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' 1)2() 3+ within two weeks and remove ) " " "*+, -. / court also directed the Centre based businessman Sathish all officials of doubtful integri- !" -0 " )1-)/ to refer the issue of Verma’s Babu Sana an accused in the he high-powered Selection ty from the agency. *")2.2 -0 *-)) 1/-. removal to the high-powered case but Verma never gave *(+ TCommittee led by Prime The panel decided to trans- "., ,)*/-. -0 , / Selection Committee. clearance. The probe in this Minister Narendra Modi on fer Verma as DG, Fire Services, )1-)/ .,*/, Meanwhile, the Delhi High case was led by Asthana. Thursday sacked CBI Director Civil Defence and Home ) " / 2/ *- ./ -0 Court on Friday will decide on The CVC report also con- ( " Alok Verma after two-and-a- Guards. The Selection *")2 .* ,.2 0-) .2 " a plea of Asthana for quashing tained intercepts from the 1)2() 3+ half hours meeting. Chief Committee also decided to *-/) -0 -00*" -0 ,- !/0 of the graft case registered at Research and Analysis Wing Justice of India’s nominee make CBI Additional Director ./2)/ Verma’s behest. (RAW), in which “money rmy chief General Bipin Justice AK Sikri and Leader of M Nageshwara Rao as the ". ,*,, /- "11-./ " While the SC order rein- changing hands with number ARawat on Thursday indi- Opposition in the Lok Sabha interim Director till the high . )*/-) /. /- stating Verma as the CBI chief, one in the CBI” is talked about, cated that the Supreme Court Mallikarjun Kharge were two powered committee decides + "., ) - " it specifically barred him from officials said. verdict on decriminalisation of other members of the Selection on a name for posting as the -00*" -0 ,- !/0 ./2)/ taking any major policy deci- Incidentally, Sana is the gay sex and adultery may not Committee. new CBI Director. List of 0)- / "2.* sions, but he continued with complainant for the bribery be implemented in the Army, The panel decided to sack probables include Uttar the spree to order transfers and case against Asthana. Sana has citing the “conservative” nature '( Verma with a 2-1 majority, Pradesh DGP OP Singh, NIA ) " )/).2 0)- posting in the agency. Verma also mentioned the name of of the force. wherein Mallikarjun Kharge DG YC Modi and CISF chief )* -. ". ") 5# had on Wednesday through Samant Goel, the second-in- Making this assertion here opposed his removal. Both Rajesh Ranjan. two different orders rescinded command of RAW, of being in the annual news conference Modi and Justice Sikri voted in Verma had resumed duty vened to restore the integrity of transfers and postings done by involved in protecting the mid- ahead of the Army Day on favour of Verma’s removal. The as CBI chief on Wednesday fol- the CBI and recommended incharge Director Rao. Rao dleman, Manoj Prasad. The January 15, he said though the committee had met on lowing a Supreme Court order their forced leave till an enquiry had transferred 13 officials other case relates to a Army is not above law of the Wednesday but that meeting reinstating him as the agency by the anti-corruption watch- including the team probing Preliminary Enquiry registered land, yet when a person joins was inconclusive. boss. Verma along with his dog was over. Based on the the case against Asthana. by the CBI about acquisition of the armed forces some of the Interestingly, Kharge had deputy Rakesh Asthana were CVC recommendation, the Verma revoked most of the land in Gurgaon. The CVC, in rights enjoyed by the civilian filed a dissent note against on October 23 sent on forced Government sent them on transfers and postings. its report, alleged that Verma’s counterparts are taken away. Verma’s appointment as CBI leave following a bitter feud forced leave and appointed On Thursday too, Verma name had figured in the case He was responding to a ques- chief during the Selection between the two. Both Verma then Joint Director M transferred or changed postings and at least 36 crore had tion on the Army’s views on Committee meeting. and Asthana leveled corruption Nageshwara Rao as the in- of seven officials, including changed hands. The CVC had Section 377 of the Indian Penal Verma was sacked on the allegations against each other. charge CBI chief during the the posting Superintendent of recommended a thorough Code (IPC) and adultery. basis of a CVC report charging Verma also booked Verma in a pendency of the CVC probe Police MK Gupta, to probe the probe into the case. A five-judge Constitution him of corruption and derelic- graft case on October 15 against Verma. bribery case against Asthana. The CVC, which has a Bench of the Supreme Court in tion of duty. The CVC report despite express recommenda- Verma then moved the saying the post enjoys a two- The CVC report also superintendence role over the September last year unani- indicted Verma with eight tion by the CVC not to go Supreme Court challenging years fixed tenure. The SC on referred about the controversial CBI, had also alleged that mously decriminalised part of Rawat said the Army is counts of charges, including ahead with filing any FIR the Government decision to Tuesday trashed the meat exporter Moin Qureshi’s Verma tried to save an the 158-year-old colonial law conservative and we cannot forming a coterie of officials of against Asthana. send him on leave and divest Government order to send case and claimed that the CBI officer in the IRCTC case under Section 377 which crim- allow it to perpetrate into doubtful integrity. Following this, the Central him of his powers, functions Verma on leave and reinstated team looking into the case involving former Union inalises consensual unnatural the Army. Verma’s joy of reinstate- Vigilance Commission inter- and supervisory role in the CBI him as CBI chief. The apex wanted to make Hyderabad- Minister Lalu Prasad. sex, saying it violated the rights Explaining the rationale ment by the SC as the CBI boss The Commission also to equality. for not implementing the after a gap of 77 days was short- $ ! +$ + 5! ! alleged that Verma was trying The apex court last year Supreme Court verdict in the lived as he could resume office # $ $ $&2 # to bring in tainted officials into also struck down another colo- armed forces, the Army chief for just two days. Verma is $ +$ $ & the CBI. It claimed that efforts nial era anti-adultery law say- said the force is a huge family retiring from service on 1 # seeking cooperation from the ing it was unconstitutional, and when an officer or January 31. $ CBI chief did not yield results dented the individuality of jawan is posted on the front he The panel also decided to & ' as he continued to keep the files women and treated them as leaves behind his family in appoint a new CBI Director & & ' away from the CVC. “chattel of husbands”. military stations. ! " ) ! ! "#$" %& 31(+4"3 1)2() 3+ $%& 1)2() 3+ Interestingly, she replaces Ajay Maken, who is known as eing the last election before the Lok n a bid to give relief to small business- New Delhi: The Supreme Court on n a political development in her protégé-turned-bête noire. BSabha polls in Haryana, bypoll in Jind Ies ahead of Lok Sabha elections, the Thursday decided to constitute afresh the Ithe national Capital ahead of Maken had been appointed Assembly constituency is heading for a n Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on five-judge Constitution Bench to hear on the Lok Sabha polls this year, president of the Delhi Congress interesting three-cornered electoral bat- Thursday doled out benefits to medium January 29 the politically-sensitive Ram former Delhi Chief Minister following the party’s defeat in tle with major political parties strategically and small-scale enterprises (MSMEs) with Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land title dis- Sheila Dikshit was on Thursday the Assembly elections in 2014, fielding their most “popular faces” to regard to GST exemption and approved 6 pute in Ayodhya after a judge, Justice UU appointed as the chief of the when Dikshit was vanquished ensure a victory. per cent composition scheme for the ser- Lalit, recused himself from the hearing. Delhi Congress. by Aam Aadmi Party conven- The bypoll has the ruling BJP, vices sector. Justice Lalit, who was part of the five- Her name was cleared by er Arvind Kejriwal. Congress, Jannayak Janta Party caught in The council has increased the GST judge Constitution bench headed by none other than party chief AICC in-charge of Delhi an interesting contest after the Congress exemption limit to 20 lakh from 10 lakh Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, “expressed his Rahul Gandhi following a Congress, PC Chacko fielded sitting MLA Randeep Singh for the North-eastern States, and to 40 disinclination to participate in the hear- brainstorming meeting of State announced Dikshit’s appoint- Surjewala and Jannayak Janta Party field- lakh from 20 lakh for the rest of the coun- ing any further” and opted himself out of Congress leaders on Thursday. ment at a Press conference at ed debutant Digvijay Chautala, great try. The council raised the higher turnover the contentious matter. The apex court Dikshit is an old war horse the party headquarters. grandson of former Deputy Prime cap to 1.5 crore for availing composition said since Justice Lalit has opted out of the and a favourite among the party The three working presi- Minister Devi Lal, a day after BJP played scheme of paying 1 per cent tax. It will hearing in the matter, there was no workers for her experience of dents who will assist Dikshit a masterstroke by fielding Krishan come into effect on April 1. option left but to adjourn the case “to fix being three-time Chief Minister are: . Devendra Yadav, a two- Middha, son of late Indian National Lok The council also decided to extend the a date of hearing and to draw up a time of Delhi. In view of her age and time MLA and AICC secretary, Dal (INLD) MLA Hari Chand Middha composition scheme to traders from infor- schedule for hearing of the case”. Senior health concerns, the Congress Rajesh Lilothia, also a two-time from Jind. mal sector rendering services or mixed advocate Rajeev Dhavan, appearing for a has appointed three working MLA, AICC secretary and The byelection to Jind assembly seat supplies with a turnover up to 50 lakh and Muslim party, said Justice Lalit had presidents to assist her. known dalit leader and Haroon was necessitated following the demise of composition rate for services sector has appeared as a lawyer for former UP CM Dikshit, 80, makes a come- Yusuf, who was a Minister in " # Hari Chand Middha in August. INLD’s been fixed at 6 per cent. Kalyan Singh in connected matter “some- back into Delhi politics ahead the Dikshit Government. $ ! & Hari Chand Middha had represented the The council also approved recom- time in the year 1997”. of the Lok Sabha elections. The Maken had earlier con- Jind seat for two consecutive terms in mendations pertaining to calamity cess in He said Singh, as then CM of UP, had longest serving Chief Minister veyed to the party leadership, the three municipalities in ing Delhi for 15 consecutive 2009 and 2014. Kerala. The State Government will now “failed in his promise to maintain the sta- of Delhi — from 1998 to 2013- his inability to continue as the Delhi, and could not register a years. She served as Governor The INLD, which is facing a major levy 1 per cent calamity cess for a period tus quo” over the disputed structure at Dikshit has stayed away from DPCC chief in view of the seri- victory in the by-elections. . Kerala and then Congress had challenge to retain its seat, has fielded of two years on products and services to Ayodhya which was demolished on active politics following the ous health issues he is facing. According to sources, he was named her the Chief Ministerial Umed Singh Redu, vice chairman, zila fund rehabilitation in the State. December 6, 1992. The Bench, also com- Congress’s defeat in Assembly He is suffering from a spinal not happy with a section of candidate during the Uttar parishad, Jind. Under the composition scheme, prising Justices SA Bobde, NV Ramana, elections. Diskhit had repre- ailment, said sources close to party leaders who want to Pradesh Assembly polls. Interestingly, Umed Singh had earli- traders and manufacturers can pay taxes and DY Chandrachud, which heard the sented Gole Market con- the Delhi leader. forge an alliance with AAP in During her three terms, she er filed his nomination as an independent at a concessional rate of 1 per cent, while matter for 20 minutes, noted in its order stituency of New Delhi thrice Despite being perceived as Delhi. became the face of development to contest Jind bypoll. restaurants pay 5 per cent GST. There are that Dhavan has “no objection to Justice and was one of the most suc- having worked hard to revive With just months to go for of Delhi but the rise of Kejriwal The candidates of BJP, Congress, over 1.17 crore businesses which have reg- Uday Umesh Lalit hearing the matter, the cessful Chief Ministers who is the party in Delhi, Maken met the general elections, this is due to corruption against the Jannayak Janta Party and INLD filed their istered under the GST. ultimate decision in this regard is for the credited for changing the face with little success electorally. Dikshit’s third major assign- Congress led to her downfall nomination papers on Thursday. Detailed report on P10 learned judge to take”. of Delhi. The party failed to win any of ment from the party after rul- after 15 years in the saddle. Detailed report on P3 #! # ' ( people that are unreasonable,” Trump said. Reiterating his ! 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' southern border with Mexico impose national emergency if has rejected Trump’s demand to Leader Senator Chuck to prevent flow of illegal immi- I want,” Trump said. pay for the border wall. The Schumer soon. grants into the country. To a question why he did not sharp differences between the “If they don’t agree that $ !! Trump on Wednesday said declare this option during his Trump administration and the crime and drugs come through ($ )$ imposing a national emergency prime-time address to the opposition Democrats over southern border... If they can’t "+& #$ is the last option and threat- nation on Tuesday night from border security has resulted in get that through and they don’t ened to use it if the Democrats the Oval Office, the President a partial Government shut- agree politically… It is a very % do not allocate USD 5.7 billion said, “Because I think we might down, which entered its bad issue for the Democrats,” & ' funding for his controversial work a deal and, if we don’t, I 19th day on Wednesday, mak- he told reporters. , - US-Mexico border wall plan. may go that (national emer- ing it the second-longest in his- Trump alleged that the Also, Trump walked out of gency) route.” tory after the 21-day shut- Democrats are opposing his .$ /$ a meeting with top Democratic A wall along the US- down in 1995-96. proposal of a border wall ! $ $ leaders, House Speaker Nancy Mexico border was one of “My threshold (for declar- because of political reasons 0$ $ Pelosi and Senate Minority Trump’s signature campaign ing a national emergency) will and with an eye on the 2020 $& ! 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31(+4"3 - sorted semen and imparting liter per day which is substan- Otavio Lemos, Animal training to the resource-per- tially larger quantity of milk Scientist, ABCZ High unjab would use latest tech- ! sons on the latest technology these cows are producing Director, Uberaba, Minas Pniques of Brazil to further and techniques to further sen- India. Gerais, Brazil and Venugopal improve the breed of Desi sitize farmers by them. Later on, the Brazil dele- Badaravada, Brazilian Citizen Cows in the State with the set- Tarcisio da Cruz Mesquita, gation also signed a cum Member of Central ting up of state of the art cen- Agriculture and Animal Memorandum of Advisory Committee, tre of excellence at a cost of Rs Husbandry Minister, Belem, Understanding with Haryana Rashtriya Gokul Mission, 35 crore in collaboration with State of Para, Brazil said that for assistance in Murrah breed Government of India. Brazil. ! 0 the centre of excellence Kalsi, improvement. A five-member Additional Chief After a bilateral meeting 1! Uttarakhand Central Brazilian Delegation called Secretary, Animal Husbandry with a high level delegation Agriculture University, Krishi on the Haryana Animal and Dairying Department, from Brazil, Balbir Singh Sidhu Vigyan Kendra, Motihari the Husbandry and Dairying Sunil Gulati said the State is Animal Husbandry, Fisheries sidiary occupation like animal with have been set-up tech- Minister, O.P. Dhankar. willing to go for exchange of and Dairy Development husbandry and dairy farming. nical help of experts from The delegation included semen and can provide good Minister said the idea of this He said that the Union Brazil. Dr. Jose Ribamar Felipe quality of Murrah semen. He meeting was to bring about Government is establishing He revealed that Brazil Marques, Director, Buffalo said that the experts from revolutionary advancement in five centre of excellence in the had imported Indian breed Research and Development, Brazil would impart training the animal husbandry sector country out of which one Cows like Gir, Kankrage, Red Embrapa Eastern Amazon, to teachers, students and offi- by using new techniques being would be set-up in the Punjab. Sindhi and Ongole and the Dr. Tarisio da Cruz Mesquita, cers of the Department at adopted in Brazil. This Centre of Excellence breeds for further improved in Minister of Agriculture and Lala Lajpat Rai University of He said that the state gov- would be catalyst breed of the Brazil and now Gir Cow is Livestock and Dr. Guilherme Veterinary and Animal ernment has been fighting indigenous cows besides facil- producing 86 liter milk per day, Minssen, Technical Director, Sciences, Hisar. Initially the hard to usher in the crop itating the farmers for the IVF Kankrage 60 liter per day, Red Federation of Agriculture and training programme would diversification by encouraging (In Vitro Fertilization) of their Sindhi 50 liter milk in while Livestock, Belem, State of be organised for three months, the farmers to opt for sub- livestock, production sexed Ongole Cow is producing 41 Para, Brazil, and Dr. Jose he added. '! '!
3+ 81)2() 3+ met top industrialists from tourism and hospitality, renew- leading industrial houses at able energy, health care, man- imachal Chief Minister Jai New Delhi to attract investment ufacturing and engineering HRam Thakur on Thursday in various sectors, including goods, education, skill devel-
opment and food processing The Chief Minister also etc. apprised the investors that the The meeting was facilitat- state is working upon making ed by Confederation of Indian new policies to facilitate Industries (CII), the national investors besides liberalizing partner for the global investor's the existing ones. meet being held in June, 2019 The investors assured the at Dharamshala. Chief Minister that they will The Chief Minister come up with concrete pro- informed the industrialists posals and investable projects about the investor friendly poli- soon. They also gave valuable cies of state government. He inputs during the meeting. said the state has peaceful Prominent among those atmosphere, good law and who met the Chief Minister order condition and speedy were Chairman, Hero approval according mechanism Corporate Services S.K Munjal, evolved by the state industries whole time Director, Munjal department. Auto Industries Anuj Munjal, He welcomed the investors Chairman, JBM group S.K to the state and assured them of Arya, Chairman, Radisson providing all possible assis- Group K.B Kachru, Chairman, tance with respect to land avail- Hindustan Power Projects Ratul ability, good power supply and Puri, Chairman, Pawanhans speedy approvals. He request- ltd. B.P Sharma, Chairperson, ed them to send project pro- Bird Group Radha Bhatia, posals at the earliest and invit- Chairman, Ananda Dairy R.S ed them to attend global Dixit and Director, Indian Sub investors meet at Dharamshala Continent India Medtronic pvt. in June, 2019. ltd Amit K Singh. Thakur also held discus- Chief Secretary B.K sions with investors regarding Agarwal and Additional Chief improving and further Secretary, Industries Manoj strengthening of industrializa- Kumar were also present in the tion in the state. meeting. ()*+(,
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IConstituency, the Deputy Commissioner, said. is heading for a high-pitched political opponents fielded by According to the political Jind and District Electoral Officer, Amit Khatri Amit Khatri has also appointed two Duty three-cornered electoral battle the BJP, Congress and INLD, observers, Middha had man- has directed the officers and officials of all Magistrates in Mini Secretariat. District with major political parties the main opposition party in aged two consecutive victories departments to remain present at the head- Development and Panchayat Officer, Rajesh strategically fielding their most the state. due to voting by Jats, core quarters to ensure smooth completion of elec- Koth and Block Development has been appoint- “popular faces” to ensure a vic- For the ruling BJP in supporters of the INLD and the tion process. ed Duty Magistrate for old building area of Vita tory. Haryana, its victory in the Jind Punjabi community in the con- He directed that no officer or official Booth located at Mini Secretariat and Panchayat The much awaited bypoll bypoll would further boost the stituency. would proceed on leave without approval. If Officer, Narwana, Rajesh Tiwana has been has the ruling BJP, Congress, morale of its workers ahead of “Caste combinations will any officer or official will not comply with appointed Duty Magistrate for Mini Secretariat Jannayak Janta Party caught in general elections 2019 while a play a vital role in centrally these directions, the Election Commission area located at Gohana road. an interesting contest after the defeat would be a major blow located Jind in Jatland- Congress fielded sitting MLA to the party. Haryana. The result is going to Randeep Singh Surjewala and On the other hand, the set the tone for upcoming Lok " 3 JJP fielded debutant Digvijay Congress, with Surjewala’s can- Sabha elections and the assem- Chautala, great grandson of didature, hopes to win the bly elections later this year in 3 3 ! former Deputy Prime Minister ed a Punjabi candidate Krishan ported by the Jannayak Janta bypoll to send across a message Haryana,” , say political Devi Lal, a day after BJP played Middha hoping that support of Party, floated by his father that it is on a path of revival in observers. ! a masterstroke by fielding Punjab community and sym- Ajay Chautala and elder broth- the state. They say, “Congress is des- Krishan Middha, son of late pathy factor will work in party’s er Hissar MP Dushyant In 2014 assembly polls, perately looking for a victory in , " INLD MLA Hari Chand favour, Congress made a sur- Chautala. INLD’s Hari Chand Middha Jind bypolls to send out a mes- (! Middha from Jind. prising move by picking With fledging outfit JJP yet had won with 31,631 votes sage that it is on comeback trail 31(+4"3 The bye-election to Jind Randeep Surjewala, consid- to be registered by the Election and defeated BJP candidate ahead of Lok Sabha polls while 31(+4"3 members, while that to assembly seat was necessitated ered as party’s safest and Commission, Digvijay, who is Surinder Barwala with a small the BJP would be eyeing a win n a relief to former Haryana Punjab has been rejected by following the demise of Hari strongest choice for bypolls. national chief of Indian margin 2,257 votes. from Jind to consolidate its IChief Minister and senior ashing out at Union none other than the people of Chand Middha in August. Former Haryana Minister National Students Organisation In the past, Mange Ram position in the state. Congress leader Bhupinder LMinister and SAD leader Punjab, whose lives you INLD’s Hari Chand Middha Surjewala, who is sitting MLA (INSO), would be making his Gupta of the Congress has At present, the BJP has 47 Singh Hooda, the Punjab and Harsimrat Kaur Badal for destroyed mercilessly in the had represented the Jind seat from Kaithal had previously political debut as an indepen- won the seat four times — in seats in the 90-member Haryana High Court on questioning his loyalties, 10-years of SAD-BJP mis- for two consecutive terms in contested assembly elections dent. 1977, 1991, 2000 and 2005, Haryana assembly. The Thursday has restrained the Punjab Chief Minister Capt rule,” he added. 2009 and 2014. from Jind district’s Narwana The maiden election would Daya Kishan of the Congress Congress has 17 seats while Haryana Government from Amarinder Singh on “Little does she realise The INLD, which is facing assembly constituency. be crucial for Digvijay and his won twice in 1967 and 1968, main opposition party INLD publishing the report of the Thursday said while he was that the Akalis are only mak- a major challenge to retain its Surjewala, a popular Jat leader, party JJP for their political Dal Singh of the Congress won has 19 seats. Justice Dhingra Commission of loyal to both, his state and his ing a mockery of themselves seat, has fielded Umed Singh had earlier won on two occa- Inquiry into the land scam in party, the Badal clan, includ- with their frustrated attempts Redu, vice chairman, zila sions defeating former Chief Gurugram. ing the union minister, to mislead the people, who parishad, Jind. Interestingly, Minister Om Prakash Chautala A division bench of High were devoted only to have full faith in the incum- Umed Singh had earlier filed from Narwana but had later Court, which saw the sealed themselves. bent Congress government his nomination as an indepen- shifted his base to Kaithal fol- copy of the report, said that the For Harsimrat and the in the state,” said Captain dent to contest Jind bypoll. lowing Narwana becoming a Commission’s report could not rest of the Badals, neither Amarinder Singh, citing the The candidates of BJP, reserved constituency. ".,1 .2 )>"" 2>" " /"" be implemented as such. Punjab and its people nor the series of electoral victories of Congress, JJP and INLD filed Congress chief Rahul -.2) *".,,"/ L !3 *".,,"/ L+ ! The High Court has, how- Sikh Panth of whom they his party in Punjab, beginning their nomination papers on Gandhi’s closest aide Randeep $ - 5 & ever, said the government had claimed to be the guardians, with the 2017 Assembly polls. Thursday. Surjewala is also in-charge, & ! 5 enough material to set up the were important, as they were If the Badals were seri- The voting is scheduled to communications of the party. $ $ &+ ! ( Commission and there was no only faithful to their own ously concerned about pro- be held on January 28 in Jind A favorable outcome for $ ! $ illegality and malafide intention personal interests, said the tecting the interests of the assembly segment which has Surjewala would further !$ $ & &M3 3 in the decision. Chief Minister, lambasting Sikh community, they should more than 1.7 lakh voters cement his place as a stalwart !! !" ")"" ")"." ( The bench has referred the Akali leadership for their speak about the BJP/RSS including over 1.07 lakh urban politician in Haryana and $ & 1),./ L $ !! the matter to the Chief Justice repeated tirades of falsehood workers actually named in the voters and nearly 62,500 living strengthen his position as prob- !! !$ +1 ( of the High Court for further and deceit. FIR of the 1984 riots, instead in villages. able Chief Ministerial candi- ! &M ! ! $$ action. The Dhingra Taking Harsimrat head- of fictionalising the Gandhis’ The results of bypoll will be date for the assembly polls in 1.,) .2 --," $ $ & Commission was set up in on over her statement, which role in the violence, asserted announced on January 31. the state. 0-) ) 0 ./) L & !" " /"" ",) -0 2015 to probe grant of licences he trashed as a pack of lies, the Chief Minister. Winning the Jind bypoll Apart from Surjewala, $ $ & 11-/-. "., P .-) for development of commercial Capt Amarinder Singh said And instead of playing has turned into a prestige issue another strong contender in the !$ ",) L+1 ( colonies in Gurugram, includ- his loyalty to Punjab was games over the Kartarpur for all major political parties electoral battle will be Digvijay 4 !!$ $ ! ing those of Robert Vadra and unquestionable, and he issue, they should pressurise with their strong contenders in Chautala, great grandson of !&M & DLF. The judges of the bench remained equally loyal to the their ally, the Bharatiya Janata the fray, ahead of upcoming former Deputy Prime Minister ! 5 4 ! $ — Justices Anupinder Singh Congress, whose government Party (BJP) ruling at the Lok Sabha elections and assem- Devi Lal and grandson of for- ! $ Grewal and A K Mittal — he was heading in the state. Centre, to release the neces- bly polls schedule later this year mer CM OP Chautala. : 3&M ! &M have differed over the issue of “But your (Harsimrat’s) loy- sary funds for the corridor in Haryana. Digvijay will contest as an &$ the future of the Commission alty to your party has been development without further After the ruling BJP field- independent candidate, sup- and its report. questioned by your own party delay, he added. # &#%%#( )# #%( **+,-*. &3 7 ))
31(+4"3 ! Bathinda range, said Punjab Ram Rahim Singh through ! 4 Inspector General (Bathinda video conferencing for a ! 8 Security blanket has been Range) M F Farooqui said. January 11 hearing in the Ahas been thrown in in 56 Around 2,000 security per- murder case of a journalist. Haryana and parts of Punjab + 5 sonnel have been deployed in Gurmeet Ram Rahim will 31(+4"38 -./ in the wake of Special CBI 6 Bathinda range, he further appear through video confer- 1)2() 3+ court in Panchkula's likely said. encing for the hearing in jour- verdict on Friday in the jour- 0 In Ferozepur range as nalist Ramchandra unjab Minister for Social During a meeting with tutes. nalist murder case in which ! well, security has been tight- Chhatrapati's murder case on PJustice, Empowerment Gehlot, the Punjab Minister He said he had urged jailed Dera Sacha Sauda Chief ened by Punjab police, police Friday, when the court is like- and Minorities Sadhu Singh said that center has already Gehlot for releasing these Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is said. Police have been keep- ly to pronounce its verdict. Dharamsot on Thursday delayed in releasing its share funds as early as possible so an accused. police in all the districts not Rahim Singh, leaving over 40 ing a close watch in sensitive He has been named as the urged Union Social Justice of funds to the tune of Rs. that problems of the students Elaborate security to allow any unnecessary persons dead and scores of areas like Faridkot, Moga, main conspirator in the case and Empowerment Minister 1286 Crore under Post can be solved on priority. We arrangements have been made gathering and maintain extra people injured. Baghapurana, Jaitu, which dates back to 2002. Thaawar Chand Gehlot for Scholarship Scheme to have already provided the in Haryana especially in vigil, said police official The 51-year-old sect head Kotkapura, police said. 10 Chhatrapati was shot at in releasing pending funds of Rs. Punjab. Utility Certificates ( UCs) of Panchkula, Sirsa (headquarter adding that police nakas have is currently serving a 20-year companies of Punjab police October 2002 after his news- 1286 crore under Post Matric Out of these total pending Rs. 327 Crore funds which of Dera) and Rohtak districts also been laid at several places. prison term in Rohtak's have been deployed in paper, 'Poora Sach', published Scholarship Scheme for SC funds Rs. 719 Crore were of were earlier released by the with several companies of the Additional police force Sunaria jail for raping two of Ferozepur range, said Punjab an anonymous letter narrating students without delay. financial year 2016-17 and Rs. center to Punjab, added state armed police, anti-riot has also been deployed near his women followers. IG M S Chhina. how women were being sex- He said a large number of 567Crore were of financial Dharamsot. police and commando force the headquarters of Dera In Punjab where there are The verdict in 2002 mur- ually exploited by Gurmeet students in Punjab were fac- year 2017-18 and due to delay Later, talking to reporters being deployed to deal with Sacha Sauda in Sirsa in sizeable numbers of Dera fol- der of journalist Ram Chander Ram Rahim at the Dera head- ing grave problems in getting in releasing these funds a after the meeting, Dharamsot any law and order situation. Haryana, police said. lowers, elaborate security Chhattrapati is likely to come quarters in Sirsa. admissions in educational large number of students said that the Union Minister Security has been Violence had erupted in arrangements have been made on January 11. The journalist later suc- institutes due to delay on belonging to the economical- has assured that the pending enhanced in Haryana, said Panchkula and Sirsa in in Bathinda and Ferozepur On Tuesday, the special cumbed to injuries and a case part of central government in ly weaker sections were facing funds would be released in Haryana ADGP (Law and Haryana in August 2017 fol- ranges. CBI court in Panchkula had was registered in 2003. The releasing its share under this difficulties in getting admis- the coming month of Order) Muhammad Akil. lowing the conviction of Dera have made elaborate accepted the state's plea and case was handed over to the scheme. sions in educational insti- February. Directions have been issued to sect head Gurmeet Ram security arrangements in allowed presence of Gurmeet CBI in 2006. -.$/ % $ !$ //+( # $!"$ $ & % # / /#/ 31(+4"3 *- // "11)-, " /-/" New Delhi: Union Women and Child Development Minister -0 @8 1)->*/ 1)-1-" -0 Maneka Gandhi has written to Uttarakhand Minister of Animal nder Direct Benefit )-- * /"/-. !"."." Husbandry Rekha Arya seeking removal of senior veterinar- UTransfer system in )1..2 *" !) )--0 /-1 -") ian Aditi Sharma following reports that an elephant was sub- Haryana, a total of 15,278 *-, /-)"2 )0)2)"/, ". jected to black magic and severe torture. farmers against a target of 1"./.2 .0)"/) */ ) "Since November, this tusker has been severely abused and 25,000 beneficiaries have ,-1 ./ "., ./2)"/, -/ beaten up, starved, drugged and experimented upon by Dr Aditi availed the benefit under ")/ "."2 ./ / / Sharma. Aditi has now imprisoned and is torturing the ele- Mission for Integrated !, -0 #96@$ *) .,) phant and is involved with some very questionable 'pujari' to Development of Horticulture do some tricks on the elephant," she wrote in the letter (MIDH) scheme. under Horticulture Mission addressed to Rekha Arya, a copy of which IANS has viewed. This was informed in a through various news papers The minister also wrote that Sharma has failed to emulate meeting of State Level and other means to make the progressive steps towards rescue and rehabilitation taken by Executive Committee of farmers and stakeholders aware other vets posted in national parks in other states. Haryana State Horticulture about subsidy programmes of "Most cruel methods of torture of elephants are being Development Agency held the government. imported into Uttarakhand by Dr Aditi to misuse the public under the chairmanship of The committee approved a funds available to her for wild life conservation. Such prac- Additional Chief Secretary, total of 56 project proposals of tices have empirically increased conflict and the number of Agriculture and Farmers' mushroom cultivation, banana human casualties in states like Kerala and Assam," Gandhi stat- Welfare Department, Navraj ripening chamber, roof top ed. Sandhu, here on Thursday. solar, cold storages, refrigerat- The WCD Minister also mentioned that Sharma has Sandhu reviewed the com- ed van, planting infrastruc- attempted to tranquilize and relocate the tigers in the Rajaji ponent-wise progress with uti- ture development and park without any provocation or conflict from the species. lization of funds and appreci- Integrated Post Harvest "Dr Aditi's 5 years on deputation are now over. I request ated the efforts of officers and Management with the subsidy you to please recall her and send some other capable vet who officials of State Horticulture of Rs 14.50 crore under MIDH. can add value to the conservation of wildlife. Dr Aditi's con- Mission. The objective of setting up duct and skill may be re-evaluated before any critical posting She directed to give wide of these projects is to promote is entrusted to her," she added. publicity to various pro- horticulture by doubling IANS grammes run by government farmer income in the state with focus on post harvest management, marketing infra- structure development and mushroom cultivation. Mission Director, State Horticulture Mission, BS Sehrawat informed that Government of India has approved AAP 2018-19 for an amount of Rs 183.33 crore under MIDH scheme. He said that first install- ment amounting Rs 50 crore has been released by Government of India. Funds amounting Rs 79.52 crore were available during the financial year 2018-19 (including bal- ance of 2017-18). Till date Rs 77.73 crore was utilized which is 97.69 per cent of funds avail- able, he added. # &#%%#( )# #%( **+,-*. & 0 !9: +( -0 " 1 R 2" ( ( border to sneak in, the “west- ) 0 '.)" 1. 1)2() 3+ ern” neighbour will try to send ""/ ", / )"/ -0 *+P infiltrators even during the )*) / ./ -0 -*" - / . s situation in strife torn winter months when snow / /"./ - /0/ ", # " ( AJammu & Kashmir is slow- blocks ingress routes. -, ,-. . / "/ 0- ) - ly improving over the past few When asked about his months, Pakistan will adopt comments on IAS topper Shah /- 0 -./ / > / /) New Delhi: Favouring talks Delhi is willing to come to the 1)2() 3+ / - , ! -. -0 / new tactics of sending in more Faesal of Kashmir quitting the . * !) "/ ") with the Taliban as India has negotiation table but talks and ")2/ 2"/).2 . / infiltrators from across the service on Wednesday, the /)! .,*"/.2 /"/ / interests in Afghanistan, the terror cannot go together, the n estimated 12,000 dele- )*./ / "., - , ! Line of Control (LoC) to keep Army Chief said it has to be 2.)" " ) 1-1 "* Army Chief, however, ruled out Army Chief said. Agates are expected to attend "//.,, ! ) ./) the State “boiling”, Army Chief seen if the topper, who achieved " .- )".2 / 0 // applying the same strategy in On Afghanistan, Rawat the two-day National Council ").,)" -, 1")/ General Bipin Rawat said on all success in the present system, -0 -.* Jammu & Kashmir. said since India has interests of the BJP, beginning here on 1),./ / " " / Thursday. resigned to protest against the Several political parties had there and since many countries Friday that would showcase the 1")/ /"/ ", 0 He also said while the new number of terrorist killed dur- said if the Indian Government are already talking to the Modi-Government’s pro-poor regime under Prime Minister ing encounters or number of such funerals, the agencies was willing to engage the Taliban, “We cannot out of the programmes during its tenure ./) "., Imran Khan is “vocally” talking local youth picking up gun for started restricting the number Taliban then they should do so bandwagon.” and work out the election cam- -/) *- .* ,2"/6 of peace with India, the situation the so-called cause. Rawat won- constitutional edifice of this of people attending such occa- with separatists and other He also said India has to be paign agenda for the Lok Sabha - .* / 2/ 1-* on the LoC, hinterland and pro- dered if Faesal will reach out to country and it needs to be sions and it was now bearing organisations in Jammu & involved directly or indirectly polls. It would be a two-day "+.2 !-, -0 / paganda from across the border the misguided youth to come stopped.” results, he said. Moreover, the Kashmir to bring peace after in talks though it should not open session. for radicalisation of youth in the back into the mainstream and On present Kashmir situa- agencies were now approaching the Army chief in a conclave on take the lead adding “we should It would be one of the State tells a different story. appeal to the youth not to fall tion, the Army Chief said secu- parents of those youth picking Wednesday said India not be left out.” largest BJP gatherings in the Sounding this note of cau- prey to radicalisation. rity forces and Government up the gun so that they could should talk with the Taliban as “Unless you are not sitting recent times and would be tion, Rawat said the rate of Faesal was the first had adopted twin strategy of pressurise their wards to return many other countries were on that table you will not know attended by Prime Minister recruitment of local youth in Kashmiri who topped the cov- “hard power and soft power.” to the mainstream and this was also doing so. what is discussed. Because a lot Narendra Modi, party presi- the militant outfits had slowed eted IAS examination about ten Admitting that earlier even as also bearing some results, Reiterating his opinion on of this is discussed in closed dent Amit Shah, all the party down in the last four to five years back. He quit service to many terrorists were killed, Rawat said. Giving an example, Thursday, Rawat said the doors. That’s why we are say- State heads, BJP Chief months with just three in protest against “unabated there was no drop in the num- in December last year only Indian Government was ing sit on the high table, and see Ministers, MPs, MLAs and December last year thereby killings in Kashmir and mar- ber of new recruits, Rawat said three young men joined mili- willing to talk every how it suits you. We other council delegates. consolidate its core vote of indicating that the general ginalisation of Indian Muslims.” it was due to propaganda and tancy as against the earlier section in Kashmir after they have our issues. I think we need Council is the highest policy upper castes in the Hindi- Kashmiri populace was now He also wrote on his Facebook fervour during the funeral of trend of ten to 15 per month, shun violence. to take our call on our own making body of the BJP. speaking states and also realising the futility of violence. “I wish to remind the regime the slain terrorists. Rawat said the local population However, it was not hap- terms but unless you are sitting The Narendra Modi strengthen its appeal among Given this fact, the Army Chief, that subversion of institutions In an effort to wean away was realising once a youth pening, he said. Similarly, on the high table how do Government’s outreach to dif- political significant communi- said, however, with more than like the RBI, CBI and NIA has the gullible minds from jump- picks up gun he will be finally Kashmir is a issue between you know what is happening,’” ferent sections of society is like- ties like Jats, Patidars and 300 terrorists waiting across the the potential to decimate the ing the fence after attending neutralised. India and Pakistan and New he said. ly to be a key theme for the Marathas, among others. council meeting which would A section of the party commence with the address of believes that anger among Shah on Friday and conclude upper castes played a role in its )-, *// -0 9AB ;AB - ") & ! on Saturday with the Prime loss in the recent State polls. Minister’s speech. The Lok Party sources said the 1)2() 3+ the Lok Sabha. An ordinance Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Sabha poll which is only few Modi Government’s measures, could again be pronounced by Goyal said the message of New Delhi: Malaysia’s rul- gratulated Anwar on his months away and expected to like granting constitutional sta- iting the passage of Quota the Government in reference to the bills was clear that ing party leader Anwar recent election as presi- be a tough contest given BJP’s tus to the OBC Commission CBill for the people from the triple talaq. Government wants “Sabka Saath, Ibrahim on Thursday called dent of the PKR Party. electoral reverses in Madhya and strengthening the law on economically weaker sections “Special achievement of this Sabka vikas.” The Lok Sabha, on Prime Minister Modi fondly recalled Pradesh, Rajasthan and atrocities against Dalits and as “special achievement”, session of Parliament was that which provided 17 sittings Narendra Modi and dis- their last meeting in Chhattisgarh, would be the tribals, are likely to be high- Parliamentary Affairs Minister both houses passed the 124th spread over a period of 29 days, cussed bilateral, regional Malaysia in May 2018 main focus of the council meet. lighted and projected as part of Narendra Singh Tomar said on Constitutional Amendment Bill was adjourned sine die on and global issues of mutu- and conveyed his regards The passage of the bill its “social justice” project. Thursday the productivity of that seeks to provide 10 per cent Tuesday, while the RS, which al interest. to Prime Minister providing 10 per cent reserva- Shah has often asserted the Lok Sabha was about 47 per reservation people from eco- provided 18 sittings over a peri- Anwar, a member of Mahathir Mohamad. tion in jobs and education for that the BJP will win more seats cent and Rajya Sabha 27 per nomic weaker sections. od of 30 days, was adjourned sine the Malaysian Parliament The two leaders dis- economically weaker sections than the 2014 polls, when it cent in the just-concluded “It has been a historical die on Wednesday. and the leader of the Parti cussed bilateral, regional in the general category has had won its first ever majority Winter Session of Parliament. achievement. This was an aspi- “The productivity of the Keadilan Rakyar Party, is in and global matters of raised the upper caste reach of by bagging 282 of the 543 Lok According to data collated ration of crores of underprivi- Lok Sabha was about 47 per cent the national Capital to par- mutual interest, the state- the BJP across the country. The Sabha seats. by think-tank PRS Legislative leged Indian citizens,” he said and that of the Rajya Sabha was ticipate in the ‘Raisina ment said. Anwar served move may also push reverse But BJP’s rivals believe that Research, productivity of while addressing a press con- about 27 per cent,” Tomar said. Dialogue’, considered ! $ as the Deputy Prime consolidation for the regional the party is facing a resurgent Parliament during the session ference in Parliament. During the session, 17 bills — India’s flagship annual ! Minister of Malaysia from caste-based political parties, Congress in several states while was the “third lowest” in the As about the pending bills 12 in Lok Sabha and five in geopolitical and geo-strate- & $ ! & 1993-1998 and as the particularly in Uttar Pradesh the expected alliance of the 16th Lok Sabha. The in Rajya Sabha, Minister of Rajya Sabha — were intro- gic conference. Finance Minister from and Bihar. Samajwadi Party and the BSP Controversial Citizenship and State for Parliamentary Affairs duced. Five bills were passed by Anwar was accompanied Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu, 1991-1998 when he was a The BJP feels the bill, will dent its prospects in Uttar triple talaq (instant divorce) Vijay Goel said the government both Houses of Parliament and by two other members of the the Ministry of External Affairs member of the UMNO, a major which will come into force Pradesh, making the likeli- bills could not get passed in the is committed to the passage of four pending bills were with- Malaysian Parliament — said in a statement. party in the ruling Barisan after getting the President’s hood of its repeat of 2014 feat Rajya Sabha after approved by the triple talaq bill and the drawn in the Rajya Sabha. Kesavan Subramanian and Prime Minister Modi con- Nasional coalition. PTI nod — a mere formality — will challenging. ./ 0 8 $ $28 1)2() 3+ the information on e-NAM of farm produce. eNAM pro- 1)2() 3+ of activities which aim at indi- ined the present provisions of pletion of the poll, mentioned easily through their mobile vides quick quality assaying rectly influencing voters during the Section 126 and other relat- in section 126 and suggest he Agriculture Ministry has phone from anywhere. This solutions (preferably within a n a move to maintain cam- the valuable silence period of 48 ed Sections of thenecessary amendment/modifi- Tstarted inter-State mandi online trading platform aims at minute/parameter) to promote Ipaign silence during last 48 hours provided to them. Representation of the People cation. The committee has also (Agriculture Produce Market reducing transaction costs, online trading. hours before the conclusion of The Committee had Act, 1951 and identify diffi- Impact of new media plat- Committee (APMC) trade bridging information asym- Amid thousands of farm- polling in the light of the detailed consultations with all culties/critical gaps to regulate forms and social media during through the electronic National metry and helps in expanding ers committing suicide every increasing influence of digital major stakeholders including the violation of the said provi- the prohibitory period of 48 Agriculture Market (e-NAM) to the market access for farmers. passing year and with the and social media, a high-level various political parties, nomi- sions of the act, particularly hours before the close of poll boost farmers income and their Earlier trade used to happen numbers increasing, self-suffi- committee set up by the nees/ representatives of the during the prohibitory period and its implication in view of produce. The very first inter- either within the APMC or ciency in agriculture has been Election Committee (EC) on Press Council of India (PCI), the of 48 hours before the com- the provisions of section 126. state transaction in tomatoes between two APMCs situated discover price real time in a the top priority for the Indian Thursday submitted report to News Broadcasters Association has been carried out between within same State. transparent manner. The agriculture ministry. eNAM is it. The committee headed by (NBA), the Internet and Mobile "1 /% !"$ !" trader of Bareilly e-NAM The ministry has integrat- Government aims at integrating seen as an important step to deputy election commissioner Association of India (IAMAI), APMC of Uttar Pradesh and ed 585 wholesale regulated 200 mandis this year and anoth- transform the existing informal Umesh Sinha suggested mod- the Ministry of Information * */ # $" 2"./(&/*"++ farmer of Haldwani e-NAM markets/ (APMC) markets in er 215 next year with the e- agricultural infrastructure into ifications and changes in the and Broadcasting, the Ministry APMC of Uttarakhand. 16 States and 2 Union NAM platform. There are about a more formal and transparent provisions of the Section 126 of Electronics and Information New Delhi: The EC is holding a two-day meet of Chief Electoral The inter -state transac- Territories (UTs), who have 2,700 APMC mandis and 4,000 one. It is also viewed as a way and other sections of the Technology (MeitY) as well as Officers (CEOs) on January 11 and 12 to review preparedness for tions in potatoes, brinjal and carried out requisite reforms in sub-market yards in India. to create agripreneurs out of Representation of the People representatives of several inter- Lok Sabha polls, due for later this year. During the conference, cauliflower have been carried their State APMC. Currently, Founded in April 2016, farmers who could also market Act 1951, provisions of Model mediaries and technology com- the commission will discuss key issues related to poll prepared- out between the e-NAM man- seven States - Uttar Pradesh, eNAM is a virtual market- their produce smartly. Code of Conduct. panies including Facebook, ness such as updating of electoral rolls, functioning of ERO Net, dis of Uttarakhand and Uttar Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, place with a physical market India ranks second in the Sources said the recom- WhatsApp, YouTube, Twitter, polling station arrangements and EVM-VVPAT, a statement said. Pradesh. In all the cases, e-pay- Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, (mandi) at the backend, net- world in farm output. However, mendations made by the and Google. The Committee Apart from reviewing poll preparedness, the commission will also ments have been made through Telangana and Uttarakhand - working the existing despite the fact that over 55 per Committee, when implement- also had several rounds of dis- discuss the takeaways and learnings from the recent Assembly e-NAM portal. This will helps are working on the modalities APMC/mandis to create a uni- cent of the Indian population ed (after adoption by the EC cussions and consultations with elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan farmers get better market to establish interstate trade. fied national market for agri- is dependent on farming, agri- with necessary modification or the legal and other divisions and Telangana. During the conference, the CEOs will make their access, more buyers and traders Trade in 585 mandis is cultural commodities for pan- culture and allied sectors additions), will help in min- within the ECI. comprehensive presentations of their poll preparedness on all to realise better prices for their currently happening on the India electronic trading. account for only 17.9 per cent imising the possible interference The committee has exam- important parameters. produce. Farmers can access electronic network, which helps Mandis handle huge volumes of the country’s GDP. & 08 ( # 3 * ' 2 0 .;/ Q R /; ; /;/</;.=
1)2() 3+ (#",7&'(#(4"),"+)()#+8)#(") out to different parts of the .,)" )", 4 51# ! -! country.” fter missing several dead- # CEO NITI Aayog , Alines, much-awaited Rs 2""" Amitabh Kant termed the 300-crore National Clean Air " 4 1!1 ! "2""., ( 5 NCAP as ‘a path breaking ini- $ Programme (NCAP) was final- ," ! $ tiative’ and one of the most crit- ly unveiled on Thursday focus- ".,2") ! " $ ical and most significant pro- ing on 102 cities beginning "//2") 5" .>"! (4!5 gramme as it addresses one of with “modest target” of reduc- ( 11! 8( the most alarming challenges of tion of 20 to 30 per cent in par- urbanisation i.e. air pollution. ticulate matter (PM) by 2024 ' >")"/ “Today cities occupy just 3 with 2017 as the base year. "*" )", ( 5 ">"/". 5 - per cent of the land, but con- The 102 cities under 1! " .", $ tribute to 82 per cent of GDP NCAP that include 1! ".2"." 31! $ and responsible for 78 per cent Chandigarh, nine cities from " C " ) ! of Carbon dioxide emissions; Punjab, Delhi, seven from &//") )", ! cities though are engines of Himachal Pradesh, two from ")+"., ( D4 4 growth and equity but they Jammu & Kashmir and two ")."/"+" !(!4! 55 $ have to be sustainable and it is from Uttarakhand are those 3.( 1" in this context that NCAP being # which did not meet the annu- "," )", (+ ! a very inclusive program holds al national standards of clean - 4 &//")"+"., 5" special relevance,” Kant said. air from 2011 to 2015. "")"/)" ! (/ .2" 5 However, green activists New Delhi/Mumbai: Major people from the film industry, Kaushal, Ayushmann Taking into account the ! ") 4 like Sunil Dahiya, senior cam- Bollywood stars such as including actors,” sources close Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar available international experi- 5 paigner with Greenpeace India Ranveer Singh, Ranbir Kapoor, to the development told PTI. and Sidharth Malhotra. ences and national studies, the 1!1 1 expressed doubt on its success, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan The insider, however, did After December 19 meeting tentative national level target of saying that the “NCAP is not landed in the Capital on not disclose the agenda of the with PM drew flak on social 20 per cent to 30 per cent backed with a strong legal Thursday for a meeting with meeting. The delegation, which media for not having any female reduction of PM2.5 and PM10 NCAP is comprehensive miti- pollution abatement step, will expand air quality monitoring mandate and clear account- Prime Minister Narendra Modi. is a mix of directors and actors, representation on panel, inclu- concentration by 2024 is pro- gation actions for prevention, focus on 102 polluted cities network in cities and in rural abilities, implementing it The meeting comes weeks has been organised by film- sion of names such as Alia and posed under the NCAP taking control and abatement of air with a budget of Rs 300 crore areas and conduct air pollution on the ground will be a big after the PM met Bollywood maker Karan Johar, the source Bhumi is a step up. Actors-pro- 2017 as the base year for the pollution besides augmenting for financial years 2018-19 and health impact studies. challenge”. producers and discussed issues added. The line-up from ducers Ajay Devgn, Akshay comparison of concentration, the air quality monitoring net- 2019-20 — about Rs 2.9 crore CK Mishra, Union Nevertheless, the NGO faced by the industry, which led Bollywood also includes direc- Kumar, Karan Johar, Sidharth said Union Environment work across the country and per city. Environment Secretary added, added that, considering the to the reduction in GST on film tors Rohit Shetty and Ashwiny Roy Kapur, Ritesh Sidhwani Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan strengthening the awareness Under the programme, the “Our plans to combat air pol- level of India’s air quality, the tickets by the Government. Iyer Tiwari, producers Ekta and others were censured by after the release of the plan at and capacity building activi- Government will set up a lution have been NCR-centric fact that our country now has “There is a meeting hap- Kapoor and Mahaveer Jain, internet users for not, including an event here. ties,” the Minister added. national inventory, issue guide- so far, but with launch of the an action plan to combat air pening with PM today with actors Rajkummar Rao, Vicky any women in the panel. PTI “Overall objective of the The NCAP, a nation-wide lines for indoor air pollution, NCAP we have tried to reach pollution is worth celebrating. # &#%%#( )# #%( **+,-*. &9
,(+8("#(")() :;< ! 34! >= &!080 /% % 0 70 - Chennai: Prime Minister and said the BJP's doors were parties, including the DMDK, t least two Indian soldiers, Narendra Modi said on "always open". the PMK and Vaiko-led Aincluding a senior Army Thursday that the BJP is open "...20 years ago the vision- MDMK, and won two of the 39 - 51/2 officer received injuries in fresh to alliances and cherished its ary leader Atal ji brought in a seats — one each by the saffron incident of ceasefire violation old friends, in a hint that it was new culture in Indian politics, party and PMK. n internal survey of the along the Line of Control in looking to strengthen the NDA that of successful coalition pol- However, all five parties ABharatiya Janata Party has Manjakote sector of Rajouri on in Tamil Nadu ahead the Lok itics. snapped ties with the BJP later. shown that majority of party Thursday. Sabha elections. He gave utmost impor- The Prime Minister said a MPs from Uttar Pradesh have In response, the Indian Slamming Congress for its tance to regional aspirations... strong NDA was "an article of failed to live up to the expec- Army retaliated strongly and "arrogance" and slighting BJP has followed the way Atal faith for us". tations of the people and at gave a befitting reply to the regional parties, Modi said ji has shown us," Modi said. "It is not a compulsion. least 57 of them may be denied Pakistan Army. that the party was haughty The Prime Minister, in the Even when the BJP won a ticket in the coming Lok Sabha Defence spokesman in enough to say that they would fourth interaction with party strong majority on its own, we elections. Jammu confirmed, another spring a "surprise" despite hav- workers in the state, was preferred to run the govern- This has been categorical- incident of ceasefire violation ing none to rub shoulders with responding to questions from ment with our allies. We cher- ly conveyed to the party lead- was reported in the forward in Uttar Pradesh. a worker on whether the BJP ish our old friends and our ers of UP by BJP national pres- areas of Manjakote in Rajouri In an interaction with party would ally with AIADMK, doors are always open for par- ident Amit Shah in a meeting on Thursday. booth-level workers from five DMK or Tamil superstar ties," Modi said. held in New Delhi on Official sources claimed, districts in Tamil Nadu through Rajinikanth, who is yet to form However, Congress had Wednesday. The meeting was two soldiers, injured in the video conferencing, he recalled his political party. "ill-treated" regional parties, he called to evaluate party’s posi- cross border firing were safely taken in some of the forward Local reports claimed, with a view to facilitate infil- the "successful coalition poli- The BJP had fought the said, adding "What Atal ji did tion in UP. evacuated to a nearby hospital areas witnessing heavy Pakistan army on the other side trators to cross and give them tics" ushered in by former 2014 Lok Sabha elections in was in direct contrast to the The internal survey was where they are undergoing exchange of cross border of the line of control has been cover to cross across the line of Prime Minister, the late Atal Tamil Nadu leading a six-party Congress which has never cared carried out by a private US- treatment. “Their condition shelling. initiating ceasefire violations control. Bihari Vajpayee in the 1990s alliance comprising smaller for regional aspirations. PTI based research institute which was stated to be stable till the interviewed people in 822 time of filing the report", offi- blocks spread over 8,135 nyaya cial sources said. 1 2 2 panchayats. For last couple of days 4# 5 “The bottom line of the Pakistan army is indulging in survey is that majority of the blatant ceasefire violations in ! MPs have failed to deliver and the region and provoking " they might be denied ticket in strong retaliation. Srinagar: The Army has a range Singh told reporters at Gulmarg violations with a view to facili- &R the coming Lok Sabha elec- Large number of border of options to exercise against the — 55 kms from here. tate the infiltrators and give tions,” a senior BJP leader told residents in frontier districts of continued infiltration from Lt Gen Singh was talking to them cover to cross over the " "# ' 6 * ‘The Pioneer’ here on Thursday. Rajouri and Poonch, living in across the Line of Control (LoC) the media after inaugurating the Indian side," he said. .; +&!0 It is believed that axe might the direct line of enemy fire, in Jammu & Kashmir to give a Gulmarg Winter Youth Festival The Army commander, fall n 57 sitting MPs. have been adversely affected by befitting reply to Pakistan, a top at the famous ski-resort in however, said the Pakistani Guwahati: After making the Chennai: In a stinging counter- BJP had won 71 Lok Sabha the random incidents of firing. Army commander said on north Kashmir's Baramulla dis- army is given a befitting issue of illegal infiltration a attack on the Rafale issue, Prime seats out of 80 in UP on its own The border residents have Thursday. trict. response whenever a ceasefire major poll plank in the 2014 Lok Minister Narendra Modi on in the 2014 parliamentary elec- been regularly pleading before "It (infiltration) has car- He said ceasefire violations violation takes place. "Our strat- Sabha and 2016 Assembly elec- Thursday accused the Congress tions but it lost three seats in the Governors' administration ried on… We have a range of on the LoC was a ploy by the egy is very clear. Whenever any tions in Assam, the ruling BJP of stalling defence procurement the Lok Sabha bye-elections, to expedite construction of options that are available to the Pakistani army to push the ceasefire violations are carried on Thursday claimed no if there was “no deal” for it. including Gorakhpur and bunkers in the forward villages Indian Army and depending on infiltrators into Indian territo- out by the Pakistan army, they Bangladeshi national has illegally He also said the alleged Phulpur. Chief Minister Yogi to ensure their safety. the situation and depending on ry. "As far as the ceasefire vio- are given a befitting response entered into India in the last 10 middleman Christian Michel Adityanath and his deputy Issue of absence of ambu- what is the effect that we desire, lations are concerned, they have and it is to the credit of all the years. was close to the Congress first Keshav Prasad Maurya had lances in the worst affected we decide on whatever option continued on the LoC, but it is troops deployed on the LoC that BJP spokespersons claimed family and the people deserved were strengthening their forces won from Gorakhpur and areas has been raised by the has to be exercised," Army essentially the adversary, the we have been able to keep the at a press conference here that to know the role played by him with fourth and fifth generation Phulpur, respectively, in 2014 local residents but so far ade- commander, Northern Pakistani army, on the other side enemy under tremendous pres- the controversial Citizenship in the 10-year delay over the fighters, the then Congress and had vacated the seats after quate measures have not been Command, Lt Gen Ranbir of the LoC initiating ceasefire sure," he said. PTI (Amendment) Bill will not bring Rafale deal during UPA regime. Government stalled defence they joined the UP Cabinet. in any new foreigner into India. Interacting with booth level procurement. A senior BJP leader said "No infiltration is happen- BJP workers of Tamil Nadu Recently, between 2004-15, that the survey was holistic and ing at this moment. through video-conferencing, he one of India's neighbours added included “voices” from over Illegal migration happened said many people think that the 400 aircraft while another dou- 97,000 villages across the state. only earlier. biggest failure of Congress was bled the air force fleet strength “The basic finding of this "We can say that in the last mismanagement of the econo- with many of these being fourth study was that majority of the 10 years, no infiltration took my and corruption. and fifth generation fighters, he MPs have failed to connect place from Bangladesh," "But they did deep damage said. with the masses. Selection of BJP spokesperson Swapnanil to our armed forces. Not many "What was the Congress beneficiaries of various welfare Barua said. know how much damage Government doing at that time? schemes was left to adminis- Bangladeshis are not Congress culture did to our It stalled Defence procurement tration and these MPs never migrating to India because of defence sector for decades. They for want of its deal while our tried to meet the people and economic reasons as they now had made the defence sector a neighbours increased capacity. make an attempt to tell them go to Europe, Gulf or other den of Bofors and brokers and Congress actually decreased that whatever benefits they developed regions, he said. middlemen. ours. Such huge damage to the were getting was because of "In Europe or Gulf, they get "In their government, pro- defence forces, all for the sake Prime Minister Narendra Modi a minimum wage of around curement would only happen if of a deal," Modi alleged. and Chief Minister Yogi 3,000 per day. In India, they there was a deal. If there was no Referring to negotiations to Adityanath,” the leader said. can earn a maximum of 1,000. deal their approach was to sim- purchase 126 Rafale fighter jets The BJP has launched a So, why should they come ply stop buying anything for the during the UPA regime, Modi series of campaigns to educate here," he asked. armed forces," Modi said in claimed Michel, being probed people about the welfare Another spokesperson response to a question. over the AugustaWestland schemes that the Government Mominul Awal said that the Recalling Defence Minister chopper deal, had access to has launched. It has repeat- Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, Nirmala Sitharaman's statement inside information like the tim- edly asked its leaders and if passed, will not bring any new during the debate in Lok Sabha ing of a Cabinet meet on secu- elected representatives to Hindu Bangladeshi into India. over the Rafale issue, Modi rity and a Government file on meet the beneficiaries of these PTI said when India's neighbours a related matter. PTI schemes.
4 " 3 ! & $" $ ' ' #! ,7 3 Chennai: A Government screened after donation at counselling and later ART AIDS control body in Tamil banks. could be initiated. "Timely Nadu will propose that all As many as 23 donors initiation of ART and strict future blood donors in the tested positive for HIV dur- adherence to the regimen is State record their biometric ing 2015-18 but could not be key to tackling HIV. details so that issues related to informed of their status for a Biometrics will not only help fake credentials are addressed variety of reasons. initiation of ART at the right and timely medical care could "We are going to propose time but will offer addition- be provided if they test HIV to the Government to have a al help to avoid transfusion of positive during the screening programme to capture the infected blood," he pointed process. biometrics of blood donors," out. The proposal by the Project Director, TANSACS, Some infected men Tamil Nadu State AIDS Dr K Senthil Raj told PTI. donate blood under peer Control Society (TANSACS) Of the 23 donors, some pressure just to avoid disclo- comes close on the heels of were untraceable, a section of sure of their HIV+ status a pregnant woman being them did not cooperate and and hence provide false transfused with HIV infect- others had provided fake details during blood dona- ed blood donated by a youth identity and false contact tion, he pointed out. "While in Sivakasi Government details, he said. some of them later inform us blood bank, which led to an "In such cases, biomet- discreetly to not use their outrage and raised questions rics will help identify and blood, others don't." over the present screening bring them into the system "HIV is only an infection process. by doing a test to confirm and there is nothing to be The move is also aimed at the presence of the virus ashamed of it. Unfortunately, ensuring timely initiation of through informed consent," since a section of society still antiretroviral therapy to he said. cling to the stigma some tend donors who test positive for After the test, if the to hide their positive status," HIV when the blood is results were positive again, he said. PTI # &#%%#( )# #%( **+,-*. & Q R R 3 ' ' $ $# ! $+ ! 8 " Meerut (UP): The Uttar Police Inspector Subodh and had threatened to shoot &' '& 5/ 5 Referring to the Central Pradesh Police on Thursday Kumar Singh (44) and Sumit him for insisting on taking the health insurance and other Lucknow: PSP(L) founder Party leader Azam Khan that arrested a local BJP youth wing Kumar, (20) were shot dead carcasses to the police station. engal will not be a part of schemes Banerjee said, “they Shivpal Yadav on Thursday party chief Akhilesh Yadav leader accused of instigating during the violence, after which In the video from an undis- BCentral initiatives like are claiming to be implement- expressed confidence that the and his feuding uncle will mob violence in Bulandshahr an FIR was registered at the closed location, he had alleged Ayushman Bharat as they were ing programmes out of the next Government at the Centre unite again once the conditions that killed a police inspector Siyana police station in which that police were “wrongly” say- being used as propaganda tool Centre’s but in fact they are cannot be formed without sup- turn favourable, he said there and a civilian last month. around 80 people were accused. ing that Singh was informed by the BJP, State Chief Minister doing so with the fund gener- port from the party and was “no chance” of this. Shikhar Agarwal alias Around six months ago, about the incident over phone, Mamata Banerjee on Thursday ated by the States. This is a stressed there was “no chance” “There is no chance of Shekhar (25) had been on the Agarwal was appointed the claiming the entire episode said. fraud done on the people of of a merger with the SP, though merger of my party with the SP run for nearly 40 days but was head of the newly-formed unfolded in his presence at the Coming down heavily on India.” he was open for an alliance. or going back to it. I am open held at 7.20 am near a flyover Siyana unit of the Bharatiya spot. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wondering why the Centre The Pragatisheel for an alliance with like-mind- in adjoining Hapur district by Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), Twenty-seven people, for doing “dirty politics”, would take away income tax Samajwadi Party ed parties to keep the commu- the Bulandshahr police, a the youth wing of the BJP, including Agarwal, were Mamata said her State would “We withdraw from the collected from the people she (Lohia)(PSP)(L) chief told PTI nal BJP at bay and that too if my senior official said. another police official said. named in the FIR, while 50 to “not contribute 40 per cent of Ayushman Bharat. Let them demanded “our own share of in an interview that after the party is offered a respectable “He was arrested this While he was in hiding, a 60 unidentified people were the funds for the Ayushman now fund the scheme and income tax that you take away party’s formation he had tra- number of seats,” he said. morning,” Additional purported video of Agarwal booked under IPC sections Bharat. I withdraw from it. carry it forward. We have our from the people of this State.” versed the State, covering On being asked about an Superintendent of Police had surfaced on social media in 436 (mischief by fire or explo- From now, they will have to pay own similar schemes and han- Attacking the Prime almost all the districts, and the SP-BSP alliance for the Lok (Bulandhshahr city) Atul which he claimed innocence sive substance with intent to the full amount and run the dle that in more successful Minister further for “mislead- response was tremendous. “We Sabha polls, Shivpal Yadav Kumar Srivastava told PTI. and also accused the slain destroy house, etc), 307 scheme.” manner,” Banerjee said adding ing the people” by implement- are ready to contest on all 80 asked, “Are they (SP and BSP) Agarwal was interrogated inspector of “corruption” and (attempt to murder), 302 (mur- Addressing a huge audi- Bengal had a better option in ing the 10 percent job quota for Lok Sabha seats, if an alliance of the same ideology? Can it by police before being pro- “siding with the Muslim com- der), 124A (sedition), 147, 148, ence at Nadia, Mamata asked, Arogyashri. the economically backward does not materialise,” he said. (BSP) be trusted. There is no duced in a local court, which munity to get our mother 149 (related to rioting), 332, 33, “Why should we contribute to Incidentally, the Bengal people from the upper caste “Next Government at the trust when it will join or leave sent him to 14-day judicial cus- (referring to cows) attacked”. 353 (related to voluntary assault the (Ayushman Bharat) scheme Government had already segment of the society, Banerjee Centre cannot be formed with- the alliance (with SP).” tody, he said. Agarwal, who claimed to be on public servant to obstruct if the Prime Minister’s image earned international accolades said they not only misled the out support of our party. Our On whether he has bless- With his arrest, the num- pursuing a Bachelor of them from performing their affixed is on the letterhead for bringing social welfare people but also “ruined the party has become a force to ings of his elder brother and SP ber of accused held for the Ayurvedic Medicine and duty), 336 (act endangering life along with the picture of lotus schemes like Kanyashree, future of the farmers’ and reckon with in past three founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, December 3 violence has Surgery (BAMS) from Aligarh, or personal safety of others). (the BJP’s party symbol) instead Rupashree, Sabuj Saathi all workers’ children,” adding months after its constitution. Shivpal Yadav said, “This is not reached 36, Srivastava said. said in the video that he had “full They were also booked for of India’s national insignia,” brain child of the Chief “Prime Minister is doing dirty Our organisation in all the 75 the question now. I have taken On December 3, 2018, faith in the Yogi (Adityanath) destroying public property, alleging the Central Minister. politics over this and I con- districts is ready and people are a step forward. Now the ques- mob violence had broken out Government” in the state and he among others. Government was running the Bengal was also likely to demn it. acknowledging us as a force,” tion is of the state and the in Siyana tehsil of Bulandshahr was ready for any probe. On January 3, police had BJP’s campaign with the peo- withdraw from crop insurance, Elsewhere, senior TMC Shivpal Yadav said. country and how we can after cattle carcasses were found He also claimed that the arrested local Bajrang Dal ple’s money and the money sent Prime Minister rural road leader and MP Abhishek Asked about the recent counter and stop the commu- strewn in the fields outside inspector was reluctant to get leader Yogesh Raj, also a key in by the federal States. schemes etc, sources later said. Banerjee attacked the BJP. statement of senior Samajwadi nal forces.” PTI Mahaw village. an FIR filed for cow slaughter suspect in the case. PTI 67 % & Shillong: Multi-agencies per- Fire Service have managed to level in these mines, leaving res- official said. sonnel used high-powered pump out 2.1 crore litres of cuers clueless where and how to Operation spokesperson R pumps to drain out 28 lakh litres water from look for the Susngi said the Navy has con- of water from the main shaft, the mines, =-4> diggers, ducted searches in at least six where 15 miners got trapped, including the they said. mines, including in the main Mumbai: A 53-year-old guard but Navy divers Thursday found main shaft shaft, for the trapped diggers, of Defence Security Corps no change in the water level in and the abandoned ones in the Kirloskar Brothers Ltd but there has been no success. (DSC) allegedly committed the rat-hole mine to resume nearby which might be inter- pumps, which was operational According to the Navy, the suicide by shooting himself search operation, officials said. connected to it, till Thursday, from 7 pm Wednesday evening water level in the entire area was with his service rifle while on Rescuers using pumps from they said. and continued to run for 11 totally raptured and search will duty at Naval Armament Depot Coal India Ltd, Kirloskar But, still there has been no hours, have pumped out 28 lakh continue in the adjacent mines, (NAD) in suburban Trombay Brothers Ltd and the Odisha significant drop in the water litres from the main shaft, the Susngi said. PTI on Thursday, police said. The deceased, Kesar Singh, was deployed for a sentry duty on the watch tower at NAD, they said. “Singh allegedly ended his life by shooting him- self with his service rifle at around 11.30 am,” a police offi- cial said. No suicide note was found from near his body and he might have ended his life Guwahati: The BJP and going to jail has become a over some family issue, he said. Government has gone “mad” lifestyle for me,” Gogoi said. Singh’s body was sent for and is attempting to create an Prime Minister Narendra post-mortem, the official said “emergency-like” situation in Modi, Chief Minister adding that Trombay police Assam, noted RTI activist Sarbananda Sonowal and state have registered a case of acci- Akhil Gogoi said after police on Finance Minister Himanta dental death and further inves- & 5 " #3+ Thursday registered a sedition Biswa Sarma “have failed to tigation was on. PTI ! & case against for making com- protect the interest of the ments on the citizenship bill. Assamese”, the KMSS leader However, the BJP accused alleged. Gogoi of having links with “I consider it as a matter of Maoists, being a “professional” honour to be called a deshdrohi agitator and working to fulfil for trying to protect the inter- the political agenda of others. est of the Assamese,” Gogoi Besides Gogoi, sedition said. cases were also registered Shortly after the sedition against Sahitya Akademi cases were registered, a panel of awardee Assamese litterateur BJP spokespersons addressed a Hiren Gohain and senior jour- press conference claiming that nalist Manjit Mahanta for their Gogoi has Maoist links and is comments on the Citizenship “terrorising” people with a (Amendment) Bill, a police “false issue” by campaigning official said. against the bill. “The BJP Government has “A k h i l G o g o i i s r e l a t e d gone mad and is trying to cre- with Maoists and other Left ate an emergency-like situation linked persons. to suppress a spontaneous He is a professional agita- movement by the people of tor. He is working to fulfil Assam against the Citizenship someone else’s political agenda,” (Amendment) Bill,” Gogoi, BJP spokesperson Mominul who is also Krishak Mukti Awal said. Sangram Samiti (KMSS) chief, Like an elephant, Gogoi told reporters here. also has two sets of teeth, he The KMSS along with its said. 70 partner organisations is on “He shows people the outer the forefront of protests against teeth on the Hindu Bangladeshi the bill in Assam. issue, while he chews with the “It is unfortunate that a inner teeth sitting with Muslim learned person like Gohain sir Bangladeshis,” the BJP leader has been targeted by the gov- said, adding that Gogoi was ernment. I am used to case “terrorising people with a false upon case being filed on me issue”. PTI !" $
Kolkata: A 32-year-old woman approached the Calcutta High Court on Thursday seeking permission to terminate her 24-week foe- tus owing to an anomaly in its formation. The petitioner claimed before the court of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty that the tests done during various stages of her pregnancy showed that the brain of the foetus is underdeveloped. The reports also showed that the condition of the foe- tus was deteriorating, her lawyer Amitabha Ghosh sub- mitted before the court, seek- ing permission to terminate the pregnancy. According to the Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971, the permission of court is required for undergoing abortion if the foetus is more than 20 weeks old, Ghosh said. PTI # &#%%#( )# #%( **+,-*. &? 3 /+*"# 3 "% $ &$ 8 7( ! &$ 88 00@(,1)50 1-2 ? * $! " R ( ! " " R $ 9 :!! !2! 1 (; 1 )$ $ !$$ $ $$ - ,4$S !$& 4 $$ " , ( 0 5 # ( ,4$ + 1 - ' <=+ ( he ‘Free Hugs Campaign’ is a social movement that involves individu- + als who offer hugs to other people to showcase the power of a random , ! 5 ) act of kindness. The movement is motivatedT by the phrase ‘sometimes a hug is ( all you need’. Foreign policy is a broad term 6 1 used to describe the approach/strategy of one 1 " country vis-à-vis the other or a union repre- 78 5 - senting countries, for example, the European Union. The two statements mentioned above S " may seem incongruous but Prime Minister , ,4$ ( Narendra Modi’s practice of ‘hugplomacy’ with India’s neighbours and friends, while tackling the nuanced area of foreign policy, makes both 9 # $ $ #!5 # these statements relevant. Unfortunately, , since foreign policy and the arena of interna- S : tional relations are serious matters, this is one of those times where a hug may not be enough. , In this week’s column, I will examine how the 6 # 1 Prime Minister’s foreign policy has been a fail- * ure and will talk in detail how the significant investments behind the Prime Minister’s jet setting ways have not really borne any tangi- , ( ble results. , " , 6 # The amount spent on Prime Minister Modi’s foreign trips is about 2,021 crore, The Government’s colour- India where it had an opportu- ry or celebration. ( which dwarfs the 1,346 crore spent on for- ful approach to numbers is not nity to showcase its own prowess It was inevitable then that 9 : - eign trips during former Prime Minister the only cause for concern. so as to fill the void that would the Prime Minister and this + , ( Manmohan Singh’s term from 2009-2014. The economic catastrophe, ie, exist due to the present stand-off Government has been a lot Therefore, purely relying on numbers and the demonetisation, is yet another between the US and China. more coy and sheepish while fac- sheer amount spent on foreign trips, one can example that reflects the unre- Instead, what we have seen ing uncomfortable questions " ( reasonably say that foreign policy appears to liable, ill-thought out and is the US looking to other coun- about Chinese incursions in # 1 be an area of focus of Prime Minister Modi. unpredictable approach of the +1/"()"/ tries to fulfill its requirements Doklam. Celebrating premature But let us evaluate what fruits this investment Government that has done )1 /-"4) and a deterioration of the rela- victories and appropriating the ( has borne. As stated above, while foreign pol- great damage to India’s story. tionship between it and India. brave acts of soldiers for winning ,4$ ;8<= icy has no clear definition or boundary, this The past few years of this D/")+41 The clearest example of this has political points presents an # column, too, is limited by word constraint and, Government were littered with +1#) )1+ been the postponement of the opportunity to other countries to ( therefore, I will evaluate three heads: Economic examples of an approach that ‘2+2 dialogue’ between the US push back a Government that is prowess, strategic capability and how other aggressively countered expertise + + )"+#) and India for the third consec- already on the back foot, domes- " 6 ,4$ world leaders view the Indian Government. with compliance. Just take the utive time (the ‘2+2 dialogue’ is tically, because it has presented <>8 - ++: ++# <8 On the issue of economic prowess, resignation of two Reserve Bank 33) a mechanism where two coun- a less than accurate picture of its " reports are not encouraging. A popular met- of India Governors in the past 4/#)"1 )1 tries’ defence and external affairs might. ric to measure the economic success of a four years as an example or the ministries discuss among other This coupled with the recent 6 1 ( Government’s foreign policy is the amount of nomination of mere yes-men to "/#+() things the scope for strategic examples of how President ?7 foreign direct investment (FDI) that a coun- positions that demand integri- -") partnerships). Trump belittled the massive S try receives. In the financial year 2017-18, the ty and expertise. All of these Another way in which the contribution of India in increase in FDI stood at a five year low of three instances are only a few exam- 1- )" success of a Government’s for- Afghanistan and how our rela- 5 5 $ per cent and there is a growing concern ples as to why foreign investors /-3) eign policy is gauged is by the tionship with our neighbours has " ! % 3 among foreign investors about India. The are hesitant about the Indian manner in which other world suffered due to the aggressive, ill- 1,- 7= ( buck must surely fall with the Prime Minister. economy. - /D3) leaders view our Government. thought foreign policy of this This concern among foreign investors is Another area of foreign pol- +1(+1 The term ‘diplomacy’ implies Government, shows that when 78 inspired by the overarching approach of this icy where Prime Minister Modi that this determination can rarely Plan A, ie an aggressive foreign # ,5$ Government to discard expertise in favour of has missed a trick is strategic ) /1/ ' / be made on the basis of explicit policy fails, the Prime Minister : image-management. Repeatedly, questions prowess. In this context, it will be 33) statements or acts but rather have and his Government do not have have been raised about the manner in which relevant to note that there are to be inferred. While the BJP was a Plan B which involves tact or # - " > " the ruling Government has changed and how certain interesting developments #)"' ) extremely proud to talk about diplomacy. ;<88 should growth be measured, which has in the world that India has failed +1#) /" having a leader with a 56-inch Richard Haass, a famous . ;7 / flummoxed even the best statisticians and to take advantage of. For exam- chest, this arrogance has had to diplomat, once said, “Success in economists. ple, the past few years has seen -1()" 1( take a beating over the past few foreign policy, as in carpentry, # > ( 1,- In order to encourage foreign investment, a clear deterioration of the rela- years. The most obvious exam- requires the right tools for the # it is imperative that the Government provides tionship between China and 233)'") ple is that of the surgical strikes, job.” On the basis of the past few # 1 accurate numbers about the status of the the United States, especially with 4)+14+1/ where in order to win political years, it appears that the Prime Indian economy so that at the very least, respect to trade. Since China is points, the BJP created noise and Minister only has one tool in his , investors understand what they are getting into. a manufacturing hub that ser- celebrated victory about a tacti- pocket and it has not really done The moment doubts arise about the authen- vices a number of requirements cal strike, despite the fact that the job. ticity of the numbers published by a of the American economy, this such strike acts have taken place (The writer is Jharkhand Government, it will inevitably lead to hesita- dispute between the two coun- a number of times in the past PCC president, former MP and tion and trepidation among potential investors. tries could have been a boon for without the same cries of victo- IPS officer. Views are personal) "( ! ( " " ) *(# " " # ( " !#$ ! ' ' - . !! $ & DO$ ! ! $. $!#M . $$ . ! $&) $ $ O ! $ . & 1 $ & O & ! & 4 & # " 0 &.-. ./) -0 /"/ */-) -.2) ",) K K#5 ! K5!" K ) * $ ( ) # # + # " ## 4 (#"+ $ S Sir — This refers to the editorial, $ . Sir — This refers to the editorial, ( “Quota politics” (January 9). ! $ & “Lameduck CBI” (January 10). Universally, communism had !$ ! ! The Supreme Court’s judgment + $ been accused of being an ideolo- $ $$ &+ reinstating CBI Director Alok gy that was predicated on distrib- $ ! $ . Verma is a reminder to the highest , " ( ution of poverty and not on the $ $ $ and the powerful that blatant inter- creation of wealth. That China $ $! $ ference with the institutions creat- # , - - + .,--+/ could break out of this mould to &! !=?$ 0 ed by the legislature or the # + $ 0 .+$0/ carve out an enviable economy $ $ $ Constitution will not be tolerated. + should be an enduring lesson for $ !$ ! The court dismissed the superflu- all. Despite this fact, our law-mak- $$ $$ $ &+ ! &.! ! $. ous arguments advanced by the ers have chosen to burn the mid- 1(4 ! . !$ !$$ ! learned Attorney General and + 1 night oil on ‘quota-communism’ ! $ $ ! $ . 0 warned him that he should not and have passed the Bill with $$ $ $ . &4 $ always toe the line of the greater alacrity than increasing $ $ ! !. ! !! $. Government without any reason. " their own remuneration. One only $ &" $ ! . $$ ! &+ This judgement is a slap on the face # +$0 wishes our leaders had all pooled $ ! $!& $.$ $ . of both the Central Vigilance + their time and effort on the present + 4 $ 0 ! $ $ Commission and the Modi state of persisting joblessness. ! $$ $ 8$ $!& Government’s autocratic midnight 1 R Narayanan $ $ $ )". ". coup. Even then, the silver line of Navi Mumbai & $ $ $$ . this CBI versus CBI fight is that the R S " ( country and its investigative body remains lucky that it will not be the economically-weaker section their demographic background. It is, therefore, not surpris- headed by the corrupt. This may be + of the ‘upper’ castes is fair But ours is a country where peo- ing that instead of ensuring the last golden opportunity for the + ( Sir — This refers to the editor- enough. However, if the con- ple are not compassionate welfare of the citizens, our polit- Modi Government to bring back 3 ial, “Quota politics” (January 9). cerned authorities, be it at the towards the poor or the down- ical class as well as Governments lost credibility, public trust and insti- Since poverty is not the sole pre- Centre or States, are serious trodden. Things that sell like hot act as a messiah for select demo- tutional autonomy into governance. # serve of the ‘lower’ castes and about the welfare of citizens, cake are religion, race, language, graphic groups even as some Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee ( being creamy is not the monop- they should have ensured the caste, sub-caste and tribe. zealous leaders immerse in Faridabad # ( oly of ‘upper’ castes only, in the provision of reservation be Thanks to such laggard mindset, cheap parochial quota politics. prevailing caste-obsessed reali- extended to only the financial- with every passing day, India is Kajal Chatterjee 2 ties, extension of reservation for ly downtrodden, irrespective of only getting fragmented. Kolkata //)/-1-.)D2 "6*- # &#%%#( )# #%( **+,-*. &@ 3 /+*"# 3 "% ,(+#"=) '! +/ 4 ")#+4 : ( ( ( ' (!#"! # : & ( & ' ' ' ( : : & 6 F G & G : & 6 2# !O! $ L ' : L ( $ $ & ' E?=N ! $ ' 0#$ )) ? two celestial alignments under which C Kumbh can be held in Prayagraj $ ,4$ (Allahabad). These are: a) When Jupiter -$+ C 5 enters the Aries constellation and the $ : ( Sun and the Moon are in Capricorn constellation, the Kumbh festival is held - 5 ) at Prayagraj on the new moon day and 5 b) When the Sun is in Capricorn and * : : : 5 Jupiter moves in to Taurus, the Kumbh % festival is held at Prayagraj. 5 ( Jupiter is nowhere close to either 5 : - Aries, let alone Taurus at present. The bulky planet is residing in Scorpio (vrischik raashi) since October 11, * S 2018, and will move into Sagittarius ;D E (dhanu raashi) on March 30, 2019, seven-and-a-half months ahead of its % 1 usual residency period of 13 months , - # ! in one sign. Throughout the year, it raashi). The event recurs annually sphere. The days and nights are equal lation of Aquarius. The story follows a F P - 7; will travel back and forth between since the Sun transits across the entire + )) (Equinox) on March 21 and similar script for Tropic of Cancer. S 1,- ( Scorpio and Sagittarius several times zodiac band once every year, residing September 21 when the Sun is over- This forms the point of departure — an uncommon though not impos- in one sign for a month. Makar - + )3 head at noon on the Equator. The of the Western (now called Gregorian) * sible phenomenon when a planet’s Sankranti is celebrated with fervour -"'1 Gregorian calendar functions without calendar from the Indian solar calen- 5 - motion along its orbit is observed across India, marked by holy dip in any reference to zodiacal background dars. The Hindus have chosen to pre- 78 from the Earth against the backdrop rivers, including the Ganga and water 23+ 3+ or phases of the moon. The two sol- serve the (reference to) constellation, 1,- of constellations. bodies. Since the solar calendars in "/+ stices and two equinoxes — all of whereas the West civilisation the ref- ;;7 5- 5# 78 Critics were quick to point out India are actually sidereal rather than them astronomical events — form the erence to tropics. The entry of the Sun that the Kumbh Mela was organised tropical, the month’s beginning is 3)1/ )1/1 four pillars of the calendar. The proof in the constellation of Capricorn + - in erstwhile Allahabad (Prayagraj) as marked by the entry of the Sun in a new of the calendar being in order is that (makar raashi) is celebrated as Makar ;D Q recently as 2013. That was the time zodiac sign. The transit point from one 1( 5" these events should correspond to Sankranti which occasions annual # 7; when Jupiter was residing in Taurus. to the other is called Sankranti. dates specified for them. Magh Mela and at pre-determined - The 2019 mela should, thus, be Traditional calendars used in east- 15"1+ The Julian calendar (estd, 45 BC) intervals the Kumbh Mela. But what ( called Ardha Kumbh. But the Yogi ern and southern parts of India are 23+ 3+ had to be corrected by Pope Gregory is the significance of Makar Sankranti, ( Adityanath Government in Uttar mostly solar. Those used in northern XIII in 1582 AD by — dropping 10 days that we celebrate it out of 12 possible 5 5 Pradesh, in an image-building exer- and western parts are mostly luni-solar +()") — because the Spring Equinox had Sankrantis during a year? This is (: 1,- ;?> Kumbh itself. However, on a theoret- treats the months as sacrosanct but the /1 ) +/1H the ones formulated by Julius Caesar. But in reality, the Sun is overhead + 0! 5 - ical premise, it militates against the year length as incidental. The months The leap years were dropped from the (at noon) at the southernmost point - : ( concept of Kumbha Yoga. Either a are coeval with lunation — from 3)1/ )1/1 beginning of the century (00 year) of tropic on December 22. It begins planetary position exists, or it does Shukla Pratipada to Amavasya. In side- /+1 +()(+1 unless the year was perfectly divisible its northward journey on its apparent .:,-/ not. Jupiter in Scorpio is Jupiter in real solar calendars, months are as by four. Under the new rules, the path soon afterwards. # <8 ( Scorpio. It cannot be expressed in important as the year. The month + ) /")31 Gregorian calendar can go wrong by It seems plausible that Uttarayan, ( terms of half or one-fourth of Jupiter changes as the Sun goes over each of E???')" 4/& one day maximum in 5,000 years, a flaw which is a tropical phenomenon, and 1 1 ) <;= , in Taurus or Aries. the 12 divisions of the zodiac. that can be rectified by further drop- Makar Sankranti, which is a sidereal ! 5 $ : : The Kumbh Mela is held at four The Gregorian calendar, by con- +2 ping of leap years once in 1,000 years. (related to stars or constellation) phe- P Q * , different locations in India viz, trast, is tropical by nature. The extent The names of Tropic of Cancer and nomenon, coincided in time more than Haridwar, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Ujjain of the natural year, in a diagrammat- ) )/ Tropic of Capricorn, however, are 2,000 years ago. It was acceptable to P ( and Nasik, under four different kinds ic representation, is coeval with great- () "+)3) reminiscent of the times when the West describe them as being synonymous. +S Q of planetary combinations. Their time est limits of the Sun’s declination in the tried to interpret a solar event by zodi- But gradually, due to axial precession # # R is determined mostly by the position of North and the South. These are )+14 acal background. This was sometime of the earth, they diverged. Thus, !
is trying to solve through this regula- the accounts having more than 100 tal loan solve the problem of low util- more prudent with their overall limits accounts? Shouldn’t there be a more tion. Firms can seek working capital crore of working capital limits are in the isation? For most of the accounts, it will portfolio, they run a concentration risk practical and probably effective solu- limits far exceeding their require- sub-12 per cent interest rate range and simply convert the existing cash cred- — the sanctioned limit per account is tion for individual banks to simply ments, thereby shifting their liquidity account for 85 per cent of the total out- it utilisation to a working capital loan, highest in the 16-18 per cent interest identify these accounts and discipline risk to the lending banks. Cash credit standing credit of this category, indi- at probably the same rate of interest. rate category, besides the sub six per them? Besides, this regulation will do lines involve a commitment of cash on cating that majority of large accounts Accounts with low utilisation of cent category. The private sector and nothing to rein in the smaller accounts '( : demand on the bank and allow firms are good credits. Of course, this less than 40 per cent constitute less than foreign banks though, have awarded discussed earlier that are also culprits (>+ to dip into this bucket as needed. Banks, assumes reliable credit ratings by the one per cent of the total number of all largest limits to their better clients, in this problem. therefore, are forced to invest much of CRAs and interest rates on working PSBs’ fund-based working capital attracting sub 10 per cent interest rates. Another risk of implementing this ! n December, the Reserve Bank of these committed funds into liquid capital facilities to be good indicators accounts as well as limits sanctioned This increases the impact of a proba- regulation is adverse selection leading India (RBI) came up with a notifi- assets at low interest rates and incur an of financial health. and belong to the 17 per cent plus ble default in these PSB accounts to the possibility of misuse of funds to Ication requiring banks to manda- opportunity cost. Besides, since inter- Second, the average utilisation interest rate categories. In the case of while the diversified portfolio of private become a reality. Good accounts are $ O torily convert at least 40 per cent of the est is charged on actual use rather than rate of cash credit limits across the PSBs, such accounts comprise close to sector and foreign banks in the risky either already utilising more than 60 per sanctioned amount for accounts hav- the committed amount, this facility banking sector is 66 per cent with the 50 per cent of all accounts and about category might be a saviour except in cent of their limits or will not mind $ &! ing fund-based working capital limits allows firms to hedge their cost of bor- 6-12 per cent interest rate accounts util- seven per cent of the limits and an economy-wide crisis. reducing their fund limits as they are $ $ of 150 crore or more to a working cap- rowing as well. ising anywhere between 65-75 per cent belong to the 20 per cent plus rate of Nearly all the 17 per cent plus confident of getting them enhanced $ $ ital loan, with effect from April 1, 2019. Another problem that can arise of their limits. This is based on aver- interest category. Nearly 80 per cent interest rate accounts belong to the 10 when the need arises. It is the riskier As per this, the loan limit will be revised when banks sanction limits that exceed age of balances as at the end of five accounts of foreign banks holding 16 lakh and below categories, ie MSMEs. accounts that would not like to let go !$$ to 60 per cent. It was introduced with firms’ genuine requirements is the pos- quarters — June 2017 to June 2018. per cent of limits sanctioned show poor These accounts comprise 76 per cent of a sanctioned limit in hand and if 40 &"! a view to instill greater credit discipline sibility of diversion of working capital Utilisation of less than 40 per cent is utilisation and belong to the 17 per cent of all working capital credit outstand- per cent of it has to be mandatorily $! among borrowers. funds to finance long-term assets or seen among the riskier accounts attract- plus groups. ing. The greater than 100 crore drawn down, these funds are very like- &) As per RBI data, by the end of June towards completely non-business uses. ing higher than 17 per cent rate of inter- These accounts are ripe cases for accounts are negligible in this interest ly to make their way into long-term 2018, the number of accounts having This increases the probability of default est with varying pattern across bank mis-utilisation of funds and future rate bracket — they are less than 250 assets funding, risky financial assets, or $ $ credit limits exceeding 100 crore and these disbursements turning into categories. This simply means that the NPAs. As they comprise a very small in number with an average exposure of worse, completely diverted out of the stood at around 12,000. The total NPAs. So the problems that the RBI is intersection between large accounts and percentage of the total limits sanctioned 75 crore. Their total amount outstand- business. By using a cannon to kill a few $ amount of credit outstanding between seeking to address are genuine and seri- those with low utilisation is close to neg- across the banking system, they do not ing accounts for nine per cent of the flies, albeit poisonous ones, the regu- $ them was around 26 trillion, indicat- ous. But can this regulation really ligible. So how will mandating large pose a systemic risk but default in these banking system’s, definitely not an lation may just encourage the type of ing an average amount outstanding of address the issue or is the RBI barking accounts having limits of 150 crore accounts might have significant impact insignificant proportion from a default behaviour it is trying to prevent. over 200 crore per account. It is impor- up a wrong tree? and higher to convert at least 40 per for the individual banks. risk perspective. So is the RBI regula- (The writer is Assistant Professor, $ & tant to understand the problem the RBI RBI data show that 83 per cent of cent of their limits to a working capi- While PSBs seem to have been tion meant for these 250 to 300 Accounting & Finance, MDI, Gurgaon) # &#%%#( )# #%( **+,-*. 7&
' ) ' " "" ' " 6 <; ( )/ "+ 1)2() 3+ +$ nion Minister Nitin 1)2() 3+ Composition Scheme, under part of GST comes from for- - + UGadkari on Wednesday O>P$ ! $$ which small traders and busi- mal sector and large compa- said public sector undertakings n a “massive relief” to small nesses pay a 1 per cent tax nies. Each one of these deci- ending major Yes should remove the deadwood A?P,4 Ibusinesses, the GST Council based on turnover, can be sions is intended to help the LBank on and give an extension to achiev- on Thursday doubled the limit availed by businesses with a SMEs. You have given them Thursday submitted ers, and that the government’s for exemption from payment turnover of 1.5 crore, against various options. If they are in the names of the approach has been to shut 1)2() 3+ of goods and services tax the earlier 1 crore, with effect services sector, they can get 6 potential candidates down ailing state-run firms. (GST) to 40 lakh and from April 1. per cent compounding, if they for its Managing Speaking at the 62nd aterways transport in India is all set for a revolution and announced that the higher Also, service providers are in manufacturing and trad- Director and Chief Foundation Day of the National Whas potential to bring down logistics cost by 4 per cent that turnover cap of 1.5 crore for and suppliers of both goods ing up to 1.5 crore they can Executive post to the Projects Construction will propel exports by 30 per cent, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari availing composition scheme and services up to a turnover get 1 per cent compounding. Reserve Bank of Corporation (NPCC), once a said on Thursday kicking off PSU Concor’s maiden containers of paying 1 per cent tax will be of 50 lakh would be eligible They can make use of exemp- India (RBI). loss-making company under voyage through coastal shipping. effective from April 1. to opt for the GST composi- tion of up to 40 lakh”. According to the bank, the to the stock exchanges, in the Ministry of Water The shipping and road transport minister said many firsts The Council also allowed tion scheme and pay a tax of The finance minister said Board has submitted an appli- terms of ‘Regulation 30 of the Resources, Gadkari said he in the country were lined up as massive works were underway Kerala to levy a 1 per cent 6 per cent. there would be two thresholds cation to the RBI to seek its Listing Regulations’.” “saved” the PSU with a lot of on projects for turning 11 rivers into waterways besides pilot run calamity cess on intra-state The twin decision under — 40 lakh and 20 lakh — approval for the names of the There has been widespread efforts and the company should of aeroboats on Ganga on January 26. sale of goods and services for the composition scheme for exemption from registra- selected candidates. speculation on Rajat Monga, not get carried away by the Launching Container Corporation of India’s (Concor) first- a period of up to two years to would have an annual revenue tion and payment of the GST The bank in a regulatory Senior Group President — “meagre” profit it has registered. ever container transport through coastal shipping from Kandla mobilise revenues to meet the impact of about 3,000 crore. for the suppliers of goods, filing after its Board meeting on Financial Markets, Yes Bank and To be in the race, the com- to Tuticorin port via Mangalore and Cochin through video con- cost of rehabilitating parts of “The GST Council in its with the facility that one can Wednesday said it has finalised former MD and CEO of Max pany needs to execute projects ferencing here, Gadkari recalled how people used to laugh at his states that were ravaged by 32nd meeting today accorded ‘opt up or opt down’ depend- the names which it will disclose Life Insurance Rajesh Sud as faster and take decisions in a dream of developing waterways and running cargo ships on the floods last year. massive relief for MSME sec- ing on revenue. only after the RBI’s approval. being the front-runners for the time-bound manner. river Ganga. Finance Minister Arun tor,” Jaitley tweeted. “Few states had a view According to the bank, the post. “This 1000 crore turnover “Now we have paved the way for exports to Bangladesh and Jaitley said the taxpayers with On GST rate for real that if the turnover threshold candidates were finalised on An IANS story on and 30 crore is like primary Myanmar through Varanasi...If we reduce our logistics cost by an aggregate turnover of Rs 40 estate, the council has decid- is hiked to 40 lakh, their the basis of recommendations Wednesday had incorrectly education. The stakeholders have just 4 per cent then our exports will boost by 25-30 per cent...We lakh would now be exempted ed for form a seven-member assessee base gets eroded. So made by the Search and referred to Rajat Monga as the to think about this,” he said. are one of the fastest growing economies and we have the poten- from the GST. For the north group of ministers after dif- if they inform the Secretariat Selection Committee (SSC) Executive Director of Yes Bank. “Retire the deadwood and tial to do it,” Gadkari, who is also the Water Resources Minister, eastern states, the exemption ferences of opinion emerged at within a week then they and the Nomination and The SSC was set up to find give them money to leave. said. would now be 20 lakh. the meeting, he said, adding would be given the option to Remuneration Committee a successor to the company’s Those who do good work “The share of coastal shipping (in movement of cargo) in Currently, businesses with a there were diverse views on opt down. Puducherry has (NRC). MD and CEO Rana Kapoor. It should be given an extension,” China is 24 per cent, Germany 11 per cent and in USA it is 9 turnover of up to 20 lakh is lottery. A ministerial panel kept this option... This is a “As mandated under the had been mandated to evaluate Gadkari said. per cent but in India it is barely 4.5 to 5 per cent....Massive works exempt from GST registration, will look into it as well. one time exception and does extant RBI norms, the Bank’s both internal and external can- “I should not tell you this, are underway to develop waterways which many thought was a while the limit for hilly and Businesses opting for the not affect businesses with Board will submit an applica- didates and make suitable rec- but the Government’s policy dream only. Of the 111 rivers to be converted into waterways, north eastern states is 10 composition scheme would inter-state supplies,” Jaitley tion to the RBI on January 10, ommendations to the Board of about loss making (PSUs)….The projects are underway on 11,” Gadkari said. lakh. have to file just one tax return told reporters. 2019, seeking approval for the Directors within stipulated prime minister keeps asking He said 80 lakh tonne of cargo was transported through the Sources said the annual annually but pay taxes once Revenue Secretary Ajay appointment of the new MD timelines for the RBI’s final me and (Finance Minister Arun) Ganga this year which was going to swell to 280 lakh tonne as revenue loss on account of every quarter. Also free Bhushan Pandey said even and CEO of Yes Bank,” the approval. Jaitley ji how many companies a draft of 3 metre has been maintained on Varanasi to Haldia doubling exemption limit to accounting and billing soft- though currently the exemp- lender said in a regulatory fil- In October 2018, the RBI have been shut down. He does stretch of 1,680 km. 40 lakh, considering that all ware will be made available to tion limit is 20 lakh, but still ing to the BSE. had reaffirmed that a successor not want the loss-making and On the request of the UP Government, the Centre is main- states implement it, is 5,200 small assessees up to 1.5 there are about 10.93 lakh “On receipt of the RBI to Yes Bank’s MD and CEO under-performing…they should taining 1 metre draft from Allahabad to Varanasi and barges are crore. crore turnover. taxpayers who are below 20 approval, the bank shall duly Kapoor should be appointed by be shut down. I have saved (the designed with such techniques that they can carry 3,500 tonne Jaitley said the GST Jaitley said: “A very large lakh but are paying taxes. make the requisite disclosures February 1, 2019. PSU) with a lot of efforts.” of cargo each in place of 2,000 tonne at present. 5 . 3"$ )3& 9 5"!+/# & #!/! !"( #6 1)2() 3+ Railway stations over the zone coming under this Hill Railway more than 08 million users per into platforms for Digital inclu- which include Barog, month. The PSU provides one # /#7&# he Railways have always sion by providing free Wi-Fi Dharampur Himachal, of the largest and fastest pub- :;<<< Tbeen in the forefront of service. In this regard 15 sta- Gumman, Koti, Kumarhatti lic Wi-Fi networks of the world. $ % +" Nation building by creating tions on the Kalka-Shimla Hill Dagshai, Sonwara, Taksal, Designed to offer users the best - + It was introduced after the better Travel and Tourism Railways, a UNESCO World Kandaghat, Salogra, Knoh, Internet experience, RailWire 2008 global financial crisis to opportunities in a region. Heritage Site have been turned Kathleghat, Shoghi, Tara Devi, Wi-Fi is available to any user he Reserve Bank on improve the ability of banks to () 3+ Northern Railway has effec- into free Wi-Fi zones. Jutogh and Summerhill. who has a smartphone with TThursday deferred the withstand adverse economic tively contributed towards Earlier this facility was The Broadband Internet working mobile connection implementation of the last conditions. n initiative to bring Indian Prime Minister’s “Digital India” available only at 03 stations, Connectivity has been made for KYC considerations. tranche of Capital Further, it said, the pre- AIT companies and Chinese initiative under the visionary Kalka, Shimla and Solan in the live with ‘RailWire’ Wi-Fi by Explaining the modalities Conservation Buffer (CCB) by specified trigger for loss enterprises closer on a single leadership of Minister of section. Now the Wi-Fi facil- RailTel, which is a Mini Ratna of how to use the free RailWire a year, a move that would absorption through conver- artificial intelligence-enabled Railways of turning many ity is available at all the stations CPSU under the Ministry of Wi-Fi facility at the stations, leave about estimated 37,000 sion or write-down of addi- platform — SIDCOP — was Railways. Puneet Chawla, CMD/RailTel crore capital in the hands of tional tier 1 instruments will launched on Thursday, the RailTel has successfully said that the users have to banks. remain at 5.5 per cent of risk- Commerce Ministry said. provided high speed Wi-Fi switch on the Wi-Fi mode in This would help banks weighted asset (RWA) and will The Sino-Indian Digital (Wireless Fidelity) at 746 sta- the smartphone and select the increase lending by over 3.5 capital conservation ratios of rise to 6.125 per cent of RWAs Collaboration Plaza (SIDCOP) tions across India catering to RailWire Wi-Fi network. lakh crore by leveraging ten 2.5 per cent would be applica- on March 31, 2020. is a partnership between the times of the capital. ble from on March 31, 2020. The decision to defer CCB National Association of “It has been decided to Currently, the CCB of was taken in November 19 cru- Software & Services defer the implementation of the banks stands at 1.875 per cent cial meeting of central board of Companies (Nasscom) and last tranche of 0.625 per cent of of the core capital. The CCB is directors. municipal Governments of CCB from March 31, 2019 to the capital buffer that banks The Board, however, decid- Guiyang and Dalian in China. March 31, 2020,” the RBI said have to accumulate in normal ed to retain the capital ade- A joint venture, comprising in a notification. times to be used for offsetting quacy ratio or CRAR at 9 per an Indian and a Chinese com- Accordingly, minimum losses during periods of stress. cent. pany, has been tasked with run- ning the platform, the ministry said in a statement Thursday. It said domestic IT enter- prises are renowned for their expertise in business transfor- mation and operational opti- misation by using IT tools in complex business environ- ments. “SIDCOP, which is a boundary-less marketplace, offers this opportunity for Chinese enterprises in order to assist them in operational opti- misation and adopting indus- try best practices in business solutions,” it said. This platform could be useful to connect with top providers from India and help Chinese enterprises source the right solution providers for their projects, it added. * !# $5 3 "8 ! 8* 8 ' " #' # + "
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SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 10859.35 10859.35 10801.80 10821.60 -33.55 Script Open High Low LTP CANBK 280.55 283.15 278.80 281.05 ADANIPORTS 378.90 381.50 377.40 379.85 HAL 782.20 787.60 777.00 778.95 TITAN 950.40 969.40 948.55 968.00 15.05 RCOM 13.85 14.00 13.64 13.82 VIPIND 502.80 507.00 494.00 498.35 BRITANNIA 3100.00 3100.00 3073.30 3088.40 DISHTV 39.25 40.00 39.25 39.70 TATAMOTORS 183.65 186.85 183.55 185.50 2.45 GRUH 234.80 244.45 233.45 240.40 COCHINSHIP 369.00 391.55 365.00 367.00 EDELWEISS 183.00 183.00 176.50 179.00 UCOBANK 21.10 21.20 20.70 20.80 EICHERMOT 20360.00 20600.00 20345.05 20530.00 238.95 YESBANK 188.00 191.00 184.40 186.70 NIITTECH 1162.95 1167.70 1148.95 1153.90 RALLIS 169.05 172.25 167.25 167.80 LEMONTREE 69.20 70.60 67.70 70.35 BAJAJ-AUTO 2700.00 2729.00 2680.00 2724.00 27.10 BANDHANBNK 456.00 475.00 450.00 471.70 HINDUNILVR 1786.05 1799.00 1779.50 1785.90 BALKRISIND 892.95 894.95 872.00 888.20 GUJALKALI 531.00 535.50 526.45 529.30 NTPC 146.95 149.55 146.75 148.00 1.45 ASHOKLEY 96.90 97.00 94.80 95.00 GAIL 345.00 345.45 339.25 344.30 DCBBANK 177.00 178.65 175.85 177.25 AIAENG 1660.00 1702.50 1660.00 1690.70 CIPLA 509.00 514.90 509.00 514.50 4.40 LINDEINDIA 684.90 773.00 683.50 745.65 MINDTREE 823.55 827.75 806.70 811.25 ADANIPOWER 50.60 50.95 50.20 50.50 PTC 92.00 92.50 89.95 91.60 M&M 728.00 734.85 722.80 732.50 6.20 SBIN 305.15 307.20 302.95 304.65 DEEPAKFERT 143.80 147.60 143.05 145.50 TORNTPOWER 263.00 264.65 259.20 260.20 TV18BRDCST 37.65 38.20 37.65 38.10 UPL 765.80 780.00 765.05 771.00 6.20 TCS 1904.00 1906.80 1874.10 1888.15 MOTHERSUMI 162.00 162.95 160.30 161.70 KSCL 548.00 558.00 541.90 556.40 JINDALSAW 81.10 82.10 80.50 80.75 YESBANK 188.00 188.90 184.20 187.90 1.45 SUZLON 5.32 5.50 5.31 5.44 LUXIND 1284.70 1284.70 1131.20 1143.50 GRASIM 837.50 837.55 818.10 820.15 DBCORP 183.10 183.10 175.50 177.45 BHARTIARTL 336.55 338.65 332.40 337.00 2.50 INFY 681.15 682.00 672.65 679.75 NBCC 61.90 62.15 60.85 61.25 SOBHA 480.90 493.80 468.50 475.85 HINDZINC 270.15 277.15 270.15 275.10 WABAG 278.00 325.20 278.00 320.85 JAICORPLTD 111.70 113.00 110.50 111.20 ENGINERSIN 124.50 127.60 124.50 125.20 MMTC 28.95 29.30 28.50 28.90 GAIL 343.00 345.10 339.25 343.80 2.45 TATAMOTORS 183.65 186.80 183.40 185.55 DBL 395.00 398.55 390.15 393.15 JMFINANCIL 88.50 89.25 87.15 87.85 EIDPARRY 225.05 228.35 222.05 225.15 ADANIPORTS 377.95 381.80 376.95 380.00 2.70 DELTACORP 262.50 264.80 252.95 258.00 NESTLEIND 11260.00 11467.80 11157.55 11416.85 TATACOMM 518.95 524.20 512.05 517.60 MGL 899.05 902.75 894.20 899.75 INFY 681.60 682.00 672.55 680.80 4.70 AXISBANK 667.20 670.00 655.50 663.00 DRREDDY 2593.20 2607.00 2584.90 2599.55 ACC 1456.00 1462.50 1445.00 1448.30 HONAUT 21896.20 22064.25 21896.20 21905.05 VEDL 195.00 196.20 193.45 195.50 0.75 IBULHSGFIN 820.00 828.35 808.75 812.80 FEDERALBNK 97.20 97.20 95.25 95.70 SUVEN 226.20 228.85 224.40 227.10 SHK 172.00 181.40 171.30 178.05 LT 1388.00 1398.90 1383.25 1391.00 4.95 TATASTEEL 479.60 483.65 477.50 480.30 ASIANPAINT 1387.10 1402.35 1387.10 1397.55 PNBHOUSING 890.00 918.00 882.00 909.10 GRANULES 90.20 91.50 89.60 90.15 DRREDDY 2598.10 2610.00 2583.15 2609.25 6.15 JPASSOCIAT 7.45 7.52 7.38 7.42 NMDC 91.60 91.90 90.85 91.10 HSIL 239.15 251.00 239.15 247.95 MOIL 167.20 167.90 166.50 166.90 COALINDIA 233.80 233.95 232.05 233.00 0.35 INDUSINDBK 1611.00 1611.10 1555.00 1566.45 SAIL 52.50 52.85 51.95 52.45 SYNGENE 562.90 575.00 543.50 549.15 GICRE 262.95 265.50 260.40 262.05 TATASTEEL 480.00 484.15 477.50 479.60 0.40 ICICIBANK 380.10 382.10 376.20 379.70 RBLBANK 578.00 583.85 573.70 578.75 SREINFRA 35.90 36.95 35.25 35.75 MINDACORP 151.00 152.00 149.30 150.55 HINDUNILVR 1785.00 1799.10 1779.00 1786.00 1.00 DHFL 227.70 229.65 223.00 224.00 AARTIIND 1498.95 1554.00 1493.00 1544.50 CIPLA 509.90 514.60 509.90 513.55 SONATSOFTW 303.40 303.75 297.00 297.60 SBIN 305.10 307.50 303.50 305.40 0.10 RCF 62.10 67.80 62.10 66.80 AUBANK 634.95 655.05 633.85 649.90 CGPOWER 45.25 46.10 45.00 45.45 LAKSHVILAS 77.55 80.65 75.90 79.30 ZEEL 452.50 455.50 448.80 451.00 -0.25 ITC 290.70 293.65 289.00 289.55 KTKBANK 113.75 115.65 113.20 115.25 JSLHISAR 84.05 85.90 83.55 84.70 TRITURBINE 112.90 115.40 112.45 113.05 NILKAMAL 1449.40 1454.05 1438.00 1444.20 TECHM 695.00 696.95 689.15 693.20 -0.50 SOUTHBANK 15.70 16.10 15.25 15.80 MUTHOOTFIN 517.65 529.75 517.20 523.75 CADILAHC 345.60 350.95 345.60 349.75 MHRIL 204.40 214.75 204.40 213.85 ATUL 3448.00 3479.00 3442.75 3474.10 ULTRACEMCO 3820.00 3847.00 3804.05 3811.10 -6.15 BHARATFIN 1003.95 1005.10 984.70 990.80 BAJAJCORP 371.00 385.75 371.00 384.10 CENTRALBK 37.40 37.40 35.80 35.95 PFIZER 2741.15 2761.00 2715.10 2752.10 IOB 14.56 14.82 14.55 14.63 ASIANPAINT 1390.00 1400.00 1388.65 1399.70 -2.30 JETAIRWAYS 241.00 248.90 239.25 242.20 HFCL 22.90 23.60 22.75 23.15 INTELLECT 222.20 222.70 219.25 220.65 IEX 163.40 166.00 160.00 160.70 AKZOINDIA 1765.40 1765.40 1735.00 1739.75 TCS 1890.00 1905.00 1872.10 1883.00 -3.95 M&M 731.70 735.00 723.85 733.30 HEG 3644.05 3700.00 3626.20 3663.00 PAGEIND 23195.25 23353.30 22983.55 23160.15 ABBOTINDIA 7994.35 8199.00 7994.35 8092.55 ZYDUSWELL 1314.80 1344.45 1314.75 1329.90 RELIANCE 1107.75 1111.00 1103.00 1107.60 -3.15 AMBUJACEM 213.35 215.10 210.90 212.45 BAJAJ-AUTO 2700.00 2725.00 2687.55 2718.75 ASTRAL 1180.00 1207.05 1180.00 1186.45 TIMKEN 590.00 608.00 588.00 589.05 SANOFI 6289.95 6297.95 6200.00 6221.70 ITC 290.75 293.70 288.90 289.50 -0.90 TITAN 953.00 967.80 949.30 965.50 FRETAIL 450.00 458.25 446.00 450.25 VENKYS 2370.10 2380.00 2331.25 2341.20 REDINGTON 85.15 86.20 82.30 83.10 TTKPRESTIG 7537.65 7612.45 7520.00 7564.80 BAJFINANCE 2526.00 2542.45 2504.70 2515.00 -9.35 STRTECH 289.50 294.80 286.00 290.70 GSFC 112.35 114.45 112.35 112.80 WHIRLPOOL 1450.00 1505.40 1450.00 1466.10 NAVKARCORP 50.80 51.00 49.90 50.15 INOXLEISUR 252.00 252.10 249.15 249.75 HCLTECH 943.00 943.00 932.00 934.00 -4.40 MARUTI 7483.30 7502.05 7220.00 7385.95 INDIACEM 88.90 89.25 87.60 88.15 AVANTI 383.85 383.85 376.65 378.45 MOTILALOFS 692.25 693.80 683.00 689.85 SUPRAJIT 222.90 222.90 214.95 218.20 JYOTHYLAB 205.00 205.00 201.95 202.15 HDFCBANK 2117.00 2123.80 2092.65 2106.60 -10.20 IOC 131.40 131.65 129.40 129.70 LTTS 1660.00 1661.55 1630.30 1638.95 GESHIP 318.90 328.60 313.80 323.65 CARBORUNIV 365.00 369.00 363.00 367.45 RELIANCE 1108.40 1110.65 1102.10 1105.65 HAVELLS 685.90 690.70 676.50 688.40 GICHSGFIN 263.10 272.75 261.65 264.45 VMART 2362.25 2376.85 2287.95 2294.75 FINOLEXIND 541.15 541.15 531.30 536.80 JSWSTEEL 290.00 292.70 287.65 289.30 -1.45 NCC 90.55 93.25 90.00 92.75 RAYMOND 795.55 817.00 792.85 808.75 JSWENERGY 69.70 70.50 69.50 69.85 GHCL 246.00 250.00 243.25 246.35 ADANIGREEN 40.70 41.05 40.45 40.75 ICICIBANK 380.95 382.15 376.05 379.90 -2.35 RELINFRA 300.00 311.80 300.00 305.80 GMRINFRA 16.90 17.20 16.65 16.75 CEATLTD 1250.00 1272.00 1248.00 1264.15 ITDCEM 118.70 118.85 116.20 117.35 KALPATPOWR 379.05 384.00 378.30 382.05 AXISBANK 668.90 668.90 654.60 665.20 -4.90 HINDPETRO 237.70 238.00 231.80 233.65 HEROMOTOCO 2935.00 2947.90 2915.10 2922.65 COROMANDEL 465.95 465.95 456.40 460.85 MAHLIFE 391.00 396.00 375.70 389.30 FORBESCO 2220.00 2250.00 2200.00 2235.90 HEROMOTOCO 2932.00 2949.95 2912.55 2915.50 -21.95 DLF 182.10 187.05 181.45 183.35 INFRATEL 289.65 289.65 281.60 285.45 CHENNPETRO 269.90 269.90 264.95 267.35 HSCL 129.50 130.00 128.65 129.55 GMDCLTD 87.80 88.55 87.25 87.60 HINDALCO 206.00 206.65 203.05 204.00 -1.70 SUNPHARMA 441.05 447.55 440.60 443.85 OBEROIRLTY 456.05 469.00 454.30 460.50 TATAGLOBAL 214.00 214.85 212.50 213.85 VBL 819.00 825.00 812.65 818.15 GULFOILLUB 834.00 841.45 830.00 836.85 BAJAJFINSV 6425.00 6430.00 6337.70 6339.95 -59.15 JINDALSTEL 151.80 153.65 149.05 149.95 JUBILANT 714.25 737.00 712.70 718.75 M&MFIN 460.00 461.25 455.00 459.20 ITDC 318.75 323.20 310.00 314.05 TVSSRICHAK 2456.00 2489.00 2431.30 2450.30 HDFC 1993.00 1993.00 1971.30 1976.00 -18.95 ICICIPRULI 339.40 353.35 337.25 346.50 TVSMOTOR 538.50 544.70 537.00 539.60 FSL 47.60 47.60 46.80 47.10 SYMPHONY 1124.85 1144.25 1123.05 1128.25 HATSUN 675.95 685.50 671.60 682.85 SUNPHARMA 445.10 448.00 440.45 444.20 -4.55 RELCAPITAL 217.80 222.50 216.70 217.80 DABUR 426.90 426.90 418.65 421.35 CHOLAFIN 1196.95 1208.00 1186.20 1193.40 TRENT 350.00 355.00 346.10 353.90 RNAM 157.10 157.80 156.05 156.60 IBULHSGFIN 822.00 828.70 810.60 812.75 -9.00 BOMDYEING 110.10 115.60 110.10 115.60 ICICIGI 863.95 895.00 860.65 891.00 APOLLOTYRE 222.00 227.80 222.00 227.10 MRF 66198.90 66890.00 65747.20 66550.55 THOMASCOOK 233.85 235.20 232.85 234.75 WIPRO 330.80 331.05 323.00 325.25 -3.75 VEDL 195.85 196.25 193.70 195.10 TATAELXSI 977.80 977.80 965.00 969.20 KANSAINER 450.60 452.90 442.70 449.45 BAJAJELEC 484.90 493.20 484.90 490.45 APLLTD 595.00 595.00 588.95 591.00 POWERGRID 197.45 197.45 194.90 195.00 -2.60 IDFCBANK 46.25 47.30 45.85 46.75 TATAPOWER 74.10 74.95 73.85 74.80 INDHOTEL 141.95 143.45 141.10 141.65 SCI 45.35 46.25 45.00 45.10 SHRIRAMCIT 1575.40 1624.00 1575.40 1607.60 ONGC 145.90 147.00 143.00 143.35 -1.95 PCJEWELLER 82.40 82.55 80.35 80.75 COLPAL 1307.00 1330.50 1302.65 1325.00 MARICO 385.00 389.00 383.65 387.55 VIJAYABANK 49.50 49.80 49.00 49.20 KPRMILL 535.05 536.00 532.00 533.70 BPCL 336.90 338.75 333.00 335.40 -4.65 AUROPHARMA 756.05 778.00 753.40 775.70 SPARC 188.00 188.50 186.30 188.15 SWANENERGY 98.60 100.95 97.55 99.90 ERIS 685.15 686.00 671.05 674.90 IOC 131.10 131.80 129.45 130.05 -1.95 TRIDENT 68.55 71.75 68.55 70.85 KPIT 207.60 209.00 204.20 205.65 ALLCARGO 109.40 111.00 108.90 110.55 TIFHL 470.00 478.00 462.00 474.80 KOTAKBANK 1239.00 1242.00 1216.35 1218.00 -20.25 LT 1390.20 1399.00 1383.60 1390.25 TATAINVEST 862.05 864.00 853.05 855.30 GUJGAS 663.00 675.00 656.00 671.75 HERITGFOOD 528.20 528.35 520.95 521.95 MARUTI 7500.00 7511.00 7360.15 7367.00 -125.90 HDFCLIFE 396.05 409.00 395.80 406.60 JAMNAAUTO 61.90 62.75 61.75 61.90 JKLAKSHMI 300.00 301.95 289.90 294.45 WABCOINDIA 6396.35 6505.05 6390.00 6486.00 INFRATEL 290.10 290.40 281.60 285.00 -5.35 GNFC 351.35 364.25 349.20 358.50 IDFC 43.20 43.70 42.50 43.00 IPCALAB 788.95 788.95 775.45 777.00 MAGMA 108.55 108.75 106.55 107.50 GRASIM 834.60 837.45 819.00 819.00 -16.30 HEXAWARE 329.00 330.45 320.00 321.15 VOLTAS 536.15 542.55 533.90 538.75 CYIENT 604.05 608.85 603.00 605.35 KNRCON 212.55 217.20 210.30 216.15 INDUSINDBK 1607.85 1607.85 1554.00 1563.00 -38.75 BAJFINANCE 2539.95 2541.70 2505.00 2515.85 NAVINFLUOR 683.90 695.05 674.00 675.25 DCAL 243.05 244.60 237.55 240.15 ASTERDM 163.50 163.50 159.20 162.10 BHARATFORG 478.00 483.60 476.00 482.35 GSPL 170.55 172.25 168.95 169.90 PRESTIGE 228.00 229.85 217.75 220.65 COFFEEDAY 267.85 268.00 266.00 266.95 HINDPETRO 236.55 237.95 231.20 232.40 -6.60 PNB 80.70 81.60 80.10 81.20 NHPC 26.05 26.05 25.40 25.60 BOSCHLTD 19569.00 19723.50 19349.75 19666.95 ISGEC 5030.00 5049.00 4960.20 4990.45 JISLJALEQS 67.00 67.85 66.45 67.60 OIL 176.90 176.90 173.70 174.20 NESCO 481.00 481.00 471.20 477.85 ALKEM 1984.75 1984.95 1953.75 1973.25 GRAPHITE 721.00 734.30 721.00 724.55 POWERGRID 196.70 197.00 195.10 196.10 GPPL 94.80 95.00 92.60 93.55 FLFL 390.00 398.35 388.55 391.75 WIPRO 330.00 331.35 323.40 326.55 LALPATHLAB 948.00 985.40 940.40 968.35 NBVENTURES 116.60 116.65 114.90 115.10 JKCEMENT 705.50 718.00 702.80 708.85 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE BPCL 337.00 338.60 332.80 335.80 NATCOPHARM* 685.00 694.15 681.25 685.55 CROMPTON 230.00 231.40 227.40 229.05 HIMATSEIDE 211.00 213.00 209.35 210.85 NIFTY NEXT 50 27719.40 27820.60 27675.95 27798.20 114.70 UBL 1387.00 1387.00 1363.20 1378.35 JKTYRE 102.15 102.50 101.30 101.65 PRSMJOHNSN 82.70 88.50 82.70 88.00 NETWORK18 40.10 40.10 39.80 39.90 BANDHANBNK 452.00 474.80 451.10 472.90 17.50 HDFC 1999.00 1999.00 1971.90 1979.00 PIIND 866.30 868.00 853.00 854.45 CARERATING 989.95 1014.00 980.70 1010.60 ECLERX 1045.00 1084.00 1045.00 1076.70 ICICIPRULI 338.00 354.00 337.30 348.15 11.40 SPICEJET 80.00 81.35 79.00 80.65 INDIANB 251.95 255.25 251.00 251.95 ISEC 266.95 269.10 256.00 267.05 BLUESTARCO 615.30 618.70 606.80 610.80 ICICIGI 861.00 893.00 861.00 889.00 24.80 IBREALEST 87.30 90.00 87.30 88.50 SYNDIBANK 40.75 41.05 40.10 40.50 GLAXO 1440.55 1493.75 1438.00 1479.95 GALAXYSURF 1215.10 1215.10 1192.00 1196.00 HDFCLIFE 396.65 409.35 395.05 405.90 9.90 BHEL 70.75 70.75 68.70 68.85 WESTLIFE 384.50 393.00 381.40 391.25 MAHABANK 15.20 15.29 15.06 15.14 FINCABLES 449.25 450.00 448.35 449.10 AUROPHARMA 756.00 779.00 753.15 775.50 18.25 DMART 1608.95 1615.05 1581.65 1586.80 HINDCOPPER 49.30 49.60 49.10 49.20 GODFRYPHLP 905.95 908.45 885.05 890.15 GEPIL 809.90 822.35 809.90 819.55 COLPAL 1308.95 1330.95 1306.10 1327.95 24.40 ESCORTS 740.00 747.85 737.00 743.70 ASHOKA 133.50 134.80 129.00 132.60 EMAMILTD 421.00 425.50 420.00 422.20 CENTRUM 35.55 35.75 35.05 35.25 PIDILITIND 1095.00 1127.25 1087.00 1114.80 16.70 AMARAJABAT 740.00 764.25 737.70 757.70 PERSISTENT 565.00 569.50 562.00 564.90 CUB 192.10 194.85 191.20 191.95 JBCHEPHARM 301.50 303.35 300.00 302.00 MARICO 385.10 388.85 383.80 388.80 5.05 L&TFH 144.95 146.00 143.40 144.45 TATAMTRDVR 97.00 98.50 97.00 98.05 ALBK 46.25 46.45 45.50 45.80 SOMANYCERA 364.90 378.00 359.10 368.50 SHARDACROP 298.95 300.00 292.90 299.35 BOSCHLTD 19440.00 19739.95 19390.00 19707.00 230.65 ONGC 145.60 147.00 143.30 143.55 SIEMENS 1058.80 1074.55 1051.10 1070.50 TATAMETALI 637.00 650.00 637.00 646.45 FORTIS 138.80 140.35 138.80 140.15 TVTODAY 369.90 369.90 366.00 368.15 MRF 66249.00 67094.95 65909.00 66851.00 780.65 MFSL 439.35 463.00 439.20 458.45 MERCK 3240.00 3408.00 3240.00 3356.35 CUMMINSIND 856.25 861.85 850.65 854.10 RAMCOCEM 618.65 631.10 618.65 629.05 FDC 175.00 176.70 172.90 173.40 SIEMENS 1058.00 1075.00 1052.00 1065.60 12.05 BATAINDIA 1149.00 1172.15 1143.00 1163.30 INDIGO 1094.65 1102.00 1085.00 1097.15 AJANTPHARM 1163.95 1170.80 1151.00 1163.25 APLAPOLLO 1109.50 1109.50 1096.00 1099.35 LAURUSLABS 375.00 376.45 373.00 375.10 LICHSGFIN 478.00 485.25 474.00 481.60 5.45 KOTAKBANK 1235.00 1240.30 1216.50 1221.35 SRTRANSFIN 1205.00 1220.50 1180.25 1186.55 CANFINHOME 274.75 280.00 273.50 275.95 DEEPAKNI 220.00 223.65 220.00 222.25 ORIENTCEM 80.25 80.50 77.50 78.45 OFSS 3619.00 3647.00 3570.75 3639.50 40.40 ABFRL 211.00 214.80 207.90 211.40 ZEEL 454.00 455.35 449.15 451.95 SADBHAV 222.10 228.50 213.90 226.00 EVEREADY 181.15 182.50 180.00 181.50 NH 206.30 210.00 203.05 206.10 ABCAPITAL 96.25 97.40 96.00 97.30 0.90 BANKBARODA 122.80 124.05 122.05 123.40 JUSTDIAL 488.80 494.40 486.60 490.25 EXIDEIND 257.00 263.15 257.00 261.40 MAXINDIA 85.45 85.50 84.00 85.05 DHANUKA 422.45 425.45 420.00 421.25 GICRE 260.15 266.00 260.10 265.00 2.10 HINDALCO 206.20 206.50 203.10 203.90 SHANKARA 518.20 538.25 517.55 520.80 VGUARD 205.40 207.95 205.25 206.85 CAPPL 383.65 384.90 376.05 378.30 BAYERCROP 4239.00 4239.00 4202.00 4212.65 CADILAHC 346.90 351.30 345.85 350.45 2.75 NAUKRI 1636.60 1714.15 1566.15 1579.80 ABCAPITAL 96.55 97.50 96.15 96.80 GET&D 296.00 315.00 296.00 311.85 GSKCONS 7500.00 7542.30 7451.00 7496.50 3MINDIA 20378.00 20882.00 20378.00 20680.65 GODREJCP 776.80 783.20 769.05 780.00 6.10 PIDILITIND 1098.00 1125.90 1086.65 1114.90 NATIONALUM 62.65 63.00 62.35 62.75 VINATIORGA 1630.70 1636.45 1587.00 1600.35 OFSS 3577.00 3669.00 3572.85 3644.00 ESSELPRO 107.75 107.75 105.40 107.40 HAVELLS 682.95 690.55 676.00 687.10 5.35 NTPC 147.90 149.40 147.00 147.75 GODREJPROP 741.00 746.00 728.00 734.80 TATACOFFEE 97.50 99.25 97.20 98.75 TEJASNET 216.95 221.50 215.50 220.50 BIRLACORPN 565.05 571.00 565.00 566.15 DLF 183.10 187.15 181.35 183.50 1.40 MPHASIS 895.55 920.00 890.50 903.00 CONCOR 682.00 692.90 681.15 689.35 TATACHEM 695.25 702.00 695.20 700.30 JAGRAN 118.60 118.60 115.00 115.30 SUDARSCHEM 354.75 354.75 345.75 347.10 ASHOKLEY 96.60 96.60 94.80 95.10 0.65 LTI 1767.00 1821.75 1750.35 1780.40 LICHSGFIN 476.80 485.00 474.05 483.25 RAJESHEXPO 577.15 577.15 566.00 569.00 TNPL 238.30 240.50 231.50 239.00 MONSANTO 2620.00 2637.50 2581.00 2593.85 NIACL 178.25 180.05 178.15 179.00 1.20 HDFCBANK 2116.00 2123.15 2103.50 2109.55 SUNTECK 343.00 344.25 335.30 337.55 DENABANK 14.00 14.00 13.70 13.75 WELCORP 134.95 135.00 133.50 133.90 SHILPAMED 387.25 387.25 381.00 381.35 CONCOR 684.30 692.90 681.70 688.70 4.25 STAR 479.50 484.05 470.40 479.80 ORIENTBANK 99.05 100.40 98.35 99.00 GODREJIND 539.65 544.85 520.25 543.55 TAKE 149.00 150.00 148.20 149.30 VTL 1088.25 1095.00 1085.05 1087.05 BANKBARODA 122.50 124.15 121.85 123.55 0.60 PETRONET 215.70 215.75 211.15 214.20 SBILIFE 642.95 647.90 631.85 635.05 PHOENIXLTD 580.00 581.00 552.70 572.40 NIACL 179.00 182.00 178.50 178.85 CRISIL 1650.00 1654.00 1634.75 1638.25 SHREECEM 16470.00 16600.00 16299.80 16413.15 67.75 RECLTD 120.75 124.35 120.75 122.75 APOLLOHOSP 1261.95 1290.10 1261.00 1285.65 PARAGMILK 242.05 244.75 241.50 242.00 GODREJAGRO 496.40 499.80 496.40 498.95 TEAMLEASE 2763.00 2850.35 2763.00 2821.20 BEL 91.90 93.00 91.50 92.60 0.25 DIVISLAB 1469.00 1524.40 1468.05 1516.25 RADICO 411.05 413.00 408.00 409.85 KEI 360.00 362.00 355.85 358.20 UFLEX 266.55 271.65 266.55 267.95 SCHAEFFLER 5685.60 5700.00 5666.75 5672.60 SAIL 52.60 52.80 51.95 52.35 0.10 PEL 2350.00 2350.00 2283.45 2303.50 ULTRACEMCO 3821.10 3848.90 3809.00 3819.40 BBTC 1301.70 1305.95 1290.00 1292.65 SCHNEIDER 98.90 100.00 98.55 99.10 MAHLOG 501.80 508.40 494.30 506.95 ABB 1301.20 1304.00 1298.55 1301.95 2.35 BEML 911.00 911.45 899.00 906.55 PHILIPCARB 206.45 208.50 205.00 206.50 IRB 156.85 159.55 156.20 157.65 SHREECEM 16302.80 16595.00 16302.80 16455.15 ASAHIINDIA 255.10 256.50 255.00 255.00 PGHH 10049.80 10111.00 9940.05 9999.00 16.55 TORNTPHARM 1827.25 1879.90 1827.25 1853.45 TECHM 694.75 696.70 688.90 693.35 CENTURYTEX 898.90 900.20 885.10 890.70 ENDURANCE 1210.50 1219.00 1200.50 1207.20 THYROCARE 549.60 550.00 547.00 549.40 IDEA 37.00 37.60 36.80 37.00 0.05 EICHERMOT 20398.90 20583.70 20315.35 20526.50 UJJIVAN 284.70 288.50 284.50 286.65 MAHINDCIE 241.00 242.90 238.95 240.95 BDL 285.00 291.30 284.25 287.60 NAVNETEDUL 106.10 109.50 105.10 109.05 AMBUJACEM 213.85 215.40 211.30 213.00 0.15 UPL 763.90 779.40 763.90 772.10 ADANITRANS 206.25 218.00 205.65 215.65 BERGEPAINT 323.50 327.10 321.75 324.25 ANDHRABANK 29.80 29.95 29.50 29.55 CCL 266.05 269.60 266.00 268.65 MOTHERSUMI 162.05 162.90 160.50 162.00 0.05 JSWSTEEL 291.95 292.95 288.00 289.65 SUNTV 589.00 597.60 586.65 589.95 CENTURYPLY 174.00 186.30 174.00 184.15 ADVENZYMES 173.15 175.00 169.20 171.95 KIOCL 147.30 152.95 147.25 149.70 SUNTV 588.00 597.70 588.00 589.00 0.10 BIOCON 631.85 635.80 620.55 629.50 NOCIL 171.00 172.00 165.30 166.10 SJVN 25.15 25.60 24.75 24.80 RELAXO 737.85 759.85 735.80 758.15 ELGIEQUIP 251.80 251.80 249.00 250.65 DABUR 422.50 423.90 418.55 421.55 0.05 MANAPPURAM 94.90 98.80 94.85 98.40 IBVENTURES 386.25 393.00 380.00 384.30 QUESS 724.80 735.00 702.00 730.45 INDOSTAR 351.00 356.15 350.00 355.35 BASF 1517.50 1529.05 1517.50 1521.65 HINDZINC 274.95 277.60 272.85 275.40 -0.05 PFC 108.35 110.20 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D& Thursday to support runaway 1) / 0) shouldn’t be oppressed and counterpart on Thursday, as Australia on Wednesday orth Korean leader Kim 2/ "/ )", ! . !$ Saudi woman Rahaf "., "0 "., "./, they should be fleeing countries her country appeared poised to said the UNHCR had studied NJong Un expressed “con- / ") )2/0 ! !! $ Mohammed Alqunun, as /- ., " "2 /- that they are oppressed in.” offer to asylum to a young her case and designated her as cern” about the deadlock in , "., "., /"/ 0 Australia began considering “We decided to go topless Saudi woman who fled her a legitimate refugee. denuclearisation discussions in "2) /"/ / P .$ ""0 /"/ *". "*/ " 4!&L her bid to settle in the country because we believe all women family to Thailand in a drama Qunun alleges abuse by her his talks with Chinese President )"-."! ./)/ as a refugee. ,- /"/ . /)"" /"/ should be able to express them- relayed in real-time over family, while rights groups also Xi Jinping, Pyongyang’s state 0$ ! 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Wednesday deemed a refugee 0) "., "0P wanted to send a message to Rahaf Mohammed al- risking prosecution in conser- Kim “raised concern about $ & by the UN High Commissioner Rahaf that we can actually do Qunun’s attempt to flee the vative Saudi Arabia. the impasse created in the “Xi Jinping said that the for Refugees, after being that in Australia, that women ultra-conservative kingdom Her father, who denies process of improving US-DPRK legitimate issues raised by the ( ; detained in Bangkok en route written on their backs, the can actually be free and safe,” has become a cause celebre for mistreating her, will remain in ties and in denuclearisation DPRK are rightful demands & & to Australia. women held placards with Love said. rights groups since the 18- Bangkok “until he knows talks”, the official KCNA news and that he fully agrees that the "/ "., AB.. The 18-year-old publicised messages including “Let her in,” Secret Sisterhood has also year-old landed in Bangkok which country she is going to”, agency said. DPRK’s reasonable interests 1 her case via social media after ‘’Rahaf Sisterhood Hero” and set up a GoFundMe account, from Kuwait over the weekend. Thailand’s immigration police Kim said Pyongyang’s should be justly resolved,” it said. barricading herself in her “All women free + safe.” which had raised USD 2,290 Thai authorities had threat- chief Surachate Hakparn told “basic position of pursuing a It added that Xi accepted an $ Bangkok hotel room, saying Secret Sisterhood dollars for Alqunun by ened to deport her but with the reporters Thursday. peaceful resolution through invitation by Kim to visit the ! she feared for her safety if sent founder Jacquie Love said the Thursday morning. help of activists, diplomats and The Saudi embassy in dialogue remains unchanged”, it North “at a convenient time” $ $ back to her family in Saudi protest was held to urge the Alqunun’s case has high- a hastily opened Twitter Bangkok has said it did not added. and “informed him of related $ $ Arabia. In downtown Sydney Australian government to lighted the cause of women’s account Qunun launched an demand the teenager’s depor- China is the North’s main plans”. ! $$! on Thursday morning, four recognise Alqunun’s plight, and rights in Saudi Arabia. impassioned campaign for asy- tation and that the case was a diplomatic backer and key It would be Xi’s first trip to &$ women, dressed only in jeans that of oppressed women Several female Saudis fleeing lum. family affair. Saudi Arabia has trade partner, whose forces Pyongyang since he took power 1O and calling themselves the everywhere. abuse by their families have As global interest surged, come under fire since the mur- were instrumental in in 2012. But it is not the first $ Secret Sisterhood, protested “We are here to encourage been caught trying to seek Thai authorities backed down der of journalist Jamal fighting for it during the 1950- time Pyongyang has said Xi has outside the building housing them to let her in,” Love said. asylum abroad in recent years from the deportation threat, Khashoggi in the country’s 53 Korean War. accepted such an invitation -- it ! the Saudi Consulate, calling on “She’s been recognised by and returned home. handing her into the care of the consulate in Istanbul last year. According to KCNA, did so in March last year after Australia to grant Alqunun the UN as a refugee so we Human rights activists say UN refugee agency (UNHCR) In a statement ahead of her Beijing issued a ringing Kim went to Beijing for the first !N=E residency. believe the Australian govern- many more similar cases will in Bangkok, which has urged trip, Payne did not mention endorsement of the North’s time as leader, but Xi has yet to With “Secret Sisterhood” ment needs to step up, recog- have gone unreported. Australia to offer resettlement. Qunun’s case. position. make a return journey. 5 & ' '#! " " ? ( '"
/ / / crimes lawsuit was filed against Q "+ 151/23 Silva in New York but had failed global rights group has demand- 3+)D/D" ' because he enjoyed diplomatic Aed the international prosecution immunity at the time. of Sri Lanka's new Army Chief DD23/"+ 5 Silva was appointed as Army Major General Shavendra Silva over chief by President Maithripala allegations of war crimes during the "") )#)"'+ ) Sirisena on Wednesday. final military battle with the LTTE Considered an outstanding mil- militant group in 2009. 3)"#) "/( itary officer, Silva was the youngest The Johannesburg-based in the Sri Lankan Army to become International Truth and +D1' /-1"'+ a major general. Justice Project (ITJP) said Silva was D// + 3)1/-43/ The UN Human Rights Council named by a UN investigation for his resolutions have called for account- part in commanding the 58 Division 4+#)3+ #+ Q ability over alleged war crimes in the of the army "which was the unit final 2009 battle blamed on both the responsible for repeated and ly crushed. LTTE and the military. The military deliberate attacks on hospitals, food "Sri Lanka now has a chief of has denied the allegations. distribution queues and army staff who risks arrest every time The war crimes accusations displacement camps resulting in he travels abroad, if any country is include bombing of hospitals, block- tens of thousands of civilian deaths" foolish enough to give him a visa," ing humanitarian aid convoys, towards the end of the three-decade an ITJP release said. bombing civilians and murdering civil war when the LTTE was final- The ITJP said that in 2011, a war those who had surrendered. &1 $ " / (
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: .1(+" )G') )1H including top commanders, according to medics at Ibn Khaldoun hospital in the 2) rebel drone hit Yemen’s largest air provincial capital Huta. Abase on Thursday, killing six loyal- Footage of the attack showed a drone ist soldiers during a military parade in exploding over a podium around which )3"1 an attack which threatens to hamper dozens of military personnel were stand- UN-led peace efforts. ing. Soldiers scrambled to carry wound- ran’s president says the coun- At talks in Sweden last month, the ed comrades to military vehicles, while Itry will soon send two new UN brokered several agreements a man holding a camera bled on the satellites into orbit using Iran- between Huthi rebels and the Saudi- ground. made rockets. backed government seen as the best An AFP correspondent at the scene Hassan Rouhani said on chance of ending nearly four years of said journalists were among the wound- Thursday the launch will hap- devastating conflict. The Shiite Huthi ed. Originally built by the then Soviet pen “soon, in the coming rebels said they carried out the strike on Union during the Cold War, Al-Anad weeks.” Al-Anad air base, in government-held served as the headquarters for US troops Iran typically displays Lahij province some 60 kilometres north overseeing a long-running drone war achievements in its space pro- of Yemen’s second city Aden. against Al-Qaeda until March 2014, gram in February, during the At least 12 people were wounded, when it was overrun by the Huthis. anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Iran has sent several short-lived satellites into orbit *' + $ over the past decade, and in 2013 launched a monkey into space. - ! The US and its allies worry the same satellite- launching technology could 5- force were killed there, also on be used to develop long-range Wednesday. missiles. fficials say a wave of Taliban attacks And in northern Takhar province, The US has said Iran’s Oin western and northern council member Ruhollah Raufi says plans for sending satellites into Afghanistan the previous day has killed eight policemen were gunned down. orbit demonstrate its defiance 21 members of the country’s security The attacks left another 23 members of a UN Security Council forces. Jamshed Shahabi, spokesman of the security forces wounded. The resolution calling on Iran for the governor in western Badghis Taliban have claimed responsibility for to undertake no activity relat- province, says the insurgents overran out- all the attacks. The insurgents carry out ed to ballistic missiles capable posts there, killing six policemen. near-daily attacks on Afghan troops, of delivering nuclear weapons. Council member Shamsul Haq inflicting heavy loses. In response, the Iran insists the launches do Baeakzai in northern Baghlan province Government in Kabul no longer releas- not violate the resolution. says seven members of the local police es official casualty figures. 72 # &#%%#( )# #%( **+,-*.
ettes with Indian aesthetics of fashion. Kanika collaborates with a " '&*$ ' group of Afghani refugee women in India, who are skilled in tradi- tional handicrafts. She says that through this they also try to build a new life for themselves and their children by launching a new brand + P7' called Akseer. “We have incorpo- rated traditional Afghani embroi- dery in our designs to blend tra- dition while using futuristic mate- $ rials to create sustainable fashion,” =E says she. $ Kriti believes that with online (! 1 +143+ 1 "+51+5 shopping and social media, even . . . N? though there’s not much of a dif- .$&D 3-5"++- $ ference left between fashion pat- . terns of India and other interna- $ $! ! tional cultures, she uses “Indian $ ! O$ embroideries, fabric weaves and !$$ ! $ & embellishments and then blends $$ &+ "$ them with Western silhouettes.” ! 335 + While Aiman prefers hand- ! work and embroidery techniques, $ 0 for Aman, bringing together the N? id you know an aver- best of Indian craft and local age T-shirt uses 400 to from waste plastic bottles.” design influences, fusing it with $0 600 gallons of water to The designer believes that classic silhouettes works best. be produced? Or that packaging has a lot to do with $ ! a pair of jeans uses organic fashion, and hence incor- " ($' ( ! + * "$"$ Duses 1,800 gallons of water? Or that porates seed paper tags and recy- As the Circular Design ! ! !& the fashion industry uses at least cled packaging for his collection. Challenge (CDC) saw 900 regis- 1,600 chemicals during their dye- Owner of Doodlage, Kriti trations from over 30 cities in "$L) ing processes? That the industry is who started eight years back is India, the selection process has ! the world’s second largest polluter, usually inspired by the fabric itself been a highly competitive one. Of .$ after oil, and what perhaps is the while creating her collection. the eight finalists, the awardee will . most shocking, is its impact — Taking the example of a young girl be felicitated with 20 lakh cash improbably high and far-reaching. or a flower, all her designs and sil- prize. !$& The more you research about houettes have a hint of delicate The designers were required to ! the way fashion is produced and lace. She points out that three key incorporate circular components consumed, the more alarming are raw materials — cotton, nylon and across the textile value chain in ! the numbers and a concern for the polyester — make use of all exten- their design through the applica- environment. sive natural resources and are tion of circular-design principles Sustainability in fashion is an extremely polluting to the envi- and demonstrate a positive impact &+ issue that is increasingly becoming ronment. on the environment and on soci- an important concern. One such For her, “it was always sus- ety. They were evaluated and $&M initiative is by the Lakme Fashion tainability as her first subject. I scored on usage of waste in their Week, March 2019, that aims to knew if I ever conceptualise my collection, fashion and aesthetic introduce circular fashion as a con- label, it would always begin from quotient, business viability/scala- O( cept aimed to reduce waste that finding an alternate raw material.” bility, value chain and collabora- goes into landfills and increase the She says that it’s mostly “fac- tions. ! lifespan, reusability and recycla- tory waste” that she works with. Aiman, who has been a mas- bility of the products created. It cre- “Mass-producing factories dis- ter in sustainable fashion, says that ates fashion just the way it is, how- card massive quantities of fabric to she has been in tune with the con- ever causing the least harm to the meet the need of fast-paced pro- cept. For her, “it was not difficult environment. duction. These are rejected for to achieve the goal since my appli- ! As it honours eight fashion small weaving defects, stains, cation was already aligned with her entrepreneurs from across the colour variations, post cutting thoughts and the concept.” The country, for their approach towards and stitching waste and is also award would mean the perfect sustainable fashion, four of them, available as end-of-line fabrics. But boost for her label. — Pozruh by Aiman Sabri, Bareek there are a lot of resources that go Aman says that a lot of refine- 1 by Aman Singh, Lifaffa by Kanika into producing these fabrics even ment and chiseling went through Ahuja and Doodlage by Kriti Tula if the cost of fabrics is low enough. it before getting a “watertight — talk about their design compo- We explore ways to produce short concept” for CDC. He says that # sitions and principles. feasible collections using this whether he wins the contest or not, ! waste. It is used to make textures he is “elated that the next genera- 5 # 6 ! "#$ #% for our home and bags collection tion of designers and textile com- # $ and the last bits are used to create panies alike are focussing on craft, @? While Kanika puts more N ."/(- +14 paper which is used to make our sustainability and bringing circu- emphasis on the need to think constant collection,” she explains. larity to the fore. For me, that’s 5 ( D /"+) ! about raw materials and labour For Kanika, the influences already a win.” policies that the fashion industry 2 + (+ "( +#) are her parents, who have had been Kanika, who is excited to be a P follows in order to understand if + working for sustainable environ- part of the cohort of eight design- L= ) they are really following an ethical T-1++) /D ment since years. Through a num- ers at the LFW, says that her vision supply chain, Kriti urges upon the D"+ / )) ber of researches and experi- had always been to bring sustain- $ ! need “to start working together to it.” duction. She believes that using ments, she says, they came up with able materials to the forefront in $! create alternate economies with Aman, who takes inspiration natural dyed organic cotton and 3)1))(/D an invention of fabric made of contemporary and wearable new age brands thinking locally from beaches and the Basilican handloom fabrics are the first plastic waste, Handmade Recycled designs. “To show that sustainable and selling globally.” She says that architecture in Goa, for his designs, steps to giving fashion an organic D . )( Plastic (HRP). She explains, “HRP materials can be as mainstream D $ G D H this would begin right from the says, “Some times there is a need touch. "/(- +/1& is a great alternative to leather and and way cooler than traditional $$ . working upon the raw materials of taking a step back in order to She says, “The concept of cir- 3) )") being a fashion enthusiast, we materials was what I dreamt of,” & that is used, energy that is con- move forward.” He believes that the cularity as the base of a brand started designing accessories from she says, adding that her vision has sumed, and also “how that energy industry and its patrons are evolv- makes it the most exquisite. We are ")) )(D/" it.” already been validated by being in is produced all the way to the pack- ing, and people are consuming not just making products for its She has also used recycled the top eight shortlists. :$ aging and delivering of the prod- consciously. “We are becoming appeal but equally considering 2)#+14 plastic fabrics, that she says “If I win, it would bring the ) 3 D uct.” more aware of the textile industry the environmental changes that it ()D) +1 accounts for 85 per cent of her col- recycled fabrics that we have cre- L D She believes that sustainabili- and its impact on the environment. could create.” lection. “It is the PET fabric and ated to a global forefront. It would $$ ty cannot be achieved by simply It’s high time we all started think- Waste could be anything. It’s / /-" our own HRP fabric. We have also also mean a lot more investment introducing a new fabric in a lim- ing before we buy or before we about you making use of it. Aman #"++/1 / used woven jacquard from recy- that we can put into our R&D &2 ited collection. She says, “It must make,” says he. makes the best of waste by col- cled textiles, crochet of recycled efforts to create more recycled and $. be rooted in the DNA of the lecting waste plastic from the -+141( textiles thread and fabric made sustainable fabrics which we brand and communicated with this &$ '#"#" ( #" beaches in Goa. He explains, “We + 3+142 )O from hemp,” she informs. believe to be the future of fashion,” ) ! entirety to the consumer.” (#)*#" ($# use khadi, GOTS-certified organ- says she. "! !! Her designs, inspired by sub- From recycling discarded fab- ic cotton, naturally-dyed hand- & $ '!)$" Kriti also shares the same cultures from around the world, rics from t-shirts, end of the line looms as well as other dead stock ' %# # $ vision of making circular fashion $! Aiman believes that more than the material from local scrap dealers, handloom cotton fabrics that are Who says organic doesn’t “possible and more accessible.” She $ consumers, designers have the to reusing wires, waste bags as tex- made by under-utilised craft clus- include style? The four designers believes that such an award is a $ foremost responsibility to create tures and patterns, with eco-friend- ters from different parts of the have very different approaches first-of-its-kind as it recognises the $ . sustainable trends to follow, as they ly dyeing and printing, Aiman also country. We are also experiment- when it comes to combining inter- need for circular fashion and its $ . “have the ability and power to do uses waste cuttings from post pro- ing with recycled PET yarn derived national style, Western silhou- impact. ! &M =R& ll the luxury car brands in India have declared their sales figures for (5 A A2018; and sales in the luxury car segment are reflective of the sales figures * ( in the overall car market in India for 2018. That is, described in a single $ .!$ word, tepid. But, while the overall car & /+ $6 &/ "% #7/# &+ /+ 5- 31 +" market in 2018 has been slow, one rea- son for that seems to be because sales !!$ . tend to go slow and even fall in pre-elec- + / %/#$/ ! &/ &/ 6 /! / 7!& # /#%/ . !!++%# + $ tion years. Long story short, sales in 2018 $& for the leading brands were the follow- that driving luxury vehicles in India 3 ing. Mercedes-Benz, 15,538; BMW (with sometimes seems incongruous. Driving ! $ MINI) 11,105; Audi, 6,463; Jaguar-Land a Mercedes-Benz S-Class through the Rover, 4,579 and Volvo, 2,638. Throw in bylanes of Noida, where there is pover- K . the few hundred cars sold by the likes of ty staring at you in your face, is a blatant Porsche, Ferrari and other supercar display of the wealth gap in India. But one 3$ makers and ultra-luxury brands such as thing has to be remembered — protec- Bentley, in and overall sales of luxury tionist policies and povertarianism do not brands in India would touch around work until you can generate more wealth 40,000 units. If you throw in sales of all to distribute. Successful India will want !$$ cars that exceed 30 lakh in value, sales luxury cars to show off their wealth, they $. would touch around 50,000 or so cars do not care about the optics of it all to $ — a very small proportion of the over- outsiders and if you have made your ! all car market in India of three million. money you should be able to display it, !" # Some might say that this is because if it is through a car, good for you. And Indians are prudent car buyers, which the government should make money on ($ is a pity and is reflective of the overall this car, but tempering the amount of $ Indian economy. And the comparison I money they make will only serve to ! will make is with China, all three German increase demand and thus may make the $& luxury car brands sold over 600,000 cars brands set up proper manufacturing each in China in 2018. To put that blunt- bases in India, not just factories that put ly, it means that each luxury car brand the cars together like a Lego kit, all the ! sells more cars in China every month pieces shipped in from Europe, America than the entire industry sells annually in or even China. India. And that has meant that most car- Just look at China, all the major L+ # makers are not just manufacturing in growth, little wonder. a positive thing, despite taxes falling mar- brands are manufacturing there, China’s !&+ China, often in multiple locations, but are It is a sign of India’s lack of leverage ginally, sales increases were dispropor- auto industry is taking a lead in new tech- also designing cars for China, aspects of and the fact that luxury cars are still con- (! tionately large. There is a pent-up nologies such as battery-electric vehicles $& + the new BMW 3-series that was reviewed sidered a sin, that India’s economy is still demand for luxury brands in India but and hybrids and more. 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As we walked towards Connaught Place ness for over two decades now, believes in infus- there was a specially curated cocktail by HOC, bination of dried and fresh spices and herbs and looking for it, we came across a British-inspired ing creativity in his culinary art. He said, “The MacDonald Windsor, that added a twist to the just a hint of smokiness. Then there was Himachali gastro pub, House of Commons. In keeping with industry is quite big and every chef has his or her classic cocktail with some vodka, pineaplle, chana paneer ka madra — a quintessential its name, the long rectangular space reminds one own taste. So I do not compete with anyone else. peach schnapps, blue curacao and orange ice. Himachali dham item, cooked with whole spices of the lower house of the British Parliament. But I believe in competing with myselfand my every Other cocktail worth mentioning is Drunken making it flavorful and aromatic. Chef Vinay said truth be told, there’s nothing British about the food, dish speaks volumes about that.” tea master — two classy beverages came togeth- that Madra is generally made with rajma (kidney or a colonial fusion, but just a saleable mish-mash He recommended that before we started with er to make a great master. It consisted of a rare beans) or chana (Chickpea) or Black eyed peas but that goes by the label of multi-cuisine — a full meal, we should induge in some light snacks. combination of vodka, tea, spices, honey and sour then there are other variations with paneer. !. O)3 . $ Continental, Mediterranean and Indian cuisines, So we ordered cheese and vegetable Spring rolls mix. Chickpeas are cooked in yoghurt based gravy with $ $ !$K '3 coupled with drinks and live music. that were crisp on the outside and tender inside. 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: ) /-"1) named top seeds on Thursday begins her draw against for next week's Australian Slovenia's Polona Hercog and orld number ones Open, with 23-time major win- could meet fifth seed Novak Djokovic and ner Serena Williams lurking at Wozniacki in the semis. WSimona Halep were 16 on the women's side. Japan's Naomi Osaka, the US Open champion, kicks off her tournament against Poland's Magda Linette and is in line to meet Australia's Daria Gavrilova round two.
world number one Simona starts against Alison Van Halep in round four, and if she Uytvanck of Belgium and gets through that Karolina could meet 2008 champion Pliskova in the last eight. Maria Sharapova in round Before those potential ties, three. either Chinese wildcard Peng "Coming back as defend- Shui or Canadian Eugenie ing champion, it's something Bouchard would await I always dreamed of. I feel at Williams in the second round. home here. These courts are Halep, who enters the suited for me. I'm enjoying tournament having played just every minute," said the Dane Djokovic heads long-time Halep takes the top seed- The 37-year-old enters the one game in four months after at Thursday's draw, while pay- rival Rafael Nadal and defend- ing among the women courtesy tournament seeded 16, but is a back injury, was handed a ing tribute to Williams. ing champion Roger Federer, of her world number one rank- the hot favourite to claim a chance to avenge Estonia's "Serena is the greatest with young-gun Alexander ing, but she enters the tourna- record-equalling 24th Grand Kaia Kanepi, who beat her in player to have played the Zverev seeded four as he targets ment with only one match in Slam. the first round of the US Open game. Her experiences have a maiden Grand Slam title. four months under her belt in August. been a learning experience for The Serbian world number after an injury lay off. P&' ( If she comes through that me. It's be fun though as well. one is aiming to make history The Romanian, the beaten Serena Williams has been dangerous opening showdown, She has a baby now! It's amaz- by claiming a record seventh finalist last year, is returning handed a challenging draw in she could meet Venus Williams ing being back on tour so Australian Open crown when from a herniated disc and was her quest for a record-equalling in round three. soon." the tournament starts at bundled out of the Sydney 24th Grand Slam title at the Defending champion and The 2016 winner Melbourne Park on Monday, as International at the first hurdle. Australian Open, starting with third seed Caroline Wozniacki Angelique Kerber, seeded two, is Swiss legend Federer. Denmark's defending Germany's Tatjana Maria in the The pair faces a stern chal- champion Caroline Wozniacki, first round. lenge from Zverev, the torch- is seeded three, one behind The American, seeded 16, bearer for the next generation Germany's Angelique Kerber. is gunning to match Margaret who has so far failed to get US Open champion Naomi Court's record of singles majors beyond the quarter-finals at Osaka is at four while Sloane and claim an eighth Australian any major. Stephens, who also slumped Open crown. With world number five out of Sydney early, is at five. The 37-year-old enters the Juan Martin del Potro missing Overshadowing them all is tournament seeded 16, but has through injury, South Africa's the mighty Williams, who last proved in the past that such Kevin Anderson is elevated to played the tournament in 2017 numbers mean little to her. fifth seed with last year's beat- when she won while eight But Williams is in a tough en finalist Marin Cilic at six. weeks pregnant. half of the draw and could meet # &#%%#( )# #%( **+,-*. 79 )F4(-4,"+=-)(,()#=+>
1)2() 3+ when she claimed the 48kg category +13)-()( The mother-of-three enjoyed a Maun holds the same position in few days back, took the fourth posi- top honours in November last year stellar 2018, picking up Gold the 54kg category. tion in her weight category. he celebrated M C Mary Kom's in Delhi. "15+14 -/-' medals at the Commonwealth Former world Silver-medallist Following her was former world Tunprecedented sixth world title In the updated rankings put out + "'5/ + Games and a tournament in Poland. Sonia Lather was placed at the sec- champion L Sarita Devi at the 16th triumph has propelled her to the by AIBA, Mary Kom is placed top She also won Silver at the presti- ond spot in the 57kg division spot. number one position in the of the charts in the weight division )(//D3) gious Strandja Memorial in despite enduring a disappointing India Open Gold-medallist and International Boxing Association's with 1700 points. 3" +13)2)+43 Bulgaria. 2018, during which she finished world Bronze-winner Lovlina (AIBA) latest world rankings. The 36-year-old will have to Among other Indians, Pinki medal-less at the Asian Games. Borgohain took the fifth position in The diminutive Manipuri jump to 51kg in pursuit of her 2020 (+#+ +/12+3=F?? Jangra is placed eighth in the 51kg World Bronze-medallist the 69kg category. became the most successful boxer Olympic dream as 48kg is not yet /+1 category list. Simranjit Kaur (64kg), who was The men's rankings have not in world championships' history included in the Games roster. Asian Silver-medallist Manisha crowned the national champion a been updated as yet. " 6@ QA # '#" ' 'R 1)2() 3+ engaluru will host the first match of Australia's limited overs Btour of India with a T20 International on February 24, the BCCI " $ announced on Thursday. Rohit said ahead of India's first ODI The second T20I will be played in Visakhapatnam on against Australia. February 27, followed by five ODIs. "We played a lot of cricket The first ODI will be held in Hyderabad on March 2, followed 2 throughout the year, so injuries are by matches in Nagpur (March 5), Ranchi (March 8), Mohali (March bound to happen. And there will be 10) and New Delhi (March 13). some concerns about form and fit- Both T20Is will be night matches starting at 7pm, and all five $ ness. I don't see there will be any ODIs will be day-night affairs, starting at 1:30 pm, according to a drastic changes to the squad," he BCCI release. $ ! added. For Australia, this tour is set to be their last international assign- Talking about the slots in the ment before the World Cup which starts on May 30 in England. playing eleven, he said, "...More or For India, this series will be followed by a home assignment '(1)' less, the slots are pretty much taken against Zimbabwe, before the players head into the IPL ahead of by individuals but having said that, the World Cup. eteran wicketkeeper-batsman I feel everything will depend on the Mahendra Singh Dhoni's form of each player. Nobody is guar- Vindifferent form has come anteed that flight to England as yet. 2 under the scanner in recent times but "I would not say every individ- India Vice-captain Rohit Sharma on ual that is going to be part of the next Thursday backed him to the hilt, say- few series would be playing the 99 ing he will play a pivotal role in the World Cup. You have got to perform. World Cup later this year. But there won't be drastic changes," Rohit said besides his finishing said the stylish top-order batsman. abilities, Dhoni's mere presence lends India last played ODIs in calmness to the team, especially Australia in 2016, and lost the five- youngsters, and that would be crucial match series 1-4. Their top-order in a big tournament like the World comprising Rohit, Shikhar Dhawan Cup, which starts May 30 in England. and Virat Kohli had excelled back "Over the years we have seen then too, but the middle order did what sort of presence he (Dhoni) has not support them enough. in the dressing room and on the field. Rohit was confident that those With him being around, there is a shortcomings have been overcome sense of calmness in the group, especially in preparation for the '(1)' ty to finish off an innings with which is very important, and also a World Cup. the bat and his ability to create bit of help to the captain because he "It's not about one or two indi- ustralia all-rounder Mitchell pressure with his lightning run- stands behind the stumps," Rohit said viduals, it's about 11 of us con- AMarsh has been ruled of the ning between the wickets were ahead of the first ODI against tributing, including the 7 or 8 bat- first ODI against India due to ill- what got him the nod. Australia on Saturday. ters that will be playing. Individuals ness and the home team has "That might sound like the "He has captained India for so do right now is very important. India in 2017 and since then they nobody should take his place for may win one or two games but to drafted uncapped Ashton dumbest thing you've ever many years and been successful. So "His presence around the group have done really well in and outside granted as poor form could lead to win the championship, the batting Turner as his cover. heard but you watch Ashton he being around with the team always is a massive factor for us," said the 31- India. And one of the reasons for that omissions. unit needs to come together and at Marsh has gastritis and has Turner, the way he runs is helpful. He is like a guiding light year-old right handed batsman. is MS and how he has guided these Rohit said there could be one or some stage put their hands up and spent the past two days in hos- between wickets is unbeliev- around the group," he said. Rohit said young bowlers like two guys in the middle about how to two changes in the squad, which will say 'I'm going to take that challenge pital. able. He's such a great athlete, Dhoni's much-vaunted finishing Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep keep things tight and field place- take on Australia and New Zealand and make the team get through the Coach Justin Langer said it puts so much pressure (on the skills are under scrutiny but Rohit Yadav can benefit from Dhoni's pres- ments. in upcoming ODI series, depending finishing line. Marsh will not play in the first opposition)," he was quoted as said the former captain has it in him ence behind the stumps. "He has played a massive role ever on poor form and injury in the com- "There will be times when your ODI against India here on saying by Cricket Australia to continue being useful with the bat. "Chahal and Kuldeep are both since the time he has left captaincy," ing months. top-order fails and the middle-order Saturday and will monitor the official website "...Batting down the order, getting doing really well so somebody like he added. "The squad that plays these 13 has to take the responsibility and all-rounder's progress ahead of 'cricket.Com.Au'. us through the line, his finishing Dhoni standing behind the stumps ODIs is more or less the same squad they know that. I think they have the final two matches in The 25-year-old Turner, touch is very important and he has and helping those guys about what ( %& that will go to the World Cup. There done that in the last series we have Adelaide (January 15) and who has played in three T20 finished so many games for us. His the batsman is trying to do, it makes Vice-captain Rohit Sharma on will be one or two changes, keeping played, in the Asia Cup, and also Melbourne (January 18). International matches in 2017, calmness and advice, what he thinks a huge difference I think. Thursday said India's World Cup in mind the form and injury con- against the West Indies in India," he Langer said the Perth has been in good form in Big about the game and what we should "These guys started playing for squad is more or less settled but cerns over the next few months," added. Scorchers player Turner's abili- Bash League. 12'"@ & %& Q2@@( @@2&) 82 Cape Town: "($ $: =>. 0 . 1)2() 3+ ! !=N&#( -2 @2)()@"1:@07!(R EN $ E? verwhelmed by the comparisons with ! $ $ ! E? OVirender Sehwag after his 'dream debut' in '(1)' &D. ! Australia, Mayank Agarwal says he will be happy ! $: .!! if he could do even half of what the former India ustralia coach Justin Langer $ 2 )!2 A?&D opener achieved in his illustrious career. Aon Thursday said he has ( $ .0 Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar and never seen a batsman concen- $E?=F& ( !1! his personal coach Irfan Sait are among those who trate as hard as Cheteshwar $$ & feel that "there is a little bit of Sehwag" in Agarwal, Pujara, who beats even the great who drew the flattering comparison with his Sachin Tendulkar in that aspect. & %& : ( ' aggressive style of play. Speaking for the first time Kanpur: - $ $ 4 Drafted into the squad in the middle of a well- since the visiting team's maiden " 0 . " poised series, the 27-year-old rose to the occasion Test triumph on Australian soil, !! ! &- ! with a 77, 76 and 42 in Melbourne and Sydney, series in Australia. We became the first team from Langer said Pujara's concentra- ! $ $$ playing a crucial hand in India's maiden Test series the sub-continent to win a series in Australia. tion was a challenge for his $ &- $ triumph Down Under. There can't be a better start than this," said bowlers. " GB= H >= "Honestly, I am not a fan of comparisons but Agarwal, who finally got his opportunity after "...I have never seen a bats- 0 !& ! ! he is one of the greats of Indian cricket. I just like being on the fringes for a long time. man watch the ball as closely as . 1 to go in the middle, give my best and see what Agarwal saw off the new ball with Hanuma he (Pujara) does, and that 5 ! !>R& comes out of it. Having said that, if I could do even Vihari on day one of the third Test before end- includes Sachin Tendulkar and 3 & half of what he (Sehwag) did, I will be happy," the ing with an impressive 76 off 161 balls. Rahul Dravid. His concentration "The guys are working very "We have the best spinner Karnataka batsman said after returning home. Asked about his mind-set going into the was a challenge. And we have to hard and they are going okay. and three outstanding pace ' : %& : : & Agarwal had replaced the injured Prithvi Shaw Melbourne game, Agarwal said, "I was very excit- keep getting better just like him, The first innings in Melbourne bowlers, against the outstanding in the squad and facing the likes of Josh ed that I have been called to represent India in all our batsmen and bowlers," and Sydney, honestly, sucked the Pujara and Kohli. So it takes Kolkata: ! ): Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc was Australia in a well poised series. My thought was Langer said. life out of us because when you some mental and physical ener- ! 0 $ . ! as tough a challenge as he could face in his debut I want to be a part of the action than sit out. When Langer said his bowlers are in the field for two days, with gy out. "There are new players " !$ ! innings on Boxing Day. I got the call from the selectors, I was very excit- were stretched to the limit in the only one spin bowler, that takes and new staff for these three & $ =? "Definitely, it was (special), to make my debut ed. It is a big moment for any cricketer, more so Test series, especially in energy out of the group," he said games, so that brings new ener- E?= AFAG=C>H $ !: at the MCG and most importantly, to win the Test if you do that in MCG on Boxing Day." Melbourne and Sydney. ahead of ODI series. gy to the group...," he added. $ . .$ &!$ >AE8C $ ! ! =FA=C .: &$ $ E? 4 / "%% # :1 # GBR ER O E> CCH ! $!& 4 $ =A $ =AE8B=B (/#"#4/# /7/&+ ! '+ ' !& EA GE>H5$ 0 ! EC & 1)2() 3+ concerned, the comments were - + year's World Cup in England. crass, in bad taste and unac- "Question is, for the World Cup will you pick ' & & : %& & he Committee of ceptable," Rai said. ishabh Pant might have created a new record Dhoni? How can you drop Pant? He has done so Mumbai: +21=E 4 TAdministrators chief Edulji also sought the Rfor an Indian wicket keeper by well. These are the questions for the 0 ! ++ 2+ 0 Vinod Rai on Thursday rec- opinion of BCCI acting pres- taking 11 catches in a Test in selectors —the three selectors who $ $ 2& ommended a two-ODI ban on ident CK Khanna, acting sec- Australia, but former stumper between them must have played one ( !$ 4$A.= India players Hardik Pandya retary Amitabh Chaudhary Farokh Engineer says the Delhi and a half Tests," he said, before he was and KL Rahul for their con- and treasurer Anirudh youngster has a lot of technical prob- corrected that there was a five-man )! " ! $ troversial comments on Chaudhry on the issue. lems in his primary job, while prais- selection panel now with two more $ " CR 0 &EC.. women in a TV show but fel- Responding to her query, ing the left hander's batting heroics. additions to the list. 5 . $!$ low COA member Diana Anirudh recommended a sus- Engineer said Pant reminds "I don't want to sound harsh. Give . $ ! $ +& Edulji referred the matter to pension for the two and a gen- him of his young days. him time. He (Pant) will improve. I D $ ! the BCCI's legal cell. der sensitisation programme "His approach is same as M S wish I could have a couple of times "$ )! ! 0 & ' !+ ) If the ban is imposed, the +4 for them. Dhoni's. But don't praise him sky- with him to make him a good wick- $ : & duo could miss the first two "The players must be high at the moment. Encourage him. et keeper," said Engineer. matches of a three-ODI series slammed as misogynistic and immediately suspended pend- (But) He's technically so incorrect," Explaining further, Engineer said & & ' against Australia starting sexist, prompting the CoA to ing a proper inquiry and must said the one-time flamboyant wick- Pant snatches the ball, gets up too early Chennai: 1! $! ! Saturday in Sydney. issue a show cause notice on be allowed to join the team (if et keeper batsman. and does not move his feet. ! ( " 4 "I am not convinced with Wednesday. The all-rounder, selected) only once they have Pant had also scored a blazing hundred, the "A good wicket keeper moves his feet, goes $&" ! ! $ ECR C(: Hardik's explanation and I in response, said he was sin- gone through a proper sensi- first by an Indian wicket keeper in Australia, in to the ball and does not dive all the time; uses his AAC !& !$ 1==A have recommended a two- cerely regretful and would not tisation in addition to serving the drawn final Test at Sydney to top his record feet all the time," the Mumbai-born stumper of = >? $ $ ! match ban for both players. repeat the behaviour. a ban, if imposed upon them," number of catches behind the stumps in the first the 1960s and 1970s said. $!& 5 3 $ However the final decision "Diana has sought legal he said. match of the series at Adelaide. "He's young he will learn from mistakes. $ ! $EC &5 will be taken once Diana gives opinion whether the duo can Anirudh said there should Pant's flamboyant batting exploits, however, Wicket- keeping is not taught, it's a natural thing. $ 4 :: $ her go ahead," Rai said. be banned. So, obviously a also be an investigation into have impressed Engineer so much that he won- He has to iron out certain elementary things. I love 0 & Pandya's comments on decision will be taken once she how the two players appeared dered how the Indian selectors can afford to leave his approach. He's such a good, natural player. I 'Koffee with Karan' were gives her nod. As far as I am on an entertainment show. him out in favour of the seasoned Dhoni for this am sure his wicket keeping will improve," he said.