DailyDaD i English Newspaper www.samayparibartan.comcom Billie Eilish Series sealed, Gita Sabharwal to perform at becomes Thailand’s UN India look for Resident Coordinator 2020 Oscars experimentation PG 9 PG 10 PG 12 12 Pages, Vol-2, issue 175 KOLKATA 31 JANUARY 2020, FRIDAY Rs. 4/- Singareni CMD N Sridhar to get Bank unions to go on prestigious international award
SP Bureau any other company could not achieve when ; Y96Z' L ; Hyderabad, Jan 30: =>? company in the last 5 years upto 2019 was two-day strike from today and Managing Director) N Sridhar to re- much more than Maharatna companies in ceive one more International level award in #' L * ; # recognition of guiding Singareni to achieve L [\] * $ SP Bureau tremendous growth which no other com- sales i.e from 14078 crores to 25071 crores. pany had achieved. Sources inform Samay 4 $ Y_Y] * $ ' Z`9 New Delhi, Jan 30: Bank un- Prices have gone Paribartan that this time round, renowned crores to 1767 crores. Similarly coal pro- ions have decided to go on a two- up steeply and the * @ = CHL duction rose from 52 million tonnes to 65 day nationwide strike from today workload on the media international group based out of Yj] * $ as talks with management of pub- Thailand selected Sridhar for Bharati- transport rose from 52 million tonnes to lic sector lenders on wage revision banking workforce # > & 4 $ _\ Y\] * $ ' have failed to reach a consensus. Q" Sridhar was instrumental in the com- Many banks, including SBI, have has also gone up enormously, year 2019-20. This award is given to missioning of Singareni Power plant informed customers that opera- * ; ; - and making it as one of the best ther- tions may be impacted to some UFBU said, adding mercial, business and Industry. mal power plants. The 1200 extent due to the strike. that bank staffers This award will be presented megawatt power plant caters The strike will coincide with on February 7 at the Marri- Y9] ; $ ; - the beginning of the Budget ses- expect a fair and ott Marquis hotel, Bangkok, duction of Telangana State. sion of parliament and presenta- reasonable hike in Thailand under the aegis of % ; tion of union Budget 2020-21. wages in the current the 13th Asian Business and erection of 300 megawatts The strike call has been given by Social Forum 2020. The or- solar power plants on the the United Forum of Bank Un- settlement. Unions ganizers sent an invitation instructions of the State ions (UFBU), an umbrella body are demanding 20 via email in this regard re- Government. 2 phases of nine bank unions, including per cent hike on pay # = >?' of the solar power plant - They mentioned that un- will be completed by slip components with der the aegis of AsiaOne August. With this 220 Bank Employees Association adequate loading... magazine this award is megawatts of power will (AIBEA) and National Organisa- * * be available for use. Thus tion of Bank Workers (NOBW). rigid approach has left unions with came to the unanimous conclu- of commercial, business L * Earlier this week, a meeting with no option than to go on strike, * - hike on pay slip components with and Industry and in rec- coal company to also start & * O+ tions have to be taken to press our ognition ‘Bharatiya Ma- Solar and Thermal power appeal to the banking customers / + & 4 adequate loading. In the past wage settlement, which was for the peri- hantam Puraskar ‘ (lead- generation. With the help President Sunil Kumar said. to bear with us for this disruption Ashwini Rana said. er) award is being given. of the State Government, The wage revision for em- in services due to the strike but the During the recent period, prices od November 1, 2012, to October 31, 2017, the employees got a hike For the year 2019-20 in Singareni could achieve ployees of public sector banks is same has been forced on us by the have gone up steeply and the work- a 2 phase analysis they NAINI and New Patrapada pending since November 2017. bank managements and IBA.” load on the banking workforce has of 15 per cent. A section of bank employees had gone on a day-long have recognized Sridhar coal blocks in Odisha State O" # $ In a circular, UFBU accused the also gone up enormously, UFBU for his outstanding efforts in and is trying to get some more coal Association (IBA) failed on de- IBA of a rigid approach towards said, adding that bank staffers ex- strike on January 8 in support of 69 : ; taking Singareni on the path of blocks in Madhya Pradesh and mand from unions, so strike call demands for a fair wage revision pect a fair and reasonable hike in unprecedented growth. The or- * L ' - stands,” AIBEA General Secretary settlement. A meeting of UFBU wages in the current settlement. * * O < people” policies. ganizers also invited Sridhar to lected Sridhar in recognition of his % & ' held at Mumbai on January 13 Unions are demanding 20 per cent participate in the conference un- skills in taking the company on the * " - path of growth and recognized him as one of the great leaders in Asia Pak shells Jamia firing: regarding India-Thailand bi- and hence are presenting this award. forward posts Positive case of 2019-nCoV lateral relations on February 6. Sridhar: This is recognition of the Shah seeks This is a great recognition of his efforts of Singareni Speaking about along LoC leadership, sources add. $ * =>? / L - strictest action L ; ;- ; # in Poonch detected in Thrissur SP Bureau proach to take Singareni to top due to the efforts of the Singareni SP Bureau great heights were also lauded workers and cumulative efforts of the New Delhi, Jan 30: % by other big names of com- ' " $ Thiruvananthapuram, Minister Amit Shah on = #' " - by AsiaOne is the recognition of the Jan 30: A positive case Thursday directed Delhi Police pany achieved growth which team effort of Singarenians. of Novel coronavirus has # 4 | to take the strictest action in the Thrissur district and the * ; patient kept in an isolation protesters near the Jamia Millia ward, State health minister Islamia University. The home K K Shylaja said, as the state government scram- government will not tolerate bled to tackle the emer- such incidents and the guilty gency. The condition of the will not be spared. “I have spo- patient, a student from Wu- ? 4 - han University, was stable, onavirus has been reported > 4 # & : # - ing in Delhi and have directed SP Bureau Shylaja told reporters here. | said: “We have initiated The patient was in isola- that the patient is a student a series of measures to him to take strictest action,” he Jammu, Jan 30: tion ward at the general of Wuhan University. tackle the emergency; con- said in a tweet. Shah said there Pakistani troops shelled hospital in Thrissur. “Of the four students tact tracing, case isolation, will be serious action into the forward posts and villages % $ $ quality care and commu- incident. Tension spiralled in * awaiting a result of one one of them has been tested nity engagement are being / * 4 more test-- Gene sequenc- positive. A total of 20 sam- * #' ; * ; < of Jammu and Kashmir ing-- only after which it ples were sent for testing at be taken to not spread ru- protesters, injuring a Jamia on Thursday, a defence can be conclusively stated / & - mours over social media,” Millia Islamia student before spokesperson said. The that the patient was af- ogy in Pune, of which 10 & : # $ ' walking away while waving unprovoked small arms fected with the virus, the were found negative. But It was unfortunate that * - minister said. Three oth- one has been found posi- $ shouting “Yeh lo aazadi” amid ing in Degwar sector ers, who had returned from tive,” Shylaja told report- coronavirus in the state, but heavy police presence in the started around 1330 hours, ers here. The other results the state had earlier faced ' " $ ; ; * * - wards in Thrissur, she said. are awaited. Asserting that similar situations and has himself as “Rambhakt Gopal”, tion by the Indian Army, he " % > # the state health network the experience to deal with was subsequently overpowered ' had earlier in the day said a was capable of handling it, he told reporters. # ; ' % $ # 4 positive case of Novel cor- # * # Contd. on P-2 taken into custody and was be- overnight hit other Poonch ing interrogated, police said. sectors also. State tells schools to ensure students India prepares to evacuate its avail either car pool or buses citizens from virus-hit Wuhan SP Bureau K J M Varma carry those Indian nation- als who are in and around Authorities of 26 promi- Beijing, Jan 30: India Wuhan and have conveyed nent city schools have was preparing to evacu- consent for their evacua- been asked by the West ate its citizens on Friday tion,” the note said. Bengal government to + # “There will be another ensure that their students the epicentre of the dead- \ * # $ avail either car pool or ly choronavirus that has will carry those who are school buses from April 1 killed 170 people, infected ; % to minimize vehicular pol- 7,711 others and spread to province,” it added. The lution. The School Educa- at least 17 countries. India Indian government and the ; - Indian Embassy here have cation last week has asked permission to operate two been collecting requisite the school authorities to \ * * - details of the stranded Indi- Q # tionals from worst-affect- ans and held talks with the system where students are % ; ' Flight crew members wearing face masks walk through the internation- * > # ferried in school buses or Wuhan is the provincial al arrivals area at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. -PTI to work out the modalities car pool and to ensure that ; % ' for their evacuation. The * ; - In a big relief for Indi- in a note circulated through virus-hit region. “We are exact number of Indians sonal vehicles to take their ans - mostly students and social media on Thursday preparing for air evacuation % wards to the institution. professionals - stranded in said that preparations are on from Wuhan tomorrow in yet been revealed. Contd. on P-2 Wuhan, the Indian Embassy to evacuate them from the *' " \ * $ Contd. on P-2
CMYK CMYK CMYK 2 MISCELLANEOUS KOLKATA 31 JANUARY 2020 FRIDAY Martyrs’ Day observed Sunanda Pushkar case: Delhi 14 teams participate in MCL’s Inter-Area court dismisses Tharoor’s plea Athletic Meet SP Bureau due to her differences with the applicant,” he had said. New Delhi, Jan 30: A He had added that the SP Bureau Delhi court Thursday dis- police already had these missed a plea of Congress documents and it would Sambalpur, Jan 30: A two-minute silence prayer was MP Shashi Tharoor seeking have been fairly considered, # # ; # > to place before it certain “there would have been no Limited on Thursday in observance of Martyrs’ Day. K R tweets of his deceased wife need to conduct of the psy- Vasudevan, D(F), K K Mishra, D(T/P&P) and Keshav Rao, Sunanda Pushkar before chological autopsy of the SP Bureau ? 4 $ ; * * * her death in 2014. Tha- deceased, since the docu- and staff offering two-minute silence prayer at company roor, the sole accused in ments in question are in fact, Sambalpur, Jan 30: MCL Inter-Area Athletic Meet headquarters at 11.00 AM in memory of those who gave the death case of his wife, direct evidence of her men- 2019-20 organized by Jagannath area was declared open by their lives in the struggle for India’s freedom. had told the court that Delhi tal make up soon before Chief Guest Siddharth Kataria, IPS/SDPO Talcher on Tues- Police was trying to selec- her death”. “However, the day at Black Diamond Stadium South Balanda in presence tively place reliance on same has been deliberately of M G Brahmapurkar General Manager, Jagannath Area. some of Pushkar’s tweets to which may possibly contain that the probe agency had sought to be suppressed by Total 14 teams participated in the 2-day meet. The meet SER pays homage claim the differences which his defence. “It goes without undertook a half-baked at- the prosecution,” he told the concluded o January 29 when prizes were given. The Chief allegedly led her to commit saying that at the stage of tempt in procuring the Twit- court. The police had told Guest appreciated the efforts of Jagannath Area in motivat- suicide, whereas in entirety charge such a roving inquiry ter Account.” the court that Pushkar was ing the employee for sports. Brahmapurkar welcomed all to martyrs they showed her positive by the Court is not expected Tharoor had earlier told suffering from mental agony the teams from MCL and said that these two days will give frame of mind quite opti- and the court has to look into the court, “This is a case due to a strained relation- the best sportsman to the company. MCL has always been mistic about her relation- the documents of the Prose- where cause of death is not ship with her husband. promoting sports in company as well as in society. On the oc- ship with him. cution to ascertain whether a established yet. The charge L \ $ casion, Sankar Behera, General Secretary OCMLF(HMS), The former Union minis- prima facie case is made out sheet took very adventur- husband and had various in- S K Majhi OCMS (INTUC). K C Mohnaty TKKMS (BMS), ter who had got pre-arrest or not. In view of the afore- ous route and wanted a jury marks few days before Surendra Sharma AITUC, Brahma Naik CISTEA and B N bail, later converted to reg- said, I am of the considered psychological autopsy. But her death, they said. Police Singh CMOAI were also present. ular bail, was accused by view that the application is nothing has established in accused Tharoor of tortur- Delhi Police under Sections liable to be dismissed and it the case. There are rather ing his wife which abet- 498-A (husband or relative is ordered accordingly,” the reports which say it was nei- ted her to commit suicide. Sanjay Kumar Mohanty, General Manager, S E Railway along with of husband of a woman sub- judge said. ther homicide nor suicide. A The maximum punishment INFO YOU MAY NEED jecting her to cruelty) and Senior advocate Vikas psychological autopsy was for the offence listed in the Emergency Contacts ! 306 (abetment of suicide) of Pahwa, appearing for Tha- conducted. They wanted to charge sheet is 10 years of Lalbazar Police Control Room: 033 22143230 the Indian Penal Code. roor, had told the court that know the mental status of imprisonment. However, if SP Bureau Special judge Ajay Kumar “the documents/tweets are victim. But till date they are convicted for 302 (murder), SP North 24 Parganas: 2542 3005 Kuhar dismissed the ap- SP South 24 Parganas: 2479 3333/1311 Martyrs’ Day was observed at South Eastern Railway of sterling quality and need not clear whether she com- the maximum punishment is plication saying that “at the perusal by the court as they mitted suicide or it was a death penalty while the min- Bhawani Bhawan: 2479 1761/9, 2479 1933 Headquarters, Garden Reach on Thursday with due so- stage of (framing of) charge lemnity Sanjay Kumar Mohanty, General Manager, South will assist the court in fram- homicide.” imum is life imprisonment. Lost: 2450 6100 such a roving inquiry by the ing the charge or discharge The tweets clearly indi- Pushkar’s death had created Fire Services: 2244 0101, 2666 8111 (Howrah), 2357 5293 H $ # * $ $ court is not expected”. Tha- minutes’ silence to pay respectful homage in the memory the accused.” “The prosecu- cate that the deceased was a sensation as it came short- (Salt Lake City) roor will have the liberty tion is trying to selectively not having any ‘suicidal ly after a bitter spat between $ ** - to produce the tweets at an Cooking Gas Leak dia’s freedom. Martyrs’ Day was also observed at all the place reliance on a small ideation’ as is sought to the couple on Twitter over appropriate stage, the court part of the Twitter Account/ be alleged by the prosecu- his alleged affair with Paki- LPG Emergency Cell: 2435 7268/158 four divisional headquarters of South Eastern Railway viz. said. “When the documents Ambulances Kharagpur, Adra, Ranchi and Chakradharpur. Films and tweets of the deceased and tion, he said. “Rather, the stani journalist Mehr Tarar. are in the public domain as withholding the remain- deceased was in a positive Pushkar, 51, was found South End Poly Clinic: 2466 2433, FD Block Association: Documentaries on the theme of Indian Freedom Movement, per the submission of the the role of martyrs in the freedom struggle and National In- ing tweets,” the application frame of mind and was quite dead in a suite of luxu- 9830452536, 9830181286, Alipore Chetla Slum Unnayan: senior counsel for the ac- # optimistic about her rela- ry hotel Leela in Delhi’s 2449 0286, Life Care: 2475 4628, City Nurses’ Centre: 2567 tegration were screened at major stations of S E Railway. cused, the accused will have Gupta said, adding that “if tionship with the applicant Chanakyapuri on the night 4113, 9831142623, Peopl’e Relief Committee: 2280 4943/9444, the liberty to produce them the police wanted to access (Tharoor). Despite such of January 17, 2014. The Corona terror at an appropriate stage. The the Twitter account, it could overwhelming material, the couple was staying at the Rani Rashmani Mission: 2431 9885, Janamangal: 2466 2879, court will not venture into have simply downloaded the police have sought to con- * - Medical Bank: 2554 0084, Meera Seva: 2411 8316, Matri Sangha this exercise of procuring same as the account is avail- clude that the deceased al- low of Tharoor was being Janakalyan Asram: 2475 4527, Dr Bidhan Roy Memorial: 2574 Screening centre in document for the accused able online even today and legedly committed suicide renovated at that time. 9738, Happy Calcuttans: 2440 0160, Kumartuli Inns: 2530 5561, Taltala People: 2265 3239, Sibmandir Seva Pratisthan: 2465 6749, Jharsuguda airport MR Care: 2358 8750 Death anniversary of Gandhi observed Hospitals Raj Kumar Sharma SSKM: 2204 1100, Medical College: 2241 4901, Thakurpukur SP Bureau occasion, District Collec- Cancer Research Centre: 2453 2781/3, Peer Less: 91 (33) 4011 Jharsuguda, Jan 30: Countrywide preparations have tor felicitated President of been made to combat Corona virus transmitted from Chi- Jharsuguda, Jan 30: Association of Peoples Af- 1222, 2432 0075 / 4989, 2462 2394, CMRI: 2456 7700, NRS: na. Screening centres have been operating in airports and Leprosy eradication day fected by Leprosy (APAL) 2244, 3213, National Medical: 2289 7122, RG Kar: 2555 7675, railway stations in particular immediate treatment arrange- and the death anniversary Umesh Chandra Naik and Sambhunath Pandit Hospital: 2290 0077, Bangur: 2473 3354, ments have been made in airport premises at VSS Airport of father of the nation, Ma- $ * RKM Seva Pratisthan: 2475 3636/9, Priyambada Birla Aurobinda Jharsuguda for the passengers coming from Delhi and Hy- hatma Gandhi was observed of Leprosy eradication with Eye: 2289 4343, B General: 2442 6091/0291, Matri Bhawan: 2464 derabad in case any fever or cold is noticed with them. on Thursday in conference ; ' 4189, Kalpataru: 2241 4901, BM Birla: 2456 7777, West Bank: hall of CDMO Jharsuguda. Sources inform that a screening centre is working under the programme held under 2644 5516, AMRI: 2461 2626, Balananda Brahamacharya: 2478 ; ? > The Chief Guest Jharsuguda the coordination of Dis- from 9am to 9pm every day. One lady and male doctor District Collector Saroj Ku- trict Social Security Of- 7801, Susrut: 2358 0201, Applo Gleangles: 2320 2122, Eye Care: from RBSK and MHT teams along with one Pharmacist mar Samal laid wreath in the L | ?> 2287 2809, North City: 2321 1101, Silver Line Eye: 2472 0836, BP have been deployed in the airport to look after suspected Photo of Mahatma and lit Jagdish Chandra Barik dis- Poddar: 2445 8901, Barasat Cancer Research: 2552 2222, Escag corona cases. The centre will work from Jan 28 to Febru- candle before a two-minute cussed aims and objectives Sanjeevani: 2554 1818, Vinayak Health World: 2532 9950 ary 2, informed Dr Chinmay Mishra. silence prayer in memory and relatives, said Samal. laid stress on regular health of observation of this day. Nursing Home of Gandhiji. The Leprosy On diagnosis the patients checks and intake of medi- An awareness procession Belle View: 2287 2321, Wood Lands: 2456 7079, Nightingale: patients are not the subjects can be completely cured cines, service and affection was held from Beheramal for hatred rather they can be by taking medicine for six and extensive awareness Kisan Chhak to the Collec- 2282 7263, Aurobinda Seva Trust: 2473 3601, Capital: 2350 7272, Positive case... treated amidst their friends months only. Besides Samal about this disease. On this ' Cure Centre: 2483 3315, May Flower: 2217 1001, Speed Age: Contd. from page -1 2534 3170, Repose: 2287 1442, Mind Care: 2534 6220, New Life: “We have that experience and well equipped to face this 2570 8090, Ekbalpur Nursing Home: 2449 5151, Revival: 2460 ' / $ ' + * 0888, Microlab: 2446 9910 further steps. It seems like one more test needs to be done. 24-Hour Medical Oxygen Delivery There is no need to panic but we need to stay vigilant,” BOC India Ltd.: 9831277777 Vijayan added. Shylaja even though the state has been Blood Banks vigilant since the past two weeks and has made necessary arrangements to deal with the situation, there is need to Ashok Laboratory: 2472 0333, Central Blood Bank: 2351 0619, exercise utmost caution. Life Care: 2284 6940, Peoples’ Blood Bank: 2455 5164/5557, “We need to be very cautious as our neighbouring RKM Seva Pratisthan: 2475 3636/39 L / ; Hearses corornavirus,” the minister said. She urged those who Hindu Satkar Samiti: 2241 3849, New Alipore Suruchi Sangha:2400 have returned from China to approach the health minis- 9950, Park Circus Puja: 2287 1793, Sarkar Bagan: 2554 1881, try or hospitals and get themselves checked. The Health Meera Seva Trust: 2411 8316, Rajeev Memorial: 2454 9550, $ * < * Thrissur to upgrade facilities at the medical college there Baguihati Subhas Sangha: 2570 6566, Lake Town Committee: to handle the situation. 2521 9578, Kumartuli Inns: 2530 5561, Sreebhumi Sporting: 2535 At least 806 people, who returned from China in re- 0002, Tridib Puspak: 2435 1349, Udayer Pathe: 3250 1089 cent days, are under observation in Kerala for possible Crematorium ; % Nimtala: 2269 1955, Cossipore: 2558 3484, Kasi Mitra Ghat: 2554 said. Of the 806, 173 persons had arrived in the state on 2967, Keoratala: 2466 6602, Siriti: 2403 2013 Wednesday. While 10 of them are under observation in isolation wards at various hospitals across the state, the Civic Services: remaining are under home quarantine. Kolkata Municipal Corporation: 2286 1000, Water Supply: 2543 1602 Calcutta Telephones: Changed Number Announcement: 1951, 1952, 1953 State tells schools... Taxi Refusals: SMS 575756 Contd. from page -1 Complaint and Registration: Police toll free number: 1073 The guardians can be allowed to use personal vehicles “only in very emergent and exceptional cases” with proof, Transport Deptt. No.: 6451 6718 # L CESC Fault Reporting: 1912 & 4403 1912 Education, Saumitra Mohan, said. The 26 institutions in- Trains clude South Point School, Modern High School for Girls, Howrah Station Old Complex: 21331/1332, 638 7412/3542/2418 La Martiniere School for Boys/Girls, St Xavier’s School, Howrah Station New Complex: 2638 2217 Don Bosco School Kolkata, St James School, Gokhale Sealdah: 2350 3535/3537 Memorial School, Sakhawat Memorial Government " # $ % Q % '! (%)* Reservation Enquiry: 138 Girls High School, Future Foundation School. " ; / - Shalimar Satation: 2668 1121 al Green Tribunal to maintain ambient air quality near Eastern Rly & South Eastern Rly: 139 * # | 4 India prepares to evacuate its... Airlines $ ' L ; Indian Air lines (City): 2211 4433/0730 $ # - Contd. from page -1 need to undergo a 14-day quarantine African countries were also report- “Please note that these details are in a designated city, the name of it edly stranded in Hubei province. The Dum Dum Air Port: 2511 8787 ; * $ ; Indigo Air lines: +91 124 435 2500 * * * tentative and are being shared with which has not yet been revealed. nationwide death toll from novel cor- start of the school hours and closing time. you so that you are adequately pre- The quarantine was necessary as onavirus has jumped to 170 with 38 Father Bikash Mondal, Principal of Don Bosco School, pared,” the note said. “We would re- experts say the incubation period of more fatalities reported mainly from 4 O+ ' - quest your understanding and coop- the new virus was on average three to Hubei province, the government said We take every possible care and caution to avoid errors or ter discussion with all stakeholders we will take a deci- eration. Our intention is to ensure that seven days, with the longest being 14 " # $ * omissions. This publication is being sold on the condition sion which will be acceptable to all including students.” all those who have expressed consent days. The Indian embassy has opened than 1,700 new infections. and understanding that information given is merely for A spokesman of La Martiniere School for Boys/Girls to avail this facility are safely returned three hotlines to help the Indians in China’s National Health Com- reference. So in any way the writers, editors, publishers, to India. We will shortly update you Wuhan to cope up with the crisis. Be- mission said on Thursday that 7,711 said “we had asked guardians in the past also to use pool printers and sellers do not owe any responsibility for cars, which can ferry a number of students, instead of and send further instructions,” it said. sides India, several other countries in- ; According to reports, an Air India cluding the US, France, Japan, South by the novel coronavirus had been re- any damage or loss to any person, a purchaser of this taking out their own vehicle, individually for a student. publication or not for the result of any action taken on We will again talk with them.” To a question, the spokes- [Z[ * ; # \# Korea, are airlifting their nationals ported in 31 provincial-level regions them back to India. The embassy has from Wuhan. A large number of peo- and in the Xinjiang Production and the basis of the work. All disputes are subject to the man said the pool cars, meant for ferrying their students exclusive jurisdiction of competent court and forums will follow the safety norms and standards and the school already informed the stranded Indians ple from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangla- Construction Corps by the end of will monitor their conditions. that upon their arrival in India they desh from the neighbourhood besides Wednesday. in Kolkata. 3 KOLKATA 31 JANUARY 2020 FRIDAY STATE Nobody takes Rahul Gandhi’s comments Three members of business seriously : Vijayvargiya SP Bureau Senior BJP leader Kailash families arrested in sex racket Vijayvargiya Thursday SP Bureau slammed Congress leader SP Bureau Morcha leader, said the mistake “made inad- Rahul Gandhi for his com- Kolkata police have ar- #P $ $ ments against Prime Min- rested three persons, includ- O * * * P sent for clearance again on January 18, but ister Narendra Modi and ing two members of promi- of the new citizenship law are pending clear- the regulating body then put forward a fresh wondered which ideology nent city business families, ance at the CBFC for about a month, with set of suggestions. the Gandhi scion believed for allegedly blackmailing the director stating that the process was be- “On January 28, I was informed that mi- in. Gandhi on Thursday in women after getting into ing delayed and the regulating body claim- nor corrections needed to be made in the four a verbal attack on Prime physical relationships with ing that changes suggested were yet to be ' # ? ''' $ Minister saying that Nar- them and making videos of incorporated. Sanghamitra Chaudhury, who in Kolkata only by February 7. endra Modi believed in the their intimate moments. ; “I informed them that I will be able to same ideology as Nathuram Video clips of 182 women on behalf of the Bengal unit of the BJP for sit with them only after I return. The delay, Godse. “Nobody takes in compromising positions electronic media, said she had applied for however, will affect the TV campaign, which Rahul Gandhi seriously. have also been recovered * ? Y[' was scheduled to go on air early February,” % # $ from the suspects, a police She also said that the delay would affect the director explained. A source at the CBFC his ideology and in which ' | ; the saffron party’s pro-CAA campaign in the | ; $ * ideology he believes in. He joint commissioner (crime) state. “I was initially told that the regional more time than it usually does, as the ads should stop lecturing oth- Murlidhar Sharma said more # $ $ ' O ers,” Vijayvargiya said. people could be involved nominated for 2020 National Film Awards. deal with CAA and involve legal issues, we Addressing thousands of in the racket. “That’s under ? # ** * cannot give nod without getting the CBFC party workers after leading investigation. There can be the mention of Citizenship Amendment Bill chairperson’s consent. Some changes have a ‘Save the Constitution’ more,” Sharma told report- (CAB) in the ads to Citizenship Amendment been suggested which are yet to be incorpo- march at Kalpetta in Kerala, ers when asked whether Act (CAA),” the director stated. rated. This particular case taking longer but organised to protest against there is a bigger conspiracy Chaudhury, who is also the BJP Mahila that is not unusual.” he said. the citizenship law coincid- or more people were part ing with the 72nd death of the racket. The accused ments. The suspects would blackmail call “from the uni- rensic screening. The police anniversary of Mahatma were presented before a city then break the relationship. P $ also retrieved the call records Gandhi, the Congress MP court, which remanded them The third arrested person, of the video clips, but when and found messages sent to also said Modi was making in police custody till Febru- Kailash Yadav, was em- he again demanded Rs 10 the victims from the seized Indians to prove that they ary 6. The tapes were alleg- ployed as a cook of one of lakh threatening to release mobile phone of Yadav. Po- are citizens of the country. edly recorded by the scions the two accused and played the clips online otherwise, lice sources said the folders Referring to Mahatma of the two business families the role of the extorter di- she decided to approach the in the laptops contained “al- Gandhi’s assassin Godse, over a period of seven years, rectly by calling up the vic- police. Yadav was nabbed most dossiers” about each of he said Modi shared the said Sharma. According to tims and forcing them to earlier this month for alleg- the women including their same ideology with him the police, Anish Loharuka’s pay money after threatening edly making telephone calls names and other details, (Godse) and there is need to family owns several hotels, them that their videos would to blackmail her. and their backgrounds. The confront BJP peacefully. while Aditya Aggarwal’s be leaked on social media. Based on his statement sources said police picked family runs a popular ethnic The police started looking during questioning, Loharu- up Yadav by tracing the mo- wear chain. The two would into the case after receiving ka and Aggarwal were taken bile tower location of the After Kamal Haasan, strike up friendships with a complaint of cyber crime into custody. The police have number from which he had women, get intimate and in November from a woman. seized a laptop containing called the woman. The hard Trinamool’s O’Brien develop physical relation- According to the com- the videos and photographs drive of the laptop was also ships, and record photos and plainant, she initially paid purportedly belonging to recovered based on Yadav’s supports AAP videos of their intimate mo- H * Loharuka and sent it for fo- interrogation. SP Bureau After Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan BJP mocks TMC for ! "# came out in support of Arvind Kejriwal, All India Trinamool Congress leader supporting AAP in $% & ' ' ? " # urged people to vote for the Aam Aadmi Party. ! ( ) The Rajya Sabha MP Delhi polls from West Bengal released jriwal but all AAP candi- SP Bureau Facility Centre (CFC) re- a video on Twitter seeking dates. “The TMC is fast los- cently. The jewellery indus- vote for the AAP. ing its ground in Bengal and The government is aiming try is a huge employment In the 0.41-minute video, is extending support to AAP CL? \9 : $ - generator, she said, adding, ; # ; ; ? $ # ; an additional job creation to vote for AAP’s Rajendra have any existence. The less years from the present level of 2 million is expected Nagar candidate Raghav we speak on such issues, the CL? Z9 # ' Chadha, and added, “Vote better. The TMC should stop " #' ? : $ - for Arvind Kejriwal and making fun of themselves,” The Centre also expects the lery trade was envisaged in all the AAP candidates in Vijayvargiya said. jewellery industry to gener- the 12th Five Year Plan, and ? 'P Banerjee and Kejriwal ate additional employment this will be the sixth one in The TMC’s support to have shared a cordial rela- Y H ; ? the country after Gujarat AAP came days after actor- SP Bureau tionship over the years. The Economic Advisor, Minis- and Coimbatore. turned-politician Haasan ? try of Commerce, said. The Artisans will be able to ? Senior BJP leader Kailash out in support of his West sector employs about 5 mil- access modern machines Chief Minister and said, Vijayvargiya Thursday Bengal counterpart during lion people. for designing and testing at O? : $ mocked TMC for extending the general elections in 2019 “Jewellery exports is tar- ' Zonal Office: 3/1, R. N. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata - 700 001 leader, emulate him”. support to Aam Aadmi Party and also during her face-off * CL? \9 - ? - Kidderpore Branch, 4 No. Ram Kamal Street, Haasan said this was not # ? - with the Centre over the # ' ing of the CFC, located at Kidderpore - 700023, E-mail id : [email protected] a piece of advice but “a sembly polls and said it is on erstwhile Kolkata police Y96\<6` the Bowbazar cluster in the PUBLICATION SALE NOTICE (Including e-auction mode) challenge. Take it, I have. the verge of losing power in chief Rajeev Kumar. # ; CL? Z9 city, will come from the Notice of intended sale under Rule 6 (2) & 8 (6) of The Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules 2002 under He is a leader, so are you, Bengal and is backing par- Banerjee on her part had billion worth of jewellery,” commerce ministry, and a The Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act 2002. so am I. I salute my brother ties in places where it hardly condemned attacks on Ke- ' ? local trade body will run Sub: Loan accounts M/s Gaura Enterprise with Indian Bank Kidderpore Branch. in arms,” Haasan said. has any existence. jriwal during the general has been decline in the and manage it. The CFC is M/s Gaura Enterprise availed loan facilities from Indian Bank, Kidderpore Branch, the repayment of which are secured by Both the TMC and mortgage/hypothecation of schedule mentioned property hereinafter referred to as “the property. M/s Gaura Enterprise failed to pay the The Mamata Banerjee- elections and lashed out at growth of jewellery exports likely to be operational by outstanding , therefore a Demand Notice dated 17.08.2019 under Sec 13 (2) of Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets Haasan have been support- led Trinamool Congress has BJP over the issue. $ * * February. Chairman of Gem and Enforcement of Security Interest Act 2002 (for short called as “The Act”), was issued by the Authorised Officer calling upon M/s ing the AAP over several thrown its weight behind “Vote for @AamAadmi- slowdown. “We hope to & Jewellery Export Pro- Gaura Enterprise liable to the Bank to pay the amount due to the tune of Rs.20,48,215.74 ( Rupees twenty lakh forty eight thousand issues, including the sit-in AAP for the February 8 Party, Vote for the candidate maintain the level of ex- motion Council (GJEPC), two hundred fifteen and paise seventy four only) as 31/07/2019 with further interest, costs, other charges and expenses there on . M/s at Raj Niwas by Kejriwal ? ; from Rajendra Nagar con- ; CL? Z9 Pramod Agrawal, said it has Gaura Enterprise failed to make payment despite the Notice dated 17.08.2019. and his cabinet colleagues As M/s Gaura Enterprise failed to make payment despite Demand notice, the Authorised Officer took possession of the schedule ; ; ? stituency @raghav_chadha, 2019-20, if not more,” she sanctioned an amount of Rs mentioned property under the Act on 12.12.2019 after complying with all legal formalities. in June 2018. Brien on Thursday uploaded Vote for @ArvindKejriwal said, speaking at the ground 5 crore for promotion of In- The amount due as on 31/07/2019 is Rs. 20,48,215.74 ( Rupees twenty lakh forty eight thousand two hundred fifteen and paise seventy a video endorsing not just and all AAP candidates in breaking ceremony of east- dian jewellery in overseas four only) with further interest, costs, other charges and expenses thereon. Chief Minister Arvind Ke- ? P $ ' markets. The sale proposed to be held is by way of public tender/auction adopting the e-auction mode. Rule of law has The Tender/bid Form with the terms and conditions can be had on-line from the website, https://www.indianbank.in and https://www.bankeauctions.com and using the provision in the system/ software, the same could be procured using the 'seal bid option' broken down in such that the activities could be done online. The tender form and the terms and conditions would be available in the website up to 05/03/2020. state: Governor The last date for submitting tenders/bids complying with all necessary terms along with EMD in the stipulated manner is 05.03.2020 by VB students, teachers demand VC’s 3.00 pm. SP Bureau The tender /bids shall be opened on 06/03/2020 in the e-auction mode. Inspection of the Scheduled properties and related documents/up to date EC etc. by intending purchasers/bidders may be done at their Lashing out at the expense on 17/02/2020 between 10 AM to 5 PM Mamata Banerjee govern- explanation on expelling student The Reserve price and Earnest money Deposit ( EMD) for the sale of the secured asstes is fixed as mentioned in the Schedule. The sealed tenders should be accompanied with EMD taken in DD/BPO/RTGS/NEFT/Account transfer and/or any other acceptable mode of ment, Governor Jagdeep money transfer without time lag, failing which the tender becomes disqualified. ? " # one page hand-written order without The Nodal Bank account No. /IFSC Code etc. for online money transfer is as under: said the TMC dispensation any letterhead or seal “but duly ap- S. No. Nodal A/c No./Name of the A/c IFSC Code needed to do some soul proved by competent authority,” which 1 EMD in Account Number - IDIB000K036 * $ # cannot be called legal. INDIAN BANK KIDDERPORE BRANCH -No Lien A/C 6847588788 the “rule of law has broken He further said while the authorities The sale shall be conferred on the person making highest offer/tender/bid subject to confirmation by Secured Creditor. The Authorised down in Bengal”. The ruling described the video as “disruptive and Officer reserves right to accept or reject the bid/tender without assigning any reason whatsoever. TMC, however, was quick defamatory”, nothing had been added to Once the auction/e-auction is completed and sale is conferred on the person making the highest offer/ tender/bid, the successful bidder will be intimated in person/ by email, as the case may be, who has to remit 25% of the bid amount (less the EMD) immediately by * the VC’s speech in it. DD/BPO/RTGS/NEFT/Account Transfer and/or any other acceptable mode of money transfer, failing which the EMD amount remitted the “governor is behaving The VC while unfurling the national will stand to be forfeited. ; \ * 4 ; # L # % The balance sale price shall be paid within 15 days of confirmation of sale or extended time in writing. If the balance amount is not political party”. “The rule (PSBH) premises had purportedly com- remitted within stipulated/agreed time, the amount of 25% remitted will also stand to be forfeited. of law has completely mented on the Constitution, the pos- The sale is subject to confirmation by the secured Creditor. sibility of amendments in future, the In the case of movable property/iesthe sale price to be paid as agreed to/as per terms of sale published. The authorized Officer reserves broken down in the state. right to accept or reject the tender/bid/offer without assigning any reason therefore. Law and order situation supremacy of Parliament and the Citi- The sale is made on “As is Where is and As is What is” basis and no representations and warranties are given by the Bank relating to has completely collapsed. zenship (Amendment) Act in the pres- encumbrances statutory liabilities etc. The state government needs ence of some students. **if the e-auction fails owing to any technical snag etc., the same may be re-scheduled by issuing 7 days prior notice. to do some serious soul Bijju, a student of BA History was *** This notice is without prejudice to any other remedy available to the Secured Creditor. *'''P ? asked to leave his room in Purbapally SCHEDULE reporters at Gandhi Ghat in Hostel of the central university on Janu- The specific details of the assets, which are intended to be brought to sale, are enumerated hereunder: Mortgaged/ Detailed Bid Barrackpore, North 24 Par- # Y\ ; # * ; Reserve Date & Prior Hypothecated Description EMD incremental ganas, where he had gone to $ * - to be given Price Time of Auction Encumbrance lation of a video which showed the VC Assets item Wise value pay tribute to the ‘Father of Description of As Rs 43.88 Rs 4,38,800/- Rs10,000/- 06.03.2020 Not the Nation’ on the occasion SP Bureau # * ; & # purportedly making some comments Mortgaged Property detailed lakh 11.00 am to 12.00 pm with known > # ? #' L Chakraborty at a ‘public function’ and during a hostel function on Republic below unlimited 5 min auto extension TMC leader and minister A section of the faculty and students circulating it among his friends. “The day. He was served a letter signed by Detailed Description of All that part and parcel of land land measuring 2219 sq ft or 03 cottahs 01 chittaks 04 sq ft with with a Sovandeb Chattopadhyay of Visva-Bharati University Thursday VC should offer an explanation in pub- the proctor of the central university and Immovable Property structure standing theron situated at Mouza: Chak Paran within chakmanik Gram Panchayat P.S. said the governor should demanded an explanation from the lic why his proctor forced Bijju Sarkar left the hostel the next day, a university Nodakhali. District: South 24 Parganas. “stop behaving like a activ- vice-chancellor for the manner adopted (the student) to sign on the letter which ' O" * * - With the following boundaries as per Title Deed:North: Part of R S dag No 295. South: Part of R S dag ist of a political party as in expelling a student from the hostel expelled him from the hostel and on ing and formal transmission of video of No 295. East: 13' ft Village Road. West: 8' ft common passage for shooting and sharing a video of his what ground. The VC should ensure the VC’s speech at PSBH compound Last date and time for 05/03/2019 up to 3 pm his conduct is unbecoming submission of bid * P' ? purported speech on the Constitution at that the student is allowed to return,” shot on your mobile. As you are aware through e-auction had been engaged in a bit- a Republic day function. Somnath Sou, SFI leader and one of the of the method and manner of external mode ter standoff with the state A platform of Left students ‘Chha- convenors of ‘Chhatro- Chhatri Oikyo’, posting of your video on social media, The bidders are also requested to visit the website http://www.indianbank.in , https://www.bankeauctions.com of our e-auction service government over a host tro-Chhatri Oikyo’ (Student Unity) in said. President of the Faculty Asso- you are hereby asked to further remove provider M/s C1 INDIA PVT LTD for auction bid form and detailed terms and conditions which are annexed to the bid form. The helpline of issues since assuming a statement said the student who was ciation of Visva-Bharati, Sudipta Bhat- all your personal belongings within No to get assistance during the entire process is 9836311889 of Mr Kingshuk Ghosh and 9836106280 of Mr Malaya Ranjan Mohanty. charge in July last year. expelled did not commit any crime tacharya said that the proctor issued his next 24 hours,” the letter had said. Place: Kolkata, Date: 29/01/2020 Authorised Officer (Indian Bank) 4 EDIT Vol-2, issue 175 KOLKATA 31 JANUARY 2020 FRIDAY Worst week " Will Union Budget 2020 help reboot the economy? heightens impact Kalyani Shankar > * $ ; * j99 $ All eyes will be on the annual general ' Y`_ $ : budget for the year 2020, which will be pre- Tcompleted will be considered probably its worst, which saw sented this week. The budget session is all a slew of adverse reports squeezed into the seven days, making it set to begin with the customary President’s an unmitigated public relations disaster. Facing criticism for all- address to the joint session of Parliament # > ; on January 31. The session is important be- * $ > * cause this is when the Parliament scrutiniz- * ; : # es the budget proposals of the government performance. It was a double whammy that this was accompanied and votes for the budget. There will be two # ; ** * \ $ * * ' > ; * $ embarrassment was on the way, when it was revealed that India’s phase scheduled from January 31 to Febru- ; $ # # 66 $ > Y time in two decades. The government had targeted tax collections April 3.There will not be a separate railway levels of 13.5 trillion rupees, but collections till December 23 budget from this year, as they will become amounted to only 7.3 trillion, more than 5.5 percent lower than part of the general budget. what was collected for the same period last year. The dismal > / L picture was further highlighted by remarks by RBI Governor will be presenting her second Union Budget Shaktikanta Das to the effect that the country was badly in on February 1. Sitharaman would attempt to stage a reversal of the sharp economic de- consumption demand and the overall growth. The numbers were cline that has gripped the Indian economy. ' * $ * ** ?4 # compared to startling conclusions about its records on the political ; $- front. The Economist’s annual Democracy Index dropped est pace in about a decade. The International India by 10 points, down to the 51st place out of the total 165. > # ; ** * $ The Economist survey may not be the best in class in terms of the year 2019 at 4.9 per cent predicting the credibility, but the overall impact it created in combination with the year 2020 will see an improvement. $ < ; > * Sitharaman is expected to announce a in an indefensible situation. The timing of the Economist survey slew of measures to boost the economy. $ ; # > * $ Though the economic indicators suggest nation-wide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and that the economy will bounce back in the other citizenship laws. Transparency International’s Corruption Y9Y9 ; * - Perception Index, which came out in the same week, showed ernment’s budgetary announcements. It India slipping a couple of places from the previous year’s level, is likely that the government may skip all indicating further deterioration in the country’s sullen image as populist measures to focus on industry- a country steeped in institutionalised corruption. The country ; ' L # $ * ; ; * announced certain steps like support to ex- \ < * # * # ; $ ; porters, housing industry, small and medi- It is likely that the government may skip all populist * ; ' " > * um enterprises and non-bank lenders. Some these by the opposition parties, which meant that the government new income tax slabs with simple and fairer was doubly embarrassed by the rankings.The index was income tax, relaxation in long-term capital ; $ > * gain (LTCG) and relief in dividend distribu- * \ ; ; * $ tion tax (DDT) are also expected. $ ;; * *' ? For all these, the Parliament should func- collected by the BJP through the bonds showed that the scheme tion normally. For some years, the Parlia- was being used to channelize black money into the ruling party’s ment has not functioned well with several their apprehensions about the twin meas- and other parties are likely to push for a upon a divided opposition which has helped # * #' " * * 4 > > disruptions and adjournments. Some bills ures while the student community has taken discussion on the situation. The northeast is the government push through even conten- and his government came from George Soros who accused were even passed without discussion. A to- a lead over others. So this issue is bound to also burning after the CAA has been passed tious bills like the abrogation of Article > # * Q% ' H * tal of 42 bills are pending before Parliament top the list of the opposition. and the opposition is likely to push for dis- 370 and the recent CAB in the past. The to the citizenship law imbroglio and the government actions in to be cleared during the coming session. The second is the sliding economy. The cussion on this issue. Congress wants to take a leadership role <| * # > ;; Will the budget session be more productive Opposition could put heat on the govern- The Centre wants to get the Personal Data in uniting the opposition but there is resist- as the ‘great enemy of open societies around the world’. The ; > ; # $ ment for the consistent decline in GDP even Protection Bill passed, which will allow ance from major opposition parties like the institutional value of what Soros says may not be much, but the of the belligerent opposition which is deter- as several macro indicators signalling re- data to be stored abroad with consent and Trinamool Congress, Bahujan Samajwadi \ * # \ $ # ;; mined to obstruct. Incidentally, last budget covery reveal that it could take some more with mirror images in India. A bill to link Party and Samajwadi Party. those who control purse strings continues to be as strong as ever. session was one of the busiest in the last two ' > the Aadhaar with voter identity cards for the It would be better if the parliamentar- ; * ; $ * > # * ' * like the lack of jobs and decline of growth in new voters is also likely to be introduced. ians decide to debate and discuss the issues consider as eminently forgettable. That they have not alleged a houses spent nearly half their time on leg- almost all sectors including manufacturing, The sale of Air India is another controver- instead of walking out and making noisy conspiracy yet does not water down the impact. islative business, passing 30 bills and work- civil aviation, agriculture, and infrastructure sial issue. While the government is looking scenes. In a democracy, a civilized debate ing more than 70 hours extra. As many as 30 and banking sectors. at completing disinvestment of Air India in would go a long way in solving problems. bills were passed by both houses of Parlia- The third issue is the state of affairs in @ ; The members should not fail in their basic ment. The opposition is up in arms against Jammu and Kashmir. Though the bill for are to be bid out on PPP model. duties of legislation, scrutiny of the budget, ; /H # bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir was It is not clear whether the opposition will holding the government accountable and Silver Lining the issue to the streets. The student commu- passed in the last session, the normalcy is chalk out a joint strategy to take on the gov- judicial functions. After all, people have Sarnavo Das nity and the civil society also have shown yet to return in the valley and the Congress ' " > * * elected them to perform these duties. Manufacturing sector gets its ‘mojo’ back as Chinese smartphone brands plan setting up new units Bihar CM is losing a crucial warrior With India outsmarting US to become the second larg- Arun Srivastava est smartphone market in the world, Chinese brands now eye further expansion to manufacture mobiles here. It’s Around two decades back, the RJD been long since Chinese brands like Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, 4 ;; O/ Realme and others has set up several manufacturing units does not believe anyone. He does not trust $ * ; / > his friends. He is like a snake who does Q> * ' not hesitate to bite his friends.” In the past At a time when our manufacturing sector looked al- he deserted many of his friends, which most inactive owing to a global economic cyclical slow- is usually the political norm and culture. down coupled with other “grave concerns” like poor But the way he treated his two most close GDP growth, social unrest, job cuts, unemployment and M 4 | 4 $ of course a low consumer demand; investors from China & M # @ *' / - has revealed plans to pump in more money for new units. agine that he would drop Prashant Kishor % # CL like a hot potato at the behest of his politi- even their own nation, China. Experts say that if the cur- cal masters in alliance partner BJP. > * $ Both Varma and Kishor were inducted issues like land acquisition, labour reforms, or even cost into the JD(U) with great fanfare in a bid of land; more investors are bound to come. to give the party an image makeover and Undoubtedly, India gained due to the ongoing trade project the hitherto regional party as a war among US and China. Further, its vast market is national one. Varma, a career diplomat, simply irresistible for “market-driven modern business had taken premature retirement from the policies” that consider a lucrative platform more than Indian Foreign Service (IFS) to join Ku- anything else. mar in 2013. He has since served as cul- For example, the latest Counterpoint Research report / ' ; | ; CL had played crucial role in bringing the annual level. Smartphone shipment in India reached 158 ? C H? Q> - million units in 2019 with 7 percent year-on-year growth. hagathbandhan’ (Grand Alliance) during The report has attributed this growth to the mid-tier the 2015 Assembly polls and pitched for * $ > ** # - Kumar’s victory in the polls. Of late, the relation between the two deteriorated to such an extent that EYE ON ECONOMY | / $ / ' # \ * ;<* ; the CAA was placed on the table of par- to capture demand from users looking to upgrade from / | ; ' $ : and Varma that their party would not China, which continues to lead the market. support the CAA. But on the day of vot- Interestingly, our smartphone shipment market was ing in Parliament, directions were issued dominated by Xiaomi with 28 percent market share, fol- # / * >4 H 4 lowed by big global player Samsung, Vivo, and Realme L ; # >4 with 21 percent, 16 percent, and 10 percent share respec- and vote for CAA. When Kishor raised tively. While Oppo had 9 percent market share, others / took the remaining 16 percent, which is down by 11 per- came with another assurance that they !"" cent from last year. $ ;; /H ' Additionally, the online channels are said to have be- Prashant Kishor, like Varma, has been come the preferred selling platforms to introduce in the publicly objecting to the JD(U) support- #' > # # ; ing the contentious CAA that has been relative to many other markets; 4G penetration among described by legal experts and lawmak- harmony and brotherhood are never dis- The situation has been further compli- “ungrateful” people around him. “He subscribers being around 55 per cent. From here, we can ers as “unconstitutional” for allegedly turbed”, Kishor had said. It ought to be cated by revelation of the leader of op- gave someone his chair, helped someone expect this demand to grow further due to the ongoing * # > ' / - mentioned that after obtaining the per- position in the Bihar Assembly, Tejash- become a member of the Rajya Sabha, transition from feature phones to smartphones and pro- ish has repeatedly assured Kishor of not mission, Kishor has been handling the wi Prasad Yadav who said: “When I gave someone - who had no experience in gressive diffusion of key smartphone features to the en- supporting CAA. But recently he shifted campaign for the Aam Aadmi Party. used to sit next to him in the Assembly, politics - a high rank in the organisation”. try-level price tier as a result of hyper-competition among the goal post and developed cold feet * # / - he used to tell me that the RSS people > * | & ; ; # ' > ; # $ ' / # tish’s patience is wearing thin with the are dangerous.” who had sparked a controversy earlier produce in India and with such a boost in overall rev- extended support to BJP but he also en- two prominent leaders. The ongoing war, Amidst the raging controversy Kishor this week as he questioned JDU’s alliance enue from sales; investors are already in negotiation to tered into the Delhi poll as the alliance with Varma and Kishor on one side and has launched an all-out attack on Bihar as they had questioned JD(U) alliance increase its footprint. In this process, not only our youth partner to BJP. This has come as a shock / ; ? ; # > 4 with BJP in Delhi. would get jobs; it would get hands-on training from these to Varma and Kishor. political vulnerability of Kumar. Once L | > - > | Chinese companies. Gone are the days, when we used In fact, what strained their relation has $ ; # / - scribed Kishor and Varma as “ungrate- O ; * ; ; ; - been a tweet by Kishor on Amit Shah’s $ ; ful”. Some senior leaders also nurse the - phones. In contrast, all these brands in pocket friendly remark that Delhi voters should press the the RSS. The personal views of Kumar $ L > ; - vice, thinks about the welfare of the coun- ; $ < ' L $ # # lotus button so hard that a current is felt on RSS have already been in the public sible for the prevailing situation in the try later”. To this Kishor had retorted: “model” can spread to other sectors with a little effort in Shaheen Bagh, wherein he had men- domain. Some time back, talking to these ? C ' # $ > “Even after the 2005 defeat and becom- from the government; half of the battle can be won if it &> ? $ $ ; # / tweeted “Everything is not fair in poli- * ; # > ; includes states in this mission. pressed with love. “Jolts like this should had described the RSS as the “most dan- P % / | experience to hear about political dignity always be dealt softly so that the social gerous” organisation for the country. often pushed into a dilemma because of *# L > P' 5 KOLKATA 31 JANUARY 2020 FRIDAY NATION Alarm bells for Modi govt as SC dismisses curative plea quality of life worsens of death row convict Best tribute to Gandhi Akshay in Nirbhaya case SP Bureau ;; - # 6' # [ is to pledge to defeat tion in crime”. # New Delhi, Jan 30: The % 22 as the hanging date. majoritarian forces: L ; " # # 6[ * As of now only Mukesh ; - ; $ has exhausted all his le- Yechury tion of one of the four death : * gal remedies including the SP Bureau row convicts in the Nirb- ; - # ; $ $ # * * ; muted the sentence of death. dismissed by President Ram New Delhi, Jan 30: case saying “no case is made # $ ;- / | # 6[ 4 > * - P' " ; - # ; ;; * tary Sitaram Yechury on : # | - 4 ' % $ : $ $ Thursday said the best L * ; * tribute to Mahatma Gandhi SP Bureau Y96Z $ 4> > - * j['Z ; showed.adir of economic stay of his execution. on his death anniversary is * ; * $ ; $ ; # ; # ' O" ;; ; * New Delhi, Jan 30: On ; ; $ ; # $ _'_ Ahead of the Union * : ' " ;- O : P the eve of the Economic ; * : ; ; # ; Y96`' % $ Budget a new survey shows ; # - India that are trying to “kill Survey and Union Budget, * $ ' " ; ; Y'\ ; a growing unease among the tion of death sentence is also his ideas”. Prime Minister Narendra @ ZY`Y say that the situation will * ; - : P <: * Leaders from across the Modi and Finance Minister and the survey was conduct- deteriorate. A large number * ; # # bench which heard the ; ; ; Nirmala Sitharaman have ed in third and fourth week ; - ; ; < ' O+ tributes to the Mahatma on much to worry about going of January 2020. come remained the same but of Prime Minister Narendra gone through the Curative [Y # \ * ; An enormous number of ; $ ; Zj'[ Modi. Nearly three-fourths Petitions and the relevant and hailed his contribution event of the year 2020. ; [Y'6 - ; ; ; # ; ' ; towards building India. The key takeaways of most three fourths in 2020 Y'_ ; # ' survey this year said that no case is made out within “Mahatma Gandhi was the IANS- CVoter Budget \ $ _'\ \ * ; ; assassinated by communal, Tracker are that life has got- ; ; # ; - # Z9 ; the decision of this Court : ten worse over last year on * ; / * \ - H ; % ' he wanted to build a united ; Y96 Modi became Prime Min- * ; ZZ'_ ; # % = and secular India, in which after the Modi government ister. The number wa much ; # ' ' " ; < * ; Y99Y Z L # M ; took over. All the economic $ Z\'j ; Z_'Z ; survey comes as crude real- j\\' % M $ ; ; ; Y96` # # Z999 ; - # \ - Petitions are dismissed,” = # $ # ; 6['6 ; Y96 # ; # ; - rent economic indicators on the bench said. The bench and human dignity. ; after PM Modi assumed formance of the central gov- the ground, as wages have ; / & “The best tribute to Ma- ' " * charge. 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Y96` # $ # $ $ : Y96Z C4 ' ; * ; > + #' <: * To make matters worse, the Z'Z ; seems to have dented the _'` ; ; ; $ ' ; | L * & # | - bench headed by Justice R Bullet fired at ; # # Y96Z' " Central government’s im- then had said that they were the last legal recourse avail- mar Sharma. + # on economic issues is touch- whether the quality of life * ; unable to manage their ex- ; ; held that “quick considera- ing the rock bottom levels of $ ; * $ * # ; ; ' $' # ; by Vinay and Mukesh in P O $ : P anti-CAA march, O the case have already been > # ; - * ; - # ; ' tion does not suggest non- one hurt; # Q; ; ; - The fourth convict, Pawan ;; ishment on the basis of how ; - * ; < ' " suspect held BJP sharpens attack on Shaheen Bagh protest ; ; $ Yj<# < ; # - the inconsistency of this SP Bureau SP Bureau * $ ' " - BJP leaders are also talking about can if he chooses. ;# $ court and all other crimi- The trial court on January to be known as “Nirbhaya” ; ' 4 >4 4 local issues. BJP’s in-charge for the nal courts in this country New Delhi, Jan 30: A New Delhi, Jan 30: + & " # ; - ; C > 4 6[ $ $ * *< student of Jamia Millia ? # ; : that have handed out the the second time for the ex- ; * # - tre of Shaheen Bagh’s anti-CAA Javadekar on Tuesday listed vari- ; # ; $ : $ $ # 4 ;; ; * ous works of the Modi government ecution of all the four con- ed on the night of December ; * < ; ; ; ; victs in the case -- Mukesh 6_ Y96Y * ; $ ; - in Delhi and accused Chief Minister ; * < L * $ ; ; # * ;; * | : $ * - jY 4 $ Y & # South Delhi. She died of her conducted by Jamia Coor- functionary saying the national $ ; - Y_ # j6 << : * Delhi election chief submitted a # * ; - tiary link between its selec- dination Committee. The ; $ $ - ; - : * > 4 & " : _ - L * ; ; ' $ ;; come “Syria”. The agitation against ' + # the Ayushman Bharat health scheme # ; @ ; C % > L ?$ ; $ #' $ ; ' L * * ; &> - “The BJP is contesting assembly PM, President According to witnesses, mid-December following a violent O P # \ ;- TMC endorses $ ; * $ / - O P ; ment,” he asserted. pay homage to seen raising religious slo- gar.BJP national secretary Tarun Shaheen Bagh. ; 4 * ; Chugh in a tweet alleged that the % $ * - “Our surveys conducted last week, Gandhi on 72nd AAP in Delhi polls $ #< ; L * ; # * * / : * :- $ ; ; at the anti-CAA rally. to create fear in the minds of the wasan constituencies for the Delhi are favouring the BJP. Currently, we death anniversary SP Bureau O% $ * Q ? ; ; ? # * ' ; 'L 4 ; ; $ Z 'P @ Q $ Protesters, most of them women, New Delhi, Jan 30: " > : < " in a booth level workers’ conven- % 4 * : Congress has thrown its weight behind the Aam Aadmi Par- * # have blocked a main road connect- ? Y96` jY ; Y96 - ;; ' % ing areas in south-east Delhi with # ? ; $ ; ; ? ; # $ # ; ; - " # ; * * : later shouted ‘Jai Shri / ; * ; government in Delhi highlighting 69 ; $ H ; P * > | : $ 4 ' achievements of the Modi govern- enough seats to form the govern- : | : $ ; ; ' * * 'O+ $ ? - ; * '& * [9 # come Syria and allow them to run # $ ? > * ;; | : $ ; ' @ * ? $ # \' + * ; * * a Journalism student of an ISIS-like module here, where ; * # * $ Results will be declared on Febru- women and kids are used. “They Y96` * < $ L to three small meetings every day # 66' Y96 4 $ SP Bureau in the arm. are trying to create fear in the | ; H : | ' in different constituencies, Shah has # 4 * * $ : : ; | : $ % $ < # ; ; ? # - | : $ * ' " ; # * New Delhi, Jan ; ; ' " - * ' + $ during the general elections and lashed out at the BJP over * * ; _[ * 30: The nation on the issue. “Vote for @AamAadmiParty, Vote for the candi- tity of the accused has not ;; ' + $ ? ; ' ? ; * ; ? C Thursday remembered ; ' 'L * | L P H : / * # * L * ; LJP. Mahatma Gandhi on & | : $ 4 ? - [Y - P $ ' H : versary with President Nagar constituency in Central Delhi where he endorses the H / | | : $ * # * $ ; - and Prime Minister $ # ; - Social media cos may be asked to maintain Narendra Modi leading ' O+ # ; # ' " - # ; # * didate here is Raghav Chadha, he is a boy from here, very homage to the Father enthusiastic. One of the youngest bright minds I have seen / ' | in Delhi. Vote for AAP, vote for Raghav Chadha. May the database of active mobile number Modi, Vice President Aam Admi Party do very very well,” said O’ Brien. M Venkaiah Naidu and Moumita Bakshi Chatterjee about any requirement for former Prime Minis- maintaining active mobile ter Manmohan Singh New Delhi, Jan 30: The numbers of all users by sig- \ Over 5 lakh police posts information technology ; - at Gandhi’s memorial " # ; ; nies. The original draft said H :* $ - vacant, less than 9 pc * that intermediaries would be ; # $ ' ; ; # - “A tribute to the Father a database of active mobile ogy-based automated tools of the Nation Mahatma women in force: Data numbers of all their users for ; < # # * Gandhi on his death SP Bureau ; ; and removing or disabling anniversary. The ideals revised set of rules, accord- ; $ - ; $ New Delhi, Jan 30: " $ ing to a source. formation or content while ; ; # ; $ $ " ; ; M ; ; * # * ; ` ; ; $ - tackling issues related to now restrict the need for au- ; ; / $ P * # Y96` $ * ' anonymity of users in the tomated tools for detecting Modi tweeted. " ; $ Y ` Zj $ fast-growing social media child sexual abuse material. * ; * $ Y9 _[ Y[9 Y\ 6_ ; ; M " * ; ; Sonia Gandhi, Defence ; ; # ; by the government in the > H : L * 4 H ? ; 4H=? $ $ the amendments likely to be IT Intermediary Guidelines C % * C % > #' % > L made to the existing IT in- H Urban Affairs Minister Q? 4 * # 6 termediary rules, the source ; ; - % ; L * 4 Y96` ; 4H=? ? & L | | ' ' L ; - crease the accountability of Delhi Lt Governor Anil * * $ ; $ 9 * ; : $ * $ 6 \ _`_ \'`\ ; ' users in India will be cate- the revised rules also seek to # ; * - * # ; ; $ ; * " $ ; # `'Y ; * * draw a distinction between ment, the IT intermediary * of fake news through such to the Mahatma at Ra- ; # ' media intermediaries. These obligations and require- rules would also be in sync ; # ; ' :* ' ? 6 9 _`9 $ ; $ ; Y96\ ; $ Q * $ ; 4 - intermediaries. “So, it has " * ; - L ; H $ 4H=? $ ' " * ; # $ * - ; $ sonal Data Protection Bill. ; ; ; the three service chiefs 4 4 # # tions, including traceability as all other intermediaries " ; will be some rules that will $ ; ; - Admiral Sunil Lanba, 6 Y96` $ 69 `\ [[` $ * $ of users, under the revised ; ' L * ;; # ; ? Y96\ Air Chief Marshal ` `` `6\ ' " * $ ; rules, the source said. social media intermediaries media users, although on a some extra obligations only for comments from stake- H | L * 4 $ Y` jY $ Y'` ; The ministry has sent a voluntary basis. “If you look * holders. Later, there were Bhadauria and General ' " $ 6\'YY ; ; ; draft of the revised rules to maintain a database of ac- at issues like traceability or intermediaries,” the source ; - > : > / - ; ; $ * 6`\'_ the law ministry for vetting. tive mobile numbers of all anonymity on social media said. Original draft of the sions within the IT ministry $ ; ' ; ' " ; ; ; ; ; _jY'9Y According to the source, their users, the source told. ; ; IT rules did not mention on revising the rules. * 9j'Z9 ' 6 NATION KOLKATA 31 JANUARY 2020 FRIDAY NIA moves court Altaf Bukhari-led team to call seeking transfer of Koregaon-Bhima case on Modi-Shah over statehood SP Bureau Pune/Mumbai, Jan 30: The National Investigation SP Bureau cils as the Administrative Council of the Agency (NIA) has moved a Special Court seeking trans- Union territory approved upgradation of all fer of the Elgar Parishad-Koregaon-Bhima case to a Special Jammu, Jan 30: An informal meeting of district-level municipal committees along / > " # ' some of the senior political leaders, acad- with creation of new committees. " / ; + # # emicians, legal luminaries, social activists The decision will raise the number of mu- the Centre had transferred the investigations into the Elgar and some like-minded people took place in nicipal councils to 19 in a bid to strengthen Parishad and the Koregaon-Bhima case from Pune Police Jammu on January 29, 2020. urban local bodies by increasing their hu- to the NIA. The meeting took stock of the present man resource capacities and streamline the The Pune Special Court Additional Sessions Judge S.R. socio-economic and political situation in cadre management. Navander has posted the NIA plea for hearing on February Jammu and Kashmir. The Administrative Council, which met 3. Declaring the situation in Jammu and under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Gov- The development came two days after a three-member Kashmir as unprecedented, it said the situ- ernor G C Murmu on Wednesday night, ac- NIA team visited the Pune Police and sought the transfer of ation needs to be addressed through extraor- corded sanction for upgrading all munici- all records, papers and the case proceedings. dinary measures. pal committees at district headquarters and Declining its request, “It was seriously felt that people of the those with population of more than 30,000 the Pune Police said | * - as per 2011 Census after following due pro- they would hand over cult day-to-day situation and have been left ; ' the case to the NIA only at the mercy of an unresponsive administra- Currently, there are six municipal councils after getting written or- tion.” in the Union Territory - Kathua, Udhampur, ders from Maharashtra The demands put forth by a group of po- Poonch, Anantnag, Baramulla and Sopore. Director General of Po- litical leaders led by Syed Mohammad Al- The upgraded municipal councils from lice. taf Bukhari before the Lieutenant Governor committees include Kulgam, Pulwama, The Maha Vikas Girish Chandra Murmu on January 7, 2020 Shopian, Ganderbal, Budgam, Bandipora, Aghadi (MVA) govern- were also taken up for discussion. Kupwara, Reasi, Doda, Samba, Kishtwar, ment has said it will Some of the measures taken up by the Ramban and Rajouri, the spokesman said. government in light of its memorandum- crafts, Tourism, Hoteliers, Business, Trade, “The meeting also evolved a consensus The Administrative Council also accord- a couple of days on a letter received from the Centre vis-a- like release of some political prisoners, res- Houseboat owners and Transport commu- for a need to provide the people of Jammu ed sanction to the upgradation of 13 posts of vis the transfer of the case from the Pune Police to the NIA. toration of 2G-mobile internet service were nity in Jammu and Kashmir was demanded and Kashmir with a viable, democratic po- “We have received the letter today. It is with the Law & O P' in the meeting. litical alternative. Hectic deliberations were in the upgraded municipal councils besides Judiciary Department. After the legal advice is received, it The participants in the meeting demanded The participants in the meeting also ex- also held to reach out to the people for mo- 6` ; will be discussed with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray,” a time-bound implementation of other de- pressed their concern with regard to inter- bilizing a democratic grass roots movement the existing and proposed municipal coun- Home Minister Anil Deshmukh told mediapersons. mands put forth before the Lieutenant Gov- ruption in implementation of other demands aimed at developing strong local structures cils.The upgraded posts of chief executive The state government has already discussed the matter ernor which are within his jurisdiction. put forth in their memorandum and chalked on the ground.“During the course of meet- $ ; # # ; - with state Advocate-General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni this The meeting also underlined urgency for out a future course of action for a vigorous ing two committees were framed. One that = | week. release of all political prisoners, including follow-up through all available channels. will deliberate on the nuances of constitu- Administrative Service of equivalent rank While the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and three former chief ministers, lawyers, busi- “It was unanimously decided that a group tionality required for formation of any po- and scale, whereas the posts of accounts of- Congress have slammed the Centre’s move to transfer the nessmen, trade leaders and youth, irrespec- of the members led by Mr. Syed Moham- litical set-up. The second committee will $ ; # ; case abruptly to the NIA without the consent of the state ; $ mad Altaf Bukhari should call on the reach out to the intellectuals, academicians, =| @ government as “unconstitutional”, Thackeray earlier this been under detention in J&K or rest of the Honb’le Prime Minister and the Honb’le social activists, chamber of commerce, Service.This will help in effective han- week held a meeting with the state top police brass to dis- country.The meeting vehemently advocated Home Minister of the country and pursue tradesmen and other representatives of the dling of conceptualisation and planning of cuss the issue. for full restoration of mobile Internet speed other demands like restoration of State- society to explore all possibilities through development activities along with timely Demanding a probe into the manner in which the Pune as well as broadband services in Jammu and hood, Purpose Oriented Domicile Rights which the people of J&K are taken out from execution besides enabling the councils to Police had investigated the case, NCP leader Sharad Pawar Kashmir.Taking serious note of the present (for Land and Jobs) etc. which fall within the socio-economic and political quagmire.” perform emerging roles viz., social develop- has said the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party is scared that dismal economic situation, an immediate re- the jurisdiction of the Government of India While this is on the card, Jammu and ment, social justice and urban poverty alle- its skeletons will come out in a fresh look at the case. lief for the Agriculture, Horticulture, Handi- and the Parliament. Kashmir will get 13 more municipal coun- viation. Senior minister Nawab Malik has labeled the Elgar Pari- shad-Koregaon-Bhima case as “totally fabricated” intended to malign intellectuals, Dalit and human rights activists by 1,615 NDFB charging them with harbouring Maoistsand branding them Goans won’t be as “urban Naxalites”. cadres lay CAA, NPR will trigger hatred, The case pertains to the December 31, 2017, Elgar Pari- given entry into shad in Pune, and the caste riots next day on January 1, 2018 down arms in in Koregaon-Bhima which left one dead, followed by the casinos from police swoop on over a dozen activists across India in June Assam ' * # Feb 1: Sawant and August 2018 on charges of anti-national activities, plan- SP Bureau ning to create political disturbances and wage a war against SP Bureau targeted and given “tags”. SP Bureau India, conspiring to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra “If an urban intellectual raises a Modi and overthrowing the government. Guwahati, Jan 30: Jaipur, Jan 30: Bureaucrat- Altogether 1,615 cadres question, he is called an urban naxal. Panaji, Jan 30: Goa turned-activist Kannan Gopinathan Students are called `tukde tukde Chief Minister Pramod of three NDFB factions slammed the “combination” and the on Thursday laid gang’. If he is a Muslim, he is termed a Sawant on Thursday Godse, Modi believe “chronology” of the CAA, NPR and terrorist. If poor, he is called a Maoist announced that people of down arms here before NRC, saying their implementation Assam Chief Minister and if a Hindu poses a question, he is the state will not be allowed will contribute to corruption and called anti-national,” he said. entry into the casinos Sarbananda Sonowal and hatred in the country. in same ideology, state Finance Minister He said the Centre took the operating in the state “The CAA, NPR and NRC are decision on Article 370 without any starting February 1. Himanta Biswa Sarma. exercises of hatred, exercises of The move comes three consultation with the Kashmiri people Talking to reporters corruption,” he told reporters here. and deprived them of their freedom of here, Sawant said the says Rahul Gandhi days after the Centre and The farther the process continues, the the Assam government expression. Commissioner of Goods SP Bureau more hatred it will create, he added. “There was an awful silence over and Services Tax, who signed a peace accord Gopinathan quit the IAS last year, with Bodo organisations the issue and therefore I decided to is also the gaming Wayanad (Kerala), Jan 30: Congress leader Rahul Gan- saying the people of Jammu and quit. We should have stood by the commissioner, will dhi on Thursday compared Mahatma Gandhi assassin Na- M /? Kashmir were being denied freedom L C M $ Kashmiri people,” he said. implement the ban. thuram Godse with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying of expression after the abrogation of Gopinathan said the country’s A large number of Goans both believed in the same ideology. Union Home Minister the special status for the state under Amit Shah stating that economy suffered at a time when and several political parties, Gandhi, at an anti-CAA rally here, launched a scathing Article 370. He claimed that there the government is focusing on issues including the Congress, had attack on Modi and said he was making Indians to prove the agreement will usher has been no substantial change in the in a “golden future” for which spread hatred and violence. been seeking a ban on the that they are Indians.Addressing participants at “Save the situation in J&K. He said nothing has changed casinos in the state, alleging Constitution” march at Kalpetta in Wayanad, his Lok Sabha the state and its people. “The CAA is against constitutional Welcoming the cadres substantially in J&K after the that these establishments constituency on Martyr’s Day, and secular values and, therefore, government’s decision on Article 370, were against the local Gandhi said there was no dif- M \j_ /? < the people are opposing it,” he said, Progressive, 579 of the and compared the situation with that culture and causing ference between Godse and criticising the amended citizenship in “Sudan or Syria”. Modi. NDFB-Ranjan Daimary law. faction and 200 of the for Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Christians, “Leaders are in jail without being families.The coastal state is “Today, an ignorant man He also criticised the planned Parsis and Buddhists who entered charged. Even habeas corpus petitions home to six offshore and a is trying to challenge Gan- NDFB(S) led by B implementation of the National L *$ M : the country before 2015 from three are not being listed,” he alleged. dozen onshore casinos that dhi’s ideology. He is creating Population Register (NPR) and the neighbouring countries following He said instead of accepting his witness heavy footfall of an atmosphere of hatred. The mainstream, Sonowal National Register of Citizens (NRC). said he was confident religious prosecution. Muslims don’t resignation, the government issued tourists and locals alike. ideology is same. Nathuram “The NPR and the NRC are * ' him a memo which said that by “I had assured on the Godse and Narendra Modi, that the move will inspire document-based exercises which are others, who were yet to Gopinathan said the people and talking to the media he had created an \ % * they believe in the same ide- against the poor, tribals and women, different state governments have adverse image of the country and the the last Assembly session ology. There is no difference give up arms, to come and will also encourage corruption,” together and work for indicated their opposition to the CAA, government. (August 2019) that Goans except that Modi does not have the guts to say he believes he said. “The people have understood NPR and NRC, and it is now for the He claimed that the government would be banned from in the ideology of Godse,” the Wayanad MP said. “Team Assam”. the combination of CAA, NPR Over 4,800 weapons, Centre to take a call on the issue. wants to dismiss him instead of entering casinos. We are Attacking the Prime Minister on the new Citizenship and NRC and the chronology of He questioned the reasoning behind accepting his resignation. going to implement the Law, Gandhi questioned Modi and asked who was he to ask including AK rifles, implementing the decisions.” light-machine guns and choosing only three neighbouring Later, Gopinathan attended an event assurance from February Indians to prove that they were Indians.“Indians are being The former bureaucrat suggested countries -- Pakistan, Bangladesh and organised by civil rights organisation 1,” the chief minister said. made to prove that they are Indians. Who is Narendra Modi sten guns, were laid that “a section of the people” may down by the National Afghanistan -- and making religion the PUCL against the CAA. The rules required for the to decide who is an Indian. Who gave Modi the licence to be helped by the CAA while others basis for granting citizenship, which In his tweets earlier, the ex- strict implementation of the # $ Democratic Front of could be termed “intruders” if they do Bodoland (NDFB) he said was against constitutional bureaucrat has accused the Uttar ban would be framed later, have to prove it to anyone. Likewise, 1.4 billion Indians do not produce the required documents values. Pradesh government of stopping him he added. not have to prove that they are Indians,” he said. members on the during the NPR and NRC exercises. occasion. Gopinathan said people who from attending similar programmes in “We are going step by The Congress leader led the march here as part of efforts The CAA fast-tracks citizenship question the government are being that state. step,” Sawant said. to intensify the party’s protests against CAA in the state. Sena concerned at ‘growing separatist tendency’ in youth 3 sentenced to death SP Bureau the Muslims unite, they could cut off the Chicken Neck and separate the entire Northeast and Assam from India, for Telangana woman’s Mumbai, Jan 30: The Shiv Sena expressed concern the Sena said: “His (Sharjeel’s) hand should be chopped here on Thursday over the increasing separatist tendencies off and hung on the Chicken Neck highway.” in the youth that threaten to push the country into a never- It added that the Chicken Neck refers to a 22-km wide rape, murder ending turmoil like in Iraq or Afghanistan. strip of land that links India and the Northeast states and SP Bureau In a veiled attack on the Centre, it sought to know why in by his utterances, Sharjeel has shamed all the Muslims in ; # Q * ; # the country. Hyderabad, Jan 30: A special court in Telangana on have increased, why highly educated persons are speaking The Sena rued that these statements made before Thursday sentenced to death three convicts within two Q ; * * * L : M students of the Aligarh Muslim University and the crowds months of raping and murdering a woman in Komaram IIT-Bombay graduate pursuing his doctorate from the JNU at Shaheen Bagh have given the Bharatiya Janata Party Bheem Asifabad district.The court in Adilabad town pro- M O$ ; * P Q #< ; * * ? nounced its judgment in what is known as Samatha gang rape “It’s not a question of one Sharjeel or another Kanhaiya Assembly elections. and murder case. Kumar, but the whole trend of pushing the youth towards “His statements amount to separatism and treason. They A 30-year-old separatism. In Maharashtra, well known intellectuals and have been condemned by the anti-CAA activists all over woman, who used activists have been slapped with sedition charges. The ' " Q ; * * # to sell balloons and # * # ; # P L * /C < L : Q ; done something great by arresting Sharjeel since any other utensils, was sexu- ; # $ QL Q? ; | snake’, the Sena said his statements have served to malign government would also have done it,” said the edit. ally assaulted and Saamana’. the ongoing countrywide agitations against the CAA- Supporting Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s response killed by the three It warned that efforts were being made to further divide NRC-NPR. in the matter, the Sena said instead of playing politics in men on November the Hindus and Muslims, and plunge the nation into a “There are anti-CAA agitations around the country, but # Q ' 24 last year at El- never-ending civil turmoil like Afghanistan, Iraq, etc. nowhere has anybody made anti-national statements. This O QC / P * # lapatar village. " L Q/ L # $ L : \ # < people are being poisoned politically to spread terror, what The victim was * # ; Q; and treacherous statements have defamed the entire else can be expected. One Sharjeel has been arrested, but named Samatha by the police to protect her identity.Sheikh laboratories’ and it seems that if such dangerous activities movement”, the Shiv Sena said. $ * $ ; ; " Babu, Sheikh Shahabuddin and Sheikh Makhdoom were ar- continue, the future will be over now itself. Taking umbrage at Sharjeel’s alleged statements that “if government’s responsibility,” the edit concluded. rested by the police on November 27, 2019. 7 KOLKATA 31 JANUARY 2020 FRIDAY BUSINESS Cooking gas prices may rise further Govt plans to sell imported onion at Rs 22-23/kg as oil subsidies end by FY22 SP Bureau New Delhi, Jan 30: The Centre may soon (DBT) to eligible consumers is eliminated in one \ ; * # - year’s time. dised rate of Rs 22-23/kg, down around 60 Already during July 2019-January 2020, the per cent from the current offered rate, as it OMCs increased the price of subsidized LPG by apprehends rotting of the perishable kitchen Rs 63 per cylinder. At current global oil prices, item at ports, sources said on Thursday. The if oil companies raise the rate of subsidized LPG central government is currently offering cylinder (14.2 kg) by just about Rs 10 per cylin- imported onions to state governments at an der per month, in 15 months time there would not average landed cost of Rs 58/kg for further be any need to extend Central support. distribution in the retail market. It is also The price of a subsidised LPG cylinder (14.2 bearing the transportation cost. kg) currently works to around Rs 557 with gov- To check spiralling onion prices, the gov- ernment providing Rs 157 as subsidy directly into ernment had in November 2019 decided the imported onions at Rs 22-23/kg for dis- the account of eligible consumers. The subsidy to import 1.2 lakh tonnes of onion through tribution in mandis. The government was level may fall if oil prices slides further and re- state-run MMTC. Since then, MMTC has forced to import onion in a bid to contain mains below $60 a barrel in most parts of FY21. been able to purchase 14,000 tonnes of on- prices, which have cooled down now to Rs “Raising prices of subsidized LPG cylinder ion from the overseas market. 60/kg from the peak of Rs 160/kg in last few augurs well for the OMCs, especially keeping in According to sources, a large quantity of months. mind the intended privatization of BPCL. How- imported onion is still lying at ports, espe- * ever, the resolve of the government would be cially in Maharashtra, as many states did pegged the country’s overall onion pro- tested if oil prices spike,” said Motilal Oswal in not show interest to lift the commodity at duction to rise by seven per cent to 24.45 its latest report on oil and gas sector. At end of high rates at a time when retail prices started million tonnes in the current 2019-20 crop FY19, the OMCs had total government receiva- cooling down on arrival of fresh crop. Many year, which may bring relief to consum- bles of Rs 34,900 crore on account of compensa- states withdrew their orders for lifting the ers from high prices seen in the last few tion for LPG/kerosene under-recovery. Deregu- imported onions as they could not retail it months. Onion crops have been grown in Subhash Narayan pletely eliminate oil subsidy by early FY22. But lating LPG would boost the working capital of further owing to difference in taste com- 12.93 lakh hectare in the 2019-20 crop year for consumers, the move would mean that their the OMCs. New Delhi, Jan 30: You may not have noticed pared with homegrown ones, the sources (July-June), slightly higher than 12.20 lakh cooking gas price would shoot up by another Rs The oil marketing companies (OMCs) incurred said. hectare achieved during the previous year. it but the price of subsidised cooking gas rose by 100-150 per cylinder over the next one year. gross under-recoveries of Rs 43,300 crore in an average of Rs 10 per cylinder in the July-Jan- With few takers for imported onions, Onion is grown during both kharif (sum- Sources said that taking advantage of low oil FY19, of which LPG accounted for Rs 31,500 MMTC -- which had placed orders for im- mer) and rabi (winter) season. The govern- # ; * ; ; prices, government may give nod to state-run oil crore (73 per cent). In case of kerosene, the sub- by common man for fuel closer to market rates. ; Z9 999 <<< # ; ment had recently said there was around 22 marketing companies to increase price of subsi- sidy support has already fallen and with states tar- only 14,000 tonnes and a large quantity of per cent damage in kharif onion crop due to The good news is that with the developments in dised LPG cylinder gradually so that entire sub- * * \ $ * 4?L # past few months, government is looking to com- which is still lying at ports, the sources add- late monsoon rains and later excess rainfall, # ; this subsidy could also be taken off. ed. Agencies like Nafed, Mother Dairy as which led to supply constraint and sharp rise JLR CEO Ralf well as interested state governments can lift in prices. Case against subsidiary: Dalmia Cement Speth to retire in Sep Hyundai Motor rolls out 3 moves NCLAT against NCLT SP Bureau SP Bureau New Delhi, Jan 30: Tata millionth car from TN plant Motors on Thursday said Ralf Guwahati, Jan 30: Dalmia Cement Speth will retire as Executive SP Bureau Hyundai Motor shipped 1.81 lakh units said it will move the National Company Director and Chief Executive with 792 customised variants according to Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) * H Chennai, Jan 30: Korean auto- # ; ; against the National Company Law (JLR) in September when his maker Hyundai Motor India achieved a Kim who is also the company CEO, said Tribunal for accepting an insolvency contract ends. Speth will take * # * at an event at the manufacturing facility. case against its subsidiary Calcom up the role of non-executive three millionth ‘made in India’ car being With a market share of 26 per cent in Cement. GuarantCo Ltd, part of the vice chairman of JLR, Tata shipped to overseas market from the Tamil 2019 to the total exports of passenger cars Private Infrastructure Development Motors’ Chairman N Chan- / * ; %# * Group (PIDG), had moved the drasekaran said in a regulatory said on Thursday. The three millionth contributor to the Indian automobile Guwahati bench of the NCLT in *'L; $ car was the company’s October 2019 to initiate insolvency on the board of Tata Sons, he latest sedan Hyundai proceedings against Calcom Cement, added. “Professor Sir Ralf Aura which has been in which Dalmia Cement holds 75 per Speth has decided to retire from rechristened ‘Grand cent stake, for alleged failure to repay his current role as Executive i10’ for the Colombian dues of around Rs 100 crore. Director and Chief Executive market, rolled out from “Dalmia Cement will challenge at H the assembly line at NCLAT, the NCLT Guwahati bench his contract term in September the state-of-the-art judgment admitting the case for Y9Y9 P ; *'O $ manufacturing facility in interest payment to the development to thank Ralf for his passion nearby Sriperumbudur. fund Guarantco,” a Dalmia Cement and commitment over the last The company on the spokesperson told. The cement 10 years. Ralf developed Jaguar occasion also said that company is guided by RBI norms and Land Rover from a niche it has begun export of directions, and there stands a strong UK centric manufacturer to a Hyundai Aura range of legal ground for quashing of the NCLT Calcom Cement was acquired by agreement... post receipt of the RBI respected, technological lead- cars, besides shipping order, he said. Dalmia Cement in 2012 and at the time approval,” he claimed. In 2008, ing, global premium company,” other models. The “We are surprised that GuarantCo $ * GuarantCo had guaranteed a loan said Chandrasekaran, who is rollout of the three application has been admitted by the crisis and under corporate debt availed by Calcom from Axis Bank also Chairman of Tata Sons and millionth car was the Hon’ble NCLT, Guwahati bench, restructuring, and “yet, Dalmia Group and HDFC Bank. “In 2012, GuarantCo JLR. “A search committee has fastest since inception whereas we had prayed for dismissal was honouring the liabilities of the initiated legal action against Calcom been formed which will work of the unit in 1998. “The fastest Made industry, he said. Kim said the company of the same,” the spokesperson $ ; P ' which was later withdrawn, after an with me to identify a suit- in India 3 millionth export car rollout is during the last two decades had invested said. Dalmia Cement claimed it has The spokesperson said the company MoU was signed between the two on able successor in the coming * $ Rs 24,000 crore at its manufacturing unit. been regularly paying the principal had also sought direction from the RBI repayment of the due amount, which months,” he said.“Personally, the global success story for Hyundai,” The company has already announced repayment amount as per the agreed on rate of interest for the loan, and the later got the approval of the RBI in I am looking forward to new Hyundai Motor India Managing director Rs 7,000 crore additional investments schedule against the total original central bank put a cap of 8.5 per cent 2017,” GuarantCo’s counsel Manoj K and exciting challenges,” Speth S S Kim said. which include new product launches and outstanding of Rs 112 crore, the on the interest. Singh had said. Singh claimed Calcom said. The shares of Tata Mo- “We started our export operations powertrain enhancement, he added. guarantee amount paid by the foreign “Calcom has been quarterly paying had failed to honour the terms of the tors were trading at Rs 185.65 in 1999 and create many milestones. Chennai Port Trust Chairman P back the principal amount and has MoU as well as the RBI approval, apiece on BSE, down 1.28 per We thank all our global customers and Raveendran, who was present on the Calcom. also paid all the interest as per the especially payment of interest. cent from the previous close. overseas distributors for their trust...,” occasion, congratulated Hyundai Motor he said. HMIL began exporting cars in India for reaching the export milestone. Orient Green Power 6``` $ ; * Y9 He said the Port Trust started focusing on units of popular hatchback ‘Santro’ being three C’s--Containers, Cars and Cruise. India’s gold demand fell 9% in Q3 loss narrows shipped to Nepal. Later, it reached the Hyundai Motor India ships 13 car models ; * across segments including the electric to Rs 39.68 cr in October 2004. vehicle ‘Kona’ to 88 countries in four SP Bureau In March 2008, the company exported continents including Africa, Middle East, 2019 but set to recover: WGC $ # 69 Latin America, Australia and the Asia New Delhi, Jan 30: Orient car and 20 lakhth car in February 2010 4 ' %> 6 Green Power Company on and March 2014 respectively. In 2019, The report said that short-term challenges remain as large sections of the Thursday reported narrowing than 1,329 service points across India. industry compete on low margins and fear tax uncertainty, leaving little of its consolidated net loss to incentive for long term investments and modern trade practices... Rs 39.68 crore for the quarter ended December 2019, mainly Govt restores 2% additional duty due to higher revenues. The SP Bureau be in the range of 700-800 tonnes in ment has already made hallmarking company’s consolidated net 2020 from 690 tonnes in 2019. mandatory on January 15, 2020 with loss stood at Rs 65.74 crore incentive on mobile phones export Mumbai, Jan 30: India’s gold de- “Looking ahead, 2020 we expect a transition period of one year for the in the corresponding quarter mand was 9 per cent lower in 2019, at policy-led and industry-led initia- trade to sell or change its existing non ; SP Bureau expressed disappointment over cut in the 690 tonne, primarily owing to the sharp tives to bring a marked shift in mak- hallmarked inventory.“This is an over- L *'" incentive, stating it will lead to massive due reform and a positive step rose to Rs 43.01 crore in the New Delhi, Jan 30: The government job losses. According to estimates, towards making the Indian gold quarter under review from Rs has restored 2 per cent additional duty mobile phone exports grew from Rs 1,300 more trustworthy. These and other 33.62 crore earlier. The board incentive on mobile phones export crore in 2017-18 to over Rs 25,000 crore * $ * # of directors of the company with a view to boost shipments of the at present. positive for the long-term sustain- also approved reduction of product, according to a notification Under MEIS, the government provides ability of demand, especially for face value of its equity share of the commerce ministry. The duty duty benefits depending on product and the compliant and the organised,” of Rs 10 each to Rs 5 each benefit under the Somasundaram added. by reducing the share capital Merchandise However, the report said that from Rs 7,507,239,770 to Export from India short-term challenges remain Rs 3,753,619,885. This is Scheme (MEIS) as large sections of the industry subject to the approval of the is effective from compete on low margins and fear shareholders, National Com- January 1 and will tax uncertainty, leaving little in- pany Law Tribunal, Chennai be there till March centive for long term investments Bench and all other regulatory 31, 2020. “A 2 per and modern trade practices. Glob- approvals, it added. “The pro- cent additional ad ally, WGC said that Gold demand posed capital reduction would hoc incentive for fell 1 per cent in 2019 as a huge not have any adverse effect on mobile phones is \ $ " the interest of the Sharehold- notified for exports and similar products was matched ' \ $ made with let by the price-driven slump in con- of/ payout of funds from the export date from sumer demand.Besides, the cen- Company, hence the interest of January 1 to March tral bank net purchases in 2019 the creditors is not adversely 31, 2020,” the were remarkable the report said. affected,” the company said. Directorate General The annual total of 650.3 tonne The board also approved of Foreign Trade is the second highest level of an- merger of wholly owned sub- (DGFT) has said in nual purchases for 50 years. In sidiaries Orient Green Power a notification. total, 15 central banks increased (Maharashtra) Private Ltd and DGFT is an arm their gold reserves by at least one Bharath Wind Farm Ltd with of the commerce ministry which deals country. Rewards under the scheme are surge in prices, however, it is expected ing the industry more transparent and tonne in 2019. Demand was exclusive Orient Green Power Company with issues related to exports and imports. payable as percentage of realised free-on- to rebound in 2020, the World Gold organised,” said Somasundaram PR, to emerging market central banks look- Ltd (OGPL), subject to the The directorate on December 7 last year board value and, MEIS duty credit scrip Council (WGC) said on Thursday. The Managing Director, India, World Gold ing to bolster and diversify their over- approval of the shareholders, had reduced this export incentive from 4 can be transferred or used for payment council said India’s gold demand will Council. He added that the govern- all reserve, WGC said. regional director and all other per cent to 2 per cent. The India Cellular of a number of duties including the basic regulatory approvals. and Electronics Association (ICEA) had customs duty. 8 BUSINESS KOLKATA 31 JANUARY 2020 FRIDAY 6 & ( 7 Sensex skids 285 pts on F&O * # constrained. Therefore, attention will have to be on alternate measures to stimulate expiry; RIL slumps over 2 pc a recovery,” Kumar said in a newsletter ‘arthNITI’. SP Bureau The Niti Aayog’s vice-chairman noted that some green shoots of recovery are Mumbai, Jan 30: Equities resumed their now visible with the Purchasing Managers’ downward spiral on Thursday as concerns over Index (PMI) for both manufacturing and the China coronavirus outbreak sapped risk appe- services showing a smart rise to above 52, tite amid expiry of January derivatives contracts. $ * ; ' " # ; He also said there have already been novel coronavirus, with a student testing positive plenty of measures taken by the government in Kerala. in the recent past, including the decision After swinging over 550 points during the day, to lower corporate tax rates in September the 30-share BSE Sensex settled 284.84 points, or 2019. 0.69 per cent, lower at 40,913.82. It hit an intra- “The equity markets have responded day low of 40,829.91 and a high of 41,380.14. positively and strongly to these measures Likewise, the broader NSE Nifty closed 93.70 SP Bureau and recorded all-time highs. Still, all eyes points, or 0.77 per cent, down at 12,035.80. are now on Budget 2020 for further growth- Index heavyweight Reliance Industries was the New Delhi, Jan 30: The government enhancing measures,” Kumar said. biggest loser in the Sensex pack, falling 2.62 per should focus on alternate measures to Noting that growth, equity and cent, followed by Nestle India, IndusInd Bank, stimulate economy as it is not possible sustainability can no longer be viewed as UltraTech Cement, M&M and SBI. * / # * & < mutually exclusive, he said, “We cannot On the other hand, Bajaj Auto, PowerGrid, IC- Chairman Rajiv Kumar said ahead of the achieve one goal while neglecting the other ICI Bank, Asian Paints, NTPC, HDFC, L&T and Budget. two.” Maruti ended with gains. Kumar also said growth-enhancing Our policy design should, Kumar said, According to analysts, benchmark indices measures are the need of the hour to achieve always have these three principle goals turned highly volatile ahead of the expiry of Jan- India’s potential growth rate of 7-8 per cent that are also enshrined in the Sustainable uary futures and options (F&O) contracts. per annum. Development Goals (SDGs) or the Global During afternoon session, markets continued He attributed the current slowdown to low Agenda 2030, for the achievement of to trade lower led by selling in large-cap stocks investment, muted consumption expenditure which, all UN members have given their which added to the already skittish sentiment and lagging exports. unequivocal commitment. ahead of the Budget, they said. Experts are divided over whether the The Indian economy, which till recently Further, weakness in other Asian bourses as ris- government should provide stimulus to was hailed as the fastest-growing major ing concerns over the impact of China’s corona- boost slowing economy without bothering economy, has seen growth rate decline virus on the world economy also affected domes- ' ; * tic sentiment, traders said. “Growth-enhancing measures are the over six-year low of 4.5 per cent in July- “Fears of economic slowdown as the corona- need of the hour to achieve India’s potential September 2019. virus spreads to other nations has dampened the growth rate of 7–8 per cent per annum. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman mood of investors across the globe. A slew of “However, the government’s ability will present Budget 2020-21 on February 1. results announced so far failed to provide a pic- with banks quarterly results being disappointing negative note. ture of economic revival with banks disappoint- $ # ** ; Brent crude oil futures fell 1.63 per cent to * $ # ** ; booking.” USD 57.97 per barrel. Blue Star booking. All BSE sectoral indices ended with losses, On the currency front, the Indian rupee depre- ! ! Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Research, with energy, oil and gas, FMCG, healthcare, met- ciated by 23 paise to 71.51 per US dollar (intra- Q3 net profit HDFC Securities said that the markets resumed al and IT falling up to 2.29 per cent. day). their downtrend as the Nifty corrected sharply af- Broader BSE midcap and smallcap indices lost Stock markets across Asia and Europe fell on > ?@ Q%% at Rs 19.58 ter the bounce seen in the previous session. The up to 1.26 per cent. Thursday, with investor sentiment remaining weakness came on the back of weak global cues. Bourses in Hong Kong, Japan and South Ko- weak on fears of an increasingly severe outbreak crore Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial rea ended with steep losses. Markets in China of the SARS-like virus that originated in central # &X Z < # < Services said: “A slew of results announced so remained closed. China’s Wuhan and has now claimed over 170 SP Bureau far failed to provide a picture of economic revival Stock exchanges in Europe too opened on a lives. New Delhi, Jan 30: The government is expected to re- Bajaj Auto’s Q3 alise Rs 39,500 crore from the Sabka Vishwas Scheme, a dispute resolution-cum-amnesty scheme for settling pend- standalone net Merger of Tata Tele mobile ing disputes of service tax and central excise, according to sources. profit rises 15% This will act as a big booster for the government, which is staring at revenue shortage from both direct and indirect SP Bureau ! & ; < ! taxes. Nearly 1.90 lakh applications involving duties of about SP Bureau Mumbai, Jan 30: 8 H `9 999 $ * # $ $ Two-and three-wheeler which closed on January 15, sources said. New Delhi, Jan 30: Air manufacturer Bajaj Auto New Delhi, Jan 30: The Department The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) conditioner maker Blue on Thursday reported of Telecom is set to issue an approval closed the Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Star Ltd on Thursday a 15 per cent rise in its letter for the merger of Tata Teleser- Scheme with duty payable being Rs 39,591.91 crore (Rs reported a consolidated standalone net profit vices’ consumer mobile business with 24,770.61 crore pre-deposit and Rs 14,821.30 crore fresh- net profit at Rs 19.58 for the quarter ended on Airtel next week while deciding not to ly payable), the sources said adding that out of this, Rs crore in the third quarter December 31, 2019. pursue the case in the Supreme Court 1,855.10 is already paid. ended December 2019. According to the after the court declined to stay telecom Total 1,89,215 applications involving a total duty of Rs The company had company, its net profit tribunal TDSAT order that had cleared \` \Yj'jY $ ' posted a consolidated during the quarter under the deal with some payment. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had unveiled the net loss of Rs 91 lakh review increased to Rs “We will issue them (Airtel) the Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019, in the same period last 1,262 crore from Rs ;; # in the Budget 2019-20 with the objective of settling pending fiscal, Blue Star said in a 1,102 crore earned during sources said. disputes of service tax and central excise. regulatory filing. the corresponding period Once the deal approval communica- The Sabka Vishwas Scheme, which became operational Revenue from of the previous fiscal. tion comes from the government, Air- on September 1, 2019, provides a one-time window to eli- operations during the Further, the company tel will get an additional 178.5 MHz gible persons to declare their tax dues and pay the same in period under review stood reported that its revenue spectrum in three crucial bands of accordance with the provisions. at Rs 1,235.91 as against from operations rose “1800 MHz, 2100 MHz and 850 MHz” submitted a Rs 644 crore bank guar- cle licence extension from November Rs 1,098.97 crore in the 3 per cent to Rs 7,640 that are widely used for 4G network. antee in TDSAT for Tata Tele merger 30, 2014 to September 27, 2021 within corresponding period crore, up from Rs 7,436 Not just that, the customers of Tata after it granted partial stay on a Rs four weeks. * ( last fiscal, the company crore reported for Q3, Teleservices will be on Airtel network 8,300-crore demand raised by the tel- The tribunal had also allowed the added. 2018-19. and gain access to all tariff plans and ecom department from Bharti Airtel. merging companies to “operationalise The company said The company’s total other content services of Sunil Mittal’s The tribunal had asked Airtel to sub- the spectrum and undertake other con- revenue from electro- quarterly sales including company. mit 50 per cent payment of Rs 1,287.97 sequential activities”. ! mechanical projects exports fell by 5 per cent The DoT had moved the Supreme crore demand raised by the Depart- Accordingly, while Airtel had paid and commercial air to 1,202,486 units from Court against the telecom tribunal’s ment of Telecom (DoT) as OTSC for the required amount and announced conditioning systems 1,259,828 units in the order to clear the merger deal between Chennai circle licence extension from the completion of the merger in July, [[ segment stood at Rs corresponding period of Bharti Airtel and the consumer mobil- November 30, 2014, to September 27, DoT did not give a formal approval. 758.80 crore as compared the previous fiscal. ity business of Tata Teleservices in No- 2021. As part of the agreement signed be- to Rs 655.47 crore in the “As on 31st December vember last year. While doing so, the TDSAT had tween Airtel and the Tata Group com- year-ago quarter. 2019, surplus cash and This was after the Telecom Dis- asked DoT to take on record the merg- pany in October 2017, Airtel was to Unitary products cash equivalents stood putes Settlement and Appellate Tribu- er of Bharti Airtel and Bharti Hexacom absorb the telco’s consumer mobile segment posted revenue at Rs 17,407 crore as nal (TDSAT) in May partially stayed with demerged undertaking of Tata operations in 19 circles – 17 under Tata of Rs 420.23 crore as against Rs 15,986 crore DoT’s demand for about Rs 8,300 Teleservices. Teleservices and two under Tata Tel- against Rs 391.52 crore in as on 30th September crore in bank guarantee on OTSC It had asked Airtel to submit half of eservices (Maharashtra) – and also to the corresponding period 2019,” the company said (one-time spectrum charges (OTSC). the Rs 1,287.97-crore demand raised take over a small portion of the unpaid last fiscal, it said. in a statement. As directed by TDSAT, Airtel had by DoT as OTSC for the Chennai cir- spectrum liability of Tata Teleservices. Why did Modi not call Sitharaman for meet with economists? 6 ! = < in another programme with the approval of the Prime Minister. But without full knowledge of New Delhi, Jan 30: On January 9, when the facts, some people are making comments. SP Bureau Prime Minister Narendra Modi was taking sug- I am aware of my work and work is going on gestions from top economists of the country to for the Union Budget.”According to govern- New Delhi, Jan 30: To boost domestic manufacturing, a get the economy out of the crisis, Finance Min- ment sources, the Prime Minister holds such key trade promotion organisation has recommended that the ister Nirmala Sitharaman was meeting party of- meetings with economists and industrialists government increase the import duty on medical devices in 4 ' L to take suggestions from them every year be- a graded manner. be seen even three days ago when the Prime fore the Budget.After coming to power for the The Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) of Minister was meeting industrialists Ratan Tata, second time, Modi has kept Sitharaman away India has recommended this step to the government for the Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, Anand Mahi- from such meetings till now.Sitharaman was upcoming Budget 2020-21. ndra and others to discuss the Budget 2020-21. also absent from the meeting convened in June The council said that India is heavily import-dependent A number of questions were raised at that before the Budget was presented on July 5 last for medical devices and that post-GST, the cost of imports time about the absence of the Finance Minister year. However, in 2017 and 2018, then Finance for traders was reduced by approx 10 per cent as GST is ahead of the Budget on February 1. Everyone Minister Arun Jaitley attended such meetings. creditable. wanted to know why she was not there because However, sources in the Finance Ministry said O ; # * ; - late Arun Jaitley used to participate in all such that Sitharaman has been involved in discus- ufacturers, since countries like China provide export sub- meetings when he was the Finance Minister. sions with economists and industrialists sepa- sidy and other facilities to encourage exports,” the EEPC For instance, Jaitley was also present with PM rately. There is no compulsion for the presence said in its recommendation. Modi at a meeting with economists on Janu- of the Finance Minister in the Prime Minister’s “As a precautionary measure for not impacting supply of # 69 Y96` * openly express their views in the presence of to bitter things about the government. He also meetings with economists.On January 9, Prime the said products in domestic market, graded increase on term of the government.When spoken to sourc- the Finance Minister because they might be un- sought feedback on the policies of the Finance Minister Modi attended a meeting of industri- the basis of proven international competitiveness and undis- es close to the Sangh, Bharatiya Janata Party comfortable in questioning the policies of the Ministry.”The roadmap for the target of a $5 alists along with Home Minister Amit Shah, puted production capability is suggested.” and the government, it was learnt why Sithara- Finance Ministry in front of Sitharaman.This trillion economy was discussed in these meet- Union Road and Transport and MSME Min- Besides, the council called upon the government to re- man was absent at these meetings.Sources as- was the reason why the PMO did not invite ings.Nirmala Sitharaman had to face criticism ister Nitin Gadkari, Railway Minister Piyush duce GST on bicycles and parts from 12 per cent to 5 per sociated with the RSS and the government told Sitharaman to these two meetings, the sources from the opposition for being absent from these Goyal and Agriculture Minister Narendra cent with input tax credit. that Modi felt that to bring the crisis-ridden said.Dilip Deodhar, a Sangh ideologue who has * ' L * - Tomar. NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv “Eighty per cent bicycles are priced below Rs 5,000 and economy back on track, bitter facts should be written more than 40 books on the RSS, said ary 19 following attacks by Congress leaders Kumar and CEO Amitabh Kant were also are mostly owned or used by the economically weaker sec- heard from the industrialists and economists something similar. He told quoting the discus- like Shashi Tharoor, Prithviraj Chavan.Nirmala present at this meeting.Earlier, in a meet- tions,” it said. by interacting with them openly.Modi wanted sions in the ‘Sangh Parivar’, that “PM Modi had had said that she had participated in other pro- ing with industrialists on January 6, Modi The council added that the government should harness a feedback on the functioning and performance clearly told the industrialists and economists in grammes on the day of the meeting on January took feedback from them on the situation the potential of bicycles as an environment-friendly mobil- of the Finance Ministry. He felt that the indus- the meeting that he would not listen to praise 9, only with the approval of the Prime Minister. across industries and sought suggestions on ity option and make it more affordable to the poor and rural trialists and economists might not be able to but wants suggestions. He would also listen In a statement in Chennai, she said: “I took part increasing the economic growth rate. populace. KOLKATA 31 JANUARY 2020 FRIDAY INTERNATIONAL 9 China coronavirus death toll rises to \ & Virus fears spark mask ! 170; confirmed cases soar to 7,711 queues and empty Hong Kong Special Administrative shelves in Hong Kong Region, seven in Macao Special Ad- SP Bureau ministrative Region and eight in Tai- wan, the commission said. Hong Kong, Jan 30: Long queues form at pharmacies A number of global airlines, includ- and crowds of panic-buyers strip supermarket shelves in ing Air India, British Airways, Lion Hong Kong as fears spread through the crowded metropolis Air and Indigo airlines on Wednesday over China’s new coronavirus epidemic. ; \ * - As a city that lost nearly 300 people to the SARS virus in ies as Beijing struggled to contain the 2003, Hong Kongers are taking few chances over the latest rapid spread of the virus. disease outbreak that began in central China and has since India, the US, the UK and Germany SP Bureau spread.Usually clogged streets have been uncharacteris- have already issued travel advisories # $ * $ against travelling to China. Beijing too Beijing, Jan 30 " ; New Year holiday.But the one place Hong Kongers are still has been asking Chinese not to travel case of novel coronavirus pneumonia, Chinese health au- willing to gather in sizeable numbers is outside their local at home and abroad in view of the vi- " #'" $ ; - pharmacies, hoping to snap up rapidly diminishing supplies rus. ter a 34-year-old man from China’s Hubei province, the of surgical facemasks.In the middle-class district of Tseung ; \ * epicentre of the virus, travelled to Tibet and complained Kwan O, hundreds of residents patiently queued for hours Delhi-Shanghai route from January 31 of sickness.The patient surnamed Zhang is from the city on Thursday to buy masks at a pharmacy that, like many to February 14. IndiGo airlines also of Suizhou in Central China’s Hubei province. He came outlets, was now limiting sales to one box per person. ; \ * * < to Lhasa by train from the provincial capital Wuhan on “No matter how long this queue takes and how much it Hong Kong route from February 1 and January 24 and was hospitalised on January 25.So far, the K J M Varma ed in 31 provincial-level regions and in costs, I will at least buy enough for myself,” a 26-year-old on the Delhi-Chengdu route from Feb- majority of the cases in China and abroad are from the woman, who gave her surname as Tam, told AFP. the Xinjiang Production and Construc- ruary 1 to 20. province for which Wuhan is the epicentre.The regional Beijing, Jan 30: The nationwide tion Corps by the end of Wednesday. Like many in the queue, she was angry at local Besides India, several other coun- centre for disease control and prevention diagnosed the 'O $ $ * death toll from China’s novel corona- A total of 170 people have died of tries including the US, France, Japan, virus epidemic has jumped to 170 with patient as a suspected case on Tuesday. Samples have been doing to prevent the epidemic. It doesn’t close the border to the disease, it said. South Korea, are making arrangements sent to the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Preven- 38 more fatalities reported mainly from It said in its daily report that 1,370 mainlanders, and there is a lack of the supplies for masks in to airlift their nationals from central tion for further tests.The patient’s vital signs are stable, the market,” she added.Semi-autonomous Hong Kong has the worst-affected central Hubei prov- patients remained in critical condi- Hubei province and its capital city ince, the government said on Thursday, and close contacts have been put under medical observa- resisted public pressure to close its border with the Chinese tions, and 12,167 people were suspect- Wuhan.Over 23,000 Indian students of tion, state-run China Daily reported.Death toll in China’s $ * 6 [99 $ ed of being infected with the virus by mainland although it has shuttered some crossings. which 21,000 are medical students are novel coronavirus increased sharply to 170 with 38 more 6[<# < $ * > infections. the end of Wednesday. studying in China. The coronavirus outbreak began in fatalities reported on Wednesday mainly from the worst- said she had queued for more than an hour to get a box of A total of 124 people have been dis- China has ramped up efforts to con- affected central Hubei province.Wuhan has been under a Wuhan, capital of China’s Hubei prov- charged from hospital after recovery. masks.“I hope this will be enough for a month. If I don’t tain the virus. The country has extend- virtual lockdown for days, with transport suspended and have enough masks, I might need to stay at home and can’t ince, in December and has now spread 6 [j[ $ ed the New Year Festival holidays till across the globe. The Chinese authori- citizens told to stay home due the spread of the virus. go to school,” she said.The South China Morning Post re- * " February 2 to prevent reverse migra- China’s National Health Commission said on Thursday ties are trying to contain the epidemic 4,148 new suspected cases, and 38 ported that some people camped out overnight after Wat- tion of millions of migrants works to [ [66 ; # sons, one of the city’s largest pharmacy chains, said a lim- while other countries, including India, deaths - 37 in Hubei Province and one return to their work from holidays. are working on plans to evacuate their novel coronavirus had been reported in 31 provincial-level ited supply of facemasks would be sold on Thursday. in Sichuan Province - were reported by Universities, primary and middle regions and in the Xinjiang Production and Construction citizens from Wuhan and other cities Wednesday. Angry customers argued with staff outside some stores schools and kindergartens across the Corps by the end of Wednesday.China has ramped up ef- when supplies ran out, the paper reported. Supermarkets in Hubei province, the epicentre of the Also, 131 patients became seriously country will postpone the opening of outbreak.Chinese President Xi Jinping forts to contain the virus. The country has extended the have also seen their shelves cleared in some districts. ill, and 21 people were discharged the spring semester until further notice. New Year Festival holidays till February 2 to prevent re- on Tuesday called the coronavirus a from hospital after recovery, it said. “I bought a bag of rice and some canned food too,” a The government is focussing efforts verse migration of millions of migrants works to return to 60-year-old retiree surnamed Sin told AFP. “I am trying to “demon” which should be brought un- A total of 88,693 close contacts had to prevent mass gatherings and mass der control, pledging that the govern- their work from holidays.Universities, primary and middle avoid gathering with friends and reduce the amount of time been traced, the commission said, add- travel to ensure the virus is not spread schools and kindergartens across the country will postpone ment would be transparent and release ing that among them, 2,364 were dis- to dine in at restaurants.” Hong Kong’s government said it fast. the opening of the spring semester until further notice. was “striving to procure more surgical masks to cope with information on the virus in a “timely” charged from medical observation on Beijing has also launched tempera- manner. The government is focussing efforts to prevent mass the epidemic”, adding it had contacted 140 suppliers in 10 Wednesday, with 81,947 others still ture detection at 55 subway stations, gatherings and mass travel to ensure the virus is not spread China’s National Health Commis- under medical observation, state-run countries.It added that the “supply of surgical masks in the including stops at railway stations and fast.Beijing has also launched temperature detection at 55 market would still be tight in the near future”. sion said on Thursday that 7,711 con- Xinhua news agency reported. Beijing airport. Passengers with abnor- ; # subway stations, including stops at railway stations and The city’s customs department said it had also launched By the end of Wednesday, 10 con- mal body temperatures will be sent to Beijing airport. Passengers with abnormal body tempera- the novel coronavirus had been report- ; an operation to weed out counterfeit masks that did not hospital. tures will be sent to hospital. comply with international safety standards. [ X ] X ' Gita Sabharwal of India appointed < ! & < ^_ 6\ & _` UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand SP Bureau SP Bureau Yoshita Singh #( ( ?%: Australia was bracing for a heatwave Colombo, Jan 30: The remand of 61 $ ; # < * Islamic extremists, arrested in connection " 6 ?%: The UN has coming days, with the forecast stoking fears the soaring with Sri Lanka’s worst attack on Easter Sun- appointed India’s Gita Sabharwal, who ; \ ' day, has been extended till February 12 by a has over two decades of experience in Temperatures reached above 40 degrees Celsius (104 court on Thursday. peacebuilding and social policy, as the degrees Fahrenheit) on Thursday in South Australia state, Nine suicide bombers on April 21 last Resident Coordinator in Thailand. $ * $ $ * $ year carried out a series of blasts that tore The UN Resident Coordinator is the <; ' through three churches and as many high- highest-ranking representative of the UN The heatwave is then expected to hit Melbourne and end hotels, killing 258 people, including development system at the country level. Canberra on Friday before parts of Sydney reach 45 eight Indians, in Lanka’s deadliest violence Resident Coordinators lead UN Country degrees Celsius on the weekend. since the brutal civil war ended in 2009. Teams and coordinate the world body’s Authorities say the searing heat, accompanied by dry The 61 suspects are members of the Na- support to countries in implementing the $ $ * ; tional Thawheed Jamaath (NTJ), police intelligence. 2030 Agenda. Resident Coordinators / $ L + & << $ \9 said. The Batticaloa High Court extended The warnings by the Indian intelligence are the designated representatives of the UN are still burning across the two states. their remand till February 12, they said. The about a possible terror attack in Lanka were Secretary-General. They report to the UN O+ ;; * Islamic State had claimed the responsibility said to be ignored by the authorities due to chief. Policy Adviser for the UK’s Department conditions over the last few days. However, as we’ve heard, for the Easter attacks, but the government the deep running political tug of war. “United Nations Secretary-General for International Development in India and it’s going to be hot and dry,” Victoria Emergency Services blamed the NTJ for the bombings. After the attacks, Sirisena had said that a Antonio Guterres has appointed Gita Vietnam. Commissioner Andrew Crisp said, urging residents to be The Lankan government on April 27 friendly neighbour provided additional in- Sabharwal of India as the United Nations " <; ; ; \ ' banned the NTJ and designated it as a ter- Resident Coordinator in Thailand, with the international development organisation “If you’re gonna wait until you see the smoke or the rorist organisation. Nearly 300 suspects the intelligence with him. Also, Wickrem- host government’s approval,” the UN said committed to improving lives of people # ; ' * * have been arrested so far in connection with esinghe said he was not privy to the intel- in a press release on Wednesday. across Asia. early,” he said. the bombings. ligence reports. Sabharwal brings 25 years of experience Sabharwal has developed and managed A state of emergency was clamped in the A series of panels were appointed by both in development, peacebuilding, governance programmes across sectors ranging from country for a period of four months from factions of the government to probe lapses ; # poverty reduction, social protection, civil April to August. in ignoring warnings for the attacks, which including Maldives. society, decentralisation, gender equality Earlier this week, police recorded the crippled the country’s tourism industry. She most recently served the UN in Sri and public enterprise reform. statement of former prime minister Ranil Sirisena’s probe resulted in the unprec- Lanka as the Peacebuilding and Development She holds two master’s degrees -- one in Wickremesinghe on the terror attack. edented imprisonment of the then police Adviser for nearly seven years.Prior to Psychology from Delhi University and the The government headed jointly by Wick- chief and the top defence ministry admin- joining the United Nations, Sabharwal was other in development management from remesinghe and then president Maithripala istrator, while a parliamentary probe pinned The Asia Foundation’s Deputy Country UK-based University of Wales. She is also Sirisena was blamed for failing to prevent the president’s shortcomings in handling the Representative for Maldives and Sri Lanka the author of numerous policy papers on the island’s worst terror attack despite prior security apparatus. and has held positions as the Poverty and South and South-East Asia. New telescope captures most detailed pictures yet of Sun SP Bureau isn’t there yet,” said Matt Mountain, presi- dent of the Association of Universities for Washington, Jan 30: The Sun’s turbu- Research in Astronomy, which manages lent surface has been revealed in unprec- the Inouye Solar Telescope. # “Our predictions lag behind terrestrial a newly operational telescope in the US, weather by 50 years, if not more. What we which scientists say will play a critical role need is to grasp the underlying physics be- in the better understanding of our star, as hind space weather, and this starts at the Storms are forecast to follow the heatwave, bringing well as the space weather. Sun, which is what the Inouye Solar Tel- ; ; ; The Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii escope will study over the next decades,” $ $ * \ \ *' will enable a new era of solar science, and Mountain said. Extreme weather has battered parts of Australia in recent a leap forward in understanding the Sun The motions of the Sun’s plasma con- $ * * * \ ' and its impacts on our planet, according to stantly twist and tangle solar magnetic " $ $ < / $ L the researcher from the National Science '"$ *- + # ; Foundation (NSF) in the US. season, which has left at least 32 people dead and Activity on the Sun, known as space negatively affect our technology-depend- devastated vast swathes of the country since September. weather, can affect systems on Earth, they ent modern lifestyles, they said. O" ; $ said. Resolving these tiny magnetic features must leave no stone unturned,” Premier Gladys Berejiklian Magnetic eruptions on the Sun can im- is central to what makes the Inouye So- said. pact air travel, disrupt satellite communica- lar Telescope unique, according to the re- “This inquiry will allow NSW to learn from this season tions and bring down power grids, causing searchers.It can measure and characterise and the catastrophic conditions we’ve faced, and apply long-lasting blackouts and disabling tech- L * these learnings for the future.” That comes on top of a nologies such as GPS. ever seen before, and determine the causes Royal Commission inquiry announced by Prime Minister The latest images show a pattern of tur- of potentially harmful solar activity, they Scott Morrison earlier in January. bulent “boiling” plasma that covers the en- said.Better understanding the origins of The months-long crisis has sparked renewed calls for tire Sun. director.“NSF’s Inouye Solar Telescope * - potential disasters will enable the govern- Australia’s conservative government to take immediate The cell-like structures are the signature $ ; * lion years and will continue for the other ments to better prepare for inevitable future action on climate change, with street protests urging of violent motions that transport heat from within the Sun’s corona, where solar erup- 4.5 billion years of its lifetime. space weather events, the researchers said. Morrison to reduce the country’s reliance on coal. the inside of the Sun to its surface. tions occur that can impact life on the All that energy radiates into space in ; ; - L # $ # That hot solar plasma, the researchers Earth,” Cordova said in a statement. every direction, and the tiny fraction that tial impacts could occur earlier -- as much climate change, coming on the back of a crippling drought explained, rises in the bright centres of He said the telescope will improve the hits the Earth makes life possible, the re- as 48 hours ahead of time instead of the that turned forests into a tinderbox and allowed blazes to “cells,” cools, then sinks below the surface understanding of what drives space weath- searchers noted. current standard, which is about 48 min- spread out of control quickly. in dark lanes in a process known as con- er, and ultimately help forecasters better However, many of the Sun’s most vital utes, they said. While the prime minister belatedly acknowledged the vection. predict solar storms. processes continue to confound scientists. This, the researchers said, would allow $ $ * ; “We can now share these images and The Sun is our nearest star -- a gigantic “On Earth, we can predict if it is going more time to secure power grids and criti- he has said his government would focus on climate videos, which are the most detailed of our - to rain pretty much anywhere in the world cal infrastructure and to put satellites into adaption and building resilience instead of measures to cut Sun to date,” said France Cordova, NSF lion tonnes of hydrogen fuel every second. very accurately, and space weather just safe mode. emissions. 10 LIFESTYLE KOLKATA 31 JANUARY 2020 FRIDAY Billie Eilish to perform ‘Men now more at 2020 Oscars SP Bureau trophy for debut ‘When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go’, breaking Taylor encouraging to een sensation Billie Eilish on Thurs- Swift’s record, who won the award at age day was announced as a performer of 20 for ‘Fearless’. Tfor the 2020 Academy Awards L ceremony. The announcement was 39 years to take home the four major made by the Academy of Mo- awards. Soft rock staple Christo- letting wives tion Picture Arts and Sciences pher Cross was the last artiste to (AMPAS) on Twitter. “Are you do so, in 1981. The 92nd Acad- ready? @billieeilish will take to emy Awards will also see Cynthia the #Oscars stage for a special Erivo, Elton John, Idina Menzel, performance,” read the post from Chrissy Metz and Randy New- have a career’ #' man perform their Oscar-nominat- Eilish recently ed songs. Popular American scripted history after musician Quest love idea of letting their wives have a dream and a she bagged the top will be making an career. Men are more encouraging and support- four prizes at appearance at the ive to let women build their careers now,” said the Grammy ceremony, which $ $ ' Awards - will be held “Panga” features Jassi Gill, Richa Chaddha best new on Febru- and Neena Gupta along with Kangana. Although artiste, ary 9. there is constant conversation over gender equal- record of Irish # * $ # - the year, com- ers and intellectuals would love to believe that album poser art has the power and responsibility to change of the Eimear # *' ? year and song Noone really have the power to bring about change? of the year. The would “I know that the crime rate is increasing. The SP Bureau the upbringing of the child is her dream, since 18-year-old singer be- < discriminations are visible even now, although came the youngest solo ever female conductor having other ambitions is logistically not possi- we are constantly talking about gender equality, ilmmaker Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, whose lat- ble. However, in an urban lifestyle, this practice performer to ever win during an Oscars guest- the fact is if not the older generation, with the the album of the year segment. est venture “Panga” opened last weekend, is changing,” Ashwiny told reporters in an in- kind of cinema and conversation we are making Fsays in the new age, couples look for com- terview. In “Panga”, heroine Kangana Ranaut’s in our popular culture now, we are making a shift panionship and encouragement from each other character Jaya, who was a kabaddi champion, in the mindset of the new generation. If a young more than anything else. makes a comeback in the sport at the age of 32 boy or girl gets exposed to gender equality and “There is no denying the fact that women now Ekta Kapoor, Bhushan Kumar after marriage and motherhood. get sensitised from the age of 10, by the time are not that badly criticised if, after marriage, Tiwari says new-age couples in metro cities they are adults they are already aware of what they want to continue with their jobs, but then, realise the cost of living is high, and even men is right and what is wrong. So, we should never there is a limitation. If you are a wife and a know it is important that both the partners in a stop talking about coexistence, equality, and why to jointly produce films $ ' marriage go to work. the harmony is needed,” she replied. “Being a The woman of the house will come back home “In a new-age relationship, a man and a wom- * # ; ' SP Bureau at a certain time and take care of the household an look for companionship more than anything One cannot tell a corrupted mind to stop doing because that is the primary expectation from and else because women are more ambitious now something wrong, but surely can teach and cre- ilmmaker Ekta Kapoor and producer Bhushan duty of a woman. Perhaps that is why, a woman, than they were in our parents’ generation, and ate awareness among young minds to say ‘no’ to when she embraces motherhood, believes that | : * * ' men are much more supportive and open to the crime” added Tiwari. F" Y96Z O & P $ ; # collaborations. Mohit Suri is returning as the director of the sequel, slated to be released on January 8, 2021. Kapoor of : " Akshay Kumar signs marks a new beginning. “It is always exciting to work with like-minded individuals and people who share the same passion as you. As producers, we’re always looking to enhance Aanand L Rai’s ‘Atrangi Re’ the experience and entertainment quotient for audiences and the SP Bureau And I know that Aanand in his special and the part. “It takes a secure actor like Akshay collaboration with Bhushan and simple way of storytelling will only add magic to do such a role. He has been pushing the T-Series will help us create just uperstar Akshay Kumar will be sharing to it. As I said, my heart just couldn’t let this envelope and is always up for challenges,” that,” she said in a statement. screen space with Sara Ali Khan and one go,” Akshay added. ' L “Ekta and I have previously S? H Aanand hailed the super- ? O" ; * worked together for the music O * H P' " $ star for saying yes to quite interesting and exciting. Fans will love ' I am glad that we Dhanush and Aanand after their the freshness these two will bring on the big are joining hands to produce 2013 critical hit “Raanjhanaa”, screen.” The director described “Atrangi Re” meaningful cinema and bring will feature Akshay in a “special as a musical from noted composer A R Rah- to our audiences diverse role”, the makers have said. man and a project that is close to his heart. content. It will be a powerful “I am thrilled to be work- T-Series head Bhushan Kumar said he is collaboration and I am hoping * $ H happy to have joined hands with Aanand we bring to screen some path have always admired the $ ' “I’m overwhelmed to breaking stories,” Kumar of way he has showcased his be associated with such a unique T-Series added. stories. When he narrated ' + * $ H # * # yes to it within ten special. He’s such a minutes. Ratna Pathak Shah boards Ranveer “It is a very this time around we challenging have three brilliant character to play actors on board. Singh’s ‘Jayeshbhai Jordaar’ but at the same # time it is such a can’t get better special role that than this,” my heart just Bhushan said. couldn’t say Aanand will no to it and I will re- from a script member it by National for the rest award winner of my life,” Himanshu Akshay said Sharma. in a state- Presented by ment. The T Series, Col- Y<# < - our Yellow tor also said that Productions he looks to for- and Akshay’a ward to working Cape Of with the two lead Good Films, actors. “My com- “Atrangi SP Bureau Singh’s mother in his next screen father and Ratna bination with Sara Re” will O # P' said she is excited to col- and Dhanush truly go on ctor Ratna Pathak The Gujarat-set humorous laborate with him again. makes it true to its \ Shah will essay entertainer is being direct- “Working with Boman title - ‘Atrangi’! March 1. Athe role of Ranveer ed by debutant Divyaang and Ranveer has been Thakkar and stars Ranveer artistically satisfying, but as the titular character. the best part for me is the Ratna said Divyaang, way a young, enthusiastic whom she mentored during team is working to make Eat fermented soy products his days in theatre, ap- $ # proached her for the part. be made. “More power “Some months ago a to Divyang and his gang young actor (Divyang) for dreaming this up and like Natto and live longer came to me with a script. Maneesh and YRF for Now, actors making mov- believing in him. This col- SP Bureau out to investigate the association between ies can be tricky so I was laboration has been very several types of soy products and death a bit cautious as I began rewarding and I’m sure higher intake of fermented soy from any cause (“all-cause mortality”) reading but was charmed the audience is going to products, such as tofu, miso and and from cancer, total cardiovascular and moved and thoroughly * # ; P Anatto, is associated with lower risk disease (heart disease and cerebrovascular entertained by the end. It Ratna added. Filmmaker of an early death, say researchers. disease), respiratory disease, and injury. had ‘message’ but more Maneesh Sharma, who In Asian countries, especially Japan, " # * ZY [9 important, it had heart is producing the movie, several types of soy products are widely 9 6_ $ * Z<[Z # $ P _Y<# < called Ratna an “invaluable consumed, such as natto (soybeans were taking part in a study based in 11 of said in a statement. addition” to the cast. fermented with Bacillus subtilis), miso Japan’s public health centre areas. The veteran star further “In one of those quirky (soybeans fermented with Aspergillus According to the study, participants ; twists of fate that make life oryzae), and tofu (soybean curd). blend of “clever story” and so interesting, Ratna ji is “In this large prospective study con- their dietary habits, lifestyle, and health “interesting characters”. going to be directed by Di- ducted in Japan with a high rate of soy ' ? $ “Besides, it is talking vyang Thakkar - whom she ; * * about issues close to my mentored in theatre. Ratna was found between intake of total soy $< ; ; # 6 diovascular mortality than those who did # ; heart but I wouldn’t have ji plays Ranveer’s mother products and all-cause mortality,” said years, the researchers said. not eat natto, but there was no association potassium and bioactive components than thought they could be ad- in Jayeshbhai and her study researchers from National Cancer The study found that a higher intake of between soy intake and cancer-related their non-fermented counterparts, which dressed like this. Add to scenes with Ranveer form Centre in Japan. fermented soy (natto and miso) was as- mortality. may help to explain their associations that the fun of playing a some of the most powerful “In contrast, a higher intake of fer- $ * # $ 69 ; These results persisted even after However, this is an observational study so woman who has complete- 'P mented soy products (natto and miso) was cent) risk of all-cause mortality, but total further adjusting for intake of vegetables, can’t establish cause, and the researchers ly internalized patriarchy,” “Arjun Reddy” star associated with a lower risk of mortality,” soy product intake was not associated which was higher among those consum- cannot rule out the possibility that some H ' " $ Shalini Pandey is making # ' * ; with all-cause mortality. Men and women ing larger portions of natto, the research of the observed risk may be due to other also feature actor Boman her Hindi movie debut wit in the journal The BMJ, researchers set who ate natto also had a lower risk of car- said. According to the researchers, unmeasured factors. 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Chetan Narula Test squads, and is a shoe- Wellington, Jan 30: Injuries to frontline in for the T20 World Cup fast bowlers have forced New Zealand to opt Wellington, Jan 30: later on as well. for fresh blood in their pace attack, including An unassailable lead has While there have been no the country’s tallest cricketer Kyle Jamieson, opened up the window for concerns about any injury for the upcoming three-match ODI series experimentation but there issues, the management against India. will be no letup in India’s needs to be wary of over- The 6’8” tall uncapped Jamieson could intensity when they face a playing him in non-conse- be in for a potential debut in the series start- heartbroken New Zealand quential bilateral matches. ing February 5 in Hamilton, while Scott team in the fourth T2o Inter- This was a previously Kuggeleijn and Hamish Bennett return to the national here on Friday. prevalent practice in the squad after a long absence. Injury has meant Mohammed Shami and build-up to the 2019 ODI the likes of Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson and Rohit Sharma combined to World Cup, and the trio Matt Henry are unavailable for the series. pull off a thrilling win via a of Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Nicknamed Killa, the towering Jamieson has Super Over in the third game Kumar and Hardik Pandya been using his height to good effect in the for a 3-0 lead and a maiden all suffered major injuries domestic circuit, bouncing out batsmen. T20I series win on New in the aftermath of that Born in Auckland and brought up in Can- Zealand soil. There is only tournament. terbury, the 25-year-od has of late sparkled a short turnaround time for It remains to be seen if the for New Zealand A, including against the the last two matches, back- powers that be will mitigate touring India A side recently. He is taller than to-back in Wellington and this risk factor in their plan- New Zealand’s batting coach Peter Fulton, Mt. Maunganui on Friday ning and preparation for the nicknamed ‘Two-metre Peter’. While he was and Sunday, respectively. challenges ahead. For New coming through the ranks following an im- Both teams spent Thurs- Zealand, there is a straight- pressive performance in the 2014 U-19 World likely have the same top eight batsmen from day travelling from Hamil- forward change coming up. Cup, the Black Caps tweeted in 2016: “Move + ; ' O" L ton to Wellington, and with Colin de Grandhomme is no over Two Metre Peter! Meet NZ’s new tall- important job leading our new look pace at- a similar tight schedule for longer with the squad, giv- est cricketer Kyle Jamieson 2.03 metres (6’8) tack, which has a huge opportunity against * ing up his spot for batsman in jandals”. The Black Caps will rely on Tim some of the very best batsmen in the world. as well, there seems to be lit- Tom Bruce. This could be Southee’s experience, while Colin de Grand- " ? / $ - tle chance of nets for either an easy swap for the hosts homme returns to the squad after being left land since their infamous ‘loss’ in the 2019 ' + < given that they have been out for the last two T20Is. Jimmy Neesham + ; ' / $ - T20I series is a rarity, In- light in the middle order and Mitchell Santner will be the all-round * * < "Y9 dia’s early victory means during the past three match- options. Meanwhile, spinner Ish Sodhi has against India 0-3. both sides can contemplate es. There is also a school of # various permutations in thought that Kane William- ODI in Hamilton. He will be released for the ODI squad: light of the T20 World Cup son should move up top. Q" $ later in the year. From an In- Given his batting master New Zealand A in Christchurch on February Kane Williamson (capt), Hamish Ben- dian perspective, need of the class in the Hamilton T20I, 7. Coach Gary Stead said his team was aware nett, Tom Blundell, Colin de Grand- - there is potential for him to of the task at hand and looked up to his bats- homme, Martin Guptill, Kyle Jamie- tween experimentation and open the innings with Mar- men to step up. son, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tom Latham, the winning desire. tin Guptill with Colin Mun- “We’ve seen from the Twenty20 series Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Both skipper Virat Kohli ro sliding down. (India) are clearly as strong as ever,” Stead Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi (1st ODI), and coach Ravi Shastri Mitchell Santner was pro- said.“While the bowling line-up has a fresh Tim Southee, Ross Taylor. pride themselves on a win- moted on Wednesday night look, the batting is very settled and we’ll at-all-times mentality, and would depend on which spots whilst maintaining the be over Jasprit Bumrah’s to add more momentum to they have a rare chance to batsman is left out, and experience in the side too. inclusion. While he had the innings, and it remains blank out a 5-0 sweep in this whether KL Rahul will More changes are to be an off night in Hamilton, to be seen if it was a one-off ! " T20I series, thus etching out continue to keep wickets. expected in the bowling there ought to be thoughts ploy or something the Black a slice of history. While the top trio is as- department. Washington about his workload. He is Caps could consider experi- Kohli even mentioned sured of places, Shreyas Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav and part of both the ODI and menting with. for CAB blood donors the same in the post-match Iyer has been in superb Navdeep Saini are waiting presentation at Seddon Park touch and can claim to pin in the wings. All three may Teams (from): SP Bureau donors will be handed over CAB has been observing its on Wednesday night. India down a spot on his own as not get a look-in immedi- * foundation day on Febru- wouldn’t need to change well. Both Manish Pandey ately. Rest assured though, Indian limited overs vice- honour signed by the swash- ary 3, organising a blood India: Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul captain Rohit Sharma’s sig- buckling batsman. donation camp dedicated too much to retain a near and Shivam Dube need the team management is (wk), Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, full-strength playing eleven. more game time as well. sure to rotate a spinner and nature will feature in the Former Indian stalwarts to Worrell in remembrance Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Kul- * $ # Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Sin- of the incident at the Bar- There are obvious contend- Any of the top four can pacer each. Sundar is part of deep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, ers for certain spots in both be rested over the next two Kohli’s new-ball strategy on to the blood donors at the gh and VVS Laxman had bados Test, 1962, when In- Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Cricket Association of Ben- * dian skipper Nari Contractor batting and bowling depart- games. Indeed it wouldn’t the big Australian grounds, Washington Sundar. ment should experimenta- be a stretch of imagina- so he can expect a run-in gal’s 90th Foundation Day the previously. The CAB $ # New Zealand: Kane Williamson (capt), Martin here on Sunday. will also hold an exhibi- bouncer. Inspired by Wor- tion kick in. tion if one of Kohli and over the next two games. Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Kuggeleijn, Colin Mun- Sanju Samson and Rohit Sharma were alter- Saini could replace Shardul Dedicated to the memory tion match between CAB rell, who came forward to ro, Tom Bruce, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, of Sir Frank Worrell, the President’s XI and Chair- give blood, the Indian and Rishabh Pant are wait- nately rested in Wellington Thakur, especially if Sundar Tim Seifert (wk), Hamish Bennett, Ish Sodhi, Tim ing for opportunities, with and Mt. Maunganui. Such adds his batting depth to the blood donation camp is be- man Board of Trustees XI as West Indies cricketers also Southee, Blair Tickner. ing organised for the 40th part of their Foundation Day donated blood for the seri- the former expected to get a move would allow the lower order. Match starts at: 12.30pm IST. a look-in. Pant’s call-up youngsters to keep their " $ year in succession as the programme. Since 1981, the ously injured Contractor. 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