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the stock market and give a against this nation. I am very push to the lending scenario. proud that people from all he continuing standoff Soon after Patel quit as RBI walks of life and institutions are Tbetween the Government Governor, Prime Minister standing up to it.” and the RBI finally claimed the Narendra Modi on Monday West Bengal Chief Minister chair of Governor Urjit Patel, lauded his contribution saying Mamata Banerjee said, “From who resigned on Monday cit- he steered the banking system CBI to RBI, institutions have ing “personal” reasons, some- “from chaos to order” and become total disasters; it is mat- thing not many people are ensured discipline. He said ter of great shock. BJP is ready to digest. Patel is a thorough profession- behaving like dictators, there Patel, 55, who took over as al with “impeccable integrity”. should be a campaign against the 24th Governor of the The PM said Patel leaves this rule.” Central bank on September 5, behind a great legacy and will Senior Congress leader 2016, had the shortest tenure at be missed immensely. “Dr Patel Kapil Sibal said, “People he the RBI since 1992. is an economist of a very high (PM Modi) appointed are “On account of personal calibre with a deep and insight- resigning, first Arvind reasons, I have decided to step ful understanding of macro- Subramanian left as the Chief " # % & ! down from my current position economic issues. He steered the Economic Adviser and now it’s effective immediately,” Patel ' ( ) ' banking system from chaos to Patel. The economy is suffering said in a brief statement. ) " ' " order and ensured discipline. and Modi thinks that he’s the The Government and the " Under his leadership, the RBI biggest economist and he does- RBI stood divided over sever- *) & '' brought financial stability,” the n’t need them, so they are R " al issues, including transfer of ' ' PM tweeted. resigning.” surplus reserves to the ) ' Finance Minister Arun Former Finance Minister P Government. The Government ) #% " Jaitley too appreciated the ser- Chidambaram said he is sad- be extradited to India to stand is being brought to the book by also wanted the RBI to provide ' ' vice rendered by Patel saying it dened but not surprised by the trial on the charges brought by the NDA Government. additional liquidity to credit- was a pleasure to deal with him resignation of Patel as RBI the CBI and the ED. The judge “Great Day for India. No starved MSME sector in the and he has benefitted from his Governor and claimed no self- referred the extradition case to one who cheats India will go wake of ILFS bankruptcy and &+ ' ' scholarship. “The Government respecting scholar or academ- Secretary of State and Mallya scot free. The judgement of UK’s align Prompt Corrective Action ' acknowledges with deep sense ic can work in the NDA will have 14-day time to appeal Court is welcome. An offender ( PCA) norms for public sec- + of appreciation the services Government. against the order. benefited during the UPA. The tor banks with global practices. ', rendered by Dr Patel to this In a series of tweets, the The order is significant in NDA brings him to book,” Though Patel has cited #% ) O country, both in his capacity as senior Congress leader said the high-profile extradition trial Jaitley said in a tweet. “personal” reasons for his res- #% "*& the Governor and the Deputy the last meeting of the RBI that has lasted over a year and The 62-year-old former ignation, his ouster was on the #% & Governor of the RBI. It was a Board held on November 19 comes close on the heels of suc- Kingfisher Airlines boss was on cards ever since the " ' & pleasure for me to deal with was the “day of reckoning” UK court on Monday cessful extradition of bail since his arrest on an extra- Government threatened to ' ' him and benefit from his schol- and Patel should have resigned Aordered the extradition of AgustaWestland accused dition warrant in April last invoke certain provision of the arship,” Jaitley tweeted. on that day. “Patel may have liquor baron Vijay Mallya, the Chritian Michel. However, there year. Mallya called the decision RBI Act to force him to con- The Opposition has thought that Government will fugitive businessman who is is little hope that Mallya could to allow his extradition to India sider its views on relaxing Acharya said Governments an eye on the next year’s poll, slammed the Government over re-trace its steps. I knew it wanted in India for fraud and be brought back to India short- “unfortunate”. lending norms for segments that “don’t respect the RBI’s the Government would like to Patel’s resignation. Emerging would not. Good he quit before money laundering involving ly. His lawyers are set to chal- Earlier, Mallya sought to such as small and medium independence will sooner or corner a portion of the RBI from the Opposition parties’ another humiliating meeting. an estimated 9,000 crore of a lenge the order in the high court disprove the narrative before the enterprises, appropriate size of later incur the wrath of finan- reserve to launch series of pop- meeting, Congress president Saddened, not surprised, by consortium led by the SBI and and that entire process could go reporters outside the case that reserves the Central bank must cial markets, ignite economic ulist measures. The need for Rahul Gandhi said, “RBI Patel’s resignation. No self- another set of loans by the IDBI. on for months. Hailing the UK he has “stolen” the money and maintain and easing norms fire, and come to rue the day liquidity for the MSME sector Governor is resigning because respecting scholar or academ- Westminster Magistrates’ court, Finance Minister Arun said his offer to repay the prin- for weak banks. they undermined an important and NBFC are also uppermost he’s protecting the institution of ic can work in this Court Chief Magistrate Emma Jaitley said the offender who cipal amount to the Indian On October 27, RBI regulatory institution”. on the agenda of the RBI. Taking away reserves from Government,” he said. Arbuthnot ruled that Mallya can benefited during the UPA rule banks was “not bogus”. Deputy Governor Viral It is understood that with Government to prevent slide in RBI to save your skin is an act #$ !"#$% & R 0 / Minister Narendra Modi for using “indecent” language in the Parliament. ack home for the re-launch of the “It must be for the first time in the ./ )/# BCongress party’s newspaper recallable history of about 71 years that ‘Navjivan’, the Sikh face of Indian pol- the words of any Prime Minister were ongress national president Rahul Gandhi itics and the two-time former Prime expunged by the Speaker in the Upper Cand former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Minister Manmohan Singh was show- House which comprise of intellectuals,” Singh on Monday called on Punjab Chief ered with praises on Monday. he said. Minister Capt Amarinder Singh to enquire The party projected ‘Punjab’s own Before Jakhar, the anchor for the about his health, after he failed to attend an son’ as a much mature Prime Minister event, Satinder Satti, had described Dr event at Mohali. as compared to the present incumbent Manmohan Singh as “Fakr-e-Qaum” “I regret not being able to attend the func- Narendra Modi, while describing him while introducing him. tion, as I've been advised bed rest by the doc- as the “pride of the world”. tors,” tweeted Capt Amarinder. Congress national president Rahul After suffering from viral fever past week, Gandhi and Punjab Congress chief the Chief Minister had been advised rest at Sunil Jakhar virtually outsmarted each home for 48 hours by the doctors at the Post- other to heap praises on Dr Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Manmohan Singh. Research (PGIMER). Rahul Gandhi said that the former Rahul and Manmohan Singh, who were in Prime Minister is actually the “Fakr- n over-excited, over-enthusias- Mohali, adjoining Chandigarh, for the re- e-Sansar” for the way he worked with Atic Congress party worker was launch of Hindi newspaper 'Navjivan', left for all humility, respect and love during his a delight for the audience during the New Delhi after meeting Capt Amarinder. 10-year-long tenure. event. Mohali Mahila Congress Capt Amarinder, 76, underwent some rou- “He, with all humility, respect, worker was shouting her heart out tine medical tests at PGIMER on Sunday as a love, run the country. Even on the to attract young Gandhi scion’s follow-up on the viral illness he suffered last international stage, he showed the attention, but all in vain. But she week. Doctors at the institute said that all the world leaders the way to work, for managed to gather the attention of tests were clean and the Chief Minister was which he was being praised world the entire media persons present found to be suffering from slight weakness as over,” said Rahul. with her slogans of Rahul Bhaiya a result of the earlier bout of viral fever. Earlier, Jakhar had bestowed the aage bhadho, hum tumhaare saath Due to Capt Amarinder’s ill-health and title of “Fakr-e-Hind” to Dr hai! But the attention-grabbing was also considering Cabinet Minister Navjot Manmohan for taking the country for- “Rahul Bhaiya idhar dekho”, leaving Singh Sidhu’s throat problem, the Monday’s ward during his tenure as the Prime all the media persons in splits, and Cabinet meeting has been rescheduled for Minister. at the same time wondering, “who Tuesday. Jakhar lashed out the Prime calls Rahul bhaiya”. Related report on P3
“We are also educating the cials to be contacted. the predator goes back to the locals in identifying the pug “In nights people usually forests. As human-tiger conflicts ith sugarcane harvest marks so that they can avoid sleep outside guarding their are on increase due to various Wapproaching and contro- confrontation with the big cats. pump sets. But we have asked reasons, experts feel that such versy over killing of Sometimes, hyena is also mis- them not to do so as personnel `do and dont’s’ have become a Maharashtra’s Avni tigress in taken for leopards. Also locals safety is more important. We need of the hour over the years mind, forest officials in the are being sensitising that how have also suggested them not to to take the locals in confidence Tarai Belt of Uttar Pradesh are tigers when left to themselves, get agitated in case the big cats and make them aware about the going from village to village, cre- invariably avoid confrontation kill their livestock. The importance of tigers as a flagship ating awareness on essential with humans,” said Hemant Government provides ample species and the importance for ‘do’s and dont’s’ on how people Kumar, chief conservator of compensation in such cases,” its conservation for the biodi- should avoid conflict with Forest, Gorakhpur in Uttar said Kumar, adding there are versity surrounding them. predators like leopards and Pradesh. Talking about the mit- insurance compensation also. A recent report “Living with striped big cats. igating efforts being taken in his The villagers are also the Wild: Mitigating conflict People are being told to stay region, he said circulars in local advised that make noise by between human and big cat in group and carry stick and languages as well as the posters beating the drums while enter- species in Uttar Pradesh” by the torch when going in forests for illustrating pugmarks of preda- ing the field for harvesting the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) defecation or other reasons. tors like leopards, tigers and crop will prompt the animal to and UP Forest Department says In case anyone is alone, he hyena have been distributed to flee the cropland on its own. it all. “UP has the second-high- should play radio on the way so help people identify the animals Kumar explained that dur- est incidence of leopard-related that the big cats are wary of when venturing in the field. In ing winter, tigers prefer to look human fatalities as well as tiger attacking and keep doors of case they sense its presence, they for easy prey hiding in sugarcane attacks on humans, and sees a homes locked in the night. Also should inform the officials fields. It is only when people sur- large number of livestock kills. since, tiger often lift the animal instead of tackling with the rounds the animal or try to mob This is a region of great interest in the night, the livestock hous- wild animals on their own. or catch its glimpse that the with respect to conflict between ings should be properly pro- The locals have been pro- predator attacks in retaliation. It’s humans and large predators,” it tected. vided the numbers of the offi- advisable to to give way so that said. %! '% ) &%* +$,,-./,0
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'% ) &%* +$,,-./,0 + 4 4 45& & ,&5 , 0 / Taking a dig at Modi, Mincing no words to say Rahul said: “Our Prime that media is being suppressed ongress national president ) * Minister believes that the ‘ele- and pressurised by the ruling CRahul Gandhi made a phant’ was sleeping and no party, Rahul Gandhi said that splash at the launch of progress was done by the coun- the media these days are Congress party’s newspaper try before he came to power. reporting what the powerful on Monday morning by com- This ideology is responsible for and the influential want to lis- ing out with blazing guns +# the nationwide anger.” ten. against the Prime Minister Repeatedly saying that the “Press can be a tiger...it can Narendra Modi-led Congress party is not like the show the mirror to even the Government at the Centre for Mohali: Accusing the BJP led first launched in 1919 by “Those who spoke against RSS and BJP, Rahul said that mightiest. But if the govern- destroying institutions of Central Government for taking Mahatma Gandhi but was the government were silenced. they would find new ways to ment begins to have leverage democracy — judiciary includ- the country towards a “wrong closed several times during Enforcement Directorate(ED) is work and devise strategy con- on newspaper houses, the same ed, and ignoring the growing path, Congress veteran and the British regime. being misused to put pressure sistent with the 21st century. tiger becomes a paper tiger. It unrest among the farmers and the former Prime Minister Dr “I want to appeal to the on the newspapers. Editors have “We will listen to the people’s loses its voice,” said Rahul. the youth, while asserting that Manmohan Singh on Monday people that they should under- also not been spared,” he said. voice,” he said. He said that the media has “BJP knows it will lose the 2019 maintained that the nation's stand how the present govern- The weekly was launched “We are not the BJP or RSS. become a trumpet of influen- election”. freedom could be under threat ment is taking the nation on a after the Enforcement If we err, we are open to learn- tial people as the front pages are Rahul Gandhi, with former due to its actions. wrong path and there is a need Directorate (ED) recently ing from the criticism. Today, filled with stories regarding Prime Minister Dr Manmohan “The Congress had played to strongly fight against it,” he attacked a controversial plot media is being pressurised, marriages, cricket besides Singh by his side, lashed out at an important role in strength- said, adding that the former allotted to Associated Journals and suppressed in the country,” Bollywood, “but there was the BJP and RSS, for destroy- ening the country's freedom, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Limited by the then Haryana's he said, while making it clear nothing about farmers’ condi- ing all institutions, including ! "!# $% #'# (( but during the last four and a Nehru had once said that Congress government by flout- that the “Congress’ newspaper” tion, corruption... Media says the media, while declaring that )* $ half years, the BJP laid empha- ‘Freedom is in peril, defend it ing the norms. Congress leader Navjivan has all freedom to what the powerful want to lis- all opposition parties stand sis on things which could with all its might’. and Associated Journals criticise and speak against its ten,” he said while adding that united to fight and safeguard sidering army as its personal ployment and farmers’ unrest. adversely affect India's histo- Earlier, Punjab Congress Limited chairman Motilal Vora own leaders. “This paper the media, including the party’s these institutions. asset and using it politically. “Our Prime Minister con- ry...This can again endanger president Sunil Jakhar lashed on the occasion said that after should tell the Congress party newspaper Navjivan, should “We will show the BJP its The Election Commission is siders farmers a liability and country's freedom,” said Dr out at the ruling party, and the Mahatma Gandhi was sent to about what people want and be independent, speak its heart place and defeat it in elections. being suppressed...BJP believed that ‘Make in India’ Manmohan while was speaking Prime Minister Narendra jail in 1920, he had asked they think,” said Rahul while out “even if Congress does not In 2019, we will ensure that the Ministers are being pressurised, would be enough. He must at the re-launch of a Hindi Modi, while batting for com- Jawaharlal Nehru to run the asking the party leaders present like it”. BJP is removed from the gov- threatened...all opposition par- know that no country could newspaper ‘Navjivan’ that was plete freedom to press. paper. to also support the newspaper Rahul asserted that with ernment in Delhi,” he said. ties and Congress are standing progress without farmers, with- and use it as their weapon while the results of the recently con- “All institutions are under against them,” he said. out the food security these at the same time, remain open cluded polls in five states, the attack. Supreme Court judges Saying that the Congress is that farmers provide to the and unemployment, Rahul said understand that the foundation ing about 50,000 jobs in 24 to criticism. people would give the BJP openly saying that they are not fighting to save these institu- nation,” he said. that a wave of “anger” is grip- of this anger lies in the unem- hours, and in comparison, Government the message, “and being allowed to work...Only tions, Rahul insisted that we Accusing the Prime ping the country, and the BJP ployment,” he said. India could provide just 450 ‘MEDIA SAYS WHAT tell what the real issues are even recently, Army chief said that have to go a step further to Minister of being bereft of the and RSS people are using it for Citing China's example, jobs which is actually “not POWERFULS WANT TO if these are not highlighted by Prime Minister Modi is con- resolve the problems of unem- real issues like that of farmers their own interest. “We must Rahul said that it was provid- working”. LISTEN’ the media”. '+ 0 !#% % !' ' $ ' ' ./ )/# unjab minister Navjot Singh PSidhu, who was advised complete rest by doctors after he injured his vocal cords dur- ing 17 days of intensive cam- Chandigarh: As a part of spe- accused in the car and recov- paigning, is getting better, an cial campaign against those ered 200 grams of heroin from official spokesperson said here involved in drug peddling, their possession, he said. on Monday. CIA staff of Haryana Police He said that the arrested "The nodules and abra- have seized 200 gram heroin accused have been identified as sions in his throat have been Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh from a car in district Sirsa and Sube Singh, Dharmavir and cured and bleeding has stopped and Telangana. arrested three persons in this Vinod. A case under NDPS Act completely," he said. Doctors had told Sidhu connection. The value of the has been registered against Doctors at a private hospi- that he was on the brink of los- seized drug in the market is them. tal in New Delhi had suggest- ing his voice. estimated to lakh of rupees, During preliminary inter- ed Sidhu longer intervals The 55-year-old former said a spokesman of Police rogation, accused confessed between words and no heavy cricketer and television per- Department. that they had brought this pitch for next one week, he sonality, known for his quick During blockade at begu heroin from Delhi. All would added. wit and oratory, was also in area in Sirsa, a team of CIA sig- be taken on remand by pro- Punjab's local government, Pakistan on November 28 on naled a Skoda car to stop for ducing them in the court so tourism and cultural affairs its prime minister Imran checking. that name of others involved in minister was the Congress' star Khan's personal invitation to On seeing police team, this racket of drug peddling campaigner and addressed over attend the ground-breaking when driver of car tried to flee could be unearthed, the % ! ) + , % ,-) . 70 public meetings in 17 days ceremony for the Kartarpur away, the team nabbed all the spokesman dded. PNS ahead of elections in Rajasthan, corridor. !0 1 !% !$ )' ' N//' ,- "! ,')$%&) ! ) / O /0! ./ )/# Haryana. Kejriwal will con- 0 / clude his public meetings in all ith an eye on 2019 polls, 10 parliamentary constituen- ./ )/# O- sitive and information based unjab Education Minister WAam Aadmi Party has cies by the end of December. statement regarding the game- POP Soni on Monday decided to hold meetings in all Such meetings began from n the wake of Punjab Chief plan of Pakistan, chooses to announced that the prize 90 assembly constituency of Gurugram constituency on IMinister Capt Amarinder ! keep a Minister who was work- money for winning school Haryana. November 24. Singh’s “revelation” that ing for the execution of the teams will be increased to Rs “The party will start hold- The party has planned to Kartarpur Corridor was a con- plan. one lakh with a trophy and Rs ing meetings in all assembly contest on all 10 Lok Sabha spiracy hatched by Pakistan "$ “It is for the first time that 11,000 for each winner of aca- constituencies from December seats from Haryana and also, Army and ISI against India, the an elected representative and a demic, sports and cultural 11.” These meetings will con- on all 90 assembly seats, elec- saffron party on Monday asked %' Minister in a statement gov- activities from the next year. clude within one week,” said tion for which are due later the Congress Chief Minister as & P ernment was doing so after tak- Soni, speaking on the con- Naveen Jaihind, Haryana AAP next year. to how he would justify keep- ing oath of loyalty to the cluding day of three-day acad- chief. He said that the meetings With Haryana’s ing Navjot Singh Sidhu in his Constitution of the country,” emic competitions to mark are aimed at booth manage- proximity to AAP ruled Delhi Cabinet. Sidhu about Pakistan govern- said Chugh. Punjab School Education ment and chalk out a strategy and the state being Arvind Asking Capt Amarinder ment’s plan to open Kartarpur Chugh said, “Not only this, Board’s 50th anniversary, for door-to-door campaign Kejriwal’s home state, the AAP to throw away Sidhu out of his Corridor even before Imran Sidhu at the instance of Rahul announced that the teachers of and strengthen the party at leaders feel that the party can Cabinet, BJP’s national secre- Khan was sworn as Prime Gandhi, was showering prais- prize winner students would grassroot level in the state. benefit from various tary Tarun Chugh said that Minister has made the issue all es on the leadership and Army also be honoured. the teachers to provide quali- the hour. “The department has We will focus on preparing factors including a how a Chief Minister, after hav- the more serious,” he said, Chief of an enemy country, Soni, who gave away the tative education to the students academically sound work force 10 party workers at every booth political vacuum in Haryana at ing such sensitive informa- adding that this seems a plan of responsible for ordering the prizes on the last day of these coupled with cultural and and efforts are afoot to upgrade in Haryana, he added. present. tion, could keep a Minister the Pak Army and the ISI and killings of Indian soldiers on three-day events, also exhort- sports activities so that students the infrastructure as well,” he Notably, Delhi Chief Aiming a win in Haryana, “who was advocating the cause not the government that was international border for dis- ed the winners and inspired could compete with ease,” he said while calling upon the Minister and AAP convenor Kejriwal is hard selling his of conspiracy hatched by Pak yet to be sworn in. turbing the internal peace and them to work hard to bring lau- said. teachers and the principals to Arvind Kejriwal is already AAP led Delhi Government’s Army and the ISI”. The BJP leader said that it the unity and integrity of India rels for their district, state on Sharing his vision for the work diligently for the holding public achievements in the field of “Capt Amarinder’s revela- was highly intriguing that a by helping terrorists to infiltrate international level. state education, Soni said that improvement in educational meetings in all Lok education and health sectors to tion that Pak Army chief Chief Minister, who comes India and organizing training “It is the responsibility of quality education is the need of standards. Sabha constituencies in the voters of Haryana. General Bajwa had informed forward to make a highly sen- camps for them.” + , # !' ./ )/# farmers. Haryana being primarily an plants, he said that the government is agrarian State, farmer’s income should also giving special focus on the con- $-. , aryana Chief Minister Manohar also be increased as of other groups cept of peri-urban farming to tap the HLal on Monday announced a new of society. A target has been fixed by about four crore population of Delhi scheme-- ‘Mukhya Mantri Kisan Khet the State Government to ensure that and nearby areas like Gurugram, Sadak Marg’ Yojana --under which all the farmers earn an income of atleast Faridabad, Noida etc through supply / small passage in villages of the State Rs one lakh per acre through crop of essential commodities like milk, would be strengthened and made of diversification and use of scientific and fruits, flowers and eggs to increase the ‘Khadanja’ in next five years in a modern technology. income of farmers of the State. ./ )/# &01 phased manner. For this, he also urged the pro- Earlier, speaking on this occasion, Speaking at the concluding ses- gressive farmers and farmers’ leaders Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare ive people were killed when sion of Top 100 Agriculture Meet of to come forward and work towards Minister O.P Dhankar said sugges- Fan SUV collided head-on 2!' agriculture farmers, scientists and were also present on this occasion. cultivation at the Common Service increasing the farmers’ income. tions given by all the stakeholders with a pickup vehicle in '' government officers organized by Announcing the ‘Mukhya Mantri Centres established at village level. He also emphasized the need of including farmers and scientists on Haryana's Rewari district. ! Department of Agriculture and Kisan Khet Sadak Marg’ Yojana, the This decision, he said would help preparing a mechanism for the finan- various issues including doubling The accident occurred near ' ' Farmers’ Welfare Department here, he Chief Minister said that the work the farmers on various parameters cial management of farmers so that the farmers income and organic Saharanwas village late on also announced that the registration under the scheme would be under- include procurement, compensation, they could make efficient use of farming would definitely help the Sunday evening, Rampura of the cultivable land of the farmers, taken by Rural Development insurance and bank loan. While the funds for enhancing their productiv- state government in taking concrete Station House Officer (SHO) giving details of crop sown and area Department and under the first phase registration of land would be got done ity. decisions in this direction. Vidya Sagar said. under cultivation would be done 25 kilometers passage of 3 and 4 by the farmers, the same would be While describing agriculture as a Dhankar said that the present The driver of the SUV twice in a year to assist the farmer’s karam in villages from each con- checked by the Department of business, he said that system of direct State Government has taken various apparently lost control of it, died and one was injured. right from sowing of their crop upto stituency would be taken up. Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare marketing is being promoted so as to unique initiatives like Agri Leadership which jumped the road divider Three persons travelling in the the sale of their produce in the mar- Manohar Lal said that it has also and verified by the village Patvari. The minimize the expenditure of farmers Summit, Cattle Fairs, Kisan Ratan and rammed into the pickup SUV were killed and one was ket. been decided that now the farmers in registration of farmers’ land would be and enhance their income. Awards which have never been taken vehicle coming from the other injured, the officer said. Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare the State would get the registration of done in both cases whether cultivat- While underlining the need of earlier. Mr Dhankar also emphasized side of the road, the officer said. The deceased included a Minister O.P Dhankar, Chairperson, their cultivable land twice in year. He ed or non-cultivated, he added. encouraging the farmers to shift from the need of doubling the income of Of the three people travel- lecturer, an advocate and a Haryana State Agricultural Marketing said that farmers could give details like The CM said that efforts are traditional farming to the farming of farmers, reducing cost of production ling in the pickup vehicle, two village head, the officer added. Board (HSAMB) Krishna Gehlot name of crop sown and the area under being made to double the income of vegetable, fruit, flower and medicinal and use of bio-fertilizers. %! '% ) &%* +$,,-./,0 3 * 4004&#%* %# (%5%# //64 4 ./ )/# their grievances and took their A total of 1826.05 hectares through Kurukshetra, Kaithal, suggestions, the spokesman land has been acquired for Karnal, Jind, Rohtak, Bhiwani, new national highway said. this development project and a Charkhi Dadri and then enter Awould be constructed from The officers of NHAI said sum of about Rs 529.29 crore district Mahendragarh. The district Kurukshetra to dis- that this is a very big develop- would be given to farmers. construction work of the pro- trict Mahendragarh at a cost of ment project of the State This national highway ject would complete in about Rs 5,108 crore. Government and completion of would be 40 kms long in dis- two-and-a-half years and new This NH would be 230 this project would accelerate trict Jind. The national highway technique would be adopted for kms long and it has been the pace of development of the would enter Jind at village construction of this national named NH-152D, said an offi- state. Farmers, whose land has Alanjogi Khera and pass highway. cial spokesman. been acquired for this project, through Ritauli, Kharak In order to facilitate the He said that a meeting would be given compensation Gadian, Jamni, Amrawali farmers, 122 bridges and vari- regarding this national highway as per the new land acquisition Khera, Pillu Khera, Siwaha, ous underpasses would also be was held at Jind on Mondayy. policy of the State Government, Aasan, Bhartana, Chabri, Lalit constructed. More than 1.36 The farmers, whose land the spokesman informed. Khera, Nidana, Bhairon Khera, lakh trees would be planted on has been acquired for this Replying to the questions Dhigana, Nandgarh, Lajwana both sides of this national national highway, were also of the farmers, the officers Khurd, Sirsa Kheri, Fatehgarh, highway. present in the meeting. The said that if any structure, house, Lajwana Kalan, Budha Khera Construction of this officers of National Highway tree, tubewell or any private Lathar, Kila Zafargarh and national highway would not Authority of India (NHAI) property gets affected on the enter district Rohtak through only generate employment and and Deputy Commissioner acquired land then the land village Gugaheri. self-employment, but would Jind, Amit Khatri interacted owner would be compensated The officers said that this also reduce road accidents, the with the farmers and heard for the same. national highway would pass spokesman added. & 55 % 1 4' Corporations including Hisar, On the other hand, Leader viding employment, good ! Rohtak, Yamunanagar, Panipat of opposition in Haryana health and education services and Karnal and of two Assembly and INLD’s senior to the residents of the state. Municipal committees includ- leader Abhay Chautala has According to the political ing Jakhal Mandi (Fatehabad) deputed party’s state president experts, caste and social com- ./ )/# and Pundri (Kaithal). Ashok Arora to oversee the binations will play a key role in BJP is contesting on its election campaigning in Karnal the Karnal MC polls. The dom- olitical temperatures are symbol in elections to the posts as well as Yamunanagar. INLD’s inance of Punjabi community Psoaring in the bitter winter of both mayor and councilors senior leaders in Kaithal and voters in Karnal may be gauged weather in Haryana with while the INLD-BSP combine Kurukshetra will also cam- from the fact that MP Ashwini aggressive election campaign- has also fielded their candidates paign for Asha Wadhwa in Chopra and Chief Minister ing by Chief Minister Manohar for mayor posts. Congress is Karnal. Manohar Lal, who is a first time Lal, his cabinet colleagues, not contesting on its party With his prestige at stake in MLA from Karnal assembly leaders of Indian National Lok symbol but has announced to his own constituency, Chief seat, won the polls in 2014. Dal and Congress for polls to back a few candidates. Minister on Monday held Karnal MC has 276066 five municipal corporations In the civic body polls, it meetings with party workers in voters where the mayor seat is and two municipal committees would be not a cakewalk for the Karnal and asked them to reserved for a woman candi- on December 16. BJP in Chief Minister’s con- reach out to the voters and date. With political experts stituency Karnal against a unit- apprize them about the The civic polls termed as viewing the elections as a ref- ed opposition. While BJP has achievements of BJP’s semifinals before the 2019 Lok erendum on the BJP fielded Renu Bala Gupta as a Government, which has recent- Sabha elections as well as Government’s four years per- mayoral candidate, both INLD ly completed its four years Manohar Lal’s popularity test is formance, first time Chief and Congress have announced tenure in Haryana. way beyond the local con- Minister Manohar Lal is leav- support for independent can- Manohar Lal, while talking cerns. Issues including cor- ing no stone unturned to didate Asha Wadhwa from to the mediapersons in Karnal ruption, highest-ever prices of ensure a victory in these elec- Karnal. on Monday said that the BJP is petrol and diesel, deteriorating tions. Overall, eight candidates confident of its victory in these law and order situation is being A day after holding a pub- are contesting for mayoral post polls. When asked about a raised by the opposition while lic meeting in Yamunanagar, in Karnal MC. united opposition in Karnal the ruling BJP is focusing on its the Chief Minister held a pub- Two-time former Chief against the BJP candidate, the achievements and highlighting lic meeting and also met party Minister Bhupinder Singh Chief Minister said that the various projects and schemes workers in his constituency, Hooda and his close aide, for- opposition is afraid of defeat launched in the past four years. Karnal on Monday. mer Haryana Speaker and that is why they have joined Overall, a total of 59 can- The election is for the seats MLA Kuldeep Sharma have hands against the BJP. didates including 40 male can- of mayor and members of all announced to support Asha “Congress is not contesting didates and 19 females candi- wards of five Municipal Wadhwa to ensure BJP’s defeat on party symbol and INLD has dates are in fray for Mayor and in the elections. also not fielded its candidate total 592 candidates including “People have suffered a lot from Karnal. This shows they 320 males candidates and 272 under BJP’s regime and they have already accepted their females candidates are in fray have geared up to oust this BJP defeat in the civic body polls. for members of all the wards of Government. We have decided Both INLD and Congress are municipal corporations. to support Asha Wadhwa, an fighting for their survival,” he Similarly, total 89 candi- independent candidate in added. On his election agenda, dates including 35 males can- Karnal to ensure BJP’s defeat in the Chief Minister said that his didates and 55 females candi- the polls,” Hooda said while government has focused on dates are in fray for municipal talking to the mediapersonsa eradicating corruption, pro- committee. %! '% ) &%* +$,,-./,0 6 * & &#* - 4! ' # 3, 0 5 0%# # /. G0H) returns to power in three States Muslimeen president Minister DK Sivakumar, who 4 4 2 of Madhya Pradesh, Asaduddin Owaisi. had executed the plan to shift 45+6 0 ''%6 day before the Assembly Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, it Owaisi, who caught every- Karnataka Congress MLAs to ) . Apolls results, political parties would be a win-win situation for body by surprise by riding a Hyderabad and it led to collapse O are seemingly possessed with the ruling party. motorcycle to Chief Minister's of BS Yeddyurappa Government ' O high expectancy and are almost An indication of palpable residence in Begumpet, had a in Bengaluru earlier this year. 7 '4 on their edge given the split ver- uncertainty over the poll results detailed discussion with KCR. The stock-market also felt )' '4 sion of exit polls on Madhya came from Telangana where While there were speculations the jitters on the eve of poll New Delhi: The Supreme Transparency in Land *G)4*H" Pradesh and Chhattisgarh even Opposition parties lead by the that in case of TRS falling short results with the benchmark Court on Monday issued Acquisition, Rehabilitation and as the sensex tanked 714 points, Congress State president and of numbers, MIM may extend indices settled around 2 per cent notices to five States seeking Resettlement Act, 2013. 5=, indicating nervousness in the impacted by the poll outcome. possible Chief Ministerial can- outside support. Owaisi reiter- lower on Monday following a their responses on a plea chal- The petition, filed by social &'5# 5% stock market. A win for the Congress in didate N Uttam Kumar Reddy ated his confidence that the sell-off in the global markets. lenging the validity of certain activist Medha Patkar and oth- The BJP and the Congress, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh , urged the Governor to treat the TRS will return to power with a The S&P BSE Sensex ended amendments made by them to ers, has claimed amendments the main contenders for the Chattisgarh and Telangana People's Front (Congress, TDP clear majority. at 34,960, down 714 points or 2 a central law of 2013 on land made by these states have prizes in the five Assembly polls would be a great morale boost- & CPM) as a single entity and Congress was also taking per cent, while the broader acquisition. "adversely affected the rights of in Rajastahn, Madhya Pradesh, er for the Opposition party give it the first chance to form precautionary measures against Nifty50 index settled at 10,488, A bench comprising livelihood of land owners and Chhattisgarh, Telangana and which has been taking a regular the Government in case it the possibility of any attempt by down 205 points or 1.92 per Justices Madan B Lokur and farmers". It also alleged that the Mizoram, are hoping that that beating at the hands of the BJP emerges a single largest forma- the TRS to poach its members. cent. This was a major slide in Deepak Gupta agreed to hear State amendments were viola- voters aside luck too may favour for a long time. tion in the new Assembly on Sources in Congress said that the stock-market in a about a the plea which has sought to tive of constitutional rights of them if the election results turn The Congress victory in Tuesday. they were ready to follow the year's time. struck down the alleged "con- citizens as key aspects like out be a touch and go affair in any three of the five states may On the other hand, the example of neighboring The rupee also traded on a tradictory amendments" made consent provisions, social some of the States. also galvanise the Chief Minister and TRS chief K Karnataka where similar attempt weak note slipping to 71.44 by Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, impact assessment, participa- The Parliament's Winter 'Mahagathbandan' at national Chandrasekhar Rao held an by the BJP were foiled. It is learnt against the US dollar in intra-day Telengana, Tamil Nadu and tion of representative local # /*4 . Session which is also taking off and State levels against the BJP. unusual luncheon meeting with that the party has sought help trade on Monday, down from its Jharkhand in the Right to Fair bodies in acquisition of land 0 '' ' on Tuesday would be heavily On the contrary, if BJP his ally Majlis-e-Ittehadul from Karnataka strongman and previous close of 70.82. Compensation and have been exempted. PTI ' 6 78 / ) 40&"O % ' G , ' ) H+O 234 &&) ) .6 8 6 # ) '6 48 7 *& 8'"* & * 2 5 ' %6' 1 ) %+ 0/ & #% , 5 5 &7 New Delhi: The Supreme Court / New Delhi: The Supreme Court on on Monday said there was ''" New Delhi: The Supreme Court sition party in that House. Monday ordered that status quo be "absolutely nothing" in the med- Monday sought response from The top court also sought maintained with regard to a mosque ical examination report to sug- &P $8($# the Centre on a plea that the response from the Centre on the situated in the premises of the gest that Brajesh Thakur, prime 0 ' 0 55 ) 6) 77% &7 # / # leader of the single largest plea by 'Youth for Equality' NGO, Allahabad High Court, which had last accused in the Muzaffarpur shel- Opposition party be treated as the seeking the quashing of section year directed that the structure be ter home sexual abuse case, was G# H tary committee to probe the Rafale jet deal Leader of the Opposition and be 17A of the Prevention of removed. physically or mentally tortured 0 E ' and raise several issues, including the included in high-level committees Corruption Act which provides a A bench of Justices Madan B in Patiala jail. 6'*&& s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on "misuse" of probe agencies and autonomy involved in the appointment of blanket protection to all public Lokur and Deepak Gupta also issued A bench of Justices Madan ' 0 '" AMonday sought Government and for RBI heads of statutory bodies like CBI, servants regardless of status from notices to the Uttar Pradesh B Lokur and Deepak Gupta *&& +MA+ Opposition to cooperate in making Winter Addressing an all-party meet on CVC, CIC and Lokpal. enquiry in graft cases. The NGO Government, Registrar General of said they have perused the report +' Session productive and successful, 45 bills Monday convened ahead of the Winter ses- The apex court issued notice contended that the amendment the Allahabad High Court and others of medical board and the doctors / 04 " 0 are set to be part of the session that is set sion, Prime Minister assured the to the Centre and the four statu- by which section 17A has been seeking their responses on a plea have not found any injuries to ' 0''/ 04 ' to witness much fireworks between the trea- Opposition that the Government was will- tory bodies on the PIL seeking incorporated was discriminatory, filed by the Waqf Board. substantiate the claims of phys- sury and Opposition. ing to discuss all issues, Parliamentary direction that wherever the manifestly arbitrary and ultra The Waqf Board has moved the ical and mental torture of the *&& ". ' *&& E The controversial bill on triple talaq on Affairs Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said appointing committee includes vires of Articles 14 and 21 of the apex court challenging the November accused in the jail. ' +0'' which Government brought an ordinance quoting the Prime Minister at the meeting. the Leader of the Opposition, the Constitution as it requires sanc- 8, 2017 order of the high court which Thakur was shifted to Patiala ' ' will again be tested on the floor of the upper The Government is also understood t to same may be read as to mean the tion for initiating action against gave it three months to move the high-security jail in Punjab from &" house where it could not be passed in the have suggested that both the Houses could leader of the single largest oppo- the public servants. PTI mosque out of the premises. PTI Bihar's Bhagalpur jail. PTI last session. Besides this, two other ordi- work late to transact important legislative 5 , 55 nances will also be replaced by the bills business and discuss important issues. 0 % % # including Indian medical council (amend- The Prime Minister was of the view # /. / ment) bill, 2018, and the companies ordi- that both the Government and the 0 1 R+#234% 4 ' nance (amendment) bill, 2018. Opposition have to cooperate in running G./4 H 0 ' ' ' The last of the session of the 16th Lok the House smoothly as it was in the inter- , & Sabha will run for 29 days with 20 sittings est of the people. dren, adolescents and pregnant since RMNCH+A was rolled '" which are expected to be full of political "It is a prime responsibility for all of and lactating mothers, who we out. India's maternal mortality O ' ''' attacks and counter-attacks before the us to contribute to the service of the nation nion Health Secretary Preeti seek to strengthen through a rate (MMR) has fallen from 556 0* + ' ' leaders set themselves into full campaign and its people by ensuring smooth func- USudan on Monday inaugu- series of initiatives like the Poshan in the year 1990 to 130 in 2014- ./4 '4 4 4& mode for the Lok Sabha polls which are tioning of the Parliament", Modi said. rated India Day, an official side Abhiyaan and Anaemia Mukt 16 (SRS data), as per a statement . + only few months away. The Minister said Modi also told lead- event organised jointly by the Bharat," he said. here. ' ' The controversy over the purchase of ers from various parties that the Union Health Ministry and the India Day event is aimed to It further said that the coun- ' Rafale fighter jet will also rock the session Government is willing to discuss all issues. development partners in the run- reflect on the journey of the try's progress can be gauged from '+O'./4 ' with the Congress taking its attack on the There was a consensus that disruption up to the Partners' Forum 2018. RMNCH+A programme and to the 77% decline in MMR that it 444.. +8 issue inside the Parliament. The Ram tem- should be avoided and deadlock to be She said that flexibility has share and learn from the good achieved during 1990-2015, com- D& 4 " ple would be the Government's issue with resolved with discussions, Government been at the core of all the initia- practices and innovations imple- pared to the global decline of 44% one of its Rajya Sabha members expected claimed. tives in reproductive, maternal, mented by different States/UTs during this period. In child health 5& to introduce a private member's bill in the Two-minute silence was observed by all newborn, child and adolescent ,(2% and organisations to address var- also, India's achievements have ,# & + # upper house to force opposition take a stand the leaders to pay homage to former (RMNCH+A) programme and a ious health challenges around been strong. Under-five mortali- # /4 4 ' % + on the politically sensitive issue. Cabinet Minister Ananth kumar. major contributor to its success. their own health and well-being. maternal and child health in order ty rate (U5MR) in India has fall- & & According to leader of the Opposition The Centre will bring supplementary She further added that States have Manoj Jhalani, Additional to sustain progress on global goals. en significantly from 126 per / in the Rajya Sabha , Ghulam Nabi Azad, the demands for grants in the session through launched various innovative ini- Secretary and Mission Director, In India, maternal, child, 1,000 live births in 1990 to 39 per #+ ' Opposition made it clear during the meet- which it will seek Parliament nod for more tiatives under RMNCH+A that stressed on the various aspect of neonatal and adolescent health 1,000 live births in 2016, the state- '4/&' / ' ing that it will press for a joint parliamen- expenditure. encourage people to be partners in RMNCH+A. "Our focus is on chil- gained tremendous momentum ment said. N0 E" 11 $#*$$%& -3 New Delhi: Christian Michel the lawyers to meet the accused James, alleged middleman twice a day was hampering chargesheeted and arrested in their interrogation. the graft-tainted His counsel denied the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper allegation and said he was not deal, was allowed by a Delhi being tutored. court on Monday to be inter- Advocate Aljo K Joseph, rogated further by the CBI in appearing for Michel, said his its custody for five more days. police custody was not required 57-year-old Michel was any further and no incrimi- produced before Special Judge nating evidence was shown to Arvind Kumar on the expiry of him during the interrogation. his five-day CBI remand dur- When the defence counsel ing which he was confronted ( 9 alleged that Michel was being with various documents relat- ( 0*, % ' "tortured", CBI prosecutor ing to the case. . . objected to the choice of the He will be produced again word and said the advocate was before the court on December lem, he gets out of it by deny- cials, bureaucrats and politi- saying this only to create head- 15. Seeking extension of ing it. cians. lines in the media, and the Michel's police custody by nine It contended that Michel Prosecutor D P Singh, accused was treated with days, the agency contended was required to be confronted appearing for CBI, argued that "utmost respect". * ,- ' # , . that he was "not cooperating" with some witnesses to unearth Michel was being "tutored" by Joseph said he sent a mail - - *9 : * 9 ; in the investigation and was the deep rooted conspiracy his advocates during their vis- to the British High Commission ' - ( ;) 659 - - giving "evasive" answers and and to identify his accom- itations at the agency's office on Saturday regarding an offi- *9 when he finds himself in prob- plices including the IAF offi- and the court's order allowing cer of the agency. PTI ) # # 7 % % *#% ( '7 &# # O #- - # /, New Delhi: Union Minister for the national security and kill states, the total number of Minority Affairs Mukhtar innocent people. cases of human rights viola- Abbas Naqvi on Monday said "Such terrorist organisa- tions in the country were com- New Delhi: A group of Singh. Union Road Transport New Delhi: BJP president Heaping praise on the BJP running the country," Shah terrorists who kill innocent tions and some anti-social ele- paratively less. Ministers formed in the wake of Minister Nitin Gadkari, Defence Amit Shah on Monday took a government at the Centre, he said. people do not deserve the ments consider killing of civil- Tolerance, communal and the #MeToo movement to Minister Nirmala Sitharaman jibe at former Prime Minister said it has not only controlled Modi often refers to him- "cover or privilege" of human ians, attacking security forces, social harmony is in the DNA strengthen the legal and insti- and Gandhi, the Women and Manmohan Singh, saying he the fiscal deficit, but also self as a 'chaiwala'. rights. spreading terror and conspiring of India. Social and cultural tutional frameworks to prevent Child Development Minister, are respected his knowledge of brought down inflation. The BJP president assert- Addressing the Human to disturb peace of the world, as harmony is the source of unity sexual harassment at workplace its other members. According to economy, but a 'chaiwala' has "Manmohan Singh ji left ed that he could list 30 'historic' Rights Day Function organised their human rights and do not of the country despite the held its first meeting on Monday. sources, except Gadkari, who is done a better job than him. the economy at the ninth posi- decisions taken by Modi, while by the National Human Rights deserve any cover or privilege prevalence of various lan- Although the issues dis- not in the city, all other minis- Speaking at the release of tion in ten years. We brought some of the past Governments Commission (NHRC), he said of human rights," Naqvi said. guages, religions and commu- cussed in the meeting were kept ters participated in the meeting. a book, 'Narendra Modi: it to the sixth position in five could only list 4-5 such deci- advocating the human rights of The minister said the nities, he said. confidential, sources at the They said two more such meet- Creative Disruptor-The Maker years and in less than six sions in the period of 30 years. those who kill innocent people, "social, economic, religious "We have to remain alert to Women and Child ings would be held wherein the of New India', Shah also reject- months it will climb up to the "This Government has terrorise them and violate their and other human rights" of ensure that no evil forces can Development Ministry said GoM would recommend action ed the opposition's criticism fifth spot... been here only for five years, rights, was not right. every community are more weaken our strength of unity," Union minister Maneka Gandhi required for effective imple- that Prime Minister Narendra "And they are teaching us but I can list 30 decisions "It is unfortunate that some safe and secure in India than the BJP leader said while laud- pushed for strengthening the mentation of the existing pro- Modi functions like an auto- economics. You (Singh) are an which have secured a place in organisations and people are any other democratic nation of ing the NHRC for its role in the National Commission for visions as well as strengthening crat, saying his critics don't economist and we respect you. the history of the coun- more interested in raising their the world. promotion and protection of Women (NCW). The group of these frameworks for addressing understand the difference We have no issues with the try....Whether it is the surgi- voice for the human rights of He added that except for a human rights on the occasion ministers (GoM) is headed by issues related to sexual harass- between "firmness and autoc- depth of your knowledge, but cal strike, GST, demonetisa- these terrorists who challenge few isolated incidents in some of the Human Rights Day. Union Home Minister Rajnath ment at workplace. PTI racy". a chaiwala did a better job of tion,” he said. %! '% ) &%* +$,,-./,0 8 68 1 % . , % #+ Srinagar. However, scanty pri- 9! 4# /)/# vate transport plied on the *' 7$ 4 95 uptown city roads. The author- he normal life was affected ities deployed additional secu- Tin Kashmir Valley on rity forces personnel in parts of ! , % %, %)/ # Monday in response to a shut- downtown Srinagar to thwart down call by separatist groups protests. + 4# /)/# BJP will make the CM if they give 25-26 MLAs industan Aeronautics to commemorate the World The train services had been to the BJP,” Abdullah said. HLimited (HAL) built Light Human Rights Day. The sepa- suspended between Banihal wo mainstream political parties in Kashmir Omar’s reaction came in response to Utility Helicopter (LUH) has ratists alleged that the State and Baramulla due to law and TNational Conference (NC) and Peoples Union Minister of State Dr Jatindra Singh’s achieved an important mile- authorities continue to suppress order situation. Democratic Party (PDP) have upped ante statement that Kashmir’s mainstream politi- stone of flying at 6 km altitude the human rights and disallow The speed of mobile inter- against BJP ahead of the announcement of cians are more dangerous than separatists. here in Bengaluru, recently. legitimate freedom of move- net was also reduced in Assembly and parliament elections in Jammu In a similar reaction former Minister and The chopper was flown by ment and speech to the com- Srinagar and some other places and Kashmir. On Monday, former Chief senior PDP leader Naeem Akhtar asked BJP to Chief Test Pilot Wg Cdr (Retd) mon people. in Kashmir Valley. Minister Omar Abdullah accused the BJP of explain why it ignored its 25 MLAs and select- Unni K Pillai and Test Pilot, The Joint Resistance “The JRL urges the world deceiving the people of Kashmir by rejecting ed a CM candidate from Kashmir who has Wing Cdr (Retd) Anil Leadership (JRL), a grouping peace organisations, interna- their mandate twice. mere 2 seats in the assembly. Bhambhani. of separatist leaders Syed Ali tional community, Amnesty Abdullah challenged the BJP to announce “Why were you (Jitendra Singh) or According to a HAL press Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar International Asia Watch, chief ministerial candidate if the people in the Kulvinder Gupta (former Deputy Chief release the flight was carried Farooq and Yasin Malik, had UNHRC and ICRC to take Valley give them a mandate. “I challenge the Minister) or any other BJP leader not chosen out under the envelope expan- Design Center (RWR&DC) of The helicopter with Glass asked the people of Kashmir to note of the Kashmir situation BJP to announce their chief ministerial can- as CM candidate of the party from the State. sion tests and flying at 6 km HAL to replace the ageing Cockpit can be deployed for observe complete protest and put pressure on New Delhi didate in the upcoming elections because they How can you people convince your own vot- altitude is a critical requirement Cheetah and Chetak heli- Reconnaissance, Surveillance strike on December 10 to to stop the grave human rights have cheated the people of Jammu and Kashmir ers after such a decision has been taken by your towards the certification of copters used by Indian Armed roles and as a light transport highlight the ‘gruesome violations forthwith,” the JRL twice… The people deserve to know whom the party,” Akhtar asked. LUH. The helicopter exhibited Forces. First flight of LUH PT- helicopter. The helicopter will human rights situation’ and said in a statement. satisfactory performance and 1 was carried on September 6, be capable of flying at 220 also to register their regret at The JRL leaders wrote a let- is the main cause of all Human the valley. reportedly participated in the handling qualities. With the 2016 and the second Prototype Kmph, with a service ceiling of the apathy of international ter to UN Secretary General Rights violations in Jammu & Meanwhile, clashes were funeral prayers of two local LeT completion of this milestone, flew on May 22, 2017. HAL has 6.5 Km and a range of 350 Km community and rights organ- Antonio Guterres urging him Kashmir,” the letter reads. reported between youth and Mudasir Parrey (14) and Saqib LUH can now undertake high in principal order for 187 LUH with 400 kg payload. The LUH isations towards the plight of to intervene to end the suffer- The separatists had asked the security forces in Hajin area Bilal Sheikh (17). Both were altitude cold weather trials that includes 126 for Indian is powered by TM/HAL people of Kashmir. ings of the people of J&K. “We the people to observe human of north Kashmir’s Bandipora killed on Sunday along-with a planned in January 2019. Army and 61 for IAF. Ardiden 1U/Shakti 1U single Shops, other business urge you (UN SEcretay rights week between December district following the burial of Pakistani top LeT commander The LUH is a 3-ton class The LUH is being indige- turbo shaft engine with suffi- establishments, fuel stations General) to initiate measures 3 and 9. Protest demonstrations two teenage militants. Heavy Ali Bhai in 18 hour gunfight new generation helicopter nously developed by HAL to cient power margins to cater to remained closed while public for the resolution of the dispute were organised at various stone pelting was reported with the security forces in designed and developed by meet the requirements of both demanding high altitude mis- transport was generally off the on Jammu & Kashmir which is places during the week to high- from the area. Mujgund area on the outskirts Rotary Wing Research and military and civil operators. sions. roads in summer capital on UN Agenda since 1948 and light human rights situation in Thousands of people of Srinagar. %#% %%#%&1% * ::%- %#% 1 $$*::& $ 4 6& 0! . (, % 0 0%/ Patil hurled abuses at given a reservation under the The move came two days tions. Of the total 52 per cent Sadavarte and demanded to Other Backward Classes (OBC) after Maharashtra Governor reservations, SCs and ST com- ithin a week after he know from the latter as to why category and the additional C Vidyasagar Rao signed the munities account for 13 and 7 % 0 0%/ won 18 and 14 seats respec- corporations of Jalgaon in Wmoved the Bombay High he had challenged the Maratha reservations will only create a Maratha reservation bill enact- per cent, respectively, while tively, The Congress bagged north Maharashtra and Sangli Court challenging the newly reservations in the court. class within a class, affecting ing the law. The bill had earli- OBCs have 19 per cent per cent he ruling BJP on Monday five seats, while the BSP won in western Maharashtra in enacted Maharashtra legisla- Meanwhile, some policemen those who do not belong to any er been passed unanimously by reservations, Together, Special Tcaptured power in the four seats. Samajwadi secured August this year. tion granting 16 per cent reser- and lawyers rushed Patil’s help reserved category. both the Houses of Backward Class and Nomadic Dhule Municipal Corporation one seats, while two indepen- In that election, the BJP vations to Marathas, lawyer and managed to catch hold of Earlier, talking to media Maharashtra on November 29. Tribes account for 13 per cent. (DMC), while its alliance part- dents romped home in the had virtually swept the Jalgaon Gunratna Sadavarte was on the attacker persons, Sadavarte said that The caveat, filed by The Marathas, who have ner Shiv Sena emerged as the elections. Municipal Corporation (JMC) Monday assaulted by a pro- Meanwhile, attacker Patil ever since he filed a petition in Advocate Nishant now been accorded 16 per single largest party in the Available pointers said that polls by winning as many as 57 quota activist outside the High taken to the Azad Maidan the high court challenging the Katneswarkar on behalf of the cent reservations in education Ahmednagar Municipal the Shiv Sena might come to seats out of a total 75 seats and Court. Police station where he was new Maratha Reservation Act, Maharashtra Government in and Government jobs, account Corporation (AMC). power in AMC in the alliance decimated hitherto-influential Sadavarte, who has filed a detained for questioned. said that he had received more the apex court, reads thus: for nearly 33 per cent of the Scoring a clear electoral with the BJP. political outfit led by former PIL on behalf of his client The incident took place than one thousand threats. “No order be passed in the total 11.25 crore population of victory over the ruling Shiv Meanwhile, the BJP cap- minister and local Sureshdada Jayashree Patil of the Indian within minutes after Sadavarte’s “I have registered a com- matter without notice to the Maharashtra. Sena and all Opposition par- tured power in Shendurani Jain who controlled Jalgaon Constitutionalist Council (ICI) PIL came up for hearing before plaint about threats to my with Maharashtra Government. The Once the Maharashtra ties, the BJP walked away with Nagar Panchayat in Jalgaon dis- civic body for the last three and challenging the new Maratha a HC division bench of Chief the Bhoiwada police station. I caveator (Maharashtra State SEBC Act comes into 50 out of the total 74 seats in trict, Loha Municipal council a half decades. Reservations Act, was roughed Justice Naresh Patil and Justice have also informed the Chief Government) was the autho- force, then the total reserva- the DMC. All other parties did in Nanded district and Mouda In the 78-member Sangli- up by an unemployed youth – MS Karnik Justice about the threats rised party who issued the tions in the State will go up to not cross the single digit figure Nagar Panchayat in Nagpur Miraj-Kupwad Municipal identified as one Vaijnath The PIL, filed by Sadavarte, received by me ever since I filed Maharashtra Act.” 68 per cent — next only to in the polls. district. The Shiv Sena came to Corporation (SMKMC) Mukne Patil from Jalna — soon states that the new Maratha an PIL in the court. I have also Their apprehension in the Tamil Nadu that has 69 per While the NCP and power in Ner Nebapur in polls,the BJP secured a majori- after he finished briefing the Reservations – better known as urged the high court to provide state government’s mind that its cent reservations. Congress won nine and six Yavatmal district, while the ty of its own by winning 41 seats media on the Maratha reserva- the Maharashtra State (of seats adequate police protection to new Maratha Reservation Act Though Devendra seats respectively, the Congress captured power in as against 20 seats won by the tions outside the high court. for admission in educational me,” he said. might get entangled in litiga- Fadnavis dispensation has not Asaduddin Owaisi-led All Bramhapuri Municipal Congress and 15 by the NCP. The drama unfolded soon institutions in the state and for The high court, mean- tion can be evidenced from that clarified as to how it would face India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Council in Chandrapur district. Walking away with 57 out after Sadavarte completed his appointments in the public while, ordered that Patil and his by enacting a law granting 16 the scrutiny of the new law in Muslimeen (AIMIM) four Washim Nagar Vikas Agadi, a of the total 75 seats in the JMC, media briefing and began to services and posts under the family members be provided per cent reservations to the Supreme Court, it looks like seats. Samajwadi Party bagged local outfit, captured power in the BJP established supremacy walk away. Patil, an unemployed state) for Socially and police protection. Marathas, the Devendra the Maharashtra government two seats, while the BSP, Risod Municipal Council in over all the political parties. Its graduate, suddenly came for- Educationally Backward It may be recalled that on Fandavis depensation has will take the route taken by the Samajwadi Party and Washim district, principal rival Shiv Sena man- ward from the crowd, raised a Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018 — is December 3, the Maharashtra exceeded the 50 per cent cap on Tamil Nadu government under Loksangram Party won one The elections to the two aged to win just 15 seats in the now popular slogan ‘Ek in violation of the 50 per cent a caveat in the Supreme Court reservations imposed by the late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, seat each. An independent municipal corporations and JMC polls. Maratha, Lak Maratha’ (One cap imposed by the Supreme seeking a hearing in the event Supreme Court and in the which achieved its objective of secured one seat. six smaller local bodies were The AIMIM, which had Maratha is equivalent to one lakh Court on reservations. of anyone challenging the new process followed the suit of the increasing reservations to 69 However, in the 68-mem- held on Sunday. The counting contested the JMC polls for the Marathas), pushed and punched Among other things, the Maharashtra Reservation Act Tamil Nadu Government. per cent by passing the Tamil ber AMC, the Shiv Sena of votes took place on Monday. first time, bagged three seats. Sadavarte in the face. With his petition states that the Maratha granting 16 per cent reserva- Currently Maharashtra has Nadu Act of 1994 and adding emerged as the single largest The BJP’s success in DMC Significantly enough, the spectacles down on the ground, community — the Kunbi- tions to Marathas in education 52 per cent reservations in the 1994 Act to the Ninth party winning 24 seats, fol- is in continuation of victories Congress and NCP drew a Sadavarte lost his balance. Marathas — have already been and jobs. jobs and educational institu- Schedule of the Constitution. lowed the NCP and BJP which it had scored in the municipal blank in the polls. &' ' ' /, * ' +' P New Delhi: The Supreme October 30 the med- It had asked the medical #4 & ' Court Monday said there was order. 0;%%$0 ical report superintendent to constitute a ‘absolutely nothing’ in the med- Over 30 of Thakur medical board to examine him * # D//*/ #/0 plaint that the investigation in 4/6// # Police said he had locked ical examination report to sug- girls were &#:##* and told and submit its report in the the Pushkar case had been his mother inside the house gest that Brajesh Thakur, prime allegedly senior court by Monday. enior Congress leader completed and the Delhi Police n octogenarian woman, and she died likely because of accused in the Muzaffarpur raped and sexually abused at advocate Vikas Singh, who was The court had passed the SShashi Tharoor has filed a had filed a final report before Awho was locked inside her hunger. The body has been sent shelter home sexual abuse case, the Muzaffarpur shelter home. representing him, that no order to shift Thakur out of defamation case against Union the Additional Metropolitan home in Shahjahanpur alleged- for postmortem. was physically or mentally tor- The issue was first highlighted injuries were found during the Bihar after the CBI had said he minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Magistrate court, in which he ly by her son, is suspected to Shahjahanpur Railway tured in Patiala jail. in an audit report submitted by medical examination. was an influential person and for allegedly making deroga- was charge sheeted under have died of hunger, police said Station Master Om Shiv A bench of Justices Madan the Tata Institute of Social On December 6, Singh was found in possession of tory remarks in connection Sections 308 and 498 A of the Monday. Awasthi said Chowdhury, a B Lokur and Deepak Gupta Sciences (TISS) to Bihar’s social had placed before the court a mobile phone inside the with his wife, Sunanda Indian Penal Code. The body of the 80-year- ticket collector, was suspended said they have perused the welfare department. letter ‘purportedly written’ by Bhagalpur jail. Pushkar’s death. “The final report does not old woman was found on twice for remaining absent report of medical board and the An FIR was lodged on two children of Thakur in At the fag end of hearing Tharoor had earlier sent a state that the death of the Sunday after neighbours com- from duty without approval. doctors have not found any May 31 against 11 people, which it was alleged that he was on Monday, Singh told the legal notice to Prasad, the min- deceased was a murder”, plained to police about foul “He is absent from duty for the injuries to substantiate the including Thakur, who was being tortured physically and court that the NGO which ister for law Justice and IT, Tharoor, who appeared in the smell coming out of the resi- past two months,” Awasthi said. claims of physical and mental running the shelter home. mentally in the Patiala jail. was running the shelter home seeking an ‘unconditional apol- court on being summoned and dence in Railway Colony. Additional Superintendent torture of the accused in the Later, the probe was taken The court had then direct- at Muzaffarpur has received a ogy’ for calling him a “murder was granted bail, stated. Salil Chowdhury, her son, of Police Dinesh Tripathi said jail. over by the CBI and so far 17 ed the jail superintendent to notice from the concerned accused”. He alleged that “it was after is a Railway employee and had Chowdhury is a resident of Thakur was shifted to people have been arrested in produce Thakur before the department of Bihar govern- The complaint was filed much pressure from the exter- the house allotted. He has not Alambagh area in Lucknow Patiala high-security jail in the case. medical superintendent of a ment with regard to its four- before the Thiruvananthapuram nal power centres” that the showed up since the body was and was posted in Punjab from Bihar’s Bhagalpur During the hearing on Hospital in Patiala in presence story building there. PTI Chief Judicial Magistrate court. Delhi Police charge sheeted found. Shahjahanpur in 2005. jail following the apex court’s Monday, the bench referred to of a judicial magistrate. Tharoor stated in the com- him, years after Pushkar’s death. %& ' (5! !!"<$ + + P)0 .8 helped in building character of youths by inculcating in them //6 ( be worn in public places, dvocating that Gorakhpur respect for culture, devotion for including beaches. Abe developed as an educa- nation and readiness for social ikinis should only be worn '! Lavu Mamledar, an MLA tion hub, President Ram Nath work.” Bin private spaces in Goa >3 from the Maharashtrawadi Kovind said on Monday that Recalling the great men and the swim wear should not " Gomantak Party, which education was the key to devel- from the region like Paramhans be allowed in the state’s temples Dhavalikar is a senior member opment of the country and of Nath sect, Sufi saint Roshan and churches, Goa’s PWD of, had also demanded setting without the development of Ali Shah, Baba Raghav Das, Minister Sudin Dhavalikar said O! P up of a special “bikini” beach Poorvanchal, Uttar Pradesh Munshi Premchand, Ram on Monday. on Goa’s beaches, where access could not move ahead. Prasad Bismil and Firaq Dhavalikar, who recently would be allowed only with an Addressing the Founder’s Gorakhpuri, Kovind asked the returned from an official trip to !! entry fee. Week celebration of Maharana students to follow the path of Portugal, said in the past, his Dhavalikar had demanded Pratap Shiksha Parishad on the Maharana Pratap, a Rajput comments on bikinis were ! " an apology from Portuguese Gorakhnath temple campus in warrior from the Mewar region blown out of proportions, in !" Prime Minister Antonio Costa Gorakhpur, the President said of Rajasthan. the same way as his demand for ! to Goa in 2016, a few months that Gorakhnath Peeth had The President also praised an apology for injustices meted " before the February 2017 state made important contributions the contribution of saints from out to Goa during the colonial Assembly elections, while the in spreading awareness and Nath sect in the field of edu- '1 rule from Portuguese Prime Assembly discussed moving a knowledge in the east UP region. cation and their contributions P - Minister Antonio Costa were family will also agree that biki- motion to congratulate “It is high time that to society and during the free- , ;2 also blown out of proportions. nis should not be worn in Antonio Costa, who is of Goan Gorakhpur be made an educa- dom struggle. ' )* The latter, the Minister said, temples, in public places. They origin, on his appointment as tion hub. It should emerge as a Exhorting students to fol- cost him several seats in the can do that in private places,” PM. Dhavalikar now hints at a platform to spread light of low the path shown by edge city by 2032. development of Gorakhpur, Minister,” he said. 2017 Assembly elections. Dhavalikar told a press con- political motive behind the knowledge across eastern UP,” Maharana Pratap, Kovind said On the occasion, the Kovind said that it was his first The President also expressed “I had then said that they ference in Panaji. controversy. Kovind said that UP had the highest num- President also honoured 10 visit to the city as President of sadness on the blocking of roads (those wearing bikinis) should Dhavalikar had come “It was just two months Speaking about the ber of youth in the country meritorious students and a India but he had been coming during his visit to different parts not visit temples. This is not under flak in 2014 after he said before elections. That (com- Maharana Pratap Shiksha who could change the sce- teacher of Maharana Pratap here for the last two decades of the country, creating problems our culture. They should not that bikinis and short skirts ment) was hyped by everyone. Parishad that has been impart- nario by contributing in the Shiksha Parishad. regularly. for the local people. “This is one come to churches (wearing were “unsafe” and against Because of that I lost seven ing education to children since development of society and Lauding Chief Minister “The city is fast changing reason why I try to visit less bikinis) and people in your Indian culture and should not seats,” Dhavalikar said. 1925, the President said, ‘’It has making Gorakhpur a knowl- Yogi Adityanath for all-round and all credit goes to the Chief places,” he disclosed. %! '% ) &%* +$,,-./,0 ? ** %7* @55*1 77A4 %&& :@$$*::&&0:& /& # ) ,' : $! !# & ,# 6/00 M% ! & !# ! op brass of the National 5' 2#/%/ !' TConference has started ' making rounds of Jammu, "& he fate of 1,821 candidates 4 9 ahead of Assembly polls, with Tcontesting the Telangana an aim to garner popular votes Assembly election will be decid- in the region. " ed Tuesday when the counting &'M$2 After losing 2014 polls and of votes will be taken up. 4!'N winning only three seats from 5' The maiden polls for the ($$ Jammu region, former Chief P'! P 119-seat Telangana Assembly 4 '9 Minister Omar Abdullah paid were held on December 7 with little attention towards expand- a voter turnout of 73.20 per cent. 7 ing the base of the party across 7''!4' : N Chief Electoral Officer &' ? ' % , 0- Jammu region. Rajat Kumar said necessary ' )* Occasionally, he visited vention of party functionaries its lowest ever score in the state arrangements have been made 5' frontier Rajouri and Poonch here at Sher-e- Kashmir elections so far. for the counting day and the districts and addressed public bhawan Omar Abdullah On the occasion he also strongrooms, where EVMs are Congress, Telugu Desam Party, meetings to stay connected announced the decision of the dared BJP to declare its chief kept, secured with central CPI and Kodandaram-led $&'' with their traditional voters but party against forming any ministerial candidate for paramilitary forces providing Telangana Jana Samithi, largely speaking party made lit- alliance in the state. He said, Jammu and Kashmir ahead of “first cordon of security.” appears confident of forming B! tle efforts towards strengthen- “We will go alone without elections to Legislative One of the strongroom the Government in the coun- ing the party base in the region. forging any alliance”. Assembly, saying it had lost face keys is kept with the external try's youngest state, separated government passing a law on basis of their strength in their With the emergence of “A single party and credibility among people of observer and as precaution, from Andhra Pradesh in June 16 per cent reservation to the respective states while deciding third front lead by Peoples Government alone can meet Jammu by indulging in rhetoric political parties are also keep- 2014. CP president Sharad Maratha community. on seat sharing. Conference Chairman Sajjad the challenges confronted by and false claims. ing a watch, he said. “We will win 100 seats,” NPawar Sunday accused But Shah, according to Lone in Kashmir valley, the State, adding that his party “The BJPs bravado to have The counting will begin at Rao said repeatedly in cam- Maharashtra Chief Minister Pawar, said at a rally in National Conference, is grad- will give a strong and stable its own Chief Minister from 8am. paign meetings. Devendra Fadnavis of giving Telangana that any quota ually gearing up its poll government at the strength of Jammu fell flat twice, first by “EVMs will be brought Congress president Rahul ‘false’ promises to the Maratha beyond the SC-set limit will not machinery across Jawahar tun- the peoples’ massive support stitching alliance with 28-mem- out polling station-wise and Gandhi had said the alliance community over the issue of stand in court. nel to improve its performance and NC’s presence in every ber PDP in 2015 and later while kept at the counting centres led by his party is confident of reservation in government jobs “When the president of in the forth coming Assembly nook and corner of Jammu, unsuccessfully attempting to which will have 14 tables winning the election “hands- and education. the party (BJP) says it (more polls. Kashmir and Ladakh”. form the government by sur- (except in Medchal which will down” and claimed Rao was Pawar cited a reported than 50 per cent quota) cannot Last week, party President He also urged the workers rendering before a party with have 28). And counting will go showing “signs of nervousness statement of BJP chief Amit stand in court, why are you giv- and Member Parliament from not to go on rumours of rota- two MLAs from North on. This will be done after the and insecurity” in meetings he Shah and asked Fadnavis if he ing false promises to the peo- Srinagar, Dr Farooq Abdullah, tion of reserved seats in the Kashmir”, Omar Abdullah said. completion of the full postal addressed as the campaign will defy his party chief in ple of Maharashtra?” Pawar tutored party workers and local Jammu region, as the Governor Launching a scathing ballot count. Counting will be winded down. granting quota to the influen- said while hitting out at leaders in Jammu to remain had assured the party delega- attack on BJP, Omar said,”With done in the respective con- Predicting a fractured poll tial community. Fadnavis. united and strengthen the tion recently about no such which face the BJP will now go stituencies,” Kumar told PTI. mandate in Telangana, the BJP The NCP leader said The former Union hands of the party candidates move under the consideration to the electors of Jammu in “The winning candidate claimed Sunday it would play Shah's had recently remarked, Minister said people in than stabbing them in the of the government. upcoming elections, who know will be declared and certificate a “vital role” in the formation while opposing quota to a Ayodhya are upset over the back. Exuding confidence about that after seeking their mandate will be prepared after obtain- of the government in the minority community in decision to take over buildings “I will bury you in the massive victory, the NC Vice they will again fall in the trap ing clearance from the Election southern state. Telangana, that the Supreme located near the disputed site ground if you will not support President said Jammu and and lap of a few MLAs from Commission. With the AIMIM president Court has set a limit of 50 per in the temple town. the party candidate during Ladakh will have to hugely con- Kashmir to share the power”. approval of the ECI, the Chief Asaduddin Owaisi Friday cent on reservation. “People are saying they are crucial Assembly polls”, warned tribute to the strength of On the BJP’s communal Electoral Officer, will submit exuded confidence that his The SC limit will be not opposing construction of a Dr Abdullah. National Conference in giving plank, the National Conference the list of winning candidates party would be successful in breached when the Maratha (Ram) temple, but are com- On Monday, it was the a responsive and accountable Vice President said that an party-wise to the Governor,” he the Telangana Assembly elec- reservation is implemented in plaining that in the name of turn of former state Chief Government. atmosphere of fear and mis- added. tion. the state. temple, there is an attempt to Minister, Omar Abdullah, to In 2014 National trust is being created across the Though some exit polls The party has fielded can- He was speaking at a con- destroy everything,” motivate them to work towards Conference had won only 3 country. He said passions are indicate a clear edge to K didates in eight assembly seg- gregation of NCP workers and Pawar, talking about pre- clinching majority votes in the Assembly seats out of 37 in the being generated over the issue Chandrashekar Rao-led ments in Hyderabad and is office-bearers here. poll unity of opposition, said 87 member legislative assembly. region. Party had won 12 seats of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya Telangana Rashtra Samithi, the supporting TRS in other seg- Pawar said Fadnavis had importance will have to be Addressing a day long con- from Kashmir valley, recording before the general elections. “Praja Kutami” alliance of ments. asked people to celebrate for his given to regional parties on the 0 / ! .8 outfits as they are freely appear- ducing armyman Jeetu Fauji in involved in the violence nor did ing in television interviews Bulandshahr court for the he open fire at anyone. he UP Police agencies, and uploading videos on social alleged killing of the inspector, The team probing the case Tincluding Special Task sites, pleading their innocence. the STF and local police sought custody remand of Jeetu Force and Special Investigation Even as four top police offi- claimed in case diaries that the to grill him further and recov- Team (SIT), probing the cers, including district police accused had confessed to the er the murder weapon but it Bulandshahr violence case are chief of Bulandshahr were crime. was overturned. reportedly focusing on coerc- shunted out as the Chief Ironically, they failed to Sources said that all police ing arrested armyman Jitendra Minister felt that the incident produce the murder weapon agencies were merely focusing Malik alias Jeetu Fauji to own was a well orchestrated con- used by the armyman to kill the on Jeetu and were making lit- up the killing of Inspector spiracy to disturb harmony, the inspector on the fateful day. tle effort to nab prime accused Subodh Kumar Singh. cops seem to be least bothered Interestingly, the armyman Yogesh Raj, Shikhar Agarwal On the other hand, it on dropping the net on the has denied his involvement in and Upendra Raghav who have appears that no serious effort is prime accused ostensibly due to the killing of the inspector. He connections with the right being made to nab the accused their right leanings. has said that he was present at wing organisations. having allegiance to right wing Sources said that after pro- the spot but neither was he % 4 4 $ # R !4 2 / 4 *' ,%& 5 ./ M' '' , % %, %)/ # Legislature Party (CLP) meet- esearchers of Centre for ! ' ing, which was scheduled to be RAdvanced Studies in Marine E ormer Chief Minister and held in Belagavi on December Biology (CASMB) at Fchairman of the coalition 10 just before the start of the Parangipettai in Tamil Nadu’s *!! ! Government Siddaramaiah’s session, has been deferred to Cuddalore district has developed foreign trip ahead of the win- December 18. a new drug capable of curing '9 ter session has led to lot of polit- Siddaramaiah has left for Type-1 and 2 diabetes as well as 9 ical speculation in the State. Malaysia to attend the wedding having the potential to be an 9# 1 The winter session of the of one of his family friends and anti-oxidant and anti-plasmodial Karnataka assembly which will return to Bengaluru on properties. “It can function as an "! began on Monday at Belagavi Friday. The aspirants according anti-cancer and anti-HIV drug,” and the absence of to an insider are threatening to Thirugnanasambandam Siddaramaiah who has boycott the session putting the Ramanathanm of the Marine N declared that the cabinet party in a fix. Chief Minister Sciences Department, CASMB, expansion of the coalition gov- Kumaraswamy who is heading told The Pioneer. to the extracts from the leaves ernment led by chief minister a fragile coalition has to face the The surprising part of the of mangroves found along the HD Kumaraswamy will take winter session both inside and invention made by the research Parangipettai coastline. “These place on December 22 has left the outside where sugar cane team led by Dr Ramanathan is mangroves were commonly many congress aspirant MLAs farmers are protesting for MSP. that the drug has been devel- used ethnomedicinal plants in high and dry. Congress has reason to oped from the fresh leaves of the area. Our studies found that The century old party worry as some of the dissident mangroves which are quite the plant has hypoglycemic, which is facing a revolt for not party MLAs are mulling to stay common along the shores of anti-oxidant, anti-cancer and expanding the cabinet has set away from the legislature ses- estuaries adjoining the anto-HIV properties because of out speculation of operation sion during the debate on cru- CASMB. Prof Kathiresan , for- the presence of alkaloids, Lotus by the BJP with 104 seats cial issues to embarrass the rul- mer head of the Department of flavonoids and terpenoids,” said to garner required seven seats ing coalition. However, KPCC Marine Sciences, CASMB, was Ramanathan . to topple the government. president Dinesh Gundu Rao the one who found out that According to Ramanathan, Many of the aspirants from the dismissed such apprehensions. mangroves were effective in diabetes mellitus patients can Congress like MB Patil and “We have able leaders to face mitigating the effects of tsuna- have either Type 1 or 2 diabetes. others are on their toes to opposition BJP in the Belagavi mi waves which ravaged Tamil “Type 1 is characterised by attack the party for not includ- session,” Gundu Rao said. Nadu coast in December 2004. reduced production of insulin ing them in the ministry. Siddaramaiah is expected The CASMB and nearby due to damaged pancreatic cells. A senior Congress leader to return on December 15 and areas were saved from the dead- Type 2 diabetes is caused by on the condition anonymity he will remain absent during ly tsunami waves because of the increased resistance to insulin said that many rebels including the first week of the two-week thick growth of mangroves along unction,” said Ramanathan. He powerful Jharkihole brothers of session, which has commenced the Parangipettai shore and since said the rats showed positive Belagavi are up against the on Monaday. then the plant was a subject of results when administered with party and threatening to quit. Sources said that he is interest to Prof. Kathiresan and extracts prepared from the He said “they are also ques- going to Malaysia to attend the his colleagues. They planted mangrove leaves. tioning the credibility of the wedding of his friend’s daugh- many varieties of mangroves It may take couple of years party in aligning with the ter. While Siddaramaiah him- along the shoreline and it has for the drug to hit the market regional party JDS which is self has clarified that it was an paid rich dividends now. as clinical trials are a time con- only playing opportunistic and earlier scheduled tour, the tim- The extract from the leaves suming process. “But we are politics of survival. The tomor- ing of his tour has led to spec- of mangrove plants were tested confident of developing a med- row’s election results of the five ulation since the Congress is in rats administered with type icine from mangroves for dia- state is crucial and its going to internally under stress from its 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus .It was betes,” said S Gurudeeban, one impact Karnataka politics.” legislators who are ministerial found that the rats responded of the researchers in the team. Meanwhile the Congress aspirants. %! '% ) &%* +$,,-./,0 F 8 &7 ! '8$" &" ' 1* " ' $8$"+26$811,/ /45 0 # 678 , * ) 40&& ' ' " S ' ' '' : ( 876; # -<$ ( 3 876= ( + 7% aving boldly dissolved the $ 4 4 ( Jammu & Kashmir Assembly to - ) prevent horse-trading, and (-<$ repealed the Roshni Act, it is hoped that Governor Satya Pal 9 . + HMalik will continue with bold reforms and not be intimidated by political parties. The ( # $ 3 decision to make the largely State-owned Jammu & Kashmir Bank a public sector enter- prise was welcome, as was the reported plan 4 to review the issue of Permanent Resident ) 3 4 >$ . Certificate (PRC). Sadly, political outcry forced a re-think on both issues, to the detri- % 3 ! % + ) ment of citizens of the State. The Governor reportedly asked the State -.$ 4 Administrative Council to examine changes in the law for granting Permanent Resident .$ 5 Certificates (PRC) to remove impediments # observed by the Revenue Department. The PRC is issued to domicile citizens of Jammu & Kashmir and Maharaja Hari Singh, who created the concept of State Subjects, provid- - 3 ed that those domiciled in the State for at least -( ? 10 years could become subjects. However, Constitution of Jammu & This means the next delim- This failed to tackle the core Article 35A, added to the Constitution of Kashmir, enacted in 1957, was itation can only take place after issue of arbitrary deferment of S #!. India by a presidential oder in 1954, empow- based on the Maharaja’s Census 2031, unless the delimitation. As a result, persist- , 3 ! -< $ ers the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly to Constitution of Jammu & Governor intervenes and recti- ing problems call for fresh appli- define ‘permanent residents’, which has Kashmir of 1939, which was still fies this irregularity. The BJP, cation of mind. As delimitation ( # -<$ made the PRC acquisition problematic. in force. After accession to India, Jammu & Kashmir National follows a census, which records Refugees who fled West Pakistan in 1947 the State Constituent Assembly Panthers Party, Jammu State demographic changes, it ensures $ ! are denied their legitimate citizenship rights. was constituted under the 1939 Morcha and even the Congress that the numbers reflect in the # 3 While Article 370 gives special status to Constitution, but Sheikh have demanded the constitution composition of constituencies. % ? ) Jammu & Kashmir, it also gives wide pow- Abdullah’s administration arbi- of a Delimitation Commission Deferment has created an imbal- ers to the Governor. Unfortunately, the trarily carved out 30 seats for to ensure a just number of seats ance in the composition of var- $ ( December 1, 2018, move to review the process Jammu region and 43 seats for */8 4*/ to each region. It is pertinent that ious constituencies. S ! . of granting PRCs was fiercely opposed by the Kashmir region and two seats for *#2 )* owing to the disturbed condi- Moreover, the State ( Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), National Ladakh region. This regional tions in the Kashmir region Constitution, under Section 48, Conference and even the People’s Conference disparity became entrenched . # #/* from 1990 onwards, there has reserves 24 seats in the 111- + of Sajjad Lone, with whom the Bharatiya thereafter: Kashmir (46), Jammu ) ) * been a huge migration towards member Assembly for the area .$(-.$ Janata Party (BJP) has aligned for the next (37) and Ladakh (four). Jammu province, an exodus not under Pakistani occupation ( ( ( Assembly election. As the Supreme Court The last delimitation exercise %/* 4*//4/ limited to the Kashmiri Pandits. (since 1947-48). Members of the reviews the legality of Article 35A, the BJP in the State took place under The concomitant rise in the diaspora of Occupied Jammu & # 876; 6;@@ * ( 3 should ponder the terms of its collaboration challenging circumstances and # D .* population of Jammu does not Kashmir have been urging the # 4S with Sajjad Lone so that it does not compro- was finally accomplished by the 4/3) /#* reflect in Census 2011, which Centre to fill these seats by 0 mise (read sacrifice) its constituency again, Justice (retd) KK Gupta lacks credibility among large sec- nomination; West Pakistan as happened under PDP president Mehbooba Commission in 1995, when the . /@/8 4*/ tions of the people. refugee families could also be ) Mufti. It is well-known that Rohingya illegal State was under President’s rule. . 0 . The Panthers Party accommodated this way. With # infiltrators secured PRCs in Mufti’s regime. As the Constitution provides for approached the High Court of Pakistan trying to incorporate Governor Malik’s decision to repeal the delimitation every 10 years, the . ## #+ Jammu & Kashmir, urging that Gilgit Baltistan as a province to Jammu & Kashmir State Lands (Vesting of next delimitation of Assembly /0 4* stoppage of readjustment of the safeguard the China-Pakistan #43 ownership to the occupants) Act, 2001, constituencies should have taken extent and boundaries of electoral Economic Corridor, India must 4 - ) (Roshni Act) is a desirable step. The legis- place in 2005. However, in 2002, /44#* *4 constituencies adversely impacts assert its claim to the region 3 lation was originally mooted to help farm- the National Conference ./ 0* * democracy, as enshrined in the more forcefully before the inter- ers, who were farming on State lands, to Government froze delimitation Constitution. On dismissal, national community. " - legally acquire title to the same, but was until 2026 by amending the #) 0 # senior advocate Bhim Singh Finally, Scheduled Castes -<$ # grossly abused by the elite to grab large tracts Jammu & Kashmir 3 #.3 2 approached the Supreme Court, and Scheduled Tribes enjoy ( of State lands. The State lost around Representation of the People which also dismissed the appeal, reserved seats in Jammu 25,000 crore that was to fund electricity Act 1957 and Section 47(3) of the %3 #* stating that Article 327 of the province, where rotation is over- >$ . ) generation schemes (hence the name Constitution of Jammu & Constitution empowers due, but are unrepresented in the $A ! - A ‘Roshni’). In February 2018, the PDP tried Kashmir. The amended Section *#/* / Parliament to make laws regard- Kashmir valley. The backward 4 to unilaterally allow Gujjar-Bakarwal squat- 47(3) provided “that until the rel- . 00 *2 ing delimitation of constituencies, Gujjar-Bakarwals received ters on forest land to become de facto own- evant figures for the first census and Article 329A states that any Scheduled Tribe status in 1991, ers and ignored opposition from the BJP. taken after the year 2026 have law relating to delimitation of but have not received their share It would be appropriate for the Governor been published, it shall not be constituencies or allotment of of Assembly seats. These knotty to consider fresh delimitation of constituen- necessary to readjust the total seats to such constituencies “shall problems are best resolved under cies and appoint a Delimitation Commission number of seats in the Legislative not be called in question in any Governor’s rule. to remove the regional disparity long suffered Assembly of the State and the Court”. The Court said identical (The writer is Senior Fellow, * * 5! by Jammu province, and also provide repre- division of the State into territo- provisions have been made in Nehru Memorial Museum and * , sentation to all reserved categories in the State rial constituencies under this Section 142 of the Constitution Library; the views expressed are Assembly. It is pertinent to note here that the sub-section”. of Jammu & Kashmir. personal) ) * & * 0 ( + ' ' * ' ' ) E ' ' ' ' , S + ( & ' 'O )4*" +' - ' '+ '' " ' %'' ' & &" ' " " . R S 57- 3 % 3% ?- A B ?3; ? - K ' 8 K&& K/ &4 K/ '4 0 : & * # ( * + 1 2 3 Contractors often grease the Q palms of the authorities and get " contracts worth crores even as R S " # ( Sir — This refers to the editor- work completed by them is not ' + L/ M ial, “Careful with words” up to the mark. The need, there- (December 8). Janata Dal G ;BH"*4 . E fore, is of political will to clean + (United) leader Sharad Yadav is * &' ' ' '@ up the entire system. ( + a known rabble-rouser. He has "* 'L M Pradyu Thalikavu 1 ,S "( a habit of making distasteful '& '' Kannur remarks. Earlier too he has + &' @ 2 " ( made controversial remarks ' "M*' ' $ ( which have evoked strong con- + & ' 4 demnation from his rivals. It is, ' ' ' however, sad that there has been ' " Sir — I would like to extend my no change in his attitude. He & ' ' ' ;"=(&@ heartiest congratulations to + continues with his insensitive GH +A+BBB ' + Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh 5 ( comments. ' "* @ #'3' +) " Pant who finished with 11 catch- Yadav’s recent sexist remark " %' + & + ' ' ) ' ''' es, and equalled the record for # ( against Rajasthan Chief Minister ' ' " ' most dismissals in a Test by a S 677 Vasundhara Raje is not only in '' " wicket-keeper, sharing it with - 0 % ( bad taste but reveals his patriar- ' ' '" -33 England’s Jack Russell and South chal mindset that is unaccept- ' ' & Africa’s AB de Villiers. Pant able in a present times when could have had 12 dismissals but women are as much capable as unfortunately, he dropped Lyon # their male counterparts in terms the large number of deaths the State road departments in the 105th over off Bumrah. of executing tasks in every field. caused due to potholes across accountable. To end this menace Before Pant, Wriddhiman The Opposition, which has the country was probably more we must strike at the root of the Saha held the record for most ( always made a hue and cry over Sir — This refers to the editor- than those who were killed at problem: Corruption and the catches in a Test match by an # remarks made any BJP member, ial, “A gaping hole” (December border. What a shame! unholy nexus between the con- Indian wicket-keeper. We hope must not not rally around in sup- 10). The Supreme Court’s con- The apex court’s concern, tractors and Government offi- he continues to playing well +S port of Yadav. This would set a cern over 14,926 deaths in road however, will not solve the prob- cials. It is a known now that road and makes the country proud. * 8786 ( bad precedent. It will embolden accidents due to potholes in the lem. The problem will also not contractors and employees work MT Khan rabble-rousers to sneer at women last five years shows the gravity end by holding the respective in tandem, flouting even the Secunderabad S 9 3 ( at the drop of the hat in future. of the situation. It even went to authorities, like the Municipal rules of the tender process and , - / KR Srinivasan whiplash various States and the Corporations, the National overseeing the road- -7 3->4; ?; ( Secunderabad Union Government, stating that Highways Authority of India, or laying/maintenance work. %! '% ) &%* +$,,-./,0 G 8 &7 ! '8$" &*:0 *0 " & &5 % 5 5 % & % # # ' % 0 5 # &+' ' 0 & 0 # , %'! ) #% 5 # &5 # #5+0 0 ' 4 ' L'5 # L &5'& &' "& + %' & +& 60 ' 5 ! * # # # 9 (@ . S , 5) # # 3 $ 4 . 14.2 0 < , 0 %87 - - 1 2 +S . 0 S " . 0 S 1BB2 0 1 2 S %7$0 4.S . < , he Right to Education has now been accepted globally. . + Sustained efforts are being S # made nationally and interna- tionally to bring every child 5 C withinT the fold of universal education. S The global literacy rate of 86.2 per cent 4 . bodes well. But this great achievement . also exposes the challenge of educating ) 57 million primary children who remain out of school. In actual practice, this ( number could indeed be higher. The task ahead — to bring these children to + 67777 ( school — is really tough and has also . 4. been articulated among the 17 + S # Sustainable Development Goals identi- 4. fied by the UN General Assembly in , . O + ( 2015, to be achieved by 2030. Education is included as the SDG- . 4. The global promise is to “ensure inclu- + sive and equitable quality education and E F 6G777 promote life-long learning opportunities ,S , (EE + . for all.” Considerable success has been made in bringing children under the fold through international collaboration, the ambit of schooling, are victims of that children face in their new circum- for Maharashtrians’ kept the migrants : 6;GB BH ( of universal education. Making provi- exchange of experiences and making child labour, migration of parents, child stance. It states: “The right of these chil- from south India on their toes. Similarly, ( sions for schooling is necessary but that human expertise available wherever trafficking, acute poverty and other such dren to quality education, even if the Hindi-speaking population in 1" 2 ( alone is not sufficient. The Sustainable required. Challenges confront the pol- issues. Considerable attention is being increasingly recognised on paper, is Mumbai from north India frequently ( Development Goals Report of 2018 icy-makers at the national level, as also given to liberate children from the challenged daily in classrooms and become the target of parochial pride, # indicated that more than half of children the agencies that coordinate and mon- clutches of circumstances that force them school yards, and denied outright by a resulting in loss of personal and public 4 - . and adolescents in schools worldwide are itor educational developments globally to become victims of unsocial and few Governments…In the two years property, unnecessary disruption of not meeting minimum proficiency in context of the right to education. nefarious practices. While estimates since the landmark New York professional pursuits and negative . I + S standards in reading and mathematics. The nature of challenge, to bring the differ, globally, over 200 million children Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, impact on the education of children. F ) ( It also indicated that re-focussed efforts remaining children within the fold of are engaged in child labour. In India, esti- refugees have missed 1.5 billion days of Just a couple of months ago, a crim- 6;H= are needed to improve the quality of edu- education, changes as countries move mates vary from 12 to 60 million. Even school.” The issue is indeed alarming. inal incident that was highly deplorable cation. Disparities in education along the ahead on the ladder to total literacy. In in the most posh areas of New Delhi, one Hence, the 2019 report focusses on led to attacks on the migrant population 6;@G # $ lines of gender, urban-rural location and India, in spite of all the problems, the could see children selling small items, “migrant, displacement and educa- in Gujarat. There are several other , + other dimensions still run deep. More constitutional directive to provide free obviously being managed and monitored tion” and as expected, highlights the encouraging signs as well. Kailash : investments in education infrastructure and compulsory education to all children by certain unscrupulous elements. The need for additional resources to coun- Satyarthi shared the Nobel Peace prize , .I , ( are required in less developed countries: ‘till they attain 14 years of age’ was indeed same is witnessed at railway stations. It tries that host most migrants and their for his work on liberating lakhs of chil- 3 $ J “At the global level, participation a very bold step. This set the tone. is a well-known fact that forced to work children. Problems are well-known as dren from bonded labour. There have # rate in early childhood and primary During the initial stages, the priority task in dirty, dangerous and unhealthy con- they invariably arise in multi-cultural been numerous local-level initiatives 4. E K8( ( , education was 70 per cent in 2016, up was to convince parents how essential ditions, making match sticks, tobacco classroom everywhere. Most important that have been bringing excellent results 1E S2 from 63 per cent in 2010. Lowest rates education was to the future of their chil- products and fire-crackers, children is the right of the child to education in in their respective areas. Sandip Singh 3 ( were found in sub-Saharan Africa (41 dren, particularly girls. Issues like gen- are invariably exposed to health hazards his own mother tongue. He/she also runs a voluntary organisation in 877H per cent) and Northern Africa and der bias, segregation prevalent on caste that could even be fatal. Many suffer on needs familiarity with his/her own cul- Gurugram. Singh began this initiative , . Western Asia (52 per cent). An estimat- lines, social hierarchies and traditional many counts, including emotional depri- ture, heritage and history. Even under based upon his sensitive observation of ed 617 million children and adolescents practices had to be confronted with con- vation and malnutrition. tough conditions, initiatives must not children from Rajasthan who were loi- 3 $ of primary and lower secondary school siderable poise and sensitivity. Slowly, Further, deficient nutrition is a get dampened. Every effort must be tering around. + $ age worldwide — 58 per cent of that age every group of the populace realised the major concern in India. Around 3,000 made by all concerned to put their best After a decade, Singh has success- (EE group — are not achieving minimum advantages of sending their wards to children die every day due to malnutri- foot forward to support requirements fully changed the lives of several thou- $ proficiency in reading and mathemat- schools. tion. Globally, three million children die of these groups of children. sands of children by providing them 4. ics. In 2016, an estimated 85 per cent Consequently, a stage has been of malnutrition every year. Overall, India It is in this light that the Director- education. He was quietly working on 0 of primary school teachers world- reached wherein the system no more suffers from “serious levels of hunger” General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, his own when others came to help him wide were trained; the proportion was needs convincing the parents — all of and is ranked 103 amongst 119 coun- said: “Everyone loses when the educa- voluntarily. Today, his organisation — ,S # ( only 71 per cent for Southern Asia and them not only want their children to get tries on the Global Hunger Index. tion of migrants and refugees is ignored... School Aapke Dwaar — is one major 61 per cent for sub-Saharan Africa. In educated but education of good quali- Obviously this is a very challenging sit- increased classroom diversity, while attraction for children in slum areas as - the same year, only 34 per cent of pri- ty in good schools. There are certain uation, implications of which are most challenging for teachers, can also also for their parents. One could find mary schools in LDCs had electricity other factors that still make things significant for children and their prop- enhance respect for diversity and an several such initiatives at individual and + 4. and less than 40 per cent were equipped tough in dealing with the enrolment of er growth and right to education. opportunity to learn from others.” A social levels. All they need is encourage- with basic hand-washing facilities.” children in the bracket above 90 per cent Considerable concern is being huge amount of Government resources ment and support from the people. But F : + At present, sincere efforts are being enrolment. As India marched ahead expressed globally for migrant children as also from donors will be necessary as India needs an effective organisation to +S made by practically every nation to reach from a literacy rate of about 20 to the pre- who are forced to leave their ancestral trends in immigrants show increase in deal with the issues of children suffer- >. + ( the target of ensuring elementary edu- sent of over 75, it has realised that it lands. A majority of them are forced to activity in the near future. ing on several counts, some of which + ( cation to every child and provide equal- requires far greater efforts to bring the leave their home and hearth because of Now let’s revert back to the nation- have been mentioned in this article. The . ity of opportunity of access and success remaining children within the fold of hunger, poverty, ethnic cleansing, racial al scene. Migrant children can be efficacy, or otherwise of the National >. + ( to each one of them. It is a tough task education than was necessary in earli- discrimination, fundamentalism, inse- mapped in practically every major city Commission for the Protection of + for countries that are facing acute eco- er years. In fact, in this bracket, parents curity and violence, among other prob- of our country. Very often, one learns Child Rights, needs a thorough inde- . 4. nomic crisis and are facing severe defi- have little role as external and undesir- lems. about migrants from one State being pendent scrutiny. ciencies in infrastructure and competent able factors have taken over the fate of Recently, UNESCO’s Global vandalised by elements of the host (The writer is the Indian human resources. UNESCO, too, is their children. Education Monitoring (GEM) report province, resulting in avoidable misery. Representative on the Executive Board of making significant efforts to assist, Most children, who are still outside brought to fore details of the conditions One must remember how ‘Maharashtra UNESCO) 0 # # # * 5 @ area of approx 32, 87,590 square km, therefore, be wished away. Without it manifestation of restoring public ser- and 21 transport aircraft. Additionally, we have to fall back on the armed 68 per cent is prone to drought; while going into the matrix of men/materi- vices, communication, provision of they took upon the task of providing forces, then why not hand over the lan- 60 and 12 per cent are vulnerable to al losses and political war games, we, medical and other administrative sup- logistic support to the victims. Out of guid set-up to them and create a com- earthquakes and floods respectively. as a nation, must imbue cogent mea- port. Sadly, the present organisation, the 23,000 persons rescued, around 660 posite response force under their aegis More alarmingly, it has been estimat- sures in preparing for the disasters. bereft of captive resources such as air were evacuated by the daringly spe- comprising effective naval, air and spe- ed that 30 per cent of all the world’s It is a gospel truth that even after effort, specialised equipment and lack cialised Winched up Rescue Missions, cialised engineering support with cor- (%1&% landslides occur in the Himalayas. a long hiatus since Independence, in the of wherewithal to administrative sup- while the ETF repaired/reconstructed responding representation from the #5# %&/ These figures are not sacrosanct absence of any centralised agency, port, among others makes for a trun- 15 bridges and cleared 22 landslides. civil administration? 5 hanks to nature’s inheritance, because, of late, due to global warming India has solely relied on the armed cated outfit. Similarly, unseasonal snowfall this This, besides encashing the inher- perennial disasters are the worst and the El-Nino/La Nina combo phe- forces to cope with natural calamities. Without scratching the epochal September led to the cutting off and ent effective ‘inter- services’ operational * ' Tholocaust humankind has been nomena, global climate has undergone Thus, a need was felt to have a spe- records any further, let us study the marooning of a number of habitats and coordination, would not only enhance ' * O facing throughout. Incidents of natur- drastic changes, resulting in unpre- cialised nodal agency for Disaster recent Kerala floods which was the tourists in Lahaul and Spiti district in operability but also ensure sustained '' + al calamities in the current decade, par- dictable situations. And on the seismic Management (DM). This led to the cre- worst in the century. Lest I sound sub- Himachal Pradesh. Joint Army-Air relief operations and remove overlaps, ticularly the floods in Kashmir, front, the “Indian plate” that saddles ation of the National Disaster Response jective and without taking away their Force operations not only restored the resulting in avoidable loss of resources. ' Chennai, Uttarakhand and now the most parts of South Asia and South- Force, under the aegis of the National credit, the NDRF deployed 55 teams communication services but also The Army’s Corps of Engineers by '' record-breaking flood fury in Kerala, East Asia, has undergone a major tec- Disaster Management Authority with 38 boats that played a crucial role ensured safe evacuation of tourists. virtue of their role are best suited and are incidents enough to expose our hol- tonic shift, making earthquakes a (NDMA) in 2006, with the charter to in providing relief in affected areas. But The aforesaid analysis highlights this organisation can be formed around '" lowness in effectively combating the more recurring phenomenon in the provide “specialised response to threat- keeping in mind the magnitude, it dras- some glaring deductions. Keeping in this core strength. The existing num- menace. They have raised serious ques- region. From the earlier occurrence of ening disaster situation or the disaster”. tically fell short of demand. To plug the mind the challenges and vastness of our ber of NDRF units is woefully inade- ', tions about the efficacy of the National 1:7 years during the 1950s, the frequen- At present, the NDRF has a void, axiomatically, the nation once country, the NDRF, with just 216 quate, and apart from working out ' ' Disaster Response Force (NDRF). cy of tremors of magnitude five and strength of 12 battalions drawn from again looked up to the Armed Forces. teams, is woefully inadequate, ill- detailed modalities, a fresh study on dis- " Before we get into the nitty-gritty, it will above on the Richter scale has now various Central Police Organisations; True to their reputation of bailing equipped and becomes abnegated of aster threat should be carried out to ' be pertinent to understand the geo- gone up to 1:3 years. each battalion designed to provide 18 the nation out of crises, it launched handling the response independently. enhance the response effort. We may . graphical and environmental legacies Concomitantly, man-made fury, rescue teams of 45 people each. In all, ‘Operation Madad’ — by far the largest At best, it is just able to provide ‘first consider raising specialist Territorial that we are confronted with. such as mass-scale deforestation, indis- 216 teams are available. Prima facie, rescue operation in the Indian history aid’ or carry out peripheral tasks. Also, Army Units in disaster management ' ' & &" India is the 10th most disaster- criminate construction of hydel projects keeping in mind the vastness, doubt — and inducted over 100 columns even as the NDRF is around, the that can be mobilised to provide addi- prone country in the world with 27 out and unabated timber pirating have all arises on its pan-Indian capability to (approx 80-100 personnel each), 10 involvement of the armed forces has tional support. S of 29 States and seven Union Territories imbalanced the already fragile eco-bal- fight disasters. Next, the DM, besides Engineer Task Force, which were virtually remained unchanged. A point (The writer is a retired Infantry being most vulnerable. Out of a total ance. The looming threat cannot, initiating immediate relief, is the explic- backed up by 1,350 boats, 37 helicopters worth pondering is: If as a last resort Officer with vast operational experience) %! '% ) &%* +$,,-./,0 '> 1 < 6/ MT ! + # &50 5 ) '. ' 'G #)# H ' * 62AA% 4 0 ' ' % & . +4 % G40%.H+ ' ' @ ' ' ' ' "* ' ' fund out- ;A ' &'62 % #" flows fur- ther pulled hares of Jet Airways on the key SMonday cracked over 7 ! ' = && #' 5 + ,5 indices. per cent after the credit rating % 7. )' OAB;N% " All sec- agency Icra downgraded the &"* ' & toral indices airline’s long-term ratings. + "% ' " on the BSE The scrip, on BSE, fell and NSE 6.77 per cent to settle at 257.5. 7$& ended in the Intra-day, it lost 7.67 per cent (,+& + %& &/& red, led by to 255, its lowest during the , : 0 0 / 0& / , 0 '' realty, bank- day. 0 &AB;N ing, metal, Following the downtrend, N0 OG H" pharma, the stock tumbled 7.15 per 0 0%/ ' + 0 0%/ pharma and financial stocks. the market sentiment as the cent to close at 256.5 on NSE. ,' ABBB ' Kotak Bank shares cracked bears held complete control of It had touched an intra-day low rivate carrier Jet Airways on Monday announced signing of AB;NL0 M"* ' " arket benchmark Sensex over 6 per cent after the bank the market from opening till of 255.1, a decline of 7.65 per Pan agreement with Saudi budget airline Flynas to operate Mbuckled under heavy sell- said it had moved the Bombay the closing bell, said Joseph cent. codeshare flights in each other’s territories. 0%'5 5 5 ' F) ing pressure on Monday, plum- High Court against RBI’s deci- Thomas, Head Research, On the equity volume The codeshare pact is effective December 11, Jet Airways /'' ' .#3 4 +# + 2.- (. (,? @ * (' (,( 2- (-( (, ( (1 (B-- (* (@ (,( ; - ' -* ; ) "!>> %! '% ) &%* +$,,-./,0 8,' " 1 1 1 3 3 3 - 4 3 - 3 - 35 3 -3 3 3 3 1 3 4 13 44 3 333 41 1 3 (**% BALANCE #. *#/8/*/# / BODY & MIND # 5 % $# 5 n today’s world, we encounter stress and anx- iety at every turn. The nature of stress has also Ievolved overtime. Earlier, a big financial loss or personal calamity could lead to mental anguish causing stress. These days, stress can be triggered at any age and for deceptively simple reasons. While problems, like too much or too little activ- ity or workload, ambiguity and uncertainty in daily tasks, feelings of isolation, unpredictability in behaviour, strict timelines pressure and pressure , to perform in school or office, are a part and par- cel of the life cycle of an individual, when all of these problems happen simultaneously and fre- quently, they tend to chip away at a person’s inner peace, tranquillity and their self-confidence. - A person in a constant state of stress is like- ' 'O @ @ ly to have low concentration, poor decision-mak- ing skills, lack in appetite, is always exhausted and tretching is very important for flexibility, range of motion and displays erratic behaviour. This mental anguish injury prevention. Incorporating stretching into your day rou- / ' '" #/* leads to intense physical and health repercussions Stine is just as important as regular exercise. Even if you are a such as clinical depression, diabetes, hormonal regular at the gym, stretching can help your muscles to relax. imbalance, anxiety disorder, heart disease etc. So, However, stretching too has its own rules. it is very important to know the tools to control and avoid mental stress. + 55'%,++ MEDITATION — Meditation can be a sim- You can stretch the muscles anytime of the day, virtually any- ple effective technique to control our emotions and where where you can find some space to spread your hands and our reactions to situations. legs — when you wake up, before workout, before bed, or during While it may seem hard to concentrate at first breaks at work. Simple stretching moves that you can perform sit- and learn the art of the freeing of one’s mind and ting on your desk not only breaks the monotony of work but also letting go of all worries and problems, its been rejuvenates your muscles. You can also practise yoga or surya proven to have miraculous results for peace of namaskar involving a series of simple yet synchronised movements mind since ancient times. stretches the body in a balanced manner and can give a good start !"# Meditation is like knowing your inner self. It to your workout regime and end heavy workouts like weight train- is making a very deep connection with your own ing or running. soul and being more sensitive towards yourself and including increased global poverty your surroundings. Meditation, contrary to the #, 5& ' $ and a declining number of trained belief do not need hours and can be done in as According to the American College of Sports Medicine, you specialists, only a fraction of patients less as two minutes with some extraordinary should stretch each of the major muscle groups at least twice a week worldwide receives life-saving treat- results. for 60 seconds per exercise. Stretching can help keep your hips and !$ ment, resulting in substantial death DIET— You become what you eat. Our body hamstrings flexible even in your old age. Besides, it can also help or disability. We anticipate that our is 70 per cent water which can be consumed as resolve issues created by poor posture or repetitive activities. technology will revolutionise cardio- liquid or through food. Effect of food we eat is Stretching, especially the extended sessions performed in a slow he future of healthcare is diseases, including stroke, are the vascular disease treatment by pro- sooner or later going to manifest in our mental and focused manner (the ones in yoga or Tai Chi), augment relax- changing dramatically with number one cause of death world- viding specialised and timely med- and emotional health. Choosing right food com- ation and reduce stress. Stretching directly before bed will even give Tthe advancement in medical wide resulting in nearly 18 million ical care to anyone, anywhere.” bination is essential for cognitive development of you a more comfortable sleeping experience. technology and is empowered doc- deaths per year. The application of To improve patient outcomes, human brain. tors to perform surgeries from far telerobotics in India has the poten- 3 )* Corindus has pioneered the world’s Shweta Diwan, leading dietitian and founder $'% + away. One such pathbreaking tial to impact a significant number 4 ..44 3 first remote telerobotic intervention- of Slimage Diet Clinic, says: “Protein, carbohydrate Knowing how to stretch is very important. Avoid stretching surgery was performed for the first of lives by providing access to care al platform to deliver highly spe- and good fat are all necessary for brain function too vigorously, or holding a stretch too long or until it hurts. Static time in the world where doctors sit- that may not otherwise have been *# % * . cialised and timely cardiovascular and development and maintaining a right mix is stretching is probably the safest stretching method wherein you ting 32 km away did world’s First- possible. I’m honoured for con- . # /#2 care to underserved patient. very important. Even issues like diabetes or stroke stretch through a muscle's full range of in-Human Telerobotic Coronary tributing to this historic ground- Following the success of FIH can be reversed just by making diet and lifestyle & movement until you feel resistance but Intervention. breaking research which is going to 4** ) telerobotic coronary stenting changes.” not pain. You may extend stretching until With the help of CorPath tech- earn a lot of glory and global respect 4 #)#2+* surgery, the company plans to ini- Certain foods boost overall immunity and you feel mild discomfort, but if you feel nology of Corindus Vascular for my country.” tialise commercialisation planning help in dealing with stress. A diet with plenty of ' any pain, stop immediately. Always start Robotics, Dr Tejas Patel, chairman Telerobotic coronary interven- *. )2 for the system and expand its fruits and seasonal vegetable is considered to be A ! with mild exercises such as brisk walk- and chief interventional cardiologist tional platform has the potential to #D * 4 interventional platform to address one of the best to fight stress. Protein source such 'H ing, jogging in place, or riding a station- of the Apex Heart Institute at dramatically improve patient access stroke care. as cottage cheese, pulses or soya is also important I ary bike for five to 10 minutes to warm Ahmedabad. This is world’s first for both elective and emergent per- ./# D/4. /# Cardiovascular disease, includ- aspect of diet. Certain fish are rich in omega 3 !' up your body and the muscles before you Percutaneous Coronary Intervention cutaneous coronary interventions ing stroke, are the number one which is essential for cognitive ability. Nuts like move on to stretching. Avoid bounces (PCI) procedure performed from and stroke in rural and underserved *#/*0*%2 causes of death worldwide result- walnut are also proven to be good for our brain. A ! during stretching and make sure you are Swaminarayan Akshardham temple, populations. It will reduce time to # D ) ing in nearly 18 million deaths per The mind is a human being’s most important stretching opposing muscles. located at a distance of roughly 32 treatment for emergent procedures year. Geographic barriers, socioe- asset and just like we service our car and clean our You may do static stretches along km from catherization lab of the such as STEMI (ST elevation 4. / 47 conomic status and a rapidly house, we need to pay attention to our mind and with active-isolated stretching and proprioceptive neuromuscular Apex Heart Institute in Ahmedabad, myocardial infarction) and stroke, * 020 ./ shrinking number of skilled special- keep it clean and stress free. facilitation (PNF). In active-isolated stretching, isolate one mus- where the patient was admitted and and will also reduce variability in ists significantly hinders patient Wellness coach Abhiit Manoharr from Aum cle and stretch it by contracting the opposite muscle. In PNF, you attended to by Dr Sanjay Shah. operator skills and thus, improve ./#* /2 + access to timely, specialised cardio- Sharnam says that through guided meditation, contract a muscle against resistance. You can also seek help from The success of this study paves clinical outcomes. /2# vascular care. Rapid Rejuvenation Technique (RRT) and bal- your trainer. After the contraction, relax, and then stretch, while the way for large-scale, long-distance Mark Toland, president and This is especially of concern anced diet, many people can benefit and keep your trainer pushes the muscle into a static stretch. telerobotic platforms across the CEO of Corindus, stated: during highly emergent medical health issues at bay. globe. “Cardiovascular diseases, includ- events, such as heart attack and “A holistic healing approach is the need of the :% , + , Talking about the surgery, Dr ing stroke, are the world’s most sig- stroke, where ideal treatment must hour. It starts with body by correcting diet and Back stretch: Patel, said: “The first-in-human nificant and undertreated clinical be received in as little as 90 min- goes to mind and soul by providing guided med- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and knees bent slight- case of remote robotic PCI repre- problem due to limited access to spe- utes or within 24 hours, respective- itation sessions, yoga and teaching other mind- ly. Lean forward and place your hands just above your knees. Round sents a landmark event for interven- cialised, timely medical care. As a ly, to avoid death or permanent fulness techniques which can be applied to deal your back so that your chest is closed and your shoulders are curved tional medicine. Cardiovascular result of existing barriers to care, disability. with stress and anxiety,” he says. forward. Then arch your back so that your chest opens and your shoulders roll back. Repeat several times. Static Cat-Camel (arm stretch): !) 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She also raised the spectre Yet Brussels also wants to and will not renegotiate it, the (ECJ) ruled on Monday, a day could reverse its decision even The beleaguered leader’s of an early election and a pos- see May succeed and avert the European Commission warned ahead of a crucial vote in the at this stage. splintered Government appears sible return to power of the economic nightmare that could Monday on the eve of a vote in country’s lower house of This legal decision is sig- to be facing a heavy defeat in opposition Labour Party for the unfold should Britain break the British Parliament. Parliament on Prime Minister nificant because it means Parliament on Tuesday on the first time since 2010. away without any arrange- “Our position has not Theresa May’s Brexit plan. not entered into force or, if no Britain could prevent a no-deal draft withdrawal agreement May said the prospects of ments underpinning future changed and as far as we’re con- The ruling is likely to give such agreement has been con- Brexit from happening if it she signed with Brussels last Labour leader “Jeremy Corbyn trade. European officials said cerned the United Kingdom is fresh impulse to calls for a sec- cluded, for as the two-year wanted, even if May’s deal is month. getting his hands on power is they might be able to find a way leaving the European Union on ond Brexit referendum before period from the date of the voted down by MPs. The text defining terms on a risk we cannot afford to to offer a token concession in the 29th of March 2019,” May submits her draft deal to notification of the intention to May, whose Conservative which the island nation leaves take.” Newspapers have identi- Brussels that May could take spokeswoman Mina Andreeva the House of Commons on withdraw from the EU, and any Party executive wields a minor- its main trading partner after fied more than six current and back to London. told reporters. Tuesday. possible extension, has not ity in the Commons, enacted 46 years is the most important was under pressure from her former ministers in May’s cab- But they stressed that such British Prime Minister The MPs are widely expired,” stated the ruling Article 50 on March 29, 2017, to face the House of Commons cabinet to try to salvage the inet who are also ready to run tinkering cannot alter the basis Theresa May spoke with the expected to reject her propos- tweeted by the court. meaning the UK is due to in years. A big loss could spark deal by delaying the vote and for her job should she falter of the withdrawal agreement president of the commission, al, reports said. The judges ruled that this withdraw from the EU on immediate challenges to May flying to Brussels to seek more over the coming days. itself. The two sides might Jean-Claude Juncker, on The court in a statement could be done without altering March 29, 2019, with or with- from both within her concessions ahead of a planned EU supporters, meanwhile, “work on the (accompanying) Sunday to give him “an update said: “When a member state the terms of Britain’s member- out a deal. Conservative Party and the summit with 27 fellow EU are pinning their hopes on a protocol or clarify a point that on the state of play” as she pre- has notified the European ship. The court rejected argu- Some 52 per cent of the UK Opposition Labour party. leaders on Thursday and European Court of Justice rul- is deemed important so that pares to take the deal to par- Council of its intention to ments from both the UK gov- electorate voted to leave the EU It would also leave the tor- Friday. ing on Monday on whether she can take it back to parlia- liament. withdraw from the EU, as the ernment and the European in a referendum in June 2016, tuous Brexit process in a state But Brexit Secretary Britain’s parliament has the ment,” an informed European And earlier Monday, the UK has done, that member Commission that Article 50, although regions like Scotland of flux — and raise the Stephen Barclay told the BBC right to unilaterally halt Brexit source told AFP on condition European Court of Justice ruled state is free to revoke unilater- the two-year-long process that and Northern Ireland backed prospects of a no-deal sce- on Sunday: “The vote is going in its tracks. on anonymity. that Britain has the unilateral ally that notification.” triggers a member state’s depar- remain. nario - less than four months ahead.” May would have a tough May would then be expect- right to withdraw its plan to “That possibility exists for ture from the EU, could not be May lost her majority in before the March 29 departure May’s team insists that her job securing better divorce ed to submit the touched-up leave the European Union if it as long as a withdrawal agree- revoked unilaterally. snap elections she called in date. vision offers the cleanest break terms acceptable to the version for a second vote at an so decides before Brexit day at ment concluded between the The case was brought to June 2017 in a bid to consoli- Media reports said May between the UK and EU that Northern Irish DUP party that unspecified date. the end of March. EU and that member state has the ECJ by a cross-party group date her Brexit mandate. 5:* 4 * 5 4 -9# # 5 % '5 ,5 Jerusalem: Israel on Monday became a full member of the glob- %# 00 5 al financial watchdog on money laundering and terror financ- 73 43/ ing, officials said, after having previously been blacklisted by the organisation. # &4' Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked said that membership of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) would make Israel part of the group of countries “leading the global battle 0 0/##/84G0 # .. H 6 8 4' against money laundering and terror financing.” AFP "# United Nations conference 6& +& Aadopted a migration pact % O in front of leaders and repre- +% sentatives from around 150 4 ;M4' countries in Morocco on Monday, despite a string of L ' withdrawals driven by anti- "M immigrant populism. The Global Compact for '5# 0 Safe, Orderly and Regular 5 & Migration — finalised at the # ./ UN in July after 18 months of % ' talks — was formally approved *' with the bang of a gavel in 0 2', 9 Yerevan(Armenia): Armenia’s locked ex-Soviet republic of ( % acting Prime Minister Nikol three million people. With all Pashinyan has won a landslide votes counted, the bloc led by 2 #8 victory in snap parliamentary Pashinyan’s Civil Contract elections, results showed party had taken 70.43 per cent akistan continues to har- Monday, cementing his author- of the vote, the central election Pbour terrorists that turn ity months after sweeping to commission said. around and kill American sol- power in a peaceful revolution. The Prosperous Armenia diers, US ambassador to the Pashinyan, a 43-year-old party led by influential oligarch UN Nikki Haley has said, former journalist, has pledged and former arm wrestler asserting that Washington to root out endemic corruption Gagik Tsarukyan came a dis- should not blindly give and address widespread pover- tant second with 8.27 per cent. Islamabad even a dollar until it ty in the impoverished, land- AFP steps up efforts to combat ter- rorism. Haley, the first Indian- UN envoy at the end of this American ever appointed to a year. US President Donald Cabinet position in any US Trump last week nominated presidential administration, chief State Department spokes- said the US did not need to give woman and a former Fox News money to countries that wish journalist Heather Nauert as harm to America, go behind its Haley’s successor. back and try and “stop us from In October, Haley doing things”. announced that she was leav- “...I think there should be ing the post by the end of the a strategic view on which coun- year. The 46-year-old former tries we partner with, which South Carolina governor has ones we count on to work served nearly two years in the with us on certain things, and post. She said Pakistan should move forward accordingly. I be told “you have to do these think we just blindly allow things before we will even start money to keep going without to help you with your military thinking that this is real lever- or start to help you on coun- age. We have to use it,” Haley terterrorism”. told US magazine ‘The Asked if she does not agree Atlantic’. that foreign aid can turn an “The one example I’ll give adversary into an ally, or can you is, look at Pakistan. Giving make a country more favourable them over a billion dollars, and than it would be otherwise, they continue to harbour ter- Haley said, “no, I think it rorists that turn around and absolutely can. I think that you kill our soldiers — that’s never do have to use it as leverage”. okay. We shouldn’t even give “I don’t think you should them a dollar until they correct blindly give it and then expect it. Use the billion dollars. That’s goodwill. You have to ask for not a small amount of change,” goodwill and then give it when she said. you see good things happen,” Haley will step down as the she said. >+ %! '% ) &%* +$,,-./,0 / * /4/# / 8/)//#// * ' $! ' "%*/0 D D/ +5P#4D ' ## ,% P t seems that after the big fat weddings “Unfortunately the sari was not very pop- of Deepika-Ranbeer and Priyanka- ular in Garhwal. “It was only when I trav- #8 3 Nick, the traditional sari is making elled a lot that I saw different attires and )' ) @ a comeback and how. We do not need silhouettes. I discovered these as an artist ' + Rekha to remind us of the gorgeous and realised that structured garments are ' IKanjeevaram being an irreplaceable piece only for sometime. As a woman, when you Q & of couture. Younger actors are carrying on discover your freedom, you start to love the the baton rather well with or without the sari and come to terms with the six yards ' @ greatest sari proponent of them all, design- of the fabric,” she said. @ ' er Sabyasachi. What is encouraging is that To a large extent it is the dichotomy that 5 R the most stylishly turned out film actors the sari offers that has the actor enthralled. + have embraced the sari as a cause celebre. “For the longest time, I could not under- The latest to join them is Kangana Ranaut, stand whether the sari was a conservative / 4 # 2//*/8 @ ' who is even endorsing a brand of yardage. attire or was it sensual because it very del- ' @ @ Speaking at the launch ceremony, she icately covers your curves. You can expose @ recalled that as a young girl she was fasci- your back or cover your head and look like nated with her mother’s wedding sari. “I a goddess. The possibilities of the sari is eteran actress Supriya Pathak, Festival back in 2014. ' would like to try and get hold of it. It was what attracted me as an artist,” she said who played an unwed moth- “I feel that a film is made with so ' kept in knotted shiny fabric and we looked dressed in a Banarsi. Ver in Masoom and an much of hard work and if it doesn’t at it as if it was a treasure. We kept eyeing What also added to the appeal was the unschooled mom in Wake Up Sid, see the light of day... that’s sad. As ' + it but were not allowed to touch it. When numerous possibilities that the garment knows that while she plays the char- actors we like our work to be watched we were 10-12, I asked my mother if I could offers. “A sari could be 50 years old as you acter all the time, but each one is dif- by people. That’s the reason why we G H" look at it and when she obliged, I felt all have inherited it from your grandmother ferent. She says she tries to bring in work and if it is not seen, it is upset- 4 & grown up and special. It was an amazing but it could be new because of your variations in her roles — and she ting. Now that it has come out, we are feeling,” she recalls. However, it was expression. You can wear it like like a skirt always finds them exciting. happy,” said Supriya. . + @ only after some time that she and tie the pallu around your waist or you She attained a cult status in the Tigers is not her first internation- '' ' finally got to wear a sari. can let it drag behind like a trail as in a country for playing Hansa Parekh in al film. She had also featured in / ' “During a function in gown. You can decide if you want to look the comedy franchise Khichdi. But UNindian, which starred former & my school I was playing sensual or demure,” she said and added the audience also loves her work in Australian cricketer Brett Lee. 4 % ' a character from that sari was like poetry so that all the films like Bazaar, Goliyon Ki Raasleela Asked about working on an Ramayana and I took different forms of a woman whether it Ram-Leela and Delhi-6. While she international film, she said: “I learnt ' a sari from my moth- is a mother daughter, sister, achiever has played various characters during a lot from the director (Tanovic). He " er and completely or a friend find expression in it. “It is her career that started in the early was very clear with what he wanted. destroyed it but she thousands of years old and a very 1980s, one thing she accepts is that He taught me how to look at a char- was very generous sophisticated expression of your per- she often gets to essay a mother’s role acter and be precise.” about it,” says the sonality. What I am wearing is what in movies. The year 2018 also saw her O fashionista who can was worn 5,000 years ago and we “I know that I play a mother all making her debut in Telugu filmdom "' be seen wrapped up * have the responsibility, the time, but each is a different kind. with Aravindha Sametha Veera 'E in the six yards towards this great piece of Every time I get a role of a mother, I Raghava, helmed by Trivikram everywhere — from 4/# 4% * art, to pass it on to the try to find a different area, person or Srinivas. the airport, to the generation that comes milieu where I can put the mother... “I really enjoyed working with red carpet, includ- /. 4#D/* D after us,” she said. that’s always exciting. That’s the age the people. It was wonderful. My ing at Cannes. /** #// While social media bracket I am in, so that is the role that director was a wonderful person. I '' However, the hashtags have promot- I will get. It's me who has to make it hope I get an opportunity to work actor regretted 44 /#/ ed the garment, it has more interesting and find things to there again,” said the actress, who had discovering not had the desired do in it,” Supriya said. starred in the 1985 Malayalam movie the sari %./ 4 *D#2 result, feels Ranaut as a Even in Tigers, which released in Akalathe Ambili. ! " much later ./*2. D#4 lot of weavers are still India last month on ZEE5, she plays “Those days, a lot of Hindi films in life. suffering while many of a mother. were made in south India. Then also, 2 #. #D4 the handicrafts are disap- “I found the subject to be relevant it was much more organised than in 5 pearing. “These were tra- and an important issue to be brought Mumbai or north India. My idea of ditionally passed on from forward. I feel that cinema, if made south (Indian film industry) was one generation to another but entertainingly with a certain mean- always that it was more organised and as these are not doing well, this is ing, reaches out to a lot more people. that attracts you because it has got not happening.” It makes them aware of issues or discipline. People are professionals J Kangana believes that the sari is a real- things that help people to understand and, still, there is a kind of basic emo- 'P ly versatile garment. “It can be paired with what’s around them,” she explained. tion surrounding it and very work- L !2 sneakers, worn at the airport, or while going “It was a kind of subject that need- oriented,” said Supriya, whose moth- out with friends for a brunch. The tradi- ed to be told,” she added about the er tongue is Gujarati. tional sari is the most popular during pujas movie that tells the story of a sales- She wants to experiment more as and weddings but it does not have to be man, who works for an internation- an actress. “I am very fond of acting. restricted to these occasions. What I love al company that manufactures baby My only interest, love and passion is about the sari is that it makes me complete- formula products. When he discov- acting. Wherever you put me, if you ly feminine and also, it is a combination of ers that the products have killed hun- ask me to act, I will be the happiest. Egyptian gown meets skirt meets beauti- dreds of children, he decides to I am ready to explore any avenue, any ful drape,” said the actor who has about 40- expose the company. role. Anything given to me which I 50 saris in her wardrobe, most of them Directed by Oscar winner Danis feel I can do something with, I will acquired over the last four to five years. Tanovic, the film had premiered at take it up,” said the theatre actress. / 1 the Toronto International Film L*', 4 , & ' * 0 "& ' +' ' 8 &4 + @ ringing up a child can be @ ' results in children of such parents && ' 1&! 1 quite a task, especially if you failing to develop emotional and Bare a first-time parent. Just ' behavioural skills of their own, '' ;NNB"/' when you are done with toilet-train- which is imperative for their over- +# & ' ing, the responsibility of enrolling ' '"% D2/ // // all growth. '' ' Q) ) &) your child in a reputed school It has been observed that chil- L @ &' M" comes up. On top of that, you want dren of helicopter parents might your little one to excel in extra-cur- struggle to control their feelings and L 4 '8 *' ricular activities. Sounds hectic? impulses compared to their counter- 4 Imagine, how it would be for the parts. Their inability to manage ' ,' D35 toddlers who have just started mem- emotions can cause problems in ' + ' '" orising the alphabet. schools and other outdoor settings. 8 &4 ' ' he trailer of KGF has Getting top grades is no longer In fact, helicopter parenting can been making waves considered sufficient; they need to make children feel unprepared to " ' Tacross the country. This be good at things outside the class- face the challenges of the real world. ' ' @ film with Kannada superstar room as well. In fact, children now There is a lot of research that & + E,'+M Yash in the lead has some hardly get any free time after school discusses the harmful effects of '" breathtaking visuals that have as their schedule is packed. As helicopter parenting on young even impressed the Baahubali childhood becomes increasingly minds. Some of the common issues director SS Rajamouli. competitive, parents often feel the faced by helicoptered children are The director spoke high- need to push their children beyond anxiety, lack of mental resilience, *( ly about the superstar and their natural capacity. They are inability to make decisions and so '! praised his work and said, “A constantly made to fear that they are on. In extreme cases, these children bus driver’s son has become a not doing enough to help their chil- might crumble under pressure and 4 5 & ' top star in Kannada industry.” dren succeed in a cut-throat world. slip into depression and might have Rajamouli also said, “I This gives birth to a dangerous par- other such complications. was blown away by the visu- enting trends that does more harm als of KGF. They have some than good to the young ones. % $% %$ , ' original ones which have not One such trend is helicopter # %&$ ! & ! $ . " been copied from Hollywood parenting, a metaphor to describe a There is a thin line between 'PL & movies. The makers want it to the fields of Karnataka’s Kolar breed of over-controlling parents being a supportive and a helicopter + be a pan-Indian movie. region. who closely monitor and get parent. Make sure you are not Merely spending a lot of The film has been made involved in every aspect of their chil- crossing that line. Keep a track of & money wouldn't make it one. in five languages including dren’s lives. While the seemingly your children’s day-to-day life 3 * + The subject should be univer- Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, innocent parenting style may !! without being too intrusive. The ' E& sal and that is what makes Hindi and Malayalam. improve your children’s school per- 9! ! '! young ones are more capable than " KGF a real pan-Indian film.” KGF traces the period of formance, it can have adverse effects ' we give them credit for and in most G The director further glory of the gold mine and its on their psychological well-being. cases, they can take care of their added, “They (Telugu audi- history. The trend is on the rise in India. own problems. One should ask . H" ence) warm up to any good Starring Yash, Srinidhi about their day, but not every + film regardless of which Shetty, Ramya Krishna, # %&$ ! & ! $ ' room activities. This forced parents versities look out for well-rounded minute details. industry it is coming from. I Ananth Nag, John Kokken ( to take up strict measures like lim- students who have multiple talents Instead of expecting them to ' ' am really proud of my peo- and Achyuth Rao in the lead, Earlier, while academic perfor- iting unstructured playtime and along with high marks. Therefore, beat everyone in the class, encour- E , '" ple.” KGF is a Homabale Films mance was a priority, one rarely cutting social interactions, which Indian parents are leaving no stones age them to develop a spirit of cama- The makers had to recre- production directed by heard of parents who were equally pushed their children over the edge. unturned to make sure that their raderie by introducing fun game- & ate two specific eras at two Prashanth Neel, produced by invested in every little detail of their While pinpointing the exact children grow up into over-achiev- based learning methods. Give them + different places for the film, Vijay Kiragandur while Ravi child's life, like their extra-curricu- time when this trend started catch- ers. 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My own cre- bition, NGMA’s Roopantar has plen- which I believe will take this journey to ations installed at public venues in Bihar are Aty to explore and ponder over. greater heights. I present this exhibition as now in a dilapidated condition.” Director General Adwaita Gadanayak, a tribute to our modern masters and firm- % $ ! ,,$ who completed two years of his tenure at ly believe that this would generate greater Ghosh’s portrait of a woman with a rab- the NGMA, has amply proved that it is interest among people towards the legacy bit unveils the communication of the important to have exhibitions that showcase of sculpture as a creative medium,” men- process of knowing that realistic narratives the archival strength of the repository of the tions Gadanayak. N/# #+* 4/* inform and educate the creation in the NGMA collection. *0 3/33/ #4 hands of a sculptor, it also seems to offer a If six exhibitions in an entire year are- $! +%! ( $ !! %$$ deeper experience to the onlooker, because anything to go by, it is indeed a testimony The exhibition has a lot of work to see %**# #4* the creation of the expression and the ges- to the insight and intensity of a vision that but it is the inclusion of a set of terracotta ture of love both call upon all the faculties wants to keep an eye on the past as well sculptures that invites scrutiny and gaze. /#* *#04 3 in us to be alive to the processes in which bring forward the merit and vitality of The primary focus of figuratives in the show * *2/4+ the artist is engaged. Ghosh’s single sculpt- India’s sculptural sensibilities. Gadanayak, merits an important observation related to ed work talks to us about the aesthetic of an eminent sculptor who recently designed the origins of sculpture in the Indian sub- 4 .4. * #4 creative sculpture which opens up new areas the National Police Memorial, has a signif- continent. It brings back the spotlight on ./#4#D/ of awareness to the sensibility, as well as a icant standing in the contemporary arts. “plastic art.” This first emphasis on vitali- deepening of an inner life, thus drawing The reserve collection of the NGMA, ty of the whole figure is important, because # /)/** attention to the intensity of an artist’s con- Roopantar, is a revelation. Gadayanak it characterises almost all the later art, 4* #2/ sciousness, enriching emotions, and the believes that sculpture has not received recalling the ancient terracotta figures of refinement of understanding the integra- enough due and wants to correct that. the hump bull exuding a forceful expres- . * #/ tion of the human figure as an enduring sion in the Indus Valley civilisation. Ghosh, a sculptor, a National Award ue of the Dalit king in 2012. It was on dis- *#/ * 4 3/ image. (( $! "! winner of the year 1984 has once been play during the Bihar Divas celebrations. It There are other terracotta works too “The sculptures represented here is a " , ( ( " &%#%' $ famous. His unapologetic installation of the was an ode to a Dalit king — raw and /#* . /##/+ like Seasonal Beggar by Panwar Govardhan step further to showcase the hidden trea- While small and quaint, it is the veter- Dalit king commissioned by the Bihar gov- unabashed — it wasn’t polite art. ) )* )* Singh and sculptor Shyamal’s evocative sures of our reserve collection. It all began an sculptor Rajat Kumar Ghosh’s terracot- ernment as part of its centennial celebra- Ghosh always maintained that Indian Untitled woman seated on a chair. Spanning with the exhibition titled, Itihaas, which was ta work that stands as a symbol of sculp- tions in 2013 was proof of his mettle as an cultural heritage was succinct in the narra- 4 ) 3 ./. 3 across diverse mediums and time frames, NGMA’s celebration of its 63 years. The first tonic identity and intensity. The beauty of artist, whose work was about the forgotten tives presented by sculptures. In an interview D 4 //#* 3O the works Horse Head by Ram Kinkar Baij, exhibition that happened after I took terracotta is its tactile qualities. Its textur- heroes of history like the story of Hirni he once said, “Earlier, those at the helm of Frustration by M Dharmani, Chakraa by charge as DG, NGMA. My quest has al nuances that come to the fore. In one Birni. His most famous work, Raja Shailesh, affairs better understood art in terms of util- Balbir Singh Katt, Seed by Nagji Patel, Figure always been to reflect the treasure trove of image, the jewelled woman has in her hand the king of Dusadh community in ancient ity as well, since the sculptures can preserve Lifting Foot by Leela Mukherjee and Putna the NGMA’s repertoire. This creative and a little rabbit and at once it is a statement Mithila, would greet visitors at Eco Park. and propagate the history and cultural tra- Wadha by Ishwar Chandra Gouta are wonderful journey of representing the of harmony and the beauty of sensitivity in Ghosh, a 1978 alumnus of Patna ditions of a particular era, highlighting the some of the key works on view and are cast treasures has continued with several such the telling of tale. College of Arts and Crafts made the stat- significance of visual art in life, society and in different materials. 844 # $&(($)(9 ($&( $(8( * ement as an art material has so chief takeaway for him surprisingly far been seen in sculptures and was the sky. “Whether Scotland or C3D installations but artist India, wherever I go it is the same sky Sitaram Swain has brought it into that connects humanity,” he said. paintings by making it into a pig- Urbanisation has become an ment. important subject in the contempo- “It is a completely new material rary art space. “We are all surround- to the practice. I have not seen any- ed by concrete structures. What is dif- one else using cement for painting ferent in my practice is that urbani- ? material. Transferring it into a pig- sation, which can be alienating, has ment to make paintings is very new been taken to a personal level. I practice,” he said. address food habits of urban people / ' 3 /)/## /2 4 4/#0/ ' And what better material than and you will see the imaged of a skin cement when trying to tell a tale of printed onto the works. The skin ' the claustrophobic nature of urban- images come from me and my fam- isation. However, Swain has used ily members. I also portray how peo- imbs and face painted like the over- tures”, says the Australian dancer. “I think ideological depictions in social life for women. beauty to portray the concrete world ple are living in urban areas and how whelming goddess Kali, the symbol of the Indian culture really does impact the world in Thus, it challenges the traditional symbolic we live in rather than stick to a neg- humanity is visible in a claustropho- Ldestructive energy of the sacred feminine, every manner. I definitely think that Western power of women’s identities portrayed in ative visual representation. Apart bic way in the city. However, I use Fiona Gardner, an Australian performer, has culture has always looked towards the Indian Western popular culture that is the nurturer from the greys and blacks there are beauty to showcase these problems merged the traditional with the experimental culture,” she said. of life vs the taker of life. It was an amazing bright greens and blues that denote since craftsmanship has been inher- in her new work named eponymously. The work emerged out of a dance trip to experience and opportunity for me to present foliage and sky as well. ent to my growing up,” he said. The artist, who has been deeply influenced India in 2011, and has been under subsequent Kali on an international stage that too in a “Cement itself carries a narrative The young artist defines his by Eastern cultures, thinks that the West looks development for the past 7 years. country like India. It was something that I have of urbanisation as it is the main ele- works as simplified and minimalist. towards India often. She also facilitated a Fiona says that her solo performance used never even thought of doing before,” adds ment to make any building or struc- He uses lines, grids and geometrical dance-parkour film working with refugees the traditional narrative of the Hindu goddess Fiona. The dancer also talks about one ture. The narrative and history of shapes, which are common elements from Afghanistan, West Africa and Nepal. to represent the female life force of creative sequence where she painted her face, hands urbanisation is within the material in urban places, like circles, semi-cir- “Whether it’s hung on pin boards or in gal- energy in a live experimental performance. She and feet, trying to challenge the idea that a itself so I don’t need to narrate any- cles and rectangular elements. leries, played on iPods or in concert halls, says, “Traditionally Kali embodies the charac- women is defined by beauty. “It was very thing. Narrative artwork is always “Glenfiddich celebrates innova- enjoyed on screens or in theatres, culture teristics of three female goddesses Lakshmi, grounded, organic and natural,” she says. about a historical element normally tion and experimentation across the comes in many forms,” believes Gardner, who Saraswati, Paravati, relating to wealth, learn- Fiona feels that art is something which but I want to focus on the present and world. Since 2002, the Glenfiddich created a thematic, experimental dance that ing and power respectively. Together they rep- helps an artist to connect to the world. It’s alive things in my surroundings,” he Artists in Residence has been a was performed at the Delhi International Arts resent the strength of a woman. It was a con- beyond boundaries and restrictions. For her said. globally recognised programme, Festival, (DIAF). temporary dance form which has taken this disparate art forms spread the flavour of cul- He was recently at the where every year artists are selected She’s from a Western culture, doesn’t narrative as a starting point to explore the con- tures across geographical boundaries. “It Glenfiddich Distillery in Scotland craftsmanship is very rooted within based on their talent and maverick know India deeply and yet attempted to rein- struction and ideological depictions of women would have been really hard to enter into those having won the ‘Emerging Artist of me. My artworks have foliage and spirit, which is at the heart of terpret a Hindu mythological story. And it is in social life.” avenues without the support of any art form. the Year’ 2017. His solo show Grey skylines painted with the cement, Glenfiddich. It is our constant only through her art that she could have done It is partly correct to say Kali is a goddess I think through my dance I can talk about Areas showcased artworks that he which is inherently within me from endeavor to encourage artists such as this, she believes. And DIAF was the perfect of death but she brings the death of the ego. everything. If I didn’t have an expression like was inspired to create during and the place I grew up,” he said. Sitaram Swain with this unique and platform for that. DIAF’s main aim is to re- “As a sociologist, choreographer and performer, that how would I connect with the people on post his residency. While in Scotland, its sublimity, experimental platform,” said Payal instill pride in the country’s rich cultural her- my artistic statement is inclusive of how our a level that I’m able to do it now. Art isn’t just His aesthetic sense comes from the beautiful sky and flora influenced Nijhawan, head of marketing, itage and diverse aesthetic practices, while social construction impacts the nervous sys- a painting or a song or a form of dance, it is his native place, Odisha. So, temple him. “It changed a lot within me. William Grant & Sons India. simultaneously inviting artistes from across the tem. In Kali, the research enquiry is how reli- an expression of emotion that cannot be felt architecture and beautiful stone Change is visible in the work I cre- (The show will be on view till globe, like Fiona. DIAF is a “mélange of cul- gious characters are constructed to represent through just words themselves,” she said. encarvings, and the whole range of ated post the residency,” he said. The January 5th.) % &'()* ' ) ' . / G )./H $ ' ' * 3 * 4 ') '4 ' &+ / ' 8 + /+ 3'! # * 8' ' ' ' ' 4 + '' & '% ' '/ '/8 "+ / A;A< % ' &"+ / AB@A= & / + ' + / ' ) ' / +6 &+/4/D/# ;; C + /D/ ) + ' * & /M" % %/4/# Charles Masson denied France a great opportunity. After cutting inside the box dominant England sailed past New from the right flank, Masson, instead of Zealand 2-0 in the first cross-over passing the ball to his teammate, went for Amatch to book their place in the quar- glory and hit straight at the body of terfinals of the men's hockey World Cup Chinese goalie Caiyu Wang from a tight here on Monday. angle. England scored through Will Calnan's China came close to scoring in the 21st (25th minute) field strike and penalty cor- minute but E Wenhui missed from close ner conversion by Luke Taylor (44th) to reg- range after Ao Suozhu controlled a long ister the comfortable win. ball over the French defence and made his England will face Olympic champions way into the circle showcasing 3D skills. Argentina in the first quarterfinal on Two minutes from half time, France Wednesday. were unlucky as Etienne Tynevez's deflec- World No 7 England were by far the bet- tion from a Jean-Baptiste Forgues pass hit ter side against New Zealand in the open- the crossbar. ing two quarters, creating more goal scor- In the never next move, the Chinese ing chances than their ninth ranked oppo- goalkeeper once again came to his side's nents. rescue by keeping out Blaise Rogeau's England had the first scoring chance in reverse hit from top of the box as the the fifth when they earned their first penal- Frenchmen failed to break the 'Great Wall ty corner but they failed to utilise the oppor- of China' in the opening two quarters. tunity. China came out with more purpose After a barren and eventless first quar- after half time and came tantalisingly close ter, England drew first blood in the 25th to breaking the deadlock in the 33rd minute when Will Calnan deflected in a high minute but a sliding E Wenhui's deflection ball from skipper Phil Roper from the left @ # - 9 ' B D"- $ : - from Zixiang Guo pass was parried away flank. by an alert France goalie Arthur Thieffry. Two minutes later, a Liam Ansell strike Zealand goalkeeper Richard Joyce. The lone goal of the match came in France finally broke the resolute from close range went just went inches off New Zealand came close to reducing the 36th minute from the stick of Timothee Chinese defence in the 36th minute the target as England wasted a golden oppor- margin in the 49th minute but Stephen Clement. through Clement. tunity. Jenness' shot from inside the box was eas- France might be the lowest ranked The move was started by Viktor The Black Sticks tried to forge a come- ily parried away by England goalie Pinner. team in the tournament at 20, but they had Lockwood, who got to the baseline with back towards the end of the second quar- With two goals down, a desperate already shown the world that rankings a blazing run down the left flank and cut ter and in the 28th minute a Nick Ross' strike New Zealand took out their goalkeeper Joyce hardly have any significance by stunning back to Maximilien Branicki in the cen- from top of the strike was padded away by nine minutes from the final hooter for an Olympic champions Argentina 5-3 in the tre. Branicki unleashed a fierce reverse England goalkeeper George Pinner. extra player but the move backfired as pool stages. stick at the far post which was deflected Seconds later, England were awarded a England became the only team to earn two France will face two-time defending by Clement into the net. penalty corner but they failed to stop the penalty corners without a goalkeeper but champions and world number 1 Australia A minute later, China secured their push and wasted the chance to go into the Cory Bennett put his body on the line and in the second quarterfinal on Wednesday. first penalty corner of the match but failed breather a goal down. took a heavy knock to keep England at bay. The Frenchmen started on a bright to capitalise on it. England continued from they left after In the final minute of the match, New note against world number 17 China and The third quarter witnessed three the change of ends and secured back-to-back Zealand secured another penalty corner but took the early initiative by earning four penalty corners — one to France and two penalty corners just after the resumption of Pinner made a smart save to keep a clean back-to-back penalty corners as early as in to China. play but wasted both the chances. slate and keep intact England's record of the second minute but wasted all the In a desperate need for a goal to take The Black Sticks tried to bounce back never finishing below eighth in the World opportunities. the match into shoot-out, China pressed but they could find the net after entering the Cup. China made a subdued start to the hard and earned two penalty corners in England circle. game and allowed France to dominate the succession minutes away from full time but England earned their fourth penalty + #+5 possession, relying mostly on their the French goalkeeper Thieffry was upto corner just a minute away from the final France eked out a narrow 1-0 win over counter-attacking ability to stun their to the task on both occasions to keep a quarter and Taylor scored after David debutants China in the second cross-over opponents. clean slate and ensure a last eight berth for Condon's initial try was saved by New match to advance to the quarterfinals. In the 19th minute, a selfish play from his side. , E ' - 0 D# Premier League after 16 games. the past year have drastically improved Overcome the huge challenge facing Liverpool's defensive record. iverpool must again rely on fortress them in midweek and Liverpool will again LAnfield to inflict Napoli's first be among the favourites to lift the O' , ' G Champions League defeat of the season if Champions League in Madrid next June. But the focus will be on Mohamed they are to avoid the disappointment of a However, in stark contrast to their Salah to produce the goods up front after group stage exit just over six months since consistency in looking more like the player that scored appearing in last season's final. '7&) 7& the Premier 44 goals in his debut campaign at Anfield The five-time European champions will ,'"A " League, Jurgen with a hat-trick in a 4-0 win at most likely even have to win by two goals 1,/2>2"/?6- Klopp's men Bournemouth on Saturday. if they concede due to Napoli's 1-0 triumph have lost three of Liverpool rode the free-scoring form when the sides last met in September. their five European encounters in Group of Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Yet, such a scenario is nothing new for C to put their chances of reaching the last Mane, who each scored 10 Champions Liverpool and even rekindles fond mem- 16 in serious peril. League goals, to reach last season's final. ories of similar permutations when they There is some comfort for Klopp that Salah's weekend treble took his tally hosted Olympiakos in the final Champions all three defeats came on the road to for the season to 12, but the Egyptian's $ #, 11 League group game of the 2004/05 season. Napoli, Red Star Belgrade and Paris only two goals in the Champions League Brazilian legend Rivaldo's early free- Saint-Germain, while Liverpool haven't came in a routine 4-0 win over Red Star kick left the hosts needing three lost in 18 European games at Anfield. in October. goals, which they got in dramatic The German coach also isn't as reliant Against a Napoli side that has only , fashion in the second half as Steven on an individual figure for inspiration as failed to score in three games this season, Gerrard's spectacular strike sealed went on to win their last Champions Rafael Benitez's vintage 14 years ago Liverpool may well need another two or a famous 3-1 win four minutes League title that season with a far inferi- were on Gerrard. more from Salah or another source to 0 With Barcelona already from time. or squad to the one that is off to a club The signings of centre-back Virgil van avoid a big European night at Anfield guaranteed to top the group, Inspired by Gerrard, the Reds record unbeaten start and top of the Dijk and goalkeeper Alisson Becker over falling flat. ottenham are sitting pretty in the Spurs must match Inter's result TPremier League but face a potentially to guarantee progress. season-defining match against Barcelona in the 4 '$ &! ) 7') O H5 5P Q2 !4 !7 % Champions League on ,'"A " Pochettino has in the Tuesday. 1,/>2"/.?.6- past talked about how only Mauricio Pochettino's the Premier League or 0 0 / ken by World Cup runner-up happy." dello Sport and Tuttosport. men have amassed 36 points from 16 Champions League title will take the club Luka Modric last week. "I left my comfort zone and "I had different options. I Premier League matches, with 12 wins, to the "next level", even though the trophy ristiano Ronaldo has urged Asked if he missed the 31- took on this challenge here in won't say which but I had them. leaving them in third place behind cabinet has been empty since 2008. Clong-time rival Lionel Messi to year-old Argentinian, who has Turin, everything has gone well, Juventus is a solid club. It has a Liverpool and Manchester City. Spurs have played in the Champions be more like him and push his lim- spent his entire senior career at I've proven I'm still an incredible long history," he said of his deci- That they have managed that despite League for the past three seasons but they its by challenging himself in anoth- Barcelona, Ronaldo replied: "No, player," said Ronaldo. sion. playing in their temporary home of cannot boast the pedigree or history of er league than Spain. maybe it's him who misses me ... Ronaldo joined Juventus for "I knew the atmosphere in the Wembley and after a World Cup in which Manchester United or Liverpool in "I'd like him to come to Italy "I've played in England, Spain, 100 million euros ($114 million) stadium. I'd played several times so many of their players featured until the Europe's top club competition. one day. I hope he accepts the chal- Italy, Portugal and for my nation- last summer as the Turin giants bid in Italy. I like the city, the people final weekend, makes their achieve- They have only progressed beyond lenge like me, but if he's happy al team, while he's still in Spain." to lift the Champions League tro- and the club. I knew it could work. ment all the more impressive. the Champions League group stage there then I respect that," Ronaldo "Maybe he needs me more... phy after two runners-up finish- "I couldn't be 100 percent sure However, with City and twice, reaching the quarter-finals in told the Italian press on Monday. For me, life is a challenge, I like it es in the past four seasons. I was joining the best club in the Liverpool in such rampant form, 2011. The two strikers have been and I like to make people happy." To mark his 150 days in Italy world. After nine years at Real few expect Spurs to win the Barcelona, who beat Spurs 4-2 at rivals for the past decade winning "He's a fantastic player and a he gave interviews on Monday to Madrid it was difficult to compare. Premier League, putting Wembley, have already made five Ballon d'Or trophies each good guy, but I don't miss anything three leading sports dailies: La "Now I'm 100 percent sure it increased emphasis on their sure of winning their before their domination was bro- here. This is my new life and I'm Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere was the right option." match against the Spanish Champions League group for league leaders in Group B. a record 12th successive sea- Pochettino must some- son. how find a way past Lionel Dauntingly for Spurs, ! %% ! #% ' ! '? ! &) Messi's Barcelona to reach Barca are unbeaten in 28 the knockout stages but he Champions League home remains positive ahead of the matches and the Londoners ) /)9 Sameer, who defended his against Yamaguchi but she has Srikanth to qualify for the daunting trip to the Camp Nou will not be encouraged by the fact title at the Syed Modi lost four times to the Japanese tournament, will have a less dif- to face the five-time European that the Spaniards have only lost lympic Silver medallist International last month to in five meetings this season. ficult path to the semifinals. He champions. two home matches in 33 against Oshuttler P V Sindhu has qualify for the $ 1,500,000 The 23-year-old from has a 1-1 head-to-head record "We need to win and English opponents. been handed a tough draw in event at the last moment, has Hyderabad also have found against both Sugiarto and deserve to win. The mentality But Spurs themselves, with women's singles but debutante been put alongside Japanese the going tough against Asian Wangcharoen. Sameer's main is going to be 200 percent to try a vibrant collection of attacking Sameer Verma will fancy his world number 1 Kento Games Champion Tai Tzu worry will be Momota, whom to win. We are going to arrive players including Kane, Eriksen, chances of making it to the Momota, Indonesia's Tommy Ying, who has beaten her in all he has defeated en route to his in the best condition, Dele Alli and Son Heung-min, men's singles knockout stage at Sugiarto and Thailand's their last six encounters. The Swiss Open title but the Barcelona are one of the best have won eight out of their past the BWF World Tour Finals Kantaphon Wangcharoen. last time Sindhu defeated Tzu Japanese has emerged as a teams in Europe." Spurs took nine fixtures in all competi- starting here on Wednesday. The top two players from Ying was at the 2016 Rio indomitable force ever since. just one point from their first tions and will be hoping that Sindhu, who had finished each group will qualify for the Olympics. Saina Nehwal has repre- three games in Group B, losing Ernesto Valverde's side take their runners-up at the last edition in semifinals, after which a knock- Against Zhang, Sindhu has sented India at the prestigious to Inter Milan and Barcelona foot off the gas. Dubai, will have a tough task at out draw will be conducted. a 3-3 head-to-head record but tournament — earlier known and drawing with PSV. Beating the Catalan club hand as she has been clubbed Only eight top players com- the Indian has lost twice in the as Super Series Final — seven But they beat PSV at home would be particularly sweet for with defending champion pete in the prestigious season- last three meetings, which times, reaching the finals at the and then scored late through Pochettino, a former player and Akane Yamaguchi of Japan, ending event. included a final defeat at the 2011 edition. Christian Eriksen to beat Inter 1- coach at Barcelona's city rivals world number 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Sindhu, who will be mak- India Open World Tour Super Indian mixed doubles pair 0 at Wembley, leaving them in Espanyol. The Argentine earned Chinese Taipei and United ing her third successive appear- 500 tournament in New Delhi. of Jwala Gutta and V Diju also second place on seven points, his first win as a manager in a States' Beiwen Zhang in Group ance at the tournament, have a Sameer, who is the second had finished runners-up at the the same as the Italians. derby at the Camp Nou in 2009. A. 9-4 head-to-head record Indian men's player after K 2009 edition. %! '% ) &%* +$,,-./,0 >8 /-8"/-@>"88"// . - ) -6+ E 9 +95 - % * & C9% ) ' % C!#' & !) " ) ' )DE " ! ! ' ! D9% ) ' ' & ) % 7' ))' 8 % ) ) ' )D 7 '11 !#1 !#' & !)! % O F$% )% ' %$'$ & !8 7) ,,1 6!$6) !1 % !! !#)5 F$% )% ' ! && % 1& ') F 0 !6 ' % ! GG ! % *! !! !#) !# #' 018C - E P ! $ && ! $! ' 1 !)1'2 L '1% 0 ! !#% 1& ')8 % )% )1'#% 1 $6 " "' ),*AA8C C$&) 8888? #% !# // ,,' ,'" % )) ) L $% ! ! &6 ' 8!#' & !) aptain Virat Kohli on Monday said he was not "cool C I)1 ! #' , ') ! ! 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"" ! ) ',' C I) #' !8 % ) && Did he think the target of 323 was enough and Kohli // # P&55 + ' % Tim Paine (41) played an unchar- &!# " ,' ! 8 % 1 % ' B,#% ! replied, "I think our lower middle order and lower order % #%&$"7 ) ' )8 &-4 3 7733 3 3 acteristic pull shot off Bumrah and 1& ')# ' % !# ! & I) could have done better. We could have added another 30- ndia gave wings to their quest only managed to loop it up for Pant && % " $% ) &&1 35 runs more which could have taken the game totally ;< / 0 ABB=@BL 0) !0 % ) ! $ '' % for a maiden series win in to take an easy catch. "" ! " ! % ' % ) 8C ' )& B' ! 8C beyond Australia. Australia with a 31-run victory AC ' 8& ;NMA@M< The visitors then were bothered "So these are things that we have to think about going I L " ! L ' !#& in the opening Test, their first in the <; / /'' AB;C@;N by two lower-order stands. First, to Perth but if someone had told me before the series that country since 2008, with Rishabh