- the space and opportunity to ignored and left unnoticed. He particular “selection criteria” Bhattacharya, Swapan Roy, paintings were also a part of the the future,” he says. exposes herself to a clinical test dio, frequented streets, architec- look at an empty slide.
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LAaron Finch should open Virat Kohli to do an encore of game against him for long hours." India have been beset with bat- the batting along with A2014-15 Test series but for Gilchrist conceded that India ting problems on their two overseas uncapped Marcus Harris for India to win the coveted Border- start favourites but added that it won't tours this year. In South Africa, they Australia in the upcoming Gavaskar Trophy, the other batsmen take too much for Australia to be lost 2-1 and then 4-1 in England, four-Test series against India, will have to rally around their talis- dominant in their own conditions. albeit the team was overall compet- feels former captain Ricky ship of Harris and Travis manic skipper. "India start as favourites for this itive in both series on the back of Ponting. Dean. The first Test starts in Adelaide Test series mainly because they have Kohli's form and the Indian pace India will take on However, Ponting said on December 6 and last time around, a reasonable idea of their team com- attack. Australia in the opening Test Victoria should allow Finch to Kohli had scored hundreds in both position. They have a strong under- The series has lost some sheen starting at Adelaide on open the batting for the Shield innings in India's heartbreaking loss. standing of what combination they with the absence of Steve Smith and December 6 and Ponting said match. "Going ahead into the Test series, want to play with. David Warner, both of whom are that Usman Khawaja would "Victoria don't want to I expect Virat Kohli will have anoth- "Maybe 1-2 spots will be up for serving yearlong bans for the ball do well at No 3. break up their opening part- er imperious outing like he did in grabs but otherwise their playing tampering scandal in South Africa "He's (Finch) had a lot of nership - I think they should 2014 (694 runs in 4 Tests at average eleven is very much set. I think India earlier in March. success around the world for Aaron Finch's benefit. I 86.50). I have spoken with him these have a stable Test team. Whereas if Gilchrist opined that there is no opening the batting in T20s think they should let him last few days, seen his confidence, you look at Australia, I don't think way Australia will be able to replace and one day internationals — open for one game and slide and seeing the way he batted in their selectors are quite sure about the the duo. if he can go in with a similar Travis Dean down. Just to give Sydney, I will be very surprised if he line-up or team balance. This is a new "Smith and Warner have scored mindset and not worry too him red ball (practice) open- doesn't," Gilchrist said. phase for Australian cricket." a lion's share of Australia's runs over much about opening the bat- ing the batting before he goes "The key for India winning this Gilchrist said that there is not the last couple years or so, and this ting in a Test match in into the Test," Ponting said. series though will be batsmen around much to choose between the bowl- is a huge loss, no doubt. They are Australia against the red ball, "Finch is a bit of an him. Will they support him enough ing line-up of both sides but it's the clearly going to miss them, especial- I'm sure he'll have some suc- anomaly really that the last to allow India to get enough runs, batting line-up that can eliminate col- ly Smith because he is in the same cess," Ponting was quoted as few years he's done most of and give their good bowling attack lapses will come up trumps. space as Kohli. saying by cricket.Com.Au. his batting for Victoria in the enough opportunity to defend or "Having said that, I think either "He is the best batsman in the Finch is set to bat down middle order. Then because even bowl Australia twice in a Test?" side can win the series. It won't take world across formats but until the the order for Victoria in a they go to the UAE where he added. much for Australia to be confident in ban Smith was right up there, par- Shield match from Tuesday as conditions probably weren't When asked if there could be a their own conditions and start dom- ticularly in Test cricket. Warner can both Victoria captain going to be that new-ball particular ploy from Australia to stop inating the series. We have seen this be very damaging and this is a mas- Handscomb and coach friendly they gave him the Kohli, Gilchrist replied,"I don't think happen in the past as well. sive hole. Their absence makes it a Andrew McDonald have chance to open. I will be able to pinpoint a plan "Both teams have top-drawer more open series for India and all the hinted not to break their "So he deserves to stay in because I don't know. 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a former India captain, said. "We can't be questioning !*$ " +$I ommittee of the team eleven. Another @ ! CAdministrators (CoA) example is of Krunal Pandya, . 6"* /+. member and former India who was thrashed in the first captain Diana Edulji on T20 but bounced back strong- !*, where South Africa stood on !*, Monday defended the exclu- ly on Sunday. These things top of the podium. sion of Mithali Raj from the happen in the game," she said he International Cricket "The application for ndia's left-arm wrist women's World T20 semifinal, referring to the men's team's TCouncil (ICC) on inclusion of women's crick- Ispinner Kuldeep Yadav saying the team management's six-wicket win in the third Monday said it has submit- et for Birmingham 2022 is made the most significant decision cannot be ques- T20I against Australia on ted its bid for the inclusion part of the global strategy gains and entered the top tioned. Sunday. of T20 women's cricket into for cricket to inspire and five for the first time in the Mithali's omission from Mithali, who had missed the 2022 Commonwealth empower women and girls latest ICC men's T20 the playing eleven against the last pool game against Games in Birmingham. around the world and to International player rank- England triggered a contro- eventual champions Australia The bid, which has been drive greater levels of inclu- ings. versy and it intensified after as she was recovering from a made in partnership with the sivity and opportunity Yadav, who took four India were handed an eight- knee injury, was available for England and Wales Cricket throughout the sport," ICC wickets across the three wicket drubbing, shattering the crucial game against Board (ECB), will see the said in a statement. Twenty20 Internationals their dreams of a maiden ICC England. In the two innings women's team sport apply to The bid to the against Australia, moved title. Mithali played in the tourna- become part of the Commonwealth Games up a whopping 20 places to "I think too much is being ment, she scored 51 and 56, Commonwealth Games fam- Federation proposes an No 3. made out of it. The manage- against Ireland and Pakistan ily. eight team T20 event played Adam Zampa, the ment (captain Harmanpreet respectively. Cricket has made just in two pools of four teams Australia leg-spinner, Kaur, coach Ramesh Powar, Harmanpreet defended one appearance at the Games and totaling 16 matches in made a 17-spot leap to No vice captain Smriti Mandhana the decision to keep Mithali previously, with men playing eight days held at two 5 after picking three wick- and selector Sudha Shah) out of the eleven, saying ' " 9 D% in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur venues. ets against India across made the decision of not "whatever we decided, we two innings, including a changing a winning combi- decided for the team". was a victim of politics and day for India. The batting failed cially after the big win against important semifinal. The girls match-winning spell of 7( +$ % % 5! nation and that backfired. If However, she was favoritism. and when England were chas- Australia. now have a New Zealand tour 2/22 in the first match. India had won the game, I am slammed by the latter's man- Edulji said Gupta's com- ing, the dew made it tougher "I wish they had a bad coming up, they must move on And with Australia 8? 7 .8 sure nobody would have ques- ager Annisha Gupta, who ments were uncalled for. for the bowlers. The perfor- game like that earlier in the from this loss and work hard- quicks Billy Stanlake and 0 . 6A,/ B 7P3 tioned their decision," Edulji, claimed that the 35-year-old "As I see it. It was just a bad mance was unexpected, espe- competition and not in the all- er on their game," she said. Andrew Tye slipping five 6A),6B 72 places to No 14 and eight places to No 18 respec- 3 6 H A B 709 tively, the top 10 bowlers' 9 , . A B C7C 9 E R 1. list now features nine spin- 2 , #Q#A,! B C7 ners - Pakistan's Faheem Ashraf the lone quick among the top names. ,6, Krunal Pandya, who claimed a stunning 4/36 in India's series ++$*+ levelling-win in the third game, rose 66 places to No 98, while eg-spinner Yasir Shah wrecked New Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah held their places at No kipper Joe Root hailed England's LZealand with a career best eight wick- 19 and No 21 respectively. S"complete team-effort" on et haul as Pakistan sniffed victory on the In the batting department, the results were mixed. India open- Monday after his team sealed third day of the second Test in Dubai on er Shikhar Dhawan moved up five places to No 11 after his knocks a tense victory over Sri Lanka Monday. of 76 and 41, but Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul slipped two spots in the third and final Test to The 32-year-old grabbed 8-41 in 12.3 to No 6 and No 9 respectively, while Virat Kohli kept his spot at record their first overseas series overs which annihilated New Zealand to 90 No 14 after scores of 4 and 61* - the latter a match-winning effort. sweep in 55 years. all out in just 35.3 overs before taking two For Australia, skipper Aaron Finch, who failed to be his In the face of stubborn Sri more wickets as New Zealand — following destructive self in all four games including the one-off T20I against Lankan resistance, spinners on — were 131-2 at close in their second South Africa, slipped one spot to the third rank, but Glenn Maxwell Jack Leach and Moeen Ali innings. rose to the fifth place from No 6 after scores of 38, 46, 19 and 13. took four wickets each to set up Yasir dis- In the Test team rankings, India held on to the top spot with the 42 run win inside four days in missed opener +$ ! "+% 5 ! 116 points. Colombo. Needing 327 for an Jeet Raval for :/7 .7 11 %8/ England have claimed second position on the team rankings unlikely victory, Sri Lanka reached two before P82C , S after completing a 3-0 sweep over Sri Lanka in Colombo on 284. accounting for P8EC , $ Monday. Leach trapped captain Suranga 9 ' P * G # New Zealand England had started the series ranked third on 106 points, Lakmal lbw for 11 to trigger cele- skipper Kane E890 H Q one point behind South Africa. As the Test team rankings, unlike brations for England who have not !3 3 & a scare with his unbeaten 42 Williamson E82E #6 the ODI and T20I team rankings, are updated at the end of a series, won all the games in an overseas .8 11.88 3888:?117 off 40 deliveries, lifting the caught behind E8C #6 6 England have finished in second place on 108 points. series of three or more Tests since hosts from 226-9 and raising for 30 to com- In contrast, Sri Lanka, who had entered the series in sixth place Ted Dexter's side won 3-0 in New 38 9 , . @) hopes of a miracle. plete his third on 97 points (two points ahead of seventh-ranked Pakistan), have Zealand in 1963. 0780E 16 Leach broke the Mendis- ten-wicket haul B ' / finished two points behind Pakistan on 93 points after conced- It was the third time Sri Lanka 0E80P '. Silva stand with a brilliant in the match. ing four points. have been whitewashed at home one-handed pick-up and bul- Tom Latham (44) and Ross Taylor (49) In the latest table, India (116 points) lead the field. They are after India last year and Australia let throw at the non-striker's were at the crease at close as New Zealand Taylor with a beautiful delivery that turned followed by England (108), South Africa (106), Australia (102) in 2004. end that got Mendis out. need another 197 runs to avoid an innings and beat the forward push by the batsman. and New Zealand (101). The third Test highlighted number one Test team. Silva hit a fighting half-cen- defeat while Pakistan can level the series by Off his fifth ball Yasir bowled Nicholls If Australia win all four Tests against India, and South Africa England's pool of talent with Leach tury but was finally trapped lbw taking another eight wickets with two days through the gap between bat and pad. beat Pakistan 3-0, then South Africa will be the new No 1-ranked coming in as the third spinner with !$ by Ali. Leach also ended the 58- to play. It was Yasir who ran BJ Watling run out side, ahead of Australia by a fraction of a point. Ali and Adil Rashid, and Ben "I knew we were capable of run last wicket stand, claiming Rain had delayed the start of the third soon after lunch for one before dismissing In this scenario, England and India will be equal on 108 points Foakes taking the wicketkeeper's winning in these conditions, but Suranga on the fourth ball of the day by an hour but when the action start- Ish Sodhi, Neil Wagner, Ajaz Patel and Trent with England ranked above India when the points are calculat- gloves but also scoring big runs. to do it the way we have and per- final session. ed Yasir was lightening, bowling to his best Boult — all without scoring in the space of ed beyond the decimal point. "That's been a big secret in our form as consistently as we have, "It went a couple of hours ability on a turning Dubai stadium pitch. nine balls. Australia can also top the team rankings, but to make this success — being able to bring dif- shows the learning in the squad," longer than I would have liked Yasir dismissed Latham (22), Taylor Six New Zealand batsmen fell without happen, Tim Paine's side will have to win all four Tests against ferent guys in, and pick a team that he said. to," admitted England coach (nought) and Henry Nicholls (nought) in scoring, making it the fifth occasion in a India and then hope Pakistan either draw or win a Test against is going to take 20 wickets and But Sri Lanka did not give up Trevor Bayliss who nonetheless his ninth over, triggering a collapse during Test when six batsmen failed to score in an South Africa. If Australia and South Africa win 4-0 and 2-1 respec- score enough runs to put teams without a fight. hailed the series win as a "just which New Zealand lost all their ten wick- innings. tively, then Australia will be first on 110 points and South Africa under pressure," said Root. Kusal Mendis, who hit a grit- reward". ets for just 40 runs after being well set on Williamson remained unbeaten on 28, will be fourth on 108 points. "The experienced players have ty 86, and Roshen Silva, who Wicketkeeper-batsman 50 without loss. watching wickets fell like nine pins at the However, if India and Pakistan beat Australia and South Africa taken the extra responsibility. It's made 65, put on 102 runs for the Foakes, who hit a century on From 50-1 after Rawal’s wicket it other end. 4-0 and 3-0 respectively, then India will move to 120 points while been exceptional. It's been a com- sixth wicket to launch Sri Lanka's debut was named man of the became 61-2 when Yasir had Latham With Sodhi's wicket Yasir also com- retaining the No 1 position, followed by England (108), New plete team effort, it's been a great resistance campaign on a turning series for leading the batting caught at short-leg by Imam-ul-Haq off the pleted 100 wickets in 16 Tests in United Zealand (105, if they draw Pakistan 1-1 and beat Sri Lanka 2-0), tour," said Root, who has set the wicket. Number 11 Malinda chart with 277 runs including a first ball of his ninth over. Arab Emirates (Dubai, Sharja and Abu Pakistan (103), South Africa (100) and Australia (97). target of overtaking India as world Pushpakumara also gave England ton and a half-century. Two balls later he bowled experienced Dhabi).