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rapes and violence for decades meet Pakistan’s Punjab and the Nankana incident Governor and Chief Minister,” shows how minorities there are he said. Longowal said the del- persecuted and why they need egation will comprise Rajinder citizenship in India. Singh Mehta, Roop Singh, Lekhi also said that this Surjit Singh and Rajinder incident should open the eyes Singh. !"" of Congress leaders such as So- “We have spoken with the nia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Gurdwara Nankana Sahib Q ))*+ no borders. Navjot Singh Sidhu, TMC sup- management committee...They Taking to Twitter, Rahul remo Mamata Banerjee, the told us the situation is normal ! he Shiromani Gurdwara termed Friday attack repre- leftists and the “Urban Naxals” now,” Longowal said. # $% TParbhandhak Committee hensible, and said the only who have been opposing the The SGPC chief said the &'() +M (SGPC), the apex body which known antidote to bigotry is amended Citizenship Act. sentiments of the Sikh com- *,- provincial authorities in the - manages Sikh shrines, will love, mutual respect and under- Meanwhile, strongly con- munity were hurt with the Punjab province have informed M send a four-member delegation standing. “The attack on demning the mob attack on the attack on Gurdwara Nankana akistan on Friday rejected that there was a scuffle in the ./$0 &'&' to Pakistan to take stock of the Nankana Sahib is reprehensible historic Sikh shrine, SGPC Sahib. Longowal said that the Pthe media reports that the city of Nankana Sahib on situation following an alleged & must be condemned chief Gobind Singh Longowal SGPC would also take up this historic Gurdwara Nanakana Friday between two Muslim $ mob attack on Gurdwara unequivocally. Bigotry is a dan- appealed to the Pakistan matter with the United Nations. Sahib in Lahore was desecrat- groups. 0 Nankana Sahib, the birthplace gerous, age old poison that Government to take strict Punjab’s former Chief ed in a mob attack, saying the The altercation happened of Guru Nanak Dev, which has knows no borders. Love + action against culprits. Minister Parkash Singh Badal birthplace of founder of on a minor incident at a tea- $ 2Q +Q been dragged into the ongoing Mutual Respect + Unders- “We will send a four-mem- too condemned the attack on Sikhism Guru Nanak remains stall and the district adminis- ! 3 4 controversy involving the con- tanding is its only known anti- ber delegation to Pakistan to Gurdwara Nankana Sahib. “untouched and undamaged” tration immediately intervened 5 troversial Citizenship dote,” he said in a tweet. take stock of the situation “We request the and the “claims of destruction” and arrested the accused, it +$6 (Amendment) Act or CAA. Engaging in the debate, there,” he said, adding that the Government of India to imme- of one of the holiest Sikh said. A day after the incident of Union Minister Hardeep Singh delegation would also meet diately take steps so that peace shrines are “false”. “Attempts to paint this inci- $0 mob attack on the Sikh shrine Puri sought to know whether Sikh families in Nankana Sahib. and harmony is restored,” said The Pakistan Foreign dent as a communal issue are 07 in Pakistan, Congress leader those protesting across the “The delegation will also Badal. Office in a statement said the patently motivated. Most 4 4 Rahul Gandhi condemned it, country against the CAA need- importantly, the gurdwara $0 while the BJP sought to justi- ed more evidence of oppression remains untouched and 07 fy the CAA saying the incident of minorities in the neigh- undamaged. All insinuations to $ was yet another evidence of bouring country. the contrary, particularly the % atrocities against the minorities He said the violent mob claims of acts of ‘desecration 8 in the neighbouring country. that besieged the Nankana and destruction’ and desecra- 9: ();' $0 Against the backdrop of Sahib Gurdwara had threat- tion of the holy place, are not 4 widespread protests against the ened to change the name of the only false but also mischie- CAA that allows Indian citi- holy place to “Ghulam-e- vous,” the Foreign Office said. $0 zenship to six persecuted reli- Mustafa”. The Foreign Office state- gious minorities, excluding “The violent mob that ment has come after some $ Muslims, from Pakistan, besieged Nankana Sahib reports in the Indian media / $ Bangladesh and Afghanistan, Gurdwara has threatened to said that a mob attack had / ();< the Nankana Sahib incident has change the name of our holy taken place at the shrine. $ further heated up the running place to Ghulam-e-Mustafa. The reports suggested that political debate with External Do those who are opposing the hundreds of angry residents at Affairs Ministry saying that the CAA need more evidence of Nankana Sahib pelted stones at members of the minority Sikh oppression of minorities in the Sikh pilgrims on Friday. community in Pakistan have Pakistan,” Puri said in a tweet Police in Pakistan said on $2 been subjected to acts of vio- in Hindi, along with a video Friday that a group of people, ! " lence at the holy city of Nan- clip that showed a mob threat- led by the family of a Muslim kana Sahib. Pakistan has, how- ening to change the name of man who married a Sikh " #! $ ever, denied media reports on the gurdwara. teenager, held a day-long sit-in ! ! = desecration of Nankana Sahib. Another BJP leader and outside the gurdwara to protest 4 M Congress leader Rahul Lok Sabha member Meenakshi the arrest of their relatives #! " M while denouncing the mob Lekhi said minorities in who were held for alleged " % attack said bigotry is a danger- Pakistan have been subjected to ! " forced conversion of the girl. 3 ous, age old poison that knows threats for religious conversion, P $ % & '! Turn to Page 4 ""! $0 #! ! " 0 0 1 /2 "! # $ ! !" * 64 speaking after giving away Expo was being organised in the ‘Sena Jhanda Diwas Nidhi’ appointment letters to the the state capital in February so that there was no shortage N ! O $ hief Minister Yogi dependants of 11 martyred where everyone would get a of funds for the welfare of sol- 95 CAdityanath on Saturday soldiers of UP at a programme chance to view the state-of-the- diers. said his government was com- organised at his official resi- art technology and weapons of “In addition, for rehabili- 3 2 $ mitted to providing all possible dence in Lucknow on Saturday the defence sector, and invest tation of ex-servicemen, the 6 / support to soldiers and their morning. The chief minister in the Defence Manufacturing state government will bear 4 3 + (< families. said appointment letters to the Corridor. per cent interest on bank loans (> 3 3 /- He said several new steps dependants of martyred sol- “Employment opportuni- up to Rs 3 lakh. The govern- 40 /?5$ had been taken by the govern- diers were being given away for ties will be created at a large ment has also decided to give ment to give a boost to the the second time. scale in the state through the Rs 12,000 to eligible beneficia- 3 $2 defence sector in Uttar Pradesh “It is the responsibility of Defence Manufacturing ries under this scheme,” Yogi and it would generate large- everyone to honour the fami- Corridor. Besides, it will also be said. The chief minister said + 4 scale employment opportuni- lies of those who attain mar- helpful in equipping the army that earlier, the state govern- / 3 ties, tyrdom for the country. The with weapons as per Prime ment had increased the lump- - 3 $ Yogi also announced government is committed to Minister Narendra Modi’s sum amount and annual . increase in the lumpsum providing every possible sup- ‘Make in India’ vision,” he said. amount for the soldiers receiv- amount and annual amount for port to the families of these The chief minister further ing various medals. soldiers receiving various martyrs,” Yogi said. said that the state government For those who won Param $09 medals. The chief minister added was contributing three times Vir Chakra prior to 1986, the / 3 : The chief minister was that in a first, a grand Defence the amount to be deposited in Turn to Page 4 0 ?( @ $3 33 % '(' 2 # $ %& - $ M M ))*+ years but they failed to qualify in 2008, 2013, 2016 and 2020. 28 $: 4 ! olitics over selection of the In all other years when 4 PRepublic Day tableaux is Maharashtra didn't qualify, the " .AQ - + nothing new. What the UPA Centre and the State were ruled Government did earlier, the by the same party. In 2008 and ? 3 3 wo mortar rounds hit the BJP-led NDA regime is repeat- 2013, the Congress-NCP alli- ))*+ 9 $0 TIraqi capital’s Green Zone ing now. During the UPA ance was in power in Maha- $ on Saturday and two rockets regime, Narendra Modi-ruled rashtra and the same parties total 171 hospitals have 0 slammed into a base housing Gujarat never got tableaux shared power at the Centre. In Abeen de-empanelled and $0 US troops, security sources selected for the R-day celebra- 2016, BJP-Shiv Sena alliance penalties to the tune of 4.5 said, a day after a missile fired tion. Now that Modi is the shared power in the State and crore have been imposed on 3 a US drone killed Iranian com- Prime Minister, tableaux from the same parties shared power hospitals for allegedly com- $ mander Qasem Soleimani. his home State has never been ( % ) ' at the Centre. In 2020, Shiv- mitted fraud and indulging in = In Baghdad, mortar rounds omitted during the last five ) * $ * +,-. Sena, NCP and Congress are malpractices under the 4 2 hit the Green Zone, the high- years, while Opposition-ruled sharing the power in the State Ayushman Bharat health insur- / security enclave where the US States have been routinely left heritage and other unique 2019. West Bengal was adj- while BJP is in the power at the ance scheme, the apex body embassy is based, security out of the celebration. aspects of various States. udged best in 2014 when UPA Centre. Maharashtra was implementing has said. $5 4 sources said. The Iraqi military The Opposition has alleged Under the UPA regime, II was in power at the Centre, adjudged the best tableau in FIRs have been lodged 5 said that one projectile hit that West Bengal, Maharashtra Gujarat failed to qualify for the and in 2016 the State was 2015 and 2018 when BJP-Shiv against six hospitals in inside the zone, while another and Kerala, which aggressive- five continuous years between adjudged the best during NDA Sena Government was in po- Uttarakhand and Jharkhand, $0 / landed close to the enclave. ly protested against the 2009 and 2014. The State table- regime. wer in the State and the Modi the National Health Authority $% Sirens rang out at the US Citizenship (Amendment) Act, aux, however, qualified in 2015, The Bihar Government's Government at the Centre. said. The NHA said the 4 6 / compound, sources there told have been omitted for obvious 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and theme of Jal-Jivan-Hariyali The State was on the third spot National Anti-Fraud Unit has /?5Q $0 AFP. A pair of Katyusha rock- political reasons. 2020 during the NDA regime Mission was rejected as "it in 2017. detected suspect e-cards on the ets then hit the Balad airbase The data of Ministry of led by Modi who came to does not fulfil the criteria for Kerala's tableau for the R- basis of algorithms developed . 4 north of Baghdad, where Defence shows that the Centre power in May 2014. that". Bihar was not included in Day parade was also rejected internally by it and shared # $ American troops are based, always used Republic Day West Bengal failed to qual- the Republic Day parade in for the second consecutive year with states for due diligence = security sources and the Iraqi tableaux as tools to target States ify for the R-Day Parade this 2019 as well. BJP-JD(United) this year by the Centre. The and action. military said. ruled by the Opposition. This year. The Bengal Government alliance is ruling in the Bihar. theme proposed by the State for It ruled out any possibility - . Security sources there is true for the past six years of had proposed the theme of The JD(U) did not protest its tableau was the State's art of a fake e-card being generat- - $0 reported blaring sirens and the Modi Government as well Kanyasree for the tableau. The while the RJD termed it Bihar's and architecture, which would ed automatically by the system, - said surveillance drones were as 10 years of the UPA rule. State has failed to qualify for humiliation. The data shows comprise the traditional art saying the process requires a sent above the base to locate the Tableaux selected for the R-Day fourth straight years. The State, Maharashtra tableaux quali- forms of Theyyam and go-ahead by authorised per- N $O6 Q source of the rockets on parade offer a unique oppor- however, qualified in 2012, fied for Republic Day parades Kalamandala. sons based on documents. $ American interests. tunity to witness the culture, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 and on nine occasions in the past 13 Turn to Page 4 Turn to Page 4 " +, -.-. 11 01 % * 64 Pradesh or were being /# $ bereaved families, she has harassed by police to taking said, “I know very well how it * 64 Samajwadi Party and Bahujan members of the PFI. ongress general secre- part in the protests. feels to loose the dear ones. Samaj Party were facilitating the He said that the government tary Priyanka Gandhi The Congress general sec- You should not feel alone in nergy Minister and UP gov- rumour-monger gangs to spread had identified those involved in CVadra, who was earlier retary alleged that the UP this situation and don’t lose Eernment spokesman misinformation about the the violence and was now tak- stopped by the district police police were implicating inno- your confidence. We are with Shrikant Sharma on Saturday CAA. ing stern action against them. from entering Meerut along cent people in the violence you every time. We will have hit out at Priyanka Gandhi He said that later the PFI Sharma said that everyone with her brother Rahul during anti-CAA protests. to march ahead and strength- Vadra when, without taking her (Popular Front of India) in an was free to stage protest against Gandhi, on Saturday made “I have already apprised en our power to seek justice.” name, he said that senior organised manner pushed the the government but they would unscheduled visits to UP Governor Anandiben On the other hand, a Congress leaders were meeting state into violence and riots. not be allowed to disturb peace Muzaffarnagar and Meerut in Patel through a memoran- Congress delegation led by the families of rioters and try- Sharma said that those or indulge in any kind of vio- western Uttar Pradesh to meet dum how the police have former parliamentarian and ing to once again disturb peace involved in the violence were lence in the name of protest. the families who bore the unleashed a reign of terror in party’s national spokesman in the state. well trained to disturb commu- He said that action would be brunt of alleged “police excess- the name of anti-CAA protests Rashid Alvi met one of the Sharma also accused the nal harmony. taken against the accused as per es” following violent protests by beating up innocent people victim’s family in Firozabad other two main opposition par- He said the government the law but the government against the amended and putting them in jail,” she and consoled them. Later Alvi ties of helping the rioters and had clinching evidence that the would appeal to all opposition Citizenship Act or were affect- said. said they would submit a full giving tacit support to those PFI activists indulged in violence parties to contribute in building ed by the clashes. While talking to media report on their visit to involved in the recent violence and many members of banned up communal harmony instead Priyanka, who was com- persons after meeting the vic- Congress general secretary. in the state. Students Islamic Movement of of trying to fuel hatred and dis- ing from Muzaffarnagar after tims and their family mem- The visit was kept secret Sharma was reacting to India (SIMI) were now active turb peace. meeting the victims, was on bers, Priyanka said, “We and not even the district Congress general secretary Saturday again stopped at the would have had no problem Congress president was aware Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s visits to border of Meerut and was had the police behaved in of it. Muzaffarnagar and Meerut on handed over a notice about such manner with people Altogether, 19 people were Saturday during which she met enforcement of prohibitory involved in violence but the killed and over 100 injured in the families of those killed in the orders under Section 144 of police are harassing inno- the large-scale violence in UP violence during anti-CAA the Criminal Procedure Code cents and this will not be tol- % 1 )2 & during the anti-CAA protests protests. in the district. However, she erated at all.” & last month. In a statement released on was allowed to visit the vic- On Saturday, Priyanka '! Meanwhile, a scuffle Saturday evening, Sharma said tim’s family at one place after first met Maulana Asad Raza broke out between Congress that initially Congress along she assured the officials that Hussaini who runs a one-and-half-year-old daugh- visited Bijnor but was stopped workers during Congress gen- with other opposition parties she would comply with the madarasa. ter. I consoled her and assured from going towards Meerut eral secretary Priyanka fuelled violence in the peaceful prohibitory orders. “The maulana said that all support from the along with brother Rahul Gandhi Vadra‘s surprise visit UP and when the government The Congress general sec- the police entered the Congress,” she said. Gandhi. The state capital also to Meerut’s Partapur on started crackdown against those retary met the families of sev- madarasa and beat up chil- The Congress leader also witnessed a high drama when Saturday to meet the families involved in it, some senior party eral victims at Bhurbaral dren, causing injuries to met Ruqaiya Parveen who Priyanka took pillion ride on of the victims of the violence leaders were now meeting the house in Sai colony in severely of them. Even minor was also beaten up by police. a scooty to meet the family that broke out during protests families of rioters and other Partapur area. She assured children were put in jail. The Parveen’s marriage is sched- members of activist and against the Citizenship accused and supporting them by the people assembled there maulana was also beaten up uled for February 4, 2020. She retired IPS officer SR (Amendment) Act on saying they were “innocent”. that the Congress would stand and his hand was broken,” she alleged that the police ran- Darapuri, who was put in the December 20. “The Congress is trying to be them and would fight for said. sacked her house and jail for supporting the anti- Two groups, one support- save the subversive forces and their cause. Later, Priyanka met the destroyed all the items stored CAA protest. ing the Citizenship it’s hand is clearly behind those Earlier, in Muzaffarnagar family members of Noora for the marriage. Meanwhile, the Congress (Amendment) Act and the involved in violence in the name too, Priyanka reiterated her Mohammad, who was killed Priyanka was accompa- general secretary has written other opposing it clashed with of protest against the Citizenship party’s stand to support the in the anti-CAA violence. nied by senior party leader condolence letters to all the each other in front of (Amendment) Act,” Sharma families of those killed in the “I met the 22-year-old Imran Masood and Pankaj families of those killed during Priyanka. However, senior alleged. protest against the Citizenship widow of the victim, who is 7- Mallik. the anti-CAA protests in the leaders intervened to defuse The energy minister said (Amendment) Act in Uttar month pregnant and has a Last month, Priyanka had state. In her letter to the the situation. that Congress along with 0151 & )!* * 64 ongress leader Sadaf Jafar Cand former IPS officer SR Darapuri, besides 10 others, arrested in December in con- nection with protests against !!"0 the Citizenship (Amendment) * 64 protesters and also provide $ %%" &' "$ ( ))*+ , - Act in Lucknow, were granted compensation to kin of those . / ' ((0 $ 21 0 ! .-$ 00 ) )!3''3))3 44 $ 55 355 3+ bail by a court here on ttar Pradesh’s Deputy killed or injured in police $ 6 )) $ 7 6 Saturday. UChief Minister Dinesh action. He called protesters , - *. %/ %" &' "$ (*) ++ ' Additional District Judge SS Sharma lashed out at “samvidhan rakshaks” and (0 .$ .$ - ( ( 882 0 Pandey had reserved his order Lucknow on December 19 December 19 when she was Samajwadi Party leader Ram promised to provide compen- $ ++3553++5 @ @( ( 88 00 6 "$ " ( 1 0 (7 ..:1 00( 2 on the bail applications of Jafar, when during a demonstration streaming the demonstrations Govind Chaudhary for sation to them if voted to Darapuri and other accused on against the amended citizen- live. An FIR was registered announcing to honour those power in 2022.” Friday after hearing their indi- ship law, the protesters pelted against 34 people, including protesting against the SP chief Akhilesh Yadav OBITUARY vidual pleas as well as the sub- stones and torched vehicles Jafar, at Hazratganj police sta- Citizenship (Amendment) Act has, however, distanced himself missions of the government parked outside a police post. tion. as ‘samvidhan rakshaks’ and from the controversial state- OBITUARY lawyer. He gave his verdict on Over 200 people were Several leaders in the also providing them political ment of the leader of opposi- Saturday, providing much relief detained following the clashes opposition had come out in pension. tion. He has so far refused to to these people who were between the anti-CAA pro- support of Sadaf Jafar and The deputy chief minister either endorse or contradict the behind the bar since a fortnight. testers and security forces in Darapuri and demanded their said that during the protests statement. The court, while granting Lucknow. Those arrested release. against the CAA, the protest- the bail, asked the accused to included Sadaf Jafar, a UP- Congress general secretary ers tried to set ablaze police- furnish two bail bonds of Rs based Congress worker and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had men in Meerut and destroyed 50,000 each and personal social activist. visited Darapuri’s family on public property but the oppo- SEP ASHOK KUMAR 30 JULY 1995-08 NOV- 2019 bonds of an equal amount. Jafar was arrested from the December 28 and met the fam- sition had not shown any con- The protests against the protest site at Parivartan ily of Sadaf Jafar in Lucknow cern for it. ALL RANKS OF ARMY MEDICAL CORPS SOLEMNLY PRAY TO THE CAA had turned violent in Chowk on the evening of the next day. “When the SP was in ALMIGHTY TO BESTOW PEACE TO power, it tried to withdraw THE DEPARTED SOUL AND GRANT cases against those involved in STRENGTH TO THE BEREAVED FAM- + , terror activities. More than 60 ILY TO BEAR THE GREAT LOSS OF policemen sustained injuries SEP ASHOK KUMAR WHO DIED $3 0 WHILE SERVING WITH 4014 FD HOSP. during the anti-CAA protests but the opposition parties have FROM: LT GEN NAVDEEP SINGH LAMBA * 64 AND ALL RANKS OF ARMY MEDICAL CORPS no sympathy for the cops who risked their lives to control the Lucknow (PNS): At least five efence Minister and local situation. The protesters tried OBITUARY labourers were killed and seven DMP Rajnath Singh will be to set ablaze policemen in injured when an under-con- in the state capital on Sunday Meerut but the opposition has OBITUARY struction wall collapsed on them to drum up support for the not even condemned such inci- in a village in Jhansi district on Citizenship (Amendment) Act dents,” Sharma said. Saturday, officials said. The inci- and review the preparations for While responding to Ram dent occurred in Laxmanpura the Defence Expo to be held Govind Chaudhary’s statement, village of Baruasagar area when here in February. Dinesh Sharma said, “Former the wall came down and the rub- Bharatiya Janata Party city chief minister Akhilesh Yadav ble fell on the labourers working president Mukesh Sharma said and his party are standing with HAV NIKHILESH M there, the officials said. The that Rajnath Singh would arrive the rioters who targeted the 30 MAY 1985-16 NOV- 2019 identities of the deceased were here on Sunday morning and police and vandalised public ALL RANKS OF ARMY MEDICAL yet to be known. join the mass contact pro- property. Senior SP leader and CORPS SOLEMNLY PRAY TO THE Meanwhile, Chief Minister gramme of the party to leader of opposition in UP ALMIGHTY TO BESTOW PEACE TO Yogi Adityanath expressed grief mobilise support for the assembly, Ram Govind THE DEPARTED SOUL AND GRANT over the incident and directed Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Chaudhary, said that if his STRENGTH TO THE BEREAVED FAM- the district administration to Singh will also chair a party will form government in ILY TO BEAR THE GREAT LOSS OF take prompt relief and rescue meeting to review the prepa- 2022, it will honour protesters HAV NIKHILESH M WHO DIED WHILE SERVING WITH MDC PANAJI. measures and ensure proper rations for the Defence Expo at as ‘samvidhan rakshaks’.” FROM: LT GEN NAVDEEP SINGH LAMBA treatment to the injured. He Chief Minister Yogi at Vrindavan on Rae Bareli Ram Govind Chaudhary AND ALL RANKS OF ARMY MEDICAL CORPS asked the authorities to provide Adityanath’s official residence. road. has also appealed to the Yogi immediate financial help to the He is also expected to visit Rajnath Singh will leave for Adityanath government to OBITUARY victims. the venue of the Defence Expo Delhi in the evening. withdraw criminal cases against OBITUARY ) O P
* 64 "-#./!""0#1 # demanded action against those who used minors as “shield”. NK SARAVANA PANDIAN P Uttar Pradesh State This comes amid allega- 10 JUN 1989-27 NOV- 2019 Commission for Protection of tions against the state police ALL RANKS OF ARMY MEDICAL Child Rights has asked all dis- (Amendment) Act. “Misleading children and that it beat up children, minors CORPS SOLEMNLY PRAY TO THE ALMIGHTY TO BESTOW PEACE TO trict magistrates and district In a letter to the DMs and minors to participate in violent and students, and even THE DEPARTED SOUL AND GRANT police chiefs in the state to sub- SSPs/SPs in UP, UPSCPCR protests in an organised man- detained several of them across STRENGTH TO THE BEREAVED FAM- mit report providing details of chairperson Vishesh Gupta ner is a violation of child the state during anti-CAA ILY TO BEAR THE GREAT LOSS OF NK persons who allegedly used said that in the recent protests, rights,” Gupta said in a letter protests. SARAVANA PANDIAN P WHO DIED WHILE SERVING WITH 175 MILITARY minors and teenagers as students, minors and dated January 2. The allegation of police HOSPITAL. “shield” during the violence teenagers were used a “shield” The chairperson has asked excesses, however, does not FROM: LT GEN NAVDEEP SINGH LAMBA that took place during protests to give a “violent shape” to the the administration to submit a find a mention in the AND ALL RANKS OF ARMY MEDICAL CORPS against the Citizenship protest. report within 10 days and has UPSCPCR letter.
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She he Jankipuram police inter- many as eight suspects in the and Chandramani Kumar was spotted hanging by her Trogated as many as nine case while interrogation with (both of Bihar), Hasir Ahmad husband Vikram, who is a suspects in connection with the Sher Mohammed is underway. of Siddharthnagar, Qamre bank clerk, at their house in sensational murder of proper- We are yet to get any lead,” he Alam of Gorakhpur and Jamal Eldeco-II. Vikram told the ty dealer Awadhesh Awasthi. added. Ahmad of Mau. While police that he was asleep when However, the police failed to Sources said a team visit- Chandramani Kumar was Vandana took the extreme reach to any conclusion. ed district jail to extract infor- caught red-handed while tak- 5 & ' 6& step and found her hanging Awasthi was peppered with five mation from criminals lodged ing exam in place of Shakil with a saree tied around her bullets on Thursday night there about the shooters or Ahmad of Gorakhpur at fession, he used to invite appearing in the exam. Nitish Ashiyana as their hub. nabbed a wanted Bawariya neck in the morning. when he was sitting at his gro- gangs. “Sher Mohammed was Vivekanand Girls’ Inter solvers — and most of them was going to take exam in The team that raided the gang robber who was involved “We were sleeping in a cery shop on the ground floor found present at his house College in Ashiyana, the other came from Bihar — by offer- place of another candidate at college claimed that they were in the murder of gas agency room and I woke up to relieve of his house. In a damage con- and agreed to be interrogated accused, including Alam who ing them air tickets for a to a centre in Kanpur while other tipped off by an informer that cashier Shyam Singh in myself around 4.15 am. I was trol exercise, the police had by the police. Undoubtedly, is said to be the gang leader, and fro journey, fooding and accused were planning to go to some solvers would take the Vibhuti Khand police station shocked to find her hanging in claimed that Awasthi was shot Sher Mohammed had a dispute were arrested from near lodging at luxury hotels and other centres. exam in place of other candi- area in 2018 and was bearing another room. I do not know once by a lone assailant. with Awasthi over an issue Kamta Bus stand in Chinhat luxury vehicles at their dis- The police recovered an dates at Vivekanand College in a cash reward of Rs 50,000. when she woke up and went However, the autopsy report related to money following when they were planning to posal. The money collected SUV, five mobile phones, five the first shift on Saturday. The accused, identified as to that room to hang herself,” revealed that Awasthi was shot sale of a land in the recent past. reach the exam centres. The from different beneficiaries Aadhaar cards, two PAN “We developed the infor- Sonu Singh aka Kapur Singh he told the police. five times and experts sug- But police have yet to extract accused disclosed that Amit was credited to bank account cards, five ATM cards, Rs mation and laid a trap at the of Alwar in Rajasthan, was A police spokesman said gested that more than one from him the names of shoot- Yadav of Adil Nagar of Ajeet, who is Nitish’s friend. 51,000 in cash and two travel college. Later, we nabbed arrested from Gautam Buddh sub-inspector Arun Kumar person attacked the victim. ers,” the sources said. (Gudamba) was their In the Ashiyana case, the tickets from the miscreants’ Chandramani Kumar, who Nagar on Saturday. The cops Yadav had been tasked with Awasthi's son Rohit had They said the police teams Lucknow ‘link’ and they used gang had changed the photo of possession. Sources said the was writing the exam in place recovered 2.5 kg ganja, a car investigating the case. “As the lodged a case accusing their had zeroed in on some suspects to provide Yadav solvers on Shakil by pasting that of police were probing why the of Shakil,” the police said. and a mobile phone from his police did not recover any sui- rival Sher Mohammed of and obtained their contact demand. As per Alam’s con- Chandramani who was gang chose the college in Meanwhile, the police possession. cide note, it is still not clear hatching the criminal conspir- numbers though their net- why the woman ended her life. acy. “My father had a dispute work of informers. “The cops It is suspected that the couple with Sher Mohammed over a have put the contact numbers 7 % had some argument after money-related dispute and the of some of the suspects on sur- 4 which Vandana took the latter sent two shooters, who veillance in the hope that they % extreme step,” the spokesman could possibly be his gunner would talk either to the shoot- said. He added that the and a close acquaintance ers or the one who planned the 0 woman also left behind two known as Pandey,” he had stat- murder,” the sources said. They children and her parents ed in the FIR. Jankipuram disclosed that Awasthi himself had been informed about the SHO, Mohammed Ashraf said, had courted controversies in $ % # * 64 "# $% (# (( 8 0 incident. “Police teams scanned several the past over land disputes with Death of the woman, who CCTV footages and also several persons. he area of space research has $ % # * 64 was principal at a government Twitnessed luminaries from school, came as a big surprise Vikram and Vandana were have committed suicide due to the Physics department of he Virtual Learning for many in the locality. “The employed and they had no some personal issue,” neigh- Lucknow University. Director of TCentre, being developed at family was well off as both financial problems. She may bours said. ISRO’s Physical Research Lucknow University, is expect- Laboratory Anil Bhardwaj, who ed to be ready by the end of has been associated with both March this year. IPPR director Chandrayaan Mission 1 and and media spokesperson of LU Mission 2; Ritu Karidhal Sanjay Medhavi said under Srivastava or ‘Rocket Woman’, the MoU signed with the mission director for California State University, Chandrayaan-II; and Shishir Long Beach, lectures would be Sankhyan, a young student who delivered jointly by professors was a part of the team that dis- from LU and California uni- covered the Saraswati Cluster, versity at the centre. have studied in LU’s Physics He said that in the next few department. months, Lucknow University Head of the department would sign more MoUs with Poonam Tandon said there have other foreign universities. He been numerous achievers but said it had decided that student the latest addition of Ritu advisors would be appointed in Karidhal brought immense each department to facilitate prestige and repute to the handling of individual griev- department. She said the visit of ances. “Lucknow University Karidhal to the department at will soon start LU convocation in October last community radio service to year had immense impact on provide a platform for infor- the students. Tandon said the mation sharing with the stu- impact of the visit would be seen dents,” he said. in the admissions for the 2021 Medhavi said that Vice- " " ! : 7 7 )" 8 90 5 academic session. “The impact Chancellor Alok Kumar Rai 6 % : &0 will be seen in terms of girls’ had a meeting with Lucknow admissions majorly because of 3 63 +*9+44,*) ) 3 4 Technology in 2018 at the first University Centenary Karidhal’s success story,” she UP Diwas. Celebrations Committee on ! )* , added. 734,,+ *4**) )9 734,* %+) Bhardwaj initiated the Saturday to receive sugges- Karidhal, who completed 7)* )-8* 64 5)3 8 research in planetary sciences at tions. “Some members sug- 2,* , graduation from Mahila SPL and contributed to the gested that the university College, did PG from LU. She >?.@+)) 8 + +) development of planetary sci- should be opened for tourists Lucknow (PNS): Divisional Commissioner was felicitated by Lucknow ) 47 +)+8 )3 ,) ence activities in ISRO, in the evening while others Mukesh Meshram and District Magistrate University in 2019 and she Department of Space (DOS), said that the Lal Baradari Abhishek Prakash held a joint meeting for spent a day with the students of and planning of planetary mis- should be renovated. The Vice- preparations regarding the Yuva Mahotsav the Physics department. and Indian Institute of Science SPL in August 2007, and was sions of India. He was the prin- Chancellor said a plan would which will be held from January 12 to 16 at Shishir Sankhyan, a PhD Education and Research, led by subsequently made the director cipal investigator of SARA be prepared regarding the cel- Indira Gandhi Pratishthan. The meeting was student in the Physics J Bagchi in Pune. It is one of the of SPL from February 2014 to experiment on Chandrayaan-1, ebrations and unveiled soon,” attended by CDO Manish Bansal, Municipal Programme at IISER (Pune), largest superclusters known and February 2017. Currently, he is which has revolutionised the Medhavi said. Commissioner Indramani Tripathi and officials has been involved in two major consists of 43 massive galaxy the director of Physical Research understanding on the interac- “The programme was sup- from LDA, PWD and Awas Vikas. astronomical discoveries that clusters. Tandon said that Anil Laboratory (PRL). He has tion of solar wind with the posed to be held earlier but got The officials said all the committees should have received world-wide atten- Bhardwaj, another big name worked at NASA Marshall moon through several new delayed. We will be holding begin preparations. They said the welcome tion — the supercluster from Lucknow University, was Space Flight Centre (USA) for findings. He is the principal this programme once the plan committee should become active from January Saraswati, and 25 rare Giant associated with Chandrayaan about two years and as National investigator of MENCA exper- is finalised,” he said. After 10 onwards. The officials concerned were Radio Galaxies. He has also Mission 1 and Mission 2. He Academy of Science (NRC) iment on the Indian Mars official inauguration, the cel- directed to ensure that arrangements were made been a student of LU. completed MSc from Lucknow senior research associate during Orbiter Mission. He and his ebrations will culminate on for the presence of officials from Electricity “He came from Delhi and University in 1987 and PhD 2004-2005. team have lead experiments on November 25 when Lucknow department, Nagar Nigam and Health depart- was interested in Astronomy. He from IIT-BHU in 1992. Bhardwaj has received sev- Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter, Rover University will complete ment at the places where the students will be did BSc from LU and later He joined ISRO in 1993 as eral distinguished awards, and Lander missions as well as 100 years. staying. Cultural programmes will be organised joined IISER in Pune,” Tandon a scientist at the Space Physics including Shanti Swarup Aditya-L1 mission. He has been Meanwhile, the Vice- at GPO and 1090 and the control room to mon- said. The Saraswati supercluster Laboratory (SPL) of Vikram Bhatnagar Prize (2007) and an observer on Chandra and Chancellor nominated Prof itor all the activities will be operational from was discovered by a team of Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) Infosys Prize in Physical XMM-Newton X-ray Dev Narain Nath from the January 8. In view of the cold weather condi- astrophysicists from the Inter- in Trivandrum. He became the Sciences (2016). The UP gov- Observatories, Hubble Space department of Law as deputy tions, the Divisional Commissioner said the University Centre for head of the newly-formed ernment felicitated him for dis- Telescope, and Giant Meterwave chairman of Delegacy for a participants should be provided warm food and Astronomy and Astrophysics Planetary Science Branch of tinguished work in Science and Radio Telescope (GMRT). period of three years. their stay be made comfortable. Yuva Mahotsav will be inaugurated at Ekana stadium and the rest of the programmes will be held at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan. 0 0
Lucknow (PNS): The Lucknow murder, SSP Kalanidhi Naithani police on Saturday claimed to have had removed SHO Ashok Kumar got a major breakthrough in the Saroj and replaced him with Anjani Prahlad Patel murder which took Pandey, asking him to expedite the place on December 28 (2019) in PGI probe and arrest the accused. “We police station area. The police had are close to working out the case and arrested an accused, identified as the absconders — Adarsh and Guddu, the following day claiming Satyam — will be arrested by tomor- that he was the prime suspect. row,” Anjani Pandey said. However, delay in arrest of other However, sources said the police named accused brought public crit- were giving a long rope to the icism. Prahlad was shot in his chin absconders. “Guddu and others from a close range in police presence. have a good rapport with low-rung He had a brawl with the accused cops at the PGI police station. They named in the case hours before he also have good links with some was shot while being escorted by the politicians who are batting for them. police for a medical test. A security This has delayed their arrest,” the guard, identified as Gyanendra, was sources said. They said it was beyond also injured as he came in the firing comprehension that the police could range in a bid to save Prahlad. not lay their hands on the named Following public outrage over the accused even after six days. " +, -.-.
+ 4 (29$ - 0- Bright sunshine brought 4 the much needed relief for residents on Saturday. The state $ % # * 64 women have extensively shot capital recorded the maximum for the film in Delhi and temperature at 20.1 degree ctor Deepika Padukone is Mumbai,” he said. He admitted Celsius, which was a notch Alikely to be in the city on that each of these women had below normal. The minimum Sunday to celebrate her birth- a story to tell. “In one case, the temperature at 10.1 degree day with acid attack victim cousin of a girl threw acid on Celsius was three degrees below Laxmi, whose role she is play- her because she rejected his normal. The skies remained ing in her upcoming movie advances. A girl was attacked foggy in the morning but ‘Chhapaak’. Laxmi, who by a colleague while a man cleared later. The forecast for belongs to Delhi, was attacked threw acid on his wife,” he Lucknow is shallow to moder- at the age of 15 by a man called added. ate fog in the morning and Guddu in 2005 for rejecting his Asked whether a movie mainly clear sky thereafter. amorous advances. Laxmi was like this would be able to click The maximum and minimum interested in becoming a real- at the box office since people temperature is expected to be ity singing star when the inci- were looking for entertain- around 23 degree Celsius and dent happened as she was ment most of the time, he said 9 degree Celsius, respectively. returning home. The acid the movie was light and enter- attack victims managing a café, taining. “Meghna has made the #"$ #$"" #$ O P )6 P which the actress will visit, are movie in her own signature # 0(# excited and looking forward to ever since. However, my life got style and gives the message that Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail this harsh winter,” officials said. retrieved and preserved the free of cost during the 9-day meeting the Bollywood diva better once I joined this cafe,” pain can be overcome. The Corporation (UPMRC) will corneas and brought them to event. Cash prizes to the tune and Laxmi. she added. film shows that acid attack was be organising a clothes collec- #$ '$ $ the eye bank. These corneas will of Rs 10,00,000 will be award- “Laxmi would often come Alok Dixit, founder of an incident but there is more tion camp on January 6 at KGMU UP Community be transplanted to two visually- ed to the best children’s films to the café and make us laugh Chhanv Foundation that runs to life than it,” he added. Alok Munshipulia & Alambagh sta- Eye Bank collected the corneas impaired people,” he said. under various categories. and inspire,” said Garima the café where Laxmi had said it was also important to tion and Administrative of Vimal Kumar Sharma, who Awasthi, also an acid attack worked till 2017, said director highlight that the acid attack Building in Gomti Nagar from was suffering from a chronic #/*+*+ 1$$ victim. She said Laxmi had Meghna Gulzaar had started victims who shot for the film 10 am onwards. Officials said disease and was admitted to Films Division of City As many as 75 visually- been quite an inspiring person working on the film in 2015. were still facing problems in UPMRC had joined hands RML Hospital on January 1. On Montessori School is organiz- impaired children visited for them. She said she believed “She came and met us to terms of getting funds for their with a voluntary non-profit Saturday, he was declared dead. ing the 12th International Lucknow zoo on Saturday. Zoo that the film would go a long build the story and carry it for- treatment. “It is necessary that organisation working towards His son Deshbandhu decided to Children’s Film Festival (ICFF- director RK Singh said the way in terms of making them ward. She also carried out their stories also come out so eradication of hunger by col- donate latter’s corneas so that 2020) from April 15 to 23 at visit was free of cost and the more acceptable in the society. extensive research for the film that the people can know lecting food from restaurants someone else could see the school’s Kanpur Road audito- children were given toy train “I was attacked at the age and four acid attack victims about their problems,” he said. and distributing among the world. Dr Arun Sharma said rium. Over 1,898 film entries ride which they enjoyed. The of 13 by a stranger while from the cafes that we run in He added that Laxmi had needy. “Although it’s a general Deshbandhu contacted him from 102 countries have been children were also given infor- returning home from school. Uttar Pradesh have also been worked with them till 2017 camp, donation of warm and expressed his wish to received for screening. Selected mation about the animals with My life has not been the same a part of the film. These after which she moved on. clothes will be appreciated in donate his father’s eyes. “A team children’s films will be screened the help of Braille script. -
))*+ layer of barricading for visitors. 0 The zoo also got a 3-year- en-year-old Bengal tiger old white tiger, Vijay, recently. TBittu spent six years in a Though Vijay was brought $ % # * 64 The UPEIDA CEO on cage in the Delhi Zoo before he from Lucknow in July in Saturday reviewed the could step out in his enclosure exchange of a female tiger P Expressway Industrial progress of the work on both and breathe fresh air. named Geeta, he was released UDevelopment Authority the expressways. But the Christmas Day in the enclosure on Wednesday, said the construction work on Awasthi said the firm was not the first time the Zoo Buxy says. “The aggressive, 9- the two link expressways — awarded the contract for both administration let B2 or Bittu feet tiger was observed closely Gorakhpur linkway for linking the road projects had been out of the cage. for 6 months before he was the town with Purvanchal directed to commence con- He was released in the released in the enclosure,” he Expressway and Bundelkhand struction work and the letter enclosure twice before, so that says. At present, the zoo has link expressway for linking the of intent had already been he could take a stroll and relax seven white tigers — three region with Agra-Lucknow issued by the UPEIDA. in the sun. But his “mischie- female and four male — and Expressway — would com- He said the officers of the vous” behaviour cost him his two male Royal Bengal tigers. mence soon and both the road Revenue department had “freedom”, Zoo Director The zoo is likely to acquire projects would be completed been directed to raise Suneesh Buxy says. a pair of ostrich from within the targeted timeline. boundary pillars on both the B2 or Bittu was 4-year-old Chandigarh’s Chhatbir Zoo UPEIDA CEO Avanish sides of the land for the link when he was brought to Delhi and a chimpanzee within next Awasthi said that so far 95 expressway and visit the site from Bhopal’s Van Vihar could have been a security released in the enclosure again three months. percent of the land required along with lekhpals for National Park under an threat to visitors,” he says. on December 25. It had in September lost an for the Bundelkhand demarcation of the land. animal exchange programme “We released him in the This time, the zoo admin- eight-year-old Bengal tiger, Expressway had been He said the work on shift- in 2014. enclosure again after a few istration has raised the height Rama, due to kidney failure. acquired and over 78 percent ing utilities like electricity Range Officer Saurabh days, but he tried to climb over of the fences, pruned the In October, it lost India’s land for the Gorakhpur link poles and other buildings Vashishtha says when Bittu the cage. Sensing danger, we branches of the trees inside the “oldest” chimpanzee, Rita, 59, expressway had been from the acquired land had was first released in the enclo- put him inside the cage again,” enclosure so that he cannot following multiple organ acquired. also started. sure, he climbed a tree. “It Vashishtha says. Bittu was climb them and added an extra failure. (1 0 3 1R0
Muzaffarnagar: A special Saturday, the SP said. Bhajan sword to kill the four and investigation team (SIT) has singer Pathak, his wife Neha took the boy’s body to been constituted for investi- (36) and their daughter Panipat to dump it there, gation into the death of a Vasudhra (12) were killed with they said. bhajan singer and his family in a sword at their home in Meanwhile, an eight- neighbouring Shamli district, Punjabi Colony in the district year-old boy was allegedly a senior police official said. on December 31. The couple’s sodomised by a man in Uttar The four-member team head- 10-year-old son Bhagvat’s Pradesh’s Shamli district, ed by Adarsh Mandi police body was found the following police said on Saturday. A station in-charge Inspector day in a car in Haryana’s complaint was received by Karamvir Singh was formed Panipat, some 40 km away police from the victim’s fam- on Friday after locals protest- from Shamli, with burns. 30- ily that one Niraj Kumar took ed against delay in solving the year-old Saini, the accused, the boy to a sugarcane field case. The SIT has started who used to learn music and sexually assaulted him investigation and taken the from Pathak, was arrested there, Station House Officer accused Himanshu Saini into from Panipat in connection Parbhakar Kentura said. The police custody, Shamli with the case, police had incident took place on in the Superintendent of Police said. Saini confessed to have Kandhla area of the district Vineet Kumar Jaiswal told committed the ghastly crime on Friday, he said. A case was reporters. A local court in over some monetary dispute registered against the accused 6 0 Kairana granted police with Pathak, according to and efforts are on to nab him, remand for four days from police. The accused used a Kentura said. PTI #$ '$ -
-'% 0 holiest Sikh sites. The Pakistan dancers and percussionists Karnataka, MP, Meghalaya, under PM-JAY scheme which #$ '$ The External Affairs Foreign Office said the playing the tradition instru- Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, is free for government. There state government has decided Ministry in New Delhi said on Pakistan government was ment of Chenda (drums). Tamil Nadu, Telangana and are certain packages, espe- to provide a lumpsum amount Friday that members of the committed to upholding law Kerala tableau was adjudged UP. Tableaux of several cially abuse-prone packages, of Rs 32,50,000 and an annuity minority Sikh community in and order and providing secu- best in 2013 when UPA-II was Opposition-ruled States which are reserved for gov- of Rs 1, 95,000. Earlier, there Pakistan were subjected to rity and protection to the in power at the Centre. Kerala, including Madhya Pradesh, ernment hospitals by the State was a provision of Rs 15,000 as acts of violence at the holy city people, especially the minori- ruled by the CPI(M) Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, authorities, it said. lumpsum and Rs 1,000 as of Nankana Sahib. ties. Government was leading the Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, It was detected that pri- annuity amount. The chief “India strongly condemns It said the opening of the protest against the Citizenship Odisha and Punjab have been vate hospitals were perform- minister said that arrange- these wanton acts of destruc- Kartarpur Corridor is a man- Amendment Act, Abrogation selected for this R-Day parade. ing these Government ments had also been made for tion and desecration of the ifestation of Pakistan’s special of Article 370 and Ram Last year too, there were 16 reserved procedures and providing Rs 52 lakh lumpsum holy place. We call upon the care extended to the minori- Temple. States and UTs that were part blocking/submitting the same and Rs 3 lakh as annuity to the Government of Pakistan to ties, in line with the vision of Interestingly, Jammu & of the parade. In 2018, the under a different package winners of Param Vir Chakra, take immediate steps to the the country’s founder Kashmir is the only State number was 14, and in 2017 name or as unspecified Rs 31 lakh lumpsum and annu- ensure safety, security, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. whose tableau was selected for and 2016, 17. package. ity of Rs 2 lakh to Maha Vir welfare of the members of the Punjab Chief Minister the parade every year (15 According to the state- Chakra winners and Rs 20 Sikh community,” the min- Amarinder Singh and the times) from 2005 to 2019. 3 $ " ment, cases of fraud were lakh lumpsum and Rs 1 lakh istry said in a statement. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Next in line is Karnataka It also needs final detected by NAFU in August annuity to the winners of Vir “Strong action must be taken had also expressed concern whose tableaux were selected approval of the State health 2019 and shared with Gujarat Chakra. against the miscreants who over reports of the mob attack 12 times during the last 14- agency officials to not just cre- State Health agency which Yogi said for the welfare of indulged in desecration of on the Nankana Sahib gurd- year period. The tableaux of ate an e-card but also to add has disabled the cards and an soldiers, new ‘Sanik Kalyan’ the holy Gurdwara and wara. In a tweet, Singh Assam & Chhattisgarh were any additional family mem- FIR was lodged on November offices were being constructed attacked members of the appealed to Pakistan Prime selected 11 times each. ber. “171 are already de- 8. In Chhattisgarh, such cases at a cost of Rs 5.5 crore in minority Sikh community,” it Minister Imran Khan to This year, the empanelled and the list of were detected initially in May Prayagraj, Meerut, Kaushambi said. The ministry said repre- ensure that the devotees Government has selected 22 these hospitals is posted on 2019 and the cards have been and Mau while rest houses hensible actions followed the stranded at the gurdwara were tableaux — 15 States, 1 Union PMJAY website disabled. were being constructed for ex- forcible abduction and con- rescued from the mob. SAD Territory, and six Government http://www.Pmjay.Gov.In/de- In Madhya Pradesh, cases servicemen while military rest version of a Sikh girl who was chief Sukhbir Singh Badal departments — from a total empanelled. Penalties to the were detected in August 2019 houses were being renovated in kidnapped from her home in urged Prime Minister of 56 applications (32 from tune of more than Rs 4.5 and shared with state which nine districts at a cost Rs 3.5 the city of Nankana Sahib in Narendra Modi to take up the States and UTs, 24, depart- crore have also been levied on has disabled the cards and the crore. He said the state gov- August last year. issue with his Pakistani coun- ments). hospitals indulging in mal- concerned hospital has been ernment was providing 5 per Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, terpart. The 16 States and UTs, practices,” the NHA said in a issued show-cause notice. cent reservation to ex-service- also known as the Gurdwara whose tableau proposals have statement. Penalty has also been levied men in Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ Janam Asthan, is the site 0" 2 #$ been accepted, are: Andhra The cover provided under on TPA. The cases in punjab posts and the government was where the first Guru of the The tableau showed Pradesh, Assam, PM-JAY is Rs 5 lakh per fam- were detected in Oct 2019 making sincere efforts to Sikhs, Guru Nanak, was born. Kerala's backwaters, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, ily and not Rs 5 lakh per e- andshared with state which appoint ex-servicemen to all It is regarded as one of the Kathakali, Mohiniyattam Himachal Pradesh, J&K, card. There is no package has disabled the cards. positions available for soldiers. " +, -.-.
)< ) 64 6++3 ) & 0 0 1 $ 3 0 0 % R / New Delhi (PTI): Congress ))*+ on Friday. “The violent mob that ))*+ Rajya Sabha during the last were referred to the RS secre- The sources said the leader Rahul Gandhi on besieged Nankana Sahib four years had to be returned tariat by the Department of Committee can also take up Saturday condemned the mob day after a mob attack on the Gurudwara has threatened to he Ethics Committee of by the Committee without Personnel and Training, four such matters suo motu. Under attack on Nankana Sahib ANankana Sahib Gurdwara change the name of our holy Rajya Sabha rejected examination, the sources said. each by the Ministry of Home Rule 296, the Ethics Gurdwara in Pakistan, saying in Pakistan, Union minister place to Ghulam-e-Mustafa. Tcomplaints against 19 This was done since com- Affairs and Lok Sabha secre- Committee may take up the bigotry was a dangerous, age Hardeep Singh Puri sought to “Do those who are opposing MPs as they were filed without plaints were not made in accor- tariat, and one by the Ministry complaints for preliminary old poison that knew no bor- know on Saturday whether those the CAA need more evidence of following prescribed proce- dance with the prescribed pro- of Parliamentary Affairs, on inquiry, if it is made in proper ders. Taking to Twitter, Gandhi protesting across the country oppression of minorities in dures, prompting Upper House cedure, they said. being addressed to them by the form. termed Friday attack repre- against the Citizenship Pakistan,” Puri said in a tweet in Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu The Ethics Committee of complainants. Under Rule 303, the hensible, and said the only (Amendment) Act (CAA) need- Hindi, along with a video clip that to direct officials to create the Upper House oversees the Now the Rajya Sabha sec- Chairman of Rajya Sabha may known antidote to bigotry was ed more evidence of oppression showed a mob threatening to awareness among public about conduct of members and retariat has forwarded a pro- refer any question involving love, mutual respect and under- of minorities in the neighbour- change the name of the gurd- the functioning of the panel, examines complaints of uneth- posal to the Ethics Committee unethical conduct and other standing. “The attack on ing country. Taking to Twitter, the wara. sources said. ical conduct to enable its effec- Chairman to re-examine the misconduct of a member to the Nankana Sahab is reprehensi- Union Housing and Urban Members the Delhi Sikh A proposal has also been tive functioning. present rules regarding admis- Committee for examination, ble & must be condemned Affairs Minister said the violent Gurdwara Management moved to Ethics Committee The complaints against 19 sion of complaints. investigation and report. unequivocally. Bigotry is a dan- mob that besieged the Nankana Committee (DSGMC) and *% Chairman Prabhat Jha to re- Rajya Sabha members of eight As per Rule 295 of the The Ethics Committee of gerous, age old poison that Sahib Gurdwara on Friday had Shiromani Akali Dal staged a examine the present rules major parties from both the rul- Rules of Procedure and Rajya Sabha, the first of it’s kind knows no borders. Love + threatened to change the name of protest near the Pakistan High 6 " regarding admission of com- ing and opposition benches, Conduct of Business in the for legislatures in the country, Mutual Respect + the holy place to “Ghulam-e- Commission here on Saturday ! & plaints against MPs. besides two independent mem- Council of States, any person was set up in 1997 to oversee Understanding is its only Mustafa”. over the mob attack on the < Naidu’s direction came bers, were not taken up for pre- can make a complaint of the moral and ethical conduct known antidote,” he said in a Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, Nankana Sahib Gurdwara. $ * after a review of the function- liminary examination by the unethical conduct against a of the members as internal self- tweet. A violent mob attacked also known as Gurdwara Janam According to the CAA, '! ing of the Ethics Committee Ethics Committee as they were member of the House in writ- regulatory mechanism. the Nanakana Sahib Gurdwara Asthan, is the site near Lahore in Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, last week. not directly addressed to the ing either to the Ethics The Ethics Committee of in Pakistan on Friday and pelt- Pakistan where the first Guru of Parsis and Christians who came gious persecution in those During the meeting, it authorities mentioned under Committee or an officer autho- Rajya Sabha has so far sub- ed it with stones. Nankana Sikhs, Guru Nanak, was born. A to the country from Pakistan, nations, will not be treated as ille- came to his notice that 22 com- Rule 295, the sources said. rised by the Committee, offi- mitted ten reports, officials Sahib is the birth place of first violent mob had attacked the gur- Bangladesh and Afghanistan till gal immigrants but be given plaints against 19 members of Of these 22 complaints, 13 cials said. said. Sikh guru Guru Nanak Dev. dwara and pelted it with stones December 31, 2014, facing reli- Indian citizenship. ! ' &-, - , ,- carry out since December 30 Meenatai Shelke in Raut has made no bones about -+0& when he expanded his Cabinet the presidential polls the crucial PWD portfolio -,, hiv Sena’s newly-inducted to induct 36 new Ministers – of the Aurangabad being taken away from the SMinister of State Abdul including Deputy Chief Zilla Parishad. Shelke impending distribution of Sattar on Saturday evening Minister Ajit Pawar and his son and BJP nominee Cabinet portfolios in the MVA denied that he had resigned Aditya Thackeray — in his Devyani government in the state. from his post, even as senior team. Dondgaonkar polled Informed sources said that Congress Minister Nitin Raut Meanwhile, it was the spec- 30 votes in the ZP the Congress had decided to expressed his disappointment ulation over Sattar’s resignation presidential polls. allocate the crucial PWD port- New Delhi: The CBI on over the denial plum Public that came into sharp focus in Later in a draw of lots, folio held by Raut earlier to for- Saturday recovered 12 lakh in Works Department (PWD) the State capital all through Later in the evening, Sattar Congress’ Shelke was elected as mer chief minister and senior cash and documents related to portfolio to him. Saturday. formally denied that he had the Aurangabad ZP presiden- Congress leader Ashok assets worth 31 lakh during Sattar’s denial came amid On a day when the Shiv resigned and said that someone tial polls. Chavan, while he (Raut) has searches at the premises of a reports that Maharashtra Chief Sena lost vice president’s post had mischievously spread In the normal course, instead been given relatively senior superintendent of Minister Uddhav Thackeray in the Aurangabad Zilla rumours that he had put in his Sena’s Kajwe expected to poll insignificant Energy Regional Passport Office, had finalised the distribution of Parishad owing to dissensions papers. “I have not resigned. 30 votes in the polls to the post portfolio. Lucknow, officials said. portfolios for his Ministers in within the party, there was a After I meet Chief Minister and of ZP vice president. However, Sources close to him said The agency has registered the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas strong speculation in the morn- Shiv Sena president Uddhav Sena’s Kajwe polled only 28 that Raut was extremely a case against Vikas Mishra, Aghadi (MVA) Government. ing that Sattar had resigned Thackeray, I will provide votes against BJP’s winning unhappy with the State party Senior Superintendent, for ))*+ Karnataka, West Bengal and “The MVA Government may from his post. answers to all your questions candidate L G Gaikwad. leadership that has taken away allegedly amassing assets dis- Uttarakhand. come out with a statement on However, Shiv Sena that the speculation about my Immediately after the ZP the PWD portfolio from him proportionate to his known en candidates scored a A total of 21 candidates the allocation of portfolios for spokesperson and MP Sanjay resignation that was rife all elections, senior Shiv Sena and that he would take up the sources of income, they said. Tperfect 100 percentile in the have scored 99.9 percentile of the ministers in the State Raut said that there was no through the day”. leader and former MP matter with the Congress high The agency conducted Common Admission Test which 19 are from technolog- Cabinet either late tonight or information about the resig- The speculation broke out Chandrkant Khaire from command. searches at four locations — (CAT), results of which were ical background. The exam tomorrow,” a senior Sena min- nation of Sattar’s resignation after the Shiv Sena’s Shubhangi Aurangabad blamed Sattar – In a related development, three in Lucknow and one in announced on Saturday. conducted for admission into ister close to Uddhav said in the from the State Cabinet. Kajwe was defeated in the elec- who is also from Aurangabad Congress’ MLA from Jalna Varanasi — on Saturday, the All ten candidates are men MBA courses by IIMs and night. Talking to media persons tions to the post of vice presi- – for the Sena’s defeat in the Kailash Gorantyal has threat- officials said. from technological and engi- over 100 non-IIM institutions, Uddhav held one more here, Raut had said in the dent of the Aurangbad Zilla polls. Khaire called Sattar as a ened to resign as a legislator During the searches, the neering backgrounds, officials saw the highest number of round of talks with the leaders afternoon: “There are no dif- Parishad by a margin of four “betrayer” and said that he after having been denied a agency recovered 12 lakh in said, adding six of these can- candidates appearing for it in of the NCP and Congress ferences in the State cabinet. If votes. The elections were held should not be allowed to enter berth in the State Cabinet. On cash, receipts for purchase of didates are from IITs and two the last ten years. which are constituents in the any minister resigns then res- through a secret ballot. Thackerays’ Mumbai residence its part, the state Congress jewellery worth 5 lakh, papers from NITs. A total of 1.34 lakh men MVA Government to give final ignation is sent normally to the Kajwe’s defeat should in the “Matoshri”. leadership initiated efforts to of fixed deposits worth 26 Four of these candidates and 75,000 women had touches to the distribution of chief minister or Raj Bhawan, light of the victory of the Meanwhile, senior placate Gorantyal to back out lakh and documents of 45 are from Maharashtra and the appeared for the exam, while portfolios in his Cabinet, an but both have no information Congress candidate and ruling Congress leader and Minister on his threat to resign as an bank accounts, they remaining are from Jharkhand, five transgender candidates exercise he has not been able to about it yet". Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) from Vidarbha region Nitin MLA. said. PTI Tamil Nadu, Telangana, took the test. !* "&* " -; # 5 - . ))*+ thunderstorm accompanied northeastern states. Arunachal < with hail and lightning at iso- Pradesh is the largest benefi- fter breaking record of 119 lated places in plains, low and ciary and sees 3-4 times high- Ayears, the worst is yet to middle hills of the state on er rains than other subdivi- # "" Out of the 515 wards in 27 game of politics is still open in come in north India including January 6 and 7 in Himachal sions. While, the least is for +) districts where election was the State, according to the national Capital region. Pradesh. The MeT department Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, held, the DMK won 217 seats Sreekumar Balakrishnan, vet- The India Meteorological issues colour-coded warnings and Tripura. he age old proverb ‘there’s while the AIADMK had to eran political commentator. Department (IMD) and a pri- to alert the public ahead of The New Year for North Tmany a slip ’twixt the cup content with 187 seats. “Ill not say it was a big win for vate weather forecaster Skymet severe or hazardous weather India began on a chilly note and the lip’ proved to be true Similarly, out of the 5090 pan- DMK and a major loss for the has predicted rain and snow in which has the potential to with several places recording once again as the results of chayat union wards, the DMK AIADMK. The polls which north India from January 6-7. cause “damage, widespread dis- temperatures below 1 degree Tamil Nadu’s local body walked away with 2000 seats were due in 2016 got delayed The reason is the formation of ruption and/or danger to life”. Celsius. Rajasthan's Sri election for 27 districts were while the AIADMK had to because of the series of cases fresh western disturbance Yellow is the least dangerous Ganganagar, which nearly announced by late Friday content with 1668 seats . filed by the DMK. The State (WD) over Himalaya hills. among the warnings. touched the 50-degree mark night. Though there are 3 districts Election Commission had This is likely to bring cold wave Rajasthan continued to reel last summer, shivered at 1.5 Though the Opposition in Tamil Nadu, only 27 districts completed all formalities in the north India and also under cold weather conditions degrees Celsius. DMK was ahead of the ruling went to the polls in December including the scrutiny of nom- bring down the maximum and with Fatehpur town in Sikar North India including AIADMK while results from 2 and 30 as per the order of the ination papers when the minimum temperature. district being the coldest place Delhi recorded the coldest districts were trickling in apex court. Madras High Court stayed the Meanwhile, several areas in despite a marginal increase in plain area which bring cold in the state recording a mini- December day in last 119 years during the day time, scenario Election to the remaining entire process citing the non Himachal Pradesh, temperature. Manali in Kullu wave conditions,” the IMD mum of 3.4 degrees Celsius. since the year 1901 when underwent a major change districts would e held after the completion of delimitation and Uttarakhand and Jammu and district received snowfall on said. According to Dr Kuldeep This continuous weather activ- record-keeping began. Delhi during the last phase of count- process of the delimitation and reservation process,” said Kashmir received fresh snow- Saturday morning, whereas Srivastava, scientist of IMD, ity on account of back to back also witnessed cold wave con- ing. finalisation of reservation of Balakrishnan. fall on Saturday as the mercury State Capital Shimla witnessed weather in India is becoming weather systems would have an ditions as the minimum tem- The AIADMK which was wards for the scheduled caste Interestingly, Chief rose marginally across north snowfall in the afternoon. The increasingly difficult to predict, impact over the weather of perature settled at 2.4 degrees trailing till then surged ahead are completed. Urban local Minister Edappadi Indian plains, which had been snowfall brought cheers on both in the short and the long northwestern plains including Celsius, five notches below by late Friday evening and bodies too would go to the Palaniswami who remained under the grip of a severe cold the faces of tourists and hote- term due to its tropical area. Delhi-NCR. normal. ‘squared up’ for the losses it suf- polls in a later stage, according incommunicado throughout spell for over two weeks. liers alike. According to Skymet, a With this, winters in Three days ago, the nation- fered during the day time. to Tamil Nadu State Election Friday issued a release by late Popular tourist destinations The IMD said that cold trail of western disturbance January can be touted to be al capital experienced its cold- When the final results of Commission. night thanking the voters for Shimla and wave conditions is expected to would continue through harsher than December. It is est day in December in 119 the district panchayat wards Though there were the trust they ‘showered’ on Manali in Himachal Pradesh return from January 6-7 in January as rain and snow not the night temperatures but years with the day temperature were declared, the DMK and indications of the repetition of AIADMK. Eight months after witnessed the first snowfall of north and northwest India due would pick up pace from the cold days which would be recording 9.4 degrees Celsius. the AIADMK shared the hon- the Lok Sabha election in April the setback in the Lok Sabha 2020, bringing cheers to to western disturbance which January 6 till January 8 after a main reason for discomfort,” The temperature recorded by ours by winning 13 districts 2019 when the DMK together polls, the party has regained tourists and hoteliers alike, will change the wind speed brief break till Sunday. Skymet said. During the month the Safdurjung laboratory at each while Shivaganga yielded with its allies swept the polls, the affection and support of the while cold conditions persist- from easterly to northwesterly. Meanwhile, the IMD has of January and February, rains 2:30 pm was 9.4 degrees a split verdict. the final results show that the people. ed in the northern plains “Wind will start from Hills to issued a yellow warning for are slightly heavier in the Celsius. ' &$)
- , ,- student of the booklet on Veer Savarkar brought !" Jawaharlal Nehru out by the Congress-affiliated All mid a controversy over his University (JNU) who India Congress Seva Dal as part of ))*+ door if the pilots didn't come out,” the video shows a passenger trying to Asharing a platform with con- was involved in the its 10-day camp in Madhya official said, adding the situation open the door even as the crew are in troversial student leader Umar 2016 JNU sedition Pradesh. he Directorate General of Civil inside the plane “went from bad to the process of doing so. Her Khalid at the meet, Maharashtra controversy. Khalid is The other key speakers at the TAviation (DGCA) has asked Air worse”. co-passengers asked this person to Minister and Shiv Sena leader one of the key speak- conference are Congress leader India to act against unruly passengers According to the official, a step aside and let the cabin crew open Aditya Thackeray on Saturday ers at the meet. Cabinet Minister in the Maha who banged on the cockpit door and female passenger allegedly even man- the door. “Don't do this they will open opted out of a national students’ Apart from Vikas Aghadi government tin the misbehaved with crew of a delayed handled a cabin crew member, grab- it,” co-passengers are seen telling this conference on Citizenship Khalid, the other state Varsha Gaikwad, NCP MLA Delhi-Mumbai flight on Thursday bing her arm in order to open the person. Amendment Act (CAA) and the prominent speakers at and Sharad Pawar’s grand nephew (January 2). main exit gate quickly. Air India spokesperson said the National Register of Citizens (NRC) Sunday’s anti- CAA- Rohit Pawar and Lok Bharati chief According to official, unruly pas- Videos have emerged showing operating crew has been asked to sub- being held in the city on Sunday. NRC conference are Kapil Patil. sengers allegedly manhandled cabin some young passengers banging on mit a detailed report on the report- Aditya — who had earlier con- poet and lyricist Javed “Chhatra Bharati” and other crew members and threatened to the cockpit door, asking the pilots to ed misbehaviour by some passengers. sented to participate along with the ference, Chhatra Bharati’s Mumbai Akhtar, Aligarh Muslim University anti-CAA-NRC joint action com- break open the cockpit door of Air come out. “Captain please one out… “The flight AI 865 of 2nd January was leaders of the ruling Maha Vikas unit President Sachin M. Bansode Students Union President Salman mittee of other student and leftist India's Boeing 747 aircraft after their Loser come out… Come out or we considerably delayed due to technical Aghadi (MVA) and speak at the told “the Pioneer”: “Aditya Imtiaz, Jamia Milia University stu- organisations have organised Delhi-Mumbai flight on Thursday was will break the door…” they yell to the reasons. Air India management have anti-CAA-NRC conference to be Thackeray has informed us that he dent leader Hammadur Rehman, Sunday’s conference. delayed due to a technical problem. cockpit crew. Cockpit is on the upper asked the operating crew for a detailed held at the Yeshwantrao Chavan will not be able to attend tomor- TISSSU chief Bhatta Ram, student The other organisations who “The AI865 flight on Thursday deck of B747s where AI has its busi- report on the reported misbehaviour Centre on Sunday — conveyed to row’s conference. However, he has leaders Sadiya Shaikh and Richa have teamed up with “Chhatra got delayed as it developed a techni- ness class. One passenger in the by some passengers. Further action the organisers on Saturday about not given any reason for his inabil- Singh. Bharati” to organise the conference cal snag. It had to return to the bay. videos even knows that doing so is would be considered after getting the his inability to attend the confer- ity to attend the conference”. Another reason for Aditya’s are: AISF, SFI, ASA, TISS Students Passengers started knocking on the against the law and can be heard say- report,” the spokesperson said. ence ostensibly due to pre-occu- Sources said that Aditya might absence at Sunday’s conference Unions, Samyak, MASU, SIO, cockpit door, asking and taunting the ing “I do not have a criminal record An official of aviation regulator pation with other work. have chosen to skip the anti-CAA- being cited in the Sena circles is CYSS, PSU, Republican Panther, pilots to come out,” official said. and don't want one.” DGCA said that they have asked Air Confirming the absence of NRC conference to avoid sharing another controversy over some AIPC, AYW, Vidyarthi Bharati “One male passenger even said When AI finally asks passengers India to take action against the Aditya at the anti-CAA-NRC con- of a platform with Khalid, a former unsavoury allegation made in a and Mumbai Graduates Forum. that he will break open the cockpit to alight from the aircraft, another “unruly behaviour” of passengers. " +, -.-. #
+" 7 1 0 1 " A- R "! +> & ""! BC +0 , ,- Pradesh recently. the Congress over the booklet. 3 The booklet also questions “Veer Savarkar was a great Shimla/Amritsar: A court in Jodhpur; Dr Deepak Saxena, Medical and Health Officer of he NCP, a key Congress Savarkar’s credentials as a patri- man and will remain a great Himachal Pradesh on Saturday 0 ? Senior Regional Director Kota Dr B.S. Tanwar said it court in Nagpur on Tally, on Saturday called for ot and his reputation for valour. man. A section keeps talking sent former Superintendent of (H&FW), Rajasthan; Dr Arun would find out the infant deaths' ASaturday granted exemp- withdrawal of a controversial It also claimed that Savarkar against him. This shows the dirt the Department of Higher Singh, Professor of Neonatology, reasons after interacting with the tion from appearance to BJP Seva Dal booklet which claims received money from the in their mind,” Shiv Sena MP Education to CBI custody till AIIMS-Jodhpur; and Dr hospital authorities. leader and former chief minis- that Hindutva ideologue British after he was released Sanjay Raut had said on Friday. January 8 in the alleged irregular- Jaipur: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Himanshu Bhushan Advisor, "The team will submit its ter Devendra Fadnavis in a Vinayak Savarkar and from Andaman’s Cellular Jail. BJP leader Devendra ities in Himachal Pradesh's pre- Birla met the families that recent- NHSRC, MoHFW, has sought report to the Centre and the complaint seeking criminal Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin “The booklet should be Fadnavis had called for a ban on matric and post-matric scholarship ly lost their children due to detailed information on the hos- Rajasthan government," he said. proceedings for non-disclo- Nathuram Godse were in a withdrawn. You may have ide- the booklet saying the Congress scheme. alleged irregularities and mis- pital and infant deaths. The team will stay in Kota for 2 sure of cases against him in his physical relationship. ological differences with the had exhibited its “wicked” psy- A CBI official said that Arvind management in the J.K. Lon Though the team didn't days. election affidavit. NCP’s chief spokesperson person concerned. But it is not che by circulating it. Rajta, Superintendent Grade-II, Hospital, in Kota on Saturday. interact with the media, Chief IANS Chief judicial magistrate Nawab Malik said that since right to make such personal Last month, Congress Department of Higher Education, Birla, an MP from Kota, vis- RM Satav posted the matter for Savarkar was not alive, it was remarks against one who is not leader Rahul Gandhi’s jibe that who was arrested by the Central ited the families in Anantpura, hearing on January 24. wrong to make such a claim. around,” Malik told PTI over his name was not “Rahul Bureau of Investigation on Friday, Subhash Vihar, Vigyan Nagar, ( @ The court, however, said, The Hindi booklet, titled phone. Savarkar” and hence he would was sent to the agency custody till Prem Nagar and Soorsagar areas “The accused shall remain pre- “Veer Savarkar, Kitne ‘Veer’?”, The NCP and Congress are not seek apology (about his January 8. of the city, offered condolences sent before the court on the was distributed at a camp of sharing power with Shiv Sena remark on rape) had riled the and help to them. next date without fail and no Seva Dal, a frontal organisation in Maharashtra. Shiv Sena, his party’s new- Calling infant deaths in the exemption shall be granted on of the Congress, in Madhya The Shiv Sena had targeted found ally in Maharashtra. (/!( ..:E& hospital a serious issue, Birla said, Kota (Rajasthan): Criticising have died in the hospital. This the next date.” .%( F & "I wrote two letters to the his government over the is very painful. Our response to This is the second time &'! E&$! 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Maharashtra government, WJagdeep Dhankhar on “Several deaths in blasts at Noor Hossain, owner of < Congress MLA from Jalna Saturday demanded a probe factory at Masjidpara, Naihati the factory, has been arrested Kailash Gorantyal on Saturday into an explosion at a firework has pained and shocked me. from Amdanga area in the New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on said he would resign from party unit in the state that caused Allegations that crude bombs district on Friday night and a Saturday reviewed the progress of various sec- posts along with several office- four deaths, saying the admin- were being made in illegal fac- suo motu case of accidental tors of the Council of Ministers in a meeting, bearers and workers. istration should be held tory warrants intense expert murder along with other sec- third since December 21, as part of an exercise Maharashtra Chief Minister accountable as there are alle- probe. Accountability of all in tions has been registered to finalise an action plan for key ministries for Uddhav Thackeray had, on gations that crude bombs were the administration needs to be against him, a senior police the next five years. The Prime Minister heard Monday, expanded his council being manufactured in the fac- fixed promptly,” the governor officer said. top bureaucrats on sectors such as governance, of ministers by inducting 26 tory. said in a statement. “We are interrogating Noor technology and resources, sources in the gov- Cabinet and 10 ministers of Four persons, including Police has already launched Hossain,” the officer said, ernment said. Based on the suggestions received state. two women, were killed on the an investigation into the case. adding that a forensic team was during the meetings on presentations made by Gorantyal said the decision spot and one was seriously Meanwhile, the owner of to visit the explosion site on various committees of secretaries, the govern- was taken at a meeting of the dis- injured in an explosion at a fire- the firework unit where the Saturday. ment would finalise an action plan for various trict Congress committee on ministries for the next five years, they said. Saturday. “I will meet The ministries have been divided into var- Maharashtra Pradesh Congress ious sectors such as agriculture, health, gover- Committee president Balasaheb nance and technology for speedier and better Thorat and submit my resigna- % implementation of policies. tion from party posts. Party The action plan would help implement poli- members of the Jalna Municipal Panaji (PTI): Goa Forward Party chief Vijai nics for the tourism minister and families.” cies for governance and development in a more Council, Zilla Parishad will also Sardesai and Port Minister Michael Lobo on He also hit out at the organisation of the systematic way and take the benefits to the submit their resignations along Saturday said the tourism sector, one of the Sunburn festival, saying the state government grass-roots level. Another meeting of the with me,” he said. mainstays of the coastal state’s economy, needs was justifying it claiming it brought in Rs 250 Council of Ministers could take place in the The MLA claimed Congress to be brought back on track. Both Sardesai and crore, despite “proliferation ofdrugs” there. coming week to complete the review exercise, functionaries of all tehsils in Lobo said tourism road shows organised by the “We are giving a red carpet in tourism for the sources said. The Council of Ministers usu- Jalna had already quit. “The Goa government should be stopped as they were scum of the earth. This government is solely ally meets after the Cabinet meeting party has neglected me and not a drain on the exchequer and fetching no returns responsible for the decline of Goa’s tourism sec- every month. But on the last three occa- given me justice,” he added. in terms of footfalls. tor,” he added. sions, the meetings were held independently. Gorantyal had defeated Shiv “First, put your house in order and then Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar In the past few weeks, the prime minister Sena’s Arjun Khotkar in the invite tourists here. You are participating in road was not available for comment but a department has reviewed during Cabinet meetings the October Assembly polls. City shows but are you ready to welcome quality official said such road shows helped showcase progress made by various ministries in imple- Congress president Shaikh tourists? We are expecting high quality tourists the state’s tourism sector to international trav- menting the Government's policies. Mahmood said Gorantyal was a but why should they come here, to be harassed ellers. He said a slump in Goa tourism was The BJP-led NDA returned to power with three-time MLA and was also by touts,” Lobo asked. because of UK firm Thomas Cook going bank- a greater mandate in the 2019 Lok Sabha elec- councillor earlier and had Addressing a press conference, Sardesai said, rupt. Chartered flights operated by Thomas tion. It completed six months in power in worked hard to strengthen the “Our clear cut demand is that there should be Cook had brought in several thousand foreign November. party in the district. a ban on road shows. These are nothing but pic- tourists to Goa last year, he pointed out. )'! Mumbai: Mumbai Police The delegation members register a complaint against the Commissioner Sanjay Barve on informed the two top officers that DCP. Even the Police Control Saturday ordered a probe into the since there was no CCTV cam- Room didn't cooperate and he 6 attack on RTI activist Yashwant era inside the cabin of the DCP finally went to KEM Hospital for Shinde, allegedly by Deputy who assaulted Shinde, the police treatment and a medical certifi- Commissioner of Police - Zone should check the CCTV footage cate, Galgali added. Kolkata: Four to five persons were remove all the debris to see for sure III, Avinash Kumar. outside his office, Galgali told After three days, on injured when a portion of the Burdwan that no one is there under the rubble," Kumar is also the designat- IANS. December 30, Shinde submitted railway station of Eastern Railway in he said. The railway has ordered an ed First Appellate Authority for In the memorandum, they his complaint to the Police West Bengal collapsed on Saturday enquiry to know the cause of the RTI. This was conveyed to a del- said that Shinde had sought cer- Commissioner's office. evening. Train movement was not mishap which occurred at around 8 egation of RTI and social activists tain details under RTI about the The delegation said that the affected, a senior official said. p.m. who called on him (Barve) to police department's functioning DCP's behaviour was "unac- "A portion of the portico beside "I can't say at this stage whether submit a memorandum and from DCP Kumar, but since he ceptable" and "a gross violation of the enquiry counter close to the main there was any shortcoming in main- demand stringent action against was not satisfied with the replies, the RTI activist's fundamental entrance has collapsed. As per prima tenance. That can only be said once the DCP Kumar. he filed a First Appeal to the des- rights". They added that "a laugh- facie information, one person has enquiry is over. Our priority now is to Barve assured them that the ignated RTI official. able story is being circulated" been taken to the hospital following undertake rescue," the official said. probe into the matter - which has When Shinde was called for claiming Shinde fell from a chair injury. Three-four other persons sus- He said there was no impact on triggered outrage among various the First Appeal hearing on and sustained injuries, and urged tained minor injuries and were train movement. activists - will be completed by December 27 last year, DCP Barve to immediately access the released after first aid," said Divisional "There is no problem in the plat- January 10. Kumar allegedly shouted at him, CCTV footage from the DCP Railway Manager (Howrah) Isha form portion. We have already opened The delegation, which and started assaulting, kicking office and take it in his custody, Khan. an alternate way for entry and exit of included former Chief and punching him. Galgali said. A railway rescue team and police passengers," said Khan, who spoke to Information Commissioner The DCP also asked three The delegation also called have reached the spot. The official said the Burdwan district magistrate after Shailesh Gandhi, Sucheta Dalal, other policemen to hold him and upon the Police Commissioner to as per prima facie information, no one the incident. An Eastern Railway G. R. Vora, Dolphy D'Souza, continued to rain blows on him initiate action against those offi- was buried under the rubble. spokesperson told IANS: "Rescue Bhaskar Prabhu and Anil Galgali and at one point he attempted to cials in Byculla Police Station and "Our personnel there have operation is on. Senior officials have along with the victim Shinde strangulate Shinde. Police Control Room who failed informed us that no one was trapped reached the site and are taking stock submitted a memorandum to Bleeding profusely, Shinde to help Shinde register his com- in the debris. We are gathering more of the rescue operations." Barve and Joint Police was taken to the nearby Byculla plaint in the matter that day. details to ascertain this. We will IANS Commissioner Santosh Rastogi. Police Station, which refused to IANS % " +, -.-. 8 01 1
- + killing was an “act of war on the precision drone strike. Their bodies will be laid covering he was preparing an in Europe as well,” he said. turned-politician Moqtada “Trump changed the rules part of the United States”. As head of Iran’s tom rest in an elaborate “imminent” attack on US Some 14,000 troops were Sadr called on their fighters to — he wanted (Soleimani) elim- fresh air strike hit pro-Iran A new strike on Saturday Revolutionary Guard Corps’ mourning procession on diplomats and troops. already deployed as reinforce- “be ready” after Friday’s strike. inated,” said Ramzy Mardini, a Afighters in Iraq early targeted a convoy belonging to foreign operations arm, Saturday, beginning with a He insisted Friday ments to the Middle East last And Lebanon’s Tehran- researcher at the US Institute of Saturday, as fears grew of a the Hashed al-Shaabi, an Iraqi Soleimani was a powerful fig- state funeral in the capital and Washington did not seek a year, reflecting steadily grow- backed Shiite movement Peace. proxy war erupting between paramilitary network domi- ure domestically and oversaw ending in the Shiite holy city of wider conflict, saying: “We ing tensions with Iran. Hezbollah threatened “pun- Phillip Smyth, a US-based Washington and Tehran a day nated by Shiite factions with wide-ranging Iranian involve- Najaf to its south. took action last night to stop a There are approximately ishment for these criminal specialist on Shiite armed after an American drone strike close ties to Iran. ment in regional power strug- The bodies of the Guards war. We did not take action to 5,200 US troops deployed assassins.” Soleimani had long groups, described the killing as killed a top Iranian general. The Hashed did not say gles — and anti-US forces. will then be flown to Iran, start a war.” But hours later the across Iraq to help local forces been considered a lethal foe by “the most major decapitation The killing of Quds Force who it held responsible but Trump said the 62-year- which has declared three days Pentagon said between 3,000 to ensure a lasting defeat of US lawmakers and presidents, strike that the US has ever commander Major General Iraqi state television reported it old, who had been blacklisted of mourning for Soleimani. 3,500 troops would be dis- Islamic State group fighters. with Trump saying he should pulled off.” He expected “big- Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad was a US air strike. by the US, had been plotting Tehran has already named patched to Iraq’s southern Pro-Iran factions have have been killed “many years ger” ramifications than either on Friday was the most dra- A police source told AFP imminent attacks on American his deputy, Esmail Qaani, to neighbour Kuwait. seized on Soleimani’s death to ago”. the 2011 operation that killed matic escalation yet in spi- the strike left “dead and diplomats. replace him. Secretary of State Mike push parliament to revoke the Following Friday’s strike, Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin ralling tensions between Iran wounded,” without providing a His assassination has rat- Supreme leader Ayatollah Pompeo praised Washington’s security agreement allowing the embassy urged US citizens Laden or the 2019 raid that and the United States, which specific toll. There was no tled the region, with Iraqis Ali Khamenei promised “severe partners in the region, but said their deployment on Iraqi soil. to leave Iraq immediately and killed IS leader Abu Bakr al- pledged to send more troops to immediate comment from the fearing a proxy war between revenge,” while in Tehran tens their European allies “haven’t Lawmakers are to convene American staff were being Baghdadi. the region — even as President US. Washington and Tehran. of thousands of protesters been as helpful as I wish that in emergency session on evacuated from oil fields in the Iraq’s caretaker prime min- Donald Trump insisted he did It came hours ahead of a A total of five torched US flags and chanted they could be”. Sunday and are expected to south. ister Adel Abdel Mahdi warned not want war. planned a mourning march for Revolutionary Guards and five “death to America.” “The Brits, the French, the hold a vote. Analysts said the strike, the strike would “spark a dev- Iran’s ambassador to the Soleimani, who was killed Hashed fighters were killed in Trump hailed the opera- Germans all need to under- Paramilitary figures in Iraq which sent world oil prices astating war in Iraq” as United Nations, Majid Takht alongside Hashed number two Friday’s strike near Baghdad tion, saying he decided to “ter- stand that what we did, what including US-blacklisted Qais soaring, would be a game- President Barham Saleh plead- Ravanchi, told CNN that the Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in the international airport. minate” Soleimani after dis- the Americans did, saved lives al-Khazaali and militiaman- changer. ed “voices of reason” to prevail. Q R%#
+ 4 Florida on Friday. unlimited potential. We do not diplomats, service members, all “Soleimani made the death seek regime change. Americans and our allies,” S President Donald Trump of innocent people his sick pas- “However, the Iranian Trump said. Uhas said Iranian General sion, contributing to terrorist regime’s aggression in the region, “For years the Islamic Qasem Soleimani had made plots as far away as New Delhi including the use of proxy fight- Revolutionary Guard Corps and the death of innocent people his and London. Today we remem- ers to destabilise its neighbours, its ruthless Quds Force under “sick passion” and contributed to ber and honour the victims of must end now. The future Soleimani’s leadership has tar- terrorist plots as far away as New Soleimani’s many atrocities and belongs to the people of Iran, geted, injured and murdered Delhi and London, a day after we take comfort in knowing that those who seek peaceful co-exis- hundreds of American civil- ordering the drone attack that his reign of terror is over,” he tence and cooperation, not the ians and servicemen,” he said in killed the powerful said. Trump said what the terrorist warlords who plunder his remarks. Trump said that the Revolutionary Guards com- United States did yesterday their nation to finance blood- United States has the best mili- mander in Iraq. should have been done a long shed abroad,” he said. tary in the world. In his first comments since ago. “A lot of lives would have Trump said at his direction, “We have the best intelli- the killing of the Iranian military been saved. Just recently the United States military suc- gence in the world. If Americans leader, Trump said that Soleimani led the brutal repres- cessfully executed a flawless anywhere are threatened, we Soleimani had been perpetrat- sion of protesters in Iran, where precision strike that killed the have all of those targets already ing acts of terror to destabilise more than 1,000 innocent civil- “number one terrorist” any- fully identified, and I am ready the Middle East for the last 20 ians were tortured and killed by where in the world. “Soleimani and prepared to take whatever years. their own government,” he said. was plotting imminent and sin- action is necessary. And that in “The recent attacks on US Amidst escalation of tension ister attacks on American diplo- particular refers to Iran. targets in Iraq, including rock- with Iran, Trump claimed mats and military personnel, but “Under my leadership we et strikes that killed an American Soleimani’s killing will not lead we caught him in the act and ter- have destroyed the ISIS territo- and injured four American ser- to war. minated him. rial caliphate, and recently vicemen very badly, as well as a “We took action last night to “Under my leadership American special operations violent assault on our embassy stop a war. We did not take America’s policy is unambiguous forces killed the terrorist leader in Baghdad, were carried out at action to start a war. I have deep to terrorists who harm or intend known as al-Baghdadi. The the direction of Soleimani,” respect for the Iranian people. to harm any American. We will world is a safer place without ! 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TSaturday advised UK have to act and we will act,” scaled back operations, a US housands of mourners of mobilizing militias across nationals to avoid travelling to he Iranian ambassador to he said. defence official told AFP Tgathered Saturday for a Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, Iraq and Iran in face of height- Tthe United Nations “We can’t just close our Saturday, a day after an funeral procession through including in the war against " < ened tensions in the Middle described the killing of one of eyes to what happened last American strike killed top Baghdad for Iran’s top general the Islamic State group. He East following the US killing of his country’s top generals as night. Definitely there will be Iranian and Iraqi comman- and militant leaders killed in a was also blamed for attacks Baghdad (AFP): Iraq’s prime minister attended a mourning a top Iranian commander in an act of war, US media revenge, a harsh revenge.” ders. “Our first priority is pro- US airstrike. on US troops and American procession in Baghdad on Saturday for Iranian commander Baghdad. reported late Friday. “The response for a military tecting coalition personnel,” Gen Qassem Soleimani, allies over nearly two Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al- “Following the death of The death of Quds Force action is a military action. By the official said, saying the the head of Iran’s elite Quds decades. Muhandis, killed in a US strike the previous day. Qasem Soleimani and height- commander Major General whom, by when, where? that US-led force had “limited” force and mastermind of its As tensions soared across Adel Abdel Mahdi joined Muhandis associate Hadi al- ened tensions in the region... Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad is for the future to witness,” their training and other anti- regional security strategy, was the region, there were reports Ameri, Shiite cleric Ammar al-Hakim, former premier Nuri We now advise British nation- was the most dramatic esca- he ended the interview by jihadist operations. killed in an airstrike early overnight of an airstrike on a al-Maliki and other pro-Iran figures in a large crowd. als against all travel to Iraq lation yet in spiraling tensions stating. “It’s not a halt,” the source Friday near the Iraqi capital’s convoy of Iran-backed militia- The coffins were first brought to a revered Shiite shrine (and) we now advise against all between Iran and the United The remarks follow said, adding: “We have international airport. men north of Baghdad. Hours in Baghdad’s Kadhimiya district, where thousands of mourn- but essential travel to Iran,” States, despite President Trump, speaking on Friday increased security and defen- Many of the mourners later, the Iraqi army denied any ers chanted “Death to America.” The crowds then accompa- Britain’s Foreign Office said in Donald Trump’s insistence night to Evangelical support- sive measures at Iraqi bases that were dressed in black, and airstrike had taken place. The nied them south to a point near the Green Zone, home to gov- a statement. he did not want war. ers in Miami, saying that host coalition troops.” The offi- they carried Iraqi flags and the US-led coalition also denied ernment offices and foreign embassies, including America’s. “Given heightened tensions But, speaking to CNN Soleimani was planning “a cial said the change came after flags of Iran-backed militias carrying out any airstrike. The dignitaries then accompanied the coffins into the in the region, (we) now advise late Friday night, Iranian very major attack” and a series of rocket attacks by pro- that are fiercely loyal to The Popular Mobilization Green Zone for an official ceremony. people not to travel to Iraq, ambassador Majid Takht that he had been preparing Iran factions on US troops in Soleimani. Forces, an umbrella group of Soleimani and Mohandis were killed along with eight oth- with the exception of the Ravanchi said: “In fact was an multiple “attacks against recent months. Surveillance Iran has vowed harsh retal- mostly Iran-backed militias, ers in a precision drone strike early Friday as they drove away Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and act of war on the part of the Americans”. efforts were now focused on iation, raising fears of an all-out and security officials had from Baghdad international airport in two vehicles. to consider carefully whether United States and against Soleimani — long seen as potential new attacks instead of war. US President Donald reported the airstrike in Taji, Soleimani was the head of the Iranian Revolutionary it’s essential to travel to Iran. We Iranian people.” a deadly adversary by the US the Islamic State group. Trump says he ordered the north of the capital. An Iraqi Guards’ foreign operations arm while Muhandis was the deputy will keep this under review.” “Last night they (the US) and its allies — was one of the The rocket attacks, which strike to prevent a conflict. His security official had said five head of Iraq’s Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary network. On Friday, the US military started a military war by most important power-bro- killed one American contractor administration says Soleimani people were killed and two Their deaths sparked fears of a looming proxy war between killed Soleimani in an air strike assassinating by an act of kers across the region, setting last month, have stoked fears of was plotting a series of attacks vehicles were destroyed. Iran and the United States on Iraqi soil, further fanned by a outside Baghdad international terror against one of our top Iran’s political and military a proxy war between the that endangered American It was not immediately new strike on pro-Iran factions on Saturday. airport that shocked the Islamic generals. So what else can be agenda in Syria, Iraq, and United States and Iran on Iraqi troops and officials, without clear if another type of explo- The Hashed, many of whose factions have close ties to Iran, republic and sparked fears of a expected of Iran to do? We Yemen. soil. providing evidence. sion had occurred. said a strike had targeted one of their convoys. new war in the Middle East. ! , 1R "!:9??? =+ 11 F ">: -) B has been coordinated by Wang. Kong has been everybody’s control of China. China’s liaison office in concern over the past few Besides calling for Lam’s hina replaced its top offi- Hong Kong, which is the sym- months,” said Xi, who is regard- resignation, the protestors are *,- heart procedure, The News be admitted in a hospital for ,)*-4 3) Ccial in Hong Kong on bol of Beijing’s authority, has ed as the most powerful demanding an independent newspaper quoted a source at the heart procedure. Saturday, days after President also become a centre of pro- Chinese leader after Mao probe into the use of force by iling former Pakistan prime UK’s Royal Brompton Hospital It is understood that the real ustralian Prime Minister Xi Jinping expressed concern democracy protests where the Zedong. police, amnesty for arrested Aminister Nawaz Sharif, as saying on Friday. cause of low platelet count of AScott Morrison on over the continued pro-democ- protesters have burnt the Besides Presidency, Xi also protesters, a halt to categoris- under treatment in London, will The cardiologists have Sharif is still not determined, the Saturday called up 3,000 mili- racy protests posing a major Chinese flag. heads the Communist Party of ing the protests as riots and the be hospitalised soon for a cardiac advised Sharif that he must have report said. tary reserve troops to combat challenge to the ruling Luo’s appointment came China (CPC) and the military. implementation of universal procedure as the doctors have a heart procedure. Last week, doctors at the the raging bushfire crisis which Communist party. as a surprise as he was named “Without a harmonious suffrage to elect their own rep- failed to determine the real Sharif has been advised that Royal Brompton Hospital told has so far claimed the lives of Wang Zhimin, the director a week ago the deputy director and stable environment, how resentatives to govern the cause for his low blood platelet it will be determined within a Sharif that his cardiac Positron- 23 people with high tempera- of its liaison office in Hong of the financial and economic can there be a home where province. count, according to a media week whether he will need a emission tomography (PET) tures and strong winds threat- Kong who coordinates between affairs committee of the people can live and work hap- The protests continued report. The 69-year-old PML-N heart operation, bypass, or a scan suggested ischemic ening to worsen the conditions the local government of the for- National People’s Congress, pily,” Xi said with a tone of despite the withdrawal of the supremo had left for London on heart stent, the report said. myocardium, partial or complete across the country. This is the mer British colony and the cen- China’s legislature, the Hong exasperation over unending bill. The pro-democracy par- November 19 in an air ambu- For about two months Sharif blockage of a coronary artery by first time that reservists have tral government in Beijing, Kong-based South China protests, stating that he hoped ties also registered a land- lance to seek medical treatment, has been in London, but the issue a buildup of plaques, and blood been called up in such a large has been replaced, official Morning Post reported. for the best. slide victory in local body a month after he was released on of his blood platelets remains supply to heart was deficient number “in the living memo- media here reported. The announcement came “We sincerely hope for the elections. bail from a seven-year prison unresolved and his blood which is a risk for heart attack ry”, Defence Minister Linda Wang was replaced by Luo after Xi in his New Year’s best for Hong Kong and Hong Xi’s leadership of the cri- sentence for corruption. platelets remain unstable, it said. and also a cause of his ongoing Reynolds said. Huining, the former party boss address expressed concern over Kong compatriots,” he said. sis specially refusing the with- Sharif is undergoing treat- Two weeks ago, Sharif’s per- angina, a type of chest pain Morrison said 23 deaths of Shaanxi province, in the first the situation in Hong Kong “A prosperous and stable draw the bill in time has come ment of multiple diseases includ- sonal physician Adnan Khan had caused by reduced blood flow to have been confirmed so far this major reshuffle of the office where the locals carried out Hong Kong is the aspiration of under criticism. ing coronary artery disease said that doctors were going the heart. Khan was not available summer, including the two in since the city became pro-democracy protests. Hong Kong compatriots, as Xi, who continued to back (CAD). The CAD is the nar- through the whole medical his- for comment on the report of a blaze on a highway on embroiled in anti-government The disquieting situation in well as the expectation of the Lam and her administration, rowing or blockage of the coro- tory of the former prime minis- Sharif’s possible hospitalisation, Kangaroo Island in South protests seven months ago. Hong Kong, which continues people of the motherland,” he however, has been reiterating nary arteries due to which the ter and have recommended that the report said. Australia. Though Hong Kong is gov- to witness mass protests, espe- said. Beijing’s “unswerving deter- heart does not receive the blood he requires a cardiac interven- Sharif was shifted from jail The Prime Minister, after erned by beleaguered pro- cially by youth that often What has started as mination” to protect national it needs, leading to acute chest tion. to the Services hospital in Lahore calling up 3,000 military reserve Beijing Chief Executive, Carrie turned violent figured high in protests against an extradition sovereignty, security and pain and, in some cases, a fatal Last month, Simon in October after his health con- troops, said: “Today’s decision Lam, who so far failed to quell Xi’s customary New Year’s eve bill piloted by Lam, the development interests and heart attack. Redwood, a cardiovascular inter- dition deteriorated. Doctors then puts more boots on the ground, the protests which grew in address over the national tele- demonstrations grew in inten- oppose any external force in Sharif will be admitted to a ventionist at the London Bridge recommended him to get treat- puts more planes in the sky, puts intensity, much of responsibil- vision on December 31. sity and turned into full-blown interfering in Hong Kong’s hospital in London soon for a Hospital, had said Sharif should ment abroad. more ships at sea”. ity over policy and planning “The situation in Hong movement against increasing affairs. WQ9PP WAVCCR " +, -.-. 444 & ' )
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B 9 08% + Q R omeback man Jasprit CBumrah will be cynosure of all eyes during India’s first GUWAHATI: The forced T20 international against Sri four-month break due to a Lanka in the year 2020 where stress fracture “wasn’t a diffi- its namesake global meet will cult” period for India’s pace gain precedence over every- spearhead Jasprit Bumrah as thing for the ‘Men In Blue’. there was “no pain” and he Out for four months with utilised the time away from the a back stress fracture, the 26- game to work on his strength year-old Bumrah is that pre- and conditioning. cious diamond in this Indian “It was not difficult for me set-up, which had been as I was never in pain. Not wrapped in cotton wool during even for a single day. I took it the rehabilitation period. as an opportunity to build my So much so that he was strength,” Bumrah told bcci.tv even exempted from playing after his first training session domestic first-class cricket for with the team. Gujarat after intervention from He was always updated BCCI president Sourav about how the team was pro- Ganguly, keeping in mind the gressing and did his home- workload he will have to work so that he is not found take post international come- wanting once he is back in back. 0 ' +, !% action. If 2019 was all about “I was always keeping a focussing on 50-over format, Bumrah in the absence of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, mak- run-getter with 100 runs from ing on the team bus on post- track on what is happening so the current year will witness the frontline speedsters ing things a little unsettling. three matches in Australia in match return to hotel. when you are back in the Indian team playing close to 15 Mohammed Shami (rested), While Bumrah predictably October-November. It’s time for Kohli’s men to team, you shouldn’t be too far games before their T20 World Deepak Chahar (stress frac- grabs more eyeballs, the series They would also look for- rewrite their poor record here. away.” Cup campaign starts against ture) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar is also important for Shikhar ward to the return of former Sri SQUADS: The 26-year-old slinger South Africa in Perth in (sports hernia). Dhawan, making a comeback Lankan captain, Angelo India: Virat Kohli (captain), felt that playing all three for- October. Washington Sundar is still into the team post knee injury. Mathews, who last played a Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, mats continuously did affect “Initially what happened, how was I progressing. There are slots to be locked work in progress and he would He will also look to make T20I against South Africa in Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, his fitness, for which the break I was playing a lot of cricket Constant monitoring was and till Indian Premier League like to put up performances an impact in absence of rested August 2018. Sanju Samson, Rishabh Pant was necessary. and it was very difficult to going on. They asked ques- ends, a clearer picture is unlike- that can ensure that only one vice-captain Rohit Sharma with Bhanuka Rajapaksa, (wk), Shivam Dube, Yuzvendra “When you play continu- manage the hunger. I was tions like what do you want to ly to emerge. But that won’t among Kuldeep Yadav and KL Rahul in red-hot form at Oshada Fernando and Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, ously, your strength level goes playing regularly. Then I got a do now that you are back stop head coach Ravi Shastri Yuzvendra Chahal can be the other end. Danushka Gunathilaka were Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit down. Your fitness level can break and after that I felt like from break.” and skipper Virat Kohli to set picked in playing XI at any On his return to competi- their batting mainstays in their Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, also go down a little bit. So I ‘now you want to play as soon Bumrah was satisfied with the ball rolling in this current given point of time. tive cricket, the Delhi left-han- 3-0 win in Pakistan in October Navdeep Saini and Washington was looking at how to bring as possible’. You are always his first complete training ses- series. Shivam Dube is a big hit- der smashed 140 against as they will look forward to Sundar. the strength back, how to eager but you don’t want to sion under lights on Friday It all starts here at the ter for sure but whether his Hyderabad in a Ranji Trophy return among runs. Sri Lanka: Lasith Malinga improve upon the things I rush into things.” evening. Barsapara Stadium on Sunday seam up stuff can withstand the match as he will look to score Leg-spinner Wanindu (captain), Danushka wanted to improve. Bumrah thanked the “The intensity was very as the biggest city in Assam is onslaught on docile tracks till in a format, where he has 272 Hasaranga led the bowling in Gunathilaka, Avishka “So take some time off and Indian support staff for con- good, very high intensity, to slowly getting back to normal- Hardik Pandya is fully fit and runs in 12 innings to show for Pakistan with eight wickets Fernando, Angelo Mathews, return fresh. Be hungry again. sistently keeping a tab on his the point where you do exact- cy after protests against the back in action is yet to be his efforts in 2019. from three matches at an aver- Dasun Shanaka, Kusal Perera, So all these things were on top rehabilitation work and giving ly what you wanted to do. Citizenship Amendment Act seen. In their last T20I series, Sri age of 9.87 but was ineffective Niroshan Dickwella, of my mind. I am not looking their valuable inputs. “At the fielding session, we (CAA). And that lingering ques- Lanka suffered a 0-3 rout in in Australia as he will also look Dhananjaya de Silva, Isuru too far ahead. I wanted to take “Very good inputs (from covered all bases, we did the The Indian team would be tion on Rishabh Pant’s consis- Australia as their batsmen to contribute. Udana, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, one match at a time,” said bowling coach Bharat Arun). high catches, we did the run- checking out how the likes tency with Sanju Samson hav- struggled and will be under India lost their only T20 Oshada Fernando, Wanindu Bumrah. I was always in touch with the out practice. And in the nets, Navdeep Saini and Shardul ing already warmed the bench- scrutiny. match against Australia on Hasaranga, Lahiru Kumara, Bumrah feels that if one support staff. The team man- we did spot bowling, practised Thakur react to pressure situ- es for six straight T20 games The relied heavily on Kusal October 10, 2017, which was Kusal Mendis, Lakshan plays regularly, it becomes dif- agement also kept on asking bowling yorkers. We ticked all ations in death overs alongside and the invisible presence of Perera, who was their leading further marred by stone-pelt- Sandakan and Kasun Rajitha. ficult to remain “hungry”. me what was going on and the boxes,” he added. 1 1 ! 0Q "! !A6
1 1 + tent enough. “These next few series is N !! O ndia captain Virat Kohli on going to be very exciting to see ISaturday said it will be tough who stands up in pressure sit- GUWAHATI: Indian captain Virat Kohli on Saturday strong- for India to win ICC events uations, how they react when ly opposed the “four-day Test” proposed by the ICC as he is unless the middle-order steps may be Rohit or myself or KL not in favour of any alterations which hurts the sanctity of the up and delivers in pressure sit- or Shikhar at the top have not traditional five-day format. uations if the top-order has a fired.” The ICC wants to try out the four-day Test matches dur- rare failure. Similary, with the likes of ing the next FTP cycle between 2023-2031 in order to get more India last won an ICC Bhuvneshwar Kumar and free days for the commercially lucrative shorter formats. event back in 2013 (Champions Deepak Chahar injured and While this is at the proposal stage, Cricket Australia had Trophy) and often described as Mohammed Shami rested, this expressed its intent of trying out the format even though senior a top-heavy team, relying on series will give an opportunity bowler Nathan Lyon termed it “ridiculous”. big contributions from either to the likes of Navdeep Saini “According to me, it should not be altered. As I said, the skipper himself or his deputy and Shardul Thakur to make day-night is another step towards commercialising Test Rohit Sharma. The focus this their selection case for the T20 cricket and you know, creating excitement around it, but it can’t year is on T20 World Cup and World Cup in Australia in be tinkered with too much. I don’t believe so,” Kohli, one of Kohli, in his first media inter- October-November. the biggest names in world cricket, told mediapersons on the action of the year, conveyed his “I think because the tour- eve of first T20 against Sri Lanka. India recently played expectations from his fellow nament is in Australia, you will Day/Night Tests and that’s about the change Kohli would like teammates. need these many options and in the five-day version for now. “You know the Day-Night Test “We need guys who are back-ups ready to be able to is the most that should be changed about Test cricket, accord- ready till Nos six and seven to take firstly your strongest XI or ing to me,” he said. win you games. It can’t be strongest squad and then have dependent on two guys or those back-ups in place, who ward. Both of them will start everyone wants to be across we can go into our individual turned the whole game. three guys in the batting line- also can come and do the job. (Dhawan and Rahul). But formats. I think it is a very cocoons a lot of the times and In the recent past there has MUMBAI: All-rounder Irfan draw. up. You know, that’s not how “It’s good that we identify when Rohit comes back, you exciting position to be in. And that can hamper the team at an been a lot of talk about the tal- Pathan on Saturday He was also part of the vic- you win ICC tournaments,” five or six guys and it will be know, it’s going to be a difficult that is something that we want important stage. ented Rishabh Pant’s reckless announced his retirement torious Indian team at the said Kohli ahead of T20 series priority based on you know thing to address because to continue, keep the stan- “From a very young age, we batting and poor wicketkeep- from all forms of cricket, end- 2007 World Twenty20 and opener against Sri Lanka. who goes and then back-ups Shikhar has been an experi- dards of the cricket that we’ve are always, you know, focused ing even but the Delhi 21-year- ing an injury-ridden career was the man-of-the-match in “So that’s our main focus to will be in place. Also with fast enced player but KL is playing played as high as we have in the on what we did as individuals. old remains to have firm that prevented him from real- the final against Pakistan. reveal situations to guys and bowlers, we know small niggles so well. past couple of years.” Even when we came back from backing from his team. ising his true potential. One of his best perfor- expect them to come into their can happen every now and “So I think we’ll have to Kohli said there’s a cultur- a game, we were invariably “If someone you feel like is The 35-year-old’s retire- mances came on the tour of own and become those fearless then. So yeah, we’re pretty decide what is the best combi- al change in Indian cricket asked, what did you do rather going into a shell, pull that guy ment was on expected lines, Pakistan in 2006 when he match winners that we should sorted in that regard not wor- nation that we can go with and which is about playing for the than did the team win? out saying, don’t worry about considering he last played a became the second Indian have going into a big tourna- ried at all.” who are the best XI to take the team and not thinking about “So I think that’s a mind- it, just focus on the team, you’ll competitive game in February after Harbhajan Singh to take ment.” At the top, Kohli however field,” he concluded. individual performances. He set change that I see that hap- be fine. So I think these things 2019 during the Syed Mushtaq a Test hat-trick, removing Shreyas Iyer has delivered conceded that he will be in a Asked what he has in mind also spoke on the pep talk he pening in the last three years at are very important to address Ali trophy for Jammu and Salman Butt, Younis Khan ever since his comeback but has difficult position once Rohit for the team in the new year, gave to the players before their a very big level where they and speak about every now and Kashmir. and Mohammad Yusuf in the not been tested enough in Sharma returns after being Kohli had plenty to say. first practise session of the started to appreciate small per- then. Because as sportsman, we Before turning up for first over of the match held in tense situations. Rishabh Pant, rested for this series. “We have put the team on new year. formances of guys who might can tend to sort of take a lot of Jammu and Kashmir as a play- Karachi. on the other hand, has been “As far as the series is con- the right track in terms of, you “I think we get involved in have taken a catch or a great pressure in our own perfor- er cum mentor in 2018, Pathan In 2008, he played a big criticised for not being consis- cerned, it’s pretty straightfor- know, being the team that the rat race to an extent where run-out in the game and they mances,” he added. played all his domestic crick- role in India winning a Test et for Baroda. match against Australia on a Though he remains a non- tough Perth wicket, which % @7@ 0. playing mentor to the Jammu offered steep bounce. 9 R ":6: and Kashmir outfit, Irfan had Injuries and lack of form not been playing over the past troubled him thereafter and his ' $" ' 12 months and did not even ability to swing the ball dete- 8)8 always a privilege to play for who finished with three for 66. Deepesh Kumar will lead the Uttar Pradesh team put himself in the IPL auction riorated. His downfall coin- Australia and it was nice to get The hosts lost two wickets in in the 42nd Junior Boy’s National Handball pool last month. cided with Greg Chappell’s ew Zealand made a secure some runs today and when you’re the morning session. Matthew Championship to be held at Bhilai from January 12. The left-arm seamer’s stint as the India head coach. Nstart after a Marnus batting well it’s nice if you can Wade was out in the day’s first THE TEAM: Deepesh Kumar (C), Pradeep (VC), bowling was like a breath of Pathan has been com- Labuschagne double century lift- make them count.” over, bowled off-stump while Vijay Yadav, Shahrukh Nawaz, Pradeep, Rasheed fresh air when he made his mentating on the game over ed Australia to a massive 454 first Labuschagne’s prodigious attempting to sweep off-spinner Ahmed, Rahul Yadav, Aman Chaudhary, Vinay Ojha, India debut against Australia at the past 24 months and it innings total in the third Test on form has notched him a total of Will Somerville for no addition to Ayush Verma, Ganga, Nitesh, Abhishek Yadav, the Adelaide Oval in 2003. He would be very much part of his Saturday. 837 runs since November and he his overnight score of 22. Amarmani Tripathi, Saket Mishra, Gulshan, Sonu. was all of 19 back then. future plans. The rock-solid number three has now leapfrogged the great Neil Melbourne centurion Travis He never had express pace His India teammates were reached his highest Test score of Harvey (834) for most runs scored Head fell to Matt Henry, cutting ' & (% but his natural ability to swing quick to congratulate him on 215 in Sydney with the Australians by an Australian during a five-Test too close to his body and snicking Madhav Prakash of Uttar Pradesh beat Abhishek the ball into the right-handers social media. dismissed just before tea on the summer. He was also Test cricket’s to wicketkeeper BJ Watling. Kumar Singh of Delhi while his statemate Tanmay got him instant success, also “Wish you great 2nd inn second day. leading run-getter last year with The Kiwi bowlers had stran- Sharma defeated Manu Vikram Singh in the qalli- drawing comparisons with the my brother @IrfanPathan. In reply, the Blackcaps gritti- 1,104 runs. gled his scoring shots and his 10 fying round of the All-India Men's Ranking Tennis great Kapil Dev. What a champion bowler and ly batted through the final session The Kiwis finally dispatched runs came off 42 balls. Tournament . It seemed India had found a fighter on the field... god bless without losing a wicket, leaving him after he was caught and Henry was bowling despite Other results: Shivank Bhatnagar bt Pankaj Yadav, the all-rounder they were look- you brother... lots of love,” skipper Tom Latham on 26 and bowled by leg-spinner Todd Astle. fracturing his left thumb on Devashish Malkani bt 9-0, Shourya Singh bt Mohit ing for since Kapil left the tweeted Harbhajan. Melbourne Test centurion Tom Skipper Tim Paine supported Friday. He had the injury strapped Bhardwaj 9-1, Vishal Gupta bt Suden Sarthak 9-0, scene. Former India batsman Blundell at 34 in their team’s total 0 Labuschagne to reach his double and placed in a splint to continue Chinmay Bakshi bt Shreyansh Kumar 9-7, Aman Pathan, who last played for VVS Laxman wrote: “Was of 63. century before he was bowled on playing. Kumar bt Daksh Kumar Singh 9-5, Pranjal Tiwari India in October 2012, fea- such a joy to see #IrfanPathan There were a couple of close came off 363 balls with 19 fours between his bat and pad by de The Sydney Test is being bt Aiswjit Saha 9-1, Naman Sharma bt Aniket tured in 29 Tests (1105 runs evolve from a aspiring 17yr old calls — notably a leg before wick- and a six and eclipsed his previous Grandhomme for 35. played against the backdrop of one Srivastava 9-6. and 100 wickets), 120 ODIs cricketer when I first saw him et appeal off Nathan Lyon and a Test record of 185 against Pakistan Paine faced 92 balls and shared of Australia’s most devastating (1544 runs and 173 wickets) into a mature International possible edge off Pat Cummins — in Brisbane last November. in a 79-run stand with bushfire seasons with at least 20 -"$ 0 ' $' and 24 T20 Internationals (172 Cricketer. You can be very but the Kiwis showed plenty of “They batted really well to fin- Labuschagne to take Australia people losing their lives in blazes Gulmohar Cricket Academy defeated Diamond runs and 28 wickets). proud of what u have achieved fight after enduring five tough ses- ish the day off. I thought we beyond 400. raging across the country, includ- Cricket Academy by nine runs in a league match of In the 2003-04 Test series not only as a cricketer but also sions in the field in sapping heat. bowled really well,” Labuschagne Wickets tumbled quickly just ing on the outskirts of Sydney. the 3rd Phoolmati Omprakash Memorial Cricket in Australia, he bowled a sen- in mentoring young cricketers The day belonged to Labuschagne, said. before tea with James Pattinson Play will be suspended in the Tournament at NER ground on Saturday. sational spell of reverse swing from J&K. A very happy 2nd who sweated on 199 for 20 min- “The wicket looks like it’s bowled by Neil Wagner for two, match at the umpire’s discretion, BRIEF SCORES: in Sydney, getting rid of two innings. utes before he thick edged Colin going to go a little up and down Pat Cummins caught off Astle’s should smoke significantly affect GCA: 89 (Arvind Yadav 33, Ankit 17, Rahul 16; key players — Steve Waugh With his elder brother de Grandhomme through the and spin a bit but we stuck to our bowling for eight and Mitchell air quality or visibility, but the sky Akhilesh 9/4, Akash 19/2) and Adam Gilchrist. The Yusuf, he made a rare sibling vacant slips to the ropes to bring guns there and hopefully the Starc hitting a breezy 22 off 21 balls above the ground has remained DCA: 80 (Atul Tiwari 23, Harshit Yadav 22; Rahul game, however, ended in a pair to represent India. up his double ton. The milestone rewards will come tomorrow. “It’s before he was bowled by Wagner, largely clear so far. 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He was given out leg before World Championship medallist against South Africa at Newlands A crack just outside the line of wicket to Anderson but was Pooja Dhanda to seal their places in on Saturday. off stump created uncertainty for reprieved on review because of an the Indian team for the Asian South Africa were 215 for eight right-handed batsmen. inside edge and gloved a catch Championship, here on Saturday. the close, still 54 runs behind Twelve of the 18 wickets in the behind off Broad only to be called Pitted against heavyweights in England’s first innings total of 269 match have fallen from that end. back because of a no-ball. their respective first round, both on a dry pitch which is likely to get Ben Stokes held four catches at He also survived a difficult Sonam and Anshu cared little for more difficult for batsmen later in second slip, three of them athletic chance to Stokes at second slip off reputations, fighting fearlessly. the match. diving efforts. Anderson. Sonam was trailing 4-6 in the More than half of South Africa’s Off-spinner Dom Bess played Curran took two wickets short- second period but produced a sen- runs came in a 117-run fourth an important role, bowling accu- ly before the second new ball was sational four-point throw with just wicket partnership between Dean rately from the northern end while due, dismissing the dangerous three seconds left in the bout to make Elgar (88) and Rassie van der England captain Joe Root rotated Quinton de Kock before Van der it 10-10 and win on criteria of scor- Dussen (68). his faster bowlers from the more Dussen fell to one of Stokes’ catch- ing the last point. But Elgar and Van der Dussen helpful end. es when the second new ball was She then defeated Radhika 4-1 in were unable to dominate as Bess had spells of nine and 14 ous 40 for three. only four overs away. the final to seal her spot in the Indian There were no surprises in other first ranking series of the event in England dried up the runs, with overs and finished the day with one Broad took the first two wick- England earlier added only team in the 62kg category. categories with Vinesh Phogat (53kg) Rome (January 15-18) followed by Elgar eventually falling to a lofted for 62 off 27 overs. ets in a hostile six-over opening seven runs to their overnight total Hailing from a small village and Divya Kakran (68kg) easily Asian Championships in New Delhi drive when he tried to lift the scor- Bess made a vital breakthrough spell before Anderson was given a of 262 for nine before Anderson Madina in Haryana’s Sonepat, Sonam winning in their respective bouts. (February 18-23) and if they can win ing rate. when Elgar lost patience and sliced turn from the Wynberg end and was caught at slip off Kagiso is coached by Ajmer Malik in Nirmala Devi (50kg) and Kiran medals at these two events, they will Anderson took three for 34, the ball to Root, running back from dismissed South African captain Faf Rabada, leaving Ollie Pope unbeat- Gohana. Anshu, who trains with Godara (76kg) were other wrestlers represent India at the Asian Olympic while Broad and Sam Curran took mid-off. du Plessis. en on 61. Jagdeesh, downed Pooja and then to win the trials. qualifiers, to be held in Xian from two wickets apiece. Elgar and Van der Dussen res- Elgar played solidly in making South Africa won the first Test Mansi in the final of the 57kg. The winners will compete at the March 27 to 29. Anderson took two wickets cued South Africa from a precari- his runs off 180 balls with ten fours at Centurion by 107 runs. 4 )*!0 -3 -) , PTI Kozhikode Play resumed and with a man down, Aizawl FC were feeling the pressure as afael Nadal and Novak Gokulam Kerala played out a 1-1 draw Gokulam continued to mount attacks from RDjokovic kickstarted their . " against 10-man Aizawl FC in an I-League the word go. Not being able to break Aizawl build-up to the Australian match at the EMS Stadium here on Saturday. down, Gokulam now brought on Salman 9" Open with straight sets wins at NEW DELHI: Spin legend Bishan Abdoulaye (14th minute) put Aizawl FC Kalliyath a winger removing a center back the ATP Cup on Saturday, but Singh Bedi on Saturday slammed ahead before Marcus Joseph (70th) scored Jestin George to get that elusive goal. ))*+ world number four Dominic Shubman Gill for arguing with the on- the equaliser for Gokulam Kerala as the two Finally, the moment came for Gokulam Thiem slumped to defeat. field umpire after being given out dur- teams shared the spoils. as substitute Salman Kalliyath worked his he government on Saturday Top-ranked Nadal had lit- ing a Ranji trophy match in Mohali, The match had everything starting with magic. A low cross to Marcus Joseph’s left Tapproved “in principle” the tle trouble with Georgia’s terming his behaviour as “rowdy” and a few heated moments, a sending off, a foot inside the Aizawl box and a perfectly- Indian Olympic Association’s Nikoloz Basilashvili, racing to “unpardonable”. missed penalty, two beautiful goals and some placed shot put the game in the balance with proposal to host the a 6-3, 7-5 victory, while long- The 20-year-old Gill, who is the brilliant defensive performances, leaving the 70 minutes on the clock. Commonwealth shooting time rival Djokovic was given current white-ball captain of the India capacity crowd completely glued to their seats With the score at 1-1 and a man to their championships and archery more of a test by South Africa’s A team, got embroiled in a controversy until the final whistle. The match started on advantage it was Gokulam’s game. events — which are not part of Kevin Anderson before over- following his refusal to leave the a very exciting note as Gokulam Kerala FC With just six minutes of regulation the 2022 Commonwealth coming him 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 crease after being adjudged caught- built the early pressure on the visitors. time left, a long-range pile-driver by Games roster — in March (8/6). behind by medium pacer Subodh Consecutive chances down the left Nathaniel Garcia was again saved by a fly- 2022. Earlier this week, the IOA Their wins ensured Spain Bhati. flank, first by Captain Marcus Joseph which ing Lalremturuata to keep the home team at had withdrawn its threat to and Serbia clinched their ties at An argument with the umpire fol- drew a save from the Aizawl keeper and then bay. Coach Rozario brought on boycott the Birmingham the inaugural 24-nation team lowed and the batsman was reinstat- by Mohamed Irshad, whose shot went right Ramhlunchhunga for William Lalnunfela, a Commonwealth Games over event. ed after a discussion between the on- across the face of the goal. like for like change, to run down the clock. shooting’s omission and decid- France, Argentina, Croatia field officials. The surprise moment came in the 14th It was soon time for the final whistle, and ed to submit a formal propos- and Japan also began their “This kind of rowdy behaviour by minute, when out of nowhere, a pass from the match ended at 1-1. With one point each, al to host a shooting champi- tournament in style, winning anyone is unpardonable, least of all by the half-way line by Paul Ramfangzauva Aizawl FC and Gokulam Kerala FC hold the onships, where the medals won their ties to join day one victors proposed Captain of India A,” Bedi found Abdoulaye Kanoute, and with a bril- 5th and 6th position respectively on the Hero will be counted in the tally of Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, wrote on his Twitter handle. liant volley past the Gokulam keeper, he put I-League points table. the 2022 edition. Norway, Russia and Australia. Gill was named the captain of the visitors in front. “I am directed to refer to “I’m super, super happy to ) $ $ India A for the limited overs leg of the When all was going well, a disaster befell 0 Indian Olympic Association’s be here in Perth for first time New Zealand tour later this month. Aizawl. A run by Nathaniel Garcia down the MUMBAI: ATK brought Mumbai City FC’s letter dated 1st January, 2020, in my life. It’s an amazing His teammate Dusan Borna Coric, but failed to con- Bedi hinted that Gill should be right and a low cross found Henry Kisseka six-game unbeaten run to an end with a 2- regarding holding of arena and a great crowd,” said Lajovic outlasted Lloyd Harris vert any of them. sacked from India A captaincy. but his shot which was goal bound was han- 0 win in the Indian Super League here on Commonwealth shooting and Nadal. 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3. Fellow Croat Marin Cilic, “No matter how talented, no play- dled by Joseph Adjei and a straight red card Saturday. archery events in India in “It was tough first match of Austria’s a finalist at the 2018 Australian er was ever bigger than the game. for the Ghana defender. First-half goals from Pronay Halder (29’) March 2022 and to convey the the season, not an easy start. Thiem forecast Open, used his experience to Example needs setting - let a more bal- Aizawl went down to 10 men with 70 and Michael Soosairaj (43’) were enough as ‘in-principle approval’ of the But I think I played a great this week that down Austria’s Dennis Novak anced person lead India A before the minutes to go in the match. Mumbai City were left to rue the chances government,” the ministry said game.” 2020 would be 6-7 (7/4), 6-4, 6-4, and ensure Referee is intimidated too,” the former When Gokulam thought they finally had they missed at the Mumbai Football Arena. in a letter. On Friday, IOA had Earlier, his teammate the year that the Croatia won the tie in Sydney. spinner tweeted. their chance to draw level with the penalty. The win sees ATK draw level on points written a letter to Roberto Bautista Agut crushed vice-like hold of The most dominant win of Gill was batting on 10 then. He But an amazing save by Laremruata with a (21) at the top of the table with FC Goa while Commonwealth Games a hapless Aleksandre Metreveli Djokovic, Nadal and Roger the day came courtesy of Japan, didn’t last long as he edged one off dive to this lower left side denied the home Mumbai City are placed fourth (16). Federation President Dame 6-0, 6-0. Federer on Grand Slam titles who are without the injured Simarjeet Singh to Anuj Rawat for 23 side the pleasure of parity. A frantic start to the match saw both Louis Martin, outlining the Serbian superstar Djokovic would come to an end. Kei Nishikori but crushed off 41 balls with the team’s score on 60. Attack after attack started flowing in goalkeepers tested early in the game. Mumbai cost of hosting shooting and needed to produce some of his He is tipped as one of Uruguay 3-0 in Perth, drop- Showing dissent to the umpire’s deci- from Gokuklam Kerala, and a ripper of a custodian Amrinder Singh had to get down archery events. “Whilst the best tennis to see off the big- those who could make the ping just 15 games across their sion is a breach of the ‘Code of cross directed at the head of Henry Kisseka smartly to keep out a long-ranger from Jayesh costs outlined and enclosed in serving Anderson, admitting it breakthrough, along with two singles and one doubles Conduct’ and there is a possibility that by Garcia was well met and again Rane in the third minute, while Diego Carlos the shooting programs was a testing encounter. Alexander Zverev and Stefanos rubbers. match referee P Ranganathan will have Lalremruata made an acrobatic save. stung ATK goalkeeper Arindam have been graciously accepted “What a way to start the Tsitsipas. But all three have French duo Gael Monfils a word with the player. He could either In the 40th minute, Gokulam made a Bhattacharya’s palms with a good effort from to be met largely by the year,” he said. “He was on fire been beaten in their opening and Benoit Paire, both in the be let off with a warning or charged change to the formation as they brought on inside the box minutes later. National Rifle Association of tonight — I think the quality ATP Cup clashes. top 25, led their country to a with a Level 1 offence. Lalromawia a midfielder on for defender Mumbai continued to trouble the ATK India (NRAI), the archery pro- of tennis was quite high. “I was Thiem, who won five titles 2-1 Group A win over Chile, Any decision on a sanction by the Naocha Singh. Aizawl FC were able to hold defence as the game wore on with gramme will likely be funded very pleased with the way I last year, had six break points while Argentina scraped past match referee will only be announced on till the end of the half and the visitors went Mohammed Larbi and Amine Chermiti solely by the Government of kind of weathered the storm.” in the third set against Croatia’s Poland by the same score. after the fourth day’s play. into half time leading 1-0. going close in quick succession. India,” IOA wrote in the letter. ; " <"< , -<' , O < , * losses. ,)*-4 3) Meanwhile red-hot Lazio, six points &" latan Ibrahimovic has vowed to behind in third with a game in hand, ormer world number one Angelique Zkick-start struggling AC Milan’s are looking increasingly dangerous. FKerber knows the pressure of starting Serie A season as their local rivals Inter Simone Inzaghi’s side, who have not a new season as the player everyone wants Milan recommence a title battle with lost since their 1-0 defeat to Inter in late to beat, but she is confident Ashleigh % ""-$7 Multiple Grand Slam Juventus this weekend after the end of September, can push their league win- Barty can meet the challenge. winners Serena Williams and Svetlana the winter break. ning streak to nine games against rel- The Australian had a breakout year Kuznetsova are set to resume their 16- Milan play host to Sampdoria on egation-threatened Brescia. in 2019, winning the French Open along year rivalry after being drawn on Monday, their first game since the The Roman side have scored two with the prestigious WTA Finals, where Saturday to face each other in the first humiliating 5-0 goal defeat to Atalanta goals or more in each of their last 11 she cemented her place atop the year-end round of next week’s Auckland WTA last month which sparked Ibrahimovic’s league games since that Inter defeat, the rankings. Classic. return. first team to achieve that feat since the Both Kerber and Barty, along with Tournament top seed Williams, 38, “I’m ready and I really hope I can legendary ‘Grande Torino’ side back in former world number one Naomi Osaka, and Kuznetsova, 34, are in a compet- play,” said the 38-year-old Ibrahimovic 1948. begin their 2020 campaigns at the itive half of the draw in which the vet- as he returned to Milan nine years after One point behind Lazio in fourth Brisbane International from tomorrow. erans are competing against the rising his departure for Paris Saint-Germain. are capital city rivals Roma, who host “She’s always a tough opponent. stars, including American teen sensa- “Things need to be improved on the Torino amid takeover talks with US bil- She’s such a great player, a great person tions Amanda Anisimova and Coco pitch and that’s why I’m here. I know lionaire Dan Friedkin. as well and I’m really happy for her that Gauff as well as 22-year-old Latvian what I have to do, Zlatan is still here.” Fiorentina and Genoa start the cal- she reached the number one spot,” the Jelena Ostapenko. Williams leads Seven-time European champions endar year with new coaches. German told reporters of Barty. Kuznetsova 10-3 in their head-to- Milan are 11th in the table, 14 points Giuseppe Iachini’s first game with “She put a lot of effort in and she heads dating back to 2004 and has won off the Champions League places and 15th-placed Fiorentina will be at worked hard. It’s always a tougher year to 23 Grand Slams compared to two for just seven points clear of the relegation Bologna, a team they are unbeaten start as the number one player but I think the Russian. The last time Williams zone. against in 10 games. she will deal with that situation.” played in Auckland, in 2017, she had By contrast Inter are challenging Bottom club Genoa have brought ,3 come local rivals Espanyol. placed Atletico Madrid, who Kerber well knows the perils of bat- problems with the wind and was bun- champions Juventus’ hegemony at the in reinforcements for Davide Nicola’s With Atletico Madrid play at home to Levante on tling to back up a breakthrough season. dled out in the second round before top of Serie A, with both sides level on first game against Sassuolo. evilla gave Barcelona and struggling for goals and Saturday. After winning Grand Slams in 2016 going on to win the Australian Open 42 points after 17 games. Italy goalkeeper Mattia Perin SReal Madrid the chance to Valencia still recovering after Gaizka Garitano’s side and 2018, she struggled to emulate her a few weeks later. On the other side of Antonio Conte’s Inter travel to returns from Juventus along with Swiss pull further clear in La Liga’s removing their coach, Sevilla took the lead in the 15th results in the following years. the draw, fifth seed Caroline Napoli, while Juve are at home against midfielder Valon Behrami and Bologna title race after they began the have looked like the team most minute after an excellent con- “I was really trying to enjoy, but you Wozniacki, who will be playing her sixth-placed Cagliari, this season’s sur- striker Mattia Destro. year by drawing 1-1 at home to likely to challenge Spain’s estab- trol and finish from Capa, really have to schedule your day a bit dif- penultimate tournament before retir- prise package who are well in the hunt As veteran Ibrahimovic prepares to Athletic Bilbao on Friday. lished duo. with Kenan Kodro finding the ferent than if you were number 20 or ing after the Australian Open, faces for Champions League football. start for AC Milan, fellow Swede Dejan Bilbao took an early lead But after an encouraging net again shortly after only for number 30 in the world,” she said. unheralded New Zealander Paige Inter Milan have not won at Kulusevski, 19, returns to Parma on through Ander Capa at the run of form in October and the goal to be ruled out for off- “You have to improve every single Hourigan in the first round. Wozniacki Napoli’s Stadio San Paolo since October loan after signing a five-year deal with Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan and November, Julen Lopetegui’s side. tournament, every year, because even if will also team up with Serena in the 1997 but last season’s runners-up are champions Juventus. while an own-goal from Unai side have managed only one Sevilla turned the screw in you win a Grand Slam, everyone is look- doubles for the first time. AFP eighth this term, with Gennaro Gattuso The promising teenager has had a Nunez brought Sevilla win from their last four league the second half. ing to beat you.” replacing Carlo Ancelotti last month. breakthrough season since going on level on the hour, the home matches. Jesus Navas, making his But she is confident the level-head- continue to play how she played partic- “Inter have been strong in previous loan from Atalanta to Parma in June, side were unable to find a Qualification for the 500th appearance for Sevilla, ed Barty has what it takes to handle the ularly the end of last year.” years but they have improved even scoring four goals and setting up winner. Champions League may soon almost set up an equaliser only expectations of her home fans and the Since finishing 2016 as world num- more under Conte,” said Napoli defend- another seven in 17 games. He will It means Sevilla trail Real be the best they can hope for, for Luuk de Jong’s finish from extra off-court workload that comes ber one after winning the Australian and er Mario Rui. be up against his parent club this Madrid, who they play at the which would be no mean feat six yards to come back off the with being the best player on the planet. US Opens, Kerber slipped to 21 the fol- “They will make us suffer, but we weekend. Santiago Bernabeu on January after they signed 13 players and post. “It’s for sure completely different — lowing year then climbed back to num- are ready.” “I’ve heard great things about 18, by two points and sold 15 last summer, as well as The home did level with she has all the pressure, all the expecta- ber two when she won Wimbledon in Juventus return to action after Kulusevski,” said Ibrahimovic of the Barcelona by four. hiring a new coach. half an hour left. Lucas tion, especially here in Australia,” said 2018. Now ranked 20, she has a new their Italian Super Cup defeat to Lazio player who has more to Juve in a deal Those gaps will grow on Athletic Bilbao are in the Ocampos drove to the line Kerber. “I know her and also her team, coach — Didi Kindlmann — and is keen against a Cagliari side that had been in worth nearly 44 million euros ($49 mil- Saturday if Madrid win away at hunt too. 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The thali Iceland, the man finds a way to be unit- nal eating, a Bengali thali encourages us entrance.T The thrill of building a eventually seek culinary comfort in employs ayurvedic principles to preserve ed with his thali, his happy food. to start the meal with shukto (a prepara- hillock of podi (gunpowder), poking a exactly where the discovery all began — the inherent goodness of seasonal and Suckers for all things local and sea- tion of mixed vegetables with bitter hole with an index finger, pouring hot the roots, the nostalgia, the familiarity. local ingredients. There is balance, unity sonal, we started studying regional gourd), a Khasi kitchen gives us the ghee into it and mix it with annam The only bite of food that warrants a sigh and nourishment where each dish finds Indian cuisine — the history, the options, knowledge of smoking and fermenting, (steamed white rice), tomato pappu analogous to the touch and feel of Nani’s the sweet spot between science, technique the techniques, the cultural context, the a Kayasth kitchen celebrates the Ganga- (traditional Andhra dal with tomato) old mulmul sari, the lingering whiffs of and compassion. business. The excitement that ensued Jamuni composite culture, the Rajasthani and eating it with the much treasured aftershave as Pop leaves for office, the resulted in launching the world’s first thali showcases dishes with bare usage of and hugely fought over appalam (fried security of your old hole-ridden sleeping curated celebration of the iconic Indian fresh produce. papad). Irrespective of how busy Pop shirt. thali, aptly named The Thali Tradition. Ritu Dalmia is acclaimed for her was (continues to be), the tradition of I moved to England to study and start Like life, a thali pulls you in, activates The complex matrix of the Indian thali Italian fare, but the roots are in her a weekly thali continued. a career in management consulting, and and engages all the senses. I am yet to transcends beyond satisfying the appetite, Calcutta-Marwari household. She With the move, the tradition no week was sans Indian food. No, lord meet someone who isn’t visibly moved by it’s a full blown celebration of authentic- explains, “Marwaris have always been moved to the Canteen at Andhra no, nothing from the strangely popular the visual richness of a thali, or witness ity, diversity and cultural exploration. migratory in nature and most of them Bhavan. Relocating to Delhi allowed us curry houses. But a Masala Zone Dosa more focussed silence when navigating 4 *-)744* + After two successful editions, we learnt settled in Rajasthan, Calcutta, Surat, to experiment with different regional here and a Chor Bizarre Tarami there through the different dishes. Invariably two things about India’s diners and Nagpur, basically wherever they could cuisines, all perfectly presented in a ensured the greyest of English skies seem the silence is punctuated with people 4 ) + (#") wealth. make money. While a Rajasthani menu thali. “Go from left to right!” or “Eat blue. Whilst I credit my curious palate for swapping recipes or narrating the tradi- ,6 4,)-6 includes gatta, chakki, papad manger, with your hands, it’s bliss!” or “Beta, widening my third eye (read, tummy tions of the cuisine. Of how their 43,6 sanger, Marwari food was heavily influ- pasta will come and go, thali is eter- tyre), it is the thali that truly taught me Kashmiri grandmother always cooks 743, -*)) enced by the zone they settled in. For nal!” were dining-advice stated at the the principles of life. with mustard oil or the traditional way There’s a lot stated about the fickle example, the famous Aloo Kumda ki Sabzi dinner table. In fact, my family contin- of cooking Makhane Ki Kheer is over a 8 +)7P- diner community today, whether it’s their made in every Marwari household has ues to paroso (serve) Indian food in low flame and then gently scrape the - )%+ *) damaging attraction towards deep-dis- Bengali influences with the use of panch gleaming stainless steel thalis. khurchan (sticky layer of milk at the bot- 4,)3) )6 counts. But then again, who wouldn’t be phoran.” Long before international cuisine lay American writer, Thomas Merton tom of the pan) into this foxnut-based 4 +) in a market bursting at the seams with From homes and kitchens across the claim and ownership, the Indian thali has states that happiness is not a matter of dessert. This rediscovery of legacy and limitless options of restaurants, dishes on country to state bhavans to mass-con- always been the original chefs tasting. intensity, but of balance, order, rhythm technique tugs at every sense and fibre , **) * )) the menu (ugh, pet peeve), Netflix-paired cepts like Chokhi Dhani, the thali has Every restaurant worth their salt is and harmony. It is incredible how aptly of attention. As poor as the analogy may K+) 9,4 47 delivery joints, deals and so on. However, remained cemented in the pages of culi- imbibing the use of local and seasonal, interchangeable ‘happiness’ is with ‘thali’ be, if there were a meal to match a mam- +*8-)) I do have a take on this. Liberalisation nary history and culture. It would be fool- something executed in a thali since in this quote. The quintessentially Indian moth KJo production, it would be a thali. * )73))OL94,) may have given birth to a surge in con- ish to state that it’s making a comeback decades. One that displays a wealth of thali is the perfectly balanced meal with Albeit, with substance. sumption, but it hasn’t changed basic or making a formidable case study in the indigenous cooking techniques — fer- a rhythmic symbiosis of six flavours — My company, DSSC (Delhi Secret 3)3)) diner-DNA that seeks familiarity. As F&B business. While some are tweaking menting, pickling, smoking, steaming, sweet, sour, spice, salt, bitter and astrin- Supper Club), curates and produces +*7-6)5)3 4 avant garde as you would be, solace is it to suit the millennial audience (heads grilling, deep frying, bhuno, boiling, gent. The thali is a harmony of science dining experiences across the country. 47 +) +) often found in a specific ingredient, grain, up, most of it has always been gluten free, guthna/ghotna, the list is endless. and art, a scientific representation of a We’ve been blessed to work with talent- scent. The Indian diner has evolved dra- don’t be fooled!), some are presenting a Centuries before international chefs composite culture and a balance of ed chefs, multiple homegrown brands (#") 3 +) matically in the last five years, with half-baked version of the authentic thali added a palate cleanser to their tasting flavours and textures. Like life, the thali and some of the globe’s most iconic 3)5) increased patronage towards global cui- and riding the trend-wave, many across menus, this featured on every Indian is neither too little nor too much. It’s just brands. Every week, our steadfast and sine and food-tech. But it also ensured a the globe continue their deep love for the thali. While it is commonly understood right, whether you know it or not. skilled team of accountants look puzzled thali festival to sell out within three days apparently-humble, not-too-sexy, but that the objective is eponymous, a palate with the invoice-commentary submitted of going live, in 2018 and 2019. wildly-satisfying thali. cleanser on a thali is scientific. It does aid to them. Between raising invoices for Ask the shauhar. He almost reconsid- understanding flavours in a cleaner for- Peruvian food festivals to understanding Q ered the marriage on our post-wedding mat, but it is presented to negate the need It’s getting increasingly hard to ignore the ROI (return on investment) on holiday to Japan while looking at his thali- to drink water. Drinking water with a our injured planet and there is no urgent influencer marketing bills, an innocuous Devdutt Pattnaik accurately states devouring wife in Kyoto. Like father, like meal goes against ayurvedic principles of time to state that we need to place the question was asked about why we never that the best way to destroy culture is to daughter. Like food, must love thali. digestion and gut-health. planet at the very heart and core of our host a thali supper. destroy the kitchen. Kitchens give birth As unique as our childhoods are, we consumption patterns. Traditionally, Before we applaud their marketing to community, nurture tradition and pre- The writer is a management consul- share some universal truths. As a child, thalis endorse portion control, zero- ingenuity (and scepticism towards influ- serve important culinary heritage. I am tant turned curator and food entrepre- your mind is like wet cement and your wastage and if served on a banana leaf encers), please know that this was qui- blown away by the fascinating diversity neur. She runs an experiential market- preferences are borrowed from your par- (my absolute favourite), the leaf is then etly prompted by Father Dear. The eter- offered by indigenous regions of our land. ing agency, DSSC -) 3 +84 35 )9 )) +84 3) +-4 39 *) )5)38)8)37 yvixiari 84 -) )3, K-)B, 736* ?>&'&'
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advance. It also proposes various levels of spiritual practice based on the levels of people’s spiritual advancement [BG 12.8-12], but in the end it con- cludes with a clarion call of full-heart- ed surrender abandoning all other processes to the personality of Godhead with an assurance of deliv- erance of surrendered soul to the per- fection.
ven as the memories of the Hyderabad encounter of It not only provides an intellectu- the four accused in the Disha case by the police fade ally convincing understanding of Efrom the public memory a question still arises. Was the lofty concepts of absolute reality and action right? More so, in view of the fact that similar crime compels one to pursue spiritual life, against women continue to happen at a nagging rate. Why but it provides a practical way for its such incidents take place in a country where woman sym- achievement and love appeal made in bolises “Shakti”, the power to slay evil forces. From Delhi to it impels one for the path of Bhakti Unnao to Hyderabad and more, unwittingly remind us of that is, connecting with personal the Mississippi courtroom drama of US that transformed a God in loving service. young attorney John Grisham into a world class writer of Many books appeal to mind and legal crime fiction. Grisham was witness to the harrowing intelligence but fail to provide a prac- testimony of a twelve year old rape victim that traumatised tical method to achieve the goals men- him so much that he thought if the only punishment which tioned in them. But Bhagavad Gita the rapist deserved was to be killed. And he wrote “A Time with its philosophical logic not only to Kill”. The action of Hyderabad police has raised certain presents the progressive understand- issues that led to nationwide debate ranging from justifica- ing of absolute reality but also the pro- tion to castigation. But the all important issue is whether the poses practical path (for example, BG police was right. That is, if the encounter was stage man- 9.26-27) which even could be prac- aged. What if it was not? And there is no clinching evidence ticed and perfected by rank and file to prove this. In fact, the issue of questioning police action order of human society as it is men- would arise only if the encounter was fake. The question of tioned in BG 9.32. justice is rather too complex to be settled in black and white. Bhagavad Gita also contains prac- Many times, law and justice are in conflict. It is common say- tical teachings regarding type of food, ing that justice should not only be delivered, it should also lifestyle, work, charity, behavior, appear to be delivered. When people don’t see justice being speech, and renunciation etc. con- delivered there is clamor for instant justice and mass approval ducive for practice of spiritual life. of the same. For some, this may be a road to anarchy but they need to be reminded that anarchy follows failure of the system of justice. The avowed motto of our criminal justice system is that even if thousand criminals escape, not a sin- It’s short and concise to include gle innocent be punished. But what we find is that crimi- what all it needs to know and perfect nals are largely escaping taking the advantage of the cum- the life still it’s very broad and unre- bersome legal paraphernalia while the innocent are increas- he humanly quest for knowledge to be the best knowledge, Huxley, Hesse, Mahatma Gandhi lenting since it describes the unlim- ingly victimised. Hindu law giver Manu’s idea of justice needs knowledge, survival and knowing which nothing in this world have notably appreciated the glory of ited personality of Godhead. The to be revisited. In Manusmriti, it is clearly stated that in a pleasure has seen countless remains to be known since one comes Bhagavad Gita. speaker of Gita, Krishna says in BG crime committed willingly and in full knowledge of impli- books produced in the his- to know Lord Krishna as root cause Indian prime minister Narendra 7.2 “by knowing this knowledge there cations of wrong doing, the punishment should be much tory of mankind. Apart of everything and even everything Modi gifted a copy of Gita to Japanese shall remain nothing further to be more severe than that corresponding to the crime. Rape is fromT being in the bestseller list, some being made of his different energies. (#'#%#')# emperor and glorified it with words known.” one such crime that is always committed willingly and in of these books have been truly revo- As the annual Gita Jayanti was cel- “Because I don’t think that I have any- In 700 verses of Gita, Krishna full knowledge of the implications of wrong doing. lutionary. Among all the books, one ebrated recently, it is important to + thing more to give [than Bhagavad gives complete knowledge needed to Incidentally, the Hindu law book also says that the punish- book holds truly a special place as understand its glory so that we can + *44+ * Gita] and the world also does not have know about the spiritual perfection. ment should be directly proportional to the social status of being designated as such by Great Adi truly appreciate it from the hearts and anything more to get than this.” Understanding of this knowledge those committing it. Fair enough indications as to what fate Shankaracharya. even apply the teachings of Gita in our *4 4 4*8 leads one to practice the spiritual cul- the Unnao accused must meet, given the social hierarchy they He says, Eko Shastro Devaki Putra lives. The special characteristics of 3)) +) ture discussed in it, But since absolute belong to. As the demonic tendencies are on the rise, we must Gitam: Let there be one scripture the Bhagavad Gita are enlisted to bring It’s not only comprehensive to truth is without any cessation and realise that the Hindu scriptures clearly showed that even song by the son of Devaki, Krishna, forth glory of Bhagavad Gita. 34 3) 5) accommodate all levels of under- omnipresent, the realisation of it Gods resorted to killing of the demons by unfair means for and that scripture is Bhagavad Gita. )3 47 standing of divinity to shelter every- from Bhagavad Gita is always progres- the cause of justice. Access to knowledge and information Bhagavad Gita has the knowledge ! " one as per their level and desire of sive. has given many people the ability to dodge the laws and the about the absolute truth in his features -4* )3)* 8 practice but it’s distinctive in terms of As Krishna says in Gita 10.40: “O temerity to think they can get away with everything. In the as a personal reality, localised The Bhagavad Gita is not only a - *4 presenting the highest understanding mighty conqueror of enemies, there case of the criminals of the infamous Nirbhaya case, the juve- Paramatma and all-pervading multi-millennial classic and tempting of this divinity as a personal God for is no end to My divine manifestations. nile law came to the rescue of a hardened criminal. For cer- Brahman. It gives knowledge about for its esoteric concepts but also 344) +) those who are willing to go for the What I have spoken to you is but a tain types of crime and categories of criminals, then, the living entities, the material creation, fresh being applicable beyond limits 3 * + ultimate. mere indication of My infinite opu- famous last words of Jesus Christ need to read thus: “Hang demigods, the law of Karma, time fac- of time and lucid in understanding. The Bhagavad Gita discusses lence.” them O Lord for they know fully well what they do.” A n d h an g tor, the three modes of nature, food, Sages from the past ages to modern Karma yoga, Gyan yoga, Ashtanga them high. That is the message that needs to be given. lifestyle, nature of mind, and so on. scientists, philosophers and politicians yoga to guide practitioners attracted ' % ! & & Krishna himself declares this like Einstein, Emerson, Thoreau, to one these paths and help them " B< B F B &'&'ED F ? @ !M 9 < 9 ! " +3835))+ +9" " " 9"! " "9B 6 ,3- +4 he word shelter to a common man Aries: You will not only Scorpio: It is a good time to ini- usually means the fact of having crossover all the hurdles during tiate your offspring into business Ta place to live or stay, considered this period, but your imminent of your dreams. Don’t approach a basic human need. Then, there is a talent will enable you to sum-up into the easy way, follow and comply with the philosophical meaning, which is depen- expected success. Stress free personal regi- whims of all concerned. Pleasure with work dence — the state of needing the help men is suggested. Successful overseas shall be your mantra for success. and support of something or somebody Business tours and new financial connec- in order to survive or be successful. For tions are in offing. Sagittarius: What you value most example, a devotee takes shelter in God, it is up to you. Choose whatever as instructed by Him in the Geeta for Taurus: This is a most compati- you may — work, success, gratifi- gaining peace and the eternal abode. ble period for you all to start a cation, appeasement, relations or financial (18.62) new business — one that you success — just make sure not to get whimsi- Let me start with the physical have been planning since long. The rela- cal. Life and success is not dependent on your aspect of shelter, that is, where we nor- tions you have built over the years will help personal whims. Follow the rules of life. mally stay — our residences. Is that your you conquer the world. Likewise, resolve to shelter really? Why then are you forced do the same for others and help them even Capricorn: Planetary configura- to take shelter in a hospital when you if it is beyond your means. tion says that you will expand are sick? Because your usual residence your endeavours in multidimen- is not your real shelter. It is at best a tem- Gemini: Stars predict that you sional spheres, in different chan- porary shelter. Don’t we change our are in for big success; especially nels in 2020. You may be on the top of the places of residences in our lives? Don’t er gets transferred to another soul/other What does God do? He provides them those who are in the field of e- world but personal relations may cause you we go and stay in hotels for brief peri- souls, and he has no right left over it. shelters day after day throughout their business or related with software and mul- 2 92 to be miserable, and even hamper your self ods? The reality is that what we identi- Then what is our permanent shel- remaining lives. It is no wonder that timedia. Your perceptions of competition esteem. Beware! You may be surrounded by fy as our shelters/residences have been ter? But before I answer this question, such sannyasis never return to the res- with your rivals cannot be fructified, but beginning, things will look up for real a multitude of opportunities. Just stay clear given to us according to our karmapha- let me also discuss the other types of idences they had left behind. If it was- your own independent vision will bring good towards the end of the year. For of any trappings of business exigencies. las. In one interesting instance, a per- shelters, not residences, those we seek. n’t so, no one will ever opt to become a laurels to you. Compassion towards investors, a pertinent caution is inevitable. son was destined to live in large bun- The most common is money. We feel sannyasi, and the ashrama system will deprived shall be your boon from the Aquarius: Don’t be upset by the galows, as predicted by his astrologer, that when we have adequate amount of become invalid. It hasn’t so far and will heavens. Virgo: Stars suggest that all failures you may have had in the and he did till his death. money we are okay. Is it true? If it was, never become because it is God’s cre- ventures (whatever those may past. All your decisions would be Let us try to understand this with then, why do some well off people leave ation, and He ensures that what He Cancer: Your businesses will be) must be initiated. Just go wise. You are overswayed by the an example of a person, who has died their homes and seek shelter in some decrees stays. As a matter of fact, those touch an unexpected high in ahead and take the plunge. A sycophantic appreciation which is never in some time back. Let us imagine that the ashrama? Because having sufficient surrendered to God are never bereft of the later part of 2020. As the word of caution though. Don’t let your ever positive perception. Boon in disguise; your soul returns to his earlier place of resi- money for one’s needs is very nice but this basic necessity of a human being. dictum states: “Nothing is gained without inquisitive and suspicious nature dampen collaborators will support you, whether in dence in another body; the building, he that is not really your shelter. The same There is the entire creation available to striving hard”, the Cancerians would wit- the spirit and thwart your own brilliant social life or in finance. owned earlier still stands. Will he be is true of power. Many strive ceaseless- such persons; God ensures that they are ness an exceptional spurt in their endeav- moves. Plan your finances wisely. allowed to reclaim the property? No, ly for gaining power and then what hap- always taken care of no matter where our as the year progresses. Zodiac predicts Pisces: Have faith in yourself and because the soul did not own the prop- pens when that power, if gained, is taken they are. a tremendous success for all first genera- Libra: Partnerships are not not be beguiled by the circum- erty; he was given the facility temporar- away from you and you are left ruing. Therefore, let us take shelter in God, tion entrepreneurs and start-ups. meant for you. Go ahead if stances as stars appear to point ily based upon his karmaphalas, and this Fame is another shelter desired by many. as instructed by Him. We will never be you will, but be careful not to out. You will bounce back and even rule in the was related to his earlier body. Once This proves to be hollow in not so fore- deprived of our basic necessities, includ- Leo: Stars suggest that you may get greedy. Even in the existing partner- second half of the year. Take care of your emo- someone dies, he takes with himself all seeable future. Beauty, as a shelter, has ing a place of residence. Rather those start a new venture. They also ships, try to be rational. Never mind the tional health and of your own personal image. his balance karmaphalas, both good and a date of extinguishment for sure. linked with God are blessed to have opu- suggest that the project may not fluctuating profits throughout the year. bad; nothing is left behind related to his Now we are ready to identify our lence, victory, wealth and moral prin- take off as desired. But my predictions for Better to focus on new ventures. It would earlier body. He gets another body, real shelter as many sannyasis, the gen- ciples. The choice is ours. you in 2020 is that fortunes are with you. do good to devote the year to personal which has no relationship to his earli- uine ones, do. They leave their homes Though success appears shaky in the appeasement. !"#$%%&&'&()#* er body. The property he owned earli- and become totally dependent on God. F6 B uvitiut ?>&'&' ( R 0 !
he Islamic Republic of Iran 2017 when the youth of the Tis in a fix. In an unexpect- country literally challenged the ed turn of events in the coun- clerics. Fearing the repetition of try reeling under raging the 2017, the IGRC has already protests against the economic jammed the internet access slump, Islamic Revolutionary and preventing protesters from Guards Corps (IRGC) Major spreading their messages General and commander of through Facebook and Google. Quds Force Qassem Soleimani This once again indicates how was assassinated by a missile the Government and the reli- fired by an American drone gious leaders are equally threat- near Baghdad airport on ened by the voices of the com- Friday. mon citizens. All what one can Iran is facing public back- see is the coming of a second lash against a long-standing Arab Spring. And the rulers in clerical rule. The writing on the the West Asian region are too wall is clear: The protest by paranoid about such revivals. ordinary people is a stern Finally, what Iran is expe- warning to the political and riencing is the anger inbuilt in religious elite as their yearning the political system. And, the ' for change. The Iranian polit- political and the religious elite : 77 ical elite, although inscrutable, know very well that they had to may handle the protesters as face it either today or tomor- :: they have remained generally row. Simply countering ruthless towards dissidents, America for a specific act is protesters and anti- definitely the choice of the Government campaigners. But Government. But only whip- the indefatigable spirit of the ping up anti-Americanism will commoners despite brutal not solve the internal problems ! crackdown is remarkable. of the country. People are going Although this kind of resis- to challenge the system and no tance to the Government is not one today tolerates the domi- new in Iran, it is worth high- nance of the rule of the mul- lighting how such movements lahs. They are too fascinated by took their course in the recent the freedoms enjoyed by the past. people, particularly in the West The current protests start- and in many other countries ed in November. People began across the globe. Much beyond setting on fire buildings, cars that, they are truly bothered by and banks as the price of basic the absence of basic needs and commodities and gasoline went freedoms in the country. This through the roof. The crisis happens because Iran is under stems from the heavy sanctions strict surveillance of the IRGC. B!! imposed by the US and the 5 ! 2 ! ) % % : ' & So none can expect anything European Union (EU) after US beyond what the IRGC per- President Donald Trump the commoners and the pro- been able to expand a massive main objective is to protect the immediate retreat of the lenging the authority of the mits. This creates long-drawn 55& backed out of the Iranian Nuke testers were subjected to the intelligence and security Islamic system in the country. Islamic rule and religious Supreme Leader. This indi- frustrations among the people. Deal, known as Joint sheer brutality of the security umbrella for its Shia allies Broadly speaking, the IRGC’s armies from the public space. cates that as long as the current In an age of globalisation, Comprehensive Plan of Action, apparatus. around the troubled region. ideology is based on, Anti-Americanism is not arrangement of power dynam- it could be really difficult for on May 8, 2019. The historic Again in 2009, Iran wit- Further, the pro-Iranian mili- “Khomeinism, anti-imperial- new in Iran. The death of ics continues, any democrati- any regime to suppress the feel- deal was signed by then US nessed a mass uprising against tias which were established ism, Shia Islamism and anti- Soleimani can be a strong pre- cally elected Government will ings of its people. Today, fam- President Barack Obama on the presidential election of under him played key roles in Zionism”. Thus its very estab- text to whip up the campaign simply be working under the ily-run hereditary regimes and July 15, 2015. Today Iranian Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The the ongoing Syrian civil war. lishment and the way it pro- against America in the country diktats of the clerics only. And semi-authoritarian govern- demonstrators are clamouring protest, centred around the Interestingly, these militias motes the Islamic Republic has by the fundamentalists and the in such a situation, the com- ments in West Asia are all com- for immediate stepping down theme: “Where is my vote?”, have also fought against the been creating an atmosphere of pro-Government groups. In mon voters will have nothing ing under threat. Iran is one of the Mullahs as they are not drew millions to the Iranian ISIS and its allied groups across distrust and widening the gulf the long run, the tensions but frustration as their voices such example. Syria, Iraq and able to manage the country’s streets. The protesters were the war-torn nations of the between the major Shia and between the US and Iran will will not be heard. Like before, many others have already economy. Meanwhile, Trump able to generate a nation-wide region. Many say that these Sunni nations in West Asia. continue in the West Asia. Rouhani’s supporters have borne the brunt of public anger. has upped the ante by saying conviction that the presidential militant Shia armies were at Keeping this background Against the backdrop of this become infuriated. His silence What adds worry in this region that these mullahs have turned election was rigged. Ironically, times decisive in driving out of the IRGC in mind, the US incident and the current lash- has long annoyed the common is that situation might escalate a prosperous pro-Western this movement came just two the Sunni-led ISIS from both and Israel have traditionally ing out at Governments both in Iranians as well. Today the at any time because of the economy under the Shah of years before the beginning of Iraq and Syria. developed suspicion over the Iran and in Iraq, one can easi- demonstrators decry their self- involvement of the outside Iran before the 1979 Islamic the historic Arab Spring that For the Trump activities of the IRGC and its ly witness the growing frustra- declared reformist President of powers such as the US. Besides, Revolution into the current swept some of the West Asian Administration, Soleimani was allied wings such as the Quds tion of the public. doing nothing and silently the rivalry among the nations state of deterioration. and North African nations as solely responsible for escalating Force. The current tension The Green Movement to watching the killing of the on sectarian lines adds fuel to Last time people came out young people voiced their con- the “shadow war” between the between the US and Iran has a the protests through 2017-18 to civilians. For many of them, the fire in any anti- on roads at the end of 2017 and cerns against their political US, its allies and Iran in the strong linkage with the recent the current saga of civil unrests Rouhani is no different from Government uprisings. This "<$!"! at the beginning of 2018 to regimes and demanded the West Asian region. Soleimani’s attack by the pro-Iranian mili- in Iran, all signals the deep Khamenei. Thus the protesters further complicates the move- raise their voice against the aus- arrival of democratic govern- advanced war games created a tiamen on the American divide between the funda- in the beginning of 2018 shout- ments launched by common terity budget proposed by the ments. The Iranian Spring of new unease in the security embassy in Baghdad. And this mentalists and the people who ed: “Reformists, hardliners, people in the region. For Iran, Government of Hassan sort as we could call it, simply network already established happened after a US airstrike are demanding a democratic your time is up”. This directly any such civilian protest against Rouhani. More than 3,700 peo- registered its mark in the annals by the US allies such as Saudi on the Kataib Hezbollah mili- atmosphere in the country. indicates that people are equal- the Government may be ple were arrested and nearly 30 of modern political history of Arabia and Israel. And his tia, established by the And this time, Khameinei was ly frustrated with the both the crushed by the military for were killed by the security the country as the “Green promotion of Shia militias with Muhandis. And all these events so impatient that he called on democratic and clerical sure. What needs to be under- forces and intelligence agents. Movement”. This distinctly active support from Tehran has have finally led to the killing of the Government to do what- regimes that are in power now. lined is that American support Initially the working class underlined the anger of the virtually created a new power Soleimani and his associates in ever it takes to stop the pro- For long the IRGC has to such protests and their lead- organised the campaign in the youth and the common people centre for Iran. Also through- Baghdad. testers. Last time, during the been regarded as the institu- ers will not be able to turn the city of Mashhad. They pri- against the deep-rooted signs of out these years, Soleimani was What all these incidents unrest in 2017-18, he called the tional equivalent of the Nazi SS, tide at the moment. But defi- marily raised the issues of corruption and dominance of able to help Iran projecting as have to do with the protests in protesters who came out across the heavily armed militia nitely, this kind of external poverty and inequality that the clerics in public life. the unquestionable Shia hege- Iran? Of course, now the move- the country and demanded responsible for enforcing pressure may generate more became rampant across the Now, the killing of elite mon of the region. It must be ment against the Iranian his removal, simply, “the ene- Hitler’s oppressive crackdown and more people to come on country. But soon the anti- Quds Force commander noted here that in April last regime, particularly targeting mies of Iran”. Surprisingly, two on common people in the streets. Government strikes were Soleimani has aggravated the year, the US designated the the clerics, will surely be down- weeks later when the strike Germany. The IRGC ensures Knowing well about the spread to about 80 cities, forc- bitterness in US-Iran relations. IRGC as a terrorist group and played as it will be taken over came down, the spokesman for the clerical rule in Iran at any repercussion of such upris- ing millions to descend on the The Quds Force is the external blacklisted the Quds Force. by the anti-American protests the judicial system, which func- cost. And it also secures the ings, the Iranian Government streets. What was noteworthy wing of Iran’s Islamic Following the US decision, just started in the wake of the tions under Khamenei’s juris- stranglehold of the clerics in and the clerics must prepare a was that the disenchanted peo- Revolutionary Guards Corps. Bahrain and Saudi Arabia too killing of the Soleimani. It will diction, denied the involve- business and industry across roadmap for future. The situ- ple gradually expanded their For the last 20 years, Soleimani had declared the IRGC as a ter- be a great relief for the Rouhani ment of Government forces in the country. Iran’s latest crack- ation might go beyond their protests and included problems had been spearheading Iran’s rorist group. Government for the time death of innocent civilians. down on protesters demon- control. It’s time to make con- such as human rights viola- external operations that includ- The most interesting aspect being. But what has been gath- It is sad that on many strates how the Iranians have crete strategies to deal with the tions, corruption, women’s ed building of security net- of the IRGC is that it solely ered from the street protests is occasions Rouhani has defend- no say in the rule of the mul- anger of the public. empowerment and foreign pol- works and proxies around the functions under the command that people will be on the road ed Iranians’ right to protest. But lah-led administration in the icy of the Government in their West Asian region. In fact, of Iran’s Supreme Leader once again. What they want is it is equally pathetic to see that country. The current unrest is (The writer is an expert on agenda of demands. However, under his guidance, Iran has Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as its very clear: They want an in no way he is capable of chal- considered as the worst since international affairs) # , ' 5 ! % : &
S President Donald Trump Aviv to Jerusalem, a pledge oth- short-term wins and blind to ished the coterie of advisers he feared it would drag the US embrace direct diplomacy with mately reversed course. said of Trump. “The Soleimani Uis not the first American ers had made but ultimately the long-term impact of his who viewed themselves as into a wider conflict. That North Korean leader Kim Jong To Trump’s critics, his deci- assassination may be the reck- leader to have Iranian General backed away from, it was actions. “Trump thinks foreign “guardrails” against his didn’t happen after Trump’s tar- Un, including a meeting at the sion to order a targeted strike less move by Trump that sends Qassem Soleimani in his sights, against the advice of aides who policy is a reality show, and if impulse. Others, like former geted strike — though quag- dividing line between North against Soleimani may be his us into full-scale conflict.” but he was the first to pull the argued it would inflame ten- there aren’t devastating conse- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, mire in Syria remains and the and South Korea, has resulted riskiest decision yet. Both the But to Trump backers, it’s trigger. It’s a pattern that has sions in West Asia. When he quences the next day, then have left because they dis- US still has a small troop pres- in little progress toward dis- Obama and George W Bush just another hyperbolic emerged throughout Trump’s became the first US leader to they won’t come,” said Ben agreed with Trump’s decision- ence in the country. The con- mantling Pyongyang’s nuclear administrations passed on the response to a warranted action presidency. On a range of step foot in North Korea, he Rhodes, who served as making. sequences of Trump’s brash programme. Negotiations have prospect of taking out by the President. Nebraska national security matters, he disregarded those who said he President Barack Obama’s Trump’s approach to foreign policy decisions have largely broken down, and Kim Soleimani, the leader of Iran’s Republican Senator Ben Sasse has cast aside the same warn- was giving Pyongyang a sym- deputy national security advis- national security has been indeed been mixed. said this week that his country elite Quds Force who is accused criticised those who he said ings that gave his predecessors bolic victory without getting er. “They are coming — in shaped in part by the response His decision to move the would soon unveil a new strate- of helping orchestrate attacks were treating Soleimani’s killing in both parties pause. anything in return. some cases, they already have, to one of his first major actions: embassy from Tel Aviv to gic weapon. on American troops in Iraq. like it “was the end of the At times, he has simply Trump’s supporters have in others, the situation is get- airstrikes against Syria in retal- Jerusalem did not, in fact, The US President also Even Trump advisers acknowl- world.” Sasse said that while he been willing to embrace more embraced his willingness to act ting progressively worse.” iation for the use of chemical prompt an uptick in violence in faced fierce backlash from his edged the risk of Iranian retal- and Trump don’t always see risk. In other moments, he has where others would not, saying Trump’s willingness to weapons in 2017, a few months the West Asia. But it also did own party last year when he iation, which could pull the US eye-to-eye on policy issues, questioned the validity of the he has brought a business- buck conventional thinking after he took office. He relished nothing to help the Trump abruptly announced that he and Tehran into a direct mili- Trump was right to take this warnings altogether, even from man’s fresh eye to intractable has been a defining feature of in the fact that both White House ease mounting was withdrawing US forces tary conflict. step. “The fact of the matter is, experts within his own admin- problems. But his high-risk his political life. As he enters Republicans and Democrats tensions with the Palestinians, from Syria, clearing the way for “One of these days, he’s Iran in general and Soleimani istration. And he has publicly approach has sparked fear in the final year of his first term, cheered the decision, one that cratering prospects for progress Turkey to launch an offensive going to blunder himself into in particular had been ramping taken pride in doing so. Democrats, as well as some aides and allies describe him as Obama had backed away from. on a peace deal with the against Kurdish forces allied a real, full-blown crisis,” Marie up attacks,” Sasse said. “There When Trump moved the Republicans, who worry that increasingly emboldened to Obama halted plans for a Israelis. with the US. Trump initially Harf, a senior adviser to former had to be a red line around the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Trump is overly focused on act on his instincts. He’s ban- strike in 2013 in part because Trump’s decision to dug in on his decision, but ulti- Secretary of State John Kerry, loss of American life.” AP , 4,43349434,)7 3) 89+ ) -* + 48% , 48+ ) -* +) axu ! 8) )38434,)3)5 4 8 KB,)B48) ?>&'&'
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