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   Saturday, the Uttar Pradesh that he wants to return to the (UP) Government approved cockpit and resume flying as  .9. the revised Detailed Project soon as possible. Report (DPR) of the 82 km After his hand over on rime Minister Narendra long Delhi Ghaziabad Meerut Friday night by the Pakistani PModi on Sunday launched corridor. authorities, the pilot has been a blistering attack on the The big day is on March 8 undergoing medical treatment       * $    )+,-     Congress-led Opposition when Prime Minister Narendra at a military hospital here for +   %    + . $ +$  * +) accusing it of focusing solely on                     !  Modi is going to lay the foun- the last two days as part of a trying to “finish” him off while      "# $ %          O  $ P dation stone for the inaugura- cooling down process. Through ing him that he wants to Force with a second generation he is working to quell terrorism, '         () tion work of the much await- debriefings, the security agen- resume duties at the earliest, MiG 21 Bison fighter which is ensure national security, erad- ed Delhi-Meerut-Ghaziabad cies are seeking to know the officials said. a second generation jet. This icate poverty and corruption, politics, but the nation has a Regional Rapid Transit System kind of questions put forth by On Wednesday, besides, the pilot of the downed  and generate employment. right to know what actually   
 (RRTS) corridor, along with the the Pakistani agencies during Varthaman became the first F-16 fighter jet could not even Addressing an NDA rally happened at Balakot following inauguration of Hindon airbase his captivity there, sources said. IAF pilot to shoot down an F- eject whereas Varthaman was here in the presence of his the IAF’s air strike. and the extension of Red Line Varthaman told senior IAF 16 fighter jet, a fourth genera- able to do it as soon as it was      Bihar allies — including Chief The PM alleged on Sunday !"#
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      Bhopal: In a joint operation by police of Shahjehanabad, Teelajamalpura and Koh-e-   5<1.;   "   of the CrPC and started further Fiza police stations have bust- investigation. The deceased ed a gambling den, nabbed two 45-year-man died after his     was in an inebriated state or he dozen gamblers and recovered Amotorbike rammed into a   $ * was hit by some vehicle could Rs 2.88 lakh; den was operat- road divider at Chopda Kalan not be ascertained at the ed by woman who used CCTV village under Sukhisewania 4  #$ moment and would be revealed cameras to keep eye on police police station area late in the
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The Pairs category with active par- Mangalwara, Shadab (38) and   5<1.; Patwari has expressed happi- Academy player. cial drive of preventive action and liquor worth Rs 7910564. grand finale was flagged off by ticipation of eight teams. The Suryakant Thakur (40), both of ness and congratulated the Aman made a penalty 8943 miscreants and hooligans Meanwhile, in the state cap- Lieutenant General Dushyant sailing event had a total of Nariyalkheda, Mohd Shakeel n the All India Invitational daughters of all the players goal in the 27th minute, were booked under minor Acts ital regarding preparation of the Singh, PVSM, AVSM seven teams participating. The (46) of Ashoka Garden, Sunil IPrize Money Women's involved in the team. bringing the team to an equal. in all divisions and in railways. upcoming Lok Sabha elections Commandant Army War races were witnessed by a num- Ahirwar (34) of Gandhi Nagar, hockey tournament Madhya Director Sports and Youth In the 45th minute of the Action was taken in training was organised at PRTI College, Mhow. ber of senior Army officers, Mukeeb Qureshi (45) of Pradesh Women's Hockey Welfare S. L. Thoussen has match, Maharashtra eleven Gwalior, Chambal, Indore, and police control room on The race witnessed some ladies, veterans and jawans. 50 Nishatpura, Suleman (38) of Academy, Gwalior, won the also given greetings and best team player Pinky T won the Ujjain, Jabalpur, Balaghhat, Sunday. intense competition between Cadets from National Cadet Teelajamalpura, Raheem (46) of title of the runners-up. wishes to all the players of the penalty goal by winning the Sagar, Rewa, Bhopal, Shahdol, At the police control room sailing teams from Army War Corps were also invited to wit- Talaiya, Naseem (45) of Gandhi The team has won the runners-up team. team by 2-1 and became Hoshangabad divisions from RI Vijay Dubey provided details College, Infantry School, ness the event. Commandant Nagar, Shahid (28) of Talaiya, prize money of 1 lakh at the It is noteworthy that in Maharashtra Eleven team Febraury 15, 2019 to February of the duty during the Lok Military College of Army War College and Deputy Vinod (35) of Bairagarh, championship. the last year's tournament, the winner in the title of two lakh. 28, 2019 under section 109, Sabha elections and said that the Telecommunication Commandant MCTE present- Jitendra Kahar (22) of Gandhi The championship was Madhya Pradesh Hockey MLA Fateh Bahadur 110,151, 107/116 and 145 CrPC duty during the elections is the Engineering (MCTE), Uttar ed the trophy and prizes to the Nagar, Zakir Hasan (34) of played at Gorakhpur. The Academy was a winner team. Singh and U. P. 's sports and externment, NSA, most important duty for Bharat Area and 6 Mountain winners. Budhwara, Faeem (33) of team of Maharashtra Eleven In the thrilling match of director R. P. Singh felicitat- Gambling Act, Arms Act, Excise employee and official. He said Division. The Sailing Championship Bajaria, Manoj (38) of Gandhi won the title on winner with the time played on Sunday, ed the players with the trophy Act, NDPS Act against 8943 several difficulties are faced at Instituted in 2005, the was won by Sapper Nepal Nagar, Imran (32), Javed (28) of the 2-1 goals. Maharashtra eleven team and the medals. Madhya persons. In the action 2967 field level during the election Central Command Sailing Singh and Sapper Sarwan of Kazi Camp, Deepak Rai (30) of On this achievement player Lily M scored the first Pradesh Hockey Academy, persons were booked under campaigning and elections and Regatta is a flagship event in the Uttar Bharat Area while Chhola, Akash (25) of Gandhi bagged by the Academy's field goal in the first minute Gwalior team is trained by the 110 CrPC, 1786 were booked most of these could be resolved Annual Sailing calendar of the Captain Anant Goyal and Nagar, Mohd Irfan (30) of players, the State Sports and of the match, in response to Chief Coach Paramjeet Singh under 151 CrPC, 108 were if the pre-election duty prepa- Command. Lieutenant Subham Mehta of Nishatpura and Waseem (40) of Youth welfare Minister Jitu the Madhya Pradesh Hockey Brar. externed, 9 were booked under rations are made properly. It aims at inculcating a spir- MCTE came second. Teelajamalpura. SR

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Officer (ADPO) posted in decided to inform police and flutter in political circles in tive steps are being taken by the ed the second phase of the and implementation on them is The state government will make Raisen on the charge of harass- approached Awadhpuri police Madhya Pradesh. state government to make the Singaji Power Plant. On this being ensured. In order to concrete efforts to realize trust of ing and physically assaulting his for complaining against her Digvijaya Singh had asked BJP leaders at all the district farmers economically self-reliant occasion, he also dedicated and improve the living standard of the each citizen of the state, he wife after she refused to provide husband. Centre to provide proof of IAF headquarters demonstrated and better implementation is laid foundation of various con- farmers, works are being carried added. money for buying property in The victim also alleged air strikes in Balakot and called against Singh. also being ensured by taking rev- struction works. out constantly to make them eco- Minister for Public Health Raisen. that her husband used to act Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Former chief minister and olutionary decisions in the inter- The Chief Minister said that nomically self-reliant and for and family welfare Tulsiram Police said that the victim violently in the past and after Khan a good neighbor. senior BJP leader Babulal Gaur est of the farmers. Crop loans the state government has exhib- their overall development. Efforts Silawat said that several decisions woman Sunanda Kumre the incident this time she While addressing a media has said that the heads of the worth Rs 180.59 crore of over ited its public welfare policies and are being made to make the have been taken by the state gov- lodged complaint regarding lodged police complaint. gathering in Madhya Pradesh’s three services of Indian Armed 45,000 farmers of Khandwa dis- intentions during the last 65 farmers free from the debt. ernment for the welfare of the her husband Rameshwar Based on the complaint Indore on Saturday, the former Forces have given statement trict have been waived off under days. The state government is Farmers’ loan upto Rs 2 lakh has farmers and implementation on Kumre who harassed her over after the preliminary investi- Chief Minister of Madhya regarding airstrike. Since, they the Jai Kisan Fasal Wrin Maafi working with commitment for been waived off in the entire state. them is being ensured. money. gation the police have regis- Pradesh said that he was not are not associated with any Yojana. the welfare of each citizen of the Nath further stated that we The Minister for Farmers In her complaint the victim tered a case under sections 294, questioning the operation but political party, they are saying The Chief Minister was state. Dedicated efforts are being want to see happiness on the face Welfare and Agriculture stated that her husband 323 and 506 of the IPC and the government could provide truth. Whatever action Prime addressing a programme in made to fulfill each promise of of the farmers of the state. Development Sachin Yadav stat- Rameshwar Kumare works in started further investigation. satellite pictures of air strike as minister Narendra Modi has ed that there is no dissimilarity Raisen and wanted to buy a The accused is not arrest- this is the technical age. taken, was not taken by the pre- in the statement and practice of farm house in the same area. ed yet and would be nabbed in Citing an example of the vious Congress government, he the government and works are He is posted as Additional the further investigation. The United States, which had given added. being carried out to fulfill each District Prosecution Officer victim woman is posted as solid proof of the Osama oper- BJP’s national general sec- promise of the manifesto. (ADPO). steno at Secretariat. ation to the world, the retary Kailash Vijayvergiya at a Congress leader demanded the programme said that the coun- Centre that India should also try is capable of dealing with give a solid proof for the air enemies of the country, but dif- strike it conducted recently. ficult to deal with those with- While dubbing Pakistan in the country. Singh should Prime Minister Imran Khan as first send his son to Army and a good neighbour, Singh appre- only then he should ask for evi- ciated Khan for ensuring the dences. “It seems, the age of safe return of IAF pilot Wing Singh has affected his mind,” he Commander Abhinandan added. Varthaman to India. Meanwhile, Minister in The BJP leaders have crti- Madhya Pradesh government cised Singh for his statements and son of Singh, Jaivardhan and demanded action against Singh has advocated the state- him. On Sunday evening, the ment of his father. $"% "!%. %' /0123   1,

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Speaking on the chal- sory board for the NCW and camaraderie between the between the two armies AK Sikri noted that lenges faced by her in dealing ensure that women get time- armies of India and through interoperability and Dnyaneshwar Suresh Borkar with women and child issues in bound action. Now this min- Bangladesh, began Sunday with joint tactical exercises,” the was 22 years old when he com- the past five years, Gandhi istry responds to everything,” an impressive ceremony, offi- statement said. mitted the crime and while in said when she took office, the she said. Gandhi said the gov- cials said. The Bangladesh contin- jail, tried to “join the society” job of her ministry was only ernment is working on a mech- Sampriti 2019 is being con- gent was represented by 36 East and become a “civilised man”. handing out salaries to anism on direct monitoring of ducted in Tangail, Bangladesh, Bengal Battalion, while The bench, also comprising Anganwadi workers. child care institutions. till March 15. The exercise, part Indian side was represented justices S Abdul Nazeer and MR “The major challenge right She accepted that it was a of the ongoing India- by 9th Battalion the Rajputana Shah, said Borkar was lodged in at the beginning was defining “mistake” reporting to the state Bangladesh defence coopera- Rifles. jail for last 18 years and his con- the ministry. The ministry was that something was wrong at the tion, began on March 3 at the “Major General Mizanur duct showed that he could be undefined even though it has Muzaffarpur shelter home six Bongobondhu Cantonment Rahman Shamim, General reformed and rehabilitated. been there for 10 years. It was months before the Bihar gov- with an impressive opening Officer Commanding, 19 “... We are of the opinion a post office ministry simply ernment finally shut the child ceremony, the defence ministry Infantry Division, Bangladesh that, in the facts and circum- handing out salaries to care institution, run by an NGO said in a statement. Army welcomed the Indian stances of the case, capital pun- Anganwadis who are on strike and funded by both the Centre “A company group from contingent and in his inaugur- ishment is not warranted. from morning to night,” she and the state. “We had first Bangladesh Army and an equal al remarks highlighted the Striking the balance between the told reporters. She said anoth- come to know that there is number from Indian Army common shared beliefs of aggravating and mitigating cir- er challenge faced by her when something horribly wrong with are taking part in the two-week democracy, freedom, equality cumstances, we are of the opin-  9:6':;<) when personnel of the central moving, keeping in mind that she took office was bringing the Muzaffarpur shelter home long exercise that will see them and justice that are precious to ion that mitigating circum- force rode a total of 1,327 the distance between two cycles everyone on board, to get opin- and shared the lead with the state hone their tactical and techni- both the nations,” it said. stances are in favour of the roops of the CISF on bicycles “non-stop with uni- should not exceed the length of ion from the whole country. government, which turned out to cal skills in countering insur- In this eighth edition of the accused (Borkar) while com- TSunday created history by form distance between bicycles three cycles for the world “We started by dividing be a big mistake,” Gandhi said. gency, counter terrorism and exercise, which started in 2009 muting the death sentence to life achieving a Guinness world in a single line,” the official said. record to be broken, he added. everything into three categories The issue of sexual abuse of aid to civil authorities for dis- as a platoon-level exercise and imprisonment,” the bench said. record feat in ‘single line bicy- “The bicycle parade cov- The Guinness World of policy, defence and econom- minor girls first made headlines aster management in an UN graduated to a company-level It noted several mitigating cle parade’ to mark the 50 years ered 3.2 km distance non-stop. Record presented a certificate to ic regeneration. We then in April after the Tata Institute of peace keeping scenario involv- exercise in 2015 onwards, both circumstances which were in of the paramilitary force, an Earlier, this record was held by CISF Director General Rajesh repaired CARA (Central Social Sciences (TISS) submitted ing a combined deployment at sides will jointly train, plan and favour of convict, including officer said. Hubballi bicycle club of India Ranjan and other senior officials, Adoption Resource Authority) its audit report of shelter homes a battalion level,” it said. execute a series of well devel- “from the poems, written by The Central Industrial which had 1,235 bicycles in authenticating the feat, he said. which was almost closed. We in Bihar to the state social wel- At the opening ceremony, oped tactical drills for neutral- him in jail, it appears he has Security Force (CISF) was single chain,” a CISF spokesper- The CISF is tasked to guard then worked on Rashtriya fare department. It raised the the participating contingents isation of likely threats that may realised his mistake which was raised in 1969 and it has about son said. a majority of civil airports in Mahila Kosh which was then in possibility of sexual abuse of girls marched in and stood side by be encountered during simu- committed by him at the time 1.80 lakh personnel in its ranks. It was an attempt requiring the country apart from vital debt of Rs 60 crore,” she said. at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur, side, and gave a ceremonial lated UN peace keeping oper- when he was of young age and The record was created at the high degree of discipline as infrastructure in the aerospace “Defining NCPCR (National which was later confirmed by salute to the national flags of ations, the statement said. that he is reformative”. PTI Yamuna Expressway in Noida entire formation has to be and nuclear domain. Commission for Protection of their medical examination. $"% "!%. %' /0123 #  1=     (&#J   L '    #&#J  J + +70/,5A+ )),- ' 
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More than 6  #            F   3,000 hectares of forest land were gut-         @ @  2 Lted in the inferno in the Bandipur National    =  > R   S    Park in Mysuru district of Karnataka. The                 Bandipur National Park is spread over more 6   # @   "     than 900 sq km area and bears dry deciduous forests, which are vulnerable to fires. Bandipur  @              ( is one of the most vital habitats for the tiger               ( and has the highest density area wise, almost      2 2       one tiger per 7 sq km. It is home to around 80     RS        tigers besides several elephants, deer, bisons       1     2   and antelopes. It shares a contiguous landscape                with the Nagarhole National Park And Tiger               Reserve, which in turn connects with the   #               unique ecosystem of the Niligiri hills and ulti- #          @   mately merges with the rich forests of Kerala.                ( The fires are very damaging to the ecosys- tem as they kill the entire gamut of ecologi-       @          > cal capital built over thousands of years. With #                India being most vulnerable to climate change > #         6   and hosting sensitive tropical ecosystems, it is             2   all the more necessary for us to pay adequate      >          ( and immediate attention to the prevention of               ( forest fires. These not only cause irreparable         > #    ( ecological damage to life-sustaining natural local population, who lit the fires accidental- programme in place on forest fire management   S      resources for both humans and wild animals ly by throwing cigarette butts and sometimes and pin-point the role of officers at various lev- @            but also threaten the livelihoods of forest- deliberately to facilitate the timber mafia. It is 916)%<:)2: els, including of those who are responsible for     2           ( dependent communities, and particularly said that in Bandipur, the fire was set off by providing funds. Without control of forest fires, results in destabilising the agriculture and graziers. However, what contributed a great 121:1 we are putting up hiccups in achieving our tar-            " ( water sources. deal to this inferno was the sheer negligence gets for climate change. It is felt by a large num-   $   @         ( In recent times, forest fires have become a of the forest staff and officers of Karnataka, ,.9.)19.; ber of people and professionals within and out-    #           regular phenomenon in our country. Over the who failed to take timely action as per the fire side the forestry circles, that fires happen due                last few years, Uttarakhand and the hills in the control protocol sent to all States regularly by 10.22:)9 to the lackadaisical attitude of policy planners        6  B   ( Northeast have seen forest fires with regular fre- the Ministry of Environment, Forest and ;.:191:% and programme implementers.         #        quency, causing severe damage to the vegeta- Climate Change. In forest fire management, the The Compensatory Planning and                 2 tion and precious bio-diversity. Similar inci- best strategy is prevention rather than fire- ):2.9.0:2:9 Management Authority (CAMPA) has huge        1     #     dents have been noticed in other States, too. If fighting and control. The moot point to ask is: .9')9 1)9 funds parked with it and a portion of it must       2      ;   fires continue ravaging our forest resources, Are the foresters of Bandipur, or for that mat- be earmarked for fire prevention. The    (  days are not far enough when the country will ter all over the country, prepared with a fire <:1;:1 Government’s Disaster Management author- be in the vortex of social strife as the life sus- management plan? Each year, a strategy has ities in respective States should — in collab- 8            taining resources will be gradually lost and pre- to be made with respect to the actual fuel load, 1):%. oration with financial support from MoEFCC            #      cious bio-diversity may become extinct. It is maintenance of fire lines, burning the forest 7.)1,%;:7:;% (for which CAMPA funds could be lined up),                     essential that we draw up an actionable plan fuel load and involvement of the local popu- FSI and forestry research organisations —         (    2      ( to control forest fires so that remedial steps can lation. Based on this, early warning systems )9;,')90<1%: come out with a proposal to develop a             R  S  @  be taken with all seriousness by the must be prepared, vulnerable areas mapped three-month course for all field formulations          RC   S )    Government as well as the civil society. Forest and strategies suggested. It is also to be 6<1.: of the forests and other departments on fire               G  fires are but a national calamity and must be ascertained if the Forest Survey of India’s (FSI) :%19%)5;:1 prevention and control. For senior and mid- C S              8  classified as a disaster of the highest magnitude. fire warning system reached the field officers. dle level officers, special modules of one to two             ( The Bandipur fires were so severe that The FSI is well-equipped to detect the forest 17)')90,9'%& weeks duration should be created and mock   2         RC S     more than 1,000 village people and the avail- fires through satellite within seconds and once drills conducted. Similar programmes should able forest guards were not able to control it. a fire incident is detected, it sends SMSes to 6)<1,191; be arranged for local people and every year,    8    RC   S The Karnataka Chief Minister had to seek the field divisional forest officers and wildlife war- 11:%):% District Magistrates should constitute a com- #        6  B    support of the Defence Minister, who readily dens and other officers. Yet another cause of mittee for coordination in fire prevention,              7    obliged and deployed two helicopters of the a galloping blaze, which many foresters right- 6:.:,)90 planning and control. All of those, who    #    *++         Indian Air Force, who due to the availability fully argue for, is the lack of adequate funds receive emoluments from the Government,     6  6         of water bodies inside the park, were able to to place a sound forest fire management sys- ,<),%)9 must be duty-bound to assist the forest   6  B #        ( spray 30,000 litres of water to douse the fire. tem in place. .<):7)901, department for fire control. At the State level,          2    There are three main reasons why such The Government of India, the Ministry of the Chief Secretary should monitor the prepa-                 infernos are occurring so frequently. First, is Environment, Forest and Climate Change .0:%1 ration at the beginning of the fire season.            6  B   climatic vagaries and recalcitrant local weath- (MoEFCC) as also the Karnataka Government ;)2.:<.90: Incentives must be given to the local people             2       er conditions. Last year, Bandipur received must inquire into these lapses, find the real for fire prevention and punitive action must  6  B      $        ample rains in September, which allowed the cause of fires and fix responsibility. In most be taken against those who deliberately set grass to grow very tall and soon after the end cases, the incident is forgotten after sometime twigs fire. It is high time that MoEFCC takes                  of the rainy season, they became a veritable fuel when the matter subsides, especially in the these initiatives and the country is rid of the G  C      R   S load, waiting to set the forest afire. media. Now, the time has come that the menace of forest and bio-diversity destruction.        The second reason is the culpability of the MoEFCC must take a call and put a national (The writer is a retired civil servant) / "                                            <3 7                                  

airstrikes, which led to an Indian Air threshold may loom large for one party factors which are beyond effective con- currently jockeying, some would UN Security Council. Force (IAF) pilot and his Mig-21 but may seem obscure to the other. trol of parties to a conflict. Most of these argue not particularly successfully, a The risks of an escalation gone being shot down. Second is the anticipated response from factors are presumptive in nature and limited time-frame during which it wrong far outweigh any perceived ben- Amid claims and counter-claims of an adversary. Generally, when one party may or may not exist in objective real- can leverage its demographic dividend efits. With the release of the captured who inflicted how much damage, the to a conflict crosses the escalatory ity. This increases the chance of a mis- to transition into a higher-income and IAF pilot, India’s option to escalate has two nuclear powers are once again on threshold, it expects the other side to calculation exponentially and that is productive economy. become politically unviable. In this the verge of a full-fledged military con- follow suit. Once again, this response exactly what two nuclear-armed Further, an armed conflict at this backdrop, non-military escalation flict. What is appalling is that despite may be symmetric, asymmetric or nations cannot afford. point will also derail the modernisa- would be the most viable strategy. #9%8   the criticality of the situation, promi- sometimes even absent. Even if India is certain to attain tion of the armed forces. The much- It would be in India’s utmost )2:1.!:. nent intelligentsia is suggesting that For example, during World War I, escalation dominance, it makes for lit- needed force modernisation has only interest to maintain sustained multi- )9:,:;:)19% he chain of events following the India must seek escalation. Their argu- when the German Army introduced tle practical sense, given that stakes are recently started to show some form. pronged pressure on Pakistan and Pulwama attack has plunged ment is that previous piecemeal mili- gas warfare, the Allied forces respond- higher for India as compared to Indian armed forces are in the process ensure that it is declared an interna- Tthe security environment in the tary actions have failed to establish ed in equal measure, which kept the Pakistan. An armed conflict at this of acquiring as well as developing new tional pariah. To begin with, India 5     #   Indian sub-continent to its lowest credible deterrence. While precedents perceptive breach of escalatory thresh- point will have a multi-modal impact platforms and structures to boost must rise over the rhetoric and offi-  # point since Operation Parakram. may favour this argument, there is a old in balance. However, such a sym- on India. The immediate casualty defence preparedness. Key amongst cially treat Pakistan as a terror-spon- (   Media-led clamour for retaliatory use fundamental flaw with the use of metric response may not be available would be the economy. Wars are these is the restructuring of the soring state in its foreign policy.   :&6  of force against Pakistan has been gain- escalation as a deliberate policy mea- if the prospect of equal retaliation seems expensive. Just to add to perspective, Indian Army into a leaner force by India’s economic heft and the recent  # ing decibels ever since. And such has sure — its propensity to spiral out of less appealing or unavailable to the the US federal price tag for the post creating integrated battle groups. uptick in Indo-China relations post been the predictability of Government control. other party. For example, during 9/11 wars is pegged over $5.9 trillion Strides have also been made in cre- the Wuhan summit, must also be  ?   response in the post-truth world that Numerous externalities impact Operation Desert Storm, frustrated by till date (more than double of India’s ating a separate command for cyber leveraged to score a diplomatic upper :  #   limited use of military force was the deviation between intended objec- the sustained air strikes of the US-led GDP). The Indian economy is already and space warfare. These reforms are hand in its initiatives to blacklist ter- ((:& instantly foretold. tives and actual outcome of an escala- forces, Iraq deliberately sought to esca- facing headwinds from a rebound in critical to the enhancement of the rorist organisations breeding on 5     However, the air strikes on Jaish- tory action. To begin with, what should late the conflict by firing ballistic mis- global oil prices amidst a host of other combat capability of the Indian Pakistani soil. Non-military punitive #   5  e-Mohammad training camps inside be the escalatory threshold? The sub- siles at Israel. The idea was to irk the macro-economic concerns, besides forces. China, too, is undergoing sim- actions like weaponising the Indus Pakistani territory came as a surprise jectivity of escalatory threshold is one coalition forces and draw them into uncertainty over the upcoming gen- ilar reforms, under which its territo- Water Treaty must be duly consid-  2: to both Pakistan as well as analysts on of the reasons that escalation is so dif- war. However, Israel did not retaliate eral elections. While the near $3 tril- rial Army has been downsized. An ered. Above all, India must carve out   &)  both sides of the border. While India ficult to manage and/or successfully and coalition forces refused to be lion economy may stay resilient in the economically and militarily fragile a consistent Pakistan policy as the # # 5    termed the strikes as “non-military” exploit. Escalatory threshold may be drawn into a premature full-blown war. face of a limited armed conflict, an India will not enjoy the same strate- extant mixture of hard and soft  ( & and “pre-emptive”, the use of sophisti- symmetric — where a threshold is To sum up, achieving intended out- escalated conflict may lead to dimin- gic advantages as it currently does, approach has far outrun its course. cated terminology did not deter viewed similarly by both parties or comes by deploying escalation as a pol- ished foreign investment and conse- which puts at risk its membership of (The writer is legal associate and ;O 
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Aware of the oriented” and “time bound” of region or religion in our India and Pakistan for resolu- major social impact” in ing of mosques”. ed former Kolkata Police activists on Sunday clashed saffron outfit’s known practice dialogue for the “greater good” state,” he added. tion of political issues through Kashmir and appealed to the The Kashmir Chamber of Commissioner Rajeev Kumar with the Bengal police force at of fanning communal dishar- of both the nations, especially Urging both India and peaceful means. government to “urgently Commerce and Industry with the charge of Additional various points they were mony ahead of elections Chief the welfare of Jammu and Pakistan to respect the 2003 He also asked Pakistani review” its decision to seal (KCCI) also opposed the ban Director of Economic Offence. stopped by the administration Minister Mamata Banerjee Kashmir. ceasefire agreement and make Prime Minister Imran Khan to schools and mosques run by on the Jamaat-e-Islami. Apart from this he will also from taking out “unautho- had refused permission to a Addressing a meet of party borders peaceful, Abdullah convert his words into action it. “The ban is part of a head the Special Task Force of rised” Sankalp Yatra. BJP Rath Yatra early this year functionaries here, Abdullah said the continuous skirmish- and ensure an end to terrorism The central government provocative and motivated the Kolkata Police. The 1989 Among the injured police prompting the latter to move said National Conference (NC) es between the two nations in the region. put a ban on the Jamat-e- crusade against a particular batch IPS officer had already staff was a deputy superinten- the Supreme Court. It howev- founder and his father Sheikh have wrecked havoc on the “Both the countries (India Islami Jammu and Kashmir community. Political advan- been functioning as the dent of police and an inspec- er failed in its objective. Mohammed Abdullah was of lives of those living on either and Pakistan) need to sit on the last week under anti-terror tage is being extracted out of Additional Director General of tor, sources said adding the Subsequently the BJP lead- the opinion that greater Indo- sides of the border. table and work out a solution law on grounds that it was “in the prevailing hostile situation the State CID. police had to resort to lathi ership decided to take out Pak interaction would benefit “Yesterday only, (a) num- to the political issues political- close touch” with militant by creating deep divisions Kumar’s new assignments charge on a BJP motorbike limited rallies throughout the people of the state the most. ber of innocent people includ- ly,” Mir told reporters during outfits and was expected to amongst sections of the soci- assume importance in the rally in Midnapore where the every district to tone up its “Our party still deems Indo- ing children got killed in cross his visit to forward villages “escalate secessionist move- ety,” a KCCI spokesman said backdrop of Chief Minister bikers refused to stop even party men. Sunday’s rally was Pak friendship essential to a border shelling on both sides of along the Line of Control (LoC) ment” in the state. in a statement here. Mamata Banerjee taking a after being asked to do so as an exercise in that direction, peaceful sub-continent. I LoC in Poonch area,” he said. in Poonch district. “The politico-religious “The onus is on the gov- stance in his favour following “they had no permission to sources said. impress upon the sane voices in “People are being forced to Mir led a party delegation to role of the Jamaat (JeI) is one ernment to start explaining to a botched CBI raid in the stage such a rally and attacked Reacting to the police lathi both the countries to push their relocate to safer areas resulting areas hit by shelling by Pakistani aspect but there is also the the public the compulsions senior IPS officer’s house when them with stones,” a senior charge and the clashes respective governments to ini- in large scale migration. Its forces to take stock of the situa- social aspect. The recent ban justifying targeting of reli- he was the Commissioner of Bengal Minister said charging between the two sides State tiate a result oriented dialogue time that both nations put an tion. The delegation met the bor- is having a major social gious institutions belonging to Kolkata Police. the BJP with “trying to foment BJP president Dilip Ghosh process for the greater good of immediate end to such hostil- der villagers and expressed their impact which isn't being taken a particular community. The Chief Minister staged a communal disturbance in the said “Mamata Banerjee is try- the two nations,” he said. ities along LoC and IB areas,” solidarity with them. into consideration,” Omar Sealing of residential houses a two-day dharna against the State ahead of the elections.” ing to stop the popular emo- “The bonhomie between he added. Mir said the tension along wrote on Twitter. and schools violates the basic Centre’s alleged policy of arm- BJP president Amit Shah tion with her police. But I the two nuclear powered The member of Parliament the borders are resulting in The former Jammu and principles of humanity and twisting the State Government had earlier inaugurated the warn both the administration nations is the key to peace in J- from Srinagar said peace avoidable fatalities. Kashmir Chief Minister said demonstrates the desperation and the opposition leaders Yatra with an aim to tone up and the TMC cadres to desist K,” the former chief minister of between India and Pakistan “Innocent civilians on this people were being “turned of people after global rejection who dared raise a voice against the organization and spice up from putting unnecessary hur- the state said. will help the sub-continent side and the other side of the away from mosques” where of their politics of hate, com- its policies. She read the CBI’s the saffron cadres ahead of the dles in the way of our politi- The NC took upon itself to achieve a multitude of devel- border are getting killed, they usually congregate for munalism and pernicious move as an attack on the con- coming elections. The ruling cal programmes failing which emancipate the people of the opment goals in all vital sectors. injured and dislocated and prayers and schools with tens designed propaganda,” the stitutional norms and federal Trinamool Congress leaders they will see more incidents state from abject poverty and While denouncing the their properties are being dam- of thousands of students and KCCI spokesman said. structure of the country. alleged “they spent huge like the one that took place shackles of feudal strife under the option of war, the former Union aged. What is their fault? The employing thousands of The ban on the Jamaat The CBI subsequently amount of money brining today.” dynamic leadership of Sheikh minister said both soldiers and people on the other side are teachers were being “sealed”. was imposed days after the grilled the senior officer and goons from neighbouring State Minister Partho Mohammad Abdullah, he said. civilians suffer due to war. part of the state and are our “There is nothing to sug- Jammu and Kashmir Police obtained his statements in the Jharkhand who attacked the Chatterjee however said “the “The ideals of Sher-e- “The consequences of war own people,” Mir said. gest (that) sealing mosques had arrested around 100 Sharada chit fund case. Kumar police.” BJP would fail in its attempt to Kashmir (Sheikh Mohammad and conflict are beyond Referring to the recent will improve the security envi- cadres of the group in the state was the first IPS officer who had Similar clashes erupted at communalise Bengal,” adding Abdullah) will continue to killings. I am hopeful that the statements by Imran Khan that ronment. Sealing schools risks following the February 14 ter- investigated the chit fund case Goaltore, Asansol, Durgapur the hired goons from neigh- guide us for all times to come,” state of affairs between both the his country does not support forcing so many young kids rorist attack in Pulwama, in --- as the head of the Special where a police officer in- bouring States would not be he said. countries is moving towards terrorism, he said the ground out on the streets rather than which 40 CRPF personnel Investigation Team --- when it charge was injured, Balurghat able to make their journey a “Our party has been replete betterment with each passing realities are different. studying to make a future for were killed. first came to light in 2013. and other places police said. success.   *B   P *        )   *  +2  ? <    5:90.;,, said. Finally we will come to a Lok Sabha polls together. Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh decision cordially.” However, seat sharing is government will sign an agree- ndicating that he was agree- Gowda said he was stating likely to be a major test for both ment with the Gujarat govern- Iable to showing some flexi- this to bring to an end all spec- parties as the JD(S), which is ment seeking technical support bility in seat sharing talks for ulation and talk that differences banking on two-third, one- for the construction of a mas- the coming Lok Sabha polls may emerge within the coali- third formula adopted in min- sive Statue of Lord Ram in with ruling coalition partner tion during discussions on seat istry formation and allocation Ayodhya. Congress, JD(S) supremo Deve sharing. of boards and corporations, has A cabinet meeting chaired Gowda Sunday said his party The JD(S) leader said he demanded 12 seats out of the by Chief Minister Yogi would not be 'rigid' in its would not be 'adamant' in his total of 28 seats. Adityanath on Saturday night demand to contest from 12 of demand for seats as the main According to sources, gave its approval for signing an the total of 28 seats. focus was to halt the BJP's JD(S) is said to be keen on con- MOU for guidance and sup- Gowda said he had also progress and nothing should testing from Mandya, Hassan, port on technical proposal, asked the Congress to have a cause a threat to the alliance. Bangalore North, Mysuru, design etc, an official similar mentality during the Congress and JD(S) leaders Chikkaballapur, Tumakuru, spokesman said on Sunday. seat sharing discussions as there are likely to discuss seat shar- Chitradurga, Raichur, Bidar, The cabinet also cleared Rs should not be any room for dif- ing for the coming Lok Sabha Bijapur, Uttara Kannada and 200 crore for the preparation of ferences on seat sharing between polls at the coalition coordi- Shivamogga. a detailed project report and the parties, whose main aim was nation committee meeting on Congress is opposed to the acquisition of 28.28 to halt the BJP's growth. Monday. this and has maintained that hectares of land identified for “I have said 12 seats should The coalition partners had sharing of seats will be based on setting up the statue by the dis- be given to us, but I will also held the first round of talks on 'merit'. trict magistrate of Ayodhya, the not be rigid in saying that seat sharing on February 25, According to party insid- spokesman said. they should give us 12,” the during which Congress insist- ers, the grand old party is On the lines of Gujarat's former Prime Minister said. ed that winnability would be looking at limiting the JD(S) to Statue of Unity, a chief minis- Speaking to reporters in the criteria, while the JD(S) six seats. ter-headed trust would oversee Mangaluru, he said, “By loos- maintained its stand to contest Also, there is pressure from the project, he said, adding a ening our stand a bit... A final 12 seats. within the Congress not to cede high-powered committee will decision should be arrived at. 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Fclose to 17,220 crore on a turned into net buyers in It is estimated that the servative estimate since we Citing an example, it said, net basis into Indian equities February mainly on account merchants were burdened with restrict only to the online cred- in the case of online transac- in February this year, the of clarity on government nearly Rs 10,000 crore towards it and debit card payments. tions, the acquirer banks, highest since November 2017, spending post budget and credit card Merchant Discount Naive card users, oblivious of through their payment facili- amid clarity on government value buying in several pock- Rate (MDR) in 2018 alone, it the set rules and regulations tators/aggregators, add a sur- spending plans and positive ets, according to Vidya Bala, said, adding that this is exor- that prohibit surcharging, are charge amount in the final  2,25.) stock exchanges on Saturday. Aviation (DGCA) in this sentiments. Head, Mutual Funds Research bitant in contrast with the ignorant of the fact that it is the transaction amount. It also said that it is active- regard, it added. Foreign portfolio investors at FundsIndia, said. overall cost of Rs 3,500 crore banks that owe them this As a consequence, the eleaguered carrier Jet ly "engaged" with all its aircraft After announcing the had pumped in a net amount She further said that towards debit card MDR, even fraudulently extorted money," acquirer banks/payment facil- BAirways has groundedtwo lessors and regularly provides grounding of four of its planes of around 19,728 crore into inflows into the equity market though in value terms, credit it said. itators/aggregators expand their more of its aircraft due to non- them with updates on the on February 7 for non-payment Indian stocks in November can be attributed to positive and debit card transactions The study, titled 'To sur- business and revenue at the cost payment of lease rentals, taking efforts undertaken to improve to lessors, the airline took 2017. view on budget and dovish are nearly the same — Rs 5.7 charge or not to surcharge', of card and BHIM-UPI users. the total number of planes on its liquidity. another two aircraft out of As per the latest data from stance taken by the central lakh crore each in 2018. said, the acquirer banks have "An analogy is a situation ground to 23. The company said it was operations due to similar rea- the depositories, foreign bank. The study done by Ashish been vested with the responsi- where an autorickshaw has a With the grounding of two making all efforts to minimise sons on February 23. investors pumped in "The Reserve Bank's deci- Das, a professor of statistics, bility to protect the card and fast tempered meter, or more planes, almost 20 per cent disruption to its network due to On February 27 and 28, Jet 1,17,899.79 crore into equi- sion to change its stance to highlighted that unauthorised BHIM-UPI users in the coun- demands extra money to take of aircraft in the airlines fleet the grounding of these planes Airways grounded seven and six ties and pulled out neutral from calibrated tight- surcharging has also burdened try from illegal incidence of you to your destination; and are now out of operations. and was pro-actively informing aircraft, respectively, due to the 1,00,680.17 crore in ening while cutting the repo the payment system users with merchant surcharging, but the one doesn't know how to "An additional two aircraft and re-accommodating its non-payment of lease rentals. February, a net investment of rate by 25 basis points cement- huge additional costs. fact seems otherwise. smoothly get a redressal. This have been grounded due to affected guests. Later, two aircraft were 11,183 crore into the stock ed the belief that bringing "Just for the online pay- Unfortunately, rather than does not mean that not high- non-payment of amounts out- The airline also continues grounded on Friday and as market. growth back is on the top of ments, it has led to extortions merchants, it is banks them- lighting the issue absolves the standing to lessors under their to provide the required and many on Saturday, taking the In the previous month its agenda," Alok Agarwala, by the acquirer banks and their selves who are causing fraud- autorickshaw driver of his respective lease agreements," periodic updates to the total number of planes out of (January 2019), however, for- Head of Investment Analytics payment facilitators/aggrega- ulent surcharging by resorting fraudulent act of the airline said in a filing to the Directorate General of Civil operations to 23. eign portfolio investment at Bajaj Capital, said. tors to the tune of Rs 200 crore to outsourcing of their pay- cheating/extortion," it said. 5   
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Ifinancial tech hub, the Middle as a safe zone to test financial the Coal shale gas reserves in its Thereafter, we will analyse the Eastern country is seeking par- innovation which sees a limit- Ministry, Raniganj block in West coal, the shale, the strength of ticipation from Indian firms to ed rollout of new products to despite a pro- Bengal, an official said. the shale, and the required become a part of the growing select customers. duction This follows the volume." fintech space in the region. Terming India as a key momentum dip Government's decision to "If this exploration is suc- Bahrain provides a pletho- market, Buhejji said EDB had in the initial allow operators freedom to cessful, we plan to drill ra of opportunities to Indian a roadshow in Mumbai to months of the explore both conventional oil around 220-250 wells that fintech firms for open banking, attract fintech companies in current fiscal, and natural gas as well as non- will require an investment of blockchain, crypto assets, robo December. officials said. conventional sources like 7,000 crore," he said. advisory and remittances. The EDB, the investment After the coal-bed methane (CBM) and EOGEPL has invested Financial service sector is promotion arm of Bahrain, high produc- shale reserves within a explo- around 4,000 crore in the the second biggest contributor also signed a Memorandum of tion growth rate ration acreage. Raniganj block, which will to the GDP behind oil and gas Understanding (MoU) with of 15 per cent in Previously, companies produce 1.7 million standard and the effort is to grow the the Maharashtra government the Apr-Jun could explore only oil and cubic metres per of gas from sector further, Bahrain to provide a framework for co- quarter of natural gas or CBM depend- coal seams (CBM) in the next Economic Development Board operation to promote fintech in FY19, the dry ing on their licence for the two years and ramp up to 2.5 (EDB) Senior Manager (busi- their respective markets. fuel miner had block. mmscmd in the next three to ness development - financial To promote startups, a attempted to The official said the four years. services) Dalal Buhejji said. public private partnership plat- meet an inter- expert appraisal committee With the policy for simul- "Central Bank of Bahrain form in the name of Bahrain nal aspirational (EAC) in January 29 meeting taneous exploration of uncon- has put in the right ecosystem Fintech Bay has been created target of 652 allowed Essar to drill 20 wells ventional resources in place, to support growth and inno- that provides physical space for MT for the year to explore shale gas in its EOGEPL is looking into the vation. We have seen different fintech companies. but things did not work out as of the miner was at 34.76 MT strikes and disruptions in during the period. Raniganj CBM block. shale prospect in the same new regulations coming out Established last year, it has per Coal India's plans, sources at the end of February. some of the mines there A Coal India official said It has been awarded an blocks which is in the range recently to support open bank- now become a home for 36 said. Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd impacted production. the company clocked 6.6 per exploration lease for shale of 7.7 trillion cubic metres. ing, crypto asset trade regula- companies from 15 different Coal India said the mem- and South Eastern Coalfields Officials said efforts were cent growth in production gas, CBM and hydrocarbons The official said the com- tion and draft regulation on countries, Bahrain Fintech Bay orandum of understanding Ltd, which were facing agita- being made to resolve issues which is an increase of 32.62 in the Raniganj block. pany could spend up to $1 bil- robo advisory," she said. CEO Khalid Saad said. (MoU) target for production tions, saw an uptrend in pro- but with the election round MT in absolute terms. EOGPL has got approval lion in development of shale Bahrain acts as the test bed "India is absolutely key and off-take is 610 MT. duction in February, by 17 and the corner, they are keeping Total coal off-take to to drill 20 shale wells at a cost reserves if the exploration for innovations in financial ser- market. We do have couple of Based on the trend, pro- 6 per cent respectively over their fingers crossed. power sector in the 11 months of Rs 10 crore. To start with, programme was successful. vices space as the country pro- companies founded by Indian duction could be around 590 the corresponding month of Coal India's total produc- till February 2019 was 440.8 it will drill five wells in the Essar has already signed vides many advantages includ- entrepreneurs in Bahrain and MT, an analyst tracking Coal the previous year. tion as on February stood at MT, against 411.5 MT during block to test the shale poten- an agreement to sell entire ing low cost of doing business, the other Malaysian-Indian India said, declining to be The two subsidiaries 528 MT, up 6.6 per cent in the the same period of the previ- tial. production from Raniganj right accelerator and incubators, company in the cryto asset named. account for about half of Coal first 11 months of the current ous year, registering a growth When contacted, compa- East CBM block to state gas among others, she said, adding space," he said. Coal stock at the pitheads India's total production. But fiscal. Off-take was at 548 MT of 7.1 per cent. ny Managing Director and utililty GAIL India Ltd.  6 C  "  $  8       $     9  .   !9 ,(5::: * 5+  5      %:  % *% $        (#   #9   ;<    -)5,)  5:)")90 Lam. economy.   9:6':;<)  9:6':;<) native mechanism on disin- Premier Li Keqiang is "We must increase our vestment, headed by Finance hina's rubber-stamp par- expected to open the National readiness for unexpected devel-  9:6':;<) with an investment of 14,000 he Railways have always iti Aayog has been tasked Minister Arun Jaitley, following Cliament opens its annual People's Congress by announc- opments, take precautions, and crore which would include set- Tbeen in the forefront of Nwith drawing up a list of which the CPSE and the session on Tuesday as President ing a lower GDP growth fore- properly prepare for major he Government has ting up of a water pipeline and nation building by creating non-core assets of various respective administrative min- Xi Jinping faces growing con- cast for 2019, setting the tone risks that may arise in the eco- Tapproved a 14,000-crore power evacuation system. better travel opportunities. CPSEs, both healthy and sick istry will further proceed with cerns about the slowing econ- for a session heavy on eco- nomic field," Xi warned. special economic zone (SEZ) It will be ready by the end Northern Railway has effec- ones, as a first step towards the monetisation process, the omy, a major challenge to the nomic legislation and expect- China reported 6.6 per project of Adani Power in of 2022. The company has tively contributed towards Finance Ministry's plan to official added. country's pre-eminent leader. ed to last two weeks. cent growth in 2018, the slow- Jharkhand, which will export already signed power purchase Prime Minister’s “Digital monetise such assets and "So far the disinvestment One year after the legisla- Nearly 3,000 delegates will est in nearly three decades. entire power generated to agreement for supply of 100 per India” initiative under the unlock value to shareholders. process was confined to cor- ture abolished presidential term ratify a raft of bills in a session Independent analysts estimate Bangladesh, an official said. cent power generated from visionary leadership of This is part of the overall porate level. Now, it will go one limits and etched Xi's name on expected to last two weeks, it was worse. The project was approved this plant to Bangladesh. Minister of Railways in turn- plans of the Government to lay step down and monetise non- the constitution, his "new era" including a foreign investment Three-quarters of by highest decision making The SEZs are major export ing many Railway stations down procedure and mecha- core assets of CPSEs to unlock vision of a resurgent China at law that could address some provinces have lowered annu- body on SEZ — Board of hubs in the country as the over the zone into platforms nism for monetisation of non- wealth and generate value on the centre of world affairs has US demands and possible tax al growth targets for 2019. Approval — chaired by the Government provides several for Digital inclusion by pro- core assets of central public sec- equity for shareholders," the hit unforeseen road bumps. cuts. Delegates from around commerce secretary, in its incentives including tax bene- viding free Wi-Fi service. In tor undertakings (CPSEs), which official added. Economic growth is slow- "Xi Jinping has been criti- the country will convene for meeting on February 25, the fits and single window clear- this regard entire Delhi- include mainly land and building. It is pertinent to mention ing, a festering trade war with cised by party members for not the NPC session and the Government official said. ance system. Ambala and Ambala- "Niti Aayog will draw up here that in 2016 Niti Aayog was the United States has eroded handling the economy well, Chinese People's Political Adani Power (Jharkhand) The developers and units Chandigarh sections have the list of non-core assets also asked to draw up a list of confidence and Xi's signature and failing to tackle the chal- Consultative Conference, an Ltd has sought approval for set- of these zones enjoy certain been covered with free Wi-Fi owned by CPSEs which can be CPSEs which could go in for Belt and Road global trade lenges posed by Donald advisory body that runs ting up of sector specific SEZ fiscal and non-fiscal incen- facility at stations. RailTel sold separately after discussion strategic sale. It has already infrastructure initiative has Trump," said Lam. simultaneously and begins for power at villages - Motia, tives such as no licence Corporation of India Ltd., a with a consultative group com- identified about 35 CPSEs which faced setbacks in some coun- Lam believes Xi avoided discussions Sunday. Mali, Gaighat and adjacent vil- requirement for import, full ‘Miniratna’ PSU under prising officials from adminis- could go in for outright sale. tries. holding a fourth plenum of the "Behind closed doors NPC lages in Godda district, freedom for subcontracting, Ministry of Railways, has pro- trative ministries, Department The Union Cabinet had Bubbles of discontent have party's Central Committee last members from the provinces Jharkhand over an area of 425 and no routine examination vided the facility. of Economic Affairs, last week approved laying down appeared as the state has autumn because of his weak- will demand Xi Jinping do hectare. by customs authorities of Passengers will now be Department of Investment and of institutional framework for pushed deeper into the econ- ened position. something about reviving the It has received formal export/import cargo. They able to stay connected to free Public Asset Management monetisation of identified non- omy and people's lives. But he convened a meeting economy," Lam said, adding he approval for the land in pos- also enjoy direct and indirect internet at all the stations of (DIPAM)," an official told PTI. core assets of the CPSEs under "This will be a much more with hundreds of provincial will face "angry voices". session of 222.68 hectare area tax benefits. these two sections. With this The process would take strategic disinvestment and difficult situation for Xi Jinping and ministerial leaders in Still Xi presides from a and in principle approval for Exports from special eco- all the stations in route of about six months' time, the offi- assets relating to immovable than last year. Last year he was Beijing in January to warn position of strength with no remaining 202.32 hectare. nomic zones grew by about 15 Delhi Chandigarh Shatabdi cial added. enemy property under the cus- riding high," said Hong Kong- them on the need to prevent potential challengers on the Two supercritical units of per cent to 5.52 lakh crore in Express train are now enabled The report of Niti Aayog tody of Custodian of Enemy based political analyst Willy "major risks" in politics and the horizon. 800 MW each would be set up 2017-18. with high speed free Wi-Fi. will be taken up by the alter- Property for India (CEPI). C M Y K

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Liberal Party, said on Twitter. meeting to strike a nuclear dis- over substance. on Friday. largest economy. and academicians serve as advi- current 12-year sentences for As Lula left two hours “When a relative of another armament deal between the Others pointed to a lack of “We have not been offi- The Chinese People’s sors for government, legislative corruption -- and then flew in later, a grim expression on his prisoner dies, is he escorted by North’s leader Kim Jong Un preparation, with the two sides cially briefed on the incident, Political Consultative and judicial organs and put a small plane to Sao Paulo, face, he waved briefly to sup- the federal police to go to the and Trump broke up in disar- unable to bridge the gaps but it occurred,” Bayelsa State Conference (CPPCC) with over forward proposals on major some 400 kilometres to the porters and somberly shook a services?” He called the tem- ray Thursday, without even a between them in time. 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That remark prompted an Pyongyang on destroying its ing of effectively all the UN by militants or an equipment curtain of a key season in the the work of the CPPCC arrival for the service, shouting A federal court had ruled angry social media backlash, nuclear capability should be Security Council economic failure unless the people man- country’s political calendar National Committee’s Standing “Free Lula” and “Lula, warrior late on Friday that the 73-year- which prompted a more con- seen as “a success, defined as sanctions imposed on aging the facility go there” to amid trade war tensions with Committee. for the Brazilian people”. old Lula could attend the funer- ciliatory tweet from the the president protecting and Pyongyang since March 2016. determine the cause, he said. the US. Wang reviewed the com- Young Arthur Araujo Lula al service. younger Bolsonaro. Politics advancing American national In return, Pyongyang was OPEC member Nigeria is The NPC, regarded as the mittee’s work, highlighting the da Silva, whose father Sandro Arthur, who had twice vis- aside, he said, the death of a interests.” only offering to close a portion Africa’s biggest producer of rubber stamp Parliament for its efforts made in strengthening is one of Lula’s five sons, was ited his grandfather in his cell child was “dreadful”. The White House aide said of the Yongbyon complex, a crude oil. routine endorsements of the and improving CPPCC work, felled by a sudden bout of in Curitiba, died on Friday in His father, the president, the issue was whether North sprawling site covering multi- Ndiana-Abasi Mathew, a proposals and laws forwarded state-run CGTN reported. meningitis. a Sao Paulo hospital. has made no comment on the Korea would accept what the ple different facilities -- and the public relations official for by the ruling Communist Party In 2018, the CPPCC con- As dozens of armed mili- Gleisi Hoffmann, matter. During his electoral president called “the big deal” North is believed to have other Aiteo, the company that man- of China, will begin its session ducted consultations focused tary police surrounded the the Workers’ Party leader, vis- campaign in 2018, he said he -- denuclearizing completely or uranium enrichment plants. ages the pipeline, confirmed on Tuesday. on the central tasks of fighting area, the crowd of supporters at ited Lula in prison after he hoped Lula would “rot in something less, “which was “Sometimes you have to the incident in a text message Every year the two sessions the three critical battles against the cemetery numbered per- learned of Arthur’s death and prison”. unacceptable to us.” walk and this was just one of on Saturday. with over 5,000 delegates sets potential risk, poverty, and pol- haps 500, including Lula’s suc- said the aging leftist was Lula, who was president “So the president held firm those times,” an unusually “There is no official state- the tone for China’s political lution, and on promoting high- cessor Dilma Rousseff and “downcast”. “He cried several from 2003 to 2010, has consis- to his view. 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 but if you have a life coach or mentor to help you pick ost of us have noticed of blue. Senior classroom walls regard to the testimony    the right path, the task becomes easier. ourselves being influ- too, generally have temperate that he is microcosmic or Women are naturally blessed to act as mentors. A Menced by colours in some shades of primary colours. is just a point-of-light, woman plays several roles throughout her life — that of way or the other. Even though Whereas, in places where one even as Shiva Puran itself says, that he is minuter than the a daughter, sister, wife and a mother — roles in which she they can only be perceived by eyes, needs to stimulate the brain or minutest. Thus the truth about Shivlinga, which solved the imbibes values such as sensitivity, compassion and particular shades of certain engage in energetic activities like ultimate mystery of God’s incorporeal form, was also consid- empathy. The sensitivity and sensibility goes a long way colours appear to invoke respons- dancing or indoor sports, brighter ered stranger than fiction. It began with the festival of Shivratri. in making her effective as a guide. No wonder, a large num- es that are associated with senses shades of colours like orange, pur- God has said that when the righteousness declines and the ber of successful life coaches in the world over are women. other than the sight. We’ve all ple and red are used for decorat- evil ascends, he descends to take a supernatural birth and They have excelled in every field that was once marked heard and even experienced — the ing the interior. Other devices at redeem the world and to re-establish the Dharma (law). as a man’s domain. However, while the participation of colour Red being loud, Blue being schools and colleges like displays Shivratri is, in fact, commemorative of that birth. It is cele- women in the higher education space has increased, where cold or Yellow being calm. that feature “thought-provoking” brated on the 14th dark night of the month of Phagun as in work force has rather declined over the last decade Although we may not exactly material have powerful and stim- (February to March) every year. Phagun is the last month and hovered around 24 to 27 per cent in the past couple understand how these things hap- ulating colours on the background according to the Indian calendar. Hence, it is symbolic of God’s of years. Worse still, the participation of women on senior pen, we have certainly come a long to reaffirm the nature of ideas descent in this world — at the end of every world cycle or at leadership positions is too insignificant. As of the 2018 way in learning to manipulate this exhibited. the end of every Kali Yug, the allegorical night, which is when Fortune list, only 24 women (4.8 per cent) were CEOs of phenomenon to our advantage, the darkness of ignorance prevails in the world to re-estab- 500 companies. It therefore appears prima facie, that when especially in the domain of learn- Enhancing the e-learning process lish the Golden Age. But in the course of time, this truth about it comes to accepting woman as a superlative, the stereo- ing and education. A strategic use of colour palette his ‘divine birth’ has also got lost to mankind in a plethora of types prevail. In a society that portrays women as objects lends a unique and effective edge myth and fiction that has grown around him. of lust and desire, it is a huge challenge for a woman to Colours and their effect on early to the e-learning process. Teachers The result — one of the most important truths which could rise to levels of respect and reverence. In these circum- learning can leverage colourfully crafted have made us the inheritor of God’s patrimony of total puri- stances, the mentoring role of women for other women Multiple studies link the role of presentations, for instance, to ty, peace and prosperity, has been lost. It has also lead to a becomes crucial. There are organisations like Women colours with improved knowledge drive home the lesson in the loss of an important connection between various nations and Mentoring Forum that have taken a lead in bring profes- acquisition in e-learning process- most effective and entertaining religions. People are unable to appreciate the truth that in the sional women together to facilitate growth and network- es. Educational institutions have manner. When used well, present fag-end of Iron Age (Kali Yug), Godfather Shiva has ing. To promote upward mobility for women, sustained been manipulating colours, not coloured educational supplements reincarnated to re-establish the Golden Age. Shiva is the incor- mentoring by fellow women leaders can take the center just digitally but also by strategic can overcome the monotony of poreal Supreme soul — Father of all souls. He imparts the truth stage. Mentoring may help women to ideate and envision designing of the physical spaces, the text-based learning process, about soul, God and the Creation, inspiring humans to puri- their higher leadership roles. It also enables formation of to maximise information reten- dents. For example — bright and information retention in people hence elevating the learning and fy themselves by linking their heart and mind with him and support groups and networks that can be used by mentees tion, increase student participa- vibrant colours like red and yel- on top of being processed faster by teaching experience of the pupil by doing pure deeds. Unlike humans, he does not live, eat, or to move up in the professional ladder. Above all, in dif- tion, enhance communication low on chairs or other furniture the brain as compared to plain and teacher respectively. However, indulge in sensual experiences. He never comes in the bondage ficult times at workplace, women mentors can be a great and comprehension, and so on. are usually used to stimulate text. educators must also keep in mind of actions and their resultant fruits. The Supreme soul is pre- emotional and moral support. That is why it is common to find younger students. Teachers can In older grades, the use of several hazards that accompany sent in all religions as Shiva, God, Allah, Jehovah, Ishwar and Women as teachers, doctors and scientists do exist vibrant coloured furniture in also wear bright colours to draw gentler and more relaxing colours the manipulation of colours, espe- by many other names. He is praised as the Almighty and but now this society has to witness women as opin- preschool classrooms and gentle and hold their attention. Teachers is encouraged to provide the stu- cially in case of younger students omnipotent being that can liberate human beings from the ion makers, influencers, guides and mentors. shades covering the walls of also use chart papers with colour- dents with a stress-free atmos- who may be prone to conditions cycle of sin and suffering. The best thing is that humans can On this women’s day, let us celebrate all these libraries or reading rooms. ful background and picture books phere where to engage in learning like overstimulation. With a bal- now experience God’s wisdom and blessings as never before women who have broken the barriers and established The choice of colours and the with vividly drawn sceneries and activities. One may therefore anced and well-calculated use of since the time has come for him to guide the process of the themselves as successful mentors. strength of shades used during a characters to communicate with notice that most libraries have colours, the monotonous learning transformation of the world from Kali Yug (Iron Age) to Sata (The author is Anju Sharma, IAS, Principal particular course of the learning the kids effectively and with ease. mellow or dark coloured furniture activity can be transformed into a Yug (Golden Age). So what are we waiting for? We should join Secretary (Higher and Technical Education), Government process depends upon the nature As various studies stand testament and mostly warm-toned walls of vibrant and colourful experience him and be a part of great transformation of the old world of Gujarat.) of the course and that of the stu- to the fact, visual cues maximise light green colour or lighter shades for all. into a new one and become golden again.

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 2:F)1)3 "    ustralian Nick Kyrgios capped Aa scintillating run in Acapulco  12: with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over world number three Alexander Zverev elipe Caicedo and Ciro Immobile scored as Saturday to claim his first ATP title FLazio beat Roma 3-0 in the capital-city in more than a year. derby on Saturday to revive their hopes of Kyrgios defeated three top-10 Champions League qualification from Serie A. players on the way to the title, sav- Simone Inzaghi's men ended their bitter ing three match points in a second- rivals' eight-match unbeaten run in the league round victory over second-ranked to move only three points behind Eusebio Di Rafael Nadal — owner of 17 Grand Francesco's fifth-placed team in the race for Slam titles — and beating No 9 John a top-four spot, with a game in hand. Isner in the semis. Victory at the Stadio Olimpico for Lazio He also beat three-time Grand also pulled them within six points of fourth- Slam winner Stan Wawrinka in the placed Inter, with AC Milan one point further 5"     quarter-finals of a drama-filled ahead in third after beating Sassuolo earlier on %#"    % week that saw him shake off hostile Saturday. crowds, illness, injuries and "This meant a lot to us and the victory can #$%%      moments of malaise — not to men- give us so much enthusiasm going forward," tion a post-match scolding from Lazio coach Inzaghi told DAZN. #  $A#% "  Nadal. "The fact remains, Lazio can cause every   His win over Zverev was a opponent trouble and we'll fight it out to the remarkably straightforward affair. end if we always go out there with this con- for Champions League qualification, with Chelsea "I just chucked in a lot of drop viction and this heart." ward, and Immobile squeezed the resulting four points further back with two games in hand. shots, tried to keep him guessing, Lazio coach Simone Inzaghi's decision to penalty underneath Olsen. "I've been part of that so many times myself. We that's all you can do," said Kyrgios, "Really, he's the one who leave Immobile on the bench took less than "I dedicate the goal to my wife, who is preg- spoke about it at half-time and said get the ball in a former world number 13 who has deserves to win it," Zverev said. 12 minutes to pay dividends as Joaquin nant," said Immobile, who celebrated by the box and play more forward because the Stretford slipped to 72nd in the world. "He's the real champion this week," Correa played in Caicedo, and the former putting the ball under his shirt and his End will suck it in for you. "He's super-fit, so he's going to and the fans, finally won over, Manchester City striker rounded visit- thumb in his mouth. "We're expecting our "I don't want to take anything away from grind you down so I tried to keep cheered. ing goalkeeper Robin Olsen before tap- third child and, after two girls, it's going Andreas (Pereira) and Romelu, because they were the points short when I could," ping in his fourth league goal of the sea- to be a boy." great finishes, but that spirit is just part of this club's added Kyrgios, who spent more )*   son. There was further pain for Roma late history. We have done it so many times before." than nine hours on court over his frustration. In women's action China's Roma were much improved after the on, as a wonderful team move from Lazio United appeared to be heading towards a disap- four prior matches but needed just Kyrgios broke again to open the Wang Yafan rallied from a set and interval, with Stephan El Shaarawy and ended with midfielder Danilo Cataldi pointing home draw in the closing moments, when an hour and a half to dispatch second set, but double-faulted on a break down to capture her first Nicolo Zaniolo both bringing saves curling home an 89th-minute third goal, substitute Fred exchanged passes with Luke Shaw and Zverev. break point in the next game. WTA title, defeating American from Thomas Strakosha. before Aleksandar Kolarov was dismissed after found the in-form Lukaku on the edge of the area. "You know, I lack on the phys- He broke Zverev again in the Sofia Kenin 2-6, 6-3, 7-5. Alessandro Florenzi was the next to go picking up two yellow cards in a matter of sec- The Belgian striker did the rest with a pinpoint ical side a little bit," Kyrgios admit- fifth game and held with confidence World number 65 Wang, play- close, as his long-range strike was tipped over onds. 18-yard finish into the bottom corner. ted with a smile. "But today I the rest of the way to capture his ing in her first WTA singles final, by Strakosha, before Javier Pastore wasteful- Earlier on Saturday, AC Milan took third Solskjaer could even enjoy the luxury of a missed served well and just played the first title since Brisbane in January outlasted the 35th-ranked American ly fired wide. place in Serie A from city rivals Inter as injury-time penalty when Paul Pogba's effort was well clutch points pretty well." of 2018. to claim her breakthrough title Lazio made their rivals pay 18 minutes Gennaro Gattuso's men continued their fine saved by Angus Gunn following Stuart Armstrong's Indeed it was Zverev whose While Kyrgios had come to after two hours and 10 minutes. from time, as Immobile scored his 16th goal run of form with a narrow 1-0 win over trip on Marcus Rashford. nerves were frayed after Kyrgios embrace the role of tournament vil- The 20-year-old American was of the campaign only eight minutes after com- Sassuolo. But the finale, which extended Solskjaer's broke him at love in the fourth lain in which pro-Nadal fans had denied her second career WTA ing on as a substitute. The seven-time European champions' unbeaten run in domestic action with United to game of the opening set then held cast him, Zverev said fans should title and second crown of the year The 29-year-old striker sent Correa run- only defeat of 2019 so far was a 1-0 Super Cup 15 games, was much-needed after it appeared his for a 4-1 lead, prompting the appreciate what they had seen from after taking her first at Hobart in ning through on goal, with Federico Fazio out- loss to Juventus in Saudi Arabia, and they are team would drop points in the chase for a top-four German to smash his racquet in him. January. paced and resorting to bringing down the for- unbeaten in their last nine league matches. finish.

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