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BRIEF SC directs J-K to review curbs Drug smuggling Chandigarh: The Punjab Police on Friday arrested three people with two drones used for smug- ‘Freedom of speech, biz on Net gling drugs from Pakistan. One protected by Constitution’ New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI): proportionality and must Fresh ammo to not extend beyond neces- Freedom of speech and opposition parties sary duration, it said. conducting business on Existing Suspension the Internet are protected to target govt Rules neither provide for a under the Constitution, periodic review nor a time the Supreme Court said New Delhi: The Supreme limitation for an order is- on Friday while directing Court order on Internet ban sued under the the Jammu and Kashmir in Jammu and Kashmir pro- Suspension Rules, it of the drones was recovered administration to immedi- vided fresh ammunition to added. from Modhe village while the ately review curb orders. opposition leaders for "Till this gap is filled, we second recovered from Karnal, The top court also said renewed offensive against direct that the Review Director General of Police that power under Section the government as they Committee constituted Dinkar Gupta said addressing 144, which prohibits as- hailed the judgement as a under Rule 2(5) of the media here on Friday. These sembly of four or more "rebuff to the unconstitu- Suspension Rules must drones were launched from the people, cannot be used to tional and arrogant" regime conduct a periodic review Indian side of the border to suppress legitimate ex- and which "belies false within seven working Icicles hang from the roof of a house after snowfall in Shimla on Friday. SC advocate Vrinda Grover bring drugs from Pakistan, said pression of opinion or claims of normalcy" in the days of the previous re- speaks to media personnel the DGP. Those arrested have grievance or exercise of newly-carved out union ter- view, in terms of the re- been identified as Dharminder, any democratic rights. in New Delhi on Friday. ritory. Terming the order as quirements under Rule Balkar and Rahul. Around Rs It directed the authori- fession or carry on any a "big-jolt" to the central 2(6)," the apex court said. Intense cold: Pahalgam 6.22 lakh in cash was recovered ties in the Union Territory trade, business or occupa- government, Congress The judgement came on from them, he said. to immediately review all tion over the medium of leader Randeep Singh pleas filed by Anuradha orders suspending internet enjoys constitu- Surjewala said truth cannot Bhasin, Executive Editor records minus 14.3 deg C Student dies Internet services and said tional protection under be hidden any longer in of Kashmir Times and "sealed envelops" and Srinagar, Jan 10 (PTI): Jabalpur (MP): A third-year that orders not in accor- Article 19(1)(a) and Article Congress leader Ghulam ature in Srinagar was under the grip of 'Chillai- dance with the law must 19(1)(g)," a 3-judge bench, added that the apex court Nabi Azad which chal- minus 1.9 degrees Kalan' - the 40-day harsh- B.Tech student of Indian expressed displeasure over Institute of Information be revoked. headed by Justice N V lenged the curbs imposed Intense cold persisted Celsius, up by a degree est period of winter when It said Internet services Ramana, said in its 130- the Modi government's in Jammu and Kashmir in Kashmir on Friday, compared to Thursday, the chances of snowfall Technology, Design and cannot be suspended "in- page verdict. refusal to show its orders on after the Centre's abroga- with Pahalgam recording the official said. are most frequent and the Manufacturing (IITDM) Jabalpur definitely", and directed "The restriction upon Internet ban which was an tion of provisions of its night temperature at Qazigund and temperature drops con- died on Friday after falling off the J-K authorities to "con- such fundamental rights "extraordinary measure". Article 370 on August 5 minus 14.3 degrees Kokernag in south siderably. the hostel building while talking sider forthwith" allowing should be in consonance last year. Celsius, a meteorological Kashmir recorded a low 'Chillai-Kalan' begins on a mobile phone a day earlier, government websites, lo- with the mandate under Telecom Services (Public These pleas were differ- department official said. of minus 3.4 and minus on December 21 and ends Madhya Pradesh police said. calised/ limited e -banking Article 19 (2) and (6) of the Emergency or Public ent from another set of pe- Gulmarg recorded a 4.2 degrees Celsius re- on January 31, but the Sachin Keshari (22) hails from as also hospitals and other Constitution, inclusive of Service) Rules, 2017, the titions which have chal- low of minus 13 degrees spectively,he said. cold wave continues even Jharkhand and fell from the essential services in areas the test of proportionali- top court said that suspen- lenged the constitutional Celsius and its maximum Kupwara, in north of after that. The 40-day pe- third floor of hostel number 3 at where the services are not ty," it said. sion can be utilised only validity of abrogation of temperature also re- the Valley, registered a riod is followed by a 20- around 8pm on Thursday, likely to be restored imme- Holding that an order for temporary duration. Article 370, being heard by mained below zero mark minimum of minus 6.1 day long 'Chillai-Khurd' Dumna police post in charge diately. "We declare that suspending Internet serv- Any order suspending a sperate 5-judge at 1.8 degrees Celsius, he degrees Celsius, the offi- (small cold) and a 10-day Vinod Patel told PTI. "He was the freedom of speech and ices indefinitely is imper- Internet issued under the Constitution bench which said. cial said. long 'Chillai-Bachha' undergoing treatment at a pri- expression and the free- missible under the Suspension Rules, must will resume its hearing on The minimum temper- Kashmir is currently (baby cold). vate hospital, but succumbed to dom to practice any pro- Temporary Suspension of adhere to the principle of January 21. internal injuries on Friday. He was talking on the phone with ITBP jawan injured his parents at the time of the Elusive conspirator in Gauri incident. He was telling his par- JNUSU prez Aishe among 9 in IED blast ents about scoring lower than expected marks, a roommate Lankesh murder arrested Raipur, Jan 10 (PTI): has told police," Patel said. Dhanbad , Jan 10 (PTI): months, he added. He is suspects named by Delhi Police An Indo-Tibetan Border Police ‘Manja’ slits throat the 17th accused to be ar- (ITBP) jawan was injured in a Burhanpur (MP): An eight- An accused wanted in rested in connection New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI): blast carried out by naxals in year-old boy died after a stray the killing of activist- with the killing of ‘Did not carry Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur glass-coated 'manja' (kite journalist Gauri Lankesh on September 5, The Delhi Police on out any assault’ district, around 350 km from string) slit his throat while he Lankesh over two years 2017 in front of her house Friday released pictures here, on Friday, the police was going on a motorcycle ago has been arrested in in Bengaluru. of nine suspects in the said. The incident took place with his parents near here, Dhanbad district of Known for her Left- JNU violence case and near Becha Turn under police said on Friday. The inci- Jharkhand, the police leanings and anti-estab- claimed JNUSU president Sonpur police station area dent occurred on Thursday said on Friday. lishment voice, she was Aishe Ghosh was one of when a team of the ITBP's near Fofnar village, around 15 Personnel of the shot dead by unidentified them. 53rd battalion was out on an Karnatka Special assailants with the inci- Of the nine, seven be- kms from Burhanpur district anti-naxal operation, a local Investigation Team, set dent drawing national long to left-leaning stu- headquarters, police sub police official said. When inspector Radheshyam Pawar up to probe the killing outrage and protests. dent organisations while that triggered a national Sharp shooter two are affiliated to right- security forces were cordon- said. "The boy, identified as ing off a forest, around 4 km Nitin, was travelling with his outrage, arrested Parashuram Waghmare, wing students' body, the DCP (Crime) Joy Tirkey releases photographs of suspects in JNU away from the police station, parents on their motorcycle. Rishikesh Dewerkar who allegedly fired the police said. Addressing a "They have assured violence, during a press conference in New Delhi on Friday. ultras triggered an impro- He was sitting on the petrol alias Rajesh, from Katras bullets, is among the 16 press conference, DCP us that they will have tank of the vehicle in the front town, about 30 km from arrested earlier. One (Crime Branch) Joy positive intervention in vised explosive device (IED) portion. His father was riding here, on Thursday more accused is still ab- Tirkey, who is probing the Police probe shows left-wing students involved the matter and will re- blast around 3 pm that left the motorcycle, while his evening, Dhanbad senior sconding. case, said a majority of lease a circular on the head constable Anil Ekka mother was sitting at the Superintendent of Police The SIT personnel the students wanted to New Delhi: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said the issue soon." injured, he said. "Ekka sus- Kisor Kaushal told re- from Bengaluru, with register for the winter se- back," he said. Delhi Police's ongoing probe into the January 5 violence in JNU tained injuries to the face porters. the help of their counter- mester from January 1 to has made it clear that students affiliated to left-wing bodies and was immediately rushed Rajesh, eluding arrest parts in Katras, arrested 5, but the left-leaning stu- university's Periyar hostel were involved in the incident. Attacking the opposition, he said to a local hospital," the offi- Naxal encounter for the past one-and-half Rajesh and took him to dents' bodies were not al- were targeted. CPI, CPI(M) and AAP have been rejected in the Lok Sabha polls cial said, adding that he was Sukma: Two police personnel years, has been working Bengaluru after obtain- lowing them to do so. Several people includ- and "they are now using students for their vested interests". out of danger. A search oper- at a petrol pump in the ing transit remand from About the attack on ing Aishe Ghosh attacked were injured in an encounter He also appealed to the agitating students of the university to town, taking an alias a local court, the SSP January 5, the DCP said students in the hostel, the ation was underway in the with naxals in Chhattisgarh's end the stir and allow academic session to commence. insurgency-hit Sukma district name for the last eight said. that specific rooms in the police officer claimed. area, the official said. on Friday, an official said. The gunfight took place in a forest Nirbhaya case: Court dismisses under the Chintalnar police India deploys aircraft station limits. Naxals fired on a NGO plea to persuade death row team of District Reserve Guards (DRG) when they were convicts to donate organs carrier INS Vikramaditya cordoning off the forest which is on the border of Sukma and New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI): that applicant has no locus „ In Arabian Sea Monday launched a Bijapur districts, a senior to meet the convicts and jail major drill in the North police official said. "Two DRG A Delhi court Friday dis- authorities cannot be direct- amid China-Pak Arabian Sea with an aim personnel sustained bullet missed an NGO's plea for a ed to facilitate the meeting," naval drill to increase inter-oper- injuries. Firing is still going on meeting with four death row the judge said, dismissing ability and strategic co- intermittently. We are waiting convicts in the sensational the petition. New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI): operation between their for further reports," he said. 2012 Nirbhaya Gang rape The court also noted, "As per two navies. and murder case to persuade record available two of the India has deployed its The exercise 'Sea them to donate their organs. four have moved petitions aircraft carrier INS Guardians' is taking Weather Additional Sessions Judge before SC." The petition, Vikramaditya in the place in the midst of Satish Kumar Arora dis- filed by an NGO, RACO, said, Arabian Sea at a time heightened tension be- High 26Low 13 missed the application "The applicant is requesting China and Pakistan are tween India and Pakistan "being devoid of any merit". for a meeting with the con- holding a nine-day mega over the Kashmir issue. MARKET The court had ordered on victs along with a group naval exercise in the re- Key platforms of both January 7 that the four con- comprising of experts from gion, a move seen as New China and Pakistan, in- NIFTY 12,256.80  victs -- Mukesh (32), Pawan various fields including psy- Delhi sending a signal to cluding submarines, de- SENSEX  Gupta (25), Vinay Sharma chiatrist, spiritual leader, its two neighbours. stroyers and frigates are 41,599.72 (26) and Akshay Kumar lawyer and the undersigned, Top officials of the part of the exercise. BULLION Singh (31) -- be hanged on to lead expert consultations Naval headquarters were Aircraft carrier INS January 22 at 7 am in Tihar with the hope that we would on board the aircraft car- Vikramaditya, with GOLD 40,554 jail. "Having given my acknowledge remorse to rier when it was deployed MiG29K fighters on in the strategic mission, board, has been sent with SILVER 47,695 thoughtful consideration and these convicts regarding the having perused the material heinous crime committed by military sources told PTI. a strategic objective, the on record, I am of the view them." Pakistan and China on sources said. ‘It’s not a national issue, arrest the goons’: Kangana Ranaut The National Award winning actress Kangana Ranaut, who is also busy promoting her upcoming flick Panga gave her reaction on the ongoing JNU issue. She said, "Police LEISURE 02 should take some into custody and beat the hell out of them. Such people are found everywhere in every street, college and they should not be made national issue be- CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020 cause such issues don’t deserve it'." ‘Playing a mother on screen was really emotionally challenging for me’

t is often said, ‘No one teaches you has got really attached to Krishna. As Talking about her preparation for Ihow to be a mother; you are simply Akshita, it was difficult for me to play this role, Akshita shared, “At our thrown into motherhood’. Same is the a mom. But as I have mentioned previ- homes, we see how our mothers care belief of AkshitaMudgala's Gayatri, ously as well, I relate with Gayatri.” about us and loves us. There are a lot who is currently portraying the role of Said Akshita, sharing further about of little things a mother does like if we a mother on Sony SAB’s family enter- her experience of playing an on- come home late at night, from work, tainer Bhakharwadi. screen mother. “I remember one scene she gets up early to wake us up on With the entry of Abhijeet (Gautam where Krishna is sleeping on my lap, time. There are many different ele- Rode) and his son Krishna (Vihaan holding me tight, and in his sleep he ments that come with this Lodha), Gayatri is thrown into moth- asks Gayatri‘Aap Meri Maa Ho Na?’ word‘Mother’, including love, affec- erhood as Krishna believes Gayatri is Gayatri was supposed to say ‘Yes’ with tion, anger and pampering. So, I took his mother. While Gayatri is shocked very heavy emotions and when the di- inspiration from my own mother ob- in the beginning, she eventually starts rector narrated this scene to me and serving how she takes care of me and getting attached to the kid seeing his asked me to just imagine the kid and my siblings and I hope I have done jus- love for her. When asked how difficult then deliver the dialogue, I instantly tice to the role of a mother as it is one it is playing the role of a mother at a got emotional and cried. When I saw of the purest relationships in this young age, Akshita said, “Playing a the telecast too, I was emotional and world.” mother on screen was really emotion- had tears in my eyes. So, I feel I have Watch Akshita acing this role on Sony ally challenging for me.” that motherhood within me and I be- SAB’s Bhakharwadi, Monday to Friday “Considering Gayatri’s nature, she lieve every girl has it in her,”she adds. at 7:30 PM, only on Sony SAB.

Amjad Ali Khan and sons A special Punjabi guest to visit to perform at 'Mumbai Gokuldham Society to celebrate Lohri Sanskriti 2020' arod Maestro Ustad This year, Mumbai SAmjad Ali Khan and Sanskriti festival has de- his sons famously cided to honour its own known as the Sarod legacy and pay tribute to brothers Amaan Ali and the artists who have per- Ayaan Ali Bangash will formed at earlier edi- be performing live at the tions. Ustad Amjad Ali 'Mumbai Sanskriti 2020' Khan will perform a festival organised by the sarod jugalbandi with Indian Heritage Society his sons, Ayaan and on January 11th, Amaan Ali Bangash and Saturday at Town Hall will be accompanied by (Asiatic Society Satyajit Talwalkar and Library), Horniman Anubrata Chatterjee on Circle, Fort. the tabla.

he residents of family had to cancel surprise for Sodhi and TGokuldham Society their plans, decide to family by inviting a well- from Neela Film take it upon themselves known Punjabi singer Varun takes ‘Salsa’ lessons for a sequence in ‘Mere Dad Ki Dulhan’ Productions Private to celebrate Lohri with for the celebrations. ctor, director and writer Varun Badola is win- salsa lessons for this dream sequence and Varun Limited’s Taarak Mehta full gusto in the society However while all Aning hearts with his performance as the was kind enough to share his experience, Ka Ooltah Chashmah itself. Everyone immedi- sounds well so far, grumpy Dad, Amber Sharma, in Sony “Frankly, I never thought I would ever do a danc- (TMKOC) will get togeth- ately chips in to con- Gokuldham has had a Entertainment Television’s show Mere Dad ki ing sequence on my show. Given my character, er for the first time to cel- tribute with the logistics tradition of at least one Dulhan. The show based on a new age concept of who is a little grumpy and stubborn, learning ebrate Lohri this year. from stage, food, dhol spoiler before things go older romance will soon be entering a beautiful Salsa while being in Amber’s character and aloof Sodhi was to leave for baaja and coordinating as planned. Who or what twist which is less likely to be seen on Indian tele- was challenging, but a fresh new experience. I Punjab with his family guests. Jethaa Lal is will be the reason for the vision. had never imagined this (laughs). But it was fun for Lohri, which is cele- tasked with the impor- hitch this time? Is it According to the current track, Niya (Anjali to learn salsa for the show and I look forward to brated with much fan- tant job of arranging Jethaa Lal again and his Tatrari), realizes that she cannot take the place of such fun experiences. There was a trainer invited fare across the State. wood for the Lohri fire. goofy self who will cause a companion in her father’s life, after a heart-to- on the set to guide me with the moves and steps. Unfortunately due to The Sodhis are over- the twist in events? Or heart conversation with Guneet (Shweta Tiwari). While I was a little rusty on my dance moves and poor weather conditions, whelmed with the ges- will it be someone else This conversation makes Niya visualize what kind my body was a little stuff, I perfected the steps his flight gets cancelled ture and are cheered up this time? of partner would suit Amber. Her imagination for the sequence after practicing for nearly 7 to 8 and a dejected Sodhi re- to know that they will To find out, watch Neela runs wild thinking of Amber doing a romantic hours.” turns to Gokuldham soci- still celebrate Lohri with Film Productions Private dance with a partner and even playing a sport. Watch out how this interesting sequence ety. their closest family. Limited’s show Taarak How should Amber’s partner be? What qualities will turn out. Tune in to Mere Dad ki Dulhan Gokuldham’s residents Gokuldham Society’s res- Mehta Ka Ooltah should she have? every Mon-Fri 10:00pm only on Sony upon learning that Sodhi idents also plan a mega Chashmah from Monday Being a method actor, Varun actually took Entertainment Television.

Falguni Rajani Melissa McCarthy to co-ttar Nicole Kidman Mohit Chauhan joins Bebaki Roped in For Amazon opular Television actor Mohit Chauhan has Pbagged a role in ALT Balaji’s Bebaki. The show is Prime’s Kamathipura in Hulu’s ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ based against a Muslim backdrop starring Kushal amathipura, an Amazon alk about having a starry af- writer and co-showrunner David Tandon and Karan KPrime Original revolves Tfair in a presentation and this E. Kelley and exec producer Jotwani in lead roles. around a murder that takes place does seem to be fitting in well. Bruna Papandrea. The project The web series is in red light area of Kamathipura. And this time, it gets even bigger comes from Kidman's Blossom slated to have 50 Meera Chopra plays the lead role as the one and only Melissa Films, Papandrea's Made Up episodes portraying of female cop who is in-charge of McCarthy is returning to TV. Stories and Endeavor Content. two big families set the murder investigation in the According to The Hollywood Nine Perfect Strangers is set against a Muslim back- series. Popular television actors Reporter, McCarthy has been at a boutique wellness resort ground. Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Tanuj roped in to star opposite another where nine stressed city Actors Pratik Virwani, Varun Joshi, Anang legend in the form of Nicole dwellers go in an attempt to get Sehajpal, Hebah Patel, Desai and Meera Chopra will be Kidman in Hulu's drama, Nine on a path to a better way of liv- Suchitra Pillai, seen in the series portraying Perfect Strangers, based on a ing. The resort is overseen by Mrinalini Tyagi, prominent roles. novel by Liane Moriarty.He also Masha (Kidman), a woman on a Indraneel Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai fame will serve as an executive pro- mission to reinvigorate their Bhattacharya, Pubali Falguni Rajani aka Gulfam ducer on the project, which is ex- minds and bodies. Sanyal, Saloni Vora, Aditi Vats, Ishaan Dhawan have DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT DIGITAL Kalihas also been roped in for a pected to debut in 2021. The se- McCarthy will play Francis, been roped in for the show. significant role in the upcoming ries reunites several members of one of the nine. The project will Mohit Chauhan will be seen playing a crucial part series.Falguni will be seen play- the creative team behind Big be her first series-regular role in the show though the details of his role are still un- ing the head of the brothel in the Little Lies: author Moriarty, star since CBS' comedy Mike & Molly known. The actor was last seen playing the role of show. and exec producer Kidman, ended in 2016. Krystle Dsouza’s father in ALT Balaji’s Fittratt.

ACROSS 72. Stiff bristle 11. Gerry and the ___ 42. Barbra's "Funny Girl" costar 1. Country Joe and the ___ 73. Kool and the ___ 12. River to the Baltic 45. Peter of "The Pink Panther" CROSSWORD 3437 5. Grey of "Cabaret" 13. Della's angel character 47. "Ghostbusters" goo 908 9. Bus stop, for example DOWN 18. Esther of "Good Times" 50. Easter egg need 14. Burro bellow 1. "The X-Files" org. 22. Weight training unit 55. "The ___ Archipelago" 15. Sheryl Crow's "___ Wanna 2. La Douce in a movie 24. Bridge payment 56. Destination in "The Time 1. Who wrote the following lines: Do" 3. Scam victims 25. Santa's assistants Machine" 16. Get around 4. One of "The Lion King" vil- 26. Paul Revere and the ___ 57. "The African Queen" co- ‘The cock’s shrill clarion and the echoing horn, lains screenwriter 17. Little Anthony and the ___ 28. Lorenzo of "Falcon Crest" No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed.’ 19. Loafer's lack 5. Part of a game name 29. DeBeque in _South Pacific_ 58. Actor Montand 20. "It comes ___ surprise" 6. Ending with pay 30. Question Mark and the ___ 60. Rick's "Casablanca" love (a) Milton (b) Donne (c) Gray (d) Cowper 21. Base coats 7. Right angle 33. Burke of "Designing 61. Pryor of "Head of the Class" 23. Take in, perhaps 8. Sylvester's problem Women" 64. Candle count 2. Find the odd man out. 27. Jack of old oaters 9. Hedy Lamarr role with Victor 34. Courtier of Elizabeth I 65. Singer Cole 8, 27, 64, 100, 125, 216, 343 28. NASA moon craft Mature 37. Causing sticker shock 66. Crime lab study 31. "Damn Yankees" girl 10. Saint of Hollywood 40. Tender place 67. Org. for thespians (a) 27 (b) 100 (c) 125 (d) 343 32. Easter event in a Berlin 3. King Hrisvaroma was the father of- song 35. Irving of "Carrie" SOLUTION 3436 Sudoku (a) Ravan (b) Janak (c) Vali 36. "Hound Dog" man Fill in blank squares so that each 4. In Pole Vaulting what is ‘plant’? 38. Pulls up 39. Muppet Piggy's title row, each column and each 3-by-3 (a) Placing of the pole in a box 41. Resulted in block contain all the digits 1 to 9. (b) Placing of the pole in a net 43. Slippery swimmers 44. Treble clef readers (c) Placing of the pole in a field 46. Appears (d) Placing of the pole in a air 48. US mail carrier's beat 49. Get mad 51. Bona fide 5. Can you identify this 52. Kenny G's instrument cartoon character? 53. Depend 54. Parsley portion 56. Patterned fabric 6. Which continent did a total of 22122 tourists visit in 59. Mrs. with a ghost 2011-12? 62. Thunderstruck 63. Martha and the ___ Answers 68. Ventriloquist Wences (1) Gray (2) 100 (3) Janak (4) Placing of the pole in a box 69. Richard of "A Summer Place" (5) Professor Calculus (6) Antarctica 70. "Heat of the Moment" band Courtesy- Ramaquiz 71. Dry runs Find solution in today”s issue BJP’s Raj Bala Malik new Mayor of Chandigarh BJP’s Raj Bala Malik on Friday was elected as the new NATION Mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation here. Malik, 03 an advocate, defeated Congress nominee Gurbax Rawat. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020

BRIEF STUNT PERFORMANCE Found dead ‘Seek centre’s intervention  Banda: A 65-year- year old agriculture scientist was found in AP capital row’ dead in a hotel in Uttar Pradesh’s Amaravati, Jan 10 (PTI): ready suffered because of Banda district on the bifurcation and it Friday,police said. Jana Sena president and should not suffer further,” According to actor Pawan Kalyan on Kalyan added. Additional Friday demanded that the Kalyan, who toured the Superintendent of Centre convene an all- Amaravati region and in- Police Lal Bharat party meeting to break the teracted with the villagers Kumar Pal, the scien- ongoing impasse over in recent days, said no in- tist has been identi- Andhra Pradesh’s capital justice should be done to fied as RB Rai, who city. the farmers who gave up was in Banda to par- The centre has an obli- over 33,000 acres of their ticipate in a two-day gation under the Andhra fertile agricultural lands seminar.“Some Pradesh Reorganisation for building the state capi- empty bottles of alco- Act, 2014 on the state capi- Pawan Kalyan tal post-bifurcation. hol and a couple of tal issue, Kalyan said and The state government glasses were recov- pointed out that it has al- Centre to step in as the YS should talk to the farmers ered from the room. ready released Rs 2,500 Jagan Mohan Reddy gov- first and address their con- The room has been crore for capital-related ernment’s move to have cerns before taking a deci- sealed. works. “three capitals” for AP sion on the capital. “The BJP-led NDA gov- caused an unrest among He pointed out that ATM fire ernment has a pivotal role. people. crores of rupees of public It cannot let unrest prevail He said the Congress money has already been  Muzaffarnagar: in the state as that could and BJP should clearly spent on creating certain Around Rs 6 lakh threaten national integri- spell out their stand on the vital infrastructure in the worth currency notes ty,”the Jana Sena chief ob- capital issue as both were capital region. are feared burnt after served. Talking to a select responsible for the bifur- “The state government a fire broke out ap- group of reporters along cation of AP. should talk to farmers and parently due to a with Jana Sena Political “The BJP played a key other stakeholders. It short circuit in an Affairs Committee chair- role in the division of the should not take unilateral SBI ATM in a village man Nadendla Manohar state and it should now decisions that could jeop- A trained dog perform stunts during a dog show organized by Jamshedpur Kennel Club at JRD TATA Sports here, police said. The at the party headquarters take the lead to end the im- ardise the state’s overall Complex, in Jamshedpur, Friday. blaze engulfed the here, Kalyan wanted the passe. The state has al- interests,” Kalyan noted. ATM in Datiyana vil- lage under Chapar police station limits ‘Growth affected by but the extent of ‘Laws once enacted can’t Border road project damage to the ma- ‘identity politics’ in Manipur’ chine and notes lost stalled due to strike is yet to be ascer- the communities in the be opposed on streets’ tained, according to past and identity politics Aizawl, Jan 10 (PTI): was served to the construct- Rampur police out- had affected the growth 2014 to escape religious ing agencies to stop work post in-charge and development of the Dissenting view persecution in their home The construction of a for the project, LDLOA Ravinder Kasana. state,” Singh said. There Talking about Pakistan, country. cross- border road under president H Remmawia must be unity among peo- which has criticised the Fernandes was address- the ambitious Kaladan told PTI. He said the associ- Farmer dies ple from different commu- Centre over scrapping ing a gathering here multi modal transit trans- ation will set a deadline for nities for peace and pros- of Article 370 and CAA, where crucial issues like port project is likely to miss the government to pay com-  Banda: An elderly perity in the state, he said, Fernandes said it is not CAA and scrapping of its deadline due to an indef- pensation to at least 331 farmer,who was in- adding that the long time anybody’s business to Article 370, that provided inite strike called by a people, whose land has jured in an attack by demand for the implemen- convince Indians on the special status to Jammu landowners’ association been damaged due to the neighbours, died in Biren Singh tation of Inner Line Permit twin issues. and Kashmir, were dis- based in south Mizoram, construction, failing which hospital in Uttar (ILP) system has been ful- cussed. state officials said. The con- the strike will be indefinite Pradesh’s Banda dis- Imphal, Jan 10 (PTI): filled by the Centre. “...put Panaji, Jan 10 (PTI): John Fernandes The former GPCC chief, struction of the 87.18 km till they are paid. State trict, police said on our collective efforts to up- who held reigns of the stretch in the northeastern PWD officials said that Friday.Ramkishun Asserting that there was hold the integrity of the na- Goa Congress leader which should be accepted party in Goa in 2013, said, state under the KMMTT more than 81 per cent of (64) and two others no unity among people tion as well as the state,” he and former MP John by people. The passage of When a law is passed by road project is scheduled to the work has been complet- were attacked by from different communi- said while speaking at the Fernandes has lambasted CAA in Parliament last Parliament, no one should be completed by March this ed so far. Remmawia al- their neighbours in ties in the past, Manipur 186th death anniversary of his own party for opposing month triggered protests be instigated by the oppo- year, they said. The work leged that state chief secre- Mawai Buzurg vil- Chief Minister N Biren Maharaj Gambhir Singh the amended citizenship across the country, includ- sition to say anything for the project has come to a tary Lalnunmawia lage of the district on Singh has said “identity on Thursday.He lauded the act, saying laws passed by ing in Goa. The Congress against it on the streets.” standstill from Wednesday, Chuaungo, at the direction Tuesday and were ad- politics” had affected the sacrifice and courage of Parliament should not be and other opposition par- Commenting on following an indefinite of the present government, mitted to hospital growth and development of Maharaj Gambhir Singh, challenged on the streets. ties have criticised the protests around university strike by Lawngtlai District has recently cancelled the with injuries on the the state. He said the terri- Nara Singh, Heerachandra Fernandes, a former new law that grants citi- campus post- CAA, includ- Land Owners’ Association detailed project report and same day,City torial boundary and in- and other unsung heroes of Goa Pradesh Congress zenship to non-Muslim ing in Delhi’s Jamia Millia (LDLOA) over compensa- proposals for compensa- Kotwali station house tegrity of the state will re- the state for independence Committee (GPCC) presi- refugees from Pakistan, Islamia (JMI), Fernandes tion, sources said. tion, which were submitted officer Dinesh Singh main intact. “There were of Manipur from seven dent, termed the Bangladesh and said I dont think it is ap- According to a resolution to the Centre by the erst- said. absence of collective years of Burmese rule Citizenship (Amendment) Afghanistan who came to propriate, what is going adopted at a meeting of the while Congress govern- thought and unity among from 1819 to 1826. Act (CAA) as a “good” law India before December 31, on. I know how it started. association, a “stay order” ment. Four held  Muzaffarnagar: Odisha Govt to set up ‘Promotion Adalats’ Four more people Khattar says past CMs also held CID charge have been arrested Bhubaneswar, Jan 10 (PTI): here for their alleged technical lacuna, the chief  Counters his home involvement in vio- minister said. Earlier this As part of efforts to reform lence during the anti- minister week, Haryana Home and streamline the administra- CAA protests, police Minister Anil Vij had tion, Odisha Government has said on Friday. Chandigarh, Jan 10 (PTI): taken exception to two decided to set up Promotion Shameem, Inam state government websites Adalats to ensure that its Shamim, Alvi and Haryana Chief Minister that showed that the CID employees get promotions in Salman were arrest- Manohar Lal Khattar on was held by Khattar. time. Chief Minister Naveen ed after being identi- Friday said the CID re- “Governments are not Patnaik has directed additional fied on the basis of mained under the CM’s run by websites. They are chief secretaries of various CCTV footage for al- charge during the terms of run by the rule of law,” Vij departments to hold promotion ernment has streamlined and transparency, transformation legedly indulging in Bansi Lal and Devi Lal, an had said on Wednesday. adalats in last week of January fixed time frame and responsi- and time limit) in governance, it stone pelting during assertion that appears to Vij had asserted that ac- to resolve cases that are eligible bility in promotion process of said. The first promotion adalat the violence that counter the home minis- cording to the Business of and due but not done, an official government employees,” a will be held in the last week of broke out on ter’s claim over the depart- Haryana Government statement said. Employees who statement from Chief Ministers January 2020. In order to boost December 20, they ment. (Allocation) Rules, 1974, are deprived of due promotion Office said. the morale and efficiency of the said. Khattar, however, the CID was part of the can approach the promotion “This brings transparency, employees, the chief minister sought to play down the Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar at police passing out home department. adalat for expediting their timeliness, leading to transfor- had last month directed all Bribery case row over who is in charge function in Karnal. He said this allocation cases. mation in the entire promotion department authorities to com- of the important Criminal can be changed, but cited The move has come after the process. Corruption, whims and plete the process of promotion  Jaipur: A police in- Investigation Department Panchkula. It is not that Similarly, when Mani procedure which he state government launched a fancies of senior officials will be of the eligible employees by spector and an al- (CID), the state govern- this has happened for the Ram Godara was made the claimed must be followed. special drive on promotions a thing of past with this initia- December 31 every year to leged middleman ment’s intelligence gather- first time. During the home minister, Bansi Lal Later, the state govern- taken up during the last fort- tive,” it said. It is expected that ensure their promotion from were arrested on ing agency. Chaudhary Devi Lal did the same thing, he ment removed the content night of December. “Seeing the this transparent timebound pro- January 1. Following the direc- charges of accepting It is not a big issue. It is a regime, the home ministry said, adding there were ex- showing the CID among success of the special drive, the motions will incentivise hard- tive, 3,166 employees were pro- a bribe of Rs 90,000 in technical issue. We will was given to Sampat amples from some other the CM’s portfolios from chief minister has also directed work and inspire government moted to higher rank with Rajasthan’s Alwar find some way out in that Singh. At that time also, states as well. the websites. The Haryana departments to hold such pro- employees to put their best, effect from January 1 this year, district, an anti-cor- technical issue and we the CID and vigilance de- There is a technical la- chief minister holds 17 dif- motion exercise every leading to better public service sources said, adding those left ruption bureau have discussed this matter, partments were held by cuna and this problem will ferent portfolios at pres- December,” sources said. “By delivery which is the hallmark out can now approach the pro- spokesperson said. Khattar told reporters in the CM, he said. be solved by removing that ent. this two-stage process, the gov- of 5T (Team work, technology, motion adalats. Station House Officer (SHO), Narayanpur, Jitendra Kumar had demanded a bribe of BJP rout in Nagpur ZP poll shocking: Sena Rs 1 lakh through Balbeer Yadav from Mumbai, Jan 10 (PTI): shocking” and the out- complainant Krishna come shows the rural pop- Kumar for favouring The Shiv Sena on Friday ulation was “fed up” with his family in a case, termed thepoll result in the party. “The Congress he said. Nagpur Zilla Parishad had performed well in the (ZP), where the BJP was assembly elections in Clearance certs ousted from power by the Nagpur (held in October) Congress, as”sensational and now it has wrested the  Panaji: In order to and shocking”. district council from the eliminate duplication Polling for six ZPs in BJP,” the Sena publication or forgery,the Goa po- Maharashtra - Nagpur, said. The paper said in lice announced that Akola, Washim, Dhule, Nandurbar and elsewhere, police clearance cer- Nandurbar and Palghar if the Congress had fought tificates (PCCs) is- (332 seats) - and the the polls in alliance with sued by them will Panchayat Samitis (664 where the Congress the Congress, the NCP, the the Shiv Sena, the BJP henceforth have ad- seats) falling in their juris- bagged a handsome tally Shiv Sena and Prakash would have been “fin- vanced security fea- diction were held on of 30, while its ally the Ambedkar-led Vanchit ished”. The Sena is in tures, including QR Tuesday and results were NCP pocketed 10. Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) power in Maharashtra in code. Goa police declared on Wednesday. An editorial in have done “very well”, the alliance with the Congress spokesman said that The BJP lost control of ‘Saamana’, a mouthpiece Marathi daily said. and the NCP.In 56-member henceforth, PCCs will the ZP in Nagpur, the of the ruling Shiv Sena, The editorial said the Nandurbar ZP, both have advanced secu- home district of party stal- pointed out that except BJP’s defeat in the home Congress and the BJP won rity features to avoid warts Devendra Fadnavis Dhule, the BJP suffered turf of Fadnavis, a former 23 seats each, while the the possibility of du- and Nitin Gadkari. defeat in the remaining chief minister, and Sena, which had no pres- plication or forgery. The BJP won just 15 of five district councils. Gadkari, a Union minister, ence earlier in the council, the 58 seats in Nagpur ZP, In in these five districts, was “sensational and bagged seven. SPARE TIME 04 CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020 What Australia’s bushfires mean for its tourism icon – Koala

A study suggests that koala tourism is worth at least AUD 3.2 billion to the Australian economy and accounts for 30,000 jobs.

✍ Kevin Markwell

“The time has arrived when Australians must decide whether or not they will accept responsibility for the perpetuation of the koala…It seems extraordinary that this ani- mal which is so greatly admired, not only by overseas visitors, but by Australians, is being allowed to suf- fer extinction.”The preservation of the koala was not talked about so much in environmentalist terms. Creation of an icon economy and account for up to 30,000 jobs. In 2020, take action to protect the animal, with the GoFundMe Instead, the koala was seen as a Koalas were exhibited at Melbourne Zoo from 1861 Australia has 68 zoos and wildlife parks exhibiting campaign to raise funds for the Port Macquarie Koala and at Taronga Zoo from 1914. But at the same time, just under 900 koalas. A photograph with a koala is a Hospital raising almost AUD 2 million.The outpour- crucial icon of Australian identity koalas were hunted ruthlessly for fur throughout must-have souvenir for many international ing of emotion and financial support reflects the much of the 19th century.This practice only came to a tourists.But it is impossible to look at Kylie hanging strong connection that Australians feel for the koala, and tourism. halt at the end of the 1920s.By the 1930s, three koala- out with her koala mates without bringing to mind formed out of the interplay of the animal’s baby-like themed wildlife parks – the Koala Park in Pennant the shocking images of badly-burned koalas and features and its multitude of representations in popu- Hills, Sydney; Lone Pine Koala Park on the Brisbane other wildlife as the devastating wild fires destroy lar culture, including, of course, tourism he earliest picture postcard featuring a koala I River; and the Adelaide Snake Park and Koala Farm – millions of hectares of bushland habitat.The plump, marketing.Sadly, it is more than likely the koala will Thave found was postmarked 1903, and it has been a had opened for business.1933 saw the publication of relaxed, pampered koalas in the Tourism Australia ad go on serving the national interest through its role in mainstay of tourism advertising ever since.In the lat- Dorothy Wall’s Blinky Bill. Zoologist Ellis are far removed from the horrific realities of fire. tourism even if it was to tragically go extinct in the est ad from Tourism Australia, the koala has been re- Troughton’s 1931 book Furred Animals of Australia These catastrophic fires have compounded the threat- wild.Most koala tourism is based on experiences with cruited, once again, to market Australia, starring and natural historian Charles Barrett’s 1937 ening processes that already affect koala populations: captive koalas. And extinction hasn’t been a problem alongside Kylie Minogue, chilling in a graceful euca- bookKoala: The Story of the Native Bear also influ- habitat destruction and fragmentation, disease, car elsewhere: Tasmanian Tourism uses a stylised image lyptus on Sydney Harbour. But amid Australia’s ongo- enced public attitudes towards the native animal.In accidents and dog attack.Recent research has shown of the thylacine in its logo.The long term survival of ing bush fire crisis, airing of the digital ad has been 1934, Sydney Morning Herald called the koala koalas are also vulnerable to climate change through the koala ultimately rests with governments and their “paused”.Up to 30% of the koala population from the “Australia’s national pet”. Perhaps most famously, it changes in the nutritional status of eucalyptus leaves, policies on forest clearing, fire management and cli- NSW mid-north coast is expected to be lost in the fires, was the star of a Qantas advertising campaign from excessively hot temperatures and these canopy-de- mate change. If future tourists to Australia are to ex- alongside 50% of the koalas on Kangaroo Island – the 1967 to 1992. stroying wildfires. perience the koala in the wild, it is imperative that last remaining wild population not infected by deadly governments act now to strengthen the protection of chlamydia.Eighty four years on from the Evening Loss of an icon? Life beyond extinction? the species and most crucially,its habitat. News’ story, we are still talking about the possible ex- A 2014 study suggests koala tourism could now be *Kevin Markwell, Professor in Tourism, Southern tinction of koalas, Australia’s national tourism icon. worth as much as AUD 3.2 billion to the Australian Australians have clearly shown they are willing to Cross University. ‘Darbar’ Sometimes, even Rajinikanth cannot

✍ Nandini Ramnath

he Mumbai police force gets the shakeup it sorely er Ajay (Prateik) while cleaning up Mumbai’s streets. tered. Every other member of the cast is, in fact, as as proof of his continuing vigour and health.The Tneeds in the form of Rajinikanth. AR Payback arrives in the form of the manbun-sporting dispensable as the location for the plot is disposable. packaging of mothballed material is carried out by ex- Murugadoss’s Darbar stars the Tamil screen icon as Hari who, like most things in this movie, has a bark Murugadoss shoots on the few available streets and perienced talent, including Santosh Sivan behind the the city’s Commissioner of Police – clearly a leg-up worse than his bite. In between, Aaditya romances the neighbourhoods in Mumbai that have not been affect- camera. About the youngest thing in the movie, how- from the lowly inspectors he played in Hindi films in interior designer Lily (Nayanthara), but the only fe- ed by ongoing construction projects, but the city bare- ever, is Anirudh Ravichander’s cheerful and rousing the 1980s. Rajinikanth starts the movie as a rogue cop male in his life who matters is his daughter. As orna- ly makes a difference to the events. The sui generis score. It includes the chartbusting Chumma Kizhi, who threatens to bump off a government human mental and ephemeral as the flower after which she is hero swallows up everybody and everything around which adds at least one new gesture to the Rajinikanth rights official in his office. Events show that this can- named, Lily floats into view whenever Murugadoss re- him. Rajinikanth’s trademarks take up much of the dance moves collection. The old man lets it rip as he didate for prosecution has a back story, one that in- members that his cast list extends beyond his hard- 159-minute runtime: the cartoonish gestures accompa- typically does. He is the true narcotic in this drug-and- volves his beloved daughter Valli (Nivetha Thomas) working hero. Yogi Babu is also around, providing the nied by sound effects, the purposeful stride, the know- vengeance saga, but his enthusiasm cannot animate and the cop-hating druglord Hari (Suniel Shetty).Part laughs when permitted.Both characters could have ing smirk, the villainy that colours his heroics. He is outdated material. Sometimes, even Rajinikanth can- Sherlock and part Samson, Aaditya arrests drug deal- been played by anybody and it would not have mat- even shown pumping iron, and a bared back is offered not. Kelsey Asbille boards ‘Fargo’ season 4 The fourth season of the show, created, written and directed by Noah Hawley is set in WORLD 1950 in Kansas City. "The locale serves as the crossroads and collisions of two migrations 05 Southern Europeans from countries like Italy, and African Americans who left the south in great numbers to escape Jim Crow, both fighting for a piece of the American dream. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020 Rajapaksa orders investigation CHOCOLATE LIFESTYLE On previous govt's corruption probe panels

Colombo, Jan 10 (PTI): ment investigated the foul over the investiga- members of the Rajapaksa tions claiming they were Sri Lankan President family on the alleged mis- part of the political witch- Gotabaya Rajapaksa on conduct during 2005 and hunt. They were particu- Friday ordered a presiden- 2015. larly critical of the FCID tial probe on the previous Many of them were ar- which they claimed had government's anti-corrup- rested and remanded be- been set up illegally. The tion panels which investi- fore securing bail. None of FCID launched investiga- gated the members of the the cases have been con- tions into alleged mass Rajapaksa family includ- cluded so far. scale financial fraud. ing himself. The probe would focus The appointment of the Two retired senior on whether any public special panel has come in judges and a former police service personnel had the wake of the current chief have been appointed been politically victimised political storm involving to the panel which has Sri Lankan President during the previous gov- recorded telephone con- been mandated to come Gotabaya Rajapaksa ernment through its probe versations between a par- out with a report within panels. The liamentarian of the last six months from January ering the period commenc- Sirisena/Wickremesinghe government and some of 9, according to a gazette is- ing January 9, 2015 to government was elected the judges and top police sued by the government. November 16, 2019, the day on its pledge to eradicate investigators on the The work of the of the presidential elec- corruption and expose al- probes between 2015 and Financial Crime Division tion when Rajapaksa was leged corruption during 2019. Parliamentarian (FCID) of the police, the elected president. the tenure of former presi- Ranjan Ramanayake is Bribery and Corruption The probe panels of for- dent Mahinda Rajapaksa being accused of exerting Commission and the po- mer president Maithripala who was in office from pressure on judges and in- lice's special investigation Sirisena and ex-prime November, 2005 to vestigators to fix members units would come under minister Ranil January,2015. of the last Rajapaksa gov- A model puts on a dress made of chocolate during the annual 'Salon du Chocolat' expo in Seoul on Friday. the focus of the probe cov- Wickremesinghe govern- The Rajapaksas cried ernment. Crash may be grim echo of US downing of Iran flight in 1988 Landmark Brexit bill finally clears Commons vote Dubai, Jan 10 (AP): The Islamic Republic, which Western allegation that Iran found itself the victim of an London, Jan 10 (PTI): been repeatedly defeated prime minister last year. has warned that it would shot down a Ukrainian jetlin- accidental shootdown by in Parliament in its vari- The latest vote gives ap- not be possible to sort out er and killed 176 people American forces over 30 British Prime Minister ous forms in the past, cre- proval to the 11-month every aspect of Britain's offers a grim echo for the years ago. Boris Johnson's deter- ating parliamentary grid- transition period after future relationship with mined bid for UK's divorce lock over Brexit. January 31, in which the the EU before the from the European Union The bill will now go to UK will cease to be an EU December 31, 2020 transi- got a major boost when the the House of Lords on member but will continue tion period deadline. government's Brexit Bill Monday for voting before to follow its rules and con- In a statement released comfortably cleared the royal assent from Queen tribute to its budget, the after the first face-to-face House of Commons, sig- Elizabeth II to become law. BBC reported. meeting between Johnson nalling that the country The bill covers "divorce" The purpose of the tran- and the new EU President, would quit the economic payments to the EU, citi- sition period is to give 10 Downing Street said the bloc on January 31. zens' rights, customs time for the UK and EU to discussions had been "pos- The Commons voted 330 arrangements for negotiate their future rela- itive". to 231 on Thursday in Northern Ireland and the tionship, including a trade "The PM (Johnson) was favour of the EU planned 11-month transi- A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK deal, it said. clear that the UK would Withdrawal Agreement tion period. Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) Meanwhile, Johnson not extend the Bill and it will now pass to "It is my sincere hope shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (C) react- kick-started the process Implementation Period the House of Lords for fur- that their lordships will ing after his Government won the vote on the third for achieving a new trade beyond December 31, 2020 ther scrutiny on Monday. now give due regard to the reading of the European Union (Withdrawal agreement with the EU and that any future part- The Brexit Bill passed clear majorities we have Agreement) Bill, in the House of Commons in London. when he met European nership must not involve its third reading in the seen during the committee Commission President any kind of alignment or Commons with a majority stage and establish their businesses, protects the lawmakers gave their ini- Ursula von der Leyen at ECJ (European Court of of 99 for Prime Minister endorsement of this bill in rights of our citizens and tial approval to the legisla- Downing Street on Justice) jurisdiction, the Johnson, who had won a a similar, timely, fashion," ensures that we regain tion before the Christmas Wednesday evening. statement noted. landslide election last said UK Brexit Secretary control of our money, our recess. He wants to strike a "The PM said the UK month with a promise to Stephen Barclay after the borders, our laws and our Theresa May - Johnson's Canada-style free trade was ready to start negoti- leave the 28-member eco- Commons vote. trade policy," he said. predecessor - repeatedly agreement (FTA) with the ations on the future part- nomic bloc by the latest "This bill will secure our It took only three days failed to get her Brexit bloc post Brexit. nership and Canada-style end-January deadline. departure from the for the bill to pass the re- agreement approved by However, Von der Leyen, FTA as soon as possible It marks a historic mo- European union with a maining stages in the the lawmakers, which led who took over from Jean after January 31," it ment for the bill which has deal that gives certainty to House of Commons, after to her resignation as Claude Juncker last year, added. EU foreign ministers gather in High temp, windy conditions likely Brussels to salvage Iran deal Brussels, Jan 10 (AP): Trump's decision to unilater- to fan ongoing bushfires in Australia ally abandon it in 2018, trig- European foreign affairs gering sanctions that have Melbourne, Jan 10 (PTI): Wales, South Australia said. Military helicopters concern for the fires fur- ministers and the NATO sec- badly hurt Iran's economy. and Western Australia. were deployed for the evac- ther inland, as firefighters retary general are gathering Iran has gradually rolled Bushfires continued to Authorities on Friday is- uation operation. will have to cope with a in Brussels for an emergency back its commitment to the pose serious threat in sev- sued fresh warnings and According to media re- few hours of heavy wind meeting during which they accord and the recent ex- eral parts of Australia evacuation orders in ports, two fires that were before a band of rain are expected to reiterate their change of hostilities between with high temperatures Victoria as hot and windy burning along the alpine moves through," Steven support for the nuclear deal Iran and the US has dealt fur- and windy conditions ex- conditions threatened to border between Victoria McGibbony, forecaster at brokered with Iran. ther blows to the pact. After pected to further fan the regenerate huge bushfires. and New South Wales had the Bureau of Despite calls from US pres- its top general, Qassem ongoing blaze across the Around 23 fires were merged, making a massive Meteorology was quoted ident Donald Trump to break Soleimani, was killed in a US country. still burning in Victoria, blaze that burned about as saying by 'The Age'. away from the deal, which is drone attack, Tehran an- Since September last according to the state's 640,000 hectares so far. In New South Wales, aimed at preventing Iran nounced it would no longer year, Australia's raging emergency management Meanwhile, a cool about 135 fires are still from getting atomic respect limits set under the bushfire crisis, one of the department. Emergency change has started to burning, with nine at weapons, the European deal on how many cen- worst in its history, has warnings were issued for sweep through Melbourne 'watch and act' levels. Union remains committed to trifuges it can use to enrich killed 24 people, burned Buchan due to spot fires on Friday. However, it is the treaty amid an escalation uranium. over six million hectares sparking and a new warn- expected to worsen the of tensions in the region. Speaking on French radio of land, reduced to ashes ing was issued for the area conditions at the fire front. Iran struck the deal in 2015 RTL ahead of the meeting, hundreds of homes and around Swifts Creek. The "When the change hits, with the United States, French Foreign Minister pushed many species to- Victorian town of wind gusts could reach up France, Germany,the United Jean-Yves Le Drian contin- wards extinction. Combienbar was hit by a to 90 km/hour on the Kingdom, Russia and China. ued to insist the accord "is The bushfires continued grassfire threatening Gippsland coast, where a It has, however, been dam- not dead" and said it's essen- to pose serious threat in homes and the severe weather warning aged by US President Donald tial to salvage it. Victoria, New South Combienbar Hall, officials has been issued. This is of S Korea conveys Trump’s SCHOOL VISIT birthday message to Kim Jung Un Seoul, Jan 10 (AP): South Korea said Friday it con- veyed a message by President Donald Trump to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wishing him a happy birthday, which is believed to be January 8. Returning from a visit to Washington on Friday, Chung Eui-yong, South Korea's presidential na- tional security director, told reporters that Trump requested Seoul to deliver the message to Kim during a meeting at the White House this week.

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Britain's Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith talks with school children during his visit to Maghaberry Primary School in Moira, near Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Friday Bong Joon Ho to make a limited series on ‘Parasite’ for HBO The film is also an award season darling since winning the Palme d’Or in Cannes last May. It won the best FOREIGN 06 foreign language Golden Globe and is expected to earn multiple nominations at the Oscars besides picking up trophies from critics bodies, including the top honour from the National Society of Film Critics. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020

BRIEF PLAYING WITH DRAGON Airliner probe Meghan Markle returns to Canada amid UK royal crisis

while his parents flew they plan to “value the back to the UK to resume ability to earn a profes- royal duties earlier this sional income” — some- week after a six-week sab- thing they are not current- batical on Vancouver ly allowed to do as senior Kiev:Ukrainian Island. members of the UK royal President Volodymyr Harry, the 35-year-old family. Zelensky said he Duke of Sussex, has In the statement issued would speak on stayed back and is believed on Wednesday, they said: Friday to US to be making attempts to “After many months of re- Secretary of State do some damage control flection and internal dis- Mike Pompeo follow- with his family members. cussions, we have chosen ing claims that Iran The royal family was to make a transition this shot down a said to be “hurt” at the year in starting to carve Ukrainian airliner. couple’s statement, which out a progressive new role American, British was reportedly issued within this institution. We and Canadian offi- without the consent of intend to step back as ‘sen- cials say intelligence Queen Elizabeth II, ior’ members of the Royal sources indicate that Harry’s grandmother. Family and work to be- Iran shot down the The 93-year-old come financially inde- plane, killing all 176 monarch is understood to pendent, while continuing onboard, perhaps un- have asked senior aides to to fully support Her intentionally.“The come up with a “workable Majesty the Queen.” version of a missile solution” after the couple “Discussions with the is not ruled out, but it went public with their Duke and Duchess of A girl plays on a three-headed dragon sculpture at a park in Moscow on Friday. has not yet been con- plans to take a back seat Sussex are at an early firmed,” Zelensky and divide their time be- stage. We understand their said on his Facebook Meghan, Duchess of tween the UK and North desire to take a different page. Sussex (File photo) America. approach, but these are Prince Charles, Harry’s complicated issues that Sea turtles London, Jan 10 (PTI): father, is said to be upset will take time to work Brazilian court asks Netflix to pull by the move and the senior through, a Buckingham Mexico City: Close Meghan Markle, the royals are in internal dis- Palace statement noted in to 300 rare green tur- Duchess of Sussex, left the cussions to find a way for- a terse response. tles have been found UK for Canada amid the ward and determine the The royal couple’s sur- film depicting Jesus as gay dead on the beaches ongoing crisis talks within couple’s future roles. prise move would mean of southern Mexico, the British royal family According to some UK they will no longer be able London, Jan 10 (PTI): Orlando. The film also re- the order is only tempo- started against the film killed by a red tide of following her and husband media reports, the royal to use the taxpayer-funded portedly shows Mary, rary and a final decision is which amassed over 2.33 microalgae caused in Prince Harry’s bombshell family is expected to hold Sovereign Grant which A Brazilian court has mother of Jesus, smoking yet to be taken by the million signatures. The part by climate announcement to distance talks with multiple gov- funds five per cent of their asked streamer Netflix to weed. A lawsuit was filed court. In a statement to group behind the contro- change, authorities themselves from frontline ernments over the cou- costs but would still be remove a controversial by a Brazilian Catholic or- The Hollywood Reporter, versial film, comedy said. The algae feeds duties. ple’s future plans, suggest- able to receive income film that depicted Jesus as ganisation urging that the Netflix said it is yet to re- troupe Porta dos Fundos, tiny fish called salp A spokesperson for the ing that US as well as from the Prince Charles a homosexual. film be removed from the ceive the court’s order. was hit by a Molotov cock- that are toxic to tur- 38-year-old former Canadian officials may be through his private Duchy “The First Temptation streaming platform. “We strongly support tail attack on Christmas’ tles. It reached the American actress con- involved as part of their of Cornwall estate. of Christ”, a Portuguese According to BBC, the artistic expression and Eve. shores of Oaxaca firmed on Friday that security and other Harry also has his own language film released in judge of the court in Rio we’ll be fighting to defend Two petrol bombs were state a little over two Markle had flown back to arrangements. money through inheri- Brazil by Netflix on de Janeiro said the right this important principle, thrown at the headquar- weeks ago, the Canada to be with eight- In a statement issued tance from his late mother, December 3, had created to freedom of expression which goes to the heart of ters of the group, causing Federal Attorney’s month-old son Archie, via their official Sussex Princess Diana, as well as an uproar for its depiction is “not absolute” and or- great storytelling,” the a fire, which was put out Office for who had remained in the Royal website, Harry and great grandmother the of a gay relationship be- dered the streamer to pull streamer said. Last by one of the office’s secu- Environmental country with a nanny, Meghan announced that Queen Mother. tween Jesus and his friend down the film. However, month, a petition was rity guards. Protection said on Thursday. Ukraine plane Chinese leader Xi Advancing India-US ties crucial for America: Engel Washington, Jan 10 (PTI): House hearings on foreign dressed by other influen- country,he said. affairs issues. It was also tial Congressmen, includ- The foreign secretary- Jinping to visit Describing India-US re- the venue for the ing Brad Sherman, Indian designate said that India lationship as one of the Congressional hearing on American Raja will continue to be fully most important ties for Kashmir in October. Krishnamoorthi, Pete engaged with the US America, a powerful The very strong Indian King and Jim Vargas. Congress because as a Myanmar next week Congressman said that American diaspora we Noting that he arrived democracy,it understands strengthening and advanc- have here in the US helps in this country exactly a what it means to be en- Beijing, Jan 10 (AP): ing this partnership is his not only enrich the US but year ago on January 9, gaged with the elected Tehran: Iran’s civil country’s top strategic helps bring our the two Shringla said this has representatives of the aviation chief Ali Chinese President Xi goal. countries together, Engel been an eventful and re- people in the US. Abedzadeh said Jinping will visit neigh- Congressman Eliot said in his remarks. We sult-oriented year for And if you want to Friday he was “cer- bouring Myanmar next Engel, Chairman of the will keep working together India-US ties. We had very forge a close relationship tain” a Ukrainian air- week amid efforts to House Foreign Affairs US Congressman Eliot Engel to strengthen the bilateral significant engagement with the US, we have to liner which crashed strengthen relations with Committee, said this in his ties between the two coun- with Congress. We’ve have a close relationship outside Tehran this members of the address at a Capitol Hill farewell for an outgoing tries, he said. been given every encour- with Congress, we have to week was not hit by a Association of Southeast event on Thursday to bid foreign envoy at the US The farewell reception agement by our friend in be able to be in touch to missile. “One thing is Asian Nations. farewell to outgoing Capitol. was hosted by Ranju Congress, particularly by that, we can inform them for certain, this air- Myanmar has been a Indian Ambassador to the I regard the relationship Batra, chair, Diwali Chairman Engel, he said. of what is happening are, plane was not hit by a close ally in backing US Harsh Vardhan between the US and India Foundation US and Ravi We have a debt of grati- we can encourage them to missile,” Abedzadeh China’s claims in the South Chinese President Xi Jinping Shringla. as one of the most impor- Batra, chair, National tude to you for being so take steps to bring our re- told a news confer- China Sea and a partner in Engel said that tant relationships the US Advisory Council South understanding of some of lationships closer and it’s ence in Tehran after Xi’s signature “Belt and Strait. China has also Shringla, who now heads has. As chairman of the Asian Affairs. the issues that are part of with their oversight that Britain and Canada Road” initiative to build sought to mediate conflicts to New Delhi to take House Foreign Affairs New York-based attor- our relationship. I’m the relationships can both said intelligence railroads, highways, ports between Myanmar’s cen- charge as the country’s Committee, I will continue ney Ravi Batra thanked happy that because of thrive and prosper, sources suggested a and other infrastructure tral government and mi- next Foreign Secretary to do everything in my Engel for allowing this your encouragement, we Shringla said. catastrophic error by connecting China with nority ethnic groups with later this month, would power to strengthen the re- special reception for an made a lot of progress in India’s Consul General Iranian air defence other points in Asia and Chinese roots. Myanmar play an important part in lationship between India outgoing ambassador in- initiatives that are impor- in New York, Sandeep batteries had downed into Europe and Africa. has also been a reliable helping America to and the US, Engel said. side the House Foreign tant to us. You’ll also be Chakravarthy was also the aircraft. Chinese projects in backer, along with Laos achieve this goal. We (India and the US) Affairs Committee, which happy to know that as we present at the farewell re- Myanmar include a and Cambodia, of China’s Engel in an exception let have so much in common, he said is symbolic of the speak, Ambassador Ken ception, which was at- Turkish boat pipeline to channel natural campaign to quash criti- House Foreign Affairs he said in his farewell re- strength and the vitality Juster, the US tended among others by gas from the Middle East cism within ASEAN of its Committee room in marks at the prestigious of the bilateral relation- Ambassador to India is in eminent members of the Istanbul: Three peo- overland instead of claim to virtually the en- Rayburn House building Congressional room, ship. Jammu and Kashmir vis- Indian American commu- ple were missing through the Malacca tire South China Sea. be the venue for the which is the venue for all The reception was ad- iting that part of our nity. after a Turkish fish- ing boat and a Russian-flagged tanker collided on Navy brings emergency Friday off Istanbul’s Israel releases man convicted Austrian Airlines northern coast, the Turkish coastguard beer to fire-hit Aussie town said. The Turkish Sydney, Jan 10 (AFP): Breweries said Friday it boat sank after the of spying for Syria had dropped the alcohol at cancels Tehran collision around 0330 Australia’s navy tasked the Cerberus naval base to GMT,the coastguard Jerusalem, Jan 10 (AFP): of another Golan resident, Maqt told Syrian state with rescuing bushfire- be delivered to the said in a statement. Amal Abu Saleh, who was news agency SANA his re- trapped residents on the Mallacoota Hotel, after it flights over security Israel has announced jailed for the murder of a lease was “without condi- southeast coast received a was on the verge of run- Mideast visit the release of two prison- Syrian who crossed the tions and that is a victory new mission Friday — de- ning out. The delivery in- ers — one of whom was Israeli border. He had been of the will of the Syrians livering beer to a country cludes 20 kegs and four Vienna, Jan 10 (AFP): gence sources indicated convicted of spying for due to remain behind bars over the will of the occupi- pub on the verge of run- pallets of beer and cider Iran had shot down the Syria — as part of a swap until 2023. er”. SANA said Maqt had ning dry. More than a for a town that usually has Austrian Airlines Ukrainian airliner, pos- deal brokered by Russia. The early releases are a been released in August thousand people have been a population of around said it was cancelling sibly accidentally. Sidqi al-Maqt, from the “gesture of goodwill” after 2012 after 27 years in evacuated from the town 1,000. “A pub with no beer its flight to Tehran on Iran fired ballistic Druze community in the the repatriation to Israel Israeli detention. “He was of Mallacoota, with the is bad enough at the best of Friday, two days after a missiles at bases hous- annexed Golan Heights, last year of the remains of re-arrested on February military sending landing times,” said Carlton and passenger plane ing US troops in Iraq was jailed in 2015 to 11 Zachary Baumel, an 25, 2015... after he docu- craft to collect families United Breweries CEO crashed in Iran killing early on Wednesday in years for spying, treason, Israeli soldier missing mented cooperation be- trapped there since New Peter Filipovic. all 176 people on board. retaliation for the US contact with a foreign since the 1982 war in tween the Israeli occupy- Year’s Eve. But after sever- “After what Mallacoota The airline said its assassination of Iran’s Tokyo: Japan’s agent and transfer of in- Lebanon, the prisons au- ing army and the terror- al shuttle runs and with residents and firies have action was “due to the most powerful general, prime minister still formation to the Syrian thority said. ists of Al-Nusra Front,” it the immediate emergency been through the least we latest reports and the Qasem Soleiman. plans to visit the government. Israeli authorities had said, referring to Syria’s ebbing the navy will deliv- could do is make sure they changed assessment of Several airlines had Middle East starting He had already spent promised the release of then Al-Qaeda affiliate. er much-needed supplies, could enjoy a beer.” the security situation already said they would Saturday despite the several years behind bars two Syrian prisoners after After midnight, SANA including a precious cargo “We’re not sure if the for the airspace around avoid Iranian and Iraqi crisis in the region, a in Israel for spying. the repatriation of the re- said Abu Saleh has arrived of tinnies to thirsty sur- Navy has ever shipped Tehran airport”. airspace. spokesman said. “Security prisoner Sidqi mains. at his birthplace of Majdal vivors, a department of de- beer to civilians before but Thursday’s flight to Lufthansa — the par- Japan is also expect- Al-Maqt will be released According to Israeli Shams. Some 23,000 Druze fense spokesperson con- these fires are an extraor- Tehran was ordered to ent company of ed to deploy a war- tomorrow (Friday) media, the release of Maqt still live in the part of the firmed to AFP. “The beer dinary disaster,” said return to Vienna after a Austrian — said its ship and a maritime January 10, before the and Abu Saleh was de- Golan Heights Israel is not occupying unneces- Filipovic. stopover in Sofia, the flight between reconnaissance air- scheduled end of his im- layed because the two men seized from Syria in the sary space on HMAS The 16,000-tonne relief statement added. Frankfurt and Tehran craft to protect its prisonment,” Israel’s wanted to return to the Six-Day War of 1967 and Choules and essential sup- ship HMAS Choules was The airline’s move on Thursday had re- shipping interests in prison authority said late town of Majdal Shams in later annexed in a move plies were not offloaded to due to return to came after Canadian turned an hour after the Persian Gulf and Thursday. the annexed Golan not recognised by most of accommodate the beer,” Mallacoota with the beer Prime Minister Justin takeoff because of se- the Gulf of Oman. Authorities also an- Heights, rather than travel the international commu- the spokesperson added. on Friday,according to the Trudeau said intelli- curity concerns. nounced the early release to Syrian-held territory. nity. Carlton and United department of defence. Sisodia accuses BJP of fearing films with social messege Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia hit out at the BJP for being “easily METRO intimidated by” and “fearing” certain films that invoke a sense of social 07 responsibility among people. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020 BRIEF PROTEST BY DUTA Slum fire AP CM appears New Delhi: A fire broke out in four shanties of a slum in Delhi’s Sarai Rohilla, before CBI court a Delhi Fire Service official said. No one the accused in the cases, has been injured, too appeared before the they said. A call court. In view of Jagan’s about the fire was re- court appearance, security ceived at 9.40 am after was beefed up near the which four fire ten- court’s premises. ders were rushed to The YSR Congress presi- the spot, a senior fire dent has been facing trial official said. The fire wherein he was charge- was brought under sheeted in at least 11 cases control by 10.15 am, as the prime accused in al- he added. leged quid pro quo deals. The cases relate to in- vestments made by vari- Fake doctor ous companies in Jagan’s  New Delhi: A 47- ndhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy arrives at CBI firms as quid pro quo for year-old man was ar- court in connection with the ongoing trial in the quid various favours bestowed rested for allegedly pro quo investments cases against him, in Hyderabad, on them during the tenure practising medicine Friday. of his father late Y S on a fake degree. The Rajasekhara Reddy as accused has been Hyderabad, Jan 10 (PTI): he assumed charge as Chief Minister between identified as Banshi Chief Minister on May 30, 2004 and 2009. Lal, a resident of Andhra Pradesh Chief 2019. The Special Court Several former minis- Bhati Mines, they Minister YS Jagan Mohan judge had on January 3 di- ters and bureaucrats are said. Bachchu Reddy on Friday appeared rected Jagan to appear in also accused in the case. Paswan, a resident of before a CBI Special Court person for the trial, reject- Jagan is currently out Bhati Mines, stated here in connection with ing the latter’s plea for an on bail, having spent time that his 13-year-old the ongoing trial in the exemption. Along with in jail as an “un-convicted daughter died be- quid pro quo investments Jagan, his close aide criminal prisoner” in the cause of wrong medi- cases against him. This is andYSR Congress Rajya Chanchalguda Central Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) take part in a march demanding immediate implementation cines and injections Jagan’s first appearance Sabha member V Vijaysai Prison from May 2012 to of the relief promised on Dec 5 by MHRD/UGC, in New Delhi, Friday. given by Lal, who has in court for the trial after Reddy, who is also one of September 2013. a clinic at Sanjay Colony,according to police. During investi- ‘Rajini has ‘duty’ to strive CAA to hit poor the gation, Lal produced Nadda holds meetings for a degree in ayurveda. for TN’s development’ hardest: Derek O’ Brien Flyover reopens assembly election strategy Superstar politics ship law. Kolkata: Describing stock of the party’s elec- “Demonetisation (in the cracks developed While Haasan is already tion preparedness and mo- 2016) had hit the poor on West Bengal’s heading his political tivate the workers for the hard. The impact remains longest flyover,con- party MNM, Rajinikanth assembly polls, he said. the same (with regard to necting Jinjira Bazar had said in 2017 that he Delhi BJP on Friday an- CAA, NRC). This time, too, at Maheshtala to would take the political nounced its 15-member the Centre’s decision will Batanagar in the plunge and contest the election committee, in- affect housewives, stu- southern suburbs of next Assembly polls, cluding party president dents, bankers, farmers — the city,as “not threat- due next year. Manoj Tiwari, for the in short everybody. It will ening”, authorities on Assembly polls to be held hit the poorest of the poor Thursday opened it to porters at the airport here, here on February 8. the hardest,” the senior traffic, 26 hours after Haasan said all Tamil Besides Tiwari, the Derek O’ Brien TMC leader claimed. it was shut. A report Kamal Haasan were duty-bound to invest committee includes all He urged students to submitted by the their hardwork and ener- BJP MPs from Delhi, na- Kolkata, Jan 10 (PTI): read the full report of the Kolkata Metropolitan Chennai, Jan 10 (PTI): gy towards the progress of tional office bearers Anil Joint Select Committee of Development the state. “All Tamils Jain, Dushyant Gautam Alleging that the deci- Parliament on the legisla- Authority (KMDA) Makkal Needhi Maiam should help... should in- and RP Singh, former sions of the BJP-led gov- tion. found the cracks, de- (MNM) founder and actor vest their hardwork and Working President JP Nadda addresses Trinagar Delhi BJP presidents ernment at the Centre The Anglo-Indian MP in veloped on pillars 121 Kamal Haasan on Friday sweat and it is the duty of Assembly Organisational review meeting in New Delhi, Vijay Goel and Satish have largely been discrim- the Rajya Sabha, who had and 122, were due to said his contemporary and all and take it to the level Friday. Upadhyay, organisation inatory,TMC MP Derek O’ last July compared the the dry weather con- superstar Rajinikanth has where it has to be...he secretary Sidharthan, Brien on Friday said the government’s move to ditions of winter and the “duty” to strive for the (Rajinikanth) also has that New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI): party, said the organisa- Delhi BJP Mahila Morcha Citizenship (Amendment) pass bills in quick succes- there was nothing to development of Tamil responsibility,” Haasan tional meeting began president Punam Jha and Act (CAA), much like de- sion with little debate to be worried about, a Nadu, much like any citi- said. He was responding to Weeks ahead of the as- Friday and will continue leader of opposition in monetisation, would hurt “pizza delivery”, recited senior official said. zen of the state. a query on his statement sembly elections in the na- till late. outgoing Assembly the poor most. the Preamble of the He also expressed con- at an event on Thursday tional capital, BJP’s work- The five state assembly Vijender Gupta, said a O’Brien, while partici- Constitution at the closing cern over the recent at- that he wanted ing president JP Nadda is constituencies where party statement. pating in a discussion on ceremony of a mock UN ED scuffle tacks on students at the Rajinikanth to help Tamil holding organisational these meetings will be In the last week of the CAA at a premier law session. He requested the Ghaziabad: An premier Jawaharlal Nadu. The two actors had meetings in five assembly held are Trinagar, December, the party had school in the city, said the students to repeat after Excise Department Nehru University in New last year expressed their constituencies, party Shalimar Bagh, Burari, announced a poll manage- country was facing a “seri- him. constable was sus- Delhi and called for an a willingness to join hands leader Sanjay Mayukh Timarpur and Chandani ment committee and 35 ous crisis” due to the pended after he al- change in the “autocratic” politically in the interest said. Mayukh, who is Chowk, he said. The meet- other panels for election- Centre’s decision to im- legedly had a scuffle attitude. Speaking to re- of the state. media co-incharge of the ings are being held to take related works. plement the new citizen- with his senior,an of- ficial said here. After investigating the ‘Vivekananda youth case, the additional ‘Mahfouz showed me district magistrate empowerment centres planned’ (finance and revenue) extraordinary within the ordinary’ portunities, Deputy Chief stated in the report Minister Dr CN Ashwath that Constable New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI): he grabbed a book from Narayan said on Friday. Sandeep Kumar had the shelf behind him and The centres would have disobeyed orders of Turkish-British writer pushed it into her hands resource persons to han- Inspector Suresh Elif Shafak never read saying loud and clear: dle the job and be in touch Kumar after which Naguib Mahfouz’s works “Read him!” Shafak start- with the Youth Promotion the scuffle took place, until she joined university ed reading “Midaq Alley” Centres, one in every dis- DM Ajay Shankar but after she could lay her about two months later trict, he said. The formal Pandey said. hands on a book by the and found inside a rich launch of the centres Nobel Laureate, she says world that was at once fa- would take place on he showed her the extraor- miliar and magical, well- CN Ashwath Narayan January 12, the birth an- Woman murdered dinary within the ordi- founded and elusive . The niversary of renowned Gurugram: A 35- nary, the invisible within stories of the people of the Bengaluru, Jan 10 (PTI): saint- philosopher Swami year-old woman was the visible, and the many alley - families, street ven- The Karnataka govern- Vivekananda. The same allegedly killed by a layers underneath the sur- Elif Shafak dors, poets, matchmakers, ment is to set up day the government man said to be in a re- face. The book was “Midaq barbers, beggars and oth- Vivekananda youth em- would also launch the lap- lationship with her. Alley”, sold to her by the science or philosophy. He ers - were so deftly told powerment centres in top distribution scheme The crime came to grumpy owner of a sec- refused to sell books to that I felt as though I knew every school and college for one lakh undergradu- light when a neigh- ond-hand bookshop in customers who failed his them, each as the individu- in the state to inculcate in ate students for which Rs bour of the victim Istanbul. tests, says the author als they are, says the au- students patriotic feeling 300 crore has been ear- found her dead with In fact, till then, Shafak whose “10 Minutes 38 thor of novels like The and awareness on job op- marked, Dr Narayan said. her throat slit and in- had no idea of who Seconds in this Strange Bastard of Istanbul , The formed her husband. Mahfouz was. The book- World” was shortlisted for Forty Rules of Love , and “Sabana, a native of shop owner, whom she de- the 2019 Booker Prize. Three Daughters of Eve . Bihar,had come to scribes as a sour-tem- One day, the man asked Istanbul, too, was full of stay with her hus- pered, middle-aged man Shafak whether she has such streets and neigh- band in Dharuhera with thick glasses and a read Mahfouz. “I froze. I bourhoods unable to keep on January 3. She was haircut that had never had no idea who he was up with the bewildering allegedly murdered been popular in any era, talking about. Slowly, I changes surrounding by Malal Alam,” said would often pick a cus- shook my head. The book- them, and it remained ACP (Crime) Preetpal tomer randomly and quiz seller said nothing, though both isolated and central, Singh. him or her on their knowl- his disappointment was both inside the city and on edge of literature, history, visible,” she says, adding its periphery,she says. Cop takes bribe for releasing person on bail, suspended Hyderabad, Jan 10 (PTI): A Balwantaiah of Jubilee Hills for police inspector here was on his role which led the ACB Friday suspended for allegedly (Anti-corruption bureau) trap a accepting a bribe for releasing sub-inspector of the Jubilee a person on bail, The city police Hills on Thursday,” the release commissioner Anjani Kumar said. Such black sheep in the placed Jubilee Hills inspector department need to be on suspension for allegedly exposed who are bringing bad taking the bribe, a police press name to the organisation, it release said. “Hyderabad said. The ACB on Thursday police commissioner Anjani caught two police officials for Kumar has issued order for allegedly taking Rs 50,000 and suspension of inspector two liquor bottles as bribe. Be Fearful When Others Are Greedy and Greedy When Others Are Fearful EDIT Warren Buffett 08 CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020 OBSERVING PAUSH PURNIMA FESTIVITIES ✍ LETTERS CENTRAL TO THE EDITOR Chronicle Processions become a menace Established 1974 Volume 45 No. 98 Right from the time the CAA bill was passed by the parlia- ment and the President gave These ‘muscles of iron his assent to the amendment Bill there has been a lot of and nerves of steel’ protests from various political eaching staff and students must recall on the eve of Swami and community factions and T Vivekananda Jayanti what he called growth in literal sense. parties , thanks to some politi- Is it the way a seed that grows into a tree or any other sub- cal leaders and parties who stance that assumes bigger shape day by day gathering mass misinterpreted the bill and in- of properties not conducive to serving a desirable purpose in stilled wrong notions in the larger interest? If universities and other educational institu- people just for the sake of vote tions are divided on the lines of caste, creed, class and ideolo- bank and for their vested inter- gies, to where do the parents divert their faith where their est. Things have turned violent wards and children grow into finished product by imbibing as the youth from some univer- tenets of good citizenry and making youth of Swamy sities too started getting in- Vivekananda’s dream. What is happening is JNU, Jamia and volved in the protests and pro- other places is quite natural as sections of the youth of the cessions. Meetings and politi- day in these institutions do not agree with what is being held cal processions have become a appropriate by the popular government. What is at work is ‘dif- daily routine in almost every ference’ between the knowledgeable age and able youth, town and city of the nation and which unfortunately is gaining momentum despite the majori- in places like Kerala and Bengal ty section of the youth of the country, disagrees with the things have become worse as protesting class. Vivekananda was for a spiritual Bharat these have started to cause in- which seems to be a far cry now with the vandalism of the stat- ue of the ascetic who taught unity of thought and action on explicable problems to the monotheistic lines of belief. Today traditional idols of worship common man.Processions and are being replaced by those of proponents of ideologies. rallies have become a night Political parties have their share of responsibilities to colour Devotees worship by the Ganges river to observe Paush Purnima festivities, which marks the beginning of the Magha mare for the citizens and in the attitude of the young minds and the names of Marx, Lenin, month in the Hindu calendar, during the Magh Mela festival in Allahabad on Friday. cities like Kerala's Kannur, Mao, Bismarck, Afzal etc. seem to be competing with those of which is a highly political Ram, Bharat Mata, Vande Matram, etc. Most unfortunate part volatile region these proces- of the issue is that places of learning have become source of sions and rallies have started to religio-cultural tension which is dividing people along commu- make life terrible and severe. nal lines over the citizenship legislation against which street BJP hell bent on ousting Kejriwal Processions are conducted fight seems to be more effective for whatever purpose it aims in many such towns during at than a legislative debate which the bill has survived to LALIT SETHI terms until 2013 under the late take a call if needed.” peak hours in the evening com- become a law. Nationalism as it has been seen as, in rightist Sheila Dikshit drew a blank in The CEC said that the date pletely disrupting smooth traf- terms, a sense of belongingness to the age old tradition and the elections necessitated by had been fixed after interact- fic and public life. Cities and culture of India, is being countered by the leftist intellects as the resignation of Kejriwal ing with the Union Home towns witness at least five to what may be called anti-internationalism in this age of glob- over an anti-corruption bill. Ministry officials, senior Delhi six processions daily , most of alised economic process which calls for interdependence The BJP has won all seven Lok Police officers and chief secre- which occur in the evening and among world countries. Here it may be recalled that Swami Sabha seats last year and earli- tary of the state. “We have sometimes in the morning and Vivekananda was in the act of globalising the viewpoints of er won elections to three written commitments from at noon according to the wish nation, service and God as per Indian philosophical systems Municipal Corporations to bol- senior police officers, assuring when he addressed people overseas a little over a century and ster its claims to winning the us that law and order will be and will of the people behind quarter ago and stressed the need for a united youth force. Delhi Assembly elections next controlled and situation is the rallies. This results in heavy When it is almost clear that the youth of the country are divid- month. made conducive for the polls,” traffic- jams with vehicles ed because of the isms they believe in and that the system is The chief election commis- he added. stranded in long queues. finding hard to cope with, the role of teachers, statesmen sioner, Mr. Sunil Arora, an- In its campaign, the AAP Normally during such proces- and social workers is of prime importance to drive home the nounced that the election re- has spoken about its perform- sions vehicle owners try to take belief that the country believes in the guidance of Swami The chief election commissioner, Mr. sults will be declared on ance in the Capital over the ' short cut ' creating more traf- Vivekananda who advocated egalitarian system of education Sunil Arora, announced that the elec- February 11. With the an- past five years. It claims to fic problems. By the time the and social equality is hot favourite of all. tion results will be declared on nouncement, the model code of have improved government procession reaches its destina- conduct has come into effect. schools and health care and set tion or meeting place heavy February 11. With the announcement, “Political parties will have a up mohalla clinics. traffic congestions are created the model code of conduct has come good 15 days to campaign. This The BJP says the Central throughout the route covered. Accept the reality time, we have taken special Government took over the into effect. “Political parties will Hapless passers-by get care to avoid Sunday as the vot- process to conferring owner- stranded on either side of the here is a downturn in India’s economy that can no longer be have a good 15 days to campaign. ing day,” he said. ship rights on four million res- road unable to cross the pro- T ignored or wished away. This slowdown has, inevitably, This time, we have taken special care The elections are being or- idents of unauthorised cession . Ambulances,busi- affected the disposable income of households, so that the dered at a time when the colonies because of delays by to avoid Sunday as the voting day,” nessmen, vehicles heading to increase in private consumer expenditure has witnessed a Capital faces law and order the AAP government. It passed railway stations, airports,hos- slump, dampening growth further from the demand side. The problems over the amended a bill in the Winter Session of he said.The elections are being pitals and other places get consequences for the automobile sector, which is the driver of citizenship law. Delhi Police Parliament to enable the manufacturing, and for construction, which is an important ordered at a time when the Capital have been criticized over the change, and followed it up with caught in processions which source of employment creation, are now being felt. The funda- faces law and order problems over handling of the protests and a rally, addressed by the Prime are sometimes long and some- times short. Even a handful of mentals of the economy, except for the moderate consumer the amended citizenship law. Delhi clashes after their action near Minister to show it as an price inflation, are worrisome. Investment rates as a percentage Jamia Millia Islamia in achievement. While the BJP is political activists marching on of GDP are progressively lower. So are savings rates. The stag- Police have been criticized over the December. focusing on the Centre passing the main road create untold nation in the dollar value of exports continues. The problem is handling of the protests and clashes On January 6 a mob of a law to grant ownership misery to the people. If the apparent even to those with a rudimentary understanding of the masked men became riotous at rights to residents of unautho- political neta's who are behind economy. The problem is apparent even to those with a rudi- after their action near Jamia Millia Jawaharlal Nehru University rised colonies, the AAP is talk- these processions think that it mentary understanding of the economy. As Prime Minister Islamia in December. (JNU), attacking students and ing about the development is their' right ' to show their Narendra Modi began consultations with economists and indus- teachers with iron rods and work carried out in these 'might ' on the road by con- trialists as part of the pre-Budget exercise, it is time for a reali- sticks. colonies during its five-year ducting such demonstrations ty check on the state of the economy. The government must first The BJP is hell bent on oust- their aims by regularizing ir- In response to a question on term. then they are wrong-for they come out of denial mode and acknowledge that the economy is ing Arvind Kejriwal and his regular colonies by the hun- the situation in Delhi, Mr. There are 14,692,136 voters in don't have the right to disrupt slipping into recession and then initiate course corrections to Aam Adami Party from Delhi dreds and accusing each other Arora said: “I won’t say we (the Delhi and 2,689 polling stations smooth public life and let them boost growth. It can no longer take comfort in the narrative that Government and Assembly in of not doing things the right Election Commission) are will be set up on the day of the realise that instead of creating the present slowdown is only cyclical and that the economy elections to the Delhi legisla- way. very sanguine, but we are voting, Mr. Arora said The an impression in the heart of would eventually bounce back. By its own advance estimates for ture on February 8, in four The Election Commission hopeful that they (the police) term of the Delhi Assembly the people, they are only invit- the financial year 2019-20, the growth rate is pegged at 5% weeks from now. Kejriwal is announced on February 6 the will be able to control the situa- will end on February 22. The ing hatred, wrath and aversion which is the lowest in 11 years. The GDP advance estimates are equally determined to win the date of elections to the tion (and make it) conducive EC’s 2017 ruling prohibits the of the people. It is high time crucial as the Finance Ministry prepares Budget projections for polls and retain his mandate. Assembly.Kejriwal insists that for the polls. And in any case Centre from announcing the next financial year based on this data. And, even this figure Five years ago Kejriwal won a he has served the people well. in the polling process, if there schemes specific to states authority concerned and politi- could be optimistic. Consumer demand is in the doldrums and landslide victory with 67 of the BJP questions that claim even is some kind of an extraordi- going to the polls will apply in cal organisations and factions government spending is bound to be pruned in the closing 70 seats. His path in power has as it has been out of office and nary situation, there are provi- Delhi’s case. The BJP govern- rethink and put an end to this months of the fiscal year to avoid a budget blowout. The been marred by setbacks, but retained only three out of 70 sions to defer the polls. All ment is presenting its annual perennial problem. National Statistical Office (NSO) has estimated that the GDP will he has carried on nevertheless. seats five years ago. The these provisions are there. The budget in Parliament on M Pradyu, Kannur expand by 5% in the 12-month period while the Reserve Bank of Both parties are stubborn in Congress ruled Delhi for three Constitution empowers ECI to February 1. India also made a sharp downward revision last month in its full- year growth forecast — from 6.1% projected earlier to 5%. Compared with the 7% projection made by the Economic Survey on the eve of the annual Budget in July, there is now a sharp slide in the momentum. Since the growth rate slumped to a six-year WHAT THEY TWEET! low of 4.5% in the second quarter, even a 5% overall growth for the whole year appears very ambitious now, given the macro- Rituparna Dr Arvind economic indicators. For instance, key indicators like private Chatterjee@MasalaBai Virmani@dravirmani consumption, manufacturing sector’s performance and private Incidentally both INDIA & investments don’t support the optimism displayed by the NSO, That women have to ask for “non-judgemental gynaecol- Brazil successfully developed which projected a significant improvement in all these aspects in ogists” is in itself a state- a steel industry as they had the final six months of the current fiscal. The most worrying part ment on the patriarchal very high quality Iron Ore, of the slowdown is the contraction in the manufacturing sector. conditioning of medical whose rents could be quietly It would be wishful thinking to expect the manufacturing sector, practitioners. I once went used to cross-subsides steel which contracted 0.2% in terms of gross value added in the first to a gynaec who wouldn’t making (both TATA Steel & Sail), by charging low royal- half, to make a turnaround and post a 2% expansion for the full use the word “sex”. “When ty(relative to resource rent) 12-month period. And, a significant shortfall in revenue receipts you last have contact with for decades! has left little room for the government to increase spending your husband?” within the constraints of the budgeted fiscal deficit target. In order to achieve the $5-trillion target, the country must grow at Bhupesh Baghel@bhupeshbaghel 12%. However, at the present rate of growth, the target appears Today, along with dancer parties in the houses around Dudhadhari Mutt, they asked for Chherchera and accepted the gift Chandra Kumar Bose@ too ambitious, particularly in the wake of gloomy outlook for vir- GulshanGrover@ of paddy from the houses. Chandrabosebjp tually every sector. The government tried providing a push to Gulshan GroverGG Desh ki Janata- #Netaji wale the economy by stepping up its expenditure by 15% during July- Shetty my brother Azaadi chhahte hai! Political, September 2019. But, it was not enough to stop deceleration. @SunielVShetty best wishes for Social & Economic Freedom! Export demand for Indian goods and services shrank for the first #Darbarand standing tall as We are still a far cry away in time since March 2016. opponent to Great Thalaiva achieving this freedom. im. Here's to beating the Nazis. Central Chronicle welcomes, articles, write ups, comments on different issues for Life is a miracle. editorial page (800-900 words), Letter to editor for this page. It can be sent by Renee Lynn@Voice_For_India e-mail at: [email protected] The letters can be edited or rewritten for clarity of thoughts. 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No. 26172/74/RNI Policymakers should focus on eco slowdown Indian policymakers have been distracted by ideological considerations, BUSINESS when the economic slowdown deserves the most attention, American 09 economist Nouriel Roubini said. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020

BRIEF Commerce Ministry looking State energy efficiency Growth aim Yes Bank independent director at ways to revamp index for 2019 launched SEZ policy New Delhi, Jan 10 (PIB): Uttam Agarwal resigns New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI): Raj Kumar Singh, The Commerce and Industry Minister of State „ Alleges stakeholders. "I have left sidering this proposal," he Ministry has examined (Independent Charge) for no stone unturned to dis- said in the letter. revamping of the Special Power and New & deteriorating charge my duties and thus "The CEO/MD for rea- Economic Zone (SEZ) policy to Renewable Energy and practices wrote a letter detailing all sons best known to him, meet the global challenges Honourable Minister of J Kolkata: Mobile- these matters. Irrespective decided not to disclose being faced by Indian State for Skill based security solu- New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI): of my resignation, I hope, name of such investor, exporters, an official state- Development & tions provider our Bank gets stabilised leave alone tabling the ment said on Friday. Entrepreneurship re- MyGate is aiming at Yes Bank's independent and protects the interests binding offer received by It has also discussed ways for leased here the State at the state and local level, 10-fold growth in user director Uttam Prakash of all shareholders and him as stated in the press implementation of the remain- Energy Efficiency Index tracking progress in man- base in 2020 as the Agarwal has resigned cit- stakeholders, under your release on October 31, ing recommendations of Baba 2019, which tracks the aging the states and India's startup firm has em- ing "serious concerns" on able leadership," he said in 2019," he said. Kalyani report on SEZ to facil- progress of Energy energy footprint and insti- barked on an ambi- "deteriorating practices" the letter also addressed to Agarwal said this issue itate ease of doing business in Efficiency (EE) initiatives tutionalising the data cap- tious expansion plan, and the state of affairs at other key officials. has "allowed certain set of the present global market sce- in 36 states and union ter- ture and monitoring of EE co-founder Vijay the private sector lender. In a separate letter dated people to take unfair and nario, the ministry said in a ritories based on 97 signifi- activities by states. Arisetty said. The rev- "I hereby tender my res- January 9, 2020 to SEBI undue advantage of mis- statement. cant indicators. The index The first such Index, the Uttam Prakash Agarwal enue will also increase ignation from the office of Chairman Ajay Tyagi on leading information in a Commerce and Industry was released on the occa- State Energy Efficiency in tandem with the ex- the Independent Director these issues, he sought an distorted manner influ- Minister Piyush Goyal chaired sion of RPM ( Review, Preparedness Index 2018, pansion in India. of Yes Bank as also of affairs of the bank are urgent regulatory inter- encing the decision of the a meeting here on Thursday Planning and Monitoring) was launched in August Chairman of Audit being conducted by CEO vention from the capital investors and/or dissemi- meeting, which is being 2018. Taking forward the to review these issues. Committee and Member of and MD Ravneet Gill, markets regulator. nating false or misleading held on 09-10 Jan 2020 at State Energy Efficiency The statement said the rec- Asset monetisation all other Committees of Rajiv Ubeoi- Senior Group Agarwal, a chartered ac- news which may have en- Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra, Preparedness Index 2018, ommendations which have J New Delhi: State- the Board with immediate President Governance & countant by profession, in thused sale of purchase of New Delhi. the State Energy owned BEML on effect," he said in his resig- Controls, Sanjay Nambiar- his letter to SEBI securities." been completed include The index is developed Efficiency Index 2019 in- Friday said CBRE nation letter addressed to Legal Head and the Board, Chairman said the bank The troubled private review of specific exclusions by Bureau of Energy corporates qualitative, South Asia and JLL Non-Executive Part Time Agarwal said in the letter. CEO and MD in a meeting sector lender on October proposed in NFE (net foreign Efficiency (BEE) in associ- quantitative and outcome- Property Consultants Chairman Brahm Dutt. "I have raised my con- on October 31, 2019 had in- 31, 2019 had informed exchange) computation in ation with Alliance for an based indicators to assess (India) have been ap- There are serious con- cerns on these very criti- formed orally that the about receiving a binding light of 'Make in India' initia- Energy Efficient Economy energy efficiency initia- pointed as consultan- cerns regarding deterio- cal matters from time to bank had received a com- offer for a USD 1.2-billion tive, sharing of duty exempted (AEEE). It will help states tives, programs and out- cy firms for monetisa- rating standards of the time in the overall interest mitment of USD 1.2 billion (approximately Rs 8,500 assets/infrastructure between contribute towards nation- comes in five distinct sec- tion of its identified corporate governance, fail- of Yes Bank and millions investment from a global crore) funding from an units to be allowed against al goals on energy security tors - buildings, industry, assets. "The ure of compliance, man- of its small and large de- investor. overseas investor through specific approval, and formali- and climate action byhelp- municipalities, transport, Department of agement practices and the positors, investors, share- "No meeting of board of fresh issuance of equity sation of de-notification ing drive EE policies and agriculture, and Investment and manner in which the state holders and all other directors was held for con- shares. process for enclaves. program implementation DISCOMs. Public Asset Management (DIPAM) intimated Trai's tariff order to jeopardise the company that In-depth review of India’s energy CBRE South Asia Pvt Ltd and JLL Property hit growth: Broadcasters Consultants (India) Pvt Ltd have been ap- Mumbai, Jan 10 (PTI): Shankar termed the new policies report launched pointed as consultan- order as "ludicrous" and cy firms for monetisa- Television broadcasters said the industry will use New Delhi, Jan 10 (PIB): cleaner energy for its peo- tion of identified as- on Friday united against all its "constitutional ple. The Report captures sets of BEML Ltd," regulator Trai's recent rights" to challenge the In-depth review of well the progress made in the PSU said in a fil- order capping prices for order in seeking a re- India's energy policies re- achieving sustainable en- ing to BSE. channels, saying it will think. port by International ergy for all, as reflected in "jeopardise" content cre- TV Today's Aroon Energy Agency (IEA) was the UN Sustainable ation, impact jobs and pull dent and head of Sony Purie said the new order launched in New Delhi by Development Goal 7 (SDG Trade progress down economic growth. Entertainment, N P Singh will "strangulate" the in- Dharmendra Pradhan 7). It does also highlight The Telecom Regulatory said there was no need for dustry and added that it is with Dr Fatih Birol, the persisting challenges Authority of India (TRAI) the new order and the an important sector Executive Director, to be focused in the com- had last month revisited regulator should have which the government International Energy ing days., he added. its tariff order to soften had ideally given time for should encourage and not Agency, and Amitabh Talking about the the prices for end con- things to settle down after suppress. Discovery Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog. Ujjwala Yojana, Pradhan sumers through interven- last year's tariff order. Networks' Megha Tata Thanking Dr Fatih Birol said that the remotest cor- tions, including reducing He claimed the broad- said India is already the and his IEA team for com- ners of India have been J Washington: India the maximum price one casters, who garner only cheapest cable market in ing up with a comprehen- Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan, IEA ED touched for cleaner fuel ac- and the US are mak- has to pay for a channel to a fourth of the payments the world and the future sive Report covering Dr Fatih Birol (L) and Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant cess under it. We are also ing a "very good Rs 12 from the previous Rs made by end consumers of the sector will be in India's energy sector in its release energy report in New Delhi on Friday. sharing our experience progress" on a trade 19. with a bulk 65 per cent jeopardy through such entirety,Pradhan said that with our friends in Africa package and were The broadcasters got to- going to distributors, had regulatory interventions. IEA's findings are a vindi- Justice at its core. energy consumption and Asia to enable them to looking to engage in a gether under the aegis of supported the last order Singh said the broad- cation of the significant The Minister said that a below the global average, benefit from the best prac- long term framework the Indian Broadcasting despite reservations and casters seek a stable regu- advances made in realiz- number of pathbreaking is to meet the growing de- tices in promotion of LPG. for preferential or Foundation (IBF) to op- invested over Rs 1,000 latory regime and inter- ing the energy vision initiatives launched by mand for energy. India I do recognize that we have free market access to pose the move in a rare crore to educate the peo- ventions like these are enunciated by Prime Indian Government since made great strides in re- more ground to cover and goods from each press conference here ple on it. contrary to the Narendra Minister, anchored by 2015, have redefined cent years towards achiev- also to ensure that the ini- other's countries, which had top executives After last year's order, Modi government's prom- Energy Access, Energy India's commitment to sus- ing universal access to tiatives are implemented India's outgoing from all the leading net- he said the industry had ise to ensure ease of Efficiency, Energy tainable energy. Our key modern energy, including for achieving universal envoy Harsh Vardhan works speaking out. lost over 12 million sub- doing business for enter- Sustainability and Energy challenge as a developing clean cooking and electric- coverage in the country., Shringla said. The grouping's presi- scribers. Star TV's Uday prises. Security, with Energy country, with per capita ity, affordable, secure and the Minister said. Sales decline Paperless licensing process for ROBOT MODEL Centre mulls mobile test labs to J New Delhi: Domestic passenger vehicle check quality of imported fertilisers sales declined 1.24 per petroleum road tankers launched cent to 2,35,786 units Petroleum Rules, 2002. New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI): in December from This is a significant 2,38,753 units in the move towards paperless The Centre is mulling in- year-ago period. and green India that will troducing mobile testing Domestic car sales provide simpler mecha- labs at 21 ports across the were down 8.4 per nism, ease of living and country in a bid to ensure cent to 1,42,126 units business to the petroleum imported fertilisers reach as against 1,55,159 road tanker owners. farmers on time after a qual- units in December Moving towards digitisa- ity check, government 2018, according to New Delhi, Jan 10 (PIB): tion, the process will in- sources said on Friday. data released by the clude filing the applica- Currently, imported fer- Society of Indian In line with the vision of tions online. tilisers are tested by Automobile Prime Minister, Narendra This will also include Faridabad-based Central in the past, when some con- Manufacturers Modi's Digital India and online payment of fees Fertiliser Control and signments were released (SIAM). Motorcycle Ease of Doing Business, which will go directly to Quality Institute (CFCQI) as without waiting for the test sales last month de- the Department for the concerned officer's ID well as three regional cen- reports on pressure to meet clined 12.01 per cent Promotion of Industry without any manual inter- tres that come under the farmers' demand in a partic- to 6,97,819 units as and Internal Trade face. Applicants, at each agriculture ministry. ular season," a highly placed against 7,93,042 units (DPIIT), Ministry of stage of processing of the As per the Fertiliser government source said. a year earlier. Commerce and Industry, application, will be inti- (Movement Control) Order, When the tested samples has launched paperless li- mated via SMS and email, imported fertilisers are per- were found to be of inferior censing process through whether discrepancy or mitted for distribution only quality after releasing the Fund raising Petroleum and Explosives grant of licence or ap- after testing the commodity. consignments from ports, Safety Organisation proval. This will be in ad- "However, due to delay in their distribution was later (PESO) for road tankers dition to the same being Iron Man robot is displayed at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las testing on part of CFCQI, stopped at different levels, for transportation of pe- reflected in the applicant's Vegas, Nevada in US. consignments get stuck at the source said, adding this troleum under the profile. ports. There were instances was one of the cases. RBI introduces video-based Policy changes, JioMart pose rising identification process for KYC risks to global e-comm players Mumbai, Jan 10 (PTI): ing the digital channels aged to take assistance of for Customer the latest available tech- New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI): large online retailers and "Under the new policy,in- The RBI amended the Identification Process nology", including artifi- small enterprises in the ternational e-commerce KYC norms allowing (CIP) by Regulated cial intelligence (AI) and Fitch Solutions on Friday country. "Despite continued companies in India would J New Delhi: Online banks and other lending Entities (REs), the Reserve face matching technolo- said international e-com- investment, our view is that be banned from influencing restaurant guide and institutions regulated by Bank has decided to per- gies, to ensure the integri- merce firms in India face international e-commerce pricing, employing unfair food ordering plat- it to use Video based mit V-CIP as a consent ty of the process as well as the risk of increasingly players (including Amazon promotional activities, as form Zomato on Customer Identification based alternate method of the information furnished coming under pressure in India and Flipkart) face the well as misrepresenting the Friday said it has Process (V-CIP), a move establishing the cus- by the customer. the current year due to key risk of increasingly coming quality or features of their raised USD 150 mil- which will help them on- tomer's identity, for cus- "However, the responsi- policy changes and under pressure in 2020 due product offering," Fitch lion (over Rs 1,065 board customers remotely. tomer onboarding," the bility of customer identifi- Reliance Retail venturing to key policy changes and Solutions said. E-commerce crore) from existing The V-CIP,which will be RBI said in a circular. cation shall rest with the into the digital market Reliance Retail entering the players will also be com- investor Ant consent-based, will make The RBI further said RE," the circular on mas- space. line retailers from selling digital market space with pelled to store generated Financial as part of a it easier for banks and that the regulated entities ter directions said. While an e-commerce products from companies new e-commerce platform data on servers in India. larger funding round. other regulated entities to will have to ensure that Last year, the govern- policy is still in the works, it or affiliates in which they JioMart, in January 2020," This would put an addition- It is part of a larger adhere to the RBI's Know the video recording is ment had notified amend- is likely to take effect in own an equity interest, the it said. Smaller retailers al burden on international funding round as per Your Customer (KYC) stored in a safe and secure ment to the Prevention of March, Fitch Solutions said government is examining have been claiming that players, which will be urged CEO Deepinder norms by leveraging the manner and bears the Money-laundering in a statement. In addition the possibility to set up a companies such as Amazon to establish local centres for Goyal. digital technology. date and time stamp. (Maintenance of Records) to the earlier draft guide- regulatory authority to re- India and Flipkart are pric- the collection and storage of " with a view to leverag- Also, "REs are encour- Rules, 2005. lines, which ban global on- solve disputes between ing them out of the market. their data. ACE-ArithmEcole method to better learn maths ACE-ArithmEcole is designed to help schoolchildren surpass their in- OFFBEAT tuition and informal knowledge, and rely instead on use of arithmetic 10 principles, explains Katarina Gvozdic from UNIGE. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020 Ashok Banker retells Lord Ram’s CLOWN SHOW FOR RELIEF tale through graphic novel

New Delhi (PTI): Ramayana Series in the 1990s, publishers refused Ashok Banker, author of to even consider the manu- the eight-volume scripts. “Ramayana Series”, has “Their logic was that no- now used the graphic body would want to read medium to retell the tale of these stories they already Lord Ram. knew so well. But I found, “Prince of Dharma”, ac- over my lifetime, that most cording to Banker, is a Indians, even educated pared-down, visually lav- people, hadn’t actually ish sequential version of read the original Valmiki the novel. or Kamban retellings,” he “Readers daunted by the says. prospect of reading eight “As a non-Hindu, I was books of over 500 pages curious enough to read each can dive right into them as child first, and I this adaptation and enjoy Graphic novels by Ashok Banker. felt it was time to retell the same story. For graph- these stories in a new way ic novel fans like myself, it but he is most widely cred- form of storytelling that for the present age. It all is wonderful seeing these ited for his mythological uses a combination of vi- began with a creative vi- timeless characters illus- retellings of Indian epics, suals and words in a par- sion of a great and time- trated so beautifully,” he starting with the eight-vol- ticular sequence, with the less tale with so many nu- says. ume “Ramayana Series”. creative utilisation of ances that few people The graphic novel is Nagar uses a semi-real- space and color and form. knew about,” he says. published by Campfire istic style to make the “Look at Sachin Nagar’s “I think the same fasci- and has illustrations by characters and the scenes gorgeous art in this book. nation that drew me to the award-winning artist more impactful and visu- That’s reason enough for epic continues to draw Sachin Nagar. al. me! It’s a film with unlim- readers. These are our Author and screen- On why he took the ited budget, memorable shared culture, our her- writer Banker’s writing graphic medium, Banker characters, visual effects itage, Hindu or non- spans across genres of says, “The graphic novel is and action set pieces.” Hindu. This is India at its Member of a local clown community offers entertainments to children at a temporary shelter in the crime thrillers, essays, lit- often known as sequential The author says when core, for better or worse,” aftermath of recent floods in Bintaro, Jakarta. erary criticism and fiction art. It’s an independent he began writing his he adds. 2019 7th warmest year Planting trees in Cuba most square holes makes recorded in India since 1901 them grow faster sustainably developed Washington: imagine how this would look if you’ve seen a plant growing in a country in the world If you plant a tree in a square container. The roots will thicken hole, the tree becomes stronger and harden into a tight ring as Havana: and thrives more than if you they mature, creating a girdle planted it in a round hole. So, if that chokes the plant, and in Cuba is the most sustain- you’re on a mission to plant trees some cases, resulting in severe ably developed country in the and save the planet, then it’s stunting or death of your tree. world, according to a new good to keep this tip in mind. The chances of your tree sur- report. Usually, when people plant viving will increase dramatically trees, they make a round hole, by merely digging a square hole The socialist island outper- put the tree inside then fill the instead of a round one when you forms advanced capitalist hole with lots of rich compost plant the sapling. The roots won’t countries including Britain and and fertilizer. However, there are develop a circular root system the United States, which has a few reasons why planting the because, as systematic planting subjected Cuba to a punitive tree in a round hole is terrible for trials have shown, the roots are six-decades-long economic blockade. Concrete jungles of cities make warm weather worse. The Sustainable Development Index (SDI), New Delhi: which equals the previous ing 2019 was substantially designed by anthropologist record of 1902 for the highest lower than the highest warm- and author Dr Jason Hickel, View of Cuba. 2019 was recorded as the frequency of cyclones over the ing observed over India during calculates its results by divid- seventh warmest year since Arabian Sea. 2016 (+0.71 degree Celsius),” ing a nation’s human develop- by the United Nations tal contradiction: achieving 1901, but the heating was sub- This year also witnessed it added. ment score, obtained by look- Development Programme to high development according stantially lower than the high- development of more intense The annual rainfall in 2019 ing at statistics on life produce its annual reports to HDI means driving de- est warming observed in 2016, cyclones over the Arabian Sea. over the country as a whole expectancy, health and educa- since 1990. development elsewhere in the the India Meteorological The five warmest years on was 109 per cent of its long tion, by its ecological over- The HDI considers life world. For a development indi- Department (IMD) announced. record are 2016 (+0.71 degree period average (LPA) value for shoot, the extent to which the expectancy, education and cator that purports to be uni- In its report for 2019, the Celsius), 2009 (+0.541 degree the period 1961-2010. per capita carbon footprint gross national income per versal, such a contradiction is IMD said 1,562 people died due Celsius), 2017 (+0.539 degree The IMD said the country exceeds Earth’s natural limits. capita, but ignores environ- indefensible. to extreme weather events — Celsius), 2010 (+0.54 degree also experienced other high Countries with strong mental degradation caused by Britain, ranked 14th in avalanches floods, heat wave Celsius) and 2015 (+0.42 impact weather events like human development and a the economic growth of top 2018’s HDI, falls to 131st in the and thunderstorms. The figure degree Celsius). extremely heavy rainfall, heat the tree’s roots and growth Ground being prepared lower environmental impact performers such as Britain SDI, while the US, 13th in the is based on media reports and The IMD said 11 out of 15 and cold waves, snowfall, thun- process. to plant a tree. score highly, but countries and the US. ul Haq index, is 159th out of government agencies. warmest years were during the derstorm, dust storm, lightning At first, your tree will have with poorer life expectancies These countries are major 163 countries featured in the Bihar was the most adverse- recent past fifteen years (2005- and floods. great success as the little sapling not good at growing around cor- and literacy rates as well as contributors to climate new system. ly affected state during the 2019). “The average tempera- Heavy rain and flood related rapidly grows new roots that ners. When the roots hit the 90- those which exceed ecological change and other forms of Mr Hickel added: The SDI year, which reported about 650 ture over India during the year incidents reportedly claimed spread out into the fertile and degree angle of a square hole, limits are marked down. ecological breakdown, which ranking reveals that all coun- fluffy soil. But once the roots hit rather than snaking around to lives due to heavy rain and 2019 was above normal. During over 850 lives from different Based on the most recent disproportionately affects the tries are still developing – the poorer and compact ground create a spiral, they spread out of floods, heat wave, lightning, the year, annual mean surface parts of the country during the figures, from 2015, Cuba is top poorer countries of the global countries with the highest lev- thunderstorm and hailstorm, air temperature, averaged over pre-monsoon, monsoon and at the perimeter of the hole, the the planting hole to colonize the South, where climate change els of human development still roots won’t like it, and they will surrounding native soil. with a score of 0.859, while according to the IMD. the country, was +0.36 degree post-monsoon seasons. is already causing hunger need to significantly reduce turn and snake along the edge of Not only does the tree have a Venezuela is 12th and rates to rise, Mr Hickel said. their ecological impact, while The report said the year saw Celsius above (1981-2010 peri- Of these, 306 lives were the border in search of better better chance of survival, but the Argentina 18th. eight cyclonic storms formed od) average. The year 2019 was reported from Bihar alone, 136 conditions. speed of growth will drastically The SDI was created to In this sense, the HDI pro- countries with the lowest lev- over the Indian seas. Arabian the seventh warmest year on from Maharashtra, 107 from When the roots do this, they increase, and the tree will update the Human motes a model of develop- els of ecological impact still Sea contributed five out of record since nation-wide Uttar Pradesh, 88 from Kerala, create a spiraling action around become more resistant to envi- Development Index (HDI), ment that is empirically need to significantly improve these eight cyclones against records commenced in 1901. 80 from Rajasthan and 43 from the edge of the hole, developing ronmental challenges, like developed by Pakistani econo- incompatible with ecology and their performance on social the normal of one per year, “However, the warming dur- Karnataka. a circular root system. You could droughts. mist Mahbub ul Haq and used which embodies a fundamen- indicators. MOTORCYCLE SHOW New system to promote wound healing Thiruvananthapuram: last growth factor (BEGF), which can be very helpful Biotechnology have de- in wound healing. veloped a new system that In a paper published in promises to improve the journal, Scientific delivery of growth factors Reports, the scientists to help in healing said, The efficiency of the wounds. scaffold for wound heal- Wound healing is a ing was tested in vitro by complex process. It main- cell cytotoxicity assay and ly consists of three phas- live/dead cell assay and in es - inflammation, prolif- vivo by full thickness eration and tissue remod- Diagram shows process for wound healing. wound model. eling. Application of The Histology of the growth factors at the site sirable side effects at high ty assay and live/dead cell treated wound tissue was of the wound can im- systemic levels. Efforts assay and in vivo by full evaluated by H and E prove the efficiency and are underway to develop thickness wound model. staining, Masson’s quality of wound healing ways to deliver growth In the new work, re- Trichrome staining, im- as they stimulate develop- factor in a controlled searchers at Rajiv Gandhi munohistochemical stain- ment of new blood vessels manner to overcome Centre for Biotechnology ing of Ki67 antibodies and and proliferation of cells, these problems. created a scaffold by it was found that the de- which, in turn, regulates The polymer Chitosan cross-linking Chitosan veloped system had en- the production and degra- is being increasingly used with Polyethylene glycol hanced wound healing dation of the extracellu- in the treatment of (PEG), synthetic poly- property. lar matrix. Local applica- wounds. Among other mers. This helped to im- The study was conduct- tion of growth factors things, it has anti micro- prove the strength and ed by GS Vinod and are, however, not very ef- bial properties and pro- elasticity of Chitosan. Amritha Vijayan of Rajiv fective as they have short motes tissue growth. They then conjugated the Gandhi Centre for half-life and dilute fast in However, its use in wound scaffold with a chemical Biotechnology, and A the body. They also de- management is limited called Heparin. This Sabareeswaran of Sree grade quickly and be- since it has poor mechani- helped in the better ad- Chitra Tirunal Institute come inactive due to vari- cal properties. The effi- sorption of two growth for Medical Sciences & ous factors at the injury ciency of the scaffold for factors — Vascular en- Technology, which is also People visit the Dallas International Motorcycle Show in Dallas, Texas, the United States. sites. Growth factors have wound healing was tested dothelial growth factor based in also proved to have unde- in vitro by cell cytotoxici- (VEGF) and basic fibrob- Thiruvananthapuram. BRIEF Spinners to play a big role in series against India: Cummins SPORTS PG 12 CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020 11 Serena, Wozniacki march to WTA Auckland Classic semis Auckland, Jan 10: Siegemund and then “The body’s feeling held serve to take the great. I said I wanted to Serena first set. The German play singles and dou- Williams wore claimed her own serv- bles here so I knew down a tena- ice break early in the what I was going to be cious Laura second set but her op- up against and I’m Siegemund to make ponent broke back to happy to still be in the the WTA Auckland level at 3-3 and then tournament,” she said. Classic semi-finals on commanded the next Her semi-final oppo- Warne’s cap raises Aus$1m Friday, as the 23-time three games. nent will be against Grand Slam winner Although still trou- the winner of the for bushfire appeal chases her first title bled by the Auckland match between third Sydney: Cricket star Shane Warne’s in two years. wind, Williams said seed Amanda “baggy green” cap sold at auction for Siegemund had she was determined to Anisimova and more than Aus 1 million (nearly 700,000) upset US teen prove herself this Eugenie Bouchard Friday, with all funds going to help vic- prodigy Coco week as she uses the while the other semi tims of bushfires raging in Australia. The Gauff to reach competition to fine- will feature Caroline spin legend wore the cap during his 145- the final eight tune ahead of the Wozniacki and Jessica Test career, in which he took more than and kept up Australian Open. “The Pegula. 700 wickets, and said he was blown conditions definitely Former World num- away after a late bidding war pushed didn’t help, so it was ber one Wozniacki, in the price to Aus 1,007,500. It far exceed- good to get through the penultimate ed the Aus 425,000 paid at auction for that,” she said. tournament of her the cap belonging to the legendary Williams had her storied career, Donald Bradman when that was sold for last tournament win at knocked out de- charity in 2003. “Thank you so much to the 2017 Australian fending champi- everyone that placed a bid & a huge Open and before she on and tourna- Thank you/ congrats to the successful arrived in Auckland ment fourth bidder - you have blown me away with she had not played seed Julia your generosity and this was way since losing the US Goerges 6-1, 6-4 beyond my expectations,” he tweeted. Open final last in the quarter-finals. “The money will go direct to the Red September. But she is Unheralded Cross bushfire appeal. Thank you, Thank now in the semi-finals American Pegula, who you, Thank you.” The item comes with of both the singles and is yet to face a seeded an autographed certificate of authentici- the pressure until the doubles in Auckland opponent in the tourna- ty from Warne. The identity of the suc- first set hit 4-4, when and said the court time ment, was up 6-0, 3-2 cessful bidder not immediately known. Williams moved up a was beneficial in her against Alize Cornet gear to win 6-4, 6-3 in bid to win a 24th when the Bopanna-Koolhof sails just under 90 minutes. Grand Slam in Frenchwoman retired Williams showed her Australia later in the hurt with a thigh in- into Qatar Open final class as she broke month. jury. Doha: India’s Rohan Bopanna and Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands progressed to the men’s doubles final of the USD 1,465,260 Qatar Open after registering a straight-game win over Barca stunned by Atletico in Spanish Super Cup semis We can beat India in U-19 World second seeds Henri Kontinen and Jeddah, Jan 10 (AFP): penalty at 2-2, after the ball Franko Skugor here on Friday. Third clipped the hand of Gerard Cup: Pakistan head coach seeds Bopanna and Koolhof defeated Lionel Messi said Pique. “They had more legs Karachi, Jan 10 (PTI): the second seeded Finn-Croatian pair Barcelona were guilty of than us and in the end it cost 7-5 6-2 in the semifinals. The Indo- playing like children on us,” said Griezmann. Former Pakistan bats- Dutch combination will meet unseeded Thursday after Atletico “We made mistakes in man and current U-19 British-Mexican duo of Luke Madrid staged a thrilling everything, in passes - I head coach Ejaz Ahmed Bambridge and Santiago Gonzalez in comeback to beat them 3-2 think I missed a pass to Sam feels that his side can beat the summit clash on Saturday. and set up a Spanish Super (Umtiti) before they scored - defending champions and Bambridge and Gonzalez got the bet- Cup final against Real and the little things can lose arch-rivals India in the ter of Denmark’s Frederik Nielsen and Madrid. you a match, a league, a forthcoming ICC Youth Tim Puetz of Germany 2-6 6-2 10-4 in Barca looked on course Champions League.” World Cup beginning in another semifinal contest. for a Sunday showdown A pulsating contest will South Africa on January against Real when they led have delighted the Spanish 17. Ridhima wins first leg of 2-1 with nine minutes left Football Federation, who “India has a very good Hero WPG Tour at Pune but instead it will be a have faced heavy criticism cricket system and it is or- Madrid derby in Saudi for taking the competition ganized but I know that we Pune: Ridhima Dilawari finished with a Arabia to decide who lifts away from Spain to a differ- have more passion than total of one-under 215 to win the open- the trophy. ent continent, and a country them when we play ing event of the 2020 Hero Women’s Pro “It’s a shame because we that has a long-condemned against each other and Golf Tour ahead of amateur Pranavi Urs switched off for a few mo- record on human rights. that is how we also beat at the Poona Club Golf Course here on ments and made children’s Barcelona coach Ernesto them in the semi-finals of about how a team plays on some practice games and I Friday. Ridhima, winner of five titles in mistakes,” Messi said. “We Valverde said on Wednesday the recent Asian that particular day. think our preparations are 2019, and Pranavi were engaged in a should have closed out the he preferred the old format Emerging Nations Cup,” “It is the same in the also very good for the tour- tense tussle as they came down the final match. but his strong team selec- Ejaz said. World Cup it does not mat- nament,” he said. stretch in the third and final round. “It’s a blow for us, espe- tion, that included Messi, Ejaz, who has played 60 ter which team is number The former batsman Ridhima led for a good part of the day cially as we were the better Griezmann and Luis Test and 250 ODIs, was one or defending champi- also said the absence of only to lose the lead towards the end team. Our mistakes cost us Suarez, suggested this was a head coach of the ons what will matter is fast bowler Naseem Shah before Pranavi made a crippling triple dearly.” All five goals were tournament he was eager to Pakistan Emerging side how a team plays on a will not impact much on bogey on 18th to drop to second. scored during a wild sec- win. which beat India before given day. I personally feel the team’s performance. Ridhima (74) finished at one-under, ond half in Jeddah that eventually winning the our team is well bal- Naseem was withdrawn while Pranavi (73) was even par 216. began with Koke putting Atletico’s players title in Bangladesh last anced,” he said. from the Pakistan U-19 Amandeep Drall (77) was third, while Atletico in front, just 21 celebrate their goal year. Ejaz did not believe that squad after he played for Diksha Dagar (72) was tied-fourth with seconds after coming on as during the Spanish Super “Even in the past, we India would get advantage the senior team in three Vani Kapoor (74). Afshan Fatima (75), a substitute at the interval. Cup semi final between beat India because of our of having played a four-na- Test matches against Saaniya Sharma (74) and Jyotsana Singh Goals from Messi and Barcelona and Atletico greater passion and this tion tournament with Australia and Sri Lanka. (74) were sixth, seventh and eighth Antoine Griezmann Madrid at the King time also I know the pas- South Africa, New “Look there was no con- respectively. Siddhi Kapoor (74) and turned the game on its Abdullah Sport City in sion of our players will Zealand and Zimbabwe in troversy at all. The way we Sonam Chugh (75) completed the top 10. head, only for Atletico to the Saudi Arabian port prevail over them al- South Africa before the now see things is that you hit back with a late double, city of Jeddah. though they have a very World Cup. can’t expect a MBA to go Siddhesh Veer to replace Divyansh Alvaro Morata converting strong outfit,” he added. “Our players have also and take BA exams. That Joshi in India’s U-19 WC squad a penalty in the 81st “The goal for 2-2 came at a Pakistan have won the trained hard in Lahore is how we look at Naseem minute before Angel time when we didn’t know U-19 World Cup twice in and we have played Shah, he has made the New Delhi: India U-19 all-rounder Correa found a winner in how to get a hold of the the past. around 11 matches. We grade for Pakistan and Divyansh Joshi has been ruled out of the 86th. game,” said Valverde, whose The 51-year-old Ejaz, will also reach South now he should be perform- the upcoming World Cup following an In between, Barcelona also had spotted tight offsides while Atleti position will come under re- however, said at the end of Africa nine days before the ing for the senior team,” injury sustained in the first match of two goals ruled out after VAR were denied what looked a clear newed scrutiny. the day it would be all World Cup and we have said the head coach. the bilateral one-day series against host South Africa. Divyansh dislocated his right shoulder after suffering a fall while India U19 were fielding. The All- India Junior Selection Committee has Labuschagne aspires to emulate Virat as top performer in all formats named Siddhesh Veer from Maharashtra as Divyansh’s replace- New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI): cess this summer but the ahead of yourself, taking ment. India U-19 squad: Priyam Garg real challenge for me is it ball by ball and game (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak In-form Australian to be more consistent by game,” he said. Varma, Divyaansh Saxena, Dhruv Chand batsman Marnus going on and being able “A big part of playing Jurel (vice-captain & wicket-keeper), Labuschagne says he to keep putting contin- in India is how you play Shashwat Rawat, Siddhesh Veer, considers the upcoming ued performances on the spin, so for me being Shubhang Hegde, Ravi Bishnoi, Akash ODI series against India board. If I can continue clear with my plans Singh, Kartik Tyagi, Atharva Ankolekar, a big opportunity in his to do that, then that’s ob- about how I play spin Kumar Kushagra (wicket-keeper), quest to emulate Virat viously going to be the and then just trusting Sushant Mishra, Vidyadhar Patil. Kohli and Steve Smith challenge for me,” said the processes I have. across all formats. Labuschagne who has “Batting in the middle Morikawa grabs early The 22-year-old right- scored 1459 runs from 14 order it’s about running Sony Open lead handed batsman scored Tests. Having got his really hard between back-to-back Test cen- first chance to be in the wickets and trying to get Los Angeles: Rising US star Collin turies against Pakistan white ball squad, he said those runs through the Morikawa defied strong winds sweeping and another ton and a the one-day series in middle, then when you across Waialae Country Club to seize the double hundred against India would be an oppor- get the opportunity to- early first-round lead on Thursday in the New Zealand in the sum- tunity to show a slightly wards the back end to US PGA Tour Sony Open. Morikawa, 22, mer before embarking different aspect of his open the shoulders a made the most of the experience he on the ODI tour of India game. “...that’s a really bit.” gained playing at windswept Kapalua in where he will find out exciting challenge too. Labuschagne said last week's Tournament of Champions, firing five birdies in a five-under par 65 whether he makes his consistency across for- Kohli, Kane Williamson, but two or more for- against India starting It’s going to be tough would like to follow the in tough conditions in Honolulu. "Really shorter-format debut or mats would be his major Joe Root. They’ve been mats,” Labuschagne was January 14 in Mumbai. conditions in India and path of former Australia good," Morikawa said. "I didn't feel like I not. goals for the future. doing it for a very long quoted as saying by The team landed in the they’re obviously a very batsman Michael hit my driver that good, but other than Labuschagne, who can “You look at the guys I time, five, six years ‘ESPNCricinfo’. country on Thursday strong side. So just about Hussey as far as adapt- that ... "I didn't make too many putts, be handy with his leg- look up to and aspire to they’ve been consistent, Australia will play a night. enjoying the challenge ing to different condi- but I made the ones I needed." breaks, says long-term — Steve Smith, Virat not just in one format, three-match ODI series “...I’ve had some suc- and not getting too far tions is concerned. Shafali hits 45-ball 89, India ‘C’ win Challenger Trophy Cuttack, Jan 10 (PTI): Teenager Shafali Verma smashed 89 off 45 balls to power India ‘C’ to a title tri- SPORTS umph in the women’s T20 Challenger Trophy with an eight-wicket victory over India ‘B’ here on Friday. 12 India ‘B’ posted 131 for six in their allotted 20 overs after opting to bat at the Barabati Stadium. In reply, India ‘C’ chased down the target with as many as 28 balls to spare. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020 Gymnasts Priyanka, Jatin win Khelo India’s first gold medals

Guwahati, Jan 10 (PTI): Tripura’s Priyanka the hearts of the capacity crowd by winning a round with a score of 648 points. Himani Kumari nastics tradition dating back several decades, 15- Dasgupta grabbed the spotlight on day one of the bronze, Assam’s first medal in the Games. (Haryana), who lost the bronze medal play-off last year-old Priyanka, nailed the girls Under-17 all- gymnastics competition by clinching the girls Maharashtra’s Maitreyi Amit Selukar and Nishka year, finished second with 643 points, just ahead of around gold medal with a total of 42.60 points, Under-17 all-around crown in the Khelo India Youth Chintamani finished higher in the ranking than World cadet champion Komolika Bari (Jharkhand). improving on the 42.05 that West Bengal’s Protishta Games 2020 here on Friday. Talukdar, who learnt her routines by watching The Haryana duo of Sachin Gupta (671) and Sunny Samanta had secured en route to her yellow metal Jatin Kumar Kanojia of Uttar Pradesh then claimed videos online. Kumar (665) topped the boys Under-21 recurve last year. Daughter of a driver, Priyanka learnt the the boys Under-17 all-around gold with a measure But since the rules allow only two athletes from a archery qualifying round on a day when Andhra ropes at the Vivekananda Byamagar in Agartala of comfort. state to win medals in a gymnastics event, the Pradesh’s Kundru Venkat (699) and Rajasthan’s and, despite holding promise, missed out on a podi- Asmi Ankush Badade and Shreya Pravin Bhangale Assamese girl was awarded the bronze medal. Priya Gurjar (686) earned the right to be ranked um finish in Pune by a mere 0.05 points after an made it a 1-2 for Maharashtra in the girls Under-17 Gujarat’s Pramilaben Baria gave herself a belated first in the Under-17 compound boys and girls unsatisfactory show on the uneven bars. She rhythmic gymnastics all-around competition but it birthday present with a superb set of 36 arrows to events respectively. ensured that there were no slips-up this time, com- was the self-taught Upasha Talukdar who captured top the girls Under-21 recurve archery qualifying Coming from a city, Agartala, known for its gym- pleting her routines with aplomb.

India beat Sri Lanka to win series 2-0 Sindhu, Saina ousted; India’s Raipur, Jan 10: he swept straight to deep midwick- An all-round display helped India et. Sanju Samson started off with a thrash Sri Lanka by 78 runs in the first-ball six but was lbw to campaign ends in Malaysia Masters third and final Twenty20 Hasaranga the next ball he faced. International in Pune to win the Sandakan then had KL Rahul, who Kuala Lumpur, Jan 10 (PTI): Sindhu was erratic in series 2-0. A 97-run opening stand had also got his fifty, stumped. He Tai Tzu Ying the start, failing to capi- between Shikhar Dhawan and KL then got Shreyas Iyer in the same Olympic medal-winning talise on her leads and Rahul and a late burst from Manish over after which captain Virat Kohli Indian shuttlers PV eventually lost the first Pandey and Shardul Thakur helped finally walked in at number 6. Kohli India score 201 for 6 in 20 overs. In and Manish took India past the 150- Sindhu and Saina Nehwal game 16-21 to hand a 1-0 ad- reply, Sri Lanka were bowled out for run mark but the former was run crashed out of the vantage to Tzu Ying. just 123 in 15.5 overs . out after going for a suicidal second Malaysia Masters after In the second game, Dhawan (52) and Rahul (54) made run in the 18th over. Lahiru Kumara being outplayed by famil- Sindhu could do little as half-centuries while Thakur (22 off then dismissed Washington Sundar iar foes in the quarterfi- Tzu Ying completely domi- 8) and Pandey (31 off 18) played off the very next ball and India were nals, ending the country’s nated the proceedings crucial unbeaten cameos in the end. 167/6 at the end of the 18th over. campaign here on Friday. from start to finish. Dhananjaya de Silva scored 57 off Thakur however smashed 22 runs 26 for Sri Lanka while the rest, bar- off the eight balls he faced while Reigning world champi- Trailing 11-20, Sindhu ring Angelo Mathews (31 off 20) Pandey ended the innings unbeaten on Sindhu, who took the saved six match points but struggled. Navdeep Saini bagged on 31 off 18. Sri Lanka’s chase was court first on Friday, was it came too late as Tzu three wickets for India while never on as India’s pacers struck knocked out of the Super Ying sealed the game 21-16. Washington Sundar and Thakur got immediately. Danushka Gunathilaka 500 badminton tourna- Later in the day, Saina two each. fell in the first over to Jasprit ment by top seed Tai Tzu was outplayed by Marin. India’s innings was a see-saw con- Bumrah, pulling him to mid on. Ying of Chinese Taipei, Saina and Marin were 6-6 test; India’s openers begen well Avishka Fernando hit a six but fell while Saina was shown in head-to-head before before Sri Lanka dominated the very next ball when he drove Thakur middle overs with Lakshan straight to point. A suicidal run out the door by Olympic Friday’s match. Sandakan picking up three wickets saw the end of Oshada Fernando, champion Spaniard London Olympics and Wanindu Hasaranga getting one before Navdeep Saini bowled Kusal Carolina Marin. bronze-medallist, Saina between the 10th and 13th overs. Perera with a full ball. Sri Lanka Saina was no match for was on the backfoot from However, Manish and Thakur were stuttering at 26 for 4 in the Marin, who took exactly the word go as Marin took smashed 34 runs in the last two sixth over. Angelo Mathews and half-an-hour to dispose off the lead early in the first overs to give India momentum at Dhananjaya de Silva fought back the Indian’s challenge 8-21 game at 10-6 and simply the break. with a 68-run stand for the fifth 7-21. outsmarted the Indian to Dhawan had a reprieve early on wicket. They targeted the spinners, A 97-run opening when Mathews, playing his first with Washington Sundar in particu- Tzu Ying, ranked second pocket it. stand between T20I since August 2018, was denied lar going for plenty. Sri Lanka in the world, defeated Rio In the second game, the Shikhar Dhawan and a wicket with Dasun Shanaka drop- reached 78 for 4 in 10 overs but the Olympics silver-medallist script turned out to be the KL Rahul gave India a ping a catch in the second over. fight didn’t last too long as Sindhu 21-16 21-16 in the same as Saina committed good platform to Rahul and Dhawan then settled in as Mathews was caught at long-on one launch in the slog quarterfinal, extending a lot of unforced errors India scored 92/0 at the end of the ball after hitting a six, Washington overs. her head-to-head record to allowing Marin to easily first 10 overs. having the last laugh. The resist- 12-5. run away with the match Sri Lanka’s spin duo then took over. ance pretty much ended there, as Dhawan fell to Sandakan after mak- wickets tumbled even as de Silva This was Sindhu’s sec- Tzu Ying. She had lost to quarterfinals in October and a place in the ing his fifty in the 11th over when went past his half-century. ond consecutive loss to her in the French Open last year. semifinals. Osaka battles, Kvitova cruises to Brisbane semis Hazlewood says injury Spinners to play a big role in tually saw off sixth seed lay-off before India tour Kiki Bertens 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 at Pat Rafter Arena. was ‘blessing in disguise’ series against India: Cummins Bertens was on the at- tack in the second but Sydney, Jan 09 (PTI): Hazlewood was quoted Sydney, Jan 10 (PTI): brilliant comeback to win lost control in the decider Fast-medium bowler as saying in the ‘Sydney the five-match ODI series when she began to strug- Josh Hazlewood says Morning Herald’. The Australian pace spear- 3-2 in India last year after gle with her first serve. his recent three- upcoming series head Pat Cummins ex- trailing 0-2. It was a more straight- week injury lay- starts January 14 pects spinners of his team “Last series I think we forward affair for fifth off was a “bless- in Mumbai. The to play a bigger role in the played two spinners, they seed Kvitova, who ing in disguise” second ODI will ODI series against India also played two so they are downed American quali- ahead of be played in even though he is not ex- certainly important, espe- fier Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6- Australia’s lim- Rajkot on pecting dust-bowls during cially in the middle overs,” 2. ited over tour of January 17 and a limited-overs assign- Cummins said. Australia Kvitova, a two-time India. Hazlewood, third in Bengaluru ment. The series begins in are travelling with two Wimbledon champion who has often on January 19. The Mumbai on January 14, specialist spinners in their who won her first WTA been compared to injury forced the 29- followed by the second squad — left arm spinner Brisbane, Jan 10 (AFP): title in Brisbane in 2011, sure,” Kvitova said. the legendary year-old to miss the and third match in Rajkot Ashton Agar and leg spin- was in superb touch “My body’s still not Glenn McGrath for remaining two Test on January 17 and ner Adam Zampa. Naomi Osaka battled against Brady, who beat falling apart yet, so that’s his accuracy, was matches against New Bengaluru on January 19 Talking about the for two hours while Petra Maria Sharapova and good as well.” Osaka, forced out of last Zealand in respectively. tracks in India, the 26- Kvitova cruised to victo- Ashleigh Barty in the who burst to stardom by month’s Perth Test Melbourne and “I think spinners play a year-old Cummins said ry on Friday as both play- first two rounds but was winning consecutive against New Zealand Sydney. The pacer has bigger part in India than the ball gets softer as the ers booked spots in the never in the hunt. Grand Slam crowns at due to a low-grade made his return to white- they do around the world game progresses which season-opening Brisbane “I didn’t serve well at the 2018 US Open and hamstring tear. “It’s ball cricket with the but it’s rare you get a big makes it easier to bowl as International semi-fi- all the first game, but 2019 Australia Open, will maybe a blessing in Sydney Sixers in the Big spinning dust bowl for a compared to other coun- nals. since then I served much, next play either defend- disguise for this Bash League (BBL), and one day international,” tries. But playing in small- Osaka’s form slipped much better and that’s ing champion Karolina (Indian) tour having he impressed with his Cummins told reporters er, faster fields come with after the first set but the helped me a lot through Pliskova or unseeded these couple of games,” economy rate. ahead of Australia’s de- their own set of chal- world number four even- this match today for American Alison Riske. parture. Australia made a lenges. Injury fears haunt Hudson-Odoi as Chelsea star aims to bounce back London, Jan 10 (AFP): new five-year contract in stalled. Part of the problem solution, Tammy Abraham Callum Hudson-Odoi admits September. has been the player’s and Mason Mount both sur- he is battling to banish his Persuading him to snub attempts to shake off the passed their fellow Chelsea injury demons as the Chelsea strong interest from Bayern painful memories of the torn youth academy graduate. winger bids to end his sopho- Munich was seen as a major Achilles in April that cut short If Hudson-Odoi was feeling more slump when Burnley victory for new Chelsea boss his stellar run. frustrated, he did not let it visit Stamford Bridge on Frank Lampard The 19-year- Finding it difficult to trust show. Saturday. old was tipped to ascend to that his body would not He finally saw light at the Just months ago, Hudson- the ranks of the Premier betray him again, Hudson- end of the tunnel when he Odoi was heralded as the League’s elite stars this term Odoi played tentatively at the broke a four-month scoring brightest of Chelsea’s young but while several of his young start of this season and drought in Chelsea’s FA Cup stars after his breakthrough Chelsea team-mates have quickly found himself con- third-round win against season culminated in the enjoyed vibrant campaigns, signed to a bit-part role. Nottingham Forest on teenager signing a bumper Hudson-Odoi’s progress has While he laboured to find a Sunday. Rural talent of the state will get stage in Yuva Mahotsav Bemetara, Jan 10: A three-day state-level youth festival is being organized in Raipur from January 12. BHILAI In this, many rural talents of the state will get a proper platform to showcase their art. This will reveal 14 many hidden talents and give them an opportunity to grow. 287 participants from Bemetara district CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020 will showcase their talent in 24 events to share their talent in this platform. ‘Mankhe Mankhe Ek Samaan’ is the essence of Constitution: Baghel Central Chronicle News

Bhilai, Jan 10: On Friday, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel attended the Guru Ghasidas Jayanti celebrations in Patan. This Tehsil level event was organsed by Satnam Samaj. In his ad- dress, Baghel said that Just Dial organises campus placement about 250 years ago, Guru Ghasidas had given the drive at Sanjay Rungta Group mantra of "Mankhe Mankhe Ek Samaan". It Central Chronicle News knowledge about the that their aim was to pro- was a equality oriented are the part of humanity. the state announces bonus stated that under the lead- bringing justice to all. The functional area of compa- vide placements to maxi- mantra for the society.The He laid the foundation of on paddy purchase. For ership of Chief Minister initiatives of agriculture Bhilai, Jan 10: Just Dial ny. Thereafter Group dis- mum number of stu- same is the essence of the caste free society. this reason only, Bhupesh Baghel, the state loan waiver, paddy pro- one of the leading local cussions and personal in- dents. Group Chairman Constitution of India as Reiterating his promise, Chhattisgarh Government government has intro- curement at Rs 2500 per search engine company terview rounds were con- Sanjay Rungta congratu- framed by Baba Saheb Chief Minister stated that was forced to conduct pro- duced schemes and pro- quintal; concession on organized campus drive ducted. lated all the students who Bhimrao Ambedkar. Guru the farmers will get Rs curement at MSP. The grammes which have power bills upto 400 units at Sanjay Rungta Group 15 students were select- got selected through this Ghasidas Baba had given 2500 per quintal value of council of ministers has opened avenues for devel- per month consumption; of institutions. ed for Pune and various drive. Dean, Training & message to follow the paddy in Chhattisgarh. At been deployed for explor- opment of all. Following etc are the steps taken to- The placement drive locations of Chhattisgarh Placement Shyam Mishra truth. He used to say present, paddy is being ing the ways for transfer- Guru Ghasidas Baba's wards welfare of common was attended by a large after the interview informed that a large "Mankhe Mankhe La purchased at Minimum ring the difference amount message of "Mankhe people. These steps have number of students at the process. Group Director number of students got Jaan", which has a very Support Price as the cen- to the farmers. Mankhe Ek Samaan", opened the venues of pros- outset, representatives of Saket Rungta while ex- benefitted from the place- deep meaning. It means tral Government had re- Urban Administration state government is mak- perity and development in company imparted basic pressing his views said ment drive. that we are the same and fused to purchase paddy if Minister Shiv Dahariya ing best possible efforts for the state, he concluded. Rail & Structural Mill felicitates St Thomas College organises annual sports meet Central Chronicle News best performing Brigade Bhilai, Jan 10: The 36th Annual Sports Meet was organised in St Thomas College on Friday. Vijay Bhagel, Member of Parliament, Durg District graced the occasion as Chief Guest. On this occasion, Baghel insisted on making Bhilai a Sports City also as it is already known as Steel City. In his address, he congratulated the students of college for representing Bhilai in both National & International Sports. He called upon more and more students to take The Chief Guest was wel- sports as their career and comed with a presentation excel in whatever field of a beautiful dance based they choose. The on Chhattisgarh Folk Administrator of the song. Various track and College, Rt Rev Fr George field events were organ- Mathew Ramban in his ised during the sports Central Chronicle News and employees of Brigade 2019-20. Manager, Brigade-2 presidential address said event. 2 of Mill area of RSM that He added that the crite- thanked his team and as- that the college makes con- The whole meet was or- Bhilai, Jan 10: Rail & was felicitated with best ria included highest sured the management of stant efforts to encourage ganised under the coordi- Structural Mill (RSM) of performing brigade tro- rolling and long rail achieving still higher students in sports apart nation of Sports Secretary Bhilai Steel Plant organ- phy. rolling had played a heights in upcoming from academic activities. of Student Union Council ised a felicitation func- Congratulating the col- major role in setting the months. The winning The Annual Sports Meet of the college. On this oc- tion on Friday for its best lective, Gadre, CGM tempo by rolling more team was awarded a tro- of the college started with casion, Student Union performing brigade for (RSM, RTS & RPDB) said than 300 blooms for six phy and certificates. This a welcome speech by Council In-charge, Dr Suja the month of that such motivated per- days in succession by this was followed by a lunch Principal Dr MG Roymon. Varghese, President Sabya December'19. Present on formances give the confi- brigade. He also thanked program. It may be added He called upon all the stu- Neha Tirkey, all faculty the function were MM dence that RSM is geared the bloom yard collective that RSM and URM col- dents to take maximum members and students Gadre, CGM (RSM, RTS & up to supply its share in for supplying the re- lectively recorded highest participation in various were present. The sports The whole program was Department of Commerce RPDB), senior officials of total of 13.5 lakh tonnes of quired quantity of ever dispatches of more events and also suggested meet was successfully con- conducted by Dr Sapna and KN Verma, Sports RSM and Bloom Yard of rails dispatch to Indian blooms. Speaking on the than 1.2 lakh tonnes of that management is on the ducted under the leader- Sharma, Head, Officer & Vikas Singh, Blooming & Billet Mill Railways for the year occasion Anil Singh, Shift rails in December'19. process of constructing an ship of Sports Officer Department of Commerce Sports Secretary proposed Indoor-stadium very soon. Kailash Narayan Verma. & Pratik Kumar Sharma, the vote of thanks. Tree branches not to be Traffic police to observe Road 371 models of school students trimmed for power lines Safety Week from today displayed in INSPRE Exhibition Bhilai, Jan 10: at the Battalion Ground from January 12 to 16. On Central Chronicle News : Just like previous years, the first day,January 12 the the Traffic Police Durg- eye check up camp will be Bhilai, Jan 10: Street Bhilai is organising Road held for the school bus driv- lights remain switched on Safety Week from January ers, on January 13 passen- for the entire night even 11. This is the 31st Road ger bus drivers will get the when there are no people Safety Week during which chance for eye check up, on on the road. A huge various programmes will January 14 for autorick- amount of electricity can be organised to generate shaw drivers, and on be saved if some sensors public awareness related to January 15 for drivers of are installed in the street traffic rules and safe com- Good Carrier Heavy lights to switch them "on" mute on roads. Also the po- Vehicles will be conducted only when any person, ve- lice will ensure public par- at Transport Nagar. On hicle or animal is there on ticipation in the drive. The January 16 drivers of Light the road. This concept was main centre for the week Transport Vehicle can un- displayed in the science Central Chronicle News These lines were being laid visit and report immedi- long programme will be dergo eye check up again at model "automatic street to supply power to the ately. After inspection, the Road Safety Training the Battalion ground. Also light" prepared by a stu- Bhilai, Jan 10: Taking im- EWS Houses constructed Bandhe informed Centre near Gurudwara a Rangoli Competition will dent Devendra Singh of mediate cognizance over under the Pradhan Mantri Collector that the work of Triangle, Nehru Nagar. be held at Children's Park village Pinkapaar. Nehali the appeal of a veteran en- Awas Yojna. Deshmukh 11 KV electricity line is The Traffic Week will be in Civic Centre, General Dewangan has prepared a vironment protection ac- immediately rushed to being laid for power supply inaugurated by the District Knowledge Competition at device which gives alert tivist, District Collector District Collectorate with to 252 units of EWS houses Collector Ankit Anand at the Main Centre in Nehru signal when the driver of a Ankit Anand issued orders his allies Romshankar constructed under PM around 11:00 hrs. A traffic Nagar. vehicle is feeling drowsy. to the Electricity Yadav and Prem Narayan. Awas Yojna. For the pur- rules related exhibition The reflector tapes Another child had pre- Distribution Company for The veteran "Paryavaran pose, the branches of trees will also be inaugurated would be pasted on bicy- pared an exercise cycle not trimming the tree Mitra" made a representa- located near the pond were which would be on show cles on January 15 as well which utilizes the energy branches for installation of tion before the District being trimmed. Collector for seven days for public as Cycle rally will be taken generated while doing ex- Power Lines on Borsi - Collector and informed immediately directed to view. A helmet rally will out from Equipment ercise for running a mixer Hanoda Road. He directed that he had planted about stop the work. The two nos also be taken out from the Square to Civic Centre. On -grinder. These were some the power company to use 300 saplings in village H-Beams installed for the venue of the inaugural January 16 police officers of the innovative ideas dis- the AB Cables or Cover Kodiya which have grown purpose were immediately function. During the week will give road safety aware- played during the district Conductors in the power to big and strong banyan removed and the power street plays will also be or- ness related information level INSPIRE exhibition supply lines for saving trees. These trees were like company officials are ganised at various squares across 100 schools at the organized here in Durg. trees from trimming or his children and he is feel- chalking out an alternative and screens at squares will same time where the offi- As many as 371 students cutting. ing pained due to trim- route for installation of display the rules and regu- cials from the IG rank to from different schools of According to informa- ming of branches of these supply line. Collector fur- lations. An "Anjor Rath" ASI would participate. The Durg Division participat- tion, 92-year-old environ- trees. ther instructed the offi- will visit in rural areas and concluding ceremony of ed in the exhibition organ- ment protection activist Taking cognizance over cials to use AB Cables and make villagers aware the road safety week will ized under the Innovation Gaindlal Deshmukh came this appeal, District Cover Conductors to pre- about traffic rules. be held on January 17 at in Science Pursuit for Bakliwal and other digni- taken by erstwhile Prime to know that Power Collector immediately di- vent tree-branch trimming The day wise pro- the main venue near Inspired Research (IN- taries were also present on Minister Rajiv Gandhi Distribution Company has rected SR Bandhe or cutting the trees in fu- gramme after inaugura- Gurudwara Triangle in SPIRE) programme. MLA the occasion. Vore appreci- which have enabled our started trimming the tree (Superintendent Engineer ture. The emotions of the tion include a traffic aware- the evening where the stu- Arun Vora formally inau- ated the creative pursuit of country to emerge as a branches for installation of of Chhattisgarh State environment protection ness stall at Tafree on dents would be awarded gurated this exhibition of science and interest of stu- strong nation in the pres- Power Supply Lines on Power Distribution activist should not be hurt, January 12. Eye check up for participation in vari- science models and proj- dents in innovation. He ent age of Information Borsi - Hanoda Road. Company) to conduct spot he added. camp would be conducted ous events. ects. Mayor Dhiraj spoke about the initiatives Technology. RAIPUR CC

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opment on their shoulder. Newly-elected Chief Minister added that public reps have these public representa- major responsibility tives have the potential to give a distinct identity to of Raipur city’s Chhattisgarh with their development on efforts and initiatives. their shoulders, Chief Minister congratu- CM Bhupesh Baghel was welcomed and greeted by the newly elected Mayor Ejaz lated the newly-elected sector of Chhattisgarh, Verma, Urban Pramod Dubey said that Dhebar here on Friday. says Chief Minister public representatives and we will not stop until Administration Minister the President of India had Oath ceremony of and said that sufficient we achieve this goal. Dr Shiv Daharia, MLAs- awarded Raipur city for funds will be provided for Chief Minister said Mohan Markam, cleanliness and safe- Mayor, Speaker and development of the capi- that we are celebrating Satyanarayan Sharma, drinking water supply fa- Corporators of RMC tal city. Chherchhera festival Kuldeep Juneja, Vikas cility. And in future as Crackdown on liquor middlemen held Chief Minister said today.On this occasion, he Upadhyay, Anita well, this series of that people have confi- along with his cabinet Yogendra Sharma, achievements would con- Q Excise, Raipur, 11.52 bulk The team of District Central Chronicle News dence and a high-level of ministers visited Suryakant Rathore. tinue. Excise department litres of liquor were Raipur arrested a person trust on the elected public Dudhadhari math and Mayor Ejaz Dhebar said The programme was at- sends 6 to jail seized from possession of in Khandwa village of Raipur, Jan 10: While ad- representatives. Now, it is asked for ‘daan’. Mahant in his address to the pro- tended by Women and a person in Ramsagar Abhanpur after recover- dressing the oath ceremo- their responsibility to Rajeshri Ramsundar Das gramme that our aim is to Child Development Central Chronicle News Para, who was selling il- ing 18 bulk litres of ny of newly-elected live-up to the expectations donated paddy and Rs 1.25 establish the identity of Minister Anila Bhendiya, licit liquor in Raipur city, liquor from his posses- Mayor Ejaz Dhebar, of people. Baghel said that lakh for Suposhan Raipur city as clean, beau- Dhanendra Sahu, Mahant Raipur, Jan 10: The ex- on January 9. The team sion. Speaker Pramod Dubey, Chhattisgarh Abhiyan to eradicate mal- tiful pollution-free city. As Rajeshri Ramsundar Das, cise team of Raipur dis- also recovered 6.12 bulk He was subsequently and Corporators of Government’s schemes nutrition. He added that per Chief Minister’s vi- Phulodevi Netram, trict took strict action litres from the posses- sent to jail. Similarly, the Raipur Municipal are based on all-round de- when society supports a sion of ‘Gadhbo Nava Collector Dr S against 6 middlemen for sion of a person in excise team seized 5.4 Corporation at Indoor velopment of ‘individu- campaign, it becomes eas- Chhattisgarh’, we would Bharatidasan, Senior SP their alleged involve- Mahoba Bazar. Illicit bulk liters from a woman Stadium today, Chief als’ of the state. This is ier to achieve the cause. focus on providing every Mohammad Arif Sheikh, ment in illicit liquor liquor was also seized in Arang area, 10.44 bulk Minister Bhupesh Baghel our goal. He said that we The programme was also basic facility in the city Commissioner Municipal trade in the city. from possession of a litres from a person in said that newly-elected are determined to bring addressed by Agriculture along with effective imple- Corporation Dr Shiv According to informa- woman in Gudiyari area. Mandir Hasaud. They public representatives about major positive Minister Ravindra mentation of government Anant Tayal and other tion received from the They have been sent to were arrested and sent to have a major responsibili- changes in education, Choubey, Member of schemes. Speaker Raipur prominent citizens were Deputy Commissioner of jail. jail under the Excise Act. ty of Raipur city’s devel- health, and employment Rajya Sabha Chhaya Municipal Corporation present. ANNUAL FUNCTION Attachment cases against 177 chit-fund companies produced in court in Chhattisgarh on deposits. attachment has been Rs 7.92 crore The action is being taken against 69 compa- received with taken against such chit- nies among them. attachment of land, fund companies on the Officials said that the instruction of Chief amount of Rs 07 crore 92 deposited in govt Minister. lakh 21 thousand re- fund in After a massive cam- ceived through action of Rajnandgaon paign run by the state po- land attachment, taken lice against chit-fund against chit-fund compa- Process of refund to companies, the action is nies in Rajnandgaon investors begins being intensified for re- under Section 6 of the turn of money to the peo- Chhattisgarh Protection ple. Police are not arrest- of Depositors Interest Central Chronicle News ing any agent, rather the Act had been deposited process is underway to in government account. Raipur, Jan 10: Chief settle cases of all the With this action, the Minister Bhupesh agents. process of return of Baghel has taken serious However, massive cam- money to investors has note of complaints paign is underway to ar- been started. Rs 02 lakh against chit-fund compa- rest chit-fund company 80 thousand received nies for cheating the peo- directors. with attachment of a ple of the state. Officials in the police house in an action taken According to complaints headquarters said that under Indian Penal Code some chit-fund compa- attachment cases against on a case registered in nies took hard earned 177 chit fund companies Bilaspur Civil Line Variety of cultural programmes mark annual function at Daga Girl’s College, Kutchery Chowk, here on Friday. money of the people with were produced before the Police Station has been offer of higher interests court so far and action of provided to applicant. ‘Fix attractive selling Breast disease not fatal: Experts

college. Addressing the inau- through investigation. Today made it possible to ensure gural session, Dr AK medical science has reached 100% success in controlling price for bio-ethanol’ Chandrakar said that the the advanced stage in which the diseases, he added. state level conference on cision has been taken to breast diseases was being or- CM writes letter promote establishment of ganised by the Department Breast screening required to NITI Aayog bio-ethanol plants with of Surgery for the first time the additional paddy pro- in the state. ‘The biggest at regular intervals To remove the cured in the state. Private problem around us is that Head of Department of methods of self-exams and mandate of investment is also being women feel hesitant to dis- Surgery in UCMS Hospital New awareness are its preventive invited by Industry cuss breast problems with approval every year Delhi Dr Navneet Kaur in her measures. Head of Department for estab- their family members and lecture on breast anatomy and Department of Endocrine in lishing bio-ethanol plants doctors. It is our duty as doc- surgery plan, said that earlier KGMC Lucknow Dr Anand Chhattisgarh in the state. But to attract tors to create awareness, so Government promoting women used to give up hope of Mishra spoke on methods of private investment in that women are exposed to living when they were affected identifying the disease based bio-ethanol production this area, it is important their problems in the early by the disease. Now ninety on the discharge from the nip- that the selling price of stages which will lead to bet- Central Chronicle News percent survival is possible ple while Dr. Kumkum Singh, every year for production bio-ethanol is attractive ter results of treatment’, he with medicines and surgery if former Head of Department of of bio-ethanol should be and it is also necessary said. Dr Vivek Chaudhary the disease is diagnosed in the Ajmer Medical College spoke Raipur, Jan 10: Chief dissolved as it is imprac- that the mandate of an- said that in recent years Central Chronicle News first stage. Dr Chintamani, on spread of breast cancer and Minister Bhupesh tical. Chief Minister has nual approval for its pro- Ayush University Vice there had been an increase Senior Surgeon, Safdarjung its follow-up. Dr Anurag Baghel has written letter requested NITI Aayog to duction should be dis- Chancellor Dr AK in cases of breast cancer Hospital New Delhi, while Shrivastava, Head of to NITI Aayog with a re- take necessary action on solved. Raipur, Jan 10: Noted sur- Chandrakar, Director which need to be reduced. At reading a paper on the guide- Department of Surgery, AIIMS quest to fix an attractive both these points at Chief Minister Baghel geons from across the coun- Regional Cancer Institute Dr present, the state-of-the-art lines for three-dimensional New Delhi talked of diagnostic selling price for Sbio- Central Government further stated in the let- try presented scientific re- Vivek Choudhary,Ambedkar facility of diagnosis and di- evaluation and screening of test method while Dr Dakshes ethanol (produced from level in larger interest of ter requesting Union search papers and delivered Superintendent Dr Vinit agnosis is available in the the breasts, said that state-of- Shah spoke on Gigantomastia- additional paddy pro- the farmers. Petroleum Minister that lectures on the first day of Jain, CGASI Chairman Dr state, he said. the-art methods of imaging a rare condition characterized cured in the state) so as to Chief Minister has the price of bio-ethanol the two-day conference on Faizal Hasan Firdousi and According to Dr Vinit such as sonography, mammog- by excessive breast growth. Dr promote its sale. Baghel stated in the letter to produced from paddy “Breast Disease & Head of Department of Jain, Medical raphy, CT scan and MRI have Avni Tiwari spoke on marking has also requested that NITI Aayog that under should be kept at par Management: Changing Surgery Dr Shipra Sharma Superintendent of made the diagnosis of breast samples for histopathology the mandate of taking National Bio-Fuel Policy- with the rates of ethanol Trends”, organised by Pt inaugurated the conference Ambedkar Hospital every diseases easier. Breast cancer and interpretation of the approval from Union 2018 and Chhattisgarh’s produced from syrup, Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial at Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee lump is not cancer; rather is not fatal. Its information, report. Agriculture Ministry Industrial Policy, the de- sugar and sugar syrup. Medical College, Raipur. auditorium in the medical cancer can be diagnosed Sneha reaches top-50 of Master Chef Kharora: Sneha Harsh Modi has brought laurels to city and state RAIPUR as she reached upto Top-50 in the Master Chef held in Kolkata and 15 she is just 24 year and imparting training to women here. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020 Umesh Patel invites Director of Chit Fund co arrested, two still absconding Governor to State Central Chronicle News ing into the matter. In the police reached this case a female ac- Nagpur and it was found Level Youth Festival Balod, Jan 10: Director cused Sunita Parihar that he is not residing of a Chit Fund Company was taken into arrest here for long and during involved in duping in- from Swalambi Nagar this they found photo of vestors of funds worth Indraprastha Society, Manoj Agnihotri. The po- Rs 5 lakh finaly has been Poonam Vihar, Nagpur lice inquired people liv- arrested by the special and was continuing ing nearby and found his team of police within search of three other ac- right address and nabbed three days. cused. him from Vidhyanchal As per the complaint, First got the photo and Society, Narendra Nagar, one Rajkumari R/o then got right address: Nagpur. Chandounibhata of To search for Director In this case, the DSP Dalli-Rajhara, fell prey to of the Company and two Sinha said that two ac- promises made by other accused, SP ML cused have been arrested Raipur, Jan 10: Sports and and Youth Welfare Corporation India Kotwani formed a special and two other accused Youth Welfare Minister Mr. Department, Mrs. Shweta Limited company and de- team and the inspector Ravi Kamle and Umesh Patel and Chief Sinha were also present. It is posited Rs 2.50 lakh in Kuamr Gaurav of the Dharmendra Singh are Secretary R.P. Mandal met notable that state level Youth 2013 and another Rs 2.50 team informed as per in- still absconding. It is and invited State Govenor Ms festival will be inaugurated lakh in 2014. She waited structions from SP, a after arrest of the four Anusuiya Ukey attend the on January 12 at 12 noon at for refund of the amount team comprising accused that property de- three-day state level youth Science College Ground. The after five years, but the Aatmaram Dhanelia, tails of all four accused festival. Secretary to the function will be presided by Company's Director ran Duryodhan Yadav, Puran will be taken and the auc- Governor, Mr. Sonamani Chief Minister Bhupesh away with the amount. upon a case under sec- plaint: when the woman lodged Prasad Dewangan, tion procedure will be Bora, Secretary, Sports and Baghel. Special Guest to be The woman got this in- tion 420 and 34 of IPC It was on Wednesday, the complaint, at that Sandep Yadav was de- carried out and amount Youth Welfare Department, present on the occasion will formation in 2018 and she was taken. DSP Balod Dinesh Sinha time name of four per- parted from Balod. As of the investor will be re- Mr. Siddharth Komal be State Asssembly Speaker lodged complaint in Woman cited name of addressing a press con- sons was shown and this per the address given by funded. Dinesh Sinha- Pardeshi, Director of Sports Dr Charandas Mahant. Balod Thana and based accused in her com- ference informed that help police in investigat- the complainant woman, DSP- Balod. Amazon CEO to face protest from traders School introduces dress-code for students Raipur, Jan 10: about mal- practices being cessful nationwide cam- portals, what they claim. adopted by Amazon & paign against Amazon & Let them announce what CAIT National Vice gross violation of FDI pol- Flipkart and has estab- all they have done so far President Amar Parwani, icy with related evi- lished the fact both to empower the existing State Working President dences, it is most unlikely Amazon & Flipkart are retailers on their plat- Vikram Singh Deo, State that Government will buy habitual offenders of poli- form. What is the quan- General Secretary his arguments- said Mr cy & law, convicted sever- tum of business these re- Jitendra Doshi, State Praveen Khandelwal, al times in various coun- tailers are doing annually Working General Secretary General of tries for their anti-trust since last 5 years. Secretary Parmanand CAIT & Mr. Amar policies, economic terror- Whether anyone of them Jain, State Treasurer Parwani National Vice ist who are destined to de- is listed as top 20 sellers Ajay Agrawal and State President of CAIT. stroy during last 5 years. The Spokeperson Rajkumar Commenting upon the e-commerce & retail answers to these ques- Rathi has informed that visit of Jeff Bezos, Mr trade eco system of India, tions will expose Amazon. the forthcoming visit of Khandelwal & Mr. trying to create crony cap- It’s nothing but just an eye Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Parwani said that he is italism and making all ef- wash to set right the to India is nothing but to coming purely to create a forts to control, dominate wrong doing- said deceive the Government false narrative of empow- & monopolise the retail Khandelwal & Parwani . by likely building a diplo- ering the small retailers trade & e-commerce mar- The Traders across matic narrative to show and if he meets with PM ket of India through country are planning to that their business is pro- Narendra Modi, he will predatory pricing, deep observe National Protest small traders friendly and try to protect mal prac- discounting, exclusivity Day across the Country Central Chronicle News Management Samiti in black half-pant at its own Head Master Kamal their portal is providing tices of Amazon and vio- and preferential seller under which Jeff Bezos Government Primary expenses. This dress-code Narayan Yadav, teacher ample opportunities to lation of FDI policy in the system. visit will be strongly op- Birkoni, Jan 09: For bet- School, Bhava here on has been introduced Ramkrishna Thakur, and small retailers to become name of small retailers. The bigger question is posed by holding Halla ter development of school Wednesday. So on occa- under 'Sarva Shiksha Shala Committee big. Since both The proposed conclave what is the need of hold- Bol rally & protest in dif- children and to increase sion of New Year, the Abhiyan'. The children President Pramila Sahu Government & other con- of Amazon Sambhav ing a conclave named ferent cities of all states of inclination of students to- School's management dis- will wear this uniform boosted the morale of stu- cerned authorities have where Jeff Bezos will de- Sambhav for allegedly the country. Final pro- wards government tributed school uniform twice in a week on dents. There was lot of been satisfied by the liver a lecture is an after empowering retailers. gram will be announced schools, a dress-code in to students in the pres- Wednesday and Saturday happiness among the par- Confederation of All thought exercise since Amazon already have 5 on January 12th by CAIT- the form of uniform was ence of their parents com- and come to school for ents on finalisation of India Traders (CAIT) CAIT has launched a suc- lakh retailers on their told Khandelwal. introduced by the School prising yellow shirt and studies. On this occasion dress-code for students. FADA, RADA to Campaign will be run organised ‘Vyapaar Percentage of BPL families Chhattisgarh’ today Raipur, Jan 10: Federation of against sale of illicit liquor Automobile Association (FADA) in to be reduced from 60% to 20%: CM association with Raipur Automobile Bastar Development prepared with approval of ed to storage, processing  Instructions to Dealers Association (RADA) will be  In Dantewada district in Authority, a sum of Rs 100 Public Representatives, and marketing of minor for- keep a close watch organising the ‘Vyapaar the next four years : Chhattisgarh’ on January 11 at Crore will be allotted, under the leadership of the est produce. Chief Minister on illegal liquor Hotel Zone by the Park, VIP Road,  CM directs CS to which should be spent sole- Minister in Charge of has said that these families Raipur. RADA President Manishraj prepare a plan of action ly for Dantewada District. It Dantewada district. The ac- should be linked with the coming from other Singhania said that traders will get is noteworthy that in the tion plan should also in- supply of necessary items provinces an opportuinity to discuss their opening ceremony of clude the estimation of ad- in all government hostels, trade related issues under one roof Raipur, Jan 10: National Tribal Dance ditional funds required. residential buildings, jails, liquor. Das expressed un- with the government. Such events Festival, Chief Minister Baghel has asked Chief hospitals and camps of se- happiness over the supply develop a coorodination between Chief Minister Baghel spoke about the State Secretary to take various curity forces. Raipur, Jan 10: well as to keep strict con- of adequate liquor in the the government and traders and has instructed Chief Government’s aim to allevi- measures for economic up- Women groups should be trol on the sale of illicit country liquor shops from gives a direction to run the trade Secretary to prepare an ate poverty from South liftment of poor families motivated to grow vegeta- Under the chairman- liquor coming from other the State Distilleries and smoothly. Chief Guest of the func- elaborate action plan for re- Bastar-Dantewada district. such as identifying BPL bles in kitchen garden. He ship of Excise provinces in the state. directed to give notice to tion will be Bhupesh Baghel, Chief ducing the number of BPL The Government has set the families, determining the has also directed to ensure Commissioner Niranjan In the meeting, Excise the officers posted in the Minister. RADA members will felici- families residing in South target to reduce the percent- activities for enhancing that each beneficiary who Das, a meeting of all the Commissioner Mr Das re- Distilleries. He gave strict tate Chief Minister for his innova- Bastar- Dantewada District age of BPL family in the their permanent income, has been granted land Excise Officers of the state viewed the complaints of instructions to the officers tive thoughts and policies by which from 60 to 20 percent in the area from 60% to 20%, in the forming maximum number rights under Forest Rights the automobile trade is progressiv- was held on Friday in the sale of liquor in the state of Chhattisgarh State next four years . Chief upcoming four years. In the of women groups to operate Act is benefited.Various ing in Chhattisgarh. Guest of meeting hall of and directed to strictly Beverages Corporation Honour will be State Transport Minister has issued direc- same sequence, Chief mid-day meal and serve hot- amenities and construction Commercial Tax (GST) control the sale of liquor Limited to keep sufficient Minister Mohammed Akbar. tions to engage poor fami- Minister has given instruc- cooked food under works such as parks, building, Atal Nagar Nava at higher rates. He said stock of liquor. Excise rev- Special Guest to be present on the lies with profitable income- tions to prepare an elabo- Suposhan Abhiyan, ensur- swings, gymnasiums, foun- Raipur. He instructed all that action would be taken enue receipts were re- occasion will be former MLA oriented activities so as to rate action plan. Chief ing transformation of tains at the cross roads the excise officers to carry to remove the employee of viewed in the meeting and Rajkamal Singhania. In the pro- uplift their financial condi- Minister has said that a Cowsheds as centres of should be developed and out a campaign against the agency concerned on necessary instructions gramme about 200 automobile tion. Baghel has said that in family-wise poverty allevia- livelihood and engaging of their long term mainte- the sale of illicit liquor as his involvment in sale of were given. dealers will be present. the upcoming budget for tion action plan should be poor families in works relat- nance should be ensured. Singhdeo watches ‘Chhapaak’ Many illegal private schools operational NSUI burn effigy of PM, HM Not following rules and standards set as per RTE Act In protest against attack on JNU students

Central Chronicle News schools operational in the district and the Rajnandgaon, Jan 10: As Department is only having per sub-section-1 of sec- information about 270 pri- tion 19 of RTE Act, no vate schools, where the school will be certified or poor children are granted would be recognised, if it admission under RTE Act. does not fulfills the stan- In box of above: dards fixed forthe Act. The District Education Central Chronicle News fees in the College and private schools which do Officer calls meeting: then lathicharge on the not fulfill the rules and It was on Jan 22, the Rajnandgaon, Jan 10: As students by the police standards defined in the District Education Officer per instructions from the when they stage protest Act, would not be eligible (DEO) has called meeting state president NSUI against it. Still if the stu- in the list of recognised of private schools and Aakash Sharma, the NSUI dents do not surrender, schools. obtained permission from asked to be present along workers and leaders under then they send goons and State Persident CG 1 April 2019. A written with 14 points. With post- leadership of District attack them. Right since Parents' Association complaint against this ing of strict CEO in the Vice-President NSUI Raja BJP has come to power at Kristopher Paul said that school was lodged earlier, District, the discussion are Yadav and Shubham the Centre, the students all there are about 30 private but it is by entering into in air both in private and Shukla burnt effigy of PM over the country have school in Rajnandgaon nexus with the Directors government school, as the Narendra Modi and HM launch tirade against the Municipal Corporation of the School, all efforts new DEO is having experi- Amit Shah in protest BJP government and its (RMC) which have been are being made to write-off ence of serving in many against increasing atroci- policies. NSUI charged granted permission de- the case. Now there are re- other district. His ada- ties against students of that BJP government is spite lacking basic ameni- ports that there are efforts ment attitude and adher- JNU and other varsities. against the studies of poor ties and the same figure in going on to provide depart- ances to rules and regula- District NSUI children and it is the stu- entire district is around mental recognition to this tions has put everyone in spokesman Shubham dents who have taken up 100 schools which are ille- school. In this case CGPA slightly uncomfortable po- Shukla and NSUI District the protest against this Cabinet Minister TS Singhdeo visited Magneto Mall to watch Deepika Padukon-starrer gally being run. filed a written complaint sition. Now what remains V-P Raja Yadav said that conspiracy of BJP, as it ‘Chhapaak’ in PVR. He was accompanied by Subodh Haritwal, Rajendra Parihar, SGM Public School and demanded punishable to be seen is what happens BJP government at the lacks the blood of Gandhi, Dr Pankaj Gupta and Snehil Bhardwaj. which is illegally function- action. As such there are in the first private schools Centre has gone so low Ambedkar,Bhagat Singh al in Pendri of RMC had more than 350 private meeting. that first it increases the and others. CM weighed against paddy bags Raipur: On occasion of ‘Cherchera’ programme, CM BACK PAGE was weighed against paddy in symbolic gesture by 16 members of Doodadhari Maath. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020 National Road CM attends ‘Chherchhera Johar’ prog Safety Week in the He donated goods to his Q On this mega festival people. In the 'Chherchera of 'Ann Daan', CM goes Punni' programme, state from today door-to-door to collect Padmashri awardee food grains as a token Mamta Chandrakar pre- Rally and health checkup camp to be organised Central Chronicle News of kindness sented Chhattisgarhi state from 12 noon to 5 pm. The song 'Arpa Pairi Ke Dhar'. awareness march will be Q Mahant Rajeshri Various other melodious Raipur, Jan 10: The carried out from Ramsundar Das donat- songs were also performed National Road Safety Week Telibandha Marine Drive ed paddy and a cheque in the programme. will be observed from to Ghadi Chowk at 7 am. In On this occasion January 11 to 17 as per the addition to this women's of Rs 1.25 lakh to Chief Agriculture Minister instructions of the govern- helmet two-wheeler rally Minister Ravindra Choubey, Tribal ment in the state. During from Marine Drive to Minister Dr Premshai this time various programs Khazana Chowk from 9 Q Chief Minister con- Singh, Women and Child are being organised under am. Drivers violating the tributes the donation Development Minister the guidance of Transport rules will be alerted re- collected by him to the Dudhadhari temple loud 'Chherchera Maayi quired to make the state es in the neighbourhood Anila Bhediya, Urban Minister Mohammad garding compliance with 'Suposhan Abhiyan' and prayed at Sankat Kothi Ke Dhan La Her free from malnutrition. and collect paddy donation Administration Minister Akbar to bring awareness traffic rules. Mochan Hanuman Hera' in front of the hous- In the programme, Chief and kept it in Ramkothi Shiv Daharia, MP Chhaya of road safety among the A cycle rally has been or- Mandir, Balaji temple, es. Mahant Rajeshri Minister Bhupesh Baghel and make their schedule Verma, MLA Dhanendra people. Under this, two- ganized during National Central Chronicle News Ram Dardar and wished Ramsundar Das and extended hearty greetings for the whole year, pur- Sahu, Kuldeep Juneja, wheeler rally of women, Road Safety Week on for welfare, happiness and saints donated paddy to of Chherchera. He said chase materials for sports Vikas Upadhyay, Mayor of health check-ups and eye January 12 at 8 am and a Raipur, Jan 10: Chief prosperity for the people of Chief Minister while that this festival brings and attend festive pro- Raipur Municipal tests of bus, truck and taxi bike rally at 12 pm. The Minister Bhupesh Baghel the state. Chief Minister chanting in the temple happiness for everyone. grammes. Corporation Ejaz Dhebar, drivers in industrial area cycle rally will start from attended 'Chherchera received paddy and a premise. When the farmers of the Baghel said that accord- Speaker RMC Pramod and toll plazas and felicia- Marine Drive, Shastri Johar' programme' organ- cheque of 1.25 lakhs as do- Chief Minister kept food state take paddy into the ing to mythological belief, Dubey, Advisor to Chief tion of Doctors, NGOs and Check-Amapara Chowk- ized at Dudhadhari Math nation of 'chherchhera' donation in Ramkothi of farm, it is the initial on this particular day,Lord Minister Pradeep Sharma citizens doing excellent Telghani Naka-Station- in capital city Raipur from Mahant Rajeshri the 'Math'. Chief Minister process of paddy farming. Shiva had taken donation and Vinod Sharma, work in road safety. Marhimata Chowk-Canal today. Baghel affectionate- Ramsundar Das. Chief donated the fund and dona- Chherchera festival from Goddess Annapurna Principal Chief Secretary Under Road Safety Week, Road and will end at ly said 'Mahu Chherchera Minister collected dona- tion for malnutrition eradi- shows the dedication of and today is 'Shakabhari Chief Minister Secretariat the Police Traffic, Marine Drive. Similarly, at Mange Bar Aaye he' (I tion of 'Chherchera Punni' cation under Suposhan people, especially farmers, Jayanti'. Therefore, along Gaurav Dwivedi along Transport Department and 12 noon, a bike rally has have also come to collect from many houses around Abhiyan. Malnutrition is towards their livelihood. with crops people donate with senior officers of Interdepartmental Lead been organized from 'chherchhera') as he visit- the temples with Panthi the biggest problem in the Chherchera festival is cel- fruits and vegetables too. Cultural Department, Agency Road Safety have Marine Drive to Shastri ed nearby houses with the and Raut Dance troupe state, he said. ebrated on 'Poush Baghel said that on this Public Relation organized a Walkathon Chowk-Amapara Chowk- art troupe asking for wearing colorful tradition- Collective coordinated Poornima' Day. On this day King of Ratanpur re- Department, Folk artists march on January 11 at 7 Telghaani Naka, Station, 'chherchhera' donations. al attires. efforts of society, citizens day, children, youth, turned to Ratanpur after and a large number of citi- am and bike rally at 9 am Marhimata Chowk -Canal Chief Minister reached Chief Minister said out and government is re- women groups go to hous- six months. zens were present. and awareness program Road via-Marine Drive. Umesh reviews preparations Director of AI Institute, USA visits IIIT-Nava Raipur Central Chronicle News dents of IIIT-NR and has for Youth Festival now accepted 2 students to Raipur, Jan 10: Director work at the South Carolina of the Artificial campus for 6-month intern- Intelligence Institute at the ship. University of South Prof. Sheth has founded Carolina, USA, Prof. Amit and mentored various Sheth, visited IIIT-Nava startups in the US and is on Raipur on January 08, 2020 Board of several other and interacted with the companies. He has guided students and the faculty more than 30 Ph. D. stu- members. While interact- dents and more than 30 ing with the students, he Master thesis. As per the guided them on how to citation of his work (44,819 build a research career and gave examples of the play a great role in creating soft skills, such as effective with 100+ h-index), Prof. what are the options avail- biggest companies in the professionals for this kind communication, team- Sheth is widely evaluated able for graduate studies in world such as Google, of economy. work, networking, and as one of the top 100 com- his and other institutes in Microsoft, Facebook, Prof. Sheth encouraged leadership. He urged stu- puter science researchers USA. Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu the students to go for high- dents to introspect and find in the world. Apart from Central Chronicle News also inquired about all the Department Mr. Siddharth Prof. Sheth said that the and said that each one is er education so that they answer to the question IIIT-NR, Prof. Sheth is also forums, security,transport Komal Pardeshi, present world is going doing Knowledge have enough credentials to "What I have that others hosting Indian students Raipur, Jan 10: Minister and food arrangements at Commissioner Mr. GR through a boom in re- Engineering. As the world compete with the experts don't have?". This should and researchers at his re- of Sports and Youth the venue. He directed the Charendra, Joint search on Artificial is moving towards the from other countries, espe- be the motto of life for suc- search laboratory in Welfare Umesh Patel ar- officials to complete the Secretary Education Intelligence and Deep knowledge economy, he cially the US and China. He cess. University of South rived at the Science preparations for the festi- Department Mr. Saurabh Learning, but the future is complemented IIIT-Nava mentioned that to compete Prof. Sheth and his re- Carolina from top insti- College campus of Raipur val on time. Kumar, GM of CSIDC Mr. of Knowledge Engineering Raipur for starting B.Tech. with the best professionals search group at the tutes of India, such as IIT on Friday to review the On this occasion, Prasad, Director, Sports and a new economy called program in Data Science of the world, in addition to University of South Delhi, IIT Mumbai, IIT preparations for the state Secretary of Sports and and Youth Welfare Shweta "Knowledge Economy" is and Artificial Intelligence technical skills, students Carolina was involved in Patna, IIIT Bangalore and level youth festival. He Youth Welfare Sinha were present. developing. Prof. Sheth and said that IIIT-NR can should also enhance their remotely guiding 5 stu- LMNIT Jaipur. CM appeals public reps to set new Important role of banks towards eradication milestone of urban development of malnutrition in aspiring districts Central Chronicle News Q State Government to up to the expectation. He eration to the opinions and schemes in the state such as people of Bastar and other stated that from the very suggestions of senior citi- 'mor zameen-mor makaan', aspiring districts can get extend every possible first day of taking charge, zens, intellectuals and 'pauni-pasari', cowshed de- Raipur, Jan 10: Chief the benefit of it. Mandal support for develop- newly-elected public repre- every section of society. velopment shcheme, Chief Secretary R.P. Mandal ex- has instructed to work in co- ment of urban areas sentatives should work Implementation of these Minister Ward Office pressed displeasure at the ordination with the with determination and schemes should be done Scheme and other. Regular reduction in the number of Collector, Superintendent of sensitiveness for redressal with transparency. monitoring of these bank branches and ATMs Police and local police of Central Chronicle News of public grievances. Chief Minister said that schemes is required. working in the Bijapur, the district while setting up Baghel said that urban providing safe-drinking Mr. Baghel said that State Sukma, Narayanpur, new branches and ATMs of Raipur, Jan 10: Chief bodies are an important water supply, pothole free Government is providing Dantewada, Kondagaon, banks. Minister Bhupesh Baghel part of three-tier gover- roads, clean surroundings, every possible support for Kanker and Rajnandgaon Mandal has congratulat- has congratulated newly- nance system. I hope that proper drainage syst+em, development of urban bod- districts at the state level ed the bank and bank per- elected mayors, speakers the public representatives proper streetlight system, ies. I hope that under your Bankers Committee meet- sonnel associated with and corporators of all would live up to the motto clean water reservoirs and leadership, new milestones ing. this work for getting the urban administration bod- of 'Government of the peo- rainwater harvesting are will be set in the direction He has instructed the first prize at the national ies of the state for the victo- ple, for the people, by the on the priority-list of the of redressing grievances of bankers to further improve level for better implemen- ry. Chief Minister stated in people' and establish good- State Government. Also, all the sections of the citi- their services in other as- He has said that most of these areas quickly which tation in financial inclu- the letter that this victory governance in respective State Government aims to zens and all-round develop- piring districts, including the naxal affected districts people can use on time to sion under National Rural has come with a great re- wards and cities, while uti- redress all the public griev- ment of your ward and mu- Bastar, so that the people of are aspirational districts fulfill their needs including Livelihood Mission in sponsibility.We should hon- lizing their experiences in ances with transparency in nicipal body. Minister-in- the place get maximum where the problem of mal- health and nutritious food. 2018-19. At the same time, our the public verdict and political career. He said fixed time-limit. Charge and Local Public benefit. The Chief nutrition and malaria is Therefore, the work of set- the advice has been given their sentiments, by dedi- that the ward and urban de- Baghel said that State Representatives of the dis- Secretary has set a time till more serious than the ting up new branches and to improve the functioning cating ourselves completely velopment schemes should Government is implement- trict to approve family-wise January 31, 2020 to set up naxal. Financial assistance ATMs of the bank should be of banks which give weak to public service and living be formulated with consid- ing various important action-plan. new branches and ATMs. should reach the people in expedited so that the local results. KPS Raipur qualifies for the National Finale

attracts the brightest and sented Krishna Public could feel the pulse and way to reach the final, made some mistakes and Of HistoryTV18 the sharpest young School, displayed a great excitement amongst all with the experience got negative marks for CBSE Heritage minds from various pres- sense of harmony and our students till the very being no less than enrich- the wrong answer. It was tigious CBSE schools. synergy right from the last moment. We have a ing for each one of us." a very close competition India Quiz 2019 More than 4000 students word go. Krishna Public quiz club in our school as Another team member, for all of us, but as they Central Chronicle News participated in the pre- School (KPS) competed well but as everyone Tanishq Parekh said, say all's well that ends liminary interschool against Gyan Vihar Co- could not participate, giv- "The quiz was nail biting well. We are in the na- Raipur, Jan 10: rounds followed by semi- Edu School- Jaipur, DAV ing all those students the till the very end. We were tional finale and this is Knowledge, strategy, and finals, which witnessed Public School - experience of a National left with a lot of uncer- what matters the most to smartness were at their the participation of 45 Gurugram and KMB level Quiz Competition tainty and suspense as to us at the end of the day." very peak as the students students from 15 schools. Vidya Mandir, Kerala in through the live show- who will be winning this Schools from all over of Krishna Public The semi-final round of the semi-final where they case was overwhelming." round as the last ques- the country were invited School, Kamal Vihar, the CBSE Heritage India emerged as winners of On the semi-final win, tion was extremely tough for the quiz competition Dunda, Raipur, Quiz 2019 was hosted by the round and qualified GaurjaAeron said, "We having tricked us all. We with the singular objec- Chhattisgarh made their none other than the quiz- for the national finale. all have been preparing thought we might lose tive to inform the present way to the national finale master Ajay Poonia. The Krishna Public School for this quiz for a very the round but eventually generation of students of of HistoryTV18 CBSE finale of the quiz compe- will now be competing long time and we are glad came out on top and importance of the coun- Heritage India Quiz 2019 tition will telecast on 17 against Sunbeam School that we finally won the that's the difference be- try's invaluable cultural that took place at Amity January at 7:00 PM and - Varanasi, Jawaharlal semis and qualified for tween winning and los- heritage. The inter- International School, repeat telecast on Nehru School - Bhopal, the final. It was a very ing. As a participant, I re- school quiz competition Gurugram. Saturday,25th January at andSarla Birla Public close competition and we ally enjoyed it and had a was divided across 6 Touted as a knowledge- 5:00 pm on HistoryTV18. School - Ranchi in the Principal, Krishna but for every student has were really nervous till very good experience." zones under which 1365 sharing initiative, the Gaurja Aeron, Tanishq National Finale of the Public School, said, "The been memorable. We all the very last moment. Utkarsh Aishwarya CBSE schools sent their pan-India quiz competi- Parekh, and Utkarsh quiz competition. overall experience, not watched the live stream- We've proven ourselves quipped, "Like my team entries via online regis- tion organized by CBSE Aishwarya, who repre- Priyanka Tripathi, the only for the participants ing of the semi-finals and having come such a long members mentioned, we tration.