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  TFriday approved amend- menace of the child pornogra- ments to strengthen the phy. It is proposed to levy fine Protection of Children from for not destroying or deleting    Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act or reporting the pornograph- and included the death penal- ic material involving a child,  067 8619) ty for “aggravated” sexual the statement said. assault on children, besides The offender can be fur- day after the Lok Sabha providing stringent punish- ther penalised with jail term or Apassed the Triple Talaq ments for other crimes against fine or both for transmitting, Bill with some contentious those below 18 years of age. propagating, administrating penal provisions for the desert- Law Minister Ravi Shankar such material in any manner er husband, the Opposition Prasad said children should be except for the purpose of seemed to be united to stall it protected from sexual offences being administered hormones reporting as may be prescribed in the Upper House. The and the modification is made to make them artificially and for use as evidence in Opposition has accused the the start of House proceedings, er Bill to the select committee, to address the need for strin- majors”, said Prasad. court. Government of indulging in to evolve its strategy on the Bill. when it was brought before the gent measures required to deter Addressing the media here “Penal provisions have vote bank politics and demand- The numbers are tilted in House in the Monsoon Session the rising trend of sexual abuse on decisions taken in the Union been made more stringent for ed that the Bill be referred to a favour of the Opposition in the of Parliament. of children in the country. Cabinet meeting, Prasad said vated penetrative sexual assault proposed to the Section 9 of the storing/possessing any porno- joint select committee. Rajya Sabha, where the UPA Though the NDA is way “This is a wholesome ini- the amendments to Sections 4, on a child. These amendments Act to protect children from graphic material in any form According to sources, has 112 members and the NDA short of the halfway mark of tiative whereby the entire 5, 6, 9, 14, 15 and 42 of the are aimed at discouraging the sexual offences in times of involving a child for commer- Opposition parties will meet to 93. One seat is vacant. The 123 in the 245-member House, POCSO architecture is not POCSO Act 2012 are made to trend of child sexual abuse by natural calamities and disasters cial purpose,” the official state- devise their strategy to block remaining 39 members of other it had emerged victorious in the only strengthened but also address child sexual abuse in an acting as a deterrent, he said. and in cases where children are ment said. the Bill in the Rajya Sabha on parties are unattached to either election of the Deputy enlarged so that artificial med- appropriate manner. Sections 4, The Act defines child as administered, in any way, any Prasad said, “The modifi- Monday when it is likely to NDA or UPA and are likely to Chairman, with its nominee icines or hormones could not 5 and 6 of the Act are proposed any person below the age of 18 hormone or any chemical sub- cation is made to address the come up for consideration. play an important role in the Harivansh of the JD(U) bag- be abused to kill the childhood to be amended to provide the years. It is a gender-neutral leg- stance to attain early sexual need for stringent measures Sources said all Congress passage of the contentious Bill. ging 125 votes against 101 for of a child. An unfortunate option of stringent punish- islation, said the statement maturity for the purpose of required to deter the rising members in the Rajya Sabha The Government had not Opposition-backed Congress thing was going on in the ment, including the death issued later. penetrative sexual assault, it trend of child sex abuse in the would meet in Parliament on agreed to the Opposition member BK Hariprasad. country, that children were penalty, for committing aggra- The amendments are also said. country.” Monday morning, ahead of demand for sending the earli- Continued on Page 4      !R  # $     
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Rao said over Rs 23 crore former Chief Minister murders, rape, robberies, loot, Likewise, as compared to 2017, was recovered from more than Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Sharma, a resident of Tauru, grant of licence by the Haryana burglaries and snatching have when 117 murder cases came to 13 lakh vehicles for violating others. alleging that a company belong- Department of Town and decreased. According to official light, the number was 77 in 2018 traffic rules in 2018. “We had sought permission ing to Vadra’s Skylight Country Planning to some data, 4,318 cases of vehicle theft that was a decrease of 38 per- Meanwhile, the city police from the State Government Hospitality had cheated people companies, including those of have been registered in 2018 as cent. Also, cases of rape dipped have decided to attach proper- after the case was registered at and the government. Robert Vadra, son-in-law of compared to 4,104 last year. by 15 percent. In the previous current, the figure has come ited the beat staff for the “ over- ties belonging to hundreds of a Gurugram police station. The Vadra’s company Skylight then Congress President Sonia Presenting the annual crime year 132 cases of rape were reg- down to 577 so far, the police all improvement” in the crime suspects who have been declared authorities have given a go- Hospitality Pvt Ltd purchased Gandhi, in Sector 83 of data at a Press conference, istered but in2018 around 139 chief said. rate in the millennium city. proclaimed absconders. This ahead to investigate the alleged 3.5 acres of land in Gurugram’s Gurugram for developing com- Commissioner of Police rape cases were registered of Besides that with 1,602 cases “The response time of the list includes dreaded criminals scam,” said KK Rao Sector 83 from Onkareshwar mercial colonies. Gurugram K K Rao, did con- which 38 were cancelled. of simple theft so far, registered police control room (PCR) is and some other key people who Commissioner of Police. Properties for 7.50 crore in Deals were allegedly inked cede that 18 to 20 per cent of the The district police have reg- in the previous year. In 2018, constantly observed by an ACP are on the run for quite a while The district police regis- 2008, and later sold it to DLF for for land in Shikohpur, Sihi, cases are still pending. istered 181 case of the Protection 1,424 of such case we’re regis- rank officer. From the last and are opting for unethical tered the case against Vadra, 58 crore. Kherki Daula and Sikanderpur Rao claimed Gurugram of Children from Sexual tered. However, last year the city month, video recording of the ways to evade arrest. Hooda and others on The Haryana government Badha villages in Gurugram. Police is working towards friend- Offences (POCSO) Act in which roads had claimed 481 lives in PCR staff is being done. With Rao said 782 absconding September 1 at Kherki Daula then allotted 350 acres of land A case was registered under ly policing and the pendency will 12 were cancelled due to lack of 1,214 road accidents. This year these efforts we are just check- criminals have been declared police station. to DLF in violation of rules. sections of 420(cheating), 120B be decreased by 15 percent in evidence. so far such figure down by 442 ing the response time of the PCR Proclaimed Offenders (POs) in Police had booked Vadra, After the Bharatiya Janata (hatching conspiracy), 467 near future.”This year the city There were 96 loot cases in 1,075 accidents. to reaching the crime spot,” the the district. “The police will Hooda, DLF and Gurugram- Party came to power in (forger), 468 (forgery for the has witnessed decline in cases of registered in 2017 whereas in Rao said the overall crime Commissioner said. approach the courts under based Onkareshwar properties Haryana, it set up a one-man purpose of cheating), 471 (using murders, rapes, robberies, loot, 2018 the figure stood at 41 graph has come down because The police commissioner Section 83 of CrPc to attach for their alleged involvement in commission of Justice SN as genuine a forged document) burglaries, snatchings and other (down by 55 percent) and bur- of the preventive measures ini- said that the traffic situation properties belonging to people a land scam worth 5,000 crore Dhingra on May 14, 2015, to of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), crimes of all natures. glary came down by 5 percent. tiated by the police and also remained an area ofconcern. “It who have been POs for a long in Gurugram in 2008. probe the land scam. and Section 13 of the Prevention All crimes under the The overall cases of burglary reg- reacting to any incident being was more due to the increase in time,” Rao said. The case was registered on The commission probed of Corruption Act, at the Kherki heinous category, witnessed a istered in 2017 were 602. In the reported. The police chief cred- a number ofvehicles and the the complaint of Surender the alleged irregularities in the Daula Police Station. % &% '(( ) * ( ('  #    '   (     +,  - ( %    on Thursday. “He further    067 8619) now be uploaded on subsequently grounded. The intended to depart to    Jharkhand, Telangana, Government e-procurement tiny droplets fired by the Amritsar but was +.'.+';/ Maharashtra and ith companies showing website (GeM) soon,” he said. machine are the same as parti- stopped by security Rajasthan. They were Wlittle interest in tender GeM is the National Public cles of PM2.5 and PM10. It com- personnel. A detailed he Special Task Force (STF) declared proclaimed process initiated by New Procurement Portal that facili- bines with the dust and fine par- personal and baggage Tof the Haryana police on offenders most of the Delhi Municipal Council tates online procurement of ticles and takes it down to the search of the passenger Thursday night arrested four cases. (NDMC) to install “Mist common use goods. ground. resulted in the recovery members of an inter-State gang Delhi police had Spraying Cannon” at the four The move was conceptu- In a similar exercise to of gold, weighing 1.3 involved in ATM theft from vil- imposed under corners of Connaught Place, the alised to curtail air pollution dur- reduce air pollution, the Delhi kg, concealed in his lage Harsaru after a brief Maharashtra Control of plan has failed to take off. ing the winter this year but due Government had also sprayed checked-in baggage,,” exchange of fire. The four Organised Crime The NDMC had floated to fewer participants the concept water from an “anti-smog gun” said the senior other members of the gang (MCOCA) Act on the the tender of more than 3 crore has not been come on the ground to see whether it could make any    067 8619) Customs official. escaped successfully. culprits,” STF Deputy for the ambitious project with this year, he said. The official fur- impact in reducing pollutants “The gold was in the According to the STF, the Inspector General (DIG) purpose to neutralise the thick ther said that the civic body is from the air. The anti-smog gun elhi Customs Department form of three ‘kadas’ arrested accuseds were involved from the Harsaru village in of Police Satheesh Balan said. blanket of smog that engulfs the putting all the efforts to introduce put on trial by the city Dhas arrested an Indian for (bangles) and was coated in sil- in 14 cases of murder, loot and Gurugram. The accused has “They used a gas cutter to national Capital every winter as it as soon as possible. Government could spray atom- allegedly trying to smuggle in ver colour to avoid detection,” dacoity which they had com- been identified as Sarfaraz, melt the ATM machine and cool air traps a toxic blend of The smog fighting machine ised water (tiny droplets of gold worth 41.11 lakh at the said the Senior Customs official mitted in seven different States. Ismu Deen and Azaad of Nuh withdraw the money,” Balan pollutants, making it difficult for commonly referred as “Mist water) up to a height of 50 Indira Gandhi International adding that the passenger has The probe team suspects that district in Haryana and Irfaan said. The accused were pro- the people to breathe. Spraying Cannon” spray tiny metres, at the highly-polluted (IGI) Airport on Thursday. been placed under arrested the culprits could be involved hail from Rajasthan. duced before the court on A senior NDMC official droplets of water up to a height Anand Vihar area in December According to a senior under the provision of in more than 100 of such cases. “The members of the gang Friday which sent them three said the tender was dropped due of 100 metres thus creating an last year after pollution levels in Customs official, the 20-year- section 104 of the Customs act Following a tip-off, theft several ATM kiosk and days police remand. to fewer participants in the artificial mist to which air- the national Capital went in the old passenger was intercepted and further investigation is Inspector Dr Sunil Kumar of committed the crime in Delhi, process. “The tender would borne pollutants would stick and severe category during winters. after his arrival from Bangkok going on. the STF nabbed the accused Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,  & %  R   $%     

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The enormity of the December 2018, and found that behaviour from the children go home during summer and staff of the Home,” said DCW mer vacation in May-June. when there is some job vacan- at various levels in some abuse could be judged by the the girls with different age would be met with serious and winter vacations. chief. Directing the officials of cy, even if at IV Grade, we see Universities and Schools but fact that the staff members group were kept in a very poor excruciating punishment The shelter home had only Maliwal said, the Minister Directorate of Education thousands of MBAs, Engineers they are treating entrepre- used to throw chilly powder on condition,” said DCW member. because of which the girls had one staff and cook to look after of Women and Child depart- (DoE), Sisodia, said that basic even PhDs., apply for the post.” neurship as a skill and not as a their private parts of the girls as The committee interacted become submissive. The girls the 22 girls. The expert com- ment took cognisance of the trainings be conducted during The problem with education is mind set,” said Sisodia, adding, punishment and forced them to with girls of age group 6-9 were forced fed chilli powder in mittee was appalled at the cruel gravity of the situation and the Summer Vacations and that in all schools and colleges, “That is why, despite so many live in abominable condition. years, 10-13 years and 13-15 order to discipline them. It was behavior being meted out to the penal action was initiated subsequently the we are giving education to our programmes at various levels, An FIR has been registered years to understand their expe- horrifying to know that chilli hapless girls as forms of pun- against the accused staff mem- Entrepreneurship Curriculum next generation just to seek we have not been able to pro- with the Dwarka Sector-23 rience of residing at the shelter powder was thrusted publicly in ishment. “After witnessing the bers of the shelter home. Delhi in all schools for Class IX to XII jobs. I personally have asked duce entrepreneurship mind police station under Protection home. their vagina and butts by female poor state of the girls, the com- government is mulling to set up be launched in the first week of the students in various schools set who will ultimately become of Children from Sexual The girls appeared petrified shelter home staff as forms of mittee immediately called the an enquiry in the matter, she July, 2019. and colleges that ‘how many of job providers in the society. Offence (POCSO) Act, said a but opened up once cajoled by punishment,” a report by the Deputy Commissioner for added. As per the directions of you want to do job’ and ‘how This is a big lacuna.” DoE, Director State Council of many of you want to become “Our best brains are work- Education Research and entrepreneur’. In 99.9 percent ing to serve their companies. ?"    Training (SCERT) will set up a cases, I have found that every The hard work by best brains #' ## # &# working group having faculties student is studying for job,” he being produced in our country of SCERT/DIET, Principals or added. is giving economic benefits to  7   Teachers of DoE and external Delhi government will ini- those countries where their    067 8619) pollution level of the year air quality over Delhi has dete- experts/practitioners. tiate this program keeping the employers are from,” he added. Sunday with an AQI of 450. riorated slightly and touched    “This group should be view of employment opportu- “ If we can produce large-scale elhi’s air quality showed a The air quality remained upper side of the ‘very poor’ empowered to engage the ser- nity to the youngsters help to entrepreneurs in our country Dslight improvement on ‘severe’ Monday and Tuesday. category.    067 8619) vices of other experts and pay sustain in highly competitive then they will not only solve the Friday as it hurtled down to There was a slight drop in the “However, now wind speed the remunerations to them as era. “Biggest question today is problem of unemployment but ‘very poor’ pollution category pollution level and the air qual- has picked up slightly which he North Delhi Municipal per SCERT’s norm,” he added. where are the job providers ? “I also will help the economy but remained on the brink of ity moved to the ‘very poor’ cat- may lead to slight improvement TCorporation (NMC) has Sisodia said, have seen entrepreneurship grow very fast,” Sisodia said. turning ‘severe’ due to drop in egory Wednesday. On in the pollution level from issued notices to all the chemi- temperature. The drop in the Thursday, the air quality again evening until tomorrow. Since cal traders in the Walled city, temperature has resulted slow worsened and turned ‘severe’. moderate cold wave to severe directing them to close trades dispersion of suspended par- According to the Indian cold wave conditions are pre- and shift chemical units to the    ticulate matters (SPM). Institute of Tropical vailing over major parts of integrated freight complex (IFC) The Central Pollution Meteorology, the ventilation north india surrounding Delhi, in Narela before December 12. Control Board (CPCB) data The neighbouring Ghaziabad index is marginally favourable appreciable improvement is In a notice issued by the showed the overall air quality the pollution level as ‘severe for dispersion of pollutants at not expected,” it said. NMC, it said that the High "#$%#&% index (AQI) at the ‘very poor’ whereas Faridabad, Gurugram 5,000 sqm/second. “Such adverse weather is Court in its order titled ‘Society level of 394, while the Centre- and Noida recorded ‘very poor’ The ventilation index is the the major reason for the sus- for Awareness and Development   067 8619) Taking to reporters after the ticipation in ‘Mahagathbandhan’, run System of Air Quality and air quality. speed at which pollutants can tained pollutant levels in the v/s Union of India and others meeting, senior party leader said, “We will monitor the situ- Weather Forecasting (SAFAR) The overall PM2.5 level - disperse. A ventilation index very poor range. The AQI will has granted time to traders in he AAP national executive Gopal Rai said the AAP has ation in the country and take a showed an AQI of 372, which fine particulate matter in the air lower than 6,000 sqm/second, continue to remain in the ‘very Tilak Bazar, Khari Baoli and Ton Friday decided to decided to fight “autocracy” of decision accordingly.” falls in the ‘very poor’ catego- with a diameter of less than 2.5 with average wind speed less poor’ category (340-370) in the Sadr Bazar etc till Dec 12 to shift contest Parliamentary polls in the Modi Government. Mahagathbandhan is a ry. micrometer - was recorded at than 10 kmph, is unfavourable next three days and overall their units. The corporation States where the BJP is strong “The Aam Aadmi Party will grand alliance of opposition According to CPCB data, 241 and the PM10 level at 376 for dispersion of pollutants. mass concentration of PM2.5 would start sealing the premis- and monitor the emerging situ- fight against this autocracy by parties against the BJP for the 11 areas recorded severe pol- in Delhi, the CPCB said. According to the System of will hover around 200 μg/m3 es of such units if they failed to ation in the country before tak- challenging the BJP in States 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The meet- lution, while 24 areas wit- The national capital Air Quality and Weather and will not cross 250 μg/m3,” shift their units before the dead- ing a call on joining the grand where it is strong,” he said. Rai, ing also discussed the condition nessed ‘very poor’ air quality. recorded its second highest Forecasting and Research, the it said. line, said a senior NMC official. alliance. when asked about AAP’s par- of farmers in country. 3 &&23  & 

  067 8619)     /      fter Pink Line, the people      Aof the Delhi — national Capital Region (NCR) will get ' 1   a New year gift by mid of 2+)     January as the Delhi and Noida 3  4    Metro Rail Corporation has &  began the trial runs on the 6.8 kilometre long Noida City As per the officials, during Centre-Noida electronic City these trials, the response of the from Friday onwards. This train at different speeds, brak- corridor will be the extension ing of the train and the inter- of the presently operational connection with the Dwarka Sector 21 - Noida City Operations Control Centre Centre (Line 3) also called as (OCC) will also be monitored. Blue Line. The behavior of the track sys- Also, this Line will be Delhi tem and the Over Head metro’s third line in Noida Electrification (OHE) will be after Noida Sector 15 - Noida besides facilitating ease of com- said that these trials are just checked repeatedly during all City Centre and Botanical mute and improving connec- preliminary and the Signalling the trials. Garden - Kalindi Kunj. tivity. Noida’s Sector 62 on one trials will begin soon. “During Currently, the 49.93 kms Vaishali. The Noida - Greater of the commercial area with a the trial runs, the interaction of long Blue Line (Line 3) oper- Noida Line of Noida Metro Rail number of commercial estab- the Metro train with physical ates between Dwarka Sector 21 Corporation (NMRC) will also lishments and offices. infringements (civil structure) to Noida City Centre. After thrown open the public soon in Further, the extension of will be checked to ensure that opening of this 6.8 kms long the coming months. the Blue Line which will run till there is no physical blockage section, the entire Blue Line Residents and employees the Greater Noida will be com- during the movement of the (Line 3) will become 56.73 especially who daily up and pleted elevated with consisting train on the track. The entire kms in length which will be the down daily to and fro Delhi- six stations: Noida Sector 34, signaling system will also second longest corridor Noida will be benefitted large- Sector 52, Sector 61, Sector 59, undergo rigorous testing,” said of Delhi Metro after the ly as opening of this corridor Sector 62 and Noida Electronic Anuj Dayal, Executive Director Majlis Park — Shiv Vihar cor- will reduce the travel time City. (Corporate Communication), ridor (Pink Line) which is 59 from Delhi to Noida Sector 62, The officials at Delhi metro DMRC. kms long. #"     "
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    *'  Pune: Ahead of the 201st commemoration of the battle on members of the left-leaning cul- Indore (MP): The chief of the Singh's media advisor Sanjaya anniversary of the battle of New Year's day in 2018. tural group KKM are accused of Madhya Pradesh unit of the Baru's book, as a part of BJP's Koregaon Bhima, the Pune rural "So far we have issued involvement in the Elgar National Students' Union of propaganda. The film centres police have prohibited several notices under section 144 (2) of Parishad conclave. According to India (NSUI), student wing of around Singh's tenure as Prime persons including Hindu right- the Code of Criminal Procedure the police, provocative speech- the Congress, has warned the- Minister. wing leader Milind Ekbote, to several people and barred es at the conclave, funded by atre owners that they will be "If theatres screen this film members of the cultural organ- them from visiting Koregaon Maoists, triggered violence at responsible for the conse- which has falsehoods, their isation Kabir Kala Manch and Bhima area," said Bhima Koregaon the next day. quences if they screened the owners will be responsible for others from visiting the war Superintendent of Police Sandip Meanwhile, the Pune city controversial film "The the damage," Wankhede said in memorial and the surrounding Patil. police are issuing notices to Accidental Prime Minister". a veiled threat on Facebook. area. Notices were issued to all those who can create law and The warning by State NSUI He could not be contacted The memorial of the 1818 those against whom cases of order trouble ahead of January chief Vipin Wankhede came for comments despite several victory of the East India serious nature were registered 1, said joint commissioner of even as the Congress-led attempts. Reacting to Company's forces which includ- with regard to the violence of police Shivaji Bodakhe. Government in Madhya Pradesh Wankhede's warning, BJP ed Dalit Mahar soldiers over the January 1, he said. Right-wing Asked whether permission said earlier on Friday that the spokesperson Umesh Sharma Brahmin Peshwa's army is vis- leaders Sambhaji Bhide and has been granted to Bhim Army film has not been banned in the demanded that Chief Minister ited by Dalits every year on Ekbote are accused of instigat- chief and Dalit leader State, contrary to some reports. Kamal Nath order police pro- January 1. ing the violence as they were Chandrashekhar Azad's rally in The Congress has termed tection for all theatres where However, the place, 40 km opposed to the celebration of the the city on December 30, -   ' '3 
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    %% Service Management depart- busted a racket in July this year The controversy involving  -%  . / ment and the Technical involving use of carcinogenic use of formalin in fish erupted Puducherry: Puducherry   ' Education with him, he said. cadaver preserver, formalin, in in July this year. Fernandes Chief Minister V New Delhi: Thousands of anti-national. In the last five Nainital (U'khand): In a first- MLA Prabhuram fish sold in Goa, has alleged found traces of formalin in fish Narayanasamy on Friday youngsters from across the years all of us have struggled, of-its-kind order, the %   Choudhary, who belongs to a harassment by the state govern- being sold in Goa during a raid. accused Lt Governor Kiran country will hold a march in the now we will unitedly march and Uttarakhand High Court has Scheduled Caste community, ment, in a petition filed before The BJP-led coalition gov- Bedi of taking a "negative national capital on February 7 challenge the present govern- directed a company run by was given School Education, he the Goa Human Rights ernment, has been on the back stand" on the implementation to demand education and jobs, ment," he added. Yoga guru Ramdev to share a Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief said. Commission. foot ever since, after several of of various decisions of the cab- a youth organisation said The Charter of Young India percentage of its profits with Minister Kamal Nath distributed Another Digvijay Singh Food and Drugs its ministers were accused of inet while the latter denied hav- Friday. was also released. local farmers and communi- portfolios to his cabinet Friday cabinet member, Vijaylaxmi Administration officer Iva allegedly protecting fish-traders ing "obstructed" any welfare The youth will be marching "Fill all vacant government ties. evening, keeping Public Sadho, got Culture and Medical Fernandes, who busted the rack- who were allegedly importing schemes. under the Young India National jobs and end the regime of The High Court gave the Relations, Industrial Policy and Education Department. et during a field test of fish sam- formalin-laced fish consign- Referring to the imple- Coordination Committee, paper leaks and corruption in order while rejecting a peti- Investment Promotion Hukum Singh Karada, also ples imported from other states, ments into Goa from Andhra mentation of various welfare which came into existence with recruitment. Spend at least 10 tion of Divya Pharmacy Department and Employment a minister in the previous in her affidavit filed before the Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and schemes in the Union Territory the coming together of more per cent of the budget on edu- against the Uttarakhand Department among others with Congress government, got Water Commission on Friday, has also Karnataka. by his Government, than 50 youth movements, stu- cation. Stop the policy of school Biodiversity Board (UBB) and himself, an official said. Resources Development. demanded "examination of Fernandes has also claimed Narayanasamy said, "the nega- dent unions and organisations. closure, seat-cut, fund-cut, fee- upholding the provisions of Tribal MLA Bala Bachchan, Another former senior min- phone records" of senior officials that she was not allotted duties tive stand of Lt Governor Kiran According to Jawaharlal hike and reservation-cut in fair and equitable benefit- who was minister in the previ- ister Dr Govind Singh was given of the department, which she for a considerable period of Bedi impeded implementation Nehru Students' Union presi- higher education," the charter sharing as provided under ous Digvijay Singh-led Congress Cooperatives and Parliamentary said would establish their link- time after the expose, which of decisions of the Cabinet." dent N Sai Balaji, the youngsters read. the Biological Diversity Act, government, was given Home Affairs. Sajjan Singh Verma, ages to fish traders involved in forced her to approach the "We decided to distribute will take out the Young India "End gender discriminato- 2002. and Jail, while another senior who was Urban Administration using formalin to preserve fish Commission. After the scandal, Pongal gift hampers for all Adhikar March from Red Fort ry rules, ensure girls' hostel and The bench of Justice MLA, Tulsi Silawat, got Health, Minister in Digvijay Singh gov- stock. "I have attached evidence the state Government banned ration card holders. to Parliament to demand their effective anti-sexual harass- Sudhanshu Dhulia held that it the Public Relations depart- ernment, has got the Public duly signed by all officials of import of fish from neighbour- But Bedi returned the file rights. ment cells. End saffronisation of was a fact that biological ment official said. Works Department in Kamal FDA, who were present at site ing States, until fish traders reg- and insisted that only families "Like the kisans of the education. Ensure academic resources constitute the main Govind Rajput was allocat- Nath's cabinet, the official said. for the purpose of carrying out istered with the State FDA and coming under 'below poverty country, the youth will now call freedom and freedom of ingredient and raw materials ed Revenue and Transport Arif Aqueel, the lone the inspection with showed complied with its norms relat- line' should be covered and this out the bluff of the Modi gov- expression in campuses. Fulfil in the manufacture of department, while Tarun Bhanot Muslim minister, got Minorities positive for trace of formalin in ed to storage and transportation was one such example where ernment. We have been denied constitutionally-mandated ayurvedic and nutraceutical was given the Finance depart- and Other Backward Class the fish, which instead of being of fish. The ban has resulted in the government was put to our rightful education, digni- reservation. Institute anti-dis- products. It ordered the ment. Welfare, besides Bhopal Gas attended with seriousness, I a considerable increase in the embarrassing predicament," he fied employment and when we crimination cells in all cam- pharmacy to share 2 crore Nath also kept Public Relief and Rehabilitation. PTI have been sought to be target- price of fish in Goa. IANS alleged. PTI raised our voice, we were called puses," it added. PTI out of its 421-crore profit with the farmers of the raw product. rampant unemployment, film. Taking a dig at the BJP Previously the UBB had !R+++ demonetisation disaster, flawed over the biopic, RJD’s Rajya directed the pharmacy to GST, failed Modinomics and Sabha member Manoj Jha said share the amount with the From Page 1 pervading corruption”. that movies should also be farmers and local communi- The Department of Public The Maharashtra Youth made on alleged irregularities ties out of its profit as per the Relations of Madhya Pradesh Congress too withdrew its in the Rafale fighter jet deal, Biological Diversity Act. The Government tweeted that there demand for a special screening demonetisation and farmer pharmacy had claimed that is no decision by the of the film on the former PM suicides. He said films should the UBB neither had the pow- Government to ban the film, claiming that it did not wish to also be made on embattled ers nor jurisdiction to pass adding that media reports see the “campaign movie of the liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya and such an order and it was not announcing the ban were not BJP”. Maharashtra Youth fugitive billionaire jewellers liable to pay or make any kind factual. Congress chief Satyajeet Tambe Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi. of contribution. Responding to the BJP, had written to the film’s pro- National Conference leader The court held that India Congress chief spokesperson ducer demanding a special Omar Abdullah also tweeted was a party to the United Randeep Surjewala said on screening before the movie hit on the film, saying, “Can’t wait Nations Convention on Twitter that “such fake propa- the screens as well as “course for when they make The Biological Diversity and the ganda” would not stop it from correction” in case there was Insensitive Prime Minister. So country was under an oblig- asking the Modi Government any distortion in the way events much worse than being the ation to give effect to the questions on “rural distress, of the time were depicted in the accidental one.” -,(      

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Infact, the Tseparate cases of illegal tural trip to the US for which January 2 to discuss the polls may be discussed and the peace, unity and love. On the Research (ICMR) is mulling In many cases, the treatment Council has already started trafficking of women and chil- the passports of student and remaining course of action new chart of action for the Lok occasion, Rahul Gandhi formation of a task force to has been seen to drastically accepting proposals from dren to the United States of staff were collected by an agent within Parliament scheduled Sabha polls. A decision to acknowledged the selfless ser- promote therapeutic research improve the quality of life of a researchers. Apart from R&D, America and Kenya. promising them to help in the till January 8 and also deliber- reached out to “like-minded vice and contribution of lead- and expedite new drug devel- patient. The high cost of treat- the task force will explore Both the cases were regis- visa process. The agent alleged- ate upon issues related to parties” to defeat the BJP in the ers and workers in building the opment for the sector. ment, thus, increases inequal- options to improve diagnostic, tered on Thursday and the ly tried to send four of its clients General elections 2019, the next general election could party. However, Ministry’s U turn ity with respect to access to prenatal diagnostic and coun- first relates to a complaint on the assumed identity by pro- alliance partners and other also be discussed. The event was attended after it had announced fund of treatment for rare disease selling facilities across the coun- from the US embassy which viding them passports of the strategy for the party ahead. In her last year CPP address by senior party leaders, includ- 100 crore under the National patients. A senior official from try.. Short-term training pro- reported that an attempt was students to whom the visas The grand old party also this year, Sonia had said that the ing former Prime Minister policy for the rare diseases has the MInistry said that theI grammes for clinicians to recog- made by a woman Gagan were issued for the cultural trip. observed its 134th Foundation party needs to ready itself for Manmohan Singh, Rajasthan upset the patients and their CMR’s task force studies are nise and diagnose rare genetic Gupta, in August last year, to The embassy conducted Day with Rahul Gandhi hoist- the challenge. “I will work with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot families who cannot afford national initiatives that are diseases are also on the cards. smuggle four minor children to its own enquiry and managed ing the party’s flag at its head- the Congress president (Rahul and former defence minister huge treatment cost. centrally planned, coordinated It is estimated that one in that country allegedly using to get vital information before quarters on Friday. Gandhi) and other colleagues in AK Antony. The Ministry recently and implemented on a multi- 20 Indians is affected by one of assumed identities of four stu- it sent a detailed complaint on Sources said that CPP discussions with like-minded Top party leaders Ahmed decided to “reframe” the poli- centric basis. the 7,000 diseases listed as dents of St Joseph’s Convent in February 7 this year to the CBI. meeting will be presided as political parties to ensure that Patel, Ghulam Nabi Azad, cy citing bureaucratic hurdles The projects have defined rare diseases. Last year, the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar The five named in the case Sonia as she continues to be in the next election the BJP is Motilal Vora and Kapil Sibal and financial shortage. targets and specific timeframe. ICMR had joined hands with district in Punjab. Five persons include Balraj Singh of Kings head of CPP after stepping defeated and India is restored to were also present on the occa- Compounding the prob- With the new programme, the AIIMS and JNU to launch the have been named as accused in Punjab Travels, a travel agency down as Party president last a democratic, inclusive, secular, sion during which a cake was lem is the fact that there are ICMR is encouraging country’s first Rare Disease the case. The second case reg- besides other agents which year which was taken over by tolerant and economically pro- also cut. some rare diseases like researchers in areas such as clin- Registry. 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So far, Aero India has phy contests. flight stopped them from pretext of giving employment as Ihost an international level veillance challenge to deter- been defence oriented while a The CEOs round table is boarding the flight as the faces dancers but were coerced into competition of Unmanned mine surveillance capability, separate civil aviation exhibi- scheduled on the inaugural of four children did match prostitution, The girls were Aerial Vehicles (UAV) named supply drop challenge to assess tion was held in Hyderabad. day and in which about 15-20 with their photographs in the taken to Nairobi by Shama “Drone Olympics.’’ It will be the weight dropping capabili- The biennial Aero India CEOs from global aerospace passport, according to the us Javaid Deen, a Kenyan nation- held during the forthcoming ty of the UAV and formation began in 1996 and has emerged majors are expected to partic- Embassy complaint to the CBI, al and an agent Aryan who international aerospace exhi- flying challenge to demon- as the largest aerospace exhi- ipate which is now part of the FIR. allegedly ran an “organised bition Aero India 2019 in strate different shapes with bition in Asia attracting all Students will be encour- However, their passports crime syndicate” which involved February next year at group of UAVs. A newly major aerospace manufacturers aged to present projects related were not seized and they were her family members too. Bengaluru. The top three win- designed webpage was around the globe given India’s to the industry and is being pro- allowed to leave the Indira “It appears that the above ners of the drone competition launched on Friday for Drone large armed forces looking at moted and monitored by the Gandhi International Airport. mentioned persons are running will be honoured with total Olympics for registration of major modernisation. Defence Ministry. A Joint The airline staff did not contact a human trafficking network by cash prize of 38 lakh. UV players. Yelahanka Air Force station in Secretary in the ministry is the local police but it provid- pushing young Indian girls Aerospace exhibition will take On the Aero India 2019 Bengaluru has hosted all the 11 overseeing the effort, they said. ed photos of the minor sub- into prostitution abroad with a place from February 20 to 24. event, they said it will be the editions so far. The tag line of Two international level acade- jects, of the passports and the false promise of good job and Prime Minister Narendra Modi 12th edition of the biennial Aero India 2019 is “runway for mic seminars based are also airline tickets to the embassy salary”, Col Rahul Dutt, is likely to inaugurate it. exhibition. The coming event a billion opportunities.” The planned. officials. Director (Overseas Giving details of the unique forces to assess the capabilities being added to them making will see Indian origin US astro- logo is inspired by indigenous There will be two photog- During inquiry by the Employment) said in com- event, Defence Ministry that exist in the world. these machines fit for intelli- naut Sunita William attending Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) raphy competitions, one before embassy, it surfaced visas plaint in March, 2018. sources said here on Friday it The market of UAV is one gence, surveillance, reconnais- the show and other women Tejas. and one during the event, the issued to the kids were part of “They were forced to con- will not only encourage the of the fastest growing in the sance, electronic warfare and achievers will also be present Several firsts are planned in official said and added that a school group from St Joseph sume alcohol and smoke UAV manufacturing in the world and role of the UAVs in strike missions, they said. there, officials said. the 12th edition of the show there will be two categories, one Convent for which a trip to the against their will and were country but will also provide an defence sector is ever increas- As regards the Drone For the first time, the coun- which includes a round table of for professional and one for the United States was organised by also being coerced to enter into opportunity to the armed ing on account of new features Olympics, officials said it is try’s civil aviation exhibition global Chief Executive Officers general public. 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In the past, a cleric of the earlier this month. Mahalakshmi Maha Yagam said Rama Gopalan. It is common for women seminary issued a fatwa against Prashant Nat, who was which saw hundreds of priests Nagaraj said the Shodasa relatives of the groom to par- women watching football arrested Thursday from offering special Pooja and Mahalakhmi Yagam, though ticipate in such processions help of men while trying ban- match, on the plea that watch- Sikandrabad, was produced in Yagya for the Global peace, not held frequently, was with other men in the family. gles in shops. ing men playing with bare knees the court of the additional chief safety, security and prosperity was mandatory for the rulers the way coupons for the event imbibed in the Kongunadu Sometimes, music is also played Prior to that, Darul Uloom was forbidden for women. judicial magistrate. of the country and its people, to perform Mahalakshmi was sold out. “More than culture. “We wish people with in these processions. "He was not named in the especially the farming com- Yagam before assuming the 1,22,000 tickets costing 180/- the words Pathinaru Sevangal The fatwa came after a FIR but was held based on local munity. charges of administering the per ticket was sold out a week Pettu Peruvaku Vazhka (Tamil Saharanpur resident raised intelligence, eyewitness accounts The three day event which country. The yagam is a decla- before the Yaga. We charged for “Live prosperously with all questions regarding the practice -    -  and assessment of the video commenced on December 23 ration to the people and the entry fees to ensure that peo- the 16 assets which are the with the fatwa department of footage that was gathered. culminated on December 25 country that his life was dedi- ple attend the event,” said manifestation of 16 Maha the seminary. The seminary       During the probe, we even and nearly five lakh people cated to the prosperity and well Elangovan. Lakshmis)”, said Nagaraj. responded that not only were recreated the crime scene," took part in the Yagam, accord- being of the people,” said Sreepriya Iyer travelled all The event culminated women forbidden from partic- Bulandshahr Senior ing to Thirunavukarassu Elangovan. the way from Chennai to take peacefully but there was an ipating in such social functions  1.?@0=7 Nomani, said that the bill not Superintendent of Police (SSP) Elangovan, president, Hindu The three day event began part in the three day event. attempt to derail it as members with men, they were also for- only targeted Muslim men but Prabhakar Chaudhary said. Munnani, the lead oraganisers with Aswa Pooja , worshipping “Normally, we perform of the Periyar Dravida bidden from eating food along- slamic seminary Darul was also against the welfare of Mob violence broke out of the event. “Shodasa 108 horses to placate the God Ashtalakshmi Poojas in our Kazhagam, followers of late E side men on such occasions. IUloom Deoband has Muslim women. near Chingrawathi police post Mahalakshmi Maha Yagam is of Power. “The last day saw the houses. But Maha Lakshi is wor- V Ramasamy Naicker had The seminary also asserted opposed the triple talaq bill “The move of (Narendra) on December 3 after cattle car- to propitiate the 16 Maha priests and the participants shipped in 16 forms during the approached Madras High that Muslims should not eat passed by the Lok Sabha on Modi Government to bring a casses were found strewn in a Lakshmis while we are famil- offering poojas to 1,600 cows, Shodasa Maha Yagam and it is Court with a plea to ban the food while standing and advised Thursday, terming it as “inter- legislation to criminalise triple field near Mahaw village. iar with only Ashtalaksmi all native breeds, mobilised a rare event,” said Iyer, a serious event because of their fear that them to refrain from such activ- ference in religious affairs of talaq is a direct interference in Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh Poojas. Shodasa means 16,” from various places in Tamil student of Indian culture. the cows may cause the spread- ities. Muslims”. the religious freedom of and 20-year-old Sumit Kumar Elangovan told The Pioneer. Nadu,” said G K Nagaraj, organ- Rama Gopalan, octoge- ing of anthrax in and around Deoband has come up with Reacting strongly to the Muslims. It is an infringement were shot dead as the mob He said Shodasa iser of the event who is a narian founder of Hindu Tirupur. The court is hearing such bizarre fatwas at a remark- triple talaq bill which seeks to of Shariat law. Muslims want to attacked the police. Mahalakshmi Maha Yagams farmer leader from Kongunadu, Munnani who has been con- the case after the Christmas able frequency. Earlier in criminalise instant divorce, lead their life and conduct Chaudhary said Nat, around were held during the days of south west Tamil Nadu. fined to a wheel chair led the vacation but by that time the February, the Islamic seminary Mohtamin (Vice-Chancellor) their family and social affairs 27, was absconding since the Chola, Pandya Kings in The enthusiasm of the peo- three day Yagam. “Yaso cows would have reached their decided to issue a fatwa against of Darul Uloom Deoband, strictly as per provisions of December 3 and has confessed lines with Aswamedha Yaga. “It ple could be understood from Lakshmi, Vidya Lakshmi, shelters after the Pooja. Muslim women from taking Maulana Mufti Abul Qasim Shariat,” Nomani said. to shooting at the inspector. PTI &*   -   $ % 30  4  '  #'    

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Farmers in over the apathy shown by the Sterrorist during a brief 2017 by Union Minister for TamilNadu stand to lose 50 per government in taking up the encounter in south Kashmir’s Water Resources Nitin Gadkari cent of the yield this year project to divert a portion of Pulwama district on Friday. to the farmers of the four because of Cyclone Gaja and water from the west flowing Clashes erupted in the southern South Indian States of Tamil an attack by a new breed of rivers of Netravati to Cauvery area after the encounter and the Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Supreme Court between Tamil pests, said Kannan. through Hemavati river. “This authorities halted train ser- Telangana and Karnataka Nadu and Karnataka over the “There are readymade is a win-win situation for all vices as a precautionary mea- remains a non-starter. Mekadattu reservoir being solutions to address the prob- stake holders in Karnataka and  @=1@;*; sure. While speaking to journal- planned by the latter across lems faced by the farners but Tamil Nadu. The flash floods in Sources said the slain ter- ists at Chennai on November River Cauvery. what the governments at the Cauvery and Netravati could be he Bengal Government has rorist, Ishfaq Yousuf Wani, had 23, 2017, Gadkari had said he The Minister had also said State and Centre lack the will avoided and water would be Tdecided to file an FIR joined the terror ranks last : '  %  ( '     would soon call for a meeting that 3,000 Thousand Million power to execute them. The available to the farmers against the Metro Railways a year abandoning his fruit busi- '  ) %5 of the Chief Ministers of the Cubic (TMC) feet of water Modi Government had throughout the farming sea- day after 47 passengers travel- ness. Before starting his own four States to evolve an action was being wasted from promised many times that it son,” said Raffi who has worked ling in a Dum Dum-bound business he had quit job with a series of terror crimes includ- Officer Commanding in Chief, plan to transfer surplus waters Godavari into Bay of Bengal. would launch the inter linking with the Cuddalore district tube train fell ill and had to be leading national bank. ing attacks on security estab- Northern Command Lt Gen of Godavari to Cauveri for This along with the diversion of major Indian rivers, but silent farmers for years. hospitalised after a fire broke Police said that on the basis lishments and civilian atrocities. Ranbir Singh arrived in addressing the perpetual water of a portion of the 2,000 TMC bout it now,” he pointed out. Late Bhavani Shankar, who out in the engine of a running of credible input about the Sourced said that Ishfaq’s Kashmir Valley to review the scarcity in Tamil Nadu and ft of water being wasted into According to Kannan and was the chief engineer of train inside the tunnel barely presence of militants a cordon father was a militant and had prevailing security situation. A Andhra Pradesh. the Arabian Sea from the Arpathi Kalyanam, another Karnataka Government had 100 metre off the Maidan and search operation was been killed in an encounter defence spokesman said that “My Ministry has decided Hemavati River would have farmer from Nagapattinam, submitted many proposals to Station. launched in Banderpora village with security forces in 1996. the Army Commander visited to transfer surplus water from brought an end to the woes of the Narendra Modi the authorities stating that it Apart from the FIR being in Awantipora area of Pulwama Ishfaq had pursued masters in the forward areas in frontier Godavari river to Krishna, to farmers in Tamil Nadu, accord- Government missed a golden was possible to transfer the registered Trinamool Congress district, 30 kilometers from management before joining a districts of Kupwara and Pennar river (Karnataka) and ing to Kattumannarkoil opportunity to earn the good west flowing waters of MP and Railways Standing here. leading bank. The reasons for Baramulla where he was briefed finally to Cauvery,” the Minister Kannan, farmer leader in Tamil will of the people by not taking Netravati to Cauvery by a net- Committee chairman on “As the searches were going his joining militancy were not by the commanders on ground had said. His Ministry was dis- Nadu’s Cauvery Delta. up the inter linking of rivers. work f canals. Friday directed Metro Railways on, the search party was fired known. on operational preparedness. cussing with the States con- “The recent Cyclone Gaja “More than waiving of loans, Vijayakanth, leader of the General Manager to submit a upon by the terrorists. The fire Clashes erupted in Wani’s He also visited the hinterland cerned, he said, adding “in near which devastated a portion of what we require is the infra- DMDK, had cast his lots with report on the Thursday’s inci- was retaliated leading to a gun- Koil village after his body was formations for feedback on future we will come up with a the Nagapattinam district and structure for agricultural oper- the BJP in the 2014 Lok Sabha dent within three days so that fight. In the ensuing encounter, handed over to his family for current situation and recent concrete action plan.” But till Thanjavur and Thiruvarur dis- ations. “Making water and fer- election based on the the same could be taken up for one terrorist was neutralised,” a last rites. The authorities sus- counter terrorist operations. date no such meeting has taken tricts have upset the lives of tilisers available round the year assurance given by the discussion in Parliament. police spokesman said. pended train services in the Gen Singh was accompa- place, according to farmers in farmers in the region,” said is the responsibility of the Hindutwa party that it would Bengal Fire Minister Sujit Wani was wanted by the area after the clashes. nied by the XV Corps Tamil Nadu. Meanwhile anoth- Kannan while speaking to The Government,” said Kannan. take up the project to inter link Bose who met top police offi- law for his complicity in a Meanwhile, General Commander Lt Gen AK Bhatt. er legal battle has erupted in Pioneer. Since no farming Mohammed Raffi, former the Indian rivers. cers at Lal Bazar Police head- quarters on Friday said “we are taking appropriate action because this was no small inci- & 9    - '   dent and many people might have been killed. We have   !"  asked the Police to file an FIR  '     ; and start a case,” adding the forensic experts had been asked  53
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     a Prime Minister like him Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Bahucharaji, Shabri Dham and @=1@;*; who only talks big loud but Government on Friday asked Dwarka. does nothing. Rather we the Vigilance Commissioner to As per the government yandas Mahant, the high want a Prime Minister like probe the allegations of corrup- release, Rupani has asked the Gpriest of Kapil Muni our Didi, Mamata Banerjee tion in carrying out projects at Vigilance Commissioner to sub- Ashram at Ganga Sagar, once who means business and religious sites by the pilgrimage mit preliminary inquiry report again drenched Bengal Chief converts her promises into development board and ordered as early as possible. Minister Mamata Banerjee in action.” suspension of an officer. ing conversation of a senior gov- The CM also asked the cor- a cascade of praise saying If Banerjee is made the Chief Minister Vijay Rupani ernment officer and an RTI ruption watchdog to take action only she could construct a Prime Minister of India then ordered the suspension of an activist, went viral on social against those found guilty dur- Ram Temple at Ayodhya. “definitely India will officer whose audio clip brought media platforms. ing the probe. A highly revered priest in progress,” he said advising the issue of alleged corruption in In the purported clip, Anil Terming Patel's conduct as the Hindu order, Ganga Sagar “conflict can never achieve a the board to the fore. Patel, additional secretary in "inappropriate", the CM has mahant said, “we want a Ram human goal.” In an official release, the the state panchayat department, ordered his suspension for temple washed by milk, not by government said the CM has can be heard admitting large- engaging in "indiscipline", said blood and that can only be asked the Vigilance scale corruption in the board the release. done by our Didi even as the Commissioner to probe the where he was once posted. Patel has violated various Chief Minister stood by him allegations of corruption against Patel can be heard saying provisions of the service conduct a tad embarrassed, but not the Gujarat Pavitra Yatradham that corruption took place in rules by "criticising the govern- altogether disliking the Vikas Board. carrying out various works at ment" and providing informa- praise. The issue came to the fore pilgrimage places such as tion "without having any author- Attacking Modi, the cel- after a purported audio clip, hav- Pavagadh, Rameshwar, ity" to do so, it added. ebrant said “we do not want 3!&  9%

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Jinnah’s demise. Ahmed quoted the Jinnah’s ‘last words’ as such until the study of Pakistan’s founder. Dr Ahmed. Without much thought, Then in 1983, the Zia regime 1988 newspaper article about Riaz appearance of a book in 1978 by Dr In a 2003 article for The the Prime Minister used it in the gleefully announced the ‘discovery’ Ali’s ‘diary’ in which he wrote that Illahi Bakhsh, which was re-printed Concept, Raja A Khan wrote that same manner in which Jinnah was of a diary kept by the founder in as Jinnah lay on his bed suffering by the Oxford University Press in the booklet by Dr Shah was pub- concocted by the Gen Zia dictator- which he had expressed his desire from tuberculosis, he (Jinnah) 2012. Dr Illahi’s book, With the lished in 1950. However, Raja only ship in the 1980s. of an Islamic state. KK Thomas, in spoke about his vision of a Pakistan Quaid-i-Azam during his Last Days, speaks about Jinnah sharing his This is why I believe the confu- the 1998 issue of Asian Recorder, that would be an Islamic state, or is largely a detailed account of the views on Kashmir with Riaz. One sion in this respect is rooted in what and author Khaled Ahmed in his "  # -! /02 "! a 20th century manifestation of a Quaid’s illness and how Jinnah tried wonders though, how many diverse transpired during the Zia regime. For 2001 book Pakistan: Behind the state, constructed during the rule to live with it. There is nothing in the topics the founder was discussing example, only quotes of Jinnah that Ideology Mask: Facts About Great  #!   n December 14, 2018, Prime of Islam’s first four caliphs book about a man ravaged by a crip- with the good doctor during his had the word ‘Islam’ in them were Men We Don’t Want to Know, write Minister Imran Khan (Khilafat-i-Rashida). pling disease but one lucidly advo- very last moments. What is more allowed to be used in state-owned that the state-owned media enthu- ) ; G    Ouploaded two short videos of Riaz was one of the four doctors cating the creation of an Islamic state. important is that after going media. From 1978 onward, the siastically began discussing the "  "  !   " eminent Islamic scholar Dr Israr present during Jinnah’s last hours. There is also a PDF copy avail- through the online version of the sequence of words of Jinnah’s motto, contents of the so-called diary.  L # ; 9# " Ahmed. I am not quite sure which According to an article in the Pulse able online of an Urdu translation booklet, I found no mention of “unity, faith, discipline” was switched According to Ahmad, Jinnah’s = # 1
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 the recent state polls. down the farmers’ premium SIndia on Friday said it will minor and major penalties Vthe Government have According to sources, sev- burden by fully waiving it on raise about 200 crore by issu- have been imposed against yielded results, with the bad   eral rounds of meetings have food crops and reducing a bit ing shares to staff under the erring officials. These include, loans of public sector banks    taken place at the highest level on horticultural crops. employee stock purchase dismissal, compulsory retire- declining by over 23,000 in the past few days to chalk out Launched in April 2016, scheme. ment and demotion. crore from a peak of 9.62    a plan to address difficulties PMFBY provides comprehen- The board of directors of “As per the inputs lakh crore in March 2018, faced by farmers in view of low sive crop insurance from pre- the bank at their meeting held received from nationalised said a senior Finance realisation in several crops sowing to post-harvest against on December 28, 2018 banks, in FY 2017-18, 6,049 Ministry official.   067 8619) amid bumper production. non-preventable natural risks at approved the proposal to raise officers have been held At the same time, public To provide immediate extremely low premium rate of capital by issuance of shares to responsible on account of sector banks (PSBs) have o address farmers’ distress relief, one of the proposals 2 per cent for kharif crops, 1.5 employees through Employee staff delinquency in NPA also made a record in recov- Tahead of 2019 general elec- being studied is to waive the 4 per cent for rabi crops and 5 Stock Purchase Scheme (ESPS) accounts...,” Jaitley said. ery of 60,726 crore in the tions, the Government is con- per cent interest rate on farm- per cent for horticulture and to the extent of approximately Depending upon the grav- first half of the current finan- sidering waiving interest on ers repaying farm loan prompt- commercial crops. 200 crore, the lender said in ity of lapses, the Minister said cial year, which is more than double the and Bankruptcy Code and debarment of wilful crop loans for farmers who pay ly within the due date. The balance premium is a regulatory filing. “minor penalty/ major penal- amount recovered in the corresponding period defaulters and connected persons, which has on time, costing an additional Currently, farmers get paid equally by the Centre and The Committee of ty have been imposed against last year. resulted in record recovery this year. 15,000 crore to the exchequer, short-term farm loan of up to 3 state. Claims are settled on the Directors will decide all oper- erring officials” and in all the “Gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of “Reforms have accompanied recapitalisation according to sources. lakh at 7 per cent interest rate. basis of yield loss assessed at the ative steps, including conven- cases, depending upon the PSBs have started declining after peaking in in the form of a comprehensive PSB reforms Currently, farmers have to However, the interest rate end of the season. ing of extra-ordinary general amount involved, CBI and March 2018, registering a decline of 23,860 agenda that addresses the root causes of poor pay 4 per cent interest rate if charged is only 4 per cent in case According to sources, meeting of shareholders to police complaints have been crore in the first half of the current financial asset quality, and commits banks to clean lend- they repay their loans within farmers pay their loan within farmers are paying currently pass the resolution and deter- lodged. year,” Financial Service Secretary Rajiv Kumar ing and rolling out of next-generation banking due date. due date. Normally, loans are about 5,000 crore as insurance mination of pricing methodol- The 19 nationalised banks, said. services by leveraging benefits of technology and There is also a proposal to given at 9 per cent interest rate. premium to cover their kharif ogy and discount, Central Bank including PNB and Canara According to the latest Finance Ministry formalisation of the economy,” the secretary said. completely waive premium for The Centre bears a cost of and rabi crops. The farmers’ said. Bank, reported a net loss of data, non-NPA accounts overdue by 31 to 90 Banks have got capital support of over 3 taking insurance policy for around 15,000 crore annual- burden will reduce if the pre- Last week, Syndicate Bank 21,388 crore in the first half days (Special Mention Accounts 1 & 2) of PSBs lakh crore since commencement of clean-up in food crops. The premium on ly for the interest subsidies of mium is further subsidised. had informed about raising of the fiscal. This compares have declined by 61 per cent over five succes- 2015-16. horticultural crops could also 2 per cent in normal cases and During the 2017-18 crop up to 500 crore by issuing 30 with a combined loss 6,861 sive quarters - from 2.25 lakh crore as of June Earlier this month, Finance Minister Arun be reduced, they said. 5 per cent in the case of prompt year (July-June), 4.79 crore crore shares to its staff under crore in the similar period of 2017 to 0.87 lakh crore in September 2018. Jaitley said the Government will invest an addi- When asked about the repayment of farm loans. farmers were covered under the employee stock purchase 2017-18. “This has substantially pared down credit tional 41,000 crore into state-owned lenders Government’s plan of The Government has set a PMFBY. scheme. In another written reply to at risk,” he said. over and above what was announced earlier to announcing big farm package, target to provide 11 lakh Political experts said farm- Punjab National Bank said the lower House, Shukla said as Talking about various initiatives, Kumar strengthen their capital base. This would Law Minister Ravi Shankar crore credit to farmers in the ers’ distress would be a major it has mobilised 500 crore a result of transparent recog- said, recognition of restructured standard assets enhance the total recapitalisation in the current Prasad said: “The Government current fiscal. It extended electoral issue in the 2019 Lok through ESPS. nition of bad loans, the non- as NPAs, initiated with Asset Quality Review in fiscal from 65,000 crore to 1.06 lakh crore. is committed towards farmers’ 11.69 lakh crore credit to Sabha polls. The Government in performing asset (NPA) 2015, and discontinuation of restructuring On December 20, the Government sought welfare. Going forward, what- farmers last fiscal, surpassing The agrarian crisis and the March 2017, had allowed pub- amount of all commercial schemes, the recognition exercise is nearly over Parliament’s approval for infusion of an addi- ever decision taken, will be the target of 10 lakh crore. announcement of loan waivers lic sector banks to offer stock banks rose from 5.66 lakh with such assets declining from the peak of 7 tional 41,000 crore into the lenders. announced.” Sources said the interest by the Congress were key fac- options to their employees, crore at end-March 2016 to per cent in March 2015 to 0.59 per cent as of Jaitley had said that this would enhance the He was speaking at a burden could double to tors for the defeat of the saffron aimed at retaining experi- 9.62 lakh crore at end of September 2018. lending capacity of PSBs and help them exit the Cabinet briefing here. The rul- 30,000 crore if the interest is party in three Hindi heartland enced hands and better incen- March 2018. He also said that the resolution process has Reserve Bank of India’s Prompt Corrective ing BJP Government has completely waived for prompt states in the recent state polls, tives besides a means for rais- Since then the amount has been strengthened by changing the creditor- Action (PCA) framework that imposes curbs on swung into action to address repayment of farm loans. they added. ing capital. declined to 9.43 lakh crore. debtor relationship through the Insolvency certain business operations at the banks. + 45 6" 5
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Baroda, SBI and Kotak Bank folio investors (FPIs) bought Minister Suresh Prabhu has TPartnership Forum creates unpredictability”. sultative process in framing rules enchmark indices surged The biggest gainers in the gained up to 2 per cent. shares worth 1,731.91 crore on sought `179.16 crore from the (USISPF) has dubbed the new USISPF, which highlighted that have long-term implica- for the third straight ses- Sensex pack were Sun Pharma, “Nifty ended this week Thursday, while domestic insti- Finance Ministry to double e-commerce rules as “regres- how American companies have tions, and any changes should be Bsion on Friday on across- Bajaj Finance, Vedanta, Yes above 10,800 mark led by tutional investors (DIIs) were net the incentives for onion sive” and said that the changes led investments into e-com- for driving the industry forward. the-board buying by foreign Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC, Tata banking and FMCG stocks. sellers to the tune of 663.00 exporters amid significant fall would harm consumers, create merce platforms in India and The new rules, announced funds amid a rebound in the Motors, HCL Tech, IndusInd The domestic sentiment crore, provisional data avail- in prices of the vegetable. unpredictability and have a facilitated job creation, is con- on Wednesday, bar online plat- rupee and upbeat global cues. Bank and Axis Bank, rising up remained optimistic with able with BSE showed. In a communication to negative impact on the growth sulting its members on the forms from selling products The BSE Sensex rallied to 2.98 per cent. reports that the government is Elsewhere in Asia, Korea’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, of online retail in India. course of action and plans to supplied by affiliated companies, 269.44 points or 0.75 per cent On the other hand, TCS, contemplating several incen- Kospi ended 0.62 per cent Prabhu said the ministry was The Forum asserted that “it meet government officials next and from offering customers to finish at 36,076.72, while the Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, tives for farmers ahead of the higher, Hong Kong’s Hang keen to increase export incen- is not the government’s business week on the matter. special discounts. For retailers broader NSE Nifty spurted Bharti Airtel, PowerGrid and 2019 Lok Sabha elections,” said Seng gained 0.09 per cent and tives under MEIS from 5 per to micromanage businesses” and With about a month to such as Walmart, the new rules 80.10 points, or 0.74 per cent, Infosys shed up to 0.70 per cent. Hemang Jani, head (advisory), Shanghai Composite Index cent to 10 per cent. alleged that the amendments comply, American retailer may hinder selling products to 10,859.90. The gains were led by bank- Sharekhan by BNP Paribas. rose 0.44 per cent, while Japan’s Under the Merchandise announced came out without Walmart-backed Flipkart and under their own private brands. During the week, the Sensex ing stocks, which rallied on The rupee, meanwhile, Nikkei slipped 0.31 per cent. Exports from India Scheme any consultation and were akin US-based Amazon — the two Market watchers said that so gained 334.65 points, while the reports that the government was strengthened against the US In Europe, Paris CAC rose (MEIS), the government pro- to changing rules in the middle largest players in the Indian e- far, wholesale companies con- Nifty advanced 105.9 points. likely to infuse 28,615 crore dollar and was trading 37 paise 1.47 per cent, while Frankfurt’s vides duty benefits depending of the game. commerce sector — would be hit trolled by Amazon (Amazon Apart from telecom, all into seven public sector banks higher at 69.98. Brent crude DAX fell 1.56 per cent. on product and country. Earlier this week, the gov- the hardest. Smaller traders have, Wholesale) and Flipkart sectoral indices on the BSE fin- (PSBs) through recapitalisation futures rose 1.95 per cent to London’s FTSE gained 1.67 Rewards under the scheme are ernment appeared to have yield- in the past, cried foul alleging (Flipkart India) would buy ished in the green in Friday’s bonds by the end of this month. USD 53.76 per barrel. per cent. payable as percentage of realised ed to demands of domestic that preferential treatment was goods in bulk at cheaper rates free-on-board value and MEIS traders and put in place new given to certain sellers that are from manufacturers, which duty credit scrip can be trans- norms, which would end dis- affiliates of these larger online would then be sold on the ferred or used for payment of a counts and cashback offers that marketplaces. This, they said, online marketplaces through 3 .%&   '  $& number of duties including the online platforms with foreign created an unfair marketplace. ‘select sellers’ (like Cloudtail) basic customs duty. The reward investment are offering. The Amazon India, in an e- who would also offer discounts for exports of fresh onion new rules are set to come into mailed statement on Friday, and cashbacks. New Delhi (PTI): National ogy sector to have an exclusive few years,” he added. ble digits, it is predominantly under this scheme is 5 per cent effect from February 2019. said the company had “always The new rules clamp down Medical Devices Promotion promotion council that will The CII MTD is an indus- import-driven, with imports till January 12 next year. “The amendment to the operated in compliance with the on exclusive deals; this could cast Council, set up under the safeguard the interests of the try association comprising of accounting for over 65 per “The higher reward rates FDI in e-commerce policy is laws of the land” and it was eval- a cloud on partnerships seen in Department of Industrial patients, industry and all stake- over 50 major domestic and cent of the domestic market. are expected to bolster the regressive. It harms the con- uating the new guidelines “to the past including those with Promotion and Policy, will holders,” said Himanshu Baid, global medical device compa- The council will undertake exports and would be necessary sumer, who is ultimately the engage as necessary with the electronic and smartphone help promote growth of the chairman of CII Medical nies. The council aims at boost- several activities including hold- to support the domestic prices. king in any retail environment. government to gain clarity”. brands like ASUS, OnePlus, sector and pave way for afford- Technology Division (CII ing manufacturing, attract ing seminars and workshops to In view of the urgency of the It is not the government’s busi- The company has commit- BPL and others. able access to good quality MTD) in a statement. investments and promote garner views of industry and situation, the Finance Ministry ness to micromanage business- ted an investment of USD 5 bil- However, smaller players pharma instruments to people, He said that this council exports of the fast-growing understand best global prac- is requested to allocate addi- es. This amendment bars Indian lion — a large chunk of which such as ShopClues and Snapdeal CII said on Friday. would provide anchorage and sector. The industry plays a tices. It would also identify tional funds of 179.16 crore, manufacturers and sellers from has already been pumped in have welcomed the move, say- The industry chamber said an environment for conducive critical role in the healthcare redundant processes and render so that MEIS reward at 10 per effectively competing in the across various entities (like ing the development will “close that it was a long-standing growth for this sector. “We are ecosystem and is indispensable technical assistance to the agen- cent can be provided for the global online marketplace,” wholesale, marketplace and pay- the back door” that has been need of the medical devices looking forward to seeing to achieve the goal of health for cies and departments concerned export of fresh onion up to USISPF president and chief ments) that it operates in India. “blatantly exploited” by larger industry in India. “Time has strong Indian presence in the all citizens. Although the indus- to simplify the approval process- June 30 next year,” Prabhu executive officer (FPO) Mukesh Flipkart, which saw Walmart companies and provide a level- come for the medical technol- global medtech map in the next try has been growing in dou- es involved in the sector. said. PTI Aghi said in a statement. He fur- picking up 77 per cent stake for playing field for all.

  SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 10820.95 10893.60 10817.15 10859.90 80.10 Script Open High Low LTP BALKRISIND 909.20 927.65 907.50 914.80 JMFINANCIL 91.15 93.00 90.00 91.85 ISEC 262.80 264.30 256.00 258.95 TITAN 904.00 925.75 898.80 924.15 36.50 RCOM 14.39 15.03 14.36 14.69 BAJAJFINSV 6460.00 6523.15 6425.05 6496.50 SCI 49.60 49.70 47.40 47.75 GRANULES 89.90 90.50 88.45 89.70 SUNPHARMA 415.00 428.70 413.50 425.00 13.85 SUZLON 5.49 5.50 5.41 5.42 ACC 1465.20 1493.50 1465.20 1480.00 TATACOMM 524.25 526.90 517.55 522.45 DCAL 231.05 236.25 228.50 232.95 IOC 134.60 138.70 134.20 138.20 4.30 PCJEWELLER 88.30 90.00 86.35 87.80 OIL 172.00 177.80 171.35 177.20 MARICO 374.60 381.45 370.15 378.10 GICRE 261.70 264.15 254.50 255.90 ZEEL 461.25 478.70 461.25 474.50 10.10 JPASSOCIAT 7.64 7.73 7.54 7.63 TVSMOTOR 557.00 568.40 548.85 564.30 INTELLECT 219.75 228.85 219.75 223.40 CUB 186.15 189.20 185.60 187.55 BAJFINANCE 2603.00 2643.80 2585.95 2641.00 53.85 SUNPHARMA 415.10 428.05 413.95 424.60 JYOTHYLAB 203.45 214.30 202.60 208.95 COLPAL 1309.00 1326.90 1305.50 1319.85 AARTIIND 1435.30 1435.30 1412.45 1423.80 VEDL 197.65 200.65 197.00 199.90 4.05 YESBANK 180.05 183.20 180.05 181.55 AUBANK 601.00 601.15 570.00 584.10 NESTLEIND 11009.00 11287.85 10960.00 11235.60 KNRCON 217.30 218.90 210.50 212.15 YESBANK 180.00 183.30 180.00 181.65 3.55 RELCAPITAL 216.00 229.90 215.80 228.15 GLENMARK 685.00 700.00 679.80 696.50 PVR 1588.20 1600.45 1577.55 1585.45 LAOPALA 221.00 222.00 215.60 219.00 TATAMOTORS 169.40 172.20 169.15 171.40 3.15 JETAIRWAYS 272.00 277.35 267.40 276.10 PETRONET 224.00 228.25 222.45 225.90 JSLHISAR 86.50 89.25 86.50 88.65 NAVKARCORP 56.50 56.85 55.45 55.60 BAJAJFINSV 6424.00 6530.00 6412.60 6522.00 116.95 IBULHSGFIN 846.25 857.80 838.95 848.75 DABUR 431.00 437.00 428.95 433.90 IBULISL 375.95 388.25 364.50 387.30 NILKAMAL 1480.05 1505.00 1475.00 1485.50 JSWSTEEL 294.40 300.60 294.40 298.00 5.05 DHFL 240.95 243.40 237.75 240.20 TECHM 708.95 718.20 708.80 712.30 TATACHEM 707.65 714.40 707.25 711.25 FDC 173.75 177.25 172.50 173.85 RELIANCE 1123.30 1135.90 1122.00 1125.80 HINDALCO 220.65 225.75 220.65 223.30 SHANKARA 532.00 534.55 522.00 525.05 CARERATING 982.15 988.85 975.00 980.80 HCLTECH 952.10 963.00 950.00 963.00 14.20 IOC 134.40 138.60 134.20 137.65 TATAPOWER 77.20 77.80 76.85 77.15 TORNTPOWER 261.00 264.20 256.70 258.50 JSL 32.50 33.30 32.45 33.00 HDFC 1959.00 1990.00 1952.00 1978.15 29.30 SBIN 294.70 297.05 293.60 294.45 BIOCON 614.05 623.25 612.00 621.85 TATACOFFEE 95.50 98.25 95.35 97.05 DENABANK 17.20 17.25 17.05 17.15 INDUSINDBK 1578.85 1600.50 1571.00 1586.50 22.50 TITAN 905.00 925.90 899.25 922.50 M&MFIN 464.95 478.60 458.00 475.30 MERCK 2940.60 3100.00 2921.30 3049.25 VIJAYABANK 50.25 50.60 50.05 50.35 GRASIM 814.90 827.95 814.90 825.10 11.35 VEDL 198.40 200.50 197.20 199.40 MUTHOOTFIN 497.40 509.65 496.10 505.15 MAXINDIA 84.20 86.00 83.80 84.05 NETWORK18 39.00 40.95 39.00 40.40 ICICIBANK 358.30 362.80 358.30 360.55 4.90 FRETAIL 514.00 520.40 484.50 510.35 LUPIN 841.80 851.90 835.90 839.05 TRENT 345.60 365.70 345.45 359.90 APLLTD 574.15 577.65 563.10 574.20 HINDALCO 221.00 226.05 221.00 223.65 3.05 INFY 662.80 663.90 656.00 657.60 PIDILITIND 1121.85 1126.80 1098.00 1102.00 APOLLOTYRE 233.50 236.10 231.55 234.90 KPRMILL 552.10 567.15 552.10 562.80 DRREDDY 2605.00 2633.00 2601.10 2622.90 35.45 LT 1415.00 1446.85 1415.00 1439.05 FSL 47.50 48.00 46.60 46.70 CONCOR 667.35 674.50 667.35 670.70 EMAMILTD 405.40 412.30 405.00 407.55 AXISBANK 623.90 628.00 620.00 625.80 8.25 HINDPETRO 252.10 257.50 251.10 256.50 HEROMOTOCO 3131.55 3159.85 3118.35 3130.20 DIVISLAB 1477.90 1481.65 1462.80 1465.85 BLUESTARCO 612.75 621.60 611.30 613.90 HINDPETRO 253.50 257.00 251.00 255.80 3.10 NBCC 55.00 57.85 54.35 56.65 CEATLTD 1284.00 1303.60 1279.25 1295.80 NIITTECH 1151.00 1164.70 1147.00 1153.55 TATAINVEST 882.80 885.00 880.00 881.30 TATASTEEL 508.20 516.45 508.05 512.35 5.85 SAIL 51.85 55.00 51.85 54.85 HDFCLIFE 393.85 393.85 385.00 388.65 KPIT 221.25 222.80 217.20 217.80 ASTRAL 1128.80 1165.00 1121.00 1153.60 BLUEDART 3210.20 3350.00 3191.25 3299.75 UPL 752.50 771.00 752.50 758.00 8.35 DMART 1580.00 1667.80 1575.05 1656.35 UJJIVAN 273.00 276.65 271.85 272.85 GODFRYPHLP 871.00 892.40 871.00 888.25 HSCL 130.15 131.85 130.10 130.85 MAHLOG 509.00 519.15 508.30 517.40 LT 1426.55 1448.00 1426.30 1440.00 14.95 TATAMOTORS 169.90 172.15 169.20 170.80 POWERGRID 197.75 198.25 195.50 197.75 RAMCOCEM 640.00 646.75 621.00 637.20 PERSISTENT 635.05 641.05 623.60 632.00 GREENPLY 138.00 139.70 136.20 138.60 M&M 799.35 807.00 797.00 803.80 8.15 RELINFRA 306.40 316.20 304.05 311.90 AUROPHARMA 713.00 726.80 713.00 723.35 MOTILALOFS 680.00 697.95 675.55 681.70 QUESS 641.50 646.25 633.00 638.55 AEGISLOG 189.00 193.55 189.00 192.45 SPICEJET 87.50 88.70 86.20 88.30 GODREJPROP 672.00 686.55 663.50 666.30 ABFRL 206.45 208.00 204.30 204.90 TRIDENT 65.95 65.95 65.10 65.55 NTPC 147.45 151.60 146.50 149.80 1.50 HONAUT 21350.00 21888.00 21201.05 21803.45 ZEEL 469.00 477.95 461.10 473.20 APOLLOHOSP 1248.55 1251.30 1226.00 1240.50 INDIANB 239.95 244.70 239.95 242.75 KAJARIACER 488.90 493.00 485.10 485.55 HDFCBANK 2117.35 2137.75 2115.50 2124.00 18.95 THERMAX 1080.35 1086.00 1065.75 1075.70 BAJFINANCE 2590.15 2638.50 2587.00 2631.65 FORCEMOT 1627.95 1631.00 1606.00 1612.10 TV18BRDCST 37.50 38.45 37.50 38.25 GODREJAGRO 497.30 504.00 497.25 498.50 ADANIPORTS 384.95 390.75 384.00 387.20 3.20 JAGRAN 114.35 115.00 112.60 112.95 TATASTEEL 507.80 516.60 507.80 513.70 PAGEIND 24000.00 25052.25 24000.00 24937.40 AMBUJACEM 218.05 222.75 217.25 220.75 EIHOTEL 194.35 201.00 192.55 194.55 CIPLA 514.30 525.35 514.30 522.00 4.10 WABCOINDIA 6845.95 7000.00 6770.60 6961.50 COALINDIA 242.80 243.30 239.90 242.35 EQUITAS 124.90 126.90 123.20 124.80 WELSPUNIND 60.00 60.40 59.05 59.55 KANSAINER 486.25 486.25 479.65 480.45 SBIN 293.60 297.10 293.55 294.45 2.30 HAL 776.00 793.10 776.00 789.75 TCS 1909.45 1921.00 1893.75 1895.80 CIPLA 519.00 525.00 518.20 522.00 ENDURANCE 1172.50 1230.00 1169.00 1219.50 RNAM 158.40 162.80 158.35 159.40 ONGC 148.20 151.50 148.00 150.60 0.90 ESSELPRO 107.85 108.65 105.05 108.15 PFC 101.95 106.15 100.90 105.05 LTI 1687.30 1737.00 1683.50 1728.65 MCX 727.55 736.85 725.70 733.15 NATCOPHARM* 686.95 688.95 678.40 684.20 TECHM 710.00 718.40 710.00 713.00 4.10 NAVNETEDUL 103.00 107.35 103.00 105.55 RECLTD 117.90 123.00 116.85 121.45 TATAMTRDVR 91.95 93.00 91.55 91.95 SOUTHBANK 15.20 15.45 15.20 15.35 ADANIGREEN 42.00 42.55 41.45 41.65 EICHERMOT 23011.00 23310.00 22995.00 23120.00 125.50 SOMANYCERA 331.55 333.00 325.15 328.60 BLISSGVS 140.80 159.60 140.00 156.25 IDEA 37.40 38.10 37.40 37.60 NAUKRI 1480.00 1480.00 1438.00 1452.90 NBVENTURES 118.80 120.00 117.55 118.90 ULTRACEMCO 3986.60 4022.00 3985.00 4004.00 21.50 BAYERCROP 4220.00 4300.00 4216.00 4284.65 MARUTI 7539.00 7575.75 7492.00 7510.70 MHRIL 194.10 212.45 194.10 208.05 HFCL 21.15 21.60 20.95 21.05 GLAXO 1490.90 1515.00 1488.45 1509.15 WIPRO 326.20 332.90 325.80 329.10 1.65 IOB 14.72 15.00 14.72 14.84 BEML 907.00 916.40 899.35 907.75 KTKBANK 110.90 113.60 110.45 112.80 INFRATEL 269.80 269.80 262.00 263.65 ALKEM 1870.75 1907.05 1866.30 1897.40 INOXLEISUR 244.00 244.90 240.80 241.20 RELIANCE 1125.50 1135.25 1121.20 1125.65 5.45 UNIONBANK 84.05 87.20 84.05 86.00 LICHSGFIN 479.00 491.00 478.75 488.80 FORTIS 134.45 138.75 134.10 137.45 BOSCHLTD 19400.00 19640.00 19300.00 19581.15 SADBHAV 207.00 209.00 206.50 207.70 ITC 279.15 284.00 279.15 282.00 1.25 JUBLFOOD 1230.05 1266.55 1230.05 1249.75 DEEPAKFERT 150.90 152.50 149.45 150.20 OFSS 3649.85 3690.15 3638.70 3662.00 JKCEMENT 719.20 727.75 711.00 712.10 IBULHSGFIN 850.00 858.00 838.90 847.50 2.40 ASHOKLEY 103.40 104.40 102.40 102.80 ADANITRANS 196.90 202.60 196.55 197.65 ASHOKA 124.90 126.65 124.50 125.20 ISGEC 5070.00 5070.00 5005.15 5010.70 HINDUNILVR 1817.90 1834.90 1815.70 1820.00 5.10 BANKINDIA 103.00 103.55 102.20 102.95 GUJALKALI 521.35 550.00 521.35 545.20 PRSMJOHNSN 87.00 89.00 87.00 88.25 APARINDS 667.00 676.00 654.90 656.70 MARUTI 7548.00 7580.00 7490.00 7518.00 18.05 ONGC 148.50 151.25 148.00 150.45 VIPIND 504.25 514.00 504.25 508.75 SHREECEM 17014.10 17575.95 16995.00 17338.45 SCHNEIDER 100.90 101.65 100.10 101.25 KOTAKBANK 1244.25 1250.90 1235.05 1239.65 -0.60 HINDUNILVR 1811.00 1834.00 1811.00 1820.10 KEC 287.90 299.75 285.80 298.60 DHANUKA 464.00 472.50 462.05 464.65 AKZOINDIA 1633.25 1695.00 1631.90 1673.95 INFY 663.35 663.50 653.30 656.10 -0.70 AXISBANK 622.95 628.10 620.50 625.25 TORNTPHARM 1748.55 1785.00 1747.20 1779.90 ASTRAZEN 1507.00 1510.55 1430.40 1465.90 SANOFI 6211.00 6399.00 6151.05 6307.70 POWERGRID 197.50 198.35 195.60 196.25 -0.30 JINDALSTEL 161.00 163.20 159.25 161.00 WELCORP 138.75 141.20 137.95 139.05 SONATSOFTW 301.65 302.25 300.00 300.25 GPPL 101.10 103.25 100.15 102.55 HEROMOTOCO 3138.05 3160.00 3110.75 3123.45 -5.35 LEMONTREE 77.15 77.15 73.50 74.65 BERGEPAINT 330.00 333.90 327.25 329.90 SUNDRMFAST 525.05 534.45 525.05 532.75 APLAPOLLO 1110.55 1123.80 1100.00 1104.15 BHARTIARTL 316.90 321.00 314.50 316.10 -0.60 ICICIBANK 357.35 362.75 357.35 361.05 RAYMOND 836.05 839.80 831.75 835.30 MINDACORP 145.65 146.50 144.60 145.55 SUDARSCHEM 340.90 343.00 339.50 341.85 INFIBEAM 47.30 48.30 46.75 47.85 GET&D 286.70 303.00 286.65 294.05 MOIL 170.20 171.10 168.90 170.20 GAIL 356.45 361.35 355.05 355.50 -0.95 KIOCL 145.00 152.00 120.00 148.50 SUNTV 588.00 618.00 588.00 614.75 DCMSHRIRAM 334.25 341.90 332.65 338.95 BAJAJHLDNG 2911.05 3004.20 2911.05 2934.35 COALINDIA 242.90 243.35 239.75 242.30 -0.65 NH 200.00 201.00 193.20 197.45 JISLJALEQS 67.40 70.55 67.30 69.15 WHIRLPOOL 1330.00 1386.80 1330.00 1373.85 BHARATFIN 1001.30 1015.00 1001.30 1005.15 ASIANPAINT 1383.00 1383.00 1359.00 1365.00 -7.50 SHOPERSTOP 506.20 554.90 502.40 537.25 BHEL 70.20 72.25 70.20 72.05 DISHTV 37.70 38.50 37.20 37.95 CROMPTON 225.00 226.35 222.90 224.30 BAJAJ-AUTO 2753.90 2759.95 2711.75 2720.00 -17.00 REDINGTON 87.35 88.15 87.25 87.85 HDFC 1956.30 1989.00 1953.10 1980.10 DCBBANK 164.95 167.35 163.10 166.30 GUJFLUORO 877.40 901.50 876.45 895.05 TCS 1915.00 1920.00 1893.00 1897.00 -11.95 DBCORP 175.00 175.00 168.00 168.10 DELTACORP 245.00 252.60 241.90 250.65 BAJAJELEC 500.10 504.95 493.65 496.20 KRBL 289.80 292.00 280.00 281.80 BPCL 361.80 369.80 360.20 361.20 -3.40 ZYDUSWELL 1370.40 1375.65 1355.45 1360.55 ITC 279.75 283.95 279.55 281.95 SYNGENE 561.05 565.00 550.10 560.75 KALPATPOWR 379.40 381.50 374.25 378.10 INFRATEL 269.05 269.75 262.00 262.65 -4.15 TEAMLEASE 2820.00 2860.50 2806.50 2837.10 SIEMENS 1021.00 1059.00 1021.00 1044.40 EICHERMOT 23094.00 23287.25 23068.60 23110.65 BALMLAWRIE 202.00 205.00 200.55 201.05 TIMKEN 559.90 570.00 556.00 561.60 EDELWEISS 183.45 184.25 179.90 180.80 CASTROLIND 153.20 154.55 151.80 152.15 COCHINSHIP 386.00 386.00 376.90 379.05   JKLAKSHMI 284.35 290.90 284.15 288.30 BHARTIARTL 316.55 321.00 314.35 316.20 VENKYS 2394.00 2425.00 2391.00 2398.10 COROMANDEL 446.40 450.90 446.40 449.70 CARBORUNIV 354.30 359.90 353.00 358.80 ESCORTS 691.00 707.00 690.95 701.35 VOLTAS 553.95 556.60 550.00 551.55 VBL 744.15 760.00 744.15 756.85 MAHLIFE 388.10 396.40 388.10 391.70 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE HEG 3700.00 3728.00 3670.70 3691.20 HINDCOPPER 50.00 51.25 50.00 50.70 CYIENT 609.95 615.45 605.05 613.20 ASTERDM 148.20 152.20 148.00 151.85 NIFTY NEXT 50 27863.40 28123.65 27860.90 28063.20 282.25 SPARC 195.95 197.00 189.00 190.05 BAJAJ-AUTO 2745.00 2759.45 2719.00 2723.30 REPCOHOME 392.55 403.95 391.85 401.65 TATAMETALI 625.05 628.50 615.55 617.75 TRITURBINE 117.05 119.00 112.55 113.35 SAIL 51.95 54.90 51.80 54.85 3.35 RPOWER 28.85 30.05 28.55 29.10 SRF 2001.00 2034.00 1996.85 2003.25 PFIZER 2802.70 2812.90 2741.00 2789.50 GSPL 175.90 177.70 174.05 174.65 SUNCLAYLTD 3428.00 3739.85 3411.00 3594.80 DMART 1580.00 1669.50 1574.00 1656.00 85.85 PNB 77.90 79.00 77.90 78.35 GRASIM 817.35 827.05 817.35 824.30 AMARAJABAT 741.00 741.95 733.85 736.35 ASAHIINDIA 243.00 248.65 241.00 245.00 FINCABLES 456.80 461.05 455.45 459.80 SUNTV 591.00 618.50 588.20 616.90 30.70 ADANIPORTS 384.10 390.00 384.10 386.30 FEDERALBNK 94.25 94.45 92.85 93.20 JAMNAAUTO 64.85 64.90 64.00 64.00 HEIDELBERG 151.05 154.55 150.65 151.35 LAURUSLABS 381.00 392.50 381.00 385.00 OIL 172.45 178.45 171.30 178.00 7.25 NCC 84.40 87.10 84.40 86.50 GSFC 110.00 113.05 109.80 112.60 HUDCO 43.70 43.80 42.80 42.90 ANDHRABANK 29.30 29.80 29.30 29.50 TVSSRICHAK 2473.25 2500.00 2450.00 2482.45 NMDC 92.40 96.25 92.40 95.55 3.25 CGPOWER 44.50 45.95 43.90 45.65 DEEPAKNI 212.85 218.00 212.85 216.35 JUBILANT 710.05 716.00 703.45 706.40 CENTRUM 37.90 37.90 34.65 35.45 ATUL 3443.65 3451.00 3408.25 3424.95 BHEL 70.05 72.40 70.05 72.20 2.20 AJANTPHARM 1184.95 1196.95 1172.35 1191.05 NMDC 92.55 96.15 92.55 95.45 SREINFRA 35.95 36.20 35.30 35.75 MINDAIND 324.30 324.75 321.30 322.40 BAJAJCORP 363.00 364.30 358.70 359.85 PEL 2308.00 2373.70 2302.15 2360.00 69.10 ICICIGI 862.05 868.40 828.00 850.60 ENGINERSIN 126.50 127.35 124.90 126.75 GRUH 312.50 315.90 309.90 312.60 ITDCEM 108.50 114.80 108.50 112.75 SHARDACROP 306.60 309.95 304.95 305.55 LICHSGFIN 481.00 490.40 478.50 489.15 10.95 JAICORPLTD 113.50 114.60 111.80 112.25 ALBK 46.15 47.40 46.15 46.80 NLCINDIA 67.40 69.85 67.15 69.70 EVEREADY 190.35 190.40 186.65 186.95 JBCHEPHARM 293.10 301.25 293.10 299.75 AMBUJACEM 217.10 222.80 217.10 221.75 4.90 BPCL 362.50 369.20 359.00 362.35 ICICIPRULI 324.65 330.50 324.35 327.40 MAHABANK 15.11 15.24 14.71 15.10 TIMETECHNO 100.05 102.25 99.70 100.20 FLFL 391.00 398.00 388.15 395.50 CADILAHC 340.25 347.60 339.35 345.95 7.15 MPHASIS 980.00 1009.90 975.00 998.55 CANFINHOME 289.35 293.40 286.45 292.20 GREAVESCOT 120.15 121.60 118.70 119.55 BIRLACORPN 634.90 634.90 597.55 601.95 SFL 1460.00 1469.70 1450.00 1455.70 BEL 87.00 88.25 86.60 87.90 1.75 BOMDYEING 112.30 116.60 112.30 113.90 ITI 90.40 94.00 90.40 91.80 JSWENERGY 67.40 69.80 67.40 69.35 EIDPARRY 204.95 206.95 204.30 205.45 ERIS 674.30 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Not to be dependent on his year, on a profession- and Kunti with all hues of the Austrian Chamber terms of scripts, direction, anyone gives us a liberated feel- al note, has been a very human emotions trapped in Orchestra and sung by the music, costumes, breaking of ing. Besides, a film is a direc- Tsatisfying one. It began moral dilemmas. On the other members of Shillong Choir. norms and ideas. I do believe tor’s medium and theatre is an with performances at interna- hand, The Bhagwad’s theme Another challenging assign- that having conviction in a pro- actor’s medium. Even in my tional festivals in Hungary and centred around the pessimistic ment that I was involved with ject is more than 50 per cent adult acting and solo perfor- Germany and went on to sever- thoughts of mind that pollute the was acting in a feature film that success,” Lushin said. mances, I am dependent on no al other workshops during the environment through our is scheduled for release some “Theatre is the father of one but myself,” she said. summer, encompassing various actions as human weaknesses time in 2019. I am looking for- films. For those who believe Does she feel that senior countries of Europe and Turkey. have constantly been exhibited ward to it as it’s an eternal story that success in the arts field is actors are not getting enough It was a series of whirlwind per- ages after ages, be it in the peri- of dilemmas and uncertainties not measured by just monies roles in Bollywood films now? forming tours at several nation- od of Mahabharata as well. Set that each individual in all pro- and it’s makings, they will “In India, age defines a lot al festivals in various cities and in five acts, it explores the prac- fessions go through and is an attest that theatre is a towering on screen. There are a huge towns. tice of virtues of abstention attempt at diversifying my artis- medium of expression, more number of films being made. However, one thing that from greed, non-egoism, of tic expression. As a guru, it was powerful than most other Mumbai is congested with remained common in all the eschewing pride, anger and most heartening to see my dis- mediums because it demands actors wanting to make it — international and national work- desire for revenge, for they spell ciples Shivani Varma, Mrinalini, so much from an individual young, middle aged and older shops was that the participants disaster in the long run as has Ragini Madan and Kristina like expression, voice, physique ones. There is no dearth of showed a tremendous interest in been exhorted in the Holy Dolinina (Lithuanian) winning and so many other skills,” actors. Whatever has come my the Indian classical dance form, great accolades from artistes Lushin said when asked about way has come through with no Kathak. It dates back to over two and connoisseurs alike. the changes that she has seen pushing from my side,” she and half thousand years, pre-dat- N)* 7; On the academic front, my in the people’s mindset towards said. ing the Natyashastra. I was sim- 96;'*60)0+ *= new book Illuminating Classical theatre over the years. “I don’t even live in ply bowled over by the questions 66 .?9 Dance through Yoga was The Indian stage actor and Mumbai. Also, I live partly in asked by the students and mem- launched at the International director has directed, acted in the US, so I do films because bers of such meets and work- 868)?;*)=0 *= ; Festival on Health and Yoga and scripted many drama pro- films have sought me, not the shops, be it abroad or in Indian ?1;)?;1 8;0?6 under the aegis of Ministry of ductions over 20 years. She is other way round,” she added. cities. ='/ )0 *96 -=- AYUSH at Goa. The ongoing known for her solo plays Asked about her plans, This drove some innovation ?.1*.'6 research on Kathaks of kathak Untitled and Pinki Virani’s Bitter Lushin said that her next piece in performances. Two of the villages (villages named after the Chocolate with theatre director is for adults. most challenging acts that the 60>)'=0/60* = community of story-tellers), Arvind Gaur. “I plan to direct (the piece), year welcomed were the ballet *=8; O sprung several surprises that led She acted in films Partition but cannot disclose much about productions based on Ramdhari to awareness of a living tradition and Perfect Husband in 2007 it right now. I like to soak off Singh Dinkar’s Rashmirathi and of the kathaks in the temples of and Murder Unveiled in 2005 life. To never stop. To keep on the select verses of the Bhagwad Gita. Ayodhya and such other holy — for which she won the 2006 going with new thoughts, new Bhagwad Gita, with lesser- There were more wonderful places. Gemini Award for Best ideas and beginnings. I like the known episodes of the performances, in which I was On the artistic scene, the Performance by an Actress in fact that I am restless and live Mahabharata titled The involved as well — Kalidasa’s year has seen creativity at vari- a Featured Supporting Role in “Kids World (her produc- these factors that interplay in when it comes to attracting in a world of imagination and Bhagwad: Ma Ganga Dhyayati. poetic work Shakuntala. The ous levels from artistes of sever- a Dramatic Program or Mini- tion company) has written and the kids presentation of their youth, she said that most youth dreams. Though I dream and Dinkar’s celebrated work performance saw music com- al genres bursting forth non-stop Series. directed innumerable produc- acting prowess on stage. Each are there in it. plan I always surprise myself Rashmirathi, centering around posed by the early 19th centu- despite challenging circum- Now she is back with yet tions over the years and this environment offers a podium “Some are immersed and too. According to me that is the the sorrowful life of Karna, ry famous Austrian composer stances, especially in the field of another theatre production one is a classic re-written. for fearlessness to grow and some are impatient, wanting to essence of joy, to not have Kunti’s first-born child whom Franz Schubert. The perfor- Kathak. It was heartening to see reinventing the popular story of Importance is linked not just to confidence to grow,” she said. make it quickly in the big everything predicted for you,” she had abandoned as he was mance, staged at packed hous- such dedication to a classical The Sleeping Beauty along with the classic replaying (albeit an However when asked if world of films. It’s not that sim- she said. born before her marriage, pre- es in three cities, Delhi, Kolkata dance form in the pop culture Bubbles Sabharwal. improvised version) but to all theatre is facing challenges ple. Filmline and a successful L-3 sented the poignancy of Karna and Mumbai, was played live by environment of today.

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Who knew he would survive a fierce 25- ing on national TV and that so many people are ofG all time, whose name is synony- Wyatt Channell, a Science said. “That’s when he basically told us.” week competition emerging as the winner? able to watch you. It is also about how you as mous with great escape. Channel executive producer, said N*96 9.0+;');0 The show has helped Hardeen Well, it hasn’t been easy even for someone a person evolve. Honestly, Neha Kakkar (mam) But at 66, the Arizona man is Houdini knew how to create a per- learn more about the man behind the who began singing at the age of seven, or so he and all the mentors have been really helpful to delving into the history of his great- sona and hold people’s interest but the (='0 magician. believes. 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I guess it’s ing his childhood, said, “It does mount to a However, he will also try out “acting” in locked in stocks. A stunt builder con- brother and an illusionist in his own easier for my family to figure out stuff tough competition where you feel that you might Bollywood now that he is “done with his structs the props, and Terbosic re- right. George Hardeen’s father didn’t because he’s been written about for so lose or someone else is better than what you have singing,” he laughed.a enacts the stunts. tell his son about his magical lineage long,” Shonie Hardeen said. L-% ! " 5  

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But, on the stroke of tea, for 50, one ball after reaching his half- declared their second innings Chameera made the break- century. on day three in Christchurch through when he had Latham Amla finished a year in which he next over, Elgar, on four, edged new at 585 for four with Latham caught behind off a faint leg- found top form by making 63 not out. bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi low to first scoring 176 to go with his side edge. The value of the partnership slip where Azhar Ali appeared to take unbeaten 264 in the drawn first The only reward with the between Elgar and Amla was shown as a diving catch. Test. new ball in the morning ses- Theunis de Bruyn and captain Faf du On-field umpires Bruce Oxenford Nicholls was not out on a sion came when Lahiru Plessis both fell cheaply before Temba and Sundaram Ravi conferred before career best 162 with healthy Kumara trapped Ross Taylor Bavuma swept Yasir Shah for four to referring to television umpire Joel contributions from Jeet Raval !3' '   in front to claim the senior take South Africa past their target of Wilson with a 'soft' signal of out, indi- (74) and Colin de batsman's wicket for 40. 149 shortly before tea on the third day. cating they thought it was a clean catch. Grandhomme (71 not out). fourth innings run chase and Latham and Nicholls put on Both captains, Du Plessis and After looking at several replays, Sri Lanka at stumps were the pitch continues to offer 214 for the fourth wicket with Pakistan's Sarfraz Ahmed, made 'pairs' including super-slow close-ups, Wilson 24 for two with Dinesh some assistance to the New Latham achieving his eighth by being dismissed without scoring in ruled the ball had bounced and Elgar Chandimal on 14 and Kusal Zealand bowlers. century and Nicholls his both innings. was reprieved. Menis on six. Sri Lanka, however, were fourth. Pakistan made an ideal start when The decision clearly astonished the Victory for New Zealand less effective with the ball and Only three times in crick- Hasan Ali trapped Aiden Markram leg Pakistan players and coach Mickey would give them a fourth con- de Grandhomme in particular et history has the winning side before wicket before a run had been Arthur was seen leaving his place on secutive series win for the first was scoring freely when Kane scored more than 400 in the scored. the players' balcony and going to the time after wins over the West Williamson declared midway fourth innings, while the cur- Hasan and Mohammad Amir did adjacent office of match referee David Indies, England and Pakistan through the final session. rent record held by the West not concede a run off the bat until Boon. in the past year. De Grandhomme, who Indies is 418 for seven against Amla clipped Hasan for four in the Elgar and Amla survived some test- With more than two days had six fours and two sixes in Australia 15 years ago in sixth over. ing bowling from the Pakistan seam- left, Sri Lanka had reason for his whirlwind innings, passed Antigua. There were two crucial incidents ers and gradually began to lift the scor- patience but lost both openers the 50 mark in a New Zealand The highest fourth innings with the total on 16, either of which ing rate on a pitch which favoured — Dimuth Karunaratne with- record 28 deliveries, one bet- score in the modern era is could have swung the game in bowlers throughout. out scoring and Danushka ter than the previous best by New Zealand's 451 chasing Pakistan's favour. 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