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UNVEIL CIVILIAN RULING BODY MANCHESTER UNITED 4-0 DEHRADUN HYDERABAD VIJAYWADA Late City Vol. 155 Issue 108 LUCKNOW, MONDAY APRIL 22, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable FIRST FILM IS SPECIAL: AYUSHMANN} } 14 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com On Easter, violence resurrects in Lanka 215 killed in 8 blasts; 3 Indians, 30 other foreigners among dead PTI n NEW DELHI Modi condemns string of eight devastating Ablasts, including suicide attacks, struck churches and attack, offers help; luxury hotels frequented by for- eigners in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing 215 people, including three Indians and an Sushma in touch American, and shattering a decade of peace in the island PNS n NEW DELHI Their names are Lakshmi, nation since the end of the bru- Narayan Chandrashekhar and tal civil war with the LTTE. ondemning the “cold- Ramesh, Sushma said adding The blasts — one of the Cblooded and pre-planned details are being ascertained. deadliest attacks in the coun- barbaric acts” in Sri Lanka, Sushma tweeted, “I con- try’s history — targeted St Prime Minister Narendra veyed to the Foreign Minister Anthony’s Church in Colombo, Modi spoke to Sri Lankan of Sri Lanka that is St Sebastian’s Church in the President Maithripala Sirisena ready to provide all humani- western coastal town of and Prime Minister Ranil tarian assistance. We are ready Negombo and Zion Church in Wickremesingh and offered to despatch medical teams.” the eastern town of Batticaloa the southern neighbour all Sushma said, “In all eight around 8.45 am (local time) as possible help and assistance to bomb blasts have taken place the Easter Sunday mass were in deal with the situation. — one more in a guest house progress, police spokesman “Strongly condemn the in Dehiwela near Colombo Ruwan Gunasekera said. horrific blasts in Sri Lanka. and another in a housing Explosions were reported There is no place for such bar- colony in Dematagoda in from three five-star hotels — barism in our region,” Modi Colombo.” the Shangri-La, the Cinnamon tweeted. In a statement, the Grand and the Kingsbury in External Affairs Minister Ministry of External Affairs Colombo. Sushma Swaraj said, “Indian said there can be no justifica- Gunasekera confirmed 207 High Commission in tion for any act of terror and deaths. However, the News 1st Colombo has conveyed that called for concerted global channel said that 215 people National Hospital has action to effectively deal with have died in the blasts. informed them about the the menace, including cross- Chairman of Sri Lanka death of three Indians.” border terrorism. Tourism Kishu Gomes said 33 foreigners were killed in the coordinated attacks believed to be carried out by a single group. Director of the National Lanka blocks Trump goofs Hospital Dr Anil Jasinghe iden- tified 12 of the 33 foreign FB, Instagram up, tweets 138 nationals, which include three million dead Indians, two Chinese and one to curb canards each from Poland, Denmark, Dead bodies of victims lie inside St Sebastian’s Church damaged in blast in Negombo, north of Colombo, on Sunday AP Washington: US President Japan, Pakistan, America, Colombo: The Sri Lankan Donald Trump yet again com- Morocco and Bangladesh. the island nation for nearly 30 An unnamed official said a ful blast in the capital’s south- Government on Sunday mitted a faux pas on Sunday as Around 500 people, years before its collapse in suicide bomber blew himself ern suburb near the Colombo Fidayeen queued at hotel blocked social media platforms he erroneously tweeted “138 including Indians, were injured 2009 after the Sri Lankan Army up at the restaurant of the Zoo killed two persons, like the Facebook and million people” were killed in in the attacks. killed its supreme leader Cinnamon Grand hotel. Gunasekera said. Instagram to prevent the spread a string of blasts in Sri Lanka. No group has claimed Velupillai Prabhakaran. Gunasekara said that 66 When a police team buffet before ‘going off’ of false news reports after a “Heartfelt condolences from responsibility for Sunday’s Briefing reporters, bodies were kept at the entered a house in the series of blasts killed 215 peo- the people of the US to the attacks. However, most of the Gunasekera said the police National Hospital while 260 Colombo north suburb of Colombo: The suicide bomber the night before as Mohamed ple. The Presidential Secretariat people of Sri Lanka on the hor- deadly attacks in the past in Sri was not able to confirm at the injured were receiving treat- Orugodawatta to conduct a waited patiently in a queue for Azzam Mohamed, was just said the decision to block social rible terrorist attacks on Lanka were carried out by the moment if they were all suicide ment there and 104 bodies search, a suicide bomber blew the Easter Sunday breakfast about to be served when he set media was taken in reaction to churches and hotels that have Liberation Tigers of Tamil attacks. He, however, said that were placed at the Negombo himself up causing a concrete buffet at Sri Lanka's Cinnamon off his devastating strike in the false news reports spreading on killed at least 138 million peo- Eelam (LTTE) which ran a mil- one of the blasts at the Hospital and 100 injured were floor of a two-storey building Grand hotel before setting off packed restaurant, a social media. Meanwhile, ple. We stand ready to help!” itary campaign for a separate Katuwapitiya (Negombo) receiving treatment at the to crash on them, killing three explosives strapped to his back. manager at the Sri Lankan Facebook has activated its Trump said in a tweet which Tamil homeland in the north- church has signs of being what Hospital. policemen in the eighth blast. Carrying a plate, the man, hotel said. Crisis Response tool for the was taken down after more ern and eastern provinces of looked like a suicide attack. Later in the day, a power- Continued on Page 4 who had registered at the hotel Continued on Page 4 blasts, CNN reported. PTI than 20 minutes. PTI CAPSULE 7 KILLED IN STAMPEDE IN Pragya gets 2nd EC notice TAMIL NADU TEMPLE BJP picks 4 Delhi MPs on same seats Tiruchirappalli: A stampede during a local temple festival Hardeep Puri named for Sources said Deol could be the killed seven devotees and injured BJP candidate from Gurdaspur in 24 hrs, now over Ayodhya ten others near Thuraiyur, about Amritsar; Harsh Vardhan, earlier represented by late 45 km from here, on Sunday, Manoj Tiwari, Pravesh Vinod Khanna. The PNS n NEW DELHI police said. has already fielded Gurjit Singh Verma, Ramesh Bidhuri Aujla from Amritsar which he Election Commission CAMPAIGNING FOR PH-3 earlier represented by Punjab T(EC) on Sunday issued a OF LS POLLS ENDS from national Capital Chief Minister Capt Amarinder showcause notice to BJP can- New Delhi: Campaigning for the Singh, who had defeated didate from Bhopal Sadhvi third phase of polling scheduled PNS n NEW DELHI Finance Minister Arun Jaitely. Pragya Thakur for her contro- for April 23 in 116 parliamentary Speculation remained for versial remarks about the Babri constituencies ended on Sunday ureaucrat-turned-politician the New Delhi, East Delhi and Masjid demolition, hours after with top leaders making a last- BUnion Minister Hardeep North West (Reserve) seats she was censured for her ditch effort to sway voters Singh Puri has been fielded currently held by Meenakshi remarks on 26/11 martyr in favour of their respective from the Amritsar Lekhi, Mahesh Giri and Udit Hemant Karkare. parties. seat by the BJP while it Raj, respectively. She has been asked to reply announced the candidature of The BJP also announced Verma from West Delhi and Party sources said there are by Monday. However, Pragya 7 KILLED IN MISHAP ON Shankar Lalwani as its candi- four of the seven candidates for Ramesh Bidhuri from South likely to be a change in candi- has sought time from District AGRA-LUCKNOW E-WAY date from Indore in place of the Lok Sabha election in Delhi Delhi. Delhi will go to polls on dature of the remaining seats Election Officer to submit her BJP candidate for Bhopal Lok Sabha seat Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur meets party Mainpuri: A private bus on its Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra and renominated its four sitting May 12. and cricketer-turned-politician reply on Babri Masjid. national vice president Shivraj Singh Chouhan at BJP State headquarters, ahead of way to Varanasi from Delhi Mahajan. Lalwani is Chairman MPs. While Union Minister Puri’s candidature came as Gautam Gambhir, who joined In her reply on Karkare, the Lok Sabha Polls in Bhopal on Sunday PTI rammed into a truck on the of Indore Development Harsh Vardhan will contest a surprise amid the speculation the ruling party recently, may Pragya on Sunday said, “I did- Agra-Lucknow Expressway, Authority and it is believed that from his sitting seat of Chandni that the BJP can decide to field be fielded from New Delhi Lok n’t say any defamatory word was subjected to at the instance before public. I myself with- killing seven passengers and Lalwani candidature is an indi- Chowk, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Bollywood actor Sunny Deol Sabha seat. Lekhi, Raj and Giri about the martyrdom of any of the then Congress drew the statement in view of injuring 34 others, police said cation of the end of the elec- Tiwari will seek reelection from from Amritsar who met BJP are likely to be dropped from martyr in my speech... I just Government and this is my public sentiments. Sunday. toral politics for Mahajan. North-east Delhi, Pravesh chief Amit Shah recently. the BJP list. made a mention of torture I right to narrate the incident Continued on Page 4 Want to take on Modi in Varanasi Refused `1.5 cr offer to frame CJI: Lawyer PNS n NEW DELHI on the other hand looked like make the CJI resign. The king- if Rahul allows, says Priyanka a trained agent and he also pins are many Delhi-based SC n a big twist to the contro- couldn’t satisfactorily reply as fixers or those who engage in PNS n KALPETA (WAYANAD) Iversy related to the allegation to what was his relationship cash for judgments,” said Bains. NEW DELHI of sexual harassment levelled with the ex-SC staffer and then “I then finally went to CJI by an ex-Supreme Court suddenly offered me `50 lakh residence yesterday evening mid speculation that she woman staffer against Chief as my legal fees if I agreed to be (Saturday) to inform him about Acould be pitted against Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, lawyer and again he asked me the bribe offer and the con- Prime Minister an advocate who had repre- specifically to organise a Press spiracy, around 7 pm. But his from Varanasi in the Lok Sabha sented the victims in the conference at the PCI after I staff said he’s not at his resi- poll, Congress general secretary Asaram Bapu case has claimed refused as I found the story dence. My CDR tower location Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on he was offered `1.5 crore to facts fishy and also he couldn’t details can be checked. Later at Sunday said she will be happy “frame” the CJI and conduct a reply to any question about the night I then called a SC to contest against the PM if Press conference against him. many loopholes in the story he reporter with impeccable asked by party president and Advocate Utsav Singh narrated. When I again refused integrity to meet me today for brother . Bains said he had tried to alert CJI first offered him `50 lakh harassment just a few days he said `1.5 crore. I then asked an important subject and also Party sources said that the the CJI by rushing to his home and then the offer went up to back and also specifically him to leave my office,” the asked him if he could arrange Congress will announce the Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meets the family members of a Pulwama martyr at about the conspiracy. He said `1.5 crore to “frame the sexu- asked to organise a Press con- advocate posted on FB. an urgent meeting or get a mes- name of candidate for this Vazhakandi Kurma Colony in Wayanad on Sunday PTI this ploy was a handiwork of al harassment” case. ference only at the Press Club The advocate further wrote sage sent to the CJI as soon as prestigious seat in a couple of “fixers” who wanted to force “I was offered bribe to of India. that this fake case was created possible. I had also today days. The Congress has already workers have been working on media in Wayanad, while Gogoi to resign by tarnishing help frame the CJI in the sex- “When I refused the per- by the “fixers” who wanted res- morning planned to meet named candidates for neigh- this line, AICC sources said. responding to a question his image. ual harassment case by ‘lawyer- son who was initially praising ignation of the CJI. “I then Prashant Bhushan Sir and bouring Chandauli and “You will find out. If my whether she will contest the In his Facebook post, Bains ing’ and organising a Press my pro bono work in the enquired about this issue from Kamini Jaiswal maam about Ghazipur. Congress president tells me to poll from Varanasi against the said a person claiming to be a Conference against the CJI for Asaram rape case for the vic- reliable sources in Delhi for this. But then today morning Priyanka is likely to fight contest, I will be happy to Prime Minister. relative of the woman who has the ex-SC staffer who has tim, etc, and interestingly days. Every information point- my perception turned out to be from Varanasi as she and party contest,” Priyanka told the Continued on Page 4 made allegations against the accused the CJI of sexual claimed to be her relative but ed to a larger conspiracy to true,” he posted on FB. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 22, 2019 city 02

Alliances, family ties on test in third phase Fate of Rahul’s nomination

PNS n LUCKNOW hours. As Congress candidate ith two phases of Sanjay Kapoor enjoys the sup- to be decided today polling over in Uttar port of the local Nawab fami- WPradesh, all eyes are ly, it has made this contest tri- PNS n LUCKNOW set on the third phase in which angular. alliances and family ties will be For BJP, its prestige will be he fate of the nomination RaGa known as ‘Raul Vinci’ put to test in the central part of at stake in Bareilly and Pilibhit Tpapers of Congress presi- the state that goes to polls on from where Union minister dent Rahul Gandhi will be in Britain, Italy: Yogi April 23. and Varun decided on Monday morning The third phase election Feroze Gandhi are in the fray by the returning officer after Lucknow (PTI): Uttar Chief Minister on will witness polling in respectively. Bareilly is consid- four independent candidates Sunday accused Congress president Rahul Gandhi of fooling Moradabad, Rampur, ered a BJP bastion. Santosh has from Amethi Lok Sabha seat the country with his “fake name” and said he is known as ‘Raul Sambhal, Firozabad, won election from this con- challenged his educational Vinci’ in Britain and Italy. Mainpuri, Etah, , stituency seven times and UP qualification and his national- Addressing a poll meeting in Ghatampur of Kanpur Dehat, Aonla, Bareilly and Pilibhit. Finance Minister Rajesh ity. Adityanath said, “The ‘naamdar’ of Congress you know as Rahul Leaders like Mulayam Singh Agarwal is also from this city. Independent candidate Gandhi... In reality, he is not Rahul Gandhi. The country has , , Santosh Gangwar is locked in Dhrublal along with Afzal, been fooled with this name. His name is Raul Vinci. I am aston- their nephew , a three-corner contest with Suresh Chandra and Suresh ished that the Congress is committing this sin of fooling the Mohammad , cine Pravin Aron (Congress) and Kumar raised the issue on nation. The real names of Rahul and Priyanka should come star Jaya Prada and Varun Bhagwat Saran Gangwar (SP). Saturday during scrutiny of before people.” Feroze Gandhi are in the fray Incidentally, Aron had defeat nomination papers by the offi- “In Britain and Italy he is Raul Vinci and in India becomes in this phase. Barring Budaun Santosh Gangwar in the 2009 cials. They demanded that the Rahul Gandhi with fake name,” he alleged. and Mainpuri, the Bharatiya general election. nomination papers of Rahul had won the In the neighbouring Aonla Gandhi be rejected. the freedom movement. candi- other seats of this phase in the constituency, the BJP has Returning officer Ram Questioning the nationality of date Dinesh Pratap Singh’s 2014 elections. retained its sitting MP Manohar Mishra said that Rahul Gandhi shows the nar- counsel raised objections The mother of all battles in . The SP- counsel Rahul Kaushik repre- row mentality of some people,” against each other . this phase is in Firozabad BSP-RLD alliance has fielded senting the Congress presi- district Congress president The Congress candidate where Pragatisheel Samajwadi Ruchi Veera while Congress dent sought time to reply. Yogendra Mishra had said contended that as the BJP can- Party (Lohia) president Shivpal has given its ticket to Sarvraj Mishra later issued an while reacting on the issue. didate was still a Congress Singh Yadav has challenged Singh. Singh holds sway in this order fixing the hearing at Congress spokesperson MLC, he could not file his nephew Akshay Yadav, who is area as he had won election 10:30 am on April 22. Anil Singh alleged that in order nomination papers without son of senior from here thrice. In 2014 he Due to the dispute, the to cover up the discrepancy in resigning from the member- leader . was runner-up when he con- returning officer postponed the nomination papers of ship of the Legislative Council. People believe that Akshay tested on SP ticket but this time the scrutiny of all the 36 can- Union Textiles Minister Smriti The BJP candidate claimed may scrape through because of he switched sides and joined didates to Monday. Irani, the BJP was raising such that the original name of Sonia but Shivpal the Congress. During the scrutiny, questions.. Gandhi was Antonio Miano, Yadav will give him a tough Budaun is the pocket bor- Dhrublal and others had raised He in turn demanded which she had not written in fight. ough of Samajwadi Party the issue of nationality and probe into the educational her nomination papers. Another interesting con- where Akhilesh’s cousin educational qualification of record of BJP candidate Smriti After long discussions, late test could be in Rampur where is the MP. Rahul Gandhi and even sub- Irani, who had earlier claimed Saturday night returning offi- SP’s Muslim mascot Azam He is pitted against five-time mitted the required documents to be graduate and now sud- cer Neha Sharma rejected all Khan is pitted against Jaya MP and local heavyweight in support of their contention. denly had become Class 12 the objections raised by Prada of the BJP. The last few Saleem Shervani of the But the Congress opposed pass. Congress and BJP candidates days of campaign witnessed Congress. The Bharatiya Janata the move, asking how could Meanwhile, a similar on each other. ugly exchange of words Party has fielded Sanghamitra anyone question the national- embarrassing situation was In Rae Bareli, 34 candidates between Azam and Jaya forc- Maurya, daughter of senior ity of the Gandhi family. averted in the adjoining Rae had filed their nominations but ing the Election Commission minister of , “Everyone in the country Bareli constituency when 19 papers were rejected during to bar the SP leader from tak- , from (Top) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath campaigns for BJP candidate from Rampur, Jaya Prada in Rampur and, Congress leader knows about the history of the Congress candidate Sonia scrutiny and now 15 candidates ing part in any campaign for 72 this constituency. campaigning in support of party candidate Imran Pratapgarhi in Moradabad, on Sunday PTI Gandhi family and its role in Gandhi’s representative and are left in the fray. SP-BSP alliance People of UP ready Yadav land now stands divided ‘a flop show’, says PNS n LUCKNOW patriarch is fondly called) and Professor Sahib (as Ram Gopal deserved and Ram Gopal his family. Mulayam’s one Yadav is called) connived Yadav sided with him. We have to change PM, he Yadav land, once an request is a command for the against me and sidelined me in full sympathy with Shivpal. Timpregnable fort of people of this area. the Samajwadi Party. I never But this is Lok Sabha election Shivpal Yadav Samajwadi Party, now stands “No one can dare to dis- asked for any party post but I and people know that vote to divided because of the family obey Netaji. It is not because of always promoted people like Shivpal Yadav will not be of any says feud which saw ‘chacha’ Shivpal his terror but because of his you,” Yadav said in a rally in use therefore they may vote for PNS n LUCKNOW Singh Yadav part ways with respect he commands,” Dalbir Odumpur village of his con- SP,” Ghanshyam Yadav, anoth- PNS n LUCKNOW ‘bhatija’ Akhilesh Yadav and Singh said. stituency. er trader, said. ragatisheel Samajwadi Party form his own Pragatisheel This was evident in the SP- He said time had come to There is a feeling that P(Lohia) chief Shivpal Singh ahujan Samaj Party presi- Samajwadi Party (Lohia) and BSP-RLD gathbandhan rally teach Ram Gopal Yadav a les- Samajwadi Party might win Yadav has called the SP-BSP Bdent Mayawati said on field candidates against the held in Mainpuri on Friday son. Vote for ‘chaabi’ in the this election and Shivpal may “a flop Sunday that the people of official nominees of Samajwadi where Mulayam, who is a can- election. get sizeable number of votes. show”. Uttar Pradesh who helped Party. didate, asked people whether Shivpal is drawing crowds Firozabad had always been SP “The SP-BSP alliance is a Narendra Modi become the “This is unfortunate. The they would ensure his victory wherever he goes. People are citadel. In the face of Modi flop show. It has taken shape prime minister were ready to divided Samajwadi Party stands by a record margin and the coming to listen to him and wave in 2014, Akshay Yadav only for convenience as they remove him from the post in fragile. The problem with the crowd shouted ‘haan’ (yes) in sympathies with him but it had won on SP ticket from this knew their existence was the ongoing Lok Sabha elec- people of this region is whom unison. does not mean that all of them constituency. threatened. Otherwise they tion. to vote because both Akhilesh In this scenario, this is the will vote for his party. In Mainpuri, Mulayam have been sworn enemies for She said the Bharatiya and Shivpal are our family first time that one of the mem- “The best part of Shivpal Singh Yadav is all set to win this the past 25 years. Now, how Janata Party, and Narendra members. If we vote for one the bers of this Yadav family is con- Singh Yadav is that he knows election hands down. After he come they have come togeth- Modi in particular, should other is antagonised,” Dalbir testing election on a separate the people of this area very well. filed nomination on April 1, he er?” Shivpal said, addressing an the seat. realise that the common man Singh Yadav, a distant relative symbol of ‘chaabi’ (key). People He calls them by their first did not visit his constituency election meeting in Firozabad Attacking the Bharatiya of UP could also remove him Modi had got his caste includ- of Yadav family, said in . are in a fix whether to support name. This personal relation- and no one is complaining. The on Sunday. Janata Party-led government at from the post and preparation ed in the Backward Class cat- The Yadav belt comprises ‘cycle’ (SP symbol) or the ship is helping him to draw SP workers say that there is no “This is opportunism at it’s the Centre, Shivpal said no one for this had begun. egory for political and elec- Mainpuri, Auraiya, Etawah, ‘chaabi’. crowds. Thus, there is bound to need for Mulayam to come best. In the last Lok Sabha elec- had seen ‘achhe din’ as was “Narendra Modi’s asser- toral gains. Budaun, Kannauj, Firozabad The most interesting battle be division of Yadav votes. here as every karyakarta (work- tion, the promised by the saffron party. tion that the people of UP She said the BSP-SP-RLD and Etah districts where is in Firozabad where Shivpal Some will vote for Shivpal but er) is himself a Mulayam. won zero seats. Now if you “False promises were made made him the Prime Minister combine chose to hear the around 40 per cent of the pop- has challenged his nephew majority will vote for In Budaun, sitting multiply any number by zero, and nothing was done or deliv- is correct. The same 22 crore ‘mann ki baat’ of 22 crore peo- ulation is Yadav. As per the Akshay Yadav, who is the son Samajwadi Party,” said Samajwadi Party MP the result will always be a zero. ered at the ground-level. Till people of Uttar Pradesh are ple in the state to enter into an 2011 Census, the Yadav popu- of senior SP leader Ram Gopal Surendra Yadav, a trader hav- Dharmendra Yadav is getting a This coalition will fall apart my last breath, I will serve the now asking him why he alliance which has brought lation is 9 per cent of UP’s total Yadav. Shivpal is projecting ing shop near Firozabad bus tough challenge from Congress’ very soon,” he said. people and work for their wel- betrayed them and failed to happiness to the people across population — the highest himself as a victim of family station. Saleem Shervani. Shivpal, who is contesting fare,” he said and appealed to honour the promises he made the country. among the backward classes. feud and blaming Ram Gopal Others join in and the dis- “This is a Yadav land. No Lok Sabha election from the voters to render their sup- during the 2014 Lok Sabha The Bharatiya Janata In this belt, for his ouster from the cussion centres around Shivpal one can defeat member of Firozabad constituency, said port by pressing the ‘chaabi’ elections’’, Mayawati said in a Party’s frustration and fear of Yadav is a revered figure and Samajwadi Party. Singh Yadav. Yadav family from here,” people of Firozabad invited (key) button on April 23, the statement issued here on losing power are very evident almost every Yadav associates “I have come to you to pre- “It is true that Akhilesh did Naresh Yadav, owner of a tea him and based on their inter- day polling will be held in the Sunday. and can be seen by all coun- himself with Netaji (as the SP sent my case before you as how not give Shivpal what he stall in Bharthana, says. est he decided to contest from constituency. The BSP chief alleged that trymen, she added. Stage set for crucial tests Irani: Bid adieu to ‘missing MP’ 7 killed as bus rams into truck on expressway PNS n LUCKNOW that it will not only retain its could make things difficult for seats but will wrest some seats sitting MP Dharmendra Yadav. Amethi (PTI): Union PNS n LUCKNOW he battle of ballots has from the Bharatiya Janata Party. Rampur, meanwhile, wit- Textiles Minister , Tentered the Yadav land, the The seats going to polls in nessed its worst-ever election pitted against Congress presi- even persons were killed core area of the Samajwadi this phase include SP strong- campaign with BJP’s Jaya Prada dent Rahul Gandhi at his home Sand 34 injured when a pri- Party, in the third phase. holds like Budaun, Sambhal, and SP’s Mohd Azam Khan call- turf here, on Sunday appealed vate bus they were traveling in Though the area is regarded as Mainpuri, Firozabad and ing each other by unprintable to voters to give farewell to rammed into a truck on the pocket borough of Samajwadi Rampur as well as Aonla, names. Jaya Prada, with tears their neither-seen-nor-heard, Agra-Lucknow Expressway on Party, for the first time in its Bareilly, Pilibhit, Etah and flowing down her cheeks, is try- “missing MP”. Saturday night. history since 1992, Bahujan Moradabad. ing to earn sympathy votes Addressing an election The bus was carrying 41 Samaj Party chief held a meet- One of the safest seats for from the people while Azam meeting in Dharai under passengers to Varanasi. ing in Mainpuri and sought the SP is Mainpuri from party Khan is playing the victim card Amethi assembly segment, Uttar Pradesh Chief support for SP patriarch patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav to make it to the winning post. Irani exhorted voters to bid Minister Yogi Adityanath has Mulayam Singh Yadav. is in the fray. It was in Mainpuri In Pilibhit, BJP MP Varun adieu to their MP, saying give expressed profound grief at The third phase of the Lok on April 19 that Mulayam Feroze Gandhi is pitted against bidai (farewell) to the naamdar the death of the passengers. Sabha polls will be a crucial test shared the stage with BSP pres- SP’s Hemraj Varma and in and send a kamal (lotus- BJP In a tweet, the Chief for the political chemistry ident Mayawati, burying the Moradabad, BJP’s sitting MP is poll symbol) to New Delhi Minister has asked the officials between the support base of the over two-decade-old hatchet. locked in triangular contest from Amethi this time. concerned to make all neces- SP and the BSP. All eyes will be There are no guesses for the with Imran Pratapgarhi of the Talking on development, sary arrangements for those on whether the votes of the BSP result in Mainpuri where Congress and ST Hasan of the Irani said despite Rahul Gandhi who have sustained injuries in are transferred to the SP. Mulayam remains the tallest SP. The BJP appears strong in consistently “abusing” Prime the accident. The Samajwadi Party had and most popular leader. He both the constituencies. In Minister Narendra Modi and The injured have been contested only three out of the was elected from Mainpuri in Bareilly, veteran BJP MP calling him a “chor” (thief), the admitted to Hospital 16 seats that went to polls in the 2014 as well as from Azamgarh Santosh Gangwar is seeking prime minister had never dis- where the condition of 12 is On-lookers gather near the accident site where a bus rammed into a truck on the Agra-Lucknow expressway, in Mainpuri first two phases in the state, but but chose to retain the latter seat. his eighth term and his chal- criminated against develop- stated to be serious. on Sunday PTI in the third phase, it is contest- In Budaun, SP’s lenger is Praveen Aron of ment of Amethi. She also Superintendent of Police ing from nine out of the 10 con- Dharmendra Yadav is locked in Congress. In Etah, Rajvir Singh, sought to sweeten her appeal Ajay Shanker Rai said the dri- stituencies where polling will be a triangular fight with son of Rajasthan Governor and with a promise to Amethi vot- ver of the bus was among Meanwhile, Samajwadi visit to the bus accident sur- on monitoring & providing held on April 23. of the BJP former Uttar Pradesh Chief ers on behalf of the Prime those injured. He said the iden- Party president Akhilesh Yadav vivors. Despite collecting tolls adequate policing/systems to The Samajwadi Party- and of Minister Kalyan Singh, is seek- Minister to get sugar priced at tities of the deceased and the said in a tweet that he visited this government neglects its protect travellers. Condolences Bahujan Samaj Party-Rashtriya the Congress. The division of ing a second term. He is pitted `13 a kg on the BJP coming to injured persons was being the injured in hospital. responsibility to ensure safe to the aggrieved families,” Lok Dal alliance is confident Muslim and the OBC votes against SP’s Devendra Yadav. power again in the Centre. ascertained. “I am saddened post my highways. They should focus Akhilesh said in the tweet.

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Phone: 0120-4879800 & 4879900 LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 22, 2019 city 03 Couple set themselves on fire during tiff, charred to death PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW couple were charred to Abetment to suicide: Arrest warrant death under mysteri- Aous circumstances at their house in Nigoha on against three railway employees Sunday morning. The woman was found charred to death PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW harass her. “Merely on the ing, she was found lying dead while her husband had serious allegations, the police cannot in the open space between the burns when police reached the n the Alambagh incident in slap charges on those named in blocks of the multi-storey scene after being informed by Iwhich a woman employee of the case,” he clarified. building. During investiga- the villagers. DRM office (Lucknow He said the police would tion, the police had recovered The police claimed that Division), Soni Kumari, had conduct raids to arrest those a suicide note (written on the couple set themselves afire committed suicide, the police against whom the arrest war- March 28) from the flat. The during a verbal spat. However, have secured the arrest warrant rant had been secured. The woman had stated official they were at the loss of words for three of the accused who police spokesman said the harassment as the reason to when asked about the reason were charged with abetment to probing team was yet to talk to end her life. for tiff between the couple. suicide. “The police had the railway employees of The inmates of the colony As per reports, the moved an application in court accounts section in which the had said that Soni Kumari woman, identified as Shanti on Saturday, seeking arrest woman worked. was facing hostility at her (30), lived with her husband warrant for all the seven col- “This is done through a workplace and was being Dinesh (32) and their sons leagues of the deceased booked procedure. We are yet to talk harassed by her colleagues. Vikas (5) and Vishal (3) in a in the case. However, the court to the administrative officials In her suicide note, the rented accommodation in the allowed arrest warrant only the railways,” he said. woman had written that she locality. “Around 10 am on against three accused. We will Soni Kumar of Biharsharif was being mentally harassed in Sunday, the couple picked up not disclose the names as it in Bihar was working as the office by SSO Aditya Samajwadi Party candidate Poonam Sinha flagging off ‘Run for Health’ at Janeshwar Mishra Park on Sunday Pioneer a fight over some issue and may help them go under- account assistant at the Shukla who used to send her Shanti poured kerosene on ground,” police spokesman accounts department of here and there for no work. She herself. Dinesh also got him- AK Dwivedi said. Lucknow Division of DRM had also stated that she was self drenched in kerosene and He said the police were office in Hazratganj. She was being humiliated in the office Three incidents both of them set themselves on verifying the deceased’s alle- allotted a flat at VG Colony, a and that her colleagues used to ‘Waterman’ urges people to fire,” police spokesman AK gations that her colleagues residential colony for railway play vulgar music when she of purse loot, Dwivedi said while explaining used to play vulgar music to employees. On April 14 morn- was in the office. the sequence of events. He said vote for conserving rivers chain-snatching the findings were based on officer Shivakant Mishra charred to death. Dinesh also cumbed in the evening,” the preliminary investigation. reached the scene immediately had burns and he was police spokesman said. He PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW species, should be done in the formed for protecting them in 24 hours “In fact, the police did not after the news reached the writhing in pain,” Dwivedi added that Dinesh was a truck regions situated on the banks of which should be accountable find any eyewitness to the police. He denied media said. driver and the couple had aterman’ Rajendra rivers. Rejuvenation of ponds for their restoration and con- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW incident, except for the cou- reports about the police’s Dinesh and Shanti were not been on good terms for ‘WSingh has released a and lakes should be made and servation. The involvement of ple’s sons who were playing delayed response to the dis- rushed to CHC Mohanlalganj the last few months. “The manifesto for rivers urging the new water conservation struc- the people in taking back their hree incidents of purse outside. The kids told the tress calls of the villagers. where doctors declared Shanti reason for discord between people to vote for the cause of tures should be constructed. role in responsible stewardship Tloot and chain-snatching investigators that their parents “The investigating officer brought dead. “Due to the couple is yet to be ascer- pollution. Talking to The The livelihood options of the of traditional ponds and water were reported from trans- were quarreling before they found kerosene smell ema- Dinesh’s critical condition, tained,” Dwivedi said, adding Pioneer, he said that his main community of fishermen tanks should be revived,” he Gomti areas on Saturday and saw them on fire,” Dwivedi nating from the room in the doctors referred him to that more details would aim was to save the Ganga and should be protected”, he said. added. The manifesto states Sunday. In Gomti Nagar, two said. He said investigating which Shanti was found Civil Hospital where he suc- emerge during further probe. its tributaries which included Stringent laws should be that all the five rivers- Mithi, bike-borne unidentified mis- Gomti in Lucknow. made to stop illegal mining in Dahisar, Pahunsar, Ulhass, creants deprived a woman of In the manifesto he has put the beds and basins of rivers Waldhuni and other small her purse on Saturday evening. EASTER CELEBRATIONS in the demand for helping in and for that comprehensively- rivers of the economic capital The woman, identified as Uma Withdrawal of the conservation of rivers. “It is representative river basin of India, Mumbai, have become Mishra of Vinay Khand, said the need of the hour to prepare organisations, which hear the like drains. “Ganga, the first she was returning home from names, symbol strict laws for protecting the voice of the politically-unrep- identity of Kashi, the capital of LDA market area when the environment and establishing resented people, are sensitive to knowledge, has become a vic- miscreants came from behind allotment today an independent and empow- the plight of the voiceless tim of rampant corruption. It and snatched her purse. Uma, ered agency for their effective indigenous species of the river is revered as a mother but has who is a teacher in a private PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW implementation,” the mani- basin and also sensitive and turned into a sewage carrier school, said the police regis- festo states. He said that a pol- responsible to the voiceless today. He said that during the tered her complaint a day after ithdrawal of names and icy should be made for con- soil, water and air - which are 2014 elections many promises the incident. Wfinal allotment of sym- serving the biodiversity of the under increasing stress of were made for cleanliness and bols to the candidates for Himalayan range and Western encroachment, exploitation continuity of the Ganga, votes Lucknow and Mohanlalganj Ghats and the people residing and pollution - should be were garnered through these constituencies will take place there should be a part of it so formed. promises and they were voted on Monday. The district that the resources of their “To redefine the forest to power but they remained administration officials car- livelihood could be conserved. laws in India the conservation unfulfilled and were soon for- ried out randomnisation of The manifesto states that and protection rights of forests gotten. “During the Lok Sabha the polling personnel for the falling of waste and sewage and their resources should be poll canvassing this time, no Lucknow and Mohanlalganj into the rivers should be com- handed over to the local com- promises are being made for on Sunday. pletely stopped. “Abundant and munities.India always had a improving the health of Ganga Chief development officer adequate green cover, including rich culture of ponds and an because votes can’t be secured Manish Bansal said that ran- trees as well as riparian zone independent agency should be now in its name. domisation of the polling per- Elsewhere, in Jankipuram, sonnel was carried out with the unidentified miscreants help of a software. “There are snatched the chain of a woman, over 15,000 polling personnel identified as Saroj Devi, when for which randomization was Domestic help accused of she was returning home after carried out,” he said. seeing a doctor along with her Bansal said that randomi- two children at Ram Ram sation of the polling personnel Bank crossing on Sunday for specific polling booths house theft, absconding afternoon. would be done a day before the “I left for my house after two constituencies go to polls. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW named Sunil two years back. Nagar on the pretext of remov- visiting a doctor around 2:30 “The polling personnel will He was in the house on April ing encroachment in the area PM in a rickshaw. When I be allotted booths and there domestic help was accused 19 after my husband left for his and forcing them to cough up reached Ram Ram Bank cross- will be four polling personnel Aof committing theft at the workplace in the morning. I hafta. The accused, identified ing, I got down to purchase at each booth — one presiding house of his employer in Gomti returned on April 21 and found as Kushal Tiwari, found him- sweets from a shop. In the officer and three polling offi- Nagar on Sunday. Police regis- the bathroom’s ventilator grill self in controversy after he meantime, the miscreants cers,” he said. In the randomi- tered a case in this connection broken. When I checked the started an anti-encroachment snatched my gold chain and sation process, a total of 17,328 and launched a manhunt for belongings, I came to know drive in the area following the sped off,” said Saroj, who suf- polling personnel from 1,250 the accused, who is abscond- that cash and jewellery had instructions of his seniors. As fered injuries while fighting the departments were allotted ing. Sunita Chaturvedi of Vipul been stolen,” she stated in her the news went viral on social miscreant. Meanwhile, in duties. The polling personnel Khand told the police that she complaint. media, the Senior Vikasnagar, Sheelu Singh included 3,951 presiding offi- had gone abroad on April 14 Meanwhile, a sub-inspec- Superintendent of Police (SSP) informed police that her gold cers, 3,951 polling officers, while her husband Rajeev was tor posted at Ambedkar Nagar directed the Gomti Nagar chain was looted when she was Christians taking part in a procession on the occasion of Easter. Easter marks the end of three days of solemnity and is 31,169 extra polling officers all alone in the house. “We had police outpost was accused of circle officer to probe the returning home (Sector-3 celebrated to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ after crucifixion Pioneer and 355 micro observers. employed a domestic help harassing traders in Gomti allegations. crossing) in Vikasnagar. Increase physical activity to check UPSEE held at 138 centres deaths due to NCDs, says doc in 21 cities PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW countries in the world, includ- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW A SIGNIFICANT BURDEN ing Bangladesh and India, n the lead up to the World OF CARDIOVASCULAR have committed to achieve the bdul Kalam Technical IAsthma Day and World No UN Sustainable Development AUniversity (AKTU) on Tobacco Day-2019,a DISEASES, CANCERS, Goals (SDGs) by 2030 and Sunday conducted UPSEE- Bangladesh delegation joined DIABETES, ASTHMA, over 180 have ratified the 2019 at 138 centres in 21 cities. Lucknow’s noted health OTHER CHRONIC Global Tobacco Treaty (WHO, AKTU media spokesperson experts to walk the talk on FCTC). To deliver the promise Asheesh Mishra said the exam increasing physical activity in RESPIRATORY of SDGs we must implement was in 21 cities, of which ten Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Park DISEASES ETC ARE all measures needed to pre- were outside the state, includ- in Gomti Nagar on Sunday vent an epidemic of NCDs. ing Delhi, Chandigarh, Jaipur, morning. Dr Surya Kant, head OFTEN PREVENTABLE Ending tobacco and alcohol Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna, of the Respiratory Medicine pandemics, promoting health- Ranchi, Roorkee and department, King George’s ier diet and increasing safe Bengaluru. He said that in the Medical University (KGMU), cardiovascular diseases (heart modifiable, such as obesity, an spaces for physical activity for first shift, the entrance test for and president of National diseases and stroke), cancers, unhealthy diet and a sedentary everyone are some of the key papers 4, 5, 7 & 8 was con- College of Chest Physicians diabetes, asthma, other chron- lifestyle. Tobacco and alcohol urgent action points to reverse ducted in Lucknow and it wit- Dr Pooja Ramakant, breast ic respiratory diseases etc are in any amount are also the tide of NCD epidemics,” nessed the participation of cancer expert and associate often preventable and untime- responsible for carcinogenic he said. over 88 per cent candidates. In professor, department of ly deaths can be averted. mutations. Exercise can help Both Dr Surya Kant and the second shift, the entrance Endocrine Surgery (KGMU), Common risk factors of improve our overall health MP Patwary alerted the citi- test for papers 1 & 2 were con- Rahul Dwivedi, health justice NCDs are modifiable such as and endurance and also in zens that catastrophic health ducted with an attendance of activist with Asha Parivar, staying away from all forms of weight loss when coupled expenditure was a reality in 92.37 per cent. Mishra said it Bangladesh Supreme Court tobacco and alcohol use, eat- with a balanced diet.” our countries which not only was the first time that the lawyers, Barrister Mohammad ing a balanced and healthier Barrister Shameem was a barrier to care but also exam was conducted in three Kamal Hossoin and Barrister diet, increasing daily physical Haider Patwary, MP from drove people to extreme shifts and there was biometric Kamruzzaman Mullah, were activity, reducing harmful Bangladesh, said that every poverty. Tobacco, alcohol, a attendance. among those who walked with intake of salt, sugar and fast disease caused by modifiable bad diet and a sedentary About the turnout of can- MP Patwary in the Lohia Park food are some of the gold risk factors such as tobacco, lifestyle will dangerously didates in other districts, on Sunday. standards we all have to alcohol, a sedentary lifestyle, increase risk of killer NCDs. Mishra said the attendance “Non-communicable dis- embrace if we are to beat bad diet etc, was preventable. Citizens should use their wis- was 91.81 per cent in Agra, eases (NCDs) are responsible NCDs,” said Dr Surya Kant. “There is no excuse for inac- dom to adopt lifestyle changes 92.29 per cent in Bareilly, 95.02 for more than 70 per cent of KGMU’s breast cancer tion to prevent avoidable dis- without any further delay and per cent in Gorakhpur, 93.76 the deaths globally, including expert Dr Pooja Ramakant eases that are in epidemic reduce their own risk of an per cent in Varanasi, 89.56 per in Bangladesh and India. A said that “majority of the risk proportions crippling our array of preventable cent in Noida, and 94.53 per significant disease burden of factors for breast cancer are economies. As many as 193 diseases. cent in Kanpur. Candidates coming out of exam centres after appearing in UPSEE on Sunday LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 22, 2019 city 04

Doc discusses management of renal nutrition in chronic kidney patients

PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW it is necessary to supplement protein and energy in the form n the second day of the of oral nutritional supplements, Orenal nutritional pro- especially made for renal gramme being organised by patients. However, if the SGPGI, Dr Anita Saxena from patients are having recurrent Nephrology department spoke vomiting, intravenous med- on several issues regarding ication should be given to con- management of renal nutrition trol vomiting,” she said. in chronic kidney patients. She further pointed out She said a well-planned that intake of water and salt nutritional intake for renal should be increased accord- patients could slow down dete- ingly. “Nutrition through rioration of renal function. peripheral route should be “While planning diet of a administered depending upon patient with compromised volume overload. No matter renal function, the most impor- what, the patients should not be tant constituents of diet which made to starve as their bodies need to be monitored and con- will be in a hypercatabolic trolled are energy, protein of state and the patients in this high-biological-value, sodium, condition require more than potassium, phosphorus and beans, tomato, cauliflower, and popcorns. “Dietary phos- usual intake of energy. Oral calcium for maintaining bone sweet lime, lemon, carrots, phorus restriction should be hygiene should be maintained. health and to prevent hyper- radish, raw salad, mango, advised to patients with phos- In case patients have oral parathyroidism, fluid manage- aonla, mushroom, water chest- phorus levels higher than the ulcers, introduce soft diet in ment, saturated fat and cho- nut, dry fruits, fruit juice, veg- recommended range for CKD meal plan like bread slice lesterol, vitamins and minerals etable soup, coconut water, patients. Limit fast foods, soft soaked in milk or chapati for proper functioning of melons, bajra etc. drinks, and processed cheese soaked in milk. Advise patients enzymes, taste and for pre- She said that the other and snacks. To reduce intesti- to avoid spicy food and make venting anemia,” she said. products which were not nal absorption, advise phos- a provision for supplementing She pointed out that the allowed included bakery prod- phorus binders with meals,” she it with Vitamin B complex,” Dr foods not permitted included ucts like cake, pastry, patties, added. Saxena said. She further point- green leafy vegetables like biscuits, chocolate, coffee, bak- Dr Saxena said it was ed out that in obese children spinach, mustard leaves, ing soda, ajinomoto, eno salt, important to counsel patients and adolescents, increased uric bathua, chaulai, jackfruit, bit- salted butter, jaggery, pickle, on the importance of food acid levels were associated with ter-gourd, turnip, beetroot, chutney, namkeen mixture, intake in order to avoid mal- carotid atherosclerosis and sahjan, lotus stem, cluster papad, processed cheese, nutrition. “In case the patients dietary intervention could con- beans, French beans, broad canned foods, deep-fried food, are unable to take natural food, trol uric acid levels. Canvassing in full swing for BJP candidate for Lucknow and Union Home Minister on Sunday Pioneer SCHOOLSCAN CITYBRIEFS CISH signs MoUs with farmers CAREERS DAY PROJECT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS City Montessori School A group of youths from Institute of Wildlife Studies, organised ‘Careers Day’ at University of Lucknow, has submitted a project focusing on sus- community-based organisations Kanpur Road auditorium tainable development goal (SDG). CEE project coordinator Preeti amidst the presence of thou- Kanaujia said they had taken up a Daliganj slum area and uni- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW and signed by IOC and CISH high value horticultural crops sands of students who were versity campus for sensitisation about SDGs. “The team com- for its testing on mango. The and off season production. He advised about their career prising five students is led by Asif Ahmed Siddiqui and Ruchira he Central Institute for product is being experimented started producing strawberry choices under the guidance of Nigam. The group is guided by Amita Kanaujia from LU and TSubtropical Horticulture on mango trees to protect the and other vegetables early in various experts. They were Preeti R Kanaujia of CEE (North). The students have developed (CISH) has signed MoUs with crop from infection of disease the season in consultation with also taught to prepare them- communication strategy and have done initial survey of the slum several community-based causing agents and insect the scientists of the institute. selves for such choice and to area on water and sanitation issues. The project will be done organisations, entrepreneurs feeding on different parts. Sanjay Srivastava came to plan for it. Earlier, the chief from April to September and then the outcomes will be submitted and farmers for not only com- “As expected, the devel- know about the ready-to-fruit guest on the occasion was for final evaluation,” she said. The sustainable development goals, mercialisation of the institute’s oped technology will give relief mushroom bags and his think- Pro-Chancellor of Noida also known as global goals, are a universal call to action to end technology but also for horti- to the farmers, presently com- ing for developing entrepre- International University poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace culture development in the pelled to use several pesticides neurship in this area motivat- Vikram Singh, who formally and prosperity by the United Nations. country. for different insect-pests and ed him to sign an MoU for inaugurated the programme. CISH director Shailendra diseases. It will not only reduce guidance in this venture. Addressing the gathering, careers. “In this age of artifi- efforts. You have to be WORLD EARTH DAY TODAY Rajan said it was a win-win sit- the cost of production but also “Some youths want to Singh gave useful tips to the cial intelligence, you are become fighters,” he told the The World Earth Day will be celebrated in the state capital uation as the institute was bring down environmental pol- establish entrepreneurship in students for their studies and required to intensify your students. on Monday. Several events will be organised to mark the occa- favouring working together lution,” he said. hydroponics unit establish- sion. CEE (North) will organise an event at Kendriya Vidyalaya with the community-based The trials are planned to be ment in houses. They started in Cantonment to educate and raise awareness about the accel- organisations with a good conducted at five different developing prototypes of WORLD UNITY SATSANG erating rate of extinction of millions of species. “We have planned number of farmers as members locations — CISH, hydroponics for household At the World Unity Satsang to screen films on wildlife under threat, conduct interactive activ- and effectively disseminating its Rehmankhera, Saharanpur, purpose. High cost and avail- organised by City Montessori ities and nature trail to build understanding of students about technology among stakehold- Faizabad, Sitapur and Unnao. ability of the nutrient solution School at Gomti Nagar audi- the danger faced by animals and plants. Students will be guid- ers. The MoU with Indian Oil The selected orchards are man- was a major problem for them. torium, school’s founder-direc- ed to adopt eco-friendly actions and work towards conserving Corporation is for contract aged by CISH scientists and When they came to know tor Bharti Gandhi said children our biodiversity,” CEE project coordinator Preeti Kanaujia said. research on a new non-toxic eco-friendly management tech- about the hydroponics facility must be sensitised about the Anuradha Gupta from Prithvi Innovations said that under Prithvi product developed. nology will be developed for available at the institute, they importance of being non-vio- Utsav, as part of its ‘Gomti Gaatha’ programme, they were hav- “Earlier, the product was efficient pest management with entered into an MoU forgetting lent so that they were helpful ing month-long celebrations. “The celebrations have already successfully tailor-made for its minimum number of sprays at low cost nutrient solution and for the welfare of world frater- begun. We are conducting ‘WoW (Waste to Wealth) Green use against pests of grape. The most critical stages of crops. hydroponics design refine- nity. Earlier, CMS music teach- Miracles’ workshop at Sri Ram Swaroop Memorial Public School technology is to be developed Meanwhile, Dr Puneet ment. They started this venture ers presented melodious hymns in Gomti Nagar for more than 200 students and teachers.Through to check mango disease and Bhardwaj (dentist) from as Greencare Hydroponics while the students of Gomti various workshops at schools, colleges and similar drives, we wish pests by CISH using its prod- Mohanlalganj has entered into Private Limited in Lucknow to Nagar Campus I presented to bring all stakeholders together to care for the depleting ucts,” he said. an MoU with CISH because he make soil-less cultivation pop- educational-devotional items. resources like water, greenery and biodiversity,” she said. The protocol is finalised is interested in cultivation of ular,” Rajan pointed out. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 5 AU hostels raided in drive

ON EASTER, VIOLENCE... +94112422789,” the High ager told AFP. “He came up to a statment that the bomb hit at in Bhopal, Thakur broke down Soon after the eighth blast, Commission tweeted. the top of the queue and set off approximately 9:00 am local while narrating the alleged cus- to evict illegal inmates the Government imposed cur- “In addition to the num- the blast,” he added. “One of our time at its Table One restaurant. todial torture inflicted on her PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n ALLAHABAD few with immediate effect. bers given, Indian citizens in managers who was welcoming “We are deeply saddened after she was arrested in con- The curfew will be in force need of assistance or help and guests was among those killed and shocked by the incident and nection with 2008 blast case, in ontinuing the action to indefinitely until further for seeking clarification may instantly.” The bomber also died. our thoughts and prayers are which six persons had died and Cevict illegal inmates from notice, officials said. also call the following numbers Parts of his body were found with the families of the casual- over 100 were injured. various hostels of the Allahabad State Minister of Defence +94777902082 +94772234176,” intact by police and taken away. ties and those who have been She came down heavily on University the district police Ruwan Wijewardene said it said. Other hotel officials told affected,” it said. the late ATS chief, who was along with the university offi- seven persons had been arrest- The first blasts were how the bomber, a Sri Lankan, “Our immediate priority is awarded the Ashok Chakra for cials raided five hostels on the ed in connection with the reported at St Anthony’s checked in giving an address that to look after the safety and his bravery in facing the fourth consecutive day on blasts. “We believe these were church in Colombo and St turned out to be false, saying he wellbeing of all involved. A Mumbai terror attack, and Saturday evening. coordinated attacks, and one Sebastian’s Church in was in the city for business. Two Shangri-La crisis management alleged that she was tortured The hostels raided were S group was behind them,” he Negombo just outside the cap- other hotels, the Shangri-La team has been activated to pro- and abused by him in ways that Radhakrishnan, Shatabdi said. President Maithripala ital. “A bomb attack to our and the Kingsbury, were hit at vide all necessary support.” The were “unbearable”. (boys) and GN Jha of Sirisena has appealed for calm. church, please come and help about the same time, along with Kingsbury is also one of Thakur claimed he used to Allahabad University, besides “I have been shocked by this if your family members are three churches packed with Colombo’s most expensive endlessly haunt her with his KP University College (KPUC) totally unexpected incidents. there,” read a post in English worshippers attending Easter hotels, positioned near the city’s daunting questions, to which she and Hindu Hostels. The security forces haven been on the Facebook page of the St Sunday services. The blast at St World Trade Center. had no answers as she was Accompanied by Provincial asked to take all action neces- Sebastian’s Church. Anthony’s Shrine, an historic The toll there was not “innocent all along”. She said she Armed Constabulary (PAC) sary,” Sirisena said. Prime Images circulated on social Catholic Church, was so pow- known. In a statement on its cursed Karkare for alleged and Rapid Action Force (RAF) RAF and PAC jawans during the raids in Allahabad University hostels Minister Ranil media showed severely dam- erful that it blew out much of the Facebook page, the hotel said: threats, torture and miserable personnel the authorities broke Wickremesinghe termed the aged St Sebastian’s church, roof, leaving roof tiles, glass and “On behalf of the entire treatment in custody. “Maine open the locks and after con- youth while he was molesting police registered a case against blasts as “cowardly attacks” with a shattered ceiling and splintered wood littering the Kingsbury team we share in the kaha that tera sarvanash hoga (I ducting an intensive search a woman in an inebriated state some unidentified workers of and said his Government is blood on the pews. floor that was strewn with bod- shock, grief and mourning of cursed him that he would be fin- took away the belongings from at a deserted spot in a rural the Jansatta Party for alleged- working to “contain the situa- The riot police and the ies. Authorities have not said our entire nation in the after- ished),” she said. Referring to the rooms. Circle Officer (CO) area. The pregnant woman ly attacking BJP workers dur- tion.” “I call upon all Sri Special Task Force, extra police who staged the attacks. But all math of the recent attack.” sutak, an auspicious period of Colonelganj Shrish Chandra was forced to consume liquor ing a public meeting in Lankans during this tragic security has been deployed suffered major casualties and “Medical evacuation and treat- one month and a half according said that they found around 70 by some youths who then took Khilanpur area on Saturday. time to remain united and around the Bandaranaike damage. Many of the 35 for- ment of the injured guests and to Hindu tradition which starts empty tobacco tins from the her to a lonely spot. The Station House Officer strong... The government is International Airport, state- eigners killed in the blasts were employees were handled imme- after death or birth of anyone in hostel and suspected that they woman would be questioned (SHO) Kunda police station, taking immediate steps to con- run Daily News reported. at the hotels, officials said. diately.” The hotel said it had family, she said that the holy could have been kept there for after she regained conscious- Rakesh Kumar, said that an FIR tain this situation,” he tweeted. All state Universities have “There was utter chaos, but been “isolated” for further safe- period started on the day she making crude bombs. ness, the police said. According had been lodged against the Security has been intensi- been closed until further we rushed all the injured to hos- ty checks. AFP landed in jail and ended the day So far the Allahabad to a report, the residents of the unidentified workers of Jansatta fied around the religious places notice. Cardinal Malcolm pital in a very short time,” the Karkare was slain by terrorists. University had administration area spotted some youths with Party for trying to assault the across the capital. The gov- Ranjith said all Easter masses Cinnamon Grand manager said. PRAGYA... “Inauspicious period started for sealed 176 rooms after con- a woman in a semi-conscious candidate and his supporters ernment has temporarily in the Colombo District have “About 20 people were seri- Thakur was served the Hemant Karkare when I was ducting raids on these four hos- state and raised an alarm. The and threatening them with blocked all social media plat- been cancelled. Former presi- ously wounded and we sent notice by the Chief Electoral arrested. Exactly 45 days later he tels. Room No 72 of the KPUC villagers also rushed to the spot dire consequences besides stop- forms. dent Mahinda Rajapaksa, them to the National Hospital.” Officer (CEO-MP) for her was killed and that was the end Hostel had been sealed by the and caught one of the youths ping them from meeting the “Horrible scenes. I saw under whose leadership the The hotel is close to the Sri remarks on the 1992 Babri of inauspicious period,” she said. police, AU proctor Prof Ram while the others managed to people there. Investigation was many body parts strewn all Lankan Army crushed the Lankan prime minister’s official Masjid demolition. In an inter- Sevak Dubey said. escape. The Naini police also on to identify the miscreants, over,” said Harsha de Silva, Sri LTTE, termed the attack as residence and Special Task Force view to a TV channel, she had WANT TO TAKE... Meanwhile Allahabad reached the spot and nabbed the SHO added. Meanwhile Lanka’s Minister of Economic “barbaric” commandos were quickly at claimed that she was among Terming the ongoing Lok University Students’ Union the youth while the woman was BJP MP from Kaushambi Reforms and Public the scene. At the Shangri-La, those who had razed the dis- Sabha elections as no ordinary president Uday Prakash Yadav admitted to a hospital. The alleged that per- Distribution. FIDAYEEN... witnesses said they heard two puted structure, which “was a polls, Priyanka asked people to expressed resentment over the youth informed the police that sons wearing ‘gamchhas’ The Indian High “There was utter chaos,” loud blasts and that staff report- blot on the country”. vote for saving the country harassment of genuine hostel he and his two accomplices had (scarves) of the Jansatta Party Commission in Colombo said said the manager, who spoke to ed some people had been killed. Thakur had earlier faced from “narrow minded ideolo- inmates in the name of raids at brought the woman in an auto- also rammed their vehicles that it was closely monitoring AFP on condition of anonymi- But details of the toll were not flak for claiming that former gy” as she accused the NDA a time when they were prepar- rickshaw there. The into those of the BJP workers the situation in Sri Lanka. ty as he is not allowed to speak immediately given. chief of Mumbai’s Anti- Government of undermining ing for their final examinations. Superintendent of Police while brandishing firearms. In “We are closely monitoring the for the company. The Taprobane An AFP photographer saw Terrorist Squad Hemant democracy and suppressing He also expressed his anger (trans-Yamuna), Deependra his complaint to Kunda Kotwali situation. Indian citizens in restaurant at the hotel was hav- extensive damage in the second Karkare, who had died in action dissent. Earlier Priyanaka vis- over the property of the Chaudhary, said the youth and police, the MP stated that he need of assistance or help and ing one of its busiest days of the floor restaurant at the hotel, with during the 26/11 terror attacks, ited the family of CRPF jawan inmates being damaged during the woman were found near was meeting people with his for seeking clarification may year for the Easter holiday week- windows blown out and elec- lost his life because she had VV Vasanthkumar who was the raids. the bandh road in an inebriat- supporters when half-a-dozen call the following numbers : end. “It was 8:30 am and it was trical wires hanging from the “cursed him”. martyred in the Pulwama ter- Meanwhile, the Naini ed state. persons tried to stop them +94777903082 +94112422788 busy. It was families,” the man- ceiling. The Shangri-La said in Addressing party workers ror attack. police on Sunday arrested a Meanwhile, the Pratapgarh from canvassing. 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It's time to stand up Surgical strikes Commander slams Pragya with judiciary: Jaitley Congress makes public its report on national security PNS n NEW DELHI only answer on the national features of Lt Gen D S Hooda's security document. plan (in the manifesto). These ieutenant General DS Congress said the top three ideas will be implemented LHooda (retired), who over- issues affecting the people were when we form our govern- saw the cross-border surgical unemployment, farm distress ment. Our approach is not ad strikes in September 2016 as and the security of people. hoc, our approach is not impul- the former Northern “The number one issue sive. It is after a careful study Command chief of the Army, remains unemployment. The and deliberation and necessary has condemned the Malegaon number two issue is farm dis- measures will be taken. Our blast case accused Pragya tress and the number three interest is to protect India's Thakur's comments that 26/11 issue is security of various sec- national security,” hero Hemant Karkare had died tions of the people, women, Chidambaram who was Home at the hands of terrorists after Dalits, scheduled castes, sched- Minister in UPA-II said. she “cursed” him. uled tribes, forest dwellers, Hooda, while presenting BY ARUN JAITLEY a section of the Members of the “Yes, it hurts. Any martyr, journalists, academicians, the report, said there are five Bar affiliated to the Congress police or Army, he must get all NGOs,” Chidambaram said pillars of national security in The pivotal position of the Party tend to join them. respect. These utterances are briefing the media. the report. Assuring India its Chief Justice of India Frequent attempts are made to not good,” Lt General Hooda Asked whether this report, “rightful place” in global affairs, The incident of a junior ex- get some Parliamentarians to said at an event where he which has been made public securing India's neighbour- lady employee of the Supreme sign Motion of Impeachment released a report that he had during the Lok Sabha elections, hood, peaceful resolution of Court making harassment against judges and even the prepared on the country's is meant to change the narra- internal conflicts like Jammu & charges against the Chief Chief Justice on unsustainable national security. tive on national security, he Kashmir issue and ensuring Justice of India has acquired a grounds. What has always puz- Pragya has filed her nom- Lieutenant General (retired) DS Hooda, Congress leaders P Chidambaram and Jairam Ramesh release Congress plan on said, “National security is an “Jan Suraksha”, the main goal of disproportionate magnitude. zled me is the Congress lend- inations as a BJP candidate to national security during a Press conference at AICC headquarters in New Delhi on Sunday Ranjan Dimri | Pioneer important aspect of the narra- national security of protecting Such complaints, when they are ing support to such fringe contest Bhopal Lok Sabha seat tive. But to say that it is dom- the people, he said. made in the ordinary course of campaigns. against the Congress heavy- comment on the demolition of inating the poll narrative. cal debates. I think that's not inating the narrative is com- “The fifth and final pillar of any administrative functioning, The power of contempt weight Digvijay Singh. For the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. “As far as politics or raising correct,” said Hooda. pletely wrong.” national security is strength- are referred to the appropriate The power of contempt is past few days she has raised a Hooda has been tasked by questions over cross-border Explaining the significance He said the Congress and ening our capabilities. We have Committee. However, when intended to protect the digni- political storm with a string of Congress to prepare a report of strikes are concerned, I think of the report prepared by him, its president Rahul Gandhi has drafted the report based on a the complainant distributes ty of the Court. However, the controversial comments. country's security aspect which when senior military officers Hooda said, “India is doing well been speaking about jobs, farm, roadmap for enhancing our copies of her representation to power of contempt is rarely and “I had told him (Hemant he released on Sunday in the come and say you know this diplomatically but there should distress and security of differ- hard power. Keeping in view other Judges of the Supreme sparingly used. Ordinarily, Karkare) you will be finished, presence of senior Congress operation has been done, I be a permanent seat in the ent sections of people every day the nature of future war fight- Court and the media in order courts tend to ignore con- and he was killed by terrorists leaders P Chidambaram and think that should be the end of UNSC (United Nations during campaigning. ing, there is a need to build up to sensationalise her allega- temptuous criticism. Courts in less than two months,” Jairam Ramesh. On the occa- it. Unfortunately, the whole Security Council).” Chidambaram said the report capabilities and ensure ade- tions, it ceases to be routine. are willing to accept a criticism Pragya Thakur said. The sion Hooda said the issue of debate keeps dragging on and “As an Army chap I always is a broad outline of how to quate budgetary support is When four digital media of judgements because that Election Commission has national security was important it comes up in various forums, remain apolitical. I don't want approach the issue of national available to the three services,” organisations with an unparal- aids the process of legal evolu- issued a second notice to her but it would be “completely and that's why the military to get dragged into a political security. said Hooda. leled track record of 'institu- tion. The liberal attitude of the over another controversial wrong” to say that it was dom- tends to get drawn into politi- debate,” he said, adding he will “We have taken several tional disruption' send similar Courts has emboldened the questionnaires to the Chief 'institution disruptors.' At the Justice of India, there is obvi- end of the day, they get away ously something more than because of the magnanimity what meets the eye. and the compassion of judges. Top Navy Commanders to review Richest, poorest candidates India has always taken Independent judiciary and pride in its independent judi- free media are both essential for ciary. Judges decide cases which a vibrant democracy. Both have in Lok Sabha elections 2019 deal with life of the common to live with each other. In preparedness in maritime domain man as also the most powerful order to co-exist, both must ` commercial and political inter- respect the respective rights of PNS n NEW DELHI the course to be steered in the a platform for institutionalised With assets worth 9, Shrivenkateshwar is poorest ests. A judge is not in a popu- each of these institutions. One ensuing six months. interaction of Naval larity race. He owes his com- cannot take upon itself the task n the backdrop of heightened The Navy is operationally Commanders with senior gov- candidate contesting from Bijapur in Karnataka mitment only to law, Justice of destroying the other. Ever Itension between India and deployed as per is doctrine of ernment officials. and fairness. A Judge is neither since 1950, every judgement of Pakistan post Pulwama inci- mission based deployment and Interaction with Chiefs of RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI Vasanthakumar H, a is second on the list. He has to follow the ballot box nor is the Supreme Court relating to dent in February this year, the has further increased vigil in Indian Army and Indian Air Congress candidate from assets worth `199 he to be swayed by the times. Article 19(1)(a) has favoured Navy commanders will take the strategically important Force during the conference hrivenkateshwar Maha Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu is crore.Praveen Singh Aron, with His judgement pleases us at the strengthening of free stock of the operational pre- Indian Ocean region besides would be utilised to analyse the SSwamiji who is contesting the richest among all the assets worth `147 crore is third times and leaves us unhappy on speech. The reverse is not true. paredness of the force during Arabian Sea after the operational environment, from Bijapur in Karnataka on candidates contesting in the on the list. He is contesting on many occasions. But that is the Mainstream print media con- the three-day conference here Pulwama incident. Forty deliberate on Tri-Service syn- a Hindustan Janata Party tick- second phase of Lok Sabha a Congress ticket from Bareilly reality of the system which we ventionally had greater edito- starting on Tuesday next. The Central Reserve Police ergy and readiness to deter and et has assets worth `9 and his elections. His total assets are in Uttar Pradesh. have learned to live with. The rial control. The ability to dis- top echelon will also review Force(CRPF) were killed in a neutralise threats aimed at the immovable assets are nil. He is more than `417 crore The ADR report says that Chief Justice of India is the first sect facts and take a balanced progress made on various suicide attack on February 16. country's sovereignty and ter- followed by Sreejith PR, an there are 392 candidates in the amongst the equals in the view was much higher. But of issues discussed during the India retaliated by launching air ritorial integrity. independent from Wayanad, Ramjan, AR Shaikh and RB fray with assets worth more Supreme Court. He is the head late, the rat race for grabbing last such meeting held six strikes on February 26 destroy- The themes of 'Functional has assets worth `12. Johnson Mahapure (all Independent) than Rs one crore. There are of the judicial institutions. He eyeballs or viewership has months back. The commanders ing Jaish-e-Mohammad(JeM) Reorganisation of Indian Navy Vasant Kolhapure contesting as have declared zero assets in 392 (25 per cent) candidates is both the 'Master of the begun. For the 'institutional meet every six months for training centre in Balakot, towards improving Operational an independent from the Pune their affidavits. All of them who have assets worth `1 crore Roster' and the 'Head of the disruptors' there are no red brainstorming and discussing Pakistan. Efficiency' and 'Optimal seat is third on the list. He has have neither movable nor and more. Among the major Collegium' which makes bind- lines. matters pertaining to the ser- The Pakistan Air Force hit Manning' will form the core of declared assets worth `207. immovable assets in their name parties 81 (84 per cent) out of ing recommendations for the The history of the last sev- vice. back the next day and tried to discussions towards finalising There are 11 candidates who or in their spouse name. 97 candidates from BJP, 74 (82 appointment of judges. His eral year shows that cases after Giving details of the issues target military installations in long term road map for the ser- have declared zero assets in ADR report also says Suhas per cent) out of 90 candidates integrity, ethics, scholarship cases have witnessed facts likely to come up during the Rajouri sector. In the ensuing viced. their poll affidavits. Popat Gajarmal, who is con- from INC, 9 (90 per cent) out and fairness reflect the image being manufactured and twist- forthcoming meeting, officials aerial battle, Wing Commander Discussions are planned Vasanthakumar H, a testing from Pune on the of 10 candidates from SP, 10(53 of India's judiciary. He lives by ed. This falsehood found sup- said here on Sunday the con- Abhinandan Varthaman flying on acquisition of new capabil- Congress candidate from Rashtriya Janasakti Party, has per cent) candidates from example. For both the Chief port in a section in the media. ference assumes greater signif- a MIG-21 downed a Pakistan ities, harnessing niche tech- Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu is assets worth `771. RK Mishra CPI(M), 12(13 per cent) can- Justice and the judicial institu- Upon deeper analysis most of icance in the backdrop of F-16. nologies like 'Big Data the richest among all the can- who is contesting from Puri, on didates from BSP, 9 (41 per tions, credibility and respect are them were found to be factu- Pulwama associated events that However, the Indian pilot's Analytics' and 'Artificial didates contesting in the sec- a ticket of CPI(ML) Red Star, cent) candidates from SHS and essential. Once the 'Iqbal' of ally incorrect. Facts were man- have brought country's defence plane was hit by Pakistan air Intelligence' for solutions in the ond phase of Lok Sabha elec- has assets `1,000. Sharad 7 (70 per cent) out of 10 can- judiciary is destroyed, the insti- ufactured. The same 'gang' was under sharper focus and will defence and he was captured by domains of naval combat, con- tions. His total assets are more Bhamre, a candidate from didates from NCP have tution itself will crumble. behind this campaign. provide the higher naval lead- Pakistan Army after his para- vergence of networks and than `417 crore. He is followed Jalgaon has assets worth declared assets worth more The assault on the insti- The present case ership a forum to discuss the chute landed in Pakistan information, logistics, admin- by Uday Singh of the Congress `1,500. An independent can- than `1 crore. tution A Judge is continuously emerging challenges in the Occupied Kashmir(POK). istration and equipment health from Purnia in Bihar at `341 didate Aswathi Rajappan of There are 392(25 per cent) It was in the decade of judged every day by the Bar maritime domain and fine tune He returned to India two monitoring for sustained oper- crore and DK Suresh from the Ernakulam, has declared assets candidates who have assets 1970s that we witnessed super- and the stakeholders in the the strategies for responding to days later. Since then the IAF ations. same party from Bengaluru worth `2,026. worth `1 crore and more. session of judges, intimida- course of his personal and the evolving geo-strategic envi- has increased vigil all along the In keeping with the expec- South in Karnataka at `338 ADR also says the richest Among the major parties 81(84 tion of courts and transfer of judicial conduct. Every time he ronment. western sector facing Pakistan tation of the Indian Navy being crore. candidate is Samajwadi Party ( per cent) out of 97 candidates High Court Judges. This was makes a comment or writes a The conference is the apex while the Army is alert along the net security provider in the According to a report by SP) leader Kunwar Devendra from BJP, 74 (82 per cent) out coupled with appointment of judgement, every word is scru- forum within the Service for the Line of Control(LOC) in Indian Ocean Region(IOR) the Association for Democratic Singh Yadav with assets worth of 90 candidates from INC, 9 politically and ideologically tinised. In terms of personal interaction between the Naval Jammu and Kashmir and the and first responder to any cri- Reforms ( ADR), JP Ladakbhai `204 crore in the second phase (90 per cent) out of 10 candi- inclined judges in courts. Post decency, values, ethics and Commanders. The Navy Chief international borders. sis, the forum will also delib- of Bahujan Mukti Party, B of the Lok Sabha polls. Yadav dates from SP, 10 (53 per cent) the 1982 judgement in the first integrity, the present Chief with the Commanders-in- Meanwhile, navy officials erate upon the lessons learnt Vansabhai Khulat of Bhartiya is contesting the elections from candidates from CPI(M), 12 judges case, the appointment of Justice of India is extremely Chief, will review major oper- also said Defence Minister from the recently concluded Tribal Party, HR Bhanabhai of Etah in Uttar Pradesh. He is fol- (13 per cent) candidates from politically affiliated judges con- well regarded. Even when crit- ational, materiel, logistics, Nirmala Sitharaman is sched- humanitarian and disaster Navsarjan Bharat Party, lowed Bhonsle Shrimant BSP, 9 (41 per cent) candidates tinued in several High Courts. ics disagree with his judicial human resources, training and uled to address the Naval response operations by the Shankar Jadhav of Bharatiya Chhatrapati Udayanraje from SHS and 7 (70 per cent) This process substantially view, his value system has administrative activities under- Commanders on the opening Navy and various other mar- Peoples Party, DS Khatarabhai, Pratapasinh Maharaj contesting out of 10 candidates from NCP stopped after the 1993 judge- never been questioned. taken during the previous six day and interact with them. itime security initiatives, they MS Khanagoudar, Suresh on an Nationalist Congress have declared assets worth ment in the second judges Lending shoulder to completely months and deliberate upon The conference also serves as said. Kumar, Tawar Vijay Jagan, NS Party (NCP) ticket from Satara more than `1 crore. case. unverified allegations coming The last few years have wit- from a disgruntled person with nessed the consolidation of a not-so-glorious track record 'institution destabilizers' in a is aiding the process of desta- major way. Many of these bilisation of the institution of Protections sought for otters as online trade booms destabilizers represent Left or the Chief Justice of India. ultra-Left views. They have no India has witnessed a series ARCHANA JYOTI n NEW DELHI posals for the ban to take “Chances of survival for electoral base or popular sup- of attacks by the 'institution dis- effect. CITES is an interna- newborn otters in the trade port. However, they still have a ruptors' against judges who orried over the booming tional agreement between gov- appear to be low; this is reflect- disproportionate presence in are unwilling to agree with Wonline illegal trade of ernments that sets regulations ed from the juvenile otters the media and the academia. them. It may not be an exag- two species of otters — the on the trade in wild animals which that offered at a higher When ousted for mainstream geration to say that today both Asian small-clawed otter and and plants. price as a result of increased media, they have taken refuge in Court and by creating an the smooth-coated otter — Both species of the otters survival chance. in the digital and social media. environment outside, a mass- India along with Bangladesh, are currently listed as However, the much high- They continue to believe in the intimidation of Judges is on. Nepal and Philippines are seek- 'Vulnerable' on the IUCN Red er volume of newborn pups old Marxian philosophy of Some lawyers have used inti- ing complete ban on all inter- List but wildlife activists warn supplied in the trade indicates 'wrecking the system from madatory behaviour as a tactic national commercial trade in that growing online demand that otters are indiscriminate- within.' They use free speech to to expand their practise. the water loving mammals for will put further pressure on the ly extracted from the wild, destroy the judicial institution. Intimidation and discrediting their protection. species in the wild. even as a newborn, despite the This section has found a are important weapons in the The four Asian nations In fact, recent investiga- risk of death. convenient ally in a small but hands of these people. have moved a proposal in this tions by TRAFFIC, the wildlife “While each trader indi- vocal section of the Bar. This Reputation is an integral part regard at the forthcoming 18th trade monitoring network, has vidually sells a small number of section exploits the judicial of a person's fundamental right Conference of the Parties revealed that their populations otters each time, the overall vol- refrain of excessively using the to live with dignity. An intim- (COP18) to the Convention on have declined by more than 30 ume of the trade itself is sig- power of contempt. However, idated judge can fear conse- International Trade in percent largely due to destruc- nificant, raising concerns for they themselves have no hesi- quences of a possible view that Endangered Species of Wild tion of their habitat and the wild populations of tation in contemptuous behav- he is taking. It is, therefore, Fauna and Flora (CITES) to be exploitation for the global trade smooth-coated otter and Asian iour themselves. They go pub- essential that all well-meaning held in Sri Lanka in May, 2019. in otter skins and pet trade. small-clawed otter” noted a lic against individual judges, persons stand with the judicial Currently, both the species Nobody knows exactly report titled “Illegal pet trade including the Chief Justice, institution when destabilizers are listed on Appendix II of how many Asian small-clawed on social media as an emerg- when they fail to get a get ready for an assault. CITES, which allows regulated otters or smooth-coated otters ing impediment to the conser- favourable order. They carry on Since the case relating to international trade. If the are left in India and Southeast otters, Southern river otters, ed an emerging trend of otters Southeast Asian countries con- vation of Asian otters species,” social media campaigns against this is pending in judicial side CITES members approve the Asia, but the general consensus marine otters, African clawless being caught for the commer- fiscated 59 otters in 13 seizures, published in the December judges who write judgements before the Bench of a Court, we proposal, these carnivores, is that numbers are declining. otters, Congo clawless otters cial pet trade in this region. most of them in Thailand and 2018 edition of Journal of Asia- adverse to them. They have lit- should leave it to the wisdom whose number is dwindling Overall, there are 13 and spotted-necked otters. A TRAFFIC report Indonesia where commercial Pacific Biodiversity. tle regard for truth but mas- of the Court as to how they owing to habitat loss and species of otter, all listed in the In the past 35 years, seizure released last year revealed all. breeding may be taking place, “Weak national laws hinder querade as protectors of pub- intend to deal with it. But let it increasing online trade for pets IUCN Red List which live in records reveal that otters are Researchers found 560 adver- the group said, with at least 32 enforcement action and wide- lic interest. Their behaviour in be remembered that this is not in various countries, would be Europe, Asia, Africa, North, traded in around 15 Asian tisements for up to 1,189 otters seized en route from Thailand spread trade in otters online courts is offensive both to the the first case of the 'institutional transferred to Appendix I, ban- Central and South America: countries, the majority being in over a four-month period in to Japan. throws the survival of remain- Bench and their opponents. destabilizers' nor will it be the ning all global commercial Eurasian otters, smooth-coat- China, India, and Nepal. 2018. In addition, the report According to the ing wild populations in They threaten walkouts if last. If those who peddle false- trade. ed otters, Asian small-clawed However, in recent years, there found that 59 live otters, most International Otter Survival Southeast Asia into question,” judges are in disagreement. hood to destroy the institution More than two-thirds of all otters, hairy-nosed otters, sea have been a growing number of of which were juveniles, were Fund, the mother otter is often said a regional TRAFFIC offi- Even though most of them are not dealt with in an exem- the CITES Parties in attendance otters, North American river seizures of “live otters” in seized by officials from 2015- killed by poachers so they can cial, Kanitha Krishnasamy in subscribe to fringe ideologies plary manner, this trend will must vote to adopt the pro- otters, neotropical otters, giant Southeast Asia which suggest- 2017. From 2015 to 2017, four capture the cubs. the report. and ideas, it is regrettable that only accelerate. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 22, 2019 06

STATES/UTs CONSTITUENCY QUOTE-UNQUOTE Assam (4 seats) Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Gauhati Bihar (5 seats) Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Araria, Madhepura, Khagaria Chhattisgarh (7 seats) Sarguja, Raigarh, Janjgir-Champa, Korba, Bilaspur, Durg, Raipur Dadra & Nagar Haveli (1 seat) Dadra & Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu (1 seat) Daman & Diu Gujarat (26 seats) Kachchh, Banaskantha, Patan, Mahesana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad East, Ahmedabad West, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Anand, Kheda, Panchmahal, Dahod, Vadodara, Chhota Udaipur, Bharuch, Bardoli, Surat, Navsari, Valsad Goa (2) North Goa, South Goa Jammu & Kashmir (1 seat) Anantnag Karnataka (14 seats) Chikkodi, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal, Bellary, Haveri, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Davanagere, Shimoga Kerala (20 seats) Kasaragod, Kannur, Vadakara, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Ponnani, Palakkad, Alathur, Thrissur, Chalakudy, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Mavelikkara, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram Maharashtra (14 seats) Jalgaon, Raver, Jalna, Aurangabad, Raigad, Pune, Baramati, Ahmadnagar, Madha, Sangli, Satara, Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Hatkanangle Odisha (6 seats) Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Puri, Bhubaneswar Tripura (2 seat) Tripura East I’ve not come here as a politician who is going to tell you what to do or what I think. I’m Pak troops were in our custody. A big area of Pakistan was also captured by Indian Uttar Pradesh (10 seats) Moradabad, Rampur, Sambhal, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Etah, Badaun, Aonla, not here to tell you my ‘Mann ki baat’, I’m here to understand what is inside your hear forces during 1971 war but the Congress Government lost it on table in Shimla Bareilly, Pilibhit RAHUL GANDHI IN WAYANAD agreement and they were released NARENDRA MODI West Bengal (5 seats) Balurghat, Maldaha Uttar, Maldaha Dakshin, Jangipur, Murshidabad CAMPAIGNING FOR LARGEST PHASE ENDS

PTI n NEW DELHI in four seats in Assam, five in undertaking whirlwind tours of Congress exchanged acrimo- seat will be Ahmednagar where joined the BJP quitting Uttar Pradesh with the party a 72-hour ban by the Election Bihar, seven in Chhattisgarh, constituencies. nious barbs, with leaders from Sujay Vikhe Patil is the BJP’s Congress and as MLA; and having won seven out of the ten Commission of India on his ampaigning for the third one in Jammu & Kashmir, 14 in Among the key contes- both groups exuding confi- nominee. He is the son of Shimogga, where former chief seats in the region in 2014, leav- campaigning after making the Cphase of polling in 116 par- Karnataka, 14 in Maharashtra, tants in the fray are BJP chief dence of a good showing. Congress veteran and Leader of Minister Yeddyurappa’s son ing three for the Samajwadi underwear jibe, was among the liamentary constituencies on six in Odisha, 10 in Uttar Amit Shah (Gandhinagar, The BJP had swept all 26 Opposition in the Assembly BY Raghavendra is pitted Party, but facing a tough chal- three other leaders, including April 23 ended on Sunday with Pradesh, five in West Bengal and Gujarat), Congress president seats in the State in the 2014 Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil. against another former Chief lenge from SP-BSP-RLD com- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister top leaders making a last-gasp one Tripura. Election to Tripura Rahul Gandhi (Wayanad, Lok Sabha polls. In Sujay Vikhe Patil joined the BJP Minister S Bangarappa’s son bine here. Yogi Adityanath and BSP effort to sway voters in favour East Lok Sabha constituency — Kerala), and Samajwadi Party Maharashtra, the prominent in the run-up to the polls, after Madhu Bangarappa. The campaigning for the supremo Mayawati, who faced of their respective parties. which was deferred due to secu- patron Mulayam Singh Yadav seats in the third phase include the NCP refused to vacate the In 14 constituencies that phase witnessed a new low with the poll panel’s wrath for mak- Polling will be held in the rity reasons — will be held in (Mainpuri, UP). Jalna, where State BJP president Ahmednagar seat for the will go to the polls in the second SP leader Azam Khan making ing “provocative” speeches. 116 seats, spread across 15 this phase. In Pathanamthitta, the Key Raosaheb Danveis in the fray Congress. He is now pitted phase on April 23, the BJP is an “indecent” remark, targeting The political heavyweights, States and Union Territories. Prime Minister Narendra candidates are BJP’s K against Vilas Autade of the against NCP’s Sangram Jagtap. contesting all the seats. his opponent Jaya Prada in whose fate will be decided in All seats in Gujarat (26), Kerala Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah, Surendran, CPM’s Veena Congress, and Baramati, where Key constituencies in The Congress and JD(S) Rampur by allegedly speculat- the third phase of elections (20), Goa (2), Dadra and Nagar Congress president Rahul George and Congress’ Anto Supriya Sule, the daughter of Karnataka to be watched out that are facing the polls in ing on the colour of her under- here, include Mulayam Singh Haveli (1) and Daman and Diu Gandhi and a host of Union Anthony. NCP chief Sharad Pawar, is for during the polls include alliance have fielded their can- wear and attracting the saffron Yadav, Union Minister Santosh (1) go to polls in the third of the ministers among others can- During campaigning in contesting against BJP’s Gulbarga, where Mallikarjun didates in 12 and two con- party’s wrath, besides that of Kumar Gangwar, who is fight- seven-phase election. vassed for their party candi- Gujarat, the two principal par- Kanchan Kul. Kharge is pitted against Umesh stituencies respectively. The BJP the National Commission for ing from Bareilly and BJP’s Besides, polling will be held dates in the past few days, ties — the BJP and the Another keenly watched Jadhav, who ahead of polls has a huge stake in this phase in Women. Khan, who also faced from Pilibhit. 2 sons of ex-CMs fight in Shivamogga KESTUR VASUKI n BENGALURU Yeddyurappa. This Malnad constituency n the second phase of has been the stronghold of IKarnataka elections on April BJP and also the home town of 23 Shivamogga lok sabha con- Yeddyurappa since 2004. JDS stituency is in the news as two candidate Madhu Bangarappa sons of former Chief Ministers had lost to Raghavendra in the are fighting their crucial battle. November 2018 by-election by BY Raghavendra — son of a margin of 52,148 votes in a BJP’s lingayat strong man BS constituency comprising over BJP Guwahati Lok Sabha candidate Queen Ojha and party Batadrava legislator Yeddyurappa — and Madhu 14.3 lakh electorates. Angoorlata Deka ride a scooty during an election campaign for the Lok Sabha National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah interacts with party supporters Bangarappa — son of former It’s a neck-to-neck fight polls, in Guwahati, on Sunday PTI during an election rally for the Lok Sabha polls, in Anantnag on Sunday PTI Chief Minister S Bangarappa and the JDs-Congress com- from the JDS — are in the fray. bines leaving no stone Madhu Bangarappa who untouched to trounce the BJP. was defeated in the bypoll held But Yeddyurappa and BJP is also few months back by a small betting big on to take on Madhu margin is the united candidate Bangarappa. RSS and BJP are of the Congress and the JDS in working hard to keep the seat to this constituency. It was in defeat Madhu Bangarappa. The 2014 BS Yeddyurappa won caste and polarisation is the key against Manjunath Bhandari of factor in deciding the fate of the Congress by a very big mar- these heavy weights. gin of over 3,50,000 votes. In With the help of the politi- 2018 Assembly polls BJP won cally dominant Lingayat com- seven of the eight segments. munity, to which Yeddyurappa Shivamogga Lok Sabha and Raghavendra belong, the constituency, one of the high- BJP hopes to outsmart Madhu, profile constituencies in the who belongs to the backward State, is likely to witness a Idiga ( toddy tapper ) commu- high-voltage electoral battle nity. Experts say the coming BY Raghavendra and Madhu together of the Congress and the Bangarappa — in a gap of just JDS will lead to the consolidation six months. It is also the fight of secular, backward and minor- between AHINDA( Minorities ity votes against the BJP. It’s not and Backward classes) of about any ideology but in a way Siddaramaiah and the domi- direct fight between Narendra nant community of Lingayat of Modi and Rahul Gandhi.

GST, note ban hit popular trades, but not poll issues

PTI n BAREILLY has been very confusing. It was billed on the theme of ‘one humka”, “surma”, “maanjha” nation, on tax’ but now there Jand “baans” — the four spe- are different slab rates,” he told POLL BATTLE ENTERS YADAV LAND cialty trades of Bareilly in Uttar PTI outside his shop in Pradesh were hit by demon- Sahukara market. etisation and the Goods and “In the run-up to GST’s Lucknow: As the Lok Sabha task on many of these seats. had chose to retain the latter. enjoys an advantage because he her cheeks, is trying to earn the Service Tax (GST), leading to implementation, workshops election enters its third phase The seats in this phase In Badaun, Samajwadi is familiar with the organization sympathy votes from the peo- closure of some businesses but were conducted here for traders in Uttar Pradesh, the battle is include Samajwadi Party Party’s Dharmendra Yadav is at the ground level. ple while Azam Khan is play- are far from being a Lok Sabha in which jewellers were assured now taking place in Yadav strongholds like Badaun, locked in a straight The SP is also hopeful of ing the victim card to make it poll issues. that corruption would end and land with the prestige and Sambhal, Mainpuri, Ferozabad, fight with Salim winning the Sambhal seat to the winning post. Two of the most significant it would benefit the communi- stature of the Mulayam Singh and Rampur as well as Aonla, Iqbal Shervani of where the party has again In Pilibhit, BJP MP Varun economic policy decisions of ty. The benefits that the ordinary Yadav clan on test. Bareilly, Pilibhit, Etah and the Congress. The fielded Shafiqur Rehman Gandhi is pitted against SP’s the Narendra Modi govern- traders should have got are yet The phase will also decide Moradabad. One of the safest four lakh Muslim and Barq who had lost the Hemraj Varma and in ment, the overnight scrapping to be seen, GST has only the course that the battle in the seats for the SP is Mainpuri nine lakh OBC votes seat by just 5,000-odd Moradabad, BJP’s Sarvesh of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes in increased our return filings and Yadav family will take in future. where party patriarch Mulayam in this constituency votes in 2014. Singh is being challenged by 2016 and the launch of GST in paper work,” Agarwal, also the The Samajwadi Party had Singh Yadav is the candidate. It could tilt the scales in Rampur, mean- young poet Imran Pratagarhi. 2017 that subsumed all other Mahamantri of the regional contested only three out of the was in Mainpuri two days ago favour of the SP. while, is witnessing The BJP appears strong in taxes, did not bring the expect- traders association, Bareilly, said. 16 seats that went to polls in the that Mulayam Singh shared the BJP’s Sanghmitra Maurya is, its worst-ever elec- both the constituencies. ed respite to traders, locals said. However,Agarwal assert- first two phases in the state, but stage with BSP President meanwhile, embroiled in a con- tion campaign In Bareilly, veteran BJP MP There are around 450 reg- ed that “we are traditional in the third phase, is contesting Mayawati, burying the hostil- troversy after her video asking with BJP’s Jaya Santosh Gangwar is seeking his istered jewellers here with an backers of the BJP”. nine out of the 10 seats that will ities of the past two and a half her supporters to cast fake votes Prada and SP’s eighth term and his challenger estimated daily business of Rs Bareilly is home to one of see voting on April 23. decades. went viral. Mohammad is Praveen Aron of Congress. In 15 crore to Rs 20 crore, Sudesh the finest “surma” manufac- The Samajwadi Party- There are no guesses for the In Ferozabad, the war is Azam Khan call- Etah, Rajvir Singh, son of Agarwal, president of the turers in the country but some Bahujan Samaj Party-Rashtriya result in Mainpuri where between uncle Shivpal Yadav and ing each other Rajasthan Governor and former Bareilly Sarafa Committee, marginal operators shut shop in Lok Dal alliance looks rather for- Mulayam Singh remains the nephew Akshay Yadav and there unprintable Uttar Pradesh CM Kalyan Singh, claimed. “There were obvious the after-effect of the note ban, midable in this phase, given the tallest and most popular leader. is certainly no camaraderie in the names. Jaya is seeking a second term. He is problems after the note ban but as did some cane traders in the caste equations and the Bharatiya He was elected from Mainpuri air. This is a real battle between Prada, with tears pitted against SP’s Devendra the traders here accepted that. city also referred to as “Baans Janata Party may face an uphill in 2014 as well as Azamgarh but Yadav leaders and Shivpal Yadav flowing down Yadav. IANS The GST is a good decision but Bareilly”. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 22, 2019 07

❝ A senior American official Vote for saving country poll said on the second day that Warned Pak before Modi has kept 12 missiles snippets ready and might attack and from narrow-minded the situation will deteriorate. POLICE CASE AGAINST DEORA FOR POLL CODE VIOLATION Pakistan announced return of A case was filed against the Congress’ Mumbai South Lok Sabha the pilot, or else it was going ideology: Priyanka candidate Milind Deora at Lokmanya Tilak Marg police station here to be a qatal ki raat on the direction of the Election Commission for violation of the pilot’s return: PM ❝ When Pulwama happened, Kalpetta (Wayanad): Terming model code of conduct, an official said on Sunday. Deora, while what did the country expect the ongoing Lok Sabha elections campaigning in Zaveri Bazar area on April 4, had made an appeal to n PTI PATAN Modi to do? Would you, as no ordinary polls, Congress the Jain community to not vote for the as it had hurt their would the country have leader Priyanka Gandhi on religious sentiments earlier. rime Minister Narendra pardoned me had I done what Sunday asked people to vote for PModi on Sunday said he the Manmohan Singh saving the country from “nar- TAHSILDAR SUSPENDED FOR ENTERING RECORDS ROOM had warned Pakistan of conse- Government did after 26/11 row minded ideology” as she The election authorities on Sunday ordered the suspension of a quences if it did not return accused the NDA Government ❝ Pakistan made tight woman Tahsildar here for violating the election code by entering a Indian Air Force pilot of undermining democracy and storage room, where polling records were kept. The suspension Abhinandan Varthaman. arrangements, but being the suppressing dissent. disciple of Lord Hanuman, our order was issued by the Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral officer Satyabrata Addressing a poll rally at In an interaction with Sahoo after a detailed inquiry was conducted into the incident. The Patan in Gujarat, he asserted people conducted air strike media here after visiting the Pradesh said. and their story was over enquiry was ordered following a complaint given by the CPI(M) his government’s commitment family of CRPF jawan VV She claimed that suddenly candidate in Madurai Lok Sabha seat, S Venkatesan towards national security and Vasanthkumar martyred in the people were not free to express Saturday,alleging that an unidentified person had entered the strong said whether the Prime for air strike proof? They have Pulwama terror attack, she themselves. “Suddenly people room, where EVMs had been stored and taken a copy of some Minister’s chair remains or got the message to stop asking said Congress was not con- are afraid. The institutions that documents. not, he has decided that either because people are getting testing the polls for power but are to protect the rights of the he will be alive or the terrorists. angry. After the first and sec- for the larger idea of the coun- people are undermined. REPOLL RECOMMENDED IN 10 TN POLLING STATIONS: CEO He also took a jibe at NCP ond phases of polls, they have try and to strengthen the forces Democracy is being under- Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo on Sunday said leader Sharad Pawar, saying if forgotten to ask.” of democracy. mined and we must all realise he has recommended to the Election Commission to conduct he is unaware of his next move, He also took a swipe at “This election is to save the that this is no ordinary elec- repolling in 10 polling stations in the State. The top election official then how can Pakistani Prime Pawar, who on Saturday said he country that we all love, the tion,” Priyanka said. told reporters here that after a perusal of reports of authorities Minister Imran Khan gauge was “terribly afraid” as to what country that we all believe in. The Congress leader, who including those from the general observers and presiding officers, what he will do. Modi, who once called the The country in which all of us did not name either the BJP or repoll has been recommended for the consideration of the EC. Modi urged the people of NCP chief his mentor in poli- are equal, in which all of us are the NDA or Prime Minister Gujarat to help the BJP win all tics, would do next. “Sharad free to express ourselves, our Narendra Modi throughout BJP WANTS TO POISON LALU, ALLEGES RABRI DEVI 26 Lok Sabha seats in his home Pawar says I don’t know what religion, our ways of eating, our her interaction, asked the peo- Former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD national vice-president Rabri state, where polling will be held will Modi do. If he is unaware ways of living,” she said. ple to save the country from a Devi has accused the BJP of hatching a conspiracy to poison her on Tuesday, and said if it does of what Modi will do tomor- Priyanka Gandhi, who has government which she said husband and party supremo Lalu Prasad, a charge dismissed by the not happen, then there will be row, how will Imran Khan been campaigning for her feared criticism. saffron party as “baseless”. Prasad, who has been serving jail term discussions on TV over it on free hand to the military. “They repeatedly saying India know?” he said. brother and Congress president “Save the country in which in a Ranchi prison following his conviction in fodder scam cases, is the day of vote counting. (Pakistan) made tight arrange- bombed us, but people here He also attacked the Rahul Gandhi contesting the rules are being imposed on us currently undergoing treatment for multiple ailments at the Rajendra Following the air strike at ments, but being the disciple of were questioning if this was Congress for not providing new polls from Wayanad con- by a narrow minded ideology, Institute of Medical Sciences in Jharkhand capital. Balakot terror camp in Lord Hanuman, our people India’s Balakot. They were howitzers to the Army since stituency in Kerala besides in where only one kind of think- Pakistan, there was a dogfight conducted air strike and their proved false,” he said. 1985 and said his government his traditional Amethi seat, ing prevails. Save the country UDDHAV ASKS OPP TO DECLARE PM CANDIDATE between Indian and Pakistani story was over,” he said. Accusing the Congress of has arranged for artillery man- appealed to the electorate in the in which there is a government Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday challenged the fighter planes on February 27 in Hitting out at the questioning the bravery of ufacturing at three factories in state to vote for Congress for that is afraid of criticism, which Opposition to announce their Prime Ministerial nominee. Addressing which the IAF wing comman- Opposition parties, he said the India’s military force and the country, one being at Hazira the bigger cause. wants to suppress you when a rally at Satara in western Maharashtra, Thackeray also took a dig at der was captured by the neigh- Balakot strike made them doubting its action, he said, in Gujarat which manufactures “I appeal to you to vote for you raise your voice. So when the sitting NCP MP Udayanraje Bhosale who is in the fray against bouring country and released uncomfortable. “Pakistan was “Does any Congress leader ask K-9 Vajra Howitzer. our alliance as we are fighting you cast your vote you must Sena’s Narendra Patil. “Before challenging the BJP-Sena alliance, the on the night of March 1. for a much greater thing. We think of this. A larger idea of Opposition should decide their candidate for the post of prime He said after Abhinandan are not fighting just to gain our country,” she added. minister,” the Sena chief said. was caught, opposition started power. We are fighting for a Priyanka spent about half- seeking a reply from him. “We much bigger thing in this elec- an-hour at Vasanthkumar’s held a press conference and India’s nuclear weapons tion,” the AICC general secre- house and consoled the griev- warned Pakistan that if any- tary in-charge of Eastern Uttar ing family. PTI thing happened to our pilot, you will keep telling the world what Modi did to you.” not for ‘Diwali’, asserts PM “A senior American official Barmer: Prime Minister think that I did what was right, giving back the land it had won said on the second day that Narendra Modi on Sunday but Congress and its allies as well returning 90,000 cap- Modi has kept 12 missiles said India is no longer afraid of think it was not right. “They tured Pakistanis soldiers. ready and might attack and the Pakistan’s nuclear threats as think terrorism and national “At that time, the Kashmir situation will deteriorate. today it is among world pow- security is just not issue to dis- problem could have been dis- Pakistan announced return of ers with capability to carry out cuss. They think that Modi cussed and resolved. However, the pilot, or else it was going to nuclear attacks across land, should not talk of Indian hon- the Congress government be a qatal ki raat,” h e s ai d . water, and air. He said, “The our and valour. Why? Am I bowed to the world pressure “This was said by America, NDA Government has instilled here to attend a Bhajan and did not discuss anything I have nothing to say about this fear in the minds and hearts of Mandali (hymn singing ses- significant. Had Modi been now, I will speak about it when terrorists. We hit terrorists get- sion)?” there, he would never have lost the time will come,” he said. ting right into their homes. Citing his Government’s this opportunity,” he said. “The (PM’s) chair remains Now India is no more afraid of record on terrorism, particu- “There is one more reason or goes, I have decided that Pakistan threats.” larly the Balakot air strike fol- why Congress doesn’t want to either I be alive or terrorists will “There was a time when lowing the Pulwama attack on talk on national security,” he remain alive,” he said. Pakistan used to threaten India February 14 that left 40 CRPF added. He also accused of He said the air strike at ter- every second day saying ‘We men dead, he mocked the Congress of indulging in the ror camps in Pakistan was some- have the nuclear button, we Opposition’s response. AgustaWestland VVIP heli- thing people expected from have the nuclear button’, which “We went into their (ter- copter scam. him. “When Pulwama hap- was also reported by our media. rorists’) homes to attack them “With Michael mama pened, what did the country “Then what do we have? Is it and they (Congress) are asking (alleged middleman Christian expect Modi to do? Would you, (India’s nuclear arsenal) for for proof. As we the hit terror- Michael), they looted honest would the country have par- Diwali?” he asked as the crowd ists, pains were felt in their people”s income. However, as doned me had I done what the applauded and started chanti- hearts.” Modi also accused the you had elected a ‘mazboot’ Manmohan Singh Government ng his name. Congress of losing the upper Government, we contacted did after 26/11,” he asked. Attacking the Congress hand after the 1971 war with France for Rafale (fighter jets), The country wanted some- and other Opposition parties, Pakistan by surrendering the leaving aside Congress agents. thing to be done, he said, adding he said, “We forced Pakistan to opportunity at the Shimla These aircraft will soon be seen Congress candidate from Patna Sahib Shatrughan Sinha addresses a party meeting that he had announced giving a beg around the world. You Round Table Conference and in Indian skies,” he said. IANS at State party office, in Patna, on Sunday PTI Chunaavi memes take AI, social media regulation find prominence in poll manifestos Gujarati film actor Pranjal Bhatt campaigns for Bharatiya Janata Party during an election campaign rally in Surat on Sunday PTI social media by storm IANS n NEW DELHI India (Marxist) said it would “We will enable develop- push for scrapping of the use of ment of young agri-scientists to New Delhi: With an aim to With an aim to oing by the poll mani- Aadhaar and biometrics for all take advantage of Artificial It’s uncle vs nephew strike a chord with young vot- strike a chord Gfestos published by major social welfare measures if voted Intelligence, Machine Learning, ers, political parties, candi- with young political parties, the use of to power. Blockchain technology, Big dates and the public relations voters, political digital technology is likely to The Congress manifesto Data analytics etc. for more pre- firms have gone into a frenzy, parties, get a boost under the new even devoted a section on dictive and profitable preci- in UP’s ‘Suhagnagari’ sharing memes and dubs- candidates and Government that will come to ‘Digital Rights of Every Citizen’ sion agriculture,” the BJP said. mashes, including in regional the public power after the Lok Sabha to affirm “its belief that every While adoption of digital PTI n FIROZABAD Rajveer. languages, across social media relations firms election results on May 23. Indian shall enjoy digital rights technologies has increased dra- The constituency votes on platforms. From Prime have gone into While most political par- and freely access the digital matically over the years, the irozabad earned the sobri- April 23. In the last Assembly Minister Narendra Modi’s a frenzy, ties have promised greater world.” From promising access poll manifestos of the political Fquet ‘Suhagnagari’ as its elections in 2017, the BJP had “achcche din” and “Mai Bhi sharing implementation of emerging to all persons to high-quality parties also suggest that stricter bangles bound families in mat- recorded victory in four of the Chawkidar” campaign and his memes and technologies such as Artificial Internet at affordable rates, to regulations for social media rimonial alliances, but this five constituencies under the reverse archery skills to Rahul dubsmashes, Intelligence (AI), Big Data and passing a law to protect the per- could be in the offing. election season the Uttar Firozabad parliamentary seat Gandhi’s “Aaloo Daalo Sona including in Blockchain technologies to sonal data of all persons and The Congress, which was Pradesh town is witnessing a dominated by voters of other niklega” — everything new regional drive the growth of the econ- uphold the right to privacy, the earlier linked to hundreds of prestige battle between two backward classes. The SP-BSP- and old is being refreshed, languages omy, some have also assured Congress is promising the fake Facebook pages and members of a family — RLD alliance gives an edge to recycled and reused as memes punishment for those who common man quite a lot of dig- accounts, said it would pass Samajwadi Party’s Akshay Akshay Yadav, the son of SP and dubsmashes on social misuse digital and social media. ital benefits. regulations to stop the spread Yadav and his estranged uncle Rajya Sabha MP Ram Gopal media in the election season. ness on Twitter. micro-blogging site which The BJP, which pushed dig- “We will establish a of fake news and hate speech Shivpal Singh Yadav. Yadav, with core voters of For example, a dubsmash “Election Commission trended for a while. “What so ital transactions in a major way National Mission focused on and punish those who misuse As the protracted family Samajwadi Party and BSP join- “Jai Hind” explains how Prime using various memes from pop- you call when Rahul Gandhi during its five-year rule ending sunrise technologies such as digital and social media. feud plays out in the open, the ing hands making him a potent Minister Narendra Modi has to ular series and movies is really make dubsmash video? Dumb- this year, said it would further Big Data, Machine Learning, The Dravida Munnetra voters in this industrial town, force. Other backward classes, keep going the right path creative and young voters must smash,” read a tweet from a user. increase the ongoing incentives Internet of Things, 3-D Kazhagam (DMK) went a step however, seem glued to the scheduled castes and Muslim despite people mocking his get up and vote,” tweeted a user. After the trailer release of to expand digital transactions if Printing and Manufacturing, ahead and stated that if voted national political narrative reportedly constitute over 70 decisions. While political memes are com- the “PM Narendra Modi” voted to power again. and Knowledge Networks,” to power, it will urge the Union rather than local issues. per cent of total voters. Another hilarious pro- ical or satirical representation of biopic, memes and clips sur- The BJP said it would cre- read the Congress manifesto. government to bring in a law to Sensing division of core But the road is not likely to Congress video sells ‘Bhakt ka social issues, the app Dubsmash rounding Modi narrating “Ma ate a new data-sharing frame- The BJP manifesto promis- prevent all types of social media voters of the Samajwadi Party, be easy as his estranged uncle Chashma,” which shows devel- that was very popular in 2014- mai sanyasi bab na chahta hu work that builds on the success es a “Science Mission” with two from publishing any kind of the BJP has smelled victory and Shivpal Singh Yadav, known for opment while there is none, 16 lets users choose audio (mother, I want to become a of ‘Jan Dhan’ and Aadhaar submissions, focused on obscene content. trusted an ayurvedic doctor, his organisation skills, who covering issues such as unem- recordings and record a video of monk)” became one of the platforms while ensuring data Artificial Intelligence and The poll manifestos suggest Chandra Sen Jadon, with a had quit Samajwadi Party and ployment, farmer distress, themselves dubbing over that most enacted monologue on privacy and security. “With robotic research. The BJP’s that irrespective of the parties ticket from here. launched his own outfit, is housing and health. piece of audio. social media. this scheme, we will ensure that ‘Sankalp Patra’ also puts a lot of that could come to power for the There are over 17.85 lakh likely to make a substantial A pro-BJP video comes Earlier this week, Rashtriya Dubbed clippings of chu- every Indian has access to emphasis on using technology next five year, there will be no voters who will be decide the dent in the SP base because of up with an answer to this, say- (RJD) President navi parodies and rap battles banking facilities within a for helping farmers and halt in the digital journey that fate of six candidates — his appeal ing forget “Bhakth ka and former Bihar Chief have also been doing the rounds radius of 5 km,” the BJP man- improving agricultural output. the country has embarked on. sitting MP Akshay Yadav among Chashma” video and give vote Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on social media. Catch phrases ifesto said. from SP, his uncle ground- to the BJP and it has fulfilled all shared an old 17-second and dialogues from popular The National Democratic Going by the poll Shivpal Singh Yadav level work- the promises made. Dubsmash video of himself TV series are also being Alliance (NDA) Government manifestos from Pragatishil ers. Since Game Of Thrones mouthing Modi’s catch phrase reworked as fun and catchy elec- led by the BJP faced severe crit- published by major Samajwadi Party (GoT) Season 8 has been from his 2014 election cam- tion content for party cam- icism from the Opposition for political parties, (Lohia), Jadon trending, the Congress party paign promising “achcche din”. paigns and promotions. the use of Aadhaar biometric the use of digital from BJP, shared and circulated a creative The dubsmash video is The controversial Chinese identification system in distri- technology is likely Upendra Singh replacing the villain “Night captioned: “Muft mein lelo 15 app TikTok which has now bution of benefits to the people. to get a boost Rajput from King” of the epic fantasy by lakh, acche din aur jumla”. The been blocked in the country is They followed up the criticism under the new Bhartiya Kisan Modi. The Election video gathered over 1,800 com- full of memes and dubsmashes. in their manifestos as well. Government that Parivartan Commission also used the mil- ments, 2,700 re-tweets as well “TikTok is banned, not Rahul While the Congress will come to power Party and lennial-favourite “Winter is as 14,000 likes on Twitter. Gandhi; the show must go on, promised an amendment to the after the Lok Sabha Independents coming” phrase from Game of Yadav’s clip surfaced old so also the entertainment. Aadhaar Act in order to restrict election results on Chaudhary Thrones to raise voter aware- tweets with #Dubsmash on the #TikTok,” a tweet read. IANS its use, the Communist Party of May 23 Basheer and LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 22, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION A Mulayam transition The SP and BSP chiefs shared a dais in Mainpuri making Goodbye Jet Airways? for a historic moment but can they stall national parties? ne may call it opportunistic but when is politics anything but? One may have As the airline unravels, it has begun to emerge that several aspects of the business Odoubted the possibilities of the maha- gathbandhan but this is one alliance in Uttar were rotten to the core. These are the reminiscences of a frequent flyer Pradesh (UP) that has subsumed the hostili- ties, rivalries and egos of its partners to wage a counter dharm yudh, that of the oppressed, the backwards and Dalits, against the ruling raj of the privileged Thakurs. Or their represen- tative arrogance in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). So it is that Samajwadi Party (SP) founder Mulayam Singh Yadav finally shared KUSHAN MITRA the stage with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati in his bastion of Mainpuri at a joint election rally to appeal to their loyal voters to cast their ballot any of us have been watch- en bloc, end the rule of the BJP at the Centre and secure their say in the 17th ing the Jet Airways bank- Lok Sabha. You could also call it a revival of a proven formula, whereby Mulayam ruptcy saga with a lot of sorrow. Do not get me Singh Yadav and BSP founder Kanshi Ram had held back the BJP’s temple surge wrong — Jet Airways was almost 26 years ago. And the bypolls at Gorakhpur and Phulpur have also proved bledM dry by its promoters and management that vote transference to each other could work on the ground. with all sorts of sweetheart deals and, thus, at a level deserved its fate because as the In fact, it was Mayawati’s idea to go to Yadav strongholds and seek the Dalit skeletons tumble out of the closet, it has votes for the combine. She even went so far as to justify the SP-BSP pact by become apparent that some aspects of the quoting the backdrop of mutual alienation that caused the collapse of the alliance airline were a ponzi scheme. But when 22,000 people lose their jobs, you can’t help government in the State and led to SP legislators attacking her in a guest house but feel a tinge of helplessness. Many of on June 2, 1995. She plucked the thorn out of the flesh once and for all, say- Jet’s more experienced pilots, cabin crew ing she had forgiven that episode simply because “hard decisions” needed to and engineers will find jobs in India’s growing aviation industry. But the collapse be taken in the interest of the people and the party’s movement, given the pre- of two airlines in the space of five years sent situation. She couldn’t have been further from the truth. Without an MP and with boatloads of debt, as well as the life- just a handful of MLAs in the Assembly, her prized Dalit-Muslim formula is in support that Air India is on, makes one shreds, the minority vote being completely appropriated by the SP and to some wonder just how sustainable the Indian aviation sector is. extent the Congress. Even her Dalit votepie is drifting to other parties depend- This is an issue that the next ing on their ability to negotiate on the community’s behalf. More so, the Dalit Government will have to debate upon. component itself is split between the achievers or the creamy layer and those While the collapse of Jet and the subse- quent reduction of capacity will ironical- that are languishing below every known index. Her past tie-up with BJP has only ly make things better for many airlines, helped the bigger party appear as an umbrella deliverer than the BSP’s own inclu- allowing them some amount of pricing sion attempts of all castes. So overlooking a past hurt by a known frenemy is power, it will make things pricier for the consumer. Successive Governments have a little price to pay if Mayawati wants to be relevant both nationally and at the long milked the Indian aviation sector State level. Hence, she certified Mulayam as the bonafide leader of the OBCs with high fuel taxes, landing charges and forever as airports have a “use atively new and modern planes IndiGo which run a very tight and attacked both the BJP and Congress. As for the SP, now being helmed by airport fees while not allowing Indian car- it or lose it” system and aircraft like the 300 and 400 series of ship and cost controls. And ries to operate on more lucrative foreign have to be regularly main- the Boeing 737. Their air- with huge amounts of debt the younger Akhilesh Yadav, it realises that with a resurgent Congress focussing routes. At the same time, it opened up tained. Most of Jet Airways’ hostesses spoke well and the thanks to an ill-advised acqui- more on the UP Assembly elections of 2022 than the national polls, it cannot India to foreign start-up airlines to feed aircraft belong to leasing com- THE SIGNS OF entire experience was like a sition of Air Sahara, Jet had sit easy on existing loyalties of the MY (Muslim-Yadav) factor. Particularly given off the riches of the Indian market, panies and they also won’t breath of fresh air after decades swallowed the poison pill to something particularly apparent with hang around forever with their TROUBLE WERE of Indian Airlines’ domination keep Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi’s aggressive outreach to the Most Backward Arabian and South-East Asian carriers assets gathering dust. Many of the domestic aviation space. from operating lucrative inter- Classes (MBCs) and Dalits, too. It has to hold the State if it wants to negotiate being given a free run in India. The aircraft are, in fact, being APPARENT: THE Over the years, I must national routes. This in turn nationally. And so it is imperative for both SP and BSP to make a difference through Indian Government should realise that a taken away or being offered to AIRLINE WAS IN have flown with Jet Airways forced Mallya to spend an healthy aviation sector generates and pro- other airlines. Until a rescue hundreds of times on the incredible amount of money to the 80 seats in UP. Nobody understands this better than Mulayam himself, who motes domestic and inbound tourism. happens soon, and soon pret- DEEP FINANCIAL Delhi-Mumbai sector itself. I buy Air Deccan, which was despite criticising the alliance earlier, made amends by publicly acknowledging This leads to an overall boost of the entire ty much means before the TURMOIL, UNABLE was a loyal frequent-flyer and quick-acting poison for Mayawati. He even expressed gratitude towards the BSP chief for supporting economy. end of this month, the plug TO CLEAR often went out of my way to fly Kingfisher. But the debt and him in his political journey and asked his constituents to “respect her”, clearly Jet Airways’ promoters and manage- would effectively have been with Jet, and yes, like with the complex nature of the Air ment, even with their sweetheart deals, pulled. As one airline executive SALARIES. BUT every other airline, service Sahara acquisition without an an appeal to SP voters to unquestionably support the BSP wherever its candi- were, however, keen on keeping the good muttered, “It would be easier standards did drop over the unified operating certificate dates have been fielded in the Yadav strongholds, elections for which are due in times going, quite unlike the erstwhile to put a billion dollars in NOW, IT IS ALMOST years. There have been sever- has cost Jet to this day. the next phase. By coming out, he also settled the debate on which side he is King of Good Times, whom they had seen starting a new airline rather CERTAIN THAT THE al times that service standards I did not believe that a off. At the start of Jet Airways’ silver jubilee than buying Jet Airways.” on the ground and in the air flight I took on February 25 on, his son Akhilesh and not his brother Shivpal. He even asked an SP leader, year, the fact that the airline would not But I will always have STORY IS OVER, have been wanting. I have between Lucknow and Delhi who had bent to touch his feet, to accord the same respect to Mayawati seat- even survive 12 months was the last thing some fond memories of the LEAVING SEVERAL also had cabin crew who have onboard a ATR-72 aircraft ed next to him. But the final masterstroke was his announcement that this would on everyone’s mind. But the signs of trou- airline. I distinctly remember had a “I am better than you” would be my last with the air- ble were apparent for anyone willing to my first flight on Jet Airways, BANKS, LED BY attitude and I have had cabin line. One can still hold out be his last electoral outing, thereby setting off a sympathy wave of sorts that open their blinkers and see: The airline was I was in Class XI and was trav- STATE-OWNED SBI crew that have gone out of some hope for the airline’s could seal the SP-BSP votebank. Historic it was. But can they make history again? in deep financial turmoil, unable to clear elling to Mumbai with a the- their way to help. When you revival but having seen simi- salaries of pilots and cabin crew. Now, it atre production back in 1996. HOLDING THE CAN, fly hundreds of times with an lar ‘temporary suspensions’ is almost certain that the story is over, leav- It was a then brand-new airline over the years, there will becoming permanent, I would ing several banks, led by the State-owned Boeing 737-300 aircraft. Many WHICH MEANS be some bad experiences along like to thank the airline for all State Bank of India holding the can, which other airlines that had started ULTIMATELY, THE with some superb ones but the memories. While I am No belt but tighter ties means ultimately, the Indian taxpayer will in the aftermath of the most of the time, Jet was good. upset about losing my miles, I pick up a large part of the bill. Government opening up the INDIAN TAXPAYER May be that is why, as a fre- do wish all the employees of Jet Bilateral relations will not be derailed by India’s refusal to The fact is that until Jet Airways’ aviation sector to private car- WILL PICK UP A quent flyer, you start getting Airways well and believe that be part of BRI. China needs India’s market lenders can quickly find a resolution, its riers, were using older, often the first hints that things are most of them will find jobs revival is almost certainly off the cards. much older aircraft, such as SUBSTANTIAL BILL not all great, as service stan- even in this difficult econom- n China’s Foreign Ministry offices in Other airlines are already buzzing around first-generation jet aircraft like dards, including in-flight ser- ic environment. It was a good the airline’s body as it lies comatose with the Boeing 707. Many used vice, started to drop. Jet clear- quarter-century long ride! Beijing’s Chaoyang District, there are many some aircraft and assets like slots still in second and third-hand Boeing ly could not compete with the (The writer is Managing Idepartments, including a few that deal with its possession. But the slots will not stay 737-200 aircraft. Jet used rel- likes of low-cost carriers like Editor, The Pioneer) Chinese history, looking at historical treaties that predecessor states of the People’s Republic of China signed, whether it was the S O U N D BITE Qing dynasty or in Tibet. From historical bor- There are forces that are Things don’t work out and The Indian side has its concerns. I am not a patch on Indira der treaties and surrendering of land to trying to destabilise the it’s only fair that two peo- We understand that and that is Gandhi. The sense of pub- demands for restitution from nations like Japan judiciary. There are ple who want to take their why we have stated that the BRI lic service that she had, I bigger forces behind the life in their own hands will is only an economic initiative and also have the same and that colonised it, everything China does today allegations hurled at me. take that decision. does not target any third country. my brother also has it. has some sort of historical context. Few other Chief Justice of India Actor China’s Foreign Minister Congress leader foreign affairs ministries in any other nation —Ranjan Gogoi —Arbaaz Khan —Wang Yi —Priyanka Gandhi have similarly dedicated units. And after China successfully enforced the treaty that the Qing dynasty had with the British over Hong Kong, they have become even more aggressive on this front under President Xi Jinping. The modern People’s Republic of China wants to return being the Middle Kingdom, a land between L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR heaven and earth which has dominion over the rest of the planet. And while the Save aviation sector sation in Indian society today ancient Middle Kingdom was built by conquest, the new one will be built on repli- Why no bar on tainted candidates? that communities will vote for cating history and by spending money. Thus the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), alleged terrorists — as long as a massive series of infrastructure projects, including building ports, high-speed Sir — The suspension of opera- etting the stage for an epic battle in Bhopal, Sadhvi they believe that terrorism is tions of the cash-starved Jet Pragya Singh Thakur, the woman facing trial in the being committed on behalf of railways and airports across the world, is funded by China and built by the Chinese. Airways is disheartening and a SMalegaon blast case, was fielded by the BJP to their own. Huge, expensive projects such as Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka and the Lahore big setback for the Indian aviation defeat the Congress’ candidate Digvijaya Singh in the JS Acharya Metro have led to massive public debts in both nations. The BRI may not state industry at a time when it has Lok Sabha elections. Sadhvi joined the BJP only hours Hyderabad this explicitly, but the subtext is one of Chinese economic conquest of nations emerged as one of the fastest before the party announced her name as its candidate growing globally. Further, the from Bhopal. This makes it clear that the BJP is hell- Influencing voters and their resources aided by corrupt politicians. aviation sector largely remains bent to create an electoral candidate out of a key ter- But China has always had one painful neighbour, one from whom it has been untapped with huge growth ror suspect. Agreed, Sadhvi is not the first person to opportunities, considering that air contest in an election despite facing serious charges. Sir — As the national election is in separated by a massive Himalayan barrier. A neighbour with whom it has had transport is still expensive for a Nor will she be the last one. But it appears that the BJP’s progress, it is disappointing that cultural exchanges — after all Buddhism and martial arts were gifts from it — majority of the country’s popula- sole aim is to strengthen its Hindutva narrative. convicted or those who entail a sentence of at least two political leaders have been playing but geography has always meant that population exchanges and war, other than tion. It is against this backdrop of There is no denying the fact that India has always years are not allowed to contest the polls. Ideally, the religious and caste cards to attract in modern times, have been limited. This has meant that there has always been capacity-reduction that Jet’s deci- been a secular country and it is the vibrant and dynam- candidates should themselves not contest. Many Union voters. A common misconception sion to stop all operations, at least ic aspect of being secular that has always won it a Ministers have quit their posts when charges against among them is that they have an underlying distrust of each other in Beijing and New Delhi. But is the Indian temporarily, may see airfares spi- unique position in the entire world. Our country is them have been framed. This should be the case with absolute freedom over the content government’s disapproval of the BRI just one of a jealous neighbour? That’s untrue. ral further in the short term. revered and respected for that. But it is ironical that the selection of candidates, too. of their speeches. Despite laws that India knows that it has lost out to China economically over the past decade and If indeed Jet is able to survive Indian laws do not bar those facing criminal charges TK Nandanan prohibit speeches of certain kinds and gets a credible investor, it will from contesting the elections. Only those who have been Chennai and the procedure thereof, they it sees China’s BRI for what it is, an unbridled attempt at colonisation by eco- be in the interest of thousands of have been unmindful and have nomic means. Yet, India realises it has to live with China considering its invest- employees and travellers, who will been gleefully violating the Model ments here are extensive and we have become a major market for Chinese prod- otherwise see a massive capacity look at their plight. the party but also making her its avoided making her its candidate Code of Conduct. shortage, leading to a tremendous Ramesh G Jethwani candidate in Bhopal against in Bhopal. Interestingly, BJP Spreading hate speeches and ucts. Our eastern neighbour’s interests are best served by a economically ris- increase in airfares. Jet’s story has Bengaluru Congress leader Digvijaya Singh. leader Subramanian Swamy has intruding privacy of others will in ing India in the medium-term because it will be forced to buy more Chinese prod- also raised serious questions as to Out on bail for the past two years, gone to the extent of saying that no way strengthen society. It is a ucts. Hence all talk of another Wuhan and sharing bilateral concerns. Yet, India’s why the domestic airline indus- Stoking controversy Pragya Singh Thakur was dis- the charges against the candidate travesty that with such a mindset, try is proving to be so perilous for charged by a court of charges are in the “final stages of being the issues faced by the citizens get next government should continue to be wary of China, which like a dragon has enterprises. The Government under the Maharashtra Control of dismissed,” as if her acquittal is a overlooked. a forked tongue. It wants to keep India militarily weak and will continue to fund needs to do some re-thinking as Sir — Literally cocking a snook Organised Crime (MCOCA) in foregone conclusion. Ramachandran Nair global terrorism through Pakistan. While the new Indian government should engage to why over half-a-dozen of air- at the law and the judicial process, the 2008 Malegaon blast case. Having picked a controver- Malappuram lines have fallen by the wayside in the BJP has set an unhealthy Still, even if she is innocent, sial nominee, the BJP can no with China from a new perspective, it should remember that the latter consid- the last decade or so. The airlines, precedent in not only inducting given the magnitude of the longer take the moral high Send your feedback to: ers everybody below it, including people beyond the mountains. too, must take a comprehensive Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur into charges, the BJP could have ground. So sharp is the polari- [email protected] LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 22, 2019 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN Bottlenecks in POINTCOUNTERPOINT MULAYAM SINGHJI IS NOT A FAKE SERVANT LIKE PRIME PEOPLE OF UTTAR PRADESH HAVE REJECTED better healthcare MINISTER MODI. HE IS A POLITICIAN WHO HAS SWORN CASTE-BASED POLITICS. SP AND BSP ARE THAT HE WILL CONTINUE WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE. WORKING AGAINST EACH OTHER'S INTERESTS. Timely training of primary-level doctors can help —BSP LEADER —UNION MINISTER face the scourge of non-communicable disease MAYAWATI PIYUSH GOYAL that threatens the country and its citizens today Life after elections SAVITHA KUTTAN Regardless of which party forms the Government at the Centre, there should be no room for s India aspires to achieve the status of an economic super- power, the country needs to maintain good health of its complacency. It will have to hit the ground running and focus on the economy’s growth Avast population. In addition, when the health aspect comes into play, the role of doctors becomes all the more important. The ailing primary healthcare set-up in India has failed to keep pace with latest developments, thereby increasing the load on tertiary centre. Initially, the primary healthcare system was seen as a guard against preventing the burden of diseases to an advanced stage and to get preventive and cost-effective treat- ment. However, gradually, that role became redundant with the lack of trained and qualified physicians. Hence, the entire bur- den fell on hospitals in cities and urban areas. According to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) 2018 data, non-communicable diseases kill 41 million people each year globally. The WHO statistics further revealed that 15 mil- BINDU DALMIA lion people aged between 30 and 69 years die due to non- communicable diseases every year. And most of these pre- y the end of May, a newly-elected mature deaths occur in low and middle income countries, Government, constituting the 17th Lok who focus more on treating infectious diseases and remain BSabha, will firmly be in place. While it’s a chal- ignorant of non-communicable diseases. A major hurdle in lenge to predict the electoral outcomes of India’s tackling them is the lack of trained physicians at the prima- heterogeneous democracy, taking an average of the recently-declared, pre-electoral opinion polls ry healthcare level where diseases can be prevented and makes it clear that the BJP still retains some detected early and patients can be given timely treatment. momentum. The most significant takeaway from Major kinds of non-communicable diseases responsible for Phase-I of the elections was the absence of anti- early deaths include heart attacks and stroke, cancers, chron- incumbency undercurrents, which is what differ- ic respiratory diseases, asthma and diabetes. entiates 2019 from 2004. Upgrade knowledge of primary healthcare doctors: Rural According to survey projections, Prime physicians play a key role in the initial emergency situations. Minister Modi appears to be the front-runner for It has been repeatedly suggested that primary healthcare doc- a next term with an average of 272 seats for the tors should receive basic training in providing emergency care NDA versus 141 for the Congress +. The only in communities who reside far away from regional support ser- speculation is about the margin of victory. The pro-incumbency calculus is broadly based on vices. Also, with diseases evolving constantly, doctors in the expectations of a less than anticipated loss for the rural health set-up are unable to cope with the patients’ expec- BJP in Uttar Pradesh, despite the Samajwadi tations as they remain unequipped to treat new diseases due Party-Bahujan Samaj Party’s (SP-BSP) over- to insufficient knowledge or training. There is a dire need to train whelming arithmetic; a pro-Modi popularity rat- rural physicians. Further, early detection of diseases causing ings bias in the recently lost Hindi heartland epidemics, especially non-communicable diseases including States of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and diabetes, hypertension, will be of help. Timely re-education and Rajasthan as also in Bihar, Delhi and the strong- training of doctors will also help in reducing the burden of patients hold of Gujarat. The BJP is also expected to on Tier-I and Tier-II hospitals. increase its footprint a bit in the eastern bastions Online doctor training: As technology advances in the med- of Mamata Banerjee’s West Bengal and Naveen Patnaik’s Odisha. demand as 60 per cent of the households account Reserve Bank of India’s autonomy. a livelihood. Entrepreneurs and self-employed ical field, a lot of other options can be explored to train physi- As momentum for the elections picks pace, for over 25 per cent of the consumption. As 12 n Restoring the credibility of Central insti- are now a sizeable base who have grown since cians in remote and rural areas. For doctors having little time what is increasingly evident is that of the 31 per crore farmer families are expected to benefit tutions like the Economic Offences Wing, the the last three years to 48 million. Promoting to venture out, if information is made available to them on their cent of the middle class, who were disillusioned from the expanded coverage of the PM-KISAN Central Bureau of Investigation and the mass entrepreneurship needs policy improve- fingertips, it can help train them. This apart, organising regu- due to demonetisation and who voted for the scheme — which in the next phase will include Enforcement Directorate should be another pri- ment to ease seed capital funding, providing lar seminars and workshops can be useful. BJP in 2014, a sizeable section of the aspirational tenant farmers — it requires the creation of a ority. Investigative efficiency of economic collateral-free loans and erasing regulatory With technology touching the sky, upgradation of knowl- and burgeoning lot seems to be coming back to database to identify the beneficiaries as also bet- offences by Central agencies is vital for higher requirements. edge has become a reality for doctors through cloud-based tech- the incumbent yet again — a pattern discernible ter digital mapping and titling of land records. conviction rate to punish wilful offenders. Further, as improved human capital stems nology where specialists share their know-how about latest across caste barriers. Perhaps because of a lack Essentially, India needs economic growth Further, in the next leg of the “Housing for from higher literacy, there is an urgent need to developments in medical research and drugs invention. Most of a leadership alternative. Further, the BJP has which is “organic”, one that can only happen by all by 2022” scheme, there is a need to ease double outlays in education and improve the of these tutorials provide free access to content where doc- strategised on energising three key demo- enlarging the economic pie, as compared to funding for low-cost housing for both builders human capital quotient if India has to grow in graphics it hopes to gain from: First-time vot- interim measures that artificially boost incomes and buyers. This will allow for greater access double digits. India’s mobile data is the cheap- tors can grasp content either through their smartphones or other ers, the start-up universe and women. Although at the bottom of the social pyramid through to institutional finance and relax the eligibil- est in the world and had an estimated 566 mil- internet-linked devices. This online exercise is beneficial in a women do not vote en bloc, on-ground deliv- expansive welfarism. Organic growth can hap- ity criteria for loans to consumers on lines of lion internet users as of December 2018, out of way that it helps doctors hone their skills to provide better health- ery of the Government’s welfare schemes has pen broadly through: the proposed “rental-cum-ownership basis.” which rural users comprised 250 million. Here care. The process of training doctors online serves the purpose found resounding resonance among them. n Maintaining fiscal prudence. This because as the Government targets to in lies the biggest opportunity for transforma- of improved healthcare across the country. Regardless of which dispensation comes to n Continuing efforts at increasing the tax- build 29 million housing units in rural areas tion in education through distant-learning and Incentivise primary healthcare doctors: Most doctors, both power, for the first 100 days, the next payer base, which will yield revenue for nation- and 12 million units in urban areas, most buy- e-commerce job-creation. Another avenue for private and Government, avoid working in non-urban centres Government will not have the luxury of the fable building, yet lowering corporate tax to facilitate ers lack collateral. The construction sector job-creation that has lagged behind is the citing lack of medical infrastructure, safety and sanitation issues. “honeymoon period” and will have to hit the Capex spend and job creation. needs acceleration as it holds the potential of export sector. India has an opportunity to plug n Though the Government has made several efforts to ensure doc- ground running. This because of the World Boosting the share of the manufactur- the highest job-creating coefficient after the the vacuum created by relocation of produc- tors work in rural areas, there has been little success. Instead Economic Outlook’s forecast of a slowdown in ing sector in the economy to 25 per cent by 2022 unremunerative agricultural sector. tion sites outside China by eliminating super- economic activity in 2019 for 70 per cent of the from the current 17 per cent . There’s little room for complacency despite fluous regulations that lower competitiveness of adopting coercive measures, focus should be on recruiting world economy, which includes India. n Improving access to reasonably priced the International Monetary Fund and the and make India a more attractive investment doctors and incentivising them with both monetary benefits and Consequently, the global slowdown as also the capital in order to service the credit requirements World Bank certifying that India is the fastest destination for producing goods for exports. improved working conditions. Such measures will go a long revival of growth within the country needs recal- of MSMEs. growing economy, averaging at 7.5 per cent. We India is currently a $2.5 trillion economy and way in encouraging them to work in rural areas and retrain them- ibration in order to expand the economy and use n Continuing with the ambitious invest- need a “job-full” growth of 10 per cent year-on- by 2030, it is anticipated that its national selves to better serve the rural communities. the resources sustainably for poverty alleviation. ment target of `100 lakh crore to expand the year successively in order to avert a demograph- income will touch $7 trillion. As a key driver of Primary-level doctors: In the Government’s flagship health So what would a new government prioritise? highways, railways and airports. This is expect- ic disaster. In order to achieve the UN’s growth and jobs, urbanisation holds another vital insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat, stress was laid on pri- Some of the big themes include continuing the ed to create 25-30 lakh crore jobs. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of key for expanding the economy. “Given India’s mary health centres. The Government plans to upgrade Primary impetus for infrastructure and housing, both of n Accentuating the pace of structural and bridging inequality and mainstreaming the commitment to the 2030 development agenda, Health Centres (PHC) into Health and Wellness Centers (HWC). which are the biggest job aggregators; facilitat- market-based reforms, including trade liberal- disadvantaged communities by 2030, the we will need to build 700 to 900 million square However, the lack of sufficient health-related infrastructure at ing an entrepreneurial workforce that fosters self- isation, digitisation of land records, lowering the Government as well as the private sector will metres of urban space annually. This will mean employment and is a proxy for formal job cre- cost of land acquisition to hasten infrastructur- have to work closely to infuse resources on pro- 70 per cent new jobs will be created in and PHCs may not drive the Government’s well-thought programme. ation; and ensuring targeted delivery of social al development. jects that pose the biggest investment opportu- around cities.” For this mammoth insurance scheme to succeed, the sector schemes like Ayushman Bharat and the n Hastening the process of privatisation, nities to modernise India and accelerate the While Modi has firmly laid the groundwork Government must make efforts to re-educate and upskill doc- farm income support scheme, PM-KISAN, by especially of Air India and MTNL. growth of human development. on strong foundations for an anticipated re-run tors at the primary level. For this purpose, the Government can funding in a fiscally responsible manner, with- n Reducing the debt load of 34 power “Jobs are human capital” and the creation of office, huge challenges lies ahead. If handled tie up with private players who may be willing to help retrain out burdening the middle classes with high taxes. plants amounting to `1,80,000 crore as 40 per of better paying jobs is the only way to avert with surgical precision, a prosperous India @75 physicians. It is now time for the Government to rope in pri- A quasi-universal income support scheme cent of their output is not paid for. This has a demographic disaster. The self-employed are could be well within striking range. vate players so that our doctors can provide quality and afford- necessitates setting aside one per cent of the increased State utility losses and has become part a fall-back segment of job seekers, those who (The writer is an author, columnist and able healthcare to our vast population. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for a few of the banks’ bad loan portfolio. mostly opt to begin their career by running Chairperson for the National Committee of n (The writer is CEO of a leading healthcare organisation) years. This will also speed up rural consumer Streamlining bureaucracy, reinforcing the small street stalls as a second-option to earn Financial Inclusion at Niti Aayog) Secure development with conservation FOREIGN EYE Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa district, where forest officials have been running a centre to train tribal youth for livelihood, is one example that needs to be replicated across the country. The Government should rope in the forest department for tribal development But as always, there are some to speak to the tribals, who are bene- trained over a thousand youths belong- This innovative example of the use ules. CAMPA funds can also be tied up. change-mongers, whose enterprise, ficiaries of the various income-gener- ing to Korku and other tribes till June of forest department to train the trib- In a nutshell, the implementation zeal and innovation bring resilience, ation activities launched by the forest 2016. Around 600 boys were trained for al youth for livelihood was executed of such modules sends out a larger long-term credibility and, hence, faith department here so that they can lead security guards, data entry jobs and dri- through the NGO. However, the infra- message to our planners to reshape in the system. In the midst of failed a decent livelihood. It was reassuring ving vehicles. structure for training, including the developmental programmes by inter- Government schemes, there are peo- to see that irrigation facilities had pro- Further, 450 girls were skilled in building, was arranged separately by the linking conservation of forests with ple who, with their sheer perseverance moted wheat and vegetable cultivation cloth stitching, tribal art and beauty par- forest department. A cost-benefit analy- income-generation and growth of pri- and hard work, have rewritten laws of but sadly, millets were fast vanishing. lour jobs. Training happens for a dura- sis will make for a nice model that can mary sector activities through infu- SMARTPHONE governance. In this column, this writer The most noteworthy aspect was tion of three months for each trade in be replicated for not only employment sion of technology. Emphasis of for- CAN WAIT VK BAHUGUNA will discuss one such example of for- the creation of a skill development cen- a batch of 35 and covers personality generation for the tribals but also for est management should be on con- When the phone is not est conservation and tribal development tre at Anwlia in 2010, for which funds development, too. After the completion reducing their dependence on the for- serving the forests, soil moisture and demanding that we pay ureaucracy is a tool for gover- reviewed by him recently when he vis- were generated from the tribal-sub plan of the training, placement services are est and land-based resources. Success bio-diversity and making people less nance and implementation of ited some tribal areas in the hinterland of the State and the Union Government activated by the centre. SEES was paid has come very silently, without blow- dependent on forests through such attention to others Bdecisions as per the law and con- of Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa district. pitched in as well. It was the innova- `8,000 per candidate for training. ing the trumpet, but the district admin- activities that ultimately not only lead performance, it seems to ventions set by the rulers. It functions This area is home to dry teak tive thinking of former Divisional It was heartening to learn that out istration of Khandwa must take cue to better livelihood but can help in cli- demand that we perform in a systematic manner and if it per- forests and many tribal communities Forest Officer SS Rawat, currently of the 450 trained girls, 176 are work- from this and help this centre grow as mate change mitigation and adapta- our own emotions rather forms its duty honestly and efficient- live in and around the forests. The Kol, overseeing this centre as the Chief ing at a textile company in Bengaluru a model for employment-generation by tion on broader scale by covering the ly, it can become an agent of change Korku, Sahariya and Baiga tribals have Conservator of Khandwa circle, and the and others have taken up independent adding up more trade and providing entire landscape. than experience them. We for the welfare of the people. However, registered the highest population. A staff that led to the establishment of this work in nearby places. One of the girls, financial support. It should focus more It will also assimilate the tribal must put our phone down the bureaucracy is severely criticised large number of forest villages were cre- centre. The skill development centre who had come home from Bengaluru on animal resources and horticulture youth in the mainstream society where and leave it there a while. all over the world for creating logjam, ated during the British period for the was created through a public-private for Holi, was present with her baby dur- development and the creation of infra- they will enrich it with their culture, lan- Grab the world with both being insensitive to public feelings, execution of forestry works and peo- partnership with help from an NGO, ing my visit and she informed me that structure for primary sector. The cen- guage, art and music. It is in this light hands instead and get them breeding red-tapism, setting up a ple over here were deprived of even Self Employment Education Society they are provided safe accommodation, tre needs fresh infusion of funds. that the recommendations of the roadblock for innovation and running basic civic amenities. However, the sit- (SEES) and with bare minimum invest- dining, crèche facilities and a good Equally, the forest department National Commission on Scheduled dirty: garden, make after those who dare innovate. In a uation changed after the Forest Rights ment. The centre focussed on the salary of more than `8,500 during their must submit a comprehensive project Tribes that the Indian Forest Service something, or cook a meal; country as diverse as India, where chal- Act, 2006. This writer visited the advantage of the location of the initial appointment. Another textile before the Ministry of Skill should be entrusted with tribal devel- eat without photographing lenges faced by its people are immense, Chattu-Pattu and Bangda villages, Khandwa town on the main railway producer in Mandideep near Bhopal Development and Entrepreneurship, opment must be seen. It’s time that the it first. Lose yourself in the the success of any Government pro- inhabited by the Korku and Gond track from where all trains going to recruited 450 boys as security guards. Ministry of Rural Development and Government takes a call considering present around you. gramme depends on the commitment tribes, around 70 km away from major South Indian cities like Those, who were trained in driving, are Ministry of Tribal Affairs, that covers the future of the country. (The Guardian editorial) and efficiency of its administration. Khandwa last month and got a chance Bengaluru passed. The centre had on their own and self-employed. the entire State with site-specific mod- (The writer is a retired civil servant) LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 22 2019 money 10 Air India Express mulls leasing some Jet Airways’ Boeing 737s PTI n MUMBAI Jet collapse: Privatisation not remedy, says AI union official Jet crisis: Lenders keen ir India Express, the international budget arm Aof Air India, is examining the possibility of PTI n MUMBAI tions for the time being has put jobs of its over growth is not sustainable, healthy and even”. leasing some Boeing 737 aircraft of grounded car- 20,000 employees. Calling the government to reconsider its on non-IBC resolution in rier Jet Airways, which are parked at different air- rivatisation is not a remedy, which can make Moreover, as many as six airlines have plans of privatising Air India, which are put on ports due to non-payment, through a firm deci- Pan airline profitable or efficient and shut- closed down in the last five years. the backburner for the time-being, the ACEU sion is yet to be taken, a top company official said tering of Jet Airways and Kingfisher is a case “First it was Kingfisher which folded up, official said even in the present crisis when Jet Sunday. in point, a senior Air India employees union and now its Jet Airways, which has stopped Airways passengers are stranded across airports case bidding process fails Before halting operations temporarily mid-last official said Sunday even as he urged the gov- operations, albeit for the time being. The globally, it is the national carrier which has week due to severe cash-drought, the private car- ernment to reconsider its plans to de-nation- votaries of the privatisation, both in the gov- come to the rescue of the passengers by PTI n NEW DELHI Tribunal’s (NCLT) approval is rier was forced to ground 69 planes owing to non- alise the flag carrier, which are currently on hold. ernment and outside, need to understand that announcing special fares for such passengers. required for initiating the payment of rentals to lessors. Supporting the 20,000 employees of the denationalisation alone can’t bring profitabil- “The government can’t expect such a ges- s they explore ways to process, wherein the resolution Later, on April 16, it grounded the rest of the grounded Jet Airways, the union official said ity and efficiency. Had it been so, the two pri- ture from private airlines,” he said. Arecover debt, lenders of Jet would be market-linked and planes in its fleet, when it decided to temporarily that the present policies of the government need vate airlines would not have gone bust,” said “If the present crisis is allowed to contin- Airways are in favour of a res- time-bound. suspend all its domestic and international services. to be relooked as they have only lead to a cri- an Air Corporation Employees Union (ACEU) ue, it will lead to unprecedented crisis in the olution outside the insolvency Outside the NCLT would Air India Express parent, Air India, is already sis in the industry and jobs of thousands of peo- senior official. industry leading to more and more employees law framework in case the be a better option as far as plan discussing a proposal to lease five of Jet Airways ple are at stake. Stating that the foremost reason for the cur- being thrown out of employment. A mere ongoing bidding process fails to B is concerned, sources said, wide-body planes, Boeing 777s. Weighted down by huge debt, majorly from rent crisis in the aviation industry is the gov- glance of problems indicate that there is take off, sources said. adding that then banks would “We are looking at leasing (B737 of Jet Airways) the public sector banks, Kingfisher went belly- ernment’s “reliance” on the private sector in something seriously wrong with the policy Running into debt of more realise better value from the aircraft but there is no firm decision on this issue up in 2012. Jet Airways, which has a debt of achieving its ambitious Vision 2040, which has direction,” he added. than Rs 8,500 crore, Jet Airways aircraft and other tangible so far. As a matter-of-fact, there are a lot of other Rs 8,500 crore, mostly from the government- projected the countrys air passenger traffic to There is also a need to put brakes on ‘open has shut down operations tem- assets owned by Jet Airways. things that have to be looked at, like slots, sectors run banks, ceased operations last Wednesday grow to 1.1 billion per year by 2040, the union sky policy’ besides strict enforcement of bilat- porarily after lenders decided Four entities — Etihad and timings, among others,” Air India Express chief due to paucity of cash. official said, “the industry is not doing well from eral to make the business of domestic com- against extending emergency Airways, TPG Capital, Indigo executive officer Shyam K Sunder told PTI over The abrupt closure of Jet Airways opera- the vision document point of view as the panies, including of Air India, viable, he said. funds for its survival. Partners and National phone from Kochi, the airline’s headquarter. SBI, the lead lender of the Investment and Infrastructure When asked about the number of planes that seven-member consortium of Fund (NIIF) — are learnt to have his airline could induct from Jet Airways, he said, domestic banks that have shown interest in picking up “We don’t have a target number.” extended loans to the airline, stake in Jet Airways. The details Air India Express, has its operations largely out Jet employees present ‘value’ hiring proposition has started the bidding process of initial bidders are expected to of Kerala to the Gulf and South-east Asia. Besides, for stake sale in the carrier and be known on May 10. it also operates some flights to these regions from clarity about potential bidders As they wait for comple- North and Western India as well as on some for airlines but may get lower pay offers: Experts would emerge next month. tion of the bidding process, the domestic routes. While lenders are “reason- lenders are also looking at It has a fleet of 25 Boeing 737 planes, of which PTI n NEW DELHI have been under stress at the airline for a while, Chakraborty told PTI. ably hopeful” of a successful options to raise funds from the 17 are owned and rest 18 are on lease. The now though quite a few would have been hopeful of She also noted that there is a significant bidding process, sources said carrier’s available assets, includ- out-of operations, Jet Airways also has B737s in housands of employees at now-shuttered Jet a turnaround of the carrier. Under the current demand for core staff while non-specialised banks are working on a plan B ing utilising Jet Airways’ 16 the fleet. TAirways might be staring at an uncertain circumstances, they might have to either shift staff should look at an alternative industry for in case things don’t progress as own planes. Shyam Sunder also said the airline plans to future but other airlines will see “value” in hir- base to Tier-II or Tier-III cities or accept job suitable functional roles. expected. On Friday, sources said recruit 50 commanders from Jet Airways, of which ing such experienced people even though they offers having lower compensation, they opined. The country’s oldest private carrier, Jet If the bidding process fails, that lenders have been proac- 20 have already been hired. might end up getting relatively lower pay pack- Staffing firm TeamLease Services Co- Airways has a substantial number of employ- lenders would favour a resolution tive and cannot be blamed for “We have already recruited a lot of pilots. We have ets, according to HR experts. Founder and Executive Vice President ees who have put in more than two decades at for the debt-ridden Jet Airways the current situation at the air- about 20 of them already, all from Jet Airways as at Demand continues to outstrip talent sup- Rituparna Chakraborty said that the aviation the airline. outside the Insolvency and line. “They (lenders) have been present only Jet pilots are available in the market. Our ply in the Indian aviation sector, which is one sector in India has immense potential and if Executive search company GlobalHunt’s Bankruptcy Code (IBC) frame- actively engaging with the com- intention is hire up to 50 pilots. So we will be induct- of the fastest growing in the world. one goes by the current equation, the supply Managing Director Sunil Goel said there has work, sources said. Recovery on pany for almost nine months ing another 25-30 pilots going forward,” he said. Cash-starved Jet Airways, which has been fly- of ground staff, crew and pilots are still low in been a huge expansion in terms of new airports the basis of existing security and ever since the airline started The AIE official, however, ruled out hiring of ing for nearly 26 years, has around 23,000 employ- comparison to the demand that exists. and connectivity in Tier-II and Tier-III cities tangible assets would be a pre- incurring cash losses and have first officers at this stage, adding that the airline ees, including contractual staff. It announced a “In my mind, other airlines will definite- through air transportation. So, there is a con- ferred option, they added. been urging the management may look at it if there was any requirement for them temporary suspension of operations on April 17. ly see value in hiring the experienced and high- sistent demand for talent in the aviation sec- Under the Code, the to come forward with a definite in the future. Experts observed that employees would ly well-trained staff that Jet has currently,” tor, he added. National Company Law plan for resolution.” Deposits in Jan India is not a tariff king: Experts Dhan accounts fast India must complete reform process inching towards The country has said. alcoholic beverages, 100 per He added that India has Sharing similar views, cent on coffee, and 60-75 per complied with all tariff com- `1 lakh cr mark in next five years: Arvind Panagariya the right to Professor at Indian Institute of cent on automobiles have mitments under the WTO protect specific Foreign Trade (IIFT) Rakesh made India a villain in the and has made sincere efforts PTI n NEW DELHI PTI n NEW YORK tors such as apparel, footwear, lation of PSBs (by the Reserve Mohan Joshi said that the US eyes of the US President. to reduce applied duties suo- furniture, kitchenware and other Bank of India and the govern- sectors allegations are not correct However, many countries moto to 13.7 per cent today he total deposits in bank ndia must focus on growth of light manufactures to create ment) and two different RBI under WTO and in fact, they should ratio- in the world including Japan, over a period of time. Taccounts opened under the Ilabour-intensive sectors to decent jobs for the masses. regulatory regimes for PSBs nalise their duty structure South Korea, the EU, the US Recently, the US decided Jan Dhan scheme, which was create decent jobs for the mass- “We need firms in these and private banks. being a developed nation. maintain an extremely high to withdraw incentives being launched about five years ago es as well as give “serious sectors that are globally com- “The simultaneous role of PTI n NEW DELHI Trade Promotion Council tariff primarily on agriculture provided to Indian exporters by the Modi-Government, are thought” to privatising the pub- petitive and capture the space the government as a provider of of India Chairman Mohit products, FIEO Director under the Generalized System set to cross `1 lakh crore soon. lic sector banks (PSBs), eminent in export markets that China banking services through PSBs, ndia is not a ‘tariff king’ and Singla said that the assertion General Ajay Sahai said. of Preference (GSP) pro- The total balance in the Jan economist Arvind Panagariya has been quitting due to its policy maker and regulator cre- Iit has all the right to take of the US is not factually cor- “India’s average WTO gramme. However, India has Dhan accounts, which has been has said, emphasising that the high wages. This requires flex- ate obvious conflicts. There needs appropriate measures to pro- rect. bound tariff is 48.5 per cent stated that it would not impact steadily rising, was at reform process must be com- ible labour and land laws and to a separation of policy making, tect the interest of specific sec- He said that the allegation while average applied tariff is domestic exporters as the `97,665.66 crore as on April 3, pleted in the coming five years. an ecosystem that is yet friend- regulatory and service provision tors like agriculture, interna- of Trump that India is a tariff 13.4 per cent. The wide gap benefits were only about $190 as per the latest government Panagariya, who had served lier to large firms,” he said. functions,” he said, adding that it tional trade experts have said. king does not hold true and is between the two clearly shows million annually. data. as the first Vice Chairman of the Panagariya elaborated that is possible to promote social Rejecting the US allega- unjustified. that India is not a tariff king Despite the fact that India The total number of Jan NITI Aayog from January 2015 one way to achieve this is to goals without ownership of the tion that India’s import duties “Like other nations, India else it would have pushed the and the US were working on Dhan accounts have crossed to August 2017, was responding create Shenzhen-style Coastal banks as the experience with pri- are one of the highest in the has the right to take appro- applied tariff very close to the a trade package, the US decid- 35.39 crore. to a question on what the pri- Employment Zones (in China) ority sector lending illustrates. world, experts said that several priate measures to protect its bound rates,” Sahai said. ed to go ahead with its deci- The deposits stood at orities should be of the that create zones of 500 square “As a last resort, if the gov- developed countries and domestic interests in specific While bound tariffs or sion. `96,107.35 crore on March 27 Government that comes into kilometers or more along the ernment feels that it must have regions including Japan, South sectors as and when it is duties refer to the ceiling, the The package was covering and `95,382.14 crore in the power when India’s mammoth coast that are characterized by control, keeping the State Bank Korea, European Union, and deemed fit. Moreover, there applied tariff is the duty which all concerns related to bilateral week before. and crucial general elections end highly entrepreneur-friendly of India in the public sector America maintain “extremely are many countries which is currently in place. trade with the US on sectors More than 27.89 crore next month. regime with respect to land, (with due governance reforms) high” tariffs primarily on agri- have much higher tariff as Another expert, who did including medical devices, account holders have been “My personal view is that labour and international trade. may be a reasonable compro- culture products. compared to India. Being a not wish to be named, said dairy products and agricul- issued the Rupay debit cards. India must complete its reform “Eventually, we must mise,” Panagariya said. The US President Donald signatory and member of that the US should not level tural goods. America also The Pradhan Mantri Jan process in the coming five extend this regime to other The noted academician also Trump has repeatedly claimed WTO, India remains com- any allegation of discrimina- wants a cut on duties on cer- Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) was years,” Panagariya, Director at parts of the country as well,” he stressed that serious thought that India is a “tariff king” and mitted to free, fair, and pre- tion at tariff front vis-a-vis tain ICT products. launched on August 28, 2014 the Raj Center on Indian said. must be given to the consoli- imposes “tremendously high” dictable trade,” Singla added. developing countries like According to sources, with an aim to provide uni- Economic Policies at Columbia He stressed that it is also dation of numerous transfers import duties on American Geneva-based 164-mem- India as America has emerged India was ready to address the versal access to banking facil- University, told PTI here. time that “we gave a serious into a single cash transfer. goods. ber World Trade Organisation as one of the richest nations in US concerns regarding these ities to all households. The Deepak and Neera Raj thought to privatising public “We must also introduce a Biswajit Dhar, a professor (WTO) is a multilateral body the world with per capita sectors. Enthused by the success of Centre in The School of sector banks (PSBs). sunset clause to all Centrally of economics at Jawaharlal which frames global trade income of about $60,000 per The bilateral trade the scheme, the Government International and Public Affairs “Experience has shown that Sponsored Schemes and Central Nehru University, said that the norms. annum. between India and the US has enhanced the accident insur- (SIPA) at Columbia University public sector ownership creates Sector Schemes. Ministries run- US allegations are complete- Singla claimed that coun- “Repeated mention of increased to $74.5 billion in ance cover to `2 lakh from `1 provides research and expertise perverse incentives that have ning these schemes should be ly unfounded. tries like Japan levy 736 per India as a tariff king with 2017-18 from $64.5 billion in lakh for new accounts opened necessary to inform policy deci- repeatedly manifested them- subject to the burden of justify- “In fact, the US import cent duty on certain products; cherry-picked examples like 2016-17. after August 28, 2018. sions, deliver increased pros- selves in episodes of accumula- ing continuation of their duties on several of their while Korea imposes 807 per motorbikes and whiskey is Although India has a The overdraft limit was perity, and define India’s future tion of non-performing assets schemes beyond a certain date,” products are quite high such cent on some goods. disingenuous, as it conve- trade surplus with the US, also doubled to `10,000. role in the global economy. (NPAs) in PSBs while the same he said, underscoring that as on tobacco it is about 350 Federation of Indian niently ignores the overall India is a thriving market for The Government also Highlighting the priority has not been a problem in pri- “indefinite perpetuation” can per cent and 164 per cent on Exports Organisation (FIEO) tariff structure of the country, US defence firms, e-com- shifted the focus on accounts areas, Panagariya said that India vate and foreign banks,” he said. often mean that the scheme in peanuts. They too maintain said that product-specific high apart from India’s developing merce and technology com- from ‘every household’ to ‘every needs a clear focus on the Further, public ownership question is making no progress reasonably high duties,” Dhar tariffs, like 150 per cent on status,” the expert said. panies. unbanked adult’. growth of labour-intensive sec- has also resulted in dual regu- in achieving its goals. US Cranberries FPIs pour in Hyundai mulls options for sourcing 205 railway projects partners with EV components in India report cost overrun SheShines `11,012 crore ` PNS n NEW DELHI PTI n NEW DELHI its first EV in a complete more support,” he added. of 2.21 lakh cr knock-down (CKD) form in Under the FAME-II S Cranberries recently outh Korean auto major the country this year. The scheme with an outlay of Rs PTI n NEW DELHI The Ministry monitored Upartnered with SheShines, in April so far SHyundai is looking at var- vehicle would be assembled at 10,000 crore, the government 367 projects of Indian Railways to celebrate womenhood and ious options for sourcing elec- Hyundai’s Chennai-based is primarily focusing on elec- ational transporter Indian in December 2018. The report discuss latest wellness trends PTI n NEW DELHI crore for this month so far, tric vehicle (EV) components manufacturing plant. With trification of public trans- NRailways account for near- stated that 94 of these projects for women. Over 200 partici- depositories data showed. in India, including local man- the Government pushing for port. ly three-fifths of 344 central reported time overrun or delay pants of the event were edu- verseas investors have Foreign investors have ufacturing of battery parts, a local sourcing of EV compo- When asked about sector projects that are facing of one month to 324 months. cated about the benefits of Opumped in a net sum of been on a buying spree in the top company official said. nents, Suzuki Motor Corp launching hybrid vehicles in huge cost overrun due to delay After the railways, the Cranberries, ranging from `11,012 crore into the Indian Indian markets since February The automaker, which is along with its partners is the country, Kim said the in implementation for various power sector reported the sec- taste, health and wellbeing. capital markets in April so far due to improvement in glob- present in India through its already in the process of con- company will take a decision reasons. ond highest incidence of over- The event hosted discussions amid easing liquidity condi- al liquidity which was trig- wholly-owned subsidiary structing an automotive lithi- after further policy clarity on Total cost overrun of 205 all cost overrun. Of the 95 pro- around women’s careers, life tions globally. gered by a shift in stance on Hyundai Motor India Ltd um-ion battery manufactur- the segment from the delayed railway projects is whop- jects monitored by the Ministry choices and wellness. Foreign portfolio investors monetary policy outlook by (HMIL), said it is also looking ing plant at Hansalpur in Government. ping `2.21 lakh crore, the latest in the power sector, 40 report- Fibre-rich, and free of (FPI) were net buyers for the various central banks global- for further clarity in Gujarat. “Once the hybrid policy flash report of the Statistics and ed cost overrun of `63,334.88 both fat and cholesterol, previous two months as well, ly, experts said. Government policy to drive in Tata Motors and and its framework is readied Programme Implementation crore. Cranberries are fast emerging infusing a net amount of On the domestic front, hybrid models in the country. Mahindra are also actively by the Government we will Ministry (MOSPI) for December The total original cost of as one of India’s favourite `11,182 crore in February “the investors are looking “We are studying various pursuing EV segment in the also plan our activity accord- 2018 showed. these 40 projects was superfruits. and `45,981 crore in March bullish on the Indian markets, options, not only us (HMIL) country. ingly,” he said. The MOSPI monitors cen- `1,72,830.59 crore, which esca- In Delhi alone, US 2019. given the positive prospects of in India, but even Hyundai Kim said Government On establishing a new tral sector projects involving an lated to an anticipated cost of Cranberries has registered a Prior to that, FPIs had a stable Government” post Motor Company (HMC) pro- support is critical to support factory, Kim said the installed expenditure of `150 crore and `2,36,165.47 crore. good growth in sales in 2018, pulled out a net `5,360 crore elections, said Harsh Jain, curement division is looking growth of EVs in the person- capacity at the company’s above. The report stated that of majority of buyers being from the capital markets (both COO at Groww. at it,” HMIL MD and CEO SS al mobility space. Chennai plant is currently According to the report, the 95 power sector projects, 56 women. equity and debt) in January. “So, this year has wit- Kim told PTI when asked if “In many countries where enough to take care of the the total original cost of these reported time overrun (delay) “We are happy to witness FPIs invested a net nessed foreign money flowing the company plans to locally the EVs are sold to private demand. 205 projects was `1,68,116.34 of two months to 147 months. great growth in consumption amount of `14,300.22 crore in into the emerging markets manufacture batteries for EVs. customers, they are support- The company has added crore up to December 2018. The third largest cost esca- in Delhi and are grateful to be equities during April 1-16, and India is getting its share The company’s parent ed by the Government in an additional capacity of The total anticipated cost of lation was recorded in the road helping many residents in while pulling out a net of the same. These factors HMC is even contacting sup- terms of subsidies ... If OEMs 50,000 units, taking the total these projects is estimated at transport and highways sector staying healthy” said, Michelle, `3,288.12 crore from the debt continue to drive the flows pliers in India for battery need to push EV mobility, installed capacity at the plant `3,89,745.97 crore, which indi- where out of the 605 monitored Cranberry marketing market, taking the total net into the Indian equity mar- components, he added. Government push is critical, to 7.5 lakh units per annum, cates overall cost escalation by projects, as many as 49 report- committee. investment to `11,012.10 kets,” he added. Hyundai plans to drive in so we are expecting some he added. 131.83 per cent. ed cost overrun. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 22, 2019 funds 11

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Egypt’s Al-Azhar GLOBE Pope denounces Easter Pak condemns explosions Putin condemns TROTTING condemns KING RESTORES CITIZENSHIP in churches, hotels bombings OF 551 BAHRAINIS ‘terrorist’ attacks AP n COLOMBO Dubai: King Hamad has ordered PTI n ISLAMABAD social media that Pakistan that the citizenship of 551 slaughter in Lanka attack AFP n CAIRO stands with the people of Sri ussian President Vladimir Bahrainis revoked by courts be akistan condemned terror Lanka. RPutin has denounced a restored, official media said AP n VATICAN CITY gypt’s Al-Azhar, the Sunni Pattacks on churches and “Pakistan condemns explo- series of attacks on churches Sunday, days after a senior UN EMuslim world’s foremost reli- hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter sions and terrorist attacks in Sri and hotels in Sri Lanka as official expressed concern about ope Francis denounced the gious institution, on Sunday con- Sunday that killed160 people Lanka at Churches & Hotels, “cruel and cynical.” the punishment. P“cruel violence” of the demned “terrorist” attacks in Sri and injured over 450. that have led to numerous In a telegram of condo- Easter Sunday slaughter of Lanka against hotels and church- The blasts targeted St casualties and immense loss. lences sent to his Sri Lankan 2 INDIANS ARRESTED IN Christians and foreigners in Sri es celebrating Easter that killed Anthony’s Church in Colombo, People and Government of counterpart, the Russian leader NEPAL FOR SMUGGLING Lanka as he celebrated the more than 200 people. “I cannot St Sebastian’s Church in the Pakistan stand by people and said Moscow remains a “reli- Kathmandu: Two Indian most joyful moment on the imagine a human being could western coastal town of Government of Sri Lanka at able partner of Sri Lanka in the nationals were arrested in Christian liturgical calendar target the peaceful on their cel- Negombo and another church this moment of tragedy and fight against international ter- Nepal on Sunday for allegedly by lamenting the bloodshed ebration day,” said Sheikh Ahmed in the eastern town of against terror,” he said in a rorism.” trying to smuggle over 50 and political violence afflicting al-Tayeb, the institution’s grand Batticaloa around 8.45 am. tweet. He added that the Russians kilogrammes of cannabis to many parts of the world. imam. “Those terrorists’ per- (local time) as the Easter Prime Minister Imran “share the grief of the relatives India, police said. Francis skipped his homi- verted disposition goes against Sunday mass were in progress. Khan also strongly condemned of those killed and wish a ly during Easter Mass but deliv- the teachings of all religions,” he Three explosions were the barbaric attacks. quick recovery to all those QUEEN ELIZABETH II TURNS ered his traditional “Urbi et said in comments published on reported from the five-star “Strongly condemn the who were wounded” after the 93 ON EASTER SUNDAY London: Orbi” (To the city and the Pope Francis holds a candle as he presides over a solemn Easter vigil ceremony in Al-Azhar’s Twitter account. hotels — the Shangri-La, the horrific terrorist attack in Sri Easter Sunday blasts that killed Queen Elizabeth II is world) speech highlighting St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Saturday AP At least 207 people were Cinnamon Grand and the Lanka on Easter Sunday result- at least 138 people. celebrating her 93rd birthday, conflicts in the Mideast, Africa killed Sunday in a series of Kingsbury. ing in precious lives lost & hun- Putin voiced confidence which this year coincides with and the Americas and demand- end, Francis lamented the matic event.” eight devastating bomb blasts, Foreigners and locals who dreds injured. My profound that “the perpetrators and the Easter Sunday. The queen is ing that political leaders put “grave attacks” on Sri Lankan More than 130 people were which ripped through hotels and were injured in hotel blasts condolences go to our Sri masterminds of such a cruel marking Easter by attending a aside their differences and hotels and churches, which killed and hundreds wounded churches where Christians were were admitted to the Colombo Lankan brethren. Pakistan and cynical crime committed service with other senior royals work instead for peace. occurred just as the Christian following near-simultaneous celebrating Easter. “I pray that General Hospital. stands in complete solidarity amid the Easter festivities will at St. George’s Chapel on the “May the one who gives us faithful were celebrating Easter blasts at three Sri Lankan God grants patience to the fam- Foreign Office spokesman with Sri Lanka in their hour of take the punishment they grounds of Windsor Castle. his peace end the roar of arms, Mass that marks the resurrec- churches and three hotels fre- ilies of the casualties and recov- Dr Mohammad Faisal said on grief,” he tweeted. deserve.” both in areas of conflict and in tion of Christ following his cru- quented by foreigners. ery to the injured,” added Sheikh our cities, and inspire the lead- cifixion. In his roundup of global Tayeb. Al-Azhar frequently ers of nations to work for an “I want to express my lov- conflicts, Francis warned that denounces jihadist movements Iraq condemns to end to the arms race and the ing closeness to the Christian the world was increasingly and regularly reaches out to the troubling spread of weaponry, community, targeted while they becoming resigned to the Christian faith. especially in the economically were gathered in prayer, and all ongoing conflict in Syria. He In February, Pope Francis death 4 IS members more advanced countries,” the victims of such cruel vio- called for a “renewed commit- and Sheikh Tayeb signed a doc- Francis said from the loggia of lence,” Francis said. “I entrust ment for a political solution” ument on “human fraternity for repatriated from Syria St. Peter’s Basilica overlooking to the Lord all those who were that would respond to Syrians’ world peace”, hailed by the AFP n BAGHDAD the flower-decked square tragically killed and pray for the need for freedom, peace and Vatican as an “important step below. injured and all those who are justice and allow for millions of forward in the dialogue between raq’s judiciary condemned to In a special appeal at the suffering as a result of this dra- refugees to return home. Christians and Muslims”. Ideath four Islamic State group members on Sunday, the first known sentence for hundreds of Iraqi jihadists repatriated in recent months from neighbour- Theresa May condemns ‘appalling’ church attacks ing Syria. In early April, Iraq’s spe- PTI n LONDON tragic time,” prime minister However, most of the dead- cialised terrorism courts began May said in a statement on ly attacks in the past in Sri preparing cases against nearly 900 ritish Prime Minister Twitter. Lanka were carried out by the Iraqis accused of joining IS. BTheresa May Sunday con- “We must stand together to Liberation Tigers of Tamil They had been caught in demned the “truly appalling” make sure that no one should Eelam (LTTE) which ran a Syria by the US-backed Syrian multiple blasts at churches and ever have to practise their faith military campaign for a separate Democratic Forces (SDF), an hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter, in fear,” she said. Tamil homeland in the north- alliance of Kurdish and Arab killing over 160 people, includ- The statement came soon ern and eastern provinces of the fighters, and transferred to Iraqi ing at least nine foreigners. after she called for the UK to island nation for nearly 30 authorities. On Sunday, the Six near-simultaneous and stand up for religious freedom years before its collapse in 2009 judiciary said it had tried four coordinated explosions rocked “The acts of violence in her annual message to mark after the Sri Lankan Army Iraqis “accused of belonging three churches and three five- against churches and hotels in Easter. killed its supreme leader to Daesh (IS) and carrying star hotels frequented by Sri Lanka are truly appalling, No group has claimed Velupillai Prabhakaran. No out crimes against innocent civil- tourists as the Easter Sunday and my deepest sympathies go responsibility for Sunday’s group has claimed responsibil- ians in order to destabilise Iraq mass were in progress. out to all of those affected at this attacks. ity for Sunday’s attacks. Sri Lankan Army soldiers secure the area around St. Anthony Shrine after a blast in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Sunday AP and Syria.” ISIS claims US special envoy deadly attack Sudan protest leaders to Comic poised to on Afghan take over Presidency for Afghan peace ministry unveil civilian ruling body AFP n KHARTOUM AFP. Rabia, a senior member of AFP n BEIRUT “All Sudanese people are in SPA, said it was possible that udanese protest leaders were favour of the council to be the unveiling of the council in Ukraine vote visits Kabul he Islamic State group Spreparing Sunday to unveil announced by the SPA.” could be delayed. TSunday claimed responsi- a civilian council that they Whistling and waving “If (the military council) AFP n KIEV ratists in the east. IANS n KABUL bility for an attack that killed 10 want to take power from mil- Sudanese flags, dozens of are willing to negotiate, then Polling stations opened at people and trapped around itary rulers, who have resisted demonstrators were sitting on there is a chance that tomor- krainians went to polls 0500 GMT as voters from S special envoy for peace 2,000 for hours inside the com- calls to step down despite mass a bridge at the site, rhythmically row’s announcement could be USunday in the second Ukrainian-speaking regions in Uand reconciliation in munications ministry in the demonstrations. banging stones against metal. postponed,” he said. round of an extraordinary elec- the west to Russian-speaking Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad Afghan capital the previous Thousands of protesters “We will stay at the site But on Sunday he con- tion with a comedian who regions in the war-torn east visited the Afghan capital and day. gathered outside the army until all our demands are met,” firmed that it would go ahead plays a president on TV expect- went to cast their ballots. exchanged views with the coun- Four IS jihadists detonated headquarters in central said Al-Baraa Yousef, another as planned. ed to win in a stunning rebuke Speaking outside a polling try’s leadership, the media explosives near the ministry, Khartoum ahead of the demonstrator. “There will be a press con- to the political establishment. booth in the capital Kiev, reported on Tuesday. As part of peace process and added that the then entered and “battled announcement, an AFP corre- On Saturday, protest lead- ference today at the said time Forty-one-year-old Galyna, 81, said she voted for his multi-nation trip to facilitate outcome of the peace talks Afghan security forces with spondent reported, a day after ers and the military rulers held at the protest site,” he told AFP, Volodymyr Zelensky’s bid to Zelensky. intra-Afghan peace talks, would be shared with the peo- machine guns and hand the two sides pledged to hold talks about a power handover without offering details. lead the country of 45 million “Because I am against Khalilzad arrived in Kabul on ple. The Taliban has so far grenades for numerous hours”, more talks. and agreed to continue dis- Since Bashir was ousted on people was initially dismissed Poroshenko,” said the pen- Monday and immediately start- rejected to sit on negotiating the group said in a statement On Friday the Sudanese cussions. April 11 by the army in as a joke when he announced sioner who refused to give her ed meeting Afghan officials, table with the Afghan govern- on its social media channels. Professionals Association “We clarified our main response to months of mass his candidacy on New Year’s last name. Daily Outlook Afghanistan ment, saying the militant group The attack in central Kabul (SPA), which was at the fore- demand, which is the transfer street protests, the military Eve. Zelensky has tapped reported. won’t talk to Kabul administra- killed seven civilians and three front of the protest campaign of power to civilian authorities,” rulers have resisted calls to But now all opinion polls into widespread frustration Khalilzad, the Afghanistan- tion in the presence of foreign members of the security forces, that toppled longtime president Siddiq Yousef, a senior mem- transfer power to a civilian suggest incumbent President over graft, poverty and a born US veteran diplomat, met military forces in the country. the interior ministry said on Omar al-Bashir this month, ber of the Alliance for Freedom body. Petro Poroshenko is heading conflict with separatists President Mohammad Ashraf Khalilzad, who ended his Sunday, in a new toll after three said it would announce and Change, the umbrella “What we want from them for defeat amid widespread that has claimed some 13,000 Ghani, Chief Executive fifth round of marathon talks people died of their wounds. the civilian council at 1700 group leading the protest is a timetable to hand over anger over poverty, corruption lives. Abdullah Abdullah and several with the Taliban representatives AFP journalists heard one GMT. movement, told state television power, so things don’t drag on,” and war. But others doubted other politicians. Afghan in Doha a couple of weeks ago big blast around 11:40 am It has invited foreign diplo- after Saturday’s talks. said Rabia. Zelensky’s victory is whether the consummate Presidential Palace in a short and resumed his peace mission (0710 GMT), followed by spo- mats and journalists to attend “We agreed to continue He said mounting pressure expected to open a new showman would be able to take statement released here on on March 25 with visit to radic gunfire for hours after- the event at the rally site. negotiations to reach a solution from the street and from the chapter in the history of a on the country’s vested inter- Tuesday said that President London and Brussels, is expect- wards. “We are waiting for the that satisfies both the sides, so international community was country that has gone through ests, negotiate with the likes of Ghani and Khalilzad exchanged ed to visit Pakistan, Uzbekistan, By about 5:00 pm (1230 announcement today,” that the transfer of power will expected to make the military two popular uprisings in German Chancellor Angela views on the situation in Jordan and Qatar after ending his GMT), the interior ministry Romaysaa Omar, one of the happen in a peaceful way.” council cede power in “two to two decades and is mired in a Merkel and stand up to Russia’s Afghanistan and the ongoing meetings with Afghan leaders. declared the assault over. protesters at the sit-in area, told On Saturday Ahmed al- three weeks”. five-year conflict with sepa- Vladimir Putin. Afghan SC extends Ghani’s US withdrawal from Harris’ campaign focuses on term until delayed elections Afghanistan focus of black colleges for support AFP n KABUL of the service term of the pres- AP n ORANGEBURG (US) Elizabeth Warren, New York of the political network She ‘THE SUPREME ident,” Khwazoon said, adding Sen Kirsten Gillibrand and The People, which plans a can- fghanistan’s supreme court COURT the extension would last “until alifornia Sen Kamala former Texas Rep Beto didate forum Wednesday at Ahas extended the term of the re-election of the new pres- next talks: Taliban CHarris has described her O’Rourke have campaigned at Texas Southern University, a President Ashraf Ghani until UNDERSTANDS THE ident”. Ghani’s office could not AFP n DOHA groups using Afghanistan as experience as a student at a his- historically black colleges. So historically black college. delayed elections take place, an FINANCIAL, immediately be reached for a safe haven or for torically black college as “one of has the other black candidate in Allison said that holding official said Sunday, resolving comment. pcoming talks between launching attacks on other the most important aspects” of the 2020 race, New Jersey Sen. events at these schools is an for now the question of what SECURITY AND The delayed elections come Uthe Taliban and the United countries. her life. Now, her Democratic Cory Booker. “essential part of a long-term would happen after his term LOGISTICAL as the United States tries to States will focus on the “But still there are some presidential campaign is using At a CNN town hall last strategy to build trust and rela- expires on May 22. negotiate a peace deal with the timetable for pulling all foreign details to be discussed, and this that experience to connect month in Orangeburg, home to tionships” with black voters. Presidential elections CHALLENGES FACED Taliban, and some had specu- forces from Afghanistan, discussion will take place in our with voters. two of South Carolina’s Harris’s focus on histori- were initially slated for April 20, BY THE ELECTION lated the polls were being delib- according to a senior Taliban next round of talks and that is Not only is she one of only HBCUs, Booker noted that his cally black colleges could be but Afghan poll officials were erately stalled to create more member. about (the) timetable of the two black candidates in a field parents and grandparents were particularly important in South unprepared for a new nation- COMMISSION’ space for those talks. In an interview with AFP, withdrawal of forces from the that’s expected to grow to more educated at historically black Carolina, home to eight wide vote so soon after October Opposition politicians and the Taliban’s political country and other details,” than 20 candidates, she’s also institutions and that “the HBCUs. Black voters are vital parliamentary elections. rity and logistical challenges presidential contenders had spokesman Suhail Shaheen said Shaheen said. the only candidate who attend- majority of black doctors, black to success for Democratic pri- With some final results faced by the election commis- called for an interim previous negotiations with The next round of talks is ed a historically black college or lawyers, black generals are pro- mary candidates anxious to win from that election still pending, sion.” Government to fill the gap Washington saw the two sides expected to take place in Doha university, commonly called duced by HBCUs.” the South’s first primary. the presidential poll was While the court did not between Ghani’s mandate agree to a total withdrawal, in the coming weeks, but no an HBCU. But Harris’s campaign In Orangeburg, Harris’s delayed until July 20, then make the statement public, expiring and the presidential with only the details needing to dates have been formally And she’s the first major- has visited more historically town hall Saturday night was pushed back again until Faraidoon Khwazoon, the elections. be fleshed out. announced. party candidate to have grad- black colleges than any candi- moderated by Bakari Sellers, a September 28. deputy spokesman to Afghan The supreme court said it “In our last round of talks US special envoy Zalmay uated from an HBCU — date, and she is burnishing her former South Carolina state Ariana News published a chief executive Abdullah was asking “presidential can- with the US side, we agreed Khalilzad, who is leading the Washington’s Howard personal ties to this commu- representative who recently statement from the court say- Abdullah, confirmed the doc- didates to respect the delay in with them on withdrawal of all talks for Washington, said after University — since Jesse nity, and not just to current stu- endorsed her campaign. ing it “has extended the service ument to AFP, noting that the presidential elections”. foreign forces from the latest round ended that Jackson ran for president in the dents. Turning to a group of term of President Ghani until Abdullah’s term had also been Ghani was elected in 2014 Afghanistan,” Shaheen said late “real strides” had been made, 1980s. “Presidential candidates South Carolina State students the re-election of a new presi- extended. in a closely contested poll that Saturday in Doha. but he insisted no agreement To be sure, she is not the are recognising HBCUs as a seated on bleachers, Harris dent”. “Yes, the supreme court has was mired by allegations of In return for a withdraw- was reached on when the US only candidate focusing on political and cultural center for talked briefly about the value of “The supreme court made its decision, based on the fraud and that saw him lead a al, he said the Taliban have and other countries might leave such institutions. the broader black community,” attending a historically black understands the financial, secu- constitution, on the extension power-sharing Government. committed to preventing terror Afghanistan. Massachusetts Sen said Aimee Allison, the founder institution. {mindspace} LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 22, 2019 vivacity 13 A LOOK AT SUSTAINABLE FARMING With aquaponics, the agricultural sector can not only increase the yield but also reduce water usage by around 90 per cent, says ANUBHAV DAS

or a country that is aquaponics is a responsible predominantly agrar- and sustainable farming sys- ian — and directly tem. and indirectly Internationally, aquapon- employing — over 60 ics has attained some maturi- Let’s be part perF cent of its active working ty as a farming alternative, population, the lack of a com- especially in the USA and in prehensive vision and innova- Australia. Many out-of-the- of a great tion in the sector is unfortu- box solutions are now available nate. Our farm output growth and it is comparatively simpler rate has been fluctuating to set up a farm. In India, between 0.2-4.2 per cent in the aquaponics is in a nascent transformation last five years. While in quan- stage as yet. The supply side is tities of produce, we may be in very slow in the uptake and The rise of terrorism is proof that it can’t be the top few producers across most set-up projects require contained by arms. To win over violence, we the world, but our yields per that equipment is custom cre- need to make peace, tolerance, respect and hectare are amongst the low- ated. This is a challenge for est. high speed scale-ups for compassion our weapons, says RAJYOGI Take the example of toma- aquaponics. Additionally, of BRAHMAKUMAR NIKUNJ JI toes. In 2017, India was the course is the factor of finance. second largest producer of Initial capital required for a eople are taking keen tomatoes in the world after set-up is on the higher side. interest in spiritual mat- China. China produced 56.8 Over time, with increasing Pters these days. They are million tones of tomatoes on demands to reduce pressures asking questions about soul, about 110,000 hectares of land. on land-based farming, god, karma and values. Seeing India produced 18.7 million aquaponics will be a leader. We the suffering and moral degra- tones on about 10 percent less expect the ancillary and inputs dation in the world, they often land. The productivity per to improve and become cost wonder as to why there is so hectare is incomparable. And effective sooner rather than much negativity in and around this fact is applicable on mul- later. If these challenges are us despite the surge in spiritu- tiple crops. addressed, then the potential al awareness in recent times. With large-scale interven- to market the products and the Many people say that unright- tions, huge subsidies on fer- services can thrive. The focus eous people are quickly pros- tilisers and inputs and a sup- thereafter will shift back to the pering these days, then why portive government policy processes of production. It is at should one do good as per the framework, India's agricultur- this point that aquaponics can law of karma? We all know al output is lacklustre. Given be considered a viable alterna- that good always begets good period of time. the current performance, there GDP from agriculture at ed to move away from the water for growing crops by tive to traditional farming sys- and bad always begets bad and Amidst all this chaos and are hard questions that need to Independence — the focus of excessive use of chemical pes- over 90 per cent as compared tems. the law of karma is infallible. confusion, people often wonder be asked — Will farm output development right from the IT IS A METHOD ticides, insecticides and fertilis- to conventional soil-based Aquaponics has the poten- However, due to the dominance if god is up there, then what is keep up with the demands of start missed the bullseye. After ers. agriculture. Established in a tial to drastically change our of negative forces in the world, he doing to set things right? the growing population? Will 70 years, our farm holdings are OF FOOD controlled environment, it is a production patterns and the effect of the positive gets Some faithful ones look up to our farm produce offer the smaller than before, and 65 PRODUCTION THE FUTURE OF FARMING completely chemical-free indeed make us competitive clouded but, just as the sun god as a formidable figure quality that is essential for percent of our farmlands are We need a game-changer. And mode of farming making it one internationally in yields per keeps shining behind a thick whose job is to punish humans healthy living? Will farming dependent on monsoons for THAT COMBINES we believe aquaponics offers us of best forms of farming hectares. With higher produc- veil of clouds and comes out for their misdeeds and hence, ever modernise? And will our crop growth. RAISING FISH just that opportunity. known today.It very possibly is tivity, the enhancement of when the clouds pass, the good we are witnessing so much farms help protect the planet Left to vagaries of nature, Aquaponics is a method of the 'future of farming.' food security would improve deeds can never go un-reward- suffering. But should we fear by saving valuable and scarce we cannot seek progress. As WITH SOIL-LESS food production that com- We believe aquaponics has across India while reducing the ed even though it might take god or love him? He is truth resources? social innovators; we wanted to GROWING OF bines raising fish (aquaculture) great potential. Since it is not burden on land and limiting some time. It is said that when and he is love. Loving him is What will it take for India's bring out a change. We realised with soil-less growing of plants dependent on land, it can be the resource wastage prevalent evil goes to extreme, it comes to our natural birthright because farm sector to change? And that we needed to provide a PLANTS BY (hydroponics) by creating a moved to inhospitable ter- currently. With the ability to an end and paves the way for a as souls we are his children. He therein lays the solution. different and new approach to CREATING A symbiotic ecosystem. The rains and even urban loca- grow nearly all crops in new beginning. Another ques- is merciful and benevolent. He Change is absolutely essential. the sector. It was not only a water in an aquaponics system tions;it's resource-smart, sav- aquaponics, it could be the tion that follows is that why do will never wish his children to Status quo will get us nowhere. question of increasing yields - SYMBIOTIC is re-circulated on a continu- ing vast quantities of water; leverage the agriculture sector good people suffer from painful suffer, but we all are suffering For a nation that employed a but also how to remove the ous basis with zero-discharge. and it is chemical-free. Yields requires in future. and deadly diseases like cancer? today because we do not love majority of its population and farms from the dependence on ECOSYSTEM The aquaponics cycle therefore are 10-12 times greater and the (The writer is the founder Well, we must understand that him, we do not honour our indeed got a large part of its rainfall. Additionally, we need- reduces the requirement of quality is far better. In one line, of Red Otter Farms.) we are living at the end of Iron eternal relationship with him Age that is, the Kaliyuga when and we have been even unjus- the old karmic accounts of all tifiably and ungratefully blam- ffective parenting requires a lot souls are being settled before ing god for all our misery. Yet of sacrifice, dedication and time. they can become pure and get he loves us unconditionally However, for working parents, liberation and enjoy complete and guides us lovingly to puri- timeE is always short. Since working Work is not for home happiness in the new world. So, fy ourselves and liberate our- parents spend a major chunk of their we are in a period of transition selves from all suffering. But, day away from their children, raising now when the new world is when we say that god is incor- happy, healthy and well-adjusted chil- being established but a lot of poreal, without any bodily dren might seem like a major chal- Effective parenting requires a lot of sacrifice, dedication and time. MEENAL ARORA shares some suffering is also visible as the old form, then why do we celebrate lenge. However, with dual-income world is moving towards its a festival like Shivratri as his households on the rise in India, tips for working parents on how they could manage work and their children together end. Good people are also set- birthday? numerous parents are proving that it tling their old accounts but they Shivratri means the ‘Night is not impossible to balance work and your children. Eating dinner togeth- after work and head home for quali- do not suffer so much pain as of Shiva’ which signifies the family, and that kids of working par- er, reading and then tucking them into ty time. they have the blessings earned darkness of spiritual ignorance ents are able to thrive as well. If yours bed is a great way to end the day. by their good deeds. in Kaliyuga. Shiva is the incor- is a family where both parents work, Look on the bright side In a world that is rife with poreal Supreme Soul who is the here are some tips that will help you Look for flexible workplaces As working parents, you will violence, crime, fear and inse- Father of all souls. He imparts strike that balance and lead a blissful Many workplaces offer flexible have more disposable income at hand. curity use of force and violent the truth about soul, god and family life as well: working hours and work from home You will be able to create additional means is seen as the best way to the creation and inspires options. Such jobs will allow you to opportunities for your children such ensure safety and security. But humans to purify themselves by Communicate with your chil- spend some time with your children as lavish summer trips, professional is it right to use violence to get linking their heart and mind dren in case the need arises. Doctor’s visit, activity classes and better schools. As justice or to succeed in a good with him and by doing pure Since working parents spend lit- school functions and sick days can all children of working parents spend a cause, people ask. We all know deeds. He does not live, eat, or tle time with their kids, it is impor- be taken care of without the slightest lot of time in different social settings that violence begets more vio- indulge in sensual experiences tant to set aside time and communi- of guilt if the workplace understands such as daycare or co-curricular class- lence. The rise in terrorism is a like human souls do. He is the cate with them every day. Parents need that parents sometimes require certain es, research shows that they grow up proof that terror cannot be one who never comes in the to speak to their children about their concessions. to be more confident individuals contained by arms. It is the law bondage of actions and their feelings to ensure they are not feeling with a high degree of emotional and of karma that if we use hatred fruits. The Supreme Soul is neglected or lonely without them. Seek help and support social intelligence. Looking at these or violence for any end it will remembered in all faiths as Furthermore, it is important for par- It is important for parents to dis- positive aspects of being working par- rebound and reflect in our Shiva, God, Allah, Jehovah, ents to speak to children about how cern who will take care of their child ents will help you feel great about your lives in one way or another. A Ishwar and by many other their studies, friends and activities while they are away. It is best to leave family-set up. Again, it is also a good good cause is good only if it is names. He is praised as the they did throughout the day. the child with grandparents or a rel- idea to communicate about these achieved through good means almighty, omnipotent, omni- Communicating regularly is the best ative whom you trust to take good upsides so that children understand and noble values. In practical scient being who can liberate way to connect with children even if care and focus on the child’s needs. it too. sense, this may sound to be human beings from the cycle of you don’t spend a lot of time with For younger kids or toddlers, you can Children are flexible individuals impossible. But as said earlier, sin and suffering. them. also look for a daycare center where and can adjust well in any set-up. All that as much as possible one The best thing to realise is children can be looked after by pro- they require is a little time and should try to find the root cause that humans can now experi- Don’t bring work home fessionals. Here, children can also unconditional love. Whether it is of any problem and try to solve ence god’s wisdom and bless- It is not conducive for parents to spend their day in a productive man- after work or over the weekends, allot it with compassion, forgiveness, ings as never before because the complete work tasks at home as it ner while learning new things. For some time to do things that your chil- wisdom and patience. So, to time has come for him to guide might make children feel neglected older, school-going kids, you can opt dren love. Play games, read stories or win over violence, we need to the process of the transforma- and resentful. The best approach to for schools that offer full-day pro- go out together to let them know that make peace, tolerance, respect tion of the world from Kaliyuga avoiding this situation is to complete grams. Such schools facilitate con- mother and father will always priori- and compassion our strong to Satyuga. So what are you work at the office and switch off your ducive after-school curriculums tise family time over work. weapons. It does take time and waiting for? Let’s join him and work-mode before entering your focussing on co-curricular activities (The writer is the Founding effort but we must not forget a be a part of great transforma- home. Make sure that your focus is on and homework. Parents can conve- Director, Shemford Futuristic fact that even hard stones are tion of old world into new spending maximum quality time with niently pick up children from school Schools.) cut by a gentle stream over a world. If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. —Albert Einstein

PEOPLE WHO SMOKE MARIJUANA WEIGH LESS ADHESIVE PATCH TO REDUCE HEART ATTACK VIOLENT AFFAIR AFFECTS MENTAL HEALTH IN WOMEN SKIPPING BREAKFAST MAY UP DEATH RISK BP DRUG FOR TREATING PARKINSON'S People who smoke marijuana or cannabis weigh less as Researchers have developed a new Women, please take note. If you are in a Do you skip your morning meal Felodipine, a prescribed drug to treat compared to adults who don't, a new study suggests. adhesive patch that could reduce the violent relationship you may be at an and eat dinner late at night? If so, it high blood pressure, has shown The findings are contrary to the stretching of cardiac muscle following increased risk of suffering from mental may increase the risk of death and promise against Parkinson's, belief that marijuana users who have a heart attack. disorders, suggests a new study. other heart-related problems, Huntington's and forms of dementia in a serious case of the munchies that Developed by a team of The study, published in Primary Care researchers have warned. studies carried out in mice and zebrafish will ultimately lead to weight gain. researchers from Brown University, Companion for CNS Disorders journal, The findings, published in the at the University of Cambridge. “Over a three-year period, all US; Fudan University, and Soochow University, China, the indicates that the unpredictable violence European Journal of Preventive In a study published in the journal Nature participants showed a weight patch is made from a water-based hydrogel material and can not only causes physical injuries to women but also leaves the Cardiology, suggest that people with such an unhealthy Communications, scientists have shown in mice that increase, but interestingly, those who be placed directly on the heart to prevent left ventricular victims at a higher risk of suffering from mental disorders. lifestyle had a four to five times higher likelihood of early felodipine may be a candidate for re-purposing. A used marijuana had less of an increase compared to those remodelling, a stretching of the heart muscle. A heart attack “We expect severity and frequency to be the major driver to death. common feature of neurodegenerative diseases is the that never used,” said lead author Omayma Alshaarawy puts the cardiac muscle at a risk of stretching out that can patient outcomes, but in some cases it isn't,” said David Katerndahl, “Our research shows that the two eating behaviours are build-up of misfolded proteins. These proteins, such as from the Michigan State University. reduce the functioning of the heart's main pumping Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center, US. “The independently linked with poorer outcomes after a heart huntingtin in Huntington's disease and tau in some For the study, published in the International Journal of chamber. nonlinearity, or unpredictability, of the violence is much more of a attack but having a cluster of bad habits will only make things dementias, form “aggregates” that can cause irreversible Epidemiology, the research team looked at the Body Mass “Part of the reason that it's hard for the heart to recover driver,” he added. worse. We also think that the inflammatory response, damage to nerve cells in the brain. Index (BMI) of 33,000 participants, aged 18 and older, then after a heart attack is that it has to keep pumping. The idea However, a certain amount of unpredictability was actually oxidative stress and endothelial function could be involved in A team led by Professor David Rubinsztein used mice compared the numbers. here is to provide mechanical support for damaged tissue, healthier for women, noted researchers. “Women who have, what we the association between unhealthy eating behaviours and that had been genetically modified to express mutations While the actual weight difference among users and which hopefully gives it a chance to heal,” said co-author call, ‘optimal nonlinearity,’ which means they have some nonlinearity cardiovascular outcomes,” said co-author Marcos Minicucci, that cause Huntington's disease or a form of Parkinson's non-users was modest, around two pounds for a 5-foot-7- Huajian Gao, a professor at Brown University. but it's not extreme, actually did better in the study in general,” said from Sao Paolo State University in Brazil.” disease, and zebrafish that model a form of dementia. inch participant weighing about 200 pounds at the start of The researchers said the patch, which costs “less than Katerndahl. “A good breakfast is usually composed of dairy products Felodipine was effective at reducing the build-up of the study, the variance was prevalent among the entire a penny,” has been optimised using a computer model of For the study, the researchers included 120 women participants, (fat-free or low fat milk, yogurt and cheese), a carbohydrate “aggregates” in mice with the Huntington's and sample size. The researcher cautions that marijuana should the heart to perfectly match the material's mechanical who were assessed concerning the abusive behaviour they faced and (whole wheat bread, bagels, cereals) and whole fruits,” the Parkinson's disease mutations and in the zebrafish not be considered a diet aid. properties. the violent environment around them. team said. dementia model. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 22, 2019 vivacity 14

The term ‘morally WEBBED objectionable’ The BONDING: SEASON 1 could have a variety of ‘First film is definitions for moral always special’ Actor AYUSHMANN KHURRANA on different compass the seventh anniversary of the release of his individuals, say maiden film Vicky psychologists. Donor, says that the success of the film By TEAM VIVA n this new short-form dark comedy series, two former high on sperm donation Ischool BFFs, Pete and Tiff, reconnect years later in New York City only to discover that Pete is gay and that Tiff (who attends allowed an “out- ho decides whether our grad school by day) is secretly one of the city's top dominatri- sider” like him in actions or decisions are ces, introducing Pete to a whole new underground world of sex- the film industry Wmorally acceptable or ual secrecy and BDSM. to dream big. objectionable? A new study reveals Starring Zoe Levin, Brendan Scannell and Micah Stock, the “First film is that it is the brain activity which show is set to release on Netflix on April 24. is responsible for the differences always your in our moral behaviour. most special one. The study showed that when DEAD TO ME Vicky Donor has it comes to moral behaviour, peo- given me so much ple may not always stick to the “golden rule.” While some people love that I will be for- would have genuine concern for ever indebted to the others, some others might not and film and my director rather demonstrate, what is called Shoojit Sircar. It was in psychological terminology, the start of my ‘moral opportunism.’ Here, humans want to appear morally depending on what serves their depending on the situation. “In ly nurtured and brought up. “This cinematic journey justified but are also seeking to interests best. everyday life, we may not notice is based on personal thought and it made me maximise their own benefits. Dr Samir Parikh, director, that our morals are context- processes as well as circum- learn a lot and For the study, which was pub- Mental Health and Behavioural dependent since our contexts tend stances,” he added. shaped me as an lished in Nature Communications Sciences, Fortis Healthcare, to stay the same daily. However, While flexible morality and artiste,” Ayushmann said. journal by the lead author Jeroen believed that the first and foremost under new circumstances, we may moral opportunism would look Van Baar, a postdoctoral research things that the society needs to do find that the moral rules we like two overlapping concepts, he “The film made me express associate at Brown University, is to take the “psychosocial” thought we’d always follow are differentiated, “Moral oppor- myself as an actor and a singer and US, a computational strategy aspects out of morality. “A lot of actually quite malleable,” said tunism is when the person is the success empowered me to model was developed to examine morality is also something that we study co-author Luke J. Chang, always seeking for or trying to cre- explore and experiment as an the brain activity patterns and how learn from observing. One such is assistant professor at Dartmouth ate an opportunity for hot-headed widow searching for the hit-and-run driver who artiste,” he added. they are linked to moral aspects being honest and following College, US. himself/herself while being moral- Amowed down her husband befriends an eccentric optimist and strategies. transperancy. When we talk to The study revealed that ly justified. It’s again subjective to who isn’t quite what she seems. Talking about how moral children, we encourage them to be “unique patterns” of brain activi- people’s personal experiences and Starring Emmy winner Christina Applegate with Linda behaviour varies from person to honest and as they start growing, ty underlie the inequity aversion thoughts.” Cardellini and James Marsden. Created by Liz Feldman, season ‘There's a person, Dr Sandeep Vohra, senior they only realise through our and guilt aversion strategies. “Our The aspect of various princi- one releases on Netflix on May 3. great deal consultant, Psychiatry, interactions that we are ourselves results demonstrate that people ples explain why people that we of presence Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, sometimes use personal discretion may use different moral principles like and respect, occasionally do THE PROTECTOR: SEASON 2 for all kinds New Delhi, said, “Whatever we do, in the fear of transperancy and to make their decisions, and that things that we may find morally all our actions are powered truth. We start accepting it as a some people are much more flex- objectionable. However, Dr Vohra of films, through certain chemical sig- norm and an acceptable thing. ible and will apply different prin- argued that it is because we tend writers and nalling through the brain. And This results in a lot of dilution. ciples depending on the situation,” to “idealise” people and put them director and morality as a concept could be And morality cannot be seen in a said Chang. on a higher pedestal. “We start it's a great based on subjective variations, generic way because at various lev- Dr Vohra explained that while searching in them some God-like time for actors. there could be different definitions els, we use our morality compass some people may follow very characteristics, however forget of morality for different individ- to define certain aspects of wis- rigid morality principles, it would that they have the usual human Audience are more uals.” dom.” be flexible for some others due to tendencies. They are bound to demanding and that's The researchers of the study He explained giving examples, the given circumstances. “For an make certain decisions as per what is exciting for also tried to determine which “crossing the traffic lights; some- instance, when someone says that their comfort zones. Also, it varies me personally as I am type of moral strategy the partic- body teasing someone in a public ‘I’ll never bribe, it’s morally incor- from person to person on how certain this new ipant was using under certain cir- transport and you decide to stay rect,’ there could be two cases. they would morally react to cer- cumstances — inequity aversion, quiet; witnessing a road accident Case 1: When s/he breaks a traf- tain situations,” said he. system of audience where people reciprocate because and walking past it; a friend doing fic signal, the person bribes the Making a similar point, Dr awareness will bring a they want to seek fairness in their something wrong and you letting policeman and gets away with it Parikh added that “morally objec- lot of positive change outcomes) and secondly, guilt them do it. It could even be at the time of the situation — flex- tionable is a term subjective to to the business. Now aversion, where people reciprocate something financially unjusti- ible morality. Case 2: When s/he people’s interpretations and is the time for me to because they want to avoid feeling fied.” actually pays the penalty for dis- understanding. It could be their iscovering his ties to a secret ancient order, a young man guilty. The third would be greed The study showed that people obeying the traffic law — rigid upbringing, the societal narrative, Dliving in modern Istanbul embarks on a quest to save the try newer things, do or moral opportunism, where used different moral principles to morality,” he explained. Such their schooling and observations, city from an immortal enemy. things out of my people switch between inequity make their decisions and also behaviours are completely depen- personal feedbacks and back- Starring Çagatay Ulusoy, Ayça Aysin Turan and Hazar comfort zone.’ aversion and guilt aversion changed their moral behaviour dent on how the person is moral- ground that shifts its definition.” Ergüçlü, the season 2 is slated to release on April 26 on Netflix. —Yami Gautam TECH TALK Cricketer KAPIL DEV has come out with a coffee book titled We n arsenal of new technology is being put The Sikhs, with Dubai-based Ato the test fighting floods this year as entrepreneur Ajay Sethi. rivers inundate towns and farm fields across A fight against floods the central United States. Drones, supercom- Kapil said, “I feel that the Sikh puters and sonar that scan deep under water community has are helping to maintain flood control projects Drones, supercomputers and sonar that scan done a great job and predict just where rivers will roar out of deep under water are helping to maintain across the world. their banks. Together, these tools are putting detailed They are a great information to use in real time, enabling rainfall control projects example for the emergency managers and people at risk to world to follow.” make decisions that can save lives and We The Sikhs property, said Kristie Franz, associate profes- celebrates sor of geological and atmospheric sciences ‘CINEMA IS DYING’ at Iowa State University. Sikhism and fea- The cost of this technology is coming tures photographs and original down even as disaster recovery becomes paintings of 100 Gurudwaras Filmmaker TIGMANSHU DHULIA says that more expensive, so “anything we can do to across the globe. “One can learn actors do not really have a role to play in the reduce the costs of these floods and natural how to live, be helpful and be a hazards is worth it,” she said. “Of course, loss success of a film. By AYUSHI SHARMA of life, which you can’t put a dollar amount good human being from them. on, is certainly worth that as well.” Sikhism is the best path of life,” ilmmaker Tigmnashu Dhulia films. This trend has started now. U.S. scientists said in their spring weath- added Kapil, who is currently Fstirred up a hornet’s nest when “I discussed the story with one of er outlook that 13 million people are at risk touring the US with the book. he suggested that actors really do my friends, so he told me write it of major inundation, with more than 200 not have any role to play in the suc- but I said yeh koi fiction thodi hai river gauges this week showing some level of Kapil is currently training actor cess of a film. “Everything is done kuch bhi likh du. It’s a story of flooding in the Mississippi River basin, which Ranveer Singh for the forthcom- for them in advance, the schedule someone’s life. How can I make it drains the vast middle of the United States. ing sports film 83. is made, the location is set, every- up and show it to the audience? Major flooding continues in places from the one reaches on time and they have Then after some days a channel Red River in North Dakota to near the mouth the privilege of coming late on the came to me, they told me to of the Mississippi in Louisiana, a map from Adele separates sets, all they have to is put their research more, I did so and even- the National Weather Service shows. ways at the nation’s tallest dam in northern erwise get to because of high water or rough make on and sign autographs,” he tually Paan Singh Tomar happe- Advanced computer modeling is helping California. The program also helped forecast terrain, said Edward Dean, a Corps engi- from husband said. But when countered, he nend. So that’s how this research predict when and where floodwaters will the flooding after Hurricane Harvey in neer. ADELE chuckled, retracted his statement funda kicked off. And none other inundate parts of the United States this Texas and Louisiana that year. “We can reach areas that are unreach- Singer has parted ways and conceded that without good than Irrfan (Khan) could have spring. Engineers monitoring levees along the able,” Dean said. with her husband, Simon Konecki, actors there cannot be a quality done justice to this role. He is my “There are over 200 million people that Mississippi River have been collecting and The Corps also now uses high-defini- according to a statement. film... while adding the caveat that jiggar (heart).” are under some elevated threat risk,” said Ed checking data using a geographic informa- tion sonar in its daily operations to survey “Adele and her it is an amalgamation of everything Talking of another change he Clark, director of the National Water Center tion system produced by Esri, said Nick the riverbed, pinpointing where mainte- that makes any film, exceptional. said, “People have stopped going in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, a flood forecasting Bidlack, levee safety program manager for the nance work needs to be done, said Corps partner have separat- However, he did say that film to theatres unless and until there hub. Memphis district of the U.S. Army Corps of engineer Andy Simmerman. The Memphis ed,” the statement making has become easier in is a film like Baahubali or Much of the technology, such as the Engineers. The company produces mapping district uses a 26-foot survey boat called the said. today’s time. “Those were the Tamasha. I must say cinema is National Water Model, didn’t exist until tools such as an interactive site showing the Tiger Shark, with a sonar head that looks “They are com- dark ages and didn’t have much going to be dead in no time.” recently. Fueled by supercomputers in nation’s largest rivers and their average like an old-fashioned vacuum cleaner and mitted to raising advancement, even in terms of sto- He expounded that theatre is Virginia and Florida, it came online about monthly flow. collects millions of points per square inch ries,” he said. on the verge of coming to end, and three years ago and expanded streamflow On the Mississippi River, flood inspec- of data, Simmerman said. their son together Tigmanshu recalled that while the history has been a witness. data by 700-fold, assembling data from five tors use smartphones or tablets in the field The technology has helped them find lovingly. As always making Bandit Queen he chanced There has been a lot of encourage- million river miles (eight million kilometers) to input data into map-driven forms for cars and trucks that have been dumped into they ask for priva- upon the story of Paan Singh ment in the past to keep it alive, of rivers and streams nationwide, including water levels and the locations of inoperable the river, along with weak spots in the lev- cy. There will be no Tomar, a soldier in the Indian believed Dhulia. However, he is not many smaller ones in remote areas. flood gates, seepages, sand boils or levee ees. “These areas are 20 to 80 feet under- further comment,” it Army, who won a gold medal at ready to give up. Just yet. He is back “Our models simulate exactly what hap- slides, which are cracks or ditches in the water, we’d never get to see them without the Indian National Games, but to making a film with Irrfan again. pens when the rain falls on the Earth and slopes of an earthen levee. Photos, videos sonar,” Simmerman said. “The water never added. unfortunately was forced to “Probably it will be on a life of a whether it runs off or infiltrates,” Clark said, and other data are sent to an emergency gets low enough for us to see a lot of these Adele and become a bandit. The director said, journalist,” he said. adding, “And so the current conditions, flood operation center in real time, allow- failures.” Konecki share a son “I was sure since that time that I Tigmanshu, who was the guest whether that be snow pack or the soil mois- ing Corps officials to visualise any problems During recent flooding near Cairo, together, Angelo, had to make this film. But I could- at the Cineaste International Film ture in the snow pack, well that’s something and their exact location, instantly inform- Illinois, a culvert that should have been who was born in n’t find any information anywhere Festival, said, “Achieving success in we can measure and monitor and know.” ing the response, Bidlack said. closed was sending water onto the dry side on him. I just had a single maga- life is not a huge thing. You just Emergency managers and dam safety “If people in the field have concerns of a levee. The sonar pointed engineers to 2012. zine with me in which it was writ- have to be honest with your work officials can see simulations of the conse- about something, they can let us know to the precise location of a log that was stuck Adele is known ten about him but the details as well as with your family mem- quences of flood waters washing away a levee go out there and look at it,” Bidlack said. 20 feet deep in murky water, keeping the cul- for her songs like were not sufficient to make a bers and that is enough to lead a or crashing through a dam using technolo- “There’s a picture associated with it, a vert open. Plastic sheathing and sandbags Someone Like You film.” peaceful life.” gy developed at the University of Mississippi description of it, and it helps us take care were brought in to stop the flow and save the and Rolling in The He further apprises us that In (The film festival was held at — a web-based system known as DSS-WISE of it.” land below. the olden days there was no such the Delhi Metropolitan Education.) . The software went online in 2017 and quick- Corps engineers are increasingly flying “The sonar definitely made a difference,” Deep. concept of research while making Photo: Harjeet Singh Kukreja, Nabeel Ahmed ly provided simulations that informed the drones to get their own aerial photography said Simmerman. “A big success.” response to heavy rains that damaged spill- and video of flooded areas they can’t oth- —AP LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 22, 2019 sport 15 Fantastic 4 for Everton Ronaldo ‘1,000 percent' committed to Juventus Toffees humiliate Solskjaer’s men as Utd lose 5 successive away games for first time since 1981

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le Gunnar Solskjaer's prob- lems since taking over as per- Omanent Manchester United manager intensified with a humili- ating 4-0 loss away to Everton on Sunday. Defeat at Goodison Park — United's sixth in eight games — also dealt a huge blow to the Red Devils' hopes of playing in the Champions League next season. Goals from Richarlison, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Lucas Digne and Theo Walcott inflicted the largest defeat on United since they lost by the same scoreline at Chelsea three years ago. But, after starting his reign with eight consecutive victories, the best start ever made by a manager at the AFP n TURIN Champions League but next year club, former United striker Solskjaer is a new page, the fans all want it is now collecting some other, very ristiano Ronaldo said he is and so do we. unwanted, statistics. C"1,000 percent committed to "I'm staying at Juve, 1,000 per- This latest loss means United staying" with Juventus next season cent." have now leaked 48 league goals, the as he claimed his first Serie A title It was the 34-year-old's sixth most they've conceded in a season, and Juventus their eighth in a row domestic league title, having won since letting in 63 back in the 42- on Saturday. three with Manchester United and game 1978/79 campaign. Massimiliano Allegri's side two with Real Madrid, as he Sunday's loss also means United had needed just one more point for becomes the first player to win the have conceded in 12 consecutive a 35th Scudetto and their latest title Premier League, La Liga and Serie games for the first time since triumph helped ease some of the A. December 1998 while, under pain of their shock Champions Their eight straight title sees Solskjaer, the Reds have lost five con- League exit at the Juventus them overtake French club Lyon secutive away games for the first time Stadium to Ajax on Tuesday. for the record of consecutive vic- in 38 years. A come-from-behind 2-1 win tories in the top five European over Fiorentina was enough to give leagues. SECOND BEST them a 20-point lead on nearest The day was a double celebra- United looked second best even Solskjaer had been looking for. reaction save from de Gea. game in the 56th minute. De minute. rivals Napoli with five games to tion as Juventus' women's team before the hosts scored twice inside Everton soon made the situation From the rebound the Gea punched clear a Sigurdsson again carved out play. won their second straight league the opening half-hour, conceding a worse for the visitors. Brazilian hurried his follow- Sigurdsson corner to the the opening with a brilliantly-timed Serbian defender Nikola title since being founded in 2017. succession of corners from which After 27 minutes, Everton up effort wide. unmarked Digne who sent a through ball which allowed the Milenkovic put Fiorentina ahead "I'm very happy because we've Everton threatened. cleared a United corner and imme- superb, first-time volley fly- former England international the after less than six minutes. achieved an important goal," said It was another type of set-piece, diately broke on the counter-attack, BRILLIANTLY TIMED ing back past the United space to sprint into the area and beat But Alex Sandro's diving head- Allegri, who becomes the first a long throw-in by Digne, from with winger Bernard playing a With the recalled Romelu keeper from 20 yards. the advancing de Gea. er on 37 minutes and an own goal coach to win five consecutive which Everton took the lead after 12 delightful ball inside to Idrissa Lukaku booed every time he Three minutes later, and Not until the 86th minute, and from Fiorentina defender German Serie A titles. minutes when the full-back launched Gueye. touched the ball by his former fans from the same left wing, another a comfortably saved Anthony Pezzella after a Ronaldo cross in He has six in total, having also the ball deep into the United area. He, in turn, released Sigurdsson at Everton, United had little Sigurdsson corner almost crept in at Martial strike, did United have a the 53rd minute sealed another won with AC Milan, one behind Dominic Calvert-Lewin helped who, with Nemanja Matic backing response to an impressive effort de Gea's near post before the shot on target. title to ease their European disap- Giovanni Trapattoni, who has the ball on with the flick of his head off, unleashed a magnificent 25-yard from the home side. Spaniard stuck out a boot to clear off Meanwhile Everton, who had pointment. seven. and Richarlison sent a spectacular shot which bounced just in front of In between the goals, United his line. not beaten a 'big six' rival in 25 "It was a great season and I Juventus also equalled the scissor-kick finish flying past David the diving de Gea on its way into the star Paul Pogba's long diagonal Even though Richarlison had attempts before last month, have adapted well. We won the Scudetto record for the earliest the Italian de Gea. bottom corner. pass freed Marcus Rashford who limped off through injury, the agony now won consecutive home match- and the Italian Super Cup, which title has been won, with five games After a humbling 3-0 Richarlison might have given could only poke his effort over from was not over for United with the es against Chelsea, Arsenal and is not easy to achieve," said to spare, achieved by Torino in Champions League exit at Barcelona Everton the lead even earlier. His a tight angle. Brazilian's replacement Walcott United while keeping three clean Ronaldo. 1948, Fiorentina in 1956 and Inter in midweek, it was not the start 10th minute shot drew an amazing Everton effectively killed the continuing the rout in the 64th sheets in the process. "It didn't go well in the Milan in 2007. SINGLES Benzema nets hat- Dortmund keep heat on Bayern DEVAAGYH EMERGES CHAMP AFP n DORTMUND race. trick against Bilbao A silky move in the box saw aptain Marco Reus played through Dortmund take the lead 12 minutes in, AFP n MADRID Cthe pain barrier to inspire Borussia with Raphael Guerreiro and Marco Dortmund to a 4-0 win over Freiburg Reus linking up to provide Jadon arim Benzema made it 30 goals for the on Sunday and keep them hot on the Sancho with a tap-in. Kseason on Sunday as he led the way heels of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Guerreiro, returning to action again for struggling Real Madrid with a hat- Munich. after two weeks out injured, then set trick that shot his side to a 3-0 win over Reus picked up a knock to his up Reus for Dortmund's second eight Athletic Bilbao. knee under a heavy challenge from minutes after half-time. Benzema has been one of the few Freiburg's Janik Haberer in the second Lucien Favre's side then survived bright sparks in an otherwise dreary cam- half, but fired Dortmund to victory a handful of chances for Freiburg paign for the European champions and it with a goal and two assists to keep before a brutal counter-attack saw was his second-half treble that proved the them a point behind Bayern. Reus set up Mario Goetze to make it difference at the Santiago Bernabeu. Dortmund was under pressure to 3-0. Victory moves Madrid four points pick up three points after title rivals Paco Alcacer completed a perfect behind Atletico in second, while Bilbao stay Bayern beat Werder Bremen 1-0 on afternoon for Dortmund, converting Devaagyh Dixit won the 14th Lucknow District seventh, with their chances of sealing a spot Saturday. a late penalty after a Pascal Stenzel Under-7 Open Chess Championship, despite of a last in the Europa League dented. However Far from buckling under the pres- handball. round defeat, at Lucknow District Chess Academy Zinedine Zidane's side stay 13 points sure, however, Dortmund delivered Dortmund face local rivals Schalke on Sunday. In the last round, Aryan Sadhwani defeat- behind La Liga leaders Barcelona, who beat one of their most confident perfor- in the Ruhr derby next Saturday, ed Devaaghy Dixit while Atharva Thapliyal beat Real Sociedad 2-1 on Saturday. mances in recent weeks to fight their before Bayern travel to take on Jaideep Rai. After the end of last round, Devaagyh, Benzema's advance in the absence of way past Freiburg in a nail-biting title Nuremberg the following day. Aryan and Atharva were on 3 points each but bet- Cristiano Ronaldo and surge since the reap- ter tie-break scores hand Devaagyh championship pointment of Zidane comes in stark con- trophy. Devagyh and Aryan will now represent trast to Gareth Bale, who was whistled Lucknow in the UP State Under-7 Chess champi- when introduced as a substitute here and PSG win sixth French title onship to be held at Ghaziabad. frequently during his 20 minutes on the pitch. GOLDEN BOYS WIN TOURNEY For all the impatience of the home AFP n PARIS the world's most expensive Golden Boys blanked Aliganj Sporting 2-0 to crowd, it was Bale who won the corner for footballer Neymar, Angel di win the Rajeshwari Thakur Das Memorial Football Benzema's second and then teed up his aris Saint-Germain won Maria and Marquinhos have Tournament at Chowk Stadium on Sunday. Shivam team-mate's third in injury-time. Pthe French Ligue 1 title missed large parts of the sea- and Rohan scored in the 25th and 46th minute The 31-year-old has now claimed all for a sixth time in seven sea- son through injuries. respectively. of Madrid's last eight goals in La Liga, a run sons on Sunday after second- The German has had to that includes five matches, while in his last placed Lille could only draw call on youngsters Colin BCC LIFT TROPHY seven games, he has scored 10. 0-0 at Toulouse. Dagba, Moussa Diaby and It was from the counter-attack that Qatar-backed PSG are Christopher Nkunku to fill Madrid scored as Toni Kroos was allowed now 16 points ahead of Lille gaps but Kylian Mbappe has to stroll forward unattended and feed the corner for Benzema's second, another who have five games to play proved his 180 million-euro Marco Asensio out wide. Asensio crossed header, this time at the back post, before a after a campaign which saw pricetag with 27 goals in 26 for Benzema to head home. comical mix-up in the Bilbao defence gift- them only lose on three league appearances. The game was reduced to almost a ed him his hat-trick. occasions in another domi- The Parisians host walking pace around the hour, with the Iago Herrerin rushed out to intercept nant league campaign. Monaco, later on Sunday Madrid fans roused only to jeer the intro- a speculative ball over the top but made a PSG now have eight three earlier chances to space of 10 days. with Neymar set to return duction of Bale, who came on with Isco, mess of his headed clearance, the ball falling French championships since secure this season's trophy Tuchel, in his first year as from a foot problem which with 20 minutes left. to Bale to tee up Benzema, 30 yards out but their maiden victory in 1986 by failing to beat Strasbourg, boss, has complained about has kept him sidelined since But it was his run in behind that won with the goal open. although they squandered rivals Lille and Nantes in the not having enough players as January. Fognini- the master of Monte Carlo Aus enter first Fed Cup final since 1993 AFP n BRISBANE AFP n MONTE CARLO Fognini looked to be temporarily hampered as he limped momentarily ustralia powered into its first Fed taly's Fabio Fognini thrilled a crowd after breaking Lajovic for 3-2 in the sec- ACup final since 1993 on Sunday BCC Club beat Smashers XI by six wickets to Icomposed mainly of his countrymen ond after claiming the opening set in 44 with Ashleigh Barty and Samantha lift the Eshwar Kaur Memorial Cricket Tournament as he defeated Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 6-4 to minutes. Stosur clinching the deciding fifth rub- at Ras Behari Tiwari Stadium on Sunday. win the Monte Carlo Masters on Sunday. During a medical timeout, he was ber in Brisbane against Belarusian pair BRIEF SCORES: The 13th seed based just 20 kilome- taped on his right thigh and a heel, but Victoria Azarenka and Aryna Sabalenka. Smashers: 62 (Abhigyan Singh 21, Tauheed 10; tres over the border in San Remo, carried on without apparent problems as Their battling 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 win set Kanchan Rajput 15/3, Vishwajeet Singh 5/2, Manjeet became the first from Italy to lift a tro- he finished the final on his second match up a title match against either France or 14/2, Pranay Bhanot 25/2) phy here in 51 years, following on from point as Lajovic returned long. Romania in November. BCC Club: 63 (Mnajeet 29, Amit Singh 10, Vivek Nicola Pietrangeli, who watched his The winner of his first Masters The tie was sent into the crucial for the more accomplished pairing. Singh 10; Arun Singh 29/2) record fall from the royal box at the 1000 trophy came to the first major week doubles match after Azarenka crushed But they fell short to give seven- Monte Carlo Country Club. of the pre-Roland Garros run-up with a Stosur 6-1, 6-1 in the reverse singles, fol- time champions Australia a crack at ARIF WINS C’SHIP Pietrangeli won the trophy in the 0-4 record on the clay, the surface he grew lowing Barty sweeping past Sabalenka their first title since last winning in Arif Ali pipped Pawan Batham in the last round principality in 1961, 1967 and 1968. this is unbelievable. I'm very content with up on. 6-2, 6-2. 1974. to emerge winner in the Avijay Open Chess He came to the court after the tro- this victory, especially with all of the Among his victims this week was Belarus, a losing finalist in 2017, was Elsewhere, World number two Tournament on Sunday. Vamsi Krishna and Prithvi phy ceremony to pose for pictures with Italians here today,"Fognini, 31, said. number three Alexander Zverev, and his scheduled to pit Lidziya Marozava and Simona Halep battled back from a set Singh finished third and fourth respectively. his new tennis heir, who was following The 48th-ranked Serb Lajovic was stunning stunning 6-4, 6-2 victory over Vera Lapko against the Australian duo, down to defeat France's Caroline Garcia Other results: (U-16) 1-Aryan Singh, 2-Simran up his shock semi-final win over 11-time playing in the first ATP final of his career Nadal on Saturday to end the Spanish who were playing together for the first 6-7 (6/8), 6-3, 6-4 and put Romania Sadhwani, 3-Akshin Srivastava; (U-12) 1-Sanwi Monte Carlo champion Rafael Nadal. and got to the title match without the loss star's 25-set win streak in the principal- time. But with so much on the line team within touching distance of a first Agarwal, 2-Athrav RAstogi, 3-Orko Daw. "I started the season rather badly, so of a set. ity. captain Tatiana Poutchek opted instead final appearance since 1973. 16

LUCKNOW | MONDAY | APRIL 22, 2019 LEADERBOARD RUNS 517 David Warner (SRH) WICKETS 21 Kagiso Rabada (DC) 6S 485 IPL IS ALL ABOUT STRINGING WINS { TOGETHER AND WE NEED TO CATCH} 4S 1084 THE MOMENTUM NOW — R ASHWIN

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KULDEEP DROPPED DUE TO POOR FORM: DK win at home finally HYDERABAD: He is expected to Aachieved after multiple play a vital role in India's World losses, a confident Delhi Cup campaign but chinaman Capitals will hope to keep the Kuldeep Yadav's slump juggernaut rolling when they prompted Kolkata Knight Riders take on Rajasthan Royals in an team management to drop him away IPL encounter here on from the playing XI against Monday. Sunrisers Hyderabad barely six Delhi have been doing weeks before the big event. better at away games rather The wrist spinner has only got than at their home ground but four wickets in nine games at an overs. on Saturday night they man- economy rate of 8.66 and KKR "Our bowling has been off colour aged to reverse that at the dropped him in their 10th game in the tournament. Our fielding Feroz Shah Kotla ground with even though his replacement, K needs a lot of improvement too," a five-wicket win over Kings C Cariappa, fared worse, giving said skipper Karthik, who is also XI Punjab, helping them away 34 runs in two overs. under scanner due to his poor remain on third spot in the When asked about Kuldeep's form and a controversial berth in points table. absence from the playing XI, the World Cup bound squad. Rajasthan Royals also won KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik "I think 160 was a par score on their match here on Saturday made it clear that he was this wicket if we'd bowled well. I by the same margin against a dropped owing to poor form. think they (Warner and Bairstow) formidable Mumbai Indians "A form issue with (Kuldeep) – batted really well but our fielding as Steve Smith celebrated his as he couldn't stand up for us in cost us. And after that dropped return at the helm with a cap- the last game. We had to give catch (off Prithviraj), he tain's innings. him a break and get him back (Bairstow) came at us all guns With both teams rejuve- fresh." blazing. A wicket of Bairstow nated after their respective However, despite his poor form, would have felt better, feel for the victories, it will be an interest- KKR's other spinners went for guy (Yarra Prithviraj). We have ing battle for one-upmanship plenty and gave away a been outplayed in this game," come on Monday. cumulative 106 runs in nine Karthik said. PTI However, Rajasthan would be a bit more desper- ate than Delhi as they are lan- PTI n HYDERABAD of Warner and Bairstow paved from nine matches while KKR other notable contributer with guishing at the second last the way for a Sunrisers victo- remain on the sixth spot with a 25-ball 30. position in the points table onny Bairstow and David ry this season. The duo had eight points from 10 games. Also Narine's blistering with just three wins from Live on Star Sports 1& 2 HEAD off 49 balls to win their last Warner continued their guided SRH to victories Earlier, young left-arm innings of 24 runs off eight nine outings. TO game. Jstellar run at the top as against Rajasthan Royals, pacer Khaleel Ahmed grabbed balls was laced with three Rajasthan would look to HEAD With Dhawan and Prithvi they powered Sunrisers Royal Challengers Bangalore three wickets in an impressive boundaries and two maxi- continue to capitalise on their M 18 Shaw at the top and the likes Hyderbad to a nine-wicket and Delhi Capitals in similar spell. The 21-year-old speed- mums. home advantage under new RR DC of Rishabh Pant, Iyer and win over struggling Kolkata fashion. ster removed Sunil Narine With the wicket of Narine, captain Smith. But they would vs RR 11 Colin Ingram to follow, Delhi JAIPUR Knight Riders in an IPL KKR were sloppy in the (25 off 7 balls), who was the momentum shifted in certainly miss their prolific DC 7 would start as a confident bat- encounter here on Sunday. field and ended up paying looking dangerous in his first SRH's favour. In Khaleel's opener Jos Buttler. MONDAY | 8:00 PM ting unit. Chasing a target of 160, heavily for their mistakes. spell and then came back to next over, he dismissed Gill Anjikya Rahane, who has Down the order, even Warner struck 67 off 38 balls Bairstow was dropped twice, dismiss Shubman Gill (3) and (3). Nitish Rana (11) and been struggling with his form coming good with the bat, Axar Patel is capable of accel- hitting three fours and five once on 5 by Cariappa off Chris Lynn (51) in his corre- captain Dinesh Karthik (6) and also seemed to be out of Rajasthan would fancy their erating the run-rate. sixes while Englishman debutant Prithviraj's delivery sponding spells to keep KKR also returned to the dressing ideas, was eventually stripped chances. Though their bowl- As far as bowling is con- Bairstow punished the hapless in the second over and then in check. room in quick succession. of captaincy and next he ing still remains a worry in cerned, Delhi Capitals heavi- KKR attack with seven again on 58 by Piyush Chawla Australian but it was a little Senior pacer Rinku and Lynn shared a might also lose his opening death overs. Except Jofra ly depend on Kagiso Rabada boundaries and four maxi- off Sunil Narine. too late as the hosts needed Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned 51-run stand for the fifth slot to Rahul Tripathi. Archer and leg spinner although they have variety in mums in his unbeaten knock The troika of spinners just 29 runs off 40 balls. with the figures of 2/35 while wicket to stabilise the innings Tripathi was impressive Shreyas Gopal, none of the medium pacers Ishant of 80 off 43 balls. were the reason for KKR's With Warner gone, Kane leg-spinner Rashid Khan before Sandeep Sharma dis- during his 45-ball fifty against bowlers have been consistent. Sharma, Sandeep Lamichhane The openers looked in downfall as Sunil Narine (0/34 Williamson (8 off 9 balls) (1/23) and seamer Sandeep missed the 21-year-old Kings XI Punjab, while Delhi Capitals have a solid and spinners Amit Mishra command as the target was in 4 overs), KC Cariappa walked in but the captain had Sharma (1/37) took a wicket Indian. Big-hitter Andre Rahane was too slow in his batting line up with a blend of and Axar Patel. achieved in 15 overs largely (0/34 in 2 overs) and Piyush little to do with Bairstow hit- apiece with the Sunrisers' Russel scored 15 off 9 balls. 21-ball 26 as Rajasthan failed experience and youth. Another victory for Delhi due to their 131-run stand. Chawla (0/38 in 3 overs) gave ting a four and two sixes to bowlers making life difficult He hit two sixes off to chase down 182, finishing Senior opener Shikhar will brightening their chances This was KKR's fifth succes- away 106 runs in nine overs. seal the victory. for the KKR batsmen. Kumar before the right-arm at 170/7. Dhawan laid the foundation of making the play-offs and sive loss in the tournament. Prithvi (1/29) got the only With the win, Sunrisers For KKR, Lynn was the seamer dismissed the With Smith back in form, with a fluent 56 of 41 balls and they would leave no stone This is the fourth time breakthrough for KKR dis- Hyderabad jumped to the top-scored with a dogged 47- Jamaican in the penultimate and the youngsters like Sanju skipper Shreyas Iyer con- unturned to achieve a win that the opening partnership missing the threatening fourth spot with 10 points ball 51. Rinku Singh was the over. Samson and Riyan Parag tributed with an unbeaten 58 against the home side.

PTI n BANGALORE in control before Jadeja induced De Villiers to go for a big shot only ahendra Singh Dhoni pro- RCB SURVIVE MSD SCARE to be holed by Faf du Plessis at Mduced an all-time brilliant Long-off. innings of IPL but failed to take the other end until Moeen Ali used boundaries before a thickish edge Parthiv was joined by the Chennai Super Kings home the long handle to hit 26 off 16 off a Chahar outswinger brought burly Akshdeep Nath (24, 20 against Royal Challengers balls even as AB de Villiers (25 off about his downfall. Mahendra balls), who hit a six off Jadeja, Bangalore in an IPL encounter on 19 balls) and Akshdeep Nath (24 Singh Dhoni took a nice catch added 41 runs with his senior part- Sunday. off 20 balls) delivered little after behind the stumps. ner before being caught by Du Requiring two runs of the last promising a lot. However Parthiv and AB de Plessis at long-off Jadeja's bowling ball, Dhoni missed the ball and ran Deepak Chahar (2/25 in 4 Villiers (25 off 19 balls) added 47 at the stroke of team's 100-run to take a single but Shardul Thakur overs) was impressive as usual runs in only 4.2 overs with the for- mark. couldn’t complete the run. while Ravindra Jadeja's (2/29 in 4 mer South African skipper look- The baby-faced Parthiv, whose Earlier, Parthiv Patel's attack- overs) twin breakthrough during ing in fine touch. form has been inconsistent during ing half-century and Moeen Ali's partnership was also important in De Villiers smashed Chahar the tournament so far, was ready final flourish wasn't enough as the context of the innings. over square leg while Parthiv also to punish the loose balls on the day Royal Challengers Bangalore put Dwayne Bravo (2/34 in 4 flicked Shardul Thakur (0/40 in 4 as he sent a Jadeja half-tracker up a sub-par 161 for 7. overs) also chipped in with a cou- overs) for a couple of sixes. soaring into the stands for his third Parthiv smashed 53 off 37 balls ple of wickets in the end. Having picked 16 runs off the six and hit Imran Tahir for a fourth but didn't get a lot of support from Virat Kohli (9) hit a couple of final Powerplay over, RCB looked one. Annu, Parul open 5 pugilists enter MIRABAI MISSES BRONZE, Asian C’ship q/f India's medal account JEREMY SMASHES YOUTH WR PNS n NEW DELHI hiva Thapa placed himself just one win PTI n DOHA PTI n NINGBO Talib, who lifted 304kg Saway from securing a record fourth medal (140kg+164kg). by entering the 60kg quarterfinals, along with avelin thrower Annu Rani and 5000m ormer world champion The final standings for four other Indians, on the third day of the Jrunner Parul Choudhary won a Silver FMirabai Chanu produced the men's 67kg event will be Asian Championships in Bangkok on Sunday. and a Bronze respectively as India opened her personal best but missed known after group A compe- Shiva was at his destructive best as he out- its medal account on the opening day of out on podium by a whisker, tition on Monday. punched Kyrgyzstan's Seitbek Uulu 4-1 to the Asian Athletics Championships here while Youth Olympics Gold Jeremy, in fact, broke 15 march into the quarter-finals. on Sunday. medallist Jeremy Lalrinnunga records in total, combining Four-time Asian Championships Gold On a day which saw sprint sensation went on a record-smashing national and international medallist Sarita Devi began her hunt for a stag- Hima Das suffer a lower back spasm spree at the Asian Weightlifting marks. He smashed six inter- gering sixth medal from this elite event in while runner her quartermile event, Championship here on Sunday. national records — three impressive fashion. Dutee Chand smashed her own nation- The 24-year-old Mirabai youth world and three youth The 37-year-old Indian blanked Korea's al record in 100m dash to qualify for the lifted 86kg in snatch and a per- Asian — and nine national Gwon Sujin to storm into the quarter-finals semifinals. The other Indian in the fray, Sanjivani sonal best of 113kg in clean records — three youth nation- after a RSC (Referee Stop Contest) decision The 26-year-old Annu, who had Jadhav finished fourth with a time of and jerk for a total of 199kg in next year. while she was fourth in snatch. al, three junior national and in Round 3 as she was too dominant for her won a Bronze in the 2017 edition in 15:41.12. the women's 49kg event to fin- Unfortunately Mirabai In World Championships and three senior national. opponent. Bhubaneswar, hurled the spear to a best Bahrain took both the Gold and ish on fourth position. Her ear- missed the Bronze as China's continental championships, The Mizoram weightlifter Agile and sharp as ever, Amit Panghal distance of 60.22m to grab the Silver. Silver through Mutile Winfred Yavi lier personal best total in 49kg Zhang Rong with the same medals are awarded separate- pulled off clean lifts in two of opened his campaign and made it to the last- China's Lyu Huihui won the Gold with (15:28.87) and Bontu Rebitu (15:29.60). was 192kg in the EGAT Cup in total of 199kg (88kg+111kg) ly for snatch, clean and jerk, his three attempts in snatch eight with a 5-0 decimation of Taipei's Tu Po- an effort of 65.83m at the Khalifa Saritaben Gayakwad (58.17s) and M Thailand in February. finished third under new rules, and total lift. But in the (130kg, 134kg) to set a new Wei in his first continental competitive bout Stadium. Arpitha (58.20s) qualified for women's In a remarkable perfor- which came into effect in 2017. Olympics, medals are award- youth world record. The ear- in the 52 kg. Annu's performance was, however, 400m hurdles finals from their respective mance, 16-year-old Jeremy Under these rules, the ed only for total lift. lier youth world record was Panghal continued his sublime form more than 2m short of her national record heats while M P Jabir (50.17s) did the secured second place in group competitor who has a lower This was Mirabai's second also in Jeremy's name when he after starting the season with a glittering Gold shattering effort of 62.34m during the same in men's 400m hurdles. B of the 67Kg men's event. clean and jerk result (that international competition in had lifted 131kg in the EGAT from the Strandja Cup and will hope to record Federation Cup at Patiala last month Earlier in the morning session, 23- During his record-smashing means higher snatch result) this category after the Cup in Thailand in February. his second consecutive victory over reigning which gave her a berth in the World year-old Dutee clocked 11.28 seconds to spree, he claimed three world will be ranked higher in the International Weightlifting Jeremy then lifted more Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov in Championships to be held at the same set a national record while winning her marks. classification of athletes for Federation re-jigged the than double his body weight a highly-anticipated quarter-final showdown. venue in September-October. heat in the women's 100m race. She has Earlier in the day, Jhili total lift. weight categories last year. (157kg, 163kg) in two success- Former world junior champion Nikhat The other Indian in the fray, Sharmila qualified for the semifinals. Dalabehera opened India's The Gold medal went to She was earlier competing in ful attempts in the clean and Zareen (51kg) was at her imperious best in Kumari finished seventh with a best Dutee bettered her earlier national medal account, claiming a Hou Zhihui of China who 48kg. jerk, and in the process oblit- her opening bout against Cambodia's Srey Pov throw of 54.48m. record of 11.29 seconds which she set last Silver medal in the women's produced an effort of 208kg Jeremy gave a power- erated Kazakhstan weightlifter Nao. The Telangana pugilist advanced to the The 24-year-old Parul gave India the year in Guwahati. 45kg category. However, 45kg (92kg+116kg) while North packed performance, smash- Saikhan Taisuyev's youth quarterfinals by RSC in Round 2 as her rival second medal as she finished third in The Odisha runner, however, could is not a Olympic weight cate- Korea's Ri Song-gum clinched ing the Youth World and world record of 161kg. could not contain the flurry of punches. women's 5000m race, clocking a person- not touch the 11.24 second qualification gory. the Silver, lifting 200kg Asian records in snatch, clean It was Jeremy's personal In the men's 69kg, Ashish continued his al best of 15 minutes 36.03 seconds. She mark for the World Championships. The points gathered from (86kg+114kg) in the Gold and jerk and total lift with an best and 9kg more than his scintillating run of form with a strong 4-1 win bettered her earlier personal best of The Indian contingent suffered a jolt this event will come in handy level Olympic qualifier. effort of 297kg (134kg+163kg) 288kg youth world record over Abdurakhman Abdurakhmanov of 15:58.35 which she had clocked during as Hima failed to finish her 400m heat due when the final rankings for Mirabai, however, picked to be placed second in his effort in the EGAT cup, where Kyrgyzstan in a split verdict to book his quar- the Federation Cup last month. to a lower back spasm. 2020 Tokyo Olympics are made up a Bronze in clean and jerk group behind Pakistan's Talha he won the Silver medal. ter-final berth.