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Convention norms regarding demanded his immediate and $  %     &   ()   #  *  $ *  +  *,( $(    His captivity is now in the treatment of prisoners of war safe return. Pakistan detained % ( ( )              *     2  focus with the Indian (POW). Wing Commander     < ) Government assessing all pros Giving details of the Abhinandan Varthaman fol- conveyed strong objection to expects his immediate and safe ++ )++  and cons to ensure his safe Pakistani action on Wednesday lowing a fierce engagement the neighbouring country at return,” the MEA said.       return even as countering morning, the External Affairs between air forces of the two the “vulgar display” of an News agency PTI reported      (# Pakistan militarily. Ministry officials said Pakistani sides along the Line of Control injured personnel in violation that Pakistan Army released L (+O " =>?2   While New Delhi said an fighter jets violated Indian air- in which a Pakistani jet was of all norms of International two videos of the 1      IAF pilot was “missing in space in Jammu region’s downed. The IAF also lost a Humanitarian Law and the captured IAF pilot — one    & action,” Pakistan claimed it Poonch and Rajouri sectors but MiG 21 jet in the engagement. Geneva Convention. showing him blindfolded and       shot down two Indian jets were pushed back by Indian India has asked Pakistan to “It was made clear that bloodied and another while    ( which entered its airspace and aircraft. The jets dropped    2                  ensure that no harm should be Pakistan would be well advised having tea. In both videos, he *2   +   &   *           captured two pilots. Later, bombs while returning, but caused to Wing Commander to ensure that no harm comes is seen answering +(@&(  Paksitan made U-turn and said there were no reports of dam- Abhinandan, said the External to the Indian defence person- questions in a composed and + M )++# it captured only one Indian age, they said. fully,” Kumar said. The aerial engagement Affairs Ministry, adding it has nel in its custody. India also stoic manner. pilot. “India had informed about He said the Pakistan Air took place soon after at least Earlier in the day, in a terse counter terrorism (CT) action Force (PAF) activity was detect- three Pakistani fighter jets, Press statement, External it took yesterday(Tuesday) ed and the Indian Air Force including F-16, crossed the Affairs Ministry Spokesperson against a training camp of responded instantly. “In that Line of Control (LoC) in Raveesh Kumar, accompanied Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in aerial engagement, one Rajouri district around by Assistant Chief of Air Pakistan based on credible evi- Pakistan Air Force fighter air- 10.30 am. Staff(space)Air Vice Marshal dence that JeM intended to craft was shot down by a MiG- The jets first dropped a RGK Kapoor, said details are launch more attacks. Against 21 Bison of the Indian Air bomb in Krishna Ghati area being ascertained about this counter terrorism action, Force. The Pakistani aircraft and then turned towards Pakistan’s claim of having cap- Pakistan has responded this was seen by ground forces Narian in adjoining Naushera tured one Indian pilot. morning (Wednesday) by using falling from the sky on the when the    )4,33+(   ( 2+ +6+1 into our country, we can do the “There is only one pilot its Air Force to target military Pakistan side. In this engage- Indian air combat patrol air- same. Two of their MiGs were under Pakistan Army’s custody. installations on the Indian side. ment, we have unfortunately craft team including SU-30s ing Commander n an address to the nation shot down (in the ensuing Wing Commander Due to our high state of readi- lost one MiG 21. The pilot is in and MIG-21s intercepted and WAbhinandan Varthaman, Iwhich was telecast live, action) and their pilots are Abhinandan Varthaman is ness and alertness, Pakistan’s their custody. We are ascer- engaged the intruding aircraft, the fighter pilot of the crash- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran with us,” Khan said. being treated as per norms of attempts were foiled success- taining the facts,” he said. sources said. landed Mig-21 Bison aircraft of Khan on Wednesday said all His comments came min- the Indian Air Force, who was wars have been started on mis- utes after the External Affairs caught by the Pakistan Army calculations on the time and Ministry in New Delhi said hails from Chennai. The young the human cost of war. Pakistan Air Force targeted pilot is the son of Simhakutty This was the same with the military installations in India in Varthaman, a decorated Air World War I, with the World response to Indian counter-ter- Marshal of the IAF. War II and the war on terror rorism operations but their His father has been hon- and no one knows where the attempts were foiled success- oured with Param Vishisht wars lead to. Khan said better escalates, it will no longer be in fully though one Indian pilot is Seva Media, one of top honours sense must prevail and the my control or in (Prime “missing in action”. of the Indian military service. two sides should act with wis- Minister) Narendra Modi’s,” However, the Pakistan No more details about the dom. “I ask India: with the Khan said. Army later said “only one” pilot were available as his father weapons (nuclear) you have, “Let’s sit together and set- Indian pilot was under their S Varthaman asked the media and the weapons (nuclear) we tle this with talks,” he added. custody, retracting from its not to disturb him with queries have, can we really afford a mis- “Our action was only intended earlier statement that two IAF terrorist attack is the direct at this juncture. The calculation? If this (situation) to convey that if you can come pilots were captured. result of the impunity and Varthamans have their resi- cover provided to the JeM and 3  *  %    4 4          5  dence in Chennai’s Jalvayu its leaders by the Pakistani      4 6   -7  $  %    %   Vihar. side. After the Pulwama attack  ,# ,  8#9  )       "# the entire UN has spoken with    full voice to condemn it.”      *54,3)4(3+ Sushma told Wang, “This   is our first meeting this year.       )   %        he Pulwama attack is the Therefore, an opportune time   Tdirect result of the “impuni- for us to take stock of our bilat-       ty and cover” provided to the eral relations and look ahead          ,      ! Jaish-e-Muhammed terror for cooperation. The India- group by Pakistan, External China relationship is an impor- "     # Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tant relationship for both of our  3,1,24(  7(3+8+7 around it. The helicopter, a said on Wednesday as she countries.” Referring to the Russian made Mi-17, broke      forcefully raised the terror Wuhan summit between Prime op Opposition leaders on ix Air Force officers and a into two and caught fire imme-      strike with her Chinese coun- Minister Narendra Modi and TWednesday reviewed the Scivilian were killed after an diately, the officials said.  !"#$%"  terpart Wang Yi here. Sushma’s Chinese President Xi Jinping, security situation in the coun- Indian Air Force (IAF) chop- Besides the pilots, an oper- $        meeting with Wang came a day Sushma said, “We have made try and expressed anguish over per crashed in a field near ator and three other crew %    after India destroyed a major substantial progress in rela- “blatant politicisation of sacri- Garend Kalaan village in members lost their lives in the     &  Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) ter- tions”. “It is important for both fices of armed forces by the rul- Budgam on Wednesday at crash, the officials said.  ' (  ror training camp in Pakistan. sides to make sure the through ing party”. In a joint statement 10.05 am. The crash took place The local resident killed in )      China, a close ally of Pakistan, and effective implementation of they said national security in the backdrop of heavy the crash has been identified as   *+,(O has repeatedly foiled India’s the guidance given by the two must transcend narrow politi- shelling and firing from across Kifayat Hussain Ganaie, they , +       attempts to brand JeM chief leaders,” she told Wang, adding cal consideration and regretted the border on a day IAF fight- said. Earlier, officials in /      # Masood Azhar as a global ter- that both side made efforts and that the Prime Minister has not er jets crossed the Line of Srinagar had described the rorist by the UN. “we should sustain this”. convened all-party meeting as Control and destroyed a vast downed aircraft as a fighter jet.  &  The JeM has already been “Particularly the decision per established practice. terror camp within Pakistan in Soon after, airports in  '    in the UN’s list of banned ter- taken by our leaders to main- Further with Pakistan                     a pre-dawn strike on Tuesday. Amritsar, Jammu, Srinagar and (( *  1   2  ror outfits. In 2009, India had tain strategic communication claiming that it has captured  P               "# Visuals showed the Leh were shut temporarily. &     moved a proposal to designate between them provided an the missing pilot of a downed wrecked fuselage of the IAF However, the order on     Azhar as global terrorist. This important foundation for the IAF plane, leaders of various to protect India’s sovereignty, will return home soon, chopper in flames and a large shutdown of airports was with-   # was followed in 2016 when development of our bilateral parties expressed concern over unity, integrity. National secu- unharmed. We stand by our number of villagers standing drawn later. India moved the proposal with relations. This channel of the well-being of the officer and rity must transcend narrow armed forces in these difficult the P3 — the US, the UK and strategic communication voiced hope that he will return political consideration.” times,” Congress president France — in the UN’s 1267 between the two of us and soon. Early in the day National Rahul Gandhi said. DMK Sanctions Committee to ban between senior officials should In a joint statement, lead- Conference leader Omar leader MK Stalin urged the Azhar, also the mastermind of always remain open,” she said. ers of 21 parties who met here Abdullah who is also in the Centre “to do everything nec- the attack on the airbase in Wang said last year’s condemned the Pakistani “mis- Opposition umbrella urged the essary to get him safely back Pathankot in January, 2016. Wuhan meeting between Modi adventure” and expressed their Opposition parties to put off home at the earliest”. In 2017, the P3 nations and Xi led the bilateral ties into “deep concern for the safety of their meeting in the national Omar Abdullah said moved a similar proposal again. a new stage. “Led by the lead- our missing pilot”. Capital. Pakistan should treat the pilot However, on all occasions, ers, all aspects of our bilateral Post the statement from the The parties also con- “as you would have us treat one China blocked the proposals. relationship are going well. MEA regarding targeting of our demned the “dastardly” of your men in uniform should “I am visiting China at a Both nations and the interna- military installations and loss Pulwama terror attack by he be unfortunate enough to be time when there is grief and tional community are more of one fighter aircraft, the lead- “Pakistan-sponsored” terror- captured on this side of the bor- anger in India. It is the worst optimistic of our bilateral rela- ers condemned the Pakistani ists of Jaish-e-Mohammed on der”, while AIMIM president terrorist attack directed against tions. In 2019 we are going misadventure and expressed February 14. Asaduddin Owaisi said our security forces in Jammu & keep working on the consensus their deep concern for the The leaders paid homage to Islamabad must respect its Kashmir,” Sushma said in her of the two leaders,” he said. safety of our missing pilot,” the soldiers killed in the attack obligations under the Geneva opening remarks during the Meanwhile, China on Rahul Gandhi said while read- and expressed solidarity with Conventions and treat him meeting held on the sidelines Wednesday again called on ing out the statement. the Armed Forces. humanely. of Russia, India, China Foreign India and Pakistan to exercise In a joint statement, the Taking to Twitter, the lead- Abdullah also said Prime Ministers’ meeting. restraint amid the escalation of Opposition leaders said, ers said their thoughts are with Minister Narendra Modi “must “The attack was carried out hostilities between the two “Anguished over blatant politi- the family and friends of the suspend his political activities by Jaish-e-Muhammed, the countries and urged them to cisation of sacrifices of armed pilot and the whole country is until the pilot is returned safe- Pakistan-based and supported engage in dialogue to uphold forces by ruling party. Urge standing with them. “I’m sorry ly and that he had suggested the terrorist organisation,” she said. the peace and stability in the Government to take nations to hear that one of our brave Opposition parties to also put $             %#,-.     #*$   /      0 1 (  Sushma told Wang that “this region. into confidence on all measures IAF pilots is missing. I hope he off their meeting in Delhi.     "#   ()  ) *+, *-./

 3,1,24( Resources and Ganga Rejuvenation at DRDO. Jaitley s India and Pakistan are contributed Rs one lakh in his Alocked in a fast escalating personal capacity for the pro- conflict with Islamabad show- gramme to clean the river.    3,1,24( *((.,8,%8#(( ,8.* ing one of the IAF pilot in its The US’ special forces had ;;,#.,,% # !,#% (( % :(;.(#.,"( captivity, Union Minister Arun raided Osama’s hideaway, a  3,1,24( atest Intelligence inputs sug- ,.8,,::,.%( Jaitley on Wednesday claimed compound in Abbotabad in "88  .,8 Lgest the Pakistani terror .!(.,*.,,(,8.*( that India was capable of car- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa north ommuters going from ,% #"88 2 group Jaish-e-Mohammad (;%. . ., rying out an operation similar of Islamabad, killing the dread- Vasant Kunj to Indira %#(: 28 ,(#., C ,,: ,8*: :%": (JeM) had dispatched a module ,!!#,8.* !,#% (* to the 2011 US action in ed terrorist. Gandhi International (IGI) @%;.,* "((;, .%;.(# of four to five fidayeen to attack "(( (#"(., Pakistan to eliminate al-Qaeda On September 29, 2016, Airport will soon get to travel security installations in Jammu ,.*(8,(.(, . chief Osama bin Laden. India announced that it con- signal-free. Union Minister of ..*(;, .,8/1;,( & Kashmir before the suicide %8.  Jaitley’s remarks at an event ducted “surgical strikes” against Housing and Urban Affairs bombing on a CRPF convoy on related to the campaign to clean “The kind of things we militant launch pads across Hardeep Singh Puri will inau- to Vasant Kunj. February 14 that took a toll of :%.  %( .  :  River Ganga followed a day see...I remember when the US the Line of Control in gurate an underpass and The officials said that the 44 paramilitary men. % (,8.*( (8#(( 8, after the Indian Air Force struck Navy SEAL had taken Osama Pakistani-administered a flyover at Mahipalpur projects flyovers at the Vasant Kunj side Three to four fidayeen of %;#(",!", . & the main terror camp of Jaish- bin Laden from Abottabad, Kashmir, and inflicted “signif- in South Delhi. Commuters and airport side is around one this module are suspected to be ., ,8.*( (;%.8,;( e-Mohammed terror outfit in can’t we do the same?” icant casualties”. coming from Gurgaon to km long each while the now waiting for an opportune ;;,#.,.*(:%. 2.*( Balakot in Pakistan’s Khyber- “We could earlier only The airstrike by IAF at Vasant Kunj will also benefit length of the underpass would time to hit again on one of the #(.8(#.(. ,8( Pakhtunkhwa province. imagine, desire and get frus- Balakot in Pakistan territory from this project. be 1.2 km. security installations. ; %#(/0.. ,2 + Referring to the US oper- trated and disappointed (for on Tuesday morning has led to According to Ministry of The underpass at In addition, eight to nine (#<%.( ,*,:& ation in Abbotabad, Jaitley failing to conduct such opera- considerable speculation on Housing and Urban Affairs, an Mahipalpur is the part of the more foreign terrorists of the % !,#2-- * . said, “It is said that a week is too tions). But today, it is the extent of casualties and underpass, a flyover and two grade separator coming up on JeM, who had infiltrated as part 8 ( ;!:*#!2! long a time in politics. In our possible,” he said at the event damage there. Pakistan Air loops of Mahipalpur bypass the three km Mahipalpur of a 14 to 15 group in !:* :,2*,:# country the way people get dedicated to generate funds to Force retaliated on Wednesday junction has been constructed bypass road. December, could be alive and .:," ( enthusiastic, if you look at the clean river Ganga. and captured one of the IAF at the cost of Rs 162 crore. The underpass and the hiding in the Pulwama-Tral (* (2.(! last 24 hours, one week would The event was organised by pilots of MIG that came down The total cost of the project new flyovers, part of the belt. Most of these foreign ter- ;,#%;.(# !% .(,% appear to be a day. the Ministry of Water on the Pakistani soil. was Rs 188 crore. Of them, Rs Mahipalpur bypass project, on rorists are suspected to be (;*( .// ,;.,  26 crore have been saved and the Vasant Kunj-Mahipalpur potential fidayeens. The com- ,%.*  *!.*(,, the project was completed stretch will particularly help mand of this module has been ( ..,.*(; ( before the original deadline of south Delhi commuters, cut- assigned by JeM to another for- ( ..,.*(% ! %;#( March 2019. The HUA min- ting by at least 20 minutes the eign terrorist Mufti Yasir. ",!"#,.*(; ( istry has funded 100percent of time taken to reach airport Inputs suggest Yasir is plan- ( ..,O.(,8%#P,8 the cost of the project, which from Vasant Kunj. ning use of these fidayeens for (:. . was the part of the projects to “This will be a big relief for suicide bombing on installa- decongest Delhi. south Delhi traffic headed to tions of the security forces. The funds have been used the airport via Vasant Kunj. “Keeping in view the recent Pulwama road, 44 Rahstriya Awantipora and Pulwama areas New Delhi: Various airlines such as Air space due to the prevailing security situation. from the Urban Development The new Mahipalpur bypass setbacks suffered by JeM in Rifles camp Shadimarg, Army of South Kashmir. India, Jet Airways, Qatar Airways and Singapore In India, the Jet Airways sought relaxation Funds created by the Ministry will connect directly to Vasant Pulwama, Sopore and Kulgam Camp Chillipora, Shopian and Incriminating materials, Airlines on Wednesday announced in flight duty and rest-hour norms from the to decongest Delhi. Kunj and further up to in encounters besides the Awantipora airbase. including diaries containing they were rerouting their flights as Pakistan country’s aviation watchdog the Directorate The Central Public Works Mehrauli via Chhatarpur with- humiliation faced by Pakistan Meanwhile, NIA teams coded writings were seized, the closed its airspace in the wake of escalating ten- General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) due to the Department (CPWD) has con- out getting stuck into the nar- the airstrikes on JeM targets conducted simultaneous search- NIA said in a statement. sions with India. closure of the Pakistani airspace and subsequent structed an underpass and a row roads of Mahipalpur mar- inside Pakistan, the JEM es at 11 locations in South Searches were also carried “Inbound and outbound flights from USA re-routing of the West-bound flights. flyover to get rid of the ket”, the official added. revenge attack looks quite Kashmir in the ongoing inves- out in the houses of three sep- and Europe for Delhi are being re-routed The dispensation has been sought as the traffic mess at Mahipalpur The CPWD has used the imminent in coming days,” an tigation in the case relating to aratist leaders of South through Ahmedabad and Mumbai. Flights flights, which were earlier using the Pakistani NH-8 junction and will direct- box pushing technique to exe- official said. the Pulwama suicide bombing Kashmir namely Mohammad landing into India from USA and Europe are airspace, will now have to be operated over the ly connect to the Aerocity and cute the project. Using this “Pakistan is also likely to and in another case relating to Shaban Dar, Shawkat Maulvi being re-routed via Dubai and Sharjah and will sea, entailing higher flying time than the regu- a flyover. technique, pre-fabricated con- retaliate unconventionally by ‘terror funding’ of separatists. and Yasmine Raza, in the ter- land into India with a delay,” Air India tweeted lar routes, sources said both pilots and cabin The underpass is going crete boxes is placed under the using militant organisations to The locations searched ror funding case. on Wednesday evening. The national carrier, crew are governed by DGCA-mandated flight right beneath the busy Delhi- expressway and thus ensure avenge air strikes at Balakot. All include the houses of Mudassir Documents related to ter- however, added “no flights are cancelled and duty and time limitation (FDTL) norms, but a Gurugram Expressway and quick completion of the project. the security Installations should Ahmad Khan and Sajjad Bhat ror funding, coded messages there will only be an increase in the flying time”. special dispensation allow the crew to do addi- connecting to the Aerocity on This technique has ensured be kept on high alert, keeping (both active terrorists of Jaish- and Jehadi literature have been Pakistan closed its airspace for commercial tional duties and night landings as well. the other side of the NH-8. that the construction of under- in view the imminent fidayeen e-Mohammad and key accused seized. During searches, NIA flights and suspended flight operations across Meanwhile, Civil Aviation Minister Suresh The flyover was made at pass does not affect traffic move- attacks by JeM,” reads an alert persons in the recent terror teams also recovered lot of major airports, including in Islamabad, Lahore Prabhu tweeted, “Reviewed the current airspace Vasant kunj Pocket E and ment on expressway. This sent to all the agencies in attack at Pulwama). incriminating documents and Karachi, for an indefinite period in the wake restrictions with Member (ANS), AAI in view Mahipalpur bypass junction. method is generally used in Jammu and Kashmir. Searches were also con- including property details, doc- of the escalating tensions with India. of the current cross border situation. I assure you Two loops which was part of making tunnels in the moun- According to the inputs, ducted in the houses of active uments relating to financial and Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority made the that we are working out modalities so that the the projects also constructed. tains. Chenani-Nashri tunnel the identified targets of JeM OGWs (Over Ground monetary transactions, elec- announcement after the director general of Inter- air passengers are least inconvenienced. All These loops will provide signal connecting Udhampur to include 182 Battalion, CRPF Workers) of Jaish-e- tronic devices, mobile phones, Services Public Relations, the military’s media stakeholders were kept informed. free traffic movement to com- Ramban in Jammu & Kashmir Headquarters on Shopian- Mohammad in Tral, SIM cards, the NIA added. arm, acknowledged the closure of Pakistan’s air- @AAI_Official.” PTI muters coming from Gurgaon is prime example of this method. "  & )   2  #*$    3,1,24(          & request my govt to treat the &    K  & “captive” Indian pilot well mid heightened tension & (+$ (+$  O   and send him back ASAP as a Abetween India and +   E 3       gesture of peace. Come on Pakistan, some of the trending     &  (  Pakistan you can do this   3,1,24( New Delhi: The Railways on hashtags on Twitter on E66+&     K     #SayNoToWar,” wrote one user. Wednesday said the Samjhauta Wednesday were talking about &     )  The message was retweeted he Jaish-e-Mohammed Express will continue to run as bringing peace to the region —       &  close to 2,000 times. T(JeM) terrorists, who were per schedule from Delhi to along with the call to bring back Bollywood singer Vishal trained in the Balakot camp in Attari in India, amidst reports the Indian Air Force (IAF) 1           Dadlani thanked her for the Pakistan that was bombed by that Pakistan has suspended its pilot in Pakistan’s custody.    &&      #'     message, saying: “Only sane cit- the Indian fighter jets, used to operations between Wagah to Among them was the      (   izen voices can compel gov-   take four major infiltration Lahore on its side. rake stops at Attari at which #SayNoToWar in the top five ernments to find some sense in routes to enter Jammu & “The train will run as per point passengers have to trending hashtags. these insane times. Kashmir to carry out attacks, schedule as of now,” Northern change trains and board an The reason #SayNoToWar SayNoToWar hashtag posted craft, however, crashed in #SayNoToWar”. officials said on Wednesday. Railway spokesperson Deepak Indian rake. started trending on the popu- pictures of disadvantaged chil- Badgam in J&K, 7 kms from “I am a Pakistani, we know Kel, located in the Neelam Kumar told PTI about its oper- The Samjhauta Express, lar social media platform was dren, indicating that India and the Srinagar International what war is. I consider valley in Pakistan-occupied ation on the Indian side. The named after the Hindi word for that people in both the coun- Pakistan should concentrate Airport, police said. #Abhinandan as a Hero Kashmir, has also been used as biweekly train, which runs on “agreement”, comprises six tries shared messages of peace on fighting poverty instead of Pakistan claimed on Because this is not his Fault, He the launching point for the ter- Wednesdays and Sundays, will sleeper coaches and an AC 3- and expressed their concern waging war against each other. Wednesday it has captured two was Serving his Country with rorists who used to infiltrate leave at 11:10 o’clock tonight as tier coach. The train service with that hashtag. Tensions escalated between Indian pilots, one of whom was Bravery. He will be Sent Home into Jammu & Kashmir. use of AK rifles and small arms per schedule from the Old was started on 22 July 1976 “No glory in war the two countries after IAF jets identified as Wing Soon Inshallah, Creating a The infiltration routes, are carried out with an intent Delhi Railway station with 26 under the Shimla Agreement #SayNoToWar,” read the caption on Tuesday bombed the biggest Commander Abhinandan message against all those war which were often used by the to motivate the terror cadres. passengers aboard - four in AC that settled the 1971 war of a picture of two children hold- training camp of the Jaish-e- Varthaman. The identity of Supporting Celebs and Poli- JeM terrorists to enter India Located on the banks of coach, 22 in non-AC coaches between the two nations. ing Indian flag and Pakistani flag Mohammed outfit in Balakot the other is not known. ticians,” wrote another user were Balakot-Kel-Dudhniyal Kunhar river in Khyber — sources said. From Lahore, train departs embracing each other. in Pakistan. Soon after the news broke, with the SayNoToWar hashtag. in Kupwara district, Balakot- Pakhtunkhwa province of The train does not have on Monday and Thursday. “Soldiers die and their The tensions persisted on #BringBackAbhinandan start- During peacetime, Twitter Kel-KainthawaIi in Magam Pakistan, the camp was also any commercial stops between Sources said the footfall on the loved ones suffer, not the politi- Wednesday as the IAF chased ed trending on Twitter — with is generally known as a toxic forest in Kupwara, Balakot- used by another terror group Delhi and Attari. Originally, the train, which generally record- cians or the hashtag warriors away intruding Pakistani fight- people in both the countries platform where people trade Kel-Lolab in Kupwara and Hizbul Mujahideen. train offered a through service ed an occupancy of around 70 who tweet/post about war from er jets in Jammu & Kashmir’s calling for treating the Wing barbs and issue threats. On Balakot-Kel-Kachama- The sources said at least with one rake going all the way per cent, has fallen drastically the comfort of their Nowshera sector and shooting Commander with dignity and Wednesday, when a real threat Kralpora in Kupwara, a secu- 325 terrorists and 25 to 27 between the terminals — Delhi post the Pulwama attack on homes. #SayNoToWar,” read down a Pakistani F-16 that fell sending him to the country to of a war was looming large over rity official said. trainers were at the camp, the in India to Lahore in Pakistan. February 14 in which 44 CRPF another tweet. on the Pakistan side. which he belongs. India and Pakistan, Twitter The JeM terrorists used to biggest operated by the JeM However, now a Pakistani jawans were killed. PTI A lot of the tweets with the An Indian military air- “I as a citizen of Pakistan gave sanity a chance. undergo different types of train- which had claimed responsi- ing courses like a three months bility for the February 14 sui- advance combat course known cide attack on a CRPF convoy 4     $         as Daura-e-Khas, advance in Pulwama in Jammu & armed training course called Kashmir that killed 44 jawans.  P  &     2 /   Daura-Al-Raad and refresher a The camp also offered training programme. aquatic training to its inmates,     2     4    ; Terrorists at the Balakot the sources added. Located 20 camp were trained in han- km from the Balakot town, it   2)   4  /#   dling weapons like AK-47, was an important training cen- New Delhi: The Supreme Court PIKA, LMG, rocket launcher, tre for the JeM and other ter- has agreed to hear on Thursday New Delhi: The Supreme filed by lawyer Tariq Adeeb for   3,1,24( New Delhi: The Supreme UBGL and grenade. It is sus- ror organisations and it had the Centre’s plea seeking a stay Court on Wednesday took note further hearing after two weeks. Court on Wednesday directed pected that the camp was func- several structures to accom- on the possible eviction of of the Centre’s submissions The court asked the States, anned cricketer S Sreesanth the CBI Director to file affidavit tioning under cover of modate new recruits and facil- around 11.8 lakh tribals and tra- that no fresh violence against which have not filed their Bclaimed in the Supreme giving details about the alleged ‘Madrasa Ayesha Sadiq’. ities to train them, the sources ditional forest dwellers, whose Kashmiris has been reported responses, to do so within a Court on Wednesday that contempt committed by West Apart from basic training said. Several “inspirational lec- claim for right over forest land since February 22, the day week. The SC had sought a BCCI’s decision imposing life Bengal police and the then in weapon handling, the ter- tures” were delivered by JeM has been rejected under the when the apex court took cog- response from the Centre as ban on him was “completely Kolkata police chief Rajeev rorists were also trained in jun- founder and terror master- Scheduled Tribes and Other nisance of a PIL on the issue. well as the States where inci- unfair” and Delhi Police “con- Kumar in connection with gle survival, ambush, commu- mind Masood Azhar and other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of The court on February 22 dents of threat and violence tinuously tortured” him in cus- Saradha chit fund scam cases. nication, GPS, map reading etc, terrorist leaders on several Forest Rights) Act 2006. directed chief secretaries and against Kashmiris took place tody to extract confession of his A Bench comprising Chief the official said. occasions. A Bench headed by Chief DGPs of 11 States to take after the February 14 terror involvement in the 2013 IPL Justice Ranjan Gogoi and In the refresher training India struck the Balakot Justice Ranjan Gogoi took note “prompt” and “necessary” action attack in which over 40 CRPF spot-fixing scandal. Justice Sanjiv Khanna asked the programme, various activities camp in a major “preemptive” of the submissions of Solicitor to prevent incidents of alleged personnel were killed. Sreesanth, who was arrest- CBI Director to provide infor- like promotion of organisa- air strike on Tuesday killing a New Delhi: Congress presi- General Tushar Mehta that the threat, social boycott and vio- “The chief secretaries, the ed and later discharged by a mation in support of the alle- tional work, briefing on activ- large number of terrorists and dent Rahul Gandhi on Centre’s plea be listed for hear- lence against Kashmiris follow- DGPs and the Delhi Police trial court here in July 2015 in gations of tampering and ities carried out by JeM cadres, trainers of the Pakistan-based Wednesday expressed his ing on an urgent basis. The apex ing the Pulwama terror attack. Commissioner are directed to a criminal case related to the destruction of call data records seven days arms training in the terror group preparing to anguish over the missing IAF court had earlier asked 21 states A Bench headed by Chief take prompt and necessary alleged spot-fixing, claimed he by Kumar who was then head- carry out suicide attacks in this pilot, who Pakistan claims to be to apprise it about the action Justice Ranjan Gogoi considered action to prevent all the inci- had to confess his involve- ing the West Bengal SIT. country. in their custody. taken by them over the eviction the submission of Attorney dents of threat, assault, social ment in the alleged crime as The Bench said the affidavit India is yet to confirm that of tribals and forest dwellers General KK Venugopal that no boycott and other coercive acts police tortured him in custody has to be filed within two the pilot is in the custody of whose claim have been rejected. fresh incident of violence against against Kashmiris and other and threatened to implicate his weeks and posted the matter for Pakistan army, only stating that The top court, in its Kashmiris had been reported minorities in the aftermath of family in the case. further hearing on March 26. one pilot was missing in action. February 13 order, had asked after the apex court issued the terrorist attack of February The 35-year-old cricketer The apex court said the “I’m sorry to hear that one the chief secretaries of the directions to protect the natives 14,” court had said. The Bench has challenged in the top court allegations made by the CBI of our brave IAF pilots is miss- states concerned to file affi- of Kashmir Valley who are liv- had perused the advisories the decision of a division bench were serious enough and it was ing. I hope he will return home davits stating whether those ing outside the State. issued by the Union MHA to of the Kerala High Court which the obligation on part of the soon, unharmed. We against whom the rejection The Bench said no further chief secretaries and DGPs of had restored the life ban agency to disclose full details of stand by our armed forces in orders were passed, have been orders were required at this States from time to time and had imposed on him by the Board the alleged contempt commit- these difficult times,” tweeted evicted or not and if not, the stage in view of the Centre’s sub- said that they “shall be reiterat- of Control for Cricket in India ted by the then police com- Gandhi. PTI reasons for the same. PTI missions and posted the PIL ed from time to time”. PTI (BCCI). missioner. PTI | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 28, 2019 03 IG Kalluri shunted C’garh Budget of Rs 95,899 crore passed Walk out in Assembly out of ACB STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Present government Concept of ‘Narva, RAIPUR: The controversial Inspector he Chhattisgarh state has the burden of Guruva, Ghurva and Baadi’ General of Police (IGP) SRP Kalluri Tassembly on Monday payment incurred (NGGB) will strengthen the over ‘open sale of meat’ was shunted out of the powerful approved the Appropriation due to the merger of rural economy and will turn Economic Offence Wing (EOW), Anti- Bill of Rs 95,899 crore for the ‘Shikshakarmis’ by into a milestone of rural devel- STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Replying to Chandrakar’s notice, Corruption Bureau (ACB), in a police 2019-20 fiscal by a voice vote. last government,” the opment. The different depart- pposition BJP legislators on the Urban Administration Minister reshuffle made by the state government Chief Minister Bhupesh chief minister said. ments like agriculture, animal OWednesday staged a walk out in Shiv Kumar Daharia denied the on late Wednesday night. Baghel addressing the House Baghel assured husbandry, forest, panchayat the assembly over sale of meat by charges that slaughter houses were IGP, GP Singh who was earlier said, the total expenses are Rs the House that rights and rural development among slaughterhouses in the open, which, running without license in Gariaband posted in Police Headquarter (PHQ) 90910 crore out of which rev- of tribes residing in others will be implementing they said, created health hazard and and other urban areas of the state. has been given the charge of EOW, enue expenditure is Rs 78,595 state will be protect- the schemes for which the environmental problems. There are district monitoring ACB. crore while the capital expen- ed. He said last gov- budgetary allocation has been committees, which inspects the As per the official orders IG, provided,” he said. BJP legislator Ajay Chandrakar diture is Rs 12,110 crore. ernment received drew attention of the House, through slaughter houses time to time, the Kalluri has been shifted as Additional The budgetary deficit is Rs 8.55 lakh claims out The CM said a horticul- a call attention notice, towards minister said. He also denied the Transport Commissioner. OP Pal, the 10,880 crore, which is less than of which 4.51 lakh ture university would be set up slaughter houses running all over the charges that the meat was being sold 2003 IPS officer, who was earlier hold- the three percent of GSDP. land title under forest in the state. state without incinerator. in the open in public places. ing this post, has been moved to PHQ rights were rejected. As on March 31, 2018, the “For us definition of devel- “Agro-based industries Though there are provisions There were 12 incinerators as assistant IG. AIG PHQ, CID Sujit The community forest rights public loan debt was Rs 39,030 opment is bringing changes in will help generation of against it in Corporation Act, 1956 installed in the state, including in Kumar was moved to Kondagaon as claims will be further probed crore. As per the RBI report the life of villagers, farmers employment for youth. A (no-23-1956) and Corporation Act, Raipur, Raigarh and Rajnandgaon, district Superintendent of Police (SP). and the cases will be reconsid- 2018, Chhattisgarh is a state and workers and not building, meeting of relevant companies 1961 (no- 37 , 1961), meat sellers are the minister said. Modernization of He has been replaced by SP ered. which is better in loan and bridges and ‘concrete jungle’. will be called and suggestions slaughtering animals in open in Radhika Nagar slaughter house is Kondagaon, Arvind Kujur. The orders interest payment compared to Loan has been taken for loan “Government is commit- from industrialists will be Gariaband and many other places in under progress in , he added. further stated that Additional SP, SIB other states which is 17.4 per- waiver of farmers and pro- ted to repay the local people taken for new industrial policy the state, he charged. Incinerators are The minister also denied that Jagdalpur was transferred to ASP PTS cent of the GSDP. It is less than curement of paddy at a mini- duped by chit fund companies 2019,” he said. also not installed in such places, they there was any functional slaughter Rajnandagon. The newly formed all other states’ average of 23.2 mum support price (MSP) of and cases registered against The MLA development blamed. house in Bilaspur district. Objecting Congress government had posted IG percent. Chhattisgarh’s loan Rs 2500 per quintal. agents will be withdrawn. The fund has been hiked to Rs 2 Incinerator in Rajnandgaon is to it, JCC (J) legislator questioned if Kalluri in EOW and ACB, which is interest payment is 1.1 percent Loan has not been taken filing of online claim pertain- crore and MLA’s public rela- not working. This posing further there was no slaughter house there, investigating the multi-million PDS of the GSDP as against 1.7 per- for construction of bridges or ing to PACL cases will start tions fund to Rs 10 lakh, he threat to public health as well as the from where the people of Bilaspur scam unearthed during the BJP cent of other states. distribution of mobile phones. from March 1. announced. environment, Chandrakar said. were getting meats. regime. Government orders Duped PACL investors can probe into BJP-era Punia to arrive in footwear scheme Raipur on Mar 1 file online claims from March 1 RAIPUR: Labour Minister Shiv Kumar Daharia on Wednesday ordered a probe STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR with party leaders. After that at STAFF REPORTER n into the distribution of “low-standard hhattisgarh in-charge of the 7.00 pm he will be meeting all the MAHASAMUND footwear” to the labourers in the state, a All India Congress ministers and MLAs at the resi- hhattisgarh government has initiated BJP-era scheme. C dence of Chief Minister Bhupesh The erstwhile Committee P. L. Punia is arriving Cprocess for the refund of hard-earned The probe at Raipur on a two-day visit on Baghel. money of the investors who were duped by was ordered after BJP government March 1 to oversee the party’s On March 2, Punia will Chit fund Company PACL in Mahasamund Congress legisla- launched the preparations in the state hold meeting with state district. tor Dr Vinay Charan Paduka for the ensuing Lok units of the party’s differ- The government directed the district as Jaiswal demand- Yojana in 2005, Sabha polls. ent cells and frontal well as Janpad-level officials to help the ed an inquiry, The budget session organization at 11.00 am duped investors in filing claims online. The alleging the dis- providing free of the state assembly will at Rajiv Bhawan, party company reportedly duped an estimated tributed footwear to conclude on February 28, headquarters, Shankar over 30 crore poor families across the coun- footwears were tribals after which the party will Nagar Raipur. It will be try, including many in the district. The total of low quality. collecting tendu be totally concentrating followed by a meeting amount of the scam is stated to be approxi- Jaiswal on the electioneering for with block level in- mately Rs. 50,000 crore. alleged “high- leaves. the 2019 general elections. charge at 1.00 pm and The company which started in 1982, level corruption” Chhattisgarh is likely to meetings of district presi- shut down operations in 2014. in the purchase of footwear. have polling in the first dents at 2.00 pm. At Janpad level, free facilitation centre The erstwhile Chhattisgarh BJP phase. He will be will be set up on February 28 for filing of government launched the Charan As per participating claim through online. The centre will have nodal officer and technical assistant has the daily registered application and claim Paduka Yojana in 2005, providing free Punia’s itin- in the party’s 4-5 data entry operators and programmers. been provided. Registration process has to amount. footwear to tribals collecting tendu erary pro- state elec- The filing of forms will start from March 1. be done at http://sebipaclrefund.co.in. The government also decided to spread leaves. vided by tion com- State government started the refund As part of the preparation, at the district the message through different media so that The Congress government after Chhattisgarh mittee meet- process based on Justice R. M. Lodha level, the programmer and data entry oper- maximum investors can derive benefit of coming to power early this year brought Congress, he ing at 4.00 Committee’s recommendation in the PACL ators were imparted training on how to getting back their investment amount. the curtain down on the scheme and will be arriv- pm and case. assist the investors in filing the claim appli- The training session emphasised on fil- instead introduced direct transfer of ing by a regular returned to cation. The last date for filing the claim is April ing the claims as per the original docu- money into the accounts of eligible ben- flight at 12.30 pm on March 1. New Delhi from Raipur by a regu- 30. To assist the investors, one district-level The nodal officers will have to record ments, so to avoid any possible error. eficiaries. Soon after, he will have a meeting lar flight at 7.40 pm. Urban Minister wants to emulate Singapore’s development model STAFF REPORTER n Minister said initiatives RAIPUR would be taken for holding a high-level discussion for hhattisgarh Labour, adoption of Singapore’s Urban Administration C urban model. Gavin suggest- and Development, Minister Shiv Kumar Dahariya on ed for development of eco- Wednesday dis- tourism in Chhattisgarh. He cussed with briefed in details on Consul General various aspects of of the Republic of city development of Singapore in his country. Mumbai Gavin Discussions were Chay various also held on the eco- aspects of the nomical growth. prosperous island Gavin extended nation’s urban invitation to the development model for their minister for a visit to implementation in the state. Singapore, stating that urban In the meeting, held in a model would be motivating private hotel in Raipur, the min- for the Chhattisgarh. ister particularly showed inter- Additional director urban est in Singapore’s urban traffic Saumil Ranjan and system and ‘hanging garden’ Singapore Vice-Consul and wanted to emulate them in (Political) Muhammad the state, government sources Amin bin Abdul Rahim were privy to the meeting said. also present. 14 districts in Chhattisgarh Left-wing extremism infested STAFF REPORTER n Mahasamund, Gariaband, RAIPUR Balrampur and Kabirdham. ourteen of the state’s 27 In reply to another query Fdistricts are affected by from BSP legislator Indu Left-wing extremism, Banjare, the minister said Minister for Home Affairs there are 442 police stations Tamradhwaj Sahu informed in the state. There are 645 the assembly on Wednesday. sanctioned posts of Inspectors in the state, out of In a written reply to a which 23 are vacant, he query from BJP legislator informed. Similarly, he Ajay Chandrakar during informed, out of 1604 sanc- question hour, the minister tioned posts of Sub said the affected districts are: Inspectors 520 are vacant Sukma, , Dantewada, and out of 1864 sanctioned Bastar, Kondagaon, Kanker, posts of Assistant Sub Narayanpur, Rajnandgaon, Inspectors there are 311 Balod, Dhamtari, posts lying vacant.   ()  ) *+, *-./ 4

 )4+31(8+74 Security Force (BSF) and Army and Senior Superintendents of begin from Wednesday, has tary forces had taken sufficient troopers was heightened in Police of these districts to put been rescheduled to Thursday. measures to ensure the state’s ven as the tension escalat- view of the high alert sounded in place all contingency plans Capt Amarinder reached preparedness and the safety of Q6 Eed with Pakistan reacting to by the state government a day to ensure the protection and Jalandhar by road where he its people. the Indian Air Force’s night before. Notwithstanding, there safety of the citizens. held a high level meeting with Earlier before leaving raids a day before, Punjab was no panic among people of At different strategic loca- the top brass of the Army, the Chandigarh, the Chief Minister Government on Wednesday birder villages because of pos- tions, including installations, Border Security Force (BSF), chaired a high-level meeting of Chandigarh: Punjab minister the boat leaves you on the announced the air strikes of a refused to order evacuation of sibility of war. highways and border areas, the ITBP and the Punjab Police, the police and civil adminis- Navjot Singh Sidhu, who counts waves, the storm itself becomes Jaish-e-Mohammed training border villages as yet. At the While the people in some the Army troopers took control to review the situation. tration of the state to take Pakistan Prime Minister Imran the shore)," he posted. camp in Pakistan's Balakot, same time, the operation of of the border villages show con- of the state. By the evening, the The Chief Minister will stock of the situation and dis- Khan as a friend, on India on Wednesday said Sidhu tweeted: "In the war of civil flights resumed from all cern over the volatile situation army was maintaining securi- tour the border areas of sensi- cuss steps to maintain peace Wednesday prayed for the well- that a Pakistan fighter jet was right & wrong, You can not airports of the state, including and were seen shifting their ty at all strategic points. tive districts to take stock of sit- and law and order in the state. being and early return of cap- shot down in the aerial engage- afford to be neutral, The war Chandigarh, by the evening valuable belongings to other In the morning, the civil or uation in view of tensions at tured Indian Air Force (IAF) ment between the Indian Air against terror outfits is spot on... that were suspended in the villages, many others were commercial flights were sus- LoC, and camp in the border +   pilot Abhinandan Varthaman. Force (IAF) and the Pakistan Bravo Indian Air Force morning following Pak’s air unmoved and were seen per- pended from all major airports areas as a part of confidence-  A  In a poetic tweet on Air Force (PAF) but it lost one @IAF_MCC Jai Hind." raids. forming their daily chores in the northern region, includ- building measures undertaken '    Wednesday, Sidhu said that of its MiG-21s, with its pilot, Sidhu was, however, trolled With the clouds of war including farming at the bor- ing Amritsar, Bathinda, by the State Government.  the whole of India was praying later identified as Varthaman, after his earlier comments looming large and rising levels der. Chandigarh, Pathankot, “I will go around the bor- Punjab Chief Minister for his well-being and return the son of a retired Air Marshal, defending Pakistan. on anxiety among the people in Amritsar MP Gurjit Singh Adampur, and Halwara. der areas in the districts of Capt Amarinder Singh on home from Pakistani captivity. in Pakistani custody. It has "Wherever wars are fought the wake of escalation between Aujla, who visited a number of However, by the evening, the Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Wednesday made it clear that "Wing Commander demanded he be handed back and such things (Pulwama- the two neighbouring nations, villages in Amritsar district’s aviation watchdog Directorate Pathankot, Faridkot and the state is fully prepared to Abhinandan akele nahi ho aap, to India. type attack) happen, dialogue Chief Minister Capt Amarinder border belt, maintained that General of Civil Aviation Ferozepur over the next two deal with any eventuality amid Hindustan ekjut hokar aapki Sidhu, who takes every also continues simultaneously. Singh continuously reviewed there was no panic amongst the (DGCA) announced resump- days to instil confidence among the escalating tensions at the salamati aur ghar wapsi ki dua opportunity to harp on his "There is a need to find a the situation with the army, people. “I have visited several tion of operations “as of now” the people,” he said while ask- LoC. kar raha hai... dua hai ki aap ki friendship with Pakistan Prime permanent solution (to issues police and civil administration. villages to assure people that all at the nine airports, which ing the police and security At the same time, he hasti kuch aisa nazara ho jaaye, Minister Imran Khan, a former between India and Pakistan). Capt Amarinder had security measures were in place were shut earlier in the day. forces to sensitize the people appealed to the people in the kashti bhi utre maujon par, cricketer like himself, has been Such people (terrorists) have no tweeted that Punjab was and there is nothing to fear. “The arrival and departure about the situation, in wake of border areas to be wary against toofan hi kinara ho jaaye (Wing under fire in recent days from religion, no country and no “absolutely ready for any even- And people are quite upbeat of all civil flights from Amritsar IAF air strikes on militant rumour mongering in the pre- Commander Abhinandan, you various quarters for defending caste. When a snake bites, its tuality”, and he has communi- about the situation. There is no international airport, which hideouts across the Line of vailing volatile situation. are not alone, Hindustan has Pakistan in the aftermath of the antidote is also snake poison," cated to the Union Home panic,” he said. was suspended earlier, has Control (LoC) following the Chief Minister, who had to become one in praying for February 14 Pulwama terror he had posted, seeking to jus- Ministry that “Punjab is pre- Punjab shares a 553-km- began,” said Amritsar’s Guru Pulwama attack on a CRPF delay his departure from your safety and return home, attack which left 40 CRPF tify his take on the dialogue pared to do whatever may be long international border with Ram Dass International convoy in Kashmir. Chandigarh due to inclement (we) pray that your presence troopers dead. between the two nations. needed in the service of the Pakistan which has barbed Airport director Manoj The officials briefed the weather followed by air space takes such a form, that even if On Tuesday, after India IANS country”. wire fence inside the Indian ter- Chansoria. Chief Minister about the secu- restrictions, said that the situ- As per reports, the army ritory. Its six border districts — At the same time, the offi- rity measures undertaken at all ation was under control and all possible help from the State out interruption on and paramilitary officers are Gurdaspur, Pathankot, cial sources maintained that the the sensitive installations, the armed and paramilitary to the Army to tackle the sit-      Wednesday with the holding meetings with the Amritsar, Tarn Taran, airports in Chandigarh, including the army bases and forces, along with the police uation and ensure that the     A  Gurdaspur District sarpanch and people of the vil- Ferozepur and Fazilka — have Amritsar, Halwara, Pathankot, the airports, in the region. and district administrations, border areas remain stable and    Administration maintaining lages in the state’s border areas been put on high alert on Adampur, Bathinda, Sirsa and Adequate steps had also been were aggressively countering secure amid the rising tensions The construction work on that no orders have been to make them aware about the Tuesday following the IAF Ambala have been put on high taken to prepare the civil hos- all rumours. between India and Pakistan. the Gurudwara Kartarpur received as yet from anyone to prevailing situation and keep- strike. alert. pitals to handle any situation, Capt Amarinder extended Sahib corridor continued with- stop the work. ing them prepared in case of The Chief Minister has Owing to the air space which might arise in the cur- any eventuality. issued strict instructions to restrictions, the Chief rent circumstances. The activity of the Border the Deputy Commissioners Minister’s scheduled tour to the Capt Amarinder said that border districts, which was to later, the armed and paramili- ( ))) * * )

 and will open up Aravallis for )4+31(8+74 real estate development while the State Government argued he Manohar Lal Khattar that the amendment is neces- TGovernment in Haryana sary in public interest and to on Wednesday got the con- strike a balance in regulating tentious Punjab Land environment and development. Preservation (Haryana The amendments have Amendment) Bill 2019 passed been made with retrospective in the State Assembly, amid slo- effect from 1966, meaning any- ganeering and walkout by the thing done after that will opposition. become null and void. The The Bill, which essentially amendment involves excluding allows construction and other tracts of land included in the activities in areas where it was final development plans, any previously disallowed due to the other town improvement plans enforcement of the 119-year old from the ambit of the PLPA. PLPA, was passed after the The land that is the part of any State Government rejected the infrastructure like railways, demand of opposition to send roads, canals, government or it to an all-party committee of public establishments will also the State Assembly for greater go out of the purview of PLPA scrutiny. now. It was among the 18 Bills The amendment has grant- passed by the State Assembly, ed legitimacy to Kant Enclave, most of them in absence of the Faridabad nestled in the entire opposition, on the last Aravalli Hills and built on day of budget session of PLPA notified land, which was Haryana Vidhan Sabha. ordered to be demolished by The opposition –Indian the Supreme Court last year. National Lok Dal and Notably, residents, conser- Congress—objected to the vationists, environmental amendment in PLPA claiming activists from the region had that it will endanger the eco- been protesting against the logically fragile Aravallis and amendments in PLPA claiming other forest areas in the state that it will destroy the forest areas in Gurugram and Faridabad districts, which were under protection due to PLPA, 1900. The state has a forest cover of around 3.58 per cent only. Launching a scathing attack on the State Government for amending PLPA, Congress leg- islature party (CLP) leader Kiran Choudhry said this is an anti-environment bill which will lead to tampering of Aravallis and other forest areas of the state. The PLPA protects the Aravallis from construction and other activities but by bringing such amendments, the government is opening the entire Aravali area for the real estate business, she alleged while taking part in the dis- cussion on the bill in the House. Stating that not only the southern Haryana but the entire state will be adversely affected due to this, the Congress leader demanded that the bill should be withdrawn. INLD’s legislator Parminder Singh Dhull accused the State Government of amending the Act for the ben- efit of mining mafia. Questioning government’s intent to amend the Act, ret- rospective effect from 1966, the INLD leader asked, “What is the need of this? This will be challenged in the Court as the government’s move will adversely affect the ecosys- tem.” This bill should be with- drawn and sent to an all-party committee of the State Government to examine objec- tions of the members, he demanded.   ()  ) *+, *-./

,        # ) &       '  &     ) , ,!", 2  O    P        =B   &       &  (   ' )'  )+(7'       "+4 +31*     ussia on Wednesday speeding railcar crashed      epal’s Tourism and Civil where the Air Dynasty chopper the temple, officials said, Rurged India and Pakistan Ainto a barrier at Cairo’s      & NAviation Minister went down. adding the cause of the crash is to “show restraint” as it main train station, causing its     # Rabindra Adhikari and six Tourism Ministry being probed. expressed “serious fuel tank to explode and trig- others were killed on spokesperson confirmed that The helicopter burst into concern” about the escalation of gering a huge fire that left at least  P B    Wednesday when a private all seven on board the heli- flames after it hit Chuchche hostilities between the two coun- 25 people dead on Wednesday, +P    helicopter crashed in eastern copter have been killed in the Dada hill in Taplejung district tries. officials said. Railway officials (* (O     /   Nepal’s mountainous Taplejung crash. in the mountain region. There “We call on both sides to said the train was speeding and     $  district, the latest aviation acci- The helicopter crashed as was a huge snowfall in the for- show restraint and step up collided head-on with the bar-      dent in the Himalayan nation. it hit a hill while Tourism est area where the helicopter efforts to resolve existing prob- rier. At least 47 people were also      &  Besides the 39-year-old Minister Adhikari was return- crashed. lems by political and diplomat- injured in the accident.       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Other officials  +    # Minister’s personal aide Yubaraj team from the Ministry of The Chief District Officer the situation along the Line of spoke on condition of anonymi- Dahal, two senior Civil Civil Aviation and Sherpa, of Taplejung, Anuj Bhandari Control and the outbreak of ten- ty because they weren’t autho- A     Aviation Authority (CAAN) managing director of Yeti quoted the locals as saying sions between the two neigh- rized to speak to the media.    officials and a Nepal Army per- Airlines, had gone for a feasi- they heard a loud bang fol- bours. Photographs from the sta- .*!#% @   sonnel. bility study for an airstrip in lowed by a sight of smoke and “We are ready to further tion showed charred bodies 3    Rescue workers retrieved Chuhandanda, in Tehrathum fire in the area. assist in strengthening the lying on the platforms at the   &  the bodies of Adhikari, the pilot district. It is the latest aviation acci- counter-terrorism potential of Ramsis station in downtown       and five other passengers from The helicopter crashed dent in Nepal, which has a poor New Delhi and Islamabad,” the Cairo. Firefighters struggled to      a hillside in Taplejung district right after it had taken off from air safety record. ministry added. get the flames under control.   # ,- ). =4 & &  & O     /)/       )/  P       6   ,*  + 4+3'( in front of a bank of a dozen   + 4(38'3 External Affairs Minister Following the incident, alternating US and North Sushma Swaraj, Pompeo India on Tuesday bombed and  +7( S President Donald Trump Korean flags, they briefly took he US on Wednesday firm- emphasised the close security destroyed JeM’s biggest training Ushook hands with North questions from reporters before Tly asked Pakistan to take partnership between the US camp in Balakot in Pakistan’s erman Chancellor Angela Korean leader Kim Jong Un at starting one-on-one talks and “meaningful action” against ter- and India and shared goal of restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa GMerkel is heading to Paris the start of their second summit a dinner. rorist groups operating on its maintaining peace and securi- province, about 80-km from the to meet with French President Wednesday and predicted suc- Critics said the Singapore soil after India’s counter-terror- ty in the region. Line of Control (LoC), killing a Emmanuel Macron to discuss cessful talks with the totalitari- summit was light on concrete ism action against it and asked His statement came amid “very large number” of terror- Brexit, relations with the United an state over its nuclear weapons. results but Trump said the the two neighbours to exercise growing tensions between the ists, trainers and senior com- States and other European Trump foresaw a “very Hanoi talks would be “equal or restraint and avoid escalation at two countries after 40 Central manders. issues. successful” summit as the pair better than the first” time. Kim any cost. Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Pompeo is currently in Wednesday’s meeting greeted each other at the lux- said: “I am certain that a great US Secretary of State Mike personnel were killed in a sui- Vietnam to attend the second comes one day after British ury Sofitel Legend Metropole outcome will be achieved this Pompeo in a phone call with cide attack by Pakistan-based summit between President Prime Minister Theresa May hotel in Hanoi to follow up on time that will be welcomed by Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Donald Trump and the North said Parliament would get the their initial historic meeting in all people.” Negotiations were Mahmood Qureshi also called Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama Korean leader Kim Jong-un on chance to vote to delay Britain’s Singapore in June. scheduled to resume on for avoiding military action. district on February 14, spark- the denuclearsation of the scheduled March 29 departure Shaking hands and smiling Thursday. In a separate call with ing outrage in the country. Korean peninsula. from the European Union. Such a delay would require other EU members’ approval. Merkel and Macron will  0  )/    also evoke the French-German defense partnership, according to the French president’s office. (// ) ) The leaders in January signed a pact renewing their countries’ decades-long friend- + 6,2$+  The hastily-arranged two- about outreach programmes ship. They pledged to increase day visit by the second-in-line to and the tour will include a cooperation in the areas of for- rince William arrived in the throne and his wife Kate meeting with a youth charity in eign and defense policy, fight- PNorthern Ireland on comes as MPs argue over the the border region of Fermanagh. ing crime and terrorism, inter- Wednesday as the British terms of Brexit with just over a Even though the royals tend national development and Government seeks to reassure month to go until the scheduled to steer well clear of politics, their research. the once-troubled province at departure date. visits are often organised in the centre of the Brexit drama The royals began their trip conjunction with the that its hard-won stability will with a visit to Windsor Park Government to assist Britain’s endure. football stadium to find out wider political and economic agenda at home and abroad. The shock result of the 2016 EU membership referen- dum has forced the royals into diplomatic overdrive. Not long after the referen- dum, William toured Canada, then Europe, in what was seen as a bridge-building exercise as Britain looks to retain old alliances with European and build new trade ties with the Commonwealth. Strategic royal visits have multiplied since then. But the trip to Northern Ireland, where the IRA fought a bloody campaign against British rule for three decades until 1998, is a particularly sensitive mission. Since the end of the conflict, residents of the province have become accustomed to a free- flowing border with the Republic of Ireland, an EU member state.   ()  ) *+, *-./      &#F   H 1   #F  F

> 7    !  2          &     -    8                S           #)       ; !   8   &      !       9 1                           , 5 =            !              P       Q-   + :$)    * --  &    !          ndia crossed the red line in Pakistan for  , 5       ,      ! the first time since 1971 when its Air                 Force carried out audacious pre-emp-               , 5 tive attacks in self-defence, a second step escalation against Jaish-e-Mohammad =    !  ;        !, (JeM)I training camps in Balakot as retribu-    ,             tion for the killing of 44 CRPF soldiers at    0 ;                Pulwama on February 14. In 1999, during the Kargil conflict, India unilaterally declared that         &   it would not cross the Line of Control (LoC) -           !  1 ! to preclude any escalation and lost two air-      , S   -      craft and 540 soldiers in evicting the intru- sions of the Northern Light Infantry disguised               as mujahideen. Prime Minister Modi dis-   ,          played political will in ordering air attacks out-     ,   !   ,   side Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) but the retribution came 24 hours later than he had       -     desired, wanting it to be timed with the inau-   >0           guration of the war memorial on February 25. !   8,    >0    2 When the surgical strikes were launched in 2016, he had told the then Chief of the  9    =  5  !;      Army Staff, Gen Dalbir Singh, that he did not      8   want any casualties, get troops to return by   '     ! 8 !    dawn and ensure there was no escalation. This time around, Modi has surprised not only &  8          Pakistan but many Indian strategists by power. To maintain surprise, tion, the deep penetration air tension in Jammu & Kashmir has       !   striking at targets deep inside Pakistan. Most India had neither mobilised its strikes, too, will not stop it from risen and Pakistan has claimed             %   Indians were expecting retribution for sure armed forces nor cancelled leave, waging proxy war. It will miti- bombing Poonch and also cap-     ; ; +   ,   but few had imagined the use of the Air Force as was done in 2001, which has gate, not eliminate the scourge turing two Indian pilots. instead of the expected surgical strike 2.0 in been restricted now. of terrorism. In Kashmir, things Pakistan will respond to vio-        >0!     PoK. What was delivered was shock therapy. It seems India is confident will get hotter given that IED lation of its sovereignty. It will not      !     ;    Six Mirage 2000 aircraft covered by 10 that Pakistan will not escalate +"( +3(22 and VBIED have returned, aug- give retaliation a go by, requiring            1  Sukhoi Su-30MKI violated Pakistani air with military action. That does mented by local suicide the Indian armed forces to be on space to destroy the JeM training camp at not mean that there will be no 7, '31' bombers. Make no mistake that high alert. Pakistan could select ;      5    5 6 +  Balakot. Like in Kargil, these same aircraft retribution, as it has, though 9('2+('3'$( air strikes, like surgical strikes a military target like an ammu- 9 7 !          5  ;  employed precision-guided munitions to India’s marginal conventional in 2016, are not effectively nition dump or a military instal-   >0? ?@@      !P,   avoid collateral damage. That the Mirage mis- superiority may deter Pakistan '9,7,(83M#( replicable. One swallow does lation proportionate with the loss sion completed its task without being inter- from escalatory retaliation. The (223'8(9, not make a summer. of life and materials suffered at       ; S     ,    Q cepted by Pakistan’s air defence and fighter last thing that Modi wants is a The reaction from Pakistan Balakot. It will be unwise for the ; !    !      aircraft is commendable and showed laxity full-fledged war, which will be 7,+2(+('3+8' is confused. There has been a BJP-led Government to tom-tom          !  on the part of Pakistan Air Force. Interestingly, risky for India and crippling for 6M7,%*(7(384, denial of what it called “fictitious” the air strikes as an election cat- like after the surgical strikes, the Director Pakistan. claims. Simultaneously, it claimed alyst. Inflammatory speeches           General of Military Operations (DGMO) Although US President (31(+3+7 ,1 that unwanted aggression will not and boasts of air strikes like sur-      + &   =     announced that surgical strikes targetted ter- Donald Trump had referred to $'7), '6,'3 go unpunished. Foreign Minister gical strikes should be avoided.         5 , !    rorist launch pads and not Pakistani Army India planning “something big Shah Mahmood Qureshi even Three nights ago, a Pakistani TV posts — emphasising India’s war was against which is dangerous and must be 4(84+2,7# said that Pakistan will respond “at anchor asked me whether the             !    terrorism and not Pakistan — this time it was stopped”, America did nothing to a time and place of its choosing.” clouds of war had passed over. I         !         Foreign Secretary VK Gokhale who issued a avert the strikes in a region +"( +3)'*21 The Pakistan military cannot replied in the negative adding:              ;    terse and calibrated statement, highlighting which the West has labelled as a ,2,)+ (2(+7M afford any further loss of face, “India’s retribution is inevitable.” that India had taken “non-military pre-emp- nuclear flashpoint. US Secretary especially after Osama bin Laden Willy nilly, through its air strikes,  !   !         tive action” to ward off imminent terrorist of State, Mike Pompeo, has +78,2(",+3 was plucked by US Special Forces India may have called Pakistan’s    1          A attacks by habitual offender JeM, the terror- issued a statement calling for + *3(('31*  from Abbottabad under their nuclear bluff. ist organisation based in Balakot. He remind- restraint and urging Pakistan not noses. The justification for To the question everyone ed Pakistan of its pledge in 2004 to not allow to take military action as also dis- '7+ (2(+7M Pakistan Army’s primacy in soci- asks: How to change Pakistan the use of Pakistani soil or territory under its mantle terrorist camps on its ter- (3 +22+('3 ety and its designation as custo- military’s behaviour, the answer control for terrorist attacks against India. How ritory. One of the reasons dian of Pakistan’s core values will usually is: Difficult but if it hap- escalatory air strikes constitute no-military Pakistan was emboldened to 7''7('3+, take a big hit if it does not retal- pens, it will happen from with- pre-emptive action is creative play of words. execute its suicide attack at (44,2' '$ iate. The humiliation of 1971, in. By India dropping its cov- 8 This time, there was actionable intelli- Pulwama was that it believed that coupled with the air strikes, is eted strategic restraint though gence on Balakot, whereas in 2001, after the Trump would not chide it or 2($,+31 bound to dilute the image and surgical strikes and air strikes, Parliament attack and 2008 (Mumbai), intel- intervene as the restraint +,7(+2 aura of the Punjabi Army. New Delhi has shown that if it         ligence agencies were unable to provide accu- imposed on the Pakistan Army Immediate retribution most like- can’t change Pakistan, it can         rate eight-figure coordinates of terrorist by the US was lifted for *$$,7,1+ ly will manifest in another spec- change itself.  training camps, saying they were mobile and Islamabad helping Washington 6+2+"' tacular suicide attack in Kashmir (The writer is a retired      not static. Air strikes deep inside Pakistan rep- in its reconciliation talks with the or even outside Jammu & Major General of the Indian         S  resent India raising the ante, shedding its cov- Afghan Taliban. Kashmir. Pakistan has already Army and founder member of          eted policy of strategic restraint. This is the Let us be clear. Like the sur- responded with its Air Force but the Defence Planning Staff, cur- first time one nuclear power has used its Air gical strikes failed to deter its dilemma will be target selec- rently the revamped Integrated  !         Force to strike targets of another nuclear Pakistan’s cross-border infiltra- tion. Within the last 24 hours, Defence Staff) !            "#$         %     &   '    '   ( *  (    ( 6          (   ()*   !&  ' &     (   #( O            +    2  O         #     +&&&  &             &#   ,   !     -    O(L   #   & #    P Q P  Q!  *( (+,( . , .( ;., .( 88  .( :,E( !     !      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The Prime Minister   (     && terror-training camps over there         +  0  ! had repeated more than once in  &   (    K  can be adjudged as one of the the last few days that the     #(        #  biggest successes over terrorism.              8    Pulwama attack will not go         /6  7         JB  Tushar Anand            unpunished. (         (   &     #2   Patna              Obviously, the Government ) &  &      # (       &   could not discuss its gameplan.             I?/ &      &         9         So, after days of feverish specu-      (      & /  #6       !     !  !     lation and desperate anxiety,       *=?JK#   &                  India has finally done what so                  # Sir — This refers to the editor- many of us had advocated. For         L #%. %!*..(@(( ial, “India strikes back”     !         nearly two weeks since the (      & #,    (February 27). While the Indian      !          Pulwama attack, true to Narendra Air Force as well as the intelli-                 Modi’s style, he kept everyone    ism and diplomacy cannot go     gence agencies deserve all praise  8     !        guessing on what was going to be hand in hand. to ensure a successful strike at India’s response. After US The “non-military” pre-emp- Pakistan terror bases, we have to       2   !         ! President Donald Trump’s state- Sir — This refers to the editori- tive strikes must also come as a Sir — This refers to the editor- take all precautionary steps           - ment that India is planning al, “India strikes back” (February timely reminder to the establish- ial, “India strikes back” needed to face a counter-attack              & “something very strong” we had 27). India’s strike on the Jaish-e- ment over there to shun state- (February 27). The Narendra from Pakistan, which has a hunch. Obviously, India could Mohammad (JeM) terror camps sponsored terrorism. It was, how- Modi Government and the already begun. : ' ; + --  0 !  not mount a major offensive in Balakot were timely and wel- ever, heartening that the entire Indian Air Force (IAF) must be Satya  '     !, S       without taking major internation- come. The attack, which was Opposition came out in support commended for a massive retal- Via email % !    - :!'  < al powers into confidence. reminiscent of the surgical strikes of the strikes. iation to the Pulwama attack. J Akshay earlier in 2016, must send Shivansh The bombings on the Jaish-e- 4   2& ;  ,     !    8  Bengaluru Pakistan the message that terror- Via email Mohammad (JeM) training (..( .,:,((D! 7;,!   ()  ) *+, *-./     3        +  '  7  H  IA  + 2    A  '      A O A  F2 + 2 + 7A    O A   7P + 2 + 7 +   +7 +    6  L   + L  &   8  &        '  -  :!       , !  98:  8    ,                 !  8 ' <     6'< 7 +$3)*!   6$3)47  PQ       !   ! $3$3               @  :S , !    :  S @  1 ;   1    61;17 ' :  6':7   $3)B!    #3              ,     : :  ;, )4BC D   &    $3)(  (!333         ! '  :    '<  :        5 $3!333                    ,   nvisioning the ideology of development             that leads to the comprehensive progress of   !        Ea nation is not an easy task. When newly inde-         pendent nations went ahead with borrowed plans and programmes of development, not all of them    ' : & led to real development. Developmental strategies ' +   1:6'+1:7 > ! were invariably launched with high expectations '+1:         '  — that they would prepare the ground for the weak, :1  6':17! !         deprived and ignored to lead a dignified human !; +          life, one that is free from poverty, hunger and ill- ' :     6': 7 ':1   health. Scientific and technological advances of the   1  +     : 0O> ! 20th century paved the way for such a transforma- > ; !  != -O   tion. Human beings acquired knowledge, skills and  > +           technical know-how, sufficient enough to let +    -   !  <  : every human being lead a “humane” life. Unfortunately, human greed, tendencies to &   +  >  6+ >7 )3 accumulate and exploit natural resources and inad-  +         ' : equacies inherent in the various plans and pro-    :           grammes have led to a situation where the very exis-           &   tence of mankind is under threat. Thankfully, the         ! global community is seized of the concerns and has 1            taken several initiatives to retrieve the situation. It alternating with study and work. “Learning to live visible; it was “UN Conference on Environment Education for Peace and Sustainable Development,                 was in 2015 that the UN General Assembly set 17 together” was never that significant and critical as and Development” UNCED. established in 2012 in New Delhi as a UNESCO   !:        Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be of today as in times of ever-growing mobility of The Brundtland Commission report of 1987, Grade 1 institute, is conducting several studies and           :    achieved by the global community by 2030. It is human beings and coming together of people of titled, ‘Our Common Future’, is normally consid- initiatives on embedding ESD in textbooks. Peace :    , ,    6,,7 also referred to as the ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable diverse ethnic, linguistic, religious and cultural ered the reference point in most initial delibera- and global citizenship will also be included. The Development’. The UNESCO’s publication of backgrounds. ESD must provide opportunities to tions on matters related to sustainable develop- institute brought together a global community of            5 ! 2018, titled, ‘Issues and Trends in Education for understand other people, skills of managing con- ment. The report put it: “Sustainable development authors and practitioners “who focus on value-    !> -   +   ! Sustainable Development’, while talking about flicts and respect for pluralism, mutual respect and is development that meets the needs of the pre- based and purpose-driven education.” Along with   !           Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), peace. “Learning to be” is essential for personali- sent without compromising the ability of future eminent curriculum development experts, it pre- : 0 ,      summarises it comprehensively: “In short, sustain- ty development, ability to act with “greater auton- generations to meet their own needs.” Looks so pared a curricular framework that “looks at sus-      5  ! 0 :       able development must be integrated into educa- omy, discretion and personal responsibility.” Here very simple as it ought to emerge from tradition- tainable development as integral to all subjects.” The !         tion, which must be integrated into sustainable again, these four pillars provide the base for ESD al wisdom. There are four dimensions of sustain- outcome: ‘Textbooks for Sustainable Development   0        development. ESD is the holistic and transforma- and, simultaneously, ESD can do much more in able development, which, too, can be easily com- A Guide to Embedding’ came out in 2017. It states:       tional education and concerns learning content and achieving the fifth pillar of education: “Learning prehended: Society, environment, culture and “This publication is designed as a guide for stake-    !        ! outcomes, pedagogy and the learning environ- to transform oneself and society to empower peo- economy. And these are not independent but holders in textbook development — education            8    ment.” In essence, ESD is wholesome education that ple with the values and abilities to assume respon- intensely interdependent. It is also now well ministers, national curriculum authorities, textbook empowers and equips the learner to comprehend sibility for creating and enjoying a sustainable accepted that “many crises facing the planet are writers and publishers — to help them produce a         and put to practice a “balanced and integrated future.” For the last two decades, discussions nor- interlocking crises that are elements of a single new generation of textbooks.” In ESD, mere           approach to economic, social and environmental mally have centred on the four pillars. The fifth crisis of the whole” and of vital need for active par- acquaintance with the problem is not sufficient. Let !   0  dimensions of sustainable development.” It is probably makes it far more comprehensive. ticipation, human activity and endeavour in all the students and teachers find solutions, locate solu- 60;7  :    ! ! implicit that education policies and systems must The first UN Conference on Human sectors. All these endeavours link seamlessly to tions and “live” solutions. The challenge before the      ' : !0;   $!333 transform themselves to ensure adequacy in Environment (UNCHE), that focussed on inter- the 17 SDGs. Challenges of poverty, hunger and teacher or teacher educator is to “engage students          !    offering knowledge, skills, values and attitudes. national environmental issues, was held in health deserve obvious priority in global efforts. intellectually and emotionally in sustainable devel- "$B+9<   +   !      These efforts need to “ensure inclusive and equi- Stockholm, Sweden from January 5 to 16, Initiatives in these three sectors require a concrete opment”; let them realise that the issue under con-   &   !CB      table quality education and promote life-long learn- 1972. In the background was a proposal made base of elementary education that was realised and sideration really “matters to them.” Mere intellec- 1  ' : &  8   ing opportunities for all.” by Sweden in 1968 that the UN organise an inter- resolved in March 1990 in Jomtien. The first four tual awareness, and that too for just passing an    ")!$3)B!  $"C &!  0;! Of the 17 SDGs identified, education appears national conference to study environmental SDGs say it all. examination, can no more be the objective of edu- at SG-4. The 10 targets included under SDG-4 issues and prioritise consensus that requires Target 4.7 of the SDG-4 expects the follow- cation and certainly not of the ESD.  !    C"  clearly reveal the pivotal role of education in inclu- international action and cooperation. Its final ing by 2030: “Ensure that all learners acquire the To achieve an attitudinal transformation is a ,       !  sive growth and development. Education has to declaration indicated growing interest — or con- knowledge and skills needed to promote sustain- tough task in every instance. It applies to ESD as  !    S=& !   now prepare and equip people to address issues like cern — on the finite nature of Earth’s resources able development, including, among others, well. There is a way out if there is an emotional con-       0 1   poverty, hunger, ill-health, environment, climate and the need for global cooperation to safeguard through education for sustainable development nect with the people and planet. The UNESCO- ':        :    change, gender equality, management of water and these as it was the responsibility of human beings and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender MGIEP is working on two hypotheses: First, a    !> ; :    sanitation and energy issues among others as list- to maintain the sensitive bond between man and equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non- whole brain approach is necessary to produce an              , ed among the 17 SDGs. It has to do this in full con- nature. This conference led to the creation of violence, global citizenship and appreciation of emotionally and intellectually resilient intellect.   8       !  =& sciousness that even those who leave schooling after UNEP in December 1972. The task assigned was cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to Second, the education system needs to adopt the       +9<   !  a couple of years are prepared sufficiently to con- to promote sustainability and safeguard the nat- sustainable development.” This practically defines whole brain approach. Early findings indicate that      !  : tribute effectively in the achievement of SDGs. This ural environment. The final declaration includes the canvas before curriculum developers and schools adopting the whole brain approach show can be achieved tangibly by putting focus on the the importance of environmental education. The authors of textbooks. ESD now needs a new gen- promising results in producing emotionally -        four pillars of education as articulated in the Delors declaration had a great global impact. People eration of curricular models, textbooks, other tex- resilient students. With the right and appropriate   !$3$3! &   A      Report of 1996. “Learning to know” is the key. One began to realise and personally experience how tual materials, pedagogical initiatives and prac- use of internet, better avenues to communicate with  !:         : must also now be familiar with the instruments of rivers were getting polluted, deforestation was tices. It requires an attitudinal transformation and friends, greater opportunities to co-create curricu-               learning, which themselves may be undergoing creating serious concerns, wildlife species were a pragmatic value system that appeals to the young lum with the teacher could relate learning to life   @  ,      changes and transformation. It has to be life-long rapidly getting extinguished, air pollution was and the old alike and equips them in competence, and more importantly, make it interesting, likeable             learning and, therefore, ESD includes learning to getting uncontrollable and much more. Several commitment and performance in contributing to and useful. A new climate of collaborating, not              learn. “Learning to do” encourages accepting and national and global initiatives followed the the cause of sustainability. competing, can indeed lead to a peaceful and har-           performing one’s own obligations, skillfully, to save, Stockholm conference. The second global envi- Globally, numerous initiatives are in progress. monious world.           nurture and nourish the environment. Young peo- ronmental conference was held in Rio de They are often encouraged by UN agencies, includ- (The writer is the Indian Representative on the ple need to gain formal and informal experiences, Janeiro from June 3 to14 in 1992. Change was ing UNESCO. The Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Executive Board of UNESCO)                                     

places to visit in 2019, the incident efforts. No wonder, they leave remark- imparting information about the and wars fought in a unidimension- monuments and museums do such a would not have caught the imagina- able impressions on tourists. place, its historical significance, rel- al way, robbing it of creativity, imag- shoddy job when it comes to inspir- tion of the public at large and On the other hand, museums and evance of the artefacts and rules gov- ination or contextualisation. Schools ing visitors. Today, all we see in the remained a one-off incident only to their management in India are yet to erning the place? must impart the subject through out- name of storytelling is the “sound and be forgotten later. awaken to these possibilities of creat- Strikingly, many museums and his- ings and excursions and visual and light” shows at such venues. The In fact, this incident reflects the ing rich and immersive experiences. torical sites do not even have a contem- multimedia aids. Local communities venue is blighted with ubiquitous pedigree of socially-desensitised and They exist in splendid isolation with no porary website or social media pres- around historical sites are important green light boxes mounted on the 8''1 ,3 , decultured citizenry and the failure of community-centric engagement pro- ence. Social media platforms like stakeholders and they need to be pro- ground, loudspeakers assaulting the 4'*217,9+(2 our education and value system. It is grammes whatsoever. In short, they Instagram are becoming cultural forces ductively engaged. They can be senses and garish and rainbow colour  disheartening to see that a section of look stuck in a time-warp, are not in attracting a huge global audience for employed in various roles, can act as lights hitting the ruins and walls, in the     (   visitors repeatedly prove themselves socially integrated and need an over- sampling and experiencing the culture moral guardians and caretakers safe- name of exhibiting our creativity.      he first tactile impulse towards unfit and unworthy to even get clos- haul. Look at the interpretation of the of the places. Many visitors upload pho- guarding the precincts. The common refrain of fund  &   our past/history came to full- er to the ruins of our past. Apathy for exhibits on display. It is beyond com- tos of the places and museums they visit Desecrating historical monu- crunch would be partially solved if Tview recently when a video our history and heritage is not limit- mon man’s comprehension. Tablets are and indirectly become cultural ambas- ments needs to be a punishable efforts initiated are visitor-friendly, (    surfaced of miscreants vandalising and ed to historical monuments alone. typically written in an academic lan- sadors and contribute to attracting offence with maximum sentence to information-rich and engagement- &   kicking the lone surviving pillar ruins Look at our dodgy museums. They guage. The galleries created seem more tourists. It is mystifying that our deter people from such mindless acts driven, leading to more footfalls and    to the ground, purportedly at Hampi, resemble more an orderly main- largely meant for the experts, by the museums remain stuck in a bygone era of adventurism. Web booking must revenue. The private sector can play    &  a Unesco World Heritage Site. This is tained warehouse of artefacts. experts and of the experts. If museums and are not conversant with times. It be encouraged to reduce the merely a promising role through CSR initia-  #( @    a classic example of how we as a nation In contrast, museums abroad are fail to talk to the common man on the is a tragedy that inter-disciplinary meandering and casual sightseers. tives and actively adopt and con- treat our past. Apparently, multiple lively social and cultural hubs. They street, then they are self-defeating. solutions are lacking in planning and There are no performance metrics for tribute to art, culture and historical  &     agencies are responsible for protecting command premium and broader If one were to pay a visit to any execution in this domain. the agencies concerned either. restoration activities. The Hampi   &   # the site, yet it looked abandoned. Our appeal. Often, the demand is such that of our museums, the lingering Unless we, as a nation, respect Introducing community engagement, incident should shake our collective 8  & ( historical monuments are more often people have to book slots in advance. impression would be one of uncaring our past, the world will not view us visitor-friendly communication, tick- conscience. A country without its his-      ridden with bats, pigeons, monkeys Their history and heritage are on spec- execution and a basement quality with the respect that we deserve. We et sales could be some of the key met- tory has no identity. Let us not be so       and louts than fortified by a security tacular display. Spaces are elegantly effort. Right from the merchandise need to evolve a national campaign rics for evaluation. The sheer trea- hopeless that we fail to even safeguard apparatus. Every single historical designed; technology and atmospher- sold to the banners and brochures — to revive our history and monumen- sures around the country and those whatever remains of our civilisation-   monument is bludgeoned with graf- ics create an immersive experience for all are of shoddy quality, poorly tal heritage. We need to make our his- that are still being discovered need a al wealth. Else, it would be the   # fiti. a visitor. The museums have the vis- packaged and presented. To provide tory and heritage cool again. We have thorough audit and restoration plan. biggest tragedy of our times.      Had Hampi not appeared in The itor’s interests at the heart of their con- the visitors’ better experience, why reduced the subject to mind-numb- Above all, our history has hun- (The writer is a communications  New York Times annual list of 52 cept, design and communications not have a showreel or official guide ingly rote learning of names, years dreds of stories to tell, yet our heritage and management professional)   ()  ) *+, *-./

,    &   ; ?  /0   >>  >? 64    (P &; /45 Kolkata: The West Bengal “Most of these prisoners Srinagar: Two Jaish-e- Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP Government has shifted 14 share a good rapport with their Mohammed (JeM) ultras, chief B S Yeddyurappa on Pakistani prisoners, lodged in fellow inmates, but we cannot including a Pakistani national, Wednesday said India’s pre- two correctional homes here, to take risk in the wake of the were killed on Wednesday in an emptive strikes on terror camps separate barracks and “high- Pulwama attack,” the official encounter with security forces in Pakistan has created a wave security” cells, amid soaring told PTI on Wednesday. in Shopian district of Jammu & in favour of Prime Minister tension between India and its Of the 14 inmates, four are Kashmir, the police said. Narendra Modi and will help western neighbour, a senior lodged at Presidency Security forces launched a the party win over 22 of 28 official said. Correctional Home in the city cordon and search operation in seats in the State in the coming The State Government’s and the other 10 at Dum Dum Meemendar area of Shopian Lok Sabha polls. move comes days after a 50- Central Correctional Home, following information about “The atmosphere....Day by e-Mohammed training camp year-old Pakistani convict was he said. presence of militants there, a day the wind is increasingly early Tuesday, killing a “very allegedly killed by fellow “Some were jailed for flout- police spokesperson said. blowing in favour of BJP. large number” of terrorists, inmates in Rajasthan’s Jaipur ing visa norms, while a few They said the search oper- Yesterday’s action of trainers and senior comman- Central jail. were waiting to be taken to ation turned into an encounter destroying terror hideouts by ders. “Strict instructions have other correctional homes. after militants opened fire entering inside Pakistan has India’s action comes close been issued to separate There are also others who were towards the security forces, area of Shopian and the other were registered against them resulted in a pro-Modi wave in on the heels of the Pulwama Pakistani inmates from others imprisoned for their involve- who retaliated. was identified as a Pakistani for their terrorist activities,” he the country, the results of incident in which 40 CRPF following the incident in ment in criminal activities,” The two terrorists were national. added. It was a clean operation which can be seen in coming personnel were killed in one of Rajasthan jail. They have been the State Government official killed in the ensuing gunfight, “As per the police records, and there was no collateral Lok Sabha polls,” Yeddyurappa the deadliest terror strikes in shifted to high-security cells, said. he said. they were involved in conspir- damage, he said further. said. decades in Jammu & Kashmir. where heavyweight prisoners, Along with the chief head “Their bodies were ing and executing several ter- Incriminating material, Speaking to reporters in Currently, BJP holds 16 such as those arrested for warden, the head warders are retrieved from the site of rorist attacks and wanted for including arms and ammuni- Chitradurga, he said “It has Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, American Center attack and keeping an eye on the cells, he encounter. Both were affiliated their complicity in a series of tion, was recovered from the enthused youths; all this will Congress 10 and JD(S) 2. Maoists have been staying,” said. “The Pakistani inmates with proscribed terror outfit terror crimes including attack site of the encounter, the help us in winning more than The ruling Congress-JD(S), the official of West Bengal will not be allowed to move out JeM,” the spokesperson said. on security establishments and spokesperson said, adding that 22 Lok Sabha seats (in who have decided to contest Correctional Services said. of the sensitive zones for now. One of the slain ultras was civilian atrocities,” the official the police has registered a Karnataka).” the Lok Sabha polls together A three-layered cordon has Our officers are keeping a close identified as Suhail Nazir Mir, said. case and initiated investiga- India conducted a major have begin discussions about been set up for the security of watch on these cells round the a resident of Saidapora Payeen “Several terror crime cases tions. PTI pre-emptive strike on a Jaish- seat sharing. PTI the 14 prisoners, he said. clock,” he added. PTI <99  , )/ / ) .( !  / /(Q)  Mumbai: A day after Indian officials said. Srinagar: National Conference said he had requested fighter jets bombed the biggest The Sena said, “The ques- Kolkata: The BSF has issued leader Omar Abdullah on Opposition parties also to camp of terror group Jaish-e- tion which remains unan- an alert and has taken all pre- Wednesday urged Prime postpone their meeting in New Mohammed (JeM) in Pakistan, swered is if one strike on ventive measures at the India- Minister Narendra Modi to Delhi. the Shiv Sena on Wednesday Pakistan is enough to avenge Bangladesh border in the east- suspend all his political activ- “I had requested the oppo- demanded continuous opera- the death of our jawans? Their ern part of the country to ities till the missing Indian Air sition to postpone the meeting tions, dubbing the neighbour- blood isn’t cheap. There should ensure “miscreants or terror Force pilot returns home safe- in light of the developments, ing Country “dangerous” for be continuous operations elements” don’t cross over ly, and also asked Opposition especially after the news of our the entire world. against the country to put an taking advantage of the ten- parties to put off their meeting pilot being in Pakistani custody The Sena, in an editorial in end to the terrorism continu- sion at the Indo-Pakistan bor- in the national Capital. but they felt otherwise. I chose party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, ing from there.” der, an official of the force said India on Wednesday said not to attend as a result,” he said there cannot be peace It said the way the United on Wednesday. the pilot went missing after the added. across the globe until Pakistan States gunned down al-Qaeda Bangladesh and West IAF foiled Pakistan Air Force’s In their meeting, 21 is wiped off the world map. chief Osama bin Laden on Bengal share about 2,216.7 km the western front,” a senior attack on military installations Opposition parties expressed In remarks laced with sar- but the entire world. There is Pakistan’s soil, JeM chief border, of which a large por- BSF official told PTI. in Jammu & Kashmir. Pakistan anguish over what they alleged casm, it sought to know no democracy in Pakistan, so Masood Azhar needs to be tion is unfenced. An IAF pilot is “missing in claims the pilot is in its custody. was “blatant politicisation” of whether the terror launch pads their army chief misuses power eliminated as well to avenge the Patrolling in the riverine action” and a Pakistani fight- “PM Modi must suspend the sacrifices of armed forces in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir in the name of prime minister killing of 40 CRPF jawans. border areas of Sunderbans er jet has been shot down, his political activities until and urged the Government to (PoK) were “cultural centres”, as and the government,” it said. Recalling that former has also been increased, the New Delhi said on Wednesday #WingCommanderAbhinanda take the nation into confi- according to that country’s In a pinpointed and swift Prime Minister Indira Gandhi BSF official said. as fears of war darkened India- n is returned safely. It can’t be dence on all measures to pro- Prime Minister Imran Khan, air strike that lasted less than had showed the Indian Army’s “We have issued an alert Pakistan relations with business as usual with him tect India’s sovereignty, unity there was no terrorist activity two minutes, India pounded might in 1971 by dividing in the Indo-Bangla border Islamabad launching retalia- crisscrossing the country at and integrity. originating from its soil. Jaish-e-Mohammed’s biggest Pakistan into two, the Sena and have taken all preventive tory strikes and claiming it has taxpayer expense making polit- The Pakistan Army “There cannot be world training camp in Pakistan early expressed hope that a similar measures to ensure that mis- arrested two Indian pilots in ical speeches while our pilot is released a 46-second video peace until Pakistan is elimi- Tuesday, killing up to 350 ter- operation would be conducted creants or terror elements its territory, a day after India a Pakistani captive,” Abdullah showing a blindfolded man nated from the global map. rorists and trainers who were against the neighbouring don’t cross over to this side of bombed Jaish-e-Mohammed’s said in a series of tweets. claiming he is the missing IAF Countries like Pakistan are moved there for their protec- country under Narendra the border by taking advan- biggest training camp in The former Chief Minister pilot. PTI dangerous not only for India, tion after the Pulwama attack, Modi’s rule. PTI tage of the volatile situation in Pakistan. PTI ;

 3,1,24( moving train,” he said. train, which is prepared four      + * munity bunkers in Poonch bunkers was started at several people from the area relocated “This new feature in tick- hours before the train’s depar- district for the safety of the bor- places but it is going on at to safer places on Wednesday ith an aim to enhance eting system is a dynamic sys- ture,” he said. large number of border der residents during cross bor- snails’ pace”. As there is no let to ensure their safety. Wtravel experience and tem which will keep upgrading If the second chart is also Aresidents in frontier dis- der shelling. up from the Pakistani side They blamed the local bring transparency for pas- itself as the train proceeds for prepared, then the option to tricts of Poonch and Rajouri In the beginning of unhappy border residents are authorities for ignoring their sengers, Railways Minister the destination and make it view the details of vacant berths continue to face the brunt of December 2018, the Union running for cover and pres- safety concerns and leaving Piyush Goyal launched a new more transparent as passengers available at the time will be dis- firing from across the border in Home Ministry had even surising district authorities to them at the mercy of God in feature on the IRCTC website can see the real time availabil- played. The second chart is pre- the absence of bunkers in the decided to bear the extra cost prioritise construction of the wake of mounting tensions through which the passengers ity of berths,” he said. pared about 30 minutes prior close vicinity of their homes, of constructing these bunkers bunkers at fast speed. along the LoC. can view the reservation chart According to official, the to the departure of the train to falling in the direct line of fire as contractors had refused to As several houses in As the intensity of Pakistan and vacant berths online even new interface will give graph- accommodate the information of roaring Pak guns. start work on ground zero in Mendhar tehsil of Poonch were army firing increased with the after chart preparation. ical representation of the train of current reservations and A total of 4,696 individual the absence of completion of hit by mortars fired by the induction of artillery firing A senior Railway Ministry coaches and berth-wise accom- cancellations done after the and 335 community bunkers tender process. Pakistan army during fresh late Tuesday evening Indian official said that the informa- modation status on the Indian first chart, he added. were sanctioned in Rajouri and According to official escalation of border tension late army too upped the ante to give tion about occupancy in trains Rail Catering and Tourism Both the charts will get 1,320 individual and 688 com- sources, “construction of Tuesday night large number of them a befitting reply. as per passenger reservation Corp (IRCTC) website. updated for every charting charts will now be available for The railway officials said the location as the train heads public view on the internet new feature will look similar to towards its destination. In addi- through IRCTC website that provided by the airlines. tion to this, a user will also have     & # ) &       (www.irctc.co.in). “This will The website of the Indian the facility to view the exact facilitate the prospective pas- Railways will show the seating position of the berth allocated sengers in getting the infor- layout with different colours to to a PNR in the graphical Srinagar: Moderate Hurriyat “Leadership and people of National Investigation Agency case related to funding to ter- mation of the vacant berths show the seats that are booked, coach layout during PNR Conference chairman Mirwaiz Kashmir greatly urge India (NIA) raids on separatists, the rorist and separatist groups in available in the train after chart vacant and partially booked. enquiry. Umar Farooq on Wednesday and Pakistan not to escalate the Hurriyat leader said there was Jammu and Kashmir, officials preparation,” he said. “The system displays the Girish Pillai, Member asked India and Pakistan to situation and desist from war- a “threatening and grave said. Speaking on the occasion, coach layout of nine classes Traffic, Railway Board said desist from warmongering, mongering which will be a dis- atmosphere created by the The agency said it recov- Goyal said that it is another used in the reserved trains of that entire effort is to make saying war will be a disaster for aster for the entire region. We authoritarian state across ered “high-tech internet com- step to introduce transparency the Indian Railways and more reservation process as trans- the entire region. ask both governments that as Kashmir and people are being munication setup” from in the system and to add com- than 120 different coach lay- parent as possible and com- Mirwaiz, who was pre- in the past, escalation and war psychologically intimidated”. Mirwaiz’s residence. fort to the travel experience of outs have been incorporated. fortable to the public. “The vented from holding a press can never resolve the issues The NIA had carried out The separatist leader, how- the passengers. “With intro- This feature displays class-wise biggest advantage is passenger conference by authorities at his between them, and only talk- searches at seven locations, ever, on Wednesday claimed duction of such online plat- and coach-wise fully vacant can see which berth is available Nigeen residence, said dia- ing to one another is the way including on the premises of that he was not provided form, travellers need not to berth availability information even after second charts are logue was the only way for- forward,” he said. separatists like Mirwaiz Umer seizure memo as required search for ticket collector in the as per the first chart of the made,” he said. ward. Referring to Tuesday’s Farooq, in connection with a under law after the raids. PTI

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> 0%/     6 9  /)    6      Ahmedabad/Bhopal: The tiger that was found dead in Patna: The Police on Kolkata: Two alleged operatives Panaji: The Congress has asked Chellakumar said, "On Mahisagar district of Gujarat on Wednesday said that the sole of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen ailing Goa Chief Minister behalf of the Congress party, we Tuesday, had travelled from missing girl from the shelter Bangladesh (JMB) have been Manohar Parrikar to respond to request the CM, who is the Ratapani sanctuary located in home at Mokama town in the arrested from West Bengal's his Cabinet colleague Nilesh propagator of 35,000 crore neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, district, who had escaped along Murshidabad district and a Cabral's statement that the figure of illegal mining, to officials said on Wednesday. with six other inmates a few cache of explosive materials Public Accounts Committee respond to the statement of your The Gujarat forest depart- days ago, has been found. seized from their possession, a (PAC) report on illegal mining own Minister (Cabral). If you ment confirmed that it was the The girl was found near senior police officer said on was a "political stunt". were right, then give a reply." same tiger that was captured on the Madhubani station on Wednesday. In 2012, Parrikar who was He said the Congress is camera around two weeks back Tuesday night by a police In a joint operation by the then the Leader of Opposition, "very clean" and "not scared" of in Mahisagar district, the first team. She was subsequently Special Task Force (STF) of the and Ruhul have been trained in chaired the PAC constituted by the allegations of illegal mining sighting of a tiger in the state in brought here and handed over Kolkata Police and the making acid bombs. Their plan the Goa Assembly on mining. levelled against it. three decades. The authorities, to the Childrens Welfare Murshidabad police, Moshibur was to attack the police and get A report submitted by the PAC The Congress leader however, ruled out poaching as Committee after medical Rahman (35) alias Farooque Kauser released," the officer had pointed out irregularities in claimed that Parrikar, during his the cause of its death. examination," Additional and Ruhul Amin alias Saifullah said. the mining industry, after which stint as the LoP, had tried to cre- On February 12, the Gujarat ed near Bhopal, he said. ment official said. Superintendent of Police Lipi (26) were apprehended Tuesday With Tuesday's successful the Supreme Court appointed ate a "mirage" before the people government had confirmed the After getting the informa- Samples of the tiger carcass Singh, who was heading the night, he said. raid in Murshidabad, the num- M B Shah Commission to con- and branded the Congress as a presence of a tiger, aged 7 to 8 tion that the tiger had entered have been sent to three labora- Special Investigation Team set "Both Moshibur and Ruhul, ber of JMB operatives arrested duct inquiry. corrupt party. years, after it was captured on Gujarat, MP's Principal Chief tories to ascertain the cause of up for recovering the seven residents of Murshidabad dis- in a month rose to six, he added. The report had also named With his own agenda, camera. Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) the death as no external injury girls, told PTI. trict, are active members of the On February 16, Ariful the then Chief Minister Parrikar succeeded in winning On Tuesday, the carcass of U Prakasham had written a let- marks were found on it, he said. The seven inmates of the outlawed JMB. A cache of explo- Islam alias Arif (22) was arrest- Digambar Kamat as one of the over power during the 2012 the tiger was found at Kantar vil- ter to the Gujarat Forest Chief Conservator of shelter home at Mokama, sive materials, including alu- ed from the city's Babughat accused in illegal mining that Assembly election, he added. lage in the forest area of Department on February 14, Forests, Vadodara, S K Srivastava located about 100 kms from minium dust, calether (spirit of area for his alleged links to the took place between 2005 and "But the fact is that today his Mahisagar. It was found around urging it to protect the animal said, "During the examination, here, had gone missing in the ether) and sulphuric acid, have terror outfit. 2012. own Cabinet Minister openly 15 kms from the spot, where the and keep a tab on its move- no physical injury was noticed early hours of Saturday. Six of been recovered from their pos- Three days later, Asif Iqbal Talking to reporters in Goa said that it was a political stunt. animal was last captured on ments. on the tiger. Also, all the 18 them were traced in session," the senior officer told alias Nadeem, another resident on Wednesday, All India The mining scam was totally a camera. Meanwhile, after conduct- claws, four canine teeth, genital Darbhanga within 24 hours. PTI. of Murshidabad district, was Congress Committee (AICC) political stunt," Chellakumar "The tiger that was found ing the examination of the car- organ and skin were found to be Five of the inmates, includ- The duo happen to be asso- held at Santragachi railway sta- secretary A Chellakuar asked said. dead in Gujarat, had reached cass, the Gujarat forest depart- intact, hence this is definitely not ing the one recovered from ciates of Kauser and Sajjad, who tion in Howrah district. Parrikar to come clean on the He said that the findings of Mahisagar district after crossing ment ruled out the possibility of a case of poaching." Madhubani, are said to be were nabbed on January 29 for Islam was involved in 2018 findings of the report. the Shah Commission, which Indore, Ujjain, Dewas and poaching. "We have collected three sets witnesses in the infamous their involvement in 2014 Bodh Gaya blast case, police had Cabral, who is a BJP MLA had pegged the illegal mining in Jhabua districts of Madhya The pattern of the tiger's of samples for investigation, Muzaffarpur sex scandal. Burdwan blast case, he said. claimed. On January 19 last and state Power Minister, had Goa to the tune of 35,000 Pradesh," an MP Public stripes led the post-mortem which have been sent to Gujarat Initially, it was claimed On October 2, 2014, a blast year, a low-intensity bomb had recently said during a TV debate crore, were based on the PAC Relations Department official panel, formed to probe its death, Forensic Sciences Laboratory that the girls had "escaped" had occurred in a house at exploded at Bodh Gaya in Bihar, that the PAC report tabled by report. The Congress leader said, quoting the state forest to conclude that it was the same in Gandhinagar, Anand after cutting through the win- Khagragarh in Burdwan district, shortly after Tibetan spiritual Parrikar was a "political stunt". also alleged that BJP had mis- department authorities. animal that was captured on the Veterinary Hospital and dow grille of the shelter home killing two persons. leader the Dalai Lama finished However, he had later claimed led the people and the country The tiger had traversed camera trap around two weeks LaCONES in Hyderabad for run by Nazareth Hospital "We have interrogated Sajjad a sermon at the Mahabodhi that he meant to say "stand" and for their "short-term political from Ratapani sanctuary situat- back, a Gujarat forest depart- examination," he said. PTI Society. PTI and found out that Moshibur temple. PTI not "stunt". gains". PTI 9                

Mumbai: Justifying the legis- Mills gangrape case here chal- deliberation. "In most instances, the bench of justices B P lature's decision to provide lenging the constitutional None of the provisions because of the stigma attached Dharamadhikari and Revati death penalty for repeat offence validity of the death sentence introduced through the to the offence of rape, victims Mohite-Dere that is hearing 99 of rape, the Union Government awarded to them by the trial Criminal Law (Amendment) do not come forward to regis- the writ petitions filed by the on Wednesday told the court in 2014. Act, 2013, was unconstitu- ter a case. three convicts — Vijay Jadhav, Patna: Patna police on called the 'Sankalp Rally' (a Ahmedabad: A lioness was Bombay High Court that rape Arguing on behalf of the tional, he noted. "Therefore, considering Kasim Bengali and Salim Wednesday said it has arrest- rally for resolve) is expected to found dead in Tulsishyam laws had been amended in Union, Additional Solicitor "An act of rape is a very that it is the state's duty not Ansari. ed one person for sharing a be a virtual sounding of bugle range of Gir forest in Gujarat 2013 to introduce a powerful General Anil Singh told the serious offence for even when just to punish, but also to pre- The convicts, through their message on social media that for Lok Sabha polls by the on Wednesday, a forest official deterrent against such crimes. high court that the IPC it is non-homicidal, it doesn't vent a crime, the new, stricter counsel Yug Chaudhry, had the March 3 rally of Prime NDA, which is also in power said. The Centre made the sub- Section 376, that comprise merely cause physical harm to provisions governing the argued on the previous hearing Minister Narendra Modi, in Bihar. According to the official, mission before a bench hear- the penal provisions for the the victim, but, it affects her offence of rape were intro- that the death sentence award- scheduled to be held at the Preparations are on in full prima facie no foul play was ing writ petitions filed by the offence of rape, had been soul and her personality too," duced in 2013," he said. ed to them violated their fun- Gandhi Maidan here, could be swing for the rally which suspected in the death of the three convicts in the Shakti amended following much Singh said. Singh was arguing before damental right to life. PTI rocked by an explosion. would be the first occasion lioness, believed to be around The message has gone viral when people would see Modi 11 years old. in a large number of sharing the stage with Chief Chief Conservator of WhatsApp groups and sent the Minister Nitish Kumar at a Forests (Wildlife), Junagadh, D 6 administration into a tizzy as political function. T Vasavada said the carcass has the city had witnessed a series Kumar, who heads the been sent for post-mortem. of explosions when Modi had JD(U), had snapped his 17- "The lioness, around 10-11 9 addressed his maiden political year-old ties with the BJP in years old, was found dead at rally in Bihar in October, 2013. 2013 following differences with Tulsishyam range of Gir (East) Panaji: Goa Tourism Minister "Enjoy the music, drink cashew "Udayan Rai was arrested it over projection of Modi. He, division of the forest, around Manohar Ajgaonkar on Wednesday feni, but do not indulge in drugs," late Tuesday night from the however, returned to the NDA 330 km from here," he said. urged tourists not to consume drugs in Ajgaonkar said. Kadamkuan locality of the city in 2017. "A veterinary doctor visit- the State, but instead drink 'feni', a pop- The minister said the tourism and sent to jail after being Modi, who was then the ed the site. Claws of the lioness ular liquor made locally from cashew department treats the tourists with dig- booked under sections of the Gujarat Chief Minister, had were found to be intact," he fruit. nity, but if they violate the law of the IPC and the IT Act relating to burst into the political scene in said, indicating that poaching The Minister made the statement land, they would be dealt with strictly. spreading rumours," Kotwali Bihar with aplomb and deliv- was not the reason behind the while addressing a press conference Ajgaonkar said his department police station house officer, ered a rousing hour-long death. here. has rolled up its sleeves to implement Ramashankar Singh told PTI. speech in October, 2013 Two days ago, a lion was "We have taken precautions that the recently-amended Goa Tourist The March 3 meeting unmoved by the bombs which found dead on a farm land in drugs is not introduced in the elec- Place Protection and Maintenance kept exploding at the Gandhi Jasadhar range of Gir east divi- tronic dance music (EDM) festivals," Act, which bans drinking in places like Maidan during his address. sion of forest in Junagadh dis- the minister said in response to a query beaches. Riding on the wave he trict. The Gujarat Government on the rampant sale of drugs at the He said if anyone is found drinking had created, the BJP went on had told the legislative assem- EDM events. on the beaches, a fine of 2,000 would to win 22 Lok Sabha seats in bly last week that over 200 lions He said he had instructed the be imposed on him, while groups will Bihar, its best-ever electoral died in Gir forest region in the police that there should not be any have to pay 10,000 for the same performance. PTI state in the last two years. PTI chaotic situation during these festivals. offence. PTI 9 Nagpur: Two minor girls were allegedly raped by a man at knife point in Lakadganj area here in Maharashtra, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred Tuesday night when an unidentified man lured the girls, aged 6 and 4, into accompanying him under some pretext, when they were playing near their houses, an official release said. The man then took the girls behind bush- es at a secluded spot behind Haldiram fac- tory in Lakadganj and raped them, it said. Both the girls are neighbours. A case has been registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Nagpur Police Commissioner B K Upadhyay has said four teams of senior police officers have been formed to nab the accused. PTI   ()  ) *+, *-./

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But Manu and Saurbah, with ond position. their superlative showings, ensured "It was satisfying to end on a win- << the host nation ended the tournament ning note," said Manu, could not on a high. secure quota after disappointments in India jointly topped the standings her individual events.      6   & )   (O 1   with Hungary with three gold medals, Saurabh, who was supported )    J?+      but managed to secure only one from behind by his childhood coach Olympic quota. The tournament Amit Sheoran, said he was pumped offered 14 quota places for the 2020 by his presence.   3,1,24( helping the hosts finish the tourna- equalling the qualification world Tokyo Games. Earlier in the tournament, ment with a flourish after a few results record, Saurabh and Manu continued After a mixed start to the last final Apurvi Chandela set a new world he trailblazing teenaged duo of that did not go their way over the last in the same vein and once they of the tournament, the Indians gath- record with 252.9 points on her way Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu three days. moved to the top spot, there was no ered momentum with Manu comple- to her third individual World Cup TBhaker comfortably claimed The Chinese duo of Ranxin looking back as they consistently shot menting Saurabh who had three medal in the women's 10m air rifle the Gold medal in the 10m air pistol Jiang and Bowen Zhang won Silver high and mid 10. shots above 10 in the first series. event on Saturday. mixed team event of the ISSF World with 477.7, while the Bronze went to The other Indian team in the fray, Manu had a few 10 and above Saurabh had also shattered the Cup herIndia's Saurabh Chaudhary the Korean team of Minjung Kim and Heena Sidhu and Abhishek Verma, scores in the second series and with world record on the second day of the displayed the composure that char- Daehun Park (418.8) at the Dr Karni could not clear the qualification hur- Saurabh in red-hot form, India tournament, scoring 245.0 to finish acterises his shooting and partner Singh Shooting Range. dle after aggregating 770. inched closer to the Korean team top in the 10m air pistol event while Manu Bhakar regained her touch to Such was the Indian duo's dom- The Indian shooters in 10m air before eventually replacing them securing an Olympic quota. win in style the 10m air pistol mixed inance through the final that the dif- rifle mixed team event — Ravi from the top spot. China won five quotas followed team gold in the ISSF World Cup here ference between Gold and Silver Kumar and Anjum Moudgil and The Indian Youth Olympics by Hungary with two. Hosts India, on Wednesday. medallist at the end was a hopping at Apurvi Chandela and Deepak Kumar champions took the lead after the Austria, Serbia, Italy, Korea, Chinese The Indian pair shot a total of the end was 5.8. finished seventh and 25th respective- third series and maintained it till the Taipei and Switzerland won one % /& 8  9  42               483.4 to finish top of the podium, Having entered the final after ly. last shot, as China moved up to sec- quota place each. H N 8       & =?  JJOBB&      

  * 6+( sive. Veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami (with 5 wickets in the rubber) and he series already in the bag, a con- Shikha Pandey (6 wickets) have trou- Tfident India will look to complete bled the visitors in the first two games a whitewash when they take on a belea- at the Wankhede stadium here. guered England in the third and final England have found it difficult to women's One-day International here face the Indian spin trio of Deepti on Thursday. Sharma, Poonam Yadav and Ekta The Mithali Raj-led outfit had Bisht. thrashed the reigning World Slow left-arm orthodox bowler Champions by 66 runs in the opening Bisht spun the visitors to their doom ODI and then followed it up with a with a four-wicket haul in game one. dominating seven-wicket win in the The struggling England side also second game to seal the three-match suffered a blow after all-rounder Sophie series with a 2-0 unassailable lead. Ecclestone was ruled out of the third More importantly, India grabbed ODI and remainder of the tour due to four crucial points in the ICC Women's a fractured hand. championship as the race for securing The visitors will play for pride and direct qualification spots for the 2021 aim to bag the two crucial points as part Q World Cup heats up. of the ICC Championship before head- With two more points up for ing to the three-match T20I series in   6,38+2*7* 22 for two in four overs. must-win tie, hammering an and point before Dhawan flicked man only to be caught by grabs, the hosts would not like to exper- Guwahati next month. Opener D'Arcy Short and unbeaten 72 off 38 balls in a one off pads for another four with Richardson. iment by making any Apart from all- lenn Maxwell fired Australia Maxwell shared a 73-run stand off knock including half a dozen sixes the over going for 12 runs. A struggling Dhawan too changes to the line-up.  )  3   rounder Natalie Sciver to their maiden T20 series 43 balls to keep the game on even while Dhoni played the supporting The fifth over was even more departed soon after, albeit to a India seem to have 8 9:;;  and skipper Heather Gwin over India with a sen- knell before the former fell in the role well with 40 off 23 balls. productive for India as pacer Jhye questionable running catch in the found the winning momen- D Knight, the other batters sational hundred, overshadowing 12th over. It was a typical Dhoni innings Richardson conceded 15 runs after deep from Marcus Stoinis after the tum under new coach W V have largely performed India skipper Virat Kohli's special India had to defend with only that comprised three fours and as Rahul dispatched him for consec- on-field umpire referred the deci- Raman as they ticked most boxes in the below par. effort in the second and final five bowling options which many sixes and came after a rather utive sixes, a top edge that flew over sion to the third umpire following last two games. On the bowling front, the visiting match here on Wednesday. required all-rounder Vijay Shankar slow 29 off 37 balls in Vizag on over deep fine leg and a crisp drive his soft signal. Prolific opener Smriti Mandhana, team's pacers Anya Shrubsole, Georgia Maxwell (113 not out off 55 to complete his quote of four Sunday night. that went all the way over cover. Rishabh Pant's early dismissal who is the current ICC cricketer of the Elwiss and Kathrine Brunt have the balls) went on a rampage, smash- overs. Opener K L Rahul was The stylish Karnataka bats- made it 74 for three in the 11th year, has been in splendid form. Her wherewithal to trouble the hosts. ing as many as nine sixes on way Shankar (2/38), who did not amongst runs again, scoring 47 off man, who recently went through a over as he mistimed one off china- classy 63 in the last game helped the The hosts, on their current form, to his third century in the shortest bowl in his last three T20s, put up 26 in front of his home crowd. rough patch both on and off the man D'Arcy Short and Richardson hosts to clinch the match and the series. once again start as front runners but format. He took the game away a decent effort, picking up wickets Considering the pitch wore a field, was back in his elements. pulled off a sensational diving Veteran Mithali Raj, who is the England could spring a surprise and from India, who should have of Short and Finch. Short could not greenish look, India brought in Rahul meted out similar pun- catch at long off. leading run-getter in ODIs, has scores prevent a clean sweep by India. defended 190 for four after Kohli last long after being dropped on 36 pace all-rounder Vijay Shankar in ishment to Pat Cummins in the fol- Two quick dismissals brought of 44 and 47 in the last two games. Both and Mahendra Singh Dhoni shared by Rishabh Pant. place of spinner Mayank Markande lowing over, hitting him for back- two heavyweights -- Kohli and Mandhana and her skipper would like  a 100-run stand for the fourth Australia remained very much while fast bowler Umesh Yadav to-back sixes. Dhoni -- in the middle. They to continue from where they left. India: Mithali Raj (C), Jhulan wicket to take the hosts to a com- in the game with Maxwell plunder- made way for Siddharth Kaul. His sublime strokeplay seemed enjoy batting together and that Experienced Punam Raut, who Goswami, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah petitive total. ing the Indian attack in the mid- India made a third change by effortless but it was no mean feat came to the fore as they complet- made a comeback to the ODI side, jus- Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Taniya In the end, Australia cantered dle. resting Rohit Sharma and bringing to pull a bowler of Cummins' ed a 50-run partnership off 29 balls. tified her selection over Harleen Deol, Bhatia (WK), R Kalpana (WK), Mona to a famous seven-wicket win with It was anyone's game as back Shikhar Dhawan to open pace over backward square leg a Dhoni, who was criticised for by chipping in with a handy 32. Meshram, Ekta Bisht, Rajeshwari Maxwell fittingly finishing the Australia needed 60 off the last 30 alongside Rahul. The southpaw ball after he whipped the his knock on Sunday, showed Raut's inclusion seems to have sort- Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav, Shikha game with a six and four. balls with seven wickets in hand. was rested from the series opener. Australian for a six over deep more intent from the word go as he ed out the middle-order woes. But she Pandey, Mansi Joshi, Punam Raut, Prior to the game, Australia Maxwell smashed Yuzvendra With a series win at stake, midwicket. India reached 53 for no began with a six over midwicket off and young opener Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol. had never beaten India in a T20 Chahal for two handsome sixes, Australia opted to field for the sec- loss in six overs. Short. both from Mumbai, need to convert England: Heather Knight (C), series, home or away. They had including a spectacular reverse ond game in row. With Dhawan a mere specta- Kohli kept himself busy by their starts into bigger scores. Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, beaten India way back in 2008 at hit, to tilt the game in Australia's The home team got a move on tor at the other end, a third hun- rotating the strike early in his The likes of Deepti Sharma, Mona Kate Cross, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Melbourne but that was a one-off favour. in the third over of the innings dred in T20 Internationals for innings. He went ballistic in the Meshram and wicket-keeper Taniya Ecclestone, Georgia Elwiss, Alex game. Earlier, skipper Kohli and bowled by left-arm pacer Jason Rahul was very much on the cards 16th over that leaked 22 runs as he Bhatia also need to chip in if the top- Hartley, Amy Jones, Laura Marsh, Nat The visitors kept themselves in Dhoni delighted the Chinnaswamy Behrendorff. before he fell to a soft dismissal, try- smashed Coulter-Nile for three order falters. Sciver, Anya Shrubsole, Sarah Taylor the chase despite a wobbly start crowd with a 100-run stand. Local hero Rahul slashed a ing to guide a slower one off sixes in a row before completing his The Indian bowlers - both seam- (WK), Lauren Winfield and Danni which saw them being reduced to Kohli led from the front in a short and wide ball between cover Nathan Coulter-Nile over third 20th fifty in the shortest format. ers and spinners -- have been impres- Wyatt.           <%) Q67   ;     /#   /  /  ;  6,38+2*7*   1*6+( ustralia paceman Kane Richardson has been ruled out of + 4+ (2'3 he International Cricket Council Athe ongoing tour of India due to a side injury. He will be T(ICC) on Wednesday assured replaced by Andrew Tye, Cricket Australia (CA) said in a state- ew Zealand captain Kane the BCCI that if need arises, it will ment. NWilliamson said on Wednesday "uplift the security based on advice of Richardson sustained the injury while batting in the nets recent Test upsets mean "anybody can relevant agencies" to address India's in Hyderabad last week, ahead of the first T20 international beat anybody" and the world number concerns during the upcoming World in Vizag. two ranked side can have no room for Cup the wake of the Pulwama terror The 28-year-old complacency against minnows attack. trained here on Bangladesh. At the start of the ICC's Chief Tuesday but after The Black Caps made history this Executives Committee (CEC) meet- rapport with security and police bowling a handful of week when they were elevated to sec- ing, BCCI CEO Rahul Johri expressed authorities in the UK," the BCCI offi- balls left the practice ond in the ICC Test team rankings for India's concerns about the security of cial further said. nets. the first time following South Africa's its players in the mega event which The discussion on security was- "Kane reported shock 2-0 defeat at home to Sri Lanka, is scheduled to start May 30. n't a part of the original agenda but some left side pain at the only time an Asian team has won "On behalf of the BCCI, Rahul on BCCI's insistence, it has been training prior to the a series in South Africa. "What Sri Lanka did was remark- "We know if we are playing good Johri raised concerns for the safety "minuted" by the global body. opening T20I in It came hot on the heels of the able," said Bangladesh coach Steve cricket day in and day out then perhaps and security of the Indian team, The BCCI was apprised that the Vizag," Australia team eighth-ranked West Indies also enjoy- Rhodes. those things will lean your way." match officials and the Indian Fans, global body is evaluating "risk assess- physio David Beakley ing a stunning result at home by win- "When the boys look at those New Zealand have made one at the CEC Meeting," a senior BCCI ment" as has been the norm for all said in the statement. ning a Test series against England for results it definitely will be an inspira- change from the side that played their official, privy to the development, global events. "Unfortunately, he the first time since 2009. tion for them and I will use it in the last Test, a victory over Sri Lanka two said. There have been statements from has not recovered well "Sri Lanka over in South Africa was team talk. months ago by 423 runs, with Todd It is learnt that Johri told the CEC prominent India players such enough to play further a fantastic effort," said Williamson "If we play anything like we can do, Astle coming in for Ajaz Patel. that the BCCI believes in the securi- Harbhajan Singh and Sourav in the tour. Kane will when naming his team for the open- we will surprise the New Zealanders." The Seddon Park wicket is usual- ty being planned by the ICC and the Ganguly, urging the BCCI to boycott return home to contin- ing match of a three-match Test series New Zealand dominated Sri Lanka ly regarded as a good batting strip but England Cricket Board. the June 16 World Cup group league ue his rehabilitation, against Bangladesh which begins in before Christmas, leaving Williamson Williamson said it "looks a little differ- "The ICC CEO David game against Pakistan in Manchester's and we (will) monitor Hamilton on Thursday. to suggest it was best to shut the rank- ent" this year and he was undecided on Richardson and ECB chief executive Old Trafford after more than 40 CRPF his progress over the "It's so hard to beat a side like South ings out of the conversation. what he would do should he win the Tom Harrison underlined that secu- personnel were killed in the Pulwama coming weeks," he said. Africa anywhere, let alone in their back- "It's all about winning the series, as toss. rity is an absolute priority and all nec- terror attack. It leaves the visitors with only four fit fast bowlers for the yard, but anybody can beat anybody." in every series that is sort of the goal New Zealand: Jeet Raval, Tom essary steps will be taken including However, at this point, the BCCI final T20I here on Wednesday, where a win will seal a series Ninth-ranked Bangladesh, who you take into it," he said. Latham, Kane Williamson (capt), Ross an uplift in security, if that is needed has taken no stand on boycotting the win for them. have enjoyed home Test wins against "As we've seen, the rankings are Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling, based on the advice of the security game as there remains a possibility Australia have never won a T20 series against India, at home England and Australia in recent years, sometimes in your control and some- Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, authorities in the UK. Richardson that both teams may end up meeting or abroad, and will be desperate to build on the momentum say Sri Lanka's victory in South Africa times outside your control so it's a very Neil Wagner, Todd Astle, Trent Boult. assured Johri that ICC share excellent in the knockouts as well. from the thrilling final-ball three-wicket win on Sunday. stands as a beacon for them. difficult thing to focus on.   ()  ) *+, *-./ =%!%  #  !%"*">  =  + O &      8  )  2 

to break the deadlock, as Julian Draxler found Di Maria in space, with the Argentinian making the most of poor positioning by Runarsson to loft the ball into the far corner for his 12th goal of the season. The former Real Madrid winger made it two in the 28th minute, tap- ping into an empty net after seeing his attempted square pass to Choupo- Moting cut out. Dijon came agonisingly close to pulling a goal back shortly afterwards, as Julio Tavares rounded home goal- keeper Gianluigi Buffon before his effort from the tightest of angles span   & 2    4  ,  2       D,E            "   out off the inside of the far post. PSG continued to dominate in + +7( with Thomas Meunier sweeping in a and Edinson Cavani still out injured first half, like the rest of the team," the second half with Draxler and Di   2 P late third. ahead of the Man United game, Tuchel said. "He's a guy who can Maria both going close, but it was aris Saint-Germain continued Thomas Tuchel's men remain on decided to leave Kylian Mbappe on make very precise passes. It was his full-back Meunier who slotted in their bid for a fifth straight course for a historic treble, as they the bench against a Dijon side lan- role to set the pace and speed up the Choupo-Moting's cutback to extend PFrench Cup title as Angel Di also lead Ligue 1 by 17 points with a guishing in the Ligue 1 relegation passing game." the lead with 13 minutes remaining. + 1*6+( Maria scored twice in a comfortable game in hand and will take a 2-0 zone. The hosts got off to a quick start, On Wednesday, Lyon take on 3-0 quarter-final win over Dijon at advantage over Manchester United The German singled out the with former Stoke City forward Eric Caen as they look for a first major tro- apan's top seed Kei Nishikori was bundled out in the the Parc des Princes on Tuesday. into the second leg of their first-half performance of January Maxim Choupo-Moting denied only phy since winning the French Cup in Jsecond round of the Dubai Championships on Di Maria's eighth-minute lob Champions League last-16 tie next signing Leandro Paredes for special his second goal for the club by Dijon 2012, while Rennes, buoyed by their Wednesday, losing 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 to unfancied Hubert put the holders ahead, before adding week. praise. goalkeeper Runar Alex Runarsson. run to the Europa League last 16, host Hurkacz. his second before the half-hour mark, Head coach Tuchel, with Neymar "(Paredes) played a very good But PSG did not have to wait long Orleans. The Polish No 1 ranked 77th in the world handed the favourite his exit papers as Nishikori played the Gulf event for the first time. He came to the emirate with an early season title from   ) =   Brisbane, where he claimed his first trophy since 2016. QV@D Hurkacz moved into his first ATP quarter-final after was no way back. scoring his first career victory over a Top 10 opponent, + +)+*2)' Nadal then held for a needing just over two hours completing the upset. 5-3 lead and wrapped up The outsider caught Nishikori with a late break in afael Nadal powered victory in the ninth game, the opening set but the favourite looked like making up Rinto the second rounds moving to match point ground in the second when he moved from 4-0, 5-2 up. at the Mexican Open, when Zverev could only But Nishikori failed on four occasions to serve it out breezing past Germany's plop a return tamely into before squeaking through with a break for 6-5 followed Mischa Zverev in straight the net. by a serve hold to make it a set each after 92 minutes. sets to advance to a meet- Nadal then produced a Hurkacz finished the job as he claimed the final set ing with Australia's Nick sublime backhand winner to advance, winning with six breaks of serve from seven Kyrgios. down the line to seal a chances. World Number 2 deserved win. "It's a huge win for me because it's the first top 10 Nadal, playing in his first Elsewhere Tuesday, win," Hurkacz said. "It gives me huge confidence. I'm event since being thrashed Zverev's younger brother going to try to keep going forward."   3,1,24( Dangmei Grace looking to use her long- by Novak Djokovic in last Alex had little difficulty in The Japanese top seed was at a loss to explain exact- range shooting abilities but to no avail. month's Australian Open advancing to the second ly what went wrong in the first-time meeting with the he Indian women's football team put Defenders Dalima Chhibber and final, was always in control round, defeating lowly ranked Pole. Tup a valiant fight before going down Sweety Devi came to India's rescue during a 6-3, 6-3 victory. Australia's Alexei Popyrin "I didn't play perfect today, but I think he was play- 0-1 to Uzbekistan in their first match of mid-way through the second half with The 17-time Grand 6-3, 6-3. ing good serves, better than I thought," Nishikori said. the Turkish Women's Cup in Alanya, crucial clearances. Slam champion completed Second seed Zverev's "With this wind and this surface, it's not easy. I did- Turkey on Wednesday. India had the golden chance to victory in 1hr 20min at service game overwhelmed n't serve well when I wanted to. An early goal by Uzbekistan's draw level with just six minutes from reg- Acapulco's Princess Popyrin, with the German "He played well in the important games, I didn't make Burhanova Malika (4th minute) made ulation time, but striker Anju Tamang Mundo Imperial venue, hammering down 13 aces many first serves when I wanted to... that cost me some the difference as India struggled for the missed the target from inside the penal- defeating his 76th ranked en route to victory. important points." equaliser in the remainder of the game. ty area. opponent with ease. Australia's Kyrgios In other on court acton France's Gael Monfils beat Uzbekistan was by far the attacking Soon after, Chhibber also failed to hit The tournament top meanwhile was made to Marcos Baghdatis 6-3, 6-2 in 65 minutes. of the two sides and the Indian defence, the target from close range. seed seized the advantage work hard for victory in Following up on his upset of third seed Marin Cilic led by goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan had to India's head coach Maymol Rocky in the opening set, scoring his win over Italy's the day before, he dominated former Australian Open toil hard to keep them at bay. said the early goal proved to be the undo- a break to go 3-1 ahead Andreas Seppi, battling finalist Baghdatis from Cyprus. A 25th-minute substitution by India ing for her team. with a delicate lob that left into the second round with "It was windy today, not that comfortable," Monfils saw Jabamani Tudu replace Michel "We were unlucky to concede a goal Zverev floundering. a 6-3, 7-5 win. said. "I was struggling a little bit to hit heavy balls. Castanha at the left-back position. India early on, and that cost us in the end. Our With Nadal's superior Third seed John Isner "It was tougher for me to be aggressive. I focussed mounted a few attacks after the substi- girls showed a lot of heart and played variety proving too much of the United States also on the key points with my serve. It wasn't that easy for tution, but the Uzbek defence was up to really well against quality opposition like for Zverev, the Spaniard with serve until the sev- the break for a 4-3 lead. had a testing opening me today." the threats. Uzbekistan," said Maymol. quickly wrapped up the enth game, when a wild Zverev's hung his head game, needing three sets to He will play on Thursday for a place in the semi-final The Indian eves came out with "Perhaps if we had taken our chances, opening set for a 1-0 lead. forehand from Zverev following the miscue, subdue France's Adrian against Ricardas Berankis, a winner over Denis Kudla 6- more conviction in the second half with the result may have been different." The second set went sailed wide to give Nadal seemingly realising there Mannarino 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. 4, 6-1. F++ 3/4    % ) Third seed Cilic, the 2014 US Open winner, has made a slow start this season and is playing in just his second @;7@;7 event of 2019 after a knee injury. Monfils won the Rotterdam title this month and arrived in the emirate in   )*+)" ing duo put on 37 runs in 19 balls. =Q)  3 full flow. Skipper Manoj Tiwary continued his "It's a daily job for me and my team to stay focused, riddhiman Saha roared back to poor form and departed for two as Saha after he cleaned up Devdhar, when you are concentrating so much on your tennis, it's Wform with a blistering 62-ball-129 forged a partnership with young vice-   (31'7, who struck two fours and five natural to concentrate on your job." as Bengal beat Arunachal Pradesh by 107 captain Abhimanyu Easwaran (31), the sixes. Monfils will play Marcos Baghdatis in the second runs in a group D league match of the duo adding 96 quick runs in just 51 balls. ailways dished out a clinical Railways lost one-down round. Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament here Lower down the order Vivek Singh Rperformance in the Syed Prashant Awasthi (0) early. on Wednesday. produced a quickfire cameo of 18-ball 49 Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on But the quick fall of two Wriddhiman plundered the hapless but was unlucky to miss out on a half- Wednesday, crushing formidable wickets did not deter 26- year-old Arunachal bowlers into submission en century to give Bengal a winning total. Mumbai by 57 runs and snapping Pratham, who kept playing his route his highest score in T20 cricket, Asked about his poor form, Tiwary their unbeaten run in the group shots. hitting 16 boundaries and four sixes, said: "It's just a matter of time. I am hit- stage of the domestic T20 tourna- He hit nine fours and three helping Bengal post a mamoth 234 for ting the ball well in nets. I know I will ment. sixes as Mumbai bowlers were 6. score big soon. Coming into the match, taken to task and it was due to his Arunachal never had the ammuni- The next too matches are crucial for Mumbai had won all their games blazing knock that Railways made tion to chase down the target and us and we are looking to leave everything so far in the tournament. 175/5. reached 127 for 4 in their stipulated 20 on the field. The team is motivated to do But in their Group C match Mumbai lost openers Rahane overs. well," he added. against Railways, the domestic (4) and young prodigy Prithvi The match was all about Meanwhile Karnataka kept their giants put up a sub-par show. Shaw (6) cheaply, leaving them at Wriddhiman, who opened the innings march towards Super League securing Put into bat by Mumbai skip- 12-2. after a string of low scores -- 2, 3, 6 and their fifth win on the trot when they per Ajinkya Rahane, Railways In-form Shreyas Iyer (16) 11 in the previous four games. fought hard to beat Chhattisgarh by four posted a competitive 175/5 in and dependable Siddhesh Lad (2) While he is coming after an nine- wickets. their 20 overs with opener also fell in quick succession as month lay-off following a shoulder Chasing a stiff 172, Karnataka found Pratham Singh (89) top-scoring. Mumbai slumped to 33/4. surgery, the innings would give him a lot themselves reeling at 122/6 with 21 balls Chasing 176, the famed Barring Surya Kumar Yadav of confidence ahead of the Indian remaining. Mumbai batting line-up collapsed (38) no other batsman crossed Premier League even though the stan-    4         Batting at No 7, former skipper R as they were shot out for 118 in 20-run individual mark. dard of bowling was sub-par. Vinay Kumar (14-ball 34 not out) held 18.1 overs. Mumbai were never in the This was his second century in the at the crease and look what a gem he his nerves to take them across the line For Railways, their openers fray as they kept losing wickets shortest format after 114 for Kings XI delivered. Fantastic innings. The late with three balls to spare. Pratham Singh (89 off 60 balls) and were eventually bundled out Punjab in the in the IPL 2014 final in surge also helped," Bengal skipper Manoj While in the other games of the day and Mrunal Devdhar (43 off 20 for 118. Bengaluru, which Kolkata Knight Riders Tiwary hailed. Karanataka defeated Chattisgarh by four balls) put up 65 runs for the first For Railways, slow left-arm won. Bengal also promoted Ritwik wickets, Haryana beat Mizoram by wicket. orthodox bowler Ashish Yadav "The ploy of pushing Wriddhi up the Chowdhury to open dropping in-form 39runs and Odisha beat Assam by seven Pacer Tushar Deshpande got (4-32) was the pick of the bowlers order worked. He need to get some time Shreevats Goswami at No 5 as the open- wickets. the breakthrough for Mumbai and was well supported by others.