Pakistan Clears Visit to Jail by Jadhav's Mother, Wife

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Printed at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Malappuram . Mumbai . Tirupati . lucknow NEARBY Pakistan clears visit to jail India gets admission into Wassenaar Arrangement by Jadhav’s mother, wife Space, defence to gain from entry to export control regime Nithari killings: death Indian ocial also permitted to travel with them, as requested by New Delhi Special Correspondent for Pandher, Koli NEW DELHI GHAZIABAD A special CBI court on Friday Mubashir Zaidi rorism against the coastal ci The Ministry of External Af Karachi awarded death sentence to ties of Pakistan. fairs on Friday welcomed Chandigarh businessman Pakistan on Friday said that After a swift and contro the decision of the Wasse Moninder Singh Pandher and it will allow the wife and versial trial by a Pakistani naar Arrangement to admit his servant Surender Koli for mother of alleged Indian military tribunal, he was India as the 42nd member of rape and murder of a 24 spy, Kulbhushan Jadhav, to awarded the death sentence the organisation which aims yearold maid in the Nithari meet him on humanitarian on April 10. His clemency ap to regulate trade and use of killings case that rocked the grounds on December 25. peal is pending with Army dual use technology. country. It allowed them to be ac chief General Qamar Javed Ocials said that follow DELHI METRO Ī PAGE 1 companied by an Indian em Bajwa for the past four ing admission into the club, DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD bassy ocial as requested by months. Pakistani ocials India will get access to high New Delhi. said there were still two fo technology, which will help ‘NE States’ territorial integrity safe’ Foreign Oce spokesman rums of appeal left even if address the demands of In SHOKHUVI (NAGALAND) Mohammad Faisal told a me the Army chief rejects his dian space and defence sec has decided to admit India, On the scope of the Arran Union Home Minister Rajnath dia brieng that Islamabad mercy plea. tors. which will become the Ar gement, he said, “India’s Singh announced on Friday had earlier oered to allow Hopes linger: Friends and neighbours of Kulbhushan Jadhav India went to the Interna It will also boost New Del rangement’s 42nd partici membership is expected to that the territorial integrity Mr. Jadhav’s wife to meet pray in Mumbai in May, in this le photo. * VIVEK BENDRE tional Court of Justice hi’s chances of joining the pating state. The necessary facilitate high technology of Arunachal, Assam and him last month. against the conviction, and Nuclear Suppliers Group procedural arrangements tieups with Indian industry Manipur would not be But New Delhi requested pleas. Mr. Jadhav, who India after he allegedly crossed ov secured a stay on May 18. (NSG). for India’s admission will be and ease access to hightech compromised while inking that his mother and an In claims was a former Navy of er. Mr. Jadhav, who was pro (With inputs from Kallol “The plenary meeting of completed shortly,” the spo items for our defence and the nal Naga peace accord. dian embassy ocial also be cial, was apprehended by duced before the media in Bhattacherjee in New Delhi) the Wassenaar Arrangement kesperson for the Ministry of space programmes.” NEWS Ī PAGE 8 permitted to travel with her, Pakistan law enforcement Pakistan in March 2016, was (WA) held on 6 to 7 Decem External Aairs said at his DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD and Pakistan conceded both agencies on March 3, 2016, accused of sabotage and ter CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 ber 2017 in Vienna, Austria, weekly brieng. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 Centre extends time for Adultery law weighted in favour of men: SC linking PAN and Aadhaar To examine whether IPC provision relegates women to the level of a commodity Krishnadas Rajagopal woman as a victim? Two, the Special Correspondent Aadhaar with PAN till March NEW DELHI oence of adultery ceases New Delhi 31, 2018,” the statement The Supreme Court has said the moment it is established With less than a month to go added. that the dusty Victorian pro that the husband connived for the deadline to link Aad vision of adultery in the In or consented to the adulter haar with PAN, the Centre New section dian Penal Code treats a ous act. So, is a married wo on Friday extended the dea Under the provisions of the married woman as her hus man the “property” of her dline to March 31, 2018. “In recently introduced Section band’s “subordinate.” It ad husband, a passive object view of the diculties faced 139AA of the IncomeTax mitted a petition to drop without a mind of her own? by some of the taxpayers , Act, 1961, with eect from Ju adultery as a criminal of “The provision [Section the date for linking of Aad ly 1, 2017, all taxpayers with fence from the statute book. 497] really creates a dent in haar with PAN was initially The new deadline is March an Aadhaar number or En “The time has come when the individual independent #460490 extended till August 31, 2017, 31, 2018 * rolment number are re the society must realise that identity of a woman when which was further extended quired to link it with their a woman is equal to a man in mandates that if a man has be punished. the emphasis is laid on the to December 31, 2017,” the ing of PAN with Aadhaar. PAN by the stipulated dea every respect,” the Supreme sexual intercourse with The court will examine connivance or consent of the IT Department said. Therefore, to facilitate the dline. The deadline for link Court recorded in its ve another’s wife without the two aspects of the penal pro husband,” the court said. “It has come to notice that process of linking, it has ing Aadhaar and mobile page written order on husband’s “consent or con vision. One, why does Sec some of the taxpayers have been decided to further ex phones remains unchanged Friday. nivance,” he is guilty of the tion 497 treat the man as the CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 DELHI METROĪ 4 PAGES not yet completed the link tend the time for linking of on February 6. Section 497 of the Code oence of adultery and shall adulterer and the married A PARADIGM SHIFT Ī PAGE 8

Probe report calls baby being declared dead a case of medical negligence

Staff Reporter The cancellation order NEW DELHI cites the hospital’s violation Listing a series of violations, of rules for treating patients the Delhi government on Fri from economically weaker day cancelled the licence of sections (EWS) as well as in Max Super Speciality Hospi creasing the number of beds tal, Shalimar Bagh, almost 10 for dengue and chikungunya days after a baby declared patients, but using it to treat dead by the hospital was other ailments. While the found to be alive. Delhi Nursing Homes Regis Announcing the decision tration Act, 1953, requires to cancel the hospital’s li the government to give 30 cence, Delhi Health Minister days’ notice before cancell Satyendar Jain said the nal ing a licence, Mr. Jain said report of an inquiry by the “notice can be given for a Directorate General of Relatives and family members of the baby that was wrongly shorter time also”. Health Services that was sub declared dead protesting outside Max Hospital, Shalimar mitted to him had found the Bagh, on Friday. * PTI ‘Ruling harsh’ hospital at fault. Patients al Max Healthcare authorities ready admitted would be gi that the sta nurses had The hospital had also en called the ruling “harsh” and ven a choice to be trans handed over the bodies of tered the baby boy’s name in that they would “explore all ferred or complete their the baby boy and his still a register of stillbirths, the in options available”, but the fa treatment at the hospital, born twin sister without writ quiry found, leading the mily of the infant welcomed To prevent trouble: CRPF personnel in downtown area of Srinagar on Friday. The government had imposed partial restrictions while no new patients would ten directions from a paedia DGHS to say it was prima fa the decision and called o in the State to prevent any law and order problem following a call by the separatist leaders to protest against the U.S. decision be treated. trician and had missed the cie a case of medical their protest outside the hos

to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. * NISSAR AHMAD (REPORT ON PAGE 8) The inquiry panel found “signs of life”. negligence. pital demanding justice.

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The Seng Khasi Myl mates lodged in homes of Staff Reporter could not nd an ambu persons for not allowing liem, an organisation of the the Social Welfare Journalists’ forum sticks to its demand for CBI probe BERHAMPUR lance to take his body to members of the indigenous believers of Khasi faith, had Department. Nonavailability of Maha their home in Patapur. They Khasi faith to cremate their led a case alleging that the The High Court also di Syed Sajjad Ali prayan hearse vehicles and were also unable to avail of dead as per their tradition, four accused were thwarting rected the East Khasi Hills Agartala a strike of private ambu the Odisha government’s observing that they had dis the believers from practising Deputy Commissioner to de The Tripura Police on Friday lances compelled a family Mahaprayan hearse scheme respected the Constitution. their religion by disallowing marcate a site at Mylliem for arrested two more persons to transport the body of a facility, which provides free The four persons include them to cremate the dead. the cremation of the mem in connection with the mur youth on a cycle rickshaw of cost vehicles for tran a ‘Minister’ of ‘Hima Myl Delivering the verdict , bers of the Niam Khasi (indi der of television journalist from MKCG Medical College sportation of bodies. liem’ in East Khasi Hills dis Justice S.R. Sen said the four genous Khasi) and to take Santanu Bhowmik at Mand and Hospital in Berhampur Finally, late in the night, trict, one of the local chief persons had disrespected steps to develop the site wai near here on September on Thursday night. the family decided to tran doms accorded sanctity by the Constitution. within ve months. 20. Three persons were ar Private ambulances at sport the body out of hospi rested earlier for their al the hospital are on a strike tal on a cycle rickshaw. Af leged involvement in the since Thursday, protesting ter reaching Courtpeta murder. against restrictions on their square, around 500 metres A court sent Rakesh Deb parking on the medical col from the hospital gate, they barma and Jiten Debbarma lege campus. hired a vehicle. to judicial custody with a di On Thursday afternoon, On Friday, eorts were rective to the police to con Nandakishor Moharana, a made to end the strike of duct Test Identication Pa Fight for justice: Media persons under the banner of Forum youth from Patapur village private ambulances at the rade (TIP) before seeking for Protection of Journalists, Tripura, protest in New Delhi. in Ganjam district, died af hospital. Dean of MKCG medical college, its superin their remand. * FILE PHOTO: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA ter ve days of treatment at Santanu, 28, was abduct MKCG hospital. He was suf tendent and Berhampur ed and killed by a group of at the oce chamber of Home Minister Rajnath fering from fever suspected tehsildar surveyed the cam miscreants while covering a Commandant of 2 nd Batta Singh in New Delhi seeking to be cerebral malaria. Des pus to identify a location for clash between members of lion of the Tripura State Ri their intervention for a CBI pite trying for several parking of ambulances on Indigenous Peoples Front of es (TSR) at Radha Kishore probe into the two murders. hours, his family members medical college campus. Tripura (IPFT) and suppor Nagar, not far from Mand “The SITs (inquiring the ters of the CPI(M). He was wai. Commandant Tapan two murders) were set up chased, caught and hacked Debbarma and four jawans with ocers and personnel to death in the presence of a of the paramilitary force of the State police force. The large number of security were arrested and booked murders had taken place personnel. for murder after enraged within the parameters of the journalists set a deadline. security forces and a State Second murder Forum for Protection of run probe will essentially fail Within 62 days of the brutal Journalists, a group of 10 me to conduct a detailed inqui murder of Santanu, another dia organisations, on Tues ry,” said Subal Kumar Dey, journalist, Sudip Datta day last met President Ram veteran journalist and lead The family was unable to avail of the Odisha government’s Bhowmik, 49, was shot dead Nath Kovind and Union er of journalists’ forum. Mahaprayan hearse scheme faciltiy. * PHOTO: L. PANDA

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‘Most Ganga projects to Hospitalised with 80% burn injuries; one arrested be completed by 2019’ PRESS TRUST OF INDIA LUCKNOW another person, who is sus was sleeping outside the SAGAR Most projects launched to pected to be a minor, en house when the incident make river Ganga pollution- A 15yearold girl was raped tered the girl’s house when took place, SubInspector free will be completed by and set on re by two per she was asleep and raped Dhakad said. March 2019, Union Minister sons at Deval village, some her, he said. for Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin 100 km from the Sagar dis Accused a minor? Gadkari said here on Friday. trict headquarters, police Kerosene poured District Superintendent of “Keeping river Ganga said. As she cried for help, the ac Police S. Shukla said that Sar pollution-free and The incident took place cused poured kerosene kept vesh Sen was arrested, while maintaining its flow Thursday night. in the house on her and set the other accused, who is undisrupted is priority of the The girl, with 80 per cent her on re, he said. possibly a minor, is government,” he told burn injuries, has been ad The girl had lost her father absconding. reporters here. PTI mitted to Bundelkhand Med some years ago. Her mother A case under IPC Section ical College and Hospital, had gone to visit the girl’s 376 (d) (gangrape) and rele Witness in case involving said subinspector Mahen maternal grandmother who vant sections of the Protec Minister alleges threats dra Singh Dhakad of Bhan lives on the outskirts of the tion of Children from Sexual BHOPAL garh police station. village. The girl’s grandfath Oences Act has been regis A Bhind court on Friday Sarvesh Sen (21) and er, who is very old and deaf, tered. offered to provide protection to a witness after he informed the court that the “men” of Madhya Pradesh Minister Lal Singh Arya were “threatening SAD calls o protest over him with dire consequences if he deposed against (him)” in Snowbound: A view of the snow-capped mountains seen from the top of Taradevi temple in Shimla after fresh snowfall at high

a murder case. altitudes of the Himalayan ranges on Friday. * PTI Arya is an accused in the attack on its party leaders murder case of then Congress MLA from Gohad, Makhanlal All the objectives have been achieved, says Badal Jatav. PTI Govt. sta, doctors on stir in Rajasthan SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT rights of the people as well Special Correspondent for higher pay scales and All Rajasthan State Em tion has submitted a seven Man held for kidnapping, CHANDIGARH as to ensure that the rule of JAIPUR better service conditions. ployees’ Joint Federation point charter of demand to raping minor in J&K Workers of the Shiromani law was respected. We are Work in the government of The protesting employees president Gajendra Singh the State government. SRINAGAR Akali Dal (SAD) blocked key proud to have achieved this ces was aected and medi alleged that the State govern said the Pay Commission's The inservice doctors A man accused of kidnapping roads in many parts of Pun objective but regret the in cal services in the govern ment was not willing to give recommendations should be went on leave with the de and raping a 14-year-old girl jab on Friday to protest convenience caused to peo in Jammu and Kashmir’s against the alleged attack on ple,” he said. ment hospitals were hit in them the Seventh Pay Com executed with retrospective mand for formation of a sep Kupwara district was arrested their party leaders by work Rajasthan on Friday, with mission's benets despite eect from January 1, 2016, arate cadre and xation of on Friday, police said. ers of the ruling Congress at High Court notice the employees and inser announcing last month that and the pay matrix for State new pay grades, for which The accused, Mohammad Mallanwala in Ferozepur re The High Court issued notice vice doctors going on a day’s its recommendations would employees brought on par they had gone on a week Yaseen Chauhan, was arrested cently. to the State government, the mass leave with the demand be implemented. with the Centre. The federa long strike last month. on a complaint filed by the Later in the evening, the Director General of Police grandfather of the victim in SAD called o its indenite and the SAD president oce Handwara area, a police protest. for December 13, on a peti Fake recruitment spokesman said. PTI SAD president Sukhbir tion led by advocate Varin SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal said the party der Singh, seeking directions case: ASI arrested Singh Badal * FILE PHOTO Escaped undertrials has decided to call o the to ensure adequate security arrested in Himachal PRESS TRUST OF INDIA protest as all the objectives Mr. Badal apologised to arrangements for people of CHANDIGARH SHIMLA for which it was being held the people for the inconve Ferozepur and nearby areas, Three Nepali undertrial Sleuths of Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Friday prisoners, who had escaped had been addressed. nience caused by the prot mainly those travelling arrested an Assistant SubInspector in con from the Kanda central jail ests, saying that the party through national highway under the cover of darkness Section 307 withdrawn had to take recourse to the and other roads, which are nection with fake recruitment in IT and Tele on Wednesday, have been He claimed that the govern extreme step after it failed to blocked by protesters. communications wing of the Punjab Police. arrested from Solan district ment has decided to with get justice. The Punjab and Haryana ASI Sanjeev Kumar was allegedly involved after their photographs were draw Section 307 (attempt to High Court also directed the in the fake recruitment of six persons in IT shared on the social media, a murder) against all 12 leaders ‘Regret inconvenience’ State government to ensure and Telecommunications wing of the force

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THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2017 NATION 5 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Can’t share Jaya’s Raigar remanded in police custody thumbprint: UIDAI ‘Victim didn’t have Mamata ‘Aadhaar Act forbids disclosure of info’ crosscommunity Mohamed Imranullah S. CHENNAI Karti moves SC in marital relations’ promises job Aircel-Maxis case The Unique Identication NEW DELHI Special Correspondent for his kin Authority of India on Friday Karti Chidambaram, son of JAIPUR told the Madras High Court Congress leader P. Shambhu Lal Raigar, who al West Bengal Chief Minister that it cannot comply with Chidambaram, on Friday legedly hacked and burnt to Mamata Banerjee has an the court’s November 24 or moved the Supreme Court death a 48yearold Muslim nounced a compensation der to submit former Tamil challenging the summons labourer from West Bengal, of 3 lakh and a job to one Nadu Chief Minister Jayala issued by the CBI against him Mohammed Afrazul, at Raj of the family members of lithaa’s thumbprints saying in the AircelMaxis deal case. samand in Rajasthan, was re Afrazul Khan. there is a statutory bar on The top court said it will hear manded in police custody for “Afrazul Khan of Malda sharing core biometric in Jayalalithaa the matter in the second formation provided by week of January. A Bench of three days by a court on Fri of our State was brutally day. His minor nephew, who killed. His family is totally those who apply for Aad impression. He said that the Chief Justice Dipak Misra and haar cards. practice in the prisons in Justices A.M. Khanwilkar made a video of the incident, helpless. As a small help to The submission was Karnataka was to record the and D.Y. Chandrachud was sent to the juvenile the bereaved family, our made before Justice P. Vel thumb impressions of con asked Karti to serve the copy home. government has decided to of the petition to the CBI The Chief Judicial Magis provide 3 lakh to the fami murugan, who was hearing victs electronically and ob counsel. PTI trate’s court in Rajsamand ly and also one job to the a petition that the thumb tain their signatures alone passed the order when Rai eligible person of the vic impressions reportedly af on hard copies of prison Only NSG, CISF to gar, 38, was produced there A stand against hate: Human rights activists stage a protest against the brutal killing of the tim's family,” she tweeted. xed by Ms. Jayalalithaa on records. handle VVIP security amid tight security. The pu labourer, in Kolkata on Friday. * AP the documents related to He had also brought with NEW DELHI blic prosecutor sought police the bypoll at Tirupparan him a register, which had The Union Home Ministry has remand for ve days with the General of Police Anand Sri kundram, during her hospi been maintained in the pri relieved the paramilitary plea that the interrogation of vastava said no medical his talisation last year, were not son between March 29, 2014 forces CRPF and ITBP from the accused was continuing tory of Raigar being “mental He was no love jihadi, say genuine. However, jailor K. and February 22, 2015, con VVIP protection and given the and the investigating ocer ly unstable” had been N. Mohan Kumar of Parap taining the signatures of all responsibility to CISF and had to conrm the chain of revealed so far, though he pana Agrahara prison in convict prisoners who had NSG that are already in the events. was without a permanent Karnataka submitted the been assigned CTP (convict job for long, an official said. Afrazul Khan’s coworkers thumbprints as per the judg prisoner) numbers between Though Raigar claimed source of livelihood for the The Ministry order, issued on that he committed the mur last one year, after his mar e’s directive. 7093 and 7693. Ms. Jayala November 23, said the der because he felt threa ble trading work was aect Suvojit Bagchi in such a locality, which is woman in Rajasthan, is that In order to test the cor lithaa had been assigned decision was taken after a tened by the victim’s family, ed by demonetisation. KOLKATA predominantly a Muslim believable?” asked Jiaur Reh rectness of the claim that CTP number 7402 and review of personal protection the police have rejected this. The police have detained Afrazul Khan, the 50year neighbourhood,” said Jiaul. man, a school teacher and a Jayalalithaa’s thumb impres lodged in VVIP cell. duties of VVIPS. “The process The accused has sought to over 10 persons for question old migrant worker from “We [migrant Muslim neighbour of Khan. sions axed in the election The judge, however, did may take time and hopefully West Bengal who was killed workers] are extremely cau Khan’s body reached his documents were not ge not look into the register be completed by the end of link the oence with a six ing, while trying to nd out if in Rajasthan, was not in tious about our actions. We village Syedpur on Friday nuine, Mr. Justice Velmuru and took the soft copy of the 2018,” it said. IANS yearold incident when a girl the act was committed as from his locality eloped with part of a conspiracy. Mr. Sri volved in any movement to will be the rst to inform a evening and was received by gan had directed the UIDAI thumb impression alone on a man from West Bengal and vastava said the accused did convert Hindu women to Is man’s family and throw him thousands, including promi chairman as well as the Su le. Counsel for UIDAI Zo Caste is still an irritant in he went to rescue her. not have any criminal lam, his friends and co out of the community if he nent politicians of Trina perintendent of Parappana heb Hossain contended that Vijayawada: Pawan Kalyan The investigators also background. workers told The Hindu. has a secret aair and that mool Congress and Commu Agrahara central prison in there was a legal bar on VIJAYAWADA They said that Khan used too with a Hindu woman, je nist Party of India (Marxist). Karnataka, where Ms. Jaya sharing biometric informa Digging into the sordid past doubt Raigar’s rants about Raigar has been found to the “crosscommunity mari be heavily inuenced by the to live with his two brothers opardising the security of In Kolkata, a candlelight lalithaa had been lodged for tion of Aadhaar applicants. of caste violence in 21 days after her conviction He said that Section 29 (1) Vijayawada that reached a tal relations” and have found propaganda material circu inlaw in a small house in hundreds,” Jiaul said over protest was led by Abhishek in a disproportionate assets (a) and (b) of the Aadhaar flashpoint with the murder no such history of Afrazul, lated by right wing organisa Rajsamand district of Rajas phone. Banerjee, president of the case in September 2014, to Act of 2016 states that no of Vangaveeti Mohan Ranga, who was married and had tions on the social media, than where he was killed. A “The murderer said that youth wing of Trinamool Jana Sena Party president three grownup daughters. though he had no formal nephew used to stay with Afrazul was engaged in love Congress and the nephew of produce her thumb impres ‘core biometric informa Pawan Kalyan said the city’s According to the police, membership of any of these him as well, said Moham jihad and media repeated it. West Bengal Chief Minister sions for cross verication. tion,’ collected or created landscape changed with many there was nothing to directly outts. Police said his inter mad Jiaul, a construction The man was visiting his fa Mamata Banerjee. Besides Complying with the court under the Act, should be multistoreyed buildings link Afrazul with the reasons rogation had revealed that worker who knew Khan. mily every two or three the TMC, about halfadozen order, Jailor K.N. Mohan Ku shared with anyone for any dotting the skyline, but the cited by the accused for the he regularly exchanged hate “It is impossible for a months and sending them rights organisations and pol mar appeared before the reason whatsoever or used people’s mindset remained murder. messages and videos on the poor Muslim man to hide an money on a daily basis. He itical parties hosted several judge on Friday and pre for any purpose other than the same as things continue Udaipur Range Inspector social media sites. aair with a Hindu woman having an aair with a Hindu rallies in the city. sented a USB drive contain generation and authentica to veer around one’s caste. ing a soft copy of her thumb tion of Aadhaar numbers. Hadiya meets husband in college Scribe held

#460490 for plotting to Shan arrived from Mallappuram in the afternoon; meeting lasted 40 minutes kill colleague Syed Muthahar Saqaf preme Court’s order, spoke SALEM to Mr. Jahan the next day on Staff Reporter The muchanticipated meet the mobile phone of the col Bengaluru ing between Shan Jahan lege principal. She had also Kannada journalist Ravi and Hadiya alias Akhila Aso expressed her willingness to Belagere was arrested on kan, whose conversion to Is meet her husband soon. Friday for plotting to kill a lam triggered a national con reporter working for Hi troversy, took place at the Lawyers not permitted Bangalore, a tabloid he Sivaraj Homoeopathic Medi A few Muslim lawyers too owns and edits. cal College and Research In did try to meet Ms. Hadiya The 59yearold scribe stitute near here on on Thursday but were re had hired a hitman from Thursday. fused permission , police Indi, Vijayapura district, to Police sources said that sources said. kill Sunil Heggaravalli, said Mr. Jahan who arrived from Ms. Hadiya, who disconti the police, attributing the Mallappuram district in Ker Hadiya met Shan Jahan after taking permission from the nued her BHMS course after motive to personal rivalry ala around 1 p.m., met Ms. college principal, G. Kannan. * FILE PHOTO: E.LAKSHMI NARAYANAN pursuing it for fouranda between the two journal Hadiya for nearly 40 minutes half years, is in the college to ists. The police said they after getting permission Ms. Hadiya, who em a petition led by Ms. Hadi complete her mandatory uncovered the plot follow from G. Kannan, who is the braced Islam after quitting ya’s father M.K. Asokan, a re oneyear internship on the ing leads they got during college principal and also the Bachelor of Homeopath tired Army man, declared directions of the Supreme the interrogation of anoth her guardian as nominated ic Medicine and Surgery the marriage null and void Court. er hitman Tahir Hussain. by the Supreme Court. (BHMS) undergraduate de on May 24 and granted her She is yet to formally join Incidentally, it was the According to the police , gree programme in 2015, custody to her parents. the internship programme, SIT probing the death of Mr. Jahan left for his home married Mr. Jahan on De Ms. Hadiya, who arrived as the college is yet to get an journalist Gauri Lankesh town immediately after the cember 19, 2016. in Salem on November 28 order from Dr. M.G.R. Medi that brought Hussain on meeting. The Kerala High Court, on from New Delhi on the Su cal University. the radar of the city police. Prepare detailed plan for Taj Odisha government conservation, SC tells U.P. sounds rain alert Staff Reporter letin of the Bhubaneswar Ad hoc measures not enough to preserve the monument: court BHUBANESWAR Meteorological Centre. The Odisha government on Meanwhile, two farmers Legal Correspondent Friday directed the district died in Berhampur district NEW DELHI administrations to stay alert while trying to protect their Noting that temporary steps and respond to emergency standing paddy crop from conceived in haste to con situations in view of the hea the rain. Narayan Dash,18, serve the Taj Mahal will only vy rain which is likely to lash of Baulagaon village under be counterproductive, the the State under the in Chatrapur police station li Supreme Court on Friday di uence of a deep depres mits, was bitten by a poiso rected the Uttar Pradesh go sion over the central Bay of nous snake on Thursday vernment to prepare a com Bengal. night, while he and his fath prehensive plan which will Widespread rain started er were transporting paddy secure the world heritage from early Friday morning crops from the eld to their site for the next century or with the atmospheric sys home. The youth died at a more. The Supreme Court asked the government to include experts tem moving northnorth hospital on Friday. The oth A Bench led by Justice Ma in evolving the plan. * FILE PHOTO: R. V. MOORTHY westwards at a speed of er victim was Maheswar dan B. Lokur frowned upon about 33 kmph. The deep Swain,50, of Dehuka village. the State government's “ha ing in the Supreme Court for tion and preservation of the depression lay centered He was killed when a paddy phazard” measures taken the cause of the Taj Mahal monument of Taj Mahal. about 510 km southsouth thresher toppled on him, unilaterally and asked it to since 1985. The State Government is ac east of Gopalpur, said a bul the police said. include experts in evolving a tively considering engaging plan that will protect the Taj Vision document expert / professional institu Trapezium Zone from the The court said the State tions in the eld of environ illeects of polluting gases should submit a vision docu ment protection and preser and deforestation. ment to preserve the Zone, vation like Centre for “Don’t make any hasty spread over six districts of Environmental Planning plans. Haste makes waste,” U.P. and Bharatpur in and Technology, Ahmeda the Bench told the State Rajasthan. bad or School of Planning government. Additional Solicitor Gen and Architecture, New Delhi The court asked the State eral Tushar Mehta referred and/or other such similar re government to consult his to an adavit led by the puted institution,” the a torians, experts in planning TTZ Authority stating the davit led by the Tourism and architecture and cultu measures taken so far to department of the State go ral studies, members of civil protect the zone. “State Go vernment said. society and the noted PIL vernment is considering a The court scheduled the petitioneradvocate M.C. separate micro level plan case for hearing after eight Mehta, who has been ght only limited to due protec weeks.

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 6 EDITORIAL SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE A stab in the heart of a peace process Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem has dealt a body blow to Palestinian hopes been a neutral power broker, it Ehud Barak, which eventually should have put pressure on Israel failed to reach a deal. But since the to come forward and engage the collapse of the Second Camp Da Palestinians in talks. This is be vid talks, American Presidents Countering hate cause on the Palestinian side, con have largely looked away from the Crimes like the Rajsamand murder must ditions for talks now look better. issue. President George Bush’s be swiftly prosecuted, explicitly denounced stanly johny Hamas, the Islamist movement 2007 Annapolis C onference was that controls the Gaza Strip, re no more than a photo op in the last t is an ongoing investigation and very little can be cently came up with a new politi days of his presidency. President said with certainty about the backstory of the mur n American President taking cal charter that signals a readiness Barack Obama’s focus was on the Ider of a Bengali migrant worker in Rajasthan’s Rajsa a proIsraeli decision related to deal with Israel and accept the Iran deal, while his administration mand district. But from videos shared on social medi a Ato the IsraelPalestine con 1967 border for a future Palesti oered full support to Israel at the and initial information from the police, a few things are ict is no surprise.The U.S. has lar nian state — a compromise which UN. And Mr. Trump is least inter gely favoured Israel t hroughout has been compared to the group’s ested in nding cues of peace on clear. Mohammed Afrazul Khan, aged 50 and a long the Israeli occupation of the Pales rhetorical antiSemitic claims in the Palestinian side and acting time resident of Rajasthan, was hacked to death and his tinian territories and East Jerusa the past. Hamas and the Fatah, upon them by putting pressure on

body set on re by a man identied by the police as lem. It has oered protection to Is GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO Palestine President Mahmoud Ab Israel, the occupying force, for Shambhu Lal Raigar, a former marble trader. The vide rael in the UN Security Council, IsraeliPalestinian solution. By en Arab s tates, Jerusalem was bas’s party that rules parts of the compromises. In his world, what os, uploaded by his 14yearold nephew, record Raiga r come to its aid in times of crises, dorsing Israel’s claims over the ci deemed an international city. The West Bank, also reached a reconci matters is America’s cultural and as saying he killed Afrazul to save a woman from “love and provided it with advanced ty, the American President has dri Zionists didn’t wait for the plan to liation agreement recently. This military alliance with Israel. jihad”, and ranting against Muslims, his ramble ranging weapons. The U.S. has even ven a knife into that heart. A be implemented by the UN. In could have been used as an open The real tragedy is the impact looked away when Israel was President who promised the “ulti 1948, they declared the state of Is ing to break the logjam in the Mr. Trump’s decision will have on from lms depicting interreligious romance to the Ba amassing nuclear weapons. In re mate deal” to resolve the conict rael and in the ensuing ArabIsrae peace process. Israel’s history sug the Palestinian people. The hun bri Masjid. The police arrested Raigar and his nephe w turn, Israel has become America’s has eectively dealt a body blow to li war, they captured 23% more gests that it will not agree to any dreds of thousands of Palestinians, and declared they would seek the death penalty for the greatest ally in West Asia. the peace process. territories than even what the UN compromise unless it is forced to who live in the annexed East Jeru former. DirectorGeneral of Police O.P. Galhotra said Despite this special relation This is not diplomacy. If this is a had proposed, including the west do so. Over the years, it has conti salem without even Israeli citizen that prima facie the murderer was of unsound mind, a ship, previous American Presi calculated move as part of a diplo ern half of Jerusalem. Israel seized nued its illegal settlements in the ship, hope to be free at some point theory his family seems to subscribe to. While Rajas dents have been wary of recognis matic package, the U.S. would East Jerusalem in 1967 from Jor occupied territories despite re in time. Likewise, the millions of than Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje condemned the ing Israel’s claims over Jerusalem. have held talks with both sides and dan, and later annexed it. Since peated warnings from the interna Palestinians living in the occupied Even after the U.S. Congress extracted compromises, taking then, Israel has been encouraging tional community. If it was really West Bank and the blockaded Ga murder, saying the case should be prosecuted swiftly, passed the Jerusalem Embassy the peace process a step forward. illegal settlements in the eastern bothered about peace it would za hope to see East Jerusalem as the opposition has embedded the crime in the larger Act, urging the A dministration to If so, Mr. Trump would also have parts of the city, with Palestinians have frozen the settlements and the capital of a future Palestinian majoritarian rhetoric of the Sangh Parivar. But irrespec relocate the U.S. Embassy from Tel said which part of Jerusalem he being forced to live in their histor agreed to having talks with the state. The U.S. has struck a blow tive of whether the murder was the work of an isolated Aviv to the Holy City, American was recognising as Israel’s seat of ical neighbourhoods. Palestinians. against these hopes. First they lost and unsound mind or a deliberate conspiracy, it is im Presidents have deferred the deci power and endorsed the Palesti The Israeli Right has always their city and now are losing even portant that the political discourse around it be respon sion endlessly given international nians’ claim over East Jerusalem, made claims over the whole of the American nudges their claims. This will only lead to sible, and responsive to the insecurity among migran t public opinion and the political including the Old City. Instead, Mr. city. In 1980, when the Likud go The only country th at can put ef their despair mounting. But if the and moral sensitivity of the issue. Trump has taken a unilateral deci vernment was in power, the Israeli fective pressure on Israel is the history of Jerusalem states anyth workers, especially those who are Muslims. It is imper It is this consensus that U.S. Presi sion giving the largest concession Parliament passed a basic law, de U.S. American Presidents have ing, it is that its disputes cannot be ative that this case comes to trial swiftly and the guilty dent Donald Trump has now bro to Israel, perhaps since the Oslo claring Jerusalem “complete and done that in the past without up settled by force. During the C ru are brought to book; this will be a test of the system’s ca ken by recognising Jerusalem as Is process, without getting any pro united” as its capital. This move in setting the U.S.Israel alliance. Not sades, both Christians and Mus pacity and intent to deal rmly with hate crimes. rael’s capital. mises in return. His move willonly voked sharp reaction from world able among them has been Presi lims captured the city using brutal Hate crimes are particularly serious because of their strengthen the Israeli Right, which powers, including the U.S. The UN dent Jimmy Carter who practically force. The Ottomans ruled it for potential to provoke panic. The speed with which the Cutting o the oxygen is dead opposed to ceding any Security Council (UNSC) declared armtwisted Israel’s rightwing centuries only to have it lost to the videos travelled on social media frames a dicult chal Mr. Trump’s supporters claim he inch of Jerusalem to a future Pales the draft law “null and void” and Prime Minister Menachem Begin British a century ago . The Jorda lenge for law enforcement authorities. A temporary In was acting on a longmade pro tinian state. urged member countries to with to join talks with Egyptian Presi nians and the Israelis split it mise, and that Washington re draw their diplomatic missions dent Anwar Sadat and even with among themselves for two de ternet shutdown that was enforced in Rajsamand may mains committed to the peace Was never recognised from the Holy City. This is the rea the Palestinians (whose claim over cades after the Second World War. appear unavoidable, but these are posthoc measures process irrespective of the Jerusa History is not on the side of the son all countries have their embas the occupied territories was not And, now, a millennium after the and cannot prevent the problem of provocative, even lem move. They also say that Mr. likes of Mr. Trump and Israel’s sies in Tel Aviv despite West Jeru even recognised by the Israeli Crusades, the status of Jerusalem grisly, content being made available and even spreading Trump has just shown the world Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya salem being Israel’s seat of power Right those days). Mr. Carter’s at is still disputed. Mr. Trump’s move online. Rajasthan’s elected leaders would do well to go he is a tough decisionmaker and hu. Jerusalem has never been re for decades. Israel defying interna tempts proved successful as Begin may be a big shot in the arm for beyond denouncing the murder and its heinousness. can act decisively while brokering cognised as Israel’s capital by the tional norms and UNSC resolu and Sadat nally signed the Camp the Israelis, but a nal settlement Given the sheer venality of the videos, their accomp a peace between the Israelis and international community. In the tions is nothing new, but America David Agreement. President Bill is still afar. Palestinians. But what these argu original UN General Assembly publicly endorsing Israel’s illegal Clinton also played a key role in nying antiMuslim rhetoric, and the likely sense of inse ments conveniently forget is that plan to partition Palestine and claims is unprecedented. the 2000 Camp David negotiations curity they have caused, it is important for them to de Jerusalem is at the very heart of an create independent Jewish and In an ideal world, had the U.S. between Yasser Arafat and Israel’s [email protected] clare that they stand rmly against sectarian hate crimes. Such crimes pose a very sti challenge in a de mocratic society. They may be isolated, they may be the Living in a world of emerging microbial resistance handiwork of individuals acting on their own, but by #460490 positioning one group (religious, racial, ethnic, gender) against another, the impact of these crimes spills in to The presence of antibiotic resistance in the environment should worry us the wider community. They heighten anxieties among route, because mutations take uent treatment plant had both But the rarity isn’t reason to the targeted groups, and in the age of a polarised social time to spread through a bacterial high levels of ciprooxacin as well lower our guard. We live in unpre media, they risk giving the unacceptable a perverse ac population. The second route, a as novel resistance genes, never cedented times where environ ceptability. There is only one way to counter them: with shortcut known as horizontal gene seen in microbes elsewhere. Such mental bacteria, pathogens and a clear, unambiguous consensus against hate. transfer, is for the bug to borrow genes were also found in euent antibiotics are mixing like never resistance genes from its from a hospital in Pune. before. This means such rare priyanka pulla neighbours. How likely are these genes to events are almost inevitable, says Scientists believe that many hu make the journey from living Prof. Wright. Once they jump to Rights & wrongs ntil now, India’s ght man pathogens today picked up harmlessly in environmental bac human bugs, resistancegenes can The Centre should reconsider its against antibioticresis their resistance genes from the en GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO teria to human pathogens that spread across continents in a few Utance was focussed on get vironment through this shortcut. some cephalosporin antibiotics in sicken people? “That is the ques days, thanks to international air draft Bill on transgender rights ting people to cut down on unne Take ciprooxacin, an antibiotic the early 21st century, came from a tion, and we do not know the travel. t will be a travesty of its avowed objectives if the pro cessary antibiotic consumption. launched by the German company soildwelling species called Kluyve- answer,” says Luigi Rizzo, an envi In 2009, when a deadly resis posed legislation to protect the rights of transgender Having too many antibiotics caus Bayer in the mid1980s. Ciproox ra. The bottom line: soil and water ronmental engineer who studies tance gene was discovered in a es bodily pathogens to resist these acin was the most eective among species have a stockpile of resis technologies to remove antibiotic Swedish patient who had recently persons is not suciently rooted in a rightsbased I miracle drugs. But, for the rst the quinolone class of antibiotics tance genes, which jump to patho resistance germs from wastewater travelled to New Delhi, research approach. News that the Centre has brushed aside a time, the 2017 National Action in ghting gramnegative bacteria gens now and then. for a European project called ers assumed the gene was picked parliamentary standing committee’s report and plans Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance such as K. pneumoniae. But cipro ANSWER or ‘Antibiotics and mo up in India and named it the New to introduce the Transgender Persons (Protection of talks about limiting antibiotics in also had another ace up its sleeve. The antibiotic age bile resistance elements in waste Delhi metallobetalactamase 1 Rights) Bill without changes is a disappointment. The euent being dumped by drug Because bacteria would need mul In fact, phylogenetic studies sug water reuse applications: risks and (NDM1). The Indian government process of recognising the rights of the community and makers into the environment. This tiple resistance mutations to ght gest that the earliest antibioticre innovative solutions’. saw this nomenclature as a public seeking to protect it by legislation gained momentum in is because when these drugs taint cipro, and because such multiple sistance genes in nature are mil When the Swedish researchers relations disaster, arguing that soil and water, the scores of mi mutations are rare, scientists lions of years old. But when compared the numbers of q nr there was no evidence of the 2014, when the Supreme Court gave a landmark verdict crobes that live there grow drug thought resistance was unlikely. humans starting manufacturing genes in the faeces of people living gene’s Indian origin. Whether in the NALSA case. The court recognised the commun resistant. But only a tiny propor Yet, within a decade, ciprooxa antibiotics in the 1950s, a dramatic in Hyderabad’s antibioticpolluted NDM1 came from New Delhi or ity as a third gender entitled to the same rights and con tion of these environmental mi cin resistance had spread globally. shift occurred. Large doses of regions and elsewhere, they found not is still a bone of contention . stitutional protection as other citizens. It called for an crobes trigger disease in humans. Eventually, scientists learnt that these drugs seeped into the envi no dierence. This seems to imply But the worry is that if India end to discrimination based on gender against those So why is resistance among them a bacteria such as K. pneumoniae ronment through poultry and hu that the ow of genes from the en doesn’t move quickly, wastewater who do not conform to the gender assigned to them at problem? had been helped along by horizon man excreta, and waste water vironment to humans is a rare in pharma clusters could give rise birth. Besides this negative right against discrimina tal gene transfer. They seemed to from drug makers and hospitals. event. Instead, most transmission to new genes as dangerous as Environmentpathogen link have borrowed a gene called qnrA, This led to an explosion of resis happens from one human to NDM1. Once such genes jump to tion, the court ruled that transgender persons had a The answer lies in the intimacy which conferred resistance to ci tance genes in soil and water another. “Indeed, if it was not (a humans, they will, no doubt, blaze positive right to make decisions about themselves, e x shared between environmental prooxacin, from a sea and fresh microbes. rare event), given the fact that their way across the planet. When press themselves and participate in community life. It bacteria and human pathogens. water bacterium called Shewanella This is the context in which the there is so much resistance in envi this happens, it will be more than directed the government to accord them ‘socially and Typically, a pathogen, say Klebsiel- algae. Today, researchers think the antibiotictainted wastewater from ronmental bacteria, we never a public relations disaster for In educationally backward’ status so they could benet la pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae), Shewanella species may be the en pharma companies in Hyderabad would have enjoyed the use of an dia. It will be a death sentence for from armative action. In 2014, a private member’s Bill that causes pneumonia, can take vironmental source for q nr (qui must be seen (The Hindu, ‘Ground tibiotics over the past six de Indians as well as thousands moved by DMK MP Tiruchi N. Siva was passed in the Ra two routes to antibiotic resistance. nolone resistance) genes. Similar Zero’ page – “The superbugs of cades,” says Gerard D. Wright, di across the globe. jya Sabha. In the Lok Sabha, the government intro The rst is for its own genes to mu detective work suggests that Hyderabad”, November 18, 2017). rector of the Michael G. DeGroote tate spontaneously to help ght another set of genes, which trig In 2007, Swedish investigators Institute for Infectious Disease Re duced its own Bill, which was referred to the Standing the drug. This is a longwinded gered an epidemic of resistance to found that water in a pharma ef search in Canada. [email protected] Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment. The Standing Committee, in its July 2017 report, sug LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. gested some modications and additions to the draft. In particular, it disagreed with the denition of ‘transgen der’ in the draft Bill and wanted modications to bring Does it again Rahul Gandhi by using disqualifying the two rebel and in the runup to the another hockey legend, is aected by dierent it in line with global norms. The Committee felt that the Political decorum has derogatory terms. The members as having been Gujarat elections. In the Islahuddin of Pakistan, who types of retardation. touched its nadir with Prime Minister could do a “done in haste” and to face of such mounting spoke of the move by Because of their intellectual denition violated the principle that transgender pe r former Rajya Sabha MP lot to raise the bar as far as imply that the anti evidence, the Chairman European hockey bodies to disabilities, they are not sons have a right to selfidentication of their gende r. Mani Shankar Aiyar calling decent political debate is defection law is a “tool to had no other option but to impose “the articial turf even aware of their legal Activists and experts have also rightly pointed to the ab Prime Minister Narendra concerned if he desists stie dissent” is tantamount disqualify them. He took only” in the game’s scheme and legitimate rights. In sence of any reference to the implications of criminal Modi “neech kism ka from harping on his to making a mockery of the right decision at the as having sounded the most cases, their guardians and civil laws that are based on the traditional gen der aadmi” (a low life) in background and hailing democracy. right time. death knell for or social activists have had binary. While provisions on equality and nondiscrimi reaction to Mr. Modi’s from a particular caste. How can the decision to Y. Satya Kumar, subcontinental hockey. The to and still ght for these. nation would promote equal opportunity, in the pro speech (“Congress Elections should be disqualify them militate Hyderabad charm of eld hockey, with There is another grave suspends Aiyar for remark contested on issues. against the spirit of the its beautiful passes and issue. There are an cess the real benet of reservation in jobs should not be against PM Modi”, V. Subramanian, antidefection law when it is The turf game astute dribbling, has been inadequate number of denied. Social legislation should not be merely benevo December 8). It is very Chennai as clear as daylight that the Hockey legend Floris Jan lost for ever. No other special schools, special lent; rather, it should be imbued with an approach that dicult to buy Mr. Aiyar’s two members had violated Bovelander’s suggestion major sport has been educators and paramedical extends to the marginalised sections the freedom, di g defence of his poor Disqualication of MPs it with impunity? that hockey should move tinkered with in terms of its sta to help this segment of nity and autonomy that other citizens enjoy. In the do knowledge of Hindi. If It is surprising that The purpose and the away from being played on playing surfaces as hockey the population. Public main of legislation, disagreements over drafts are natu socalled intellectuals make The Hindu has a blinkered objective of the anti an articial pitch surface if has. Why be so blinkered support is the cornerstone ral. It is up to the government of the day to adopt an such jarring comments, view of the disqualication defection law will be we want to see hockey about hockey? of any welfare programme. inclusive approach towards divergent opinions and what can we expect from of the dissident Janata Dal ( defeated if the being embraced by many V. Jagadeesan, These children may be the lesser mortals? The United) leaders, Sharad disqualication of those more nations is worthy of Hyderabad victims of fate but they come up with the best law possible. Ignoring the opi Congress should be Yadav and Ali Anwar, from who violate it is sought to serious consideration by should not be the victims of nions of experts and parliamentary committees does appreciated for taking swift the Rajya Sabha (Editorial — be delayed on specious and the game’s administrators For a helping hand our neglect. not help the process. The Centre should revisit its draft action by suspending Mr. “Defection, disaection, unreasonable grounds. (‘Sport’ – “‘I am into Every year, December 8 is P. Narayanan, and incorporate the inputs of the standing committee Aiyar from the party. December 8). Both rebel members had developing new forms & observed as National Day Chennai and an expert panel that submitted a report in 2014. However, the BJP too can To call the decision of the openly campaigned against formats’”, December 5). I for the Mentally Retarded. more letters online: be blamed for ridiculing Mr. Chairman of Rajya Sabha in the parent party in the past recollect an interview by About 2% of the population www.hindu.com/opinion/letters/

THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2017 GROUND ZERO 7 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE When every breath kills In the cotton belt of Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district, pesticide poisoning through inhalation has caused 21 deaths in three months. Serish Nanisetti reports on the deadly cocktail of absent regulation, government apathy, and farmers’ desperation that continues to claim lives

eeta Bandu Sonule doesn’t cry any more. Not even when she re Glives the nal moments of her husband Chandrakant Bandu Sonule (40), who died two months ago, after spraying pesticide on a cotton eld. On September 19 this year, it had been raining on and o in the small vil lage of Manoli in Maharashtra’s Yavat mal district. Bandu, as he was known in the village, had come to the cotton farm of Shankar Ramakrishna Chowdhuri in search of work. That morning, he lled a container with the pesticide handed to him, and pulled a cord to bring the petrolpowered sprayer to life. Covering his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, he began spraying the ne mist on the cotton eld. The crop was taller than the veandahalf foot labourer, who had taken on the task for a daily wage of 300. Inhaling the toxic mist was an occupational hazard he didn’t have the luxury of worrying about.

A death foretold Bandu began spraying at 9 a.m. and did not stop except to indulge his small vice: kharra (an addictive blend of scented tobacco ground with lime). He had bought two packets, costing 10 each, for the day’s use. His wife hadn’t packed his lunch. “It was pitru paksh amavasya (new moon), so he was fast ing. He didn’t take food but told me about the kharra packets. Usually he has jhunka bhakar (a spicy preparation of gram our eaten with jowar roti) in the morning, and carries the same thing for lunch,” says Geeta. “It had rained during the day. The sky was cloudy. Bandu returned home just as it was getting dark. He had his bath, and made the ritual oering to his de ceased father. After that he started com plaining of dizziness and nausea. I told him it must be because of his fasting. He sat down for a dinner of chicken, jowar roti, green chillies, and onions. Then he started throwing up, and said he was Deadly incentive: “Farm workers are paid on the basis of the number of times they empty pesticide containers.” A farm labourer sprays pesticide on cotton crop in Manoli village, Yawatmal district, Maharashtra.

unable to see. He kept vomiting, and (Below) Geeta Sonule (in a blue saree), whose husband Bandu Sonule died of pesticide poisoning through inhalation, along with her family. * S. SUDARSHAN was tossing and turning all night,” she recalls, surrounded by her father, moth er, daughter, nieces and nephews in her call if they need information or if they probe by a Special Investigation Team. “Soon, 500 ox carts per year were <> The government has parents’ house in Amdi village, 2 km experience discomfort due to spraying Among the survivors of accidental making the trip from the interiors of constituted a Special #460490 from Manoli. of pesticides. pesticide exposure is Avdhut Laxman central India to the dockyards of Bom Investigative Team with While Manoli has no hospital, Gha Wadgure (48), a farmer from the same bay. At its peak, three lakh ox carts were district ocials and doctors to tanji, which is 5 km away, has a rural Desperate to save crops village as Bandu. “I sprayed Profex Sup used to transport cotton. The area was probe these deaths. I hope it healthcare centre. The district head Farmers who see their healthy cotton er on my toor dal (pigeon pea) crop on transformed, as roads, bridges, and will bring out the truth. quarters of Yavatmal, 42 km from Gha crop grow to a height of six feet are an November 14. I began at 9 a.m. and bungalows for travellers came up. The Official tanji, has the Vasantrao Naik Govern xious to eliminate any risk of pests. sprayed using my hand pump till 3.30 Nizam handed over the Aurangabad District agriculture department ment Medical College, which is a They deploy practically everything they p.m. I didn’t take a break as I was fasting mint to two brothers, Pestonjee Meherji 584bed facility. Ghatanji to Yavatmal is lay their hands on. Farm workers are that day. Three days later, when I took and Viccajee Meherji. Later they were farmers in Warangal the same way. a bonerattling bus ride that takes more paid on the basis of the number of times my mother to hospital, I felt feverish given permission to mint their own In 2002, Hukumdeo Yadav, the then than an hour, with a short ghat section they empty the pesticide containers. and couldn’t see properly. The doctor coins, known as Peston Shahi Sikka,” Union Minister of State for Agriculture, that passes through the Tipeshwar Wil Naturally, they stretch themselves to the asked me to get admitted here,” says says Captain Kerman. F. Pestonjee, had told the Lok Sabha, “As per the re dlife Sanctuary. <> I have my own petroldriven limit. Wadgure, who owns 3.5 acres in Manoli. greatgreatgreat grandson of Pestonjee port from the Government of Andhra In the morning, Geeta took her hus pump. A month back, I sprayed “I have my own petroldriven pump. Profex Super is a combination of two Meherji, who brought the rst lot of cot Pradesh, 51 cases of pesticide poisoning band to the medical centre in Ghatanji. through the day, from 9 a.m. to A month back, I sprayed through the neurotoxins, of which one is an organo ton to the Bombay port. involving 13 deaths due to exposure to Bandu was given some eye drops and 5 p.m. A couple of weeks later, I day, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A couple of phosphate, a synthetic chemical that But this was too good to last. In 1853, pesticides have been reported during told that he would be alright. “When we began to lose my sight. I had weeks later, I began to lose my sight. I belongs to the same family as the noto the British took over Berar (a province September and October, 2001. Some got back home, he began to have con had stomach cramps and pain in the rious nerve gas Sarin, which kills by dis then nominally under the Hyderabad deaths due to pesticides poisoning have stomach cramps and pain in vulsions. He was sweating profusely, he throat. My wife brought me to this hos rupting neural pathways. Wadgure is state) from the Nizam. In 1866, the post been reported from a few other States again started vomiting, and he couldn’t the throat. pital after hearing all the stories of peo one of the lucky few to have survived an of Cotton Commissioner for the Central also… No indepth health monitoring see. We couldn’t take him to a hospital Vinod Shirji Dhanke ple dying due to pesticide exposure,” intense exposure to these neurotoxins. Provinces and Berar was created, and study is contemplated in this regard by Farm hand from Dhamangaon as there was only 15 in the house,” Gee says Vinod Shirji Dhanke, a farm hand What emerges from conversations Harry RivettCarnac became the rst ap the Ministry of Agriculture.” Clearly, ta says. from Dhamangaon. with various farm workers and farmers pointee. His job was to collect detailed with no study conducted, no lessons An autorickshaw from Manoli to Ya cluding organophosphates, pyreth He had done a simple calculation: is that the spraying of pesticide is linked information about cotton in the region. have been learnt. vatmal costs 200. “I borrowed money roids, neonicotinoids, and pyrazoles as With one litre of petrol, he could spray not to pest infestation or the health of As a British ocial wrote to his supe Three months into the tragedy un from my brother, and the next morning, responsible for the deaths. As news of 30 times. On a single day he sprayed the the crop but to how much of it can be riors in 1870: “All the best land in Berar; folding in Yavatmal, the pesticide and we took him again to the same medical Bandu’s death spread, government o pesticide 50 times and earned 1,500. sprayed, and how desperate the farmer it is full of that deep rich black alluvial fertiliser shops in the district wear a de centre in Ghatanji where we had shown cials rushed to inspect Shankar Chowd “Never again will I spray pesticides. I am is to save the crop. soil called regar, of almost inexhaustible serted look. The shop shelves have been him the previous night. After two hours, huri’s farmland. They discovered a selling o my 5,500 pump for 2,000,” The amount of pesticides sprayed on fertility…” The colonial administration emptied out. “The government has we got an admission card for the Vasan number of empty bottles and canisters says Danke, convalescing in Ward No. 18 cotton has grown exponentially over nearly 200 years ago tracked the rain asked us not to sell any pesticides,” says trao Naik Government Medical College of pesticides. District ocials identied of the same hospital where Bandu died. the years. Nearly 6,863 metric tonnes of fall, moisture, terrain, and fertility of a shop owner. Local activists, led by De in Yavatmal. We took a bus and by the a cocktail of pesticides, including Polo, The entire ward has been repurposed pesticides were used on cotton crops by the land. In contrast, the amount of in wanand Pawar of the Shetkari Nyay time we reached the hospital, it was the Steamreach, and Tonic. for taking care of patients exposed to fa farmers in India in 2002. By 2013, the formation farmers have in the age of Hakka Andolan Samiti (Committee for evening of September 21,” says Geeta. Polo, manufactured by the global tal levels of pesticides. “This has be quantity had risen to 11,598 metric Whatsapp and Facebook is very limited. Justice to Farmers), claim that traders Bandu was rushed to the ICU. He was gi agribusiness giant Syngenta, has diafen come like a VIP ward, attracting the tonnes. This year, on November 13, fol On its website, the Central Institute for sold unbranded pesticides and cocktails ven some medicines, his eyes were ban thiuron (which kills by causing paraly maximum number of visitors,” says a lowing a petition by concerned citizens Cotton Research has a link for weekly that they had themselves created, un daged, and he was put on an intrave sis) as the active ingredient. The bottles nurse at the hospital. “Now there are on how pesticides are aecting the right weather bulletins to help cotton farm hindered by regulatory oversight. nous drip. His wife, son, nephew and a with the labels of Tonic and Steamreach only seven patients. But for three to life, the Supreme Court issued a not ers. But the most recent weather bulle nurse tried to hold him down on the had no identiable chemical names on months we struggled with a full ward. ice to the Central government on the tin dates back to the rst week of Au No lessons learnt bed as he thrashed about in spasmodic them. But all of them had a blue band, Some of the patients were constantly in regulation of pesticides. The Centre is gust. Not only are there no regular As this tragedy was unfolding in Yavat violence. On September 23, at 7 a.m., which indicates toxicity and marks pain, screaming, complaining of burn yet to reply to the notice. updates, even this bulletin meant to mal, the CIBRC met in Delhi on October his body went limp. Doctors pro them out as dangerous. ing eyes. Others writhed and thrashed help farmers is not available in Marathi, 11. At its 378th meeting, the panel ap nounced him dead. Bandu had joined As the number of deaths due to pesti about. We would ask the relatives to Colonial greed, indierence now the local language. proved the import of a number of coded Yavatmal’s growing list of people who cide poisoning piled up, activists of the hold them down. Some had to be tied to Yavatmal is the heart of the cottonpro samples of pesticides for research, test had died of pesticide poisoning through Maharashtra Navnirman Sena targeted the beds to keep them from harming ducing region in the country, with No paperwork, no regulations ing, and trial. inhalation. an ocial from the agriculture depart themselves.” 43,84,000 hectares under the crop. In Yavatmal is the second largest mart for In the minutes of the meeting, the ment, demanding that culpable homi Poisoning by organophosphates the morning hours, the roads in the pesticides and fertilisers in Maharash word ‘approved’ occurs 28 times in the Killer pesticides cide charges be slapped against Maha causes headache, dizziness, weakness, countryside are full of tinkling ox carts tra, after Ahmednagar. It has 72 large 33page document. It approved the indi Manoli is about 47 km from the district rashtra Agriculture Minister Pandurang anxiety, tremors of tongue and eyelids, piled high with the white bre. It was distributors for the two commodities. genous manufacture of pronil, with a headquarters of Yavatmal. It is a village Fundkar and the department ocials. miosis, and impairment of visual acuity. back in 1825 that Parsi bankers and mer “The government has given us a ma caveat about usage: “Fipronil is highly of a few hundred houses surrounded by Following 21 deaths in one district due Some lost control of their bowel move chants rst brought such ox carts load chine to take the ngerprints of those toxic to bees therefore (sic) should not endless acres of cotton and green pige to pesticide exposure, the Zilla Parishad ment, adds the nurse, who did not want ed with cotton to Bombay, from where it who purchase fertilisers. They should be applied on blossoming Cotton (B). on pea farms. State Highway 237 passes Agriculture Ocer was placed under to be identied. Doctors at the hospital was shipped to the mills of Lancashire also bring their Aadhaar card,” says Har The product is toxic to aquatic inverte through these elds. suspension. The State government has refused to speak, citing the ongoing and Manchester. ish Goplani of Pushpak Krishi Kendra, a brates and sh therefore (sic) not to be A month before Bandu died, on Au given a compensation of 2 lakhs to the retailer of farm supplies. used in and around Aquaculture.” gust 6, a farmer named Dashrath Rama next of kin of the dead. Nonetheless, purchasing pesticide Incidentally, the European Union has Chavan was brought to Yavatmal’s Va “We cannot wish away pesticides,” doesn’t require any paperwork. Two of launched an investigation into the pre santrao Naik Government Medical Col says a district agriculture department the pesticides, Tonic and Gayathri, sence of pronil in chicken eggs in mul lege. The next day, Devidas Ramaji Ma ocial. “Farm incomes will decline ra which are being blamed for the pesti tiple countries. How a potent pesticide davi was brought in by his relatives. By pidly if we stop using them. This year, cide exposure fatalities, had no infor used to treat eas, ticks, and bugs on the end of November, 21 people (13 the pink bollworm has created panic mation on them about the ingredients, animals ended up in eggs remains a farmers and eight farm workers) had among farmers, who have ended up us according to a study by D. Narasimha mystery. According to media reports, died due to pesticide inhalation in Ya ing a number of pesticides. The govern Reddy of Pesticide Action Network. two directors of a company accused of vatmal district alone. Activists peg the ment has constituted a Special Investi The study also found that some pesti playing a role in pronil contamination number of the dead at 50 in the other gative Team with district ocials and cides not approved by the Central Insec were arrested by Dutch ocials in Au cottongrowing regions of Maharashtra doctors in its ranks to probe these ticides Board and Registration Commit gust this year. such as Akola, Amravati, Dhamangaon, deaths. I hope it will bring out the tee (CIBRC), the apex body for Meanwhile, Bandu’s family struggles Nagpur, and Wardha. Also, 497 instanc truth.” regulating the use of pesticides in the to recover from the tragedy. “He fasted es of temporary blindness caused by Now a pamphlet prepared by the country, including a fungicide named to feed his father, now his son will have pesticide inhalation have been report agriculture department has been plas copper oxychloride and a carcinogenic to do the same thing next year. If I knew ed. Doctors call it ‘temporary blindness’ tered on all the shops selling farm herbicide, Glyphosate, were being used something like this would happen, I as almost all the survivors regained equipment as well in the village com by farmers. would have asked him not to fast,” says their sight after a few days of treatment. munity halls. It lists the dos and don’ts But these deaths caused by pesticide Bandu’s mother Kausabai Chandrabhan Agriculture department ocials have and safe practices. But it doesn’t even inhalation are not the rst such in India. Sonule, remembering the dark night of identied a number of chemicals, in have a helpline number for farmers to Sixteen years ago, death stalked the amavasya that spirited her son away.

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by Jadhav’s mother Special Correspondent New Delhi Congress dares PM ‘Keep mum “We received the response Prime Minister Narendra from the Pakistani govern Modi on Friday again raised on Modi ment to the request made suspended Congress leader to rein in abuse by India on November 13, Mani Shankar Aiyar’s remark barbs’ 2017 to allow both mother terming him a neech aadmi Special Correspondent and wife of Mr. Jadhav to (lowly person), and labelled New Delhi Special Correspondent meet him,” said Ministry of the Congress a casteist party. After the immediate suspen New Delhi External Aairs spokesper Speaking at a public meet sion of veteran leader Mani The Congress has directed son Raveesh Kumar in New ing in the small town of Shankar Aiyar for his com its senior leaders and spo Delhi. Bhabhar in Banaskantha dis ments against Prime Minis kespersons not to respond Ocials described the Pa Kulbhushan Jhadhav trict in North Gujarat, Mr. ter Narendra Modi, the Con to any barbs from Prime kistani move which comes a Modi accused Mr. Aiyar of Sharp attack: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an election gress launched a Minister Narendra Modi or week before the next hear to the mother as well. We al visiting Pakistan to arrange rally in Gandhinagar on Friday. * PTI counteroensive against the BJP and to keep the de ing of the case at The so raised concern about his [Modi’s] supari (contract the BJP for use of coarse dis bate limited to questions Hague’s International Court their safety and security in killing). against him for last three sons on the sidelines of an course. raised by Congress vice of Justice, as “positive and Pakistan.” Ms. Swaraj said “After I became Prime Mi years,” Mr. Modi alleged. IndiaPakistan seminar. Speaking at a press confe Randeep Surjewala president Rahul Gandhi on humanitarian.” that she conveyed the Pakis nister, this man [Aiyar] went “What is my crime? This “And if the Congress su rence in Ahmedabad on Fri the Gujarat Model of deve External Aairs Minister tani decision to Mrs. Avanti to Pakistan and met some country’s people have elect ers any damage in the polls day, Congress leader Ran for the Congress and other lopment. Sushma Swaraj took to so ka Jadhav, the mother. Pakistanis. All these things ed me in a democratic way, due to my comments, then I deep Surjewala said the opposition parties. Will you Smarting from the self cial media to announce the Ocials said that they are are available on social me and you go to Pakistan and will accept whatever punish Bharataiya Janata Party apologise for it?” he said. goal by its now suspended development and said, “Go not considering the “purely dia. In that meeting, he is say that this man is coming ment the party deems t,” (BJP) should follow its vice The Congress leader senior leader Mani Shan vernment of Pakistan has humanitarian” gesture as seen discussing with Pakista in the way and remove him.” he said. president Rahul Gandhi’s went on to list jibes made by kar Aiyar, the party is now conveyed that they will give equivalent to granting of nis that until Modi is not re Mr. Aiyar, meanwhile, example and rein in motor Mr. Modi and other BJP lead treading cautiously. visa to the mother and wife consular access that India moved from the way, rela said he was ready to accept Past instances mouths in its party. ers against the Congress. According to sources, all of Kulbhushan Jadhav. Ear has been demanding from tions between India and any punishment if the party This is not the rst time Mr. “You can use the harshest “The PM himself in the last senior leaders have been lier Pakistan had given visa the moment Mr. Jadhav was Pakistan cannot improve,” suered damage in the Guja Aiyar’s comments have left words to criticise policies of Assembly elections had told that regardless of the only to the wife. On this, we produced before the Pakis Mr. Modi said. rat polls from his comment. the Congress redfaced. In your opponent, but the crit called Congress president provocation they should asked Pakistan to give visa tani media. “Someone tell me what is November 1998, Mr. Aiyar, icism should never get per Sonia Gandhi, one of the tal not issue clarications. the meaning of removing so ‘Deeply regret it’ who was then Congress spo sonal,” Mr. Surjewala said, lest leaders in India, an Ita “We do not want any one meone from the way? You The veteran party leader, kesperson, called BJP stal applauding Mr. Gandhi for lian Jersey Cow. Will he be to digress from narrative of had gone to Pakistan to give who was suspended on wart Atal Bihari Vajpayee a taking the unprecedented latedly apologise for it,” Mr. the failed Gujarat model of India enters Wassenaar my supari; you wanted to Thursday for his remarks, “layak vyakti, nalayak neta” step of suspending Mr. Ai Surjewala asked. development, on which give Modi’s supari,” the said the Congress had given (competent person, useless yar. He questioned Mr. Modi’s BJP has no answers,” a se Prime Minister said. him a lot and India had no leader). His chaiwallah label comments on Congress nior Congress functionary Arrangement “This conversation took future without the party. for Mr. Modi in the run up to ‘Many jibes’ leader Shashi Tharoor’s late said, adding that it is just place three years ago. The “If the Congress has suf 2014 Lok Sabha election be “We want to ask Modiji, can wife Sunanda Pushkar, an election strategy and The MEA spokesperson The Hindu had earlier re Congress party had tried to fered any damage because of came a rallying point for BJP you show similar courage? whom he [Modi] had re not gag orders. The orders said, “While membership of ported that Russia had ex suppress this episode ... what I have said, then I deep campaign. Your party and yourself ev ferred to as “50 crore ki have been orally conveyed the Arrangement would not pressed optimism about In They did not take any action ly regret it,” he told pressper (With PTI inputs) ery day use vulgar language girlfriend.” to the leaders. automatically entail any dia’s membership in the preferential treatment from Wassenaar Arrangement. other WA members, it Deputy Foreign Minister would create the grounds Sergey Ryabkov had said for realignment of India in earlier this week that Rus Chidambaram’s Kashmiris turn ire on U.S. the export control policy sian support for Indian framework of other WA membership in the organi members, including eligibil sation will help bilateral kin on CBI radar Restrictions imposed in Srinagar, no Friday prayers allowed in Jamia Masjid ity for certain licensing ex ties. ceptions.” He said “This is an exam Probe into auction of a hotel in T.N. Peerzada Ashiq city’s Nowhatta, M.R. Gunj Membership in the Ar ple and reection of Russia’s Srinagar and Safakadal were placed rangement has been part of unwavering support to In Devesh K. Pandey overdue in the loan account Kashmir witnessed wides under restrictions. India’s quest for member dia’s membership of inter New Delhi and it was classied as a pread protests on Friday However, postprayers ship in the export control national nuclear control re The Central Bureau of Inves nonperforming asset. The against the U.S. move to shift protests were held in Srina organisations. gimes.” tigation (CBI) has instituted bank issued notice under its embassy from Tel Aviv to gar’s Maisuma and Hasana a preliminary inquiry into the Securitisation and Re Jerusalem, forcing the auth bad localities, where devo allegations that a Tamil Na construction of Financial orities to impose restrictions tees held antiU.S. du hotel was undervalued Assets and Enforcement of in Srinagar and place separa demonstrations. Protesters and auctioned to a relative Security Interest Act, 2002 tists under house arrest. also set an egy of U.S. Pre Adultery law weighted #460490 of the former Finance Minis (also known as the SARFAE No Friday prayers were al sident Donald Trump on ter P. Chidambaram, in a SI Act) for recovery, took lowed at Srinagar’s historic re. A protest march was in favour of men: SC conspiracy with some In symbolic possession of the Jamia Masjid which hosts held in Budgam. dian Overseas Bank (IOB) property, and xed its auc one of the biggest congrega On re: Protesters shout slogans as they burn the egy of U.S. In north Kashmir, demon “This is tantamount to sub Justice D.Y. Chandrachud ocials. tion on December 6, 2007. tions in the Valley. Mirwaiz President Donald Trump in Srinagar. * NISSAR AHMAD strations were held in parts ordination of a woman paraphrased the petition K. Kathirvel, a doctor On the auction day, the Umar Farooq, head priest of Handwara and Kupwara. where the Constitution con er’s argument that it who was running the hotel complainant — on the ho and chairman of the All Par and disallowed Muslims move “unacceptable to the In south Kashmir, Pulwama fers equal status [on wo amounted to a violation of a in partnership with his asso tel’s behalf — paid 65 lakh ties Hurriyat Conference , from oering Friday prayers Muslim world.” and Anantnag witnessed men],” it declared. woman’s fundamental right ciates, lodged a complaint in its loan account as in was not allowed to step out and register their resent TehreekeHurriyat chair stone throwing and clashes. Further, only a husband against discrimination un with the CBI in September structed by the then general of his house in Nigeen. ment to the U.S. decision man Syed Ali Geelani was al Protests were held in La or the person in whose care der Article 15 when law “as 2016, alleging that the Com manager in the bank’s re “The authoritarian re peacefully,” said the Mir so stopped from joining the dakh’s Kargil and Drass areas the husband has left his wife sumes a patronising attitude fort Inn hotel in Tirupur was covery department. Howev gime imposed restrictions waiz. He termed the U.S. prayers. Volatile areas of the too. can le a complaint under to women.” put to auction despite the er, it is alleged, the bank Section 497. “By presuming the wo fact that the owners were auctioned the property. Of The petition challenges man to be a victim, has the ready to clear the bank the two bidders, Padmini the validity of Section 198 (1) law made a patronising as loans. quoted the highest amount and (2) of the Code of Crimi sumption?” Justice Chan He alleged that the hotel of 4.24 crore and got the Naga pact won’t aect States: Rajnath nal Procedure which deems drachud asked. was worth 10 crore, but hotel. The same day, she that only a husband can be Why is prosecution un was undervalued and sold paid 25% of the bid amount. an aggrieved party in of der Section 497 completely for 4.24 crore to Padmini The CBI, during the veri Home Minister allays fears on peace agreement with insurgent group NSCNIM fences against marriage like dependent on the hus Sivasubramanian, sister of cation of facts, concluded adultery and only he can go band’s word? Mr. Chidambaram’s wife Na that the bank ocials had Press Trust of India anyone. Territorial integrity serve,” Mr. Singh said at the to court. So much so that a woman lini. She passed away a few acted in a hurried manner Shokhuvi of no State will be aected,” Hornbill Festival at the Naga Arguing for the petitioner can enter into an adulterous months ago. to “facilitate” Padmini in ac Seeking to allay the concerns Mr. Singh told presspersons heritage village of Kisama, Joseph Shine, advocates Ka relationship if her husband The petitioner also ap quiring the hotel by not fol of three Northeastern States, here on the sidelines of a about 12 km from the State leeswaram Raj and Suvidutt consents. proached the Delhi High lowing prudent banking Union Home Minister Raj ‘Sainik Sammelan’ of the pa capital Kohima, earlier in the M.S. submitted that the pe The debate in the court Court, which sought a res practice. Dr. Kathirvel, in nath Singh announced on ramilitary Assam Ries. day. nal section was framed at a centered on the question ponse from the CBI. The his complaint, alleged that Friday that the territorial in He was replying to a ques NSCNIM’s key demand time when a wife was consi whether Section 497 de agency submitted before the the bank ocials had also tegrity of Arunachal Pra tion on the possibility of the has been to integrate Naga dered the husband’s proper means a woman to the ex court that it had initiated a threatened him, demanding desh, Assam and Manipur territorial integrity of Aruna inhabited areas of Arunachal ty. tent that she is considered preliminary inquiry. that he withdraw the com would not be compromised chal Pradesh, Assam and Ma Pradesh, Assam and Mani They asked the court to the husband’s “commodi plaint. As he refused, the while inking the nal Naga nipur being hampered by pur, which has been strongly annul Section 497. ty?” Two term loans bank allegedly initiated ac peace accord. the likely peace agreement Rajnath Singh opposed by the three BJP “Does this relegate her to It turned out that the hotel tion under the SARFAESI Mr. Singh also said that between the Central govern ruled States. Equal status the level of a commodity?” had taken two term loans of Act against D.R. Poultry violence perpetrated by in ment and the Naga insurgen Prime Minister Narendra Last week, President Ram The Constitution confers Justice Chandrachud asked. 2.55 crore and 42 lakh Farms Pvt. Ltd. and other surgent groups in the north cy group Nationalist Socialist Modi, is committed to doing Nath Kovind said Nagaland equal status on man and wo Terming the provision from the IOB in August accounts of Best Wing Ener east had fallen signicantly — Council of NagalandIsak its best to full the aspira was at the threshold of mak man. “quite archaic,” the Su 2005. gy India Pvt. Ltd., the com by 75%80%. Muivah (NSCNIM). tions of the Naga people for a ing history as the nal agree The time had come when preme Court observed in As its construction was panies he was associated “There should be no ap “The Central government, brighter tomorrow, with all ment on the Naga issue society had to realise that a the order that when society taking time, there was an with. prehension or worry for under the leadership of the honour they richly de would soon be arrived at. woman was equal to her progresses, rights are con husband in every respect, rmed and a new genera Chief Justice Misra recorded tion of thoughts should in the Supreme Court order. spring forth. A paradigm shift in court’s view on adultery SC denies interim relief In 1985, a threejudge Bench dismissed the argument that Section 497 of the IPC is discriminatory to toddy sector in Kerala Krishnadas Rajagopal tion, legislative despotism women”. However, the tery, Justice Vivian Bose, and violates the sanctity of NEW DELHI and male chauvinism”. threejudge Bench led by the speaking for the Bench, said the matrimonial tie by deve Krishnadas Rajagopal before the next date of hear The decision of the Supreme then Chief Justice of India the protection from prosecu loping an illicit relationship NEW DELHI ing on January 8, 2018. Court on Friday to reexa Prosecuting a husband Y.V. Chandrachud dismissed tion given to women under with one of the spouses. The The Supreme Court on Fri “We are really thinking mine the oence of adultery Ms. Chidambaram described these arguments as having Section 497 was in tune with erring man alone can be day denied Kerala’s toddy what can be done,” Chief is prima facie an admission Section 497 as a kind of “ro only a “strong emotive Article 15 (3) of the Constitu punished and not the erring sector interim relief from its Justice Misra remarked. that the court has consistent mantic paternalism”, which appeal”. tion. Article 15 (3) allows the woman. It does not arm the nationwide ban on sale of ‘li The State, represented by ly gone wrong in denying stemmed from the assump The judgment said a wife legislature to make “special two spouses to hit each oth quor’ within 500 metres senior advocate V. Giri, gave that the colonial penal provi tion that women, like chat could always initiate civil ac provisions” which are “be er with the weapon of crimi along National and State a guarded response to the sion is actually “male chauvi tels, are the property of tion against her unfaithful necial” for women and nal law. That is why neither highways. toddy sector’s plea, saying, nism” disguised as a bene men. husband. children. can the husband prosecute To make matters worse “Though the Kerala Abkari cial law for women. She argued that while Sec The court agreed that “a the wife and send her to jail for toddy shop licensees Act treats toddy dierently, In a 1985 judgment, a tion 497 gave husbands the man seducing the wife of Denied discrimination nor can the wife prosecute and the employees’ union, it is also liquor because it is threejudge Bench records exclusive right as an ag another” was the most seen In 1988, a twojudge Bench, the husband and send him to the Kerala government sub extracted.” the submissions made on be grieved party to prosecute and felt evil in society. in V. Revathi versus Union of jail,” Justice M.P. Thakkar mitted in the court that tod Mr. Giri, however, added half of Sowmithri Vishnu, the adulterer in a case in husband for adultery. India, denied gender dis wrote. dy was indeed “liquor”. The that toddy had only about whose husband wanted di volving his wife, a similar The law also does not take Yusuf Abdul Aziz case crimination in the fact that A revisit signals a para ban has aected employees 8% alcohol content in it. vorce for desertion and adul right had not been conferred into account cases where the The Vishnu verdict draws its only the adultererman is digm shift in the way the and families working in the “To be drunk, you need tery. on a wife to prosecute the husband has sexual relations strength from a vejudge punished and not the wife court views the modern In sector. to drink at least ve bottles Nalini Chidambaram, se woman with whom her hus with an unmarried woman. Constitution Bench verdict who consensually entered dian women. A Bench, led by Chief Jus of toddy,” senior advocate nior advocate appearing for band has committed Thus, the provision in the Yusuf Abdul Aziz case into the adulterous “The time has come for tice of India Dipak Misra, Raju Ramachandran and ad Ms. Vishnu, called Section adultery. deems that “husbands have of 1954. relationship. society to realise that a wo meanwhile, asked the State vocate Bina Madhavan, for 497 (adultery) of the Indian Secondly, the provision a free licence under the law Answering the question “The community punish man is equal to her husband government to make its po the Toddy Shop Licensees Penal Code a “agrant in does not confer any right on to have extramarital rela why a wife cannot be prose es the ‘outsider’ who breaks in every respect,” Chief Jus sition clear in an adavit Association, pitched in. stance of gender discrimina the wife to prosecute her tionships with unmarried cuted as an abettor to adul into the matrimonial home tice Dipak Misra observed.

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POLL POURRI Many titans in the fray in Phase 1 polls New ammunition NEW DELHI The Congress has alleged that 977 candidates contesting in 89 constituencies in Saurashtra, South Gujarat; EC allays fears of EVM tampering the then BJP government under the chief ministership Mahesh Langa fears regarding rigging of date setting and on poll day of Narendra Modi had been AHMEDABAD machines. before the beginning of ac involved in a scam worth Voting will be held in 89 con In the VVPAT machines at tual polls, twostage rando 20,000 crore in the Gujarat stituencies in Gujarat on Sa tached with each EVM, a misation of machines, strin State Petroleum Corporation. turday in the rst phase of paper slip is generated bear gent security protocols for Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said on the highstakes Assembly ing the name and symbol of storage of machines before, Friday that the outflow of funds was at its peak elections. the candidate for whom the during and after the polls, during the 2014 Lok Sabha campaign. “This has A total of 21.2 million vo vote has been cast and the and comprehensive videog never been spoken about, even CAG did not pick it ters are expected to cast choice will be displayed to raphy and CCTV coverage of up because of smart accounting. Money was their votes at 24,689 polling the voter through a transpa all EVM and VVPAT related systematically transferred offshore in the name of stations in Saurashtra and rent window for seven se activities and storage in oil exploration,” he said. The Congress leader South Gujarat. conds after the vote has been strongrooms,” the EC state alleged that huge cost overruns, mismanagement of funds and instances of undue benefits allegedly A total of 977 candidates cast. ment said. being passed on by GSPC to various private are contesting, including Any malfunctioning EVMs companies led to losses to the tune of 19,576 Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Mandatory checks or VVPATs found during the crore to the State government. BJP State president Jitu Vagh Moreover, the commission rstlevel checks were sent to ani and the Congress leaders will conduct a mandatory the factories so that they Shaktisinh Gohil, Arjun verication of VVPAT paper cannot be used in the elec The show begins Modhvadia and Paresh Dha slips of one randomly select tion. AHMEDABAD nani. ed polling station in every “After the rstlevel With the elections inching Voting will start at 8 a.m. Assembly constituency checks, the machines are closer, political parties are and end at 6 p.m. with arran Commission said it had put with some political parties credibility of the elections,” a across the State. kept in a strongroom under leaving no stone unturned to gements to ensure smooth in place “an elaborate frame and voters asking if the ma press release said. “The comprehensive fra roundtheclock security and attract voters. The BJP has polling in nearly 18 districts work of systems, security chines were tamperproof. For the rst time, the ECI mework of administrative CCTV coverage.” come up with a unique style in the two regions. protocols and procedural is deploying voter veriable protocols and procedural sa According to the ECI, the of campaigning — it has checks” to prevent any “pos Paper trail paper audit trail (VVPAT) ma feguards consist of the ‘rst sequence of candidates’ arranged a laser light show Security protocols sible misuse” of the voting “The commission would like chines in all the 50,128 poll level checking’ of all EVMs names is in alphabetical or on the Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad. “It is a Seeking to allay apprehen machines during the polling. to reassure the people of the ing stations across the State and VVPATs, strict regime of der, rst for national and new form of campaigning called projection sions regarding the integrity There have been wides country that it would leave to “inject greater transparen mock polls conducted on ev State parties, followed by mapping. We have put a cutout of the Gujarat map and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s picture. of the electronic voting ma pread concerns over the in no stone unturned in pre cy and credibility” to the vot ery EVM and VVPAT during Stateregistered parties, and Images will be projected on this cutout. People chines (EVM), the Election tegrity of voting machines serving the integrity and ing process and also to allay the rstlevel check, candi then Independents. will get a glimpse of the development in Gujarat,” BJP leader Anil Jain told presspersons. ANI

Hospitals, houses Priest attacked in Junagadh In a port town called Porbandar JUNAGADH A Swaminarayan sect priest has been attacked by in BJP manifesto two unidentified miscreants at Kotda village here. Gandhiji’s birthplace is now a BJP bastion and the party is trying hard to retain it The priest has been identified as Bhaktiprasad Swami. The incident took place on Thursday night Says Patidar quota not possible legally Sandeep Phukan in Visavdar tehsil of Junagadh. When Bhakti was Porbandar returning from an election meeting of the BJP, the Special Correspondent Porbandar, the birthplace of assailants overtook his car and smashed the AHMEDABAD Mahatma Gandhi on the windshield and hit him with iron rods. After the A day before voting in the western coast of Gujarat, is attack, the miscreants left their car and fled. The priest has been admitted to hospital. A complaint rst phase of the Assembly now a BJP bastion. has been lodged with the police. ANI polls in Gujarat, the ruling “In the district panchayat, BJP on Friday released its out of 18 seats we have 14. In poll manifesto (vision docu the taluka, we have 20 out of Foottapping canvassing ment). 24 seats. In the Porbandar VADODARA The manifesto was un municipality, we have 41 out BJP candidate Seema Mohile veiled after Congress lead of 44 seats. Now you tell me, struck a chord with the ers Rahul Gandhi and how will he ght against people by performing garba Ahmed Patel slammed the me,” says Babubhai Bokhi during her campaign in Vadodara on Friday. Ms. ruling party for not bringing Arun Jaitley ria, Gujarat’s Minister for out one. Agriculture and Fishery, Mohile, who is contesting “The BJP aims to ensure making light of the challenge from Akota, was seen matching steps with a group of 20 women to the unity in the State and work Nothing for posed by his Congress rival beats of a dhol. Soon, more women joined in. towards the welfare of all and former Leader of the “Garba is a tradition of Gujarat. It is performed groups,” Mr. Jaitley said. people: Rahul Opposition, Arjunbhai #460490 during every celebration. This is also a festival for The manifesto talks of Modhvadia. Special Correspondent the BJP. Garba brings positive energy and “all inclusive, all pervasive In 2012, the BJP leader enthusiasm in people,” Ms. Mohile said. ANI and allround develop Ahmedabad wrested the seat from Mr. ment”, “at par with deve “Modiji used to say that the Modhvadia, who had repre Hajji Ibrahim during a BJP workers’ meeting in Porbandar on Friday.* VIJAY SONEJI loped countries”. BJP will rule Gujarat for the sented the constituency for a POCKET Some of the key features next 100 years. But he is decade since the 2002 elec The Porbandar consti once the target of the Con dustry in Porbandar in the Surendra of the “vision document” not saying a single word tions. The BJP’s “election tuency has roughly 2.4 lakh gress. It had demanded his past decade, ignoring the de like building ve million about the future of Gujarat machinery” is at work to en voters and Muslims form resignation after a lower mands of the shing com dwelling units, bringing at his rallies. Why is the sure a repeat. At the Lohana about 5% of the electorate. court found him guilty in a munity and lack of jobs are elds in Saurashtra under ir BJP not saying in its Balashram election oce, The dominant caste with the 80crore limestone smug listed by the Congress as rigation and providing jobs manifesto what it will do BJP worker Ketan Dani is most political clout is Mer, gling case. “real issues.” to youth are mostly a repeat for the people of Gujarat,” brieng volunteers on “how and that explains why both “The sessions court At the Porbandar port from the manifesto of the Rahul Gandhi said at a rally to get positive voters to the the BJP and Congress candi cleared me of all the charges. cumsh landing centre, Su 2012 polls. in Gujarat. polling booth on Saturday dates belong to this Kshatri The Congress is spending nil Devsibhai Khadwa who However, this year the and not touch the negative ya subcaste. their money to give me pu heads the association repre party has promised to build ones”. Brahmins and the shing blicity,” the BJP lawmaker senting the Khadwa com multispeciality hospitals in fertilizers and seeds, better caste Khadwa, Thakkar and says. munity, says there is anger Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot irrigation, proper Minimum Muslim votes Dalits are the other impor against the BJP’s nominee and to extend medical insu Support Prices and direct Haji Ibrahim heads the mi tant groups whose votes Real issues here. “I am a BJP supporter, rance of up to 2 lakh to access to food processing in nority cell of the BJP here. range between 18,000 and At Mr. Modhvadia’s resi but I also represent the sh middle class families. dustries.” “In the previous elections, 30,000 per group. “In the dence, the mood is some ing folk. They are angry that On the Congress’s pro we got a lot of Muslim votes. past one month, we have what subdued. the government has cut Sops for farmers mise for quota to Patidars But this time, it will be called every voter from a call “The BJP has tried to div down on subsidised kero The “vision document” said and farm debt waiver, Mr. tough. Yogi Maharaj comes centre and categorised them ert focus from the real is sene and diesel for the traw it has resolved to “double Jaitley said it was a “consti and makes a statement and as positive and negative sues,” he says. lers,” says Sunil Devaibhai, As the campaign is coming to a close, he farmers’ income through va tutional impossibility and suddenly it becomes dicult based on their response,” Poor prices for groundnut suggesting that a bigger port has run out of issues. Luckily our opponent rious means, such as cheap nancial improbability.” for us,” he says. says Mr. Bokhiria who was farmers, not a single new in is required. abused him! 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Special Correspondent Suhasini Haidar However, the larger con I&B Ministry responds to RTI query NEW DELHI NEW DELHI cern at present is over the Nana Patole, BJP MP from Days after the Dalai Lama growing divide between the Indo-Asian News Service dars, accounted for over BhandaraGondiya in Mah said that “Tibetans want to Dalai Lama’s leadership, New Delhi 399 crore, the reply re arashtra tendered his resig stay with China”, the Tibetan which advocates the Umay- The Modi government spent veals. nation from the Lok Sabha Youth Congress (TYC), the lam or middleway approach a whopping 3,755 crore on on Friday and announced largest group of youth acti that calls for more autonomy its publicity in threeanda Big-budget exercise his intention of campaign vists among the refugee pop for Tibet within China, half years till October this The amount spent on pu ing for the Congress in Guj ulation, has announced it against the Rangzen or inde year, reply to an RTI query blicity blitz is more than the arat. Mr Patole will address will take out a nationwide pendence demand pushed revealed on Friday. yearly budget allocated to a rally attended by party campaign in India calling for by the TYC and their follow The expenditure on ad some key ministries and the vicepresident Rahul Gand independence for Tibet, ers in the Tibetan diaspora. vertisements from April government’s agship pro hi on December 11. highlighting the growing di At a speech in Kolkata last 2014 to October 2017 on grammes. The govern The MP sent a single line vide within the community month, the Dalai Lama said electronic and print media ment’s allocation for “pollu resignation to Lok Sabha in India. Tibetans “will have to look and outdoor publicity is tion abatement” in the last Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, The march, called the into the future” and seek de 37,54,06,23,616, according three years was only 56.8 but elaborated on his rea “Bharat Jagran Yatra”, will al velopment, not indepen to the reply given by the In crore. sons for quitting in a letter so coincide with the arrival dence, following which his formation and Broadcasting In 2016, an RTI query appended to the resigna of Chinese Foreign Minister Renewed ght: A le photo of Tibetan exiles shouting antiChina slogans during a protest ocial envoy, Samdhong Ministry. The application led by Tanwar had re tion, in which he cited the Wang Yi, who is attending outside the Chinese embassy in New Delhi. * AFP Rinpoche, reportedly visited was led by Greater Noida vealed that the Centre spent rising agrarian distress as the RussiaIndiaChina (RIC) China. based social activist Ram over 1,100 crore between the main reason . He told meeting in Delhi. The Exter ile. We have to educate peo port Tibetan independence. stand on supporting the Ti “This Umaylam-Rangzen veer Tanwar. June 1, 2014 and August 31, The Hindu that he was nal Aairs Ministry declined ple about the need for an in “We must seize the moment, betan community, beginning schism has been growing 2016, on advertisements fea quitting as he felt that both to comment if the march dependent Tibet and why it as after Doklam, people of with an invitation to the ‘Si since elections were held last Electronic media turing Prime Minister Na the Centre and the State would aect the talks in any is important for India, given India realise what is going kyong’ or leader Lobsang year,” says Jayadev Ranade, The Central government, rendra Modi. The expendi government [in Maharash way, but a senior govern Chinese intrusions at the on. Already several [Indian] Sangay to Prime Minister Na former Cabinet Secretariat the reply says, spent over ture was only for television, tra] were unable to address ment ocial who handles Ti border, as well,” TYC presi leaders have spoken of re rendra Modi’s swearingin ocial and author of a new 1,656 crore on electronic Internet and other electron the agrarian distress. betan refugee matters said dent Tenzin Jigme told The viewing India’s policies [on ceremony. book, Cadres in Tibet. media advertisements, in ic media and did not include “Farmers suicides have the government “isn’t too Hindu, outlining plans for Tibet],” Mr. Jigme said. Mr. Ranade, who has cluding community radio, expenditure on outdoor and gone up several levels in worried”. the march beginning Decem India recognises the Tibet Dalai Lama’s visit closely watched the Tibetan digital cinema, Internet, print advertisements. the last three years and While the TYC has carried ber 10 from Dharamshala, Autonomous Region as part Analysts say the government community in India, estimat SMS and television. In the In 2015, another RTI reply despite having sought time out protests in the past, this Chennai and Salaugara in of China, and has reiterated has also increased security ed to be between 1.5 lakh print media, the govern revealed that the Centre from both Prime Minister is the rst time it is attempt West Bengal, to travel to 150 that there has been no for the Dalai Lama, and will and 4.5 lakh, adds, “For us in ment spent more than spent nearly 8.5 crore on [Narendra] Modi and Mah ing a march of this scale. towns and cities. change in the ocial “One be facilitating another visit India, the concern is about 1,698 crore. newspaper advertisements arashtra Chief Minister De “There is a sense of frustra Among the TYC’s de China” policy. However, by him to Arunachal Pradesh any law and order issue that Outdoor advertisements, for the PM’s monthly radio vendra Fadnavis, I wasn’t tion among our people who mands are that India must since 2014, the NDA govern shortly, which China has al would come out of it.” which include hoardings, address ‘Mann Ki Baat’ till given a hearing,” he said. have lived for 50 years in ex “review its policy” and sup ment has toughened its ways objected to. (With Vijaita Singh) posters, booklets and calen July 2015.

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NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 12 WORLD SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Britain, EU reach breakthrough Brexit deal China warns citizens in Pak. of terror attacks London will avoid a hard border between the two Irelands and pay a settlement amounting to €45-55 billion to the EU Embassy in Islamabad receives intel Agence France-Presse through the night to seal an zens living in the U.K. after party. Mr. Tusk said London Brussels agreement after the EU set a Brexit, as part of the deal, must also respect budgetary Associated Press Britain and the European deadline of Sunday. Ms. May Britain agreed to protect commitments and judicial Beijing Union reached a historic said the key part of the agree them with a mechanism to oversight during the transi China has warned its citi deal on Brexit divorce terms ment was to ensure there give EU citizens recourse to tion period — in which the re zens in Pakistan to be on al on Friday that allows them to would be no return of check the EU’s top court if they feel maining 27 EU states will car ert after receiving intelli open up talks on a future re points on the frontier bet they are being treated ry on meeting and making gence reports about lationship after the split. ween Britishruled Northern unfairly. decisions without Britain possible attacks targeting Prime Minister Theresa Ireland and EU member Ire having a say. Chinese. May rushed to Brussels for land after Britain leaves on Time warning Britain will also have to The Chinese Embassy in early morning talks with Eu March 29, 2019. Mr. Tusk, however, warned collect EU customs taris Islamabad said on its web ropean Commission Presi “In Northern Ireland we that there was “de facto less and ensure all EU checks are site on Friday it had infor dent JeanClaude Juncker to will guarantee there will be than a year” for trade talks as performed on borders with mation about a “series of reach the breakthrough. no hard border,” she told a it has taken a year and a half third countries, according to terror attacks” planned The European Commis press conference with Mr. since Britain's June 2016 a copy of the nine draft gui against Chinese organisa sion announced that it “re Juncker. Brexit referendum to settle delines obtained by AFP. tions and personnel, with A Pakistani policeman in commends sucient pro divorce terms. Mr. Tusk called for more out giving details. It urged action during a Taliban gress” had been made by Fierce opposition Making headway: Theresa May is welcomed by JeanClaude The former Polish pre clarity from Britain on what its citizens to stay inside and attack in Peshawar. * AFP Britain on separation issues, Northern Irish unionists who Juncker at the EC headquarters in Brussels on Friday. * REUTERS mier, who deals with EU kind of trade relationship it avoid crowded places. Chi including the Irish border, prop up Ms. May’s minority leaders, released nine draft wants, but the bloc’s chief na’s exposure to militant at jects in Balochistan pro Britain’s divorce bill, and citi Conservative government lence between nationalists Irish Prime Minister Leo guidelines on future rela Brexit negotiator Michel Bar tacks has risen in recent vince have come under fre zens’ rights. scuppered a possible deal on who want a united Ireland Varadkar welcomed the deal tions so member states could nier said London had left lit years as its overseas foot quent insurgent attacks. But EU President Donald Monday with their erce op and Northern Ireland union as “the end of the begin approve them for next tle room for manoeuvre. print expands. The Islamic For decades, a small Tusk — who will recommend position to wording they felt ists loyal to Britain. ning”, saying his government week’s summit. Mr. Tusk told a press con State group said in June it number of Uighurs, an eth to leaders at a summit next would divide the North from Under the agreement, had “achieved all that we set He said he would propose ference that Britain’s insis kidnapped and killed two nic minority in western Chi week to open trade and tran the rest of the U.K. London will nd a way to out to achieve” and warning the “immediate” opening of tence on leaving the single Chinese teachers in Quetta. na that has chafed under sition talks — warned that the Arlene Foster, leader of avoid a hard border on the is they would remain “vigilant” talks on a transition period, market and customs union Beijing’s rule, have sought toughest task was to come. the proBritish DUP party, land of Ireland “through the in upcoming negotiations. which Britain has estimated left the EU with no choice Heavy investment refuge with the Taliban in “Let us remember that the told Sky News she was overall EUU.K. relationship” On its divorce bill, pre at around two years, but but to work on a postBrexit China has invested heavily Afghanistan and Pakistan. most dicult challenge is “pleased” to see changes to but if this cannot be viously the most contentious warned Britain would have free trade agreement mo in Pakistan, where thou Pakistan’s government still ahead. We all know that the deal following their achieved, Britain will keep issue, Britain agreed to pay a to “respect the whole of EU delled on the bloc’s deal with sands of Chinese workers has promised Beijing that it breaking up is hard but demands. “full alignment” with the EU settlement amounting to bet law, including new law” dur Canada. are employed in $60 billion would deploy troops to se breaking up and building a The deal commits both single market and customs ween €4555 billion. ing that period. “It’s not us, it’s our British worth of infrastructure pro cure the economic corridor new relation is much har sides to respect the 1998 union rules that are crucial Concerning the welfare That is likely to be a red friends who are giving these jects under Beijing’s ‘Belt being built and root out anti der,” Mr. Tusk said. Good Friday agreement, to the Good Friday and social rights of some line for proBrexit members red lines which close certain and Road’ initiative. The China militants in its north Negotiators worked which ended decades of vio Agreement. three million European citi of Ms. May’s Conservative doors,” Mr. Barnier said. port and roadbuilding pro western tribal areas. Maldives signs trade Protests sweep Muslim pact with China world against Trump’s move Endorses Maritime Silk Road project At least one Palestinian killed in clashes with Israeli troops Press Trust of India Beijing Agence France-Presse The Maldives on Friday Amman signed a crucial free trade Tens of thousands of people took deal with China, while en to the streets of Muslim and Arab dorsing its Maritime Silk countries across the world on Fri Road project shunned by In day to protest against U.S. Presi dia for its strategic implica dent Donald Trump’s recognition tions in the Indian Ocean. of Jerusalem as the capital of Is “China deems the Mal rael, in a show of solidarity with dives as an important partn the Palestinians. er to building the 21st Centu Abdulla Yameen Demonstrators at the protests ry Maritime Silk Road that followed the weekly prayers #460490 (MSR),” President Xi Jinping tive has greatly helped the in mosques vented their anger at told his visiting Maldivian development of many small the unilateral decision which has counterpart Abdulla Ya and medium countries,” sparked widespread international meen as they witnessed staterun Xinhua news agen criticism. signing of 12 agreements, in cy quoted him as saying. In the Palestinian territories, at cluding the free trade agree After acquiring Sri Lan least one Palestinian was killed in Push comes to shove: Israeli forces and Palestinians engage in scues in ment (FTA). ka’s Hambantota port on a clashes with Israeli troops. Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday. * AFP The Chinabacked multi 99year lease in a $1.1 billion Mr. Trump’s announcement on billiondollar Belt and Road debt swap deal, China has Wednesday prompted an almost ty with the Jewish state. a “slap in the face” for Muslims Initiative (BRI) — of which now roped in the Indian universal diplomatic backlash, in Thousands of Lebanese and worldwide. the MSR is a part — is similar Ocean archipelago nation, cluding warnings from Turkey, Palestinians demonstrated in Le to Maldives’ strategy of located strategically in In the European Union and Russia banon and its refugee camps, Not for two years: Tillerson achieving economic pro dia’s backyard, to imple over the risks of fresh violence in while similar joint protests were U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tiller gress by making use of its ge ment the MSR. West Asia. “Jerusalem is the capi staged in Syria despite the coun son said the relocation of the em ographic advantages, Mr. Xi China has also set up a tal of Palestine,” chanted crowds try’s brutal war. In another war bassy would probably not take told Mr. Yameen while ex ‘logistics base’ for its navy in in Jordan, one of only two Arab torn country, thousands of Yeme place for at least two years. pressing appreciation for Djibouti, also located in the states to have made peace with Is ni rebel supporters rallied in Sa “This is not something that’s the Maldives’ proactive par Indian Ocean region in the rael, where an estimated 20,000 naa. Thousands of going to happen this year or prob ticipation in the BRI, ocial Horn of Africa. people poured into the streets of proPalestinian supporters ably not next year, but the Presi media here reported. Besides the FTA, the Amman and other cities. marched after prayers at the Otto dent does want us to move in a President Yameen said agreements signed were on Hundreds of demonstrators, man Fatih mosque in the centre steadfast way to ensure the em the Maldives viewed China economy, human resources, circled by antiriot police, also of Istanbul. bassy is located in Jerusalem as “among our closest oceans, environment, gathered outside the AlAzhar In Asia, thousands of protes when we’re able to do so, at the friends, most trusted and health care, and nance, mosque in the capital of Egypt, ters demonstrated outside the earliest possible time,” Mr. Tiller most dependable partners”. staterun Xinhua news agen which in 1979 became the rst U.S. embassy in Malaysia, con son said after talks in Paris with “The Belt and Road Initia cy reported. Arab country to sign a peace trea demning Mr. Trump’s decision as the French Foreign Minister. ELSEWHERE 14 UN peacekeepers Putin launches loading killed in Congo attack from Arctic LNG plant Base home to rapid intervention force Project will expand Russia’s global energy reach

Associated Press rare mandate to go on the Reuters KINSHASA oensive, according to the SABETTA/Moscow Rebels attacked a United Na UNsupported Radio Okapi. Russian President Vladimir Putin on tions peacekeeping base in The radio station, citing mil Friday launched the rst loading of French President wins eastern Congo, killing at itary sources, said the ght liqueed natural gas (LNG) at the Charlemagne Prize least 14 peacekeepers and ing lasted four hours. Novatekled Yamal LNG project in BERLIN wounding 53 others in the Nearly 300 peacekeepers the Arctic, which will further ex French President Emmanuel deadliest single assault on a have been killed since the pand Russia’s global energy reach. Macron will be awarded next UN mission in recent histo UN mission arrived in Con The Yamal project, which re year's Charlemagne Prize for his vision to rebuild Europe at ry, ocials said on Friday. go in 1999, according to pea quired investments of $27 billion, a time when the bloc is The peacekeepers were cekeeping data. will allow Russia to full a plan to battling instability, mainly from Tanzania. At double its share of the global LNG organisers of the award said least ve Congolese soldiers Immeasurable cruelty market by 2020 from around 4% Vladimir Putin on Friday. Mr. Macron, 39, also were killed in the attack Congo, a country the size of now. was elected on a pro on Thursday evening that Western Europe, has seen The LNG was loaded onto the ice 50.1% stake. Novatek is owned by European ticket, soundly was blamed on one of the immeasurable cruelty and class tanker Christophe de Marge- Leonid Mikhelson, Russia’s richest beating farright candidate region’s deadliest rebel greed as a result of its vast rie, named after the former head of businessman with wealth estimated Marine Le Pen. AFP groups. mineral resources. The na France’s energy major Total, who by Forbes at $18.4 billion. “It’s a very huge attack, tion suered through one of died in a plane crash in Moscow in Investments in the Yamal project 3 dead in samurai sword certainly the worst in recent the most brutal colonial 2014. Total holds a 20% stake in Ya were put at risk after Novatek came attack in Tokyo shrine memory,” deputy UN spo reigns ever known before mal LNG. under Western sanctions over Mos TOKYO kesman Farhan Haq said. undergoing decades of cor “The loadings will be carried out cow’s role in the Ukraine crisis, but A former priest wielding a UN SecretaryGeneral An rupt dictatorship. Backto all year round. I am condent that it managed to secure funding from samurai sword killed his tonio Guterres called the at back civil wars later drew in the second and the third parts of the Chinese and Russian banks, as well Shinto priestess sister and tack “a war crime” and a number of neighbouring project will be commissioned ahead as from the Russian government. another woman in an urged Congolese authorities countries. of schedule,” the Russian President apparent family vendetta at a to swiftly investigate. He ex Many rebel groups have said at a ceremony in the remote ‘Buy our gas, you’ll save oil’ historic Tokyo shrine, before pressed “outrage and utter come and gone during the greeneld site in the heart of the Mr. Putin oered Mr. Falih to buy turning the blade on himself, police said on Friday. heartbreak.” UN mission’s years of opera Arctic tundra. Russian LNG in order to spare Sau Shigenaga Tomioka, 56, set The peacekeeping base is tion, at times invading the “Russia can and should get a de di’s oil, the Interfax news agency re upon his older sister Nagako, located about 45 km from regional capital, Goma. One cent stake in the market,” he told ported citing him as saying. chief priestess at Tomioka the town of Beni, which has of the greatest threats now the attendees, who included Saudi “Buy our gas and you’ll save oil,” Hachimangu shrine, with a been repeatedly hit by the comes from the ADF. Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid Mr. Putin told Mr. Falih after having samurai sword late on Allied Democratic Forces re The rebels once aimed to alFalih. given the order to start loading the Thursday in a rare violent bel group. The base is home overthrow President Yoweri Mr. Putin has in the past ex tanker. assault in the Japanese to the mission’s rapid inter Museveni’s regime in neigh pressed his personal support for Ya “That’s why I’m here,” Mr. Falih capital. AFP vention force, which has a bouring Uganda. mal LNG, in which Novatek holds a reportedly replied.

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08-12-2017 % CHANGE Sensex dddddddddddddddddddddd 33,250 ddddddddddddddd0.91 NCLT suspends 10 Unitech directors US Dollardddddddddddddddddddd 64.45 ddddddddddddddd0.19 Gold ddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 29,750 ddddddddddddd-0.67 Brent oil ddddddddddddddddddddd 63.25 ddddddddddddddd2.18 Rejects appeal to place order in abeyance; asks Centre for nominees to the vacant posts

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA NIFTY 50 facie case is made out and in NEW DELHI PRICE CHANGE larger public interest we

Adani Ports...... 393.40...... 3.70 A twomember bench of the grant the interim direc Ambuja Cements...... 268.10...... 2.25 National Company Law Tri tions,” Justice Kumar said Asian Paints...... 1135.50...... -8.90 bunal (NCLT) on Friday de pronouncing the order. Aurobindo Pharma ...... 672.50...... 0.95

Axis Bank ...... 542.50...... 8.45 clined to keep in abeyance Additional Solicitor Gen Bajaj Auto ...... 3212.65...... 16.60 its order to suspend 10 direc eral Sanjay Jain, appearing Bajaj Finance ...... 1702.25...... 25.95 tors of Unitech Ltd. and per for the government , said: Bharti Airtel ...... 525.15...... 10.45 mit the governments to ap “We want to avoid insolven Bosch ...... 19550.25. .. -185.10 BPCL...... 514.45...... 15.35 point its nominees on the cy of this company, other No sops, please: Tax avoidance is legitimate because of the Cipla ...... 603.10...... 9.65 board of the troubled rm. wise 19,000 homebuyers array of exemptions that are allowed, says Mr. Debroy. Coal India ...... 264.85...... 2.05 The tribunal said that the will be left high and dry.” Dr Reddys Lab ...... 2185.45...... -10.90

Eicher Motors...... 28999.95. .... 189.45 new directors of Unitech GAIL (India)...... 482.50...... -10.05 would comply with all the or ‘Protecting depositors’ HCL Tech...... 870.45...... 6.95 ders of the Supreme Court. Moreover, there are about ‘End tax exemptions HDFC ...... 1682.95...... 27.40

HDFC Bank...... 1840.40...... 30.75 The bench also directed 51,000 depositors of Un Hero MotoCorp ...... 3519.55...... -31.55 the government to give 10 itech. Nobody had appeared to raise tax-GDP ratio’ Hindalco ...... 239.70...... 2.50 names by December 20, the for Unitech in the morning HPCL ...... 428.45...... 15.80

Hind Unilever ...... 1326.65...... 34.70 date of the next hearing. hearing. Indiabulls HFL ...... 1205.55...... 12.30 “This order, already passed, Resolution plan: The Centre’s counsel said that the government wanted to avoid insolvency of In April, the Economic Of Sops costing GDP 5%, says Debroy ICICI Bank ...... 310.75...... 4.95 shall be subject to com the company, “otherwise 19,000 homebuyers will be left high and dry.” * GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCK fences Wing arrested Un IndusInd Bank ...... 1671.05...... 18.70 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Bharti Infratel ...... 373.70...... -8.65 pliance of all orders of Su itech’s MD Sanjay Chandra

Infosys ...... 1001.85...... 2.05 preme court,” said the NCLT suered a jolt when its 10 di nal contending that the by the government seeking and his brother Ajay Chan Mumbai dance. Tax evasion is illegal, Indian OilCorp...... 404.85...... 13.35 bench headed by Chairman rectors were suspended by government had not in to take over the functioning dra for allegedly not deve Tax exemptions must go but tax avoidance is perfect ITC ...... 262.20...... 8.85 Justice M.M. Kumar. the tribunal, which allowed formed the forum of Su of the rm alleging misman loping a project despite re completely in a bid to im ly legitimate because of the Kotak Bank ...... 1009.00...... 7.40

L&T...... 1220.35...... 1.95 The tribunal also directed the government to appoint preme Court bar on any agement and siphoning of ceiving funds from investors. prove taxgross domestic array of exemptions that are Lupin ...... 822.85...... 3.95 Unitech managing directors their replacements. coercive action against the funds by the management. The rm has over 6,000 product (GDP) ratio and re allowed,” he said. M&M ...... 1388.15...... 8.60 Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Hours after NCLT de company. “In view of the fact and sa crore debt with more than duce compliance cost, ac Maurti Suzuki...... 9042.25. .... 159.85

NTPC ...... 180.40...... 0.10 Chandra to le their replies. barred its 10 directors, Un Earlier in the day, Unitech tisfaction of basic criteria for 16,000 undelivered units cording to Bibek Debroy, IT task force ONGC ...... 180.25...... 3.20 Earlier in the day, Unitech itech approached the tribu was dragged to the tribunal interim directions, a prima from almost 70 projects. Chairman, Prime Minister’s He said the sixmember task PowerGrid Corp ...... 203.10...... 0.80 Economic Advisory Council force which was set up to re Reliance Ind ...... 921.00...... -10.55

State Bank ...... 313.10...... -3.30 and Member, NITI Aayog. view the more than 50year Sun Pharma ...... 521.85...... 11.50 “Until we reduce the ex old Income Tax Act will look Tata Motors ...... 411.15...... 9.15 ICICI Bank emptions, the taxtoGDP ra into the issue of exemp Tata Steel ...... 697.80...... 9.80 Indices rise for second straight session tio is not going to go up, nor tions. The government had TCS ...... 2601.50...... -15.75 bond sales Tech Mahindra ...... 496.10...... -1.20 the compliance costs [are] set up task force last month UltraTech Cement...... 4165.55...... 83.70 Exit polls, RBI’s interest rate stance, bank recapitalisation plan add to optimism going to come down,” Mr. with Arbind Modi, CBDT UPL...... 728.05...... 6.05 net $500 mn Debroy said while address Member (Legislation) as the Vedanta ...... 291.20...... 5.55 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Wipro ...... 282.90...... 1.70 ere in Asia, most leading in positive impact on growth ing a seminar at the Indira Convener. The task force MUMBAI PRESS TRUST OF INDIA YES Bank...... 312.70...... 2.20 dices like Hang Seng, Nikkei and valuation multiples. Gandhi Institute of Develop will submit its report to the Zee Entertainment ...... 563.00...... -9.95 The benchmark equity indic and Kospi also gained on Fri In the Sensex pack, with MUMBAI ment Research (IGIDR). government within six es rose for the second con day. In India, the overall Sun Pharmaceutical, Tata ICICI Bank has sold a He, however, claried a months. Chief Economic EXCHANGE RATES secutive day amidst a strong market breadth was also Motors, Bharti Airtel, Hin benchmark bond issue at a consensus on the issue was Adviser Arvind Subrama Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit except yen at 4 p.m. on December 08 global trend with domestic positive with 1,584 stocks dustan Unilever and ITC all coupon of 3.833% to over yet to evolve and such an an nian will be a permanent CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL optimism ahead of the polls gaining ground on the BSE, gaining more than 2% each. seas investors. nouncement in the next special invitee in the task US Dollar...... 64.25...... 64.57 in Gujarat acting as a cata as against 1,116 declines. All Sameet Chavan, chief ana The $500million ten year’s Budget was unlikely. force. Euro ...... 75.39...... 75.77 lyst. The state will see its rst the sectoral indices also end lyst, technical and Deriva year dollar money was is “If those exemptions are “One of the reasons be British Pound...... 86.50...... 86.94

Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 56.58...... 56.87 phase of polling on Saturday ed in the green. tives, Angel Broking, said sued through the Dubai not going to be there, [in] hind setting up this [panel] Chinese Yuan ...... 9.71...... 9.76 with most exit polls predict In its latest report, Nomu that investors needed to be branch of ICICI Bank, an the taxGDP ratio today, Un is to look at the Income Tax Swiss Franc ...... 64.40...... 64.73 ing a win for BJP. ra had said that it was con cautious in the nearterm as ocial at Citigroup India, ion and State governments’ Act which, in any case, Singapore Dollar ...... 47.46...... 47.70 Canadian Dollar...... 50.00...... 50.25 The 30share Sensex structive on Indian equities the current upswing looked which was the sole advisor combine, would have been ought to be looked at, and to Malaysian Ringitt ...... 15.72...... 15.81 gained 301.09 points or for 2018 and expected a 17% like a relief rally and could to the deal, said on Friday. 22%,” Mr.Debroy said. The address the issue of exemp Source:Indian Bank 0.91% to close at 33,250.30. nouncing that the recapitali return. The global nancial face selling pressure at high Due to high demand, the amount of the revenue loss tions. The benchmark index has sation plan for banks would major is of the view that go er levels. Unitech shares pricing came down by 20 due to tax exemption was a “But will the removal of gained more than 650 points be released soon. vernment reforms such as gained almost 20% to close bps, from 170 bps to 150 little more than 5% of GDP, exemptions on the direct BULLION RATES CHENNAI in the last two trading ses The broader Nifty of the the goods and services tax, at 7.29. The Centre had bps, over the U.S. treasury he observed. tax side be taken care if in December 08 rates in rupees with previous rates in parentheses sions following Reserve Bank National Stock Exchange implementation of the bank moved the National Compa oering a yield of 3.833% to “There is tax evasion, but the next Budget, I don’t

Retail Silver (1g) ...... 39.30. ....(39.70) of India decision to keep key (NSE) rose 98.95 points or ruptcy code and a push on ny Law Tribunal to take con the investor, the invest what happens more often is think we have enough of 22 ct gold (1 g) ...... 2,727. ....(2,751) rates unchanged while an 0.97% to 10,265.65. Elsewh infrastructure will have a trol of the real estate rm. ment banker said. not tax evasion but tax avoi consensus,” he added.

#460490 U.S. posts Japan’s 3Q GDP blows AI looks to strong Nov. raise 1,500 job growth past initial estimates crore in debt Business spend raises, exports surge Reuters PRESS TRUST OF INDIA WASHINGTON Reuters MUMBAI U.S. job growth increased TOKYO Debtladen Air India (AI) is at a strong clip in Novem Japan’s economy grew twice looking at raising short ber and wages rebounded, as fast as originally estimat term loans to the tune of painting a portrait of a ed in the third quarter, 1,500 crore to meet the healthy economy that, ana thanks to a business spend urgent working capital lysts say, does not require ing splurge and buoyant ex requirements. the kind of scal stimulus ports, supporting the cen This is the third time that President Donald tral bank’s recent signals since September that the Trump is proposing. that it will shift away from disinvestmentbound na Nonfarm payrolls rose crisisera policy. The tional carrier is seeking The third-largest economy by 2.28 lakh jobs last world’s thirdlargest econo bridge loan. grew at an annualised 2.5% month amid broad gains in my grew an annualised 2.5% In September, it had in July-September. hiring as the distortions in JulySeptember, revised mopped up 3,250 crore from the recent hurricanes data showed on Friday, han sion, the best uninterrupted and in October 1,500 faded, Labor Department dily topping forecasts and run of growth since 1994. crore. AI has already se data showed. Data for Oc beating the preliminary “You can say ‘Abenomics’ cured a governmentgua tober was revised to show reading of a 1.4% expansion. is doing well and producing rantee for the proposed the economy adding 2.44 The better growth num results. Monetary policy is loan, which it is seeking lakh jobs instead of the pre bers were bolstered by a sig contributing to nominal from December through Ja viously reported 2.61 lakh. nicant upgrade in capital growth,” said Hiroshi Miya nuary. “Air India is looking Employment gains in expenditure, driven in part zaki, senior economist at for governmentguarantee October were boosted by by a surge in tourism follow Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stan backed shortterm loans, the return to work of thou ing the government’s eased ley Securities, referring to totalling 1,500 crore to sands of employees who visa requirements this year. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s meet urgent working capi were dislocated by Hurri They also mark seven aggressive economic stimu tal requirements,” accord canes Harvey and Irma. straight quarters of expan lus policies. ing to the bid document. Pharma sector bats for quality medicine The cost of failure is astounding, says Dinesh Dua of Nectar Lifesciences Lalatendu Mishra Dinesh Dua, CEO and direc MUMBAI tor, Nectar Lifesciences. The captains of the Indian “The MSME sector contri pharmaceutical industry butes to about 70% of manu have stressed on the need to facturing volume but the achieve high quality stan lack of quality management dards to enable India par has caused hindrance in take a large part of the global their development, and all pharmaceutical market. industry players are aware The emphasis comes in that the cost of failure is the wake of multiple nega astounding.” tive actions taken by the According to a latest India USFDA against products and Brand Equity Foundation facilities of Indian drugmak Better pill: India should build on its strengths to improvise (IBEF) report, the Indian

ers in the recent times. exports, industry captains say. * REUTERS pharma industry, which is Addressing the CPhI & P expected to grow by more MEC India 2017, an industry distinction should be made stand that the industry cul than 15% per annum bet event in Mumbai, they said between adherence and ture and behaviour are inter ween 2015 and 2020, will India should build on its compliance, with a focus on linked,” he added outperform the global phar strengths to improvise ex the former when it comes to “Every employee, who is ma industry, which is set to ports and both the Union onground implementation, a part of this industry, needs grow at an annual rate of 5% and State governments must they said. to develop an ecosystem of between the same periods. develop a proactive ap “We need to set certain awareness. The emphasis India’s pharmaceutical ex proach in building better standards for the industry,” should be on people man ports stood at $16.4 billion in quality compliance. said D.G. Shah, secretary agement along with controll 201617 and were expected The approach towards general, Indian Pharmaceut ing the quality of the pro to grow by 30% over the next quality compliance should ical Alliance. “The industry duct output,” he added. three years to touch $20 bil be a priority and treated needs to take the initial steps “The development of the lion by 2020, according to with utmost importance and to gain the condence of industry should be predomi the Pharmaceuticals Export with a bottomup strategy. A the regulators and under nantly from within,” said Dr. Promotion Council of India. CM A ND-NDE YK 460490 © 2006-2017 Kasturi & Sons Ltd. -UPSC [email protected] -+91815015301 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 14 BUSINESS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF ‘Export sops TWG to hike stake in joint HP to sell 3D printers to spur use in India by early 2018 of capacity’ venture with TVS Auto Press trust of india Globally, machines sell for upwards of $ 100,000 New delhi To focus on all inclusive approach to warranty business Ruchi Soya Industries on Special Correspondent Friday said its capacity util K.T. Jagannathan its stake in the joint venture. NEW DELHI isation is expected to more Chennai Indications are that it could Technology major HP on Fri than double this year with The Warranty Group (TWG), settle for a smaller holding Glenmark’s myeloma day said it would introduce the government announc a U.S.based global specialist in the company. The details drug trials begin its range of 3D printers in the ing higher export sops in in oering extended warran of the new arrangement are NEW DELHI Indian market in the rst its midterm review of the ty solutions to acquire and still being worked out. Glenmark Pharma said the quarter of 2018. foreign trade policy (FTP). retain customers, is set to rst patient has been dosed in a phase1 clinical trial of “We will launch, sell and The Centre had, on De become a substantial majori Warranty management GBR 1342, an investigational service 3D printers in India. cember 5, raised incentives ty shareholder in its joint The JV was formed ostensi antibody for treatment of It will mainly be focused on by 2% under the Merchan venture (JV) with TVS Auto bly to add a new service — multiple myeloma. In May the commercial segment,” dise Exports from India mobile Solutions Ltd. extended warranty manage this year, the U.S. health HP India MD Sumeer Chan Scheme across the board (TASL). ment — to the bouquet of regulator cleared Glenmark’s dra said, adding the rm ex for labour intensive / TVSTWG was formed so services oered by TASL. Pharma’s investigational new pected demand to come MSME sectors. metime in February 2014 In July 2015, TASL hived drug application to initiate from sectors such as auto “This [export incentive] with TASL holding 51% and o its roadside assistance Through MyTVS, TASL is phase1 study of GBR 1342, mobile and healthcare Solid state: The tech giant also announced recently that it will help Ruchi Soya’s oil TWG the balance. The JV business into a separate providing multibrand car an investigational new drug initially. aimed to sell 3D printers that produce metal objects. * AFP seed extraction business was formed with an initial 51:49 JV with The Automo service. * PTI from the company’s immuno with an increase in capaci equity capital of $4 million. bile Association of the U.K. oncology portfolio. PTI $5 billion market be available panIndia ,” he said it aimed to sell 3D prin ty utilisation as well as in TWG, it is gathered, is business in India. TASL, it is The JV with the U.K. rm is HP sells 3D printers in Japan said, adding that the rm ters that produce metal ob creased output of valuead keen to have a larger play in reliably learnt, has, hence, providing 24X7 road side as Future Supply Chain IPO and China in Asia. Mr. Chan would also leverage global jects. Currently, plastic is the ded products,” it said in a the Indian warranty space. decided to let TWG take a sistance to two and four subscribed 7.55 times dra said the 3D printing mar partnerships with the likes raw material used. The prin statement. Sources said the U.S. rm dominant nancial position wheelers. MUMBAI ket is estimated to be about of BMW and Johnson & John ters would be imported. Glo The utilisation is expect was eager to expand its pre in the JV. Through MyTVS, TASL is The initial public oer (IPO) $5 billion globally. son in the country. bally, the devices are priced ed to more than double in sence by adopting an inclu If sources are to go by, providing multibrand car of Future Supply Chain “Our 3D printer range will The tech rm recently upwards of $1,00,000. this year to 3035%, it said. sive approach to warranty TASL will substantially dilute service. Solutions was subscribed 7.55 times till 7:30 p.m. on Friday, the last day of subscription. As per NSE data, the IPO received bids After dramatic gains, Schwing Stetter to set up Dairy startup rm for 5.17 crore equity shares against 68.49 lakh equity bitcoin tumbles 20% MilkLane raises 27 cr. shares on oer. Since the IPO 2 greeneld units, says MD is an oer for sale from existing shareholders viz. Sparks fears of a price collapse To add more collection centres Future Enterprises Ltd. and ‘Scouting for land in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra’ Grin Partners Ltd., the rm Reuters Special Correspondent COO of MilkLane, in a state would not get any proceeds LONDON/TOKYO Special Correspondent eld unit with an initial BENGALURU ment. India is the largest from the 650crore issue. Bitcoin lost almost a fth of CHENNAI investment of “100 crore MilkLane, a dairy supply milk producer in the world its value in 10 hours on Fri Schwing Stetter India, is and later scale up to 250 chain company, said it had with millions working in the Zydus gets USFDA nod day, having surged more planning to set up two crore or 300 crore.” It raised 27 crore in a preSe industry’s supply chain. for schizophrenia drug than 40% in the preceding greeneld projects for con would produce existing pro ries A funding from Pioneer However, the sector re NEW DELHI 48 hours, sparking fears the struction and concrete ma ducts such as concrete ing Ventures, Schreiber mains largely unorganised Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) market may be heading for a terials, said a top executive. batching plants, mixers, Foods and ultrahigh net with collection and distribu Inc. has received nal price collapse. “Currently Schwing Stet pumps, placing booms, self worth families. tion still underdeveloped. approval from the U.S. health In a hectic day on Thurs ter’s production capacity loading mixers and tower The dairytech company This has led to problems like regulator to market day, bitcoin leapt from be has been stretched out and it crane. plans to use this capital to poor quality milk which can Clozapine tablets, used in the low $16,000 to $19,500 in GMT it had recovered to will hold good till 2018,” said Anand Sundaresan “We are scouting for land expand its network of milk be contaminated with anti treatment of severe less than an hour on the around $14,400, still down Anand Sundaresan, VC and in Tamil Nadu and Maha collection centres and biotics and toxins. schizophrenia. The company MD, Schwing Stetter India. facturing facility either in rashtra. We need at least 50 strengthen its digital and MilkLane said it attempts has got the nal approval U.S.based GDAX, one of the 13% on the day. “ “We are producing annually Chennai or in south India at plus 25 acres to house both analytics capabilities in the to address these challenges from the U.S. Food and Drug biggest exchanges globally, This correction is an ap Administration (USFDA) to while it was still changing propriate one after such 8,000 units and this will be an investment of $150 mil the plants. supply chain. by transforming and moder market the drug in the hands at about $15,900 on frenzied trading,” said Nigel doubled soon.” lion to make construction “It would be ideal to nising critical stages of the strengths of 25 mg, 50 mg, the Luxembourgbased Bit Green, founder and chief ex and materialhandling ma house the plants near our ‘First-mile focus’ entire supply chain. The 100 mg and 200 mg, Zydus stamp. Having then climbed ecutive of nancial consul China JV chinery to help Schwing existing facility at Sriperum “We aim to improve India’s company said it manages Cadila said in a BSE ling. to $16,666 on Bitstamp at tancy deVere Group in a In January 2017, the concrete Stetter widen its product budur, near Chennai. We dairy supply chain by apply the entire supply chain from The drug will be produced at around 0200 GMT on Fri note to clients. equipment manufacturer range. would like the plant to be ing international quality farm to processing, apply the group’s formulations day, it tumbled to $13,482 by “We should expect to see had partnered with Chinese On Friday, Mr. Sundare come operational by 2019. standards in technology and ing realtime ITenabled #460490 manufacturing facility at SEZ, around 1200 GMT — a slide bitcoin seesawing in com construction machinery san said the JV was also plan Construction can be done innovation to the ‘rst mile’ process monitoring and da Ahmedabad. PTI of more than 19%. As of 1320 ing weeks.” rm XCMG to set up a manu ning to set up another green within a year,” he said. of milk,” said Gaurav Haran, ta analytics.

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Sri Lanka It is a great names New kids will be keen to full their promise feeling, new coach Kaul, Washington, Hooda and Thampi exemplify the modern-day cricketer — competitive and motivated says Kaul

Vijay Lokapally Special Correspondent DHARAMSHALA DHARAMSHALA A season of hard work for For Punjab seamer Sidd some youngsters has fructi harth Kaul, the India selec ed in a glimmer of hope tion is a “process” that he with call up to represent In would strive to maintain. dia against Sri Lanka in the “It’s a great feeling. I forthcoming oneday and can’t describe it in words. T20 series. I’m blessed to have got a Among the lot, Siddharth call up to bowl for India. Hathurusingha. * FILE PHOTO Kaul comes from a sports It’s a process and I shall background — his father, Tej, keep following it. Do what AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE a First Class cricketer, was the team demands from COLOMBO once the trainer of the In me. I will keep on Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) dian team and mother, Sand performing.” named Chandika Hathu hya, is a gymnastics coach Kaul credited his stints rusingha as the new head with the Sports Authority of in domestic cricket for the coach on Friday. India. His brother, Uday, is a recognition. The Sri Lankan had re wicketkeeper for Punjab. “The experience of signed as Bangladesh’s For Kaul, the selection is a domestic cricket is huge... coach in October after reward for selfbelief. Just as how to bowl on at pitches guiding the side to its most Kerala speedster Basil Tham and green tops. successful period during pi, Tamil Nadu allrounder “It has helped me grow his three years in charge, Washington Sundar and Ba as a bowler. I have great masterminding Test wins roda batsman Deepak Hoo Big break: Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Siddharth Kaul and Basil Thampi have earned their chance to shine in the international arena. * PTI & FILE PHOTOS passion for cricket. That is over England and da, who all backed them the motivation. We have to Australia. selves to make it to the followed and that was the batsman would have dismis who does not worry about career of the Baroda basman bowling too because it can give 100% on whatever SLC said Hathurusingha national team before the key,” said Senthilnathan. sed even a good ball. It is the the state of the pitch, he is from his formative years. be an asset,” emphasised pitch we get. That’s the (49) will take over on De conclusion of the current The 24yearold Thampi, execution of the plans on prepared to take punish “He is obviously talented More. In short, Hooda is a main thing.” cember 20 when the three home season. who nearly gave up the eld that was driven home ment and comeback strong and we can see that from his good package. match T20 series against Thampi brings unbridled game, was quick to learn to by McGrath. ly. heavy scores in domestic Dhananjaya to India begins at Cuttack. aggression to his work as a bowl to situations. “He told Basil that he has “The best thing about cricket. He is a strong lad and Brightest undergo tness test The Sri Lanka post has fast bowler. According to He has the speed to rattle to have a backup plan for Siddharth is that he does not is made for the shorter ver Washington, 18, is the youn Sri Lanka middleorder been vacant since South MRF Pace Foundation chief the batsmen and the neces any innovation that the bat lose heart and is ready to sions of the game,” said gest of the lot and also the batsman Dhananjaya de African Graham Ford quit coach M. Senthilnathan, the sary ammunition to nish sman implies,” added give respect to the batsman More. brightest. He can excel in all Silva, who retired hurt af in June. Nic Pothas has progress of Thampi has been the job. He has a lethal york Senthilnathan. for a good shot. His tness is What works in Hooda’s fa the formats of the game and ter scoring 119 against India been the interim coach. most impressive under the er and is known to make sure a great asset because he is a vour is his ability to swing is a reection of the best in the third Test at Delhi, Under Hathurusingha, guidance of Australian great that the plans work well. Cool customer complete athlete,” says Tej, the game in a matter of a few league system that is in place will undergo a tness test Bangladesh made rapid Glenn McGrath. McGrath puts emphasis on Kaul, in comparison, is a who does not let his son balls or overs. He can play in Chennai. Along with here on Saturday for the strides, reaching the semi “Basil was told by plans being in place on the cool customer who likes to compromise on his work shots all around and is Thampi, Hooda and Kaul, he rst ODI against India here nals of the Champions McGrath that under no cir eld. work on the mind of the bat ethic. known to use the opportuni exemplies the modernday on Sunday. Trophy this year. He was, cumstances should he com The most crucial lesson sman. Not the tearaway type Hooda, 22, is a product of ty. Adept at hitting the ball cricketer best — competitive Fast bowler Suranga however, criticised after promise on discipline. The learnt from McGrath was but the 27yearold Kaul un talent being put to good use long, Hooda boasts of good and motivated. The perfor Lakmal is also uncertain the team’s recent tour of emphasis was on discipline “how to come back after con derlines the benets of accu by long practice sessions. defence too and is an out mances against Sri Lanka for the match since the South Africa where it failed on and o the eld. He was ceding a four or a six.” There racy. Former Test wicketkeeper standing elder. should conrm their indivi team management is keen to register a single win. told that routines had to be can be situations when the One of the few bowlers Kiran More has followed the “Hope he works on his dual prowess. to use him sparingly. Air Quality Index India fails to get past Argentina Caruana one likely to be added to Peillat converts a penalty corner to fetch the winner point ahead Sports Bureau and vetime World cham ‘playing conditions’ London HWL FINALS pion Viswanathan Anand, Fabiano Caruana has taken both of whom are on two PRESS TRUST OF INDIA conditions in which the Del UTHRA GANESAN early advantage of the urry points. NEW DELHI hi Test was played and has BHUBANESWAR of draws at the London He had beaten the ve The ICC might incorporate already requested that the It took half the team to come Chess Classic. time World champion from #460490 air pollution in its ‘playing issue be considered by the up and force Manpreet Singh The American, who Chennai in the fth round, conditions’ clause after tak medical committee for gui o the pitch. The Indian cap scored two backtoback in 39 moves of Ruy Lopez ing a serious note of the dance should the situation tain was not so much deso wins, was in sole lead as the Berlin. Black had to pay the plight of the Sri Lankan arise in future. The matter is late or crying as stunned into tournament entered its se price for blundering with cricketers during the third likely to be discussed in Fe stupor after the host lost 10 cond rest day. his bishop on the 33rd and nal Test against India bruary’s ICC meeting,” an to Olympic champion Argen He has 3.5 points, one move. recently. ICC spokesperson said on tina in a rainsoaked, bone ahead of his nearest rivals. The standings (after ve The ICC has decided to Friday. chilling rst seminal of the He is the only player to win a rounds): 1. Fabiano Caruana refer the matter to its medi Since the ‘playing condi Hockey World League Final game so far in this (US) 3.5; 2-10. Magnus Carlsen cal committee, which has tions’ never had any specic here on Friday. He didn’t tournament. (Nor), Levon Aronian (Arm), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra), been provided the relevant mention of air pollution, it is turn up for the postmatch But, with six rounds re So Wesley (Fra), Hikaru Na- reports as well as data of the expected that the permissi press brieng either, for the maining, there is plenty of kamura (US), Ian Nepom- prevailing air quality in ble AQI (Air Quality Index) rst time in the tournament, chess left in the last stop of niachtchi (Rus) and Michael Delhi. limit to play competitive sending deputy Chingelnsa the Grand Chess Tour. Adams (Eng) 2.5; 11-12. Viswa- “The ICC has noted the cricket will be added. na Singh instead. Caruana’s wins have nathan Anand (Ind) and Sergey It was a match that, under come over Sergey Karjakin Karjakin (Rus) 2. normal circumstances, Down and out: Manpreet Singh’s plight sums up India’s fortunes on a day when both teams could have been a great ad struggled to come to terms with the waterlogged turf. * BISWARANJAN ROUT Good day for Indians vertisement for hockey. As it happened, the conditions companied by a spray. India gled. But we wanted to play a 15 minutes when India did ASIAN AIR GUN (628.2); 2. Cao Yifei (Chn) forced it to stay strictly aver struggled more, depending highpress game because not manage a single opposi 248.6 (629.2); 3. Ravi Kumar age, a lone penalty corner as it does so much on coun that’s what we do and be tion circle entry. Sports Bureau 225.7 (624.6); 4. Gagan Narang from Gonzalo Peillat in the terattacks and the pace of its cause we wanted to score,” The fourth quarter was Wako City (Japan) 205.6 (624.5); 5. Deepak Ku- 17th minute being the die players, but it wasn’t easy for he said. the opposite. With 80 per mar 185.0 (627.5). India’s Ravi Kumar won the rence between the two the World No. 1 side either. The heavy turf took a toll cent possession, seven at men’s air rie bronze medal Team: 1. China 1885.9; 2. India sides. The teams started cau on the body and prevented 1876.6; 3. Japan 1866.7. tempts and absolute domi in the 10th Asian Airgun What it did do, however, tiously, making occasional the ball from travelling far. Junior men: 1. Liu Yukun (Chn) nation, India threw championship in Japan on 249.8 (EWRJ) 626.6; 2. Arjun was anoint Bhubaneswar the forays poking into the other Short passes in small, closed everything it had at the op Friday. Babuta 249.7 (623.8); 3. Ding undisputed capital of hockey half but largely stayed put in sections of the eld were position but defence has al Ravi beat compatriot Ga Jiawei (Chn) 228.9 (623.0); 7. lovers in the country as the their own. The teams used to rotate the ball and ways been Argentina’s gan Narang in a shooto to Krishna Prasad Tejas 142.9 people, all holding umbrel switched tactics and played keep possession but it wasn’t strength. Akashdeep Singh, progress to the bronze me (622.8); 10. Sunmoon Singh las in the downpour with ac a lot more lifted passes and easy given India’s struggles Mandeep Singh, Gurjant dal. Deepak Kumar nished Brar 620.9. companying, freezing aerial balls to make the ball in trapping the ball. Still, Singh, S.V. Sunil every one of fth, as he was pipped by Team: 1. China 1870.8; 2. India winds, not just packed the travel but the Argentines there were chances when In them took a shot but were 0.3 point by Ravi. The trio, 1867.5; 3. Japan 1854.6. stands but cheered the team were better at it. dia could have got the equal parried. Women: 1. Shi Mengyao (Chn) however, was able to win all the way till the end and India coach Sjoerd Ma iser but the ball seemed to Successive PCs in the 36th the team silver behind 251.0 (414.8); 2. Zhaoo Ruozhu even stayed to applaud both rijne explained later that the simply slip o the sticks. (Chn) 250.2 (420.2); 3. Qian minute was all India had China. teams after. opposition, once it got the The second quarter was Xiu Adelle Tan (Sgp) 228.22 managed but couldn’t con On the eld, both teams goal, stayed so far back in the the big dierence and ulti Two other Indian teams (416.8); 4. Anjum Moudgil vert as Argentina put its back in the same event, the wo 207.6 (417.5); 6. Meghana Saj- struggled to come to terms defence all the time that it mately proved crucial. Ar into defending its lead. men and the junior men, al janar 163.4 (415.9); 11. Poooja with the waterlogged turf made playing long over gentina won its only PC of The results: Seminal: Argenti- so bagged the team silver. Ghatkar 413.6. and the diculty of sighting heads dicult. “Had we the game and Peillat struck na 1 (Gonzalo Peillat) bt India The results: 10m air rie: Men: Team: 1. China 1249.2; 2. India the ball every time it was stayed back in our defence, high into the net on the 0; 78 place: Netherlands 1 1. Song Buhan (Chn) 250.2 1247.0; 3. Singapore 1243.5. dragged and pushed o ac they too would have strug right. It was also a period of (Mirco Pruijser) bt England 0. Operation clean slate for Dutee Chand Athlete targets Commonwealth Games and Asiad to erase the humiliation of 2014

UTHRA GANESAN lete admits the 2018 edition eration Cup next year (in will happen after the inter “I have grown up here, all BHUBANESWAR in Australia, followed by the March) is likely to be the university games this month my medals came from train The humiliation of 2014 has Asian Games, are her biggest qualifying event. I would just and before I leave for the ing here and while the facili not faded in the last three targets at the moment. like to go out there and per Asian Indoor Champion ties may not be as world years. Dropped from the In “Since there was no com form at the CWG,” she said. ships. class, there is good support, dian contingent at the last petition right now, I decided Dutee is being assisted in “They have promised me and coaches here,” she said. minute, Dutee Chand re to come here for a few days her objective by P. Gopi a spot in the nal at the CWG The hard yards are being members it all every time her and train. But my big target Chand, who is funding her and a medal at the Asiad. It put in. Dutee trains for six failed hyperandrogenism is the Commonwealth training, and had recently in will be a longterm collabora hours a day, four in the case is mentioned. Games. Last time wahin se vited a few German experts tion till the 2024 Olympics,” morning on the track and Despite all the support nikala tha na (I was thrown to work on her actions. she said. two in the evening in the and a CAS decision that al out of that competition),” “Coach Laurent from Ger She would also be travell gym, interspersed with an lowed her a winning return she said in an interaction many came before the Asian ing to Sweden before the hour or two of recovery ses to the track, the 21year old here, the hurt still evident. Championship (in July) and Tehran event to train and sion. But she knows that sprinter continues to bide Asked if CWG meant more gave a few tips on where I work on her niggles. alone won’t be enough. her time for the Common to her than just another tour was going wrong or getting “My technique is ne, on “No one participates to wealth Games, the event she nament, Dutee agreed. “It is tired and not gaining speed. I ly my hips were lifting a bit lose but sometimes things missed back then. important for me to go out worked on these things with too high and I have worked like weather are not in your Here for a short break there and settle all past is my coach (Nagapuri Ra on it. But such visits will only control. “I do what I can do from training at her base in sues and wipe the slate clear. mesh) during training. be brief to work out any best, rest we will see,” she

Dutee Chand. * UTHRA GANESAN Hyderabad, the Odisha ath “I am not sure but the Fed “The detailed planning errors. added with a smile.

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(Ankit Dane 59, Naman Ojha 71yearold former Ferrari 49, Harpreet Singh 107 not eight wickets in hand, it is Delhi bowling: Vikas Tokas 20 boss, who took over as chief out, Manan Sharma four for 5421, Navdeep Saini 277 of the Parisbased Federation mainly due to the 145run se 46) vs Delhi 180 for two in 51 802, Kulwant Khejroliya 224 International d’Automobile in condwicket stand between overs (Kunal Chandela 73 bat 730, Vikas Mishra 306583, 2009, was elected Shorey and Chandela. ting, Dhruv Shorey 78). Manan Sharma 15.12464, Nit unopposed. AFP After opener Gautam At Nagpur: Mumbai 173 vs ish Rana 2070, Dhruv Shorey Gambhir was bowled o the Karnataka 395 for six in 122 61170. third delivery of the innings, overs (R. Samarth 40, Mayank the young duo took charge Delhi – 1st innings: Gautam Agarwal 78, Kaunain Abbas Gambhir b Pandey 6, Kunal and placed Delhi in a posi 50, C.M. Gautam 79, Shreyas Young guns: Dhruv Shorey and Kunal Chandela took control after Gautam Gambhir’s early dismissal.* V. RAJU Chandela (batting) 73, Dhruv tion of comfort. Gopal 80 batting, Shivam Du Shorey c Patidar b Ankit 78, Nit bey ve for 79). Shorey smashed 10 boun lucky to miss a welldeserved hit ve boundaries besides Singh hit 15 boundaries. He lenders this season, was in ish Rana (batting) 17; Extras daries in a display of ne century. two sixes. Keeping Chande was part of two successive strumental in MP reaching (nb1, pen5): 6; Total (for two strokemaking on a pitch that Shorey, looking to add to la’s company was inform 50plus partnerships that close to 350. wickets in 51 overs) 180. Wiggins swaps bike for played true. The righthan his collection of boundaries, Nitish Rana. placed MP in a far better po He raised 73 runs with Pu Fall of wickets: 16, 2151. Delhiites pip rowing machine der showed his positive in fell for 78 after Rajat Patidar Earlier, MP found itself in sition than it was at the fall of neet Date for the seventh LONDON Madhya Pradesh bowling: Ish tent without getting aected caught the ball while taking the cruise mode after the se the fth wicket. wicket and another 68 for war Pandey 90331, Puneet Warriors, Fivetime Olympic cycling by the early exit of Gambhir. an evasive action. cond new ball did not give Harpreet, a mature stroke the eighth wicket with Mihir champion Bradley Wiggins is Datey 122400, Chandrakant Chandela, who played the Delhi the desired result. maker who seems to have Hirwani. Leftarm spinner meet set to return to competitive Sakure 40180, Ankit Sharma Unlucky spinners better, changed Punching the rm new mastered the art of scoring Manan Sharma polished o action in London on Saturday 201481, Mihir Hirwani 60 360. Panther — but this time on a rowing However, Shorey was un gears after a steady start and ball into the gaps, Harpreet runs in the company of tai the tail by taking the last machine. The 37yearold former Tour de France winner NEW DELHI: Delhiites Polo is due to take part in the elite pipped Sahara Warriors 76 men’s twokilometres event Double for Ankita and qualied for the nal Amit, Porel hand Bengal advantage of the Amity Cup 8goal po at the British Rowing indoor SPORTS BUREAU the seminals. championships at the Lee GUWAHATI lo tournament at the Jaipur Valley velodrome. AFP The results: Polo ground here on Gujarat, with just four wickets in hand, needs 175 more to take the lead Ankita Raina helped Oil and Team championship: Friday. AryanArjun duo shocks Natural Gas Corporation Men (nal): IOCL bt GAIL 20 topseeded Poles In the other league Y.B. Sarangi about two hours to give its (ONGC) clinch the team title (Dhruv Sunish bt Jitender CAIRO match of the day, Jindal JAIPUR bowlers a total to ght for. in the 37th Petroleum Sharma 60, 62; Sumit Nagal Aryan Goveas and Arjun bt Shiva 60, 60). Panther lost 65 to Adie A fascinating display of pace The scores: Sports Promotion Board Kadhe combined well to stun Women (nal): ONGC bt IOCL Broswon. bowling by the rookie duo of Bengal — 1st innings: Abhishek (PSPB) tennis topseeded Karol Drzewiecki 21 (Dhruthi Venugopal lost to B. Amit and Ishan Porel Raman b Ishwar 5, Abhimanyu championship. The three teams in the and Szymon Walkow of Nidhi Chilumula 64, 36, 36; Easwaran c Gohil b Gaja 129, Poland 76(5), 64 in the helped Bengal push Gujarat Ankita won both her sin Ankita Raina bt Riya Bhatia 61, group — Aravali Polo being Writtick Chatterjee c Parthiv b semifinals of the $15,000 ITF on the backfoot in the Ranji gles and doubles matches as 63; Ankita Raina & Sai Sam the other — tied with two Ishwar 4, Manoj Tiwary lbw b Futures tennis tournament on Trophy quarternal match at ONGC beat Indian Oil Cor hitha bt Riya Bhatia & Prartha points each, but Panther Gaja 1, Shreevats Goswami c Friday. the Sawai Man Singh Stadi poration Limited (IOCL) 21. na Thombare 75, 60). progressed on the basis of Bhatt b Ishwar 4, Anustup Ma um here on Friday. In the individual event, Veterans (nal): BPCL bt OIL its better goal average. #460490 jumder st Parthiv b Desai 94, B. Amit captured three wick Ankita defeated Nidhi Chi 21 (Bhushan Akut bt Hakim Ali Amit c Parthiv b Ishwar 36, Aa The nal between Delhi 16, 64, 64; Arpan Ghosh lost ets and Porel two as Gujarat mir Gani c Juneja b Gaja 49, Pra lumula 83 in the nal. Close win to Ashim Kumar Bharali 06, ites Polo and Panther will ended the second day at 180 dipta Pramanik lbw b Chawla 26; Bhushan Akut & Arpan be played at 3 p.m. on for six and needed 174 more 14, Ashoke Dinda c Juneja b Ish Indian Oil reigns for MP Ghosh bt Hakim Ali & Jayanta Sunday. to erase the rstinnings def war 5, Ishan Porel (not out) 1; The men’s team title was Kumar Malakar 62, 61). icit. Extras (b2, lb6, nb3, w1): 12, won by Indian Oil, with The results (league): Special Correspondent Individual championship: In the opening session, Total (in 111.5 overs): 354. Dhruv Sunish and Sumit Na Hyderabad Men (quarternals): Ramku Delhiites Polo 7 (Dhruvpal Bengal, resuming at 261 for Fall of wickets: 113, 243, 3 gal dropping just two games mar Ramanathan bt Rohan Bo Godara 4, Samir Suhag 3) bt Madhya Pradesh recorded 44, 459, 5234, 6255, 7 six, rode on Aamir Gani and as the team outplayed Gas panna 82; Divij Sahara Warriors 6 (Matthew a thrilling, threerun win 313,8330, 9335 Perry 4, Himmat Singh Bedla, Amit’s 58run seventh wicket Authority of India Limited Sharan bt V.M. Ranjeet 41 over Himachal Pradesh in Gujarat bowling: Chintan Gaja Sunil). stand to post a ghting 354 in (GAIL) 20. concd.; Vishnu Vardhan bt the Elite GroupA league 27.55933, Ishwar Chaudhary its rst essay. New kid on the block:Ishan Porel, with his accurate bowling, In the individual catego Dhruv Sunish 83; Sumit Nagal Adie Broswon 6 (Abhima match of the Senior wo Gujarat, which lost two 316875, Bhargav Merai 72 ry, Ramkumar Ramanathan, * bt Anirudh Chandrasekar 83. nyu Pathak 4, Gaurav Sahgal removed the dangerous Priyank Panchal early in the innings. 100, Siddharth Desai 242 men’s national oneday wickets for 17 due to some Divij Sharan, Vishnu Vard Women (nal): Ankita Raina bt 2) bt Jindal Panther 5 (Simran 911, Piyush Chawla 181541, league cricket champion accurate bowling by Ashoke oside and straight down Running in hard and bow han and Sumit Nagal made Nidhi Chilumula 83. Shergill 3, Salim Azmi 2). Rujul Bhatt 41110. ship at Rajiv Gandhi Stadi Dinda and Porel, recovered the ground. ling in good rhythm and Gujarat — 1st innings: Samit um here on Friday. nicely with the aid of a 107 The MeraiParthiv pair pace, Amit controlled the re Gohil c Majumder b Dinda 0, The scores: run third wicket partnership withstood a phase of hostile verse swing well and claimed Elite Group A: Railways 227 Priyank Panchal c Goswami b between Bhargav Merai (67, bowling from the Bengal three wickets in the space of for three in 50 overs (Sarika Porel 4, Bhargav Merai b Amit Keerthana on song, bags a treble Koli 71, Mithali Raj 55 retd 116b, 8x4) and captain Par speedsters, led by the ener eight deliveries. 67, Parthiv Patel c Goswami b thiv Patel (47, 95b, 7x4). getic and experienced Din Manpreet Juneja missed Porel 47, Manpreet Juneja lbw hurt, Mona Meshram 41 not Sports Reporter In the junior girls’ snook da, in a quality contest bet the line, Merai was done in b Amit 10, Rujul Bhatt (batting) out, Varsha Choudhary 30 not Bengaluru er event, Keerthana went out) bt Hyderabad 220 for Solid defence ween bat and ball in the by a fuller one and Chirag 13, Chirag Gandhi c Goswami b past R.T. Mohitha 6113, 526 eight in 50 overs (Sneha More With his solid defence and middle session. Gandhi edged one to the Amit 4, Piyush Chawla (batting) P. Keerthana clinched a tre in the second round. 30, Himani Yadav 54, Sravan sensible strokeplay, Merai Once the 19yearold Po keeper as Gujarat lost four 22; Extras (b4, lb7, nb2): 13; ble in the subjunior and ju thi Naidu 39, Rajeshwari did his job to perfection. He rel, who bowled a consistent wickets in the nal session. Total (for six wkts. in 59 overs): nior National snooker and The results: Gaekwad four for 52). 180. billiards championship at drove and pulled with con line and produced some un Rujul Bhatt and Piyush Girls: Subjunior snooker: Fi Madhya Pradesh 116 in Fall of wickets: 10, 217, 3124, dence to pick up eight of his playable deliveries, broke Chawla prevented any furth KSBA here on Friday. nal: P. Keerthana (Kar) bt R.T. 44.2 overs (T.P. Kanwar three 4139, 5140, 6144. nine boundaries in his 12th the partnership by having er damage. Keerthana pocketed the Mohitha (TN) 665, 6010. for seven, N.C. Chauhan four halfcentury. Parthiv caught behind, Amit Earlier, Amit (36) and Ga Bengal bowling: Ashoke Dinda subjunior girls’ snooker and for 19) bt Himachal Pra 125231, Ishan Porel 194 Junior billiards: Final: P. Keer junior girls’ billiards titles, to desh113 in 49.5 overs (V.B. Parthiv, who survived an – 10 years older than his ni (49) batted bravely and 552, Aamir Gani 92200, B. thana (Kar) bt I. Lahari (AP) Rana 25, Pooja Vastrakar two early lbw appeal o Porel, young pace partner – gave played some crisp shots in Amit 140463, Pradipta Pra add to the subjunior girls’ 15376. Thirdplace: Anupama for 21, Nidhi Buley two for 12, grew in condence to hit Bengal an upper hand with the bright sunny morning as manik 30190, Writtick Chat billiards title that she had Ramachandran (TN) bt Ishika P. Keerthana... memorable Ruchita Buley two for 22). some exquisite drives on the his late strikes. Bengal added 93 runs in terjee 2160. won earlier. Shah (MP) 170111. outing. *

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THE HINDU CROSSWORD 12184 (set by Vulcan) SUDOKU FAITH 13 Really very good performance 4 Offering freedom without getting over (2,5) hesitation (8) Acts of charity 14 Sweeper, one that's daily 6 Drove around eating inside the loo (8) Tamil has dierent words to refer to the act of ‘giv ing.’ The regularly — often like a reason, perhaps, for such a variety of words is that giving to 15 Bond with a girl after a date, glutton (7) others can be motivated by many reasons and can be of ma it's ending in marriage (6) 7 True, not a piece without odd ny kinds, said Malayaman in a discourse. 18 Enjoys terrically packaged bits — ancient artefact (5) Tamil work Kurunthokai says it is the duty of the haves to seafood ingredient (6) give when the havenots seek help. One should be motivated 20 Point mentioned contains the 8 Make use of this valuable by the desire to do good and not by selsh concerns. Selsh name of a medicine (8) discovery mostly indoors — motives devalue acts of charity. The Jain work Naladiyar says it's a lively one (9) 22 Flushed? Dreary without end, giving to others expecting this will result in some benets la with the cold he had (7) 9 Title of a wellmade edition ter is not generosity. It is akin to lending money. 25 Far from the east, coming into (4) Manimekalai says that giving to the rich is like sellin g dharma. True charity lies in providing food to the poor and the city — not one that's 14 Bad actors spoiling show (9) skilled (6) ensuring they do not suer the pangs of hunger. Neet inool 27 Disheartened after being 16 Charming leader missed, one says timely rains save wilting crops. Likewise, a tr uly large linked to boy's criminal that's t for the position (9) hearted person will seek out the needy and help them. activity (5) Acts of kindness can extend beyond help rendered to hu 17 Inconceivable, no ace left, man beings and include the animal kingdom and even 28 Questionable move, a bed next perhaps susceptible to defeat plants. This is evident from two incidents that took place in to a counter (9) (8) Tamil Nadu. King Pekansaw a peacock shivering in the rain, Solution to puzzle 12183 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku 29 Wife signs out of messaging 19 Objective for the most is to and he used his cloak to shield the peacock from the c old site with a giggle (6) I ACROSS get an opportunity, rst off, rains. King Paari got down from his chariot and used the 30 New brief on the outcome gets 1 Nice plan hatched to get to to improve (7) chariot to support a creeper that was lying on the ground. support (8) While one may not expect any reciprocity or gratitude the top (8) 21 Characteristic associated with from a person who has taken our help, it is quite possib le 5 Crude of course, say (6) I DOWN heartless oppressor, one that 10 Honourable member that they may be grateful to us, and this gratitude may ma 1 Separate piece (4) betrayed (7) associated with university nifest in some way. But what could a creeper do in return for board (9) 2 Write about people employed 23 Some groups eternally in a king who used his royal his chariot to stake it up? What can 11 Revolutionary story about in an organisation, it's a trouble (5) a peacock do in return for the man who protected it from Cuban leader's brilliance (5) complaint (9) the rains? 24 Man with broken English (4) 12 You are elegant and that's 3 Animal in a barn, the empty Clearly, it was with complete selessness that the kings important (6) building (3,4) 26 Area around new arch (4) performed these acts of kindness.

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Miku early in the second half tory over BATE Borisov at a NEUFC’s Brazilian striker The ’keeper took his time made all the dierence for halfempty Emirates Stadi Danilo Cezario red a po and instead of clearing the Bengaluru FC (BFC), which um in its nal Europa werful shot from around 30 ball, looked to play it to Gon downed NorthEast United League group game on yards. calves, who had Udanta lurk Thursday. FC (NEUFC) in the Indian ing behind him. Realising the mistake, Arsene Wenger made 11 Super League here at the In BFC came out of the defen Udanta set up Miku, who changes to the team that dira Gandhi Stadium on sive shell. The attacking trio had moved up inside the was beaten by Manchester Friday. of captain Sunil Chhetri, Mi NEUFC box sensing the goal. United at the weekend, but Trophy hunter: A combo picture shows Cristiano Ronaldo The Venezuelan striker The unmarked Venezuelan * ku and Kuman Udanta Singh the Frenchman’s second with his ve Ballon d’Or trophies. AFP cashed in on goalkeeper T.P. brought o some eyecatch striker made no mistake string put in promising dis Rehenesh’s poor clearance with his placement. to give BFC three points. ing moves. BFC almost got Legends’ take: Liverpool’s Robbie Fowler, Luis Garcia, Sami plays to give him a 700th NEUFC tried to make its Hyypia and Vladimir Smicer feel football has NEUFC dominated the the breakthrough in the 21st win as Arsenal manager. * minute when Chhetri way back but Ralte stopped grown massively. PTI After injuryplagued Ronaldo again opening session with regular a couple of good attempts slipped through the NEUFC Nandakumar Marar Mathieu Debuchy started incursions into the Bengalu from Danilo and Marcinho 2005 Champions League defence, but couldn’t get MUMBAI the rout in the 11th minute ru zone. As the visitors winning squad at Liverpool, Wins recordequalling fth Ballon d’Or past Rehenesh. The NEUFC to keep the lead intact. by drilling home his rst looked to rely on a counter Bengaluru moved back to Former Liverpool midel was speaking on the side attacking game, the hosts ’keeper had positioned him der Luis Garcia feels the goal for 1,082 days and Agence France-Presse Ballon d’Or to his previous the top, with nine points lines of LFC World, giving Paris enjoyed the space available self well. mindboggling money paid Theo Walcott tapped in, wins in 2008, 2013, 2014 and from four matches. the Premier League team’s in the creative zone. At the other end, NEUFC to players is a reection of two minutes before the Portuguese star Cristiano 2016. The result: NorthEast United local fans a chance to meet Bengaluru FC coach Al came close to scoring the sport’s growth. the famous names from the break Wilshere ended his Ronaldo won a record He scored 42 goals in all FC 0 lost to Bengaluru FC 1 (Mi bert Roca, who did not wish around the halfhour mark, Argentine legend Lionel recent past. Arsenal goal drought that equalling fth Ballon d’Or competitions for Real last ku 47). to try the inexperienced Cal but when Danilo’s shot was Today’s match: FC Goa vs Kera Messi signed a contract ex Sami Hyypia, a Finland dated back to the nal day award for the year’s best season, and also netted 15 vin Abhishek in goal, well saved by Ralte. la Blasters, 8 p.m. tension to remain at FC Bar defender with stints at Liver of the 201415 Premier player on Thursday. times in European World celona till 2021 for a deal re pool before taking up mana League season. The Real Madrid for Cup qualifying. portedly worth gership postretirement, felt Important results: Group A: ward’s second successive Ronaldo will lead Portu Villarreal 0 lost to Maccabi $645,000aweek with a players were not at fault for win drew him level along gal at next year’s World Cup Tel Aviv 1 (Blackman 60). buyout clause of $835m. the incredible sums spent side Barcelona rival Lionel in Russia as he looks to add Group D: Rijeka 2 (Puljic 7, Brazilian superstar Neymar by team owners to acquire Messi on ve Ballons d’Or, af football’s greatest title to the Gavranovic 47) bt AC Milan 0. reportedly earns a whop marketable faces. ter the Argentinian took se 2016 European Champion Group E: Apollon Limassol 0 ping €865,000aweek at “It is not the player’s fault cond in the vote, with Brazi ship win, when the Portu lost to Everton 3 (Lookman 21 PSG. that they are being paid so & 27, Vlasic 87); Atalanta 1 lian Neymar third. guese beat host France in “It is not for me to give much money, the only pro (Petagna 10) bt Lyon 0. The 32yearold was the the nal. any opinions (on money in blem I foresee is when Group H: Arsenal 6 (Debuchy topscorer in last season’s Messi and Ronaldo have football transfers). Football teams overspend and prob 11, Walcott 37, Wilshere 43, Champions League as Real now shared the last 10 Bal is the way it is. It is someth ably leading to a situation Polyakov 51og, Giroud 64 successfully defended the lons d’Or since the latter’s ing you cannot stop global when some player is not pen, Elneny 74) bt BATE Bori trophy with victory over Ju sov 0 . rst win after leading Man ly,” said Garcia. paid the money promised to ventus in June, and also led chester United to the 2007 “Market decides (the mo him. Suppose you get an o the Spanish giant to its rst 08 Champions League title. netary value of a player), er for a job with remunera Singhania La Liga title in ve years. “I hope to play at this level not the supporters. Money tion more than anybody elected to “Of course I feel happy. for a few more years, I hope in football is dicult to con paid before, would you re This is something I look for the battle with Messi conti trol. You cannot stop player fuse the oer and say mo FIA council ward to every year,” Ronaldo nues, things happen for a payments rising.” ney is too much,” asked the said at the ceremony at the reason,” he added. Garcia, a member of Finn. Eiel Tower in Paris. “I feel good this season “The trophies won last and we’ll see what we win at year helped to win this the end of the year.” award. Thanks to my Real When asked if he would Madrid teammates. And I like to nish his career at the want to thank the rest of the Santiago Bernabeu, Ronaldo people who helped me said: “I’m happy at Real Ma reach this level.” drid, I want to stay there... If Rising to the occasion: With rstchoice ‘keepers unavailable, Lalthuammawia Ralte produced Ronaldo added the 2017 possible.” a string of ne saves to keep BFC’s lead intact.* RITU RAJ KONWAR

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Gautam Singhania. Special Correspondent * FILE PHOTO New Delhi attraction in TfN Sports Bureau Union Sports Minister Col. Ashwin Achal PARIS Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Bengaluru presented 2 lakh each, on Industrialist Gautam Sing behalf of the Boxing Federa The 10th edition of the Tour of Nilgiris hania, the FMSCI’s nomi tion of India, to the gold me (TfN), organised by RideACycle Founda nee to replace Vijay Mallya dal winners of the recently tion, will commence here on Sunday. in the FIA World Motor held World Youth Cham A total of 128 cyclists will compete in this Sports Council, was elect pionship held in Assam. eightday event, travelling more than 1,000 ed to the council at the FIA kilometres through picturesque settings in Rathore also announced Annual General Assembly Mysuru, Madikeri, Sulthan Bathery and Oo that the Sports Ministry will One for the album: Rathore with the boxers, BFI president held in Paris on Friday. Ak Ajay Singh and the coach Raaelle Bergamasco, in New Delhi ty. American stalwart Alexi Grewal, who bar Ebrahim, president, present 6.70 lakh to each of * won the gold medal in the 1984 Los Angeles the gold medallists. on Friday. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT FMSCI, was named the de Olympics in road cycling, is the star attrac puty titular. World Championship Rathore said the recom Five time World Cham tion. Srinivas Gokulnath, who recorded a “I am elated and excit bronze medallist Gaurav mendations and ideas of the pion and London Games nish in the gruelling 5,000km Race Across ed,” said Mr. Singhania. Bidhuri was also part of the Task Force would be imple bronze medallist Mary Kom America, will also be seen in action. Three “It’s a privilege and honour boxers felicitated on the oc mented soon, and that the said that she was proud of time India National time trial champion Na for me and I will do my casion, apart from two Target Olympic Podium their achievements. veen John and India National MTB cham best. I thank the members bronze medallists from the Scheme (TOPS) was getting Neetu, Jyoti, Sakshi, pionship winner Kiran Kumar are some of of the FMSCI for their World Youth Championship. tuned accordingly with each Shashi, Ankushita were pre the other big names in the eld. support.” “Boxing is tougher than discipline having a Chief Ex sented 2lakh each while There are 18 foreign cyclists in the fray, “I am really glad that Mr. other games. You sweat a lot ecutive Ocer (CEO) and a Anupama and Neha Yadav from the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Gautam Singhania has in training, and some times High Performance Manager. were given 50,000 each. Denmark, Australia, USA and Russia. The been elected,” said Akbar there is blood too. In the ar The Sports Minister Gaurav Bidhuri, who won winners will earn themselves the top range Ebrahim. “It gives us great my, boxing was compulso sought full cooperation from the bronze in the men’s of Firefox bikes. satisfaction to note that an ry,” said Rathore. the federations and request event, was presented At a press conference here on Friday, Indian will be a board He lauded BFI president ed them to upload their ac 2lakh. Grewal said, “I’m here to try and expand member. I would like to Ajay Singh, who is the Chair counts on the website apart It was also announced the popularity of cycling, a warrior’s sport, thank Jean Todt, president man and Managing Director from team selections that the India Open boxing in India.” Grewal, the son of a Sikh immi FIA, and all the FIA Gener of Spicejet, and hoped that promptly. championship will be held at grant and American mother, added, “When al Assembly members for the president would use his “Everyone should know the Thyagaraj Stadium here I started cycling, there were hardly any all the support extended to business acumen to take the how the tax payers money is from January 28 to February American riders on the Pro Tour. But a India.” sport forward. being spent,” he said. 2. short while later, guys like Greg LeMond and Lance Armstrong arrived to dominate the world stage,” he said. Dutch delight in Dubai Kalmthout wins Race 2, nishes third in opening run V.V. Ramanan As regards wins, the form DUBAI er is 32 ahead of the latter af There was delight and des ter the 2017 season roared Ready to pedal: Cyclists Naveen John, Alexi pair on the opening day of o in Sakhir (Bahrain) in Grewal and Kiran Kumar at the launch. the Dubai Leg of the MRF midNovember. Challenge on Friday. * V. SREENIVASA MURTHY “I feel that luck is with me Teenaged Dutch driver Ri now and if I keep going like nus van Kalmthout won Race this, I can hope for the big Top20 looks 2 with ease to complement prize in Chennai early next his third place in the open year,” said Kalmthout, hop achievable: Sathiyan ing race, while Brazil’s Felipe ing to emulate his country’s Special Correspondent Drugovich, the victor in the Formula One hotshot Max Chennai rst, had to be content with Reason to smile: Rinus van Kalmthout of the Netherlands Verstappen. G. Sathiyan has reached a careerhigh a ninth place in the next, world ranking of 68 in singles and 15 in dou thanks to an electric mal hopes to emulate his country’s Formula One hotshot Max The results (top ve): Verstappen and win the big prize in Chennai. * V.V. RAMANAN bles in the International Table Tennis Fed function at the last corner of Race 2: 1. Rinus van Kalmthout eration world ranking list released recently. the 10th and nal lap! ich whiz past polesitter In Brazilian and Dutch driver (Ned) 19:47.922s; 2. Louis Ga chot (Fra) 19:59.040; 3. Julien After clinching the singles title in Spanish Race 2 saw Kalmthout donesia’s Presley Martono when the race ended. Falchero (Fra) 19:59.114; 4. Open recently, Sathiyan jumped 20 places jump into the lead on lap right after the lights went out Martono, thanks to the Presley Martono (Ina) to become the second highest ranked In four at the Dubai Auto and the 18 drivers handled two best times in the qualify 19:59.328; 5. Danial Frost (Sgp) dian after Sharath Kamal at 62, who drome, an advantage that he their Formula 2000 ma ing race, has ensured pole 19:59.495. dropped 17 places from 45. “It’s been the built upon steadily to win by chines adroitly over the position for Race 3 on Satur Race 1: 1. Felipe Drugovich (Bra) best year for me. I worked on more specif more than 11 seconds over 5.39km GP circuit. day. 19:44.537; 2. Alex Karkosik ics with my coach S. Raman and the results France’s Louis Gachot. The chase, barring a small These nishes have alrea (Pol) 19:46.790; 3. van Kalm have shown. I am playing more tourna Gachot’s compatriot Ju mishap which forced Manuel dy made the race to the thout 19:47.372; 4. Falchero ments abroad and it has helped. A special lien Falchero, a race winner Maldonado to retire early championship intriguing 19:51.510; 5. Martono thanks to India coach Massimo Costantini at Bahrain, took the third on, went according to script with Drugovich on 107 19:52.035. who has been giving valuable inputs,” he place. after that. Poland’s Alex Kar points, just two ahead of (The writer is in Dubai at the said. “My goal of reaching the top 20 looks The rst race saw Drugov kosik slipped in between the Kalmthout. invitation of MRF Tyres) denitely possible.” CM A ND-NDE YK 460490 © 2006-2017 Kasturi & Sons Ltd. -UPSC [email protected] -+91815015301 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 20 LIFE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Taxi therapy: Italian brings Genes potentially linked cheer to young cancer patients to homosexuality found Some experts say the study is statistically insignicant Caterina Bellandi oers free and fun rides in her brightlycoloured vehicle Trilobite fossil contains Press Trust of India which is linked to the thy orientation, and thus ulti world’s oldest eye GAIA PIANIGIANI that even patients undergo Washington roid, The Telegraph mately increase our know LONDON FLORENCE ing chemotherapy can swal Scientists have discovered reported. ledge of biological mechan A 530-million-year-old fossil of an extinct sea creature The blackandwhite che low. Mothers sew her cloaks. genetic variants linked to ho Some experts said that isms underlying sexual contains what could be the quered oor of the taxi looks A designer fabricates her ex mosexuality by analysing the number of participants orientation,” said Alan San oldest eye ever discovered. a bit like home ooring. The travagant hats. the DNA codes of gay and in the study was too small to ders from NSUHS. Scientists found the primitive seats are yellow, purple and heterosexual men. draw populationwide Some researchers said the form of a compound eye in a orange leather, while the Place in popular culture They discovered that DNA conclusions. ndings were not satistically well-preserved fossil of a peagreen interiors are plas She is so well known these was dierent for gay and signicant. “Even if a gene hard-shelled species called a tered with daisy stickers. days that some parents of straight men around two Hypothalamus in focus variant does show some cor trilobite. Unlike modern When riding in the cab, pas children who are battling se genes: SLITRK5 and SLITRK6 is an important relation with sexual orienta compound eyes, the fossil’s sengers can play with plastic rious illnesses search for her SLITRK6. gene for brain development tion, this does not mean that eye does not have a lens, swords and a megaphone, or on the Internet. A new ver The study, published in and is particularly active in the gene is in any way res scientists said. PTI make soap bubbles. sion of the Monopoly board the journal Scientic Re the brain region that in ponsible for being gay — it Welcome to Milano 25, the game that has famous gures ports, looked at the com cludes the hypothalamus. just means it has some asso Florentine taxi that for 16 of Tuscany on the play mo plete genome of over 1,000 The hypothalamus is crucial ciation with a trait that is years has oered free travel, ney includes Ms. Bellandi. homosexual men and com for producing hormones more likely to be found in by day, between a paediatric Vibrant muse: Caterina Bellandi in her taxi. * NY TIMES “I was desperate and I was pare it to genetic data from linked to control sex drive. the relatively few people in hospital and the homes of looking for support,” says 1,231 heterosexual males. Previous studies have shown volved as subjects in the stu young cancer patients — and, the world, so special to be re “She is an extraordinary Francesca Scaturro, mother Researchers from North that parts of it are up to 34% dy,” said Robin LovellBadge in the evening, carried regu membered by anyone.” engine of solidarity and I felt of Giulia, a 5yearold who Shore University Health Sys larger in gay men. from The Francis Crick Insti lar clients around Tuscany’s Ms. Bellandi has succeed her city should help her a lit had an aggressive form of tem (NSUHS) in the U.S. said “The goal of this study tute in the U.K. Mr. Lovell main city. ed in her mission. With a tle,” says Eugenio Giani, now brain cancer. So she wrote they also discovered die was to search for genetic un Badge was not involved in YouTube reveals top Its soul and operator, Ca sense of style reminiscent of president of Tuscany’s re an email to Ms. Bellandi’s rences in the TSHR gene, derpinnings of male sexual the study. viral videos of 2017 terina Bellandi, 52, is better Mary Poppins, she and her gional cabinet, who inter website. SAN FRANCISCO known in Florence and taxi are oneofakind. ceded for her with the muni Ms. Bellandi showed up in YouTube has revealed its across the country as Zia Ca cipal police. style at the hospital where most popular videos for 2017 terina (Auntie Caterina). She No red noses He is planning to recog Giulia was being treated. She based on time spent drives her Chrysler taxi Not even Patch Adams, the nize Ms. Bellandi as “Tusca brought pizza with her and Hendrix’s unheard tracks watching, sharing, commenting, liking and other wearing a ashy greenand U.S. doctor in a clown suit ny’s Solidarity Ambassador,” insisted that Ms. Scaturro, metrics. This year’s most viral azure cloak topped by a whom she highly regards for an honoric title signalling 34, have a slice. video featured a man singing straw top hat decorated with his work with sick children, the region’s institutional “I thought pizza was a to be released next year in an oyster costume. The pompoms, and fabric roses could get her to wear the backing. strange oer in that mo Agence France-Presse masked performer was a and gerberas. An army of lit outts that those attending “She is capable of involv ment, but our condition was and Young. Hendrix had New York contestant in a reality music tle bells sound at the move his clown tours in hospitals ing ill children in anything, also strange,” Ms. Scaturro been a major gure at the show in Thailand. IANS ment of her wrists and of her worldwide usually put on. In from soccer matches to trips said. Jimi Hendrix’s estate has an festival. Other notable tracks necklace, a polkadot rosary 2007, she drove 3,000 km abroad, and she does it from Ms. Bellandi became a fre nounced a posthumous al include a newlyrestored of yellow, orange and red. from Florence to Moscow to one child to another, non quent presence during Giu bum from the guitar legend version of Cherokee Mist, an “This is not a show,” she attend his course in clown stop,” Mr. Giani says. “She lia’s year of treatment, featuring 10 previously unre instrumental track in which says, looking in the rear mir therapy, but she refused to puts a positive spell on spending weekends with her leased tracks, some record Hendrix pays tribute to his ror through her uorescent wear a red nose. them.” and other families facing si ed months before his death partial Native American glasses. Her warm smile is “I am not a clown,” she ex Ms. Bellandi is not only a milar medical challenges, in 1970. heritage. accented by her red lipstick. plains. “I am a taxi driver. So taxi driver for these young and even coming on a holi Both Sides of the Sky , “My children may be sick, I do taxitherapy.” patients, but a friendly pre day in Sicily last summer. which will come out on Sitar melodies but they can and have to be Her creative idea initially sence throughout their chal She is now considered a March 9, is intended to be The version of ‘Cherokee Human interaction happy.” ran into city rules. Taxis lenging moments. She visits family member, Ms. Scaturro the last in a trilogy of albums Mist’ marks a rare time that causes stress in narwhals Ms. Bellandi’s partner, the usually look alike here, and families in their homes and says. Giulia calls her of restored Hendrix material Hendrix plays the sitar, the MIAMI original owner of Milano 25, hers carries unusual items, arranges vacations. She “Auntie.” following releases in 2010 classical Indian instrument Narwhals, nicknamed the died prematurely in 2001. like a stued gure of Dis takes sick children to watch “It is enough just to see and 2013 that entered Top 10 that had come into growing “unicorns of the sea” because Jimi Hendrix. * AP of their head tusks, exhibit an His taxi license was his lega ney’s dwarf Grumpy on the sports games and shake her,” Ms. Scaturro says. “Her charts in several countries. popularity in the West, “alarming” response to cy to her. passenger seat. hands with their sports he hug is everything to me.” The latest album includes thanks largely to Pandit Ravi human-caused stress that “I found such a profound The local authorities also roes, and has even taken While Milano 25 attracts Hendrix’s previously un Hendrix recorded Mitch Shankar. The album in may lead to brain damage, a love in him and in his death objected to the pictures she some to the Vatican to meet the smiles of most fellow heard version of Joni Mitch ell’s song with fellow guita cludes three previouslyre study said. Narwhals’ heart that I decided to make his glued to the windows, saying Pope Francis. drivers, some paying passen ell’s Woodstock, the song rist Stephen Stills — who leased songs. rates were found to drop taxi live on,” she explains. “I they could hamper the driv A generous network of pe gers are reluctant to get on writer’s longing reection soon afterwards would Hendrix, who struggled from 60 beats per minute to wanted to pay homage to er’s view. After getting multi ople helps Ms. Bellandi. A board. “Some people think I on missing the historic 1969 make a hit cover of Wood with drugs and alcohol, died just three or four when they him, making his Milano 25 ple tickets, she complained Florentine bakery donates a am too much,” Ms. Bellandi. countercultural festival in stock as part of folk rock su in September, 1970, in a Lon #460490 swam fast to escape. AFP the most wonderful cab in vigorously. crunchy atbread and pizza “And I respect that.” NY TIMES upstate New York. pergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash don hotel at age 27.

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