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USUALSUSPECTS Modi: Bill will N Indian kisan SWAPAN DASGUPTA PM tries to dispel never cause any harm to distressed after Opp turns RS into Citizen Bill fears Assam, N-E PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n rain, hailstorm Modi at a rally in Changsari in blocking chamber GUWAHATI/AGARTALA/ITANAGR Assam where he laid the foun- dation stone of the All India belt has further shifted east- y Wednesday, February 13, after the Interim Budget is rime Minister Narendra Institute of Medical Sciences Crops damaged; wards now and thunderstorms, Bpassed, the 16th Lok Sabha will become history. In PModi on Saturday assured (AIIMS). The Prime Minister hailstorms at isolated places are another fortnight or so, the model code of conduct will come the people of Assam and the also said the BJP is committed IMD forecasts likely over east and north- into effect and the country will formally get into election Northeast that the Citizenship to implementing the 36-year- east India, including Assam, mode. Normal governance will resume at the end of May Bill will in no way cause harm old Assam Accord and a com- fresh western Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram when the duly elected Government will be sworn in by the to their interests. Addressing a mittee set up on the imple- and Tripura on February 10- President. public rally in Assam, Modi said mentation of its Clause 6 is a disturbance 11. Himachal Pradesh’s pop- Elections are a key feature of a functioning democracy the NDA Government is com- step in that direction. ular tourist destinations Kufri and it is only natural that all the political players, whether in mitted to protecting the lan- Modi also lashed out at the RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI and Dalhousie received more Government or the Opposition, should focus their attention guage, culture, resources, hopes Opposition and said the main snowfall on Saturday leading to on securing a mandate from the people. Yes, it is undeniable and aspirations of the people of job of the mahamilawatwalas is s farmers in northern a drop in temperatures by sev- that India has too many elections. Even if the Lok Sabha is Assam and the Northeast. to deride him and it seems they AStates — Punjab, Haryana, eral notches. elected once in five years, every intervening year has a “It is a national commit- were all competing in an Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan As per preliminary reports, clutch of State Assembly elections. Each of these elections ment to the people of the Olympics of hurling abuses at and Madhya Pradesh — brace potatoes crop in northern are important to different sections of the country and a great Northeast that they will not be him. Calling the Opposition a for another round of rainfall States have been damaged due deal of energy and attention is expended on the campaign, harmed in any way and citi- mahamilawat (great adulter- Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Arunachal Pradesh Chief and hailstorm next week, to untimely and frequent rain- not to speak of the large amounts of money expended. zenship will be only granted ation) again, he said its leaders Minister Pema Khandu in Itanagar on Saturday PTI experts said frequent showers fall and hailstorm this year. The overdose of elections may seem a distraction, after due investigation and rec- are only involved in “holding with hailstorm and thunder- Turn to Page 6 especially because governance comes to a halt for nearly ommendation of the State each other’s hands in meetings storm in the past two week two months between the time the model code comes into Governments,” Modi said. in Delhi and Kolkata for pho- have damaged potatoes, mus- play and a new government assumes charge. However, all “It must be understood tographs”. “The job of the Nude protest, black flags tard, green pea, onion, orchard the attempts by different leaders from LK Advani to that there is a difference mahamilawatwalas is only to and rice of the rabi season. A Cloudy sky in Delhi Narendra Modi to press for simultaneous elections — so that between those who forcefully heap abuses and more abuses clearer picture will emerge all politicking and disruptions become a five-yearly affair — entered the country and those on Modi. It is as if an Olympics during Modi Assam visit over the next few days as from February 12 have come to nought. The ideas have been dismissed as who were “forced to flee their is on to deride Modi,” said the PTI n GUWAHATI Saturday when they stripped reports start pouring in. undemocratic and inimical to the federal spirit. The lack of homes to save their lives due to Prime Minister at a public naked in front of Janata Bhawan The India Meteorological NEW DELHI: A few days after consensus has meant that no Government has been able to their faith. Both are not the rally in Agartala in Tripura. rime Minister Narendra — the State secretariat here. Department (IMD) has fore- witnessing hailstorm in north put a good idea into effect. Maybe this is an idea whose same”, he asserted. “We have “The results of the com- PModi’s second day in Assam The KMSS activists had cast a fresh western distur- India, rain or thunderstorm might time has yet to come. committed to provide shelter to ing Lok Sabha elections will saw nude protest, a bandh, arrived in cars and stripped bance that will affect western hit the national Capital again as However, even within the constraints of the present those who are minorities in show what it takes to lie to the raising of black flags and burn- naked before holding the Himalayan region and plains of Indian Meteorological Department system, it is acknowledged that a Government with a neighbouring countries and people,” Modi said com- ing of effigies by agitators over protests. The Tai Ahom Yuba the north-west region from (IMD) predicted cloudy sky from majority in the legislature should be allowed to govern had to leave everything due to menting on the allegations the contentious Citizenship Parishad had called a 12- February 13. The IMD pre- February 12 onwards. “On without hinderance for five years — the term stipulated by the atrocities inflicted on them. leveled by Congress on cer- (Amendment) Bill. hour bandh in the State to dicted that another western February 12 weather will remain the Constitution. Only one in India’s 71-year post- They have come to our coun- tain issues including the Six Krishak Mukti Sangram protest against the PM’s visit disturbance may affect western cloudy while on Feb 13 and Delhi Independence history has try and embraced the idea and Rafale fighter jet deal. Samiti (KMSS) activists were to the State. Himalayan region from will witness heavy rain and The Opposition knows the term of a legislature ethos of Mother India,” said Turn to Page 6 taken into police custody on Turn to Page 6 February 10, but the rainfall thunderstorm activities. been extended beyond five that any Bill that has years. That shameful originated from the extension happened when CAPSULE Indira Gandhi extended the TMC MLA Twitter CEO skips Lok Sabha will term of the 5th Lok Sabha CBI quizzes Kolkata automatically lapse during the Emergency. ARUN JAITLEY RETURNS However, unless India is in shot dead FROM UNITED STATES with the dissolution of the midst of war, it is House panel meet New Delhi: Union Minister Arun the Lok Sabha. unlikely that such an Jaitley on Saturday returned experience will ever be at Saraswati top cop for 8 hrs, to from the United States, where he Having convinced repeated. The inefficiencies was undergoing medical resulting from an overdose BJP warns firm of repercussions treatment. “Delighted to be back itself that the term of of elections has been puja pandal home,” Jaitley tweeted. the Modi Government internalised by people. As PNS n NEW DELHI be grilled again today of now, they don’t want PTI n KOLKATA ED QUESTIONS VADRA has already expired, it annual festivals of witter CEO and top officials FOR 8 HOURS is in no mood to let democracy to be Thave declined to appear he questioning of Kolkata New Delhi: Robert Vadra, converted into a once-in- before the Parliamentary TPolice Commissioner Rajiv Congress President Rahul the Government five-years experience. Committee on IT that had Kumar in connection with the Gandhi’s brother-in-law, was on The sanctity of annual summoned them over the issue Saradha chit fund scam by a Saturday questioned for about govern bouts of public of safeguarding citizens’ rights CBI team in Shillong continued eight hours by the Enforcement consultations would have on social media platforms, for eight hours, a senior official Directorate (ED) in connection become more meaningful if Governments were allowed to sources in the panel said on of the agency said on Saturday, with a probe into allegations of govern for their full term — assuming, of course, that they Saturday. The Parliamentary adding that he has been called money laundering to purchase have majority support in the legislatures. While this may be Committee, headed by BJP again on Sunday. assets abroad as he appeared true of State Governments, this, unfortunately, cannot be SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA MP Anurag Thakur, had asked The marathon questioning before the agency for the third said to be true for the Government at the Centre. As the Twitter to appear before the began at 11 am this morning at consecutive day. Narendra Modi Government prepares to complete its tenure nidentified assailants on panel and an official letter in “There are repercussions the highly secured CBI office at and face the elections, it must be painfully aware that its job USaturday shot dead this regard was sent to Twitter because in any democratic Oakland in Shillong as per the ED FILES CASE AGAINST is still incomplete. Trinamool Congress MLA on February 1. country, institutions need to be directions of the Supreme FALAH-E-INSANIYAT I am not referring to any legislation facilitating the Satyajit Biswas from The BJP on Saturday respected by the world powers. Court, the official said. neutral meeting place “to avoid New Delhi: The Enforcement building of the Ram temple in Ayodhya or, for that matter, Krishnaganj in Nadia district, warned Twitter of “repercus- If there is any violation of any Kumar was the functional all unnecessary controversy”, Directorate (ED) has registered a any Constitutional Amendment that will finally terminate the police said. The incident took sions” after the social net- sort, then there are repercus- head of the special investigation while making it clear that money laundering case against “temporary” Article 370 conferring special status on Jammu place when 41-year-old Biswas work company’s CEO and top sions to those violations...The team (SIT) formed by West Kumar will not be arrested. Pakistan-based outfit Falah-e- & Kashmir. Important as these subjects are for the BJP, was visiting a Saraswati Puja officials declined to appear institutions need to be respect- Bengal Chief Minister Mamata On February 3, a team of Insaniyat (FIF), a front for these are not issues that the Government put on top of the pandal where he had been before the Parliamentary ed,” she said. Banerjee to probe the case CBI officials had gone to banned terror group LeT. agenda and then failed to deliver. What I have in mind are invited to inaugurate the festi- Committee on information The Parliamentary before it was handed over to the Kumar’s residence in Kolkata to pieces of legislation that have been cleared by the Lok val. The TMC immediately technology, saying no agency Committee meeting was CBI by the apex court. question him, but their attempt GUJJARS CONTINUE STIR Sabha and are awaiting approval by the Rajya Sabha. blamed the BJP for the crime. has the right to disrespect scheduled for February 7, but Three senior CBI sleuths was thwarted by the police, fol- FOR QUOTA IN RAJASTHAN The list is fairly impressive. They range from controversial "He had already inaugu- institutions of the country. was later postponed to reached Shillong from Delhi on lowing which Banerjee had Jaipur: Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bills such as the law to make triple talaq — already outlawed rated the Puja and was walking “In any country, no agency February 11 to allow the Friday for the questioning. staged a three-day sit-in. Bainsla and his supporters by the Supreme Court — a criminal offence and the towards his car after coming has the right to disrespect the Twitter CEO and senior offi- The Supreme Court had on The central investigating continued their sit-in on the rail Citizenship Amendment Bill that fast-tracks the process down from the stage where he institutions of that country. In cials more time to make them- Tuesday directed the Kolkata agency had said that its officials tracks in Rajasthan’s Swai whereby Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist and Christian refugees from made a brief speech," said this situation, if Twitter is dis- selves available. Twitter cited Police chief to appear before the had wanted to question Kumar Madhopur district for the second Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan can acquire Indian locals, adding the assailants respecting the established insti- “short notice of the hearing” as CBI and “faithfully” cooperate to plug the holes in the Saradha day on Saturday, forcing citizenship. At the same time they also include proposed suddenly emerged and fired at tution of Parliament, then there the reason, despite being given in the investigation of cases scam probe as he was alleged- authorities to cancel three trains changes to the Motor Vehicles Act and the Archaeological him from point blank range are repercussions,” BJP 10 days to travel, the sources arising out of the Saradha chit ly in possession of certain key and divert one. The protesters and Ancient Monuments Act. Both these pieces of legislation and melted away. spokesperson and New Delhi said. fund scam. documents as a member of the are demanding five per cent have gone to Select Committees of the Rajya Sabha that Turn to Page 6 MP Meenakshi Lekhi said. Turn to Page 6 It chose Shillong as the SIT. reservation to Gujjars. have submitted reports. As of now it seems that none of these Bills will become laws for the simple reason that the Rajya Sabha hasn’t cleared them. With only three days of the present session 2 cr to take shahi snan at Kumbh left, the Rajya Sabha, is yet to complete a single day of Hooch tragedy death business. Each day of the present session — apart from the President’s address to the joint session of Parliament — has PTI n ALLAHABAD January 15 on Makar witnessed disruptions and adjournments on some pretext or Sankranti, the first bathing toll rises to 70 another. It is extremely unlikely that the remaining three days ll roads led to Sangam city day, and the Mahashivratri on PTI n HARIDWAR/SAHARANPUR Pradesh after drinking the spu- will see any business apart from a motion thanking the Awhere devotees gathered March 4 will mark its last rious liquor in Balupur on President for his address. ahead the third and the final bathing day. he death toll in the hooch Thursday night, are also dead. I may be mistaken and it is entirely possible that a shahi snan on Basant “Shahi snan is the central Ttragedy that hit two adjoin- Uttar Pradesh officials said determined Government will try to somehow get a few Bills Panchami, falling Sunday, dur- highlight of the Kumbh Mela ing districts in Uttarakhand 35 of the Saharanpur deaths passed. Even if it does so, there is unlikely to be any ing which more than two crore and the most important part of and Uttar Pradesh has risen to took place in the district itself. satisfactory discussion as a section of the Opposition will people are expected to take a the celebration. It is only after 70 with more people dying of Eleven other victims, who were probably do its utmost to stall proceedings and force holy dip at the Kumbh Mela. the completion of ‘shahi snan’ the spurious liquor they drank referred from Saharanpur for adjournments. The Opposition knows that any Bill that has The festival of Basant that people are allowed to take at a Haridwar village, officials medical treatment in Meerut, originated from the Lok Sabha will automatically lapse with Panchami heralds the arrival of the holy dip, he said. Prior to said Saturday. died at a hospital there. the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. Having convinced itself spring and is dedicated to Basant Panchami, shahi snans The viscera examination In Uttarakhand, about 20 that the term of the Modi Government has already expired, it Goddess Saraswati. were held on Makar Sankranti on 11 more bodies is yet to be more people are still under is in no mood to let the Government govern. Consequently, Allahabad Mayor on January 15 and Mauni conducted to find out if these treatment. Most of the victims the Rajya Sabha has been turned into a blocking chamber. Abhilasha Gupta Nandi told Amawasya on February 4. too were alcohol-related deaths. had consumed the liquor That this strategy of Opposition through disruptions goes PTI, “Basant Panchami is the Lucknow-based astrologer, Twenty-four of the vic- Thursday evening after the against the very spirit of democracy is obvious. The long- third and last shahi snan of the Trilokinath Singh highlighted tims died in Balupur and its ‘tehravin’, the 13th day of mourn- term costs of a dysfunctional democracy are quite Kumbh. By taking three dips the significance of the festival. neighbouring villages in ing ritual, following a relative’s catastrophic. More to the point, the implications of a truly on this day, a devotee gets the “It marks the onset of Uttarakhand’s Haridwar dis- death in Balupur, officials said. multi-party democracy on governance are quite ominous. blessings of Ganga, Yamuna Saturday that more than two Parishad (ABAP) president spring (Basant), and also marks trict, state’s Additional Director UP police, however, added that The Modi Government has suffered on account of the Rajya and the mythical Saraswati crore people from different Narendra Giri said there were the start of preparation for General (Law and Order) a Saharanpur district resident Sabha throughout its term. If it is re-elected in May, how will rivers. Hence, it holds tremen- walks of life are likely to arrive three shahi snan or royal baths Holi, the festival of colours, Ashok Kumar said. may have brought 30 pouches of it deal with the problem? Indeed, how will any government dous significance for people.” here to take a dip on the occa- and three ‘parv snans’ during which occurs around 40 days At least 46 others, who had the same liquor from deal with an Upper House where no party commands a Kumbh Mela Adhikari sion of Basant Panchami. the Kumbh Mela. later,” he said. come home to the adjoining Uttarakhand for sale back home. majority? Vijay Kiran Anand told PTI Akhil Bharatiya Akhara The Mela commenced on Turn to Page 6 Saharanpur district in Uttar Turn to Page 6 LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | FEBRUARY 10, 2019 city 02

‘Lucky’citizens from Prisoners clash 193 countries to visit Minority Welfare dept ongoing Kumbh Mela budgetary grants cut in Ayodhya jail Allahabad (PNS): After diplomats of 72 countries, it is now the turn of lucky citizens from 193 countries PNS n LUCKNOW 2016-17, when Akhilesh Yadav PNS n LUCKNOW brated his birthday inside the to visit the ongoing Kumbh Mela. External affairs min- was at the helm (2012-17). barrack and its video went viral. ister Sushma Swaraj and UP Cabinet Minister Sidharth ven as the size of Uttar Pradesh’s However, in its second annual yodhya divisional prison As per reports, some Nath Singh would play a vital role to host a delegation Eannual budget for 2019-20 fis- budget, the state government had was once again in news inmates who were recently shift- comprising one citizen each from 193 countries. The del- cal has increased by almost 12 per- hiked the outlay of the department Awhen two groups of ed from Azamgarh jail to the egation will visit Prayagraj and become part of Kumbh cent, the state government has by 11.39 per cent to `2,757 crore. inmates clashed over posses- Ayodhya prison, clashed with 2019 on February 22. almost halved the budgetary grants Meanwhile, the state has allo- sion of mobile phone and vir- fellow inmates over keeping Kumbh Mela incharge Vijay Kiran Anand said the for Minority Welfare department. cated `600 crore towards fee reim- tually took over the jail by mobile phones. Suspecting that guests would experience the rich and diverse cultural her- The outlay for Minority bursement scheme for backward blocking entry for several hours inmate Bhola had tipped-off itage of the country at the Kumbh Mela. They would also Welfare department has been class students during the next fis- late Friday night. the authorities, the other group watch sadhus taking part in different rituals besides vis- trimmed to `1,401 crore in 2019- cal. It was only after District brutally assaulted him on Friday iting Akshay Vat, Sanskriti Gram – a modern cultural 20 fiscal as against `2,757 crore in Under Social Welfare depart- Magistrate Anil Kumar, Senior night. They also attacked a jail village set up for the fair — besides taking a dip in 2018-19. Interestingly, the UP ment, the government has made Superintendent of Police guard who tried to rescue Bhola. Sangam, Anand said. He said the visit of the delegation government has allocated nearly provision of `4,433 crore under Joginder Kumar, SP (City) Anil Later, a free for all ensued and along with Swaraj had been confirmed. The visit would `600 crore for setting up and scholarship scheme for poor stu- Singh Sisodiya, SP (Rural) Sanjay prisoners took over the jail. be part of a global initiative by Indian Council for Cultural maintenance of cow shelters in dents belonging to different sec- Kumar and a large contingent of The jail superintendent Relations (ICCR) an autonomous organisation of the rural and urban areas. tions. Of this, `2,037 crore has been police personnel entered the informed the District Magistrate Central government involved in strengthening India’s In t1he 2019-20 budget, the proposed for Scheduled Castes jail premises through ladders about the development after external cultural relations. government has made a provision students, `1,516 crore for backward that the situation could be con- which senior officials rushed to The invitation was extended to all heads of missions of `942 crore under scholarship students, `850 crore for general cat- trolled. The officials spoke to the the prison. To monitor the situ- of these 193 countries in India, requesting them to nom- scheme for students belonging to egory students and `30 crore for warring groups and later said the ation, drone cameras were pressed inate one citizen each of the country for this visit. minority communities. Besides, Scheduled Tribe students. situation was under control. into service and additional police The countries to which this invitation has been given `459 crore has been allocated for A provision of `2,579 crore has Interestingly, the officers force was requisitioned before the include the USA, the UK, Germany, France, South Africa, modernisation of Arabic, Persian been made for old age and farmers’ also summoned fire-tenders as contingent entered the jail cam- Brazil and Australia among others. madarsas operating in the state. pension scheme, while a provision the inmates threatened to blast pus. The injured were later shift- Meanwhile, at least 4,000 long route and 500 shut- In its first budget in 2017-18, of `250 crore has been made for the LPG cylinders kept inside. ed to hospital but it took several tle buses will be run to transport devotees from several the UP government had slashed Mukhya Mantri Samuhik Vivah Last year also, in July, the hours to defuse the situation and districts of the state to the city for the third and last shahi Minority Welfare department’s Yojna for marriage of girls coming Ayodhya prison was in news force the inmates to return to their Mahamandleshwar Sampoornanand offering Rudrabhishek at Kumbh City snan of Kumbh on the occasion of Basant Panchami budget by almost 19 per cent to from below poverty line (BPL) fam- after a hardened criminal cele- barracks. in Prayagraj on Saturday Pioneer falling on Monday. `2,475 crore from `3,055 crore in ilies of all sections of society. Packed schedule awaits BJP scared of oppn Priyanka on Lucknow visit unity: Akhilesh PNS n LUCKNOW be meeting leaders during her PNS n LUCKNOW Defending the formation of four-day stay. a coalition ahead of the Lok ttar Pradesh Congress Sources said that Priyanka amajwadi Party chief Sabha elections, Akhilesh said Uheadquarters at Nehru would be interacting with SAkhilesh Yadav on Saturday that the alliance would gain Bhawan in Mall Avenue and party leaders of 42 Lok Sabha hit back at Prime Minister strength from its diversity. the route from Chaudhary constituencies of east UP, for Narendra Modi for his “The 2019 poll is a battle Charan Singh Airport at which 20 senior Congress “mahamilavat” (highly adul- between BJP’s insular, mono- Amausi airport to it are being leaders from each constituen- terated) jibe and said that the chrome idea of India and our decked up to accord a grand cy have been invited. Bharatiya Janata Party was future-oriented and multi-cul- welcome to Priyanka Gandhi The participants would attacking the alliance as it was tural vision. Each voice will Vadra on her first visit to include sitting and former threatened by opposition unity. strengthen federalism in our the state capital on Monday MPs and MLAs, district and Taking pot shots at country,” Akhilesh tweeted on after taking over as AICC block chiefs, office-bearers of attempts to cobble up a grand Saturday. general secretary in-charge of frontal outfits and poll aspi- alliance against the BJP, Modi The SP chief blamed the UP East. rants. had on Thursday asked people BJP government for the 58 Priyanka will be accom- Jyotiraditya Scindia would to guard against the deaths in Saharanpur and panied by her brother and also meet leaders of 38 Lok “mahamilavat” regime if his Kushinagar due to spurious Congress president Rahul Sabha constituencies of west party was not voted back liquor recently. Gandhi and Congress gener- UP, but the time of the meet- “Why so afraid of our “The government is al secretary in-charge for west- ing has not yet been finalised. alliance? Those who are refer- responsible. Who is brewing ern UP, Jyotiraditya Scindia. In all probability, Scindia’s ring to our alliance as ‘mahami- such liquor? The government Rahul Gandhi is likely to return huge photos of Priyanka and meeting could be held in Agra lawat’, what purity are they knows everything as BJP lead- the same day after a meeting Rahul Gandhi. They will be next week. looking for?” the former Chief ers are involved in it. In fact, the with the state leaders, welcomed by party workers “Priyanka’s four-day stay Minister of UP sought to know. BJP is promoting liquor con- Priyanka will have her and leaders at more than 30 will be a concerted effort to get “India is a confluence of sumption to fund cow-related hands full during her four-day points. inputs from leaders at the various cultures and commu- projects,” the SP chief alleged. visit to Lucknow as she will UP Congress chief Raj grassroot level and strengthen nities and this alliance exem- The UP government meet senior leaders and office- Babbar had been camping in the party in the state,” a senior plifies this diversity. United, the recently decided to impose bearers of the party. Lucknow for the last two days leader commented. people of India will sing prais- special cess on Indian Made Elaborate security to oversee preparations and he In Lucknow, Priyanka will es for the nation. Why is the Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and arrangement has been made held a meeting with Lucknow dedicate an hour to each par- BJP so afraid of coming togeth- beer to fund shelters for stray for the high-profile visit as the District Congress Committee liamentary constituency and er of different parties and ide- cows, grazing grounds Gandhi siblings have Special in this regard on Friday. take up 14 constituencies per ologies and communities?” and other cattle protection Protection Group (SPG) pro- However, on Saturday, he flew day starting from Tuesday. Akhilesh Yadav asked. activities. tection. to Delhi to attend a meeting of The Congress leaders are Congress office-bearers state Congress chiefs with eyeing the visit as the virtual said here on Saturday said that Rahul Gandhi. launch of the party’s poll cam- Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka and “An advance team of paign in the state, ahead of the RLD expresses grief over Scindia would touch down at AICC and Priyanka’s office Lok Sabha elections. Amausi airport on Monday have reached Lucknow along “Congress workers are hooch tragedy deaths noon and thereafter hold a with all AICC secretaries in- excited about the visit of party roadshow on 10-km stretch to charge of UP on Friday night,” leaders and we are awaiting to Lucknow (PNS): Expressing grief over the hooch deaths in Nehru Bhawan. party sources said. give them a rousing welcome... Saharanpur and Kushinagar, Rashtriya Lok Dal spokesman Anil Prior to reaching the party A SPG team led by a we hope that with her Dubey said that had the state government taken preventive mea- headquarters, the Congress senior officer also reached (Priyanka Gandhi Vadra) join- sures after similar deaths in Lucknow, Unnao, Kanpur and other leaders will garland statues of Lucknow on Saturday to co- ing active politics, the state will districts, the latest tragedy could have been averted. Dubey Mahatma Gandhi, Dr BR ordinate with UP Police the also get a new energy,” chief demanded compensation of `10 lakh each of the families of the Ambedkar, Rajiv Gandhi and security of Rahul and Priyanka state Congress spokesperson deceased and `2 lakh to those undergoing treatment. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. during their road show. Rajiv Bakshi said. “This incident has made it clear that the Bharatiya Janata Party The route of the roadshow The SPG team also “This is a very auspicious government has done nothing to prevent sale and manufacture has been decked up with hord- inspected Congress head- time for us and a good omen of hooch in the state ,” he said. The RLD spokesman demand- ings of Congress leaders with quarters where Priyanka will for the party,” he said. ed stern action against the liquor mafia. Three killed as Maya asks BJP, media not to bus falls into deep ditch distort oral observation of SC uhykeh lpw uk Lakhimpur Kheri: A pri- PNS n LUCKNOW dreds of crores of rupees were vate bus carrying passengers used from the state budget for 27-02-2019] iwokZg~u 11%00 cts from Lakhimpur to Palia fell ahujan Samaj Party chief 2008-09 and 2009-10, when vkdk'kok.kh] 18&fo/kku lHkk ekxZ] into a deep ditch under Palia BMayawati took more than Mayawati was Chief Minister of y[kuÅ esa fu"iz;ksT;@ Kotwali area here, killing three 24 hours to react to Supreme Uttar Pradesh, for setting up vuqi;ksxh@vizpfyr lkefxz;ka people and injuring over a Court’s observation that she her statues and BSP’s symbol at dozen, police said. may have to reimburse the different places. ^tgka gS&tSlk gS* ds vk/kkj ij The driver of the bus was public money spent on erect- It was contended that pub- uhykeh flD;kfjVhs #0 10]000@& killed on the spot while two ing her statues. lic money could not be utilised cSadMªk¶V ^Mh-Mh-vks-] vkdk'kok.kh others died on way to a hospi- The former Chief Minister for creating own statues and y[kuÅ* ukfer vko';d@vkbZ-ih- tal, they said. The deceased of Uttar Pradesh said through propagating a political party. flag ,.M lUl were identified as Arun Kumar a tweet that Bharatiya Janata Speaking on the issue, Mishra (35), Ashfaq Ali (60) Party leaders and the media Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh and Ajit Mishra (18). should not distort the obser- communities were a new grand Yadav, who in the past was crit- Palia Kotwali in charge vation of the apex court. identity and tourist attraction ical of Mayawati for getting her NOTICE Deepak Shukla said 10 of the The final hearing in the in the state. statues erected with public injured were referred to the dis- case against Mayawati is sched- The BSP chief said the money, went soft on his alliance I Anand Kumar Jain s/o Late trict hospital while half a dozen uled on April 2. party’s viewpoint would be partner on Friday. Prem Chandra Jain r/o 488/92, others were admitted to a local “Humble request to the placed before the court. “I don’t have full informa- Jain Mandir Marg Daliganj hospital. media, please don’t distort oral On Friday, the apex court tion about this. The court Lucknow. Inform to all that I had The accident took place observation of the Honourable had said, “We are of the tenta- might have made some obser- purchased a Shop in Ashtha near Sharda bridge, a few km court. Sure to get justice in this tive view that Mayawati has to vations. BSP’s lawyers will put Complex. Mehandi Tola away from Palia town. The bus matter also. Media and BJP deposit the public money spent their side in the court,” he told Lucknow from Mr. Shashi driver attempted to give way to leaders please stop kite flying,” on her statues and party sym- reporters. Agarwal Dt. on 12.3.13, Ledger a tractor-trolley coming from her tweet said on Saturday. bol to the state exchequer.” The SP and the BSP recent- No. 1 Zild No. 9734 S.No. the opposite direction and lost Mayawati said marvellous The remarks were made by ly announced their alliance for 3108, That first page was control over the vehicle. The memorials and parks built to the court while hearing a peti- Uttar Pradesh in the coming misplaced if anyone use that steering of the bus was report- honour “ignored” gurus and tion filed by an advocate in Lok Sabha elections, putting document will be totally illegal. ed to have failed. PTI saints born in Dalit and OBC 2009, who alleged that hun- aside their once bitter rivalry.

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Lko erroneously ranked 40th in Smart City race Police launch drive PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW

EO of Smart City project CIndramani Tripathi has against illicit liquor apprised the Central govern- ment of the mathematical PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW The recovery of error due to which Lucknow hooch exposed the ranked 40th. Tripathi told The ulled up by senior officials Pioneer that Lucknow erro- Ppost the hooch tragedy in fact that the police neously ranked 40th while Saharanpur and Kushinagar, had not taken Jhansi secured the 9th rank. the Lucknow police swung preventive measures “There was some mathemati- into action and launched a cal error in the formula used drive against illicit liquor man- and distillation of for ranks. We have already ufacturers on the intervening spurious liquor was apprised the government offi- night of Friday and Saturday. going on unabated cials, who admitted to the The police recovered 1700 mistake and a fresh ranking litres of illicit liquor from dif- will be issued soon,” he said. ferent places, including persons in this connection and preparing and selling illicit A senior official said Mohanlalganj. registered 339 cases during the liquor can not be completely Jhansi got the first rank in the However, the recovery of past seven months. wiped out,” the sources said. state even when no work has hooch exposed the fact that the Police department sources “In the past, hooch started there as yet. “In the cal- police had not taken preventive said there were several villages tragedies were reported in dis- culation, the officials missed measures and distillation of in which manufacturing of tricts like Unnao and Kanpur out on the figure for utilisation spurious liquor in rural areas of illicit liquor was on, including among others. Every time the certificate for Lucknow where- the city was going on unabat- in Mohanlalganj, Nigoha, police launch a drive, it ends as for Jhansi, a figure taken by ed. In what appeared to be a Nagram, Gosainganj, Banthara, with a whimper,” the sources mistake affected the rank- cover-up statement, a Kakori, and Chinhat. said. The police spokesman ings,” he pointed out. The spokesman said 38015 litres of “Police usually carry out said a quick response team had official said all major works illicit liquor recovered from 32 drives during festivals like Holi been formed to prevent the under the Smart City project factories had been destroyed and Diwali. Of late, the police manufacturing of hooch in had started in Lucknow, during a drive between July 1 started carrying out such dri- Lucknow. “The tams will work which was the reason to 2018 to January 31 this year. He ves ahead of New Year too. under the supervision of an question the ranking. said the police had arrested 395 However, those involved in officer of CO rank,” he said. 6-year-old boy mowed down by car PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW

n a tragic incident, reckless Idriving claimed the life of a 6-year-old boy in Vikas Nagar on Friday night. As per reports, the victim identified as Yash of Bahraich and his family visit- ed the house of a relative, Swatantra Gupta, in sector 4 of Vikas Nagar. His father Anil is the wholesale dealer of grains. On Friday evening, Yash and his friends were playing outside the house when a speeding car crushed him. A huge number of resi- dents converged on the scene and they caught hold of the errant driver after a brief chase. He was thrashed and later handed over to police. The dri- ver was identified as Tushar of Vikas Nagar. Yash was rushed to a private hospital where he succumbed to injuries. A stu- dent of class II, Yash was study- ing in a private school in Bahraich. Enraged over the incident, locals alleged that the police had failed to check reckless driving leading to loss of lives. The police said a case was registered and further investigations were on. SUICIDE A 58-year-old man hanged himself to death at his house in Gomti Nagar on Saturday morning. The deceased, iden- tified as Rakesh Sinha of Vivek Khand in Gomti Nagar, was found hanging from the ceiling with a plastic rope tied around his neck. His brother Rajesh Singh, who runs a travel agency, told police that his employee Sushil Tiwari went to serve tea to Rakesh in his room around 9:25 am. “Sushil came back screaming that Rakesh had ended his life. We went there and found him hanging,” Rajesh told the police. A suicide note was recovered from the room. “Rakesh held himself responsi- ble for the extreme step and did not name any other member of the family,” the police said. Lucknow all set for Basant Panchami celebrations PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW

he state capital is all set for TBasant Panchami celebra- tions on Sunday. The occasion witnesses Saraswati puja at the educational institutes fol- lowed by bhajans and musical programmes. Kamal Dubey from Bhatkhande Music Institute Deemed University said Basant Panchami is the occasion when nature sud- denly takes a youthful form. This is also the time when there are a lot of weddings. Incidentally, florists said west- ern flowers were more in vogue than conventional flow- ers such as marigold. A florist said that the demand was more for exotic flowers as compared to tradi- tional flowers. “White and pink combination is in demand for weddings and other occasions with focus on carnations,” he said. Former NBRI scientist AK Goel said that with the winter flowering season peaking at this time, there were almost hundred varieties which were available in the garden. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | FEBRUARY 10, 2019 city 04

Workshop to Visitors picking up coffee-table Trader assaulted, accused train budding pulmonologists books, encyclopaedias at fair held after video goes viral at SGPGIMS PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW the feed worth Rs 22,000 to action. “Shamim was arrested Shamim aka Guddu of from his house on Friday he department of ith local cops apparently Mishripur locality in Gudamba night,” the Gudamba police TPulmonary Medicine, Wturning a blind eye to on credit a year back. As said. Police department sources SGPGIMS, under the aegis of people’s woes, citizens are tak- Shamim was delaying the pay- said the video was also seen by Indian Association for ing to social media to attract ment, it led to bad blood some senior officials and they Bronchology, is organising the the attention of senior officials. between them. Meraj later got in touch with the SSP. annual conference of inter- A case in Gudamba approached local police but no “Similar videos are giving ventional pulmonology, explains this growing trend help came his way. He phoned a tough time to the Lucknow ‘BRONCOCON-2019’ from among residents in Lucknow. Shamim again and demanded police, blowing the lid off their February 8 to 10. A pre-con- On Friday night, a video show- payment on Thursday evening. cover-up bids. In the past too, ference workshop was organ- ing a trader being thrashed by He reached Shamim’s house for several such videos went viral, ised on Friday on the basic and a youth on asking for his the purpose after the latter forcing the top brass to swing advanced bronchoscopic tech- money back went viral on dif- agreed for payment. but was shooed away as into action,” they said. During niques. The workshop on ferent social media platforms However, Shamim refused Shamim had a good rapport the previous regime, action basic bronchoscopy included after which the SSP was forced to pay back and started abus- with the cop. On Friday night, was taken against a sub-inspec- simple bronchoscopic proce- to direct the local police to reg- ing him. He also thrashed the video went viral on tor after he was seen clearing dures like examination of the ister a case in this connection Meraj and forced him to WhatsApp groups after which encroachments alongside the brochial tree, bronchoscopic and nab the accused. escape. Some of the onlookers the news was brought to the road and kicking an elderly lavage, bronchoscopic FNAC The victim, identified as made a video clip and uploaded notice of SSP Kalanidhi man doing typing job at the and bronchoscopic biopsies Children being awarded at an event at book fair Meraj of Kalyanpur, deals in it on social media. Meraj later Naithani, who directed the pavement outside GPO in and advanced bronchoscopic chicken feed. He had supplied sought the help of a constable local cops to take appropriate Hazratganj. techniques consisting of endo- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW books are mainly health, trav- respect that they deserved and bronchial ultrasound (EBUS), el and cooking and of some the biggest proof was the novel, cryo lung biopsy and rigid eeping in mind the current others are Christmas, golf, cats ‘Raag Darbari’ winning the bronchoscopic placement of Ktrend of keeping the envi- and wine,” he said. The stall Sahitya Akademi Award. KGMU research cell honours docs airway stents. ronment green and pollution- also has fiction of all kinds Pointing out the similarities The aim of the workshop free the visitors to the Lucknow which includes novels which which satirical novels had with PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW The research work has which was followed by the Book Fair are picking up cof- are from the clearance stock ‘Raag Darbari’ written by Shrilal grown also,” he pointed out. conference was to provide fee-table books and ency- from all over the world. “These Shukla, Balendu said that the he research cell of KGMU Dr Garg said that training and disseminate clopaedias on gardening. novels and fiction stories are focus was on the same plinth of Tfelicitated 26 of doctors KGMU students were also knowledge among the young Talking to The Pioneer, collections of old as well as new the rural area. whose research works have been encouraged to carry out and budding pulmonologists incharge of the book stall from authors and are witnessing Talking about the vicious- published in prestigious inter- research and they could take who will then transmit the Book Affairs company from sales among the youths. Most ness in rural life which had national journals and made high up small projects for which benefits in patient care and ser- Delhi Shivam Jain said that the of the time the old authors are given birth to satire, he said impact. Chief Secretary Anup grants worth Rs 5,000- vice. Dr Ajmal Khan, Associate visitors were picking up these preferred,” he said. that the slogans had increased Chandra Pandey felicitated each 20,000 would be given to Professor, is the organising books because many of them Meanwhile, a discussion and new ways of exploitation doctor with a certificate and Rs them. He said that the thrust secretary of the conference had cultivated a passion for was organised on the Hindi had been embraced in the 2,000 in cash. had always been on patient under the chairmanship of Dr gardening. satirical novel in which the rural scenario today. care. Asked whether the Alok Nath, HoD, Pulmonary “At our stall, there have young Indian satire novelists and “The first exploiters came interest of students and pro- Medicine, and Dr Zia Hashim been several advocates who satirists expressed their opinions. from outside, used camps and fessors had increased in (Associate Professor) and Dr have come to purchase these The satirists who participated in got their own work done. research, he said it had, and Mansi Gupta (Assistant books on gardening. This inter- the discussion were Malay Jain, Today in these sleeping cells the it was also mandatory for Professor), Department of est has also developed because author of ‘Dhaak Ke Teen Paat,’ nature of this exploitation has their promotions. Pulmonary Medicine, are the there is so much talk about the Archana Chaturvedi, author of become more intense, more Chief Secretary Anup Chandra Pandey speaking at an event in KGMU He said that they also persons behind the show. state of pollution which exists ‘Gali Tamashe Wali,’ Balendu deep and more comprehen- encouraged collaborative The main conference will and the need to combat it Dwivedi, author of ‘Madaripur sive,” he said. When asked The awardees were profes- Currently, we have applied for research. “One of the doc- be held on February 9 and 10 through greenery.” Junction,’ Jamuna Beenie Tadar, why those who were working sors and associate professors of 27 patents” he said. tors, Neeta Jain is carrying in which both the national A majority of these coffee- author of ‘Jab Adivasi Gata Hai,’ in the government system were KGMU. Incharge of the research Asked if they had carried out research with the Centre and international speakers will table books which have been Shankdhar Dubey, author of writing satire, the authors cell Dr RK Garg, who is also the out any major research in the of Disease Control, USA,” he deliver lectures on various displayed give the details of the Blogger-’Farzinama,’, and admitted that there was more head of Neurology department, past years, he said though there pointed out. When asked advancements in Interventional how one can design a garden Shashi Pandey, author of politics in the system. The said that the research works of was no major research done, the whether people from outside Pulmonology. About 500 del- and also create a garden from ‘Chaupat Nagri.’ authoress, Jamuna Bini, said those who were felicitated had effort was on to evolve. of KGMU could carry out egates are expected to attend the container. “The books talk There were several ques- that there was no language and high impact factor. Talking to He said that the medical research, he said they could, the conference whose inau- about how a simple garden may tions which were put up for dis- geographical limit of satire and The Pioneer, he said that the university encouraged provided they found a col- gural function will be held on appear as though it has not cussion. The authors were asked all satirists such as Shrilal thrust of the research cell in the researchers to come forward laborator in the medical February 9. The chief guest at been designed and has sprung as to why there was no tradition Shukla, Harishankar Parsai, coming years would be innova- and file patent and carry out university itself. the inaugural function will be up suddenly but this is not a of satire which existed in the Sharad Joshi etc were read tion and patents. “We want to research, expenses of which Among those who were Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, fact because a lot of fore- country. Replying to this a everywhere. increase the number of patents would be borne by KGMU. felicitated on the occasion AIIMS, New Delhi, while Prof thought has been given by the majority of the authors said Shashi Pandey said that lit- filed by the researchers. Formed in 2003, Dr Garg were Dr Imran Rizvi from SK Jindal will be the guest of gardener to what appears as a that there was a long history of erary groupism had done the said, the research cell had grown Neurology department, Dr honour who is the pioneer for casual layout of the rich tapes- satire novels. Assistant professor highest damage to literature. at a remarkable pace. “We have Satyendra Kumar Singh recognising pulmonary medi- try of flowers,” he said. of Hindi at Arunachal University Among the others who partic- a committee which has passed from Centre of Advanced cine as a superspeciality and He further pointed out Jamuna Bini said that this tra- ipated in the discussion were 650 proposals till now. When we Research, Dr Amita Jain introduced the DM course in that these books also talk about dition of satirical novels had a Sheela Pandey, Sarvesh had started out, the committee from department of pulmonary medicine for the the fact as to how some of these long history which was very Asthana, Vijay Rai, Ram passed only 50-60 proposals. Microbiology, Dr Sarika first time in PGIMER, gardens look good because the strong. When asked to comment Bahadur Mishra, Mahendra Gupta from department of Chandigarh. choice of the plant varieties is on why satire was not getting Bhisma, Vijay Pushpal Pathak, Pediatrics, Dr Abhijit The department of restricted and instead of crowd- the respect and place which it Divya Shukla and Neeraj Chandra from department Pulmonary Medicine came ing the garden with several deserved despite the fact that the Arora. Audiences also repeat- of Gastroenterology, Dr M into existence under PMSSY in varieties some good varieties writers had written a lot on it, the edly asked questions from the Kaleem Ahmad from the July 2009 with the objective of are picked up by the gardener. writers admitted that despite speakers. In the question-and- department of providing quality care to the “The prices of these books satirical writings being written answer session, Balendu said Biochemistry, Dr Rishi Pal patients attending this hospital range from Rs 100 to Rs 300 extensively satirists were not that a satire could not be cre- from department of and giving state-of-the-art and most of them have been getting the respect and honour ated because it was a style Therapeutics, and Dr Rishi medical facilities which are acquired from across the globe which they deserved. Some which was born with a human Sethi from department of not available in the surround- from places such as USA and writers, however, pointed out being. In the end mementoes Cardiology. ing regions of Uttar Pradesh. Europe. The subjects of these that the satirists were getting the were given to the authors.

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Jaitley returns from Govt dismisses China’s objection to Modi’s AP visit PNS n NEW DELHI would “escalate” and “compli- action that may lead to the cate” border dispute. escalation of disputes or com- he Government on China repeatedly objects to plicate the boundary question,” US after treatment TSaturday dismissed China’s visits by Indian leaders and for- she added. objection to the visit of Prime eign dignitaries to the State, India and China have so far Minister Narendra Modi to which it claims as part of South held 21 rounds of talks to PNS n NEW DELHI Budget Session of Parliament Arunachal Pradesh, saying the Tibet and its own. “China’s posi- resolve the border dispute over ends on February 13, and Northeastern State is an integral tion on the Sino-Indian border Arunachal Pradesh. nion Minister Arun Jaitley debate on Interim Budget has and inalienable part of India. issue is consistent and clear. The India-China border Uon Saturday returned from been taken up in the Lok Sabha. Responding to China’s objec- The Chinese Government dispute covers 3,488-km-long the United States, where he was Jaitley, 66, had last month tion to Modi’s visit, the Ministry has never recognised the so- Line of Actual Control (LAC). undergoing medical treatment. flown to New York for the of External Affairs (MEA) said called Arunachal Pradesh and China routinely objects to “Delighted to be back home,” treatment after being report- the State is “an integral and resolutely opposes the activities Indian leaders visiting he tweeted. Jaitley was the edly diagnosed with soft tissue inalienable part of India.” of Indian leaders to the eastern Arunachal Pradesh to highlight Finance Minister before a med- Budget. He also gave interviews cancer which required surgery. Modi’s visit was part of a section of the Sino-Indian bor- its stand. ical procedure led to the charge on the subject. This was his first overseas visit series of public meetings o Arunachal Pradesh is an integral and inalienable part of India. Indian der,” Chinese Foreign In 2017, Tibetan spiritual being temporarily taken away In an interview to a news after he underwent renal trans- in the region aimed at garner- leaders visit Arunachal Pradesh from time to time, as they visit Ministry spokesperson Hua leader Dalai Lama’s visit to from him. He missed present- agency in New York after the plant surgery on May 14, 2018, ing support for the BJP ahead other parts of India, Ministry of External Affairs said Chunying said. Arunachal Pradesh infuriated ing the sixth and final Budget Budget presentation, Jaitley said at AIIMS. of elections that are due to be o Beijing said such actions China, prompting it to of the Narendra Modi he was on recovery course and He had stopped attending held by May. This consistent position has been conveyed to the Chinese side on will hurt the progress made by rename some towns in the Government before the gener- return to India in time to reply office at the beginning of April “Arunachal Pradesh is an several occasions, the MEA statement added both sides, especially after the Indian State. The two sides al elections. In his absence, the to the Budget debate in last year due to his kidney ail- integral and inalienable part of o China’s Foreign Ministry objected to PM Modi’s Arunachal visit pathbreaking meet between almost came to blows in 2017 charge of the Ministry was Parliament will depend on when ment and was back in North India. Indian leaders visit saying “resolutely opposes” activities of Indian leaders in the region Modi and Chinese President Xi over building of a road by the given to Railways Minister his doctors allow him to leave. Block — the seat of Finance Arunachal Pradesh from time Jinping in Wuhan last year. Chinese at Doklam, an area Piyush Goyal who presented “It depends on my treat- Ministry — on August 23, to time, as they visit other parts Modi’s Arunachal visit saying and dubs South Tibet. “China urges the Indian claimed by Bhutan and close to the Budget last week. ment here, which is all over. I 2018. Even then, Goyal had of India,” the MEA said. “resolutely opposes” activities However, China reacting to side to bear in mind the com- an arterial Indian highway. Jaitley has been active on am on the recovery course. It’s headed the Ministry for about “This consistent position of Indian leaders in the region. Modi’s visit, asserted that it has mon interests of the two coun- However, New Delhi and social media tweeting and writ- when my doctors allow me to 100 days. Jaitley in September has been conveyed to the Modi on Saturday inaugu- never recognised the sensitive tries, respect the interests and Beijing have tried to repair the ing Facebook posts and had go back. As of present, as I 2014 underwent bariatric Chinese side on several occa- rated several developmental border State and India should concerns of the Chinese side, damage and the ties have also met reporters through a understand, Piyush Goyal will surgery to treat weight gain that sions,” the Ministry’s statement projects during his one-day refrain from any action that cherish the momentum of been on the upswing after video call from New York and be replying (to the Budget he suffered because of a long- added. Earlier, China’s Foreign visit to Arunachal Pradesh, may “complicate the boundary improvement in bilateral rela- Modi and Xi had an icebreak- fielded questions on the debate in Parliament),” he said. standing diabetic condition. Ministry objected to PM which China claims as its own question”and such actions tions and refrain from any ing meet last year. Cong sets time-frame for States to decide on alliances Robert Vadra appears PNS n NEW DELHI the AICC Manifesto commit- tee,” said an AICC source. he Central leadership of the Further preparations under- before ED for 3rd time TCongress on Saturday set a way to accord a grand welcome time frame of ten days for the to Rahul and Priyanka in PNS n NEW DELHI agency had obtained or seized the allegations of possessing State leaders to decide upon the Lucknow on Monday was also as part of its probe in the case, illegal foreign assets and alliances if any or their plans to reviewed. They will be wel- obert Vadra, Congress chief including those linked to termed them a political witch go solo in their respective comed by party workers and RRahul Gandhi’s brother- absconding defence dealer hunt against him. He said he States in the forthcoming gen- leaders at nearly 37 points on the in-law, on Saturday appeared Sanjay Bhandari. was being “hounded and eral elections. Congress chief 10 km-route from the airport to before the Enforcement Vadra has also shared doc- harassed” to subserve political Rahul Gandhi in a meeting the Nehru Bhawan Uttar Directorate (ED) for the third uments with the investigating ends. with State Congress Chiefs and Pradesh Congress Committee time in connection with a officer of the case and has Sources said Vadra’s state- the Congress Legislative Party (UPCC) headquarters. probe into allegations of assured some more will be ment is being recorded under leaders also asked the leaders This will Priyanka’s maid- money laundering in purchase provided as and when he gets Section 50 (powers of author- concerned to finalise the list of en visit to Uttar Pradesh after of assets abroad. them, official sources had said. ities regarding summons, pro- candidates for the forthcoming she formally entered politics Vadra arrived at the central He was directed by a Delhi duction of documents and to Assembly and Lok Sabha polls last month and she will be probe agency’s office at court on February 2, to coop- give evidence) of the by the end of February. joined by another general sec- Jamnagar House in central erate with the probe being car- Prevention of Money Besides, the meeting also retary in-charge for western Delhi around 10.45 am in his ried out by ED after he Laundering Act, as was done chalked out detailed strategy Uttar Pradesh Jyotiraditya private vehicle. knocked at its door seeking the last two times. for the newly appointed Congress president Rahul Gandhi addresses the PCC presidents/CLP leaders meet in New Delhi on Saturday PTI Scindia. Priyanka has respon- Officials said the anticipatory bail in the money His appearance before the Congress general secretary in- sibilities of 42 of the 80 Lok investigating officer (IO) of laundering case. ED acquired political over- charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha poll strategy which ensure the participation of tutions and investigative agen- Sabha constituencies in the the case required Vadra to The ED case against Vadra tones after his wife Priyanka Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s four was also attended by Priyanka. maximum party stakeholders cies, in the mass campaign crucial State while remaining in answer more questions in con- relates to allegations of money Gandhi, recently appointed day visit to State from Monday A PCC leader said the and workers. He also instruct- and social media. bags of Scindia. nection with the case and laundering in the purchase of Congress general secretary in- onwards. The party in UP is Congress president under- ed to complete the candidate He also opined that the dic- Priyanka is scheduled to hence was asked to depose on a London-based property charge of eastern Uttar seeing the visit as the virtual scored the need for better selection process as soon as tatorship style of Governance of meet senior leaders and office Saturday, after his two ses- located at 12, Bryanston Square Pradesh, accompanied him to launch of the Congress cam- booth management. He also possible. Modi Government should be bearers of the party con- sions of questioning on worth 1.9 million GBP (British the investigating agency’s office paign in the State, ahead of the spoke about proper publicity of The Congress chief also highlighted in the campaign. stituency-wise during her visit February 6 and 7. pounds), which is allegedly on Wednesday while she coming Lok Sabha elections. the candidates contesting the instructed the PCC presidents Furthermore, the Congress till February 14. Lists of lead- He is being questioned on owned by him. picked him up after question- Presiding over the meeting elections in their area and and CLP leaders to expose chief emphasised that the pro- ers, including former MPs, transactions, purchase and pos- The agency has told a Delhi ing on Thursday. at the Congress War Room at desired to know from the party anti-farmers, anti-youth, anti- people policies proposed by MLAs and other people’s rep- session of certain immovable court that it has received infor- Vadra is also expected to Rakab Ganj Road in national leaders about the State-wise women and anti-people poli- Congress like the Minimum resentatives, have been sought assets in London. While Vadra mation about various new depose before the ED on Capital, Rahul asked the party assessment for Assembly and cies of the Modi Government. Income Guarantee programme from the district unit presi- was grilled for the first time for properties in London which February 12 in Jaipur in an leaders to give priority on Lok Sabha polls at earliest. He stressed on highlighting should be taken to the people dents. Each constituency is about five-and-a-half hours, belong to Vadra. another money-laundering booth management. The Regarding the candidate in the public campaign of the across the country. being allotted a different time he was questioned the second These include two houses, case related to a land scam in Congress chief had also con- selection and finalisation, party the burning issues of “All State PCC Presidents to meet the senior leadership, time for about nine hours. one worth 5 million GBP and Bikaner. The Rajasthan High ducted a meeting of the Rahul guided the leaders to unemployment, farmers dis- and CLP leaders were asked to during which all issues related It is understood that the the other valued at 4 million Court has directed him to General Secretaries on take broader steps to make tress, sabotage of constitution- focus on State oriented major to their areas will be discussed last time Vadra was “confront- GBP, six other flats and more cooperate with the agency in Thursday aimed at focusing on them more inclusive and to al bodies, misuse of the insti- issues and to suggest them to in detail. ed with” documents that the properties. Vadra has denied the case. Congress: Top BJP ED files PMLA case against Falah-e-Insaniyat leaders behind move PNS n NEW DELHI Investigation Agency (NIA) country concerned. presidential ordinance had nected with the deputy chief of FIR, filed under the Unlawful According to reports, the lapsed and it had never been FIF.” n one of the rare investiga- Activities Prevention Act 69-year-old — an internation- extended or tabled in Salman is alleged to have to topple K’taka Govt Itions, the Enforcement (UAPA) last year in September, ally designated terrorist with a Parliament to be converted received funds from FIF oper- Directorate (ED) has regis- to file its own case against the US bounty of $10 million on into an act. Several top ators through hawala and he PNS n NEW DELHI ister needs to reply as to how tered a money laundering case Falah-e-Insaniyat.. “These his head — was showered with Pakistani politicians and senior and other persons were report- the BJP managed Rs 450 crore against Pakistan-based outfit funds were utilised to carry out rose petals during the rally pro- officials have been seen sharing ed to have received money he Congress on Saturday to “buy” 20 MLAs and Falah-e-Insaniyat (FIF), a front terrorist activities and create ceeding. the dais with him, making illegally from various persons Talleged that top central BJP allegedly “feed” the assembly for banned terror group unrest in India,” the ED said in Saeed’s oganisation FIF is anti-India statements. of Pakistan and UAE among leaders were behind the move speaker. Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT). a statement. also no longer in the list of According to ED, the NIA others, the agency said. to topple the Karnataka “Did the money come FIF is a Lahore-based The development comes Pakistan’s banned organisa- has carried out searches in Besides Salman, the NIA Government and said it would from the BJP, the PMO or else- organisation established by the within a week of India’s Note tions. Following international this case in the past and has has also arrested FIF hawala rake up the issue in Parliament where ... Which deal did it Jamaat-ud-Dawa and acts as a Verbale to Pakistan, raising a pressure and USA act of freez- seized over four dozen conduit Mohammad Salim aka during the remaining days of come from,” he asked in an front for the LeT. It was found- strong protest Saeed’s recent ing military and economic aids SIM cards, phones and `1.56 Mama, a resident of central Winter Session. apparent reference to the Rafale ed in 1990 by Hafiz participation at ‘Kashmir to Pakistan in early 2018, for- crore (suspected) cash, Delhi’s Daryaganj, and Against the backdrop of an jet deal. He asked whether Mohammad Saeed, the mas- Solidarity Day’ rally in Lahore. mer president Mamnoon Nepali currency worth worth Srinagar-based hawala courier audio tape in which State BJP anti-corruption laws would be termind of the 2008 Mumbai The Note Verbale read, “The Hussain had signed an ordi- `43,000, 14 mobiles phones, Sajjad Abdul Wani. leader and former Karnataka applied on those behind alleged terror attack. Its headquarters ministry registers its strong nance amending the country’s five pen drives, nine pass- The US also designated Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa attempts to topple the is in Pakistan. protest at the continued use of Anti-Terrorism Act to include ports,two kg gold jewellery FIF as a terrorist entity in 2010. is purportedly trying to lure a Government in Karnataka. The ED said a criminal Pakistan controlled territory by entities banned by the UN apart from other incriminat- It is a front-end organisation of JD(S) MLA with an offer Will the CBI and the case under the Prevention of extremist and terrorist ele- Security Council, including ing documents. Four persons Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a terror of `10 crore, the Congress also ED raid Yeddyurappa? If Money Laundering Act ments to freely propagate and terror organisations such as have been arrested till now in organisation proscribed under urged Chief Justice of India not then it will become clear (PMLA) has been filed by the promote violence and terror JuD, FIF, Lashkar-e-Toiba, al- the case. the Unlawful Activities Ranjan Gogoi to take suo motu that Narendra Modi and Amit central probe agency for the against India.” Qaeda, Tehreek-e-Taliban The ED said one of the (Prevention) Act (UAPA). cognisance of claims that Shah are behind (the alleged outfit’s “involvement in money Note verbale is a form of Pakistan and Lashkar-e- arrested accused in the case, The ED said its probe will top BJP leaders can “manage” topple move) it,” said Surjewala. laundering through various protest a country gives to Jhangvi. Delhi-based Mohammed “establish money trail and iden- judiciary. Congress also it will not hawala channels. another country when it However, in October 2018, Salman, was in “regular touch tify proceeds of crime that are Addressing a Press confer- “unwarrantedly interfere” in The agency said it took annoyed by something or some the Islamabad High Court with a Dubai-based Pakistan suspected to be generated out ence in the national Capital, the functioning of the Madhya cognisance of a National issue that undermines it in the (IHC) was informed that the national, who in turn was con- of the criminal activities. Congress General Secretary Pradesh Government on the KC Venugopal alleged Prime issue of imposition of the strin- Minister Narendra Modi and gent NSA against five people on BJP chief Amit Shah were charges of cow slaughter and involved in attempts to illegal transportation of cattle. All medical equipment notified as drugs topple the JD(S)-Congress The party said law and order is PNS n NEW DELHI ical devices. Government in Karnataka. the domain of the Chief It recently held a meeting where, “The State Government is Minister and police. ll implantable medical devices, a consensus was reached to roll out being destabilised by the “Kamal Nathji (Chief ACT scan, MRI equipment, defib- medical devices regulations in a national Government,” Minister of MP) has categori- rillators, dialysis machine, PET phased manner and constitution of Venugopal alleged joined by cally said the law will take its equipment, X-ray machine and bone medical devices - expert advisory Congress chief spokesman own course. Nobody who is marrow cell separator have been of April 2020 namely — all group (MD-EAG) to aid Health Randeep Surjewala. innocent will be persecuted or notified as drugs with effect from implantable medical devices, CT Ministry in this regard. “Since Yeddyurappa is punished in any manner and April 1, 2020, as per a recent notifi- scan equipment, MRI equipment, These include separate and clear heard saying that Amit Shah nobody who is guilty will be cation by the Union Health Ministry. defibrillators, dialysis machine, PET law for regulation of all medical will manage judges, the CJI spared,” Surjewala said. This aims to regulate medical and equipment, xray machine and bone devices in the country; separate should take suo motu cogni- On Friday, authorities in diagnostics devices in the country. marrow cell separator,” a notification medical devices authority (or sance of attempts to defame the Agar Malwa district of Giving this information here, issued on Friday by the Ministry said. revamping of CDSCO) in due judiciary,” Surjewala said. Madhya Pradesh booked two officials said these eight medical A majority of medical devices are course; no compromise on quality & He said the party will men under the National equipments have been notified as unregulated in India. This move is safety of medical devices, imple- rake up the issue in Parliament Security Act (NSA) for ‘drugs’ under Section 3 of the Drugs important for patient’s safety as with mentation of defined transition time on Monday. The Budget alleged illegal transportation of and Cosmetics Act. “In pursuant of this notification, all implantable and & competency building measures Session is presently on cattle and disruption of sub-clause (IV) of clause (b) of sec- diagnostic devices will come under the including infrastructure and training and would conclude on public peace. tion 3 of the Drugs and Cosmetics regulatory framework, said the official. for regulators and industry. February 13. The Kamal Nath-led Act of 1940, the central government Meanwhile, it is learnt that the The consensus was also built into The purported audio tape Government in Madhya after consultation with the drugs Central Drugs Standard Control registration of all manufacturers was made public by Karnataka Pradesh had earlier slapped the technical advisory board hereby Organization (CDSCO), the nation- and importers of all non notified Chief Minister HD NSA against three men accused specifies the following devices al medical device regulator, is also medical devices at earliest; devices’ Kumaraswamy on Friday. of killing a cow at Khandwa intended for use in human beings as working to chart out a road map for labels to carry registration number Surjewala said the prime min- district. drugs with effect from the first day regulating the sale and use of med- and address to enable traceability. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | FEBRUARY 10, 2019 nation 06 Give BJP 45 seats in Maha, we’ll shunt all infiltrators: Shah

TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI and throw out each and every Calling form a resolve the country. And no seat 55 years has been achieved by infiltrator living across the among the party workers to should be allowed to be won by Modiji in the past 55 months of Fadnavis rules out Sena tie-up aking national security an country. We do not indulge in ensure the return of the Narendra those protecting infiltrators or our government… The BJP has Missue for the forthcoming vote bank politics. For us, the Modi government with a bigger weakening national security,” all along laid stress on ‘Vikaas’. PNS n MUMBAI Fadnavis – who shared the party there has not been much of a Lok Sabha polls, BJP national security of Maa Bharati is our majority than the one won in the the BJP President said. The latest budget has done jus- platform with Shah — said in movement in terms of ground president Amit Shah exhorted top priority”. 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Shah said Shah, who addressed the tice to all sections of society” n Saturday when BJP pres- Pune said: “The BJP will contest breaking for seat sharing talks his party’s booth level workers Speaking at a meeting of that the BJP would not settle less booth-level party workers Shah said that during in the Oident Amit Shah spoke of all the 48 seats in the state. We will between them. It may be recalled to help the party-led saffron party workers and leaders from 45 seats in the state and its aim along with Chief Minister past five years, the ruling had the saffron alliance winning 45 win all the three seats – Pune, that in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls alliance win as many as 45 out Pune, Shirur and Baramati was to win Baramati seat -- the Devendra Fadnavis and other wiped out the influence of ‘one out of 48 seats in Maharashtra, his Shirur and Baramati – this belt. which the two saffron parties had of 48 seats in Maharashtra so Lok Sabha constituencies at home constituency of Pawars -- senior leaders, that if the family’ (Gandhis), crushed colleague and Maharashtrea We are confident that Lotus will contested as an alliance, the BJP that it could identify and throw Ganesh Kala Krida auditorium in the 2019 polls. “thugs” (the Opposition par- casteist-communal type of pol- Chief Minister Devendra bloom in Baramati ( the home and Shiv Sena had contested 26 each and every infiltrator settled in Pune, Shah said: “When I say “No one will accept our ties) came to power in 2019, the itics, rid the country of cor- Fadnavis struck a contrary note, constituency of Pawats) this and 22 seats respectively in the across the country. this that this election will have victory if our alliance wins less country would slide once again ruption and has led the coun- when he said that the BJP would time”. State. The two parties had put up Slamming the various a bearing on the future of the than 45 out of 48 seats in the and the pace of development try on the path of fast-paced contest all the 48 seats in the State On January 28, both the Shiv a spectacular performance in the Opposition parties for showing country, I know that these state. The 45 seat winning tally would be derailed. development. on its own strength. Sena and BJP had indicated that polls by together winning 40 seats “undue concern” about infil- people (opposition parties) will is something that can be cher- Shah said that Prime Castigating the Ruling out the possibility of they might contest the Lok Sabha (BJP-22 and Sena-18 seats) out of trators settled in various parts not do this job. They see vote ished only if the BJP wins the Minister Narendra Modi “gave Mahaghathbhandan for various a tie-up with the Shiv Sena, polls as an alliance. However, total 48 seats. of the country, Shah said: “Let banks in infiltrators, while in Baramati seat. You should not a new direction of develop- fronts, Shah said that no party NCP or Rahulbaba’s party raise infiltrators I see termites eating give any seat in Maharashtra ment” in the country since or alliance could stop the BJP’s hue and cry or shed tears over into the fabric of the country. for 15 years to those indulging assuming power in 2014 and victory chariot in the 2019 infiltrators, I will guarantee That is the difference between in corruption and not give the 2019 polls would decide elections since it was proceed- you if give us 45 seats in the Opposition parties and the any seat for 10 years who have the future of the country. ing with “corruption-free devel- Maharashtra, we will identify BJP,” Shah said. contributed to backwardness in “What could not be achieved in opment agenda. 2 CR TO... NUDE PROTEST... Lt Gen Kanwal Jeet Ashutosh Varshney of Ram CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The bandh impact was felt Sewa Trust, who set up his in the upper Assam districts of camp in Sector 6 in the Mela, days due to extreme weather. worth of Rs 125 crore through Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sibsagar, Singh Dhillon said, “It is said that by making a About 50 per cent fruit orchards remote control at a function at Lakhimpur and Jorhat with donation, of one’s choice, to river were damaged due to recent IG Park. The Tezu airport will vehicles remaining off the road takes over as 48th Ganga on Basant Panchami, a snowfall in this picturesque val- connect Guwahati, Jorhat and and shops and business estab- person stands to gain knowl- ley and adjoining areas in Doda Hollongi. Fruit and flowers of lishments closed. The bandh was Corps Commander edge.” Dhrubo Bhattacharya, a district of Jammu and Kashmir, the region can reach any market supported by the KMSS along priest, said that many families, said Jammu and Kashmir agri- of the country in a few hours, the with 70 other organisations PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n especially Bengalis, mark this culture department officials. PM said. He also inaugurated a jointly protesting against the Bill. SRINAGAR day by sitting with their babies The wheat crop, the main new Doordarshan 24-hours The All Assam Students’ Union and young children, encourag- cereal of rabi, may not have been channel for Arunachal Pradesh. (AASU) claimed that police t Gen Kanwal Jeet Singh ing them to write their first affected from the hailstorms, resorted to mild lathi-charge to LDhillon took over as the words with their fingers, while agriculture scientists said, as it is HOOCH TRAGEDY... disperse its activists who had 48th Corps Commander of some others study or create still in late-tillering (production This may have led to more assembled with black flags and Srinagar based 15 Corps, music together. “In temples and of multiple side stems) stage. The casualties, official said, but the black balloons at the Amingaon- responsible for educational institutions, statues crop is yet to reach the crucial investigation into this is still on. Hajo Road, about 10 km from counterinsur- of Saraswati are dressed in yel- flowering and pollination stage, Both states have suspended Modi’s rally at Changsari. gency opera- low and worshipped,” he said, so there is no danger to wheat, administrative and police offi- The protesters burnt effigies tions and man- adding poetic and musical gath- they added. If the temperature cials for alleged negligence and of the prime minister and agement of erings are also held in some continues to be low as predict- ordered probes. They have also released black balloons into the Line of Control communities for Goddess ed by IMD, it will help wheat announced ex-gratia compen- air in different districts across in Kashmir. He Saraswati. productivity. According to the sation of Rs 2 lakh each for the the State. Modi was shown black took over from Lt Gen AK Security personnel have Agriculture Ministry’s latest families of those killed. flags in at least two places here Bhatt who has been moved to been deployed at different cross- data, as compared to 622.12 lakh Earlier, Saharanpur district on Saturday for the second con- New Delhi as Military ings and parts of the city for hectares planted in 2017-18, magistrate Alok Pandey said secutive day while on his way to Secretary (MS) at Army Kumbh Mela. The Uttar Pradesh the sowing covered only 591.64 people from Nangal and adjoin- the airport from the Raj Bhawan Headquarters. police too has geared up for a lakh hectares till Friday this year. ing villages in his district had here. Protesters, belonging to the Defence spokesman said, seamless and incident-free In other words, 30 lakh hectare started falling ill when they Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chhatra “Lt Gen Bhatt’s tenure saw Kumbh, spread over 3,200 less planted this year during rabi returned home from Balupur on Parishad (AJYCP), showed black many successful operations hectare land in the Sangam City. crop season. The Agriculture Thursday night. Many of the flags to Modi at Machkhowa neutralising the highest num- Security arrangements Ministry said 10.20 lakh hectare Saharanpur victims were not area. Minutes later, a group of ber of militants in a year over would be three-tier -- in the less area covered for wheat cul- immediately admitted to hospi- students of the Gauhati a decade, wherein 259 militants Kumbh mela region, in tivation this year. Wheat culti- tal as the area was hit by rain and University too waved black flags were eliminated and other 64 Allahabad and in the adjacent vation is restricted to 296.37 lakh a hailstorm, he said. Up to late at Modi in the Jalukbari area. local militants neutralised districts. “The whole region has hectare which is 2.5 per cent Friday night, 16 people had Both the groups were detained through apprehensions and been demarcated into nine zones lower than the 304.88 lakh died in Haridwar and 18 more as soon as they lodged their surrenders”. The spokesman and 20 sectors with the deploy- hectare reported in the corre- in Saharanpur. By Saturday protest, police said. A few stu- said, “This achievement ment of over 20,000 police per- sponding week in the previous afternoon, the combined death dents of the Gauhati University assumes a greater significance sonnel, 6,000 homeguards, 40 rabi season. The acreage under too had risen to 70. In an unre- alleged that they were manhan- in view of imposition of Non- police stations, 58 outposts, 40 pulses dropped to 151.6 lakh lated incident, nine people have dled by police. On Friday Initiation of Combat fire stations, 80 companies of hectare, a little over six per cent died over the week in eastern evening, the prime minister was Operations during holy month central force and 20 companies lower than in the same period in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar dis- shown black flags in at least four of Ramzan, prolonged period of PAC,” UP’s Director General 2017-18. trict, allegedly after drinking different locations as soon as he of Amarnath Yatra for sixty of Police (DGP) OP Singh had spurious liquor. Chief Minister landed in Guwahati and was days and peaceful conduct of earlier told PTI. PM TRIES TO DISPEL... Yogi Adityanath has ordered travelling from the airport to the Local Urban Bodies and Besides, there would be Hitting out at the Left Front departmental action against dis- Raj Bhawan to spend the night. Panchayat elections besides three police lines, one traffic without naming it, Modi said it trict excise officers of Kushinagar The Citizenship (Amendment) putting in place the strategy of police line, three women police was not interested in doing any- and Saharanpur, the state gov- Bill seeks to provide Indian cit- swift and robust punitive stations and 317 police response thing for the unorganised sector ernment said. In Uttarakhand, izenship to Hindus, Jains, response to Pakistan’s ceasefire vehicles to tackle an emergency or the farmers when it was in 13 excise department personnel Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and violations and other provoca- situation with a response time of power in the State. “Now for the and four policemen have been Parsis from Bangladesh, tions along LoC.” The less than 10 minutes, he said, first time in Tripura, under the placed under suspension. Ten Pakistan and Afghanistan after spokesman added that Lt Gen adding that mounted police BJP Government, paddy is being policemen were suspended six years of residence in India KJS Dhillon was commissioned would also be there. With a view procured at the minimum sup- Friday in Uttar Pradesh. Both even if they do not possess any in December 1983 and has had to counter any terrorist activity, port price. Besides, the recom- states announced drives to curb document. The Bill was passed an illustrious military career Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) mendation of the Seventh Pay the sale spurious liquor. by the Lok Sabha during the spanning 35 years during which commandoes, anti-sabotage Commission was implemented. Winter Session on January 8 and he has held varied prestigious commandoes with snipers, Tripura was deprived of devel- TWITTER... has been awaiting Rajya Sabha command, staff and instruc- bomb disposal units, sniffer opment on the pretext of being It may be recalled that when nod. tional appointments. dog squads and intelligence a landlocked region, is now Google CEO Sundar Pichai units have also been pressed into being made gatway refused to attend a US Senate TRINAMOOL MLA... service, Singh said. of the South East Asia,” Modi hearing on September 5 last year "He seemed still to be alive said. Besides laying foundation and instead let an empty chair while he was being taken to the N INDIAN KISAN... for several projects during his and a nameplate represent him, nearby Shaktinagar hospital," As per primary feedback, a two days north east tour, the the gesture left many lawmakers said party sources, adding he 40-50 per cent potato is report- Prime Minister interspersed his fuming. Google instead sent a succumbed to his injuries on ed to have been damaged in the speeches with sentences in letter to the Senate Intelligent way to hospital. TMC district hailstorm. Standing mustard Assamese, paid rich tributes to Committee on why the compa- president Gouri Dutta accused and green pea crops in some the State’s icons Srimanata ny was not to appear for a hear- the BJP operatives for the mur- parts of Rajasthan, Mathura, Sankardeva, Madhavdeva, Azan ing on issues like foreign inter- der and said, "He was an active Baghpat, Almora, Moradabad, Fakir, Chaolung Sukapha, Lachit ference during elections on its member of the party and had Bulandsahar, Noida in western Barphukan, Gopinath Bordoloi platform. Pichai, however, did managed to resist the BJP Uttar Pradesh), Rewari, and Bhupen Hazarika. He said appear before a House Judiciary onslaughts in the region." Most Kurushetra, Bhiwani in Haryana previous Governments “failed” Committee in December and of the BJP members had migrat- and the National Capital Region to honour these icons and it was addressed several issues, includ- ed from the CPI (M) which till (NCR) also badly affected due to the BJP Government which ing that the search giant’s algo- a year or two ago had a sizeable hailstorm as per initial reports took the initiative of conferring rithms are biased against con- presence in the district, he from the States. According to the Bharat Ratna on Assam’s first servative content. The letter added. A large posse of police farmers, their potato crops have Chief Minister Gopinath sent to Twitter by the force was rushed to the spot and been destroyed due to hail- Bordoloi during Atal Bihari Parliamentary IT Committee a pistol was recovered from the storm. Vajpayee’s term and now to on February 1 clearly stated that area, a senior police officer In Bihar and eastern UP, music legend Hazarika. Modi “it may be noted that the Head said. RSS and BJP operatives gram, arhar, masoor, and other said the NDA Government of the Organisation has to were behind the attack, he said pulses have been affected due to wants to make Assam the oil and appear before the Committee”. It adding former TMC leader frequent hailstorm and thun- gas hub of the country and in the further stated that “He/She may Mukul Roy who was currently derstorm in the past two weeks. last four years projects worth Rs be accompanied by another in charge of the election affairs “Unseasonal rain accompanied 14,000 crore have been com- representative.” The of the BJP in Bengal was pulling by hailstorm and thunderstorm pleted. He also laid the founda- Parliamentary IT Committee the strings from behind. Biswas in major growing regions of the tion of the six-lane bridge over received a letter on February 7 was a prominent leader from North, including Punjab, Brahmaputra river connecting from Vijaya Gadde, Twitter’s the Matua community which Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Guwahati and North Guwahati. global lead for legal, policy, accounts for about two million Bihar in the past two weeks have He also laid the foundation trust and safety, stating, “No one votes in North 24 Parganas and damaged the rabi crops includ- stone of NRL Bio Refinery at who engages publicly for Twitter Nadia and were currently being ing potatoes, onion and toma- Numaligarh and a 729 km gas India makes enforcement deci- mollycoddled both by the BJP toes. The extent of damage is pipeline from Barauni- sions with respect to our rules and the TMC. The victim had being assessed,” said officials of Guwahati passing through Bihar, for content or accounts in India.” played an important role in last agriculture ministry. West Bengal, Sikkim and Assam. Deputing a junior employ- year's Panchayat elections in his Due to untimely snowfall in The Prime Minister inau- ee to represent Twitter at the constituency and the neigh- Kashmir since November 3, last gurated and laid foundation Indian Parliamentary IT bouring Ranaghat North-east year apple growers suffered a lot stone of projects in Arunachal Committee has not gone down seat, sources said. State BJP and there are reports of huge Pradesh worth over Rs 4,000 well with Indian lawmakers president Dilip Ghosh blamed damage of apple crop in the crore and said his Government especially since they have no the infighting within the ruling state. It is estimated the losses was giving a lot of importance decision making authority, the party for the Saturday's inci- suffered by Kashmiri apple to improve connectivity in the letter from Gadde said. This dent. farmers at over Rs 5 billion. sensitive border state. Terming comes at a time when there are "The rampant groupism in Apple growers were the hardest the state the “pride” of the coun- growing concerns about safe- the TMC is responsible for hit as the snowfall not only dam- try, Modi said it is the gateway guarding citizens’ data privacy this. They are joining the BJP's aged the apple crop, but also the to the nation as it guards the and election interference name to victimise our active branches of apple trees laden frontier. It is the duty of the gov- through social media platforms. workers and put them behind with fruit, making them crum- ernment to develop the state at Twitter’s conduct is being the bar before the elections," he ble under the weight of snow. any cost, he said. Modi laid the watched globally and their said demanding a CBI probe The sudden snowfall also dis- foundation stone for construc- response is being seen with into the incident. "We don't rupted the transportation of tion of greenfield Airport at concern as India’s Parliamentary have any faith in the Bengal Kashmiri apple to outside the Hollongi and inaugurated an hearing is amongst the fourth in Police. Let there be a CBI probe state as the national highway upgraded and retrofitted airport the world after the US Congress, and the truth will come out by remained blocked for several at Tezu in Lohit district at a Singapore and EU hearing. itself," he said. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | FEBRUARY 10, 2019 world 07

2 killed, 4 kids Trump is in ‘very Blizzards kill thousands injured in lightning Trump says summit with good health', strikes in Nepal Kim to take place in Hanoi says White of herd animals in Tibet Kathmandu: Two people were killed Washington: US President advancing the cause of North Korea has yet to House doctor and four children seriously injured in Donald Trump and North peace!" The US State provide any official confir- Beijing: Blizzards in Tibetan separate incidents of lightning strikes Korean leader Kim Jong Un Department said the special mation of the summit and Washington: President Donald areas of western China have left in the western part of Nepal, police said. will meet for a second much- US envoy for North Korea Kim Jong Un appeared to Trump is "in very good health" thousands of head of livestock A 20-year-old girl, identified as anticipated summit in Hanoi, will meet again with make no mention of it dur- and is expected to remain dead and roads covered in up Saraswoti Nath, was killed after being as preparations kick into Pyongyang officials ahead ing a meeting earlier with the healthy for “the duration of his to 45 centimetres (18 inches) of struck by lightning at Bhageshwor high gear for the peace talks. of the Trump-Kim talks — top brass of the Korean presidency and beyond,” his snow, State media reported on area in Dadeldhura district on Friday, Trump announced the hours after he returned to People's Army. As reported doctor declared on Friday fol- Saturday. they said. exact location on Twitter — Seoul from talks in the North by state media, the meeting lowing an annual medical check- Local authorities had sent Her two brothers, aged 15 and 8, only the country, Vietnam, on the summit's agenda. focused on the need to mod- up. Trump underwent a nearly veterinarians, medicine and and as many sisters, aged 14 and 12, was previously known — for In a statement, the State ernize the military while four-hour annual physical test animal feed to the hard-hit sustained serious injuries in the inci- the follow-on to the leaders' Department said talks during maintaining party discipline on Friday — his second periodic areas in Qinghai Province's dent. summit in Singapore last Stephen Biegun's three-day in the ranks. examination after becoming the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous They have been admitted at sub- year as he hailed "very pro- trip explored Trump and Biegun is expected to US President in January 2017. Prefecture, the Xinhua News regional hospital in Dadeldhura, police ductive" preparatory talks Kim's "commitments of com- share details of his "While the reports and rec- Agency reported. added. between diplomats from the plete denuclearization, trans- Pyongyang meetings with ommendations are being Villages in the area are In a separate incident at Amargadhi two countries. forming US-DPRK relations his South Korean counter- finalised, I am happy to above 5,000 metres (16,400 hoods and to feed their families. returned home after the past area in the same district, a 48-year-old "My representatives have and building a lasting peace on part Lee Do-hoon and announce the President of the feet) and workers were seeking Harsh winters are routine week's Lunar New Year holiday. man, identified as Gogan Daulyal, just left North Korea after a the Korean Peninsula." Biegun Foreign Minister Kang United States is in very good to clear roads to ensure the in the Himalayan region that In the capital Beijing, only died after being hit by lightening on very productive meeting and landed at Osan US Air Base Kyung-wha on Saturday. health and I anticipate will delivery of supplies, a task long fell within Tibet's tradi- light snow fell although tem- Friday, they said. an agreed upon time and date late Friday, foreign ministry Attention will focus on remain so for the duration of his made more difficult by high tional borders. peratures dipped below freezing. In Nepal, lightning is considered as for the second Summit with spokesman Noh Kyu-duk told whether the US team have Presidency and beyond," Sean P winds and drifting snow. Snow was also expected in Falling rocks killed one person one of the major causes of natural Kim Jong Un," Trump said. AFP. The State Department offered to lift some eco- Conley, a Navy officer who is Mainly ethnic Tibetan vil- other parts of northern and and injured 12 others at an ice calamities deaths. "It will take place in confirmed Biegun agreed to nomic sanctions in return the president's physician and the lagers in the area depend heav- central China over coming lantern show at Longqing Gorge Parts of Nepal have been witness- Hanoi, Vietnam, on February meet his North Korean coun- for Pyongyang taking con- current director of the White ily on livestock, mainly Yaks, days, leading to some travel dis- on Beijing's outskirts, the local ing heavy rains and snowfall from the 27 & 28. I look forward to terpart Kim Hyok Chol again crete steps toward denu- House medical unit, said in a goats and sheep, for their liveli- ruptions as millions of Chinese Government reported. AP past few days. PTI seeing Chairman Kim & before the leaders' talks. clearisation. AFP statement. AFP Pope to visit Moroccan Ukrainian Prez vows US seeking peace pact in Afghan: Khalilzad Washington: The United States with this task by the Secretary we have reached an agreement Administration. imam school to boost to push for EU, is seeking a peace agreement of State Mike Pompeo. in principle with the Taliban on "Our hope is, our expecta- and not an agreement to with- "My overall goal is, at the a framework that would provide tion is that once interact can dia- draw its troops from war-rav- direction of the president of the guarantees, and enforcement logue begins, which is our key aged Afghanistan, the Trump secretary of state, not to seek out mechanism that no terrorist objective, that these parallel moderate Islam NATO membership Administration has said. withdrawal agreement, but the group, international terrorist discussions will be brought Vatican City: Pope Francis Weeks after initiating direct peace agreement. Because peace group or individuals would be together," he said. will meet with migrants in Kiev: Ukraine's president says talks with the Taliban, wherein agreement can allow with- able to use Afghanistan, the "Even if we achieve success Morocco and visit a training the nation needs to join the the two agreed on a framework drawal. It is not just the with- areas that they control and on these two issues, we make institute for imams that seeks European Union and NATO to of peace agreement, Trump drawal agreement that we are should they be part of a future further progress, a peace agree- to be a bulwark against Islamic protect itself from Russia's Administration's point person seeking," Khalilzad said. government; against the United ment would not be, immediately extremism during his March expansionist actions. on Friday told a Washington The veteran American States as allies and others," or shortly are achieved in the 30-31 visit to the North African President Petro audience that these were just a diplomat in his appearance Khalilzad said. foreseeable future without a country. Poroshenko, who is seeking a Russia's 2014 annexation of few steps in the direction of before the US Institute of Peace "We will engage with comprehensive agreement on The Vatican on Saturday second five-year term in the Crimea and its support for sep- peaceful resolution of the con- (USIP) said that to achieve a Taliban further to flush out other issues," he added. released the schedule for the March 31 vote, accused Russia aratists in eastern Ukraine, lead- flict in Afghanistan and that peace agreement, quite a num- these commitments that they've Nothing is agreed to until pope's trip to Rabat. Morocco's king, the country's on Saturday of planning to ing to a sharp decline in living they have a long way to go. ber of issues have to be dealt made," said the Afghan-born everything has been agreed to It comes on the heels of priests and religious sisters meddle in the election. He standards. The government's And this cannot be with. US diplomat who was the high- and the other issues that must Francis' recent visit to the and celebrate Mass for the described the election as a "gen- failure to combat corruption has achieved without the help of "We have tried to develop a est ranking Muslim American be dealt with are issues of a United Arab Emirates, where Catholic community. eral battle for Ukraine." Opinion also fueled public dismay. regional players, in particular long agenda of issues that must in the Bush Administration in roadmap for Afghanistan polit- he signed a landmark "frater- Morocco has long consid- polls show Poroshenko trailing Poroshenko has sought to Pakistan, Special US be addressed. Initially, we have his capacity as the US ical future to end Afghan war. nity" document with a leading ered itself a key ally in the fight behind comedian Volodymyr shore up his sagging support by Representative Zalmay focused on two issues, one on Ambassador to the United The Afghans, he asserted, Sunni imam and sought to against Islamic extremism, and Zelenskiy and former Prime spearheading the creation of a Khalilzad said in his maiden the issue of counter terrorism Nations. must sit across the table with encourage moderate Islam and King Mohammed VI routine- Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. new Ukrainian Orthodox public appearance before a and the other the issue of us He also served as the US each other and come to an interfaith ties. ly criticizes jihadism and the Ukraine has struggled with Church independent from Washington audience some six forced withdrawal," he said. Ambassadors to Afghanistan agreement about their future of Francis will also meet with discourses of radical Islam. AP economic woes following Moscow Patriarchy. AP months after he was entrusted "After many conversations, and Iraq during the Bush their country. PTI American held for China calls for Five ‘Hitler' Thai princess' bid for PM scuttled trying to travel to peaceful dialogue paintings to go as party obeys royal command on Venezuela crisis Bangkok: A new Thai political But the Thai king torpe- favour of coup leader Prayut Pakistan to join LeT under hammer party vowed on Saturday to doed the bid in a sharply word- Chan-O-Cha. Beijing: China insists that peaceful dialogue and polit- obey a command from the ed statement the same day Prayut is standing as pre- Washington: In a dangerous sign that Pakistan-based ical means are the "only way" toward enduring peace in king blocking the candidacy of that said bringing senior royal mier for the Phalang Pracharat Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has expanded its tentacles in the United Venezuela, the Foreign Ministry said, adding that it backs in Nuremberg a princess for prime minister in family members into politics is party, a group aligned with the States, federal prosecutors on Friday announced to have arrest- multinational efforts to reach such an outcome. a dramatic reversal that against tradition, national cul- regime. ed a New Yorker who was about to catch a flight to Pakistan Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying's statement Nuremberg: Five paintings attributed to appeared to boost the junta's ture and "highly inappropriate." The military has "gained to join the terror group. came in response to a question about a meeting Adolf Hitler will be auctioned off on chances ahead of March elec- Thai Raksa Chart responded the upper hand", said profes- While in Texas, the FBI charged a teenager with using Thursday of an "International Contact Group" led by Saturday in the German city of Nuremberg, tions. swiftly, cancelling a campaign sor Anusorn Unno from social media to recruit people on behalf of the LeT. Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez and attended by sparking anger that the Nazi memorabil- The announcement effec- event on Saturday and issuing Thammasat University, Jesus Wilfredo Encarnacion (29), was arrested Thursday leaders of 14 countries, including Spain, Italy, Portugal ia market is alive and well. tively blocks Princess a statement saying it would adding that it is poised to per- night at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK Airport) and Sweden. Nuremberg's mayor Ulrich Maly has Ubolratana's unprecedented respect "tradition and royal form well in the upcoming as he was about to board an international flight with Pakistan China is a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas condemned the upcoming sale as being "in bid for the premiership and customs". vote. The election on March being his final destination. Maduro, to whom it has lent billions to help shore up bad taste," speaking to Sueddeutsche comes after an extraordinary "Thai Raksa Chart party 24 is the first since the 2014 "Encarnacion allegedly attempted to travel to Pakistan to his embattled regime. Zeitung newspaper. rebuke of the candidacy by her complies with the royal com- coup. join a foreign terrorist organization and conspired with anoth- Hua said China "believes that Venezuela's affairs Among the items to go under the ham- younger brother, King Maha mand", it said. Thailand has Even before Thai Raksa er individual to provide that organization with material sup- should be resolved by the Venezuelan people under the mer are a mountain lake view with a start- Vajiralongkorn. some of the most severe lese Chart's reversal, many warned port," said Assistant Attorney General John Demers. framework of its constitution and laws and through ing price of 45,000 euros ($51,000) and a The Thai Raksa Chart majeste laws in the world and the palace statement had scut- Encarnacion, a.K.A. "Jihadistsoldgier", "Jihadinhear", peaceful dialogue and political means. wicker armchair with a swastika symbol party, affiliated with the pow- the king's word is considered tled the princess' chances. "Jihadinheart" and "Lionofthegood," plotted to travel to This is the only way toward enduring peace in the presumed to have belonged to the late Nazi erful Shinawatra political clan, final. "The palace disapproval Pakistan to join and train with LeT, which is infamous around country." dictator. announced the princess as their Royalist Thais and celebri- invalidates her candidacy," the world for perpetrating the lethal 2008 Mumbai terror However, she added that "China supports the efforts The Weidler auction house is holding candidate on Friday morning. ties praised the intervention on said Puangthong Pawakapan, attacks and other atrocities, said US Attorney Geoffrey Berman. by the international community to this end and hopes the "special sale" in Nuremberg, the city in The move looked to rattle social media after the order, professor of political science at A Manhattan resident, Encarnacion not only express a that all sides will continue to play a constructive role in which Nazi war criminals were tried in the status quo and threaten the writing "long live the king". Chulalongkorn University. desire to "execute and behead people," he scheduled travel and the peaceful resolution of the Venezuela issue." 1945. ambitions of the junta that has Analysts believe the events Thailand is a constitu- almost boarded a plane so he could go learn how to become Late last month, the Ministry issued a statement in The auction made headlines ruled Thailand since it toppled that unfolded over the past day tional monarchy and has not a terrorist, FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge William Sweeney Hua's name saying China "opposes external intervention days before its start after several artworks the administration of Yingluck will help the junta consolidate had a royal run for frontline Jr. in Venezuela," in a rebuke to calls in the US for military were withdrawn Thursday on suspicion Shinawatra in a 2014 coup. power and tilt the odds in office since 1932. In the southern state of Texas, Michael Kyle Sewell, 18, action to remove Maduro. they were fakes and prosecutors stepped was charged by the FBI with using social media to recruit peo- Over the last decade, China has given Venezuela $65 in. ple on behalf of LeT and send them to Pakistan for terrorist billion in loans, cash and investment. Sales of alleged artworks by Hitler — training. Venezuela owes more than $20 billion. who for a time tried to make a living as an The arrest of the New Yorker and the charges against the China's only hope of being repaid appears to lie in artist in his native Austria — regularly Fasting may help boost metabolism Texas teenager — who do not appear to be of South Asian Venezuela ramping up oil production, although low spark outrage that collectors are willing to Tokyo (PTI): Occasional fasting may not only help nate energy stores. The act of “energy substitu- origin as has been the case in previous such arrests – has set petroleum prices and the country's crashing economy pay high prices for art linked to the coun- people lose weight but also boost their metabol- tion” leaves a trail of evidence, namely metabo- the alarm bells ringing among the law enforcement agencies bode poorly for such a possibility. try's Nazi past. ic activity, generate antioxidants, and reverse some lites known as butyrates, carnitines, and branched- in the US. The arrests have thrown the spotlight on issues of Two dozen nations, including the US and some of "There's a long tradition of this trade effects of ageing, a study claims. Scientists at the chain amino acids. These well-known markers of homegrown terrorism and radicalisation of American youths, Latin America's biggest countries, have recognised oppo- in devotional objects linked to Nazism," Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology energy substitution have been shown to accu- a situation that authorities have dreaded post Mumbai-ter- sition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim president, Stephan Klingen of the Central Institute for (OIST) and Kyoto University in Japan identified mulate during fasting. However, fasting appears rorist attack. PTI while China and Russia are backing Maduro. AP Art History in Munich told AFP. AFP 30 previously-unreported substances whose to elicit effects far beyond energy substitution. quantity increases during fasting and indicate a In their comprehensive analysis of human variety of health benefits.“We have been research- blood, the researchers noted both established fast- ing ageing and metabolism for many years and ing markers and many more. For example, they decided to search for unknown health effects in found a global increase in substances produced UK starts hiring for new Brexit crisis centre human fasting,” said Takayuki Teruya, first author by the citric acid cycle, a process by which organ- of the paper published in the journal Scientific isms release energy stored in the chemical bonds PTI n LONDON Applicants are expected to be emerging urgent policy DEFRA spokesperson said, While the EU member Reports. “Contrary to the original expectation, of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. recruited on a six-month con- changes. without confirming or denying countries have insisted there it turned out that fasting induced metabolic acti- The marked increase he UK government has tract with an option for three- The department will also reports of the recruitment drive can be no change to the legal- vation rather actively,” said Teruya. suggests that, during fast- Tbegun hiring for jobs in a month extensions up to two have to deal with water quality for such an emergency centre. ly binding clause in the with- The study presents an analysis of whole ing, the tiny power- new crisis command and con- years. issues that may emerge if there “It’s the job of a responsi- drawal agreement, pro-Brexit human blood, plasma, and red blood cells drawn houses running trol centre to be set up to tack- Their qualifications must is a shortage of purification ble government to ensure we’re MPs in Britain remain dead-set from four fasting individuals. The researchers every cell are le with a chaotic no-deal Brexit include an “unflappable” chemicals and will have to prepared for all scenarios, and against it on the grounds that it monitored changing levels of metabolites — sub- thrown into next month, a media report said approach while briefing minis- liaise with local resilience we continue to recruit and could be used to keep the UK stances formed during the chemical processes that overdrive. Saturday. Briefing notes, seen by ters and the UK Cabinet Office groups on any civil reaction to prioritise our resources accord- tied to EU rules even after it has grant organisms energy and allow them to grow. Fasting also ‘The Guardian’, have been on any unfolding emergencies shortages in the shops as deliv- ingly,” the spokesperson said. formally left the 28-member The results revealed 44 metabolites, including 30 appeared issued by the UK’s Department in a no-deal scenario. They eries are adversely hit across Preparations for a no-deal economic bloc. Britain’s Brexit that were previously unrecognised, that increased to enhance for Environment, Food and could earn between 300 and borders. Brexit, without an agreed with- Secretary Steve Barclay is set to universally among subjects between 1.5- to 60- the metab- Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to 400 pounds a day and must be The recruits for EUXE drawal agreement with the hold a fresh round of talks with fold within just 58 hours of fasting. olism of recruitment agencies to seek prepared to start by the end of must be able to “see the emer- European Union (EU), have the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator In previous research, researchers identified purine and potential recruits for the so- this month, as the March 29 gency trends with little or no intensified since British Prime Michel Barnier in Strasbourg various metabolites whose quantities decline with pyrimidine, chemical substances which play key called EU Exit Emergencies Brexit deadline nears. information and act appropri- Minister Theresa May lost a on Monday, as the Brexit nego- age, including three known as leucine, isoleucine, roles in gene expression and protein synthesis. Centre (EUXE). According to the report, ately at pace”. They must also historic House of Commons tiating teams from both sides and ophthalmic acid. In fasting individuals, these The finding suggests fasting may reprogramme “The EUXE centre is DEFRA is recruiting for at be “a horizon scanner – some- vote over her plan last month. thrash out proposed changes to metabolites increase in level, suggesting a mech- which proteins cells build at what time, thus designed to be a temporary least three different roles: brief- one who is looking up and out This week she has been travel- the deal. anism by which fasting could help increase altering their function. The change may pro- measure and the authority ing emergency centre officers, into the working environment ling between Brussels and Prime Minister May and longevity.“These are very important metabolites mote homeostasis in cells, or serve to edit their expects its lifetime to last about liaison emergency centre offi- to spot early indications of Ireland in an attempt to seek European Commission for maintenance of muscle and antioxidant activ- gene expression in response to environmental six months, with a potential for cers and situation emergency approaching issues or emer- changes to the controversial President Jean-Claude Juncker ity, respectively,” said Teruya. “This result sug- influences. The findings expand on established further extensions in three- centre officers. The emergency gencies”.“As you’d expect, “backstop”, an insurance poli- are then set for a follow-up gests the possibility of a rejuvenating effect by fast- ideas of what fasting could do for human month periods, should an control centre will have a team DEFRA and departments cy to ensure an open border meeting before the end of ing, which was not known until now,” he said. The health. The next step would be to replicate these ongoing need arise, potential- of officers producing briefing across government continue to between the UK and EU mem- February to review progress on human body tends to utilise carbohydrates for results in a larger study, or investigate how the ly up to two years,” the job notes for ministers “at pace” and work hard preparing for the ber-country Ireland post- a withdrawal agreement more quick energy — when they are available. When metabolic changes might be triggered by other description reportedly reads. checking the “battle rhythm” for UK’s exit from the EU,” a Brexit. acceptable to all sides. starved of carbs, the body begins looting its alter- means. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | FEBRUARY 10, 2019 entertainment 08

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HIMANI IN HAPPU KE ULTAN eteran actress Himani Shivpuri will now WATCH OUT FOR PYAAR KE PAPAD ctress Shrenu Parikh of Iss a statement. be seen in &TV’s upcoming comedy Star Bharat’s upcoming show Pyaar Ke Pyaar Ko Kya Naam “We’ve just started shooting and Vcaper Happu Ke Ultan. She will essay Papad, which is slated to go on air from ADoon?...Ek Baar Phir fame it's an extremely interesting story the character of Katori Amma who is February 18, will be a roller-coaster ride of will play a quintessential daughter- based on a Marwari family and their Happu’s mother. What is even more exciting emotions, laughter, love and struggle against in-law in producer Dipti Kalwani’s journey along with their ups and is that Himani’s character has drawn the orthodox beliefs of our society. yet-to-be titled show. downs. Jhanvi, my character, is that inspiration from that of veteran actor The journey of Omkaar will take you to how “I’m looking forward to this binding thread, the one that holds her Surekha Sikri’s character from the hit film a banker boy convinces Trilokinath, a temple association with Dipti Kalwani, the family together and someone who can Badhaai Ho. priest to marry his daughter. Rumour has it maker of Badho Bahu. Just like her do anything for her loved ones,” she Given the great admiration and love that the show is well-inspired from the previous progressive show, this added. viewers have for Happu Singh from Bhabhi TRIBUTE TO ARMED FORCES classic movie Chameli Ki Shaadi starring one is an unusual and an Actors like Zain Imam, Ayub Ji Ghar Par Hain , &TV’s new family comedy 9XM is all set to enthrall the viewers with a Anil Kapoor and Amrita Singh. unconventional family drama. I Khan, Tanvi Dogra and Parikshit presents Happu as brand new property 9XM On Stage. 9XM On am playing a quintessential bahu Sahani are also expected to be part of the central Stage celebrates the best of Bollywood (daughter-in-law), Shrenu said in this upcoming show. character that takes music through large scale live events. 9XM viewers through the On Stage partnered with Salim Sulaiman for alternate side of his a tribute to the Indian Armed forces. 9XM On life. The show Stage will be telecast as one hour concert to ‘Actors lack unity’ captures the be aired on 9XM at 7pm on Saturday hilarious situations February 9 and on 9X Jalwa at 11am on Raising and comedy of Sunday February 10, 2019. ushant Singh, actor and General Secretary of the Cine And errors Happu goes The special episode will feature the popular TV Artistes’ Association (CINTAA) said that the actors’ through at home tracks played by Salim Sulaiman at the Scommunity lacks unity and this needs to change for everyone with his nagging concert along with performances by singers to get equal rights. he was speaking at a Press Conference for wife, an obstinate Jonita Gandhi, Raj Pandit, Vipul Mehta and the bar ActFest, an actors only festival being organised by CINTAA and mother and a set of the very famous Manganiyars from 48 Hour Film Project. 9 distinct young Rajasthan. ime-shift television, a Asked about lack of unity among actors in the fraternity, pesky kids that are Speaking about the concert, Salim-Sulaiman As per sources, Pyaar Ke Papad has a technology allows Sushant said: “Yes, we do need unity here because of various sure to have viewers in splits. said "We are grateful to 9XM for bringing similar storyline and the show will bring out Tpeople to watch shows reasons. I mean it is also required all over the world. This is a Talking about her character Himani said: together such a musical night for the Indian a comic take on Sasur-Damad chemistry. they missed without freelance field... anyone takes your job easily. You are not a “I am positive that the audience will enjoy Armed forces and their family members. Our After all, the makers have been working very presetting devices to record permanent employee with anyone, so if you don’t agree with this new comedy show. My character of Nation's borders are safe because of our hard to portray the love and hate relationship content, may not reduce the employers’ conditions, there is someone else ready to take your Katori amma who is a troubled and stubborn soldiers who undergo many hardships to between this Sasur and Damad in a amount of time people spend job. So there is a love-hate relationship among us. We do old lady, but has her own pleasant charm at provide us a safe and secure environment humorous way. watching live TV and the appreciate each others' performances but we are fearful as well. times. Her eternal feud with the daughter in across our country. It was an honour to Kanpur based Pyaar Ke Papad will see advertisements on the shows, So yes, there is lack of unity and we are trying to unify the actors law has its own quirks and portrays a dedicate an evening of music as a tribute and Aashay Mishra, Swardha Thigale and suggests new research. so that everyone gets equal rights.” hilarious side to the age old nok-jhok thanksgiving to the armed forces.” Akhilendra Mishra in the lead roles. The findings, published in ActFest will feature international delegates, industry between the saas and bahu. Somewhere, my the journal Management stalwarts, and more than a thousand artists and aspiring actors. character will remind you of Surekha from GOLD RUSH IS BACK CHARMS DANCERS Science, showed that people Sushant said the event will also honour senior actors, who aren't Badhaai Ho. I hope audiences will have a Discovery’s popular show Gold Rush with time-shift TV watched necessarily deemed stars or superstars. “CINTAA would like to good laugh at the comic tragedies that go on returns with season nine every Thursday and slightly more TV overall than establish Guild Awards dedicated solely to our in Happu’s life.” Friday at 10 pm. This year, Rick Ness has they did before having the community. To actors from television, web, decided to step it up and become a mine technology; they did not mini-series, films, theatre. We’re hoping boss with a claim of his own. He’s seen it all watch less live TV, and they that within a year or so, we will be able – and put in the grunt work – after working did not watch fewer to move in that direction.” six years under fellow miner Parker advertisements. They will also present a Hall of Fame Schnabel. Rick cashes in his life savings and “Advertisers have been Award. “We do have numerous senior literally puts everything on the line. But is he concerned that using time- premium channels with time- actors here whose contribution is ready? In the off-season, Rick spent most of shift TV would decrease the shift TV increased unparalleled towards the industry — in his time nursing his mother until she passed amount of time people spend households’ total cinema, television, and theatre, but away. As a result, he’s far behind the others watching live TV, which consumption of TV through they haven't been deemed as as they race into the mining season. But that would reduce their exposure viewership of both live and so-called stars or superstars. isn’t his only uphill battle. Rick has recruited to ads,” said study co-author previously aired programmes. These actors have done a crew of his Wisconsin buddies, who leave Pedro Ferreira, Associate Having time-shift technology hundreds of films but behind their jobs, families and homes, to Professor at Carnegie Mellon did not change the amount never been honoured or take a chance on of striking it rich. But only University in the US. “Our of time consumers viewed given any lifetime time will tell if his dad’s prediction will come findings should interest live TV but boosted the achievement true that “he’ll come home broke with no advertisers as well as cable concentration of total TV recognition anywhere. friends. The stakes don’t come much higher companies and producers of viewership because We will honour 15 GULLY BOY CHARMS DANCERS this year for Rick. TV content,” Ferreira added. viewers used the senior veteran actors Fans of Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt are Discovery is also launching an interesting StarPlus upcoming show is all set to leave For the study, the technology this year and we are anxiously waiting for the release of their the audiences in an awe yet again with its researchers used a disproportionately more so proud of it.” highly anticipated movie Gully Boy. The unique show Divya Drishti which is about randomised control trial that to watch popular The event will promos and songs of the movie has been two sisters, who are blessed with super involved cable customers programmes. also have a panel highly appreciated and has impressed powers. While Drishti can see the future, from more than 50,000 The study also found discussion and everyone. Now the super talented Divya has an extra ordinary ability to change households. that time-shift TV was used speeches that will feature contestants of Super Dancer Chapter 3 are it. The show has a stellar star cast including Some of the households more frequently for watching eminent Bollywood all set to charm the dynamic duo. The show Sana Sayyad, Nyra Banerjee and Sangita were given premium TV TV programmes and movies, personalities such as Bobby continues to garner impressive ratings and Ghosh. channels, which included and not as frequently for Deol, Manoj Bajpayee, the contestants have become the talk of the The makers want to leave no stone unturned popular movies and shows watching sports and news. Rasika Dugal, Swara Bhaskar, town. for the most perfect show and hence have without commercial breaks, The technology did not Gajraj Rao, Raveena Tandon, Ranveer Singh with his infectious energy set gotten on-board Rajat Poddar to design the for six weeks. In some of change the consumers' Kubbra Sait, Shikha Talsania, the stage on fire along with the contestants sets for Divya Drishti. He is a renowned those households, consumers behaviour towards watching Makarand Deshpande, Dilip of Super Dancer. Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Watch and Win contest for the viewers to production director and art designer and has were also given access to advertisements when they Joshi, Kamya Punjabi, Manoj Singh enjoyed all the performances and were win gold every day by watching Gold Rush made a mark in the industry with movies like time-shift TV, which allowed watched the original TV Joshi, Renuka Shahane, floored by their dance skills. Viewers will get and answering the right question. Every Raaz 3, Barfi to name a few. Known for his the researchers to observe channels live, suggesting that Sachin Khedekar, Satish to see high energy performance by the episode will have one winner who will win flawless work and intricate designing we the effect of the technology on consumers did not use the Kaushik, Sumeet Vyas, contestants this weekend. 1gram of gold and one lucky winner who can’t wait to reveal what the sets of Divya consumers’ consumption of technology to strategically Neena Gupta and Jimmy gets maximum right answers throughout the Drishti would look like. TV. The study found that on avoid advertisements, the Shergill. average, having access to the results showed. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | FEBRUARY 10, 2019 special 09

BE AWARE

Even though newspaper headlines scream about how scamsters are duping people of their money since the Nigerian Scam came to light, it has not stopped the unscrupulous elements albeit the modus operandi has changed. SHALINI SAKSENA tells you the latest tricks being used

ctober 2018. A woman gets an when it struck her. The man had handed credit card to shop running a bill into thou- ture in our phones? There is a lack of Chakrabarty tells you. ogy factor at work is that the scamsters get SMS which reads as follows: her his pen to write the cheque. It all fell sands. awareness. How many of us use mobile anti This doesn’t mean that there is no way kick, a reward winning. The person who Your account has been cred- into place. He erased the payee’s name and Pradipto Chakrabarty, Regional virus. Even if we do, do we update it? One to prevent cyber crime. “Technology believes in this has a genetically problem ited with `89,000. The the amount. Since the cheque was crossed, Director with CompTIA India tells you we has to look at two things. One, the enter- today, has made it possible to prevent such in the brain and then there is nature and amount has been erroneous- that was also erased. He then went to her have to accept that people with malicious prise like a retailer or a bank. Every time attack. While five years, just an antivirus nurture. Around 50 per cent is nature and Oly transferred to your account by the bank, wrote his name and the amount intent have a financial incentive and we access these sites two sides are exposed and put a firewall was enough, today, nurture, the rest is genetics. When theses Income Tax Department. Kindly click on which cleared by the bank behind the teller. hence are constantly attacking. — the enterprise and the user. Second, peo- Internet has opened up the network. combine, they don’t have any feelings for the link given at the bottom of this SMS He walked away with easy cash. “They are one step ahead when it ple with malicious intend are doing a lot What is needed are skills to interpret the others breakdown. They do not have to return the money to the department. When the woman confronted the comes to cyber crime. When you look of research. Most cyber attacks happen due anomalies and tools to prevent such any kind of remorse. The part that controls Instructions were given in the SMS on bank she found that the CCTVs were not from the banking sectors, they didn’t pay to human error at the enterprise and end attacks. The enterprises are empowered to emotions, — either is it very low or very the steps that she had to follow to return working. There are more loopholes. much attention to cyber security since their user,” Chakrabarty explains and adds that do so and be gatekeepers,” Chakrabarty high. For the hackers, their pro central lobe the money. An account number was also Usually, when a person goes to with a bear- primary service involves around provid- while the GenZ may be more tech savvy, says and adds that it requires a mindset is functioning at a very high level. They are mentioned. The woman clicked on the link er cheque to withdraw money, his ID is ing banking services. What has happened the elder generation is not and the loop- change where we can predict the hackers’ organised, they plan and manipulate,” and it took her to the Income Tax checked and the number duly written at is that the people with malicious intent are holes get exposed. move, monitor it and build safeguard. Kapur says. Department website which led her to the back to the cheque with his signatures. a step ahead. We need to also understand He tells you that it is very difficult for However, India is not the only coun- Over, the years a lot of research has believe that the SMS was genuinely from The bank, not suspecting that a fraudster that is is physically impossible to the end user to control or create try where scamesters are duping people of been done — that such people have a the IT Department. But it was night when was at work, didn’t do the needful. The stop every cyber crime. awareness and or teach them thousands. As of the first quarter 2018, genetic predisposition. “This means that the SMS was received. The woman was woman was still trying to find out a course Hence, we need to think Most on how to use technolo- phishing scams represent about half of all such people are unaware of what is hap- about to return the money when she of action. of new dimensions of us are gy. “The onus there- cyberattacks, according to the security firm pening to the victims. Then there is thought she would do it in the morning For a Delhi man, `5,000 may not have on how we look at fore rests with the RSA (an American computer and network nature and nurture. Any kind of addiction after checking with her bank if the money been a large sum of money to lose some- cyber security. unaware of the kind of enterprise. If you security company). Phishing scams were puts them at another level. They don’t get had actually been transferred to her where in the banking system but that he The good is that security threat that can see the latest the third-most common type of Internet bored and keep doing the same thing over account. Much to her horror the bank did so while transferring it from his the sector has hacks in the crime reported in 2017, according to the and over again. Even if they are punished, manager told her that she had been a vic- account to a digital wallet platform is a started to occur. Even the service world in 2018, FBI. they would not understand the reason for tim of fraudsters and was lucky that she cause of worry since the push is for a cash- realise the providers are unable to predict there were 4.3 Ransomware has grown explosively in their punishment,” Kapur tells you. hadn’t transfer the money. Apparently, less economy. importance of lakh attacks on the last couple of years —2,500 per cent, She tells you that there is personality many people have been receiving this SMS It was a routine transfer. Something cyber securi- from where the attack will Indian institu- by one estimate by the security firm to the victims. A person’s body language and have fallen into this trap and ended that this person did each month to pay for ty. When peo- happen. The next dimension tions out of Carbon Black. You succumb by opening is a dead give away. “These people are vul- up losing thousands. Of course, there is no cab rides and pay bills. Many digital wal- ple realise this, is all about how to build which 73,000 a file you shouldn’t have — an email attach- nerable that is why these people are cho- way to recover this money. The SMS, the let platforms offer cash back as an incen- job roles within originated from ment you’re tricked into double-clicking sen. Why is it that everybody is not manager told her, is a new way to dupe tive on these portals. People who are famil- the enterprise is skills to predict and India. When I am or a download from a piracy site. You end attacked? Then there are people who think unsuspecting individuals. iar with using these wallets would tell you of paramount respond to such visiting a bank up with a virus or malware that locks you that they are smart and can outwit the However, this is not the only way that that sometimes, the money doesn’t get importance. The website, the site out of your PC, or encrypts all of your files. hackers. Such people are the first to scamsters are getting away with thousands deducted from the account but doesn’t CEOs have their own attacks should be resilient to A message appears on the screen, letting ignore awareness programmes. These of rupees. A woman had recently sold her reach the wallet. Almost every time, in flexibility to create teams to any kind of attacks. To you know that if you pay the bad guys a people get conned first. Women are vul- car. A man came to her house with all the such cases, the money gets credited back look into such attacks,” achieve this will take time,” certain sum of money, they’ll happily nerable as well especially if they are not papers — how she had already sold her car to the account within seven working Chakrabarty says. Chakrabarty says. unlock your files for you. confident. It is essential to understand but there was a matter of `247 that was due bank days. More and more people are using Another problem lies on how we Then there is the mugged on vacation criminal behaviour to be able to protect to the agent through which she had sold Well, for this person those seven days multiple electronic gadgets using the choose our password, how we change it scam. A typical mail reads like this: “I’m themselves,” Kapur says. her car. The woman thought nothing of it. never arrived. When he went to the bank, Internet and therefore there are several and use it. Majority of the problems writing this message to you with great sad- In order to protect oneself from a Instead of giving cash thinking that it could he was told that the money has been cred- ends points through which it is easy to get occur here. The industry calls it password ness,” says an email from one of your cyber crime, one has to understand that possibly go into the man’s pocket, she ited to the wallet. The platform company into an enterprise network. For example, fatigue — how many times will the user friends. “I was mugged, and all my belong- the hacker is not a common man. He is decided to give the cheque in the name of told him that the money never reached if one is using Internet banking or phone change the password? That is the place ings including cell phone and credit card either an engineer or a computer expert. the company. them. The man is still trying to trace his banking. where the end user can make changes. were all stolen at gunpoint. I need your When they get away with small reward, The man offered her a pen to write the money. “Most of us are unaware of the kind Recently, there was a case. “Every time help flying back home and paying my hotel makes them go for the kill. When the per- cheque. Next morning she got an SMS alert Such cases are dime a dozen now. of security threat that can happen to us. a user went to a website — equivalent to bills.” son is deemed a genius with genetic dis- that her account had been deleted biffed People who use digital platforms to do Even the services providers are unable to the RBI. Every time the user went to this Despite many articles and media cov- position, they want others to believe that with `92,000. She was at a loss. She had money transactions tell you that they predict from where the attack will happen. website, it downloaded a small amount of erage, people still fall for the Nigerian scam they are like them and come down to their not issued a cheque to anybody for such receive alerts from time to time via SMSs The next dimension is all about how to Java Script— water holing kind of an (also called the 419 scam). A lot of peo- level. a huge amount. When she went to the bank on the latest tricks that are being used to build skills to predict and respond to such attack. Here, unaware of the user it is ple; 350,000 people reported this and other “These people are superficial in nature she found that the cheque number corre- commit fraud. The most important being attacks,” Chakrabarty tells you. downloading a file and keeping it at the impostor scams to the FTC last year, los- and be sweet to others so that they can slide sponded with the number that was given — never share your OTP and PIN num- The reason why despite so much back end of the laptop, it is called ing $328 million. under the radar. They create the virus and to the man. ber even with the bank employee. Yet, been written in the newspapers about Advanced Persistent Threat. When the Anuja Kapur, a criminal psychologist, the antidote as well,” Kapur says. Many would have heard of the ball pen thousands of people fall prey to this each cyber crime, most people are still unaware time is opportune, the hacker will down- not everybody will hijack. “Hacking, Remember the adage: If something which comes with an ink eraser. It is pop- day and end up losing money from their of the importance of cyber security. “How load file and use it. Here, they are using hijacking, scams and criminal mind, is not seems too good to be true, that something ular with school going children. That is account or to the scamsters who use their many of us are aware of the security fea- the enterprise to attack the end user,” on a common man’s platter. The psychol- probably is too good to be true. CAUGHT IN THE NET

JUNE 12, 2016: A mechanical Ministry on the windshield. They used to persuade them to transferred, there was no sign of lured him into investing in people received their salaries. engineer, Joy Shaw, was arrested send money in fake bank accounts the accused. Kashhcoin. The coins were initially After that money was transacted by Delhi Police, posed as an IAS NOVEMBER 12, 2017: A 25-year- and fake paytm accounts as launched at a rate of `3.50 per from their account. The fraud officer working with the Home old man who had duped almost registration fee or for preparing DECEMBER 15, 2017: A 32-year- coin and the victim was promised came to light when people Ministry or a senior cop in CBI to 500 people to live a lavish life was some needful documents to give old man, who allegedly duped that he would earn a huge profit. started receiving SMS alerts dupe people by offering them arrested by luring jobseekers them jobs. people by luring them into about the withdrawal of money. Government and private sector before duping them. Gaurav, one They used to publish ads in investing in a newly-launched MAY 5, 2018: At least 50 people jobs. The Crime Branch arrested of the active members of a gang, newspapers for jobs as tour crypto-currency, Kashhcoin, was have allegedly been duped at OCTOBER 21, 2018: Two persons him after he scammed a Delhi- is a resident of Ashok Nagar had agents abroad for passport arrested by Delhi Police's Crime Unitech Cyber Park in Gurgaon — Nitish and Mithun — duped based businessman of `85 lakh. studied hotel management from holders. After reading the ads, Branch. Arun Kumar approached after using an HDFC bank ATM people by promising to double Shaw moved around in a Punjab. He, along with other gang jobseekers called them and the police with a complaint alleging in the IT hub. Apparently a their money by investing it in the sedan with a red beacon, members, used to extract accused duped them by getting that he was cheated, by Narender device was installed in the ATM stock market and within 30 days it Government of India printed on information from job portals. money transferred into their alias Sonu Dahiya, to the tune of which collected the data of will be doubled. They had even the number plate and a forged They then contacted them by account for insurance and visa `13.90 lakh by a gang. people who used the ATM. setup a fake company with a sticker of the Union Home making calls and sending mails. expenditure. Once the money was Kumar told police that he was Fraudsters then waited till the website to lure people. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | FEBRUARY 10, 2019 sport 10

SINGLES RENSHAW AGREES KENT DEAL London: Australia batsman Matt Renshaw will play Aiming Another First: India target T20 series for Kent at the start of English season, featuring in the One-Day Cup as well as early County Championship fixtures. The opener is hoping his spell with Kent will help force his way into Australia's Ashes plans ahead Men in Blue look to end successful tour with maiden series win against Blackcaps of their tour to England later this year. Renshaw, who was given his Australia debut at the age of just 20 in n New Zealand vs India 2016 and has made one Test century to date but has PTI HAMILTON We have played in spell doom for the Black Caps. Live from 12:30pm IST With Shikhar Dhawan for struggled to regain his place since making way for n a season of many STAR SPORTS 1 NETWORK Hamilton and there won't company, a good opening will Cameron Bancroft before the 2017-18 Ashes. Paul firsts for the Indian cricket be any surprise element as solve half the problems for the Downton, Kent's director of cricket, told the club Iteam, Rohit Sharma's men far as the pitch is visitors as it has been the case website: "Matt is a young talent who is very hungry for will be aiming to become first concerned. Also having during the last four years. success. He has the ability to strengthen our batting among the equals to win a T20 won the second The middle-order has also line-up, which will be key at the beginning of the International series in New game gives us shown solidity with the season with both Sam (Billings) and Joe (Denly) away Zealand when the two sides clash confidence experience of Mahendra Singh playing in the IPL. We look forward to welcoming in the final match on Sunday. going into Dhoni and the exuberance of Matt into the squad." The past three months have the final Rishabh Pant combining well as made for a memorable phase for match was evident in Auckland. HEAT PART WAYS WITH VETTORI the Indian cricket team, which For New Zealand, a better — Khaleel Brisbane: The Big Bash League's Brisbane Heat won its first Test and bilateral ODI Ahmed batting effort in the middle overs were on the lookout for a new coach on Saturday after series in Australia followed by the is what they would be looking for. former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori opted not biggest one-day series win in Skipper Kane Williamson has to renew his contract. His decision came soon after New Zealand. T20I AT SEDDON PARK endured a quiet limited overs fellow ex-Black Caps skipper Brendon McCullum A first T20 series victory in Team P W L Success% series by his standards and senior New Zealand will be the icing on batsman Ross Taylor has also confirmed that this would be his last season playing NZ 8 6 2 75.00 the cake for the Men in Blue, who blown hot and cold during the last for the Heat in the Australian Twenty20 tournament. have far exceeded expectations Ind — — — — three weeks. Vettori has been coach since 2015 and will end his during their three-month sojourn Faisel Features Among bowlers, Tim Southee tenure when the season finishes. The Heat has won in this part of the world. was impressive in the first game their last three games and remains in contention for With the series locked at 1-1, Krunal Pandya has once again and pretty ordinary in the second the semi-finals. "I have loved my time at Brisbane, there is everything to play for in punched above his weight with along with Scott Kuggeleijn, who firstly as a player and then as coach, and the the decider which promises to be some gritty performances in the also went for a fair amount of experience of being part of the growth of the BBL has a cracker of a contest on a Super two games. runs. been personally rewarding," said Vettori. "I would like Sunday with a spicy Seddon Park Not considered the most to thank the players for their efforts and wish them all pitch in the offing. talented player in the set-up, SQUADS the best in their respective careers." India will do well to Krunal makes up his with hard India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar remember the nightmare that Hardik Pandya, center, celebrates with teammates after dismissing Colin de Grandhomme for 3 during the first T20 at Wellington AP work and discipline. His accuracy Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh GALAXY TO UNVEIL BECKHAM STATUE they endured during the fourth is one of the biggest positives Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, MS Los Angeles: A statue of former England and ODI at this venue where they were arm speedster Khaleel Ahmed ROHIT SHARMA WHO gives change a thought, it could be going into Sunday's match along Dhoni, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Manchester United star David Beckham will be shot out for 92 in the wake of had said after series levelling SMASHED 102 SIXES NEEDS a like for like replacement with with the intelligence of senior Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, unveiled next month by the Los Angeles Galaxy at the some quality swing bowling from second T20I, when asked about Kuldeep Yadav coming in place of seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth JUST TWO SIXES TO club's home stadium, the team announced on Friday. Trent Boult. the Hamilton game. Yuzvendra Chahal as the wrist Khaleel also stuck to his brief Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, Shubman The iconic midfielder — who also had stints at Real However, Sunday will be a "We have rectified some of BECOME THE HIGHEST SIXES spinner. in the last game where skipper Gill, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Madrid, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain before different day and there can't be a our mistakes from the first game HITTER IN THIS FORM OF However, a look at India's T20 Rohit Sharma had instructed him Pandya, Mohammad Siraj. retiring in 2013 — will receive the honor before the bigger motivation than winning and hopefully a few which are playing XIs will indicate that to bowl back of the length to avoid New Zealand: Kane Galaxy's March 2 Major League Soccer opener yet another series in challenging there will also be corrected," CRICKET. CHRIS GAYLE (103 Chahal has been their preferred being hit for boundaries. There Williamson(c), Doug Bracewell, against Chicago. Beckham moved to MLS with the overseas conditions. Khaleel added. SIXES) AND MARTIN shortest format bowler on most will be a similar plan in place on Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Galaxy in 2007 and played six seasons with the team, "We have played in Hamilton India played the same XI in GUPTILL (103 SIXES) occasions. Sunday also. Ferguson, Scott Kuggeleijn, and there won't be any surprise the first two games and in all The Indian bowling unit will The stand-in captain, who is Colin Munro, Daryl Mitchell, winning MLS titles in 2011 and 2012 and expanding element as far as the pitch is likelihood, will maintain SHARED THE RECORD OF look to replicate their good show now the world's top run-getter in Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert, the sport's popularity in America. The 43-year-old concerned. Also having won the continuity unless there are some MOST SIXES IN TWENTY-20 from the last match where they T20 Internationals, will like to Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Englishman remains involved with MLS as a co- second game gives us confidence niggles. INTERNATIONALS found their rhythm after a pasting better the 29-ball-50 of the Taylor, Blair Tickner, James owner of future expansion club Inter Miami, which is going into the final match," left- In case the team management in the opener from Tim Seifert. previous match, which can well Neesham. set to take the field in 2020. SHAKIB RULED OUT OF NZ ODIS PTI n HAMILTON Dhaka: Bangladesh suffered a fresh injury blow Kalpana returns for ahead of next week's one-day international series n improved batting performance Eves ready to salvage pride against New Zealand on Saturday, after the Awill be foremost on skipper England ODIs Bangladesh Cricket Board said all-rounder Shakib Al Harmanpreet Kaur's mind, when Indian due to lack of batting time since the start fair if the team management decides Hasan had been ruled out with a finger fracture. women eyeing a consolation victory, of the ODI series where the visitors won where exactly she fits in. PTI n NEW DELHI Shakib sustained the injury to his left ring finger while take on New Zealand in the third and quite comfortably. If they are unable to find New Zealand vs India batting in the final of the sixth edition of Bangladesh final T20 International at Seddon Park "We did not win the Deepti's replacement, it will icketkeeper R Kalpana made a Premier League Twenty20 tournament on Friday on Sunday. series but more than Live from 7:30am IST reflect more about the lack comeback to the Indian STAR SPORTS 1 NETWORK W evening, said the BCB. An X-ray following the match After winning the ODI series 2-1, winning and losing, we of quality in the bench women's cricket team following a confirmed a fracture, and the finger will "have to be Indian women lost momentum and learnt a lot. We have a very young squad, strength. long hiatus after she was included in immobilised for around three weeks," said senior BCB subsequently the T20 series. there are very few players who have The White Ferns have picked their the 15-member squad, led by skipper physician Debashis Chowdhury. This was the second With an aim to build a squad for played more than 30 matches. Most of game since losing the ODI series with Mithali Raj, for the upcoming three- injury blow for Bangladesh ahead of the visit, which ICC World T20 in 2020, the Indian team the players have played less than 10 T20I senior batswoman Suzie Bates scoring match ODI series against England featured three one-day internationals and three Tests. management decided to drop team's matches. It is a good learning process for 57 in the final one dayer and a match- starting on February 22 in Mumbai. senior batswoman Mithali Raj, who is us," Harmanpreet has rued the lack of winning 62 in the second T20 Kalpana, who last played for Pace bowler Taskin Ahmed was earlier ruled out for no longer considered a force to reckon experience. International. India three years ago in a home ODI the entire series with a torn ligament. with in the shortest format. One of the biggest problems for against Sri Lanka, replaced batting all- COULTER-NILE SUFFERS VERTIGO BOUT Only time will tell whether this Indian team has been deciding on what We are building a team. Today, rounder D Hemalatha in the squad inspired call pays dividends in the long exactly is Deepti Sharma's role in the that had won the ODI series 2-1 in Perth: Nathan Coulter-Nile, who was picked this we may be facing difficulties but run but the results have been far from Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah squad. New Zealand. week for Australia's one-day and Twenty20 tour of encouraging in the first two matches Rodrigues, who were top scorers As an off-spinner, she is neither as in future we will do well Kalpana, who made her ODI India, was taken to hospital on Saturday after a bout which India lost by 23 runs and four respectively in the first two games. restrictive as left-arm spinner Radha as the young debut at home against New Zealand of vertigo during a Big Bash League game. The Perth wickets respectively. Debutant Priya Punia's lack of Yadav nor an attacking option like leg- players gain in 2015, will be the second Scorchers fast bowler had delivered the fifth ball of In both games whether chasing or experience has been evident but spinner Poonam Yadav. experience. I think wicketkeeper in the squad apart his final over late in the Twenty20 match against the batting first, India are stuck in the less probably what hurt Women in Blue most As a left-handed batswoman, she the future is good for from Taniya Bhatia. Adelaide Strikers when he signalled that all was not than 140-run mark, which is below-par is skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's lacks the firepower to up the ante in the the team and The Indian board also well. After consulting with Perth captain Mitchell against a top team like New Zealand. indifferent form. final overs of the innings. She has results will follow announced the President's XI squad Marsh, he bowled the sixth ball, which was hit for six, The biggest problem has been the The Indian captain scored 17 and 5 failed repeatedly over the last two years —Harmanpreet that will play a warm-up game ahead before sinking to his haunches and sitting on the lack of fight from the middle-order save in the first two games. She has been rusty to change her game and it will only be Kaur of the series on February 18. ground. Scorchers physio Chris Quinnell said Coulter- Nile had suffered a "bad bout of vertigo". "He was taken to hospital after the game as a precaution and will be monitored over the next few hours," Quinnell Sania eyeing comeback by year end said on the BBL website. INDIA CLINCH 4 MEDALS IN BAHRAIN TT PTI n BENGALURU delivered a baby boy and the not so young as a tennis She is a great example New Delhi: India's young paddlers stole the limelight Indian ace said she now player. But I would die if I did because people say a woman in the Bahrain Junior and Cadet Open table tennis ndia's tennis star Sania wants to return to the game not try. Tennis is my life, it cannot have to it all, but she IMirza is planning to make and would start her training has given me everything. I had it all," she said. tournament, clinching four medals, including Gold, in a return to the game by year soon. still have it in me." "She is the greatest player. Manama. Besides the Gold, India won two Silver and end following the birth of her "Realistic possibility for Sania said she looks up to She married and had kids a Bronze. India fielded three teams in the cadet girls' baby. comeback is by the end of the German legend Steffi Graf, a and achieved many things in team event and swept all the three medals on offer. The 32-year-old had last year," she said. winner of 22 Grand Slam life despite it." India A team won the Gold, the India B the Silver and played at the China Open in "My conditioning trainer titles, as she has achieved a lot Talking about favourite the India C the Bronze. In the junior girls' competition, October, 2017 where she is coming in the next ten even after marriage and player, Sania said, "I will go which was played in a round robin format, the Indian suffered a knee injury and days. Now that I have lost having a kid. with John McEnroe because team of Manushree Patil and Swastika Ghosh beat was out of competition in weight, I do tennis specific "Steffi Graf is someone I he had personality. I don't three teams before losing to eventual champions early part of last year. training. look up to. I am still star smash rackets, but it is fun to Russia. The Indian team collected seven points to win Panchal’s double In October, last year she "I am 32 years old, I am struck whenever I see her. watch others do that." the Silver medal. Agencies ton hurt Lions PTI n WAYANAD India’s campaign end in defeat Dzeko headlines Roma’s win brilliant double century by Priyank Panchal (206) and a AFP n ROME Aquickfire ton by wicketkeeper KS Bharat (142 in 139 balls) PTI n ASTANA helped India 'A' take control against England Lions on the Prajnesh exits tephan El Shaarawy and Edin Dzeko scored third day of the first unofficial Test on Saturday. ndia ended its Searly with Aleksandar Kolarov adding a India 'A' declared their innings at 540 for 6 in reply to Icampaign at from Chennai third after the break as Roma eased past England Lions' 340 to gain a massive 200-run lead, thanks the Fed Cup with a fourth place basement club Chievo 3-0 to get back to to Panchal's marathon knock, which came off 313 balls and finish after losing the classification Open winning ways and move up to fourth in Serie A. Bharat's blistering innings that was studded with 11 fours and tie 1-2 to Korea as the team badly Eusebio Di Francesco's side had been eight sixes. missed injured Karman Kaur CHENNAI: Unseeded Australian coming off two league draws and a humiliating Out-of-favour KL Rahul, who had a dismal tour of Thandi, who did not play on Andrew Harris shocked top- 7-1 Coppa Italia exit to Fiorentina. Australia, finally found his touch and was unbeaten on 88 Saturday. seed Pranjnesh Gunneswaran Roma now occupy the final Champions on Friday. But he could add only one run to his overnight Captain Vishal Uppal handed 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 in the semifinal of League berth, a welcome boost ahead of their last score before spooning a catch to substitute Jamie Overton to national champion Mahak Jain today. She could have won this the Chennai Open ATP 16, first leg tie against Porto next week in this give left-arm spinner Danny Briggs his first wicket. her Fed Cup debut after a groin match but she dropped off at the Challenger tennis tournament season's elite European competition. Panchal, 89 not out overnight, continued his imperious strain forced Karman out of the start of the third set which you on Saturday. "We could have scored a few more goals, but minutes after the interval. form and played some eye-catching shots. He reached his 20th tie. cannot afford to do against a good Harris, a former junior I hope we held them back for Porto," said Di A well-worked Roma counterattack saw El first class century and continued to torment the visiting The diminutive Mahak player," Uppal said. doubles winner at Wimbledon Francesco. Shaarawy came through for Dzeko to set up bowlers with his defence and stroke-making. played her heart out before losing Ankita dominated her match and French Open, hit his Chievo had held the Romans in their two Kolarov who left Sorrentino helpless. Though skipper Ankit Bawne, who nicked one to his steam towards the end for a 2-6, and we could have won 2-0 today groundstrokes with precision previous meetings, battling back from two The Serb then turn to bow to Roma's ultras counterpart Sam Billings off Zak Chappell and Ricky Bhui 6-3, 1-6 defeat against Na Ri or even 2-1 had Karman been fit and attacked at opportune goals down to draw 2-2 in the Stadio Olimpico fans who had criticised him. (16) didn't last long, Panchal was at his best. Kim. enough to play." moments. earlier this season. "I think it was a great gesture, to apologise Later, Panchal found an able partner in Bharat, who had Like on many occasions, Uppal said future was bright In the other semifinal, the This time Roma did not let their lead slip, to the fans after what happened," added Di been in decent form in the Ranji Trophy, and the two added Ankita came out to level the tie as for the Indian Fed Cup team good run of Mukund came to after also throwing away a three-goal lead to be Francesco of their struggles. 196 runs in quick time in little over 37 overs. she outplayed Sunam Jiong 6-3, 6- players. an end as the tenacious held by Atalanta two weeks ago. Dzeko and Shaarawy both missed chances Bharat belted 11 fours to underline his talent as England 3 in one hour and 18 minutes. "As a captain I have seen a lot Frenchman hit back after Roma took control early with teenage striker to double their tally rattling the woodwork late Lions bowlers' wilted under the assault. Panchal fell shortly The doubles became decisive of good things which we need to losing the opening set. Nicolo Zaniolo forcing goalkeeper Stefano on. after completing his double century, edging a delivery from but Ankita and Prarthana build on. I think once we have all The second-seeded Sorrentino to pull off a diving save. Roma move up to fourth ahead of Lazio who medium-pacer Chappell to Billings behind the stumps. Thombare lost the close rubber 4- our best girls healthy we can Frenchman dominated in the El Shaarawy lobbed in the first after nine had occupied the final Champions League Bharat continued to flay the Lions bowlers and reached 6, 4-6 to the Korean team of Su become an even more dangerous final set to take it 6-2 to seal a minutes with Dzeko adding the second goal ten berth overnight after a 1-0 win over Empoli . his ton off 105 balls and added 42 runs in 34 balls to complete Jeong Jang and Kim. team. I am encouraged by the fact spot in the final against Harris, minutes later. Behind runaway leaders Juventus — who India's domination. Captain Uppal said India had we are a young team and we will who had ousted fifth seed Chievo lost defender Nicolas Frey who have 60 points from 22 games — and travel to In reply, England reached 20 without no loss before rain a good chance to win this tie. only keep getting better," said Alejandro Davidovich Fokina hobbled off with a leg injury before the break with Sassuolo on Sunday, and second-placed Napoli, Gods intervened and ended the day's proceedings. "Big learning curve for Mahak Uppal. in a three setter. PTI Serbian defender Kolorav getting the third six nine points behind, who play at Fiorentina. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | FEBRUARY 10, 2019 sport 11 LIVERPOOL regain title lead Klopp’s men thrash Bournemouth 3-0 at Anfield to pip Man City at the top; United back in top 4

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iverpool regained top spot in the Premier League by getting back to Lwinning ways as goals from Sadio wonderful flick from Anthony Martial's sublime strike inspired Mane, Georginio Wijnaldum and Firmino tied him up to slot their 3-0 win over struggling Fulham. Mohamed Salah secured a comfortable 3- home his 20th goal of the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side took the 0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday. season. lead through Paul Pogba's clinical finish Back-to-back draws against Leicester Mane should have early in the first half at Craven Cottage. and West Ham had seen Jurgen Klopp's inflicted more punishment But it was Martial who stole the show men usurped by Manchester City on goal on a Bournemouth side as the winger raced over half the length of difference in midweek. that has now lost their last the pitch before finishing emphatically to But Liverpool took full advantage of eight away games in the double United's lead before half-time. their game in hand over the champions to league when he headed wide when That swaggering solo effort was open up a three-point lead and put the unmarked from Wijnaldum's cross. followed by the influential Pogba's second- pressure back on City when they host Salah also hit the bar before Wijnaldum half penalty as United moved into fourth Chelsea on Sunday. was given a standing ovation as he made place, one point above Chelsea, who will Klopp had called on his side to enjoy way for Alexander-Arnold. face Manchester City on Sunday. the "excitement" of what promises to be a While City continue to fight for Winners of six consecutive away games thrilling title race rather than being bogged silverware on four fronts, a second warm in all competitions for the first time since down by the nerves of recent displays as weather training trip in a matter of weeks May 2009, United are firmly in the hunt for they seek to end a 29-year wait to win the enough to return from injury on the bench lead when Wijnaldum unselfishly squared Wijnaldum's run into the box and he took now lies in wait for Liverpool thanks to a top four finish after trailing 11 points title. and his cross was powerfully headed when played clean through by Roberto a touch before delicately lifting a lob over their early exit from the FA Cup. behind those places on the day Jose And after Mane broke the deadlock home by Mane for his fourth goal in as Firmino on a rapid counter-attack, but the the helpless Artur Boruc. Klopp's men are not in action again Mourinho was sacked in December. midway through the first half to relieve any many games. Egyptian miscontrolled and allowed the The 38-year-old Polish goalkeeper until Bayern Munich visit in the They have won 10 of 11 matches in all lasting tension around Anfield, Liverpool Wijnaldum's return was Klopp's only Bournemouth defence to regroup. again kept Salah waiting for his goal by Champions League in 10 days' time. That competitions since Ole replaced Mourinho settled back into the stride that saw them change from the 1-1 draw at West Ham on Instead Wijnaldum scored the second turning over a dipping volley a minute extra freshness could ultimately swing the as interim boss and remain unbeaten win nine Premier League games in a row Monday and the Dutch midfielder's goal Liverpool needed for some breathing before half-time. title Liverpool's way with 12 games left to under their former striker, who has lifted through November and December. presence made a huge difference space himself in stunning fashion 11 However, Salah finally extended his hold onto their lead. the gloom from the unlamented Jose's James Milner again deputised at right- throughout. minutes before the break. lead as the Premier League's top scorer Meanwhile, Manchester United swept divisive reign and put himself in contention back with Trent Alexander-Arnold only fit Salah should have doubled Liverpool's Andy Robertson picked out three minutes into the second period as a into fourth place in the Premier League as to land the job on a permanent basis.

LOCAL EVENTS LONDON: Harry Winks against Newcastle and people Balotelli scores insists Tottenham still have a ‘Don’t rule out Spurs title bid’ say we are back in it,” Winks chance of gate-crashing the said. TAEKWONDO C’SHIP KICKS-OFF Premier League title race as games to remain in touch with haven’t signed a single player in “We don’t really get in Marseille’s 2-1 they prepare to host Leicester City and Liverpool. the last two transfer windows. involved in that whirlwind, all on Sunday. Mauricio And, as City have shown by Yet, with City and Liverpool we do is take it game by game Pochettino’s side go into this erasing Liverpool’s seven-point still to face the north and focus on the next victory at Dijon weekend’s fixtures trailing five lead over them, there are likely Londoners later this season, opposition. At the end of the points behind leaders to be plenty of twists to come Winks is adamant they can’t be season we will be looking into Manchester City and second in the final weeks of the season. counted out yet. that and see where the title is. AP n DIJON placed Liverpool. But, while Winning the English title “We lost to Wolves and We have still got Man City and most pundits see third placed for the first time since 1961 people said that we were out of Liverpool to go to, they are two ario Balotelli’s second goal in three games Tottenham as outsiders, they would be a miraculous the title race and it’s time for us games that if we want to be title Mhelped Marseille to a 2-1 win at Dijon in the have won their last three league achievement given Tottenham to get top four and then we won contenders we have to win. French league on Friday. The Italy striker, who joined last month from Nice, turned the ball in from close range in the 57th minute after winger Florian Thauvin headed on a corner from the right. Marseille’s second straight victory moved the side up to fifth ahead of this weekend’s matches, and also took some pressure off coach Rudi Garcia following a poor run of results. Bhavya Pandey, Tanisha Upadhyay, Shivansh Yadav and Raghav Pandey While Balotelli was the team’s most dangerous bagged the gold medals in their respective categories in the Excellia Inter- player, a handling error from veteran goalkeeper Steve School Taekwondo Championship, which kick-started at Excellia School Mandanda led to Dijon’s 18th-minute opener. Although on Saturday. Earlier, Excellia School chairman DS Pathak inaugurated the Mandanda covered his near post to smother defender championship. director Asheesh Pathak and principal Sonia Vardhan were Fouad Chafik’s long-range shot, he did not push the also present. ball away far enough and midfielder Jordan Marie RESULTS: followed up to drive it home. (Sub-Junior Girl’s - Group I) 1-Bhavya Pandey, 2-Alfisha Hussain; Balotelli leveled before Argentine forward Lucas (Poomsae Individual) 1-Tanisha Upadhyay, 2-Aradhya Srivastava Ocampos produced a well-taken goal in the 73rd, Sub-Junior Boy’s (Group I) 1-Othman Hussain, 2-Atharv Singh; (Group cleverly cutting inside a defender on the edge of the II) 1-Shivansh Yadav, 2-Rudra Pratap Singh; (Group-III) 1-Raghav Pandey, area and curling the ball into the top corner. On 2-Ali; (Group-IV) 1-Keshav Srivastava, 2-Aaradhya. Saturday, runaway league leader Paris Saint-Germain is at home to Bordeaux. KALARIPAYATTU BRANDT FIRES LEVERKUSEN TO WIN MAINZ: Midfielder Julian Brandt scored twice and laid on two goals as Bayer Leverkusen shrugged off its German Cup exit by winning 5-1 at Mainz in the Bundesliga on Friday. Leverkusen, knocked out 2-1 by second division Heidenheim on Tuesday, racked up a third successive league victory and is firmly in the hunt for European qualification. The team is in fifth spot, four points behind fourth- place Leipzig, which hosts Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. Fifth and sixth in the Bundesliga qualifies for the Europa League while the top four advance to the Champions League. Uttar Pradesh finished third in the 11th National Kalaripayattu It was Leverkusen’s third league win from four since Championship held at Bengaluru recently. Dutch coach Peter Bosz took over from the fired Heiko Medal winners: (Gold) Alok Kumar, (Silver) Abhinav Chaudhary, Herrlich. (Bronze) Raju Singh Yadav, Ninkush Rana. VILLARREAL PLAY A DRAW WITH VALLADOLID INCOME TAX WIN TOURNEY MADRID: Villarreal remained winless in 10 Income Tax, Delhi crushed Bhopal Zone by nine wickets to win the consecutive Spanish league matches after a 0-0 draw CRSCB North Zone Sports Meet at Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpyee Ekana at 14th-place Valladolid on Friday. International Stadium on Saturday. The visitors, who are used to finishing much higher BRIEF SCORES: in the standings, stayed second from bottom with three BZ: 80 (Ali Ahmed 40; Vikrant Yadav 15/3, Praveen 22/2) victories from 23 games. IT: 84 (Gaurav Dudeja 32, Neeraj 21, Pankaj 20; Jitendra 16/1) It was Villarreal’s second straight draw since re- hiring coach Javi Calleja in place of Luis Garcia Plaza, ARYAVRAT BEAT LUCKNOW CRICKETERS less than two months after he was fired. Aryavrat Cricket Academy defeated Lucknow Cricketers by 24 runs “We have to keep trying,” goalkeeper Sergio in aleague match of the 15th BBD ‘C’ Division Cricket League at Akhilesh Asenjo said. “I think we played a disciplined Das Stadium on Saturday. match and there are positive things we can take BRIEF SCORES: from it.” Villarreal faces two tough matches next: ACA: 145 (Deepanshu 69, Nishant 32, Abhishek 18; Saurabh 31/2) at home against Sevilla and away to Atletico LC: 121 (Saurabh 30, Md Wasi 24; Abhishek 16/3, Vineet 27/3, Vimal 12/2). Madrid. Pune take on ATK in must-win match PTI n PUNE However, anything less than victory at the need that from the start. Even if we go a Shree Chhatrapati Shivaji Sports Complex goal behind we need to win the game. We C Pune City and ATK lock horns in an here on Sunday will be fatal for either need to win the remaining games. We have Fintriguing Indian Super League clash team’s hopes. And that could set the tone to get our noses in front and then grow here on Sunday, knowing that anything less for an engaging tussle. from that confidence,” said Brown. than a win will peg them back a long way The hosts are coming into the tie on Steve Coppell’s ATK were not really in the battle for a play-off spot. the back of a three-match winning run, the prolific up front in the initial part of the Both teams are in with a fighting latest being a 2-1 away win over season. They had scored only 10 goals in chance of making it into the play-offs Chennaiyin FC. While the momentum is the 12 matches before the break but have though they are not currently in the top- with the Stallions, new coach Phil found the net three times in two matches four bracket. Brown would want them to improve their now. ATK, with 20 points from 14 games, defence which looked shaky at times in After bringing in Edu Garcia in the are placed sixth on the table and are four Chennai. winter transfer window, the team looks points off the fourth spot. Pune City are “My plan is to get my key players on much more fluid and threatening going a spot below with 14 points but have five the ball those who can win us the game. forward. The potential return of star matches left to play, giving them an Last week (against Chennaiyin FC) we did striker Kalu Uche also adds more bite to outside chance of getting into the top four. that successfully towards the end, but we the ATK attack. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | FEBRUARY 10, 2019 backpack 12 ‘I am open to experimenting’ n What prompted you to play SP Chauhan? among the locals and is respected by everyone. liquor racket and never gave up. Like him, we you make a biopic? I have known Director Manoj Jha for a long n Was it difficult to get into the shoe of the have so many unsung heroes everywhere on It is all up to the writers, researchers and the time. So when he came up with this story and character? whom people can make so many good films. director who gives the mood and drama in the said that this is an experimental film about the Since it is not a corporate film, I did not With lots of digital platforms coming up I think film. When all these things have been done then struggles of a common man, I found it exciting. face challenges like I had to look the same way this will happen soon. the script comes to me. If I already know the Biopics are usually made on legends and heroes as him or walk like him. I don’t even look like n Biopics are a serious genre, how do you director then it makes things easier in a way but this one is different. I am the kind him at all. The challenge here was that we had bring entertainment factor in it? that I can sit with the director and share my of person who is always open to to shoot the movie in just 30 days. So showing When you make biopics on Milkha Singh, views on it. If I read the script and have certain experimenting things. We went the different transitions of his life was difficult Paan Singh Tomar or any other hero it has got issues then I just tell it to the director and then to Karnal, Haryana to shoot to do in such a short tenure but it was exciting that inherent drama in it. Say the person went it is up to them whether they want to listen to this film. The idea behind too. somewhere, he became a dacoit so that drama is my suggestions or not. this was to show people n Do you think there are more SP Chauhans? already there and you just need to enhance it a n What is your take on the trend of biopics? that if SP Chauhan, Yes, I have always said that there are a lot of little bit. But when you make biopics on a com- It is a wonderful thing which is happening Talktime being a common man unsung heroes in our society today. Aap kisi bhi mon man it is almost like telling stories from in the industry but one thing that I don’t like is JIMMY SHEIRGILL like us, can rise up to jagah par chale jao vahan aapko koi ek aisa your childhood days. For this you will target when a film is already being made on one hero After giving strong performances in films like achieve something and insaan zarur milega jisne kuch kamaal ka kaam one man and his family and the whole story will then other people should respect it and step Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster and Tanu Weds never gave up on kiya hoga. I have always said that I want to do revolve around that. It is challenging for the down paanch log ek hi film ke peeche na pade walking the right path something on the unsung heroes and achieving directors to weave the story around that. But because it dilutes the whole thing. 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Gifting material- which was dedicated to his fiancé istic things are easy but getting who is a baker! Another client got inked is special as you are taking the dumbbell/ weight tattoo because her pain and making efforts. You need to partner is a gym freak. Another cou- have very strong feeling for it. We ple who survived a long distance rela- experience with the potent range of special have been making a lot of tattoos on tionship via phone calls without singles’ themed LIIT’s because after all, love couples during Valentines week. even getting a chance to meet once, is just too mainstream! They come up with the idea or con- Designs like an arrow and a heart, tattoos which gets complete only honoured their love by getting a con- The seven special singles’ themed LIIT’s are cept of what they feel about their love. lock and key, king and queen, cou- when the couple is together, depict- necting tattoo where a boy and girl sure to make you want to drink to all the joy It is about relationships and love and ple rings on the fingers, jigsaw puz- ing that they are incomplete without are talking through a string tele- or even the sorrows! Pick from Love Gone affection, cherishing and making zles, zodiac symbols, anchor and a each other. Like “Love stays forever” phone! It denotes to keep two souls Bad with Jim Beam, gear up for a legendary their love forever,” tattoo artists wheel, ‘soul’ and ‘mate,’ fingerprints Making the relationship and connected no matter how far apart Irish hangover with The Heartless Narcissist Vikas Malani, co-founders, of each of them, or anniversary love permanent by getting a tattoo they were because ultimately, they with Jameson, sip on Cupid’s Broken Arrow BodyCanvas Tattoos, says. date, are some of the common tattoos sounds cool to many but getting each would still be able to find their way with Vodka, The Colour Changing Ex with Jim Some literally wear their hearts which couples usually get etched on other’s name etched is a risky affair back to one another,” Malani tells Beam, amongst others like Conceited Raspberry and Salt in the Wound. on their sleeves by getting inked. their body. Some go for connecting because when relationship doesn’t you. Grammy nominee PRASHANT MISTRY speaks with SHALINI SAKSENA about Go for mindful dating Seven promises to make latest album and musical journey nWhat is the album — Symbol — about? n Being a good listener: month you both can be It can mean different things for people. It can be a religious Sometimes, we all need free for each other. Spend or a a listening symbol, for us it means a vehicle to create a someone who would only that whole day with each message. Originally, it was supposed to be strong on instru- listen without judging or other without indulging ments. However, when we started working on it, we started without providing a solu- into any kind of office work wondering how it would work if we had this artist or that artist. tion and this helps to or any other domestic For example, Lisa Gerrard, who worked on the music score breathe. So, whenever your chores. of Gladiator with Hans Zimmer, and won Golden Globe. We his Valentine’s Week, forge on ing, how to use Mindfulness tech- partner is in the need to n Give space to breath: sent an email and what the album was about. She jumped on great bond of love for eternity niques to deal with relationship talk, be that ear of reliabil- Many relationships hit a it. We ended up collaborating with them on the songs. Twith your partner with mind- triggers and how to understand our ity. low because the partners are nDid you always want to be a composer? ful dating instead of make it a casu- partner’s needs and love languages? n Be in your own skin: Yes, reluctant to give space to I started playing piano when I was six. I was born to the first al affair. Make the mindless chats and “Let’s open our hearts to the a relationship requires you each other. This Valentine’s generation of Indian family in England in the 70s who were awkward first dates with a fresh new ‘real’. This involves first ‘me’ being to adjust somewhere or sac- Day, promise each other refugees from Uganda. It was not the time to be a musician take on modern dating that combine real and then sharing the same with rifice certain things/habits. that you will give them at that time. I was good in school but always knew that music authentic relationship skills coaching the other. It’s not about the attrac- But you also have to let your then politely let him/her that. Make your partner space. was something that I would do in the future. in the form of fun and playful exer- tion two people have for each other partner feel that you are vul- know about that rather than feel that he/she is the best, n More team work: You nHow has your journey been? cises such as eye gazing, mirroring, but the space each one of them is nerable in front of him/her. being rude or simply stay inspire them to learn more and your partner live in a It is like the Lord of the Rings movie — a very long journey. shadowing and hugging will help us ready to create for one another. A You should not hide any- away from his/her space. skill and be better than the house and invest in a rela- There are always ups and downs. There are stresses but this open our heart space. space of expressing the needs with thing from your partner You and your partner best. tionship and effective is true for any profession. There are a lot of factors that are Shweta Advani of Mindful Love authenticity and accepting and cater- instead bare yourself total- should be the comfortable n Quality time: Time teamwork has to go there. If part of an independent musician. But one has to couple that Tribe is organising Mindful Dating ing to the needs of my partner,” ly without being ashamed of cushion to each other where would always be a con- he/she is late from office, with the level of happiness and the path you wanted to be on Festival on till February 16 which Fakeera, founder of Creative your flaws. each one can be their own straint since everyone is cook the food or clean the originally. I have been lucky that I ace had a long and satis- will bring together mindful people Movement Therapy Association of n Let him/her be their self without any inhibitions. busy with their web of work. home or take turns to go to fying career. I work on so many different kinds of music that to create authentic and meaningful India, tells you adding that the ownself: Everyone is nor- n Encourage growth: But you have to promise to the grocery and clean makes me love what I am doing. I have never been bored in connections. Hosted by a life coach, event will take place from 1pm to 3 mal by being different from Everyone is born with some spend quality time with clothes. A great team is all my life ever even though the hours have been tough. This pro- Fakeera, the festival will conduct the pm at Studio Baila Loca, Panchsheel you. If you don’t like a cer- kind of talent and you each other. Sit down and about hard work and fession has given me an opportunity to work with people of workshop on what is conscious dat- Park. tain taste of your partner, should always encourage decide on which days of the understanding! all nationalities and from all walks of life nDoes it feel surreal that your album has been nominated under the Best Immerse Audio Album? It feels very strange that I have been nominated. It has yet to sink in. It is something that one dreams of. You want to tell people but not appear as if I am bragging. But it brought in a lot of happiness for my parents because this is something that Creating a parallel world with books they can tangibly tell their friends and that their son is not a bum. create a rhythm of reading that knowledge should be the nDid you work towards the nomination? MUSBA HASHMI and it will arise the love of read- last thing you should expect You can never work towards such a path or think about it. It ing in children.” your child to get from books. was more about the art. If they appreciate it, it is good. We chats up author RICHA JHA about Jha, who is also the author There are a lot of non-fic- wanted to create something that was honest. Even the visual of The Manic Panic, (fiction for tion books that a child loves art, a lot of work and time has gone into making the video for how to foster reading in children, its kids) tells you that instead of to read and there the intent of each song. The art work has been created by a famous artist taking the child to a toy shop knowledge is more but when who passed away last year. It has never been about sales. We challenges and benefits take them to a book shop and it comes to a fiction book, just want our work to convey our conviction let them explore books by knowledge is the last thing nDo you have a speech ready? themselves and let them buy parents should look at. No, not at all. I was planning to go but I have an important he first edition of is his seven-year-old daughter. what they want. “The first thing that the project that I am working in that has to be delivered here in Kukdukoo Lit Fest “I have been organising such She feels that this is the child will get from reading fic- the UK. Also, I am not good at speaking in public. Tmarked its advent at events for the last four years. golden age for children books tion books is that it will cre- nWould it be possible to create the same kind of work, what Kiran Nadar Museum of Arts, This is the first time we con- as there is more liberty to ate a safe zone in their mind. you are doing in London, here in India? Sector 126, Noida on February ducted this event in Noida experiment with formats. “I They will go in a parallel I have had an insight into Indian music for a long time from 9 and 10. The event aimed at and my inspiration behind this would say this is the golden age world of their own where base stage. But here in the UK, the electronic music comes from developing reading habits in is my daughter. She is very fond for children’s books in India they can unwind themselves people without voice by marginalised people in the society, it children from their early years. of reading books and I, as a because the writers and author and it will be a very intimate corms from Reggae culture. The biggest analogy in electron- The event saw a wide range of parent wanted to come up have liberty to experiment with space and no one can invade ic music here in the UK, is the hip hop music that is now in books for children. Some with something which we the kind of formats and con- it. These are the different India. prominent authors and story- lacked in our time. We wanted cepts. A lot of topics including sacred spaces for children nDo you have plans to work with Indian artists? tellers like Kevin Missal, Seyda, to expose children and their death, transgenders and sexu- which they will create with I am a fan of a lot musicians and bands in India and would Saattvic and Geeta Ramanujam parents to good literature, sto- ality which were earlier con- different books and form a love to work with them. I can see myself working with them also marked their presence in ries and books through these sidered as forbidden and a connection with. Second, they in the future. the event. The event also con- events which is very critical in reading habits in children. First we start putting restrictions on taboo for children’s book are will learn to solve their own nWould working in Bollywood be different? ducted interactive storytelling today's world,” Roy tells you. we have to understand that children on which books to now taken up by the writers to problems by reading instead People are used to a very traditional kind of work when it comes sessions for children of differ- Talking about how to fos- reading in any form is good so read and what to avoid, the write in the children’s books. of running to their parents for to Bollywood, though this changing. People who appreciate ent age groups. ter reading habits in children, there is no compulsion of mak- child will automatically gets The stories are becoming well- the smallest of things. It will Bollywood music have set preferences. The music has to appeal Founder, Avishek Roy said Richa Jha, founder, Miss Mochi ing children read books if they switched off from reading. thought through and the end- create a sense of strength and to millions of people not thousands. The music has to trans- that his inspiration behind said: “There are a few things enjoy reading on their gadgets Secondly introduce the child to ings are becoming more satis- independence in the child,” late to all and therefore there has to be a format. But I would coming up with such an event that we can do to inculcate so let them do it. The moment books as early you can so it will factory,” she tells you adding Jha says. like to work on classical format. 
    


               

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farewell Budget that lays out a 10-year roadmap and a pot of gold $10 trillion strong at 13 years from now, is unusual to say the least. If Ayou think of 2032, when most of our 65 per cent of the population — that is under 35 — will be around, remember $10 trillion puts you in the top three economies of the world in nominal terms, and probably at the very top in PPP terms. This is due to India’s 7-8 per cent GDP growth per annum, year on year compounding away, and expected to power on for the next 30 years. No other major economy can hope for as much with the near certainty that we can. Of course, it presupposes that the great Indian electorate does not plunge this country into chaos by throwing a spanner in the works. Narendra Modi’s audacity is in his assumption of continuity. He is bank- ing on the good sense of the electorate to see him through. And very deftly, he has moved the time dial for himself forward. In 2014, he used to speak of the need for 10 years to get many things done. At the end of the first five, he wants, health and God willing, a further 13 years — some two-and-a- half terms to retirement or worthy Lotus branded successor. There is no pleading or grandstand- ing Congress-style, of “if we are voted back to power”. And this, weeks before the declaration of dates for the General Elections 2019. And in the face of a howling cacophony of an Opposition contemplating a life of irrelevance and powerlessness. The whole country reg- istered the point that Modi thinks he has done well because he has not hesi- tated to list his Government’s achieve- ments so far. But he also needs more time to see his vision through to its log- ical conclusion. Given that the other side had nearly six decades, most of its payola systems, and in a sulk ever of people. This comes on top of other opment programmes of this adminis- qualify, and will also improve our sta- them mired in low growth, scarcity, and since it was booted out, along with a insurance schemes for the poor, tration to go forward. tistical abilities. States will need to poverty, it seems like a very reasonable mostly unproductive public sector, is announced earlier, including those for The Modi Government presented, cooperate by supplying much of the implied request indeed. The foreign not the whole truth, is obvious. The medical insurance, life, and accident via a stand-in Finance Minister, who is information from their land records. media was quick to join a chorus of formal private sector, deprived of loans insurance. In addition to bank also the Railway Minister, what might But the uses of this captured informa- domestic observers that called it a they understood they were not required accounts, Aadhaar-based identity have been a vote-on-account. That is if tion will be handy for other benefits “campaign Budget” because it tried to to pay back, leading to a massive bad authentication, and a massive thrust it was an administration with less self- too, as they roll out in future. include over 70 per cent or more of the debt problems at all the public sector towards digitisation, the insurance confidence and more reverence for con- The Congress was quick to mock at electorate in its reach. It was campaign and some private sector banks, has vehicles are definitely a Modi favourite.   vention. Minister Piyush Goyal — this one, announced early in the Budget promise, yes, but also an American indeed not grown much. The larger benefit for the country   young, fit, fluently bilingual in Hindi speech, seeing their plank of being the style “state of the Union” address, and a The informal economy, however, is the inclusion of the same millions and English — presented a substantial farmers’ champion melting away. At vision statement, besides being at its which is at 80-90 per cent of the whole, who work in these sectors, on the sta-    Budget through a long speech. just 17 a day, Rahul Gandhi called it minimum the usual set of proposals and fuels the robust GDP growth too, is tistical rolls. We will know who these     Prime Minister Narendra Modi was an “insult” to the “Indian farmer”. towards the annual accounting exercise. ignored by the lazy babus at the NSSO, people are, where they work, as the there, thumping the table along with his Internet wags promptly mocked him on The new NSSO data on jobs on who can’t be bothered to survey and pension scheme identifies millions of    colleagues on the Treasury Benches, in social media, calling it 0.02 paise per which the Opposition has jumped with enumerate it. But this cannot be workers for eligibility. They can qualify   repeated approval of many of the second. This, even as the BJP said the all the vigour of a pack of ravenous ignored with impunity. Certainly not for the scheme only by making a announcements that were made. States, particularly the Congress-ruled hyenas, is clearly spurious, resignation without serious distortions of data. monthly contribution of between 55-   The media and the middle classes ones, were at liberty to enhance the of its authors notwithstanding. This Because, it, the domestic service, the 100, depending on age. It will be,    saw to it that the best received amounts to the extent that their purse talk of a 45-year high in unemploy- self-employed small entrepreneur, the therefore, to an extent, self-supporting, announcement bar none was the one and conscience could afford. This was ment is absurd, because 45 years ago, street vendor, the drivers, helpers, like most insurance schemes are.   that exempted up to 5 lakh in taxable probably in oblique reference to the this country, in the sadistic grip of the cooks, guards, construction site work- In this Interim Budget as a whole,    income from Income Tax. It will benefit already floundering farm loan waiver Licence-Permit Raj and minus growth ers, chowkidars even — is growing there was the careful balancing act of an estimated three crore people. And schemes announced by the Congress in rates, was barely allowed to manufac- much faster than the formal economy! distributing sops, incentives, and   there were hints that people in higher the three Hindi heartland States they ture a sling shot. It, therefore, reads like Along with it are the poorly docu- largesse, without impacting the     tax brackets might also see some relief have recently won as well as in an old Soviet crop report in its exag- mented small and medium enterpris- admirable fiscal deficit number as it when the Budget proposals are con- Karnataka. This token amount, of geration and inaccuracy. The half- es, estimated to employ some 200 stands. Certainly not by more than 0.1    firmed after the elections. This even as course, comes on top of other benefits, baked NSSO report was leaked just million people at least. In this Budget, per cent, even projected into next year.     a small payment of 6,000 per annum such as minimum price guarantees for before the tabling of the Interim this MSME sector has been given an This was made possible by a doubling to farmers who own less than five acres produce, subsidised fertiliser and low- Budget on February 1, despite being interest subvention of 2 per cent for of direct tax collections for the very   of land, has nevertheless remembered cost loans and interest waivers — also disallowed by the Government. loans up to 1 crore. first time. It was a Budget that was     another 12 crore people. extended by this Budget to those in It has clearly done no more than a The broad informal sector has been responsive to the needs of various sec-  This too, like the pension scheme fisheries, poultry, and dairy industries. shoddy job of surveying the formal offered a small monthly pension of tions of the population, and thanked for the informal sector will help identi- economy. That the private sector in it, 3,000 per month after the age of 60. It the taxpayer — a first for any Indian fy by name, Aadhaar Card and bank mostly benefited by the Congress and is a benefit that will accrue to millions Government — for enabling the devel- account some 12 crore people who   
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alentine’s Day is nearly here, with heart- adorned cards, bumper boxes of chocolate, Vbouquets of red roses and teddy bears wear- ing T-shirts emblazoned with cutesy messages start- ing to appear in shops across the country. Now heavily commercialised and laden with expecta- tion, the annual event was once a day where peo- ple earnestly showed their love and affection for another person. The oldest surviving Valentine’s poem was written by a prison-entrapped, pining lover: Charles, Duke of Orleans wrote it for his wife in 1415, confined in the Tower of London after being captured at the Battle of Agincourt. However Valentine’s Day was celebrated for centuries before that. The event falls on the same day each year, February 14 — which this year is a Thursday.   Cupid is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and the war god Mars. Cupid is also known in Latin as Amor (“Love”). His Greek counterpart is Eros and he is just one of the ancient symbols associated with St Valentine’s Day, along with the shape of a heart, doves, and the colours red and pink. He is usually portrayed as a small winged fig- ure with a bow and arrow which he uses to strike the hearts of people. People who fall in love are said to be ‘struck by Cupid’s arrow’.  Q  The heart was once associated with knowledge as well as feelings: Egyptians believed that the heart here have been some pleasant is driven by a self propulsion module The IR is taking this initiative fur- understood that Indian tracks are was the source of our memories, as well as our developments with regards to without a locomotive and is capable of ther and is now looking forward to man- overused and is one of the main reasons emotions. They placed so much value on the Indian Railways (IR) in the running at a speed of up to 160 kmph. ufacture its first aluminum shell coach- for train derailment. This has been organ that they left it in people’s bodies during recent times. While mam- It has technical features for enhanced es that will possibly attain speeds of 250 stressed adequately in the safety reports mummification, while throwing all other organs, moth projects like the bullet and quick acceleration and is expect- kmph through a project called Train 20 of Anil Kakodkar and Sam Pitroda led including the brain, away. And they weren’t the train,T Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) ed to significantly cut travel time which is stated to come up by 2020. A committees. In this backdrop India has only ones — Aristotle also believed that the heart and first train to Andaman Islands have compared to Shatabdi trains. proposal to make 500 aluminum coach- to be careful in operating T18 trains at was an organ of intellect. caught the attention of many; India’s first It boasts of aerodynamically  *+  es at Modern Coach Factory in Rae such high speeds. We cannot afford to This idea was widely accepted until Galen, engineless train, named the ‘Train 18’ designed driver cabins at both ends for Bareli is awaiting approval. Thus IR is compromise safety for the sake of speed. a Roman physician, said the heart was more like- deserves special attention. An ideal quicker turnaround at destinations and     now gradually planning to shift to alu- The Chief Commissioner of Railway ly to be responsible for emotions than reason — infrastructure project is one with a short has an advanced regenerative braking    minum which is used as a standard Safety (CCRS) has given clearance with apart from love, which was found in the liver. As gestation period, reasonable cost, uncom- system that saves power. There would be material for coaches worldwide from its the caveat that there needs to be a stur- the influence of Christianity grew in the Middle promised quality and that which can be a saving of 20 per cent in terms of life   present use of stainless steel LHB coach- dy fencing all along the track for speeds Ages, so did the religion’s pairing of the heart with easily made operational. All these aspects cycle cost when compared to Shatabdi    es; reducing risk of corrosion and operating beyond 130 kmph up to 160 love. ‘Courtly love’, where knights wooed women, in perfect placement, will have the effect Express as T18 would require less main- maintenance costs. kmph. So, to start with T18 will only be became popular in the eleventh century and was of creating a positive impact on the tenance due to its three phase propulsion *+ India is also aspiring for Bullet running at a maximum speed of tied to spiritual attainment. It became popularised lifestyle of the people. Train 18 (T18) system and new generation bogies. 6  Trains with the first such train between 130kmph wherever possible and for in lyric poems written by troubadours, such as looks very promising in this context at The project also had to overcome Mumbai and Ahmedabad coming up in speeds up to 160kmph, we need to wait. William of Aquitaine, one of the first troubadour least at the outset. Still, in the best inter- many obstacles as IR did not have the     a few years time. While in no way deny- To solve this issue, the IR has priori- poets. Some say he was likely influenced by sim- ests of the future of IR, it is pertinent to readymade technology for 160 kmph   ing the entry of bullet train, it also needs tised six corridors which carry 58 per ilar views on love in the Islamic world, which he analyse this project on these aspects. motorised bogies. There was a lot of to be noted that bullet trains are projects cent of freight and 52 per cent of passen- came into contact with during the First Crusade. T18 has been designed and built by planning and coordination to be done 78*9  that take a lot of time to realise besides gers, but that constitutes only 18 per cent In 1184, poet Andreas Capallenus referred to the the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) with third party equipment providers.    huge costs. There are also other allied of rail network. This itself is a time tak- organ as one of affection, writing ‘the pure love Chennai over a span of 18 months. It has ICF did not have the required expertise issues of land acquisition and viability ing exercise but a modest beginning. The which binds together the hearts of two lovers with acquired its name because of this feat. in Interior Design and consultants had   entangled with it. Hence, projects like T18 Project definitely deserves applause every feeling of delight’. It was in 2016 that the ICF approached to be arranged from Poland and France.     T18 can act as a transition before tak- as far as the rapid pace of manufacture Around the same time, members of European the ministry with the idea and the In spite of all these, ICF ensured that the ing the giant leap towards bullet trains. of its first prototype is considered. The families began to insist their hearts were buried sep- approval came in April 2017. From then ownership of technology is well with    The real issue with T18 is the ICF has done a commendable job con- arately from the rest of their bodies, in places that on till today, ICF has attempted some- them. Roughly 80 per cent of the man- nationwide operational aspect. An inter- sidering its limitations with respect to were special to them. In 1199, King Richard I of thing that the Indian Railways has ufacturing is indigenous with only 20 per  78*: nal report of the IR claims that only 0.3 design. But to realise the full potential of England had his heart buried in Rouen in never done before and it has been a cent relying on imports. This project has per cent of the existing track length is fit T18, it is definitely going to take some Normandy and his body in Anjou, where his father remarkable achievement. also paved the way for ICF to enter into for trains to be operated at speeds of 130- time. But nevertheless, it is an achieve- was buried. Over the centuries, the idea that the Each coach costs 6 crore, which the export market in a big way consid- 160 kmph and only 5 per cent of exist- ment that we all need to be proud of. heart is linked to emotion has persisted and the is about 40 per cent cheaper than a ering the state of the art design features ing track length is fit to carry trains at           two are now intrinsically linked. European coach of similar design. T18 and facilities that it has developed. speeds of 130 kmph. It also needs to be   
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he moribund real estate sec- domestic filmmakers, and a third world country. Modi also er, is grossly inadequate, consider- Is this Budget, responsive as it tor that accounts for at least massive push for furthering the wants a fully digital economy by ing the backlog of work towards is, too little too late in the day to T10 per cent of the GDP, digital in general as a tool to 2030, probably in line with all of modernisation of the equipment seriously influence the coming ignored for the entirety of the curb corruption and increase the developed world. Electric for the armed forces. This will elections? This depends on what Modi Government so far, despite efficiency. Bank fixed deposits vehicles will become de rigeur, as have to be reinforced liberally off one thinks of both public memo- being a significant employer, has might experience a revival will renewable energy to curb bad Budget. The Budget for the ry and attention span. Modi at last been given some benefits. because the TDS threshold has air, ground, and water pollution. Indian Railways towards mod- clearly thinks that it is best to do Perhaps the Government saw its been raised from applicability at Rural industrialisation is an ernisation, greater connectivity, welcome things as close to the relentless emphasis on infrastruc- just 10,000 earned to 40,000. inevitable priority, as more and and growth, has been enhanced, General Elections as possible. ture development in preparation The Opposition was visibly more people migrate to the cities as it is on its way to revival and The coherence and signature rep- for facilitating a $10-trillion econ- upset at a near-full Budget instead as a corollary to development profitability once again. It is resented by the six Modi Budgets omy, as attention enough. of a mere vote-on-account, and seen all over the world. So there indeed a proud achievement that is in the emphasis given to long- However, the housing, office, whined about this for a day or will be mechanisation, productiv- all unmanned level crossings on term nation building and mod- retail shopping centres and so two after the one-hour-45-minute ity enhancement, village industry the broad gauge network have ernisation over populist sops. It is on, are definitely a distinct, presentation by Goyal. It was nev- and so on, to transform the coun- now been eliminated. People this that has given us the good largely urban area category, and ertheless called a good Budget by tryside. Clean rivers are starting need not die at them anymore. macroeconomic profile and the deserve encouragement. Having experts, the captains of business to become a reality for the first Civil aviation is growing by leaps international recognition of an seen the light on this at last, the and industry, the ordinary people, time with sewage and chemicals and bounds as over a million economy on the move. present Budget moves on relief the stock market, and the media. being processed instead of being people use it daily to travel to and Of course, at the grassroots in notional rents from second Various Congress Party allowed to pollute the rivers. This from 100 airports domestically. level, this Budget acknowledges homes. It also includes long- grandees, including the Gandhis, trend will be strengthened going There are many other aspects that there is much that remains to term capital gains from property sat on in Parliament through forward even as Ganga water has of this Budget, both in the head- be done. But the Opposition concessions. This permits buying Goyal’s cheerful speech, making shown improvement for the very lines and the fine print. But suf- seems to be considerably behind two homes after the sale of one faces as if they were suffering the first time. Let us remember that fice is to say that it plans to the curve on this, because it relies to a capital gains value of 2 full rigours of purgatory. there were no fish in the Thames increase expenditure significantly heavily, as always, on the gullibili- crore, without attracting any tax, Undaunted, the Budget laid out a because it was so polluted before become the world’s go-to place is also a basic requirement for a without wrecking the fiscal ty of the voter and its response to but only once in a lifetime. 10-point vision statement. It conservation measures were put for the launch of satellites. developed economy. Improved deficit. Let us hope the the promise of immediate benefit, There were a number of effi- wants to build physical infrastruc- in place. There will be a scaling Food self-sufficiency, already Government efficiency as a goal Government’s substantial divest- however fraudulent. It has even ciency-oriented announcements, ture fit for a $10-trillion economy. up of the Blue Water Economy a thing achieved, must be main- is probably the hardest to ment PSU programme, which has worked for them to an extent including income tax assess- This cannot be faulted, because using the flagship Sagarmala and tained using sustainable farming achieve, but can come about if not gone particularly well, does electorally very recently. Will it do ments and refunds within a day, infrastructure bottlenecks have other projects. The Space practices. Comprehensive educa- permanent tenure is removed. not queer the pitch. The lending the trick in a couple of months? digitised and anonymous scruti- hampered our progress for Programme will send an Indian tion and healthcare for all is on The biggest defence Budget and rating agencies will be watch- My guess is that it is advantage ny, single-window clearances for decades and stigmatised India as a to space by 2022 and India will its way to becoming a reality, but ever at 3 lakh plus crore, howev- ing for fiscal slippage. Narendra Modi all the way. 
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It is a long drawn game plan for This process of acquisition of information is Intellectual Property (IP), adopting preda- Is there a link between the latest global supremacy and leadership. Equally, not yielding positive results and slowly turning a tory approaches to foreign investment and episode of Huawei and the game plan China’s growing global presence is offer- highly pious institution like education into a busi- finally, making its market inaccessible to orchestrated by a US-led group of nations ing its leadership and massive spying net- ness venture, wherein success is measured by the global players. Trump has already charged to counter a resurgent China? Currently, work a golden opportunity to peep into the material possession alone. As “perform or perish” a tariff of $234 billion of goods China the US Attorney General has charged ifs and buts of the so-called liberal order. is still deeply inscribed in the Indian social psy- exports to the US. Simultaneously, China Huawei with 23 crimes ranging from sanc- Thus the battle spreads across the che, the student community is undergoing has initiated the legal process at the WTO tions-busting, stealing corporate secrets fields of global terrorism, trade war, tech tremendous pressure from family, peers and soci- '$54$ $,5,$ to hear the charges imposed by the and IPRs, obstructing justice, etc. And at war, and finally to lawfare. In reality, no ety to obtain “good marks”. This marks morass '$,44,-$ Trump Administration. But what the the centre of the controversy is Meng one wins in all these master games, sim- sometimes goads those behind the curve into oday, the US and China are on the Trump Administration has done to China Wanzhou, the company’s CFO and daugh- ply because of ever increasing economic committing suicide. Therefore, the advice to parents against forcing their ambitions Tcusp of a New Cold War (NCW). The has received considerable support among ter of its founder, who is accused of mis- interdependence on one another and on the children illustrates Modi’s concern about the marks penchant. NCW is strongly characterised by sus- the business tycoons in the US. leading banks about the company’s busi- accessibility to advance technology and Students’ success lies in contemplation about the possibility of timeless and end- tained clashes either on the military or on Beyond the economic front, some key ness and violating US sanctions. information. Henceforth, the state of less hope in his/her capabilities. The Indian education system is known for embrac- the political front between the two oppos- developments in China have also embold- She is under arrest in Canada and the intransigence between the US and China ing values and approaches that shape the creative urge of the student community. ing geopolitical power blocs. Unlike the ened Xi to move on a confrontation course US authorities are awaiting an extradition goes on. Specially for Trump, when an However, we all acknowledge the challenges that are posed by the increasing tenta- phases of the Cold War I, wherein two dis- with the US. By abolishing the term lim- of Wanzhou from that country. The US election is looming large over his unpop- cles of the transitional phase. Although one cannot but admire ingenious display of tinct ideological camps were led by the US its on Chinese presidency last year, Xi has officials view Huawei as a threat to its ular presidency both at home and abroad rich contents by our traditional education set-up, the inexorable demands of com- and the former USSR, the NCW has clearly signaled that he would do anything national security. They say that its 5G net- accompanied by a cantankerous Congress, petition is compelling the students to focus on contents. moved beyond the point of traditional to make China a global power, even if it work which is spread across 170 nations he should have been extremely careful, as At the higher education platform, a departure from the methodologies of many bipolarity. risks irking the US global interests. today may be used by China for spying or the way warned by legendary Greek earlier existing education parameters, we need to provide a cutting edge and trans- And, the current conflict has seen the Interestingly, even before making formal in times of war for sabotage. However, till statesman Pericles some centuries back: disciplinary overview of the most crucial issues. Our education system always rep- involvement of more than two ideology- announcements for casting aside presi- date there is no public evidence to what “What I fear more than the strategies of resented unique path of making each discipline one of the most exciting areas of con- driven actors. Now, the new lines of ten- dential term limits, Xi had ordered the the US is saying. my enemies is our own mistakes.” temporary life. Not every innovative attempt starts out with serious analytical inter- sions are generated around flashpoints Chinese armed forces to counter the But on the other hand, there are good Whereas for Xi, it is his own fiefdom, he pretation of contemporary issues, therefore, unconventional attempts ought to be tried engaging multiple nations and groups Pentagon with fast modernisation drives reasons to be wary. The way Huawei oper- is nowhere going to be answerable to his to put forward myriad exploration of ideas and topics in which each pupil can par- such as America, Russia, China, the in air, sea, space and in cyber world. ates is full of obfuscation and opacity. Its voters. He rules China as long as the ticipate and display talent. European Union (EU) and the North However, this was followed partly in 5G networks dispersed designs make it Communist Party desires. After all he is New education policy needs to provide insights on important issues concerning Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). In response to Trump’s announcement for truly difficult to monitor. Therefore, the widely designated as the reincarnation of our society and its concerns. Sometimes, conceptual and scholastic argumentations recent years, the US has been embroiled revitalising American nuclear forces. China Inc should demonstrate well before Mao Zedong. and discussions result in the creation of exquisite ideas. Proper attention is required in a potentially debilitating course of col- Mostly beyond the economic interests, the world that it can be trusted. At its core Therefore, when the stand-off comes to be paid to judge the empirical and normative understanding of many variations lision with China irrespective of whether what is causing irritation in bilateral rela- it should build up a transparent corporate into place between the global giants, it that were found in constellations of various education reforms recommended by var- there is a Republican or a Democratic tions is the completion between the US governance system open to the interna- must be viewed from what sort of polit- ious commissions. President. With Donald Trump’s vitriolic and China for a dominant role in the Asia- tional community. If charges against ical system each rules over. Accordingly, These constellations, to a great extent, reflect the real concern of our new gen- and boastful pronouncements, at times Pacific region. With Xi becoming life- Huawei are proved, it would set a dan- they are pressed over to perform and bring eration. The past two decades have been marked by a period of substantial change sharply aggressive, bilateral relationship President, his intention to carry forward gerous trend for Chinese IT firms and home back a sense of security, pride and in the contents and relevance of many disciplines. The purpose of education is to with China has badly dived down despite the grand “Dream” might indicate build- would invite counter charges on top US leadership. Arguably, with an increasing improve reasoning, observation and experimentation skill. The topics should be inter- having regular diplomatic forays and ing an “Asian Order” under his leadership. tech giants. Hence, it is time to reorgan- trend of populist politics around, a esting, thought provoking and oriented towards reasoning, analysis and proper appli- ministerial level engagements. It is a fact Thus, the US has to either sacrifice its vital ise serious talks between the US and renewed vibe of nationalism backed by cation. Recent developments have established new basis for understanding the chang- that there is a genuine schism between the interests in the Asia-Pacific, meaning not China to clear the massive mistrust. This localism has grown louder. And, never- ing nature of polity and community. The ongoing debates in contemporary politics two superpowers. Certainly, the new insisting on a dominant role in the region can gradually help alleviating the shadow theless, both Trump and Xi are largely have been dominated by the relationship between global, national and identity and variants of conflicts would be fought in for ever or it has to re-adjust its power of the NCW. influenced by such ethnocentric narra- politics. The purpose of the change in the policy is to provide a comprehensive view the realm of technology. Further, it would sharing dynamics with China. The real determinants and the con- tives. This trade and tech war is deeply of politics and emphasise on the following main areas to make the subject more rel- be lawfare than warfare. But then some analysts argue that the ducting of a Cold War in a truly globalised enmeshed in a new trend for nations set evant: 1) To link theory to contemporary issues; 2) To link old issues to topical and- Trump’s “Make America Great Again” NCW is full of political gimmicks and new world is a utopia only. Undeniably, there forth by a post-globalist era wherein we practical concern; 3) To develop a new analysis of various areas of concerns; and Xi’s “China Dream” of course do not tactics to manoeuver benefits of global is a streak of squeamishness among the all witness a sharp transition beginning 4) To demonstrate how market forces accept these issues; 5) To demonstrate match. But then, there has been a phalanx business and trade on one’s own advan- Trump team and his confidants in regard from bipolarity to uni-polarity and to a how new models can be used in real-life experiments with democracy, envi- of issues, charges and counter-charges that tage. It is all about media glaze and show to what has been unfolding between the well-contested multi-polarity. But it is ronment, globalisation and governance; 6) To show how policies drive change; finally have descended upon both of strength. It’s a virtual war. They say that two nations. On the rise is the death of the interesting to see “sed quis custodiet ipsos 7) To show the importance of applied research; 8) To demonstrate how we can Washington and Beijing probably to take contemporary politics full of false analo- US-sponsored liberal order that has swept custodes” (but who watches the watchers). make use of theoretical knowledge. a parallel, but rivalrous route as of today. gies. The Cold War of the yesteryears is the world in the last two decades. The Only time will tell us. Let’s permit histo- Therefore, the aim is to stimulate and disseminate the latest research and hap- Both are at each other’s throats on unimaginable and even if it takes place at irony is that at the moment both the spon- ry to display its inevitable tendencies as penings at national and international arenas in different disciplines. Thus, issues such multiple fronts wherein their vested inter- all between China and the US, it would sor and the mentor (i.e. the US) are shy- it used to. Winston Churchill once made as diaspora, science, technology, engineering, fine arts, music, politics, global, local, ests lie and underneath are the race for the never last the way it did between the US ing away from shouldering the responsi- plea in the British House of Commons, civil society, organisations, problems of governance, alternative economic and polit- global leadership. They are working and the USSR. bility of leading the international com- “Democracies are quite strong enough to ical systems will be essential resources of comprehending and assessing various dis- towards mutually incompatible goals in What are the chances of convergence munity to the next century. At the core of negotiate, and would only weaken itself ciplines for all students. The catch is multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary frame- the international trading system. Today, and collaboration between the US and this paradox what irks the current US by waiting.”. Though the context and pos- work of knowledge to be the best in the world. China does not buy the thesis that China? Nearly 1,000 meetings, starting establishment is the shifting (preferably sible consequences are entirely different, Although PM’s recent advice to students may appear to many seeing it through America wants it to realise its full poten- from the summit level talks to mid-rank- fast) balance of power in the world. The it’s all about “containment” of an offspring the political prism to be a construction of a social narrative, the apolitical real aim is tial without tweaking the status quo of the ing bilateral official exchanges take place Trump administration’s strategy to engage of socialism only, so America must reflect to de-stress students and instill in the harbinger of new India a new urge to develop global political order. Worryingly, Trump between Washington and Beijing each in spasmodic to consistent fighting with back whether to negotiate or to summarily self-confidence. wants to roll back the global supply chain year. It is widely believed that economic China can nowhere contribute to the lose the game to China. system and signals going towards the age interdependence is what is putting brake growth of a world system that can herald (Author is with University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University of mercantilist approaches for economic on the outbreak of an immediate confla- peace and stability. It is harmful for the (The writer is an expert on interna- Chandigarh. She is Branch Convener of Training and Placement Cell and E Cell development. With this, an alarming gration. Unlike the Cold War days when US and China. tional affairs) Representative of her College at IIT Mumbai ) 
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The Imperial Tobacco The docks presented a different picture. The Company appealed to its customers to accept Chief Secretary reported that boatmen, port cigarettes without packets in order to alleviate employees and contract labour (including coal the paper shortage. The Government denied a coolies) all evacuated. Workers from outside shortage of rice. Women were told that they Calcutta ‘left in large numbers on foot both by were ‘the Inner Wall of Defence’ and as such way of the Grand Trunk Road and the Orissa they should join the Women’s Auxiliary Corps Trunk Road.’ He estimated their number at (India). Indian political problems were also evi- 2–3,00,000. Severe labour shortages ensued. The dent in the shape of the continuing Quit India workers that remained took the opportunity of campaign. An attack on a police station, bombs pressing their demands on the employers. There in Baroda and acid attacks on the police were was an increase in strikes in Calcutta after the reported. raids. The Australian war correspondent, The Calcutta races, however, went ahead as Wilfred Burchett, was present in the Calcutta normal and were graced by the presence of the Port Commissioner’s office after one of the Marchioness of Linlithgow, His Excellency the December raids, when the latter was confronted Governor of Bengal, and Lady Mary Herbert. by a deputation of wharf labourers. They told There was cricket on Saturday and Sunday and a him: tennis carnival to look forward to on Thursday. We don’t mind staying and working, even if Cinemas catering to English speakers were fea- they do bomb us, but we want food in our bellies turing Chaplin in Goldrush, Robert Taylor in and decent shelters. At present we’ve got neither. Her Cardboard Lover, and Abbott and Costello The Scavengers’ Union demanded wage in Pardon My Sarong. The paper reported an increases and free accommodation as ‘a large increase in the production of Indian films for number of sweepers had already left the city and ‘the surging crowds during yuletide hungry for many would go away in the near future.’ The entertainment.’ wharf labourers’ demand for shelters reflected, That night Calcutta was bombed by the again, the feeling in the city and in the Japanese air force. The structural damage was province—and perhaps across India as a minimal, but the panic that ensued was wide- whole—that the Government had not prepared spread. Large numbers of Calcutta residents well enough for the possibility of war and was fled. Fear was exacerbated by indications that not doing enough about it now that it had neither the Government of India nor the arrived. In the aftermath of the raids, Sudata Government of Bengal nor the Calcutta munici- Debchaudhury argues, ‘[t]he Government had pality were prepared for the defence of the city. practically collapsed.’ This may be overstating The air raid took place in a context of over- the case, but at the time the Amrita Bazar whelming Japanese military success and territor- Herbert, telegrammed the Viceroy after the first Patrika reported that ‘Little damage was done trenches were dug in the same area. But follow- Patrika was complaining that the Government ial expansion. The British — the assumed raid that despite two deaths and fourteen and no nervousness was shown by the towns- ing the December 1942 raids, many of Calcutta’s of Bengal had done nothing to organise an defenders of India — had been pushed out of injuries, there had been ‘No people.’ citizens were not concerned with defence. They orderly evacuation, or to provide the evacuees Malaya, Singapore, Hong Kong and Burma. In noticeable effect on morale.’ Down amongst the townspeople, were more interested in flight. with alternative means of livelihood, shelter and late 1942, it was widely expected, in India and Later the Chief Secretary relat- however, things were not quite so san- On December 23, Governor Herbert report- conveyance. Confidence in the authorities could beyond, that a Japanese move into northern ed that ‘ARP Services are in guine. After the first raid, ‘nervous- ed to the Viceroy that there had been a ‘consid- not have been strengthened by the fact that dur- India was inevitable, imminent—and perhaps general reported to have done ness’ broke out on a wide scale. erable exodus of people from Calcutta though ing the December raids about 10 per cent of ‘the unstoppable. excellent work,’ demonstrated According to Joydeep Sircar, the raid not yet amounting to a panic rush.’ Workers had lower ranks of the Calcutta Police’ themselves Calcutta served as an industrial centre, a by the fact that ‘defections were was a ‘devastating blow to the morale ‘wholly disappeared from the dock area’ and abandoned their posts and fled. port and a transit point for troops moving up to very few.’ The Viceroy was of the inhabitants.’ Sircar suggests that morale was deteriorating — though ‘nothing like Widespread fear of air raids and even inva- fight the Japanese in Malaya and then in Burma. moved to tell Calcutta’s citizens: ‘one and-a-half million people’ fled, a landslide’. The post-bombing exodus took up sion had taken hold in India well before It was a city of considerable strategic importance Yours is the first capital city causing a breakdown in ‘the civil ser- the full capacity of the railways. Special trains December 1942, and this laid the basis for the to the Allies. Once Burma fell, Calcutta was the in India to suffer in this war a vices.’ There was a widespread feeling were laid on to cope with the numbers attempt- civilian exodus from Calcutta. In the early part mainstay of the Allies’ Asian front. baptism of fire and her citizens that ‘The Government had not pre- ing to leave the city. On December 27, ‘measures of the year, the example of Burma was there for Consequently, it was a Japanese target. As have provided an admirable pared for the eventuality and seemed were taken to clear crowds of refugees collected all to contemplate. The Government should have Prasad points out, ‘Their air force was also well example of steadiness and overwhelmed by developments in at railway stations along the evacuation routes.’ known what to expect. On the basis of Burma’s poised…to inflict continuous and heavy raids on fortitude. Well done Calcutta. Southeast Asia.’ The British authorities estimated that some experience of attack from the air, the Calcutta and the industrial area in the eastern The English press was, if In the ensuing days and weeks, 2,50,000 people left the city by road and another Government of India’s Civil Defence regions. The official reaction to these first raids anything, even more relaxed. some signs of defence began to 1,00,000 by rail. Katyun Randhawa, a Calcutta Department sent out a circular, Lessons learned on the city was very much along the ‘we can The European-owned Statesman declared that appear: A number of Hurricane aircraft were schoolgirl, remembered the exodus and the rail- during air raids, to all Provincial Governments take it’ and ‘business as usual’ line, modelled no the first raid was ‘a small affair and, if the city moved to Calcutta; emergency airfields were way stations ‘packed with people trying to get in August 1942. doubt on the (officially) stoic British reaction to has to be raided, it can be described as a very constructed, including one in the centre of the out’—some permanently. ‘Some of our street "     
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The pressure in a ent, and bullies and abusers can hide Best Home Cook with Mary Berry, had and sexual abuse, but sometimes also kitchen is intense, that’s for sure. But in plain sight. They’re looked up to left his gastropub, The Royal Oak in racial. One female chef from South if abusing someone else is your reac- and celebrated, revered. It takes a Marylebone, London, for a month in Africa was called a “black b----” when tion, you ought to be in therapy and brave soul to object, especially when November after allegations he’d sexually she first came to work in a restaurant not working there at all. There still the owners of the restaurants are harassed a female staff member. He was kitchen in London. Her colleagues who exists a culture of heavy drinking and arguably complicit themselves. also alleged to have told workers he heard this just laughed. drug-taking, but again it can’t explain There’s been something of a deaf- wanted to see them “without their Meanwhile, a friend of mine will away the problem — although it’s ening silence following the claims kitchen whites on”. regularly walk into the kitchen she arguably yet another symptom. against Doherty. Where are the mes- In a statement responding to the works in, where the chefs will pick her What lies behind this phenomenon sages of support or condemnation claims, Doherty has said he “would up, put her in the walk-in fridge and is a culture where the head chef is king from all the other members of our never intentionally make offensive touch her up. There’s something like a and operates within a network that’s a industry? I can only assume they’re comments to anyone I work with, wolf pack mentality at times, with the boys’ club in essence. For so many of too scared. Or perhaps we are seeing female or male. I have apologised to the men ganging up to undermine the sta- the men in these roles, their work them close ranks. Some female chefs whole team for any offence I may have tus of the (very few) women they work becomes one enormous ego trip, and visiting my restaurant break down in Very English Scandal, the Treadwell-Collins added, “At the inadvertently caused. It would never be with. A lot of women keep quiet and they believe themselves to be unassail- tears of disbelief: “My God, there’s no Golden Globe-winning BBC time, the news was in all the papers: my intention” and announced on accept this, out of fear they’ll be able. The celebrity chefs aren’t immune shouting here,” they say. 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It leave. But if you slap a famous chef, safety in numbers. When surrounded Argyll, known by some back in 1963 English Scandal, written by Russell T company investigation, was no longer was the victim who was sacked from you might never work again. And we’re by a gang of male chefs, a woman can as the “Dirty Duchess”. Davies, starred Hugh Grant as the dis- working with them, “with immediate her job. Another female chef suffered talking about well-respected names easily grow isolated. “We’re going to focus on the very graced Liberal leader Thorpe who was effect”. It has also been confirmed that severe burns to her hands when a here: Men who, out of sight of the pub- You need other people to stand by public divorce from her second hus- scrambling to cover up his affair with Doherty’s partners in a New York City male chef threw a boiling piece of lic, will aggressively pursue younger you, and what we need is a union of band. 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The song has the correct doctor knew about Wally and fig- like a dog,” Henney told a woman at a describing the texture as creamy like minute,” and went to a counter and how the dispatcher helped the tempo for chest compressions. ured it works, so why not?” Wally recent outing to a senior centre. “He butter. Durian are often grown in family wrote on a piece of paper. But she child solve the equation: Three- Within a minute, the woman was was rescued from outside Orlando at wants to be loved and petted.” orchards or small-scale farms and are ripped up the note, dropped the fourths plus one-fourth. She had breathing, and she was taken to a 14 months old and is still growing;  hugely popular in many parts of Asia. pieces in the trash and walked out. him take out a piece of paper to hospital and later released. Scott, who Henney said Wally could be 16 feet Sometimes described as smelling Bank employees pieced the note figure out the answer: One. The shares the last name of Carell’s char- long one day. Henney says Wally eats +$!"%!O234$%%!P0$' !, like an open sewer or turpentine when together and it said: “Give me the boy thanked the dispatcher and acter Michael Scott, had help from chicken wings and shares an indoor ,%&('56777!!0(!%, ripe, durian are banned in some air- money.” Anyone who recognises the apologised for calling 911. Police two women who also stopped when plastic pond with a smaller rescue alli- n Indonesian variety of the durian ports, public transport and hotels in woman in surveillance images is say they don’t recommend calling they saw the car and called 911. gator named Scrappy. A— a pungent, spiky fruit considered Southeast Asia. Sudarno said most of asked to contact Fall River police. 911 for homework help.  Wally, who turns four this year, is a a delicacy across many parts of Asia — the 20 durians produced by his tree   
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'(&!$ material existences; it is external energy then we become cov- this material world it is Lord Balaram that the author has shattered is the widespread belief )!"# 4" ' &!$ through His various expan- ered of our true identity and we have Himself in this form of guru tattva that ‘strong leaders’, dominant individual wielders of sionsL and incarnations that all this to suffer the three fold miseries of that empowers the spiritual master to power, are the most successful and admirable. The work of His is done. The original per- material existence, miseries caused by engage us in the loving service to basis of this analysis has been a careful examination of   sonality of Godhead is Rasabihari. He one’s own body and mind, miseries God and to reveal Krishna to us. top leaders of the world, ranging from Roosevelt, to   only has one business — to engage in caused by other living beings and mis- Sometimes we hear that there is Gorbachev to Deng Xiaoping, to Thatcher among loving pastimes with His devotees. eries caused by natural disturbances, only one guru, jagad guru or Krishna, many. The book overturns the popular notion of .#"')'.)!2&/..)/&(. But we should know that all devotees higher powers. And we are subjected specifically revealing Himself through strong leader and forces readers to rethink preconcep- ("/ '('>&$#!)/&42< of Krishna are all expansions of to the repetition of birth and death Balaram and in this way all gurus...true tions about what it means to lead. The author himself &$#( '&)( 4'&4,)!
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