Michel Gives Govt Ammunition Against Cong

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The Gehlot Government starting Michel, the alleged middle- ‘raazdar’ (one who hides the “Kumbhkaran” lift project man in the `3,600-crore secrets) will speak up and they instead of saying “Kumbharam” AgustaWestland chopper deal, don’t know whose name he will project. as the final weapon on the last disclose… It was a matter of Modi said such a confused to 5-day CBI custody day of campagning against the thousands of crore so they are leadership cannot be good for Congress in the Rajasthan in a state of panic.” the party or the country. “They RAKESH K SINGH n NEW DELHI Assembly polls, saying Michel Continuing his attack on do not have leader, policy and will now reveal the secrets of the Congress, Modi said in intention,” Modi said. ours after he was deport- the political master he had Dausa the Congress is a con- The Congress, he asserted, Hed to New Delhi from served. fused party with confused lead- has lost the election and is now Dubai, Christian Michel, “I had mentioned the ership. contemplating who to hold accused and middleman in VVIP helicopter case, I spoke “They don’t know the dif- responsible for its defeat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election rally a day ahead of the the AgustaWestland VVIP about it, about the letter writ- ference between Kumbharam Continued on Page 7 Rajasthan Assembly elections in Sumerpur in Pali on Wednesday Video grab chopper deal scam, was on ten by Sonia Gandhi. After BJP Wednesday produced before a came to power, we looked for Delhi court which allowed his the files, we dug around. They Modi is protector, five-day custodial interroga- had hidden it away. But one tion. The CBI had sought a 14- middleman finally was caught BJP using Michel with freedom and promotor of day police remand. after years of digging,” Modi Michel will again be pro- said at an election rally in Pali. AgustaWestland, duced in the court on Modi, who also addressed December 10. Michel was pro- rallies in Sumerpur in Pali dis- duced before Special CBI Judge AgustaWestland scam accused middleman Christian Michel being taken to the bait against Opp leaders: Cong alleges Surjewala CBI headquarters in New Delhi early on Wednesday PTI trict and in Dausa, alleged the Arvind Kumar, who allowed Gandhi family have been discussion between him and enjoying privileges for four PNS n NEW DELHI hoodwink” the people of India Christian Michel for commit- his advocate for five minutes. participate in the bidding VVIP helicopters by the generations. He claimed the in the chopper scam case. ting a smear campaign against Michel landed in the national process and ultimately bagged Ministry of Defence, India. Government’s “win” in the ccusing Prime Minister In his rally in Rajasthan on Opposition leaders. The truth Capital around 11 pm on it. The CBI submitted the The CBI also submitted apex court on Tuesday was the ANarendra Modi of being the last day of campaigning of Christian Michel is already Tuesday. He was then taken to accused has to be confronted that an amount of Euro 42.27 “victory of the honest”. the “protector, benefactor and before the State elections on out in the open,” he claimed. the CBI headquarters at the with a number of documents. million was paid by the On Tuesday, the Supreme promoter” of AgustaWestland Friday, Modi referred to the Surjewala alleged the state- Lodhi Road here at 1.30 am. The counsel for CBI sub- Westland Group Companies to Court allowed the Income- and its parent company extradition of Michel saying, ment made by Michel’s advo- In its remand application, mitted that investigation the firms of accused Christian Tax Department to reopen the Finmeccanica, the Congress “The Government has brought cate Rosemary Patrizi Dos the CBI submitted that the cus- revealed that Michel had Michel as kickbacks without tax assessment of Congress on Wednesday demanded a the middleman involved in a Anjos after his detention in July todial interrogation of accused entered into as many as 12 con- undertaking any work against president Rahul Gandhi and CBI probe into Modi’s role in campaign” against Opposition helicopter scam from Dubai. had “clearly brought out” that Christian Michel is required to tracts through two of his firms, the receipt of such amount. his mother Sonia Gandhi for “exonerating” the Italian leaders. He served politicians and will the Modi Government and its unearth the deep-rooted con- namely Global Trade The counsel for the 2011-12 in connection with the defence and aerospace major AICC chief spokesperson now disclose secrets.” agencies were forcing him to spiracy and to identify his Commerce Ltd, London, and accused vehemently opposed National Herald case. which was blacklisted by the Randeep Surjewala alleged that “While the BJP and PM sign a false confessional state- accomplices, including the IAF Global Services FZE, Dubai, the remand application saying “Now I will see how you then UPA Government. facing “imminent defeat” in Modi are seeking fake credit ment naming UPA chairperson officials, bureaucrats and with Finmeccanica, there is no need for police cus- escape... Look at the courage of The party in a statement State polls, Modi and the BJP without being subjected to Sonia Gandhi in return for politicians, who were instru- AgustaWestland, Westland tody and none of these docu- a ‘chaiwala’ who took those said the BJP and the Prime Government are seeking to investigation by the CBI for complete exoneration from any mental in changing the deci- Helicopters, UK among others ments has been produced in running country for four gen- Minister are “latching” on to “weave a web of lies” and con- their own complicity and con- charge whatsoever in the case. sions, which made to legitimise the illicit com- any international court. erations to the court’s door,” Christian Michel for a “smear struct a “mesh of deception to nivance, they are latching on to Continued on Page 7 AgustaWestland eligible to mission on the procurement of Continued on Page 7 CAPSULE RBI keeps rates 1 dead, 3 injured Mallya offers to 2 PRE-TEENS AMONG 7 IN Bulandshahr violence accused UP COW SLAUGHTER FIR intact, lowers repay 100% of Bulandshahr: Of the seven people from Naya Bans named inflation outlook in IISc lab blast banks’ principal in an FIR on cow slaughter PTI n MUMBAI pleads innocence in video clip n related to the mob violence here, PTI LONDON two are pre-teens, one does not he Reserve Bank of India stay in the village and a fourth PNS n LUCKNOW of Bajrang Dal. Later, he says T(RBI) on Wednesday ugitive liquor baron Vijay was away at a Muslim that the police were “portray- expectedly kept interest rates FMallya on Wednesday took congregation 40 kilometres ith the Bulandshahr CM to meet slain ing him as a history-sheeter” unchanged at 6.5 per cent but to social media with an offer to away, angry villagers said on Wpolice coming a cropper even as the cow slaughter led to held out a promise to cut them pay back 100 per cent of “pub- Wednesday. in netting prime accused and cop’s kin today violence. if the upside risks to the infla- lic money” to various Indian Bajrang Dal chief Yogesh Raj, “There were two incidents tion do not materialise. All the banks and urged the SC OK’S DRAFT WITNESS two videos, one in which the PNS n LUCKNOW that happened on that day. six members of the monetary Government to accept his offer, PROTECTION SCHEME prime accused is seen pleading The first related to cow slaugh- policy committee voted for a days ahead of a United New Delhi: The Supreme Court his innocence and the other hief Minister Yogi ter at Mahav village near Syana. hold on the rates. Kingdom court’s decision on on Wednesday approved the pointing to the involvement of CAdityanath will meet the On being informed, I reached The RBI also coaxed banks his plea not to extradite him Centre's draft witness protection leaders of Hindu outfits also in family members of Inspector there with my supporters. The to lend more in order to sup- to India. scheme and asked all the States cow slaughter, caused consid- Subodh Kumar Singh who was police also reached there and port the slowing economy. The 62-year-old former to implement it till Parliament erable consternation among killed in the violent clash we went to Syana police station The central bank lowered Kingfisher Airlines boss, who comes out with a legislation. the law enforcing agencies. sparked by recovery of beef and for filing our complaint on cow retail inflation projection to has been on bail in the UK on Not only this, at a time carcasses said to be of cattle. slaughter,” he says in the video. 2.7-3.2 per cent for the second Forensic experts conduct investigation inside the aero-dynamics laboratory of the an extradition warrant since his KEJRIWAL LAUNCHES FREE when the Bulandshahr police A government spokesman Raj says that while they half of the current fiscal, citing Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in Bengaluru on Wednesday PTI arrest in April last year, is TEERTH YATRA YOJANA are on a high alert, fresh cattle said in Lucknow on Wednesday were still at the police station, normal monsoon and moder- fighting extradition to India on New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister carcasses where found near that Yogi Adityanath would they came to know that vil- ate food prices. PTI n BENGALURU where their condition is said to charges of fraud and money Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday Mishra brick kiln on meet the family members of lagers were pelting stones. It It retained its GDP forecast be stable, police said. laundering allegedly amount- launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Jahengirabad-Daulatpur high- Subodh Kumar Singh at his 5, also surfaced that there was fir- for the current fiscal at 7.4 per suspected cylinder blast Though the nature of ing to around `9,000 crore. Teerth Yatra Yojana' under which way in Bulandshahr on Kalidas Marg official residence ing as well in which a youth cent and said growth will accel- Akilled a 32-year old tech- explosion and its cause are yet A ruling in the case is 1,100 senior citizens from each Wednesday morning. here on Thursday morning. and an inspector suffered gun- erate to 7.5 per cent in first half nician and injured three others to be established, it is suspect- expected at Westminster of the 70 Assembly With cow vigilantes again The state government has shot injuries. of 2019-20. during an experiment in the ed that the incident occurred Magistrates’ Court in London constituencies here can converging on the spot to raise announced a compensation of He trashed charges that Commenting on the RBI’s aero-dynamics laboratory of due to a blast in a cylinder con- on December 10, but the busi- undertake free pilgrimage. the issue, cops summoned Rs 40 lakh to the slain cop’s Bajrang Dal was involved in the policy announcement, the the Indian Institute of Science taining some gas, they said. nessman stressed that the backhoe (JCB) and got the widow, Rs 10 lakh for his par- violence. “When the police Ministry of Finance said (IISc) here on Wednesday, Assistant Commissioner extradition issue was a “sepa- BJP MOVES HC, SEEKS NOD carcasses buried in nearby ents and a government job for were writing our complaint, assessment of the RBI with police said. Four technicians of of Police Niranjan Raj Urs told rate” matter which will take its FOR BENGAL RATH YATRA fields. a member of the family. why would Bajrang Dal regard to growth and inflation a private start-up company PTI that the start-up company, “own legal course”. Kolkata: The BJP moved the Sources claimed that The Chief Minister might protest? I was not present at the is same as that of the were involved in some experi- Superwave Technologies “The most important point Calcutta High Court on Bulandshahr violence prime hand over the compensation location of the second incident. Government. ment at the laboratory when an Private Limited, was having a is public money and I am Wednesday claiming that the accused Yogesh Raj released a cheque to the kin during the I have nothing to do with it. I India Inc too said RBI’s explosion occurred suddenly tie-up with the IISc for carry- offering to pay 100 per cent West Bengal administration and video, pleading his innocence. meeting. have full faith in God that I will status quo decision was on around 2.20 pm, they said. ing out experiments pertaining back. I humbly request the police were not responding to its In the video he said that he was be cleared of all charges,” he is expected lines in view of head- Technician Manoj from to its research. banks and Government to take applications for permission to present at the police station to In the video, Yogesh is heard saying in the video. winds, though it sought more Mysuru died on the spot while “Forensic experts would it. If payback refused, why,” he take out three rallies, including lodge a report of cow slaugh- seen chanting ‘Jai Shree Ram’ On Tuesday, ADG (Law measures by the RBI to three others suffered injuries. ascertain the actual cause of the questioned in one of his posts Rath Yatra, in West Bengal from ter when the violence broke and introduces himself as and Order) Anand Kumar had improve the credit flow to the The injured have been accident but it seems like a on Twitter. December 7. out. Bulandshahr district convenor Continued on Page 7 economy. admitted to a private hospital cylinder blast,” he said. Continued on Page 7 Telangana sentiments, family rule, farmer woes hog campaign

OMER FAROOQ n HYDERABAD issues like alleged minority president N Chandrababu inflating the cost from Rs against his Government so Telangana State,” said Rahul. He appeasement by the major par- Naidu to interfere in Telangana 40,000 crore to Rs 90,000 crore much so that he could not dare also questioned how assets of everal issues were discussed ties and reservation dangle for politics. to benefit his family. visit Osmania university, once KCR’s son jumped by 400 per Sby political parties during Muslims. “Will you allow a man to In this context Rahul used the hub of the movement. cent in last four years. the Telangana Assembly elec- A cursory look on the come here who tried every trick a new name for KCR as “Khao Now he has promised While the wide range of tion campaign to win hearts issues in the campaign: to obstruct Telangana State,” he Commission Rao” (East the monthly unemployment welfare schemes and sops of and minds of voters. While Telangana sentiment: asked creating apprehensions Commission Rao). The allowance of Rs 3016 if he KCR had something for every Chief Minister K No election speech of care- that if the Opposition alliance Congress also charged corrup- returns to power. section of society, grouses Chandrasekhar Rao tried to taker Chief Minister and “Praja Kutami” or People’s tion in projects like Mission While Congress leaders remained. It was a mixed bag. ride on Telangana sentiments Telangana Rashtra Samiti Front wins it will be remote Bhagiratha of drinking water were questioning TRS perfor- Aarogyasri or scheme of free and his Government’s numer- supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao controlled by Rahul Gandhi in supply and Mission Kakatiya of mance on job front, K Taraka medical treatment for the poor ous welfare schemes for various was without reference to the New Delhi and Chandrababu irrigation tanks. Rama Rao, son of KCR and introduced by YS Rajasekhar sections, the Opposition role he and his party played in in Amarvati at the cost of Though separate State was the second most powerful Reddy was in the news recent- People’s Front highlighted more than a decade-long Telangana pride. KCR also pointed out in every ing the TRS rule for not getting expected to bring economic man in the Government said ly as the private hospital issues like the family rule, cor- movement for separate While the TRS was seeking meeting that his Government the minimum support price. benefits to the locals, many the Government created stopped attending the patient ruption, farmers’ distress and Telangana State. support from the farmers, the had fulfilled the promise of While the KCR and his pointed out most of TRS con- 200,000 jobs in private sector because the government had failure of the Government in He continued to contrast dominant force in rural waiving `2 lakh loans of every Irrigation Minister T Harish tracts were awarded to same every year. failed to clear their dues of Rs keeping its promises on the job this with the dillydallying by Telangana, citing 24 hours free farmer. KCR has promised Rao had gone to town with contractors from Andhra who For Opposition leaders, 1,200 crore. front. then ruling Congress and power supply and schemes like another loan waiver of `1 lakh their claims of realising the ruled the roost in the past. one of the major talking points While minorities were The BJP, which is the third antagonistic role of the TDP. He investment support and free on returning to power benefit- dream of Kaleshwaram lift irri- was the domination of KCR happy with setting up of more corner of the electoral fight, was also trying to use the sen- insurance for farmers as its ing 4.2 million farmers. gation project on river Jobs were one of the three family in the Government and than hundred residential was falling back on its tried and timents to quest the right of the major success, the Congress- Congress president Rahul Godavari, the Congress coun- pillars of movement for sepa- the party. “While Telangana schools for boys and girls, they tested formula of trying to Chief Minister of neighbouring TDP alliance was trying to run made frequent references to tered saying the TRS regime rate Telangana but KCR failed youth remain unemployed only were bitter that KCR could not polarise the voters by raising Andhra Pradesh and TDP down the claims of the TRS. suicide by 4,500 farmers dur- only redesigned an old project, to keep it turning the youth KCR family benefited from Continued on Page 7 LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 6, 2018 city 02

CM to inaugurate Khadi CBI registers case Rajbhar issuing statements in teachers’ exam to be in news: Maurya Mahotsav today irregularities PNS n LUCKNOW PNS n LUCKNOW PNS n LUCKNOW bring out the truth,” Maurya said ttar Pradesh Chief n the direction of Lucknow itting out at his minis- When asked about the ter- UMinister Yogi Obench of the Allahabad High terial colleague Om ror threat in Uttar Pradesh, par- Adityanath will inaugu- Court, the Central Bureau of HPrakash Rajbhar, ticularly at Sankat Mochan rate a four-day-long Investigation (CBI) registered a case Deputy Chief Minister Keshav temple in Varanasi, the Deputy Khadi Mahotsav at in connection with irregularities in Prasad Maurya said that some Chief Minister said that Indira Gandhi the examination held for recruitment leaders wanted to remain in Congress had patronised ter- Pratishthan here on of 68,500 assistant teachers in the limelight and therefore issued rorism during its regime. Thursday. state. statements. “But in the (Narendra) Union Minister of The case was registered under “Om Prakash Rajbhar Modi rule, the NDA (National State for Micro, Small sections 120b/409/ always wants to be in news and Democratic Alliance) govern- and Medium 230/201/467/468/471 of the Indian therefore issues such statement has reined in terror activ- Enterprises, Giriraj Penal Code pertaining to criminal ments. One should not take ities,” he said. Kishore, and Khadi and conspiracy, destruction of evidence, him seriously,” Maurya told a Lok Sabha poll. “Rahul Gandhi should be Village Industries also be organised during criminal breach of trust, cheating, select group of journalists in Maurya said that Rajbhar reminded by his leaders that he Commission chairman the mahotsav and it would forgery for the purpose of cheating, Lucknow on Wednesday. did not know the full facts. is a national leader and should Vinay Saxena will also par- have experts from the field using forged documents as genuine, Suheldeo Bharatiya Samaj “It is wrong to name any not talk like state or district ticipate in the event. of small and village and and criminal misconduct of public Party president and UP Cabinet outfit behind this incident so president of the Congress,” State Minister for Khadi cottage industries as speak- servants (120B \ 409 \ 230 \ 201 \ 467 minister Om Prakash Rajbhar early. Police probes are on and Maurya said. and Village Industries ers. \ 468 \ 471). The case was registered had said that the Bulandshahr the culprits will be arrested Another UP Cabinet min- Satyadeo Pachauri said here Pachauri said that at the with CBI’s Lucknow office on incident, in which a police soon. Clear directions have ister, Moti Singh, also asked on Wednesday that the mahotsav, khadi products Wednesday morning. inspector was among the two been given to the police not to Rajbhar to restrain from issu- Khadi Mahotsav, which would be available for sale Unidentified officials of Basic killed, was the handiwork of spare anyone,” the Deputy ing any statement on govern- would conclude on for the visitors. Shiksha Parishad office in Allahabad, right wing Hindu outfits. He Chief Minister said. ment functioning. December 9, was being On the inaugural day of Examination Regulatory Authority even said that it was an attempt “At the face of it this looks “Om Prakash is a good organised to promote the the mahotsav, a khadi fash- in Allahabad, and other public and to foment communal tension in like a conspiracy to defame the friend. Probably he does not traditional khadi craft. ion show has been organ- private persons have been accused the state in view of the 2019 government. The probe will know the full facts,” Singh said. He said a seminar would ised. in the FIR. Bulandshahr incident Security beefed up across UP for unfortunate: RLD

PNS n LUCKNOW Babri demolition anniversary the BJP and its frontal outfits and led to numerous show- PNS n LUCKNOW also put up a banner of ‘Dalit erming the Bulandshahr downs in the past,” Masood Hanuman Mandir, Hanuman Tincident as unfortunate, Ahmad pointed out. ecurity has been further Chowk, Muzaffarnagar’ in front Rashtriya Lok Dal state presi- “There have been numer- Sbeefed up across the state in of the temple. dent Masood Ahmad demand- ous instances in which the BJP the wake of the anniversary of Priests of different ed a CBI probe into the and its allied workers con- Babri Masjid demolition on Hanuman temples in the area sequence of events leading to fronted cops and even assault- Thursday. sought police protection after the violence. ed them. On some occasions, Vishwa Hindu Parishad the incident. They also lodged He said the incident was the workers were assaulted or workers along with some akha- a complaint at Kotwali police the outcome of misgovernance killed by cops,” the RLD state ras are set to observe Shaurya station and it is being looked and irresponsible statement of chief explained. Diwas on the occasion at into. Chief Minister Yogi Ahmad said that in the Ayodhya. On Sunday, Bhim Army Adityanath. Bulandshahr incident, a BJP VHP spokesperson in chief Chandrashekhar Azad “At the time of assuming sympathiser, Sumit, was also Ayodhya, Sharad Sharma, said, had urged members of Dalit power, Yogi boosted the morale killed besides Inspector Subodh “Shaurya Diwas will be tradi- community to take over all of police officers by asking Kumar Singh. tionally celebrated. In Ayodhya, Hanuman temples in the coun- them to gun down criminals Speaking about the com- the VHP and various Hindu try and appoint Dalits as priests and this resulted in the killing pensation given to the family of organisations are likely to A sadhu walks down a road as police personnel keep vigil, on the eve of the there. of several innocents. On the the slain police inspector, organise a number of religious anniversary of Babri mosque demolition, in Ayodhya, on Wednesday PTI Meanwhile, ahead of the other hand, the Chief Minister Ahmad said that no compen- programmes, including a 26th anniversary of the demo- also encouraged workers of sation could repay the loss hawan, so that a grand temple Sita from demon king Ravan in Meanwhile, police person- lition of the 16th-century Bharatiya Janata Party and its that the family had suffered. of Lord Ram is built.” the epic Ramayana. nel were also deployed outside mosque, the Babri Masjid frontal outfits like Hindu Yuva “Similarly the loss to the Sharma also said that spe- As per reports, a heavy a Hanuman temple in Action Committee asked Prime Vahini, Bajrang Dal and family of Sumit cannot be cial prayers for Goddess security force has been Muzaffarnagar on Wednesday Minister Narendra Modi and Vishwa Hindu Parishad, compensated by any assis- Saraswati (the goddess of learn- deployed in the twin towns of as priests of the area sought Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath promising action against offi- tance,” he added. ing) were likely to be held so Ayodhya with the VHP and protection from a group of to maintain status quo at the cers who did not listen to their The RLD state president that the people, especially Bajrang Dal planning to cele- Dalit activists, who entered disputed site as per the Supreme complaints. This emboldened also demanded the Chief politicians do not “hinder the brate Shaurya Diwas (Day of the shrine and started perform- Court orders. both the police and workers of Minister’s resignation. construction of a Ram temple”. Valour) and Muslim organisa- ing rituals. Babri Masjid Action “Sarva baadha mukti tions observing the day as The activists offered prayers Committee (BMAC) will send hawans (hawans seeking to get Yaum-e-Gham (Day of at the temple on Tuesday, a a memorandum to Modi and rid of all obstructions) too will Sorrow). week after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday when be held. Tributes will also be Taking note of the gravity Adityanath triggered a row by the anniversary of the demoli- paid to the innocent karsewaks of the situation and the adviso- terming Lord Hanuman a Dalit. tion falls. UP Congress slams who faced bullets and lost ry issued by the Centre, the The Dalit group stormed It has requested the people their lives,” he said and com- Ayodhya district administration the temple, one of them to observe the day peacefully pared the karsewaks to Jatayu, has made elaborate security assumed the role of a priest and and hold special prayers for CM’s ‘insensitivity’ the vulture who tried to rescue deployments in its twin towns. started performing rituals. They early resolution of the dispute.

PNS n LUCKNOW Minister, Mishra said, “A few hours after the Bulandshahr ttar Pradesh Congress incident, Yogi Adityanath was Ayodhya residents recall the horrors of 1992 tragedy Ufired a fresh salvo at the inaugurating a kabaddi show Yogi Adityanath government, and later enjoyed a sound Ayodhya (PTI): Mohammed Azim, an of Ayodhya, whose residents are still trying about the incident and says he wished politi- charging the Chief Minister and light show in Gorakhpur. auto-driver in Ayodhya, still recalls the to come to terms with the tragedy. cians and Hindu-outfits would not whip up with being insensitive. It was more than 24 hours frightening night of December 6, 1992 when “Every year around this time, we fight communal frenzy. “We were unsafe then, “It is strange that Yogi after the opposition parties he along with a group of other Muslim res- those emotions. We have tried to put the past and today also we feel insecure when out- Adityanath, who during his raised the issue that the Chief idents of the temple town had taken shel- behind us, but the tragic memories just side crowd comes to our town (referring to meeting with senior officers Minister woke up from his ter in the fields fearing for their lives. Azim, refuse to go away. And, with all the noise the recent Dharma Sabha of the VHP),” he on Tuesday night, expressed slumber and rushed to who was just 20 then, said, “An army of around the temple issue in Ayodhya and said. But, it is not just minority communi- concern for cow slaughter but Lucknow to review the situa- ‘karsewaks’, in a grip of frenzy, had brought elsewhere, it has opened our wounds again,” ty, which feels the pain, as Vijay Singh, a doc- did not utter a word for the tion. However, Yogi again left down Babri Masjid, triggering unrest and he rued. Azim says it was a Hindu family tor who lives near the disputed Ram loss of life of an inspector and for election rallies in different panic. We were so terrified, we did not know which gave him shelter when “the two com- Janmabhoomi, said, the recollection of the a youth in the Bulandshahr states on Wednesday morning, what to do.” The 46-year-old, now a father munities were baying for each others’ incident sends chills down the spine. He was violence. This only speaks showing scant concern for of four, feels upset that Ram Temple issue blood”. in Ayodhya on the day and saw the violence volumes about his insensitiv- the state he rules and its peo- is again being raked up by some politicians, Mohammed Muslim, 78, who now dri- that followed in the holy city. “It was terri- ity,” UP Congress Committee ple. It is appalling.” threatening the “fragile peaceful atmosphere” ves an e-rickshaw, gets perturbed talking ble. We do not want another tragedy.” general secretary Vinod Mishra in Lucknow on Wednesday. Mishra said that due to the communal divide engi- PSPL seeks to establish its identity neered by the Bharatiya Janata Party, incidents like Bulandshahr were happening regularly with the right wing as a credible political alternative “goons”, who had no fear of law enforcing agencies, target- PNS n LUCKNOW stream secular political party bound states are known for also asked the SP to accom- ing innocents in the name of committed to fighting com- bipolar polity where Congress modate Congress, Nishad cow vigilantism. ighting the perception of munal forces in the state in the and BJP are locked in a direct Party, Peace Party and Taking a dig at the Chief Fbeing an additional shop in 2019 Lok Sabha elections,” contest. There is no space for Rashtriya Lok Dal from its an already crowded market said former Rajya Sabha a third player yet the SP and quota of 33 seats.” and a ‘vote katwa’ (vote member Veerpal Singh, who BSP fielded candidates there “The SP is expected to divider), Shivpal Singh Yadav switched from Samajwadi to divide anti-BJP votes,” leave two seats — Amethi led Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party to the PSPL. charged Veerpal Singh. and Rae Bareli — as per tra- Party (Lohia) (PSPL) is seeking Without naming The former leader of SP ditional understanding for to establish its identity as a Samajwadi Party chief said, “Akhilesh not only field- Congress, three for Rashtriya credible secular political alter- Akhilesh Yadav, Singh said, ed candidates from all assem- Lok Dal, the seat of native in the state’s realpolitik. “Those who are trying to dis- bly constituencies in Madhya Dumariyaganj for Peace Party The PSPL is organising a credit us as the B team of Pradesh, he also aggressively and one seat for Nishad party. big rally and aims to be make Bharatiya Janata Party should campaigned against the The effective tally of the SP lpw uk it “historic” in crowd partici- explain their conduct and Congress. But he has the will then be 26 seats. pation in Lucknow on their relations with the BJP.” audacity to call us the B team With this, there will be no ejs s gkbZLdyw d s vdi=a e as uke December 9. “In fact, it is not us but of BJP.” SP candidate on as many as 54 vfer dqekj fy[kk gS] tcfd esjs The PSPL has pinned its Samajwadi Party and Bahujan A former minister in of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in vk/kkj dkMZ o iSudkMZ e as vfer hopes on exploiting the con- Samaj Party who were cronies Akhilesh Yadav government UP. “The 54 seats are equal to tradictions in the proposed of the BJP. Both parties, and now a confidant of the total seats of Bihar and dqekj frokjh vafdr gS blfy, Samajwadi Party-Bahujan despite their negligible or no Shivpal Yadav, Singh said, “All Jharkhand. On the other vkt ls eq>s vfer dqekj frokjh Samaj Party alliance to create existence in Madhya Pradesh, is not well between the SP and hand, the PSPL will field its tkuk o igpkuk tk;As xzke o a political space for itself dur- Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, the BSP as the latter has con- candidates on all 54 seats and iksLV&leslh] ftyk y[kuÅ ing 2019 Lok Sabha elections. contested almost all assembly ceded only 33 seats to the for- most of these candidates will “We are not a ‘vote katwa’ seats there and this will ben- mer and kept the rest 47 for be from the Samajwadi Party,” m0iz0A party. Instead, we are a main- efit the BJP. The three poll- itself (in UP). The BSP has Singh said.

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Mahotsav extended till Dec 9 Mahotsav earns RBI stall a big draw ` Lucknow (PNS): Reserve complained about the problems whopping 5cr Bank of India stall at Lucknow which they faced in banks and PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Mahotsav attracted 24000 peo- they were told that they could PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW ple. RBI AGM Jai Prakash said approach the Reserve Bank 30 eeping in view the request made that they exchanged new notes days after they had made a Kby stall owners, Governor Ram he Lucknow Mahotsav has grossed Rs 5 to the tune of Rs 2 crore, the complaint with the bank con- Naik officially announced the exten- Tcrore, the highest amount of income this highest figure for note cerned. The Reserve Bank of sion of Lucknow Mahotsav till year. Mahotsav Samiti secretary RP Yadav said exchange in the recent past. India established a Financial December 9 . that the amount included Rs 2.80 crore from He said that last year they Literacy Knowledge Hub dur- Addressing the audience on tenders for swings on the Mahotsav grounds, had exchanged of Rs 1 crore ing the Mahotsav. He pointed the occasion of the closing ceremo- Rs 2 crore from the allotment of the tents and currency notes for the out that the Financial Literacy ny of Lucknow Mahotsav organised pavilions and Rs 1 crore from the sale of the Mahotsav 2017 and 6000 peo- Knowledge Hub was an effort at the Smriti Upvan on Wednesday, tickets. ple had visited the stall. In 2016, to highlight the importance of Governor Ram Naik said that he He added that the highest amount in no stall was set up because of financial literacy and also to had interacted with people at the terms of tickets was grossed on December 2 demonetisation. provide an opportunity to com- stalls while taking a round of which was a Sunday with the total amount The AGM said that the mon people where they could Mahotsav and was making the earned being Rs 19 lakh. “This is an all-time main reason for the good interact with different experts announcement conceding to their record for the Mahotsav held as far as the sale response was that the stall was from RBI during Mahotsav. demands. of the tickets was concerned,” he added. placed at a vantage point. He An expert was present at Paying tributes to former Prime He said that the crowds also came in large said that the profile of visitors the Knowledge Hub each day Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee , numbers on December 4, the penultimate day was that there was maximum to answer queries and also to Ram Naik said that he had visited of Lucknow Mahotsav to watch the performance participation by youths. “Most enrich visitors with thematic the Atal gallery at Mahotsav which of Guru Randhawa with the total earnings being of the youths were mostly ask- presentation in the second half brought back memories of his time Rs 12 lakh from tickets. ing about whether it was safe to of the day. Visitors participat- spent with the former Prime He said that among the artistes, the maxi- transfer money through ed in Financial Literacy Quiz Minister. mum crowds were garnered by Guru Randhawa mobile. Most of the women and won token prizes. “It is unlikely that we can have on the Punjabi nite followed by Pawan Singh a leader like him in the coming on the Bhojpuri nite on December 1. “ In case future. There are some photographs of Pawan Singh, the fans were limited to the area which I have also shared at the where he was performing at the main cultural Gallery and this includes the pho- pandal. However, in case of Guru Randhawa, tograph of the first convention of the the fans filled the entire ground and spread all BJP at Mumbai,” he said. over,” he added. Recalling other times with the Yadav said that good earnings from former Prime Minister, the Lucknow Mahotsav could be attributed to sev- Governor said that he was especial- eral reasons. “ First, Lucknow Mahotsav was ly touched when Atal visited his res- held at Awadh Shilpgram last year so a major- idence unexpectedly after he was ity of the people missed out on attending the diagnosed with cancer. “He was Mahotsav. Hence the crowds poured in this year. going for a foreign visit and was in Secondly, the double amount which was levied Mumbai for barely two hours and for the tickets made the earnings better. Earlier still Atalji came to visit me,” he the entry ticket was priced at Rs 10 but this year added. it was Rs 20. The presence of good artistes also District Magistrate Kaushal Raj (Clockwise) Anuj Mishra and Arushi Nishankh presenting sufi dance, Padamsri Soma Ghosh performing and DM Kaushal Raj presenting a attracted the crowds to Mahotsav,” he said. He Sharma, while speaking on the memento to Governor Ram Naik at Lucknow Mahotsav on Wednesday added that the implementation of the GST had occasion, said that Lucknow brought an increase in the amount of money Mahotsav was organised every year with performance by Soma Ghosh presented a kajri in support of Beti Arushi Nishank , a kathak earned through tenders made for swings. with the prime aim of attracting from Varanasi and she started off Bacchao “Arre Rim Jhim”. She said dancer from Uttarakhand, present- He pointed out that the feedback which they tourists. with “Shiv Tandav” following it with that heritage music should be ed Sufi kathak “Tere Ishq Mein” had received from sellers and artistes was over- The cultural evening began a thumri “Hamari Attariya”. She also encouraged. which had a lot of fusion elements. whelming. Pratyush murder: Arrest of 2 bros raises queries PNS n LUCKNOW ducted the autopsy disclosed. “In view of that On condition of anonymi- he arrest of two brothers case, the accused ty, a police officer said: TSalman and Adnan in the brothers had a “Pratyush wife Pratima lodged grisly murder of BJYM leader a case on Tuesday naming Pratyush Mani Tripathi in clear motive to Salman, his brother Adnan and Mahanagar is seemingly going attack the victim others in the murder. Police to be an albatross around police as the police made Pratima’s complaint a neck in the due course of time. base and arrested Salman and Two days after the murder, delayed action Adnan to deflect the criticism the police have failed to recov- against Tripathi. for the poor show on law and er the knife by which the But the lack of order front.” accused had attacked the victim Mahanagar SHO Vikas on Monday night. The police evidence will go Pandey said the police were yet also have failed to find the loca- in favour of them” to recover the sharp-edged tion of both the accused around weapon from the miscreants. He the crime scene at the time of rubbished the claims of the the incident. Besides, the police accused persons had lodged sources that the accused broth- are yet to find any CCTV cross FIRs against one another ers were not in Lucknow or footage or any eyewitness with the Kaiserbagh police but around the crime scene at the account to corroborate the the police delayed the investiga- time of the incident. “We are yet charges against the accused. tion due to obvious reason. to trace the location of the mis- “The lack of evidence will weak- They said the surveillance team, creants,” he said, adding that en the case against the accused consisting of cops of excellent efforts were on to collect evi- in the court,” sources said. track record, failed to glean dence against them. They said the sister of the any concrete evidence against On the other hand, the accused persons had lodged a the persons who had been Lucknow police failed to explain case of eve-teasing against the charged on murder count. the delay in investigation of the slain BJYM leader and the police “The victim had no injuries cross FIRs which were registered did not act on the case under on his hand or any other parts at Kaiserbagh police station. the pressure from seniors. “In of the body. In case of attack by On Wednesday, the police view of that case, the accused a knife, the victim tries to fend interrogated friends of Tripathi brothers had a clear motive to off the attackers or he tries to to know the details about his attack the victim as the police snatch the knife or sharp-edged visit to Mahanagar. The police delayed action against Tripathi. weapon from attackers. In that are also trying to find out if But the lack of evidence will go case, a victim suffers injuries on Tripathi was accompanying in favour of them,” the sources his hand or other parts of body. someone on the day of the inci- said. In Pratyush murder case, no dent. A team is also probing if It may be noted that both other injuries were detected,” the Tripathi had enmity with some Tripathi and the sister of the sources in the team which con- other persons. Yuva Vahini leader shot at

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wo unidentified bike-borne miscreants opened fire at an office- Tbearer of Hindu Yuva Vahini Bharat Vikas Singh Vishen in Indira Nagar on Wednesday night. The leader had a narrow escape as attackers missed their aim. Police claimed that opening of fire on the leader was not verified when a team visited the crime scene. As per reports, Vikas of Manas Enclave in Indira Nagar deals in property-related business and is also the incharge of Mahanagar unit of the above named organisation. Around 9.30 pm, the miscreants came near his XUV when he was going to Khurram Nagar. “The pillion-rider opened fire aiming me but he missed the aim. I was scared out of wits and hid myself inside the XUV. The miscreants sped off after the attack,’ he claimed. The Indira Nagar police said a team was sent to the place to verify claims made by Vikas. “We quizzed some of the shop owners but none of them confirmed the same. Also no dent was found on Vikas’s XUV,” the police said, adding that a case was being registered in this connection. GIRL ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Denied permission to go to Lucknow Mahotsav by her family, a class XI girl student attempted to end her life in PGI police station area on Wednesday. Police said the girl tried to jump before a moving train but later dropped the idea when the train came on the tracks. Due to a strong gush, she was thrown back, fell down and suffered head injuries. As per reports, some residents alerted the police control room about an accident that had taken place on railway tracks near Bajaj showroom in PGI police station area. On information, a public response vehicle, led by HCP Ram Prasad and constable Abhay Kumar Singh, reached the scene. They took the girl to Trauma Centre where the girl was undergoing treatment. Police spokesman said the girl is a resident of Saleh Nagar of Ashiyana and studies in class XI at a private school. “The family of the girl was also informed about the incident. The police are investigating the case,” he said. The police spokesman said the police would talk to the girl after she recuperated. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 6, 2018 city 04

CISH, AAUEBS sign MoU Four cops suspended for accepting bribe PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW tered members. The institute technologies will easily reach PNS n LUCKNOW Vipin Pandey and Vinod Kumar, KILLED Centre where he died around 3 am ith the changing agricultur- stakeholders through the CBO. all posted at Banthra police station. A retired railway employee on Wednesday. Wal scenario in the country On the other hand, farmers racking a whip against the Police spokesman AK Singh was killed in a road mishap in The victim’s son lodged a case community-based organisations, connected with the society Cblack sheep in Lucknow said ASP Abhishek Verma was Ashiyana on Tuesday night. The in this connection. He also stated FPOs and SHGs are now looking will reap the benefits in terms police, SSP Kalanidhi Naithani sent to the no- entry point to check victim identified as Bhagwati that his mother Urmila also suf- forward to national institutions for of technological back- up from suspended four policemen for complaints of money extortion by Prasad Verma (72) of Telibagh, fered serious injuries in the technical support. the Institute,” said Dr accepting bribe from heavy vehi- policemen. along with his family, had gone to mishap. Police had identified the Central Institute of Shailendra Rajan. cle drivers to allow them entry into “In civvies, the ASP stood at Lucknow Mahotsav on Tuesday. car and efforts to track down the Horticulture (CISH) signed an Shailendra Rajan, director, a no-entry zone in Banthra on a place in the no-entry zone and Around 10.00 pm, the family left owner were on. Recalling the inci- MoU with Avadh Aam Utpadak CISH, Dr Raghuveer Singh, Wednesday. The action gave anx- he found that the above named for home on an e-rickshaw. dent, the eyewitnesses told police Evam Bagwani Samiti (AAUEBS) president, and Upendra Kumar ious moments to cops posted at policemen were stopping heavy Around 10.30 pm, when the rick- that the impact was so intense that which is headquartered at Nabi Singh, secretary, Avadh Aam different police stations in the city vehicles and allowing them entry shaw reached the VIP road, a car the rickshaw was tossed up in the Panah, Malihabad, primarily for Utpadak Evam Bagwani Samiti as they feared a similar surprise after accepting bribe,” the police knocked the rickshaw. Bhagwati air and the passenger sitting in it management of pests and diseases expressed their satisfaction ‘raid’ by police officers in their spokesman said. He said that the Prasad suffered serious injuries fell down on the road. “The rick- of mango and guava, mango and said that this MoU would police station area. Much to their action was taken under ‘Operation and was rushed to Javitri Hospital shaw rolled and then struck orchard-based poultry farming prove to be a milestone for relief, the operation was not con- Clean’ which is being run in the in Telibagh. However, the doctors against the kerb of the road before and post-harvest management of farmers. Upendra Kumar ducted at any other place till late city to nab cops indulging in mal- termed his condition as serious coming to rest,” they said. The horticultural crops. Singh said that more than 20 Wednesday night. practices. and he was referred to City police spokesman said sub-inspec- It’s a win-win situation for society members followed Those suspended were iden- The police spokesman added Hospital in South City. Here also tor Sunil Mishra had been both CBO and Institute, explains GAP under the Farmer FIRST tified as head constable Vimlesh that the drive would continue in the doctors could not treat him assigned the task to investigate the the director, CISH, Lucknow. project and later the Mandi Kumar, constables Dheeraj Kumar, the time to come. and he was referred to Trauma case. “The society has about 270 regis- Parishad helped in transport- ing the mangoes to the Hyderabad market where they U.P. POWER TRANSMISSION fetched Rs 60 per kilogram, LNN gives nod to piped gas supply CORPORATION LTD. TENDER NOTICE Sealed almost twice the rate at Tenders are hereby invited in two Lucknow. He hoped that such PNS n LUCKNOW parts (containing earnest money in 1st part an alliance would help a larg- and rates terms & condition in 2ndpart) from manufacturer/authorized supplier/experi- er farmer community of he general House meeting of enced contractors as details given below:- Malihabad. The MoU was TLucknow Nagar Nigam (LNN), Tender No. 13/ E.400 KVS/S D(M)/ facilitated by ITMU of the which lasted for over eight hours, 2018-19 Providing of one No. diesel vehicle along with driver for ten Month, for Institute. The MoU between passed proposals, including piped departmental work at E.400 KV S/S CISH and Avadh Aam gas supply to all, water boring, sew- Division, Kasara-Mau as per tender spec- Utpadak Evam Bagwani Samiti erage charges, issuing of bond from ification. Earnest money deposited Rs. will not only benefit members Municipal Corporation, mecha- 2000.00 (Two thousand) Only in shape of F.D.R/C.D.R/D.D./cash in favour of of the society but also those of nised road cleaning, movie screen- Executive Engineer, E.400 KV S/S Kasara- adjoining villages. “The coming tax, on Wednesday. Mau. The above tender opening on date: munity-based organisation has The meet cleared all 14 propos- - 30.12.2018 TERM & CONDITION:- 1. Tender document can be obtained from this helped researchers in transfer- als mentioned in the general House office by paying tender fee for Rs. ring their technologies which meeting agenda. Mayor Sanyukta 200+24=224.00 in shape of cash/D.D. in require a good number of Bhatia and Municipal favour of undersigned up to 13:00 hrs. of the opening date. Tender fee is non extension workers and with the Commissioner Indra Mani Tripathi refundable. 2. The above tender should help of CBO many of its tech- presided over the House. As per the be reached to this office on the date of nologies can be adopted by the cleared proposals, LNN House gave opening at 14:00 hrs. & shall be opened farmers convincingly. consent for piped line gas supply Corporators arguing with mayor Sanyukta Bhatia at 16:00 hrs. before all tenders/ representatives. 3. If the opening date falls on hol- Financial assistance through facility to be set up in city parts. iday, tender shall be received & opened on organisations will be easier Now LNN will take stern action for septic tank sewerage cleaning. mum wages for outsourcing staff as next working day. 4. The undersigned for the CBO as CISH will play against illegal water supply and no Now single screen movie hall will per labor laws and others. reserves the right to reject, split, cancel any or all the tenders and accept in full or part an important role in support- commercial use of water supply pay Rs 50 per show as tax. This The house started on a stormy without assigning any reasons thereof. 5. ing their efforts. Mango mar- could be done by submersible pump It announced to form commit- note as Opposition members in the Tender documents will be sold only to those keting requires aggregation of users. The pumps installed on tees on number of issues including beginning started raising concern firms/contractors who are registered in trade tax department and have past. 6. farmers for supplying consid- municipal land and roads will be auctioning of 16 shops, land and over the setting up of promotion Tender part-Il will be opened after receipt erable volume of fruits and in severely penalised. Tripathi stated other areas. The proposals includ- committee in every ward under of part-I in complete form. Executive most cases in north, the farm- that municipal bonds of Rs 200 ed Atal Smriti Upvan construction Swachh Bharat Mission. The mem- Engineer, Electy. 400 K.V. Sub-Station ers’ groups are not able to han- crore would be issued and subsidy at Rahimabad, a new fire station at bers led by Girish Mishra, Mamta Division U.P. Power Transmission Corporation Ltd, Kasara-Mau No. 1353 dle the bulk demand by vari- of Rs 26 crore would be earned by Amausi, land acquisition for cow Chaudhary and others confronted Date 30.11.18 SAVE ELECTRICITY IN ous marketing organisations” LNN. Now under Swachh Bharat conservation, clearance of land for the mayor and registered their THE INTEREST OF NATION said Shailendra Rajan. scheme, all wards will pay Rs 1000 Prime minister Awas Yojna, mini- protest.

Notice Inviting Tender SCHOOLSCAN (E-Tendering Mode) ASEAN Defence Request for Qualification (RFQ) cum request for FOUNDER’S DAY proposal (RFP) for development and construction Ministers’ meet ends Seth MR Jaipuria School celebrated its 26th Annual of Kanha Gaushala at Village Jana Jajmau Kanpur Founder’s Day on December 2-3. Major General Vinaya On on cordial note Chandan, faculty at the National Defence College, New Delhi, TURN KEY BASIS was the chief guest who was present at the two-day celebra- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW tions. The senior, middle and the junior school students put up Bids are invited from the eligible bidders for Development & an enthralling show for guests and parents. An exhibition was Construction of Kana Gaushala for Stray Cattle, Including Defect he 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ also organised with a view to encouraging and inculcating a sci- Liability Period for one year at Village Jana Jajmau, Kanpur. U.P. TMeeting plus Expert Working Group entific temper among students.The exhibition sought to on behalf of Municipal Commissioner, Kanpur Municipal Mid Planning Conference culminated on engage children and teachers to synergize experiences and moti- Corporation, Kanpur, U.P. Wednesday. The initial site survey for the vate each other to design and develop something novel. Vice- upcoming multinational field training exer- chairperson Anjali Jaipuria inaugurated the exhibition by light- 1. Ref. No. cise was conducted by the representatives of ing the lamp of knowledge. Students from numerous city schools 2 Completion Period for 06 Months ASEAN & ASEAN Plus countries at the visited the exhibition. Construction Lucknow Military Station. The delegates 3 Period and Places for From 06.12.2018 from 1:00 pm were briefed upon field training exercise and CONCLUDED sale of Bidding to 13.12.2018 till 12:00 Noon. the suitability of the site was assessed and areas Dacument online The documents are to be were identified for various events of field downloaded from the website training exercise which is planned to be held of http:// etender.up.nic.in from March 10 to 16, 2019. The delegates from ASEAN and ASEAN 4 Last Date and Time for 13.12.2018 Time : 3:00 pm plus countries also participated in a table top online bid submission exercise which was conducted on December 5 Total Project Cost (INR) Rs. 717.68 Lakes (With Tax) 4 as a part of the ongoing ASEAN Defence 6 Cost of Tender document Rs. 10,000.00 thousands Ministers’ meeting plus Expert Working non refundable Group on Military Medicine. The participants 7 EMD/Bid Security Rs. 14.36 lacks were addressed by Manoj Yadav, DIG, (refundable) National Disaster Response Force on 8 Technical bid opening From 13.12.2018 Wednesday (December 5) Different challenges faced by the NDRF team as first date and time Time 04:00 pm responder during national and international 9 Financial bid opening After the complication of disaster scenarios were discussed and delib- The four-day International Young Mathematicians’ date and time technical bid evaluation on the erated upon. Convention (IYMC-2018) organised by City Montessori same day or will be The various challenges and opportunities School, Gomti Nagar Campus I, concluded on Wednesday at communicated letter. for India, ASEAN and ASEAN plus countries CMS, Kanpur Road auditorium. Participating students and prize- 10 Place of Bid opening Kanpur Nagar Nigam in view of the Military Cooperation for winners in various competitions from 16 countries were hon- 11 Address Motijheel, Harsh nagar, Kanpur Humanitarian Assistance and the various oured and awarded shields, medals and certificates at the clos- U.P. 208002 parameters were discussed in a cordial and ing-cum-prize distribution ceremony organized amidst the 12 Eligibility Criteria cooperative environment. The rich tradition colourful educational-cultural programmes. The overall cham- of hospitality of the Indian Army was dis- pionship in junior category was bagged by Pratabong Academy, ● Bid is open for all the developer/contractors, should be expert played in its full glory. Thailand, while the overall championship in the senior cate- & experienced of at least 5 years in the field of contractions The conference concluded on a cordial gory went to Allen Career Institute, Kota, Rajasthan. Over 700 of similar projects. and friendly note having finalised the future budding Mathematicians from 16 countries, namely, Bangladesh, ● Joint Venture approach for bidding is acceptable. roadmap for mutual cooperation and laying Brazil, Bhutan, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Russia, Taiwan, ● Bidder should have an experience at least for one project down the groundwork for the field training Thailand, UAE, US, Iran, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Vietnam and of Bio Gas. exercise which is being planned in the month various states of India participated in various contests held dur- ● The firm/company should have adequate financial capabil- of March 2019. ing the four days of International Mathematics Convention. ity to undertake such project and should have minimum to cumulative turnover of Rs. 7 corers for the last three years.Lat three years balance sheet are to be furnished (documentary evidence to be provided) Vital MoU inked for thalessimic children ● The firm/company should declare by way of an affidavit stat- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW attended by Pankaj Kumar, Mission who cannot afford it at five centres ing the followings:- director, NHM (UP), and secretary, in the country. 01- That there has never been default in paying Statutory Memorandum of Health, Vineeta Srivastava. “The department of laxes and Duties. AUnderstanding was signed AK Pandey, general manager, Hematology, SGPGIMS, is commit- 02- That it has never been black listed/debarred by any among the Ministry of Health and Coal India Ltd, and Prof KK Gupta, ted towards the state and national Govt/Undertaking Private Organization. Family Welfare, Coal India Ltd and DGME, along with other dignitaries mission on the eradication and 03- That there are no civil suits are pending as on date. SGPGI’s Hematology department and experts were present on the optimal management of tha- ● Municipal Commissioner has right to reject one or all for starting a collaborative pro- occasion. lassemia. It has been selected as the tender's without assessing any region. gramme for bone marrow trans- Prof Rakesh Kapoor, director, sixth centre by the CIL for this sup- Tender documents can be downloaded from the e-tender- plantation (BMT) of thalessimic SGPGI, also spoke about the initia- port. It is the only centre of UP per- ing website http://etender.up.nic.in from 06.12.2018 from 13:00 children. tive taken by the government forming bone marrow transplants Hrs to 13.12.2018 till 12:00 Noon. The Coal India Ltd under its towards the treatment and eradica- (BMTs) and has performed 90 of Bidders are requested to submit the Tender fee receipt in CSR programme will provide a tion of thalassemia in the country them till date with results compa- the office of Veterinary Medical Officer, Nagar Nigam, Kanpur financial support of `10 lakh per and the Coal India Ltd for provid- rable to good international centres,” patient for bone marrow trans- ing financial support for this cause. informed the doctors at the SGPGI. in the form of DD/Bankers Cheque issued in favor of ‘Chief plantation in children who cannot The MoHFW besides organising The programme was followed Account Officers, Nagar Nigam Kanpur’ payable at Kanpur. afford it. Overall `2 crore for 20 awareness and training pro- by three public lectures by experts Bidders are requested to submit the Earnest Money bone marrow transplantations will grammes, support for genetic diag- on ante-natal diagnosis and genet- Deposit (EMD) receipt in the office of Veterinary Medical Officer, be funded by Coal India Ltd. nosis and ante-natal counselling, ic counselling, optimal chelation Nagar Nigam. Kanpur in the form of FDR/NSC or Bank Guarantee The MoU was signed in front of provides funds to the state NHM for and BMT in thalassemia. The fam- (BG) issued in favor of ‘‘Chief Account Officers, Nagar Nigam Minister for Medical Education free transfusions and iron therapy ilies of thalassemic patients were Kanpur’’ payable at Kanpur Ashutosh Tandon, who was the of thalassemic patients. also invited to the function. The The deadline of online bid-submission is 15:00 Hrs. on chief guest of the occasion. He com- The curative therapy for tha- programme concluded with an 13.12.2018. plimented efforts of the Hematology lassemia is bone marrow transplan- interactive question-answer session Bid documents shall be submitted/received through online department of SGPGI for doing a tation and Coal India Ltd under its among national experts, goverment mode only. commendable job in medical and Corporate Social Responsibility is officials and representatives of VETERINAY OFFICER ADD. MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER research fields. He also thanked the extending financial support of up to Thalassemics India and Thalassenia Coal India Ltd for its support to the Rs 10 lakh per patient for bone mar- Welfare Society with families of tha- NAGAR NIGAM KANPUR NAGAR NIGAM KANPUR noble cause. The programme was row transplantation in children lassemic patients. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 6, 2018 nation 05

SUSPICIOUS ARRIVAL OF VOTING MACHINES IN UNMARKED BUS FROM SUPREME COURT EC rejects Cong’s EVMs charge CBI’s top 2 were fighting RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI deposited on November 30 in claimed, "The objective of the district treasury office, this was ostensibly to deposit like kilkenny cats: Govt eeking to put to rest the Sagar. A verification of the list these machines with the office Scontroversy over EVMs in of these deposited machines of the collector. These Justifies decision both officers on leave by divest- about two cats who fought to Sagar, the Election has been done by tallying spare EVMs were to be ing them of their powers. The the death and ate each other up Commission on Wednesday their numbers with the over- deposited two hours after the to divest Verma top law officer also asserted such that only their tails were rejected the Congress' charge all list of the reserved polls and not after two days. that "only the God knows left. It is often used figuratively of "suspicious arrival" of the machines and no discrepancy This happened in the Khuria of his duties where and how this fight of two people who are vehe- voting machines in an is noticed," the EC said in its seat from where the State between the two top officers mently opposed in attitudes or unmarked bus to the district order. Home Minister is contesting would have ended" if the gov- opinions to the extent that treasury office. It said the bus Representational image Earlier, Tankha had the polls." New Delhi: CBI Director Alok ernment would not have taken they will never agree and will which was pointed out as Verma and Special Director the action which was aimed at spark fire off each other when- “unmarked” (without any the machines. The responsible Rakesh Asthana were fighting restoring the public faith in the ever they meet. number) by the Congress, Nayab Tehsildar and Assistant like "kilkenny cats", exposing CBI. The AG further submitted was officially requisitioned Returning Officer Rajesh the country's premier investi- "The Government was that the two top officers, Verma from the local municipality in Mehra have been suspended Vikarabad SP transferred gating agency to "public watching with amazement. The and Asthana, were "fighting Sagar on November 15 itself. for the delayed submission of ridicule", the Government told two top most officers were against each other and went The EC also showed that the the machines," the EC said. the Supreme Court on fighting like kilkenny public which exposed CBI to Congress candidate had The Commission also Wednesday while justifying cats...Dispute between the CBI public ridicule." signed the punchnama for removed Vikas Singh, return- for arresting Revanth in T the decision to divest Verma of Director and Special Director Referring to media reports, the safe deposit of the EVMs ing officer of Khurai con- PNS n NEW DELHI 2005) in place of her with Reddy's arrest came ahead his duties. was pulling down integrity and he said that their public fight in the district treasury office. stituency and placed Tanvi immediate effect." of Chief Minister K Attorney General (AG) K respect of premier institution," gave print and electronic media In its complaint to EC, hooda in his place. he Election Commission on It is also directed that Chandrasekhar Rao 's meeting K Venugopal also told the Venugopal told the bench, also "a field day". "It was the duty of Congress MP Vivek Tankha According to EC, Naib TWednesday ordered the Annapurna's services are not at Kodangal. Reddy had given bench headed by Chief Justice comprising Justices S K Kaul the Government to ensure that had claimed that 48 hours Tehsildar and Mehra were removal of Superintendent of utilised for election purpose, the a Kodangal bandh call and Ranjan Gogoi that the and K M Joseph. confidence of public in this pre- after the closing of polls in given the duty to bring these Police of Telangana's Vikarabad order said. The commission asked the party workers to stage Government was well "within "fight like a Kilkenny cat" mier institution is restored," he Madhya Pradesh, a school reserved EVMs and deposit district over the arrest of has also directed that protests across the constituency its right to intervene" and send refers to an old Irish story said. PTI bus bearing no number plate the same. Congress' A Revanth Reddy as Annapurna be attached to the against the visit of the chief min- and carrying EVMs reached "These machines were police observer found his deten- police headquarters, EC officials ister. the Sagar district collector's brought were brought in four tion "unwarranted". said. The observers are deployed He was let off, but only after About 28L sq mt area office. "This incident is a clear vehicles, three bearing num- An official communication by the EC to keep an eye on var- Rao's meeting at Kosigi in the Amrapali called liar, cheater case of certain parties and bers MP-15-A-4636, MP-15- issued by Telangana Chief ious issues related to elections. Assembly segment got over. individuals engaging in cor- BA-0559, MP-15-40GA-0970 Electoral Officer Rajath Kumar In the early hours of Condemning the police action, Seizure of mall, New Delhi: Continuing in Delhi cleared from rupt practices to manipulate and one without any number in Hyderabad said, "The Tuesday, the Vikarabad police Congress president Rahul its crackdown on the the outcome of the recently belonging to the local munic- Election Commission of India had taken Telangana Pradesh Gandhi had said the Telangana luxury hotel ordered embattled Amrapali encroachment: STF concluded election," Congress ipality which had been requi- has ordered the transfer of T Congress Committee working Rashtra Samithi government Group, the Supreme had said. sitioned for election duty. 50- Annapurna, IPS, SP Vikarabad, president Reddy into preventive resorted to it "due to fear of Court on Wednesday New Delhi: Delhi is facing "severe "There has not been any Bus, 26-CUs and 42 VVPAT immediately and posted Sri custody citing law and order defeat." Telangana goes to polls ordered attachment and sale of the realty firm's five-star problems" due to unauthorised con- tampering whatsoever with in Khurai constituency were Avinash Mohanthy IPS (RR issues. on December 7. hotel, cinema hall, malls and factories across India, calling struction and encroachment which can it "a worst kind of cheater" and "a perfect liar" for not com- be gauged from the fact that the spe- plying with the court's direction. cial task force (STF) has already cleared The top court also ordered attachment of four swanky as much as 28 lakh square metre of corporate offices of Amrapali Group situated in Noida and such area, the Supreme Court said on Centre’s draft witness protection scheme OK’d Greater Noida, and asked the Debt Recovery Tribunal Wednesday. (DRT), Delhi to auction them. A bench headed by Justice Madan New Delhi: The Supreme Court Asaram Bapu. scheme after discussing it with for comments. which will go a long way in elim- The top court gave a window to the firm's directors and B Lokur was informed that the STF, on Wednesday approved the During the hearing on all the States. The court had asked the inating secondary victimisa- their family members to return home-buyers' money, if they constituted in April following the apex Centre's draft witness protection November 19, Attorney General The draft witness protection Centre to finalise the scheme tion. have it, by December 10. It asked the firm to explain by court's order to oversee enforcement of scheme and asked all the States K K Venugopal had told the scheme, finalised in consultation after getting response from the The witnesses, being eyes next week the diversion of around `3,000 crore of home- laws on illegal construction and mon- to implement it till Parliament apex court that the draft scheme, with the National Legal Services States and Union Territories. and ears of justice, play an buyers money for other purposes. A bench of Justices Arun itor the removal of encroachments comes out with a legislation. which has now been finalised, Authority (NALSA) and Bureau The court had said that important role in bringing per- Mishra and U U Lalit issued notice to the Amrapali Group here, has also cleared about 3,202 sq mt A bench headed by Justice would be made into a law "in of Police Research and witness protection scheme can petrators of crime to justice, the CMD Anil Sharma and its directors, Chief Financial offi- of roads, streets and footpaths. A K Sikri said they have made due course", but till then the Development (BPRD), has three be implemented for at least sen- draft noted. "This scheme cer and statutory auditor Anil Mittal, asking them why a The bench, also comprising some changes in the scheme. court should direct the States to categories of witnesses based on sitive cases and the Ministry of attempts at ensuring that wit- criminal case for breach of trust should not be lodged against Justices Deepak Gupta and Hemant The issue of witness pro- start implementing it. the threat perception. Home Affairs could come out nesses receive appropriate and them. "You (Amrapali Group) are a worst kind of cheater Gupta, was told that so far the STF has tection scheme had cropped up The top court was also told In April this year, the Centre with a comprehensive plan. The adequate protection. This will go in the world. You have cheated the home buyers all along received around 7,000 complaints out earlier when the top court was by advocate Gaurav Agrawal, had informed the top court draft of the Witness Protection a long way in strengthening the and now you want to sell the facilities created for them. The of which about 3,400 complaints have hearing a public interest litiga- who is assisting the court as an that it had framed a draft witness Scheme, 2018 states that it is the criminal justice system in the facility area created for the home buyers is not a charity you been dealt with and efforts were being tion (PIL) seeking protection amicus curiae in the matter, that protection scheme and it was first attempt at the national-level country and will consequently have done to them," the bench said after it was told that made to recruit additional staff for the for witnesses in rape cases the Government has finalised circulated among the states and to holistically provide for the enhance national security sce- the real estate firm wants to sell a nursery school, an open task force so that they could do their involving self-styled preacher the draft witness protection Union Territories administration protection of the witnesses, nario," the draft said. PTI space and a nursing home to raise funds. PTI works expeditiously. PTI E-travel aggregators Compete for Army's TAJ VISION DOCUMENT accused of offering Super 30: Gen Rawat to Paid 80% amount to SPA: UP Govt New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Advocate Aishwarya Bhati, would submit it to the State "second chance" to preserve the Kashmiri girl students Government told the Supreme appearing for Uttar Pradesh, Government. Taj Mahal. illegal discounts Court on Wednesday they have said that besides this, remu- The Centre had also The top court, which has PNS n NEW DELHI paid 80 per cent money, `51.89 neration of about `6 lakh for informed the court that first been monitoring development lakh, to Delhi-based School of three experts who have worked draft of heritage plan for Taj in the Taj Trapezium Zone rmy Chief General Planning and Architecture with SPA in the exercise, has Mahal, which is to be submit- (TTZ) to protect the Taj, had ABipin Rawat on (SPA) which is entrusted with also been sanctioned. ted to the United Nations earlier slammed the Centre, Wednesday urged girl the task of preparing a vision On November 29, the apex Educational, Scientific and Uttar Pradesh Government students from Jammu document for protection of court had told the Uttar Pradesh Cultural Organisation and TTZ authority for their & Kashmir to study Taj Mahal. Government that the vision (UNESCO), was ready and it failure to restore the pristine hard and compete for The State Government told document should be made pub- would be finalised within eight glory of Taj Mahal. Army's 'Super 30' a bench of Justices Madan B lic once it is finalised as there is weeks. The TTZ is an area of coaching programme Lokur, Deepak Gupta and "nothing secret" about it. The top court had earlier about 10,400 sq km spread and build their career Hemant Gupta that the balance The SPA had told the court asked the authorities to take a over the districts of Agra, through good educa- amount as per the terms of ref- that process of preparing the larger perspective on issues of Firozabad, Mathura, Hathras tion. erence would be released short- document would be complet- pollution and green cover while and Etah in Uttar Pradesh Making this point ly to SPA which would soon ed within a "few days" and as preparing a vision document, and the Bharatpur district of here while interacting come out with the document. per terms of reference, they saying there would not get a Rajasthan. PTI with 18 girl students from various schools “IF YOU ALSO in the Valley, he said Extremely unfortunate there is no other place WANT PROGRESS FHRAI issues notices More than 40 per cent like Kashmir when it AND that J’khand not ready of the room inventory comes to scenic beauty and a sublime environ- with winter action plan to MakeMyTrip and available on the OTAs is ment. "But, terrorism DEVELOPMENT IN illegally operated. The has vitiated the atmos- THE VALLEY, TAKE for urban homeless: SC GoIbibo so called B&Bs are phere," he said. "Unlike Kashmir, THIS MESSAGE New Delhi: The Supreme operating without valid you do not see bunkers Court on Wednesday observed licenses from local or in Delhi or gun-toting FROM HERE, AND it was "extremely unfortunate" PNS n NEW DELHI State authorities security personnel that Jharkhand Government everywhere. People TELL THE PEOPLE has not yet prepared an action he Federation of Hotel and —S K Jaiswal, vice president roam here at night in THERE THAT GUNS plan for urban homeless and TRestaurant Associations of (North), FHRAI peace. The Kashmir said that the State should do it India (FHRAI) on Wednesday Valley also had peace ARE NOT GOOD” soon so that such people were accused two major online travel and people in Srinagar "spared the vagaries of winter aggregators (OTAs) of allegedly The OTAs commissions range even used to go for season". offering 'illegal' discounts that, it from 18-40 per cent, adversely hit- strolling in parks at A bench headed by Justice said, were harmful to hoteliers and ting the revenues, business and night or for a movie, but it's not there anymore," he said. Madan B Lokur was informed customers in the long run. livelihood of the hotel industry, he Rawat reiterated that infiltrators come from Pakistan MoS for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju being greeted by one of the students among 7 North-East representatives who are on the that except states of Jharkhand Citing violation of the legal alleged. to our side and create trouble and said if you also want National Integration Tour conducted by the Assam Rifles in New Delhi on Wednesday PTI and Jammu & Kashmir, all pact, the FHRAI has now put "An immediate solution to the progress and development in the Valley, take this mes- other states and union territo- MakeMyTrip and GoIbibo on issues that threaten our livelihood, sage from here, and tell the people there that guns are ries have finalised action plans notice and also threatened to hold investments and businesses is not good. Various militant outfits have been trying to for urban homeless for the win- a nationwide protest against OTA extremely necessary and call for an radicalise the youths in Kashmir valley by using differ- ter season. When the bench, entities. active dialogue with the OTAs," ent means including online propaganda. PM to inaugurate country's longest also comprising Justices Deepak Terming as 'unethical' and added FHRAI Joint Secretary During the interaction, the Army Chief asked the stu- Gupta and Hemant Gupta, 'exploitative' business practices by Venkada Subbu. dents about their aspirations and while some said they asked Jharkhand's counsel about the OTAs, the FHRAI in a state- The FHRAI also called the wanted to become civil servants or police officers or doc- it, the lawyer said he has ment issued here alleged, "The OTAs move to provide Bed & tors, only a single student said she wanted to be a teacher. rail-road bridge in N-E on Dec 25 received instructions only this biggest industry concern is that Breakfast (B&B), motels or accom- Rawat told them that the Army runs "Kashmir Super- morning and sought a days time after securing discounted rates modations even when they were 30" — a free, special coaching programme for students New Delhi: Prime Minister Pradesh. December 3 after several dead- to apprise the court about it. from a hotel, the OTAs further dis- unlicensed on their platforms as to prepare them for entrance examinations for admission Narendra Modi will inaugurate "The prime minister will lines for the completion of the "It appears that the state of count it on their online platforms "illegal", which disrupt the business to IITs and NITs. the Bogibeel Bridge — the inaugurate the bridge on project were missed in the Jharkhand has no plan for the without our consent. This damages of the organised hotels. He also said the Army is working with NGOs to have longest rail-road bridge in the December 25, which is also past 16 years. winter. This is extremely unfor- our reputation and distorts the "More than 40 per cent of the a similar programme for medical examination aspirants. country — on December 25, observed as the Good The bridge, which has tunate. We expect the state of market scenario." room inventory available on the "So, work hard, compete for 'Super 30' for engineering career, coinciding with the birth Governance Day by the gov- three-lane roads on top and two Jharkhand to prepare a plan FHRAI Vice President and OTAs is illegally operated. The so and for NEET exam too, once we have it in place," he said. anniversary of late prime min- ernment," the official told PTI. railway tracks below, is part of within next couple of days so Hotel and Restaurant Association called B&Bs are operating without The Army had earlier this year signed an MoU with ister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a While the then prime min- infrastructure projects planned that urban homeless are spared of India, Western India, president valid licenses from local or State a state-run firm and the National Integrity Educational senior railway official said on ister, H D Deve Gowda, had to improve the logistics along the vagaries of winter season," GS Kohli pointed out that they authorities. Since these operators do Development Organisation (NIEDO) for medical aspi- Wednesday. laid the foundation stone for the border in Arunachal the bench said. The counsel (OTAs) have a clause in their not have to pay for licences and the rants, under which selected students will be provided with The 4.94-km Bogibeel the bridge in January 1997, the Pradesh. This includes the con- appearing for Jammu & agreement forbidding hotels from statutory fees, they are cheaper by free residential coaching for the National Eligibility-cum- Bridge is the country's longest work had started only in April struction of a trans-Arunachal Kashmir said as per 2011 cen- discounting their own rates but are default. This disrupts the spirit of a Entrance Test (NEET). rail-road bridge, connecting 2002, after Vajpayee laid the highway on the north bank of sus, the number of urban themselves free to do so, besides level playing field by pitting the fly The students, ranging from class 7-11 arrived here the south bank of the foundation stone for the pro- the Brahmaputra and new road homeless in the State was demanding exorbitant commis- by night operators against the organ- on Monday and have visited the Red Fort, Rajghat and Brahmaputra river in ject, along with the then railway and rail links over the mighty around 250 and provisions sions, hosting illegal and unli- ised sector and is also a huge loss to Connaught Place market in Delhi, and will see the Hazrat Dibrugarh district of Assam minister, Nitish Kumar. river and its major tributaries have been made to provide cenced Bed & Breakfast accom- the exchequer," S K Jaiswal, Vice Nizamuddin Dargah and take a Metro ride before head- with Silapathar in Dhemaji The first freight train such as the Dibang, Lohit, blankets and other facilities to modations. President (North), FHRAI alleged. ing to Chandigarh, an official accompanying them said. district, bordering Arunachal passed through the bridge on Subansiri and Kameng. PTI them. PTI LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 6, 2018 nation 06 CPM’s harmads are BJP moves HC for Dam project: Opp wants joining BJP: Mamata Rath Yatra clearance TN secession from India PNS n KOLKATA The BJP’s yatras are o Vaiko demands breaking the and Stalin’s support for the SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA responsible for driving away have lost their jobs due to scheduled to start from country. DMK president MK Stalin same has come at a time the Bengalis from Assam. demonetization.” ith the BJP-sponsored Coochbehar on when the Tamil Nadu he saffron proliferation in “They are trying to capture Listing the good works her Wtriple Rath Yatras — the declares support to Vaiko’s Legislative Assembly is meet- TBengal is a direct outcome Bengal. But why will the people Government had done notwith- first one scheduled to begin on December 7, Ganga demands ing to discuss the contentious of a crumbling red fort. And the here vote for them when their standing an unfriendly and December 7 from Coochbehar Sagar on December 9 o Root cause for the outbursts is issue. Governor Banwarilal Trinamool Congress will never party is driving away Bengalis non-cooperative Central in North Bengal — hitting a and Birbhum on the permission by the Central Water Purohit ha convened a special allow the “CPI(M) harmads” to from Assam in the name of Government up there in Delhi road block in the absence of December 14 Commission to the Karnataka Govt session of the legislative resurrect into a “saffron jallads Nation Register for Citizens. Mamata said “we have intro- administrative clearance the assembly on Thursday to dis- (butcher)”, Mamata Banerjee Out of 40 lakh people who are duced Kanyashree (providing Bengal saffron leadership on be addressed by top party lead- to prepare a DPR on the Mekedatu cuss the proposal of the said on Wednesday. in NRC’s rejection list, 23 lakh cycle to lakhs of girl students), Wednesday moved the Calcutta ers like UP and Assam Chief dam project Karanataka Government to The Bengal Chief Minister are Hindu Bengalis,” Mamata Rupashree (providing monetary High Court seeking appropri- Ministers Yogi Adityanath and build a reservoir. was addressing a rally at said asking “will you still back help for higher studies), Sabuj ate orders on the issue. Sarbananda Sonowal. Prime KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n to enter Tamil Nadu even for What is to be noted is that Bajkul in East Midnapore the BJP which is victimising Saathi (providing bicycles to Approaching the Court of Minister Narendra Modi will CHENNAI an election campaign,” said the call by Dravidian leaders where she told a huge crowd your brothers there in Assam?” boys), `2 per kg rice to about 8 Justice Tapobrata Chakrabarty also address four rallies at Vaiko. Others who were pre- to secede from India has that “the CPM’s harmads who The BJP divide people on crore people, old-age and the BJP leadership said despite Siliguri, Durgapur, Malda and he DMK-led Opposition sent during the occasion become quite frequent in the had once unleashed a reign of the basis of caste, language and widow allowance scheme, apart repeatedly writing letters seek- Birbhum during the Yatra. Tparties in Tamil Nadu have included S Thirunavakarassar, last one year. Stalin, while terror in your area — elimi- religion and their Government from free education, and med- ing permission from the State Responding to the petition warned the Centre that they president, TNCC. addressing a meeting at Erode nating tens of innocent peo- in Gujarat was driving away the ical health in newly built super- Director General of Police, State Advocate General Kishore would break India and get the “Secession from India will in March declared that south ple who left their homes never Biharis. Attacking the BJP speciality hospitals.” Home Secretary and the Dutta said that the BJP had not State seceded from the Union. become inevitable for Tamil Indian States should stand to come back — are now Government for slapping None of the Governments in Inspectors General of Police written to the appropriate The ultimatum was issued by Nadu if Karnataka is allowed to together and demand a sepa- entering the saffron camp to demonetisation “that ruined the India could compete with the concerned they had not authorities for permission to Vaiko, founder of the MDMK build a dam across Cauvery,” rate Dravida Nadu. rise their ugly heads once economy” Mamata said “the good works her Government received any communication which the saffron outfit said and K Veeramani, the Dravida declared Vaiko and Veeramani. “If such a situation comes, again. They will have to be people from Bengal — particu- had done in Bengal. from the other side. similar letters had also been Kazhakam leader, during a The DMK leader reminded it would be welcome. We hope stopped once again.” larly from Malda, Murshidabad, “But the BJP is trying to The BJP’s Yatras are sched- written to the SPs of the dis- mammoth rally held at the Centre that DMK founder that such a situation arises,” Alleging that the CPI(M) Midnapore North and South 24 undermine the development by uled to start from Coochbehar tricts concerned. The Judge Tiruchirapalli late on Tuesday CN Annadurai had said that his Stalin had said. The DMK his- was supplying manpower to the Parganas who had gone to BJP- importing a new divisive culture on December 7, Ganga Sagar however advised the parties to evening. party would give up the torian K Thirunavukarassu BJP and the Bengal unit of the ruled States like Gujarat and in our State. They are trying to on December 9 and Birbhum settle the issue amicably before MK Stalin, president, demand for secession but he pointed out that the demand Congress was playing a catalyst Maharashtra are now coming incite communal violence but we on December 14. All the Yatras returning to the Court. The DMK, who was the chief guest had announced that the reasons for separate Dravida Nadu was to this Mamata’s Bengal would back not only out of fear of per- will not allow them to do so,” the will be inaugurated by party matter would be taken up for of the rally declared that he for secession were still alive. a live issue and it still figured never back a party that was secution but also because they Chief Minister said. president Amit Shah and will hearing on Thursday noon. fully endorsed the demands Tamil Nadu Chief Minister prominently in the made by Vaiko and Veeramani. Edappadi Palaniswamy has writ- Constitution of the party. The DMK chief went one step ten a letter to Prime Minister Govind Bharathan, senior further and declared that his Modi informing him about the lawyer, pointed out that Stalin, party would not allow Prime concerns of the State over the Vaiko and Veeramani have Tripura's IPFT defer Hardik urges Cong to move pvt Minister Narendra Modi to move by Karnataka to go ahead landed in trouble with the dec- enter Tamil Nadu. with the preparation of the larations they made on The root cause for the DPR to build the Mekedatu bal- Tuesday. “They could be hauled agitation on Statehood outbursts of the Dravidian ancing reservoir-cum-drinking into a court of law under the member Bill for Patidar quota leaders was the permission water project, Palaniswamy had provisions of the Sedition Act. Agartala: Ruling BJP’s ally Tribal Areas Autonomous given by the Central Water alleged in his letter that It will cost them dear,” said IPFT has postponed its District Council (TTAADC) PTI n AHMEDABAD quota to us," he said. sought 20 per cent quota for the Commission to the Karnataka’s motive behind Bharathan. Wednesday’s shutdown in areas on Wednesday. A bill that grants 16 per economically backward among Government of Karnataka to building the dam was not only The threat of Dravidian Tripura following a meeting "The IPFT and its seven atidar leader Hardik Patel cent reservation to Marathas in the upper castes," he said. prepare a detailed project to provide drinking water but to leaders to break from India has with Chief Minister Biplab frontal organisations had called Pon Tuesday urged the Government jobs and educa- In May 2016, the Gujarat report (DPR) on the dam to increase the extent of irrigation come at a time when Tamil Kumar Deb, an Indigenous for the strike in the TTAADC Congress party to move a pri- tion was unanimously passed Government had issued an be built at Mekedatu across in that State and this was against Nadu is preparing to host the People’s Front of Tripura areas in support of the party's vate member's bill in the next by both the Houses of the ordinance for 10 per cent the Cauvery River. the verdict of the Cauvery Water second edition of the Global (IPFT) spokesman said here on long pending demands." The session of the Gujarat Maharashtra legislature on reservation to economically “We will break India. We Dispute Tribunal. Investors Meeting in the month Wednesday. other IPFT demands include Legislative Assembly for reser- Thursday, meeting a long- weaker sections among the will not allow Narendra Modi Vaiko’s call for secession of January 2019. They will, however, go introduction of the National vation to his community. pending demand of the influ- unreserved category in edu- ahead with a proposed sit-in- Register of Citizens (NRC) in Patel met Leader of ential community, which con- cational institutions and demonstration in Delhi next Tripura, withdrawal of the Opposition in the Assembly, stitutes 33 per cent of the state's Government jobs. week to press for its decade-old Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, Paresh Dhanani, in population of around 13 crore. The decision was taken NC pays tribute to party demand for separate State for 2016, introduction of inner-line Gandhinagar to discuss "If a private member's bill following an agitation by the the tribals, introduction of permit in the TTAADC areas the issue. During their meeting, comes up for discussion, then Patel community. The reserva- NRC in Tripura, he added. and inclusion of tribals' Dhanani told him that his party the BJP will have to make its tion was to be given over and "After a high level meeting Kokborok language in the 8th had already moved a private position clear on quota for our above 50 per cent reservations founder Sheikh Abdullah between Chief Minister Biplab Schedule of the Constitution. member's bill seeking 20 per cent community," Patel said. for SCs, STc and OBCs. Kumar Deb, Deputy Chief The IPFT has been agitat- reservation for economically Dhanani, who was also However, that ordinance Minister Jishnu Dev Varma ing since 2009 for a separate weaker sections among the unre- present at the press confer- was quashed by the Gujarat Srinagar: National and functionaries in paying and our top party leaders the State to be carved out by served category. ence, said in March this year High Court in August 2016, Conference on tributes to Sher-e-Kashmir. strike was postponed last upgrading the TTAADC, Addressing a press confer- his party's state unit chief terming it as "unconstitution- Wednesday paid tributes "The best tribute to night (Tuesday)," IPFT which has a jurisdiction over ence in Gandhinagar after the Amit Chavda (who is also an al" and "illegal". to the party founder Sher-e-Kashmir would be spokesman and Assistant two-thirds of the State's 10,491 meeting, Patel said, "We have MLA) had moved a bill for From August 2015, Patel Sheikh Mohammad to leave no stone unturned General Secretary Mangal sqkm area, home to over come to the leader of opposi- reservation to economically has been spearheading a Abdullah, popularly to fight for the honour and Debbarma said. 12,16,000 people. tion with a demand that in the weaker sections among the protest against the state gov- known as Sher-e- dignity of our people who The party delegation was led In the nine-member next session of the state leg- unreserved category. ernment for quota to the Kashmir, on this 113th have suffered immensely by Revenue Minister and IPFT Council of Ministers, headed islative assembly, they should "I told Hardik that the Patidar community. birth anniversary. due to various political President Narendra Chandra by Chief Minister Biplab bring a bill for quota." opposition party has already "It is good that after the Commemorative func- machinations, instability Debbarma. "However, we are Kumar Deb, there are two He said he urged the done this," he said. Patel community gave an appli- tions were held across the and turmoil," firm to hold a sit-in demon- IPFT ministers — Debbarma Congress to table a bill in the However, before every ses- cation last month to the chair- State, with main congre- Farooq Abdullah said after stration in Delhi next week and and Tribal Welfare and Forest House as the BJP Government sion of the Assembly a draw is man of OBC commission gational function held at offering 'fatiha' at his father's submit a memorandum to Minister Mevar Kumar Jamatia in the State was "not paying conducted to randomly select Sugnaben Bhatt with a demand his mausoleum at Naseem grave. Prime Minister Narendra Modi (General Secretary). heed" to their demands. the private members' bills for to conduct a survey of the com- Bagh on the banks of Dal Omar Abdullah, while and Home Minister Rajnath Meanwhile, another tribal "In Maharashtra also there discussion in the House, munity to establish its social Lake. paying tributes to his grand- Singh highlighting the party's based party — Indigenous is a BJP Government. But Dhanani explained. backwardness, some members National Conference father, said the party is com- demands," Debbarma said. Nationalist Party of Tripura there, the Maratha communi- "I would request the ruling of the Rajput and Brahmin president Farooq mitted to nurture his legacy The IPFT, a tribal based (INPT) — has also called a ty has been given reservation. party to take up the reservation communities have also Abdullah and vice presi- of secular thinking and party, as part of its agitations ear- road and rail blockade in Tripura In Gujarat, the BJP has been bill without holding a draw in approached the same commis- dent Omar Abdullah led inclusive approach for one lier announced to observe a 12- on December 10 on almost the ruling for the last 25 years still the next session of the assem- sion for a survey of their castes the senior party leaders and all. PTI hour shutdown in the Tripura same issues. IANS they have not provided any bly," he said."In the bill, we have also," Patel said. RELIEF FOR MAHA GOVT OVER MARATHA RESERVATION HC refuses interim stay on quota Bill TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI petition States that the Maratha reservations, Together, Special the Supreme Court in the community — the Kunbi- The apprehension Backward Class and Nomadic near future. n a relief to the Maharashtra Marathas — have already been stems from the Tribes account for 13 per cent. Even for getting its IGovernment, the Bombay given a reservation under the fact that by The Marathas, who have Maharashtra Reservation Act High Court on Wednesday Other Backward Classes (OBC) now been accorded 16 per 2018 included in the Ninth refused to grant an interim stay category and the additional enacting a law cent reservations in education Schedule of the Constitution, on its new legislation granting reservations will only create a granting 16 per and Government jobs, account the BJP-led Maharashtra 16 per cent reservations in class within a class, affecting cent reservations for nearly 33 per cent of the Government will have to education and Government those who do not belong to any total 11.25 crore population of involve the BJP-led Narendra jobs to the Maratha commu- reserved category. to Marathas, the Maharashtra. Modi Government which of nity. Opposing a stay on the Maharashtra Once the Maharashtra course will be more than will- Two days after Advocate new Maratha Reservation Act Government has State SEBC Act comes into ing to help the Devendra Gunaratna Sadavarte filed a sought by Sadavarte, State’s exceeded the 50 force, then the total reserva- Fadnavis dispensation. But, the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) counsel VA Thorat told the tions in the State will go up to move will have to undergo on behalf of his client Jayashree court that the petitioner could per cent cap on 68 per cent — next only to due Constructional processes Patil, a member of the Indian not seek a stay on the state leg- reservations Tamil Nadu that has 69 per which will take time – a thing Constitutionalist Council (ICI) islation through a PIL. imposed by the cent reservations. the BJP-led Maharashtra challenging the new Maratha In his argument, Thorat Though Devendra Government does not have on Reservations Act, a HC bench said that most of the pending Supreme Court Fadnavis dispensation has not hand. of Chief Justice Naresh Patil petitions pending in the high and in the clarified as to how it would face As a precautionary mea- and Justice MS Karnik briefly court opposed the Maratha process followed the scrutiny of the new law in sure, the Maharashtra had on heard the petitioner and the quota on the basis of the 2014 the Supreme Court, it looks like Monday filed a caveat in the state government, before Act that provided for reserva- the suit of the the Maharashtra Government Supreme Court seeking a hear- adjourning the petition for a tion to those belonging to Tamil Nadu will take the route taken by the ing in the event of anyone chal- detailed hearing on December socially backward communities Government. Tamil Nadu Government lenging the new Maharashtra 10. in the State. However, the 2014 under late chief minister Reservation Act granting 16 While refusing to order an Act now stood repealed and the Jayalalithaa, which achieved per cent reservations to interim stay on the new state legislature had recently and Maratha community that its objective of increasing reser- Marathas in education and Maratha Reservations Act, the ratified the new Maratha the new reservation might get vations to 69 per cent by pass- jobs. HC agreed to grant a detailed Reservation Act to cover the entangled in the legal compli- ing the Tamil Nadu Act of 1994 The move came three days hearing on all pending peti- issue of quota for the commu- cations. and adding the 1994 Act to the after Maharashtra Governor tions on Maratha reservations nity. "The new legislation takes Their apprehension stems Ninth Schedule of the C Vidyasagar Rao signed the on December 10. care of all legal grievances that from the fact that by enacting Constitution. Maratha reservation bill enact- The PIL, filed by Sadavarte, existed in the 2014 Act," Thorat a law granting 16 per cent Article 31B of the ing the law. The bill had earli- says that the new Maratha told the reservations to Marathas, the Constitution stipulates that the er been passed unanimously by Reservations – better known as HC bench. Maharashtra Government has legislation in the Ninth both the Houses of the Maharashtra State (of seats After hearing both sides, exceeded the 50 per cent cap on Schedule cannot be challenged Maharashtra on November 29. for admission in educational the HC bench decided to com- reservations imposed by the in courts. However, in 2007, the The caveat, filed by institutions in the state and for bine together all the pending Supreme Court and in the Supreme Court in IR Coelho v. Advocate Nishant appointments in the public petitions on the issue of process followed the suit of the State of Tamil Nadu ruled that Katneswarkar on behalf of the services and posts under the Maratha reservation and hear Tamil Nadu Government. even those laws which are Maharashtra Government in state) for Socially and them collectively on the next Currently Maharashtra has placed in the Ninth Schedule the apex court, reads thus: Educationally Backward date. 52 per cent reservations in are subject to judicial review if “No order be passed in the mat- Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018 — is With the high court agree- jobs and educational institu- the laws violate the basic struc- ter without notice to the in violation of the 50 per cent ing to a PIL challenging the tions. Of the total 52 per cent ture of the Constitution. Maharashtra Government. The cap imposed by the Supreme Maratha Reservations Act, reservations, SCs and ST com- Interestingly enough, a petition caveator (Maharashtra Court on there is considerable appre- munities account for 13 and 7 challenging the Tamil Nadu Government) was the autho- reservations. hension in the minds of the rul- per cent, respectively, while Reservation policy is expected rised party who issued the Among other things, the ing BJP, Opposition parties OBCs have 19 per cent per cent to come up for hearing before Maharashtra Act.” LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 6, 2018 nation 07 Ayodhya residents recall B’Shahr violence: Bajrang Dal asks Yogesh Raj to surrender horrors of 1992 tragedy PTI n BULANDSHAHR where the cow carcasses were post) in the meantime, Yogesh Bhati asked. found strewn, have claimed that Raj has got nothing to do with When told that a special he Bajrang Dal on the locals had agreed to com- it. He is our district convenor, we investigation team is probing the PTI n AYODHYA Singh said. TWednesday asked its promise and wanted to bury the are with him and he is innocent. incident, he said, “I am not sat- Azim, Singh and many Bulandshahr convenor Yogesh animals’ remains. But the right- He will cooperate with the isfied with this, I think the CBI ohammed Azim, an auto- other residents of the holy Raj, the main accused in the wing activists carried them to police and come out at the should probe it. All over the Mdriver in Ayodhya, still town reckon that Hindu and mob violence here which left the police post, creating a right time,” he said. country the Bajrang Dal’s image recalls the frightening night of Muslim communities have two people dead, to surrender ruckus. Bhati claimed Singh and is being maligned and we are December 6, 1992 when he lived here in peace for ages, and before police and said it believed “Yes, we admit having Kumar were shot with guns of being portrayed as a violent along with a group of other even after the tragedy, no one he is innocent. brought the carcasses to the same bore. organisation...” Muslim residents of the temple wants any fresh political trig- The right-wing group also police station because we want- “Sumit was killed by a pri- “At least the truth should town had taken shelter in the ger for disharmony. demanded a probe into the ed action against those involved vate weapon and the police had come out that a district level farm fields fearing for their Activist Shabnam Hashmi incident by the CBI, saying the in cow slaughter. But when the fired that bullet. The FIR men- worker of Bajrang Dal cannot do lives. said Ayodhya has always been police themselves were the com- police had agreed to our tions that Subodh Kumar’s pri- such things,” he added. Azim, who was just 20 a place of ancient culture and plainant. demand and registered an FIR, vate pistol was robbed. What Bhati said connecting then, said, “An army of ‘karse- communal harmony and Inspector Subodh Kumar then why should we create was he doing there with the pri- Singh’s death with that fact that waks’, in a grip of frenzy, had alleged that its syncretic nature Singh, who had initially probed ruckus?” Bajrang Dal’s Western vate weapon? The bore of the he was probing the Akhlaq brought down Babri Masjid, was “hijacked” in 1992, and the the 2015 lynching of Uttar Pradesh region co-con- guns with which both were lynching case would be incor- triggering unrest and panic. We “city is still paying the price”. Mohammed Akhlaq, and a 20- venor Praveen Bhati asked. shot are the same,” he said. rect. The Bajrang Dal leader were so terrified, we did not Hashmi said in 1993, year-old local man, Sumit Asked why then Raj’s name Bhati said Raj should sur- claimed Raj was on cordial know what to do.” running amok in the streets,” and then the ensuing violence Delhi-based SAHMAT had Kumar, died of gunshot injuries had cropped up, he said, “It is render. “Certainly he should terms with the inspector. The 46-year-old, now a he told PTI. in Ayodhya and riots in other organised a meticulous exhi- on Monday as a rampaging because the two incidents have surrender, but I should also Bhati said he last spoke to father of four, feels upset that “We spent almost the entire parts of the country fractured bition — Hum Sab Ayodhya — mob protesting alleged illegal been linked. The people who make it clear that the probe Raj on the night of the incident Ram Temple issue was again night in the fields. It was a cold our faith in the system. I had documenting the history, her- cow slaughter torched a police had gathered here were outraged should be conducted by a big- and till then there was no com- being raked up by some politi- and painful night, I will never run away to Barabanki after the itage, geography and culture of post in Bulandshahr and clashed over cow slaughter and Yogesh ger agency for the truth to be plaint against him. cians and the Sangh Parivar, forget it. At the crack of dawn, unrest in 1992, I was so terri- Ayodhaya, accompanied by with cops. Raj is among the Raj went to the police station to revealed. In this FIR, the police “Truth should come out threatening the “fragile peace- we knocked the door of a fied,” Muslim recalled. cultural programmes in various nearly 90 people booked for riot- get a case registered.” themselves are the complainant and Yogesh should be brought ful atmosphere” of Ayodhya, Thakur family, who knew me, But, it is not just minority cities across India. ing and violence. “What happened here (vio- and in such a situation how can to book if he is found guilty,” he whose residents are still trying and he sheltered us for a few community, which feels the In August 1993, Muktnaad, Some villagers in Mahav, lence at Chingrawathi police they carry out a fair probe?” said. to come to terms with the days,” he recalled as tears welled pain, as Vijay Singh, a doctor a mushaira was held in tragedy 26 years later. up in his eyes. who lives near the disputed Faizabad and Muktnaad in “Every year around this Mohammed Muslim, 78, Ram Janmabhoomi, said, the Ayodhaya, a unique, night- time, we fight those emotions. who now drives an e-rickshaw, recollection of the incident long cultural performance on We have tried to put the past gets perturbed talking about sends chills down the spine. the banks of Saryu at Ram Ki Sena suspects religious polarisation behind us, but the tragic mem- the incident, and says he The 48-year-old medic says Paidi, where some of the noted ories just refuse to go away. wished politicians and Hindu- he was present in Ayodhya on artists performed. And, with all the noise around outfits would not whip up the day the 16th century “The events were to let the temple issue in Ayodhya communal frenzy. “We were mosque was demolished and people achieve catharsis. It was angle in Bulandshahr violence and elsewhere, it has opened unsafe then, and today also we saw the violence that followed the first event held in Ayodhya our wounds again,” he rued. feel insecure when outside in the holy city. “It was terrible. after the violence. It was the PTI n MUMBAI “Was the and September 2013 had Mohammad Akhlaq, a man in Azim says the fateful night crowd comes to our town We do not want another ‘breaking of the ice’, but it was claimed more than 60 lives his 50s, was lynched inside his still flashes before his eyes. He (referring to the recent Dharma Ayodhya tragedy,” he said. not easy putting it together, and he Shiv Sena Wednesday Bulandshahr while over 40,000 people were house at Bisada village falling says it was a Hindu family who Sabha of the VHP),” he said. “We want to preserve the had to run from Faizabad to Tattacked ally BJP over the incident displaced. under Dadri sub division of gave him shelter when “the two Muslim, Azim and many peaceful atmosphere, but politi- Lucknow for permission,” violence in party-ruled Uttar orchestrated like The Sena, a ruling ally of UP’s Gautam Buddh Nagar communities were baying for other members from their cians stoke fire to suit their Hashmi said. Pradesh’s Bulandshahr, asking the BJP-led Maharashtra gov- district on the suspicion that each others’ blood”. community describe the inci- agenda. Even in 1992, so many “The anniversary, every if it was orchestrated to polarise the Muzaffarnagar ernment, said the 80 Lok Sabha beef was consumed. “We were panic-stricken, dent as a “blot on democracy” people had come from outside year brings back the tragic society on religious grounds incident before the seats of UP could be a “game On Monday, a mob of so a group of us in our neigh- when “mobs were allowed to to bring the structure (mosque) memories. Politicians should ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha 2014 polls? changer” for the BJP. some 400 people, including bourhood ran outside the town take over the city”. down. It was a very tragic and let people’s wounds heal and polls. “Was the bloody pattern of right-wing activists, fought and into the farm fields to hide “The demolition first unfortunate incident that not reopen them to suit their The issue of cow slaughter communal flare and polarisa- pitched battles with police in ourselves from a frenzied mob demoralised our community affects Ayodhya till this day,” agenda,” she said. and consuming its meat is the Opposition comes togeth- tion of votes spread for it?” the Siana area of Bulandshahr dis- widely prevalent in Goa, er, like it did in the Kairana by- party further asked. trict, apparently after right- Mizoram, Nagaland, polls (in UP), the ruling party Inspector Subodh Kumar wing activists were angered Arunachal Pradesh and could be easily defeated, the Singh, the station house officer by the discovery of cow car- BJP using Michel with freedom bait against Opp... Tripura, but no violence or Sena said. (SHO) of Siana, who was killed casses strewn in a nearby jun- From Page 1 Minister been found “com- Finmeccanica instead of and could spell mob lynchings have been “Was the Bulandshahr by a mob in Bulandshahr, had gle. They set fire to dozens of “Even Christian Michel’s plicit” in gaining “false evi- “weaving a fake story” to “serious trouble” for the reported there as these states incident orchestrated like the conducted a probe in UP’s vehicles, hurled stones and sister had come out and reit- dence” against Opposition deflect attention from the Congress’ “first family”, refer- have negligible Lok Sabha seats, Muzaffarnagar incident before Dadri lynching episode of 2015 also opened fire at police per- erated the coercions of falsely leaders to seek “revenge”. “imminent defeat” in five ring to Gandhis. It also the Sena said in remarks laced the 2014 polls? The BJP knows and taken a firm stand on sonnel who retaliated with naming Opposition leaders as Surjewala also said it is States. asserted that the development with sarcasm. that the 2019 elections will not arresting the accused, the Sena gunfire. a ticket of exoneration of time the CBI investigated The ruling BJP had said on was an unequivocal affirmation The Bharatiya Janata Party be easy for it. Therefore, has it pointed out. “The question In the violence, Inspector Christian Michel,” he said. He the Prime Minister for his Tuesday that the extradition in of the Modi Government’s (BJP) could come to power at used its weapon of religious now being raised is if there is Subodh Kumar Singh and 20- claimed that never before in the alleged role in “exonerating” the case from the UPA era is a “seriousness in fighting cor- the Centre in 2014 as it won 71 polarisation?” the Sena asked in a link between the Bulandshahr year-old Sumit Kumar were history of India has a Prime AgustaWestland and diplomatic victory for India ruption”. out of total 80 Lok Sabha seats an editorial in party mouth- violence, Subodh Kumar’s killed. Police arrested four peo- in UP, the party noted. piece ‘Saamana’. death and the Dadri lynching ple on Tuesday and were hunt- The BJP has realised that The communal clashes in incident,” the Uddhav ing for a Bajrang Dal activist in repeating the performance is UP’s Muzaffarnagar district Thackeray-led party said. connection with the mob vio- Agusta scam fixer sent to 5-day CBI custody not possible and on top of it, if and adjoining areas in August In September 2015, lence.

From Page 1 Michel’s counsel had also identification of documents in evening by the Congress that “Keeping in view the facts filed an application for bail but the mega scam. claimed he appeared as the and circumstances, submis- sought his application to be Sources said he was lawyer of the accused in his sions made by the parties, I kept pending. allowed to sleep for two personal capacity. deem it fit to grant 5 days CBI sources, meanwhile, hours between 4 am and 6 am The British High Villagers question 4 names police remand of the accused. said, Michel expressed anxiety on Wednesday before being Commission on its part Accordingly, the accused is last night after which he was provided with breakfast. sought consular access to remanded to police custody for examined by doctors who After 6 am, he was again Christian Michel on 5 days. The CBI shall get the administered him medicines. questioned by the officials of Wednesday, a day after the in cow slaughter FIR accused medically examined, Subsequently, his mood was the Special Investigation British national was brought as per rules. The accused shall elevated and remained jolly Team of the CBI before being here from the UAE to face the Bulandshahr (PTI): Of the Sumit Kumar dying of gunshot his right foot during a motor- messed up," she claimed, also be entitled to get assistance through the day. However, he produced in the special court law enforcement agencies in seven people from Naya Bans injuries on the basis of two cycle accident six years ago, adding that they kept asking from his advocate during inter- has not been cooperative dur- at about 4 pm. the `3,600-crore named in an FIR on cow FIRs — one on cow slaughter said the children stay at home. where she was hiding him. Her rogation. The CBI will permit ing the quizzing despite intense The sources said he is AgustaWestland chopper deal. slaughter related to the mob vio- and the other on violence. "I was summoned to the husband lives and works in counsel for accused Aljo k grilling by the agency sleuths being served normal food from A spokesperson of the lence here, two are pre-teens, Naya Bans village, less than police station in Siyana on Delhi. Tempers were running Joseph or his associate Vishnu after he reached the agency the CBI canteen and provided High Commission said infor- one does not stay in the village three kilometres from Tuesday. I was told the names high in the village with resi- Sankar Sriram Parakkat to headquarters. bottled mineral water. mation has been sought from and a fourth was away at a Chingrawati where the violence (of the children) are in the FIR. dents disputing two other assist the accused between 10 Amid the grilling, he slept Michel’s lawyer Aljo k the Indian authorities urgent- Muslim congregation 40 kilo- took place, is the focal point of I was made to wait for three names. One was not a resident am to 11 am and from 5 pm to barely for two hours. After the Joseph who was national in- ly on Michel’s “circumstances” metres away, angry villagers the cow slaughter FIR. All hours and told that 'kaptan saa- of the village and the other was 6 pm on each day, Special CBI medication to cure his anxiety, charge for legal department of and that the British said on Wednesday. seven named are from the vil- hab' (local police chief) would working in the Ijtima (Muslim judge Arvind Kumar noted in he was subjected to intense Indian Youth Congress was Government is in contact with The FIR is based on a lage and all are Muslims. enquire about something. But congregation) about 40 km his order. grilling about money trail and expelled later in the his family. complaint filed by Bajrang Dal's According to the villagers, a nothing happened and I away. Mohammad Hussain district convenor Yogesh Raj, 10-year-old Class 5 student and returned home," he said. said his brother Safruddin, 36, the main accused in the vio- a 12-year-old Class 6 student are The mother of the Class 6 was wrongly named in the lence that broke out Monday on the list. The two, who can't student said police reached FIR. "Several people from Naya Michel gives Govt ammunition against Cong after cow carcasses were found be identified because of their her home at 2.15 am on Bans, including Safruddin, From Page 1 generations of “naamdars” family,” he said. Making a point he said. Predicting a win for the strewn in a jungle, killing a minor status, are cousins. Tuesday and started conduct- went for the Ijtima. He was “The Congress’ ‘gaaje-baaje’ (dynasts) had shown no con- to mention khadi, for which BJP, he said people in the desert police inspector and a 20-year- "Their names should be ing a check at that unearthly there from November 29 and company thought the BJP was cern for tribal communities. Dausa is famous, he said the State were clearly in favour of the old man, police officials said. removed from the FIR which hour. They were not sure of the returned yesterday. He was finished in Rajasthan. Now they Modi has often referred to Gandhi family had shattered party coming back to power. Raj has been absconding accuses them of cow slaughter. name of her son and kept given the task of managing are saying they are losing due to Gandhi derisively as “naamdar”. Mahatma Gandhi’s khadi dream. “Those singing Raag Darbari in since Monday. Just look at them," said the looking for a "Shehzaad" and parking at the Ijtima," Hussain infighting and rebel candidates,” “Their family is everything “Mahatma Gandhi worked to New Delhi will not come to know Police is investigating the father of the Class 5 student, "Qasim", she said. said, showing an Ijtima man- he said. for Congress. The 125 crore make khadi self-reliant, but the about the direction of wave flow- violence that led to Inspector pointing to the children. "They left at 2.30 am before agement slip that named He said in Dausa that four people of the country is our fake Gandhi family obliterated it,” ing,” he said. Subodh Kumar Singh and The 42-year-old, who lost leaving everything in the house Safruddin as a park Mallya offers to repay... BULANDSHAHR VIOLENCE Telangana sentiments, family rule, From Page 1 crores" to the state exchequer on December 4 last year. The ACCUSED PLEADS INNOCENCE In reference to some Indian over the years. "Kingfisher UK's Crown Prosecution farmer woes hog campaign media reports claiming that Airlines also contributed hand- Service (CPS), arguing on From Page 1 his offer is linked to an expect- somely to the states. Sad loss of behalf of the Indian govern- told media persons that the police were looking for Raj. From Page 1 police force with better Minister who was a puppet in ed ruling in the extradition case the finest Airline but still I offer ment, has attempted to lay out Meanwhile, the Bulandshahr police arrested two persons — deliver on promise of weapons, mobility and com- the hand of MIM. on December 10, he added: to pay Banks so no loss. Please a prima facie case of fraud Sairafuddin and Sajid — in connection with cow slaughter on increasing quota from 4 to 12 munication systems, no com- However it was seen more "Usual nonsense! I have made take it," he said. against Mallya and establish Wednesday. The duo was named in the FIR. The cops also per cent for them. KCR blamed munal riots and curfew free as an exaggeration of MIM’s settlement offers since 2016." In a further lament against there are no bars to him being detained Nane and Asif for quizzing. Sairafuddin and Sajid the Central Government led by atmosphere were also high- influence to create a fear in the After weeks of silence, the Indian government and extradited to face Indian courts claimed that they were attending a religious function on the fate- Narendar Modi for it. lighted as Government’s minds. Mallya shot off a series of media, he adds: "Politicians over the allegations relating to ful day somewhere else. Biggest complaint of achievement. The other issue through tweets since the early hours of and the media are constantly loans made out to erstwhile Sources claimed that after failing to arrest prime accused women was not getting due All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul which BJP president Amit Shah Wednesday to defend the loans talking loudly about my being Kingfisher Airlines. Yogesh Raj, the Bulandshahr police picked up his brother representation in political Muslimeen, a major Muslim and Uttar Pradesh Chief he had acquired from various a defaulter who has run away In separate legal proceed- Devendra and uncle Chaman, along with Asheesh Chauhan and process as KCR did not include political force in the State cited Minister Yogi Adityanath tried banks as a means of keeping his with PSU Bank money. All this ings, the businessman had lost were grilling them to extract information about Yogesh Raj's a single woman in his Cabinet. it as the reason for its direct and to polarise the voters was the now-defunct Kingfisher Airline is false. Why don't I get fair an appeal in the UK's Court of whereabouts. In the rural areas the grouse active support to TRS in this issue of 12 per cent reservations afloat. treatment and the same loud Appeal earlier this year against Reports also said that the intense security cover that was was that once power women’s election. for Muslims. Even Modi tried "Airlines struggling finan- noise about my comprehensive a UK High Court order in put in place in and around the Chingrawathi village was vis- self help groups were com- Congress-TDP countered to create a scare saying it will cially partly because of high settlement offer before the favour of 13 Indian banks to ibly reduced on Wednesday. Personnel of Rapid Action Force pletely ignored and were not it by saying that KCR was be a treachery with the nation ATF prices. Kingfisher was a Karnataka High Court. Sad." recover funds amounting to (RAF), Police Armed Constabulary (PAC) and local police given any financial assistance. hand in glove with Modi as he and will be at the cost of fab airline that faced the high- Mallya's tweets came hours nearly 1.145 billion pounds. were deployed near the Chingrawathi police post and the vil- But KCR projected rela- supported every major decision Dalits, backward classes and est ever crude prices of USD after alleged AgustaWestland The banks, led by State Bank of lage. tively less crime against of the BJP Government at the scheduled tribes (read Hindus). 140/barrel. Losses mounted VVIP chopper deal middleman India (SBI), have since been A small unit of PAC was present at a temporary office, women, safe and secure envi- Center. They warned that KCR Yogi also tried to import and that's where banks money Christian Michel was brought pursuing ways of recouping the which was set up next to the police post that was attacked ronment as one of his biggest would not hesitate to support the idea of renaming of his- went. I have offered to repay to India from Dubai, the first debt as part of a worldwide by the mob on Monday. The police stayed put in Chingrawathi achievements. Constitution of the BJP in the next toric places and cities in his 100 per cent of the principal successful extradition since freezing order. and nearby villages of Naya bans and Mahav. She Teams of police in Parliamentary elections or after own state to Telangana by amount to them. Please take it," India initiated similar pro- In one of the most recent Additional Chief Secretary (Information) Avanish Awasthi Hyderabad and other major that. promising to rename reads one of his posts. ceedings against alleged eco- orders in the case last week, said: “The Chief Minister has directed (officials) for a thorough cities to deal with the issues like For the BJP the major issue Hyderabad as Bhagyanagar. Making a reference to his nomic offenders like Mallya, they had acquired the court's probe into the incident. Instructions have been issued to take eve teasing and sexual harass- in the State was the clout of Issue of cow protection also liquor group United Breweries, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi. permission to pursue any sur- stringent action against people involved in cow slaughter. The ment was referred to as big suc- MIM over the ruling TRS. All figured in BJP manifesto. Mallya said that "India's largest Mallya is fighting his extra- plus funds from the sale of a incident is part of a bigger conspiracy, and hence all directly or cess. the big wigs of the BJP includ- Party promised to distribute alcoholic beverage group" had dition from the UK to India in luxury yacht formerly owned indirectly related to cow slaughter be arrested in a time-bound Similar ensuring better law ing Modi asked the people 10,0000 cows and set up cow contributed "thousands of a trial which opened in London by Mallya. manner.” and order, modernising of whether they want a Chief shed in every mandal. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 6, 2018 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Modi’s masterstroke Archaeology and politics Michel’s testimony in the AgustaWestland case can stem the Cong crusade on Rafale and put it in a tough spot China’s new-found fondness in preserving ‘evidence’ and ‘conserving’ relics makes for a he extradition of AgustaWestland “fixer” Christian Michel is no doubt a good preparation to bring millions of tourists to India’s border but it is sadly mistaken Tmasterstroke of the Modi Government, considering that it has been under constant attack for its inability to bring back scam- sters who have fled the country, jeweller Nirav Modi, his relative Mehul Choksi and former Kingfisher chief Vijay Mallya being cases in point. But now that he has been escorted out of Dubai, under the watchful eyes of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval CLAUDE ARPI no less, the Modi Government has some- hina has lately become very fond thing to show for its efforts, which began of archaeology though it is main- with a deportation plea as early as 2015, ly a ‘political’ archaeology. On and counter barbs of not having enough gall December 1, Xinhua published an article titled: ‘Qinghai-Tibet to go after VIP absconders. It will help bolster his election plank of freeing the PlateauC first conquered by humans at least country of corruption and bringing errants to book. And this scam has the scale 30,000 years ago.’ Does this mean that China to capture eyeballs — Michel is accused of paying a few hundred crores as conquered Tibet much earlier than thought? History books tell us that the People’s bribe to political leaders and playing around with tender guidelines after palm- Liberation Army (PLA) entered Eastern ing off bureaucrats of the then Government for sealing the contract of buying 12 Tibet on October 7, 1950. VVIP helicopters from Agusta. Further, as trial court proceedings in Italy produced The news agency explained the earlier ‘occupation’: “Thousands of stone artifacts the communication between Michel and another middleman Guido Haschke, it recovered from a paleolithic site in the Tibet implied that five per cent of the deal value of `3,500 crore was to go “The Family” Autonomous Region (TAR) in southwest and that Michel shared proximity with the then Congress president Sonia Gandhi. China indicate that humans might have con- Though Michel denied ever meeting Sonia, saying that the confession was extract- quered one of the highest and most ecolog- ically-challenging places on the globe.” ed from him in exchange for relief, a hand-written note by Haschke does men- A total of 3,683 stone artifacts have been tion one “AP” leading to speculation. In short, this case has the political magni- discovered from the 30,000-40,000-year-old tude to put the Congress’ first family in the dock. site, including blades, flakes, chunks and tools, the last of which range from scrapers, In the charged atmosphere in the run-up to the general elections of 2019, awls, choppers, notches and burins. Though the ruling BJP seems to have stolen the march over the Congress temporarily. the environment then was much warmer and Peyang Tunggar region, and the China …and are part of the Silk formulated an Emergency The new Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has over the past few months badgered more humid, Gao, a researcher from the civilisation had close ties with the Road, dear to Chinese Protective Repair Plan with Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and surrounding areas. Before President Xi Jinping. working priorities for the the Modi regime over the Rafale deal and gratifying a “friendly” corporate by mak- Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Buddhism was introduced to The website speaks of “an preservation. ing it an offset partner at home. He has even linked it to farmers’ unrest and fuel Sciences (CAS), admitted that humans did Tibet in the seventh century, irreplaceable section of South Chinese ‘experts’ affirmed prices, issues that can generate a perceptible common wave, implying that the not settle down permanently on the plateau there was a period called Asian corridor on the Silk Road, that the Yatung Custom Relics suit boot at that time. Shangshung culture according to Yatung Custom Relics has been “carries a lot of historical mem- Modi regime was for the and not for the common man. But Rafale Xinhua concluded: “Most agree that the historical recordings.” recognised as the witness of the ory. Preserving the relics has remained swirling in a sea of technicalities that were observed or not observed discovery enormously prolonged human his- Why is it important for Central Government’s [Beijing] significant practical and histor- and no way could implicate one person or even the system, of which the UPA, tory on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with indis- India? It appears that Beijing is valid ruling over Tibet and ical significance to study bor- putable archaeological evidence.” going to duplicate in Ngari what THE SO-CALLED China's claim on sovereignty.” der culture, develop patrio- too, was once part of in the first-round negotiations. However, the AgustaWestland Another article in Science mentioned a it did in Nyingchi area and the ‘Valid’ ruling is a new term, tism, carry forward fine tradi- deal points to some beneficiaries by implication and Michel, therefore, has become location where the CAS team found pieces excavations give China a politi- OCCUPATION OF at a time when nobody disputes tions, safeguard national unity, the BJP’s proverbial stick to beat the Congress with. Particularly at a time when of stone artifacts, pottery shards as well as ani- cal legitimacy — it is the first the- THE CHUMBI China’s occupation of Tibet any as well as develop local tourism mal bones. It was in a village in Nyingchi in oretical step, the road infrastruc- longer. The TAR ordered the and economy.” A good prepa- the Congress is in coalition mode, gathering as many allies as it can from the the TAR. What is interesting (and worrying) ture leading to the border and a VALLEY BY THE ‘repairing-for-salvage work’ of ration to bring millions of Opposition to build a polarity before the Lok Sabha polls. Of course, the Congress is that these researches come close to the dis- string of model villages are the MANCHUS IS A the relics and the TAR Cultural tourists (soon by train) to is blaming the Modi Government for using the Central probe agencies to “tar- puted Indian border. The same phenomenon next practical stages. NEW WAY TO Relics Bureau set up a joint India’s border! But there is get the Gandhis and tarnish the image of the Opposition.” Sonia and Rahul Gandhi is happening elsewhere on the Indo-Tibet Moreover, three new air- expert group and conducted a another angle omitted by border. For example, in Ngari Prefecture of ports will soon be constructed in REWRITE field research, “during which six Xinhua and its other associate are already under the I-T scanner in the National Herald case. But if the Agusta Western Tibet. China is probably trying to these frontier areas — Lhuntse buildings and roads linking the websites. probe is pushed through to its logical end, the Congress could be stuck in a pick- establish its political bonafide in the region. (in Lhoka prefecture, north of HISTORY AND buildings have been discovered.” India had a beautiful Trade le and Modi could appear to be much cleaner by comparison. It would also help Last month, Xinhua reported: “Chinese Arunachal), Tingri (in Shigatse SHOW THAT The press release men- Agency in Yatung. The build- archaeologists have excavated more than 20 City, close to the Nepal border) tioned: “The whole relics were ing belonged to the common people thread this to the Bofors memories and bulk up the BJP nar- tombs thought to be around 2,000-year-old and Purang — which is located THESE AREAS filled with collapse piles, and a Government of India. It was rative of the Congress first family receiving kickbacks while it was helming the in southwest China’s TAR”. The conclusion at the tri-junction with Nepal CLOSE TO THE large number of porcelains, iron visited by the Prime Minister of Government. Michel’s alleged links to the Congress will also give the BJP enough was: “ancient tombs provide clues to mys- and India on way to the Kailash- and bronzes were unearthed, India in September 1958. It was terious civilisation in Tibet.” Manasarowar yatra in Ngari INDIAN BORDER too. Analysis on layout, scale and destroyed by the Chinese PLA dough to keep the anti-corruption ball going and keep the Congress on the defen- The idea is to prove that Tibet has not prefecture. But that is not all. HAVE ALWAYS interior structure of these build- after the 1962 war. Did not the sive, particularly from building an embarrassing campaign around Rafale. Now always been Buddhist (which is true), sidelin- A few days ago, China Tibet ings has preliminarily shown Yatung Relics Committee look that the State election verdicts are but days away, the Agusta story could still ing the importance of the religious Buddhist News reported that the TAR’s BELONGED TO that they have been used as for the vestige of Indian pres- hierarchy, particularly the Dalai Lama. In early Preserving Institution of working offices, dormitories for ence in Tibet? Their approach dim the Congress image even if it were to creditably win at least two States. If July, a project was launched by Sichuan Cultural Relics had completed CHINA …AND workers and garrison, the then seems rather selective! the Congress, even by mischance, doesn’t deliver as expected, it would sure- University — Huo Wei, head of the School of some archaeological work on ARE PART OF THE Temple of Guan Yu, customs The Yatung Relics Department ly be then left with no face-savers and Agusta could take it back to square one. History and Culture of the university Relics of the Qing (Manchu) clearance place, as well as daily should be asked to excavate the announced that “more than 70 artifacts have Dynasty at Yatung in the SILK ROAD, goods trading center.” area and open it to pilgrims, been found in these tombs in Peyang Tunggar Chumbi Valley, near Sikkim, an DEAR TO XI Did the Manchus ever passing through the Chumbi [Dungkar] ruins [near Tholing, the capital of area which witnessed the occupy the Chumbi Valley? Valley on their way to the the former Guge Kingdom], including bronze Doklam incident last year. JINPING Nobody has heard of this Kailash Yatra. But perhaps the Heavy weight mirrors, fabric, pottery, and accessories. We The so-called occupation before. China now wants to pre- Wuhan consensus does not found millet in a pottery cup and tea in a of the Chumbi Valley by the serve the ‘evidence’ and con- allow such requests. Rules of wooden box, which are believed to date back Manchus is a new way to serve the relics. The Yatung engagement should be fair. GSAT-11 is the bulkiest Indian satellite sent into the orbit. between the Han Dynasty and Jin Dynasty.” rewrite history and show that County’s Communist Party (The writer is an expert on Huo explained: “The discoveries showed these areas close to the Indian committee and the Yatung India-China relations and an It should enhance India’s communications capabilities that there was a long stage of civilisation in the border have always belonged to County Government jointly author) he European Space Agency’s Ariane 5 Rocket left the shores of S O U N D BITE TSouth America vaulting the GSAT- 11 satellite into the orbit. This massive Priority must be given to We continue to see the India has been over- The Congress is contest- satellite weighing 5,854 kilograms is the cases in which certain Taliban being utilised as a looked by international ing the Assembly elec- heaviest object sent into the space by persons are facing alle- hedge against India rather artistes. There is a mas- tions on the lines of com- gations because they are than as part of a stable, sive opportunity for Now munalism, dynasty and the Indian Space Research Organisation going to be our leaders. reconciled Afghanistan. United in India. appeasement politics. (ISRO). And given that weight is at a pre- Vice President US commander Music mogul BJP president mium when it comes to space, this satel- —M Venkaiah Naidu —Kenneth F McKenzie Jr —Simon Fuller —Amit Shah lite is loaded with technology. The primary purpose of this satellite is a commercial one — it will dramatically enhance throughput for India’s Direct- L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR To-Home (DTH) satellite broadcasters and allow them to not only broadcast Poll battle heats up Aggravating problems more channels in High-Definition but also prepare for the next-generation Unemployment: The new paradigm of definition on televisions, which is 4K broadcast. At the same time, GSAT- Sir — This refers to the article, Sir — This refers to the editor- 11 with its improved bandwidth capabilities, should also enable Indian air- “Semi-finals before the 2019 his refers to the article, “Of jobs and employment” ial, “Farmers’ plank” (November face-off” (December 5) by (November 30) by Prafull Goradia. According to 3). Farmers protest in Delhi, lines to provide satellite-linked Internet services onboard planes. Kalyani Shankar. In terms of TLabour Bureau's data, India created only 1.35 lakh Mumbai and elsewhere bring ISRO must be commended for launching the GSAT-11. This advanced personality and stature, there jobs in 2015 in comparison to 4.19 lakh in 2013 and fore the grim reality that they are satellite programme puts it way ahead of all but a few G-20 nations in the can be no comparison between nine lakh in 2011. This shows that instead of grow- furious, and rightly so. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ing, several livelihoods were lost in India on a daily Their aggression is understand- world as India can design and develop such advanced space missions. If and Congress chief Rahul basis. India also lost 550 jobs per day in the last four able. They had voted for the pre- there is one small negative, it is the fact that India had to hire an Ariane Gandhi. Having said that, the years. On the basis of this report, a Delhi-based civil sent Government with the belief rocket to carry this payload as our Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Congress scion has been able to society group, Prahar, predicted that employment in that it would address agrarian make inroads into the people’s India will shrink by seven million by 2050, while pop- distress. rocket system is not capable to carry such a large object into the space. mind by aggressively increasing ulation will grown by 600 million. Instead of protect- Things as they stand today But the work being put in by the rocket scientists at ISRO will hopefully mean his social media presence and ing labour-intensive sectors like farming, unorganised some allowance from the state in the countries like are worrisome as farmers’ sui- that within the next few years, the next-generation of heavy GSAT satellites raising crucial issues like the retail, micro and small enterprises, that mostly con- the US but there is no such security in India. India cides have seen a massive rise. Rafale deal, demonetisation, tribute to current livelihoods, we are going gaga over needs a paradigm shift from macro and capital inten- Besides, their problems have should be able to launch an Indian rocket, although GSAT 20, 30 and 31 farmers’ issues, among others. capital intensive technology. sive to micro and labour intensive technology to relieve worsened. Farm incomes have — the next in the series of heavyweight GSAT missions — will continue But a question arises: Are While employment to population ratio stood at itself of unemployment. been affected by slower output to use the European Ariane vehicle. That said, the commercial benefits of these efforts enough to pose a 58.6 per cent in 1994, it alarmingly came down to 52.4 Sujit De growth, higher costs and serious challenge to Modi’s lead- per cent in 2016. Unemployed persons receive a hand- Kolkata increased vulnerability to cli- these heavy satellites are huge. DTH providers (and DTH subscribers, indi- ership? The jury is still out. mate change. The policies rectly) will pay huge sums of money to use satellites like GSAT-11 which Coming to the ongoing elections announced by the Government, are also essential for ISRO to be able to fund India’s more advanced sci- to five States, Rajasthan seems to pound of flesh in the proposed send women on the frontline for To accelerate the pace of like loan-waivers and Minimum be a forgone conclusion. The mahagathnadhan against Prime combat duties. To quote Nelson development, it is obligatory Support Price for their crops entific missions such as Chandrayaan and Mangalyaan in addition to India’s Congress will register a big win. Minister Modi. Mandela, “It always seems for the Government to eradicate have not yielded results. Years of ambitions of putting a man into space. India might depend on importing And if the grand old party is Bal Govind impossible until it is done.” such stereotypes from the soci- crippling debt, drought and some crucial things for its survival, particularly oil, but its space programme able to make a comeback either Noida It is the lack of opportuni- ety and promote more recruit- falling income have cast a shad- is a matter of pride and a point of envy of the West, marked by offensive in Madhya Pradesh or even in ties and awareness that deters ment of women in the Indian ow over the future of Indian Chhattisgarh, even a 2-0 result Lead from the front most Indian women from join- Army. It must be remembered farming. columns and cartoons even in respectable newspapers such as The New will act as a moral booster for ing the Army and other defence that it is not always necessary to Satya York Times. India has come a long way from the first APPLE satellite that Rahul Gandhi and his party in services. Even their parents are be great to make a start in Via email was carted on the back of a bicycle and whatever other flaws this nation particular. The twin wins will Sir — This refers to Army Chief not informed and, hence, their order to be great. Send your feedback to: surely give more teeth to the Bipin Rawat’s statement that dreams get buried inside their Tushar Anand has, we have a space programme that is one of the best in the world. Congress to ask for a bigger the Army is not yet ready to hearts. Kolkata [email protected] LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 6, 2018 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN No thrill without POINTCOUNTERPOINT KARTARPUR SAHIB GURDWARA WENT TO PAKISTAN MODI IS RAISING QUESTIONS AT SARDAR PATEL SAYING the chill BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF VISION OF CONGRESS THAT KARTARPUR WENT TO PAKISTAN DUE TO LACK OF LEADERS OF THAT TIME. SOOJH BHOOJH OF THE CONGRESS LEADERS OF THAT TIME. Blame global warming and rising pollution levels for —PRIME MINISTER —CONGRESS LEADER the inordinate delay in the arrival of winter. Looks like NARENDRA MODI RAHUL GANDHI this season we have to do away with our woollens Mass movement with words KOTA SRIRAJ Through his novels, Vaidyanath Yatri presented a serious indictment of those regressive traditions and inter in Delhi is now no longer what it used to be, what with some of the residents still using fans and most citi- counter-productive modern tendencies that proved to be a disaster for the downtrodden Wzens yet to don woollens. There are no tell-tale signs that December has arrived. Even retail stores selling customary woollen clothes have been caught unaware as sales have understandably plummeted. This state of affairs has been almost endorsed and made official with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) con- firming that this winter would be warmer than usual. Considering that last winter was already the third consecutive warm one, hopes were riding on this year to be normal. But going by predictions made by weather experts and IMD, this may not be so. Last year too, mean temperatures for January-February 2018 were 0.53°C, higher than the normal of 22.17°C. The seriousness of the feeble winter season can be understood by the fact SACHIDANAND JHA that February 2018 itself was the 12th warmest month in the last 118 years. This decidedly clear shift in temperatures is due to e wrote as Baba Nagarjun in Hindi but increasing levels of pollution and the resultant spike in average mean is revered as Vaidyanath Mishra ‘Yatri’ temperature. in Maithili. Much has been written As we speak of pollution, the National Green Tribunal had about the poetic contribution by this recently levied a `25 crore fine on the Delhi Government for veteran bilingual writer. The truth, how- its inability to rein in the pollution levels that went through the Hever, is that he was not only a poet par excellence roof. We are quite happy with “very poor air days” for the past but also a distinguished novelist who did a great deal two months. Thanks to raging toxic fires in the Mundka waste to democratise Maithili language and, particularly, its literature through his creative works. Yatri is often dump yard, the situation is slowly but surely getting out of hand. referred to as a people’s poet. Accordingly, he chose A pertinent question that needs introspection is: Was the levy- to write in a language spoken by the ordinary peo- ing of `25 crore the only thing that the NGT could do? Does ple and took his subject matter from the life and expe- money, if paid, set things right? If this be the case, anyone riences of those common men and women whom can get away by polluting the environment. Sadly, we have no authors before him largely ignored. answers to these questions. His first collection of poems called Chitra, pub- Instead, the NGT could have set an example of sorts and boost- lished in 1949, has been read, understood and inter- ed the morale and confidence of the Mundka residents by com- preted as a path-breaking work in Maithili literature. YATRI PARTED pelling the State infrastructure to extinguish these fires in record It manifests a definite kind of rupture with the way WAYS FROM HIS time. In fact, it could have asked the Delhi Government to use the in which poetry was written by preceding poets, who PREDECESSORS IN ` employed ornate poetic diction and focussed on var- same 25 crore to engage private pollution handling companies ious kinds of myths and conventions for their poet- NO UNCERTAIN ly antithetical to the health and happiness as was that of Paro. Emotionless, aged hus- between a 60-year-old man and a young to deploy helicopters to spray special fire extinguishing agents to ic practices. Yatri preferred to chart a different tra- TERMS AND WENT of trees and in turn to the sustenance of bands, who were actually agents of cru- girl, Visesari, who finally got married with quickly bring the fire to a halt. Unfortunately, the belief of the author- jectory altogether. So, he parted ways from his pre- ON TO REFINE AND our environment. Yatri was critical of the elty, tortured young brides. They knew a young boy with a progressive outlook, ities to move according to the slow administrative template means decessors in no uncertain terms and went ahead to ELEVATE THE bandwagon of modernity that went hor- nothing about expressing love and affec- shows the pre-occupation of the novelist that when decisive and fast actions are needed, the Government refine and elevate colloquial idioms of the Mithila COLLOQUIAL IDIOMS ribly wrong despite its vociferous claims tion, generated not only anger, bitterness, with making a significant statement is seen to be slow and ineffective — the resultant sufferers are region by writing highly entertaining, engaging and OF THE MITHILA to be a harbinger of progress and prosper- disappointment and frustration, but also about the indispensability of a concerted the environment and the citizens. socio-politically transformative kind of poetry. REGION FOR ity all around. downright hatred for them and hostility activism for the resolution of the problem The blame also lies squarely at the doorstep of the Delhi Equipped with enormously useful literary tools and WRITING HIGHLY However, in no way was he willing to for the very institution of marriage. Yatri of incompatibility in marriage. Besides, Government, which has literally done next to nothing to segre- techniques, such as irony, wit, humour and sarcasm, ENTERTAINING, either romanticise or glorify traditional appeared to ruthlessly expose the brutal- Yatri also tried to re-awaken the collec- gate garbage. To take the example of the Mundka waste dump Yatri inaugurated what is usually termed as the rad- ENGAGING AND rural structures. In fact, he was extreme- ities committed against young girls in an tive consciousness of the young genera- ical and modernist trend in Maithili literature. ly critical of some of the prevailing sys- unequal relationship that mark such tion that can effectively protest against the yard once again, a visit to the place presents a depressing sce- However, he never forgot to present a stringent cri- SOCIO-POLITICALLY tems of pre-modern set-up. Being a incompatible marriages. unjust practices of the older generation in nario and reinforces the sad reality as to why India may never tique of the ill-effects of the idea of modernity itself. TRANSFORMATIVE keen observer of the existing realities and Moreover, the novel mentions the order to free young women from the make it to the list of bigger nations who have a responsible and A poem, Param Satya, of this collection KIND OF POETRY. HE a highly discerning mind to make sense mutual attraction, sacrosanct love and a shackles of an entirely suffocating system sophisticated waste segregation policy and more importantly, unequivocally highlights the tenets of what are called INAUGURATED WHAT to their contemporary relevance, Yatri fine understanding between two cousins. of marriage. a policy that is fully in action. The Mundka waste dump yard is progressive thoughts. It is seen as an indicator of the IS USUALLY TERMED walked a tightrope, aiming to bring out Paro very categorically acknowledges His third and last novel in Maithili, a mixed bag of discarded sports shoes, tonnes of plastic, mar- fact that Yatri did not have inhibitions to exhibit his AS THE RADICAL the kind of changes required for a harmo- her wish that marriage between brothers Balchanma, was about a dynamic hero ble dust waste and broken bathroom plastic fittings. The list is indebtedness to Marxist ideas, which supposedly had AND MODERNIST nious and peaceful co-existence between and sisters would be extremely wonder- who came from the socio-politically endless. Clearly, there exists no on-ground agency, with quali- tremendous influence on the formation of his cre- TREND IN MAITHILI nature and human beings. Yatri wrote as ful. Both Birju and Paro nurture beauti- backward caste. Yatri’s engagement with fied personnel wearing health protective gear sifting the garbage. ative consciousness. Such influences, indeed com- LITERATURE many as 12 novels of which three were ful wishes for each other but remain alert democratising Maithili literature was Instead, there are barefooted children rifling through the waste, mitments to an ideological persuasion for certain written in Maithili. Drawing upon the tra- to the limitations and restrictions that the explicit and at its peak in this novel, which who do not wear masks and inhale toxic substances such as kinds of socio-political transformation, are both dition of novel-writing by Harimohan Jha, social code of conduct imposes upon focussed on the enterprising character of enabling and disabling for a wonderfully gifted and he decided to delve much deeper into the them. This novel rightly raised many eye- people from the periphery. It also empha- plastic burning smoke and asbestos dust. insightful author of his stature. These enabled him issue of incompatibility in marriage with brows. A number of readers and critics sised on the need for a mass movement With conditions such as these, it is not surprising that Delhi to openly repudiate both in terms of language and all the subsequent catastrophic conse- disliked what they thought to be the theme along democratic socialist lines to sharp- is unable to present to its people clear air days. People who are content stereotypical conventions perpetuated by the quences in the first two novels, such as of incest. This part caused such furore that en the sense of camaraderie among the unlucky enough to be staying near the dumping yards are getting apparently privileged previous poets. It is also dis- Paro and Navaturia. The first one unfolds it was discussed much more for the con- poor and exploited for the sake of encour- subjected to year round supply of polluted and toxic air. If the NGT abling in the sense that ideologically-oriented poet- the entire story in the first-person narra- troversy it generated than for the social aging them to participate in the decisive, and associated authorities do not rectify these conditions on a war ry tends to lose sight of the fact about literature, pri- tive by protagonist Birju, who narrates the problem it so successfully raised. democratic struggle for a just socio-polit- footing, very soon school timings will have to be changed to that marily meant to maintain an autonomous status and unimaginable sort of suffering and pathos Nonetheless, it was an innovative ical order devoid of poverty, exploitation time of the day when the air quality is better than in the morning. avoid overtly occupying political space, which of his cousin, Paro. Through his narration, attempt to deal with the issue of incom- and oppression of any kind. Moreover, the elderly will have to leave the city if they need better inevitably turns out to be selective, rather exclusive he brought to fore the inexplicably inhu- patibility in marriage. With tremendous By and large, his oeuvre evidently life as this punishing pollution levels will eventually tax the fragile in its approach and reach. man practice of child marriage prevalent poise and poignance, Yatri unfolded the presented a serious kind of indictment His second collection of poems namely, in the then Mithila region. Older men with reprehensible behaviour of utterly insen- of those regressive traditions and health of our senior citizens. Patrahina Nagna Gaachha, was published in 1967 riches and wherewithal used to get mar- sitive, irresponsible and indeed absolute- counter-productive modern tenden- Lack of priority in tackling pollution is the key determinant and it brought the prestigious Sahitya Academy ried with young girls with consent and ly cruel men against their own wives, who cies which proved to be a disaster for the as far as Delhi is concerned. Sample this: The NGT and the spe- Award for Yatri the following year. This collection complicity of their fathers who, because due to irresistible kinds of social pressures, downtrodden as was pretty much evi- cially-appointed pollution control panels of the Government are consists of 43 poems. They narrate the misery and of their abject poverty, could not resist the were compelled to make many compro- dent from his scathing critiques of not chasing the subject of vehicular pollution and banning those vehi- misfortune, insult and humiliation, trial and tribu- temptation of monetary gains out of such mises to unsuccessfully save the failed just obscure socio-cultural practices but cles that are more than a specific year old, but are turning a lation of the people from the periphery because of murky marital deals. marriages. also emergent modernity which ended total blind eye to methane-spewing mountains of waste that are the aggressive and unbridled onslaught of the To ensure the successful completion His second novel, Navaturia, built up creating numerous problems for the on fire, giving out toxic smoke. How can the authorities be so processes of industrial modernisation. It subtly indi- of those material transactions, a person upon the same theme of incompatibility masses. His creative endeavours were mixed up with their priorities is a mystery. One can understand cates the consistent decline and decadence of villages, called ghatak was always available. This so pervasive in the then marital relation- mainly governed by the democratic if the Government makes a move to ban vehicles if a robust and migration of villagers to the urban centres, and dis- person would arrange meetings between ships of the region. He was keen on principles dealing as they do with the tasteful indulgence of city-dwellers that caused innu- the two parties belonging to the bride and demonstrating that young and energetic fundamental question of justice, aiming effective public transport system is in place but that is still nowhere merable problems to the disadvantaged. It indeed the bride groom respectively. And he minds need to come together to sensitise equality in human relations and the to be seen. Meanwhile, Delhiites will have to make do with a embodies the disturbing menace which the so-called made sure that marriage took place society, sometimes even resorting to establishment of an egalitarian society watered down version of the winter season and wear more masks idea of progress has generated in the name of indus- according to the set terms and conditions. tough measures if persuasive means fail in our country. than woollens. trial development. The very title of the poem reminds The unfortunate fact was that most of such to deliver that. The way youngsters come (The writer is Assistant professor of (The writer is an environmental journalist) us that the notion of industrial growth is inherent- marriages were destined to get doomed forward and prevent an ugly marriage English at Rajdhani College, Delhi) India needs better fuels, not just more of them FOREIGNEYE We do not have the luxury of time to deal with the mounting air pollution problem that is choking almost all cities now. The time for desperate emergency measures is now gone. We need immediate policy interventions to make the shift to cleaner fuels

and long-term plans to shift to electric- Supreme Court had directed the ber of private vehicles to gaseous fuels Association of India. The prohibitive ventions fail to address this significant ity. But make no mistake, rolling out Union Government to ensure that as well. Again, focussing on CNG will approval cost, which is as high as `4 cause of pollution. Two-wheeler pol- electric vehicles (EVs) will take sever- only BS-VI vehicles are sold in the be another myopic act. Auto LPG is crore every three years, has been lution cannot be addressed by EVs in al decades. And Indian cities do not country from April 1, 2020. The another viable and quickly deployable extremely detrimental to the CNG and the long run. Much like four-wheelers, have the luxury of waiting for 50 years Government must set clear targets to option for private vehicles. LPG retro fitment industry. Type we need to start pushing two-wheelers to see EVs become a reality. We need achieve this goal, and look for ways In fact, auto LPG has several Approval Validity must be made per- towards cleaner fuels. Here again, auto CAUGHT IN A BREXIT breathable air now! The need is for an for faster implementation by offering advantages over CNG. Globally, auto petual in line with European norms as LPG makes for the most viable alter- SUYASH GUPTA immediate policy intervention to phase incentives and tax breaks to manufac- LPG is the third most commonly used there is absolutely no logic for the same native with a Two Wheeler Conversion STRAITJACKET out the most polluting vehicles while turers to upgrade their technology. It automotive fuel after petrol and diesel; vehicle to undergo the same cost pro- Kit available at an affordable price of Studies show barely two in ith Delhi’s air quality slipping bringing about a rapid shift to cleaner is claimed that implementing these and seven of the 10 largest car manu- hibitive tests every three years. about `5,000-5,500 along with a con- again to the severe category, gaseous fuels, such as LPG and CNG. new norms will require an investment facturers produce LPG-powered cars. Focus on two-wheelers: venient side fitment of LPG tank. 10 people now think the Wa series of desperate emer- BS-VI norms must be imple- of nearly $0.013 trillion for new Auto LPG occupies meagre space in car According to a recent report by the Reward clean commuters: One current system of gency measures, such as ban on con- mented immediately: Even among technology and upgradation of vehi- boots and can be transported in cylin- Indian Institute of Tropical of the most interesting examples is governing Britain is good at struction activities and restrictions on petrol and diesel run cars, the most pol- cles in inventory. However, the cost ders via lorries to reach distant outposts Meteorology, Pune, under the Ministry that of several European countries, performing any of its key traffic, has been imposed in the capi- luting are the ones that adhere to 10- of unhealthy citizens owing to loss of for quick accessibility. Rapidly shifting of Earth Sciences, emissions from the such as France, Belgium, tal. The Supreme Court-appointed year-old emission standards. Replacing man-hours worked on the national to a mix of these two gaseous fuels is transport sector rose by a whopping 40 Luxembourg and Italy, that offer tax functions. In parliamentary Environment Pollution Control the current fleet of BS-IV vehicles by economy, at three per cent of the $2.6 a much easier task than shifting to EVs, per cent between 2010 and 2018 in the breaks to those cycling to work. The systems, a gridlock is Authority is even considering a dras- BS-VI compliant ones rapidly can trillion GDP, is still larger. and can bring about an immediate NCR region. The total emission of the idea of rewarding sustainable com- relatively rare. When prime tic ban on the use of non-CNG vehi- bring about significant improvement in Shift to quickly deployable improvement in air quality. deadly particulate matter (PM 2.5) was muting behaviour is reaping rich div- ministers can no longer cles if air quality continues to deterio- air quality. BS-VI norms can reduce gaseous fuels: Instead of single-mind- The Government needs to incen- found to have increased by 15 per cent idends. For example, over 400,000 command legislative rate. Delhi is just a case in point. As PM 2.5 matter from diesel-run cars by edly chasing the target of shifting to tivise vehicle owners who convert to over these eight years, with the trans- Belgians, or nine per cent of the many as 14 Indian cities figure in the 80 per cent and nitrogen oxides by 70 EVs, we need to look for some low- auto LPG and CNG. Incentives, such port sector accounting for 42.230 giga- country’s workforce, receive a cycling support, the impasse is notorious list of the world’s 20 ‘most per cent. Nitogen Oxide emissions too hanging fruits immediately. Switching as subsidising conversion costs and per- grams of emission every year. Notably, reimbursement based on kilometres resolved by a new election. polluted’, putting an entire generation will reduce by 25 per cent in petrol-run public transport to CNG in 2001 had mit-free usage, can prompt a number more than 40 per cent of the vehicu- cycled to and from work. India can If she attempted to do this of Indians at serious health risk. vehicles after the implementation of BS- helped Delhi significantly improve its of users to make the shift to cleaner lar pollution in Delhi comes from two- take a leaf or two out of these suc- anytime soon, British Prime Unfortunately, current policies VI norms while sulphur emissions are air quality in the initial years. However, fuels. One important policy interven- wheelers. Across the country, two- cess stories and start incentivising its minister Theresa May seem to be working on two fronts — expected to come down from 50 parts these gains were offset by the rising tion urgently required is changing the wheelers account for more than 75 per citizens who opt for green transport. knee-jerk emergency measures (most- per million to 10 ppm. number of private vehicles on the roads. existing system of type approval by cent of the vehicular population. (The writer is Director-General, would surely be deposed. ly coming from apex court directives) It was only last month that the It is necessary to convert a large num- agencies like Automotive Research Unfortunately, most policy inter- Indian Auto LPG Coalition) (The Guardian editorial) LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 6, 2018 money 10

Patel parries questions RBI retains GDP projection Acharya: No need for RBI to help for current fiscal at 7.4% NBFCs as lender of last resort PEGS APRIL-SEPT FY’20 GROWTH AT 7.5% PTI n MUMBAI about spat with govt ‘Banks could raise risk transfers within the finan- more against the cial system. This can be consid- PTI n MUMBAI The poll-bound govern- PTI n NEW DELHI fell to 7.1 per cent in the sec- easures over the last two ered as reintermediation across ment, which is staring at falling ond quarter (July-September) Mmonths have eased liq- collateral of govern- financial players or risks. We eserve Bank Governor revenue and a likely fiscal slip- he Reserve Bank on of the current fiscal, from 8.2 uidity for NBFCs and there is ment securities for believe this is healthy for finan- Urjit Patel on Wednesday page, also wants the RBI to part TWednesday retained its per cent in the April-June peri- no necessity for the RBI to onlending to NBFCs cial stability overall,” he said. Rrefused comments on with a large portion of `9.6 tril- GDP forecast for the current od. The growth was 7.7 per extend help to the crisis-hit sec- and housing finance Measures on partial cred- the friction with the govern- lion of its cash surplus, which fiscal at 7.4 per cent and said cent in the January-March tor as a lender of last resort, companies (HFCs) it enhancement (PCE) to aid ment, including the invocation the central bank has been stern- growth would accelerate fur- period. deputy governor Viral Acharya and the concentra- bond raising by NBFCs and of the never-before-used ly opposing. ther to 7.5 per cent in first half The Central Bank said said on Wednesday. tion limits have also also liberalisation on the secu- Section 7 or the proposed eco- As the public spat between of 2019-20, driven by acceler- going forward, lower rabi sow- The central bank was guid- been upped.’ ritisation front are a part of nomic capital framework for the two got wider public atten- ation in investment activity. ing may adversely affect agri- ed by the principle of address- these measures, he said. the central bank. tion, the RBI’s central board, at The central bank said that culture and hence rural ing system-wide liquidity which employ crores of people. “Our assessment is that Speaking at the customary its November 19 meeting, had the GDP growth in April- demand. Financial market requirements, Acharya said, There was no mention of the these measures have collective- post-policy presser after the decided to climb down and September of current fiscal volatility, slowing global enlisting the measures under- NBFC sector in a press state- ly eased the funding stress in a fifth bi-monthly policy review, RBI Governor Urjit Patel looks on decided to set up a panel to had been broadly in line with demand and rising trade ten- taken since problems started ment issued by the regulator steady manner over the past wherein the policy rates were during a press conference in Mumbai study the quantum of capital it RBI projection of 7.4 per cent sions pose negative risk to with the non-banking finance after a marathon board meet two months. They have given left unchanged, Patel parried on Wednesday requires apart from restructur- for full fiscal. exports. companies (NBFCs). last month. the NBFCs and HFCs time and three questions on these issues. ing loans of up to `25 crore to Stating that acceleration However, on the positive “The RBI also stands ready Acharya said the RBI has the opportunity to make their “I would avoid those ques- under the never-before-used give a succor to the troubled in investment activity bodes side, the decline in crude oil to be the lender of last resort been watching developments own balance sheet adjustments tions because we are here dis- Section 7 of the RBI Act which MSMEs. well for the medium-term prices is expected to boost but that is provided conditions on this front since late-August on both assets and liabilities cussing the monetary policy empowers government to At the policy review on growth potential of the econ- India’s growth prospects by warrant that sort of an extreme and has also been in touch with side,” he said. resolution,” the Governor said. direct the central bank to Wednesday, the RBI said it was omy, the RBI called for improving corporate earnings measure. In our assessment, Sebi to understand the poten- In comments directed at Another question seeking undertake certain policy mea- committed to act as a lender of strengthening of macroeco- and raising private consumption there is no such necessity at the tial redemptions. analysts who have wondered his views on deputy governor sures in public interest. last resort to NBFCs but under- nomic fundamentals. through higher disposable present,” he said at the custom- It may be noted that the the efficacy of some of the Viral Acharya’s public postur- According to central bank lined that it does not feel the “The time is apposite to incomes, the central bank noted. ary press conference after the IL&FS crisis burst out in late moves, he explained these mea- ing on RBI autonomy and on sources, the government had necessity do so now. It also further strengthen domestic The price of Indian basket fifth bi-monthly policy review. August, and the worries quick- sures were chosen from the full the economic capital manage- sent three letters to the RBI formed a panel to look at the macroeconomic fundamentals. of crude oil fell below USD 60 Acharya said the “sound ly spread to other NBFCs and “set of available options” based ment framework were also met before October 10 with nearly issues plaguing NBFCs. The In this context, fiscal discipline to a barrel by end November, health” of the economy, where the possible asset liability mis- on an analysis of the reasons with similar replies. a dozen demands, which were panel will submit its report in is critical to create space for and from USD 85 to a barrel in the credit growth is comfort- matches that they may face, behind the funding stress for “Is this related to the MPC replied to within a week. June 2019. crowd in private investment early October. ably above the nominal GDP which had made investors NBFCs and HFCs. resolution? I don’t think so. We The government primarily The frictions came to light activity,” the RBI said in its fifth “There has been significant growth with a fair distribution cagey. Acharya said it was the are here to discuss the MPC wants the RBI to help the strug- through a public speech by bi-monthly monetary policy. acceleration in investment across sectors, make the RBI Giving details of the mea- recognition of asset quality resolution and the macroecon- gling non-bank lenders and deputy governor Viral Acharya, “Based on an overall assess- activity and high frequency confident that such support will sures undertaken, Acharya said issues in the banks, which led omy,” said Patel, who was fac- MSMEs get some liquidity sup- wherein he warned of investors’ ment, GDP growth for 2018-19 indicators suggest that it is not be required. banks could raise more against to a greater play by the NBFCs ing the press for the first time port, liberalise the prompt cor- wrath if the RBI’s autonomy is has been projected at 7.4 per likely to be sustained. Credit The RBI has also augment- the collateral of government in the financial system. since the issues came out into rective action framework on 11 compromised. cent (7.2-7.3 per cent in H2) as offtake from the banking sec- ed system-wide liquidity securities for onlending to Rating agency Crisil on the open in October. of the state-run banks and After reports of action in the October policy, and for tor has continued to strength- through various moves, he NBFCs and housing finance Wednesday said NBFCs’ asset Relations between the undertake other steps which under Section 7 came up, the H12019-20 (April-September) en even as global financial said. companies (HFCs) and the growth was expected to halve Mint Road and North Block will help push growth, while the government had tried to ease at 7.5 per cent, with risks conditions have tightened. FDI According to reports, the concentration limits have also to around 10 per cent in the soured since late October, after RBI has been maintaining a tensions by stating that autono- somewhat to the downside,” flows could also increase with government has been wanting been upped. second half of the current fis- the Finance Ministry man- conservative stance avoiding my is “essential” and an accept- RBI said. the improving prospects of the measures like a special liquid- “RBI has also taken mea- cal on difficulties in getting darins started consultations any bad precedents. ed governance requirement. India’s economic growth external sector,” the RBI said. ity window for the NBFCs, sures to facilitate asset and funding for the sector.

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0.34 INOXLEISUR 227.90 0.40 0.18 NAVKARCORP 56.05 -3.15 -5.32 WIPRO 335.85 1.35 0.40 LUPIN 888.00 889.80 848.00 858.45 -29.20 SHANKARA 579.60 16.05 2.85 AUROPHARMA 821.00 826.80 792.00 795.80 -27.75 BLISSGVS 140.40 -4.95 -3.41 EXIDEIND 253.30 -4.10 -1.59 INOXWIND 80.30 -0.55 -0.68 NAVNETEDUL 106.20 0.40 0.38 SHARDACROP 295.85 -6.55 -2.17 WOCKPHARMA 516.20 -11.25 -2.13 IDEA 34.85 34.95 33.80 33.95 -1.25 BLUEDART 3137.20 7.45 0.24 FCONSUMER 45.35 -0.05 -0.11 INTELLECT 220.70 -10.80 -4.67 NBCC 54.75 -1.00 -1.79 SHILPAMED 375.90 2.60 0.70 YESBANK 173.65 -2.90 -1.64 SAIL 55.00 55.25 52.80 53.05 -2.55 BLUESTARCO 660.60 -7.10 -1.06 FDC 186.00 -3.45 -1.82 IOB 14.35 0.01 0.07 NBVENTURES 117.75 0.25 0.21 SHK 175.85 -8.70 -4.71 ZEEL 477.75 -6.70 -1.38 MOTHERSUMI 165.00 165.00 156.45 158.30 -8.85 BOMDYEING 95.55 -0.50 -0.52 FEDERALBNK 83.90 -1.00 -1.18 IOC 134.30 -0.90 -0.67 NCC 83.85 -3.15 -3.62 SHOPERSTOP 494.70 -1.35 -0.27 ZENSARTECH 231.40 2.15 0.94 BHEL 69.75 70.25 66.10 66.45 -4.05 BOSCHLTD 18400.95 -176.55 -0.95 FINCABLES 470.80 0.40 0.09 IPCALAB 796.50 -2.10 -0.26 NESTLEIND 10484.55 -105.10 -0.99 SHREECEM 16408.05 -272.70 -1.63 ZYDUSWELL 1224.80 -9.00 -0.73 LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 6, 2018 world 11 ‘Pakistan continues to use Af If US develops banned missiles, so will Russia, says Putin Taliban as hedge against India’ AP n MOSCOW lauded as a major safeguard for global security since they elim- PTI n WASHINGTON rhetoric in support of the US’ said. It is in Pakistan’s long- ussian President Vladimir inated shorter-range missiles South Asia Strategy, violent term interest to have a gov- RPutin on Wednesday that take just a few minutes to akistan continues to use extremist organisations (VEOs) ernment in Afghanistan that is warned the United States that reach their targets. The PAfghan Taliban as a “hedge” operate along its border with stable, and that that they can do if it walks out of a key arms removal of such destabilizing against India, a top US com- Afghanistan, he said. “While business with, he said. “So I treaty and starts developing weapons would in theory mander has told lawmakers, as Pakistan has conducted some think Pakistan has not shown the type of missiles banned by allow more time for decision- he expressed America’s frus- operations against VEOs in indications, by and large over it, Russia will do the same. making in case of a warning of tration over Islamabad’s failure the country, they must contin- the last few years, of being a Putin’s remarks to Russian a missile attack. to take concrete steps to deny ue to expand these operations serious partner in this regard,” news agencies on Wednesday U.S. ally Germany, which safe havens to terrorist groups. and remain aggressively McKenzie said. US Special came a day after US Secretary has been keen to preserve the Marine Corps Lt Genenral engaged,” McKenzie said. Representative for Afghanistan of State Mike Pompeo treaty, called on Russia to try Kenneth McKenzie’s remarks “Taking concrete steps that Zalmay Khalilzad on Tuesday announced at a NATO meet- to save it while it still has the came days after US President deny VEO safe havens in met Pakistan Foreign Minister ing that Washington will sus- time. “The INF treaty is of Donald Trump sought Pakistan Pakistan, as well as VEO free- Shah Mahmood Qureshi in pend its obligations under the great significance for security Prime Minister Imran Khan’s dom of movement from Islamabad. McKenzie said that Intermediate-Range Nuclear in Europe,” government help in the Afghan peace Pakistan to Afghanistan, the meeting was to see if the US Forces Treaty (INF) in 60 spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer process. Afghanistan,” McKenzie said. remains an important task that can find some way forward. It days, citing Russian “cheating.” is not a signatory to the treaty said in televised remarks. said in Berlin on Wednesday. The Trump administra- His answers to the Senate Pakistan needs to fulfil. will be hard to reach a settle- The U.S. has shared intel- — of violating it. Putin on “What would be our response? “The German govern- tion, in the recent months, Armed Services Committee Pakistan must leverage their ment without some form of ligence evidence with its Wednesday accused the A very simple one: in that case, ment welcomes the fact that has intensified its efforts to seek come after it became public influence over the Taliban lead- assistance or Pakistan. NATO allies that it says shows United States of making up we will do the same.” the American government is a negotiated settlement of that Trump has written a letter ership to help compel them to “Probably Pakistan that Russia’s new SSC-8 excuses for pulling out of the Speaking at a briefing of for- giving its preservation anoth- America’s longest war in to Imran Khan, seeking his come to the table for reconcil- knows very clearly that their ground-fired cruise missile pact, saying that the U.S. first eign military attaches earlier, er chance,” she added, refer- Afghanistan where the US has help in the Afghan peace iation negotiations,” he added. assistance will be required to could give Moscow the abili- made up its mind to walk out Gen. Valery Gerasimov, chief ring to the 60-day deadline. lost over 2,400 soldiers since process. McKenzie said the US reach an end-state in ty to launch a nuclear strike in of it and only then “started to of staff of the Russian military, She also noted that the late 2001, when it invaded the “President Trump sent a CENTCOM would continue to Afghanistan. I think the task Europe with little or no notice. look for the reasons why they warned of a Russian response issue came up in a meeting country after the 9/11 terror letter to Prime Minister Khan, support the State Department that we have is to make it Russia has denied the accusa- should do it.” and said that it would be the between Chancellor Angela attacks. The Taliban are fight- requesting Pakistan’s full sup- as it works towards a diplo- attractive to them so that they tions. President Donald “It seems that our countries that host U.S. inter- Merkel and Trump in ing to flush out US-led inter- port to the US-led Afghan matic solution to the conflict in see that it is in their best inter- Trump earlier this year American partners believe that mediate-range missiles that Argentina on Saturday. “It is national forces and re-establish peace process and Special Afghanistan which includes est to do that,” McKenzie said. announced his decision to the situation has changed so would become immediate tar- now up to Russia to avert the their regime in Afghanistan Representative for Afghanistan ensuring that Islamabad’s equi- The size of the Taliban in withdraw from the INF, accus- much that the U.S. has to gets for Russia. When signed end of the treaty,” Demmer after their ouster in 2001. Reconciliation Ambassador ties are acknowledged in any Afghanistan is now estimated ing Russia and China — which have this type of weapons,” he in 1987, the INF treaty was said. “Pakistan is an essential Zalmay Khalilzad’s upcoming future agreement. to be around 60,000 and they element in long-term stability trip to the region,” a spokesper- “Pakistan’s action or inac- control about 44 per cent of the in Afghanistan,” McKenzie told son of the National Security tion, as it relates to stability in Afghan territory, he said, members of the Senate Armed Council, White House, told Afghanistan, has often led to adding that it is not a good idea Services Committee Tuesday PTI. “In the letter, the President US’s frustration,” he said, to leave this war-torn country Mueller recommends no jail time for Flynn during his confirmation hear- recognises that Pakistan has the adding that stability in the at this point of time. ing for commander of the US ability to deny the Taliban South Asia region remains the “If we left precipitously Washington (AFP): Robert despite his “serious” offense, the Central Command (CENT- sanctuary on its territory,” the most important mutual strate- right now, I do not believe they Mueller, the special prosecutor retired three-star general and COM). Pakistan could play a spokesperson said. gic interest for both the US and (Afghan security forces) would in charge of the Russia election former Pentagon intelligence key role in facilitating talks “The letter also makes it Pakistan. be able to successfully defend meddling probe, recommend- chief had a strong record of between the Taliban and gov- clear that Pakistan’s assistance “We must continue to their country. ed Tuesday that President military and public service. ernment of Afghanistan, he with the Afghan peace process engage with the Pakistani lead- I think it’s a conditions- Donald Trump’s former nation- The surprise recom- said. is fundamental to building an ership to realise how we can based approach we’re going to al security advisor Michael mendation came ahead of “Pakistan does not appear enduring US-Pakistan part- achieve this mutual interest,” go through this winter. We’ll Flynn face no jail time due to Flynn’s upcoming sentencing, to be using the full extent of its nership,” the spokesperson said. McKenzie said. see how they do in the first- his “substantial” cooperation which had been postponed influence to encourage the McKenzie told lawmakers that “I do believe that any generation phase of this winter,” with the investigation. four times over the past year. Taliban to come to the table,” he did not see much of a solution in Afghanistan is going he said. Responding to ques- Mueller said in a court fil- Those postpone- he said. “We continue to see the change in Pakistan’s behaviour to require the assistance of tions, McKenzie refused to ing that Flynn, who admitted ments indicated that, once hos- Taliban being utilised as a towards Afghanistan or its Pakistan. It has to be a region- give a timeline for the with- last year to lying about his con- tion victory, had helped in his ing being interviewed 19 times. tile to the investigation that hedge against India rather than stand against terrorist groups. al solution, not just a solution drawal of US forces from tacts with Russians following and other unspecified federal Mueller also told the threatens Trump and his inner as part of a stable, reconciled Despite Pakistan’s positive centred in Afghanistan,” he Afghanistan. Trump’s November 2016 elec- criminal investigations, includ- Washington Federal court that circle, he had possibly become Pak supports peace and reconciliation in Turkey prosecutor seeks arrest of crown Afghanistan: Khan tells US special envoy prince allies over Khashoggi murder AFP n ISTANBUL their conviction that Prince PTI n ISLAMABAD Mohammed directed the mur- “Pakistan will continue to coop- Turkish prosecutor has der. The Istanbul prosecutor in akistan Prime Minister erate with sincerity for political Ademanded that arrest war- charge of the investigation said PImran Khan told America’s settlement in Afghanistan. rants be issued against two in late October that the Saudi special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad Long-lasting peace in Saudi nationals close to Crown former insider turned critic was on Wednesday that peace and Afghanistan is in Pakistan’s best Prince Mohammed bin Salman strangled then his body was cut reconciliation in Afghanistan is interest,” Qureshi tweeted. over the murder of journalist into pieces. in Islamabad’s abiding interest Khalilzad also held a meet- Jamal Khashoggi, a Turkish The remains of Khashoggi’s and he will continue to support ing with Foreign Secretary source close to the investigation body have not been found. peace efforts in the war-torn Tehmina Janjua, where offi- said Wednesday. There has been speculation in neighbouring country. Khan cials from diplomatic, security Khashoggi, 59, was killed pro-government media that held talks with Khalilzad, who and defense from both sides shortly after entering the Saudi his body was dissolved in acid. arrived here on Tuesday to present at the meeting. “ consulate in Istanbul on A senior Turkish official coordinate closely with the Peace and political settle- October 2 to obtain paperwork meetings with visiting foreign highest levels of the Saudi gov- Wednesday said the prosecu- Pakistani leadership on the US ment in Afghanistan was dis- for his upcoming marriage. dignitaries and Qahtani was a ernment, but has insisted it was tor’s move “reflects the view efforts to bring the Taliban to Afghan peace and reconcilia- Foreign Minister Shah cussed,” according to the The chief prosecutor’s key counsellor to the crown not King Salman. that the Saudi authorities won’t the negotiating table to end the tion,” he told Khalilzad. During Mahmood Qureshi and reiter- spokesman. Pakistan is accused office in Istanbul filed an appli- prince. Both were sacked after Riyadh has since detained take formal action against those 17-year-long war in the meeting, the US special ated President Trump’s desire to by both US and Afghanistan of cation Tuesday to obtain the Riyadh admitted Khashoggi 21 people over the murder. individuals”. The official, who Afghanistan. The prime minis- envoy conveyed President seek Pakistan’s cooperation for supporting the Taliban who warrants for Ahmad al-Assiri was killed in the Saudi con- Despite speculation that the did not wish to be named, ter “reiterated Pakistan’s abiding Donald Trump’s best wishes. peace and stability in have waged a more than 17-year and Saud al-Qahtani, described sulate. powerful crown prince ordered pointed to the fact that the interest in achieving peace and “The US leadership is look- Afghanistan, according to a old insurgency. in court documents as being According to Turkey, a 15- the hit, the kingdom has wording of the prosecutor’s reconciliation in Afghanistan ing for a peaceful solution to the Foreign Office spokesman. Pakistan maintains that the “among the planners” of the member Saudi team was sent to strongly denied he was request suggested that the cur- through a political settlement,” Afghan peace process and “The FM assured the US Taliban have long shifted to murder of the Washington Istanbul to kill Khashoggi. involved. But two key US rent list wasn’t necessarily according to a statement by the mutual cooperation between side of Pakistan’s steadfast sup- Afghanistan where they control Post contributor Khashoggi. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Republican senators said a exhaustive, appearing to indi- PM Office “Pakistan the two sides,” Khalilzad told the port for a negotiated settle- a sizeable area and that it has lit- Assiri often sat in during Prince Erdogan has said the order to Tuesday briefing by the CIA’s cate that more arrest warrants wants a political solution to premier. Khalilzad also met ment,” said the spokesman. tle control over them. Mohammed’s closed-door kill Khashoggi came from the director only strengthened could be sought. Why people feel urge to squeeze Over 200 Hindus arrive in Pak GLOBE TROTTING to attend religious festivities cute puppies, babies Lahore (PTI): Over 200 Indian Hashmi further said all Gigi is a master chef in the home kitchen PTI n LOS ANGELES Hindus arrived here arrangement regarding the Los Angeles: So we know the Gigi Hadid has Wednesday to attend festivities transportation and security of the catwalk on lock, but how's her handle on cientists have analysed brain in connection with the 310th the pilgrims have been made. the kitchen arenaTo be truthful, we've never Sactivity to better understand birth anniversary of Shiv Avtari “The yatrees have left by train really thought of Hadid as much of a foodie the why people experience ‘cute Satguru Sant Shada Ram Sahib for Mirpur Mathlu where the way we do her besties/amateur chefs Taylor aggression’ — the urge to squeeze at Mirpur Mathelo in Pakistan’s main event will be held on Swift and Karlie Kloss. Does she have the skills a puppy or pinch a baby’s cheeks. southern Sindh province. Thursday,” Hashmi said. to serve up a dish that'll win Ramsay's elusive The study, published in the jour- Evacuee Trust Property Board Talking to the media at the stamp of approval? "When I was 11, I made truf- nal Frontiers in Behavioural chairman Tariq Wazir greeted Wagah border, the Indian pil- fle risotto for my family for Christmas dinner," Neuroscience, found that when the pilgrims at the Wagah grims’ leader Yaudhshatar Lala Gigi Hadid recalls when asked about her proud- people are overwhelmed by cute- Border. said: “We have brought the est cooking moment. Pretty impressive, but will ness, the brain’s reward system “The Pakistani embassy message of love. We want cor- the pressure of the competition get to her? responds with aggression. Until had issued visas to 219 Indian dial relations between the two "What's more intimidating?" Ramsay asks in the now, research exploring how Hindus, of them 206 arrived in countries. We are happy to see teaser clip below. "Is it the fashion runways or and why cute aggression occurs Lahore on Wednesday,” ETPB our temples protected here.” the MasterChef kitchen?" "Honestly, it's this," has been the domain of behav- spokesperson Amir Hashmi Shadani Darbar Tirth, a 300- Hadid admits, "because I only get starstruck ioral psychology, said Katherine tional processing — or, more sion, being overwhelmed, told PTI. He said this time year old temple in Sukkur, is a over chefs." So we know the Gigi Hadid has the Stavropoulos, an assistant pro- likely, to both. UC Riverside appraisal, and caretaking toward more Indian Hindus have come sacred place for Hindus. It is catwalk on lock, but how's her handle on the fessor at the University of doctoral student Laura Alba cute baby animals than toward compared to the last year to said that the foundation of the kitchen arenaTo be truthful, we've never real- California (UC) Riverside in recruited 54 study participants less cute adult animals. Among take part in the festival to be temple was laid in 1786 by Sant ly thought of Hadid as much of a foodie the way the US. However, Stavropoulos between the ages of 18 and 40, the two categories of babies — held in Sukkur in Sindh Shada Ram Sahib, who was we do her besties/amateur chefs Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss. has taken formal study of the all of whom agreed to wear caps cute (enhanced) and less cute between December 5 and 16. born in Lahore in 1708. phenomenon a few steps further. outfitted with electrodes. While (non-enhanced) — the Emma Stone to play Cruella in a new movie In her research, Stavropoulos wearing the caps, participants researchers did not observe the uses electrophysiology to evalu- looked at four blocks of 32 pho- same pattern. Using electro- 10 Indian men, 24 Thai women Los Angeles: Emma Stone is set to star in ate surface-level electrical activ- tographs. After viewing each physiology, Stavropoulos also Disney’s live-action take on Cruella de Vil, ity that arises from neurons fir- block on a computer screen, par- measured study participants’ the antagonist from “101 Dalmatians”. ing in people’s brains. By study- ticipants were then shown a set brain activity before, during, held over fake-marriage scam According to The Hollywood Reporter, “I, ing that activity, she gauges of statements and asked to rate and after viewing the sets of Bangkok (PTI): Ten Indian court-issued arrest warrants for Tonya” director Craig Gillespie is in early neural responses to a range of how much they agreed with images. Based on the neural men and 24 Thai women have been forging state documents, using negotiations to helm “Cruella”. Stone will external stimuli. Stavropoulos them on a scale of 1 to 10. activity she observed in partici- arrested in Thailand for their forged documents and filing faulty play the infamous villain in what is being wondered whether there was a The survey was designed to pants who experienced cute alleged involvement in fake mar- information to state officials which billed as an origin story, set in the early 1980s neural component to cute assess how cute participants aggression, Stavropoulos’s find- riages aimed at extending spousal may result in others’ damages, with a punk vibe. Hollywood veteran Glenn aggression. She hypothesised found each block of photographs ings offer direct evidence of visas in the country, authorities said. police said. Immigration Police Close famously portrayed the role of the that the brains of people who — known as “appraisal” — and both the brain’s reward system At least 20 other Indian men and Bureau 1 in Bangkok had detect- maniacal, notorious, fur-loving dog-hating reported experiencing cute how much cute aggression they and emotion system being six Thai women are said to be on ed fake marriages between 30 head of a fashion house who would go to any aggression would, in fact, provide were experiencing in response. involved in the phenomenon. the run, The Nation newspaper men and 30 women, which were lengths to get hold of more and more evidence of detectable activity. Participants also rated how over- “There was an especially reported on Tuesday. The arrests are falsely documented in order to Dalmatian fur in “101 Dalmatians” and “102 She suggested the activity might whelmed they felt after viewing strong correlation between rat- part of an ongoing crackdown extend spousal visas for the men, Dalmatians”. Prior to Gillespie, Alex Timbers be related to the brain’s reward the photos and whether they felt ings of cute aggression experi- launched by the Immigration Police most of whom made a living in was on board to direct the project, the deal system, which deals with moti- compelled to take care of what enced toward cute animals and Bureau on foreigners living unlaw- Thailand as illegal moneylenders or could not go through due to scheduling vation, feelings of “wanting,” they had just viewed. the reward response in the brain fully in the country, it said. The sus- salesmen for pay-by-installment issues. Andrew Gunn is producing “Cruella” and pleasure, or to its emotion They self-reported more sig- toward cute animals,” pects were among 30 Indian men goods such as clothing and electrical with Marc Platt and Kristin Burr. system, which handles emo- nificant feelings of cute aggres- Stavropoulos said. and 30 Thai women wanted in appliances, the police said. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 6, 2018 world 12

Yemen govt team heads 7.5 quake off New Caledonia triggers tsunami

Noumea (AFP): A powerful Tsunami Warning Center ini- no injuries or damage,” he said. shock. “The building shook, of the threat on the other coast, to crunch peace talks 7.5-magnitude earthquake tially warned surges of up to Almost three hours after the but there was no damage,” he just 50 kilometres away. New struck near New Caledonia three metres (10 feet) could be quake, the Hawaii-based Pacific told AFP. “When the sirens Caledonia, with a population of AFP n RIMBO/ SWEDEN Wednesday, triggering a tsuna- expected and shallow quakes of Tsunami Warning Center sounded, the population head- 269,000 people, is a French mi alert and emergency evacu- that magnitude can be devas- reported the threat stemming ed for higher ground for safety. Pacific territory. emeni government repre- ations across a swathe of the tating. But the centre later from the initial quake “has now For now, nothing serious has It sits along the so-called Ysentatives were expected to South Pacific, but there were no reported waves measured by its passed”. happened.” A spokesman for Pacific “Ring of Fire”, where tec- join a rebel delegation in reports of serious damage or monitors around the region Multiple aftershocks of up to the Vanuatu geohazards obser- tonic plates collide and many of Sweden on Wednesday for injuries. Authorities said the only reached about 72 centime- magnitude 6.6 hit the area in the vatory said the sparsely popu- the world’s volcanic eruptions high-stakes peace talks aimed quake, followed by at least 20 tres (2.4 feet) on the island of hours following the initial quake, lated island of Tanna was expect- and earthquakes occur. The at ending four years of devas- strong aftershocks, was centred Tanna, Vanuatu. according to the US Geological ed to be most affected but no island’s citizens last month tating war. A 12-member team about 170 kilometres southeast Civil defence officials in Survey. The quake triggered evacuations had been ordered. rejected independence in a ref- from the Saudi-backed gov- of New Caledonia’s Loyalty Noumea said tsunami waves hit emergency warning systems in “There are no sirens on Tanna erendum, though the vote ernment headed by Foreign Islands at a depth of just 10 kilo- parts of the Loyalty Islands and New Caledonia, where resi- but the people on the island are revealed lower-then-expected Minister Khaled al-Yamani left metres.Island residents said the the Isle of Pines, but caused no dents received an urgent text familiar with these situations support for remaining part of Riyadh early Wednesday, initial quake shook the walls of damage. “Reports from the area message directing them to go to and they will have taken pre- France. New Caledonia is home sources told AFP, a day after buildings and in places turned confirm that the strength of the refuges immediately. Basile cautions and gone to higher to a quarter of the world’s rebel delegates landed in the sea foamy. tsunami has fallen significantly Citre, a municipal official on the ground,” he told AFP. known supplies of nickel — a Stockholm accompanied by Tsunami waves were record- and there is no longer a major Loyalty Island of Mare, said he CCTV footage showed vital electronics component — the UN peace envoy. ed moving out from the epi- risk for the population,” said a had been in a meeting at the bathers still frolicking in crys- and is a foothold for France in The first Yemen talks since centre, prompting people to flee spokesman for the civil defence town hall when he felt a small talline seas off Noumea, seem- the Pacific, with French troops 2016 are widely seen as the best to high ground. The Pacific department. “There have been tremor followed by a bigger ingly unaware of the seriousness stationed on the island. chance yet for peace, as the international community In this Oct. 1, 2018 photo, a severely malnourished boy rests on a hospital bed at the throws its weight behind efforts Aslam Health Center, Hajjah, Yemen. Envoys from Yemen’s warring parties are to resolve a conflict that has headed to Sweden for another round of peace talks to stop the three-year-old war, but Briton says with few incentives to compromise, expectations are low for little more than UN relief chief appeals for funds pushed the Arab world’s poor- est country to the brink of improving a faltering de-escalation. (AP/File) psychologically famine. The government delegation was carrying the “hopes vital first step” and called on all include former defence minis- to support 132 million people tortured in UAE of the Yemeni people to achieve parties to “cease any ongoing ter Mahmoud al-Subaihi, who sustainable peace”, the head of hostilities.” The United Arab has been held by rebels since PTI n UNITED NATIONS exiled President Abedrabbo Emirates, another key backer of they overran the capital in late eight million Yemenis with detention Mansour Hadi’s office, the Yemeni government, said 2014, and President Hadi’s onflict has pushed tens of food assistance and 5.4 million London (AFP): A British man Abdullah al-Alimi, said in a the planned talks offered a brother Nasser, a general and Cmillions of people into a Syrians with supplies, medical convicted in the United Arab tweet. The delegation had “critical opportunity” to bring former senior intelligence offi- situation where they are in assistance and protection, Emirates for spying said delayed its departure until the peace to a country in the grip cial. Thousands of prisoners urgent need of help, the UN Lowcock said. “This is hap- Wednesday he was psycholog- rebels had arrived in of what the UN has described have been captured by both relief chief has said, in an pening even as threats to the ically tortured and that his Stockholm after they failed to as the world’s worst humani- sides in the grinding war of appeal for funds that could top safety of aid workers are on the captors asked him to turn dou- show up for the last UN bid to tarian crisis. No date has been attrition that has devastated USD 25 billion to support life- rise,” he noted. ble agent against the British convene peace talks in announced for the start of the Yemen at a cost of nearly saving aid projects in over 40 People’s insecurity has also government. Matthew Hedges, September, sources close to negotiations, but Yemeni gov- 10,000 lives since the Saudi-led countries next year. Speaking at worsened significantly in a university researcher, was the government told AFP. ernment sources said they coalition intervened in March the launch of a major annual Afghanistan because of detained at Dubai airport on On that occasion the rebels could begin Thursday. 2015, according to World analysis of global humanitari- drought, political instability May 5, held in solitary con- complained they had received The head of the 12-mem- Health Organization figures. an needs, Emergency Relief and an influx of returning finement for months and sen- insufficient guarantees of safe ber rebel delegation, Human rights groups put the Coordinator Mark Lowcock refugees, according to the tenced to life in prison on passage through the blockade Mohammed Abdelsalam, said death toll far higher. said that a total of 132 million Global Humanitarian November 21 before being enforced by a Saudi-led coali- it would “spare no effort to The resulting humanitari- people will need assistance Overview 2019, as well as in pardoned by UAE authorities tion since March 2015. make a success of the talks to an crisis, already the world’s next year. Cameroon and the Central five days later. The rebels flew in to restore peace and end the worst, will deteriorate in 2019, Of that number, the UN African Republic (CAR), owing In his first broadcast inter- Stockholm on a Kuwaiti plane aggression”. the UN said on Tuesday, warn- and its partner organisations to an upsurge of conflict and view since returning last week, from Sanaa on Tuesday, accom- At the same time, he called ing the number of people need- aim to support 93.6 million. violence. Hedges was asked on BBC panied by UN envoy Martin on rebel fighters to remain ing food aid is set to jump by While conflict is the main Turning to the high human radio’s Today programme Griffiths, who had promised to “vigilant against any attempt at four million. cause, climate-related risks Office for the Coordination of munity “to deliver, more and cost caused by climate hazards, whether he had been tortured travel with them to allay their a military escalation on the Roughly 75 per cent of such as drought and tropical Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). better” to millions of people. the UN official noted that and replied: “Psychologically, concerns. On Wednesday, a ground”. Yemen’s population will need storms are also significant con- The conflict in Yemen is one of In total the UN is seeking there is an 80 per cent chance correct, yes.” Hedges described half-dozen members of the The announcement of a humanitarian assistance in tributors to the number of the main reasons why next USD 4 billion for its Yemen in 2019 of an El Nino event, being put in ankle cuffs when- rebel delegation could be seen deal on Tuesday to swap hun- 2019, UN humanitarian chief people in crisis. “Something year’s funding appeal is so appeal, Lowcock said, adding which is linked to extreme ever he left his cell to go to the on the grounds of the venue for dreds of detainees was hailed Mark Lowcock told reporters like one person in 70 around high, amid ongoing violence that “there’s going to need to be weather events. bathroom and said he was the talks, the Johannesbergs by the International Committee in Geneva. If the negotiations the world is caught up in cri- between Government forces billions of dollars” additional While the impact is not “blindfolded and handcuffed” Castle — a large estate with a of the Red Cross as “one step in in Sweden show results, “it is sis and urgently needs human- and Houthi opposition, that has support for the Government of expected to be as widespread as when being moved to different golf course in the countryside the right direction towards the possible that we could find by itarian help or protection,” left at least eight million peo- Yemen from the international in 2016, it is still likely to be a premises. One day when he 20 kilometres northeast of building of mutual trust”. The the second half of the year that Lowcock said. “We have a larg- ple close to famine. community, because oil rev- “significant” event and affect repeated his denials that he was Stockholm’s Arlanda airport. ICRC will oversee the exchange the extreme edge could get er number of people displaced, Highlighting the near-eco- enues are down 85 per cent. some 25 countries with not spying for the British gov- Bundled up against the wintry after the first round of talks in taken off the suffering of those mostly by conflict than we nomic collapse of Yemen’s “Unless they get help the prob- drought, tropical cyclones and ernment, he said his inter- cold, rebel delegates could be Sweden. people who have no form of have seen in the world before, economy which will require lems associated with plum- floods including South Africa, rogators forced him to stand up seen chatting and walking on The agreement, struck by income.” I nearly 70 million.” The UN’s long-term financial support meting currency are going to Malawi and Madagascar, for an entire day wearing ankle the grounds, which were cor- the UN envoy in weeks of nternational support for Global Humanitarian Appeal from the international com- happen again,” the UN official Lowcock warned.In another cuffs. “It’s mentally exhausting. doned off by police. shuttle diplomacy, came after the peace bid has been spurred for 2019 amounts to USD 21.9 munity if it is to recover, said, while also stressing the finding, the OCHA report Physically, the adrenaline takes The rebels’ arrival followed the wounded rebels were flown by UN warnings that 14 million billion; it is expected to increase Lowcock warned that next need to tackle the root causes shows that the average UN over. It’s how it made you feel two major confidence-boosting out for treatment on Monday, Yemenis are at risk of famine. to USD 25 billion, once Syria’s year, three-quarters of the of conlicts everywhere. Beyond humanitarian response now mentally,” he said. gestures — a prisoner swap meeting a key rebel precondi- The Norwegian Refugee financial needs have been cal- country’s population – 24 mil- Yemen, needs will remain lasts more than nine years; in Hedges said he suffered deal and the evacuation of 50 tion for joining the talks. Council on Wednesday called culated. lion people - are likely to need “exceptionally high” in Syria, 2014, the norm was 5.2 years. depression and anxiety and wounded insurgents from the Yemeni government official for the two sides to put a halt As of mid-November, help. “The country with the the Democratic Republic of the This year, moreover, nearly was given “a cocktail of med- rebel-held capital for treat- Hadi Haig said between 1,500 to the fighting. donors have provided a record biggest problem in 2019 is Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, three-quarters of people receiv- ication” by his captors. “I asked ment in neutral Oman. and 2,000 pro-government per- “Yemen needs an immedi- USD 13.9 billion in funding, going to be Yemen,” he said, Nigeria and South Sudan, ing assistance are in countries for the medication to be The US State Department sonnel and between 1,000 and ate ceasefire and concrete steps which is about 10 per cent before insisting that the UN’s Lowcock said. that have been affected by increased,” he said. When his hailed the peace talks in 1,500 rebels would be released. to restore public services,” it more than at the same time last coordinated response plans Every month in 2018, humanitarian crises for seven interrogators increased the psy- Sweden as a “necessary and On the government side, they said in a statement. year, according to the UN help the humanitarian com- humanitarians have reached years or more. chological pressure, he said he confessed to being an MI6 agent. “At that point, I had no other option,” he said. He said he told his interrogators he was Campaign of repression in Xinjiang most Real-world learning experiences a “captain” in MI6 — a rank that does not exist in the foreign intelligence service — severe human rights crisis in China: US boost kids’ knowledge: Study only because it was suggested by them. Washington (PTI): The mass ance, physical abuse, arbitrary Washington(PTI): Real-world A few days after being detention and deployment of detention, and arrest. The learning experiences, like sum- detained, he said he also suf- high-tech surveillance tech- Chinese government asserts mer camps, can significantly fered a panic attack after one of nologies to systematically repress authority over the selection, improve children’s knowledge his interrogators asked him Uighurs, Kazakhs, and other approval, and veneration of rein- in a matter of just days, a study “to steal official documentation Muslim minority groups in carnations of Tibetan Buddhist suggests. Researchers from from the Foreign Office”. “I said China’s Xinjiang province is the lamas and supervises their reli- the Ohio State University in the even if I wanted to I couldn’t, most severe human rights crisis gious education. According to US found that 4- to 9-year-old I don’t work for the Foreign in the Communist nation since human rights activists, China kids knew more about how ani- Office,” he said. He described the Cultural Revolution, the severely restricts the religious mals are classified after a four- the sentencing as “an explo- Trump administration has told practices of Uighur Muslims in day camp at a zoo. sion”. “I wasn’t able to process US lawmakers. The situation in Xinjiang and continues to sup- It was not that children it right in the court. It was too resource-rich Xinjiang has been press religious rights of Tibetan who attended just knew more much,” he said, adding that he restive as the native Muslim Buddhists. facts about animals, the was not able to say goodbye to Uighurs have been resisting “We remain concerned researchers noted. The camp his wife Daniela Tejada who increasing settlements of major- tic controls in stark contrast to and fundamental freedoms, about the lack of meaningful actually improved how they was in the courtroom. His pri- ity Han Chinese from other the universal values that the US including religious freedom; the autonomy for Tibetans, and we organised what they knew — a how quickly knowledge organ- the zoo and didn’t involve ani- ority now is to “try and relax” provinces. and its partners have champi- rule of law; and civil society,” she regularly urge China to cease key component of learning. isation changes can occur in mals. At the beginning and end before trying to “clear my An estimated 1.1 million oned for many decades. said. “China’s mass detentions of restrictions on the rights of “This suggests organisation of children. “We didn’t know if it of each camp, all children com- name”, he said, complaining people have been placed in “The most severe human members of Muslim minority Tibetans, as well as their unique knowledge doesn’t require would take months or years for pleted two different tests that that the UAE conviction on his internment camps, including rights crisis in China - perhaps groups in Xinjiang, while per- religious, linguistic, and cultur- years to happen. It can occur children to accomplish this. measured how well they under- record could limit his travel re-education camps where, since the Cultural Revolution - haps the most egregious exam- al traditions and practices,” she with a short, naturalistic learn- Now we have evidence that it stood the differences between options. Hedges has said he was according to former detainees is the mass detention and deploy- ple, is only one of many recent said. ing experience,” said Layla can happen in days,” Unger mammals, birds and reptiles. carrying out research on the and other witnesses, inmates ment of high-tech surveillance actions taken by the Chinese Recently, oppressive activi- Unger, lead author of the study said. The study involved 28 The zoo camp consisted of UAE’s foreign and security are subjected to intense political technologies to systematically leadership that run counter not ties aimed at residents of the published in the Journal of children who took part in a lessons, interactions with pre- policies after the Arab Spring indoctrination and abuse. repress Uighurs, Kazakhs, and only to China’s international Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Experimental Child four-day summer zoo camp in served and live animals, tours revolutions in 2011 for a doc- Testifying before a Congressional other Muslim minority groups in human rights commitments, but region reportedly have severely Psychology. “It highlights the Pittsburgh, US. of the zoo, games and craft ses- torate at Durham University committee, Laura Stone, Acting Xinjiang,” Stone told lawmakers also to Chinese law,” she said. intensified, as documented by enriching potential of real- They were compared to 32 sions. “Most of the themes at The case caused outrage in Deputy Assistant Secretary of during a Congressional hearing. According to Stone, there have the dogged reporting of diplo- world programmes like sum- children who participated in a the zoo camp were not orient- Britain, a close ally of UAE. The State for East Asian and Pacific “In recent years, we have wit- been continued reports that mats, reporters, academics, and mer camps. They aren’t just different summer camp in a ed towards explicitly teaching UAE continues to assert that he Affairs, alleged that China is dou- nessed a regression in terms of Tibetan Buddhists have been Muslim communities abroad, recreation,” Unger said. This nearby neighbourhood of children biological taxonomic was a spy and says Hedges was bling down on repressive domes- China’s respect for human rights subjected to forced disappear- she alleged. study is one of the first to show Pittsburgh, which was not at groups,” Unger said. treated fairly. Foreign, domestic leaders prepare goodbyes to Bush AFP n WASHINGTON end of the Cold War — and in King Abdullah II and Queen Monday with First Lady Trump has declared Wednesday a style dramatically different Rania of Jordan, and former Melania Trump to salute Bush’s a national day of mourning. nternational dignitaries will from the bombast and com- Polish president Lech Walesa, casket. And on the eve of the Many federal offices will be Ijoin US leaders present and bativeness championed by the among others. state funeral, the couple met closed along with Wall Street past on Wednesday in saying current commander-in-chief, Trump’s ascendancy to the with George W. Bush and for- stock markets. their final goodbyes to former Donald Trump. head of the Republican Party mer first lady Laura Bush at the Congress has also sus- president George HW Bush, The country’s five living saw him exchange vitriolic presidential guest residence pended votes — even in the whose life will be honoured at presidents — Jimmy Carter, Bill attacks with the Bushes, includ- Blair House. midst of a looming potential a funeral service in Washington. Clinton, Bush’s son George W. ing mocking Bush senior’s Trump’s relations with the shutdown that requires con- The nation’s 41st president, Bush, Barack Obama, and “thousand points of light” Republican establishment have gressional action before mid- who died Friday at age 94, has Trump — are scheduled to phrase and slamming the pres- been rocky since his insurgent night Friday. The passing of lain in state since late Monday attend the service at idential son’s 2003 invasion of campaign took him to the Bush, only the second president in the US Capitol rotunda. Washington National Iraq as “one of the worst deci- party’s nomination and then a to see his son follow him to the Tens of thousands of Cathedral, the Neo-Gothic spir- sions in the history of our shock election win in 2016. He Oval Office, has led Americans Americans have quietly filed in itual center point of the US cap- country.” But he has taken did not attend the funeral this to reflect on his life of duty and to pay their respects to a man ital. Britain’s Prince Charles pains to demonstrate unity year of George H.W. Bush’s wife service to country as a leader of A final salute is rendered by the honor guard standing watch over the flag-draped casket of the late president, George H.W. who steered the nation through will be there, as will German since Bush’s death, and made a Barbara Bush, even though the so-called “Greatest Bush, as the public viewing comes to an end at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda onWednesday. AP turbulent times including the Chancellor Angela Merkel, low-key visit to the Capitol late other presidents were there. Generation.” usp 13 LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 6, 2018

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MBCN RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD FOR ‘BEST INSTITUTION WORKING FOR THE CAUSE OF PERSONS IMD betters warning systems WITH DISABILITIES’ Mata Bhagwanti Chadha Niketan (MBCN), an initiative of the Ponty The Indian Meteorological Department has not only inducted technology to improve its accuracy of Chadha Foundation, received the National Award weather forecast but has also made remarkable progress in curbing loss of life with timely predictions. for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities The Director General of Meteorology of IMD, K J RAMESH, in an interview with ANKITA SAXENA, details (Divyangjan) 2018 by the Vice President of India, how the services of the organisation are helping improve day-to-day lives of the citizens Venkaiah Naidu. The award was received by the trustee ● of the foundation, Shanam Is artificial rain a solution to tack- Chadha, under the le air pollution in Delhi? category—‘Best Institution There are multiple factors that con- working for Cause of tribute to the air pollution in Delhi. Persons with Disabilities’. Chadha said, “It was my father’s vision to The local emissions are already very create an environment where children with special needs could become high in the capital where the transport socially and economically independent; and today I am proud that his sector contributes the maximum. dream project has reached this pinnacle. Working on his philosophy Though NASA regularly gives out and vision, we strive to work towards creating a better society for the satellite images of burning of the crop special children. I am thankful for all the support received from the residue, they were given more consid- Principal, teachers, parents and well-wishers who have worked eration when it started to affect the air tirelessly towards the betterment of this segment.” quality of Delhi about two years ago. Apart from this, the transfer of dust BSF COMPLETES 53 YEAR IN from the Gulf also contributed to this SERVICE OF THE NATION issue. One has to understand that this The Border Security Force completed is a winter phenomenon in the city 53 years of its dedicated, since the air is denser and thus the pol- distinguished and glorious service to lution settles. However, artificial rain the nation on December 1. On this is not a solution. For artificial rains, the occasion, the Force personnel paid a clouds are injected to produce rains but homage to the 1879 brave hearts, in winters there is hardly any cloud for- who made supreme sacrifice on the mation and thus it is not a workable altar of duty and attained martyrdom. option. The supreme sacrifice and valour of the bordermen has been duly recognised by the Government of India ● What are some of the proposed by awarding one Mahavir Chakra, 13 Veer Chakras, 4 Kirti Chakras, solutions to combat poor air qual- 13 Shaurya Chakras, 232 PPMsG and 921 PMsG. ity in Delhi? There are multiple actions required to address this issue which have to be both long term and short term. We have to first monitor the pollution to know which part of the day, which part of the city is facing the issue, or if the hot spots are static or dynamic before we can come up with a solution. To monitor the same, we have 44 stations in the city to keep a check on the air balloon and payload method. This have had a significant impact on the households and then disseminate Open sea communication is a chal- quality and identify the emission technology has undergone improve- agriculture industry. We have iden- this information further. In 2015, lenge and to address that we have sources. We also have to update the ments in the last few years. We track tified 130 agriculture monitoring according to a survey conducted by come up with some measures to warn emission inventory to accommodate a payload which is attached to a bal- stations, set up in the agriculture uni- the National Council of Applied the fishermen of changes in weather the new contributors. A high level loon filled with hydrogen gas and versity campuses, research farms and Economic Research, to assess the eco- conditions. The GPRS system deliv- INDIANOIL CHAIRMAN CONFERRED WITH committee has been formed which will then released in the atmosphere. Indian Council of agricultural nomic impact of this service, it was ers alerts up till 12 nautical miles but DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD BY IIT-ROORKEE advise steps to the capital and the When the inside pressure of the bal- Research (ICAR) labs to generate found that the total GDP contribution beyond that, it is difficult to inform The Indian Institute Technology-Roorkee felicitated the chairman of neighbouring state governments to loon is more than the external pres- forecasts. Under the Gramin Krishi was `48,000 crore. It was also the fishermen about possible calami- IndianOil, Sanjiv Singh, with its most prestigious ‘Distinguished combat this issue. The Graded sure, the balloon bursts, which is Mausam Seva, agro-advisory ser- observed that if this service was ties. We are linking the VHF frequen- Alumnus Award’ for 2018 for his outstanding professional Response Action Plan (GRAP) is also mostly at 20 to 22 km and then the vices are provided where these 130 expanded to 22 crops and penetrat- cies at lighthouses with the fishermen accomplishments. Sanjiv Singh, Class of 1980, became the first put in place to come up with short measurements are taken from 43 stations cover four to six nearby dis- ed to the block level, then it had the boats to reach a larger radius with chemical engineer from his alma mater to be felicitated with this term fixes so that emissions can be locations across the country, twice a tricts and generate customised weath- potential to have an economic impact NAVTEX, wirelessly. This network honour. Singh said, “I accept the award with pride and utmost modulated. Implementation of Odd- day. We plan to increase this to 55 er forecasts, twice a week on Tuesday of `3,50,000 crore. Keeping this in can cover a distance of 12-30 nauti- humility as such a recognition by one’s alma mater is the indeed the ultimate honour.” Even, shutting of thermal power locations in a year’s time. During and Friday for the next four days, for mind, we are now expanding the cal miles. The Tamil Nadu govern- plants, avoiding the movement of afternoons and nights, we measure four major crops. This way, we cover monitoring units to each of the 656 ment has also brought around 1,000 debris and trucks are some of the short only the wind speed from 60 stations. all 656 districts of the country. A districts. We are going to use the satellite phones to inform the fisher- term solutions. Almost 40,000 payloads are required weekly outlook is also provided by the ICAR’s Krishi Vigyan Kendras men not only about sea roughness but per year and as per the global rate ICAR. Apart from this advisory, 42 (KVKs) to set up these units. We have also the atmosphere condition. The ● Has accuracy of weather contract, currently we pay $59 dollars million registered farmers receive 130 stations already in place and of the fishermen can also be alerted about improved over the years? What has per payload, which is a heavy invest- their crop related advisory through an remaining units we plan to open 200 natural disasters while they are at the brought about this improvement? ment made only on upper air mea- SMS and on the m-Kisan portal. units by the end of this year. sea using the NaVIC system, a home- The accuracy depends on the quali- surements as the data received from When we had started this service, grown GPS. Since there is no mobile ty of input data from observation sys- these activities are the lifeline of most only three million farmers were tak- ● The loss of lives of fishermen at network coverage in the deep seas tems. We not only measure the sur- of the services. ing the benefit which has now sea has been attributed to the lack beyond 12 nautical miles, we have face temperature but to measure ● How are IMD services helping the become 42 million. We are now of timely information about weath- introduced NaVIC, which can be temperature, humidity and wind agriculture sector? working with states to generate the er changes. How are you addressing mounted to the mobile device and will speed above the surface, we use the Improvements in weather forecast database of the remaining farmer this issue? have bluetooth connectivity.

NATIONAL AWARDS CONFERED ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PWDS The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu, conferred the National Awards on individuals, institutions/organisations and state/districts for their outstanding achievements and work towards empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in Delhi. The Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Thawarchand Gehlot, Ministers of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar, Ramdas Athawale and Vijay Sampla, Secretary DEPwD, Shakuntala D Gamlin and various dignitaries also graced the occasion. On the occassion, 56 individuals and 16 institutions were awarded.

JCC FOR INDIA-JAPAN PROJECT ON ‘CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT ON RAILWAYS SAFETY’ The first meeting of Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) for India- Japan Project on ‘Capacity Development on Railway Safety’ was held at Northern Railway Headquarter in New Delhi. The meeting was of their family were spotted the dying weaving traditions chaired by the general manager Northern Railway T P Singh and the casually interacting with each of Varanasi. She said, “The officials from the Railway Board, Northern Railway, Dedicated Freight other. The women were original famed techniques of Corridor Corporation Limited and Commission of Railway Safety dressed in TANTUVI Sarees weave were no longer in use Organisations represented the Indian side. The Japanese by Smriti Morarka. since the weavers found them representatives included officials from the Government of Japan, BANARSI “Being able to showcase economically unfeasible. Japanese Embassy, Japan Transport Safety Board and the Japan the very best from the looms TANTUVI worked closely International Cooperation Agency. of Banaras to the discerning with them to move from dis- patrons in Delhi is always a closing these techniques used EXPERIENCE privilege. This time it was by their ancestors to then even more special as we were actually producing pieces able bring to the fore the made in these ways. The chal- hands behind the looms that lenges were to make the REVATILISED work tirelessly to create these designing sensibilities one magnificent works of art,” that would appeal to the new said Morarka. and still toe the line with the STB AND OLA CO-CREATE A UNIQUE IN-TRIP To celebrate this ancienct heritage of While on one hand, there traditional, as well as the cost EXPERIENCE FOR OLA PASSENGERS was a setup of a Banarasi shop of using these laborious tech- The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has textiles between India and Turkey, the to exhibit sarees, on the other niques. It is my endeavor at announced a partnership with Ola where the hand, a fashion consultant TANTUVI, to bring before ride-hailing company will run a campaign handloom revitalist, SMRITI MORARKA, from Mumbai tutored the my buyers the very best, using from December 1 to 15 on its platforms showcased her Banarsi saree collection at audience about modern, classic and timeless patterns across 19 cities in West and Central India for interesting ways of draping a and motifs along with due its customers to win a trip to Singapore. The an interactive exhibition at the residence Banarsi by demonstrating the thought given to the fabric, Regional Director–South Asia, Middle East of the Ambassador of Turkey to India. same on the contemporary texture and quality.” and Africa (SAMEA) of STB, GB Srithar, Indian models. What made The fabrics made under informed that the Ola users will have to take a By ANKITA SAXENA this exhibition even more the label of TANTUVI are minimum of three rides and enter the special was the array of made in natural yarns of cot- promocode ‘SINGAPORE’ to participate in the he ancient civilisations Banarasi process of weaving, Banarsi delicacies, specially ton and silk, its derivatives or contest. Three pairs of winners will be selected and will be notified of both Turkey and the hands that work the looms curated for the evening. in the combination of both. through emails by December 31. In addition to the campaign, the India have a similar and the mind that plans the Delhi’s prominent citizens Providing support to the local STB’s brand of ‘Passion Made Possible’ will be further entrenched T through the showcasing of their branded content across Ola’s passion for the woven textile. context of the textile. In an including spouses of real zari industry, all the zari platforms. The exuberant use of metal- unusual gesture, female mem- Ambassadors of various used by the organisation is lic thread embedded in the bers of the weavers’ families nations to India, historians, pure. The primary pitch of INDIAN VISITORS TO softest silk, the great care were also present, and fashion designers, blue-chip TANTUVI is sarees produced GREECE UP BY 119 PER given to stylised motifs and endorsed their age-old artis- entrepreneurs, socialites, art with patience, skill and dedi- CENT precision weaving were their tic excellence. The exhibition curators, textile connoisseurs cation. “By making the sarees As per the statistics released by the shared hallmark and imagery also showcsed a threeminute and patrons were spotted in limited numbers, we do our Greece National Tourist Office (GNTO) and iconography transcended trailer to a documentary film enjoying this authentic exper- bit to ensure its exclusivity. By and Athens International Airport, geographical borders, includ- titled—‘Bunkar–The Last of ince. not falling into the rhythm of 38,046 Indian tourists visited Greece ing the Buddhist influences, the Varanasi Weavers’, that Sharing details about the mass production and com- in the nine months in 2018 vis-à-vis reflecting in the Ottomon premiered in the Indian master weavers showcased land of Ghats, there were brand, Morarka informed that mercialisation, we commit to 17,376 Indian tourists during the textiles. Panorama at IFFI this year. their skills. As live classical small salons where the origi- she started TANTUVI, which ensure that the unique charm same period in 2017, registering an increase of 119 per cent, informed The exhibition aimed to Morarka and her team of musicians played tunes to nal weavers from Varanasi means ‘weaver’ in Sanskrit, in of each of our designs is sus- the secretary general of GNTO, Konstantinos Tsegas. introduce the audience to the weavers staged live looms as export the audience to the along with a woman member 1998 as an attempt to revive tained,” added Morarka. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 6, 2018 vivacity 14

SANJOY ROY has helmed many pathbreaking festivals but it is the Jaipur Literary Festival, which celebrates dissent and India, where he has left his impeccable mark, says SAIMI SATTAR Kareena open to do web series Actress KAREENA KAPOOR KHAN Culture says she is game to star in a web series only if the content is as “wonderful” as Sacred Games. “I do not think Saif has got so many compliments Czar for a film the way he has got for the series here are more than a rience but also because it is an (Sacred Games)....In hundred people — the important place to be for books.” India, to have such swish set of Delhi kit- And with the business of books bold content has not ted out in their best to having practically exploded over been done before,” safeguard against the the years, JLF is certainly a place Tvagaries of nature while answer- to go to. “Ten years ago, a best- she said. ing suitably to the demands of seller was 3,000 hardback copies Kareena is open to fashion, tinkling their glasses maximum. Today you are talking do a show on digi- while talking about books, liter- of 30,000. We sell about a 1,00,000 tal platforms. She ature and more. But in the sea of from the bookstore over five humanity, one person is hard to days which is the number that five said, “As an actor miss. He greets everyone with bookstores sell in a month in a I think I should equal warmth, asks appropriate main city,” he adds. do different and specific questions of each The mammoth size of the fes- things so that person and tells them to help tival, which has been the subject fans all themselves to the hors d’oevre of study at the Harvard Business get seats while all the kids were the vast sea of humanity, they step you go away with five, 15, 50 or that are circulating on the garden School, “was an accident” says sitting there. I believe that the fes- up to the vast table and conver- 500 different viewpoints, that is over get to terrace of a hotel in central Delhi. Roy. They never started out to tival is for younger people, which sations change,” says Roy. what make the festival great,” he see me.” And it seems that it is around the become the largest festival of its is evident from the fact that 61 per JLF is also known to openly says. shock of grey white hair sport- kind. “The five pillars that we cent of visitors are below the age accept dissent. “We don’t accept However, many of its dis- ed by founder and director of stand on include that today India of 25. When writers look at this, it, we openly celebrate it,” asserts senters say that over the years the Teamwork Arts Sanjoy K Roy, across the world is seen as a place it is an awakening for them Roy and by way of example says, JLF has descended into a massive that most of the action circumam- that one should get to know. But because everywhere else it is a sea “The left, right, centre, far left, far jamboree which has to do with ‘I always tell every- bulates at the curtain raiser of the it is seen as way too confusing. of this,” he says pointing to his right — everyone can take cen- everything but books. Roy coun- body that I feel I am Jaipur Litfest. Roy along with co- Maybe the festival gives the audi- grey hair. He also says that some trestage. Of course that means we ters, “You can come for whatev- directors, noted historian William ence a sense of what India is. It is of the best questions and the most do get bashed by all sides but that er reason that drives you. You can living my dream. Dalrymple and writer Namita a window to another world and intelligent ones at the sessions are is our job, for I believe that we come to take a selfie, eat whatev- Whatever Gokhale, are the most prominent another philosophy,” says Roy. asked by younger people. need to give as many platforms to er food that we offer. Of course, is hap- faces of the Jaipur Literary Festival The setting of Jaipur with its Roy feels that it’s the audience people as possible to give them a we could have held it an India which will be held between old world charm and forts further that lends JLF its incredible vibe. perspective so that they can make International Centre or India pening January 24 and 28 next year. adds to the pull of the place along “The joint energy and its effusion up their own mind.” Habitat Centre or their equivalent with me This year’s constellation of with the Indian hospitality. “It is that you feel at JLF is something And his vision is in a way but this is about celebrating our has speakers includes Colson like the great big Indian wedding similar that that you feel during being realised as since the incep- built heritage and culture and the Whitehead, author of nine books of the literature festival. Everyone a Kumbh Mela or when you go tion of the JLF, many more festi- legacy of writing which we had always of fiction and non-fiction, includ- goes away as an ambassador after for a pilgrimage. It is what makes vals have sprouted on the same forgotten for a long time.” been a ing the Pulitzer Prize winning The attending it,” says Roy. Besides the the festival what it really is,” says lines. Roy says, “We support JLF has also travelled to a dream Underground Railroad, Markus hospitality, heritage, great pro- Roy whose Teamwork Arts has many of the festivals that happen number of places outside the Zusak, the international best- gramming, what made the num- several other successful cultural around us. We share the authors country and while each destina- for me selling author of The Book Thief, ber of visitors swell from 5,000- festival including Ishaara Puppet and we believe that there can be tion has contributed to its growth, and I which was on New York Times 6,000 in the initial year to about Theatre, Mahindra Kabira more platforms in the sub conti- each location has also made it never bestseller list for a decade and has half a million last year, is the fact Festival, The Sacred Pushkar and nent. Our only advice is that they specific to that place. “In London, been translated into more than 40 that, “We are able to bring the many other national and interna- should find their USP. Every fes- it is programmed for London. In thought that all this languages, Andrew Sean Greer, world to India and take India to tional ones under its ever-expand- tival can contribute to its local Boulder, it is very specific to

can become a reality bestselling author of six works of the world. All of that has coming belt. Photo: Pankaj Kumar economy to the publishing, America so you will have Latino, one day. People have fiction, including the 2018 bined to create the pillars on The JLF is certainly the music, theatre and more because African, Caribbean and Native Pulitzer Prize winning novel Less which the festival sits on. We are biggest of their brands and Roy WITH THE BUSINESS there is an economics around it,” Americans and issues that are made me so big now among others. not precious about reserving seats has actively worked to ensure that he says. local. We have a local, national which I never So when one asks Roy how as it is first come, first serve irre- its philosophy has remained OF BOOKS HAVING He believes that the idea of and international perspective thought I can be as a does he manage to have such a spective of whether it is a Chief unchanged. “We try and ensure EXPLODED JLF is that one can come here and which is what makes it different. female singer.’ wide variety of names each year, Minister or a Minister. The fact that the speaker is presented discover the world, listen to This helps us to discover amaz- pat comes the reply, “People want that it is open access and there are with a platform where he or she OVER THE YEARS, incredible ideas and go away ing writers that otherwise we —Neha Kakkar to come to us. That’s the big news. no reservations also makes it doesn’t have to say what he or she JLF IS CERTAINLY A feeling amazed with it all. “You would have had no access to,” he The way we look after people is special. Often some celebrated has already said on 500 other plat- can disagree, you can have dis- says with a satisfied smile. one reason. It is not just an expe- people told me that they did not forms. Moreover, when they see PLACE TO GO TO sent, you can do whatever but if Comedian-actor-producer KAPIL SHARMA has started shooting for a new edition of The Kapil Sharma Show with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan as its first The richest of them all Bollywood bats for PeeCee celebrity guest. The episode, Actor SALMAN KHAN is the wealthiest Indian celebrity Actors SONAM, SWARA cut which will be according to an index by a magazine journalist MARIAH SMITH aired on Sony to size for calling Entertainment the total earnings — `3,140.25 Television, will crore — of the top 100 celebri- PRIYANKA a scam artist and also feature ties for the year. Salman's brothers Sohail Khan Indian cricket captain Virat conning NICK JONAS Kohli jumped one spot to the and Arbaaz Khan as well as their second rank, with total earnings ndian celebrities like Sonam Kapoor Ahuja and father Salim Khan, read a state- of `228.09 crore, a sharp ISwara Bhasker, and singer Sona Mohapatra, have ment. increase of 116.53 per cent from criticised journalist Mariah Smith for writing a Kapil will be joined by his original the previous year. Actor Akshay “racist” article about actress Priyanka Chopra and gang — Chandan, Kiku Sharda Kumar completed the top three, American singer Nick Jonas’ wedding. with `185 crore in earnings. In The New York Mag’s TheCut article, the and Sumona Chakravarti. With no movie releases in journalist called Priyanka, a “global scam artist”, Meanwhile, Kapil will marry his 2017, Shah Rukh Khan, who was who tricked young Jonas, into a lifelong commit- fiance, Ginni, at her hometown in at the second spot on the 2017 ment when all he really wanted was a fling. Jalandhar on December 12. Forbes India Celebrity list, fell “Priyanka: She is a modern-day scam artist, out of the top 10. His earnings in my opinion. That’s right: Nicholas Jonas mar- were down 33 per cent this ried into a fraudulent relationship against his will year, at `56 crore from endorse- this past Saturday, ‘Much scope in ments, placing him at rank 13 on December the 1st, the list. and I’ll tell you why spy genre’ Newly-wed actress Deepika I think so...,” it read. Former Castle star STANA KATIC, Padukone broke into the top five After the article as per the Forbes — the first got circulated on who played an agent in the James woman celebrity to find place in social media, it gar- Bond movie Quantum of Solace, the top five with earnings of nered huge flak says there are many exciting `112.8 crore, placing her firm- from some of the opportunities in the spy/espionage ly at rank 4. members of Indian film genre for actresses. Cricket star Mahendra Singh film fraternity. Dhoni rounded up the top five “For a publica- While actor Daniel with `101.77 crore, followed by tion that ‘shows Craig's successor as Aamir Khan (`97.50 crore), women what they the suave fictional Amitabh Bachchan (`96.17 are made of’, British spy James crore), Ranveer Singh (`84.7 TheCut has a lot to crore), Sachin Tendulkar (`80.00 answer for. The arti- Bond is yet to be crore) and Ajay Devgn (`74.50 cle on Priyanka was sexist, racist and disgusting. decided, like others, crore) making it to the top 10. Also it’s written by a woman which is so sad. It Katic is also excited There is mixed representa- reeks of envy and bitterness. Mariah, shame on about finding out tion from the prolific South you,” Sonam wrote on social media. who will replace Indian film industry. There are Swara also expressed her disappointment on 17 celebrities from the South this the micro-blogging site. him. PeeCee made her first professional appearance after her wedding year against 13 on the 2017 list. “Depressed with the state of the world and cur- for the launch of the Bumble app in New Delhi on Wednesday “The film series The number of Bollywood rent affairs? Here is some good old fashioned is so engrained in actors is down from 33 to 31, puerile filth published by TheCut to add some “shocked” after reading Smith’s write-up. all of us because despite their cumulative earn- pointless venom to your day. Also someone “What does the writer mean by saying that he of the work of the ings increasing by 12.89 per invite Mariah to an Indian wedding, might is gotten married against his will to a fraudulent cent from the previous year. assuage some of her misguided angst! Yellow relationship? Does the writer not see in pictures Broccoli family Indian cricket team all- Journalism,” wrote the Tanu Weds Manu actress. that it was one of the most beautiful weddings (producers of the rounder Hardik Pandya, with In the article, Smith also said, “Priyanka’s ever?” added Nanda. series). I trust them earnings to the tune of `28.46 indulgences and what she views as necessities speak Sona found the article “deeply disgusting.” to do best for the ollywood superstar Salman ties. The period under consid- crore, was the highest gainer (in volumes to her personality and what she’ll do, or “To character assassinate a hardworking, dri- next installment. I Khan is the richest Indian eration is October 1, 2017 to percentage terms), with his think she needs to do, for her career....” ven, achiever like Priyanka Chopra in this warped, celebrity, according to the September 30, 2018. annual earnings rising nearly Smith also slammed the couple, who got mar- petty manner and for TheCut to publish such a know for sure that I'll B 2018 Forbes India Celebrity 100 The actor’s earnings are nine times. ried in Jodhpur last week, saying they had their low-brow piece is the lowest of the lows. ‘Priyanka’s be one of those sit- list, which he has topped for the pegged at `253.25 crore. Salman, Actress Nayanthara, whose high profile wedding just to make money. plan to make this Nick Jonas opportunity her for- ting in the audience third consecutive year. Shah 52, cemented his place in the top earnings stand at `15.17 crore, is “Priyanka and Nick are finding ways for their ever b***h?’ Sick,” Sona sighed. looking forward to Rukh Khan has fallen out of the spot thanks to the success of his the only woman from the South ‘love’ make them money — circumventing the The former Miss World was in New Delhi on watching it,” Katic top 10 list. movies Tiger Zinda Hai and Indian film industry to make it methods used by the celebrities of yore, who stuck Wednesday for the launch of the dating app The 2018 Forbes India Race 3. His earnings were to the list, following the success to selling their wedding or baby photos to maga- Bumble, in which she is an investor as well. said. Celebrity 100 List ranking are backed by endorsements of sev- of her dark comedy, Kolamavu zines,” the article added. —IANS/Photo: Pankaj Kumar based on estimates of entertain- eral consumer-facing brands, Kokila and the thriller Aramm. Veteran writer-producer Vinta Nanda was left ment-related earnings of celebri- and constitute 8.06 per cent of —IANS TODAY’S FIXTURES ESP vs NZ 5:00pm ARG vs FRA 7:00pm LIVE ON STAR SELECT NETWORK 15 LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 6, 2018 GERMANS ROLL Pak, Malaysia play out DUTCH IN EURO RIVALRY hard-fought draw

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wo-time champions Germany our-time champions Pakistan outclassed last edition Silver Fplayed out a hard-fought 1-1 Tmedallist Netherlands 4-1 in draw with Malaysia in a Pool D their second Pool D match to inch match as both the teams remained closer towards booking a direct quar- in the hunt for a knock-out round terfinal berth. berth on Wednesday. Germany came back from a goal After failing to break the dead- down and scored through Mathias lock for a long time, Pakistan drew Muller (30th minute), Lukas the first blood in the 51st minute Windfeder (52nd), Marco Miltkau through Muhammad Atiq's field (54th) and Christopher Ruhr (58th) strike before Malaysia restored to register their second consecutive parity four minutes later when win in the pool. Faizal Saari converted a penalty cor- Netherlands, however, took the ner to stay afloat in the competition. early lead through Valentin Verga in The draw meant both Pakistan the 13th minute. and Malaysia remained in the fray By virtue of this win, Germany is for the knock-out rounds, having atop Pool D with six points from two garnered a point each from two wins ahead of Netherlands, who are outings. on three points. Germany are leading the pool Bilal's drag-flick directed at the top Umar Bhutta earned Pakistan their Germany had earlier defeated with six points ahead of right corner was blocked by second short corner but Bilal's Pakistan 1-0 in their opening match, Netherlands and Pakistan. Malaysia Malaysia goalkeeper Kumar drag-flick hit the runner's foot while Netherlands had mauled are placed last because of an infe- Subramaniam. resulting in another set piece, Malaysia 7-0. rior goal difference. Malaysia came close to scoring which they wasted while going for In the battle between world num- Pakistan had earlier lost by a in the ninth minute but Butt came a variation. Both the teams failed ber 4 Netherlands and number 6 solitary goal to Germany, while up with yet another great save to to break the deadlock in the first Germany, the Dutch were the early Malaysia were thrashed 0-7 by the stop Razi Rahim's drag-flick direct- two quarters. aggressors but the Germans came to Netherlands. ed at the bottom centre. Ten minutes into the third the party as the match progressed. Pakistan will round off their It was an end-to-end battle as quarter, Malaysia won their fourth Netherlands captain Billy Baker pool engagements against experienced Subramiam made penalty corner but to no avail. had the first real scoring opportuni- Netherlands on December 9 while another smart save to keep away a Pakistan finally tasted success ty in the eighth minute but his shot Malaysia, with a goal difference of reverse flick from a midfield pass in the 51st minute, courtesy skip- from a close range was brilliantly BY VIRTUE OF THIS WIN, GERMANY IS ATOP POOL penalty corners in a span of two min- minus 7, have an uphill task against of Tasawar Abbas. per Muhammad Rizwan's inch saved by German keeper Tobias utes but wasted all the opportunities. the Germans the same day. Pakistan attacked mostly perfect pass to Atiq inside the box. Walter. D WITH SIX POINTS FROM TWO WINS AHEAD OF The missed opportunities cost In the encounter between through the centre with 80 per cent The striker first received the pass, But the Netherlands, who were NETHERLANDS, WHO ARE ON THREE POINTS. Netherlands dear as Germany scored world number 12 Malaysia and of their circle entries coming from created space on the right, took a the better team at least in the first GERMANY HAD EARLIER DEFEATED PAKISTAN 1-0 from their fourth penalty corner number 13 Pakistan, there were that area, while Malaysia tried to 360 degree spin to shoot the ball quarter, were not to be denied the lead with Windfeder finding the back of hardly anything to separate the two find spaces on the right side. past Subramaniam. as Verga broke the deadlock in the IN THEIR OPENING MATCH, WHILE NETHERLANDS Dutch goal with a low grounded flick. sides. Faizal Saari earned Malaysia Malaysia desperately needed a 13th minute, tapping in Mirco HAD MAULED MALAYSIA 7-0 Two minutes later, Germany Malaysia started brightly earn- their fourth penalty corner in the goal to stay afloat in the tournament Pruijser's reverse hit cross from close made the scoreling 3-1 in their favour ing two penalty corners in the third 23rd minute but Butt once again and five minutes from the final range. Germany attempt, this time from the second of which resulted in a when Miltkau deflected in a Niklas minute. While the first attempt was made a good save to deny Saari. hooter their efforts succeeded when The Germans got their first Niklas Wellen's reverse hit was saved beautiful goal by Muller from a Wellen pass from the right flank. As blocked by the Pakistani runner, the Both the teams made forays they earned their fifth penalty cor- penalty corner seconds before the end by Dutch goalkeeper Pirmin Blaak. superb, well-executed variation. if that was not enough for the Dutch, next try was kept at bay by keeper with pace and trickery on either ner and Saari was up to the task, of first quarter but were unlucky as Germany continued to press hard The Germans continued to be Germany struck again two minutes Imran Butt. ends but they lacked the final pass flicking the ball high to the top right Mathias Muller's strike from a superb and at the stroke of first quarter aggressive after the change of ends but from the final hooter from a penalty Next, it was Pakistan's turn to inside the box. corner of Pakistan goal to share the variation struck the post. Another secured back-to-back penalty corners, it was Netherlands who got four stroke which was converted by Ruhr. earn a penalty corner but Aleem Two minutes from half-time, spoils. Sane, Mahrez strengthen City’s lead AFP n LONDON

anchester City opened up Ma five-point lead at the top of the table with a seventh straight Premier League victory, but was made to work for a 2-1 win at Watford on Tuesday. City's goals came either side of half-time as Leroy Sane chest- ed home to end Watford's resistance before Riyad Mahrez swept home early in the second period. However, they had to withstand a nervy finish after Abdoulaye Doucoure bundled home five minutes from time. Pep Guardiola made six changes to his starting line-up despite also missing Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne through injury. Yet, City were still far too strong for the dogged hosts, who had goalkeeper Ben Foster to Mahrez came in for the rotated for the first time in the to repel Watford's aerial assault, thank for the visitors not rack- England international and the league this season. but City held on. ing up the 5-0 and 6-0 thrash- luxury of options on offer to City got uncharacteristical- Elsewhere, Bournemouth ings they did on their two pre- Guardiola was obvious as both ly slack in the final quarter, moved above Manchester vious visits to Vicarage Road. his wide men found the net in though, and were made to pay United, who host Arsenal on Guardiola changed his Sterling's absence. when Doucoure finally turned Wednesday, up to sixth thanks entire back four from Saturday's However, Watford were left home after a goalmouth scram- to a 2-1 win over Huddersfield. 3-1 win over Bournemouth and to rue their chances before the ble. Brighton edged into the left the in-form Raheem Sterling break against a City defence that Guardiola was forced to top half as despite playing for on the bench for the full 90 min- appeared to miss Aymeric throw on Laporte and Nicolas over an hour with 10 men, they utes. Laporte as the Frenchman was Otamendi in the closing stages beat Crystal Palace 3-1. Kipchoge, Ibarguen scoop IAAF awards LOCAL EVENTS BAREILLY ENTER SEMIS AFP n MONACO Bareilly thrashed Devipatan 6-1 to enter the enyan marathon master semi-final of State-Level Senior KEliud Kipchoge and Women’s Hockey Tournament Colombian jumper Caterine at Mohd Shahid Stadium on Ibarguen won the IAAF men Wednesday. Raunak scored and women's 2018 awards on in the 3rd and 5th minute to Tuesday. give Bareilly an early lead. In Kipchoge set a new the 21st minute Manju marathon world record in Chaudhary scored for Berlin in September, smashing Devipatan. After that Kushboo, the previous best by an incred- Kajal, Shivani and Samreen ible 78 seconds as he clocked scored to make it 6-1 in favour 2hr 1min 39sec. of Bareilly. In the second quar- The 34-year-old Olympic terfinal, Meerut beat Varanasi champion's effort was the 8-1. largest single improvement on the marathon world record INTER-SCHOOL since Derek Clayton improved raced, winning three times not Sweden's 19-year-old pole LPS Sector 9 Vrindavan the mark by 2:23 in 1967. only in Berlin but also London, vaulter Armand Duplantis won Yojana defeated Army Public Acclaimed as the greatest with victories in Rio for the men's rising star award after School by 17 runs in AICC 2nd marathon runner of the mod- Olympic Gold as well as in equalling the second best ever SAJS Alambagh Campus Inter- ern era, Kipchoge has domi- Hamburg, Rotterdam and vault with 6.05m at the School Cricket Tournament at nated marathon racing since Chicago. European champs in Berlin in Seth Anandram Jaipuria making his debut in Hamburg Ibarguen, also 34, won August. "Pole vaulting's a very School on Wednesday. in 2013 after a successful track both horizontal jumps at the strange discipline," said BRIEF SCORES: career that saw him win world Central American and Duplantis. "All the stars aligned LPS: 136 (Sumit Singh 68, Aman Gold and Silver (2003, 2007) in Caribbean Games, the IAAF for that one meet." Handed the Yadav 38, Aditya Yadav 10; the 5000m and Olympic Silver Continental Cup and at the award by France's Renaud Abhay Kumar 16/1) and Bronze (2008, 2004) over IAAF Diamond League finals Lavillenie, the world record APS: 119 (Adarsh Kumar 53, the same distance. - winning the latter two titles holder with a best of 6.16m, Rajveer Singh 12, Rajendra Singh He has notched up 10 wins in two different cities within Duplantis was in a playful 11; Vinay Kumar 25/3, Utsav from the 11 marathons he has the space of 24 hours. mood. Singh 15/1, Aditya Yadav 19/1). LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 6, 2018 sport 16

in one innings at Cape Town. Cheteshwar Pujara only managed TEST ENCOUNTERS 100 runs in three Tests, while Murali Vijay (102 runs in three Tests) and KL Venue M Ind AusT Draw Rahul (30 runs in two Tests) came a In Australia 44 5 28 - 11 cropper. In India 50 21 13 1 15 Opening issues continued to plague India in England as well. After only 26 Total 94 26 41 1 26 runs in two Tests, Vijay was sent home. Since 2000 38 15 14 - 9 While Rahul did scored 299 runs in At Adelaide 11 1 7 - 3 five Tests there, 149 of those came in the final innings of the series at the Oval. His previous nine innings on tour STATISTICS IN AUSTRALIA yielded only 150 runs and 37 was his Highest Innings totals highest score, again in the first innings India: 705-7 decl at Sydney 2003-04 at the same ground. Shikhar Dhawan, who is not part of the current Test squad, Australia: 674 at Adelaide 1947-48 scored 162 runs in four Tests. Lowest Innings totals In total, India used four different India: 58 at Brisbane 1947-48 opening partnerships in eight Tests, Indian pace trio of Bumrah, Ishant and Shami train during nets BCCI including the Johannesburg Test where- Australia: 83 at Melbourne 1980-81 in Parthiv Patel opened with Vijay. Highest Individual scores In the second innings. Overall, the Bowlers shouldn't India: 241* Sachin Tendulkar at Sydney 2003-04 opening pair averaged 18.16 in three Tests in South Africa, and 23.70 in five Australia: 329* Michael Clarke at Sydney 2011-12 Tests in England. look at workload as Best Bowling Further, it didn't help that the mid- India: 8-106 Kapil Dev at Adelaide 1985-86 dle-order didn't start scoring runs until Australia: 7-27 Mike Whitney at Perth 1991-92 the third Test at Nottingham. Pujara scored 278 runs in four Tests burden, says Kohli Faisel Features in England, albeit only managed 146 runs in seven innings. Rahane too PTI n ADELAIDE scored 257 runs in five Tests there, but only had two noticeable scores of 81 (at he Indian bowling attack, rated as the most bal- PTI n ADELAIDE Nottingham) and 51 (at Southampton) Tanced in recent years, will have its task cut in therein. all-rounder Hardik Pandya's absence but the addi- n Indian team brimming with That Kohli needs more support tional workload on hard Australian wickets should- confidence will aim to finally from other batsmen is a fact that has n't be perceived as "burden", reckoned skipper Virat Ashed the poor travellers' tag been noticed by Australia. Kohli. when it takes on a circumspect Australia Prithvi Shaw's ankle injury has Pandya is currently recuperating from a back in what is being perceived as the opened doors for the Rahul-Vijay com- injury and many pundits believed that Baroda all- tourists' best opportunity to win a Test bination. rounder suited Australian conditions. series Down Under in 70 years. In the past, captain Kohli has gone The Indian skipper agreed that four-man attack While the narrative remained same to great lengths to make room for Rahul led by Ishant Sharma will have to share those extra during the earlier tours of South Africa India await glory Down Under - dropping Rahane in South Africa overs amongst themselves, a cushion that all- (1-2) and England (1-4), Virat Kohli and (2018), dropping Pujara and himself rounder Pandya would have given. his men will like to walk the talk as moving up to number three against "Losing the all-rounder obviously has an impact. India's tough cycle of away assignment West Indies (at St. Lucia in 2016), and I mean every side would like to have a fast-bowl- ends with this four-Test series beginning Young, In-form and upbeat India look capitalise best dropping Pujara against Australia ing all-rounder, which we don't have right now with at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday. (Sydney 2015). Hardik (Pandya) injured. That obviously is a great The series is even more important The bowling attack is predictable luxury to have for any side," Kohli said on the eve for Kohli as it would also define his lega- chance to win first Test series with Ishant Sharma, Mohammed of the first Test starting Thursday. cy as a leader having Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and R Ashwin "We don't so we have to go with best possible already established Australia vs India ploy in order to get 20 izontal bat shots well. making up four-pronged line-up. combination. Again, the workload on guys who will himself as world's pre- Live from 5:30am IST wickets. Tested against the English bowling It will go head-to-head with play in the absence of an all-rounder will be high mier batsman. SONY SIX & TEN 3 Injured all-rounder attack at the Oval, rookie Vihari looked Australia's similar foursome of Mitchell but that is something that has already been dis- India's past Test Hardik Pandya's absence comfortable in scoring his maiden half- Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazelwood cussed," Kohli said. record in Australia is quite abysmal. In does upset the balance of the side but century there. and Nathan Lyon. The hard bouncy tracks and big grounds could 44 Tests on Australian soil, they have getting an Australia side, which is still The Indian team management has test a bowler's strength and stamina but the skip- only managed five wins thus far. reeling under the after-effect of the ball gone to great lengths trying to explain TEAMS per believes that his bowlers won't treat it as an In 70 years and over 11 tours, only tampering scandal with Steve Smith and that the two scorelines aren't necessar- India (12): Virat Kohli (capt), KL adversity but a challenge. two drawn series, under Sunil Gavaskar David Warner serving their respective ily true reflections of the contests, it Rahul, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar "They (bowlers) should look forward to that and in 1980-81 and with Sourav Ganguly in one-year suspensions. remains to be seen if the lessons from Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit not think of it as a burden or something which is charge in 2003-04 is more a reflection Rohit Sharma is a prime contender those two prior tours have been learnt. Sharma, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh going to be tough. Because at international level, of temperament of touring sides over the for the extra batsman's slot in Pandya's India's past Test record India has faced two key issues, and Pant (wk), R Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, things are tough. So, we will just have to embrace years rather than quality. absence. in Australia is quite the first has to do with the batting line- Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami. that and make something out of the resources that While the idea will be to play He last played Test cricket in South up not firing enough to support skip- Australia (playing eleven): Tim Paine we have at present and try to put in the performances aggressive cricket but Indian team man- Africa, and had a torrid time, manag- abysmal. In 44 Tests on per Kohli. (capt & wk), Marcus Harris, Aaron that the team expects from the players," Kohli agement's choice of 12 with both Rohit ing only 78 runs in four innings while Australian soil, they While Kohli scored 286 runs in Finch, Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, explained team's mindset. Sharma and Hanuma Vihari in the mix batting at number five. He is back in the have only managed five three Tests in South Africa, the next Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, While admitting Pandya's absence is an issue but is an indicator that they have climbed mix, once again on the back of limited- highest cumulative total was 119 by Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Pat not a major one, felt the skipper. down from their aggressive five-bowler overs' form, and his ability to play hor- wins thus far Hardik Pandya and he scored 93 of those Cummins, Josh Hazlewood. "I don't see it as a major one because in Australia you still have to bowl really well even if you are an all-rounder. To contain the batsmen is always a chal- ‘Shaw likely to return for Boxing day Test’ lenge here," he added. ‘LINE WON'T BE CROSSED’ n PTI ADELAIDE if we can get him running ing," he said. ADELAIDE: Virat Kohli is confident that "lines won't be by the weekend, that will "But we have the talent crossed" by either India or Australia as far as on-field oung opener Prithvi really be a good sign," and experience; in the behaviour is concerned but at the same time doesn't YShaw is recovering Shastri told Australian bowling department we want players to just show up without emotion. quickly from his ankle radio channel SEN's have the skills, so it will be "I don't see stuff happening, injury and might return at Whateley. one heck of a series." which has happened in the past the Boxing Day Test in "With youth by his The India coach said where both teams have crossed Melbourne, India coach side, he might recover they need to do well con- the line. But still it's a Ravi Shastri said on quickly, we will take a call sistently and not just in competitive sport at the end of Wednesday. as we go close to Perth," he some sessions. the day and it's international The 19-year-old from added. "You can't have one or cricket. We don't expect guys to Australian skipper Tim Paine speaks during pre match press conference ICC Mumbai was ruled out of India will begin the two good sessions, you just come, bowl and walk back," the opening Test after hurt- four-Test series against have to compete the whole Kohli's statement made it clear ing his left ankle while try- Australia with the first distance because matches that he would like the contest to ing to take a catch at the match here Thursday and can turn on its head in an have its share of spice. ‘GAINING RESPECT AS deep mid-wicket boundary Shastri said he expects the hour or so. So the boys are The Indian skipper hinted that there could be a bit of during India's practice hosts to come hard at Virat aware of it and they know verbal banter without violating the 'Code of Conduct' match against Cricket Kohli and his men. they have to be top of which had happened in some of the earlier series. Australia XI at the Sydney "No team at home is a game at all times," he said. "Obviously, there are going to be times when you have IMPORTANT AS WINNING’ Cricket Ground last week. weak team, every team at "You need a collective to put the batsmen under pressure. Not necessarily "It was heartbreaking home is a strong team, no effort, you need at least 6- crossing the line, but just get into their heads which you PTI n ADELAIDE to see him go down the way matter which opposition 7 guys delivering all the expect from any side in the world, not just Australia. It's INDIA ARE SMELLING he did but the good thing you are playing against and time and if that happens we going to be there, but it's not going to happen at the aining the respect of his BLOOD: LANGER Prithvi Shaw rolls his ankle as he attempts to catch out CA is he is recovering well. He I would imagine Australia can well be in the winning level, which has happened in the past, where both PTI Gcountry is as big a priority ADELAIDE: With Australia in XI's Max Bryant during their tour match in Sydney AP has started walking, may be to come out all guns blaz- side." teams have lost control," Kohli elaborated. as taming India for Australian turmoil, India are "smelling blood" skipper Tim Paine, who but Virat Kohli's men would also Wednesday said that winning be under great pressure to matches and winning hearts perform during the four-Test are not mutually exclusive tasks series starting here Thursday, BRAVO RETURNS for him. coach Justin Langer said on 2 early wickets jackpot for Pak Setting the tone for the Wednesday. n four-match Test series that gets "You sense they're smelling AFP ABU DHABI Azhar and Shafiq put on 201 underway on Thursday, Paine blood. Just like the great for the fourth wicket, but once FOR B’DESH ODIS said the Australian team, still Australian zhar Ali and Asad Shafiq hit they were dismissed only Sarfraz recovering from the furore of cricket team centuries to leave Pakistan in Ahmed (25) and Babar Azam A n the ball-tampering scandal, has of 2001 felt command of the third and final (14) offered some resistance. AFP ANTIGUA identified the areas that need- and we just Test against New Zealand in Azhar edged medium pacer ed some changes. fell short (of Abu Dhabi despite a batting col- Colin de Grandhomme through iddle-order batsman Darren Bravo "Both (winning matches winning in lapse that curtailed their first- the slips to complete his first cen- Mwas recalled on Wednesday after and hearts). That's what we are India) and we innings lead. tury since May 2017 against the more than two years away from ODI here for, we play Test cricket to were able to Azhar hit an attractive 134 West Indies in Dominica — and cricket as the West Indies named a 15- win, there is no doubt about that (win in) for his 15th Test hundred while his first hundred against New man squad for their three-match series and clearly we've realised we 2004," Langer Shafiq scored 104, but debutant Zealand. against Bangladesh. need to do some work in some told Australian radio channel New Zealand off-spinner Will He took 210 balls to reach Left-handed Bravo won the last of areas. Gaining the respect of our SEN's Whateley. Somerville took four wickets to the three-figure mark, before his 96 one-day international caps against country is as high a priority as "You sense these moments. restrict Pakistan to 348 all out. being caught sweeping off Pakistan in October 2016, but returns is winning," said the wicket- I'm sensing India feel that." Pakistan appeared set to Somerville, just before tea. after featuring in the West Indies' recent keeper-batsman in the pre- India have never won a Test build a huge lead before col- Shafiq brought up his 12th Twenty20 series in India. match press conference here on series in Australia and their recent lapsing from 286-3 to lose their Test ton with a sharp single off Regular T20 skipper Carlos Wednesday. oversees record has also been final seven wickets for the addi- Somerville before falling leg- Brathwaite and Roston Chase were also The hosts have named a poor with 1-2 loss to South Africa tion of just 62 runs. before to Patel to a straight brought back for the ODI series starting four-pronged attack with Josh in February and 1-4 defeat to The 34-year-old Somerville delivery. in Dhaka on Sunday. Hazlewood and Pat Cummins England in September. However, finished with 4-75 while left-arm Somerville then had Azam Recent debutants Fabian Allen, returning to the side after miss- Langer said Kohli and Co is a spinner Ajaz Patel took 2-100 and Hasan Ali (nought) bowled Chandrapaul Hemraj and Oshane ing the Pakistan series in UAE. good team and the hosts will and pace spearhead Trent Boult and wrapped up the innings by Thomas retained their places after the Paine said playing always helps show respect to the visitors. PTI chipped in with 2-66. getting Sarfraz caught at mid- ODI series against India last month. and he was confident that a That gave Pakistan a 74-run Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq run between the wicket. In the absence of injured Jason Darren Bravo plays a shot during against India AFP four-bowler attack would do the lead — the same they got in the wickets during third day of final Test AP Earlier, Azhar and Shafiq Holder, batsman Rovman Powell was necessary job in the first Test. get through the four Tests with- first Test at the same venue frustrated New Zealand's search named interim captain as the visitors selection pressure for spots in the squad." "Having Josh Hazlewood out any fitness concerns. before losing by four runs. nought while leg-spinner Yasir for early wickets as they took seek to make amends for their 2-1 home The second and third matches of the and Pat Cummins back in as "They got through the New Zealand were then Shah had Tom Latham caught for Pakistan to 224-3 at lunch. series defeat to Bangladesh in July. series will be held on December 11 and well is going to be different. The Ashes last year I thought and reduced to 26-2 at stumps with ten, his 199th wicket in Tests. New Zealand skipper "With two more ODI Series before 14 in Dhaka and Sylhet. style of play in Australia com- bowled a hell of a lot of overs. Kane Williamson unbeaten on 14 Yasir needs just one more Williamson took the second new the 2019 World Cup, the Bangladesh Squad: Rovman Powell (Capt), pared to the UAE is complete- So, they are fresh and ready to and nightwatchman Somerville wicket to become the fastest to ball in the 81st over with series allows us to narrow our search for Marlon Samuels, Devendra Bishoo, ly different...We are going to go go. They have had a great prepa- on one not out to leave them 200 wickets, in his 33rd Test, a Pakistan comfortably placed at our final 15-member World Cup squad," Roston Chase, Chandrapaul Hemraj, about it the same way we did ration and are ready to go. trailing by 48 runs with eight record currently held by 213-3, but the bowlers struggled chairman of selectors Courtney Browne Shimron Hetmyer, Darren Bravo, Shai over there, it's just going to be "They are fine to go. They wickets intact. Australian leg-spinner Clarrie to extract much life from a flat said in a statement. Hope, Carlos Brathwaite, Keemo Paul, tactically slightly different. will be bowling big overs if need Paceman Shaheen Shah Grimmett who reached the mile- pitch at the Sheikh Zayed "Darren's experience will add value Kieran Powell, Fabian Allen, Kemar Paine expressed confidence be, and they are totally com- Afridi trapped Jeet Raval for stone in 36 Tests, 82 years ago. Stadium. to the batting, which in turn will place Roach, Sunil Ambris, Oshane Thomas. that the four-bowler attack will fortable with that," he said.