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Kashmir and International tary” to deter JeM from carry- Officials said the next 48 Border stretching from Jammu ing out suicide attacks in the hours are most crucial as to Punjab, Rajasthan and country. It was not clear Pakistan might be forced to Gujarat. All these States are whether JeM chief Maulana carry out some action in now on high alert. Masood Azhar’s brother-in- a “tit for tat” to assuage its The Army is on alert across law Maulana Yusuf Azhar, alias domestic audience, which is the LoC as it is the first line of Ustad Ghouri, was killed in the questioning the lapses in defence there. IAF attack. Pakistan defences to detect the All the airbases of the IAF Precision guided ammuni- fighter jets which penetrated are also following the drills to tion and missiles were used to deep inside the country. prevent any aerial attack. destroy the JeM’s biggest terror In the fast evolving sce- Reports indicated that many camp in Balakot in Khyber nario post Balakot attack, the high value targets like fighter Pakhtunkhwa Province (KPK) Cabinet Committee on jets were shifted to under- located at the tri-junction of Security (CCS) chaired by ground hangars to avoid detec- Pakistan Punjab and KPK. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tion by Pakistani satellites. Using air power for the first took stock of the situation and Most of these airbases are time since the 1971 war with defence preparedness to meet in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Pakistan, India conducted any challenge from Pakistan. Gujarat and Jammu & Kashmir, “intelligence-led” operation. Since India does not have sources said. Also, the IAF has In fact, the IAF was not allowed any terrorist camps, Pakistan taken all offensive measures to to cross the Line of Control can resort to airstrike only by respond in case Pakistan vio- (LoC) even at the height of the targeting military or civilian lates Indian airspace from any Kargil war in 1999. targets. This could be an open direction, they said. The punitive strikes were carried out by at least 12 airspace and deployed the same Mirage-2000 jets at 3.40 am. tactics when PAF scrambled The terror camp in Balakot is their F-16s near Balakot. located about 60km as the Also, some SU-30 MKI, the crow flies from the LoC in Uri frontline fighter jets, were in Kashmir, sources said. deployed close to the LoC to The actual bombing at the take care of any retaliatory terror camp was over in 90 sec- action by the PAF besides air onds and at least five to six borne early earning commu-   2/-$3$#$ Minister Imran Khan asked the that India has committed Mirages were in Pakistani ter- nication system aircraft hov-   )&0&-12 and some other terrorist organ- jawans. armed forces and the people of uncalled for aggression to ritory for not more than six to ered in Indian territory to feed isations. The camp is headed by In fact, JeM chief’s son akistan on Tuesday strong- his country to remain prepared which Pakistan shall respond seven minutes. The entire real time situation about he terrorist training camp JeM chief Maulana Masood Abdullah had also undergone Ply rejected India’s claim of for “all eventualities.” at the time and place of its operation including the Pakistani defences to the Tin Balakot was targeted by Azhar’s brother-in-law training in militancy at the targeting terrorist camp in the “The forum (NSC) strong- choosing,” it added. Mirages taking off from various Mirage formation, they said. India after intelligence indi- Maulana Yusuf Azhar. same camp, they said adding country and causing heavy ly rejected Indian claim of It also invited the world locations close to the LoC to At least 1,000 kg of explo- cated that scores of terrorists of However, it is not yet con- new recruits are imparted casualties even as it vowed to targeting an alleged terrorist media to see the facts on confuse the Pakistan Air sives were released by the IAF Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and firmed if he was present in the training in handling weapons. respond “at the time and place camp near Balakot and the ground and proposed a visit to Force (PAF) lasted about 20 jets to destroy the camp. other terror groups had shift- camp when the IAF targeted it, of its choosing” and raise the claim of heavy casualties. Once the site. Citing sources, Geo minutes and all the aircraft While the mother base of ed there after the Pulwama sources admitted. &$"/(+.$##'+$&#)3 issue at the United Nations and again Indian Government has TV reported that Pakistan landed back safely. Mirage-2000s is at Gwalior, attack to escape any action by Balakot is located in a hill- (+/4!$//+/($( other international forums. resorted to a self-serving, reck- will raise the issue of India’s The Pakistan Army alleged more than 1,000 km from the Indian security forces. top forest far away from civil- /$/#,*($#/&#(( At a hurriedly called spe- less and fictitious claim,” said “violation” of the LoC at the the strike was futile. “Indian Balakot, the jets selected for the Earlier, these fidayeen and ian population and military 3#($/*$$.#5+.$ cial meeting of the National a statement issued after the United Nations, the aircraft intruded from mission were shifted to some fighters were lodged in launch establishments and therefore 1$ #,* (/##,* Security Committee (NSC) NSC meeting in Islamabad. Organisation of Islamic Muzafarabad sector. Facing forward bases in Jammu & pads close to the Line of a “sitting duck target”, for the %#,,/(+.$$//+/5/+"3 hours after India’s airstrikes The country’s top civil Cooperation and other inter- timely and effective response Kashmir, Punjab and Haryana Control (LoC) to infiltrate Indian forces to avoid collat- inside Pakistan, Prime and military brass “concluded national forums. from PAF, they released pay- shortly before the designated from multiple points in eral damage for punitive load in haste while escaping time. Mid-air refuellers pro- Jammu & Kashmir through action, they said. which fell near Balakot. No vided fuel to the jets to sustain South and North of Pir Panjal At least 325 terrorists and casualties or damage,” said them for long in the air. mountain ranges. 25 to 27 trainers were at the Major General Asif Ghafoor, The Mirages also took off Elaborating upon the rea- camp when the Indian fight- Director General of Inter- from various airbases to avoid son for zeroing in on Balakot, er jets attacked and it was the Services Public Relations Pakistan intelligence network, located at the junction of biggest camp operated by the (ISPR), which is the media they said. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan-based JeM which wing of the Pakistan Army. Giving details of the strikes Pakistan’s Punjab and had claimed responsibility for Churu (Rajasthan): In his first   )&0&-12 action was specifically target- Sources said at least two and terming them as “non-mil- Balochistan, officials in the the February 14 suicide attack public address after airstrikes ed at the JeM camp. She also Mirages flew in a loop after itary” apparently since the tar- security establishment said this on a CRPF convoy in on terror camps in Pakistan, ndia on Tuesday reaches out spoke to Chinese Foreign radars picked them up in order gets were not military, Foreign camp is the main centre of JeM Pulwama that martyred 44 Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ito world powers on its Minister Wang Yi and to confuse Pakistani defences. Secretary Vijay Gokhale said on Tuesday said the country is airstrike on the Jaish-e- apprised him of the “non-mil- Two other Mirages flying at low here credible intelligence was in safe hands and that he will Mohammed’s (JeM) biggest itary, preemptive airstrikes”, level slipped through the radar received that the JeM was plan- not let the country down. terror training camp at Balakot the sources said. Sushma is net and targeted the terror ning to carry out other suicide The PM stressed that noth- in Pakistan and briefed envoy scheduled to brief the Chinese camp, sources said. attacks in India after the ing was above the nation. “Today of 12 nations about its “pre- Foreign Minister and The Mirages also used elec- Pulwama bombing. is a day to pay homage to India’s emptive measure”. Russian Foreign Minister tronic warfare to jam the bravehearts. Today, from the Top sources said External on Wednesday. enemy radars to enter Pakistani Related reports on P5, 6   )&0&-12 other terrorists by New Delhi land of Churu, I want to assure Affairs Minister Sushma Foreign Secretary Vijay in exchange for passengers’ the people of the country that Swaraj also spoke to her coun- Gokhale and other Secretaries he terror “facility at Balakot” safety after a seven-day crisis. the country is in safe hands,” he terparts in the US, China, have been briefing separately to  %#&'()*#$+, Tthat was struck by Mirage The Balakot camp of JeM said at a public rally here. 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Lashkar-e-Tayyeba.” Detailed report on P7 /,*1:/#     +$278+ Dharamlal Kaushik and other the entire nation is with our rorism from the country." sponsored terrors and retaliat- members of the House said forces which have yet again As the Question Hour ed in style after Uri surgical   he Chhattisgarh Legislative they salute the valour of the proved their supremacy." began in the assembly, Kaushik strike,’’ he said, congratulating     TAssembly on Tuesday laud- Indian soldiers. People of Chhattisgarh also said India has not only avenged the armed forces. ed the Indian armed forces for "The State Assembly hails feel proud of our brave soldiers the Pulwama terror attack, but Strike involving several    carrying out air strikes on ter- the bravery and courage of like others, he added. also fulfilled the wish of crores fighter jets of the IAF success-  ror training bases in Pakistan. Indian Air Force (IAF). The Earlier, Baghel said in a of countrymen who had been fully destroyed camps belong- Assembly Speaker entire House is with our forces," tweet, "We salute to Indian eagerly waiting for this ing to Pakistan-based terror  Charandas Mahant, Chief Mahant said. Army. We are proud of bravery moment. outfits in Balakot in Khyber    Minister Bhupesh Baghel, BJP Baghel said, "Indian forces and valour of our jawans. Now “The jawans have given Pakhtunkhwa province early Legislative Party leader are the best in the world and time has come to uproot ter- befitting reply to Pakistan- on Tuesday.     (  ( )*+ ),-.    Q((*Q , *  * *."   92 )&0&-12 New Delhi: Sending out a huge Javadekar was the first promi- Anybody with ill intention message to Pakistan, BJP presi- nent voice from the government against India will meet the he Centre on Tuesday dent Amit Shah on Tuesday said to react on the strike. “This was same fate as the Jaish terrorists”. Tbriefed all the political par- surgical strikes after Uri and now a necessary step for the securi- Union Minister Gajendra ties over the pre-dawn strike by air strikes in self-defence, both ty forces. The entire country is Shekhawat was also quick to the Indian Air Force on terror have given the message to the backing the forces now”. post his reaction. His tweet was camps deep across the Line of world that for the security of the The BJP president said more political. “This is Modi’s Control (LoC) following which country, India’s soldiers and “New India” under the prime Hindustan, it will not only the leaders cutting across party Government can go to any leadership of Narendra Modi enter your house but will strike lines congratulated the IAF on extent. “Pure desh ko sukoon “will not spare any acts of ter- at you (Ye Modi ka Hindustan its operation targeting terror- dene wala samachaar aaj subah ror, their perpetrators and hai, ghar mein ghusega bhi aur ist camp in Pakistan. hi aya hai, ye maang pure desh patrons.” Today’s strong action marega bhi). Air Force carried The Congress said that it bhar ki samvedna thi ki aisi shows the will and resolve of a out aerial strike early morning will support security forces in karyawahi honi chahiye ki New India. Our New India will today at terror camps across the their endeavour to finish ter- dobara Pulwama jaisi ghatna not spare any acts of terror and LoC and Completely destroyed rorism coming into India from karne se pehle dus baar sochna their perpetrators and patrons,” it …every drop of blood will be outside. Earlier, Congress pres- pade.(The news that provided Shah said. accounted for. This is just a ident Rahul Gandhi too had relief to the entire nation was BJP general secretary Ram beginning…. will not let the tweeted, “I salute the pilots of delivered this morning. It was Madhav also lauded both the country down (Ek ek katra the IAF.” the appeal of the entire nation political leadership as well as khoon ka hisab hoga. Yeh toh After the Government’s that a befitting reply must be the forces for the operation. ek shuruat hai, ye desh nahi briefing, Congress leader given, so that anyone should “Every Indian who had d (the) jhukne dunga),” he tweeted. Ghulam Nabi Azad said the think twice before carrying out pain n (and) anguish of d (the) Minister of State for opposition parties extended an attack such as Pulwama),” martyrdom of our forces is External Affairs VK Singh “full support” to the govern- Shah said at a public rally in greatly relieved and delighted tweeted saying that India will ment and security forces in the    !" #$% &  ' P    Ghazipur. this morning. Salute to d (the) retaliate ‘harder and stronger’ fight against terror. ! #  )  *)' Earlier, Shah congratulated Air Force for a meticulous every time it gets attacked. External Affairs Minister the Indian Air Force (IAF)’s operation. Our forces r (are) In the Maharashtra Sushma Swaraj briefed the Union Ministers Rajnath Azad while talking to clean operation,” he said. praised the security forces and team which carried out the world class anyway. It is d Assembly, Chief Minister leaders, who included CPI(M)’s Singh and Arun Jaitley, both media after the meeting said “We have appreciated the supported the Government’s airstrike across the Line of political will of our PM n Devendra Fadnavis passed an Sitaram Yechury, TMC’s Derek members of the Cabinet that political parties lauded efforts by the forces, they anti-terror operations.” In the Control (LoC). “I congratulate (and) team that made all d (the) unanimous resolution con- O’Brian, Omar Abdullah of Committee on Security like the IAF strikes to destroy ter- always have our support to end last all-party meeting also, con- and salute the bravery and val- difference,” he tweeted. gratulating the IAF for carry- National Conference and Swaraj, were also present. Swaraj ror camps in a “clean” operation terrorism. Another good thing vened in the wake of Pulwama our of our armed forces. Today’s Former Madhya Pradesh ing out the air strike on terror Bhartruhari Mahtab from BJD, also briefed the opposition lead- as there were no civilian casu- is that it was a clean operation attack, the opposition parties action further demonstrates chief minister Shivraj Singh launch pads in Pakistan. For its on the air strike carried out in ers about her telephonic con- alties. “We will support our in which no civilian died and had said they backed the gov- that India is safe and secure Chouhan hailed the air strike part, the Haryana Assembly the early hours. NCP’s Praful versation with US Secretary of security forces in their endeav- terror camps were specifically ernment calling upon to take all under the strong and decisive by the Indian armed forces on congratulated Prime Minister Patel, BSP’s Satish Mishra and State Michael Pompeo over the our to finish terrorism coming targeted,” said Azad. necessary action in the after- leadership of PM Narendra terror launch pads in Pakistan. Narendra Modi and the armed BJP ally Ramdas Athawale also Indian air strikes on JeM terror into Indian from outside. The Swaraj said, “I am happy math of the terror attack killing Modi,” Shah said on Twitter. Chouhan, said, “The drive to forces for the “surgical strike” attended the meeting. camps in Balakot. good part was that it was a very that all parties in one voice at least 40 CRPF soldiers. Union minister Prakash eliminate terrorism has begun. across the Line of Control.PNS

&,  &' P      '  &    ! &)  *)'    !" *  +    )&0&-12 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Karnataka  @  )&0&-12 the former general officer com- eaders across the party lines CM HD Kumaraswamy, manding for the 15 and the 21 Lcame forward and hailed Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal efence experts on Tuesday Corps. the Indian Air Force for strik- Nath, Congress leader Shashi Dhailed the IAF’s pre-dawn Lt Gen (retd) Ajai Singh, ing the JeM terror camp in Tharoor and RJD leader air strike on a Jaish-e- former of the Poona Pakistan. Several Opposition Tejashwi Yadav were among the Mohammed’s terror camp in Horse, an over 200-year-old leaders even took to social opposition leaders, who extend- Pakistan with some saying “the regiment, had mixed feelings media to express themselves ed support to the armed forces. message had been communi- about the air strike. over the airstrike development. Kejriwal postponed his cated strongly”, while a former “It is like a double-edged NCP chief Sharad Pawar indefinite hunger strike call in Air Chief said India needs to be sword. While the action has said any retaliation by Pakistan view of the prevailing Indo-Pak on guard as Pakistan might aroused our nation and fostered will prove that it provides shel- situation. “In view of prevailing react soon. a sense of patriotism, by this ter to terrorists. The former Indo Pak situation, I am post- The operation drew reac- strike, we have alerted Pakistan,” defence minister lauded the poning my upwas for full state- tions from various defence he told PTI. Indian Air Force for the strikes, hood of Delhi. We all stand as experts including retired officers The 84-year-old veteran adding India’s defence forces one nation today,” the Delhi in the armed forces. said, he has participated in have made citizens feel proud. CM posted on Twitter. Earlier, Former military secretary Lt 1962, 1965 and 1971 wars. It would not be proper to Kejriwal saluted the pilots of Gen (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain “The message has been sent politicise the air strikes, Pawar the IAF after it carried out the termed the operation “an appro- to them, but we have alerted said. Targeting Prime Minister strikes in Pakistan. priate response (delivered) with Pakistan, and now they will get Narendra Modi, he said the IAF West Bengal Chief Minister a sense of proportionality”. cautious,” he said, adding, “We had carried out such strikes Mamata Banerjee also hailed It was a nonmilitary, pre- need a master plan to handle the earlier also, but there was no the IAF for carrying out air emptive strike and “we have situation.” politicisation (of the same). strikes in Pakistan. “IAF also gone deep”, so no scope for Former IAF chief, Air Chief “The credit always went to means India’s Amazing denial from Pakistan side, he Marshal (retd) S Krishnaswamy the Army. Now if the credit is Fighters. Jai Hind,” Banerjee said. complimented the government being given to Prime Minister tweeted. “We have only targeted a for taking the stand, but cau- & '& '&  Modi, then credit should also Congress leader and terror camp. No civilian area or tioned there might be “reaction” be given to RSS chief Mohan Punjab Chief Minister military installation were from the Pakistani side. Bhagwat,” he said. Amarinder Singh hailed it as a touched by us. Also, our mea- “It is a natural to have a =            1   9 .  “Being a former defence great job by the Indian Air sure is such that onus of esca- reaction (from Pakistan). I’ll be          ?*+76>   7 .  minister, I was sure that those Force. “The IAF strikes have lation will now be on the surprised if Pakistan doesn’t   >      . who committed the dastardly sent the much needed signal to Pakistani side,” he told PTI. react in the next 48 hours...They       attack in Pulwama would have to Pakistan and the terrorists it’s “Besides, the international cannot resist certain temptation 1  3   *        6     *+76> )  -  >  pay for their actions soon,” Pawar harbouring — don’t think you community will continue to of a tit-for-tat,” he said. 2$6   +>    . said. He said the IAF took pre- can get away with acts like the stand by us for the same reason The former chief of air staff cautions to ensure the air strike Pulwama Attack. Bravo to the and the traction gained form also said that there is “nothing 2 = 9        2 /    =    2$6O was done in such a way that there IAF men and my full support diplomatic and other means will called absolute safety, and we  9/7 +>   8  .   .        was no international backlash. for the action,” he said. continue to have impact,” said need to be on guard”. + -     )'  *  

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Retweeting Pakistan Videos of celebrations in As per the lethality count   )&0&-12 the gathering. Pakistanis taking on each other Defence’s post, he wrote, “This Kolkata and Gujarat showing of Mirage 2000, 30 to 100 peo- During the day at a rally in using memes, Bollywood ref- one will be filed under ‘tweets people distributing sweets and ple can be killed every 30 sec- engine jet is a single-pilot system, control system and espite his public appear- Churu in Rajasthan, the Prime erences wit and humour and we wish we hadn’t put out but bursting crackers were doing onds and a conservative esti- fighter with a range of about flight navigation system with Dances throughout the day Minister again made an indi- even some serious tongue lash- can’t delete now’. Don’t worry the rounds on social media. mate here suggests about 400 1,500 km. virtual display of the functions on Tuesday, Prime Minister rect reference to the action ing. It was the Indians, howev- we all have them just not on Pakistanis mocked India’s people could have been liqui- The Dassault-manufac- to aid the pilot. Narendra Modi only made across the border by the Indian er, who fired thicker and faster. this scale perhaps.” claim that the strikes in Balakot dated in the raids including tured jet can travel at more The Indian Air Force has indirect references to the aer- Air Force. In no time, hashtags like Some tweets also took a allegedly killed around 350 two IC 814 hijack case mas- than twice the speed of sound about three squadrons of ial surgical strikes by the Indian “Today is a day to pay #surgicalstrike2, #indias- jibe at Pakistan’s rejection of terrorists. Many tweets circu- terminds, 25 terror comman- at Mach 2.2 (2,336 kmph). It is Mirage 2000 fighter jets man- Air Force (IAF) against the JeM homage to India’s bravehearts. trikespakistan, #indiastrikes- India’s claim over destroying a lated pictures of bombing ders and trainers, some of capable of flying at an altitude ufactured by HAL under in Pakistan — first at an event Today, from the land of Churu, back were topping the trending terror camp. “When America shared by Major General Asif whom are suspected to have of 59,000 ft. A commercial jet- licence from French aerospace at Rashtrapati Bhawan, then at I want to assure the people of list. Memes, videos and one- killed Osama, they claimed Ghafoor, director general of the been former Army officers liner usually flies at 35,000 to major Dassault Aviation, the his rally in Churu and later at the country that the country is liners came thick and fast. that Osama wasn’t in Pakistan. Inter-Services Public Relations besides 325 to 350 trained 40,000 feet. manufacturer of Rafale multi- an event at ISKCON here. in safe hands,” he said. One of the most popular When India killed the ter- (ISPR), the media wing of the fidayeens being readied for Interestingly, the Rafale, role fighters being procured by Early in the day, he sought The Prime Minister began tweets from India was a rorists of 26/11 attack, they Pakistan Army, captioned, hitting Indian interests. manufactured by the same India. an apology from the audience the address by asking the peo- tweaked version of a dialogue claimed that they were not “Payload of hastily escaping The Mirage 2000 are the Dassault, is now in the midst A number of equipment at the Rashtrapati Bhawan for ple to raise slogans of ‘Bharat from the Bollywood film “Uri: Pakistanis. When India took Indian aircrafts fell in open.” strategic bombers capable of of a massive controversy even and platforms of the IAF were being late as he was “busy” with Mata ki Jai’ and said he under- The Surgical Strike”. “How’s the surgical strike, They According to these tweets, delivering an array of bombs as the Mirage 2000 is garner- also used in the deep opera- “some other work”. He had stood very well the sentiment, Jaish?/Dead Sir,” several twitter claimed/claiming that noth- what the Indian Air Force and missiles including nuclear ing lavish praise from all quar- tion, first inside Pakistan after chaired a meeting of the excitement and enthusiasm of users wrote and many others ing has happened. #surgical- bombed was not a terror camp and laser-guided ones with ters. the 1971 Indo-Pak war. Cabinet Committee on the people present here. retweeted. The oft-quoted dia- strike2,” a tweet read. but simply trees. capability to hit long-range The aircraft was preferred The Mirage 2000 was first Security at his official residence Later in the day, at Delhi’s logue from the hit film is, Famous scenes from “My name is tree and I am targets with “pin-point” accu- over other options as it is commissioned into the IAF in around 10.00 am before rush- ISKCON temple, he said, “How’s the josh? High Sir.” Bollywood films also came in not a terrorist. racy. capable of conducting long- 1985, when it was christened as ing to the Rashtrapati Bhawan, “Manavta ke dushmano se A tweet by Pakistan handy for Twitterati who used #Surgicalstrike2,” a tweet read. India inducted the Mirage range engagement of targets Vajra (thunderbolt). India ini- where President Ram Nath dharti ko bachane ke liye prab- Defence posted Tuesday mid- them as memes to express Sharing the same images, a user jets about three decades back and the assessment of success tially bought 36 single-seater Kovind conferred the Gandhi hu ki shakti humare saath night -- “Sleep tight because their pride and excitement wrote, “#SurgicalStrike2 my and the fleet is undergoing up- was estimated to be 100 per Mirage 2000 and 4 twin-seater Peace Prize for 2015-2018. hamesha rehti hai. Yahi PAF is awake. over the IAF’s achievement. foot Indian’s April Fool day.” gradation and enhancements cent, sources said. Mirage 2000 after US supplied The event at the sandesh hum poori pra- #PakistanZindabad” -- also A tweet by Aam Aadmi Another post read, “Are with a budget of Rs 20,000 The Mirage also is fitted F-16 fighters manufactured by Rashtrapati Bhawan was to maanikta ke saath dusht aat- became the butt of jokes for Party’s handle shared an icon- you sure! that ..These trees are crore. The multi-role, single with the state-of-the art radar Lockheed Martin. begin at 11.00 am, but started mayon, asuro ko dene ka India’s twitterati. ic scene from “Border” where terrorist...?????? a little late. prayaas kar rahe hain.” “PAF: Sleep tight because Sunny Deol is seen giving a #Surgicalstrike2”. RAIPUR | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 27, 2019 chhattisgarh 03 IAF strike on terror camps in Pakistan hailed Whole country is proud

STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Devashish Bhakhre an aking pride in the successful employee with the Central Bank of Tstrike by the Indian Air force India in Raipur said the image of of IAF: Congress (IAF) fighter jets at terror camps India of being a country that located in Pakistan, residents in replies to violence with peace, STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR required a change. “Enough is Raipur and other parts of hhattisgarh Chief Minister enough. They (Pakistan) have Chhattisgarh came out and cele- Bhupesh Baghel and other been disturbing us without reason, C brated the action on Tuesday. leaders of the ruling Congress so at one point we will have to “This strike should have hap- have appreciated the air-strike retaliate”, he said. pened long back. However, today carried out by the Indian Air the international community is In Jagdalpur which falls in the Force at terror camps of Jaish-e- also with us so the strike has Maoist infested region of Mohammed (JeM) in Balakot at become easy. This is a good lesson Chhattisgarh, youths came out of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in for terror groups like Jaish-e- home and celebrated the strike by Pakistan in the wee hours of burning crackers and distributing Mohammad and countries who Tuesday. blood on our motherland. For Pakistan has been on regular are nurturing those rouge ele- From the point of sweets. national pride, this Chhattisgarh Chief Minister this, Indian defense forces have basis sending terrorists to India ments,” Major (Retired) N Tiwari Rakesh Mandavi a BA student Bhupesh Baghel in his tweet given a befitting reply. The three while the Indian Forces are said. operation was very much necessary. In from Kondagaon while lauding the said, “Our salute to Indian Air wings of the Indian defense ready to protect the country According to Wing past we have seen that action opined that the strike was Force. We are proud of the val- forces, land, navy and air force 24x7,” he said. Commander (veteran) GK Panda, after different terror historic. This has happened only our and gallantry of the jawans are known world-wide for its “Former Prime Minister this strike could happen because of attacks there were only due to a strong leader like of the country. Now time has power, valour and chivalry.” Indira Gandhi had taught political will of the Union govern- talks of criticism and Narendra Modi, he added. come to uproot terrorism.” “After the Pulwama attack, Pakistan a lesson by curving out ment. stern action, but this In different parts of state like Chhattisgarh Pradesh the whole country was boiling. Bangladesh due to such acts of “The IAF was tasked with a SK Mishra, Wing Commander (veteran) time it was different, Mungeli, Bilaspur, Ambikapur Congress Committee general Congress party and each worker Pakistan, which it is still contin- mission and they did it. Entering GK Panda, Devashish Bhakhre (L to R) opined SK Mishra, Dhamtari and Jagdalpur people secretary and communication of Congress stands united uing. If it continues to protect into enemy territory is a very dan- principal of the gov- celebrated the strike, while proud- department chairman Shailesh against the terrorism and action terrorists, then day is not far gerous situation. It was a risky job, coordinated and planned opera- ernment higher secondary school, ly waving the national flag and dis- Nitin Trivedi in a statement said, taken against Pakistan by the when it will have to bear major but it must have been a very well- tion,” he said. Lamgaon, Surguja. tributing sweets. “The Pak terrorists had spilled government and Indian Force. loss,” he added. 21 police ‘FRA could jeopardise It’s a moment of pride for India: BJP personnel get STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR primitive tribe groups’ hhattisgarh Bharatiya Janata out-of-turn CParty congratulated Indian Air STAFF REPORTER n data, Chhattisgarh holds eight Force (IAF) for conducting airstrikes RAIPUR promotion he recent decision of the position among all the States at the biggest terror camp of Jaish-e- and UTs in term of the pro- Mohammed (JeM) in Balakot at TSupreme Court over Forest RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh Right Act (FRA) has sparked portion of ST population to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan in police on Tuesday gave out-of- the total population (2.08 the wee hours of Tuesday. sharp debate among the right turn promotion to 21 police activists and tribal leaders in crore). The state also has a BJP national vice president and personnel for their “outstand- Chhattisgarh, who think it can Gangram Paikara and Gautam total of 42 Scheduled Tribes former CM Raman Singh in a series ing action” in the jeopardise the lives of primi- and all have been enumerated of tweets said, “IAF has taken the Naxal-hit region of tive tribe groups living in the 66.16 Lakh, constituting 31.8 in 2001 census. revenge with mighty valour for the the state. state. % of the state’s total popula- According to Alok Shukla Pulwama terror attack, which is According “Majority of the Primitive tion. of ‘Chhattisgarh Bachao appreciable. India has entered into to official Tribe Group (PTG) like Convener of ‘Nadi Ghati Andolan’ in past 10 years FRA Pakistan to conduct the air-strike to information Pahadi Korva, Birhor, Morcha’ Gautam was never implemented in avenge the killing of brave sons of the policemen Abujmadiya and others who Bandhopadhyay says FRA was true spirit in Chhattisgarh. Mother India, sending across the were promot- are among most backward introduced for correcting the The processes mentioned in message of unity, integrity and sover- ed after the tribes in Chhattisgarh have historical mistake of ignoring the Act were never duly fol- eignty of the country before the approval of not applied for lands under the rights of tribal people, but it lowed, he said. world.” Singh further states, “India the director FRA,” claims Gangram seems the same mistake is now To pre-empt large-scale with the strike has given the clear cut “The whole country was shat- destroying the terror camps. general of police Paikara, who has been work- being committed again. evictions, Congress President message to Pakistan to mend ways tered after Pulwama terror attack and Terrorism has become an untreated (DGP). ing in Surguja region for past “In reality, the FRA came Rahul Gandhi had recently and shut down its terror factory oth- was in favour of teaching a lesson to wound for world peace. Now time One sub inspector, three 20 years. later. Tribal people were living asked Chhattisgarh govern- erwise Indian army and people will terrorists. It is new India which will has come to give reply to them in the ASI, eight head constables and He further claims that on those land much earlier. So ment to file a review petition give a befitting reply to terrorism har- give a befitting reply if anyone plays same language. nine constables were among there have been cases in which actually, the act is encroaching against the Supreme Court’s boured by it.” with the pride of the country,” he said. Former minister Ajay those promoted. land claims were rejected, upon their (tribal) rights,” he order that directed the states BJP state president and Leader of BJP Scheduled Tribe Cell nation- Chandrakar, party’s national general DGP DM Awasthi and overlooking the FRA norms. said, while adding that about 7 to evict families of Adivasis the Opposition Dharamlal Kaushik al president and Rajya Sabha member secretary and Rajya Sabha member Special DG (Naxal operations) As per the 2011 census lakh people will be affected by and other forest-dwellers termed it chivalry and power of the Ramvichar Netam extended greetings Saroj Pandey and other leaders also Girdhari Nayak while congrat- data, the Scheduled Tribe (ST) this decision. whose claims over forest land IAF, which is the pride of India. to the IAF team for the strike and lauded the strike. ulating the police personnel. population of Chhattisgarh is Notably, as per the census were rejected. House passes Rs 12500-cr demands for grants of departments held by CM STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Rs 67.94 crore for the aviation Baghel on Power said, “Madwa he budgetary demand of Rs department were passed by voice Power House is producing power T12500 crore for the financial vote. at the highest rate in country. In 15 year 2019-20 related to all the Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel years, power tariff has risen five departments held by Chief said, “The government has fulfilled times from 80 paise to Rs 3.70, Minister Bhupesh Baghel was half of the promises made in the while for agriculture the hike is unanimously passed by the House Congress’s election manifesto from Re 1 to Rs 4.” on Tuesday. within two months, by beginning He announced that for fiscal As per the demands tabled the implementation from the first discipline, state government is con- before the House, general adminis- of the government’s formation. The sidering to merge the existing five tration department’s Rs 372.12 60 days of the state government power companies to two. crore and its expenses Rs 30.58 can be compared to 60 months of crore, finance department’s Central government or 15 years of To bring better transparency in expenses of Rs 8576.65 crore, dis- previous BJP-led state govern- minor mineral mining, especially trict projects related expenses of Rs ment.” “The Opposition has raised sand, CCTV will be installed and 104.80 crore, energy department’s the issue of fiscal management, but monitoring will be done through Rs 2307.1 crore, mineral resources government has waived off loan of satellite and GPS system, he said. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday took part in the ‘Sant-Samagam’ at Rajim Maghi Punni Mela at Rajim. The department’s Rs 725.55 crore, pub- farmers. On January 2019 the Air Strips at Ambikapur, Chief Minister was accompanied by his cabinet colleagues, who paid obeisance to the saints who have reached Rajim from lic relations department’s Rs 186.82 budgetary loss was Rs 18000 crore. Jagdalpur and Bilaspur will be different parts of the country. Punni Mela which started on February 19 will conclude on March 19. crore, electronics and information It will be brought to Rs 10500 crore upgraded to commence services, technology’s Rs 128.99 crore and for year 2019-20,” he pointed out. the CM said. Chhattisgarh health minister reviews Opposition stages walk out preparedness to deal with swine flu STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR cerned to immediately start taking medicines for the same are available over health insurance scheme hhattisgarh government has measures and provide treatment to in all the government medical col- Cput all chief medical and health the patients suspected to be suffer- leges, district hospitals and com- STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR treatment to the senior ed soon,” he said. officers on alert as at least seven ing from swine flu, and not delay it munity health centres,” the minister pposition staged a walk out citizens. Not satisfied with the reply, persons, including a joint director till the issuance of medical reports. said. Oin the state assembly on Replying to the opposition mainly Bharatiya of the health department, have died The minister also laid emphasis For more information about Tuesday over the alleged denial Opposition’s charges Janata Party leaders walked out of swine flu since the beginning of on mass awareness campaigns in all swine flu, common people may of treatment to smart card hold- health minister T S of the House in protest. this year. the districts to educate the people Dial toll free number 104 Arogya ers under Mukhyamantri Singhdeo said the said Former chief minister Ajit The state’s preparedness to deal about various aspects of the disease Service and get the necessary health Swasthaya Bima Yojana (MSBY) smart card is still valid Jogi sought details of dialysis with the H1N1 infection was and the treatment and check up advice. The meeting was attended and Ayushman Bharat, which and patients are avail- machines available in govern- reviewed by public health and fam- facilities being provided by the state by health secretary Niharika Barik reportedly led to several deaths ing the benefits of the ment hospitals. Singhdeo said ily welfare minister TS Singhdeo in government. Singh, health director Dr Priyanka in the state. scheme. On Ayushman that around 89 dialysis a meeting of department officials He told the department to issue Shukla, managing director of The opposition leaders led scheme, he said thought machines are available. Jogi also and experts at conference hall of the advisory in order to inform as many Chhattisgarh Medical Services by the BJP alleged that private it’s a Central govern- raised supplementary question legislative assembly on Tuesday. people as possible about symptoms, Corporation Niranjan Das, dean of hospitals had stopped providing ment’s scheme, the on availability of nephrologists In the meeting, the minister prevention and cure of the swine Pt Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial cashless treatment to the card provide annual health cover of Centre is paying just Rs and technicians to operate the gave instructions to ensure avail- flu. Health department officials said Medical College, Raipur Dr Abha holders as the state government Rs 5 lakh per family. The new 50,000 as against the coverage of machines. In reply to this, the ability of sufficient stocks of medi- awareness drive was carried out to Singh, superintendent of Dr has not released payment to the Congress government after tak- Rs 5 lakh, while the state gov- minister said, “60 machines are cines in all the hospitals. educate people on preventive meas- Bheemrao Ambedkar Memorial insurance companies and ing charge decided to replace ernments pay rest of the available at DKS Hospital, one He also instructed to make all ures and treatment for swine flu. Hospital, Raipur Dr Vivek stopped the Ayushman scheme. the scheme, saying it was full of amount. “This is the reason the has been sent to Devbhog kinds of arrangements for examina- “Check up for swine flu is being Choudhary, epidemic and project The Ayushman scheme, flaws. state is not implementing it. We Hospital due to demand. There tion of the deadly virus and ensure done at microbiology department director (AIDS) Dr RR Sahni and popularly known as Modicare, The MSBY was launched by are preparing a better “universal is a shortage and therefore 32 immediate treatment of swine flu of the government medical colleges director AIIMS Raipur Dr Nitin M was launched by PM Narendra the erstwhile BJP government in health scheme” for people of the more machines have been patients. He asked the officials con- and district hospitals. Free of cost Nagarkar and other experts. Modi in September 2018, to the state to provide free medical state , which will be implement- sought from the Centre.”   (  ( )*+ ),-.  () :

  *1$)2 $+1 stay in the sensitive border cially around the air bases. tion, army cantonment and Pathankot ammunition dump region for on-ground assess- *+   , - If reports are to be also oil depots,” said the offi- and Air Force station. ounding a high alert in the ment of the situation. believed, the locals along the cial. Besides, Patiala police has Sborder districts of Punjab, As per official statement, Indo-Pak border have wit- In all districts, the local received orders for co-ordina- Chief Minister Capt Amarinder the Chief Minister will leave for and Senior Superintendents of for the surgical strikes. “Great With the entire nation nessed the movement of civil and police administration tion with the Army. “We have Singh has decided to camp in Pathankot on Wednesday Police (SSPs) of the border job by the #IndianAirForce. hailing the Indian Air Force’s artillery division in the wee held meetings with the army received the directions to the border areas as a part of the morning, and will travel by areas have been asked to put in The #IAFStrikes have sent the non-military pre-emptive hours. However, no one has and air force officials to dis- ensure easy and unperturbed State Government’s confi- road to villages in border areas place all contingency plants to much needed signal to Pakistan strike in Balakot targeting the confirmed the development. cuss regarding the security passage to all vehicles of the dence-building measures in of the district and Amritsar, ensure the protection and safe- and the terrorists harbouring biggest terror camp of Jasih-e- In Ludhiana, Punjab measures. Army. Continuous police the wake of the Indian Air where he will stay the night. ty of the citizens,” he said —don’t think you can get away Mohammad, a high alert has police has deployed comman- A senior Government offi- patrolling has also been Force (IAF) surgical strikes The next day, he will visit adding that the meeting found with acts like the been raised alongside the dos around the Halwara Air cial maintained that Amritsar’s ensured around all military across the Line of Control the Tarn Taran region and no need for panic and decided #PulwamaAttack. Bravo to the Indo-Pak international border, Base. In addition, a round-the- Sri Guru Ram Das Jee areas with police control room (LoC) in the wee hours on spend the night at Faridkot. against any move to evacuate #IAF men and my full support including Punjab. clock patrolling is being done International Airport is (PCR) vans,” said the officer. Tuesday. Capt Amarinder will return to the residents of the border for the action,” he wrote. Apprehending retaliation by the Punjab police around already classified as hyper- Apprehending the worse, The Government is also in Chandigarh on Friday after areas. Immediately after the by Pakistan, the State Health the air base. “We have issued sensitive considering its loca- the Punjab Health Department constant touch with the Union visiting the border areas of The Chief Minister dis- deadly Pulwama attack on a Department has cancelled the special instructions to the tion. For Amritsar airport, has cancelled the leave of its all Home and Defence Ministries Ferozepur district, said his cussed all aspects of the current CRPF convoy, Capt Amarinder, leave of all doctors and para- cops not to let traffic stuck special security procedures employees including doctors to stay abreast of the volatile Media Advisor Raveen situation with the top brass of a former Army captain, had medical staff have been can- outside the air force station. are always in place, but we and para-medical staff and situation, arising from the Thukral. the police and civil adminis- made it clear that he was in celled, besides strict instruc- We have also set up special would ensure additional secu- directed them to be available strikes, undertaken by India as Thukral, who was present tration, and directed the offi- favour of strong retaliatory tions to remain alert and all nakas on all roads,” said a rity cover,” said the official. round the clock by keeping a retaliatory measure in the at the review meeting, dis- cials to monitor the situation action and that the Congress prepared for any eventuality senior police official. It has been learnt that their phones constantly on,. aftermath of the Pulwama ter- closed that the Chief Minister closely and not let down their would support any course of An alert has been sound- Around 40 Punjab police Gurdaspur Deputy They have also been ror attack. had ordered a spate of mea- guard under any circum- action decided by the Central ed on the State’s air bases at commandos have been Commissioner has also held directed to keep the emer- The Chief Minister, who sures as part of the State’s pre- stances. Government. Adampur, Halwara, Bathinda, deployed around Bhisiana air- an emergency meeting with gency medical kit ready. reviewed the situation at a paredness to deal with any The Chief Minister, who and Pathankot. Besides, the base in Bathinda. “We have to the Army, Border Security Besides, the chief pharmacist high-level meeting with the top contingency in view of the lat- spoke to Union Home Minister     8 State police force has also remain alert. And, thus, we Forces officials at Tibri has been directed to ensure brass of the police and civil est developments at the LoC. Rajnath Singh, on the situation,  swung into action deploying have intensified the security Cantonment. Heavy force has availability of all essential administration, has decided to “Deputy Commissioners earlier tweeted his full support extra force, commandos, espe- around refinery, railway sta- been deployed around medicines. 4

  *1$)2 $+1 Amid the chanting of slo- ciate the Modi Government Congress is with the BJP was needed against Pakistan. chest. What Modi says, he Pulwama district and urged what it deserves,” he said gans “'Bharat Mata ki Jai' and and defence forces for the air Government.” Surgical strike should be con- does. He has shown that ter- the Central Government to while talking to the media- s the entire country ‘Vande Mataram’ by treasury strike and showing bravery “Surgical strike was ducted again to eliminate ter- rorism cannot be tolerated... give a befitting reply to the persons about the Indian Air Ahailed the Indian Air benches, Parliamentary and valour.” required after the Pulwama rorism.” Pakistan has been taught a les- enemy for the ghastly act. Force strike on terrorist force (IAF) for the airstrikes Affairs Minister Ram Bilas The opposition also terror attack. I congratulate Following this, the 90- son, we have hit them inside Meanwhile, the Chief camps in Pakistan. carried out against Jaish-e- Sharma moved the resolution heaped praise on the Central the defence forces on behalf of member Haryana Assembly their home,” Vij said while Minister Manohar Lal while The Prime Minister Mohammad camps in praising the BJP led Central Government and the defence my party. Such surgical strike unanimously passed the res- speaking in the House. hailing the defence forces on Narendra Modi, had made it Balakot, Pakistan, the senti- Government and the armed forces. should be taken again to teach olution. “This is called 56-inch Tuesday said that it was nec- clear that the armed forces ment of jubilation and tri- forces for the “surgical strike” Former Speaker and a lesson to Pakistan,” the Earlier, the outspoken chest. This is called a lion's essary to give Pakistan which had been given a free hand to umph also echoed in Haryana across the Line of Control, Congress MLA Kuldeep Congress leader said. Haryana Minister Anil Vij chest,” Vij said while praising harboured and helped terror- take action at any place or Assembly with its legislators, which, was unanimously Sharma said, “The entire Adding to this, INLD leg- also hailed the Central the Prime Minister. ists, a befitting reply. time they felt appropriate. passing a resolution praising passed by the House. country is today praising the islator Zakir Hussain, while Government and defence Last week, the State “After today’s action by Now, that the Defence forces the Narendra Modi While congratulating the action taken. We have politi- speaking on behalf on his forces for the air strike. Assembly had also passed a our Defence forces, the peo- have taken the action, the Government and IAF on Modi Government, Ram Bilas cal differences but on the party said, “We support the “Prime Minister Narendra resolution, strongly con- ple of the country feel satis- people of the country are sat- Tuesday. Sharma said, “We must appre- issue of national security, the resolution. Such stern action Modi has shown his 56-inch demning the terrorist attack in fied that Pakistan has got isfied with it, he added. 5OPOP

 !4  and Congress—on Tuesday benches hailed the announce- senior leader Abhay Singh the debate on Budget estimates, Hooda told the Cabinet Minister *1$)2 $+1 said that the Budget estimates ment of new schemes in the Chautala said that every child he also accused the Finance that there were statistical reports, 2019-20 painted a grim picture Budget for famers and work- in the state is now born with Minister Captain Abhimanyu of economic survey document in the erming the fifth and last of State's economy with stag- ers in unorganised sector in 1 lakh debt on his head. neglecting key sectors of agricul- bags but CAG report is missing. TBudget presented by the gering debt liability and high the State. “During the INLD’s ture, education, health, rural “We know that elections are Manohar Lal Khattar revenue deficit. The State Government tenure in Haryana, the debt development, power and trans- near and you have things to hide, Government in Haryana as Both INLD and Congress also faced the opposition’s liability was 23,319 crore port in the Budget. which is why you have not fol- “jugglery of statistics” and “a legislators flayed the Budget ire for evading tabling the while in Congress’ tenure, it Lashing out at the State lowed the precedence of tabling bundle of lies”, the opposi- as “anti-people” and “anti- Comptroller and Auditor stood at 70,931. But now, the Government for reducing the CAG report before the budget tion—Indian National Lok Dal farmer”, while the treasurer General (CAG) for the year debt liability is projected at budget outlay of key sectors, debate,” Hooda told the treachery ending March 31, 2018 before over Rs 1.79 lakh crore for fis- Chautala said that 10.31 percent benches. presenting Budget estimates cal 2019-20. Also, the revenue of the total Budget is proposed for Following this, the INLD for 2019-20 in the ongoing deficit is projected at agriculture sector in 2019-20 legislators too joined in and Assembly Session of Haryana 12022.49 crore, Chautala while it was 12.22 percent in fis- showed the files provided to the Vidhan Sabha. said while alleging that the cal 2018-19. MLAs a day before. INLD legis- Criticising the Government has also failed to At one point of time, the lators Parminder Singh Dhull Government for burgeoning elaborate on how it will bring Congress legislatures pointed out and Naseem Ahmad while wav- debt liability, Leader of down the staggering debt. that the Finance Minister Captain ing the files in the House, said that Opposition and INLD's While speaking during Abhimanyu and other Ministers the CAG report was not tabled. are not present in the House dur- Finance Minister, while eye- ing discussion on the budget. ing ensuing polls had on Monday Former Minister and presented more than 1.32 lakh Congress MLA Geeta Bhukkal crore Budget for fiscal year 2019- said, “The Leader of Opposition 20 with no proposal of any fresh is speaking, but Chief Minister is taxes and populist announce- not present, the Finance Minister ments like financial and social has also gone away, other security cover to small farmers Ministers are also not there and and workers in unorganised sec- even in the officers’ gallery, most tor and rebate to artisans in officers are not present.” power bill. However, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ram Bilas 4  Sharma, who was present in the House assured the legislators that ! !2 the Finance Minister will give reply to all the queries raised by 4 A    ; the Opposition during the dis- cussion on budget estimates. he State Assembly witnessed While participating in the Theated arguments between debate on budget estimates, senior the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress legislator Raghubir Congress benches over the violent Singh Kadian targeted the gov- Jat reservation agitation in 2016 in ernment for not announcing loan the staStateTrouble began when waiver for farmers of the state. the BJP MLA Aseem Goel, “This Government claims to who opened the Budget be a pro-farmer but there is no debate in the House on mention of subsidy, loan waiver, Tuesday, targeted the implementation of Swaminathan Congress for the Jat quota stir report in the budget for the wel- telling them that they were fare of farmers of Haryana, Kadian responsible for “burning said. Haryana”. Responding to the allegations, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ram Bilas Sharma claimed that the CAG report was tabled and provided to the MLAs on Monday alongwith other bud- get related reports in a bag. Soon after, former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh   (  ( )*+ ),-.  (.

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A spoken to his Chinese counter- Army spokesman Maj Gen time), 8 Indian aircraft were The Acting Foreign vague statement about riches if it gave up its nuclear #5*#* 7 2 A sound relationship and cooper- part Wang Yi on the Pulwama Asif Ghafoor also said effectively intercepted by the Secretary categorically stated denuclearisation, analysts say weapons.  .  .   ation between the two serves the terror attack in Jammu and that Pakistan will “surprise” Pakistani Air Force jets and that Indian “aggression was a the second date must deliver “With complete      interests of both the countries Kashmir. “During the phone India with its response that will forced” to return. threat to regional peace and more in the way of tangible Denuclearization, North Korea  6>%$   and peace and stability in South call, Wang listened carefully to be in all domains including The Indian jets “random- stability and would get a befit- progress. will rapidly become an    Asia,” he said. “We hope that Pakistan foreign minister’s noti- “diplomatic, political and mili- ly released their ordinance ting response by Pakistan at a The summit itself is Economic Powerhouse,” tweet-      both India and Pakistan can fication and proposals on the tary.” “Prime Minister Imran which landed in an uninhab- time and place of its choosing.” shrouded in secrecy and there ed Trump. “Without it, just      exercise restraint and do more issues and reaffirmed his opin- Khan told the army and the peo- ited remote area,” it added. The official also con- was still no official word even more of the same.”  .  ) % to improve their bilateral rela- ion that the two sides need to ple that get ready for any even- “The Acting Foreign demned the “baseless” Indian tions,” he said. India bombed advance their cooperation in the tuality. Now it is time for India Secretary summoned the allegations against Pakistan’s and destroyed Jaish-e- counter terrorism for peace and to wait for our response. We Indian Acting High involvement in the Pulwama    Mohammed’s biggest training stability in the region,” the have decided. Wait for it,” Commissioner and strongly terror attack.  Q( , / (* camp in Pakistan early Tuesday, spokesman said. Ghafoor said.   ((, * &8 N . ' /* O     8;   O 2  .8/  ( *( 7.   . P1       &1+$) the time of the deal.  51$ The state-run IRNA news London: The British Gover- “He encouraged Pakistan   #+8//&-/ ran’s foreign minister said agency said Zarif told colleagues nment has called on India and and India to improve coopera-   3&-#58+)& Pakistan-based terror group he Taliban and ITuesday he hoped his sudden his resignation would aid in Pakistan to pursue diplomatic s- tion and find diplomatic solu- he EU on Tuesday called on JeM carried out the Pulwama TWashington’s peace envoy resignation would reinforce the “restoring the ministry to its olutions in the wake of the Pu- tions that will create greater sta- TNew Delhi and Islamabad ustralia on Tuesday urged attack in Kashmir. are close to reaching an agree- position of his fellow diplomats, legal position in foreign rela- lwama terrorist attack in J & K. bility and trust in the region,” the to exercise “maximum AIndia and Pakistan to The Australian govern- ment on US troop withdrawal hinting at a dispute with the tions.” The remark appeared to UK Foreign Secretary FCO said hours before Indian restraint” after Indian war- “exercise restraint” and engage ment is concerned about the from Afghanistan, a security apparatus and hard-lin- be aimed at other bodies with- Jeremy Hunt held telephonic fighter jets struck Jaish-e- planes attacked a militant camp in dialogue to ensure issues are relations between India and spokesman for the Islamic ers over the conduct of the in Iran’s government. Zarif was conversations with External Mohammed’s biggest camp in in Pakistan, sending tensions resolved peacefully even as it Pakistan, Payne said. insurgents said Tuesday amid country’s foreign policy. not present for a meeting with Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Pakistan in a pre-dawn attack. soaring between the nuclear- asked Islamabad to take “urgent “Australia urges both a new round of talks with the Mohammed Javad Zarif’s Syrian President Bashar Assad and Pakistan Foreign Minister. The Indian Air Force (IAF) armed arch-rivals. and meaningful” action against sides to exercise restraint, avoid United States. resignation sent shockwaves on Monday. Shah Mehmood Qureshi bombed terror camps at multi- “We remain in contact with terrorist groups including JeM any action which would Suhail Shaheen, the through Iran, where tensions are Assad was warmly received on Monday, the UK Foreign and ple locations across the Line of both countries and what we operating from its soil. endanger peace and security in spokesman, said the deal will already running high over by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Commonwealth Office (FCO) Control (LoC) on the Pakistani believe is essential is that all Australian Foreign Affairs the region and engage in dia- also include guarantees that America’s withdraw from the Ali Khamenei as well as Gen. said in a statement. “The Foreign side in a pre-dawn strike, 12 days exercise maximum restraint Minister Marise Payne’s state- logue to ensure that these Afghanistan will not be used nuclear deal he helped negoti- Qassem Soleimani, the com- Secretary highlighted the UK’s after the Pakistan-based terror and avoid further escalation of ment came hours after Indian issues are resolved peacefully,” again as a staging arena for ate with President Hassan mander of an elite unit of the concern about the enduring group Jaish-e-Mohammed tensions,” EU spokeswoman fighter jets struck Jaish-e- she said. anti-American attacks. Rouhani. Revolutionary Guard. threat to regional stability from (JeM) carried out the Pulwama Maja Kocijancic told reporters. Mohammed (JeM)’s biggest “The Australian govern- His remarks came during The Tehran stock market Later on Tuesday, and with- terrorism. attack in Kashmir. PTI India said its warplanes terror camp in Pakistan in a ment is concerned about rela- the second day of talks in the dropped 1,927 points Tuesday, out mentioning the resigna- attacked a militant camp where pre-dawn attack. tions between India and Qatari capital of Doha with US down some 1.16 percent. The tion, Rouhani praised Zarif as Pakistan-backed fighters were The Indian Air Force (IAF) Pakistan following the horrif- envoy Zalmay Khalilzad who Iranian rial, which has rapidly well as Oil Minister Bijan preparing suicide attacks on its bombed terror camps at mul- ic terrorist attack in Jammu and has been trying to negotiate a depreciated amid uncertainty Zanganeh and Central Bank cities, killing a “very large tiple locations across the Line Kashmir on 14 February, which resolution of the 17-year war in over the deal’s future, stood chief Abdolnasser Hemmati as number” of militants from the of Control (LoC) on the Australia has condemned. Afghanistan, America’s longest. around 135,600 rials to $1. It soldiers on the battlefield against Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) Pakistani side in a pre-dawn had been 32,000 to the dollar at US pressure. group. strike, 12 days after the   (  ( )*+ ),-.   (1      .% C   E7     % C  C

= ? >  :            7.  2 .  )2 5            -  :     ;<<=   %7.        .            4        -      -  :                        3*                        *  S-  >-- &!00 '/,+  $     4  P   Q  - n 1948, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the             5    United Nations, Sir Muhammad    , ,       , Zafarullah Khan, declared that on  ,                April 1, 1948 India turned off the water of the Indus river which used    6  - ,       Ito flow into Pakistan… India exercised this  4           7 control upon the waters of rivers flowing O 3#-    >$ /  through its territory…India turned off every drop of water which Pakistan had for-       4     merly received.                Surprisingly, no one in the audience   *     ,    6   - had the presence of mind to ask how can the flow of rivers be suddenly switched off            P  - like a tap in the kitchen? The Indus river  Q >S    .  P    - system issue was, thus, raised first with a Q      , ,    thunderous lie. Negotiations between India and Pakistan began thereafter but years   S         were wasted in wrangling as to where,       4      between officers of what qualifications and   P Q$          rank should be involved in the talks. The river waters issue was dramati-  >$ /S A  /  -    cally articulated again by former Prime       5     Minister of Pakistan, Huseyn Shaheed           %  Suhrawardy, in 1957. In his words, quot- ed from the Dawn by Prof Shashi K         P7 Q  % Gulhati in his book, ‘The Untiring Indian’,     3* :  , 1  ,  “Canal waters and Kashmir are the two ,    3 4      -- prongs of India’s grip on us. There is   :     nothing we can do. India is so powerful that everybody wants to be its friend, ,:5   4       B <<<    including America. If Bharat decides to sive long-range plan for the would bring water from the that, then it would try to push flowed into it from India. It        4  , S cut off water, Pakistan would be within most effective utilisation of western rivers to replace the India into seeking a solution was, thus, in a weaker position.   5  3*       . - its rights to fight for water supply but the total water resources of the water then being supplied to its through arbitration. India, It felt necessary to arouse sym- stopping of water will be greater Indus river system for the canals by the eastern rivers and however, did not wish anyone pathy for itself from the inter-        ,:       aggression than our fighting.” development of the region. India would contribute funds or a group, least of all those national community by main-  ,    6      4  The distinctive feature of irrigation Pakistan wanted the discus- for the construction of these who were not familiar with the taining a public posture of a            development in this basin, during about sions to be limited to the three link canals; and, (2) the flow of technicalities of river basin country that was at the mercy 100 years preceding the Partition, was that eastern rivers only, keeping water of the three western development, to thrust a solu- of India. From the very outset,    :        P - - a development of 26 million acres of inten- the three western rivers total- rivers would be largely for the tion upon it. it established a publicity front,  Q   7         - sive irrigation, by far the largest irrigated ly for itself; India wanted to use and benefit of Pakistan. It soon became apparent, one that followed its leaders’  4             area on any one river system in the consider the flow in all the six Six years later, when the however, that bilateral dia- populist stance of making lit- world, had been based entirely on the run- rivers. The Pakistani plan com- Indus Waters Treaty was logue with Pakistan was not tle distinction between, on the               - of-the-river with no storage at all, rightly prised largely a statement of its signed, India could irrigate making any progress and so one hand, an Indian action       4 ,  % 5 :-BC earning the compliment of being one of the irrigation requirements, which annually 70,000 acres from when the World Bank offered actually taken or planned and,      >        - proudest achievements of human endeav- added up to three times the the Indus, 400,000 acres from its good offices to assist the two on the other hand, the our. The first four years after Partition had total supply of the system. the Jhelum and 231,000 acres countries to negotiate a settle- extremes to which India, as an     4         been marked by abortive bilateral discus- On February 5, 1954, from the Chenab, over and ment, it accepted that offer. upper riparian, might go. .  $            sions between India and Pakistan, leavened General Wheeler presented above the uses as on April The key point in accepting After the Treaty had been               - with threats and recriminations. Then the World Bank’s proposal. 1960, and, according to the Bank’s offer was that it signed, some leaders felt that in major developments took place in 1952. But not necessarily from the Gulhati’s book, could would serve as a good officer signing it, India had appeased        2    A  / First, the World Bank, interested in the same source as before. It divid- impound, for specified purpos- that is a facilitator and not Pakistan by yielding too many     4  9   - economic well-being of both countries, ed the six rivers into two parts. es, 3.0 million acre feet on the assume the role of an arbiter. concessions; that the division of //  1     $;<<<    offered to serve as a mediator to help solve All the water of the three east- tributaries of the western rivers The World Bank most waters was much to the advan- the dispute. ern rivers would be for the and 0.6 MAF on the Chenab admirably stuck to this role for tage of Pakistan. In a reply in    !         A working party of engineers of India, exclusive use of India. And all main, apart from storage in many years and went through the Lok Sabha, Pandit 5       ,:  Pakistan and the World Bank was consti- the water of the three western small tanks and for flood con- very difficult times. Even when Jawaharlal Nehru asked: “How                 tuted. The World Bank team consisted of rivers (Indus, Jhelum and trol in the Jhelum main. This it seemed that negotiations were is this House now to judge the Lt General Raymond Albert Wheeler, for- Chenab) would be for Pakistan is the maximum quantity of on the verge of a breakdown, it quantum of supply or the mer Chief of the US Army Corps of except for some specific with- water India’s latest decision can urged the two sides to contin- quantum of money to be given? Engineers, Pakistan nominated drawals allowed to India. cause Pakistan to lose. ue the dialogue. After six years I confess I cannot judge it off- Mohammad Abdul Hamid and repre- The World Bank proposal Pakistan never wanted that of playing such a role, in early hand. I am distressed that a :: senting India were Ajudhiya Nath Khosla, presented in February 1954, a solution to the Indus waters 1960, the Bank began to see the matter of this importance, an Chairman of the Central Water and Power stipulated that: (1) The entire dispute should emerge through light at the end of the tunnel. issue that concerns not only the Commission, and ND Gulhati, who assist- flow of water of the three east- negotiations. It was not There was a basic differ- present but the future should @EH ed him. ern rivers would be for the inclined to view the problem as ence in the approach of be treated so lightly and casu- The working party had begun its exclusive use and benefit of a technical one. It wanted to Pakistan and India vis-à-vis ally and in such a narrow N work long before. Everyone agreed on its India after a brief transition take the issue to the keeping the issue in the public minded spirit.”         ultimate objective. In the words of General period during which Pakistan International Court of Justice eye. Pakistan was the down- (The writer is a well-known Wheeler, it was to develop a comprehen- will construct link canals that and seek adjudication. If not stream riparian state; rivers columnist and an author)                  /  * + 0        2  2 O 7.    0      2  2$6                K2  7. L  .          %2  $    .        7.        %2   7.         %  3    !S             %      % $  .  %     #  #! ,( +/5,!,($/ $  %    &#!$%'   ! /)!,($/ +/)/ ,+$+  (3+'(3/(+, ,+/,##*/ K)   3  K)..1 K-9  K/ >+ (       )  )  * + &))*+'        , S  -                      ,  / &  + /,     ,  .    ,  -          ,  country also, sporadic cases of            wildfire are being reported. The     $ * /   $  %    forest departments of respective  S          - Sir — Now that the Indian Air . 7 3  2  9  ." State Governments must be pre-   O     1 Force has given a befitting reply  2  L %M2  pared to deal with wildfires. Swift to Pakistan by carrying out air 7       action can avert greater catastro-  2 3      ,    strikes on the biggest Jaish-e-        % phes and save our forests.            Mohammad training camp at 0   >   . 7. " " TK Nandanan    3  !    4 $    - Balakot inside Pakistan, killing    2   I   Chennai   .2  $ 6  -     -             a large number of terrorists over there, all diplomatic and *     %29  "  Q              economic relations with            .       )    Pakistan must end till the           .      !      country stops assisting terror    . . %$    "  %0      % Sir — West Indies batman Chris groups.  . .    % 2   7.     Gayle must be congratulated for    .5  (         - M Kumar 9            .    %  breaking the long-standing record           New Delhi     7.    " . 7.      %2 " of Pakistani cricketer Shahid           -  -     . 2 %9   "      * O      % 2 Afridi of the highest number of                 * O      sixes in international cricket. He               2 %   2    "   % did so in West Indies’s first one-       , S       -  7.    . 1 12$#/#)## day international against England         ,   - Sir — Three orders passed by the / 3 $      2    in Barbados. He has now 477 sixes Supreme Court in 2016, 2018 across all formats, while Afridi has     .      6    and 2019 do not question the 476. Moreover, Gayle achieved        7 ) three-tiered verification process to be evicted from that parcel of     dark to check the raging fire, it this feat in his 444th match while 5            that forest rights claims under- land or some other action is to received a shot in the arm with the Afridi did so in 524 games. Gayle go as part of the 2006 Forest be taken in accordance with law.” state government sending out an is the kind of player who chips        15      - Rights Act. On January 29, 2016, Statistics from the Ministry of Sir — The major fire that broke SOS to the Indian Air Force to away his opponents’ chance to win    -         a three-judge Bench held that “if Tribal Affairs, which is the nodal at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in deploy choppers to douse the fire. the longer he stays at the crease. R S             the claim is found to be not ten- agency under the 2006 Act, Karnataka is worsening with no It is distressing that pristine One hopes that he plays interna- able by the competent authori- show that lakhs of titles were dis- signs of let-up. With butterflies in forest landscapes are being tional cricket for years to come.      (       ty, the result would be that the tributed to genuine claimants the officials’ stomachs of the for- reduced to ashes. It is true that the Muhammad Zaid              9   claimant is not entitled for the even as several lakh claims were est department, an all-out effort hot summer wave has caused Ramanagara     - -        -  grant of any patta or any other rejected across 20 States. had been made to douse the fire verdant vegetation to go dry. This right under the Act, but such a MD Hasibur Rahman but to no avail. Even as the may have accelerated due to the   & +       5     claimant is also either required Karnataka department was grappling in the spread of fire. Elsewhere in the $$/($+3+,/B5)#7&+)   (  ( )*+ ),-.  (2     ! , /#* 1 *  /* ,       1    1   P 2  0 79  *,**       4!   1     9!!  0     !        7   1 0 7 #    .      L P   0 L1    !       %2O   .    240 1 !!A  ? 34 0&'* BC+ * S -     :  BD        @                  4        $,         1    -           E    #! 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Consider selling it to Always keep buffer money: Once reliable, quick-paying clients initially,       ,               but because it gives one an early goal to strive for generate quick cash. Idle, obsolete and the break-even point is found, one must even if it means smaller clients and slim- and a ready-made target for projecting future cash non-working equipment takes up space ensure that the business has enough cash mer profits margins. Small business (         - flow. Negative cash flow and negative profits make and ties up capital, which can be used to fund working capital needs. It’s owners should learn one principle early              for a grim combination. Focus your efforts on man- more productively. Equipment that has advised to keep three months worth of in the life: Cash is king. Building and -  #     7  aging cash flow with an eye towards reaching that been owned for a longer period will usu- outgoings in the bank for a rainy day. keeping an adequate stockpile of cash          moment when you realise your first profits. ally have a book value equal to its salvage That may be a thing of the past but if provides maximum opportunity and           Since cash flows are very important for the value or less. So, a sale might result in a that’s the case, make sure you have a flexibility to any business while enabling        +   smooth running of any business, one should always taxable gain. Excess inventory can quick- buffer of some sort, either personal funds its owners to sleep soundly at night.          focus on improving and managing cash flow and ly become obsolete and worthless as cus- available or an overdraft or revolving Without cash, profits are meaning-       7     - develop strategies to manage problems: tomer requirements change and new credit facility. less. Many profitable businesses on          Short-term financing: This type of business materials are introduced. Consider sell- Implement better systems to man- paper have ended up in bankruptcy ,           ,     financing such as a line of credit can be used to make ing any inventory, which is unlikely to be age cash flow: Many businessmen pro- because the amount of cash coming in emergency purchases or to bridge the gap between used over the next 12 months, unless the crastinate to invoice customers. Some do doesn’t compare with the amount of cash              - payables and receivables. Many banks issue busi- costs to retain it are minimal and the pro- not invoice as soon as they deliver the going out. Firms that don’t exercise good   (         ness credit cards that can be used to pay vendors. ceeds from a sale would be negligible. product or services or do it just at the cash management may not be able to           - Long-term financing: Large asset purchases Delay your payables: This may month end. Many do not even know how make the investments needed to com-            -   - such as equipment and real estate should usually sound obvious but is often neglected. much is owed to them by their customers pete, or they may have to pay more to          be financed with long-term loans rather than with Unless there’s a worthwhile incentive to or how much they owe to suppliers. borrow money to function.     working capital. This allows a business to spread pay early, figure out how late you can pay If you are one of them, it’s time to (The writer is Assistant Professor,           payments over the average life of the asset. your vendors without risking late fees or start implementing an efficient process Amity University) <                      !/, '* 3                      

Home Ministry. The Chief Minister schools and universities. Kejriwal is not the only one wants them under his Government’s Though Delhi is going for polls fighting the Centre as Puducherry control but the Centre will never part in 2020, Kejriwal’s compulsion is to Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, with these powers as there are sever- raise the issue now because of the too, has been locked in a turf war al hiccups — financial and political. parliamentary polls. AAP has per- with Lt Governor Kiran Bedi over Like West Bengal Chief Minister formed well on sectors like health, the latter’s negative attitude towards Mamata Banerjee, Kejriwal is best at education, water, electricity and various proposals of his govern- /57#&$2) 1& confrontational politics. There has unauthorised colonies and is quite ment. He had been sitting in dhar- been a constant tussle between him sure of support from the lower na since February 13, outside the Raj +83/560$+ 407 &*-, and the Centre ever since the Aam middle class and poorer sections but Bhavan, demanding that the Lt 2    . Aadmi Party (AAP) Government Kejriwal is not sure about prospects Governor approve his cabinet’s pro-  "    elhi Chief Minister Arvind came to power in 2015. Earlier in his in the Lok Sabha poll. What better posals. Kejriwal is back with his old first term, he went on dharna and even way than sit in dharna on behalf of Kejriwal should realise that con-   " " % Dgame of street-level confronta- held Cabinet meetings near the Rail the people. This way, he can impress frontational politics will not get   . tion with the Union Government as Bhavan on the pavement. on the people that he is the only one him anywhere. The country is tense  2  a part of his political strategy. This Last week, Kejriwal declared in the Kejriwal is also prodding the people the Lieutenant-Governor has no who is taking care of their interests. after the Pulwama terror attack and 7. %  time, his indefinite fast — that was Assembly: “From March 1, I will begin of Delhi to come to the streets to par- “independent decision-making Second, Kejriwal may also need a he has chosen a wrong time to press supposed to start from March 1, but a hunger strike. I am going to fast till ticipate in the agitation for statehood. power” and must act on the “aid and face-saving formula at some point of for his demands. What happens if a      has been postponed — is to get full we get statehood. I am ready to face The immediate provocation for advice” of the elected Government. time later if he continues with the fast. limited war with Pakistan starts    statehood for Delhi. Can he achieve death.” The demand was one of the this decision was the Supreme Court’s Kejriwal is not happy with these He knows he can expect Banerjee and before that? What is important is    % this objective? It looks difficult because promises made by AAP in the run-up verdict last week, which held that the judicial pronouncements. Therefore, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister governance and this is where he is 7.     no party at the Centre wants to give to the 2015 Assembly polls. “Ab aar Centre and not the Delhi Government he is building up this issue as a part Chandrababu Naidu, with whom he weak though he puts the blame on     full statehood to Delhi. ya paar ki ladai hai (this is going to be had the power to order investigations of his campaign for the upcoming Lok is on excellent terms, to come to Delhi the Centre for his failures. Pressing In the last two decades, both the a decisive battle),” the Chief Minister against corrupt officers in the capital. Sabha poll and also to divert public’s and persuade him to end the indefi- for Delhi’s statehood is something    BJP and the Congress have promised said, announcing his decision. Prior to The court also left the decision to a attention from his Government’s fail- nite fast. Are they not together in the that cannot happen in a day. Kejriwal    statehood to the capital city but when that, Kejriwal had declared in public higher Bench as to who should con- ures. He claimed that statehood would proposed mahagathbandhan? He has should realise the difficulties on the     they came to power at the Centre, the meetings that if the AAP got seven out trol the officers. Prior to that, in July provide two lakh jobs in the Delhi come much closer to them and this is road to it. As a Chief Minister, his  %#   . issue took a backseat. Delhi being a of seven seats in the Delhi Lok Sabha last year, a five-judge Constitution Government, pucca houses for every a part of taking on the Centre. They mantra should be governance first.      % special State, its land and law and order battle, his party would ensure that Bench ruled that Delhi cannot be Delhiite, regularisation of contractu- are all equally interested in embarrass- (The writer is a senior political com- come under the purview of the Union Delhi got statehood within two years. accorded the status of a State but said al Government employees and new ing the Modi Government. mentator and syndicated columnist)       (  ( )*+ ),-.  (4

,'   , - 56( >?@ E ! 1  =$338 ist outfit inside Pakistani terri-     95-9$$ Trinamool Congress and also a tory i could relate the things". State Minister said, “such an ostilities between India and Another resident of Poonch ours after Indian fighter action was long overdue,” HPakistan peaked on city Advoctae Sanjay Raina said, Hjets pounded Jaish-e- adding the Narendra Modi Tuesday along the Line of "We are used to border skir- Mohammed terror-training Government should have been Control in Jammu & Kashmir, mishes in the area but the camps at Balakot deep inside more alert so as to avoid the following fresh exchange of fir- sound i heard early Tuesday Pakistani territory decimating attack on a convoy of Central ing at different locations, in morning was different. I could one of the biggest terror bases forces at Pulwama in Kashmir Rajouri and Poonch sectors not sleep properly as jets kept in that country and killing killing 41 personnel on shortly after fighter jets flattened hovering over the Poonch skies several hundred terrorists February 14. 'terror factories' deep inside for longer duration. It was very including some of their top “One hopes Pakistan will Pakistan in punitive strikes. unusual.We are used to move- commanders, Bengal Chief retrace its steps in future before The jawans of the Indian Army, ment of helicopters in the area Minister Mamata Banerjee on India’s Amazing Fighters. aiding such terror strikes in already in a state of high alert, but haven't seen fighter jets in Tuesday came out in open “IAF means India’s India,” the leader said echoing maintained tight vigil to prevent our area in the recent times." praise for the “amazing fight- Amazing Fighters. Jai Hind,” however the Chief Minister’s any strike by the Border action Despite mounting tension ers” even as her party leaders Banerjee tweeted in the wake of earlier statement that there team of the Pakistan army in the in the area cross LoC trade went such actions were long overdue. the pre-dawn strike at Balakot was no need to drum up a war- forward areas. on smoothly via Chakan-Da- Conferring a new appella- where terrorists from JeM, chorus. “War-mongering and After the Pulwama terror ,  && &  & 2  "2 *3 Bagh crossing point along the tion on the Indian Air Force Lashkar-e-Toiba and Hizbul reacting to a situation are two strike security of all the vital )  * Poonch-Rawlakot trade route. pilots for their exceptional Mujahideen were being trained different things,” the leader defence installations in the According to official bravery in penetrating deep since 2000. said. region was beefed up and high International border across 1.20 a.m and 2.30 a.m in Gulpur skies. sources, "35 truck loads of food into the neighbouring country About a dozen fighter The Chief Minister had alert was sounded to prevent Jammu frontier remained and Deegwar sectors. Initially, these border resi- items including Tomato, fresh to eliminate a highly potent ter- Mirage 2000 fighter jets pound- earlier attacked the Modi any strike by heavily armed ter- peaceful even as local residents Lt-Col Anand said, dents could not make out what fruit were dispatched to ror training facility of the JeM ed terror targets deep inside Government for “playing with rorists in the region. were directed to stay alert and fresh firing sparked off tensions was going on in the forward area Pakistan and 15 truck loads funded and run by the Pakistan in the small hours of the blood of martyrs of According to ground exercise caution in the wake of in the region Tuesday evening but at day break they realised were received at the Trade facil- Pakistani armed forces, Tuesday. Pulwama” why the CRPF reports, Pakistan army violated prevailing security situation. as Pakistan army shelled Indian fighter jets were return- itation centre in Poonch". Banerjee wrote on the Twitter Reacting to the Tuesday’s jawans were not sent by air in ceasefire agreement at five dif- Defence PRO, Lt-Col mortars targeting forward ing after carrying out the suc- Deputy Commissioner, IAF was another name of “pre-emptive strike” a senior view of intelligence reports. ferent locations in the last 24 Devendra Anand, in Jammu Indian posts. cessful operation. Poonch Rahul Yadav said, " we hours in twin border districts. said, "Pakistan army initiated "At about 5.30 p.m Pakistan Waqar Younis, a resident of are monitoring the situation on Five Army soldiers were 'unprovoked' firing in Baba initiated unprovoked ceasefire Shahpur village in Poonch said, ground zero on hourly basis. He *  injured and two houses dam- Khori and Sunderbani areas of violation by heavy shelling with "i woke up around 3.30 a.m after said, as of now no specific advi- && &  aged as Pakistani army resort- Rajouri early Tuesday morning". mortars and firing of small listening to loud sounds of sory has been issued to the bor-  ed to heavy mortar shelling on He said the firing continued arms along LoC in Akhnoor, fighter jets" . der residents to relocate to safer 55 forward areas in Jammu, for over two hours between 5 to Nowshera and Krishna Ghati "I had no idea what was places in the wake of escalating  Rajouri and Poonch districts on 7.30 a.m in the forward areas. Sectors". He said, Indian army going on in the area. I felt little tensions between India and  Tuesday, officials said, hours Indian army retaliated strong- retaliated strongly and effec- scared as we are not used to lis- Pakistan". Rahul Yadav said, "we ! 1  =$338 less ones just to satisfy collective after IAF jets struck a JeM ter- ly and effectively, he added. tively. Earlier in the morning, tening to such 'bizarre' sounds". follow standard drill in the egos and misplaced sense of  &  ror camp across the LoC. In Poonch, similar inci- large number of border resi- He said, "in the morning event of escalating tensions ours after Indian fighter jets pride & patriotism", Mehbooba Situation along the dent of firing reported between dents, living in the direct line of when i came to know Indian Air during cross border firing. He Hbombarded Jaish-e- tweeted. New Delhi: Jubilant people fire in frontier Poonch district, Force jets had launched an said, "we have already identified Mohammad-run terror camps In another tweet Mehbooba came out on streets and march- woke up to 'bizarre' sounds of operation to target terror camps several places to accommodate in Balakot area of Pakistan, went on to claim that Pulwama es were held on Tuesday as the fighter jets hovering over the of Jaish-e- Mohammad terror- border residents". PDP Chief and former State attack has undoubtedly vitiated news of the IAF's strike on a JeM Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti the nation’s atmosphere. terror camp in Pakistan was went berserk while reacting to "Pulwama attacks has undoubt- welcomed across the country, the news break on her twitter edly vitiated the nation’s atmos- with political leaders as well as timeline. phere.People are baying for general public lauding the "Todays IAF strikes were fol- blood & want revenge. But lets armed forces for the action lowed by mass war hysteria on not forget violence begets vio- which came in the aftermath of twitter & news channels. Most lence. Having said that in which the dastardly Pulwama attack. of these people are ignorant who part of the world does advocat- The sentiment echoed in     383#$2 ful strike on the terror camps have suspended the use of com- ing peace and not wanting State Assemblies with the legis- operating from the Pakistani mon sense. But its disconcerting senseless violence make one a latures in Haryana, Maharashtra aharashtra’s political lead- soil, the Indian armed forces that educated privileged people traitor"? and Chhattisgarh passing reso- Mers, organisations and have displayed their might. are cheering on at the prospect Another mainstream lutions prasing the IAF action. Bollywood celebrities on The retaliation that was on the of a war. This is true jahaalat", Kashmiri politician Omar In Jammu & Kashmir, Tuesday joined the nation in mind of each and every Indian Mehbooba wrote inviting sharp Abdullah initially raised ques- youths came out on the streets applauding the strikes by the since the Pulwama terror attack reactions from her followers. tion marks over the IAF strikes to celebrate in Kathua, Samba, Indian Air Force against biggest has happened”. Stating that PM She maintained she will but as the day progressed he Poonch, Rajouri and training camp of Jaish-e- Modi had kept his word that the continue to bat for peace than analysed it in perspective. Udhampur. Mohammad" in Balakot across sacrifices of the jawans killed in sacrifice countless lives to satis- "If this is Balakote in KPK it’s "I feel this action will give the Line of Control (LoC) in the Pulwama attack would not fy collective egos and misplaced a major incursion & a significant peace to the martyred soldiers... Muzafarabad in retaliation for go in vain, Fadnavis congratu- sense of pride and patriotism. strike by IAF planes. However if I salute the Indian armed the Pulwama terror attack. lated the IAF for its strikes on "If my aversion to unneces- it’s Balakote in Poonch sector, forces," said Kalavathi, whose Welcoming the IAF’s terror camps in Balakot. “I am sary retaliation & subsequent along the LoC it’s a largely sym- husband H Guru from strikes on terror camps in proud of Indian armed forces. war makes gullible people ques- bolic strike because at this time Karnataka was among the 40 Pakistan, Maharashtra Chief They have proved that the sac- tion my nationalism then so be of the year forward launch pads CRPF jawans who died in the Minister Devendra Fadnavis rifices made by the jawans in it. I would rather bat for peace & militant camps are empty & February 14 terror attack in said: “By launching a success- Pulwama will not go waste”. & save lives than sacrifice count- non-functional" Omar tweeted. Jammu & Kashmir. PTI  / 2,*    

  ble but we are satisfied with and for all." Slain CRPF jawan H With tears in her eyes, =$278+C*1$)2 $+1C#&) $-8 what has been done," said Hailing from Sundarwali Guru's native village Gudigere Guru's wife Kalavathi told +8 Mahesh Gurjar, a cousin of of Bharatpur district, Jeet Ram in Mandya district, about 100 reporters: "I salute the Indian slain CRPF soldier Narayan Lal has two young daughters. km from here, too burst into armed forces. I am happy with amily members of the Gurjar. In Shahpura town of Jaipur jubilation on hearing about the this action. I feel that this FCRPF personnel, who lost Narayan Lal, a native of district, people burst crackers Indian Air Force's early morn- action will give peace to the their lives in Pulwama attack, Binol village of Rajsamand at the cremation site of CRPF ing attack on the JeM terror martyred soldiers. I am proud on Tuesday said they have district, is survived by wife and soldier Rohitash Lamba, who camp. of my Indian armed forces." found some solace in the two minor children. He was was bid a tearful adieu by Villagers took out a march Darshan Singh, father of airstrike against Jaish-e- among the five victims from thousands of mourners less and a tricolour was unfurled CRPF jawan Kulwinder Singh Mohammed terrorists but Rajasthan who lost their lives than two weeks back. atop his house as a mark of of Rupnagar district in Punjab, pressed for efforts to wipe out in the February 14 attack by "There is satisfaction respect. "We have been insist- said the IAF action "gave solace the menace of terrorism "once Jaish-e-Mohammed. among the people of the coun- ing on peace but peace is not to the family". and for all". Vikram, younger brother try. Government's decision is a solution anymore. They have He, however, said had this "We were expecting a of another victim Jeet Ram, appreciable as the action was to be completely destroyed. My action been taken before the strong response to Pakistan said, "A step has been taken but within 13 days of the terror son will rest in peace only if Pulwama attack, the lives of 40 from India and this has been we want that the menace of ter- attack," said Jitendra Lamba, they are wiped out entirely," CRPF jawans would have been done now. Our loss is irrepara- rorism should be ended once younger brother of Rohitash. said Guru's father Honnaiah. saved. PTI   (  ( )*+ ),-.  (7

!,/# & ,# /, : 2    ,  New Delhi: The Supreme Muslim litigants were spar- through the translations of the Mahasabha have "not con- court should fix a time frame matter," Kumar said. Court on Tuesday asked the ring over the veracity of docu- oral and documentary evi- curred" with it. for mediation as the dispute Dhavan referred to the contending parties in the polit- ments related to the case which dence could be effectively "Do you seriously think was a "knotty issue". mediation held between 1991- ically sensitive Ram were trans- utilised to try that the entire dispute for so "We will also have to fix the 93 and said, "In the larger    Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid lated by 3/+&3  and resolve many years is for property? We time frame after talking to the interest, this court is saying do land dispute in Ayodhya to the Uttar the issues in can only decide property rights mediator," the bench said. it (mediation) again. From our New Delhi: The Supreme lawyer Dheeraj Singh. seriously consider mediation Pradesh Government and filed the manner indicated above," but we are considering the Senior advocate C S side, we are agreeable". Court on Tuesday agreed to Besides two review peti- for a permanent solution even with the apex court registry. the bench said. possibility of healing relations," Vaidyanathan, appearing for At the outset, the apex hear in open court the petitions tions, the top court is also if there is "one per cent chance" "We are considering it "We have suggested to the it said. Ram Lalla Virajman, said they court said it can proceed with seeking review of its December seized of some applications of success. (mediation) very seriously. You parties that during the inter- "Keeping in mind that the did not agree for "another the hearing if there is consen- verdict that dismissed pleas including the one filed by Observing it was looking at all (parties) have used the word regnum a court appointed and mediation suggested by the round of mediation" as such sus among the parties with challenging the deal between Sinha, Shourie and Bhushan the possibility of "healing rela- that this matter is not adver- court monitored mediation court is in terms of the mandate attempts have failed in the regard to the veracity of the India and France for procure- seeking perjury prosecution tions" between the parties, a sarial. We would like to give a with utmost confidentiality under section 89 of the CPC past. translated documents. The ment of 36 Rafale fighter jets. of government officials for five-judge constitution bench chance to mediation even if could be initiated to bring a and in an appropriate case it "In the earlier mediation, it bench referred to a report filed A bench of Chief Justice allegedly misleading the court headed by Chief Justice Ranjan there is one per cent chance," permanent solution to the will always be open for the was accepted that Lord Rama by the secretary general of the Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K on the issue of pricing and pro- Gogoi also said it would pass an said the bench, also comprising issues raised in the cases," it court to invoke its power, we was born in Ayodhya but not at apex court on the status of doc- Kaul and K M Joseph, in its curement process. order on March 6 on whether Justices D Y Chandrachud, observed. deem it proper to observe that this (disputed) site. Mediation uments pertaining to the case chamber hearing, allowed the A day after the December to refer the dispute to a court- Ashok Bhushan and S A The bench noted in its the mediation suggested is only has been tried not once but sev- which said that "the record prayer of former Union minis- verdict, the Centre had moved appointed mediator. Nazeer. order that lawyers representing to effectively utilize the time of eral times," he said.Senior advo- consists of 38,147 pages of ters Yashwant Sinha and Arun the apex court seeking correc- The suggestion for anoth- "We would like to know the legal heirs of original liti- eight weeks that would be cate Ranjit Kumar, appearing which 12,814 pages are in Hindi, Shourie as also activist lawyer tion in the judgement where a er round of mediation, howev- your (both parties) views on it. gants M Siddiq and Mohd taken to make the cases ready for one of the parties, said 18,607 pages are in English, 501 Prashant Bhushan that the reference was made about the er, drew a mixed response We do not want any third Hashim and Nirmohi Akhara for hearing," the bench said in things have not worked during pages are in Urdu, 97 pages are review pleas be heard in open Comptroller and Auditor from the parties to the decades- party to make a comment to are "in broad agreement" with its written order. earlier round of mediation and in Gurmukhi, 21 pages are in court. General (CAG) report and old dispute. jeopardise the entire process." the suggestion of the court Senior advocate Rajeev "everybody wants that the mat- Sanskrit, 86 pages are in other "The prayer for open Court Parliament's Public Accounts The proposal was mooted "This, we have done keep- about mediation while counsel Dhavan, appearing for M ter should be decided by the language scripts, 14 pages con- hearing is allowed", said the Committee (PAC), saying "mis- by one of the judges, Justice S ing in mind that the period of appearing for Sri Ram Lalla Siddiq, said they were agreeable Supreme Court". tain images and 1,729 pages are bench which also considered interpretation" of its note has A Bobde, during the hearing eight weeks that we have Virajman, Mahant Suresh Das to the "very important sugges- "Mediation is not possible in combination of more than the review petition filed by "resulted in a controversy in the when both the Hindu and the allowed to the parties to go and Akhil Bharat Hindu tion" of mediation but said the so this court should decide the one language script". PTI AAP MP Sanjay Singh through public domain". PTI 3 &   & 48? , * P#     ') 4     New Delhi: The Supreme Investigation Department was Islamabad: Residents in the    said. Court on Tuesday transferred probing Kalburgi's killing and   )&0&-12 projects in 20 cities worth jects in the world. quake-prone Balakot town in In a pinpointed and swift the probe into the killing of the SIT was investigating the 1,135 crore have been com- "This is only the beginning. Pakistan’s Khyber-  8 air strike that lasted less than rationalist M M Kalburgi to the murder of Lankesh in he Ministry of Housing pleted, work orders amounting As we become a $10-trillion Pakhtunkhwa province on "  two minutes, India pounded SIT investigating the murder September 2017 in Bengaluru. Tand Urban Affairs (HUA) to 9,382 crore have been economy by 2030, we are not Tuesday said they were woken O$P Jaish-e-Mohammed’s biggest case of journalist-activist Gauri During the hearing, the has spent has spent six times issued in 49 cities and tender- going to stop at 100 cities, we by “loud explosions” and training camp in Pakistan early Lankesh after Karnataka top court said the SIT probe the money used for urban ing worth 4,239 crore is cannot. These 100 cities will thought a fresh tremor must  Tuesday, killing up to 350 ter- Government said there were into Kalburgi's killing will be rejuvenation in the 10-year under progress in 29 cities. become the template that this have hit the region when O $ P8 rorists and trainers who were common links in the two cases. monitored by the Dharwad UPA rule and asserted that it is Impactful projects in 18 cities is how you do it," Puri said. Indian Air Force jets pounded moved there for their protec- Kalburgi, a former vice- bench of the Karnataka High not going to stop at just 100 worth 232 crore have been On the Swachh Bharat a large terror training camp. %"    tion after the Pulwama terror chancellor of Hampi University Court. smart cities. As many as 15 completed, work orders mission, Puri said the Balakot town in Pakistan’s     attack in Jammu & Kashmir and well-known epigraphist, A bench of justices R F smart command and control amounting to 4,610 crore Government achieved the tar- north-western Khyber that killed 40 CRPF soldiers. was shot dead at his residence Nariman and Vineet Saran centres (SCCC) worth 2,771 have been issued in 37 cities get of constructing five lakh Pakhtunkhwa province was "$   The pre-dawn operation, in Kalyan Nagar in Dharwad, said if killings of Kalburgi, crores in 15 smart cities have and tendering worth 3291 community and public toilets destroyed during the 2005    described as “non-military” Karnataka, on August 30, 2015. Lankesh and social activist been completed and work crore is under progress in 20 well before the October 2, Kashmir earthquake and was and “preemptive”, struck a five- Born in 1938, he was a Govind Pansare and rational- orders for setting up 31 inte- cities," the HUA Ministry said. 2019 deadline. rebuilt with assistance from star resort style camp on a hill- Sahitya Akademi award-win- ist Narendra Dabholkar are grated command and control Earlier, addressing the The Minister added that Saudi Arabia. family were woken at about top forest. ning writer of old Kannada lit- linked, it should be probed by centre have been issued. In 18 "Second National Apex the goal of constructing 67 lakh Residents in the moun- 03:00 by “a huge explosion”. Pakistan Army spokesman erature. one agency and monitored by cities, it is under tendering Conference of CEOs of Smart individual household toilets tainous area town told BBC He said they thought an Major General Asif Ghafoor, The state Crime one High Court. PTI process. Due to this, crime rate Cities", the Union HUA min- would be accomplished by next Urdu they were woken by loud earth quake must have hit the however, said the strikes caused has been decreased in these ister Hardeep Singh Puri said month. explosions. region. no casualties. He tweeted that smart cities. the amount spent on urban "We were told one crore Residents in several towns “Then we heard jets flying Pakistani jets were scrambled According to HUA, smart rejuvenation in the 10-year additional dwelling units were near Balakot reported hearing over. We went to the place in and forced the Indian fighter roads in 21 cities worth 795 UPA rule, from 2004 to 2014... needed to be built under the explosions early on Tuesday. the morning. There was a planes to make a “hasty with- crore have been completed, It's around 1.5 lakh crore. The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Mohammad Adil, a farmer huge crater and four or five drawal”, dropping their payload work orders amounting to money spent between June by 2022. As of February 2019, in Jaba village, said he and his houses were destroyed,” he in an open area. PTI 7,626 crore have been issued 2015 and February 2019 is six we have sanctioned 79 per in 54 cities and tendering times that amount. It's around cent of them," Puri said. worth 5,942 crore is under 8.6 lakh crore. He also stressed the need progress in 40 cities under Puri said that the rapid rate for people to make behaviour- smart city mission (SCM). As of progress of the mission is an al changes, saying smart cities per latest data, smart waste answer to the "cynics and need smart citizens. water projects in four cities naysayers who doubted what "Smart cities at the end of worth 326 crore have been we are doing". "Till September the day need smart people and completed, work orders 2017, projects worth 21,500 smartness in terms of people amounting to 5,342 crore crore were tendered. The value depends on behavioral have been issued in 41 cities of the projects tendered since changes," he said while express- and tendering worth 3,860 then is 1.22 lakh crore," he ing disappointment over com- crore is under progress in 23 said and claimed that India's muters not using a helmet in cities. Smart City Mission is one of smart cities like Surat and "Similarly, smart water the fastest implemented pro- Rajkot.   (  ( )*+ ),-. $  ;(

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Lakshmi Mittal stands at fifth decided to conduct purchase The Hurun Global Rich position, followed by Kotak of certain Government secu- List 2019 is topped by Amazon Mahindra’s Uday Kotak ($11 rities under open market chief Jeff Bezos for the second billion), Gautam Adani ($9.9 operations (OMOs) for an year in a row, while the senior billion) and Sun Pharma’s Dilip aggregate amount of 12,500 Ambani is placed 10th with a Shanghvi ($9.5 billion). crore on February 28 network of 3.83 lakh crore, Cyrus Pallonji Mistry and through multi-security auc- thanks to a rally in RIL shares, Shapoorji Pallonji Mistry, both tion using the multiple price which had topped the 8-lakh- with wealth of $9.5 billion method. crore-mark last month. each come in the ninth and the The decision on OMO is Ambani owns almost 52 per- 10th position, respectively, based on an assessment of cent in Reliance. thanks to their 18.4 percent prevailing liquidity condi- Anil Ambani, held in con- holding in the country’s largest tions and also of the durable   )&0&-12 lakh crore in 2018-19, from cal. tempt of court by the Supreme conglomerate Tata group. liquidity needs going for-  !  /8' / 3.53 per cent in the previous According to RE, the Court last week for not paying up According to the list, Smita ward, it added. 3* 8    & , P9 iscal deficit touched 121.5 financial year. Government expects to mop Ericsson 540 crore, has lost over Crishna, a third- generation “There is an overall       : 9 . Fper cent of the full-year However, in the Interim up 17.29 lakh crore revenue $5 billion, from $7 billion seven heir of the Godrej family, tops aggregate ceiling of 125 bil- # 5.#6 &  & ; revised target of 6.34 lakh Budget 2019-20, the fiscal during the current fiscal, from years ago to $1.9 billion this year, the female billionaire list with a lion for all the securities in <=,% /  % ,  /%  crore at the end of January on deficit was revised upwards 17.25 lakh crore budgeted even though both the brothers networth of $6.1 billion, while the basket put together.  % %   account of lower revenue col- marginally to 3.4 per cent of originally. got off with more or less same Kiran Mazumdar Shaw of There is no security-wise lections, Government data GDP or over 6.34 lakh crore, Tax revenue was 68.7 per amount of inherited wealth. Biocon is the richest self-made notified amount,” RBI said. showed on Tuesday. on account of additional out- cent of RE, compared with “Having started off similarly female entrepreneur ranked 671 It further said the eligi- The fiscal deficit, or the gap lay of 20,000 crore for fund- 76.5 per cent in the compara- after the break-up of the fami- with a wealth of $3.5 billion. ble participants should sub- between the Government’s ing income scheme for small ble period of the previous ly wealth, Mukesh added $30 “Since 2012, this is for that mit their offers in electron- expenditure and revenue, stood farmers. year. billion to his wealth in the past first time that India has slipped ic format on the RBI Core at 7.70 lakh crore during According to the data According to the CGA seven years, while Anil has lost to the fifth rank in the Hurun Banking Solution (E-Kuber) April-January of the current released by the Controller data, the total expenditure of over $5 billion during the same Global Rich List. An under- system between before noon financial year ending March. General of Accounts (CGA), the Government at January- period,” says the Hurun report. performing rupee and a lack- on Thursday. At the end of January 2018, the revenue receipts of the end was 20.01 lakh crore or The other wealthiest luster stock market resulted in The result of the auction the deficit was 113.7 per cent government totalled 11.81 81.5 per cent of RE. The total Indians are Hinduja group the country losing one-third of will be announced on of the Revised Estimate (RE). lakh crore or 68.3 per cent of expenditure for the current chairman SP Hinduja with the list,” Hurun Report India Thursday and payment to The Government had bud- RE till January in 2018-19, fiscal has been raised to 24.57 networth of $21 billion, Wipro managing director and chief successful participants will geted to cut the fiscal deficit to compared with 72.8 per cent lakh crore in the RE, from the chairman Azim Premji is at researcher Anas Rahman be made during banking   )P   >P)& )  2> 9?@; 3.3 per cent of GDP or 6.24 during the same period last fis- budgeted 24.42 lakh crore. third with a networth of $17 Junaid said. hours on the following day.     #      &' .      / /  '  < 89    *      BC?& (  *  *(       )&0&-12 ing oils, Liquefied Petroleum IWAI will extend all nec- &  Gas (LPG) (for domestic & essary assistance in sharing   #$+*&-5)$ Director General Mats Granryd o address issues regarding commercial use), Natural Gas information, providing nec- said globally telecom compa- Tfuel requirement of (NG) and any other related essary inputs and available   383#$2 elecom regulator Trai will nies should be regulated at par National Waterways, Inland fuel and gas. data / information relating to Trelease its recommendations with Internet firms as they are Waterways Authority of India In addition, the MoU will National Waterways and its he micro, small and medi-  & /%57,%6/*.>,8,'%&  "1%"   on the regulatory framework planning to move beyond pro- (IWAI) and Indian Oil also cover infrastructure terminals with IOCL for Tum enterprises (MSME)   &) ,    for over-the-top (OTT) services viding just connectivity to Corporation Ltd (IOCL) have development for setting up implementing projects, it said. sector provides the banks with 9?$   in couple of months, its chair- adopt data-centric business inked a pact, the government Consumer Pump (for sup- IWAI will also provide a lending opportunity of $70 man R S Sharma said Tuesday. model with “intelligent con- said Tuesday. plying fuels to vehicles, loco- land to IOCL on long term billion, says a report. “We already have a paper nectivity” with 5G coming in. The Memorandum of motives, machinery and lease basis for developing The MSME sector has been on OTT (over-the-top). We will He said India is the only Understanding (MoU) will equipment etc) and Retail facilities at existing termi- down in the dumps since the @;@   come out with appropriate rec- country that has announced to provide for an understanding Outlets (for fuel & gas) at nals within the approved note-ban and the soon-to-be-   ommendations and regulations gradually end mobile call ter- over general modalities of Terminals/ Multimodal ter- guidelines of land lease poli- followed implementation of Q in near future. Couple of mination rates — a move that mutual cooperation leading to minals, the statement said cy of the Government, it the uniform tax regime GST,     months from now,” Sharma will end price arbitrage addressing futuristic demand adding, this will further lead added. forcing millions of units to told PTI at the Mobile World between online players pro- of any form of energy for to development of business As per National down shutters causing huge job   0 ! Congress 2019 here. viding calling and messaging Inland Waterways and asso- activities along the National Waterways Act 2016, 106 new losses. The telecom sector at service and telecom operators. ciated services. Waterways. National waterways have been This has made the govern-   )&0&-12 MWC has been displaying Talking about evolution of “IWAI and IOCL signed “IWAI and IOCL have declared in addition to exist- ment force the Reserve Bank to technology and sharing their new technologies and impact an MoU today for jointly agreed to conduct techno- ing 5 National Waterways. offer a special dispensation   )&0&-12 ludecor held a discussion plans around 5G services. The on regulatory jurisdictions, developing infrastructure for economic feasibility studies The development of new last month under which the Asession between key indus- business of 5G will be domi- Sharma said, “Regulatory sys- fuels, lubricating oil, LPG, for preparation of detailed National Waterways is being banks were allowed to recast ebi Tuesday barred JKS try thought leaders and stake- nated by data-related business tems will continue to develop Natural Gas and any other land requirement, storage taken up in a phased man- stressed MSME loans under Rs SProject Ltd, its 19 past and holders to exchange ideas and which is expected to blur dif- as technology develops. Our related fuel and gas for meet- facilities and other supporting ner based on the feasibility 25 crore outside the NCLT present directors as well as share knowledge about the ferences between services pro- approach is regulator should ing the requirement of infrastructure with details of reports and detailed project route. three promoters from securities best construction practices. vided by Internet companies not become hindrance.” National Waterways,” the the cost,” the statement said. reports. “Small and medium units markets till further orders for At the panel discussion and telecom service providers. Besides this, Sharma said all Ministry of Shipping said in Also, the capacity aug- together have a potential of tak- “prima-facie’’ violating public today, stakeholders congregat- The sector has been talking telecom operators will have to put a statement. These studies will be mentation of NW-1 has been ing $70 billion in formal cred- issue norms. ed to disseminate information, about same set of rules for com- in place blockchain based system The MoU covers devel- based on the traffic potential, taken up under Jal Marg it from banks,” industry lobby Besides, the regulator asked gather knowledge, exchange panies providing similar services. to curb pesky call and messaging opment of infrastructure for proximity to the local indus- Vikas Project (JMVP) with Assocham and Ashvin Parekh the entities not to dispose of the ideas, debate innovative per- Last week, global industry menace from March 1 and no receipt, storage, dispensing tries and waterways and its the technical and financial Advisory Services said in a joint assets or divert funds raised spectives, solutions and prod- body GSM Association extension will be granted to them. and supply of fuels, lubricat- connectivity to rail heads. assistance of the World Bank. report Tuesday. from public. ucts for fire safety and security.   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Mahendra Singh Dhoni the batsman India skipper Virat Kohli has already 2      who struggled to an unbeaten 29 off 37 said that his squad composition for the     " 2    balls. World Cup in May-July is "more or less 3%* / He was able to silence his critics with sorted" but has not ruled out rewarding #  %     &   a solid showing in Australia and New standout performances over the course of 6     O% Zealand but his rather slow innings on two T20s and five ODIs. $   " 2  Sunday has got the tongues wagging Considering the captain's current #  3      % again over his waning finishing abilities. frame of mind, both K L Rahul and Debutant leg-spinner Mayank Rishabh Pant are likely to feature in most <  *P  ( &   Markande (0/31 in four overs) did not pick of the games against Australia.   6     O2 P   up a wicket but bowled well according to India rested opener Shikhar Dhawan       . Kohli. The 21-year-old might get anoth- to give game time to Rahul, who grabbed U er game. the opportunity with both hands by = #  (  !%( Australia, on the other hand, will be smashing 50 off 36 balls in his comeback ?    > . fancying a rare series win against India in A+   P2      game. V recent times, especially after losing the Test  .  " 2   % " With the series on the line, it remains    .( . ( . %!? ? and ODI series at home to Kohli's team. to be seen if Dhawan is brought back into       O%   They would be happy with their the side to open alongside Rohit Sharma bowling on a slow surface in the first game or the team retains the opening combina- but made a mess of the 127-run target tion which featured in Vizag. after cruising at one stage. "Anything is possible now. We want Australia somehow got over the line to give game time to Rahul and Pant to #$"610& but they know that India won't be serv- figure out what we need to do in the World ing the series win on a platter and will Cup," Kohli said after the first T20. #)  9  "&&((E come hard at them at the Chinnaswamy While Bumrah showed his class after 2   % Stadium. coming back from a break, the other pacer $  " % Captain Aaron Finch would love to be in Umesh Yadav leaked runs and was not back among the runs and the team will be able to defend 14 in the final over. 2  $      " 2 % expecting another blinder from Glenn India could replace Umesh with Maxwell, who hit 56 off 43 deliveries in Siddharth Kaul or bring in all-rounder Vizag. 2 O D# 53 4 05 &&/    !1    New Delhi: *      #&) $-8+8 his team after maintaining his fit- / "      3  9. ness over the past two seasons. K.L /9 KN! .L n-form Australian pacer Pat "I haven't seen too many 0/"  1%#;.4&!0  2      ICummins on Tuesday could not memes (of myself on social   3.  * *  help but praise another fast bowler media) but really happy with   #&) $-8+8 have options it is good but 2  % 2        on the top of his game — Jasprit how my game is going at the whatever is there we are fine 3            Bumrah, saying the Indian's pace moment. So many things have ndia all-rounder Krunal with that."       . /  and accuracy has made him a seri- fallen into place. Playing quite IPandya on Tuesday insist- Krunal also praised K?!.L7-7 K( .L/ > ous threat in all three formats. consistent cricket has helped," ed that the team has not lost Australia for their effort on KK! .L       /  ) Cummins has been Cummins said. momentum despite losing Sunday. K!.L%1  +  .K?.L  Australia's standout fast bowler "I have not played too much the series opener and "History says they are a 3 > /  7  KO(.L    over the last 12 months and has white ball cricket, so looking for- instead taken a lot of heart competitive side and we     #  even made some useful contribu- ward to more of it. It is a bigger from "almost defending" know that they will give 100     % tions with the bat, including in the challenge with the ball not swing- 126 at Vizag. percent every time they first T20 against India, when he ing as much as the red ball." Krunal was the best step on the field. We are 98    got a crucial four and a double on bowls accurately. Anyone who Australia are a game away spinner in the game while mindful of that. Grenada:    5 " the final two balls to pull off a does that in world cricket will pose from a series win in India and if pacer Jasprit Bumrah "The wicket looks good 2      "   three wicket win for his team. a real challenge for the batsmen. that happens, "it will be a huge bowled brilliantly in his here. It will be better than    0 2    &   Bumrah, on the other hand, He has got a great slower ball, result", feels Cummins. comeback game to take the of the secondT20. year-old. Vizag for sure. So we expect    3  / brought back India into the game seems to have a great cricketing "It (leading a series) has not match into the final over "Tomorrow Krunal said it would be more runs," he said.            by taking two wickets in the 19th brain, executes his skills really happened for us in a while in an after a pedestrian batting (Wednesday) is a very nice to have some part-time Krunal knows that he           % over conceding just two runs. In well," Cummins said. overseas series. Especially in a performance. important game as we are 0- options in the team consid- may not be in the team's &     &   3     his comeback game, he showed "He has done really well in all place like India which is so foreign "It was a great bowling 1 down but I would not say ering India only played five World Cup plans and 02     how invaluable he has become for three formats and the one to watch to Australian conditions, against effort. Everyone chipped in that we have lost momen- specialist bowlers in Vizag. despite the focus being on          India in all three formats. out for,added the Auusie speedster one of the best sides in the world. and we almost defended the tum. We lost the other night "All the five bowlers finalising the squad for the           "He is obviously a class act. ahead of the second and final T20. It will be a huge result for us, yeah. low total. We just have to be but we are not losing con- who played are all quality 50-over mega event, he said )  /% 2     Two of the basics he does really The 25-year-old from Sydney But we know will have to really more cautious about our secutive games. I am sure bowlers. All are match win- the second T20 is a "very  . "        well is that he bowls fast and he himself has become invaluable for play well to beat them tomorrow." batting," said Krunal ahead we will do well," said the 27- ners on a given day. 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Especially in "        "  finishing fifth in his Handscomb was picked ahead of India with a bit of heat and up to the           >  event on a lacklustre regular wicket-keeper Alex Carey in the if we keep first in a 50-over game I can stumps a lot more on spinning wickets,"     "      day for India in the first T20I, giving a boost to his hopes of still go out there and bat at four or five and he was quoted as saying in 52% Q/  &      ISSF World Cup on making Australia's World Cup squad. make sure I'm still running hard between cricket.Com.Au. "So it can be tough but        Tuesday. "I can keep and all, I just need to make the wickets and doing everything right by it's something I am looking forward to   &    P  Anish, who was sure I'm fit enough and strong enough that the team," Handscomb said. having a crack at." 2 %Q&   >  placed fifth in the qual-     "   3 P ification too, shot a total  52Q&     of 14 to finish outside   % the podium in the six-  @?? &  man final of the men's 40 0   0 25m rapid fire pistol Dubai: -   /  - .  competition.   8#$2 Huburt Hurkacz in the second /  =     The International Shooting Federation round at the Aviation Club              (ISSF) has offered to reimburse all the oger Federer began his after the Pole beat French qual-      "      expenses of the winner and runners-up in Rcharge for a 100th career ifier Corentin Moutet 6-3, 7-5. Q  Q       this event since its Olympic quota status was #   D9A     title by dispatching Philipp Nishikori has shaken up        2    withdrawn after Pakistani shooters were Kohlschreiber 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 on his longtime schedule this sea- * . *  % =   denied visa in the wake of the winner Yelizaveta Korol. a windy centre court in the first son and is playing Dubai for      "       Pulwama terror attack. In the day's last final, men's 25m round of the Dubai the first time for a welcome            Gaayathri Nityanadam and rapid fire pistol, Olympic champion Championships. change of ATP scenery after   %Q$    Sunidhi Chauhan also failed to qual- Christian Reitz of Germany claimed the Second seed Federer had to limiting himself in the past to          " ify for the final in the 50m rifle 3 posi- Gold medal with 35, shooting a perfect deal with a tricky opponent and North American venues      Q  2** % tions at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting 5 four times out of the six series. strong gusts at the Aviation including the defunct Memphis 1   P  Range. China's world champion and world Club in front of nearly 5,500 event and Delray Beach.        Hoping to make up for her meltdown in number one Junmin Lin claimed the Silver fans at the Aviation Club, need- Victory over the unpre-         .  Q   the 25m pistol final, the 17-year-old Bhaker after scoring 31, while the Bronze went to ing all three sets to make it past dictable Paire who is prone to   Q    % was in for more disappointment, finishing Korea's Junhong Kim (22). the opening round. throwing and smashing rac- a lowly 14th with 573 in the qualifications. The two Olympic quota places went to The Swiss, a seven-time quets in moments of despair,    2 The more experienced Heena Sidhu suf- Switzerland and the China. Dubai champion, had to go up lasted for 81 minutes. Thiruvananthapuram: -"  fered a similar fate and was placed 25th with With Wednesday's mixed events not a gear in the third set to could be a break down. That was a nine-minute thriller, "It's never easy playing    3    .  571. offering Olympic quota places, hosts India advance to a second round also plays in your head a little with the Swiss seed saving Benoit, of course. Great serve, 2 8  " ! .    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In the day's other event, the women's "I think last one and half months we have Grand Slam champion said breaking in the first game but "After I got that one, I was        50m rifle positions, India's Nityanadam was been thinking so much about this match, I after his 14th straight win over was pegged back.   10 more confident — but if he         .      36th with 1163, while Chauhan was 49th think most of the people got too emotion- Kohlschreiber, his friend and Kohlschreiber, ranked 31st Top seed Kei Nishikori broke back, anything can hap-   % 6  /  $    with 1156. ally involved. It played on our minds," Heena practice partner. in the world, made a match of dispatched "tricky" Benoit Paire pen. +     K(    (M? Nina Christen, from Switzerland, won said. "Philipp caused me a lot of it in the second, breaking 6-4, 6-3 on his debut at the "It was a good match, it's ML   #  7   K? 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Even victory is unlikely to   3$)*1&/&+ Most recently, when City suffered project Madrid back into the title shock consecutive defeats against race but for Santiago Solari's side, anchester City bagged the first Crystal Palace and Leicester, momentum is at stake, their steady, Msilverware of the season by win- Fernandinho, 33, was absent. if not unwavering, resurgence #$+*$0&+&02158 was a big jump. ning the League Cup final against Ilkay Gundogan and Fabian poised for a potential double boost -25)&-3&//2015/& "No disrespect to Nancy, but Chelsea but manager Pep Guardiola Delph are logical potential replace- ahead of the campaign's decisive they were worlds apart. To then be will be cautious about the midweek ments in the defensive midfield role /8))2) 1$"+2*9 months. at Barcelona a year and a half later, league encounter with /  *( 8(*5 but, despite their status Barcelona's priority may be $ $2)//&:2--$5) I could never have imagined it." his predecessor Manuel 0 %.<$" as international players, the Champions League and their He has been thrown in at the Pellegrini. they cannot match hold on La Liga too tight to shake /8)$<0$//8+&-<5)& deep end, with Samuel Umtiti Mid-table West Fernandinho's poise off but it says something for the 5612/#&/#8 only just recovering from a knee Ham are the visitors to and tackling ability . magnitude of the Clasico that 3$+2P//1502) injury, allowing Lenglet to be fast- the Etihad Stadium on Danilo played in that role Lenglet still feels its significance. tracked into the role of Gerard Wednesday as City return to with Real Madrid and is anoth- "This month is pivotal," he *5)62+3&1&2+ Pique's partner-in-chief. league action following their er potential replacement while says. +$)/65+3$25)6+53 Many are predicting a call-up penalty shootout win at Guardiola has even spoken "There is the Champions 1&#+59&)&$31$ to the France squad next month. Wembley. about playmaker Kevin De League and these two games "We live with the best players But celebrations after a high- Bruyne playing in a deeper against Real, when we can qualify 0&+&1+$/1&(" #< in the world and that makes you ly satisfactory Sunday afternoon for position. for a cup final and then gain or lose 1&*$$-$)/2) learn quickly," Lenglet said. Guardiola, with title rivals Liverpool points on them in the league. "I'm more thoughtful now only managing to pick up a point in       "We have to manage them 5*5#&+ about when to release the ball, a draw at Manchester United, were Fernandinho's all-round excel- properly. It could be pivotal for the when to clear and when to keep it, muted by the post-match news from lence even saw him selected at centre- rest of the season." Madrid hold a & /( 6  of quality, the when to be more patient. It's about the City dressing room. half by Guardiola for the recent home slight advantage in the cup, having 0 %.<$" Clasico remains managing the game." Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho win over Arsenal and the loss of taken a creditable 1-1 draw from ? football's greatest It helps to have Messi too, (groin) and central defender Aymeric Laporte adds to the manager's con- the opening leg last month at the grudge match. Barcelona's captain fresh from Laporte (hamstring) both collected cerns in that department. Camp Nou. "As players, we scoring his 50th career hat-trick injuries at Wembley that Guardiola Veteran Vincent Kompany has Barca were without Lionel are in our little bubble but when we last weekend. said would sideline them for several struggled for fitness and form for Messi, whose stunning hat-trick come out, we realise it is a differ- "I remember when I first weeks. much of the season although John against Sevilla on Sunday was ent game from the others because arrived, he said hello, gave me a lit- Even allowing for the depth of a Stones is close to returning from his surely one of his best, but Madrid's of the power it has around the tle hug — I felt immediately at City squad assembled for vast sums, own injury lay-off. showing confirmed their transfor- world," Lenglet said. ease," Lenglet said. it would be hard to pick two less The fixture list before the interna- mation from the broken team that "It's a game that seems to Messi may not play both games replaceable performers for the man- tional break in mid-March looks were thrashed 5-1 by the Catalans freeze time." against Madrid, after being dis- ager to lose at such a pivotal stage of benign, with City facing in October. Lenglet is in a position to rupted recently by a thigh strain, the campaign, with his side chasing an Bournemouth, Watford and German "The dynamics are complete- appreciate it more than most. but his influence on youngsters like unprecedented quadruple. side Schalke after Wednesday's visit of ly different now," says Lenglet. Only three seasons ago, the 23- Lenglet is total. Fernandinho, in particular, has West Ham. "These are the European year-old was playing for Nancy, the "He is a technical leader," said become one of Guardiola's most Yet, with City still active in so champions. They have turned the French club where he was first Lenglet. dependable lieutenants at the Etihad, many high-stakes games at this stage tide." given his chance. "On the field he makes the dif- one of the few players whose name is of the season, Guardiola can scarcely He spent 18 months at Sevilla, ference so often, in almost every guaranteed to be in City's starting XI afford any more injury concerns. De      !  enough to persuade Barca to pay game. He's a leader through his every week. Bruyne described the relentless Madrid and Barca look under his 35.9 million-euro ($40.6 mil- experience. He watches football, Since his arrival in 2013, City have demands on the players. threat in the Champions League lion) buy-out clause last summer. knows all types of football and has won more than 70 percent of the "I feel all right, you know. It's from the likes of Manchester City, "I could never have imagined mastered it to perfection. games in which he has played, a per- tough but it's tough for everybody with Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain, I'd come so far so quickly," he says. There's only one Messi and centage that drops below 60 in his the amount of games coming up," said Juventus and Atletico. Yet in terms "I went to Seville, and for me that when he gives advice, you listen." absence. the Belgian.  =(   "  :

 0* (  !*   -5)5) down the tunnel in anger before returning. helsea goalkeeper Kepa "I wanted to take the time   3$)*1&/&+ CArrizabalaga has been fined a today to apologise fully and in per- week's wages by the club after son to the coach, to Willy, my team- lexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku must both take defying manager Maurizio Sarri mates and to the club," said Kepa, Atheir opportunity to impress as an injury crisis cuts and refusing to be substituted dur- 24, whose fine will be donated to through Manchester United's squad, Ole Gunnar ing the League Cup final on the Chelsea foundation. Solskjaer says. Sunday. "I have done this and now I Both players have struggled for form for much of "Although there was a misun- want to offer the same apology to the season, with Sanchez having started just one Premier derstanding, on reflection, I made the fans. I will learn from this League match in 2019, and Lukaku having gone 10 a big mistake with how I handled episode and will accept any punish-    matches without scoring. the situation," Kepa said in a state- ment or discipline the club decides The two forwards were heralded as major signings ment on Chelsea's website which is appropriate." when they arrived at Old Trafford, but neither would announced the fine. Sarri is under increasing pres- D now be considered an automatic starter. The club simultaneously pub- sure with Chelsea losing four of However, United's squad is stretched to the limit lished a statement from Sarri in their past seven games in a run that   as they prepare for Wednesday's Premier League trip together, so this might be a chance for those two togeth- which the manager said the pair has seen them drop to sixth in the to Crystal Palace, with 10 players either unavailable or er to find some form and give us a selection headache had spoken following the row, Premier League, crash out of the FA doubtful because of injury. for when everyone gets fit. which occurred in extra time of the Cup and lose the League Cup final.   -5)5) That list includes four frontline forwards, Anthony "Rom created our two biggest chances against match which Manchester City won There is little time for Sarri and Martial, Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford and Juan Mata. Liverpool. "It's a different position for him, but on penalties. his team to regroup with third- ose Mourinho wants his next club Lingard and Mata both had to be substituted dur- Rashy's injury meant we had to leave him standing up "He has apologised to me, his placed London rivals Tottenham Jto be one where "internal empathy" ing the first half of Sunday's 0-0 draw to Liverpool, while there and running in behind. He couldn't do too much team-mates and the club," said Hotspur visiting Stamford Bridge exists and not "internal conflict" he Rashford played to the finish despite an ankle injury defending work. Sarri. on Wednesday in the Premier told the Daily Telegraph on Tuesday. caused by Jordan Henderson's challenge early on. "Rom's attitude and workrate were fantastic. "It is up to the club if they want reacted. League. The 56-year-old Portuguese — France forward Martial missed the game with a Hopefully Alexis and Rom can step up." to discipline him according to the "The team performance as a Meanwhile, Mike Dean has sacked by Manchester United on groin problem. Caretaker-manager Solskjaer, though, Solskjaer confirmed Martial would not be risked club rules, but for me this matter whole was extremely positive and been removed from fourth official December 18 after a series of bust-ups is confident Sanchez and Lukaku have the quality to against Palace, although he could return for Saturday's is now closed." it is a shame to see how this inci- duties at the Bridge to avoid further with senior players and poor results impress if given a sustained run in the team. Premier League home match against Southampton Club Sarri, who reacted furiously dent has overshadowed our efforts conflict with Tottenham manager — said the club where he had felt this Sanchez did little to impress after replacing captain Antonio Valencia, meanwhile, is several weeks when Kepa refused to be substitut- in what was a very competitive cup Mauricio Pochettino. the most was Serie A side Inter Lingard, but Lukaku did make an impact after being away from a return after aggravating a calf injury. ed after needing treatment in the final." Pochettino marched across the Milan. moved from a central position to a wide role in order United also have Matteo Darmian, Phil Jones, closing stages, said the incident had Kepa, the club's record 71 mil- pitch following Saturday's defeat at He guided them to a Champions to reduce the injured Rashford's workload. Nemanja Matic and Ander Herrera on the sidelines so been a "misunderstanding". lion ($ 93 million) signing from Burnley to confront Dean in a heat- League, two league titles and an "It's a chance for them to play to their potential. Solskjaer has called up academy graduates Angel "There was a misunderstanding Athletic Bilbao, refused to leave the ed exchange that earned him an Italian Cup in two seasons there Reputation is one thing, but potential is high," said Ole. Gomes, Tahith Chong and James Garner for the Palace yesterday but (Kepa) realises he field to be replaced by Willy improper conduct charge from the from 2008-10. "The two are good mates and they link up well trip. made a big mistake in the way he Caballero. Sarri then stormed off Football Association. Mourinho said money is not the priority admitting since he left United he had turned down a lucrative offer from an unnamed club because "I want high-level football and ambitions %   O) ) D+7  &   at the highest level". However, he says that comes sec- ond on his list of ingredients for tak-   )&0&-12 ning coach has already approached ball where he was the Sporting 12     ing a job. Delhi Soccer Association President Director of Bundesliga clubs like "I don't want an internal conflict," here is "nothing left in hock- Shaji Prabhakaran to help him in Hoffenheim and Hamburg.     said Mourinho, who has down the Tey" for him, says former India his new pursuit. Charlesworth was a former years earned a reputation for con- men's coach Harendra Singh, who "Hockey and football coaching first-class Australian cricketer and fronting senior players at clubs he has is now planning to shift loyalties are quite similar and I feel it is ideal High Performance Manager of    managed. to football as he finds 'The for both hockey and football New Zealand Cricket. He also had "I want internal empathy. And Beautiful Game' quite similar to his coaches to share their knowledge. a glorious playing career with the   )&0&-12 then your conflict is on Sunday on the "first love". I want this break to develop my men's hockey team before coach- pitch when you play against somebody The seasoned coach was last coaching skills in football. ing both the women's and men's n a bid to raise the standards of umpir- who wants to steal your three points. month removed after India's less "I want to start from the teams. He guided both the teams Iing and officiating in the country, Hockey "That's the moment of the con- than impressive performance in scratch so I have decided to obtain to World Cup and Olympic India on Tuesday announced it will con- flict." the World Cup. He was urged to the 'D' license of AIFF (All India medals. duct an online test on March 29. Mourinho, who enjoyed a good take charge of the junior squad but Football Federation) and in this In between Charlesworth plied The online Test is designed as part of first season with United landing the Harendra refused to accept that regard, I have sought help from his trade in Australian Football a program for professional development of Europa League and League Cup position. Shaji Prabhakaran," he added. League as Performance Consultant the umpires and technical officials. before things turned sour winning "Hockey will always remain Harendra cited the examples with Freemantle Football Club, It will help them enhance their skill- nothing last year, says structural my first love. Whatever I am of former hockey coach-turned while until 2002 Oltmans was the based and knowledge-based expertise. It is empathy is obligatory for him. today is because of hockey. But football manager Bernhard Peters, Technical Director of Dutch foot- also expected to illustrate the officials' "I want to work with structural now I have nothing in hockey, so the legendary Ric Charlesworth ball team NAC Breda. knowledge levels of International Hockey empathy. A club is a structure, a com- I decided to enhance my knowl- and Roelant Oltmans — all of "Who knows what happens in Federation (FIH) rules and regulations. plex structure where the manager is edge and what better than in my is quite similar to the Indian United (in the English Premier whom tried their hands at more future? You might see me explor- The online test will focus on testing the an important part of that structure but second love football," Harendra hockey team's tactics. The Spanish League). Spain is my favourite than one sport. ing options in football. In Europe, practical and theoretical knowledge of the he is not the structure. said. team won its maiden World Cup international team because their Peters had a successful career switching from hockey to football FIH Rules of hockey. "I want to work with people that The 50-year-old said he is a big title back in 2010 relying heavily on style of play with short passes is as a hockey coach in the German coaching and vice versa is quite It is mandatory for any candidate I love. "People I want to work with, that football fan and admires the 'Tiki- the 'Tiki Taka' style of play. very close to Indian hockey," he League and also went on to win the common. You have Bernhard appearing for this test to be registered with I am happy to work with, with whom Taka' short passing style of Spanish "I am big soccer fan. I closely said. World Cup with Germany in 2002 Peters, Charlesworth and Oltmans a Hockey India Permanent/ Associate I share the same ideas.” football, which according to him follow Arsenal and Manchester The junior World-Cup win- and 2006 before switching to foot- for example," Harendra said. State Member Unit.