Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ RNI No.2016/1957, REGD NO. SSP/LW/NP-34/2019-21 Established 1864 OPINION 8 NATION 5 WORLD 11 Published From LESSONS FROM RAJNATH MEETS JAWANS TRUMP BRINGS BREXIT ADVICE DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR CHANDIGARH DEFEAT IN SIACHEN ON STATE VISIT TO TROUBLED UK DEHRADUN HYDERABAD VIJAYWADA Late City Vol. 155 Issue 152 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable LUCKNOW, TUESDAY JUNE 4, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 KJO FULFILLED MY DREAMS: SHAH RUKH 12} VIVACITY } www.dailypioneer.com Maya plans a separate path IAF’s AN-32 meets its BSP chief asks party cadre to get ready to fight all 11 Assembly bypolls in UP uncanny fate of 2009 PNS n LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI Yogi are unseated from power,” Akhilesh had said. Plane crashes in pset at the drubbing in the Mayawati also pressed for ULok Sabha polls with the the need to increase the same region, same non-transfer of the Samajwadi involvement of members of Party votes in favour of her other backward classes in the month, with same party candidates contesting party organisation by reviving under the banner of the grand district-level committees. toll a decade later alliance in Uttar Pradesh, Meanwhile, with fissures Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) appearing in the SP-BSP chief Mayawati hinted at going alliance, Uttar Pradesh Deputy PNS n NEW DELHI it alone in the future. Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma During a review meeting of on Monday said the “gath- n an eerie coincidence, an the UP unit in New Delhi on bandhan” is “taking its last IAN-32 plane of the IAF went Monday, Mayawati asked party breath, and is on ventilator”. missing on Monday, exactly ten office bearers, MLAs and “Thanks to the develop- years after an accident involv- newly-elected MPs to get ready mental works of Prime ing an aircraft of the same claiming that the BSP would Minister Narendra Modi and make in the same region, in the tweeted about the incident and fight all 11 Assembly bypolls in UP Chief Minister Yogi same month, and ironically, prayed for safety of the pas- Uttar Pradesh. Adityanath, people have broken with the same death toll. sengers. Following some Bypolls to these Assembly the barriers of caste and reli- The AN-32 plane went ground reports about sighting seats are due as nine BJP MLAs gion. The gathbandhan is today missing near Mechuka in of the wreckage, helicopters along with one each from the taking its last breath, and is on Arunachal Pradesh with 13 were diverted for search, but BSP and the SP won the Lok ventilator,” he told PTI. people, including eight crew there was no success, officials Sabha elections. He added, “Alliances of members, on board. A massive said adding the search opera- Mayawati reportedly told opposing ideologies are never search and rescue operation is tions with the help of the Army the party cadre that the BSP successful — be it the SP- on to locate the aircraft feared will continue during the night won 10 seats in UP due to its Congress or the BSP-Congress. to have crashed. also. traditional vote bank and the at the non-transfer of SP votes, the source said. bypolls. All experiments to forge caste- Incidentally, an AN-32 air- The Mechuka Advance votes of the Samajwadi Party Mayawati did not blame When asked about Her comments assume sig- based alliances in Uttar craft had crashed in June 2009 Landing Ground is located in could not get transferred to Akhilesh for it, but sources Mayawati’s comments, SP nificance as the BSP does not Pradesh have proved to be a after taking off from Mechuka Mechuka Valley in West Siang their candidates. She stressed maintained that the BSP chief Spokesperson Rajendra usually contest bypolls. failure. People across the coun- killing all 13 on board. Another District of Arunachal Pradesh. that the party would have to held the Congress and Shiv Pal Chaudhry told PTI, “We will At the time of stitching up try have accepted Modiji’s AN-32 with 29 on board had The landing strip is strategically strengthen its own organisa- Singh Yadav-led Pragatisheel wait to know about official an alliance with BSP, Akhilesh ‘sabka saath, sabka vikaas, gone missing over the Bay of located near the Line of Actual tional structure and not depend Samajwadi Party Lohia (PSPL) stand of the BSP on alliance’s had said the alliance would last sabka vishwaas’ and outright Bengal while it was on its way Control (LAC) facing China. on other parties to win votes. responsible for the poor per- performance in the Lok Sabha till UP Chief Minister Yogi rejected such caste-based to Port Blair from Chennai in The AN-32 planes provide the She also stressed on the need to formance of the alliance. elections, after that we will Adityanath was sent back to alliances. 2016 and is yet to be traced. much needed logistical support increase the participation of Although Mayawati didn’t decide what we have to do.” Gorakhpur as mahant of “The alliances which are In the latest mishap, the ill- to the troops located on the members of other backward directly talk about the future of Mayawati cited “poor per- (Gorakhnath) temple. formed or forged on the basis fated aircraft, popularly known LAC due to paucity of road classes in the organisation. the alliance, she asked the formance” of its alliances in “No matter how much you of caste or religion eventually as workhorse of the IAF, took connectivity. Besides Mechuka, Interestingly, SP chief party workers to adopt a “wait various States during the try, this alliance is not going to lose their existence. In UP, off from Jorhat in Assam for there are seven more advanced Akhilesh Yadav on Monday and watch” policy till the fam- Assembly and Lok Sabha elec- break. The alliance will go a there was an unnatural and Mechuka advanced landing landing grounds in Arunachal morning shared the dais with ily dispute in the SP is over, tions to emphasise that the BSP long way. We have not forged opportunistic alliance, it was ground with eight crew mem- Pradesh, where the AN-32s Sangeeta Azad, Lalganj BSP according to BSP sources. will have to strengthen its own this alliance only to oust Prime shattered by the caste-less bers and five passengers around and helicopters can land to sus- than 100 AN-32s and it ferries MP, in Azamgarh to thank “Neither did she criticise organisational structure and Minister Narendra Modi from (jaati-viheen) work of the BJP 12.25 pm. The plane was last in tain the troops. people and air-drop supplies. voters for backing the alliance. the SP or Akhilesh, nor did she not depend on other parties to the Centre... We will not keep whose mantra is ‘sabka saath, radio touch and on radar till 1 The terrain under the flight At least ten planes have met While showing displeasure say that the alliance was over,” win votes in the Assembly quiet until he and his disciple sabka vikaas, sabka vishwaas’.” pm and then went missing. The route of the AN-32 is moun- with mishaps since induction. flying time between Jorhat and tainous and thickly forested. The medium transporter Mechuka is about 50 minutes The landing and take-off AN-32 is the workhorse of the and the distance, as the crow approaches to Mechuka are IAF and its fleet is in the flies, is nearly 206 km. extremely difficult. Coupled process of being upgraded to Govt reappoints Doval as After the plane failed to with erratic weather, the region extend their service life. In Govt alters draft: Hindi land at Mechuka, the IAF is among the most inhospitable 2009, India finalised a major launched a search operation for air transport especially dur- upgrade and life extension plan NSA, gifts Cabinet rank deploying SU-30 fighter jets for ing this time of the year due to for the entire fleet under a $400 radar mapping of the terrain heavy clouds. million deal with Ukraine no more must in school PNS n NEW DELHI and C-310 J transport planes The An-32 is a Soviet- which would extend their life besides MI-17 helicopters. The designed twin engine turbo- to 40 years. So far 46 aircraft PNS n NEW DELHI jit Doval, the National local Army units were also prop transport aircraft used have been upgraded of which ASecurity Adviser (NSA), pressed into service to trace the extensively by the Indian Air 40 were done in Ukraine. The mid the uproar over the resumed his second term on missing plane, sources said Force since induction in 1984. rest are being upgraded in Adraft version of the Monday with an elevated here. Defence Minister Rajnath At present, the IAF has more India. National Education Policy stature of Cabinet rank. This is (NEP) 2019, which mandated the first time a NSA has got a compulsory learning of Hindi second back-to-back tenure. in non-Hindi-speaking south- The Appointments Committee ern States, the Ministry of of the Cabinet approved Doval’s Human Resource Development appointment for a five-year (MHRD) on Monday released period with effect from May 31, a revised version of the policy 2019. It will be co-terminus giving the students freedom to with the term of the Prime choose any language they wish Minister, the order said. to study under the three lan- “During the term of his guage model in schools. office, he will be assigned the The revised draft policy Draft New Education Policy 2019 being submitted to the Minister for HRD Ramesh rank of Cabinet Minister,” the as the agency’s chief in 2005. states, “In keeping with the Pokhriyal Nishank by the Drafting Committee Twitter order said. Doval, 74, was During his first tenure as principle of flexibility, students appointed to the post on May NSA, Doval played a pivotal who wish to change one or The revised policy requires The revision to the draft 30, 2014 and given the stature role in the surgical strikes on more of the three languages proficiency in any three lan- comes after many politicians of a Minister of State in terror launch pads in Pakistan- they are studying may do so in guages. The revised draft reads, and citizens slammed the September that year after the occupied Kashmir after the Grade 6 or Grade 7, so long as “Since the modular board Centre for imposing Hindi, in Chinese side insisted on min- Uri terror attack. He has also they are able to still demon- examinations for language pro- an alleged attempt to isterial-level talks. been widely hailed for his con- strate proficiency in three lan- ficiency will indeed test only “homogenise” the diverse lin- A, 1968-batch IPS officer tribution to the national secu- guages (one language at the lit- the basic proficiency in each guistic fabric of the country, from Uttarakhand, Doval start- rity domain, including his role erature level) in their modular language, such change in choice which has many regional lan- ed his career as Assistant during the Balakot air strike board examinations some time in Grade 6 would certainly be guages, especially down south Superintendent of Police in after the Pulwama terror attack, during secondary school.” feasible if the student so desires where they have a prominent Thalassery in Kerala. After his officials said. Doval was the There is no mention of and would in such cases be presence as a part of the brief stint in Kerala cadre, chief strategist in tackling the Hindi in the “Flexibility in the supported by teachers and the Dravidian identity. Doval was absorbed in Myanmar-parked Naga rebels. three-language formula” clause. schooling system.” Continued on Page 7 Intelligence Bureau and retired Continued on Page 7 CAPSULE

TRIPLE TALAQ BILL TO BE Aam Aurat to hitch a ride in Delhi Metro! BROUGHT AGAIN: PRASAD New Delhi: The Government will Centre, AAP Govt spar allow free travel for female pas- take time to implement it. It is burden. If the scheme is imple- bring a Bill to ban the practice of sengers in the metro and the a long process.” mented by the month of instant triple talaq again in as Kejriwal promises DTC buses. However, the move While a Government offi- August-September, the expen- Parliament, Law Minister Ravi women free travel in has been labeled as a mere poll cial who wished not to be diture for this financial year Shankar Prasad has said. agenda. The Opposition criti- named said, “As the Central would be around 700 to 800 DTC buses also cised the move as “populist” Government have 50 per cent crores.” BODIES OF 5 NANDA DEVI and aimed to “mislead” people stake in the Delhi Metro, the It may be noted that the CLIMBERS SPOTTED GAYATHRI MANI n NEW DELHI ahead of Assembly polls due Delhi Government first will Government in the end of last Pithoragarh: IAF helicopters on early next year. have to send the proposal to the year proposed a plan to provide Monday spotted the bodies of 5 ith Chief Minister Kejriwal on Monday asked Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil concessions to senior citizen, of the 8 mountaineers who went WArvind Kejriwal the DMRC and DTC to draft a Baijal for approval.” disabled in the metro. The missing on way to Nanda Devi announcing free ride for plan within a week to imple- As per the sources, the Delhi Metro which has been peak in Uttarakhand. women in Delhi Metro and the ment the scheme by next 2-3 Government will also need to asked to draft a plan on this Delhi Transport Corporation months. seek permission from the other proposal is also on process. GUJ BJP MLA KICKS (DTC) buses, the tug of war “The Delhi Government departments and agencies However, as per process there WOMAN NCP LEADER between the Central has 50 per cent share in Delhi involved such as the finance is no concrete update on the Ahmedabad: A BJP MLA in Government and the Delhi Metro... The scheme is neither department, LG’s office and project. Gujarat was caught on camera Government has begun. possible nor can be imple- Union Housing and Urban Kejriwal further added that kicking and punching a local Moreover, the Delhi Metro mented in such a short time as Development Affairs Ministry. the woman who can afford, can NCP woman leader, who authorities are not on the same making the public transport “There is fixation committee of buy ticket and travel and those approached him for resuming page as they feel the Delhi CM’s completely free is a big revenue the DMRC, which is quasi, who cannot afford there water supply to her locality in proposal is not financially loss but if the Government is judicial, and it will have to look expenses will be bear by the Ahmedabad district. viable and is also difficult to ready to bear the subsidy and into whether there is a role for Delhi Government, adding to implement. The Fare Fixation total cost, it may be possible,” the committee in this scheme,” it he said that DMRC and PM TO VISIT MALDIVES, Committee of the Union said an official on the condition said sources. DTC has been given a seven LANKA FROM JUNE 8 Housing and Urban Affairs of anonymity. In a meanwhile, the days time to draft the plan and New Delhi: Prime Minister Ministry is the competent body The official added, “There Kejriwal during the announce- once the plan will be readied, Narendra Modi begin his visit to to take any decision in this will be many hurdles as it is ment of the project said, “If the the CM will call a special ses- the Maldives and Sri Lanka from regard. impossible both sustainably as Centre did not pay heed to our sion of the Delhi Assembly will Saturday. The Delhi Government on well as technically. Even if objections against the fare hike. be called for budgetary provi- Monday proposed a plan to DMRC will find ways it will In this case we will bear the sions. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | JUNE 4, 2019 city 02

Special trains fail to BSP to contest UP Perform or take voluntary assembly bypolls Lucknow (PNS): Upset at the non-transfer of ease summer rush Samajwadi Party votes to the alliance partners, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati hinted at going retirement: CM to officials PNS n LUCKNOW Mumbai) for Tuesday and Wednesday. it alone in future. In Gorakhpur-Lokmanya Tilak During a review meeting of Uttar Pradesh unit PNS n LUCKNOW ven though the Lucknow divisions Terminal express, the waiting list was of the BSP with party leaders in New Delhi on Eof Northern Railway and North- 317/289/267 in sleeper class, 76/60/45 Monday, Mayawati asked party office-bearers, n a stern warning, Chief Eastern Railway are running special in AC III and 34/30/16 in AC II for MLAs and newly-elected MPs to get ready, saying IMinister Yogi Adityanath Yogi flags off Biking Queen team trains to ease the summer rush of pas- Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday that the BSP would fight all 11 Assembly bypolls told officials to pull up their sengers, long distance trains continue respectively. in Uttar Pradesh. socks and implement govern- PNS n LUCKNOW to be overcrowded. Similarly, in Doon Express running Bypolls to these Assembly constituencies are ment schemes in letter and The worst hit are the general and from Lucknow to Haridwar, the wait- due as nine MLAs of Bharatiya Janata Party and spirit or take voluntary retire- hief Minister Yogi sleeper coaches as the number of trav- ing list in sleeper class was 151/151 on one each of Bahujan Samaj Party and Samajwadi ment. CAdityanath on Monday ellers has more than doubled the Tuesday and Wednesday. In Janta Party have been elected to the Lok Sabha. This was the first meeting flagged off a three-member seats/berths available in the coaches. Express, it was 128 and 168 for Tuesday Mayawati reportedly told party leaders that the of divisional commissioners Biking Queen team which will “The number of general coaches in and Wednesday respectively. In BSP won 10 seats in UP due to its traditional vote and senior officials after the cover a distance of 25,000 most trains is only two and long dis- Lucknow Mail, the waiting list for bank and votes of Samajwadi Party could not get Lok Sabha election and was kilometres across 25 countries tance trains are no exception. On the sleeper class was 91 and 186 for transferred to its candidates. She stressed that the held at Lok Bhawan here on in three continents on bikes other hand, general class tickets being Monday and Tuesday. party would have to strengthen its own organisa- Monday. with the aim of making women sold from counters at railway stations “The possibility of confirmation of tional structure and not depend on other parties The Chief Minister told the aware of their rights. for each train are above 300 while the waiting list ticket in AC class (for all to win elections. She also stressed the need to divisional commissioners in Biking Queen team leader seat/berth capacity in each general categories) is higher than in sleeper increase the participation of members of other no uncertain words that some Sarika Mehta of Surat (Gujarat) coach is 72 only. Besides, Jan Suvidha class,” the sources at ticket counters backward classes in the organisation. district magistrates were not along with her two partners ticket counters, opened in different dis- suggested. Interestingly, when SP chief Akhilesh Yadav performing their duties as per Jinal Shah and Rutauli Patel, tricts to minimise rush at ticket coun- They said that the most sought shared the dais with BSP MP from Lalganj, the desire of the government had earlier visited more than ters at stations, are also selling a large after train Pushpak Express had one- Sangeeta Azad, in Azamgarh to thank voters on and they should be asked to 10 countries on their bikes and number of tickets this summer. This and-a-half general coach. Monday morning, Mayawati, while showing dis- take voluntary retirement and criss-crossed most parts of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath presenting a memento to the Biking Queen team has increased the number of passen- A Northern Railway (Lucknow pleasure over non-transfer of votes, did not blame go back to their villages. India in 2017. before flagging it off from his 5, Kalidas Marge official residence in Lucknow gers in general class of different trains,” division) spokesman said that extra Akhilesh for it. “The commissioners The Chief Minister con- on Monday Pioneer sources the railway explained. trains were being run until June 27 to Sources maintained that the BSP chief blamed should go and inspect the sites gratulated the team for its They further said that sleeper clear the summer rush. “Northern the Congress and Shivpal Singh Yadav led themselves. Stop moving achievement and hoped that the uplift of women and their France, the Netherlands, Spain class coaches in different trains are also Railway is running several summer Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) for the around in air-conditioned cars. the team members would empowerment in the country and several other countries packed to their capacity. “The railway special trains in association with dif- poor performance of the alliance. However, her Take rounds of villages on foot highlight the problems being through Beti Bachao, Beti before ending its journey in the is issuing sleeper class tickets with wait- ferent railway zones to clear the rush. statement asking party workers to get ready for and personally see whether the faced by women in different Padhao and other schemes,” United Kingdom in the next ing list of over 150 in some of the trains. Two trains, for Lucknow-Nangal Dam bypolls raised doubts over the continuation of development schemes are being countries and make them Yogi said. three months. Only a few passengers with waiting list and Lucknow- Chhatrapati Shivaji alliance, as the BSP has never fought bypolls. implemented. Make the district aware of their rights. The team will visit Nepal, “The programme schedule tickets postpone their journey and try Terminus, Mumbai, are originating magistrates also slog through. “The Narendra Modi gov- Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, of the team said that the riders to find place in the sleeper class. This from Lucknow while a pair of trains is The days of aaram (comfort) ernment has launched several China, Russia, Poland, would hoist the tricolour at makes these coaches overcrowded,” the being run between Gorakhpur and have gone and now it is the time programmes and schemes for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Barcelona in Spain on August 15. sources said. Chhatrapti Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, to work hard,” Yogi said in the They said that the waiting list was Gorakhpur and Chandigarh. A pair of meeting in which district mag- found to be 363/440 in sleeper class, trains between Gorakhpur and Pune istrates were not present. Sources told The Pioneer meeting. Urban Development to 30th of June, all ministers 70/81 in AC III and 34/34 in AC II in (via Lucknow) are among those which The Chief Minister also that even during election meet- Minister Suresh Khanna also and ministers in-charge would Pushpak Express (between Lucknow are being run this summer,” he said. said that he would hold review ings, the Chief Minister had attended that meeting. check the status of cleanliness meetings at commissionary level received complaints about apa- The Chief Minister gave in their districts. between June 15 and July 15. He thy in implementation of wel- instructions to all the division- It was also decided to asked the divisional commis- fare schemes. In a rally in al and municipal commission- ensure that use of polythene Speaker administers oath to Khandelwal sioners to prepare point-wise list Mahoba, he had said that once ers regarding Swachhata would be completely prohibit- Lucknow (PNS): Uttar Pradesh of sitting BJP MLA Jagan Prasad Garg, of implementation of important the elections were over, he Abhiyan and asked them to ed in the state and for this Assembly Speaker Hriday Narayan who had won from Agra North con- government schemes by June 10 would take the officials to task. prepare detailed project report checking drives would be car- Dikshit on Monday administered oath stituency five times. after which he would start the The warning he gave in (DPR) for the AMRUT City ried out. to Bharatiya Janata Party’s newly-elect- Khandelwal said, “I got overwhelm- review meetings. Mahoba found reflection in Scheme as soon as possible. “Ensure that the ban on ed MLA Purushottam Khandelwal, ing response during poll campaigning Though the meeting was Monday’s meeting when The The Chief Minister asked polythene is implemented in who won the bypoll to Agra North con- and was sure about the party’s victory. on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Chief Minister asked the divi- the officials to carry out special letter and in spirit. NGOs stituency by defeating Samajwadi Party’s Efforts of party workers in gathering implementation of AMRUT sional commissioners to mon- sanitation campaigns through- should also come forward to Suraj Sharma by 60,000 votes. The public support in a short time resulted (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation itor the work of district mag- out the month. play a role in this,” he said. bypoll was necessitated due to the death in a large mandate.” and Urban Transformation) istrates and report to the gov- “Cleanliness is special cam- Simultaneously, the Chief scheme and how effectively ernment if they were found lax paign of the Union government Minister also directed to ramp the ban on polythene was in implementation of system. and the issue is very close to up the facilities of Kanha Park implemented, it centered Besides divisional com- Prime Minister. Therefore, this for cattle raising. He also set a around performance of bureau- missioners, all municipal com- needs to be implemented in let- target for Urban Development Azam offers to resign crats and implementation of missioners and senior officials ter and spirit,” he said Department for planting 30 schemes at the village level. of Jal Nigam were present in the He declared that from 23rd lakh trees. from Lok Sabha PNS n LUCKNOW

n a clear sign of dissidence in ISamajwadi Party after its Oppn no match to BJP in diverting disastrous poll performance in the Lok Sabha elections, newly- elected party MP from Rampur, Mohammad Azam attention from real issues: AKY Khan, offered to resign. “I am thinking of resigning PNS n LUCKNOW from Lok Sabha and contesting the 2022 Assembly poll,”’ Azam fter the crushing defeat of Khan said in Rampur. Ahis party in Lok Sabha He is said to be incensed at election, Samajwadi Party chief the indifferent attitude of the Akhilesh Yadav candidly party brass over targeting of admitted that opposition par- Maulana Jauhar University by ties were no match to the the Yogi Adityanath govern- prowess of the Bharatiya Janata ment. Party in deflecting the attention Though the resentment government land where the of the masses from pressing expressed by Azam Khan is private varsity owned by issues and shifting the focus on couched in usual political Samajwadi Party leader was issues they desired. rhetoric of public welfare and constructed. The FIR is being “From now on, you should their problems, his target is SP understood to be behind dream for bigger battles of chief Akhilesh Yadav. Khan’s recent outburst. 2022 and 2024, then only you “There are no doctors or Denying the charges in will succeed. There is no other health facilities in my con- the FIR, Azam Khan said, option in politics. The goals of stituency. We are running a “Whatever happened is before politics of struggle can be hospital but there can be everyone. To remove me from achieved only by setting big tar- attempts to dismantle it. the state, all efforts have been gets. You will get nothing by Barrage should be constructed, made. There was also an eyeing small targets. So start its construction is pending. I attempt to kill me. My gun preparing for the battles of 2022 am thinking of quitting licence was cancelled and a and 2024,” said Akhilesh while Parliament and contesting the conspiracy was hatched to kill addressing a public meeting in Assembly poll in 2022,” he me in an encounter. Azamgarh on Monday. said. “Newspapers have written Akhilesh’s visit to The Samajwadi Party that among all winning Azamgarh was for thanking the Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav being garlanded during a public meeting in his parliamentary constituency, leader said that the welfare of Members of Parliament, I am voters of the constituency for Azamgarh, on Monday PTI the people in his constituency the biggest criminal MP due to electing him to the Lok Sabha was of prime importance and the maximum number of cases with a record margin. His whom we were fighting. We Party and Rashtriya Lok Dal as Modi everywhere and our vot- he was willing to let go of any against me.” Azam Khan. father Mulayam Singh Yadav could not fight the battle for the an alliance of Yadavs, Jats, ers could not see through the position for this. On Monday, Azam Khan, had won from Azamgarh con- deprived and disadvantaged Muslims and Dalits. But we game,” the SP chief added. A few weeks before the a seven-time MLA from stituency in 2014. sections. The BJP has the skills could not convince our core Asking voters to identify Lok Sabha polls, Urdu Gate Rampur, submitted his resig- “The recent Lok Sabha to spin the mood and attention voters and convey our message their enemy, the SP chief said, on the road leading to Jauhar nation from the membership elections were a race between of people at will and people to them,” he said.. “Our battle is not with Dinesh University was demolished of UP Assembly. Khan defeat- a Ferrari and a cycle. We lack believe them,” the SP chief “We could not decipher the Lal Yadav ‘Nirahua’, who is a by Rampur district administra- ed Bharatiya Janata Party’s the skills to divert public atten- said. war strategy. They rigged our Bhojpuri film actor. They tion. An FIR was also lodged Jaya Prada from Rampur Lok tion. We could not get across “The BJP maligned our mind, whichever TV channel rigged our mind by fielding last week against Azam Sabha constituency in the our message to the people for tie-up with the Bahujan Samaj you switched on, it was only Nirahua.” Khan for encroachment on recent election. Atiq shifted to Gujarat Cops trying to bail out rape accused PNS n LUCKNOW tor has made a call in this Rambeer Singh denied the vic- Lucknow (PNS): After a two-day delay, don-turned-politi- regard,” the victim said before tim’s allegations and said that co from Prayagraj, Atiq Ahmad, was transferred to Ahmedabad gnoring Chief Minister Yogi media persons and accused the a case had already been regis- on Monday. Atiq Ahmad’ has been shifted to Ahmedabad on the IAdityanath’s directive for police of dancing to the tunes tered against the complaint. He direction of the Supreme Court on April 23 this year. Atiq, who taking stern action against sex- of the ruling party leaders. explained that action would be NOTICE was doing time at Naini Central Jail in Prayagraj, was taken to ual predators, Kaushambi The victim alleged that taken after investigating the Varanasi under heavy security cover and later to Ahmedabad by police are trying to bail out a last Friday, when she went to veracity of the charges. I, no. 9424848M, Rank NK, a regular flight. Sources said the don would be taken from rape accused under the influ- ease herself, a local youth The CO, however, failed to Ashish Kumar Sharma, Unit- Ahmedabad to Sabarmati Jail. Despite clear orders from Supreme ence of a local legislator of the dragged her into a thicket and explain why the victim was not 7/11 GRRC,C/o 56 APO, in my Court, the shifting of Atiq Ahmad from UP to Gujarat took a long Bharatiya Janata Party. raped her. She further charged sent for medical examination serving document my wife time as first the Gujarat government was not keen to accept a don “I went to Kokhraj police that the rapist let her go after so far and why unnecessary name Punnam has been in its jail. Recently, while being lodged at Deoria district jail, Atiq station to lodge a report of rape handing out life threats and delay was being made with the entered which is incorrect the got a businessman kidnapped from Lucknow, brought to him at against the accused but the warned her against complain- aim of giving a clean chit to the correct name of my wife is Deoria jail and thrashed there. He was shifted to Bareilly jail and SHO refused and asked me to ing to the police. accused by destroying evi- Poonam Sharma. later to Naini jail before the Lok Sabha polls. go back as a local BJP legisla- However, Circle Officer dences.

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Phone: 0120-4879800 & 4879900 LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | JUNE 4, 2019 city 03 Suicide or murder: Police in the dark PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW case of murder was reg- After a month, 3 in police istered against uniden- Atified persons in the fatal fall case in Ghazipur where Ashish Goel, a youth dealing in custody for killing broker computer software, died on Sunday night. Ashish had fall- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW SSP, Lucknow, Kalanidhi eliminated for Rs 5 lakh. Rastogi en from the 8th floor of Kalyan Naithani said Ashu Khan also agreed to the diabolic plot and Apartment in sector 25 of ASHISH’S FATHER IS A early a month after the dealt in the land sale and Pappu gave 2.5 lakh to Ashu for the ‘job’. Indira Nagar under mysterious BIG BUSINESSMAN Nsensational murder of bro- Khan was his competitor in the On May 9, Ashu remained in circumstances. ker Pappu Khan in Thakurganj, business. “Both Ashu and Pappu touch with the shooters while “The family suspected foul DEALING IN the Lucknow police on Monday Khan had bad blood between trailing Pappu Yadav who, along play and demanded a case of FOODGRAINS. A DAY claimed to have solved the case them over the issue and Ashu with his son Saif Khan, was murder be registered. They, by arresting three persons, planned to get Pappu Khan going to see a plot in Bharwan however, did not name anyone AFTER THE including one of the shooters. eliminated,” the SSP said. Kala locality in Thakurganj. in the case,” Ghazipur CO MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF Another prime hitman He said Pappu also had The SSP said Mohammed Deepak Kumar said. THE SON OF CITY’S Mohammed of Hardoi is still at rivalry with builder Kanhaiya was leading the operation and He said the autopsy report large. Lal Rastogi of Thakurganj. was riding pillion of the bike. revealed that the victim suf- PROMINENT The arrest exposed police “Rastogi and Pappu Khan had “They opened fire at Pappu fered head injuries and frac- BUSINESSMAN, POLICE claim that Pappu Khan’s murder developed a housing society Yadav after they asked his name tures in limbs. “It is yet to be was not a contract killing. Those and the latter was demanding a and hit him on his neck and fled Women busy shopping in Aminabad market ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr Pioneer ascertained for what work DREW FLAK FOR THEIR arrested were identified as Pappu lion’s share in the land deal and the scene,” he claimed. The SSP Ashish had visited the apart- FAILURE IN REACHING Yadav (shooter) of Malihabad, so Rastogi was also against added that Lalta Prasad took the ment. The family did not have Ashu Khan (one of the con- Pappu Khan,” he explained. remaining sum from Rastogi TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS FOR EID any clue about it. We are clue- TO ANY CONCLUSION spirators) of Thakurganj and According to the SSP, and gave it to the shooters later. less and some persons are Lalta Prasad Sahu (the middle- Rastogi met Ashu Khan through “Police worked on the call n The Traffic department n Traffic will not be allowed to Phatak. being interrogated,” he said. some inmate of the flat or he man through which the contract Lalta Prasad Sahu. During chit- detail record of Pappu Khan’s announced diversions on the move from Chowk tricrossing n No vehicles will be allowed to He said Ashish’s father is a big had some business there,” money was given to shooters) of chatting, both shared their hos- phone and zeroed in on Rastogi, occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr which is towards Nimbu Park, and will be move from Mill area to Bulaqi businessman dealing in food- sources said. They said it was Thakurganj. The police recov- tility towards Pappu Khan. Ashu Ashu Khan and others. A team likely to be celebrated on diverted towards Koneshwar Adda except for those of namazis. grains. A day after the myste- but natural that a person would ered Rs 37,000 which it claimed Khan offered help to Rastogi conducted raids after having Wednesday. The diversions will crossing and Kamla Nehru Traffic will not be allowed from rious death of the son of city’s visit a residential place only to be the money that shooters saying he knew shooter completed the ground work be in place from 6 am till the Eid- crossing. Bulaqi Adda crossing towards prominent businessman, police when he had some acquain- were given, five mobile phones Mohammed and Pappu Yadav and nabbed three of them,” he ul-Fitr namaz ends. n Traffic will not be allowed to Haiderganj crossing, except for drew flak for their failure in tances living there. “Why the and a country-made pistol. and would get Pappu Khan said. n No traffic will be allowed to move from Kamla Nehru crossing the vehicles of namazis. reaching to any conclusion. police was not disclosing the come from Sitapur side towards towards Khun Khunji Girls’ Inter n No vehicle will be allowed to The kin of deceased said the names of persons whom Pucca Pul, and will be diverted College as well as Nimbu Park, move from Haiderganj towards police were preparing to term Ashish had met on Sunday. The towards Daliganj overbridge and and this will be diverted towards Eidgah except for those of the case as an incident of sui- police were yet to find out from Laxity in night patrolling exposed Niralanagar. No traffic will be Medical College and Chowk. namazis. From Naka to Aishbagh, cide. “Ashish apparently had no the eatery about the address on allowed to move from Pucca Pul Traffic will not be allowed to only the vehicles of namazis will reason to commit suicide,” they which pizza was served to Lucknow (PNS): The about the miscreants. It was number and raised slogans in Khadra towards Teele Wali move from Shahmina tricrossing be allowed to move. All other claimed. On Sunday night, Ashish on Sunday as they had Lucknow police on Monday then the police laxity was against the police for failing to Masjid Bada Imambara road. towards Pucca Pul, and will be vehicles will be diverted towards some inmates had heard recovered a wrapper of pizza faced criticism from all quar- exposed. In the footage, the stop theft cases. “On a number n Vehicles coming from Hardoi diverted towards Medical College, Natha. Only the vehicles of Ashish talking in loud voice from the 8th floor,” the sources ters after a CCTV footage probing team found that three of times, we apprised senior road Balaganj will not be allowed Daliganj Pul and IT crossing. namazis will be allowed from with someone on his phone raised questions. exposed Jankipuram police youths riding a bike reached police officials of laxity in to move towards Imambara and Cars and roadways buses will not Yahiyaganj to Eidgah. From and later they learnt that he had The Ghazipur CO said the laxity at night patrolling and Yadav’s shop at 1.40 am. The patrolling during night. But Teele Wali Masjid, and will be be allowed to move from Daliganj Yahiyaganj waterworks to fallen from the 8th floor. police were yet to find out the ignoring suspects hanging out- miscreants were seen lifting up they never endorse our com- diverted towards Koneshwar Pul crossing towards Pucca Pul, Aishbagh Eidgah, only the During investigation on person to whom Ashish used to side a medical store which was the shutter of the shop. Then plaint saying all the allegations crossing, Medical College and will be diverted towards IT namazis will be allowed to take Sunday, the police had recov- pay visit off and on. Ashish was later found to be burgled. one of them entered the shop are hearsay and hold no water. crossing and Chowk crossing. and Kapoorthala. their vehicles. ered keys of Honda City car a resident of sector H of As per reports, Pramod while two of his aides stood Now the CCTV footage expo- n Vehicles will not be allowed to n Heavy vehicles will not be able n From Rakabganj Pul, regular which was parked in the park- Mahanagar and had visited Kumar Yadav of sector F of guard outside the shop. “In the sure has proved true our com- move from Koneshwar crossing to move from Shahmina crossing traffic will not be allowed to move ing slot of the apartment. the building on Sunday night Jankipuram called police after meantime, a police jeep passed plaint. We do not think any towards Ghantaghar, Bada towards Kaiserbagh, Bada towards Nakkhas, and will be Interestingly, the watchmen around 8 pm. In a CCTV he found his shop burgled on by the scene and went ahead action will be taken against Imambara, and will be diverted Imambara, and will be diverted diverted towards Naka and had not mentioned the car footage, he was seen entering Monday morning. Some cost- without casting a glance at errant cops even after this,” they towards Chowk, Kamla Nehru towards Medical College and Medical College crossing. No number in their log book. “It the building and later was seen ly medicines and Rs 15,000 in two youths standing outside the alleged. The protest by traders crossing and Naya Pul. Vehicles Koneshwar crossing. vehicle will be allowed to move suggested that the watchmen strolling on the 8th floor. The cash were missing from his shop late at night,” an investi- halted the investigation for will not be allowed to move from n No big or commercial vehicle from Rastogi Inter College were quiet familiar with Ashish police had also recovered wrap- shop. A team then started gator revealed. some time and also put cops in Nimbu Park towards Bada will be allowed to move from towards Aishbagh Eidgah. No and he used to visit the apart- per of a pizza from the 8th floor viewing the footage of the As the issue came to the a tizzy. gave Senior police offi- Imambara and Teele Wali Masjid, Eveready crossing towards Mill vehicle will be allowed to move ment frequently. This further and suspected he had made the CCTV installed at a shop notice of traders in the locali- cials reached the scene to con- and will be diverted towards Naya area, and will be diverted towards from Peeli Colony towards hints that Ashish was known to order. opposite Yadav’s to get a clue ty, they assembled in a huge tain the public ire then. Pul. Mawaiyya overbridge and Langda Aishbagh Eigah. Gzb boy secures first rank in UPSEE, Tejesh from Lko 9th PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW rashant Mishra from Ghaziabad City topper eyeing IIT Psecured first rank in the UPSEE- 2019 examinations, the results of PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW which were declared on Monday. Arvind Aggarwal also from ejesh Vaish from Lucknow who Ghaziabad secured the second rank Tsecured the ninth rank in the and Dhairya Gupta from Faridabad UPSEE-2019 and the first in the city secured the third rank in the exam- said that he was happy with the inations. Tejesh Vaish from Lucknow result but he had no plans of join- secured the ninth rank in the exam- ing the AKTU engineering insti- ination and the first in the city. tutes. The young achiever said that The Uttar Pradesh State Entrance he was keen on joining the IIT. Examination (UPSEE) was conduct- Talking to The Pioneer, Tejesh, ed by the Abdul Kalam Technical a former student of St Paul’s College, University (AKTU) on April 21 for said that he dropped one year to admission to various engineering appear for the engineering exami- courses in colleges affiliated to the nations. Son of a sweetmeat shop- University. Minister for Technical Education Ashutosh Tandon and others declaring the results of UPSEE on Monday Pioneer owner, he said that he had secured he was clear that he did not want to Minister for Technical Education the 412th rank in the IIT-JEE join it, he said that it was a way of Ashutosh Tandon announced the 26 and end on July 25. He said that cleared it. The pass percentage was rank and Vivek Kumar Singh from examinations and was looking for- practice and feel the ambience of results of UPSEE conducted by looking into the needs of the students 98.39 per cent. In the MBA exami- Ghaziabad who secured the tenth ward to joining the IIT, Delhi. ‘I am the examination. He said that after AKTU. He said that a total of 1,66,264 10,000 seats had been reduced for nation 7,150 candidates appeared rank. Amongst the top ten female very confident of making within the doing his engineering he wanted to candidates had registered themselves BTech and 12,000 increased for out of whom 7,016 passed it. The pass candidates in the BTech examination 1000 rank after giving the advanced clear the Civil Services for the examination out of whom BPharma. percentage was 98.13 per cent. In the were Kirti Verma from Ghaziabad JEE exaninations,” he said. On Examinations. “I will like to serve 1,50,145 appeared for the examina- In addition, he said, “We have MCA examination 1,828 candidates who secured the 26th rank, Niranshi being asked why he had appeared the country as a part of the Civil tion and 1,34,377 were declared suc- received 1,200 applications in the appeared out of whom 1,799 passed Aggarwal from Varanasi, 35th rank, for the UPSEE examination when Service set-up,” he said. cessful. Amongst those who were suc- EWS category and all will be given it with the pass percentage being Videeta Sharma from Ghaziabad, cessful were 37,612 women, 96,762 admission in the various courses for 98.41per cent. 36th rank, Aditi Gupta from second rank and Mohit Kumar Singh Dubey from Varanasi secured the first men and three transgenders. which they have applied.” Amongst the top ten in the Lucknow, 50th rank, Jyotsana the third rank. In the BArch course, rank, Shivem Bishen from Lucknow Addressing mediapersons, he The AKTU officials said that in BTech category were Om Aggarwal Srivastava from Lucknow, 51st rank, Saisha Monga from South West Delhi the second rank and Yash Purwar said that 100 female candidates who the BTech examination 86,915 can- from Aligarh who secured the fourth Vanshika Gupta from Ghaziabad, secured the first rank, Vidit Singhal from Jalaun the third rank. District- would join the AKTU institutes didates appeared out of whom rank, Pratayanshu Pandey from 64th rank, Ayushi Sharma from East from Hapur secured the second rank wise the top five candidates from would be given laptops as per their 78,331 passed it. The pass percentage Varanasi who secured the fifth rank Delhi, 118th rank, Anamika Sarraf and Anus Khan from Dehradun Lucknow for the BTech examina- merit. “About a 100 SC/ST candidates of the examination was 90.12 per cent, and Shiven Tripathi from Gautam from Ghaziabad, 129th rank, Malika secured the third rank. tions were Tejesh Vaish who secured who will join the Institute will be he added. In the BPharma examina- Buddh Nagar who secured the sixth Rashu from Ghaziabad, 132nd rank, In the MBA course Sandeep the ninth rank, Arth Raj who given laptops and they will include tion, 19,457 candidates appeared out rank. Divyanshi Sati from Ghaziabad and Saloni Jaiswal from Maharajganj, Singh from Jhansi secured the first secured the 12th rank, Pratyush both male and female candidates,” he of whom 16,533 were successful. who secured the seventh rank, Arpit 141st rank. rank, Piyush Singhal from Mathura Saini who secured the 13th rank, pointed out. Vice-Chancellor of The pass percentage was 84.97 per Shukla from Kanpur who secured the In the BPharma category secured the second rank and Pavitra Saurav Gupta who secured the 20th AKTU Vinay Kumar Pathak said that cent. In the BArch examination, eight rank, Tejesh Vaish from Mohammad Shoaib from Sultanpur Rastogi from Sitapur secured the third rank and Prakhar Singh who the counselling would begin on June 4,159 candidates appeared and 4,092 Lucknow who secured the ninth secured the first rank, Shivangi the rank. In the MCA course, Ankur secured the 32nd rank. Rohtas Group MD held for fleecing gullible PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW cases against the company own- ers/directors. The police worked ightening noose around the on the case and filed the TRohtas Group dealing in real chargesheet in the court. The estate for fleecing gullible people action was later initiated on court’s in the name of selling them direction,” he said. flats/plots, a team of Hazratganj The ASP said 24 cases of police nabbed managing director forgery were registered against of the company Nitin Bhatia of all above named accused at the Rohtas Plumeria in Vibhuti Hazratganj police station. Khand. He was arrested from Hazratganj CO Abhay Kumar Dalibagh on Monday. Mishra said Rastogi brothers and Giving details, ASP, East, Bhatia had duped several investors Suresh Rawat said more than two of cash to the tune of several crores. dozen cases were registered against “The accused used to lure buyers the company directors/owners by allotting them plot at small Paresh Rastogi, Piyush Rastogi, investment as part payment and Pankaj Rastogi and Nitin Bhatia. remaining amount in instalments. “The company deals in the sale of The investors included small busi- flats/plots and had taken several nessmen, officers of different gov- crore rupees from innocent pur- ernment departments and even chasers in the name of selling private company employees. them flats/plots. The accused, Retired officers/employees had however, did not fulfill their also invested a huge sum as they There was considerable relief from the scorching heat in Lucknow on Monday as promise and also not refunded the found investment as a gateway to the maximum temperature dropped to 38.5 degree Celsius, which was a couple of money they had taken. Following happiness of owning a flat/plot in notches below normal. However, the humid weather made people sweat Pioneer this, several purchasers lodged a well developed locality,” he said. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | JUNE 4, 2019 city 04

9 die in separate mishaps MSC for change in teaching methodology PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Satyarth Anirudh Pankaj said direction near Sultanganj on GT PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW the private bus was on its way Road under Bichwa police sta- bout a dozen persons, from Delhi to Bhind in Madhya tion, as a result of which bus dri- he valedictory meeting of Aincluding a woman sub- Pradesh when the accident took ver Jaiveer Jatav was killed while Tthe Meritorious Students’ inspector posted at the Crime place at 132 milestone near 12 passengers were injured. Council (MSC) was held on Branch of Barabanki police, Garhsauli village late on Sunday In Chitrakoot, a sleeper Monday under the chairman- were killed in separate mishaps night. The bus crashed into a coach of Pawan Express caught ship of Lucknow University since Sunday night. road divider and overturned. fire near Bargarh railway station Vice-Chancellor SP Singh. In Barabanki, sub-inspector The deceased were identified as on Monday. However, the pas- MSC coordinator NK Pandey Anita Tewari was coming to Rekha (24), Vineeta (30), Brij sengers pulled the alarm chain and co-coordinator Anoop Lucknow in her Alto car on Kishore and Rakesh (32). Rekha, to stop the train and jumped out Bhartiya were present at the Monday morning. On Vineeta and Kishore were from of the burning coach, averting a meeting. The members said Lucknow-Faizabad highway, a Madhya Pradesh, while Rakesh major mishap. Railway employ- they were happy to be associ- speeding DCM coming from hailed from Uttar Pradesh. The ees later rushed to the spot and ated with MSC wherein they the wrong side hit her car in bodies were sent for autopsy and douse the flames in 30 minutes. learnt organisational and com- Safedabad area, critically injur- the injured were being treated at The train, heading to Darbhanga munication skills. The Vice- ing Tewari. She was rushed to a private hospital in Agra. (Bihar) from Lokmanya Tilak Chancellor felicitated all the the district hospital in Barabanki In Firozabad, three youths Terminus (Mumbai), was members of MSC. He said he where the doctors pronounced on a motorcycle were crushed to delayed for about an hour due was happy that the university her dead upon arrival. A native death when a SUV hit them near to the fire. In Muzaffarnagar, a was almost free of the disturb- of Shuklaganj in Unnao, Tewari Jasrana on Shikohabad-Etah seven-year-old boy died and ing elements and there was aca- was selected in UP Police in highway. The deceased were six were injured when a gas demic atmosphere prevalent on 1997 and was shifted from identified as Krishna (38), cylinder exploded at their home the campus. Kanpur to Barabanki in Pradeep (35) and Atul (40) of in Jogiya Khera village in “Since MSC members were The MSC members point- were enough of theoretical courses should be given oppor- developing e-content to be February 2016. Jasrana. The driver and occu- Phugana on Sunday evening. toppers of their respective ed out that teachers needed to material in the syllabus of var- tunity for presentations as it uploaded on the website. From In Mathura, four passengers pants of the SUV fled the scene, The body of the deceased, Fihan, departments, they were in a change teaching methodology ious departments in the Faculty would improve their commu- July onwards, the university were killed and 21 injured when abandoning their vehicle. was sent for autopsy and the better position to give their and add latest developments in of Arts, and there was much nication skills. Some of the will be offering language cours- a double-decker bus overturned In Mainpuri, a UP injured Gulfam (40), his wife feedback on academics so that their respective fields to make room for applied part. MSC members pointed out es to the students for free. In on Yamuna Expressway in Roadways bus collided with a Parveen (38) and four children the university could improve. classes substantive and interest- “They said it was essential that in some courses, there was UG programmes, 20% marks Baldev area of the district. SSP truck coming from the opposite were admitted to a hospital. The university does have an ing. “One area of concern for as in most of the competitive an urgent need to review and have already been allocated online feedback system where- the MSC members was that the examinations, questions were update syllabus as per market for internal assessment, includ- in students can visit the web- choice-based credit system focused on applied aspects. demand and holistic perspec- ing presentation. The revision site and give their candid opin- (CBCS) in PG didn’t provide They suggested that as in good tive. The suggestions put forth and upgradation of syllabi is Elderly woman duped of jewellery ion on academic and adminis- opportunity for choices and institutions, LU should also by the students related to devel- already in progress in various trative matters,” Singh said. they were forced to study cer- provide opportunity for intern- oping academics in the univer- departments. In due course of PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Tedhipuliya locality,” said my health issues to a stranger. The LU Vice-Chancellor tain electives, making it force- ship and field visits in their sity that has to be done by the time, the university will revis- Savitri Sahi of Kalyanpur in Then the youth told me that I asked MSC members to share based credit system (FBCS). Masters courses,” Pandey teachers of the university. its CBCS to offer inter-depart- romising an elderly woman Gudamba. was passing through an adverse their experiences in the univer- They pointed out that a student pointed out. “The university is already mental courses as electives to Pto relieve her family from Savitri said one of the phase of planets and a trouble sity and suggest areas for of science could not opt for an The MSC members said working on many of the sug- the students. We will inculcate bad omen, two youths conned youths approached her and was to befall on my family. I improvements as it would ben- elective in Arts or Commerce while interacting with other gestions advanced today by and improve on areas suggest- her of earrings and Rs 1,500 in asked if she was passing was panic-stricken at his pre- efit the upcoming batches of and vice-versa,” Pandey said. students in the university, they MSC members. We have ed by the MSC members” said Vikas Nagar on Monday after- through any health problem diction and this made me eager students. These members said there felt that students in various already started the process of Pandey. noon. “Two youths met me on while pointing towards the to know from him. The youth the way when I was heading for belt she had tied around her pointed towards another youth the vegetable market in waist. “I did not want to share who was wearing a dress of a sadhu and also was sporting CITYBRIEFS tilak on his forehead. The youth told me that his compan- RAMAKRISHNA MISSION ion is a saint and has the STARTS SEVENTH power to ward off evil spirits ASHRAM IN UP and propitiate bad planets,” Ramakrishna Mission she said. Savitri added she fell started its seventh ashram in prey to the bluff and reached to UP at Ayodhya. Since its the saint-like man. “I was asked inception in 1897 the to put off earrings and the cash Ramakrishna Mission had which they put in a sachet. been conducting its spiritual- They asked me to immerse the cum-humanitarian services sachet in gangajal once I throughout the world in as returned home and drink the many as 236 centres in 27 gangajal later as by this way all countries in different parts of the evil spirits will be driven the globe, including six sub- off,” she said. The woman, centres in UP viz Lucknow, however, found the sachet filled Kanpur, Allahabad, Vrindavan with small stones when she and Varanasi (2 centres). The opened it at her house and later 7th ashram of the Mission was inaugurated as a sub- centre of the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashram, Lucknow, in Ayodhya. The programme witnessed the presence of the Mayor of Ayodhya, local MLAs and a large number of devotees. In his inaugural address Swami Suvirananda Governor Ram Naik taking part in a roza iftar hosted at Raj Bhawan in Lucknow on Monday Pioneer Maharaj said that selfless ser- vice of the poor and needy was the need of the hour. Ved Prakash Gupta, MLA from LDA’s settlement with farmers soon Ayodhya, congratulated the authorities of the Ramakrishna Mission for PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW LDA administration has settlement. A section of farm- to them when the agreement extending their services for planned the prestigious hi- ers are dissatisfied with the was not signed under the land the people of Ayodhya and its The dispute regarding the tech urban township which is compensation awarded to them pooling system. surrounding areas. compensation to farmers under to come up on Hardoi Road. for the acquisition of the land The Vice-Chairman felt Mohaan Road housing project The Vice-Chairman has for the proposed prestigious further delay of its launch LNN STAFF WANT SALARY will be resolved soon. This requested Lucknow divisional project. The dispute is they would adversely impact its ISSUE TO BE SETTLED assurance was given by Vice- commissioner Anil Gupta to want a residential or commer- credibility and the LDA admin- Lucknow Nagar Nigam Chairman of Lucknow intervene and urged him to cial plot, along with the com- istration would be a financial employees have reiterated Development Authority (LDA) pursue the issue with the state pensation. Interestingly, most looser. The prestigious was to their demands for the pay- PN Singh to farmers on government for prompt settle- of the farmers have accepted be launched eight years ago but ment of difference in their Monday. ment.. the money in accordance with was delayed due to lack of pro- salary arising out of Seventh The Vice-Chairman said More than 600 farmers an agreement signed between fessional approach of officials. Pay Scale implementation on the LDA administration was accompanied by their leaders them eight years ago. The proposed project will Monday. In a reminder to equally keen to find out a arrived at the head office of The Vice-Chairman said be developed on 1,200 acres of Municipal Commissioner, solution at the earliest. He said LDA on Monday as a mark of their demand had been for- land. The estimated cost was Association president Anand the development authority solidarity. The Vice Chairman warded to the state government stated to be 16,000 crore eight Verma stated that as per the could not afford any delay in had given an appointment to as LDA administration was years ago. Now it has gone up assurance in the meeting held launching the project. The farmers’ delegation for a quick not authorised to allocate plots by manifolds. with him, they had apprised them non-payment of the difference. According to Verma, they were assured of an action on the demand soon. “However, no action was taken by officials so far and we demand that the finance officials concerned should be direct- ed for early payment,” he stated. ENTERTAINMENT SERVICE FOR SICK CHILDREN Balrampur Hospital has decided to introduce enter- tainment service for children who are admitted and under- going treatment there from Tuesday onwards. Giving the information, Balrampur director Dr Rajeev Lochan stated that under the children visiting the hospital will also be provided entertainment In view of the problems faced by officials and employees in entering and leaving Vidhan Bhawan and Lok Bhawan at the services like TV, video and time of Vidhan Sabha session, District Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma held a meeting with the district administration gaming. This will be available officials to discuss ways to ensure smooth flow of traffic. He said that an inspection would be carried out on Tuesday and a to admitted as well as visiting traffic plan would be made accordingly. child patients who can enjoy their time while getting treat- ment. “The service is novel SCHOOLSCAN and will be inaugurated on Tuesday morning,” he said. CMS STUDENT SELECTED Besides, he for higher education. Thus, yet The scheme is aimed to help BY 4 FOREIGN UNIVS has also another talented student of children who are Kshitij Jain, a student of been CMS has made it to the undergoing treatment. “This City Montessori School, Gomti offered esteemed foreign universities will keep them happy while Nagar Campus I, has been admission owing to his aptitude and undergoing treatment at the selected by four prestigious by the knowledge. CMS founder hospital” he said. The chil- universities of UK and USA. University Jagdish Gandhi congratulated dren will also be The Dartmouth University of of Warwick Kshitij on his achievement able to avail story books, USA has offered Kshitij a (UK) and and praised teachers for their watch games and enjoy scholarship of US $1,44,372 for University of Cincinnati and hard work, guidance and their favourite cartoon games four years of his study period. 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PNS n NEW DELHI society) should enter the service based on merit,” Prasad said. nion Law Minister Ravi The sanctioned strength of Triple talaq Bill to be introduced in Parl again UShankar Prasad on Monday judicial officers in district and asserted that neither he nor his subordinate courts was 22,644 as PNS n NEW DELHI accused could approach a mag- ing a uniform civil code is “nei- Ministry will be a “post office” on September 30, 2018. istrate even before trial to seek ther necessary nor desirable” at on judicial appointments and The Government has made Bill on triple talaq, a prac- bail. In a non-bailable offence, this stage. It had suggested that he will work as a stakeholder it clear that such a service would Atice banned in 20 Islamic bail cannot be granted by police changes in laws relating to in consultation with the not encroach on the powers of countries, would again be at the police station itself. marriage, divorce, alimony, Supreme Court and High States. The selection and brought in the Parliament to Those bill which are intro- and marriageable age for men Courts to expedite recruitment appointment of judges in sub- scrap the continuation of dis- duced in the Rajya Sabha do and women. of judges. ordinate courts is the responsi- criminatory tradition of instant not lapse with the dissolution The government had pro- He also said the bility of high courts and State divorce to wife by Muslim of the Lok sabha but same is mulgated the ordinance on Government is in a “mood” to Ravi Shankar Prasad takes charge as Minister of Law and Justice at his office in Governments concerned. male in India. not the case with the bill which triple talaq twice. fast track consultations with New Delhi on Monday PTI The Government has been Law Minister Ravi Shankar are introduced in the lower Under the Muslim Women stakeholders to set up an all- pitching for creation of an all- Prasad who assumed office of house. (Protection of Rights on India judicial service to recruit said. The Modi Government in trict and subordinate courts India judicial services to appoint his Ministry said the Asked whether the bill on Marriage) Ordinance, 2019, judges for lower courts. its previous term had on sever- lying vacant, the newly-appoint- people in lower judiciary. Government will bring a Bill to triple talaq would be brought divorcing through instant triple Talking to newspersons al occasions returned to the SC ed Law Minister emphasised the On the contentious issue of ban the practice in the again, Prasad said, “Obviously. talaq will be illegal, void and after taking charge of his collegium recommendations need for setting up all-India judi- finalisation of memorandum of Parliament session of 17th Lok bailable offence. (The issue of) triple talaq is part will attract a jail term of three Ministry, Prasad said, “The Law made by it to appoint SC and cial services. procedure (MoP), Prasad said, Sabha. The Government had sub- of our (BJP) manifesto. Why years for the husband. Minister and the Law Ministry HC judges, citing various rea- He said the Government is “We will work it out.” The Muslim Women sequently made some changes not?” A Bill to convert the earli- are stakeholders, obviously giv- sons. The Government has all in a “mood” to fast track con- “I have already conveyed it (Protection of Rights on in the bill which provided that Responding to a question er ordinance, issued in ing due regard and respect to the along maintained that the Law sultations with the stakeholders to you that there are certain Marriage) Bill which could not husband would be arrested on uniform civil code, he said September 2018, was cleared by collegium system. Ministry is not a post office — the judiciary and State issues about screening etc on be passed in the Parliament as only on the complaint of his the government would hold the Lok Sabha in December “We have a stake (in judges' which will merely accept files. Governments — to set up the which we have two views. But it was not backed by the wife or blood relatives. It also “political consultations” on the and was pending in the Rajya appointments) and we will con- Prasad's remarks are a reit- service at the earliest. there is always a healthy meet- Congress and some other allowed bail for husband dur- issue even as he goes through Sabha tinue to pursue that stake in con- eration of the policy the “We want good people to ing ground which we will be able opposition parties in the upper ing the trial period. A provision the Law Commission report on Since the Bill could not get sultation with the Supreme Government has followed. join judiciary... The selection to find,” he said. house, objecting to the provi- was added to allow the magis- the issue. parliamentary approval, a fresh Court and the High Courts to With more than 5,000 posi- process should be more merit The MoP is a document sion of arrest of husband, had trate to grant bail “after hear- On August 31 last year, the ordinance was issued. These expedite the appointments,” he tions of judicial officers in dis- based... Deprived section (of the which guides the appointment lapsed after having been passed ing the wife”. law panel had issued a consul- amendments were cleared by and transfer of judges of SC in the lower house. The bill While the bill made it a tation paper instead of a full- the Cabinet on August 29, and HCs. “non-bailable” offence, an fledged report on the issue, say- 2018. Vardhan cycles to office had made triple talaq a non- Rajnath Singh meets jawans in Siachen on day 1 as Health Min Will send ‘thank Siachen war memorial. “I am defending the Siachen Glacier. proud of all Army personnel “The nation will always remain PNS n NEW DELHI you' note to serving in Siachen who are indebted to their service and leaving no stone unturned to sacrifice,” he said. trengthening the imple- parents of jawans defend our motherland,” Later, Singh arrived at the Smentation of the Prime Rajnath Singh said. headquarters of Srinagar-based Minister Narendra Modi's pet PNS n NEW DELHI “I am also proud of their Chinar Corps at Badamibagh project, Ayushman Bharat- parents who have sent their Cantonment here for a briefing Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya couple of days after he children to serve the nation by on India's preparedness to deal Yojna (PM-JAY), eradication Atook over as the Defence joining the armed forces. I with any possible eventuality or of tuberculosis by 2025, com- Minister, Rajnath Singh on will personally send a thank misadventure by Pakistan. pleting new AIIMS-like pro- Monday visited Siachen, the you note to them,” Singh said. Singh's predecessors like jects and reforming the med- world's highest battle field, to At 1200 feet, the Siachen Sharad Pawar, George ical education sector are some boost the morale of the soldiers Glacier in the Karakorum Fernandes, Mulayam Singh of the priorities of doctor- guarding the border even as he range is known as the highest Yadav and Nirmala Sitharaman turned-politician Harsh said he would personally send Defence Minister Rajnath Singh shares snacks with Army jawans during a visit to militarised zone in the world too had visited Siachen. Vardhan who took charge as a 'Thank You' note to their par- the world’s highest battlefield, Siachen, in Jammu & Kashmir on Monday PTI where the soldiers have to bat- Fernandes, as defence min- the Union Health Minister on ents for sending them to join tle frostbite and high winds. ister in the Atal Bihari Monday here. the forces. In his first visit out- General Officer Commanding- “Our soldiers in Siachen Avalanches and landslides are Vajpayee-led NDA govern- Vardhan, who reached Harsh Vardhan arrives on a bicycle at Nirman Bhawan to take charge as Union side Delhi as Defence Minister, in-Chief of Northern are performing their duty with common at the glacier during ment, once sent two senior his office Nirman Bhawan on Health Minister in the newly-elected Cabinet in New Delhi on Monday PTI Singh also reviewed security Command Ranbir Singh, great courage and fortitude the winters and temperatures bureaucrats of his ministry to a cycle, said he will ensure preparedness in Siachen with Rajnath saluted the valour of even in extreme conditions can drop to as low as minus 60 Siachen glacier when he came that people in every nook and top field commanders of the the soldiers and said he will and treacherous terrain. I salute degrees Celsius. to know that they had held corner of the country are primary care close to the healthy. area. personally send a thank you their vigour and valour,” the The Defence Minister said back a file on purchase of able to avail the benefits of the community. On PMJAY, he said that Accompanied by Army note to their parents for letting Defence Minister tweeted. more than 1,100 soldiers have snow bikes for soldiers PMJAY. Presently, around 10,000 concerted efforts will be made Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat and them serve the nation. He also laid a wreath at the made the supreme sacrifice deployed there. “Since the launch of PM- health and wellness centres for empanelling more pri- JAY, around 27 lakh people are operational in 35 states vate hospitals. Also, that the have availed the benefits and Union territories under Government will resolve the FROM THE SUPREME COURT under the scheme. However, the government's flagship bottlenecks in the imple- still many people are not Ayushman Bharat scheme. mentation of Ayushman aware of it. Some people who Vardhan said he was Bharat and make it more are in dire need of the bene- “grateful” to Prime Minister handy and easily accessible Muzaffarpur shelter home Chennai-Salem Expressway: SC refuses to fits provided under the insur- Narendra Modi for entrusting for the common man. Dr. ance scheme are not able to him with the responsibility of Harsh Vardhan emphasised to avail it due to eligibility cri- the health ministry. make health a 'Jan Andolan' case: CBI asked to complete grant interim stay against Madras HC order teria issues,” Vardhan said. “I am thankful to Prime through people's involvement. Next on his priority list, Minister Narendra Modi for He said that we can provide New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday going to stay the high court's order,” it said, he said, is to complete the trusting me and giving me maximum possible help probe within three months refused to stay the Madras High Court order while declining the plea of the Project unfinished target of trans- this responsibility. The through this Ministry as there which quashed the land acquisition process Implementation Unit of NHAI that the high forming nearly 1.5 lakh pri- Government will focus on is instant benefit to the peo- New Delhi: The Supreme Court itated the sexual assaults on the for the `10,000-crore Salem-Chennai eight- court's order be stayed. mary health centres and sub- strengthening promotive and ple. He further added that granted three months to CBI on inmates”, after administering them lane green corridor project. NHAI had moved the top court on May centres as 'health and wellness preventive strategies so that India has the potential and Monday to complete the probe in intoxicants and also probe against A vacation bench comprising Justices 31 and the bench had then agreed to hear centres' by 2022 to provide people adopt positive and capacity for fulfilling the goal Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual those who allegedly indulged in Indu Malhotra and MR Shah however the appeal. comprehensive and quality healthy lifestyles and remain of 'Health for All'. assault case, including suspected trafficking of girls from the shelter issued notices to the parties including the The high court had held that the envi- murders, and directed it to widen the home. Tamil Nadu government ronmental clearance was mandatory for the scope to investigate the “outsiders” It observed that these aspects the appeal of the National Highways sensitive project. involved in the crime. were required to be probed and asked Authority of India (NHAI), an autonomous The high court's order had come on a Several girls were sexually and the CBI to submit its final report to agency of the central government which has batch of petitions filed by 35 land owners and Conspiracy to frame CJI: Justice Patnaik physically assaulted at an NGO-run the court within three months. challenged the high court order. PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss. The pleas shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur The bench directed all the other “We are going to issue notices on the had challenged the land acquisition pro- and the issue had come to light fol- concerned agencies to cooperate in special leave petition (SLP)... We are not ceedings. calls for more info from Intel, Delhi Police lowing a report by Tata Institute of the probe being carried out by CBI. Social Sciences (TISS). The apex court had earlier New Delhi: Former Supreme ual harassment charges against vacation at his home town and The apex court also directed CBI directed CBI to complete by June 3 Court judge AK Patnaik on the CJI in which the three- will recommence the work of to probe the allegations of unnatur- its probe into the alleged murder of Monday said he has called for member in-house inquiry inquiry on coming back to al sexual assault under section 377 of 11 girls at the shelter home and asked Madras HC order to demolish 5 some more information from committee did not find any Delhi in July. the Indian Penal Code. it to file a status report. the intelligence agencies — substance. “I will have to call for Besides, it asked the agency to Additional Solicitor General CBI, IB — and Delhi Police to When contacted, Justice some more material from all probe the offences under the Madhavi Divan, appearing for the floors of Chennai hospital stayed find truth behind the allega- Patnaik told PTI over phone the three — CBI, IB and Delhi Information Technology Act regard- CBI, told the bench that the agency New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday tions of “larger conspiracy” to from Cuttack, Odisha, that the Police Commissioner — as ing the video recordings of the has so far excavated two bodies and stayed the Madras High Court judgement frame the Chief Justice of India inquiry will take some more after going through the mate- alleged assault on girls at the shelter it is awaiting the forensic report so ordering demolition of top five floors of an Ranjan Gogoi. time as he has to peruse more rial received by them, I think home. CBI, which filed an interim that the identities could be ascer- eight-storey block of a private hospital in Justice Patnaik was documents to find out the some more material is status report in a sealed cover on its tained. Divan said trial against 21 Chennai for construction allegedly in vio- appointed by the Supreme truth. required. ongoing investigation in the case, accused, chargesheeted by CBI in for lation of the approved building plan. Court to hold an inquiry into While ruling out the pos- “I have to find out requested a vacation bench com- alleged sexual and physical assault A vacation bench comprising Justices the sensational allegations sibility of submitting the what clues I am getting. prising Justices Indu Malhotra and on the inmates, was on and the Indu Malhotra and MR Shah, however, including the fixing of bench- report by July, the retired apex Whether there is any confir- M R Shah to grant them six months progress was satisfactory. Advocate directed Billroth Hospitals Ltd not to use five floors. es after a lawyer claimed that a court judge said he has gone mation about it or not. If to complete the probe. Aparna Bhat, who is assisting the these top five floors for any activity. The High Court had ordered the demo- larger conspiracy was at work through the documents there is no confirmation then “We grant three months to the court as an amicus curiae in the The bench, which issued the notice and lition to commence from June 16. in the apex court. already supplied to him but to I will have to take a different CBI to complete its investigation,” the matter, said that murder aspect sought response from the Tamil Nadu Senior advocate AM Singhvi, appearing Utsav Singh Bains had find clues he needs more doc- view. If more material is com- bench said. The apex court directed needs to be investigated thorough- Government on the plea filed by the hos- for the hospital, told the apex court that it made the allegations when the uments. ing in, I will have to pursue it CBI to investigate the role of “out- ly since several victims have given pital challenging the high court verdict, had applied under the 2017 building regu- apex court was hearing the sex- Justice Patnaik said he is on (the matter).” PTI siders who were involved and facil- statements to that effect. PTI granted 10 days to the hospital to vacate the larisation scheme of Tamil Nadu. PTI India records second lowest Foodgrains output dips to 283.37 RS session to be held pre-monsoon rainfall in 65 yrs mn tonne in 2018-19 crop year from June 20 to July 26 PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI cent respectively. Pre-monsoon rainfall is PNS n NEW DELHI record 46.97 MT in 2017-18 According to Skymet, this important for horticulture crop year. Pulses output, too, is he Rajya Sabha proceedings hat will cause serious con- has been the second driest crops in some parts of the ndia's foodgrains production pegged lower at 23.22 MT from Twill begin from June 20 and Wcern, especially for the pre-monsoon season in the country. In States like Odisha, Iis estimated to fall marginal- record 25.42 MT. end on July 26 for the upcom- Agriculture sector, private last 65 years, with the lowest ploughing is done in the pre- ly to 283.37 million tonne (MT) In non-foodgrains category, ing session of Parliament, broadcaster Skymet Weather being recorded in 2012 when monsoon season, while in parts in the 2018-19 crop year due to oilseeds output is estimated to be according to the Upper House on Monday said this has been countrywide cumulative rain- of northeast India and the fall in pulses and coarse cereals flat at 31.42 MT as against 31.45 secretariat communiqué issued the second driest pre-monsoon fall deficiency had mounted to Western Ghats it is critical for output even as the country har- mated at an all-time-high of MT in the previous year. on Monday. season in the last 65 years. The 31 per cent. plantation of crops. vested record rice and wheat 115.63 MT during 2018-19, Cotton production could “The President has sum- pre-monsoon rain is a phe- This does not augur well IMD said in parts of crops. According to the third beating the previous record of fall to 27.59 million bales (of 170 moned the Rajya Sabha to the oath on the first two days, nomenon vital to agriculture in for the country. The agricul- northeast India and the advance estimates of production 112.76 MT achieved in 2017-18 kg each) in 2018-19 from 32.80 meet on June 20, 2019 for the and the new Speaker will be several parts of the country. In tural sector still depends a Western Ghats, pre-monsoon of major crops for 2018-19, crop year. This is despite the fact million bales in the previous upcoming Session of elected on June 19. 2019, India received just 99 mm great deal on a healthy rainfall rainfall is critical for plantation released by the Agriculture that the country has faced year. Sugarcane production is Parliament. Subject to exigen- President Ram Nath of pre-monsoon rainfall as for intended farm output. crops. “There will be “moisture Ministry, the production of drought in 245 districts in 2018. estimated at record 400.37 MT, cies of business, the session is Kovind will address the joint against the average of 131.5 mm. The India Meteorological stress” in case of a deficit. foodgrains (rice, wheat, coarse Wheat output is also seen at up from 379.90 MT in the pre- scheduled to conclude on sitting of both Houses of Northwest India, Central Department (IMD) has record- Crops like sugarcane and cot- cereals and pulses) stood at record 101.20 MT, surpassing vious year. Friday, July 26, 2019,” it said. Parliament in the Central Hall India, East, and Northeast India ed a deficiency of 22 per cent ton, planted in central India, 285.01 MT in the 2017-18 crop 99.87 MT in the previous year. The output of jute and The first session of the at 11 am on June 20. Finance and South Peninsula recorded in pre-monsoon rains in the survive on irrigation and also year (July-June). However, production of coarse mesta is seen lower at 9.79 mil- Lok Sabha will commence on Minister Nirmala Sitharaman deficit rains of 30 per cent, 18 country. Skymet too registered require supplement of pre- The Agriculture Ministry cereals is estimated to be lion bales (of 180 kg each) from June 17. The newly-elected will present the budget during per cent, 14 per cent and 47 per a 22-24 per cent deficit. monsoon rains”, IMD said. said the rice production is esti- declined at 43.33 MT from 10.03 million bales. members will be administered the session on July 4. nation 06 LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | JUNE 4, 2019 Hatred for Hindi costs TN Navodaya Vidyalayas Bombay HC upholds KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n is a huge treasure of knowl- and also to open Navodaya CHENNAI edge still waiting to be tapped Vidyalayas in the State. “The death penalty clause for from Sanskrit sources like politicians and some of the Dropping Hindi norm in policy: amil Nadu’s wait for inscriptions,” said the elite groups do not want our TNavodaya Vidyalayas, the Governor. children to learn Hindu. They TN welcomes Centre’s move repeat rape offenders Centre-funded public schools This could be undertaken also want the rural poor to in each district of the State is if only there are youngsters remain as poor and unedu- Chennai: The Centre dropping the contentious clause of destined to get delayed further with knowledge in Hindi and cated. Navodaya Vidyalayas mandatory Hindi teaching in non-Hindi speaking States was Observes 376 E of IPC, introduced after Nirbhaya because of the hatred for Hindi Sanskrit, according to N are meant for the rural poor to on Monday welcomed by Tamil Nadu parties, including main by the Dravidian politicians Gopalaswamy, former Chief get quality education financed Opposition DMK. The DMK said the decision showed that rape case, is not ultra vires of Constitution and intelligentsia. Election Commissioner of by the government. Denying late party patriarch M Karunanidhi was “living,” apparently sug- Tamil Nadu is the only India who is the chairman of the same to the children is vio- gesting it was a success to the late leader’s legacy of opposing TN RAGHUNATHA n convicted of an offence State in the country which has Kalakshetra Foundation. lation of human rights,” said “imposition” of Hindi. A revised draft education policy was MUMBAI punishable under any banned Navodaya Vidyalaya, “We have set up the Ravinson, a lawyer by profes- issued that did not have mention of Hindi being compulsory of the said sections shall a public school concept The call for massive agi- National Manuscript Mission sion. amid controversy over recommendation of an HRD Ministry n a judgment of far- be punished with launched across the country at tation against the proposal to and digitised 40 lakh pages of But the intelligentsia in the panel to teach language in non-Hindi speaking States. PTI Ireaching ramifica- imprisonment for life the instance of then Prime have three-language system Sanskri manuscripts. But this State have other ideas. tions, the Bombay High which shall mean impris- Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1985. comes amid an observation is just tip of the ice berg,” “Knowing Hindi is an advan- Making Hindi compulsory formula and opposing the Court on Monday upheld onment for the remainder “What is shocking is that made by Governor Banwarilal Gopalaswamy told The tage for the ambitious middle would worsen things,” said Navodaya Schools in the the Constitutional validity of that person’s natural life, the Indian National Congress Purohit that the States of Pioneer. Learning of Hindi class. Tamil Nadu has all along AR Meyyammai, senior scribe. State. “Times have changed. of a provision introduced in or with death1. of Rajiv Gandhi is hand in Kerala and Tamil Nadu have a meansbeen a self-sufficient State and Dr YR Johnson, a former The anti-Hindi agitation of Indian Penal Code after the The IPC came to be glove with the DMK and other vast collection of Sanskrit creation of lakhs of jobs, he there hasn’t been any need to principal of Navodaya the 1960s was a serious mis- 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape inci- amended to incorporate Section Tamil fringe groups in their manuscripts in public reposi- pointed out. learn it. With the changing Vidyalaya, who is relentless- take and it has already dome dent, providing for either life 376E in it on basis of recom- opposition for implementing tories and private collections. Nobody is as disappoint- demographics, I am afraid it ly fighting for the cause of a lot of damage,” said Johnson sentence or death penalty for mendations of Justice J S Verma the dream of Rajiv Gandhi,” “It has been stated that there ed more than M Ravinson, would become a necessity. children said that the pointing out that schools “repeat” rape offenders. Committee, which had been said SV Badri, theatre per- are more than a lakh and half president of Kumari Maha Already students, especially Dravidian politicians are passing out of Navodaya Dismissing petitions filed constituted to consider changes sonality and founder of the Sanskrit manuscripts in Tamil Sabha, am organisation fight- those from poor economic destroying the future of Vidyalayas stand better by hree convicts sentenced to in law to deal more sternly with famous drama team Crazy Nadu and Kerala which are ing for the rights of the Tamil background, aren’t expressive Tamil Nadu students by not chance to get admission in death in the much-discussed offenders in sexual offence cases Creations. waiting to be translated. There Nadu children to learn Hindi either in English or Tamil. allowing the three-language medical colleges and IITs. 2013 Shakti Mills Compound following nationwide outrage gangrape case challenging the over the brutal gangrape of a 23- constitutional validity of their year-old paramedical student punishment, A HC Bench of in Delhi in December 2012. Justices BP Dharmadhikari and It may be recalled that on Revati Mohite Dere held that April 4, 2014, a trial court — Mamata votes for ballot, to the newly incorporated section while handing out first-ever of 376 (E) of IPC “is not ultra- capital punishment to the “repeat vires the Constitution.” offenders” under the new pro- Upholding the punishment vision 376 (E) of the rape law that campaign against EVMs meted out to them under 376 came to be amended after the E of IPC under which the three December 2012 gang rape in SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA elections are in touch with me and petitioners had been sentenced Delhi — sentenced three “com- have been calling me up repeatedly death by a sessions court in mon” convicts in the two cases till licking her wounds from the seeking date for joining our party,” 2014, the two judges noted, “We — Vijay Jadhav (19), Kasim Srecent electoral defeat and facing Roy a former Railway Minister who are of the opinion that the Sec. Bengali (21) and Mohammed flak from the critics for confronting himself joined the BJP after serving 376 E of Indian Penal Code is Salim Ansari (28), to death. head on the “lumpen saffron sup- the TMC for about 18 years said. not ultra-vires the Constitution The three convicts were porters vitiating Bengal’s secular cul- Ignoring Roy’s claims Banerjee and hence need not be quashed among the seven persons who ture” by introducing Jai Shri Ram as concentrated on the EVMs saying in the present case”. had earlier been named as a new political catchphrase, Mamata her party would start a new cam- Handing out first-ever cap- accused in the two Shakti Mill Banerjee on Monday opened a new paign to bring back the ballot boxes. ital punishment to the “repeat rapes that took place on July 31 front against what many a TMC “We will run a campaign across offenders” under the new pro- and August 22, 2013. While the leader called “electronically manip- the country with all political parties vision 376 (E) of the rape law August 22 incident came to ulated machines” or EMMs. by our side. We will demand ballot that came to be amended after light first, the details of the first Apparently heaping the respon- and not EVM,” she said showing the December 2012 gang rape incident that took place on July sibility of her party’s electoral loss on how even countries like “America in Delhi, Principal Judge of the 31 came out subsequently. EVMs manipulated by the BJP the have done away with the EVMs,” trial court Shalini Phansalkar The photojournalist, work- Bengal Chief Minister on Monday That her party would “start a because of their vulnerability to tam- Joshi had observed, “The gang- ing for a Mumbai magazine, demanded restoration of good old new struggle to restore” India to the pering. rape accused were not only was gang-raped on the evening ballot boxes. age of ballot boxes, Banerjee said It was clear from the very begin- enjoying the act of sexual assault of August 22 by five men in the Out of 42 parliamentary seats “We don’t want EVMs. Bring back ning that the EVMs were either but also the survivor’s helpless- defunct Shakti Mill compound from Bengal BJP got 18 and TMC ballot box and take back EVMs. Save faulty or “programmed for a par- ness...It (crime) was executed in at Mahalaxmi in south-central won 22 seats making it Trinamool’s democracy.” ticular party,” she said alleging about the most gruesome manner Mumbai, where she had gone biggest loss since 2006. Emerging Incidentally Banerjee’s state- “one lakh machines are missing. with no mercy or show of along with her male colleague from a meeting with senior minis- ment came hours after senior BJP EVM voting is not the verdict of the human dignity to the survivor. to take pictures for a magazine terial colleagues Banerjee said her leader Mukul Roy said not only the people.” The IPC section 376 E story. In the July 31 incident, party’s official stand was for ballot TMC rank and file, but also their Meanwhile, as a counter mea- reads thus, “Whoever has been the rape survivor — who works boxes. “We want ballot box and we senior leaders were in touch with sure of BJP sending 10 lakh Jai Shri previously convicted of an as a telephone operator with a don’t want EVMs which can be him and were expressing urgency to Ram post cards to Chief Minister the offence punishable under sec- private firm at Bhandup and manipulated and has been manip- join the BJP. TMC on Monday promised to send tion 376 or section 376A or sec- lives at Mulund in north-east ulated by the BJP” which uses “Not only the lower rung sup- 20 lakh post cards carrying “Jai tions 376AB or section 376 D Mumbai — was gangraped in money and muscle power to win porters but at least 50 MLAs and Hind” slogans to Prime Minister or section 376 DA or section a similar manner in the Shakti elections, she said. four MPs who have just won the Narendra Modi’s residence. 376 DB and is subsequently Mill area. Maha transfers IAS officer SP, BSP will fight

TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI stated, “What an exceptional cele- punishment” for Choudhari who bration of 150th birth anniversary had insulted a national icon by her together for social uckling under mounting pres- year is going on...High time, we remarks and also sought to glorify Bsure from the Opposition, the remove is face from out currency, his Gandhiji’s assassin Nathuram Godse. BJP-led Maharashtra Government statues from across the world, In his letter to Fadnavis, Pawar on Monday transferred an IAS offi- rename institutions/roads named stated: “If the Government does- justice: Akhilesh cer Nidhi Choudhari for her con- after him! That would be a real trib- n’t take action it would be deemed troversial tweet on Mahatma Gandhi ute to all of us! ThankU #Godse”. that its policy and intention has in which she “glorified” his killer However, Choudhary claimed reached its lowest ebb....A govern- PTI n AZAMGARH Nathuram Godse. that she had deleted the tweet on ment official in a progressive state In a development that came after May 31, saying that it was against like Maharashtra making such he Samajwadi Party will the Opposition Congress and NCP those glorifying Godse — and it was insulting comments against Tfight for social justice rooted for action against the con- “sarcastic”. Mahatma Gandhi, and the state gov- together with the Bahujan troversial officer, the Maharashtra “I have deleted my tweet of ernment turning a blind eye to it is Samaj Party, said SP chief Government shifted Choudhari, a 17.05.2019 w.r.t. GandhiJi because a serious matter”. Akhilesh Yadav on Monday, 2012 batch IAS officer, from her post some people misunderstood it. If Demanding stern action against hours after BSP supremo as a Joint Municipal Commissioner only they had followed my timeline Choudhari, Chavan said: “The tweet Mayawati expressed dissatis- of the Brihanmumbai Municipal since 2011 they would’ve understood is condemnable. It only shows her faction over the poll perfor- Corporation (BMC) to a relatively that I would NEVER even dream of low thinking. The need of the hour mance of the alliance between insignificant position as a deputy insulting GandhiJi. I bow before him is to stop such a thought...The gov- the two parties. secretary in the State Water Supply with deepest regard & will do till last ernment has to show whether it is “We and Bahujan Samaj and Sanitation Department. breath,” she tweeted. with Gandhi’s ideology or that of Party will fight for social justice Among others, NCP president “I feel extremely pained at the Godse”. together,” said Yadav, address- Sharad Pawar and Maharashtra manner in which it has been mis- In a damage-control exercise ing a public meeting here dur- Congress president Ashok Chavan representated…” she later wrote in undertaken ahead of the monsoon ing his first visit to the con- had urged Chief Minister Devendra a Facebook post. session of the Maharashtra stituency after declaration of emerge victorious,” he said. Fadnavis to initiate stern action Senior NCP legislator Jitendra Legislature, the BJP-Shiv Sena the Lok Sabha poll results. Conceding that his party’s against Choudhari. Awhad made an issue of Choudhari’s alliance government summarily BSP chief Mayawati earli- “opponents are very strong”, Choudhary has also been served tweet on Saturday last. transferred Choudhari from a key er told her party workers in the former UP Chief Minister a show-cause notice to explain her Following an uproar, Pawar post in the BMC to a relatively in sig- New Delhi that the Lok Sabha said he would try to counter controversial tweet of May 17, 2019. wrote to Chief Minister Fadnavis the nificant post in Mantralaya, the poll drubbing in Uttar Pradesh them through social alliance. In her 17 May tweeted, she had same night, demanding “exemplary state secretariat. was due to the “poor perfor- “Our party may have lost the mance” of the alliance with the elections, but we throw an SP. She also asked her party open challenge to rival parties leaders and workers to prepare that they compare the devel- to contest the Assembly by- opmental works done during Muslim ex-bank employee to get elections on their own, raising their regime with those done questions over the future of the in our tenure. Their work will ‘gathbandhan’. not be able to stand in front Addressing the public of ours,” he said. pension as Pandits flock to help meeting in Azamgarh, Before Akhilesh Yadav’s Akhilesh Yadav, however, public meeting in Azamgarh, IANS n SRINAGAR Ganderbal district with his son and benefits. defended the poll performance an SP spokesperson said the daughter-in-law who reportedly Ellaquai Dehati Bank released a of the alliance, saying that the party was “waiting” for the n a grand gesture proving that served him till they used all his life’s list of its retired staff members Lok Sabha poll battle this time BSP’s “official stand” on Itheir traditional, fraternal ties are savings for repairing their house, showing the amount of the provi- was of a different kind, which whether to continue with the still strong, retired Kashmiri Pandit buying household goods and other dent fund to be deposited by them he could not understand. alliance or not. The bank employees living in different items to make their life comfortable. to become eligible to get pension, “It was a race between Samajwadi Party’s statement parts of the country joined their Once the money got over, with June 3, 2019, as the last date to Ferrari and a cycle (the SP’s followed Mayawati’s direc- Muslim counterparts in the Kashmir Ghaffar was thrown out of the deposit the money. election symbol). Everybody tion to her party leaders to Valley to help a poor colleague get house. Left with no means of liveli- But Ghaffar did not have money knew the Ferrari will win. The prepare to contest the coming pension. hood, Ghaffar started repairing to even travel to the bank’s head Lok Sabha elections were not assembly bypolls on their The story of Ghaffar (name shoes at a market. office in Srinagar, leave alone pay- fought on issues, it was fought own. “No one has got the offi- changed) reads like any common However, a recent verdict by the ing around Rs 2 lakh to the bank to on something else,” said Yadav. cial stand of the BSP regard- place tragedy of an abandoned, Supreme Court said that all RRB become eligible for pension. The SP chief also subtly ing the alliance. We are wait- helpless old man. Ghaffar, who staff in the country would get pen- Retired bank staffers in the blamed media for his party ing for an official statement,” worked for a local regional rural sion and various RRBs were told to Valley sent WhatsApp messages to poor performance in the polls. SP chief spokesperson bank (RRB) called “Ellaquai Dehati pay pension to their retired offi- retired Kashmiri Pandit colleagues, “Tell me who was seen on tele- Rajendra Chaudhary told PTI Bank” in the state, retired from ser- cers/employees. But there was a rider now living in various parts of the visions everyday? They pene- earlier. vice in 2009 as a bank attendant. to obtain the pension. country, recounting Ghaffar’s ordeal trated into our brains. They Earlier, in her party work- There was no pension for RRB Each retired staff member had and how they had to collect Rs 2 lakh played with our minds with TV ers’ meet, Mayawati had personnel then and his terminal to declare his/her option for the pen- through donations in a day so that and mobile phones. This was a asked her party leaders not to benefits amounted to around Rs 9 sion scheme by depositing the bank’s it could be deposited in Ghaffar’s different kind of battle, which depend on the alliance to win lakh. share of their provident fund they account to make him eligible for pen- we could not understand. The votes but work to expand the Ghaffar lived in a village in had taken along with their terminal sion. day we understand this, we will organisation. nation 07 LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | JUNE 4, 2019

AN-32 jogs memory of IAF plane that had Student suspected to disappeared over Bay of Bengal in 2016 PTI n NEW DELHI The AN-32 aircraft that board the ill-fated aircraft went missing in June 2016 would have survived the acci- have Nipah in Kochi he disappearance of an had taken off at 8:30 am from dent. TIndian Air Force’s AN-32 Tambaram in Chennai and “It is with a feeling of pro- aircraft on Monday brought the last time it was contacted found sadness that the Court of back agonising memories of was 16 minutes later, defence Inquiry has recommended that Kerala takes another plane of the transport sources had then said. your son/daughter be pre- fleet going missing over the Bay A few months after the sumed to have been fatally precautions of Bengal in 2016. incident, a Court of Inquiry injured,” the letter from IAF, The Russian-origin plane had concluded that those on dated August 24, 2016, to the PTI n KOCHI with 29 people on board, board the missing aircraft of families of those in the aircraft, including six crew members, the IAF were to be “presumed had read. The letter had come he Kerala Government on had gone missing in June, dead”. Defence Ministry annexed with a certificate of TMonday said a college stu- three years ago, while flying spokesperson, Col Aman presumption of death. dent in Kochi is suspected to from Chennai to Port Blair. Anand, when contacted, said The plane did not have an have been infected with the In 2009, the IAF had lost Monday that there was no underwater locator system, Nipah virus but a final confir- another AN-32 aircraft which update on the case of the air- which had made the search dif- mation is awaited from the crashed near a village in West craft that went missing in 2016. ficult. “No fewer than 201 National Institute of Virology Siang district of Arunachal “The Court of Inquiry, search and rescue sorties, using in Pune. Health Minister KK Pradesh, killing all the 13 upon very careful scrutiny of all suitable aircraft at our dis- Shailaja said a list of 86 people defence personnel in the the circumstantial evidence posal were undertaken. who have interacted with the People wearing masks seen at Ernakulam General Hospital on Monday PTI mishap. available and in light of exten- Approximately 2,17,800 square student has been prepared and Antonov AN-32 is a twin- sive search and rescue opera- nautical miles (Sq Nm) have they were under medical obser- ples were sent to the State uation, she said. engined military transport air- tions carried out, has con- been covered multiple times by vation. The Kerala Health Institute of Virology and Health workers are being craft that can fly for up to four cluded that it is unlikely that these aircraft,” the letter had department has initiated pre- Infectious Diseases in imparted training in case the hours without refuelling. the missing personnel on stated. cautionary measures to deal Alappuzha for examination test in Pune institute is positive with the possible outbreak of and it was found that the stu- and more cases are reported. Nipah virus. Shailaja said in dent was infected with a virus She said a list of 86 people Gujarat BJP MLA punches Thiruvananthapuram the 23- having similarities with Nipah. the student had come in con- year-old college student, who The final confirmation tact with has been prepared. has been admitted to a private from the National Institute of They were under observa- woman NCP leader, says hospital in Kochi, is suspected Virology in Pune is expected tion and will report to the near- to have been infected with the tonight, she said. Instilling est medical facility if they Nipah virus but final confir- confidence among the people, develop influenza-like symp- sorry after video goes viral mation is awaited from the the minister said there was no toms like fever, headache, myal- National Institute of Virology need for any concern and the gia (muscle pain), vomiting and in Pune. She said isolation Government, which success- sore throat, she said. wards have been set up at the fully battled the Nipah out- No such complaints have Kalamassery Medical College break in Kozhikode and been reported from them so far, Hospital in Kochi. Malappuram districts last year, the minister said. Although the The minister rushed to was fully capable of dealing State Government is awaiting a Kochi after briefing Chief with the situation. report from the Pune Institute Minister Pinarayi Vijayan The Minister appealed to to confirm if the student has about the development. social media users not to cre- contracted the Nipah virus, She chaired a high-level ate panic among the public. the Health department in the meeting with top health offi- Medical experts from state has geared up to deal with cials and people’s representa- Kozhikode have already a possible outbreak. A control tives to review the situation. reached Kochi and there are room has been opened in Addressing the media after enough medicines and medical Ernakulam district PTI n AHMEDABAD down, after which he started the meeting, she said the sam- equipment to deal with the sit- headquarters. kicking me. They hit me with Gujarat BJP MLA Monday a stick,” she said. Aapologised after he was “He kicked me in the stom- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 caught on camera kicking and ach and put his boots on my punching a woman who was face. There were six-seven demanding restoration of water more people. When my hus- GOVT ALTERS... the Central Government with- military honour, Doval will be connection in her locality in band tried to stop him, his men The earlier draft education drawing the Hindi compulso- providing his deep insight Ahmedabad district. The leg- came out from the office and policy triggered outrage in ry subject clause shows that about the threats faced by the islator, Balram Thawani, ten- started thrashing my husband,” southern States, led by Tamil Kalaignar is living.” “Let us country from within and out- dered an apology after the the woman said. Nadu, which said they will guard mother Tamil always side. Doval was awarded the video of the assault went viral, Following an uproar, the not tolerate Hindi imposition breaking up the hegemonic Kirti Chakra in 1988 for con- saying “she is like my sister”. legislator apologised for his in the State that doesn’t speak imposition of Hindi,” he said. ducting anti-insurgency oper- The Congress and NCP action and claimed that he the language. The DMK and The earlier draft read, ations in Mizoram and bring- demanded action against was attacked by the group other parties in Tamil Nadu, “…the study of three languages ing Mizo insurgent leader Thawani, MLA from Naroda when he was telling them to which had strongly opposed by students in the Hindi-speak- Laldenga to the negotiating constituency, while the BJP meet him on Monday. the proposal in the 484-page ing States would continue to table by winning over six of his condemned the incident. Thawani said he went to draft National Education include Hindi and English and seven commanders. He had The woman, Neetu the woman’s residence to seek Policy(NEP) to make Hindi a one of the modern languages also clandestinely entered Tejwani, said the MLA slapped apology, claiming that she had mandatory third language to be from other parts of India, while Myanmar and China to break her so hard that she fell down, tied ‘rakhi’ on his wrist and par- taught in schools across the the study of languages by stu- the dominance of Mizo insur- following which he started doned him. “I apologised and country, welcomed the Centre’s dents in non-Hindi speaking gent outfit. He worked with the kicking and thrashing her. we have resolved the issue. I decision. Oscar-winning com- States would include the Intelligence Bureau for over 33 Tejwani told reporters she told my sister (Tejwani) to poser AR Rahman welcomed regional language, Hindi and years during which he had had approached the MLA’s pardon me for my action. I’ve the Centre’s decision. English.” After the protest over served in the Northeast, Jammu brother, Kishore Thawani, a promised her that I will stand “Draft(NEP) policy corrected. imposition of Hindi in non- & Kashmir, and Punjab. He local corporator, with the by her,” he said. “It happened Beautiful solution,” he tweeted. Hindi speaking States, the served in the UK as well. request to not disconnect the unintentionally. I did not Tamil Nadu had always MHRD last week has issued a Doval, known as one of the best water supply of her locality in intend to harm or insult any- resisted the “imposition” of clarification. “This is a draft operational brains in intelli- Naroda town as the legal one. I will rectify the mistake Hindi. In 1965, the State wit- policy submitted by the com- gence circles, was one of the process to restore it was under- and will even say sorry to her,” nessed violent protests against mittee and is placed for views main negotiators from India way. She claimed the corpora- the MLA said. Earlier, he a proposal that Hindi would be of general public. It is not the with the hijackers of Indian tor, too, abused and hit her. alleged that the woman and her India’s only official language. policy announced by the Airlines plane IC-814 taken to Tejwani said when no husband, who are NCP leaders, The DMK on Monday said Government,” reads the draft. Kandahar in 1999. action was taken even after came to attack him in a “pre- the Centre’s decision showed On May 31, former ISRO After his retirement from four-five days, she went to the planned manner”. that late party patriarch M Chairman K Kasturirangan, service, he had been running MLA’s office in Meghani Nagar “I had requested them to Karunanidhi was “living,” Chairman of the Committee Delhi-based Vivekananda area of Ahmedabad, along with come tomorrow morning to apparently suggesting that it for Draft National Education International Foundation, con- other women of her locality. resolve their complaint. I am was a success to his legacy of Policy, with other members sidered to be a right-wing “The MLA was not in the very sorry for the mistake.” The opposing “imposition” of submitted the report to the think-tank. Known for his clear office. But his supporters start- Congress sought action against Hindi. After presiding over a newly appointed HRD Minister insight into and vision on ed abusing me,” the woman the MLA and demanded apol- meet of his party district sec- Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank Indian and global security said. “We shouted slogans ogy from the BJP and Chief retaries, MPs, and MLAs, DMK soon after he took charge. issues, Doval has spoken exten- against Kishore Thawani. Soon, Minister Vijay Rupani. “Even president MK Stalin said in a sively at home and abroad on Balram bhai arrived in a vehi- 12 hours after the video went tweet: “At a time when we are GOVT REAPPOINTS... strengthening the Indian secu- cle, came out, snatched the viral, the chief minister and the celebrating the birth anniver- Having the distinction of rity apparatus and forging clos- mobile phone from my hand police are silent,” state Congress sary of Thalaivar (leader) being the first police officer er cooperation among securi- and slapped me very hard. I fell president Amit Chavda said. Kalaignar (late Karunanidhi), who received “Kirti Chakra”, a ty forces globally. Maneka, Radha Mohan, Virender Kumar vie for Lok Sabha Speaker’s post

PTI n NEW DELHI EIGHT-TERM MP GANDHI IS THE MOST EXPERIENCED BJP everal senior BJP parliamentarians, LAWMAKER IN LOK SABHA AND IS Sincluding former Union Ministers BEING SEEN AS A NATURAL Maneka Gandhi, Radha Mohan Singh and Virender Kumar, are in contention CHOICE FOR THE SPEAKER’S for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker as the POST. SHE IS ALSO LIKELY TO BE party top brass deliberates to finalise its APPOINTED AS PRO-TEM choice, sources said on Monday. Former Union ministers Jual Oram SPEAKER, BEING THE SENIOR and S S Ahluwalia are also among the MOST PARLIAMENTARIAN IN probable candidates, they said. THE SEVENTEENTH LOK SABHA Eight-term MP Gandhi is the most experienced BJP lawmaker in Lok Sabha and is being seen as a natural with its choice for the post by appoint- choice for the speaker’s post. She is also ing someone from southern India. likely to be appointed as pro-tem The sources said that the post of speaker, being the senior most parlia- deputy speaker may go to the Biju mentarian in the seventeenth Lok Janata Dal (BJD) this time and Cuttack Sabha. Singh, a six-term MP, has MP Bhartruhari Mahtab is being con- emerged as a strong contender for the sidered for the post. Mahtab was award- job due to his deep roots in the organ- ed as the best parliamentarian award for isation and image of an affable and gen- 2017. In the sixteenth Lok Sabha, the tle leader, the sources said. post of deputy speaker was held by M Also a six-time MP, Kumar’s Dalit Thambi Durai of the AIADMK. The identity might work in his favour, they first session of the new Lok Sabha is added. Ahluwalia was a minister of state scheduled to begin on June 17. Election for parliamentary affairs in the previ- to the post of speaker will be held on ous government and is known for his June 19. The BJP-led NDA nominee is knowledge of legislative matters. A sec- set to be elected for the post as it has tion of BJP leaders is of the view that nearly two-thirds majority in the 542- the leadership may spring a surprise member house. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | JUNE 4, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Nitish’s upper hand The JD(U) chief has reminded the ruling NDA why it must Lessons from defeat abide by the coalition dharma and not dismiss allies ndia’s experiments with coalition gov- ernments may have had varying degrees If the BJP maintains pace, it may head the Congress way when it had seats in virtually every Iof success, sometimes as that of a keep- er of checks and balances, sometimes as State. Meanwhile, the Congress must begin rebuilding the party much like the BJP did after 1984 deal-breakers for policy implementation. But by and large, India has evolved its coali- tion dharma with artful management of consensus politics. Alliance governments are now not just part of the political gram- mar but no party, no matter how big its verdict, can afford to ignore the contribu- tion made by its regional partners. Without A SURYA PRAKASH that arrangement, there would not have been a combined vote surge or the number of seats. The ruling National he Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), should spectacular performance in the know this too well, now that it is into its third edition. But the huge individ- Lok Sabha election is as much a positive vote for the strong and ual numbers for the BJP (303 Lok Sabha seats, majority being 272) may assertive leadership of Prime have led to hubris and a confidence which was definitely not there before MinisterT Narendra Modi as it is a negative the elections. In fact, both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his wingman vote against the vulgar and abusive cam- paign launched by Congress president Amit Shah had carefully worked on adding more and more allies, even the Rahul Gandhi and his colleagues against smallest, months before the polls, unsure as they were of the verdict. True, the Prime Minister. numerically the BJP can afford to be blatant but the question is would the Having lived in bungalows in Lutyens’ Delhi for decades, sometimes without the numbers appear on the tally had it not been for its notional inclusive approach? right to do so, the Nehru-Gandhis viewed It is in this light that the BJP should remember the virtues of flexibility and Modi as an intruder, who had no business sensitivity rather than arrogance and rigidity. Had it been wary, it could well to find a place in this hallowed part of the national capital. Second, ever since he have avoided the kind of tiff it had with Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal- emerged as the main political challenger United (JD-U) chief Nitish Kumar. to the Nehru-Gandhis, this family and the Nitish was reportedly upset at being offered no more than one berth in bunch of courtiers surrounding it, took the Union Cabinet though he claimed 50 per cent seats of the total NDA their resentment to unacceptable levels and began showering abuses on him. It was tally from Bihar. So he chose to stay out of the government and offer only often implied that Modi did not have the outside support to NDA3. Not only that, he declared that the JD-U would “class” to be the country’s Prime Minister. not join the NDA government in future either if tokenism was the only cri- He was only fit to sell tea. The Nehru- Gandhis began targeting him from the days terion. Agreed the BJP had a bigger seat tally to justify reducing the quota of his chief ministership in Gujarat when for allies but during the election, it had accorded some allies like the Shiv Sonia Gandhi described him as the “mer- Sena and JD-U greater space in seat allocation and had hence built up expec- chant of death” (maut ka saudagar). Since then, Modi has been subjected tations of primacy. In that case, there should have been equally open talks to relentless verbal assault. During the Lok at the allies’ meet before government formation. In a hitback, Nitish did not Sabha election, Rahul Gandhi began call- per cent of the vote. They are manding 303 seats. The walked away with 112 of the include a single BJP member as he expanded his State Cabinet on Sunday ing him a “thief”. Given Modi’s social and again questioning the legitima- Congress on the other hand 146 seats, which is over 75 per economic circumstances in his formative cy of Modi’s victory in 2019 has come a poor second with cent and the BJP had to make and inducted eight of his legislators. Although some firefighting was done years and the fact that he helped augment despite winning 303 seats just 52 seats, a marginal do with just 23. Thus, there saying one seat was left for the BJP, speculation was rife that fissures with- his family’s income by selling tea on rail- because the BJP’s vote share is improvement over the 44 it was a strong undercurrent in in the NDA were getting deeper, given the fact that Nitish’s relationship with way platforms, the Nehru-Gandhis ought 37.40 per cent. They say over won in 2014. favour of Modi in the Lok to have been more circumspect while crit- 60 per cent of the electorate are ONE OF THE In all these elections, the Sabha poll whereas BJD chief the BJP has always been uncomfortable, the alliance being one of politi- icising him. Since the Nehru-Gandhis opposed to the ruling establish- MOST Congress was sarvavyaapi — Naveen Patnaik was the cal necessity than ideological compliance. In fact, Nitish’s socialist belief claim their political legacy from Mahatma ment. This is false because the well spread out and winning favourite to run the State. systems have always been antithetical to the BJP’s and had not Bihar’s Gandhi and the egalitarian principles of the BJP was part of the NDA coali- SIGNIFICANT seats in every nook and cor- Such maturity augurs well party during the freedom movement, tion and this coalition has won OUTCOMES IN ner of the country. The BJP is for our democracy because former strongman Lalu Prasad Yadav painted him into a corner, disagree- their comments on Modi were perceived 45 per cent of the vote. now taking that position. State and local-level elections ing with his clean politics than his own dynastic one, Nitish would not have by the electorate as invidious and hurtful. These arguments are spe- THIS ELECTION One of the most signifi- are often dominated by caste had to make this unhappy compromise. But wily that he is, Nitish is also It seemed as if the very privileged Nehru- cious because even Jawaharlal WAS THE cant outcomes in this election and other divisions, whereas keeping his self-worth intact by just extending support and not participat- Gandhis were mocking at the rise of an Nehru managed to secure just was the maturing of the elec- a Lok Sabha election revolv- ordinary, under-privileged citizen. 45 per cent of the vote in the MATURING OF torate as seen in the electoral ing around a leader, a party or ing in governance, giving the BJP some anxiety before the Assembly elec- Therefore, democracy had to assert itself first Lok Sabha election held in THE choices they made in Odisha, an idea cuts through these tions next year. In fact, most of his State Cabinet inductees are from the and make India’s grand old party pay for 1951-52. In that election, the Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh divisions, leading to a more backward and extremely backward castes, the numerical consolidation of such crass insensitivity. Congress won 364 of the 489 ELECTORATE AS and Chhattisgarh. Although eclectic voter base for the As it turned out, the Congress’ perfor- seats in the Lok Sabha. The the BJP lost power in all the winning party. which has also been the target of the BJP. Besides, if the success of the mance in this election has been inversely party had no worthwhile oppo- SEEN IN THE three northern States only The BJP is now clearly Biju Janata Dal has proved anything, it is that a fair bit of equidistance helps. proportional to the level of its vituperation. sition — just a potpourri of ELECTORAL five months ago, the voters spreading itself out and if it By staying out of the government, Nitish is also hoping to get special sta- Now, let us look at the consequence of all small and disparate parties. gave a decisive mandate to this keeps up the pace, its electoral this in electoral terms for the Nehru- The Bharatiya Jana Sangh, CHOICES THEY party in the Lok Sabha elec- map next time round should tus for Bihar ahead of the Assembly election. By taking the moral high ground, Gandhis and India’s oldest political party. which was the precursor to the MADE IN tion, thus clearly drawing a resemble that of the Congress he is appealing to his electorate. Besides, should the ruling BJP get aggres- But old habits die hard and the present-day BJP, won just three ODISHA, distinction between State and when Nehru was at the helm sive about pushing contentious issues like Article 370 or the latest language Congress continues to remain graceless in seats in that election, which national elections. The out- in 1957 or 1962 when it had its defeat and is in complete denial. The meant that it was picking up RAJASTHAN, come in Odisha was even seats in virtually every State. chauvinism — ideas Nitish detests — he can claim distance on secular Congress bagged 145 seats and came to one seat for every 100 won by more stark because the voters Meanwhile, the Congress grounds. Also, the failure of Lalu and Congress has left Bihar a fertile ground power with just 26.53 per cent of the vote the Congress. In 1957, the MADHYA were voting simultaneously must go back to the drawing for new political alignments ahead of the Assembly elections. The BJP, too, in 2004. In 2009, it won 206 seats with just Congress’ tally was 371 with 48 PRADESH AND for the State Assembly and the board and begin rebuilding 28.55 per cent of the vote. Thus, it ruled per cent of the vote and 361 Lok Sabha on two different the party much like the BJP cannot take everything for granted so early in the day. the country with Sonia Gandhi as the de seats with about 45 per cent of CHHATTISGARH voting machines. Out of the did after 1984 when it was jure Prime Minister for a full 10 years with the vote in 1962. 21 Lok Sabha seats in the reduced to just two seats in an average 28 per cent of the popular vote. The tables have now State, the voters backed the the Lok Sabha! Downhill slide Yet, leaders of this party were questioning turned. The BJP-led National BJP in eight seats and the Biju (The writer is an author the legitimacy of the Narendra Modi Democratic Alliance (NDA) Janata Dal (BJD) in 12 seats. specialising in democracy Government formed in 2014 because the has 358 seats in the new Lok However, in the State studies. Views expressed are Car sales have fallen in recent months. Is this because of BJP had secured 282 seats with just 31.34 Sabha with the BJP itself com- Assembly poll, the BJD personal) consumer demand contraction and a lack of appealing models? he Indian automotive industry is on the S O U N D BITE skids — after five years of increas- She (Priyanka Gandhi) did I don't like the things We have to save the democra- Kashmir has been looked through ing sales growth, the last couple of her job. But party workers, associated with politics. cy. We don’t want machines, the prism of security by successive T local leaders, candidates But I know that both of we demand a return to the bal- Governments. It's a political quarters have been devastating in terms of and the organisation could us (she and Nick Jonas) lot paper system. We will start problem that needs a political sales. In May, sales for the single-biggest not accumulate the (elec- really want to make a a movement and it will be initi- redressal by involving all stake- driver of the Indian car market Maruti-Suzuki toral) benefits from it. change. Never say never. ated from Bengal. holders (including) Pakistan. dropped 26 per cent on a year-on-year Congress leader Actor West Bengal Chief Minister PDP chief basis. Most other car manufacturers fared —Raj Babbar —Priyanka Chopra —Mamata Banerjee —Mehbooba Mufti equally badly. While many in the industry had mentioned that there was a historical slowdown in consumer demand across L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR categories, the slowdown this time has not only been steeper than usual but it began earlier and even as the elections Breaking barriers hurt the US economy in times to Modi’s Cabinet: A bag of surprises come as we live in a truly glob- concluded, demand remains quite slow. There is some expectation that alised world. demand might recover now that a stable Government has been sworn in, Sir — Union Minister Nirmala rime Minister Narendra Modi has begun his sec- Nevertheless, now that the but with economic growth figures being depressed, any signs of growth Sitharaman has really broken the ond term by inducting 58 Ministers into his Cabinet. damage has been done, India glass ceiling by reaching where PMany Ministers were natural choices considering will have to address the issue at might just be a mirage. she is today. Prime Minister their stature, experience and performance. Former BJP hand. Indeed, it is going to be But is it all just about the economy? There are those, who believe improve- Narendra Modi has surprised president Rajnath Singh, an ajatashatru, rightfully very tricky for Commerce ments in public transport in major metropolitan areas — with Metro construc- not only the Dalal Street but also bagged the defence portfolio. He handled the Kashmir Minister Piyush Goyal, who will most of us by appointing her as issue and post-Pulwama terror attack with grace and sen- have to walk on a very thin wire tion and the rise of app-based taxi services such as Ola and Uber — have the country’s Finance Minister. sitivity as the Home Minister in NDA-II. Nirmala to satisfy Trump as well as his played a role in the decline. That might be the case with a very small, select Remember, the Prime Minister Sitharaman, too, despite her relatively junior stature and own Prime Minister. group of potential car buyers. But it is unlikely to have had a major impact had thrown a similar surprise in a surprise pick last time around for the defence Minister, The US will do well to not 2017 when he appointed has been ‘promoted’ to the Finance Ministry. Articulate equate every country with the on two-wheeler sales, let alone commercial vehicles, both of which are also Sitharaman as the Defence and suave, simple and straight, Sitharaman can only grow Jaishankar as the External Affairs Minister, Modi hopes same weighing scale. India’s suffering, thus hinting that the sales slump is all to do with the economy rather Minister. With a master’s degree further from here. Well, Amit Shah's induction was almost to build on the goodwill he has generated abroad. Also, growing stature in the world can than changing patterns of ownership. And if it were not for the demand boost in economics and a doctorate in a certainty and Prime Minister Modi has struck the right with his vast experience, Jaishankar, who knows some now no longer be ignored. Indo European Textile trade, chord by giving him Home Ministry as against the Finance countries inside out, can provide a new direction to Bal Govind from private taxi owners, demand might have been even more muted. But in Sitharaman is the first woman as was widely speculated. Shah has had the experience the Ministry. Reasonable women representation, ade- Noida India, last-mile connectivity is still a problem even in cities with tolerable pub- Minister to hold these two port- of handling Home in Gujarat. quate regional and caste representation have been the lic transport. Commuters in areas such as the National Capital Region (NCR) folios after Indira Gandhi. After Arun Jaitley recused himself from joining the highlight of the Cabinet. Grassroot workers like Prakash Correction Surely, Sitharaman’s appoint- Cabinet, Modi, perhaps wanted a friend, philosopher Sarangi, too, have been inducted in the Government. have such huge distances to traverse that owning personal transport is a neces- ment must have raised eyebrows and guide in the Cabinet. Who better than Shah could Modi has sent strong signal to Ministers that perfor- sity for many Indians. So, how can the Government as well as the auto indus- in the financial circles as many fit the bill? Moreover, some feel the selection of a “24- mance will be rewarded. Sir — In an article titled, “Cash try boost car sales? One way will be for the auto industry to wean itself off had believed that the Prime hour politician” to the post will infuse vibrancy in the Ganapathi Bhat is the only King”(May 31) by Akola the large net margins it has for years, passing through some of the efficien- Minister would give finance to Ministry. By picking former Foreign Secretary S Hima Bindu Kota, the writer had party chief Amit Shah or Railway inadvertently mentioned that a cy benefits. The Government, while promoting public transport, must realise Minister Piyush Goyal, who had merger had taken place between that the automotive industry is vital to the economy and job-creation. It should held the portfolio briefly when a number of factors. As Finance Tricky situation ing nation under the key HDFC Life and Max Life rationalise some of the excise duty norms for personal transportation. In addi- Arun Jaitley was ailing. It is Minister, one of her priorities Generalised System of Insurance in the Life Insurance unfortunate that Sitharaman has should be to find the money to Preference trade programme sector. The merger had been tion, muted economic growth would mean that interest rates are almost cer- taken over at a time when the fund Prime Minister Modi’s elec- Sir — This refers to the editor- isn’t surprising as we all knew it proposed but did go through. tain to come down but banks have to start issuing more loans. With a sta- country’s economy is not in the tion campaign promises, keeping ial, “Trump’s latest target” (June would come sooner or later. The error is regretted. ble Government at the helm and economic growth high on Narendra Modi’s best of health. Thus, Sitharaman in mind the budget deficit target. 3). US President Donald Trump’s The way Trump-led US has her job cut out and how far Meghna A move to terminate India’s desig- Government has been using Send your feedback to: agenda, the industry should be able to recover smartly. she will succeed will depend on New South Wales nation as a beneficiary develop- protectionism, it is going to [email protected] LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | JUNE 4, 2019 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN Imperatives for POINTCOUNTERPOINT ON ALL DTC BUSES, CLUSTER BUSES AND METRO TRAINS, HE (KEJRIWAL) PROMISED TO DEPLOY MARSHALS a new India WOMEN WILL BE ALLOWED TO TRAVEL FREE OF COST SO FOR SAFETY OF WOMEN AND PANIC BUTTONS IN THAT THEY HAVE A SAFE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE. BUSES. IT SEEMS HE HIMSELF IS NOW PANICKING. Now that the BJP Government has received mandate —DELHI CHIEF MINISTER —DELHI BJP CHIEF for another term, will it will play hard ball and bring ARVIND KEJRIWAL MANOJ TIWARI the much-needed reforms in crucial sectors? Learn, unlearn and re-learn UTTAM GUPTA The Modi-led new Government deserves six tension-free months to put its plans and uring his first term (2014-19), Prime Minister Modi focussed on governance reforms, cutting bureaucratic red tape, sim- promises in action mode. Meanwhile, the Opposition must set its own house in order Dplifying procedures, expediting approvals and ease of doing business. The Government also spent its energy on effective imple- mentation of welfare schemes, thus ensuring that assistance reach- es the beneficiaries in full vide the Direct Benefit transfer (DBT). Now that the public has given him a resounding mandate to rule for anoth- er term, he should crack the whip on long-pending reforms. The key sectors crying for immediate attention include food and fertilis- ers, oil, gas, power, irrigation, credit to name a few. At present, all these sectors are excessively regulated, covering all important aspects viz production, imports, distribution, marketing and pricing. Several committees have recommended dismantling of these controls, allowing inter-play of market forces for guiding resource allocation, production/supply, distribution and pricing. They also pro- JS RAJPUT posed giving subsidy directly to the target group such as small and marginal farmers and poor households among others. Thus far, no arendra Modi 2.0 has begun on a tri- political dispensation (Modi Government included) has shown the umphant note for the BJP and its allies. gumption to act on the above recommendations. There are three NObviously, it has come as a shock to ‘sea- critical pressure points which have scared away successive soned’ politicians, none of whom — with all the Governments from taking necessary moves in this direction. experience of electioneering behind — could First, implementation of market-based supply and pricing means anticipate such a massive mandate in favour of Narendra Modi. Many of them thought the 2014 that the beneficiaries of subsidy will have to pay much higher price victory was a fluke; that people were tempted by than what they are paying at present. For instance, households cur- what they called ‘unfulfilled promises’. rently getting wheat at `2 per kg will have to pay at least 12 times Congressmen were convinced that people would more ie above `25 per kg. A farmer paying `268 for a bag of urea return back to the grand old party; other parties will have to pay at least twice as much or `536. Likewise, one will thought that their caste base was intact as Modi have to spend at least `5 per unit of electricity up from the current could not bring back black money, out of which just about 50 paise. True, the beneficiary will get the extra amount every Indian was to get 15 lakh in his/her account. (`23 per kg for wheat/`268 a bag for urea/`4.5 per unit for power) Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav as reimbursement in his/her account as subsidy. Effectively, he/she dismissed the panel of spokespersons of the party. will continue to pay the same as previously ie `2 per kg/`268 a Congress has decided not to send spokespersons bag/50 paise per unit. Yet, there is ample reason to worry. for TV debates for a month. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) continues to complain about ‘good EVMs’ Unlike the present scenario wherein he/she pays the subsidised and ‘doctored EVMs’. All of these indicate the level price in the very first place, one will have to first pay the higher mar- and intensity of pain the defeat has inflicted on ket-based price and then wait for the reimbursed amount to come major Opposition parties. to his/her account. He/she may not have the patience to wait. What Yes, it is a sharp indictment inflicted by the if the wait gets longer — inevitable in a situation of budget alloca- people on them and it will be tough for these par- tion being far short of the requirement (very likely)? ties to come out of the shock. They are best advised Second, at present, millions of undeserving people avail sub- to seek solace and guidance from what Alvin sidy just because of the manner of administering the system. For Toffler had written a couple of decades ago: “The instance, urea is sold to ‘all’ farmers at a uniform low (subsidised) illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who price. Even a large/rich farmer (land holding > 10 hectare) gets it cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.” Think of TDP chief N so impressive. Modi has endeared himself to the Modi in his real life. The newly elected MP from months ago, but extended full-scale support to at the same price as charged to a marginal/small farmer (land hold- Chandrababu Naidu, who was travelling to var- liberal and educated Muslim community on the Balasore, Pratap Sarangi, comes in this category. Modi in national elections. It is this newly-acquired ing size < 1 hectare/1-2 hectare). For the former, this is fortuitous. ious places, making an attempt to bring one hand and on the other, to those who are grate- He received the maximum applause while taking skill of discrimination that represents an increase Under the new system of every user having to pay higher market- Opposition parties together and offer a national ful to receive gas connections, pucca houses, toi- oath as a Minister of State in the new Cabinet. He in the strength of democracy. driven price, the Government will be able to transfer subsidy only alternative — even a Prime Minister! In his own lets and several other benefits. The Opposition lives in a thatched house, rides a bicycle and cre- The new Government deserves six tension- to the account of deserving beneficiary ie small and marginal farm- State, he was facing the Assembly elections. knew it well — though they could not accept it ated history by winning the election without any free months to put its plans and promises in action ers only. But this is bound to be resisted by large/rich farmers, who Probably he knew nothing about which way the publically for obvious reasons — that some of the expenditure. People are keen to know more about mode. The Opposition can utilise this time to set are used to enjoying the subsidy for generations. wind was blowing there. Literacy has so many schemes launched by Narendra Modi had impact- him, his lifestyle and the way he conducts him- its house in order. Most regional parties are fac- It is one thing to ask the existing beneficiaries to ‘voluntarily’ dimensions. The contours of Indian electoral pol- ed millions of families who were deprived of basic self. They are least concerned about his caste or ing some crises or the other. There is disappoint- give up claim to subsidy as Modi did in the case of LPG subsidy, itics have undergone a silent though major facilities and human dignity for ages. A gas con- political affiliation. This India is now emerging. ment in parties like BSP, SP, NCP, TDP and there which yielded good response (about 15 million people gave up). transformation over the years and those, who con- nection, toilet, pucca house, a bank account, health It has naturally caused great concern among those is immense frustration that has manifested most tinue to depend upon taking the voter for grant- support, farm insurance and the like brought achhe who find their citadels of power, affluence and in West Bengal, or in speeches of leaders like But things will be altogether different if the political brass takes a ed, will just vanish from the scene. One can be din to crores of families — without any discrim- authority crumbling under the upthrust from Farooq Abdullah, Mamata Banerjee or Mehbooba policy decision to deny subsidy to a particular category say, farm- sure that the fate of Trinamool Congress (TMC), ination. This was one well-thought out step that below — the rise of neglected people, deprived Mufti. The best course open for Opposition par- ers having land holding size in excess of 10 hectares. Take the exam- SP, BSP and Indian National Congress — still keen related every member of the beneficiary family people and those who were presumed destined ties is to direct their leaders and workers to go to ple of PM-KISAN scheme under which the Government gives `6,000 to continue the politics of 1980s — shall be to Prime Minister Modi on one-to-one basis. to suffer forever. villages, stay there for at least a month, if not more, every year to small and marginal farmers only. But in its manifesto observed very closely even by international pun- Here was a Prime Minister, who was worried People are no more impressed by lavish and find out what people really need and what in the run up to elections, the BJP promised to extend the benefit dits of electoral politics. about the smoke in the kitchen of the poor and lifestyles, long cavalcades and hoards of favour- impacts them. Take one example: If instead of to all farmers, including large/rich farmers, which it has done. Then Pre-election activities to the 17th Lok Sabha the embarrassment suffered by women who had seekers around their leaders. Gradually, India has going abroad for two months on a secret mission, how will it dare to withdraw subsidies already availed by them? polls shall be remembered in history for the to suffer due to the practice of open defecation developed distaste for avoidable pomp and show, Rahul Gandhi had stayed — at least once in five Third, under the existing system of routing subsidy through man- absence of efforts by Opposition parties to com- all along. He had the courage to speak about it particularly by elected representatives, including years — in Amethi for that much period, he would ufacturers or Government agencies such as FCI, several of them prehend the prevailing mood of the electorate. from the ramparts of the Red Fort. He could set those occupying high positions in the certainly not have suffered a humiliating defeat. Absence of strategic deficiencies and restlessness the entire nation on the move — clean India an Government. It was left to Narendra Modi to He would have gathered tremendous experience have got used to claiming inflated expenses (to cover up inefficien- among all major Opposition parties was visible ODF India. Not that these concerns were not high- realise that the red beacon on vehicles was dis- in understanding India if he had gone to take med- cy or even ‘bogus bills’ passing muster with full support of cor- all around. They targetted Narendra Modi, and lighted in policies and programmes earlier, but liked by practically everyone in the public. By one icine from the local health centre, accompanied rupt officials) as subsidy. In fertilisers, some public sector under- were not against the BJP. The manner chowkidar implementation mostly remained on files only. single act, he won over innumerable fans through- a farmer to the police station to get an FIR reg- takings stay afloat largely because their high production cost gets chor hai boomeranged indicates the absence of Things are different this time: A family that uses out the country. One could enlist several such suc- istered, visited sarkari schools to find what hap- fully reimbursed under the subsidy mechanism. With the existing “unlearn and relearn.” After the elections, toilets now shall never let it go non-functional in cessful initiatives that have changed the psyche of pens to the mid-day meal scheme. systems remaining in place for over four to five decades, vested Opposition parties face a bleak future. They are the future. Those, who are used to the luxury of the people of India. They are breaking the barri- Smriti Irani maintained her links even after interests have got deeply entrenched. They are bound to put up strong a worried lot as this election could herbal a total shining marble-floored attached toilets for four- ers in Indian politics, freeing it from the bondages losing the 2014 elections and her doors were open resistance to any change that involves substitution of these sys- transformation of the Indian political scenario dur- five decades, just could not visualise the impact of caste and communal shackles. The real and 24X7 to anyone coming to Delhi from Amethi. tems by market-driven mechanisms. Even PSUs are sure to resist ing the next five years. Political parties based on on the families getting a toilet for the first time. realistic change is taking place in villages and small This was bound to pay dividends. It worked and as then their very survival would be at stake (unless the Government caste, sub-caste and communal considerations, Think of the political leadership of the first towns of India. And this indeed is a very encour- she could achieve what was considered impossi- mostly owned by individuals and families, have two decades after independence. Most of them had aging sign. The manner in which political parties bility by most experts. It will be interesting and gives them budget support). already sensed grave danger to their very existence impressive saga of sacrifices and sufferings and leaders are incisively analysed in village chau- rewarding if someone could study and analyse Modi will need to deal with the above pressure points skillful- after the renewed arrival of Narendra Modi on the behind them. They had worked with the people, pals and roadside tea stalls can often become an how many candidates, who came second in 2014 ly. Apart from building political consensus, his bigger challenge will national scene. In the 2014 elections, his popu- understood India, were practicing Gandhian val- eye-opener for political pundits. Voting patterns elections, really kept in touch with their electorate be to take the people at large into confidence, especially on deny- larity cut across caste, creed, regional or parochial ues, knew India likes and adores those who com- in States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and for five years. My presumption, sadly enough, is ing ‘existing’ sops to a big chunk of them — that, too, after promis- considerations. He could even make a dent in the prehend the import of non-accumulation; Chhattisgarh are rare examples of the increasing not encouraging at all. ing (in the run up to voting) that they will get more. Muslim community votes, which indeed was a Aparigrah. People are just trying to find one per- maturity of the Indian voter. They installed (The writer is the Indian Representative on the (The writer is a New Delhi-based policy analyst) great achievement even as the numbers were not son in public life who practices Aparigrah like Congress Governments in these States just six Executive Board of UNESCO) The hidden cost of convenience FOREIGN EYE If the price of using the Internet is our data and privacy, then mere ownership of data and information will not be sufficient, although a necessary first step is to establish individual autonomy. More meaningful exercise of rights will come from the power to exercise the ownership of these rights Google is similarly omnipresent. venience and buy into the promises of big technology firms. More crucially, news and bank runs because of that. our thinking to distinguish between a Cutting off Google means cutting off future convenience are the hidden price in an age of Cambridge Analytica, elec- The second way in which the con- ‘convenient’ life and a ‘good’ life. If the apps like Uber, Spotify, emails, most we pay for our existence today. This is tion rigging and fake news, there has versation around BigTech regulation is price of using the Internet is our data pictures on the Internet and newspa- the price expected of us and willingly been a visible breakdown of trust being shaped is to suggest a break up and privacy, then mere ownership of per articles which use them, Airbnb and or unwittingly, this is the price we must between the holders of technology and of the giants. In recent times, none other data and information about the use of scores of other services. pay to survive. Margrethe Vestager, the its consumers. than Chris Hughes, the co-founder of data will not be sufficient, although a What Hill found is critical to noted European Commissioner for One way to approach this informa- Facebook, advocated for this. In his arti- necessary first step is to establish indi- THE PRESIDENT IS SHOHINI SENGUPTA understand how technology behe- Competition, categorically stated that tion asymmetry, just like we do for big cle in the New York Times on how vidual autonomy. The second order and NOT WELCOME moths control the way we experience none of the services offered by the banks and corporations, is through Facebook has become too big and pow- more meaningful exercise of rights will arlier this year, a tech reporter life today. Is it possible to live without ‘BigTech’ should be confused with increased and more meaningful disclo- erful to regulate, he wrote that the com- come from the power to exercise the Mr Trump is only the third named Kashmir Hill spent six these services? Perhaps yes. But doing being ‘truly free’. In fact, with the pro- sures. An analogy to the financial cri- pany must be broken up like a usual ownership of these rights. US President ever to be Eweeks of her life blocking so will alter the way most of us com- liferation of smart devices and online sis and the gradual mistrust that devel- monopoly because it has become pow- Therefore, the future of technolo- honoured with a state visit, Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft municate, relate, consume and experi- services addressing our every need, it oped post the crisis may be relevant to erful using simple tools like mergers, gy regulation will have to take dynam- the others being George W and Apple from “getting her money, ence the Internet, making our worlds is clear that consumers and business- a great degree here because just like the acquisitions and copying innovations. ic trade-offs over static ones as Tim Wu, data and attention”, using a custom-built dramatically different and exceeding- es will continue to accept this trade-off behemoth banks and financial institu- He blamed these predatory economic Professor at Columbia Law School, Bush and Barack Obama. VPN. These are famously the ‘BigTech’ ly difficult. For most businesses, con- of privacy and data with convenience tions, technology giants have consis- practices to be the reason for no other insists and will have to look at combi- Inviting him in the first companies. In the pieces she wrote doc- tinuing to deliver services or distrib- and ‘efficiency’. Therefore, the question tently denied sharing information on major social networking company natorial regulation both within compe- place was a crass error. umenting the process, she noticed that ute/market products will be critically that arises in a world with an undeni- processes, governance mechanisms being founded since the fall of 2011. tition law and outside of it, demand- Following through in the cutting off some websites and services impacted. This trade-off, therefore — ably hidden cost of ‘convenience’ is one and customer assets like data, citing that Vestager, however, suggested that ing more meaningful information and midst of the UK’s current was easier than others, although it was between privacy and ethics on the one of knowing the true cost of this ‘con- more disclosure will not help. However, competition law may not be complete- trying to discover the hidden costs of almost impossible for some like hand to be able to be employed, deliv- venience’. One way of doing this is to in a recent study on financial crisis, ly adequate because it is not equipped trade-offs. Without understanding the political crisis is an act of Amazon and Google. For instance, er at work, earn a living, research, trav- value the data we trade away, the which analysed the link between bank to handle questions of adequacy and hidden costs of data and privacy we so gross irresponsibility. That’s Amazon not only operates in a major- el, transact, communicate, investigate untapped price of our yet un-traded disclosures and financial stability, it was safety of digital products. In suggesting easily give, we only pave the way for because, though such visits ity of retail businesses, but also controls and live a meaningful life in a digital data and privacy, and forming a frame- found that there was little evidence to a framework outside of competition more subversive exploitation and hid- are symbolic occasions, other crucial services and key websites age on the other — is inequitable and work to negotiate effectively. prove that disclosures set off problems law, she suggested we move beyond den predatorial business models. In there is more at stake here through ‘Amazon Web Services’ and seemingly insurmountable. It places lib- However, calculating the value of or destabilised banks. Instead, poor and consumer welfare as the basis for state short, we need to understand how to employs a secondary service called a ertarian principles in direct conflict with this data is not just resource-intensive unreliable disclosures by banks led to interventions. Instead, she suggested make the transition from ‘convenient’ than pomp and content delivery network to load web convenience. Hence, data, privacy and and difficult but also a near impossi- erosion of trust, which coupled with more transparency and more mecha- life to ‘good life’. circumstance. pages faster. She also found that almost principles that we trade away and con- ble task, given that we know almost delayed loss recognition, was a bigger nisms available to register consumer (The writer if fellow at the Esya (The Guardian Editorial) every business and app uses AWS. tinue to do so, to get slivers of this con- nothing about the inner workings of problem than overreaction to bad discontent. She suggested we reform Centre) LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | JUNE 4, 2019 money 10 Sensex, Nifty close at record India’s manufacturing sector growth highs on rate cut hopes gains momentum in May: PMI PTI n NEW DELHI that denotes contraction. noted that price pressures PTI n MUMBAI 40,267.62. The broader NSE showed that India’s econom- rate (repo rate) by 25 basis “A revival in new order The Nikkei India remained relatively muted, with benchmark surged 165.75 ic growth rate slowed to five- points each in its last two pol- he country’s manufacturing growth promoted a faster Manufacturing goods producers leaving selling enchmark equity indices points, or 1.39 per cent, to set- year low of 5.8 per cent dur- icy reviews. Tsector performance gained upturn in manufacturing pro- prices unchanged on the back Bended at their life-time tle at 12,088.55. ing January-March quarter of The MPC headed by RBI momentum in May as compa- duction, as Indian firms sought Purchasing of a mild rise in overall cost highs on Monday, with the BSE Top Sensex gainers include 2018-19. Governor Shaktikanta Das will nies lifted output amid to replenish inventories utilised Managers’ Index, burdens. Sensex rallying 553 points and Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, The growth rate of the meet for three days beginning strengthening demand condi- in May to fulfil strengthening “When we look at the sur- the NSE Nifty surging 166 Asian Paints, IndusInd Bank, economy has weakened main- June 3 to firm up the second bi- tions, leading to further job demand,” said Pollyanna De improved to 52.7 vey’s over 14-year history, the points on emergence of broad- HUL, and Maruti, rallying up ly due to poor performance in monthly monetary policy of creation in the sector, a month- Lima, Principal Economist at in May from 51.8 sector is growing at a below- based buying after weak GDP to 5.87 per cent. the farm sector as well as in the the fiscal. ly survey said Monday. IHS Markit and author of the trend rate,” Lima said and data supported clamour for While, ICICI Bank, NTPC manufacturing sector. Besides, a strengthening The Nikkei India report. in April added that “shortening the further rate cut by the RBI to and ITC slipped up to 0.13 per The RBI may go for anoth- rupee too boosted investor Manufacturing Purchasing The upbeat mood among horizon to the last two years, boost the economy. cent. er round of rate cut, third in a sentiment here, traders said. Managers’ Index, improved to goods producers, coupled with dent of a rise in output in the May’s increases in output, total The 30-share Sensex also According to traders, row, on Thursday to prop up The Indian rupee appreci- 52.7 in May from 51.8 in April, a solid increase in new work, year ahead, with sentiment order books and exports all saw its all-time peak in intra- investors lapped up stocks the economic growth which ated 38 paise to 69.32 against pointing to the strongest underpinned further job cre- improving from April. outperformed.” day trade at 40,308.90; while amid expectations of an inter- dropped to a five-year low in the US dollar. improvement in the health of ation in the sector. Expectations of pro-business The latest data also comes the 50-share Nifty rose to est rate cut by Reserve Bank of the final quarter of 2018-19, Meanwhile, other Asian the sector in three months. “Employment has risen in public policies, marketing ini- ahead of the Reserve Bank of 12,103.05 during the session to India (RBI) this week, espe- experts said. bourses ended on a mixed This is the 22nd consecu- each month since April 2018, tiatives, projects in the pipeline India’s monetary policy meet. mark its all-time high. cially after a disappointing The RBI’s Monetary Policy note, while Europe was trading tive month that the manufac- with the latest expansion the and favourable economic con- The Monetary Policy The BSE gauge swung 598 GDP print for the March quar- Committee (MPC) is slated to in the red in opening deals. turing PMI has remained above most marked since February,” ditions were among the reasons Committee (MPC), which points during the session and ter. announce its bi-monthly poli- Brent crude futures, the the 50-point mark. In PMI par- the survey noted. boosting optimism, the survey decides on key interest rates, finally settled 553.42 points, or Data from Central cy Thursday. The central bank global oil benchmark, rose 0.39 lance, a print above 50 means Going forward, Indian noted. will hold a meeting on June 3, 1.39 per cent, higher at Statistics Office (CSO) had cut the short-term lending per cent to 62.23 per barrel. expansion, while a score below goods producers were confi- On inflation, the survey 4 and 6. Telecom spectrum auction to be held this year: Prasad

PTI n NEW DELHI he would prioritise the revival 5G trials, the minister told Authority of India (Trai) has are examining it. Once they the Indian market, besides fast- our endeavour that 5G tech- Prasad acknowledged the of crisis-ridden telecom PSUs reporters that the “complex recommended auction of about come with solution... whether tracking of five lakh WiFi nology is also used for deprived role of state-owned corpora- ndia will hold a mega spec- Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd issue” will be looked at seri- 8,644 MHz of telecom fre- there is a need for more con- hotspots, and promoting tele- sections, social causes, educa- tions in maintaining a “sober Itrum auction for 5G and (BSNL) and Mahanagar ously including security quencies, including those for sultation with Trai, we will com manufacturing in India. tion and health, and for bring- equilibrium” in the market, other radiowaves in the current Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) aspects. 5G services, at an estimated have to look into it. Then, we The index will be based on ing technology to rural people,” but at the same time sent out a calendar year, and intends to but added that the two com- The minister also cleared total base price of Rs 4.9 lakh have to go to the Cabinet and parameters like infrastructure, Prasad said. strong message to the two tele- start 5G trials in the next 100 panies will have to reciprocate the air over timing of spectrum crore, but the financially appoint auctioneer,” the min- approval processes and utilisa- 5G will play a major role in com PSUs — MTNL and days, the newly appointed and do their bit by adopting a auctions in the country, saying, stressed industry has contend- ister said. Other major issues tion of high-speed Internet. digital inclusion, he said adding BSNL, which are cash-strapped Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar professional attitude. “I am of the belief that in the ed that prices are unaffordable. on the minister’s immediate “As far as 5G network is that the government will strive and have faced issues in pay- Prasad said Monday. On the contentious issue of current calendar year, we will “Trai has given its recom- agenda include starting 5G tri- concerned, we will start trials towards this goal. Another area ment of salaries in recent times. Setting an action-packed whether Chinese telecom gear auction spectrum. We have mendation on spectrum. We als in 100 days and creating a in 100 days. We propose to ear- would be channelising the The minister emphasised that agenda for the ministry soon maker Huawei will be allowed adequate spectrum available.” have a system of standing com- Broadband Readiness Index, mark a portion of spectrum start-up movement in India for the two companies will have to after taking charge, Prasad said to participate in the upcoming The Telecom Regulatory mittee, finance committee, they which reflects the realities of also for 5G purposes. It shall be proliferation of 5G, he said. “become professional”. NIFTY 50 BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11953.75 12103.05 11920.10 12088.55 165.75 Script Open High Low LTP EICHERMOT 19893.90 20080.00 19579.55 19992.75 PRSMJOHNSN 98.00 99.85 96.00 99.40 IEX 157.65 157.65 152.05 152.80 HSIL 281.80 289.85 280.35 285.80 HEROMOTOCO2712.00 2859.15 2712.00 2835.00 154.75 RCOM 2.06 2.10 1.97 1.98 BANKINDIA 95.40 95.60 93.40 95.20 NHPC 24.95 25.15 24.65 24.90 TAKE 153.00 153.00 148.80 149.75 SOMANYCERA 442.00 448.00 441.95 445.90 ASIANPAINT 1431.95 1464.95 1430.00 1461.00 53.70 SPICEJET 150.00 156.90 148.00 152.05 RBLBANK 685.65 698.80 682.00 695.15 LEMONTREE 76.40 76.50 70.45 72.00 UFLEX 265.75 273.80 263.15 268.45 GAYAPROJ 183.90 187.50 179.00 185.00 BAJAJ-AUTO 2945.00 3077.95 2904.60 3030.15 104.25 RPOWER 7.48 7.82 7.16 7.32 NMDC 100.50 103.95 100.50 103.60 VGUARD 240.10 241.50 233.00 234.90 THOMASCOOK 232.90 238.00 232.30 233.55 RELAXO 846.00 858.80 836.80 853.15 INDUSINDBK 1600.10 1667.00 1589.70 1658.00 52.65 YESBANK 147.95 149.90 144.60 149.35 LTTS 1761.80 1789.00 1715.00 1715.00 CGPOWER 35.95 35.95 34.65 35.80 NLCINDIA 66.40 66.40 65.25 65.95 SHARDACROP 387.00 387.00 310.00 355.00 IBULHSGFIN 788.85 817.80 776.50 812.00 25.45 RELIANCE 1335.00 1365.00 1322.10 1358.30 DRREDDY 2673.70 2730.20 2653.40 2715.00 ORIENTBANK 99.30 99.65 96.60 98.35 AMARAJABAT 635.05 642.40 630.00 640.00 GDL 145.50 145.90 140.10 145.90 HINDUNILVR 1794.00 1845.00 1792.00 1838.00 49.50 JUSTDIAL 745.00 807.00 745.00 791.20 BANDHANBNK 590.00 603.20 500.00 600.05 KEC 320.00 325.00 313.05 320.60 RAJESHEXPO 659.00 661.30 656.40 659.70 SHREECEM 21599.00 21998.10 21599.00 21998.10 TITAN 1239.00 1269.00 1227.50 1268.85 33.10 NCC 97.70 101.00 94.45 99.20 DMART 1325.95 1344.25 1310.00 1336.65 OMAXE 206.55 206.55 205.35 205.35 ADVENZYMES 214.05 216.70 212.10 213.00 GPPL 86.95 86.95 85.05 85.35 COALINDIA 255.00 261.90 253.20 260.20 6.70 SUZLON 5.50 5.54 5.45 5.47 BALKRISIND 782.25 803.20 771.05 785.35 ENGINERSIN 124.70 124.70 119.50 123.00 HUDCO 42.75 42.75 42.10 42.60 LAXMIMACH 5695.00 5695.00 5490.00 5535.00 INFY* 734.00 750.70 729.95 744.65 DABUR 397.00 409.55 397.00 409.00 CIPLA 555.10 569.90 552.85 569.90 MHRIL 225.00 238.10 218.40 232.55 TIMETECHNO 100.00 100.20 98.00 98.70 YESBANK 148.00 149.90 144.50 149.50 3.70 SBIN 352.05 355.55 349.80 354.90 INFRATEL 274.90 276.40 267.50 269.00 HSCL 101.90 104.50 100.25 103.65 TRIDENT 67.00 67.35 66.15 66.45 IOB 12.00 12.06 11.93 11.96 RELIANCE 1335.00 1367.25 1321.20 1364.00 33.85 IBULHSGFIN 786.00 817.40 777.35 810.55 DIVISLAB 1591.00 1615.95 1569.80 1615.40 MERCK 4003.00 4079.90 3949.95 4007.40 AJANTPHARM 1043.80 1050.00 1030.00 1050.00 GALAXYSURF 1180.05 1203.90 1140.00 1181.00 IOC 167.80 170.75 167.05 169.60 4.05 ITC 281.00 281.65 275.45 278.55 TRENT 394.00 415.00 391.25 412.25 RECLTD 145.85 146.00 143.90 145.40 GESHIP 281.00 290.00 280.70 281.50 JYOTHYLAB 172.00 172.00 169.00 170.00 MARUTI 6760.00 7055.00 6760.00 7035.05 165.20 PCJEWELLER 77.00 77.25 74.50 75.15 M&MFIN 418.50 435.90 418.50 433.30 GODREJPROP 888.00 905.75 880.00 905.75 PHOENIXLTD 658.50 678.60 641.25 663.10 GICHSGFIN 261.80 267.70 257.70 265.10 VEDL 160.45 165.00 159.30 164.20 3.65 APOLLOHOSP 1245.00 1370.35 1245.00 1360.00 JUBLFOOD 1306.00 1350.40 1306.00 1339.60 DEEPAKFERT 141.00 145.60 139.75 142.90 PRESTIGE 290.50 294.40 286.75 289.40 TATAMETALI 607.00 608.00 593.00 607.00 HCLTECH 1098.85 1119.00 1087.15 1117.10 24.55 HDFCBANK 2434.50 2459.20 2426.00 2454.05 CROMPTON 239.50 246.15 238.70 243.05 CONCOR 531.00 539.00 527.60 532.50 PARAGMILK 242.00 244.70 240.45 241.00 LINDEINDIA 558.00 569.30 556.85 561.80 HDFC 2200.00 2235.00 2192.70 2230.35 47.70 MARUTI 6748.00 7062.00 6748.00 7062.00 INDIACEM 105.90 107.80 103.75 107.30 LALPATHLAB 1040.70 1090.00 1040.00 1080.00 DCAL 241.50 241.50 235.00 239.95 NETWORK18 32.50 32.50 30.90 32.10 TCS 2201.00 2247.65 2185.65 2240.10 43.55 INDUSINDBK 1593.00 1667.35 1590.40 1663.85 SRF 2848.00 2868.90 2779.00 2858.90 NILKAMAL 1240.00 1293.00 1235.00 1268.35 CYIENT 556.10 566.60 555.65 561.80 BAJAJFINSV 8194.00 8365.00 8194.00 8346.20 158.25 TATAMOTORS 170.00 175.10 168.60 174.55 CANBK 268.00 273.15 265.00 271.00 CEATLTD 983.95 998.90 976.80 989.00 UCOBANK 17.50 17.65 17.05 17.60 TATASTEEL 488.95 501.85 485.10 497.50 9.20 RELCAPITAL 121.55 123.85 118.20 120.70 BERGEPAINT 330.55 335.00 324.50 327.10 SADBHAV 260.00 266.00 252.25 260.20 ABBOTINDIA 7784.50 7905.00 7728.15 7856.10 BPCL 417.50 419.90 411.15 417.00 7.65 HEROMOTOCO 2694.00 2873.95 2694.00 2842.50 DISHTV 29.05 29.50 28.25 28.60 LUPIN 745.15 749.35 742.00 742.00 MAHLOG 510.40 525.10 508.05 510.05 WIPRO 288.50 292.05 287.25 291.55 5.15 RELINFRA 104.00 104.00 98.45 99.00 MANAPPURAM 135.90 136.10 132.80 134.30 OBEROIRLTY 557.00 570.00 550.30 563.00 VBL 934.00 951.05 934.00 940.25 SUNPHARMA 411.00 418.60 407.50 417.00 7.15 TCS 2207.80 2248.00 2186.00 2240.35 CANFINHOME 356.90 362.70 351.55 360.95 KANSAINER 468.00 470.00 449.20 465.20 MANPASAND 48.85 48.85 48.85 48.85 POWERGRID 190.25 193.50 190.00 192.55 3.25 ICICIBANK 422.55 426.25 419.60 422.85 STAR 419.55 436.80 418.35 435.90 BAJAJELEC 541.20 550.30 535.80 538.00 INDOSTAR 392.90 394.95 381.80 393.55 ADANIPORTS 416.40 426.35 412.10 423.50 7.10 IOC 167.15 170.40 167.00 169.15 BHARATFORG 467.15 472.35 455.95 465.50 SYNGENE 684.00 690.00 677.45 684.35 FORBESCO 2099.95 2115.05 2075.00 2094.00 BAJFINANCE 3465.00 3529.95 3465.00 3519.00 NBCC 61.50 63.00 60.20 62.60 JSWENERGY 73.75 73.75 71.60 72.70 NAVINFLUOR 760.00 760.00 730.00 734.50 DRREDDY 2679.80 2739.00 2652.40 2723.40 45.05 ASIANPAINT 1424.95 1464.90 1424.95 1458.00 JUBILANT 496.00 497.00 482.00 489.00 INDHOTEL 157.00 158.40 154.25 154.80 ELGIEQUIP 276.15 280.20 273.05 278.00 CIPLA 559.00 569.45 552.50 568.00 9.15 ASHOKLEY 89.50 92.15 87.90 91.75 WOCKPHARMA 388.80 402.00 382.85 400.50 PIIND 1149.20 1149.20 1100.05 1131.65 JSL 36.35 38.50 36.30 38.05 BAJFINANCE 3460.00 3529.90 3460.00 3516.40 49.30 JPASSOCIAT 4.87 4.89 4.74 4.76 BAJAJFINSV 8175.00 8350.00 8175.00 8335.00 RAYMOND 836.00 845.00 824.75 844.00 JAGRAN 113.25 113.95 112.30 113.50 TATAMOTORS 170.50 175.00 168.40 175.00 2.40 DHFL 112.90 114.80 111.45 113.20 MARICO 375.50 379.75 372.50 377.20 CASTROLIND 148.85 150.30 147.30 149.85 TATAINVEST 880.55 894.95 880.55 889.80 BRITANNIA 2936.00 3000.00 2935.90 2960.00 38.05 TATASTEEL 487.00 501.20 485.35 496.50 PHILIPCARB 147.95 148.90 144.10 144.10 HERITGFOOD 408.00 408.45 388.00 391.15 JSLHISAR 84.90 85.50 84.35 84.50 HINDALCO 197.00 200.40 194.40 199.40 2.40 M&M 648.50 658.65 635.10 654.55 GAIL 362.00 365.00 355.30 358.00 MGL 892.65 899.80 884.65 890.35 GMDCLTD 81.00 81.00 78.90 79.35 HDFCBANK 2427.00 2459.80 2424.95 2454.00 28.65 COALINDIA 254.80 261.30 253.50 260.55 IDFCFIRSTB 45.45 45.50 44.30 45.30 FDC 199.70 200.00 196.00 199.40 ASTRAZEN 1973.25 1981.80 1935.65 1953.05 INFY 729.80 750.90 729.00 745.15 7.40 PNB 80.95 82.50 79.40 82.00 HFCL 21.05 22.10 20.80 21.95 HAL 702.60 752.25 699.55 736.35 GUJFLUORO 1051.00 1057.15 1031.25 1050.00 JSWSTEEL 273.00 276.10 269.15 274.40 2.70 BANKBARODA 133.60 133.95 129.35 131.60 TATAPOWER 68.95 69.10 67.75 68.60 ASTRAL 1330.00 1349.00 1324.05 1336.00 SOLARINDS 1196.25 1200.00 1165.65 1195.00 GRASIM 890.10 896.90 885.00 894.80 8.70 DLF 190.70 197.00 188.80 196.25 CADILAHC 248.00 254.50 245.80 253.00 SCI 32.40 33.15 32.40 32.65 SREINFRA 24.65 25.35 24.25 24.50 M&M 647.05 659.00 635.05 653.40 6.35 ZEEL 360.00 366.00 353.30 359.35 HINDALCO 196.40 200.05 194.45 199.45 HINDZINC 245.10 249.35 245.10 248.55 CCL 257.00 258.00 253.50 258.00 BHARTIARTL 351.50 355.75 348.85 352.20 3.40 AUROPHARMA 662.00 662.00 640.15 657.25 MEGH 67.00 68.00 66.15 67.20 SYNDIBANK 36.10 36.50 35.10 35.95 GILLETTE 7740.00 7740.00 7370.00 7370.00 SBIN 352.35 356.45 349.65 355.75 3.25 HDFCLIFE 441.00 452.00 441.00 444.50 MFSL 450.45 464.20 434.50 445.80 PEL 2224.00 2235.00 2197.80 2226.60 EVEREADY 91.70 92.10 90.00 91.30 ONGC 173.00 173.20 167.50 173.20 1.25 TITAN 1234.00 1269.50 1227.50 1266.00 FEDERALBNK 107.80 108.10 106.40 107.55 CAPPL 404.00 440.65 403.05 430.35 CRISIL 1472.80 1514.00 1450.00 1514.00 UPL 1005.00 1010.85 993.60 1006.05 7.10 MOTHERSUMI 115.50 116.80 111.65 113.75 KTKBANK 113.50 114.15 111.60 113.00 IPCALAB 939.60 948.35 918.00 928.40 BAYERCROP 3840.00 3840.00 3759.00 3792.95 KOTAKBANK 1513.20 1534.80 1506.00 1532.45 10.30 HINDPETRO 331.60 333.45 321.30 324.25 GSPL 189.95 199.95 189.40 196.20 SANOFI 5467.45 5500.00 5424.00 5436.05 IBREALEST 125.00 126.80 121.60 124.75 IDFC 37.65 38.60 37.05 38.40 TIINDIA 392.00 392.80 383.90 383.90 AXISBANK 813.55 814.65 803.10 813.00 4.70 NAUKRI 2059.10 2432.00 2025.00 2283.00 MPHASIS 994.45 999.05 980.00 986.80 NH 238.85 238.85 233.00 234.25 LT 1563.70 1570.00 1546.40 1564.95 7.40 POWERGRID 190.00 192.90 190.00 192.50 APOLLOTYRE 194.50 197.00 192.00 195.75 ECLERX 929.60 936.35 926.00 932.05 ZEEL 362.45 366.00 353.55 359.00 1.55 LT 1565.00 1570.10 1546.85 1559.30 HEXAWARE 361.50 364.55 355.70 358.65 CUB 212.30 215.00 210.60 214.00 IFBIND 745.25 764.60 738.30 743.75 EICHERMOT 19860.00 20070.00 19560.05 19998.00 50.25 GRAPHITE 422.00 422.05 406.30 410.60 CUMMINSIND 784.00 793.00 767.95 772.00 WESTLIFE 347.00 352.90 345.00 346.35 TNPL 198.80 198.80 191.70 196.00 ITC 281.40 281.50 275.30 278.65 0.10 ICICIPRULI 394.00 403.20 389.15 397.25 ABB 1565.00 1611.70 1554.30 1591.85 COROMANDEL 438.20 441.40 431.40 438.25 RNAM 222.75 222.75 220.20 220.70 INFRATEL 273.00 276.00 267.40 268.85 -0.15 IBVENTURES 297.00 315.10 281.70 313.10 PVR 1785.00 1792.40 1761.05 1788.35 NATCOPHARM 531.50 535.65 522.00 532.95 ERIS 525.00 525.00 505.00 515.90 NTPC 134.40 134.80 132.70 133.15 -0.10 BAJAJ-AUTO 2955.65 3078.55 2910.00 3039.90 TATACHEM 633.35 642.75 630.00 631.10 ALLCARGO 114.15 114.65 108.15 108.15 WHIRLPOOL 1459.25 1480.00 1459.25 1468.05 ULTRACEMCO 4780.00 4792.70 4730.05 4754.75 -5.35 ADANIPORTS 415.10 426.30 412.10 423.90 KEI 524.35 524.35 508.10 510.25 GODREJAGRO 504.10 515.60 504.10 515.00 MAHSCOOTER 4350.00 4380.00 4340.80 4362.40 ICICIBANK 426.00 426.40 419.60 422.85 -0.85 UJJIVAN 363.50 369.20 354.00 361.90 ALBK 44.90 45.20 44.00 44.50 TORNTPOWER 247.00 248.45 243.35 245.60 BASF 1372.00 1389.50 1365.00 1371.25 TECHM 763.90 763.90 749.00 758.70 -1.65 PERSISTENT* 583.00 598.70 574.35 587.15 HEIDELBERG 206.15 208.20 204.05 206.80 BOSCHLTD 17663.95 17845.00 17375.00 17455.00 TEAMLEASE 3007.00 3038.15 2975.00 3038.15 GAIL 362.90 365.40 356.60 358.20 -2.80 STRTECH 173.05 177.80 171.00 175.60 VINATIORGA 2180.00 2192.55 2140.00 2150.45 NIITTECH 1306.00 1315.00 1303.35 1314.95 PGHH 10985.00 11016.00 10790.00 11000.00 EDELWEISS 200.50 207.20 198.00 204.80 DCBBANK 233.00 234.40 230.55 233.00 BLUESTARCO 807.00 812.00 798.00 798.00 APARINDS 684.00 684.95 666.05 666.05 NIFTY NEXT 50 KOTAKBANK 1524.00 1535.00 1506.60 1530.85 INOXLEISUR 369.75 376.00 360.45 362.75 ZENSARTECH 247.00 253.90 247.00 252.00 APLLTD 528.70 528.70 516.00 518.00 JETAIRWAYS 146.40 147.50 139.50 141.45 MUTHOOTFIN 652.00 652.00 639.40 642.30 KALPATPOWR 506.75 522.00 499.50 522.00 COFFEEDAY 248.55 249.15 243.15 243.90 SRTRANSFIN 1174.95 1191.30 1160.00 1169.80 KSCL 546.95 550.35 532.65 539.05 LAKSHVILAS 73.80 74.80 72.80 73.90 FINCABLES 453.70 458.00 450.10 453.65 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE HDFC 2194.00 2231.50 2189.90 2231.00 CHENNPETRO 224.10 227.00 220.45 225.90 EIHOTEL 183.00 183.00 178.00 179.60 VMART 2446.65 2466.45 2385.80 2425.00 NIFTY NEXT 50 27943.95 28165.20 27797.35 28143.05 303.55 BHEL 70.10 72.20 69.55 71.55 CHOLAFIN 1537.30 1545.05 1522.30 1525.15 SCHNEIDER 99.15 103.65 98.55 99.25 DBCORP 194.80 197.80 194.10 196.55 PAGEIND 19800.00 21200.00 19654.00 21000.00 1242.70 HINDUNILVR 1790.00 1841.15 1790.00 1837.00 GODFRYPHLP 932.10 940.00 906.55 912.90 GLAXO 1280.95 1280.95 1250.00 1267.00 ORIENTCEM 116.00 120.45 115.65 118.50 ASHOKLEY 88.85 92.30 87.80 92.15 3.30 BRITANNIA 2939.00 2999.90 2939.00 2971.25 COLPAL 1156.00 1172.75 1154.55 1169.60 PNCINFRA 193.05 200.00 191.50 197.95 OFSS 3403.65 3442.15 3399.15 3439.25 ITDC 261.85 267.00 261.85 265.95 ICICIGI 1183.85 1244.00 1176.00 1220.00 43.50 WIPRO 288.50 291.90 287.10 291.30 FSL 55.45 55.45 53.30 53.60 MCX 810.05 825.85 808.55 821.10 JMFINANCIL 93.55 94.50 93.50 94.05 SHRIRAMCIT 1499.30 1550.00 1456.00 1550.00 DABUR 400.00 409.50 398.05 408.70 12.75 INDIGO 1685.50 1711.80 1680.10 1689.90 ACC 1687.00 1727.80 1673.55 1724.95 GSFC 108.90 108.90 105.10 106.20 CENTRALBK 24.95 25.45 24.85 25.00 WABCOINDIA 6274.95 6281.60 6204.00 6205.00 HAVELLS 749.80 772.00 743.45 769.95 22.00 PFC 124.15 128.40 123.00 128.00 DBL 583.85 589.10 569.00 580.55 REPCOHOME 404.15 412.25 397.80 399.55 LUXIND 1231.80 1291.15 1221.40 1256.15 SHILPAMED 340.45 351.20 340.00 344.35 ICICIPRULI 395.00 403.65 388.75 397.75 10.00 ONGC 172.55 173.35 167.80 172.30 VIPIND 436.00 450.65 434.40 444.15 SOUTHBANK 14.15 14.18 13.90 14.14 JKLAKSHMI 390.95 391.00 383.00 388.00 CENTRUM 28.95 30.70 28.95 29.90 NMDC 100.55 104.10 100.30 103.90 2.60 VENKYS 1951.70 1985.65 1835.05 1947.15 INFIBEAM 46.50 47.05 45.25 46.20 ATUL 4040.00 4090.00 3964.10 3996.20 SOBHA 543.90 544.45 533.70 536.00 SKFINDIA 1875.00 1906.65 1875.00 1889.00 AMBUJACEM 232.90 237.80 229.40 236.50 5.90 ESCORTS 592.00 610.25 584.05 606.95 SYMPHONY 1533.10 1575.00 1460.20 1500.00 JKTYRE 84.00 84.45 82.85 83.80 KRBL 359.40 359.40 341.00 344.10 CERA 3010.00 3080.00 2950.00 3080.00 DLF 191.00 196.90 188.75 195.80 4.60 PAGEIND 19829.65 21126.00 19638.00 20988.40 LICHSGFIN 558.00 562.45 555.55 559.95 J&KBANK 59.10 59.25 58.50 58.95 TATACOMM 534.20 541.70 534.20 538.20 ESSELPRO 130.00 130.75 129.20 130.00 BIOCON 546.00 558.80 541.00 554.80 12.90 NTPC 135.00 135.00 132.70 133.05 OIL 180.05 184.00 178.50 182.00 GSKCONS 7494.45 7645.95 7401.55 7634.40 AKZOINDIA 1745.00 1800.00 1738.65 1800.00 FLFL 456.20 464.45 453.40 455.05 ACC 1696.85 1729.00 1678.00 1723.25 37.25 ICICIGI 1182.00 1234.95 1175.00 1220.60 VOLTAS 584.00 594.00 579.00 588.00 FCONSUMER 43.00 43.40 41.75 42.70 MINDACORP 121.90 122.00 114.45 115.50 INOXWIND 70.00 71.00 69.70 70.20 SAIL 50.15 51.60 49.10 51.25 1.10 AXISBANK 810.10 815.00 804.00 812.30 CENTURYTEX 1027.00 1066.55 1019.00 1057.15 KAJARIACER 637.15 644.00 637.15 639.50 GRINDWELL 599.05 599.50 583.00 588.65 TVSSRICHAK 2149.95 2150.00 2046.00 2050.00 GODREJCP 694.90 711.00 691.60 703.05 15.00 SUNPHARMA 410.50 418.00 407.50 416.60 TATAMTRDVR 83.30 85.40 81.95 84.80 DCMSHRIRAM 569.00 569.00 521.15 529.75 PFIZER 3160.00 3169.75 3115.00 3132.65 SUPREMEIND 1066.00 1085.00 1060.20 1060.20 BHEL 69.80 72.25 69.55 71.70 1.50 JISLJALEQS 49.90 50.50 48.50 50.50 SUNTV 549.80 552.15 541.20 542.60 TV18BRDCST 28.15 28.20 27.50 28.05 CENTURYPLY 171.25 174.75 171.25 172.50 FINOLEXIND 495.55 499.00 487.00 492.10 L&TFH 134.10 136.65 132.50 136.50 2.45 IDEA 13.90 14.12 13.80 14.01 SPARC 147.75 147.75 144.00 144.20 GLENMARK 547.05 548.60 540.00 545.40 SJVN 25.45 25.65 25.20 25.25 MONSANTO 2435.20 2459.85 2417.00 2425.00 DIVISLAB 1597.25 1621.00 1566.55 1620.55 28.25 BIOCON 548.90 558.85 541.35 553.90 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GLOBE Trump brings Brexit advice Trump reignites White House: Trump TROTTING CAR BOMBING KILLS 19 IN SYRIA'S AZAZ: MONITOR row with London ‘deadly serious' Azaz (Syria): At least 19 people on state visit to troubled UK were killed on Sunday in a car bomb near a bustling market and AFP n LONDON mosque in a rebel-held city in Mayor Sadiq Khan about Mexico tariffs northwestern Syria. ritain will roll out the red Bcarpet for US President PTI n LONDON Mayor de Blasio as having done AP n WASHINGTON Marcelo Ebrard will meet. ISRAELI STRIKE HITS Donald Trump on Monday as an equally "terrible job". But Trump played down AIRBASE IN HOMS: SYRIA he arrives in Britain for a state S President Donald Trump Khan recently branded top White House official the effort. "Mexico is sending Damascus: Syria on Sunday visit already overshadowed by Udescribed Pakistani-origin Trump a fascist and divisive fig- Asaid Sunday that President a big delegation to talk about accused Israel of targeting an his outspoken remarks on London Mayor Sadiq Khan as ure who should not be accord- Donald Trump is "deadly seri- the Border," the president airbase in Homs province, in the Brexit. "nasty" and a "stone cold loser" ed the pomp and ceremony ous" about imposing tariffs on tweeted Sunday. "Problem is, second such attack in 24 hours. Queen Elizabeth II will as he landed here on Monday associated with a UK state visit. imports from Mexico, but they've been 'talking' for 25 "Our air defences thwarted an welcome Trump and his wife with wife Melanie and an Protests are planned across acknowledged there are no years. We want action, not Israeli aggression and destroyed Melania to Buckingham Palace, entourage of his family for a the UK during the visit, includ- concrete benchmarks being set talk." two of the rockets that targeted where they will be treated to a three-day state visit hosted by ing in London, Manchester, to assess whether the US ally is Trump claims Mexico has the T-4 airbase," a military guard of honour, a private Queen Elizabeth II. Belfast and Birmingham and a stemming the migrant flow taken advantage of the United source told state news agency lunch and later, a glittering state Trump will meet members giant balloon depicting Trump enough to satisfy the adminis- States for decades but that the SANA. banquet. of the Royal Family, and is as a baby is to take to the skies tration. abuse will end when he slaps But beneath the pomp and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II stands with President Donald Trump and first lady expected to discuss climate once again over London, in a "We intentionally left the tariffs on Mexican imports 13 KILLED IN VAN-TRUCK ceremony, Britain is in turmoil Melania Trump Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall during a change and Chinese technology repeat of his last UK visit in declaration sort of ad hoc," next week in a dispute over ille- COLLISION IN PAKISTAN with Prime Minister Theresa ceremonial welcome in the garden of Buckingham Palace in London on Monday firm Huawei during his talks 2018. On Monday, the US Mick Mulvaney, the acting gal immigration. Karachi: At least 13 people, May due to step down within on the opening day of a three day state visit to Britain AP with outgoing Prime Minister President will be given a tour of White House chief of staff, said "America has had enough," including a woman and four weeks over her handling of her Theresa May. Westminster Abbey and will on "Fox News Sunday." he tweeted. children, were killed when their country's exit from the change accord. underpinned our countries' Just moments before his also meet Prince Charles and the "So, there's no specific tar- The president said last van collided with a truck in European Union. Opposition politicians are security and prosperity for Air Force One touched down at Duchess of Cornwall for tea at get, there's no specific per- week that he will impose a 5 per Pakistan's Balochistan province, True to form, Trump boycotting the banquet over many years, and will continue Stansted Airport, the US their Clarence House residence centage, but things have to get cent tariff on Mexican goods on police said Monday. ripped up the diplomatic rule what London's mayor Sadiq to do so for generations to President took to Twitter in his in London. In the evening, the better," Mulvaney said. June 10 to pressure the gov- book before he even touched Khan called Trump's "divisive come," May said ahead of the characteristic style to attack Queen will host the ceremoni- "They have to get dramat- ernment of Andres Manuel IRAQ TERMS ALL 11 FRENCH down by saying former foreign behaviour" and large protests visit. London Mayor Khan with al state banquet at Buckingham ically better and they have to Lopez Obrador to block IS SUSPECTS TO DEATH minister Boris Johnson would are expected across the capital. May announced her resig- whom he has clashed in the past, Palace for Trump and the First get better quickly." He said the Central American migrants Baghdad: A Baghdad court make an "excellent" choice to But May and Trump are nation last month after failing terming him "nasty" and a "stone Lady Melania Trump. She will be idea is to work with the from crossing the border into Monday sentenced to death two succeed May. expected to emphasise the to get her Brexit deal through cold loser". joined by the Duke and Duchess Mexican government "to make the US. more French nationals for He also recommended wider benefits of the old parliament and twice delaying "Sadiq Khan who by all of Cambridge, William and sure that things did get better." Trump said the import tax belonging to the Islamic State May's successor walk away alliance when they hold talks at Britain's EU departure. accounts has done a terrible job Kate. On Monday, top officials will increase by 5% every group, leaving all 11 Frenchmen from talks with Brussels, refuse Downing Street on Tuesday. She will formally quit as as Mayor of London, has been The agenda for Trump's from the two countries will month through October, top- transferred from Syria facing the to pay Britain's agreed divorce On Wednesday, they will her Conservative party's leader foolishly "nasty" to the visiting weeklong tour of Europe start meetings in Washington. ping out at 25 per cent. gallows in Iraq.Bilel Kabaoui, 32, bill and leave the EU with no join other world leaders in the on Friday, but will stay on while President of the United States, by includes the World War II D- Mexican Economy Minister But the president has been and Mourad Delhomme, 41, join deal. English port of Portsmouth to they find someone to replace far the most important ally of the Day commemoration cere- Graciela Marquez plans talks here before, issuing high-stakes nine other French citizens and a The much vaunted UK-US commemorate 75 years since her. United Kingdom. He is a stone monies on both sides of the with Commerce Secretary threats over his frustration Tunisian national already on "special relationship" was the D-Day landings, which Three years after the refer- cold loser who should focus on English Channel and his first Wilbur Ross. Two days later, with the flow of migrants only death row after trials over the already under strain over dif- changed the course of endum vote for Brexit, Britain crime in London, not me," he presidential visit to Ireland, delegations led by Secretary of to later back off. They include past week. They have 30 days to ferent approaches to Iran, World War II. remains divided and anxious said. Trump compared the 48- which will include a stay at his State Mike Pompeo and his threat earlier this year to appeal the sentences. China and the Paris climate "Our relationship has about its place in the world. year-old Khan with New York coastal golf club. Foreign Relations Secretary seal the border with Mexico. Egypt calls for 13 dead as Sudan military rulers break up sit-in talks in Sudan Iran President AFP n KHARTOUM sit-in in front of army head- quarters, as protesters took to AFP n CAIRO udan's military rulers force- the streets in towns around the rules out talks until Sfully broke up a weeks-long country. gypt on Monday urged all sit-in outside Khartoum's army But protest leaders said the Esides in Sudan to return to headquarters on Monday leav- site had been cleared of demon- the negotiating table as securi- ing at least 13 dead, a doctors' strators. ty forces moved to break up a US acts ‘normal' committee said as gunfire "The Rapid Support Forces weeks-long protest camp in echoed from the site. and the army and police and Khartoum. AFP n TEHRAN Heavily armed security militia battalions dispersed the Violence erupted at the sit- ‘THE PARTY THAT forces in pick-up trucks peaceful sit-in," the Alliance for in outside the army headquar- ran's President on Monday HAS LEFT THE mounted with machine guns Freedom and Change, the pro- ters in the Sudanese capital ear- Iruled out negotiations with were deployed in large testers' umbrella group, said in lier in the day leaving at least Washington until it acts "nor- NEGOTIATING TABLE, numbers all around the capital, a statement. nine protesters dead, according mal", after Secretary of State while gunshots were heard Outside the army head- to medics. Thousands have been Mike Pompeo said the US is THE PARTY THAT from the protest site by an AFP quarters "there is no one, but camped at the site calling on ready to talk to Tehran without journalist. the pure bodies of our martyrs Sudan's ruling generals to hand preconditions. HAS TRAMPLED THE The United States and that it has not been possible to over power to civilians follow- "The party that has left the PACT MUST RETURN Britain called for an end to the evacuate from the site". ing the ouster of long-time negotiating table, the party crackdown on demonstrators, The Sudanese Professionals autocrat Omar al-Bashir in that has trampled the pact TO A NORMAL’ who want the generals behind Association (SPA), which spear- April. must return to a normal" the overthrow of veteran pres- headed nationwide protests The military council has behaviour, Hassan Rouhani a conversation with no pre- ident Omar al-Bashir to hand that started in December, said denied multiple reports of its said in a televised speech. conditions." Washington is over to civilian rule. it amounted to a "bloody mas- forces violently dispersing the "If the enemy truly realis- "certainly prepared to have (a) The Central Committee of sacre" and hundreds of people sit-in. "Egypt is following with es that the path it took was conversation when the Iranians Sudanese Doctors, which is had been wounded. great interest the developments wrong, that will be the day to will prove they are behaving as close to the protesters, updated It called on Sudanese to Protester flashes the victory sign in front of burning tires and debris on road 60, near Khartoum's Army headquarters, in in Sudan," the ministry said in sit at the negotiation table and a normal nation," Pompeo said the death toll "raising the take part in "total civil disobe- Khartoum, Sudan, Monday AP a statement. fix any issue," the president in Switzerland, which repre- number of martyrs to 13" in a dience" to topple the military "Egypt also underscores the added. sents Washington's interests Facebook statement. council. Rallies against Bashir's I see a plume of smoke rising moving freely," Shamseddine importance that all Sudanese Tensions have spiked in in Iran in the absence of bilat- It also reported a "large The doctors' committee authoritarian, three-decade rule from the area of the sit-in." Kabbashi told Sky News Arabia. sides commit to calm, self- recent weeks between Tehran eral relations. number of critical casualties" said forces were also opening led to his ouster in April, but Another resident of the area, in Protests erupted in towns restraint and return to the nego- and Washington, which last Pompeo however gave no and called for "urgent support" fire inside the city's East Nile protesters had remained outside east Khartoum, said he had across Sudan in response to the tiating table," it added. year pulled out of a landmark indication that lifting sanc- from the International Hospital and "chasing peaceful the army headquarters calling seen forces in "police uniform" violence in Khartoum. "Now The move to disperse the Iran nuclear accord and tions would be on the table. On Committee of the Red Cross protesters". on the generals to cede power trying to expel the demonstra- the streets are closed (with sit-in comes after the head of imposed tough sanctions on Saturday, Rouhani insisted that and other humanitarian organ- It said another hospital to a transitional authority. tors. barricades made) from stone Sudan's ruling military council, the Islamic republic. Iran would not be "bullied" into isations to help the wounded. near the site of the sit-in was Near the demonstration The military council "did and the chant is going round General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, But Washington's top talks with the United States, The military council has surrounded and volunteers site, a witness living in the Burri not disperse the sit-in by force," 'Just fall, that's all, the whole paid visits to Saudi Arabia, the diplomat appeared to soften the saying "total respect" was need- denied multiple reports of their were prevented from reaching neighbourhood said he could its spokesman said. "The tents Council'," a witness in Port United Arab Emirates and Egypt US stance on Sunday, saying ed for negotiations to take forces violently dispersing the it. "hear the sound of gunfire and are there, and the youth are Sudan on the Red Sea said. last week. "we are prepared to engage in place. Assange hearing Russia is targeting in Sweden to 2 Muslim Guvs in Lanka resign ‘terrorists' in Syria's China urges students to weigh decide extradition after protests by Buddhists Idlib: Kremlin ‘risk' of studying in US request AFP n MOSCOW PTI n COLOMBO AFP n BEIJING Uppsala (Sweden): A Swedish he Kremlin insisted court heard arguments on wo Muslim governors in Sri TMonday that the Russian hina on Monday warned Monday before deciding if TLanka resigned on Monday Army was targeting "terrorists" Cstudents and academics on prosecutors can proceed to after thousands of people, in Syria's last jihadist strong- the "risk" of studying in the request Julian Assange's extra- including majority Buddhist hold of Idlib, after US President United States, citing an uptick dition from Britain, after a community monks, launched a Donald Trump called on in visa denials and delays amid 2010 rape probe was re-opened protest in the pilgrim city of Moscow to halt "this butchery." a trade war and other tensions in May. Both sides presented Kandy, demanding their sack- The Kremlin has been sup- with Washington. their arguments to the Uppsala ing for allegedly supporting porting a Syrian government The warning comes as district court which adjourned Islamist extremists responsible offensive in Idlib despite negotiations to resolve the to deliberate. It was expected to for the Easter suicide bombings. protests from the United States trade spat have stalled and announce a decision at 4.00 pm Western Province Governor and Turkey. Washington pushed back (local time). Azath Salley and Eastern Trump said on Twitter against what it says is Beijing's Swedish deputy director Province Governor MALM Sunday that Syria and Russia aggressive militarisation of the of public prosecutions Eva- Hisbullah, handed over their should stop "bombing the hell" disputed South China Sea. 13.5 per cent of all applicants, Xinhua news agency estimated Marie Persson said the resignation letters to President Sri Lanka's Muslim cabinet members leave after addressing media in Colombo, Sri out of Idlib. In recent months US offi- Xu Yongji, deputy head of a last month, citing US official WikiLeaks founder had not Maithripala Sirisena in response Lanka, Monday AP Russian President Vladimir cials and lawmakers have department overlooking for- data. cooperated with the Swedish to protests by the majority Putin's spokesman Dmitry voiced concerns that Chinese eign academic exchanges at the China's foreign ministry investigation previously, fleeing Buddhist monks, officials said. "I will end my fast only after closed in the city, 115 kilome- Peskov responded Monday that students and academics could ministry, told state broadcast- spokesman Geng Shuang said from an extradition order, and Salley and Hisbullah, both the president will sack the two tres east of Colombo, while Idlib fighters were targeting be used for espionage purpos- er CCTV. the US had been setting therefore needed to be detained Muslim allies of Sirisena and Muslim governors," Rathana black flags were raised in sup- civilians and Moscow's troops. es by the Communist govern- Xu said this was a marked "unnecessary obstacles" to peo- and questioned in Sweden. appointed by him, were under said at the commencement of port of Rathana. "There is a fairly large ment. increase from just over three ple-to-people exchanges She asked the court to pressure to resign after being his protest. Following the April 21 buildup of terrorists and fight- The Chinese education percent of applicants who expe- between the two countries. order Assange's detention in his accused of being linked to A crowd of about 10,000 attacks that claimed 258 lives, ers in Idlib," Peskov told ministry in a statement said rienced visa issues in 2018, cit- "This has been widely absence, a standard part of extremism. Buddhists held demonstration the Muslim minority politi- reporters. students applying to US uni- ing data from the China opposed by the education cir- Swedish legal procedure if a Both Salley and Hisbullah at the famous temple on cians representing the govern- "Terrorist fire in Idlib is of versities should brace them- Scholarship Council. cles in China and the United suspect is outside the country have rejected the allegations. Monday morning raising anti- ment came under criticism for course unacceptable," he added. selves for visa troubles and Visa denials have "dam- States, as well as by (Chinese) or cannot be located, and This is a direct fall out of the Muslim slogans. their alleged support extended "Measures are being taken to "strengthen risk assessment... aged the dignity" of Chinese students studying abroad," he which would be the first step to Easter Sunday suicide bomb Firebrand monk to the rising Muslim militancy. neutralise such firing posi- And make relevant prepara- students and cast a "cold spell" said. having him extradited. attacks carried out by ISIS Galagodaaththe Gnanasara, One such minister, the tions." tions". over research collaborations US complaints about tech- "The purpose of this deten- linked local Islamist group released from jail on a presi- Industry and Commerce He said Russia and Turkey Chinese students and aca- and academic exchanges he nology and intellectual prop- tion is to be able to complete National Thowheeth Jamaath dential pardon last month, was Minister Rishath Bathiyutheen were coordinating their posi- demics have recently experi- said. erty theft by China have been the investigation and bring (NTJ). also present. Gnanasara was directly accused of sup- tions over the situation. enced visa restrictions, delays China is the biggest source a major bone of contention in Julian Assange to justice," The resignation came four has long been accused of insti- porting the NTJ, which carried Peskov said last week that in obtaining them, and visas of international students on US the trade war between the two Persson said. days after Buddhist monk gating hate crimes against out the suicide bombings on it was Turkey's responsibility to with shorter duration, accord- campuses, with 360,000 of countries. Assange's Swedish lawyer, Athuraliye Rathana, who is also Muslims. three Colombo hotels and three make sure fighting ends in ing to the ministry. them attending last year — a FBI director Christopher Per E Samuelson, meanwhile a parliamentarian from a The head of the Catholic churches. Idlib and reiterated this on From January to March, third of the foreign student Wray said in April that Beijing argued that a detention order Sirisena allied party, sit on a Church in Colombo, Cardinal The Opposition moved a Monday. "The World is over 1,350 Chinese students body — with many paying full had used Chinese graduate was "meaningless" as Assange hunger strike in the central Malcolm Ranjith, also travelled motion of no confidence in the watching this butchery. What is had applied for US student tuition. students and researchers, is currently imprisoned in town of Kandy near the fore- to Kandy on Monday to express Parliament against Bathiyutheen the purpose, what will it get visas but 182 were "unable to Chinese students con- among others, in its economic Britain and should not be con- most Buddhist shrine, the solidarity with Rathana. who has denied links to the NTJ you? STOP!" Trump said on make the trip as planned" due tributed $14 billion to the US espionage efforts in the United sidered a flight risk. AFP Temple of Tooth. Shops and offices remained and its terror activities. Twitter. to visa issues, accounting for economy in 2017, the official States. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | JUNE 4, 2019 vivacity 12 HOW GREEN IS

‘KJo fulfilled every dream I had’ MY VINEYARD? SHAH RUKH KHAN says film- maker KARAN JOHAR and ADITYA CHOPRA have fulfilled every Ahead of World dream the superstar Environment Day, we had. Shah Rukh look at how tweeted a photo viticulturists in the collage of him- self, Karan and country have been Chopra and cap- adopting measures to tioned it, “Dreamers are ensure a sustainable good. But if those wine production. dreams are not given EAM IVA a direction they mean By T V nothing. These two cross the sweeping horizon all fulfilled every dream I over the undulating hills and had, over and above Aslanting valleys one can see straight rows of leafy grape vines every dream they had stretching far into the distance. The for themselves. Adi and sight of the vineyards is as stunning as Karan.” their final produce, maybe more. Well, “Why share this vineries account for only a small per- with all? Because you should centage of the agriculture industry in India as grape-growing accounts for know, more important than your around 4.9 per cent of arable and per- dreams are those who fulfill them manent croplands. for you,” he added. While there have been develop- ments and advancements around appli- cation technology, crop protection tech- niques and many other agricultural ‘I know practices, the question remains how that I am much of it is environment-friendly? disposal. This makes it imperative to tainability impacts of non-recyclable admired by Organic, biodynamic and sustainably- setup water treatment plants which packaging components, bag-in-a-box youngsters produced vines and practices have been allow vineries to recycle and reuse the wines were more sustainable than glass a rising trend in various international water. At Sula, the re-usage allows bottles. and such vineyards, but what about the same in them to cut down on their freshwater Sanket Gawand, winemaker at admiration the Indian viticulture? consumption in water-starved areas, Vallonne Vineyards, tells us that every makes me Inesh Singh, CSO (chief sustainabil- resulting in a win-win situation for them bottle at their vineyards, which is con- feel ity officer), Sula Vineyards lists some and the surrounding areas. They reuse sumed at the restaurant, is reused. “We responsible as an ways in which a more sustainable 100 per cent of the waste water gener- cannot do much about the bottles that approach could be adopted towards viti- ated by their sites which totals to go to the retail shops as it becomes dif- artiste. I am well- culture and vine producing practices in almost 40 million litres. ficult to track the bottle and get to the versed with what is India. winery. And some of our wines have happening around the BOTTLE OR BOX? potential to age further so a lot of our world, how the SOLAR MAKES SENSE In a world replete with plastic consumer tends to age it further. A lot youngsters are It is an abundant resource which waste, glass would seem to be a sustain- of our regular guests also return used can be harnessed relatively easily. able packaging choice for anything. bottles of wine,” she says. reacting to the Vineries can leverage this resource, Glass wine bottles have been around for constant change. I which in turn will allow them to mas- centuries and glass is easily recycled. WATER ATMs am always at it.’ sively reduce their carbon footprint as However, as per recent data, it is only Another way that Sula is trying to —Raftaar well as electricity expenses. Now run- about a third of wine bottles which actu- give back to local communities is by ning for more than 10 years, the 196- ally get recycled — the rest end up in providing water solutions. Impetus is kilowatt (kW) SunPower solar PV ener- the landfills. Only some wine makers are given to not only the operations at the gy system installed at Napa Valley’s generate almost 50 per cent of their elec- what if winemakers treated the water left using recycled glass in their bottles. vineyards but largely the communities Domaine Carneros is built into its roof tricity needs, which they are currently over from all that cleaning and reused However, research has shown that they operate in as well. They have over a waterproof membrane, saving the aiming to increasing to 75 per cent. The it to irrigate vineyards? Even though boxing wine is not only cost-effective installed water ATMs in nearby commu- winery money and reducing its water energy generated by solar panels con- researchers wondered if the wastewater but more eco-friendly than bottling it. nities which provide water security and energy consumption. At maxi- stitutes 49 per cent of what they use at might be harmful to the vines, the soil, Shipping a three-litre box of wine gen- and safe drinking water to approximate- mum capacity, the panels produce sites and they have plans to reach 75 per or even the wine, the myth has been erates about half the emissions per 750 ly 600 families near their plant. The emission-free electricity to power more cent in the next 12 to 18 months. busted. As per a two-year-long research millilitres. Cardboard is no less recy- numbers are expected to only increase than 190 average homes and reduce carried out in Napa and Lodi in clable than glass and, in fact, is recycled with time. CO2 emissions by 2,400 tonnes over 30 REUSABILITY OF WATER California, winery wastewater is indeed about twice as often. One downside to “We have a responsibility towards Actress KIARA ADVANI says years, which is, as per a study, the equiv- Wine-making requires water a viable source to irrigate vineyards. cardboard wine boxes is the plastic liner the local communities in the areas she is comfortable being in front alent of planting trees across nearly 700 beyond what it takes to grow grapes. At vineyards, normal water con- and spigot. Most analyses ignore the bag where we operate. We want to ensure of the camera without any make- acres. From bottles to wash, barrels to scrub, sumption also results in significant in the box and look only at the outer that we are able to increase their stan- up. At Sula, Singh explains, their cur- and floors to clean, there are multiple sewage generation. Typically, this cardboard container. One life cycle dard of living as we continue to grow as rent solar panel setup allows them to processes associated with water. But sewage is sent to the municipality for analysis found that even with the sus- a business,” says Singh. Kiara had a no make-up poli- cy for director Sandeep Vanga’s forthcoming film Kabir Singh, in e it the Break Up Song which she essays the role of a Bconsoling us after a heartbreak or an energetic Want to stay with simple college girl named Preeti. rhythm of Sau Tarah Ke to “I’m a directors’ actor, so if groove on during week- Being Jonita the director has a certain vision ends, Jonita Gandhi has for the character’s look then I go crooned some unforget- The Indo-Canadian singer, who has made a mark in my kids: Hemsworth with that,” Kiara said. table songs in her soulful voice. “It’s always helpful to “Preeti’s simplicity and inno- have a unique voice since films with her unusual voice, extends her repertoire cence is what makes Kabir fall there’s so much competi- with her solo in a reality show, says hris Hemsworth feels he has spent his what my dream scenario with career in life head over heels for her. Sandeep tion. It undoubtedly helps Cwhole career chasing one thing after would be, this will be it. I am really sort of Sir wanted to capture that purity to stand out but it also SIDDHIKA PRAJAPATI another and now wants to live in the trying to appreciate this experience in this and also make me look like a 19- depends on how you give moment. The actor has decided not to shoot moment now,” added the actor, who will the song an exotic feel,” says anything more this year and says he wants soon be seen in Men in Black: International. year-old first year student. the 29-year-old singer. acknowledge me for my to step back to spend some quality time with Is it easy to stay in the moment or eas- Gandhi has sung for unplugged albums and his three children in Australia. ier said than done? “It is tricky.” But a day many Bollywood films and there are others who will After steering projects like Home during the busy press tour helped the 35- her latest number is for the still talk about the songs and Away and JJ Abrams’ Star year-old take a decision. “I was just on the Miley groped by forthcoming season of where I’m singing in a low Trek, Hemsworth scored his big Avengers: Endgame press tour and I was fan in Barcelona Royal Stag Barrel Select pitch and in English. I just break in 2011 with film Thor as reading scripts for another job and talking MTV Unplugged Season 8. want to explore myself and Norse God of Thunder Thor, about the next thing. And I was like ‘This Singer MILEY CYRUS was groped This has extended her the atmosphere,” she says. embarking on the journey of is crazy. One of the biggest film of all time by a fan while she was leaving a repertoire beyond films and She claims to be a good becoming one of the biggest and is releasing and I am already thinking about hotel. she is also enthusiastic example of making a mark bankable movie stars in the something else’. I had to say, ‘I don’t In a video, Cyrus and about making her debut in Bollywood without a world. “I have spent so many want to talk about it for few on the show as a solo per- godfather. “It definitely years. I think my whole weeks’.” her husband Liam former. She says, “I was a helps in opening up doors career, kind of looking so He has made up his mind Hemsworth are seen part of Season 6 but it was but you have to show efforts far ahead and chasing that now — well, almost. “This year, leaving their hotel when in collaboration with Amit and hard work to cement world. (Thinking I should I will probably won’t shoot any- the singer was Trivedi, which was a great your position. I am still go for) this thing and that thing. I have shot Dhaka at the experience.” learning to work on my thing and (thinking) if I start of the year. I just want to groped in a throng According to Jonita, in voice while recording any get this job and maybe be at home now with my kids. of fans. the West, singers get estab- song,” she says. this is it,” Hemsworth said They are at a very important The singer was lished as “brands” as they Gandhi is developing while looking back at the age. They are still young at the walking behind her have a unique voice and her YouTube channel fur- time when he started his moment. And they are aware husband through a they don’t have to prove ther because that platform journey in showbiz. when I leave more than before. their adaptability and ver- has given her a remarkable The constant rush, he “And I am like, if there is crowd of several satility. However, she recognition. “My fans know says, can be; for one, ever a chance where I could fans, when a man believes, “In India, the play- me because of my covers. I exhausting and two, “you stop and just be at home, this started feeling her back singer has to target can be myself in the videos are never in the moment is it. So I am just going to enjoy hair, before moving both the youth through and it gives me satisfaction,” enjoying the process.” that for the moment, and see what in to try and kiss peppy numbers as well as she says. “I am trying to just be more happens,” he said with a chuckle and play a enchantress in a The singer promises to present. And that gives me greater a gleam in his eyes as he spoke her. party-themed song. The bring new content for her sense of comfort and not out of about his family. The man is only music industry is separate fans. She considers return- ‘Oh, I have made it. I can sit back For now, Hemsworth, who has seen in the video for a and independent abroad ing back to Youtube and rest’. It is more of just appreci- featured in projects like second but he is seen since the singers get better because that is where she ating and enjoying it now,” Ghostbusters and Snow White and forcing his way acknowledgment for their has gained recognition. She Hemsworth added. the Huntsman, is happy to be work solely.” says, “I will continue mak- The actor wants to take a associated with the legacy of Men through the crowd There are many musi- ing singles on that platform moment to appreciate things in his In Black. Men in Black: and putting his arm cians and singers that as that is where my fans had life but doesn’t want to take things for International will take place in the around Cyrus and try- inspire Gandhi to be the started acknowledging and granted. “You don’t want to get com- same universe as the previous tril- ing to kiss her. best version of herself and accepting my work. I would fortable in the sense that you are sit- ogy with Emma Thompson back widen the ability in improv- simultaneously work for ting back and taking it for granted as Agent O. Hemsworth and She turns away from him ing her performance. She trends but more so applying thing changes in a notice- Bollywood, single music and thinking ‘That’s it, I have Tessa Thompson portray the before he can kiss her and security believes that the biggest your own versatile person- able manner. The audience albums and unplugged cov- made it’... Unless, you are quite new agents dealing with aliens. guards separate from her as she challenge for an aspiring ality to explore artistic is enormous and there is a ers, the only challenge real- okay with not working in and just The plot centers on a mole in keeps walking with Hemsworth, singer today is to stand out opportunities can help to lot of variety and diversity ly is to manage both in be where you are,” Hemsworth said. the Men in Black organisation. who puts his arm around her. among the bunch of con- make a mark.” globally. One can’t impress time. But apart from that, “I do feel more comfortable now and not The film will release in India on June 14 tenders today. She says, She feels that there’s a everyone with every song. they all co-exist in harmo- out of thinking because ‘I have made it’... If in Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu. “Being yourself in terms of long way to go before any- “There are people who ny,” says she. you would have asked me 10 years ago about —IANS LUCKNOW 13 ● During his 75 run innings against South Africa Shakib became fastest player to reach 250 ODI wickets and 5,000 runs TUESDAY | JUNE 4, 2019

OUR BOYS DID VERY WELL BECAUSE WE (B’DESH) PLAYED TOGETHER. WHEN WE HAVE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ALL 11 PLAYERS, THAT’S GOOD FOR US AS A TEAM — MEHIDY HASAN Experience MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB in hand peaking to Justin Langer ahead of this World Cup I reminded him of the players that had lost to the team, despite the success in 1999 in England. It AFP n LONDON ongoing sanctions. was the battle-hardened “Aaron’s got a very good Sproven Test match performers that ssistant coach Brad cricket brain first and fore- excelled and influenced the outcome. Haddin says captain most, but there's always I believe the same will happen in AAaron Finch ‘would times in a game when you this tournament purely because the be silly not to’ use the input go to your senior players," pitches give both the bowler and the from Steve Smith and assistant coach Brad batsman an opportunity to showcase David Warner Haddin in his interview their class. If Aaron Finch upholds with cricket.com.au. WaughEye If you are good enough, you can his country’s proud World “Sometimes you get utilise the conditions to swing the Cup record and becomes caught up in the moment match in your team's favour more so the fifth Australian cap- and you can miss little than the bland cookie-cutter pitches tain to lift the trophy at things, so it is important that are so often rolled out for one- Lord's in six weeks’ time, that all your senior players day cricket that totally favour the from a leadership perspec- are there to support your batsman. tive, he won’t have done it captain. As such you will see phases of the alone. “Smithy and Davey are game that resemble a Test match, On pure numbers, the no different. They’ve got such as a short-of-a-length fast- desire to whisk Steve Smith great cricket brains so at bowling barrage, a measured innings and David Warner back certain times in matches from a top-order batsman and more into Australia's top order you’d be silly not to use than one slip fielder being employed. for their 50-over title them.” I'm sure both the players and defence was a no-brainer. “I think Steve’s just real- spectators will relish this type of However the reintegra- ly excited to be back bat- cricket as it is an even contest that tion of two players who ting,” Haddin continued. can be unpredictable. have both previously cap- “It’s never been an issue I still expect large scores to be the tained the side, but are now with the leadership or the norm purely because of the fast barred from holding any captaincy. Both Steve and outfields, high quality bats, small official leadership position David are just really excit- By STEVE WAUGH boundaries and the physiques of the — until next year for Smith ed to be back playing inter- modern-day players but high-class and indefinitely for Warner national cricket. Former Aus captain bowling can and still win matches in — had the potential to “They're just excited to pressure situations. cause disruption. be out there. Whatever role With that in mind, Saturday's The Australian camp you give them they’ll be seven-wicket win over Afghanistan insists it hasn’t, and Finch is happy at the moment.” was a thoroughly professional Andre Russell (right) checks on Usman Khawaja (left) after hitting him on the head with a bouncer during the warm-up match at the Nursery Ground AP ensuring the duo’s vast performance from Australia. experience and tactical It was exactly what they would and for him to spend quality time in batting line-up that can kidnap any Every side in this tournament nous isn’t have wanted to achieve from their the middle was exactly what he bowling attack with brute force. will be wary of playing the Windies first outing and an excellent way to needed after a 12-month absence. No ground is big enough when and I wouldn't want to face them in a ease themselves into what is going to By no means did Australia play at this behemoth of a batting order knock-out match. They are the sort be a long and exhausting schedule. their full potential and nor would clicks into overdrive but they also of team that, if they get on a roll and It was a tricky first opponent who they want to or expect to. World have a vulnerability against high- build some momentum, then they had nothing to lose and everything to Cups are won by the teams that quality bowling as they tend to play could win it all like the ICC Men's gain while Australia were expected to gather momentum and confidence as one dimensional at times. World T20 back in 2016. dominate and dispose of Afghanistan the tournament unfolds. For the first time in a long while All things considered, I think this with minimum fuss. The West Indies will provide a they have fast-bowling depth stands as a very important game for In particular, Dave Warner stood more realistic gauge on how the team vindicated by Friday's win against both sides. After comfortable out with an innings that was less are tracking, for they possess a squad Pakistan without their finest in opening wins, both want to get an memorable but infinitely more full of match winners that can Kemar Roach and Shannon Gabriel. idea of where they really stand - and significant than any innings he'd dominate if they gain any sense of Their Achilles heel however will this will be the perfect sounding previously played for Australia. ascendency in a match. be their lack of mobility in the field board. For them to win the World Cup, They are the most watchable and this is where Australia can — Courtesy: © ICC Business Corporation Warner needs to be a shining light team in the tournament with a influence the outcome. FZ LLC 2018 David Warner chats with Aaron Finch during Afghanistan clash AP OTHER SPORTS Shuttlers eye good show at Australia Djoker’s laugh PTI n SYDNEY Sudirman Cup as India crashed out of the group stage. AFP ■ PARIS ndian ace P V Sindhu will Among other Indians, for- resume her chase for the first mer Singapore Open champion ovak Djokovic on Monday Ititle of the season, while B Sai Praneeth, H S Prannoy and Nbecame the first man to reach the Sameer Verma too will eye a 2014 Commonwealth Games French Open quarter-finals for 10 suc- good show when the Australia champion P Kashyap are also in cessive seasons while Kei Nishikori set- Open World Tour Super 300 fray. up the toughest challenge on a clay tournaments begins with the While Praneeth, who had court — facing Rafael Nadal. qualifiers here on Tuesday. reached the finals of Swiss Open Top seed and world number one World No 5 Sindhu reached this year, will face Korea's Lee Djokovic continued his bid to hold all the semifinals at India Open Dong Keun, Prannoy meets the four Grand Slam titles simultaneous- and Singapore Open, besides a legendary Chinese Lin Dan, who ly for the second time by thrashing couple of quarterfinal appear- has shown form on way to Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 6- ances at Indonesia and ABC but Malaysia Open title, and Kashyap 2, 6-2. a title has remained elusive. squares off against Thailand's The 32-year-old will now face What would be frustrating Suppanyu Avihingsanon in the either ninth-seeded Italian Fabio for the Indian is her losses against opening round. Fognini or fifth seed Alexander Zverev top players such as Carolina Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and in what will be his 13th appearance Marin, Korea's Sung Ji Hyun, Ashwini Ponnappa will take on overall in the quarter-finals in Paris. China's He Bingjiao and Japan's Chinese Taipei's Wang Chi-Lin "It was tricky with the rain, but Nozomi Okuhara — opponents and Cheng Chi Ya, while Ashwini that's Paris," said the 2016 champion she has had better results in the and N Sikki Reddy faces Korean after playing in drizzly conditions. last season. combination of Baek Ha Na and "I'm really confident with my Sindhu, who had last played Kim Hye Rin in women's dou- serve. I hope it continues like that." at the Sudirman Cup, will take on bles, and Satwiksairaj and Chirag Only Australian great Rod Laver AP a qualifier in the opening round PV Sindhu in action during Indian Open tournament PTI/File Picture Shetty will meet compatriots has held all four majors at the same Novak Djokovic plays a shot against Jan-Lennard Struff during their fourth round match before a likely contest with Manu Attri and B Sumeeth time twice before, after his calendar Thailand's Pornpawee expected to face All England other hand, will be itching for Reddy. Grand Slams in 1962 and 1969. seed Naomi Osaka and 23-time major Chochuwong. Champion Chen Yufei for a place revenge as he faces Malaysia's Lee In qualifying round, 2018 Japanese seventh seed Nishikori winner Serena Williams got a taste of Former Olympic champion in the semifinals if she can cross Zii Jia in the opening round here. Asian Junior Champion Lakshya came back from 1-4 and 3-5 down in their own medicine. Li Xuerui is likely to stand on way the earlier round. The Malaysian had defeated him Sen will face Malaysian Teck Zhi the final set to beat Benoit Paire of American 14th seed Madison to her quarters, while she is World No 12 Sameer, on the in a crucial match of the Soo. France and set-up a Roland Garros Keys reached the quarter-finals for the quarter-final clash against Nadal. second successive year with a 6-2, 6- Nishikori won 6-2, 6-7 (8/10), 6- 4 win over Katerina Siniakova, the 2, 6-7 (8/10), 7-5 in a shade under four conqueror of US and Australian Open James Rodriguez to Griezmann keeps hours to reach his third last-eight winner Osaka. match at the French Open. Keys, who went on to reach the France at bay "He almost had it today," said semi-finals in 2018, next faces leave Bayern Nishikori who had led two sets to one Australian eighth seed Ashleigh Barty. AFP n NANTES behind Just Fontaine and when the last-16 tie was suspended on "I was really happy to close it out million euros ($46.9m) when the two- Jean-Pierre Papin, and two Sunday. as playing three sets in these heavy year deal expires on June 30. ntoine Griezmann adrift of Zinedine Zidane. "He served for the match at 5-3 but conditions does not sound like much Yet according to Kicker, the recent- scored as France There was a slight note I just tried to fight and play one point fun," said the 24-year-old Keys. ly crowned Bundesliga champions have Aeased past Bolivia 2- of concern for France at a time." "I love clay courts and Paris and I decided against triggering the option-to- 0 in a friendly in Nantes on though as they lost Kylian The 29-year-old Japanese could am happy to play another match." buy in Rodriguez' contract. Sunday, ahead of the world Mbappe to an ankle injury have wrapped it up in the fourth set Barty beat Sofia Kenin, who "The Bayern bosses have agreed champions' resumption of at half-time. when he had two match points but stunned Williams in the third round, internally not to sign James," wrote the their Euro 2020 qualifying Didier Deschamps' side squandered both, the second on a dou- 6-3, 3-6, 6-0, on Court Philippe magazine on Monday. campaign. return to competitive action ble fault. Chatrier. Rodriguez has scored 14 goals in 43 Thomas Lemar gave on June 8 when they face Paire, the world number 38 who Fourth seed Dominic Thiem Bundesliga games for Bayern, but has had France the lead on five Turkey in Group H. Both was trying to make the quarter-final Kei Nishikori reacts after missing a shot against cruised past the dangerous Gael a difficult relationship with coach Niko minutes and Griezmann, nations have six points from of a Slam for the first time, was France's Benoit Paire AP Monfils in straight sets on Monday to AFP ■ BERLIN Kovac this season. who last month announced two matches. eventually undone by 15 reach his fourth successive French The Colombian has also struggled to he was leaving Atletico "We needed to get a lit- double faults and 79 ing his 33rd birthday on Open quarter-final. olombian midfielder James hold down a first-team place, amid com- Madrid, notched a second tle warm-up in. It's going to unforced errors. Monday, has won all four Last year's runner-up won 6-4, 6- Rodriguez will leave Bayern petition from the likes of Mueller, Leon before the break. be tough in Turkey, we'll Nishikori has only of their meetings on 4, 6-2 on a packed Court Philippe CMunich ahead of next season Goretzka and Thiago Alcantara. Griezmann moved have to be ready," said defeated 11-time clay. Chatrier to set up a last-eight tie after the club decided not to sign him With a return to Real Madrid con- eighth on the list of France's Griezmann. French Open champi- "It's going to be a against either 10th-seeded Russian permanently from Real Madrid, Kicker sidered unlikely, Kicker reported that all-time leading scorers with "I may not be in top on Nadal twice in 12 tough match, he's the Karen Khachanov or two-time semi- magazine reported on Monday. Rodriguez is on the verge of a move to his 29th goal as he sur- form. This match will do me meetings with both of greatest ever clay court finalist Juan Martin del Potro. Rodriguez, 27, joined Bayern on loan Serie A club Napoli, where he would be passed 1998 World Cup good, to get some minutes those wins coming on player," said Nishikori. "I love playing here and I hope I in 2017, and the German club have the reunited with former Bayern and Madrid winner Youri Djorkaeff. and be in good shape for hard court. In the women's event, can be on this court again on option to sign him permanently for 42 coach Carlo Ancelotti. He is now just one goal Saturday." The Spaniard, celebrat- the players who stunned top Wednesday," he said. LUCKNOW 14 ● Bangladesh have beaten South Africa in 22 ODIs and the second time at a World Cup, after their 67-run triumph in Providence in 2007 TUESDAY | JUNE 4, 2019

WE CAN ALWAYS BOUNCE BACK, WE ARE A TEAM THAT BOUNCES BACK FROM SITUATIONS AND WE WILL DEFINITELY DO IT AGAIN — ANDILE PHEHLUKWAYO

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outh Africa have no margin for error after sec- due to a hamstring strain and Kallis feels experienced fter South Africa suffered ond World Cup loss and should take advantage Dale Steyn needs to be drafted into the playing XI. their second consecutive Sof India’s ‘first game nerves’ to bring their World The injury to Ngidi certainly didn’t help Faf, he’s Adefeat in the ongoing Cup campaign back on track, said legendary all- ❝ a world-class player and a big part of our attack. World Cup, fans on social media rounder Jacques Kallis. You’ve got to play Dale Steyn against India now, and pointed out that the Proteas are South Africa, who were thrashed by England in hopefully he is close to fitnes. Bangladesh posted missing the services of batting the opening match, suffered their second successive INDIA WILL MAKE SOUTH their highest ODI total, scoring 330 for six at the Oval great AB de Villers and injured loss in the World Cup, going down by 21 runs against AFRICA PAY IF THEY after du Plessis elected to bowl after winning the toss. pacer Dale Steyn. They have Kallis Bangladesh on Sunday. The Proteas will be under South Africa then fell short at 309 for eight while gone on to add that their presence Tone a lot of pressure ahead of their clash against favourites COMMIT ANY SILLY trying to become the first team to successfully chase could have made the difference India. It’s disappointing and frustrating and there MISTAKE. WE’VE GOT TO more than 330 in a World Cup match. Bangladesh for the Faf du Plessis-led side. is lots of pressure on the next game, otherwise the got all their partnerships going and once you get over But former South Africa all- tournament could be over before it’s really starts for PLAY ALL OUR CARDS 300 then it always become a tough chase, letting them rounder Jonty Rhodes begged to SA. score 50 or so runs in the final four overs really did- differ and said that it was high It doesn’t get any easier though against India but AND WE CAN’T AFFORD n’t help either and ultimately proved the difference. time that the Proteas realised that it’s their first game and our third, so maybe that could ANYMORE SILLY I understand what Faf du Plessis was doing with de Villiers had retired and he give us the edge we need. They’ve not played for a the toss and playing the extra pace bowler. However, wouldn’t be available for selec- week and maybe they’ll be some first game nerves, MISTAKES AT VITAL the wicket just didn't allow it and perhaps he stuck tion. While South Africa lost by where as we are settled. India will make South Africa with the tactics a bit too long and should have start- 104 runs against hosts England in pay if they commit any silly mistake. We’ve got to STAGES — THESE ARE ed bowling a little fuller and straighter. their campaign opener, the

play all our cards and we can’t afford anymore silly THE BEST SIDES IN THE It’s great having a game plan but you need to have Proteas lost by 21 runs against AB de Villiers in a file picture AP

mistakes at vital stages — these are the best sides a back-up. We were one step behind the entire match Bangladesh on Sunday. in the world and they’ll always punish you. WORLD AND THEY’LL and just tactically a bit off. We Rhodes took to Twitter and JACQUES KALLIS Strange things happen in this sport and if we ❝ need to be a bit smarter. said that relying on a couple of ● I don't think we are far away. can get a win then I think we can go on a streak and ALWAYS PUNISH YOU — Courtesy PTI players wouldn't work and it was We were 21 runs short and we Former SA All-Rounder we are still good enough to be a contender. There a case of some poor batting can identify areas where we will be no margin for error though. I think you’ll which resulted in South Africa’s could have made that up need six wins, maybe five with a really good run rate, second defeat in the showpiece whether the bat or the ball to finish in the top four, so SA almost need to win event. After Sunday's game, a fan ● They (India) have a got a lot of every game they will play.” told Rhodes: “Your country match winners. From the South Africa are battling (South Africa) is seeing the lack bowling perspective, they rely a injury issues with pacer of AB (de Villers) and (Dale) lot on spin and obviously Lungi Ngidi being Steyn in the matches.” (Jasprit) Bumrah has been in ruled out of The 49-year-old then replied: form, particularly in the IPL. So India clash “Whole team can’t rely on two those are the kind of threats in players; there is no more ABD. bowling Batsmen got in and got out. Bad ● At the end of the day, it comes shot selection; so many top order down to partnerships and we players out ‘bowled’ on good fell short. Honesty has always batting surface tells a story.” been one of our pillars. It's Rhodes also felt that his side about understanding where we will make a strong comeback in can improve. the tournament and said that ● We thrive on body language most of the people believed that and create a presence in the the duo's absence is the reason inner ring. That is something behind the Proteans dismal show. we can get better on. If you are “Sadly, there are many people going to win a tournament like saying the same thing; it’s not the WC, you need good strong rocket science! It will come; but characters in the group. for us SA fans, it needs to come JP DUMINY sooner rather than later!,” he — PTI added. In the clash against Bangladesh on Sunday, South Al Hasan (75 off 84) and Africa had failed to chase down Mustafizur Rahman (3/67), who Bangladesh’s total of 330 on a starred for Bangaldesh in their South African skipper Faf Du Plessis AP good batting track. It was Shakib 21-run win. Chokers tag a Right foot forward PTI ■ LONDON

onsidered underdogs Shakespearean tragedy for a long time, CBangladesh have the strength to get the better off PTI n SOUTHAMPTON “These days players do a big teams and his side’s 21-run lot of analysis. So the batters win over South Africa in the he tag of eternal chokers and bowlers are looking up World Cup should not be is as painful as batting and bowling histo- seen as a surprise anymore, T‘Shakespearean ries. You can prepare what believes skipper Mashrafe tragedies’ but the ongoing could be coming your way. Mortaza. World Cup could be different “But it’s more about what Bangladesh started their for South Africa since young- works for you on the day of World Cup campaign on a sters in the side are not carry- the match rather than all the perfect note, posting their ing burden of the past, says planning you've made,” said highest one-day internation- pacer Kagiso Rabada. Rabada, whose ODI economy al score of 330 on the back of Since their return to inter- rate is an envious 5.01. half centuries by Shakib Al national cricket in 1991, the Being compared to Jasprit Hasan (75) and Mushifiqur only major event won by Bumrah is a compliment for Rahim (78). South Africa was the 1998 the talented Protea, who reck- Sublime bowling perfor- inaugural mini-World Cup ons that the ongoing World mances by Mustafizur (later known as Champions Cup will be an interesting Rahman (3/67) and Trophy) in Bangladesh. one for the fast bowlers. Mohammad Saifuddin (2/57) They have never made it “Well, that’s a compliment then helped them beat World to the final of an ICC World surely. But I don’t know who No. 3 South Africa at the Oval Cup. “It’s something that has is the best because all teams at on Sunday. been haunting us for years. It’s the moment have good fast Asked if this was a sign of like a Shakespearean tragedy bowling units. Which is also Bangladesh’s development, the almost. Hopefully, we can a big reason why I think this skipper replied: “Do you think change that,” Rabada said. World Cup will be a very this was a surprise? If we can Rabada said youngsters interesting one,” he said. deliver our best we knew like him go into the tourna- South African cricket over what we could do. ment with a clean slate. “You the years has suffered due to “I’m sure some people can’t be anything but positive a lot of quality cricketers quit- don’t think well of our crick- going into the World Cup. We ting international cricket to et. We are concentrating on believe we have every chance play county cricket, using the our game and let other people to win the World Cup. What Kolpak agreement. talk.” has happened in the past, you The Kolpak deal allows Experienced allrounder got to let go of that,” said the any player from European Shakib said expectations from 24-year-old, who has 108 Union as well as Caribbean the Bangladesh team have wickets from 67 ODIs. and South Africa to ply their changed since their triumphs “We have a young team trade in UK without being over India and South Africa in that has shown potential. And considered overseas citizen. the 2007 edition. I feel it’s a blessing that not “Kolpak is a touchy issue, “It’s been 12 years, so our many of them have been to people are entitled to their cricket has come a long way the World Cup. It’s young choices of course. For me forward. At that time, if we Rohit Sharma, left, interacts with Bangladesh's captain Mashrafe Mortaza during the warm up match between Bangladesh and India ahead of the main tournament at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on May 28 AP and it’s fresh,” said Rabada. Kagiso Rabada in action during Bangladesh clash at The Oval on Sunday AP playing for the country is a big play well, that was good In 2015, when South deal,” Rabada made his prior- enough for the crowd and for but at the same time, we were that it won’t happen every day, rience, I have Tamim opening Africa toured India, Rabada ities clear. us. But now, they are not sat- relaxed. We knew we have the but that is the idea.” and Shakib batting at three, had bowled a fabulous final With Faf du Plessis in all isfied with defeat to any other skill to beat big teams." Bangladesh have landed Mushfiqur comes back at four. over to Mahendra Singh SINCE THEIR RETURN TO likelihood playing his last 50 team. This is the expectation Mortaza also hailed his in the UK with a blend of Soumya, he’s coming out with Dhoni at the Green Park in INTERNATIONAL CRICKET IN 1991, over World Cup, Rabada is level we’ve got in these 12 team’s all-round show against experience and new players. something out of the box.” Kanpur, defending less than certainly a contender for years,” Shakib said. South Africa. While the likes of Mashrafe, Mortaza was also lavish in 10 runs. That match perhaps THE ONLY MAJOR EVENT WON BY national captaincy, a chal- “We prepared ourselves “We played so well, espe- Shakib, Tamim Iqbal and his praise for all-rounder was the first indication of lenge he wants to accept head well. We were in Ireland, where cially being in England. It’s not Mushfiqur featured in the Shakib. Dhoni’s waning powers as a SOUTH AFRICA WAS THE 1998 on as and when the opportu- we played really well against easy for us in the conditions, side’s 2007 World Cup victo- “Shakib has got the expe- finisher. INAUGURAL MINI-WORLD CUP nity arises. West Indies and Ireland. That which don't favour us in the ry against South Africa, rience and makes sure that in When asked about his “I get asked this question gave us a lot of confidence and way they do at home,” youngsters like Soumya the top order, he's more perfect executions at the (LATER KNOWN AS CHAMPIONS very often. I think if I am belief. Mortaza said after the win. Sarkar, who smashed 42 off 30 responsible and he can hold death, Rabada said that more given the responsibility I “There are so many things “I thought it was one of balls provide new dimension all the pressure to deliver at than all the homework done, TROPHY) IN BANGLADESH would take up the challenge. to prove in this tournament, our best performances, and to the team. his best. He’s exactly spot on, it is all about what works at There’s a lot you need to and we were upto the chal- we love to play the way we “We have a heavy batting and performed so well for the any given moment. learn,” said the youngster. lenge. The boys were confident, played in this game. I’m sure line-up. You look at the expe- team,” Mortaza said. LUCKNOW 15 ● Afghanistan defeated Sri Lanka by 91 runs when the two sides face off each other during Asia Cup tournament TUESDAY | JUNE 4, 2019

WE'RE PLAYING A STRONG TEAM IN INDIA, AND AS A TEAM, WE KNOW WE'RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH AT THE MOMENT AND WE HAVE TO TURN IT AROUND — FAF DU PLESSIS

captainspeak GULBADIN NAIB

n After being hit, Hamid Hassan went down like it was pretty serious, but no one seemed to be that concerned. No, no, he’s fine. Hassan was hit by the ball — but, no, he’s feeling well. n You’re not worried about him not RESURGENCE playing tomorrow? No, no. He’s ready to play. It’s good now. After opening embarrassment, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan look for maiden win to get an edge n And obviously you got Sri Lanka who, like you guys, are one of the lower-ranked teams. This is a really a big opportunity for you guys, isn't it? QUOTE UN QUOTE Yeah, definitely I saw the Sri Lankan play on TV, and they lost few games in last two years and they’re struggling in one-day I HOPE THAT IF WE CAN matches. We have opportunity to do well PLAY 50 OVERS, against them. I hope if play is 50 over, espe- cially in the batting, so maybe definitely we ESPECIALLY IN THE can beat them. So they also a good team, BATTING, MAYBE WE CAN Sri Lanka, and we can’t take easy. We can try to score big, If we play 50 overs maybe BEAT THEM, BUT THEY ARE difficult for them. ALSO A GOOD TEAM AND n Your main strength is spin attack. On this surface, we saw NZ seamers had good WE CAN NOT TAKE THEM purchase. How would your seamers plan on this and do you think the spinners will EASY be ineffective? — GULBADIN NAIB, Definitely if in the start the seamers bowl well, so automatically confident goes AFGHANISTAN CAPTAIN to the spinners. So we have a good spin- ner attack, like Rashid and Mujeeb. If you do well in the bowling I think especially in I THINK THEY HAVE GOOD 10 overs, so maybe everything will go well. EXPERIENCE PLAYERS So I have full confidence in the spinners. UPNEXT We want momentum on the match, BECAUSE MOST OF THE because they need the momentum of PLAYERS PLAY IN spinners like how they bowl, like especial- VS ly Rashid and Mujeeb. Just one match if FRANCHISE CRICKET. THEY they grab the momentum, so maybe it's HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE. very difficult for all teams. n There is a big chance of rain tomorrow LIVE ON THEY KNOW HOW TO and obviously that might shorten the 3:00 pm IST ACCELERATE AND THEY game. Do you think that brings you guys in a little bit? HAVE ALL THAT We not going for the weather. We will see what’s the weather. So if we can reduce CONFIDENCE the overs it will be much better for us. We — LASITH MALINGA, have potential now so like limited overs, so like everyone knows about Afghanistan SRI LANKA PACER batting lineup, so it will be good. n What’s the main message been to your players after Oz defeat? Just one thing: We got to be positive. Afghanistan players train during practice session ahead of second game against Sri Lanka AP If you look, we missed out on 12 overs (pre- XFACTOR vious game), yet we scored 200 plus. If you IANS n CARDIFF and proved ineffective as New Zealand HEAD TO HEAD have wickets in hands, maybe the score is chased down the target inside 16 overs. Played Afg Sri Lanka ■ Spin trioka of Mujeeb, Nabi & Rashid 300-plus. So one thing we tell them, so if ri Lanka, who were comprehen- Karunaratne's men need to pull up Matches 3 1 2 ■ Hazratullah Zazai power hitting you stay on the wicket and you don’t give sively beaten by New Zealand in their socks and improve in all the three Day matches 2 1 1 ■ Mohammad Shahzad role at top wicket in the middle. So if you have wick- their opening game, will look to departments if they want to beat In World Cup 1 - 1 ets in the hand last, we can do — you have come out with a much improved Afghanistan, who have a well-rounded ■ Lasith Malinga’s toe crushing yorkers potential to do in the last 10 overs 98 plus performance when they take on bowling attack. Afghanistan, despite ■ Angelo Matthews all round game runs like this. So one thing I got is just play Sdark horses being comprehensively beaten by HIGHEST TOTALS your natural game and stay calm in the ■ Will Afghanistan be able pull out Afghanistan in the Australia in their opening game, will Afghanistan: 249 in 50 overs at Abu Dhabi 17-09-2018 wicket. This is the main thing. another shock by overcoming SL? ongoing World back themselves to bounce back Sri Lanka: 253-6 in 50 overs at Dhaka 03-03-2014 n Any changes in the team for today’ Cup at the Cardiff againsta demoralised Lankan team. PERFORMANCE IN WC game? Wales Stadium However, in order to do that, their It’s depends. We saw the wicket, so here on Tuesday. openers need to score runs and Team P W L T N/R Success% come in the morning time and then we Sri Lanka did make sure they set a platform Afghanistan 7 1 6 - - 14.28 Record decide who is playing. not have the ideal for the lower order, which Sri Lanka 74 35 36 1 2 49.32 n The wicket seems to be more suited for start to their World performed reasonably well FAISEL FEATURES ALERT pacers. Are you going to stick with the Cup campaign as against the likes of Mitchell main three spinners, or will Aftab be they lost by 10 Starc and Pat Cummins in v Lahiru Thirimanne who scored 2994 runs making a comeback? wickets to the Black Bristol. bowler Hamid Hasan, who produced a Milinda Siriwardana, Lahiru at 34.81 in 99 innings of 119 matches, needs The wicket is suitable for the seamers, Caps on June 1. In Rashid Khan, they fast, disciplined opening spell against the Thirimanne, Isuru Udana, Jeffrey so it’s looksgreen. But one match has None of their bats- not only have a world- mighty Aussies. Vandersay just six runs to become 16th Sri Lankan and already ben played on the same wicket, so men — apart from skip- class spinner but also a Afghanistan: Gulbadin Naib (c), 151st batsman overall to complete 3000 I can’t say anything. per Dimuth Karunaratne decent batsman who SQUADS Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Noor Ali runs in one day internationals. n How are you looking at this tourna- who remained unbeaten at 52 can score big on his Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat ment as such? — could stand against the hos- day. And they (c), Avishka Fernando, Suranga Lakmal, Shah, Asghar Afghan, Hashmatullah v Mujeeb Ur Rahman is the youngest If you look for the last game play tile bowling from the Kiwi pacers would also be Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Samiullah among the 150 players who are participating against Australia, we did well a lot of things and were bundled out for 136. The gaining confidence Jeevan Mendis, Kusal Mendis (wk), Shinwari, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid in this World Cup. He was 18 years and 62 there, so definitely if you face this kind of bowlers also failed to come up with the perfor- Kusal Perera (wk), Thisara Perera, Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Aftab Alam, team on the world stage, World Cup, top with an inspiring performance mance of fast Nuwan Pradeep, Dhananjaya de Silva, Hamid Hassan, Mujeeb ur Rahman. days old on the opening day of the 10 teams playing there, you should be pre- tournament. pare well to playing against them. I think we played how we played last two, three MEN WHO MATTER years cricket back, so we improve a lot of things, especially in domestic level. We have MOHAMMAD NABI (AFGHANISTAN) ANGELO MATHEWS (SRI LANKA) UNDER THE good growth now. So maybe the tourna- WEATHER ment will be difficult for everyone. Can’t Currently ranked third in the MRF Tyres ICC ODI All- After having got out for a duck against NZ, Mathews say any one team. So we have a good team Rounder Rankings, Mohammad Nabi has been one of will be expected to motivate his side with a significant It is expected to be a wet day, with outbreaks of now. You have eight, nine games each team. the the torch-bearers of Afghanistan cricket. Apart from contribution on Tuesday. With his supreme batting tal- rain, often of the heavy kind, throughout the Maybe will be very difficult. So think it's his batting skills, the veteran can be expected to come morning and afternoon, which might well pro- good for us here. If you play this kind of ent, the former captain, who showed signs of form with duce a shortened game at Cardiff. Seamers are in handy with his off-breaks, against a batting line-up matches only this kind of team, you take a half century in the warm-ups, has the ability to pro- expected to get ample assistance, with a 90 per a lot of positive things and it's work in the dominated by left-handers. duce match-winning performances in any conditions. cent cloud cover for most part of the day. future. — Courtesy: © ICC Business Corporation FZ LLC 18 — Courtesy: © ICC Business Corporation FZ LLC 2018 ‘PAK CAN WIN WC’ Former swashbuckling batsman and Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has put his weight behind the Sarfaraz Ahmed-led No looking back Green Brigade and said that the team is AFP n CARDIFF cerned about. Whoever is batting they have confidence, a few from nine matches, but it's just our sec- well capable of winning or bowling, he has to have a per- IPL and others have been playing ond match starting tomorrow the ICC Cricket World xperienced Sri Lanka fect game. franchise cricket. The important and before the match both teams Cup 2019, currently bowler Lasith Malinga "We need a must-win game in thing is pressure handling. are the same - no runs, no wick- underway in England Estressed the importance of this competition, we need a must- "I think they have more expe- ets, still the same. and Wales. patience as his side look to win game tomorrow. We will try rience, especially handling pres- "Whoever is doing best first Pakistan had opened bounce back with an emphatic our best in accuracy and tactical- sure, and that's the big challenge half innings, they can carry on the their tournament cam- performance in a "must-win" ly, everything hopefully will be for us. I believe if we do our best, winning way. That's why we are paign on a disastrous game against Afghanistan. there tomorrow. we can see good finishing at the looking forward to the game and note after suffering a The two teams are both "The most important thing end of the day." trying to do our best after 10:30. humiliating seven-wick- searching for their first wins of the we need is patience, patience is Sri Lanka were World Cup "We have talent but not much et defeat to West Indies World Cup when they meet in very important. We know these finalists in 2007 and 2011 after experience in these conditions at in Nottingham as they were folded out Cardiff. conditions, we can have someone winning the trophy in 1996, but and people to have to realise what for a paltry 105 runs. The Windies then Sri Lanka were on the wrong get 60, 70 runs and still some balls they had only won two of their the team expects in this situation. overhauled the target in just 14.4 overs, los- end of a heavy defeat to New can move. last 16 completed ODIs coming We see Dimuth had a good tem- ing three wickets. Zealand in their opening match, "We have to have a bit of into this year's tournament. perament to play this condition. Afridi then took to Twitter, urging the with captain Dimuth patience; we have to analyse the And despite their less than "I feel we have also top seven team to build confidence and strive for a Karunaratne's unbeaten fifty the conditions. Whoever is the bats- promising start, Malinga believes batsman and they have responsi- win in their second group game against only highlight of a ten-wicket loss. man, he has to finish the game. Sri Lanka have the ability to go far bility, but bowlers have a big role hosts England, which is presently in And after Sri Lanka collapsed It's down to whoever is there, he if they can pick up a confidence- to play in the game as we never progress in Nottingham on Monday. to 136 within 30 overs against the has to finish the game. boosting victory against know what's going on, who is "I'm fully confident in our team and their Black Caps, Malinga admitted the "Whoever takes responsibil- Afghanistan in the Welsh capital. bowling first or second. capabilities & truly believe they can go on batsmen must take more respon- ity, bowler or batsman, whoever "I think for our first match "Bowlers can change the to win this World Cup. Wishing the best sibility when they face the ever- is the best tomorrow will win. back against New Zealand, we game, I still believe that. I feel of luck to our boys including improving Afghans. Afghanistan have good experi- know how tough these conditions players need to get confidence, @SarfarazA_54. Early games are crucial in "At the moment, we are con- ence players because most of the are and we tried our best but it but we can improve skill at the building up confidence & momentum; we cerned with our own skill and players play in franchise cricket. didn't go our way," said the 35- moment and we need to get should strive for a win against England how we're going to play," he said. "They have that experience, year-old fast bowler. mentally tough as all the pressure 2day," tweeted Afridi on Monday. — IANS "That's what we are most con- they know how to accelerate and Lasith Malinga during practice session ICC/Twitter "We have in this tournament is on us." ● LUCKNOW 16 Bangladesh recorded their highest ever total in ODIs by making 330 for six against South Africa at The Oval TUESDAY | JUNE 4, 2019

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he fickle English weather has left the TIndian team fretting over its bowling combination for the World Cup opener against South Africa. The Ageas Bowl pitch in Southampton is expected to be flat and South African batsmen's weakness against Hardik Pandya, right, shares a light moment with teammate Jasprit Bumrah during a training session AP the slow bowlers would make Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal first XI Hardik — India’s starters in the lung opener. However, a spell of rain on Monday and forecast of cloudy weather and shower Thomas Mueller poses for photo wearning Indian jersey on Wednesday has brought new Yuvraj Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the equation and the GERMAN WALL team may thrust three PTI n CHENNAI one-dayers... They have plenty of other specialist speedsters quality players. It is just about being con- London : Germany's World Cup-win- into action. ustralian great Glenn McGrath on sistent," he said. ning football team forward Thomas In that case, the AMonday said Hardik Pandya can be McGrath, who is Director of Mueller on Monday took to social media team will have to the stand out player for India in the ongo- Coaching at the MRF Pace Foundation to show his support for the Indian crick- leave out either Yadav ing World Cup and make the difference here, picked England, India and Australia or Chahal and also like Yuvraj Singh did in the 2011 edition. as his three favourites for the World Cup. et team in the ongoing World Cup. decide which all-rounder Yuvraj was named player of the "England... They are a quality One- Emerging as an unexpected fan of the between Kedar Jadhav and tournament in 2011 when he shone with Day unit. To me they are favourites... India India cricket team, Mueller, a Bayern Vijay Shankar to field. both bat and ball to help India win the have played good one-day cricket. The Munich product, declared his fondness South Africa's record title for the second time. brand of cricket it plays can be very sim- for the two-time ODI world champions. against the two wrist spin- Asked if India would miss a player ilar to England. Australia are peaking at Alongside a picture of him wearing an ners during India's last away like Yuvraj who provided the firepower the right time. I think Australia have the Indian cricket team jersey and holding a tour was below-par with as a finisher in 2011, McGrath said: ability to win this world cup... But I think bat in one hand, Mueller tweeted: "I most of them unable to pick "Pandya can play that role. DK (Dinesh England are the favourites," he said. wish all participants of the Cricket them off their wrists. Karthik) is a good finisher too. I think "West Indies will have some #WorldCup2019 good luck & thrilling On that 2018 tour of they have got the team to do good games. It is fearless, but South Africa, Kuldeep had well. MCGRATH needs to be consistent." matches." Stating that Virat Kohli had 17 wickets from six games "Their bowling attack McGrath said he is often supported the German national while Chahal had one less with Jasprit Bumrah BELIEVES HARDIK looking forward to football team in the past, Mueller said from equal number of who is up there with PANDYA CAN BE THE watch the likes of Pat he now wants to return the favour by matches. the best ODI bowlers Cummins, Mitchell backing the Indian team. "Especially I Virat Kohli's propensity in the world. The STAND OUT PLAYER FOR Starc, Kagiso Rabada to go for the kill is precisely Vijay Shankar, left, listens to MS Dhoni before bowling in the nets during a training session ahead of their first game lengths he bowls and and Bumrah at the cross my fingers for @imVkohli, the against South Africa at Ageas Bowl AP INDIA IN THE ONGOING captain of the Indian team. He's a fan the reason why he would like bowls quality york- WORLD CUP AND MAKE THE World Cup. of @DFB_Team and supported it multi- to prefer attacking options Wednesday shows a maxi- Jadhav and Vijay Shankar. ers. He is a really good "Pat Cummins ple times in the past #Cricket like 'Kul-Cha' as they are SHANKAR HAD mum temperature of 17 Shankar had two bad finisher. They have got DIFFERENCE LIKE YUVRAJ has done incredibly #GermanyCheersForIndia," the 29- fondly known. degrees with partly cloudy warm-up games but that will the team to perform SINGH DID IN THE well, Mitchell Starc is a Whatever little layer of TWO BAD sky and chance of rainfall. count for little considering really well in this World match-winner when he year-old, who was a part of the 2014 grass was there has been If the choice comes the ability he has shown Cup. Have to see how they 2011 EDITION gets it right and Rabada of World Cup-winning Germany team, shaved off and the pitch WARM-UP between Kuldeep and with the bat. go in the English conditions," South Africa. Bumrah is one wrote on his Twitter page. resembles a typical sub-con- Chahal, the left-arm china- However Kedar Jadhav's said the former pacer here. guy I am really impressed with. They tinental 22-yard strip where GAMES BUT man might get the prefer- handy off-breaks along with M S Dhoni will be another key play- are the guys I enjoy watching," he added. a lot of lateral movement THAT WILL ence over the wiry Haryana his cheeky batting at No 5 or er for India, said the Australian. About the prospects of his World Cup DADA’S LEGACY can't be expected. leggie despite former's poor 6, makes him a better choice "There is always a lot of pressure on record of 71 wickets being broken, he said The grounds in England, COUNT FOR form in recent times. while chasing a big score. them (the Indian team) in a big tourna- if anyone can play long enough, he could LONDON: Former England captain equipped with superb LITTLE Ravindra Jadeja had two But in case, the condi- ment. But, they have played well in big surpass him. Nasser Hussain sees Sourav Ganguly drainage system, dry out good warm-up games but he tions are overcast, then tournaments before. But English condi- "If they play long enough, they can. as the man who changed Indian cricket. quickly and unless there is CONSIDERING is seen more as a restrictive Shankar could share the fifth tions... It is going to be interesting. I was lucky enough to play in four. I did- persistent rain there is no option, who can be more bowler's role along with Dhoni I think he is going to be a key play- n't take too many wickets in my first out- "Indian cricket changed because of THE ABILITY HE India possibility of underlying effective against England or Hardik Pandya with Jasprit er for India. ing, but did decently afterwards. Records Ganguly," Hussain said at the moisture, which could then Pakistan. Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, "The experience that he has and the are there to be broken. If you got to beat Today show. Hussain said that that the help the ball to jag around HAS SHOWN However the other prob- Kuldeep and Chahal taking way he goes about the game, he knows it that tally, you probably have to feature in personality of the Indian team changed even in sunny conditions. WITH THE BAT lem will be the choice care of the other 40 overs. so well... It will benefit India. And the way four WCs," he added. while Ganguly was captain. "Sourav The forecast on between fit-again Kedar Dhoni finished recently in Australia in the was never bothered about being friends with people. He transformed them from a nice cricketing nation to a ruthless FIGURATIVELY one which was only interested in win- Pakistan ning," he said. Ganguly's captaincy Pak bounce back Imam-ul-Haq c Chris Woakes b Moeen 44 started in the aftermath of the match Fakhar Zaman st Jos Buttler b Moeen 36 fixing fiasco in 2000. Apart from record- Babar Azam c Chris Woakes b Moeen 63 ing a number of famous series wins, Hafeez c Chris Woakes b Mark Wood 84 India reached the final of the 2003 Sarfaraz Ahmed c & b Chris Woakes 55 Beat England Asif Ali c Bairstow b Mark Wood 14 World Cup under Ganguly. Hussain Shoaib Malik c Morgan b Chris Woakes 8 also said that current India captain Virat Wahab Riaz c Root b Chris Woakes 4 Kohli can break a number of records by 14 runs Hasan Ali not out 10 that the legendary Sachin Tendulkar Shadab Khan not out 10 AFP n has set. "Virat is not worried about any- NOTTINGHAM Extras (lb 8, w 11, b 1) 20 thing else other than winning games for Total (8 wkts; 50 overs) 348 akistan shocked England by 14 Fall of wickets: 82-1 (Fakhar Zaman, 14.1), the country. That is his greatest asset runs at Trent Bridge on Monday as a captain, I feel. I thought there P 111-2 (Imam-ul-Haq, 20.1), 199-3 (Babar as they ended a long losing streak in Azam, 32.5), 279-4 (Mohammad Hafeez, never will be someone to replace one-day internationals despite two 42.4), 311-5 (Asif Ali, 46.1), 319-6 (Sarfaraz Sachin, but Kohli is going to break them centuries for the World Cup host Ahmed, 47.2), 325-7 (Wahab Riaz, 47.5), all — just a phenomenal achievement nation. Joe Root (107) and Jos 337-8 (Shoaib Malik, 49.1) by a phenomenal player," said Hussain. Buttler (103) were guiding the tour- Bowling nament favourites towards an Chris Woakes 8-1-73-3 imposing target of 349 after Pakistan Jofra Archer 10-0-79-0 CHEERLEADER left England needing a World Cup Moeen Ali 10-0-50-3 record chase. Mark Wood 10-0-53-2 The pair put on 130 for the fifth Ben Stokes 7-0-43-0 LONDON: It is not often that stalwarts wicket but both were out shortly Adil Rashid 5-0-43-0 like Vivian Richards comes out and after reaching their hundreds and the praises you. But such is the pedestal tail had too much to do. It was a England that India skipper Virat Kohli has remarkable turnaround for Pakistan, Jason Roy lbw Shadab 8 Joe Root c Hafeez b Shadab 107 reached that Richards not only shut whose opening match of this World Wahab Riaz took two back to back wickets to derail England chase AP critics who have questioned Kohli's atti- Cup had seen then slump to 105 all Eoin Morgan b Hafeez 9 out in a seven-wicket defeat by the It was the spinners who struck man to end a stand of 130 with Ben Stokes c Sarfaraz b Malik 13 tude, but also said that Kohli reminds Jos Buttler c Riaz b Amir 103 him of his own game. "I love guys like West Indies at the same ground. next, England captain Eoin Morgan Buttler. Wicketkeeper Buttler, one Moin Ali c Zaman b Riaz 14 that. People talk about arrogance but it That defeat was their 11th (nine) bowled by Mohammad delivery after completing a 75-ball C Woakes c Sarfaraz b Riaz 21 is about believing in yourself. It is like straight loss in completed one-day Hafeez before Pakistan captain and century, was also caught at short J Archer c Riaz b Amir 1 internationals, including the recent wicket-keeper Sarfaraz Ahmed held third man when he guided having the keys to your home, Virat has A Rashid not out 3 4-0 series defeat by England. But an edged cut by all-rounder Ben Mohammad Amir to fellow left-arm something similar now (know all the M Wood not out 10 they started strongly at Trent Bridge Stokes (13) off Shoaib Malik. quick Riaz. Chris Woakes (21) kept Extras (lb 3, w 5) 8 entry and exits). I had it in my time, he on Monday and made 348 for eight, But Buttler and Root both hit England in the hunt before he was has it now. "I have always loved Indian Total (9 wkts; 50 overs) 334 Mohammad Hafeez top-scoring towering sixes off Hafeez as England caught behind off Riaz and, at 320 Fall of wickets: 12-1 (Roy), 60-2 (Bairstow) batsmanship. The confidence he is with 84. No side had previously accelerated on a pitch where they for eight a target of 29 off 12 balls 86-3 (Morgan), 118-4 (Stokes), 248-5 (Root), blessed with you can't get that made more batting second to win a had twice set the world record for the proved too much.Earlier,Hafeez led 288-6 (Buttler), 320-7 (Ali), 320-8 (Woakes), overnight. Either it's instilled in you or World Cup match than Ireland, highest ODI total. Buttler complet- a vastly improved Pakistan batting 322-9 (Archer) you are born with it. He is a fighter and with 329 for seven against England ed a typically dashing fifty off 34 effort that saw Babar Azam (63) and Bowling defends his teammates more than any- at Bangalore in 2011. England’s balls when he pulled Shadab for six Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed Shadab 10-0-63-2 one else. It's not arrogance, he fancies chase got off to a bad start when as England, who only last month (55) also making fifties. Pakistan Amir 10-0-67-2 himself against anybody in the world Jason Roy was lbw on the sweep to chased down a target of 341 to beat were undone by a barrage of bounc- Riaz 10-0-82-3 leg-spinner Shadab Khan to leave Pakistan in the fourth ODI at Trent ers against the West Indies and and that I think is the right way to play. Hasan 10-0-66-0 them 12 for one. Jonny Bairstow, Bridge, started to take charge. England deployed similar tactics Hafeez 7-0-43-1 Every great player looks forward to whose opening partnership with Root pulled Hasan Ali for four after Morgan won the toss, with their Malik 3-0-10-1 being on the biggest stage and every Roy has been a key factor in to go to 97 before his quick single off attack featuring recalled fast bowler such player wants to come out winning England’s rise to number one in the Riaz saw him to a 15th ODI centu- Mark Wood. But Pakistan coped and England, who launched their World a cup. That's what Kohli has with him," one-day international rankings, then ry in 97 balls, with nine fours and a for all the talk about England’s Cup campaign with a 104-run Richards said. AGENCIES fell for 32 when he was caught six. But he fell soon afterwards, steer- quicks, it was off-spinner Moeen thrashing of South Africa, were sur- Mohammad Hafeez plays a shot during his 84-run innings AP behind off Wahab Riaz. ing Shadab to Hafeez at short third who took the first three wickets. prisingly sloppy in the field.