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The State is and MGP have three MLAs Modi, who is on a 2-day being ruled by the BJP-led each visit to Varanasi, first interact- Prime Minister interacts with a schoolchild from Kashi Vidyapith as alliance with the saffron party p Three Independents and an ed with students of a primary part of his 68th birthday celebrations in Varanasi on Monday PTI having 14 MLAs. MLA from Nationalist school at Narur on the outskirts While the Congress is in a Congress Party (NCP) also of the temple town and later play). “I came to your school on ness drive was launched on the wait and watch mode, BJP support the BJP met students of the Kashi the special day of Vishwakarma streets leading to various ghats Central unit has sent three p The Congress has 16 MLAs in Vidyapeeth and the children jayanti. “My greetings to every- in the city, including the Ganga senior leaders — Ram Lal, BL Congress MLAs submit a letter in the Raj Bhavan to stake claim to form a Government in Goa Agency the State Assembly assisted by them at the Diesel one on this special day,” he told ghat and the Vishwanath Santhosh and Vinay Puranik — Locomotive Works (DLW) the students. Temple. At Panini Kanya to meet the State party leaders Gomantak Party (MGP) and removed him for failing to alliance and illness of Parrikar,” We are waiting for a common campus. Earlier, the students wel- Vidyalaya, an ‘yagna’ (special and allies to take stock of the Independents — conveyed that stake claim to form the Kavlekar said. solution, which the BJP will “As students, it is vital to comed him enthusiastically worship) was conducted for political situation. they will agree to any political Government even though the The BJP has 14 seats in the give us,” MGP chief Deepak ask questions. Never feel afraid saying “swagatam PM.” The Modi’s long life. Kavalekar said the decision taken by the BJP. Congress emerged the single Assembly, its allies Goa Dhavalikar said. to ask questions. It is a key school is aided by a non-prof- Modi was elected to the Congress has support of legis- AICC Goa incharge A largest party after the 2017 Forward Party and MGP have The solution should be in aspect of learning,” Modi said it organisation, Room to Read. for the first time in lators from other parties and Chella Kumar said the party Assembly polls. three each. Three Independents sync with what the allies have in his interaction at the Narur The children also present- 2014 from Varanasi and can form a Government if High Command is keeping an Leader of Opposition and an MLA from Nationalist been requesting, he said, school on a variety of subjects, ed the PM greeting cards. Vadodara, but chose to retain given a chance by the eye on the development in Chandrakant Kavlekar said the Congress Party (NCP) also adding that his party had not calling the children “future of Senior BJP leader and local the former saying “Mujhe to Governor. “We will prove our Panjim, and the State Congress Congress party has submitted support the BJP. given any specific proposal to ”. MLA Neelkanth Tewari said maa ganga ne bulaya hai”. majority on the floor of the unit is in touch with some local a memorandum to the The MGP, which is one of the BJP on a change of leader- A smile lit up the face of that as part of Modi’s birthday Earlier, on his arrival, the PM House,” he said. parties even as some of the dis- Governor staking claim to the constituents of the NDA ship. “Yes, we have told them the schoolchildren when the celebrations 68 cakes weighing was received at the airport by However, BJP leader Ram gruntled BJP MLAs have form an alternate Government. Government in Goa with three (the BJP) if they are consider- PM said they must give impor- 68 kg each were cut at 68 loca- Chief Minister Lal said the Goa Government reached out to the Congress. All the 16 Congress MLAs, led MLAs, said a “common solu- ing it (change in leadership), tance to sports and must go out tions in Varanasi. and state BJP president is stable and no demand has “The Congress is ready to by Kavlekar, went to the Raj tion” on the political situation then charge should be given to and play since it is essential. Tewari, who is a UP Mahendra Nath Pandey. been made for a change in the provide a stable alternative Bhavan but could not meet the rising out of the indisposition the senior-most Minister. We “Students must give impor- Minister, said, “Special prayers After spending the night leadership. He stated this after Government provided other Governor as she is out of the of the CM has to come from continue to stick to our tance to sports. It is important were being offered in 68 tem- here, Modi will Tuesday inau- a meeting with party MLAs, parties are ready to join hands State. the BJP. “This is a coalition demand,” Dhavalikar said. to learn various skills, this will ples to pray for the long life of gurate or lay the foundation former legislators and core with us by not compromising “The party urged the Government but the decision Parrikar, 62, who is suffer- help you forever,” he said. the PM. About a thousand stone of various development committee members. He said the interests of the people of Governor not to consider dis- (on governance in the absence ing from a pancreatic ailment, After Modi left the school, earthen lamps have been lit at projects, cumulatively worth the BJP’s alliance partners — Goa,” said Kumar, who suc- solution of the Assembly, which of Parrikar) has to be taken by is admitted in AIIMS for one of the students said, “Modi 90 locations.” more than `500 crore, accord- the Goa Forward Party (GFP), ceeded Digvijay Singh after is a possibility considering the BJP since it is the largest treatment. kaka told us ‘khelogey to khilo- Medical camps were held at ing to a statement by the PM’s the Maharashtrawadi the Congress High Command internal fighting in the ruling party in the State Government. Continued on Page 6 gey’ (you will bloom only if you 72 places, he added. A cleanli- office (PMO). Bikers hack Rly guard’s hands BoB, Dena, Vijaya to merge 2019 UP Board exam as India’s 3rd largest bank schedule announced PNS n LUCKNOW Addressing media persons, he for not opening crossing gate n PNS NEW DELHI said that a number of impor- P Madhyamik Shiksha tant changes had been made in STAFF REPORTER n chopped off his hands with a he Government on UParishad on Monday the past one year for bettering NEW DELHI/SONEPAT sharp weapon. Chandan was TMonday unveiled another announced the schedule for the system in terms of course also injured in the attack,” said important step to address the High School and Intermediate content, conduct of examina- n a horrifying incident that Tara Chand, Station House problems being faced by the examinations. The UP Board tion, appointment of teachers Ihas put a big question mark Officer (SHO), Government public sector banks in view of exams for both the High School and regularity of sessions and on the safety and security of Railway Police (GRP), Sonepat shrinking credit growth and and the Intermediate classes more changes were likely in railway gatemen, three men on (). ballooning NPAs. As part of the will begin from February 7 future. He said that the state a bike severed the hands of a The SHO said the Muri measures, the Centre 2019. The High School exam- government was mulling over gateman after he refused to Express stopped after getting a announced that State-owned inations will be conducted in 14 the idea of having an education open a level-crossing gate in distress signal and rushed Bank of Baroda (BoB), Vijaya working days and will conclude tribunal where the teachers north Delhi’s Narela area 28 year-old Railway gateman Kundan Pathak to a hospital in Sonepat Bank and Dena Bank will be on February 28 and the could appeal instead of rushing because a train was approach- Pathak undergoing treatment at Saroj where he received emergency merged to create the country’s Intermediate examinations will to the court. ing, railway officials said on Hospital in Delhi. Kundan’s hands were first aid. He was then taken to third largest lender. be conducted in 16 working Giving the figures for can- Monday. reattached after a major surgery that the Northern Railway Central Announcing the decision, days and will conclude on didates who had registered for Gatemen Kundan Pathak’s went on for more than four hours Hospital in Delhi and finally Union Finance Minister Arun March 2. the examination, he said that Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs addresses a Press hands were reattached after a Pioneer photo shifted to Saroj Hospital in Jaitley said the merger will Keeping in view the interest for the High School examina- major surgery that went on for Rohini, whereas Chandan has make the banks stronger and conference in New Delhi on Monday Alwin Singh | Pioneer of the students, the timings have tions, a total of 3203041 can- more than four hours in a hos- Bihar and was manning gate been admitted to Ram sustainable as well as increase been changed for the examina- didates, which included pital in Rohini, said Northern number 19 at Safiabad crossing Manohar Lohia hospital, said their lending ability. prospects of State-owned PSU ditions that are adverse to their tions. The morning shift will 1761638 boys and 1441403 Railway spokesperson Nitin which is adjacent to Narela in the SHO. He said bank lending was banks. The other committee present one. commence from 8 am to 11.15 girls, had registered and for the Chowdhury. The 28-year-old, the national Capital. Pathak’s Pathak’s one hand was becoming weak, hurting cor- also included Union Railways The Government owns am instead of 7.30 am and the Intermediate examinations, a who also received serious friend Chandan Kumar Singh, almost severed and the other porate sector investments, and and Coal Minister Piyush majority stakes in 21 lenders, evening shift will start from 2 pm total of 25,84947 candidates, injuries to his legs and neck, who comes from the same vil- was detached from the forearm many banks were in a fragile Goyal and Defence Minister which account for more than to 5.15 pm. The results are like- including 11878 girls and was attacked around 1 am on lage in Bihar, was with him and severely mutilated, the condition due to excessive . two-thirds of banking assets in ly to be declared by April 30. 1397079 boys, had registered. Monday while posted at a when three men on a bike came official said. lending and soaring NPAs. State Bank of India last year the Asia’s third biggest econo- Deputy Chief Minister “This year in comparison level- crossing at Delhi- and demanded that the level- “All expenses are being More such merger pro- merged with itself five of its my. But these PSU banks also Dinesh Sharma, while to the previous year, there had Haryana border. In the inci- crossing gate be opened. taken care of by the Railways,” posals are understood to be in subsidiary banks and taking account for the lion’s share of announcing the schedule at a been a decrease of 4,53231 dent, the gateman’s friend who “Due to security reasons, said the spokesperson, adding the offing. over Bharatiya Mahila Bank, a NPAs and need crores of press conference held on students registered in High had come to meet him was also Pathak refused as the 18101 that an FIR has been lodged The Modi Government niche State-run lender for rupees in new capital in the Monday, said that the schedule School and 398039 students in attacked by the assailants. Muri Express train was against unknown persons and had constituted a ministerial women. As was in case of the next two years to meet global was prepared keeping in view Intermediate bringing in a “The victim hails from approaching, following which investigation is going on. committee headed by Jaitley in SBI, no employee of the three Basel III capital norms. public holidays and important decrease of a total number of Bishanpur in Banka district of the accused beat him and Continued on Page 6 October to oversee merger banks would have service con- Continued on Page 6 dates for Kumbh Mela. 8,51,270 candidates," he said. CAPSULE

NO ODD-EVEN RELIEF FOR TWO-WHEELERS: SC Democratic RSS engaged in rashtra nirman: Bhagwat New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the operation DEEPAK K UPRETI n NEW DELHI ming up the role of his organ- sensus among all swayamsevaks remained faceless for so long so of the National Green Tribunal’s isation which has been subject and has no place for a remote that it does not lead to arro- 2017 order which had directed ashtriya Swayamsevak of multiple scrutiny in its over control. He said even the gance” among those becoming that odd-even vehicle rotation RSangh (RSS) chief Mohan 90 years existence. founder of the RSS, Dr Keshav known and famous. scheme be made applicable to Bhagwat on Monday asserted He said the RSS is not con- Baliram Hedgewar, decided on The RSS chief said the pub- two-wheelers also in Delhi. that the Sangh is one of “the cerned about who would run running “shakhas” three licity department was set up most democratic” organisa- the Government as “this is to months after it came into exis- only in 1980. “Meri prasidhi SECURE EVMS USED IN tions where decisions are taken be decided by the people” of the tence in 1925 when other nahin, karya ki prasidhi’ ( not DUSU POLLS: HC TO DU in consultation with “swayam- country who should be swayamsevaks so decided. my fame, but that of my work), New Delhi: The Delhi High Court sevaks”. endowed with “achcha acha- Bhagwat said even his par- is the aim of a swayamsevak in on Monday directed Delhi Explaining that the RSS is ran” (good character). Bhagwat ticipation in Shakha is moni- Sangh, Bhagwat said. University to keep securely the singularly engaged in the con- re-ehphasised that his organi- tored by the Shakha head of Bhagwat prefaced the RSS EVMs used in the students’ struction of “vyakti nirman” in sation is working to raise a soci- which he happens to be a exposition by first giving a union election on a plea by three each street, “mohalla” and vil- ety where people work for member in Nagpur. detailed account of Hedgewar’s candidates of the Congress lage to awaken society that is every one’s progress and well- The RSS chief said the RSS work in the freedom struggle backed National Students Union devoted to “Rashtra nirman”, being. “Har mohalla, gaon is self-reliant and does not and his thought saying “to of India (NSUI) challenging the Bhagwat said the decline of main aisi toli khari karna, take a “single paise” from out- understand the RSS, start with polls. Hindus was on account of achche swayamsevak khare side as it its run with voluntary Hedgewar.” decline in “our values” for that karna, Sangh yahi hai, isse contribution of RSS works The RSS leader quoted the BULLET-RIDDLED BODY “we should not be blaming jyada kuch nahi hai”, the RSS described as “gurudakshina”. RSS founder telling swayamse- OF LANCE NAIK FOUND Muslim invaders”. leader said. Clearing air about women vaks that they should be devot- Guwahati: A bullet-riddled body Calling for shaping up Delivering his address on not being visible in the RSS, he ing themselves like a seed does of a Lance Naik of Assam Police, individuals who are laden with the first day of the three-day said the RSS is not an organi- by surrendering itself to soil. who was posted at the Chief good values and selfless char- lecture series here at Vigyan sation of sanyasin and pointed On Tuesday, Bhagwat Minister’s official residence here, acter, he said the RSS aim is to Bhawan, the RSS head said out to the existence of Rashtriya would give his understanding was found in his barrack on unite Hindus. there is great misconception Sevika Samiti’ the women wing of Hindu and and on Sunday, a senior police official “RSS ka kaam vyakti nir- that the Sangh is a “dictatorial of the Sangh. the last day of the 3-day event, said. man hai aur RSS iski method- organisation” and asserted that He said the RSS does not he would reply to the written RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat with other leaders at the event titled “Future of Bharat: An RSS perspective” in New Delhi on ology hai,” Bhawat said sum- the outfit works with the con- run after the publicity. “We questions. Monday PTI LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 city 02

A noble initiative Govt committed to provide of Prison dept on RFID tag made must for PM’s birthday better health care: Yogi PNS n LUCKNOW goods carriers in UP PNS n LUCKNOW he said. and alliance of those who sup- he UP Prison department PNS n LUCKNOW such goods in , plazas, random checking would Yogi also enquired about the port corruption will push the Tinitiated a noble move on vehicles will have to get a not be required. Enforcement hief Minister Yogi status of 100-bed NICU section country towards instability. The the 68th birthday of Prime ith the aim to curb eva- RFID tag and get it embedded of RFID tag would also help is CAdityanath said that the which is coming up at the aim to put hindrance in the Minister Narendra Modi on Wsion of Goods and on windscreen of the vehicle in keeping track on inter-state Bharatiya govern- District Hospital. country’s development will Monday by arranging money to Services Tax, the state govern- carrying goods and get it transit of goods from UP,” he ment was committed to provid- “This region has been fac- never be successful.” pay fine for 68 convicted crim- ment has made it mandatory mapped to e-way bill system,” said. ing better health care at the ing the menace of encephalitis. “It is necessary for wise inals and ensure their release for transport carriers to use a notification issued by state By another order, the UP doorsteps of the poor and was This separate section will help in people to learn lesson from the from jail. radio frequency identification Commercial Tax department Commercial Tax department hence building infrastructure providing better facilities to past,” he said. An official communiqué device (RFID) tag along with e- said. directed all departments and across the state. young patients. Also, under- To a question on the death said that after finding that way bill from October 1. In the absence of RFID tags agencies to ensure tax deduction “This government is com- weight children will get better of two brothers, belonging to many convicts had completed Though e-way rules on carriers, tax officials found at source for collection of two mitted to improve its delivery treatment here,” he said. Meanwhile, taking a dig at Musahar community, at a village their terms but were still lan- require the use of RFID tag, no it difficult to intercept cargo per cent of GST on all goods system and it is our commit- Later, Yogi went to a Leprosy the attempts of opposition par- under district last guishing in jails as they had other state has made it manda- due to lack of intelligence. The purchased above `2.5 lakh. ment to the people. We will be Centre in Chandralok colony ties bid to stitch an alliance for week, allegedly due to hunger, failed to arrange money to pay tory since the start of e-way bill enforcement measure has often Courier agencies have also able to fulfil our promise if we and distributed sweets and fruits the Lok Sabha polls, the CM said the CM said, “They did not die the fine imposed on them, the in April this year. been based on trial-and-error been directed to charge two per can strengthen health care by among the inmates on the occa- “opportunistic politics” and a tie- of hunger as they had the ration Prison department brass con- The e-way bill rules man- approach as check-posts on cent GST as TDS and deposit providing the best possible treat- sion of the 68th birthday of up of those “who support cor- cards... their death was due to tacted non-governmental date that a vehicle carrying state borders have been dis- it with the department. ment to the people at their Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ruption” would push the coun- tuberculosis.” organisations, social organi- goods worth over `50,000 must mantled after the e-way bill Both orders will come into doorsteps,” Yogi said during He also enquired about the try towards instability. “A probe is underway to sations, clubs, trusts and furnish details electronically on became effective. force from October 1 next. inspection of facilities there and asked doctors He said everyone knew the find out whether they got free arranged to clear the fines of 68 the common portal and gener- “UP is ahead of other states Additional Commissioner District Hospital on Monday. to ensure cleanliness. motive behind the alliance and treatment as it is available under convicts lodged in 29 jails of the ate e-way bill. in notifying RFID implemen- (Commercial Tax) BD Dwivedi The CM said that the gov- The Chief Minister also the character of the people in the DOTS for TB patients,” state. The portal captures the tation. This will ensure real- said that provision for two per ernment had taken steps to asked district officials to provide alliance was also known to all. Adityanath said. On Monday, the fines of all details of supplier, recipient and time flow of data, captured cent was there in GST Act but ensure that doctors came to hos- residential accommodation to On Bahujan Samaj Party SP Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata these convicts were deposited the value of goods transacted, from RFID on moving vehicles it was not enforced but from pital and primary health centres leprosy patients on a priority chief Mayawati’s statement on Party workers celebrated Prime and this ensured their release. and this provides the Tax to e-way bill portal without now on, all government depart- regularly and there was enough basis. “The administration Sunday that there would be an Minister Narendra Modi’s birth- A maximum of seven con- department with an anti-eva- technological glitch,” said a ments, corporations would stock of medicines. should ensure that their children agreement for grand alliance day in style and distributed victs each were released from sion tool, especially for moni- Commercial Tax department come under its ambit but this “Patients coming to these go to school on a regular basis. only if her party got a respectable sweets in the hospital while and jails while six toring business-to-consumer official. would not apply on purchases hospitals must get medicines These children must be taken share of seats, Yogi Adityanath some of them participated in walked out of Gorakhpur jail (B2C) traders. “With RFID readers set below `2.5 lakh. from there. This is our priority,” care of,” he said. said, “Opportunis-tic politics Swachhata campaign. on Monday. “Before transportation of up at strategic locations and toll United oppn no threat Priest battered to to BJP: Keshav Maurya death in Deoria (PTI): Uttar results. Pradesh’s Deputy Chief Speaking on the amended PNS n LUCKNOW under mysterious circum- Minister Keshav Prasad SC/ST Act, the Deputy Chief stances in Jahenaganj locality Maurya does not view the Minister said he could assure fter the murder of three on Sunday night. united opposition as a threat to the people that its provisions Apujaris in Etah and of district police chief Santosh the in would never be misused. another in on Saturday Kumar Mishra said that the the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. “In spite of winning 73 afternoon, a priest of a Deoria police were informed about Speaking to reporters seats, we could not win in the temple was battered to death in the bodies of two youths lying here Monday evening, Maurya rest seven seats in the state in broad daylight on Monday. on the main road at Jahenaganj said, “Our target is 73+ seats (in 2014 general polls. However, Before the police could area on Monday morning. the state) and we are not con- now our aim is to ensure vic- take cognisance of the case, the On reaching the spot, the cerned about the opposition’s tory in 100 per cent seats,” angry locals caught the assailant police managed to ascertain strategy.” Maurya is said to have told and lynched him, in Sadar their identities of the deceased Recently, Bahujan Samaj BJP activists during an inter- Kotwali area. as Anil Pratap Singh (37) and Party chief Mayawati had said action, according to party Circle officer (Sadar) Varun Godhan (29) of Thada in her party would join the maha- media in-charge Pradeep Mishra said that they were locality of . gathbandhan if it was offered a Goswami. informed that Moti Yadav (65), A Hyundai Santro car was respectable number of seats. Maurya told the party a priest of Sakrapur village, was also found abandoned at some “We are not bothered workers that they had to play battered to death by his neigh- distance from the place where about Mayawati, Akhilesh a greater role in the 2019 Lok bour Pintu Yadav on Monday the bodies were lying. Yadav or Rahul Gandhi. We are Sabha election compared to the morning. The victims’ families working for 73+ seats and how state polls held last year, The CO said that before the revealed that the duo had left we can support the Prime Goswami said, adding that police reached the spot, the agi- together on Sunday evening Minister,” he said. Maurya advised the workers to tated villagers nabbed the and they had launched a search Maurya said the opposi- apprise the public about vari- assailant and assaulted him. He when both did not return home tion’s main aim was to stop ous schemes launched by the said on reaching the spot, the till late in the night. While the Modi in 2019 Lok Sabha elec- Modi government. police rescued the injured family could not suspect any tion. He said the opposition Maurya later paid obei- assailant and rushed him to a motive behind the murder, the leaders were frustrated, deject- sance to the presiding deity at hospital, where he was pro- cops suspect that an affair ed and sad as their efforts Banke Behari temple in nounced dead. might have resulted in their were not yielding desired Vrindaban. BJP leaders offering prayers at the temple on party state office campus on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 68th birthday, in Lucknow on Monday Pioneer A case was registered and deaths. a heavy police force has been While Anil was married, deployed in the area to avert Godhan was a bachelor. any untoward incident. The bodies were sent for SP leader set on fire by In Farrukhabad, two autopsy and a case was regis- Shivpal unveils SSM flag youths were found murdered tered. Investigations are on. PNS n LUCKNOW chief Akhilesh Yadav said in Lucknow that he was confident her in-laws, critical amajwadi Secular Morcha of stitching a grand opposition Sfounder Shivpal Singh Yadav alliance to challenge the unveiled the flag of his outfit on Bharatiya Janata Party in the PNS n LUCKNOW Bhagatpur locality of took her to a and Monday. 2019 general election. on Saturday after- forced her to embrace Islam. Government of India The flag has three bands of The SP president said the n a sensational incident noon, when a youth barged into When she refused, the miscre- red, yellow and green along party would join an anti-BJP Ireported from Jaunpur, the house and raped her. ant brutally assaulted her and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change with photographs of Shivpal alliance for the 2019 Lok Sabha senior leader of Samajwadi When her parents threatened to upload her Climate Change Division and Samajwadi Party patron polls even if it would require tak- Party, Sangeeta Yadav, was returned, the girl narrated her obscene video clips on social NOTICE INVITING BID Mulayam Singh Yadav. ing a few steps backward. critically injured when her in- trauma after which the father media. Soon after its launch, the “We have to show them laws allegedly tried to torch her contacted the pradhan, who With the girl in his trap, the The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change cars in Shivpal’s motorcade were Khan and Arvind Yadav. Most of (BJP) the door.. SP will enter into on Monday. asked him not to register a case miscreant called her to Rampur (MoEFCC) proposes to hire an Agency for the work of con- seen sporting the new SSM flag them were either sidelined or an alliance for ousting the BJP The police claimed that a and promised to identify the several times where he and his ceptualization and management of India Pavilion & delega- on Monday evening. shunted out by the SP in the past. even if it means going a couple kin of the victim alleged that miscreant and punish him. friends took turns with her and tion office space; content development, creation and execu- The SSM also offered a Shivpal. the MLA from of steps backward,” Akhilesh Sangeeta’s parents-in-law called But after learning that the also tried to push her into tion of side-events! exhibitions at the Indian Pavilion to be ticket to Mulayam Singh Yadav Jaswant Nagar, also claimed that Yadav told reporters after the her to their room on Sunday pradhan was looking for him, flesh trade. set up at the United Nations Framework Convention on from his bastion, , for many SP leaders were in touch Vishkarma Jayanti programme night, doused her with kerosene the miscreant visited the girl’s Circle officer of , NP Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP-24 in Katowice, Poland the 2019 Lok Sabha election. with him and would join the at the party headquarters here. and set her afire. house on Sunday evening and Singh, said the girl was medical- between 2-14 December 2018. Shivpal, who had a long SSM soon. “Everyone is fed up of the The SP leader, who was strangulated her to death to ly examined, a case was regis- The salient features of the project, eligibility criteria and prescribed war of attrition with his nephew “We will also get the party BJP and they want it out of deputy chairperson of Lalit ensure that his identity was not tered and one of the accused format for submission are prescribed in the Request for and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, said, registered with the Election power. I want to assure you that Kala Academy during the pre- divulged. was arrested. Proposal (RFP) Document available on the website: “We want Netaji (Mulayam) to Commission of India,” he said. an alliance will happen in UP. vious SP regime and enjoyed After the incident, the vic- Efforts are on to nab the www.envfor.nic.in/tenders. Interested agencies are requested contest on our party ticket in the Shivpal said the aim of his Let the time come… We are the status of a minister of state, tim’s father registered a case remaining four accused, who to submit their bids latest by 03:00 PM (IST), 1st October 2018. coming general election from new outfit was to emerge as a confident of forming an alliance was reported to be critical at with the local police. Efforts are are absconding. Mainpuri seat.” political power to bring a change for the 2019 elections. The Jaunpur district hospital. on to ascertain the identity of Meanwhile, the body of a Davp 13101/11/0020/1819 Soon after the launch of in UP and the country. “The aim opposition wants the BJP to be Several senior SP leaders the killer and nab him. 60-year-old man was found in SSM, Shivpal had released a list of the SSM is to emerge as a defeated in the next polls,” the SP visited the district hospital to In a separate incident, a girl a village in , police said of TV panellists and speakers that political power and bring a chief said. enquire about her health. from Jalandhar (Punjab) com- Monday. According to included former SP MLA Sharda change in the state and country His statement came a day Elsewhere in Moradabad, a plained that a youth from Milak Superintendent of Police Pratap Shukla, Shadab Fatima, so as to ensure development of after Bahujan Samaj Party chief 15-year-old girl, student of area of Rampur befriended her Shriparna Ganguly, Videshi Nawab Ali Akbar, Deepak all,” Yadav said inaugurating a Mayawati said that her party was class 11, was raped and later on Facebook and later invited Rajbhar was found dead in Mishra, Sudhir Singh, Professor function at the Sports sta- ready for an alliance only if it was murdered on Sunday. her to Rampur where he Dumri village. He was Dileep Yadav, Abhishek Singh dium here. given a ‘respectable’ number of As per reports, the victim drugged and raped her. allegedly killed late on Sunday Ashu, Mohammad Farhat Raees Meanwhile, on Monday, SP seats. was alone in her home at She alleged that the accused night. QUICK TAKES Mathura gearing up for home after getting his bus parked at the Buddh Vihar SIBLINGS MOWED DOWN BY TRUCK depot late on Saturday night. The incident took place Chhappan Bhog fest : A brother and his sister, both in Shanti Nagar area, where `22,000, ticket-vend- in their twenties, were allegedly crushed to death ing machine and mobile phone were looted from Mathura (PTI): Mathura is gearing up for ‘Chhappan uhykeh lpw uk by a truck in on Monday. him by the two miscreants. Bhog Mahotsava’, a three-day festival during which devo- Suman (23) and his brother, Tejbir Singh (20), were tees make lavish offerings comprising 56 dishes to Lord travelling on a bike when it was hit by a speeding POLICE CONSTABLE COMMITS SUICIDE Krishna in Goverdhan. Elaborate preparations are being 25-09-2018] 3%00 cts m0iz0 truck near Kailashnagar village under Ratan Puri Lakhimpur : A 32-year-old police con- made for the festival beginning September 21, according jkT; [kk| ,o a vko';d oLrq police station. The driver escaped with the vehicle stable committed suicide by hanging himself from to the organisers. The festival will begin with circumam- fuxe] 17&xks[kys ekxZ] y[kuÅ and the bodies were sent for post-mortem. the ceiling of a room at his rented house in Sikatiha bulation of the sacred Goverdhan Hill by thousands of pil- locality here on Monday. “Ravi Tomar, who had grims, said Murari Agrawal, the founder president of Sri fu"iz;kT;s ,EclMjs dkj% ;w0ih0 BUS CONDUCTOR ROBBED OF `22,000 32&,0,l0&9454 dh uhykeh] joined (Lakhimpur) Kheri police in 2016, commit- Giriraj Seva Samiti. Prior to the main event on September Etah: The conductor of a UP Roadways bus was ted suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of 23, activists of Sri Giriraj Seva Samiti will make a human flD;ksfjVh :0 5]000@& robbed by two armed motorcycle-borne persons in a room,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Ramlal chain to move prasadam from Annapurna Prasad Bhandar uxn@vkbZ-ih-flag ,.M lUl , police said. Santosh was going to his Verma said. to the seat of the principal deity, he said.

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Phone: 0120-4879800 & 4879900 LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 city 03 6-year-old boy Shots fired during brawl over property row; girl injured drowns in PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW 12-year-old girl suffered System failure exposed Afirearm injuries after their Lucknow (PNS): Lack of were told by the Madiaon police rivals opened fire on her fam- coordination surfaced between the that no arrest had been made in JM Park lake ily members during a brawl police and the media cell of the case. The cell officials were over property dispute in Lucknow police in the Madiaon told that one of the accused Amod PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW the lake after ignoring instruc- Madiaon late Sunday night. violence. After the incident was was detained and no case was tions from security guards or The victim is admitted to reported at 11 pm on Sunday, the registered. When this came to six-year-old boy drowned by tricking them. But the SHO Trauma Centre and the police Madiaon police swung into light, the mediamen argued with Ain the Janeshwar Mishra was not in the know of the are investigating the case. damage control mode by delaying cell officials and they were Park lake in Gomti Nagar on names of boys accompanying As per reports, the family the information about the incident. showed the message that was Monday afternoon. The police Krishna. members of the victim, identi- They said the police were yet to sent the SSP’s PRO on his CUG are investigating the case. Contrary to the police fied as Neetu of reach the place for investigation number. As police spokesman AK As per reports, the boy, claim, it surfaced that security village, had a rivalry with and that a team was busy in Singh, who handles the media identified as Krishna of Gwari guards had strict instructions Pramod and Amod, both of transporting the girl to Trauma briefing, was not present, another village, along with boys of his to keep a watch on minors Palhari village of Madiaon. Centre. On the other hand, the official, who was assigned the age group, reached the park reaching there without their Around 11 pm, the brother duo media cell spokesman flashed a task, asked the Madiaon police but while playing some time on parents or any adult to avoid reached Neetu’s house and a message stating that the accused he was also told that no arrest had Monday afternoon. He and such mishaps since a similar brawl ensued. It was alleged had been arrested in the Madiaon been made. This created a lot of his playmates then reached incident was reported in the that Pramod and Amod case while praising the police. The confusion over the arrest of the the lake inside the park. Later, past. The police failed to opened fire on Neetu’s cousin message was flashed around 1.27 miscreants and also exposed the Krishna fell into the lake and explain why the guards could Dharmendra. However, as the am on Monday. lack of coordination. died around 2 pm. not spot Krishna who was only attackers missed their ‘target’, On Monday, during routine Sources in Police department said His friends cried for help six-year-old. The other sur- the bullet hit Neetu in her jaws briefing at the SSP’s camp office, the SHOs/SOs did not receive Mourners walking on burning coals as they perform ‘aag par matam’ commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussain and his and security guards and divers prising thing in the case was and she slumped down. The when the details about the arrest calls from the media cell to brief companions, at Asafi Imambara on Monday Pioneer fished out the boy. He was that life guards were not pre- attackers fled the scene sensing was asked and the media cell them about the details of an rushed to Ram Manohar sent at the spot when the danger. The family informed officials inquired the same, they incident. Lohiya Hospital where he was mishap occurred. The police the police and a team reached declared “brought dead. contested the claim and said the place for investigation. police flashed a news on location was found to be in UPHDB to seal properties Gomti Nagar SHO DP that life guards immediately The cops rushed the girl to WhatsApp group about the at the time of the Tiwari said the family had not swung into action and they Trauma Centre where her con- arrest of the miscreants by incident. “Pramod had showed PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW against the violators in the past dential accommodations lodged any complaint as yet. pulled out the boy but he could dition is said to be improving. 1.27 am on Monday. “The a travel ticket of a roadways bus and that was the reason for which are being used for com- “Legal proceedings will be ini- not be saved. Police are yet to register a case police successfully arrested the to the police to prove his inno- P Housing Development their mushrooming growth mercial activities in tiated if they lodge any com- The residents said Krishna’s in this connection. “The fam- miscreants within hours after cence. The police are cross- UBoard will seal over a and added that residents in a Rajajipuram area. Out of seven, plaint,” he said. The officer family started searching for ily had not given any complaint they executed the crime,” the checking the same,” the sources dozen properties in large number were also strong- three are marriage halls, two added that the boy was stand- him after he was not found out- as yet and so no case was reg- message read. It surfaced that said. Contrary to their claim, Rajajipuram and Indira Nagar ly opposing the misuse of the shopping centres, a restau- ing while leaning against the side his house. In the process, istered. We have not arrested both the families at loggerheads the family of the girl said areas for the violation of the land. UPHDB officials held a rant-cum-fast food outlet and railing at the lake and lost his they asked some of the children any one,” Madiaon inspector for a long time. Amod’s fami- Amod and Pramod wanted to land use. They will be sealed meeting with the district a service station of a leading balance when he slipped into it. playing there and were told that Pradeep Kumar Singh said. ly alleged that Dharmendra and grab the land from them. “They during a drive to be launched administration last week urg- automobile company. Barring piece of informa- they had seen Krishna and He said the police conducted his family members had used to bully us every now and after the conclusion of ing the latter to provide them In Indira Nagar, there are tion, the police were yet to col- some other boys going towards raid and detained one of the grabbed their land in 2004 then and we had also com- Moharram. Notices were police squad while carrying two big showrooms of a textile lect details of sequence of inci- the park. Since their house is accused identified as Amod. and case was sub judice. plained to the police about the issued to their owners to wind out the drive. The District company, a restaurant–cum- dent till late at night. When located close to the park, they “He is being interrogated,” the “Dharmendra and his family same. But as Pramod is an up their commercial activities. Magistrate assured them of banquet hall, a shopping cen- asked how Krishna reached the went there to search for him police said. members were trying to frame advocate and is on good terms Housing commissioner police escort after the festival tre and a show room engaged lake, the SHO said Krishna, and later reached the lake only Contrary to police claim, them in a case. Pramod is an with the cops, the police took AK Chauhan regretted that no of Moharram. As per official in selling mobile phones which along with his friends, reached to find Krishna drowned. the media cell of Lucknow advocate by profession and his his side only,” they claimed. concrete action was initiated record, there are seven resi- are to be sealed. Youth, girl die Cop roughed by shop-owners in car accident PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW THE TRAFFIC COP’S ONLY a government servant from dis- charging his duty, looting his PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW group of shop-owners ‘FAULT’ WAS THAT HE HAD gold chain and on other counts Apummeled a traffic consta- DARED TEACH THEM had been registered against youth and a girl died while ble, smashed his mobile phone RULES OF THE ROAD AND Gagandeep, Rinku and more Atheir friend and another when he tried to capture their than 25 unknown persons. He girl escaped with injuries after act at Nursing Home ASKED THEM TO CLEAR said the police teams were con- their car overturned on crossing under Manak Nagar ENCROACHMENT OUTSIDE ducting raids to nab the accused Shaheed Path in the wee hours police station on Monday noon. SHOPS TO MAKE THE persons. Contrary to claims of Monday in Gosainganj. The traffic constable’s only ‘fault’ made by the constable, some of The incident exposed the was that he had dared teach PASSAGE CLEAR FOR the shop-owners said the vehi- Lucknow police insensitivity them rules of the road and asked TRAFFIC MOVEMENT cles were parked on the road towards victims of road them to clear encroachment and also close to the divider mishap. Also, the police had outside shops to make the pas- and their supporters. It was under the Metro track depend- only half-baked information sage clear for traffic movement. alleged that all of them then ing on availability of the space. about the incident till late at As per reports, the consta- attacked the traffic constable, “There is no parking arrange- night. Police suspect that the ble, identified as Dharamveer, tore his uniform, hit him on his ment in the locality. The con- youths would be partying while was deployed at the crossing to head and face and also looted stable was trying to intimidate driving the car and that led to man the traffic flow. Around his gold chain. The flustered shop-owners for some vested the accident. An overspeeding noon, the road between the constable then started filming interest,” they claimed. car veered off all a sudden near Alambagh and Awadh Nursing the act of the attackers in his Ekana Stadium on Shaheed Home crossing was jam packed mobile phone. The accused and WONAN KILLED Path around 3 am on Monday. after the vehicle volume sud- their supporters snatched the FOR DOWRY Later, it overturned as it hit denly swelled. After having constable’s mobile phone and A 27-year-old woman was against the road divider and identified that the vehicles smashed it. allegedly killed for dowry by came on the other side of the Devotees immersing a Lord Ganesh idol into Gomti river on Monday Pioneer parked outside the shops were As some of the commuters her husband and her in-laws in road. The occupants in the car causing the hindrance, got sympathetic towards the Gosainganj on Monday. She suffered serious injuries in the Dharamveer walked up to shop- constable, seeing him being was identified as Shivdaee. The mishap. Villagers rushed to owners asking them to shift the roughed up on the road and in police adopted dilly-dallying the scene and got busy in res- Chinhat: 5 bodies recovered in a week vehicles to make the road clear full public view, they inter- tactics in the case but later reg- cue operations. “Some of us for traffic flow. When he was vened and that resulted into a istered a case of dowry death called the police but the phone PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW ted the bodies and alerted the a shirt while the woman was were recovered from the Sharda inspecting, he noticed that a car stampede-like situation. The when senior cops pulled up was not attended. We kept try- police. Later, a team, led by sub- semi clad. "The bodies were sent canal on Saturday and a body of (UP32EM/3100), parked out- constable, somehow, slipped Gosainganj SHO. The family ing and also dialled No.100,” he bodies of an unidentified inspector Abhishek Tiwari, for autopsy and further investi- an unidentified woman was side a lodge also had hindered away from the scene and alleged that Shivdaee’s hus- they said. Gosainganj SHO Tman and woman were reached the scene. Giving infor- gations are on. Efforts to ascer- recovered on Thursday," they the road and asked the owner to informed his seniors. He later band and her in-laws were Balwant Sahi said that the recovered from Sharda Canal in mation, Chinhat SHO RK Singh tain the identities of the victims said. Not only this, the Chinhat shift it. Lodge-owners, identified lodged a complaint in this con- torturing her for dowry since group was coming from Chinhat on Monday afternoon said both the bodies were in a are on," the police spokesman police recovered a body of an as Gagandeep and his cousin nection with the Manak Nagar marriage and had threatened to Kanpur and they had to go to intensifying the sensation which highly decomposed state and said. The recovery of the bod- unidentified man from near Rinku, opposed the constable. police. Interestingly, the senior kill her one day. The police said Gomti Nagar. He said the had gripped the locality since beyond recognition. “They ies of a man and a woman came railway tracks on Sunday. The This snowballed into a verbal cops from Traffic department the accused persons were being deceased were identified as last week during which three seemed to be several days old as a hot topic to discuss for the man had his right leg and pri- spat and a huge number of did not respond to the distress hunted. The SHO claimed that Harish Kamran (28) of Kanpur unidentified bodies were recov- and flowed to the place from public. “The police had recov- vate parts severed. The police shop-owners gathered at the call. What was more interesting the woman was found hanging and Reena (23) of Sonebhadra. ered from the canal and in some other place in the city or ered three unidentified bodies had claimed that the man died scene. is that the local police reached from the ceiling with a saree “The injured were identified as Chinhat only. from some neighbouring dis- as yet and the count reached five after he met with some mishap As the verbal spat intensi- the scene when the attackers tied around her neck while her Shahnawaz Hussain and As per reports, an employ- trict," he said. after the recovery made by the while crossing the tracks. The fied, the traffic constable threat- had fled. Giving details, the parents claimed that they found Twinkle, both of Kanpur and in ee of an Irrigation department The police spokesman said police on Monday. Earlier, two identity of the man could not be ened to challan the vehicles and police spokesman said a case for her lying dead on the floor of the age group of 20 to 25 deployed at the regulator spot- the man was clad in a jeans and bodies of unidentified women ascertained on Monday too. this irked Gagandeep, Rinku rioting, attacking and hindering her house. years,” he said. ‘Will be happy if film inspires aspiring entrepreneurs’ DM reviews bird flu PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW have been inspired by others There will be a range of char- control measures and worked hard,” he said. acters which I will also play in ctors Varun Dhawan and Regarding the timing of the my forthcoming films,” he AAnushka Sharma, whose movie when the focus is on skill added. In a lighter vein, he said: ‘Sui Dhaga’ is scheduled for development, Anushka said it “It is a film tailor-made for September 28 release, said they was purely coincidental. “It is youths.” The duo said they would be happy if the film was such a heartfelt story of a cou- were delighted to be in able to inspire aspiring entre- ple. My character is not very Lucknow at the time of preneurs, especially the youth. communicative but is making ‘Vishwakarma puja’. Varun The story carrying the ‘Made in all efforts to see that her hus- recalled that his father lived in India’ tagline, was relatable to band leads a life of self-respect Lucknow and studied at St every Indian who had been and dignity. The movie could Francis’ College. “My father through the idea of taking for- not have been planned in such David Dhawan and his broth- ward a legacy of an art or craft, a manner. It is a coincidence. I ers lived in a house called facing struggle and exploitation was not even aware of this until ‘Teen Bhai’ at Singarnagar. in the process, they added. the media started asking ques- Lucknow is all about the stories The stars were in the city tions,” she pointed out. which my father shared with on Monday to perform “Director Sharat Katariya me,” he said. He added that he PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW ly sent to the IVRI. The DM ‘Vishwakarma puja’ at a facto- told me how he wrote the was happy to be a part of said that in case any sample ry in Amausi to promote their story. He was once standing on ‘Vishwakarma puja’ and relate meeting on control and came out to be positive, the film. The movie deals with the the outskirts of Delhi when he to the problems faced by peo- Amonitoring of bird flu was movement of humans within trials and the tribulations of a witnessed the conversation ple coming from that part of held at Collectorate on 5km radius of the affected area young couple trying to revive between a washerman and his the society. Monday. It was presided by would be prohibited. a craft which has been lost over wife and it made him think Anushka said she had District Magistrate Kaushal The CMO said that five the years. Giving his take on the about the struggle of the cou- many relatives in Lucknow. “I Raj Sharma. Officials who also rapid response teams had been concept of ‘Made in India’, ple. It was how the story took last visited the city when I was attended the meeting included constituted and in case of any Varun said that at one point in roots. It was more of the human 14 and to me, it has been all the CMO, CDO, chief veteri- death of a bird, people reached the script, he felt very patriot- angle which he saw,” Anushka Actors Varun Dhawan nand Anushka Sharma performing Vishwakarma puja in Lucknow on Monday Pioneer about food. But now that I am nary officers and members of out through helpline numbers. ic. “The movie brings in that said. a vegetarian, I love the chaat Pachayati Raj. The DM issues The DM was informed that the feel of patriotism which is not She added that her char- of a woman who looks at the the trailer and the youth who happy to go for challenging which Lucknow is famous for,” directions for district-level task sampling of birds was being the preachy kind. The couple acter was different from what world with rose-tinted eyes were reacting to it. roles. “I was very excited about she added. The actors said force to remain alert about any done at Nakkhas market. The are trying to promote some- she was doing till now. “I won’t and wants to lead a dignified Asked if he was apprehen- the role and my look. ‘Mauji’, they were aware of untoward incident. He said DM said that a meeting of thing which is very Indian and call it a character of a typical life,” the actress said. sive of the kind of look which the character I play in the ‘Vishwakarma puja’ but the bird flu was caused by birds and poultry farmers and doctors their own kala. It will be great woman because there is so Asked to comment on the he would carry and the kind of movie, is happy at whatever he connection with Engineer’s the best cure was prevention should be arranged so that if the film inspires others much of diversity amongst memes made on her, she said way it would impact his fans, is doing, and it took me some Day was something they found He said serum samples for they were informed about the because as youngsters, we also Indian women. It is a journey it was a pointer to the reach of Varun said he was more than time to understand its soul. really cool. surveillance were being month- symptoms of the disease. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 city 04

CRIMELINE LMRC bid to achieve BUS MOWS DOWN STUDENT IN BKT A 12-year-old student was killed when a speeding road- counterless ticketing ways bus knocked him down in Bakshi-ka-Talab police station PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW area on Monday morning. Reports said the boy, identified ucknow Metro Rail as Ankush of Bhauli village of LCorporation (LMRC) is try- BKT, was going to his school ing to achieve counterless tick- where he was studying in class eting for the benefit of the VIII. He was on a cycle and Metro commuters. With the when he reached Lucknow- commissioning of the 23 kilo- highway, the speeding metre-long Metro Corridor bus mowed him down. The between Chaudhary Charan residents staged a protest and Singh (CCS) Airport and demanded action against the Munshipulia for public services bus driver who was by early next year the Lucknow absconding. Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) aims to achieve max- INJURED imum counterless ticketing in A man working for a the near future for the benefit newspaper suffered injuries of Metro commuters. Keeping after he was hit by a biker near this in mind the Lucknow Puraniya crossing in Metro is continuously organis- around 2 am on Monday. ing special drives to promote Abhishek of Sector Q of Aliganj counterless ticketing at Metro was returning home and was stations through the usage of on a bike. When he reached automatic Token Vending Puraniya, the bike of another Members of an organisation offering fruits to stray cattle in Lucknow on Monday Pioneer Machines (TVMs)/ Recharge a smart move towards a lifestyle sent at the RCTMs/TVMs at all youth, identified as Jatin Verma Card Terminal Machines more synonymous with busiest the Metro stations also assist of Mahanagar, collided with (RCTMs). metropolitan cities across the these passengers in getting that of Abhishek. In the Recently the LMRC organ- country,” said its senior PRO, tokens and recharge of mishap, Abhishek suffered Sahej Awas ised this drive from September Amit Srivastava. ‘GoSmart’ from the machines,” injuries and was admitted to ICAR-CISH organises MTC on 11, 2018 to September 15, He said that the Lucknow he added. Trauma Centre. Yojana to 2018, to educate the Metro Metro made a great effort in He further pointed out commuters and make them putting in place new technical that the LMRC undertook such FOUND DEAD entrepreneurship development aware about the usage of auto- advances so that travelling drives twice a month in order A class IC employee of Soil be launched matic TVMs and RCTMs. became easy and hassle-free. to educate and make the mass- Testing Lab of Alambagh was PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW aged between 30-59 years with who had made their name in “The Metro commuters “The LMRC regularly keeps es aware about the use of lat- found dead under mysterious on Oct 2 about 20 per cent women par- horticulture. are also increasingly shedding upgrading its autom atic Token est technology for their conve- circumstances at his office on oubling farmers’ income ticipants. They were taken on expo- reluctance to find automatic Vending Machines (TVMs) nience so that a ‘smarter’ way Monday morning. Reports said PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Drequires entrepreneurship CISH scientists said that sure visits of nursery, CISH Token Vending Machines and Recharge Card Terminal of Metro travel inculcated a the victim, identified as development and enhancing the officials were trained on experimental farms and the (TVMs) and Recharge Card Machines (RCTMs) for the ‘smarter’ behaviour in Metro Rajendra of Ballia, was lying on he UP Housing employment opportunities entrepreneurial ecosystem, ‘Farmers FIRST’ programme- Terminal Machines (RCTMs) benefit of customers and also passengers also as regards their a bench outside the office with TDevelopment Board will from the horticulture sector. In start-ups, nursery, floriculture- adopted villages. This training to be easier and convenient to takes special initiatives to make token purchase or smart card head injuries. Police said the launch its ambitious scheme, this background ICAR-CISH, based enterprises, orchard- course included pre- and post- operate and use.Time efficien- passengers aware about auto- recharge in the Metro system. man died after he fell down and ‘Sahej Awas Yojana’ on 100-acre Lucknow, organised a Model based poultry farming, market- feedback evaluation and valida- cy and smart travel experience matic ticketing.During this “Passengers now buy the token got his head banged against land in Baruana village on Training Course on driven production of exotic tion. The training course has are the key factors in attracting drive the Ticket Office and recharge their ‘GoSmart’ some hard object. The police Sultanpur Road on October 2. ‘Entrepreneurship fruits in subtropics like straw- given an insight of start-ups Metro commuters towards this Machines (TOMs) meant for travel cards through the auto- spokesman said the incident The scheme would be launched Development through Market berry and pepino, processing of and entrepreneurship to the drive promoting man- manual sale of tokens/smart matic Recharge Card Terminal came to light when the office in phases and 2,000 low-cost Driven Production and fruits and vegetables, herbal horticulture officers which was machine interaction in cards at all the Metro stations Machine (RCTM) and the opened for the day and some flats will come up under the Processing of Horticultural cosmetics, essential oil extrac- very handy and could easily be Lucknow Metro. In today’s remain closed to promote the automatic Token Vending employees found him lying in scheme. The Board had Crops’ from September 10 to tion, hydroponic cultivation implemented in their areas of fast-paced world the LMRC is usage of these machines. The Machine (TVM) installed at all a pool of blood. He said acquired the land in 2011 after 17 this year. of vegetables, mushroom pro- operation. Shailendra Rajan, helping Lucknowites in saving Metro staff and the Customer the Metro stations without any Rajendra used to stay at the paying compensation to the The training was spon- duction, organic farming, director of ICAR-CISH, their precious time and making Relations Assistant (CRA) pre- hesitation,” he added. office. farmers but it was sold to a sored by the Ministry of inspection and certification of Lucknow, said that the prominent private developer and Farmers’ organic produce, FSSAI regis- Government of India had sanc- the same year for financial rea- Welfare, Government of India. tration, protected cultivation, tioned three model training sons. It had been agreed upon The district horticulture offi- bio-fertiliser production, pack- courses to the Institute this CITYBRIEFS that the real estate company had cers, rural development offi- aging, branding, food safety year. Two more MTCs will be to pay the entire sum within five cers, extension personnel from laws, dry flower technology organised in the Institute soon. CERTIFICATION years, or the agreement would seven different states — Uttar etc. Lecture session experts Course director Maneesh CEREMONY stand cancelled. However, the Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, were drawn from ICAR, CSIR, Mishra said that a WhatsApp Sadbhavana Trust conduct- company paid only three Chhattisgarh, Odisha, IIT, SAU and the corporate sec- Group of MTC participants ed a certification ceremony monthly installments. Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh tor. The officers also interact- had also been created to for the girls of minority com- Additional commissioner, participated in the training ed with the progressive farm- exchange technological munity enrolled in ‘Leadership Housing, Uday Raj Singh said programme. The officers were ers and new entrepreneurs advancements with each other. Development Programme’. The that the Board authorities asked programme was organised at the private developer to return Nehru Yuva Kendra. the land after the deadline Approximately 150 girls were expired in 2016. The land was involved in the programme returned only following the which saw discussions and intervention of the state gov- presentation by young girls as ernment six months ago, he they shared their growth and added. The low-cost houses experiences with the audience. will be built using fly ash and The ‘Leadership Development latest technology of civil engi- neering. Singh said that it would help lower the expense Programme’ was conducted changes in the lives of these convocation to be held on and also take less time to com- in 30 slum areas of Lucknow. girls. It has also been success- October 9. The Lucknow plete. The size of flats will be It was based on the rights of ful in bringing positive envi- University also released the bigger than that built under the girls under which the organ- ronment to families, society tentative list of medal winners Prime Minister Housing isation worked with 30 of and schools. The girls with on Monday. Scheme. However, no conces- them to develop leadership their enhanced confidence and sion will be given to the bene- skills in them so that they awareness can put forward CMS PRINCIPALS RETURN ficiaries and a flat will cost could take important deci- their opinions, disagree with FROM GERMANY around Rs 15 lakh. sions regarding their life. discrimination and are able to The Board authorities will Under this programme, use community and public construct a 20m wide road, Sadbhavana Trust has worked places. They have been success- joining the proposed site with with 900 girls directly and ful in standing against gender- the main Sultanpur road. The 2,700 girls indirectly in five based paradigm by increasing distance between the two is 2 years. “This programme has their marriage age and taking km. The additional commis- been successful in bringing a decision to study further. sioner said the Board authori- important and successful They are also asking for health ties had taken the steps for bet- and other facilities,” a member ter connectivity so that people of the Trust said. The leader- did not face hardships in reach- ship programme has taught City Montessori School’s ing the main road. The author- videography, photography, principals — Susmita Basu, ities concerned have shared the computers, digital storing and Manjit Batra and Vineeta plan with Public Works exposure visit to these girls. It Kamran — returned from an Department. has also focused on social eight-day educational excur- issues like gender identity, sex- sion to Germany on Monday. uality, reproductive health. The The teachers accorded a warm girls conversed about the dif- welcome to them at the Amausi Driver of priest shot dead from point-blank range ficulties they faced after they airport. The trio were on a tour enrolled in the program to to Germany for academic PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n ALLAHABAD here via Haridwar in his car. that time, were giving contra- reach their goal. The girls who exchange programme and learn The driver, Vikas Singh (22), a dictory statements, so the evolved during the programme the pedagogy of foreign. he young driver of a priest resident of Mandhata, police was not ready to digest discussed about life changing During their tour, they dis- Twas shot dead in Allahpur Pratapgarh, took some of his them. The family members decisions like, to start studying cussed with the educators area under the Georgetown friends with him in the car of were unable to tell anything to again, to reach out to things thereof the measures to evolve police station here on Sunday his elder brother, Vipin Singh, the police because Vikas did other than marriage and to dis- pedagogy suitable for the holis- night. He was driving a car at driver of Anand Giri of not have enmity with anyone. cover new ways of life after get- tic development of students that time when the miscreants Baghambari Math. He was on The SSP, SP (City) and circle ting married. and travelled to various schools came on a bike and shot him his way to his brother’s place at a neighbouring shop in officer reached the spot and to know their teaching tech- dead from a point-blank range. Allahpur residence on Sunday which Vikas became a victim. asked the inspector to collect LU CONVOCATION niques. The educationists of They fired two rounds and one night when three persons rid- The police were scanning the the footage of all the CCTV University Grants Germany also came to know bullet penetrated his temple. ing a mobike approached him footage of the CCTV cameras cameras installed in the area Commission chairman Prof about broader and bolder edu- Swami Jagdish Puri of and shot him dead. of the area to nab the culprits. situated in front of the old Saket DP Singh will be the chief guest cation and teaching methodol- Anand Akhara, who lives in There is another version in The friends of Vikas, who had Hospital where the incident for Lucknow University’s 61st ogy of CMS. Gandhi Dham, Gujarat, arrived this case that a shootout took been accompanying him at took place.

The 84th Foundation Day of Bank of Maharashtra was celebrated as ‘83 years of UCO Bank’s Lucknow office celebrated Hindi Diwas. On the occasion, Rajbhasha officer Archana Kumari administered customers’ trust and patronage’ at a city hotel. Father of Akash Mourya, who is UP ‘Rajbhasha oath’ to the staff Board state topper, received a certificate and cash prize on behalf of his son LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 nation 05

ACID ATTACK ON HALALA PETITIONER INSHORT Jawan kills 2 colleagues, PM GETS GREETINGS FROM ALL ON BIRTHDAY SC orders UP Govt to ensure medical treatment New Delhi: Greetings from all quarters, including his political commits suicide in HP New Delhi: The Supreme the matter when it is brought rivals, poured in Monday for Prime Court on Monday directed the to his notice," the court said. Minister Narendra Modi, who PNS n NEW DELHI 2017 besides the lat- Uttar Pradesh Government to Officers who have been celebrated his 68th birthday in his est case. Incidentally, ensure medical treatment and mentioned hereinabove should parliamentary constituency n the first case of fratricide in more than 100 ser- compensation to a Muslim be sensitive enough to carry out Varanasi. Modi thanked them for Ithe Army this year, a soldier vice personnel com- woman petitioner in a case their duties as far as such their wishes in a series of tweets. allegedly shot dead two of his mitted suicide in concerning polygamy and treatment is concerned, that is, President Ramnath Kovind, Vice colleagues and then killed him- 2016 due to issues ‘nikah halala’, who suffered an in consonance with the order President M , BJP self in Dharamshala like stress due to acid attack and has sought of this Court and the policy of chef , Congress Cantonment, Himachal operating in high- protection. the State Government and, president Rahul Gandhi, West Pradesh on Monday morning. pressure areas like The apex court directed the therefore, there cannot be delay Bengal Chief Minister Mamata A court of inquiry has been insurgency-hit Chief District Medical Officer in such matter," the bench Banerjee, her Delhi counterpart instituted to find the cause Jammu & Kashmir of Bulandshahr town, where said. Arvind Kejriwal and National leading to this action. This is and north-east. she was attacked, to ensure With regard to other Conference leader Omar Abdullah the seventh case of fratricide in However, the latest proper treatment to Shabnam Muslim women who have chal- were among the first to greet the last five years. incident of fratricide Rani and asked the adminis- In her plea against 'nikah The court said if there was lenged 'nikah halala' and Modi. The incident took place at identified as Havaldar Hardeep took place in Dharamshala, a tration to consider granting her halala' and polygamy, Rani had a scheme for compensation apprehend similar attacks, the 2.30 am when a soldier of 18 Singh and Naik Harpal Singh. peacetime military station, additional security. alleged that her husband had and any application has been top court asked them to submit SINGHANIA GETS MEXICAN Sikh fired at two of his col- They had finished 23 years and sources said. Rani was last week attacked divorced her through 'triple submitted, then it may be dealt representations to the con- HIGHEST HONOUR leagues and then shot himself 18 years of service respective- In an effort to address these with acid in Bulandshahr and talaq' and forced her to perform with in a span of two weeks. cerned Superintendents of New Delhi: Dr. Raghupati with his rifle. He had joined the ly, it was learnt. serious issues, the defence min- it has been alleged that a close 'nikah halala' with her brother- It also said if any further Police of the area who shall Singhania, Chairman and Army six months back. While The local police besides istry some years back initiated relative and his friend were in-law. security was required, then look into their grievance Managing Director, JK Tyre & a probe is on to ascertain the Army officials reached the spot several steps including liberal involved in the attack. A bench of Chief Justice she could submit a representa- regarding providing them secu- Industries Ltd, has been conferred reason for this extreme action, and the bodies of soldiers were leave facility for jawans to take While polygamy allows a Dipak Misra and Justices A M tion to the Superintendent of rity. with 'Mexican Order of the Aztec unconfirmed reports said taken by the police for post- care of their families mostly liv- Muslim man to have four Khanwikar and D Y Police who shall scrutinise it The bench also directed Eagle', the highest honour Sepoy Jasbir Singh was posted mortem, sources said. ing in rural areas of the coun- wives, 'nikah halala' deals with Chandrachud noted the sub- and do the needful. that the pleadings in various accorded to non-nationals by the on guard duty. He had alter- This is the first such inci- try. The State Governments the process in which a Muslim mission of Additional Advocate "That apart, the applicant petitions, challenging the Government of Mexico. On the eve cation with the other two after dent in the Army this year were also urged to mitigate the woman can re-marry her hus- General Aishwarya Bhati, shall be given adequate treat- constitutional validity of the of the 128th National Day of returning to the unit and shot where a soldier has killed his problems faced by families of band after divorce, only when appearing for the State, that an ment keeping in view the practice of 'nikah halala' and Mexico, Melba Pría, Ambassador them with his INSAS rifle. colleagues. Three such cases the jawans mostly relating to she marries another person, FIR has been lodged and secu- injuries. The concerned Chief polygamy among Muslims, of Mexico to India, presented the The soldier then committed were reported in 2014, one in disputes regarding land and consummates the second mar- rity has been provided to the District Medical Officer of the be completed within one award to Dr. Singhania on behalf suicide. The two soldiers were 2015, two in 2016 and one in other such matters. riage and then gets a divorce. victim. district shall do the needful in month. PTI of the President of Mexico, a press communiqué from the company stated. BUREAUCRATIC RESHUFFLE NO CBI PROBE INTO FB data breach: CBI writes to ATTACK ON AGNIVESH: SC New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Sanjay Agarawal appointed Agricultural Secy Monday refused to order a CBI probe into the recent attacks on Sanjeev Ranjan, Secretary, National rank of additional secretaries Cambridge Analytica, GSR social activist Swami Agnivesh in Tarun kapoor Commission for Scheduled from joint secretaries. Gyanesh Delhi and Pakur district of a 1985 batch IAS Castes. He is a 1984 batch IAS Kumar and Govind Mohan PNS n NEW DELHI It is alleged that Cambridge gally accessed by hardware , saying the State police appointed DDA officer, will be officer of Rajasthan cadre. have been made Additional Analytica received data from manufacturers who had tie-ups was already investigating the Anita Bhatnagar Jain will Secretaries in the Home he CBI has written to UK- Global Science Research which with Facebook. In regard to this matter. Agnivesh claimed that the Vice Chairman the Chairman of be Secretary, Central Ministry. They are joint secre- Tbased Cambridge Analytica employed "illegal means" of issue, Facebook has reported police in Jharkhand was not the NHAI in the Information Commission taries in the same ministry. and Global Science Research personal data harvesting of that they are not aware of any probing the matter and a state PNS n NEW DELHI (CIC). She is at present serv- Gujarat-cadre IAS officer (GSR) besides US-based Indians using Facebook, CBI misuse of information, includ- Cabinet Minister had dubbed him rank and pay of ing in her cadre state Uttar K Srinivas and Lok Ranjan Facebook, seeking informa- said. Facebook has over 20 ing Indian users' information". a "fraud". The top court, however, he Centre on Monday Secretary Pradesh. have also been appointed tion into alleged data theft of crore users in India. The Mark Zuckerberg-owned granted liberty to Agnivesh to Teffected a major bureau- Rajeev Ranjan, a 1985 Additional Secretaries in the Facebook users of India. About A preliminary enquiry is company had said that the make a representation to the cratic reshuffle. Sanjay batch IAS officer of Tamil Department of Personnel and a month ago, on a reference the first step to decide whether data of about 87 million peo- competent authority for providing Agarawal will be the new Welfare on superannuation of Nadu cadre, will be Special Training (DoPT). They are from the IT Ministry, the the allegations deserve a full- ple — mostly in the US — security. Agriculture Secretary while S K Pattanayak, on September Secretary, GST Council Joint Secretaries in the DoPT. agency had instituted a pre- blown investigation through an might have been improperly Sanjeev Ranjan will be the new 30. Secretariat under the IAS officer Sujata liminary enquiry to determine FIR or not, CBI added. shared with Cambridge SC TO HEAR KIN OF RAJIV chairman of the National Ranjan, a 1985 batch IAS Department of Revenue. Chaturvedi, who is at present whether GSR and Cambridge Data mining and analysis Analytica. BOMB BLAST VICTIMS Highways Authority of India officer, will be the Chairman of Sudha Krishnan, who serving in her cadre state Analytica had illegally har- firm Cambridge Analytica ear- New Delhi: The Supreme Court on (NHAI) and Tarun Kapoor the the NHAI in the rank and pay belongs to Indian Audit and Bihar, has also been appoint- vested and misused the data of lier faced allegations that it used New Delhi: The CBI has taken Monday allowed the kin of those new Vice Chairman, Delhi of Secretary. He is at present Account Service, has been ed Additional Secretary in the Facebook usersof India. personal information harvest- over investigation into alleged who had died in a bomb blast Development Authority serving in his cadre state named Member Finance, DoPT. In the letters sent to the ed from 87 million Facebook swindling of $171 million along with former Prime Minister (DDA). Tripura. Space Commission. She would Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS companies, the CBI has sought accounts to help Donald (about `1,200 crore) from the Rajiv Gandhi in 1991, to file According to an order Kapoor, a 1987 batch IAS also hold additional charge of officer Devesh Chaturvedi will the details of data collection Trump win the 2016 US pres- Union Bank of India by hack- additional documents in their plea issued by Department of officer of Himachal Pradesh Member Finance, Earth be Additional Secretary in the exercise adapted by them. After idential election. ers in 2016, officials said objecting to the Tamil Nadu Personnel and Training cadre, has been appointed as Commission and Atomic Department of Agriculture, reference from the Centre, the Union Law and IT Monday. The case, which was Government's decision to release (DoPT), Agarawal, a 1984 the Vice Chairman, DDA on Energy Commission (with Cooperation & Farmers investigative agency had initi- Minister being probed by the Mumbai seven convicts in the case. A batch officer, who is at present superannuation of Udai Pratap headquarters at New Delhi), Welfare. He is Joint Secretary ated a preliminary enquiry had told Rajya Sabha in July Police, pertains to transfer of bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi, serving in his cadre State Uttar Singh this month end. the Personnel Ministry order in the same department. There against Cambridge Analytica that the probe will be handed about `1,200 crore from the Navin Sinha and K M Joseph listed Pradesh, will be Secretary, Director General of said. are some other officers who and Global Science Research over to the CBI. Nostro account of the bank to the matter for further hearing after Department of Agriculture, National Archives of India, Besides, over 20 officers have also been promoted to the last month over the alleged data He had said there were also various countries on July 20, four weeks. Cooperation and Farmers Pritam Singh, has been named have been promoted to the Additional Secretary ranks. theft. reports that user data was "ille- 2016, they said. AWARENESS CAMP AT POSHAN MAH HELD New Delhi: The AYUSH Ministry Activists’ house arrest ‘Despite new PM, Pak still Swaraj reprimanded Sidhu for and its affiliated bodies conducted various activities and organised awareness camps as part of "Poshan Maah", which is being extended till Sep 19 under Army’s influence’ messing up Kartarpur talks: Min observed this September some grave lapses, it may con- to reach every household with the Will examin sider prayers like investigation New Delhi: Union Minister remains under army control "Nothing has come New Delhi: As Punjab Cabinet army chief General Qamar Javed message of nutrition. allegations by a Special Investigating V K Singh said Monday the or doesn't remain under its from the government's Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Bajwa had gone viral which invit- Team (SIT) into the case. The army still rules Pakistan control." He did not refer to (Pakistan) side. This issue Monday met External Affairs ed severe criticism from several UNIFIED COMMANDERS’ against them: SC plea by Thapar and others has despite the election of Imran Khan by name. has been going on for a very Minister , Union quarters including from his boss CONFERENCE ON SEP 28 sought an independent probe Khan as the new Prime Dialogue with Pakistan long time. If anything Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder New Delhi: The Unified New Delhi: The Supreme into the arrests and the imme- Minister, adding that it can happen only if the envi- comes about we will let you claimed that he was reprimanded by Singh. Commanders' Conference has Court on Monday said it will diate release of the five remains to be seen whether ronment is "conducive" for know," he said. Swaraj for "messing up" the dialogue Earlier, Sidhu had written to been planned for September 28 in examine two days later whether activists. "the person" will be able to talks, the minister added on Earlier, addressing the on the issue of Kartarpur Sahib gur- External Affairs minister Sushma Jodhpur. It will be attended by all there is material supporting the The bench fixed the plea bring about a change. the sidelines of the opening gathering, Singh said India's dwara. Badal said Sidhu was also rep- Swaraj, urging her to "make every the senior field commanders of the arrest of five rights activists in by Thapar, economists Prabhat India is adopting a of a two-day conference — border is unique and there- rimanded by Swaraj misusing polit- possible effort" on the issue of Army, Navy and Air Force. It has connection with the Koregaon- Patnaik and Devaki Jain, soci- "wait and watch" approach Smart Border Management fore "one solution" cannot ical clearance granted for the "private Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara and said been kept one day prior to the Bhima violence case. ology professor Satish after the installation of a — organised by FICCI. be devised to make it more visit" by hugging Pakistan army Pakistan had shown "positive intent" second anniversary of the surgical A bench headed by Chief Deshpande and human rights new Government in "India's policy is very secure. "From plains to chief who is responsible for killing in providing access to the historic strike of 29 September 2016. Justice Dipak Misra extended lawyer Maja Daruwala for Pakistan, the Minister of clear. Dialogue can happen deserts and mountains and Indian soldiers. shrine. till September 19 the house final hearing on Wednesday. State for External Affairs only when the environ- other terrains, one kind of "External Affairs Minister rep- On September 7 Sidhu had PLEA SEEKS BAN ON arrest of the five rights activists The court had on September told reporters. ment is conducive," Singh solution cannot be applied rimands Navjot Sidhu for messing claimed that Pakistan had decided to HAZARDOUS PESTICIDES — Varavara Rao, Arun 12 extended the house arrest Responding to a ques- said when asked whether to our border and the vari- up Kartarpur Sahib corridor dia- allow Sikh pilgrims direct access to Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, of the activists till today. tion on incidents of infil- there have been any ety of the terrain has to be logue and misusing political clear- the historic Kartarpur Sahib Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Additional Solicitor tration at the border after attempts from Pakistan to factored in while designing ance granted for private visit by hug- Gurdwara just across the border. Navlakha — at their respective General Tushar Mehta, the change of government initiate further dialogue any solutions for making ging military Chief responsible for In a letter written to Swaraj on homes. "Every criminal inves- appearing for Maharashtra in Pakistan, he said, "Did with India. the border security more killing our soldiers," Badal tweeted. September 8, cricketer-turned-politi- tigation is based on allegations Government, said the court you all expect a change? I Referring to reports of robust and smart," he said. Sidhu, the local Government, cian said: "Now an opportunity has and we have to see whether should make it clear that after don't know. After all, the proposals to open the The gathering included tourism and cultural affairs minis- knocked on our doors. Pakistan has there is some material," the adjudication by it, the person has been propped Kartarpur border crossing defence officials and ter in Punjab's Congress govern- shown a positive intent towards the bench, also comprising arrested accused cannot avail up by the (Pakistan) army. for Sikh pilgrims, Singh experts, business leaders ment, had visited Pakistan last long pending demand of Kartarpur Justices A M Khanwilkar and remedies simultaneously on The army still rules. So, let's said India has "not received and a group of 'sarpanches' month to attend the swearing cer- Sahib corridor. Pilgrims and we all D Y Chandrachud said. similar issues at other judicial wait and watch how things any proposal" from from villages near the emony of Prime Minister Imran have been demanding for this cor- The bench said if there are fora. PTI go — whether the person Pakistan to open the route. border. PTI Khan. A picture of him hugging Pak ridor since years". PTI

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea Khadi launches exclusive SC stays NGT order Centre employees seeking ban on nearly 85 India to reduce cooling energy asked to undertake pesticides that are being used in designer ‘Modi jackets & making odd-even India on the grounds that they cleanliness drive in pose health hazard. A bench of demand by 25% by 2038 Justices Arun Misra and Vineet kurtas' on PM's birthday applicable to 2-wheelers, office premises Saran issued notices to the Centre First country to event, he released the draft under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal and other authorities concerned on India Cooling Action Plan Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) — PNS n NEW DELHI women-driven vehicles New Delhi: The Centre has the plea which also sought develop draft (ICAP) and a booklet on Skill India Mission. asked all departments under it empowering State Governments to 'Montreal Protocol — India's Environment Secretary oinciding with prime Minister Narendra New Delhi: Two-wheelers and four wheelers dri- to undertake cleanliness drive take decisions at their level for blueprint on Cooling Success Story' CK Mishra said that along with CModi's birthday on Monday, the Khadi and ven by women plying in the national Capital on their premises, according to prohibition and restriction related Action Plan Stressing upon the need energy efficiency, it is critical Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched would be exempted from the odd-even vehicle an official communique. All to pesticides. to strengthen active collabo- to identify the usage of gases an exclusive designer range of 'Modi Jackets' and rotation scheme with the Supreme Court on Central Government employ- ration between the and not merely replacement of 'Modi Kurtas' at its flagship store in Connaught Monday staying the National Green Tribunal's ees have been asked to con- CENTRE CAN IMPLEMENT PNS n NEW DELHI Government, industries, gases. "There are alternative Place here. 2017 direction which had made it applicable for tribute six hours of 'shramdaan' BOUNDARY DISPUTE REPORT industry associations and all ways to cooling that should be KVIC Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena said all vehicles. (labour) during the ongoing New Delhi: It is "entirely up to" the ndia has become the first stakeholders, he said that the looked at. Another issue is an it was the inspiration and vision of the Prime Under the scheme, which is currently not in fortnight-long cleanliness drive. Centre to implement the report of Icountry in the world to World Ozone Day offers an army of trained manpower to Minister that Khadi had achieved several mile- force in Delhi, odd and even numbered vehicles "Shramdaan activities may the Surveyor General of India to develop a draft blueprint out- opportunity to focus global handle manufacturing and stones in the last four years. are to ply on alternate days. include cleaning of office com- demarcate the boundary between lining action plan to bring attention and action on the maintenance", he said. He also "For Khadi, Prime Minister himself has As per the Graded Response Action Plan plexes, residential colonies and Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka down cooling requirement vital environmental issue of pointed out to the criticality of become the biggest brand Ambassador. It was (GRAP) for Delhi and the National Capital public places including clean- passing through the Ballari reserve and refrigerant demands protection of the Ozone the need for finances and his call of 'Khadi for Fashion' that millions of Region (NCR), the odd-even scheme comes into ing of drains, public toilets, forest, the Supreme Court said across sectors by 20 per cent Layer. expanding research & devel- youths adopted Khadi. The launch of these effect automatically whenever the particulate mat- waste collection drives, and Monday. The Surveyor General of to 25 per cent by 2037-38 He said that the Ministry opment (R&D). designer jackets and kurtas is the expression of ter PM10 and PM 2.5 rises to 500 microgram per awareness campaigns," the India filed the final report with while slashing cooling energy has already undertaken an ini- India is the first country love and gratitude from our artisans - for whom cubic metre and 300 microgram per cubic metre Ministry of Personnel said in regard to the demarcation of requirements by 25 per cent to tiative for upskilling of 1,00,000 in the world to develop such the Prime Minister has always shown his con- respectively for 48 hours. the directive issued to secre- boundary between the two states 40 per cent within the same refrigeration and Air- a document (ICAP), which cern," he said. The apex court's order came after the Delhi taries of all central government before a bench of Justices Madan period, said Union Conditioning servicing tech- addresses cooling require- These designer jackets and kurtas are avail- government said there were around 68 lakh two- departments. Prime Minister B Lokur and Deepak Gupta, which Environment Minister Dr nicians in collaboration with ment across sectors and lists able in all KVIC outlets across the nation from wheelers here and it would be "impossible to Narendra Modi launched the is hearing a matter relating to the Harsh Vardhan on World the Ministry of Skill out actions which can help Monday in a price range of Rs 999 to Rs 3500. accommodate" the people in public transport if 'Swachhta hi Seva' movement Obulapuram Mining Company Ozone Day on Monday. Development and reduce the cooling demand. After proper washing and shrinking, expert tai- the odd-even scheme was made applicable for on September 15. It will con- (OMC). On the occasion at an Entrepreneurship (MSDE) PTI lors were assigned to stitch these items. two-wheelers also. PTI tinue till October 2. PTI LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 nation 06 Naicker statue desecration BJP targets TRS on HC notice to TN BJP mars festive season in TN leader for remarks KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n out in the open and con- ly and economically boycott the 70th Liberation Day CHENNAI demned the attack on the stat- Muslim community. “Though on judiciary ues. a peace meeting was held on OMER FAROOQ n HYDERABAD president K Lakshman and for- like that then the TRS is he festival season in Tamil MK Stalin, DMK presi- Sunday at the instance of the mer Union Minister Bandaru Telangana Razakars Party”. KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n bursts went viral, Raja changed TNadu commenced on a dent, wanted the Tamil Nadu district administration, the n the 70th Liberation Day of Dattatreya. He was referring to the CHENNAI tracks and claimed that he stormy note with unpleasant Government to slap National impasse caused by Vinayaka OHyderabad on Monday They promised that after Razakars, a private militia had not made any comments incidents being reported from Security Act on anti-social ele- Chathurthi remained unre- marking the merger of the erst- coming to power in the State the force in Nizam reign which he Madras High Court on like that. various parts of the State in ments who desecrated solved,” said Sriram, writer and while princely State of BJP will officially celebrated fought against the Indian army TMonday asked H Raja, the He also claimed that the connection with Vinayakar Naicker’s statues. The attacks social activist. Hyderabad into the Indian “Telangana Vimohana Day” or during the operation polo. national secretary of the BJP, to voice in the video does not Chathurthi and the 139th birth on the statues of Naicker come Meanwhile, the outburst by Union following a military action celebration day. A similar Nizam rule had come to an present himself before the belong to him and it has been anniversary of EV Ramasamy a day after the communal riots H Raja, the national secretary in 1948, the BJP launched a fresh promise was made by the BJP end on September 17, 1948 court in four weeks and dubbed by some forces who Naicker, social reformer and that rocked the southern town of BJP, at Thirumayam in onslaught on the ruling national president Amit Shah after a three day long explain why no action should were against him and the BJP. founder of the Dravidian of Senkottai. Pudukottai district against the Telangana Rashtra Samiti. during his visit on Saturday. “Operation Polo” by the Indian not be taken against him for his The Pudukottai Police have movement. The town bordering Kerala judiciary and police has result- As the day has come in the Kishan Reddy who paid army at the behest of then derogatory comments against registered a first information Miscreants reportedly saw Hindus and Muslim riot- ed in the deterioration of the thick of the election campaign in tributes to the Telangana martyrs home minister Sardar Patel. the judiciary. report against Raja and five placed footwears on the statue ing on Thursday. Though there communal harmony in the the State, the saffron party has at the memorial alleged that the BJP has been demanding Justices CT selvam and others under various sections of Naicker at Tiruppur in south were no untoward incidents State. Raja accused the court put the occasion to full use to TRS was playing into the hands that the day should be cele- Nirmal Kumar on Monday of the Indian Penal Code rang- western Tamil Nadu on during the processions, the and police of corruption and target the TRS, questioning why of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul brated officially in Telangana took suo motu cognisance of ing from unlawful assembly to Monday morning. Though the day prior to the immersion saw termed them as anti-Hindu. it did not celebrate the day offi- Muslimeen (MIM). “TRS has like it was done in the parts of his remarks made in criminal intimidation. police got the footwears pitched battles between the The outburst went viral and the cially during its four-year long done a great injustice to Nizam dominion which were Puthukottai district on The BJP leader remained removed immediately, the city two communities over the police registered a first infor- rule. “When it couldn’t celebrate Telangana by not celebrating merged into Karnataka and Saturday when the police tried incommunicado despite many witnessed demonstrations con- route through which the pro- mation report against him and the most important day in the the day. It will be possible only Maharashtra. to prevent him from taking a attempts to contact him over demning the desecration of cession was to take place. other Hindu leaders under history of Telangana how it can if BJP comes to power. We will BJP leaders also recalled Vinayaka Chathurthi proces- the phone. the statue. Many shops and vehicles various sections of the IPC. claim itself to be the champion organize official celebration in statements of the Chief sion through a locality which Uma Anandan, his close Another miscreant threw were set ablaze by miscreants as Though Raja denied that of the State”, asked BJP state floor every government office when Minister K Chandrasekhar has been declared out of bound associate, was the only person his chappals at the statue of there were stiff opposition to he had raised allegations leader G Kishan Reddy. we come to power”, Reddy said. Rao on various occasion in because of the communally who came out to support Raja Naicker in Chennai’s arterial the procession scheduled against the judiciary and police, While all other parties He urged the people to stand which he had expressed his sensitive region. while other BJP leaders main- Mount Road. A crowd which through streets having Muslim Shyamala and C Rajasekar, including the TRS, Congress up against the vote bank politics admiration for the last Nizam Raja reportedly shouted at tained silence over the issue. had gathered around the stat- population. advocates of Madras High and the Left marked the day by of K Chandrasekhar Rao. He Mir Osman Ali Khan for his the police and used derogato- “Raja Sir has not told anything ue to offer floral tributes to the The district administra- Court said that the BJP leader hoisting national flags at their said that KCR did not have any benevolent rule and the ry comments against the judi- like what the DMK and VCK late leader was taken aback by tion’s orders not to use high had bitten more than he could respective party offices, the BJP moral right to ask for votes Hindu-Muslim harmony and ciary, the video of which went against Hindus in the State,” this act of vandalism and decibel music and slogans like chew. adopted an aggressive posture when he had failed to keep any composite culture which pre- viral in the social media. said Anandan. caught hold of the miscreant Bharat Mata Ki Jay were Last year also Raja was in linking its programmes to the promise made to the people. vailed during his reign. The BJP leader has It may be remembered that and was handed over to the challenged by activists of the news for making allegedly party’s election campaign. Reacting angrily to the In the past KCR rejected heard shouting that the whole Raja had courted controversy police. Hindu Front and devotees of derogatory comments against The national flag was hoist- senior TRS leader K Taraka the demand for celebration of police forces in Tamil Nadu last year for his exhortation to In Tiruppur, a team of the Lord. Naicker. BJP leaders in Tamil ed at the State BJP headquarters Rama Rao describing BJP as Liberation Day saying it was a were corrupt and the State the BJP cadre to destroy and police officers are scanning Since they did not get the Nadu refused to come out to in the presence of the top State “Bharatiay Jhoota Party”, Kishan “merger day” and some peo- Police Chief’s residence had demolish the statues of EV the entire district to nab the desired help from the admin- help their colleague . “We are BJP leaders, including the State Reddy said, “If he calls our party ple want to use it to create a been raided recently by the Ramasamy Naicker, founder of people who vandalised the istration, Hindus in the district helpless as this is a situation discord among the people on CBI. the Dravida movement in statue of Naicker. All political convened a meeting on created by Raja himself,” said a communal lines. When the video of his out- Tamil Nadu. parties barring the BJP came Saturday and decided to social- senior leader. United Opposition is not 20 to 30L names deleted from a threat to us: Maurya poll lists in T, alleges Cong PTI n MATHURA He said the opposition’s tory in 100 per cent seats,” PTI n HYDERABAD political forces to join forces main aim was to stop Modi in Maurya is said to have told BJP “The deletion of with it to end the “misrule” of ttar Pradesh Deputy 2019 Lok Sabha elections. He activists during an interaction, he Congress in Telangana 20-30 lakh names TRS, has held preliminary talks UChief Minister Keshav said the opposition leaders according to media in-charge Ton Monday alleged that with TDP and CPI on forming Prasad Maurya does not view were frustrated, dejected and of BJP Pradeep Goswami. between 20 to 30 lakh names from the electoral a broad-based alliance to defeat the united opposition as a sad as their efforts were not Maurya told the party have been deleted from the rolls was not the TRS. threat to the BJP in the 2019 yielding desired results. workers that they have to play electoral rolls and that the AICC incharge of party Lok Sabha elections. Speaking on the SC/ST a greater role in the 2019 Lok party would work to include incidental, but affairs in Telangana R C Speaking to reporters here ordinance, the deputy CM said Sabha elections compared to every eligible citizen in the vot- part of a Khuntia had earlier indicated Monday evening, Maurya he can assure the people that the state elections held last year, ers’ lists. conspiracy by the that a Common Minimum said, “Our target is 73+ seats the provisions of the ordi- Goswami said, adding that “The deletion of 20-30 Programme (CMP) could be (in the state) and we are not nance and the act in the future Maurya advised the people to lakh names from the electoral ruling TRS and evolved for the alliance. concerned about the opposi- would never be misused. apprise the public about vari- rolls was not incidental, but BJP” Uttam Kumar Reddy, along tion’s strategy.” “In spite of winning 73 ous schemes launched by the part of a conspiracy by the rul- with other party leaders, later Recently, BSP chief seats, we could not win in the Modi Government. Maurya ing TRS and BJP,” Telangana visited party leader and ex- Mayawati said her party rest seven seats in the state in later paid obeisance to the pre- Pradesh Congress Committee Assembly elections, would MLA T Jayaprakash Reddy, would join the mahagath- 2014 general polls. However, siding deity at Banke Behari president N Uttam Kumar restore ‘Dharna Chowk’ (a who was arrested in connection bandhan if her party was now our aim is to ensure vic- temple in Vrindaban. Reddy alleged. place near Indira Park here to with a human trafficking case offered respectable number of The Congress would not organise protests) as protests last week, at Chanchalguda seats. allow the conspiracy to succeed are not being allowed there jail here. “We are not bothered and would fight until each and now, Reddy said. “Reddy has been implicat- about Mayawati, Akhilesh Petrol, diesel cheaper every eligible citizen gets The Assembly elections ed in a false case by the TRS Yadav or Rahul Gandhi. We enrolled in the voters’ lists, he were originally scheduled to be government,” the TPCC pres- are working for 73+ seats and said, speaking at Gandhi held simultaneously with the ident said. how we can support the prime by `2 in Karnataka Bhavan, the State Congress Lok Sabha polls next year, but Meanwhile, Congress minister,” he said. headquarters here. the assembly was dissolved leader A Revanth Reddy also alleged that the earlier this month as per a rec- Reddy claimed that there KESTUR VASUKI n BENGALURU Monday announced the cut in TRS government in Telangana ommendation of the TRS was a conspiracy against him as rate. has “crushed people’s freedom”. Government. he is expected to play a key role n a major decision, the He said “Today, this coali- The Congress, if elected to The Congress, which called in the party’s election ICongress-JD(S) coalition tion Government has decided power in the coming assembly upon all political and non- campaign. Government in Karnataka cap- to reduce both petrol and diesel tained by Chief Minister HD prices by `2 per litre.” Kumaraswamy has reduced Former PM and Janata the petrol and diesel prices by party Supremo HD Deve Kashmiri migrants can vote in civic polls: EC Rs 2 in the State. Karnataka has Gowda said in a tweet “ It is a one of the highest rates of commendable decision by the PTI n SRINAGAR a spokesman for the election notification to this effect has petroleum products and this Government of Karnataka to office said. He said in order to been issued on 16 September, has reduced the burden of the reduce fuel prices by around `2 he election office of Jammu provide Kashmiri migrants 2018, he said. “Consequent common people to an extent. per litre”. Tand Kashmir on Monday facility to exercise their fran- upon this notification, a This makes Karnataka the Announcing the price said Kashmiri migrants can chise in the municipal elec- detailed scheme for voting by fourth state to bring down the slash, Karnataka Chief Minister vote in the upcoming munici- tions-2018, they have been Kashmiri migrants by means of soaring fuel rates after Andhra HD Kumaraswamy said, “Our pal polls as their names con- notified as a class of persons postal ballots in the municipal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Government has decided to tinue to be enrolled in electoral who shall cast their votes elections, 2018 stands noti- West Bengal. Fuel prices have reduce the cess on petrol and lists of the Assembly con- through postal ballots. The fied,” he added. been on an upward swing for diesel. The fuel price will be stituencies of the Valley. weeks now with union decreased by two rupees per “With the amendments in Government so far refused to litre.” J&K Representation of the cut in central taxes, while Deputy CM G People Act-1957 and J&K Bikers... maintaining that rates would Parameshwara also took to Conduct of Election Rules- stabilise depending on the Twitter to hail the decision. 1965, the names of Kashmiri From Page 1 for a few hours. The protesters international market. “?In a landmark move to migrants continue to be Following the attack, sever- demanded railways authorities to Petrol was selling at `84.59 reduce the burden of rising fuel enrolled in the electoral rolls of al gatemen and railway staff on install CCTV camera at every per litre in Bengaluru on prices on the people of the Assembly constituencies Monday around 10 am blocked crossing and also to reduce work- Monday, while diesel was retail- #Karnataka, our coalition of Kashmir Valley. the Safiabad crossing disrupting ing time from 12 hours to 8 hours ing at `76.10 a litre. Addressing Government has slashed the “As the Municipal electoral Delhi-Chandigarh railway route a day. a rally at Kalburgi to com- cess on petrol & diesel by `2. rolls are relatable to the leg- memorate the Hyderabad Hope the union Government islative assembly electoral rolls, Karnataka liberation day on too follows suit,” he wrote. their names exist in the elec- toral Rolls of the municipal Cong bids to end J&K Govt approves bodies in the Kashmir valley,” CEC meets Goa stalemate From Page 1 Rajasthan and left again for Single Window Act representatives He had just returned from the State after visiting AIIMS. United States after a prolong Sources in the premier hos- PTI n SRINAGAR the government’s flagship ini- treatment and remained pital said although Parrikar tiative to improve ease of of political active for some time. BJP “is not critical”, he was under he Jammu and Kashmir doing business indicators. president Amit Shah and observation. He is admitted at TGovernment on Monday “The act aims at comprehen- parties in Raj many senior party leaders the old private ward under Dr approved the J&K Single sive and unprecedented over- visited Parrikar at the AIIMS. Pramod Garg, professor of Window (Industrial haul of the outdated process- PTI n JAIPUR Shah flew to Delhi from gastroenterology. Investment and Business es and procedures involved in Facilitation) Act, 2018, which setting up businesses in the hief Election Commissioner aims to ease flow of inv- state,” he said. COm Prakash Rawat met the estments into the State. Kumar said services of representatives of seven politi- BoB, Dena, Vijaya... “The Governor’s adminis- more than 12 departments cal parties in Jaipur on Monday tration approved the J&K have been brought together in to discuss the issues related to From Page 1 strong competitive lender with Single Window Act, 2018. an online service. “All ser- the upcoming Assembly elec- Financial Services economies of scale, he said The Act has been vices from the pre-operation, tion in Rajasthan. Secretary Rajiv Kumar said adding the three would have approved by the state admin- pre-establishment stage to Leaders of the Bharatiya bank boards of the three banks synergies for network, low- istrative council (SAC), head- the renewal stage are present Janata Party submitted a mem- will examine the amalgama- cost deposits and subsidiaries. ed by Governor Satya Pal in the single window portal,” orandum to the commissioner, tion proposal. “The merger While the employees’ interest Malik,” an official spokesman Kumar said. He said the act demanding elections in the will help improve operational will be protected, brand equi- said. involves setting up of three- state in two phases. The repre- efficiency and customer ser- ty will be preserved, he said. Giving details of the Act, tier committees at the state, sentatives sought adequate vices.” Capital support to the merged Principal Secretary, indus- division and district levels to security and administrative The amalgamated bank entity of Dena Bank, Vijaya tries, Shailendra Kumar said ensure speedy clearance of force for a free-and-fair elec- would be the third largest Bank and BoB would be enactment of the act is part of business proposals. tion, a BJP spokesperson said. bank in India and will be ensured, he said. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 nation 07

Shutdown hits normal Three more Hizbul KAPS unit 2 nuclear plant ultras held in Assam in Surat attains criticality life in Kashmir ANUP SHARMA n GUWAHATI to 10 days police remand. We TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI pleted three and a half months Heavy Water Reactors believe that Saifudin has a big ahead of the schedule”. (PHWR), which commenced he Assam police arrested role in spreading the Hizbul he Unit 2 of the Kakrapur According to Nema, the commercial operations in 1993 Tthree more suspected link network in Assam,” he said TAtomic Power Station NPCIL, Nuclear Fuel Complex and 1995 respectively. Two men of Hizbul Mujahiddeen adding that the police are inter- (KAPS) in Surat district in (manufacturer of coolest chan- more units of 700 MW from Nagaon and rogating him to get vital details. Gujarat attained criticality — nels), Bhabha Atomic Research PHWRs (KAPP-3 & 4) are Jamunamukh areas of central “Three linkmen arrested which in other words means Centre (BARC) and various under construction. Assam on Monday. included Riazudin Bhuyan, the initiation of self-sustaining vendors and contractors con- The NCPIL currently oper- A senior official of the Jainal Ahmad and Bharul nuclear fission chain reaction tributed to the KAPS-2 attain- ates 22 nuclear power reactors, Assam police said that the Islam,” he added. in the reactor - in the early ing criticality. including the 100MW RAPS- Hizbul Mujahiddeen had man- It may be mentioned here hours of Monday. “The approach to 1, owned by the Department of aged to set up a module in that a team from Kanpur police Announcing this, Nuclear criticality was undertaken after Atomic Energy (DAE), with a Assam. visited Lanka police station Power Corporation of India adhering to all the stipulated capacity of 6780MW. The arrests came after the after the arrest of Qamar Uz Ltd. (NPCIL)'s Associate regulatory requirements, Additionally, eight reac- recent arrest of Qamar Uz Zaman and Assam police had Director (CP&CC) AK Nema and shall be followed by con- tors with a capacity of Zaman, a Hizbul terrorist from also sent a team to Kanpur. said: “The 220 MW KAPS-2 ducting various tests, 6200MW are currently under Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, and Police is trying to place various went critical at 2.22 am today, connection to the grid, increase construction in different parts the subsequent arrest of his inputs together for Hizbul after undergoing a renovation in power level to full power as of India, while work is under- close aide Shahnawaj Alam Mujahideen interest in Assam and modernisation pro- per laid down procedures and way for 12 more nuclear reac- from Hojai last week. was for recruiting the youths or gramme, encompassing En- regulatory clearances,” Nema tors with a capacity of “We have arrested arrested procuring arms. Masse Collant Channel said. 9000MW for which all admin- Saifudin, who is the brother of “We are analysing various Replacement, En Masse Feeder The KAPS comprises two istrative and financial sanctions Qamar-uz-Zaman. He was pro- inputs as to for what this out- Replacement and other safety units of indigenous 220MW have been received from the duced in the court and was sent fit was here,” he said. upgrades. The task was com- (KAPS-1&2) Pressurised government. Many angles to ‘honour killing’ in Nalgonda Security personnel stand guard along a barbed wire during a strike called by separatist leaders against the recent civilian and militant killings in South Kashmir, in Srinagar on Monday PTI OMER FAROOQ n HYDERABAD There were speculations during the questioning was hacked to death in front class family Maruti Rao orig- KHURSHEED WANI n SRINAGAR residents of Kulgam and Srinagar to prevent any law that the police have also Maruti Rao admitted his of her eyes has alleged that inally belonged Kakinada but Anantnag districts, were and order situation. he “honour killing” case taken Abdul Bari and Shafi hand in the killing and also her father spent a huge settled in Miryalaguda about ormal life was affected in killed in a counter-militant The train services were Tof Nalgonda has taken into custody and Abdul Bari justified it. “For me nothing mount of money to get her two decades ago. NKashmir Valley on operation in Chowgam vil- suspended between Banihal many sensational twists and confessed that he had given is more important than my husband killed. She also Starting as a kerosene Monday in a shutdown called lage of Qazigund on Friday. and Baramulla for the third turns, adding a political angle the responsibility of elimi- social status and name, not alleged that her father had dealer he gradually devel- by separatists to protest In the aftermath of the gun- consecutive day since to the brutal murder. nating Pranay to Shafi. even my daughter or her tried to pressurize her oped his business as a dealer against the recent killings of fight, a civilian youngster Saturday following killings While Nalgonda district Abdul Bari is a notorious happiness”, he reportedly told through the TRS MLA of jiggery and expanded it to militants and a civilian in Rouf Ganaie from Anchidora in Kulgam. The speed of police has claimed that it rowdy in Nalgonda and he the police. Veeresham to desert her hus- real estate. south Kashmir’s Kulgam dis- Anantnagmobile internet has been was very close to achieving was also accused in the case Police officials said that band and return to her par- There were also trict. Even as the shutdown was also killed and reduced in south Kashmir break through in the case by of murder of former Gujrat Maruti Rao was one of the ents which she refused. allegations that through the passed off peacefully, sus- two dozen protesters were areas and elsewhere in the identifying the main killers, Home Minister Haren richest business and politi- Amrutha alleged that the manipulation and forgery of pected militants shot dead a injured. Valley as a precautionary the victim’s wife Pandya. cally very influential person- MLA took money from her documents and revenue soldier of the Territorial Shops, fuel stations, busi- security measure. Amruthavarshini has alleged According to the police ality of Miryalaguda town of father and threatened her as records he grabbed prime Army (TA), who had been ness establishments and edu- Meanwhile, unidentified that her father T Maruti Rao sources, Maruthi Rao, a Nalgonda district. well as parents of Pranay. lands including those allotted active in counter-insurgency cational institutions remained militants shot dead a had paid a whopping `10 prominent businessman from He was reportedly worth Nalgonda district super- to freedom fighters. operations. closed in Srinagar and other Territorial Army (TA) man million to get her husband Bania community, had come `100 crores as he had his fin- intendent of police AV He also developed many The separatists’ JoinT areas of the city while public Mukhtar Ahmad Malik alias Pranay Kumar killed. into contact with Abdul Bari ger in many pies including Ranganath confirmed that ventures and earned a lot of Resistance Leadership (JRL), transport was generally off Mukhtar Gola at his home in According to police a few years ago when Bari the real estate and kerosene Maruti Rao had approached money to emerge as one of a grouping of prominent sep- the roads. Very scanty private Shurat area of south sources, 9 or ten people were had kidnapped in a land business. He and his brother political leaders of different the richest persons in the aratist leaders Syed Ali and public transport vehicles Kashmir's Kulgam district on involved in the killing of grabbing case. had also recently joined the parties including Veeresham town. At one stage he was Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar were seen plying on some Saturday afternoon. Pranay last week. Maruti Rao Maruti Rao gave him the ruling Telangana Rashtra for their help to get his involved in a confrontation Farooq and Yasin Malik, had Srinagar roads. Mukhtar Gola was a for- was the main conspirator, as contract to kill Pravany who Samiti and had his pho- daughter back. with the dreaded naxalite called for daylong shutdown The shutdown also mer cadre of pro-govern- he wanted the Dalit youth had married his daughter in tographs with a minister G “But there is no evidence turn mafia don Nayeemuddin against the recent kilings. impacted attendance in gov- ment militia known as killed for marrying his upper- January in Hyderabad. Jagdeesh Reddy and TRS to link the MLA to the over a piece of land. But the Five local militants of ernment offices including the Ikhwan, a counter-insurgent caste daughter. Rao approached MLA Vemula Veeresham. killing”, he said. two later compromised and Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) and Civil Secretariat. group that killed hundreds of The police have already Abdul Bari two months ago There was a big hoarding According to the investi- cooperated with each other. Hizbul Mujahideen outfits The authorities deployed militants in Kashmir Valley arrested five people, includ- and hired his services to in the town with the photo of gation Maruti Rao had quite Nayeem was killed in an including top-ranking com- police and paramilitaries in between late 1990s and early ing Maruti Rao, his brother eliminate Pranay Kumar. Maruti Ra with the minister. a shoddy background. encounter with the police a mander Gulzar Padder, all sensitive areas of capital 2000. Shravan, friend Kareem. Police sources said that Amrtuha, whose husband Belonging to a lower middle couple of years ago. BJP will be thrown out of power in ’19: Didi

SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA persecution of those who dared to BJP in his or her own way. But I but also vindictive. They will not raise their voice against them. have told the Opposition leaders allow democracy to operate in he Narendra Modi “This Government is insensi- to first think of defeating the BJP. India. If they come for the second TGovernment’s days are num- tive towards people’s daily woes “Different parties which are time India will be finished. So it bered as the people of India have which can be proved by the hike strong in different places should be is better to finish the BJP before made up their mind to throw it out in petroleum prices on a daily allowed take on the BJP. The they finish India.” in the 2019 polls, Bengal Chief basis. Though the price of crude Opposition parties must stop the On the BJP’s target of 22 seats Minister Mamata Banerjee said on has gone down in the international division of votes and unite to pull from Bengal she said “this is only Monday. market they are increasing prices down this Government.” their pipedream. Let them dream The Chief Minister, who is of petrol, diesel, LPG. The Modi Government had and when it will come to the real- currently in Frankfurt for a busi- They have slapped petroleum no original thoughts and only sur- ity they will get nothing. At pre- ness trip, told reporters how a cess on nine occasion which is vived on aping the States. For sent they have two seats. But let me “comeback for the BJP inhuman and cruel. This is not a ple policies they sent our leaders instance she said, “they have stolen tell you that when they come to Government will be catastrophic people’s Government but a to jail on false charges,” she main- the Kanya Shree and other simi- power they will not be able to win for the country.” Calling the Modi Government of the rich,” Banerjee tained adding the people had lar projects from us and have start- even that two seats.” Government “anti-people” to the said. been watching their activities and ed their Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Bengal was a culturally core, Banerjee said the BJP came “Under this regime every “they are sure to be thrown out of programme. Look at what they advanced, peaceful state which had to power by peddling loads of protest is met by repression: that power in 2019.” spend on their scheme what we witnessed the renaissance in real promises but kept none. may come either through leveling On whether she saw the do.” sense of the term, she maintained Instead of the promised “acch- of false charges, lynching or CBI Opposition parties coming togeth- Alleging that absolute power adding it would not be easy for the he din” they only gave distress, and ED. Just because I had always er to defeat the BJP, she said had made the BJP arrogant she BJP to penetrate that ring of inflation and been vocal against their anti-peo- “everyone is fighting against the said, “they are not only arrogant renaissance. Rajnath inaugurates smart fence pilot project in Jammu

ment behind starting two pilot CIBMS projects. also dedi- cated the SMART fence pilot project to the jawans who made supreme sacrifices in the line of duty while guarding frontiers of the nation. “Today is birthday of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi and on this occasion, I dedicate this ‘smart fence’ pilot project to the jawans who attained martyrdom for the nation while guarding borders,” Singh Home Minister Rajnath Singh addresses the media as MoS in PMO Jitendra Singh told reporters during the Press and DG BSF KK Sharma look on, after the inauguration of the first ‘Smart Fence' briefing here at the frontier Muslim women and BJP members celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday at Azad Park in pilot project along International Border in Jammu on Monday PTI headquarters. Varanasi PTI Speaking during the MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU Addressing a separate launch ceremony Singh said press conference, the Union the Centre has been making Abuse of minor girl: Owaisi dding teeth to the border Home Minister announced maximum use of technology Aguarding capacity of Indian since it is a 'pilot project' “we to make the security system at border guards, Union Home will monitor its performance the borders stronger and effec- plea to close down school Minister Rajnath Singh on and depending upon the feed- tive. Monday inaugurated the ‘smart back we will further improve The Minister said that fence’ pilot project developed it and make it more effective.” smart fencing at the borders is OMER FAROOQ n HYDERABAD under the Comprehensive Singh said that the technolo- a technological solution Integrated Border Management gy would be introduced along devised to address the securi- s the incident of sexual abuse of a minor girl in a private school rocked System (CIBMS) programme in a 2026 km long border stretch ty issues in the border states AHyderabad, the local MP on Monday urged the State Government to close Jammu. that has been identified as 'vul- and the two projects in five down the school and take stringent action against the school After attending an e-inau- nerable'. kilometers areas each have management for negligence and attempt to cover up the heinous crime. guration function here at the "As I said, this is a pilot been installed along the Indo- Accompanied by the family members of the four-year old victim, Majlis- frontier headquarters of BSF, project.When I went to Israel, Pak International Border in e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president and Member of Parliament from Hyderabad Union Home Minister briefly I came across this technology. Jammu on a pilot basis. He said Asaduddin Owaisi met the Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar and district col- chatted with the jawans It was discussed, and finally, it the number of casualties of our lector Yogita Rana and demanded that school should not be allowed to open deployed along the five km is being implemented," Singh jawans on borders would get till the probe was completed. long stretch where 'SMART' said, adding that making the minimised and the stress level He urged the commissioner to transfer the case to the Central Crime Station fencing has been made opera- borders 'foolproof' was the among the jawans would also from the local police station and also book a case against the school and seize tional. primary motive of his govern- reduce to a large extent. it. THE PIONEER THE PIONEER 8 LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 COMMENT & ANALYSIS LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 9

www.dailypioneer.com ‘Trade agreements will strengthen ties’ PAPER WITH PASSION Perils of Internet Ex-Sri Lankan President MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA says he is positive about his country’s relationship with India and is looking forward to build on this bond through sustained dialogue. By PRASHANT TEWARI here are a few leaders in contemporary anti-incumbency factor and his strident desire infrastructure projects. Sri Lanka also made it into fund that flowed directly into the campaign and your political career is that you promoted nepo- situations so that other countries battling with We have taken huge risks in the process like Social media monitoring has become a new burden for the global polity who have successfully to break new ground was the reason for his defeat. the ‘high’ category of the Human Development related activities. The perception was created that tism, appointing three brothers to run impor- terrorism can be inspired by your story. releasing 12,000 prisoners in 2009 immediately changed a war-torn country to a He was, however, elected as the Member of Index during this time. Initiation, completion, and Rajapaksa had agreed to Chinese terms and was tant ministries and assigning other political We knew that wiping out terror would cost after the war. It could have gone wrong but we EC, one that it must execute with toothcomb efficiency vibrant progressive democracy in Parliament from Kurunegala district. development of many highways and roads, the seen as an important ally in China’s efforts to tilt positions for relatives, regardless of their tremendous pain and stress but we were deter- fought the war with a humanitarian approach. their lifetime. Former Sri Lankan In 2005, Rajapaksa reshuffled the Cabinet and Colombo beautification project, the rural infra- influence away from India in South Asia. It is after merit. How would you react to it? mined to live in peace permanently. The main We realised that though the people fighting were f managing the world’s greatest democratic exercise fairly was not enough TPresident Mahinda Rajapaksa, a charismatic took charge of the Defence and Finance portfo- structure development projects and so on are his unsuccessful bid for the presidency in 2015 I think the built narrative is completely false. issue was India because Tamil Nadu is an impor- misguided by vested interests, they remained our — the general elections of 2019 — the Election Commission of India has an leader, accelerated the pace of development in lios. He extended the term of the Commander some of the several highlights. However, the road- that Rajapaksa adopted a more sceptical China All the position-holders were elected by popu- tant State for the country and the sentiments were own. The defence forces must be commended for nationalistic spirit by pushing various infra- of the Sri Lanka Army, Sarath Fonseka, less than ways are known for high costs and are suspect- policy, opposing major development projects such lar votes in their respective constituencies and all stoked by certain interests against the probable the remarkable job in the recent war history Iadded responsibility of tackling the perils and evils of social media and ensure structure projects that transformed the growth a month before he was scheduled to retire. Over ed to have been the hotbeds of corruption. A large as the Southern Economic Development Zone candidates had won the elections by large mar- action. We created the TRIOKA plan wherein worldwide. They cleaned up the landmines in the that misinformation campaigns don’t aggravate or create flagrant situations that rate and the GDP of the country from 2009. He the next three and a half years, Fonseka and sum of Chinese loans tripled the country’s for- in which China had planned to invest over five gins in various elections. If the people like them, three high officials of each side were deputed for north within one year after the war to facilitate might be worked on by political parties for their benefit. Question is given the served as the sixth President of the island nation Rajapaksa’s brother and the Defence Secretary, eign debt, creating an economic crisis. But billion dollars. He spoke to The Pioneer in an how can they be ignored? However, I had regular exchange of information to facilitate prop- immediate popular election process. This instilled from November 19, 2005, to January 9, 2015. A Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, led the country’s Armed Rajapaksa insisted that under him Sri Lanka expe- exclusive interview. Excerpts: appointed Gotabhaya Rajapaksa by executive er coordination. It worked as it removed the confidence in the native population reminding social media’s expansion and reach, will the poll regulator, which is besieged by lawyer by profession, he was first elected to the Forces in their battle against the Liberation Tigers rienced rapid economic growth; the GDP growth Q: The presidential election in 2010 saw the order because I thought he was the right person chances of dissemination of wrong information them of our humanitarian sentiment and belief the unenviable task of enforcing the model code of conduct once polls are Parliament in 1970 and served as the Prime of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), ultimately defeating them rate reached over seven per cent. Sri Lankan electorate freely participating after to deliver what we wanted at that time. And my on either side. Finally, we offered a choice between in the rule of law. We invested over a billion dol- announced, manage to handle this overload? Because the dangerous game of Minister from April 6, 2004, until his victory in and killing their leader Velupillai Prabhakaran. In a move that was widely seen as solidify- more than two decades of turbulence, unrest, stand is vindicated when he displayed tremen- peace and war to the LTTE and they opted for lars in the northern part of the country to devel- the 2005 presidential election. He was re-elect- It was one of the most gruelling battles that the ing his control over the Supreme Court, Rajapaksa and war; you are responsible for liberating the dous skills to eliminate terrorism during our arm the later. We faced tremendous pressure from all op infrastructure and better living conditions for manipulation, misinterpretation and selective sifting of truth from facts requires ed for a second term on January 27, 2010. world has witnessed in recent times. It made removed the Chief Justice, Shirani country from terrorism and set it on the path struggle against LTTE. UN organisations, certain pockets of Tamil-influ- our countrymen so their affection could be rec- almost a moment to moment hawk-eye vigil. So while seeking support from However, due to international and - Rajapaksa a national hero and an international Bandaranayake, from office in January 2013, to peace. What went wrong in 2015? Q: You won the presidency on a wide-rang- ence countries and other local pressure but we iprocated in the next presidential election of 2010, social media giants to stem misadventures of any kind, the EC has laid out a tic imperatives, he was defeated in his bid for a leader of repute. allowing him to appoint an ally and legal advis- It was an international conspiracy against my ing, people-oriented policy as laid out in the were resolute to solve the terror issue. Many which I won by huge margins. virtual campaign policy that mimicks the physical one in the run-up to the polls. third term in the 2015 presidential election by The most challenging phase of Rajapaksa’s er, former Attorney-General Mohan Peiris, as Government that was successfully implemented “Mahinda Chinthana”. How satisfying was your European countries and their leaders visited us Q: How do you assess the present state of Maithripala Sirisena. An ex-aide, Sirisena had political career came after he took over the pres- Chief Justice. by certain political opponents to capture power. experience of governance? to mediate in the war but I stuck to my original the India-Sri Lanka relationship? It has restricted all political parties as well as individual campaigners from send- been the Minister of Health in Rajapaksa’s idency. A series of mine blasts blamed on the Domestic imperatives with regard to Tamil I will not reveal the names of the countries Mahinda Chinthana means good governance decision. Today, we are one of the most peace- All is good but we have to strengthen it fur- ing bulk messages, making calls and forwarding messages from 10 pm to 6 Government and the General Secretary of the Sri LTTE claimed the lives of many off-duty ser- Nadu compelled New Delhi to keep an arm’s dis- involved but I will be cautious in the future. for all. We drafted it to incorporate the desires ful democratic countries in the world and I take ther. We have to continue the dialogue with the am. The aim is to prevent a breach of privacy of individuals. Further, the poll Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) before defecting to vicemen and civilians, pushing the country back tance from Rajapaksa, forcing him to tilt towards Opponents have successfully alienated minori- of every section of the society in the political immense pride to say that I was always right in Indian Government on a regular basis on the the Opposition coalition. Later, Rajapaksa unsuc- to the brink of war. However, on May 19, 2009, China during his second term of presidency. In ty communities from SLFP to facilitate consol- mainstream. Our concept is rooted in the soil; the conflict that was forced on us by the LTTE. economy, fisheries, free trade agreements and so panel also plans to apply the protocol of prohibiting any kind of advertisement cessfully sought to become the Prime Minister Rajapaksa delivered a victory address to the fact, the Sri Lanka Government offered prefer- idation against us. However, everyone has the governance that springs from the bottom of Q: The remarkable transition from a war- on to build a more focussed mutual relationship. 48 hours before the voting time to the social media, too. The EC’s night-long in the 2015 parliamentary election, where the Parliament and declared that the country had ential infra-projects to India but received a luke- realised the current bad governance. I am sure the pyramid. Yes, we have achieved most of our torn country to a peaceful nation was achieved I appreciate the efforts made in the individual ban notification may come as a welcome relief to individuals, all victims of pesky United People’s Freedom Alliance was defeated. been liberated from terrorism. It was a near mir- warm response from the Indian side. It was the trends of the local elections clearly indicate promises but we have to travel miles ahead to ful- by you in no time. We have seen many Middle capacity by few to improve the bilateral rela- Many had attributed the shocking loss to his acle achieved by the Rajapaksa-led team. alleged that Rajapaksa, during the 2015 presi- that SLFP is on its way back to power in the next fill the aspirations of our native people. Eastern countries going through similar trau- tionship between the two friendly countries. telemarketers and unwanted bulk SMS rollers. This, of course, only minimises authoritarianism, nepotism, poor governance and After ending the civil war in 2009, Rajapaksa’s dential campaign and elections, received large general elections. Q: Please narrate the experience of dealing ma but have ended up as a failed state after the Effort must be made from both G2G and P2P the flow of traffic, negative or positive. Besides its implementation can be com- corruption but the fact of the matter was that the Government is known for undertaking largescale payments from the Chinese port construction Q: The criticism that can be made out of with international communities in emergency war. How did you achieve this? level in consolidating the relationship. promised without a strict regulatory framework. Do we remember the National Do Not Disturb Registry? The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had POINTCOUNTERPOINT laid down the procedure for consumers to put forth their preferences in the “do not disturb” category to block all commercial calls and text messages from unwant- Pawan washed my feet and drank the Has the arrogance of BJP leaders reached such ed service providers, such as banking, real estate, tourism, among others. But water out of respect. One day I will wash- a zenith that now they want their karyakartas to Purvanchal: A it has barely been effective. drink the feet of a BJP worker like Pawan. wash their feet and drink that water? In search of a path to integration The larger concern is of monitoring the authenticity of campaign claims and —BJP leader —Congress spokesperson counter-claims. Whatsapp representatives, during their meetings with the offi- NISHIKANT DUBEY RANDEEP SUJREWALA It is for the post-Congress Governments, whether in the States or the Centre, to correct the misleading impression created of Muslims. This provokes one to think as to what manifest destiny cials of the Election Commission of India, had suggested bringing about the path the Muslim community of India could now tread in order to be stakeholders in amity After suffering years of neglect, a Verificado model in India, a collective fact-checking exercise by a consortium slew of measures undertaken by of mainstream newspapers to weed out rumours and doctored news. It was, in minority, and then to justify Partition, the Modi-Yogi duo will ensure that fact, even used in Mexico and Brazil. But to have a media watchdog, there is the they changed to being a nation. In the best of the region’s natural MAHENDRA added catch of ensuring the political neutrality of its constituents so that they short, they have a chronic tendency KUMAR SINGH Striking a fine balance resources is utilised can be trusted to judge freely and fairly without the baggage of affiliations. The of separatism. Second, the ruling party should not come to power by C-Vigil app, as advocated by the ECI, may in part solve the problem. But as it With the launch of PARIVESH app, the Environment Ministry has shown its commitment towards PRAFULL playing the two communities against urvanchal has fertile land, tracts and huge natural resources. The irony has maintained, the procedure must be full-proof: From the launch of the com- GORADIA each other. The Congress had to is that despite having all these positives, it remains the most backward regions not only in Uttar Pradesh but the entire country. The region has plaint to fast-tracking the exact source of the violation to taking strict action against remind Muslims periodically what a P achieving development goals, keeping in mind environmental security, but challenges remain riot is, and more of it would be their been represented in the past by former Prime Ministers like Lal Bahadur Shastri errants as also making it sure that the portal remains functional. The malprac- process under the Central and State Dense forests of more than 40 per cent urangzeb’s biography by fate if they did not vote for the party. and Chandrashekhar and stalwarts such as Kamalapati Tripathi, Kalpnath Rai tice of tweaking information is not new to India. Other countries are increas- Government for all four clearances viz, envi- crown density are not in good shape as they Prof Audrey Truschke, Otherwise, let the Muslim clergy hold and Mulayam Singh Yadav. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh ingly becoming vulnerable to digital disinformation, which if left unchecked and ronment, forest, wildlife and coastal regu- lack adequate regeneration. Vegetation in published in 2017 by veto to power, for example, the Shah Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath too got elected from here — and yet politics in lation zone. One of the highlights of the por- major forest types has changed due to tem- Penguin Books, provokes Bano alimony, followed by the uncontrolled, can threaten the national discourse. India must not lag behind and this part of the country is marked with little other than caste. However, things VK tal is the auto-generation of minutes of the perature and rainfall pattern changes sub- one to think as to what Muslim Women’s Act. are looking up for Purvanchal. take on the battle upfront. meetings which will remove any scope for stantially, as revealed by the task force of pathA Muslims of India should now The pinnacle of this Congress BAHUGUNA backroom modifications by expert bodies. Indian Council of Forestry Research and tread in order to live in amity. It is secret of success was reached in the The Modi-Yogi duo has been focussed on this region. The reason is sim- This has been a regular feature in the past Education (ICFRE). well-known that the name Aurangzeb 10-year prime ministership of ple: It sends more than two dozen members to the Lok Sabha, more than what 50WORDEDIT Don’t spew hate icence raj for industries came to an end 10 years before 2014. In one stroke, real- Agriculture and water supply is going is widely disapproved. In course of my Manmohan Singh, who several times the entire State of Gujarat sends. The inauguration of Purvanchal Expressway, Vile trolling is not new to celebs. But fanatics touched in 1991 after the economic reforms time decision-making process will be in the to be severely impacted if we do not put travels, I came across only one shop virtually declared ‘Muslims First’ as which was touted as the lifeline of development of the region by the Chief Minister, is a major step in this direction. Then there are several developmental initia- a new low by attacking Shah Rukh Khan for posting Lkicked in. Business enterprises heaved public domain. This is the best thing that money into the management of catchments named after the Emperor — it is sit- his policy and also appointed five a sigh of relief and results were evident soon. has happened in the Ministry. This has far- of major rivers. This loss of water deprives uated in Kidderpore, Kolkata — commissions and committees of tives, running into thousands of crores of rupees, to boost infrastructure in cities son AbRam’s photo in front of a Ganesha idol as part However, at present, various business com- reaching consequences and it would ben- locals of drinking water and is also lead- and only recently, for the first time, whom the Sachar-led effort was the like Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Allahabad and . Gorakhpur, which is Yogi’s of Chathurthi celebrations. Bigots called the very secu- munities and development planners have efit the country’s developmental process ing to the migration of people to urban I heard of a Kashmir police consta- most talked about. No wonder, the stronghold as also other parts of the region, are now being connected with a lar SRK a non-Muslim. Targetting a child in the name termed the functioning of the Ministry of without compromising on environment. areas, where the problem gets further com- ble by the name Aurangzeb, who was four Modi-led years were filled with gas pipeline grid under the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga — this is expected to of religion and schooling him about ritualistic mores Environment, Forest and Climate Change This has also opened the first door for e- pounded. According to a recent study by killed by terrorists. The third exam- complaints by Muslims and their give a major fillip to industrialisation. akin to the old licence raj. governance. If implemented sincerely, it can Kumaun University and Australian ple was the prominent road named friends repeatedly saying that ‘every- based on his father’s surname are simply disgusting. Environmentalists, on the other hand, ensure timely clearances and quick decision- National University, due to the interference after him, which has now been one’ feels insecure. The Muslim cler- Yogi Adityanath is also working on the aggregation of an industrial land bank have dubbed the Ministry as ineffective and making. of man, water sources in the Himalayas are changed to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam gy no longer held the veto after 67 of 10,000 acres in his home turf, which will soon be notified by the Gorakhpur have blamed it for bartering away forest- The Ministry has also for long been getting dry. The region is losing 65 per cent Road without any protest which, years of being used to it. That there Industrial Development Authority (GIDA). A direct road will connect the district lands and promoting polluters. The truth, blamed for prevaricating on delays in of the rain water, leading to disasters like though, has been resented by Prof has been virtually no rioting during with the proposed Purvanchal Expressway which will also connect . however, lies in between. finalising the declaration of eco-sensitive drying up of water sources, flash and Truschke in her book. Now only a the four years across the country, is Besides, there are plans to revive a fertiliser plant in the city which has been Road to nowhere A review of the environmental policies zones near national parks and wildlife sanc- landslides in the region, and floods in the lane by the name survives. Does this not appreciated. shut for some time. The Yogi dispensation has already announced industrial cor- With 39 per cent of India’s premier highway considered and programmes of the present NDA tuaries. The Supreme Court in 2002-2003 plain areas. There is a constant reduction not reflect a widespread disapproval Another feature of Muslim per- ridors along the Purvanchal Expressway. Efforts are on to spread the rail net- regime will make us believe that things have had asked the Government to declare in river flow in the tributaries of Yamuna of Aurangzeb by Muslims as well as formance has been its failure to pro- Muslim civil war until 1940, when the Partition. As a backgrounder, how in years to come up in their standards work to the untouched areas of Purvanchal. Both the Union and State unsafe for users, just how dangerous are India’s roads? changed for good. Laws governing the envi- these zones, and till then, in a radius of 10 in Himachal, Ganga and Kosi in by Hindus and Sikhs? duce an eminent leader. Mohammad Pakistan resolution was passed at 1940, the League declared that to be affiliated to the mainstream Governments are keen on ensuring air connectivity. While the Gorakhpur air- ronment and forest conservation were km, most of the developmental activities Uttarakhand and Teesta in Sikkim. The For, the first 67 years after Ali Jinnah was the last one thrown up Lahore. A century later this year, Muslims were a nation and not a boards like CBSE or ICSE. Aligarh port is being upgraded, connectivity is being provided to Azamgarh and a new generally treated as irritants. Initially, most were forbidden by the Court. During the reduction in stream flow varies from 38 per Independence, Muslims in India by the sub-continental ummah. Even Rahul Gandhi did not hesitate to minority? It, therefore, had to have a Muslim University and Jamia study conducted by several global bodies along with the National Highways THE SHIAS ARE Delhi-Ayodhya flight has been proposed under the UDAN scheme by the Uttar Authority of India found that almost two-fifth of the Delhi-Mumbai nation- violations were condoned, especially for the period of 2004 to 2014, only eight propos- cent to 45 per cent in these rivers. The net have survived the trauma of Partition he became prominent as a Muslim admit that the Congress is a Muslim separate homeland or Darul Islam. should cease to be Muslim or release of forest lands and polluting indus- als were finalised and 24 were in the draft result of this has prevented irrigation in quite comfortably, except for periodic leader, as it were, more to fulfill the party. And why not? Because the ALREADY ON The League leaders wanted Muslims Islamia since they are entirely State- Pradesh Government. Aal highway was unsafe for car users and even more dangerous for pedes- tries on grounds of ignorance of the Forest stage. In the last four years, the Ministry over 20 per cent of the land in plain areas riots with Hindus, so necessary for a mass desire for delivering Partition grand old party has placed the com- THE PATH TO to transfer to Pakistan and the rest to financed. If not a Uniform It also needs to be mentioned here that emphasis on infrastructure improve- trians and two-wheelers. Only a 40-km stretch of the highway was considered Conservation Act, 1980 and Environment finalised 284 cases and 202 are still in their and 15 per cent reduction in agriculture Congress-style secular party to sur- and less as a community eminence. munity superiorly to the Hindus; go to Hindustan. Those who Common Code, the community ment and industrialisation is not at the expense of agriculture, which employs world-class and got a five-star rating; although just about more than half the Protection Act, 1986. After the Supreme draft stage, which have been fast-tracked. productivity. The current available annu- vive in power. Under communist sec- A possible explanation could be that especially Articles 29 and 30 render INTEGRATION. WHY remained behind were to live as aliens itself could take the initiative and the largest number of people, and is a sectoral laggard all over the country. The Court’s intervention in 1996, the scenario The portal will also ensure development of al Budget of the Ministry is around `2,600 ularism in Kerala and West Bengal, Islam, as ethos, prefers autocracy, Articles 14 and 15 a sham. with the help of visas issued by the modernise the personal law and Modi-Yogi team is keen to transform the vast tracks of fertile land of the region stretch was considered reasonably safe. This newspaper has constantly raised for the enforcement of regulatory laws com- stalled projects and protection of wildlife crore. Compared to the needs of today, this its rule was almost entirely riot-free. whether monarchical, military or Additionally, the wakfs, which own NOT THE SUNNIS respective Governments. Instead, draft a Muslim Code Bill. All tem- into a hub of food processing units. Tourism is another area that the authorities the issue of India’s unsafe roads. With just over 150,000 known fatalities annu- pletely changed. The Ministry was blamed areas. A report titled, ‘India State of Forest is very less. So was the so-called Hindu rule civilian, but not a Western-type up to six lakh acres of urban land in TOO? ALL THAT today Hindustan has probably more ples converted to , which are trying to promote. Purvanchal doesn’t appear very prominent on the tourist ally at last count, India’s roads are more dangerous than any active war zone in by both the proponents of development and Report 2017’ by the Forest Survey of India The Prime Minister must take a review under the BJP and earlier under the democracy. By contrast, in the sub- the country, have been left untouched Muslims than any other country, are readily reconvertible to mandirs, circuits despite the fact that it can boast of many pilgrim centres — some of environmentalists for arbitrariness in deci- revealed that India’s total forest and tree and sanction at least `1,000 crore annual- Jana Sangh in a couple of States, continent, Hindu performance has by the Government, whereas zamin- except Indonesia. The community should be vacated. Around 2,500 or the Levant. And it has become contingent on automobile and two-wheeler man- IS BEING these are Ayodhya, Shravasti and Gorakhnath Peeth, Kushinagar, Sarnath, sion-making, inefficiency, delay, corruption cover area increased to over 8,021 sq km, ly for watershed activities in the recorded except for 2002 in Gujarat, which was been much better. In the absence of daris and jagirdaris were abolished on itself claims to be poor and backward. so recycled (built anew with the Vindhyavasini, Allahabad, and Varanasi. ufacturers to install safety devices on their cars from 2019 onwards. This is why and absence of transparency. This writer has which is one per cent increase from 2015. forest areas for the next five years. This must provoked by the burning of railway responsible and respected leadership, the morrow of Independence. These It seems it appears to spread back- debris of demolished temples) RECOMMENDED IS Bihar and Nepal have pilgrimages like Bodh Gaya and Kapilvastu, many most vehicles that are being launched now feature safety devices such as anti- worked for a long time in the Ministry and This is in line with meeting India’s Paris cli- be complemented with cultural and regen- bogeys that claimed 58 lives in the Muslim masses have been mes- and other laws make Muslims appear wardness to the States it lives in. mosques may be left as they are. is a witness to its growth and follies. It will, mate commitment. The country now is eration of forests and sufficient fund flow Godhra. The lesson of this short his- merised by their clergy as well as the to be the favourite offspring of India FOR THEM TO Today, the belt beginning with All these suggestions would help of which, along with centres of Purvanchal, can make new circuits. The Central lock brakes and front driver and passenger airbags in cars. Some manufactur- hence, be interesting to examine the per- sequestering 49.50 million tonnes of carbon for research and lands vested with tribals. tory is that a Muslim minority can co- Congress. These two have worked in while the Hindus may feel like, as they Uttar Pradesh and ending with Muslims integrate with the rest of the and State Governments are chalking out plans to boost tourism not only in ers are going further and installing additional airbags on all variants and more formance of the Modi Government in the annually and India is also one of the front- This will improve the forest and non-forest- exist with a Hindu majority. The tandem — the only time the link had were, step-children. FAVOUR THE WAYS Assam via Bihar and West Bengal, is people of Hindustan and share the Purvanchal but also in the adjoining areas. To be sure, politicians often make advanced software controlled ‘Electronic Stability Programs’ that help in car con- last four years. line leaders in the world in mitigating strat- land hydrology, and the landscape will adapt reverse ratio, however, is not true as snapped was in the 1977, post- It is for the post-Congress OF DARA SHIKOH distinctly poorer economically than benefits of national prosperity. The such announcements for any other regions — similar claims are made and sim- trol under braking and in poor road conditions. Other safety features include an One of the best policy decisions towards egy deployment. to the climatic changes. The forestry sector demonstrated by the rapid ethnic Emergency elections — otherwise, Governments, whether in the States the rest of India. Although the Ganga Shias are already on the path to inte- ilar plans are formulated, even the buzzwords are just the same. So, what’s ensuring transparency, professionalism and However, everything is not hunky-dory needs institutional reforms. The ICFRE’s cleansing in 1947-48 Pakistan and a their interests are similar. The former or at the Centre, to correct the mis- AND TO STEER flows across the belt, the soil is most- gration. Why not the Sunnis too? All new that the Modi-Yogi duo is doing? unwarranted speed warning which chimes constantly at 120 km per hour. But to ward off any criticism of delays and arbi- in the Ministry’s working, considering the autonomy is half-done if it is brought back similar but chronic process in wants to keep a grip on the follow- leading impression created of most of ly fertile and there is a great deal of that is being recommended is to First, being ardent Hindu nationalists, some call them jingoists, fascists, that all comes to nought if the culture of safety is not inculcated in Indian road trariness in decision-making was taken by emerging challenges, especially the fund to the Government as an attached office as Bangladesh. ers, while the latter needs the votes. Muslims. Citizens of all hues below CLEAR OF THE mineral wealth to mine. These States favour the ways of Dara Shikoh, away Modi and Yogi have a political interest in keeping the element of caste sup- the Ministry with the Prime Minister position is critical. The country is facing forestry institutions cannot be expected to The first lesson to be drawn from From the beginning, the 45 years in age are mostly unaware have to be pulled up and, more par- from the misguided whims of pressed. The success of Hindutva politics is indirectly proportional to that of users. The recent death of a politician near Hyderabad because he was appar- Modi’s launch of PARIVESH portal on serious threats from climate change, which earn revenue to sustain them. The joint for- this paradox is that for Hindu- Congress has been pro-Muslim. As of the facts of Partition. Discussions MISGUIDED WHIMS ticularly, the Muslims. If this writer Aurangzeb. Both were full blood ently not wearing his seatbelt, the most basic of safety features, highlights this. August 10. The Pro-Active and Responsive is now visible in the form of devastating est management programme needs second Muslim amity, the population of the a glaring example, Gandhiji had in the media give the impression that were a Sunni Musalman, he would brothers. But the latter caused and caste and quota-oriented politics. And caste, as we mentioned earlier, is the Additionally, putting the same onus on manufacturers as the Government facilitation by Interactive, Virtuous and floods/landslides, like the ones we witnessed generation reforms. Well-planned activities latter community should not exceed equated a hope for success in his 1921 free India’s life began with the OF AURANGZEB tell his people that not many of us can presided over to the fall of the bane of Purvanchal politics. It is another matter that many academics have bestowed respectability to caste politics by calling it ‘social engineering.’ But doesn’t absolve them from building safer roads. Even on several new, modern Environmental Single-window Hub in Kerala this year and Tamil Nadu last year. can solve much of the threats posed by pol- 20 per cent. With 25 per cent in 1947, Non-Cooperation agitation with a Constitution. The earlier years were emigrate and, therefore, to live hap- Mughal Empire. Hindustan does (PARIVESH), for online submission, mon- Floods and cloudburst in Himalayas, recur- lution as the technologies are available. Muslims were able to force Partition. victory of his Khilafat movement to all part of jahelia or darkness. Instead, pily in India, we should join the main- not wish to fall similarly. an evil by any other name is still an evil. stretches of highway, global standards of safety have not been followed. Highways itoring and management of proposals, will rent and intense heat waves and What is needed is a far sight and a will to This, despite being given reservations save the Caliph on the Turkish an attempt should be made to inform stream. (The writer is a well-known Second, unlike many other prominent politicians from this region, the Modi- have been inaugurated without complete guardrail and on many stretches the allow the project proponent as well as the scarcity of water, are going to severely affect do things in a coordinated manner. in jobs as well as separate electorates. throne. The failure of both led to what people who voted how in the 1945- Licenced madrasas all over columnist and an author) Yogi duo is not fascinated with socialism. This fascination has cost the region guardrail has not been installed at the correct height. Other alternatives such as common man to track the entire approval livelihoods of a large section of people. (The writer is a retired civil servant) Until 1940, they claimed to be a BR Ambedkar called a 20-year Hindu 46 elections and the run-up to the should be given a say — four or five a lot. For instance, there is not much in terms of industry in Purvanchal. The wire fencing and catch-fencing on elevated roads such as Delhi’s Barapullah ele- number of medium and small enterprises (MSMEs) is abysmal. Now, LETTERS Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath are not exactly the champions of reforms vated roads have not been considered. Primarily this is due to the lack of tort TO THE EDITOR but at the same time, they have no fascination with the command of econom- compensation laws where road builders and the Government cannot be held to ic imperative. So, they have no compunctions in rolling out the red carpet for WORLD OZONE DAY the ozone is like a house without roof. Province of Xinjiang (formerly US is meddling in these affairs espe- The businesses must make work- account for the lack of safety standards. At the same time, most of the road acci- TS Karthik Sinkiang). Having successfully ISRO spy case: It is more than compensation cially suffering from the September places more employee-oriented and investors, including multinational corporations (MNCs), which are in the scheme dents in India are poorly investigated and blame passed onto the driver for over- Sir — The world celebrated Chennai enslaved the Tibetan Buddhists, now 11, 2001 incident and thereafter? make their businesses global — OYO of swadeshi zealots and salon socialists, the much-hated avatars of the East speeding or inebriation, even if that is not the case by police forces with an inabil- September 16 as the International Day RECYCLING HEROES they are bent upon doing the same to his refers to the editorial, “Hurt investigated a non-existent case. ISRO’s ing the case is necessary. It is said that SC Panda rooms has entered Chinese market India Company. Neither Modi nor Yogi has great regard for the swadeshi wal- for the Preservation of the Ozone the Uighur Muslims. pride” (September 17). The grit, might would have been much more than iron should be hit while it is hot — like- Bhubaneswar and OLA cab is now taking its fight lahs, and certainly not for the Left-liberals. ity to forensically investigate accidents. Then there are road users always want- Layer to commemorate the date of the Sir — This refers to the article, This brings us to question the Tdetermination and the unflinching faith what it is today had Narayanan been at its wise, the crime and punishment should go INDIA’S EMERGING MARKETS with Uber to hijack the emerging Finally, it is for the first time that the political class has got serious regarding ing to take a shortcut, whether it is driving on the wrong side of the road or bla- signing of the Montreal Protocol on “Exposing a repressive campaign in double standards of the Governments in the judiciary, despite its meandering helm. Now that the curtain has come down hand-in-hand to have a lasting impact on markets. Indian businessmen must the development of Purvanchal. It may be recalled that in the recent past, a great tantly braking speed limits and more often than not driving vehicles unfit for the Substances that Deplete the Ozone in Xinjiang” (September 13) by Claude of the Muslim majority or Islamic pace, have made it possible for former on the espionage case, with the apex court the wrong-doer. Those who held office Sir — This refers to the article, “New- develop the brinkmanship and should deal was said about the backwardness of Bundelkhand but Purvanchal somehow 1987. This year’s message from the Arpi. The article is right in its intent nations, who were mute while con- ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan to come giving a clean chit to the scientist and and those successive rulers who pursued age business model” (September 17) start taking risks to make best utili- purpose. Of course, cattle herders think nothing of letting their flock roam. The couldn’t attract the attention of the politicians. This has changed now perhaps because UN Environment Programme was to point out that the Chinese barbar- demning Myanmar on Rohingya out clean from the fabricated espionage appointing a panel to investigate the atroc- the case even when the CBI/Court had by Mohandas Pai and Shobha Mishra sation of human and physical the Chief Minister is from that region. Therefore, one may not sound too optimistic only way to combat this is strictly enforcing the laws for all and sundry. The prob- “keep cool and carry on”. ities towards the Uighur Muslim Muslims. In my opinion, those who case. As it was pointed out in the edito- ities committed by the so-called officials, closed the case as “foisted and fabricat- Ghosh. Business is basically about resources. in saying that the people of Purvanchal can look forward to a better tomorrow in lem in India is not a lack of laws, it is the lack of enforcement. With enforcement The need of the hour is to use minorities are not new but what is sur- espouse the cause of Uighur or rial, no amount of monetary compensa- the least that should be done is to expe- ed” just to whet their own appetite, knowing something that nobody Gourang Naryani more of environmental-friendly prod- prising is that nobody dares to ques- Rohingya Muslims will be asked by tion can substitute the trials and tribula- dite the issue as quickly as possible. And should tender apology to the scientist. knows. The Indian business houses Ujjain the foreseeable future. agencies willing to look the other way for a few rupees and authorities happy to ucts and less of products emitting tion Beijing’s Muslim policy. the international community to shoul- tions and the mental agony Narayanan awarding exemplary punishment to all VS Jayaraman are on a growth trajectory and are (The writer is a former journalist and currently teaching political science at DDU blame hapless road users, after all the dead can’t answer back, India’s roads will chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). The writer gives an account of der the responsibility which they was subjected to by the officials who those who were responsible for fabricat- Chennai harnessing human resources to devel- Send your feedback to: Gorakhpur University) remain bloody and millions of lives will continue to be lost in the coming years. To be honest, the Earth without what is happening in the Chinese wish to avoid. One wonders why the op a cutting edge technology. [email protected] pioneer THE PIONEER LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 10 NoaspirinPlease A new trial shows that taking daily low-dose aspirin doesn’t prolong healthy, independent living in other- wise healthy people aged 70 and older. Aspirin has long been recom- mended for the middle-aged with a history of heart disease to prevent future heart attacks or strokes

DOCYARD SIT PRETTY DR PRADEEP MOONOT & CORRECTLY Orthopaedic Surgeon & Podiatrist FITNESS TRAINER BADAL UPREETI BREACH CANDY HOSPITAL, MUMBAI shares workouts to reverse damage from prolonged sitting

fter sitting for several hours a day, your pos- ture changes permanently. Long hours at Athe desk does unwanted damage to your bones and joints. If this was not alarming enough, long sitting can also lead to cardiovas- cular, Diabetes and other related risks. The problem is that even if we do take into account the number of hours we spend sitting at work, we forget to account for the number of hours we sit while travelling and the harm this is causing our Put your best body daily. One can’t obviously decrease working hours but you can certainly keep your bones and joints from getting affected due to long sitting hour jobs foot forward or just sitting and relaxing. Here are some dam- ages prolonged sitting does to our body and the workouts which can help in reversing the effects. ealth is one of the major concerns for sportspersons who are n Sitting lowers the core strength and posture: Hprone to injuries due to the repetitive pounding of the game. We all know how to sit and maintain the cor- The most common injuries are related to the foot and ankle, and rect posture but we all slouch. This affects our the condition may take longer time to recover. Some of the com- body posture. Bringing movements that can iso- mon injuries are: OIL’S WELL late the mid-section muscles into a workout rou- tine will help build core strength. HEEL PAIN Cooking oils are unavoidable in Indian kitchen. Experts say that a blend of rice bran Exercise: Side planks, flutter kicks and V-ups, It is one of the most common and the severest form of pain we can improve posture. when occurs when players undergo training without proper warm and canola oil cooking helps beat cardio-vascular diseases. PIONEER HEALTH reports up. There are two types of heel pain: n Sitting wrongly and slouching put pressure nPlantar Fasciitis ooking oils are particularly cerned and very few minor aller- duced internally and are bad for every day provides roughly a on spine: Spine contains stacked discs that are It is acute pain in the thick tissue (Plantar fascia) at the bot- suitable for making Indian gic reactions have yet been report- your health only when consumed quarter of the vitamin E required meant to stretch and expand. While doing so, tom of the foot that connects the heel bone and toes. It occurs when Cfoods more palatable by ed as a result of regular use. in excess. by an individual. Vitamin E is an they absorb nutrients and blood that is required tissue becomes swollen or inflamed. Ignoring this pain may result spreading heat more evenly while “When used as cooking oil, antioxidant that shields your for its proper functioning. But, if you do not in chronic heel pain and can also change the way of walking. cooking. They also serve as the rice bran oil, known for being a BENEFITS OF CANOLA OIL body's fats and proteins from free move your spine and surrounding tissues, it will Also, people with very flat feet or very high arches are more best source of healthy fat in the high smoke-point oil, is good for Considered to be one of the radical damage. It may also help not function properly. In this case, it can even prone to plantar fasciitis. If a person has a flat foot or weak and body provided the right kind of oil deep frying without providing healthiest cooking oils available, reduce the risk of heart disease, lead to cause a herniated disk. misaligned first toe, the pain is sure to occur. Weak foot muscles is chosen. excessive smoke when heated to canola oil, contains two main cancer and memory loss,” Exercise: To reverse the affects try to include with high arch can contribute to the same that also lead to tight “Unhealthy fat accumulates high temperatures,” Kharbanda essential fatty acids. These are Kharbanda says. exercises like bridges, planks and core area work- and shortened calf muscles. in the arteries that distribute blood tells you. Alpha Linoleic Acid (ALAs), outs. These exercises will benefit glutes and abs n Achilles Tendonitis from the heart, making them nar- which is an omega-3 fatty acid BLEND OILS and actively work for the spine. This works best Achilles is the large tendon rower and eventually clogging HIGH CHOLESTEROL RISK known for lowering harmful cho- It is unhealthy to totally avoid with spine movement because the back supports You can apply ice connecting the two calf muscles them. This can lead to various dis- High cholesterol in the blood lesterol, and Linoleic Acid (LA), oil-based foods as high-density the other muscle groups in the body to hold to the sore area with the back of the heel bone. orders of the heart for which pre- leads to deposition of fatty sub- which is an omega-6 fatty acid, lipoproteins (HDL) (good choles- these positions and the core includes the lower Heavy pain is felt in the heel vention is the best cure. Prevention stances in the blood vessels. The known for brain development in terol) are essential for tissue func- back or lumbar spine. for 20-30 minutes when this tendon is ruptured could begin with the simple step accumulation of such deposits infants,” Kharbanda explains. tion and cell memory. Plants are several times a and can lead to ankle pain as of choosing the right cooking oil will eventually result in obstacles According to the US Food and the best source of essential fatty n Sitting makes your legs and glutes weak: The day to relieve well. This may be caused due to for your vegetables and grains,” to blood from the heart reaching acids. But, not all cooking oils glutes and leg muscles like the hamstring, inner overuse, excessive running Priyanka Kharbanda, educator, all tissues through the arteries. The have equal levels of unsaturated thighs and quads get affected when one sits for your symptoms. without warm up exercises. Public Health Nutrition, says. heart fails to gain enough oxygen- THE BLEND OF OILS fats. Both rice bran oil and canola long with zero movement. The worst case sce- Stretching of rich blood for its needs and hence MAXIMISES ITS oil have the advantage of low lev- nario is living a largely sedentary lifestyle SHIN PAIN NECESSITY OF OIL IN DIET the risk of heart failure increases. BENEFITS WHILE els of LDLs and high levels of which could pave the way for decreased mus- hamstring and It happens in the front and Fats are used by the body to A reduced blood flow to the brain HDLs. cle mass and loss of overall strength. It is impor- other tight the inner aspect of the shin due absorb nutrients. They power can also cause a stroke. ENSURING THAT A WIDE “The blend of rice bran and tant that one gives the legs and glutes the much muscles is to imbalance between the calf your muscles while you exercise Fortunately, high cholesterol is VARIETY OF NON- canola oil maximises its benefits needed attention after a long day’s sitting. muscles and the muscles in the and are the reason you feel satis- most often the result of unhealthy COMMUNICABLE while ensuring that a wide variety Exercise:There are exercises which can reverse important front leg. This happens as a rea- fied after eating a meal. But one lifestyle choices and can be pre- of non-communicable diseases the effect, however like squats, lunges, and son of inadequate stretches, cannot avoid eating fat or oils vented and treated. DISEASES ASSOCIATED associated with the functioning of bridges targets and activates the major muscle over pronation inclination of completely. In fact, American WITH THE FUNCTIONING the heart and the prevalence of groups. foot towards the ground. dietary guidelines recommend an PICK THE RIGHT OIL OF THE HEART AND THE obesity are avoided and overall intake of at least 20 to 25 percent A substantial number of health maintained. n Sitting affects hip joints and bones: If one STRESS FRACTURE fat in the body. However, only Cardiovascular disease (CVD) vic- PREVALENCE OF OBESITY “Both rice bran and canola oil is sitting for too long, one may experience pain It is a tiny incomplete crack in the surface of bone found in nutritious sources of fat ought to tims can trace their condition to ARE AVOIDED AND are observed to work well with in the hip region. This is because sitting caus- the lower leg of the foot. A stress fracture is caused due to sudden be used to provide the body's basic physical inactivity and unhealthy OVERALL HEALTH Indian vegetables and grains in es the hip flexors to shorten. increase in training. It can be present in any of the bones compris- needs. diets. As Indians, we are used to MAINTAINED particular. They make food soft- Exercise: There are several moves which can ing the foot, but fractures occur most typically in the metatarsals. For example, rice bran oil, cooking our vegetables in oil. er and easier to chew (and hence reverse the pain of hip joints and bones caused which is extracted from the bran Frying food in oil enables better more digestible) and ensure that by prolonged hours of sitting like lunges, fire TREATMENT fraction of rice, contains large transfer of heat where the oil acts your food is more evenly cooked. hydrants, and squats. A good leg workout and Pain in the knee and heel should never be ignored. Consult a quantities of gamma oryzanol, as a fluid conductor by uniform- Drug Administration (FDA), This particular blend is particular- a good amount of stretching is just as good. knee, foot and ankle surgeon immediately if any of the above symp- which is a mixture of antioxidant ly allowing heat to pass through canola oil contains ly good for the heart because of toms persist after one to two weeks of rest along with ice treatment. compounds. “The main benefit of the uneven surfaces of the food Monounsaturated fatty acids the mixture of omega-3, 6 and 9 n Sitting causes stiffness in the neck and shoul- You may require to do blood tests and X-Rays. Blood tests may oryzanol is its medicinal effect on article and the utensil being used. (MUFAs) which lower Low-den- fatty acids apart from MUFAs and ders: The dangers of hunching and craning the show low haemoglobin, iron levels or vitamin D3 levels. It may show high levels of bad cholesterol. It “What we eat should provide sity lipoprotein (LDLs) (unhealthy polyunsaturated fatty acids neck to look down at the laptop and phone caus- stress fractures of the metatarsals or the leg bone (tibia). Heel pain manages this by disallowing the us with carbohydrates, fats, pro- cholesterol) and help bring blood- (PUFAs), one of the highest any- es stiffness and pain in the neck and shoulder may be because of a stress fracture of the calcaneum. If the X-rays absorption of certain unhealthy teins, water based macronutri- glucose levels under control. where and the presence of joints. are normal and pain persists, MRI may be required to assess the fats in your food. Hence, it pro- ents, vitamins and mineral Canola oil contains the lowest sat- oryzanol,” Kharbanda says. Exercise: Reversing the effects of the stiffness extent of the damage. motes blood circulation and over- micronutrients. Certain essential urated fat quantity in comparison Cooking oils are virtually there are certain recommended exercises like If your condition has developed recently, anti-inflammatory all physical health,” Kharbanda nutrients can’t be produced with- with all other vegetable oils used unavoidable in a typical Indian rows (any variation), dumbbell shrugs, push-ups, or analgesic medication (in tablet form), coupled with heel pads says. in the human body. The body for cooking. diet. But those at risk of and high planks are the ones which work to may be all that is necessary to relieve pain and reduce inflamma- Further, rice bran oils have needs mono-unsaturated fatty “It is the only oil to have been cardiovascular diseases do not strengthen and prevents muscle imbalances, tion. Stress fractures will require rest, analgesics and supportive treat- been observed to be quite safe as acids and poly-unsaturated fatty described as zero trans-fat rated need to resign themselves to plain strain, and soreness. ment like a plaster or a walker boot for four to six weeks. far as adverse reactions are con- acids but saturated fats can be pro- oil. A typical serving of canola oil food for life. The writer is personal trainer, Anytime Fitness India Along with rest, ice and compression, medical treatment is required to correct abnormal blood levels like low haemoglobin and vitamin D levels. In case of heel pain, stretching is the best treat- DadiKaKehna STUDYCENTRE ment as it helps to try to keep weight off your foot until the ini- TIPTOP tial inflammation goes away. You can apply ice to the sore area for superbug resistant 20-30 minutes several times a day to relieve your symptoms. Home We all love to have nice hair. But new inhaler — Synchrobreathe the 40-69 year age group. Further, to all known exercises to stretch your Achilles tendon and plantar fascia are the given the fact that our hair is — designed to manage COPD has moved from the thirteenth Aantibiotics is mainstay of treatment and reduce the chance of recurrence. exposed to so much environmen- AObstructive Airway Disease leading cause of death and disability in spreading undetected In case of the knee pain, hamstring stretches and stretching (OAD) has been launched. It is an inno- 1990 to the third leading cause in 2016. through hospital wards of other tight muscles is important for treatment. A supportive knee tal damage, hair care products are vation in managing respiratory dis- This shows the growing burden of res- across the world, according to cap which reduces pressure on the knee cap may help. If the pain rarely able to do the trick. Here ease. Approximately 90% of piratory disease and the burning scientists. The bacteria, known as is not relieved by non-surgical methods, surgery may be required physicians in India report- need to control it,” Dr Karan Staphylococcus epidermidis, is related to for fixation of the stress fracture or knee key hole surgery are home remedies that can help, ed prescribing inhaler Madan, Assistant Professor, the better-known and more-deadly (arthroscopy) for knee pain or the release of the Iliotibial (IT) band. says ROSHANI DEVI devices to at least 40% of Department of Pulmonary MRSA. Found naturally on human skin, their asthma and COPD Medicine and Sleep it most commonly infects the elderly or iven that our hair is patients in the first clin- Disorders, AIIMS, said. patients who have had prosthetic mate- SUMMERCOOLER exposed to sun and ic visit. Educating Inhaled medicines are rials implanted, such as catheters and joint Genvironmental ele- patients on the benefits integral to the management replacements. The bacteria can cause ments, to have nice shiny hair of inhalation therapy and of respiratory diseases like “severe” infections or even death over OCOA: There have been some studies that show eating cocoa is almost an impossible dream. the correct inhaler tech- asthma and COPD. They deliv- time. Clowers the chance of heart disease and death, possibly by Or is it? Here are a few simple nique can help increase the er drugs directly to the lungs and Many of the most powerful antibiotics lowering blood pressure and improving the function of the things that one can follow: with cold water. acceptance, adherence and cor- hence act faster and at a lower dose, are extremely expensive and even toxic, blood vessels. What’s more, cocoa has been found to reduce First, use an egg. The only Third, use aloe vera. rect usage of inhalers, which can result thereby reducing the risk of side effects. and the team behind the study said that bad LDL cholesterol and has a blood problem is that it stinks when Prepare a paste with four in better disease control. Inhaled medications have been shown the practice of using multiple drugs at thinning effect. you put in on. But the end tablespoons of aloe vera gel, In New Delhi, chronic respiratory to improve disease status, control symp- once to prevent resistance may not be The powder which is rich in result is worth all the smell. two tablespoons of coconut oil disease is the number one leading cause toms, reduce the number and severity working. The World Health Organization flavanol helps maintain a Mix one egg white and table- and three tablespoons of of death in the 15-39 year age group of exacerbations and improve quality of (WHO) has long warned of antibiotic healthy brain. Consumption spoon of olive oil and honey yogurt. Apply this paste on and the third leading cause of death in life. overuse sparking new strains of killer, of cocoa powder has been into a paste. Apply this paste damp hair and leave it on for drug-resistant bacteria. Some tips: shown to be effective in on damp hair and scalp. Leave 30 minutes. Wash with luke- nPractice rational use of antibiotics improving insulin it for 30 minutes. Wash your warm water. SLIMLINE nUse when needed and according to resistance and hair with shampoo and cool Honey is good for shiny hildren who experience some type of The study provides helpful information guidelines glucose water. Follow this treatment hair too. Mix two tablespoons Cadverse event following initial on the risk of recurrent reactions to specific nAvoid broad spectrum antibiotics metabolism. once a week. of honey in two cups of warm immunisation have a low rate of recurrent vaccines and in patients with different types without appropriate diagnosis Cocoa extracts Apple cider vinegar is a water. Put the mixture in a reactions to subsequent vaccinations, reports of initial reactions. Dr De Serres (MD of nPrevent infections with the use of have been trusted for their great moisturiser for the hair. spray bottle. After shampoo- a new study. Laval University, Quebec) and co-authors vaccination and by improving basic therapeutic and wound-healing Mix one part of apple cider ing, spray this solution on Although recurrent AEFIs can sometimes suggest that vaccine adverse event passive hygiene properties in the manufacturing of natural medicinal vinegar with one part of water. your hair. Massage your scalp occur after repeat doses of vaccine, this surveillance systems could be adapted to nFarmers and food industry must products. A study has shown that cocoa helps regulate Wash your hair with shampoo for five minutes and leave it on study suggests that the risk of recurrent include "systematic and standardized follow- stop using antibiotics routinely to promote metabolism and reduces the synthesis and transport of fatty and then pour the solution on for 15 minutes. Rinse it out AEFIs after re-vaccination is relatively low, up" to provide more complete information on growth and prevent disease in healthy ani- acids. Finally, consuming cocoa powder enhances the mood, the scalp. Leave it for a few with warm water. Do this once especially when the previous reaction was recurrence risk and other outcomes for mals to prevent the spread of antibiotic fights depression and promotes cognitive activities. minutes and then rinse it off a week. mild or moderate. children with AEFIs . resistance. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 money 11

SEBI REVISES SHARE BUYBACK REGULATIONS BUSINESS CORNER MARKET CRASH WIPES OUT OVER `1L CR OF INVESTOR WEALTH PTI n NEW DELHI into a separate entity within two amended regulations. Besides, expla- to make a public announcement Besides, clarity has been pro- New Delhi: Investor wealth eroded by over `1 lakh crore Monday years. nation for 'free reserves' in line within two working days of its dec- vided on timelines with respect to following a weak broader market where the BSE benchmark index tum- arkets regulator Sebi has The review of the current buy- with Companies Act, 2013 is part of laration. various requirements under buyback bled more than 505 points to slip below the 38,000 mark. Following Mrevised the regulations for back norms has been done in order the new framework. Two days will be from the “date regulations. the sharp fall in stocks, the market capitalisation (m-cap) of BSE-list- share buyback to provide more clar- to simplify the language, remove As per the notification, buyback of declaration of results of the The new regulations pertaining ed companies dropped by `1,14,676.15 crore to `1,55,22,343 crore. The ity on the requirement to make pub- inconsistencies and update the ref- period is defined as the time postal ballot for special resolu- to buyback and credit rating agency 30-share key index plunged 505.13 points or 1.33 per cent to end at lic announcements. erences to the new Companies Act between date of authorisation for tion/board of directors”. came into effect from September 11. 37,585.51. Escalating trade war tensions between the US and China, The markets watchdog, sepa- that came into force in April 2014. buyback by a company's board of A company can undertake buy- Earlier this year, a discussion as well as the rupee worries have dented the market sentiment, experts rately, said credit rating agencies will In a notification issued on directors and the date on which the back of shares out of its free reserves paper on new buyback regulations said. The Indian currency once again breached the 72-mark to hit a not carry out any activity other than September 11, Securities and payment is made to shareholders and securities premium account, was issued in March this year. More low of 72.69 (intra-day) against the US dollar. From the 30-share bas- the rating of securities offered Exchange Board of India (Sebi) who have accepted the offer. among others. However, buybacks than 150 comments were received ket, 25 stocks ended with losses led by Sun Pharma, HDFC, Tata Motors through public or rights issue. said, definition of buyback period Another change is with regard cannot be made out of the proceeds from various entities on the discus- and Reliance Industries Limited. At the BSE, 1,441 stocks declined, Besides, any activity, other than and clarity on the requirement to to filing requirements and time for of an earlier issue of the same kind sion paper and after taking them while 1,282 advanced and 191 remained unchanged. Also, more than the rating of financial instruments make public announcement for the public announcements. of shares or same kind of other spec- into consideration, the revised buy- 140 stocks hit their 52-week low levels Monday on BSE. and economic or financial research, offer after declaration of postal bal- Now, a company authorised to ified securities. Free reserves include back regulations have been pre- will have to be hived off by the CRA lot results has been provided in the do the buyback of shares, will have securities premium account. pared. SOARING PETROL PRICES HIT PRE-FESTIVE BUYING: SURVEY New Delhi: Ahead of the festive season, the surge in petrol rates has left consumers scrambling and cutting household expenses to adjust with the price hike, a survey said. “The festive season is near- ` Mother Dairy won't cut prices despite ing. Everyone wants to spend on gifts and do those much-awaited Hope to cross 11.5l direct tax upgrades of the home appliances. But the roof-touching fuel prices have put a dent in the pre-festive season spirit,” citizen engagement Patanjali's cheaper cow milk platform LocalCircles said in its latest survey. “It is a big burden on collection target: CBDT chief the middle-class Indians and many of them are scrambling and cut- PTI n NEW DELHI New Delhi: Unfazed by the introduction Last week, Baba Ramdev's Patanjali ting household expenses to adjust with the rising fuel prices,” it said. Chandra said total tax refund so ed the acquisition of 77 per cent of cheaper packaged cow milk by new entrant Ayurved announced its entry into the cow 78 per cent households have plans to reduce or have already reduced far in the current financial year stake in Flipkart for about USD Patanjali group, market leader Mother Dairy milk segment by launching cow milk and their discretionary spending like eating out, leisure travel, movies, BDT chairman Sushil stands at about `95,000 crore. 16 billion in mid-August. Monday said the company will not reduce milk-based dairy products, targeting sales of shopping etc, the survey said. The rest said that they will CChandra Monday expressed This year, the government con- Following the deal, it had to prices to match competition. Mother Dairy, around `1,000 crore by FY20. Amul and Parag restrict their expenses by spending only on purchase of the basic confidence in exceeding `11.5 ducted a special drive during withhold taxes as per Indian which sells around 7 lakh litres of cow milk Milk, too, have launched cow milk in Delhi- items. lakh crore direct tax collection June 1-30 to expeditiously clear laws while making payments to per day largely in Delhi-NCR market, also NCR. “We have been serving the Delhi-NCR target in current fiscal. In 2018- pending direct tax refunds. shareholders of Flipkart. expressed confidence that its sales volume will market for last 40 years. Our customers are RAYMOND WEIL EXPECTS INDIA TO BE AMONG TOP 5 19 budget, the government had Over 99 per cent of all Withholding tax, or reten- not be affected with more players entering in loyal to the brand,” he said, ruling out any MARKET GLOBALLY IN NEXT 4-5 YEARS projected a 14.3 per cent rise in refund claims pending as of tion tax, is an income tax to be this segment. Haridwar-based Patanjali adverse impact on its sales volume. New Delhi: Swiss luxury watchmaker Raymond Weil expects direct tax collections to `11.5 June 30 had been processed and paid to the government by the Ayurved has launched cow milk at `40 per “The packaged cow milk market across India to be among its top five global market in next 4-5 years, as lakh crore. “We certainly hope disbursed, a finance ministry payer of the income rather litre as against `42 charged by the Mother the country is estimated to be of around 10- the company is witnessing good growth here led by aspirational class to cross the Rs 11.5 lakh crore statement had said earlier. In than by the recipient of the Dairy. “We welcome competition. Patanjali 12 lakh litres per day. We sell around 7 lakh consumers, said a top company official. The company is upbeat as direct tax collection target for last fiscal (2017-18), direct tax income. The tax is withheld or group’s entry will lead to an increase in the per day currently and this is estimated to touch it has doubled its India business in last 12 months and expects to the current fiscal,” Chandra collection increased over 18 per deducted from the income due overall size of the cow milk segment. It will 8 lakh litre per day by March next year,” Mitra continue such growth in the coming years also. Raymond Weil sees told reporters. cent to Rs 10.03 lakh crore. to the recipient. As per domes- also help farmers and the rural economy,” said, adding the entry of new players would huge 'potential' in the Indian market, which ranks around 12 to 13 However, Controller Chandra said the govern- tic tax law, long-term capital Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt Ltd expand the market size of this segment. in its overall global sales, said Raymond Weil Director Olivier General of Accounts data shows, ment has received close to gains tax is levied at 20 per cent Director Saugata Mitra told PTI. Overall, Mother Dairy supplies about 36-37 Bernheim. “India is one of the two markets for us which has the the direct tax collections grew `7,500 crore on account of for shares sold by foreign Asked whether the company will cut rates, lakh litres of milk (pouches and token) per day, biggest potentials,” Bernheim said. On being asked whether India a paltry 4.2 per cent on year to Flipkart-Walmart deal. investors after 24 months of he said: “We will neither increase nor decrease of which 32 lakh litres per day are in Delhi- could be among Raymond Weil's top five global markets in next 4- `1.54 lakh crore in April-June. Walmart Inc had complet- purchase. our price of cow milk.” NCR through 1,400 retail outlets. PTI 5 years, he said: "Off Course. It should be”.

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947.65 956.4 936.6 952 0.1 AEGISLOG 214.15 1.6 0.75 CUB 182.45 -1.05 -0.57 GUJALKALI 581.1 17.9 3.18 JKIL 252.8 4.7 1.89 NOCIL 166.65 0.45 0.27 SUNTECK 476.8 -1.3 -0.27 VEDL 235.45 237.75 232.15 235.5 -0.1 AIAENG 1758.55 -21.8 -1.22 CUMMINSIND 738.05 -23.1 -3.03 GUJFLUORO 839.9 -11.2 -1.32 JKLAKSHMI 312.3 -4.75 -1.5 NTPC 172.6 -2.4 -1.37 SUNTV 675 -13.05 -1.9 WIPRO 332.25 336 328.1 330 -0.2 AJANTPHARM 1205.75 -6.7 -0.55 CYIENT 732.5 -9.8 -1.32 GUJGAS 718.6 4.4 0.62 JKTYRE 115.85 -1.75 -1.49 OBEROIRLTY 468.25 0.2 0.04 SUPPETRO 255.25 6.2 2.49 ONGC 171.1 173.55 170.65 172.35 -0.2 AKZOINDIA 1714.1 -3.15 -0.18 DABUR 459.9 -7.75 -1.66 GULFOILLUB 772.05 -23.9 -3 JMFINANCIL 109.7 -2.45 -2.18 OFSS 4503.05 254.3 5.99 SUPRAJIT 243.2 12.3 5.33 INDUSINDBK 1,857.80 1,880.90 1,849.00 1,870.10 -2.7 ALBK 40.65 0.05 0.12 DALMIABHA 2638.65 -51.3 -1.91 HATSUN 730.85 -7.45 -1.01 JPASSOCIAT 10.22 0.21 2.1 OIL 205.85 0.4 0.19 SUPREMEIND 1132.85 -16.4 -1.43 DRREDDY 2,581.00 2,615.00 2,547.90 2,572.10 -9.75 ALKEM 2073.45 -28.7 -1.37 DBCORP 217.45 0.65 0.3 HAVELLS 666.25 8.2 1.25 JSL 69.35 1.75 2.59 OMAXE 219.35 -1 -0.45 SUVEN 314.75 2.05 0.66 CIPLA 673 673 660.4 663.9 -2.5 ALLCARGO 114.45 -1.9 -1.63 DBL 756.6 3.05 0.4 HCC 15.3 0.73 5.01 JSLHISAR 150 -0.45 -0.3 ONGC 171.75 -1.15 -0.67 SUZLON 7.63 0.63 9 BHARTIARTL 380.15 391 377.1 382 -1.6 AMARAJABAT 783.55 -21.4 -2.66 DCBBANK 166.35 -2.1 -1.25 HCLTECH 1078.2 7.8 0.73 JSWENERGY 69.55 0.55 0.8 ORIENTBANK 76.2 -0.1 -0.13 SWANENERGY 152.55 -1.6 -1.04 BAJAJ-AUTO 2,864.00 2,879.90 2,840.05 2,860.00 -17.5 AMBUJACEM 225.75 -4.2 -1.83 DCMSHRIRAM* 415.45 25.65 6.58 HDFC 1878.6 -47.65 -2.47 JSWSTEEL 411.05 4.05 1 ORIENTCEM 107.5 0.75 0.7 SYMPHONY 1039.55 -3.05 -0.29 ICICIBANK 327.3 327.5 321.35 326.15 -2.2 ANDHRABANK 32.5 0.8 2.52 DEEPAKFERT 241.05 4.4 1.86 HDFCBANK 1992.45 -36.75 -1.81 JUBILANT 789.05 -4.1 -0.52 PAGEIND 33028.05 -852.75 -2.52 SYNDIBANK 39.35 1.2 3.15 COALINDIA 277.5 278.15 273.25 274.9 -2.45 APARINDS 629.6 12.4 2.01 DEEPAKNI 267.5 -5.35 -1.96 HDFCLIFE 412.85 -12.45 -2.93 JUBLFOOD 1354 16.9 1.26 PARAGMILK 283.4 -3.4 -1.19 SYNGENE 628.55 8.8 1.42 KOTAKBANK 1,227.65 1,238.90 1,221.65 1,228.20 -11.35 APLAPOLLO 1555 28.7 1.88 DELTACORP 259.85 -9.6 -3.56 HDIL 30.25 0.35 1.17 JUSTDIAL 525.65 -0.1 -0.02 PCJEWELLER 83.65 1.75 2.14 TAKE 198.1 -2.15 -1.07 INFY 735 740 724.6 726.9 -6.8 APLLTD 642.6 -5.1 -0.79 DENABANK 15.95 -0.1 -0.62 HEG 4009.7 -63.35 -1.56 JYOTHYLAB 203.5 2.95 1.47 PEL 2961.05 -80.3 -2.64 TATACHEM 749.95 2.15 0.29 LT 1,351.55 1,353.80 1,339.60 1,345.90 -12.95 APOLLOHOSP 1121.15 4.75 0.43 DHANUKA 533.3 -11.6 -2.13 HEIDELBERG 159.4 -2.3 -1.42 KAJARIACER 433.6 4.15 0.97 PERSISTENT 849.05 -0.1 -0.01 TATACOFFEE 111.45 -1.1 -0.98 MARUTI 8,587.00 8,659.70 8,517.00 8,520.00 -106.7 APOLLOTYRE 243.4 2.1 0.87 DHFL 610.2 -4.9 -0.8 HERITGFOOD 569.8 -4.85 -0.84 KALPATPOWR 324.95 -5.35 -1.62 PETRONET 237.75 -4.15 -1.72 TATACOMM 524.5 -1.75 -0.33 NTPC 175 175.4 171.1 172.4 -2.55 ARVIND 388.75 -2.2 -0.56 DISHTV 67 -0.65 -0.96 HEROMOTOCO 3132.2 -54.75 -1.72 KANSAINER 472.95 -8.05 -1.67 PFC 84.9 0.05 0.06 TATAELXSI 1361.55 14.3 1.06 HINDUNILVR 1,620.00 1,626.00 1,595.00 1,605.00 -24.3 ASAHIINDIA 337.95 1.5 0.45 DIVISLAB 1363.75 34.2 2.57 HEXAWARE 465.05 -2.2 -0.47 KEC 303.3 9.6 3.27 PFIZER 3449.55 -82.45 -2.33 TATAGLOBAL 235.95 2.8 1.2 ITC 305 306.1 301.5 302.5 -4.65 ASHOKA 115.15 -7.3 -5.96 DLF 213 3.8 1.82 HFCL 23 -0.35 -1.5 KEI 391.1 -13.3 -3.29 PFS 17.6 0.25 1.44 TATAINVEST 775.5 -7.55 -0.96 HINDALCO 244 245.65 240.5 241.7 -3.75 ASHOKLEY 127.45 -3.9 -2.97 DMART 1521.7 -12.25 -0.8 HIMATSEIDE 271.75 5.6 2.1 KIRLOSENG 258.6 -4.05 -1.54 PGHH 9924.55 -181.65 -1.8 TATAMETALI 723.05 9.55 1.34 YESBANK 317.5 321.85 315.95 317.5 -5.6 ASIANPAINT 1305.3 -25.7 -1.93 DRREDDY 2569.4 -11.8 -0.46 HINDALCO 241.55 -3.95 -1.61 KNRCON 203.65 -4.45 -2.14 PHILIPCARB 232.75 3.15 1.37 TATAMOTORS 260.2 -6.25 -2.35 AXISBANK 633.7 634 622 624.6 -11.8 ASTRAL 1107.8 9.1 0.83 ECLERX 1171.2 45.55 4.05 HINDCOPPER 60.5 1.7 2.89 KOTAKBANK 1229.9 -7.6 -0.61 PHOENIXLTD 603.65 2.4 0.4 TATAMTRDVR 141 -3.1 -2.15 HDFCBANK 2,021.30 2,022.95 1,988.00 1,991.95 -37.65 ATUL 3230.4 -1.6 -0.05 EDELWEISS 267.1 -3 -1.11 HINDPETRO 257.65 5.25 2.08 KPIT 302.7 -0.45 -0.15 PIDILITIND 1111.2 -21.3 -1.88 TATAPOWER 77.85 1.75 2.3 LUPIN 958.45 978 945.55 950.5 -18.25 AUBANK 682.55 -13.05 -1.88 EICHERMOT 29667.05 300.75 1.02 HINDUNILVR 1604.05 -26.1 -1.6 KPRMILL 685.65 -0.35 -0.05 PIIND 774.65 8.45 1.1 TATASTEEL 615.65 0.3 0.05 HEROMOTOCO 3,180.00 3,180.00 3,110.25 3,126.00 -60.65 AUROPHARMA 789.9 -9.55 -1.19 EIDPARRY 236.45 16.5 7.5 HINDZINC 298.6 -0.95 -0.32 KRBL 381.85 -2.5 -0.65 PNB 83 0.15 0.18 TCS 2071.6 8.3 0.4 SBIN 288.5 288.5 284.1 285.1 -5.55 AVANTI 464.6 53.95 13.14 EIHOTEL 163.15 -3.65 -2.19 HSCL 125.45 4.35 3.59 KSCL 644.35 13.7 2.17 PNBHOUSING 1280.85 -10.9 -0.84 TEAMLEASE 2515.05 28.75 1.16 UPL 734.9 735.95 722 722.4 -14.35 AXISBANK 626.05 -10.2 -1.6 ELGIEQUIP 288.15 -4.85 -1.66 HSIL 300.05 -2.1 -0.7 KTKBANK 115.65 -0.9 -0.77 PNCINFRA 161.35 5.45 3.5 TECHM 767.1 6.85 0.9 ULTRACEMCO 4,156.00 4,174.95 4,090.65 4,102.00 -87.1 BAJAJ-AUTO 2857.1 -21.05 -0.73 EMAMILTD 547.85 -5 -0.9 HUDCO 56.35 -0.2 -0.35 KWALITY 19.5 -1 -4.88 POWERGRID 201.5 1.4 0.7 TEJASNET 301.2 -1.65 -0.54 ASIANPAINT 1,329.95 1,329.95 1,302.00 1,305.00 -28.9 BAJAJCORP 426.05 -6.75 -1.56 ENDURANCE 1431.6 -10.25 -0.71 IBREALEST 150.3 6.55 4.56 L&TFH 156.05 -5 -3.1 PRESTIGE 240 4.6 1.95 TEXRAIL 75.7 0.1 0.13 IBULHSGFIN 1,222.00 1,222.00 1,187.50 1,199.35 -27.75 BAJAJELEC 542.1 1.35 0.25 ENGINERSIN 136.05 4.15 3.15 IBULHSGFIN 1200.2 -26.6 -2.17 LAKSHVILAS 93.95 -0.7 -0.74 PRSMJOHNSN 106.7 2.7 2.6 THERMAX 986.05 -9.05 -0.91 RELIANCE 1,250.75 1,250.75 1,221.60 1,224.00 -29.15 IBVENTURES 729.05 -15.45 -2.08 LALPATHLAB 972.25 -18.7 -1.89 HDFC 1,910.00 1,910.00 1,871.00 1,877.45 -48 BSE: GAINERS NSE: GAINERS ICICIBANK 325.45 -2.7 -0.82 LAOPALA 234.35 -3.5 -1.47 BSE: LOSERS NSE: LOSERS TATAMOTORS 263.35 264.1 259.65 259.85 -6.75 Current (Chng %) Current (Chng %) ICICIGI 884.6 -33.8 -3.68 LAURUSLABS 438.85 -4.05 -0.91 Current (Chng %) Current (Chng %) BAJAJFINSV 6,691.20 6,699.95 6,530.00 6,540.15 -169.5 ICICIPRULI 364.45 -14.1 -3.72 LAXMIMACH 7070.1 22.05 0.31 SUNPHARMA 661 668.25 644.2 646.4 -16.85 IL&FSTRANS 27.25 (14.74) BPCL 364.20 (2.74) ICIL 79.15 0.3 0.38 LICHSGFIN 477.05 -2.3 -0.48 ASHOKA 115.15 (5.96) BAJFINANCE 2,596.00 (2.85) TITAN 834.8 838 816.7 819 -23.6 ICRA 3695.95 30.65 0.84 LINDEINDIA 434.55 2.95 0.68 INFRATEL 274.8 275 266 266.9 -7.7 AVANTI 464.60 (13.14) HINDPETRO 257.40 (1.88) IDBI 58 -0.5 -0.85 LT 1344.25 -14.65 -1.08 KWALITY 19.50 (4.88) TITAN 819.00 (2.80) BAJFINANCE 2,660.00 2,660.00 2,588.25 2,596.00 -76.2 IDEA 47.65 1.25 2.69 MONSANTO 3128.55 (10.73) TECHM 767.60 (0.94) LTI 1863.1 -14.45 -0.77 REDINGTON 106.90 (4.34) INFRATEL 266.90 (2.80) NIFTY NEXT 50 IDFC 50 -0.8 -1.57 LTTS 1681.4 47.05 2.88 VENKYS 2804.15 (10.00) IOC 156.50 (0.81) IDFCBANK 44.3 -0.5 -1.12 LUPIN 948.75 -17.65 -1.83 BATAINDIA 995.80 (4.25) SUNPHARMA 646.40 (2.54) IEX 1690.7 -26 -1.51 LUXIND 1866.3 169.85 10.01 SCRIP OPEN HIGH LOW LTP CHANGE SUZLON 7.63 (9.00) HCLTECH 1,078.15 (0.70) IFBIND 1095.05 -16.25 -1.46 M&M 947.2 -3.3 -0.35 FRETAIL 553.60 (3.83) TATAMOTORS 259.85 (2.53) OFSS 4,249.95 4,658.40 4,220.00 4,473.30 220.45 IFCI 15.7 -0.2 -1.26 M&MFIN 442 -11.5 -2.54 GICRE 332 349.8 329.5 349.8 14.15 BAJAJFINSV 6554.15 -145.25 -2.17 ENIL 638.45 8 1.27 IGL 270.4 -1.6 -0.59 MAGMA 136.05 -0.1 -0.07 PTC 83.7 0.75 0.9 THOMASCOOK 244.4 -1.65 -0.67 IDEA 46.2 48.5 45.65 47.7 1.35 BAJAJHLDNG 3097.95 -13.2 -0.42 EQUITAS 144.45 -3.6 -2.43 IL&FSTRANS 27.25 3.5 14.74 MAHABANK 12.66 0.13 1.04 PVR 1397.95 18.15 1.32 THYROCARE 649.9 2.4 0.37 RECLTD 112.5 116.25 109.35 113.6 3 BAJFINANCE 2605.95 -62.9 -2.36 ERIS 766.1 4.65 0.61 INDHOTEL 129.7 0.15 0.12 MAHINDCIE 281.75 2.85 1.02 QUESS 913.5 -6.5 -0.71 TIFHL 579.3 1.7 0.29 SIEMENS 957.8 988.15 951.55 976 17.15 BALKRISIND 1141.2 -22.15 -1.9 ESCORTS 777.25 -2.8 -0.36 INDIACEM 120 -3.15 -2.56 MAHLIFE 469.65 12.45 2.72 DLF 207 214.25 206.15 212.3 3.05 RADICO 409.55 -7.6 -1.82 TIMETECHNO 156.4 0.15 0.1 INDIANB 319.15 -3.4 -1.05 MANAPPURAM 84.95 -3.35 -3.79 BANKBARODA 133.05 135.85 131 135.4 1 BALMLAWRIE 204.55 -1.2 -0.58 ESSELPRO 114.15 -3.6 -3.06 RAIN 195.3 9.3 5 TIMKEN 651.8 -2.45 -0.37 INDIGO 889.7 3.05 0.34 JSWSTEEL 407 416.4 403.15 411 2.9 BALRAMCHIN 95.75 7.15 8.07 EVEREADY 232.45 -2.3 -0.98 MANPASAND 136.5 -3.35 -2.4 RAJESHEXPO 721.65 10.45 1.47 TITAN 824.1 -18.1 -2.15 OIL 205.65 207.4 203.2 206.6 0.95 BANKBARODA 135.1 0.55 0.41 EXIDEIND 270.25 -3.65 -1.33 INDUSINDBK 1877.3 3.7 0.2 MARICO 343.45 -2.9 -0.84 RALLIS 202.95 3.6 1.81 TNPL 287.45 -5.55 -1.89 HAVELLS 655 672.4 647.1 662 2.4 BANKINDIA 93.35 0.2 0.21 FCONSUMER 48.75 -1.45 -2.89 INFIBEAM 239.2 4.25 1.81 MARUTI 8533.5 -99.35 -1.15 RAMCOCEM 645.75 -7.6 -1.16 TORNTPHARM 1782.75 45 2.59 SAIL 77.05 78.85 76.1 77.95 0.25 BASF 1882.25 -32.75 -1.71 FDC 242.95 -3.15 -1.28 INFRATEL 267.4 -7.25 -2.64 MAXINDIA 84.6 2.45 2.98 RATNAMANI 879 -2.9 -0.33 TORNTPOWER 249.3 0.35 0.14 INDIGO 884.85 904.7 875.1 889.05 2.75 BATAINDIA 995.8 -44.2 -4.25 FEDERALBNK 77.7 -0.05 -0.06 INFY 726.55 -8.65 -1.18 MCX 811.05 10.8 1.35 RAYMOND 798.1 4.35 0.55 TRENT 359.9 0.25 0.07 BOSCHLTD 20,825.00 21,100.00 20,790.00 21,100.00 34.6 BAYERCROP 4393.75 -26.35 -0.6 FINCABLES 547.7 -12.05 -2.15 INOXLEISUR 235.3 1.8 0.77 MEGH 88.55 -0.05 -0.06 RBLBANK 596.55 -14.5 -2.37 TRIDENT 64.85 -0.1 -0.15 PNB 82.4 84.05 81 82.9 0.1 BBTC 1668.85 -52.95 -3.08 FINOLEXIND 576.05 -10.95 -1.87 INOXWIND 104.45 6.05 6.15 MFSL 474.6 -14.45 -2.95 RCF 72.35 -1.6 -2.16 TRITURBINE 119.05 0.05 0.04 SHREECEM 17,650.00 17,727.30 17,213.60 17,680.00 0.1 BEL 87.1 -1.7 -1.91 FLFL 411.25 -5.05 -1.21 INTELLECT 272.1 -4.5 -1.63 MGL 842.75 -5.75 -0.68 RCOM 17.2 0.85 5.2 TTKPRESTIG 6826.45 -37.35 -0.54 CADILAHC 411.95 417.9 408.1 411.5 -0.2 BEML 769.3 2.95 0.38 FORBESCO 2552 -14.1 -0.55 IOB 14.65 -0.05 -0.34 MHRIL 245 -3 -1.21 RECLTD 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Trump has ‘insecurity of a teenage girl’: Kerry ‘Americans don’t trust Trump’

PTI n WASHINGTON people”. “He told them to wait ‘the truth, the whole truth and his “condescending” and PTI n WASHINGTON der how it could possibly be the I think that’s a problem,” said out the Trump nothing but the truth’ is three “inaccurate” generalisation of case that the president knew the Indian-American ormer US secretary of state Administration! Was he reg- different things. And you don’t young women. Matt Summers, mericans do not trust US nothing about what was going Congresswoman from the FJohn Kerry has torn into istered under the Foreign even know what they are,” a spokesman for Kerry, later APresident Donald Trump on. Washington State. Donald Trump for accusing Agents Registration Act? Kerry was quoted as saying by defended Kerry’s Iran meet- as they cannot believe that he “We obviously still have Jayapal said people want a him of holding “illegal” meet- BAD!” Trump tweeted. ‘The Washington Post’. ings. “Secretary Kerry stays in does not know anything about ways to go in terms of con- check on the president. ings with Iran, saying the Reacting to the accusation on “He really is the rare com- touch with his former coun- his campaigns’ connection with necting Russia to the cam- “They see the chaos of the American President has the a late-night talk show on bination of an 8-year-old boy terparts around the world just Russia during the 2016 presi- paign and the president. That last 18 months. They don’t maturity of an “eight-year-old Friday to promote his new — he’s got the maturity of an like every previous secretary of dential election, Indian- is still out there,” she said. want it. They don’t like shat- boy with the insecurity of a memoir ‘Every Day is Extra’, 8-year-old boy with the inse- state,” he said. American Congresswoman This is reflected in the tering of norms. What does a teenage girl”. Kerry said, “He’s the first curity of a teenage girl. It’s just Kerry along with other Pramila Jayapal has said. polls, she said. person who has the biggest Kerry’s attack came in President who spends more who he is,” he said. Kerry’s top US officials played a key Her comments came days “You see people recognis- bully pulpit of the White House response to Trump’s tweet time reading his Twitter likes remarks received a mixed role in negotiating the 2015 after Paul Manafort, who once ing they don’t trust the presi- do? They don’t like the tweets accusing the former secretary than his briefing books or the response online. While some agreement between Iran and headed Trump’s campaign, dent. They believe that Bob that come from the president, of state of holding “illegal Constitution of the United lauded the comparison as several world powers that lift- pleaded guilty to conspiracy Mueller is doing a good job and contesting what happened in meetings” with the Iranian States”. “absolutely priceless” and a ed sanctions against Tehran in charges and agreed to cooper- that the investigation should Maria,” she said. government that were “to the “Unfortunately, we have a “mic drop” moment, many exchange for restrictions on its ate with special counsel Robert continue. People are saying, People want him to be detriment of the American president, literally, for whom expressed disappointment for nuclear programme. Mueller’s ongoing investiga- look, this is outrageous,” Jayapal focused, to be presidential and tions of Russian interference in said about the ongoing inves- Trump is none of those things. the election. tigations by former FBI direc- But in addition to that, people Jayapal, the first Indian- tor Mueller on the allegations are not seeing their own lives Russia: Missile American woman to be elect- of Russian interference in 2016 changing. Healthcare is the S Korean Prez wants ‘heart-to-heart’ ed to the US House of elections. number one issue on the table. that shot down Representatives, told CNN on “This level of corruption, It really is, she said. Sunday: “When you think greed, some of the individual “When you look at what flight MH17 about this, it isn’t just the indi- charges that are outlined in the Republicans have done to summit talks with Kim Jong-Un vidual pieces that we’re seeing, Manafort, charging document undermine healthcare costs, was Ukrainian but what we’re seeing is top really show that this guy (Paul to drive premiums up, to strip AFP n SEOUL “What I want to achieve is with what it calls US military formally ends the Korean War. advisers, people who ran the Manafort, former Trump pre-existing, the ability to qual- AP n MOSCOW peace. I mean irreversible, per- threats. North Korea is pushing Military officials have in campaign, the campaign man- Campaign manager)... is in in ify for health care with pre- outh Korean President manent peace that is not shak- for a peace treaty with the recent months discussed the ager, the deputy campaign jail because of jury tampering. existing conditions, these are he Russian military says the SMoon Jae-in said Monday en by international politics.” To United States to formally end possibility of disarming a joint- manager, the president’s per- This was the person who ran things that Americans care Tmissile that shot down that he will push for “irre- achieve such a peace, Moon the 1950-53 Korean War. It also ly controlled area at the Koreas’ sonal lawyer who have all Donald Trump’s campaign. Not about. They do not see health- Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 came versible, permanent peace,” said he’ll focus during the wants the lifting of US-led shared border village, remov- pleaded guilty”. just some junior person, the care getting better,” Jayapal from the arsenals of the and for better dialogue between summit on easing a decades- sanctions. North Korea has ing front-line guard posts and “You have to begin to won- person who ran his campaign. added. Ukrainian army, not from Pyongyang and Washington, long military standoff between taken some steps, like disman- halting hostile acts along their Russia. during “heart-to-heart” talks the Koreas and promoting a tling its nuclear and rocket- sea boundary. The Koreas’ 248- The passenger jet was shot with North Korean leader Kim North Korea-US dialogue on engine testing sites, but US offi- kilometre (155-mile) border down by a Soviet-made missile Jong Un this week. denuclearization issues. cials have said it must take is the world’s most heavily for- over rebel-held eastern Ukraine His chief of staff, however, Moon said he wants “to more serious disarmament tified, with hundreds of thou- Trump’s SC nominee in July 2014, killing all 298 peo- played down the chance that find a middle ground between steps before receiving outside sands of troops stationed along ple aboard. The Netherlands and Moon’s summit with Kim will a US request for (North concessions. a line that’s laced with mines, Australia announced in May produce major progress in Korea’s) denuclearization and Earlier Monday, Moon’s barbed wire fences and anti- that they believe the missile was nuclear diplomacy. the North’s request for corre- chief of staff, Im Jong-seok, told tank traps. The navies of the transported to Ukraine from a Moon flies to Pyongyang sponding measures such as reporters that it’s “difficult to Koreas have fought several faces more trouble military unit in the Russian city on Tuesday for his third sum- ending hostile relations and have any optimistic outlook” bloody skirmishes off the west of Kursk. mit of the year with Kim. This security assurances.” for progress on denucleariza- coast of the Korean Peninsula. Russia has vehemently one comes as global diplomat- During a June summit tion during the summit. He Moon will also take a Woman accusing Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct comes forward denied involvement. Lt. Gen. ic efforts to rid North Korea of between Kim and President said progress will depend on group of business tycoons Nikolai Parshin, chief of the its nuclear programme have Donald Trump, the North how candid the discussions including Samsung scion Lee AP n WASHINGTON and put his hand over her of a letter that has been in the Missile and Artillery Directorate stalled and questions have been Korean leader expressed his are. Jae-yong to Pyongyang. Some mouth when she tried to possession of Sen Dianne at the Russian Defense Ministry, raised about how serious Kim commitment to denucleariza- Im said he expects the experts say Moon is preparing resident Donald Trump’s scream. Feinstein of California, the top told reporters on Monday that is about following through tion while Trump promised to summit to produce “meaning- for the resumption of inter- Pnomination of Brett “I thought he might inad- Democrat on the Senate the military had studied archives with his vague commitments to provide him with security guar- ful” agreements that “funda- Korean economic cooperation Kavanaugh to the Supreme vertently kill me,” Ford said. Judiciary Committee, for some at the research center that pro- denuclearise. antees and announced the sus- mentally remove the danger of projects after diplomacy even- Court was thrust into turmoil “He was trying to attack me time. duced the Buk missiles. “I aim to have lots of heart- pension of major military drills armed clashes and ease fears of tually yields results. Currently, Sunday after the woman accus- and remove my clothing.” Ford, The committee recently He said the missile in ques- to-heart talks with Chairman with South Korea. war” between the two Koreas. all major joint economic pro- ing him of high school-era sex- 51 and a clinical psychology concluded four days of public tion was transported to a mili- Kim Jong Un,” Moon said dur- North Korea has long He said the agreements will jects between the Koreas ual misconduct told her story professor at Palo Alto hearings on the nomination tary unit in 1986 and to their ing a meeting with top advis- maintained that its nuclear help promote chances for the remain stalled because of US- publicly for the first time. University in California, says and the panel’s Republican knowledge never left Ukraine. ers, according to his office. program is aimed at coping signing of a peace treaty that led sanctions. Democrats immediately she was able to get away after chairman, Chuck Grassley of called for a delay in a key com- a friend of Kavanaugh’s who Iowa, scheduled a Thursday mittee vote set for this later was in the room jumped on top vote on whether to recommend Spanish PM week and a Republican on the of them and everyone tumbled. that the full Senate confirm Imran govt auctions closely divided panel said he’s Kavanaugh, 53 and a fed- Kavanaugh for a lifetime Amazon probing “not comfortable” voting on the eral appeals judge in appointment to the nation’s defends giving nomination without first hear- Washington, on Sunday repeat- highest court. ing from the accuser. ed an earlier denial of Ford’s Democrats, led by New weapons to fleet of luxury cars The woman, Christine allegation. “I categorically and York Sen Chuck Schumer, staff data leaks Blasey Ford, told The unequivocally deny this alle- immediately called for it to be Saudi Arabia Washington Post in her first gation. I did not do this back postponed, though Part of austerity drive AFP n SAN FRANCISCO interview that Kavanaugh in high school or at any time,” Republicans gave no indication AFP n MADRID pinned her to a bed at a Kavanaugh said through the Sunday that they would accede PTI n ISLAMABAD Benz of 2016 model are also mazon is investigating alle- Maryland party they attended White House. to the calls by Democrats, pain’s Prime Minister on being auctioned. Two of the 28 Agations that some of its in the early 1980s, clumsily The allegation first came to most of whom already publicly SSunday defended his gov- he cash-strapped Pakistan cars are 4,000cc bullet-proof staff sold confidential cus- tried to remove her clothing light late last week in the form oppose Kavanaugh. ernment’s controversial deci- Tgovernment on Monday sold vehicles, the report said. tomer data to third party com- sion to go ahead with the 34 cars as part of an auction of Further, 40 Toyota cars, a panies particularly in China, delivery of 400 laser-guided 102 luxury vehicles, including Lexus SUV, and two Land the online giant confirmed on bombs to Saudi Arabia, saying some bullet-proof ones, as part of Cruisers are also up for auction. Sunday. US Def Secy in Macedonia to it was needed to preserve good Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Other vehicles that are being According to a Wall Street ties with the Gulf state. austerity drive. auctioned include eight Suzuki Journal report, which did not His Socialist government Apart from luxury cars, the cars, five Mitsubishi vehicles, give figures, employees of the announced earlier this month government, facing huge debts nine Hondas and two jeeps. The e-retailer sell internal data and counter ‘Russian influence’ that it would block the delivery and liabilities, plans to auction cars will be sold to those who other confidential information of the weapons amid concerns eight buffaloes kept by deposed have the highest bid, the report — usually through intermedi- AFP n SKOPJE Greece objected to its neigh- Zaev, who struck the name- that they could harm civilians and jailed former prime minis- said. aries — to merchants who sell bour being called Macedonia change deal with Greece. in Yemen where Saudi Arabi is ter Nawaz Sharif at the PM In his first address to the their goods on the US giant’s S Defence Secretary Jim because it has its own province He will also hold talks with engaged in a bloody conflict. House for his “gastronomic nation, Prime Minister Khan website. UMattis arrived in Skopje of the same name. President Gjorge Ivanov, close to But on Thursday Foreign requirements”, a senior aide to had emphasised on cutting gov- On Amazon, customers these claims.” Monday to back a ‘yes’ vote at this It had accused Skopje of ter- the rightist nationalists and an Minister Josep Borrell Khan said last week. ernment expenditure. As part of can buy products sold directly “We have zero tolerance for month’s referendum on ritorial ambitions and blocked the opponent of the deal. announced the government It will also sell the four sur- the cost-cutting initiative, he by the company along with abuse of our systems and if we Macedonia’s name change and Balkan country from joining Washington accuses Russia, had decided to deliver the plus helicopters lying unused had announced the auction of goods from many other mer- find bad actors who have counter what he called “Russian NATO or starting EU accession which opposes NATO enlarge- weapons after all, angering with the Cabinet Division, surplus PM House vehicles. chants. engaged in this behaviour, we influence” against the move. talks. ment in eastern Europe and the humanitarian groups. Naeem-ul-Haq, the Prime Pakistan’s debt and liabilities The practice under inves- will take swift action against On September 30, “I think to the people whose Balkans, of leading a disinfor- Cancellation of the deal Minister’s Special Assistant for rose sharply to nearly Rs 30 tril- tigation is a violation of com- them, including terminating Macedonians will vote on lives can be changed by economic mation campaign in Macedonia would jeopardise a much larg- Political Affairs, said . lion or 87 per cent of total size of pany policy. It is particularly their selling accounts, deleting whether to change the country’s opportunities, by security through social media to dis- er order for five Corvette war- Thirty-four non-imported the economy at the end of pre- present in China, the paper reviews, withholding funds, name to the Republic of North among... 30 democratic nations, courage voters from taking part. ships worth 1.8 billion euros, to cars have been sold so far during vious fiscal year, according to said, citing the example of and taking legal action,” the Macedonia, which would open I think it’s very important that The Pentagon chief slammed be built by Spain’s Navantia the action, Geo News reported. media reports. Statistics released intermediaries in Shenzhen statement said. the door to NATO and EU they have those options available,” what he called “Russian influence shipyard in the southern region In the second phase of the auc- by the State Bank of Pakistan working for group employees Fake reviews by purported membership. Mattis said on the plane taking operations” in the country of 2.1 of Andalusia, with thousands of tion, 41 imported cars will be (SBP) last month showed that in and selling information on customers are among the con- The planned vote follows a him to Skopje. million. jobs at stake. sold, it said. The cars that are the last five years, Pakistan’s total sales volumes for payments cerns of the internal probe, landmark deal on the change But “this is a decision for our “We don’t want to see Russia Workers in the region, a being auctioned include four debt and liabilities increased Rs ranging from 80 to more than according to the WSJ, which signed by Athens and Skopje in Macedonian friends. And how- doing there what they have tried stronghold of the ruling recent models of Mercedes Benz, 13.5 trillion or 82.8 per cent to 2,000 dollars. said Amazon has been investi- June in a bid to break a stalemate ever they go, you know that we to do in so many other countries,” Socialist Party, had staged eight bullet-proof BMWs, three stand at Rs 29.9 trillion. Five years An Amazon spokesperson gating this topic for months. that has poisoned their relations are going to live by it.” Mattis is he said. demonstrations pressing for 5000cc SUVs and two 3000cc ago, Pakistan’s total debt and lia- told AFP in a brief statement Amazon employs approx- since 1991 and hobbled to meet with his Macedonian Mattis accused Russia of the deal to go ahead. SUVs of 2016 model. bilities were Rs 16.4 trillion, the that the company is “conduct- imately 560,000 people world- Macedonia’s integration with the counterpart Ludmila Sekerinska sending money to influence Asked about the policy Twenty-four 24 Mercedes Express Tribune reported. ing a thorough investigation of wide. West. and with Prime Minister Zoran some political groups. reversal during an interview with private television La Sexta, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said his government risked Aspirin does not reduce heart “creating the image that it was Martian dust storm clearing over rover: NASA revising its entire relationship” with Saudi Arabia if it did not PTI n WASHINGTON The dust storm on Mars was first the rover will attempt to call attack, stroke risk: Study deliver the weapons. home, but they are also pre- “The situation was very global dust storm that detected May 30 and the rover’s pared for an extended period PTI n MELBOURNE Medicine, researchers showed their health will be unlikely to complicated. The dilemma the Aenshrouded Mars — halt- of silence. that daily low-dose aspirin benefit from aspirin,” said John government faced was breaking ing operations for NASA’s last communication with Earth “If we do not hear back aking aspirin daily does (100mg), when initiated in McNeil, a professor at the its commercial, economic and Opportunity rover — contin- was received June 10 after 45 days, the team will be Tnot reduce the heart attack otherwise healthy people from Monash University in political ties with Saudi Arabia, ues to abate, raising scientists’ forced to conclude that the or stroke and has no benefit in age 70 onwards, has no bene- Australia. with the impact this could hopes to hear back from the 15- Sun-blocking dust and the prolonging life free of disabil- fit in prolonging life free of dis- However, bleeding, a well- have in some areas of the year-old, solar-powered probe. Opportunity project manager relying on the expertise of Martian cold have conspired ity, a study has found. ability, or substantially reduc- known side-effect of aspirin, country, such as the Bay of Scientists at NASA’s Jet at JPL. Mars scientists analysing data to cause some type of fault Aspirin-related com- ing the risk of having a first was borne out by the study, Cadiz, or carry out a contract Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in When the tau level — a from the Mars Color Imager from which the rover will pounds have been used for the heart attack or stroke. with a small increase (3.8 per signed by the previous gov- the US believe that the rover measure of the amount of par- (MARCI) aboard NASA’s Mars more than likely not recover,” treatment of pain since the 16th Over 19,000 people in cent) in cases of serious bleed- ernment,” he added. will soon receive enough sun- ticulate matter in the Martian Reconnaissance Orbiter said Callas. century BC, when it was Australia and the US were ing among aspirin takers ver- Saudi Arabia, a longtime light to automatically initiate sky — dips below 1.5, (MRO) to estimate the tau At that point, the team will reported that people chewed on studied over seven years for the sus (2.8 per cent) in those ally, had already paid 9.2 mil- recovery procedures, if it is not researchers will attempt to near the rover’s position. report to NASA HQ to deter- the bark of willow and papyrus. study was called ASPREE — who took placebo. lion euros (USD 10.7 million) damaged. communicate with the rover by “The dust haze produced mine whether to continue with It was first synthesised in Aspirin in Reducing Events in “It means millions of for the bombs under a 2015 To prepare, the sending it commands via the by the Martian global dust the strategy or adjust it. 1898, and since the 1960s has the Elderly. healthy older people around contract signed by a previous, Opportunity mission team has antennas of NASA’s Deep Space storm of 2018 is one of the Even if the team hears been known to lower the risk The results showed that the world who are taking low- conservative administration in developed a two-step plan to Network. most extensive on record, but back from Opportunity during of heart attack and stroke low-dose aspirin did not pro- dose aspirin without a medical Spain. Apart from the warship provide the highest probabili- “Assuming that we hear all indications are it is finally either phase, there is no assur- among those who had previ- long healthy life. Nor did it pro- reason may be doing so unnec- deal, Madrid has obtained juicy ty of successfully communi- back from Opportunity, we coming to a close,” said MRO ance the rover will be opera- ously experienced heart disease long life or substantially reduce essarily, because the study engineering contracts to build cating with the rover and bring- will begin the process of dis- Project Scientist Rich Zurek at tional. The impact of this lat- or stroke. This protective the incidence of heart attack or showed no overall benefit to a high-speed railway linking ing it back online. cerning its status and bringing JPL. est storm on Opportunity’s capacity of aspirin was extrap- stroke — with little difference offset the risk of bleeding,” Mecca and Medina, and a “The Sun is breaking it back online,” said Callas. “MARCI images of the systems is unknown but could olated to people who were between the placebo and McNeil said. metro in Riyadh. through the haze over The dust storm on Mars Opportunity site have shown have resulted in reduced ener- otherwise healthy to prevent a aspirin groups. While aspirin remained a Spain is the fourth largest Perseverance Valley, and soon was first detected May 30 and no active dust storms for some gy production, diminished bat- first heart attack or stroke, “The take-home message relatively safe medication, it provider of military equip- there will be enough sunlight the rover’s last communication time within 3,000 kilometers of tery performance, or other despite the evidence support- of such a complex, large, place- was not benign and patients ment and weapons to the Gulf present that Opportunity with Earth was received June the rover site,” said Zurek. unforeseen damage that could ing this to be sparse. bo-controlled study is that should follow the advice of state, according to Amnesty should be able to recharge its 10. With skies clearing, mis- make it difficult for the rover In three studies, published healthy older people contem- their doctor about daily low- International. batteries,” said John Callas, Opportunity engineers are sion managers are hopeful to fully return online. in the New England Journal of plating how best to preserve dose use, researchers said. world 13 LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 Typhoon Mangkhut lashes China Massive clean-up in Hong Kong AFP n HONG KONG services halted, and travel dis- PTI n BEIJING ruption saw commuters piling ong Kong began a massive onto platforms trying to board yphoon Mangkhut, the Hclean-up Monday after infrequent trains after trees Tyear’s most powerful trop- Typhoon Mangkhut raked the fell on overhead lines. ical storm to hit the Chinese city, shredding trees and bring- Landslides and severe mainland, barrelled into the ing damaging floods, in a trail flooding affected some areas, coast of Guangdong province of destruction that left dozens with over 1,500 residents seek- killing at least four persons and dead in the Philippines and ing refuge in temporary shel- forcing evacuation of over 3.11 millions evacuated in southern ters overnight. million people in the southern China. The storm, with gusts of region after leaving a trail of The death toll in the more than 230 kilometres per death and destruction from the Philippines, where the main hour (142 mph), sent buildings Philippines to Hong Kong. island of Luzon was mauled swaying and waters surging Mangkhut landed at 5 pm with fierce winds and rain, rose into homes and shopping malls on Sunday on the coast of to 65 overnight as rescuers in Hong Kong, with some Jiangmen City in Guangdong pulled more bodies from a roads waist-deep in water. province, packing winds up to huge landslide in the mountain Windows in tower blocks 162 km per hour, according to town of Itogon. and skyscrapers were smashed the provincial meteorological The landslide buried an as people cowered inside. station. emergency shelter which was In the neighbourhood of Three people were killed by being used by miners and their Heng Fa Chuen, thousands of falling trees in Guangzhou, families in the town. rocks and pebbles from the sea the provincial capital, while No-one has yet been pulled covered parkland along the another person died from col- alive from the rubble and rel- coastline which had been bat- lapsing construction materials atives of those buried are tak- tered by waves. in the city of Dongguan, ing part in the rescue efforts, Low-lying fishing villages Guangdong’s disaster relief the town’s mayor Victorio Debris caused by Typhoon Mangkhut is seen on the waterfront in Hong Kong, on were also badly affected after authorities said. Palangdan told AFP. Monday AP seawater swept through. More than 3.11 million National police spokesman Streets in the seaside village people had been relocated and Typhoon Mangkhut leaves a trail of destruction in southern China Senior Superintendent Benigno Kong and Macau, the storm Hong Kong, the government of Lei Yue Mun were covered over 49,000 fishing boats were Durana said 43 other people made landfall in mainland described the damage as in debris and glass as residents called back to port in the and Hainan provinces. neighbouring Guangxi Zhuang slides and building collapses are missing, and more than China late Sunday, with two “severe and extensive” with picked their way through. province, state-run Xinhua The storm was still raging autonomous region, bringing that killed at least 65 people, 155,000 people remain in evac- reported dead in Guangdong more than 300 people injured The city’s main Victoria news agency reported on across southern China’s coast with it torrential rains and with another 43 missing. uation centres two days after province. in Mangkhut, which triggered Park had become an obstacle Monday. Work has been sus- and the provinces of gales. Hong Kong was also buf- the typhoon struck. Authorities there said they the maximum “T10” typhoon course with hundreds of trees pended at more than 29,000 Guangdong, Guangxi and Though the worst appears feted by fierce winds that tore Farms across northern had evacuated more than three alert. down and many completely construction sites and 640 Hainan and rain and strong to have passed for Guangdong off roofs, downed trees and Luzon, which produces much million people and ordered The monumental task of uprooted. tourist spots were closed. winds were expected to con- province, local meteorological caused cranes perched atop of the nation’s rice and corn, tens of thousands of fishing cleaning up the city began as Emergency teams were The airports of Guangzhou tinue through Tuesday, the authorities warned residents to half-built skyscrapers to swing were sitting under muddy boats back to port before the residents, some in suits and ties, sawing apart some of the and Shenzhen. All high-speed report said. remain alert for floods and ominously. However, there floodwater, their crops ruined arrival of what Chinese media struggled to get back to work biggest trees blocking roads train services and some nor- Mangkhut made landfall in landslides in Guangxi. were no reported deaths in just a month before harvest. had dubbed the “King of on roads that remained blocked and pathways across the city in mal-speed rail services have western Guangdong on Sunday Mangkhut earlier lashed Hong Kong, a city well pre- After tearing through Storms”. by felled trees, mud and debris. a clean-up operation that is been suspended in Guangdong afternoon before moving into the Philippines, sparking land- pared for tropical cyclones. Luzon and pummelling Hong In the high-rise city of Schools were closed, bus likely to take days. Co-founder of Trade war: ‘Beijing should target goods needed by US’

Salesforce buys AP n BEIJING Also Monday, an official President Donald Trump is decid- get American companies in Lou was finance minister frontational tone. “We are look- newspaper called for more aggres- ing whether to go ahead with China. through 2016 and serves as ing forward to a more beautiful ne of China’s most prominent sive Chinese measures to “make potentially disruptive plans to Speaking on Sunday at an chairman of China’s 1.9 trillion counterattack that will make Time magazine Ofigures in global finance says American pain worse” following raise tariffs on an additional USD economics forum, Lou said yuan (USD 290 billion) National American pain worse.” Beijing should press Washington tariff hikes by both sides on USD 200 billion of Chinese goods. Beijing should disrupt supply Social Security Fund, which Sina and other outlets did to end their tariff battle by clamp- 50 billion of each other’s goods. Chinese authorities have yet chains of American companies manages assets of government not indicate if Lou suggested spe- AP n WASHINGTON ing down on exports of goods Beijing is considering to confirm what steps aside from that rely on low-cost goods or pension plans. He is a former cific products or industries needed by American companies, Washington’s invitation last week retaliatory tariffs they might components from China’s vast chairman of China’s sovereign Beijing might target. ime Magazine is being sold by Meredith Corp according to news reports to revive talks on their fight over take. But they have threatened to manufacturing industries, the wealth fund, the China Last week, the American Tto Marc Benioff, a co-founder of Salesforce, Monday. Chinese technology policy and take “comprehensive measures” website Sina.com reported. Investment Corp. Chambers of Commerce in and his wife, it was announced Sunday. The comments by Lou Jiwei, plans for state-led development of as Beijing runs out of imports for China’s “counterattack strat- The Global Times, published China and in Shanghai reported Meredith announced that it was selling Time a former finance minister and global champions in robotics and penalties due to its lopsided egy needs to restrict exports to by the ruling Communist Party, 52.1 percent of more than 430 magazine for USD 190 million in cash to chairman of China’s sovereign other fields. trade balance with the United the United States as well as warned that China sees the tech- companies that responded to a Benioff, one of four co-founders of Salesforce, wealth fund, follow reports regu- American officials say those States. American companies (imports of) U.S. goods,” Lou nology conflict as a long battle. survey said Chinese authorities a cloud computing pioneer. lators are squeezing American violate Beijing’s market-opening worry their operations in China was paraphrased as saying. “China will choose the most are subjecting them to “qualita- Meredith had completed the purchase of companies by slowing down cus- commitments and worry they might be targeted. “Only knowing the pain of favorable and powerful way to tive measures” including slower Time along with other publications of Time Inc toms approvals and stepping up might erode U.S. industrial lead- Other commentators have fighting will stop the war and counterattack,” said the newspa- customs clearance and increased earlier this year. environmental and other inspec- ership. suggested Beijing use its holdings cause (the United States) to per, which is known for its inspections and bureaucratic The Benioffs are purchasing Time person- tions. At the same time, US of U.S. government debt or tar- negotiate seriously,” said Lou. unusually nationalist and con- procedures. ally, and the transaction is unrelated to Salesforce.com, where Benioff is chairman and co-CEO and co-founder. The announcement by Meredith said that the Pair taken ill in UK, Benioffs would not be involved in the day-to- India, Malta day operations or journalistic decisions at Time. not linked to Russian Those decisions will continue to be made by Time’s current executive leadership team, the announcement said. poisoning: Cops sign 3 MoUs “We’re pleased to have found such passion- ate buyers in Marc and Lynne Benioff for the PTI n LONDON PTI n VALLETTA Time brand,” Meredith president and CEO Tom Harty said in a statement. ritish police Monday said there is nothing ndia and Malta signed three MoUs on “For over 90 years, Time has been at the fore- Bto suggest that Novichok was the cause of IMonday, including one on maritime coop- front of the most significant events and impact- two people falling ill at a restaurant in Salisbury, eration, as Vice President Venkaiah Naidu ful stories that shape our global conversation.” where a former Russian double agent and his held comprehensive discussions with the Meredith, the publisher of such magazines daughter suffered poisoning from a military- President of Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca as People and Better Homes & Gardens, had put grade nerve agent attack in March. on ways to enhance bilateral relations. four Time Inc publications up for sale in March. Wiltshire Police declared a major incident Naidu, who arrived here on Sunday, is the Negotiations for the sale of the three other after a man in his 40s and a woman in her 30s first senior Indian leader to visit the publications — Fortune, Money and Sports became ill at Prezzo in High Street on Sunday Mediterranean nation in last 28 years. Illustrated — are continuing. The prospective sale evening. The vice president, who is also the chair- is expected to close within 30 days. Nearby streets were cordoned off “due to man of Rajya Sabha, was accorded a cere- In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, recent events” in the city, but restrictions have monial welcome by Coleiro Preca. Benioff said he and his wife were investing “in now been lifted, the BBC reported. “A relationship that is coming of age! a company with tremendous impact on the Police say they are no longer treating the Giving impetus to bilateral relationship world, one that is also an incredibly strong busi- illness as a major incident. through high level engagements, Vice ness. That’s what we’re looking for when we invest Salisbury is in south-west England where President met with President of Malta, as a family.” former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca,” External Affairs The purchase of Time by Benioff continues his daughter Yulia had suffered a Novichok Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweet- a trend of acquisitions of old-line media insti- nerve agent poisoning in March. ed. tutions by wealthy tech giants. “Due to recent events in the city and con- Naidu and Coleiro Preca led delegation- The Washington Post was purchased by cerns that the pair had been exposed to an level talks between and discussed tourism, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2013 for USD 250 unknown substance, a highly precautionary manufacturing, education and shipping, million. Time, like other magazines, has strug- approach was taken by all emergency services,” Kumar tweeted. gled with continued declines in print advertis- A Wiltshire Police statement said. During the visit, the two sides signed ing and newsstand sales. In June, two Amesbury residents also fell three MoUs for collaboration between the Started by Yale University graduates Henry ill after being exposed to the same nerve agent. Foreign Services Institutes of the two Luce and Briton Hadden, Time first went on sale Dawn Sturgess, 44, died and a murder inquiry Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu pose for a photograph with a group of Indians, in Floriana, Malta, on Sunday. Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap nations and cooperation in maritime and in March 1923. was launched. Shukla, High Commissioner of India to Malta Rajesh Vaishnaw and other dignitaries are also seen PTI tourism. Machines will do more tasks May hints at parity in immigration rules than humans by 2025: WEF PTI n LONDON was a vote to end this dual sys- country in line with the cannot employ skilled chefs dum making similar argu- tem of migration. Conservative party’s target to from abroad, our temples can- ments on immigration, which AFP n PARIS that are designed to solve prob- themselves be pressed to ritish Prime Minister “The message from the reduce migration. not bring in priests, and we marked one of the most con- lems, “could create 133 million update skills especially in the BTheresa May on Monday British people was very simple. May has so far refused to cannot bring people in for tentious issues in the Brexit obots will handle 52 per new roles in place of 75 million areas of “creativity, critical gave the first major indication It was they didn’t want a situ- rule out any post-Brexit pref- business, cultural or sporting debate. The letter issued in May Rcent of current work tasks that will be displaced between thinking and persuasion”, the that immigration rules for non- ation where they could see erential treatment for EU events – as well as the thou- 2016, a month before the ref- by 2025, almost twice as many now and 2022,” the group fore- study found. It surveyed per- EU citizens such as Indians are people coming from the migrants, one of the issues sands of talented professionals erendum, read, “As well as as now, a World Economic cast. Based near Geneva, the sonnel directors and senior set to be closely aligned with European Union having those which has deeply divided MPs like doctors, teachers and engi- damaging our economy, mem- Forum (WEF) study said WEF is known for the annual executives from a broad range those for European Union automatic rights in terms of and ministers within her own neers,” said Gujarati-origin bership of the EU has left Monday. pow-wow of wealthy individu- of companies around the world nationals once Britain has left coming here to the United party. Priti Patel, former UK Cabinet Britain vulnerable to the pres- The sharp increase could als, politicians and business that account for 70 per cent of the economic bloc by next Kingdom, and a set of rules for However, the idea that EU minister and a prominent pro- sures of mass uncontrolled lev- also see a net gain in “new leaders that it organises in global output. year. people outside the European and non-EU migrants would Brexit campaigner. els of immigration from roles” for humans, who will Davos, Switzerland. Between now and 2022, The UK is at present bound Union,” May said in response get a level playing field in “Once we take back control Europe. The pressures this have to revamp skills to keep Its report, The Future of they believe the aviation, trav- by the EU’s freedom of move- to a question about the UK’s terms of immigration was the of our borders and ‘Vote Leave’, causes means that we have to pace with the “seismic shift” in Jobs 2018, foresees robots swift- el and tourism sectors in par- ment rules, which offers post-Brexit immigration plans. central plank on which many of we can have an immigration turn away qualified doctors, how we work with machines ly replacing humans in the ticular will have to retrain nationals from the 27 EU “What we will be doing is the leading Brexiteers cam- system that is fair to all and teachers, and entrepreneurs and computer programmes, accounting, client manage- workers, and identified an member-countries an auto- putting forward a set of rules paigned for a vote in favour of allows us to bring in the bright- from non-EU countries who the forum estimated. ment, industrial, postal and overall trend towards lifelong matic right to work and settle for people from the European leaving the economic bloc. est and the best from across the would make a positive contri- “By 2025 more than half of secretarial sectors. learning and adaptation. in Britain. Union and people from outside “The pressures being put world,” she said. bution to this country”. all current workplace tasks will Jobs that require “human Governments were advised On the other hand, non- the European Union,” she said. on our services by immigration Other Indian-origin pro- “The ancestors of many be performed by machines as skills” such as sales, marketing meanwhile to prepare safety EU countries like India are sub- The government is set to from the EU has meant that Brexit MPs, including Rishi people we represent fought opposed to 29 per cent today,” and customer service should nets for workers and commu- ject to a strict visa regime and publish its detailed immigra- tough limits have been put in Sunak – the son-in-law of alongside the British in two a statement by the Swiss non- see demand increase mean- nities threatened by what the quotas under specific cate- tion proposals in the coming place on immigration from Infosys chief Narayana Murthy, world wars, but are now forced profit organisation said. while, along with e-commerce WEF concluded would be “a gories. In an interview with the months, which is widely outside the EU. This means that and Goan-origin Suella to stand aside in favour of peo- Simultaneously, rapid and social media. significant shift” in the quali- BBC, the prime minister said expected to be a general tough- our relatives struggle to get Fernandes had joined Patel in ple with no connection to the changes in machines and algo- A major challenge will be ty and permanency of the new that the vote in favour of Brexit ening of stance on controlling visas to come to the UK for signing an open letter in the United Kingdom. This is rithms, or computer processes to retrain workers, who will jobs. in the June 2016 referendum the numbers that come into the family celebrations, restaurants lead up to the Brexit referen- unfair”. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 vivacity 14 A CITY THAT Aditi blessed to NEVER SLEEPS? be Mani’s heroine Actress ADITI RAO HYDARI, who has A vibrant nightlife is an essential component of modern collaborated with filmmaker Mani civilisation. AYUSHI SHARMA talks to world city experts Ratnam for a sec- ond time for his and finds out what are the markers and how Delhi needs next Tamil film Chekka to strike a balance between regulation and freedom Chivantha Vaanam, said his city never sleeps. she always Can this be the We are falling into a stereotype as a wanted to act Ttagline of Delhi? reaction to another stereotype. We need to have with him. The Most of us women would nuances in portrayal of characters. It is important actress had pre- vigorously shake their heads in the negative. For that you understand a woman’s character does not viously worked when it comes to nightlife, exist to tittiliate or to feel sorry for with Ratnam in the first image that comes Kaatru Veliyidai. to mind is of safe-strolling Aditi said, “I feel the streets and bumping really blessed. I haven’t into urban sub-cultures. A mix of pubbing, dancing, Life in the shadows grown up watching too music concerts and cultur- many films but I just had al soirees or what can be Actor RASIKA DUGAL, who plays Safia, the wife of Manto in the this dream. In fact, it termed as a “happening” was a little girl's dream urban expression is one of eponymously named film, believes that the writer is more than ever the major reasons for relevant in the polarised times that we live in, says SAIMI SATTAR when I saw Mani sir's tourists to visit a certain film Bombay and want- city. or the longest of time, There are other ways not lacking in spine, much ed to be a Mani But then all that Delhi actor Rasika Dugal had that Manto resonates in her like the character that she (Ratnam) heroine.” or for that matter any of Fbeen in love with the life. Dugal was moved by his plays. the Indian cities have on writings of Manto. And when stories in a personal way Even though Manto offer are two categories of the role of Safiya was offered because her family too had wrote prolifically and women recreational experientials. to her, she had just started faced displacement during often were the centre of his On one side of the spec- learning to read and write Partition. “During the stories, there are not many trum are downmarket, . “When Nandita (Das) Second World War, my references to Safia. “There are shady and run-down bars, offered me the role, it seemed grandparents were forced to really a very few essays where which a major chunk of to be poetic justice,” says the move from Burma to she is mentioned. He talks the educated class and petite 33-year-old who plays Rawalpindi and when the about his arranged marriage urban population steers Saadat Hasan Manto’s wife in Partition took place, they to Safia in 1936 in an essay clear of. On the other side ing around the world. It’s rapper who is also a Hip- Manto. moved back to Burma again. titled, Meri Shaadi (My are high-profile lounges, a very positive develop- IF YOU WANT TO Hop activist, popularly There were reasons for The grief of being displaced, Wedding). Then there is one diners and cafes which ment as it shapes the known as Zeebra, was the Dugal being enamoured of what it does to pride and chapter in the book Ganjay welcome the middle to unique identity of who ATTRACT PEOPLE Chairman of the Club his writings which made her memories, is similar,” she Farishtay (Bald Angels) upper-class citizens but you are.” Lutz added. FOR CREATING A Culture Conference say yes to the role. “I really says and adds that memory called Nargis which talks are naturally priced steeply. He strongly feels that VIBRANT NIGHTLIFE, (CCC). He has also played like his stand on the freedom is a subjective thing where- about how Safia and her sis- Experts from all over there’s a huge amount of the main role in re-inspec- of speech. In the 21st centu- in two people might remem- ter used to make crank calls ‘Those who know the world, therefore, got competition between dif- YOU HAVE TO ALSO tion of the Fu-Ei-Ho which ry, we no longer need heroes ber the same episode differ- to the legendary actress as me well know that together at Shangri-La to ferent parts of the world to GIVE THEM THE is the National Law that of free speech and you expect ently. “My grandfather and they were in awe of her. I'm an asthmatic. unravel the markers for a become a global hotspot, RIGHT FRAMEWORK. prohibits late night busi- to take it for granted but the grandmother have different Later, they became friends,” What's to hide? I great nightlife and bring inviting and attracting vis- ness hours. Fu-Ei-Ho had truth is it is increasingly memories and takeaways. says the actor, last seen by the knew that I had to Delhi and our other cities itors with a vibe and IF YOU HAVE strongly restricted threatened these days. By My grandfather did not have Hindi film-viewing audience up to the mark. breath. That comes pure- REGULATIONS Japanese night entertain- being a part of this film, I am a job and my grandmother in Qissa. There are also ref- control my asthma Lutz Leichsenring, ly from the cultural envi- ment for over 25 years. He responding to the circum- was pregnant which made erences to Safia by writer before it controlled spokesman and executive ronment and people- WHICH ARE says, “If all the pubs and stances which are happening her recall the hard times Ismat Chugtai, who along me. As long as I've board member for the bonding. Says Lutz, “The OFFERING YOU clubs would be in an around me,” she reasons. that she had. But my grand- with Manto, was tried for got my inhaler, Berlin Club Commission, reason why people leave enclosed space and not She believes that more father only remembered the obscentiy for her controver- who focusses on the infor- cities and move some- RESTRICTIONS AND scattered all around the than ever, Manto is relevant sial story Lihaaf. asthma can't stop mal aspects of city life and where else is mostly driven BOUNDARIES ONLY, city, people wouldn’t face today when people are being “Nandita made it easier me from achieving has played a key role in by new pursuits of THEN THIS IS the hassle of going around lynched for speaking up. “I for me as she had already met my goals and living legitimising the city’s nightlife.” places. It would just be one can speak for myself that a Safia and Manto’s daughters, a ‘Berok Zindagi.’’ underground movement, Berlin is a place which DISAPPOINTING place where everything Manto a day keeps me going. Nighat, Nusrat and Nuzhat as —Priyanka Chopra defines nightlife: “It can be people see as a safe haven, could be within reach. It It inspires me that I should well as Safia’s sister, Zakia. defined as a space where where you will be wel- laws, rules and regulations would definitely be safer never give up speaking my Nighat apa was nine years like-minded people meet, comed and accepted no easy-going and friendly. I than any other place which mind. But I should temper when she lost her father, so Actress MANDIRA BEDI agrees communicate and interact matter what sexual orien- think if you want to attract is alienated from civilisa- my fearlessness with kind- they do not remember much that juggling between family and socially. It’s basically a tation you have, what kind people for creating a tion.” ness and sensitivity and leave about Manto. But when they work is a struggle for a working space which is diverse and of music you like, how you vibrant nightlife, you have Lutz adds, “There’s a room for discourse and dis- think of Safia, there is a lot of inclusive.” dress or what you look like. to also give them the right need for right talent, peo- cussion and not shut out anecdotal information which mother but she suggests that one Lutz argues that if a “It’s really hard to compare framework. If you have ple who have unconven- other voices. There should be is beautifully incorporated needs to find the right formula. city wishes to be advanced the nightlife in Berlin and regulations which are tional ideas and originali- space for conversation which into the script,” she says and She says that and modern, “you have to Delhi. There’s unquestion- offering you restrictions ty in their works and not is so important when the adds, “Moreover a talented some of her best think how can you create ably more cultural vibran- and boundaries only, then those who follow some- country is witnessing director and a good script a culture of vibrancy which cy in the former because this is disappointing. one’s footsteps. extreme polarisation,” she pregnancy and glossed over aids you.” works happened has to do with diversity, there’s much greater space Second, the idea of having Indians are definitely says passionately. his joblessness,” she says. Of course, the biggest after she became a focussing on art and music which is accessible not just longer opening hours cre- full of talent but where There is one more reason Of course signing up for compliment for Dugal was mother. “Some of and also on the idea to be to a certain group but to ates a safer nightlife they lack is an accessible why Dugal likes Manto’s Manto had other perks as when the eldest of the writer’s the best works that a better place where indi- every individual. Of course because people are not space for a good nightlife works. “The way women are well. “It was legitimising my children compared her to I have done have viduals can connect, inter- India has made headaway pressured to get drunk where people can feel safe etched out in his stories and hobby. I could say that I was Safia. “When I spoke to act and get together.” but still has to do a lot within a certain time. and enjoy the after hours. the way they have been reading Manto because I was Nuzhat Apa, she said I looked been after I He feels the idea of when it comes to be a site Third, you need to have Another thing is accep- humanised. You have to see preparing for a role.” like her mother, which over- became a mother. I nightlife in India is defi- which is night friendly enough accessible space tance from the govern- the innocence of Sarita who Being in awe of a real life whelmed me. We tried to did 24, a couple of movies and nitely evolving and getting and accommodating.” where new talent can grow mental side. It’s important just wanted to sit in a car in character has its perils, more- stylise the look according to some commercials are coming more diverse than it used Lutz also shares some and evolve where a mix of to have rules and regula- 10 Rupaye or the sex worker so for an actor. “I had to con- the photograph of her sitting my way. I am enjoying work now. to be. “I’m happy that tips for Delhi’s nightlife local and global can gath- tions which are a combina- in 100 Watt Bulb whose only vince myself for the longest with Manto in a garden,” she Indian artists have started makeover. “The first and er to have a good time tion of strict as desire is to get a good night’s of time that he was my part- says. So, I don't think that there is any developing their own iden- foremost step towards together.” well as sleep to know how well he ner, so I could not be in awe But while getting the such thing as work not coming tities and no longer copy making Delhi a night- Hideyuki liberal.” understood women. Given a of Manto since I was living look was a matter of styling your way when you become a from what’s happen- friendly city is to keep Yokoi, a chance, I would like to play with him,” she says and goes it right, getting into the skin mother,” said Mandira. all of these characters as on to add, “It is very intrigu- of the character was some- these are real women,” she ing what a caregiver or a per- thing that Dugal did. “I can says. son who supports or looks speculate how she felt and I This, she feels, is in stark after the house is going hope that through me the Alejandra and contrast to women’s portray- through in relation to a per- audience can feel Safia’s pain al in contemporary cultures. son who is in the public eye. and that of Manto in her and Gere expect baby “We are falling into a stereo- There was often a backlash vice versa. I also want to por- RICHARD GERE type as a reaction to anoth- from the society against tray the idea that there is a lot is expecting his er stereotype. We need to Manto. Then there were cases of strength in being vulner- second child and first with new have nuances in portrayal of of obscenity against him. able rather than in scream- wife ALEJANDRA characters. It is important Sometimes his stories didn’t ing out,” she says. SILVA, who that you understand a sell and he turned into an And therein lies the line announced the news woman’s character does not alcoholic, which meant that that Manto stood for all the exist to tittiliate or to feel Safia lived through a lot,” says 43 years of his short life — in with some help sorry for,” she says. the actor, her voice tender but defence of free speech. from the Dalai Lama. “A very spe- cial moment just a few As authentic as it gets minutes ago… arun Dhawan and prep for our parts, we both Anushka Sharma have left VARUN & interacted and met with all the Getting V ANUSHKA worked blessings for no stone unturned to get in real workers on set and character for their parts in Sui at a textile factory for exchanged notes. These people our precious Dhaaga — Made in India. To Sui Dhaaga to get were invaluable in getting us to come,” become the self-reliant tailor more prepared for our charac- penned Silva on Mauji and his embroiderer under the skin of ters.” an Instagram wife Mamta, Anushka and their characters Since they run a factory in Varun shot in the outskirts of the film, the duo also went for photo showing Delhi at a real textile factory to this journey took us to work in a Vishwakarma puja in the Buddhist get authentic visuals of how an actual clothing factory in Lucknow. leader blessing small-scale businesses operate Faridabad. We shot there for A film about finding love her baby bump. and how textile workers from four days with real workers and respect through self- “We couldn’t small towns work in factories. who tirelessly work day and reliance, Sui Dhaaga - Made in They also shot with actual night to produce outstanding India is a heart-warming story announce it before workers of the factory to get pieces of garments. We learnt that celebrates the spirit of self- telling HH Dalai the body language right and how to operate the machines reliance. Lama,” added the acquired skill sets of operating from them which was very The National Award-win- 35-year-old Spanish industrial machines. helpful.” ning dream-team of director businesswoman and Anushka says, “We have Varun adds, “The factory Sharat Katariya and producer tried to keep Sui Dhaaga as in Faridabad was a perfect Maneesh Sharma have come activist, who went on to share the authentic to real life as possi- location to shoot. The equip- tic to be the place where Mauji together for this Yash Raj message in her first language. Kung Fu nuns perform ritual dance on the grand opening of the Naropa festival 2018 at Narophotang, ble. We lived the life of Mauji ment and machinery looked and Mamta’s first brush with a Films’ entertainer that is set to 3 km away from the Hemis Monastery. Photo: Ami Bhat and Mamta for this film and genuine and extremely authen- textile factory could be. To release on September 28. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 sport 15 PSG FACE REDS & ANFIELD Ligue 1 toppers tie against Premier League giants in CL opener, Barca host PSV as Inter face Spurs

AFP n LIVERPOOL over-exerting his players in the league, par- ticularly when it was clear it was won. ohamed Salah outshone Neymar Three days before the capitulation to and Kylian Mbappe on the Roma, the likes of Messi and Suarez were MChampions League stage last sea- playing 90 minutes to beat 14th-placed son, but as Paris Saint-Germain's star duo Leganes. head to Anfield on Tuesday seeking to Valverde has indicated he will adapt. make amends, the Egyptian is struggling Ahead of their Group B opener at home to match the heights of his debut campaign to PSV on Tuesday, Sergio Busquets and at Liverpool. Philippe Coutinho started as substitutes in Salah's failure to hit top form dates Saturday's win over Real Sociedad, even if back to his last Champions League appear- both were needed before the end. ance four months ago. Messi, who turned 31 in June, may also Back in May, Salah was on the crest of need to be preserved if he is to add a fifth a wave as his 44-goal campaign had car- Champions League success to his collec- ried Liverpool to the Champions League tion. Now captain, he appears hungrier final and ensured qualification for this sea- than ever. son's competition. "It's time to win the Champions However, he lasted just 30 minutes in League," Messi told Catalunya Radio ear- Kiev after injuring his shoulder when wres- lier this month. tled to the ground by Real Madrid captain "We've been knocked out in the quar- Sergio Ramos and the Spanish giants went ter-finals three seasons in a row and maybe on to lift the trophy in a 3-1 win. the last one was the worst of all because That started a difficult few months for of the result and how the match was played. Salah as he was also robbed of being 100- "I think we have to aim for that, as a percent fit for 's first World Cup in Liverpool players celebrate after Georginio Wijnaldum (No 5) scores opener against Tottenham in Premier League on Friday; (right) PSG attacking trio of Kylian Mbappe, Edinson Cavani and Neymar Jr celebrates after win UEFA club, as a team and as a collective. We have 28 years. a spectacular squad and we can do it." Without their talisman, the Pharaohs Liverpool vs PSG tion is where Neymar and Mbappe need Barcelona vs PSV were beaten by Uruguay in their opening Live from 12:30am IST to shine to be in the running for individ- INTER EYE WINNING RETURN game and his goals against Russia and ual awards. Live from 10:25pm IST Eight years have elapsed since Jose Saudi Arabia couldn't prevent Egypt SONY TEN 2 However, a blockbuster clash on a Mourinho's reign as Inter Milan coach returning home without a single point. Champions League night at fortress SONY TEN 2 ended on a historic high of Champions Salah has also gone to war with the have only one goalscorer," Klopp said after Anfield is also the perfect stage for But from the words that have League glory, and the fallen Italian giants Egyptian federation over the use of his an impressive 2-1 win over Tottenham on Salah to demonstrate to the been spoken since, and despite the are still struggling to recapture that magic image and the decision to host their base Saturday, that should have been a far more world he is no one-season won- club's stately message, it is clear from Madrid. camp in Chechnya. comprehensive victory if the visitors had der. Madrid's triumph hit home. The Portuguese oversaw the most suc- Egypt's star player was put in the awk- taken their chances. Barcelona had failed and this cessful season in the club's history — a 2- ward position of having to pose for pho- "It's still early. Five games, fantastic BARCA THIS TIME? made it even harder to bear. 0 win over Bayern Munich at the Santiago tos with Chechen president Ramzan we've won all of them, we have improved." BARCELONA: Almost exactly an "Obviously it's infuriating (for Bernabeu completed the first treble of Serie Kadyrov, who has been accused of human The 39 million euros ($45 million) hour after the final whistle, us)," Suarez said in an interview with A, domestic Cup and Champions League rights abuses. Liverpool paid for Salah from Roma was Barcelona posted a tweet: RAC1 earlier this month. in Italian history. That hangover has been felt on the brilliant business not just based on Salah's "Congratulations to @realmadrid for win- "Madrid have won the Champions Since those days it has been lean times field with Salah scoring just twice in production, but the hyper inflation that ning the 2017/18 Champions League League in each of the last three years. They for the 18-time Italian and three-time Liverpool's opening five games of the cam- took place in the market just weeks later title." have made history and it's a thorn in our European champions, with the only title paign and missing chances he ruthlessly when PSG smashed the world transfer Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the Underneath some fans demanded the side." Chiefly, perhaps, because Barca of any sort a 2011 Italian Cup crown. put away last season. record by splurging 222 million euros on world's best player. message be deleted immediately while oth- will feel they were better than Madrid last Luciano Spalletti's side return to the - No one-man team - Neymar. But it is Salah who is on the shortlist ers claimed it as a classy touch. "We are season. Champions League for the first time since So far Salah's slackness hasn't cost A further 180 million was then for FIFA's Best Player award alongside rivals, not enemies", one wrote. They blew them away in a 3-0 flurry the 2011-2012 season on Tuesday when Jurgen Klopp's men. A summer of shrewd splashed on beating Europe's big guns to Ronaldo and Croatian midfielder Luka Meanwhile, Barcelona's key players - at the Santiago Bernabeu and then played they host Tottenham at the San Siro. investment to build on the already sub- the signature of Mbappe, who confirmed Modric of Real Madrid, after PSG failed Lionel Messi, Gerard Pique, Luis Suarez, with 10 men for the second half at the Expectations are high, but their return stantial progress made under the German his status as the rising star of world foot- to get beyond the last 16 of the Champions Andres Iniesta - stayed quiet. Some had Camp Nou and still drew 2-2. They even comes against a backdrop of continuing is already bearing fruit with five straight ball in winning the World Cup for France. League last season. recently posted pictures of themselves sur- led with a man fewer until Gareth Bale's crisis as the Nerazzurri lie a lowly 15th with wins. Both Neymar and Mbappe will see The limited spotlight offered by Ligue rounded by their families, with the World late equaliser. just one win and four points from four "Of course, it's important that we don't themselves as heirs to the throne of Lionel 1 means Europe's premier club competi- Cup just around the corner. Valverde was accused last season of games. SINGLES Ballon d'Or on my GETAFE DOWNS SEVILLA 2-0 Shuttlers sight China glory sevilla: Getafe defeated host Sevilla 2-0 on two goals by Angel Rodriguez before the break and a winning attitude all mind, says Griezmann the way through the match. Although Sevilla was in PTI n CHANGZHOU possession of the ball for 70 per cent of the match and fired 15 shots towards the goal, just three of them were on target AFP n op Indian shuttler PV Sindhu will have PARIS and all were saved by Getafe goaltender David Soria on Tto find a way to battle fatigue if she has Sunday. Getafe, on the other hand, fired just 10 shots to continue her consistent run in inter- tletico Madrid star Antoine towards their rivals' goal, with six of them being on target, national circuit and regain the China AGriezmann says he still can't and two of them - both by Rodriguez - got by Tomas Vaclik Open, beginning here on Tuesday. fathom why he was not voted one of for the tallies. Rodriguez scored his first goal of the evening Sindhu showed signs of fatigue during the world's top three players by FIFA just three minutes into play and then took advantage of a her second-round exit at last week's Japan — but hopes winning the "more Sevilla mistake to make it 2-0 in the 38th minute. Sevilla go Open, her first early loss since the first- prestigious" Ballon d'Or will make down to its second consecutive loss in the fourth week of round ouster from the Denmark Open last amends. Spanish La Liga action. October. "It's a prize from FIFA and it The 23-year-old Indian has been the seems a pity that no World Cup win- PKL SEASON 6 POSTPONED TO OCT 7 most consistent this season with Silver ners were nominated," Griezmann, new delhi: The start of the sixth season of the Vivo Pro medals in all the major events this year - who helped France to World Cup Kabaddi League (PKL) has been postponed by a couple of - the Commonwealth Games, the World glory in Russia this summer, told days due to logistical reasons, the organisers Mashal Championship and the Asian Games. Spanish sports daily AS. Sports announced on Monday. "The 6th season of the Vivo She also reached the finals at the India Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, Pro Kabaddi League will start on October 7 instead of the Open and Thailand Open. Saina Nehwal reacts after winning a point against F Fitriani; (right) PV Sindhu in action against VT Trang PTI World Cup finalist Luka Modric of Antoine Griezmann celebrate after scoring AP earlier date of October 5 owing to logistical reasons such as However, a hectic schedule left her Croatia and Egyptian Mohamed Salah, caravan movement and stadium availability. Mashal Sports with very little time to recover or savour Sindhu vs Kawakami stand in his way in the quarterfinal. who enjoyed a stunning campaign France Football magazine to the Pvt. Ltd, the rights owner and organisers of the league has the moment. Live from 10:15am IST HS Prannoy too will look to go deep with Liverpool last season, were the world's top player as voted on by jour- made this considered decision in consultation with the The Olympic and world champi- in the tournament after starting against three players nominated by FIFA for nalists around the globe. principal stakeholders," a statement read. Chennai will onship Silver medallist had won the $ STAR SPORTS NETWORK Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus, seeded the world ruling body's top prize. "I think the Ballon d'Or has more continue to host to the first leg of the tournament from 700,000 China Open in 2016 and will be eighth. Now grouped within the FIFA prestige, a richer history," said October 7. The playoffs would be held as planned in Kochi one of the favourites to secure the women's In fact, Saina and Sindhu are on a col- Among others in fray, women's dou- Best awards, it will be presented on Griezmann. on December 30 and 31 with the final on January 5 in singles title at the BWF World Tour Super lison course and might clash in the quar- bles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki September 24. Conceived in 1956, it has been Mumbai. 1000 tournament. terfinals if they can clear the earlier Reddy will face Korean pair of Kim So For Griezmann, who helped won by Ronaldo and Lionel Messi a The third seeded Indian will start her rounds. Yeong and Kong Hee Yong. Atletico to Europa League glory as well record five times apiece. By contrast, IND WOMEN TO KICK-OFF SAFF U-18 C'SHIP campaign against Hong Kong's Cheung Among others, Kidambi Srikanth has In men's doubles, Commonwealth as playing a pivotal role in France's the FIFA Best award has been a new delhi: Seven countries are set to kick-off the Ngan Yi at the Olympic Sports Center looked a shadow of the man who clinched Games Silver medallist pair of Satwiksairaj World Cup win, FIFA's choice was stand-alone award only since 2016, inaugural edition of the SAFF U-18 football Championship Xincheng Gymnasium. four titles last season. Though the seventh Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will square unwarranted. having spent the 2010-2015 period for Women which gets underway later this month in Two-time Commonwealth Games seeded Indian won the men's singles off against Malaysia's Goh V Shem and Tan "We had a really good World Cup merged with the Ballon d'Or. Bhutan. India have been clubbed in Group A, along with Gold medallist Saina Nehwal, who had Silver at the Commonwealth Games, he Wee Kiong, while Manu Attri and B campaign, the whole team deserve to He added: "It's on my mind and neighbours Sri Lanka and Maldives. The Indian girls kick- clinched a Bronze at Asian Games at has been inconsistent in the season so far. Sumeeth Reddy will fight it out against be awarded: (Kylian) Mbappe, I've got three months to give it every- off their campaign against Maldives on September 28 Jakarta, will be rejuvenated after skipping Srikanth, who held the world No 1 Taiwanese combination of Liao Min Chun (Raphael) Varane, (N'Golo) Kante, thing (to win it). We'll see what hap- before facing Sri Lanka on October 2. The tournament the Japan Open. The Indian faces a tough ranking for a brief period this year, will and Su Ching Heng. who had an amazing World Cup even pens." follows a round robin format where all the teams in each first round against Korea's Sung Ji Hyun. look to build on his quarterfinal finish at In mixed doubles, Satwik and Ashwini though no-one talks about it, or even Asked if he felt comfortable "sit- group play each other once. The top two teams get to Saina, who also had won the China Japan Open when he begins his campaign will meet English combination of Marcus myself. ting at the same football table" as five- qualify for the semi-finals (October 5), where the winner of Open title in 2014, has a 8-2 head-to-head against Denmark's Rasmus Gemke. Ellis and Lauren Smith, while Pranaav "But that's the way it is." time Ballon d'Or winners Messi and Group A faces the runners-up of Group B, and vice versa. record against Sung Ji and if she can sur- However, world champion Kento Jerry Chopra and Sikki will take on The snub has galvanised Ronaldo, Griezmann said: "Yes, I The final of the tournament is set to be held on Sunday, pass the Korean, fifth seed Chinese Chen Momota, who had ended his campaign at Germany's Marvin Emil Seidel and Linda Griezmann's ambition to land the think so, although other players would October 7. The Senior SAFF Women's Championship is Yufei will stand in her way. Malaysia and Indonesia, will once again Efler in another match. Ballon d'Or, the prize awarded by be there as well. scheduled to be held later in December. NADAL MAINTAINS ATP RANKINGS TOP SPOT madrid: Spain's Rafael Nadal maintained the No 1 spot in the men's Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world Mercedes cautious despite lead Sakshi grabs World C'ship spot singles rankings released on Monday with 8,760 points, ahead of Switzerland's Roger Federer. The Spaniard AFP n SINGAPORE PTI n NEW DELHI the 50kg category at the Yasar Dogu continued to lead the rankings despite his forced retirement International in Turkey but we feel at the US Open over a knee injury, which also made him miss ercedes boss Toto Wolff said it was special truggling wrestler Sakshi Malik she can do well in the 53kg as well. the Davis Cup semifinal against France on Sunday. Top-10 Mto conquer "bogey track" Singapore but Shas made it to India's World She has a good medal chance in this list witnessed no change as Serbia's Novak Djokovic is still cautioned the F1 title race wasn't over yet after Championship squad without facing category, so, we decided to conduct occupying the third position, followed by Juan Martin del Lewis Hamilton's "stardust" propelled him to a the trials as her opponent Sarita Mor a trial match between Ritu and Potro of Argentina. Meanwhile, Argentine Guido Andreozzi potentially decisive 40-point lead over Ferrari's has withdrawn from the 62kg clash, Pinky," Tomar added. rocketed 11 places to the 97th, following his victory at the Sebastian Vettel. due to an injury. The 53kg clash will be held on Pekao Szczecin Open played at Szczecin, Poland against Team principal Wolff said there was no mys- The Olympic Bronze medallist Tuesday in Lucknow under the Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. tery to Mercedes' form, it was all down to sheer has been battling poor form since the supervision of National women's hard work back at the factory and the track. start of the 2018 season. She could coach Kuldeep Malik. CANADA IN DAVIS CUP FINAL "Singapore has been our bogey track for sev- win only a Bronze at the Gold Coast The WFI official also informed toronto: Milos Raonic defeated Scott Griekspoor of the eral years, so it is a special feeling to come here Commonwealth Games and failed to that the inaugural U-23 National Netherlands in three sets, securing for Canada a berth in the Lewis Hamilton, center, poses after winning Singapore GP Davis Cup final. Raonic took two hours and 23 minutes to and win this race on pace," Wolf told reporters win any medal at the Asian Games. Sakshi Malik and Pooja Dhanda poses with medal Championship, to he held in after Hamilton's pole-to-flag win and team-mate been." Wolff warned they had to keep up the The Wrestling Federation of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan from triumph over Griekspoor 7-6 (4), 6-3 and 6-4 in the world Valtteri Bottas's fourth place gave them a 25- intensity to win both drivers' and constructors' India (WFI) wanted both Sushil Sakshi had ended a runner-up at September 27-30, is an effort to iden- group qualification playoff on Sunday. This was the ATP No point lead over Ferrari in the constructors' cham- championships this season, starting with the Kumar and Sakshi to undergo trials a UWW ranking event in Belarus, tify next line of wrestlers. 20 player's second win of the five-match tie, with the fifth pionship. Russian Grand Prix in two weeks. but the former pulled out due to poor where she lost the Gold medal match "In the senior nationals, many match being cancelled once Canada got its third win. Fellow "The entire team has worked so hard to "From our side, we can be pleased with a form. 2-6 to Ajerbiajan's Marianna Satsin juniors also compete but they get to Canadian Denis Shapovalov had won his singles rubber on understand the car and take steps forward, and very solid weekend," he added. "We have leads "The trials in four categories were on Sunday. clash against only with the aged Friday night, but Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil lost their this result is an indication that our work is pay- in both championships, but they change noth- left. Out of those, we chose not to dis- The performance is encouraging wrestlers. They do not get great com- doubles rubber on Saturday for their country's only loss to ing off. It was a weekend of many parts: a star- ing in the mindset of this team. turb Bajrang (men's 65kg) and Vinesh for Sakshi ahead of the World petition. They need to fight it out with Holland's Matwe Middel Kopp and Jean Julien Rojer. Canada dust lap from Lewis in qualifying, a chess game "We have six weekends to go and we know Phogat (women's 50kg). Sakshi was Championship, to be held in strong wrestlers to be ready for now joins Argentina, Britain, Austria, Sweden, Serbia, the of tyre management this evening, and some ner- how quickly the situation can swing back to fight Sarita but she has reported a Budapest from October 20-28. international events. In the Under-23 Czech Republic and Japan, all of which on the weekend vous moments with traffic and backmarkers dur- against us. We will take it weekend by weekend, knee injury so we are sending Sakshi "The fourth category is women's Nationals, we will see better bouts and managed to win for themselves a spot within the elite of the ing the race," Wolff added. feet on the ground and determined to maximise to the Worlds," WFI Assistant 53kg. Ritu Phogat and Pinky will fight next stars will be identified," Tomar Davis Cup, which starting next year will be played according "It's just the strongest the team has ever our potential every time." Secretary Vinod Tomar said. for that place. Ritu had competed in added. to a new format Agencies LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 sport 16 INDIA BEGIN TITLE DEFENCE Defending champions eye big win against Hong Kong in Asia Cup opener before clash against Pakistan

PTI n DUBAI PAKISTAN ARE FAVOURITES TO WIN ASIA CUP: MANJREKAR OUR AIM IS TO SORT formidable India will be aiming to make short work of minnows MUMBAI: Former India batsman Sanjay Hong Kong in their Asia Cup Manjrekar believes India are one of the A main contenders to lift the ongoing Asia opener Tuesday before getting battle- Cup, but tipped Pakistan as the BATTING ORDER: ROHIT ready for their much-anticipated clash against arch-rivals Pakistan on favourites given the neighbour country Wednesday. has been playing in the United Arab PTI n DUBAI The match against Hong Kong will Emirates (UAE) regularly. be an 'appetiser' before cricket junkies are Pakistan have begun their Asia Cup ndia captain Rohit Sharma on Monday admit- treated to a lavish spread of main course campaign routing minnows Hong Kong Ited that the team's middle-order is still fluid which will be the Indo-Pak rivalry. by eight wickets Sunday and have the and their objective will be to identify players for Even without regular skipper Virat added advantage of playing in the UAE, the number four and six slot during the Asia Kohli, the Indian side, led by Rohit their "home" ground. Cup. Sharma, is an intimidating one in the lim- "I think Pakistan start as favourites more The problem for India during the past one ited-overs format. than India, because they have been year is the lack of a settled middle-order, which Although Rohit and his colleagues playing in those conditions (in the UAE) was evident during the recent ODI series defeat won't want to take Hong Kong lightly, in for a while now and it's a team which is in England. reality the match will only be a pre-cur- on the surge. Rohit made it clear that the likes of Manish sor or a glorified dress rehearsal before "India, of course, are resting Virat Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu are fight- they take on an in-form Pakistan the very (Kohli), which takes a lot of strength ing for the key middle-order slots. next day. away from the team," Manjrekar, said. "Lot of spots are up for grabs like Nos 3, 4 In the searing Dubai heat, where the He was quizzed whether in the absence and 6. All these guys (Kedar, Manish, Rayudu) of Kohli, India were the favourites going mercury has risen up to 43 degree into the tournament. are eyeing for those slots. We want to give Celsius, the primary aim for the Men in "India are obviously one of the chances to as many guys for this particular series. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma speaks during press conference Blue would be to get their combination contenders, but when you look at In this tournament, we need to seal the batting right before the big game. favouritism, (question arises) which slot Nos 4 and 6," Rohit said on the eve of the Hong Kong lost their opener against team can be rated as the strongest. lung opener against Hong Kong. assessment is that it will get slower as the game Pakistan by eight wickets in a thoroughly "It's Pakistan because of where it (the Rohit's answer was an indication that progresses. one sided showdown where they could tournament) is being played," explained Mahendra Singh Dhoni will bat at number five. "The wicket isn't that bad. It's going to get BCCI manage only 116 runs. Indian players during the practice session on Monday ahead of their first game against Hong Kong Manjrekar. Ambati Rayudu is back in the Indian team slower and slower as the match progresses. The Unless a miracle happens, there having cleared the YoYo test and he also per- first match we need to figure out the dimension won't be a remarkable improvement in tain, if he decides to come at No 6. India vs Hong Kong formed well in the Quadrangular series for India of the ground and things like that," he added. their performance against an Indian team The middle-order that has been an can expect a sizeable Indian population A. Kedar Jadhav is back having recovered from More than Hong Kong, it is the change in that boasts of the likes of Rohit, Shikhar issue for India for quite some time now Live from 5:00pm IST on Tuesday itself during the Hong Kong a hamstring surgery. climate that might bother the players, coming Dhawan, KL Rahul, Kedar Jadhav in bat- and need to be sorted going into the STAR SPORTS 1 game. "They are both important members of this from the cooler confines of English weather. ting along with Jasprit Bumrah, World Cup next year. team. Rayudu was originally part of England "It will be a challenge as a lot of our guys Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav and It is expected that KL Rahul will bat Rahul and Pandya, who will have to SQUADS series and similarly Kedar before his injury. It are coming from England. Some of us have been Yuzvendra Chahal in bowling. at No 3 but the incoming deliveries from adjust to the different length and pace of India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shikhar was unfortunate that they couldn't play for some here for four days now and we are getting used For the past few years, Mahendra Aamir or Hasan could be a problem like the track. Dhawan, KL Rahul, Ambati Rayudu, time and I am very happy that both are back in to it." Singh Dhoni's waning batting skills have it has been in England. The Bumrah-Bhuvneshwar Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, the team. I expect them to win matches for About Hong Kong, the answer was on pre- repeatedly come under scanner and this The BCCI has already hired a left- combination will be back in MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik India," said Rohit. dictable lines. tournament will give everyone a fair idea arm throwdown specialist from Sri action along with the Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Rohit didn't reveal whether he was open to "We are treating every opposition equally. of his ideal position. Lanka to ensure that India have no trou- Kuldeep-Chahal combina- Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, rotating bowlers in this searing Dubai heat but We are looking at what we want to do as a team Whether it would end up being No ble tackling Pakistan's battery of left-arm- tion, which has been a steady Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra did say that performers should be given a longer and if we do that a lot of worries and issues will 5, 6 or 7 will be the big contention going ers. Also, they have Khaleel Ahmed in the set-up for past one year. Chahal, Shardul Thakur, run. take care of itself. Yes, the conditions are not into the Pakistan game. team to give the batsmen much-needed The Hong Kong game will Dinesh Karthik, Khaleel Ahmed. "I haven't thought about it right now. We going to be that easy. But it's game time now and If Dhoni comes in at No 7, he will practice. also be ideal warm-up for Hong Kong: Anshuman Rath want to see how each individual react to different we have to focus on the match." have to face a skilful Mohammed Aamir However, on flat decks with little Bhuvneshwar, who has been out due to (captain), Aizaz Khan, Babar Hayat, situations. At the same time, we want to give On a personal note, Rohit is excited as well at the death along with a skiddy Usman movement from white kookaburra, the back injury. Cameron McAulson, Christopher chance to as many guys as possible but also give as nervous as this is the biggest tournament for Khan and talented Hasan Ali. Indian batsmen can play their custom- He recently came back to competi- Carter, Ehsan Khan, Ehsan Nawaz, more opportunities to those who are consistent. him as India captain. Possibly, Kedar Jadhav or Manish ary 'hitting on the rise' game with min- tive cricket for India A against South Arshad Mohammed, Kinchit Shah, We would see how individuals respond to con- "I am excited as well as nervous. It is a big Pandey at No 5 and Hardik Pandya with imal footwork. Africa A. Nadeem Ahmed, Raag Kapur, Scott ditions and take decisions accordingly," said tournament for me. I know all the boys well. I his big hitting abilities at No 7 could prove The Hong Kong encounter will be a The stadium is expected to be McKehnie, Tanvir Ahmed, Tanvir Rohit. understand them well which is necessary," he to be ideal foil for the former India cap- match simulator for the likes of Dhawan, packed to capacity on Wednesday but one Afzal, Waqas Khan, Aftab Hussain. Having had a look at the match strip, Rohit's signed off. Shah shines as Afghans post 249 ‘Kohli's absence Need to raise our game PTI n ABU DHABI has been ruled out of the rest of the won't be a factor Asia Cup with a broken hand after bat- ahmat Shah top-scored with a ting despite his injury in the opening Rcomposed 72 before pacer Thisara match, an official said on Monday. against Pak’ to beat India: Sarfraz Perera's five-wicket haul helped Sri "He got two fractures in his hand. Lanka bowl out Afghanistan for 249 He would not be able to continue here PTI n KOLKATA PTI n DUBAI in their opening match of the Asia Cup and also for the next three to four here on Monday. weeks," team manager Khaled ormer skipper Sourav Ganguly comprehensive win over Perera returned figures of 5/55 as Mahmud said from Dubai. Fsaid India are a better team and AHong Kong is a perfect start Sri Lanka picked up seven wickets in Tamim was hailed as national hero absence of regular skipper Virat but Pakistan captain Sarfraz the last eight overs of Afghanistan after he returned to bat with his Kohli won't be a factor when the Ahmed says his team will have innings on a pitch that looked to be on injured hand for the final wicket dur- defending champions take on arch- to raise the game by several the slower side. ing Bangladesh's 137-run win in rivals Pakistan in a high-voltage notches to outwit arch-rivals Opting to bat after winning the Saturday's opening match against Sri Asia Cup clash on Wednesday. India in the much-awaited Asia toss, Afghanistan were off to a cautious Lanka. The two bitter foes will reignite Cup clash on Wednesday. start with the openers Mohammad The left-hander received a blow to their rivalry in the Asia Cup Pakistan defeated Hong Shahzad (34) and Ihsanullah Janat (45) his wrist in the second over of Wednesday with India having a 6- Kong by eight wickets Sunday putting on 57 runs in just under 12 Bangladesh's innings when he was hit 5 win-loss record from 12 encoun- night in the Asia Cup. Sarfraz overs. by a short ball from Suranga Lakmal. ters in the continental event. said his team needs to iron out Spinner Akila Dhananjaya made He left the field for hospital for a "It will be a 50-50 contest in a few things before the clash the first breakthrough when he had Hashmatullah Shahidi, right, and Rahmat Shah scan, and when he returned to the Dubai," Ganguly said on the side- against India. Shahzad trapped in front of the wick- run between the wickets AP ground with a sling on his injured lines of a promotional event here. "As a captain, I saw a couple et. It was a loose shot and attempting hand his Asia Cup was thought to be India are the most successful of things which we should work to reverse sweep a length ball proved as Shehan Jayasuriya foxed him, the over. side in the Asia Cup, having won the on. For us to go the distance in to be his undoing. two wickets in as many overs reduc- But the opener stunned all by title a total of six times, while the tournament, we should have There was another half-century ing Afghanistan to 110 for three at he striding out to bat after Bangladesh lost Pakistan bagged the crown twice. won this game (against Hong stand, between Ihsanullah and Shah, end of the 26th over. their ninth wicket for 229 runs. Rohit Sharma will lead India in Kong) by nine or 10 wickets. as the Afghanistan dressing room An 80-run partnership ensued He fashioned a hole in his glove the absence of Kohli who has been "We also need to ball better looked relaxed at the Sheikh Zayed between Shah and Hashmatullah in order to fit his taped wrist, and used given rest after a draining England with the new ball. We need to get Stadium. Shahidi (37), helping Afghanistan to one hand in facing a single delivery to tour. early wickets with the new ball. However, Sri Lanka found anoth- 190 when Dushmantha Chameera give the strike back to Mushfiqur "Virat Kohli's absence won't be It didn't swing for us with the er wicket after the two batsmen added sent the Afghan top-scorer back to the Rahim, who was batting on 112. a factor, they are a better side," new ball, that is alarming for us," exactly 50 runs for the second wick- pavilion. Shah's knock included five Mushfiqur then scored 32 off 16 Ganguly said, adding Pakistan too Sarfraz said after the match. et. Umpire Gregory Brathwaite was not hits to the fence. balls alone in their 10th-wicket part- have improved on their perfor- "We will work on it in our impressed with Akila's shout for an Shahidi was the next man to get nership, guiding Bangladesh to 261 mance. next practice session. It's a good lbw, prompting the Sri Lankans to go out, falling to Perera. Mohammad runs before he was dismissed in the The last time the two sides met win but to win against India we for a review, and got the decision in Nabi scored 12-ball 15 before the sea- final over for 144. was the Champions Trophy summit have to be at our best in all the their favour. soned Lasith Malinga cut short his stay Bangladesh later bowled out Sri clash in England last year, with three departments," he added. Sarfraz Ahmed, center, appeals during Asia Cup match against Hong Kong AP Returning to the side after miss- in the middle. Lanka for 124 runs to record their Pakistan winning the match by 180 Left-arm pacer Usman Khan ing the tournament opener against The Lankan pulled back things in biggest win on foreign soil, making a runs. was the star performer for first spell, I tried to pick wick- Anshuman Rath blamed his Bangladesh, off-spinner Akila returned the death, picking up seven wickets, giant leap towards the Super Four India begin their Asia Cup Pakistan and was adjudged the ets with the new ball, but luck batsmen for not being able to put with tidy figures of 2/37 in his 10-overs with Thisara doing the bulk of dam- round. campaign against Hong Kong Man-of-the-Match for picking was not with me. In the second enough runs on the board. spell on a wicket that played slow, mak- age. Bangladesh will face Afghanistan Tuesday, while Pakistan have made up three wickets in an over that spell, I got the ball to reverse "Lots of soft dismissals. 120 ing stroke-making difficult. in their second match of the tourna- their intentions clear with an eight helped Pakistan bowl out Hong swing and I managed to take (116) was not enough. It was a Skipper Asghar Afghan came to TAMIM OUT OF ASIA CUP ment in the United Arab Emirates on wicket win over Hong Kong on Kong for a paltry 116. wickets," Usman said. good wicket. Credit goes to the the middle, but his stay was short-lived Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal Thursday. Sunday. "When I came to bowl in the Hong Kong skipper Pakistan bowlers," he said. Virat, Mirabai recommended for Khel Ratna; Neeraj picked for Arjuna PTI n NEW DELHI discus thrower Seema Punia for the awards Indonesia. due to his doping past. The 35-year-old The Khel Ratna awardees are entitled ndian cricket captain Virat Kohli and Seema, who won a medal each in the to a cash prize of ` 7.5 lakh, while the Arjuna Iworld champion weightlifter Mirabai Commonwealth and the Asian Games, had winners are given ` 5 lakh. Chanu were Monday jointly recommend- failed a dope test during the 2000 World Kohli, the world's No 1 Test batsman as ed for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, Junior Championships. per the ICC rankings, has been in stupen- while star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was Former Asian Games Bronze-medallist dous form for the past three years and among 20 sportspersons picked for the and Commonwealth Games Silver-medal- missed out despite nominations in the years Arjuna Awards. list Satish Kumar was the lone boxer to get 2016 and 2017. Besides Chopra, other prominent names the Arjuna honour this year. The BCCI has been nominating Kohli recommended for the Arjuna Awards were Three shooters - Rahi Sarnobat, Ankur for the Khel Ratna for the past three years junior world champion sprinter Hima Das Mittal and Shreyasi Singh — also figured in but in 2016, it was given to Sakshi Malik, and Asian Games Gold-medallist middle list of 20 recommended sportspersons PV Sindhu and Deepa Karmakar for their distance runner Jinson Johnson, cricketer (from left to right) CWG and Asian Games Gold medallist Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra; CWG Gold medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu; Indian skipper Virat Kohli PTI/AP while there were two from para-sports - good show at Rio Olympics. Smriti Mandhana, hockey players Manpreet Ankur Dhama and Manoj Sarkar. Last year, the Khel Ratna was awarded Singh and Savita Punia, multiple Singh Rathore. Once ratified by him, the sports ministry officially accepts the year-old Chanu, who is the reigning world The 18-year-old Hima, who won a Gold to former India hockey captain Sardar Singh Commonwealth Games Gold-medallist President Ram Nath Kovind will present the committee's recommendation. champion in the 48kg category. and two Silver in the Asian Games, and and para-athlete Devendra Jhajharia. table tennis star Manika Batra and Asiad awards on September 25 at the Rashtrapati "Yes, Virat Kohli and Mirabai Chanu's Asian Games Gold-medallist boxer golfer Shubhankar Sharma were not in the For Chanu, the award comes as a mas- doubles Gold-medallist tennis player Rohan Bhawan. names have been recommended by the Amit Panghal was discussed for the Arjuna original shortlist but were later added for sive morale-booster as she is currently recov- Bopanna. Kohli will become the third Indian awards committee," a top source said. Awards but the committee decided against their impressive performances. ering from a lower back injury, which forced These recommendations by a selection cricketer to win the country's highest sport- It is learnt that India's top male shuttler against recommending him due to a failed This year's award ceremony was post- her to skip the Asian Games. She is the cur- committee headed by Justice (retd) ing honour after the legendary Sachin Kidambi Srikanth was also in Khel Ratna dope test back in 2012, a source said. poned to September 25 from the usual rent Commonwealth Games Gold-medal- Indermeet Kaul Kochhar are subject to Tendulkar (1997) and the talismanic former contention for his good show in the Super Similarly, the selection committee also August 29 National Sports Day event due list and India's only medal hope in weightlift- approval by Sports Minister Rajyavardhan captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2007) once Series circuit last year but lost out to the 24- decided against recommending veteran to clash of dates with the Asian Games in ing going into 2020 Olympics.