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 lose on the heels of an espi-  49:69*- Conage racket busted with- &   2*  in its ranks and the arrest of s expected Army Chief seven sailors, the Indian Navy AGeneral Bipin Rawat was tug of war has commenced has banned the use of smart on Monday night appointed Afor two Rajya Sabha berths phones and Facebook by its the first ever Chief of Defence in Madhya Pradesh. Out of the personnel within naval estab- Staff (CDS). He will assume three seats getting vacated in lishments and on warships. charge on December 31 when March 2020, one is certain to The arrested sailors were he retires as the Army Chief. go with the BJP. honey-trapped and allegedly Vice Chief of Army Manoj A common perception is blackmailed through social Mukund Naravane will take that former Chief Minister media to pass on sensitive over as the next Army Chief. Digvijay Singh would get re- information. The CDS will have a nominated due to his proxim- “Directive on use of smart tenure of three years or will ity with high command and ing a woman, a minority or Union Minister Scindia had phones and social media for serve till the age of 65. Rawat Chief Minister of Madhya from other smaller groups to then shifted his focus to lead- naval personnel were always will complete 62 years when Pradesh Kamal Nath. get Rajya Sabha berth. ing the party in the state as the there. The new instructions on he retires as the Army Chief. However, former Union It is, however, the call of PCC chief but the plan too was smart phones are that these The Union Cabinet on Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Central leadership to take a call shelved by the party high com- cannot be used within naval comfort, however, the decision the Eastern Naval command submarines after they fell into Tuesday last week had who had been strong con- on the selection. mand and Chief Minister establishments and naval plat- is in the larger national inter- headquarters besides the sen- a honey-trap through social approved the creation of the tender for the post of Chief Three Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath still continues to forms. Social media, use of est, they added. sitive submarine building cen- media in 2018. CDS. He will function as the Minister, who has been away quota seats, held by Digvijay be the PCC president. Facebook, is banned for all The latest order comes tre where the nuclear sub- Incidentally, a similar case Principal Military Adviser to from the party mainstream Singh, Prabhat Jha and With the three Rajya Sabha naval personnel,” Navy sources days after the Andhra Pradesh marines Arihant are under involving at least two soldiers the Defence Minister and head affairs for almost a year now, is Satyanarayan Jatiya, are going seats going vacant, Scindia is said here on Monday. For mes- Police along with the Navy construction, the Western leaking information through the new department of mili- willing to get Rajya Sabha vacant in April 2020. said to be eyeing one of them saging apps, instructions are intelligence unit and Central Naval command is based in social media came to light two tary affairs in the Defence nomination. However, with Digvijay to keep himself in thick of expected to be issued shortly, intelligence agencies arrested Mumbai. The lone aircraft car- months back in Rajasthan Ministry. Congress insiders feel Singh, who also lost lok sabha things in the politics. they added. seven sailors, besides a hawala rier INS Vikramaditya’s base is despite the armed forces regu- Since Rawat is the senior Scindia could be rewarded for polls in 2019, the road to Rajya Scindia who had been crit- The latest orders are in line operator. The sailors were in Karwar, Karnataka. larly cautioning its personnel to most Service Chief, as the his efforts in December 2018 Sabha does not seem a smooth ical of Kamal Nath with ensuring the security of arrested from Visakhapatnam, The spy racket was busted be careful on social media. CDS he will first among equals state assembly polls by provid- ride for the Scindia royal scion. Government on several occa- information, officials said stat- Mumbai and Karwar naval on December 19 by the Andhra The Army recently warned among service chiefs. ing a Rajya Sabha berth. Scindia had primarily been sions has of late toned down ing the recent incident involv- establishments. They report- Pradesh Intelligence its personnel against 150 fake The CDS, who will draw After 15 years back in in sulking mode for the past significantly. In the last one ing the seven sailors in edly passed on unauthorised Department in a joint opera- social media profiles, including salary equivalent to the power, the Congress party is one year after the party month, the two senior leaders Visakhapatnam has also been information about movement tion with the Navy code named of phoney spiritual gurus and Services Chiefs, will be facing a lot of lobbying and snatched chief ministership have been seen together twice, taken into consideration while of warships and other opera- “Dolphin’s Nose.” The police babas, being used by Pakistan’s responsible for rationalising pressure towards obliging from him and instead handed a marked improvement in their arriving at this decision. “We tional details through social claimed the sailors, recruited in Intelligence officers to honey- weapons procurement proce- regional, religious and gender it over to Kamal Nath after the relations for many. do understand that this may media to a Pakistan handler. 2017, passed information like trap officials for extracting dures, besides integrating the lines. They are groups demand- Assembly polls. The former come at the cost of some dis- While Visakhapatnam has locations of naval ships and sensitive military information. operation of the armed forces.         
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 gitations by political parties Hindu family begins in Tamil Women activists belonging Ausually bring anxious Nadu with the lady of the house to the DMK and the CPI(M)  49:69*- cent of the total geographical moments in the minds of ordi- cleaning the courtyard or the assembled at Besant Nagar, a area (1,483 sq km), the report nary people for fear of violence. entrance and decorating the high-end residential area and he forest-and-tree cover in said. The opposition against the area with Kolams made of white started drawing Kolams with Tthe country has increased The tree cover, which refers Citizenship Amendment Act rice powder. anti-CAA messages and slo- by 5,188 square kilometres in to small patches of less than 1 2019 drawing thousands of They draw Kolams in dif- gans inscribed in them. Taken the last two years, but in the hectare outside forests, is esti- people to rallies across Tamil ferent sizes, shapes and mod- aback by the intruders who North-East it is on the decline. mated at 95,027 sqkm, which is Nadu is no exception as there els. “It is a way to welcome drew a kind of “surrealistic” India is also on track to achieve 2.89 percent of the geographi- is apprehension that the law gods, prosperity and happiness. Kolams in front of their hous- its goal of creating an additional cal area. and order may go haywire. The expertise with which the es, the residents opposed the art carbon sink of 2.5-3 billion !  "
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contractor. The victim is a res-     2*  ident of Deepak Society. )  # Police suspects that the iscreants decamped with burglars were aware regarding Mvaluables worth 2.5 lakh the whereabouts of the family     2*  K Chaudhuri, Director, IGRMS including 50,000 cash from and committed the burglary Bhopal congratulated all the Deepak Society under when the family was away. The nder the series of Skill participants and said that Chunabhatti police station area domestic help and security UDevelopment programme IGRMS is one of the best late in the evening on Sunday. guard of the locality would be a Terracotta Glaze Pottery Institutions of learning and According to the police, questioned. workshop was organised by empowerment. Further he the victim Anand Nema had In the complaint, the victim Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav appreciated the work of the par- gone to Salkanpur for visiting has claimed that jewelry and Sangrahalaya (IGRMS) Bhopal ticipants and said that the ter- temple in the morning on cash were missing. The total loss from November 01 to racotta objects created by the Sunday and when they returned in the burglary was around December 31, 2019 concluded participants are very impressive in the evening, they found bro- 3.5 lakh. Police have detained on Monday. and seems like that these objects ken locks and open doors and few suspects in the investigation Rashmi Shukla, coordina- were made by veteran people on entering valuables were who would be quizzed. tor of this pottery workshop regularly engaged in such work. found missing. During the investigation, told that 19 registered partici- IGRMS will organize such In the complaint, the victim police found that security guard pants had participated in this workshop on regular basis has claimed that gold jewelry are deployed in the society and training workshop and created which will be beneficial for the worth 2 lakh and 50,000 maintain vigil round the clock. around 365 objects efficiently people who wants to participate cash were found burgled. Interestingly neighbours by using about 165 glaze and in such workshop. He request- Based on the complaint have expressed ignorance 200 terracotta materials. During ed the participants to share their and after the preliminary inves- regarding burglary which was the workshop, in the primary experiences in social medial tigation, the police registered a committed in broad day light. stage, participants were impart- platform so that maximum case under sections 457 and 380 The FSL team visited the house ed training to develop pottery people will be enlightened. of the IPC. Victim works as a and started investigation. by Slab, Koyling and Pinch Thereafter, certificates were technique. In secondary stage, distributed to all the partici- they were imparted training of pants by Prof Sarit K Biscuit firing & glaze tech- Chaudhuri, Director and DS nique in 800 degree Celsius Rao, Head of Office, IGRMS temperature followed by Glaze Bhopal. Programme coordina- firing in 1050 degree Celsius tion and vote of thanks was temperature. given by Rashmi Shukla, On this occasion, Prof Sarit Assistant Keeper.

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    2*  Police found that the Nagar, Rehan Khan (20) of main accused women used to Chola Mandir, Shivam rime Branch police bust- operate the racket by bringing Soni(25) of Piplani, Dev Ced sex rackets at MP women from different parts of Rathore(25) and Lakhan Nagar and Baghsewania and the stated and other states. Verma alias Bhura (32) of nabbed 15 persons including The nabbed accused Sehore. 10 women on Monday. revealed that the visiting In another case of flesh At Baghsewania, the raid women involved in flesh trade trade, sex racket operated was conducted after neigh- posed as employees at spa from MP Nagar two women bours reported suspicious while men would visit as cus- were nabbed from a flat who activities at the Shine Spa & tomers. were involved in flesh trade. Beauty Salon in Hoshangabad After receiving informa- At the flat small rooms Road in Baghsewania area. tion police started to investi- were carved for operating Acting on a tip-off, gate and found that sex rack- flesh trade. regarding visiting of different et was operated and during Police personnel unveiled people including women who the investigation information persons in compromising Prevention of Immoral the sex racket by visiting the would stay at the spa for long was received that women in position. Trafficking Act (PITA). flat posing as customer and crime branch police raided big number are gathered at After the preliminary The nabbed men were later team raided the place the place and found that flesh the place after which police investigation, the police have identified as Rohit where two women were 7  0    ! 2          trade was operated at the spa. conducted raid and nabbed registered a case under Chourasia(30) of Anand nabbed.    ,      &'()  P   !"#!$$       0 
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  anna district, famous for ly managed to bring it back on the indepth knowledge of the Tnew dawn for the farmers value in the market. The gov- dding another feather to today our school is a dream des- Pdiamond, has made a glob- December 25 after rendering it Pardhis about forest to increase and unemployed youth in ernment has now decided to give Athe cap of achievements of tination for students, teachers   
# " al identity in tiger conservation unconscious. tourism. Madhya Pradesh. The State a grant for cultivating up to two HEMA Hr Sec School managed and parents alike. I wish to +,  +   by completing 10 years of suc- Constant brainstorming They charm the tourists Government has also opened up hectares at the rate of Rs 7 to 12 by Heavy Electricals Malayalee begin celebrating our success     "&  cessful tiger reintroduction. and research to bring the tiger with various sounds of birds avenues for financial assistance thousand per hectare on pavil- Association Education Society, with an expression of gratitude   "   # Panna Tiger Reserve, had lost back to the tiger reserve con- and the seed carvings. To con- giving priority to the farmers and ion building material of vine students brought laurels to the to our team, past and present, tigers few years ago, is today tinued. For this, the Forest nect this community with the youth in the field of agriculture crops on the demand of the school by winning various com- whose vision, wisdom and mis- , " +#
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  and big. Due to the tendency of Wilderness Foundation. The their children were admitted to cessing. Both these areas have duction of the crop will be ous prizes in the competitions holders to work with passion and     " "   tigers to stay solitary, this area Foundation first encouraged boarding schools. become a strong medium of increased from 6 to 7 months by organised by Herbal Mela. Ahan commitment. The school is per- "    "&  is also becoming smaller for the depressed park manage- Lost Wilderness additional income for the farm- planting vine vegetables on the Biswas of class III won first prize forming very well which is evi- tigers. ment and then prepared them Foundation is currently work- ers and youth. pavilion. in Fancy Dress while third prize dent from the fact that the Impressed by success story through training for the diffi- ing in 15 tribal habitats in Now the farmers of the state Also, due to very good qual- was bagged by Ankit Rai of class school strength has increased hidden potential and excel in of reintroduction, many coun- cult and long journey ahead. Panna Tiger Reserve. The have started to adopt the business ity of production, the market rate II. Avani Patel of class 4th took manifolds over the years and their respective fields be it aca- tries are now making efforts for One of the main reasons Foundation teaches the tribals of horticulture and food pro- will also increase by 20 to 25 per- away 1st prize in Mono acting every year there is an increase in demics, sports or an extra-cur- tiger restoration in their coun- why tigers vanished from the how to avoid encounters with cessing along with farming. cent. This way, farmers will be through her exemplary perfor- the strength. ricular pursuit". tries by studying Panna model. Panna Tiger Reserve was the tigers and stop the wildlife- Unemployed youth are also able to get an income of 2 to 3 mance. To cater for this rising A Shashi Kumar, Secretary, Panna jungle was once local Pardhi community who human conflict. becoming self-sufficient by lakhs per hectare from crops like Byju's conducted a compe- demand many more additions Ajit Kumar, Treasurer and other home for tigers due to which it considered hunting as their Park management has adopting this sector with mod- bitter gourd (karela), bottle gourd tition to bring out the hidden have been done to the infra- Governing Members of HEMA was granted the status of Tiger traditional occupation. increased vigilance against ern technology. (lauki) and sponge gourd (gilki). knowledge and know how of structure.The school offer edu- Education Society congratulated Reserve in the year 1994. Then The Pardhis considered hunting. Earlier, the tribals After the formation of the Considering the possibilities various subjects where in 2 stu- cation from class KG I to class the winners for their unmatched came a time when in the year hunting as the yardstick of hunted animals and sold their new government in the state, the of food processing from this year dents of the school reached the XII based on CBSE curriculum. achievement. 2009, there was not a single their valour. To convince them organs illegally. Many times biggest challenge was to make in the State, 1,000 acres of 2nd level. Drawing Competition School is synonymous with HEMA Education Society tiger left in this tiger reserve. to leave their ancestral business when tigers entered the village the farmer prosperous and pro- saplings of Totapari mango vari- was held in the school to show- excellence. It envisages impart- formed in 1973, as an offshoot Wildlife experts and Panna was a big challenge. These in search of food and killed the vide employment to the youth. ety is being planted in case the talent and creativity of ing the best of education along of HEMA, (Heavy Electrical citizens were surprised to see people were poor as well as illit- cattle, the villagers also killed The government has increased Hoshangabad, Harda and Betul Kindergarten students. The par- with molding a child's person- Malayalee Association) the the situation. Two tigers were erate. Therefore, along with the tiger with trap or poisoned the subsidy of Scheduled Caste districts. In this, a special plan ticipants actively participated ality and equipping him with all socio-cultural organization in the brought to Panna from changing the mentality of the them. and Scheduled tribe farmers for planting saplings has been and wondrously showcased their the necessary skills to lead a BHEL township, which is affili- Bandhavgarh and Kanha Tiger Pardhi community, ways were Also, the biggest reason for from 50 to 70 percent in the veg- implemented by providing a penchant for drawing. happy, disciplined and success- ated to the Bharat Heavy Reserve in March-2009. They explored to provide them with the extinction of tigers was the etable and spice area expansion grant-in-aid of 56 thousand per The enthusiasm among the ful life. School believes inspiring Electricals Cultural and National were named T-1 and T-2. After new employment opportuni- illegal hunting of tigers by out- scheme in horticulture. acre to the farmers. participants was worth working and motivating the child to dis- Integration Samithi (BHECNIS). this, a tiger was brought from ties. siders. The hunters would kill Due to this, farmers are The scheme will also be and amazing. cover their talents. The Society started HEMA Hr. Pench Tiger Reserve on After taking them into tigers by dodging the forest getting grants up to  70 thou- extended to other districts next Philip Panicker, President, At school, multifaceted plat- Sec. School in 1973 under M.P. December 6, which was named confidence, they were trained guards in the dark of night. sand per hectare. The grant is year. This variety of mangoes can HEMA Education society said " forms are provided to the stu- Board and is now affiliated to T-3. to support forest guides and Return of Tiger T-3 to the also being provided on the mate- generate income from one to From the humble beginning we dents to unveil and ventilate their CBSE Delhi. Tiger T-3 left Panna Tiger tourists on natural excursions, tiger reserve changed history. rial used for making pavilions of one and a half lakh per acre for Reserve and went back towards so that they could earn suffi- In 2010, tigress T-1 gave birth plastic crate and vine vegetable the farmers. the south direction. The vigi- cient income. Their tour “Walk to cubs in April and T-2 gave crops along with seeds. This has Along with this, employ- lant park management chased with the Pardhis” became quite birth to cubs in October. resulted in a reduction of 20 to ment will also be generated by 25 percent in loss of crops the establishment of mango pro- incurred in transporting horti- cessing industrial units in the culture products from the farm State. .C     8)/  # +  place. Pinky Raghuvanshi and     2*  Roshni Gaur stood first in the female doubles category. four-day annual sports meet Meenakshi Dayal and Sonam A2019 was organised at Scope Dhakad came in second place. Campus on Monday. The par- Participants in the male and ticipants in this annual event female categories also partici- played cricket, volleyball, chess, pated in carrom. badminton, table tennis, 100 m In this, Javed Pathan and race. Anil Rawat were the winners in Organised by AISECT the mail. In second place were headquarters, all the AISECT Venkat Raman and Ramdeen affiliated institutions participat- Vishwakarma. Sonam Dhakad   . . 0    ,  0               ed with full enthusiasm and and Pinky Raghuvanshi stood enthusiasm. In the final of the first in the female category. cricket event, the team of Hina Srivastava and Malini Rabindranath Tagore University stood second in the second won by defeating the Super place. In chess, Mahendra Dhun Kings, the team of ICT head- was first in the mail category and quarters. In this, the goal of 50 Venkat Raman Iyer second. 9
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 $6*-4 The protest march started Capt Amarinder, referring God’s people). ation with that incident, Government, warning that no He took a dig at the BJP itself was a ‘tukde tukde’ gov- from Daresi Ground and cul- to the manhandling of AICC He added that the protest Manpreet said that if Modi citizen would escape the ill- leadership’s ‘tukde tukde gang’ ernment, which was out to unjab Congress on Monday minated at the statue of general secretary Priyanka march, held in Punjab’s eco- tried to send Indians out of the effects of the Centre’s actions. remarks, saying that the NDA divide the country. Porganized a protest march Mahatma Gandhi at Matarani Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh, said nomic heartland, would help country, the Congress will turn and dharna at Ludhiana to Chowk. that the police could not have send the anti-CAA message him (Modi) out of India. protest against the Citizenship Capt Amarinder, address- indulged in such behaviour across India. Noting that the BJP had Amendment Act (CAA). Led ing Punjab Pradesh Congress without Chief Minister Yogi Later, in an informal chat secured a mere 39 percent by Punjab Chief Minister Capt Committee (PPCC) leaders Adiyanath’s knowledge. “Aren’t with mediapersons, Capt votes in the last Lok Sabha elec- Amarinder Singh and the state and workers at a protest march you ashamed of such actions,” Amarinder reiterated that his tions, he asserted that with the Congress president Sunil and dharna, also joined by All he asked Yogi Adiyanath, warn- government would continue to remaining 61 percent support- Jakhar, the state Congress lead- India Congress Committee ing that the Congress would oppose the Centre’s attempt to ing the opposition parties, the ers including Cabinet (AICC) secretary in-charge of not forget this incident and destroy India’s secular charac- Modi Government could not Ministers, MLAs, came out on Punjab affairs Asha Kumari, tables would turn one day. ter and change the Preamble of get away with the enactment of streets to raise voice against warned that the BJP could not Pointing out that the the Constitution. such black laws. Narendra Modi Government get away with its nefarious Massachusetts Institute of On the manhandling of PPCC president Sunil and the “draconian” Act. designs. He pointed that Technology (MIT) students Priyanka by UP police, he Jakhar lambasted the ‘kale Lashing out at the protests against the draconian had also passed a resolution termed the incident shameful. angrez sitting in Delhi’ (BJP-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for Act were going on currently in against CAA, the Chief “It is shameful that Guru central government) for trying trying to “change the 16 states, including Punjab. Minister observed that while Nanak Dev ji’s secular ideolo- to implement the agenda which Constitution’s preamble”, the Reading out the preamble, the entire world was expressing gy was being attacked while his the pre-Independence ‘goras’ Chief Minister called upon all he said that it was the very basis concern over the ramifications 550th birth anniversary was (whites) had failed to execute. Indians to unite against their of India’s foundation, which of the legislation, “those sitting being celebrated across the The people accepted the divisive and dangerous nobody could disturb. “While in Delhi continue to be world,” he added. demonetization and GST attempts to destroy the nation’s Articles of the Constitution are adamant, refusing to pay heed Earlier, senior party leader assaults patiently but had now secular fabric with the CAA. amended from time to time, to the voice of the nation”. and Finance Minister Manpreet lost all their patience, he said, At the same time, Capt not just in India but across the Capt Amarinder pointed Badal recalled Mahatama pointing to the country-wide Amarinder declared that world, no one can tolerate tin- out that Sri Guru Nanak Dev Gandhi’s removal from a train anti-CAA protests, led by stu- Punjab Government will not kering with its basic struc- had also taught secularism, as in South Africa, prompting dents. allow implementation of CAA ture,” he said, pointing out manifest in his words “na koi him to warn the white officials Pointing to Modi’s shock- in Punjab and the Congress that even the United Nations hindu, na koi musalman, sab that he will throw them out of ing claims of identifying peo-    ,    O#  33  6 0,,  
 ,       ! would continue to fight it tooth had termed the CAA discrim- rab de bande” (nobody is a his country. ple by their clothes, Jakhar 2    0           and nail. inatory. Muslim or a Hindu, all are Likening the current situ- flayed the tyranny of the NDA < 0  0 0 P0   234 -       .       %        *     complaint to the municipal        *=-6:= corporation of Rishikesh,  @3 directing it to take necessary hough the authorities in action. Nihariki said that she  +*46-7=* TUttarakhand ignored the came to know about the cog-     complaint made by a school girl nisance taken by the PMO aryana Home Minister Anil in Rishikesh, the office of the when the corporation officials HVij on Monday expressed Prime Minister Narendra Modi including the municipal com-  +*46-7=* from 10 pm on December 31 to disappointment over functioning took cognisance of the girl’s missioner Narendra Quiriyal 2 am on January 1 in the inter- of intelligence department of the complaint regarding the poor visited her home on Monday. he Union Territory Police est of safety and security of the Police saying it will be mod- condition of sanitation and He said that he had come to her Ton Monday said those general public as well as peace- ernised soon with equipment, roads in this town. home after receiving her com- drinking liquor at public places, ful celebration of New Year- appointments, training of staff Niharika Makhija, a 13- plaint from the PMO along creating noise pollution 2020. among others. A three member year-old student who studies in with instructions to do the through exhaust of vehicles These roads are Inner committee headed by Additional Class VIII in Rishikesh said needful. The municipal com- and indulging in hooliganism Market roads of Sector 7, Chief Secretary Vijai Vardhan that she had sent a letter to the missioner said that he had on New Year eve will be dealt Sector 8, Sector 9, Sector 10, and two senior police officers- Dehradun district magistrate received a letter from the PMO with strictly. Sector 11, Sector 17, Inner DGP Prabhat Ranjan Deo and and the Chief Minister on the in this regard, after which he In a statement on Monday, Mkt road of Sector 22, Road DGP KP Singh has been formed pathetic condition of roads had met the girl. He further the Chandigarh Police said it in front of Leisure Valley, Sector and they have been asked to give and poor sanitation in said that he had inspected var- will conduct a special drive 10, from Aroma Light Point to suggestion about the measures to Rishikesh. However, since no ious sites and directed munic- against drunken driving and Small Chowk near Dispensary be taken to improve the effi- action was taken, she sent her ipal staff to resolve problems speeding in the city on the eve and around Elante Mall, ciency intelligence department. complaint to the Prime Minister’s office earlier this month. The PMO forwarded the stated by her without delay. of New Year-2020. Industrial Area Phase 1. It may be mentioned here "Strict legal action shall be The Police requested gen- that in 2015, when Vij was the taken against those driving eral public is requested to make state Health Minister, he had under the influence of alcohol," own parking arrangements for alleged that the CID was 'spying' '%   &  (  ) the statement said, adding vehi- their vehicles in the vicinity of on him as he had caught an offi- cles of drunk drivers will be these road stretches. Residents cer of the department. impounded, penalty of Rs. whose houses are accessed The Home Minister said 10,000 may be imposed and using the above said road Haryana has its own Police Act %   Singh to dismiss Randhawa, Minister-level people are ridi- State Government,” he added. bition at Delhi,” he said. their driving licenses may be stretches, have been asked to but it has not been implement- besides arresting him in view of culing Guru Nanak Dev when Demanding Randhawa’s “While the whole world is suspended. carry a valid identity card and ed strictly so far. Police rules will   0   his controversial video. we are celebrating his 550th dismissal at the earliest possi- celebrating the 550th parkash The Police also made sev- residence proof in order for be implemented strictly in the That is not all! The parkash purav. ble by the Chief Minister, the purab of Guru Nanak Dev eral stretches Vehicle Free Zone their facilitation. State, he said. Shiromani Gurudwara Lashing out at the “false SAD also demanded a fair and with utmost devotion and  +*46-7=* Parbandhak Committee sanctimonious pretence” of the through investigation by the humility, Randhawa has chosen (SGPC), known as the Sikhs’ State Government, Grewal said police. “Randhawa can use his to compare the great Guru day after Punjab Cabinet mini parliament, has also that a case was registered with- status and office to circumvent with the Chief Minister, which 5 &   ++6  AMinister Sukhjinder Singh sought action against the in no time when the Christian the inquiry and his statement is highly unfortunate. It is sad Randhawa filed a police com- Punjab Minister. community complained of sac- that it is a doctored video is that a Minister of the govern- !, , , "#, #  plaint alleging a “doctored” Saddened by the video rilege in Ajanala and here a nothing but prevarication tac- ment which claimed to be the video was being circulated on which has gone viral depicting senior Minister in the Congress tics to delay and sabotage the champion in celebrating the  +*46-7=* “one-sided” power agreements raise the electricity tariff further social media showing him Randhawa ridiculing and party is being protected even blasphemous statement made 550th parkash purab was entered into by the erstwhile by 36 paise per unit in the State making derogatory remarks laughing at Guru Nanak Dev, though there is enough evi- by him,” said Grewal. indulging in such a blasphemy,” lamming Punjab Badal government, AAP leaders from January 1, 2020, is a lop- about a Sikh guru which he the former SAD minister and dence to register a case. Meanwhile, BJP’s national he said. SGovernment over the pro- would submit memorandums in sided, which would leave every never made, the Shiromani party’s senior vice president Randhawa’s statement that secretary Tarun Chugh said Saying that the Minister’s posed hike in the electricity tar- every district of the State consumer in a fresh financial Akali Dal (SAD) and the Mahesh Inder Singh Grewal it is a “doctored video” to false- that Randhawa not only utterance has hurt the senti- iff which was already on the through respective Deputy quandary,” they said. Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) on said that a case, under 295 of ly implicate him can be and deserves to be dismissed from ments of Sikhs, Chugh higher side, Aam Aadmi Party’s Commissioners (DCs) on Citing an example of the Monday opened front against the Indian Penal Code (IPC), should be checked as the lab- the Cabinet but should also be demanded that Randhawa (AAP) Punjab unit on Monday Tuesday. Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi the senior Congress leader. should be registered against oratory at Hyderabad is booked and arrested for his needs to be dropped with said that it would reach out to AAP MLAs Aman Arora Government providing Upping the ante against the Randhawa. equipped to discern if it’s his comparison of Guru Nanak immediate effect, booked and the Government demanding and Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, cheaper electricity to the people Congress Minister, SAD has “The State Government voice or someone else’s. Dev to the Chief Minister. arrested for what he has spo- roll back on the “anti-people” in a joint statement, described there, they said that the Punjab demanded an immediate should immediately dismiss “The Chief Minister should Terming it as “gross sacri- ken. decision besides changing the sharp hike the electricity tar- Government should replicate action against Randhawa “for him from his Cabinet rank as immediately ask the police to lege”, Chugh said that Notably, Chugh has also the power purchase agreements iff as an “anti-people” decision the Delhi model in the State. committing a sacrilege against a minister and apologize to the register a case and a prompt, Randhawa has committed an shot off a letter to Punjab with the private of the government, which would “If the government in Delhi the founder of the Sikh reli- Sikh sangat for its senior party fair investigation should be unpardonable sin. “The video Governor VP Singh Badnore companies. hit all sections of the society and could afford cheaper electricity gion”. AT the same time, the functionary to have committed done to assuage the anger at the which has gone viral and is asking him to dismiss the Seeking a rollback on the thus, the government should to consumers in Delhi, why saffron party has urged the a sacrilege of this huge magni- blasphemy committed by a being condemned by one and Minister if the Chief Minister proposed exorbitant hike, and mull an immediate roll back. couldn’t Punjab government do Chief Minister Capt Amarinder tude,” he said adding that the senior Minister serving in the all belongs to a painting exhi- fails to do so. pressing upon tweaking the “Government’s decision to in the state?” they asked.   00 , / $* &             .< /  +  ,  $&   "
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 the premises of senior IAS tion," the agency said in a to the CBI on the basis of a rec- Gandhi Vadra's security during It said the "only programme" rider," it said, adding that as this officers Yasha Mudgal and statement. ommendation from Rajasthan her recent trip to Lucknow. The of Priyanka indicated to the movement was not planned, the   :  Kumar Rajeev Ranjan besides Several documents related Director General of Police O P paramilitary blamed Vadra for CRPF team for that day was CRPF team could not conduct  +  >   the then District to the cases, including bank Galhotra after the anti-terror "violations" by riding pillion on about her visit to the local an ASL which was a breach of  " +2-   Collectors/District Magistrates statements, were recovered squad had busted a racket a scooter. Pradesh Congress Committee security protocol mandated for 
 
    of Kupwara, Baramulla, during the searches that were related to the matter. Following The force, which provides (PCC) office for attending a Priyanka Gandhi. 

   -  Udhampur, Kishtwar, Shopian, carried out at three places in this, the two FIRs were lodged armed commandos under the party foundation day event. "Despite the security con- -  " C   Rajouri, Doda and Pulwama in Centre. After taking over the Kashmir, 11 places in Jammu by the agency. 'Z+' category of VIP security The CRPF said it had "con- straints, appropriate security F--"CG .    ! an alleged gun licensing rack- case in 2018, searches were also and one each in Gurugram The CBI's Chandigarh unit cover to her, said the Congress ducted" an ASL for this event and cover was provided by the CRPF " #  + 2   et busted by the Rajasthan earlier conducted at 11 places (Haryana), Mohali (Punjab) had registered the FIRs for leader undertook "unscheduled had intimated it to state author- during the visit," it said.  I+   C police in 2017. including Srinagar, Udhampur and Noida (Uttar Pradesh), alleged criminal misconduct movement without intimation". ities. The force added that such     .-=    The move comes two years and Jammu at the locations of officials said. and criminal conspiracy under Therefore, an advanced It alleged that the Congress security lapses are communi-  6   8(  after the agency registered two private gun houses which led to Besides searching the the Ranbir Penal Code and in security liaison (ASL) could not leader's "personal staff did not cated to the protectee and 
 
  cases on allegations issuance of recovery of incriminating doc- premises of Mudgal, a 2007- violation of Section 3/25 of the be conducted, the Central communicate" the detailed pro- "advised" for ensuring proper   ! around two lakh arms licences uments including issue, renew- batch IAS officer, and Ranjan, Arms Act, besides provisions of Reserve Police Force (CRPF) said gramme of the day to the Uttar security arrangements. to non residents of the erst- al of arms licenses, blank appli- a 2010-batch IAS officer, hous- the Prevention of Corruption in a statement issued here by Pradesh Police CO when he Priyanka, also the Congress : )5   P while State. cation forms submitted by var- es of I Hussain, Mohammed Act. Inspector General (Intelligence came calling at Priyanka's place general secretary in-charge of UP       The CBI said incriminating ious licencees, money transac- Saleem, Mohammed Junaid According to Rajasthan and VIP security) P K Singh. of stay in Lucknow at about 8 am. (East), was in Lucknow on  -   documents recovered during tions of gun dealers with Khan, F C Bhagat, Farooq Police officials, the Jammu and Priyanka's office had written The force said while there December 27 and December 28 =-  F="-G  searches are being scrutinised. licencees, blank NOC pur- Ahmed Khan and Jenhagir Kashmir government was to Singh's office on December 28 was no breach in Priyanka as part of her first visit to the State 9 +F9+G  The agency had registered portedly issued by District Ahmed Mir were searched, informed about the racket in with a complaint that a police cir- Gandhi's security, at least three capital after violent protests    8)    two cases in August last year on Magistrates and other docu- officials said. 2017 and several letters cle officer (CO) in Lucknow had "security violations" took place against the amended citizenship   
    the consent of Jammu and ments, the agency said in a Mudgal is at present CEO- addressed to then Chief issued threats to her security per- when she chose to ride a two- law and a proposed countrywide       Kashmir Government and fur- statement. and-Managing Director of Secretary B B Vyas remained sonnel and warned of restricting wheeler while on her way to visit implementation of the National      !" ther notification from the "It was also alleged that the Power Distribution unanswered. her movements on the same day. retired IPS officer S R Darapuri. Register of Citizens.      4   +   F4+G   6   F6G =  %   6 F=%6G!"   0 6,    3 , ="-       4
  !"            '/  49:69*- 8)/!    (' ?,  he Ministry of Housing      Tand Urban Affairs on    *  *   49:69*- Delhi Development Authority Monday signed an MoU with  # -#   (DDA) has completed the work Flipkart in which products $ #    ccusing the AAP of spread- on preparing maps of unau- made by women self-help    9  Aing "lies" and misleading thorised colonies in just two groups formed under the +F9+G    people on the issue regularisa- months while 35,000 people Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-      tion of unauthorised colonies, start in next 8-10 days to give have registered themselves on National Urban Livelihoods    "  !" Union Housing and Urban ownership rights to people. its website and submitted doc- Mission (DAY-NULM), will  +   Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh You keep telling lies, and we uments. now be available on e-com- +   
  C Puri on Monday said registry (Centre) will soon hand over In another tweet, the Union merce platforms.  #    for ownership rights in unau- documents of houses to the res- housing and urban affairs min- Union Housing and Urban      thorised colonies will start in idents of these colonies. You ister accused the Kejriwal gov- Affairs Secretary Durga %  / 8)8)   the next 8-10 days. cannot be an obstacle in the ernment of failing to prepare Shanker Mishra said the gov- 6   '/ 8)8)  6" Puri said that the Central happiness of Delhiites," Puri maps of 1,731 colonies in the ernment would also rope in cially independent. According "Today, we have signed an event.   !#  /1D  Government will soon hand tweeted in Hindi. past five years and they moved Amazon to provide a platform to the secretary, 12 lakh people MoU with Flipkart. It aims to According to the secretary, -#   $    over registry to the residents. It "The Aam Aadmi Party is a court seeking two-year-time for the online sale of SHGs' have so far been trained in dif- directly sell products made by 12 lakh people have so far been       is estimated that 40-50 lakh misleading people but the BJP- for the same. products. ferent skills in the last five years self-help groups through e- trained in different skills in the        9+! people living in 1731 unautho- led Centre has brought laws, he Earlier on Sunday, Chief Under the DAY -NULM, under the mission while commerce portals. We are also last five years under the mis- 4 6 <" +2-    rised colonies play a vital role said in reference to the Minister Arvind Kejriwal said self-help groups consisting 44 around 5.06 lakh people were likely to ink an MoU with sion while around 5.06 lakh       in deciding the fate of any Parliament passing a bill to give at a press conference that polit- lakh women have been work- given funds by the government Amazon on January 7 for the people were given funds by the      political party in every election ownership rights to the resi- ical parties indulge in politics, ing across the country, a move and they are currently self- same purpose," Mishra told government and they are cur- - "      in the national capital. In dents of unauthorised colonies. but if government starts fur- aimed at making women finan- employed. reporters on the sidelines of an rently self-employed. 2    -C 2015, people of unauthorised "...Tell, has the law been nishing wrong information, it is   
F-G colonies voted to Arvind enacted or not? has the process saddening. Citing (FAQ) fre-       !" Kejriwal to bring changes in the of giving ownership rights to quently asked questions from      6  national capital. In 2020, both people begun or not? Their DDA website on unauthorised 
   ? ) ""   0 0 +  - "  BJP and AAP is eying on unau- (AAP's) strategy is not to ben- colonies, Kejriwal claimed that F-
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It will source the rabi among States and Union According to the report, India's Sikkim. On 'zero hunger' para- (winter) onion crop — which Territories even as Bihar turned composite score improved from meters, Goa, Mizoram, Kerala, has higher shelf life— between out to be the worst performer 57 in 2018 to 60 in 2019 with Nagaland and Manipur were March and July directly from in Niti Aayog's SDG India major success in water and the front runners, according to farmers. Index 2019 that evaluates sanitation, industry and inno- the report. The Government had cre- progress on social, economic Bihar, Jharkhand and vation. The SDG India Index, ated a buffer stock of 56,000 and environmental parame- Arunachal Pradesh are the However, nutrition and launched last year by Niti Aayog tonnes for the current year but ters. worst performing States in this gender continue to be problem with the help of United Nations, it was not sufficient to contain According to 'SDG year's Index for Sustainable areas for India, requiring more took into account 16 out of 17 the prices which are still ruling (Sustainable Development Development Goals (SDGs). focussed approach from the goals specified by the United above Rs 100 per kg in most Karnataka by late January. government took several mea- The shipments are underway. Goals) India Index 2019', "The United Nations' SDG tar- government. The report said Nations as SDGs. The Index cities across the country. "The issue was discussed in sures to boost the domestic The first batch of 790 metric released on Monday, Uttar get of 2030 can never be met while three out of five states in this year ranked states based on The prices are expected to detail in the recent meeting of availability including ban on tonnes of onion arrived from Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim without India... We are fully the top spots perform equal to 54 targets spread over 100 indi- cool down by end of January the group of ministers (GoM), exports, stock limits on traders Turkey and Egypt and distrib- have shown maximum committed to achieving UN's or better than the country aver- cators out of 306 outlined by the next year with the domestic headed by Home Minister besides sale of onion at sub- uted to Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, improvement, but States like SDG target," Niti Aayog CEO age on 12 goals, the other two UN. supply of new produce from Amit Shah. It was decided that sidised rates from its buffer Karnataka amd Telangana. Gujarat have not shown any Amitabh Kant said at the states do the same on 11 goals. The first report, which was the rabi (winter) and late higher buffer stock of about 1 stock and imports. According to agriculture progress vis-a-vis the 2018 launch of the report. "Only three states were launched in 2018 had 13 goals kharif (summer) seasons - lakh tonne will be created for Already, the government ministry's data, 0.98 lakh rankings. Speaking at the event, Niti placed in the category of Front and 39 indicators. The year thereby also giving rise to next year," sources said. has exhausted its buffer stock hectare area is covered under "Kerala retained its rank as Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Runners (with a score in the 2020 will be the fifth anniver- the possibility of a glut. This year, onion prices fell of onion which was disposed at late kharif as against 1.22 lakh the top State with a score of 70. Kumar said southern states range 65-99, including both) in sary of the adoption of SDGs by Sources said the arrival of sharply due to 26 per cent fall a subsidised rate in the local hectare in the corresponding Chandigarh too maintained its have done well in health. 2018 - Himachal Pradesh, 193 countries at the UN imported onions will coincide in kharif and late kharif (sum- market. Now, it is selling period last year. The area top spot among the UTs with a "West Bengal (rank 14) has also Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. In General Assembly. with the supply of late kharif mer) production due to late imported ones. under rabi onion crop, mean- score of 70. Himachal Pradesh done well in Niti Aayog's SDG 2019, five more states joined The SDGs, constituted onions from Maharashtra and monsoon and later untimely MMTC, which is import- while, is 2.76 lakh hectare as took the second spot while Index 2019, but given the edu- this league - Andhra Pradesh, through an unprecedented con- Gujarat in the last week of rains in key growing states ing on behalf of the govern- against 2.31 lakh hectare in the Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu cation level(in the state), West Telangana, Karnataka, Sikkim sultative process, have 17 goals December, as well as the early especially Maharasthra and ment, has contracted about corresponding period last year and Telangana shared the third Bengal should be in top 3 per- and Goa, taking the total tally and 169 related targets to be rabi produce from Rajasthan, Karnataka. 45,000 tonnes of onion from (until the first week of spot," the report said. forming states," Kumar added. to eight," it noted. achieved by 2030. 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The scope and range of majority Haryana (as this writer          H             ing it and is doing so with such vehemence the address of the Prime Minister these schemes depend on demo- is) gets as much protection as say, that it all looks like a theatrical act. at one time — as their residen- .=-=;6" graphics and a decadal head Mohammed Iqbal, in Hindu-               P9  0Q    The census in India is primarily a head tial address. ""*9@-79 count is an absolute must. The majority Haryana as per these                2   count and has been rightly described as the Even more preposterous was census data is used not just by the Constitutional provisions.        2      0    ( largest administrative and statistical exercise her suggestion that the Narendra " :446:=6 Union Government but by Therefore, if pseudo-secular- in the world. 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Nothing afraid of the numbers that will       -        0 %  ( ed in India since 1892 without a break and working of the Union -4+$6-47 can be farther from the truth. The crop up. The steep rise in the       0        B 0    this is an important exercise from a nation- Government in regard to collec- Hindus in India constitute just Muslim population in India over   0)) #   G )       #?4 B  al point of view because it tells us about the tion of population data and to * $#-47 around 80 per cent of the popu- the decades and the huge differ- demographic changes that have taken place curtail the tenure of a duly- lation, which means in actual ence between the decadal growth )             G     0$C    at the national and local level in the preced- elected Government constitutes 96$+"- 4 numbers, they would be about rates of Muslims vis-a-vis the        G )         ( ing 10 years. 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But the Hindus con- Jains and Parsis, will nail the lie formulate national programmes, especially activities is inimical to national +"-@-"; -"9=+; stitute a minority in six of the 28 that Muslims are persecuted in                  with regard to basic amenities to the less- unity and integrity and we should -7="- 4 States in the country and in a few India.     advantaged sections of society. not allow a small minority of dis- Union Territories, as do the Indian citizens, who are As stated by the Government, the census senters to disrupt governance and .9="--"; Christians (except in some States adherents of Islam, must, there- is the biggest source of primary data at the vil- democratic traditions in this 47$79 in the North-east), the Sikhs fore, guard against the false nar- lage, town and ward level, providing micro- manner. 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This  " .          /      % growth continued till 2007, after which it start- 9+ 4 -+ %    "           /)   ed to lose steam due to lack of economic reforms = 7=9##:#    :            and then the 2008 crisis hit the country along 69-48)/               0  with the rest of the world. 46# 9 .-"               84   While many thought the impact of the 2008 + $629      / / > + //>,  ( crisis wasn’t as much on India as elsewhere, the 29+$#9 ."*9 rates at one of the highest levels in the will further augment productivity. huge majority. This shows how electoral reasons behind this were the policy instruments world. There’s also talk of a GST overhaul preferences are maturing in India.  S           ?46<(?46E which were deployed to address the risks that # :6 :4! Clearly, India’s got a problem on the which may happen during the next cou- The outcome of the election made H    ?46?  /)    6??        emerged. These instruments, combined with a * :9@9= 8)/ monetary side, which needs to be rec- ple of years. This, when combined with it possible to take three significant eco-    $0C             " ( lack of reforms and an entitlement-based regime :-= tified if it is aiming to grow at seven per land, labour and agricultural reforms, nomic decisions. First was the merger     %              brought a fresh macroeconomic challenge in the #"=$+"$= cent or more. Some progress has been will be critical to unlocking India’s pro- of 10 PSBs into four. This is likely to       P    Q #    3I second decade of the 21st century. 2=9. =-46- made on this by the RBI, however, it ductive potential. Demographics, too, consolidate the sector and improve its        0        "  Two decades have elapsed and India is yet #:994"9= continues to be conservative and the favour India as it has the world’s largest efficiency over a period. It also opens 6<;                   to justify the sense of optimism that prevailed at -4" 69+69 longer it takes for it to recognise the workforce which will act as a check in up interesting possibilities for future       #         64 the start of the century. But to be fair, the sec- :*-+*:- extent of the problem, the more pro- wage costs, thereby giving it a compet- privatisation of some of these big four       *  #      ond decade wasn’t that bad considering that +9="-4; longed the bottom of the U. itive edge over other emerging market banks as there’s no need for having four                  India’s growth in 2014, 2015 and 2016 was fair- 29 47" "*9 Irrespective of these short-term economies for the next two decades. All big PSBs, especially at a time when the ly decent even when one ignores the fact that it challenges, the outlook for economic of this is essential to experience the kind nation has already pumped in 3 tril-                    witnessed two successive droughts in 2014 and + $4"=;O# growth for the country in the medium- of transformation that several of the lion into them without any positive out-              2015. The country’s macroeconomic situation has 94"=9=949$=# term is completely positive as some of country’s peers experienced during come so far. 0    ?46<          "   improved significantly since 2014 and the 46-"# the current supply-side issues will get the 1980s and 1990s. The second was to do with the cor-      ?%        )-0   Government has undertaken several reforms that 9+ 4 -+ resolved and India will witness a Of course, fresh reforms will be porate tax cut, which was promised in                 will have long-term growth implications such as 2-"- 4# growth of 5.0-5.4 per cent in the third required — but they are already on the the previous tenure. Indeed, many   P/                the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the quarter (Q3) of the current Financial agenda of the Government as the consider it just a tax cut, however, it is               ( Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) and the Year (FY) followed by a 6.2-6.6 per cent labour codes are coming into effect. a deep structural reform that will have   Q #        D )   Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act growth in the fourth quarter (Q4) of the Many of these reforms will be aided by long-term positive implications for         )-0   H        (RERA). current FY. India will end the decade the fact that there’s a mandate of 303, financial stability and financing of #  "                Despite these reforms, growth slowed with a modest growth rate; however, the which enables the Government to take investments. More importantly, it illus- towards the end of 2018 and throughout the first country will begin it with a seven per decisions that would be extremely dif- trates a shift in thinking of taxmen, who       G #       ( half of 2019. This has led people to question cent or higher growth rate in the FY ficult to push for in a divided now recognise that tax revenues can               -  ( whether the third decade will be any different 2020-21. Parliament. increase at lower rates due to improve-                from the previous two decades. However, there The question is whether this rate Global conditions, too, seem to be ments in tax compliance.               ( are compelling reasons that point at how this will be sustained throughout the decade conducive for India as Boris Johnson’s The third decision was of privati-             time, it will be different. For starters, the current or not. There is a reasonable belief that election in the United Kingdom (UK) sation of several firms, including BPCL. /      0S 2       slowdown is not because of any inherent struc- India will sustain a seven per cent will end uncertainty regarding Brexit. This is a bold move as it signals a    (          0  tural factors but is a direct outcome of the finan- growth this decade and it may even He has expressed his willingness to staunch commitment to the phrase that      0           cial sector stress which spread over from banks attain an eight per cent or high growth enter into a trade agreement with “the Government has no business to be       /         ( to Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs). rate towards the end of the decade as India and the nation should be closing in business.”            )   The reasons behind the build-up of this stress are it witnesses a steady revival of invest- trade deals with the UK, Europe and the This move has signalled to the more to do with reckless lending during the first ments as a percentage of the Gross US to further integrate itself into glob- world that India is finally opening :           $    > decade of the century as the attempt to fix it start- Domestic Product (GDP). This al trade. greater space for private players in its /      *         ed only post the introduction of the Insolvency improvement will be a direct product Global economic growth is also economy, which has hit all the right  #                and Bankruptcy Act. of some of the painful reforms that were likely to recover in 2020, which means notes. Indeed, a lot of economic   *    /  D        % ( As the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) latest undertaken in the past, which will that external factors will be conducive progress was made in 2019 and some                  Financial Stability Report suggests, the Public unleash the nation’s productive poten- for India’s growth, provided it can of it could be because of the slowdown.      *      #       ( Sector Banks’ (PSBs) Non-Performing Assets tial. The recent corporate tax cut would address some of its domestic con- However, 2019 will mark a structural             /      (NPAs) may increase by September 2020 and this result in steady improvements in cor- straints. The year 2019 goes down in break for India as we enter into a decade        ) 0      poses fresh concerns regarding the ability of the porate sector balance sheets, which will Indian economic history for many which will certainly belong to the                    PSBs to take prudent lending decisions. The result in fresh investments from 2022 reasons. For starters, it marks the first country’s entrepreneurs and its eco-         recent spike in NPAs could also be because of the onwards. At the same time, implemen- time in the history of India where a nomic ambitions. +          , high cost of capital compared to the moderation tation of the Direct Tax Code (DTC) reformist Government was brought (The writer is a New Delhi-based in inflation, which has artificially kept the real will simplify taxation procedures, which back into power and that, too, with a policy researcher) 4545 %   %                      ! 83      ! !  "  # #            $

to shift “health” into the concurrent In the last quarter, poor air qual- true that preventing such attacks stronger and effective surveillance funding for health by States, the list. ity returned to affect the health of the requires more than just a legislative system across all Indian States to Centre as well as by Urban Local A few States, namely Rajasthan, people in many districts of north approach. Improving the quality of tackle emerging disease threats. Bodies. Inter-departmental coordi- Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, India and all policymakers did was health services, preventing com- What to expect in 2020: In the nation is also needed for stronger " $+* deliberated about enacting the right to question the proven evidence on mercialisation of health services last two years, India has seen a lot implementation linkage between to health legislation. During the year, the impact of air pollution on peo- and changing health-seeking behav- of focus on policy formulation, leg- health, water and sanitation and "= 479 public health experts argued that the ple. Hence, it is clear that there are iour to get early care is the need of islation and other broader health nutrition-related initiatives. Ayushman Bharat Yojana, many issues that need to be the hour. A realistic expectation issues. However, in 2020, policymak- Taxation on “demerit goods” - 2%  announced in 2018, had put health addressed in this crucial sector. from health services needs to be ers would do well to rapidly scale- such as tobacco products should be       &)."&-&)# 53 higher on the political agenda and Legislative approach in health developed and the “market-based up and allocate more resources for further increased to global recom-    nearly six States started a variant of works: The Motor Vehicle belief” that every health condition the health and wellness centres, a mendation of tax being 70 per cent  !" 8))0   Mohalla Clinics (neighbourhood (Amendment) Act, which has hiked is treatable, needs to be addressed. vital component of the Ayushman of the product price.     egislations or related delibera- clinics) to increase the provision of the penalties for traffic violations, In health services, the outcomes are Bharat programme. Beverages sweetened with sugar, tions were arguably the high- free primary health care services. has the potential to improve health, completely unpredictable and even States must also give additional including fruit juices, must be taxed   Llight for India’s health sector in There were a few negative devel- as nearly one in every 10 pre- the best of the treatment and priority to adopting community as demerit goods at higher rates.  

!-  2019. The Prohibition of Electronic opments as well. Violent attacks on ventable deaths occurred due to road advanced care may not save a per- clinics for urban settings. The coun- And last but not the least, healthy     Cigarettes Act, 2019; the National doctors, health care providers and accidents. After the Mental son, while another person with a try also needs to follow a focussed behaviour should be encouraged at       Medical Commission (NMC) Act facilities were reported from differ- Healthcare Act of 2017, mental similar health condition may quick- approach to integrate preventive all levels, especially in schools and   and the Motor Vehicle ent parts of the country, followed by health services in India received a ly recover with basic health interven- and promotive health interventions colleges, with ban on sale of “junk (Amendment) Act were passed by protests and strikes by the medical boost at the implementation level as tions. with overall wellness initiatives and food” near schools and colleges.       the Parliament. The Surrogacy fraternity. the Insurance Regulatory and Kerala averted Nipah virus linkage with AYUSH. In short, for the health sector,      (Regulation) Bill is being considered In the summer of 2019, Development Authority directed outbreaks: Learning from the expe- The Government must shift 2020 should be a year of implement- L  M! by the select committee of the Rajya encephalitis deaths were reported companies to include mental health rience of 2018, the Kerala focus from making isolated health ing policies, improving provision of #   Sabha and a draft Bill to protect doc- from Muzaffarpur in Bihar. The care services in their insurance Government acted swiftly when a facilities functional to a group of a broad range of health services as tors and health care providers from experts were once again divided on package as one in every seven peo- new case of Nipah was reported in amenities in entire planning units, per the needs of the people, State       assault is also under consideration. the cause of this and consequently, ple have one or other mental health 2019. With effective surveillance, i.e. blocks in rural areas and entire Governments taking the lead in - 6 #!2 The health sub-committee of the the children of the nation are still care needs. early identification, effective con- corporation planning units, func- health provision to make a healthy 
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Mand Shiv Sena president has never contested an election, among the youth in various this month at the facility, offi- Congenital pneumonia, three to the world. Mir of the PDP and Ghulam The chill had taken a toll Uddhav Thackeray never fails to even though he has established parts of the state, but he has cials said on Monday. pneumatic septicemia, and one “Every such person has Hassan Mir of the Democratic on the health of the detenues, spring surprises. After permit- his firm hold over the party set- also learned the ropes of party “The 14 infants, including to respiratory disorder, he said. some special skills. But one Party Nationalist — were which included leaders from ting his son Aditya to contest up during the past 17 years. Nor politics by working in tandem six newborns, died in the peri- Rajasthan Medical must find a qualified teacher released by the new Union the the National Conference, and win the State Assembly has his uncle and Maharashtra with his father and party pres- od between December 25 and Education Secretary Vaibhav who can recognise the skill and Territory administration. the PDP and the People’s polls from Worli in south- Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief ident Uddhav. December 29 in NICU and Galariya said a three-member then the individual is sure to The National Conference Conference and prominent Central Mumbai, Uddhav bit the Raj Thackeray contested any Aditya has lined up sever- PICU units of the hospital,” the team comprising Dr Amarjeet succeed. There are many such welcomed the decision of the social activists — and the secu- bullet and became the Chief election. al plans for Mumbai. As a Yuv newly appointed superinten- Mehta, Dr Rambabu Sharma examples. Eminent scientist administration and said such rity personnel guarding them. Minister of the State. Now, he As much as his chief min- Sena leader, Aditya had during dent of the hospital, Suresh and Dr Sunil Bhatnagar Stephen Hawking, who uncov- moves will help in bridging the Three former Chief has chosen to induct his son ister-father Uddhav, the man to the previous BJP-Shiv Sena Dulara, said. Earlier, 77 infants that is probing the infant deaths ered the mystery of universe, is gap between the government Ministers — Farooq Abdulalh, Aditya into his Cabinet — be watched in the State politics alliance Government, Aditya had died till December 24, will submit its report in two a great example of this,” and the people. Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba unmindful of a possible criticism in the coming days — in his new had mooted “Vibrant Nightlife” including 10 within 48 hours on days following which action Yogi said. In a statement, party’s Mufti — are also under deten- about the presence of father-son mantle as a Cabinet Minister — proposal for Mumbai. December 23-24, he said. will be taken. The chief minister said provincial president Davinder tion. While senior Abdullah due in the State Cabinet. either holding the Education or It may be recalled that On the cause of deaths, The BJP, which has target- that the state government Singh Rana expressed hope was slapped with the stringent If anything, 29-year-old Environment portfolio. within months after the Sena- Amrit Lal Bairwa, Head of ed the Congress Government in would extend all possible sup- that other political detenues Public Safety Act on September Aditya Thackeray has arrived Aditya’s rise in the Shiv headed Brihanmumbai Department of Pediatrics, said Rajasthan over the child deaths, port to Jagadguru will also be released soon. 17 and remains confined to his on the State’s political scene. Sena began nine years ago, Municipal Corporation (BMC) that they are analysing the rea- said it has formed a committee Rambhadracharya Divyang He said such moves will residence, Omar Abdullah and Though there was speculation when late Thackeray launched adopted a resolution seeking sons behind the 77 deaths till comprising four MPs to look University to establish it as an facilitate a conducive atmos- Mufti are under detention at initially that the Shiv Sena the Shiv Sena’s youth wing “Vibrant Nightlife” for Mumbai December 25. into the matter. PTI example in the country. PNS phere for a genuine democra- different locations in the city. might pitch him for the posts “Yuva Sena” and anointed his and sent off a proposal to the of either the Chief Minister or grandson Aditya Thackeray as Maharashtra government sug- Deputy Chief Minister’s post, its head in October 2010, two gesting necessary amendments Uddhav scotched the specula- years before he passed away on to relevant laws, Aditya had in   +9, .(  #  :+9,   tion a couple of months ago, by November 12, 2012. February 2015 met then chief saying that he should learn the A Bachelor of Arts in minister Devendra Fadnavis ropes before becoming either History from Mumbai’s elite St. and submitted a formal letter  +&  &+  $=$- “They think that after pass- ning. Banerjee had earlier ques- the Chief Minister or a Deputy Xavier’s College, Aditya has requesting the latter to put in ing the law they will be able to tioned the alleged faulty imple- Chief Minister. come a long way since his col- place the laws that make amata Banerjee on pursue their hidden agenda. mentation of NRC in Assam Coming from the family of lege days. As a third-year Arts Mumbai a “live 24/7” city. MMonday called upon all They think that India is their where she alleged about 14 Thackerays — four generations student, Aditya had hit head- In a series of tweets that he the parties and the non-BJP zamindari (fief)which in fact is lakh Bengalis had been robbed of whom have been in public life lines ahead of his anointment put out after he met Fadnavis Chief Ministers to isolate the not. I must remind them that the of their citizenship. but had never contested an as the Yuv Sena chief in 2010, to push his “vibrant Nightlife”, BJP and unite against the “mis- laws are made by the Centre but Meanwhile, even as the election till Aditya did so in the when he forced the Bombay Aditya had written: “Tweeps chievous” Citizenship implemented by the States. As of Chief Minister staged her sixth 2019 State Assembly polls, University withdraw Rohinton the GOOD News is CM has Amendment Act (CAA) and now most State Governments protest rally in the State the BJP Uddhav — who will be con- Mistry’s novel Such A Long accepted my proposal of National Register for Citizens are led not by the BJP but the too embarked on staging testing a State Assembly bypoll Journey, prescribed for the sec- nightlife and assured me tht (NRC) which have allegedly other parties who are opposing counter-rallies backing the in the next couple of months — ond year Bachelor of Arts necessary amendments to laws been designed to throw the the CAA and NRC. CAA. The party staged rallies and junior Thackeray will soon (English) as an optional text by March/August Session”. non-BJP people out of India. “Most State Governments at Coochbehar in North Bengal be well-entrenched in electoral book, from the syllabus. Aditya “I truly believe that this is Leading a colourful protest have rejected this law and so where the large procession was politics. had opposed Mistry’s book on well-deserved for Mumbai will rally at Purulia — backed by from the beginning this law is led by senior leader Mukul Roy Uddhav’s great the ground that it con- not only boost the core econ- tribaldance and drum-beats A   .       0  a failure,” Banerjee said, adding and Baruipur in South 24 grandfather Keshav tained foul language and omy but also the ancillary — which has in the recent past  ,      , ,    *$ she would “not allow the mis- Parganas where State BJP pres- Sitaram Thackeray — derogatory references to industries like transport...At emerged as astronghold of the chievous law to be implement- ident Dilip Ghosh addressed a better known as the Shiv Sena. the same momentum, saffron outfit Banerjee said, “I chievous citizenship law which their line and throw out those ed in Bengal. In fact we have massive rally but not before Prabodhankar Thackeray The year 2010 proved Mumbaikars will have a time call upon every one… let us is a prelude to invoking NRC who reject it. India has a pop- also stopped the work of NPR being black-flagged by a local —was one of the key fig- to be eventful for zone at night to chill in soon! unite and discard CAA and in the country.” ulation of 130 crore. Out of this (National Population Register) TMC crowd. ures in the Samyukta Aditya. It was in I will ensure this happens,” a NRC and isolate the BJP.” She said India had a pop- they will give citizenship to which is as discriminatory as Ghosh questioning Maharashtra move- that year the Yuv confidant Aditya had tweeted. Alleging that the BJP lead- ulation of 130 crore out of their own people and throw out the CAA and NRC.” Banerjee’s repeated calls to ment who played a Sena for the first Currently, the restaurants ers were making confusing which the BJP Government the remaining ones. Where the She added “this is a protest reject the CAA iterated a Chief key role in the cam- time swept the and bars close down at 1.30 am. statements on the CAA and the wanted to throw out 30 crore remaining people will go? Will to protect a person’s democra- Minister being an elected per- paign for a linguis- Mumbai However, once Aditya’s pro- NRC she said that the party by marking them as foreigners. they it kela (banana)?” she cy (democratic rights),” remind- son had no right to defy and tic State of University (MU) posal gets implemented, these had a hidden agenda behind “They will give citizenship thundered at the end of a rally ing how she had descended on reject central law the way she Maharashtra, Senate polls from establishments will remain the enactment of the “mis- to only those people who follow at Purulia bordering Jharkhand. the streets from the very begin- had been doing. while most popu- the Graduates’ through the night – provided lar grandfather constituency. these establishments are not in Bal Thackeray — a Eight years later designated residential areas. cartoonist-turned politi- — in March 2018, The 1.30 am closure deadline cian — founded Shiv the Yuv Sena once for bars and restaurants has Sena in 1966. 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  November marred the trial bout stated policy and Liverpool. could only shoot into the side- ,     and will be between M C Mary Kom announced direct selec- “Today I understood why netting with just Claudio Bravo tasked with and Nikhat Zareen and tion of Mary Kom for the Sheffield United are in the place to beat. doing the same for a second time. the country is proud of Olympic qualifiers. they’re in the table,” said “You always know when “It’s fabulous to be back,” said Moyes in both the six-time world Rijiju had steered clear Guardiola. you comes to grounds like a club statement on Sunday. champion and her promis- of the matter at that time “In the first half we had Manchester City you have to “I’m feeling very proud that I’m back here ing challenger. citing the Olympic charter. problems, we changed some take your opportunities, and at West Ham. But I think more importantly Mary Kom defeated On Saturday, Mary things and the second half was unfortunately we didn’t,” said I'll be looking to see what I can do and what Zareen 9-1 in the trials Kom said she was upset much, much better.” Blades boss Chris Wilder. I can make improvements to. held on Saturday to make about being dragged into Despite claiming that the “The first goal is the game- “I do believe that the squad of players I've the squad for Olympic the selection controversy crowded Christmas scheduling changer. We were in the game got here is a better squad of players than when Qualifiers in China in as the call on selection was showed the Premier League and and then we had to open up to I took over before, so I am looking forward February. The bout was not hers to take. broadcasters “don’t care” about try to get back into it and a to working with them.” marred by acrimony as The Manipuri icon player welfare, Guardiola made world-class player finishes us off The West Ham hierarchy were keen to the two boxers didn't defended her refusal to just three changes to the side that in the last ten minutes.” make a swift appointment following shake hands after the con- exchange post-bout pleas- started against Wolves. The lack of a clinical finish- Pellegrini’s sacking ahead of Wednesday’s cru- test and Mary Kom antries with Zareen, saying City's sluggish start should er has been the only thing hold- cial clash with fellow strugglers Bournemouth ignored an attempted hug that the former junior have punished by the visitors ing back Wilder’s men, who sit at the London Stadium. by Zareen. world champion will get with Mousset particularly waste- eighth in the table, on their “David proved in his short time with the “Mary Kom is a legend her respect only if she ful. already impressive return to the club that he was capable of getting results and who has achieved what “herself shows respect to The Frenchman spurned a Premier League and they got a we believe that he will start moving the club no other boxer has ever others”. glorious early chance to put lesson in taking their chances in the right direction once again,” said West achieved in the World The 23-year-old United ahead when he get on the from City’s all-time record scor- Ham's co-chairman David Sullivan. Amateur Boxing. Nikhat Zareen said she expected end of a floated Callum er soon after the break. “We are delighted to welcome David back Zareen is an amazing better from the senior Robinson cross but headed wide. De Bruyne picked out - he knows the club well and he built strong boxer who has the poten- Period,” Rijiju tweeted. bear in mind is, in profes- it's the nation. The ugly boxer and felt hurt when United thought they had Aguero with a fine through ball relationships during that time which will be tial to follow the footsteps “...Passions & emo- sional sports, the players & spate (sic) shouldn't have her attempt at sharing a claimed the lead on 29 minutes and the Argentine blasted high crucial for the work that needs to be done of Mary Kom. India is tions are the souls of money matter more adverse effects on players hug was rebuffed. when Mousset raced onto a past Henderson from a narrow going forward.” proud of both of them. Sports! 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However, West Ham’s ambitious appoint- to struggle with an elbow with my team, we have when the first Grand with Toshihide Matsui January 3-12, offers $15 Sydney will host the ment of former Real Madrid and Manchester injury that has kept him made this decision as I Slam of the year begins at taking his place. million in prize money finals, along with group City boss Pellegrini did not pay off as the Chilean out since the US Open. am still not 100 percent Melbourne Park on Nishikori’s absence and a maximum of 750 games which will also be was let go on Saturday after a run of seven defeats The former world ready to compete at the January 20. is another blow for the singles and 250 doubles held in Brisbane and in nine Premier League matches.   P     ,      number four, who has highest level,” he said in Yoshihito Nishioka event after Britain’s Andy ATP rankings points. Perth. +%  .+%  ,
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 n amalgamation of nature, approach through colours and Amovement, human activity, forms. a manifestation of the artists, Along with them are dis- their experience and observation played Biswapati Maity and his of their surroundings are inter- feminism, Gautam Pramanik twined for the sixth edition of and his colours, Jyoti Prasad the group exhibition Vision’20. Mallik painting humble lives, The contributing artists Rabindranath Choudhury, Saroj Ajay Ghose, Biswapati Maity, Basu and Subhrata Biswas who Gautam Pramanik, Jyoti Prasad create a different world with Mallick, Karna Puri, Manoj their works. All of these critical- Sarkar, Rabindranath ly acclaimed artists bring out the Choudhury, Saroj Basu, Subrata visual aspects of life on their can- Biswas, Tapas Basu, Tirthankar vas, overwhelming us into an Biswas and Tilok Mandal have epitome of non-visual feelings. interwoven these ideas and Most of the artists con- developed them further. tributing to this exhibition have Rabindranath Chaudhury been inspired by Nature, and one of the senior contributing everything that surrounds us. he Sunder Nursery has brought cept of congruency between nature,   +  artists whose work has been col- Biswapati Maity says, “Although alive the 64 sandstone yoginis garden and utility, coupled with envi- Over the years, Kohli has worked lected by various institutions Nature is the main inspiration of Tand larger-than-life sculptures ronmental conservation. on the philosophy and the wisdom of across the globe says, “In my my paintings, I am heavily influ- by artist and performer Seema Kohli. Kohli has been working with the Hiranyagarbha/The Golden Womb, current series, I am experi- enced by human figures and its antiquity for the past 15 years. She Tree of Life and Vasudhaiva menting with colours, forms, behavior. In my paintings,  +   began creating the yoginis first as zinc Kutumbakam. This show is an exten- textures, and perspectives to human figures come out in a Chief architect and CEO of the plates and then translated them into sion of research in the art of illustra- uncover the deepest crevices of very natural way. Sometimes it Agha Khan Trust for Culture, Ratish sandstone sculptures with the help of tive patterns. The sculptures blend well the human psyche. Nature can be a full figure and some- Nanda, picked out the lotus pond as artisans. The temples of the chausath into the expanse of greenery where ear- always haunts me and unleash- times it may be only the face.” the right site for the yoginis to rest at. (64) yoginis, are strewn across the heart lier there was dust and rubble. Offering es my mind a profound thrill Nature is a dominant theme With one stroke, the became the con- of India, in Madhya Pradesh and a contemporary stage to a design with all her beautiful things.” for most artists, it’s beauty and fluence of cultures and thereby spoke Odisha. In more ways than one, it is inspired by historic Indian myth and In the exhibition, one can the magical colours can draw to us about the essence of a pure spir- the enigmatic aura that keeps us sacred literature becomes an important find unity in Ajoy Ghosh’s excel- anyone to itself, however, as it. glued to the imagery as we think of the statement in the signal for art events lent intertwining of nature with Tirthankar Biswas explains, The Trust has been rehabilitating feminine power in a world that has in modern moorings of Delhi. The mythology or, in the meditative sometimes inspirations are real- existing parks and creating new spaces turned a blind eye to the protection of Sunder Nursery gardens enhance the vibes of Karna Puri. While the istic and sometimes semi-real- for over 20 years with the objective of women and abused the feminine arrival point on the edge of the lotus paintings of Tilak Mondal teach istic, “The common denomina- demonstrating that these green spaces body for its own lust. pond. The glimpse of the sculptures the world tenacity through tor in my paintings is a moment, can be catalysts for positive econom- becomes a testimony to the power and womanhood, Tapas Basu’s movement and force. It can be ic, social and cultural change. The Aga      poetry that can be brought alive in a works are an amazing example a sixer from an energetic crick- Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) The Tree of Life sculpture and other garden as a sculpture court. of finding peace in the beauty of eter, it can be an escaping deer focusses on the physical, social, cultur- ones in bronze and wood are a heady nature and contemporary soci- from an approaching tiger, it can al and economic revitalisation of mix of haute history and the power of   &+  ety. As Manoj Sarkar takes you be an out-posted hut from a communities in the developing world. yogic stances. The placement of the “The translation of an ancient through an adventure of many flash flood or it can be a swing- sculptures under the salient tree speaks form, specially feminine, in terms of aspects of human life, ing head of palm tree with 23    of the age of regalia. Perhaps in terms the goddesses and figures of the past Thirthankar Biswas’ will make monsoon wind. The variation of The landscape design of the of language and grammar, the idea of makes art more universal and acces- you live through the moment of the medium is also just like my Sunder Nursery has become a plush creating a sculptural park of a precious sible,” states Kohli. the topic in his canvas. subject. I use from diluted ink stage for Kohli’s sculptures. When you architectural heritage becomes impor- As an artist, Kohli is both Tapas Basu’s work reflect an to pencil, pastel, charcoal, acrylic look at them under the tree and then tant in the unveiling of a new trend. engrossed and deeply driven by an expression of the inner world and oil colour depend upon the see the yoginis, you know that the The bronze and the large wooden instinct. Her sculptures embody the with eclectic colours. The demand of the subject. The amalgamation of art and landscape sculptures echo the pulse of the past ing the traditions of passing on the harmony of the feminine yogic sculp- compassion of many avatars of exis- award-winning artist says, “My recent works belong to the aims to enhance the historic charac- and the present. We think of the eter- knowledge of restoration methods tures sitting in peace and utter calm. tence. This exhibition also tells Delhi work is inspired by the beauty semi-realistic category with the ter. It provides a connection with a nal power of the human mind and with appropriate technologies and You also think of the zenith in the dic- that we have one more space to exhib- of nature and contemporary medium of oil on canvas.” truly urban scale as it derives inspira- hands, the skills of building with the materials. Conservation of ideas spring tionary of building traditions, tech- it and sculptures will get a new lease society, where life is captured in (The exhibition will be held tion from the traditional Indian con- elements of the earth and re-energis- forth when you see the balance and niques and human heritage. of life at the Sunder Nursery. a symbolic, yet surrealistic from January 3 to 9.)

carlet shackles sit peacefully on museum in Lagos, Portugal, where portion, visitors encounter shack- day slavery in partnership with Sdisplay in front of a sad, gray the European slave trade began. But les and chains used in forts and cas- Liverpool charity City Hearts. The backdrop. The now rusted leg irons   *   Liverpool’s museum is much larg- tles along the African coast to hold project links current human traf- once locked human ankles during er, more interactive, and more humans before their horrific jour- ficking to the story out of the 18th century voyages from Africa to ambitious without being exploita- ney. A small replica of a slave boat Middle Passage. some European port, then to the tive. illustrates how captives were tossed In the US, journalist Nikole Americas.  
        
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Speaking after South Africa’s 107-run win in “So I can’t imagine Mitch Starc, Pat the first Test against England on Sunday, Du Plessis (Cummins) or Patto (James Pattinson) was asked his opinion about plans for an annual putting his hand up to say I need a rest.” ‘Super Series’ of one-day games, involving the so- &.A % Queensland’s Swepson has been called ‘Big Three’ of India, Australia and England, added to Australia’s squad for Sydney, with one other country to be invited on a revolv- where conditions often assist slow ing basis. bowlers, and was taking tips from “The last year or so you can see what’s going $ /* 7  Warne in Melbourne. on in terms of the big three countries,” he said. 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It’s probably better if you include ew Zealand have turned to Will Tests, taking seven wickets on his Paine and selectors look at the pitch. more teams, the better to grow the game as much NSomerville for his experience of debut against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi Swepson, who has taken 12 wick- as you can.” playing in Sydney as they look to avoid last year and a total of seven in two ets from six Sheffield Shield games at Du Plessis pointed out that there was inequal- a whitewash in the third and final Test Tests away to Sri Lanka four months 26.58, was a member of Australia's Test ity of fixtures, especially in Test cricket, with new against Australia. ago. squad for tours of India and Bangladesh Test nations such as Ireland and Afghanistan strug- Off-spinner Somerville, who was Boult is returning to New Zealand in 2017 but has yet to make his debut. gling to get fixtures. raised in Australia and played Sheffield after suffering a fracture to his right Lyon said if both of them played, “There’s a lot of smaller nations not playing a Shield for New South Wales, will hand in the second Test which he would be more than happy. lot of Test cricket, they’re actually playing less,” he replace injured pace bowler Trent Australia won comfortably by 247 runs “Mitch has been bowling brilliant- said. Boult for the Test starting in Sydney on Sunday within four days in 0%   ,2 ,0  .9 % A      ly for Queensland,” he said. “He’s a great on Friday. Melbourne. fella to start off with, but he gives it a Coach Gary Stead said the inclu- Australia won the first Test by 296 ing their comprehensive win in Perth. rip and that's what I really love to see. sion of the lanky 1.93 metre (6ft 4in) runs, again wrapping up the match   92 $=49 Cricket great Warne has champi- “I’m a big fan of Mitch, it’s great to Somerville was a nod to the expected inside four days. oned Swepson and over the weekend see him in and around our squad so he conditions at the Sydney Cricket New Zealand already have Matt ustralia’s Nathan Lyon on Monday flagged the idea of axing Lyon if selec- gets his chance and fingers crossed we Ground. Henry and Kyle Jamieson in the squad Ashot down a suggestion from Shane tors opt for one spinner in Sydney. can have a great combination togeth- “There’s no secret the SCG pitch to provide fast bowling cover while Warne that he take a rest for the “Just giving Mitchell Swepson a er.” is one of the more spin-friendly in Somerville’s height and local knowl- Sydney Test against New Zealand this taste of it, giving him a chance, I reck- If Australia go down that road, they Australia,” Stead said. edge could see him overtake the week so leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson on it will pay dividends in the long run,” would almost certainly retain “Will offers something different to incumbent spinners Mitchell Santner can make his debut. Warne said. Cummins, Starc and Pattinson, mean- our two other spinners in the squad and Todd Astle. Tim Paine’s team have already won But Lyon, who took four wickets on ing a batsman would be axed with with his right arm off-spin and height. Somerville was one of the leading the three-match series against the Sunday to wrap up late New Zealand Matthew Wade the likely candidate “The fact he’s played a lot of bowlers in Australia’s Sheffield Shield Black Caps after crushing them by 247 second innings resistance, said there after Travis Head scored a century in cricket in Sydney during his career for in 2016-17 season with 35 wickets at runs in Melbourne on Sunday, follow- was no way he would be standing aside. Melbourne. New South Wales will also be helpful an average of 23.14.