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SSP/LW/NP-34/2019-21 Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 WORLD 12 SPORT 15 Published From CONGRESS’ CUP FACE VEIL BAN TAKES WINS PFA BHOPAL BHUBANESWAR EFFECT IN LANKA RANCHI RAIPUR CHANDIGARH OF SORROWS PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD DEHRADUN HYDERABAD VIJAYWADA Late City Vol. 155 Issue 117 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable LUCKNOW, TUESDAY APRIL 30, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 BE A PART OF THE CHANGE: ARJUN} } 14 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com Bengal hogs limelight; Ph-IV sees 64% turnout Stakes high for NDA to retain seats; CRPF opens fire in Bengal booth; Babul booked for threatening officials PNS n NEW DELHI Odisha, five in Bihar, three in poll, BJP-Shiv Sena have high Minister Jaswant Singh’s son Jharkhand and a part of stakes as in 2014 general elec- and former MLA Manvendra he voting for the 72 Lok Anantnag constituency in tions the National Democratic Singh (Barmer LS), erstwhile TSabha seats in Phase IV Jammu & Kashmir. Alliance (NDA) won 41 out of Jaipur royal family member across nine States saw a turnout The scorching summer the 48 seats in the State. The Diya Kumari, Union Minister of 64 per cent and sporadic vio- heat with temperature as high BJP and the Shiv Sena bagged PP Chaudhary will also be lence in West Bengal. over 43 degrees Celsius in 23 and 18 seats, respectively. decided in the polling. The prominent candidates some States did come in the The phase four thus holds In Madhya Pradesh bypoll whose fate is now locked in way of high turnout in the maximum importance for the to Chhindwara Assembly seat, EVMs include Giriraj Singh, afternoon with most people NDA in its bid to repeat man- where Chief Minister Kamal Babul Supriyo, Baijayant Panda preferring to cast their votes in date at the Centre in 2019. Nath is seeking election, was (BJP), Urmila Matondkar, the morning or just before Jodhpur in Rajathan is one held simultaneously with Lok Salman Khurshid, Milind evening. of the most talked about seats Sabha poll on Monday. Deora (Congress), Dimple Sun was most punishable where Chief Minister Ashok Six Lok Sabha constituen- Yadav (SP) and Kanhaiya in 13 Lok Sabha seats of Gehlot’s son Vaibhav is pitted cies of Sidhi, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Kumar (CPI). The stakes are Rajasthan including the border against Union Minister of State Mandla, Balaghat and high for the ruling BJP and its Lok Sabha seat of Barmer. The and MP Gajendra Singh Chhindwara went to polls in allies as it as it had won 56 of constituencies in Rajasthan Shekhwat. Madhya Pradesh. these seats in 2014. which went to poll in this The fate of former Union Continued on Page 7 West Bengal recorded a phase are Tonk- high turnout at 76.47 in the Sawaimadhopur, Ajmer, Pali, eight seats as against a turnout Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, of 84 per cent last year. In Udaipur, Banswara, Barabani, BJP candidate from Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Asansol and Union Minister Bhilwara, Kota and Jhalawar- Babul Supriyo’s vehicle was Baran. vandalised allegedly by TMC The Congress, which has workers outside a polling sta- formed Government in the tion, while in Dubrajpur area State, is upbeat this time as it Central security forces per- had scored a duck in 2014 LS sonnel reportedly opened fire poll with the BJP winning all 25 in the air to disperse irate peo- seats in the State. The BJP ple who attacked them when would like to retain as many of they were barred from entering its seats as possible to consol- the booths with mobile phones. idate its all tally. An FIR was registered Voters sail on an overloaded boat to reach their polling booths for casting votes during the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Darbhanga on Monday PTI Similarly in Madhya against Supriyo for allegedly Pradesh with 29 seats, the BJP threatening polling officials. supporters of rival parties in per cent turnout in 2014. ing was recorded in A total of about 12.79 had pocketed 26 of the 29 seats The ruling Trinamool Congress Nanoor, Rampurhat, Nalhati Polling was peaceful in Maharashtra (17 seats), 68 per crore voters were enlisted to with the Congress winning and the BJP accused each other and Suri areas of Birbhum Rajasthan, with tribal domi- cent in Odisha (6 seats), 58.92 exercise their franchise in the only three seats. Like Rajasthan, of intimidating voters in the seat, leaving several people nated seat of Banswara record- per cent in Bihar (five seats), fourth phase polling. the Congress has formed State, which has seen violence injured. ing the highest voting per- 63.39 per cent in Jharkhand (3 Voting took place in 17 Government in MP too and in all previous three phases Anantnag recorded 10.5 centage at 72.34, followed by seats), 57.58 per cent in UP, seats in Maharashtra, 13 each hopes to increase its LS count despite stepped up Central per cent, the lowest polling in Barmer, which recorded 72.21 65.5 per cent in Madhya in Rajasthan and , significantly. forces deployment. the phase four polling. per cent voting. Pradesh, and 64.5 per cent in eight in West Bengal, six each In Maharashtra too where TMC MP Shanta Chhetri and party leader Chandan Mitra speak after meeting the Clashes broke out between Anantnag had recorded 36.34 Nearly 58.23 per cent vot- Rajasthan. in Madhya Pradesh and on Monday 17 LS seats went to Election Commission in New Delhi on Monday Ranjan Dimri | Pioneer Chowkidar versus ousted BSF jawan 40 TMC MLAs ready to in : SP picks Tej Bahadur join BJP after polls: Modi chose the Vikas Panthis — or PNS n LUCKNOW Didi wonders how those who have come to eman- cipate Bengal from the Daam and t is going to be former jawan Prime Minister Daman Panthis and develop it. Iversus chowkidar in Varanasi In a slant attack on Mamata Lok Sabha constituency from for “losing her nerves at the sight where dismissed Border could indulge in of saffron wave”, Modi said, Security Force constable Tej “Didi is losing temper very fre- Bahadur Yadav will be horse trading quently these days. She is attack- Samajwadi Party (SP) candi- ing not only me or the BJP but date against Prime Minister SAUGAR SENGUPTA n everyone around her. Her own . BAHARAMPUR workers are so scared of her that The SP, in a tactical move, they are evading her sight appar- has changed its Varanasi can- rime Minister Narendra Prime Minister Narendra Modi during ently to evade a slap or two.” didate Shalini Yadav and has PModi’s claim on Monday that an election campaign rally for ongoing Saying that Mamata’s aspi- fielded Tej Bahadur Yadav to at least 40 Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha polls at Jilebi in North 24 rations to become the PM would take on the Prime Minister. legislators are waiting in the Parganas district of West Bengal on remain a pipedream as “no one After the Congress refused wings to join the BJP drew Monday PTI can become a PM with a hand- to field Priyanka Gandhi Vadra prompt counter-attack from West ful of seats,” Modi said the “rea- against Modi, the SP turned the Bengal Chief Minister Mamata results of the general elections will son she is raising ‘Delhi chalo’ slo- battle into an ex-jawan versus Banerjee. be declared, at least 40 TMC gan is because she wants to chowkidar contest. Mamata wondered how a MLAs will join the BJP.” This is establish her nephew (Abhishek After filing his nomination person as high as the Prime the first that such a claim has Banerjee) firmly in Bengal.” paper, Tej said, “The issues of Minister could indulge in horse come from the Prime Minister On the NRC, the Prime Samajwadi Party are mine and trading, ruling out any possibil- himself. Hours later, the TMC Minister spoke out in Bengali now I am the candidate of the ity of a split in her party as “the lodged a complaint with the saying if his party came to power party as I have filed my nom- people of Bengal would never ECI while senior party leader in the State it would invoke ination on the party’s symbol. side with a person whose hands Derek O’Brien accused the PM NRC, an issue that had received We are fighting for farmers and were stained with blood of of “indulging in horse-trading.” sustained opposition from soldiers of the country.” Gujarat riots.” Claiming that India had wit- Mamata. Tej was dismissed from Modi, who was addressing nessed four streams of politics — The Chief Minister hit back BSF in 2017 after he released a an election rally in Serampore Naam Panthi, Waam Panthi, hard saying the BJP was a party video of the alleged poor food constituency, said, “Ground Daam and Daman Panthi — of thieves and a number of its served to jawans in J&K. beneath Didi’s feat is moving fast Modi said a time has come leaders were tainted. Continued on Page 7 as anytime after May 23 when the when the people wouldfinally Continued on Page 7 CAPSULE Rahul refuses to budge, just regrets BAGHDADI RESURRECTS AFTER FIVE YEARS Baghdad: The elusive chief of misquoting apex court in chor jibe the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has appeared for the PNS n NEW DELHI “Chowkidar chor hai” slogan first time in five years in a attacking the Prime Minister. propaganda video released by ongress president Rahul Last Monday, Rahul had the jehadi organisation. CGandhi on Monday filed said in an affidavit that he had his reply before the Supreme falsely quoted the SC as EC TO HEAR PLAINTS Court in connection with a “rhetorical flourish in the heat AGAINST PM, RAHUL contempt case against him for of political campaigning”, with- New Delhi: The EC will take a his “Chowkidar chor hai” out having seen, read or decision on complaints of model remark on Prime Minister analysed the order. code violations by PM Narendra Narendra Modi. A day later, senior Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah and Rahul, in his fresh affidavit Congress leader Abhishek Congress president Rahul filed before a Bench headed by Manu Singhvi, acting as Rahul's Gandhi on Tuesday. Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, lawyer, requested that the case reiterated his stand but did not He has requested the SC to be closed. CYCLONE FANI INTENSIFIES apologise and expressed only dismiss the contempt case with As former Attorney INTO SEVERE STORM: IMD regret for his comment. a fine. In her plea, Lekhi has General Mukul Rohatgi, argu- New Delhi: Cyclone ‘Fani' Rahul also sought dismissal alleged that Rahul has attrib- ing on behalf of the BJP, object- intensified into a ‘severe cyclonic of the contempt petition filed uted his personal remarks to ed. Singhvi pointed out that the storm' on Monday evening and by BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi, the top court and tried to cre- court had "not issued notice" to is headed towards the Odisha saying it was an abuse of the ate prejudice. his client but only asked for an coast, IMD said. It could take a process of the court. In his sub- Though it had excused explanation to which the Chief shape of an ‘extremely severe mission the Gandhi scion Rahul from a personal appear- Justice responded by saying cyclone' by Wednesday, adopted his earlier reply and ance, the SC had asked him to "You (Singhvi) are pointing prompting the Government to said the BJP was abusing the explain why he should not be out we have forgotten to put the NDRFand the Indian legal process to “gag” him from held in contempt for claiming issue notice. We will cure it by Coast Guard on high alert. raising the Rafale issue. that it had “accepted” his Continued on Page 7 LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | APRIL 30, 2019 city 02

Over 57 pc polling in UP 4th phase Opposition giving tickets to ‘bahubalis’ PNS n LUCKNOW Sakshi Maharaj, in Unnao. without realising UP has changed: Shah In Shahjahanpur, a woman n estimated 57.58 per and a youth were injured dur- Chitrakoot/Pratapgarh (PTI): BJP presi- cent voters exercised ing polling at Jaitipur village in dent Amit Shah on Monday accused the oppo- Atheir franchise in 13 Lok Tilhar assembly segment when sition of giving tickets to bahubalis (strongmen) Sabha constituencies of Uttar two groups clashed over cast- in Uttar Pradesh, asserting that their presence Pradesh which went to polls in ing votes. Both sides attacked will not have any impact as the Yogi Adityanath the fourth phase on Monday. each other with lathis and also government has been acting tough against them. The polling passed off fired in the air. First a mob hit He also reiterated that the BJP government, peaceful except for some minor the woman who was entering after coming to power, will scrap Article 370 of clashes and poll boycott. her house after casting her the Constitution which grants special status to The turnout was highest in vote and later her supporters Jammu and Kashmir. Nighasan assembly segment of attacked the assailants. The Addressing an election meeting in Lakhimpur Kheri Lok Sabha woman’s nephew was also Pratapgarh, Shah said, “We want to remove seat where 62 percent voters injured in the clash. Police Article 370 from Kashmir, but Rahul Gandhi exercised their franchise. rushed to the spot and con- does not want this... when Modiji’s government BJP president Amit Shah with BJP candidates for Allahabad Minor clashes were report- trolled the situation. They said comes back in power, it (Article 370) will be Rita Bahuguna Joshi and Phulpur Kesari Devi Patel at an ed from Shahjahanpur. Hardoi the two sides clashed over old abrogated.” election campaign in Prayagraj on Monday PTI and Kannauj. rivalry. postal ballot in the name of his of malfunctioning of more than stituency as the people were Attacking the opposition on the issue of The fourth phase polling Minor clashes between the sister Janhavi Prasada. He 100 EVMs in Kannauj as annoyed with the behavior of Kashmir, he said, “Omar Abdullah says there ation). “The mahamilavatis are not able to witnessed a fall in voting per- BJP and SB-BSP-RLD alliance demanded a thorough investi- alleged by the Samajwdi Party. the district officials. should be another PM for Kashmir... his friends understand yet that Uttar Pradesh has changed... centage due to severe heat wave workers were reported from gation into the matter. Reports from Hardoi said A report from Rath in are Mayawati, Akhilesh and Rahul Gandhi... all Now, it is the Yogi government that is at the conditions. Till 5 pm, 53.23 per Hardoi and Kannauj, though A report from Kanpur said that a voter standing in the Jalaun Lok Sabha constituency these together want to separate Kashmir from helm,” Shah said. cent polling was recorded in the there was no disruption in that FIR was registered against queue died due to sun stroke at in Bundelkhand region said India.” The BJP president also termed Congress fourth phase against 56.71 per- polling. BJP leader Suresh Awasthi for Umra polling booth under voters created ruckus over mis- In Jaunpur, the BJP leader said his party will chief Rahul Gandhi the mahamilavati leader of cent in phase three, 58.61 per- Another report from misbehaving with a police offi- Badhauli police station. The behavior by the police at a never indulge in vote bank politics nor compro- the grand alliance. “If temperatures in country cent in phase two and 59.77 Shahjahanpur said that former cer at a polling booth. deceased was identified as Om polling booth while at Jhikhak mise with the security of the country, “but Rahul, increase, he (Rahul) takes leave and goes out of percent in phase one. Union minister and Congress Election Commission Pal Singh (48). in Kanpur Dehat district in Akhilesh and Mayawati can do anything for the country.... Even his mother () The fourth phase polling candidate from Dhaurahra Lok sources here said on Monday Reports of poll boycott Akbarpur Lok Sabha con- votes”. Shah alleged that “goons” of the BSP and is not able to find him,” he said, adding Prime in UP sealed the fate of 152 Sabha seat, Jatin Prasada, filed that polling was peaceful bar- were received from seven vil- stituency, a sector magistrate SP used to work as land mafias, but ever since Minister Narendra Modi had not taken leave in candidates, including SP can- a complained with the Election ring some reports of malfunc- lages in Hamirpur Lok Sabha was sent for medical test after the “anti-land mafia squads” were set up by Chief 20 years. didate who is Commission after someone tioning of EVMs. ”The EVMs seat, including Pawai, he was found in inebriated Minister Yogi Adityanath, encroachment of land Shah accused BSP supremo Mayawati and wife of SP president Akhilesh else voted in his sister’s name were immediately changed,” Dumraha, Kharari and others, condition. has stopped. SP president of making similar Yadav, in Kannauj, former during polling on Monday. the sources said. as the voters were annoyed Polling was held at “The people from the ‘grand adulteration’ speeches of working for the poor. “For 25 years, Union ministers and Congress Prasada said when he along They said due to the heat over lack of development in Shahjahanpur (SC), Kheri, have given tickets to ‘bahubalis’ in Uttar the people of Uttar Pradesh gave them oppor- candidate Salman Khurshid in with his family members went wave condition, the polling their villages. Hardoi (SC), Misrikh (SC), Pradesh, but such strongmen do not have an tunity, but they did nothing for the poor,” he said. Farrukhabad and Sriprakash to cast their votes in the morn- percentage was below the Poll boycott was also wit- Unnao, Farrukhabad, Etawah impact here,” he said addressing rallies in “You gave one chance to Modi ji. When he Jaiswal in Kanpur and ing at Sudama Prasad polling desired level. nessed in Ballepurwa village (SC), Kannauj, Kanpur, Chitrakoot and Pratapgarh districts. became the prime minister, he worked for the Congress leader Anu Tandon, station, they found that some- The Election Commission under Tirwa assembly segment Akbarpur, Jalaun (SC), Jhansi The BJP has been referring to the opposi- poor and benefitted them with many schemes who is pitted against BJP’s one had already voted through officials also refuted the charges of Kannauj parliamentary con- and Hamirpur constituencies. tion alliance as mahamilavati (grand adulter- in the past five years,” he said. SP alleges malfunctioning of Maneka concern Yogi slams Cong talks of development over low polling PNS n LUCKNOW Addressing a rally in EVM on large scale in Kannauj Pratapgarh, Yogi said no one PNS n LUCKNOW percentage itting out at Congress lead- was being allowed to play with Hership, particularly Sonia the country’s security under the day after filing complaint Dimple did not do enough for farmers, Lucknow (PNS): Expressing Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Narendra Modi government. Awith Uttar Pradesh Chief concern over decline in vote per- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath “In the five years of the Electoral Officer about the poor on Kannauj: Subrat Pathak centage, Union minister and said that the party which could Modi government, be it the “house arrest” of its leaders in candidate not develop Rae Bareli and issue of national security or Kannauj, Samajwadi Party on Lucknow (PNS): Subrat Pathak, the Bharatiya Janata Party from Sultanpur, Amethi was now dreaming of internal security or the (eco- Monday alleged large-scale candidate from Kannauj from where Samajwadi Party chief urged the people to come out and taking India on the path of nomic) growth, the develop- malfunctioning of electronic Akhilesh Yadav’s wife Dimple Yadav is seeking third term, took vote because it was the only tool development. ment is being seen everywhere. voting machines (EVMs) in a swipe at her for “not doing enough for farmers and the poor to strengthen democracy. “The mother and son duo No one is being allowed to play Kannauj and accused the police in her constituency”. She said that the people in her in Congress are talking about with the security of the coun- and administration of working son Varun Gandhi’s constituen- developing India. How can try today,” the Chief Minister in favour of the Bharatiya Janata cy Pilibhit had voted in large they talk about this when they said. Party at the behest of Director Kannauj, Amrendra Singh, and “Kannauj police officers numbers. She asked the people of left their own constituencies, “When Modiji had taken General of Police of UP. some other police officers have are working for the BJP. Our Sultanpur if they could give the from where they were winning out of 80 seats and we will getting recognition only when oath as prime minister for the The party alleged that in at been trying to rig the election party workers were given red gift of more voting to the moth- for last many years, in the achieve this target,” he said. BJP came to power. “Without first time on May 26, 2014, he at least two polling booths in by forcing people to vote in cards and false cases were filed er than the son. Maneka Gandhi lurch,” Yogi said while address- In the 2004 parliamentary any bias, we implemented the had said his government would Kannauj the Voter-Verifiable favour of the ruling party. All against them. We have urged said, “If the people give us one day, ing an election rally in Rae elections, the BJP and its allies policies and brought smiles not be for any religion or indi- Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) this is being done at the behest the Chief Electoral Officer to I will give them time for whole of Bareli on Monday. had won 73 seats. on the faces of the poor and the vidual but would work for the machine showed the voting of DGP of UP Police. The remove the DGP immediately five years.” Sonia Gandhi and Rahul The Chief Minister said downtrodden,” the Chief poor, farmers, women, youths for the BJP when the ballot was DGP should be removed for free and fair polls in the Addressing a traders’ pro- Gandhi have won elections that the Congress leadership Minister said. and all sections of the society,” cast for the SP. The SP demand- immediately as he will not state,” he added. gramme in the district’s Ramlila from Rae Bareli and Amethi talked about development but Addressing rallies in Yogi said and asked had the ed removal of the UP DGP for allow fair elections to take On Sunday, SP state chief Maidan, Maneka Gandhi said respectively for many terms. In the fact was that it had always Dumahriyadih block of Gonda, previous governments any con- interfering in the poll process. place. He is working in favour Naresh Uttam Patel had written that this time the voting percent- Rae Bareli, BJP’s Dinesh Pratap surrendered before terrorism. Yogi said the condition of cern for the poor? SP leader Rajendra of the incumbent party and is to the Election Commission in age should be above 75 per cent. Singh is in the fray against UPA When Batala House encounter roads around Gonda, Meanwhile, Yogi Chaudhary and party’s Budaun terorrising the voters,” SP connection with the “house In the 2014 elections, only 51 per chairperson Sonia Gandhi took place, members of a royal Balrampur, Bahraich and Adityanath will be campaign- MP Dharmendra Yadav met the spokesperson Rajendra arrest” of party leader after cent voting was recorded while while in Amethi, Union family in Congress were in Shrawasti was so bad during ing in favour of Union Textiles Chief Electoral Officer in Chaudhary said after meeting pictures of police personnel the average voting of Sultanpur is Textiles Minister tears, he said. Akhilesh Yadav’s regime that Minister and BJP candidate for Lucknow and filed a formal the Chief Electoral Officer. camping outside the house of 58 per cent. has locked horns with Congress “People of Rae Bareli and people faced hardship while Amethi Lok Sabha seat Smriti complaint on Monday. Chaudhary said the EVMs senior leaders went viral on the Maneka appealed to the vot- president Rahul Gandhi. Amethi are deprived of basic moving on roads. “We have Irani on Tuesday. “Just like in the previous in the minority-dominated social media. ers of the city, specially traders, to Yogi said that the people facilities because of this royal tried to set the things right. SDM of Gauriganj, Amit election phases, the EVMs are areas were “made to malfunc- According to sources, more vote in maximum numbers. She had made up their mind to family. The members of this Roads are being repaired and Kumar, said the Chief Minister malfunctioning on a large scale tion”, many voters found their than a dozen leaders were “put further said that party workers bring BJP back to power with family never shed a tear when people are getting good remu- would address a public meeting in the fourth phase. SSP of names missing and many were under house arrest”, and this pre- should identify who was not in Narendra Modi as prime min- youth of this area were forced nerative prices for their pro- organised by the BJP at Maurya prevented from voting. “This is vented them from carrying out situation to go to polling booth ister of the country. to go out to earn their living. duce,” he said. Ki Bag in Jagdishpur assembly a criminal act that the admin- any form of political activity. and vote and how could that per- “In UP, polling has been The fact is the Congress has BJP candidate from Gonda, segment of Amethi parliamen- istration is indulging in. They Former chief minister son reach the polling centre. held in 39 constituencies so far always been anti-people,” he Kirtivardhan Singh, and party tary constituency on Tuesday. are working in favour of the Akhilesh Yadav’s wife, Dimple Patients, old and the divyangs after four phases of poll and the said. candidate from Kaiserganj, Brij Yogi was present when Smriti party in power and it violates Yadav, is the SP candidate from should be considered first, she BJP will win 36 of the seats. The Yogi said that the people of Bhushan Sharan Singh, were Irani filed her nomination the model code of conduct.” Kannauj. said. party has set a target to win 74 Rae Bareli and Amethi started present in the rally. papers for the Amethi seat. lwpuk PSPL backs eS a vkeh Z u0a 4190598H jSda goynkj lR;Uns z BJP govt doing nothing for izrki flag iq= rst ukjk;.k flag] esjs lfoZl fjdkMZ esa =qfVo'k iq=h dk uke Akansha Congress in Singh xyr vfdra gk s x;k gS] tcfd i=hq dk lgh uke Akanksha Singh gSA lgh dj welfare of people: Priyanka fjdkM Z fd;k tk;As Lucknow

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Father-son Independent LS candidate duo held for murder attempts self-immolation PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW day after the sensational Akilling of an elderly man Alleges harassment by police, district admn (Saidullah) by his son and grandson in Maal, the police PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW arrested the father-son duo on Monday. Both owned up their n independent contes- crime during interrogation. tant from Lucknow Lok 16-year-old girl’s body The prime accused said he was ASabha seat attempted against his sister Khatoona, in self-immolation at Gate No. 1 whose name Saidullah had of Vidhan Bhawan on Monday registered the parental land, as morning, sending the cops found on railway tracks she had got married against busy in poll preparations into her family’s wishes. a tizzy. He alleged that the dis- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW spotted the body and informed “The investigations are under- Isaq and his son Mushtaq trict administration and police the station master, who sent a way. No circumstantial evi- of Chamarkheda village had failed to check corruption 16-year-old girl was found memo to the Mohanlalganj dence suggesting foul play was (Maal) had attacked Saidullah and were busy being the ‘yes Adead on railway tracks in police. A team reached the found from the scene,” he said. (70) over land dispute. men’ of the powerful. Mohanlalganj on Monday place for investigation. The He added that the body Saidullah had registered his 1.5 The cops present there morning. Recovery of the news spread like wild fire and was recovered from railway bigha land in his daughter overpowered the man while mutilated body fuelled specu- a huge number of villagers tracks in Mau village between Khatoona’s name. During heavy police force also rushed lation that the girl was done to flocked to the scene. Mohanlalganj and Uthretiya interrogation, Isaq told the There was no respite from heat as the city recorded the maximum temperature at 43.1 degree Celsius, which was four notches to the scene. Identified as death after being sexually Later, the body was iden- railway stations. Meanwhile, police that he and Mushtaq above normal. The forecast for Tuesday is mainly clear sky while the maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to be Sanjay Singh Rana of assaulted. However, police were tified by father of the deceased. villagers suspected that the reached their parental house in around 44 degree Celsius and 26 degree Celsius, respectively. Pioneer Sahjanwa (Gorakhpur), he is tight-lipped about the initial The girl belonged to a village girl was done to death after Maal to settle the dispute. presently staying in Khadri findings and sent the body for in Mohanlalganj. She had sexual assault. “The girl had no Isaq said his sister had a love (Madiaon). He said he had autopsy. The identity of the dropped studies after High issues with her family. Why marriage with Barkat. been fighting against corrup- deceased was ascertained hours School and was staying with would she commit suicide? She He said Khatoona brought BBDU student booked 20 shanties tion for last six years. “The after the body was recovered. her family. Police spokesman may have been killed elsewhere the family in bad repute by district administration offi- As per reports, some of the AK Dwivedi said the girl com- and her body was dragged to marrying against their wishes cials and police work as per patrolling staff of mitted suicide. However, he the railway tracks,” they but Saidullah still registered for breach of peace damaged the whims and fancies of the Mohanlalganj railway station failed to explain the reason. alleged. the land in her name. On the ruling party. I lost my wife fateful day, Isaq tried to con- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW police usually booked those who was ailing and failed to for several hours if all things tants. The police are taking tered against Rana for public vince his father to register the found guilty of violating the in blaze get her admitted to SGPGI. I mentioned in the nomina- oppressive measures against nuisance (section 268), immo- land in his name, and a verbal olice challaned a Babu provisions of section 144 of Lucknow (PNS): The rag- begged a Cabinet minister in tion papers were correct,” he me. I met a similar fate in the lation attempt (section 286) spat ensued over the issue. PBanarasi Das University CrPC under section 188 of ing fire at the scrap hub in the then SP government for argued. 2017 elections and I stood and for disobedience to order In a fit of rage, Isaq (BBDU) student for breach of IPC. Dwivedi explained that Puraniya (Aliganj) in which 20 help, but in vain,” he Rana alleged that the fourth,” he said. Justifying his duly promulgated by public smashed Saidullah’s head with peace in Chinhat on Sunday the accused, Vikas Pandey make-shift shops and three recalled. Gudamba police humiliated move, Rana said he tried to servant (section 188) of IPC. a concrete slab, killing him on night. According to police and other students, indulged shanties were gutted on Sunday Rana said that the district him as he was not a bigwig. immolate himself to bring to “Rana’s claim that he was the spot. Isaq claimed that spokesman AK Dwivedi, the in a brawl. “There assemblage night, was doused early administration initially can- “Several contestants had put the fore the oppressive mea- not allowed to hold public though his son was present in group of students were locked did not come under the Monday morning. A revenue celled his nomination papers up hoardings but mine was sures adopted by police and meetings was unfounded. He the house, he did not attack in a drunken brawl when a purview of violation of provi- team inspected the scene. but later okayed the same removed. I was not being district administration and to must not have sought permis- Saidullah. He told the police patrolling team spotted them. sions under section 144 of Earlier, the shop-owners around 11 pm on the day of allowed to convene public help people vote against cor- sion from the Election that Barkat had framed “The cops intervened and CrPC,” he explained. Some of and residents protest and nomination. “Why I was made meetings while there was no ruption. SHO, Hazratganj, RR Commission,” CO, Hazratganj Mushtaq out of jealousy. asked the youths to leave the the supporters of the accused accused police of delayed to suffer the mental anxiety restriction on other contes- Singh said a case was regis- AK Mishra said. scene. As the students refused said the group had a friendly response which added to the to do as directed, the cops fight and they were shouting losses. They said only one fire caught hold of one of them at one another. “The police tender was sent to the place. while three others managed to team overreacted and initiat- “We asked for more fire tenders escape,” he said. Dwivedi said ed legal action against them,” and the response came after the LDA training staff Poll campaign gathers steam the student apprehended was they claimed. fire assumed violent propor- identified as Vikas Pandey of tion,” they alleged. They said PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Dayal Residency in Chinhat. FOUND HANGING they suspected the role of some for election duty “Vikas is a native of A youth, identified as persons who wanted to vacate ith Lucknow just a week Maharajganj district. We are Satish Kumar (20) of Narosa the land. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW that they would be able to do Waway from going to polls, looking for others who fled the village under Itaunja police Rubbishing allegations of their job efficiently in view of campaigning has picked up scene,” he said. “Section 144 of station, was found hanging delayed response, police said 17 ucknow Development their long experience. The LDA pace. On Monday, the candi- CrPC has been implemented from a tree with a gamchha tied fire tenders were pressed into LAuthority (LDA) on employees are being prepared dates of major political parties in the city in view of Lok around his neck. Police said service. The police had no Monday conducted a training for doing election duty in case carried out roadshows and Sabha polls. “Any person Satish committed suicide under information about any dis- session for its employees who of emergency or will substitute took part in ‘nukkad nataks’. found breaching peace or a bout of depression. However, pute. If there is any, it will be are likely to be deployed for anyone in the two constituen- Heat notwithstanding, the can- breaking rules is liable will villagers looked flummoxed at probed by the district admin- election duty in case of emer- cies—Lucknow city and didates remained on their toes have to face legal conse- police claim, saying there was istration,” a police spokesman gency. They were apprised of Mohanlalganj. These two con- on a scorching day. Samajwadi quences. The student was chal- no reason to believe Satish said. He said the revenue team the finer points about the pro- stituencies consist of the Party candidate Poonam Sinha laned under section 151 of would end his life due to was estimating the losses and cedures and how to run the Lucknow parliamentary seat. took out a roadshow from CrPC. He was not found depression. “In fact, the claim relief was being provided to polling booths smoothly so It was seen in the past that Vidhayak Niwas Sthan in drunk when the cops sent that Satish committed suicide those rendered homeless. He that voters do not face any some personnel engaged in Ashiyana to Rakabganj and him for medical test,” he said. is also beyond comprehen- said the police did not get any hardships. poll duties were dropped all of Raniganj. Thousands of people However, legal experts said sion,” they opined. complaint in this regard. Over 50 employees partic- a sudden at the eleventh hour accompanied her as she ipated in the training session. due to their individual circum- appealed to voters. She asked The LDA administration has stances which made the task of for blessings from the crowd on not been given any assign- the district election officer all both sides of the road and she ment in the ongoing poll duties the more difficult in carrying was showered with rose petals but the Election Commission out the poll proceedings. on the way. She asked people to had asked it to be prepared for It was planned after the vote for her considering the any emergency situation. previous state assembly elec- works done by Akhilesh Yadav. Perhaps this is for the first tions were held in 2017 to plan Thereafter, she went to time that the Election an efficient second line of poll Alambagh and held a discus- Commission has decided to personnel possessing a dedicat- sion on Samajwad and progress prepare a second line of poll ed spirit. It is said that the offi- of the society. She met mem- officials who have the capaci- cials who were engaged in poll bers of Kayastha Samaj in the ty to manage the booths and duties pulled themselves out on afternoon and also held public polling stations efficiently in personal grounds causing meetings at Munshipulia, Katra case of emergency or substitute shortage of manpower. But it and Mawaiyya. Sinha also trav- (Top) Rajnath Singh at a public meeting and (above) Poonam Sinha during a road those who leave their duties was somehow managed by elled in Metro from show in Lucknow on Monday Pioneer midway due to some unavoid- engaging contractual employ- Munshipulia to CCA Airport able circumstances. ees. Now, there will not be any and interacted with the votes. He held a public dia- in Naubasta and public meet- LDA Vice-Chairman PN problem if a large number of passengers. logue at Shakti Bhawan and ings at Gali Shahchhada, Singh said that the purpose was them leave their duties midway Congress party candidate met the members of various Billauchpura, Dargah Hazrat to make the employees well as the second line of officials, Acharya Pramod Krishnam social organisations. He held a Abbas and Hussainabad. versed with the latest elec- who are well trained in the job, meeting people from all walks discussion over a meal in Home Minister and BJP candi- tronic voting machines and will replace them. It is said that of life at Lohia Park early Gomti Nagar Extension and date Rajnath Singh also con- other new procedures to be one more such session will be morning after which he visit- later met intellectuals at Coffee ducted public meetings at adopted during the poll pro- held on Thursday to impart ed Badshahnagar and Anna House in Hazratganj. This was Munshipulia and at Awadh ceedings. He was optimistic training to the employees. Market in Pritinagar seeking followed by a ‘nukkad sabha’ crossing. JEE Main results declared Shami’s wife alleges police harassment PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW SHE ALLEGED THAT POLICE BOOKED HER ricketer Mohammed CShami’s estranged wife FOR BREACH OF PEACE, Hasin Jahan accused the local ACCUSING HER OF police in Amroha of unneces- sary harassing her and also for CREATING A RUCKUS AT detaining for after picking her HER HUSBAND’S HOUSE up from her husband’s house on Sunday midnight. IN ALIPUR VILLAGE She alleged that the police IN AMROHA booked her for breach of peace, accusing her of creating a ruckus at her husband’s house ed to grab the property. SP in Alipur village in Amroha. (Amroha) Vipin Tada claimed Interestingly, senior police that a police team rushed to officers were not ready to speak maintain peace and brought why they picked up a woman the cricketer’s wife to the police in the midnight and did not station. Jahan was detained wait for the morning even for breach of peace and pro- when they knew that the com- duced before a sub-divisional PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW important and one should He said his mantra of suc- plaint was a fallout of family magistrate. She was later keep practising for over two cess was paying attention to dispute. Jahan accused the released by the court after she he JEE Main results were years before appearing in the what the teachers taught and police of working at the behest deposited the bail bonds, the Tdeclared late on Monday exam,” he said. Satisfied with carrying out regular studies. of her husband and said she officer said. Talking to night. There were many his marks, he said he wanted Madhur Kumar secured had every right to visit her hus- reporters after her release, achievers from the city who to become a software engineer. 1510th rank with 99.88 per- band’s house as she was yet to Shami’s wife said, “These peo- bettered their ranks. Arth Raj, who scored centile. A student of CMS, be divorced. Reports said that ple are violating my rights. Kanishk Gandhi (GD 99.91 percentile, secured Gomti Nagar, he said he had Amroha police claimed to have Shami is my husband and I Goenka School), who scored 1049th rank. A student of bettered his rank. He said he received a call from cricketer have complete right over his 99.89 percentile, secured CMS, Kanpur Road, Arth said wanted to go into IIT-Kanpur. Shami’s mother who alleged house. But whenever I have 1381st rank. Talking to The he bettered his rank as com- About his success mantra, he that Jahan had forcefully tried to stay in that house, my Pioneer, he said practice was pared to that in the first JEE said it was proper guidance entered the house and was in-laws have tried to throw me important. “Mock tests are Main. and thorough preparation. creating a ruckus as she want- and my infant daughter out.” LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | APRIL 30, 2019 city 04 CPIM, AAP depend on BJP’s women wing mobilising voters PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW ahila Morcha, the women ‘Big party candidates crowdfunding in polls Mwing of BJP, has come up with innovative ideas in terms PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW election and we lack money. lakh. The political parties are of attracting female voters. State But we have ‘janata ka sneh’ making the election a huge head Darshana Singh said they raise no real issues’ t a time when the money (affection of people) who give fund affair and that is not good would be holding extensive Abeing spent on campaign- us small donations,” he said. for democracy. Also, huge ‘kamal rangoli’ & ‘kamal PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW people. “Hospitals should ing by the major players in the The CPIM leader said, “In investment of cash in election mehendi’ programme in have all the facilities, includ- Lok Sabha election-2019 has fact farmers, unemployed may influence voters,” he said. Lucknow on Tuesday. ndependent candidate ing drinking water, oxygen, touched a new high, the com- youths, people of deprived On the use of social media The Mahila Morcha mem- IAvinash Chandra Jain, who ventilators etc,” he said. munist parties and Aam class, labourer and others are as a tool in the election cam- bers visit bylanes and mohallas has a shop selling utensils in He said the roads were in Aadmi Party candidates are fighting election for the CPIM.” paign, the CPIM leader said organising cultural programmes Halwasiya, believes that can- a bad shape and water being relying on crowdfunding and He said the Left parties the Left parties lacked on this like ‘kamal rangoli & ‘kamal didates from bigger political supplied to the slum areas was public support in their battle of were opposed to the concept of front. “In fact, we are not fully mehendi’. They make women parties are being highlighted dirty while there were no ballots. Communist Party of electoral bond. “Usually, the equipped with this as it aware about the work done by even when they have no pub- proper public toilets. He India (Marxist) leader Brijlal ruling parties get electoral involves funds that we lack,” he Prime Minister Narendra Modi lic issues while candidates pointed out that there were no Bharti said, “We are totally funds which cannot be dis- said. Aam Aadmi Party for their welfare. She said they like him who are fighting for arrangements for the elderly. depending on donation that we closed or cannot be brought in spokesman Mahendra Singh were getting a lot of support About what kind of value addi- was hopeful. “Women come proper issues are not getting “The candidates of bigger get from public to contest public domain. In this election, said his party candidates were from women in view of the tion women provided as com- together for discussions and attention. parties use all kinds of gim- election. Our donation the ruling parties got 83 per being helped by the people. work carried out by the Central pared to men, she said the bring up several matters which Avinash, who is the micks to catch the attention of accounts are clear and trans- cent of the electoral bond “Our candidates have government. biggest advantage was that they are important. The women are Lucknow candidate, said he people but they bring up no parent as we have put every- while other parties got just 17 good hold on people in their Singh said over 3,000 mem- enter the houses. also aware of what is happening was visiting people in real issues,” he said, adding thing on record.” per cent of it,” Bharti said. constituencies. The people bers were a part of Lucknow. “Women are welcomed in around them,” she added. Singh bylanes and not making that he was campaigning with Bharti said the Left parties He said the Left was also know that we have not ade- “They are working with a lot of the houses and they can sit with said even Muslim women were efforts to meet the well-off. the poor. “I am getting a were contesting on limited opposed to Election quate funds. So they are fund- enthusiasm. They step out of members of the family over a participating in the campaign in He said his main issue was good response but reaching number of Lok Sabha seats. Commission decision to fix ing AAP candidates in the Lok their houses after finishing cup of tea and then hold discus- a big way. “They are already that the pension of MLAs and out through technological “The plan to contest lim- election expenses as Rs 70 Sabha election. We are also household chores and then sions on various issues,” she said. upbeat about supporting BJP MPs should be stopped as methods is proving to be ited number of seats is strate- lakh. “We were demanding getting their support,” Singh devote time to mobilise women On whether their efforts would over the party’s stance vis-a-vis they were supposed to be quiet expensive,” he gic as funds have a great say in that the limit be fixed ar Rs 30 said. voters in favour of BJP,” she said. translate into votes, she said she triple talaq,” she added. working for the welfare of pointed out.

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Lucknow. 10-05-2019 dks Øe'k% 13-30 cts [kksyh tk;sxhA bZ&VsUMfjax fufonk dh vU; fu;e o 'krsZa iwoZor~ jgsaxhA v/kh{k.k vfHk;Urk] fo|qr ikj"s k.k e.My&izFke] Varsity announces final Innovative idea contest held at AKTU d{k l0a &111 l s 114] Hk&w ry] ikj"s k.k PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Hkou] foHkfw r [k.M&II] xkes rh uxj] y[kuÅ i=kad 812 fnukad%&29-4-2019 ^^jk"Vª fgr esa fctyh cpk;sa**A entre for Advanced schedule for PGET CStudies, Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW applicants was lesser than the organised ‘Innovative Idea number of seats available. Contest, 2019’ (Phase I) for he Lucknow University has “Merit of these applicants MTech Students. The idea was Tannounced the final sched- would be created on the basis to encourage the students for ule for the Post-Graduate of marks obtained in the qual- innovation and technology. Entrance Test (PGET) which ifying examination. Applicants Students from will commence on May 8. have to enter the marks on the Mechatronics, Nanotechnology Admission coordinator, qualifying marks by logging in and Computer Science and Lucknow University, Anil to the admission website latest Engineering actively participat- Mishra said that the applicants by June 15. The courses ed in the event. CAS director would be able to download include Acharya, MA in Manish Gaur inaugurated the their admit cards through their Anthropology and programme. Out of the 10 login on the University of Archaeology, MA in Arab interesting ideas, Abhijit Lucknow Post-graduation Culture, MA in Arabic, MA Kumar Singh admission portal from May 1 it on the registered or the alter- in Home Science, MA in Jyotir (Nanotechnology) and diagnosis of diabetes. field since it is bio-compatible, making of bullet-proof vests onwards. nate mobile phone number Vigyan, MA in Linguistics, Juwairiya Siraj Khan A biosensor can be pre- user friendly, non-invasive, using shear thickening fluid. “In case one has missed you have entered at the time of MA in Modern Arabic, MA in (Mechatronics) got the first pared by using nanocompos- efficient and can be accessible- The idea on artificial intelli- the login details one can regen- filling the form,” he said. He Persian, MA in Philosophy, prize for their idea on ites (reduced graphene oxide to-all due to its low cost. gence for blind drew the atten- erate the password by clicking said that there would be no MA in Sanskrit, MA in Urdu ‘Biotronicano’, an electrochem- and metal oxide). The intro- Priyanshu Sharma tion of judges and Abhishek on the ‘forgot password’ link entrance test in the following and MSc in Total Quality ical nano-biosensor which uses duction of biotronicano will be (Nanotechnology) got the sec- Kaushal (Mechatronics) on the login page. You can get programmes as the number of Management,” he said. saliva as a biomarker for the a breakthrough in the medical ond prize for his idea on the walked away with the third CITYBRIEFS DyCM says SP City girl going great SCHOOLSCAN PEACH FIELD DAY ICAR-CISH organised needs political Peach Field Day on Monday guns in Bollywood to popularise subtropical health tonic peaches in northern plains. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW a twist,” she said. The institute collected impor- Lucknow: Taking a swipe Kanchan, who belongs to tant subtropical peaches for at the Samajwadi Party, anchan Awasthi, who is the Lucknow, has a Masters degree evaluating their fruiting per- Deputy UP Chief Minister Kdaughter of an advocate, is in Business Management. She formance under Lucknow Dinesh Sharma on Monday going great guns in Bollywood. joined theatre groups in the city conditions so that the best said efforts made by Akhilesh The actress, who has done after which she was happy one is recommended for cul- Yadav to safeguard the polit- several shows and movies, was with the way her life was going. tivation to the farmers of ical health of the SP are “fail- in her city to promote her “I got a lot of support from my Malihabad. Apart from ing” and his party is in dire movie ‘Gunwali Dulhaniya’. In father when it came to follow- Malihabad, around 55 farm- need of a “political health a chat with The Pioneer, she ing this profession and have ers of Mallipur, Malak, tonic”. Sharma also dubbed said the movie was shot in learnt along the way. There DM Kaushal Raj Sharma inspecting Smriti Upvan on Monday Kakori, Lucknow, the SP-BSP tie up as an Lucknow and neighbouring were times when I faced disap- Mohanlalganj, Bakshi-Ka- “unnatural alliance, which areas. pointment during auditions PUBLIC HOLIDAY by the officers of Air Customs Talab, Banthra and Chilauli will taste defeat similar to “This film is about today’s and sometimes felt that I had District Magistrate at Chaudhary Charan Singh participated in the pro- the one in 2017.” modern girl who wants to live joined the wrong profession, Kaushal Raj Sharma, who is International Airport. The offi- gramme. The farmers were “When a person is physi- life on her own terms. My char- but then I continued to do my also the district election offi- cers recovered from his happy to see the prolific bear- cally weak, he needs a (health) acter’s name is Sharmili Rai, work,” he said. cer, said there would be a checked-in luggage 467.47 ing in Florida Prince and tonic. Similarly, when a polit- who is from Lucknow. She is a After struggling for sever- SCHOLARSHIP FOR public holiday on the day of grams of gold worth Rs Shan-e-Punjab varieties. “It ical party become weak polit- girl of good character and val- al years, she became a success- CMS STUDENT polling (May 6) in Lucknow. was nice to see different types ically, it needs a political ues and her father is proud of ful model and actor and years Prakhar Nagpal, a student All the government depart- of varieties on the tree ripen- health tonic. If anybody needs her. Rai believes she can never of hard work landed her the of City Montessori School, ments, industries, shops and ing early or too late. These it the most today, then it is the go wrong in any way. On the opportunity to work in films Gomti Nagar Campus II, has trade organisations would varieties differ in their fruit Samajwadi Party,” Sharma told night of Sharmili’s wedding, she and TV serials, for which she been offered admission with remain closed, he said. size, colour, attractiveness PTI here in an interview. gets abducted by Bhaiyaji, who was appreciated and rewarded. scholarship by six prestigious Meanwhile, the DM inspected and provide opportunity for Sharpening his attack on asks for Rs 5 crore as ransom She done films like ‘Fraud universities of the USA for Smriti Upvan on Monday. He best select for farmers. The the SP, the Deputy Chief from her father. While all these Saiyyan’, ‘Chapekar Brothers’, higher studies. Prakhar has said the venue would be closed only problem is the scarcity of Minister said, “In 2017 UP things are happening, ‘Merthiya Gangster’, ‘Ankur been offered admission by the for public functions from April planting material. Making Assembly elections they had Sharmili’s family gets a letter in Arora Murder Case’, ‘Jai Jawan Clarkson University with a 30 to May 7. Meanwhile, ADM grafts of these peach varieties aligned with the Congress, her room in which she wrote Jai Kisan’, ‘Bhootwali Love scholarship of US$ 80,000; (West) said that 24 FIRs had requires rootstocks to be which was itself a weak party that she was running away Story’, ‘Main Khudi Ram Bose Florida Institute of Technology been lodged for violations of brought from the peach- from the political point of from home, and the story gets Hun’ etc. with a scholarship of US$ the model code of conduct and growing areas of Uttar view. They suffered a humil- 40,000, Kansas University with Rs 4 crore collected. 15,56,675 concealed in differ- Pradesh bordering Haryana. iating defeat in UP polls. Now, scholarship of US$ 36,000, ent forms. The operation was Plants brought from these they have forged an alliance University of Illinois with a GOLD RECOVERED carried out by deputy commis- places were severely infected with the BSP, which had failed scholarship of US$ 20,000, On the night of April 27, sioner (Airport) Niharika with nematodes, therefore, to open its account in the 2014 University of Cincinnati with a a passenger, identified as Shah Lakha, assistant commission- all the rootstocks were Lok Sabha elections. I feel scholarship of US$ 20,000 and Aftab who came from er Ajit Kumar Kispotta and destroyed so that this prob- efforts made by University of Utah with a schol- Jeddah/Muscat to Lucknow, their team under the guidance lem could not enter Akhileshji to safeguard the arship of US$ 12,000 for the was intercepted during the of commissioner (Customs) Malihabad region,” said scien- political health (of his party) entire study period of four clearance of flight No. WY263 Ved Prakash Shukla. tists. are failing.” years. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | APRIL 30, 2019 nation 05

FOURTH-PHASE OF LOK SABHA ELECTIONS Kohinoor: SC EC raps Maneka, issues EVM snags reported across nation dismisses RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI In Odisha, according to curative notice to Giriraj Singh reports, glitches in EVMs eports of electronic voting delayed polling at 60 booths. PNS n NEW DELHI the parameter that we work conduct and the Representation Rmachines ( EVMs) glitch- This is the fourth and final petition more for one village and less for of the People Act by making es were reported from several phase of polling in Odisha. In he Election Commission the other?” “The parameter is controversial remarks against constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, voting delayed at booth New Delhi: The Supreme Court T(EC) on Monday “strongly that we segregate all villages as Muslims at a rally on April 24, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha number 71, 183, 198, 220 in has given the legal burial to a condemned” Union Minister A, B, C, and D. The village where BJP president Amit Shah and Maharashtra during the Bhandaripokhari, Dhamnagar case which had sought judicial Maneka Gandhi for her where we get 80 per cent votes was also present. In the 2014 fourth phase of the ongoing (booth no 222, 244, 245, 54, intervention to reclaim the 108- “ABCD” remark in Sultanpur is A, the village in which we get Lok Sabha election, he was Lok Sabhe elections leading to 243), Soro (booth no 2, 46, carat Kohinoor diamond from where she warned voters that 60 per cent is B, the village in barred from campaigning in delays in the voting process on 208,50), Simulia (booth no the United Kingdom. Government work suffers in which we get 50 per cent is kept Bihar and Jharkhand for com- Monday. The Congress made 119, 109, 110), Basudevpur areas which do not vote for her in C category and the village munal remarks. 30 complaints to the EC about (booth no 69,114,116), even as it issued a show cause where we get less than 50 per In Birbhum constituency, alleged glitches in EVMs across Chandbali (booth no 216, 14, notice to another Union cent is marked as D.” She said the EC has show-caused BJP the 17 Lok Sabha constituen- 239) in Bhadrak due to EVM Minister and BJP leader Giriraj the development work first candidate Dudh Kumar cies in Maharashtra where glitches Singh for his communal happens in all A category vil- Mondal after he was seen talk- polling was underway. Voting delayed due to remarks. He has been given 24 lages. Then comes B and only ing over a mobile phone inside In Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj, EVM glitches in booth no 219, hours to respond to the notice. after work in B is done, we start a polling booth, just before polling couldn’t begin on time EVM faults. “It hasn’t been Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) 268 in Kakatpur, booth no 42, A five-judge bench headed In another order, the poll with C, the minister had said. casting his ballot. Notably, the at booth numbers 35 and 435 working since the polling start- highlighting EVM malfunc- 66 of Nimapara, booth no 214 by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi body has directed not to release On April 15, the poll panel poll panel has put TMC’s of Chhibramau area due to a ed at 7 am. Not even one vote tions at several booths in the in Paradip, multiple places in dismissed a curative petition ‘Laxmi’s NTR’ movie till further had reprimanded her and Birbhum president Anubrata snag in the EVM. Also, the has been cast here. Voting has state. Kujanga. The reports of EVM seeking to re-examine its 2017 order. barred her from holding cam- Mondal under scanner after polling process was delayed at not started because of a glitch The EVM glitch has been glitches also reported booth no verdict in which it had said that Condemning Maneka paigning for 48 hours for her poll workers complained that booth number 189 and 196 of in EVM,” one of the voters reported from Maharashtra’s 226 & 128 in Aul and booth no it cannot pass order for Gandhi for her remarks in communal remarks. they feel “threatened” by his Chhibramau after a glitch in waiting in queue claimed. This Patlipada. The machine was 213 in Aienda of Mahanga reclaiming Kohinoor diamond Sultanpur, the EC said in its Issuing a show cause notice presence. EVM was detected. Due to was also the case in six places replaced after one hour. Kendrapara, booth no 115 of from the UK or to stop it from order that Maneka has not to Union Minister Giriraj Singh, In another order, the EC EVM glitches, polling also in Jhansi. EVMs were found to However, most of the voters Dharmasala, booth no 110 of being auctioned. only violated provisions of the the poll body said that prima directed producers not to delayed Tirwa, Bidhuna, be faulty in Lalitpur, Akbarpur, went home after waiting for an Bari a booth no 96 of Jajpur. Kohinoor, which means model code, but also the facie, Singh has violated provi- release the movie on Laxmi’s Niboh, Gursahayganj, Farukkhabad and Lakhimpur. hour. Another EVM snag was EVM machines at Maulana Mountain of Light, is a large, Representation of the People sions of the model code and NTR till further order. In its Mirgaion, Naipal, Nadasia and UP’s Chief Electoral reported in Mumbai’s Panvel Azad School in Jodhpur and at colourless diamond that was Act dealing with “corrupt prac- directions of the Supreme order directing the producers Atara villages.Voters in the Officer L. Venkateshwarlu said where an EVM stopped work- the Chaupasani Housing Board found in Southern India in tice”. The commission also Court which had said that reli- of ‘Laxmi’s NTR’, said the biopic queue alleged that the not a sin- that the problems were sorted ing at Gujarati Shala pool in the same city were reported early 14th century. warned her not to repeat “such gion cannot be used while of the late NT Rama Rao, gle vote could be casted at the out at the earliest. “There were booth. It was replaced in an to be faulty early on Monday, The 108-carat Kohinoor misconduct in future”. making statements during cam- which ‘purported’ to depict booth since the morning. reports of EVM snags which hour. resulting in protests by voters. gem, which fell into British Addressing a poll meeting paigning. Taking suo motu incumbent state Chief Minister Meanwhile, polling was addressed soon so that polling In Suri, the headquarters In Bihar, polling was delayed at hands during the colonial era, in Sarkoda village in Sultanpur, cognizance, the Begusarai dis- N Chandrababu Naidu in a stalled in booths no 74 and 76 could resume”, he said. of the Birbhum district in West three booths in Munger, two in is the subject of a historic Uttar Pradesh on April 14, trict administration in Bihar manner ‘allegedly diminish- in Shahjahanpur. In Kanpur, Meanwhile, Samajwadi Bengal the polling process was Darbhanga and three in ownership dispute and claimed Maneka had said, “We win in had on April 25 booked Singh ing the electoral prospects of polling was delayed in Govind Party MLA Arvind Kumar stalled due to a glitch in the Begusarai due to glitches in by at least four countries Pilibhit every time, so what is for violating the model code of his party’. Nagar and Arya Nagar due to Singh also wrote a letter to EVM. EVMs. including India. PTI SC asks Punjab & Haryana Def Min inks pact with Action on elector against SC to hear Cong MP’s HC not to appoint civil EVMs, VVPATs fake plaints: Kolkata-based shipyard SC seeks EC’s response plea of code violations judges without its nod PNS n NEW DELHI 25 knots. These ships are capa- New Delhi: The Supreme Court behaviour of equipment used ble of full-scale sub surface sur- on Monday sought a response in the election process. PTI n NEW DELHI The plea alleged that if the he Defence Ministry on veillance of coastal waters and from the Election Commission The petition said that by PM Modi, Shah examination’s selection process TMonday inked a contract coordinated anti submarine on a plea seeking setting aside presently, the burden of proof, he Supreme Court on was not stayed, it would cause worth over `6,311 crore with warfare operations with air- a rule which provides for pros- rests on the elector for report- PTI n NEW DELHI “It is in public TMonday directed the irreparable damage to the peti- Kolkata-based defence ship- craft. The ships can also be ecution of an elector if the ing any deviant behaviour of Punjab and Haryana High tioners and other un-success- yard Garden Reach deployed for search and rescue complaint alleging malfunc- EVMs and VVPATs, who will he Supreme Court on domain that Court Registry not to appoint ful candidates. Shipbuilders and Engineers by day and night in coastal tioning of EVMs and VVPATs face criminal charges irrespec- TMonday agreed to hear on they have any civil judge in Haryana The petitioners alleged that Limited (GRSE) for the con- areas. In their secondary role, eventually turns out to be false. tive of whether the complaint Tuesady a Congress MP’s plea without its nod and sum- various RTI applications were struction of eight Anti- these will be capable to prose- A bench headed by Chief was truthful and honest. seeking direction to the indulged in hate moned the Registrar General filed immediately after the Submarine Warfare Shallow cute intruding aircraft, and lay Justice Ranjan Gogoi took note It said that when an elector Election Commission to decide speeches, with all the selection records result of the main examination Water Crafts (ASWSWCs). mines in the sea bed, officials of the plea, which alleged that is asked to cast test vote as pre- without any “demur” the com- pertaining to the exams held to seeking disclosure of marks, As per the contract, the said. Rule 49MA of ‘The Conduct of scribed under Rule 49MA, he plaints against Prime Minister repeatedly used fill 107 posts in lower judicia- copies of answer scripts, model first ship is to be delivered The vessels are equipped Elections Rules’ was unconsti- may not be able to reproduce the Narendra Modi and BJP the armed ry. answers and marking criteria, within 42 months from con- with highly advanced state-of- tutional as it criminalizes report- same result which he was com- President Amit Shah on their The top court was hearing but to no avail and the inter- tract signing date and subse- the-art integrated platform ing of malfunctioning of plaining about, one more time alleged hate speeches and using forces for the plea filed by 92 aspirants view tests were scheduled on quent balance ships delivery management systems including Electronic Voting Machines and in a sequence, because of the armed forces for “political pro- propaganda, to the post of Civil Judge the basis of the already declared schedule will be two ships per Propulsion Machinery, Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails. pre-programmed deviant behav- paganda”. (Junior Division) in Haryana. results. year. The project completion Auxiliary Machinery, Power The plea alleged that iour of the electronic machines. A bench headed by Chief despite a clear They alleged that 1,282 exam- The petitioners have time is 84 months from the day Generation and Distribution putting the onus on the elector “In the course of reporting Justice Ranjan Gogoi took note inees, who had qualified the alleged that there was a “seri- of signing the deal, the ministry Machinery and Damage in cases of arbitrary deviant the deviant behaviour of an of the submissions of senior prohibition on preliminary tests, appeared ous problem” with the evalua- said here. Control Machinery. These war- behaviour of machines used in electronic machine used in the advocate AM Singhvi that the the same by for the mains and out them tion method being conducted The Navy had issued the ships will be built as per election process, infringes upon election process, an elector has plea of Sushmita Dev, Congress only 9 were selected for the for selecting judicial officers in Request For Proposal (RFP) for Classification Society Rules and a citizen’s right to freedom of to cast two votes; first one in Lok Sabha MP from Silchar in the EC” interview against a total 107 Haryana. design, construction and sup- Naval Ship Regulations and expression under the secrecy and the second a test Assam and President of ‘All date on which General vacancies. A total 14,301 students ply of the eight ASWSWCs to will conform to latest Marine Constitution. vote in the presence of the can- India Mahila Congress’, be Elections, were notified, the “Issue notice, returnable took the preliminary exami- Defence Public Sector Pollution Standards of the The bench, which com- didates or polling agents. A test accorded an urgent hearing as Prime Minister, Narendra on May 3. The Registrar nation held on December 22, Undertaking (DPSU) shipyards International Maritime prised justices Deepak Gupta vote cast subsequently in the EC has not taken any decision Modi and BJP President Amit General of the High Court of 2018 for total 107 vacancies. and private shipyards in April Organization (IMO) and Safety and Sanjiv Khanna, also issued presence of others cannot on complaints of model code of Shah, specifically in sensitive Punjab and Haryana will be “1,282 students, out of 2014 and the GRSE emerged as of Life at Sea (SOLAS). The a notice to the Centre on the become a conclusive evidence conduct (MCC) violations areas and states, have ex-facie present with the records of the 14,301, who were declared suc- the successful bidder. design and construction of these plea filed by Sunil Ahya. of the deviant behaviour or against Modi and Shah. violated the provisions of the selection, including the eval- cessful in preliminary exami- The ships weighing 750 ships at GRSE is another sig- His plea has sought a direc- otherwise of the previous vote Dev alleged that “inaction” Representation of People’s Act uation of the answer scripts of nation, took the main exami- tons each can carry 57 per- nificant milestone in the ‘Make tion to the EC to register a cast in absolute secrecy,” the by EC on complaints against and the Conduct of Election all the candidates appeared in nation held on March 15 and sonnel and can reach speed of in India’ initiative, they added. complaint of any deviant plea said. PTI top BJP leaders was “a sign of Rules and the process, thereof. the Main Written 17, 2019,” it said. invidious discrimination” and “It is in public domain Examination. The main examination was was “arbitrary, capricious and that they have indulged in hate “No appointments will be cleared only by nine students impermissible” as it was speeches, repeatedly used the made without leave of the out of 1,282, against the total CBI takes over Pollachi sexual abuse case destructive of the integrity of armed forces for political pro- court,” said a bench headed by vacancies of 107 which means electoral process. paganda, despite a clear prohi- Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. that a total of 99.298 percent of PNS n NEW DELHI The CBI had taken over the the Central agency. expelled from the party by Singhvi, along with lawyer bition on the same by the EC,” The plea, filed through the students failed the test, the investigation into the case from A four-member gang of the AIADMK, led to a state-wide Sunil Fernandes, alleged that Dev alleged. Prashant Bhushan, Amiy plea said. he CBI has taken over the the state police that had regis- sexual assaulters had on outrage. BJP leaders have been violating The Silchar MP said she Shukla and Shakti Vardhan, has It further said that it was Tprobe into the Chennai tered the cases at Pollachi February 12 allegedly tried to Following reports that gang MCC during last four weeks has been constrained to move listed out several discrepancies “surprising” and “invited dis- Pollachi sexual harassment. police station in Coimbatore. strip the woman inside a car assaulted several other women and the EC has not taken any to the apex court to seek direc- and sought quashing of the belief” that at least 20-30 can- The case pertain to alleged sex- The State’s CB-CID was earli- near Pollachi, over 500 km in a similar way led the decisions on as many as 40 tion to the EC “to expedi- result of the Main (Written) didates, who had appeared ual harassment of a woman at er probing the cases. from Chennai, and shot a video Opposition DMK to charge the complaints of Congress party. tiously take action on multiple Examination of Civil Judge for the main exam but were Pollachi in Coimbatore district The gang of the sexual of the act and blackmailed her AIADMK for allegedly shield- To this, the bench said it representations/ complaints (Junior Division) in the not selected for the interview by a gang of men, who shot a predators is believed to have using the visuals. ing the accused persons. will hear the plea on Tuesday. pending before the ECI” Haryana, which was declared are those who have already video of the incident and sexually harassed and black- The victim, who managed The four accused in the At the outset, the bench against Modi and Shah. on April 11. cleared judicial examinations blackmailed her for money. mailed a large number of to free herself, lodged a com- case — Sabarirajan, Sathish, took note of the submission of Alleging inaction on the The bench, which also of other states or are sitting The CBI has registered women in Tamil Nadu, which plaint with police on February Thirunavakkarasu and Singhvi and asked him as to part of EC, the plea said it has comprised Justices Deepak judges in their respective two FIRs in the matter — one triggered an outrage in the state 24, according to her complaint Vasanthkumar — are under- why he was reluctant in nam- not been taking actions “despite Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, was states. pertaining to sexual harass- after which the government which part of the FIR. going judicial custody. ing the BJP leaders. cogent evidence” and exhorta- hearing the petition challeng- “Some of the candidates ment of the woman and anoth- transferred the case to the CBI The case assumed political The accused have been “Why don’t you (Singhvi) tions to the EC demonstrated ing the selection process and who have not been found fit for er related to assault on her citing the need for specialised overtones as a local functionary booked under various sections mention clearly the names,” “abdication and indecision and evaluation method adopted in the interview are the toppers brother — against different attention, dedicated investiga- of the ruling AIADMK alleged- of the Indian Penal Code, said the bench, also comprising a complete absence of justice, the examination on the and gold medalists in their sets of the accused. Both the tion with technical expertise and ly attacked the victim’s brother. Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Justices Deepak Gupta and in ensuring a level playing grounds of being “unreason- respective reputed law col- cases were registered by CBI on the extremely serious nature of The attack by the political Harassment of Women Act Sanjiv Khanna. field in ensuing general elec- able, arbitrary and malafide”. leges, the plea said. Friday. the crime as reason for probe by functionary, who was later and the Goondas Act. “Since March 10, that is the tions.” AMR has potential to cause 10 million deaths: Reoprt

ARCHANA JYOTI n NEW DELHI with a mandate to provide apply directly to India which ers, emphasis on replenishing ers should be phased out with- practical guidance to ensure has prepared a National action the pipeline of new antibiotics in five years. ntimicrobial resistance sustained and effective global plan against AMR that focuses and the need for pharmaceuti- “We are at a critical point A(AMR), which is already action to address AMR. on six strategic priority areas, cal companies to prioritise pub- in the fight to protect some of posing a huge health problem Painting a gloomy sce- namely awareness and under- lic good over profit. our most essential medicines,” in India and making it par- nario, the report said that by standing through education, Currently there’s a lack of WHO Director-general Tedros ticularly hard to treat diseases 2030, antimicrobial resistance communication and training, market incentive to develop Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. like Tuberculosis, childhood could force up to 24 million strengthening knowledge and new antibiotics so there are rec- “This report makes concrete sepsis and malaria, has the people into extreme poverty if evidence through surveillance. ommendations for delinking recommendations that could potential to cause 10 million immediate, coordinated and It also talks about infection the cost of research and devel- save thousands of lives every deaths a year worldwide by ambitious action to avert a prevention and control, opti- opment from the final price of year,” Ghebreyesus, who is co- 2050 and damage to the glob- potentially disastrous drug- mised antimicrobial use in the drug as one way forward. chairs IACG, added. al economy similar to the 2008- resistance crisis is not taken. health, animals and food, The report also called for “This report reflects the 09 financial crisis, warned a Already, at least 700,000 peo- AMR-related research and setting up an depth and scope of the response new United Nations report ple die each year due to drug- innovation and strengthened Intergovernmental Panel on needed to curb its rise and pro- released on Monday. resistant diseases. leadership and commitment Climate Change (IPCC) like tect a century of progress in The Interagency Also, the AMR poses a at international, national and body to tackle AMR, focusing health,” said Amina Mohammed, Coordination Group on “formidable threat” in the sub-national levels. on a ‘One Health’ approach UN deputy secretary-general Antimicrobial Resistance attainment of the Sustainable However, more needs to be with agencies responsible for and co-chair of IACG. (IACG), which has members Development Goals (SDGs), done as the burden of infec- human, animal and environ- The WHO defines AMR as from the World Health particularly in developing tious disease in India is high ment health working together “the ability of a microorganism Organization, the Food and countries, noting that if “super- and healthcare spending is to tackle AMR. (like bacteria, viruses, and some Agriculture Organization and bugs” are not stopped, SDG tar- abysmally low, just 1.2% of the It has sought an immediate parasites) to stop an antimicro- Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, who is also chairman of Rajya Sabha addresses a gathering at Balayogi Auditorium in the World Organisation for gets will likely not be met by GDP. The country has one of ban on the use of antibiotics on bial (such as antibiotics, antivi- Parliament Library Building where a cultural function was organised to mark the Rajya Sabha Day on Monday. On the occasion Animal Health, handed over its 2030, said the report. the highest bacterial disease the WHO’s list of critically rals and antimalarials) from Naidu recalled the regular disruptions of Rajya Sabha proceedings and stated that his heart bleeds when the House does not first groundbreaking report to Some of the major recom- burdens in the world. important medicines as growth working against it. As a result, function due to disruption by legislatures impacting the legislative productivity and efficiency. He, however, appreciated the the United Nations secretary- mendations that could save The UN report has promoters in animals. It then standard treatments become work of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat and mentioned about RSTV that has crossed 2.5 million YouTube subscriber base. Rajya general on Monday. The group thousands of lives every year demanded phasing out of antibi- says that the use of other ineffective, infections persist Sabha Secretary-General Desh Deepak Verma and other senior officials of the Rajya Sabha and Vice President Secretariat were was formed in September 2016 and a few things in the report otics as animal growth promot- antibiotics as growth promot- and may spread to others.” present on the occasion PNS LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | APRIL 30, 2019 06

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POLITICIAN’S Cops in Mumbai take pleasure Mumbai’s CORNER MUMBAI INKED first-time voters MUMBAI RECORDS 51.12 PC POLLING in assisting elderly voters! seek to get Mumbai: Police personnel Mata Ramabai Ambedkar not compromising on their TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI case, the Mumbai south, where Pawar’s grandnephew Parth is posted at polling booths across Marg police station were seen duty! Lets not make any excus- ‘indelible’ mark former Union Minister and taking on Shiv Sena’s sitting MP Mumbai on Monday earned assisting senior citizens to es.” Mumbai Police tweeted PTI n MUMBAI n a slightly lesser turnout of two-time Congress MP Milind Shrirang C Barne, regis- kudos for lending a helping polling booths. from their official tweeter han- Ivoters than the one witnessed Deora fighting Shiv Sena’s sitting tered52.74 per cent. hand to senior citizens and dif- Similar scenes were wit- dle @MumbaiPolice. large number of first-time in the 2014 polls, an estimated MP Arvind Sawant, witnessed Nashik recorded 53.09 per ferently-abled people to cast nessed in areas that fall under In another tweet Mumbai Avoters came out to cast 51.12 per cent of total 96.40 the lowest turn-out of 48.23. cent of voter turnout, While their votes in the six Lok Sabha the rest five constituencies that police said, “Raising the bar for their ballots on Monday in lakh voters exercised their fran- The polling percentages Shirur, Shirdi and Dhule reg- constituencies in the city and cover the island city as well as the youth, senior citizens across Mumbai, marking their formal chise in six Lok Sabha con- registered in other constituen- istered 52.45 per cent, 56.19 per suburbs that went to polls. distant suburbs. Many the city are turning out at large participation in choosing the stituencies in Mumbai and an cies in Mumbai were: Mumbai cent and 50.97 per cent respec- A total of 17 constituencies Mubaikars clicked photos of numbers at polling booths to next government in the world’s average 51.28 per cent of 3.12 North East-52.30, Mumbai tively. in Maharashtra have voted in this goodwill gesture of vote. It is our pleasure to help largest democracy. crore cast their votes in 17 con- South Central-51.53, Mumbai Bollywood actors, televi- the fourth and final phase. Mumbai Police and shared them in every little way we According to the Election stituencies across Maharashtra, North West-50.44 and Mumbai sion personalities, Marathi film In Fort area in South them on social media. can.” Praising the police, Dipak Commission (EC) data, even as Bollywood personalities North Central-49.49. and television personalities, Mumbai, which falls under “Fighting all the odds for an Das tweeted, “@MumbaiPolice Maharashtra has over 1.19 and celebrities turned out in Elsewhere the State, sporting icons joined the ordi- Mumbai South Parliamentary able democracy! Our salute to are doing excellent job for old crore voters who fall in the age large numbers to vote in the Nandurbar (ST) constituency nary Mumbaibars in queues at constituency, personnel of all the specially abled voters for age votes...Jai Hind”. PTI group of 18-19 years and are metropolis. recorded a maximum 62.44 per the various polling stations eligible to exercise their fran- Known for voter apathy cent voter turnout, while Kalyan across the metropolis to exer- chise in the Lok Sabha polls for over the years, Mumbai wit- in Thane district registered the cise their franchise. 108-year-old the first time. nessed a marginal 0.4 per cent lowest of 41.64 per cent. Bollywood star Amitabh Cardiologist covers 80 km on Enthusiasm was palpable drop in the average voting Apart from Nandurbar Bachchan, cricketing icon woman casts vote among first-time electors, who percentage of 51.6 witnessed in (ST), the other reserved con- Sachin Tendulkar, playback cycle to cast vote in Rajasthan openly expressed their views the 2014 polls. The polling shot stituencies of Dindori (ST), singer Asha Bhosale, Tata Mumbai: Braving the April about candidates in the fray and up in the 2014 polls by 7.4 per Palghar (ST) and Shirdi (SC) Sons chairman N Jaipur: A Jaipur-based cardiologist covered a distance of around heat, a 108- year-old woman whom they voted for. Ninad cent from 44.2 per cent in 2009 retgistered higher voting per- Chandrasekaran and Mahindra 80 km on a cycle to cast his vote in Tonk-Sawaimadhopur Lok came out to cast her vote in the Tendulkar (18), who cast his Lok Sabha elections. centages of 58.20, 57.60 and & Mahindra group chairman Sabha seat in Rajasthan on Monday. GL Sharma is a resident of neighbouring Thane district of vote in Dindoshi, which falls Interestingly, Mumbai 56.10 per cent, respectively, as Anand Mahindra, industrialists Soda village in Tonk district and runs a hospital in Jaipur. Maharashtra. Vithabai under the Mumbai North-West north constituency where compared with the urban con- Adi Godrej, Anil Ambani, RBI He travelled from Jaipur to a polling booth in his village on Damodar Patil, perhaps among parliamentary constituency, Bollywood actress Urmila stituencies. Governor Shaktikanta Das and a cycle to cast his vote on Monday. “This was just to create aware- the oldest voters in the state, said he had voted keeping in Matondkar is taking on against Bhiwandi recorded 48.90 NCP chief Sharad Pawar were ness for polling and good health. It took me four hours to reach exercised her franchise at a mind issues like good gover- BJP’s sitting MP Gopal Shetty, per cent,while in the neigh- also among the early voters. my village,” Sharma said. The doctor also advised people to do polling booth in Kopri village, nance and development. registered the highest 54.72 per bouring Thane 46.42 per cent Naresh Goyal, who recently cycling for good health. “I do cycling every Sunday as it is good which is part of the Thane Lok Samruddhi Purav (19), cent voter turnout in Mumbai. electors turned out to vote. had to exit from crisis-ridden for heart,” he added. Polling in 13 constituencies of the State is Sabha constituency. who cast her vote for the first As has always been the Maval, where NCPchief Sharad Jet Airways too voted. taking place Monday from 7 am to 6 pm. PTI PTI time in suburban Borivali under the Mumbai North Lok Sabha seat, said NOTA (None of the Above) option was discussed much in her Maharashtra tribals outshine Mumbai stars on V-Day friend circle. “I read and watch all news IANS n MUMBAI light was on around 200 big Prominent people of the ed that their single vote may not nessman Pratap S. Bohra attrib- national and then they demand Gandhi feels it is time now and discuss them with my names from the business, city are concerned by the low make any difference as gover- utes the “irritatingly low their rights from the government to think of some form of a ‘Poll family members and friends. ot belying expectations, trib- sports and glamour world. turnout trends in the country’s nance doesn’t improve, irre- turnout” in Mumbai and urban in power,” Bohra pointed out. Tax’ for those in the tax-paying But I make my own decision. Nals and villagers in far-flung The rural folk exercised economic powerhouse and even spective of which party or can- centres due to the “self-centric A dejected social cam- bracket but who don’t vote, a I voted for a young leadership. hamlets in the state ‘out-voted’ their votes without any fanfare certain other urban centres and didates may come to power,” and selfish nature” of the wealthy paigner Tushar A Gandhi, great- kind of ‘compulsory voting’. Divya Khadpe (18), who cool Mumbaikars, business and despite the blistering heat, but attribute it to several factors. said former Chief Information folk who refuse to think of the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi “This is the sad reality of voted in suburban Goregaon glamour world personalities in Mumbai’s big personalities For instance, by 3 pm, Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi. nation or democracy. rued that the electoral response our times... The average under the Mumbai North-West the fourth and final phase of vot- were virtually mobbed - as they Maharashtra barely notched an Gandhi said people and “These people believe that of Mumbaikars “is true to form” Mumbaikars are only con- seat, said she was excited to cast ing for 17 Lok Sabha con- stepped out of their cool homes average polling of around 40 per parties should focus on “improv- money means everything in though another three-four hours cerned about their comfort her vote for the first time. stituencies on Monday. into pre-chilled vehicles, cast cent. The handsome voting in ing the governance for the next life... They have not an iota of voting time was left. zones and ignore their nation- Kimaya Nadkarni (21), While thousands of tribals their votes mostly without the tribal-rural belts was rude- five years” like in advanced understanding of the miseries of “We have always shown a al duty of going to vote though who cast her vote in Chembur, patiently standing in serpentine queuing up, walking out ly pulled down by the pathetic democracies rather than deploy- the people living in rural or trib- less-than-keen response to elec- it comes only once in five which is part of the South queues, especially in exhibiting the indelible marked turnout of around 30 per cent ing “all energies towards win- al and backward regions of the tions and for Mumbaikars, the years. Then, till the next elec- Central parliamentary con- Nandurbar, Dhule, Palghar finger, smiling and “byting” out in Mumbai and urban centres. ning or losing an election that country. These poor millions long extended weekend was far tions, they derile whoever is in stituency, said, said she cast her remained virtually cut-off from homilies before daintily depart- “I think the urban voters comes every five years”. faithfully come out and vote in more attractive than their power,” rued a well-known ballot after taking into account the electronic media, the lime- ing in their deluxe cars. have largely taken it for grant- A leading Mumbai busi- every election, local, state or democratic duty,” he said. trader, Pankaj Deshmukh. several factors. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | APRIL 30, 2019 07 POLITICIAN’S CORNER

Where are the jobs? Rahul asks youths Sunny pledges ‘Dhai kilo They were wearing ‘main bhi chowkidar’ T-shirts at rally ka haath’ to Gurdaspur PNS n CHANDIGARH/GURDASPUR PTI n CHURU/DHOLPUR posed minimum income sup- port scheme, Nyay. onning saffron turban and ouths wearing T-shirts with Under the scheme, Rs Dwearing blue shirt, actor Ythe BJP’s “main bhi chowki- 72,000 will be deposited annu- and BJP candidate Sunny Deol dar” slogan at a rally on ally in the bank accounts of the filed his nomination papers as Monday caught the attention of poorest 5 crore women of the SAD-BJP combine candidate Congress president Rahul country, Rahul explained. from Gurdaspur Lok Sabha Gandhi, who asked them about “The money to run the seat on Monday. The new the 2 crore jobs promised by scheme will not come from the entrant to politics has declared Prime Minister Narendra Modi. bank accounts of the middle total assets, including that of his Addressing a public meet- class and shopkeepers or from wife, as `87.18 crore. ing in Sardarshahar town of the pockets of honest busi- Evoking his Punjab-con- does not know much about from within after the ticket to Rajasthan’s Churu district, nessmen.” nection while amusing his politics. The Jat Sikh, who Sunny from Gurdaspur, the BJP Gandhi acknowledged the He also talked about the audience with filmy dialogues, addressed the rally splashed managed to put up a united presence of some youths who Congress’ manifesto promise of the Bollywood angry man with movie dialogues, started show on Monday. were wearing the T-shirts hav- making loan default by farm- delivered his brief and power- his address with “Mere Kavita Khanna, who had ing the “main bhi chowkidar” ers a civil offence. packed four-minute speech Gurdaspur walo, Sat Sri Akal”. earlier expressed disappoint- slogan of the BJP. Rahul pointed out to the during his first election rally Striking an emotional ment with the party for not “You are wearing T-shirt of farmers’ budget promised by wherein his younger brother chord with the people, he said fielding her from the seat once the ‘chowkidar’ (watchman). the Congress if it comes to Bobby Deol, two Union when he was given ticket for held by her late husband Vinod You all are welcome here,” power. “After the 2019 election, Ministers and local party lead- Gurdaspur, his father Khanna, was at the rally to Rahul said. The Congress chief two budgets are going to be pre- ers, including Kavita Khanna, Dharmender said, “Sunny, you express support for Sunny. first said Modi had promised sented in India. The first bud- wife of late Vinod Khanna, and should accept the opportunity Another ticket-aspirant Swaran Rs 15 lakh in the bank accounts get will be the special budget for Swaran Salaria, were present. for the sake of your love for Salaria too was present on the of all Indians and asked Congress president Rahul Gandhi addresses an election campaign rally for the Lok Sabha polls at Sardarshar, Churu, the farmers. Not after the gen- Reminding voters of his Punjab.” occasion. whether anyone present in the Rajasthan, on Monday PTI eral budget, it will be present- patriotic character in Gadar Yesteryears’ Bollywood Thanking the people of rally had received the amount. ed before the general budget.” and referring to his dhai kilo ka superstar Dharmendra could Gurdaspur, Deol said, “I am “’Chowkidar’ ji had also as an attack on the country’s guarantee scheme as “diesel for jailed for not repaying loan, if In the budget, Gandhi said, haath from Damini, Sunny not make it to Sunny’s nomi- here because you invited me. promised 2 crore jobs. Anyone economy and employment, the the engine” of the Indian econ- the Congress is voted to power. the farmers would be told how declared that he had not come nation event, but tweeted his My father told me that you stay among you got the jobs?” Rahul Congress leader claimed lakhs omy. Gandhi promised to give He accused Modi of giving much money the Government to make promises “but to asso- support asking the people of in the heart of each person in asked, pointing to the youths of youths were left unemployed Government jobs to 22 lakh public money to the top 15 rich was going to give them in a year. ciate with you (the people)”. Gurdaspur to back his son, say- Punjab — son, go there and who were wearing the T-shirts. by the twin decisions. youths in one year, make 10 people, adding that the Issues of minimum support Amid loud cheering and ing his victory will be that of they will shower you with love. Describing demonetisation Rahul described the party’s lakh recruitment in panchayats Congress wants to give money price and compensation will be bole so nihaal slogan, Sunny the people of “my Punjab”. I want to tell you that I love you and the goods and services tax proposed minimum income and said no farmer will be to the poor through its pro- clear in the budget, he added. called himself a “patriot” who Despite initial rebellion a lot.”

BENGAL HOGS... will teach them a lesson if they poll Chhindwara, the Lok Sabha CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 touch the Bengalis here.” i ets Polling peaceful constituency held consistently by sn pp Kamal Nath since 1980 has his locking horns with BJP’s option and that is to reach RAHUL REFUSES... son Nakul Nath now seeking Jagannath Sarkar. Congress has Parliament and raise the voice of issuing notice". The Supreme AJAI RAI OF CONG FILES NOMINATION FROM VARANASI in Bengal amid mandate from the seat, a pock- nominated Minati Biswas and the security personnel. That is Court on April 23 issued notice et borough of the Nath family. the CPI (M) Rama Biswas. In why I have decided to contest to him on the criminal contempt Congress candidate for varanasi Lok Sabha seat, Ajai Rai, filed his State BJP president Rakesh the Burdwan East (SC) seat, election against PM Narendra petition. "It is also clear that no nomination paper on Monday. Pitted against Prime Minister Singh and former Union TMC’s Sunil Kumar Mondal will Modi.” Sharing his action plan court would ever do that and Narendra Modi, Rai reached Varanasi collectorate at Kutchery in a sporadic violence Minister and BJP’s tribal face contest against Paresh Chandra for the election, Yadav claimed hence the unfortunate refer- roadshow led by party’s State unit president Raj Babbar. The Faggan Singh Kulaste are in the Das of the BJP. The Congress has to have the support of at least ences (for which I express regret) procession, comprising a large number of party supporters besides SAUGAR SENGUPTA n us and we retaliated,” said a field from Jabalpur and Mandla, fielded Siddhartha Majumdar 10,000 retired security person- to the court order and to the leaders and workers, started from Azad Park at Peelikothi and BOLPUR/BEHRAMPORE Haru Mondal one of the scores respectively. Lok Sabha elec- and the CPI (M) Iswar Chandra nel. “We don’t have money to political slogan in juxtaposi- reached the collectorate meandering its way through various places of BJP supporters who had tions in MP will be held in four Das. Mamtaz Sanghamita is the fight elections, also now I don’t tion the same breath in the heat in the city. ven as a blazing sun beat gathered outside a TMC work- phases on April 29, and May 6, TMC candidate from the have a job. Our only way to of political campaigning was BJP WILL WIN BOTH AMETHI, RAE BARELI: NADDA Edown at 43-plus degrees, ers house whose wife and 12 and May 19, the last phase. Burdwan-Durgapur seat against reach people is through door-to- ought not to be construed as reflecting the dogfight going daughter begged for life from In Bihar Begusarai is witnessing BJP’s SS Ahluwalia. The door campaign and we will do suggesting that the court had Union Minister and in-charge of BJP affairs in Uttar Pradesh JP down below among the BJP and the first floor. contest between Kanaihya Congress has nominated Ranajit that. We will tell the people the given any finding or conclusion Nadda on Monday exuded confidence that his party will win the the Trinamool workers, inter- Before the police came in Kumar and Giriraj Singh. A Mukherjee and the CPI (M) reality of the claims that Modiji on that issue," Rahul said in his Congress bastions of Amethi and Rae Bareli. Speaking to reporters mittent violence marred the and restored peace several number of film artists, including named Abhas Ray Chaudhuri. makes about doing welfare of the latest affidavit. In his affidavit, here, he said, “Uttar Pradesh is witnessing a Tsunami in favour of fourth phase of electionsmost- rounds of skirmishes led at Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar, jawans. We have the backing of the Gandhi scion said he did not the BJP and the entire country is standing with Prime Minister ly in Birbhum and Behrampore least half-a-dozen activists from have campaigned for Kumar. CHOWKIDAR VERSUS... around 10,000 retired security have the slightest or remotest Narendra Modi. The way people are enthusiastically voting indicates and to some extent in Asansol both the parties injured, locals The BJP had described Kumar “Considering the assurance, personnel who have pledged intention to bring the court that the BJP will win more than 74 seats from the State.” and Burdwan districts. said. as the part of ‘Tukde-Tukde I wrote to the PMO, Home their support to me along with into political arena, or bring it DOG TURNED INTO-CAMPAIGNER, DETAINED Thankfully however, no one At Kanandighi village in gang’ as Kumar has described Ministry, DG BSF and Human some social organisations,” he into disrepute by attributing was killed on account of poll- Dubrajpur block in Birbhum Singh as an “outsider” in Rights Commission several said. something which the court had A dog with pro-BJP stickers on its body was detained alongwith his related violence till sun down district the central forces resort- Begusarai. Several Bollywood times to bring out the discrep- not said. "At the outset, it is clar- master in north Maharashtra’s Nandurbar town where polling for the 40 TMC MLAs... Lok Sabha elections took place on Monday. Eknath Motiram save the two persons who died ed to firing in the air after vil- stars, including Rekha, Madhuri ancies and corruption in BSF. ified that the answering respon- Chaudhary (65), resident of Navnathnagar area, was spotted with his of heart attack due to scorching lagers gathered outside the Dixit, Aamir Khan, Priyanka Instead of taking any action, the Addressing a huge rally at dent (Rahul) did not have the dog near Andhare hospital Monday afternoon. The dog’s body was heat. Notwithstanding heavy booth and stoned it. “The guard Chopra and Kareena Kapoor authorities started harassing Bagda in North 24 Parganas she slightest or remotest intention, found covered with stickers bearing the BJP’s symbol and the deployment of Central forces fired in self-defence when mis- Khan, cast their vote as Mumbai me,” he said. “I was eventually said “Modi has allowed his desire or even thought process message “Modi Lao, Desh Bachao” (Vote for Modi and save the Bengal lived up to its (ill) rep- creants tried to enter the booth,” went to polls in the fourth dismissed from the BSF. This party to loot India.” Questioning to bring the court into the polit- country), a local police official said. As the polling was underway, utation as the workers of both said an ECI official while phase of Lok Sabha elections in makes it clear that the PM is the reason behind the Prime ical arena, or bring it into dis- police had received a complaint about the dog and his master who the outfits armed with bombs Birbhum TMC strongman Maharashtra. Polling was com- hand in gloves with the corrupt. Minister’s silence on his five repute or attribute to it deliber- were roaming around the town, he said. A case was registered and lathis clashed against each Anubrata Mondal said “the pleted for 17 seats in the State, On one hand, he claims that he year’s performance, Mamata ately or willfully that which the against Choudhary under section 171 (A) of the IPC for violation of other in various parts of people revolted after the CAPF including six in Mumbai. Actor is fighting corruption and, on said “this is an election not to court has not said or meant," he election rules which prohibit campaigning on polling day. Police have Birbhum, Bahrampur, Burdwan tried to influence them to vote Urmila Matondkar, Congress the other, he is finishing those elect the Chief Minister but the said. Rahul said several limbs of asked the municipal corporation to take custody of the dog, the East and Burdwan Asansol. for the BJP.” Bengal Chief candidate from Mumbai-North, who are fighting against cor- Prime Minister where he has to the Government and of the rul- official added. And amid the environment Minister Mamata Banerjee said, was among the early voters. ruption,” the agitated former BSF account for his performance ing party have repeatedly stated of violence TMC leader and “the CAPF has fired inside the Priya Dutt (Congress), Poonam constable said. In 2017, the BSF for the past five years. Instead of that the December 14 last year's SAKHI BOOTHS, RAMP FACILITIES GARNER PRAISE Birbhum strongman claimed his booth but they are not empow- Mahajan (BJP) and Arvind had set up a court of inquiry doing so he is attacking me here.” order of the apex court consti- Actor Anushka Sharma, who cast her vote in an all-women “sakhi” party would willy-nilly clinch ered to do so. Lawn and order Sawant (Shiv Sena) are also against Yadav after he claimed in Claiming that the BJP was on its tute a clean chit to the polling booth in Versova, part of the Mumbai North West the two seats of Birbhumand is State subject. I heard they are contestants from Mumbai’s Lok a viral video that the dal served way out she said, “In UP which Government. "The answering parliamentary constituency, was pleasantly surprised to get a kokam Bolpur under his command by influencing the people to vote Sabha constituencies. Veteran to them was watery and the cha- had last time given them the respondent (Rahul) would also sharbat and a sanitary napkin packet. As part of an Election more than 5 lakh and 7 lakh for the BJP.” Cut to Beldanga in singer Asha Bhosle, actors patis were burnt. An investiga- maximum number of con- submit that his statement on Commission initiative to encourage women voters and honour votes. “If I fail to do so I will Behrampore constituency: Hrithik Roshan, Vidya Balan, tion was ordered into the inci- stituencies the BJP will not get April 10, 2019, had also been women power, “sakhi” polling booths, staffed entirely by women quit,” he bragged triggering an Alleged miscreants hurled Emraan Hashmi, Kangana dent by the Union Home more than 13 seats which is why made in that context, purely officials, have been set up in which women voters are given a Opposition onslaught wonder- bombs, jammed booths and Ranaut, Varun Dhawan, Sanjay Ministry and the PMO had they are trying peep through the politically, to counter the afore- sanitary napkin packet and kokam juice post voting, an official said. ing “what led him to give such confined more than 700 voters Dutt and wife Manyata, writer- sought a report. Yadav was window here. But we will not said misinformation campaign a massive prediction.” inside Mirzapur village even as lyricist Javed Akhtar, Gulzar, shifted out of LoC and was later even give them a single seat.” On being led by senior functionar- BMC STAFFER ON LS POLL DUTY DIES IN DHARAVI The BJP promptly frantic calls to the sector office filmmaker Rakeysh Om Prakash on dismissed on charges of NRC, Mamata said, “These peo- ies of the BJP as well as the A Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation employee who was deputed approached the EC demanding yielded no result. Mehra and Prem Chopra also indiscipline. When asked why he ple who call themselves cham- Government that the judge- on polling duty as a peon in Dharavi in central Mumbai died on a re-poll in all the booths of the “We are crying for police voted. In West Bengal the seat was contesting against Modi pions of the Hindus have driven ment of this court dated Monday afternoon, an official said. Vijay Sable complained of two seats. Amid “attacks and help but no police is to be seen that went to poll are: and no other BJP minister, the out 22 lakh Hindu Bengalis December 14, 2018, was a clean uneasiness and was rushed to hospital but was declared dead on counterattacks” that saw Union from the morning. They (read Baharampur, Krishnagar, ex-BSF constable said, “I lost my from Assam and now they are chit to the Government regard- arrival by medical authorities, he added. Dharavi is part of Mumbai Minister Babul Supriyo’s car TMC) have confined us in the Ranaghat (SC), Burdwan East son in January, now I have trying to invade Bengal. But we ing all the aspect of the Rafale South Central Lok Sabha seat, which went to polls on Monday along getting smashed by alleged MC village. If we venture out (SC), Burdwan-Durgapur, nothing to lose. I have only one will not allow them to do so. We deal. with the metropolis’ five other constituencies. goons at Baraboni in Asansol the towards the booth they will kill Asansol, Bolpur (SC) and State saw a brisk polling. The us. They have already said that Birbhum. They all saw a four- State had witnessed about 77 per we will me murdered if we go cornered contest between the cent polling with maximum there,” said Sheikh Bulbul with Trinamool Congress, the BJP, the number of voters coming out to the polling day death at neigh- Congress and the Left Front. vote in Bolpur — 79 per cent bouring Murshidabad con- Celebrity candidate Satabdi Roy and Bolpur and Ranaghat — stituency still fresh in his mind. was the TMC’s name from the with about 78.33 per cent. “I don’t want to die like a Birbhum seat against BJP’s Dudh Reports of violence poured dog. Don’t ask me to go to vote. Kumar Mondal. The Congress in from Hasibpur village in Please go away,” said a woman. has nominated Imam Hossain Nalhati Assembly segment in “Even the Press people are at and the CPI (M) named Rezaul Birbhum where alleged TMC risk. Go back to your Kolkata. Karim for the seat. The TMC has supporters stopped the voters This is not the place for you.” fielded Apurba Sarkar (David) from going to polling booth Another voter refusing to be against the Congress MP, Adhir leading to a violent backlash. A named said, “We have not been Ranjan Chowdhury in the BJP supporter received head voting since several years. That Baharampur seat. The Left Front injuries while another got a frac- is our fate. Others vote for us. constituent RSP has nominated tured hand in the fight, sources They take our voting slip, Id Mohammad, while the BJP said adding there was no CAPF Aadhaar, epic card and go away. has named Krishna Joyardar. In to escort them for voting. If we claim them back we will get Krishnagar, the TMC has field- Throughout Sunday night the sticks. They will stop all the ed Mahua Moitra against BJP’s armed Trinamool goons Government facilities like Kalyan Chaubey, a footballer. knocked our doors and warned Kanyashree, free rice, and even The Congress has nominated Congress candidate from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seat Shatrughan Sinha files us against going to vote. In the will take back the cycle that our Intaj Ali Shah and the CPI(M) his nomination papers in Patna on Monday PTI morning when we tried to pro- daughters have got from the Shantanu Jha. Ranaghat (SC) ceed to the booth they attacked Government.” will see TMC’s Rupali Biswas LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | APRIL 30, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION China’s iron-clad loyalty With Pakistan being the sole loyalist of Belt and Road in the Congress’ cup of sorrows sub-continent, President Xi Jinping engages in hyperbole efore we go red with rage at China promising to be “iron friends” Priyanka was inducted into the party to revitalise the moribund organisation. But she frittered Bwith Pakistan despite talks of build- ing a separate bubble for India through away her advantages with juvenile antics about challenging the Prime Minister in Varanasi more Wuhans, we must realise that China will always look out for itself. That it will always have a forked tongue. That we have a huge trade deficit and Chinese technology has a hold over our econo- my. So it comes as no surprise that when Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday SANDHYA JAIN for bilateral talks, the latter said Beijing considers Islamabad a priority in its diplo- n the rough and tumble of the coun- macy. Jinping even classified Pakistan as his “all-weather strategic cooper- try’s longest election season, politicians ative partner,” one he was looking to deepen ties with. This came in the back- often make statements for mileage. Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s drop of a meeting of his pet Belt and Road Initiative, something that is stut- exaggerated claims of benefits accruing tering across South and Southeast Asia because of the inherent debt traps Ito industrialist Anil Ambani from the Rafale built into the programme, in effect converting smaller states into China’s eco- deal, his inability to stick to one figure for the corporate loans allegedly written off by the nomic colonies. Pakistan is the only nation which has reported progress on Narendra Modi Government and his imma- that front with the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and though it ture attempt to attribute his opinions about has issues with servicing the debt, these are minor creases, isolated as it is the Prime Minister to the Supreme Court (which was not amused) can be taken as par by the world for exporting terror. China, too, has no option but to stick to Pakistan, for the course. as it is diplomatically “friendless” for turning a blind eye to the terrorism the Gandhi is fighting for survival against a latter breeds, particularly after the Pulwama attacks and India winning the world’s very astute politician. Sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was inducted into the Congress and support on it. Besides, it can no longer be sure of North Korea. So they can’t given charge of half of the critical State of come unstuck so soon. All Jinping could do about sensitivities and anxieties Uttar Pradesh to revitalise the moribund in India was to ask both sub-continental neighbours to meet each other halfway organisation and bring voters back to the without committing to any move on designating Jaish-e-Mohammad chief grand old party. Projected by an adoring media as a charismatic trump card and seri- Masood Azhar as a global terrorist. In its strategic quest, the Jinping era believes ous game-changer, she frittered away her in direct, one-to-one dealings with each country and will not deal on a com- advantages with juvenile antics about chal- parative scale and prize one over the other. lenging the Prime Minister in Varanasi and then disappeared like the proverbial horns Back channellists, of course, continue to argue that privately, China did of a donkey. try to work out consultations with the US-led initiative on the language des- Vadra’s sense of entitlement can be ignating Azhar to a version more acceptable to itself. China was seemingly gauged from the fact that till the time of writ- ing, she has felt no need to explain her con- dends? Now the reverse has Perhaps the vision needed tried to evoke a supernatural link more willing this time around to work out a compromise within the UN 1267 duct, either to the media that she used to cre- happened, to the dismay of the more time or a new leader with between Swami Vivekananda sanctions committee. This despite its quid pro quo with Pakistan which means ate a false buzz around herself or to the party, loyal glitterati. an aspirational message linking and the lady, for sharing the that it doesn’t look at Azhar to insure itself from IS spreading to its Muslim- whose workers looked up to her with so The crux of the matter is that the past with the future. This also same birthday and posed the much expectation. Her contribution to the Varanasi is not merely a con- sums up Modi’s developmental question: “Will Priyanka be the majority provinces and attacks on the CPEC. However, when the US chose Congress’ tally will match this attitude. stituency. It is the beating heart work in Varanasi — grand roads, X-factor that tilts the scales in to pressure it with a new UN Security Council resolution on Azhar, it felt cor- Diehard Congress fans see her flight from of Hindu civilisation and new institutions, cleaning the favour of the Congress this cru- nered. Besides, China’s own human rights record is under threat, given its Varanasi as extremely damaging. Far from Narendra Modi chose it con- Ganga and the ghats and recov- cial election year?” Well, the energising the party, she has inadvertently sciously for this reason in 2014. ering hidden temples on the path answer is blowing in the wind. severe crackdown on minorities in Uighur and Xinjiang provinces and con- exposed deep fissures within. Thus, confi- His obeisance to Pt Madan WAS SONIA from Kashi Vishwanath temple A highly respected colum- fining them to detention centres. China has, of course, denied the accounts, dants of Rahul Gandhi explained the deci- Mohan Malaviya, who built the to the river. Modi alone has had nist made a hugely embarrassing saying it was running educational training centres as part of a fight against sion on one ground; the faction aligned with university to cater to every GANDHI TRYING the courage to venture into the prognosis, “The message is loud her explained it on another. This is a grave aspect of knowledge from tradi- spiritual heartland without the and clear. East Uttar Pradesh Islamic extremism. It is counting on Pakistan as the buffer against IS. political error. During his long apprentice- tional to modern, was part of a TO AVERT benefit of family, caste or region- means Varanasi and Varanasi Getting Chinese support to designate Azhar as a global terrorist at the UN, ship under Sonia Gandhi, Rahul never once subtle quest to align the BJP with SIBLING TUSSLE al roots. Kashi welcomes such equals Narendra Modi. Giving in any format, would be no mean achievement and particularly be a salve for presumed to overtake or overshadow his the soul of India. By seeking FROM SPILLING wanderers. The Gandhi family Priyanka charge of Eastern Uttar an outraged India, which has been at the worst receiving end of the Jaish mother and kept his nascent camp under refuge in a constituency domi- lacks roots on this civilisational Pradesh is tantamount to taking tight control. Similarly, Sonia Gandhi has nated by the Indian Union INTO THE OPEN firmament. Priyanka blundered on the opponent on his turf.… attacks. But how then can India and the US succeed on this count? Of course, been careful never to take the limelight away Muslim League, Rahul Gandhi to think she could meet Modi on Given her charisma, ability to there’s the Financial Action Task Force, which monitors terror funding and from Rahul after he became party president. unintentionally made the WHEN SHE this terrain. When apprised of think on her feet and come up which put Pakistan on the grey list with China’s knowledge. This means there By unilaterally proposing herself for Varanasi Congress-BJP contest a civilisa- DECIDED TO the reality, she should have with instant ripostes, and her on multiple occasions, Priyanka breached this tional battle. The temple-hop- retreated gracefully. Instead, she resemblance to , is an incisive scrutiny of its financial system. Pakistan has been given a list red line. Her retreat could be imposition of ping sacred thread-wearing CONTEST FROM fed the frenzy. Later, the the battle could become a Modi of 27 actions to be completed by October 2019, if it wants to avoid the black- party discipline. (jeneu-dhari) Kashyap gotra RAE BARELI? Congress announced the candi- versus Priyanka fight in 2019, list. But it hasn’t even shown any intention of doing so and is risking a ban Anyway, Priyanka could regard Smriti (clan) Brahmin persona evapo- dature of Ajay Rai the very day without her being declared as the Irani with scorn in 2014, but in 2019, Irani rated in an instant. This truth will CAN A Modi filed his nomination and prime ministerial candidate of on grants from the World Bank and IMF. By October, China will become the forced Rahul to seek a safety net in Kerala. not escape the Indian voter. POST-ELECTION left the poor scapegoat to field the Congress or of the next president of the FATF as a result of a deal with India and the US, where So, did Priyanka really believe (even if she Modi alluded to the civilisa- the questions. Opposition.” It has taken just China placed Pakistan in the grey list in return for endorsement by both US dared to contest and give details of her and tional aspect when he said that SPLIT IN THE The media and intellectuals, three months to shatter that illu- husband Robert Vadra’s assets in a sworn affi- the Congress president had CONGRESS BE who lionised Priyanka and sion. This brings us to the real and India. Can these two countries now extract a return privilege? Perhaps davit, along with five years of income tax sought safety in a minority- invented the mystique of her mystery of 2019. Was Sonia that explains Jinping’s grand statements to please Pakistan momentarily. But returns) that she was strong enough to face dominated seat. This Nehruvian AVOIDED OR IS political acumen, must feel dis- Gandhi trying to avert sibling China must realise that if it refrains from acting on Pakistan’s terror factory, Modi? Informed sources say she is also shy legacy — of making the Muslim enchanted. Some of the eulogies rivalry from spilling into the of revealing her educational qualifications. community a core vote bank and IT INEVITABLE? accompanying her entry into the open when she decided to con- India’s leadership would have a tough time justifying Wuhan to its people. One wonders why Priyanka did not focus winning elections by adding Congress on January 23 are test from Rae Bareli? Can a post- on helping the party to win Amethi. If the some caste votes — is now telling. One headline gushed, election split in the Congress be famously secretive family has privately con- under serious challenge. This is “Priyanka Gandhi is already a avoided or is it inevitable? ceded Amethi to Irani and the Bharatiya what the BJP sought when it social media star despite not hav- (The writer is Senior Fellow, Preparing for cyber war Janata Party (BJP), how did she imagine that espoused the Ram Janmabhumi ing Twitter or FB account”. Her Nehru Memorial Museum and tossing a half-baked dare at the Prime movement and spoke of “justice entry was described as a “bomb- Library; the views expressed are Conventional warfare isn’t going anywhere but it doesn’t take Minister was going to yield electoral divi- for all, appeasement of none.” shell.” A prominent intellectual personal) a genius to realise that future wars will be waged by hackers eports have emerged that the Indian S O U N D BITE armed forces will undertake a major The UPA plus pre-election Never has there been any Each of you, in your profession- Kashmir belongs to Kashmiris. Rcyber security exercise this week and allies will play a big part. If doubt in my mind about who al work, can always act with Not to Indians or Pakistanis. this might be the first step in creating a much- there are more post election I am or where I'm from. So righteousness, thus making a First and foremost, Kashmir allies, I think UPA-III has a for those of you confused on positive contribution to the is for the Kashmiri needed and unified cyber command. As the very good chance. my behalf...please don't be! common good of society. people themselves. terrorist attacks in Pulwama and our retal- Congress leader Actor Spiritual leader Former Pakistan cricketer iatory strikes inside Pakistan have shown us —P Chidambaram —Deepika Padukone —Pope Francis —Shahid Afridi in the past few months, both conventional and unconventional military warfare are not going away anytime soon. But to not realise the potential and pitfalls of cyber attacks on L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR the offensive and defensive fronts would be a huge mistake. One could argue that India’s delay in getting into this arena Blot on democracy venting errants from circum- Be an informed voter this election venting laws and escaping to a alongside China, Russia and the United States has already put it on the back foreign land. foot. The fact is that cyber battles can cripple a nation even before a war. They Sir — The vilest practice in our f incidents leading up to the general election are an All in all, while the apex can bring down mobile and fibre-optic networks, make it impossible for air- democratic polity, which is indication, they very well signify the coming of age court’s ruling comes as a huge denounced unreservedly, is that Iof the Indian voter. For long, harangued by the tribe relief for banks, it also serves as lines to fly, conduct any financial transactions and even bleed banks. They could the electorate is bribed for votes. of glib talkers, the aam aadmi is slowly but surely assert- a reminder to defaulters like potentially stop electricity and water supplies and disable fuel pumps. A well- It is an obvious manifestation of ing himself/herself, and very emphatically. Refusing to Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi executed cyber attack could have a nation, even one as large and diverse as evil design and corrupt practice. take things lying down, people have made it more than that it will now be difficult for Poor and ignorant voters are obvious that they wouldn’t cringe from confronting the them to remain in hiding for too India, reeling. The Air India servers crashed last week, stranding thousands bribed by political parties, who law-makers when it comes to denial of basic needs. long from the long arm of law. of passengers while the immigration system in Delhi collapsed leading to huge seek votes guided by self-interests. Hence, it did take the Election Commission some time KR Srinivasan queues. And while we should presume neither of these system failures was The electoral officers to reconcile when villages from various States, on the Secunderabad appointed by the Election eve of the elections, threatened to boycott the Lok Sabha mala fide, one can imagine what could happen if a concerted effort was made Commission of India are really polls if their long-pending grievances were not resolved. Looking for peace to cripple our systems. The fact is that India should be prepared for heavy cyber incapable of unearthing black If politicians view votes as the “staple diet” to sus- onslaughts from enemy nations and given the anonymous nature of such oper- money that is used to allure the tain their political career, voters are well entitled to deny the fabric of lies, people would like to have their lead- illiterate and ignorant voters. them this precious sustenance if the elected represen- ers more involved and dedicated to the cause of Sir — Days have passed since ations, they can take place in the guise of an undeclared war. Often such attacks Even recipients have confessed tatives are negligent towards their plight. In the war improving their lives. multiple bomb attacks ripped Sri and their counters take place at the same time. how much money they received of ballots, the electorate usually endorses a candidate One could well be witnessing the nation’s first step Lanka but the situation, as it It is not just civilian and civic systems that could be under cyber threat, from candidates for voting in depending on the sincerity of his/her commitment. towards “demanding” accountability from its elected mem- appears today, is that the island their favour. Pledges have had a way of luring the public but smart- bers. Answerable for their deeds as also their misde- nation remains unsettled. What data porosity can be used to specifically target commercially important pri- It is regretful that poor and ing under the weight of their own promises, leaders meanours, isn’t it about time that a system of checks and is most disturbing is that there’s vate enterprises in India as well. Targetting such corporations can destroy wealth lower middle class people are not have of late come to understand the futility of such balances is introduced ? Active participation in governance a lack of communication rapidly and mount an economic warfare that could be far more ravaging and able to contest the election in exercises that only serve to hold amusement value dur- is the new mantra every Indian is so very keen about. between the Sri Lankan view of the huge money required ing election campaigns. Call it a politically conscious Pachu Menon President and the elected destructive. There could be a disastrous consequence on the stock market as expenditure. Politics is only body of voters or one that has come to see through Margao Government. The fact that some indices. Most large companies and financial institutions have teams of cyber- the rich man’s business. Now, leaders over there talk about not security experts and invest in R&D. The Indian armed forces must work with considering the tainted, evil and having received intelligence corrupt practice resorted to dur- Win-win situation India to reveal the names of wil- Assets (NPAs). information in advance shows them and synergise a vigil network. India should also leverage its information ing the national election, elec- ful loan defaulters by complying In fact, this move will ensure the sorry state of affairs. technology expertise to attract and retain talent in this space as well as work toral reforms are absolutely to the requests made under the financial transparency and Anita more closely with friendly nations such as Australia, Israel and the United States. mandatory, which includes mak- Sir — This refers to the editor- Right to Information (RTI) has accountability of the banking Via email ing right to vote compulsory. ial, “Reveal the cheats” (April come as a whiff of fresh air to all sector. Further, it will help the One hopes that these exercises are just the first step in the eventual establish- Nimai Charan Swain 29). The Supreme Court’s direc- banks that are reeling under cause of the banks to recover Send your feedback to: ment of a comprehensive cyber threat protection module. Bhubaneswar tive to the Reserve Bank of mounting Non-Performing loans from defaulters while pre- [email protected] LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | APRIL 30, 2019 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN Existential threat POINTCOUNTERPOINT DIDI (MAMATA BANERJEE), ON MAY 23, WHEN THE EXPIRY BABU PM, NOBODY WILL GO WITH YOU. ARE to democracy RESULTS WILL BE OUT, LOTUS WILL BLOOM YOU ELECTION CAMPAIGNING OR HORSE TRADING? EVERYWHERE AND YOUR MLAS WILL LEAVE YOU. YOUR EXPIRY DATE IS NEAR. Owing to its reach, social media has gained political —PRIME MINISTER —TMC LEADER traction in recent times. Fake news, too, has been NARENDRA MODI DEREK O’BRIEN all-pervasive. Reverberations will be felt even after the polls. We need stricter social media monitoring Change dynamics in Ladakh Notwithstanding its strategic and geographical significance, this region has not received the ANUJ SAYAL attention it deserves. Ladakhis have genuine demands. And the Government must act, now eneral elections in India are considered to be the world’s largest voting event wherein an estimated 900 million Gpeople vote from close to 10 lakh polling booths across the nation. While the media has always played a vital role in democracy, acting as a constant watchdog, the 2019 elec- tions witnessed the power of social media in political mobil- isation among citizens. A glimpse of the social media political mobilisation was already seen in 2014. This year, social media has complete- ly transformed the ‘game of politics.’ The idea of social media as a force-multiplier in politics gained wide acceptance with the rapid growth of digitally-empowered Indians — this influ- ANIL GUPTA ence also gained massive attention after the US presidential election. With the penetration of the internet and rise in smart phone usage in semi-urban and rural India, social media has he trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh with acted like a messenger for political parties. It has helped them Zanskar ranges in the south and Karakoram reach the people in an infinite manner and at the grass-root Tranges in the north, bordering both Pakistan level. and China, is strategically important and vital for India’s national security. At the time of Partition, Influence on youth: A recent report stated that 81 mil- it formed a part of the princely State of Jammu & lion young Indians will cast their vote for the first time. This Kashmir, which acceded to India in October 1947 segment is young, energetic and well aware — a cohort no after the State was attacked by Pakistan-support- political party can ignore. It is important to note that not just ed tribal raiders. Large parts of the region, includ- their numbers but their characteristics are equally significant. ing the strategic Gilgit, which during the Maharaja’s Hence, in the last one year, political parties have stepped up rule formed the Frontier district and Frontier ilaqas, their game and used social media platforms to woo the youth. remain under illegal occupation of Pakistan. In the last two months, the youth has been hopping from Islamabad has divorced these areas from Pakistan- one social media platform to another like ‘tribes of internet,’ occupied Jammu & Kashmir and refers to them as highlighting their views on and passion for their favored polit- Gilgit-Baltistan (former Northern Areas), which are administered directly by the federal ical parties. There have been compelling and highly influen- Government over there. A portion of the area, tial posts by both parties as well as young Indians. This has including the Aksai Chin, has been illegally ceded catalysed the moulding of public opinion and sentiments. by Pakistan to China. The famous China-Pakistan Influencing through fake news: Information wars of an Economic Corridor (CPEC), Beijing’s most impor- unprecedented nature and scale are witnessed during the elec- tant strategic initiative in this region, also runs tions wherein social media is bombarded with fake news from through areas under illegal occupation of Pakistan. multiple sources. Circulation of fake news and negative mes- It is a land-locked area comprising the trans- sages has flooded all social media platforms like Facebook, Himalayan ranges, mainly the ranges of Zanskar, Instagram and Whatsapp among others. As per reports, 53 Ladakh, Pangong and Karakoram. per cent of the respondents claimed to have received fake Siachen Glacier, the world’s highest battlefield grant-in-aid given by Dogra rulers to three prima- Development Council Act was enacted by the Apart from holistic development of the entire with Saltoro Ridge as the vital ground, is a part of ry schools run by Shias, Buddhists and Sunnis was Union Government in May 1995, granting an region with particular preference to border areas, news on social media platforms. this region. This further enhances the strategic unilaterally withdrawn. No allocation was made for Autonomous Hill Council each for Leh and Kargil. there’s a need to improve connectivity through Facebook and Whatsapp have topped the charts, mak- importance of the area; the occupation of Siachen Ladakh in the annual Budget. In fact, separate allo- Despite the formation of the Hill Councils, building a direct rail link, road network, includ- ing digital platforms a pain point for the Government and polit- has provided the Indian Army a strategic advan- cation for the region began only in 1961. Biased empowerment remained a bone of contention ing the much-delayed Darcha-Padum-Neemo-Leh ical parties as well. Approximately one in two Indians, as per tage. The Saltoro Ridge, an extension of the and discriminatory policies of Kashmiri leaders between the Ladakhis and subsequent Kashmir- road and an airfield at Kargil. A strategic road link- reports, received fake news in the last 30 days. Many such Karakoram Range, which dominates the glaciat- pushed the Ladakhis to the wall and they started centric State Governments. Suspicious of the intent ing Jammu region with Leh via Kishtwar is also information campaigns have been developed with the help ed region, is in complete command of the Army. demanding separation from Kashmir to ensure of Kashmiri leaders, LBA once again raised the needed. Widening and macadamisation of Kargil- of cyber armies with messages rooted into domestic divi- Despite many desperate attempts, the Pakistan development of their backward areas and preserve demand of a separate Union Territory. Coupled Zanskar road and the opening of the Panikhar- sions and prejudices. Army has not been able to secure even a toe-hold their religion and cultural identity. with this is the growing resentment in Zanskar Pahalgam road should also be completed on pri- In order to curb the misuse of social media during the on the Ridge. Its occupation enables the Indian One of the main reasons of the under devel- against the step-motherly treatment to Kargil dis- ority. The Zozila tunnel is a strategic necessity. polls, the Election Commission devised the guidelines for Army dominate the ambitious CPEC, whose strate- opment of the area was the flawed policy of the trict administration and gerrymandering of the The establishment of professional colleges and gic and military exploitation by China and Nehru Government, which continued to treat the Assembly constituency of Zanskar. higher education institutions, including a separate ‘Model Code of Conduct’, which summons all social media Pakistan is a cause of concern for the nation. It also border regions as frontier areas. The Government It goes to the credit of the Modi Government cluster university for Kargil, should be a priority. companies to use the platforms effectively and transparent- prevents the possibility of a pincer move by com- of the day failed to recognise the difference between that the long-pending demand of empowering the Inclusion of Bhoti language in the Eighth Schedule ly. The social media ‘Model Code of Conduct’ engulfs high bined forces of Pakistan and China to cut off the the two. While frontier regions were supposed to autonomous hill councils was conceded when the is a long pending demand. Both Kargil and Leh priority mechanism for general elections and aims at curb- Nubra Valley and subsequent capture of Ladakh. be dynamic, temporary and a buffer zone subject Governor’s administration approved the Ladakh should be developed as centres of excellence for ing misuse of information and fake messages. The strategic significance of Kargil area is well- to give and take; border regions, defined by a Hill Development Council (Amendment) Bill, religious research and education. The discrimina- Use by political parties: Leaders have been leveraging known. boundary line, are fixed, sacrosanct and static. 2018, making the councils much stronger admin- tion in recruitment of Ladakhis in the civil secre- data analytics to reach out to voters. Data analytics are also Ladakhis are a very proud race, who take pride While the latter looks inwards, the former looked istratively as well as financially. It was followed by tariat and Government offices also needs to be used to gather insights and views of voters, which are seg- in being nationalists. They consider themselves to outwards. Since India had no expansionist designs, the establishment of a cluster university to give looked into. The attempt to disturb the demograph- mented into their socio-economic status, issues, gender and be the guardians of India’s northern frontiers. They it should have concentrated on developing its bor- impetus to better education. Finally, in February ic balance in Leh needs to be aborted. Instead, so on. Based on the voters’ sentiments, customised mes- have been resisting Kashmiri hegemony from the der regions rather than keeping them under-devel- this year, the Government also conceded the emphasis must be laid on developing communal time the administration of the State was transferred oped under the false pretext of denying readymade demand for a separate division for Ladakh, mak- harmony. The Kashmir-centric leadership in the sages and videos are being circulated on social media plat- from the Maharaja to Sheikh Abdullah in 1949. road axis to a potential aggressor. Thus, neither ing it a separate administrative region like the past has depended on the formula of divide and forms to target group segments. Responses received in the In the first reorganisation of the State, Ladakh was the Union Government nor the State Government Kashmir and Jammu regions. rule by pitting Kargil against Leh. The hardship form of re-tweets, comments and posts are further analysed made a district of the Kashmir Division, ignoring paid much heed to the development of infrastruc- As has been said earlier, the region is very faced by the people of the region, especially dur- to maintain the momentum. Informal conversations between its ethnic, linguistic and cultural differences. ture in this remote trans-Himalayan region, lead- important for national security due to its strate- ing harsh winter months, needs to be understood online users have enabled parties to pick up positive narra- Ladakhis felt that they had been made an ing to anger and alienation among the people. gic location. Therefore, it is essential that the peo- and addressed. The tendency of successive tives and helped them convert them into social media trends. appendage of Kashmir, which gradually proved Growing alienation initially led to the demand ple inhabiting the border areas are kept happy and Kashmir-centric Governments to treat the people IT teams of political parties have kept a check on browsing true. Sheikh Abdullah’s first Cabinet did not have of a Central administrator followed by the call for satisfied by the Government so that they play their as second class citizens needs to end. patterns in order to convey positive political messages. Parties any representative from Ladakh. The Sheikh internal autonomy, regional autonomy and direct role well as the guardians of the nation’s borders. Ladakh was opened to tourists in 1974. are also creating narratives for location-specific rallies. abhorred the Opposition and, hence, the National Central administration, as was done for a year after Ladakhis have a few genuine demands which need Initially, tourism was limited to mountaineering Post elections: The weaponisation of social media can Conference was the sole political party compris- 1962 and finally veered around the demand for a attention and cannot be ignored as disgruntlement and trekking. Gradually, with the Valley being dis- ing mainly of Kashmiri Muslims. Ladakh had only separate divisional status for the region. The onset among locals can endanger national security as turbed, Ladakh has grown into a major tourist further be magnified after the elections with the aim to mobilise two seats in the State Assembly. Thus, “majority of secessionist activities in the Kashmir Valley once well. Population in the border areas forms an attraction centre. While modernisation of tourism the nation. In a lot of ways, the general election is serving rule” virtually became “Kashmiri Rule.” Land again rang alarm bells for the Ladakhis and a important centre of gravity, which always remains industry, including the development of tourist as a battleground for people and political parties to decide reforms initiated by the Sheikh did not exclude the demand for a Union Territory gained popularity in an adversary’s radar, who would always prefer infrastructure, is required for the improvement of on the winning party. The Government as well as technolog- Gompas and drew strong opposition from since the late 1980s under the banner of the Ladakh dissension and trouble in these areas. Such dissen- the local economy, the aspect of environmental ical companies need to be safe about the use of social media Buddhist monks, who enjoyed a considerable clout. Buddhist Association (LBA). An agreement was sion can be exploited by the adversary to threat- degradation also needs to be kept in mind. The for vested interests and agenda mongers even after elections It was at the intervention of Prime Minister Nehru reached in October 1989 for the formation of an en vulnerable lines of communication in case of region has tremendous hydro-electric potential as the number of users is only increasing day by day. that the Gompas were exempted from the provi- Autonomous Hill Council on the pattern of the conflict. The people of Kargil contributed and sup- which needs to be exploited. (The writer is Group Chairman of a software and sions of the Land Reforms Act. Darjeeling Hill Council. The Kashmir-centric State ported immensely in evicting the Pakistan Army, (The writer is a Jammu-based political commen- digital marketing company) The situation became grave when Urdu was Government was not in favour of the same. After leading to the Kargil victory as acknowledged by tator, columnist and strategic analyst. The views made a compulsory language for the Ladakhis. The much dilly-dallying, the Ladakh Autonomous Hill the Indian Army. expressed here are personal) India's war against financial apartheid By involving local communities in the process of development, we can ensure more equitable and just growth — something which is not captured by Gross Domestic Product. This should be the true metric of both inclusive and sustainable expansion

life, is to miss something important. cator of progress and there have been phenomenal rise in market-driven and enable development groups to lessons in development are ground- involving local communities in devel- The dichotomy between the eco- persuasive calls to change the way we theosophy of growth over State-driven zoom straight into the middle of the ed in the philosophy of Gandhism. opment we can ensure more equitable nomic might of India vis-a-vis the real- measure economic and social devel- development models that dominated problem, without the need to engage Gandhi’s leadership was anchored in and just growth — something which ity of our crumbling development sec- opment the developing countries in the years with contextual complications. This strong ethical principles. He was is not captured by GDP. This should tors, leading to India being ranked Dubbed as one of the greatest that followed their birth. One section devalues deeper socio-cultural convinced that real India lived in vil- be the true metric of both inclusive and lowest in Human Development Index, inventions of the 20th century, GDP embodied the values and principles of nuances. In this process, the real world, lages where the pattern of life was sustainable development. For exam- is a pointer to what is wrong with our has long been a closely-watched met- the older non-profits and other collec- existing in all its complexity, is circum- not only timeless but also insulated ple, rapid growth, which involves development paradigm. What are the ric for politicians, administrators, tives, including social movements, scribed or left behind. It is like creat- from the pernicious influence of faster growth in agriculture, especial- ends of development — growth in policy doctors and journalists alike. mass organisations and community- ing a bubble in which technical linear industrial civilisation. ly in rain-fed areas where most of the MOIN QAZI GDP or enhancement of people’s But it is no longer lionised and the based groups. The other section was solutions are expected to solve com- Taking cue from the hallowed poor live, will be much more inclusive capabilities and widening of their love-affair with GDP may come to an located in market and technology plex problems. Gandhian traditions, development than a GDP growth that is driven he pursuit of growth over social choices and freedom? For all-perva- end because as economic historian spaces and got rapidly populated by The whole issue of development professionals have plumbed a more entirely by mining or extraction of justice, which has been the sive prosperity, we need a tide that can Adam Tooze calls, it is “a narrow and new-age non-profits, social enter- gets artificially locked into a bubble, democratic planning model, partici- minerals for exports. Tdefining credo of classical econ- lift all boats. somewhat arbitrary slice of reality.” prises and online collectives. which is then presented as fertile patory development. It involves a Amartya Sen had consistently said omists, has brought prosperity to For too long, we have been over- There are several social econo- There is a fundamental contradic- ground for systems change and inno- tough balance between not being that “growth rate is a very daft and a most developing societies. But it has obsessed with two concepts: Top- mists, who believe inclusive growth has tion between these spheres. The old vation. These developments in turn subservient to the beneficiaries and not deeply alienated way of judging eco- also created huge inequalities. The down bureaucracy and trickle-down to be grounded in inclusive gover- non-profits’ worldview is premised on lead to more investment, which results coming across as disrespectful to nomic progress.” Sen and Jean Druze argument that economic growth is the economics. We have believed that nance. In the absence of inclusive gov- integrated social sciences and systemic in the bubble belonging to itself till it them. Winning a point is not as impor- warned as early as 1995 that reforms road to social justice had been relent- aggressive growth can generate wealth ernance, people at the grassroot level approach in which complexity, inter- punctures. The complexity of the tant as achieving long-term change. If, that boost growth, though important, lessly advocated for a long time with at the top and this will trickle down that is, the intended beneficiaries of dependence and inter-relatedness of socio-economic and political systems for this, we have to compromise for the were not enough to improve the liv- several wrong consequences for poor to deeper ranks where the poor live. social programmes, are left dependent diverse factors at work need to be and human behaviour remain periph- time being, we must be prepared. The ing conditions of the poorest, let alone societies. The question that has now But this has not helped. Many have on a bureaucratic delivery mechanism addressed. By contrast, the approach eral to the issue until the bubble bursts. core of our relationship must be with dismantle caste and gender hierarchies engaged development economists and argued that we need to find a new over which they have no effective con- of new-age non-profits emphasises on In the meantime, the process of for- the people as also with the and generate employment.” proponents of social justice is: Does measure to assess the health of our trol. The alternative system would be finding technology-based manageri- mation of new bubbles sets in. Government. We must deal with “They have to be supplemented by accelerated growth translate into inclu- economies and more importantly, participatory development, where al solutions for complex social, eco- A large part of the development people who are more permanent in the a radical shift in public policy in edu- sive growth? Nobel Laureate Amartya the people. GDP simply totals up people themselves are enabled to nomic and political issues. One is work is ‘change’. It requires the abil- system and are the key interface with cation and health,” they wrote. Sen believed that to think just in terms everything made within an economy build their own future through elect- empathetic and human-driven, the ity to collectively envision a differ- their societies. (The writer is Member, NITI of income rather than achievements in a year, from widgets to whizzy ed representatives who are responsi- other is rational and techno-centric. ent future — about ‘design thinking’, Successful development practi- Aayog’s National Committee on of particular living conditions, like financial products at their market ble to address local community needs. Those who look through the ‘direction setting’ and ‘influence’ ie, tioners have always recognised the Financial Literacy and Inclusion for health conditions and expectation of value. GDP is regarded as a poor indi- The last two decades have seen a techno-managerial lens encourage leadership. The most profound richness of this local wisdom. By Women) pioneer THE PIONEER LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | APRIL 30, 2019 10 OCDFactor People with intense feelings of respon- sibility are prone to develop OCD warn researchers. Behaviour like checking if the door is locked is common. However, it is the frequency and intensity of these behaviours or feelings mark the differ- ence between a trait and a disorder

DOCYARD EARLY DETECTION DR SANDEEP BUTTAN Maintain a healthy liver IS KEY Global Technical Lead Eye MUSBA HASHMI Health ASIA Liver ailments are among the top 10 leading causes of deaths in India. Hepatologists share speaks with SIGHTSAVERS tips on how to take care of this organ DR DEEPAK CHOUDHARY nhealthy lifestyles, stress and drugs and anger — all have negative about rotator cuff increasing exposure to toxins impact on liver health. This is why it tear and how it is Uin food and water have in is important to adopt naturopathy recent years led to a dramatic rise in practices in our daily lives as a holis- different from a lifestyle diseases including liver dis- tic approach to our health,” says Dr frozen shoulder eases. According to WHO, around 10 Babina NM, Joint CMO, Jindal lakh Indians are diagnosed with liver Naturecure Institute. Cirrhosis every year. As we battle a To follow these simple yet time- or many people it is a normal shoulder pain, liver disease surge, adopting natuar- tested steps of Naturopathy not only Fnot to be worried about. But when the pain al practices can go a long way in help- help in reducing excess body weight, gets prolonged it evokes a sense of alarm. While ing our population maintain a healthy abdominal girth, blood pressure lev- many doctors treat it as a mere frozen shoulder and toxin free liver. els, but also improves liver and renal but it is not the case everytime. Liver ailments are among the 10 functions. Dr Deepak Choudhary, Director, leading causes of deaths in India, with “Some very simple solutions can Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine, BLK fatty liver disease emerging as a ris- help us maintain good liver health. Hospitals who is handling such cases from a long ing cause of liver damage. It is impor- We have a seven-day apple therapy to time and is credited with performing over 12,000 tant to educate people about the need cleanse the liver naturally and drug- complex knee and shoulder surgeries says this for following liver-healthy lifestyles lessly. This therapy involves consum- pain can be because of rotator cuff tear which and natural liver detoxification prac- ing six to eight apples every day for is often confused with frozen shoulder. tices. six days. On the sixth day, the patient “Many people ignore the pain for a long An eye-opener Jindal Naturecure Institute has must have no dinner but drink time, but when the pain persists they consult a restudied and revitalised a series of epsom salt water at 6 pm and 8 pm doctor, who then treat it as a frozen shoulder. natural liver cleansing and detoxifi- followed by drinking a mixture of NATURE TO THE RESCUE Patients undergo steroid shots in the shoulder cation therapies that have existed in concentrated lime juice (200 ml) Liver (Yakrit) is a vital organ. It and sessions of physiotherapy, without much survey conducted by Sightsavers across almost 3000 peo- India for thousands of years. plus olive oil (125 ml at 10 pm). On converts rasa dhatu to rakta dhatu relief. But, not everytime shoulder pain signi- Aple living in the rural West Bengal revealed that 27 per cent Everyday kitchen staples such as the seventh morning, the patient (blood). It also produces bile (ranjak fies frozen shoulder. Sometimes it can be rota- of the respondents believed poor eye sight to be a normal sign lemons, apples, berries, amla, turmer- must consume tender coconut water, pitta) and detoxifies the body elim- tor cuff tear. In this condition, the tendon gets of ageing; 59 per cent did not believe that diabetes if untreat- ic, beetroot and grapes among oth- followed by sweetlime juice, little inating ama from the blood. Wrong torn which result in pain,” he tells you. Timely ed, could result in blindness and 45 per cent thought that new- ers can become potent tools to main- khichidi and curd for lunch. This is diet and lifestyle damages the liver detection in such cases is the key. borns could not have any serious eye conditions that needed tain a healthy liver if used with the just one of the many wonderful nat- tissues and leads to diseases like jaun- “A lot of patients come for the right treat- any immediate attention. right knowledge and regimen. ural treatments available to improve dice, fatty liver and hepatitis. ment at a very late stage. Therefore, they may India is the second most populous country in the world “Liver is an important organ liver health,” says Sushma PS, Chief Ayurveda can help. Include these require surgery, but if a timely detection is done, and is also home to nearly 23.5 per cent of the world’s blind with many essential functions includ- Dietician (Naturopathy), Jindal five simple Ayurvedic herbs in your then it can also be cured through steroid injec- population. A majority of the problem is attributed to subop- ing cleansing our bodies of harmful Naturecure Institute. life to keep your liver healthy. tion and physiotherapy too. A latest treatment timal service provision and cost of care especially in rural areas. toxins. A number of factors have Nature cure treatments like nKutki: This bitter tasting herb in curing the condition at an early stage is There is still a significant component of local myths and mis- increased the toxin load on our liv- enema, colon hydrotherapy, mud is cooling in nature and has a cleansing effect on the liver and gall- Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection, in which beliefs that prevent people to access care at the right time.. ers. Regular consumption of bath, mud pack, abdominal pack, hip bladder. In Ayurveda, kutki is prescribed to improve appetite and a patient’s own blood is withdrawn and and the Myth 1: If you can see well then,there is no need to visit processed food — especially white bath, partial oil therapy to abdomen, to treat jaundice or bile disorders. The herb is beneficial in skin growth factors are centrifuged and injected into a doctor. flour, refined sugar, saturated, rancid hot and cold fomentation and castor disorders and to improve metabolism. You can take one Jiva Kutki the affected area thereby resulting in healing,” Fact: A routine annual check-up is recommended for all, and hydrogenated fats, smoked meat oil pack are beneficial for improving capsule each day for a healthy liver. he explains. especially for children irrespective of whether they complain and alcohol are toxic to the delicate liver functions. Maintaining a phys- nTurmeric: The yellow herb supports liver functions and There are various reasons that can lead to of eye symptoms or not. In most cases children are able to man- operation of the liver cells. ically active lifestyle and practicing cleanses blood. It can also aid the process of transforming rasa into the condition. “Different reasons can lead to tear age with poor eyesight till quite late and the only manifesta- Additionally, the presence of additives yoga are other important ways to rakta. It also promotes elimination of toxins from the body. In most of the tendon. It may happen while working out, tions are lack of interest in studies or mild headache. and pesticides in food, pollution, improve one’s health. cases you do not need to take any additional turmeric if you already playing sports, doing household chores, due to Amongst adults, there are some diseases like Glaucoma and use it in your meals. accidents, improper exercise and in the elderly Diabetic Retinopathy that may sneak in without much symp- FOODS TO LOOK OUT FOR nGuduchi: Guduchi is known for its detoxifying and blood it can be due to the age-factor. With age, the bone toms in early stages. Delay in presentation to the doctor is one cleansing properties. Ayurvedic herbal medicines prepared for liver start getting weak, tendons get abrade and the of the most common causes of poor treatment outcome for nLemons help the liver produce glu- problems contain guduchi. The herb also has known benefits in pressure on them increases which results in many eye diseases. tathione which neutralises toxins treating kamala (jaundice), hepatitis and fatty liver. Guduchi should swelling and pain in the shoulder,” he tells you Myth 2: Using spectacles will increase your (or your child’s) n be taken under the guidance of an Ayurvedic doctor. and adds that gym and yoga should be done Apple Cider Vinegar reduces fat n specs number and eventually, it will lead us to being depen- accumulated in the liver and Triphala: The mixture of amla, bibhitaki and haritaki helps under proper supervision to avoid this condi- dent on them. reduces inflammation in regularising metabolism and bowel movements. It cools down tion from happening. Fact: A pair of glasses is the simplest and safest option for n the body and balances all tridoshas in the body. Triphala churna “Recently we saw a case of rotator cuff tear managing refractive errors (inability to focus clearly) which Green Tea is enriched with cat- can be taken by anyone every night before bed. in a young national level wrestler from Haryana. is by far a common eye complaint.Wearing the right kind of echins which prevents non- nAloe vera: Aloe vera juice flushes toxins out of the liver (hepa- Hemant, suffered a shoulder injury last year dur- glasses as prescribed has no alcoholic fatty liver disease toxicity) and promotes good bowel movements. In addition to sooth- ing a wrestling competition and he took steroids negative implication on the nCruciferous vegetables like Broccoli ing the digestive system, Aloe vera also fights stress and strength- to relieve the pain. The pain continued and got Herbal remedies eyes or the specs number. sprout, up-liver’s natural detoxifica- ens the immune system. worsened and he was unable to move his hand. can cause Depending on one’s age and tion enzymes The writer is Dr Partap Chauhan, Director, Jiva Ayurveda Then on a family member’s advice he came to significant type of refractive errors, the eye nBeetroot juice protects the liver from oxidative damage and inflammation us for the right treatment. He underwent min- sight might either reduce or n imal invasive Arthroscopic surgery and is discomfort or long remain stable but one should Pear reduces liver inflammation and may protect from alcohol damage doing perfectly fine since then. He has now start- always wear the prescribed nGrapes and grape seed extract protect the liver from DISEASES ed doing wrestling again,” he says. term damage to glasses as directed. cellular damage Proper awareness regarding the condition eyes and thus Myth 3: Alldisplay devices nBerries are high in antioxidants; nHemochromatosis: It is a is necessary so that patients can go for the right should be avoided. such as mobile phones, laptops, they help protect the liver and disorder in which excessive iron treatment without delay. “Lack of awareness is television are bad for the eyes. builds up in the body and ham- the reason why some patients are misguided and One should only improve its immunity Fact-Although all visual nTurmeric improves the body’s pers the normal functioning of are not diagnosed with the condition at the right use medications display units (ones that have a ability to digest fats and pre- several organ systems. In simple time. They keep on taking the wrong treatment as directed by a screen) can affect the eyes if vent its accumulation in terms it refers to iron overload. which results in further degeneration of the ten- viewed for long durations, they liver. The early symptoms of sive copper accumulates in the don. So, proper awareness along with timely professional cannot be labelled as all bad. By n hereditary hemochromatosis are body, particularly in the liver, detection is the key to treat this condition,” he adjusting the viewing distance, Papaya and its seeds help include joint pains, fatigue, lethar- brain, and eyes. In Wilson’s dis- tells you. brightness, ambient light, lim- burn dietary fats and pre- gy, abdominal pain and loss of ease, the excretion of copper is iting viewing time, taking fre- vent fatty liver disease sexual drive. defective which leads to its exces- quent breaks in between and using anti-glare (UV screen) nAmla detoxifies liver and The diagnosis of hereditary sive accumulation in the body. devices we can use these in the right kind of way without dam- is an effective home hemochromatosis is usually chal- The symptoms of liver disease aging the eyes. remedy for fatty liver dis- lenging as high index of suspicion include yellowing of the eyes Myth 4: To keep the eyes clean, one should wash them with ease is needed by the treating physician (jaundice), lethargy, fatigue, loss water frequently. nOlive oil decreases levels of fat to entertain its diagnosis. Certain of appetite, and abdominal Fact: Nature has its own way of cleansing the eyes by means in the liver and improves liver blood tests are done including swelling. of blinking and tears so, one does not need to wash them too enzymes levels. serum ferritin, transferrin satura- The diagnosis of the disease frequently. If you feel the urge to splash them with water fre- nGrape Fruit protects the liver by reducing inflammation and enhancing its tion to demonstrate excessive is based on blood and urine quently, you may be suffering from dry eyes and you should protective mechanisms. iron in the body. tests. Liver biopsy can also be per- consult an eye doctor. One should also be wary of the quali- nWilson’s disease: It is a rare formed to quantify the amount of ty of water being used. nShun alcohol completely as it damages the liver’s functioning. inherited disorder in which exces- copper in the liver tissue. Myth 5: Eye medications can be used without the expert’s consultation. DadiKaKehna STUDY Fact: Some eye drops, if used without proper profession- TOP CENTRE al consultation can lead to flaring up of minor eye infections TIP and even serious issues like glaucoma and cataract which can It is a custom to clean ears regu- xposure to paint, be potentially blinding. Even herbal remedies can cause sig- he fungus, Candida auris is an emerg- Patients can remain colonised with C varnish, and other nificant discomfort or long term damage to eyes and thus larly with earbuds or q-tips. But it Ting “superbug” and is fast becoming auris for a long time and the fungus can Esolvents can put should be avoided. One should only use medications as direct- may be risky and therefore, it is a global health threat. The CDC has added survive on hospital surface for long dura- people at a 50% higher risk ed by a professional. important to be careful. drug-resistant C auris to a list of germs, tion. This facilitates spread of C. auris of developing multiple sclero- Myth 6: Eye exercises can reduce or eliminate the need for which are considered as “urgent between patients in healthcare facili- sis (MS), a study has indicated. Those who eye glasses. ROSHANI DEVI shares home threats.” ties. have been smokers with solvent exposure Fact: They have no impact in reducing or impacting your remedies on how one can clean C auris has been reported It can cause different types of and the MS genes are 30 times more like- need for power glasses. They might help only in strengthen- the eardrums from South Korea, India, infections, including blood- ly to develop MS than those who have ing the eye muscles. Pakistan, Kuwait, Israel, stream infection, wound infec- never smoked or been exposed to solvents Oman, South Africa, tion, and ear infection. The and who do not have the genetic risk fac- SUMMERCOOLERS it is very important to avoid spoons of oil. Again make sure Colombia, Venezuela, the symptoms of the infection are tors. inserting any object inside it’s not too hot. Lay on your side United States, Canada, and not easily identifiable as the In recent years, the prevalence of MS the ear to clean wax. The or with the ear you want to clear Europe, including the United patients are already critically ill. has changed dramatically worldwide with BARLEY: Barley, a member of the grass family, is a major Isafest approach to cleaning ears facing up. Put three-four drops Kingdom, Norway, Germany and According to the CDC, infection India being no exception. Initially, MS was cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. Barley is to visit a doctor as they use of the warmed oil into your ear Spain. A total of 617 cases have been with C auris is of concern because: believed to be more common in the grass is rich in phytochemicals, carotenoids (the source of specialised instruments to canal. Allow it to sit for reported in the US till March 29, 2019. nIt is often multidrug-resistant. Caucasians of Northern Europe and vitamin A), vitamins C and K, calcium and iron. This makes remove any excessive 10-20 minutes. Turn C auris is a deadly infection; immuno- nIt is difficult to identify with stan- United States. However, it has been found it a wonderful detoxifier for the liver, earwax or debris your body around compromised persons are more vulnera- dard laboratory methods, and it can be to be present in the Indian subcontinent working on people with major safely. But this may so the treated ear ble to develop this infection. People who misidentified in labs without specific as well. Globally, about 2.3 million people cholesterol and weight issues due not always be is now facing recently had surgery, live in nursing technology, which can lead to inappropri- are affected by this condition, while there to low metabolism, a fatty liver practical and pos- down with a homes, or who have breathing tubes, feed- ate management. are about 2 lakh patients in India. and other liver disorders. sible. There are towel under- ing tubes or central venous catheters are nIt has caused outbreaks in healthcare Tips from heart Care Foundation of It also purifies the blood some home reme- neath it. Allow especially at higher risk. settings. India: and enriches it with the right dies that one can your ear to drain nEat a healthy diet with plenty of kind of iron, and helps com- follow. and clean your SLIM fruits and vegetables, lean protein, and bat acidity that results in Remember: It is outer ear. LINE omega-3 fatty acids acne, skin problems, puffiness, never a good idea to Clean ears with f you are finding it hard to deal with the Ladwig, Professor at Technical University of nMovement of the body is crucial in and weight gain. Barley is used insert an object into the ear. baking soda. Mix 1/4 teaspoon pressure at the workplace, there is more Munich, Germany. patients with MS at every stage. Regular for treating rheumatoid arthritis To clean the outer shell of baking soda and two teaspoons Ireason to worry. New research has found People with work stress alone had a 1.6- exercise promotes better flexibility, boosts due to its anti-inflammatory the ear — use a wet cloth or water. Pour a few drops into the that work stress and impaired sleep are fold higher risk while those with only poor balance, and can also help with common effect, and barley grass juice paper towel with lukewarm affected ear with the dropper. linked to a threefold higher risk of sleep had a 1.8-times higher risk, the study MS complications. mixed with vegetable juice heals all water. After wringing out the Let it stay there for a few min- cardiovascular death in employees with said. nPractice good sleep hygiene by kinds of ulcers. excess, they can use the cloth to utes. Tilt your head to remove hypertension. In the study, work stress was defined as sticking to a consistent sleep schedule. “Sleep should be a time for recreation, jobs with high demand and low control -- for n It is also good for hepatitis, high blood pressure, asthma, weak clean the outer areas of the ear. the melted earwax. Clean thor- unwinding, and restoring energy levels. If example when an employer wants results but Get plenty of Vitamin D. As per a digestion and weight loss. One can use coconut or oughly with a soft cloth. you have stress at work, sleep helps you denies authority to make decisions. recent research, people with MS who are Barley water beverages are widely used in summers because olive oil. Slightly warm 1-3 tea- recover,” said study author Karl-Heinz — IANS vitamin D deficient tend to suffer more sig- it have a cooling effect on the body. nificant progression of the disease. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | APRIL 30, 2019 funds 11

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American products Face veil ban takes effect PTI n WASHINGTON high-end Harley-Davidson rapidly,” he added.India is motorcycles from 100 per cent pressing for exemption from resident Donald Trump has to 50 per cent.The President the high duty imposed by the under new regulation Pcriticised India’s “big tariffs” said that he called up Prime US on certain steel and alu- on American paper products Minister Narendra Modi on the minium products, resumption and the iconic Harley- issue of tariffs on Harley- of export benefits to certain from wearing in view of the Muslims account for 10 per Davidson bikes, saying the US Davidson motorcycles.“Look domestic products under the current volatile security situa- cent of the population and are has been losing billions of dol- at Harley-Davidson. I met with Generalised System of tion. the second-largest minority lars to countries like India, them three years ago, they Preferences (GSP) programme, “We have permitted people after Hindus. Around seven per China and Japan. Addressing a would tell me tough to do busi- greater market access for its to leave their homes with faces cent of Sri Lankans are Republican political rally in ness in certain kind. I asked products from agriculture, uncovered as means to coop- Christians. Wisconsin state’s Green Bay ‘How you’re doing in India?’ automobile, automobile com- erate with the security forces,” Nine suicide bombers car- city on Sunday, Trump alleged and they said, ‘Oh, we don’t do ponents and engineering sec- Fazil Farook, a spokesman for ried out a series of devastating that every country has been any business’. They weren’t tors . Jamiyyathul Ulema, or the blasts that tore through three ripping off America for years. even complaining because so On the other hand, the US Muslim theologists body, said. churches and three luxury The President has repeatedly many years. is demanding greater market There has been a public hotels on the Easter Sunday, claimed that India is a “tariff “So India charged a 100 per access through a cut in import demand to ban the niqab and killing 253 people. king” and imposes “tremen- paper products. “We charge China, we’re doing that with cent tariff on Harley-Davidson, duties for its agriculture goods, burka following the bomb It was reported that at least dously high” tariffs on other countries zero tariffs on India, we’re doing that with but when they send their dairy products, medical attacks. Hijab, niqab, burka three women suicide bombers American products. foreign paper products, but Japan, we’re doing it with a motorcycles and they may devices, IT and communication PTI n COLOMBO are different kinds of coverings had been involved. “For so many decades when Wisconsin paper com- great new trade deal, that hope- come to us, we charge them items. India has stated that it worn by Muslim women all The Islamic State claimed we’ve been losing tens of bil- panies export it abroad... China fully will get approved in the nothing,” Trump said. “So I would be difficult for them to uslim women in Sri over the world. the attacks, but the government lions of dollars to China and charged us big tariffs, India house,” the President said. called up Prime Minister Modi, cut duties on IT MLanka will not be Hijab covers the head and has blamed local Islamist Japan, and India, and name any charged us big tariffs, Vietnam Early this year at a White I said unfair, he cut it 50 per products.India’s exports to the allowed to wear any form of neck but leaves the face clear. extremist group National country and we lost, but we’re charge us massive tariffs,” House event to announce his cent... But that’s not good US in 2017-18 stood at USD face veils in public from Niqab is a veil for the face that Thowheeth Jamaath (NTJ) for not losing anymore,” he said to Trump said.He claimed that support for reciprocal tax, enough because look, it’s 50 per 47.9 billion, while imports Monday under new regula- leaves the area around the eyes the attacks.Sri Lanka has a his cheering supporters. He people of the US demanded a Trump had said that he was sat- cent to nothing. And what were USD 26.7 billion. The tions announced by President clear and burka is one-piece population of 21 million which said that the US was being government that puts America isfied with the Indian decision we’re doing is changing all of trade balance is in favour of Maithripala Sirisena who veil that covers the entire face, is a patchwork of ethnicities charged high tariffs on foreign first.“And we’re doing that with to reduce the import tariff on that stuff, changing all of that India. used emergency powers in leaving just a net screen to see and religions, dominated by the the wake of the Easter Sunday through. Sinhalese Buddhist majority. bombings. Jihadists kill pastor, 4 others The new regulation ban- Synagogue Shooting ning any form of face cover- Lanka to introduce tough laws ing was announced by the President on Sunday, a week in Burkina church attack after the coordinated blasts to eliminate jehadism: SL PM hit three churches and three Colombo: Introducing a tough new Counter Terrorism Bill, Ouagadougou (AFP): ple are missing,” the source fered from increasingly fre- luxury hotels, killing over new legislation to eliminate which provides for territorial Gunmen killed four worship- added. It was the first attack on quent and deadly attacks 250 people and inuring more jehadism and extremism from jurisdiction, was passed in pers and a pastor in the first a church since jihadist violence attributed to a number of than 500 others. Sri Lanka is the Government’s Parliament without delay, he jihadist attack on a church in erupted in the west African jihadist groups, including the It specifically mentions top priority, Prime Minister said on Sunday after joining the Burkina Faso, security and nation. Muslim clerics and Ansarul Islam group, the “any face garment which hin- Ranil Wickremesinghe has said Sunday Mass in Colombo and local sources said Monday. imams have been targeted as Group to Support Islam and ders identification”. in the aftermath of country’s the mass at the Saint Anthony’s Sunday’s attack took place well. “The attack happened Muslims (GSIM) and Islamic “The ban is to ensure worst terror attacks. church in Kochchikade, a week in the small northern town of around 1:00 pm, just as the State in the Greater Sahara. national security... No one The deadly attacks could after the deadly suicide bomb- Silgadji near Djibo, the capital faithful were leaving the The attacks started in the should obscure their faces to have been prevented if the ing killed over 250 people.PTI of Soum province, and two church at the end of the ser- north of the country before tar- make identification difficult,” others were reported missing. vice,” a member of the church getting the capital Sirisena’s office said in a “Unidentified armed individ- who did not want to be iden- Ouagadougou and other statement. He took steps uals have attacked the tified told AFP. “The attackers regions, notably the east of the under the emergency regu- Sirisena suspends Lanka bomb suspect's Protestant church in Silgadji, were on motorbikes. country. In February, a Spanish lation to prohibit the use of defiant Lankan sister fears 18 killing four members of the They fired in the air before priest, Father Cesar Fernandez, face coverings of all sorts congregation and the main aiming at the members of the was killed in a raid attributed which is an obstacle to ensure police chief relatives feared dead pastor,” a security source told congregation,” the witness to jihadists in Nohao in the the identity of the people and since Easter attacks AFP. “At least two other peo- added.Burkina Faso has suf- centre of the country. a threat to national and pub- PTI n COLOMBO lic security. PTI n COLOMBO The order clarifies that ri Lankan President the key criterion for estab- SMaithripala Sirisena on he sister of the suspected Pak releases 55 Indian fishermen, lishing the identity of a per- Monday suspended defiant Tringleader of Sri Lanka's son is the need to clearly police chief Pujith Jayasundara Easter Sunday bombings has expose the face. and named his successor as well claimed that up to 18 members 5 civilians as ‘goodwill gesture’ The President has taken as a new defence secretary as of her family are missing and this decision to establish a part of the revamping of the feared dead since the massive Karachi (PTI): Pakistan on under heavy security, where taken to Lahore in a train peaceful and cohesive society security establishment following suicide attacks and subsequent Monday released 55 Indian they boarded the Business where they are expected to be which does not inconve- the country’s worst terror attack. police raids, according to a fishermen and five civilians Express for Lahore, the report handed over to the Indian nience any community peo- Sirisena on Friday said that media report. as a “goodwill gesture” amidst said. As a goodwill gesture authorities at Wagah border. ple as well as ensure nation- Jayasundara had resigned but More than 250 people were tension between the two amid tension with India, \On April 7, Pakistan al security. he never sent the letter and killed and at least 500 injured countries after the Pulwama Pakistan had announced to released first batch of 100 The presidential com- remained in his official resi- in a series of coordinated sui- terror attack, according to a release 360 Indian prisoners, fishermen and another 100 munique, however, makes dence, according to officials. cide bombings at churches and media report. The Indian including 355 fishermen and were released on April 14. no mention of niqab and Senior Deputy Inspector hotels by the little-known fishermen and citizens, five civilians, during April, According to the Edhi burqa. General CD Wickremaratne National Tawheed Jamath arrested in Pakistan, were the report added. Foundation, a non-profit The government was has been appointed as the act- (NTJ) across the island April 21. released from Karachi’s Malir Fifty-five of the men were social welfare organisation contemplating the move to ing police chief while former Mohamed Hashim jail, the Express Tribune arrested for illegal fishing in in Pakistan, Rs 5,000 was ban both niqab and burka. Inspector General NK Mathaniya is the sister of A couple holds candles during a vigil held for victims of the Chabad of Poway reported. Pakistan’s territorial waters, given to the fishermen by the They sought cooperation Illangakoon named as an advi- Mohamed Zahran Hashim, the synagogue shooting, Sunday in Poway, Calif. A man opened fire Saturday inside the The released prisoners while the other five were foundation and they will send from the Muslim clerics some sor to the Defence Ministry, man Sri Lankan authorities synagogue near San Diego as worshippers celebrated the last day of a major Jewish were taken to the Karachi detained for crossing the bor- them to Wagah Border via of whom issued statements according to the President’s believe was one of the leaders of holiday. AP Cantonment Railway Station der illegally. All of them were special buses. that both must be refrained office. the attacks, the country's worst. Floods in Indonesia kill dozens, thousands displaced Representational image Bengkulu (AFP): Floods around parts of the capital Nugroho. That was not much partly to blame for deadly ronmental group Kanopi sparked by torrential rains have Jakarta last week killed at least comfort for some Bogor resi- landslides, authorities said. Bengkulu said in a statement. killed nearly 40 in Indonesia two people, forced more than dents. “We’re terrified to hear “Apart from natural factors Illegal mining was blamed for with a dozen more still missing, 2,000 to evacuate their homes this,” said Samsudin, who goes like the heavy rain, (the flood- killing dozens on the island of officials said Monday, marking and set 14 pet pythons on the by one name. “Apparently ing) was also caused by human Sulawesi in March when a the latest calamity for a disas- loose. they’re very big so we want activity that destroys the envi- makeshift mine collapsed. ter-prone nation. Landslides In Bogor, a satellite city of authorities to help us find ronment,” disaster agency head Mineral-rich Indonesia has and floods are common during Jakarta, residents had to con- them or take action.” Doni Monardo told reporters scores of unlicensed mines — the monsoon season between tend with the prospect of com- In Sumatra, some 12,000 in Bengkulu on Monday. many with complete disregard October and April, when rains ing face to face with the giant residents have been evacuated Activists have long warned for even the most basic safety lash the vast Southeast Asian serpents, after they were set from water-logged Bengkulu deforestation from rampant procedures. Also in Sulawesi archipelago. loose from a private property with hundreds of buildings, mining in the province could this year, some 70 people were On Monday, Indonesia’s due to the high waters. Six of bridges and roads damaged. trigger a catastrophe. killed by floods and landslides disaster agency confirmed 29 the snakes — which were as Authorities have set up tem- At least four major rivers in that wiped entire villages off the deaths and said at least 13 more long as four metres (13 feet) — porary shelters and public Bengkulu overflow every time map. Nearly 10,000 people people were missing in have been found, but eight kitchens for those displaced by it rains due to environmental were displaced. Sumatra island’s Bengkulu were still missing, officials said the rains. Hardest hit was damage near their banks, Last month, some 112 peo- province. A landslide triggered at the weekend. “If you find Bengkulu Tengah district, just activists said. ple died and more than 90 by heavy rain in neighbouring them please report it to author- outside of the provincial capi- “The flooding in Bengkulu remain missing after torrential Lampung province on Saturday ities or volunteers,” said tal, where 22 people were killed was made worse by the severe rains pounded Indonesia’s also killed a family of six. Indonesian disaster agency along with hundreds of live- damage... caused by coal min- Papua region, triggering land- Meanwhile, flooding in and spokesman Sutopo Purwo stock. Illegal coal mining was ing,” Ali Akbar from local envi- slides and flash floods. 3,000-kg garbage collected from Everest GLOBE TROTTING Kathmandu (PTI): A total of have come together to clean up acquired notoriety as the Time’s Up has created change that is 3,000 kilogrammes of solid the world’s highest peak, “world’s highest garbage dump”. waste has been collected from Ghimire said.The team has “Our goal is to extract as much going to be sustained: Charlize Theron Mt Everest since April 14 when located four bodies while clean- waste as possible from Everest Nepal launched an ambitious ing the Base Camp. so as to restore glory to the London: Hollywood star Charlize Theron believes the clean-up campaign aimed at Ghimire said the Tourism mountain. Everest is not just #MeToo and Time’s Up movements have brought bringing back tonnes of trash Department estimates that the crown of the world, but our about a positive change in the society and have made from the world’s highest peak, around 23 million Nepalese pride,” Ghimire told reporters things better for women. The two movements were which has lately turned into a rupees will be spent for the in Kathmandu. aimed at bring an end to sexual harassment and gen- “garbage dump”. The 45-day campaign. There have been attempts der inequality and Theron said she is thrilled ‘’as a ‘Everest Cleaning Campaign’, The d has estimated that at in the past to clean up Everest, woman’’ to witness the shift, reported Contactmusic. led by Solukhumbu district’s least 500 foreign climbers and including a 2014 government- “I feel like everything that’s happened in the last year Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural over 1,000 climbing support mandated provision making it or so has created change that is going to be sustained. Municipality began on April 14 staff will visit higher camps of mandatory for every climber to Things are happening right now where doors can’t with the Nepali new year and Mt Everest this season as they come down the peak with at be closed on what’s been opened and shown. And that, aims to collect nearly 10,000 prepare to scale the world’s least 8-kilogramme of garbage to me as a woman, is exciting,” the actor told Notebook kilogrammes of garbage from highest peak as well as Mt - the amount of trash estimat- magazine. The 43-year-old star, who has children Mt Everest. Lhotse, the fourth tallest moun- ed to be produced by one Jackson, seven, and three-year-old August,, said she Dandu Raj Ghimire, helicopters for disposal.“Our kg of garbage from Base Camp tain, the report said. climber. want to see her kids to benefit from the way the world Director General of team has now reached the area, while 2,000-kg of garbage Every year, hundreds of “If only climbers brought is changing. “I mean obviously it would have been Department of Tourism, Everest Base Camp for the will be collected from the South climbers, Sherpas and high back their own waste, it would great if that was the case 20 years ago, but I’ll take it informed at a press conference cleaning campaign. All the Col region and around 3,000- altitude porters make their greatly help keep Everest clean. now and I’m happy I’m a part of it. More than any- on Sunday that of the 3,000- necessary things including kg will be collected from Camp way to Everest, leaving behind It’s not about the 8-kg waste, thing, I look at my two kids and I’m so happy that kilogramme garbage collected food, water and shelter have II and Camp III area,” he said. tonnes of both biodegradable but bringing back the waste they’re going to benefit from this. “And that drives so far, 2,000 kilogrammes had already been arranged there,” Ghimire said the team will and non-biodegradable waste - they produce,” Ghimire was me to make sure we don’t screw this up and we actu- been sent to Okhaldhunga Ghimire was quoted as saying also bring down dead bodies including empty oxygen canis- quoted as saying by The ally do this in a way where it can be sustained and while the remaining 1,000 kilo- by The Himalayan Times. from the Everest if they are able ters, kitchen waste, beer bottles Kathmandu Post. “Everything be something that’s talked of in the past - caveman grammes were brought to “Under this campaign we to locate any.This is the first and faecal matter - on the on Everest, other than rock and style. Done. So I’m very optimistic, and I’m usually Kathmandu using Nepali Army will be collecting around 5,000- time ever that all stakeholders highest peak, which has lately snow, will be brought back. not,’’ she said. world 13 LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | APRIL 30, 2019 Pak suffered no damage’ in ‘No meeting between Putin, Imran Balakot air strike: Pak Army diplomatic setback for Pakistan’ PTI n ISLAMABAD and one of our own pilots PTI n ISLAMABAD India, told the paper. But died, as we had initially said another former diplomat, akistan’s military on that two Indian pilots had n what is seen as a major who wished not to be named, PMonday once again claimed been captured, and then said Idiplomatic setback, said this was a clear diplo- that there was “no damage” in that there was only one. You Pakistan could not convince matic failure of Pakistan. the Balakot air strike carried [India] said that we have Russia for a bilateral meeting The diplomat was of the view out by India and asserted that changed our statement because between President Vladimir that a meeting between Putin it will facilitate the Indian jour- one pilot was our own,” Putin and Prime Minister and Imran at this juncture nalists if they wish to visit the Ghafoor said. “We got initial Imran Khan on the sidelines would have carried a huge area to “see the truth”. information through the prop- of a high-profile meeting in significance even if it was just Addressing a press conference er channel, then on the ground, Beijing, a media report said the optic. The sense within at the General Headquarters in I personally found out that only on Monday.Other than his the diplomatic community is Rawalpindi, Pakistan military one person had been captured meetings with the Chinese that the Russian decision to spokesperson Major General and I sent out the correction President Xi Jinping and stay away from the bilateral Asif Ghafoor alleged that India myself. How is it that you are Premier Li Keqiang, Imran engagement could be linked had been “lying repeatedly” ready to accept one of our state- could only manage meeting to its cautious approach. and Pakistan has not respond- ment, not the other?” he was the Prime Minister of summit hosted by President ernment did request Russia “Perhaps, Russia may not ed to those lies. “Since the last quoted as saying by the Dawn Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali Xi. On the sidelines of the for a meeting between the want to send a wrong mes- two months India has been newspaper. and the President of BRF, Khan had separate two leaders but it could not sage to India at this stage,” continuing to lie. As a respon- “We have not retaliated Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon meetings with International be materialised. When con- said one source referring to sible country we have not outrage, the Indian Air Force Pakistan’s resolve. It is not because we want peace [...] we despite the fact that at least Monetary Fund chief tacted, Foreign Office Moscow’s close ties with New responded to their lies,” he (IAF) carried out a counter-ter- 1971 anymore,” he said. After asked you [India] to ask 37 heads of state and gov- Christine Lagarde and the Spokesperson Muhammad Delhi.Relations between said. ror operation, hitting the the aerial confrontation, India America about our F-16s’ ernment attended the two- CEO of World Bank Faisal said he was not aware Pakistan and Russia, espe- “The truth is that there biggest JeM training camp in said one of its MiG-21 fighter strength. In this day and age, day Belt and Road Forum Kristalina Georgieva and dis- of any request from Pakistan cially the military-to-military was an incident in Pulwama. Balakot, deep inside Pakistan jets downed a Pakistani F-16 hiding the downing of a plane (BRF) that concluded on cussed cash-strapped for a meeting between Imran ties, have seen steady Attacks on the police in on February 26. before itself being shot down is impossible. Sunday, The Express Tribune Pakistan’s efforts to tide over and Putin. However, former improvement during the last Pulwama have happened The next day, Pakistan Air on February 27. Pakistan, In this time, even if a reported. the financial woes with the diplomats were surprised at few years with both the sides before. There was no damage at Force retaliated and downed a however, has consistently motorcycle crashes the world There was no immediate help of the two global Pakistan’s inability to arrange agreeing to bury their bitter our end in Balakot. We took MiG-21 in an aerial combat denied the Indian Air Force’s finds out,” he added. Ghafoor explanation from the govern- lenders. “The biggest setback more meetings of prime min- past. local and foreign media there and captured an IAF pilot, claim, saying none of its aircraft also criticised India for using ment as to why more bilateral for Pakistan was its failure to ister Khan with world lead- In 2016, after the Uri to show them [the truth]. We who was handed over to India was shot down during the the threat of nuclear weapons, meetings could not be arranged arrange a meeting between ers in Beijing. terror attack in Kashmir, will facilitate Indian media if on March 1. Ghafoor said weeks of tensions between the saying they were “weapon(s) of between Khan and other world President Putin and Prime “I cannot imagine our New Delhi pushed Moscow they choose to come to Balakot Pakistan was waiting for the two nuclear-armed countries. deterrence”. leaders, it said. Minister Imran,” the paper side could have missed seek- to cancel first-ever joint mil- to see the truth,” Ghafoor was appropriate time to “honour Pakistan also claims to have He said India should to The Pakistan Foreign commented. ing a bilateral with President itary exercises with Pakistan. quoted as saying by Geo News. our pilots who downed the shot a second Indian Air Force change its attitude towards Office, in a statement ahead The BRF was one of the Putin,” wondered former Russia, however, went ahead Tensions flared up between Indian planes”. “India has not jet during the engagement, a Pakistan instead of asking “us of Imran’s visit had said that major international meet- ambassador Abdul Basit. with the war games, the India and Pakistan after a sui- said what happened in claim India has dismissed. to change attitude”. Ghafoor he would not only attend the ings the cricketer-turned- “Perhaps, the latter’s tight paper noted. cide bomber of Pakistan-based Pakistan’s counter-strike,” he “We downed two Indian also accused India of funding BRF but would also hold politician has attended after schedule didn’t permit. I Against this backdrop, it Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) said. The Army spokesperson planes in the process, the whole Pashtun Tahafuz Movement meetings with “several heads assuming charge as Prime would not like to assume was difficult to comprehend killed 40 CRPF personnel in also warned India not to test world saw their debris and (PTM), a tribal region based of state/governments and Minister in August last year. there were reasons other than that why Putin-Khan meet- Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Pakistan’s resolve. you [India] still claimed that rights group, to destabilise corporate and business lead- Quoting official sources, the that,” Basit, the former high ing could not take place, February 14. Amid mounting “India must not test one of the two planes was ours Pakistan. ers” on the sidelines of the report said the Pakistan gov- commissioner of Pakistan to said the diplomat. 38 killed as floods worsen in Mozambique AFP n PEMBA strongest cyclone to ever lash 23,000 people are without struggled to clear out the with homes and businesses eavy rain battered north- the continent, and predicted shelter and nearly 35,000 city’s drainage system blocked destroyed, roofs torn off, Hern Mozambique on further heavy rain over the homes have been either part- by flood debris. “(We) trees and electric pylons Monday as residents and coming days. “Cyclone ly or completely destroyed. planned to mobilise as much uprooted.“We have grave relief workers confronted the Kenneth made landfall at the “The water came inside the aid as possible to Ibo and also fears for the thousands of widespread devastation end of the rainy season, when house and all the way to the from there to Quissanga via families currently taking shel- wrought by Cyclone Kenneth, river levels were already high, backyard,” said Sumala Roa,” said UN OCHA official ter under the wreckage of the strongest cyclone to ever increasing the risk of river Cabila, 23, standing in his Saviano Abreu, naming two their homes. They urgently hit Africa, which killed 38 flooding,” the UN agency family home in Pemba’s areas outside Pemba worst hit need food, water and shelter people and destroyed thou- said in its latest update. working-class Piquite sub- by storm damage and flood- to survive the coming days,” sands of homes. Roads have “Humanitarian needs in urb which flooded on Sunday ing.“It was the priority for said Nicholas Finney, head of been washed away, fields sub- Mozambique have sky-rock- morning. government and humanitar- Save the Children’s response merged and many buildings eted, and the humanitarian As rain poured down and ian organisations, as these team in Mozambique. wrecked by the storm, which response will need to rapid- roads in the district became two areas are in urgent need. The northern region hit came weeks after Cyclone ly scale-up.” According to fig- unpassable except for 4- “We managed to send by Cyclone Kenneth is more Idai hit the Mozambican city ures provided by the wheel-drive vehicles, Cabila’s one flight with World Food sparsely populated than of Beira, 1,000 kilometres Mozambique authorities to sister struggled to look after Programme (WFP) supplies Beira, which was hit by (620 miles) to the south. NGOs, around 200,000 peo- her one-month-old child. of rice and biscuits, and some Cyclone Idai in mid-March. Cyclone Kenneth made land- ple in Pemba city, the capital “If it continues to rain. we non-food items. But the area has also been fall late on Thursday in Cabo of Cabo Delgado, are in dan- don’t know what we’ll do,” he But unfortunately the hard hit by deadly raids by a Delgado province, packing ger. said as water streamed of his weather conditions are jihadist group over the past wind gusts of up to 220 kilo- According to a prelimi- slanted roof. changing too fast and threat- 18 months that the army has metres per hour. nary toll from the National In Pemba, a tourist desti- ening the operation. It’s rain- been unable to control. The UN Office for the Institute of Disaster nation, staff mopped up pools ing again and the second Before smashing into Coordination of Management (INGC), 38 of water at a hotel and cleared flight couldn’t go.” To the Mozambique, Kenneth Humanitarian Affairs people have died, 39 have tree branches out of the lobby north of Pemba, the town of passed by the Comoros Locals and rescuers retrieve a mattress from a site where two houses were crushed by the collapse of a massive, sprawling (OCHA) described it as the been injured, more than fountain, while labourers Macomia was also badly hit, islands. dumpsite that hit just after midnight when rains poured in Pemba city on the northeastern coast of Mozambique, Monday AP 8 shot in latest Baltimore Russia will still be Taiwan reports voyage of 2 US meddling ‘in 2050’ warships through Taiwan Strait shooting, one dead Washington (AFP): US AP n BALTIMORE the city safer and lead the didn’t release their names or Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Taipei (AP): Two US war- department through sweeping their conditions. A police state- on Monday warned that Russia ships sailed through the Taiwan gunman fired indiscrimi- reforms required by a federal ment later said a man was would seek to interfere in elec- Strait over the weekend, Anately into a crowd that had consent decree. It’s a daunting killed, but didn’t give his age. It tions for decades ahead and Taiwan’s defense ministry said gathered for Sunday afternoon task in one of the country’s said five of the survivors were vowed that Washington would Monday, in a move that Beijing cookouts along a west poorest major cities where there men ranging in ages from 27 to try to thwart its efforts. Pompeo said threatened to hinder US- Baltimore street, killing a man were more than 300 homicides 58, as well as a 30-year-old was asked if he expected Russia China relations. and wounding seven other in each of the past two years. woman. A police spokes- to meddle in next year’s US The ministry said the ships people, authorities and reports Harrison is the city’s 14th police woman later Sunday evening election, after a long-awaited made the passage on Sunday, said. Police Commissioner leader since the mid-1990s. was cited by The Baltimore Sun report by Special Counsel sailing from south to north Michael Harrison said the gun- The commissioner said as saying an eighth victim, a Robert Mueller found that through the waterway that fire erupted after 5 p.m. on a there were two cookouts taking man with a gunshot wound to Moscow tried to sway the 2016 divides the self-governing block in the city’s western dis- place on opposite sides of the the leg, went to a hospital. presidential race to Donald in that case the Soviet Union — island from mainland China. trict of brick row homes. street Sunday, and that shell cas- The report did not elabo- Trump. I find stunning,” he said. Beijing frequently objects to the Harrison said a man ings were found in two differ- rate.“It wasn’t anything dealing The top US diplomat said “And we should expect in movement of foreign military approached a crowd on foot ent locations, indicating that with the church. I want to to expect a similar Russian 2050, the Russians will be at it vessels in the strait based on its protest actions by foreign mil- dently” in order to avoid neg- and began firing in what he there may have been a second make that very clear,” acting campaign next year but criti- still.” Pompeo, however, said claim to Taiwan as its own ter- itaries in areas it considers its atively impacting its relation- called “a very tragic, very cow- gunman, or someone firing mayor Jack Young said. cized the spotlight inside that Trump “has directed us all ritory, to be annexed by force home waters or sphere of influ- ship with China, Geng said, ardly shooting.” back at the first shooter, who Harrison and Young, in appear- Washington on the Russian to be incredibly focused” on if necessary. ence. That especially applies to adding that “the Taiwan issue Speaking at the scene after- fled on foot. ance with reporters, urged role, which has infuriated countering meddling by Russia Taiwan’s defense ministry the Taiwan Strait and South is the most important and sen- ward, Harrison said the shoot- It was unclear whether the members of the public to help President Donald Trump. “It as well as other adversaries. said US ships were free to sail China Sea, which China claims sitive issue in Sino-US rela- ing appeared “extremely tar- cookouts were related, Harrison investigators with any infor- goes without saying, they were The Mueller investigation, through the Taiwan Strait as almost in its entirety. tions.” Last week, Beijing com- geted,” but he didn’t provide a said. One man who was shot mation as to who took part or a threat to our elections in 1974, which had cast a shadow over part of their “strategic Indo- Chinese foreign ministry plained to France after a French possible motive. collapsed behind a Baptist a motive. too, and they interfered in our Trump since he took office, Pacific tasks.” spokesman Geng Shuang said warship entered Chinese terri- The shooting comes rough- church nearby and was pro- “Someone knows some- elections in the ‘80s,” Pompeo documented widespread Despite the lack of formal Monday that China has torial waters while traversing ly six weeks after Harrison’s nounced dead at the scene. thing,” Young said. “These told a forum of The Hill news- Russian attempts to influence diplomatic ties, the US is a key expressed concern to the US the Taiwan Strait, and blamed swearing-in last month as Harrison said initially that six things ... they don’t happen by paper. “The fact that this town the election but did not find ally of Taiwan and provider of about the warships. British naval activity in the Baltimore police commission- others had been wounded and happenstance. People know seems shocked by the fact that that the Trump campaign col- defensive weapons. China has The US should handle South China Sea for a down- er, when he promised to make were taken to hospitals, but he who’s doing these shootings.” the Russians don’t care for us — luded with Moscow. been increasingly willing to Taiwan-related issues “pru- turn in bilateral relations. ‘Smart crib’ can soothe baby with sensory stimuli PTI n LONDON crying infants under the age of Family Lab. They did a so- six months. Researchers from called counterbalanced exper- combination of sensory SEIN, the expertise centre for iment that consisted of two Astimuli — by way of swad- epilepsy and sleep medicine, conditions: the parent and the dling, sound and movement — and the UvA investigated smart crib. Each of the two can effectively help parents to whether the combination of conditions involved three two- soothe their crying babies, swaddling (wrapping the baby minute phases: baseline (to be according to a study. in a swaddle sack), sound able to determine the baseline Researchers, including those (shushing) and movement value), laying on the back, from the University of (swinging) induce a sponta- and soothing. Amsterdam (UvA) in the neous calming response when “During the baseline the Netherlands, discovered an parents soothe their baby or baby sat on the parent’s lap. We immediate calming response, when a ‘smart crib’ soothes the then induced fussiness by irrespective of whether the baby. putting the baby on the back, infant was soothed by its par- They also examined followed by parental soothing ent or a ‘smart crib’. ONE. Parents of excessively infant hospitalisation and whether the age of the baby – the parent shushed and A frequently crying infant crying infants are often shaken baby syndrome, they influences the calming rocked the swaddled baby,” can have a major impact on exhausted and experience said. response. Researchers looked said researcher Eline Moller. both the infant itself and its symptoms of depression, There are, however, no at 69 babies aged up to six “We went through the same Locals and rescuers retrieve a mattress from a site where two houses were crushed by the collapse of a massive, sprawling parents, according to the study researchers said. Excessive proven effective prompt sooth- months. Each baby and one of phases with the smart crib as dumpsite that hit just after midnight when rains poured in Pemba city on the northeastern coast of Mozambique, Monday. AP published in the journal PLOS crying is even associated with ing methods for excessively its parents came to the UvA a comforter. LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | APRIL 30, 2019 vivacity 14

An eye impairment can be especially traumatising for Be a part of the children and their change: Arjun parents but new Actor ARJUN KAPOOR urged everyone to cast their vote to technology comes bring about the changes they want to see. to the rescue. Arjun casted his vote for the Lok EAM IVA Sabha elections. By T V He said, “Everyone who is sitting at home, checking Internet, think- ing that there should be a change in India... every cit- izen should participate in AA CLARITYCLARITY ONON voting so that they can be a part of the change. Like the say- ing goes, ‘The leaders you get is what you deserve.’ Make sure you make your vote count. This year’s elec- tions are really impor- VISIONVISION tant to make sure we have a better future than what we had for hat is the most trauma- vision and those suffering from impair- ness means that many children miss the of the eye to give doctors a way to map the last so many tising time for parents ment at different ages. AI analyses this optimum diagnosis period. The pro- and measure the retina in detail. of infants? Certainly, data to learn the difference between portion of kids suffering from eye dis- The scans are then used to spot years. India is counted when the child is cry- children with and without eye diseases. ease who receive early treatment is just common conditions like macular as the biggest democ- ing, in pain or unable to When a new child undergoes testing, the one third of the total. Most of them go degeneration, in which a part of the racy in the world. We Wexpress himself/herself as s/he cannot machine learning model can provide a undiagnosed for a long time, affecting retina called the macula, deteriorates, must vote.” speak. For children, being unable to supplementary judgment on the child’s their eyesight and educational oppor- and diabetic retinopathy, a complica- clearly explain their symptoms is the condition. The device provides the tunities. In low-mid income countries, tion of diabetes that causes the blood reason that they find an outlet in cry- visual stimuli, captures and analyse the MOST EYE DISEASES going blind is an ever-present threat for vessels in the retina to swell and leak ‘It’s encouraging that ing to express their discomfort. This child’s reaction, then employs AI to some children. fluid. Both are dangerous conditions problem worsens when it comes to make a judgment. In comparison with OCCUR IN THE FIRST A recent study described how AI that can cause blindness if they are not the audience has babies with congenital eye disease. The traditional manual testing, this repre- can be applied to patients with retinal diagnosed and treated at the right time. loved my new music. children don’t audibly express that sents a big step forward. However, like FIVE YEARS OF diseases as it demonstrated that a Researchers predict that such tech- With Makhna, I tried something is wrong, which makes diag- most standard medical technologies, the YOUR LIFE. EARLY computer could learn to accurately and nology will have uses across the world. getting the nosing eye disease in infants much more current DIVE in its early stages still reliably recognise such common eye In resource-rich countries like the Cuba vibes difficult. It requires parents and pedi- requires that the user goes to an oph- DIAGNOSIS IS diseases as macular degeneration and United States, it can reduce the criti- atrics to act like detectives in order to thalmologist for testing, as it relies on EXTREMELY diabetic retinopathy. cal time between symptoms of a dis- here and the find clues and make deductions. And the interpretation of its results by an While it could take a specialist ease, its diagnosis and treatment. It’s a response I this is where a new form of testing using expert. Employing AI to make judge- IMPORTANT. decades of practical experience to win-win for both patients and the doc- received is Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help. ments allows inexperienced examiners UNFORTUNATELY, A reach the highest levels of expertise, the tors. enormous. Unlike the traditional method of to have an easy interpretation of visu- study revealed that the computer could Due to the rapid pace of innova- Not just having a doctor lead the child’s gaze al assessments and to be able to iden- LACK OF PARENTAL recognise such things after a few days. tion, the use of AI will continue to with a finger or a device, a new technol- tify children with visual problems.” KNOWLEDGE AND Looking at the existing methods of become more and more streamlined that, both the ogy called DIVE uses a computer What makes it crucial is when you testing, there are three problems with with our lives. As technology contin- recreations of my screen, removing the element of human consider World Health Organisation AWARENESS MEANS it — First, the doctor’s presence itself ues to be adapted and tested, there is favourite songs Dil interference and outputting more pre- (WHO) statistics, it say that there are THAT MANY is enough to attract the child’s atten- hope that life for the visually-impaired Chori and Chote cise visual stimulation. In addition, it around 19 million children in the tion and is therefore a form of inter- will see fewer obstacles. can measure eye movement, automati- world suffering from visual impair- CHILDREN MISS THE ference. Second, the final judgement While this new technology can pro- Chote Peg has got cally tracking children’s eyes with greater ment. With timely intervention, the relies completely on human interpre- vide assistance to disadvantaged thrilling responses. accuracy than a doctor’s visual obser- problems of 70-80 per cent of them can OPTIMUM tation, necessitating highly profes- groups, for the majority of sufferers of My real awards are vation of their reactions. be prevented or treated. In this context, DIAGNOSIS PERIOD sional and experienced doctors. Third, treatable illnesses, researchers say, my fans and their After collecting children’s reactions, the timing of diagnosis and treatment this method requires active coopera- early detection and prevention of these love for whom I will it has to be determined if they are nor- becomes the key to deciding the chil- tion between the doctor and the patient illnesses is still the key to improved mal. Tornado Pan, country manager of dren’s future. but many infants cannot correctly fol- quality of life. Meanwhile, the key to keep bringing new Huawei, a telecommunications equip- Most eye diseases occur in the first low the doctor’s instructions. increasing the success rate of treatment music with every ment company, says, “This is where the five years of life. Early diagnosis is Whereas, the newer diagnostic is paying more attention to children’s song.’ help of AI comes in. It records the per- extremely important. Unfortunately, a technology uses light waves to take eyesight and discovering problems as —Honey Singh formance of children with ordinary lack of parental knowledge and aware- high-resolution, cross-section images early as possible. Actresses PRIYANKA CHOPRA JONAS and PARINEETI CHOPRA had “the best night ever” during Cancer has changed an all-girls night at their friend Breaking another glass ceiling Isha Ambani’s home. A Manipuri woman autodriver, whose life story is a documentary now, says that Tahira’s mindset She visited Isha’s riter-director and tory is changing the mindset and new house along she didn’t take up the job to challenge stereotypes, rather it was only to secure Bollywood actor perception of my seven-year-old- with her cousin her family’s needs WAyushmann son, the next generation. From sister and actress Khurrana’s wife Tahira Kashyap running to get a cap and placing Parineeti Chopra, Manipur for so many months has documented her journey it on my head when I was losing and shared a photograph as they that it crippled all of us. I battling cancer on social media. my hair and had a bald patch to thought of sending out a mes- From sharing a series of proudly introducing me to his tried their hands at home-made sage to people through my film. photographs of herself showing friends when I was bald or now ice cream. “I wanted to show how how chemotherapy affected her with short hair, I feel I am a part “Making home made ice cream! despite all the problems in the to talking about the change in of a change,” she added. Thank you to the hostess with the state, a woman is working hard her attitude towards life due to On September 22 last year, mostest. Isha, love you! Your to support her family,” said the the disease, Tahira took to social Tahira revealed that she was filmmaker. media to open up about her detected with DCIS (ductal car- home is amazing! I wish you love The documentary struggles on being a cancer cinoma in situ) in her right and laughter always. Here’s to Autodriver is barely of 30 min- patient. breast with high grade malignant many more girls nights. Alia utes but Meena gave about three Dedicating her post “to cells. —IANS Bhatt, you missed the madness years of her life to it. women of all shapes and sizes by minutes! Love all you ladies,” “It took me time to build and to all those posts I get when rapport with her. I wanted her to they fret losing their hair during she captioned the image. feel comfortable so that she or after chemotherapy.” She could open up and tell me her wrote, “I am hoping there is a story,” she said. change in the perception of that Chris recounts “While talking to her, I one perfect flavour that we have noticed that Laibi has big dreams always had. childhood memory for her children. Though one of “The last couple of months CHRIS HEMSWORTH her sons had to drop out of a have been an extreme case of Actor turned Sainik school due to her finan- metamorphosis for me. And I nostalgic about having got a cial condition, she still dreams am not categorising it whether it chance with his Avengers col- big. She wants her elder son to was from a caterpillar to a but- leagues to cement their Hollywood become an IAS officer and terfly phase or vice-versa. I legacy, literally. younger son a footballer. could be the larva or the pupa or “Her journey is very emo- any other intermediate stage as The actors behind the Marvel tional. She does all the household each phase is unique and spe- superheroes recently hen Laibi Oinam got in drivers. chores and then heads out to cial. But there is a deep sense received special spots on the front seat of a sec- “When I started driving auto earn money as an autodriver — of acceptance when it comes to the Hollywood Walk of Wond-hand auto-rick- in 2011, I used to wear phanek a challenging job for a woman in the life cycle of this creature. Fame. shaw as a driver almost a decade (traditional wear of Manipuri Manipur,” she added. Taking a ‘leaf’ from this cater- ago, she received a lot of nega- women). Later on, I changed to The emotional story con- pillar’s life, I feel I have under- Hemsworth, who por- tive attention from people in her pants as people often refused to nected with many. It even bagged gone a tremendous change men- trays Thor, recalled the home state of Manipur in take rides because of my gender the best social issue film in the tally and physically too. special moment on northeast India. But her life and outfit,” said Laibi, who learnt non-feature category at the 63rd “From my obsession with social media sharing took a new turn in 2015 how to drive on a Vespa. edition of National Film awards. long hair, associating beauty a sweet childhood when her struggle to get pas- Since the sight of women “Now I am a known face. A with rapunzel tresses, and hid- sengers and earn money to autodrivers was not a common lot of people have started sup- ing most of the time behind memory and a support her ailing husband one in Manipur, it caught the porting me. Even traffic police my hair (as I felt secure, lest shout-out to his co- and young sons caught a attention of film director Meena officials don’t bother me much. my crooked nose, or freckles stars. “I remember filmmaker’s attention. she earned by working in a Longjam. My younger son is studying in a or pimples or simply not so many years ago Now in her 50s, Laibi has brick kiln was insufficient. So, “I met her in 2012. It was an football academy in Chandigarh. chiseled face isn’t exposed) to carving my name bought herself a new auto-rick- she collected money through accidental encounter. There were The elder one is almost done losing my hair, wearing shaw, her younger son is inch- chit fund and bought a second- many male autodrivers in the with his graduation. I earn extensions and a cap, going into wet concrete on ing closer to his football dream hand auto. market and then there was this around `1,000 per day,” said bald to now a short crop, I the sidewalk outside my and she enjoys respect in the “I rented it out to others but one woman waiting to get pas- Laibi, almost twice what she am enjoying every phase grandmas place, little same society that once looked we didn’t get much money out of sengers in her auto. I had never earned when she started out on because somehow with hair did I know that years on down upon her for driving an it. Meanwhile my husband got thought that a woman could her challenging journey. I lost my insecurity, my stu- auto and breaking another glass unwell, so I decided to start dri- drive an auto in Manipur,” said So once her sons start earn- pid notion of beauty and my those skills would come ceiling for women without real- ving,” Laibi said. the Madras Christian College ing, will she quit driving? complexes.” in handy. Honoured to ly knowing it. Whether it is fighting for a alumnus. “I know how to make phee She doesn’t know whether share this moment with Laibi says that she didn’t take cause or selling vegetables or An article on Laibi piqued (traditional Manipuri handloom she will be keeping long hair my Avenging mates on up the job of an autodriver in handloom weaving, traditional Meena’s interest. “Someone had long scarf) but I don’t enjoy or not, “in either case I am not the Hollywood Walk 2011 to challenge stereotypes. male bastions, women in written an article on her. Then doing it. I think I will drive my going to hide my face.” Her husband’s deteriorating Manipur have always been in the I thought of talking to her. Also, auto all my life. I like driving. It “I have changed my own of Fame,” he wrote. health and sons’ education forefront of society. But the I remember back in 2011, there suits me,” said Laibi. mindset and my biggest vic- demanded more money. What same can’t be said about auto- was an economic blockade in —IANS LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | APRIL 30, 2019 sport 15 VVD- Best defender in the league Dutch centre back becomes second successive Liverpool player to win PFA Player of the year award

AFP ■ LONDON ARSENAL WOMEN FORWARD Not eying Messi's crown iverpool centre-back Virgil van FIGURATIVELY VIVIANNE MIEDEMA WON THE Dijk was named as England's LPFA Player of the Year for 2019 No opposition player has completed a dribble WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE as world's best: Virgil on Sunday. past Van Dijk in 36 league games this season. YEAR AWARD AFTER SCORING Van Dijk succeeded Liverpool The run stretches back to March - a streak of 0 22 TIMES TO LEAD THE Van Dijk will come up team-mate Mohamed Salah in win- 45 league matches without being dribbled past by an against the five-time ning the award, voted for by his fel- opponent. GUNNERS TO THEIR FIRST low players and saw off competition Ballon d'Or winner No outfield player has registered more TITLE SINCE 2012, WITH HER from Manchester clean sheets than Van Dijk in the Premier when Liverpool travel City striker 19League this season. AND VAN DIJK COMPLETING A to Barcelona for the . first leg of their But Sterling, Of 292 players to have competed in 100- DUTCH DOUBLE 24, was named the plus duels in the league this season, Van Champions League Professional 77Dijk has the best success ratio with 77 playmakers we have in the league, it's semi-final on Tuesday Footballers' per cent. unbelievable." Association Liverpool have won 35 of the 50 Premier England international Sterling ers walking around in this Young Player of the Year, following League games when Van Dijk has played. has been praised both for his on-field football world that are out of on from City colleague Leroy Sane. 35 performances and a willingness to this world basically and they've Van Dijk joined Liverpool from Van Dijk became the eighth Liverpool player to speak out about football's continu- been doing it for many years. Southampton for £75 million ($97 win the award, joining Terry McDermott (1979- ing problems with racism. "I'm very happy how I million, 87 million euros) in January 880), Kenny Dalglish (1982-83), Ian Rush Arsenal Women forward perform at the moment, how 2018. (1983-84), John Barnes (1987-88), Steven Gerrard Vivianne Miedema won the consistent I'm performing, The 27-year-old (2005-06), Luis Suarez (2013-14) and Salah. Women's Player of the Year award celebrates with his son that I'm fit as well. I think I just Dutchman has been an ever- He is just the sixth defender to win the award, after scoring 22 times to lead the after winning La Liga title following need to not look too far present for Liverpool in their bid after Norman Hunter (Leeds United), Colin Gunners to their first title since 2012, 1-0 win against Levante at Camp ahead." to dethrone City as Premier Todd (Derby County), Gary Pallister with her and Van Dijk completing a Nou stadium in Barcelona AP Liverpool head to the League champions this season, 6 Dutch double. Camp Nou on a run of 10 (Manchester United), Paul McGrath (Aston Villa) and ■ with Sterling's side one point John Terry (Chelsea). The north London side were AFP LONDON consecutive wins in all com- clear of the Reds at the top of crowned champions with a 4-0 win petitions, but have still not the table with just two games Van Dijk is the fourth Dutch player to claim the away to Brighton on Sunday. irgil van Dijk was been able to usurp Manchester left to play. prize, joining (1997-98), Miedema was also nominated for Vcrowned the Premier City at the top of the Premier Van Dijk has starred 4Ruud van Nistelrooy (2001-02) and Robin van the Young Player of the Year award League's Player of the Year by League. Virgil Van Dijk poses with the Persie (2011-12). in a hugely improved PFA Player of the year trophy won by Manchester City forward his peers on Sunday, but the Jurgen Klopp's men trail Liverpool defence that Georgia Stanway. Liverpool defender insists he the champions by one point has kept 20 clean Miedema said: "I'm obviously is not thinking of battling with two games to play and sheets and conceded a really proud to represent my team Lionel Messi to win the Ballon face a tricky trip to Newcastle mere 20 goals in the here. I think we've had an amazing d'Or. sandwiched between both legs current campaign. Sterling wins football year, especially with winning the Van Dijk will come up of their semi-final with league today." against the five-time Ballon Barcelona. ‘UNBELIEVABLE' Meanwhile, the PFA's special d'Or winner when Liverpool "Right now we're in a "It's pretty difficult to put into achievement award went to travel to Barcelona for the first tight title race, in the words," said Van Dijk, the first writers award Manchester City and England cap- leg of their Champions League Champions League semi- defender to win the award since AFP ■ LONDON was in third place. tain Steph Houghton. semi-final on Tuesday. finals against a fantastic team, Chelsea's John Terry 14 years ago. Sterling has been a key man in Pep The 31-year-old defender is set Messi has scored 46 goals where probably the best play- "I think it's the highest honour aheem Sterling was named the 2019 foot- Guardiola's side and has scored 29 goals for to skipper the Lionesses at this this season as Barca have ers are playing so we just take you can get as a player to get voted Rballer of the year by the Football Writers' club and country, including a hat-trick for year's World Cup in France. wrapped up another La Liga it game by game," added Van player of the year by the players Association on Monday hours after missing England in the opening Euro 2020 qualifi- But Houghton has said she could title with three games to spare Dijk. you play against every week. It's out on the players' player of the year award. er against the Czech Republic at Wembley, miss the tournament in order to care and remain on course for a tre- "For us, now it's time to special. I'm very proud and hon- The Manchester City and England for- while also helping Gareth Southgate's young for her husband, former Liverpool ble of league, Copa del Rey and focus on Barcelona midweek oured to receive it." ward topped the poll of the 400-strong FWA squad reach this summer's Nations League Stephen Darby, who was Champions League. and then we have a big game Van Dijk, who also has a membership as a clear winner, with 62 per- Finals. diagnosed with motor neurone dis- "That's not something at Newcastle away as well. Champions League semi-final cent of the votes, more than 100 ahead of Manchester City's England forward ease last year. that's on my mind at all," said "I won't look too far ahead against Barcelona to look for- Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk. Nikita Parris won the women's footballer of Darby, however, is determined Van Dijk at the prospect of and the only goals I will set are ward to this week, added: "If you Sterling's team-mate Sergio Aguero the year award. Houghton takes her place in manag- rivalling Messi. personal goals with see the standard of strikers or er Phil Neville's squad. "There are currently play- Liverpool."

SINGLES MA LONG CAPTURES 3RD WORLD TITLE Ajax hunt unlikely European glory Zidane apologises after Real Budapest: China's Ma Long captured a third world table tennis title on Sunday, completing a dream AFP n LONDON comeback after six months on the sidelines with a knee Tottenham vs Ajax lose to struggling Vallecano injury. The 30-year-old, nicknamed the 'Dragon', jax goalkeeper Andre Onana Live from 12:30am IST defeated Sweden's Mattias Falck 4-1 in the final. Ma is Asays that the flamboyant SONY TEN 2 NETWORK AFP n MADRID only the third man to claim three world titles after European dreamers aren't afraid Victor Barna, who claimed four between 1932 and of anyone as they prepare to con- to shock everyone and snatch the inedine Zidane apologised 1935, and Zhuang Zedong, the 1961, 1963 and 1965 tinue their wild ride in the biggest prize in football. Zand said he wished Real champion. In the women's event, Liu Shiwen downed Champions League with the first Star midfielder Frenkie De Madrid's miserable season would Chinese compatriot Chen Meng 4-2. Ma also went leg of their semi-final at Jong will leave for Barcelona in end now after they were beaten home with the men's doubles Gold, teaming with Wang Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday. the summer for an initial 75 mil- by 19th-placed Rayo Vallecano Chuqin while China completed the clean-sweep when Four times European cham- lion euros ($89 million), while on Sunday. Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha took the women's pions Ajax are hunting their first centre-back Matthijs de Ligt, Madrid's response to doubles title. major continental triumph since who sent Juventus packing with Barcelona winning the title on TORINO BEAT MILAN 2-0 IN downed AC a bullet header in the quarter Saturday night was to slip to a 1- Milan: Milan in the 1995 final and have finals, could follow his teammate 0 defeat at Vallecas and fall 18 Torino claimed a first Serie A victory over AC warmed hearts with a thrilling to Catalonia. points behind La Liga's newly- Milan in 18 years on Sunday as the race for Champions run to the last four that has After knocking out Real, crowned champions. League places in Italy took a dramatic twist. Goals from recalled the glory days of Johan Cameroon international coach Franck De Boer admitted Zidane took over knowing Andrea Belotti and Alex Berenguer gave Torino the Cruyff and Total Football. Onana has been a fixture between that forwards and Madrid's title challenge was all- three points in a game which also saw Milan defender Next up are Spurs, who Ajax the sticks as the Dutch giants hunt David Neres and Onana would but extinguished but the differ- Alessio Romagnoli sent-off late on. Torino moved into meet after dispatching reigning a historic treble that Ajax have not also all be targeted by Europe's ence on Barca then was 12 points Dani Carvajal battles for ball with Rayo Vallecano player during La Liga clash RMFC/Twitter sixth place in the table, two points behind Roma who European champions Real completed since Cruyff's 1972 biggest clubs come the end of the while catching Atletico Madrid, occupy the fourth and final Champions League qualifying spot. Defeat for Milan meant they have Madrid and Juventus — tipped by heyday, when they won the sec- season, and the stopper wants to now nine ahead, seemed achiev- angry, because the image we "Yes, but we have to play these slipped to seventh, currently out of even the Europa many to win the whole thing after ond of three consecutive sign off this era with the perfect able. gave off today was bad. I am three games and do something League spots. Belotti put Torino in front from the signing — European Cups and combined parting gift after missing out on Adri Embarba's penalty, responsible for this as well, not different. We cannot end like this. penalty spot in the 58th minute and Spanish winger with thrilling displays that that with the Dutch Cup and the Europa League to Manchester given after consultation with just the players. But we have to "It is about me as well, today Berenguer added the second after 69 minutes with a enchanted football fans across the league title. United in 2017. VAR, was enough for Rayo, who apologise for our performance what I did in the shape of the right-foot shot from the side of the penalty area. continent. They are also top of the "It's clear that this is our move to within six points of sur- today, all of us." team, it didn't work at all. We "After beating Juventus and , although level on objective. Not just for the goal in vival, with three games left to The gap widens between must respect football and what IND TO BID FOR 2024 WORLD TT C'SHIPS Real Madrid you're not afraid of points with PSV Eindhoven, and and of itself, but for us, because play. them and Barcelona, whose play- this club represents." New Delhi: Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) has anyone," Onana said. take on Willem II in next month's after this season, there will be a "Today we did nothing," ers had been dancing on the pitch Rayo's last victory over Real decided to bid for the 2024 edition of the biennial World "They (Spurs) are a very domestic cup final. lot of players who will leave," says Zidane said. "From minute one at Camp Nou the night before at Vallecas was in 1997, by the Team Championships. TTFI secretary M P Singh, who good team. They have very good Ajax have extra motivation Onana. until the end, at all levels. and posing for photos with their same scoreline, and this time they was in Hungary for the World Championships which players, especially on the counter going into their clash at the new "It is important for us to do Sometimes you cannot score but children after wrapping up a were without their top scorer too, concluded on Sunday, said the time has come for India where they can create problems Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, as something big. If that means today we did not even create fourth La Liga title in five years. Raul de Tomas, who is on loan to host a high-profile event. The last time India hosted for us. But it's up to us to handle they know that this is the last winning the treble, well that will chances, did not play at all. Asked if he would like the from Madrid and ineligible to a World Championships was way back in 1987. "We these situations." chance for this group of players be simply beautiful." "We must be very angry. I am season to end now, Zidane said: face his parent club. will be bidding for the 2024 edition in which 32 teams will take part," Singh said. Team Championships take place on even years and Individual Championships on odd years. The last big ITTF event that was staged in Hamilton tells Ferrari to shape up India was in 2012 when Hyderabad hosted the World n Nehwal eyeing glory at NZ Open Junior Championships. AFP BAKU MALIK TO RETURN HOME FROM ENG TOUR ewis Hamilton has warned Ferrari PTI n AUCKLAND 21st) have qualified automat- Lahore: Experienced Pakistan middle-order batsman Lto shape up and mount a serious ically for the main draw along Shoaib Malik will return home for 10 days from the title challenge after his Mercedes aina Nehwal will be keen to with Subhanker Dey. ongoing tour of England due to personal reasons, the team swept the first four races of the Sput behind the disappoint- While Ajay Jayaram, PCB said on Monday. "The Pakistan cricket team season. ment of losing in the quarter- Parupalli Kashyap and management has given leave to Shoaib Malik so that he The defending five-time world finals of just-concluded Asia Lakshya Sen will be fighting it can return home to deal with a domestic issue. He is champion, who finished second Badminton Championship and out at the qualifiers to make it expected to rejoin the team in 10 days' time," the behind his Mercedes team-mate train her eyes on winning the to the main draw. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement. The Valtteri Bottas in Sunday's Azerbaijan New Zealand Open Sai Praneeth, who lost in Board, however, did not clarify the reason behind Grand Prix, said the Italian team need beginning the final of Swiss Open will granting such a leave to the veteran cricketer. "The PCB to fight back hard to stay in con- here on start his campaign against tention to avert a similar Mercedes Lewis Hamilton chats with Sebastian Vettel at Tuesday. compatriot Subhankar. will not be making any further comments and fully the podium after Formula 1 race at Baku AP expects all concerned to respect Shoaib's privacy," it procession in next month's Spanish The 29- Prannoy, on the other added. The break means Malik is set to miss the one- Grand Prix. team-mate Charles Leclerc fifth. year-old from hand, will clash with Loh off T20I against England on May 5 and the first of the "Until they start to perform at the "He is right," said Vettel, who has Hyderabad, seeded Kean Yew of Singapore in his five ODIs against the hosts on May 8. level we are now, then this is how it's not tasted victory since last year's second, will begin her first round men's singles going to be," said Hamilton, who Belgian Grand Prix. "We need to pick quest for the second title this match. LILLE CLOSE ON UCL RETURN slipped a point behind championship it up. We need stronger pace. It is as year when she will take on In men's doubles, India Paris: Lille moved closer to a return to the Champions leader Bottas on Sunday when simple as that. China's Wang Zhiyi in the will be represented by the League group stage for the first time since 2012 as Mercedes collected a record season- "It's like a Rubik's cube where you first round of the women's sin- pair of Manu Attri and B Christophe Galtier's side produced a fine second-half opening fourth straight one-two. have to have everything in the right gles. Sumeeth Reddy. The duo will display to thrash Nimes 5-0 on Sunday. Five different "We definitely didn't expect to order. We have a good car, but we're World No 9 is the only face a qualifier in the first players scored after the break as Lille moved six points have this level of performance, but I not using it to get the results we Indian to have won a title at the round. clear of third-placed Lyon, who they face next weekend, am glad we do ... I think the team is should be getting." Indonesia Masters this year Women's doubles combi- in Ligue 1. The top two in France qualify directly for the out-performing itself. They're going Ferrari's optimism after dominat- and Saina would be looking to nation of Ashwini Ponnappa Champions League. "We're averaging two points a to have to pick it up if they want to ing pre-season testing in Spain seems add another one to her kitty. and N Sikki Reddy will be lone game," said Galtier. "We've had a magnificent season, fight us." a distant memory after Sunday's In men's singles, B Sai Indian pair in the field. India we must make it exceptional by producing a big Ferrari's four-time champion race and they badly need to rediscov- Praneeth (currently ranked do not have any representation performance in Lyon next Sunday." Agencies Sebastian Vettel finished third and his er their elan in Catalonia. 20th) and HS Prannoy (ranked in the mixed doubles event. 16

LUCKNOW | TUESDAY | APRIL 30, 2019 LEADERBOARD RUNS 692 David Warner (SRH) WICKETS 25 Kagiso Rabada (DC) 6S 626 THE SITUATION DEMANDED TO GO ALL OUT { AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH EVERYTHING WAS} 4S 1356 COMING OUT, EXCEPT THE BALL I GOT OUT — HARDIK PANDYA WARNER-FUL SHOW Up Next Aussie opener smashes 56-ball 81 to help SRH win crucial match

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unrisers Hyderabad defeated Kings XI Punjab by 45 runs in an Indian SPremier League match here Monday.Chasing 212 for victory, Kings XI Punjab were bundled out for 167. KL Rahul p[osed the only challenge to Sunrisers with a gritty 79 as his side gave in meekly. Earlier, David Warner signed off his IPL 2019 campaign in style, notching up his eight fifty of the season to guide Sunrisers Hyderabad to a commanding 212 for six. Playing his last match of sea- son before heading home for World Cup preparations, Warner struck a belliger- ent 81 off 56 balls with seven fours and Ajinkya Rahane chats with Steve Smith during RR innings AP two sixes to complete his IPL 2019 cam- paign with 692 runs, the highest so far in the tournament. Warner and Wriddhiman Saha (28 Playoff berth at off 13) got Sunrisers off to a brisk start after being sent into bat. The duo took the Kings XI bowlers to the cleaners to opening stand. Warner continued in the stake for Royals pile up 77 runs of the first six overs of Playing his last match of same vein and notched up his eight fifty powerplay. season before heading of the season with a boundary off Shami PTI n BENGALURU Warner made his intentions clear home for World Cup in the 12th over. Then came in in-form from the onset, hitting young Arshdeep preparations, Warner Manish Pandey (36 off 25) and he too oyal Challengers Bangalore will look to give Singh for two boundaries in the open- played a quick knock in Warner's com- Rtheir forgettable campaign a semblance of ing over and then followed it up with a struck a belligerent 81 off pany. respectability and dash Rajasthan Royals' faint six over long-off in Mujeeb Ur Rahman's 56 balls with seven fours Pandey, who struck three fours and playoffs hopes here on Tuesday. next over. Mujeeb was in for some treat- and two sixes to a six, added 82 off 55 balls along with Rajasthan, with 10 points from 12 games, still ment as Warner hit two more boundaries Warner before Kings XI skipper have a theoretical chance to make it to the play- in the spinner's next over and then Saha complete his IPL 2019 Ravichandran Ashwin (2/20) struck offs, provided they do not lose any of their remain- also found the fence to bring up Sunrisers' campaign with 692 runs twin blows in the 16th over to remove ing two matches. fifty in the fourth over. both the set batsmen. Also, they would require table-toppers Saha then went after Mohammed he under-edged a Murugan Ashwin First Ashwin accounted for Pandey Chennai Super Live on Star Sports 1& 2 HEAD Shami (2/36) and hit the pacer for a delivery to debutant Prabhsimran Singh and then two balls later dismissed Kings, Mumbai TO boundary and six off consecutive balls. behind the stumps. Saha shared 78 Warner, caught by Mujeeb at point of Indians and HEAD Saha's innings came to an end when runs off 6.2 overs with Warner for the what was a tired-looking shot. Delhi Capitals to defeat their M 19 respective oppo- RCB vs RR RCB 8 BANGALORE Australian pacer nents. RR 10 We didn't play to our Under the TUESDAY | 8:00 PM Rahul will serve Indian circumstances, Behrendorff leaves MI potential: KKR CEO Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes' absence will add to Rajasthan's pressure, more so when Archer's 12- PTI n MUMBAI cricket for long: Gayle PTI n KOLKATA ball 27 for a winning cause against Kolkata Knight Riders is taken into account. umbai Indians' Australia PTI n NEW DELHI olkata Knight Riders CEO Venky Mysore admit- Jos Buttler, who had 311 runs and three fifties Mpacer Jason Behrendorff Kted that the team didn't perform to its potential in in eight innings, had also returned to England for left for Australia to join the L Rahul is a phenomenal talent who has the ongoing Indian Premier League, where they are in World Cup preparations. national camp for ICC World Kthe ability to emulate Virat Kohli's danger of losing out on a play-off spot. The change in captaincy - replacing Ajnkya Cup in England next month. heady achievements if he remains in his KKR are currently placed fifth after winning Rahane with Steve Smith - helped RR to an extent For skipper Steven Smith "zone", feels none other than 'Universe Boss' against Mumbai Indians and will be aiming to sneak as this helped Rahane roar back to form with an and opener David Warner Chris Gayle. in as the third or fourth team in the play-offs. elegant century, albeit in a losing cause, against will play one match before Rahul, 27, has overcome probably the "In all fairness, we have probably not played to our Delhi Capitals. leaving while Marcus Stoinis toughest phase in his life and career which potential. If some of the results had gone our way, we It also saw Rajasthan bring their campaign will also be heading home to saw him endure a dismal run in the Test would not be talking about the conditions, pitch and back on track by beating Mumbai Indians and join the camp starting May 2. tour of Australia and an interim BCCI sus- all that," Mysore said when asked if the flat batting track Kolkata Knight Riders. Twenty nine-year-old pension for making sexist comments on a at the Eden Gardens had been an issue. RR's last win at the Eden Gardens could gal- Behrendorff, who had joined TV chat show. KKR had lost six straight games before winning the vanise their players to believe in themselves, after Mumbai Indians after featur- Having put that phase behind, Rahul let "You have a lot of talent (in India), I MI encounter and keeping play-off hopes alive. Ryan Parag led a dramatic late comeback. ing in the ODI series against his bat do the talking and alongside his could go on and on and most of them don't The two-time IPL champions main strength over They, however, still need to iron out a few Pakistan, which the Aussies Kings XI Punjab teammate Gayle, forged even get the opportunity (to play for the the years had been their spin bowling but the pitch, flaws which have plagued them of late. The fail- swept 5-0, took to Twitter to one of the most destructive opening com- national team)," said the 39-year-old West which was re-laid two years ago, it has turned into a bats- ure to grab moments, which cost them the games announce that he has left the binations in the ongoing IPL. Indian, who is in top form ahead of his fifth man's paradise. against Kings XI Punjab, Sunrisers Hyderabad and franchise for now. "KL is definitely one of the players that World Cup. Mysore however didn't deny that they have been Chennai Super Kings, is one of them. "#VIVOIPL was this come to my mind (when you talk about the Both Rahul and Gayle have been the let down by the Eden track. The biggest positive for Rajasthan has been much fun with @mipaltan. current India players), I hope he produces leading-run getters for Kings XI Punjab this "You build a team based on your home conditions Sherays Gopal, who, with his googlies, deceived Great 1st #IPL experience the goods like Virat. After Virat, it should season, having scored close to 450 runs in primarily because you're playing seven games there. So the likes of Virat Kohli, A B de Villiers and with an excellent franchise! be him," Gayle said. 11 games to warm up for the World Cup it's been slightly unusual in that sense. That's (home Shimron Hetmyer in the previous match. Keep playing well boys, looking forward to watching us in However, Gayle's advise for Rahul in near perfect fashion. advantage) a good thing and that's how rivalries are built Sanju Samson, who had hit the first ton of this the final in a couple of weeks! Until next time," tweeted would be not to take undue pressure. The Jamaican is also highly impressed up," Mysore told reporters. IPL, has been good. Behrendorff along with three pictures. "But it is not necessary for him to put by the work ethic of captain Ravichandran Mysore said the IPL franchise will hold discussions Hosts RCB will be playing for pride after their Behrendorff played in five IPL matches and took five himself under that kind of pressure, he Ashwin, who has not played limited overs with the CAB brass on getting back the home advan- slender hopes of entering the playoffs went up in wickets conceding 165 runs. needs to be himself, stay in his zone and try cricket for India in the past two years with tage but there's no question of moving away from the smoke with their defeat to Delhi Capitals on not to compete with anyone. wrist spinners taking centre stage. city. Sunday. WORLD CUP DIARIES Akram still upbeat about Amir Hales withdrawn

AFP n KARACHI from Eng squad egendary paceman Wasim Akram AFP n LONDON Lcautioned against discounting Mohammad Amir ahead of next ngland batsman Alex Hales will month's World Cup, saying Pakistan's Enot feature at the World Cup after pace spearhead would return to form being withdrawn from all internation- following a disappointing string of Mortaza tells fans al squads following an off-field inci- performances at the crease. dent not related to cricket, the The 27-year-old Amir was left off England and Wales Cricket Board said Pakistan's preliminary World Cup on Monday. squad but has a chance to force his to ease WC hype Hales was included in the 15-man way back into the final 15 if he does preliminary World Cup squad for the well in the five-match one-day inter- AFP n DHAKA tournament in England and Wales but national series against England start- it emerged last week that he had been ing from May 8. angladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza on Monday called on sanctioned under the ECB's discipli- All teams have until May 23 to Bthe country's fans to douse their expectations for the World nary policy for a second time. change their World Cup squads. Cup and avoid putting unwanted pressure on the team. A spokesman for Hales on Friday Missing the upcoming World After Bangladesh's appearance at the Champions Trophy confirmed the Nottinghamshire bats- Cup would likely serve as another semi-finals two years ago and the Asia Cup final last year, nation- man had been suspended "following crippling setback for the young al hopes of a winning streak at the World Cup have skyrocket- an off-field incident last year". director of England Men's Cricket, bowler's career after he missed the ed. An ECB statement on Monday said: "We have thought long and hard tournament in both 2011 and 2015 ing English conditions where he per- who played in 2015, as well as Shoaib But the 35-year-old captain called for calm ahead of the said: "Alex Hales has been withdrawn about this decision. due to an embarrassing five-year forms well." Wasim went on to say Malik, who played in 2007, and team's departure for a warm-up tournament in Ireland, before from all England squads ahead of "We have worked hard to cre- ban over match fixing. that Amir had both youth and the Mohammad Hafeez, who took part in the World Cup starts on May 30. the international season." ate the right environment Since returning to competition, experience of competing at the the 2007 and 2011 tournaments. "You are saying this is our best ever team, but that's not Hales's latest misdemeanour around the England team and Amir has fallen into a rut after guid- highest levels of the sport on his Wasim added that big events are important," said Mashrafe. comes just a few months after he need to consider what is in the ing Pakistan in a dramatic win over side, including international won with a mixture of youth and "We went to the Asia Cup with the same team but could not was suspended and fined by the best interests of the team, to India in the Champions tro- Tests and English county experience. win it. We played in the Champions Trophy semi-final, we had ECB for his part in a street brawl ensure they are free from any phy final in June 2017 -- with cricket. "I am all for youth but experience the same team. So there is no need to create hype," he pleaded. in Bristol also involving Ben distractions and able to focus just four wickets in 14 matches. "I am confident that he has no substitute, so we should mix "The best team does not always win," added Mashrafe, who Stokes in September 2017. on being successful on the However, Wasim said he still will do well once his rhythm youth with experience," said Wasim said the players do not need the "extra pressure on us" and that The 30-year-old has been pitch. believed Amir could stage a is back," said Wasim, a veter- who guided Amir during the Pakistan he preferred to believe in "luck". stood down from this Friday's "I want to make it clear this comeback. an of five World Cups. Super League earlier this year. Mashrafe said there should be no public pressure to win or one-off one-day international is not the end of Alex's career "We can't discount Amir from the Pakistan's preliminary World "He is a good learner so I hope even reach the semi-finals. against Ireland in Malahide, the as an England player." Hales has World Cup," Wasim said. Cup squad is largely comprised of things will come good for him soon- "If you ask the ex-players and analysts they will tell you we upcoming limited-overs matches played 11 Tests, 70 ODIS and 60 "Amir would have been my first young players, with only a handful of er than later because Pakistan team are not among the favourites. If we can do something, people's against Pakistan and the World Cup. Twenty20 internationals but is now choice for the World Cup consider- veterans — Sarfraz and Haris Sohail, needs him." attitude towards us will change." Ashley Giles, ECB managing regarded as a white-ball specialist.