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- "! 2820" dence of their heinous deed...    Specific Intelligence inputs had ormer Mumbai Police been received from Central FCommissioner Rakesh Intelligence agencies that R   Maria has dropped a bombshell Pakistan was intent on killing by claiming in his 624-page Kasab and the Dawood gang    memoir “Let Me Say It Now” had been entrusted with the released recently that how there task,” Maria wrote. Q" R was a bid to dub 26/11 as “He seriously believed that “Hindu terror”, a phrase coined Muslims were not allowed to by the then Home Minister. offer namaaz in and  .+'9+:;" But it didn’t happen so as mosques were locked up by the Pakistani terrorist Mohammed authorities. He felt that the day after British MP Ajmal Kasab was caught alive. azaan he heard five times a day ADebbie Abrahams was Had Kasab not been caught in the Crime Branch lock-up deported from the Indira alive, his body would have was just a figment of his imag- Gandhi International Airport been found with an I-card ination. When we came to here, Government sources said bearing a fictitious Hindu know of this, I instructed on Tuesday her e-Business visa name, writes Maria about the Mahale to take him to the was revoked as she was investigation helmed by him in mosque near the Metro involved in anti-India activities. was intimated to her on made,” a source said. the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. Cinema in a vehicle. When he They also said revoking or February 14,” they said. Sources The Labour Party MP had “If all had gone well, he saw the namaaz in progress grant of visa is the sovereign also asserted the grant, rejec- said despite having a valid visa (Kasab) would have been dead would have been on their way not worked that way and here was now my most esteemed with his own eyes, he was right of a country and the tion or revocation of a visa or she was denied entry into India with a red string tied around to Hyderabad to find more he was, Ajmal Amir Kasab of guest. Keeping this enemy bewildered. This was not how cancellation of visa was con- electronic travel authorisation after she landed at the airport his wrist like a Hindu. We about him. There would have Faridkot in Pakistan, and I was alive was my number one pri- it was supposed to be!” Maria veyed to her on February 14. is the sovereign right of a here about 8.50 am from would have found an identity been screaming headlines in asking him, Ki karan aya hai? ority. Anger and hostility writes in the book. Congress leader Abhishek country. Dubai. She was among a group card on his person with a fic- newspapers claiming how (What are you here for?),” the towards Kasab were percepti- In one of the most horrif- Manu Singhvi welcomed the Abrahams was not in the of British MPs who issued for- titious name: Samir Dinesh Hindu terrorists had attacked former IPS officer wrote. ble. The way the men and offi- ic terrorist attacks in the coun- step even though his party possession of a valid visa at the mal letters expressing con- Chaudhari, student of Mumbai. Over-the-top TV Maria’s book also men- cers were reacting to him, I try’s history, 166 people were colleague Tharoor on Monday time of her arrival at the IGI cerns over the revocation of Arunodaya Degree and PG journalists would have made a tions that Pakistan’s ISI and the had to personally choose his killed and over 300 injured as had criticised the Government Airport here on Monday and Jammu & Kashmir’s special College, Vedre Complex, beeline for Bengaluru to inter- Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) were guards for the entire period he 10 heavily-armed terrorists on her deportation. Singhvi she was asked to return, the status under Article 370 in Dilkhushnagar, Hyderabad, view his family and neigh- bent upon killing Kasab by would be with us,” Maria from Pakistan created mayhem said the British MP was a sources said. August last year. 500060, resident of 254, bours,” he wrote. “hook or by crook” after he writes in the book. in Mumbai on November 26, “Pakistan proxy.” There is no provision of “We are gravely concerned Teachers Colony, Nagarabhavi, Mahale, Marde and Kadam was caught alive by ASI “The ISI and the Lashkar 2008. Justifying the decision to “visa on arrival” for the UK at the announcement by Indian Bengaluru,” Maria writes. were senior police officers Tukaram Ombale. were bent upon eliminating Kasab, the lone terrorist cancel the visa and deporting nationals at the airport, Home Minister, , “Ramesh Mahale, Prashant involved in the 26/11 attack “As the Joint CP incharge him by hook or by crook to captured alive, was hanged to the MP, sources said Abrahams sources said, dismissing that Article 370 of the Indian Marde and Dinesh Kadam investigation. “But alas, it had of the Crime Branch, Kasab obliterate the only living evi- death on November 21, 2012. was issued an e-Business visa Abrahams’ contention she Constitution, which grants spe- on October 7 last year for should have been granted a cial status to Jammu &  attending business meetings. “visa on arrival”. Kashmir, has been removed by )*   The visa was valid till October They said as per the rules Presidential Order,” the ! "# $    5, 2020. previously issued e-Business Opposition MP had noted in    “Her e-Business visa was visa meant for business meet- her letter to UK Foreign       revoked on February 14, 2020 ings cannot be used for visiting Secretary Dominic Raab.      on account of her indulging in “family and friends”, as stated Abrahams reacted on           %"&''  (  activities which went against by the British MP. “This is not Twitter, “Very disappointing       India’s national interest. The permitted as per the rules and that a friend can’t respectfully    !   #   rejection of the e-Business visa a separate visa request has to be criticise another friend.” " O $ % &    :8(.4'   '   ,,    (  )  * o develop Ayodhya as a .+'9+:;" %&'% Ttourist attraction, the Uttar      P Pradesh Government in its court on Tuesday    Budget for 2020-21 has made Asent Sharjeel Imam, named     +%   a special provision of 500 as an “instigator” by the Delhi   % ,   crore. The UP Government Police in its chargesheet for vio-      "  )     -  will spend 85 crore on the lent protests against the . $   O development of a high-class Citizenship Amendment Act    /  infrastructure in Ayodhya, and (CAA) at New Friends’ Colony  .+'9+:;"  .+'9+:;"   %   10 crore has been kept for the here last year, to judicial cus-   % %   renovation of Tulsi Smarak tody till March 3. he Central Government subgroup of the global ter-      % Bhawan in the pilgrim city. It stated that it had attached Thas renamed Institute for Aror financing watchdog 01,* The UP Budget also ear- CCTV footage, call detail Defence Studies and Analyses Financial Action Task Force marked 200 crore for the records and statements of over (IDSA), a Government think (FATF) on Tuesday recom- !   " !  beautification of Varanasi’s 100 witnesses as evidence in the tank, as mended continuation of #$   " Kashi Vishwanath temple. chargesheet. Imam was arrest- Institute for Defence Studies Pakistan in the “Grey List” for #%%& !  The Budget also provides ed on sedition charges last and Analyses in order to “hon- its failure to check terror fund-  %  %  2,000 crore for the new airport month in a separate case. our the commitment and lega- ing and a final decision will be 2 %1 3   project at Jewar near Delhi with Earlier on Monday, the cy” of the late Defence Minister. taken on February 21, sources  !   special focus on road and court had sent Imam to one- The IDSA is a non-partisan, said on Tuesday. %    /13( metro rail projects. day custody of the Delhi Police autonomous body dedicated to The decision was taken at +% 4%   Finance Minister Suresh in the case as it wanted to quiz objective research and policy- “enhanced its security capaci- the meeting of the FATF’s      * Kumar Khanna presented the him because an accused — relevant studies on all aspects ties, boosted indigenous International Co-operation Budget in the State Assembly. Furkan — in the December 15, of defence and security. defence production and bet- Review Group (ICRG), held at " "   The Kanpur Metro Rail 2019 violence case has alleged Parrikar was Defence tered the lives of ex-service- the ongoing Paris plenary.  !  "  Project has been granted 358 in his disclosure that he was Minister from November 9, men”, it said. The FATF meeting is being '&( (&,5%    crore and 286 crore has provoked by Imam’s speeches. 2014 to March 14, 2017. He His biggest contribution held a week after an anti-ter-     6  been allocated for the metro The police had earlier told died last year due to pancreat- was towards the implementa- rorism court in Pakistan sen-  2  rail in Agra. the court that Furkan was ic cancer. He steered the tion of long-standing One tenced Hafiz Saeed, the mas-   % (   The 2020-21 Budget sets a arrested on the basis of a Defence Ministry “through the Rank One Pension (OROP) termind of the 2008 Mumbai   / %  * target for the construction of CCTV footage which showed tough challenges of attacks like demand for the Armed forces, attack and founder of LeT, to 11 four lakh houses for the weak- him carrying a container Pathankot and Uri and the statement said. years in two terror financing ")*+  "  er sections within a year and allegedly containing petrol. responded to these with exem- The renaming of the IDSA cases inside Pakistan.   ,   lists schemes to help the youth Four people were arrested in plary boldness,” said a will align the vision and aspi- The Pakistani court’s judg-   "  ( to make a living. the case on December 16 and Government statement on ration of the premier defence ment came ostensibly to please 7     %  '   Addressing reporters later, sent to judicial custody. Furkan Tuesday while announcing the institute with the contribution the FATF and Western coun- 5!  )  %   Chief Minister           was arrested later. decision to rename the IDSA. of the former Raksha Mantri, tries so that the country can "  %    called the Budget — the fourth        ! "#"#$"% &'  ' Imam, who came into the “An epitome of integrity said the statement. exit the “Grey List”. (%     presented by his Government &  *  * limelight during the ongoing and dedication in public life, Chief Minister India has been maintaining %  ( / — “historic”, “growth-oriented” protests at Shaheen Bagh throughout his career, late said, “I wel- that Pakistan extends regular    %   and “people-friendly”. crore. It has provisions for new is expected to begin in the next against the CAA and the NRC, Parrikar showed a tremendous come the decision of Defence support to terror groups like  * (7 $ !  / Opposition parties, how- schemes worth 10,967 crore, few months. was arrested from Bihar’s fighting spirit, taking on the Ministry to rename IDSA as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e- !    %  ever, termed it “directionless” Khanna said. In addition, the State Jehanabad on January 28 in a odds with fearlessness,” the ‘Manohar Parrikar Institute for Mohammad (JeM) and Hizbul  5 %/%    and a “farce”. Among the major alloca- Government will spend Rs 85 separate case for allegedly mak- statement noted. Defence Studies and Analyses’, Mujahideen, whose prime tar- %    %  The 5.12 lakh crore tions is 500 crore for an air- crore for the development of ing inflammatory speeches at When Parrikar was the honoring Manohar bhai’s get is India, and has urged  (  ! ! %   Budget is bigger than the one port at Ayodhya, where the the pilgrim city as a tourist Jamia Millia Islamia here and Defence Minister, India wit- tremendous contribution as FATF to take action against "  ' * presented last year by 33,159 construction of a Ram temple spot. in Aligarh. nessed a series of decisions that Defence Minister of India.” Islamabad. *  !!+!  )      

"  Sunder Kaand recital done, it spokesperson Praveen Shankar +"    does not make me less pro- Kapoor hit out at the AAP, say-   + gressive. Being progressive ing its attachment towards #  year. than the previous five years’ does not mean you are an Lord Hanuman was not a mat- .+'9+:;" According to the second (2013-14 to 2017-18) average '  ,)& atheist,” he said. ter of religious faith, but a advance estimates of food- production of foodgrain.     - The AAP leader said he “political melodrama”. espite flood in 15 States grains production released by As per estimates, the was “just following his faith” “We expect that the Aam Dand loss of crops due to the Agriculture Ministry on cumulative rainfall in the coun-  ,,    and have been doing it for long. Aadmi Party which used to locust attack in , Tuesday, the output projected try during the monsoon season .+'9+:;" “Today there is no election play politics in favour of a par- Punjab and , record for 2019-20 is 6.7 MT higher (June to September, 2019) has so it should not be seen as a ticular religious community output in rice and wheat is like- than the 2018-19 final esti- been 10 per cent higher than am Aadmi Party (AAP) political thing. The controver- will now work for all the reli- ly, pushing up the foodgrains mates of 285.21 MT. The rice Long Period Average (LPA). AMLA from Greater Kailash sy was started after the BJP gious communities of the soci- production in the country to an output during the same period “Accordingly, the production of Saurabh Bhardwaj has said questioned the Chief Minister’s ety during the next five years,” all-time high of around 291.95 is expected to be 117.47 MT most of the crops for the agri- recitation of “Sunder Kaand” (a visit to Hanuman mandir, said another BJP spokesperson million tonnes (MT) in the cur- (against 116.48 MT in 2018), cultural year 2019-20 has been chapter in Tulsidas’ although the temple priest Ashok Goel Devraha. rent while wheat is slated to hit a estimated higher than their Ramcharitmanas, which talks came on record to say he Former Delhi Government best-ever 106.21 MT (103.60 normal production. These esti- about Lord Hanuman’s visit to (Kejriwal) has been visiting media adviser Nagendar MT). mates are subject to revision on Lanka) will be held on the first the temple for years,” he said. Sharma also termed Bhardwaj’s Wheat is the main rabi account of more precise infor- Tuesday of every month in dif- Also, Bhardwaj targeted announcement as “disappoint- (winter) crop, harvesting of mation flowing over the time,” ferent areas of his constituen- the BJP and Congress leaders, ing”. “Disappointed to see a which will begin from next officials of the Agriculture cy to seek the blessings of saying they may be fuming but competent legislator with pro- month. However, the Ministry said. Lord Hanuman and Lord Ram. scheduled programmes. “I am a Hindu. Arvind should be happy to be a part of gressive outlook fall into the production during Total production of rice Bhardwaj said advance Speaking to PTI on the Kejriwal is a Hindu. Nobody “Sunder Kaand Paath” irre- fallacious trap of trying to 2019-20 is higher by during 2019-20 is estimated at bookings have been made and issue, Bhardwaj said he has the can deny this fact. I have reli- spective of their religion. outdo BJP in its game,” he 26.20 million tonnes record 117.47 million tonnes. sponsors are ready for the freedom to practise his religion. gious freedom. If I am getting Meanwhile, Delhi BJP tweeted.     !"#$%$% 

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These districts come Gfacility of Rs 3184 crore through World Bank for Himachal said illegal mining is rampant activities in the State.” under Yamuna River, Dadam Hydro Power and Renewable Power Sector Development Project. in the State and he would soon The minister said in the last mountains and Aravalli region The program was accepted by Department of Economic write to the Home Minister few weeks, he had conducted where most illegal mining was Affairs, (DEA), Ministry of Finance, GoI in 104th meeting of its " 2;(?,6 !5 2  9    seeking police cooperation to several raids in illegal mining taking place, he added. Screening Committee on Tuesday and recommended to World  %  8 +   5 2 ,  check the menace. prone areas of the State. In He said it was not possible Bank for financing. This financing would come in the pattern of 1     L7F"    (  %  Talking to The Pioneer, course of inspection it was to stop illegal mining without 90 percent grant and 10 percent loan to Government of ,  (   (     2  %  Sharma said over phone that he found that illegal mining is the cooperation of police . Chief Minister Tuesday ' MH(2(4,7FI/%! $ .  / would write a letter to the rampant and police officials are department as there was short- expressed his gratitude towards government of India for this. $6  5!  7 ))*9      Home Minister Anil Vij, seek- doing little to check this. age of staff in mining depart- Additional Chief Secretary MPP & Power Ram Subhag Singh   %  %    !    ing police cooperation to check In course of raids during ment. "Multi pronged approach led the team comprising of MD HPPTCL R.K. Sharma, Special %     *; /%  !  illegal mining in the State. early morning hours or late checking, 35 dumpers were will have to be adopted to Secretary Power Hem Raj Bairwa and other officers from ener- %   !     !   %%  When contacted, Vij, how- evening hours, the raiding team impounded and Rs 25 lakh fine check illegal mining in the gy sector utilities in presenting the proposal to DEA.   ! /%    % %  * ever said that he has not found dumpers or trucks was imposed in Faridabad, State," he said. The project aims at holistic development of power sector of  6  %    !        received any phone call or any loaded with illegal mining in Sohna, Tawadu, Gurugram, Regarding shortage of staff, the state through investment in all three segments of power sec- %  %/;  /&  /.  /0 / 6    letter from the Mining Minister different police station areas, and Nuh areas. the Mining Minister said the tor i.e. Generation, Transmission and Distribution. On genera-   ,6 ! !       ! / on the issue. adding that during recent The Minister said, after proposal for filling the vacant tion part a funding of Rs 1600 crore will come to the ongoing  9  * inspection, guidelines have been posts by the Department of Shongtong Karchham HEP 450 MW. Project once commissioned issued to the police station in- Mining and Geology is being would earn revenue of Rs 500 crore per annum to the state exche-    ,     " charges of all the areas, saying prepared and will be sent to the quer. This is by far the biggest project taken up by state government " 2;(?5 6   . !  /,6 ! that appropriate action should Chief Minister's Office. The without the participation of any Central Public Sector undertaking &2 $           be initiated if any overloaded vacancies will be filled by and was facing financial hardships due to non availability of ade- . !  ! % 7 )  *  vehicle enters the peripheral Public Service quate funds. 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  #  ,.(;8: the State Budget.” Budget for OBC/SC. Money poor infrastructure and short- their suggestions. According mal husbandry. Combined Asked about the common given to the people under Awas age of specialist doctors, only to the schedule prepared for farming should be promoted. head of Budget Session minimum programme (CMP) Yojana should also be doubled. 400 or 500 patients are being consultation with the MLAs, Storage capacity should be Ascheduled from February of the BJP-JJP coalition Steps should be taken to pre- treated here on daily basis. during three days of pre-Budget enhanced in the State apart 19, Haryana Legislators on Government, Khattar said both vent scholarship scam, he said. Geeta Bhukkal Congress meeting, discussion on agri- from increasing Agriculture Tuesday gave their suggestions the parties had promised the Health Minister Anil Vij MLA from Jhajjar said that she culture, education, health, budget in this current annual and inputs on Budget 2020-21 people through their mani- said that around 50 suggestions suggested the Government to urban local bodies, the social budget. during the ongoing pre-Budget festoes during election and for health department were allocate maximum funds on sector and infrastructure devel- BJP MLA from Indri Ram consultation meeting in those common would be received from MLAs during education, health and medical opment among others will be Kumar Kashyap said, “I sug- Panchkula. implemented. "Some of them pre-budget consultation meet- education. In absence of prop- held. Legislators gave sugges- gested the Government to pro- While the ruling party have already been implement- ing. er infrastructure and specialist tions on agriculture sector and mote organic farming. Excess MLAs expressed gratitude to ed. There will be no budget for Narnaund JJP MLA Ram doctors, the district civil hos- how to double farmers’ income use of pesticide invites number Chief Minister Manohar Lal common minimum pro- Kumar Gautam said, “I sug- pital of the State has become among others. The MLAs have of diseases and people become Khattar for organising pre- gramme", he said. gested the Government to referral centre for the people of been given a chance to give con- victim of it. Such meeting Budget meeting to incorporate Leader of Opposition and increase the pension of elders. the State. “We have suggested structive ideas to better the per- would help the Government to their suggestions in the Budget, former Chief Minister JJP had promised to increase the Government now during formance in all above sectors draft healthy Budget for the the opposition Legislators Bhupinder Singh Hooda who the pension of elders upto  pre-budget consultation meet- during pre-budget meeting. people of the State.” were apparently not much was present in the meeting said 5100. If the Government can- ing. Let’s see what Government Yamuna Nagar BJP MLA Ellenabad MLA and senior impressed by the idea, espe- he attended attended the pre- not immediately increase the does on our suggestions. We Ghanshyam Dass Arora said, “I INLD leader Abhay Chautala cially at a stage when the budget meeting but did not pension to 5100 then they will expose them during bud- suggested the Government to alleged that Government is Budget must have been given give any suggestion on State’s should increase it by 1, 000 get discussion in the Vidhan take steps for promoting organ- not serious about the pre-bud- final shape. budget as the current annually. People would have Sabha if suggestions are not ic farming. As many parts of get discussion and it was a mere Taking to reporters, Government has not present- faith in our announcement.” incorporated,” she added. the State face shortage of water, formality. He alleged that Khattar said, “We consulted ed any economic survey. "I do Jagbir Singh Malik, Naina Singh Chautala, JJP water harvesting should be Budget book has questioned different stakeholders including not know about fund allocation Congress MLA from Gohana MLA from Dabwali said that she promoted. Soil health card the need of organsing pre- those associated with industry, to various departments. I do said that in place of setting up suggested the Government to scheme should be executed Budget meeting. "By organising service sector, agriculture, real not know State’s economic con- new hospitals, the existing hos- give special attention on girls’ effectively. Farmers should be this, Government is misleading estate, women and MPs. dition. Under such circum- pitals should be modernised. education, their empowerment educated and encouraged to the people and the opposition During pre-Budget consulta- stances, how can I give my sug- There has been shortage of spe- as well as providing them with avoid using pesticide". parties would expose the tion meeting, MLAs have given gestions on State Budget?” he get so suggestions are needed increase its Budget on educa- cialist doctors in BPS Govt. transport facilities among others. Tohana JJP MLA Devender Government on this issue," he their suggestions by rising asked. to draft a good Budget. tion. Medical College, Khanpur Ranbir Singh Gangwa, BJP Singh Babli said that along with said, adding that Government above party lines. We assured Education Minister Legislators’ suggestions would Haryana Minister Banwari Kalan. Earlier, around 4000 MLA and Deputy Speaker of farming, farmers should be should encourage research and them that their viable sugges- Kanwar Pal Gujjar said that the be incorporated, he said, hop- Lal said that he suggested the patients were being treated at the Vidhan Sabha said MLAs encouraged for horticulture, innovation in State tions would be incorporated in Government has limited bud- ing that the Government would Government to increase OPD of this hospital but due to cutting across party lines gave vegetable cultivation and ani- Universities. ,6 !  % %%       +  ,,#    (;.9"$&; !  nderlining that Punjab is Unot able to bear the annu-  ,6 ! (   % % %%      '''   ' -   al loss of more than 2,000    crore due to damage to food grains, the State Government  ,6 !$  ! !       &  (;.9"$&; on Tuesday urged the Centre to )/%      come up with an effective pol- o further improve and icy to check the same. 2  (  %   %  %,6 ! Tstreamline the functioning At the same time, the State of State’s Government medical Punjab Food, Civil Supplies    (    %  %  %  colleges, Punjab Cabinet on and Consumer Affairs Minister !     Tuesday approved the creation Bharat Bhushan Ashu has also of 550 posts in these institu- appealed to the Union Minister 8 2     ,6 !O,9 tions at Patiala and of State of Consumer Affairs,  %   Amritsar. Food and Public Distribution The new posts include 66 Raosaheb Dadarao Danve to 9  %5(" %           paramedics of technical nature, enhance the storage capacity in %  %  % ,6 !O -   464 critical posts of nurses, the State. technicians and Class IV Ashu made the demands grains can reach the house- identification of suitable sites employees and 20 posts of during his meeting with the they are also asked to manage around 95 lakh metric tonne of holds in one go and the bene- has been initiated and soon Viral Research and Diagnostic Union Minister, who is on their storage for up to three food grains from previous years ficiaries would be benefitted to construction of new silos will Laboratory (VDRL)/Multi-dis- two-day visit to the State. years, whereas food grains are are being stored in the State, a large extent. He also showed be started. ciplinary Research Units GMC MOHALI TO BE an additional Sewerage Strongly taking up the issue not stored in Rajasthan for out of which around 36 lakh keen interest in implementing He said that silo struc- (MRU) lab projects, said an NAMED AS DR B R Treatment Plan having capac- of shortage of food grains stor- more than three months. metric tonne is lying in open the Punjab model of PDS in tures follows a scientific official spokesperson after the AMBEDKAR STATE INSTI- ity of 275 MLD including asso- age capacity in Punjab, Ashu “If the Union Government storage and around 60 lakh entire country. method of storing grains where Cabinet meeting. TUTE OF MEDICAL SCI- ciated infrastructure would be said that although Punjab has formulates a policy, food grains metric tonnes is stored in stored grain is kept dry and The spokesperson said that ENCES developed, which would go a been the food bowl of our from Punjab can be stored in godowns. PUNJAB TO GET 31 SILOS aired so as to prevent fungal these posts would be instru- As a tribute to legendary long way in solving problems country for the last several states such as Rajasthan or He said that adding to it, SOON FOR SCIENTIFIC and insect attacks for much mental in putting into use the statesman and father of the of Buddah Nallah and subse- decades, the responsibility of others,” said Ashu while advo- around 130 lakh metric tonnes STORAGE OF FOOD- longer time period as com- medical machinery, equipment Indian Constitution Dr B R quent pollution of river Satlej, managing storage of procured cated the sale of food grains of wheat is expected to arrive GRAINS pared to traditional and infrastructure, lying idle Ambedkar, the Cabinet okayed said the Government food grains is also meted by the from Punjab to countries such in mandis in April 2020, and Union Minister of State for methods. due to paucity of staff, thus pro- the renaming of Government spokesperson. State. as Afghanistan or some other Punjab would be unable to Consumer Affairs, Food and Earlier, during his meeting viding better healthcare ser- Medical College, SAS Nagar It may be recalled that the “Due to limited resources, South Asian countries. store such massive inflow of Public Distribution Raosaheb with Punjab Food and Civil vices to the people. Mohali, as Dr B R Ambedkar pollution in Buddah Nallah is Punjab is unable to increase the He said that for lifting of food grains due to shortage of Patil Danve on Tuesday said Supplies Minister Bharat In addition, the Cabinet State Institute of Medical a major threat to the public storage capacity on their own food grains, special permission storage capacity. that in order to prevent wastage Bhushan Ashu in Ludhiana, gave nod for creation and fill- Sciences. health and environment. The and the Union Government is granted for only 10-12 goods Appreciating Punjab model of foodgrains in traditional Danve said that 21 sites for this ing up of five new posts in the The upcoming medical main sources of pollution in should assist the State trains daily, which should be of public distribution system storage system, the purpose have already been Directorate of Medical college would be instrumental Buddah Nallah are direct flow Government in this regard,” he increased to at least 20. (PDS), the Union Minister Government has planned to shortlisted, whereas the Education and Research, along in serving the Government's into the Nallah by industries, said while appealing to the He also demanded that Danve said that if food grains construct 31 silos in Punjab for remaining sites would also be with revival of the already purpose of providing affordable dairies and some slum or local- Union Minister that the Centre under the Private Entrepreneur are distributed to the benefi- proper scientific storage of finalized shortly. sanctioned nine posts under its healthcare to the public, as well ities, treated effluent from exist- should formulate a nationwide Guarantee (PEG) scheme, ciaries for a collective period of food grains. Danve said that it would restructuring plan. as giving students the oppor- ing STPs based on UASB tech- effective policy in this regard so approvals for construction of six months in entire country, Danve, who was at Sangrur check the problem of storage to Spokesperson said that this tunity to pursue a career in nology not meeting the that the food grains produced godowns, with at least 20 lakh the problem of storage as well to inspect the godowns of Food a large extent. He also assured initiative would help provide medical education, said the required effluent quality, and in agrarian state of Punjab do metric tonnes capacity, should as damage of food grains would Corporation of India (FCI) that he would take up all prob- the latest laboratory tests to the spokesperson. overflow from sewer lines as not get damaged. be granted. be resolved automatically. and review the public distrib- lems related to Punjab with general public, and also meet Notably, the Union the capacity of laid sewerage Ashu said that Punjab not About the State’s current “With the adoption of this ution system of food grains, Prime Minister Narendra the minimum requisite condi- Ministry of Health and Family system and STPs is insufficient only grows food grains, but storage situation, Ashu said that system, 600 lakh tonne of food said that the process for the Modi. tions, in conformity with the Welfare had conveyed its deci- to carry the existing flows. guidelines of the Medical sion to establish a medical col- Taking serious view of pol- Council of India, so as to make lege in SAS Nagar district lution in the drains, streams  these institutions research-ori- (Mohali) with enabling provi- and rivers in the State, the , -    ented. sions for 100 MBBS seats under National Green Tribunal has It may be noted that a high the centrally sponsored scheme already directed the State       power committee, under the of ‘Establishment of New Government to take proactive ,  .'' chairmanship of the Advisor Medical College attached with steps to immediately address (Health and Medical the existing District or Referral this problem. Education) Dr KK Talwar, Hospitals’ having more than     $ /       which was constituted for 200 beds strength. 1% ADDITIONAL STAMP restructuring and revamping DUTY ON SALE/PUR- the medical colleges, had rec-  650 CR FOR REJUVENAT- CHASE OF URBAN PROP-  (;.9"$&; Mercedes and Volvo, he  (;.9"$&; burning woes completely, and farmers with a subsidy com- ommended the creation or ING BUDDAH NALLAH IN ERTIES added. to resolve the issues arising out ponent of 489 crore during revival of these posts in order FIRST PHASE To fund water supply and ermany-based Jagminder Bawa of week after the Punjab of paddy straw burning. the previous two paddy sea- to put into use the existing To undertake rejuvenation environment improvement GFreudenberg Group CEO Vibracoustic India informed AGovernment set up a panel During the meeting, it was sons. “Without the cooperation working machinery and equip- of highly-polluting Buddah programs in urban areas, the Ulrich Kerber on Tuesday dis- Capt Amarinder that the group to look into the menace of stub- decided to seek proposals from of the farmers and farmer ment or infrastructure, and Nallah in Ludhiana, Punjab Cabient has also approved the cussed with Punjab Chief started its operation 20 years ble burning, its head Justice kisan unions to end the men- unions, we cannot make also to upgrade the facilities Cabinet on Tuesday okayed  proposal of levying one percent Minister Capt Amarinder ago in Mohali and generating (retired) Mehtab Singh Gill on ace of residue burning and Punjab a zero stubble burning available in the Government 650 crore project for the same additional stamp duty on reg- Singh the modalities for a 50 employment potential of Tuesday invited suggestions manage the paddy straw in eco- state,” he said. Medical Colleges at Patiala in the first phase. istration of sale or purchase of million euros (more than 400 1700. proposals from the farmers’ friendly manner. Notably, Punjab and Amritsar. Under this ambitious plan, urban properties. crore) investment in the State’s He also pointed out that unions. After giving sympathetic Government on February 11 automotive sector. Vibracoustic India had worked The panel, comprising consideration to the issues constituted a committee under The Chief Minister assured out a proposal to invest for both Agriculture Secretary, Punjab raised by the Kisan Unions, the the chairmanship of Justice the Freudenberg Group of State Vibracoustic India and M/s Pollution Control Board Committee decided to involve Gill for the management of +!$  ! Government’s full support and Freudenberg Sealing (PPCB) chairperson, repre- the unions to resolve the issues paddy straw in the State. The cooperation to undertake Technologies. sentative of Punjab Agriculture and to solve the menace per- committee had been constitut- expansion in the Appreciating the Group’s University (PAU) Vice- manently. ed to look into various issues State. endeavours, Capt Amarinder Chancellor, ADGP Intelligence To achieve the goal of zero raised by farmers arising out of (  *($ Kerber, who called upon said that the new proposed pro- or his nominee and represen- stubble burning, Agriculture paddy straw and its manage- the Chief Minister, informed ject would further boost the tatives of farmers’ bodies as its Secretary Kahan Singh Pannu ment across the state, with the that the Group was in constant investment sentiment in the members, on Tuesday held a said that Punjab Government directions of submitting its  (;.9"$&; and were being accommodated in the B block, touch with the Invest Punjab State, besides generating meeting with Kisan Unions in has provided more than 51,000 report along with recommen- and dubbed it as their “disrespect”, while team for identification of suit- tremendous employment a bid to end the paddy straw agro-machines to the state's dations in two months. aking serious cognizance of the issue raised demanding that the matter should be placed able site for their new project, potential. Tby some Legislators regarding not provid- before the privileges committee. which would be finalized Capt Amarinder said that ing rooms in the A block of Punjab Bhawan at They alleged that the rooms in A block were soon. with his government’s investor- New Delhi, Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker permanently blocked for the top government He also lauded the positive friendly policies, coupled with +%     %   Rana KP Singh has summoned the officials bureaucrats. But as per the protocol, the legis- attitude of Invest Punjab in renewed confidence of entre- concerned. lators are above the Chief Secretary. The MLAs extending all possible support preneurs, the State had firmed         ?;   (2 The Speaker has issued summons to IAS also alleged that the officers and officials were to the group for execution of up investments worth nearly Rs officer in-charge Alok Shekhar — the principal not picking their phone calls. their proposed plan. 60,000 on the ground since  (;.9"$&; faceted personality and had taken initiatives in the secretary (general administration), PCS officer Taking serious note, the Speaker has asked The CEO told the Chief March 2017. fields of religion, education, spirituality and Moneesh Kumar — the special secretary (gen- the officers to explain under what rules they have Minister that Vibracoustic Notably, Freudenberg aryana Chief Minister women empowerment. "He had played a vital role eral administration protocol), besides other offi- denied room in A block to the MLAs, while also India, an arm of Freudenberg Group, a global technology Hon Tuesday said that anniversaries of great per- in the freedom struggle of the country. Other great cials at Punjab Bhawan, Delhi. asking them to furnish details regarding under Group, was a leading supplier conglomerate headquartered sonalities should be commemorated by organis- personalities like Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Notably, about four Congress MLAs — which category the MLAs and bureaucrats have of NBH (noise, vibration and in Germany, deals in multiple ing programmes based on their life and teachings Veer Savarkar had also acknowledged his contri- Gurkirat Singh Kotli, Parminder Singh Pinki, been placed. harshness) solutions for the sectors such as mobility, ener- in educational and other institutions so that youths bution in awakening the flame of freedom among Barindermeet Singh Pahra, and Gurmeet Singh The Speaker has also directed the officials automotive industry, with pres- gy, chemicals, household, tex- could draw inspiration. "This way we can pay them the people with their speeches," he said. GP — have sought the intervention of the concerned to bring along the entire record of ence in 19 countries, and a tile, with 50,000 employees in tribute in a real manner," he said at a programme He said that great personalities hold a special Vidhan Sabha’s privileges committee on the issue. room booking till date. The speaker has also market share of 18 percent. It around 60 countries and total organised to commemorate the birth anniversary significance in the society and their birth anniver- In separate communiqués to the Speaker, the questioned the officials concerned about why was a major supplier to com- turnover of more than 9.4 bil- of Swami Dayanand Saraswati in Panchkula. saries are commemorated so that the young gen- legislators had alleged that they were denied they did not attend to the MLAs’ phone panies such as Audi, BMV, lions Euros in 2018. He said that Swami Dayanand was a multi- eration could take inspiration from their life. rooms in the A block of Punjab Bhawan in Delhi calls.     !"#$%$%   !"          

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According to the         /    bined offer for both the cours- running Master’s as well as " " 2    '(@@:'( %2 20.@%2 (%2(0.1@.(2 TTechnical Education AICTE Regulations, 2020, con- es simultaneously. diploma programmes. & 2(@. *84.?  @*7A*(20@&002 % (AICTE) — the technical and ducting PGDM and MBA  $        % “Conducting PGDM and According to AICTE chair- management education regu- courses in the same institution  %   MBA courses in the same insti- man Anil Sahasrabuddhe, the  .+'9+:;" .&(@002 = ;.(  lator — on Tuesday said the is not permissible,” a senior        F/  20 tution is not permissible… cen- institutes offering a good MBA 2(.2.&2&'@. 0 Government or private univer- AICTE official said.     /   tral/state/private universities would at times also introduce a n a fresh bid to push the elec-  2%0('(0 . 0?(.% sities will no longer be able to “Central, State and private             and institutions deemed to be diploma course in management Itoral reforms pending with @.((.0/ 2( =; offer both PGDM and MBA universities and institutions ! F     ,$92%   universities which are running and that the diploma course was the Centre, the Election  2.(& @. (0. courses simultaneously and will deemed to be universities,     % !   !  PGDM programme concur- often inferior in quality. Commission (EC) on Tuesday @. 02(2@(@. have to choose either of the two. which are running PGDM and %      rently with MBA under the “In that case students met the Legislative Department @.%%00. P0' 0..(= The AICTE, under the HRD MBA courses under the banner banner of management pro- would sign up under the of Ministry of Law and Justice .(20@(. @6 ( ) Ministry, said Post Graduate of management programme, gramme are requested to con- impression that an institute officials. 102. ; 2?.(; ; Diploma in Management are requested to convert all vert PGDM courses as MBA offering a good MBA course In a meeting with O(%.P. ;(;0.2.%0@ (PGDM) courses can be run by courses into MBA completely completely and comply with the would excel at PGDM as well. Legislative Secretary G Narayan %;( .(=(0 standalone institutions, which and comply with the AICTE AICTE norms forthwith,” says A lot of confusion was caused Raju, Chief Election are neither universities nor affil- norms,” he added. MBA courses with respective from misleading claims. the AICTE circular following a by institutes running both pro- Commissioner Sunil Arora and iated to any university, similar to According to the regula- university affiliation or vice- There are a total of 3,000 Council meet last week. grammes simultaneously and Election Commissioners Ashok the Indian Institutes of tions, institutions affiliated to versa and run those under a institutes offering MBA pro- “An institute cannot run thus we are now doing a course Lavasa and Sushil Chandra Management (IIMs). universities have the option of separate standalone institute. grammes through universities, both PGDM & MBA pro- correction which benefits the discussed the pending issues, “Over a period of time, either converting all PGDM The new Government rule is or deemed to universities or grammes simultaneously,” the Business programmes,” including were linking voter ID long and Commission is at pre- deemed to be universities have courses into corresponding aimed at protecting students autonomous institutions and a circular added. As senior Sahasrabuddhe added. with Aadhaar, allowing multi- sent discussing some of these ple registration windows to a proposals. “Commission would new voter and ensuring gender like to have such meetings with ""# neutral rights for ‘service voter’, Legislative Department at regu-  ' /     paid news and false affidavit as lar intervals to pursue all such electoral offence/corrupt prac- pending proposals” he said. 4''  5   tice; print media and social According to EC, the Legislative  (  % 01,$  % %      $9, ! / media intermediaries to be Secretary assured that the min-   /    L   %   M covered under Section 126 of istry is already examining these  $  N %  O   %   %/% / the RP Act 1951. As many as proposals. 0(    over 40 recommendations for According to EC, another   /%  (   electoral reforms are pending pending issue is to amend  .+'9+:;" with the Centre. Representation of the People  .+'9+:;" Sources said linking voter Act (RPA), 1951.In discussions nother batch of about 100 ID with Aadhaar to weed out held until December 2019, the ccusing the BJP Government in Gujarat Apeople, who were among the duplications and misrepresen- EC had assured that privacy Aof trying to “hide poverty” by con- over 400 quarantined at an Indo tations from the electoral rolls. and data safety-related con- structing a wall in Ahmedabad ahead of US Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Aadhaar linkage and voter cerns will be addressed. It is President Donald Trump’s visit there later facility in Delhi after being evac- authentication are also con- now waiting for the govern- this month, the Congress on Tuesday model are now building walls to hide the uated earlier this month from sidered critical to the com- ment to move the amendment charged the Government with hiding data, poverty there. If a disease is to be treated, coronavirus-hit Wuhan, were dis- mission’s plans to work towards to the Cabinet for approval. including that of “lowest” consumption lev- you have to accept that it is there in the first charged on Tuesday.  '   2'''  electronic, internet-based vot- One of these is a proposed els in 40 years, and asked it to make it pub- place. But BJP does not accept its failures,” This comes a day after a batch     '    *! ing and for giving ‘remote’ vot- amendment to Section 14(b) of lic in order to find solutions to problems he said while taking a dig at the BJP of about 200 people were dis- 2    '-  ' - 3'- ing rights to domestic migrant the RPA, 1951, which looks at plaguing the economy. Government over reports of construction charged from the ITBP facility,  *  * workers. registration for first-time vot- Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh of a wall in Ahmedabad to allegedly hide which housed a total of 406 peo- Government has sufficient Earlier, in a letter to the Law ers as they turn 18 years of age. said playing ‘hide and seek’ has become the a slum in Ahmedabad. ple, including seven Maldivians. due procedures and protocols. resources and policy tools to cope Ministry, the Commission had Currently, only those who turn favourite game of the BJP Government as The Congress leader said the country So far, 302 people out of total A total of 650 people were with economic fluctuations fol- recently proposed that provi- 18 by January 1of that year are it is concealing data pertaining to GDP has had the lowest growth in last nine years 406, have left the ITBP centre after brought back from Wuhan in lowing the epidemic. At the same sions of the Representation of registered as voters. numbers, inflation, unemployment and and this will definitely reduce savings as being declared free of novel coro- China on February 1 and 2 in two time, he said that virus is a “bor- the People Act be amended to EC had recommended, way “now lowest ever consumption”. well, because inflation is 7.95 per cent. na virus by the doctors. 747 Boeing Air India aircraft after derless and a common threat to allow EC seek Aadhaar num- back in 2013, that to ensure that “Favourite game of the BJP “BJP’s favourite rating agency Moody’s has The rest of the inmates will be the outbreak of the novel coron- everyone in the world” and joint bers of those applying to be vot- no 18-year-old is denied voting Government is hide and seek. Hide farmer projected India’s growth estimate for 2020 released by Wednesday morning, avirus in China. While 406 of these efforts are required to combat it. ers and those who are already rights, registration should be suicide statistics. Hide unemployment fig- to be 5.4 per cent, against the Government’s ITBP spokesperson Kumar were sent to the ITBP facility, the The envoy also appreciated part of the electoral rolls, permitted any day of the year. ures. Hide the truth of demonetisation. claim of showing 6 to 6.5 per cent growth Pandey said. All those who were rest were quarantined at an Army India for extending solidarity and sources in the poll panel The law ministry had then sug- Hide real GDP figures. Hide poverty in the year,” he said. discharged have been provided centre in Haryana’s Manesar. expressing readiness to assist explained. Accepting the pro- gested only two dates: January behind the ‘wall’. And now hide the low- Vallabh said poverty increases when with conveyance till airport, rail- Meanwhile, Chinese China to deal with the epidemic, posal to give it legal backing to 1and July 1. The poll panel is est consumption in 40 years,” he said, consumption is low and claimed that way stations, or bus stands. Ambassador Sun Weidong on but stressed that there should not collect Aadhaar data, the Law expected to seek multiple reg- adding the Government has “launched a UNDP data for 2005-2015 shows that dur- Among those who will leave Tuesday asserted that China has be any restrictions on trade and Ministry is learnt to have asked istration dates now. war” against all sections of society, includ- ing this period the highest eradication of the facility on Wednesday include put in place multi-level control and movement of people between the the poll panel to ensure that the Another recommendation ing women, students and farmers. poverty (271 million people) has taken a few families. All released persons prevention mechanisms and will two neighbours. data is protected at multiple lev- involves amendments to Vallabh alleged that 16 out of 23 sec- place in the country and the credit for this were advised to remain self iso- win the battle against coronavirus. He said the number of con- els. The EC recently listed out Section 20(6) of the Act to tors in manufacturing are in poor condi- goes to MNREGA. lated for the next 14 days at their He added that the outbreak firmed coronavirus cases outside steps to protect the data from allow the husband of a female tion, but the Government continues to be AICC chief spokesman Randeep respective places, Pandey said. has not been able to impact the Hubei province, the epicentre of possible leaks. officer to be registered as a ser- in a denial mode. “We ask the Government Surjewala said country live in times where They were also advised the dos strong fundamentals of China’s the epidemic, is coming down. After the meeting, CEC vice voter where she holds that data should not be hidden, but made GDP is measured in tons, Citizen rights in and don’ts during the period. A strong economy. “China has full confidence Sunil Arora Arora mentioned office. The EC has also asked public so it can be discussed as India is volts, Nationalism in decibels, Poverty in team of doctors and other staff are The envoy said China has that it will win the battle against that there are more than 40 dif- the Government to make capable of battling all odds,” he said. height and length of the wall. “This is BJP’s taking care of the smooth depar- allocated RMB 80 billion to con- coronavirus epidemic,” he told ferent proposals of electoral bribery during poll period a “Those talking about the Gujarat ‘New India’!,” Surjewala said on Twitter. ture of the remaining people with tain the disease and the reporters. reforms which are pending since cognisable offence. !0 ' 8  1'  '-  $        

0   ' "  #!  .+'9+:;" has been acting as an effective Nagarhole, it is extremely +1    source sink landscape, increas- diverse. Biologically, it is an New Delhi: The BJP has nce the hideout of notori- ing the density of big cats and important repository for the appointed its national general Oous wildlife smuggler their prey in MM Hills, which future, what with the herbivo- + secretary Saroj Pandey and P Veerappan and seen as an itself has a resident tigers, the rous population increasing. Muralidhar Rao as observers important tiger corridor, the NTCA approval plugs the There is scope for the expan- for selecting the leaders of its Male Mahadeshwara (MM) patch and forms a contiguous sion of tiger population, added *  . +  /  '   legislative party in the Delhi and Hills Wildlife Sanctuary in landscape of 3,000 sq km of forest officials. Besides being Assemblies. The ’s Chamarajanagara wildlife habitat. home to tigers, leopards, sloth    '     appointments were made with district is all set to become the In addition to connecting bears and elephants, the sanc- the approval of the party pres- official home of the royal big BRT, through the Edyaralli- tuary also has dholes,  .+'9+:;" instructions within two weeks ident JP Nadda, an official cats. The National Tiger Doddasampige elephant corri- antelopes, grizzled giant squir- and apprise the court about the statement said. Conservation Authority dor, MM Hills also spread over rels and honey badgers. oming to the rescue of manner in which the power The AAP bagged 62 of the (NTCA) has given in-principle 906 sq km area connects the MM Hills will be the sixth Nadu on the southern side. As As per the recent tiger Cendangered birds — the lines could be laid down under- 70 Assembly seats in the just nod for upgrading the sanctu- Bannerghatta National Park. tiger reserve in the state and per the All India Tiger census, Karnataka has 524 big great Indian bustard and the ground. concluded polls in Delhi. In ary to the tiger reserve. This is one of the largest the 51st in the country. Estimation, 2018, this area is cats. Declaring the MM Hills lesser florican, which are dying At the outset, the top court Jharkhand’s 81 seats, JMM who The State Government has landscapes in the country for “Based on spread over 907 sqkm and has as tiger reserve will ensure in large numbers due to colli- said the State Government can is leading the coalition-govern- already given approval for its the conservation of tigers, ele- the confluence 15 tigers,” said a senior NTCA young big cats to have their sions with high-voltage power look into modifying the con- ment in the State won 30 seats, upgradation and now it will phants and other large and of the Eastern official. new territory. lines, the Supreme Court on tract of private companies for Congress-led-UPA 25 and BJP have to notify the area to make wide-ranging mammalian and Western He said that in-principle However, the Government Tuesday asked the Rajasthan laying down the cables under- collected 25 in December 2019 the region inviolate for the species. The move ghats, the approval has been given, Now has tough task ahead given that Government to consider laying ground. poll. , the ousted endangered big cats. will go a long sanctuary is con- the State Government will have there are about 49 forest villages underground cables. “This is a larger bird which BJP CM who was the first non- As the adjoining tiger habi- way in ensur- tiguous with both to notify the area that will make and 94 revenue villages on the The top court said they are fly in a particular direction. To tribal to head the State, also lost tats — Biligiri Rangaswamy ing protec- BRT Tiger Reserve it official home of the big cats. peripheries of the sanctuary large birds and it is difficult for avoid power lines coming in his Assembly seats. Elections are Temple (BRT) in Karnataka tion to the on the western side Although the number of which will have to be relocat- them to maneuver due to the the direction of flight path of due in Bihar and West Bengal in and Sathyamangalam Tiger endangered and Satyamangalam species present may be less ed by the officials to make the high-tension power lines which the bird, it would be appropri- about year’s time. PNS Reserve (STR) in Tamil Nadu species. Reserve in Tamil compared to Bandipur or area inviolate for the big cats. obstruct their flight paths. ate if they are laid down under- The Ministry of ground. Necessary changes can Environment and Forests be made in the contract with " (MoEF) shared the concern of the private companies for lay- the court and said there is no ing down underground cables,” )       2 3 ,   " other option but to lay power the bench said. "      cables underground to protect With regard to LF, the top  5  #  .+'9+:;"  2 !  % FJ  the great Indian bustard (GIB) court said it is not disputed that Celsius or less for Hilly regions. may be clouding in Delhi for by the IMD, heat wave occurs 2   ( and lesser florican (LF). the bird is also endangered and According to IMD, maxi- (   /  the next three days. Due to this, mostly over an interior plain 5!  %7J@@ 2 9 A Bench of Chief Justice disturbed largely by the power et ready for a severe sum- mum temperature in Mumbai is temperature in Hilly areas and area when dry and warmer air 5    SA Bobde and Justices BR generation plants. Gmer this year, indication of expected around 38 or 39 degree plain are expected to lower for is transported in a region with   - Gavai and Surya Kant asked The top court said if the which is already being seen in Celsius in the next two days. two-three days. This will also clear skies and hence maxi-   (   senior advocate Manish Rajasthan Government faces Mumbai which on Tuesday Besides, Palakkad topped lead to rainfalls in isolated mum isolation during the sum-   %   %   Singhvi, appearing for the any problem, then the court recorded 39 degree Celsius the temperature charts in places in Jammu & Kashmir, mer season.    %     Rajasthan Government, to take can pass necessary directions. temperature, the third highest with a maximum of 37.1 Uttrakhand, Eastern UP, “Heatwave impacts rural       instructions from the compe- Additional Solicitor in February since 1966. degrees Celsius in February. Eastern , Bihar, and urban areas, natural habi- %   %    tent authority for laying of General ANS Nadkarni, In February 1966, Mumbai Kerala, once known for its       , Himachal tats like forests, water resources,  )7A    cables underground. appearing for MoEF said a recorded 39.6 degree C and in moderate and comfortable cli- %  %     Pradesh and Punjab is expect- poultry and a range of sectors   L   % “It appears that one of the team of the ministry and other 2012 it was 39.1 degree Celsius. mate where people never had % %  / ed to get rainfalls from like agriculture, health, power % -%M %  * dangers is the presence of wildlife experts have visited In 2017 and 2015, the highest to bother about the extreme "29     February 20-22. The wind is etc, Though there is no uni- (   %* power lines, which obstruct the Jaisalmer in Rajasthan and it is temperature was 38.8 degree weather conditions occurring     / also going to change during this versally acceptable or uniform flight path of the of GIB. It is evident from their findings Celsius in the commercial cap- in other parts of the country, is    O period from cool northwester- definition for a heatwave, they   well known that the GIB is a that underground cable is the ital of India. now bearing the brunt of cli-  %%  "29/   ly to warm southwesterly.”At are understood to be periods of  "    larger bird and it is difficult for only solution. As the temperature started mate change.    2 !  times one does feel the heat as abnormally high temperatures,  8 ;  it to maneuver easily in its Advocates Sugandha increasing in coastal areas This temperature rise is in % F FJ the day temperature during this more than the normal maxi- 2    flight. One of the solutions Yadav, Shatadru Chakraborty across the country, the India line with a trend emerging over  ( period tends to rise by 2-4 mum temperature that occurs   % ,      suggested to avoid and Sonia Dube, appearing Meteorological Department the last few years when the    degrees Celsius due to warm during the pre-monsoon (April   FA   any collision in for Petitioner MK Ranjitsinh (IMD) on Tuesday issued an south-western-most State, and southwesterly winds taking to June) summer season. In 9 %   % its flight path — a retired IAS officer, said advisory on heatwave, sug- the gateway of the monsoon, at many places in coastal areas. over cool Northwesterly winds. India heatwaves typically occur  !   6%   is that the that they have prepared terms gesting dos and don’ts. heats up well before others and According to Dr Kuldeep It usually happens when a between March to June, and in    *;  over-head of reference for the top court Heatwave is considered when even setting up heatwaves. Srivastava, scientist of IMD, a Cyclonic Circulation forms in some rare cases even extend till        wires be laid appointed panel, which could maximum temperature of a sta- February has already seen max- fresh Western Disturbance the hot and dry Rajasthan July. Heatwaves are more fre-  -    down underground”. be looked into for conservation tion is 40 degree Celsius or imum temperatures going well expected in the hills around region,” Srivastava added. quent over the Indo-Gangetic   % ,  %* It asked Singhvi to take for GIB and LF. more for plains and 30 degree past the 30 degrees Celsius mark February 19 due to which there As per the advisory issued plains of India,” the IMD said.     !"#$%$%  $  #     !$ %&    '

 :8(.4' or on PPP mode," he said, stressing hief Minister Yogi that from 1947 to 2016, only 12 ' !0  !  )* CAdityanath here on medical colleges were in set up Tuesday termed the Uttar in the state. Pradesh Budget for 2020-21 The chief minister also % $9,)))7 “historic” and said it will play exuded confidence that    a big role in making the State investors from all over the  :8(.4' lakh crores,’’ Finance Minister a trillion dollar economy. world wanted to invest in Uttar Suresh Kumar Khanna said The Chief Minister said Pradesh. he debt burden on the while tabling the budget for though it focused on the over- The state had received  TState Government is 2020-21 in the Assembly on all development of the State, investment proposals worth mounting and the total debt Tuesday. special attention has been paid Rs 50,000 crore in the Defence  :8(.4' gramme in the party office," on it from different sources is The total debt to the growth of the youth and Expo-2020, he said. Akhilesh said. "Why my NSG likely to be over 5.16 lakh burden does not include boost employment. which was its fourth under the get, he said, adding that the About road projects, amajwadi Party supremo was removed? They (BJP) crore by the end of next fis- borrowings from banks and “The Budget will play a leadership of Adityanath. government has proposed Adityanath said the Purvanchal SAkhilesh Yadav on Tuesday have taken back my house and cal 2020-21. financial institutions by major role in achieving the goal "Our first budget was national law and ayush uni- Expressway would be opened said he does not need any vehicle. They are free to take The budget size of 2020- PSUs like UP Power of one trillion dollar economy based on farmers, the second versities. to the public by the year-end. security cover and dared the back my security also. I love to 21 at 5.12 lakh crore is a lit- Corporation, UP Housing for the State and meet the tar- was on industrial development An apprenticeship scheme In addition, the founda- BJP to take it back. cycle alone. Now the time is tle less than the debt burden. and Development Board and get of making India a dollar five and the third for women for every educated unemployed tion stone of the Bundelkhand He said this when asked coming whey cycle is going to The total debt of the state, Urban Development trillion economy,” the CM said, empowerment. Today's fourth youth who wants to become Expressway will be laid this about the security risk to him run fast," he said. however, came down from authorities. The State adding that it was a “historic” budget is for the development self-reliant has also been start- month, he said, adding that as the leader had claimed 'Cycle' is the party sym- 29.6 per cent of State Government is the guaran- Budget. of youth," the Chief Minister ed, the CM said, adding that funds had been allocated for that he had received a threat bol of the Samajwadi Party. Gross Domestic Product tor against “The Budget is focused on said. every youth will be connected the Ganga Expressway and call from a ruling party leader. Leader of the Opposition (SGDP) in 2017-18 and is the borrowings by the PSUs. the development of the youth. The CM also claimed that to an enterprise and till the efforts would be made to lay its He made the allegations Ram Govind Chaudhary of estimated to be 28.8 per cent Chief Minister Yogi Though a number of pro- provisions have been made to completion of the apprentice- foundation by year-end. recently after a youth disrupt- Samajwadi Party had raised in 2020-21. Adityanath, in his post-bud- grammes are already in place improve education in Uttar ship, the government will pro- Speaking on the farming ed a meeting addressed by him, the issue of security threat to With a debt burden of get press, said that the for them, the Government has Pradesh. vide a cash support of Rs 2,500 sector, Adityanath said insur- shouting a religious slogan. Akhilesh in State Assembly on over 5.16 lakh crore, every Government has strictly started a scheme for every This budget focused on per month. ance has been provided for "I don't need security. I Monday. Yadav had recently resident of UP has a debt of adhered to financial disci- educated unemployed individ- higher education as the State By next year, the govern- sharecroppers and an arrange- want to live free. This is not a claimed that he had received 22,442 on their head. pline and norms under ual. A provision has been made government is setting up new ment will be able to carry for- ment has been made for mod- matter of security, I want to a threat call and a message “The debt per person in FRBM (Financial to boost employment in every universities in Saharanpur, ward the work of establishing ernisation. ask how can a local intelli- from a BJP leader after a the state during the 2019-20 Responsibility and Budget district,” he added. Azamgarh and Aligarh, he said. a medical college in all 75 dis- A provision had been gence inspector come to my youth shouted 'Jai Shri Ram' fiscal is estimated to be Management Act ) and kept The BJP Government on Setting up of Atal Medical tricts of the state, the CM said. made to get rid of potable water press conference. How can at one of the gatherings he was 20,702 as the total debt bur- fiscal deficit under 3 per Tuesday presented a  University in Lucknow has "These colleges will be problems in Bundelkhand and someone come in a pro- addressing. den would be little over  4.76 cent of SGDP. 5,12,860.72 crore Budget, also been included in the bud- built either by the government Vindhya regions, he said.

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Secretariat, there would be Ta couple in a span of nine -+/ &,-  that there was nothing suspi- of Muslim outfits from going opinion on the Citizenship Earlier, state Additional complete collapse of the nor- he Mizoram Government is years has raised suspicion ,+ /- ,  , cious in the death of the chil- ahead with its proposed agita- Amendment Act, or the Advocate General SR mal functioning of the state Tyet toNotify the new pro- among police personnel here dren and that doctors have said tion to lay siege to the Tamil National Register of Citizens or Rajagopoal told the court that government. hibition rules, Excise and who have registered a case fol- - ,--1, it was due to some genetic dis- Nadu Assembly pressing their the National Population any application seeking police Referring to continuing Narcotics Minister Dr K lowing a complaint after a ,' /,'( ease. demand for a House resolution Register. permission for protest should agitations, including the latest Beichhua told the State three-month-old child of the "The post-mortem of the against CAA, NRC and NPR. The siege protest has been be made five days prior, but in stir in a north Chennai localilty, Assembly on Tuesday. family died on Tuesday and official said. third child was conducted and A bench of justices M called to bring pressure on the this case, the federation had by various organisations oppos- In reply to a question from was buried. Police exhumed the The couple had three boys the doctors said the death was Sathyanaraya and R Hemalatha AIADMK Govt to adopt a res- moved the police only on ing the CAA and other mea- Congress member KT Rokhaw, body, which was buried in the and three girls of which the due to some genetic problems. granted the interim injunc- olution in the assembly oppos- Monday for the agitation pro- sures, he alleged innocent pub- Beichhua said the Govt has can- morning, and took it to the dis- third girl child lived till the age They said they were helpless," tion till March 11, restraining ing the CAA as had been done posed on Wednesday. lic were being incited to join celled the notification issued in trict hospital at Tirur for post- of four and the rest died before a relative said, adding that the the the Federation of Tamil by several non-BJP ruled states. He also submitted that such protests and create prob- connection with the new liquor mortem.The infant was the turning one. family was ready to face any Nadu Islamic and Political An attempt by opposition prohibitory orders under lems by spreading rumours. law on Dec 19 last year.He said sixth child of the couple, police "The post-mortem will probe. Organisations and its allied DMK to move an anti-CAA Section 41 of the Madras City Besides, some leaders of that there is no prohibition rules said. take place today itself.We are According to the locals, the associations from holding the resolution in the assembly dur- Police Act have been imposed the organisations were also in the state as of now.According "A case has been registered collecting the medical records couple had claimed that the agitation, proposed for ing the session has failed with banning any kind of agitation delivering inciting and intim- to the Min, the Government has (for unnatural death) in the of the children who had passed children have died due to Wednesday. Speaker P Dhanapal disallow- or demonstration in the city for idating speeches, even going to closed all liquor shops, bonded matter to verify the death away earlier. epilepsy. Passing the interim order ing a notice for it, saying the a period of 15 days commenc- the extent of issuing threat to warehouses and brewery after beyond any suspicion raised by We will identify the cause Sources said the baby was on a PIL which sought to fore- matter was sub-judice, appar- ing from February 13. the lives of the PM and the "The Mizoram Liquor locals since five other children of death after analysing the taken to a hospital but was dead bear the police from granting ent reference to petitions chal- Petitioner Varaki, a jour- Union Home Minister, he sub- (Prohibition) Act, 2019" came of the couple had died in the records and discuss the matter prior to reaching the hospital permission to the agitation, the lenging the amended act in the nalist, contended if the assem- mitted. into force in the state. past nine years," a senior police with forensic doctors," Tirur early this morning. /.4 '5 $     & '(   64$&- N'%  / #)*+(,(   $  $ MN   3  ,%"  4:  Project 28, approved in ships almost invisible to the $4>  ".$ prevalence was highest among    . 2003, is a class of anti- subma- enemy, both above and below youth in the age group of 25- '  efence PSU Garden rine warship corvettes cur- the sea surface.  +, 4 (:+ 34 years, accounting for 42.38  , . diction in his avowed com- DReachShipbuilders and rently in service with the Indian The corvettes - designed as per cent of the total number of  ;.+ mitment to the principles of Engineers Ltd (GRSE) on Navy. The corvettes are named an extremely versatile ASW 2+.(+?2". cases. oll strategist-turned-politi- Gandhi and his tie-up with the Tuesday delivered its fourth after islands in the platform capable of neutralis- Expressing concern over case was registered against Pcian Prashant Kishor on BJP, the party the poll strategist anti-submarine warfare stealth Lakshadweep archipelago. ing enemy submarines with  "L': the matter, the Minister insist- A76 Persons, including a Tuesday mocked Bihar Chief sought to identify with the corvette to the Indian Navy, an INS Kiltan recently partic- indigenous weapons like tor- ed that the Government had former MLA, for alleged irreg- Minister for Mahatma's assassin Nathuram official said. ipated in the prestigious pedoes and rocket launchers - izoram has earned the been taking all measures to ularities to the tune of 512.54 aligning with the BJP in his Godse. Kavaratti was the last in the Exercise Malabar 2019, an - are equally effective in the lit- Mdubious distinction of combat the disease. crore in the Karnala Nagari quest for power, and said the "Nitish ji has always said series of four anti- Submarine endeavour to strengthen India- torals and deep oceans, the offi- being the state with highest Lalthangliana also said Sahakari Bank headquartered JD(U) leader cannot be wedded that he cannot leave the ideals Warfare Corvettes (ASWC) Japan-US naval cooperation cial said. HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in that he recently met leaders of in Panvel in neighbouring to Gandhian ideals and stand of Gandhi, JP and Lohia... At built by Kolkata-based GRSE and enhance interoperability, Capable of attaining a max- the country, but the NGOs, students' bodies and Raigad district, Navi Mumbai with those who support Godse the same time, how can he be under Project 28, he said. the official said. imum speed of 25 knots, the Government was making all churches and sought their police said on Tuesday. at the same time. with the people who support The first three ships of the With 90 per cent indige- ship has a length of 109 metres efforts to tackle the menace, help to control the spread of Former PWP MLA from Addressing a crowded the ideology of Godse? Both series - INS Kamorta, INS nous content, the P-28 class and width of 12.8 metres, he health minister R Lalthangliana the disease, while efforts were Panvel Vivekanand Shankar press conference here, the first cannot go together. If you want Kadmatt and INS Kiltan -were ships are equipped to fight in said, adding that it has an told the Assembly on Tuesday. also being made to seek tech- Patil is the chairman of the since his expulsion from the to stay with the BJP, I don't have delivered earlier, and form an nuclear, biological and chemi- endurance of over 3400 nauti- A total of 21,538 cases nical assistance from cooperative bank and he has JD(U), which Kumar heads, any problem with it but you integral part of Eastern Fleet of cal warfare conditions and fea- cal miles (NM) at 18-knot have been registered in the UNAIDS. been named as an accused Kishor asserted that the Chief cannot be on both sides," the Indian Navy, the GRSE offi- tured the integration of a host speed, and can accommodate State since October 1990, when According to Dr along with the vice-chairman, Minister has been a "father fig- Kishore said. cial said. of weapons and sensors. 17 officers and 106 sailors. the first patient was identified, Lalthlengliani, the project chief executive officer and sev- ure" to him even before he for- There have been differ- They have been engaged in These ASW corvettes have Kavaratti and INS Kiltan he stated. director of Mizoram State eral others who had obtained mally joined the party and so ences between him and me that several overseas operations and catapulted the Indian Navy are the first two major warships Lalthangliana, while reply- Aids Control Society loans from the institution, an he wished to speak no ill of the ideologies of Godse and international maritime exhibi- into the elite club of countries in the country to have the ing to starred questions by (MSACS), at least 2,416 peo- official said. A press release him. Gandhi cannot stand together. tions in Malaysia, Singapore that have built stealth ships, the unique feature of superstruc- MNF leader Vanlaltanpuia and ple have died of the disease from Navi Mumbai police said Kishor, however, acknowl- As the leader of the party you and other countries, the official GRSE official said, adding that ture made of carbon fibre com- Independent MLA between January 2006 and a case was registered for crim- edged that he had differences have to say which side you are said. the stealth features make the posite material. Lalduhoma, also said that HIV September 2019. inal breach of trust. with Kumar over the contra- on," he added. ! "#  ./(  0,8 "      $  '(/-,-    

 "   Chamber of Commerce and  "   brought to light the massive low traveller , Mani was in the (;+.." Industry (FICCI) during 1991-      4:  During his in carceration (;+.." deforestation happening in the forefront against the appease- 92 and was a widely respected he had to be hospitalised in Western Ghats under political ment politics pursued by both r VL Dutt, leading indus- industrialist. engali superstar and former Bhubaneshwarwhere after he S Mani, former editor-in- patronage. the Cong and the Communists Dtrialist and executive chair- "We condole the untimely BTrinamool Congress MP was released on bail. Mchief of Kerala Kaumudi, Mani’s reports angered the in Kerala. The editorials that man of KCP Ltd , the Chennai passing away of Dr VL Dutt. Tapas Pal passed away in the Subsequently he was afflicted a popular daily then home minister of Kerala, appeared in Kaumudi during headquartered conglomerate FICCI will always remember small hours of Tuesday, fami- bynerve disease. published from Kerala and K Karunakaran who initiated a his tenure as editor-in-chief are with major interests in heavy his contribution to the indus- ly sources said adding he was In an emotionally laden founder editor of Kala series of legal actions against still rated as the bench marks engineering, cement , sugar and try and the country, especially 61 and suffering from nerve message Chief Minister Kaumudi, the first Malayalam him and Kerala Kaumudi. True of quality journalism. heavy machinery, passed away as the President of the cham- and heart ailments for which he wrotein twit- newspaper to be published to the prophe- on Tuesday. ber at a time when the econo- had admitted to a Mumbai hos- ter that she was in a state of outside Kerala, breathed his last cy made by Dr Dutt was the president my was passing through a crit- pital. shock and that Pal would early Tuesday morning at his Mani and of the Federation of Indian ical phase. Survived by his wife and bebadly missed. residence in Kerala daughter Pal was Trinamool “Saddened and shocked to Thiruvananthapuram. He was Kaumudi, the MP from Krishangarfor two hear about the demise of Tapas 79 and is survived by wife Dr deforestation successive terms from 2009 to political career and was arrest- Pal. He was asuperstar of Kasturi, daughter Valsa Mani and chopping 2019. Before this he was ed by the CBI for his alleged Bengali cinema who was a and son Mani Sukumaran. of tress from Member of Bengal Legislative involvement in the multi-crore member of the Trinamool fam- Born as the eldest son of M reserve forests Assembly for two terms. Rose Valley chit fund case. ily.Tapas served the people as Sukumaran, the founder editor in the State Notwithstanding his cine- Both Pal and Bollywood a two-term MP and MLA. We of Kerala Kaumudi, Mani start- brought down matic exploits that has given actress Madhuri Dixit acted in will miss himdearly. My con- ed his journalistic career at the the forest the Bengalimovie world some one of their initial films Abodh. dolences to his wife Nandini, young age of 20 as a parliament cover of the memorable films like Saheb, In fact Dixit along with senior daughter Sohini and hismany reporter and rose to new State from 35 Gurudakshina, Tollywood actors like Soumitra fans,” the Chief Minister wrote heights in journalism through per cent to 13 Anurag,Anurager Choan, Pal Chatterjee and Madhabi even as a mild war of word- sheer hard work. Mani is cred- per cent. got embroiled in controversies Mukherjee deeply condoled sensued between the BJP and ited as the first investigative in the closing years of his hisuntimely death. the TMC around his death. journalist in Kerala who A Left fel-     !"#$%$%  9  (     *$       

 0+.$:8&8 5   residence. They reportedly discussed s his meeting with senior    about "most loyal senior party    '- / 01,/(    N / Alegislators, reportedly upset legislators not getting minister over not being inducted into   post", and the Chief Minister B the Cabinet, sparked specula- S Yediyurappa's son   O/N0 2  O tion, Minister Jagadish Shettar % % Vijayendra's alleged "high-          '  on Tuesday termed reports    handedness" in the govern-  0+.$:8&8 in the state and Centre for an about “revolt” as “far from ment.  0+.$:8&8 ing opponents. pointed out "undeclared emergency" in the truth”.  Shettar is also said to have After hearing his prelim- that the Governor's address to he Karnataka Assembly country. He also accused the The meeting late last met Chief Minister ccusing the ruling BJP of inary submission, Speaker the joint sitting of the state leg- Tproceedings on Tuesday BJP of undermining the evening at Shettar’s residence he said, any "such meeting as Yediyurappa this morning and Aturning Karnataka into a Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri islature on Monday did not saw the ruling BJP and the Constitution and democra- by legislators mostly from being reported" is "far from explained to him about the ‘police State’ by filing false cases ruled that a discussion will be mention the state-wide anti- Opposition Congress sparring cy,to which Minister KS north Karnataka in the midst truth." meeting. against political opponents and held on the topic at 3 PM on Citizenship Amendment Act over ‘tukde tukde gang’ and Eshwarappa referred to the of the ongoing Assembly ses- "There was no such meet- Ahead of the Assembly those opposing its “divisive Wednesday, but under a dif- protests and the one in which ‘Bharat Mata’. Emergency declared by the sion had raised eyebrows with- ing, legislators had come for session, Yediyurappa was seen politics”, the Opposition ferent rule. two people died in Mangaluru While hitting out at ruling then Prime Minister Indira in the ruling BJP circles. their work, there is no need to speaking to Shettar, Katti and Congress on Tuesday walked However, Congress legis- in December. By discussing party legislators, Leader of the Gandhi and reminded the for- Shettar said a few legisla- have any misunderstanding others in the House on out of the Assembly as the lators insisted that the dis- the issue, "it is our duty to Opposition in the Assembly mer Chief Minister that he had tors had met him regarding about it," he said, adding that Tuesday. Speaker did not accept their cussion be allowed immedi- instill confidence among the Siddaramaiah said that “Bharat opposed it while in the Janata their constituency-related he was not answerable to media Meanwhile, an unsigned demand for an immediate dis- ately as otherwise it would affected people as we have Mata is not the property of Dal. "We (BJP/RSS workers work. reports and owes no explana- and anonymous letter, calling cussion on the issue. dilute the issue. As the Chair come here with their mandate, BJP”. Home Minister Basavaraj then) were put behind bars for "I'm a Minister, daily sev- tion. for a change in leadership cit- Making a preliminary did not concede their demand, representing them", he said Bommai, slamming the hailing Bharat Mata and calling eral legislators come and go, it According to some media ing Yediyurappa's age and submission to the Chair to they staged a walk out, threat- Stating that anti CAA and Congress, called them the ourselves as her sons", is a routine process, so yester- reports, eight-time BJP MLA health as the reason, is widely allow his adjournment motion ening to boycott proceedings. NRC protests have been tak- “owners” of the “tukde tukde Eshwarappa said. day four to five legislators had Umesh Katti (Hukkeri), who in circulation in the social on the "collapse" oflaw and During his preliminary ing place across the country, gang”. Siddaramaiah, while Reacting to this come for their work, I spoke to had openly expressed his dis- media.It calls for Yediyurappa's order in the state, Leader of submission, Siddaramaiah Siddaramaiah said opposing making a preliminary sub- Siddaramaiah said, “Bharat them, after which they left," pleasure over not being induct- retirement from electoral pol- the Opposition (LoP) alleged that the law and order and expressing opinion mission seeking to move an Mata is not your property. You Shettar, a former Chief Minister ed into the ministry, and itics and suggests that he turn Siddaramaiah charged the in the state had completely against government polices adjournment motion on the have not taken on lease. All and now holding Industries Shankar Patil Munenakoppa "margdarshak" for the Government with having a collapsed as the government and laws is the "essence of law and order situation in the 135 crore Indians are her chil- protfolio, said. (Navalagund) were among party.Yediyurappa will turn 77 "demon instinct" in suppress- has failed to manage it. democracy". state, attacked ruling BJP both dren.” Speaking to reporters here, those who had met at Shettar's on February 27. 3'$  4'  -      ,   2   4 ( 1+ 1 , (  $-3.-3.  $    + /( 4 -,,/ '&, :1     2820" #NPR is very clear and we are reservations about NPR. After and its allies in the MVA gov- opposed to it. The Congress a meeting of NCP ministers ernment.  :  ith no let-up in the ongo- party is opposed to anything convened by party chief Sharad Uddhav, who has come in  $8'; " 8 0  Wing tug of war between that causes discrimination in Pawar, the party spokesperson for a flak from both the NCP  %  the ruling Shiv Sena and its the society. We will convince and minister Nawab Malik had and Congress for his ad hoc     2820" Former Chief Minister ssam Governor Jagdish allies over Chief Minister our alliance partners on the said on Monday: “Before devis- decision to let the NIA to and senior BJP leader AMukhi on Tuesday assert-   %   ’s decision to same,” he tweeted. ing the strategy on NPR, we - investigate Bhima Koregaon- s the BJP predicted the col- had on ed that infrastructure is a cat- let NIA investigate the Bhima For the first time, Uddhav - MVA partners -- will jointly Elgaar Parishad Elgaar Parishad Alapse the collapse of MVA Sunday dared the Shiv Sena to alyst for development.He said  !    Koregaon-Elgaar Parishad spelt out the Shiv Sena‘s stand study the questions in the NPR case e, sought to clarify his Government and consequent hold mid-term polls in the the government is committed . +  Elgaar Parishad case, the on CAA, NRC and NPR. “CAA and views of the non-BJP gov- position. “Elghar Parsihad con- mid-term polls in the State, state.S He had predicted that to the development of the state Congress on Tuesday opened a and NRC are two different ernments. Because some irrel- spiracy and Bhima-Koregaon NCP chief Sharad Pawar on if the mid-term polls were by strengthening infrastruc-  ? $ new front by coming out open- subjects. NPR is a third subject. evant and un-called for infor- violence are two different cases. Tuesday turned the table on the held in the state, the BJP ture. ly against the Citizenship There is nothing to worry mation is being sought by the As far as the Bhima-Koregaon principal Opposition party in would defeat the Shiv Sena, The Centre is very liberal undertaken in northeast for Amendment Act (CAA), about in CAA. NRC has not Centre as part of the data col- case is concerned, it concerns the State by saying that it was NCP and Congress squarely in investing in infrastructure to bringing the region closer to National Register of Citizens come and it will not be imple- lection. The NCP is opposed Dalits. I have not given this for the latter, which rules the and return to power in the eliminate service backlogs of the rest of the country with 12 (NRC) and National mented. If it (NRC) is imple- to the date of birth and place of case to the NIA. I would like to country, to hold mid-term state. northeast with special empha- airports in the region being Population Register (NPR). mented, it will not affect just birth of parents and grandpar- clarify that I will not let injus- polls in the country. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, sis on rural areas, Mukhi said operative and the Guwahati On a day when Uddhav Muslims, but it will also affect ents,” Malik said. tice to happen to the Dalits”. Reacting to a BJP leader’s former chief minister Narayan at the inaugural session of Airport being revamped with Thackeray of the Shiv Sena Hindus, Adivasasis and other Both the NCP and However, there was some comment that the MVA Rane predicted that since chief North East Infrastructure a new state of the art terminus. came out in support of the deprived sections of the soci- Congress have urged the chief ambiguity in the NCP’s stand on Government would soon col- minister Uddhav Thackeray Development Conclave, organ- Moreover, a seamless dig- CAA, extended conditional ety,” Uddhav tweeted. minister to convene a meeting Bhima Koregaon-Elgaar lapse and there would be mid- was not capable of running ised by the CII-North East, ital connectivity has been in use support to the NPR and voiced In another tweet on NPR, of the l4eaders of the parties to Parishad Elgaar Parishad case. term polls in the state, NCP the government,. here. in the region by liberalising its his opposition to the NRC, Uddhav said: “NPR is more of devise a common strategy on On one hand, like Uddhav, chief said: “The mid-term polls There would be mid-term A well-planned infrastruc- cyber space with India and Pradesh Congress a census. But, still I will have a NPR, CAA and NRC. Pawar also said that Elgaar are normally held in the coun- polls in the state. “I need not ture enables established busi- Bangladesh signing an agree- Committee (MPCC) president look at the questions in the data In a related development, Parishad and Bhima-Koregaon try. It is in the hands of the BJP tell you that there is already nesses to expand their pro- ment for using unspent band- and party minister in the MVA collection form. But, I do not the chief minister’s decision to were two different cases. “The to hold mid-terms polls in the considerable resentment with- duction levels and encourage width available at Bangladesh's Cabinet Bal Saheb Thorat for- there is impediment in NPR. let the NIA to investigate the CM has powers to hand over the country. in the Shiv Sena. small businesses to enter the Cox Bazar in Chittagong to mally opposed CAA, NRC and Because, the census takes place Elgaar Parishad case continued case to the NIA. There was no Let the Union Cabinet and Uddhav Thackeray will market and as such, both bring in a revolution not only NPR. “The Congress party's once in ten years”. be a bone of the contention alternative but to hand over the decide on holding the mid- not continue in his post for Central and state governments in the northeast but also in stand regarding #CAA #NRC The NCP has also serious between the ruling Shiv Sena case tothe NIA, “ Pawar said. term polls in the country”. long,” Rane said. are making concerted efforts to some mainland states, he said. put in place a robust infra- is nurtured by two structure for physical connec- great rivers--the Brahmaputra 9  tivity in the areas of air, water, and Barak and both along with $        !2   internet and land transport, he their many tributaries have said. huge potential for river trans-  % 6  He said the Union budget port, tourism and industry.       has allocated funds for laying He also said that inland  7  $ O  !  /   new tracks and doubling of waterways in Assam received a railway lines in the northeast boost during the last five years.  %/ region, the governor said. There was an urgent need  $   ;2+909 Preservation and Memorial charkha, we will give him a Electrification of railway for strengthening the physical Trust. note describing its importance lines under the Northeast infrastructure of Assam as it     2820"  2820" a good thing," Pawar said, S President Donald Trump Ashram trustees Kartikeya in the country's freedom strug- Frontier Railways was also was the largest among the eight when asked why is Uwill Be gifted a spinning Sarabhai and Amrut Modi said gle," said Amrut Modi.He said going on and by 2022 the three northeastern states, with a pop- leading diamond merchant s India prepares to wel- Maharashtra missing from wheel, two books on the life the American president, US the dignitaries will be wel- states of Mizoram, ulation of 33 million and area Aon Tuesday allegedly com- Acome US President Donald Trump's itinerary. and times of Mahatma Gandhi First Lady Melania Trump and comed with garlands made of and Sikkim will be connected of 78 thousand square kilome- mitted suicide by jumping Trump, NCP chief Sharad "We are happy that the and a portrait of the Father of Prime Minister Modi would 'khadi' (hand-woven fabric). by railways, he added. tre, the governor said. down from the terrace of 15th Pawar on Tuesday said Prime country's prime minister thinks the Nation during his visit to spend around 30 minutes at the Trump and the Prime The Union Ministry of In the face of growing floor of a commercial building Minister 's Ahmedabad is the best place to the Sabarmati Ashram here ashram. Minister will also take part in Road Transport and Highways urban population and rising at Zaveri Bazar in south home state Gujarat has become show in India to any visiting on February 24. Sources said Trump and a roadshow that will start from has also conceived of extensive urban infrastructural needs, Mumbai. the preferred destination for foreign dignitary," Pawar said. Trump will be accompa- Melania may try their hands on the Ahmedabad airport and national highway projects to solutions like planning newer Dhiren Chandrakant Shah, key foreign dignitaries visiting Important global leaders nied by Prime Minister the spinning wheel (charkha) end at the cricket stadium in give a boost to the region's modes of transportation sys- who owned a diamond polish- India. who visited Gujarat after Modi Narendra Modi during his visit kept near 'Hriday Kunj', a cot- Motera after passing along the physical connectivity. tems especially for congested ing and export company, on the Before Modi became the became the to the ashram located on the tage inside the ashram where ashram. On the backside of the The governor also high- areas has become the need of top floor of the “Prasad PM, top foreign dignitaries PM in 2014 include banks of the river Sabarmati. Gandhiji and his wife Kasturba ashram, a platform is being lighted the measures being the hour, he added. Chambers”, died instantly after visiting India also used to go to Chinese President Xi Jinping Trump will be the first US once lived. built so that PM Modi can his fall from the 15-storey places like Hyderabad and and Japanese Prime Minister president to visit the ashram, a "We will gift Trump a spin- show the entire Sabarmati building, which houses the Bengaluru, Pawar told Shinzo Abe. place closely associated with ning wheel, Gandhiji's autobi- riverfront to the visiting offices of prominent diamond reporters here. NCP MLA and Pawar's India's freedom struggle. ography and a book named 'My dignitaries from one place, merchants. "Earlier, they (foreign dig- grand nephew Rohit Pawar The ashram, also known as Life My Message'. This book is offcials had said. The Gujarat Shah, who lived with his nitaries) used to go to places had last week asked the Centre Gandhi Ashram, was home to based on an exhibition depict- government has announced family at upmarket Napean like Agra, Delhi, Hyderabad that apart from Delhi and the independence movement ing Gandhiji's entire life. that Trump and the First Lady Sea Road, was 61 and survived and Bengaluru. It is good that Ahmedabad, Trump should leader and peace icon from "The ashram would also would arrive at the Ahmedabad by his wife and two children. in the last five years, all these also visit the country's financial 1917 to 1930. It is now manged gift Gandhiji's portrait to international airport directly While a son lives in the United people chose Ahmedabad. It is capital, Mumbai. by the Sabarmati Ashram Trump. Along with the from Washington. states, his daughter stays in Dubai. Quoting his staffer, the police said that Shah reached the office at around 9.45 am on Tuesday. He told some of his employees that he was going to the terrace of the building for a walk. Within next few min- utes he jumped from the ter- race and allegedly committed suicide. Shah was rushed to the nearby hospital where he was declared dead on admission. His body has been sent for a post mortem. “We have found a two-line suicide note on the desk of the deceased. In the note, he has stated that it was his decision to take the extreme step and no one should be blamed for it. We have registered an acci- dental death case and are investigating the matter,” a senior police inspector attached to the D B Nagar police station said. Shah’s death came as a big shock to the city's diamond and jewellery industry. 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Hence, 7           -9$      the Finance Commission was created to                1    address issues of vertical and horizontal   (                   imbalances of federal finances in India. The 15th Finance Commission, which             O      (    was established to decide on the devolu- O       ($            tion of taxes and other receipts to the a dip in population compared to the economic well-being of forests due to poor regenera- evaluation of the works under-         0     -9$         ( Centre and States for the next five years to the 1971 census. The 15th the people and the country and tion and protection, the taken through the Finance beginning April 2020, submitted its recom- Finance Commission was crit- help consolidate forest report, if examined critically, Commission Awards, States                    ( mendations before the Central ical of the Union and State resources as well. indicates the urgent need to should opt for certification of    6           S      Government last December. The Governments’ tendency to The importance of the spend money on natural forests. This can help promote          -9$        (  ( Commission used the population data of finance spending through off- maintenance of forest-like forests. Yet another important sustainable forest management 2011 while making its recommendations budget borrowings, too. On buildings and roads was first issue that needs to be dealt and at the same time provide                    and for the first time, in addition to income this front, it called upon both to recognised by the 13th Finance with is to address the concern space for international markets  (             :     distance, population and area and forest phase out off-budget liabilities. Commission, which earmarked of States, which have less for- for procurement of forest                      ( cover, it used two additional factors — Irrespective of the sur- 1,000 crore and called upon est cover. We need to step up products. demographic performance and tax effort rounding controversies, the the States to manage ecology, efforts to cover more areas Further, the Commission         55     #        — to determine the tax pool of States. Commission made it clear environment and climate through agroforestry, farm should put a complete ban on   PQ %      PQ   7  -9$   The Commisson’s usage of the 2011 that it wants to play a key role change, consistent with sustain- forestry, block plantations, the freebie culture of politicians,           0    ( S population figures gave rise to considerable in fostering sustainable devel- able development. This fund urban and peri-urban forestry who are more interested in controversies. While the 14th Finance opment. It must be noted that was kept at the disposal of the among other efforts. votebank politics. If need be, it       0                  Commission had taken the 1971 census as the 14th Commission had Government of India and was Efficient fiscal manage- must ask the Government to -                  the base with a weightage of 17.5 per cent accepted it as a criterion to released to States on a project ment goals of the Commission amend the Constitution. The                        and assigned a weightage of 10 per cent to determine the share of taxes to basis. This helped a great deal cannot be achieved unless we Prime Minister must think the 2011 population figures, the present one various States. This is why in maintaining forests across have an effective monitoring about curbing the freebie cul-        0 0     %  S  has kept the weightage of 2011 population “forest cover” was assigned the country. system in place. The 15th ture sooner than later. At the  1  -                 at 15 per cent and has given additional 12.5 7.5 per cent weightage. The However, the actual Finance Commission should same time, the Election # $  ,      0 P     / ,Q  per cent to demographic performance. The 15th Finance Commission spending on forests by States, follow the pattern of the 13th Commission must ensure polit- use of 2011 data has benefitted some States sought to raise the area cover after the 14th Finance Finance Commission, which ical consensus on this. A group         !   05  = !0>  7 , like and Bihar while others to 10 per cent in order to Commission grants, has not recommend inter alia that a of retired forest officers had  1      !0      $    have been disadvantaged. reward States that have “pro- been very encouraging when portion of the divisible pool of sought time from the Chairman                    Most States in southern India, except vided ecological services” to compared to the intention of tax within the forest criterion of the Finance Commission to Tamil Nadu, feel that they are suffering the country. the criterion to strengthen should be retained with the submit a memorandum on    -9$      /S         because of their policy of population con- However, it is distressing forest cover base. The State of Government of India to be these issues so that the $ !  = $!>          (     ( trol. They believe they will get a smaller that none of the States has been Forest Report 2019 released by sanctioned by the Ministry of Commission’s own recommen-              "   #     share of the pie if the population dispen- liberal in granting funds to the the Forest Survey of India Finance and Environment, dations lead to desired effects  %         S        sation is applied. However, according to the forest department commen- recorded a marginal increase Forest and Climate Change, for on the country’s economy and Economic Survey, 2016, inter-State labour surate to the contribution the of 5,188 sq km in total forest the maintenance of forests. on conservation of forests,   /        1  -         mobility averaged 5-6.5 million people forests have made in getting and tree cover in the country. It would be appropriate to water and bio-diversity. A for-          ?            between 2001 and 2011, yielding an inter- funds. The enhancement of However, it gave a dismal ensure third-party monitoring est governance policy must pay      "       , %        State migrant population of about 60 mil- funds to States — from 7.5 per picture in tribal areas (where of the use of the grant to attention to the multiple ways lion and an inter-district migration as high cent to 10 per cent — if imple- the forest cover has gone States so that misuse or arbi- in which our green cover is           /             5 as 80 million. Apart from the southern mented, can go a long way in down by 741 sq km). With trary or unauthorised use of valuable.     4          /  States, Assam, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, protecting the country’s ecolog- regard to the disappearance of the funds can be checked. (The writer is a retired Odisha, Punjab and West Bengal, too, saw ical frontiers. This can also lead higher girth class trees in Further, for monitoring and civil servant) "       "   * 

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Such insights can be used to deter- global counterparts. veillance programmes exist both in the public and for predictions. A study by the Indian mine where health services are imperative Can AI fight the next Coronavirus is     (      /S     private sectors. These surveillance strategies include Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad in to be delivered in times of shortages that a question up for debate. But it can bol-                 Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) and Risk Modelling. 2016 pointed out that this procedure suf- mandate trade-offs. In a more mature sys- ster our capacity to respond substantial-                   4    ( EBS systems use unstructured data from multiple fered a time lag from anything between tem, one would also be able to determine ly, especially in disease pre-emption,      -         ( ( sources like internet, official reports, social media three to 64 days. if an individual or a group of people is like- design of accurate interventions and in       @B           ( and so on, to detect and trace the evidence of an The Media Scanning and Verification ly to change its location, go out and seek some cases with more research investment,               ( emerging threat and overlay it with traditional sur- Cell of the IDSP was established in 2008 formal assistance, or if they will adhere to even prevention of outbreaks.         veillance systems to issue public health warnings and for early warning signals through media treatment routines — all insights that can Therefore, in a fight against outbreaks 4  -  @+@+(@)        ( formulate mitigation strategies. The Global Public reports. However, this activity is limited help authorities make better decisions. — one that the global community is not        7         Health Intelligence Network (GPHIN), and to manually scanning newspapers/elec- AI-assisted genomics research is winning — channelising the power of data     /              ( HealthMap, an automated electronic information tronic media. Some technologically-adept slowly emerging to be a game changer in through AI can be the perfect weapon. system, are EBS tools that use NLP, text processing States use Google alerts to automate the the rapid development of treatments and Coronavirus and the swiftness that AI-        /         algorithms and Machine Learning (ML). These can process. Needless to say, State media ver- vaccines for contemporary infections. enabled solutions showed here were nec-         @+D+      increase the speed of identifying signs, filtering infor- ification cells are unable to exhaustively Baidu has developed an algorithm that can essary proof of the concept to incentivise                 mation, enhance capacity for consuming informa- scan all media sources with the swiftness significantly speed up RNA structure pre- greater resources and collaborations in AI-    4     C -          ( tion and increase accuracy manifold. that’s needed to respond to outbreaks. The diction and subsequently unlock the key assisted outbreak management. Now it is                  The Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases Health Ministry is piloting an Integrated to the virus. Developing models that can upon governments and multilaterals to         "          1  (ProMED), Medical Information System (MedISys) Health Information Platform (IHIP) that match patterns embedded in the viral lead the way in mobilising AI against the            0   1  and Pattern-based Understanding and Learning can enable near real-time data reporting genomes to their animal host and vectors next virus. =           System (PULS) are similar EBS tools. These systems and hopes to apply modelling and GIS that carry the virus can be a breakthrough (Verma is a lawyer and public policy      are proving absolutely essential in disseminating tools to enhance the IDSP. There exists in narrowing the search for diseases. This consultant and Sharma is a software engi-   > information at breakneck speed, characterising trans- immense scope for integrating emerging can lead to early interventions in control- neer. Both work with the International missibility patterns, contagiousness, illnesses and technologies within the IHIP platform. But ling disease upsurge or preventing their Innovation Corps, University of Chicago.) 3 R $   /    "         @      @            Congress has been written off many tured power in 2004. After 10 years of er but it has only declined further as is no base for the Congress despite the and fight to get back its political space. times by its opponents. However, the UPA’s rule, the party faced its worst- it had failed to gauge the mood of the slide, as it is the only party, apart from They must find the right formula to do every time it rose like a phoenix from ever humiliation when it got just 44 public and turn it into electoral suc- the BJP, with a national presence. Even this, fast. the ashes and came back to power. seats in 2014 and 52 seats in the 2019 cess. Last year’s electoral victories in in its worst defeat the Congress man- It is too soon to write an obituary ".>+ ".,44& The slide began in 1967 when the Lok Sabha polls. Rajasthan, and aged to get 19.6 per cent of the of the Congress. The grand old party party lost many States. After the 1969 Now, once again, the Congress is Chhattisgarh apart, the Congress has national vote; about 117 million peo- is like an ancient banyan tree. Its roots . "4. split, Indira Gandhi emerged success- being written off. No doubt the party witnessed gradual decay in its State ple voted for it in 2019. It must build are deep and in many States. All that ful in the 1971 mid-term poll. is going through one of its worst exis- units in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, on this base. the Congress needs is a charismatic "  %%  However, after the defeat of Indira in tential and leadership crises right Uttar Pradesh (UP), Bihar, Odisha, The decline of the Congress is of leader and a vote catcher who could   % )/#0/,!  1977, the party was written off. But it now. Thankfully, the Congress has Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Delhi. its own making. Its dependence on one reinvent and revive the party. Did not   %  % rallied again in 1980 and continued to always performed well in States where Today, the Congress is ruthlessly crit- family, its high command and coterie the then UK Prime Minister Tony Blair      any people are writing off the rule till 1989. After VP Singh chal- regional strongmen were given the job icised and mocked because of its culture, loss of connect with grassroot reinvent the Labour party and called 135-year-old Congress Party lenged Rajiv Gandhi in 1989, there of handling the elections. The determination to cling to the Nehru- workers, lack of an organisational it the New Labour?    % / Mafter its dismal performance were apprehensions about the Maharashtra and Haryana polls proved Gandhi family. structure, poor communication skills, It is time the Congress wakes up, %     in the just-concluded Delhi Assembly Congress’ survival but in 1991 the this fact in recent times. That said, is The BJP has vowed to create a disconnect with the aspirations of vot- defines its ideology, strengthens State  -   %* elections. This is because the grand old party came back to power at the head that enough for the party to remain rel- “Congress-mukt Bharat” but an ers and living in its past glory, have all units, faces the challenge of regional- ;  / !    party has suffered one setback after the of a coalition, though it could not evant? From ruling the Centre and a Opposition is not bad, even for the rul- led to its downfall. Moreover, the BJP ism and reclaims its lost space. It was  %%   other since 2014, though there were retain power for long. majority of States in the ‘60s and ‘70s, ing party in a democracy, as the late has emerged as an alternative to the an umbrella party at one time giving some good patches in between. Now, In 1998, Sonia Gandhi took over the Congress has now been pushed used to say. One Congress at the national level, while in space to all shades of opinions and ide- !     critical questions are being raised the Congress amid panic in the party into a corner with its governments in party rule is not what our founding some States the regional satraps have ologies — the Right, Left and the  ! %  over its survival that need to be that it would perish. When no one a measly five States. When the fathers visualised. Some analysts argue usurped the Congress’ space. Since the Centre — and despite many splits it has 6  ! answered by Congressmen. This is not expected the Sonia-led Congress to Narendra Modi Government stormed that the collapse of the Congress as a party refuses to move out from under survived so far. So there is no reason '* the first time that the party is facing succeed, she formed the United to power in 2014, many thought that national alternative to the BJP creates the shadow of the Gandhis, it is for the why it cannot do so in the future. such a crisis. In its long history, the Progressive Alliance (UPA) and cap- the Congress would eventually recov- a political vacuum. It is not as if there family to fill the leadership vacuum (The writer is a senior journalist) H    I     !"#$%$% & ,6

# 0   5   " "." , "  "   2820" The NSE barometer Nifty to rating downgrade on AGR a key global MNC regarding volatile impacting the market  =&& %  too staged a late recovery from dues and other issues of the the sales impact. Global weak- performance, Nair added.    "    "     quity benchmark indices the day’s low and settled at company. ness is expected to hurt domes- In contrast, SBI, Infosys,    . (  % "   ESensex and Nifty settled 11,992.50, showing a fall of Reliance Industries tic market as high valuation PowerGrid, Tech Mahindra H"(" I   with losses for the fourth 53.30 points or 0.44 per cent. declined nearly 1 per cent after and low economic growth is and TCS featured among major    &2" %% straight session on Tuesday as On the Sensex chart, Bharti it announced consolidation of not supportive,” Vinod Nair, gainers.  %  / the ongoing AGR issue Airtel was the biggest loser with all its media and distribution Head of Research at Geojit Sectorally, BSE telecom 671  8,        7  weighed on telecom and finan- nearly 3 per cent drop in its businesses under flagship Financial Services commented. index suffered the most by )75!  ))*  cial stocks. share price. It was followed by ‘Network18’. Also, the huge government shedding over 4 per cent. Other  .+'9+:;"    ! After trading in the deep IndusInd Bank, Maruti Suzuki, The three group entities dues to be paid by telecom sec- top laggards included metal, 9   (  red for a better part of the ses- HeroMoto Corp and Tata Steel. namely Hathway Cable & tor will keep banking stocks auto and realty indices. mid talks of the %% + * sion, the BSE gauge Sensex The Supreme Court on Datacom, Den Networks and AGovernment mulling %  > % 0  /,  reclaimed most of its lost Monday refused to stop the TV18 Broadcast — which encashing of bank guarantee 9   +% %  (  + /  ground towards the fag-end. At telecom department from tak- would be merged into over default in payment of 5 %%  8 /8 &   0 1  / the closing bell, the index was ing any coercive steps for recov- Network18 — rose by 20 per :        dues, Vodafone Idea Chairman    " %%  %   %/9    down 161.31 points or 0.39 per ery of dues from Vodafone cent, 9.98 per cent and 14.7 per Kumar Mangalam Birla on (+ /2 % /& * %  % %/ cent at 40,894.38. Idea. cent, respectively. Tuesday met Telecom Secretary     !   ! %/     Intra-day, the Sensex fell Shares of Vodafone Idea on “Market sentiment contin- 44;!,$  Anshu Prakash as he looked for    *&  &2" /. /   over 444 points and touched Tuesday tanked more than 16 ued to be hit by Covid-19 after options to keep the company %  % %     (  the day’s low of 40,610.95. per cent in intra-day trade due the issue of warning note from  .+'9+:;" Since then, the company afloat. %%9     9  /  % * has lost more than Rs 5,800 After the meeting, Birla ;           %* hares of Vodafone Idea on crore in market capitalisation. said he “cannot say anything at L    %  %  %%   STuesday settledover 11 per The company on Tuesday the moment.”     *"!    / 9   /   $  " cent down in the wake of con- said India Ratings and Birla, who met the telecom  %    !/M   /L0 tinuing business uncertainty Research (Ind-Ra) has down- secretary for over an hour, was    " /  % ! %*0  over payment of statutory dues. graded its rating on non-con- accompanied by Ravinder  %% *     %   4'"'''       The scrip has been closing vertible debentures (NCDs) of Takkar, MD & CEO of  %  %  %     in the red for the past seven 3,500 crore. Vodafone Idea. % *M    8/ consecutive sessions. The com- “The downgrade is on He refused to respond to &1 ;. pany’s credit rating has also account of severe stress on the queries on whether or not   ! E989    ! been downgraded by two rat- company’s near-term liquidity Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) would .= $ & % ater this year, Hero ing agencies. On the BSE, the after the Supreme Court’s ruling default on payment of AGR !   LMotoCorp will unveil the stock plunged 17.25 per cent to on February 14, 2020, which dues or if the company could + :*/H$&+I/ 100 millionth motorcycle to trade at a low of 2.83. It set- directed the telecom companies head towards insolvency.  ' ! leave one of their production tled with a loss of 11.40 per cent to pay the adjusted gross rev- Vodafone Idea on Monday 2  (  7 lines. In the 35 years since the at 3.03. enue (AGR) related liabilities to paid Rs 2,500 crore to DoT and (    Munjal-promoted group has The scrip plummeted 17.64 the government of India by promised to pay another Rs   %    been producing two-wheelers, per cent to 2.80 on the March 17, 2020,” Vodafone Idea 1,000 crore before the end of 2  9% first in collaboration with National Stock Exchange said in a BSE filing. the week.  D F) Japanese major Honda and (NSE). It closed 10.29 per cent Care Ratings on Monday But the amount paid for H  I/ "  then by themselves since 2011, lower at 3.05. downgraded the company’s now is less than 5 per cent of .  75!)* 7A' !   they will become the fastest In terms of traded volume, rating on its long-term bank the dues that the DoT estimates !$&+%% 7J@ :   A manufacturer to reach this more than 64 crore shares of facilities and non-convertible the company owes to the gov- ! '  ( H'(I , 6%)* milestone. the company were traded on debentures. ernment following a Supreme L  M    !&   >  /".H&*I/ But as questions hover the NSE and over 15 crore units The downgrade is on Court ruling that asked for (  32  9 % /$&+ ( * / around the future viability of exchanged hands on the BSE. account of “significant ero- including non-telecom rev- ( 4% H9I / % ( *9 the company as it finds itself During the day, spurt in sion” in the overall risk profile enues of telcos in computing $  /(+4/(  /9AA+  .  ( /  with a global technology part- volume was more than 3.11 of the company in the wake of statutory payments such as 9  /9 % H5 %I/( * 6.  /".H&I/9 % ner unlike their Indian rivals, times on the BSE. absence of relief on modifica- licence fee and spectrum H!I ( *,&; /".H&I/9 % H,  I Bajaj and TVS, the Chairman 1      -   + '- ' ''$ The stock has been on a tion plea relating to AGR dues charges. The Supreme Court on    4%  " .  $&+*     and promoter of the company, 18 %9#.   1:' "#"# 0   *  * losing spree for the past seven on February 14. It also takes Monday refused to stop DoT   /".  /".  3".   Pawan Munjal wanted to show- trading sessions on the BSE. It cognisance of recent losses suf- from taking any coercive steps           +  5  case the future with a display of has plunged 43.9 per cent since fered by the company in the for recovery of dues from " . * ,)(   " 9% Hero’s technological and prod- 48 :".+ & +$D54&.+Q February 7. quarter ended December 2019. Vodafone Idea.    L2 " M  * uct development competence at their Centre for Innovation  D+&/,:.$:40: and Technology (CIT) estab- $  3  55  lished at Kukas, outside Jaipur. +Q,."4..90+:"+>+ ( ,    Hero, which skipped the Auto Expo earlier this month  +! 3     6   also used the opportunity to +(4.9;:545))'"::++      ,  $ launch their latest products    that all adhere to the upcom- +(4.42"(( ">" D&+>">+ 7(824  ing BS-6 emission norms. As , 0&8+:        the company has seen helping the company grow. about.”  2820" The 10-year government increased competition over the The scooters might not have a Munjal also said that Hero he EU on Tuesday put bond yield was at 6.39 per cent.  .+'9+:;" management of the govern- years and declining sales of ‘Hero’ but that does not mean would invest over 10,000 crore TPanama back on its black- he rupee tumbled by 22 Global crude oil bench- ment, the government has their bestsellers, they also that Hero is not seriously look- in new plants, research and list of tax havens after deciding Tpaise to settle at a nearly mark Brent futures dropped hrowing his weight behind remained within the recom- launched the new Glamour ing at this area. Our major issue development and market devel- the country had not done three-week low of 71.54 against 1.89 per cent to trade at USD TFinance Minister Nirmala mendations FRBM committee,” 125 and Passion Pro as well as with the Government’s initial opment over the next five to enough to meet global trans- the US dollar on Tuesday as 56.58 per barrel. Sitharaman’s budget numbers, Das said. “So, therefore, the showcasing the Xtreme 160R plan to move to all-electric seven years in order to main- parency standards. concerns over the economic “Rupee started the day on Reserve Bank Governor excess fiscal deficit has been road racer in the fast growing vehicles by 2025, which it wise- tain its leadership. “When we Panama, along with the fallout from coronavirus out- a weak note crossing beyond Shaktikanta Das has said that restricted to 0.5 per cent. The 150-200cc category. ly reconsidered was that the started our solo journey in Cayman Islands, Seychelles break continued to roil forex 71.50, majorly on back of sell- there is no reason to doubt that government has adhered to that The company wants to entire infrastructure would be 2011 we had just 100 engineers and Palau were added to eight market sentiment. ing from institution in risky the government will be able to and a large part of the financing regain their leadership position disrupted, from sales channels doing basic product develop- other territories already Besides, sustained foreign assets as FIIs (are) likely to be cut fiscal deficit to 3.5 per cent of fiscal deficit next year will in these segments where Bajaj, to mechanics. ment in Dharuhera, three deemed to be “non-cooperative fund outflows and subdued pulling out money from equi- of the GDP in the fiscal begin- come from small savings.” TVS and their erstwhile part- The industry could have plants and exported products tax jurisdictions,” the Council equities also put pressure on ties as the global market weighs ning April 1. The FRBM committee ner Honda dominates. shifted, but the government has to just four countries. Today, we of the EU said in the rupee. slowdown effects of rising In an interview with PTI, headed by N K Singh had rec- Speaking to The Pioneer, to remember the contribution have one of the most advanced a statement following a meet- Starting off the session on Coronavirus threat in China,” Das said the government has ommended fiscal deficit to be Munjal also mentioned that the automotive industry makes R&D centres in the two-wheel- ing of the bloc’s finance min- a weaker note, the rupee weak- LKP Securities Senior Research remained within the limits set cut to 2.8 per cent in 2020-21 Hero could look at potential to the Indian economy and er world in Kukas with over isters. ened further to hit the day’s low Analyst (Commodity & by the Fiscal Responsibility fiscal and to 2.5 per cent by partnerships with either Indian think accordingly.” He added 1,000 engineers, products have They join American of 71.56 against the American Currency) Jateen Trivedi said. and Budget Management FY2023. or global ‘frenemy’ companies that Hero was looking at elec- just started rolling out of our Samoa, Fiji, Guam, Oman, currency. The domestic unit The Financial Benchmark (FRBM) Committee for the The panel had suggested an going forward, and that he tric and hybrid technologies for eighth plant in Andhra Pradesh Samoa, Trinidad and Tobago, finally settled down by 22 paise India Private Ltd (FBIL) set the budget deficit. “escape clause” in case of over- was not terribly concerned two-wheelers as early as 2012 and we have two global facto- the US Virgin Islands and at 71.54, a level not seen since reference rate for the The government missed riding consideration of nation- about the move to electric even before the modern shift to ries in Bangladesh and Vanuatu on the list. January 30. rupee/dollar at 71.4259 and for deficit target for the third year al security, acts of war, calami- vehicles, “we are a large investor such technologies, “we are a Colombia and we are present in The addition of the The dollar index, which rupee/euro at 77.4162. The in a row, pushing shortfall to ties of national proportion and in Ather Energy, India’s leading leader in this space in India, over 40 countries globally. I’m Cayman Islands represented gauges the greenback’s strength reference rate for rupee/British 3.8 per cent of the GDP in the collapse of agriculture severe- electric two-wheeler company just because we do not have a sure our next 100 million will the first time an overseas against a basket of six curren- pound was fixed at 93.1737 and current fiscal as compared to ly affecting farm output and with a 31 per cent stake in the product right now should not happen a lot faster than our British territory was placed on cies, rose by 0.15 per cent to for rupee/100 Japanese yen at 3.3 per cent previously planned. incomes. Under this, a devia- company, and we have been be something to be worried first 100 million.” the EU’s blacklist. 99.15. 65.02. The fiscal deficit target for the tion from the stipulated fiscal coming fiscal year starting deficit target can be taken but April 1, has been fixed at 3.5 not in excess of 0.5 percentage per cent. points in a year. The fiscal deficit is the Das said there is no reason shortfall in a government’s to doubt that the fiscal deficit income compared with its for the next year would be met. spending. It essentially means “There is no reason for that the government is spend- anyone to doubt that number. ing beyond its means. The Budget has been present- “With regard to the fiscal ed just about a fortnight ago,” "   / $   ) !1        &&     ,   , 0+"1".$ hina will waive trade-war  :4.94. Ctariffs on imports of select- ed US medical equipment from he UK Government will March 2, the Government said Tpresent the Budget on Tuesday, as the country battles to March 11 as previously contain the new coronavirus announced, the new Indian- epidemic. The move comes as origin Chancellor of the doctors and nurses treating virus Exchequer Rishi Sunak said on patients in China’s overstretched Tuesday as he vowed to unleash hospitals struggle to deal with the the country’s potential and health crisis amid a shortage of deliver the promises made to basic medical items. the voters. More than 72,000 people There had been much have been infected by the out- speculation that the Budget break of the new COVID-19 could be delayed after the 39- strain in China, which has year-old son-in-law of Infosys claimed the lives of over 1,800 co-founder Narayana Murthy people. replaced Pakistani-origin Sajid Patient monitors, blood Javid following his shock res- transfusion equipment and ignation on February 13. instruments to measure blood Now it will be presented as pressure are among the prod- previously scheduled on March ucts that qualify for the exemp- 11, he said on his maiden tions, according to a list released Budget. Sunak tweeted that he by the Tariff Commission of the was “cracking on” with prepa- State Council. They are among rations” and would deliver the 696 US products that now promises made to voters ahead qualify for waivers, including of December’s General Election key agricultural and energy won by the Conservative Party items such as frozen pork and led by Prime Minister Boris beef, soybeans and liquified Johnson. natural gas.     !"#$%$% & ,66

Q   <  < $  . .     9:&; ! $      + /  >    %'%' &7%;   2820" because smaller companies are insurance grew at 14 per cent      <=<= ,  yet to achieve the scale for last year as against its potential    nsurance watchdog Irdai is going public, Khuntia said, to grow at 17-18 per cent, Iyet to get any proposal from adding that ideally a company while the life insurance seg-  2820"  .+'9+:;" life insurance behemoth LIC on should achieve sufficient scale ment grew only at 10 per cent ". ;+",("5"( an initial public offering but to list within ten years of its as against the 12-13 per cent oody's on Tuesday low- ompanies in India are pro- feels a listing is better from a existence. potential, he said. Mered growth forecast for Cjected to dole out an aver- &+$"4./".9"" governance perspective, chair- He said the practice of Terming the actuaries as the Asia-Pacific (Apac) region age salary hike of 9.1 per cent +Q,+( +9 494:+48 man SC Khuntia said on annual product review needs to the conscience keepers of the to 5.2 per cent for 2020 citing this year, the highest level in the ;+;"$;+ :&D Tuesday. He also said that there be carried out in full serious- insurance industry, Khuntia the lingering impact of the Asia Pacific region, as they look is nothing for the life insurance ness by the players and pitched asked the Institute of Actuaries coronavirus outbreak in China, for key talent and niche skills, ;"+ J*7,+&(+. / industry to worry for the time for a weeding out of the loss of India to take more efforts to the impact of which will be says a report. 54::4'+90D(;". being with regard to govern- making ones. increase the number, adding more pronounced on China However, the quantum is @*F,+&(+.  ;" ment's move on certain income "I would like to encourage that inherent skill sets in math- and India. lower than 9.3 per cent increase tax exemptions as the alterna- companies to weed out prod- ematics and software make The coronavirus that seen in 2019 and also the low- D+&*54&".9"/ ;+ tive to invest still exists. ucts which are not selling and Indians very amenable to the emerged in China early January est in a decade. ,&+>"48:4'+ Khuntia also asked insur- simply adding to the number, stream. He said India has only has killed over 1,860 people Leading HR consultancy R8. 8245;"+' ance companies to "weed out" then they will be able to man- 460 actuaries for a population and infected more than 72,000 Aon's annual salary hike survey loss-making products and con- age those products well," he of 1.30 billion, while the US has so far and there is no end in released on Tuesday also @*@,+&(+. ".)J/ centrate only on the better said, adding that the plea was 37,000 actuaries despite having sight yet. The epidemic has showed that around 39 per cent ,+&4. paying ones. On the IPO of made at a meeting with chief less than a third of Indian forced China to shutter over a of the companies surveyed are Life Insurance Corporation of executives recently. population. dozen of its teeming cities, expected to give as much as 10 India announced in the budget, When pointed out about Khuntia said only LIC has locking up over 60 million per cent increase in pay. "We see a reduction in the he said, "LIC proposal has not practices where industry play- undertaken efforts on micro- people and closing down tens The results are based on differences between pay yet come". ers are compromising on finan- insurance and exhorted others of thousands of factories, responses from over 1,000 lenges in 2019, organisations in my compared to 2018, the sur- increases across industries, "Any company which goes cials in the health insurance to fasten up on the same given impacting the global supply organisations spread across India are taking a positive vey said. with 85 per cent of the organ- public there will be better cor- segment while signing on to the needs in India. chain. The impact of the shut- more than 20 industries. view. Pay increases in India According to the survey, 39 isations projecting between 7- porate governance and better group schemes, Khuntia said Changing dynamics, tering is large as China con- In the Asia-Pacific region, continue to be the highest in per cent firms are expected to 11 per cent, a sign of maturing disclosure,” he told reporters on the Irdai wants players to be including climate change and tributes a whopping 16 per cent India is expected to dole out the the region," Tzeitel Fernandes, raise the salary over 10 per cent business ecosystems. the sidelines of an event of sustainable, where they don't also aspects like the corona of global GDP, up from 4 per highest salary hike at 9.1 per Partner (Rewards Solutions) at while 42 per cent would go for "However, the premium actuaries here. create losses nor do they earn virus outbreak, present newer cent when it was hit by the cent, followed by China at 6.3 Aon told reporters here. an increase between 8-10 per for high performance and new On being asked if LIC's excess profits. challenges before the industry SARS virus in 2003 and con- per cent this year. For India, the A big reason for India's cent. age skills continues to rise," business will need any restruc- He, however, said that Irdai and the actuaries will rise up to sumes over a fifth of metals previous lowest quantum of higher salary increase, as com- In the manufacturing seg- Navneet Rattan, Director turing before IPO, Khuntia said will not intervene on the pric- the same. Khuntia said he is globally besides controlling hike was 6.6 per cent in 2009, pared to other growing ment, pharmaceuticals is (Organisation, Performance that work on the same is being ing front but will limit itself to also trying to revive the loss over 40 per cent of the global as per Aon. As per the survey, economies, is the high inflation expected to give the highest and Rewards) at Aon India, carried out by the government. pointing out concerns to the prevention efforts like the now apparel and textile trade. Philippines is anticipated to see rate and the war for key talent salary hike followed by FMCG said. About business outlook, He said it is a good idea for players and issue notices if defunct loss prevention society As of now, from the supply a salary rise of 5.8 per cent, fol- and niche skills, Fernandes and chemicals, among others. 92 per cent of the firms sur- every insurance company to list necessary. Khuntia went pub- for general insurance, explain- side, the electronics market is lowed by Malaysia (5.3 per noted. E-commerce and profes- veyed expect their business and the Insurance Regulation lic with his disappointment at ing that a reduction in losses the worst hit as the Hubei cent), Singapore (3.8 per cent) In 2019, companies in sional services businesses are improving or stabilising in and Development Authority of the low growth levels of the life can bring down premium costs province, the fountainhead of and Australia (3.1 per cent) in India gave an average pay expected to give double-digit 2020 while the rest 8 per cent India (Irdai) will nudge entities and general insurance seg- for policyholders and also the epidemic outbreak, is 2020. increase of 9.3 per cent, reflect- salary increase this year in the felt there would be a decline in to go for the same. It is, however, ments despite the under pen- make more people embrace known as the 'Optics Valley' of "Despite economic chal- ing a slowdown in the econo- services sector. business. not making it mandatory to list etration in India. General insurance. the world.   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1479.00 1479.00 1458.00 1466.10 BANDHANBNK 436.00 437.80 420.50 422.50 ALKEM 2505.00 2640.00 2505.00 2620.50 FINOLEXIND 553.35 559.10 548.00 548.85 SBIN 315.40 319.20 309.40 318.05 3.85 IDEA 3.28 3.28 2.83 3.03 PAGEIND 22749.95 22900.00 22240.00 22822.25 WIPRO 243.75 244.80 241.20 244.10 MAHSCOOTER 4775.00 4775.00 4650.00 4664.00 CIPLA 433.00 437.65 428.10 437.00 5.10 SBIN 315.90 319.00 309.50 317.60 MINDTREE 993.50 1000.00 982.10 996.70 DCBBANK 170.00 173.00 166.60 171.90 JMFINANCIL 108.80 111.55 103.00 110.35 EICHERMOT 18500.00 18791.95 18339.60 18751.25 215.35 HDFC 2346.00 2346.00 2304.25 2323.15 OMAXE 167.00 167.00 154.65 154.90 MEGH 55.40 58.90 54.50 58.15 GSKCONS 9729.95 9729.95 9581.00 9604.00 INFY 785.00 799.05 783.65 798.50 9.05 YESBANK 37.45 37.55 33.70 35.05 SAIL 42.55 42.65 40.75 41.95 ABFRL 263.35 270.50 259.55 261.70 THYROCARE 635.00 635.00 612.00 618.20 POWERGRID 182.60 186.35 180.85 185.20 1.60 TATASTEEL 434.60 434.75 421.35 431.65 GLENMARK 312.20 313.40 303.60 311.95 PTC 50.50 51.35 50.10 51.00 TIMKEN 1048.55 1048.55 1000.50 1034.30 IOC 111.90 115.10 110.45 112.70 0.90 TATAMOTORS 168.40 168.40 158.60 161.60 AVANTI 583.80 598.15 562.20 564.40 RELINFRA 21.75 22.25 20.90 21.90 INDHOTEL 131.00 132.50 126.85 130.80 DMART 2330.00 2386.00 2307.35 2365.30 BEL 82.60 83.80 79.50 83.05 CREDITACC 834.00 902.80 830.50 890.55 JCHAC 2878.00 2945.55 2751.30 2903.45 TECHM 825.35 840.00 825.35 838.55 5.30 IBULHSGFIN 308.05 308.70 293.45 300.00 HAVELLS 603.00 603.45 589.25 600.70 PVR 2092.00 2093.90 2054.00 2085.70 CESC 681.50 689.00 673.30 686.15 LT 1281.50 1289.80 1266.45 1288.00 7.80 LICHSGFIN 382.00 382.45 354.50 363.65 VOLTAS 694.00 700.70 684.65 693.85 RVNL 22.60 22.90 21.95 22.50 NATCOPHARM 669.75 669.75 635.00 637.25 TCS 2199.95 2221.00 2186.05 2215.00 11.75 MARUTI 6922.15 6934.50 6701.00 6772.00 RITES 309.90 319.50 300.40 313.10 APOLLOTYRE 154.50 154.50 150.50 151.45 INTELLECT 137.00 140.90 134.40 137.95 ULTRACEMCO 4433.60 4488.20 4370.10 4470.70 20.85 HCLTECH 614.00 615.65 605.00 607.00 HINDALCO 189.85 189.85 181.90 184.50 PETRONET 255.20 260.80 254.85 260.05 ITDC 299.30 306.50 293.70 295.05 BAJAJ-AUTO 3064.70 3090.55 3033.50 3086.00 10.40 TCS 2209.90 2221.35 2186.75 2215.30 SPICEJET 86.20 86.50 82.60 84.05 JBCHEPHARM 561.45 561.45 516.45 533.30 APLLTD 649.65 649.65 637.45 645.65 BAJAJFINSV 9527.00 9564.95 9416.00 9550.00 21.15 NCC 42.70 42.70 37.70 41.45 HEG 1001.45 1010.15 966.50 999.75 PCJEWELLER 17.70 17.80 17.00 17.10 CHOLAFIN 332.25 332.25 322.25 327.95 KOTAKBANK 1682.50 1699.80 1678.30 1692.95 1.85 ICICIBANK 541.00 543.15 536.15 541.30 TECHM 827.45 840.00 827.45 838.55 GMRINFRA 23.00 23.10 22.00 22.55 LINDEINDIA 763.50 779.95 755.00 760.00 M&M 520.50 524.90 514.10 523.20 0.45 APOLLOHOSP 1728.70 1783.30 1706.65 1775.35 M&M 522.00 524.85 514.30 523.25 GODFRYPHLP 1322.00 1322.40 1292.20 1301.15 GICRE 212.05 212.05 205.65 207.75 SHK 115.45 115.90 109.30 110.45 WIPRO 243.75 244.85 241.25 244.00 0.20 RBLBANK 307.25 308.05 292.25 302.05 JAICORPLTD 97.85 98.20 92.65 96.35 NOCIL 86.60 88.35 84.90 88.00 QUESS 589.05 589.05 572.95 580.10 ZYDUSWELL 1475.00 1485.45 1461.00 1481.50 NTPC 109.60 110.90 103.80 110.30 0.00 MIDHANI 228.00 237.30 214.00 219.10 MCX 1265.00 1305.00 1260.00 1296.15 BALRAMCHIN 170.95 170.95 161.35 163.30 UFLEX 222.75 223.00 217.00 221.45 ANDHRABANK 15.05 15.25 14.50 14.70 HDFCBANK 1216.90 1218.50 1203.50 1217.05 -0.10 LT 1281.00 1289.65 1266.65 1286.25 GRANULES 174.55 180.50 172.60 179.10 RELAXO 815.05 826.70 810.90 815.85 SADBHAV 98.90 98.90 87.00 89.90 TIMETECHNO 52.75 52.75 49.25 50.35 ICICIBANK 541.00 544.40 536.00 540.90 -0.70 TATAGLOBAL 380.90 386.25 373.40 382.05 TRENT 751.65 764.00 716.00 726.80 CANFINHOME 508.80 512.70 504.35 510.05 ATUL 4974.90 5017.15 4920.00 4996.95 DHANUKA 520.00 525.00 506.00 516.70 BAJFINANCE 4769.40 4771.95 4701.60 4770.00 -6.65 ABBOTINDIA 14671.65 15650.00 14550.00 15456.95 INFIBEAM 57.20 57.50 55.40 56.80 METROPOLIS 1752.50 1845.00 1746.95 1826.80 MOTILALOFS 766.20 785.40 750.10 775.25 CORPBANK 21.20 21.20 20.30 20.80 BRITANNIA 3080.00 3080.00 3020.00 3075.00 -9.10 INFRATEL 235.00 236.10 200.70 210.10 BOMDYEING 82.80 82.80 78.80 81.35 EXIDEIND 177.20 178.05 173.90 177.60 CHOLAHLDNG 533.10 542.00 504.60 538.70 HERITGFOOD 344.65 347.75 327.65 332.65 ITC 204.55 204.60 200.50 204.05 -0.75 HDFCBANK 1215.00 1218.00 1204.00 1213.55 RAYMOND 586.40 586.50 570.40 578.70 EQUITAS 107.00 107.30 104.60 106.40 KANSAINER 514.80 514.80 498.85 502.50 ALLCARGO 109.10 110.55 108.10 109.80 TITAN 1314.00 1318.90 1301.25 1311.00 -5.05 PRSMJOHNSN 63.55 64.95 63.20 63.70 UPL 590.00 590.30 574.10 585.55 WESTLIFE 460.55 469.25 448.00 467.10 MAHINDCIE 164.00 164.70 150.25 158.85 MAXINDIA 84.30 85.50 83.05 84.95 AXISBANK 737.75 737.75 724.70 735.50 -2.90 AXISBANK 737.60 737.60 724.65 733.40 GAIL 118.50 119.75 116.95 119.45 GILLETTE 6125.00 6125.00 5851.20 5906.40 CAPPL 330.00 350.70 324.00 345.45 SWANENERGY 126.50 127.85 122.15 124.00 ONGC 99.95 100.25 96.55 99.50 -0.45 HDFCAMC 3240.00 3246.75 3183.55 3220.35 JINDALSAW 91.30 93.15 87.45 89.20 CROMPTON 299.00 299.00 281.70 285.35 COCHINSHIP 343.00 350.00 337.55 342.80 PERSISTENT 700.35 713.10 697.50 708.25 HINDUNILVR 2252.60 2262.95 2222.10 2241.50 -11.10 POWERGRID 183.00 185.90 181.00 185.00 GRAPHITE 266.90 266.90 260.05 263.55 PNBHOUSING 415.00 415.00 404.00 407.40 HINDCOPPER 35.80 35.80 34.65 35.15 TATAMETALI 580.00 595.60 571.05 588.40 SUNPHARMA 407.00 410.85 399.05 406.10 -2.30 JSWSTEEL 289.05 289.05 281.10 284.85 HINDPETRO 230.40 230.40 222.50 224.90 CONCOR 550.05 550.05 532.10 535.20 HUDCO 33.40 33.90 32.55 33.80 WABCOINDIA 6841.30 6853.75 6790.50 6800.10 HCLTECH 613.45 615.80 605.15 609.80 -3.65 IRCON 522.30 564.00 511.00 555.70 BANKINDIA 60.25 60.70 58.35 60.35 VIPIND 456.00 467.40 448.75 450.65 VMART 2196.55 2299.00 2196.45 2283.95 JYOTHYLAB 130.00 131.45 127.50 130.40 ASIANPAINT 1879.90 1879.90 1861.00 1869.25 -12.15 MGL 1134.00 1174.60 1118.00 1137.60 GODREJAGRO 532.00 540.65 523.70 528.60 CARERATING 510.00 514.65 485.05 488.95 NLCINDIA 52.50 53.55 50.55 52.65 ADVENZYMES 160.60 160.80 157.30 159.25 RELIANCE 1475.90 1475.90 1457.40 1466.90 -11.35 ULTRACEMCO 4464.00 4486.40 4371.95 4469.40 DABUR 499.00 506.85 496.20 504.85 SANOFI 7203.75 7205.00 6982.95 7174.05 KRBL 305.40 308.25 297.00 298.80 BIRLACORPN 748.10 749.00 738.75 744.90 BAJAJFINSV 9500.15 9559.40 9438.05 9530.75 ISEC 475.00 498.55 471.20 490.95 NHPC 22.00 22.15 21.10 21.55 SOUTHBANK 9.86 9.87 9.62 9.70 TATASTEEL 434.00 435.15 421.30 432.65 -4.20 IOB 10.00 10.00 9.03 9.09 BAJFINANCE 4777.05 4777.05 4704.00 4753.05 MARICO 298.85 300.70 292.00 299.55 IBREALEST 86.90 88.00 83.10 86.95 IEX 195.00 195.00 181.30 185.90 VEDL 141.75 141.75 137.50 140.70 -1.40 GHCL* 175.15 175.15 170.50 171.55 HINDUNILVR 2260.00 2260.00 2222.15 2232.90 MRF 71307.55 71307.55 69550.10 69700.95 ORIENTBANK 43.00 43.50 40.35 41.80 LEMONTREE 59.25 59.50 57.65 59.00 NESTLEIND 16569.90 16569.90 16385.05 16417.50 -170.95 SYNGENE 305.45 307.55 304.65 306.85 ACC 1422.05 1427.00 1403.25 1422.05 AJANTPHARM 1356.00 1356.00 1276.00 1293.00 EDELWEISS 85.50 89.80 85.00 89.05 NIACL 132.10 132.10 127.80 129.75 IBULISL 100.70 100.75 97.90 97.90 JSWSTEEL 289.00 289.15 281.10 285.00 -3.15 BANKBARODA 82.25 82.30 78.15 81.05 CASTROLIND 156.55 157.90 150.40 155.80 CADILAHC 266.00 269.00 261.30 268.00 GDL 123.50 127.80 123.40 127.05 FCONSUMER 21.45 21.50 21.10 21.30 HDFC 2349.00 2349.00 2304.00 2324.05 -26.20 ONGC 100.30 100.30 96.60 99.25 VENKYS 1401.30 1483.00 1369.40 1414.70 INDIANB 82.00 82.00 78.00 80.25 BAJAJELEC 395.15 419.00 391.55 414.25 TAKE 100.00 100.00 97.20 98.20 DRREDDY 3288.00 3288.00 3233.25 3253.00 -42.55 COALINDIA 169.30 174.00 165.00 172.15 PIDILITIND 1588.65 1590.30 1569.30 1582.00 FORTIS 151.10 155.40 149.65 152.70 SCHNEIDER 103.00 104.90 99.50 101.15 JSL 39.80 39.95 38.85 39.05 HEROMOTOCO2283.20 2283.20 2225.00 2249.95 -33.40 DLF 217.00 219.25 216.60 218.15 GRASIM 736.00 736.00 715.10 724.10 EIDPARRY 210.90 210.90 197.80 205.05 COROMANDEL 617.00 627.00 604.40 623.60 TTKPRESTIG 5944.00 5944.00 5833.90 5841.80 MARUTI 6925.00 6930.00 6735.80 6795.00 -111.75 JINDALSTEL 189.00 189.15 181.85 185.20 NMDC 100.30 100.85 97.00 99.50 BOSCHLTD 14850.00 14864.35 14475.50 14561.25 APLAPOLLO 2023.50 2036.00 1990.00 2019.50 UCOBANK 13.90 13.90 13.50 13.70 UPL 592.00 592.00 574.00 584.85 -10.15 ASIANPAINT 1880.00 1884.80 1862.00 1863.30 NBCC 30.55 30.55 28.50 29.00 ENGINERSIN 83.45 83.45 78.40 78.80 WABAG 209.35 209.45 200.05 202.05 CENTRALBK 16.75 16.75 16.30 16.50 GRASIM 737.35 741.20 715.55 723.55 -13.85 TATAELXSI 985.95 991.65 936.00 968.05 MASFIN 985.00 1048.90 947.70 1018.15 GNFC 176.10 176.10 171.00 173.15 JKTYRE 67.50 67.50 65.30 66.25 GRINDWELL 648.00 648.00 615.10 621.70 BHARTIARTL 563.35 568.85 537.30 549.00 -15.85 BPCL 460.65 472.35 456.50 470.70 ADANIGREEN 199.55 200.05 188.55 189.30 SUZLON 2.33 2.33 2.22 2.26 JAMNAAUTO 41.90 41.90 39.05 39.90 LAKSHVILAS 17.15 17.40 17.15 17.15 HINDALCO 189.15 189.45 181.75 184.80 -5.45 TITAN 1317.00 1318.40 1302.00 1311.10 NAUKRI 2785.25 2910.75 2751.25 2789.90 CUMMINSIND 536.45 536.45 523.65 530.10 FINCABLES 374.65 374.65 360.30 363.30 FDC 244.90 245.05 237.75 238.95 INDUSINDBK 1172.70 1172.70 1108.45 1138.15 -34.80 BATAINDIA 1785.00 1817.80 1785.00 1797.45 BAJAJ-AUTO 3060.00 3090.00 3036.00 3082.45 AEGISLOG 252.00 257.70 246.95 255.95 REDINGTON 117.00 119.00 112.10 118.15 GET&D 145.00 145.40 139.55 141.00 TATAMOTORS 168.00 168.00 158.60 162.55 -6.55 ITC 204.95 204.95 200.30 203.90 JSWENERGY 64.05 68.40 64.05 65.75 RAIN 103.05 104.50 99.05 103.65 ASHOKA 99.90 99.90 94.95 97.05 BLUEDART 2900.00 2910.00 2850.00 2899.20 YESBANK 37.35 37.50 33.65 34.80 -2.35 INFY 787.00 798.90 783.30 797.45 UJJIVAN 388.60 388.60 375.00 385.70 ASTRAL 1192.10 1192.10 1163.25 1177.80 SUPREMEIND 1385.00 1400.00 1385.00 1393.65 JKLAKSHMI 330.00 330.00 323.00 324.90 INFRATEL 235.40 235.40 200.70 208.35 -26.65 ZEEL 240.30 247.10 238.65 245.55 ITI 80.55 82.50 80.05 81.60 CHENNPETRO 117.00 122.00 112.15 114.80 CENTURYPLY 152.20 153.50 150.00 151.75 KOTAKBANK 1691.00 1699.00 1678.80 1691.05 KTKBANK 76.95 77.20 75.05 76.45 NH 339.90 351.95 334.90 347.85 CENTRUM 19.25 20.10 18.70 19.75   BALKRISIND 1270.00 1273.45 1228.95 1238.25 AAVAS 1909.05 1945.35 1873.05 1933.95 GESHIP 273.00 276.05 269.00 273.65 GMDCLTD 59.00 59.00 55.50 57.00 IGL 467.00 479.80 462.00 470.70 LTI 1991.00 2025.50 1936.80 1962.00 LUXIND 1680.00 1680.00 1571.35 1581.40 INDOSTAR 286.00 286.00 281.75 281.80 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE JUSTDIAL 505.85 505.85 480.50 488.95 UBL 1294.00 1294.00 1256.80 1270.05 JSLHISAR 74.40 75.90 72.70 75.40 HIMATSEIDE 101.35 101.35 97.70 99.45 NIFTY NEXT 50 28116.45 28116.45 27750.75 28060.35 -109.25 CIPLA 434.55 437.50 428.50 435.65 LAURUSLABS 435.90 435.90 422.35 429.05 BLUESTARCO 848.00 848.00 818.00 835.75 RATNAMANI 1311.00 1322.65 1300.00 1318.60 MCDOWELL-N 699.95 729.90 690.00 727.00 26.80 NIITTECH 1830.00 1853.75 1808.00 1849.05 SHILPAMED 430.00 447.00 411.40 438.40 REPCOHOME 301.00 302.60 288.75 292.45 MAHLIFE 377.40 380.20 367.65 378.65 AUROPHARMA 490.00 503.35 482.30 502.55 8.95 TV18BRDCST 27.90 30.10 27.35 28.85 RCF 41.50 43.75 41.05 43.50 THERMAX 981.10 981.10 949.90 967.55 VGUARD 204.20 204.30 199.40 202.15 PAGEIND 22500.00 22970.00 22201.50 22850.00 358.65 MANAPPURAM 169.80 171.35 166.75 170.55 PNCINFRA 207.45 208.65 194.60 201.15 KEI 529.00 532.30 528.50 529.60 ECLERX 613.00 623.20 598.80 601.95 PETRONET 255.60 260.80 254.60 259.80 4.00 COLPAL 1331.00 1332.75 1306.80 1325.20 NESCO 739.00 745.00 713.30 741.35 SOBHA 375.30 375.35 363.00 364.35 GPPL 79.90 79.90 77.85 78.40 PFC 126.05 128.25 123.15 128.00 1.55 AUROPHARMA 491.45 502.80 482.50 500.20 DBL 359.70 360.05 344.05 352.45 TRIDENT 5.63 5.70 5.55 5.57 TEJASNET 70.00 70.00 66.70 67.30 INDIGO 1447.40 1478.80 1426.75 1473.65 17.85 PEL 1533.00 1533.00 1473.95 1522.30 BLISSGVS 141.80 141.95 139.50 140.70 LAXMIMACH 3255.00 3295.00 3214.70 3271.95 TVTODAY 264.70 264.70 242.60 247.40 MARICO 298.00 301.00 292.15 300.00 3.40 DEEPAKNI 454.20 491.55 432.00 482.55 HINDZINC 189.00 189.10 184.65 185.60 MMTC 19.20 19.50 18.80 19.35 TNPL 169.25 169.25 165.00 167.30 DMART 2334.95 2384.60 2305.05 2365.50 26.05 ESCORTS 885.40 896.50 872.65 888.10 WELSPUNIND 45.45 45.70 43.45 44.45 MOIL 140.00 141.10 137.15 137.70 OFSS 2892.55 2892.55 2856.00 2863.10 SIEMENS 1379.65 1398.90 1362.10 1397.80 15.05 DELTACORP 155.70 155.70 146.65 149.95 CHAMBLFERT 161.60 161.60 151.80 154.10 MINDAIND 373.80 379.20 371.50 374.20 MHRIL 224.70 225.05 223.25 224.60 DABUR 499.00 507.20 496.00 506.00 5.05 BRITANNIA 3075.35 3075.35 3022.10 3065.70 HATHWAY 22.80 23.10 21.75 23.10 TCIEXP 908.65 919.00 885.70 905.60 ESSELPRO 183.70 187.15 177.75 181.60 PNB 51.90 52.50 49.90 52.45 0.50 NTPC 109.75 110.70 103.90 109.70 INOXLEISUR 469.70 476.40 459.75 473.70 IDFC 34.25 34.25 33.45 33.80 VAIBHAVGBL 1137.70 1141.25 1123.30 1130.45 DIVISLAB 2154.85 2180.20 2142.50 2170.00 15.15 NAM-INDIA 377.80 394.50 366.00 391.65 OBEROIRLTY 501.10 519.50 500.50 510.60 SYMPHONY 1355.00 1360.00 1336.50 1351.85 MAHABANK 11.80 11.88 11.49 11.77 CADILAHC 266.60 269.50 261.10 267.80 1.45 ASHOKLEY 81.35 81.55 79.20 80.25 TVSMOTOR 432.00 443.20 424.50 438.45 EMAMILTD 284.45 284.45 266.50 273.45 DCMSHRIRAM 356.70 356.70 340.10 350.65 ZENSARTECH 142.45 144.95 138.05 140.80 MOTHERSUMI 121.85 124.40 116.50 123.30 0.40 PNB 52.00 52.45 49.90 52.05 DCAL* 87.20 95.65 87.20 95.50 IDBI 34.50 34.70 33.25 34.10 TATAINVEST 921.45 938.00 916.70 933.50 ENDURANCE 1045.85 1057.55 1029.50 1051.35 SBILIFE 915.00 921.45 907.10 916.00 1.60 DRREDDY 3262.05 3281.90 3235.00 3250.20 WELCORP 203.55 209.30 200.20 207.35 3MINDIA 22189.10 22189.10 22007.35 22127.30 MRPL 41.00 41.35 39.65 40.30 SOLARINDS 1146.15 1190.00 1138.35 1164.00 PIDILITIND 1605.00 1605.00 1567.50 1580.00 1.60 BEML 915.00 915.00 871.95 876.55 SPARC 165.80 166.45 160.55 163.50 GSPL 240.20 243.65 228.75 233.50 KNRCON 282.45 286.35 266.00 285.20 VSTIND 4319.05 4375.00 4300.75 4331.50 BERGEPAINT 578.55 580.45 570.20 580.00 -0.15 IOC 111.75 115.10 110.45 112.70 TATAPOWER 52.25 52.25 50.55 51.50 PARAGMILK 103.20 103.45 98.10 100.85 IFCI 6.00 6.05 5.78 5.88 INOXWIND 38.00 38.00 37.00 37.50 ICICIGI 1339.00 1345.00 1326.05 1338.00 -0.65 STAR 502.40 502.40 483.20 487.85 OIL 130.30 133.35 127.00 131.80 DISHTV 11.10 11.32 10.74 10.95 SUNDRMFAST 451.55 451.60 445.45 446.35 TVSSRICHAK 1589.95 1648.00 1589.95 1598.30 PEL 1526.95 1533.70 1473.05 1530.00 -1.65 SUNPHARMA 408.40 410.75 399.10 408.70 ADANIPORTS 361.05 367.95 358.50 366.55 ADANITRANS 314.65 314.65 297.00 301.20 AIAENG 1808.05 1819.85 1771.55 1800.95 DBCORP 124.80 125.35 124.00 125.05 HAVELLS 602.50 603.45 589.00 602.00 -0.75 WOCKPHARMA 351.05 352.95 324.75 335.40 RADICO 408.60 422.85 401.30 419.25 BAJAJHLDNG 3685.20 3715.00 3683.35 3697.80 FINEORG 2191.00 2197.65 2156.65 2186.80 PHOENIXLTD 856.00 858.00 847.05 851.85 ACC 1425.00 1428.95 1402.60 1421.10 -2.85 CANBK 174.80 174.80 167.65 172.90 BHARATFORG 484.85 484.85 473.20 480.25 GREAVESCOT 139.95 145.60 137.80 142.60 PGHL 4205.25 4287.00 4102.00 4240.70 GARFIBRES 1496.80 1515.00 1478.00 1489.65 DLF 217.20 219.35 216.55 218.95 -0.45 BHEL 34.40 34.90 33.40 34.70 SCI 54.65 56.90 52.80 56.05 LAOPALA 196.30 214.50 192.20 211.50 ITDCEM 58.50 58.60 54.90 56.30 MAHSEAMLES 344.75 344.75 335.10 338.55 ICICIPRULI 470.10 473.90 466.00 472.90 -1.50 EICHERMOT 18698.80 18791.80 18360.75 18763.00 NATIONALUM 39.15 39.20 38.20 39.05 JKCEMENT 1410.15 1420.25 1380.00 1402.95 DALBHARAT 858.50 859.95 838.00 840.55 SCHAEFFLER 4445.35 4582.85 4370.00 4554.30 COLPAL 1332.35 1334.00 1306.60 1326.70 -5.65 ADANIENT 251.80 251.85 245.40 249.40 TATAMTRDVR 68.90 68.90 64.60 66.45 SHANKARA 488.05 502.00 488.05 488.45 SONATSOFTW 337.90 339.00 333.60 336.25 VTL 1025.95 1032.00 1021.85 1031.60 GODREJCP 626.00 626.70 613.00 623.05 -2.70 INDIGO 1455.55 1479.00 1428.00 1470.15 RECLTD 138.95 138.95 134.20 136.95 ASTRAZEN 2734.25 2796.20 2667.60 2729.40 JISLJALEQS 6.60 6.60 6.32 6.32 ORIENTCEM 79.25 80.50 78.75 80.15 SHREECEM 24000.00 24000.00 23300.75 23912.85 -115.20 MOTHERSUMI 122.85 124.35 116.60 123.35 M&MFIN 372.60 372.75 364.85 370.00 GALAXYSURF 1575.00 1640.00 1501.00 1618.70 MPHASIS 917.60 921.00 886.65 896.30 SUPRAJIT 188.20 196.75 187.00 195.00 BIOCON 303.10 304.40 295.05 301.60 -1.55 IPCALAB 1378.00 1380.30 1307.00 1313.45 PFIZER 4030.00 4172.40 4020.00 4128.35 HONAUT 36000.00 36550.00 35200.05 35551.80 VARROC 408.15 408.15 385.00 401.65 BRIGADE 227.50 228.70 223.40 226.05 HDFCAMC 3245.00 3246.00 3182.00 3225.00 -19.30 GODREJIND 405.00 420.15 403.50 417.95 AUBANK 1139.00 1158.05 1131.50 1149.45 GLAXO 1321.00 1349.40 1318.00 1344.60 ALBK 14.60 14.60 13.75 14.00 FLFL 404.00 404.00 388.45 390.00 BAJAJHLDNG 3718.25 3729.00 3680.30 3695.60 -22.65 SRTRANSFIN 1285.65 1285.65 1246.20 1274.75 INDIACEM 73.00 73.00 69.55 71.70 AKZOINDIA 2317.00 2407.95 2317.00 2336.10 GICHSGFIN 120.20 120.20 116.30 117.45 CERA 2370.30 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Zhiyong was arrested on raising the alarm about the ative for the new coronavirus Hubei province — where the care for the province’s frontline bear the brunt as 93 more peo- While officials claimed Saturday after being on the run deadly new virus before dying that has infected hundreds on outbreak originated and which medical staff” and encourage ple died on Monday while that the virus is stabilising, one since December, according to of it himself triggered rare board, a health ministry offi- has reported the majority of them to be more “resolute” in five deaths were reported from of Wuhan’s most senior doctors Amnesty International. calls for political reform and cial said on Tuesday. deaths — have been lionised their fight to contain the virus, Henan, Hebei and Hunan has died after contracting the China’s ruling Communist freedom of speech. AFP “The number (who will online and by state media. the province said in a state- provinces. coronavirus.used. PTI leave Wednesday) is changing, China’s schooling system ment. AFP China’s National Health largely because it is up to pas- Commission on Tuesday said sengers (if they get off),” the the death toll due to the out- 0   QR   !0   official told reporters. “But it break climbed to 1,868 on will be around 500 people.” ), "   !  Monday while the total num- Lahore: The UN secretary countries. The World Health ed 1,886 new cases and 98 more Only those who have test- 46999!  #   ber of confirmed cases jumped general said on Tuesday that Organization is looking into deaths. That raised the number ed negative and have not been to 72,436. the virus outbreak that began how to help handle such a of deaths in mainland China to in close contact with a person Tokyo: Thieves in Japan have continue our daily operations A top Chinese health offi- in China poses “a very dan- development, he added. 1,868 and the total number of infected with the virus will be made off with some 6,000 sur- at the hospital, but this is so cial said the daily death toll has gerous situation” for the world, Egypt recently reported confirmed cases to 72,436. allowed off on Wednesday gical masks from a hospital, deplorable,” the official told come down below 100 for the but “is not out of control.” its first case of the virus, rais- Travel to and from the and many disembarking will with the country facing a mass AFP. Police have launched an first time since the virus out- Speaking in an interview ing fears of its spread to the worst-hit central China region be Japanese passengers, the shortage and a huge price hike investigation as they suspect break came to light in January. with The Associated Press, African continent. was associated with the initial official said. online due to the coronavirus. the thieves intend to resell the The daily number of newly Antonio Guterres said that The outbreak has infected cases of COVID-19 confirmed “They will go home on Four boxes containing the masks. Masks have sold out at confirmed cases of the novel “the risks are enormous and we more than 73,000 people glob- abroad. But Japan, Singapore public transport but they will face masks disappeared from a many drug and discount stores coronavirus (COVID-19) need to be prepared worldwide ally. The World Health and South Korea have identi- be taken by bus to places locked storage facility at the across the nation as the num- reported across China Monday for that.” Guterres said his Organization has named the fied new cases without clear such as stations,” he added. Japanese Red Cross hospital in ber of infections have increased dropped to under 2,000 for the greatest worry was a spread of illness COVID-19, referring to ties to China or previously Those who leave the ship the western port city of Kobe, in Japan — one of the most first time, Mi Feng, an official the virus to areas with “less its origin late last year and the known patients, raising con- will not face any restrictions, a hospital official said on affected countries after China with the National Health capacity in their health ser- coronavirus that causes it. cern of the virus spreading the official said. “They won’t Tuesday. “We still have a large where the death toll from the Commission (NHC) said vice,” particularly some African China on Tuesday report- locally. AP be forbidden to go out.” number of masks — enough to virus has hit 1,800. AFP (         )   8        "      $ ,     4'  Kabul: Ashraf Ghani has vote-rigging from Ghani’s main secured a second term as pres- rival, Afghanistan’s Chief 3  4   Tehran: Iran sentenced eight vices. ly “collaborating with the hos- ident of Afghanistan, according Executive Abdullah Abdullah, environmental activists, includ- Tahbaz is an Iranian who tile government of America.” to final results of the September forced a recount. ing an Iranian who reportedly also holds U.S. And British cit- Another three of the activists, 28, 2019 poll released on The delay left Afghanistan Washington: Billionaire Mike joining the other Democratic also has British and American izenship. Iran does not recog- Sam Rajabi, Sepideh Kashan Tuesday by the country’s elec- facing a political crisis just as Bloomberg has qualified for the candidates on stage and mak- citizenship, to prison sentences nize dual or multiple national- Doust and Amirhossein tion commission. the US seeks a deal with the upcoming Democratic presi- ing the case for why he’s the ranging from four to 10 years ities, meaning Iranians it detains Khaleghi Hamidi, were sen- “The election commis- Taliban which would allow it to dential debate, marking the best candidate to defeat Donald on charges of spying for the cannot receive consular assis- tenced to six years in prison sion... Declares Mr Ashraf withdraw troops in return for first time he’ll stand alongside Trump and unite the country,” United States and acting against tance from their other countries. each. The eighth activist, Ghani, who has won 50.64 per various security guarantees the rivals he has so far avoid- Bloomberg campaign manag- Iran’s national security, the In most cases, dual nation- Abdolreza Kouhpayeh, got four cent of the votes, as the presi- and a promise that the militants ed by bypassing the early vot- er Kevin Sheekey said in a state- judiciary said on Tuesday. als have faced secret charges in years. All the activists were dent of Afghanistan,” election would hold peace talks with the ing states and using his per- ment. According to the judiciary closed-door hearings before arrested in early 2018. commission chief Hawa Alam Afghan government. sonal fortune to define himself The Democratic National spokesman, Gholamhossein Iran’s Revolutionary Court, A ninth activist who was Nuristani told a press confer- If all goes well, then Ghani through television ads. Committee recently changed its Esmaili, an appeals court issued which handles cases involving arrested at the time, Kavous ence in Kabul. is likely to be the man sitting A new NPR/PBS rules for how a candidate qual- the final verdicts. alleged attempts to overthrow Seyed Emami, an Iranian- “May God help him in across from the Taliban at the NewsHour/Marist poll pub- ifies for the debate, opening the Two of the activists, Morad the government. Canadian naional, died while in serving the people of negotiating table in a bid to lished on Tuesday shows door for Bloomberg to be on Tahbaz and Niloufar Bayani, Esmaili, the judiciary custody under disputed cir- Afghanistan... I also pray that chart Afghanistan’s future. Bloomberg with 19 per cent stage and drawing the ire of got 10 years each and were spokesman, said two other cumstances in February 2018. peace comes to our country,” Earlier this week, support nationally in the some candidates who dropped ordered to return the money activists, Houman Jokar and His widow then was blocked she added. The results had Abdullah’s team said they Democratic nominating con- out of the race for failing to they allegedly received from the Taher Ghadirian, each got from flying out of Iran, but later been delayed for nearly five would not accept fraudulent test. make prior stages. U.S. Government for their ser- eight-year sentences for alleged- made it out. AP months after allegations of results. AFP The former New York City The candidates were pre- mayor, who launched his pres- viously required to receive a idential campaign in November, certain number of campaign 0   will appear in Wednesday’s contributions to qualify, but       debate in Las Vegas alongside Bloomberg, who is worth an     former Vice President Joe estimated USD 60 billion, is not Biden, Sens. Bernie Sanders, taking donations.        4. Elizabeth Warren and Amy The prime-time event will Klobuchar and former South be a stark departure from Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Bloomberg’s highly choreo- Jerusalem: Israeli Prime   :  @  Karachi: A mysterious toxic Ziauddin Hospital Buttigieg. Fellow billionaire graphed campaign. He’s Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s gas has killed at least 14 peo- spokesperson Amir Shehzad and philanthropist Tom Steyer poured more than USD 300 corruption trial will begin on ple and sickened several oth- told the newspaper that nine is still hoping to qualify. million into television adver- March 17, an Israeli court said Caracas: President Nicolas ers in Pakistan’s southern port deaths took place at the hos- Bloomberg’s campaign said tising, a way to define himself Tuesday, just two weeks after Maduro on Monday said he is city of Karachi, police said on pital’s Keamari Campus over that it was seeing “a for voters without facing crit- national elections are held. “not afraid of military combat,” Tuesday. the course of the past two days. groundswell of support across icism. While he’s campaigned Netanyahu is charged with accusing his US counterpart Authorities were alerted to According to the police, the country” and that qualify- in more than two dozen states, bribery, fraud and breach of Donald Trump of plotting to the when the resi- two other deaths were report- ing for Wednesday’s debate “is he does not take questions trust under a number of cases invade Venezuela with the sup- dents of Karachi’s Keamari ed at the Kutiyana Hospital. the latest sign that Mike’s plan from voters and delivers a in which he is alleged to have port of regional allies. area began rushing to nearby Dozens of others have and ability to defeat Donald standard stump speech that accepted lavish gifts from bil- “We don’t want war; we hospitals with severe breathing been hospitalised in various Trump is resonating with more lasts less than 15 minutes, lionaire friends and exchanged don’t want violence; we don’t problems on Sunday night. medical facilities across the Americans.” often reading from a regulatory favors for more pos- want terrorism, but we are not The source of a toxic gas city. “We are still clueless “Mike is looking forward to teleprompter. AP itive media coverage. afraid of military combat and we leak remained unclear on about the possible cause of In a brief statement, the are going to guarantee peace,” Tuesday. Officials said 14 peo- the incident,” Karachi police court said Netanyahu is expect- said Maduro in a televised ple have been killed so far, chief Ghulam Nabi Memon ed to attend the initial hearing. speech, surrounded by the The US is one of more than Dawn newspaper reported. said. PTI Israel will hold parliamen- armed forces high command. 50 countries that have recog- tary elections on March 2, its “Donald Trump was con- nized opposition leader Juan third vote in less than a year. vinced that it is easy to get into Guaido as Venezuela’s interim "    The first two elections were Venezuela,” said the socialist president after Maduro’s 2018 re- . 8 largely a referendum on leader, accusing the US of hav- election was widely denounced ?96  Netanyahu, and the third is ing assembled a “mercenary as rigged.    expected to be no different. AP force” to invade. Maduro, however, still     enjoys the support of Turkey, Russia, China and Cuba.  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Anadolu Agency said pros- According to official fig- Was martyred this morning in ecutors were seeking the arrests ures, some 2.4 million soldiers a rocket strike,” said the Iranian of 467 people suspected of and members of the civilian news agency, which is close to cheating in a police promotion militia were deployed through- ultra-conservatives in the examination in 2009. out the country. The practices Islamic republic. Warrants were also issued were carried out “based on real Babelkhani was also against 157 military officers — threats, not imagined ones,” known by his nom de guerre 101 of them still on active duty said defense minister General Haj Ebrahim, Fars added, with- — and 71 Justice Ministry per- Vladimir Padrino, who was out giving his rank. sonnel. On July 15, 2016, a seated next to Maduro during The brief report also group of officers attempted a the president’s speech. Trump showed a picture of Babelkhani coup to overthrow Turkish vowed to “smash” Maduro’s in a forest area wearing tan President Recep Tayyip rule in his annual State of the fatigues with the Guards’ Erdogan. Some 250 people Union address to Congress, insignia and a dark green were killed and more than which was also attended by beanie. 2,000 were injured during the Guaido, earlier this month. Iran, alongside Russia, has failed attempt. Trump branded Maduro as strongly backed the govern- Some 77,000 people have a “tyrant” during his speech and ment of President Bashar al- been arrested and around called Guaido the “legitimate Assad in Syria’s civil war. 130,000 others, including mil- president of Venezuela.” After More than 380,000 people itary personnel, have been dis- returning from a three-week have been killed in Syria since missed from state jobs in a international tour, Guaido said the conflict broke out nearly crackdown on Gulen’s network a change of Government in his nine years ago. since the coup. Gulen, who has country was “inevitable.” On Iran says its forces are in lived in self-imposed exile in the Sunday, he said the military had Syria at the invitation of Assad’s United States since 1999, denies the opportunity to make the government and only in an involvement in the coup change less “traumatic.” AFP advisory role. AFP attempt. AP     !"#$%$% , 1,(6

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There are numer- is generally believed but may body remaining the same, then a piece of paper for about ten orders, what does a degree in might arise in a business. Even the high-pressure nature of Business Management are also ous specialisations that one not be 100 per cent true. it will take minimum six minutes every day. This will management teach? if one has to consider turning such jobs. Individuals can also offered a tremendous pay pack- can decide on, in the center of One should always remem- months to integrate with the improve vibration of name and What you may discover in an idea into a startup, the edu- work in retail management age right from their place- their profession. ber that for integration of a new body. In such cases whatever the person can perform better. a business degree covers an cational programme has been where major FMCG companies ments. The degree also addi- *      pattern, it takes minimum two- the spelling of new name is *       - expansive scope of subjects, for designed in a way that every can open doors for individuals tionally allows one to work in     -  six months (it will take three- changed, its integration with   '     ' 4 Q           +   A   %'%'  .+'9+:;" neering and architecture courses from  .+'9+:;" recognised Indian universities. he renowned film producer Director — Students Welfare of the egrand India, a part of the Legrand Under this programme, it is support- TAnil Sharma, who produced University informed on the occa- he Lady Irwin College’s LGroup conducted a Students’ Connect ing academically promising girl students the superhit film Gadar, inaugu- sion that apart from University Tannual festival is an event Programme for the winners of the with a scholarship aid of 60 per cent of rated the 21th Annual Cultural fes- schools, all the affiliated colleges are packed with a perfect balance UGAM — Legrand’s Scholarship pro- course fee or up to 60,000 per annum. tival of IP University ‘Anugoonj actively participating in the festival. of constructive creativity, fun gramme on February 17, 2020. The winners are selected basis their merit 2020’ at the Dwarka campus of the Dr Anjali Shaukeen, Associate and frolic. The fest spans over This is an initiation to build a lasting and socio-economic background. University here on February 17, Director — Students Welfare of the two days, starting today, con- relationship with the students and is an Tony Berland, CEO, Legrand India, 2020. Delving down the nostalgia, University presented Annual sisting of numerous competi- orientation about the industry, know- said: “The UGAM scholarship for girls he said such type of functions Report of the Directorate of tions and activities, organised Each fest day will end how from SMEs and gaining mentoring aims to empower them through quality remind me of my childhood. He Students Welfare. by various societies of the with a live performance; support from Legrand leadership professional education and build forth called upon the students partici- room. Festivals are fun but it This three days cultural con- College. tonight will be a DJ Night, team/employees. future women leaders. The programme pating in this cultural festival to go involves a lot of good things to learn clave of the University is loaded These include a fashion where DJ Carnivore will be The group entered the education sec- goes a step further in ensuring that the ahead to achieve their goals in life. like healthy competition, leader- with a number of star perfor- show, jam session, street dance, dropping popping beats; the tor in 2018 with an objective to help girl group is with the students not just as a Presiding over the function ship, confidence, esteem etc. the mances like band performance by film making, group dance second evening will be graced students to pursue their higher education. scholarship sponsor but a mentor and a the Vice Chancellor of the univer- education combined with culture is Sankraman Band and star night by competition, environment by Mohit Chauhan who has This scholarship intends to assist the guide to a successful career journey sity Prof Mahesh Verma said: “We essential for life.” play back singer Benny Dayal on hunt and stage play competi- sung songs like Dooriyan, deserving girl students for pursuing engi- ahead.” learn a lot of things outside the class Prof Manpreet Kaur Kang, the concluding day of the event. tion among other activities. 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It after beating Kyrgyzstan oppo- worked really hard on my Slam champion Clijsters, might take 10 matches nent Azat Salidinov 5-0 in the final ground techniques and it feels 36, had been out of the to get the way I played in match of 87kg Greco-Roman cat- good to have done better than game for seven years the second set, might egory. my last year's performance." before the clash with take me 10 matches to Last edition Silver medallist Before Sunil's historic Muguruza, who reached get that from start to fin- dominated the Gold medal win, Arjun the final of the ish. “I have patience. entire game /.    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Bissaka’s cross. Minister of Sports and Youth will be played in four host cities the tournament as fans in the Victory lifts United up to There was still time for Affairs Kiren Rijiju, Sarai (Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, host cities and across India pre- seventh and within two points Batshuayi to miss another Bareman, FIFA Chief Women's Guwahati and Kolkata), with the pare to welcome the future of Tottenham in fifth, which chance before half-time when Football Officer, Roberto Grassi, knockout stages also taking stars and heroes of women's could be good enough to qual- he skewed wide from a narrow FIFA Head of Youth place in four cities (Ahmedabad, football. ify for the Champions League angle. Tournaments and AIFF presi- Bhubaneswar, Kolkata and Navi The key dates for the FIFA next season pending Manchester The one-way traffic contin- dent Praful Patel, who is also Mumbai). The winners will lift U-17 Women's World Cup City’s appeal again a two-season ued at the start of the second LOC Chairman and FIFA the trophy at the DY Patil India 2020 include: Opening ban from European competi- period as Mount hit the post Council member,. Stadium in Navi Mumbai on match - November 2. tion. and a brave block from Wan- Sixteen teams featuring the November 21. 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