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Digvijay has been a bitter # critic of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), the ideological guide of the BJP, and had allegedly linked it to the 2008 Mumbai terror attack $ R carried out by Pakistani ter- rorists. The BJP also decided to field KP Yadav from Guna, a etting the stage for an epic seat held by senior Congress Sbattle in Bhopal, the BJP on leader Jyotiraditya Scindia who Wednesday fielded Sadhvi is contesting from there. The Pragya Singh Thakur, facing BJP has named Raj Bahadur trial in Malegaon blast case, in Singh and Ramakant Bhargav Lok Sabha elections, against as its nominees from Sagar and Congress heavyweight and for- Vidisha respectively. mer Madhya Pradesh Chief External Affairs Minister Minister Digvijay Singh. Sushma Swaraj had won from Out on bail, Sadhvi joined Vidisha in 2014 but she is not the BJP only hours before the fighting polls this time due to party announced her name as health reasons. its candidate from Bhopal. This Born in Bhind district of is being seen as a clear attempt Madhya Pradesh, Sadhvi has by the BJP to bring the had a long association with the Hindutva plank at the centre Sangh Parivar. stage of polls in the State, A post-graduate in histo- where the BJP had won 27 out ry, she worked with the RSS of 29 seats in 2014 LS polls. student wing Akhil Bharatiya “I will contest the election Vidyarthi Parishad and Durga from Bhopal and win. Former Vahini, women’s wing of the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Vishwa Hindu Parishad. Chouhan is with me,” Sadhvi Arrested in the 2008 said after emerging out of the Malegaon blast case, she was BJP office at Bhopal. given a clean chit by the In a way, the face-off National Investigation Agency between Digvijay and Sadhvi (NIA), but the trial court sented by the AIADMK, fol- will also be seen as a battle refused to discharge her from lowing recovery of huge between the hardcore Hindutva the case. amount of cash allegedly from represented by the likes of The court dropped the he second phase of Lok an associate of a DMK leader. Sadhvi and equally dyed-in- charges under the TSabha polls for 95 seats will The EC also announced the-wool “secularism” propa- Maharashtra Control of decide the fate of several stal- postponement of polling in gated by the likes of Digvijay. people’s court by fielding several accused, including A senior BJP leader said Hindutva” faces of the Organised Crime Act warts, including Union Tripura (East) Lok Sabha seat At a rally in Odisha, BJP Sadhvi against Digvijay, he Swami Aseemanand, in the party decided to field Congress. (MCOCA) against her, and Ministers Jitendra Singh, Jual to the third phase on April 23, president Amit Shah on said, accusing the Congress of Samjhauta Express blast case, Sadhvi, who joined the party Also being a high-profile she is now being tried under Oram, Sadananda Gowda and saying the prevailing law and Wednesday described Digvijay defaming India by coining Shah attacked the Congress and hours before her candidature seat as the Madhya Pradesh the Unlawful Activities Pon Radhakrishnan, former order situation there is not con- as the “creator” of “saffron ter- terms like “Hindu terror” and said people of Bhopal will pun- was announced, against capital, it can help rally support Prevention Act. She was grant- Prime Minister HD Deve ducive for free and fair polls. ror” phrase. The BJP has decid- “saffron terror”. ish Digvijay and Congress pres- Digvijay as the latter has been for the BJP across the State and ed bail by the Bombay High Gowda and DMK’s Dayanidhi The stake is high for the ed to take the matter to the Referring to the acquittal of ident Rahul Gandhi. one of the most visible “anti- even outside, he added. Court in 2017. Maran, A Raja and Kanimozhi. AIADMK which had swept Altogether 1,600-odd contes- the polls in 2014 and has gone tants are in the fray from 11 from one internal crisis to States and the Union Territory another after the death of its of Puducherry. supreme leader J Jayalalithaa. Thirty eight of the 39 Lok The party has formed a Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu will strong alliance with PMK and Modi took to twitter in the go to polls and bypolls will be DMDK to take on the might of morning to express anguish held in 18 Assembly con- DMK-Cong-Left alliance, s many as 50 people died over the loss of lives in the rain stituencies. The Election which is expected to Aand several others injured in Gujarat and announced Commission cancelled the win at least two third of the 39 due to unseasonal rain, dust relief. Soon afterwards Madhya polling in Vellore Lok Sabha seats, as per various opinion storm and lightning in Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal seat, which is currently repre- polls. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Nath hit out at the Prime Maharashtra and Gujarat. It has Minister, accusing him of being caused damage to property, concerned only about his home wheat crops, mango, and pota- State Gujarat. elhiites woke up to a pleas- toes and vegetables in north, The PMO in a tweet later Dant Wednesday morning, central parts of the country. said, “PM @narendramodi has with the temperature drop- It is estimated that proper- expressed grief at loss of lives ping following overnight rain ties and crops worth several due to unseasonal rain and and gusty winds. The maxi- hundred crores have been dam- storms in MP, Rajasthan, mum temperature settled at aged. Several cattle were also Manipur & various parts of the 29.5 degrees Celsius, seven killed in rain-related incidents. country”. notches below the season’s According to the India $% % “An ex gratia of 2 lakh average, while the minimum Meteorological Department " & % each for the next of kin of those temperature was recorded at (IMD), unseasonal rain, thun- who lost their lives due to 19.0 degrees Celsius, three derstorm, lightning and high Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram unseasonal rain & storms in notches below the normal, a speed wind were caused by Haryana, Punjab and Bihar. An and Tripura, and Odisha are MP, Rajasthan, Manipur & Met department official said. active Western Disturbance amber colour warning indicates likely to get rain and thunder- various parts of the country has The Met office has forecast (WD) over eastern Iran that is that authorities have to remain storm on Friday. been approved from the PM’s overcast skies for Thursday moving towards east-north- alert for any weather-related Several parts of north and National Relief Fund. 50,000 along with the possibility of eastwards across Afghanistan, exigency. The situation is central India have been wit- each for the injured has also light rain and thundershowers. Pakistan and northwest India. expected to remain the same in nessing thunderstorms, dust been approved,” the PMO said. “The maximum and minimum According to IMD, the next two-three days in storms, lightning and heavy Union Home Minister temperatures are likely to hover Uttrakhand, Punjab, Haryana, North-East and southern parts rain since Sunday. Rajnath Singh said the at 33 and 18 degrees Celsius Chandigarh, Bihar, Gangetic of the country. According to reports, Government is closely moni- respectively,” the Met said. ! " $ West Bengal and Delhi-NCR As per IMD, Kerala, Rajasthan witnessed the max- toring the situation in rain-hit The humidity oscillated on Wednesday witnessed squall Telangana, Sikkim, Karnataka, imum casualties with 21 peo- areas and is ready to provide all between 82 and 54 per cent. (wind speed reaching 60-70 Assam, Jharkhand, Meghalya, ple killed in overnight rain- possible assistance to States The Safdarjung observatory, ! #$ kilometres per hour) accom- West Bengal, Arunachal related incidents followed by affected by rain and recording of which is consid- panied with hail and Pradesh and Puducherry may Madhya Pradesh where 15 thunderstorm. ered the official figure for New Delhi: An Indian Crested Porcupine was rescued by Wildlife SOS after it was hit by a vehi- lightning. witness rain, thunderstorm were killed. 10 people were Officials of the Agriculture Delhi, received 1 mm rain till cle in Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi on Tuesday night. The porcupine sustained injuries The IMD has issued an with gusty wind on Thursday, killed in Gujarat, three were Ministry said the assessment of 8.30 am after which it record- on its hind legs and is currently under observation. Wasim Akram, Deputy Director-Special amber-coloured warning for while West Bengal, Andhra killed in Maharashtra. loss of crops is being carried ed traces of rainfall till 5.30 Projects, Wildlife SOS, said, “We are thankful to JNU students for taking quick action that helped parts of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Prime Minister Narendra out. pm. save the animal’s life.” PNS O( ) P % & He said that in Lohardaga con- eral strong decisions were taken after stituency its incumbent MP 2014 for development of nation. Sudarshan Bhagat’s ‘Sudarshan “People are aware of the matter. They ' Chakra’ will destroy all the evil forces know that schemes for the develop- and make way for development of the ment of villages, poor persons, farm- ' area. ers and labourers have been largely Das further said that in the lead- successful,” he said. ership of Prime Minister Narendra Earlier, holding a meeting with Modi Latehar’s Saryu, West party workers the CM said that the Singhbhum’s Saranda and Lohardaga’s NDA will clinch all 14 seats in the eetering for over four Peshrar area have undergone a sea State to make a powerful government Tmonths due to cash- change. at the Centre. drought, Jet Airways, flying for “These places did not have elec- Das also exhorted the party work- over 25 years, on Wednesday ing from the lenders or any appeal to the lenders for an hief Minister Raghubar Das on tricity, roads and extremism was on ers to put in their all out efforts to said its last flight will takeoff on other source is forthcoming, emergency 400 crore funding, CWednesday said first time after its peak four years ago. Now, there is make the party win the polls. In the Wednesday night, after its the airline will not be able to and if not the demand is not Independence of the nation any Prime electricity, roads and extremism has meeting BJP’s Organisational lenders refused to offer a 400- pay for fuel or other critical ser- met, take a final call on the Minister is visiting Lohardaga. “People vanished from the area. This is due to Secretary Dharmpal Singh, Rajya crore lifeline. vices to keep the operations future of the airline on of Lohardaga are waiting for their PM. the efforts of the PM that in the last Sabha MP Samir Oraon, Mandar “With immediate effect, going... And has decided to go Wednesday. They are waiting for the day when four and half years 30 lakh houses of MLA Gangotri Kujur, Manika MLA we are compelled to cancel all ahead with temporary suspen- On Tuesday night, Jet Narendra Modi will become the Prime the State were electrified. The PM was Hare Krishna Singh, Bokaro MLA our international and domes- sion of operations,” it said. Airways — which carries the Minister of the country again because not oblivious of the fact that out of 68 Biranchi Naryan, Mati Kala Board tic flights. The last flight will The last flight of the airline, slogan “the joy of flying” — they want security and development,” lakh houses in the State just 38 lakh Chairam Shree Chand Prasad, Om operate today,” Jet Airways left the Amritsar airport at was informed by SBI, on behalf said the CM while talking to media houses had electricity. Therefore, on Singh were present. informed the exchanges. 10.30pm for New Delhi. of the consortium of lenders, persons at Lohardaga on Wednesday. the direction of PM the State gov- The CM will visit Gumla and The airline said the deci- After a board meeting on that they were unable to con- The CM was in Lohardaga to take + ! , ernment had started electrifying Lohardaga on Thursday and hold a sion follows the lenders refus- Tuesday, the management had sider its request for critical stock of the preparations of Prime ) ),% remaining 30 lakh houses and com- foot march at Peshrar. Later the CM ing to offer a lifeline. authorised chief executive interim funding, the airline Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the ) pleted the work in time,” he added. will visit Jamshedpur to take part in “Since no emergency fund- Vinay Dube to make one last said in the statement. Lok Sabha constituency on April 24. " The CM further added that sev- a programme. !"# $
% ,+% - + &"# panies to increase their efforts, Garhwa: Banshidbar Nagar set higher standards and make police have arrested one Area ata Steel Limited has been further progress in their sus- ! Commander, of Tritiya Prastooti Tnamed as 2018 Steel tainability programmes and Committee (TPC), Manoj Singh Sustainability Champion by business practices. Kharwar, at Tulsidamar under World Steel Association Tata Steel champions its Bhawnathpur police station, on (worldsteel). This is the second sustainability initiatives with a Tuesday. Police also recovered a year in a row that Tata Steel six-pillar approach that country made carbine and two Limited along with Tata Steel includes Environmental live cartridges from him. Europe has been recognised by Excellence, Community Care, Sub-divisional police officer worldsteel as leaders in sus- Health and Safety, HR Neeraj Kumar said that based on tainability initiatives among Practices, Sustainable Mining, a tip off police held a vehicles global steel producers. Innovation and Sports. checking drive where, after see- Tata Steel Limited and Tata The winning entries for the ing the police one person ran Steel Europe are among the six Steel Sustainability Champions away and hid in a bush. The steel producing companies that recognition are evaluated based police surrounded him and have been named as Steel on six sustainability indicators: nabbed. Sustainability Champions for mitment and approach to mak- The steel sustainability material efficiency, environ- Manoj is involved in sever- 2018 at the worldsteel board ing steel production sustainable champions initiative aims to mental management systems, al naxal violence incidents. He meeting in Madrid, Spain on is one of the most comprehen- recognise steel companies who lost time injury frequency rate, was involved in a police April 16, 2019. sive ones among global steel are leading the way in creating employee training, investment encounter on May 18 last year Sanjiv Paul, vice president, producers. Our approach to a truly sustainable steel indus- in new processes and products, in Chhatarpur in Palamu dis- safety, health & sustainability, sustainability and the results it try and society, clearly demon- and economic value distrib- trict, burning Biri leaves in Tata Steel said, “We are delight- produces stands testimony to strating their commitment to uted. Husaru village of Arasli etc, the ed and motivated in equal that. As the oldest steel pro- sustainable development and Tata Steel is a signatory to SDPO informed. He was staying measure to be recognised as a ducer in India, we remain the circular economy, and mak- the worldsteel sustainability in a village in Sonbdadra district Steel Sustainability Champion steadfastly committed to live up ing measurable and tangible charter, which is a prerequisite of Uttar Pradesh, the SDPO by worldsteel for the second to the status of a sustainability impacts in their activities. It condition to be recognised as added. PNS year in a row. Tata Steel’s com- champion.” aims to encourage steel com- Sustainability Champion. )6/.! /+&& ! !" + &"# Baharagora Ghatshila, Potka, Jugsalai, Jamshedpur Jamshedpur: Unidentified JP candidate from East and Jamshedpur %'8 ' "## $ youths opened fire at JMM BJamshedpur and sitting West. member in Mango police sta- MP Bidyut Baran Mahto will Incidentally, there are hanbad Lok Sabha con- tion area this afternoon. The % &' take out a grand rally on the nearly 1885 polling booths in Dstituency is ready to go to # youths fired three bullets at day of nomination on April as many as 1133 polling loca- poll. A large number of secu- $ Mujahid Khan (47), an active 20. tions across the district which rity personnel comprising SISS, wo youngsters were killed $ $ member of the JMM at about The rally start from a represents Jamshedpur CRPF, BSF and Jharkhand Tand another got seriously 2.30 pm. Sources said the ground near Motilal Nehru Parliamentary constituency. police personnel with Zonal injured, in a collision involving youths were roaming in front Public School and will head The Steel city will go to poll on and Super Zonal Magistrates, three motorcycles at Jarandih 22-year-old Rauson Khalko, of the JMM office on road for nomination at returning May 12. Micro observers would be near Dhori Mata Church on suffered severe injuries and number 2 (near Gandhi officer’s office. "# In 2014, riding on a deployed to conduct elections, Phusro-Kathara road here, late was rushed to the Bokaro Maidan) in Mango. They fired All the senior leaders are $ strong wave of Narendra Modi said Anjaneyulu Dodde, night on Tuesday. General Hospital in City. at Khan when he asked them likely to accompany Mahto in coupled with Kurmi vote card, Deputy Commissioner and The dead have been iden- The two bodies were sent leave the place. the rally, before filing of the the BJP candidate Vidyut Electoral Officer of Dhanbad tified as Aditya Gope (21) and to the Tenughat sub-division- Mango police station office nomination. # %&' (&) Baran Mahto trounced his Lok Sabha constituency. assembly) segments --Bokaro Asish Kumar (22). According al hospital for post mortems. in-charge Arun Mahta said The BJP will make opti- arch rival sitting JVM MP Dr A total of 117 booths have (36), Chandankiyari (37), to sources the three motorcy- "The case is being investigated the youths had gathered in mum use of filing of nomina- $ Ajoy Kumar to clinch been placed in super-sensi- Sindri (38), Nirsa (39), cles involved in the accident under suitable IPC at Bokaro front of the JMM office. “ tion papers at Jamshedpur to Jamshedpur Lok Sabha seat in tive, while 1,192 booths have Dhanbad (40) and Jharia (41). were en route from Ranchi to thermal police station” said When the youths got gathered show the unity of purpose rally. Even our partners in style. been marked as hypersensitive. Sindri has 125 sensitive Jarandih. It is learnt that the Inspector cum Officer in Khan objected to this .The among NDA constituents as NDA will also be a part of the The BJP candidate regis- All the supersensitive and and 27 super sensitive booths, accident occurred when one of charge of BTPS,Umesh Kumar youths fired at Khan while key leaders of AJSU, JD (U) event,” said a BJP leader. tered his debut in Parliament hypersensitive booths are in Nirsa has 195 sensitive and 5 the vehicles grazed another Thakur. leaving the place. They left the will participate. The Jamshedpur parlia- by defeating Kumar by a mar- Jharia and Tundi area of the super sensitive, Dhanbad has motorcycle, causing both rid- Our initial investigation place in a hurry and opened “We are making arrange- mentary constituency has gin of 99874 votes. districts, he said. 168 sensitive and 2 super sen- ers to lose their balance and fall. revealed that the motorcyclists fire after people started gath- ments as per Model Code of 15,51,297 voters. Mahto received 464144 Dhanbad Lok Sabha con- sitive, Jharia 310 sensitive and All riders were thrown from were not involved in illegal rac- ering there.We are investigating Conduct. We have plans to Lok Sabha constituency votes while Ajoy Kumar stituency also covers few parts 10 super sensitive, Tundi 128 their vehicles and left scattered ing activities and that they the matter and trying to ascer- take out a grand rally. comprises the following six received 364270 votes. JMM of Bokaro district besides sensitive and 63 super sensitive across the road. were known to each other, but tain the identity of the crimi- Supporters and BJP senior Vidhan Sabha (legislative candidate Niroop Mahanty Dhanbad, which comprises six and Baghmara 266 sensitive Police sources said that they were also in drunken nals,” Mahta, who reached the leaders will participate in the assembly) segments stood third with 13109 votes. Vidhan Sabha (legislative and 10 super sensitive booths. the rider of the third vehicle, a conditions” he added. spot, added. PNS $!%&""! %%'!(!"))!(" % ..6.:6./! %'8 ' undreds of students along with ! ..;././. Hdozens of teachers today took a pledge to use their electoral power in the upcoming Lok Sabha Poll in a voter’s employment opportunities in vote banks” said Vasavi Kiro- for- awareness programme organsied by dis- the next five years. However, mer member of Jharkhand trict administration Bokaro under he two big political parties of activists and social workers say Women’s Commission and a SVEEP. Tthe country, the ruling party- that the women issues in the social activist. In an endeavour to extend electoral Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) manifestoes are just poll promis- “Women empowerment is literacy to adult populations in various and the Indian National es. “To provide employment still a burning issue. Women are organisations a special category of Congress (INC) have released and ensuring safety for women still fighting for their rights and Election Literacy Club (ELC) known as their election manifestos cover- are just general promises. The all the promises ever made need the Voter Awareness programme was ing an array of national issues. previous government had allot- to be implemented. There is organised for the students of class 11 They included several national ted 1000 Crore for the Nirbhaya huge gap in what is said and and 12 by the team of Systematic issues ranging from women fund- what happened to that what is done. Where are they Voters’ Education and Electoral empowerment and safety, fund? There is still no CCTV now and why aren’t they given Participation (SVEEP) here in DPS national security to employ- camera in the tribal girls’ hostel the top positions? They need to where students and teachers led by DPS ment, agriculture sector and or the railway station, nor was be in command. They are very Bokaro Principal AS Gangwar took a rural development. any campaign launched to make insecure in today’s times and pledge to cast their rights in the forth- Both the parties focused Ranchi a safe city. So many have to bear a lot of atrocities,” coming elections. significantly on empowering women were killed in the name said Ratan Tirkey- member of Prabhakar Banwar, District gramme of multi interventions through is designed according to the socio-eco- During the programme, the impor- women. With making promis- of witch hunting and nothing Tribal Advisory Council. Ambassador of Systematic Voters’ different modes and media designed to nomic, cultural and demographic pro- tance of every single vote was explained es to increase reservation for was done for the rehabilitation of The manifestos also put Education and Electoral Participation educate citizens, electors and voters file of the state as well as the history of for the formation of a strong govern- women to 33 percent in Lok their families. Women have been emphasis on providing security (SVEEP) Programme under which about the electoral process in order to electoral participation in previous ment in a democracy. The expert also Sabha and Central government cheated on time and again and to women as a priority, ensuring voter’s awareness programme was car- increase their awareness and partici- rounds of elections and learning there- explained about helpline number 1950 posts to ensuring them financial are just used during rallies and them equal rights and a digni- ried here stated that SVEEP is a pro- pation in the electoral processes. SVEEP of. for the voters. independence by creating fresh demonstrations to increase their fied a life. "#'* # $
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directed all the nodal officers and computer operators of he nodal officers and com- EVM cells to impart trainings % 1 Tputer operators of all the to the 4000 odd sector officers EVM cells on Wednesday about GPS tracking in differ- underwent training on Global ent districts. Morcha (JMM) is Positioning System (GPS) This is the first time that going to lose its most tracking of EVM machines EVM machines in Jharkhand he State Bharatiya Janata strong bastion. while they are transported will be under GPS monitoring TParty (BJP) on Wednesday “Hemant should from one place to another throughout the polling mocked at Hemant Soren’s try to save his last bas- during the time of elections in process. During elections in statement, in which Soren said tion and quit the Jharkhand. Madhya Pradesh last year, that the Grand Alliance will dream to win 14 seats Addressing the training some parties had alleged win all 14 seats of the State. in Jharkhand. Gopal session, Chief Electoral Officer anomalies in the management State BJP spokesperson Sahu is forcefully con- (CEO) L Khiangte said that of EVM machines. The Pratul Shahdeo said the alliance testing the election the Election Commission of Congress party had also is not leading in the State and due to shortage of India (ECI) has decided to use accused officials concerned the Grand Alliance leaders candidates in the Information Technology (IT) of taking some of the should stop day dreaming. alliance. Tribal and services to the fullest during machines to a hotel in an .“RJD candidate is con- local vote bank of the elections and the GPS attempt of rigging. testing from Chatra seats. Dulal JMM drifted away tracking of EVM machines + - . )& ( $ + ! (/ +, ( Jharkhand goes to polls on Bhuinya’s wife is contesting from the party due to will help keep a track of the % + ( " April 29 and the ECI is main- from Palamu seat. Furkan Mehta is contesting from development work done by machines before, during and taining a close watch on every Ansari’s daughter is preparing Hazaribagh. Then Hemant is the Raghubar Government,” after the polling process. GPS mapping of the EVM The GPS monitoring will carrying EVM machines but happening here. The State will to contest the election. CPI talking about which alliance?” he added. “A control room has been machines. This will help not only keep the control also about the route and speed vote in four phases and the (ML) candidate is contesting he quipped. In the leadership of BJP, it set up in each of the 24 dis- ensure fair polling,” Khiangte rooms updated about the real- of the vehicles, he said. final round of polling here will from Koderma seat. CPI can- Criticising JMM, Shahdeo is going to win all 14 seats in tricts here to keep a tab on the said. time location of the vehicles The CEO on Wednesday happen on May 9. didate Bhuwaneshwar Prasad said that Jharkhand Mukti the State, said Shahdeo. "!$%("!'*!%$"! ! #")'"( % '!#")'"( ( $%","%$ +!, External Affairs Minister Gandhi at the top of the list. The Sushma Swaraj, former Chief Congress list of star campaign- , !-#+!, become our ith voting dates in State Minister Arjun Munda and er also includes Shatrughan prestige issue. It Wgetting nearer, campaign- Chief Minister Raghubar Das. Sinha who joined Congress few n an attempt to retain its tra- is duty of the ing for Lok Sabha election is to The BJP star campaigner list also days back from BJP. Names of Iditional seats Dumka and party workers to gain momentum with star cam- includes the names of three sit- Punjab minister and former Rajmahal in Santhal Pargana ensure his victo- paigners from both BJP and ting MPs Kariya Munda cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu Jharkhand Mukti Morcha ry and to do it Grand Alliance will be in State (Khunti), Ravindra Pandey also figure in the star cam- (JMM) Executive president, they have to keep holding public meeting and ral- (Giridih), Ravindra Rai paigner list. Sidhu, known for Hemant Soren is on a six-day alert. It is also lies. Both Prime Minister (Koderma) are in the list of star controversial statements on campaign spree in the area to necessary to Narendra Modi and Congress campaigners. Tuesday, invited the wrath of boost morale of the party 3% ensure victory of national president are likely to State BJP general secretary, Election Commission as EC cadres. % " JMM candidate give star power to BJP and Deepak Prakash said, “The party has sought Congress leader Addressing a booth com- from Rajmahal Congress campaigning. has prepared the list of star cam- speech from Katihar DM, where mittee meeting of the party JMM supporters do turn up to constituency. As Vijay Hansda Incidentally, both the BJP paigners. As election dates get he had stroked a controversy by workers at Litipara under cast their vote in favour of is young and he has raised sev- and Congress have prepared nearer the campaigning will get urging Muslim voters of Katihar Rajmahal parliamentary con- JMM candidate from the seat eral issues regarding the area in the list of 40 star campaigners in momentum.” Prakash said, Lok Sabha segment in Bihar to stituency Soren today said that and sitting MP, Vijay Hansdak”, the parliament. This time also tribal state. Apart from Modi, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi vote en bloc and defeat Prime this election is very important he added. we have to ensure his victory so the BJP star campaigner list and BJP national president Amit Minister Narendra Modi. for the people of the area in Speaking on the occasion that he can raise our problems includes BJP national president Shah is to campaign in all four Congress State spokesper- various ways and role of the Soren said that Santhal Paragna in the parliament,” he added. Amit Shah, Union Home phases.” Election in state is held son, Lal Kishore Nath Shahdeo party workers has also region is party’s bastion and it Soren held meeting of the Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP in four phase starting from said, “Congress campaigning increased manifolds. “To will win both the seats includ- party workers at Nala in firebrand leader and Uttar April 29 and May 6, 12 and 19. will gain momentum from ensure the party victory at ing Dumka and Rajmahal. Dumka constituency on Pradesh chief minister Yogi The Congress star cam- Friday as star campaigners will every booth the JMM worker “JMM president Sibu Soren is Tuesday and at Maheshpur, Adityanath. paigner list includes 40 names visit various constituencies solic- %% %%, ) should be there to make sure the party candidate for Dumka Litipara and Sikaripara under Among the other star cam- with names of Rahul Gandhi, iting support for party candi- %%% O P ! free and fair polling and to and he is going to become eight Rajmahal constituency on paigners are Hema Malini, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka dates.” / % ensure that large number of times MP so the seat has Wednesday. !"# $ ,
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Central Reserve Police ../../..6 . . /./6 /./ “Alliance talks between by party chiefs — Rahul didates for three seats and one senior Congress leader of Delhi vehicle carrying election offi- Force (CRPF), Special ./ !. //./6 /..6 AAP and Congress has been Gandhi of the Congress and candidate would be fielded by unit in response to a question cials on Wednesday near Operations Group (SOG) and / ../. /0 . .!6. called off following disagree- Arvind Kejriwal of the AAP. the AAP. on alliance. Mungunipadar under the District Volunteer Force //O/0/6 ///0 ment over tie-up in Haryana On his part, Azad said he But the Congress proposed “People have expressed Phiringia police station in (DVF) personnel have been and Delhi. 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Patna Telkoi and Sidhu, former Champua MLA, is the BJP ty forces carried out combing and we have also deployed -?0/// /&& O.0/ Keonjhar are reserved for ST seats and candidate from Telkoi. operations in the area after get- CRPF and other forces like /;/" % O. 0-?0///../ he change of new faces in Patna, senior leader Badri Narayan Patra has been The Congress has also fielded new ting information about the DVF and SOG in the nearby /( .../0./! / . 0/ TKeonjhar and Telkoi Assembly seats by playing an important role in selection of faces like Binod Bihari Naik for Patna, incident. bordering areas to prevent any ! //0../ -?0///.! the BJD has been crucial to retain the seats. candidates and monitoring the election Prashant Kumar Dalei for Telkoi and Police beefed up security kind of untoward incidents. ( .O.J/ /O. !! " % O.L-0/M In the last two terms, the BJD won all the scenario. Bidyadhar Dehury for Keonjhar Sadar, but in the State, particularly in the The security procedure would //..//( .. /60/ three seats by good margins of votes. The sitting BJD MLAs have done lit- they have failed to create any impact in Maoist-affected regions, for remain in force till the con- !!///6. ../0;. This time, Patna BJD MLA Hrusikesh tle in their constituencies for which they their respective constituency within a smooth conduct of the second clusion of the elections,” said / 0; .;!/ / /" % Naik, Keonjhar Sadar MLA Abhiram have failed to win the trust of the voters. short period of time. BJP national leaders phase of polling scheduled on the DIG. . Naik and Telkoi MLA Bedabyas Nayak The BJP’s position on the other hand has like Arun Singh, Amit Shah, Dharmendra Thursday. “Mobile parties and have been dropped and new young faces been better this time in the constituencies Pradhan and all State leaders have focused Briefing on the security patrolling vehicles have been -$! . have been given tickets. as the party has strengthened its hold in on these seats by campaigning for their arrangements in various engaged for the security of +&..6 L%0%..MH3H36.// Jagannath Naik, son of former MLA the three seats in the last four years. candidates. Maoist-dominated regions of polling parties and voters. We %0.;%//;%"! & .!/. Kanhu Naik is the new BJD candidate for Bhawani Nayak of BJP is contesting from The BJP has announced Re 1 subsi- the State, Western Range DIG have also deployed striking L333 ///.6!/! Patna. Madhab Sardar, a former MP, is the Patna for the second time, while Mohan dized rations scheme, another medical col- Kabita Jalan said that as per forces in some sensitive zones .L)60/!//.!M .; BJD candidate for Keonjhar Sadar while Majhi from BJP is contesting the Keonjhar lege, a steel plant and action against min- guidelines of the Election so that immediate action can H3H3.@6!! //&/ ../:6.//. Premananda Nayak who was the BJD sadar seat for the fifth time. Mohan has ing and chit fund mafia if they come to Commission of India, polling be taken in emergency situa- /6!6//.@6!! ///6. MLA in 2009 has been repeated to con- won Keonjhar seat twice. Dhanurjay power again. booths have been categorised tions,” added Jalan. !/ . 1HGG!!/ % 5 $ $ 2-
the Ganga canal but with no tary KK Mishra said, “The provision to clean the pond and Sati Kund will be inspected and site of archaeological and drain out stale water, has arrangements will be made for Areligious importance, the become a source of stench the exit of water. We will be historical Sati Kund located in affecting even the surrounding writing a letter to the depart- Kankhal has for long been suf- residential area. ment concerned for its regular fering from neglect. A layer of scum covers the cleaning.” Following high court pond these days. About two decades ago, orders last year in June, some Sati Kund is a holy pond there used to be a pond at Sati hope had arisen that the sacred named after Sati- Lord Shiva’s Kund where devotees used to pond would regain its original first consort- located in come to have holy dip but now form. Jagjeetpur area of Kankhal on the place has been destroyed With the initiative taken by Haridwar -Laksar road, some with the sewer water getting district administration, water four kilometres away from the collected in the area. Last year, supply was replenished in the main city of Haridwar. Sati the high court has ordered pond (Kund) but due to lack of Kund is actually the site of the restoration of the entire Sati maintenance and proper water Yagna Kund, the sacrificial fire Kund area while hearing a drainage system, it has again pit where the goddess Sati public interest litigation. become a site in need of atten- committed self immolation. It Earlier too attempts have tion with mosquitoes and stink is believed that Sati committed been made to restore the site arising from the pond. self immolation in the wake of following complaints of the Notably, following a PIL by the insulting demeanor of her locals but the state government a Nainital resident, the court father, king Daksha Prajapati has failed to ensure the need- had ordered the state govern- towards lord Shiva. ful. Elements of the land mafia ment to remove encroach- Daksha had organised a too had encroached on the ments from the Sati Kund area massive Yagna but did not land surrounding the Sati kund and restore it back to its orig- invite his son-in-law Shiva area. During Ardh Kumbh inal form. which upset Sati. mela of 2016, boring work was The dried up pond was Speaking to The Pioneer, started for water replenishment again filled with water with the Haridwar-Roorkee but it was stopped halfway water supply facilitated from Development Authority secre- leaving the pond dry. ! ), % ! / % %,
with adequate water in the $ Tanda forest area, he added. $ It is pertinent to mention here that the elephant corridor $ used to be free for movement of pachyderms and other wildlife $ in the Terai central, Terai east and Haldwani forest divisions in the past. However, factors like rapidly rising encroachments and constructions of the ITBP and Indian Oil Corporation on the elephant corridor in Lalkuan have blocked the movement of pachyderms on this corridor. ith elephant corridors in Having lost their traditional Wthe state getting blocked route, the elephants increased due to various factors, the their movement towards rural movement of pachyderms is areas where they end up eating being adversely affected for and damaging crops in the some years now. With the farms. advent of warmer days, the ele- came out of the jungle and was jungle after having their fill of If sources are to be believed, phants are now moving around moving around on the main water. the absence of a notification on in search of water, which also road. Due to this, vehicular traf- The Terai central forest the elephant corridor has led to ends up bringing them close to fic on the Rudrapur-Lalkuan division sub divisional officer continued uncertainty regarding or even inside human settle- bypass was stalled for quite Navin Chandra Pant said that the elephant corridor. It is also ments. Such a scene was wit- some time. The herd of pachy- presently there is adequate water worth mentioning here that nessed in the GB Pant derms came out from the Tanda in the forest. However, as part wildlife experts have been warn- University of Agriculture and forest area and moved towards of their daily movements, the ing for long that failure to Technology late on Tuesday the university campus in search elephants often come out of the ensure corridors free for the evening. of water. The jumbos stayed in forests. movement of elephants would + ! ),,& ( % + $/ % Late in the evening, a herd the university campus for quite There are various water exacerbate human-elephant ( ( % ! " of about a dozen elephants some time and returned to the holes, small rivers and nullahs conflict in the coming years. !"# $ 8 &' (% # 13 % !! " ! )26 action against him. “It is very Section 126 of the Representation unfortunate that Rajasthan of the People Act “prohibits” display Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, ed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also he Election Commission (EC) has of any “election matter” by means of a senior Congress leader who directed the poll panel to submit its Tmade it cleared that the NaMo TV “cinematograph, television or other himself is on a constitutional ollowing the directions of the decision to the court in a sealed cover will have to comply with the 48-hour similar apparatus”, 48 hours before the post made casteist remark FSupreme Court, the Election and said it will consider the matter on ‘election silence period’ ahead of hour fixed for conclusion of poll in a against the President, who is Commission (EC) on Wednesday set up April 22. every phase of voting. “Live coverage particular constituency. the custodian of the a high-level committee to review the This phase is called the ‘silence Constitution,” BJP spokesper- biopic on Prime Minister Narendra period’ as it allows a voter to make up son GVL Narsimha Rao said. Modi and furnish its recommendation his or her mind on whom to vote with- “A very low attack by the by April 18. For its part, the BJP wrote out being influenced by political cam- Congress against the highest a letter to the EC over a biopic alleged- paigning. Section 126 is not applica- constitutional functionary in ly being made on West Bengal Chief ble on the print media. President considering the this country,” the BJP said at a Minister Mamata Banerjee and The direction, sources said, was Gujarat assembly elections in press conference held in Delhi demanded the Commission to review issued to bring clarity on the applic- he Congress on Wednesday 2017. I was reading an article. within hours of Gehlot’s self goal. the movie before its release in a simi- ability of ‘silence period’ on NaMo TV. Tlanded in a huge contro- He (Prime Minister Narendra “Is the Congress against a lar way the biopic of Modi was On Thursday last week, the EC versy after its senior leader and Modi) was afraid that he was person who comes from a reviewed. had concluded that since NaMo TV is Rajasthan Chief Minister not going to form the govern- poor background and belongs “This is to draw your attention to The Modi biopic, starring Vivek can be done on NaMo TV but any pre- sponsored by the BJP, all recorded pro- Ashok Gehlot said Ram Nath ment in Gujarat. BJP chief to the Dalit community? the news in the media that a biopic Oberoi and directed by Omung Kumar, recorded content cannot be streamed grammes displayed on the platform Kovind was made the President Amit Shah might have given President Kovind is a highly allegedly of Mamata Banerjee will be tells the story of PM Modi’s rise to for 48 hours before the polling date should be pre-certified by media cer- of India because of caste con- him suggestion after which it accomplished individual. This released on May 3, 2019 [named power from his humble beginnings. under the ‘silence period’ stipulated in tification and monitoring committee siderations. was decided to make Ram is a condemnable statement. Baghini],” the BJP said in the letter. Acting on the complaints of political the electoral law”, the EC said. of Delhi and all political publicity con- While the BJP called the Nath Kovind the president,” We expect apology and strong According to EC, senior Deputy parties, including the Congress, the poll The EC has asked the chief elec- tents being displayed without pre-cer- comment “anti-Dalit, anti-poor Gehlot had said. action,” the BJP’s GVL Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha, panel had asserted that any biopic mate- toral officer of Delhi to ensure that its tification should be removed imme- and anti-constitutional” and “(Lal Krishna) Advani was Narasimha Rao said. Rao said Deputy Election Commissioners rial with the potential to disturb the directions are followed in each of the diately. demanded an apology and left out though he had to the remark showed “anti-Dalit” Sandeep Saxena and Chandra Bhushan level playing field should not be dis- remaining six phases of the ongoing After the Congress filed a com- strong action, Gehlot said it become the President. People mindset of the Congress. Kumar, Senior Principal Secretary KF played in areas where Model Code of Lok Sabha elections. The EC has also plaint with the poll panel about the was unfortunate that his com- of the country had expectation Seeking to damage control Wilfred , Director General Dhirendra Conduct was in force. said that all expenditure incurred on channel disturbing the level playing ments during a Press confer- that he (Advani) will get the following a outrage, Gehlot said: Ojha and Delhi Chief Electoral Officer On the other hand, the biopic on programmes and advertisements on field, the EC had asked the Delhi CEO ence have been misquoted by honour which he deserved but “I have the greatest regards for Ranbir Singh will be the member of the West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee NaMo TV should be identified appro- to file a report on the issue. a few media houses. Gehlot told was deprived. Though it is the President of India, and per- committee which will review the Modi “Baaghini” is being released on May 3. priately and attributed to candidates Earlier, the Ministry of reporters that ahead of the 2017 BJP’s internal issue, I am dis- sonally for Ramnathji whom I biopic. The EC has asked the produc- The EC has asked for a report from or political parties. Information and Broadcasting told the Assembly elections in Gujarat, cussing it because I read an have met in person and highly ers of the film to arrange for a screen- West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer The directions were issued to the poll panel that it was an advertising the BJP was worried about its article,” the Rajasthan chief impressed with his simplicity ing for a committee set up for the pur- over the biopic. “BJP requests the Delhi CEO as he is the nodal officer platform that did not require a license chances of forming the minister added. and humbleness,” Gehlot said in pose. Election Commission of India and its to pre-certify political content in TV from the ministry. The Delhi CEO had Government and the choice of Besides demanding an his clarification after the outrage. The Supreme Court on Monday representative in West Bengal the CEO channels and similar platforms which approved the logo of NaMo TV, which Presidential candidate was made apology from Gehlot, the BJP The Chief Minister’s Office directed the Commission to watch the to review the said biopic before release, are beamed nationally. He has also the BJP said is part of the NaMo App with votes in mind. urged the Election said it was not Gehlot’s per- full biopic on Modi and take an on similar lines that was done by the EC been provided with a committee that it owns, but did not “certify” the “People even say that Ram Commission to take cogni- sonal opinion, he was quoting informed decision on banning its pan in the case of another biopic depicting specifically for the purpose, a source content as it contained the old speech- Nath Kovind was made sance of the matter and take from an article he had read. India release by April 19. A bench head- Narendra Modi,” the letter read. aware of the development said. es of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 6 %$ % P 6 ) ) 167& 6 ! 45 ( ! , Q! R , ) demonetisation”. New Delhi: A day before the “This statement clearly second phase of elections, he Congress on Wednesday '8 " demonstrates that the expose Congress faced an embarrass- Taccused the Modi made on the scam, as reflect- ment from within as a senior Government of “protecting” " ed in the videos shown on spokesperson took to social aving asserted to contest those involved in illegal March 26, 2019 and April 9, media to criticise the party lead- Hagainst Prime Minister exchange of money post- " 2019, is genuine and the events ership. Congress national Narendra Modi from Varanasi, demonetisation by not order- ; seen in the video reflect the contingent of 41 battalions spokesperson Priyanka Bhim Army chief ing a probe into video tapes manner in which these A(41,000 personnel) of Chaturvedi on Wednesday Chandrashekhar Azad on released by the party even as it - exchanges took place. “The Central paramilitary forces will expressed her displeasure after Wednesday made a U turn say- put forth another set of clips involvement of government be deployed in West Bengal for her party decided to reinstate ing his outfit will support the showing people involved in 8 " % functionaries, bankers and state the conduct of the eight leaders who had allegedly SP-BSP alliance so that the the “loot” claiming proximity authorities clearly demonstrate Parliamentary polls in West “threatened” her at a press con- Dalit votes remain intact to to the powers-that-be. fresh videos purportedly show- a conspiracy to loot the trea- Bengal for the remaining 40 ference in Mathura recently. defeat the BJP. Simultaneously, the party ing how huge amount of sury in a manner never seen seats in six phases. “Deeply saddened that Chandrashekhar’s remarks also accused the Centre of tar- money was exchanged in con- before,” he alleged. The polls for two seats lumpen goons get preference in comes a few days after Bahujan geting opposition leaders by nivance with bank officials When asked about the IT were held in the first phase on as 19,400 personnel are the party over those who have Samaj Party chief Maywati Pradesh’s Mhow using agencies like the Income and some others close to the and ED raids, Sibal claimed April 11. For three seats, it will deployed for the conduct of free given their sweat and blood,” termed him a BJP agent and on April 14, he had said Tax department and people in power. that BJP is “flooded” with be held on Thursday in the sec- and fair polls. Chaturvedi said while retweet- accused him of dividing Dalit that the Bhim Army and not Enforcement Directorate. It He, however, did not money and yet authorities are ond phase. The significant The idea behind significant ing the Uttar Pradesh Congress votes. Mayawati was the “real well- said the people of India will authenticate the videos and targeting the Opposition deployment comes in the back- deployment of Central forces is Committee letter suspending The Dalit group’s founder wisher” of Dalits. give a befitting reply to the BJP there was no immediate com- which is facing a cash drop of reports of violence in 85 to 90 per cent of of the action against the accused. also said the Bhim Army will Chandrashekhar said that in these elections. ment available from the BJP or “drought”. “We all know that if the past elections, officials said, polling booths in the State are The leaders, who reportedly support the SP-BSP alliance if if the SP-BSP alliance fielded Senior party leader Kapil the government. The party any party is flooded with adding the number of the covered by the paramilitary made a ruckus out of the press it fields Satish Chandra Mishra, Mishra from Varanasi, they Sibal asked why the “chowki- released similar videos on money, it is the BJP. The oppo- forces is the maximum to have forces to check any incident of briefing, were reinstated by Mayawati’s general secretary will also be able to get some dar” (the watchman) was March 26 and April 9. sition is going through a been deployed in the State. voter intimidation, booth Congress General Secretary and Brahmin face of the BSP, upper caste votes. “asleep” when all this hap- Sibal alleged that in the drought period. And who is The State has a total of 42 attack or looting of EVMs as incharge of Western UP from the Varanasi seat. He had earlier attacked pened. He alleged the absence April 9 “expose”, the party had being targeted, those who are Parliamentary constituencies was witnessed the panchayat Jyotiraditya Scindia on the Earlier, the Bhim Army Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh of any investigation into the indicated the alleged involve- suffering from drought and and elections are being held in polls held in the State last year grounds of apology tendered. chief had accused Mishra of Yadav “for giving promotion to videos given as “proof” indi- ment of one Rahul Ratharekar, those who are flooded are not a staggered manner in seven and the Assembly polls in “Having faced brickbats misleading Mayawati and con- officers who inflicted atrocities cated that “those involved in a field assistant, and sought to being targeted. That’s the beau- phases. 2016. and abuse across board for the spiring against the Dalit group. on dalits”. this loot are being protected”. prove his identity through his ty of Indian democracy and Elections to two con- In view of the past trends, party but yet those who threat- “I have decided not to con- “His (Akhilesh) father says Prime Minister often refers to identity card, which was seen this government,” Sibal said. stituencies was held in phase a number of polling booths ened me within the party get- test from Varanasi because I do in Parliament that he wants himself as “chowkidar” (the in the videos released that day. Election officials had one on April 11 with 8,400 have been declared sensitive ting away with not even a rap not want that my decision Modi to become prime minis- watchman) emphasising his He claimed that soon after Tuesday held searches at the paramilitary men on the from the standpoint of possi- on their knuckles is unfortu- should strengthen the BJP or ter again. They are agents of the tough stand on corruption. the videos were released on residence of DMK leader ground for conduct of the polls ble violence and suspicion of nate,” she said. Modi in anyway. We all want to BJP, not me. They call me an “It now appears that the April 9, the Cabinet Secretariat Kanimozhi in Tuticorin in in Coochbehar and Alipurduar, distribution of poll induce- The UPCC letter, men- defeat the BJP,” he said. agent for questioning them. decision to demonetise may issued a statement claiming south Tamil Nadu from where while three seats will go to polls ments, officials said. tioned Chaturvedi’s complaint On Mayawati’s criticism Yes, I am an agent of B R have helped criminals to mon- that “Rahul Ratharekar had she is contesting. Congress on Thursday in the second About 2.7 lakh Central about “undignified behaviour” of him, he said, “Our own peo- Ambedkar... If my own people etise by looting the treasury been a Constable level employ- chief spokesperson Randeep phase. The state will have paramilitary forces are being by eight leaders at press con- ple are calling us agents of the were not in my way, I would and the poor,” Sibal claimed. ee of the Cabinet Secretariat but Surjewala alleged that moti- seven-phased polls with the mobilized for the conduct of ference regarding Rafale deal. BJP, but I still want her to have shown you (Akhilesh) Those who have collaborated was dismissed in June, 2017 vated I-T raids is the only tool elections ending on May 19. Lok Sabha polls that began on In the letter, the eight leaders become prime minister.” that if we can vote you to with corruption cannot pretend (after 5 years of service) on sus- left with Prime Minister For polls in three seats of April 11 and will end on May were told not to do anything in At an event to mark BR power, we can pull you down to be clean, he told a press con- picion of his role in exchange Narendra Modi, and said the Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling and 19. The counting of votes is the near future that will tarnish Ambedkar Jayanti in Madhya too,” he had said. ference, where he played the of old currency notes, post- people can see through this. Raiganj on Thursday, as many scheduled for May 23. the party’s image. ) # '!$%,!" %$!) 065 -4 * R % $#)*" 7- 4 &'R + $ $ petitioner/CBI herein espe- The ban came into force from (!#% cially in light of the fact that Tuesday morning. ormer Kolkata Police February 3, 2019, a Sunday, was wo tweets by Uttar Pradesh “If the Congress, the SP and FCommissioner Rajeev the last day in office of the TChief Minister Yogi the BSP have faith in Ali, then the Navy, was “unprecedented” Kumar alleged in the Supreme interim CBI Director, is writ Adityanath with communal we too have faith in Bajrang in its scale and size. Navy offi- Court that he was targeted by large on account of the conflict overtures have been taken Bali,” Adityanath had said at the ll the stakeholders in mar- cials said here on Wednesday CBI in the Saradha Chit fund of interest, in the instant mat- down by Twitter following a rally, attracting the ire of the EC. Aitime security including the debriefing on the exercise case due to “mala fide intent” ter,” Kumar said in his 89-page directive from the Election He had also been making the Indian Navy and several was held on Tuesday during and “conflict of interest” of for- affidavit. Commission. The tweets post- the “green virus” remark at other agencies conducted a which significant results mer interim CBI director M It said that after the ed on April 5 had referred to the election rallies across Uttar brainstorming exercise over achieved in the course of the Nageshwara Rao as his family demonetisation, on receipt of Indian Union Muslim League Pradesh. the outcome of the ‘Sea Vigil’ two-day drill were deliberated members were under the scan- information, the West Bengal (IUML) as a “green virus”. Social networking plat- exercise — the first-of-its-kind upon. ner post-demonetisation. Police initiated investigation The IUML had moved the forms Twitter, WhatsApp and multi-agency drill covering the The debriefing was chaired Kumar alleged that post into some shell companies that commission against the tweets Facebook had removed more entire 7,516 km-long Indian by Deputy Chief of the Naval demonetisation in November prima facie appeared to be and had urged it to block than 500 posts, advertisements, coastline and Exclusive Staff Vice Admiral Murlidhar 2016, investigation was initiat- actively involved in a scam, Adityanath’s twitter account. accounts and other objection- Economic Zone(EEZ). Sadashiv Pawar, and was ed into some shell companies wherein these companies were “The tweets have been able content found to be vio- The debriefing was held attended by top functionaries that prima facie were involved receiving huge sums of removed from the timeline of lating the model code of con- on Tuesday after the Sea Vigil of the Navy, Indian Coast in receiving huge deposits and deposits. the Twitter account of the UP duct (MCC), following direc- drill was conducted on Guard and concerned union a FIR was registered. “Taking due cognizance, a CM,” an official said. tions from the EC, between January 22 and 23 in which 13 ministries, agencies and rep- During the probe of shell FIR was registered in this A message in place of the April 10 and 11. coastal States and Union resentatives of the coastal companies, role of one firm regard, being Bowbazar...Dated tweets reads, “This Tweet from “Facebook - 468 posts were Territories along with all mar- states. Agela Mercantiles Pvt Ltd came January 27, 2017. That, during @myogiadityanath has been reported and removed. The itime agencies participated to “He complimented the under the scanner for collect- the investigation into the said withheld in India in response posts included violations of check the efficacy of maritime strong inter-agency coordina- ing money from public unau- case, role of one company, to a legal demand.” MCC and voter misinforma- security and surveillance in tion and interoperability thorisedly, he said, alleging namely Agela Mercantiles Pvt The development comes tion. One post from Karnataka, the seas. achieved during the exercise that during further investiga- Ltd (AMPL) came under the after the EC Monday imposed two posts from Assam and the Nearly 150 ships, 40 air- and reiterated the need for tion of the case names of wife scanner in connection with a 72-hour campaigning ban on remaining from Telangana. 32 craft and a number of other flexibility and agility to deal and daughter of Rao have come various dubious transactions the chief minister for making ads active in Telangana were strategic assets of the Navy and with security challenges,” Navy to light and the matter is being and also for collecting money communal remarks at a recent removed,” the EC had said on Coast Guard were part of the Spokesperson Captain DK further probed. deposits from the public unau- " % % " election meeting in Meerut. 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With the Modi magic not of senior leader and former of Beed against the NCP’s Like in the case of seven working on ground and anti- Union Home Minister Sushil Bajrang Sonawane. constituencies of eastern incumbency factor weighing it Kumar Shinde (Solapur), for- The contest in Beed has Maharashtra that went to polls down, the BJP and Shiv Sena — mer chief minister Asho become a prestigious battle a week ago, the ten poll-bound which had collectively won Chavan of the Congress Ashok between Pritam’s sister and a constituencies — six of which eight out of ten seats in the Chavan (Nanded) and late BJP minister in Maharashtra fall in Marathwada, three in 2014 Lok Sabha polls — are leader Gopinath Munde’s Cabinet Pankaja Munde and Vidarbha region and one in struggling to retain its hold in daughter Pritam Munde her cousin and leader of the western Maharashtra — have more than half the poll-bound (Beed). Maharashtra Legislative been reeling under one of constituencies. Shinde, who suffered a Council Dhananjay Munde of worst agrarian crises that the On the contrary, the humiliating defeat at the hands the NCP. Dhanjay had rebelled state has witnessed in recent Congress — which had picked of Sharad Bansode of the BJP against his late uncle Gopinath decades, a situation that has up the only two seats it had by a massive margin of 1,49,784 Munde and joined the NCP made matters very difficult for won in the 2014 polls in votes, is taking on BJP’s when the latter was still alive. the ruling saffron alliance. Maharashtra from Marathwada Mahaswami Jaisiddheshwar In the politically significant Though it attempted to — and the NCP — which had Shivacharya and Bharip constituency of Osmanabad in ease the farmers’ distress bagged all its four seats from Bahujan Mahasangh leader Marathawada, NCP’s Ranajagjit through its the Rs 34,022 crore western Maharashtra in the Prakash Ambedkar, who is sinh P Patil is taking on his loan waiver scheme, the BJP- previous polls — are showing also contesting from his home cousin and Shiv Sena nominee led saffron alliance has lost the signs of making a recovery this constituency of Akola. Omraje Nimbalkar. perception battle against the time around. Chavan, who was inciden- Ranajagjit sinh is the son of Opposition which has made The constituencies that are tally is one of the two Congress Maharashtra’s senior former agrarian crisis a major issue in going to polls on Thursday are: candidates (out of its 26 can- minister and Sharad Pawar’s the polls. No wonder that there Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani, didates) elected to Lok Sabha in close confidant Padamsinh Patil. are not many takers for chief Beed, Osmanabad, Latur (SC), 2014 polls from Maharashtra in Padamsinh is one of the nine minister Devendra Fadnavis’ all from Marathwada, the face of a fierce Modi wave, accused others in the much-dis- claim that the saffron alliance Buldhana, Akola, Amravati is seeking re-election against cussed murder case of 2006 in government has waived farm (SC), all from Vidarbha and BJP’s Pratap Patil-Chikhalikar which Congress leader loans amounting to nearly Rs Solapur (SC), which is in west- in his home constituency of Pawanraje Nimbalkar and his 24,000 crore and benefitting 51 ern Maharashtra. Nanded in Marathwada region. driver Samad Abdul Wahid Kazi lakh farmers (out of the total 89 The main contests are Barring four terms, at Kalamboli, near Panvel, were lakh beneficiaries). between the BJP-Sena combine Nanded has been under the shot dead on February 3,2006. Notwithstanding the claims and Opposition Congress-NCP control of the Congress since In Amravati, four-time that the Maharashtra govern- in a majority of the con- 1952. While late S B Chavan Sena MP Anandrao V. Adsul is ment has extended relief to the stituencies. In a few of the con- represented the constituency pitted against South Indian affected farmers, the suicides by stituencies like Akola, twice (1980 and 1984), Ashok actress Navneet Kaur Rana of farmers are continuing unabat- Osmanabad and Solapur, the Chavan himself was elected to the Yuva Swabhiman Party ed in Vidarbha and Marathwada Dalit-Muslim front of Vanchit Lok Sabha once in a bye-elec- (YSP), supported by the regions, More than 300 debt- Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) are tion in 1987, following the Congress-NCP led trapped farmers have commit- threatening to cut into the tra- resignation of his father. Late S Mahagathbandhan. "" -#14">? .. 2%' & ,$"! ! " / , !++!" , ! + ; @. 0/%;#" <./0 + $ 8 86 &C%+D;&. @ C 0..D ":/C%+D; C&8D . / C 0..D;86 6 // 8'8 Ajay V Nayak as the Special a history of political violence "6 :C%+D "0C D -. C+#D C 0..D / " Observer. He will work in tan- will be manned by 69 compa- . C(/ / -!/ oters on Wednesday asked dem with Special Police nies of CAPF whereas $) 6 74 ! + 4 , %6: 0 D &6 C%+D;%:0 Vfor cent per cent CAPF Observer Vivek Dubey. Jalpaiguri will get 52 companies :C&8D & : C%+D; :% $ &" coverage of polling booths The ECI has requisitioned of central forces, EC sources 0:C &8D C 0D;-6 6 /C%"D "6. /C 0..D; $! C D even as Bengal prepared for 195 companies of Central said. Out of 69 companies for : ! C%+D; & second phase of elections for forces for the three con- Darjeeling seat 31 companies )) ) 6 "7 ). &6 CD -6/8 / $! threeparliamentary con- stituencies out of which 64 will be deployed at Darjeeling, 8/ ""0%0C%+D; C 0..D;"6 +" . stituencies of Darjeeling, companies will alone be used 29 companies at Siliguri and 9 C 0..D : //C 0..D; -,,!5+ , 6 "0C%+D "" C%+D; Jalpaiguri and Raiganj on for Raiganj witnessing a four- company at Kalimpong. "6. 6 " C%+D &:"C%"D !" ,! 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"# - he did not fall prey to Pakistan’s lies in his home State, Modi replied in the positive. we conducted surgical strike, && - nuclear blackmail, because also claimed that the then UPA “Today is Mahavir Jayanti, Congress questioned us. When India has the “mother of Government arrested BJP pres- the day to observe peace. But we conducted air strike, it asked rime Minister Narendra nuclear bombs”. ident Amit Shah and some when shall we have peace? Will for proof. Do you (Congress) PModi on Wednesday said Addressing three poll ral- police officers in Gujarat to anyone listen to a weak man trust your own sons or Pakistan’s topple the State Government making an appeal for peace or rhetoric?” the PM said. then headed by him. to the warning of a strong man Earlier, speaking at a poll At a campaign rally at who can flex his mussels? Only rally in Himmatnagar, Modi Surendranagar, Modi referred the peace appeal of a strong man said the then UPA Government to the surgical strikes and air will be respected, not that of a arrested BJP president Amit strikes by India inside Pakistan weak person,” Modi said. Shah and some police officers in in response to terrorist attacks He also alleged that the Gujarat to topple the state in Uri and Pulwama. Congress spoke ill of the armed Government then headed by “Earlier, terrorists from forces. “You must have seen how him. Modi also said this election Pakistan would come here and the character of the Congress will decide if nationalist forces go back after conducting an party has changed in this elec- will rule the country or those attack. Pakistan would threat- tion. The way the Congress who want to help the “tukde en us, saying it has the nuclear spreads lies, and questions the tukde gang” by scrapping sedi- bomb and will press the button country’s military, saying its tion law. “From 2004 to 2014, (if India retaliated). seniors are street goons, the Air there was a ‘remote control “We have nuclear of Force chief is a liar...If you say government’ and you know + !0 % nuclear bombs (the mother of something like this, will it not who was in control. In those 10 nuclear bombs). I decided to make Pakistan happy?” he said. years, those sitting in Delhi tried Wayanad/Alathur: Launching dent Amit Shah had chided decided by the people and not tell them, do whatever you Modi also slammed the to damage the interest of Gujarat a blistering attack on Narendra Rahul for selecting his second by Modi or the RSS chief. want to do (but we will retali- Congress for seeking proof of and acted as if the state is not in Modi, Congress Chief Rahul seat in north Kerala, saying In three rallies in Wayanad, ate),” the Prime Minister said. action against terrorists. “When India,” Modi said. Gandhi said all that the Prime “when a procession is taken out he tore into BJP-led NDA “In the past our people Minister “does is tell lies and there, it is difficult to make out Government and said the saf- would weep, go around the steal from the poor people.” whether it is India or Pakistan.” fron party was only interested in world saying Pakistan did this, Rahul, who addressed three Shah was referring to the imposing its ideology on people did that....It is now Pakistan’s ," % election rallies in his Wayanad IUMLs green flags during of the country. “Who is Mohan turn to weep. “Didn’t our Lok Sabha constituency, spread Rahul Gandhi’s roadshow in Bhagwat to teach us about cul- jawans kill them by entering over the districts of Wayanad, Wayanad on April 4 after filing ture and history? Kerala should their houses? Shall we not kill Malappuram and Kozhikode his papers. Rahul also said the be run by the people of them by entering their houses? and campaigned in Thirthala in saffron party was arrogant and Kerala.This is same sentiment in Shall we not take revenge for Palakkad district, attacked Modi believed that they can re-define State after State,” he said, ) ! &#&% % " 3% , ( our martyred soldiers?” he “But your model is a spe- and RSS and touched on cor- Indian history. addressing a rally in Wayanad. asked the large crowd which cial family (Nehru-Gandhi) ruption. “Only the Indian people Taking a jibe at Modi, Rahul lamming NCP chief Sharad from Delhi. You have learned “All the PM does is tell lies can define, decide about the said he was not here to tell his SPawar for raising questions things only from them and you and steal from the poor people. country. It does not matter that ‘Mann Ki Baat’, but understand about his family, Prime have been serving only that Six airports were given to his Uttar Pradesh is much bigger the various difficulties, including '' 0 ) Minister Narendra Modi on family,” Modi said. friend Adani on the day the than Nagaland.The voice of all the night travel ban, man-animal Wednesday took a vicious dig Addressing a public rally in Pulwama attack took place. Indians matter. This is the conflicts and lack of medical at Pawar for “serving” only one Solapur, Modi said he had And he (Modi) says they were fight that is taking place. Why facilities being faced by the peo- !) )! 8'8 huge rally at Kandi in special (Nehru-Gandhi) fami- been at the receiving end of fighting black money. Modi do these people want to define ple here. “I understand there are Murshidabad which has three ly from Delhi for some many abuses from Opposition lead- said demonetisation was to India? The entire goal to re- complex problems here. There sking the voters to shun the parliamentary constituencies decades. ers. “Despite that, I have been fight black money, but it define India is to steal from are man-animal conflicts. There ACongress and the Left for traditionally dominated by the “You (Pawar) are elder to sincerely working for progress destroyed the Indian economy. India. The entire idea is to cre- is a conflict between develop- their RSS links Mamata Congress and the Left. me. You have a right to say of nation and empowerment of Fifty lakh people lost their ate two Indias.One India for the ment and environment. I want Banerjee on Wednesday Attacking the Prime whatever you want to. Pawar poor people. jobs after demonetisation,” the Ambanis, Adanis, Nirav Modis, to see a solution. I don’t believe appealed to the voters to send- Minister for trying to suppress can say anything as per his Exhorting the people to Congress chief said while wind- Mehul Choksies, Vijay Mallyas in imposing a solution. I believe maximum number of voice of Opposition she said understanding and values. But, vote for a “stable” and “strong” ing off his campaign at and one for others”, Rahul said in the wisdom and intellectual of Trinamool Congress MPs to “whenever anyone raises his let me tell you that the life that government, Modi said:” In Thrithala on Wednesday. lashing out at the PM. our people in resolving such Parliament “so that Bengaltakes voice against the Prime Modi is leading is based on the 2014. you gave me a full major- All praise for Wayanad,the He also said poor farmers issues,” Rahul said. “I am not like the lead in forming a Minister officers of Income inspirations of various families. ity and I could work with full second constituency from where who took meagre loans of the Prime Minister. I am not Government in Delhi” by Tax and Enforcement I have been inspired by the fam- strength to take firm decisions Rahul is contesting for which he around Rs 20,000 were behind going to make false promises and removing the “Gabbar Singh of Directorate are sent to his ily traditions of the greats like and work for public welfare. was attacked by Modi and BJP, bars for non-repayment while tell you I will give you two crore a Prime Minister.” house… See what they are Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Bhagat You have witnessed how I ran Gandhi said he wanted to rep- the rich who availed loans jobs or Rs 15 lakh in bank Attacking Narendra Modi doing against Chandrababu Singh, Sukhdev Rajguru, Sardar the country past five years”. resent the remote district as the over Rs 35,000 crore were accounts or that I will give farm- for disturbing the peace of the Equating the Prime Naidu in Andhra Pradesh, Vallabhbhai Patel, Veer Savarkar “The country needs a “beautiful place” symbolises dif- walking free. Continuing his ers whatever they want. I am not country in his bid to divide Minister with as dreaded a per- Kumarswamy in Karnataka and others,” Modi said. strong Government, not a ‘maj- ferent ideas and cultures. tirade against Modi and the going to lie to you. Because I votes, Banerjee said “Modi son as Gabbar Singh of Sholay and MK Stalin in Tamil Nadu.” Modi said the NCP chief boor’ (helpless) one. Only the Addressing a rally in RSS, the Congress president respect your intelligence, your Babu thinks that he is themost fame Banerjee said “today It was this habit of clubbing would have learned more about BJP can provide a strong gov- Nagpur last week, BJP presi- said issues of Kerala should be wisdom,” he added. powerful person in the coun- whenever the people hear of his the opposition to silence with family traditions if the latter had ernment not the Congress- try. In his lust for power he has name they think that Gabbar the help of central agencies that taken inspiration from late Y B NCP alliance.... Even in your set one community against the Singh has come. He scares the people would not take kind- Chavan whom Pawar considered villages, you want a tough cop, $ 6 !" "'% other and has divided India as everybody into submission like ly. “The BJP will be defeated for his “mentor”. “I know it is beyond not a ‘dheela-dhaala’ (weak never before.If he is not defeat- the Bargis (the Maratha this haughtiness of theirs.” your capacity to lead the life of and loose) policeman. The $/!"$$ ed this time then he will demol- invaders of Bengal of early Attacking the Congress for hav- Modi. But, please learn from the same is required for running ish the democratic set up of the 17th century) used to do.” ing been a “stooge of the CPI(M) families of those who sacrificed such a vast country, we need a ) "5 country once and for all.” Banerjee was addressing a all these years,” she said. their lives to the country.” strong leader,” Modi said. Panaji: Senior BJP leader Nitin Mumbai: Union Minister Gadkari said here on Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday that four genera- Wednesday said Congress gen- 16 ' tions of the Nehru-Gandhi eral secretary Priyanka Gandhi family have promised to erad- Vadra poses no threat to Prime icate poverty without success. Minister Narendra Modi even Only the poverty of if she contests against him $ " "/$ " Congress leaders was alleviat- from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat. /89:4 000/' . . /6 ! ed in the process, he quipped, He also criticised Congress ./!../ ./.CD//!0/. addressing BJP workers in president Rahul Gandhi for cre- ..////6//. /./ !) )! 8'8 influence a particular commu- Mandrem Assembly con- ating a “fake narrative” against !/!// "/.8/ ! nity in the elections,” said BJP stituency in Goa. the BJP. “Someone is going to be . /.!/ ///8/ / ot happy with mere can- leader GVL Narsimha Rao. A by-election will be held there in the fray (from Varanasi). ' /.;6 0/ .6././. Ncellation of the business TMC leader and outgoing in Mandrem on April 23. The But Priyanka does not pose any 0 .!//.;'...0 2M3./ visa of Bangladesh cine star Serampore MP Kalyan Union minister said that challenge to Modi. The so- // .. / Firdaus for taking part in an Banerjee however said he had Jawaharlal Nehru, the country’s called ‘mahagathbandhan’ /./!0/.;.. . election rally favouring Raiganj “no information of any elec- first PM, fought elections on (grand alliance) is already falling TMC candidate Kanhaia Lal toral law that debars foreign cit- the plank of poverty eradica- apart...,” Naqvi said. , "" % $$ "#+ + Agarwal, the BJP on 9 izens in taking part in election tion. “But people remained “I am not even sure how /89:4 .14 ".//6.8/ 0/!. 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# 8' god paying them a visit. “We did not have enough hief Minister Yogi to offer. The Chief Minister had CAdityanath continued to roti and sabzi and later took gur send out subtle political mes- (jaggery) and water,” she said. sages on the second day of his Savitri told reporters that three-day curb on campaigning the Chief Minister was pained in the ongoing Lok Sabha elec- at the condition of her house tion by visiting a Dalit’s home and offered help to get it for lunch and meeting triple repaired. talaq victims in Ayodhya on Before lunch, Yogi met a Wednesday. six-year-old girl, Neha Soni, Yogi offered prayers at and took her on his lap after Hanumangarhi temple and which the girl came up with recited Hanuman Chalisa. In several innocent questions. the evening, he went for dar- When the Chief Minister shan of Ram Lalla and then asked whether she was afraid of took part in aarti on the banks coming there, the girl said of the Saryu river. where was the fear when Yogiji The Chief Minister started was there. She even sang a his Ayodhya sojourn by visit- song, much to the amusement ing the house of Mahavir, a of the Chief Minister. Dalit, at Suthati Malin Basti Later, Yogi went to nearby and had food with the family Ashrafi Bhawan on foot and $% members. spoke to the people standing in ),( ( Mahavir’s wife Savitri said the by-lanes. He also spoke to that the visit of the Chief students and enquired about Minister to their house was like their studies. 4 + : $ % , ( $ !"# $ > 3 "' !3#) ! ./0 ! &2*%19&00%+# * !R )& + ' + / 0./O.! /..6:/ :/./!./ ( ;/././//00 / /+6 1LF2 " ( ( ( ( 6 " 7 S ? & # 5 his time, Easter has tested the patience of its believers, almost to # 4 7 ( the limit. It usually happens exact- 4 ly one month after the Spring Equinox. The festival shifts irreg- / " # Tularly in the compass of 35 days, ranging P 3 from March 22 to April 25. But this shift is . 3 not akin to that of a Hindu festival, say Holi or Ram Navami. All Hindu festivals follow Q ) 3 a pendulum-like trajectory while shifting as $ " per the lunar tithi year-on-year. " . " : The Easter is reckoned according to three factors — Spring Equinox (March 21), / $ / / ( full moon and day of the week (Sunday). It ( is the principal movable feast in the Christian / liturgical calendar. Notwithstanding its irregularity, future Easter dates could be pre- S ; < / S ( dicted hundreds of years in advance, algo- rithmically. However, determining its place- ( ment has been subject to major controver- sy in the past. Ironically, it was this contro- versy that triggered the reform of the Julian ( calendar in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII. . Easter celebrates the supernatural Resurrection of Jesus Christ after his mor- One good way of determin- Roman Church. This was led to the Julian year over- ( ( tal death on the Cross. While the ing Easter for the Church was to indeed the beginning of a split shooting the natural year by 4 Resurrection is in the domain of belief, his consult the Hebrew calendar in the Church into Western and three days in the course of four " (4 " death may be a historical event. There must itself. This was exactly what the Eastern domains, which was centuries. Thus, by the time of 4 ( have been a date for it as per the Julian solar early Eastern churches, which completed a thousand years the Nicaean Council in 325 calendar, applicable throughout the Roman were in closer communication later in 1054 AD. The AD, the Spring Equinox had " 4 . world then. The Romans were the masters with the Jews, did. Thus, they Ecumenical Council of Nicaea shifted from original March 24 of Israel-Judea during the lifetime of Christ. celebrated the Easter feast on full '-'' )', in 325 AD ruled that Easter to March 21. ( Though Jesus was crucified according to the moon on the month of Nisan, should be celebrated on Sunday, But in the absence of a cor- orders of a Roman Governor viz, Pontius regardless of other factors. But & - following the full moon, follow- rective mechanism, the Equinox 7 = Pilate, the date of his crucifixion was either for the Western churches, head- " ,' ing the Equinox. shifted to March 11 over the " 1( (3 not recorded as per the Julian calendar or quartered in Rome, the day of If the full moon happens to next 12 centuries. The Church / at any rate not available to us. In fact, it was the week was equally important. # "' coincide with the Equinox as it might not have bothered itself never available to the Church, which led to The concept of the week, as a happened this year or previous- with Equinox but for determin- # ( a lot of kite-flying. grid of seven days, was incorpo- '"# ly in 1981, one will have to wait ing the Easter. How Equinoxes 4 . ; 7 ( But evidence in the Gospel shows that rated into the Julian calendar by % for the ensuing full moon to and Solstices had shifted over " ; # ( Jesus was crucified around the Passover feast the Church. The week is astro- apply the formula. But if the full age is pithily described in a let- of the Jews. The Jews celebrate the Passover nomically an arbitrary concept ", " " moon occurred even a day later ter written by French theologian 4 feast — in remembrance of their deliverance and ancient Romans were igno- B ) (provided it is not as late in the and astronomer Cardinal Pierre ( " from Egyptian captivity by Moses — on the rant of it. The Roman Church week as of Saturday) the Easter d’Ailly (1350-1425) to Pope . 14th day of the month of Nissan of the emphasised the fact that Jesus ) " could be marked on that very (now regarded as Anti-Pope) Hebrew calendar. Each month of the Hebrew rose from the dead on a Sunday, # "; Sunday. But in the latter case, the John XXIII Baldassare Cossa in 4 4 4 ; ( calendar begins on the morrow of the new which is celebrated every week full moon should occur latest by 1411. moon (which is actually no-moon or in the form of a Sunday mass. '" Friday. This because Good Pierre d’Ailly’s ambitious ( amavasya), the 14th day would be full moon. Thus, Easter must be held on no '&&# ' Friday has to precede the Easter. plan to reform the Julian calen- On that day, every Jewish family eats the rit- other day expect Sunday. Since The Equinoxes and Solstices dar could not be taken up at the ually slaughtered and roasted Passover the Gospel says he rose from the +"; together form the four pillars of Ecumenical Council at Rome in # 4 7 lamb. Jesus had occasionally likened himself day on the third day he was cru- #";) the tropical calendar inaugurat- 1412 nor at the Council of to a lamb in the Gospel. His martyrdom cified, Friday became his day of ed by Julius Caesar in 44 BC. Constance in 1414-18. But it cre- coinciding with the Passover feast carries a crucifixion. This is called “Good % These astronomical phenome- ated a tempo which culminated > ( religious analogy. His last supper is believed Friday.” na were known to the ancient in the Gregorian reform of the : to be the Passover feast meal. During the first century " , "' Greek astronomers long before. calendar in 1582. By cancelling P Q ( The Jewish calendar is lunisolar, which AD, the churches in the East and ,#&''' But Caesar made it an integral 10 days from the calendar in > # means an intercalary month is added (as in the West mutually tolerated, part of the Western calendar, 1582, the Spring Equinox was the case of Vikram Samvat in India) to keep celebrating Easter on different &'', " ; though it was not necessary that restored to March 21 as in days it abreast of seasons. The Nisan is a spring days. But towards the end of the - ""', the year or month should begin in Nicaean Council in 325 AD. month. But in ancient times, intercalation century, there was a heated ' , ' " from those points. In innovat- Pope Gregory XXIII wanted a ) ? ( was not done through any algorithm but by exchange among correspon- ing quadruple leap year, Caesar fixed date for Easter, like an arbitrary decision taken by the Jewish dences on the subject between had assumed the length of a Christmas, a demand that con- S grand assembly viz, Sanhedrin, based in Polycrates, the bishop of tropical year to be 365 days and tinued to be echoed till the 20th ; / Jerusalem. Sanhedrin was in existence till the Ephesus and Victory, the bish- six hours; whereas in reality, it century by various stalwarts. destruction of ancient Israel in 70 AD. Thus, op of Rome (equivalent to was 11 minutes shorter (365 This, however, has not come a day cannot be transposed from the old Pope). Victor sternly severed the days five hours 48 minutes and about. Jewish calendar to Julian Calendar with reli- whole Eastern Church from 46 seconds). The surplus 11¼ (The writer is an indepen- 1 ability. being in communion with the minutes remaining unadjusted dent researcher) ) #)# - % . & " 4 0 # - / /.// '/..6./0 ; " 6O. /. ./ ( ./ .. / 0/606.6/ $.!./ . &./ 8$. /O. " /..0 60 //. 0 . !.0//0 *+,- !//6/? $ !6//06//. / ./ /.// / 06 . / ) 6. $ ./ /. 0 ( "!. $ S 8 :98,8: !88,8: 89: <A>8 :8,8: . ( K# %/ K+6./% K680 K (: ) ( # : 0 0 / % . 2 0 04 ./ ( country does not need a sem- blance of just and fair election, but a real ‘just and fair’ election Sir — The Supreme Court has ..// /;L O././/MC ! in every sense must take place been just in allowing the use of 1MD 6; / / .. C D and a real Government out of / R/(1S the three leaked ‘classified’ doc- L 6!//.!.M;//"6! the will of the people must uments as evidence in the Rafale 6/O. !. #// . &./ )0 come to take the country for- . "( review case, dismissing the // / L& O. M; ward. In this regard, the role of /&6. ..L06.M 00 L ( Government’s objections. The the EC is greater than what it monumental efforts put forth by / ;%:0M %6:" : playing now. 2--2 Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie, /C%"D&/ !! //&6. . TK Nandanan # ( ( Prashant Bhushan and N Ram to / / / "?%" / / Kochi . expose the murky Rafale deal 0../.!///. " : / deserve accolades. 8 / L M / One hopes that the Supreme !..+ O.0// "" .///6 /. ..//6? 3 $ Court will soon bring the case to & - // /&6. .// / /6./ ///. 6/0 4 ( its logical end after the /. .0/0/.//. !.;/ 6./6/0/./ Sir — This refers to the editorial, recently procured evidence, / / 0.// / &./ ./!/../ ///? “EC’s test of faith” (April 17). It ( shedding light on the wilful ./ .;/6 /00/ / . / 6./. . !? is shameful that the Supreme 3 # # defaults in the surreptitious &./ & O.L :/; /M / /6/. Court had to step in to remind the deal, is examined. Culprits must /// 6- /./0 )",8 Election Commission (EC) about be brought to book. .L !.. !M/./?/ /? its constitutional powers. But it is Tharcius S Fernando encouraging that after being . Chennai pulled up by the top court, the EC ( it to issuing gag orders on some Constitution and reprimanded it and fair election. did take action against four errant senior leaders, including Uttar severely for failing to discharge The general election in our political leaders who had made 4 ( Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi its duties. country is touted to be the some shocking and divisive state- # # " ( Adityanath Samajwadi Party Some leaders have regular- largest democratic process in the ments. The EC may be a toothless ( 5 $ S Sir — This refers to the editor- leader Azam Khan and BJP ly been violating the model world and every citizen must feel tiger but it deserves credit for hav- ial, “EC’s test of faith” (April 17). leader Maneka Gandhi. code of conduct and were also proud that he/she is somebody ing taken swift action against . Following a severe stricture on Earlier, the EC had cut a on a spree of spitting hate who has played a role in decid- these leaders. ) the Election Commission (EC) sorry figure when it came to bell speeches. Sadly, the EC failed to ing who should head the new Sarita ( by a Bench headed by Chief the cat and rein in political act and remained a mute spec- Government at the Centre. In Via email Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, parties who flexed their muscles. tator to such incidents. Now, the this process, the EC is the cus- $ " the electoral body was forced to The court reminded the EC of Supreme Court has done well to todian to oversee that “just and , 1 . take a flurry of actions, leading the powers vested in it by the strengthen the EC to ensure just fair election” takes place. The :<8:=9>?> !"# $ B 3 "' !3#) 14/% -.:&<" -.&" 0/
?" $Q% " + " , + " $+" ! ! ) $ ," , " B , +) " . *$%$'% / ! ! " ! .?/; L - , L/- + . / / . +) $ )$ , /. //.; .6/ . . # 0R % %01'R % 5#/:05#/ $ S S ( 2 7 # ! 333 y now, it’s common knowledge that ; Mahatma Gandhi, without whom the call for independence from British # rule would never have reached the 5 #S Indian masses, had wanted the Indian 6 @ # > BNational Congress (INC) to be disbanded after S independence. That it was a party of the British ( and the Indian English-educated elite was clear to him and he knew that this was not what ; ( S “freedom” truly meant. The purpose of INC as # envisaged was to achieve independence from A ( British Raj and to not hand over the country . ( to them on a platter. Gandhiji was clear that the INC needed to be disbanded after the British 7 left India. But what he wanted did not happen. < He increasingly became disillusioned after inde- . pendence. After his assassination, pressure to have a truly representational democracy took 3 a backseat and the corrupt cronyism of the INC held sway. . ( Gandhiji was indeed right about INC. It did ( ; not quite truly understand what nationalism # ; was. It still does not and does not even seem # P Q ; to care about it. As the 2019 election campaign is in full swing right now, we can see how the ; grand old party relentlessly disparages the # nation, fails to stand by our brave armed forces @ % and even scoffs the country’s phenomenal P7 Q ; 4 achievements —Mission Shakti and the testing 7 of the first anti-satellite missile system that made us the fourth nation in the world to have this critical defence capability are a few exam- #S ; ( ples. With 70 years of independence, we are now a witness to some of the most negative state- 3 ments against the nation by INC members. So O 4 : / O much so that today, even those Indians, who #S 3 ( ; # # ! were supportive of the Congress, are stunned ; at the lows the party has taken. " In no other democratic country does the P (Q # 7 Opposition party ridicule the nation’s achieve- P ( ments or take sides with the enemy country — even said that British rule in India was the Bose, that pushed the British to the wall and policy except for mentions like secularism, the Q when its soldiers have been massacred by ter- “greatest gift of providence to his race.” raised the daunting prospect of an outright party members’ lack of national pride remained rorists like in Pulwama — as in India. For, their Point to be noted here is that nowhere does mutiny — the INA’s contribution to India’s inde- obfuscated from public knowledge all these # C . D 4 opposition is to the ruling party and never to the INC website mention about Hume. History pendence is undeniable. The sacrifices made by decades except for the occasional mention of P ( their nation. The INC’s behaviour as an of this party is one that was never actually root- INA soldiers are, however, not what we think 1971 and Bangladesh (of course, it didn’t Q ( Opposition party will be unthinkable say in ed in India’s cultural identity as a basis for about in the common narrative of India’s inde- explain why 90,000 PoWs had to be returned ; ( Britain or the US where leaders’ loyalty to their nationhood. This is a deeper theme in itself. pendence. to Pakistan to keep aflame the fire of hatred % % country remains unquestioned — it defines who In the historical context, recent public pro- Unlike other nations, India did not really against India in them as free Pakistanis and go # P they are as a people. nouncements by INC members, who have win a war and defeat foreign forces to reclaim on to spawn anti-India terrorism). The truth Q 3 So, why is it that in India we have a party alarmed many Indians and provided fodder its sovereignty. So, post-independence, the INC of the INC — as a party still comprising the like INC, whose statements, like the one doubt- dangerously enough to Pakistan, bears reference captured national consciousness by means of English-speaking elite, scoffing at all that is ing the Balakot strikes, sound like they are the to the party’s history. The INC was indeed so educational propaganda that highlighted the anti-thetical to its understanding — is being ; same as the ones made by politicians in cosy with the British that its prominent mem- party’s role in the freedom struggle when the exposed now. All of this reveals a well- Pakistan? Why is it that the leading Opposition bers failed to create a national identity that fact remains that none of the prominent lead- entrenched disconnect with Indian ethos and O ( party is unable to distinguish between the nation could resonate in its being — either before or ers from INC lost their lives to gain indepen- pride of the people. 7 and the ruling party and spares no opportuni- after independence. The ones, who stood for dence. The great sons of India, who sacrificed In the 10 years of UPA rule, there was noth- ; ty to belittle the country? It’s, therefore, worth a stronger and more assertive tone in demand- their lives like Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, ing much to feel proud about but much to be ( asking: Does this disconnect with the country ing legitimate rights for the people, were Chandrashekhar Azad and Khudiram Bose, disheartened about, including the cowardly ? # have much deeper roots, going back to the for- staunch nationalists but were deemed as were not talked about in the public domain. silence by the Congress’ powers-that-be in Delhi 7 P$ ; Q mation of the INC itself? “extremists.” And this is well-known viz, the Instead, India’s freedom from the British was after the horrendous Mumbai 26/11 attacks. But P)(()Q INC still not rooted in India: The party divisions between the “moderates” and the and is still showcased as being an INC affair, after losing power in 2014, party leaders have was founded in 1885 by AO Hume, a British “extremists” in the INC. failing to highlight the internal struggles with- maintained a unified stance to run down India’s imperial civil service officer. But did the party The firebrand, who gave the first clarion call in the party in its early days with the “moder- significant achievements. ask for complete independence soon after it was for swarajya before Gandhiji, was Lokmanya ates” toeing the British line of administrative Since the last five years, India has touched formed? No. It was only after 44 years of its for- Bal Gangadhar Tilak, who said, “Swarajya is my reform and discussions and “extremists” significant highs on defence and technology 3 4 # ! mation that the INC demanded poorna swara- birthright and I shall have it” in 1906. This call demanding freedom from foreign rule before fronts, something it had not pursued in its years % jya for India in December 1929. Until then, all came at a time when the INC was led by the Gandhiji came to India and led the struggle. in governance. So its principal strategy is to % # that it meekly asked the British was a domin- moderates (which was true for its first 20 years Needless to say, these “extremists,” or assertive attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ; ; ion status for the country. And who were the of existence, working only on policy changes nationalists, didn’t really make it big in INC as Given its origin, it is difficult for the INC party’s members? They were a part of the through administrative means). INC’s top time went on after independence. to internalise the idea of India, the nation, its < British elite — those Indians who were educat- leaders didn’t really want to let go off the British This then is the problem with INC: It never pride, its spirit and its civilisational sanctity. For # ed in England and who held wealth and social rule as they thought of it as being beneficial to believed in the main pillars that define a coun- it, poll time means reviving divisive agenda and standing. The formation of the INC can itself the nation. This can be seen in the stated posi- try — a unified core cultural identity and mil- let’s not forget that the divide and rule policy be seen as a smart move by the British to main- tion of several INC presidents of the early days. itary strength that builds a nation. This is why worked well for the British, who inspired and What is INC’s position on nationalism? 7 $ S ( tain a sense of stability, badly shaken as they when quite naturally all Indians would feel a founded the INC anyway. And so this saga were by the First War of Independence or what The party has never come to terms with what swell of pride on the achievements of the mil- endures. It is time for the voters to inform them- ( # they called the Mutiny of 1857. It is an unde- its position on India as a nation is and what it itary, Congressmen don’t. The INC’s disparag- selves of the history of the INC and realise that ! " # niable fact that early members of the INC means to be an Indian. This could be because ing stand on the brave and impactful Balakot it never really came around to re-modelling $ % 3 looked up to British education and governance like many Indians believe, there was no armed strike by the Indian Air Force even disturbed itself from its British past as colonised subjects. # as means to achieving a “stable India.” There struggle by its members to achieve indepen- former party leaders like Tom Vadakkan, who And any party, which chooses to ally with the P are documented references to past Indian pres- dence, no suffering and no pain. It was, in fact, spoke about it later when he was asked as to INC now, is also standing by the same credo Q C; D ! idents of INC eulogising the British Raj and one the armed resistance by the Indian National why he decided to join the BJP. of perpetuating that legacy. & ' ! ( ) ( * of its presidents, Pandit Bishan Narayan Dar, Army (INA), led by Netaji Subhash Chandra A disconnect with India: With no clear (The writer is a social activist) / % 1./04*"030
extends across more than 693 kms is exactly the problem with conserva- ties admit that the State’s progress from Gujarat to Delhi (through tion initiatives for the Aravallis as the must happen at the cost of ecology Rajasthan and Haryana). The people as also the officials have not and the environment. Aravallis, with their vast landscape realised the potential of natural mar- There is no way to undo the dam- and biological diversity, have shaped vel that they have at their disposal. age done to the Aravalli range. India’s northern landscape in more They could only decipher the econom- Humans have exacted a terrible price ways than one. ic value of the range. As a result, this from nature. The sad thing is that all < %/4/# They guide the monsoon clouds amazing creation of nature with all its of this is happening under the super- and act as a groundwater recharge unique flora and fauna was taken for vision of State authorities. Mining ' &&#" he might of the mountain zone. Thus, they are important for granted and exploitation started to fin- mafia trucks ply day-in and day-out, % - ranges is almost mythical. These long-term ecological security of Indian ish off large stretches. carrying loads of stone extracted Tnatural formations have not cities. The Aravallis also help in pre- To make matters worse, the from the quarries deep within the !/..0/ only shaped history and topography venting long-term desertification. Haryana Government recently Aravallis. ./6// but have also played a pivotal role in They act as a barrier against the wind, task, thanks to the many problems already delicate condition of the passed an amendment in the Punjab In the midst of these dreary and 6./0 /6. conserving the ecology. These once carrying sand from the Thar Desert associated with it and the continuous range. And it’s not that only the ter- Land and Preservation Act, a law that grim conditions, all hope is not lost. 6 formidable ranges — be it the Western and prevent it from entering the intervention of humans. The situation rain has been affected. People and was drafted by the British in 1900. The judiciary of India is playing a van- Ghats along the south-western coast Delhi-NCR region. has been exacerbated due to a decline communities, who were dependent on With a change in the law, it is now guard role by taking up critical issues 0//!/// of India or the Aravallis in the North Greenery associated with this in rainfall in the past few decades, the Aravallis, are now faced with an being feared that large areas of the pertaining to the well-being of the / / — have existed unchallenged through- mountain range has been replaced which has led to the depletion of the uncertain future. Further, large-scale Aravalli forest area, that were earli- country and environment is certain- !../0 / out the history of time. But the reign with dry and dusty shrub-like environ- groundwater table. mining with dynamites blowing up er protected, will now face the risk ly one of them. The National Green //. /6. of supremacy for these colossal won- ment. This is due to the mountain As the Aravallis paid the price of huge tracts of granite rocks caused of being used for development pur- Tribunal (NGT) has intervened many .//. ders seems to be waning thanks to range being subjected to decades of being close to human habitations, relentless vibrations and tremors that poses. But the Haryana Government times to ensure that the environment deteriorating environmental and wors- abuse and threats from mining activ- human intervention sadly did not stop led to the permanent displacement of defended the Act by stating that even is safe. In matters pertaining to the . ; /.0/ ening climate conditions. The nega- ities and large-scale real estate devel- at deforestation of the mountains. The many bird species that were native to though the protection of forests was Aravallis, too, the judiciary must 60./. / / tive role played by mankind is unfor- opments. The degradation of the real estate lobby and the mining the area. its priority, the present scenario also intervene. This alone can stop the oth- / !! ../ tunately expediting the end of these Aravallis has led to a decline in mafia started eyeing the geological Prosperity of a region is directly required changes to be done, espe- erwise certain doom and death for the /6 0./ marvels of nature. wildlife habitat, thus adding to the ani- wealth of the mountain ranges. proportionate to the concern and care cially at a time when the State has to much-fabled Aravalli ranges. . The Aravalli mountain range is mal-human conflict. The revival of the Political protection and apathy of the shown by the local people towards progress ahead. (The writer is an environmental one of the oldest in the world. It Aravallis has become almost an uphill authorities further compromised the their natural assets and resources. This This is shocking as the authori- journalist) = ) > !"# $ C 6& % '/ 1'7 )# R 33(3$4 . ' R " 6 : $536,1
# least once a year. these engines, manufactured by &#&% $ He, however, did not com- the US firm, since their induc- ment on the show-cause notice tion three years ago. ndia’s fast D; saying, “we conduct detailed “We confirm that there is Imoving con- he NCLAT has sought a ' audits of all airlines at least once currently a DGCA audit on sumer goods Tresponse from Reliance a year. IndiGo’s audit is this IndiGo which is combined (FMCG) indus- Group Chairman Anil Ambani month, and another airline’s is with the annual main base try is likely to within 10 days over a contempt in June. Every audit involves audit. We have received a lim- grow at a slow- plea filed against him and some action.” ited number of show cause er pace at 11-12 other officials by the minority “The DGCA has issued a notices,” IndiGo said in a percent in 2019, shareholders alleging non-pay- show-cause notice last week to statement to PTI. almost 2 per- ment of dues by one of its &#&% IndiGo’s chief operating officer The airline also said it has cent lower than group firms. that in 2018, An NCLAT bench headed racking the says a report. by Chairman Justice S J Cwhip on The indus- Mukhopadhaya said he would budget carrier try is also like to hear Ambani and other IndiGo over the expected to grow at 12-13 per- from the previous quarter). respondents over the contempt issue of faulty cent during the April to June “Similar sentiments are petition filed by HSBC Daisy Pratt & Whitney quarter of the calender year witnessed in the economy with Investments (Mauritius) and passed by NCLAT on June 29, its plea to approach again with engines, aviation 2019, according to Nielsen. a 6.6 percent GDP growth in some other minority share- 2018 amounts to an undertak- its contempt plea against the regulator DGCA “In line with the FMCG the December quarter of 2018 holders of the company over ing given by the parties in a officials of Reliance Infratel. has served show- growth forecast for Q1 2019 at against an expected 6.8 percent. alleged breach of undertaking consent decree over payment of HSBC Daisy and other cause notices to 13-14 percent, this sector grew Inflationary pressure is also for payment by group firm 230 crore and a breach of such minority investors of Reliance its chief operat- at 13.6 percent. We are wit- seen mounting in recent Reliance Infratel. undertaking amounts to Infratel had moved National ing officer and nessing a softening of growth by months from 2 percent in “We intend to hear the Contempt of Court. Company Law Tribunal engineering 1-2 percent sequentially every January 2019 to 2.9 percent in learned counsel appearing on As per the consent terms of (NCLT) Mumbai alleging head, sources quarter leading to healthy dou- March 2019,” it added. behalf of the contemnor- the agreement between oppression and mismanage- close to the ble digit growth in the first half “While slight drop is wit- respondents (Anil Ambani and Reliance Infratel, HSBC Daisy ment after the company had development of the year followed by a high nessed in urban growth, there others),” the bench said. and others, recorded by the allegedly not taken their con- said on single digit growth in the second is a significant softening of “They may file short reply NCLAT in its order dated June sent for selling the tower and Wednesday. half of the year,” Nielsen said. growth trends in rural which is within ten days. Rejoinder, if 26, 2018, the Anil Ambani- fiber assets. The Nielsen maintained that dampening the overall FMCG any, may be filed by the appel- owned firm was to pay the NCLT in March 2018 halt- Directorate the FMCG industry growth industry growth from third lants within a week thereof,” it amount in the next six months. ed the sales process, following General of Civil Aviation Wolfgang Prock-Schauer and responded accordingly and it outlook will be in the range of quarter of 2018 to first quarter added. The six-month period has which Reliance Infratel moved (DGCA) is also carrying out a engineering head SC Gupta can only comment on this 11-12 percent in 2019, almost of 2019. The National Company come to an end following NCLAT challenging the order. special safety audit of the car- over the Pratt & Whitney matter after it has discussions 2 percent lower than that in Historically, rural has Law Appellate Tribunal which HSBC Daisy and other Later, on June 29, Reliance rier as it has found issues in engines issues,” the source said. with the regulator on the mat- 2018. grown 3-5 percent points faster (NCLAT)has directed that the nine minority shareholders Infratel and its minority share- “operations and engineering “The regulator is also con- ter but refused to comment on The volume growth which than urban and the recent matter be listed on May 20, holding 4.26 per cent stake in holder, HSBC Daisy submitted of the country’s largest airline,” ducting a special safety audit of the reasons for the audit. peaked in 2018 to 11 percent is slowdown in rural growth has 2019 for admission. Reliance Infratel filed the con- final consent terms of their set- an official source said. the airline after coming across “We can confirm that our expected to be healthy but brought the growth closer to HSBC Daisy moved the tempt plea. tlement before NCLAT over While IndiGo confirmed issues in its operations and operations are run in more lower at 8.5- 9.5 percent in the urban growth. appellate tribunal over alleged Earlier, on January 2, the sale of tower and fibre the receipt of show-cause engineering,” he said. stringent ways as prescribed by FY19, it added. “The overall drop wit- default of payment of 230 NCLAT had disposed of the assets. notices and the safety audit, IndiGo and GoAir, which regulatory framework. As this It noted that the 13.6 per- nessed in rural growth is crore by Reliance Infratel. contempt plea filed by HSBC Following this, the appel- DGCA chief BS Bhullar said have Pratt & Whitney-powered is an ongoing audit we can only cent growth in first quarter is majorly driven by slow down in During the proceedings, Daisy on technical grounds. late tribunal had disposed of the regulator carries out Airbus A320 Neo planes, have comment after the process is slightly lower than the last packaged food category,” it counsel appearing for HSBC However, the tribunal had the appeal filed by Reliance detailed audit of all airlines at been facing problems with over,” the airline added. quarter of 2018 (-2.3 percent noted. Daisy submitted that the order given it the liberty to withdraw Infratel. 0 % ,, % % " R %2 ,<2 # '" the world. These are nations demand from younger coun- follow-up (FfD Forum) is an + (@ that have benefited tremen- tries outside, especially devel- annual platform to promote 8 rotectionism does not real- dously from the open world oping countries and emerging consensus among key stake- % % Ply help preserve jobs and order,” he said. markets to boost growth,” he holders on financing for sus- offers little defence against the Rajan, the Katherine said. tainable development. 394:39; job-destroying effects of Dusak Miller Distinguished “Is it wise to block imports Ministers, senior UN officials, had allotted secured automation and Artificial Service Professor of Finance at today from the very countries high-level finance officials, civil redeemable debentures (SRDs) Intelligence, Former Reserve the University of Chicago you will have to export to in the society, business representa- nesses up until 2021. arkets regulator Sebi has between financial years 2010- Bank of India Governor Booth School of Business, said, future? Probably not,” he said. tives and local authorities, are Deep diving into the $136 Mbarred Bengaluru-based 11 and 2012-13 and raised at Raghuram Rajan has said, “We know that protectionism Rajan said that while meeting at UN Headquarters he Indian traveller has billion spending, the report Siyaram Development and least 4.22 crore from more asserting that industrial and does not really help preserve nations recognise the cost of for the four-day FfD Forum, Tcome of age, spending cites a 12 percent growth in Construction Ltd and its eight than 49 allottees. developing nations cannot jobs. In this competitive world, protectionism, it is true that which will run from April approximately $94 billion in transportation ($50 billion), directors for at least four years The number of allottees afford to ignore the democra- jobs gained by a country in the “we cannot afford to ignore the 15 to 18. 2018, on approximately 2 bil- as well as a 13 percent growth from the securities market for and the amount of money tic reaction from those left protected sector are often lost democratic reaction from Rajan told the audience at lion domestic and internation- in lodging ($21 billion) and illegally raising funds. raised during the said period behind by globalisation and in other sectors that are now those left behind by globali- the forum that there is a need al trips, helping the Indian consumption. This includes Besides, the regulator could be more, Sebi said. technological change. rendered uncompetitive sation and technological to preserve a world open to travel and tourism industry spending on shopping, recre- directed the entities to refund Moreover, the firm creat- Delivering the keynote because they pay higher prices change. This should be true trade and investment but “we achieve unprecedented scale. ation and food, which are set to the money collected by the ed a charge for an amount of address at the 2019 ECOSOC for inputs. both of industrial, countries need to keep democratic sup- The momentum is expected to grow at 13 percent ($65 billion) company along with 15 per 70 crore and appointed Forum on Financing for He added that protection- and developing countries. We port in order to do it.” continue and the industry will over the next three years. cent interest. Kalpana Guha as its debenture Development at the UN ism offers “little defence” have to pay more attention to “I would argue that we grow at a 13 percent CAGR to Additionally, as more people Based on a complaint by trustee. Headquarters on Monday, against the job destroying those left behind.” must follow the principle of $136 billion by 2021, according come online, smartphone pen- an investor regarding non- As the number of allottees Rajan said the open liberal effects of automation and He added that if concerns subsidiarity much more strict- to a new report titled, ‘How etration will continue to payment of maturity amount was more than 49, it was democratic market system that Artificial Intelligence, which of these people are to be ly going forward. Decisions Does India Travel’, released by improve and the use of digital of his investment, Sebi con- deemed to be a public issue brought the world enormous often are the larger source of addressed while preserving should be taken at the lowest Bain & Company and Google payments goes up, with the ducted a probe to ascertain and required a compulsory prosperity in the six decades or job losses. an open world, “we should level consistent with effective India today. report estimating that Indian whether the firm had made listing on a recognised stock so after the second World War “The only guarantee start by recognising that the governance. These decisions The report outlines, how travellers will spend an addi- any public issue without com- exchange. is now under attack. against redundancy is to help globalisation of trade and must be taken with an idea of India as a market spends on tional $24 billion on online plying with the relevant pro- Further, the company was “Interestingly the critics the workforce stay ahead investment flows has disem- cooperation, they must be travel, the influence of online travel bookings over the next visions of Sebi and the required to file a prospectus, are not the usual radical acad- through constant retraining. As powered people and their taken responsibly given the channels in their purchasing three years, a growth from 25 Companies Act. among others, which it failed emics or leftist leaders, instead populations age in industrial communities.” spillovers both to the country journey and potential growth percent in 2018 to 35 percent During the probe, the reg- to do, Sebi said in an order on they come from some of the countries, more of them will The ECOSOC Forum on as well as to the rest of the opportunities for travel busi- in 2021. ulator found that the firm Tuesday. most prosperous nations in become reliant on foreign Financing for Development world,” he said. 2L' . B$ $% & /. 6// / $", %*! N O /..6.& %$!"$(#%" ..0 * +/ . fishery subsidies and public stockholding in agriculture, '' he meeting of 25 WTO they said. Tmember countries on May India has convened a meet- he Government has invited mbattled liquor tycoon 13-14 here is expected to come ing of 25 developing member Tinitial bids for selling its EVijay Mallya on out with a declaration on crit- nations of the World Trade entire stake in Indian Wednesday took to social ical issues including ‘special Organisation (WTO) on May Medicines Pharmaceutical media once again, this time to and differential treatment’ for 13-14 here. Corporation Ltd (IMPCL). express his solidarity with Jet developing nations and The meet assumes signifi- IMPCL is engaged in man- Airways founder Naresh impasse over the appointment cance as several countries are ufacture and supply of Goyal and repeat his own of members to the appellate raising questions over the rele- ‘ayurvedic’ and ‘unani’ medi- offer to repay all the money body of dispute settlement, vance of the Geneva-based glob- cines and is under the Ministry he owes to India’s public sec- sources said. al trade body. Many countries are of AYUSH. tor banks. The other issues that could also taking protectionist mea- The Government holds The 63-year-old, fighting figure in the meeting include sures, impacting global trade. 98.11 per cent stake in IMPCL his extradition to India on and the rest 1.89 per cent is charges of fraud and money held by Uttarakhand laundering amounting to an Government PSU Kumaon alleged 9,000 crores, claims Mandal Vikas Nigam Ltd. private airlines were discrim- The Government has come inated against by the Indian out with a “global invitation” for Government, which bailed Expression of Interest for the out state-owned Air India proposed strategic disinvest- but did not assist his own ment of its entire stake in Kingfisher Airlines and now IMPCL. Jet Airways. . . /0 / /@6* P113
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Notre Dame cathedral in Paris of the world’s third-biggest and his fiery nationalist rival, Creports that the US, the UK Ministry spokesman Lu Kang " ?+ ,/ ? have “gone” after the devastat- democracy with pollsters giving who has strong ties to the coun- and France have served an ulti- said, “I don’t know where you get 86/ /././ ing fire, but UN cultural him a wide lead over rival try’s three-decade Suharto dic- matum to Beijing to lift its such information.” 231L experts are standing by to offer Prabowo Subianto, a firebrand tatorship. “technical hold” by April 23 on He said both the UNSC and help in rebuilding the iconic ex-general, hours after voting The call to prayer had rang branding Pakistan-based JeM its subsidiary body 1267 +$$ "$/# $ structure, UNESCO World closed Wednesday across the out as voting began at first light chief Masood Azhar as a glob- Committee have clear rules and !" / Heritage Centre Director 17,000-island archipelago. in restive Papua province in the al terrorist by the UN but procedures. :<4 // Mechtild Rossler said. While official results are east. claimed the vexed issue was “You need to get clarifica- !/!;/ Rössler, who visited the site not due until next month, a Almost 90 per cent of the “moving towards settlement”. tion from the sources about #?0. - / Tuesday, told UN News that the series of so-called “quick counts” population of the 4,800 kilome- After the Pulwama attack, a where you get such information. /./0 cathedral is a universal symbol by pollsters showed Widodo tre-long country are Muslim. fresh proposal to designate China’s position is very clear. 8/; .!! and the centre of France and its holding a strong lead with The campaign was punctu- Azhar under the 1267 Al Qaeda This issue should be resolved "6/ 6 devastation has left people around 55 per cent of the vote ated by bitter mudslinging and Sanctions Committee of the through cooperation. We don’t /0 . across nations shocked. to Subianto’s 44 per cent. a slew of fake news online -- UN Security Council was believe that any efforts without . She described seeing peo- % " %+ $ The vote officially ended at much directed at the presiden- moved by France, the US and the consensus of members will ple praying outside the strick- 1:00 pm (0600 GMT) in tial contenders. the UK. achieve a satisfying results,” he $#*&& $" en symbol of the city and the investigate the stability of the Heritage List, in 1991. “Notre Sumatra, although some of the Leading in pre-vote polls, However, China, a close said. $ " $, nation, still trying to take in the stonework and potential dam- Dame represents a historically, 800,000 polling stations across President Joko Widodo, 57, ally of Pakistan, blocked the bid “On the issue of listing $884 >33!! scale of the disaster. age to stained glass windows, architecturally, and spiritually, the volcano-dotted nation pointed to his ambitious drive to by putting a “technical hold” on Azhar, China’s position remains ./ “I saw many, many people echoing a statement by the outstanding universal heritage. remained open late due to delays build much-needed roads, air- the proposal. Following this, the unchanged. We also stay in 00 /0 going from the Metro, to the UNESCO Director-General, It is also a monument of liter- and long queues. ports and other infrastructure US backed by the UK and communication with relevant !/./. // site of Notre Dame, and I have Audrey Azoulay, in which she ary heritage, a place that is From the jungles of Borneo across Southeast Asia’s largest France moved directly to UN parties. The matter is moving 60/!/./%/. to say many are still in a state announced that a “rapid dam- unique in our collective imag- to the slums of Jakarta, economy. Security Council (UNSC) to towards the direction of settle- !//./ ./;! of shock, because it’s not only age assessment” would be car- ination,” said the UNESCO Wednesday saw millions of But Widodo, a political out- blacklist Azhar. China, a veto- ment,” he said. . 6. the Christian community, it’s a ried out as soon as possible chief, adding that the inferno Indonesians cast their ballots in sider with an everyman per- wielding member of the UNSC, “The relevant parties are for- building for all of us,” she said. with the authorities. which engulfed the cathedral, one of the world’s biggest exer- sonality when he swept to vic- opposed the move, saying the cing new resolution through the $ , ! “Really, it’s a universal symbol After visiting the site of but appears to have left the cises in democracy. Horses, ele- tory in 2014, has seen his rights issue should be resolved at the UN Security Council. We firm- ! O $. P and it’s the centre of France …I Notre Dame on Monday night, medieval stonework intact, phants, motorbikes, boats and record criticised owing to an 1267 Committee itself which ly oppose that. In fact, the rele- >6./8A74 think this is really shocking Azoulay said “we are all heart- “reminds us of the power of planes were pressed into service uptick in discriminatory attacks also functioned under the top vant discussion in UNSC, most ./ &./ people profoundly and they lost broken.” heritage that connects us to one to get ballot boxes out across the on religious and other minori- UN body. member expressed wish that this 6. /#/ "//. something that is part of their The Cathedral is part of the another. vast country that is home to ties, including a small LGBT Reacting to reports that the issue should be discussed with- 0LM identity.” World Heritage site officially We are receiving messages hundreds of ethnic groups and community, as Islamic hardlin- three countries have fixed April in the 1267 Committee and .!! . Rössler said that a team of known as “Paris, Banks of the of support from all over the languages. ers become more vocal in pub- 23 as a deadline for China to lift they don’t hope to bypass it to !!!6!/ // UNESCO experts is on hand to Seine”, inscribed on the World world.” More than 190 million vot- lic life. its technical hold in the 1267 handle the issue,” he said. .L M P % # .//6; ) % = ?// / 8 '#& his name for security reasons. been shot and many have died. measure. 0!.. (* Witnesses near the prison All this because we said what On taking power on udan’s military rulers have in north Khartoum said there we wanted to,” protester Fadia Thursday the army said a mil- Stransferred ousted president was a heavy deployment of sol- Khalaf told AFP. itary council would run the 8 %# " -' that aimed to reverse the bor- “first and foremost” to “protect Omar al-Bashir to prison, a diers and members of a para- Officials say at least 65 country for two years, sparking der emergency he declared the safety of the more than family source said Wednesday, military group outside. people have been killed in an immediate backlash from UN report says around a resident Donald Trump on in order to secure more fund- 80,000 Americans who reside as demonstrators keep up their The 75-year-old’s where- protest-related violence since protest leaders who have issued Athird of all conflict-relat- PTuesday vetoed a resolution ing for his wall between the in certain coalition countries.” sit-in outside the army complex abouts have been unknown December, with some of those a series of demands. ed from Congress directing him to United States and Mexico in These countries “have been calling for a swift transfer to since a military takeover on killed immortalised in a Just a day later former detainees in Afghanistan end US support for the March. subject to Huthi attacks from civilian government. Thursday, when the country’s Khartoum mural. defence minister General Awad report being subjected to tor- Saudi-led war in Yemen, the Vetoing the measure is an Yemen,” he said, referring to Following the dramatic new rulers said he was being While there have been Ibn Ouf stepped down as coun- ture or ill-treatment. second such move of his pres- “effective green light for the war drone and missile strikes the end to Bashir’s rule of three held “in a secure place”. scenes of celebration -- with cil chief, sparking jubilation on UN officials interviewed a idency. strategy that has created the Saudi-led coalition has either decades last week, he was The detention of Bashir has demonstrators singing and the streets of Khartoum. total of 618 detainees held in The resolution was a harsh world’s worst humanitarian claimed were intercepted or moved late Tuesday “to Kober failed to pacify protesters, who waving their national flag -- the His successor General 77 facilities across the country bipartisan rebuke to Trump crisis to continue,” said denied altogether. prison in Khartoum”, the launched anti-government protest site has grown more Abdel Fattah al-Burhan over- between January 2017 and that took the historic step of International Rescue The president also said the source said without revealing demonstrations in December tense amid concerns the army saw weekend talks with polit- December 2018. The alleged curtailing a president’s war- Committee president and CEO resolution would “harm the and have for days been will try to clear the sit-in with ical parties, which failed to torture included suffocation, making powers -- a step he David Miliband. foreign policy of the United camped out in front of force. make headway. electric shocks, pulling of gen- condemned in a statement “Yemen is at a breaking States” and “harm our bilater- Khartoum’s army headquar- “Now we fear that our rev- Sudan’s foreign minister itals and suspension from ceil- announcing his veto. point with 10 million people on al relationships.” ters. olution could be stolen, which has said Burhan is “committed ings. “This resolution is an the brink of famine. There are And it would “negatively Sudan’s military rulers is why we are keeping our to having a complete civilian The UN mission to unnecessary, dangerous as many as 100 civilian casual- affect our ongoing efforts to have made some concessions ground here. We are staying government” and has called on Afghanistan and the U.N. attempt to weaken my consti- ties per week, and Yemenis are prevent civilian casualties and to protesters, including the here until our demands are other nations to back the coun- Human Rights Office released tutional authorities, endanger- more likely to be killed at prevent the spread of terrorist sacking Tuesday of prosecu- met,” said Khalaf. cil. The military rulers dis- the joint report on Wednesday. ing the lives of American citi- home than in any other struc- organizations such as Al-Qaeda tor general Omer Ahmed Earlier this week witness- patched an envoy to the The US-backed Afghan zens and brave service mem- ture.” Trump argued that US in the Arabian Peninsula and Mohamed, but demonstra- es said several army vehicles African Union’s headquarters government is holding bers, both today and in the support for the bloody war ISIS, and embolden Iran’s tors fear their uprising could had surrounded the area and in the Ethiopian capital Addis thousands of detainees, future,” Trump said. between the Saudi-backed malign activities in Yemen,” be hijacked. that troops were removing the Ababa, but the regional bloc many of them captured as The veto was the second of Yemeni government and Iran- Trump said, referring to two “We faced tear gas, many barricades which demonstra- threatened to suspend Sudan part of the ongoing war with his presidency, after he over- aligned Huthi rebels was nec- Sunni Muslim militant groups of us were jailed. 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Turkey supports Syrian him in a sprawling corruption Lima. “This morning there was cases to be heard, The New York Trump has staked his pres- opposition rebels and Iran case, his lawyer and hospital offi- a regrettable accident: the pres- Times reported Tuesday. idency on his insistence that the backs Assad in Syria’s long cials said. ident took the decision to shoot The order from Attorney United States is being overrun by war, but the two sides have The 69-year-old Garcia was himself,” Erasmo Reyna, Garcia’s General Bill Barr directs immi- migrants and asylum seekers. been expanding contacts amid undergoing emergency surgery lawyer, told reporters outside the gration judges to no longer all- But opponents, mostly in international efforts to end the for “a bullet wound to his head” hospital. ow asylum seekers who are ap- the Democratic Party, say his fighting. at the Casimiro Ulloa Garcia, who was president prehended after entering the push for building more walls on Kazakhstan will host a P ! - P9 %% Emergency Hospital in Lima, from 1985-90 and again from country illegally to post bail, the the Mexican border and his fresh round of Syria talks on E , % $ ( the hospital said. Peru’s Health 2006-11, is suspected of having newspaper said. The order — almost daily denunciations of April 25-26 in its capital, $ Minister Zulema Tomas said taken bribes from Brazilian con- which will not go into effect for migrants as dangerous criminals recently renamed from Astana Garcia was in “very serious and struction giant Odebrecht in 90 days — does not affect those incites racial hatred. to Nur-Sultan. reporters in translated com- “assassin”. critical” condition. return for large-scale public who apply for asylum at a legal The president declared an “I had a long ments. But Erdogan “We’ve had to resuscitate works contracts. port of entry, the Times report- emergency to bypass Congress interview with Bashar al-Assad. Ankara broke acknowledged in February him three times. He’s had three In November he sought ed. The move was quickly con- and unlock funds for his con- I will be giving details of these ties with Damascus in 2011 that low-level contacts cardiac arrests,” said Tomas. refuge in the Uruguayan demned by the American Civil troversial wall project, and has discussions to Mr. Erdogan,” after the start of the Syrian war, have been taking place and “He is in a delicate condition Embassy and applied for asylum Liberties Union rights organi- also deployed troops to the bor- Iran’s Foreign Minister and Erdogan has in the his rhetoric has also softened and the prognosis is reserved,” but he left the next month after zation, which vowed to chal- der with Mexico. Mohammad Javad Zarif told past described Assad as an in tone in recent months. added the health ministry, which it was denied. 76%%, $ 1 R &
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Madhuri, known for her danc- f actress Kangana Ranaut’s tirade against Alia Bhatt was- / ing prowess, reunites with Sanjay n’t enough, the former’s sister Rangoli Chandel entered Dutt in Kalank, to whom she was Ithe ‘war of words’ zone, as did the Raazi actress’ moth- / / M rumoured to be romantically linked er Soni Razdan and co-actor Randeep Hooda. .0 / in her younger days. But she values Kangana has been calling out Alia since earlier this year / / the co-star bit. Besides, she stepped for not supporting her film Manikarnika: The Queen of into the shoes of Sridevi who was Jhansi, and had claimed this was all a part of a “strange sort / !0 supposed to essay the role before her of racket” in a section of the film industry. She had also called /* ' tragic death. She says, “There was Alia a product of Karan Johar’s “nepotistic gang.” an emotional context to taking up Ever since, Kangana has made several references the role. They were about to start regarding Alia, the latest being over her “mediocre” perfor- O1' and then things went haywire. mance in the otherwise widely lauded Gully Boy. Karan (Johar) is a friend and I But Alia said, “I respect Kangana’s work a lot and I decided to help them.” respect her opinion. If she feels a particular way she must 7 The film talks about ‘Eternal have reason to feel that way. I would rather remember how Love’ and Madhuri believes that it much she had praised me after watching Raazi. And I’d just $ ' does exist. “I am a romantic person like to focus on my work. Maybe she will appreciate me again 7 7 and I do believe it exists as whether if I work hard enough.” F4 you find it or not is your journey. The controversy took a different turn with Kangana’s There was a dialogue in Dil To Pagal sister hitting out at Alia and her mother Soni Razdan, call- Hai where I said Kahin na kahin, koi ing them “non Indians who are living off this land, using na koi mere liye banaya gaya hai... and abusing its people and its resources, lying about intol- $ aur kabhi na kabhi main usse zaroor erance and spreading hatred.” $ milungi. And I used to believe in “Time to think about their agenda and not to get car- $ $ that and I did meet Ram (Shriram ried away with their provocations,” Rangoli Madhav Nene). He is my soulmate,” had written on social media recently, refer- G she says. ring to an article about the mother- The film also stars younger daughter duo’s British passports. H4 actors Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Soni finally broke her silence over 7 Sonakshi Sinha and Aditya Roy the issue. In a now-deleted tweet, she 7 Kapur and she says, “The characters wrote, “Mahesh Bhatt is the man who are complicated as their lives are not has given her a break... She goes on to $ $ $FP straight and each of their paths is attack his wife and daughter over and L@ interwoven with the others. All over again. What is left to be said then characters have a lot of angst and about abusing and hatred I wonder. //.; regrets. They are all grey and that is Apart from character of course. what makes the story interesting.” Agenda. What’s hers?” , , ..0 She is all praise for the four with Rangoli had a response soon ; whom she has worked this time after. “Dear Soniji, Mahesh Bhatt ./ around. “They are very profession- never gave her a break, Anurag al. They are always on time. They Basu did. Mahesh Bhattji works as & ? learn their lines and work hard.” a creative director in his broth- While the youngsters often er’s production house. Please imbibe the nuances of acting from greater part of the nineties. Madhuri that was put out in the films. note that he doesn’t own that . ; her, there are tricks that they have saw both commercial and critical Women are no longer caricatures. production house. After Woh L. taught her. “You see a new side to success and received six Filmfare They are not victims or avengers, Lamhe, when Kangana refused 0/ everything with them. It is wonder- Awards, which she topped up with they are roles and characters. The to do a film written by him .!/? ful to see this generation which is not a Padma Shri in 2008. She says, thought process of this generation called Dhokha, where he want- only acting in movies but has a pres- “Films are made professionally now. is very different and this is reflect- ed her to play a suicide bomber, / ? ence on the social media. There are When I was doing a film like Tezaab, ed in the scripts. Otherwise, you he got so upset that he not only . 6 .60 so many different things that they do. the only women that we saw on the wouldn’t have a Badhaai Ho, Gulaab shouted at her in his office, but later 6 ./ . / You get to learn from them and they sets were the co-stars, hairdressers Gang or Dedh Ishqiya,” says the actor when she went for Woh Lamhe pre- ;!/!6./6 ? get to learn from us. So we inspire N& ('& and me. There were only two women who proved her acting chops with view to a theatre, he threw a chappal .6/ 0/6 ? each other. It is a symbiotic relation- directors, Sai Paranjpye and Aparna a film like Mrityudand (1997) by (slipper) on her. He didn’t allow her ship. There is a lot of synergy,” she ,, ) Sen. Women could only be hair Prakash Jha. She also famously to see her own film. She cried the !/// says and as someone, who too has dressers and not make-up artists as served as a muse for painter MF whole night, and she was just 19 years 0/ O !!/ signed up on various platforms, ; " men blocked their entry and made Husain who made Gaja Gamini old.” ../0/86 %C&0/ goes on to add, “I enjoy social ( ) ; sure that they were confined to one (2000) starring her. Alia’s Highway co-star Randeep / D . C/ D media as it is a great tool to connect & ?'& ( role. However, when I walk on to the So, would she say that it is a bet- Hooda also stepped in, saying, directly to fans. One can voice any- sets today, there seem to be women ter time for women like Alia to be in “Dearest Alia, I’m so glad you are not /. /+C8.D thing that has happened or if you "#'# everywhere. There is no concept of the films as there are more roles for letting the opinions of very occasion- // /0. . have been misquoted, you can reach , &" '#- you can do this and you can’t. Every women? “Why just them?,” she asks al actors and chronic victims affect you .!! out to your fans directly through department has women.” and adds, “It’s a great time for me as and your work. Kudos to you for your .! M Twitter. You can share things when- ' ""', " This is also reflected in the kind well. The audience has matured and continued efforts to outdo yourself.” ever you want to.” - ' "( ) of stories that are now being told. wants to see different kinds of sub- But Rangoli retorted saying Not just the stars, but even the With more women writers, there are jects. In Andhadhun, Tabu’s charac- Randeep has been pushed to come for- way that the film industry functions ,, " characters with more flesh and ter is so different from the usual.” ward in Alia’s support as the “nepotism has changed drastically since the time , blood. “Men perceive women in a Clearly, there is a lot more on the gang” didn’t have the courage. She 7 $ she made her debut in Abodh in 1984 " "O different way. 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". //. significant locations. These ./00 cover patches which range from %& //..6. historical icons like Venetian Spain is home to a staggering ..1M; Lagoon to the Imperial Palace 45 UNESCO sites, third in num- in Beijing and the Chartres ber only to Italy and China. !0//0 Cathedral. This World Heritage Mérida, a model Roman city was /!/.$ Day, here is a list of some of established in 25 BC and accord- . mankind’s highest achievements ing to UNESCO is a “remarkable as well as natural wonders which example of a Roman city built . /? should feature on every trav- according to all the Roman urban eller’s wishlist. design rules.” From an ./ Amphitheatre to an intricate water 6./;. supply system, the city offers a /000/ With 52 noteworthy sites, glimpse into the ancient past. L $.6 China ranks second in Apart from this, another must-visit / !.. UNESCO’s World Heritage List. place is the Toledo — situated in The Imperial Palace of the moved the capital to Beijing. !" to the list of UNESCO World is undisturbed by a human pres- central Spain. This city of three cul- .. Qing Dynasty consists of 114 This palace then became auxil- Italy is home to 53 UNESCO Heritage Sites in 1987. ence. It is inhabited by more than tures was added to the UNESCO /60? buildings constructed iary to the Imperial Palace in world heritage sites, which is 2,000 rhinos and is home to a list for its extensive history span- ./!/ between the years 1625–26 Beijing. This architectural edi- more than any other country. # large breeding population of ele- ning 2,000 years, as well as for its .0//06/ and 1783. 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Thailand, New Delhi, has intro- mantra — Stree Hee Brahma He forgot his wife as he was med- duced a FAM trip to Thailand to Babhuvith — which means that itating intensely. After the death of explore the various possible ways to women have been given the title of her parents, the girl attained puber- make ‘Thai Golf Passport’ a success Brahma. Even Yajyen considered ty and went to his ashram in the and an exciting golf travel loyalty woman as Brahma as she always hope of a happy married life. programmes for those who [pursue gives Vedic advice to everyone. Finding Vachaspati deeply the sport avidly. The highlight of the If we delve deep into our his- engrossed in meditation, she decid- event would be the Thai New Year tory, especially of Vedic age, we dis- ed not to disturb him. She started — The Songkran Festival. cover various names like Sita, managing the affairs of the ashram There are more than 200 golf Ansuiya, Madalsa, Savitri, Bhamati, and serving the rishi day in and day courses around the country, by the Katyayini, Lopamudra, King Janak’s out. With the passage of time, she sea, mountains, lakes, in the cities acharya Gargi and Kunti, who crossed the age of 75. One day and even besides its airports. From through their devotion, dedication when Vachaspatiji was busy writ- Phuket to Bangkok and Pattaya, and deep knowledge of Vedas ing a book in the light of an oil there are golf courses to suit differ- enlightened mankind. There are lamp, the flame started flickering. ent preferences. numerous quotes in our scrip- Seeing that the oil was finished, she Anil Dev, managing director, tures including that the Devta tried to pour in some to replenish Golf Plus Monthly said, “When it always experiences divine pleasure it. It was a moonlit night and the comes to golf tourism, there is no and gives blessings to those who gleam fell on her face. He was sur- destination which comes close to respect women. prised to see her and asked her who Thailand. The Thai Golf Pass is a A child owes a lot to his/her she was. The woman tried to make unique programme that pushes mother because she is the one who him remember their marriage dur- players to experience the sport in nurtures him/her from the begin- ing their childhood. When he this paradise. The programme has ning. Her teachings hold much came to know this, he felt ashamed been appreciated by the golfing more importance than even the that he could not look after his wife community in India as well as the teacher in the school. She is the rather she was left to manage the various partners of the programme.” moral builder, that is why we eulo- affairs of his ashram. The aged rishi Besides networking with the gise her by saying, “Matri Devo slowly started moving towards his golf suppliers, the delegates can Bhava” i.e. serve the mother wife to embrace her. Immediately experience the hospitality of the because she gives birth and nurs- she moved back and said that by Zign Hotel in Pattaya and Centre experience for me.” hope to welcome more golfers from es the child and “Mata Nirmatri serving him for several years, she Point Sukhumvit 10; the teeing off Adding to that, Meraj Shah, India to enjoy the world-class cours- Bhavati” i.e. mother constitutes the had experienced the divine plea- at the Chee Chan Golf Resort and writer and producer, Wion Traveller, es which the country has to offer, bright future of the child. sure of maintaining Brahmacharya, Pattana Golf Club freezing tour of said, “I have been to Thailand for along with the famous Thai hospi- The veteran warrior and wise so she should be allowed to remain ice sculptures at the frost magical ice Anil Dev and his team for the validating this claim. We are proud golfing many a times. I’ve played in tality.” man of Mahabharat, Bhishma so. The rishi stopped and went of Siam. success of the project. With to be associated with Tourism Hua Hin, Pattaya, Phuket, Khao Yai, The programme will also give Pitamah is respected even today towards his seat. He asked her Rishi Tomar, chief operating ‘Amazing Thailand,’ golf paradise Authority of Thailand and this Chiang Mai, to name a few places. ‘Amazing’ rewards on redemption of because his mother Ganga, gave name. She replied that it was officer, SLW Golf Management with more than 250 international first-ever golf travel loyalty pro- I couldn’t be happier heading back loyalty points. With the fully-auto- him the right kind of education Bhamati. By then the rishi had said, “The initiative was launched in standard golf courses, professional gram.” to the same places. It’s my favourite matic and user-friendly online pro- from the beginning. It was she who completed his spiritual book based India to offer Indian golfers a seam- caddies, warm hospitality, Rajan Sehgal, president, Indian country to visit — for the golf, its gramme, it aims to bring all the sup- persuaded Guru Parshuram, the on Vedas but he was yet to give it less experience in Thailand.” wellness, food and entertainment, Golf Travel Association, said that food and beaches and its nightlife.” pliers under one platform. greatest teacher in weaponary and a title and named it Bhamati. He added, “A number of qual- we look forward to Indian golfers golfing in Thailand is memorable. With NokScoot Airlines provid- The activities that began from warfare at that time to teach him Sometimes I wonder why the ity service providers like Thai being a part of this loyalty He said, “The programme is unique ing direct flights from Delhi to December 2018 has the following the skills of fighting. For the birth of a girl is not welcomed. Airways, Cox & Kings, Callaway programme and experience to India. While hotels and airlines Bangkok, travel has become smooth focus points — To integrate their knowledge of scriptures, she sent Whereas Vedas preach that a and other golf courses, resorts and services.” have loyalty programmes, this will and hassle-free. website with their travel partner Bhishma Pitamah to Brihaspati, the daughter is a lamp and enlightens hotels have come together to part- Commenting on the initiative’s be a first of its kind where a coun- Yodchai Sudhidhanakul, chief websites; To host promotional events biggest scholar of Vedas at that two houses — one of her parents’ ner this initiative.” success, Chitranjan Bakhshi, busi- try will be executing something like executive officer, NokScoot Airlines, in India with three of them in time. Thus he became not only a and the second of her husband’s Isra Stapanaseth, director, ness head, Golf Holidays, Cox & this. With well-maintained courses, said, “NokScoot has recently Thailand; To increase the number good warrior but also a great like maa Sita. Tourism Authority of Thailand, Kings said, “We believe in provid- professionalism, high connectivity launched direct flights from Delhi of loyalty partners to 200, To scholar and spiritualist. The cred- So, a family must rejoice at the said, “I would like to congratulate ing quality service to our customers and great hospitality, golfing in to Bangkok, offering high service increase membership’s base to cover it goes to none else but to his moth- birth of a daughter considering her all the partners of Thai Golf Pass, and this initiative will also help in Thailand has always been a great standards at affordable prices. We 5,000 golfers. er. as a pure blessing, harbinger of Women, after the Mahabharat good fortune and glory to the period, due to the lack of knowl- family. 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(CLW) administrative office. he N F Railway celebrated the and also future projects to be under- oldest reputable person in The list also features Ram Prakash, Ravij Seth, B K T64th railway week with proper taken. the list is Queen Elizabeth II, influential international per- Singh, S P Marandi along with senior gaiety and merriment at Rang A K Yadav, chief administrative 92, whereas, the youngest sonalities like Dalai Lama, officers and other members of SC/ST Bhawan, Maligaon. officer cited last year’s record break- being Pakistani activist Michael Bloomberg, Tim association garlanded the portrait of Dr N K Prasad, general manager of ing performance completion of Malala Yuzafzai, 21. 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Sanjiv Kumar deliv- officers, staff and N F Railway fra- awarded to the staff whose dedicat- Modi, Indian business mag- ment industry like Ed ered a speech on political contribution ternity. ed services made possible to com- nate Mukesh Ambani, CEO of Sheeran, Emma Watson, of Ambedkar from national freedom In a nut-shell GM spoke to the plete India’s longest Rail-cum-Road Google Sundar Pichai, Nobel Nicole Kidman and John struggle to strengthening of Indian Praveen Mishra, general manager Dr Bhim Rao and stressed upon to fol- gathering about achievement done in Bridge and Asia’s 2nd longest Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, Legend. democracy. of CLW also expressed his respect to low the path shown by him. the previous year, ongoing projects Bogibeel Bridge Project. !"# $ C8 ? B 9=@ $ $% % , C57;D5C< +% ) %
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Pjanic doing well to deny Ziyech a tap- on aggregate. mode, helped by a vintage Teenage centre-back De Ligt struck But Ronaldo latched onto a Miralem in. A dizzying opening spell, United were brilliant for eight Coutinho curler after he had cut midway through the second period, Pjanic corner with a downward head- But Ten Hag's side's incessant pres- in which Marcus Rashford minutes and could have been inside from the left. though, to seal a 3-2 aggregate win and er that left Onana with no chance. sure paid off with 19-year-old skipper had hit the crossbar, was long- ahead within 30 seconds as Messi even attempted a bicy- set up a last-four clash with either It was the Portugal star's 126th De Ligt towering above Alex Sandro and forgotten, even if it could offer Rashford raced onto a curving cle kick and there were celebra- Manchester City or Tottenham. Champions League goal and sixth of this Daniele Rugani to head home Lasse Barca's next opponents some Paul Pogba pass and toed away tions from the home fans when The young Dutch side had already campaign, having now scored in his past Schone's corner on 67 minutes. encouragement. a shot, which Marc-Andre ter news went round that Ajax had eliminated three-time defending six European games against Ajax, net- Ziyech looked as if he had fired a Liverpool, who take a 2-0 Stegen bravely left to graze his taken the lead in Turin. They champions Real Madrid en route to the ting nine goals in total. third past Szczesny, but his goal was lead to Porto on Wednesday, own crossbar. believe this is their year. quarters, overturning a 2-1 home But Van de Beek soon silenced the ruled offside after a VAR check. are now the most likely obsta- defeat against the Spanish side with a cheers of the home crowd when he con- And the Dutch visitors held on, cle between them and their first ,) , memorable 4-1 victory at the Santiago trolled a wayward Hakim Ziyech shot with Ronaldo unable to make a dif- Champions League final since Barca were flustered, so Bernabeu. six minutes later, rolling the ball past ference after his incredible hat- they last won this tournament much so the crowd even Juventus had been looking to Szczesny to cancel out Juventus' away trick had pulled Juventus into the in 2015. cheered with relief when reach the Champions League semi- goal and make it 2-2 on aggregate. quarter-finals in the last-16 Instead, United's pair of Arthur Melo played his team's finals for the third time in the past five Teenage striker Moise Kean replaced win over Atletico Madrid. early errors made this another first convincing pass. seasons. Dybala after the break, but it was the Four-time winners Ajax night about Messi and ensured Then, Barcelona had their But Ronaldo, who scored an away Dutch who turned on the style, with won their third consecutive any faint hopes of repeating the own eight-minute flurry as goal last week with a diving header in only Szczesny's reflexes keeping title in 1973 at the expense comeback against Paris Saint- United almost conceded a Amsterdam, was Juve's only weapon Juventus in the tie. of Juventus, and last lifted Germain, or even the famous penalty, ruled out after Fred against the impressive Dutch side. The Polish keeper denied the trophy in 1995, with 1999 rescue act against Bayern took the ball before bringing The 34-year-old was signed for 100 Ziyech from close range with their last semi-final Munich, on this same pitch, down Ivan Rakitic, and then million euros ($117 million) last sum- one hand, and minutes appearance ending in were dashed. did concede, twice, to Messi. mer from Real Madrid in a bid to win later tipped Van de defeat by Juve 22 years Messi now has his 109th Both could have been the European trophy for the first time Beek's curling ago. and 110th Champions League avoided, even if Young's turn since 1996, when they effort Juventus now turn goals and, potentially, three on the edge of his own box was beat Ajax in the their focus back to extra matches to reduce the gap punished in devastating fash- final. Serie A where they on Cristiano Ronaldo's 126, ion. Young lunged in to atone "Ajax deserved can win an eighth after Juventus were dumped for his mistake but Messi to qualify," said Juve consecutive title out by Ajax. Barcelona's fans skipped away from him, poked coach on Saturday. celebrated that too. it through Fred's legs and then Massimiliano They could have hardly whipped the ball into corner. Allegri. have asked for a better start. The second was simpler. %//.1L1 6 ' # ! .)$& 0""-$)- +.+."!$+ 6/ & tract with Atletico Madrid until June 30, 2023," a club statement read. '' tletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan "The Slovenian player has signed 6 AOblak has signed a new contract his new contract that commits him to ameron Bancroft hit an until 2023, the club announced on our club for four more seasons." Cunbeaten 151 on his one-day Wednesday. Oblak's previous contract con- debut for Durham as the dis- &' ' Oblak's commitment comes as a tained a release clause of 100 million graced Australia batsman start- boost to Atletico, with the 26-year-old euros, which is likely to have been ed to repay the English county's afael Nadal charged out of the establishing himself as one of the increased, rather than removed, in his faith in him. Rblocks on Wednesday to world's finest goalkeepers since join- new deal. According to reports in the Bancroft was banned for hammer Roberto Bautista Agut ing the club in 2014. Spanish press, the adjusted release nine months after being caught 6-1, 6-1 in his opening match at ., "Jan Oblak has extended his con- clause will be 120 million euros. in the Australia ball-tampering the Monte Carlo Masters. scandal during their tour to The 11-time champion South Africa last year showed no sign of the knee The 'sandpaper-gate' inci- problems which forced him to ! ! %)%%% dent during the Newlands Test quit ahead of an Indian Wells against South Africa also led to semi-final against Roger Federer Bancroft's Australia team-mates a month ago. Steve Smith and David Warner The 32-year-old had !$!) $!)!% %!$! receiving year-long suspensions. expressed pre-tournament cau- After returning in Australia's tion regarding the health of his &# " "I actually expected to Big Bash League in December, knee — a worry which appeared 7 have a muscle injury earlier and playing a role in the back end to be groundless after a 76- njured Bayern Munich K,6C this season." of Western Australia's current minute masterclass. ! " $ Igoalkeeper Manuel Neuer Neuer said he knew Sheffield Shield campaign, Nadal collected the opening on Wednesday quashed instinctively that he had suf- Bancroft has joined up with five games of the afternoon in 17 Nadal improved his current position of 33rd. rumours of his imminent fered a muscle fibre tear Durham with a view to making minutes as he set the tone for incredible record here to Zverev swept the retirement and says he wants % when he pulled up during the Australia's Ashes squad. another dominant display in the 69-4 as he takes aim at a opening set in 30 minutes to return in time to face RB Duesseldorf game. Durham, now under a new principality. fourth consecutive title but had to get through a Leipzig on the penultimate The Bayern goalkeeper Australian director of cricket in He was equally in control at the event. series of three straight day of the Bundesliga season. $ $ praised his understudy Sven Marcus North, attracted criticism during the second set, where he Third seed Alexander breaks of serve between "It is difficult to say when Ulreich and wants to support in some quarters when they saved three break points in the Zverev rediscovered traces him and his opponent I will be back but I think career. the team in the coming recruited Bancroft. fourth game and two more in the of his best form with a 6-1, 6- before finally advancing in 78 Leipzig is a realistic target," he "We smiled about that," weeks. But the 26-year-old was con- sixth. 4 defeat of Felix Auger-Aliassime. minutes. said at a press conference, Neuer admitted when asked "Even if I can't play I want troversially appointed Durham "It was a great start, it's good The German, locally based, The third seed broke six with league leaders Bayern about the rumours. to be around the team," he captain and, making his maiden to be back here," the 17-time reached the third round as he times and will next face Italy's away to third-placed Leipzig The Bayern shot-stopper said. limited overs appearance, Grand Slam winner said. tamed the 18-year-old who broke Fabio Fognini, who reached the on May 5. insists he is taking this latest Bayern face back-to-back Bancroft piled up the runs in "I've had some great through for a Miami semi-final third round when French oppo- Neuer, 33, was substitut- setback in his stride after games against in-form their One-Day Cup clash with moments on this court, I really last month. nent Gilles Simon was unable to ed off during Bayern's 4-1 twice breaking a bone in his Werder Bremen in the next Northamptonshire at Chester-le- enjoy playing here. play their match due to back win over Fortuna Duesseldorf foot in 2017. week. Street on Wednesday. "It's not easy to come back !/ G problems. last Sunday after aggravating "I was out for a whole They host Bremen in the Bancroft, who played in the from injury, I had to do a lot of The 21-year-old Zverev Greek sixth seed Stefanos a recurring calf injury. year last season when I broke league on Saturday before 2017-18 Ashes, plundered five mental work as well to be pre- played the semi-finals in Monte Tsitsipas moved ahead, defeating The knock sees him side- Neuer has had a relent- my metatarsal and I was on travelling north for a German sixes and eight fours in a 188- pared. Carlo a year ago but has yet to hit Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3, 7-5. lined at a crucial phase of the less struggle with injury in crutches for a long time," he Cup semi-final tie on Tuesday. minute stay at the crease. "I tried to play solid, domi- his stride this season. Britain's Cameron Norrie season, with Bayern seeking recent years, and after the said. Neuer described both He and Michael Richardson nate with my forehand when I That may be starting to defeated Marton Fucsovics of to stay a point ahead of club announced that he "When you are out for games as "finals" and warned put on 208 for the fourth-wick- had the chance." change. Hungary 7-6 (7/3), 6-3, while Borussia Dortmund in the would give a press conference that long, your body has to his teammates not to under- et before the latter was ousted in Bautista Agut has now lost to Canadian Auger-Aliassime Pierre-Hugues Herbert stunned Bundesliga title race and bid- on Wednesday, there was adapt so you expect to have estimate Bremen, who cur- the final over. his Spanish countryman in all has made a fast rise in the rank- 2018 finalist and fifth seed Kei ding to reach the German some speculation that he smaller muscle injuries after- rently sit seventh in the Durham went on to score three of their meetings, while ings from 175 a year ago to his Nishikori 7-5, 6-4. 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HI5 &" H H 0 : ' 0 ustralian great Ricky Ponting on Wednesday Aexpressed surprise at Rishabh Pant's exclusion 6 -<.: from India's World Cup squad, saying he could have been the X factor in the playing eleven. Ponting met Pant on Monday night, hours after the India squad was announced with Dinesh +&,% , JC 7G Karthik being preferred over the 21-year-old for the reserve wicketkeeper's slot. "Yes I was surprised when he was left out of the ry of fours and sixes. Indian squad. I thought he would be in and he While Watson found the would be in the starting eleven. I thought someone fence four times, Du Plessis hit like him batting at four or five could have been that two maximums to up the ante X factor and the difference between India and the at the Rajiv Gandhi other teams," International Stadium. said the Delhi Having added 79 runs in Capitals head just under 10 overs, Watson coach. was bowled by left-arm spinner Ponting had Shahbaz Nadeem, giving the nothing but home fans something to cheer Live on Star Sports 1& 2 HEAD words of about after a prolonged wait. TO encouragement The Australia's dismissal ishabh Pant will be in focus HEAD for the star triggered a collapse, from Rafter his fiercely-debated , %* Delhi Capitals which the Super Kings strug- World Cup exclusion when a 683 % " '( player. gled to recover. buoyant Delhi Capitals aim to "- -)3 "One thing replicate its stellar away form at # " ) FT33& ,'' we know about / +, !$ ! home against the Mumbai Indian cricket , Indians here at Feroz Shah Kotla that there is a lot Struggling with back on Thursday. an unlikely win for Capitals who of depth around spasm, Chennai Super Kings Pant has been mum on successfully defended 155 by in batting and skipper Mahendra Singh being ignored for the World Cup bowling out the hosts for 116. this time Dhoni was on Wednesday rest- in favour of Dinesh Karthik and West Indies pacer Keemo Rishabh has ed for their IPL clash against it would be interesting to see Paul too has come to the party missed out. Sunrisers Hyderabad, the first how the 21-year-old's bat in the last two games by picking Knowing what time he is not leading the yel- responds to the disappointment. up five wickets. The batting he is like and low brigade since 2010. With 10 points from eight unit, led by captain Shreyas the talent he has, Suresh Raina was handed games, both teams are on course Iyer, is also hitting its strides with I would be sur- over the captaincy for the away to make the play-offs. While that Dhawan back among the runs prised if he game at the Rajiv Gandhi counts as familiar territory for following a few quiet games. doesn't play in at least three world cups before his ) % International Stadium. three-time IPL champions His opening partner is due career is over. "Dhoni wanted to take Mumbai Indians, Capitals are in for a big knock after making lit- "I had a quick chat with him. He seems to have unrisers Hyderabad bowled a some rest, he'll be back in the the middle of a remarkable tle impact in the last five games. taken it pretty well. There is no doubt that he is dis- nagging line and length to restrict next game," Raina said at the resurgence, having not finished But the centre of attention appointed, he would have loved to be in that squad SChennai Super Kings to 132 for toss. The decision to rest the in the top-four since 2012. will be Pant, who will be play- but the thing he still has to remember is, potential- five in their Indian Premier League veteran was a precautionary The celebrated duo of head ing his first game after missing ly he will get the opportunity to play in three to four match here on Wednesday. measure. coach Ricky Ponting and men- out on a World Cup spot, a deci- World Cups. Leading the side in the absence of The two-time World Cup tor Sourav Ganguly has man- sion that has divided opinions. "What is negative thing for the Indian team is Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was winning captain had suffered aged to instill belief in the team The focus will also be on the positive for Delhi capitals. Really happy that the rested for the game because of back the injury against Kolkata members and that is visible on Kotla pitch which has already decision has been made and he can focus on the spasm, Suresh Raina opted to bat after Knight Riders and after that the field. The team now seems copped criticism for its slowish back half of the tournament." the coin landed in his favour. But the game, Dhoni had said, "It's a lit- to believe that it can win the title nature. Ponting had described it Pant at times has been criticised for throwing decision did not work wonders for the tle tight right now but hopeful- after a long spell as the perenni- as the "worst possible" track for away a good start. Asked if that could be the rea- visitors as the Sunrisers bowlers pro- ly, it will get better". al underachiever of the compe- the home team after a loss ear- son selectors did not pick Pant, Ponting said: "I don't duced a disciplined effort to pick up Ahead the match, Dhoni tition. lier in the tournament. know the selection criteria. Don't know why he is five wickets for 22 runs. was seen warming up by play- The South African pace Apart from the super over not being picked. I don't know why the other guys Opener Faf du Plessis top-scored overs, seamers Bhuvneshwar Kumar the slip cordon. ing some football before Raina combine of Kagiso Rabada and game against KKR, the other have been picked ahead of him. To be honest it is with a 31-ball 45 and added 79 runs (0/21) and Khaleel Ahmed (1/22) Du Plessis drove Khaleel walked out for the toss. Chris Morris have delivered for two matches here have been none of my business. for the opening wicket with Shane were also miserly. over his head for a boundary in This is only the fourth the team. Even in the previous low-scoring affairs with the "Though I don't think he is impatient, he is a Watson (31). CSK did not have much It was a quite beginning for CSK the fourth over, a proper crick- time Dhoni is not playing for game against Sunrisers home team ending on the wrong very smart player. I think he sums up situations and to cheer about after that as the hosts as Bhuvneshwar conceded just one eting shot this time around, and Chennai Super Kings in the Hyderabad, the two pacers side of the result on both occa- conditions really well. But they obviously have their made a remarkable comeback. run in the opening over. CSK followed that with a flur- cash-rich league. shared seven wickets to fashion sions. reasons for not picking him and I am not going to Ignored for the World Cup, Ambati Complementing his senior pace part- comment on that. Rayadu remained not out on 25 off 21 ner, Khaleel also bowled a tight first "I actually think he missing out you will see a balls. over, giving away only three runs. different player in the IPL. His determination will While leg-spinner Rashid Khan In a manner least convincing, shine through and I am sure he will score heavily was the most successful bowler with CSK found their first boundary when in the back half of the tournament," he said. economical figures of 2/17 in four Watson's thick edge went flying over (! % H , +
the BCCI also has the option Avesh Khan and Deepak of including anyone apart Chahar will be travelling oung wicket-keeper from these three but it is with the team purely as net YRishabh Pant and veteran unlikely to happen. bowlers, they can also be batsman Ambati Rayudu "Just like ICC Champions drafted in if the management were on Wednesday named Trophy, we have three stand- feels so. among the standbys for bys. Rishabh Pant and Ambati "Khaleel, Avesh and India's World Cup squad, Rayudu are the first and sec- Deepak are not designated reigniting their dashed hopes ond standbys while Saini is standbys. In case of bowlers, of making the trip to the UK the bowler in the list. So if that possibility is there but in case an injury setback hits anyone gets injured, as per when it comes purely to the side. requirement, one of the three batsmen, it will be either Speedster Navdeep Saini will be going," a senior BCCI Rishabh or Rayudu," the also found a place in the list official told PTI on official said. of three back-ups for the Wednesday. Rayudu took to In other developments, mega-event starting on May Twitter to take a dig at his there will be no Yo-Yo Test for 30. omission from the squad of 15 the World Cup-bound players Pant and Rayudu's exclu- on Tuesday. as the IPL is going to end only sion from the squad of 15 had "Just Ordered a new set of on May 12, just a few days created quite a stir on 3d glasses to watch the world before India head to the UK. Monday. While Sunil cup," Rayudu wrote on his "The players are already Gavaskar called Pant's omis- twitter handle Tuesday. in the middle of a gruelling sion surprising, the snub to This was after chairman T20 season. Once the IPL Rayudu was questioned by of selectors MSK Prasad jus- ends, they will need recovery Gautam Gambhir. tified preferring Vijay time. "It's not like that there is With the ICC doing away Shankar over Rayudu, citing a gap between two series and with the practice of letting the former's "three-dimen- you are having a test. If you countries announce a proba- sional qualities". are tired, the results may bles' list before the final squad, While Khaleel Ahmed, vary," the official explained. . )<0)&77&E'7=& =1'.1D))D7D&.& <)
#% Shastri was quoted as saying by Kohli declared Rayudu as the "You have that kind of con- the 'Sport360' website here. front-runner for the position, sistent record, you need a bunch ndia coach Ravi Shastri on "When you only have 15 to Shastri said the spot remains a of players performing all the IWednesday said he would pick, there is bound to be some- flexible one. time. Due credit to the team," he have preferred a 16-member one or the other who misses out, "Total flexibility (on No4 said. World Cup squad instead of the which is very unfortunate. I position) depending on condi- Speaking in general about mandated 15 and urged those would have preferred 16 play- tions, opposition. I would say the marquee tournament in who missed out to "not lose ers. We had mentioned to the the top three… but after that the UK, Shastri gave the heart". ICC that in a tournament that you can be very flexible," he favourites' tag to England. India on Monday long, 16 players makes sense. said. "England have been the announced a 15-strong squad But the diktat was 15," he Shastri also brushed aside most consistent team over the for the mega-event, starting added. Shastri said those who criticism that India seem to be last two years. They have multi- May 30 in the United Kingdom, missed the final 15 should look too reliant on Kohli to carry dimensional players. They have and the omissions of young ahead as opportunity can knock them through. depth in bowling and batting. keeper-batsman Rishabh Pant anytime. "If you look at the last five And they are playing at home. and veteran Ambati Rayudu "They (who missed out) years, the way the Indian team So they would start as triggered a debate on the choic- shouldn't lose heart. It's a funny has performed, they have always favourites," Shastri said. es made by the selectors. game. There could be injuries. been in the top two or three. To "But there are so many Shastri steered clear of com- So you never know when you be in top two or three for five teams that can beat any team on menting on the furore. could be called up," he said. years in a row, No1 in Tests, a given day. In a tournament like "I don't get involved in When pressed on Vijay again top three in T20 cricket… the World Cup, you have got to selection. If we have any opin- Shankar's selection for the No.4 you can't depend on one play- be on top of your game every ion, we let the captain known," slot months after captain Virat er," he asserted. game," he added.