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he Gujjar community agi- Ttation demanding five per cent quota in jobs and educa- Cong to CAG tional institutes turned violent in Dholpur district on Sunday PNS n NEW DELHI Party alleges CAG as shots were fired and three police vehicles torched. day before the Comptroller complicit in deal Unidentified miscreants Aand Auditor General fired 8-10 rounds in the air (CAG) is expected to submit to irregularity, cites while the blockade on the the President a much-awaited Agra-Morena Highway was in report on its audit of big-tick- conflict of interest place, Dholpur Superintendent et military procurements in the of Police (SP) Ajay Singh said. last few years, including the The agitators set afire three controversial Rafale deal, the police vehicles, including two Congress on Sunday accused jeeps and a bus, he added. Gujjar community members set afire police vehicles IANS CAG Rajiv Mehrishi of con- The SP said the protesters flict of interest. also pelted stones, injuring the protest. Administration neighbouring Karauli districts, violent in some areas and saw Addressing a Press four Army jawans, adding that and police will investigate the police said. rail and road traffic being conference, senior police had to lob tear gas shells reasons of the incident. Gujjar The agitation has affected disrupted — warning him Congress leader Kapil done, but how can to disperse the crowd. leader Kirori Singh Bainsla has the train movement in North against violation of court direc- Sibal questioned how Mehrishi CAG investigate himself Chief Minister Ashok appealed to maintain peace so Western Railway (NWR) and tives on agitation. could “investigate himself” when he was the Finance Gehlot called the stone pelting people should listen to him.” West Central Railway (WCR) On Saturday, a Gujjar community members block National Highway 58 in support of their demand since he had been the Union Secretary. There is a clear con- and the torching of vehicles Gujjars are holding a sit-in zones of the Indian Railways Government delegation had for reservation in Ajmer on Sunday PTI Finance (Economic Affairs) flict of interest.” unjustified. “Holding protest is protest on rail tracks in causing inconvenience to com- met Bainsla and his supporters Secretary when Prime Minister The CAG report on the justified but sitting on railway Malarna Dungar of Swai mon people. to hold talks, but no agreement and educational institutions ed that no public or private Narendra Modi announced the The President has to forward tracks is not. Protesters should Madhopur district from Friday The agitators have now could be reached. as promised by the State property should be damaged Rafale deal in April 2015. the CAG report to the Lok come forward for talks. The evening. The agitation started blocking highways con- Bainsla has said that the Government. and rail or railway traffic be dis- Accusing Mehrishi of being Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the Government is open for dia- spread as Bainsla refused to call necting major cities. community will continue their In the notice pasted by the rupted during any agitation. “complicit” in the “irregulari- Government. The report could logue and has constituted a off the stir. The Rajasthan protest demanding five per Karauli district administration “If the Supreme Court and ties” in the deal, Sibal said there be tabled in Parliament before committee,” he said. As a precautionary mea- Government on Sunday past- cent reservation to the Gujjars, at Bainsla’s Hindaun residence, high court directives are not was no reason or occasion for Wednesday, the last day of the Referring to the violence in sure, authorities have imposed ed a notice at the residence of Raika-Rebari, Gadia Luhar, it has been stated that Supreme followed, you will be held you to audit the 36 Rafale air- Budget Session and the last day Dholpur, Gehlot said, “Anti- prohibitory orders under CrPc Gujjar leader Bainsla — who is Banjara and the Gadaria com- Court and different high courts responsible for contempt of craft deal. of sitting of Parliament before social elements have joined section 144 in Dholpur and leading the protests that turned munities in Government jobs have on several occasions direct- court,” the notice said. “Finance Ministry plays the Lok Sabha elections. an important role in these The Congress leader negotiations... Now it is clear alleged that CAG is going to that the Rafale deal happened completely save the under Rajiv Mehrishi. Now he Government in its report. Bengal Police book is CAG. We met him twice on “The whole deal was mate- Modi vs Naidu turns personal September 19 and October 4, rialised in the supervision of 2018. We told him about the Rajiv Mehrishi who was the BJP’s Mukul Roy for OMER FAROOQ n HYDERABAD Modi invokes NTR’s legacy, questions TDP’s love for Cong; scam. We told him that the deal then Finance Secretary. When should be probed because it is the negotiations started the he year-long bitter political Chandrababu retorts ‘son rise’ jibe with ‘estranged wife’ barb corrupt deal. But how can he Ministry of Finance were part Tfight between the BJP and initiate a probe against himself,” of it,” the Congress leader said. TMC MLA’s murder the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) “Naidu changes his friends measure and questioned the parties, including ruling TDP Sibal said. The Congress has sent a over “injustice” to Andhra before every election and falls treatment Modi had meted staging protest demonstrations, Demanding that Mehrishi memorandum to CAG Mamata’s former Pradesh reached a crescendo on their feet for political gains,” out to his wife Jasoda Ben. waiving black flags and releas- must recuse himself from the Mehrishi on the Rafale deal and on Sunday with Prime Minister Modi said. “You brought triple talaq ing black balloons in the air CAG report, Sibal alleged, reminded him about the ‘car- confidant calls FIR Narendra Modi and Andhra Also alluding to Naidu’s (Bill) but you can’t answer across the State. “This is the corrupt deal and dinal principle of law’. Chief Minister N Chandrababu repeated statements that he questions on those subjects in Continued on Page 4 fair investigation should be Continued on Page 4 politically motivated Naidu turning it into personal was senior to Modi in politics, your personal life,” said a bit- attacks on each other. Modi ridiculed his opponent. ter Naidu. “I am going to attack Yes he (Naidu) is senior You brought triple talaq SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA Taking exception to Modi “Yes he is senior to me in back- you because you attacked me to me in backstabbing his (Bill) but you can’t addressing him as “father of stabbing his father-in-law NT personally”, Naidu said giving father-in-law NT Rama answer questions on SIT to probe he Bengal Police has named Lokesh” at a rally in Guntur on Rama Rao and changing point-by-point rebuttal to the Rao and changing those subjects in your TMukul Roy — BJP leader Sunday, Naidu launched a alliances,” Modi said. other attacks of Modi. alliances personal life and former confidant of TMC counter-offensive by asking, Naidu on his part went bal- Modi’s visit to the State was hooch deaths chief Mamata Banerjee — in “You have estranged your wife. listic answering Modi in equal marred by protests by several NARENDRA MODI N CHANDRABABU NAIDU the murder of Satyajit Biswas, Do you have any respect in the PTI n LUCKNOW a Trinamool Congress MLA family system.” from Krishnaganj in In a reflection of the nadir he Uttar Pradesh govern- Nadia district. File Photo of Trinamool Congress MLA in the relations between the two Tment Sunday night Roy’s name figured among Satyajit Biswas sides, neither Chief Minister announced a probe by a special four accused two of whom Chandrababu Naidu nor any of investigation team (SIT) into the were arrested on Sunday and his Cabinet colleagues were deaths of over 40 people due to remanded in police custody. present at the Gannavaram air- consumption of spurious liquor Demanding an impartial port to receive the Prime in the state. probe into the matter, Roy, the Minister. Only the Chief An official spokesperson erstwhile TMC MP who joined Secretary and the Director said that the SIT has been con- the BJP following differences General of Police were present stituted to make an in-depth with Mamata, termed the FIR as to complete the formality. enquiry into the tragedy that “politically motivated, and said, In his first visit to the State struck Saharanpur and “In the entire State of Bengal since the TDP walked out of Kushinagar districts in the state whenever anybody is killed by the NDA over Centre not giv- last week. their (TMC’s) own people or by ing Special Category Status to The five-member SITis other miscreants, the TMC Andhra, Modi attacked the headed by ADG (Railways) Government tries to implicate Mukul Roy TDP Government in AP as Sanjay Singhal. that it is by leaders and workers “Baap Bete ki Sarkar” (rule of It has been specifically asked of the BJP. I demand probe by “Those who have been father and son) referring to to find out whether there was independent agency into the arrested were seen firing at my Naidu’s son Nara Lokesh, who any conspiracy angle and also to matter.” husband,” the grieving wife of is a Minister. review past incidents, and sub- Biswas, a popular leader the deceased youth leader said “Naidu promised sun rise mit its report within 10 days, from Krishnaganj-Ranaghat- claiming the assailants had but gave son rise,” Modi suggesting measures to stop Hanshkhali region of Nadia, earlier been the followers of the quipped. recurrence of such incidents. was on Saturday gunned down victim but late last year had Referring to the TDP join- Meanwhile, a Home depart- alleged by BJP supporters while switched over to the BJP. ing hands with the Congress, ment official said that the gov- he was inaugurating a Saraswati Attacking the Chief Modi said that Naidu had for- ernment has decided to suspend Puja Pandal at Majdia village Minister, a livid Roy said, gotten that NT Rama Rao had Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP chief N Chandrababu the circle officers in both the dis- near his home, barely 15-20 km “Mamata is afraid of us. founded the TDP to make Naidu in black shirt, as part of his protest against the visit of Prime tricts where the tragedy took away from Bangladesh border. Continued on Page 4 India free of the Congress. Prime Minister Narendra Modi being garlanded at a BJP rally in Guntur on Sunday PTI Minister Narendra Modi to the State, in Amaravati, on Sunday PTI place. n Also see Page 2 Silver lining in disturbances: Fog dips 17-yr low RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI 2017-18 as compared to 29 fog formation,” the IMD said. the second one is expected on directly and can only be done days (174 hours), 20 days (93 The Met Department said February 13 which will bring through objective and subjective he occurrence of fog due to hours), 26 days (120 hours) for January witnessed seven west- rainfall, hailstorm and thun- methods,” said IMD officials. Tfrequent western distur- 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17, ern disturbances this year while derstorm in several parts espe- “Dense fog in Delhi and bances and high speed of winds respectively. In 2017, 11,090 December saw 6-7 western cially north east and southern north India (from December to in north India, including Delhi people died of fog related road disturbances against the nor- peninsula of the country. January) is the most common and NCR, has been lowest in accidents while 9,317 people mal of 4-5 every year. February “Forecasting of fog still feature of the winter which the current winter compared to died in 2016. witnessed one western distur- remains a grey area. Weather leads to massive delays and the last 17 years. The India In the normal circum- bance in the first week while models cannot predict fog cancellation of flights and Meteorological Department stances, plains witness rainfall trains. The reason for fog in (IMD) said north India, includ- during winter which allows north India is entirely because ing Delhi and NCR, witnessed formation of ground frost and of western disturbance affect- severe fog only on January 18 moisture. This year, snowfall ing the hills of Jammu & when the visibility was reduced and rain restricted to hills only. Kashmir which lead to a sud- to 0 to 50 metres. Plains have received less den reversal of winds from the Fog is a seasonal feature rainfall which led to little mois- normal dry and cool north- that commences around ture on the ground. Due to this westerly to humid easterlies or November and goes on till weather conditions are clear southeasterlies which could February, impacting road, air and fog occurrence are less in cause widespread fog,” said a and rail traffic badly. Generally, north India during the ongoing private weather broadcaster. 10 to 15 days in January and 10 winter season. According to Skymet, the to 12 days in December are “When passage of a west- reason for fog formation in East marked for moderate to severe ern disturbance affects the India is primarily due to its fog every year. plains on a large scale it caus- proximity to water bodies As per data, fog occur- es widespread rain and thun- (River Ganga) and slow Sadhus arrive at Sangam to take a holy dip on the last shahi snan on the occasion of Basant Panchami during the Kumbh rence was only 19 days (95 dershower activities. This is fol- wind speed. Mela in Prayagraj on Sunday (DETAILED REPORT ON P4) Pioneer hours) of total duration in lowed by dense to very dense Continued on Page 4 LUCKNOW | MONDAY | FEBRUARY 11, 2019 city 02 Yogi: UP govt committed to Priyanka, Rahul arriving today PNS n LUCKNOW

Uttar Pradesh Congress- eradicating malnourishment men, enthused by the appoint- ment of new leaders to steer them into the coming Lok PNS n LUCKNOW Sabha election, have planned a grand welcome to the party’s hief Minister Yogi UP BJP: Attempt being made general secretary in-charge of Adityanath said that his eastern UP, Priyanka Gandhi Cgovernment was com- Vadra, and others when they mitted to eradicating malnour- to destabilise Yogi govt arrive in the state capital on ishment among children and Monday. women from Uttar Pradesh Lucknow PNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party unit in Uttar Congress workers, led by and if the state achieved this, Pradesh said that there was an attempt to destabilise the Yogi UP Congress Committee chief the Human Development Adityanath government as there were reports that funds from Raj Babbar, have made elabo- Index (HDI) of UP and India Islamic states were being diverted to create trouble in the state rate arrangements to welcome would improve. during the general election. their leaders, including “Malnourishment among BJP state spokesman Harishchandra Srivastava said in a Congress president Rahul children and women is a blot written statement here on Sunday that some forces which did Gandhi and general secretary on the face of a civilised soci- “Think about the scenario not have faith on judiciary and Election Commission were now in-charge of western UP, ety. No other government has where we will have healthy trying to destabilise the state by talking about violence. “A TV Jyotiraditya Scindia, who will worked in this direction. Only pregnant women and children. channel in a string operation has shown that an Islamic leader accompany Priyanka as she our government has given a The Human Development has called for planting bomb at Ram Janmabhoomi complex. makes her first public appear- thought on providing hot, Index of UP and India will go This statement shows that some forces are trying to create prob- ance in the state after her new cooked and nutritious food to up,” he said. lem in the state. FIR should be lodged against such person and assignment. children and women who need Malnourishment among he should be arrested at the earliest,” the BJP leader said. The trio, who will arrive at it the most,” Yogi said. women and children is Srivastava said that the Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath the Chaudhary Charan Singh Under the Hausala Poshan abysmally high in Uttar governments were trying to weed out corruption from govern- Airport at Amausi in Lucknow, Yojana, around 10 lakh preg- Pradesh as it is among the ment working. He said over 20,000 non-governmental organ- will pass through the main SPG official along with UPCC chief Raj Babbar inspecting security arrangements ahead of the visit of Congress president nant women and over 14 lakh worst performing states in isations had shut their shops after they were asked to explain areas of the state capital, includ- Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s visit to state capital on Monday Pioneer malnourished children in the the area of underweight and the sources of their incomes. “Both the governments believe ing the state office of the age group of 6 months and 6 malnourished children up to in democratic values and are working hard to ensure that the Bharatiya Janata Party, to reach years get cooked nutritious the age of 6 years. UP stood Constitution is adhered to in every walk of life in letter and in Nehru Bhawan, the headquar- food at Anganwadi centres in fourth from the bottom on spirit,” he said and added, “Both the governments will not tol- ters of UPCC. their respective gram sabhas. child nutrition rates. erate people who incite the masses in the name of religion. For They will be welcomed by Traffic diversions for road show The highly malnourished chil- According to the state’s own Hindus, Ram is a revered figure and no one will be allowed to party workers and leaders at dren also get 500 grams of desi records, 35.5 per cent of the speak against him.” nearly 37 points in the city Lucknow (PNS): The Traffic police Basmandi. ghee while the women get a total children, who were iden- between the airport and the announced diversions in the city in view of the Till the time the road show crosses seasonal fruit everyday besides tified as beneficiaries of sup- have been identified as benefi- tricts of the state where the UPCC office, UPCC president road show of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Burlington, the traffic will be diverted from food. plementary nutrition pro- ciaries of the supplementary number of malnourished chil- Raj Babbar said. Vadra and party chief Rahul Gandhi on KKC, Loco crossing towards Cantonement. Till “This is a game changer gramme under ICDS, were nutrition programme (SNP), dren and women is very high. Before reaching the Monday. the time the road show crosses Noor Manzil scheme. If this scheme is imple- underweight, with 62,728 while nearly 50 lakh pregnant I want a change in this scenario. Congress office, the Congress Traffic officials said till the time the road crossing, the traffic will be diverted from Royal mented in letter and spirit, we falling in he Grade III and IV and lactating women are cov- We want improvement in leaders are expected to garland show crosses Barabirwa crossing, traffic will not Hotel crossing to Burlington crossing. will be able to eradicate mal- (severely malnourished) cate- ered under ICDS. health of children and women the statues of Mahatma Gandhi be allowed to move on Shaheed Path and When the road show reaches Hazratganj, nourishment from Uttar gories. “I know the parameters and therefore my government and former Prime Minister Amausi road. Till the road show crosses Tehri the traffic will be diverted from Hindi Sansthan Pradesh,” the Chief Minister At present, UP has more are bad and Shrawasti is one of is working in this direction,” Rajiv Gandhi on the route. Pulia tricrossing, traffic will not be allowed from towards Chiraiya Jheel and Sankalp Vatika. said. than two crore children who the most impoverished dis- Yogi said. Hoardings of Congress Barabirwa towards Alambagh and will be Commercial vehicles moving from leaders, including Rahul diverted towards the VIP road. Faizabad road towards Hazratganj via Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi After the road show crosses Alambagh bus Nishatganj bridge will be diverted towards Vadra, have been put up along station, the traffic will not be allowed to move Gandhi Setu and will not be allowed to move Crackdown on the route they are proposed to from Naka to Charbagh and will be diverted towards Hazratganj. take. Banners on the route toward Guru Gobind Singh Marg. Buses from Kaiserbagh bus station will not Hooch tragedy: Parties illicit liquor read, “Waqt Hai Badlav Ka After the road show crosses Mawaiyya, the be allowed to move towards Charbagh and (time for change)”. Workers of traffic moving from Charbagh to Basmandi will Burlington crossing and will be diverted Congress and its grassroots be diverted towards KKC. Till the time the road towards Chiraiya Jheel and Gandhi Setu. Buses racket organisation Sewa Dal were show crosses KKC, the traffic will be diverted moving from Kanpur road towards Alambagh indulge in blame game PNS n LUCKNOW giving final touches to the from Charbagh towards Mawaiyya and bus station will be diverted to Shaheed Path. preparations since early Sunday. n the crackdown on illicit Babbar had held a meeting personnel, who provide secu- constituencies of eastern UP “Congress workers are PNS n LUCKNOW Pradesh in a Roorkee village. carried out anywhere. The BJP Iliquor racket after the hooch of Congress workers on rity to the Gandhi’s, had on during her four-day stay in excited about the visit of party “A racket of spurious liquor should accept the fact that it tragedy that claimed over 100 Saturday evening to review the Thursday visited the UPCC Lucknow till February 14. leaders and we are waiting to he hooch tragedy, which is being operated in cannot run the state,” he said. lives in Uttar Pradesh and preparations for the road show, office, party sources said. The rank and file of the give them a rousing welcome... Thas claimed over 100 lives Uttarakhand. Therefore, I have The BSP also blamed the Uttarakhand, the UP police which will also be attended by The Congress is expecting Congress are expected to be in We hope that with her in Uttar Pradesh and spoken to the Chief Minister BJP governments in UP and recovered 79,637 litres of illic- All India Mahila Congress the visit to become a virtual Lucknow on Monday. A con- (Priyanka Vadra) joining active Uttarakhand, has snowballed and sought details,” he said. Uttarakhand for the deaths in it country-made liquor and chief Sushmita Dev and gener- launch of its campaign in Uttar gress leader claimed that sev- politics, the state will also get into a controversy with Chief The Chief Minister said the hooch tragedy. arrested 3,049 people involved al secretary Anupama Rawat. Pradesh, ahead of Lok Sabha eral thousand vehicles would a new energy,” Babbar said. Minister Yogi Adityanath action had been taken against Mayawati, in a statement, in its sale and manufacturing Elaborate security arrange- elections due by May. accompany the convoy of “This is a very auspicious time recalling the hand of excise officer, excise inspector, said that both the state govern- on Saturday. ments have been made for the Priyanka will meet leaders Priyanka from airport to state for us and a good omen for the Samajwadi Party in “such mis- station house officers and beat ments were “callous” in their As per an official commu- visit. Special Protection Group and office-bearers from 42 Congress office at Mall Avenue. party,” he added. chievous acts” and Bahujan constables in Saharanpur and approach towards banning sale niqué, the police destroyed Samaj Party chief Mayawati Kushinagar districts of Uttar of spurious liquor and 13,38,623 litres of raw materi- demanding a CBI probe into Pradesh. demanded a CBI probe into the al used for making illicit liquor. the matter. However, Samajwadi party tragedy. The police also recovered Chief Minister Yogi president Akhilesh Yadav held She said till the CBI probe 50,578 litres of India Made Priyanka to have no Adityanath, warned of stern the BJP government responsi- was completed, the Excise min- Foreign Liquor during the Uttarakhand, UP govts action against all those found ble for the tragedy. “People have isters of both the states should drive and registered 2812 cases. involved in illicit liquor trade died in two states and Bharatiya be asked to step down to ensure The lowest recovery of impact on SP-BSP even if they were associated Janata Party is in power in both free and fair inquiry. illicit country-made liquor was to blame for hooch with any political party. these states. If anyone is Mayawati said bootleggers reported in Prayagraj Zone “In the past also, such type responsible, it is the BJP. The were running a parallel admin- where the police recovered of mischievous acts by SP lead- government should give Rs 20 istration right under the nose 3,016 litres of illicit liquor. prospects: Shekhar ers had come to fore. In lakh each to the families of the of the authorities and selling Lucknow zone topped the tragedy: Priyanka PNS n LUCKNOW polls will be in favour of the Azamgarh, Hardoi, Kanpur deceased without any discrim- spurious liquor. list with the recovery of over opposition alliance as there is and Barabanki, the SP leaders ination,” the SP chief said. Over 100 people have died 13,000 litres of illicit liquor on PNS n LUCKNOW amajwadi Party said that anger among farmers and were found to be involved in Hitting out at the BJP gov- in the hooch tragedy that hit Saturday night. In Lucknow SPriyanka Gandhi Vadra’s youths across the country hooch tragedies. We cannot ernment for the deaths in the the adjoining districts of zone, the police teams n her first political reaction entry into politics would have no against the Modi government deny conspiracy this time also,” hooch tragedy, the SP chief said Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh destroyed 1,35,350 litres of raw Ito the hooch tragedy, impact on the electoral prospects which has failed to fulfil the he said in Gorakhpur on the opposition had been point- with people dying after con- material used to distill illicit Congress general secretary in- of its alliance with the Bahujan promises made to them,” he said. Sunday. ing to the illicit liquor trade but suming spurious liquor in a liquor and unearthed 166 dis- charge of east Uttar Pradesh, Samaj Party. However, it said, the “They (BJP) have formed Yogi said he had spoken to the government did not act as Haridwar village. tilleries. In Prayagraj zone, the Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, coming together of SP and BSP alliances with over 40 political his Uttarakhand counterpart some of its leaders were In an unrelated incident, police unearthed 12 illicit dis- blamed the Bharatiya Janata had rattled the Bharatiya Janata parties. They allied with PDP in Trivendra Singh Rawat and involved in it. nine people died over the week tilleries. Party governments in UP and Party. Jammu and Kashmir, a party had asked him to share details “The truth is that without in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s The police are carrying Uttarakhand for the death of Neeraj Shekhar, Rajya Sabha opposed to the BJP’s ideology. as the spurious liquor was the backing of the govern- Kushinagar district, allegedly out the drive across the state more than 100 people. member and son of former But when we are going for served to the natives of Uttar ment, such activities cannot be after drinking spurious liquor. and it will continue. In a written statement Prime Minister Chandrasekhar, alliance, it is giving them pain,” issued here on Sunday, said in a statement that Prime he added. Priyanka said the incident had Minister Narendra Modi had Shekhar ridiculed BJP pres- saddened her and it showed been shaken to the core by the ident Amit Shah’s claim that the Rajbhar threatens Oppn pursuing soft Hindutva Cong objects to that the state government had der of Haridwar and alliance of opposition parties. BJP and its allies would win not link with these incidents that Saharanpur attending the ‘ter- “This is why he is coining words less than 73 of the 80 seats they to quit alliance BJP MP’s remark took place at Saharanpur and ahvin’ had consumed liquor on like ‘mahamilawat’ to target won in UP in 2014. “No one our ideological win: Keshav Kushinagar districts in UP and Thursday night. “After the feast, them,” he added. Shekhar said, believes what Shah is claiming. Lucknow (PNS): Om against Priyanka Haridwar in Uttarakhand. the villagers returned to their “In the nation’s interest, our aim In fact, they (BJP) will be con- Prakash Rajbhar, Cabinet min- Allahabad (PTI): Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Priyanka said it was unbe- villages but sometime at mid- is to remove Modi and the fined to single digit and their ister and president of Suheldev Maurya on Sunday said he would not be surprised if the BJP wins PNS n LUCKNOW lievable that the business of night, reports of people falling voter and party workers know dream to retain power again will Bharatiya Samaj Party, an ally of all 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state, and asserted it was an “ide- illicit liquor was flourishing in ill started pouring in,” he said this very well. They also know remain a dream,” he said. the BJP, has repeated his threat ological victory” for the party that opposition parties were “pur- ongress has strongly object- UP and Uttarakhand under the on Saturday. what kind of situation may Shekhar said if the BJP to quit the alliance if the recom- suing soft Hindutva”. Ced to BJP MP from Basti, patronage of the BJP govern- Kumar claimed that 13 emerge if Modi wins again.” thought it could cover up the mendations of Social Justice Hitting out at political rivals, Maurya said he was happy that Harish Dwivedi’s statement ments people died in Balupur village Shekhar, a close confidant of losses in UP by winning more Committee were not imple- Congress president Rahul Gandhi, whose party has been “con- against Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, “I condemn the incident alone. He said post-mortem SP president Akhilesh Yadav, seats in West Bengal and mented by February 24. sistently obstructing” the construction of Ram temple in saying it was derogatory. and demand from both the and initial forensic reports sug- expressed confidence that the Odisha, then he was underesti- “If the BJP does not agree to Ayodhya, was now talking about his janeu (sacred thread) and Basti District Congress governments to provide ade- gested that the brew was laced SP-BSP alliance would confine mating Mamata Banerjee and the demands raised by us, we chanting Om Namah Shivay. president Virendra Pratap quate compensation and gov- with methanol. the BJP to a single digit in the Naveen Patnaik (chief ministers will definitely part ways with “And far as the Samajwadi Party is concerned, its founder Pandey alias Babloo Pandey ernment jobs to the affected “Some villagers, who had coming Lok Sabha polls. “The of West Bengal and Odisha them. If the saffron party does Mulayam Singh Yadav had once ordered firing on innocent, demanded action against the families,” she said. come from Saharanpur, also results of the coming Lok Sabha respectively). not implement the recommen- unarmed and harmless Ram devotees (kar sevaks). And today, MP for his derogatory remark. The Congress leader also started falling sick and by dations of the Social Justice his son Akhilesh is coming to the Sangam and taking a dip (dur- “The statement of the BJP expressed grief at the death of Friday noon reports of death Committee by February 24, ing Kumbh),” he told PTI in an interview. MP shows the mental status of such a large number of people started pouring in,” he said. then our path will be separate, Maurya said even Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had to the saffron brigade as the lead- in the hooch tragedy. District Magistrate of and we will contest all 80 Lok say ‘Jai Mata Di’ in West Bengal. “And I feel the day is not far ers of this party are frustrated Spurious liquor containing Saharanpur, Alok Kumar Sabha seats in the state,” he said. when you will hear (BSP chief) Mayawati chanting Jai Shri Ram,” by the entry of Priyanka toxic methanol has killed over Pandey, said that one a villager He also said, “We can even the Deputy Chief Minister said. “All these indicate our (BJP’s) Gandhi Vadra into the active 100 people in Uttarakhand of Umani Saharanpur Pintu go with the anti-BJP alliance (of ideological victory,” he added. politics,” Babloo Pandey said and Uttar Pradesh. Both the had brought some pouches of SP and BSP) if the need arises. He said the BJP ideology directly relates to national unity here on Sunday. governments have suspended liquor from Balupur and gave A number of rounds of talks and integrity. “BJP talks of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas (together The BJP MP had reported- 35 officials, including 12 police- it to his friends. They con- have been held with them.” with all, development for all). It talks of justice to all and appease- ly said that Priyanka wore men, and arrested eight sus- sumed it along with Pintu and Rajbhar said this was the last ment of none, and it does not differentiate people on the basis saree only when coming to UP pected bootleggers. died. warning, and after February 24, of caste or religion.” otherwise she wears jeans and Majority of the deaths were In another incident, eight there would be no agreement Taking a jibe at the proposed anti-BJP alliance, Maurya said, tops. He had further said that reported from Balupur village people died after consuming with the BJP. He said the BJP “Those who are talking about forging an anti-BJP gathbandhan when Priyanka could not in Haridwar which borders toxic brew in Kushinagar, 300 had promised that the recom- are actually living in a state of confusion as the people of the coun- ensure party’s victory in the Saharanpur district of Uttar km south-east of Lucknow. mendations of the Social Justice try have already made up their minds to reelect Modiji as prime assembly segments of Rae Pradesh. The people had gone to attend Committee would be imple- minister.” Bareli and Amethi in 2017, how A senior police officer, a ceremony on Wednesday mented six months before Lok He claimed the BJP’s vote share would increase by at least could she turn the table this Ashok Kumar, said that people where they had consumed Sabha polls. 10 per cent in 2019 Lok Sabha elections. time. from four villages on the bor- cheap liquor.

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The CFO inister for Urban said that the fares of these buses Development Suresh were higher than the ordinary MKhanna flagged off ones wherein the minimum the first electric bus in front of cost of a ticket was Rs 15 and Vidhan Bhawan on Sunday. the maximum was `40. Speaking on the occasion, the A senior transport official minister spoke on the advan- said: “UP government has a tages of running a bus which clear focus on revolutionising caused zero pollution. The bus transportation with sustain- moved from Vidhan Sabha able, affordable and safe mobil- Marg to Ashok Marg, ity solutions for the masses.. We Sikandarbagh, Dalibagh, Balu look forward to strengthening Adda, CMS Crossing, Manoj this association with Tata Pandey Crossing, Motors to bring Smart City Patrakarpuram and then Viraj solutions in future.” Khand, Gomti Nagar, ferrying It was said that there would the passengers. be air suspension for both Chief Financial Officer, front and rear axles to make Lucknow Transport Services travel more comfortable for the Limited, Ashok Mehrotra, commuters. An integrated elec- while talking to The Pioneer, tric motor generator with a Medicos celebrating Basant Panchami at KGMU on Sunday Pioneer said that the trip did not peak power of 333HP can encounter any problem. deliver 197HP continuously Giving the unique special ensuring effortless driving on Gaiety marks properties of the bus, he said Minister for Urban Development Suresh Khanna flagging off the e-bus Pioneer congested roads and frequent that it was a fully electric-dri- start stops needing no shifting Mystery shrouds death ven one with zero emission for and user-friendly vehicle main- and regenerative braking for as improved safety and com- of gears. “The critical electrical Basant clean air. “There are roomy tenance and tracking, and a high efficiency,” he said. fort, ease of boarding for the traction components have been interiors which can be cus- passenger information system He said that the elderly women and children. sourced from internationally- of orderly police Panchami tomised as per the applications with destination boards and Government of India was pro- This bus is of a modern state- known best-in-class suppliers and regulations. The other audio announcements, fatigue- moting electric buses with a of-the-art technology,” he in USA, Germany and China PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW was recovered. “The autopsy advantages are high safety and free driving without clutch and view to modernising urban added. offering proven products. The report ascertained that the celebrations security with an intelligent gear shifting, a stylised interi- transportation, reduce pollu- The Lucknow Transport buses have been tested and val- peon (orderly police) was death was caused due to hang- transport system, new genera- or and exterior with LED head tion and provide an enhanced Services Limited have received idated by the company across Afound hanging under mys- ing as a cause of asphyxia due PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW tion telematics for efficient lamps, plush interior lighting future for the passengers such only one bus till now from the states,” officials added. terious circumstances at his to ante-mortem injuries,” he house in Kaiserbagh on said. asant Panchami was cele- Sunday. The Kaiserbagh SHO The inspector said Ram Bbrated with enthusiasm claimed that the man ended his Baran had got the job on com- across the city. At KGMU, Errant cops embarrass life but failed to explain the rea- pensatory basis after the death Vice-Chancellor Dr MLB Gunner climbs overhead son behind the suicide. of his father in 2010. “The body Bhatt took part in Saraswati Interestingly, the SHO had no has been handed over to police. puja and told the medicos top police officials information that the man was It is purely a case of suicide and about the goddess of wisdom. working at SSP camp office as the investigation of the case had Students made colourful ran- tank, stages high drama PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Several constables a peon at present. been concluded,” the SHO said. golis and a rangoli competition have been punished As per reports, Ram Baran “I never saw him gloomy was also organised which wit- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW lected his aides identified as Ali Singh and Hazratganj CO he Gautampalli incident Yadav of Maharajganj locality or unhappy on any issue since nessed the participation of Hasan, Farooq and Arvind Abhay Mishra kept taxing their Tput the police in sticky sit- for behaving rudely of Rae Bareli was living on rent I started working with him. He four teams comprising 50 stu- howing utter disregard to Verma, all of Barabanki and brains to handle the situation uation. Earlier, in Apple exec- with the public, their at a house in Katra used to encourage us whenev- dents each. Sdiscipline, a gunner/con- Anil Kumar of Vibhav Khand and solve it as early as possible utive Vivek Tiwari murder case involvement in crime Maqboolganj locality in er we felt low,” said another Cantt Durga Puja Samiti stable of a retired DG, along in Gomti Nagar. His wife but the constable refused to in Gomti Nagar, two constables Kaiserbgah. Presently, his wife peon working at the Camp organised grand celebrations with three aides, created a Poonam also joined the brigade climb down. Prashant Chaudhary and and running Aneeta and daughter Pratiksha Office. on the occasion. Several com- scene by climbing atop an and around 7 am, they reached The drama ended eight Sandeep Kumar were charged extortion rackets were staying at their native A constable posted at petitions for children were overhead water tank in Jiamau where Ajay, along with hours after assurances from with showing disregard to dis- house in Rae Bareli and Ram Camp Office said Ram Baran organised on the occasion. A Gautampalli police station area Alu, Farooq and Arvind, cops that they would take him cipline. While Prashant was inside the residential apartment Baran was all alone. used to strongly criticise those cultural programme and and kept the entire Lucknow climbed atop the overhead to the Minister of Law and held guilty of murder in the in Hazratganj,” the sources Kaiserbagh SHO Raj ending their lives due to frus- Saraswati puja were also held police on their toes for well water tank. His wife Poonam Justice Brajesh Pathak for the Special Investigation Team said. They said in the Kumar Singh said the police tration. “We ever heard a case at Bhatkhande Music Institute over five hours on Sunday. He and Anil remained on the meeting in the presence of (SIT) probe, the SIT had held Gautampalli case too, consta- were informed by the landlord of suicide. Ram Baran used to Deemed University. demanded the police to get an ground. As per plan, Anil start- media. Around 3 pm, Anil both the constables guilty of ble Ajay Kumar Shukla was on Sunday morning about the say that such people in fact are Basant Panchami was also appointment for him fixed ed crying and informing peo- was sent for negotiations and ignoring rules mandatory for a sent to jail for committing incident. “Ram Baran was coward and they should not celebrated at SKD Academy with the CM Yogi and threat- ple that four persons had after repeated assurances, he constable and not acting with loot. “He was suspended later hanging from the ceiling with take such step. I am surprised and students of all branches ened to jump down the over- climbed atop the overhead agreed to come down. restrain in a disciplined way. for remaining absent from a rope tied around his neck,” he that he himself took the dras- participated in the puja and head tank if the same was not water tank and would end Ajay was also carrying a “There are numerous duty,” the sources said. said. He said no suicide note tic step,” he said. hawan with teachers and staff. allowed. their lives if they were not gun with himself and when examples when constables Taking a strict note, the allowed to have an audience cops asked for the same. He acted in a whimsical way and police registered a case against with the CM. said: “This is my service gun put their bosses in a tight spot. him and sent him and his The news spread like wild and I would not allow anybody The police had to face a lot of aides to jail. The SSP, Lucknow, fire and a huge team of police to touch it. It is under my criticism due such incidents,” a late at night issued an order and district administration responsibility.” police officer said. He said suspending him. The incident reached the scene. Ajay and his SSP, Lucknow, Kalanidhi several constables were pun- gave cops tense moment as the aides were carrying the nation- Naithani said a case of rioting ished for behaving rudely with gunner, who earlier was sent to al flag and water bottles and and breaching of public order the public, their involvement in jail in a crime case against him, biscuits with them on their was registered and the consta- crime and running extortion was having a pistol tucked in mission and remained atop ble and his aides were sent to rackets. “In the theft of the offi- his waist. The cops were appre- for 8 hours. As per plan, Ajay jail. He said the constable was cial SUV of then SP Hardoi hensive that the constable started crying while saying suspended for his act also. The Rajeev Mahrotra, early probe might take extreme step in view that he wanted a corruption- SSP said the constable had had revealed the name of a con- of his criminal past. free India and for that he had served jail term in a crime case stable posted in trans-Gomti As per reports, Ajay Kumar a formula which he would against him in the past and was locality. The charges against Shukla alias Ajay Pandit, gun- only tell to Yogi Adityanath in suspended thereafter. “His ser- him, however, were not proved ner of a retired DGP, was front of the media. vices resumed in 1999 but he later and it surfaced that the absent from duty for the last Senior police officials, was absent from duty,” he constable was in touch with the one year. On Sunday, he col- including ASP, East, Ashtbhuja said. gang which stole the SUV from 12 fresh swine flu cases detected in city Lucknow (PNS): As many as 12 fresh cases of swine flu have been detected in Lucknow, taking the total to 71. District surveillance officer KP Tripathi said it was not an alarming stage as yet but precaution was the need of the hour. “There is still no horizon- tal spread detected, and hence it is the case of sporadic spread. There are only few cases in which family members of the patients have contracted the H1N1 infection,” he said. He said people should get themselves clinically checked- up if there were suffering from high fever and abstain from vis- iting crowded places. “There is Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia unfurled a 30.5m Tricolour at the historic Jhandewala Park on the occasion of Basant Panchami. The a tendency among people to mayor said that the flag had been installed on the suggestion of Governor Ram Naik. According to chief engineer Ram Nagina start own medication, but they Tripathi, the flag was installed by a private company which will look after the maintenance for the next seven years. A high mast must see a doctor,” he added. has also been installed for eight-hour power back-up Pioneer Books worth `20 lakh sold at fair PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW as a selfie point and association the fact that the space needed and Development Institute, set with the Transport department to be given to the talent of chil- up by the Ministry of t was curtains on the for Road Safety Week proved to dren. “In the main book fair, Commerce and Industry, ILucknow Book Fair on be successful. He admitted that one cannot give space to these Government of India, as one of Sunday. A kavi sammelan was a better response was experi- events and one should try and the premier institutes in the organised as the concluding enced at the main book fair follow the other book fairs country. She said that the event of the day. which was organised on the such as those which are being Footwear Design & Key organiser of the fair Moti Mahal lawns in held at places like Kolkata Development Institute (FDDI) Manoj Chandel said that they September annually. where it is a kind of mela with was an ‘institute of national sold books worth `20 lakh. He “However, there is a need all authors whether big or importance’ (as per the FDDI said that it was a mixed to hold a second book fair small being a part of the event,” Act, 2017) under the Ministry response to the fair with mod- because the city has grown and he added. of Commerce and Industry, erate amount of footfalls wit- people from different parts Incidentally, the book fair Government of India. nessed there. “Some of the cannot come at one point and also witnessed the presence of “We were here to highlight stalls witnessed a good hence the importance to have the stall of the Government our courses. As per the FDDI response such as the Book these book fairs at all those Institute, FDDI (Footwear Act, the Institute is a statutory Affairs stall, the Indira Gandhi places where the people can Design and Development authority empowered to award National Arts stall and the approach and purchase them,” Institute) which is situated at its own degrees. With its well- Arts installation stall which he added. Rae Bareli. formulated standards of qual- presented books as pieces of He said that it was also nec- Nivedita from the Institute ity education FDDI is an insti- art,” he said. He said that their essary to make the book fair a said we took this opportunity tute of national repute since its traffic model area was a big hit variegated event in the light of to introduce Footwear Design inception in 1986,” she said. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | FEBRUARY 11, 2019 city 04

CISH bid to empower farmers 2 PHCs inaugurated would be benefited by the PHCs. The PHCs will have a from weaker sections medical officer, pharmacist, lab technician and wardboy each besides ANMs and staff PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW to improve farmers’ income nologies. One of the areas nurses. These hospitals will and uplift their living stan- identified for this purpose is also provide OPD services, n a bid to work towards dards. Most of the farmers of improved pig farming,” Rajan free medical check-ups for Itheir empowerment, Central this area have small and medi- said. He said many of the females, free distribution of Institute for Subtropical um land holdings. SC/ST farm- farmers were already in that medicines, referral services Horticulture (CISH) invited 30 ers are mostly small or landless venture and using breeds and services for treatment of farmers belonging to the SC/ST and thus do not have orchards requiring longer period to gain non-communicable diseases. category from Malihabad or agricultural land for suffi- body weight. “They are not able Doctors said both the hos- (Nabipanah) to understand cient economic returns,” he to farm improved breeds, PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW pitals would have an Arogya their requirements for horticul- pointed out. mainly because of higher Samiti each and an amount of tural technologies which can The CISH director said prices. Therefore, after getting omen Welfare Minister Rs 5,000 will be deposited improve their livelihood, par- most of the farmers, being male and female piglets of WSwati Singh inaugurated annually in the accounts of ticularly when they do not landless, earn by working as improved breeds, the self-help two primary healthcare centres, each of members of the com- have land to cultivate. labourer and for employment, group will multiply and share Veerangana Uda Devi Nagariya mittees. Director of CISH director Shailendra they have to cover a long dis- with other community mem- Prathmik Swathya Kendra Communicable Diseases Rajan said the institute most- tance to reach Lucknow city. bers. For economising the feed (Qila Mohammadi) and Control Mithilesh Chaturvedi, ly promotes livelihood “Coming from the weaker sec- requirement of improved Chandrashekhar Azad while speaking on the occasion, improvement through horticul- tions, they lack in organisation- breeds, CISH will arrange fod- Nagariya Prathmik Swasthya asked people to keep their sur- ture-based enterprises, howev- al power, thus handholding is der crops recommended by Kendra (Aurangabad) on roundings clean in order to er, technologies developed by required for overall develop- ICAR-IVRI,” said Rajan. Sunday. She also launched a protect themselves from the other ICAR institutes were ment, particularly for market- A dozen of farmers opted campaign for prevention of communicable diseases. also demonstrated in villages ing their produce. CISH moti- for vermicomposting which communicable diseases. She Addressing the gathering, for integrating different farm- vated them to form a self-help has become a good source of visited the health fair organised CMO Dr Narendra Aggarwal ing components. group which could help other entrepreneurship and can be on the occasion. said the campaign against com- “CISH is disseminating community members as well successfully adopted as they Speaking on the occasion, municable diseases was being horticultural technologies in and help scientists demon- have cattle to get dung required she said that over one lakh peo- carried out across all the 75 dis- different villages of Malihabad strate the usefulness of tech- for the purpose. ple in the surrounding areas tricts of the state. LGBTQIA members during their pride march in Lucknow on Sunday Pioneer CITYBRIEFS Shaam-e-Awadh SCHOOLSCAN

METRO INSPECTION ROAD SAFETY WEEK at Riverfront The Commissioner of The Transport department Metro Rail Safety will inspect and Royal 40 riders organised next month the balance North-South cor- a rally at 1090 crossing on the Lucknow (PNS): Sangeet ridor between February 20 and occasion of Road Safety Week. Natak Akademi is planning to 22, a senior LMRC official The programme witnessed the organise ‘Shaam-e- Awadh’ at said on Sunday. Lucknow participation of 250 student Gomti Riverfront in March. Metro Rail Corporation is gear- groups from different states SNA secretary Rubina Baig ing up to finish the work by such as Bihar, Jharkhand, said the idea was to conserve February 15 and it had been Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and the arts (music, dance and informed by ‘Metroman’ E Maharashtra. The students instruments) disappearing Sreedharan recently that ser- were informed about the from the state. “We have vices on the entire corridor importance of road safety. realised that people do not would start in the last week of MLA Neeraj Bora was the come to watch cultural pro- this month. LMRC had carried chief guest while additional grammes which we organise out signalling an integrated transport commissioner Anil from time to time because testing trials by moving the Mishra and RTO AK Singh they feel that it is a government train up to Munshipulia on were also present on the occa- programme. But it is not the January 9. sion. Meanwhile, ‘Hackathon case, we are organising these OPEN DAY demonstration of physical studies. He will also get a on Road Safety’, a design think- programmes to conserve the City International School, alertness and various games. scholarship of US$ 1,20,000 FREE HEALTH CAMP Free health camp for senior citizens being inaugurated at Swarn Jayanti Smriti ing activity, was organised at several art forms getting Manas Enclave (Indira Nagar), Earlier, CIS founder Bharti during the four years of his Aastha Centre for Geriatric Vihar Park in Indira Nagar on Sunday Jaipuria Institute of extinct,” she said organised ‘Open Day’ with joy Gandhi and director Sunita course. His Medicine, Palliative Care Management in association Baig pointed out that she and enthusiasm on Sunday. Gandhi welcomed the guests hard work, Hospice, Hospital & Social the guest of honour was Justice blood pressure screening, lipid with the road safety cell of was taking the programme to Nawab Jafar Mir Abdullah, with bouquets. commitment Welfare Society, organised a free (retd) Ashwani Kumar Singh. profile, haemoglobin and uric Transport department. the public instead of trying to Souvik Chakraborty, Abhishek and excellence health camp for senior citizens Around 1,500 persons got ben- acid were conducted and a Throughout the day, the par- bring them in. When remind- Dixit, Lalit Singh, Roshan SCHOLARSHIP earned at Swarn Jayanti Smriti Vihar efited from the free health team of 15 doctors offered ticipants were mentored by ed that a similar programme at Gandhi and other dignitaries Murtuza Sarwat Taqi, a Murtuza a Park in Indira Nagar on Sunday. camp. Tests such as fibroscan their services along with a team design thinking expert Lohia Park drew a poor were present on the occasion. student of City Montessori golden chance The chief guest on the occasion (liver test), BMD (bone test), of paramedicals and techni- Deepak Singh. Students from response, she said they Students, teachers and parents School, Chowk, secured admis- to study in the was Commissioner of Income ECG, uroflometry (prostrate), cians. All the patients were various colleges presented would be more organised enjoyed the educational-cultur- sion in the prestigious Wabash famed college of USA. He Tax (Exemptions) PK Bajaj and lung function test, diabetes, given free medicines for a week. innovative ideas. this time. al items, interesting contests, College of USA for higher credited CMS for this success.

MODI VS NAIDU... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 pay last respects to the deceased Kumbh: Over 2 crore devotees take Workers of TDP, Congress MLA at his residence, a few and Left parties organised the metres from the Saraswati Puja demonstrations against Modi proud of my family, as Lokesh’s Rafale aircraft deal,” it said. marquee where he was shot. raising slogans of “Modi Go dad, Devansh’s grand father Congress has been accusing the Urban Development holy dip on Basant Panchami Back” in Vijaywada, Guntur, and Bhuvanesari’s husband”. Modi Government of corrup- Minister Firhad Hakim alleged Visakhapatnam, Tirupati and Stressing that his family was tion in the deal, alleging that that “the BJP is importing the other major centres. with him Naidu said, “I always the price of the aircraft was politics of violence and murder Many of the protesters promote family values where as raised and the offset deal was in West Bengal from Gujarat. wore black shirts and waved Modi has no family and is taken from State-owned air- “They think that they will win black flags. Significantly the unable to appreciate these craft maker HAL and given to the seat if they eliminate him,” entire rout from Gannavaram things”. Meanwhile, hundreds businessman Anil Ambani’s he said accusing the BJP. airport near Vijaywada to of TDP workers and support- newly formed Reliance Hakim also squarely Guntur was full of big anti- ers were travelling by train Defence, which had no experi- blamed the BJP for the killing Modi billboards questioning from different places in the ence. The Government and of Biswas, who belonged to the the Centre’s failure in keeping State to New Delhi to take part Anil Ambani have repeatedly Matua community - deemed the promises made to Andhra in Monday’s hunger strike by refuted all allegations of irreg- vital as a support base in Pradesh. Some of the bill- Naidu against the Centre. 22 ularities and corruption. Bengal. “The Prime Minister boards read, “With what face political parties including Congress president Rahul came to woo the Matua com- are you coming to Andhra Congress have announced their Gandhi stepped up his attack munity in Thakurnagar last Pradesh” and “Where is the support to Naidu’s programme. on the Narendra Modi week. Now the local BJP lead- special category status you BJP leadership has stepped Government over Rafale deal ers are resorting to criminal promised to Andhra Pradesh”. up its attack on the Andhra on Friday following a news activities to gain political turf,” In his characteristic style Pradesh Government ever report claiming that the he said. Denying allegations of Modi, addressing in Hindi since Naidu emerged as a dri- Defence Ministry objected to BJP’s involvement, the party’s played with the words to target ving force behind a Congress “parallel parleys” by the Prime state president Dilip Ghosh Naidu and the TDP. On the slo- led alliance against the BJP at Minister’s Office (PMO) with demanded a CBI investigation gan of ‘Modi go back’, Modi the national level. the French authorities. into the killing. An indepen- said, “yes I will go back to Delhi A report published by The dent probe will reveal the truth, as Prime Minister for second RECUSE FROM... Hindu claimed that “the French he said. term after the coming elec- The memorandum said, side took advantage of parallel Ghosh also echoed Roy’s tions”. He also made fun of the “The cardinal principle of law parleys by the PMO that weak- sentiments and said Biswas black flags and the balloons as is that “no one can be a judge ened Indian team’s position” in was a victim of internal feud “Drishti” or an antidote against in his own cause.” negotiating the Rafale deal within the ruling party. the evil eye. Modi has been fac- Constitutional scheme and the with France. “If an MLA gets killed like ing black flags and protest in essential Rule of Law envisage this, how can the common different States during his visit that no individual can audit or BENGAL POLICE... feel safe?” he maintained. in the recent weeks. After examine or sit in judgement It is on orders of her that CPI (M) state secretary Tamil Nadu, Assam and over one’s own actions. allegations are being levelled Surjyakanta Mishra said this Arunachal Pradesh earlier he “It has been now revealed against the BJP for his murder.” incident shows that nobody is faced similar protests in AP, for to us that the audit of the 36 Meanwhile, police arrested safe under TMC rule. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n ALLAHABAD pilgrims. The District Akhara Naya Udasin at 1:15 ty arrangements were made in second time in Tamil Nadu and Rafale aircraft deal by you as Kartik and Sujit Mondal, both Magistrate and the Senior pm, the Shree Panchayati and around the mela area. A Karnataka where he addressed CAG is one such glaring case. alleged BJP workers. The duo SILVER LINING... ith the chanting of ‘Har Superintendent of Police (SSP) Akhara Bada Udasin at 2:20 strict vigil was also being kept a series of meeting in the run- Under the Defence was on Sunday remanded to “In the hilly areas of the WHar Mahadev’ and ‘Ma and other police officials were pm and the Shree Panchayati at all the 12 ghats of the up to the coming elections. Procurement Procedure as also police 14-day custody. The Northeast, characteristics of Saraswati ki jai’, over two crore present in the Mela area and on Akhara Nirmal took a holy dip Sangam. A number of devotees Rejecting the TDP’s allega- the Government of India prime suspect is still at large, fog are completely different devotees took a holy dip in the the ghats to monitor the safe at the Sangam Ghat at 3.40 pm. had started pouring in the tions that he did not keep (Transaction of Business) said police, adding they expect- from what they are in the Sangam, confluence of the and peaceful bathing of the pil- Along with the monitoring mela area a day prior to the promises made to Andhra Rules, Ministry of Finance and ed to nab the person soon. plains of East India. The terrain rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the grims. of the entire mela area by the main snan. Pradesh Modi said, “Our the then Cabinet Committee The officer in-charge of of Northeast India is a mix of mythical Saraswati, on the aus- The devotees and the saints helicopter, flowers petals were Government gave AP much on Security (CCS) are the local Hanskhali police station everything, from hills and val- picious occasion of Basant of all the 13 akharas took the showered on the saints, seers FIRE BREAKS OUT more than what was men- appropriate authorities for and the personal security offi- leys to mountains, which is Panchami, the third and the last holy dip in the Sangam with and devotees who were pro- Amid the Basant Panchami tioned in the special status financial sanction and approval cer of Biswas were suspended conducive for trapping fog for royal bathing in Kumbh-2019 religious fervour. The seers of ceeding for the royal bath in Snan a fire again broke out in category. The Chief Minister of of the defence deals.” The amid allegations that there was longer durations. Northeast is here on Sunday. these akharas came accompa- Sangam. Seeing the arrange- Kumbh in Dungji Bhura Math Andhra Pradesh also acknowl- memorandum states, “You no security cover despite the well known for dense fog The bright sunshine led to nied by a music band and ment at the fair many devotees of Dandi Bada in Sector 13 here edged the special package but were Finance Secretary from presence of the MLA and a throughout the winter season the huge turnout of devotees chanting ‘Har Har Mahadev.’ who had come from other on Sunday. However, no casu- took a U-turn later as they October 29, 2014 to August 30, Minister at the venue of a due to persistent flow of moist which was more than expect- First of all the Panchayti parts of the state said that they alty was reported in the inci- failed to use the funds appro- 2015. This means that you Saraswati Puja where the inci- air from River Brahmaputra. ed on the occasion. After a dip Akhara Mahanirvani/Shree had never seen such a sight dent which engulfed the valu- priately,” Modi said. were the Finance Secretary at dent occurred. A departmen- Lucknow, Allahabad in Uttar in Sangam the devotees Panchayati Atal Akhara took before. The Uttar Pradesh gov- ables kept in the camp. On Naidu’s proposed day- the time of unilateral tal enquiry has also been initi- Pradesh, Patna in Bihar, thronged the temples of Bade the dip at 6:15 am, the ernment had made elaborate According to a report, four long hunger strike in New announcement of purchase of ated against the OC and the Kolkata in the Indo Gangetic Hanumanji at Qila and also vis- Panchayati Niranjani Akhara arrangements at Kumbh, they camps were reduced to ashes in Delhi on Monday, Modi said 36 Rafale aircraft at a cost of Rs PSO, who was reportedly on plains and Jorhat in Northeast ited the temples of Goddess and the Taponidhi Shree added. In all 4,725 men and this fire incident. Goods worth that the BJP was organising 58,000 crore by the Prime leave on Saturday, police said. India are some of the places Saraswati and offered prayers Panchayat Anand Akhara at women and 1,153 children lakhs of rupees were destroyed programmes spending its own Minister.” “Representatives of Asked about the chances of that witness dense to very there. A heavy police force 7:05 am, the Panchdasnam who were lost in the crowd had in the blaze. On getting the fire money whereas Naidu was the Finance Ministry ie, the assailants fleeing the area, dense fog during winters,” the was deployed on the ghats and Juna Akhara/Shree Panch been united with their kith and brigade reached the spot and spending public money for the Members of the Cost Accounts an officer said the State police Skymet said. Dry Central India the routes leading to the Dashnam Avahan Akhara and kin so far. At various places extinguished the flames after Monday’s protest in Delhi. Service and Financial Advisers have been put on a high is generally escapes the wrath Sangam to ensure peaceful the Shree Shambhu Panch Agni along the route to Sangam, battling with them for hours. In his equally strong were part of the Indian nego- alert.”Nadia shares border with of fog in the winter season. bathing. The Rapid Action Akhara at 8 am, the Akhil roadside stalls were set up and According to the Mela police a counter to Modi’s attack Naidu tiating team. Hence, you were Bangladesh and there could be However, places closer to the Force (RAF), the PAC, the Bhartiya Shree Panchnirmohi free food packets, sweets and short circuit probably caused said, “What all Modi said was also involved in the negotia- a possibility of them (assailants) sub-tropics (at around latitude armed police, the dog and Ani Akhara at 10:40 am, the tea were distributed among the fire. It may be pointed out a lie. I don’t have to give any tions of the Rafale deal,” the trying to escape to the neigh- 23?N) like Jabalpur, Indore bomb disposal squads, the civil Akhil Bhartiya Shree Panch the pilgrims. At some places here that this was the 12th such answers (on expenditure). State Congress says. “We urge upon bouring country. Police have and Nagpur do witness fog police, homeguards, civil Digambar Ani Akhara at 11 bhandaras were also organised incident in the Kumbh mela accountants have all the figures you to recuse yourself and been put on high alert to check sometimes. Changing weather defence volunteers and surveil- am, the Akhil Bhartiya Shree by various charitable and phil- which caused a flutter amongst of (expenditure)”. On Modi’s publicly accept the gross the movements along the bor- conditions in North India leads lance vehicles were deployed Panch Nirvani Ani Akhara at anthropic organisations. the devotees and put the dis- criticism of his son Nara impropriety committed by you der,” he said. to rare occasions of fog in for ensuring the safety of the 12:20 pm, the Shree Panchayti Meanwhile tighter securi- trict administration on its toes. Lokesh, Naidu said, “I am in initiating the audit of 36 A large crowd gathered to Central India. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | FEBRUARY 11, 2019 nation 05

AHEAD OF LOK SABHA POLLS Cong wrecking institutions: Jaitley ` PNS n NEW DELHI ians’ continued to jump from houses of Parliament. Opposition which questioned Govt seeks 1,637 cr one falsehood to another, he “History will record On Rafale, Jaitley said the first the existence of the surgi- ttacking Congress for said. that Pt. Jawaharlal deal not only strengthens the cal strike and then played it Aallegedly interfering with Jaitley said in West Bengal, Nehru’s great combat ability of the Indian Air down as a routine action which the institutions of the country, democracy is seriously under Force but saved thousands of has also taken place in the past. for EVMs payments Union Minister Arun Jaitley on peril. grandson has crores for the exchequer. “The Army Chief was Sunday accused it of launching “BJP leaders can’t land, singularly damaged “When its falsehood col- described as a ‘Sadak ka Gunda’. PNS n NEW DELHI ‘fake campaigns’ against the public meetings are being pre- India’s Parliament lapsed, its creators by produc- Serious doubts have been defence forces, judiciary and vented and the Rath Yatra was as an institution ing half a document lost their raised on the Air Force led he Government has sought Reserve Bank . disallowed. The Congress full credibility. They forgot that choice of the combat aircraft Tover Rs 1,637 crore in the “It is about time that India Party’s stand on multiple issues more than truth always prevails,” he said. Rafale and its negotiation current fiscal to allow the Law and its institutions are pro- is self-contradictory. It slaugh- anyone else” Accusing the Congress of process. In the face of all this, Ministry make payments to tected from these ‘institution ters a cow before the cameras organising loot on the banks they allege that institutions are two suppliers of electronic vot- wreckers’,” said Jaitley, who in Kerala, and invokes the between 2008-2014, Jaitley said under attack by the ing machines (EVMs) and Saturday returned from the National Security Act against Chhattisgarh elections. Rahul try, he said. the party is now alleging that Government would be a mock- paper trail machines ahead of US after medical treatment. the cow killers in Madhya Gandhi stood shoulder to Accusing Congress industrial loans had been ery” he said. the Lok Sabha elections. In his Facebook post, the Pradesh,” he said. shoulder with the ‘Tukde President Rahul Gandhi of waived. “Not a single rupee was On RBI, Jaitley said The Government, in the senior Minister said Congress- There are two critical fea- Tukde’ gang at the Jawaharlal stalling functioning of waived. On the contrary, the Congress governments in the third batch of Supplementary led Governments used to inter- tures of these new emerging Nehru University. The Parliament, Jaitley said his two defaulters have been thrown past have been liberal in asking Demands for Grants for 2018- fere with institutions like the breed of ‘institution protectors’. Congress was in the forefront speeches on Rafale are based on out of management & governors of the central bank 19, has sought Parliament’s RBI, judiciary and the Central They criticise the government of defending the urban naxals a personal hatred for the Prime Congress’s falsehood was to quit. approval for `1,637.14 crore to Bureau of Investigation (CBI). the maximum and simultane- in court. And yet it claims to be Minister emanating from envy. exposed,” he said. “Pt. Nehru, Mrs. Indira allow the Law Ministry pay In the post titled ously argue that the free speech friend of both, the idea of “History will record that Stating that the govern- Gandhi and subsequently Mr Electronics Corporation of ‘Institutions Under Attack - is in danger, Jaitley said. India and its institutions,” Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru’s great ment has consistently main- Yashwant Sinha had asked India Ltd and Bharat parliamentary constituency The Latest Fabrication’, Jaitley “They shed crocodile tears Jaitley said. grandson has singularly dam- tained an arm’s length dis- Governors to quit. During the Electronics Ltd for electronic and the other for legislative said the past two months have for democracy and make every He said these ‘institution aged India’s Parliament as an tance with the Election UPA Government, two voting machines and paper assembly constituency. witnessed several “fake cam- effort to convert the world’s protectors’ support the legit- institution more than anyone Commission, he said the attack Governors were barely on trail machines, according to the In case of an error with the paigns” which failed to cut largest democracy into a dynas- imising of illegal infiltrators else,” he said. on the EVMs is not merely to speaking terms with the document. VVPAT, the machine is much ice as falsehood does not tic one,” he said. into India. They readily jump The minister said the allay defeat, it is an attack on Finance Minister. Nothing of The third batch of supple- replaced with a reserve. But in have longevity. “The Congress aligned to the support of those who Congress attempts at 11.00 am the commission. this kind has happened in the mentary demands for grants case a ballot unit or control unit The ‘compulsive contrar- with the Maoist in the recent want to dismember the coun- every morning to disrupt both He also said it is the recent past,” he said. will be passed by February 13 malfunctions, the entire set of when the Budget session con- ballot unit, control unit and cludes. The two public sector VVPAT is replaced. undertakings tasked with man- Till date, EVMs have been Mayawati’s main ufacturing the latest M3 type used in 113 Assembly elections House panel for no diversion of Nirbhaya funds EVMs to be used in Lok Sabha and three Lok Sabha elections elections due this summer have since 2000. purpose was to build ‘THE CORPUS come from other sources and 2012 which triggered a nation- istry that the decreased alloca- delivered the lot comprising Amid demands by some not from the Nirbhaya Fund. wide outrage and protests. tion made for ‘Schemes of nearly 22.3 lakh ballot units opposition parties to go back to SHOULD NOT BE “Nirbhaya Fund should The committee said that Safety of Women’ was primar- and 16.3 lakh control units to ballot papers, the Commission own statues: Paswan not be used for construction of sanctioning money from ily because most of the expen- the Election Commission. has maintained that use of USED FOR buildings. Such allocations vir- Nirbhaya Fund for schemes diture out of the approved out- Around 22.3 lakh ballot EVMs has ended the days of PTI n NEW DELHI leaders, some of tually defeat the purpose of it,” pertaining to compensation lay for Emergency Response units, 16.3 lakh control units booth capturing and the delays whom were CONSTRUCTION the panel said in its report sub- would render it as a fund for Support System had already and nearly 17.3 lakh VVPATs and errors in counting of bal- aking a dig at linked to her mitted to the Rajya Sabha last merely disbursal and would not been incurred up to 2017-18. or paper trail machines will be lot papers. TBSP supremo party, and also on OF BUILDINGS’ week. The committee said it have a desired impact at the The committee, however, used for the 2019 Lok Sabha Several parties have ques- Mayawati, Union the BSP symbol strongly recommends that the ground-level in enhancing the felt that the home ministry polls. The number of machines tioned the reliability of voting minister and Lok of the elephant PNS n NEW DELHI Home Ministry should desist security scenario for the should have been “more proac- includes the buffer stock for machines, alleging that they Janshakti Party when she was at from sanctioning funds for women. tive in finding new technology- training as well as replace- could be tampered with. The president Ram Vilas the helm in UP. xpressing displeasure over schemes like construction of The panel observed that Rs driven projects” that could ments. Opposition’s demand for a Paswan said on “Her main Eutilisation of Nirbhaya buildings from the Nirbhaya 200 crore has been sanctioned have been implemented during These machines would be count of 50 percent of the Sunday that her purpose was to Fund in construction of build- Fund and adhere to its original as one-time grant for Central the current fiscal year. deployed at the nearly 10.6 lakh VVPAT slips, as opposed to the main purpose in erecting stat- erect her own statues. Installing ings, a Parliamentary Standing purpose. Victim Compensation Fund “The committee feels that polling stations across India in current system of counting ues of several Dalit icons, statues of the likes of Baba Sahab Committee said such alloca- The Nirbhaya Fund was (CVCF) Scheme for compen- ministry should identify such the next parliamentary elec- VVPAT slips in one randomly including B R Ambedkar, when was an excuse,” Paswan said. tions virtually defeat the very started in 2013 by the sating women victims of acid innovative projects for funding tions. selected booth of each con- she was the Uttar Pradesh Following the court’s purpose of the project — the Congress-led United attacks, rape, trafficking, etc. and implementation. “The The Bharat Electronics Ltd stituency, is aimed at ensuring Chief Minister was to build her observation that she may have women safety. Progressive Alliance (UPA) It appreciated the necessi- committee, therefore, recom- and the Electronics that EVMs have not been tam- own statues. to return the money spent on The Parliamentary government to implement ini- ty and significance of the mends that the ministry should Corporation of India Ltd were pered with. EC safeguards are Paswan’s comments came the exercise, Mayawati had Standing Committee on Home tiatives aimed at enhancing CVCF Scheme, however, sug- undertake sincere efforts to mandated to deliver these robust enough to prevent this, in the wake of some adverse lashed out at rival leaders and Affairs, headed by Congress safety and security of women gesting that this scheme could identify innovative technology- machines to the poll panel by but VVPAT recounts could observations made by the the media for distorting the leader P Chidambaram, said, across the country. have been funded from other driven projects that can September 30, 2018. eliminate any remaining doubt Supreme Court in a plea filed judicial observations and “The committee is also of the The non-lapsable corpus sources. enhance the safety of women, During simultaneous elec- about possible “insider fraud” against her decision to spend expressed faith that she would firm view that funds for con- fund was instituted following The committee took note and seek additional funds for tions, two separate sets of by errant officials or manufac- public money on statues of get justice in the matter. struction of buildings should gan-grape of a girl in Delhi in of the reply of the home min- their implementation,” it said. EVMs are required, one for the turers. Mobile shops for street Boeing delivers first Passengers cannot ‘opt out’ meals four Chinook copters on board Vande Bharat Express vendors mooted PTI n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI 18 lakh street Tamil Nadu topped the chart PTI n NEW DELHI In 2017, the IRCTC made meals chair car — will have differently by scoring 75 marks out of 100 merican aerospace major Boeing on Sunday on board prepaid trains like priced meals, the source said. he Union Housing and vendors have in implementing the Act and Aannounced the arrival of first batch of four eals on board the soon-to-be- Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto While passengers travelling TUrban Affairs Ministry been identified so Mizoram came second, fol- Chinook military helicopters for the Indian Air Mlaunched Vande Bharat (which add the meal prices in tick- from New Delhi to Varanasi in the plans to introduce ‘mobile lowed by Chandigarh, Force at the Mundra port in Gujarat. Express or Train 18 will not be et) with pantry services optional. executive class will be charged Rs shops’ concept for street ven- far in 2,430 cities Rajasthan, Jharkhand and A statement from the company said the optional for passengers unlike in It was done to effectively con- 399 for morning tea, breakfast and dors in the country under its across the among others. Nagaland, CH47F (I) Chinooks will be ferried to premium trains such as Shatabdi, trol unfair practices of overcharging, lunch, travellers in the chair car will National Urban Livelihoods according to the NGO report, Chandigarh, where they will be formally induct- Rajdhani and Duronto express, issues of quality as well quantity and need to pay `344 for the same. Mission (NULM). Secretary country under the is the state with “very poor ed into the Indian Air Force later this year. where travellers can choose not to also to avoid wastage of food. This Those travelling from New (Housing and Urban Affairs) compliance” and scored nine The Chinook is a multi-role, vertical-lift plat- take catering services, officials said. gave the passengers option to ‘not Delhi to Kanpur and Prayagraj will Durga Shankar Mishra said Street Vendors marks. Manipur, Karnataka, form, which is used for transporting troops, However, passengers travelling eat’ if he does not want the food sup- have to pay `155 and `122 for exec- that under the concept, the Act 2014 Sikkim and West Bengal have artillery, equipment and fuel. the last leg on the route of the semi- plied on board. utive class and chair car, respectively. owner will be given license to been listed in the category of It is also used for humanitarian and disaster high speed train — Allahabad to This also reduced the cost of the From Varanasi to New Delhi, do the mobile street vending. Act 2014. states with “poor compliance” relief operations and in missions such as trans- Varanasi — will have the choice of tickets on these trains by around `250. the passengers will be charged Rs The idea was floated at a Also, 2,344 ‘Street Vendor of the Act. portation of relief supplies and mass evacuation opting out of the meals provided by Talking about Train 18, an offi- 349 and `288 in the executive class recent ‘National Workshop on Committees’ have been con- According to Ministry, of refugees. the Indian Railways Catering and cial said, “The catering charges and chair, respectively. They will be Street Vendors’ organised by stituted and nine lakh street National Urban Livelihoods “The CH-47F (I) Chinook is an advanced Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), in between the stations have been served evening tea with snacks and the Ministry. “At the recent vendors have been issued iden- Mission (NULM) is aimed at multi-mission helicopter that will provide the advance while booking their tickets, fixed and they will be added to the dinner. national workshop on street tity cards under the Act, the providing shelters equipped Indian armed forces with unmatched strategic air- the sources told PTI. ticket fare of all passengers. The tickets in Train 18 or the vendors, several suggestions Secretary said. with essential services to the lift capability across the full spectrum of combat The catering charges would not “However, passengers boarding Vande Bharat Express, which will came up. One of the sugges- He said that street vendors urban homeless in a phased and humanitarian missions. The Indian Air be included in their ticket prices. the train to travel the final or first eventually replace Shatabdi trains, tions was to allow ‘mobile need some protection as they manner. Force currently has 15 Chinook helicopters on For others, the prices of the leg of the journey from Varanasi to will be priced higher than the fares shop’ in country. The ministry are providing various services It also stated that the order,” the statement said. meals will be part of the ticket fare Allahabad or Allahabad to Varanasi of the premium train. will consider it and find out a to the society. At the workshop NULM also addresses liveli- India had finalised a mega contract with of the train which will run from may opt out of the catering services. The train will cover the 755-km solution how we can provide held on Friday, a progress hood concerns of the urban Boeing to procure 22 Apache helicopters and 15 Varanasi to Delhi on its maiden They will have to opt out at the time distance in eight hours with stop- funding (to mobile shops),” report, prepared by Centre for street vendors by facilitating Chinooks for the Indian Air Force in September journey on February 15. of booking.” pages at Kanpur and Prayagraj. It Mishra said. Civil Society (CSS), an NGO, access to suitable spaces, insti- 2015. If the passengers who have “A separate receipt shall be will be the fastest train on the He said 18 lakh street ven- over the implementation of tutional credit, social security “Boeing has strengthened its supply chain with opted out in advance want a meal issued to such passengers by the route. dors have been identified so far Street Vendors Act, was and skills to the urban street over 160 partners in India, and a JV to manu- during their travel, they will have to IRCTC,” the source said. The current fastest train takes in 2,430 cities across the coun- released. vendors for accessing emerging facture fuselages for Apache helicopters. Annual shell out an extra `50 for it, the The train which has two class- around 11-and-a-half-hours to com- try under the Street Vendors According to the report, market opportunities. sourcing from India stands at $1 billion,” it said. sources said. es of tickets — executive class and plete the journey. Agusta scam: ED tracks dozen Swiss Bank A/Cs

RAKESH K SINGH n NEW DELHI lion as kickbacks through Gordian Services Sarl, Tunisia and IDS Sarl, DETAILS OF BANK ACCOUNTS he Enforcement Directorate Tunisia. These companies further T(ED) has tracked a dozen Swiss siphoned off the kickback money/ v Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA, Zurich v A/c No: 313.90** v Banque J. Safra Sarasin SA bank accounts in the name of Rajiv Proceeds of Crime in the name of v A/c Holder: Matrix Group Ltd v A/c Holder: Artistics Holdings Ltd. v A/c No: 6207** Saxena, who is key accused in the consultancy contracts to Interstellar ` v Beneficial Owner:Rajiv Saxena and v Beneficial Owners/Authorised v A/c Holder: Matrix Group Ltd 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP Technologies Ltd., Mauritius and wife Shivani Saxena Signatories: Pankaj Jain, Sumita Jain chopper scam. The ED has also others, which were further trans- v Beneficial Owner:Shivani Saxena, Rajiv found out accounts held by his fam- ferred to UHY Saxena, Dubai, v Authorised Signatory: Rajiv Saxena, v Balance as on 08.09.2017: USD Saxena, Tanish Saxena, Tanmay ily members and associates where Matrix Holdings Ltd. Dubai and oth- Shivani Saxena, Captain Ajeit Saksena, 3,306,399 Saxena the kickbacks in the now scrapped ers. Reena Jeswani, Shahnawaz Khan, Rica v Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA, Zurich v Authorised Signatories: Rajix Saxena, UY deal were allegedly parked. The probe also revealed that v A/c No: 007-74306** ShIVANI Saxena, Captain Ajeit Two bank accounts are in the Rajiv Saxena is owner of Interstellar v Balance as on 08.09.2017: Swiss Saksena v A/c Holder: UHY Saxena &Associates name of Rajiv Saxena’s associates Technologies Ltd., Mauritius. Rajiv Franc: 5, 333,100 v Balance as on 08.09.2017: USD v Pankaj Jain and Sumita Jain who are Saxena and his wife Shivani are part- v A/c No: 007-74990** Beneficial Owners: Rajiv Saena and 1,987,976 also the authorised signatories. The ners/ Directors in UHY Saxena, Shivani Saxena v A/c No: 007-75427** v Bank Julius Bar & Co. AG third is in the name of another asso- Dubai and Matrix Holdings Limited, v Authorised Signatories: ciate Ajit Singh Bubber, but Rajiv and Dubai. Both these companies v A/c No: 007-76932** v A/c No: 313.90** v Rajiv Saxena, Shivani Saxena, Captain his family members are authorised received proceeds of bribe in their v A/c No: 007-76933** v A/c Holder: Atrium Holdings Ltd. signatories. The remaining nine respective Dubai bank accounts Ajeit Saksena, Reena Jeswani, v A/c No: 007-75427** Shahnawaz Khan, Rica UY v Beneficial Owner/Authorised Signatory accounts are largely owned and from Interstellar Technologies Ltd. operated by Rajiv, his family mem- Mauritius. v UBS Switzerland AG v Balance as on 08.09.2017 v Pankaj Jain, Sumita Jain bers and associates. Investigation by ED also v A/c Holder: Matrix Group Ltd v Swiss Franc 65,608.30 v Balance as on 08.09.2017: USD Rajiv Saxena was deported by revealed that Rajiv Saxena and his v Beneficial Owner: Shivani Saxena, v Credit Suisse AG 3,050,445 the UAE authorities on January 30 wife Shivani have remitted/ trans- Rajiv Saxena, Tanish Saxena, Tanmay v Credit Suisse AG and the ED formally arrested him ferred huge amount of money v A/c No: 0065-1823211-* Saxena v the next day and a court later grant- through their companies at Dubai to v A/c Holder: Tiramisu Holdings Inc. A/c No: 0065-1819832-* v Authorised Signatory: Shivani Saxena, ed his remand to the agency. He is various other accounts including in v v A/c Holder: Tanay Holdings Ltd. Rajiv Saxena Beneficial Owner: Ajit Singh Bubber currently undergoing custodial inter- the Swiss Bank accounts, sources v v Beneficial Owner: Rajiv Saxena rogation by the ED. The agency had said. v Balance as on 09.09.2017 Authorised Signatories: Captain Ajeit Saksena, Rajiv Saxena, Shivani v Authorised Signatories: Captain Ajeit in 2017 arrested his wife Shivani who The ED is probing why Rajiv v USD 5,072,470 Saxena, Ajit Singh Bubber Saksena, Rajiv Saxena, Shivani Saxena is now enlarged in bail. Saxena is maintaining a dozen Swiss vv The ED probe has revealed that bank accounts if he and his family A/c No: 0206/1478** v Balance as on 08. 09. 2017: USD 6, v Balance as on 08.09.2017: USD 23, Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman performs during the Sufi Route 2019 in New AgustaWestland International Ltd, members were the only beneficial v Bank Julius Bar & CO. AG 894,869 120, 217 Delhi on Saturday night PTI UK paid an amount of Euro 58 mil- owners, the sources further said. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | FEBRUARY 11, 2019 nation 06

5 terrorists killed in Shillong: CBI grilling Kolkata Nagmani resigns from RLSP, accuses Police chief, former TMC MP Kushwaha of ‘selling’ party tickets Kulgam encounter in Saradha chit fund case Patna: RLSP leader Nagmani, from Madhubani and is based body". who was sacked from the post in Delhi. Reacting to Nagmanis alle- KHURDHEED WANI n SRINAGAR Shillong: Kolkata Police entering the CBI office. of national executive president "I told him that there is gations, the RLSP office here Commissioner Rajeev Kumar The former Trinamool two days back, resigned on considerable resentment in shot off a release dismissing his ive terrorists belonging to and former TMC MP Kunal Congress MP was arrested in Sunday from the primary Motihari over this decision of claims about the Motihari Lok FHizbul Mujahideen outfit Ghosh are being questioned at 2013 in the Saradha ponzi membership accusing party the party," Nagmani, who was Sabha seat. were killed in a gunfight in the CBI office here in connec- scam and has been out on bail chief Upendra Kushwaha of himself an aspirant for party Ir said RLSP was yet to for- Kellam village of south tion with the Saradha chit fund since 2016. The CBI is likely to "selling" Lok Sabha tickets. ticket from Chatra in mally announce candidates for Kashmir’s Kulgam district while scam. confront him with Kumar. "I am announcing my res- Jharkhand, said. any seat. as three persons including a The questioning of Kumar, Ghosh had implicated BJP ignation in front of journalists He alleged that Kushwaha "The fact is, he (Nagmani) woman were injured in a as per the directions of the leader Mukul Roy, who was since the RLSP did not observe tried to silence him by saying wanted the ticket for himself grenade blast in Lal Chowk area Supreme Court, continued for once the right hand man of the courtesy of providing me that Anand had used his cor- from Chatra in Jharkhand of summer capital Srinagar. the second day on Sunday. Banerjee, and 12 others in the with a copy of the letter remov- porate connections to get Rs 9 which he has represented in the Sources said a joint team of The Kolkata Police chief Saradha scam. ing me from the top post, the crore for the party. past, besides a ticket for his security forces launched cordon was quizzed for nearly nine The Supreme Court had contents of which I came to "I reminded Kushwaha that wife. He has been bitter since and search operation on the hours on Saturday by three directed Kumar on Tuesday to learn only through the media," people like me had joined his he was given no assurance," the basis of specific information Army soldiers flash the victory sign after an encounter in which top five Hizbul senior CBI officers about his appear before the CBI and Nagmani told reporters here. party and offered him support statement said. about the presence of terrorists Mujahideen terrorists including PhD scholar-turned-commander Wasem Rather alleged role in tampering of "faithfully" cooperate in the Nagmani was sacked from since we strongly felt that our The statement, signed by in Kellam village of Devsar were killed in Kulgam district, Kashmir on Sunday PTI crucial evidence in the case, investigation of cases arising the post of national executive community, despite being size- state RLSP general secretary area of Kulgam, around 70 kilo- officials said. out of the Saradha chit fund president for indulging in anti- able, has not got its due in Satyanand Prasad Dangi said, meters from here. They said as respective families for last rites. separatists. Kumar had led the special scam. party activities. Bihars politics. it is ridiculous that on the one the forces zeroed in on the sus- Reports said that intense Meanwhile, at least nine investigation team (SIT) The court chose Shillong "The party had held that "He was compromising on hand Nagmani is accusing pected place, the hiding terror- clashes erupted in the area near persons including four police formed by West Bengal Chief as the neutral meeting place my presence at functions our cherished goal by putting Kushwaha of putting up party ists fired upon forces indis- the gunfight site and other men, three CRPF personnel Minister Mamata Banerjee to "to avoid all unnecessary con- attended by Chief Minister tickets on sale. He did not say tickets for sale and on the criminately triggering gunfight areas of Kulgam. Reports said and two pedestrians were probe the Saradha scam before troversy" and made it clear Nitish Kumar was tantamount anything then but I sensed other he is also upset that after that continued for several hours. youth pelted stones apparently injured after unknown militants the case was handed over to the that Kumar would not be to indiscipline. Both such func- that I had ruffled many feath- removing him from the nation- Five terrorists were killed in on security forces to disrupt the attacked security party with CBI by the apex court. arrested. tions were held in the memo- ers. Kushwaha bared his fangs al executive president's post, the ensuing gunfight. They counter terrorist operation to hand grenade near Palladium Ghosh, who arrived here The CBI had moved the ry of my father Jagdeo Prasad, the very next day," he added. Kushwaha refused to talk to were all local residents and had give safe passage to the holed up Lane in Lal Chowk area of shortly after 10 am, sought Supreme Court after its officials who is extolled by our Asked about the Rashtriya him. joined the Hizbul outfit last year. terrorists. They said the forces Srinagar city on Sunday blessings of goddess Saraswati were thwarted by Kolkata Kushwaha community as an Lok Samta Party's (RLSP) con- Nagmani had won the One of them identified as responded by firing tear gas evening. at a pandal, barely 100 meters Police when they had gone to icon. Can I be accused of anti- tention that it was unacceptable Chatra seat in 1999 on an RJD Waseem Bashir Rather alias shells triggering further clash- Security sources said all from the CBI office, before Kumar's official residence in party activities in such a back- to see him beside Nitish Kumar ticket but engineered a split in Zeeshan was pursuing doctor- es. the injured with splinter injuries entering the highly secured Kolkata to question him on drop," Nagmani asked. when the party was accusing the party headed by Lalu al degree before joining the ter- The authorities have also were rushed to the hospital for office of the investigating February 3. The former Union minis- the chief minister of having Prasad and joined the BJP-led rorist ranks. snapped mobile internet ser- treatment. agency at Oakland. Banerjee had rushed to ter in Atal Behari Vajpayee's conspired to get Kushwaha NDA, becoming a Minister The other slain were iden- vices in the area and adjacent A woman is among the two "I have no comments (to the spot and had staged a Government also alleged that killed in the lathi charge of in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee tified as Zahid Parrey, Idrees places. The train services have civilians injured in the grenade make). I have been asked to three-day ‘Save the Upendra Kushwaha and his February 2, Nagmani quipped Government at the Centre. Bhat, Aqib Nazir Mir and been suspended in south attack. Meanwhile, security attend a hearing at this office. Constitution' sit-in against the "cronies" were upset with him "Kushwaha is a big 'nau- After the NDA lost power Parvez Bhat—all local residents. Kashmir while the services forces launched manhunt to nab All along I have been cooper- CBI move and accused Prime since February 7 when he tankibaaz' (One who indulges at the Centre, Nagmani After conducting all the for- resumed in north Kashmir the attackers. Jaish-e- ating with the investigating Minister Narendra Modi and flagged the issue of a party tick- in drama). He stayed in hospi- switched over to Ram Vilas malities, the bodies of the slain region after day long suspension Mohammad outfit claimed agency. So I came to attend it," BJP national president Amit et being given from Motihari to tal for two days without having Paswan's LJP before crossing were handed over to their due to shutdown called by the responsibility for the attack. he told mediapersons before Shah of plotting a 'coup'. PTI Madhaw Anand, who hails received a single blow on his over to the JD(U). PTI Mass prayer in Mizoram Law needed to curb PUBG in Goa: churches against Citizen Bill State IT Minister Aizawl: Special mass prayer was Indian citizenship to Hindus, held in churches across Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Panaji: Goa Information Mizoram for the defeat of the Buddhists and Parsis from Technology Minister Rohan Citizenship (Amendment) Bill Bangladesh, Pakistan and Khaunte on Sunday said a law in the Rajya Sabha, Presbyterian Afghanistan after six years of was needed in the State to curb church's Mizoram Synod residence in India even if they online multi-player game sources said on Sunday. do not possess any document. PlayerUnknown's Members of 16 major "Passage of the amendment Battlegrounds, popularly called churches of different denomi- bill can result in suppression of PUBG. should take a call on such a nations held prayers on er circular on Friday last to con- the freedom of religion and is Speaking to reporters on ban. Saturday night. duct the mass prayer on against the spirit of secularism," the sidelines of a Government "PUBG has become a The appeal made by the February 9 or February 10. the MKHC statement said. event in Porvorim near here, demon in every house. Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute A press statement issued by It appealed to the church Khaunte said the game had Students, instead of studying, Committee (MKHC), a con- the MKHC said that the bill is members to pray for religious become a "demon" in every are engrossed in playing glomeration of leaders of major "harmful" for Mizoram and freedom in India so that the house and students were PUBG," he claimed. churches, had asked the local Christians. people can continue to worship engrossed in playing it and Earlier, in January this year, churches of all the denomina- The bill, being vehemently God freely. neglecting their studies. the Gujarat State education tions to pray so that the bill gets opposed in the Northeast, was Prime Minister Narendra "I am not aware of States department had issued a cir- stalled in the Rajya Sabha. passed in Lok Sabha on January Modi at a public meeting at banning PUBG but some law cular directing its district pri- The MKHC had earlier 8 and the Centre has said it will Changsari in Assam Saturday has to be made to ensure there mary education officers appealed to members to hold try to get the Rajya Sabha nod assured the people of the region is a restriction on it in Goa," (DPEOs) to take necessary A man carrying his child, walks on a snow-covered pavement as normal life is gradually returning after heavy snowfall in the mass prayer on the night of in this Budget session. that the bill will in no way cause Khaunte said, adding that Chief steps to enforce a ban on the Valley at Gund area of Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir on Sunday PTI February 16, but issued anoth- The bill seeks to provide harm to their interests. PTI Minister Manohar Parrikar game in primary schools. PTI Mehbooba lauds Imran Jet withdraws Don't have hope on flight service to Yashwant Sinha claims economical Khan, hits out at Centre Guwahati & Delhi BJP to solve Goa data being ‘manipulated’ by BJP Govt over Ram Temple from Aizawl mining impasse: GMPF Aizawl: After the withdrawal of Guwahati: Former Union government tried to deviate the Srinagar: PDP chief flights to Guwahati and Delhi Panaji: A day after BJP chief of the Goa Mining People's Finance Minister Yashwant topic by presenting it as a per- Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday from here by Jet Airways, Amit Shah said his party would Front said, "We don't have Sinha on Sunday claimed all sonal conflict between him and praised Pakistan Prime Mizoram now has direct air try its best to find a solution to much hope from BJP now after the economical data, including his son, who is also a Minister Minister Imran Khan for tak- link with Kolkata only, officials the mining impasse in Goa, an Amit Shah's action of dodging the growth figures, are being in the Narendra Modi- ing steps to name a forest said on Sunday. organisation comprising those the mining issue during his “manipulated” by the BJP-led Government. reserve after Guru Nanak Dev, The Saturday Jet Airways dependent on the sector on Goa visit (on Saturday)." Central Government to give a "The Prime Minister but hit out at the Centre saying Aizawl-Guwahati flight was Sunday said they did not have "The way Amit Shah “false impression” of develop- brought in Mahabharata and its “top priority” seems to be the last one to take off from much hope from the ruling addressed the issue in only one ment. said that some people are cun- renaming ancient cities and Lengpui Airport here as the air- party. sentence clearly indicates they Delivering a lecture on ‘State ning and always spoke depress- building Ram temple in line has withdrawn flights on Shah made his one-line are not serious about such a of the Nation and the way for- “All the current economical ing things. But I said I would not Ayodhya. the route from Sunday and also mention of the State's mining major problem," Gaonkar told ward’ here, Sinha, who had quit data are manipulated. The coun- deviate from the topic, would “How times change. on the Aizawl-Delhi route, woes while addressing BJP PTI. the BJP last year, referred to the try is not growing at 7.5 per cent, not make it personal issue Centre’s top priority is seem- they said. workers at 'Atal Booth He said the GMPF had recent resignation of two mem- it is not the fastest growing econ- between father-son and would ingly renaming historic cities & Only Air India is now run- Karyakarta Sammelan' here on called for a public meeting in bers of the National Statistical omy in the world. Own (NDA) continue to raise the actual building Ram Mandir. On the ning a flight service from Saturday. Usgao village in north Goa on Commission and the issue of data are revised upward and matter. other hand , heartening to see Dev, the founder of Sikhism. Lengpui Airport here to "We will make all possible February 14 to decide on the data's authenticity. UPA's data were revised down- “Quoting Mahabharata, I that Pak PM has initiated steps "The Baloki Forest Reserve Kolkata, the officials said. efforts to resume mining which future course of action for the "In 2017, I said that it was ward,” he said. said that only two brothers of to name Baloki forest reserve and a new University in Mizoram Government's has stopped in Goa," Shah had mining sector's resumption. difficult to trust government During demonetisation Kauravas are known — after Guru Nanak ji & create a Nankana Sahib will be estab- principal consultant for Civil said Saturday. A shutdown would also be data. I am telling you with all period also, data were ‘fudged” Duryodhan and Dusshashana. university under his name," the lished and named after Baba Aviation, Wing Commander The mining sector in the observed by the GMPF in the sense of responsibility that I can and the country’s growth data Nobody knows who is the third former Jammu & Kashmir Guru Nanak. Pakistan belongs Joe Lalhmingliana said trav- state came to a standstill in mining belt on February 28, command, that this is the first was revised at 8.2 per cent, in Kauravas. At most, people talk chief minister tweeted. to all citizens equally and we ellers from the land locked March last year after a Supreme Goankar added. Government in India which is Sinha claimed. about Shakuni Mama. Today, She was reacting to Khan's will ensure that Sikh pilgrims north-eastern State would face Court order quashed 88 leases Bicholim, Quepem, manipulating data. No He mentioned about writ- BJP’s situation is like Kauravas announcement that he was are facilitated for 550th a tough time due to withdraw- and banned the extraction of Sanguem and Dharbandora Government did this earlier. ing an article in September — nobody knows who is the taking steps to name the wild anniversary of Guru Nanak," al of flights to Guwahati and iron ore. Reacting to the BJP talukas comprise the mining This Government is doing it 2017 on the country's econom- third person,” Sinha said with- life reserve after Guru Nanak Khan said at a function. PTI Delhi. PTI chief's statement, Puti Gaonkar belt in the State. PTI continuously. ical aspects, after which the out naming anyone. Protesting nuns accuse Bishop of interfering in diocese functioning Six-time Gujarat BJP PTI n KOTTAYAM (KER) the diocese," Sister Anupama, convent in Kottayam district as clarification statement coun- Mother General is not can- -- Missionaries of Jesus -- had MLA seeks Lok Sabha a representative of the protest- long as they are needed for the tering Bishop Angelo hours celled but stands," the state- directed the nuns to join their ape-accused Bishop ing nun, told reporters at court case. after his e-mail communica- ment quoting Fr Kavumpuram previously-assigned convents, RFranco Mulakkal, who was Kuravilangad near here. The Bishop wrote to the tion was made public, saying had said. according to the transfer relieved of his pastoral respon- Their statement comes a nuns after they complained to even though the congrega- The protesting nuns stay orders issued between March ticket from Vadodara sibilities by Pope Francis, still day after Jalandhar diocese him against the head of their tion of Missionaries of Jesus is with the survivor nun in the and May last year. interferes with the adminis- PRO Fr Peter Kavumpuram, congregation, Missionaries of of diocesan right, the internal convent in Kuravilangad. The nuns Alphy, Vadodara: A six-time BJP MLA stituency, said he wanted to trative matters of Jalandhar who is allegedly close to Jesus under the Jalandhar dio- running of the congregation is Talking to reporters on Anupama, Josephine and from Gujarat's Vadodara district fight the Lok Sabha polls from diocese of the Roman Catholic Bishop Mulakkal, issued a cese, for issuing transfer orders left to the Superior General Sunday, Sister Anupama Ancitta were served notice by on Sunday demanded the party's Vadodara to strengthen PM Church, nuns protesting clarification statement coun- to four of them who took part and her council. rejected the clarification state- the superior general, urging Lok Sabha ticket from the pres- Modi's hands and spread the lat- against him alleged here on tering an e-mail issued to in the protest demanding the "The Bishop of Jalandhar ment issued by Kavumpuram, them to take up their assigned tigious seat. ter's "sabka saath, sabka vikas" Sunday. nuns by its apostolic adminis- arrest of the bishop. does not normally interfere saying they would not move responsibilities as befitting The Vadodara Lok Sabha initiative. Claiming to be a "We believe that Bishop trator Bishop Angelo Ruffino Another nun, Sister Neena unless the overall interests of out of the convent in members of the congrega- seat was won in 2014 by Prime staunch Modi loyalist, Srivastav Angelo is the apostolic admin- Gracias. Rose, who is staying with the the church demands such Kuravilangad. tion. Minister Narendra Modi by a told reporters here he also had istrator of Jalandhar diocese. In his e-mail, Bishop rape survivor, was asked to interference. By this clarifica- "Clarification statement The four nuns had earlier margin of over 5 lakh votes. good contacts in UP and Bihar But when we see the kind of Angelo had assured the five report to the Missionaries of tion the Apostolic (issued by Kavumpuram) is written to Kerala Chief The PM then relinquished which would come handy for letters (being issued by the nuns, who are staying with the Jesus congregation's Jalandhar Administrator has not inter- not acceptable for us. We will Minister Pinarayi Vijayan it and retained Varanasi Lok the party in the general polls. "I diocese PRO and Missionaries rape survivor nun, that "there convent and meet its Superior fered in the internal affairs of continue to stay in this con- seeking his intervention to Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. have communicated to the BJP of Jesus congregation head), will be no move from the dio- General Sr Regina this congregation, therefore vent till the case is over," she ensure that their transfer Madhu Srivastav, six-time central leadership that I want to we doubt whether Bishop cese of Jalandhar to oust" Kandamthottu on January 26. the order to return to their said. orders were not effected till the MLA from the district's contest Lok Sabha polls from Franco still wields power in them from the Kuravilangad Kavumpuram, issued a rightful communities by the The congregation of nuns trial of the case was over. Waghodiya Assembly con- Vadodara," he added. 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Judging is under stress: Justice Sikri PTI n NEW DELHI Sikri said. He said the power of WhatsApp etc collate data, contempt of court is not being how they can see what their udging is “under stress” in used that much. consumers’ choices and pref- Jthe digital era, a Supreme “Few years ago, it has erences are. If it affects the free- Court judge said on Sunday, always been an opinion that dom of people, privacy of peo- lamenting that even before a once a judgment was rendered ple, then it becomes a very case is taken up by the court, by the court, be it the Supreme dangerous instrument. And people start discussing on Court, high courts or any trial issues of dignity comes in,” he social media what the out- court, you have every right to said. Divan also emphasised on come “should be” which has an criticize the judgement. Now how people’s dependence on influence on the judges. there is slander or defamatory social media for information Talking on “Freedom of speeches even against judges have led tech titans and cor- press in the digital age” at the who gave that judgment. And porates to gather individual first Law Association For Asia still not much is said on this,” data and feed-curated infor- and the Pacific (LAWASIA) Justice Sikri said. mation. conference here, Justice AK Additional Solicitor “The more people depend Sikri said the freedom of press General Madhavi Goradia on social media for news and is changing the paradigm of Divan, one of the speakers at information, we know that civil and human rights and the the conference, also expressed said. Divan said though the sures. The casualty would be tech titans have allowed them- current pattern of media trials her concurring views and said requirement is that one needs independence of judiciary and selves to plant customised or is an example of it. that on social media, there is to be an accredited journalist matters would be decided for curated news based on the “Media trials were there a huge blur between news and to be able to report from the the wrong reasons. social profiling of individuals,” earlier also. But today what is fake news, news and opinion, Supreme Court, “for the rest, Justice Sikri said the media she said.She talked about how happening is that when an citizens and journalists. there is Twitter”. has undergone a complete most journalists today gather issue is raised, a petition is Divan said one of the chal- “It is true that you (a transformation in the digital information from social media filed, (and) even before it is lenges was that with the growth lawyer) have a much better age and now “we are in the era platforms, rather than being on taken up by the court, people of Twitter, lawyers have understanding of the law and of paid and fake news”. field. People attend the funeral of Trinamool Congress MLA Satyajit Biswas in Nadia district of West Bengal on Sunday PTI start discussing what should be become activists too. And in the justice delivery system “It is becoming very alarm- “This is definitely impact- the outcome. Not what ‘is’ the that quest for activism and than a journalist, but at the ing but we are in the era of paid ing the capacity of independent outcome, (but) what ‘should be’ stardom, she added, one same time there is a certain and fake news because of the news gathering. It’s not only the outcome. And let me tell should not eclipse one’s pro- shallowness to Twitter which digital era. Stories are creat- the easy way out, I would say you from my experience here fessional duties as the casual- may distort the public under- ed...and somebody puts it on it is a great dereliction of duty HC dismisses negligence that it has an influence on how ty would be independence of standing of how the justice any digital mode and these, in on the part of the mainstream a judge decides a case. the judiciary and matters delivery system works. few hours time, become viral. media because it is denying “It is not so much in the would be decided for the “I think it can put the The reach is a billion people,” public access to credible, truth- plea against doctor Supreme Court because by “wrong” reasons. judge under pressure because he said. He said though social ful information. There is the time they come to the apex “It is all right to an activist the judges as much as they are media has become a watchdog, absolutely no substitute to court they are quite matured be now and then. But when trained to decide shorn of there was a challenge to human credible, accountable media. I PTI n NEW DELHI wife and he had operated upon court noted that proceedings and they know how the case is one has appeared on those media reportage, we know rights also as there is a real think more than ever before we her thrice from November before DMC or MCI regarding to be decided on the basis of cases, argued in those cases, they are as human as anybody threat of surveillance by both need that media now to be able he Delhi High Court has 2003 to May 2011. medical negligence are in law irrespective of what is tweeting immediately after else and we should not distract private and public players. to sift the truth from untruth Tdismissed a plea alleging It was alleged that the doc- nature of peer review and a happening in the media. Today (hearing) can conflict with them from deciding indepen- “How data is mined, how and the grain from chaff,” medical negligence by a neu- tor conducted the operation on judicial review on the merits of judging is under stress,” Justice your professional duties,” she dently shorn of all media pres- players like Facebook, Divan said. rosurgeon leading to death of May 7,2011, without a prior the decision is not available, a woman, who was suffering MRI scan and it was an act of except on limited grounds, from brain tumour. negligence. He intially filed a where it is found to be such that Justice Vibhu Bakhru said complaint before Delhi Medical no reasonable person could Sex determination the issue of whether there was Council (DMC) which passed possibly have arrived at this Palekar interrupted at NGMA event any negligence on the doctor’s the order that no case of med- decision. racket busted in part is to be assessed by the ical negligence had been made “It is clear from the above approved holding of retro- thoughts and alleged that this medical practitioner and unless out against the doctor in treat- that neither any separate legal Opp accuses spectives of three artists, of was a sign of a nervous gov- T; doctor held it is shown that there was any ing the woman as she died due opinion was sought by the whom Prabhakar Barwe’s work ernment. flaw in the decision making to “the known complications Executive Committee nor was govt of policing was inaugurated. “Why does the BJP want to process or there was malafide, associated with surgery of such any such legal opinion ten- people’s “But I came to know that police people’s thoughts and no interference by the court nature”. dered. However, an expert was without any communication to opinions and control what they would be warranted. “... this This was challenged by included as a part of the thoughts the committee, the next two eat, wear, say and do? They court finds no merit in the pre- him before the Medical Executive Committee, which retrospectives have been can- want to make India mono- sent petition and the same is Council of India (MCI) which had deliberated on the com- celled by Mumbai NGMA’s chrome and colourless. Telling dismissed,” the court said. disposed of the plea by approv- plaint filed by the petitioner PTI n MUMBAI new director Anita Mr Palekar to stop speaking The court was hearing a ing the finding of its Ethics (man). Rupavataram. I wanted to raise pensation over the issue, shows the nervousness of the plea by a man, whose wife was Committee that there was no “A s o b s e r v e d a b o v e , t h e wo days after Amol Palekar these issues. How and when Congress leader Kapil Sibal government,” he tweeted. being treated by Dr SK Sogani, medical negligence. The man examination of the complaint Thad to cut short his speech these decisions were taken, we said this was the “acchhe din” CPI(M) General Secretary a neurosurgeon, for menin- then approached the high court by DMC is in the nature of peer at an NGMA event in Mumbai wanted to know,” he said. that Prime Minister Narendra Sitaram Yechury, wrote on gioma/ brain tumour and she against the MCI’s order. review, and in conformity with for being critical of the Retrospective is an exhibi- Modi had promised and Twitter, “The whole essence of died in May 2011, after her The MCI was represented this nature, an expert in neu- Ministry of Culture, opposition tion or compilation showing alleged that the government our democracy, our constitu- third operation. The man had through advocate T Singhdev rosurgery was included as a parties Sunday accused the the development of an artist’s had “taken away the right of the tional rights, is the freedom to alleged in the plea that the doc- who countered the submis- part of the concerned com- NDA dispensation of “policing work over a period of time. common man to speak”. criticise the government and its Hyderabad: A sex determina- tor was negligent in treating his sions made by the man. The mittee,” it said. people’s thoughts”, even as the When contacted, NGMA “There are many things leaders. No one is above criti- tion racket has been busted gallery’s chief refuted the vet- Director-General Adwaita happening in this country cism. This behaviour with near here and a doctor arrest- eran actor-director’s charge of Gadanayak said the advisory which have never happened Amol Palekar is undemocrat- ed in this connection, police artists’ advisory panels being committees of the gallery’s before. Amol Palekar was not ic and highly condemnable.” said on Sunday. scrapped. Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi allowed to speak. In cases Industrialist Anand A team comprising health Yeddyurappa admits meeting A video available on social centres have not been dis- where big people are accused, Mahindra tweeted, “However and police officials carried out media purportedly showed solved. “Their terms have in those cases CBI does not inappropriate Palekar’s com- a decoy operation at a private Palekar criticising the min- ended recently and they are in appeal. Institutions like CBI ments were for the occasion, he scanning centre in istry at the opening of an exhi- the process of being reconsti- and ED are being destroyed. wasn’t a heckler, he was an Ibrahimpatnam on January 8 with JD(S) MLA’s son bition in memory of artist tuted. For artists whose works “Anyone, who they feel, are invited speaker. The best way and arrested a doctor for Prabhakar Barwe on February were being showcased it was no against them, are slapped with to prevent a controversy is for allegedly conducting prenatal KESTUR VASUKI n BENGALURU of JD(S)' Gurmitkal legislator will be made public at the par- 8 for reportedly scrapping the less than a wedding. It is a big NSA, sedition cases, served the Ministry of Culture to clar- sex determination examina- Nanganagouda Kandakur, at liament on Monday," he added. advisory panels of the National event in their lives. It was not ED notices. I have never seen ify that it welcomes construc- tion with the help of a media- n a major political develop- Devadurga in Raichur district He further said that he Gallery of Modern Art’s the right platform for him this kind of environment... we tive criticism and that Indian tor, they said. Iment, Karnataka BJP State on February 7 and discussed would release a video of Prajwal (NGMA). While his speech (Palekar) to raise such issues,” will all suffer the conse- Culture celebrates free speech.” Based on credible infor- president BS Yeddyurappa, after many things. But the content, in Revanna."He has given state- remained incomplete due to he told PTI. “The recommen- quences,” he said. At the opening of the exhi- mation that prenatal sex deter- denying, has accepted that he the audio tape Kumaraswamy ment that JD(S) is a suitcase interruptions, the full text has dations of previous advisory His party colleague bition “Inside The Empty Box” mination tests were conducted had met Sharangouda, the son released in Bengaluru on culture party. The video will be been circulating on social committee will be honoured Abhishek Manu Singhvi, in a in Mumbai on Friday, Palekar illegally on pregnant ladies at of JD(S) MLA of Gurumitkal. February 8, is fabricated and its released on Monday," Prajwal media for the last two days. and exhibitions of artists will tweet, termed it an effort to had said, “Many of you may not the scanning centre,a 6-month Yeddyurappa who had denied voice doctored." "It is true that Revanna is grandson of HD The veteran actor-director happen as proposed. The new silence dissent. “Is India being know that this retrospective pregnant woman was taken all allegations in the contro- I spoke to Gurumathakal JD(S) Devegowda and an aspirant to on Sunday said he was only try- advisory committee will take a redefined? Are institutional will be the last show decided by for sex determination test, as a versial audio tape, which was MLA Naganagowda's son enter politics from Gowda clan. ing to seek reasons behind the decision relating to future exhi- pillars of democracy trying to the advisory committee of local decoy, to the centre, they released by Chief Minister HD Sharanagowda but he was sent It was on Friday Kumaraswamy cancellation of retrospectives of bitions,” Gadanayak said. Asked silent the dissent of people artists and not by some bureau- added. Kumaraswamy, blamed this as by Kumaraswamy to meet me. dropped an audio bomb of two senior artists. Palekar told if any action will be taken (sic)?” he wrote on the mir- crat or an agent of the govern- The doctor took `7,000 a conspiracy. It was a pre-planned move by allegedly Yeddyurappa reporters in Pune that the against those who interrupted coblogging site. ment with an agenda of either for sex determination and dis- Yeddyurappa who spoke the CM behind the audio clip. luring a JDs MLA from artists’ advisory committee at Palekar’s speech, he said, “We Samajwadi Party chief moral policing or proliferation closed the gender of the unborn to reporters in Hubballi in "Kumaraswamy has edited the Gurumitkal constituency NGMA, which is under the will do something.” Akhilesh Yadav accused the of certain art commensurate baby, police said adding he north Karnataka on Sunday audio and is trying to blackmail which has embarrassed the Ministry of Culture, had Hitting out at the NDA dis- government of trying to control with an ideological incline.” was apprehended. PTI said "I met Sharanagouda, son me. The other half of the audio saffron party. Four foreign Probe ordered into ‘manhandling' of Nations should not nationals held woman by cops in Shopian: Police give shelter to with cocaine Srinagar: Police on Sunday a minor girl. ordered a probe into alleged Police received a complaint ` manhandling of woman by cops from a man that his 15-year-old economic fugitives: VP worth 39 cr in Shopian district of Jammu & daughter was abducted by three Bengaluru: Imploring industry held by 'The Hindu' here. Mumbai: The police have Kashmir. persons — Rameez Khan, bodies to weed out "black "Time also has come for var- arrested three Nigerian men The inquiry was ordered Mohsin Khan and Saleem Khan, sheeps" who give a bad name to ious nations to arrive at a con- alongwith a Brazilian woman after a 15-second video clip, of Shadab Karewa in Shopian, he the business community, Vice- sensus in not providing shelter and seized cocaine worth showing two cops manhandling said. The spokesman said as the President Venkaiah Naidu on to economic fugitives," he added. around `39 crore from their a woman in a village in Shopian police party raided the house of Sunday asked various nations to These remarks come in the possession,a senior official said on Saturday night, went viral on the accused to recover the vic- reach a consensus to not provide wake of industrialist Vijay here on Sunday. social media. tim, they found two of the shelter to fugitives involved in Mallya's possible extradition to The accused were about to "The video is being probed accused — Mohsin Khan and economic offences. India from the United send the drug to South Africa, and an inquiry is ordered to Saleem Khan — in the house. "In the wake of the eco- Kingdom. police said. examine the conduct of the "The family members of nomic offences by some indi- A UK court on December A team of Amboli police policemen," a police spokesman the accused, especially women viduals, I implore industry bod- 10 last year had ordered extra- nabbed the accused from the said. The spokesman said the around the house, tried to block ies to weed out black sheeps who dition of Mallya, who is wanted Maurya Estate road in subur- cops had gone to the house of the policemen on duty. The give a bad name to the business in India for alleged fraud and ban Andheri Saturday night one Rameez Khan while inves- accused meanwhile managed to community," he said at "The money laundering involving an and recovered drugs worth Cranes frolick near a pond in Etawah on Sunday PTI tigating a case of kidnapping of escape," he added. PTI Huddle," a thought conclave estimated `9,000 crore. PTI `38.95 crore, the official said. The accused were identi- fied as Neras Pokhogo (35), PTI n KOLKATA polls. The move could see some Michael Hop (29), Simon form of construction of a Ram Agobata (32), all Nigerians; arendra Modi will be the Modi’s leadership qualities unmatched: Maurya temple by Hindu groups, if the and Karle Ires (41), a woman NBJP’s prime ministerial can- handover is allowed. The RSS from Brazil. didate even if the ruling NDA hurdles” coming in the way. nation. Those who are trying to the RSS and who has accept- the disputed Ram said building the shrine is the and other Hindutva protago- The cocaine allegedly falls short of a majority in the “In 2014, we had won 282 pitch themselves as PM candi- ability across party lines, might Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site decision of the sadhus and nists may pressure the Centre to seized from their possession Lok Sabha elections as his lead- seats. But in 2019, the BJP alone date like Mamata Banerjee can replace Modi in the event of the to original owners, Maurya said devotees of the Lord and that facilitate such a step. When was supposed to be sent to ership qualities are “unmatched”, will cross 300 seats. With our only dream that Modi won’t be NDA failing to cross the major- he is hopeful that the verdict will the government will only asked whether the appointment Johannesburg in South Africa. Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief NDA partners we will cross the getting a majority. The fact is ity mark in order to enlist the be in favour of the government. “remove all the hurdles in the of Priyanka Gandhi as Congress The accused were held Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya 400 mark under the leadership that Modiji will be elected as PM support of small parties and “We are hopeful that the way”. Facing growing pressure to general secretary in charge of when they were heading for the has said. of Modi,” Maurya told PTI in an again with a massive majority,” regional players averse to back- verdict will be in our favour. But move swiftly on the Ram tem- eastern Uttar Pradesh would be office of a courier companyto He, however, asserted that interview during his recent West he said. When asked does the ing the current Prime Minister. in case the verdict is not in our ple issue, the Modi govern- factor in the Lok Sabha polls, dispatch the consignment. the BJP will improve upon its Bengal visit. When asked will the BJP have any other candidate for Speaking about the con- favour, then there are other legal ment last month asked the Maurya said it won’t have any Additional Commissioner performance in the 2014 polls BJP plump for Modi even if he the post, Maurya said, “People struction of Ram temple in options. But only a Ram temple Supreme Court to allow it to impact and the opposition party of Police Manoj Kumar Sharma and cross the 300-seat mark. The failed to lead the NDA to a only trust Modiji. He is the Ayodha, Maurya said bricks will be built there,” he said, return the non-disputed surplus will not be able to open its said the accused concealed nar- NDA, he claimed, will clinch straight victory and a second founder of a new era. His lead- inscribed with Babur’s name asserting that its construction is land acquired around the place account in the state. Maurya cotic drugs in rings and pipes over 400 seats. Speaking on the successive stint in power, he ership is unmatched.” won’t be allowed at the site of a matter of faith and not poli- where the disputed structure in said ideologically incompati- of curtains. These drug-loaded Ram temple issue, Maurya said replied in the affirmative, insist- Maurya’s comments come at Ram Janmabhoomi. Referring to tics for the BJP. On whether the Ayodhya stood before its demo- ble Samajwadi Party and the consignments of curtains would its construction in Ayodhya was ing “people trust only him”. a time when speculation is rife the Centre seeking permission government will take steps for lition to a Hindu trust and other BSP have formed an alliance in be then sent abroad through only a matter of time and that “That the BJP won’t get a that Union minister Nitin of the Supreme Court to return construction of Ram temple original owners, in a significant Uttar Pradesh out of “fear” of courier companies. PTI the Centre will “remove all the majority is a figment of imagi- Gadkari, considered close to the excess land aquired around ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, he move ahead of the Lok Sabha Modi. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | FEBRUARY 11, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Pawar’s U-turn Is the NCP leader sensing national relevance again Law of unintended returns by throwing in his lot with the mahagathbandhan? n image that endured during the recent The Government wants to promote electric mobility from a pollution United India rally of the Opposition Amagathbandhan was that of NCP perspective. That’s good but how does it propose to pay for it? chief Sharad Pawar as sheet anchor, with chief organiser and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee constantly rely- ing on his good advice and all regional lead- ers paying him obeisance. Sure the Maratha strongman and quintessential politician of the old guard would command respect and deference. But looked at from the perspec- tive of his latest statement that he might con- sider electoral politics again after 2014 on the insistence of his partymen, it seems that he is emerging more than just being a key player. This U-turn assumes significance considering he was adamant about not taking the plunge as late as November and December last year but has now chosen to revise his perspective within a few days of the grand Opposition show of strength. Surely he feels bolstered enough. Given his pan-India acceptability and recognition and the fact that there are suspi- cions and anxieties about the national leadership abilities of regional satraps, he could well emerge as the leader of a combined federal front, one who could be listened to. At least he hopes so. And after the NCP’s consensus with the Congress on sharing 40 seats in Maharashtra, the former Congressman is not being seen as a one-time rebel but a newly-returned ally for the grand old party. Besides, he has held important Central ministries all along. Pawar himself made no attempt to hide the national implications when he said the NCP was currently focussing on the Lok Sabha polls and that the strategy for the Assembly elections would be made in due course. The reversal of his earlier stand comes after partymen requested him to contest from Madha, which he had won in 2009. And though he did not contest in 2014, that his writ runs large was evident from the victory of senior NCP sorts of other problems. We Damming the Himalayas is revenues. need to address them all. fraught with seismic risks and Of course, if that is the price leader Vijaysinh Mohite Patil, who beat the prevalent Modi wave and emerged The first, of course, is the large electricity generating dams to pay for lower emissions, victorious from the constituency. Even Congress circles are buzzing with talk fact that Battery Electric on the plains like the Sardar some might argue that it is a that he may contest from Pune. And though NCP leader Praful Patel said he Vehicles are not exactly clean. Sarovar project have huge issues price worth paying. But the They are, in the words of many, surrounding land acquisition. overall benefit from battery- was confident Pawar would contest to enthuse his party workers across “emissions elsewhere” vehicles. This is not to say that storage powered vehicles is questionable Maharashtra for a change of guard, the larger purpose was not lost on any- This is particularly true in India solutions to store solar energy as we have already discussed, body. Particularly when he has been pitching himself as an interventionist where a bulk of power remains generated in the day will not be emissions move elsewhere and driven by coal-powered thermal THE available, some companies like overall carbon benefits are lower with his “Save Constitution” call for some time and criticised Prime Minister KUSHAN MITRA plants. Thermal plants in our Tesla are developing both home than plug-in hybrids. Narendra Modi’s last speech in Lok Sabha before the elections as one that country use coal, which has GOVERNMENT and commercial storage facili- In fact, if one looks at bat- lacked “decorum” and “cultured dialogue.” Clearly, Pawar has scented an high ash content. This makes HAS TO THINK OF ties for solar power. This could tery-powered e-rickshaws, India ou will be surprised to hear that the particulate matter problem mean that solar power can has already adapted to electric opportunity to catapult himself back to relevance. The bigger question is can India is well on its way to even worse. WAYS TO charge your car and even meet vehicles but unintended conse- he shed the baggage of his flippant loyalties in the past? He first broke away become a surplus producer of Of course, those living in REPLACE the ‘peak’ demand for power, quences here have meant that from the Congress in 1978 when the Janata Party lured him with the offer electricity. In fact, even as tens Delhi won’t care if pollution which in India is usually a millions of lead-acid batteries of power plants, built during a moves away to a sparsely pop- REVENUE WHILE Friday evening at 7 PM. have to be processed and that of chief ministership in Maharashtra. He joined back in 1987 when Rajiv Gandhi debt-fuelledY rush, are still to hit the grid, ulated area, say 500 kilometers The problem is actually has to be thought of. Cases of SPENDING was at the helm. Pawar not only became chief minister but steadily rose in India has more than enough total electric- away, but until a compensato- not so much about electricity battery theft, too, have shot up the party. So much so that after Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated, his name ity to meet most of its needs. The problem ry scheme is worked out, it is MONEY ON GRID generation but primarily one of in Delhi. This columnist has in our country that any expert on energy not what you would call it to storage and distribution. In argued before that hybrid vehi- was mentioned as a prime ministerial probable. But Sonia Gandhi acted on will tell you is the abysmal state of the be ‘fair’. Also, according to IMPROVEMENT. fact, even in localities, where cles are the best thing to do in advice that he could not be trusted and backed PV Narasimha Rao instead. finances of distribution companies that are some carbon mathematics SUBSIDIES FOR there is no problem of electric- the short-term while charging That rankled so much that despite being the Defence Minister, before the 1999 usually owned by State Governments. done by both research insti- ELECTRIC ity supply, improvements need infrastructure and the solu- general elections he joined issue about Sonia’s foreign origins disqualifying Politicians are used to giving doles of tutes and car companies, this to be made to transformers and tions for many of these prob- free power, which in some cases, benefit would make Battery Electric VEHICLES, charging infrastructure if wide- lems are thought. her from the country’s top job. He formed NCP but not content with his reduced them the most as many leaders make it up Vehicles more carbon-ineffi- spread electric private mobility The Government has to status as a regional player, dropped his “foreign origin” stand and extend- to the ranks. India’s large and rich farm- cient than a Plug-In Hybrid PARTICULARLY takes off. And that will cost a lot. think of ways to replace revenue ed support to UPA. Post Modi and the Congress decimation, he swung to ers have made matters worse. At the same Electric Vehicle (PHEV). FOR CHEAP Then there will also arise while spending money on grid time, some newer power plants produce Sure, one could argue that the question as to who will pay improvement. Subsidies for the BJP in Maharashtra and political observers say by staying out of the race energy at slightly higher rates and the urge electric cars can be powered by POWER, the electricity bill? This is the big electric vehicles, particularly in the Gujarat Assembly election, he had given the BJP an edge which helped to keep rates low or subsidised means that green sources of energy, and MAY BE A problem in India — the bill. for cheap power, may be a self- it overtake the Congress by a slender margin. So though he seeks to build politicians would rather deal with load- that is a noble idea, but if you Further, there are unintended defeating idea for Governments shedding, which is not a function of are charging your electric car SELF-DEFEATING consequences as well, both in the short term. Parking solu- another narrative now by seizing the trade winds, he wouldn’t settle till he power production anymore but one of cost. at night, solar is not quite an IDEA. PARKING Central and State Governments tions have to be found. Where is the grandmaster of the grand alliance. Failing which he could just be a We make this argument to answer option for obvious reasons. make huge amounts of money will people charge vehicles if spoiler. And given his history of flip flops, he would need to convince oth- those critics of electric cars, who ask where On the other hand, wind power SOLUTIONS HAVE from taxing liquids. The liquids they don’t have parking at their is the electricity for electric cars and two- is seasonal and needs vast TO BE FOUND in question being alcohol and own house? Residential society ers about his seriousness rather boldly. wheelers if India is to go down the electric open areas to build the tur- petroleum products. Here is the bylaws have to be changed if mobility route? The fact is that there is bines. In countries like Norway, strange situation about subsidis- people put chargers inside the more than enough electricity in our coun- where electric cars have really ing electric cars and electricity parking areas and these will try. If India were to go down an electric caught on, a majority of the for electric cars. More owners of have to be thought of by poli- An infernal tax path and if one assumed that by 2030, 10 power produced comes from electric cars and two-wheelers, cy-makers at the Centre, state per cent of all new vehicles sold were elec- hydroelectric plants, ironic for who pay lower taxes and then and municipalities. tric, it would use under 10 per cent of the a nation that makes its money don’t buy highly taxed petrole- (The writer is Managing The spectacularly horrible ‘Angel Tax’ runs the installed capacity. Of course, there are all from selling oil. um, actually hurt Government Editor, The Pioneer) risk of crippling entrepreneurship in India ftentimes when reality in India S O U N D BITE It is an undisputed China has never recognised does not match the image that is I am never desperate. I Litigation fees should not truth that Ayodhya is the so-called ‘Arunachal have been a lucky girl create a divide between Opainted, one takes it as a part of the birthplace of Lord Pradesh'. The Indian leader- haves and have-nots, and and have lived by my Rama and Rama is ship should refrain from any life. But when the image, that is being own rules and not the between litigants who can the ancestor of both action that may complicate painted, is backed up by speeches, pro- industry norms. afford and cannot afford Hindus and Muslims. the boundary question. considerable fees. grammes and promises, making it Actor Yoga guru Chinese spokesperson seem heavenly and when the reality is —Bipasha Basu President —Baba Ramdev —Hua Chunying one of purgatory, one must start assum- —Ram Nath Kovind ing that all that talk was just hollow. The latest instance of this was that of the Income Tax authorities running amuck, L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR putting jobs and lives at risk, thanks to Refer Rafale to JPC have been many leaders in the perverted thinking that was evident in Congress, who vied to loot the their way of chasing start-ups for a BJP deserves credit on Mallya case country but it’s all history now. grotesque ‘Angel Tax’. This has made all talk of ‘Digital India’, ‘Startup India’ Sir — This refers to a Defence The political milieu has Ministry’s internal note dated his refers to the editorial, “First step to return” changed completely so have its and any progress in ease of doing business rankings sound hollow. Make November 24, 2015, that has (February 6). The Union Government deserves cred- leaders. Congress chief Rahul no mistakes, the decision taken by income tax authorities to go after start- surfaced in the media clearly evi- Tit for making a convincing case and pursuing it Gandhi seems to have grown to ups was, in the eyes of many, a far worse thing than a badly cropped dencing the fact that the Prime steadfastly to ensure liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s extra- be a true lover of this country. Minister’s Office (PMO) had dition, who owes `9,000 crore to 17 banks in India. With It is to be hoped that he would Government report being used to fan the dying embers of a non-scam. The conducted parallel negotiations the UK home office upholding the lower court’s ruling, rise to the people’s issue around ‘Angel Tax’ and the way the authorities have raised company in the murky Rafale deal, there- the tycoon’s sunny days seem to have come to a close. expectations. coffers, will impact India long even after the Rafale fighter jets are deliv- by weakening the bargaining The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which played TK Nandanan position of the Ministry of a significant role in engineering the extradition, also Chennai ered because it is a demonstration that India is not an investor or business- Defence (MoD) and the Indian deserves a mention. Criminals, who flee the country to friendly. This, coupled with the Commerce Ministry’s outrageous clauses negotiating team. seek a safe haven on foreign shores, should be clear Secretary’s order — but it’s clear that he is running Actual growth on e-commerce — clearly designed to help one particular corporate — the MoD had also objected to that they can’t escape retribution by hoodwinking out of legal options. The Modi Government has shown this high handedness of the Government agencies. The CBI must not give up on its exceptional resilience and doggedness in pursuing the long-term impact on India can potentially be devastating. PMO and had alerted the then efforts and ensure that when Mallya is brought back to case. If it is successful in bringing him back, the Sir — This refers to the editor- It would be prudent for the Opposition to raise this issue because it goes Defence Minister, Manohar India, he must face the consequences of his misdeeds. Bharatiya Janata Party can showcase this remarkable ial, “Rate cut cheer” (February to the core of the main problem of job creation. An issue that is real and Parrikar, who was helpless in This can act as a deterrent for prospective fugitives. achievement to the voters. 9). The Reserve Bank of India’s this matter. Of course, Mallya still has a lifeline — he can file J Akshobhya (RBI) rate cut by 25 basis points one with constant references to oneself in the third person will not solve. Looking at the sequence of an appeal with the UK High Court against the Home Mysuru can hardly revive the economy. Unfortunately it appears that young Mr Gandhi has put all his eggs in the events, one really wonders For long, the clamour for rate Rafale basket and despite the help of conveniently foolish journalists and whether the dilution of estab- cut has taken the sheen off the sycophants, the Rafale issue is not cutting ice with the voting electorate. lished norms was an internal Nation comes first However, the country needs Changed scenario need to take some bold reforms barter deal to make the French a Government which can put the and dealing effectively with the The decidedly stupid ‘Angel tax’ and its impact on the start-up economy manufacturer accept an inexpe- nation’s development and interest growing problem of bad loans. and on jobs, however, will definitely have an impact on investors and vot- rienced and debt-laden Indian Sir — The Congress as well as the as its first priority. India is very Sir — In a 100-minute speech in Recognising the ills that ers in the technology centres of India. The Opposition should attack this firm as an offset partner. ruling Government have con- much capable of bringing out a the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister plague the economy and taking The demand by Congress stantly been engaged in a war of leader who can rise above Narendra Modi launched a steps for a meaningful revival stupid tax but given that they are beholden to post-modern communist ideals chief Rahul Gandhi for a thor- words before the ensuing Lok parochial and blinkered vision stinging attack on the Congress, must be the way forward. of wealth redistribution, much like those in power, one can only assume ough probe by a Joint Sabha elections on various issues, and one who can contribute to accusing its successive Shubham that between the ruling party, Opposition and the income tax authorities, Parliamentary Committee (JPC) including the Rafale deal. The the nation’s development. This Governments of indulging in Via email sounds very reasonable. corridors of power seem too time voters must choose wisely. corruption and harbouring the there is a determination to drive the Indian economy back into the stone Tharcius S Fernando attractive at the moment to the Devendra Khurana corrupt. A look into the coun- Send your feedback to: age. At least we will not need Rafale fighters if that is the case. Chennai Congress as well as the NDA. Bhopal try’s past will reveal that there [email protected] LUCKNOW | MONDAY | FEBRUARY 11, 2019 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN POINTCOUNTERPOINT Magnetic North’s THERE ARE TWO PERIODS IN TIME AS FAR AS INDIA THE PRIME MINISTER’S SPEECH WAS AGAINST THE IS CONCERNED — BC AND AD. BC STANDS FOR TRADITION OF CIVILITY (SABHYATA) AND CULTURE move not a calamity ‘BEFORE CONGRESS' AND AD FOR ‘AFTER DYNASTY’. (SANSKAR) SET BY FORMER PRIME MINISTERS. —PRIME MINISTER —NCP CHIEF Every decade seems to bring news of yet another NARENDRA MODI SHARAD PAWAR way that the universe can kill us. But the reversal of the Earth’s magnetic field should not worry us Extend health insurance cover

GWYNNE DYER Low-income communities often find themselves in debt traps because of shocks to their savings. or a moment there I thought we had a new global threat Micro-insurance can end their cycle of poverty and provide safety net to their families to deal with, alongside the old favourites like climate change, Fnuclear war and pandemics. This would have been wel- come from a journalistic point of view since there is a constant need for scary new topics to write about. Otherwise we would fail in our primary task, which is to provide material to hold the ads apart. I was also experiencing some personal indignation, since the putative new threat, the imminent reversal of the Earth’s magnetic field, was undermining one of the few practical skills I have retained from my early career in various navies: The abil- ity to navigate by magnetic compasses. My Naval career did not extend back to the Age of Sail: We had gyro-compasses and long-range radio positioning systems (although not the full satellite-based GPS of today). However, MOIN QAZI the Navy in its wisdom foresaw that in a major war all the exter- nally-based navigational aids would quickly be shut down or eople in low-income communities live in blown away. We would still have our gyro-compass, which would risky environments and in constant fear of tell us where True North is — but just one internal power fail- Pa catastrophe or tragedy that may strike anytime. They live on the edge, vulnerable as ure and we would lose that too. If that happened, we would they are to numerous perils, multiple risks, fam- have to fall back on the primary pre-20th century navigation- ily misfortunes, economic shocks, accidental al tool, the magnetic compass, which does not depend on an death or disability, loss of property due to theft external power supply. or fire, agricultural losses and disasters, both nat- Unfortunately, the magnetic compass points to the ural and man-made. They are also the one’s who Magnetic North Pole, which is in a different place from the are the least able to cope with a crisis. A small true North Pole. But it was, for all of my life and indeed for misfortune can push them down into a tailspin. many lifetimes before that, in more or less the same place. Yet, they aren’t considered as ‘insurable’ at rea- The Magnetic North Pole wandered a bit over time but it fol- sonable levels of premium. This makes a case lowed a fairly predictable path around a relatively small tract for high demand for insurance schemes for them, particularly in sectors of health and life, of territory among Canada’s Arctic islands. So all the charts agricultural and property. Cover for natural dis- showed the difference (‘variation’) between True North and asters, too, must be considered. For the poor, Magnetic North in the part of the world covered by the chart, insurance is the only hedge against financial ruin. and even how much that difference would change each year. Poverty and vulnerability reinforce each We were trained to add the annual shift of the Magnetic Pole other in an escalating downward spiral. Exposure since the chart was printed to the local ‘variation’ from True to these risks not only result in substantial finan- North, and by applying that difference, we could steer and cial losses but vulnerable households also suf- navigate accurately using the magnetic compass. fer from ongoing uncertainty about whether and It was a skill for which there was a very limited demand when a loss might occur. Often, the trigger for ple admitted to the hospital were driven to Agricultural insurance: This mainly consists but potentially useful in an emergency. Alas, the Magnetic North poverty is illness, which can eat away hard- penury by the costs involved. Added to this was of crop insurance that covers farmers against mul- earned savings of low-income communities. The the loss of a day’s wage. By managing risks and THE DIFFICULTIES IN tiple shocks and pays out against losses that the Pole left home about 30 years ago, and is now heading for Siberia net result is bankruptcy and a slip into pover- avoiding debt, those who have micro-insurance insurer assesses by observing harvest yields. Index- at a speed of 60 km a year. It is moving fast because it is the ty. It is, therefore, essential that micro-insurance policies, are in a position to protect the wealth MAKING based insurance pays out fixed sums to farmers movements within the Earth’s molten outer core that generates be made an integral component of financial they accumulate, generate more income and MICRO-INSURANCE when an independently observed trigger (often the planet’s magnetic field in the first place. The currents with- inclusion if India wants to keep this segment even get a fair chance to rescue themselves and rainfall levels, crop yields or livestock mortality in this vast volume of liquid nickel-iron change from time to time, away from the poverty trap. their families out of the mire of poverty. VIABLE STEMS FROM rates) shows that an insured event has occurred. and when they do, they can shift the magnetic poles as well. Women are the most vulnerable among the The cost of insuring against an unforeseen THE FACT THAT IT IS A Health insurance: Many countries are Navigators can cope with this because it’s now easy to rural population. Yet, they are largely excluded development is considerably lower than self- developing public, private and community-based update information about changes in the local magnetic vari- from the insurance market. According to insuring through savings. Governments, donors ‘LOW TICKET’ BUSINESS, health insurance programmes to pool the risks ation from True North. The charts are actually computer pro- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural and other development actors engaged in com- REQUIRING HUGE associated with health shocks. The coverage of grams these days, and the relevant authorities are just updat- Development’s (Nabard) All India Rural bating poverty and designing social protection these schemes remain quite low, particularly ing them more frequently than they used to. The worry is that Financial Inclusion (NAFIS) Survey, 2016-17, measures need to have insurance as one of the VOLUMES FOR among the poor, but there is some growth in overall, 25 per cent of the Indian households had weapons in their arsenal. The key challenge for community health insurance for low-income this sort of behaviour by the magnetic pole may be signalling at least one or the other kind of insurance. micro-insurance is the high cost of administer- SUSTAINABILITY. INDIA populations. an impending ‘flip’ in which the north and south magnetic Fifteen per cent of them reported having at least ing the same. The poor live off the banking grid. Typically, rural insurance products are poles change places. one person with life insurance; two per cent had Families are scattered, this makes physical ALSO LACKS THE clones of products introduced in urban areas and This has happened before — indeed, the Earth’s magnet- accident insurance; six per cent had health insur- access difficult. The transaction costs of issuing DISTRIBUTION are not suited to the rural context. Risk mitiga- ic field has reversed its polarity at least 183 times before, accord- ance; and five per cent had vehicle insurance. millions of small policies through service tion mechanisms are weak and complexity of ing to the geological record — and it makes no long-term dif- The poor usually face two types of risks — agents, too, are high. CHANNELS people and problems make underwriting and ference. It will now be the other end of the needle that points idiosyncratic (specific to household) and covari- The difficulties in making micro-insurance APPROPRIATE FOR claim processing and resolution a very challeng- to ‘Magnetic North’, but the magnetic field will still fulfil its pri- ate (the most common, for example, drought and viable stems from the fact that it is a ‘low tick- ing process. Crop insurance has surprisingly been mary function of trapping the high-energy particles that would epidemics). The poor need insurance more than et’ business, requiring huge volumes for sustain- LOWER-INCOME a bright spot on the insurance horizon. It has otherwise bathe the planet’s surface in radiation. the rich because they have no cushion and are ability. India also lacks the distribution channels emerged as the third largest line of business after more vulnerable to the many risks. The state, too, appropriate for lower-income groups. But rapid GROUPS. BUT RAPID motor insurance and health insurance following The scary bit is the transition, which can take as long as a has failed to help them. Micro-insurance, by def- advances in digital payment systems are creat- the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima thousand years or as little as one lifetime because during that inition, envisages protection of low-income peo- ing opportunities to connect poor households to ADVANCES IN DIGITAL Yojana (PMFBY); though it is a market-driven transition, the strength of the planet’s magnetic field falls to around ple against debt traps that often imperil their affordable and reliable financial tools, through PAYMENT SYSTEMS ARE scheme where insurers quote market rates. The five per cent of normal. If the ozone hole worried you a bit, this livelihood and lives. This is mostly an outgrowth mobile phones and other digital interfaces. farmer pays only two percentage points of the should frighten you to death — and the strength of the mag- of micro-finance, with micro-finance institutions Micro-insurance can piggyback on the explod- CREATING sum insured as premium and the rest is sub- netic field is already falling. That was my initial reaction to the (MFIs) being the leading providers. ing reach of cellphone banking and infrastruc- OPPORTUNITIES TO sidised by the Government. news. Every decade seems to bring news of yet another way Given its focus on low-income people, ture created by micro-credit institutions. Micro-insurance is now acknowledged as a that the universe can kill us. But not, it turns out, this one. micro-insurance usually differs from regular Insurance coverage can be widened by coupling CONNECT POOR highly effective tool to end the cycle of pover- The consensus among scientists is that the surface of insurance schemes in terms of types of risks cov- services with existing mobile financial products HOUSEHOLDS TO ty by providing a robust safety net that families the planet is not bombarded by hard radiation during the inter- ered, delivery channels, premium levels and doc- or creating new mobile solutions that bring insur- need. If the poor know that they are covered, umentation requirements. The working group ance services straight to a consumer’s phone. AFFORDABLE AND they are more likely to plan their future better, vals when the Earth’s internally generated magnetic field all of the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor There are three major types of micro-insur- invest in expanding businesses, diversify crops but disappears for a time. Instead, the solar wind itself induces (CGAP) defines micro-insurance as “the pro- ance products: RELIABLE FINANCIAL or send their children to school without the fear a magnetic field in the extreme upper limit of the planet’s tection of low-income households against spe- Life insurance: It is the most common form of losing their savings if something were to hap- atmosphere (the ionosphere) that stops incoming high-ener- cific perils in exchange for premium payments of micro-insurance, facilitated by the extension TOOLS, THROUGH pen. The whole capacity to take risks changes. gy particles from reaching the surface. We may have the proportionate to the likelihood and cost of the of the micro-finance model into the area of cov- MOBILE PHONES AND Thus, from just being a safety net, micro-insur- opportunity to check the validity of this prediction in the rel- risk involved.” erage. However, the life insurance provided by ance provides benefits that earlier generations atively near future, but for the moment, there is no need to The poor prefer health insurance to life micro-finance institutions (MFIs ) is mainly a OTHER DIGITAL could never imagine: Hope for the future. panic. And if you’re lost in the woods (or at sea), you can insurance. They say, “We die once but go to the way of insuring loans (credit life insurance) INTERFACES (The writer is Member, NITI Aayog’s National still trust your compass. More or less. doctor many times every year”. According to the rather than providing income support in the case Committee on Financial Literacy and Inclusion (The writer is an independent journalist) Union Health Ministry, 25 per cent of the peo- of the policy holder’s death. for Women) Unshackle banks from credit cycle FOREIGN EYE The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is an important legislation that has instilled a sense of urgency among all stakeholders to resolve bad loans but for the momentum to sustain, India needs a committed leadership

under Prompt Corrective Action the Insolvency and Bankruptcy 4,452 cases at the pre-admission dues. So, defaulters will have to pay tually to 33per cent. Recently, a com- (PCA) framework that puts restric- Code (IBC) — a law enacted by it stage and `150,000 crore under IBC up. It also forces the debtor to chase mittee, set up by the Reserve Bank tions on their deposit taking and two years ago — which strikes all (`80,000 crore already recovered the creditor instead of the latter chas- of India (RBI) under P Nayak, also lending activities. the right notes and provides for and `70,000 crore expected to be ing the former (as it happened in the recommended reducing its share to An overriding reason for this timely resolution of bad loans. recovered during the remaining past) to get the dues cleared. below 50 per cent and housing anomalous situation is mammoth From the day an account regis- months of the current fiscal). This However, for momentum to the residual shares in a holding com- A NEW AGE loans that were not paid back. ters NPAs, the banks get six months is over one-third of the total banks’ sustain, India needs a committed pany. OF SCHISM? UTTAM GUPTA These dues, known as non-per- to either get the defaulting borrow- NPAs of about `1000,000 crore. leadership. Things could be difficult The Government may transfer forming assets (NPAs) in common er pay up or his assets be transferred Together with reining in fresh if a new regime takes charge in May its share — along with associated Although the conflict anking is inherently a huge parlance, are an offshoot of indis- to the new owner who can pay it up. slippages (courtesy drastic changes this year, leading to a return to the rights and responsibilities — to a between France and Italy is profitable business. To get a criminate lending, especially dur- On its expiration, the case is in the eco-system of lending with an old days when PSBs were made to banking investment company. After Bsense of it, all one needs to do ing 2008-2014, to those patronised referred to the National Company emphasis on due diligence for loan give loans on considerations other the banks turn robust and healthy, only a war of words this is to look at the thousands of by the ruling establishment without Law Tribunal (NCLT), which gets sanction, transparent processes and than the commercial viability of it should consider at an appropri- time, it is not an operatic crores of rupees that a bank receives conducting due diligence. six months to complete the resolu- prompt reporting of large defaults), the project. ate time (when their market capi- spectacle. For two of the in various savings account on which If a bank has a major slice of tion process; extendable by three this has helped reduce gross NPAs To reduce vulnerability of the talisation improves) divestment of European Union’s foundation it pays a meager 3.5 per cent to 4 funds simply going down the drain months under extraordinary cir- from 11.5 per cent as of March 2018, system to the political leadership, the majority holding. The shares members to fall out in this per cent interest and earns a min- (forget interest, the principal amount, cumstances. to 10.8 per cent in September 2018. there is an urgent need to give should be distributed in a way so as imum of 10 per cent by way of lend- too, is not recovered), even high mar- This prompts all stakeholders This is expected to further decline autonomy to the PSBs and min- to avoid concentration of holding way is astonishing after 75 ing. Even on account of funds, it gin (difference between lending rate viz, Committee of Creditors (CoC), to 10.3 per cent by the end of the imise political and bureaucratic in a few hands and, hence, ensure years of western European garners by way of term deposits — and cost of funds) won’t be of any bidders/suitors and judicial author- current fiscal. interference in their working. For that the management has greater peace. It is a mark of the 6.25 per cent to 7.5 per cent, help to keep their balance sheets in ities, into action mode so that the The NPA scenario in our coun- this, the Union Government should accountability to the public. degree to which Italy’s far- depending on the period. There is good shape. So, the banks plunged capital embedded in the enterprise try is expected to show further sus- relinquish majority control by low- This indeed should be the way right and anti-establishment enough room to make good money. into a crisis-like situation. is conserved and resolution yields tainable and substantial improve- ering its share holding to less than forward to enable the banking sec- Yet, Public Sector Banks (PSBs) The Modi dispensation has ini- maximum value. The time limit of ment. Confidence stems from the 50 per cent. tor meet the credit needs of the coalition Government is have registered huge losses in recent tiated all necessary measures viz, six (plus three) months forces them fear put by the IBC architecture in The NDA dispensation, under Indian economy, to put it on a high prepared to flout the times, leading to erosion in capital legislative, administrative, investi- to deliver results expeditiously. the minds of defaulting borrowers the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari growth trajectory and for the cre- European orthodoxy of the and impairment of their capacity to gation and prosecution, to make an So far, banks have recovered that they would loose ownership and Vajpayee (1999-2004), had mooted ation of more jobs in our country. postwar period. continue lending. Eleven out of a onslaught on mounting NPAs. At over `350,000 crore, including management control of the compa- reduction in its share in PSBs to less (The writer is a freelance (The Guardian Editorial) total of 21 PSBs have been put the core of the reform measures is `200,000 crore for settlement of ny if they do not turn up to clear the than 50 per cent initially and even- journalist) money 10 LUCKNOW | MONDAY | FEBRUARY 11, 2019

FinMin seeks transfer of All households to soon have Govt claims having `27,380 cr from RBI retained towards risks, reserves clean cooking fuel: Pradhan Government ernment expects `28,000 crore expects from the RBI as interim dividend PTI n GREATER NOIDA to 8 crore households under icy reforms including marketing created 3.79 L Jobs during the current fiscal. PMUY,” he said. and pricing freedom for natur- `69K cr The RBI, which follows fter catapulting LPG cov- LPG is supposed to replace al gas produced from deep and PTI n NEW DELHI (an increase of 29,935 dividend in July-June financial year, has Aerage by about 40 per cent traditional cooking fuels in ultra-deep waters and high jobs). already transferred `40,000 in just 55 months, the govern- rural kitchens such as firewood pressure high temperature areas, s debate intensifies over In indirect tax depart- the next crore in the current fiscal. ment will soon make available and cow dung which not only coal bed methane, incentive Arising unemployment in ments, the Government If the central board of the clean cooking fuel to all house- contribute to environmental for enhanced recovery for aug- the country, the Modi said there were 53,394 financial year RBI approves transfer of holds, Oil Minister degradation but also have seri- menting production of oil and Government claims to have employees in March 2017. `28,000 crore requested by the Dharmendra Pradhan said on ous health implications on users. gas from matured fields and generated over 3.79 lakh jobs This went up to 92,842 in PTI n NEW DELHI Government as interim divi- Sunday. Pradhan said the oil and exploration and exploitation of between 2017 and 2019 in its March 2018. It also gave dend for the current fiscal, the Speaking at the Petrotech gas sector is a key contributor unconventional hydrocarbon various establishments, accord- the same figure (92,842) as he Finance Ministry has total surplus transfer by the 2019 conference here on the to India’s economy and from all fields. ing to the interim budget for the estimated strength of Tsought from the Reserve central bank would be `68,000 outskirts of Delhi, he said cov- accounted for almost 55 per “We have set up a state-of- 2019-20. indirect tax establishment Bank of India (RBI) `27,380 crore in 2018-19. erage of LPG in the country has cent of its energy mix in 2017. the-art National Data Repository The Government said it Railways, police forces and the as on 1 March 2019. crore that was withheld by the According to sources, the reached close to 90 per cent, India is the third largest to facilitate potential investors to has generated 2,51,279 jobs in direct and indirect tax depart- The Ministry of Civil central bank towards risks and Government expects `69,000 rising from about 55 per cent consumer of crude oil and take informed decisions based on central Government establish- ments. Aviation will have 2,363 more reserves in the previous years, crore dividend in the next in 2014. petroleum products in the the geo-scientific data of hydro- ments between 2017 and 2018. The budget documents give personnel by 1 March this year said sources. financial year. “Very soon, India will be world, accounting for 4.5 per carbon resources in the country. This is estimated to go up by a sector wise break-up on how against its actual strength of The RBI had retained The Government has pro- connecting all households with cent of global oil consumption, “With the introduction of 3,79,544 to reach 36,15,770 on the jobs were added in central 1,174 in March 2017, the doc- `13,190 crore towards risks jected to mobilise `82,911.56 clean cooking fuel. The source behind US and China. ? National Data Repository, India 1 March 2019, shows an analy- Government establishments. ument shows. and reserves during 2016-17. It crore as dividend or surplus of fuel will be LPG as well as “We have taken several has joined the league of coun- sis of documents of the inter- It said Indian Railways will Similarly, for the increased to `14,190 crore in from the RBI, nationalised gas from bio-mass and alter- measures to overhaul the hydro- tries like UK and Norway im budget, presented by generate the highest number of Department of Posts, it said 2017-18. Together, retained banks and financial institutions nate sources,” he said. carbon policy framework to which have a national data Finance Minister Piyush Goyal jobs — 98,999 by 1 March 2019 there will be 4,21,068 person- amount is `27,380 crore. during 2019-20. The increase in coverage ensure energy security for the repository for the upstream on 1 February. against its actual strength of nel on 1 March 2019 as against The Ministry has request- After making provision for has been credited to the country while pursuing the sector,” he said. ? The data assumes signifi- 12,70,714 in March 2017. its actual strength of 41,88,18 ed the RBI to provide an inter- bad and doubtful debts, depre- Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana green path to progress,” he said. In downstream sector too cance as the Congress and There will be 79,353 addi- in March 2017. im surplus for the current fis- ciation in assets, contribution to (PMUY), which provides free Listing reforms to revitalise India has been able to attract other opposition parties have tional jobs in police depart- In the Ministry of cal on the analogy of the pre- staff and superannuation fund cooking gas (LPG) connec- the exploration and production global investments, he said, been targeting Prime Minister ments by 1 March 2019, up External Affairs, 11,877 peo- vious financial year and trans- and for all matters for which the tion to the poor. Under PMUY, ecosystem, he said a new rev- adding that leading players Narendra Modi over rising from the actual strength of ple are estimated to be work- fer the amount withheld from provision is to be made by or about 6.4 crore connections enue sharing model, uniform like Saudi Aramco, ADNOC, unemployment. The 10,52,351 as on 1 March 2017. ing by next month as against the surplus of 2016-17 and under the Act or which are usu- have been provided since the licence for all hydrocarbons Total and Shell are expanding Government has rejected the Similarly, jobs in direct tax its actual strength of 10,044 in 2017-18, sources said. ally provided by bankers, the launch of the scheme on May and marketing freedom for oil their footprints in the country’s charges. departments will touch an esti- March 2017, which was esti- Earlier this month, Economic balance of the profits shall be 1, 2016, he said. and gas have been introduced. energy space and looking to Most of the recruitment mated 80,143 by next month as mated to have reached 11,870 Affairs Secretary Subhash paid to the central Government, “Before March 31, 2020, we Also, the government has invest more in the Indian oil was done by the Ministry of against 50,208 in March 2017 in 2018. Chandra Garg had said the gov- as per the RBI Act. will provide LPG connections introduced various others pol- and gas market. Shreya Singh wins Govt move to unlock ONGC, OIL gas Dhaka trade Goyal asks SPMCIL to Skindrella 2019 fair receives PTI n GREATER NOIDA have a dozen discoveries, not been able to develop the About 5 mmscmd of pro- beauty pageant which are unviable at current discoveries or bring them to duction can be added by mak- expand export footprint he Government plan to government mandated gas production as the current gas ing some investment in exist- Tk 2 bn in PNS n NEW DELHI Toffer PSUs special incen- price. price of $3.36 per million ing fields like Mumbai High PTI n NEW DELHI have huge outreach pro- p girl Shreya Singh on tives for natural gas discover- These finds, they said, British thermal unit (MMBtu) South, Neelam and B-127 export orders gramme and try to get big USaturday declared winner ies in difficult and unviable need a higher price and the is way lower than the cost of Cluster in the Arabian Sea. inance Minister Piyush orders in the area of minting of Skindrella 2019 beauty areas will help raise India’s nat- government plans for special production. Oil India Ltd (OIL) has an PTI n DHAKA FGoyal on Sunday asked of coins, printing of curren- pageant organised by Skinella ural gas production as it will incentives for them would Officials said ONGC has onland discovery in the state-owned Security cy notes and postal stamp with a special focus to break unlock output in a dozen fields help bring them to produc- about 35 billion cubic meters Krishna Godavari basin in angladeshi traders have Printing & Minting etc, he said, adding it should rigid stereotype of beauty stan- of state-owned ONGC and tion quickly. of recoverable reserves in dis- Andhra Pradesh with over 3 Breceived export orders Corporation of India (SPM- dream big and think of dards. It was a beauty pageant OIL, officials said on Sunday. Oil Minister Dharmendra coveries in the shallow sea off billion cubic meters of recov- worth 2 billion Taka (`169.79 CIL) to tap its full potential achieving profit of `6,000 like never before that glorifies India currently produces pradhan had last month stat- Andhra Pradesh on the east erable reserves, but needs a crore) at the recently conclud- and expand export footprint crore. the real beauty in every girl. In about 90 million standard ed “special incentive besides and off Gujarat and Mumbai higher price to bring it to pro- ed 24th Dhaka International so that profit can grow expo- The company should also the second year running, cubic meters per day the incentive already provided” on the west coast blocks. duction. Trade Fair, a media report said nentially. focus on modernisation of its Skinderella has found the most (mmscmd) of natural gas and will be given to difficult fields The three blocks in The officials said all these on Sunday. “I am told that the com- nine production units across #SuperNaturally girl of 2019, has ambitious plans to double of ONGC. Krishna Godavari basin, Gulf fields can be expeditiously The orders received was pany has already initiated the country so that it can get and gave a cash prize of `1 output by 2022 to reduce its “We dont know what that of Kutch and Mumbai off- developed and monetised in nearly $4 million (`28 crore) talks with some countries export order, Goyal added. lakh. reliance on imports and incentive will be, but we pre- shore can produce about 10 case pricing and marketing higher compared to the previ- for minting of coins and you SPMCIL, which earned a Speaking on the pageant, replace some of the polluting sume it will be a higher and mmscmd of gas and an equiv- freedom is granted by the ous year, the bdnews24.Com have potential to export to profit of `630 crore last fis- Dolly Kumar, Founder and liquid fuels to cut emissions. remunerative price,” an official alent amount can be produced Government. reported. African countries and cal, is engaged in the pro- Director at Skinella said, “I Speaking on sidelines of said. from its onshore discoveries in ONGC and OIL want a The trade fair this year had European nations,” he said at duction of currency and bank believe that every girl is most the Petrotech conference here State-owned Oil and blocks like Bantumili, price of over $6 per MMBtu to around 412 stalls, including 110 the 13th foundation day notes, Security Paper, postal flawless and beautiful when she on the outskirts of Delhi, offi- Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) Mandapeta and Bhuvanagiri, help them produce the gas pavilions and 83 mini-pavil- event of SPMCIL here. stamps, security inks, and is her natural self.” cials said ONGC and OIL and Oil India Ltd (OIL) have they said. without suffering any losses. ions. The company should commemorative coins. Voltas to invest over `500 cr to set up plant in Tirupati Aluminium to be a game changer PTI n NEW DELHI The manufacturing facili- ty, spread over 65 acres, will be ata group firm Voltas on one of the first cooling appli- TSunday said it will invest ances unit in Andhra Pradesh. The National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) is paving the way to make aluminium the metal of the future. over `500 crore to set up a The choice of Andhra Pradesh manufacturing facility in as the destination for the new The Chairman-cum-Managing Director, DR TAPAN KUMAR CHAND, in a tête-à-tête with JETENDER RAWAT, shares the Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. manufacturing unit was due to “This facility will initially the state’s ease of doing business company’s aggressive efforts to expand aluminium production in the country to make India self sufficient manufacture and assemble air and growing focus on ‘Make in conditioners and related cool- India’, it said. ing products with a total capac- The chosen location provides he Navratna public sector bauxite mining. It was discussed that should be on research and develop- ity of more than 1 million units dual benefits of superior market undertaking (PSU), under aluminium is an environment friend- ment. We are spending more than to start with,” the company said access and cost effective connec- TMinistry of Mines, NALCO is ly metal since it does not corrode, is this amount and have set up a in a BSE filing. tivity via road and port, it added. the country’s leading manufacturer anti bacterial and light. In case of modern research centre. The Centre Voltas said it aims to cre- Voltas will cater to the south, west and exporter of alumina and alu- automobile sector, aluminium is a bet- of Excellence is functioning under ate technologically advanced and east markets through this minium. The company has declared ter metal and this can be understood four broad categories—application products which are expected to manufacturing facility. its financial results for the third quar- from the fact that if one kg of metal of new products, process efficiency, start rolling out from the sec- “We are delighted to have ter ended December 2018 which is an is replaced with one kg of aluminium, fundamental research and wealth ond half of 2020. laid the ground for the Voltas indication of a good year in 2019. there is a reduction of 23 kg of carbon from waste. We are also setting up The company plans to invest manufacturing plant here in Edited excerpts from the interview: dioxide. It is a direct impact on a Special Purpose Vehicle in col- over `500 crore while putting Tirupati. This facility helps us in improving air quality. Electrical vehi- laboration with the Department of together an OEM (original expanding our manufacturing ● Despite the drop in prices of alu- cles are manufactured from alumini- science and Technology (DST) and equipment manufacturer) base capabilities while increasing our minium in the global market, um, which reduces two-thirds of con- knowledge partners like IIT, NIT, for home appliances, and simul- reach in the Southern market,” NALCO has recorded good profits. sumption of fuel and thus indirectly ICTR and IIIT to develop incuba- taneously creating local employ- said Pradeep Bakshi, managing What has brought about this suc- reduces the consumption of fossil fuels. tion centres particularly for tech- ment opportunities in the region. director and CEO, Voltas Ltd. cess? nology. Recently, we have had a The aluminum prices have come ●What is the focus of the ongoing breakthrough in combating fluoride down from the third quarter to the international tie-ups of the compa- contamination with the use of nano- fourth quarter almost by $100. ny? technology. Karvy Qatar seeks According to the results for the third To ensure that we have access to strate- quarter of the financial year 2018-19, gic minerals like lithium and cobalt, ●What are the CSR initiatives of launches we recorded a net profit of `302 crore along the lines of ONGC Videsh, a the company? inclusion of and the net profit for the period from joint venture was set up between We have introduced the idea of April 2018 to December 2018 grew to NALCO, Hindustan Copper and Employee Social Responsibiliy economic natural gas `1499 crore in camparison to `1,085 Mineral Exploration Corp Limited, to (ESR) along with Corporate Social crore during the same period last year, look for and acquire strategic miner- Responsibility (CSR) which is an 2019 outlook which is a growth of 38 per cent. This al assets abroad, particularly in idea to engage the employees of the in GST is already more than the last year’s Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. A col- company for socio-economic uplift- PNS n NEW DELHI PTI n GREATER NOIDA total profit of `1,342 crore. Our laboration with Argentina is highly ment. We introduced a scheme— Dr Tapan Kumar Chand, CMD, NALCO operating profit was `589 crore, reg- likely for lithium extraction to be done ‘NALCO Ki Ladli’, where a poor and arvy Consultants, the arm ndia’s largest LNG supplier istering 80 per cent growth over the by India. The other tie-ups focus on underprivileged girl child is adopt- Kof the Karvy Group that IQatar on Sunday urged the same period of the last year. The net crore. This year itself, we are likely to aluminium industry vis-à-vis other high-end technology. We are also ed to provide education from provides financial services to central government to include sales for the nine months of the fis- register a gross turnover of more than metals and contribute for green devel- planning to set up high-end alumini- kindergarten to post graduation. retail individuals, high net- natural gas in GST to help cre- cal are `8,644 crore which is a growth `12,000 crore. We have managed to opment. This event provided us a um products plant by availing tech- The employees can contribute worth clients, and corporates in ate demand for the environ- of 32 per cent over the same period clock this growth by increasing the mega platform to exchange ideas on nology from foreign suppliers. The `3,000 per annum, per girl child, India and internationally, ment friendly fuel and raise its of the last year. production capacity, reducing the cost the latest technological advances, technology for high-end aluminium choose a school from a list of launched the 11th edition of share in the country’s energy We have also achieved a record of production and also reducing upstream and downstream integration products plants is not available in defined government schools and the Annual Commodity and basket. growth in production in all fronts. energy costs. Now, our plan is to open and also became the platform to pro- India. So, we are in talks with poten- then the school adopts the child to Currency Report 2019. The Speaking at Petrotech con- During the first nine months of the the Utkal-D coal block mines in the mote Odisha as the aluminium capi- tial suppliers in USA and Russia to fulfil the educational requirements. report offers a comprehensive ference here, Qatar Gas CEO current fiscal, we achieved production first half of 2019 which will help us tal of the country. We also formulat- avail their technologies. If we get the The company also contributes an outlook on commodities and Khalid Bin Khalifa Al-Thani of 55.39 lakh tonnes of bauxite, as bring two million tonnes of coal, ed the Aluminium Roadmap 2030 right technology, our proposed plant equal amout which is given to the currencies for this year and said India is very important compared to 54.40 lakh tonnes which will be a game changer in which focuses on reducing the cost of may come up within the aluminium principal. We started in 2016 with aims to guide market partici- market for Qatar. achieved during the comparable peri- NALCO’s profitability. production through technology solu- park at Angul or somewhere closer to 277 girls and many of these children pants in investment decisions. “If there is change in od of the previous fiscal. We pro- tions. This reduced cost of production the site. We have floated an Expression have done extremely well in their The last year was a cata- demand worldwide we will see duced 15.92 lakh tonnes of alumina ● What were the major insights will make the metal more affordable of Interest (EoI) to select the technol- examinations. Taking the scheme strophic one for both the com- it in India especially in fossile hydrate, against 15.51lakh tonnes during the recently held to the masses and thus increase its sal- ogy supplier. We already have a mem- further, NALCO is now supporting modity and currency market, fuel,” he said. achieved in the corresponding peri- International Conference on ability, leading to scalability. Another orandum of understanding (MoU) the girls until they are settled as a domestically and internation- Qatar supplies 8.5 million od of the previous financial year. The Aluminium (INCAL 2019)? attraction was the exhibition with over with the Defence Ministry PSU— professional. As many as 300 ally. The stellar performance of tonnes a year of liquefied metal production was 3.29 lakh INCAL 2019 was a grand success 100 exhibitors from across the globe Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited employees have already shown sup- base metals in 2017 failed to natural gas to India. It is the tonnes, against 3.17 lakh tonnes dur- which saw participation from more for industries to showcase their tech- (Midhani) for manufacture of high- port to the cause. We have also extend the same trend in 2018. country’s single largest source ing the comparable nine months of than 850 delegates, including 150 for- nology, products and processes. end aluminium alloys. introduced an Integrated Health For Indian Rupee, the problem of imported gas, supplying the previous fiscal and the net power eign delegates from 20 countries. This It was deliberated that aluminium Management scheme to plug the of widening twin deficits-fiscal about 40 per cent of all over- generated during the period was global summit saw aluminium pro- should be projected as the metal of ●What initiatives have been taken gaps in the health care system. We and current account-emerged seas shipments reaching 4,580million units. ducers, technologists, equipment sup- choice for driving growth and devel- to boost research and develop- are developing a structure where we as the biggest pain point. This India. We have a corporate plan to pliers, raw material suppliers from opment. The conference was also ment? can connect the people from the year is foreseen as a mixed one He said the country needs increase the turnover from the exist- across the globe who came together instrumental in dispelling some myths As per the government mandate, one peripheral areas to the ongoing for the commodities and cur- to build infrastructure so that ing level of `10,000 crore to ` 30,000 to develop a roadmap for sustainable regarding the environmental impact of percent of the company’s expenditure schemes of the government. rencies market. clean fuel can reach all corners. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | FEBRUARY 11, 2019 funds 11

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US, North Korea GLOBE Pak PM to meet IMF chief TROTTING Turkey slams China’s officials to meet in Asia ahead of FIRE GUTS POLL OFFICE in Dubai for bailout package IN KEY NIGERIAN STATE Jos (Nigeria): A fire gutted an PTI n ISLAMABAD said that productive dialogue summit: Seoul electoral commission office in treatment of Uighur continued with the IMF on all Seoul: The United States and central Nigeria, destroying ballot akistan Prime Minister areas including fiscal, energy, North Korea will meet again boxes and other materials Policy of China towards PImran Khan will meet IMF structural reforms and mone- this month in an unidentified just a week before polling, chief Christine Lagarde in tary policy. Asian country ahead of their officials said on Sunday. The Uighur Turks is a great Dubai on Sunday to discuss the The two sides continue to leaders’ planned second sum- blaze happened at the embarrassment for conditions of the bailout pack- exchange views on data and a mit in Vietnam in late Independent National Electoral age for his cash-strapped coun- reform framework to move February, South Korean offi- Commission (INEC) Office in the humanity, says Turkey try. forward. Discussions are part of cials said on Sunday. Qua’an Pan area of Plateau State. Khan is paying a day-long a regular ongoing interaction The US special represen- AFP n ANKARA trip to the UAE to take part in between the government and tative for North Korea, Stephen BANGLADESH MAKES the 7th edition of the World the IMF and will continue in Biegun, visited Pyongyang last RECORD DRUGS SEIZURE urkey on Saturday con- Government Summit on the coming weeks, Najeeb said. week to work out details of the Dhaka: Bangladesh seized a record Tdemned China’s treatment invitation of Vice President “In addition, technical level February 27-28 summit 53 million methamphetamine of its Muslim ethnic Uighur and Prime Minister of the subject-specific discussions also between President Donald pills in 2018 — up 33 percent in a people as “a great embarrass- UAE Sheikh Mohammad Bin support the process of overall Trump and North Korean year — amid a deadly nationwide ment for humanity”, adding to Rashid Al-Maktoum. expenditures comes as a result dialogue,” he said. leader Kim Jong Un. crackdown on the trade, officials rights groups’ recent criticism Information Minister of a focus on what is known as The IMF has also asked for After being briefed by said on Sunday. Nearly 300 over mass detentions of the Fawad Chaudhry told Dawn a “primary balance” in the further monetary tightening as Biegun about his discussions in suspected drug dealers were Turkic-speaking minority. newspaper that the premier will parlance of public finance. well as a complete free float of North Korea, South Korea’s killed last year, according “The systematic assimila- But critics say China is to end the human tragedy in meet Lagarde on the sidelines According to the official, the exchange rate. presidential office said that the to authorities, who insisted the tion policy of Chinese author- seeking to assimilate Xinjiang’s Xinjiang region”. of the World Government there is some space for cut in “We are already towards US and North Korea used seizure figure was proof that their ities towards Uighur Turks is a minority population and sup- Most mainly Muslim coun- Summit in Dubai. certain expenditures where target in these areas,” the offi- Biegun’s trip as a chance to campaign was working. great embarrassment for press religious and cultural tries have not been vocal on the The report quoted a senior Pakistan is in a comfortable cial said, adding that the IMF explain what concrete steps humanity,” Turkish Foreign practices that conflict with issue, not criticising the gov- official involved in the negoti- position. has acknowledged these mea- they want from each other. 13 KILLED IN ACCIDENTS Ministry spokesman Hami Communist ideology and the ernment in China which is an ations as saying that Pakistan “This agreement in cut sures. South Korea’s national AMID CHINA TRAVEL RUSH Aksoy said in a statement. dominant Han culture. important trading partner. and the International Monetary will pave way for accession to According to the official, security adviser Chung Eui- Beijing: Accidents on icy The northwest Xinjiang “It is no longer a secret that Aksoy also said Turkey had Fund (IMF) have narrowed the programme,” the official Finance Minister Asad Umar yong, who met Biegun, report- highways in central China region of China, where most more than one million Uighur learned of the “tragic” death in their positions on the scale of claimed, adding that it will be has already conveyed to the ed that US-North Korea diplo- left at least 13 dead and dozens Uighurs live, has been under Turks, — who are exposed to custody Saturday of Uighur adjustments over the past few a politically difficult decision. IMF during the recent parleys macy “is working well,” presi- injured this weekend as millions heavy police surveillance in arbitrary arrests — are sub- poet and musician Abdurehim weeks of continuous engage- A cut in the current expen- that only those measures will be dential spokesman Kim Eui- of families were heading home recent years, after violent inter- jected to torture and political Heyit. ments. ditures still seems to put the taken which are favourable for kyeom said. He said a follow- from the Lunar New Year holiday. ethnic tensions. brainwashing in concentration “We’ve learned with great The IMF is asking for an government in awkward posi- the country’s economic growth. up US-North Korea meeting Nearly one million Uighurs centres and prisons,” Aksoy sorrow that dignified poet adjustment of around Rs 1,600- tion by making adjustments in Although the government ahead of the summit will take VIRGINIA L-G RESISTS and other Turkic language- said in the Turkish foreign Abdurehim Heyit, who was 2,000 billion over three to four subsidies and other special has secured a breathing space place in a third country in Asia CALLS TO STEP DOWN speaking minorities in China ministry statement . sentenced to eight years in years. It also wants some cor- grants. from Saudi Arabian and the in the week that begins Richamond, Va.: Virginia’s have reportedly been held in re- “Uighurs who are not prison for his compositions, rective measures to put The IMF has been UAE loans, an IMF programme February 17. embattled Lieutenant Governor education camps, according to detained in the camps are also died in the second year of his Pakistan’s economy on the right demanding that the burden of is essential to unlock access to In Pyongyang, Biegun and has urged authorities to a UN panel of experts. under great pressure,” he imprisonment,” he said. track after witnessing the high- any expenditure cuts should fall resources from other multilat- Kim Hyok Chol, North Korea’s investigate sexual assault Beijing says the “vocation- added. “This tragic incident has est-ever current account deficit. on current expenditures that eral lenders like the World special representative for US allegations made against him, al education centres” help peo- Turkey called on the inter- further strengthened the But the stumbling issue in include debt service, defence Bank and the Asian affairs, discussed advancing but hasn’t heeded calls to resign ple steer clear of terrorism and national community and UN Turkish public’s reaction to the talks is the pace of adjust- and subsidies. Development Bank, as well as Trump and Kim’s Singapore and it is unclear what comes allow them to be reintegrated Secretary General Antonio the serious human rights vio- ments in the current expendi- Finance Division’s the global capital markets. summit commitments of com- next for the once-rising star of into society. Guterres “to take effective steps lations in Xinjiang Region”. ture. The emphasis on current Spokesperson Khaqan Najeeb plete denuclearisation. AP the state Democratic Party. Abu Dhabi includes ‘Heavy clashes’ as US-backed Spain’s right, far-right protest Hindi as third official forces make push against ISIS against PM over Catalonia AFP n MADRID court language AFP n OMAR OIL FIELD (SYRIA) The Kurdish-led alliance imposed their brutal interpre- PTI n DUBAI vices in line with the plan has since whittled down tation of Islamic law on a ter- ens of thousands of people Tomorrow 2021, and increase S-backed forces were jihadist-held territory to a scrap ritory roughly the size of Twaving Spanish flags joined n a landmark decision, Abu the transparency of litigation Ulocked in fierce fighting on of just four square kilometres Britain. But military offensives a rally on Sunday in Madrid IDhabi has included Hindi as procedures. Sunday as they pressed the bat- (one square mile) between the in both countries, including by called by right-wing and far- the third official language used “This is in addition to tle against the last shred of the Euphrates and the Iraqi border. the SDF, have since retaken the right parties against Prime in its courts, alongside Arabic facilitating registration proce- Islamic State group’s “caliphate” Up to 600 jehadis could vast bulk of that “caliphate”. Minister Pedro Sanchez over and English, as part of a move dures to the public through in eastern Syria. The jehadis still remain inside, most of On Saturday, Bali said he his negotiations with Catalan designed to improve access to simplified and easy forms and overran large parts of the coun- them foreigners, Bali said. expected the battle for the last separatists. justice. The Abu Dhabi Judicial raising litigants’ legal awareness try and neighbouring Iraq in Hundreds of civilians are also patch of ISIS territory to be Under the shadow of a Department on Saturday said it via interactive forms of the 2014, but various military believed to be inside, he said. over in days. huge Spanish flag that flies has extended the adoption of statements of claims, to ensure offensives have since reduced But Bali added the extrem- The jehadis, however, above the central Colon Square, interactive forms of statement access to the legal materials that territory to a patch on the ist group’s elusive leader Abu retain a presence in Syria’s vast the demonstrators waved their of claims filed before courts by related to the subject of the dis- Iraqi border. Bakr al-Baghdadi was likely not Badia desert, and have claimed own smaller red and yellow including the Hindi language pute,” Al Abri was quoted as The Syrian Democratic in the last pocket. a series of deadly attacks in versions of the same banner alongside Arabic and English in saying by the Khaleej Times. Forces (SDF), supported by a “We do not think he is in SDF-held areas. and held signs reading “Stop labour cases. He indicated that the US-led coalition, announced a Syria,” Bali said, without adding Since December, more Sanchez. Elections now!”. This is aimed at helping extension of the adoption of final push to retake the jihadist further details about the than 37,000 people, mostly Municipal police estimat- Hindi speakers to learn about interactive forms in several pocket on late Saturday, after a whereabouts of the man who wives and children of jihadist ed some 45,000 people had Thousands of demonstrators hold Spanish flags during a protest in Madrid, Spain, litigation procedures, their languages comes under the pause of more than a week to declared a cross-border IS fighters, have fled out into taken part in the protest, which on Sunday. Thousands of Spaniards in Madrid are joining a rally called by right- rights and duties without a lan- directives of Sheikh Mansour allow civilians to flee. “caliphate” in 2014. SDF-held areas, the comes just two days before the wing political parties to demand that Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez step guage barrier, in addition to bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy SDF spokesman Mustafa On the Iraqi side of the Observatory says. high-profile trial of Catalan down AP facilitating registration proce- Prime Minister and Minister of Bali on Sunday afternoon said border, French members of That figure includes some separatist leaders opens in dures via unified forms avail- Presidential Affairs and ADJD his fighters had battled their the coalition on Saturday stood 3,400 suspected jihadists Madrid under the national and before the start of the rally. ing the Socialists from power in able through the ADJD website, Chairman. Al Abri explained way forwards against the ready to pour fury on any detained by the SDF, according foreign spotlight. Sanchez came to power in the region after 36 years. the judicial body said. that the adoption of new lan- jihadists, capturing 41 positions jihadists trying to escape. to the monitor, which relies on The rally was called by cen- June with the support of They called the rally after According to official fig- guages comes as part of the from them. Dozens of 155-mm shells sources inside Syria for its tre-right Ciudadanos, the con- Catalan nationalist parties, Sanchez’s government last week ures, the UAE population is bilingual litigation system, the “Our forces are relying on were lined up ready to be information. servative Popular Party (PP) which voted with him in a no accepted the presence -- as estimated to be around nine first phase of which was direct combat with light loaded onto three green-and- The SDF holds hundreds of and far-right Vox, which has confidence motion against for- asked by Catalan separatists - million of which 2/3rd are launched in November 2018, weapons,” he told AFP. black Caesar gun-howitzers foreigners accused of belonging only recently burst onto Spain’s mer Prime Minister Mariano - of an independent “rappor- immigrants from foreign coun- through the adoption of pro- The Syrian Observatory with a range of 40 kilometres to the extremist group in its political scene, as well as a Rajoy, whose PP was embroiled teur” in future talks between tries. The Indian community in cedures requiring the plaintiffs for Human Rights monitor (25 miles). Coalition deputy custody, as well as members of handful of smaller far-right in a corruption scandal. Catalan parties. the UAE, numbering 2.6 mil- to translate the case docu- group said the SDF had commander Christopher their families. groups. They are angered by Polls show that between The right wing parties lion, constitutes 30 per cent of ments in civil and commercial advanced across farming land, Ghika last week said Iraqi They have urged Western Sanchez’s decision to take a them the PP, Ciudadanos and accused the government of the total population and is the lawsuits into English, if the backed by coalition air strikes forces had sealed their border governments to repatriate their more conciliatory tone with Vox would win a majority if a treachery over the move. largest expatriate community in defendant is a foreigner. and artillery fire. with Syria. nationals, but politicians pro-independence parties, general election were held Despite the government’s the country. “The foreign investor Earlier, an SDF field com- Since September, more abroad have been reluctant. whose votes are crucial to the today, giving them the com- concession, Catalan separatist Yousef Saeed Al Abri, receives the case files translat- mander reported “heavy clash- than 1,270 ISIS terrorists, more Relatives at home fear legislative agenda of his eight- bined parliamentary clout to parties still refuse to back the undersecretary of the ADJD, ed, thus contributing to the pro- es” as his fighters gained than 670 SDF fighters, and alleged foreign jehadis may month-old minority govern- drive Sanchez from office. government’s 2019 budget. If said the adoption of multilin- vision of a global judicial service ground. The SDF launched an around 400 civilians have been end up facing tough justice in ment. The three parties won a Sanchez is unable to approve gual interactive forms for claim that meets the requirements of offensive to expel ISIS from the killed in the fighting, the Iraq, where Human Rights “The government of majority in a regional election his budget, he could call elec- sheets, grievances and requests, residents in the Emirate of Abu oil-rich eastern province of Observatory says. At the height Watch warned they could face Sanchez’s time is up,” PP head in the southwestern region of tions before his term is over in aims to promote judicial ser- Dhabi,” he added. Deir Ezzor in September. of their rule, the jehadis “torture and unfair trials”. Pablo Casado told reporters Andalusia in December, oust- 2020. Netanyahu vows to Scientists: Earth may be Despite talks, ‘not yet Afghan lawmaker Queen Elizabeth’s 97-yr-old freeze Palestinian says airstrikes kill husband gives up driving funds after Israeli experiencing warmest reached’ any conclusion to 21 civilians teen killed AP n KABUL licence after car crash decade on record end hostilities: Af Taliban PTI n LONDON dard procedure and return the AFP n JERUSALEM PTI n ISLAMABAD, fleshed out before it becomes irstrikes in Afghanistan's licence to the DVLA. The PTI n LONDON decade from 2014 the warmest an agreement,” Khalilzad said Asouthern Helmand rince Philip, the 97-year-old investigation file for the colli- udged by rightwing polit- in more than 150 years of he Afghan Taliban has said at the time. “The Taliban have province have killed 21 civil- Phusband of British Queen sion has been passed to the Nical rivals after a deadly he decade from 2014 to records,” said Scaife. Tthat despite the ongoing committed, to our satisfaction, ians, including women and Elizabeth II, has voluntarily Crown Prosecution Service Palestinian attack on a young T2023 could end up being Averaged over the five- talks with the US and other to do what is necessary that children, a lawmaker from the surrendered his driving licence, (CPS),” a Norfolk Police Israeli woman, Prime Minister the warmest in over 150 years year period 2019-2023, forecast regional powers, it had “not yet would prevent Afghanistan region said Sunday. weeks after the duke miracu- spokesperson said. Benjamin Netanyahu who of records, say scientists who patterns suggest enhanced reached” any conclusion that from ever becoming a platform Mohammad Hashim lously escaped unhurt in a ter- The CPS said it would take seeks re-election pledged predict that the global average warming is likely over much of would entail an immediate end for international terrorist Alkozai said 13 civilians were rifying accident that injured the latest development into Sunday to freeze money trans- surface temperature for the the globe, especially over land to hostilities against America groups or individuals.” killed in one strike and eight in two women in another car. account. It is believed that fers to the Palestinian next five years will be one and at high northern latitudes, and its allies, according to a Since being appointed in another. Both were carried out “After careful consideration bringing a prosecution over the Authority. degree Celsius above pre- particularly the Arctic region. media report. September, Khalilzad has met late Friday in the Sangin dis- the Duke of Edinburgh has crash will not be deemed in the Israel collects around USD industrial levels. “A run of temperatures of “We are forced to wage war. with all sides in an attempt to trict, where heavy fighting is taken the decision to volun- public interest. 127 million a month in cus- The figures released by the 1.0 degree Celsius or above Our enemies are attacking us; end America’s longest war in underway between NATO- tarily surrender his driving Officers from local Norfolk toms duties levied on goods UK Met Office include data would increase the risk of a therefore, we are also combat- which the US has lost over backed Afghan forces and the licence,” Buckingham Palace Police have been investigating destined for Palestinian mar- from a number of sources temporary excursion above the ing them,” Taliban spokesman 2,400 soldiers in more than 17 Taliban. Alkozai said at least said in a brief statement. He the crash since January 17, kets that transit through Israeli including the latest publication threshold of 1.5 degree Celsius Zabiullah Mujahid was quoted years. five other people were wound- surrendered his licence on when the Duke pulled out of a ports and then transfers it to of provisional figures for 2018. above pre-industrial levels,” as saying by DawnNewsTV. But Mujahid said that, even ed in the airstrikes. Saturday, the palace said. side road onto the main road the PA. Records for annual global aver- said Doug Smith, a research fel- The Taliban control near- in Moscow talks, nothing con- "Innocent people, women The Prince’s decision to and collided with a Hyundai The Israeli parliament last age temperature extend back to low at Met Office. ly half of Afghanistan, and are crete was achieved that would and children, are the only vic- hand over his driving licence Kia driven by Ellie Townsend. year passed legislation to par- 1850. “Predictions now suggest more powerful than at any compel them to end the war tims of the airstrikes," he said, was entirely his own and he will The impact of the crash tially withhold funds, in “2015 was the first year that around a 10 per cent chance of time since the 2001 US-led and military pressure, the chan- adding that the military oper- be driven from now on, it flipped his Land Rover onto its response to PA global annual average surface at least one year between 2019 invasion after the 9/11 terror nel reported. ations have stoked public anger. added. The move means the side. Townsend, a 28-year-old payments to families of temperatures reached 1.0 and 2023 temporarily exceed- attacks in 2001. He insisted that the Taliban Omer Zwak, the provincial royal is likely to escape being teacher, suffered cuts to her Palestinians jailed by Israel for degree Celsius above pre- ing 1.5 degree Celsius,” Smith In a series of tweets after six are holding talks with the governor's spokesman, said charged and prosecuted for knee, while her friend and attacks against Israelis. industrial levels and the fol- said. days of talks with the Taliban United States “on their own ini- insurgents fired on Afghan careless driving after injuring passenger Emma Fairweather, “By the end of the week, lowing three years have all 2018 is cited to be the representatives in Doha last tiative”. forces from a civilian area. He two women in a crash outside 46, broke her wrist. Townsend’s the staff-work necessary for remained close to this level,” fourth warmest year on record month, Special US Responding to a question confirmed that airstrikes had the Queen’s Sandringham nine-month-old son escaped implementing the law on said Adam Scaife, Head of globally. It follows 2015, 2016 Representative for Afghanistan regarding the timing of the killed civilians but could not estate in Norfolk on January 17. without injury. deducting terrorists’ salaries Long-Range Prediction at the and 2017, which are the three Reconciliation Zalmay talks, the militant commander provide further information. Norfolk Police confirmed Though Philip was unhurt, will be completed,” Netanyahu Met Office in the UK. warmest years in the 169-year Khalilzad said the US has made explained that, even prior to the He says an investigation has that the duke had surrendered the accident stirred up a debate — who faces a general election “The global average tem- record. “significant progress” in its US invasion, the Taliban had been launched. Alkozai said he his licence to officers and it in the UK about old age and in April — told journalists at perature between now and The effects of climate peace talks with the Taliban. asked Washington to engage in has raised concerns about civil- would now be returned to the driving and raised questions the start of the weekly cabinet 2023 is predicted to remain change are not limited to sur- “We have a draft of the dialogue instead of war, the ian casualties in parliament DVLA. over the duke still driving him- meeting. high, potentially making the face temperature. Warming of framework that has to be channel said. and with officials. “We will follow the stan- self on public roads. {mindspace} LUCKNOW | MONDAY | FEBRUARY 11, 2019 vivacity 13

and continued to suffer quietly. By standing up for Within a month of coming to stay with her in-laws, she became preg- herself and her nant. At the same time, the oppression of in-laws also increased. Despite her daughter, pregnancy, she was not given enough food and two attempts were even RAJKUMARI DEVI made to kill her. Due to lack of com- NEVERNEVER munication, she was unable to tell her turned the belief that family about the tough time that she was facing. At the time of delivery, she girls are a curse managed to go to her mother’s house. A few days later Rajkumari gave on head, birth to a daughter and named her Shanti which means peace as she felt says SADAF ZAREEN that her daughter would bring peace GIVEGIVE UPUP and happiness to her life. t is said that if you have courage The birth of a child is considered and determination, you can live as the second birth of a mother, but your life according to your it was a curse for Rajkumari as it was UNDERSTANDING desires. Although there are a daughter. Her husband and in-laws many difficulties and obstacles wanted a son and began to pressurise Iin life, we must be ready to face chal- Rajkumari to kill the child. She was GOD’S GRAMMAR lenges at every step. But the one who clearly told that she could only come crosses them sets an example for the to her in-laws house if she kills or Start listening to the Supreme who is rest of the world. One such example gives up the child. She had to make is that of Rajkumari Devi from a choice between living with her awakening humans from their deep ignorance Akbarpur village of Rohtas district of daughter and being able to return to and empowering them through knowledge Bihar. She was a child bride and then her husband’s house. Despite being to add to her trauma, she was aban- uneducated, Rajkumari did not see and yoga to gain victory over negative doned by her husband for giving birth any difference between a son and a to a girl. But Rajkumari Devi did not daughter. tendencies, says RAJYOGI BRAHMAKUMAR NIKUNJ JI give up and raised the child with She can be considered much courage and determination. more intelligent than the thousands ne of the great- In a country where ambitious of educated parents who engage in est contribu- schemes such as Beti Bachao, Beti female foeticide. When she refused to Otions of India Padhao have been initiated to instill kill her daughter, her husband aban- to the world is respect and security of daughters, doned her forever. Bhagwad Gita, which is ironically, in the 21st century, daugh- Forced to stay at her mother’s considered to be one of ters are also considered a curse and house, she also had the additional the first revelations a burden. On one hand our society responsibility of bringing up her from God. The spiritu- worships Lakshmi, Durga and Mary daughter on her own. She did not lose al philosophy and and gives the examples of Mother heart and decided that she would management lessons in Teresa’s service, Rani Laxmibai’s hero- transform every weakness into her the holy book were ics, Razia Sultana’s high morale and strength. She took up pottery and brought to light by the takes pride in a daughter like Kalpana started working hard day and night. efforts of many Indian Chawla, but on the other hand, we With the money that she earned, she saints. They call holy cannot bear to hear the news of a not only raised her daughter but also Gita the essence of daughter being born in our homes. It started taking care of her old parents Vedic Literature and a makes us feel humiliated. People and younger brother. Despite or guide to practical life. Undoubtedly, the book is full even go to the extent of killing a child maybe because she was uneducated, of wisdom par excellence but one misses its real mean- in the mother’s womb if they learn it she realised the importance of educa- ing if one doesn’t know to whom does the word is a girl. But there are also mothers tion. As a result, she spent most of her Bhagwan in the book refer to. The collection of divine like Rajkumari who consider their income on educating her daughter words say it in very clear terms that these are the utter- daughters to be their pride. and younger brother. ings of God himself (Bhagwan uvachya). It is really an Rajkumari was born to a poor Today, her younger brother, who unparalleled and a great claim. No one else, deliver- potter and was the fourth of the five is employed as a teacher, gives all the ing a discourse, has ever said that he, the speaker, is children. Due to lack of awareness credit to his sister. He says, “Whatever God. Hence he, who does not pay attention to these about education in the house, she did I am today is due to the hard work of words of God, is really unlucky, for it is a divine invi- not go to school. Though on one my didi (elder sister), who always tation to receive God’s greatest gifts to make a fabu- hand, while learning the domestic inspired me to study. Regardless of the lous fortune. work well, under the guidance of her weather, she went to distant markets He, who has made this pronouncement, is really father and grandfather, she became to sell the pottery products so that the most beloved. It is He who is speaking to us in skilled at making beautiful pottery. there would be no shortfall in our words and tone of endearment, affection and the purest But suddenly, at the age of eight studies”. On the other hand, her 20- sentiments of love. He whispers to us, “Wake up, my Rajkumari lost the power of sight in year-old daughter Shanti got married dear, come to me.” He also tells us, “I assure you that one eye. This incident not only into a well-educated family. With I will free you of all your sins done in utter ignorance changed her life, but also erased her pride in her voice she speaks about or misunderstanding. Come and take refuge in me, sur- real name from the memory of peo- her mother, Rajkumari Devi, “My render to me alone and I promise that I will liberate ple who now started calling her mother never allowed me to feel the you.” Kaani (person who is blind in one stay with her in-laws. Like any other absence of a father, nor did she He thus speaks to us as One who knows us inti- eye). It was a shock for her poor fam- girl, she went to her marital house to deprive me of a good education mately and since ages past loves us more than we love ily as they worried about Rajkumari’s start a new life with a lot of dreams. RAJKUMARI’s HUSBAND AND IN-LAWS WANTED A because I am a daughter.” ourselves. Who is He and why does He love us so much future and also her marriage. But she did not realise that this mar- SON AND BEGAN TO PRESSURISE HER TO KILL THE In fact, the life of Rajkumari and offers us so much? If we do not listen to Him, how With the passage of time, her con- riage would eclipse her life — blotting Devi is not only contrary to books and will we know Him? If we do not know Him, how will dition did not improve and Rajkumari out all the good things. She found out DAUGHTER. SHE COULD ONLY ENTER THE HOUSE IF stories of princesses but is also an we surrender to Him? And, if we do not surrender, was married off at the age of 12 due that her husband was having an illic- SHE GIVES UP THE CHILD. SHE HAD TO MAKE A example for society. It is a slap on the what is our plan for salvation, purification or perfec- to illiteracy and poverty. As she was it relationship with another woman face of those who feel and think that tion? blind, good matches were hard to and her in-laws were aware of it. Not CHOICE BETWEEN HER CHILD AND HER HUSBAND’S daughters are a burden in their life. There have been many attempts by scholars and come by. She was finally married to only this, the attitude of her husband HOUSE. DESPITE BEING UNEDUCATED, Despite being uneducated, Rajkumari saints to solve the riddle of His identity and also of the disabled Lallu Prajapati, from and in-laws was brutal. They would Devi feels that daughters are not a the time when the Gita was revealed. There are mil- Akori Nagla village of Dehri who had beat her up without any reason. SHE DIDN’T SEE ANY DIFFERENCE curse, but are our pride. And she, her- lions who have read the Gita or its translations. But one weak hand. According to custom, The uneducated and helpless BETWEEN A BOY AND A GIRL self, is one. all of them have only added to the confusion. They on turning 15, Rajkumari was sent to Rajkumari accepted it as her destiny —Charkha Features have tried their utmost to open the hard knot to untan- gle the thread of this spiritual knowledge but have failed miserably because their minds dwell on gram- mar or some particular “ism”, such as Vaishnavism or lack seed oil, popularly ability to fight bacterial infec- nurturing and healing benefits Vãda such as Advaitvãd. They have all overlooked known as kalonji oil is tions, even drug-resistant ones for skin and scalp. Kalonji pow- God’s own assertion, “No one, not even the deities, Bextracted from nigella such as Methicillin-resistant der is a stimulant and added to know me truly as I am and what I am. So, no one can sativa plant, native to India. BLACK GOLD Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). skin care products to detoxify, tell you the truth about me, the Creator, nor can they It is a medicinal plant and It is one of the rare natural oils deep cleanse and nourish the tell you of the world drama, for they themselves are according to Ayurveda, people with strong anti-microbial ben- skin. caught up in the wheel of births and deaths. Therefore, have been using black seed oil efits. REDUCES RHEUMATOID I have to descend to reveal the truth. You listen to me. and seeds to prepare medicines Cosmetologist and aromatherapist POOJA NAGDEV says that HEALING ARTHRITIS SYMPTOMS Free your mind of all that you have packed it with and and herbal concoctions. It has kalonji oil can help in diverse ailments that range from skin It helps to heal minor cuts and Reduces swollen joints and let my light enter. You are vainly proud of your book- anti-inflammatory, antioxi- prevents formation of scars. morning stiffness in women ish knowledge or what you have learnt from humans. dant, anti-microbial, anti- allergies to cholesterol RELIEVES FROM SKIN suffering from rheumatoid And yet you do not know even a tangible fraction of cancer and immune-enhancing ALLERGIES arthritis. The disease is an auto- truth.” The knowledge that He gives is new. The words, properties. Numerous studies have been immune reaction, and the oil used to express, might be old but their meaning is new, Kalonji seeds are used in conducted on people suffering helps modulate the immune for the real meaning had been lost. Remember ! God’s Middle East countries as a from allergies and eczema and system. dictionary and grammar are different from that of spice. They add it to pastries, black seed oil relieved both RELIEVES INDIGESTION human beings because his wisdom is without any bias, dairy products, salads and allergies and eczema. Effective AND HEARTBURN without any touch of vices or without any limitation, other foods. Since ancient time, dosage depends from person to Black seed oil can relieve dys- imposed by body-consciousness, bondages and blem- black seed oil has been applied person as per body weight. pepsia, a combination of symp- ishes of caste, country, cult, creed or community. He topically and taken internally INDUCES WEIGHT LOSS toms that can include indiges- is totally free and absolutely true and fair. His knowl- for any ailment, bruises, hair, A study of 90 obese women tion and/or heartburn. edge is not bounded by any cut-off mark of time or cold, snake bites, headaches, found that adding black seed oil BRINGS CHOLESTEROL space. So, He alone can give knowledge in words and indigestion, and a variety of to a low-calorie diet produced DOWN in manner which are best-suited. It is, therefore, the skin problems. It has also been more weight loss than the diet Black seed oil has less calories rarest of opportunity, that we have, of listening to His used for “pink eye” (conjunc- alone. And a study of 250 men and saturated fats in compari- voice—the Master’s voice-that is so enchanting, so tivitis), pockets of infection found that black seed oil by son to other oils. It lowers cho- enthralling, so ennobling. This opportunity knocks at (abscesses), and parasites. itself, or in combination with lesterol in adults when substitut- our door only once in the four ages. So what are you It’s a remedy for asthma, turmeric, produced some ed to other oils and butters. waiting for? Start listening to Him because it is at this diabetes and hypertension. weight loss and reduced risk fac- A word of caution: black seed oil time that Supreme himself is awakening humans from tors for diabetes. can turn rancid and should be their deep ignorance and empowering them through Benefits of Black Seed Oil: PROMOTES HEALTHY SKIN stored in a cool place, in a dark- knowledge and yoga to gain victory over negative ten- ANTI-BACTERIAL AND HAIR colored bottle. The usual dose dencies. In this way He is preparing humans to open Black seed oil has an unusual It has miraculous conditioning, is one tablespoon daily. the gates of heaven.

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GENE IDENTIFIED TO TREAT ALCOHOLISM SHORT RADIATION SPAN TREATS CANCER TIME-SHIFT TV WON’T CUT AMOUNT OF LIVE TV NEW PILL COULD REPLACE INSULIN INJECTIONS HOW HIGH-CALORIE CAN LEAD TO HEALTHY MEALS Researchers have Men with low or intermediate-risk Time-shift television, a identified a gene that Researchers have developed a drug Do red velvet cheesecake, french fries or fish prostate cancer can safely technology that allows capsule that could be used to deliver could provide a new fries entice you but you refrain from eating undergo higher doses of radiation people to watch TV shows oral doses of insulin, potentially target for developing those owing to the high-calories they over a significantly shorter period they missed without replacing injections for patients with medication to prevent contain? Take heart. presetting devices to record Type-2 diabetes, says a new study. of time and still have the same, and treat alcoholism, Choosing these high-calorie options first content, may not reduce About the size of a blueberry, the successful outcomes as from a according to a new study might help you opt for a healthier meal later, the amount of time people capsule contains a single and small much longer course of treatment, according to a study. on mice. says a new research. The study showed spend watching live TV and needle made of compressed insulin, which is injected after the The study showed that this type of radiation — stereotactic Researchers at Oregon choosing indulgent dessert first may lead to eating lower-calorie advertisements on the shows, suggests a study. capsule reaches the stomach. The study showed that the body radiotherapy — is a form of external beam radiation National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) in the US meals. The findings, published in the journal Management capsule could deliver enough insulin to lower blood sugar to therapy, which reduces the duration of treatment from 45 discovered a gene that had lower expression in the brains “We believe diners who chose the indulgent dessert first then picked Science, showed that people with time-shift TV watched levels produced by injections given through skin. days to four to five days with no evidence of causing of non-human primates which voluntarily consumed heavy healthier main and side dishes to make up for their high-calorie slightly more TV than they did before having the The tip of the needle is made of nearly 100 per cent worse toxicity in the long run. amounts of alcohol compared to those that drank less. technology; niether did they watch less live TV, nor compressed, freeze-dried insulin. When the capsule is dessert. Diners who picked the healthier dessert may have thought Furthermore, the team unraveled a link between alcohol “Men with low or intermediate-risk prostate cancer fewer advertisements. swallowed, water in the stomach dissolves the sugar disk, they already had done a good deed for their bodies so they deserved and how it modulates the levels of activity of this particular undergo conventional radiation, which requires them to “Advertisers have been concerned that using time-shift releasing the spring and injecting the needle into the stomach. higher-calorie food further down the cafeteria line,” said Martin gene. Reimann, Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona in the US. come in daily for treatment and takes an average of nine TV would decrease the amount of time people spend Researchers discovered that when they increased the levels The stomach wall has no pain receptors, so the patients would weeks to complete,” said lead author Amar Kishan, not be able to feel the prick of the injection. To ensure that the For the study, researchers included 134 diners aged between 18 and watching live TV, reducing their exposure to ads,” said of the gene encoded protein in mice, they reduced alcohol Assistant Professor at University of California, Los Angeles. drug is injected into the stomach wall, the researchers 60 with an average age of 32. study co-author Pedro Ferreira, Associate Professor at consumption by almost 50 per cent without affecting the For the study, the team included 2,142 men with the designed their system so that no matter how the capsule They placed either a healthy or less healthy dessert (fresh fruit versus Carnegie Mellon University, US. “Our findings should total amount of fluid consumed or their overall well-being. cancer who were treated with stereotactic body lands, the needle can orient itself with lining of the stomach. lemon cheesecake). interest advertisers as well as cable companies and The study modified the levels of the protein encoded by a radiotherapy. They were followed for a median of 6.9 years. producers of TV content,” Ferreira added. single gene known as GPR39. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | FEBRUARY 11, 2019 vivacity 14

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He says while most people make films to launch themselves, the Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani actor TECH TALK Sustainable lifestyle start-up Saltpetre never made any movie for himself. In makes it to Lakme Fashion Week the new video of the song Ishq ki gali The fault in our cameras from the film SP Chauhan, Sonu is seen flaunting his dance and acting skills. “I’ve Is India prepared to tackle misuse of face recognition technology? featured in a song for a film after While the benefits of technolo- a long time and it felt nice. It’s a gy for law enforcement agencies in lot of fun. It’s a wedding song. I fighting crime and identifying miss- did this out of my love for Vibhas ing people and also for the industry (composer) and also because the for business purposes cannot be denied, it is the misuse of the tech- ethos behind the film is so nice,” nology that can put the citizens of the said Sonu. country in trouble. “The first casualty of the absence of regulatory framework for facial recognition technology is people’s right to privacy,” Duggal said. NASA tweets “In India, there is no framework Ariana on her song to regulate the storage of facial recog- nition data. Cybercriminals are tak- Pop star ARIANA GRANDE's new ing advantage of the situation and song NASA has led to an exchange they are making such data available of tweets between the US space on the Dark Net,” he added. Some of the major technology agency and the singer. giants including Microsoft and “Hey, we saw NASA Amazon also agree that there is a trending this morning need for governments to regulate this umbai-based sustainable clothing imalist lifestyle and believes that the shift and thought it was about technology. label Saltpetre, has been shortlist- from fast fashion to sustainable, earth- ed for The Circular Design friendly brands is necessary and luckily, a one of our new dis- hile the usage of facial In a blog post in December M recognition technology is 2018, Microsoft president Brad Smith Challenge (CDC) at Lakme Fashion week. growing trend in the fashion space. coveries. But we Wgrowing across the world, pointed out that certain uses of this A first-of-its-kind sustainability award in Saltpetre is collaborating with faculty realised that you the absence of any data protection technology can increase the risk of fashion, the challenge is a collaborative ini- members at IIT-Kharagpur for a life-cycle might need some and data privacy law in India makes IN APRIL LAST biased decisions and outcomes, intru- tiative by United Nations in India, the analysis which makes an assessment of the space,” tweeted the country ill-prepared to deal with sions into people’s privacy and also Lakme Fashion Week and Reliance carbon footprint and environmental impact NASA along with the misuse of the technology, experts YEAR, DELHI encroach on democratic freedoms if Industries Ltd’s R | Elan ‘Fashion For Earth’. of its designs. “I believe that the maker said. POLICE COULD it is used for mass surveillance. The Circular Design Challenge saw over 900 can’t be the checker. And what you can’t an image of the “There is no legal mechanism to While defending its own facial registrations from over 30 cities in India. measure, you can’t improve,” Pooja said. cosmos referring stop misuse of facial recognition IDENTIFY recognition technology Rekognition, Eight fashion enterprises, including “The products are made from eco-friendly to the song. technology in India,” said Pavan ALMOST 3,000 saying there has been not a single Saltpetre founded by MICA graduate Pooja materials which can cut harmful carbon The pop star retweet- Duggal, one of the nation’s top cyber report of its misuse by law enforce- Monga have been shortlisted for the finale. emissions by 40 per cent. We aim to min- law experts, adding that the MISSING ment, Amazon Web Services (AWS) The brands will get a chance to showcase imise the carbon-footprint from inception ed NASA's post with Information Technology Act does not recently said it also supports the cre- emojis almost instant- CHILDREN IN their new line in Lakme Fashion Week and to end-of-life of the product- we produce specially deal with misuse of this tech- ation of a legislative framework cov- the winner will get `20 lakh to build their locally and have a loop-back mechanism to ly. nology. JUST FOUR ering facial recognition through sustainable fashion brand. up-cycle or re-cycle the product,” she The song itself lives Also, there is no blanket ban on DAYS DURING A video and photographic monitoring Saltpetre (meaning — salt of the earth) added. up to its name with the use of this technology, perhaps on public or commercial premises. was launched in 2017 as an initiative to Saltpetre also delivers its products in because of the benefits that could “In India, the law has not been reference to space TRIAL OF A bring sustainable and minimal clothing in seed-starter-packaging wherein every ship- accrue from its proper usage that dra- able to protect the citizen,” he said, mainstream fashion. The brand designs work ment comes with some herb seeds. exploration and the matically cuts down the amount of FACIAL adding that self-regulation of facial appropriate clothing in minimal, non- Customers can use specially designed 100 cosmos. The lyrics include I'm the time needed for identifying people or RECOGNITION recognition will not be effective. objects in photos and video. The quicker we are able to provide restrictive silhouettes and builds them per cent biodegradable packaging to incu- universe and you be N-A-S-A" using earth sustainable practices. The prod- bate the seeds for four-six weeks and nour- along with Neil Armstrong's In April last year, for example, SYSTEM effective legal mechanism to regulate Delhi Police could identify almost facial recognition technology, better ucts are made to be fashion-trend-agnostic ish them into saplings. “In our small way, voice. 3,000 missing children in just four it is for the country and its citizens,” and are devoid of any adornment that does- we want to offset some of the environment days during a trial of a facial recog- Duggal added. n’t serve a functional purpose. impact and encourage customers towards nition system. —IANS Pooja, 37, is an ardent advocate of a min- nourishing the environment,” Pooja said. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | FEBRUARY 11, 2019 sport 15 Bayern cut SPURS SINK THE FOXES Dortmund's lead AFP n MUNICH a disjointed start from Tottenham. Sanchez, Eriksen Tottenham kept pressing and efending champions Bayern Munich trimmed the gap in the were rewarded with a well-worked DBundesliga table to five points behind Borussia Dortmund on and Son score goal 33rd minute opener. Saturday as Robert Lewandowski scored his 100th goal at home Trippier's short corner found in a 3-1 win over Schalke 04. each as Tottenham the unmarked Christian Eriksen and "We did really well in the first-half, then for patches in the sec- he whipped a pin-point cross towards ond," said coach Niko Kovac as Bayern bounced back from last beat Leicester 3-1 to Sanchez six yards from goal. Saturday's shock 3-1 defeat at Leverkusen. Leicester called for offside, but "We deserved the win and the margin of victory." their protests were in vain as Sanchez Dortmund had earlier blown a three-goal lead at home to go close within five launched himself into a diving head- Hoffenheim, who scored three times late on, in er that flashed past Schmeichel. a dramatic 3-3 draw. points of Premier Replays showed the Colombia Bayern dominated at Munich's Allianz Arena, defender was just onside as he scored taking the lead after new Schalke signing Jeffrey League leaders his first goal for Tottenham since his Bruma bundled the ball into his own net on 12 2017 move from Ajax. minutes. AFP n LONDON Leicester's positive start to the Schalke pulled level when Turkey internation- second half brought a golden oppor- al Ahmed Kutucu finished a brilliant counter- ottenham kept alive their bid to tunity to equalise with their 60th attack on 25 minutes to beat Sven Ulreich, Bayern's stand-in keep- gate-crash the Premier League minute penalty. er with Manuel Neuer sidelined by a thumb injury. Ttitle race as Davinson Sanchez's A rapid exchange of passes Poland striker Lewandowski restored Bayern's lead just 90 sec- first goal for the club and Hugo opened up a chance for Maddison, onds later when he netted his 100th goal at the Allianz Arena in Lloris's penalty save inspired a 3-1 prompting Jan Vertonghen to rash- the red shirt. win over Leicester on Sunday. ly bundle over the midfielder. James Rodriguez then went close for Bayern, while Thiago Mauricio Pochettino's side took Vardy had been warming up in Alcantara cleared a Weston McKennie header as Schalke threat- the lead through Sanchez's first half preparation and was immediately ened to equalise before half-time. header, but they were indebted to introduced, jogging forward to take McKennie hit the post after the break for Schalke, but Serge Lloris for keeping out Jamie Vardy's the ball from Maddison. Gnabry sealed Bayern's win with a header on 57 minutes after spot-kick after the interval at But Lloris came to Tottenham's Lewandowski directed the ball towards goal with a bicycle kick. Wembley. rescue, plunging to his right to keep Christian Eriksen netted out Vardy's spot-kick. moments later and although Vardy Tottenham made the most of got one back, Son Heung-min's late their escape as Eriksen doubled the strike ensured third-placed lead three minutes later. Tottenham clinched a fifth win in Llorente pounced on Pereira's their last six league games. AP poor clearance and teed up Eriksen The north Londoners are five Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, center left, reacts after saving Jamie Vardy's penalty shot during the English Premier League match for a superb strike from the edge of points off the top of the table as they This gritty success was Puel has reportedly lost tweaked his team, leaving out Toby the area for his first goal since try to catch pace-setters Liverpool the ideal preparation for the support of several influen- Alderweireld and Lucas Moura and January 1. and Manchester City. hosting Borussia Dortmund tial players, including England recalling Fernando Llorente. Vardy gave Leicester hope in the While Tottenham are still out- in the Champions League striker Vardy, who was left on Llorente was caught napping 76th minute, pouncing from close- siders to win their first English title last 16 first leg on the bench for the first 60 early on when Harry Maguire evad- range to convert Pereira's cross in since 1961, their ability to stay in con- Wednesday. minutes before coming on to ed the Spanish striker's marking typically predatory fashion. tention, despite injuries to key play- Leicester has lost four of miss the penalty with his first and met James Maddison's free-kick But Son had the last word in the ers Harry Kane and Dele Alli suggests their last five league games, increas- touch. with a towering header that Hugo 90th minute as the winger raced clear they shouldn't be completely written ing the pressure on under-fire boss With the Dortmund clash loom- Lloris tipped over. to slot past Schmeichel for his 15th off. Claude Puel. ing on Wednesday, Pochettino That chance was symptomatic of goal of the season. Bayern Munich players celebrate after win against Schalke in Bundesliga FCB SINGLES ENG LIONS DRAW FIRST A TEST Ponting tips India, England MARTINEZ GETS INTER WAYANAD: Ollie Pope (63) and Sam Hain (57) stood out on the final day with fighting half centuries as England Lions drew the first unofficial Test against BACK TO WINNING WAYS India 'A' at the Krishnagiri stadium on Sunday. Beginning day four at 20 for no loss, openers Ben favourites to win World Cup AFP n ROME Duckett (30) and Max Holden (29) looked positive and brought up the team's 50 in the 12th over. Paceman PTI n MELBOURNE Pak to host all Aus series in UAE apoli could finish the weekend Avesh Khan got the first breakthrough for the home Ntrailing Serie A leaders Juventus by side, when he had Duckett caught by K L Rahul after ormer Australia captain Ricky Ponting KARACHI: Australia have refused to play 11 points after Carlo Ancelotti's waste- the openers had added 82. Holden went seven overs Fhas tipped India and England as any of the ODI series matches in Pakistan ful side stuttered to a 0-0 draw at later, giving Jalaj Saxena, who plays for Kerala in favourites to win the upcoming World Cup due to security concerns and the two Fiorentina, as Lautaro Martinez scored domestic cricket, his first wicket in the second innings. on current form but feels that his country teams will now compete in the World Cup the only goal to get Inter Milan back Hain and 21-year old Pope, a highly rated batsmen who also has a chance to defend the title it preparatory five-match rubber in the UAE. winning against promoted Parma. has played two Tests so far, joined forces and defied the clinched in 2015. After much delay the Pakistan Cricket Both sides start their Europa India 'A' bowlers for the next couple of hours. Ponting said with the impending Board on Sunday finally announced that League campaigns this week after return of suspended batsmen Steve Smith the one-day series would be played crashing out of the Champions League WARNE JOINS ROYALS IN NEW ROLE and David Warner, Australia can win the entirely in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with Napoli travelling to FC Zurich Mumbai: Australia spin legend Shane Warne was on ODI showpiece, which begins on May 30 from March 22 to 31. and Inter Milan away to Rapid Vienna Sunday named as the brand ambassador of Rajasthan in England. The PCB had invited CA to send its team in their round of the 32, first leg ties. Royals for the upcoming Indian Premier League. "Absolutely," Ponting replied when to Karachi to play one or two matches of Fiorentina goalkeeper Alban Warne, who led Rajasthan Royals to its first and only asked if he thought Australia could win the the and were hopeful of convincing the Lafont produced a string of saves to Australians to come to Pakistan for the "Australia are the world champions and IPL title in 2008, was the mentor of the side last World Cup. deny Piotr Zielinski and Dries Mertens first time since 1998. this series will provide the Pakistan cricket season. But this year the Australian will be associated "India and England are probably the as Napoli failed to score away from two standout teams right now, but if you "The PCB was optimistic that it will be able team an opportunity to assess their Word home for the third game running. Radja Nainggolan crossed nicely for with the team in a new role. "I'm very happy to be back to convince Cricket Australia to send its Cup preparations," Khan added. with the Royals and I'm grateful to the team and the add Warner and Smith back into that line- Khan, however, said that the CA has "We dropped two points that we the Argentine blast in Luciano up then I think that team looks as strong side for some matches after successfully would've deserved for attacking from Spalletti's side their first league goal fans for their constant support. It was important for us staging high-profile bilateral series and assured them that they will send their to retain our established values but at the same time as any," the batting legend was quoted as security expert to oversee the execution of start to finish," said Ancelotti. and win of 2019. Inter are now nine saying by Cricket Australia official website the Pakistan Super League matches in the "In some ways, it was an impecca- points behind Napoli, with Roma in develop a new and modern identity. I am already in past 18 months," PCB Director Cricket — security plans for the PSL 2019 matches. cricket.Com.Au. The five-match series will kick off both ble performance, but we weren't clin- fourth, a further five points behind, love with the new look of the team and hope the fans Australia have won just four of their International, Zakir Khan, said. ical enough in front of goal and were and Lazio fifth after their wins over will love it too," Warne said. Besides, Rajasthan Royals "But, we are disappointed for the team's preparation for the World Cup to most recent 26 ODI contests but Ponting, be held in England from May 30-July 14. forced to make do with a point." Chievo and Empoli earlier this week. has also decided to change its jersey colour from blue who was on Friday named as new assistant enthusiastic and passionate cricket fans in Ancelotti's side have now been held "I'm well suited to overcoming dif- to pink this year. Pakistan who will now have to wait for Sharjah will host the first two matches on coach, said the team will be a contender for March 22 and 24 followed by matches in twice in the past three games while ficulties," said under-pressure Inter the title yet again. some more time before they can see hosts Fiorentina drew for the 11th time Milan coach Spalletti. CORENTIN WINS CHENNAI OPEN Australia cricket team live in action for the Abu Dhabi (March 27) and Dubai (March "I am not just saying that because I am 29 and 31). AFP in 23 matches this season to sit ninth, "Just as the defeat against Bologna Chennai: France's Corentin Moutet, the second-seed, one of the coaches, I actually said it when first times since 1998," he said. but just six points off the Champions (last week) caused despair, this victo- beat Andrew Harris of Australia 6-3, 6-3 in the singles I was not around the group. Conditions in League berths. ry will give us enthusiasm and final on Sunday to win the title in Chennai Open ATP England will suit our style of play. I think 29. Talking about the concerns of The Tuscany side's best chance strength. Challenger tennis tournament. The Frenchman played Australia will be the one of the main con- "With the inclusion of two of the best Australian players' weakness against came just after half-time when French "We must now keep a low profile confidently to dash the hopes of Harris, the conqueror tenders for sure," said the 44-year-old three- one-day players in the world who have spin, Ponting said, "Looking at our line- midfielder Jordan Veretout was denied to rediscover stability. We showed pos- of top-seeded Prajnesh Gunneswaran on Saturday. time World Cup winner. a lot of experience, all of a sudden the up now, there are potentially a few bet- by an excellent stop from Alex Meret. itive things tonight, but we need to The 19-year old left-hander displayed a range of Smith and Warner were banned for team starts looking a whole lot better. You ter players of spin in the middle order Inter Milan, in third, got back win- produce further performances like this exquisite shots, tremendous agility and exemplary one year by the ICC for their involvement will have guys that will handle a lot of than what we had last year. ning after Martinez came off the to gain consistency." court-craft in subduing Harris, a former junior doubles in the infamous ball-tempering scanda pressure situations better because they "The thing about English conditions bench late, scoring after 79 minutes at Parma are in 12th position with champion at the French Open and Wimbledon. He l last year and they will become eligible have done it all before," Ponting said is the wickets should not spin too much Parma, after an earlier Danilo just one goal from their last five returned with a great degree of confidence and for international cricket again from March about Smith and Warner. throughout the World Cup." D'Ambrosio headed goal was ruled out games, despite their heroics last week precision and broke Harris's serve twice in the first set after a VAR video review for a han- with a late Gervinho double holding to win it 6-3. In the second set, the Frenchman broke dling offence. Belgian midfielder champions Juventus 3-3. Harris twice and jumped to a 4-0 lead before winning after some late fightback. Moutet said he was happy to India ‘A’ beat France ‘A’ 3-2 to draw level have won the tournament on his first visit to India. "I LOCAL EVENTS tried to do my best always and that is what I will do. I the series-levelling win. have to continue to improve many aspects of my game After the defeat in the first match, PAWAN EMERGES WINNER and I have no control over the ranking. If I do my best, India ‘A’ team made a solid comeback to I will always go ahead," the French player said. beat the visitors, but it was not the start that the hosts would have expected as the ADVANI CLINCHES 9TH SNOOKER TITLE French team took the lead in the 14th Indore: Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani on Sunday minute through Lahlah, who finished off claimed yet another Senior National Snooker title with a brilliant team move to give her side the a thumping win over young Laxman Rawat in a one- lead. sided final. Advani annexed the national title, this time Constant pressure on the Indian in snooker, taking his total tally of Indian defense towards the end of the first quar- championships to a whopping 32 Golds. After winning ter resulted in the first goal but the 11 Indian titles as a junior, Advani, as a senior, has won Indians were quick to equalise in the sec- nine billiards, three six-red snooker and now nine ond quarter as they utilised a penalty snooker Gold medals. From a statistical point of view, corner in the 19th minute through Advani now has 21 world titles and 21 national titles as Kujur’s well-executed drag-flick. a men's player, in both snooker and billiards. Advani Young striker Lalremsiami then took his younger opponent Rawat to the cleaners with registered her name on the score-sheet a 6-0 win in the final. as she scored a field goal at the end of the second quarter to give her team the LAKSHYA GUIDES AAI TO FINAL lead. Guwahati: Asian junior champion Lakshya Sen India’s continuous pressure on the Pawan Batham remained undefeated to win the 21st Shivani Cup Sunday Open received a huge boost ahead of the Senior National French defense resulted in their third Chess Tournament at Shivani Public School on Sunday. Pawan defeated Avi Anand goal just four minutes into the third Yadav, Akash Sharma, Arjun Singh, Kuldeep Shanker and Manab Bhattacharjee Championships as he guided the Airports Authority of quarter. to claim the trophy. Lucknow district chess sports association president Sudhir India (AAI) to the final of the Yonex-Sunrise 74th Inter Playing in her home state, it was Dubey gave away the prizes. State-Inter Zonal Badminton Championships on Mumtaz, who produced a calm finish to OTHER RESULTS: Sunday. With a commanding 3-0 victory over Andhra extend India’s lead to 3-1. (U-10) 1-Sanyam Srivastava, 2-Kartitekya Mishra, 3-Avi Anand Yadav; (U-14) 1- Pradesh, AAI will now challenge the Railways for the Trailing by two goals, the visitors Medhansh Saxena, 2-Akash Tripathi, 3-Akshat Bhatnagar; (U-16) 1-Madhur Singh, title after the latter beat Assam 3-1 to return to the constantly tried to make inroads into the 2-Mritunjay Pathak, 3-Shashwat Tripathi; (Veteran) 1-KK Khare, 2-KK Kesarwani, summit clash for the first time since 2011. The 17- GORAKHPUR: The India ‘A’ women’s Mumtaz Khan (34th) scored to eke out Indian striking circle, but could only find 3-RP Gupta; (Physically-challenged) 1-David Yung, 2-Ujjawalraj Srivastava year-old Lakshya refused to put a foot wrong and hockey team came back from a goal the win for the hosts after Mickaela only one goal late in the last quarter completely outclassed Andhra's Jagadeesh K 21-10, down to beat France ‘A’ 3-2 in the sec- Lahlah had given France ‘A’ lead in the through Guusje Van Bolhuis, who scored UP CRUSH ASSAM 21-13 in the men's singles contest that lasted just 30 ond match of the series here on Sunday. 14th minute. off a penalty corner. Defending champion SAI along with Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar minutes. While the World Junior Championships In the first-ever international match The visitors showed some resilience India ‘A’ will play their third match and Punjab won their respective matches to enter the pre-quarterfinal of the 35th Bronze medallist cruised through, AAI had to work played at the Veer Bahadur Singh Sports in the last quarter and found a second against France ‘A’ on Tuesday at the National Sub-Junior Girl’s Handball Championship at KD Singh ‘Babu’ Stadiumj hard for the other two wins. Agencies College ground here, Mariana Kujur goal through Guusje Van Bolhuis (58th), Padma Shri Mohammad Shahid on Sunday. Meanwhile, hosts Uttar Pradesh crushed Assam 31-11 to inch closer (19th minute), Lalremsiami (30th) and but the home team held on to register Synthetic Hockey Stadium in Lucknow. to last 16. LUCKNOW | MONDAY | FEBRUARY 11, 2019 sport 16 PARTY SPOILERS: KIWIS DENY PERFECT FINISH Munro stars in New Zealand’s tense four-run win in the series decider to take series 2-1

PTI n HAMILTON Indian skipper Rohit Sharma returns back to pavilion after getting dismissed by ew Zealand denied India Daryl Mitchell in the last ball of 14th over during India’s 213 run chase ICC a perfect finish to their Nhighly successful tour Down Under by clinching the We will return with T20 series 2-1 with a narrow four-run win in the series- deciding third match at Seddon Park on Sunday. lots of positives: Rohit India savoured a historic Test and ODI bilateral series win PTI n HAMILTON mance was our best, there were in Australia before recording learnings in the second game. their biggest ODI series win on ndia captain Rohit Sharma Both teams put in strong perfor- New Zealand soil. Isaid his team will return home mances tonight, we did slight- A first ever T20 series win with lots of positives despite a ly better," said Williamson. would have been an icing on the "disappointing" 1-2 defeat in Opener and man of the cake but the hosts held their INDIA’S SMALLEST DEFEATS IN T20 the three-match T20 series. match Colin Munro said it was nerves to pull off a thrilling vic- A first ever T20 series win anybody's game with India tory. With Sunday's result, India Margin Opponent Venue Year would have been an icing on the needing 16 off the final over. have lost their first T20 series 1 run New Zealand Chennai 2012 cake but the hosts held their "It was touch and go there after winning nine and drawing 1 run West Indies Lauderhill 2016 nerves to pull off a thrilling four- until the final minute. India — one. 2 runs Zimbabwe Harare 2016 run victory on Sunday. you get one good batsman, India needed to knock off "Disappointing to not cross another one comes along. The a stiff 213-run target to bring 3 runs England Lord's 2009 the line but we fought well right boys did a really good job of fin- curtains on a memorable three- 3 runs England Birmingham 2014 till the end. 210 odd (213 target) ishing off the really good Indian month tour in a befitting man- 4 runs Australia Brisbane 2018 was always going to be tough, batsmen," said Munro. ner but fell just short. but we were in it till the end. On his 72 off 40 balls, he Exploiting batting friendly 4 runs New Zealand Hamilton 2019 They held their nerve and kept added: "I didn't really focus on conditions at the small Seddon Faisel Features hitting their yorkers," said Rohit trying to do anything different, Park ground, New Zealand cut at the post-match presentation. tried to put pressure back on the the Indian attack to shreds to Both Karthik and Krunal did when Rohit brought Kuldeep "Still lot of positives, we bowlers. Just came out nice post an imposing 212 for four. exceedingly well to take the and the leg-spinner straight started well with the ODIs, and free, had a bit of luck, which Opener Colin Munro produced game into the final over but away made an impact, by get- wanted to do well here but the you certainly need in this a 40-ball 72 and shared a 80-run Colin Munro hits a four as MS Dhoni watches it during the final T20 at Seddon Park in Auckland AP their unbeaten 63-run stand off ting Seifert stumped with boys throughout the tour were match." stand with fellow opener Tim 28 balls did not prove to be Dhoni's lightening quick hands excellent, put in a lot of hard Seifert (43) to lay foundation for and it also hurt India's chances. A FIRST EVER T20 SERIES a double off the first ball, enough. at work. work. They will be disappoint- a big score. Vijay Shankar (43 off 28) played WIN WOULD HAVE BEEN stunned the crowd and his New Zealand bowlers fared Munro kept going strong as ed tonight but we've to learn Krunal Pandya was the a useful knock though at the top teammates by refusing to take much better than India, consis- he hammered Krunal for a six from the mistakes we made most expensive of the Indian after Shikhar Dhawan (5) fell AN ICING ON THE CAKE a single in the third ball. Krunal tently hitting the short-of- to raise the team's 100 in the and move ahead." bowlers, bleeding 54 runs in his early. BUT THE HOSTS HELD (26 not out off 30) had reached length, which proved to be key 11th over. India next host Australia for four-over quota. If it was not for Rishabh Pant (28 off 12) THEIR NERVES TO PULL the striker's end but Karthik did on this small ground. Again it was Kuldeep who two T20s and five ODIs, start- left-arm Chinaman Kuldeep and Hardik Pandya (21 off 11) not run, sending his partner Earlier, Bhuvneshwar was came to team's rescue by seeing ing in Vizag on February 24. Yadav (2/26)'s tight bowling in infused some life into India's OFF A THRILLING back. hit for a six by Munro in his first the back of dangerous-looking New Zealand captain Kane the middle-overs and chase with some brutal hitting VICTORY. WITH This was after umpire did over but the lean pacer respond- Munro while Khaleel Ahmed Williamson said his team will Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/37), but perished while trying to SUNDAY'S RESULT, INDIA not give a clear wide bowled by ed with splendid block-hole got rid of Williamson (27). take a lot of confidence from the India would have got a bigger keep up with a steep scoring Tim Southee. deliveries in the next over. There was no respite for the T20 triumph against India into target to chase. rate. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2 HAVE LOST THEIR FIRST Karthik could only manage The Kiwis though did keep Indian bowlers as Daryl Mitchell the home series against India captain Rohit Sharma, off 4) also could not do much. T20 SERIES AFTER a single off the next ball as a very healthy run-rate, racing (19) and Ross Taylor (14 off 7) Bangladesh. who usually bats explosive in India needed 16 runs off the WINNING NINE AND Southee bowled a straight ball. to 50 in just 5.2 overs. helped New Zealand finish the "Brilliant high-scoring such situations, made an final over and Dinesh Karthik By then, the match had clearly Indian bowlers had conced- innings strongly by smashing 61 game, a great advertisement for Mahendra Singh Dhoni stumped uncharacteristical 32-ball 38 (33 not out off 16) after taking DRAWING ONE slipped out of India's hands. ed 79 runs in first seven overs runs in the last five overs. T20 cricket. The first perfor- out Tom Seifert in third T20 ICC Eves suffer series whitewash ‘Promotion to 3 was a big surprise’

PTI n HAMILTON PTI n HAMILTON and (MS) Dhoni, how they go about their job, I learnt a lot." he Indian women's team ndia all-rounder Vijay The fact that he had come Talmost pulled off a dramat- IShankar on Sunday said to New Zealand with the India ic win but failed to score a being promoted to bat at the 'A' team in December also boundary in the final delivery to crucial number three position helped him. lose the third and final T20 came as a big surprise to him He got starts in all three International against New and he returns home from the innings in the T20 series but Zealand by a mere two runs on maiden tour of Australia and could not play a match-win- Sunday. New Zealand as a much ning knock. Chasing 162 for a win, star improved cricketer. "Even the last game was a opening batswoman Smriti Shankar batted at number learning experience for me. I Mandhana took the Indian team three in two of three T20s could have gone for single or a on course for a consolation win against New Zealand, scoring two than go for another bound- with a career-best knock of 86 43 off 28 balls in the final game ary," Shankar said. from 52 balls but the visiting side and 23 in the series opener. "I also had a very good failed to build on her scintillat- He made his ODI debut opportunity to win this game ing knock to end their innings against Australia at Melbourne for the team. If I can win at 159 for 4. and featured in three out of five matches for the team, that will With the three-match series ODIs and all three T20s against automatically help me person- already lost after defeats in the the Black Caps. The 28-year- ally. For me, the most impor- first and second T20Is, India New Zealand Eves pose with the trophy after beating India by 2 runs in the final game of three match T20 series White Ferns old might not have done tant thing is that I adapt quick- surprisingly named senior play- BEST SCORES FOR IND WOMEN IN T-20 enough to stake a strong claim ly to different conditions and be er Mithali Raj in the playing against New Zealand bowlers yet for a World Cup spot but gave consistent." eleven and she contributed 24 again. Score Player Opponent Venue Year a good account of his all- On the tight loss in the not out from 20 balls after com- With one-down Jemimah 103 Harmanpreet Kaur New Zealand Providence 2018 round abilities. series decider where India were ing to bat at the fall of captain Rodrigues (21), the other 97* Mithali Raj Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 2018 Going forward, Shankar chasing an imposing 213, Harmanpreet Kaur (2). batswoman who has been in fine said he would love to bat high- Shankar said: "We played well But she failed to hit a four touch, India reached 92 for 2 at 86 Smriti Mandhana New Zealand Hamilton 2019 er up the order. right through the 20 overs. from the final delivery bowled the halfway stage. 83 Smriti Mandhana Australia Providence 2018 "It was a big surprise for me Everyone was very positive by Leigh Kasperek as India lost But after that, India could 77 Harmanpreet Kaur Bangladesh Sylhet 2014 when they asked me to bat at team like India," said Shankar learnt a lot. I might not have when we were trying get clos- the match by two runs. not force the pace of scoring and three. That is a big thing. I was after his team's four-run loss in bowled a lot but I learnt to bowl er to the total. Eventually we India needed 16 runs from with captain Kaur failing to Faisel Features focussed on playing the situa- the third T20. in different conditions. In bat- were just one hit away. The the final over and Raj and make a mark, the asking rate tion. You need to be open any- "These (Australia and New ting, just watching seniors like result could have been different Deepti Sharma (21 not out) kept on climbing. for 2 at the halfway stage but “We are disappointed to way if you are playing for a Zealand) two series I have Virat (Kohli), Rohit (Sharma) on another day." raised hopes of a remarkable win When Mandhana was out India came back strongly to lose the series like this, we by hitting boundaries in the first in the 16th over, India needed 39 force a batting collapse as the could have done better. We and third deliveries but were left from 4.3 overs which was not an home side ended their innings need to make to hit a four off the last ball. easy job. Raj and Deepti could at 161 for 7. improvements in the final Six of world's top 10 to play in Qatar Mandhana, who had scored not get too many boundaries Hard-hitting opener Sophie 10-over batting. More 58 and 36 in the first two and they were left with 16 to win Devine top-scored with a importantly, we matches, continued her red- from the final over. sparkling 52-ball 72 which was need to sort out AFP n DOHA coming here." All three top seeds have a hot form by notching up her Electing to bat, New laced with eight boundaries and the batting order” good record in Qatar. eight T20I fifty and second of Zealand looked set to post a two sixes while captain Amy –Harmanpreet espite the loss of world number one Halep and Kerber met in the 2014 the series as she dominated much bigger total by reaching 80 Satterthwaite contributed 31. Kaur DNaomi Osaka through injury, six of the final, with the Romanian winning, and (Indian skipper) women's top 10 players descend on Doha Pliskova won the title two years ago. this week for the Qatar Open. World number seven Elina Svitolina of Australian Open champion — and the Ukraine — a wildcard replacement for sport's new superstar — Osaka withdrew Osaka — is the fourth seed. ‘Need someone to bat through innings’ last week due to a back injury, leaving a big Also in Doha from the top 10 will be hole to fill for tournament organisers, world number eight Kiki Bertens of the PTI n HAMILTON India. I have never been that animated ever. which they have done with a strong field Netherlands and Denmark's Caroline I badly wanted to do it today and help the including three former world number ones. Wozniacki, ranked tenth. hitewashed by New Zealand women team get over the line but unfortunately, I Simona Halep is now the top seed and The Dane was the runner-up to Win the three-match T20 series, India couldn't," the southpaw said. the Romanian will be joined by the Czech Pliskova in 2017. opener Smriti Mandhana on Sunday said Counting on the positives from the New Republic's Karolina Pliskova and Svitolina said she had changed her her team needs to address its batting woes, Zealand tour, Mandhana said: "We have Germany's Angelique Kerber as the top mind about playing in Doha after initial- especially after losing all the games from done a lot of good things. We really played seeds. ly deciding she needed more rest after winning positions. well in the first two matches of the ODI All three were formerly at the top of Australia where she struggled with a Mandhana took the side on course for series. But we became a little complacent the women's rankings, Halep only being shoulder and neck injury. a consolation win with a career-best knock after that and we will try to go with the same ousted by Osaka last month after But the 24-year-old now feels she is of 86 but the visitors failed to build on her intensity in all the future matches." Melbourne. ready to return to the court earlier than scintillating knock to end the innings. Mandhana was delighted to see the Halep, now ranked three in the world, anticipated. "Well I think the girls fought really well. crowd response in the entire tour and hoped and Kerber, sixth, are both Grand Slam "This tournament, you know, here is If you look back at the series and see, 70 or and get runs later on," she said. for same response from the fans of women's winners. Pliskova, the world number five, always tough," she said. 80 per cent of the times we were in winning Mandhana returned as the highest cricket in future. is a former US Open finalist. "Everyone wants to play, everyone positions. That's a good take away but there run-getter in the T20 series, amassing 180 "Definitely, because the girls don't have Kerber is the first of these to arrive in wants to play well. That's why it makes it are a lot of things which we can improve," runs from three games at an average of 60, the experience of playing in front of such Doha as she seeks to erase the memory of not easy at all." The top four seeds are said Mandhana. including two half-centuries. good crowds. We generally get this sort of her crushing straights sets fourth round expected to be in action from Tuesday. "We need to address those (batting) But she didn't get enough support from crowd in World Cup. If we can pull crowds defeat against Danielle Collins in Australia. Halep and Pliskova could meet in the issues as soon as possible. We need some- the other end and the left-hander rued her in such series that will really be good, every- "It's a tough draw [in Doha]," Kerber final in Doha, just days after the pair were one who can bat through 20 overs and inability to get India home on Sunday. one will be prepared to play under pressure," told reporters on Sunday. "But this is a chal- set to meet against each other this week- someone who can go in at the middle overs "I really wanted to finish the game for she said. lenge, and I'm always looking forward to end in the Fed Cup.