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The prototype level along the Indian coast is uted with certainty,” he said. Legislative Council in Two years later, he has when developed considered to be rising at about “For example, the higher the State after a reso- come up with a device, which properly would cost 1.70 mm/year, but during the rate of sea level increase at lution was passed in can alert even an uneducated about Rs 1,500, last decade (2003-2013) (till the Diamond Harbour is also due the State Assembly on farmer about pest and bacteria Amit said, adding time the reading was made) it to the larger land subsidence September 9, 2018. Council in Odisha got the attacks in his field and initiate that the farmer experienced a rise at a rate of happening there. The same Parliamentary Affairs Cabinet nod on August 24, remedial action to save the would have to move 6.1 mm/year, the Centre may apply to Kandla, Haldia Minister Bikram Keshari 2018. Then, a bill was passed in crop. around the field, in informed the Rajya Sabha on and Port Blair as well,” Supriyo Arukha informed this in the the Assembly on September 6, “Crop failure has many the perimeter where Tuesday. told the Rajya Sabha. State Assembly in response to 2018. Later the same was sent reasons, but the most common from November 17 to com- of experts at the Odisha the pest attacks occur first, to Union Minister Babul The Minister further said a question of BJD MLA Ananta to Secretaries of Lok Sabha, is pest attack. Once the crop is memorate the birth centenary University for Agriculture and take the thermal images of the Supriyo, however, said since no that the rising sea levels can Narayan Jena on Tuesday. Rajya Sabha, Ministry of attacked by pests and the of legendary scientist Vikram Technology (OUAT), said crop plants. He would need to do the long-term data on land subsi- exacerbate the coastal inunda- “To form a Legislative Parliamentary Affairs and the farmer is not able to detect it, Sarabhai. failures are generally caused by exercise twice, once in the dence or emergence are avail- tion along the low lying areas Council, a committee had been Ministry of Law for approval of it can destroy the entire crop,” “My grandfather is a excessive rainfall and scarcity of morning and then in the able the rate of increase of sea during extreme events such as formed during the 15th the Parliament,” said the Amit, a student of Class-XI at farmer and I have seen him water besides bacterial and evening, and send the data to level due to climate change can- tsunami, storm surge, coastal Assembly. The committee Minister. the DAV Public School, depressed when crop failure fungal attacks. He focused on a database for analysis. not be attributed with certain- flooding and coastal erosion. members visited Legislative The Minister said issues Chandrasekharpur here, said. occurred. It motivated me to go bacteria as it accounted for 80 “If any change is found in ty. He was responding to a “The most vulnerable areas Councils of States like relating to the State can be dis- Amit’s device, which he has deep into the problem and per cent of the crop loss. the plant temperature, it would question on whether several are in Japan, China, Bangladesh Karnataka, Maharashtra, Bihar cussed broadly and Bills passed named ‘Kishan Know’, was on find out what could be done,” He developed the device to indicate certain pest or bacte- cities will be submerged as and India,” Guterres said speak- and Telangana and submitted in the Assembly can be exam- display at the exhibition for Amit said, adding that he has detect bacteria, fungi and virus ria attack in the field enabling temperatures are rising due to ing to reporters in Bangkok a report. The report suggesting ined further if a Legislative school and college students applied for patenting his device. in crops using the Internet of the farmer to undertake reme- global warming. after attending the ASEAN establishment of a Legislative Council is formed. held at the SOA University here Amit, who took the advice Things (IOT) to arrive at dial measures,” he said. “However, the coastal areas Summit.  $%  !"#$!%$#'"#'!( ")*#+#%,-.,- /

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  #  ed Mishra.      57 2.& - However, Speaker SN Patro   " said he would examine the /C  he Institute matter and come out a state- Tof Company  57 2.& - ment soon. Later during Zero  57 2.& - Secretaries of Hour, Mishra demanded that India (ICSI), ongress Legislature Party the SP, Security, Bhubaneswar orest and Environment Minister Bikram Bhubaneswar CLeader Narasingha Mishra should be shifted from the FKeshari Arukha on Tuesday informed the Chapter on Tuesday brought a Privilege post as the State Administrative Assembly that as many as 119 elephants died received the Motion against SP, Security, Tribunal (SAT) has asked the of electrocution in the State during the last 10 ICSI National Bhubaneswar, Kanhu Charan Government to fill the post by years from 2009 to 2019. Best Chapter Patnaik, alleging that he an OPS officer. In response to a question of BJD mem- Award for the expressed his views regarding “Patnaik is not an OPS ber Badri Narayan Patra, the Minister said year 2018 at the removal of the PSO from him cadre officer and he should not Keonjhar reported the maximum electrocu- 47th National (Mishra) in a section of media. continue in office as per the tion deaths during the period. As many as 26 Convention of “The SP, Security, direction of the SAT,” demand- elephants have been electrocuted during the Company Bhubaneswar is a public ser- ed Mishra. current year, which is the highest ever in State’s Secretaries held at Jaipur in Rajasthan corporate houses, print and electronic vant and he should not have Mishra too slammed the history. recently. media houses of Odisha, EIRC, and told the Press about the issue of Government for not imple- While 12 died due to coming into contact The Chapter Chairman said that the offices of the ICSI, ICSI HQ and ICSI taking out of PSO from me in the Press amount to breach be called to the House and rep- menting SAT order that asked with sagging wires, another 12 died of live wire achievement is due to support, cooper- staff members. regarding which I had of privilege of a member and rimanded or any other action to appoint an OPS officer in the trapping by the poachers, according to the ation and participation from each of the This is the fifth time the Chapter has appraised the House. His views the House as well. I demand he taken by the Chair,” demand- post. information submitted by the Minister. students, members, Government Offices, bagged the ICSI National Award. )#          5  (  

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  The field-level officials Secretary, Government of strict action is required to be ourary doctoral degree on film transforma- " #     would issue such certificates Andhra Pradesh on the suf- taken against the delinquent personality and humanitarian tive changes expeditiously after following fering of 32 bonded labourers officers and appropriate legal Kamal Haasan at the Centurion on the lives of the procedural formalities, he from Odisha in a brick kiln action is also required to be University of Technology and thousands of  57 2.& - added. As per the new norms, who were denied minimum taken against the brick kiln Management at Jatni on rural youth, fire safety certificates would be amenities and made to live owner. Tuesday. particularly n an effort to ensure fire safe- issued within the 18 days of under wretched conditions. It also observed that the The ceremony was pre- from tribals. Ity norms in all types of receipt of application. This The Commission took suo district authorities are expect- ceded by a tour of various skill Patnaik buildings, the State move of the Government motu cognisance of the fact ed to immediately rescue all centres by Patnaik and Haasan. also interact- Government on Tuesday would bring about improve- from a media report where it the bonded labourers, issue Patnaik interacted with girl ed with the decentralised the power of ment in the process of obtain- was reported that the Odia release certificate and start students trained under the differently- issuing fire safety recommen- ing fire safety certificates. labourers were pleading for process of the payment of the Skilled in Odisha programme. abled students dations and certificates to the The whole process would their rescue from the brick statutory relief, immediately. He also visited wood-engi- getting field-level officials. also be covered under ‘Mo kiln at Kanumpalli Cross in The authorities are also neering and waste to wealth trained at the The move of the Sarkar’ from January 1, 2020 to Garladinne Mandal of the expected to ensure safe jour- units and the Centre for Apparel and Government aims at making take random citizen feedback Anantapur district in Andhra ney of the rescued labourers to Innovation and Textile Centre service delivery hassle-free on service delivery. Pradesh. their native place and in case Entrepreneurship. of Excellence under the 5T initiatives of gov- The Government has also As mentioned in the news any of them requires medical/ In his speech, Patnaik said, and the ernance. decided that the whole process report, the victim labourers healthcare assistance that “It is a matter of great pleasure Hospitality “The new reforms would of obtaining fire safety certifi- sent out an SOS to their rela- should be provided that participants from Odisha relentlessly to ensure the best which shall impart interna- A welcome address was ensure that applicants need cates and fire recommenda- tives and friends back home without fail. have shown the talent and eco-system in the field of skill tional standard skill develop- given by the university Vice- not come to the Directorate of tions would be made online for their rescue from travails The Commission has fur- brought laurels for the State as development for our youth. We ment training to our youth and Chancellor. The function Fire Services from far off areas and best of practices would be they were undergoing for the ther said the case to be viola- well for the country both at the are partnering with ITEES, enhance their employability.” ended with the president of to obtain the fire safety rec- implemented from April 1, past several months. tion of human rights of the national and international lev- Singapore, to establish a World The CM also praised the university thanking the guests ommendations and Fire Safety 2020 as part of the 5T charter The Commission victims. els. My Government is working Skill Centre at Bhubaneswar Centurion University of and the audience. certificate,” said an official. of governance.

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The role of vol- a State level training of ULB the order, informed Mohanty, he general body meeting of as guest of honour in her method for complete manage- unteers, ‘Swachh Sathi,’ has personnel was conducted and adding that the order assumes revenue courts of the district, Court. TRegional Rural Bank address assured to extend all ment of waste. been instrumental in generat- the ULB personnel in turn significance in view of the fact Mohanty had mentioned in Mohanty has also relied on Retirees’ Welfare Society possible legal help for the legit- The man who pioneered ing awareness on waste segre- provided training to 28,606 that the agitating lawyers of the petition. a judgment delivered by the (RRBRWS) was held in Puri. imate claim of RRB employees. the MCC model in Tamil gation at household level and sanitation workers across the Sambalpur are meeting on The lawyers are on strike Orissa High Court way back in The event was hosted by the Rabindra Tripathy spoke Nadu, Dr Murgesan visited keep the momentum going, State two times. Wednesday to chalk out their demanding establishment of 1991 wherein the court had Odisha unit of the Society. on the hurdles faced during Kotpad and Paradip MCCs set said Dr Murgesan while dis- “The composting process next course of action. an additional Bench of the said: “The State Legislature has More than 200 delegates from trial of the SLP and the role of up by the urban local bodies cussing with senior officials. has already started in several Mohanty had filed the PIL Orissa High Court somewhere no authority to enact law as all over India attended the various trade unions in creat- (ULB). Urban Development It is to note here that a team ULBs and the organic compost in 2018 with a prayer seeking in western Odisha. Similarly, regards the seat or seats of the meeting. The flag of the soci- ing hurdles. Chakradhar Singh, Minister Pratap Jena is con- headed by Principal Secretary, generated in the ULBs will be the court’s intervention in lawyers of Ganjam district are High Court or to change the ety was hoisted by working President, Odisha Unit and stantly reviewing the progress Housing and Urban having very high nutrient val- facilitating the litigants and the also on agitation since long principal seat of the High president Manoj Krishna Singh Girija Sankar Mohanty, con- of MCCs in the field as well. Development G ues which will have good mar- “willing” advocates to conduct demanding another Bench of Court from its present loca- with inauguration of the ses- vener, Odisha State Unit, etc. Dr Murgesan praised the Mathivathanan and Mission ket value for use in agriculture their cases in the district court. the High Court somewhere in tion.” The petition had also sion. The session was presided addressed the delegates. efforts undertaken by the Director, Swachh Bharat and horticulture. We are plan- Mohanty in his petition had southern Odisha. But said that any attempt by the by C Raja Reddy, president of In the evening session, the Housing and Urban Mission, Sangramjit Nayak had ning to create an exclusive pointed out that members of Mohanty in his petition has State Government to establish the RRRBWS. Ramesh Vij, election of the office bearers Development Department and visited Tamil Nadu to under- brand for the urban organic the Sambalpur Bar Association claimed that the requirement High Court Benches elsewhere founder chairman of HUM, was held. C Raja Reddy, Manoj expressed his satisfaction over stand the best practices and to manure and market in Odisha are on strike since September of approval under Article 10 of other than the principal seat attending the meeting as chief Krishna Singh, Girija Sankar the implementation and aware- replicate the same in ULBs of and in other States. Our target 2018 and preventing the the Orissa High Court Order- (Cuttack) would be viewed as guest, spoke on contribution of Mohanty and Bisweswar Jena ness level amongst various Odisha. is to achieve production of District Judge and other judi- 1948 does not authorise the violation of the theory of sep- retired people for the society. were unanimously elected as stakeholders involved in the Considering the appropri- minimum 100 tonnes of organ- cial officers from attending the State Government to take any aration of powers or infringe- He spoke on role of HUM for president,working president, process and also suggested ateness of the MCC model, the ic manure every day,” said courts. The lawyers have also decision on setting up addi- ment in the independence of employment of aged and general secretary and treasur- some corrective measures. Housing and Urban Principal Secretary paralysed all the judicial and tional Benches of the High judiciary. retired persons. er of the society respectively. It has been a nice experi- Development Department has Mathivathanan.    '    P ,         $5,-5 ' -.  he Inner Wheel Club of Athagarh in Tassociation with the Yuva, a voluntary service mission organisation, observed the '/0    Adoption Awareness Week at the Maharshi  ' Dayanand Service Mission here on Monday.   &726-,-5 leaving all the occupants of the Club president Pulin Mishra presided  -5*7- and looted gold jewelleries four-wheeler critically injured. over the meeting. Yuva president Bhabani including gold chain, three person died and six others Locals rescued the victims Prasad Mishra and secretary Pradip Kumar hree armed miscreants rings and a mobile phone from Asustained injuries when an and shifted them to the Sahoo spoke about the mission of the Tlooted gold ornaments the trader and his wife by ter- SUV by which they were Rourkela Government Hospital organisation for adoption of destitute from a garments showroom rorising them. Later, the rob- returning after conducting a (RGH), where one of them suc- children. owner and his wife in bers fled the spot by locking the cremation rite crashed into a cumbed to injuries early on Club secretary Manjulata Mahalik Badadanda Sahi under the shop from outside. roadside tree at Kalaseria under Tuesday morning. The and members Kalpalata Dash, Sudama Badagada police station in Getting information, a the Birmitrapur police station deceased was identified as Mishra, Manjula Das and Gayatri Acharya Ganjam district on Monday team of police officials reached in the district late on Monday Deepak Kumar Xess. spoke about the objective and social evening. As per reports, the the spot and launched a probe night. Two of the injured were responsibility of the club. miscreants entered the shop at in connection with the inci- According to reports, seven later shifted to the Ispat Lawyer Deepali Dash stressed on the around 8 pm posing as cus- dent. The armed robbery in the persons of Kuarmunda area General Hospital in Rourkela legality of adoption of children. Members tomers. 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:+9 ;; 4    !"#$  $ @   '  '        & -!1D4.-E showers, policemen standing base camps on litres would be distributed 70 on the 18 holy steps, helped the Tuesday to have a lakh litres would be supplied at round 32,000 devotees devotees climb and offer first hand experi- Sannidhanam, a KWA press 2 *F5 Aoffered prayers at the Lord prayers. ence of the facilities release said. Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala A total of 9.6 lakh devotees for the pilgrims, said The state and temple  4#5! on Tuesday, even as police have made virtual Q booking they were inade- precincts had witnessed prevented a 12-year-old girl for darshan till 10 am this quate. protests by right wing outfits he Kerala High from Puducherry to proceed to morning, sources said. The delegation and BJP workers last year after Tcourt on Tuesday the hill shrine from Pamba. The 12 year-old had come led by the LDF government decided made it clear that While two women in the with her father to offer prayers Thiruvanchoor to implement the Supreme vehicle parking shall barred age group of 10-50 at the shrine. Radhakrishnan and court’s verdict of September 28, not be allowed on the years were stopped by police on The age of the girl, with P J Joseph said park- 2018 allowing women of all age roadside from Monday from visiting the “irrumudikettu” (offerings to ing facilities were groups to offer prayers at the Nilackal to Pamba shrine, on Saturday, when the Lord Ayyappa) had been not enough and the shrine. during the Sabarimala temple opened, at least 10 shown as 10 in the virtual Q LDF government Though the apex court did pilgrimage season as young women from Andhra booking. had failed to provide not stay its earlier order allow- the Government informed that The court also permitted Pradesh were sent back. When women police per- enough facilities for ing entry of women in the Lord light vehicles of 12-seater the Kerala State Road Approximately 32,000 sonnel checked her Aadhaar pilgrims. Ayyappa temple, the LDF gov- capacity will ferry devotees till Transport Corporation to devotees offered worship on card it was found that she was Radhakrishnan ernment in Kerala this time Pamba. employ 1386 drivers tem- Tuesday, Travancore 12-years-old following which said the arrival of said the shrine is not a ground A division bench of Justices porarily from the Public Devaswom Board (TDB) they did not allow her to pro- devotees may be for activism and made C T Ravikumar and N Service Commission list during sources said. ceed further from Pamba to the increase, but facili- it clear that it would not Nagaresh said the police can the Sabarimala season. There was a dip in the temple complex, police dition, a nine-year-old Keralite the foothills of Sabarimala, ties like toilets and drinking encourage women who want to take appropriate action against The order was issued on arrival of pilgrims against the said. girl, who came to the temple about 5 km from the shrine. water were lacking at the base visit the temple for unauthorised parking. an application filed by KSRTC heavy rush seen since After those accompanying complex from Karnataka on The Ayyappa temple had camps. publicity. The State Government seeking permission to appoint November 16 evening, when the child were informed about Monday, had a placard around opened on November 16 During the two-month A five-judge bench of the informed the court that 12- experienced drivers for 504 the shrine was opened. the current situation in her neck inscribed with the evening for the two-month long pilgrimage season, the Supreme Court had referred to seater capacity light vehicles buses during the season. There was heavy rain in the Sabarimala, her father and words “Ready to wait. Will visit long Mandala-Makaravillakku Kerala Water Authority has a larger bench the matter relat- can take passengers till Pamba, The court permitted afternoon, causing difficulties other relatives proceeded to the the shrine after attaining 50 puja. decided to provide 130 lakh ed to entry of women into the which is five km from the KSRTC to employ drivers from to the pilgrims. temple. years.” A UDF delegation, which litres of water daily. hill temple and other issues shrine, and they have to return PSC list from November 16, Unmindful of the heavy Supporting the shrine’s tra- The Pamba base camp is at visited Pamba and Nilackal While at Pamba 60 lakh related to various faiths. to Nilackal for parking. 2019 to January 31, 2020. /H      -<,  2 &      " !%*!  !      !  &   "   "2-  Patna: A special court here has ities of Birsa Munda jail in issued a production warrant Ranchi to produce Prasad    against RJD chief Lalu Prasad, before it on December 2, 2019,    
 who is lodged in a jail in which is the next date of hear- Mathura (UP): Sixteen farmers have been 6)   Ranchi, in connection with a ing in the case, Mishra’s coun- arrested for allegedly burning stubble and two defamation case. sel V S Dubey told PTI. lekhpals suspended for dereliction of duty in Guwahati: Newly appointed NRC will join. We have come to know Special MP/MLA court The Rashtriya Janata Dal Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district, officials said Imphal: Normal life was crippled to Government employees and State Coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma, from media reports that he is on a judge Kumar Abhinav on (RJD) supremo is in the high on Tuesday. in Manipur on Tuesday in an 18- education institutions to carry out who is embroiled in a row over his month-long leave,” the official Monday issued the production security jail following his con- District Magistrate Sarvagya Ram Mishra hour shutdown called to protest normal duties or face action. alleged social media posts criticising said. warrant against Prasad in the viction in several fodder scam said a total fine of  13.05 lakh is being real- against the proposed Citizenship Inter-State and inter-district the updation work of the National Repeated calls to the case filed by Uday Kant Mishra, cases. ized from the guilty farmers through tahsil. Ammendment Bill (CAB) which is buses did not play. Taxis and Register of Citizens, has not joined Commissioner of the Personnel a member of Bihar State The court on Monday While 300 cases of stubble burning have likely to introduced in the ongoing autorickshaws too kept off the office, official sources said on Department which is responsible for Disaster Management issued fresh production warrant been identified, two lekhapals (revenue offi- winter session of Parliament. road. Tuesday. appointments of government offi- Authority, for making objec- against Prasad as he could not cer) have been suspended for failing to prevent The shutdown was called joint- Manipur police arrested Sarma, an Assam Civil Service cials, remained unanswered. tionable comments against him. be produced before it via video the farmers from burning their crop residue, ly by Manipur People Against MANPAC convenor Yumnamcha officer, was appointed on November At present, NRC Authority The court asked the author- conferencing, Dubey said.PTI the DM told reporters. Citizenship Ammendment Bill Dilipkumar along with three other 9 as the NRC State Coordinator in Executive Director Chandana He said the lekhpals were responsible for (MANPAC) and North East associates from Manipur’s Imphal place of Prateek Hajela who was Mahanta is the in-charge of the NRC preventing stubble burning but they failed in Forum for Indigenous People West district during the bandh. released from his duties two days Authority and looking after the their mission, resulting in punitive action (NEFIP) and there was no report Police also arrested three later. day-to-day affairs since Hajela, the against them. of any untoward incident during women leaders of Khwairamban The office of the NRC Authority previous State Coordinator, was The district magistrate said farmers were the strike, which ended at 6 pm Keithel, the biggest women market is headless for more than a week. released. given full opportunity for preventing stubble Tuesday, the police said. of the country which had remained “The new State Coordinator Hajela, an IAS officer, was trans- burning. Official sources said all busi- closed during the day. has not joined yet. We have not ferred to his home state Madhya Through ‘Kisan Pathashala’, they were not ness establishments, shops, ven- The North East has been on received any official communication Pradesh following a direction from only apprised of hazardous effects of stubble dors, hotels, motels, entertain- the boil against the proposed CAB, regarding his date of joining,” an offi- the Supreme Court which burning, but also tutored on alternative use of ment houses and oil depots were which the people fear will create a cial at the NRC Authority told PTI. supervised the updation of stubble, Mishra added. closed in response to the call for the huge demographic imbalance as Sources said Sarma has not the National Register of Citizens He said, these ‘pathashalas’ have helped shutdown. No educational institu- millions of illegal immigrants from stepped into the office of the NRC (NRC). reduce stubble burning cases. tions functioned during the bandh, Bangladesh reside in the area. Authority here after his new appoint- Published on August 31, the While last year 1,046 cases of stubble burn- the sources said. The CAB was passed by the ment. He had earlier served as its updated final NRC, which validates ing were identified using satellite images, the Attendance in Government Lok Sabha on January 8 this year executive director from 2013 to bonafide Indian citizens of Assam, number has gone down to 459 so far this year, offices was thin despite the strict but was not tabled in Rajya Sabha 2016. has left out over 19 lakh he said. PTI orders of the State chief secretary and lapsed. PTI “We are clueless about when he applicants. PTI    "  "45 
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Ever since the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime was voted out of power       (  #        in 2015 and following the passage of the 19th                      Amendment, Gota’s choice was natural as       : 2        $        19A had ruled out a third term for the President and raised the bar for age to 35         *            ( years, thus rendering Mahinda and his son           A %     3   Namal Rajapaksa ineligible for contesting : 2                  ( the presidential election. For an Army Colonel, Gota’s decade as                 ( the Defence Secretary to elder brother and           #             former President Mahinda Rajapaksa facil-       # A %           itated the straightening of many wrinkles in defence and national security, though many                     of his Army colleagues and friends had          ? (          ( turned adversaries. By the time Gota         P: 2   Q $         became a presidential hopeful, he was accused of corruption, human rights viola-       7S   $  A  # %      ( tions during the war, “white van” disappear-                ances, murder of the editor of a newspaper       8                and linkages to a Buddhist extremist group whose appointment in August Wickremesinghe to quit, who International Monetary Fund’s military hardware to fight the targetting Muslims. But his image as a war attracted Western criticism on said he will consider. A snap (IMF) growth forecast of 3.5 per Liberation Tigers of Tamil                (    ( hero endured. account of alleged human rights election could follow. cent for 2019. Eelam (LTTE). It was China        #  S     @==     Gota won exclusively on the plank of violations, will certainly get an Second, according to the The Governor of the and Pakistan, who bailed them     S               national security. The catastrophic Easter extension beyond December. 19th Amendment, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has out. Upon which India had                  B  : 2  Sunday bombings by radical Islamists As pledged, Gota will like- President can dismiss the warned of a Greece-like crisis mocked Lanka for approaching linked to Islamic State (IS) were the result ly arrange the release from jail Government four-and-a-half unless deep structural reforms these countries when it was                     of infinite bungling by an incumbent of military intelligence officials years into its term, which is are implemented. Colombo’s willing to supply only non-                     ( Government already charged with lack- under trial. Similarly, he will sometime in February 2020 to total indebtedness to Beijing is lethal stores in deference to  7      : 2            adaisical performance. The clamour for end speculation over any pave the way for a new unknown but is estimated at 60 domestic political compulsions return of the Rajapaksas, who had ushered domestic or international Parliament by August 2020. per cent of all foreign borrow- in Tamil Nadu. The strategic             C=      ( in a decade of peace, began to pick up. Gota investigation about alleged war Either way, Mahinda will ings. Mahinda had given very cost of India’s hedging lingers    /=                ( sensed his moment. He blamed the excesses and also close the now certainly be the next Prime generous concessions to China, though that constraint is gone.                 #       Government for dismantling the intelligence United Nations Human Rights Minister. And as he recently told resulting in both Hambantota Gota famously described New apparatus he had established across the Council (UNHRC) resolution a Tamil newspaper: “PM is the and the Colombo Port City Delhi’s non-interference in the                     ( country for surveillance and early warning. dated January 30, 2015, co- real power.” The last and only projects being leased to war as “management” of India.   (  5                  ( The bombings were a clear systemic failure. sponsored with the US — time two brothers have been Chinese companies for 99 China’s ingress in Sri Lanka   7                    As President, Commander-in-Chief which has already quit the President and Prime Minister years. China and Sri Lanka predates Rajapaksas. of the armed forces, Defence Minister or council — on post-war transi- together was a decade ago in decided last month to establish Hambantota was offered twice       D                whichever portfolio he assigns to himself, tional justice and reconcilia- Poland with twins — the an international financial to India. The rest is history. /0                Gota’s first task will be to ginger up the intel- tion. Most of the military is Kaczynskis. By abolishing the centre — to rival India’s It will be unwise to go by                   ligence network and reinstate the intelli- jubilant about Gota’s return. So 19th Amendment with a two- planned international financial the track record of a feisty gence grid and to eliminate the residual excited was the Army that it thirds majority, the Rajapaksas centre in Gandhinagar — wartime defence secretary, who   #               sleeper cells of the IS linked to radicalised reportedly endorsed Gota’s and the Sri Lanka People’s Party halfway between Dubai and as part of the famed troika with                 ( Muslims in Sri Lanka. The reorganisation presidential candidature in a (SLPP) may rule, preferably by Singapore. Notwithstanding its brother Basil and Secretary to                 of higher defence management, which newspaper advertisement. taking minorities along, till viability, the financial centre President Lalith Weeratunga, had become esoteric under his predecessor, Simultaneous with alter- kingdom come. will give China another dealt with an intransigent India. %          O   :  2  is bound to be revamped. The post-Easter ations in defence and security Gota must also attend to foothold in Sri Lanka. Now President Gotabaya      F (*    B#77         Sunday appointments of the chief of architecture, Gota will use his the declining economy crippled Where does the landmark Rajapaksa, who has said he will    %   *            national intelligence, Inspector General of executive and persuasive pow- by the IS-linked terrorist regime change in Sri Lanka be “neutral but friendly” in Police and Defence Secretary, who report ers to change the Government attacks. Soon after the war, the leave India given that it was foreign relations, must be  $  #      : A 7        directly to the President, will be reviewed. and make Mahinda the Prime economy was zipping at eight instrumental in dislodging judged by his deeds not words.      # %             Gen Shantha Kottegoda, whose term as Minister. This can happen in per cent growth. The central Mahinda in 2015? 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Obviously, )         /==     !S However, according to an affidavit filed On the other hand, as is well known, 5.-.&#. we have to create conditions for encourag-          /=@== #   ! by the Central Government in the Supreme the two-stroke two-wheelers and three-wheel- &.-!#7&2.&&5& ing greater ridership on public transport. At   @==             Court (SC), stubble burning has gone up by ers emit a far more hazardous mixture of the same time we must ensure a larger num-             /==   seven per cent in Punjab and gone down by hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides, some of ..2&5# 2!2 ber of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fuel -            !   17 per cent in Haryana. In order to address which like benzene are known to be car- stations so as to reduce the waiting time, this problem, a new Central scheme, cinogenic, but their numbers continue to # $$!2, since mostly these cater to public transport                ( “Promotion of Agricultural Mechanisation for increase. !-*#117$!#2" vehicles or taxis.            -     In-Situ Management of Crop Residue in the In respect of automobile emissions, com- Last year a group of industries had con-                 ( States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and plete combustion within the engine is essen- $5..2>#-..2$ ducted a pilot project in two districts of           NCT of Delhi,” was approved in 2018. tial to reduce the extent of pollutants. The Punjab covering an area of 16,000 acres of 8               This provided for subsidising machin- four-stroke engine is cleaner because it burns #>$5.2,$O& farm land, where 25,000 tonnes of rice straw                   ( ery required for in-situ management of the pure petrol; the two-stroke engine, on the #-6.-&26 were processed and converted into fibre-based                   biomass, for which a sum of 1,151.80 crore other hand, burns a combination of lubri- cellulosic products. The details of the pro-   #                has been allocated for the period of 2018- cating oil and petrol and a fair amount of >#11# +7*#2 ject need to be analysed to enlarge its scope.                   2023. Out of this provision, Punjab has got the oil is emitted as unburnt vapour. $5.*#1!?!2 The apex court has pulled up the    :               the largest share. The objective of the scheme Some 94 per cent of the two-and three- Government of India as well as the Delhi was to procure agricultural machinery and wheelers in India are powered by two-stroke &#.#>$5. Government for “passing the buck” even as  S    S      8          equipment for in-situ management of crop engines that are simple and compact in Delhi and nearby areas face a public health                   residue, create farm machinery banks and design, cheap and easy to maintain. But the #$5.-&$$.&" emergency due to the severe air pollution.   conduct multi-media awareness campaigns. conventionally-designed two-stroke engines Further, the Centre has been asked to #              ( Delhi, leading the NCR with a combi- produce high levels of hydrocarbons in *-$!71-1?!2 call environmental experts including those          ;7$   nation of adverse factors, has already bro- exhaust emissions — 5,500 parts per million *72) 26$# from the Indian Institutes of Technology so                  ken the world record for Air Quality Index (ppm), compared to 850 ppm from four- that their views on the current situation                 (AQI), making the headlines bold and telling. stroke engines. According to a research at &#..:$.2$ could be taken into account for suitable ;7$                  But perhaps waking up will take some time. the Indian Institute of Petroleum at !25-?2" directives. It can thus be easily observed that #              There is no dearth of authorities who are, Dehradun, four-stroke engine-powered motor a rational public policy based on scientific            and were aware of the impending environ- cycles have been observed to emit just one- 5& ..2 inputs needs to be operationalised while mental hazard, but instead of a well thought sixth to one-tenth of the hydrocarbons emit- ensuring its stringent implementation and B              S  out long-term strategy or some short-term ted by two-stroke engines. In addition, their @.-?*##- monitoring.          relief our approach appears to be a classic fuel economy is better by 20 to 50 per cent. (The author is a former Governor and a +          , case of ad-hocism. For instance, it is now However, manufacturers prefer two-stroke Senior Advisor at the Pranab Mukherjee known that the burning of stubble is respon- engines because they are more powerful and Foundation) *  ' 2 " 9@ ,:+ 8( ;     D     E                                           Minister, sooner than later. equip them. But, we ning with the hare Thiruvenkadam Velupillai “On the night of May 18, the top The new Sri Lankan President, did it,” he said. Giving and hunting with the Prabhakaran, the founder and leader LTTE leadership divided itself into known as “terminator” for his role in more details, hound. of the LTTE, broke from the line and three groups. They attacked the wiping out the Liberation Tigers of Gotabaya said that Shivshankar went into the small island with his Army’s forward defence line along the $5. #-16!& Tamil Eelam (LTTE) a decade ago, has the President also cre- Menon in his book, bodyguards. Nandikadal lagoon and did manage to faced lawsuits in Sri Lanka and in the ated a core group to titled Choices: Inside “Kandasamy Pathmanabha, a break through. Jeyam, Pottu Amman $5!2,5!2 United States (US) over allegations of cut down red tape. the making of India’s Sri Lankan Tamil rebel, founder of the and Soosai led these three groups. & /BQB"  staged killings of Tamil separatists, crit- “From our side it Foreign Policy, con- Eelam People’s Revolutionary Prabhakaran and his closest guards ics and journalists during the civil war. was Basil Rajapaksa, firms that New Delhi Liberation Front and the LTTE’s thought they would manage to escape    ' +   '     , 1 <(=+ In a fascinating interview with Lalith Chandrakumar was in “intense” and financier, spoke to Prabhakaran in but in reality all these LTTE fighters this journalist in 2014, Gotabaya Weeratunga, who was “constant” touch with January 2009 over the phone asking (around 250) had got trapped between $ &A  revealed many things, including how the President’s Colombo. him to escape. We intercepted the con- the Army’s first and second line of     ri Lankan People’s Front candi- he the then government finished off Permanent Secretary “I vividly versation. Prabhakaran refused to defence. “After fierce fighting that     &
  date Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the LTTE. Giving a graphic descrip- and me. From the remember the atmos- hide at that time. Two weeks before the night, almost the entire leadership of Syounger brother of former tion of what happened in the last days Indian side it was phere of the crisis war ended KP spoke to him again and the LTTE was eliminated in that 7"  President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has of the LTTE War IV, (the name given their National Security Advisor MK that built up during that period and asked him to escape. The LTTE Tiger area. “We discovered Prabhakaran’s    now taken over as the country’s to the fourth phase of the armed con- Narayanan, Foreign Secretary repeated visits from and to Colombo again refused,” he said. body on the morning of May 19. I got ''   President. A retired Lieutenant- flict between the Sri Lankan military Shivshankar Menon and Defence in the first five months of 2009,” Gotabaya pointed out that, “Do the news of his death around 11 AM. 
 '  K Colonel, who presided over the coun- and the separatists), he pointed out Secretary VJ Singh, who were in the Menon notes in his book, adding that you think that such a person will come I got a phone call from the   try’s Defence Ministry for a decade that the biggest advantage was that his loop. We coordinated everything. We by mid-January 2009, the Sri Lankan out holding his hands up and surren- Commander who gave me the infor- during his brother’s tenure (2005- brother had full trust in him and the went to India and they came to Sri Army and leadership were convinced der?” mation. Looking back, I was confident.   (!  2014), Gotabaya swept the polls in the then Army chief Sarath Fonseka. Lanka. And we discussed everything, that they had the measure of the LTTE The then Army chief Sarath I said I would finish the LTTE in three      "  Sinhala-majority districts, while his Mahinda had the political will to neu- even the operational plan and intelli- and the victory would be theirs. As a Fonseka, in an interview to this jour- years and I did it in two years and nine    ( main opponent Ranasinghe tralise the LTTE. gence inputs.” strategy, the Sri Lankan Army strong- nalist also observed that the strategy months,” Fonseka said. !  "  Premadasa, garnered most of the Second, the leadership agreed Gotabaya also exposed the dou- ly occupied the north and the south was to take on the LTTE in the jun- Those were different times but votes from the Tamil-dominated with the defence assessment that a ble face of the then Tamil Nadu so that the Tigers were kept away and gles. “By May 17, 2009 the troops cor- today it is a time for peace and as   
 north and east of the country. large-scale expansion was needed Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, who were stopped from procuring military nered the LTTE within an area of President how will Gotabaya deal with   Gotabaya’s victory would mean within a very short period. “We put tremendous pressure on the supplies. 400X400 metres. That night when they the Tamil minorities in Lanka now?    5 the return of the powerful Rajapaksa briefed the President. It was not an Manmohan Singh Government to As for the last phase of the tried to escape they were prevented The fact that the Tamils did not vote 4( family as he is expected to appoint his easy thing to achieve. You need to stop the war on the LTTE, while the Eelam War IV, Gotabaya noted, that from doing so, by all three lines of for him reveals their apprehensions. D    E brother Mahinda as the Prime recruit people, train them and also ruling DMK adopted a strategy of run- even at the last minute defence put up by the Army. (The writer is a senior journalist)  !"#$!%$#'"#'!( ")*#+#%,-.,- / # -$ %  
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' ()  New Delhi: The Government expenditure of various Replying to another ques- on Tuesday categorically stated Ministries and departments of tion, Singh said non-perform- New Delhi: Billionaire Mukesh frame possible," Jio said.    that it does not intend to revise the Government is as per the ing assets of banks, after reach- Ambani’s Reliance Jio on The Government and the its fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per estimates approved by ing a peak of 10,36,187 crore Tuesday said it will increase sector regulator TRAI should cent of gross domestic product Parliament. as on March 31, 2018, have mobile phone call and data mandate this through policy, it  7 ! things stand now there is no (GDP) for the current financial In the first half of the finan- declined 97,996 crore to charges in the next few weeks added. move to initiate any consultation year notwithstanding slowdown cial year, 53.4 per cent of Budget 9,38,191 crore as on June 30, in compliance with rules, as it "This requires continued he telecom regulator will on floor price. On Monday in economic activities. Estimates was spent by various 2019. followed similar announce- investment at an industry level. Twait for operators to report evening, Vodafone Idea, in a “No sir,” Minister of State ministries and departments. Banks have also "effected ments by Bharti Airtel and The whole industry needs to their new tariffs to the authori- statement, announced plans to for Finance Anurag Thakur Thakur also listed out the record recovery" of 4,27,115 Vodafone Idea on tariff hike. the regulatory regime to come up the curve and raise ty before taking a view on raise tariffs for the first time in said in a written reply in the steps taken by the Government crore over the last four finan- Jio, which had stormed strengthen the industry to ben- standards to meet the aspira- whether the revised pricing is 3 years only to be followed by a Rajya Sabha to a query if the to boost economic activities. cial years and the first quarter the telecom sector with free efit Indian consumers and take tions of Indian citizens and ful- within the regulatory frame- similarly-worded statement min- Government intends to revise The real GDP growth of the current financial year, voice calls and dirt cheap data, measures including appropri- fill the nation's digital agenda," work, according to a Trai source. utes later from Airtel. Vodafone fiscal deficit in view of the eco- slowed to an over six-year low including recovery of 1,56,702 had for the first time last ate increase in tariffs in next the statement added. Confronted with intense com- Idea and Bharti Airtel, the two nomic slowdown of 5 per cent in the first quar- crore during the financial year month decided to charge few weeks in a manner that The operator - known for petition and unprecedented large telecom operators, last The Minister further said ter of the current financial year. 2018-19. PTI phone calls by its users to rival does not adversely impact data its aggressive stance on pricing statutory dues, Bharti Airtel week had reported a combined phone networks to compensate consumption or growth in dig- since it launched services in and Vodafone Idea on Monday loss of 74,000 crore for the sec- for interconnect usage charges. ital adoption, and sustains 2016 - said it is committed to announced a hike in mobile ond quarter ended September *  '
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7  /  itive impact on the banking sector which fuelled a sharp arket benchmark Sensex rally in PSU banks,” Sunil ulgaria’s Deputy Prime  2. 6.15! com companies. The apex Mrose by 186 points on Sharma, Chief Investment BMinister for Economic and court, last month, upheld the New Delhi: The Union Cabinet Tuesday, driven by substantial Officer, Sanctum Wealth Demographic Policy Mariyana eliance Communications’ government’s position on will soon consider a proposal gains in Reliance Industries, Management. Nikolova on Tuesday invited RCommittee of Creditors including revenue from non- to bring down Government Bharti Airtel and HDFC Bank Among banking stocks, businesses from India to invest (CoC) will hold a meeting on telecommunication business- stake in central public sector amid positive trends in global Axis Bank rose by 3.43 per cent, in the nation, pitching it as a November 20, the company es in calculating the annual enterprises (CPSEs) to below equities. The 30-share index SBI by 1.57 per cent, IndusInd gateway to the European said in a regulatory filing on AGR, a share of which has to 51 per cent even while retain- ended 185.51 points, or 0.46 Bank by 1.26 per cent and Union, thereby offering duty Tuesday. Last week, Reliance be paid as licence and spec- ing the State control, sources per cent, higher at 40,469.70 HDFC Bank by 1 per cent. free access to a market with 500 Communications Chairman trum fee to the exchequer. said. with 11 of its constituents clos- Among other gainers, million consumers. Anil Ambani along with four RCom’s total liability Besides, the Cabinet head- ing with gains. The broader PowerGrid jumped 2.44 per Addressing the India- directors had resigned from includes Rs 23,327 crore ed by Prime Minister Narendra Nifty of the National Stock cent Tech Mahindra by 1.84 per Bulgaria Business Forum here, the company, that is going licence fee and Rs 4,987 crore Modi is likely to take a call on Exchange rose by 55.60 points, cent and Infosys by 1 per cent. Nikolova said the nation offers through insolvency process. spectrum usage charges. The the merger of public sector gen- or 0.47 per cent, to end at On the other hand, Yes Bank attractive conditions and envi- The company posted a company is going through eral insurance companies. 11,940.10. Reliance Industries dropped 2.66 per cent to ronment conducive to the consolidated loss of Rs 30,142 insolvency proceedings fol- The Budget for 2018-19 maintaining the Government's its stake in a public sector led the gains, rallying nearly 4 emerge as the biggest Sensex development of successful busi- crore for September 2019 lowing an application filed by had proposed the merger of stake not to go below 51 per undertaking by roping in other per cent to its life-time high of loser, M&M fell by 2.19 per ness and investment projects. quarter due to provisioning Swedish telecom gear maker three public sector general cent. State-owned entities to retain Rs 1,514.95 (intra-day) on BSE. cent, and Tata Steel by 2.02 per “One of the things we are par- for liabilities after the Ericsson. The National insurance companies and sub- "The Government is con- the public sector nature. It became the first Indian com- cent. TCS, Tata Motors and ticularly proud is our tax pol- Supreme Court ruling on Company Law Tribunal has sequent listing of the merged sidering, in case where the For example, the sources pany to hit the Rs 9.5 lakh- Hero MotoCorp also declined. icy, we have some of the low- statutory dues. This had handed over control of the entity on stock exchanges. undertaking is still to be said, if LIC picks up stake crore market capitalisation “Domestic indices ended est tax rates in the European marked the second highest company to an insolvency Last week, Finance retained in Government con- which lowers the Government level. Telecom stocks surged higher on the back of buying Union. Besides having a cor- loss posted by any Indian resolution professional. Minister Nirmala Sitharaman trol, to go below 51 per cent to holding below threshold level after two older players seen in the PSU bank, infra and porate tax of only 10 per cent, corporate till date, after VIL’s Sources estimate that RCom said the Government would an appropriate level on a case- of 51 per cent, the companies announced a hike in data and energy stocks. Telecom stocks we do not tax profit reinvest- Rs 50,921 crore losses. “... we Group’s total secured debt is move forward on the merger of to-case basis. The Government still are majority controlled by mobile telephony plans from also edged higher after talks of ed in municipalities with high wish to inform you that the around Rs 33,000 crore. the three State-owned general has also decided to modify pre- the Government. next month. raising tariffs from December unemployment rates,” the 11th meeting of Committee of Lenders have submitted claim insurance companies — sent policy of retaining 51 per The Government fixed an Bharti Airtel jumped to a onwards while energy stocks Bulgarian Deputy Prime Creditors of Reliance of around Rs 49,000 crore in National Insurance Company, cent Government stake to ambitious disinvestment target fresh 52-week high before set- were lifted by a sharp fall in Minister said. Communications Limited is August. RCom has put its all United India Insurance and retaining 51 per cent stake of 1.05 lakh crore for the cur- tling up 7.36 per cent on BSE. crude oil prices,” Paras Bothra, She said the country’s scheduled to be convened on assets for sale which include Oriental Insurance Company inclusive of the stake of the rent financial year, up from Vodafone Idea rallied 34.68 per President of Equity Research, labour market has a skilled Wednesday, November 20, spectrum holding of 122 MHz — as announced in the previ- Government controlled insti- 90,000 crore projected in cent. The two players have Ashika Stock Broking, said. workforce and operating costs 2019,” RCom said in a BSE fil- that the company before ous Budget. tutions," she had said. Interim Budget 2019-20 in announced a hike in mobile Sectorally, BSE telecom rallied are reasonable. “Our strategic ing. During July-September insolvency proceedings esti- In her Budget Speech of Such a move is possible by February. phone call and data charges 8.52 per cent, followed by BSE geographic location and our 2019, RCom set aside Rs mated to be around Rs 14,000 2019-20, Sitharaman had amendment to Section 241 of In 2018-19, the from next month. “The energy, power, teck, oil and gas, membership in the European 28,314 crore on account of crore, towers business announced the Government the Companies Act. Government raised 84,972 increase in tariffs will help the utilities and bankex. However, Union provide unhindered and provisioning following the for Rs 7,000 crore, optical has been following the policy Sources said the crore from CPSE disinvest- telecom industry players ser- BSE metal, auto, FMCG duty free access to a market Supreme Court order on cal- fibre network Rs 3,000 crore of disinvestment in non-finan- Government envisages that the ment, while in 2017-18, the fig- vice huge debt on their balance and IT indices fell up to with 500 million consumers,” culation of annual adjusted and data centres worth cial public sector undertakings Government can bring down ure was 1,00,056 crore. sheets. This would have a pos- 0.94 per cent. she added. gross revenue (AGR) of tele- Rs 4,000 crore.

  SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11919.45 11958.85 11881.75 11940.10 55.60 Script Open High Low LTP CEATLTD 952.60 966.00 949.70 954.45 TATAPOWER 56.00 56.35 55.35 55.75 JSL 37.20 40.00 37.10 38.15 TIMKEN 899.00 910.00 860.00 861.55 INFRATEL 227.95 259.85 227.70 251.65 24.85 SBILIFE 957.80 966.00 934.85 936.25 RAJESHEXPO 724.00 724.00 698.50 705.85 TORNTPOWER 294.00 294.95 287.30 288.30 BLISSGVS 137.00 138.25 135.50 136.60 CGPOWER 15.67 15.67 14.33 14.49 BHARTIARTL 426.90 445.65 421.45 444.65 35.45 BHARTIARTL 427.00 445.45 421.55 439.25 GRAPHITE 297.70 303.95 297.60 301.60 PFIZER 4099.95 4114.95 4044.10 4051.60 UNITEDBNK 8.90 9.71 8.80 9.68 KPRMILL 660.05 683.40 660.00 675.60 AXISBANK 725.00 750.20 725.00 749.80 26.85 YESBANK 65.50 67.25 63.00 64.15 MFSL 485.40 495.00 479.40 487.90 PAGEIND 23729.95 23730.00 22945.00 23049.80 MEGH 54.15 54.20 52.70 52.85 COROMANDEL 475.10 476.80 471.35 475.55 RELIANCE 1467.00 1514.90 1465.00 1511.55 52.35 SUNTECK 394.00 402.75 375.00 390.65 NBCC 38.40 38.40 36.80 36.90 UBL 1270.00 1270.00 1223.20 1230.45 TRENT 513.60 519.70 503.00 506.55 INDOSTAR 186.80 190.00 181.15 183.40 POWERGRID 191.00 196.00 190.20 195.95 5.30 RELIANCE 1467.50 1514.95 1465.50 1509.80 MOTHERSUMI 134.50 135.10 133.40 134.10 MRF 64400.00 64405.15 63400.00 63525.45 DALBHARAT 837.50 854.35 833.40 845.25 PHOENIXLTD 735.35 738.05 724.10 732.75 CIPLA 461.20 477.50 459.55 473.30 12.70 CHOLAFIN 329.20 333.90 322.60 325.15 ESCORTS 661.10 669.90 654.90 662.60 EQUITAS 88.90 90.95 88.20 88.70 PGHH 11105.00 11161.00 10975.00 10997.50 GESHIP* 295.00 297.00 294.00 296.30 GRASIM 775.00 793.50 772.00 789.00 19.50 IDEA 4.91 6.39 4.91 6.02 EICHERMOT 21686.40 21773.15 21442.95 21748.75 DBL 406.30 423.00 404.25 415.45 CAPPL 350.00 363.65 343.90 346.95 ASTERDM 155.00 155.00 151.00 152.55 SBIN 325.80 331.80 322.10 331.40 6.30 TECHM 754.00 765.30 749.95 763.25 RAYMOND 717.00 727.90 694.60 700.30 POLYCAB 943.50 948.95 922.30 931.20 AEGISLOG 175.90 179.15 174.70 175.65 VGUARD 231.75 231.75 230.45 230.85 TECHM 754.00 766.00 752.00 763.25 11.45 BALKRISIND 836.00 846.95 831.40 834.50 ADANIPOWER 59.70 61.00 59.15 60.25 ICICIGI 1358.30 1359.00 1336.35 1340.80 OIL 159.50 161.80 158.00 161.25 HAL 795.00 798.40 781.80 783.05 INDUSINDBK 1382.00 1409.00 1374.55 1395.00 20.60 LEMONTREE 58.55 61.00 58.05 58.55 CASTROLIND 147.00 154.55 145.55 153.55 HCLTECH 1139.00 1143.00 1129.40 1134.70 SHANKARA 320.40 327.85 316.00 317.40 JKCEMENT 1166.10 1178.40 1163.85 1176.55 SBIN 326.90 331.75 322.20 330.30 ADANIGREEN 95.50 97.50 91.95 96.20 RVNL 24.60 24.75 24.15 24.25 SONATSOFTW 304.75 304.75 299.00 300.90 JKLAKSHMI 291.75 292.55 282.40 284.15 EICHERMOT 21600.00 21799.95 21424.20 21780.05 302.65 IBULHSGFIN 210.00 217.90 210.00 212.70 IOC 132.00 133.55 131.80 133.00 IGL 417.40 420.70 415.90 417.75 ENDURANCE 1045.00 1109.30 1041.30 1095.60 SYNGENE 320.55 326.25 319.30 324.95 INFY 709.90 714.00 705.00 712.80 7.60 AAVAS 1670.00 1699.00 1660.40 1689.90 SCI 60.25 63.35 59.20 62.55 CENTRALBK 20.95 23.80 20.65 22.75 AJANTPHARM 976.20 982.00 968.00 971.55 SYMPHONY 1213.10 1218.95 1200.00 1201.85 HDFCBANK 1265.30 1275.00 1261.10 1274.75 12.70 TATASTEEL 412.00 414.85 400.20 401.90 TATACHEM 650.80 666.00 643.80 645.25 COFFEEDAY 50.50 50.50 50.25 50.50 GICHSGFIN 146.65 155.45 145.50 152.50 SADBHAV 119.50 125.55 119.50 122.30 IOC 132.40 133.60 131.75 133.50 0.95 MARUTI 7200.00 7200.00 7031.00 7044.00 ICICIPRULI 521.15 522.10 504.10 505.40 KTKBANK 75.05 76.95 73.95 75.30 ZYDUSWELL 1530.70 1544.50 1517.95 1533.95 APARINDS 472.55 472.55 447.00 448.25 BAJAJFINSV 9070.00 9189.00 9066.30 9163.00 58.75 ASIANPAINT 1740.10 1746.75 1719.20 1721.00 CORPBANK 23.70 26.45 23.40 26.45 NIACL 151.30 156.45 145.00 153.75 ZENSARTECH 185.80 187.45 181.00 185.10 FINOLEXIND 578.65 578.70 565.00 566.50 DRREDDY 2741.00 2760.45 2724.50 2751.00 14.00 AXISBANK 729.90 750.00 726.05 747.85 INDIANB 119.85 127.90 117.50 123.90 AMBUJACEM 201.90 202.35 198.80 201.25 ERIS 415.80 426.85 412.60 421.85 PRSMJOHNSN 68.80 69.25 68.05 68.15 TITAN 1158.80 1167.80 1153.10 1164.00 5.20 GLENMARK 373.00 373.85 347.50 350.45 TATAGLOBAL 306.00 308.65 300.90 302.35 BOMDYEING 79.75 80.00 77.60 77.95 JSLHISAR 72.20 73.80 70.70 71.20 TAKE 103.10 103.10 98.90 99.45 WIPRO 248.20 251.15 247.70 250.45 1.00 ICICIBANK 498.90 502.00 489.80 493.15 ONGC 135.40 135.40 132.80 133.15 SHREECEM 20000.00 20073.15 19692.25 20022.35 BAJAJHLDNG 3721.80 3791.50 3700.00 3732.40 APLLTD 550.75 561.00 549.00 549.30 GAIL 124.70 125.80 123.15 125.30 0.50 INFY 710.90 714.40 706.00 712.80 LTI 1714.10 1715.50 1687.10 1690.65 SUNTV 499.95 499.95 488.25 490.30 OBEROIRLTY 506.65 519.75 501.45 514.30 GHCL 207.60 207.60 204.25 206.70 LT 1364.50 1378.20 1361.50 1369.50 5.00 RBLBANK 324.80 327.60 319.15 322.50 AVANTI 509.00 518.90 496.45 508.70 EDELWEISS 128.20 130.00 122.25 122.80 MAHABANK 11.95 13.11 11.50 12.56 RELINFRA 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95 UPL 551.00 556.75 538.10 550.20 1.20 HDFCAMC 3454.00 3604.15 3454.00 3583.10 GMRINFRA 21.40 21.40 20.55 20.75 RADICO 305.00 308.65 299.20 301.25 BALMLAWRIE 190.20 191.70 189.20 190.85 BASF 947.10 960.00 947.10 953.95 SUNPHARMA 425.00 429.90 421.60 425.20 0.65 BANKBARODA 96.00 99.50 95.85 98.90 HINDALCO 194.75 194.75 190.70 192.25 SWANENERGY 102.45 102.90 100.50 101.90 REPCOHOME 286.50 302.30 286.25 291.10 BLUESTARCO 797.00 799.40 793.00 794.85 NESTLEIND 14110.00 14211.90 14009.60 14100.00 14.45 INFRATEL 228.95 256.25 228.50 250.10 UJJIVAN 289.90 292.05 286.85 288.40 JUBILANT 493.80 503.95 491.90 498.80 TIINDIA 446.20 449.00 446.00 447.10 SOMANYCERA 177.75 179.90 175.00 175.70 NTPC 117.75 118.30 116.80 117.50 0.05 RNAM 350.65 376.60 350.65 364.95 WIPRO 249.60 250.95 247.65 250.40 INDHOTEL 154.90 154.95 150.75 153.10 MOIL 140.55 142.60 140.55 141.70 STARCEMENT 100.60 101.00 97.60 98.20 BAJAJ-AUTO 3156.00 3171.50 3122.10 3156.30 -0.60 JUSTDIAL 530.00 566.50 530.00 559.70 BRITANNIA 3125.10 3156.95 3113.50 3121.35 INTELLECT 143.60 153.00 143.20 148.60 GSFC 70.90 71.00 70.25 70.60 SUPREMEIND 1140.00 1145.00 1139.00 1140.95 HINDALCO 193.60 194.00 190.65 193.25 -0.35 TATAMOTORS 171.00 171.85 167.15 167.75 NATIONALUM 42.40 42.50 41.90 42.05 RPOWER 3.61 3.61 3.61 3.61 VARROC 438.00 452.00 438.00 444.90 BPCL 520.65 521.90 513.50 520.70 -1.05 TCS 2152.00 2153.95 2105.10 2108.30 DIVISLAB 1737.00 1746.75 1718.05 1732.60 KEI 531.10 531.75 517.15 530.55 NBVENTURES 61.20 63.50 60.20 62.50 KOTAKBANK 1629.90 1631.10 1614.15 1623.00 -4.20 INDUSINDBK 1380.00 1408.65 1375.00 1392.10 SRF 3200.00 3229.10 3184.10 3202.45 PTC 56.60 57.20 55.20 55.35 SUNDRMFAST 462.85 468.40 462.15 466.95 COALINDIA 200.95 201.30 198.25 199.75 -0.55 HDFCBANK 1266.00 1275.00 1262.00 1272.40 NAVINFLUOR 919.00 935.05 892.00 898.95 GSPL 220.00 221.25 217.55 219.25 GAYAPROJ 87.35 89.75 86.00 86.85 BAJFINANCE 4165.00 4182.15 4126.25 4140.00 -14.90 JINDALSTEL 145.40 145.90 138.30 139.10 GODREJCP 719.35 719.35 700.15 702.95 MAHINDCIE 149.10 153.20 146.95 147.40 ZEEL 294.05 295.00 282.60 285.75 VENKYS 1725.00 1745.00 1691.50 1699.70 ITDCEM 55.35 57.60 54.45 57.60 ADANIPORTS 367.50 368.15 361.55 364.00 -1.65 LT 1367.30 1378.25 1362.00 1365.35 TV18BRDCST 22.30 23.00 22.20 22.80 PGHL 4377.35 4378.80 4312.05 4326.40 BRITANNIA 3140.90 3158.35 3110.00 3124.50 -16.40 FLFL 396.00 411.85 396.00 404.65 IBREALEST 69.80 71.95 66.60 69.15 IRB 71.00 72.00 70.40 71.50 ONGC 135.00 135.10 132.80 133.10 -0.80 L&TFH 98.00 101.95 97.80 99.90 JINDALSAW 80.40 82.35 80.35 80.75 INOXLEISUR 360.60 368.90 357.65 358.60 ITC 251.75 251.80 248.80 249.25 -1.50 CANBK 213.00 222.90 209.55 221.10 NESCO 624.25 639.50 624.25 632.75 SOBHA 402.00 402.20 396.00 398.00 HCLTECH 1139.00 1143.50 1128.65 1133.90 -7.20 ASHOKLEY 82.50 82.50 80.20 82.00 DRREDDY 2736.25 2756.50 2724.15 2745.30 CENTURYPLY 170.30 176.50 170.30 172.15 MARUTI 7146.00 7155.00 7032.00 7054.00 -44.45 DMART 1829.00 1864.95 1806.60 1841.05 ADANITRANS 269.20 271.50 265.20 267.90 CENTRUM 22.00 23.25 21.35 22.85 JSWSTEEL 249.40 250.85 246.60 248.00 -1.60 HINDUNILVR 2055.00 2055.00 2029.50 2036.95 J&KBANK 32.00 34.75 31.10 33.65 GILLETTE 7000.05 7138.40 6992.00 7105.70 ULTRACEMCO 4130.00 4130.00 4085.25 4097.00 -29.35 GRASIM 775.00 793.20 772.00 785.70 GLAXO 1638.00 1671.00 1630.10 1640.50 SUDARSCHEM 393.60 403.00 393.00 396.45 VEDL 143.75 143.90 140.40 142.30 -1.10 PETRONET 275.00 275.50 271.05 272.05 INFIBEAM 43.90 45.30 43.90 44.55 MOTILALOFS 745.25 745.25 729.40 736.65 ICICIBANK 497.95 502.00 489.85 494.30 -4.05 SIEMENS 1553.20 1590.65 1546.50 1579.70 GODREJPROP 891.80 897.00 876.70 883.35 IDFC 35.10 35.20 34.25 34.45 HINDUNILVR 2060.05 2060.05 2030.00 2039.00 -17.20 BHEL 54.20 56.00 52.50 55.60 GRANULES 128.10 129.60 126.70 128.65 ASTRAL 1074.00 1089.40 1053.50 1070.25 HDFC 2235.60 2238.75 2202.20 2215.70 -20.60 ACC 1490.00 1501.80 1481.00 1489.55 INDIACEM 80.00 81.35 79.25 79.55 THOMASCOOK 139.55 143.60 137.65 142.40 ASIANPAINT 1747.95 1748.00 1718.50 1723.00 -16.00 PNB 62.20 64.85 62.10 64.15 HEXAWARE 337.95 341.45 334.45 339.00 BDL 326.35 333.50 325.20 328.90 HEROMOTOCO2520.00 2520.00 2463.10 2473.00 -29.90 BANKINDIA 71.50 75.35 70.85 74.20 JSWENERGY 70.65 72.45 70.00 71.95 KEC 280.25 281.10 277.05 278.80 TATAMOTORS 170.80 171.75 167.10 167.90 -2.20 HDFC 2238.50 2238.55 2203.00 2213.15 ENGINERSIN 103.50 104.90 102.90 104.55 TORNTPHARM 1787.00 1794.40 1755.45 1758.90 TATASTEEL 414.00 414.85 400.00 403.00 -7.05 LICHSGFIN 425.00 430.75 418.80 422.10 EIDPARRY 196.90 199.20 192.95 194.75 NETWORK18 23.95 26.20 23.65 25.75 ALLCARGO 95.00 95.15 94.20 94.45 TCS 2153.00 2154.65 2105.00 2110.00 -42.60 ULTRACEMCO 4125.00 4125.00 4084.80 4099.95 FDC 195.95 204.30 192.05 198.30 CUB 216.00 216.20 214.80 215.15 JSWHL 2309.00 2345.00 2231.00 2283.25 ZEEL 293.75 293.75 282.50 288.00 -6.15 DELTACORP 200.00 208.75 195.10 197.45 ABBOTINDIA 12870.00 12871.05 12640.00 12775.30 MPHASIS 922.95 922.95 909.10 911.65 BLUEDART 2150.00 2165.00 2140.00 2143.40 M&M 573.75 575.00 559.65 561.00 -12.70 DLF 216.50 217.75 212.15 215.20 PRESTIGE 304.00 304.00 295.00 297.35 APLAPOLLO 1529.60 1536.85 1516.20 1525.80 WABCOINDIA 6200.05 6239.00 6200.00 6213.30 BAYERCROP 3625.00 3733.45 3625.00 3709.85 ESSELPRO 134.45 150.15 134.45 147.60 KANSAINER 542.00 550.85 528.25 547.55 RELCAPITAL 19.00 19.00 19.00 19.00 YESBANK 65.00 67.25 63.05 64.20 -1.65 MGL 1030.00 1058.20 1030.00 1046.30 SUVEN 301.15 315.65 300.20 302.90 JISLJALEQS 11.45 12.30 11.45 11.45 ASTRAZEN 2653.00 2662.00 2589.75 2599.40 MAGMA 40.00 40.95 38.10 38.70   DCAL 122.00 127.70 121.25 124.65 GAIL 125.00 125.75 123.20 125.20 ABFRL 212.15 219.90 208.40 217.85 CHAMBLFERT 158.25 159.50 155.40 158.10 GDL 87.45 91.55 87.15 88.20 PNBHOUSING 525.30 575.00 525.30 562.30 MANAPPURAM 164.45 169.50 162.20 168.90 GUJGAS 197.90 197.90 193.15 194.25 LAKSHVILAS 19.95 19.95 18.90 19.05 SHK 120.00 122.00 114.95 115.85 ASHOKA 95.25 95.55 94.00 94.40 EXIDEIND 192.90 193.10 189.10 189.95 BBTC 1151.80 1151.80 1109.30 1113.10 EMAMILTD 324.70 324.70 310.05 314.05 GMDCLTD 59.45 59.65 58.60 58.80 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE BAJFINANCE 4153.00 4182.00 4125.10 4137.10 BHARATFORG 450.00 459.50 445.95 454.60 RCOM 0.55 0.59 0.55 0.58 BAJAJCON 238.20 239.30 236.25 238.60 DHFL 20.95 20.95 20.95 20.95 NIFTY NEXT 50 28152.10 28174.95 28006.70 28071.90 -82.10 KOTAKBANK 1631.00 1631.00 1614.85 1623.30 JYOTHYLAB 184.35 185.00 178.20 178.85 WELCORP 136.55 138.95 135.10 136.80 HSCL 64.05 64.40 62.40 62.65 OFSS 3065.00 3066.25 3038.50 3054.85 IDEA 4.85 6.40 4.85 6.15 1.70 VEDL 143.90 143.95 140.45 141.65 M&MFIN 327.05 335.15 324.65 327.70 BALRAMCHIN 144.95 147.00 142.55 145.70 NILKAMAL 1314.75 1318.00 1280.95 1308.80 MRPL 47.85 48.15 47.50 47.80 HDFCAMC 3464.00 3604.00 3461.00 3584.05 136.85 ADANIENT 202.00 202.40 196.40 199.75 SYNDIBANK 27.30 31.60 27.05 30.40 IFCI 7.25 7.95 7.10 7.62 CRISIL 1505.60 1526.00 1497.50 1510.00 GUJALKALI 416.85 416.85 407.50 409.00 GICRE 246.90 262.00 236.00 255.20 9.75 CONCOR 570.90 572.55 564.80 567.85 DABUR 455.00 456.40 448.30 454.30 SUZLON 2.44 2.48 2.36 2.39 MMTC 18.20 18.80 18.10 18.45 HIMATSEIDE 129.20 129.95 127.95 128.35 BANKBARODA 96.00 99.55 95.80 99.40 3.50 UNIONBANK 54.80 60.00 54.80 59.00 IDBI 32.90 35.15 32.50 33.85 IBVENTURES 144.00 147.30 141.85 145.35 NLCINDIA 53.35 54.00 53.10 53.40 UFLEX 205.60 205.60 200.75 201.05 PNB 62.05 64.85 62.05 64.40 2.00 RITES 301.00 324.80 300.00 314.55 JUBLFOOD 1593.10 1605.00 1576.00 1592.90 VBL 695.00 712.85 688.00 695.40 TATACOFFEE 80.95 81.75 80.00 80.10 CHALET 351.00 367.80 343.00 361.90 L&TFH 97.90 101.90 97.70 99.80 2.20 NAUKRI 2713.50 2716.65 2583.05 2640.60 LUPIN 747.00 754.35 740.70 747.45 FORCEMOT 1030.40 1045.00 1016.10 1020.45 MAHSCOOTER 4840.00 4868.15 4808.00 4828.90 EVEREADY 54.80 54.80 51.85 52.05 IBULHSGFIN 210.20 218.00 210.05 213.00 4.30 HDFCLIFE 571.85 577.60 565.60 570.25 UCOBANK 13.00 15.58 13.00 15.58 MINDTREE 704.50 709.45 702.95 705.20 IIFL 154.00 157.70 149.00 157.00 REDINGTON 114.50 115.00 113.10 113.55 HINDZINC 211.00 216.50 208.75 215.00 4.25 LTTS 1434.10 1434.10 1414.40 1419.80 ITDC 353.35 387.45 346.80 381.20 BOSCHLTD 15125.00 15125.00 14924.05 14980.90 CHOLAHLDNG 475.00 497.45 475.00 492.25 SHOPERSTOP 358.20 358.20 349.95 352.20 PEL 1760.00 1780.95 1753.00 1769.00 24.00 BATAINDIA 1701.00 1707.00 1681.00 1686.45 CANFINHOME 383.95 409.75 383.85 393.55 GSKCONS 8810.80 8810.80 8585.00 8740.75 JBCHEPHARM 396.40 397.50 394.30 396.60 TNPL 180.40 180.40 176.00 179.35 SIEMENS 1554.05 1590.00 1545.55 1575.00 20.40 TATAELXSI 794.35 830.00 793.80 809.70 FORTIS 142.60 144.55 141.65 143.85 ABB 1475.00 1479.55 1453.40 1471.40 MINDAIND 339.40 342.85 335.00 341.15 MAHSEAMLES 380.55 385.30 378.10 382.80 AUROPHARMA 429.40 435.00 425.30 430.60 5.45 BANDHANBNK 557.95 557.95 534.00 536.00 RECLTD 140.90 143.45 140.00 142.95 DEEPAKNI 358.30 359.60 354.00 355.35 RELAXO 551.75 555.00 544.00 548.75 HATHWAY 20.60 20.60 19.85 20.15 NIACL 150.20 156.50 147.00 152.90 1.55 INDIGO 1459.95 1468.15 1420.30 1424.45 COALINDIA 200.95 201.00 198.25 199.55 JAMNAAUTO 45.50 45.50 44.40 44.60 BIRLACORPN 653.15 653.15 637.50 646.60 CARBORUNIV 306.85 309.10 306.80 307.50 CADILAHC 242.00 246.95 239.25 243.90 2.40 HEROMOTOCO 2529.80 2529.80 2463.00 2468.45 IDFCFIRSTB 42.60 43.05 42.45 42.80 FINEORG 2037.55 2098.00 1997.00 2019.15 LUXIND 1316.00 1355.00 1292.40 1339.50 VMART 1732.30 1775.00 1725.00 1756.85 SHREECEM 19900.00 20077.95 19688.30 20065.00 195.70 AUROPHARMA 430.00 435.00 425.65 431.15 NMDC 100.80 102.00 99.40 100.10 WHIRLPOOL 2320.00 2322.85 2260.00 2280.35 TRIDENT 61.05 61.85 60.45 60.50 CERA 2455.05 2461.70 2418.00 2424.75 BAJAJHLDNG 3707.10 3794.25 3705.00 3727.00 25.10 HINDPETRO 290.05 292.85 288.25 290.40 GICRE 246.00 261.00 236.05 256.35 ADANIGAS 146.25 147.70 146.05 146.40 CHENNPETRO 141.00 141.00 137.35 137.80 DHANUKA 322.80 327.55 322.80 325.00 AMBUJACEM 201.45 202.45 198.70 202.45 1.25 BERGEPAINT 491.00 493.90 483.45 485.35 LALPATHLAB 1618.40 1698.00 1610.60 1649.35 RAMCOCEM 796.45 798.60 786.75 792.65 TATAMETALI 591.10 596.70 571.50 574.40 GPPL 84.90 86.75 84.40 85.90 PFC 118.20 119.45 116.80 118.30 0.70 BPCL 522.00 522.60 513.60 519.35 NOCIL 103.45 108.00 102.95 106.35 SOUTHBANK 11.30 11.47 11.01 11.28 WELSPUNIND 52.40 53.45 52.35 52.50 GET&D 171.50 177.45 170.20 174.70 DMART 1835.00 1864.95 1806.00 1840.00 10.55 TITAN 1161.30 1168.00 1153.75 1163.30 JAICORPLTD 96.95 98.25 95.20 96.05 JAGRAN 50.95 50.95 46.30 46.65 3MINDIA 22455.15 22455.15 22199.95 22244.20 VTL 895.60 905.70 890.10 895.45 MARICO 356.25 360.30 353.20 357.00 1.70 CARERATING 497.85 497.85 477.55 478.95 GODFRYPHLP 1170.00 1245.20 1170.00 1223.30 GNFC 193.95 195.30 191.25 193.95 HEIDELBERG 188.05 191.80 187.20 191.45 ECLERX 438.25 440.00 433.50 433.75 DABUR 455.90 456.65 448.60 456.50 1.40 UPL 549.95 556.80 538.40 551.15 PCJEWELLER 32.00 32.70 31.25 32.00 HINDCOPPER 37.55 40.15 36.95 39.20 CCL 206.15 215.25 204.80 210.55 FINCABLES 358.00 364.60 355.70 361.05 HINDPETRO 291.40 292.85 288.15 291.00 0.85 ORIENTBANK 52.35 62.70 52.00 62.60 HEG 1009.20 1026.90 1007.00 1012.00 RALLIS 180.75 182.40 177.35 179.00 ISEC 304.00 311.80 303.00 306.95 WESTLIFE 378.00 378.00 369.20 369.65 LUPIN 746.80 754.85 740.70 748.00 1.45 POWERGRID 190.65 195.90 190.20 195.30 ABCAPITAL 82.00 84.05 81.95 83.60 EIHOTEL 151.50 152.00 147.10 149.85 PERSISTENT 649.00 664.80 649.00 660.80 ORIENTCEM 75.00 75.80 73.85 74.55 NHPC 23.35 23.50 23.30 23.35 0.00 APOLLOHOSP 1411.15 1420.65 1402.85 1410.20 SPARC 155.90 157.00 151.85 153.50 GALAXYSURF 1579.85 1589.80 1542.55 1556.75 ORIENTELEC 183.15 190.45 181.60 187.05 HERITGFOOD 319.75 322.45 315.55 319.35 DLF 217.30 217.75 212.05 215.90 -0.10 SUNPHARMA 424.60 429.70 421.85 425.80 TATAMTRDVR 79.00 79.40 77.00 77.45 RAIN 105.35 107.15 103.00 103.40 SCHNEIDER 66.65 66.65 64.00 64.45 IEX 142.90 144.15 142.80 143.65 HDFCLIFE 571.00 577.50 565.60 570.10 -0.35 BAJAJFINSV 9082.00 9188.20 9082.00 9155.60 HINDZINC 211.20 216.50 208.70 215.60 IOB 9.96 11.46 9.96 10.83 JMFINANCIL 94.45 94.45 92.65 93.35 SHRIRAMCIT 1335.00 1342.05 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And we suggest ers of tomorrow. functional/location projects. cloud computing market is expect- Cloud Architect: Responsible tion correctly. companies have reported a decline in that organisations and individuals This is also the time to think Work on your branding, leverage ed to grow to $4 billion by 2020 with for bridging the gap between com- Cloud System Administrator: volume growth in the April-June spend this time preparing for the innovatively and invest in employee social media, publish opinions, take an annual growth of more than 30 plex business problems and solu- With primary job responsibilities of quarter. boom. development. Use technology, open guest lectures at institutes, do social per cent, thereby creating one mil- tions in the cloud, a Cloud Architect configuring the cloud management The slow down has a percolating What should organisations do sources, in house resources, leaders work, contribute to society. lion new jobs in India. converts the technical requirements service and manage these services, effect on employee engagement and during the slowdown? from other companies to come and Grow your Network. Professional Here are few job roles one can of a project into the architecture that a Cloud System Administrator performance. There is high pressure We understand the budgets are hold guest lectures. These are zero networking platforms and events are take up to advance their career in will guide the final product. They works in a mixed Windows and to deliver on business results, stress tight and some tough calls might need budget initiatives but will keep good areas to find peers with com- this domain. manage the cloud computing archi- Unix software environment. They is high, demands are high, resources to be taken. But it is at this time that employees engaged. Reskilling, rede- mon interests as well as industry men- DevOps: A set of applications tecture in an organisation including also lead, oversee and maintain are low. There are budget cuts. the true mettle or organisational cul- ployment, cross-functional projects tors. that automates the processes the front-end platforms, servers, multi-user computing environment Training, travel is frozen. News of lay- ture and leadership is tested. are easy wins. On a personal front, spend more between software development and storage, delivery and networks. as per the organisation’s require- offs, decrease in consumption, shut Maintaining transparency and ongo- Carry out those internal devel- time with your family. Connect with IT teams, DevOps builds, tests, Cloud Software Engineer: ments. They are required to possess down days at factories further impact ing communication to avoid any opment projects that one never found friends from school, college or wher- and releases software faster and Responsible for any duties related to strong technical knowledge of vir- sentiments. Low motivation further sudden big decisions is key. This will the time for. Streamline processes, use ever last you met them. Focus on your more reliably. A DevOps manager cloud computing, including design, tual machines such as IaaS, PaaS and impacts productivity, retention and help in ensuring that employees con- internal resources to automate, devel- health. Join the gym again. Take that needs to manage the infrastructure, planning, management and support, SaaS. These professionals are usu- triggers the vicious downward spiral. tinue to trust the management and op apps. Create internal communi- bucket list holiday. Rekindle that ensuring that everything is perfectly the roles of a Cloud Software ally responsible for the design and This brings us to the question, insecurity is kept at bay. cation and involvement platforms. hobby that you never had the time for! in tune with the needs of the appli- Engineer can be broken into mul- development of disseminated soft- how can organisations, and employ- Managers and leaders will play an Work on improvement areas. Work In a nutshell, take charge and pre- ance. A DevOps manager should be tiple divisions. 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Students interested in this field solving logical problems, and figures and provide artistic a penchant for probing further to unearth an Vocational training improves the level of can apply for the visual arts more. It is the role of a com- advice for film direction and interesting feature that would encourage the communication as it exposes the students to degree — Bachelor of Visual models and components for puter programmer to assure sets. assimilation of knowledge. a plethora of people from all walks of life- both Arts or Bachelor of Design and manufacturing architectural that the software responds Yet, our curriculum is molded in such a novices and veterans, therefore giving them Bachelor of Fine Arts. Some of designs. appropriately to users/viewers    way that individual minds are forced to be slot- the industry experience and exposure need- the popular specialisations are and provide the desired func- Set designers pick back- ted into a particular type of learning that is ed to enhance their portfolio. As for critical animation, digital composition,    tionality. grounds, lighting, props, and fit for society. thinking, students would learn the process of game developing, fine arts, An exhibition designer is other items to create the envi- In such situations, it is the students who actively and skillfully conceptualizing, apply- multimedia, and many more. someone who creates displays +. /. ronment for stage productions, are unable to learn properly as their natural ing, analyzing, and/or evaluating information If you’d like to make a liv- and fixtures for large exhibi- An artist’s constant struggle films, and shows. They work pace of learning faces a severe roadblock, gathered. This would further urge them to ing through art and design, tions, shows, businesses, to commercialise his artwork in with directors and production inhibiting them to apply their faculties to the expand their thinking and function aptly. keep reading and looking out museums, libraries, and gal- the mainstream market is not crews to design or recreate the fullest. Vocational training provides the space Why Government and private entities for common paths with the leries. They are specially new to us. This is where the appearance and atmosphere of for learning at one's own pace. need to work together to harness this trend: major careers they lead to. trained in the art involved guidance and mentorship of a a specific era, place or location Cultivates job readiness: The transition There is a requirement for the proper admin- There’s a growing need for in the layout design and visual art consultant can prove according to the theme. that one goes through from educational to istration of vocational education by various people who can understand, may work exclusively for a extremely beneficial. Set-designers play many occupational level is huge as one move to a states government and better co-ordination operate, and provide innovation museum, gallery, or a pri- Art consultants are roles and most commonly have stage where he has to apply all the lessons between different state departments and through 3D printing and mod- vate firm. required to have in-depth expertise such as knowledge of learnt all this while. And yet, more often than agencies, to secure relevant talent. elling concepts. This rapidly Activities inherent to the knowledge of various forms of design software and computer- not, they fail at grasping every basic that is While there is a place for promises, what advancing technology calls for career include concept and art and different artistic tech- aided design (CAD) pro- required from them, making work even more the Indian educational scenario needs is an engineers who can understand, design development, schemat- niques and language. 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Riccardo Orsolini came off the bench to score on his Italy debut and Federico Chiesa finished off the scor- ing after Edgar Babayan had pulled one back for Armenia. It was an 11th straight win in all for Mancini’s side, with Italy scoring nine times in a game for the first time since beating the USA 9-0 at the London Olympics in 1948. “We had the right approach to the game and you don’t score nine goals by chance,” Mancini purred. “We need to improve various aspects of the game but for me it will be really difficult to leave some peo- ple at home when I select the squad for the finals. They would all deserve * ! !& 3 @ "  !  to be there.” Having wrapped up a historic first   3 !   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We lost another chance to qualify via the play- uis Enrique will return 0 win over Romania on Ireland needed to beat Denmark one game out of eight. I am very proud offs next March. Las coach of Spain and Monday that he would in Dublin to clinch qualification for of them. We can beat anyone in the replace Robert Moreno not lead the team at next next year’s 24-team European play-offs.” LAST GAME FOR MORENO ahead of Euro 2020, the year’s finals. Championship finals, but Matt The Danes, European champions Meanwhile, Group F winners Spanish Football Moreno did not Doherty’s late header was only in 1992, can now look forward to play- Spain rounded out their qualifying Federation (RFEF) con- appear for his post-match enough to earn Mick McCarthy’s ing at home during the finals, with campaign with a 5-0 destruction of firmed on Tuesday. press conference and men a 1-1 draw at the Aviva Copenhagen one of the 12 host cities Romania at a barely half-full Moreno took charge reportedly left the players’ Stadium. chosen for the tournament. Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. in June after Luis Enrique dressing room in tears. A closely-fought con- Switzerland secured top Gerard Moreno scored twice had resigned to take care Rubiales said Moreno test, low on technical spot with a 6-1 away win after Napoli midfielder Fabian Ruiz of his daughter Xana, who also chose not to show up quality, swung the vis- against minnows Gibraltar as opened the scoring. Adrian Rus put died in August of bone for a meeting with the itors’ way when the Cedric Itten scored twice. through his own net in first-half stop- cancer. RFEF on Tuesday. unmarked Martin Skipper and Arsenal outcast page time and Real Sociedad striker “Today we can con- “We had a meeting set Braithwaite stuck Granit Xhaka netted their Mikel Oyarzabal wrapped up the win firm Luis Enrique returns up with Robert Moreno at out a boot to final goal. amid reports the match was Robert to his position of work,” 10am this morning,” divert a Italy had already Moreno’s last as coach. RFEF president Luis Rubiales said. Henrik Dalsgaard wrapped up qualification from Group Having already qualified as run- Rubiales said in a press “But he did not come, cross into the net J but they saved their best for last, ners-up in the same group, Sweden conference at the nation- only his two lawyers.” on 73 minutes. making it 10 wins from 10 by ham- defeated the Faroe Islands 3-0, while al team’s training base in Moreno said in However, Ireland mering Armenia 9-1 in Palermo with Norway, who go into the play-offs, Las Rozas. September he would be scored a late equaliser to seven different scorers. won 2-1 in Malta. Rubiales said Luis “the first and most draw 1-1 in Copenhagen in June and Serie A top scorer Ciro Immobile The final automatic qualifying Enrique has a contract delighted to step aside” if they repeated the feat here as and Nicolo Zaniolo both scored berth will be decided after Wales host until the 2022 World Cup Luis Enrique decided he Wolverhampton Wanderers right- braces, while Nicolo Barella and Hungary with the winner going in Qatar and that it will be wanted to come back but back Doherty headed in an Enda Alessio Romagnoli found the net through from Group E, while a draw up to him whether he may have hoped for Stevens cross with five minutes left. before Chelsea midfielder Jorginho in Cardiff could allow Slovakia to pip Moreno is offered a more transparency    :<<; ! D "&  !  !        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World Cup friendly fixture down because of the worst strong enough to return, against his Barcelona team- The game had been between Argentina and Israel possible thing that can the door would be open mate Luis Suarez, and it dubbed by organisers as an in June 2018 after boycott happen to a father,” for him,” Rubiales said. looked as though the important moment for Israel, calls. Rubiales said. “I have been honest Uruguayan had gotten the following the cancellation of That match had been due “He has always been about that. Nobody can better of him as he scored one another Argentina match a to be played in Jerusalem, the leader of our project feel tricked.” goal and set up another to year earlier after pressure sparking Palestinian anger and he has a contract Rubiales added: “We give his team a 2-1 lead going from pro-Palestinian cam- and criticism of Argentina until (the) World Cup in thank Robert Moreno for into injury time. paigners. online. Qatar.” his work, he did a very But a ball into the box On the pitch at times it Israel considers Jerusalem Luis Enrique was good job, and we are very was handled by a Uruguayan felt like the Messi show, with its “indivisible” capital, while appointed Spain’s coach happy with what he did. defender, and Messi calmly the crowd chanting his name Palestinians claim the eastern after the 2018 World Cup “But I repeat that slotted the resulting penalty and every mazy run greeted part of the city — occupied by and his readiness to Robert Moreno told us home to ensure an engaging by vociferous cheering. Israel in 1967 and later return will be welcomed, that he had spoken to friendly ended all square. While not at his electric annexed — as the capital of after the death of his nine- Luis Enrique, who told The 32-year-old had ear- best, he showed moments of their future state. year-old daughter three him he wanted to return. lier teed up Manchester City quality — slaloming past Monday’s game was held months ago. We found out Luis striker Sergio Aguero to make defenders and forcing in the Israeli commercial cap- But the RFEF’s han- Enrique wanted to come it 1-1, after Edinson Cavani &    ! 
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> $ !! !    )"  P       E>   /  Pep Guardiola’s agent has ruled out a return to Bayern Munich at   !  least until the Spaniard’s contract expires at Manchester City in 2021, according to   #2$-.1 reports. The German champions are current- ewly-appointed Montreal Impact boss Thierry ly looking for a new head coach following NHenry vowed to learn from the mistakes of his dis- the sacking of Niko Kovac after a 5-1 astrous reign at Monaco on Monday but called for thrashing at Eintracht Frankfurt at the start patience as he attempts to revive the fortunes of the of the month. struggling Major League Soccer outfit. Caretaker boss Hansi Flick will remain Speaking at his first press conference since his in charge at least until Christmas when the appointment by Montreal last week, the 42-year-old for- Bundesliga goes into recess but the mer France and Arsenal superstar insisted he is ready Germans are already on the lookout for a for the challenge despite his troubled tenure with Ligue possible high profile replacement. 1 side Monaco. “Pep is content and very happy in Henry was sacked by Monaco in January after only Manchester. His contract is until June 100 days in charge as the team nosedived into the rel- 2021,” Guardiola’s agent Josep Maria egation zone following his appointment, with just five Orobitg told German daily Bild on wins in 20 matches. Wednesday, having also been quoted by “For me, the way I put it is always [either] you win websites SPOX and Goal. or you learn, and I learned a lot there,” Henry said of “Guardiola always fulfils his con- his spell at Monaco. tracts. “It’s about coming back, always. You have to get up “I haven’t spoken with anyone in and be in front of what happens. The only mistake that Germany about him — neither with you can make is not learning from what happened.” intermediaries nor club bosses. Henry, who was also an assistant coach to Belgium “Pep has good memories of Munich during the country’s 2018 World Cup campaign, where and still has friends there, but at the they finished third, said his experiences were part of moment he has shown no interest in his evolution as a manager. returning to Germany as a coach. “You have to start somewhere,” he said of his time “That is something that is just as with Belgium and Monaco. impossible at the moment as it was last “I learned a lot about myself. It’s about fighting. This summer with Juventus. isn’t just my story but the story of everyone in life. “I deny all rumours.” Everyone falls. It’s about how you get up.” Guardiola won the German league and The Impact’s sporting director Olivier Renard said cup double in his final season at Bayern Henry beat out several candidates under consideration in 2016 having lifted the Bundesliga title for the Montreal position. in each of his three seasons at the Munich After meeting Henry in mid-October, it was club, who he joined in 2013. decided then that he should take on the job of rebuild- Ajax coach Erik ten Hag and Paris ing the foundering franchise, he said. Saint-Germain’s Thomas Tuchel have Henry, who spent four years in MLS with the New been linked to Bayern, but both have made York Red Bulls at the tailend of his playing career, it clear they will not leave their respective meanwhile urged Montreal’s fans to be patient, saying clubs this season. AFP success won’t come overnight.   -3  !"#$!%$#'"#'!( ")*#+#%,-.,- /

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