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JP’s lone legislator from BBastar region Bhima Mandavi and four policemen were killed as Maoists targeted a group of BJP leaders travel- ling in a convoy in a forested patch in Dantewada district on Tuesday evening. The Naxals .))+ blew up the vehicle of the 40- year-old Dantewada MLA with n a daring terror attack, a an IED and opened fire at the Isenior RSS leader and his occupants in Shyamagiri hills personal security officer (PSO) when the MLA’s convoy was were shot dead from close heading towards Kuwakonda range outside the main gate of from Bacheli area in one of my MLA colleagues, I outpatient department (OPD) Dantewada. don’t have words to express my of Kishtwar district hospital on Visuals from the blast site grief, it’s definitely a major Tuesday morning. showed the mangled remains of attack on democracy… My According to police, the the vehicle and a gaping hole Government is consistently personal security officer of on the road on which it passed working to win people’s confi- RSS leader died on the spot, before Naxals blew it up. TV dence and Naxals felt upset while RSS leader, identified as channels flashed grisly images about that and this brutal Chandrakant Sharma, was air- ,'' of body parts strewn along a attack is basically the result of lifted to Government Medical # road bisecting a forest and a their frustration.” College Hospital in Jammu % ' - $ vehicle reduced to a heap of The State unit of the BJP where he succumbed to his ! metal. The powerful blast left reacted angrily to the killing gunshot injuries. a big crater in the middle of the and alleged that State’s new Kishtwar Superintendent that the RSS leader was hit in road. Congress regime has nexus of Police Shakti Kumar Pathak the abdomen and his kidneys The attack has been with Maoists. BJP national told The Pioneer that after hit- were punctured by the bullets. described a classic case of a vice-president and former ting the RSS leader the terror- According to police, on complete intelligence failure. Chief Minister Raman Singh ists ran away with the service Tuesday morning around “It was a meticulously expressed shock over death of weapon of his PSO martyred in 12.30 pm when Chandrakant planned attack. Maoists specif- his party MLA and said the attack. The PSO has been Sharma, working as pharma- ically targeted BJP MLA’s bul- Maoists were freely roaming in identified as Rajinder Kumar. cist, arrived in the district letproof vehicle when he was P ! Bastar under the new Congress Police have launched hospital, Kishtwar, an uniden- rushing to Nakulnar to address regime. investigations in the case and tified terrorist, who was a public meeting in favour of against moving without fool- meet to assess the law and “Shri Bhima Mandavi was The sacrifices of these martyrs “It’s a failure of State is screening CCTV footages to already waiting there, opened the BJP candidate from Bastar, proof security measures. order situation. a dedicated karyakarta of the will not go in vain,” he tweet- Government, I see a big polit- track down the footprints of fire at him from a close range Baidu Ram Kashyap,’’ The brutal killing of the Prime Minister Narendra BJP. Diligent and courageous, ed. ical conspiracy in the killing the terrorists. The SP main- and fled. Bleeding profusely, Dantewada police chief Dantewada MLA triggered Modi condemned the killing of he assiduously served the peo- Baghel, who is facing flak because Mandavi was the lone tained the situation is well the RSS leader was carted into Abhishek Pallav told reporters outrage in Chhattisgarh with “dedicated party worker” ple of Chhattisgarh. His demise for allegedly adopting soft BJP MLA from Bastar, situation under control after the impo- the operation theatre and was at the blast site. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel Mandavi and the police offi- is deeply anguishing. My con- approach to armed Maoists, is very pathetic in Bastar dur- sition of the curfew in later airlifted to Jammu where He added that the BJP leg- putting off his poll campaign cials and said the sacrifice of dolences to his family. My trib- said in a series of tweets, “I am ing Congress regime,’’ Singh Kishtwar and nearby areas. he succumbed to his injuries. islator was strongly advised mid-way to chair a high-level those killed will not go in vain. utes to the security personnel. deeply disturbed by killing of told reporters in Raipur. Official sources revealed Continued on Page 4 ! " ! %&'&' $ O ! " # $ R )+)5 ( ) * N O In continuation, Modi ! L M rime Minister Narendra asked the first-time voters in )22+ $ PModi on Tuesday invoked the country if they would ded- the Pulwama terror attack and icate their first votes for the fter calling the Indian &' ( the subsequent Balakot air cause of providing pucca hous- Aarmed forces ‘Modi ji ki strikes to seek votes for the BJP es to the poor people in the sena’ and branding the Muslim from the first-time voters in the country. League ‘virus’, the BJP leader 2019 Lok Sabha polls. He asked if they would and Uttar Pradesh Chief ' Addressing a joint rally dedicate their votes to ensure Minister has now sparked a ) + , - with Shiv Sena president irrigation water to the fields of fresh row by stoking the ‘Ali- - Uddhav Thackeray at Ausa in the poor and good health facil- Bajrangbali’ debate following Latur district in Maharashtra, ities for them through the Mayawati’s appeal to Muslim Modi appealed to the millen- Modi Government’s National voters two days ago. nial generation to make best Health Protection Scheme “Agar Congress, SP, BSP ko and memorable use of their Ayushman Bharat. ‘Ali’ par vishwaas hai toh first vote in the 2019 Lok “My appeal to you first- humein bhi ‘Bajrangbali’ par . / 0$ Sabha elections. time voters in this election is vishwaas hai (If the Congress, + % * ( “I would like to tell the first vote for the nation. You have Samajwadi Party, and the ! time voters that it is a historic turned 18. The nation has Bahujan Samaj Party have faith moment when you vote for the " # ## given you so much. The soci- in Ali, then we too have faith Pradesh…in Saharanpur, last week issued a warning to first time. You should make a $ ! ety has given you so much. You in our Bajrangbali),” Yogi said Bareilly where there is a size- the UP Chief Minister over his ' resolve to exercise your first give vote to strengthen the while addressing an election able Muslim population and I ‘Modi ji ki sena’ remark and voting right in a manner that dedicate their first vote to the their lives in the Pulwama ter- nation. You vote to form a rally in Meerut. want to ask them not to divide asked him to “be careful in you will remember all your life brave jawans who participated ror attack,” the Prime Minister strong Government. You will Yogi’s statement is seen as your votes by voting for the your utterances in future”. ! when you voted for the first in the air strikes on terror said, in an apparent disregard be able to say proudly that if an attempt to polarise Hindu Congress. Give your votes to “Congress ke log 1 ) time, where did you vote, in camps at Balakot in Pakistan. to the Election Commission’s you cast vote for lotus symbol voters after BSP chief Mayawati SP-BSP and RLD alliance,” she atankwadiyon ko biryani khilate ) which elections you voted and I would also like to ask the first- diktat to political parties to (BJP) and bow (Shiv Sena), recently appealed to Muslims had said at the rally jointly held the, aur Modiji ki sena 2 whom did you vote for”. time voters if they would ded- desist from making references your vote will directly got to the not to divide their votes. with the Samajwadi Party after atankwadiyon ko goli aur gola L M ! “I would like to ask the icate their first vote to those to armed forces in their poll account of Modi,” Modi said. “People of all communities two decades in Deoband. deti hai. Yahi antar hai. ( ! first-time voters if they would brave jawans who sacrificed campaign. Continued on Page 4 live in western Uttar The Election Commission Adityanath had said. " " $ % & '( R%& ) * 24 32&6 of an important app. The Delhi CEO asked the 24 32&6 and the agencies concerned he c-Vigil app was residents of the National should initiate a probe. Sibal Tlaunched by the Election Capital to use the app only to he Congress on Tuesday also claimed the Election Commission to report cases report cases related to elections. Tcited a “sting operation” to Commission was not acting on and incident where people felt The c-Vigil app that was allege exchange of old notes their complaints. the model code of conduct was launched by the Election post-demonetisation for hefty Responding to the charges, being violated through illegal Commission provides a plat- commissions by people claim- Union Minister Ravi Shankar hoardings, hate speeches or form for the citizens, where ing proximity to the govern- Prasad said in Patna that “Kapil other ways. But the people in they can send complaints and ment and the BJP, but the rul- Sibal has made false allegations Delhi have made a mockery of geo-tag videos and photos of ing party refuted the allegations on our (party) president (Amit the app as they have been illegal gifts, money or liquor and said it would take appro- Shah) and we will take legal flooding it with useless pic- distributed or a hate speech priate legal action. action.” tures, mostly selfies, pictures of made by any political party At a Press conference here, “Demonetisation is the flowers, parks and some other during polls. senior Congress leader Kapil biggest scam in the history of snaps that have nothing to do out of a car, parks, fans, and The Lok Sabha polls will be Sibal also alleged that curren- India. Current notes (issued with poll code violations. other frivolous things, which conducted in seven phases that cy notes worth thousands of after the old 500/1000 notes “The people in Delhi using had nothing to do with poll will begin from April 11 and crores were printed abroad were demonetised in the c-Vigil app of the Election code violations,” said another continue till May 19. Elections + % ,-.' / * and transported into India. November 2016) were printed Commission were sending a lot official. in Delhi will be held on May 12 / +1 ) '8 5O He alleged that “a team of abroad and transported into of frivolous pictures, mostly “Such entries comprised and the overall results will be 5.1 ( Government officials drawn India and there can be nothing selfies and images of flowers about ‘90 per cent of the com- declared on May 23. 5.17 3 2 from different departments more anti-national than this,” and parks, which had nothing plaints’ sent through this app in There are over 1.41 crore ! R/ / 0 ! were engaged in the exchange Sibal told reporters. to do with poll code violations,” initial days, but now majority voters on Delhi’s electoral roll. 8 ! 9:; < of old notes for new post Mr Modi started his tenure said Ranbir Singh, Delhi Chief of the complaints are genuine,” Out of the total electorate size 5.1 ! 58 ) $ ) ((( N5 8 O demonetisation”. by fooling us and he is ending $ < ) 1! Electoral Officer (CEO). said the official. of 1,41,28,795, as many as 7<) 8 N8 O He, however, did not his five-year-tenure by trau- “People were sending Alarmed over the trend, 77,76,415 are male and O 58 ( 1) ) O authenticate the videos he matising us, the Congress 1! mostly selfies, photos of flow- the EC has urged concerned 63,51,698 female, while 682 ( & ! showed at the conference and leader alleged. ers, image of smoke billowing citizens not to make mockery belong to the third gender. 5.1 !( ' ( said these are in public domain Continued on Page 4 ! "
)&( /% ". 24 32&6 execution of developmental Talking about efforts put in Collector Rahul Garg said that ## " works and people centric to get the desired results, for the convenience of the assess- aving set a new record in schemes and make DMC local- Krishan said “The continuous es, SDMC kept its offices open Hproperty tax collection, ities more advanced in terms of efforts were made to ensure to on Saturday and last Sunday 24 32&6 deterrent so as to discourage vio- business of water supply was South Delhi Municipal modern public amenities. achieve and even cross target of during March, 2019. Further, for lation. “It should be ade- going on at a house at Joga Bai Corporation (SDMC) will now Goel said that Lieutenant collection during 2018-19 the convenience of the assesses he National Green Tribunal quate to recover the cost of near public library in Jamia focus on developing amenities Governor Anil Baijal in month- resulted in achieving such 673 camps had been organised Thas sought details from the restoration. If these factors have Nagar. under its jurisdiction on the ly revenue review meetings remarkable feat. Apart from in the wards this year, he said. Delhi Pollution Control not been considered, the same The tribunal has earlier lines of a ‘smart city’. The civic had stressed upon the need of this, the officers at headquarter “The department during Committee (DPCC) on action be now considered and the directed the Delhi Government body collected an amount of enhancing target of collection ' % % - personally contacted the vari- new financial year will focus on being taken against illegal sup- amount revised. Basis for deter- to act against unauthorised 944 crore against a target of to 900 crore in order to devel- . ous departments from whom expanding the ambit of tax on ply of water in Jamia Nagar here. mination be indicated,” the water extraction in the nation- 800 crore by March 31. op localities under the civic major share of the collection the basis of the results of the sur- A bench headed by NGT bench said. al capital and directed it to seal SDMC Commissioner Dr body on the lines of a smart city. lected 306 core from 4366 was expected,” he said. vey. The department will con- Chairperson Justice Adarsh The tribunal had earlier the illegal borewells. Puneet Kumar Goel said that Inspired by the idea, it was assesses during 2017-18 where- He also informed that the centrate on digitization of prop- Kumar Goel asked the DPCC to sought a report from the DPCC It had also directed the the record breaking collection decided to strive hard to take as the collection during 2018- collection in respect of proper- erty tax related work to enable file an affidavit showing action which told the bench that the authorities to mark the borewells of property tax has resulted in the collection even more than 19 has been 494 crore from ty transfer which was 518 cr the sphere of tax net,” he said. and not mere proposal or rec- SDM has been asked to take which were discharging conta- executing developmental pro- 900 crore, Goel said. 9534 assesses. “The increase in up till 31st December 2017 Motivated by the collec- ommendation. action and compensation of minated water, containing high jects on large scale. “The prop- The Joint Assessor and collection comes to 61.43 per- went up to 630 cr till 31st tion, the department will also “The compensation to be 50,000 was assessed. levels of fluoride and arsenic, in erty tax contributes major part Collector of SDMC, Radha cent whereas in number of December 2018, registering an determine the tax collection recovered must take into The NGT was hearing a plea red colour to apprise people that of the entire revenue collection Krishan said that the civic body assesses it comes to 118.37 per increase of 62 per cent. target during 2019-20 to 1000 account the value of the ground- filed by city resident Shahid the water was unfit for con- of SDMC. This will help in with its own efforts had col- cent,” Krishan said. SDMC Assessor and crore, he said. water extracted and must be Khan who alleged that illegal sumption. '(% % ) + * $ ,, * 6 !$ C; 24 32&6 surgery,” it said. " *$ "" ,-, According to Dr Sandeep ll India Institute of Medical Aggarwal, Department of 24 32&6 AScience (AIIMS) on Surgery in AIIMS, “Obesity 24 32&6 Tuesday organised a special surgery (bariatric surgery) is a ustoms department lost patient support and awareness common phenomenon for ercury rose in the nation- Cseveral important and sen- programme on bariatric surg- fighting against obesity these Mal Capital on Tuesday, sitive documents on Tuesday eries. The department of sur- days. But the real concern for with the minimum tempera- 24 32&6 12.15 AM at New Ashok Nagar morning after a deadly blaze gical disciplines organised it in the patients is not operation. ture settling at 20.4 degrees police station following which broke out at its office located order to create awareness Instead, maintaining a bal- Celsius, two notches above n a tragic incident, a 20-year- a police team rushed to the outside terminal three of the among public. anced diet and a healthy normal. The MeT Office has Iold man was killed and three spot. Indira Gandhi International AIIMS is the first govern- lifestyle is a bigger challenge forecast further rise in others were injured on Tuesday “After reaching the spot, it Airport. According to a Delhi ment hospital to start these ser- today’s era. the mercury and spell of after a speeding bike allegedly was learnt that a speeding bike Fire Service official, a call about vices for the benefit of poor More than 70 per cent heat waves from Wednesday ramped into pedestrians in allegedly hit the pedestrians the blaze was received at 7.45 am patients who can’t afford it in non-alcoholic obsessed patients onwards for the remainder east Delhi’s New Ashok Nagar walking on Nala Road near after which four fire tenders private sector. This program are found with fat in their liver. of this week. The area. New Ashok Nagar Metro were rushed to the spot. started in January 2008 and Apparently, doctors are still weatherman has also predict- The deceased has been Station and one of the three vic- The fire, which broke out on more than 900 patients have unaware about the fatty liver ed partly cloudy sky. identified as Aakash (20), a res- tims was critically injured who the second floor of the building, been successfully operated till issue. A recent research has The maximum tempera- ident of New Ashok Nagar, was rushed to the Dharamshila was brought under control fire now, a statement issued by the proved that bariatric surgery is ture is likely to be 39 degrees while Shivam (21), Vishal, res- Hospital where he was declared by 9 am and no injury or casu- hospital said. healing these fatty livers faster Celsius later in the day. Relative idents of New Ashok Nagar brought dead,” said the DCP alty was reported, the official “This program is orga- and also curing patients suf- humidity was recorded at 62 area and Shiv Shankar, a resi- adding that Shiv Shankar, the added. Sanjay Bhatia, Deputy nized for patients who are fering from thyroid and dia- per cent. According to dent of Badarpur area, they bike rider, was also critically Commissioner of Police planning to undergo Bariatric betic diseases, he said. the MeT Department, the mer- said. injured and admitted in (Airport) said the fire broke out surgery as well as those who Obesity is becoming a cury will be 40 degrees Celsius According to Jasmeet Dharamshila Hospital. at the customs office and have been operated. The pur- major public health problem ' % % . and upward from April 10 to Singh, Deputy Commissioner “A case has been regis- engulfed a couple of rooms and pose of this program is to cre- across our country. Obesity April 15. of Police (DCP), East district, tered at New Ashok Nagar several important documents ate awareness and boost Surgery or Bariatric Surgery is During the programme, Participants were also educat- On Monday, the maxi- information was received police station and investigation are suspected to have been gut- patients’ confidence so that the only effective means of various queries were answered ed about nutritional value, fit- mum temperature settled at regarding the incident around was initiated,” the DCP added. ted in the blaze. they are better prepared for durable weight loss. regarding obesity and sessions. ness and healthy lifestyle. 36.4 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature was recorded at 20.2 degrees Celsius. Mercury in the nation- " ** al capital had dipped by 6-7 degrees Celsius on Sunday evening following dust storm $" and thunderstorm.
24 32&6 identified as Naveen, a resident and was last seen on April 6 at of Tajpur village. around 9 pm. A murder case elhi Police on Tuesday According to Gaurav was registered and investigation Dhave arrested a 26-year-old Sharma, the Deputy was taken up. Eight teams were man for allegedly robbing a 65- Commissioner of Police formed to check the CCTV year-old farmer and blud- (DCP), outer North district, the footage of the entire village and geoning him to death in outer matter came to light on April men with criminal records, Delhi’s Alipur. 7 when the son of the deceased drug addicts, relatives of the The accused has been Ravinder Singh found him deceased, call details of the sus- lying in an injured condition at pects were also analysed, the a cattle shed and reported DCP said. about it to police. “In one of the CCTV “Singh suffered critical footage, Naveen was spotted fol- head injuries and a blood- lowing which he was appre- stained farm tool was found hended and interrogated during lying next to him. He was which he confessed about his rushed to Satyawadi Raja involvement. Robbed cash Harish Chandra hospital in worth Rs 26,072, blood-stained Narela where he was declared cloth of the deceased, a blood- brought dead,” said the DCP. stained brick and a wire used for “Initial investigation strangulation was also recovered revealed that Singh used to from the possession of the sleep alone at the cattle shed accused” the DCP added. !!"#$%&!!" "#&'& $&
24 32&6 purse containing cash and ATM card. The victim later elhi police have arrested asked a passer-by to make a Dtwo drummers who used Police Control Room (PCR) to target and rob cabbies dri- call,” said the DCP ving at night in Najafgarh area “Later, as per the GPS loca- of national Capital. They have tion, Ravi traced his aban- been identified as, Kuldeep doned car and informed police. (35) and Devender (24). Police During checking a purse have recovered one robbed belonging to another cab dri- Swift Dezire car, three mobile ver Nasiruddin was found in phones and other robbed arti- the cab. Nasiruddin informed cles from their possession and that two people approached further claimed to solve two him to help when his cab’s tyre cases. got punctured but robbed his According to Anto purse and mobile in the Alphonse, the Deputy Najafgarh area,” said the Commissioner of Police (DCP) DCP. Dwarka district, an informa- “A case was registered and tion was received in the wee investigation was initiated. A hour that a robbed Ola cab has police team received informa- been parked at Munirka Kunj tion following which a trap was area. The victim cabbie identi- laid and the duo suspects were fied as, Ravi (27) a native of nabbed,” said the DCP. Chitrakoot, UP. “During interrogation the “He informed that the Ola accused revealed that they play cab was booked at 11.32 pm drums in functions but jumped from Najafgarh area for drop- into crime world to get easy ping at Village Paprawat by two money,” said the DCP said, youth in their late 20’s. The duo Explaining their modus took his mobile phone for operandi the DCP said that making a call and later they first robbed a purse and thrashed him and forced him mobile phone of one cab dri- to leave the car. They took away ver, who was changing his car’s his car, mobile phone and tyre in Najafgarh area.
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.* " 3 // ' / 24 32&6 soon expose the BJP manifesto miseries heaped by the Modi CAIT said it has been con- Congress party may pay a across Delhi for its treachery government on traders. FDI in ducting a campaign to convert heavy price for it in the elec- 0 *1 day after the BJP released with the trading class. After retail sector is one of the main traders into a "vote bank and tions," CAIT Secretary General Aits manifesto for the having destroyed traders u-turns by Modi government. cast their vote collectively to a Praveen Khandelwal said. upcoming Lok Sabha polls; through demonetisation, GST, When the UPA government party and play a decisive role in Khandelwal further said 24 32&6 sources said. the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) FDI in retail, the BJP manifesto had announced the imple- the forthcoming elections". the body's governing core com- They said that there is no n order to reach out to the on Tuesday lambasted the saf- does not even have a word how mentation of FDI in retail the Traders' body also mittee will examine manifestos here is no possibility of possibility of any alliance Ielectorate, Delhi Pradesh fron party for not announcing will it de-seal more than 20,000 BJP had opposed it tooth and slammed Rahul Gandhi for of various political parties and Tany alliance with with the Congress in the State Congress Committee is plan- any relief to the traders. shops sealed due to its inac- nail, however after coming to his purported statement that determine if they are "serious" the Congress in Punjab and and the party is internally ning to come out with a sepa- However, the Confederation of tion," he said. power not only did it go ahead funds for the ambitious 'NYAY' in implementing the promises the Aam Aadmi Party is working on a possible rate election manifesto for the All India Traders (CAIT) wel- "BJP election manifesto with FDI in retail, but also scheme will come from the made therein with regard to the presently working on a three- three-State equation of alliance national Capital focusing on comed the announcements contains nothing for the traders introduced it in E-Commerce, pockets of "chor" business- trading community in a week's state equation in Delhi, with the grand old party in issues faced by unauthorised made in BJP's Sankalp Patra of India and is a fraud on them. destroying the domestic sector," men, and cautioned that the time. Haryana and Chandigarh, AAP Delhi, Haryana and colony residents, the issue of about trading community and Traders are angry and agitated the AAP leader said. Congress may pay a heavy Thereafter, he said, CAIT sources said. Chandigarh. sealing and pollution, a party said that it has given due at the BJP manifesto; it does not Meanwhile, CAIT which price for it in the general polls. will call upon the trading com- A meeting of the Sisodia held the meeting at spokesperson said on Tuesday. importance to solve problem mention what has been done claims to represent 7 crore "By calling traders thieves, munity to vote unanimously in party's Punjab unit his residence with AAP Punjab "The area specific mani- faced by trading community. for them by the Modi govern- traders in the country, said it Gandhi has insulted entire favour of a particular political was Tuesday held at the chief Bhagwant Mann and festo will be released by the AAP's candidate from New ment during past five years. In will give a clarion call to the trading community of the party. "We will mull upon it residence of Deputy Chief Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Congress after party Delhi Lok Sabha Brijesh Goyal Delhi, Modi government has trading community on whom country which has sent gross internally and then make a Minister Manish Sisodia Punjab Vidhan Sabha Harpal candidates are announced by said the Bharatiya Janata Party, ruined the traders," he said. to vote for in the upcoming Lok resentment and anguish among public announcement on with and the three names of Singh Cheema. the party high command", said which "harassed the traders The AAP leader said that Sabha elections in a week's traders of the country. No whom the trader should stand candidates who would The party has till now Delhi Congress spokesperson through demonetisation, GST during last five years of Modi time, after examining the man- politician in the country has with in the Lok Sabha polls," contest from Punjab were declared the names of candi- Jitender Kochar. "The mani- and sealing has also not men- government, if there is one sec- ifestos of various political par- ever used such a filthy word for Khandelwal said, adding, how- decided. dates for 10 of the 13 seats. festo will focus on areas like tioned any relief from the seal- tion of the society that has been ties. However, it observed that the trading community but ever, that traders were keeping "The names for Bathinda, Polling will be held in Punjab unauthorised colonies, pollu- ing". completely ruined, it is the in the context of issues of the words uttered by Mr an open mind as of now. The Khadoor Sahib and Ludhiana in single phase on May 19 and tion, sealing, among others, "We have spoken to many traders. "Demonetisation and traders, BJP manifesto is "far Gandhi are shameful and need national capital will go to the would be announced in the results will be announced on that have been crucial for traders organisations and will GST alone do not complete the ahead" than the Congress'. to be deeply condemned. The polls on May 12. next one or two days," the May 23. Delhi," Kochar said. The Congress last week released its Lok Sabha election manifesto "Ham Nibhayenge" 0 # # #2 " (we will deliver), covering all sections of the society and promising Rs 72,000 per 24 32&6 A total number of 737 FIR's *$ % *$ &$ 13 annum to the poorest 20 per have been registered in Excise cent of the country. fter receiving a various Act and 736 persons are arrest- Delhi Congress president Acomplaint against the ed in Excise Act." GST process is being Sheila Dikshit met party coun- Members of Legislative Till date cash of 24 32&6 simplified and the small cilors of the three municipal Assembly (MLAs) of allegedly 1,38,02,200/- has been seized traders registered under corporations in the city and 'alluring' voters in the garb of by SST/FST, 372 numbers of ctor turned politi- GST will get accident called upon them to take the undertaking field inspections unlicensed arms/weapons Acian and Delhi insurance of 10 lakh manifesto to people in door to during installation of seized and 2462 numbers of Bharatiya Janta Party rupees. There is also a door campaign. CCTV cameras in the city, the cartridges/explosives/bombs (BJP) president Manoj scheme of Traders "It covers the needs and office of the Delhi Chief seized. Whereas, 4238 licensed Tiwari on Tuesday said Credit Card for the reg- aspirations of all sections of Electoral (CEO), on Tuesday arms deposited, 55740 per- that BJP is committed istered traders just like people, including the poorest of has asked all the heads of sons have been bookedunder to the politics of ' Sabka the Kisan Credit Card. the poor, women, unemployed, departments of the Delhi various sections of Saath-Sabka Vikas' with National Traders small and medium-level Government to ensure com- CRPC/Delhi Police Act, as pre- nationalistic thinking. Commission will also traders and businessmen, who pliance of the poll code laid on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (FRIs)/Daily Diary (DD) entry ventive action measures. We will not allow this be formed for the ben- have been ruined by demon- March 10 for the Lok Sabha ruled Municipal Corporations have been lodged, out of which, The civic authorities have policy to weaken and # ( efit of lakhs of traders etisation and faulty imple- Elections 2019. and various departments of 15 is against AAP, (8 FIR's and removed a total of 287069 the people who want ,( of Delhi, Tiwari said. mentation of goods and ser- The CEO's office said it is AAP Government of starting 7 DD entry), 16 against BJP hoardings/banners/posters are two Prime Ministers in BJP has resolved vices tax," she said in the meet- in receipt of a complaint that constructions works on various (11FIR's and 5 DD removed in all over Delhi out one country, this message is problem of drinking water is to open 200 new schools on the ing. certain public representatives projects before the poll code entry), four against of which 30533 are removed appropriate that we will work very serious in Delhi for which lines of Kendriye Vidhyalays She asked the councilors to or MLAs were allegedly "allur- came into force and had sought Congress Party (4 DD entry), from New Delhi Municipal to abolish 35A and 370 for there have been fights between and Navodaya Vidhyalayas. make door-to-door visits to ing" the voters in the garb of formal approvals later," said the One against BSP (1 DD entry) Council, 43075 from East Delhi Jammu & Kashmir. the people. The Sankalp Patra Kejriwal Government did not have close interaction with the field inspections during instal- official. and one against Samajwadi Municipal Corporation, 2411 "In the Manifesto for the makes provision for supplying open a single school or any col- people, and make them aware lation of CCTV cameras in res- The CEO office written a Party(1 DD entry) and 95 are from Delhi Cantonment Board, year 2014 BJP had made a his- drinking water for all the fam- lege during the last 4 years. of the main features in the idential colonies and market letter to all heads of the depart- against under the head of oth- 113662 from South Delhi torical promise to every fami- ilies of Delhi through water Kejriwal Government of Delhi Congress manifesto. places in their respective con- ments had, saying the projects ers/non-political. Municipal Corporation, and ly to provide pucca house by taps under its programme Nal has not implemented the 10% Dikshit said the minimum stituencies. that actually started on the Further as per the data 97388 from North Delhi the year 2022 under its Sankalp se Jal by 2024", Tiwari said reservation for the economi- income scheme (NYAY), elu- The Delhi Government ground after obtaining all nec- shared by the CEO, "Till Date, Municipal Corporation. A total Se Siddhi. This scheme is for while addressing the media cally weaker sections. cidated in the Congress man- has been installing CCTV cam- essary permission, before the 1350 bottles, 67 Half, 105381 of 264 FIR's have been regis- those persons who do not have on Tuesday. Obstructing the implementa- ifesto, was designed to uplift eras across the national capital, poll code came into force, can quarters of Indian Made tered under Arms Act, in houses of their own. A large Provision has also been tion of Aayushman Bharat and the 20 per cent poorest people saying it will contribute be continued. Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and 660 which 304 persons are arrest- number of people of Delhi made for pension to the small 10 percent reservation to the in the country by depositing Rs towards the safety of women. Besides this, the CEO bottles, 1095 Half, 211873 ed and 162.876 Kg. will get direct benefit under it traders of Delhi after 60 years higher castes is betrayal of the 72,000 per annum in the name "We have also received office had filed a total of 132 quarters of Country liquor and Narcotics/Drugs are seized and for which I thank Prime of age so that in old age they people of Delhi by Kejriwal, of a woman member of the such complaints earlier, against First Information Report's 5802 bottles beer were seized. respectively. Minister Narender Modi. The may lead a respectable life. The Tiwari added. family. .P . 24 32&6 under temporary classrooms caters to over 2,100 girls and # nion Minister Vijay Goel around 1,800 boys enrolled in Uslammed the ruling Aam class VI to Class X, in Aadmi Party (AAP) four shifts on working days, " " Government for making "tall Yasmin, vice chairman of man- ++) O claims" about reforming the agement committee of the ! education sector in the nation- school said. he 'Voting Tau' created by " al capital after he found "poor" Goel claimed he had Tthe district administration infrastructure at a Government offered Rs 25 lakh for con- is once again reaching among $ run secondary school in struction of classrooms of the the people in a unique form. ! Mustafabad area during his school but the AAP District administration has " % visit there on Tuesday. Government refused to use it. hired 40 artists who will be Goel said that Kejriwal "The AAP government did moving across the district as & government had been making not accept my funds thinking Voting Tau to tell people the P false claims of improving the it will benefit me politically," he importance of their votes. The condition of education and said. district administration has once people to generate awareness pajamas, shoe clad in a foot, schools of Delhi. Jagdish Pradhan, BJP MLA again decided to bring voting among the people", an official Tau will explain the importance His statement came from Mustafabad said that the Tau to the ground on the grow- said. of votes to the people. Along after he conducted a land on which the school ing demand for Voting Tau "In their straightforward, with rural areas Voting Tau will "reality check" tour of the was running was embroiled in who were quite a hit during last simple and typical Haryana also visit in prominent markets Government Boys/Girls a legal dispute over General Elections. style, they will not only make like MG Road, Sector-29, Secondary School in the ownership. "Another piece of Voting Tau will become a people aware of the use of fran- Galleria market, Sector-15, minority dominated pocket of land was available close to the treasure of information that chise but also give them infor- Palam Vihar, Sector-55, Golf Mustafabad. school, but Delhi government will tell the voters the impor- mation about the formation of Course Road, Sector-14 mar- "This school exemplifies did not take steps to construct tance of the vote and give votes", the official said. ket, Cybercity, Cyber Hub, that there are schools in Delhi building of the school there, he detailed information about the According to the adminis- Sikanderpur market, DLF where infrastructure is absent, claimed. voting process. "They will tration officials, around 40 phase 1 and other areas of the and also exposes tall claims of Goel challenged Delhi make people aware about using artists, who are employees of city. AAP government on reforms Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal their votes and give them the information department, "Voting Tau will be sent in education," Goel said, adding and his deputy Manish Sisodia important information about will spread out across specifically to those areas of that people should visit the to visit the Mustafabad school voter cards. Voting Tau will go Gurugram and Faridabad Lok Gurugram district, where a school to see what AAP gov- and then make any claim on especially visit in those areas of Sabha constituencies to engage voting percentage of voters ernment has done in the edu- improvement of schools and the district from April 10, with eligible voters through during the last Lok Sabha elec- cation sector. education under their where the voting percentage their songs and traditional tion were low. Tau will spread Mustafabad lies in North Government. was low during the 2014 Lok raginis (folk songs and mes- awareness among the people East Delhi Lok Sabha con- The vice principal of the Sabha elections. Keeping in sages) to make them aware of about their voting rights, infor- stituency where the ruling AAP school Anita Singh said that the mind the popularity of 'Voting the importance of participating mation about voter ID cards," has fielded Dilip Pandey as its education department of Delhi Tau' created during the last Lok in the biggest democratic event Amit Khatri, Deputy candidate. government has been apprised Sabha elections, this time he is in the country. Commissioner (DC), The school, known locally about the condition of the + 1 ( . . " also being taken among the Turban on the head, kurta Gurugram said. as "tin-wala school" running school. # ! " ( , #2 :% 1/ Sivaganga (TN): Senior no longer speaks about 2 crore Congress leader P jobs, which is an admission of Chidambaram said on Tuesday failure. Because they have to Q < he suspected that the BJP want- cover up these gross failures ed war and not peace and they are now taking a hardline accused the saffron party of on what they call national New Delhi: Amid the income- they should be probed. If the trying to cover up its security." tax raids on close aides of scams are surfacing, the people Government’s “gross failures” For 10 years during the Madhya Pradesh Chief behind them should also by taking a hardline in its UPA rule, he said, India was Minister Kamal Nath, Prime brought forward," the Prime manifesto on “what they call absolutely secure without any Minister Narendra Modi on Minister said. national security”. threat of war between India and Tuesday called him "Bhrasht Income Tax officials con- Chidambaram, training his Pakistan or China. Nath" and said if "scams" were tinued to search on Tuesday, for guns on BJP for its position on "There was no fear that any surfacing the people behind the third day, premises of asso- Articles 370 and 35A, said day, anytime war will break out them should also be brought ciates of Kamal Nath. They suggesting the repeal of these between India and Pakistan. into open. claimed to have unearthed constitutional provisions would Therefore, to say that it is only Modi's jibe at Kamal Nath details of transactions involv- sow the seeds of a "major dis- BJP which can keep India came during an interview to ing 281 crore linked to busi- aster" in Jammu and Kashmir. secure is complete rubbish," he CNN-News18. He also said nessmen, politicians and To a question on how his said. cases, like National Herald and bureaucrats. party was going to counter the "In fact it is the hardline fodder scam, happened during The officials were search- nationalism pitch of the BJP, and the boast and the exag- the Congress rule. ing residences and offices of reflected in its manifesto, gerated claims made by BJP "Bhrasht Nath could say Ashwini Sharma, Manager of Chidambaram in an interview which has aggravated tension anything, but it doesn't matter. an NGO, his close aide Prateek to PTI in Sivaganga district, on the border. People in border Action needs to be taken on Joshi, and Chief Minister's offi- said, "The BJP cannot speak areas are living in fear that war scams and corruption," Modi cer on special duty (OSD) about what it did and failed and may break out anytime. I have said referring to recent raids in Praveen Kakkar. Kakker was what it failed to do". a suspicion that BJP wants a Madhya Pradesh. "Scams were also interrogated till late "BJP's manifesto does not war. I don't think they want put in cold storage. We thought Monday. IANS # # # - ! speak about demonetisation. It peace. They want a war." PTI )$*+ 3 5/ $ )%, & & )&# " =>, Q&* ,9< '$ " P% Q! "# #'"! / % ( )6 / 1#2 New Delhi: Traders' body nessmen favoured by traders, BJP manifesto is "far Ahmedabad: Former Gujarat CAIT on Tuesday slammed 'Chowkidar' Narendra Modi. ahead" than the Congress'. Congress president Arjun Rahul Gandhi for his pur- Addressing a rally in the CAIT said it has been Dhar (MP): The Archaeological ' Modhwadia said on Tuesday Raipur: In the wake of the Congress government in the ported statement that funds Upper Assam town of been conducting a campaign Survey of India (ASI) has served 4 only donkeys have a 56-inch Naxal attack in Dantewada dis- state was hand in glove with for the ambitious 'NYAY' Bokakhat, Gandhi said the to convert traders into a "vote notice to a production firm of chest, casting a slur at Prime trict in which a BJP MLA and Naxals, and added that scheme will come from the Congress, if voted to power, bank and cast their vote col- Salman Khan-starrer 'Dabangg- 8 Minister Narendra Modi that four others were killed, the Tuesday's incident took place pockets of "chor" businessmen, guarantees to deposit 72,000 lectively to a party and play a 3' ordering them to remove two was condemned by the BJP. party on Tuesday demanded due to this "political conspira- and cautioned that the annually to 20 per cent poor decisive role in the forthcom- film set pieces constructed D D Speaking at a rally in Deesa that the Election Commission of cy" which the CBI should probe. Congress may pay a heavy Indian families under the ing elections". inside Jal Mahal in Mandu near 7 town in Banaskantha district, India take control of security in As there was fear in the price for it in the general NYAY scheme. Addressing a press con- here. 8 Modhwadia raked up a 2014 Chhattisgarh. region, the EC should take over polls. "The money (for NYAY ference here, Khandelwal said The notice, signed by the ,( statement by Modi where the MLA Bheema Mandavi and all control of the security "By calling traders thieves, scheme) will come from the the body's governing core Mandu Sub Circle ASI Junior . 8 prime minister had said only four security personnel were arrangements, it said. Mr Gandhi has insulted entire pockets of 'chor' (thieves) like committee will examine man- Conservation Assistant, has someone like him with a "56- killed as Naxals blew up their Expressing deep grief over trading community of the Anil Ambani, to whom ifestos of various political par- stated that permission for film ( inch chest" can take bold deci- vehicle, two days before polling the incident, former chief min- country which has sent gross Chowkidar Narendra Modi ties and determine if they are shooting would be cancelled if sions. for the first phase of Lok Sabha ister Raman Singh accused the resentment and anguish has given money during the "serious" in implementing the the above directive is not fol- "A fit person has a chest of elections is held in the state. Congress government of failing among traders of the country. last four years ... We will promises made therein with lowed. , , 36 inches, a body-builder can A delegation of party lead- to provide security to public "No politician in the coun- deposit it in the accounts of regard to the trading commu- The notice has been served 0 have a chest of 42, it is only ers including state BJP chief representatives. try has ever used such a filthy the poor, particularly women, nity in a week's time. on Sunday on one Harsh Dev of ) $ donkeys who have a chest of 56 Vikram Usendi and former Mandavi was the lone BJP word for the trading commu- irrespective of their caste, class Thereafter, he said, CAIT M/s Dream World Movies and ) 2 $ inches, and bulls have a chest minister Brijmohan Agrawal MLA in the region and there- nity but the words uttered by or religion," he said. will call upon the trading Production at Sudama Nagar in ! . A of 100 inches," Modhwadia submitted a letter to fore he was targeted, Singh Mr Gandhi are shameful and The Confederation of All community to vote unani- Indore. ' A said. Chhattisgarh's Chief Electoral claimed. need to be deeply condemned. India Traders (CAIT) which mously in favour of a partic- As per the notice, the pro- & "Bhakts (Modi fans) do Officer late in the evening. "During his election cam- The Congress party may pay a claims to represent 7 crore ular political party. duction house was asked to do & ! $ not understand this point and The letter demanded CBI paign, I was told by BJP work- heavy price for it in the elec- traders in the country, said it will "We will mull upon it the needful on Saturday as well ( are happy when someone says probe into the attack, and urged ers and people that Naxals were tions," CAIT Secretary give a clarion call to the trading internally and then make a but no action has been taken. their leader has a 56-inch the commission to make exten- saying their rule had come to General Praveen Khandelwal community on whom to vote public announcement on with The notice said the con- chest," he said. sive security arrangements for the region. I could not under- said. for in the upcoming Lok Sabha whom the trader should stand struction carried out by the film EA7:F State Congress in-charge the April 11 polling in Bastar stand it then, but after this inci- Congress President Rahul elections in a week's time, after with in the Lok Sabha polls," crew were in violation of the ) ;$ Rajiv Satav and the party's Lok Sabha constituency by tak- dent I realised why Naxals said Gandhi last week said that examining the manifestos of Khandelwal told reporters Ancient Monument and ( Banaskantha candidate Parthi ing control of the entire securi- so," Singh said, claiming that funds for the ambitious various political parties. here, adding, however, that Archaeological Sites and Bhatol were also present at the ty set-up. Bastar had become a safe haven 'NYAY' scheme will come from However, it observed that traders were keeping an open Remains Act 1958 as well as . A ' A rally. PTI The letter alleged that the for the ultras. PTI the pockets of "chor" busi- in the context of issues of mind as of now. PTI other rules. PTI $ )2 ( 5 R $ ''(( ()&! "( G H , !!&*& 6 ' ' $ New Delhi: The Pakistan 360 Indian prisoners, mostly '' 4 $ 24 32&6 dow to the world and inte- which are inter-alia aimed to High Commission on Tuesday fishermen, this month in four !&! #+, grates nations into one uni- universalize the elementary said it has issued visas to 2,200 phases, as a "goodwill gesture. $ 0 ! 0 ajya Sabha Deputy versal family. As such, education to enhance the Sikh pilgrims from India to Out of the 360, 100 fishermen 3 $ New Delhi: Former cricketer Gambhir retorted to her RChairman Harivansh, who Parliament, being bestowed effectiveness of schools, pro- facilitate their participation in returned to India on Monday. I( ' Gautam Gambhir, who recent- remarks, saying "This is India is leading the Indian with the responsibility of dis- vide equal educational oppor- the annual Baisakhi celebra- "The Pakistan High ' ly sparred with Omar Abdullah not a blot like you that it will dis- Parliamentary delegation at cussing and deciding nation- tunity to all and enhance the tions from April 12 to 21. Commission has issued 2200 8 on the issue of autonomy to appear," drawing a sharp the 140th Assembly of Inter- al development plans and use of digital technology in The issuance of visas by visas to Sikh pilgrims from ''>3 Jammu & Kashmir, on Tuesday response from Mufti. Parliamentary Union(IPU) in budgets, and holding the education, according to a Pakistan is seen as signs of eas- India to participate in the 3 $ 9FEJ 5 exchanged sharp barbs with She said, "Hope your polit- Doha, Qatar, said, in today's Government to account for an Rajya Sabha press commu- ing of tension between the annual Baisakhi celebrations," another former J&K chief min- ical innings in the BJP is not as globalised world, a sound edu- effective implementation of niqué issued here on Tuesday. two countries, and came near- the High Commission said in ( ister, Mehbooba Mufti, who abysmal as your cricket career." cation system can change the what it approves, has always He emphasized that par- ly six weeks after the Balakot a statement. It said the 2,200 ended up blocking him on Their exchanged turned fortunes of a nation as educa- paid great attention to the liamentarians have great strike and subsequent Pakistani visas were in addition to those Twitter. worse with Gambhir hitting tion contributes to overall progress of education as a responsibility to facilitate the retaliation. granted to Sikh pilgrims par- Gambhir, who joined BJP back, "Oh! So you have economic growth, improved means of social engineering in benefits of modern education Under a framework of ticipating in the event from ' last month, had a go at the PDP unblocked my twitter handle! health, gender equality and the country, he said. such as STEM (Science, Indo-Pak protocol on visits to other countries. leader after she claimed that You needed 10 hours to respond strengthens social cohesion, During the debate, the Technology, Engineering and religious shrines, a large num- Pakistan's High EK scrapping Article 370 will mean to my tweet and come up with besides mitigating inequity Deputy Chairman also men- Math-based) to percolate ber of Sikh pilgrims from India Commissioner Sohail Mahmood ) 6 India's Constitution will no such a pedestrian analogy! Too and reducing poverty. tioned about various schemes down to various sections of visit Pakistan every year. said the gesture by Pakistan to longer be applicable in the state slow. It shows the lack of depth Addressing the gathering, of the Indian government people, especially the mar- Similarly, Pakistani pilgrims issue these visas was reflective of D! !D and that if Indians do not under- in your personality. No wonder he said parliamentarians in including Sarva Shiksha ginalized and vulnerable sec- also visit India. the reverence attached to stand it, they will "disappear" and you guys have struggled to solve India are conscious of the fact Abhiyan, Samagra Shiksha, tions such as the minorities Last week, Pakistan Baisakhi, both in its religious and ( their "story will be over". the issues at hand." PTI that education opens the win- Swayam Prabha and Saransh and women. announced that it will release cultural dimensions. PTI
Pakistan fighter plane, believing senior RSS leader who was active ! " some report from somewhere in Kishtwar for last 30 years”. $ % and exploiting it to spread They said, “Chandrakant had canards. How many proofs will earlier survived two attacks but you demand from the Indian today he succumbed as he had & '( 444 Army and Indian Air Force?” received critical injuries after he Modi said that a day after 444 was shot at from a very close From Page 1 The Congress is saying that it the Balakot air strikes, Pakistan range”. ) * Continuing his rhetoric on would repeal AFSPA. Even admitted it had two aircraft From Page 1 In November 2018, a senior national security, Modi charged Pakistan wants the same thing including one Indian aircraft, Following the terror attack, BJP leader Anil Parihar and his that the Congress was speaking that terrorists get a free hand in and one Indian pilot in their sporadic protests broke out in the brother Ajeet Parihar were both From Page 1 the language of Pakistan when the Valley”. custody and about the other air- area. As tension mounted and killed by unidentified gunmen “He traumatised the people of this country, he has trau- it said that it would not abrogate Castigating the Congress craft and its pilots, even a child stray incidents of stone-pelting while they were returning home matised the poor of this country, he has traumatised jour- Article 370 of Constitution and for its poll promise to scrap the knew the truth. were reported, the District from their local shops in nalists and his political opponents. He has used the agen- when it said it would “repeal” sedition law, Modi said: “This “They are not ready to Magistrate moved swiftly to Kishtwar. cies to target people who are opposed to him,” Sibal said. Armed Forces (Special Powers) (the end of sedition law) is what believe our own defence forces. impose curfew in Kishtwar town Prant Sangh Chalak, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said Acts (AFSPA)in Jammu & Pakistan wants so that the peo- It is the time to punish these to contain law and order situation. Brigadier (Retd) Suchet Singh, in Sibal has exposed the “stench of corruption that has reached Kashmir. ple working against India would people who have compromised Army columns conducted a Press statement said, “In a ter- the highest echelons of the Modi Government”. Accusing the Congress and get free hand to do whatever national security for electoral flag march in the sensitive areas rorist attack RSS leader “If this is not ‘anti-national’, then what is? Will the allies of nursing anti-national they want to do... The Congress politics. They should be made to contain public anger. Chandrakant, Prant Seh Sewa Supreme Court show the courage to take note and hold the sentiments and the Congress of says in its manifesto that come to lose their (election) When contacted, District Pramukh, along with his person- corrupt accountable?” he asked. taking such stands on crucial what may it would not abrogate deposits… I have put an end to Magistrate, Kishtwar, Angrez al security officer (PSO) , were Referring to the Income-Tax Department action against issues that suited Pakistan, the Article 370 of Constitution. I all their dirty games in the past Singh Rana said, “In view of the targeted in which his PSO sacri- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s aides, the Prime Minister said: “The can only say that if Congress and now all our decisions are prevailing law and order situation ficed his life on the spot while Congress leader said the alacrity with which the Enforcement Congress says it would not had brain, it would have stood only in the national interest,” in Kishtwar curfew has been Chandrakant received serious Directorate and I-T have acted, they should also act fast and abrogate Article 370 of firmly and said it would not Modi said. imposed in Kishtwar and sur- injuries”. arrest the people in the video and tell the country what has Constitution. What the allow partition. Had that hap- Hitting out at the Congress rounding areas”. Brig(Retd) Suchet Singh said, happened. Congress is saying in its man- pened, Pakistan would not have and Sharad Pawar-led NCP in He said, Army is patrolling in “This terror attack is an attempt Asked if he or his party would seek any judicial inter- ifesto in this regard, Pakistan been born at all.” supporting the forces that were the sensitive areas of the city. He to silence the voices of national- vention by moving court on this issue, the former minis- also using the same language. Charging that the Congress pushing the cause of separate confirmed, “No major report of ist community in the State of ter said there is no time left for elections and therefore the The Congress says that its and its allies were working Prime Minister for Jammu & any untoward incident was Jammu & Kashmir”. matter cannot be taken up. He said the government should Government would talk to sep- against the country, the Prime Kashmir, Modi said: “Aare reported from any area in the He appealed to the State initiate a probe into allegations made in the video. aratists in Kashmir. Pakistan is Minister said: “They (Congress Sharadrao, aap aise logonke vicinity”. Government to immediately track He accused the government agencies of acting against also repeatedly saying the same and its allies) are after me. They saath khade ho. People do not Paying tributes to a senior down the killers, behind the BJP’s political rivals but not against those who are close to thing so that India remains are abusing me. They allege that expect anything from the coun- RSS leader local BJP leader said, attack, so as to keep the morale the ruling party or the government despite complaints trapped in this kind of debate. we did not shoot down any try. Lekin Sharadrao aap?” “Chandrakant Sharma was a very of the common masses high. against them. ! " ,
+ -+* & & 8(%%( &+ /. ) * 24 32&6 62 '2 62' 422 ? 3+ 23 ? 62 5'' ?, 2&5&2 /1 * &* ! 24 32&6 wo days after it "strongly 17?,,' 3 ?+ ? ' 2 &4 ' N 2+&O$ Tadvised" the Finance ice Admiral Bimal Verma, Ministry to ensure that all N)1&O 3 N ? 73' ) ? O &"2&#&3 Vwho filed a petition in the enforcement agencies under it N Armed Forces Tribunal(AFT) be "absolutely neutral, impartial 24 32&6 Modi-led BJP Government. seeking reasons for getting and non-discriminatory" while Incidentally, It will be the overlooked for the Navy chief's cracking down on illicit money ypoll to the Panaji Assembly second bypoll for Panaji post despite being the senior use in elections, the Department Bseat, which fell vacant fol- Assembly seat since State polls most, withdrew his plea here of Revenue on Tuesday wrote to lowing the demise of Manohar in 2017. The first one was in on Tuesday after the Tribunal the poll watchdog stating that Parrikar, will be held on May August that year after BJP MLA asked him to first appeal before the searches were conducted on 19. The Election Commission Siddharth Kunkolienkar the Navy. If not satisfied after the basis of reliable tip-offs and (EC) also announced bypolls to resigned from the House to exploring "internal remedies," lawyers asked the judges to asserted that its actions were four Assembly constituencies in allow Parrikar, then Defence he can approach the Tribunal, order the government to always "neutral", "impartial" and Tamil Nadu and one in Minister, to become an MLA. Verma was told. address his concerns in a time "non-discriminatory" irrespec- Karnataka. The notification for Parrikar died of a pancreatic ail- The Government on bound manner. However, the tive of any political affiliation. the six by-elections will be ment on March 17. March 23 announced that Vice judges refused his request, stat- The Election Commission issued on April 22, which will The Assembly constituen- Admiral Karambir Singh, now ing that they do not act as (EC), for its part, summoned PC In the meeting with of Revenue urged the EC to involved in the enforcement of start the nomination process. cies in Tamil Nadu where by- heading the Eastern advisers to the Government of Mody, chairman of the Central Revenue Secretary and CBDT advise its field officers to take the model code of conduct to According to EC, the election was announced are Command, will be the new India. Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chairman, an EC spokesperson "immediate action" if they come take immediate enforcement bypolls will be held on May 19, Sulur, Arevakurichi, Chief after incumbent Admiral While announcing Singh's and Revenue Secretary, AB said that issues arising out of the across any specific information action at their end under the coinciding with the last phase Thiruparankundaram and Sunil Lanba retires on May 31. name for the top navy post, the Pandey, to discuss the ongoing advisory of the Election about the use of illicit money in election and other appropriate of the Lok Sabha elections. Ottapidaram. Kundgol in Singh is the second senior government had said the selec- income tax raids amid allega- Commission of India dated the electoral process. laws, if they come across any The counting will be held on Karnataka will also go for a most officer and the tion was made following a tions by the Congress that the 07.04.2019 regarding all enforce- "It is the responsibility of the specific information about the May 23, along with that of the bypoll. The bypoll was neces- Government for the second merit-based approach. This ruling BJP was using enforce- ment actions being neutral, Election Commission as also of use of illicit money in electoral parliamentary polls. Parrikar sitated after Karnataka time bypassed the tradition of meant that the tradition of ment agencies to target it dur- impartial and non-discrimina- the revenue agencies to check processes. They may also, if was sworn-in as the Goa Chief Municipal Administration appointing the senior most picking the senior most for the ing the poll season. So far, the tory and its implementation and eventually eliminate the deemed fit, pass on the infor- Minister in 2017 after he won Minister and three-time MLA officer for the top job. In 2016, Chief's post was ignored. agencies have carried out 55 were discussed in detail. use of unaccounted money in mation confidentially to Income from Panaji. He had earlier from the constituency C S Bipin Rawat was made the Besides Verma, the senior raids across the country. The The EC has directed the election, we would also like to Tax department for taking fur- been the defence Minister in the Shivalli passed away in March Army Chief superseding senior most officer in the race for the Income Tax Department, probe agencies under the central urge the Election Commission ther necessary action," Saran Prime Minister Narendra due to cardiac arrest. most Lt General Pravin Bakshi. Navy chief's post, other con- Enforcement Directorate and department of revenue to "come to advise its field officers wrote in the letter. Verma, commander-in- tenders were Vice Chief of Directorate of Revenue down heavily" on those who chief of the strategically impor- Naval Staff Vice Admiral G Intelligence are the executive indulge in using black money tant tri-Service Andaman and Ashok Kumar, Western arms of the Revenue and illegal inducements to viti- Nicobar Command, Command chief Vice Admiral Department dealing with finan- ate the ongoing poll process. # $ % 2% approached the Armed Forces Ajit Kumar and Southern cial crimes. The EC also asked the Tribunal (AFT) on Monday, Command chief Vice Admiral In response to a letter from CBDT to furnish to it a full asking why he was overlooked Anil Kumar Chawla. Vivek Batra, Director (EE) of the report by Wednesday on the 24 32&6 "Can your first vote be dedi- as the next Navy chief despite On reasons for overlooking EC, Deputy Secretary raids conducted by Income Tax cated to the brave martyrs of being the senior-most in the Verma, sources had said he had (Headquarters and Department on close aides of he CPI(M) on Tuesday the Pulwama (terror attack)?" line of command. he had not commanded as Administration) of Department Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Twrote to the Election In another development, However, the officer with- chief of operationally impor- of Revenue, Arvind Saran said Kamal Nath and others in four Commission on Tuesday alleg- the EC ordered the transfer of drew his petition after the AFT tant Western and Eastern that it had shared "specific States on Sunday. During the ing violation of the poll panel's police chief of West Bengal's judges asked him to first Commands and these tenures information" with the Income meeting with EC, two officials directive after Prime Minister Cooch Behar and posted explore "internal remedies" for are considered very important Tax department about illicit briefed the EC on the intelli- Narendra Modi at a rally in another officer in his place his grievances. The Tribunal for selecting the Navy chief. money in the electoral process. gence inputs it is receiving dur- Maharashtra asked first-time ahead of polling in the district also said Verma should also He was reportedly over- "…the department fully agrees ing the election season and the voters to dedicate their votes to on April 11. first file a statutory complaint looked for these postings as he with the observations that there mechanism to execute surprise the brave men who carried out The EC ordered the trans- with the Defence Ministry as was the principal director of is a need to conduct operations checks and raids in case the the air strike in Pakistan's fer of Superintendent of Police, per the Navy Act, sources said naval operations during the ruthlessly to contain this mal- inputs are "credible". Balakot. In the letter, the party's Cooch Behar, Abhishek Gupta, adding the judges also said it 2005 Naval War Room leak in practice," the letter said. The CBDT said the depart- politburo member Nilotpal and replaced him with Amit was not an extraordinary situ- New Delhi. Several critical The EC's advice had come ment has also detected a trail of Basu urged the EC to "strong- Kumar Singh. The transfer ation which warranted admis- commercial and some opera- in the backdrop of the Income 20 crore suspect cash alleged- ly initiate" appropriate action to orders came ahead of the sion before the AFT. Verma's tional documents were leaked. Tax Department's raids in ly being moved to the "head- stop the pre-election atmos- of Conduct (MCC) by the Addressing an election polling in the district on daughter Rhea along with Verma came under scrutiny but Madhya Pradesh on Sunday quarters of a major political phere from being vitiated, Prime Minister, Narendra rally in Maharashtra's Latur, Thursday. senior counsel Ankur Chibber was cleared with a "severe dis- and in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, party in Delhi" from the house which is fast degenerating Modi. He is also violating the Modi said, "I want to tell the The Trinamool Congress appeared on behalf of the Navy pleasure" note. He later served and Andhra Pradesh in the of an important person who towards polarisation. specific direction of the first time voters, can you ded- wrote to the Chief Election officer. Incidentally, Verma is as India's naval attaché in Iran recent past on Opposition lives on Tughlaq Road, home to "With deep anguish, we are Election Commission to refrain icate your first vote to the the Commissioner on the transfer the brother of former Navy and also commanded a ship. politicians and people con- many VIPs. drawing your attention to the from invoking the armed forces brave men who carried out the saying its decision was "arbi- chief Nirmal Verma. Verma retires in November nected to them. In its letter, the Department latest violation of Model Code for seeking votes," Basu wrote. airstrike in Pakistan's Balakot? trary, motivated and biased". The superseded officer's this year. .*/ +$ */ *+ . $ Q Q *"*"# 2"#$ /#, *&#" 8 R* Q*R 7" " 24 32&6 said PM Modi, who recently threw an enraged !"1"%" " tantrum in a television interview on the ques- New Delhi: CBI on Tuesday vehemently opposed ongress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday tion of Rafale scam , should accept this chal- New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday in the Supreme Court the bail plea of RJD supre- Csaid Prime Minister Narendra Modi is lenge. " R dismissed a petition filed by a Congress mo Lalu Prasad Yadav in the fodder scam cases "scared" of debating with him on corruption "Modiji who screams and scrams on the activist seeking stay on the release of biopic on saying that the ailing leader suddenly claimed to issues, particularly pertaining to Rafale scam, issue of Corruption must open his mouth on New Delhi: The Supreme Court The plea has alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying the be "fully fit" to undertake political activities in the which, according to his party, is the the biggest the 'Loot & Scoot' of 28 Economic Offenders on Tuesday directed the Assam prisoners are kept in detention Election Commission would be an "appropri- upcoming Lok Sabha polls. defence corruption scandal of Independent like Nirav Modi, MehulChoksi, Vijay Mallya, Government to apprise it of indefinitely because they are not ate" place to seek the redressal. Yadav, who has been in hospital instead of jail India. Jatin Mehta among others who looted Rs 1 Lakh "ways and means" that can be Indians and are treated as "ille- The apex court said it was not entertain- for last over eight months, has sought bail on med- Rahul has been repeatedly daring Modi to Crore from our banks. Modiji must tell who in adopted to release illegal for- gal aliens". ing the petition for the stay on the release of ical grounds and for leading his party simultane- debate with him on issues of national security, his PMO was 'managing the money collections' eigners languishing in the State's The apex court asked the the film as it was "premature" since the movie ously, CBI said while arguing that granting of bail especially the Rafale fighter jets deal, asserting during Demonetisation as shown in the video detention centres for almost a Assam government to consult is yet to be certified by the Censor Board. to him would set "very wrong precedent" in cases that when it happens, the truth will be out in sting," said AICC spokesman Pawan Khera. decade. authorities and file an affidavit It said even if the film is released on April involving "serious corruption in high offices". the open. After releasing the Congress manifesto for Hearing a PIL filed by on or before April 23, giving 11, as claimed by the Congress activist, it will Accusing Yadav of undertaking political activ- The BJP has, however, ridiculed the the Lok Sabha polls earlier this month, Rahul activist Harsh Mander, through details of "ways and means" for be appropriate for him to seek a redressal from ities from a hospital in Ranchi, the probe agency Congress chief's idea and described him an Gandhi had challenged the prime minister to advocate Prashant Bhushan, on releasing over 900 illegal for- the Election Commission. said: "Simultaneous raising of pleas for bail on med- ignorant politician. debate with him on the issues of national secu- the plight of foreign detenues, eigners who are languishing in "We, therefore do not consider it fit to ical grounds and bail to guide the party and to carry "Dear PM, Scared of debating me on cor- rity, corruption and foreign policy. the court also took note of the six detention centres in the entertain the petition", said a bench compris- out all essential responsibilities as a party presi- ruption? I can make it easier for you. Let's go The Congress has also accused Modi of state's submissions that the state for nearly a decade. ing Chief justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices dent in ensuing Lok Sabha election are mutually open book, so you can prepare: 1. helping industrialist Anil Ambani make a prof- court's "loaded observations" It appointed senior appoint- Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna. contradictory and manifests that in the garb of bail RAFALE+Anil Ambani, 2. Nirav Modi, 3. Amit it of 30,000 crore by favouring him as the off- during the hearing of the case ed Gaurav Bannerjee as amicus The court had on Monday said that "any on medical ground the petitioner in essence wants Shah+Demonetisation," Rahul Gandhi tweet- set partner in the Rafale deal. may impact Lok Sabha polls in curiae to assist it on the issue of kind of order from the court will be possible to pursue his political activities which is imper- ed with #Scared2Debate. The Government has denied any wrong- Assam. identification and tracing illegal if the petitioner states and pleads what the film missible in law." Later addressing a Press conference fol- doing in the fighter jets deal. Ambani has also It will now be heard on foreigners and their deportation is seeking to depict and his objections on this The bail plea of Yadav would come up for hear- lowing Rahul's tweet, a Congress spokesman rejected all allegations. April 25. A bench of Chief to their country of origin. count". ing on Wednesday before a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and jus- The bench rejected The bench said the petitioner has been Justice Ranjan Gogoi. tices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Bhushan's submission that unable to append the copy of the biopic and "It is, in the most humble and respectful sub- Khanna decided to hear the Bannerjee be asked to visit the the video clipping, which is a two minute trail- mission of the investigating agency, a case where Q/ $ * matter after April 23, when the detention centres and submit a er, was not sufficient to assess that the film grant of bail would set a very wrong precedent in three-phase polls in the state report on the living condition would influence or impact the upcoming gen- cases involving a serious corruption in high conclude. there. PTI eral elections. PTI offices," CBI said. PTI * R Q / $1 # ) Q6 " " 24 32&6 " nion Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba on + UTuesday said the next Census of 2021 " R will see the use of mobile app for data col- '% % P # lection and enumerators can use this facili- New Delhi: Women can file matrimonial ty to speed up the process. A total of 33 lakh R New Delhi: Nirmohi Akhara, one of the litigants cases, including criminal matters pertaining enumerators, the persons who conduct door in the Ayodhya case, moved the Supreme Court on to cruelty, from the place where they have to door counting, would be mobilised for data New Delhi: The Supreme Court on from job seekers for several days. Tuesday opposing the Centre's plea which seeks to taken shelter after leaving or being driven out collection for which notification has already Tuesday directed the CBI to file the Amid the protests, the SSC had return to the original owners the 67.390 acre of of their matrimonial home, the Supreme been issued, he said at a conference of cen- sentatives from ministries of central and state case diary and the status report of recommended a CBI probe into the "non-disputed" land it had acquired around the dis- Court said on Tuesday. sus data users here. He was addressing the governments, academic institutions and the investigation in the 2017 SSC allegations of paper leak. puted Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid site. The apex court's verdict came on an seminar organised by Registrar General of international organisations — to deliberate exam paper leak case. On August 31 last year, the The Allahabad High Court in 2010 had decid- appeal filed by Rupali Devi against the India on the forthcoming census in 2021. on the strategy and questionnaire for the cen- A bench headed by Chief apex court stayed the declaration ed that the 2.77-acre of disputed land at the site Allahabad High Court which dismissed her The home secretary said Census is not sus to maximise the benefits from this exer- Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it will of result of the SSC CGL and CHSL would be divided into three equal parts and will plea to file a dowry harassment case from her just an exercise of head count but it also pro- cise. take up the matter for hearing on Examination, in which lakhs of stu- be handed over to — Nirmohi Akhara, Sunni Waqf parents' house. vides invaluable socio-economic data which Registrar General of India and Census April 11. dents had appeared, saying it Board, and Ram Lalla. The high court order held that cruelty forms credible basis for informed policy for- Commissioner Vivek Joshi said the Census The apex court on April 1 seemed that the entire test and the The Nirmohi Akhara, in its fresh plea, has punishable under Section 498A of the IPC is mulation and allocation of resources.The 2021 will be conducted in two phases. allowed the Staff Selection system was "tainted". The apex opposed the Centre's application by which it had not a continuing offence, and thus cannot changing demographics and socio-economic In the first phase, house listing operations Commission (SSC) to declare the court then favoured cancelling the sought modification of the Supreme Court's 2003 be investigated or punished in a jurisdiction parameters reflected by the census helps in would be conducted in any two months cho- result of a re-examination of SSC 2017 SSC examination, and hold- order so as to allow it to return to original owners outside the one in which the matrimonial reformulation of country's plans for the eco- sen by the states between April and Combined Graduate Level (CGL) ing it afresh by the National Testing the 67.390 acre of "non-disputed" acquired land house of the complainant is situated. nomic development and welfare schemes for September in 2020.In the second phase, actu- 2017 held last year. Agency or the CBSE "in the inter- around the disputed site. The application has said A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan its people, he said. al population enumeration would be done The top court had said that est of students". that the Centre has proposed returning of acquired Gogoi said the impact on the mental health Gauba said the census data caters to the during February 9-28, 2021, followed by the lakhs of unemployed youths have However, the Centre said that land to Ram Janambhoomi Nyas (RJN) and that of the wife by "overt acts" by the husband or constitutional requirement of delimitation of revision round from March 1-5, 2021.In suffered because someone from the there was no need for re-exami- there are many temples on the acquired land and his relatives, mental stress and trauma of constituencies and reservation of seats for SCs Jammu and Kashmir and snow bound areas organisation was corrupt. nation of entire paper as the leak their rights would be affected if the land is being driven away from the matrimonial and STs. The home secretary also urged for of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, The examination papers of was "extremely localised" and those returned to one party. The apex court recently home cannot be ignored while understand- exercising caution while using technology for population enumeration would be conduct- the SSC CGL 2017 were allegedly behind the leaks were identified appointed mediators to find an amicable solution ing the meaning of "cruelty" in Section 498A data collection in Census 2021 and stressed ed during September 11-30, 2020, followed leaked, leading to huge protests and action was taken. PTI to the vexatious land dispute. PTI of the Indian Penal Code. PTI that data confidentiality should be main- by the revision round from October 1-5, tained. He asked the participants - repre- 2020, Joshi said. ! " 0
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" 1 8( R , % 5/ $ " /# )+)5 propaganda material worth Rs premises in the evening. Earlier “illegal” electronic propaganda Alluding to the Election appeal which is played when 6 crore from the registered in the evening, the EC also material manufacturing unit. Commission’s directive to polit- the pamphlets are opened. The he ruling BJP suffered a set- office premises belonging to the lodged a police complaint with According to Sawant, the ical parties to desist from using BJP has engaged small children Tback on Tuesday, as a flying United Phosphorus Ltd (UPL) the Khar police. However, the BJP had not taken permission or making references armed to stick the chips on the pam- 0 * " squad of the Election at Khar in north-west Mumbai. EC had not issued any official from the Election Commission forces in their poll campaign, phlets by paying hefty sums to Commission — accompanied Major chunk of propaganda statement in this regard till late to undertake manufacture of Sawant said: “In a blatant vio- them daily,” the Congress by a group of Maharashtra materials are electronic cards in the evening. such electronic propaganda lation of the EC’s directive, the spokesperson said. 0?&0 Trinamool Congress support- Congress workers — “raided” worth Rs 300 each which car- Having taken cognisance of materials. “TheEC’s flying squad BJP is engaged in making lakhs Sawant demanded strict ers even as he went about an “illegal” make-shift set-up rying message from Prime the complaint, the police did a also found pictures of defence of these electronic pamphlets for action against the UPL author- n a swift and unprecedented removing anti-Narendra Modi engaged in manufacturing elec- Minister Narendra Modi,” panchnama of the site and aircraft, Army, Air Force, sur- distribution without the EC ities for allowing their premis- Idecision, the Election posters — written chowkidar tronic propaganda material for Maharashtra Pradesh Congress launched investigations into gical strikes and recorded clips clearance. It looks like the BJP es to be used for such illegal Commission (EC) on Tuesday chor hei (watchman is a thief) the party and seized material Committee (MPCC) spokesper- the complaint. of voice messages of Prime would not account for in the poll poll-related activities and transferred out the — from parts of his Asansol worth Rs 6 crore. son Sachin Sawant said. Sawant claimed that the Minister Narendra Modi’s expenses to be submitted to EC.” against BJP’s national president Superintendent of Police (SP) constituency where he was “During its raid, the After the “raid”, the EC fly- Election authorities had carried speeches appealing people to “The pamphlets have spe- Amit Shah for his alleged com- of Cooch Behar Abhishek campaigning. Election Commission has seized ing squad sealed the UPL out “surgical strikes” the BJP’s vote for the BJP,” Sawant said. cial chips with Modi’s poll plicity in the matter. Gupta barely 30 hours ahead of Elsewhere in a related the first phase of elections. development alleged TMC Gupta was transferred and goons beat up CPI(M) candi- divested of all election duty date from Asansol and after the Opposition BJP and Diamond Harbour: Gaurango 0 ) the Left complained against Chatterjee and Fuad Halim. him of pro-TMC bias. Both were badly beaten The ruling outfit however up while campaigning and 0?&0 much of that flavour is gone he alleged partisan conduct on the were admitted to government calls himself a chowkidar while part of the EC. hospitals in respective areas. amata Banerjee on people say ‘chowkidar chor hei “It is strange that he was Halim a doctor and MTuesday attacked Prime (watchman is thief).’” moved out a day after the son of former Bengal Minister Narendra Modi call- However, “I say apart from Trinamool leader Mukul Roy Speaker HA Halim is contest- ing him the “king (samrat) of that this chowkidar is also a liar publicly said that he will make ing against sitting Diamond the fascists” to remove whose who offers promises not to deliv- the SP suffer for his deeds,” said Harbour MP Abhishek Government “is my one-point er on them.” Asking the people senior Bengal Minister Partho Banerjee, then nephew agenda.” to make a careful decision Chatterjee. of Chief Minister Mamata The Bengal Chief Minister Banerjee warned “if this person Gupta who allegedly Banerjee. who picked up from where she returns to power he will finish all refused to cooperate with the In both the cases the left on Monday lambasting the the democratic institutions of the SPG during Prime Minister respective SPs said they had saffron brigade for “spreading country. He will also drive away Narendra Modi’s meeting on received oral complaints. politics of hatred,” said Modi all of us you the country. Only Monday was also reported “We have been sustaining who had his “baptism in poli- he will live and none else. Such against by the Left for remain- physical attacks on candidates tics through riots and mass is his autocratic ways.” ing a mute spectator to its com- in local elections but if it hap- killings,” would have put even Daring the Prime Minister rades being attacked by the pens in parliamentary polls Adolf Hitler to shame by his dic- to go ahead with his Citizenship TMC goons. The SP was then nothing is more shameful tatorial ways and hateful politics. Bill as proposed by his party in replaced by AK Singh. than this,” CPI(M) “Even Hitler would have its next tenure, Banerjee said “we Meanwhile, Union leader Sujan Chakrabarty said committed suicide if he were will allow no NRC in Bengal. I Minister and Asansol BJP can- demanding actions from the alive and seen his (Modi’s) dare them to do this here. didate Babul Supriyo was on ECI while the TMC denied the style of politics,” Banerjee said Earlier they said that they will Tuesday heckled by alleged allegations. adding removal of the Prime 5 % % ( only do it in parts of Assam. Minister from power was her # " (# ! Now they have decided to take one-point agenda. it to other parts of India and “Throwing the BJP and its role in forming the Government only half successful.” So “from threatening to bring it in Bengal. 8 liar Prime Minister out of in Delhi. I wish success to other where they will manage their But we will not allow them to power is my one point-pro- anti-BJP parties like SP and BSP seats. It is just because of some implement NRC here.” gramme,” Banerjee told a in UP,” she said. purchased media houses they The Chief Minister also Q R Trinamool Congress election Alleging that some pur- are making themselves rele- held another meeting at neigh- rally at Raiganj bordering Bihar. chased media houses were play- vant.” bouring Islampur which falls in The Chief Minister said ing for the BJP she said the saf- Attacking the Prime Raiganj constituency. Here the / % * her party would play the pivotal fron outfit will “be defeated in Minister for “delivering TMC’s Kanhaialal Agarwal is role in forming a Government Bengal where they will get no untruth” in his meetings and contesting against Congress, in Delhi this time round. “The seat, Bihar, Odisha, UP, MP, through his actions Banerjee Deepa Dasmunshi and CPI(M) Congress will not be able to Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil said “when he came last time Md Salim. The BJP is also con- " ' ' + make a Government on its own Nadu, Kerala, Punjab” adding asking for votes he called him- testing from here making it a # ## $ and the TMC will play a pivotal even in “Gujarat they will be self a chaiwalla. But now when four-cornered fight. $ ! 3./ " " %%* 3 R /&/ / ,/ *" Shahjahanpur: An election candidate who dressed himself as a bridegroom and got atop a horse to file his nomination papers %/ * / * rode right into trouble. The police booked Sanyukt Vikas Party candidate Vaidh Raj Kishan on Monday night for violating pro- 62 Tezpur: A Muslim man was the SP said. A man was arrest- hibitory orders when he tried to lead a “wedding procession” to allegedly beaten up and forced ed in connection with the inci- the collectorate to file his nomination from the Shahjahanpur n a rare incident of its kind, to eat pork by a group of peo- dent and questioned. Lok Sabha seat, Chief Development officer Mahendra Singh Ione of the top bureaucrats in ple who were angry over his Ali claimed he had been Tanwar Said. Tamil Nadu has approached selling beef in Assam, police selling beef at the market for “Mai rajniti ka damad hoon (I am the son-in-law of politics),” the Government of India with said on Tuesday. over three decades and never Kishan said when asked about his unusual attire. Kishan said he a plea to prosecute the coun- Consumption of pork is a faced such a situation. was dressed as a bridegroom as it was his marriage anniversary try’s Chief Vigilance taboo among most Muslims. The group also beat up 42- on Monday. He wore a sherwani, donned a turban and rode a Commissioner. The AIUDF and Jamiat Ulema’s year-old Kamal Thapa, the con- horse as he was accompanied by his supporters who danced to Dr Jagmohan Singh Raju Assam unit condemned the tractor of the market, for allow- Kolkata: In a setback to tiger Bollywood numbers. (56) who holds the post of incident and claimed it was a ing Ali to sell beef dishes. Cow conservation efforts in The “wedding procession” was stopped by the police at Sadar Additional Chief Secretary of mous/pseudonymous letters to as the additional secretary to conspiracy to disturb peace in slaughter and consumption of Sundarbans, a decomposed Bazar area and Kishan had to dismount the horse to reach the Tamil Nadu is at the receiving the Chief Vigilance Commission the Government of India had the state ahead of the Lok beef is not banned in the state body of a big cat was found in collectorate and file his nomination, Tanwar said. end of victimisation and humil- which were inquired and found approached the National Sabha polls. but the Assam Cattle the mangrove forest. This is not the first time when this candidate tried an unusu- iation unleashed at him by to be false and frivolous by the Commission of Scheduled The victim, Shaukat Ali Preservation Act, 1950, permits According to Forest al way to file his nomination papers. In 2017 Uttar Pradesh none other than the Chief Ministry of HRD in 2013 itself. Caste (NCSC) which found to (48), was assaulted by a group slaughter of only cattle above 14 Department officials, recovery Assembly elections, Kishan had arrived on a funeral bier to file Vigilance Commissioner of the In spite of the clearance by its dismay that the officer has of locals at Madhupur weekly years of age after due certifica- of the carcass of a full-grown his nomination. PTI country, according to a legal the ministry, the Chief become a victim of high hand- market in Biswanath district on tion by a veterinary officer. tiger was a major “cause of con- notice sent to the Government Vigilance Commissioner has ed behaviour by the CVCr. Sunday and required hospital- A man was beaten to death cern” and the cause of its death of India by senior lawyer ordered a re-inquiry into the The NCSC after a thorough isation, Superintendent of and three others were critical- has not yet been ascertained. Prasant Bhushan on behalf of charges levelled against the perusal of Dr Raju’s case opined; Police Rakesh Raushan said. ly injured when villagers “A detailed probe has been Dr Raju. official in the anonymous “ His case is a sordid reminder A video of the incident that assaulted them on suspicion of ordered to find out the actual Dr Raju has asked the /pseudonymous letters , an act of how members of the has gone viral showed a dazed being cattle thieves in cause of its death. The autop- Department of Personnel and hitherto unheard of in the Scheduled Caste continue to be Ali surrounded by some peo- Biswanath district in August sy report could provide some Training (DoPT), Ministry of annals of Indian bureaucracy. discriminated against and vic- ple who angrily demanded to last year. clues to the mysterious death,” Personnel, Public Grievances The action of the CVCr timised by not only the society know from him where he came Sunday’s incident came to an official said. and Pensions that action be ini- has delayed further the empan- at large but also the government from and whether his name fig- light when a video shot by one Forest officials suspected tiated for removal of the Chief elment of Dr Raju as the addi- and its instrumentalities which ured in the contentious among the group of assailants that the tiger might have died Vigilance Commissioner in tional secretary to the are constitutionally obligated to National Register of Citizens went viral on social media. A 10-15 days ago. terms of Section 6(1) of the Government of India. safeguard their rights”. that intends to weed out illegal case was registered with the The Forest Department CVC Act , 2003, including a According to Prasanth “If such a senior Scheduled migrants. Biswanath Chariali police sta- has been looking at all the pos- Presidential Reference to the Bhushan, the lawyer repre- Caste officer has to face dis- Ali, according to Raushan, tion on the complaint of the sible angles behind the death of Supreme Court for holding an senting Dr Raju, the Chief crimination and injustice lead- was beaten up by locals not victim’s brother Sahabuddin the big cat including the pos- inquiry and registration of FIR Vigilance Commissioner K V ing to impediment in his career aligned to any fundamentalist Ali on Monday evening. sibility of an poaching attempt against the CVCr under the Chowdary has acted in a most by delay in empanelment, organisation. The alleged vic- The police superintendent though the claws, teeth and Scheduled Caste/Scheduled inappropriate manner by demoralising him as well as the tim, who owns a food stall, said raids are on to apprehend skin or any other parts of its Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities ordering a re-inquiry into a petitioner having to unnecessary claimed he was force-fed pork others involved in the incident. body were recovered. Act) 1989 for committing case which was inquired and bear the stigma of an officer by the assailants but police did The All India United It was learnt that a trap atrocities. found to be false by the con- under the investigation by the not confirm it. Democratic Front (AIUDF) and which is generally used for Upset over the spectacular cerned agencies of the CVC, then what is the recourse “We have also heard about the Jamiat Ulema’s Assam unit catching deer was found lying performance of this IAS officer, Government of India. of the thousands of ordinary that. It is a matter of investiga- have demanded an investigation near its body and there may be some forces in Tamil Nadu or Dr Raju, upset over the Government servants belonging tion. It is only after that has been into the incident and immedi- some “foul play” as its death elsewhere had sent anony- delay in his getting empanelled to the Scheduled Caste . done that I will be able to tell,” ate arrest of the culprits. PTI was “not seen as natural”. ! " 2 5&" 1"# 5% !( > =31 ( > > 8.26+A))63 $ ,"'(9: * * '(9; * 43 #2 " $ , ; $ 3,;$4 , 5.1 # S ) <S ( ( ( * ( ( /$+ < * =97> K Singh, the BJP’s candidate 2 =97? ( from Ghaziabad who polled a * =97> =97? record number of votes in * =97> 2014 only next to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had * =9>@ * =97> Vgot the party’s star speaker and Uttar " =97? Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to campaign for him last month. Singh is no ordinary soldier. He is a former Army A * A # Chief, who distinguished himself in office 2 ( by taking his own Government to court on a personal matter, breaking the Army’s code of “nation first and service before self.” * S - On March 31, at another rally in =97> Ghaziabad, Adityanath referred to the armed forces repeatedly to draw a contrast with “Congress ke log”. Said he, “Congress ! $(, leaders would feed biryani to terrorists but * Modiji’s sena only gave them goli and gola.” 1 ( This graceless description of the armed forces as Prime Minister Modi’s private 8@9 8B army and crude depiction of counter-ter- ; C rorism operations are an attempt to politi- 1 ( cise our forces. The Opposition raised the red flag even as retired Generals and other # 8B ( foot soldiers of the services condemned the 0 crass politicisation of an apolitical institu- 8@9 =97> tion despite the Election Commission’s (EC) $ $ 3$ $4 stricture: “Political parties/candidates/cam- paigners should desist from indulging in 0 ( propaganda involving activities of defence indicated that the Indian Air month, Defence Minister posters containing pictures of Abhinanadan in the back- $ ,;$ + forces’ (presumably military operations).” Force (IAF) strikes on terror Nirmala Sitharaman ducked the Director General Military ground till EC’s notional pro- $ But all the EC did was to issue the Chief camps in Pakistan would be an awkward questions on an Operations, Lt Gen Ranbir hibitory orders. Each BJP cam- Minister an advisory of caution, so tooth- issue for her party in the Lok imperfect One Rank, One Singh, flanked by Modi and paigner is competing to outdo C 0 less is the commission. The Chiefs of Staff Sabha poll. She said that her Pension scheme and the Shah in Lucknow and Uttar his own party rival in lavishing ,;$ Committee of the three service Chiefs party would come out with two Government blocking Non Pradesh. Modi was hailed the praise on Modi’s mythical pow- C - ( ought to have condemned Adityanath’s leaflets — one containing ini- Functional Upgrade (NFU) for invincible conqueror and so on. ers of leadership. The BJP is remark. Just last month, Gen Angus tiatives of her party for welfare the armed forces. Defence Former Defence Minister drunk on its Balakot brew, * Campbell, Australian Chief of Defence of women and the other coun- reforms, including CDS, have Manohar Parrikar, an RSS refusing to either ponder on Staff, intervened in an interaction between tering the Opposition regard- not moved an inch. Making pracharak, would tell stories Pulwama or Balakot and <+ , ( his Defence Minister Christopher Pyne and ing Balakot air strikes. national security a poll plank is about how he infused the beyond. The two military oper- soldiers, ticking off the Minister for rais- The Government’s glorifi- like shutting the stable door Hanuman spirit in the Army ations of the IAF and the Army * ing a political issue. cation of the armed forces is a after the horse has bolted. (Yogi Adityanath has also may win the BJP another term - * Though Singh pretended that none of welcome step but not when the Yes, Modi delivered on the likened the Army to in Government but will dan- * S * the Adityanath theatre happened till four real motive is not their deifica- National War Memorial but Hanuman). Lt Gen DS Hooda, gerously politicise the secular days later, he spoke up, especially after the tion but that of the political muddied the event by diving now retired, the chief architect and professional armed forces. EC issued a notice to the Chief Minister for leadership enhancing its own into a diatribe against the of the surgical strikes, said: “We The EC must ensure its * his offending comment. Singh said, “Those image. The Government’s Congress instead of restricting should have kept the operation prohibition on the use of mil- calling the Indian Army Modi’s sena were claims of caring for the soldier the occasion to extol the sacri- under wraps and not let it get itary operations/defence activ- not only wrong but also traitors to the and the military are highly fices of the armed forces. politicised.” The BJP has ities in campaign rallies is not O S 0 nation.” He added that he did not know the exaggerated, merely through “Disgraceful@Narendramodiji. squeezed the last drop of elec- flagrantly violated by the gov- ( =97> reference and context of the controversial symbolism and lip-service: You have used an event of inau- toral juice from the surgical ernment. Phrases like “should == * ( remarks by Adityanath. Rakhi-tying for soldiers in guration of NWM for petty strikes in every Assembly elec- desist from” are innocuous. Never in the history of independent Siachen or Modi spending politics. You did not maintain tion in 2017-18. In Karnataka, Ahead of the Lok Sabha poll, a P Q India has any Government milked the “mil- Diwali with ITBP soldiers. decorum”, tweeted Col Ashok Modi targeted Nehru for shab- survey of public opinion by 1 itary operations” of the armed forces for With four defence Ministers in Singh, just one of the many offi- bily treating one of the two Lokniti and Azim Premji # political or electoral gains as blatantly as the five years, lowest defence bud- cers who felt the speech was in Coorg military icons, both University indicated that the =9== ( ruling establishment does. Prime Minister gets since 1962, stinging bad taste and nothing more army Chiefs, KM Cariappa Army is the most trusted insti- Modi inaugurates his campaign speeches rebukes on operational pre- than an election pitch. Noted and KS Thimayya, though he tution (88 per cent) and polit- * " ( with “Mere saath bolo: Sena ki jai” sloga- paredness and defence mod- strategic expert Brig Gurmeet got the wrong General and ical parties (minus 55 per cent) # ( neering. Further, BJP leaders have openly ernisation by the Standing Kanwal said: “Dear@PMO made matters worse by inject- Just the right time for the three stated that they would exploit military Committee of Parliament on India. Please avoid making ing politics into a class of Service Chiefs to make Modi achievements despite the EC’s ban. After Defence and the Estimates political speeches at a solemn Coorg nobility which has been walk the talk on “Sena ki jai.” the surgical strikes in 2016, BJP president Committee by the BJP’s own occasion.” historically apolitical. (The writer is a retired ( # Amit Shah said that it would be used in the veterans, Maj Gen Khanduri Systematic efforts have The political antics over Major General of the Indian Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh and other and MM Joshi, no less, every- been made at politicising the Balakot have outclassed surgi- Army and founder member of States — and they were. While speaking to thing indicates a muddle in the military starting with the post- cal strikes. Modi excelled him- the Defence Planning Staff, cur- party workers in Mumbai last month, higher defence management. Uri surgical strikes. Brazenly, self by describing the air strikes rently the revamped Integrated % / External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj At a CNN18 programme last the BJP unfurled banners and graphically with pictures of Defence Staff) 3 ., + " " ) 3+ , 4< $ = ) 7 5.1 ! ( 5 (
* ( !( 6 ! 7 ! ! ( + ( ( 6 6 ! D ( ) $ 7 5 *S , ( # ( ( ( 8 9%': 8 9%': :(9(9:%*9' ?'#: K) 58 K K6 K< 3 , ( + + * + ++ $ +* - O R S ( Sir — This refers to the editori- $ L +1M G Sir — West Bengal Chief Minister al, “Alliance fears in UP” (April 8). AH( Mamata Banerjee has been crying O ( There can be no doubt that the $ foul over the transfer of police offi- # R0 road to New Delhi goes through N) O ( cers. She has made uncharitable 0 S *S * Uttar Pradesh and the State will remarks on the Election play a big role in deciding which $ 7 Commission (EC), alleging that it party should govern the country O has acted at the behest of the BJP. * ( for the next five years. The EC has asserted that it is well 1 ( The Kairana bypoll success - ( within its powers to transfer and prompted the two arch-rivals — , E;M: appoint officers when the model 2 - ! 32-! 4 Samajwadi Party (SP) and $ ( 4 $ 7 code of conduct is in force. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) — to 7 $ ) 7 - Banerjee has also accused the EC , S * forge an alliance in UP. Both 8 8 7 $ 7 8 7 of taking the decision arbitrarily. $ 7 $ $ ! ) 8 7 ! 5 3 *!54 0 know it well that Muslims are Amidst all this, she needs to their core votebank. The ! ( 4 !( & explain why she is insisting that the 6 Congress has decided to fight the ) same police officers continue. 78 elections alone. If the Muslim vote 1 $ ( What is her problem when the offi- 79 # gets divided, like it happened last ( 7 :(%'(( cers posted in place of the trans- time, the BJP will stand to bene- ( 7 ferred ones are of similar seniori- fit. This is why BSP chief ty and from the same West Bengal 2 6 Mayawati asked the Muslim cadre only? The decision to trans- *S + :7 community to not vote for the expeditious building of the Ram erty in Jammu & Kashmir. True, matter once and for all during its fer is said to be based on “cumu- Congress but the SP-BSP alliance. temple. It is surprising that the rul- this special status has made this current term but lacked the polit- lative feedback” from one of the * * * Bal Govind ing party is wanting to build the border State remain aloof. The ical will to do so. Its promise now EC’s top officials and the special - ( Noida temple in a haste. This, to reap div- Congress and other allies must to secure Constitutional protec- police observer. If their recommen- -! 2 idends with an eye on the elections, support this move. tion is nothing but opportunistic dation for transfers does not carry which are just a few days away. Further, the BJP also made a politics. After having fished in weight, the very purpose of * ( However, one of the laudable mention of the Sabarimala con- troubled waters, the party is appointing them is defeated. and highly acceptable poll- troversy in its manifesto, saying ready now. It’s not hard for peo- KV Seetharamiah Sir — In its election manifesto, the promises made by it is the resolve that it will endeavour to secure ple to see through the tricks Hassan Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has to annul Article 35A of the Constitutional protection on being played by political parties. made a plethora of promises, Constitution, after which out- issues related to faith and beliefs. TK Nandanan ' ) 2-! prominent among them being the siders will be able to own prop- The party could have solved this Chennai '':%'#;#9:<=>($?#> ! " 4 5&" 1"# 5% .*+/) & "1 &# )+* " O P * C */ $ C $ $ " $ 4 5! L L N $T KF %* $Q R 3 " / R &. )C4 5* S $ 2 , * " 0 " ", ; * 0 , ( F $ * $ 3=: =?4 that terrorism in Punjab was finally decimated. It is said that Rao was “solely responsible” for the deci- G sion to hold elections in Punjab, no matter how nar- row the electorate base would be. Rao’s Government % introduced the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities " ( (Prevention) Act, India’s first anti-terrorism legis- 3* + 0 , 7?H@ lation. 4 # * He even strengthened diplomacy, making over- ; tures to Western Europe, the US and China. Way ( back in1992, he decided to bring into the open India’s relations with Israel, which had been kept * =9 ( +6* 0 , ) ; ( covertly active for a few years during his tenure as a Foreign Minister. Israel got to open an embassy " ; 3H99999 ost of us visualise PV Narasimha in New Delhi. He ordered the intelligence commu- => $ 4 >= Rao as a frail old man but he was nity in 1992 to start a systematic drive to draw the G S S ( a firebrand activist during his international community’s attention to Pakistan’s $ youth, engaging in guerrilla-type sponsorship of terrorism against India and not to , ; ( insurgency to topple the Nizam of be discouraged by American efforts to undermine Hyderabad.M The angry young man subsequently the exercise. Rao initiated the ‘Look East policy’ with rose to become the Prime Minister of the world’s three objectives in mind, namely to renew politi- $ largest democracy. Rao’s calibre and competence cal contacts with the ASEAN member nations; to 2 " can be equated with Jawaharlal Nehru’s gold stan- increase economic interaction with Southeast * S 0 ) 0 dards in politics. The tale of perhaps India’s two best Asia in trade, investment, science and technology Prime Ministers is contradictory yet fascinating. and tourism; and to forge strategic and defence links S Nehru and Rao did not have much in common with several countries of Southeast Asia. He ( except that both were intellectuals. Nehru’s intel- decided to maintain distance from the Dalai Lama I P# J; K ( lectualism was shaped by Harrow, Cambridge and in order to avoid aggravating Beijing’s suspicions * Q * Lincoln’s Inn; by Bernard Shaw, Russell and the and concerns and made successful overtures to " P!S < Fabians. He probably dreamt in English. The title Tehran. The ‘cultivate Iran’ policy was pushed ! Q ( of his book, The Discovery of India, is a disarming through vigorously by him. These policies paid rich * confession of his need for discovering the land of dividends for India in March 1994, when Benazir 1 L # his birth. Rao’s intellectual centre, on the other hand, Bhutto’s efforts to have a resolution passed by the * 3 4 " was India. Unlike Nehru, his knowledge of UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva on the I PG ( Sanskrit was profound. He was a man of learning, human rights situation in Jammu & Kashmir failed, a scholar, a linguist and a thinker of the first order. with opposition by China and Iran. O His roots were deep in the spiritual and religious In spite of significant achievements in a diffi- * J* K * S matrix of India. cult situation, the Indian electorate voted out Rao’s Q Rao was a man of the soil. From humble social Congress party in the 1996 general elections. Soon, R S 1 S origins, he rose to become the ninth Prime Sonia Gandhi’s coterie forced Rao to step down as 7??: O P) M Minister from 1991 to 1996. As a teenager, he was party president. Receding into forced oblivion, he part of the Vande Mataram movement in the died on December 9, 2004. But the Congress insult- ) S Hyderabad of the late 1930s. Rao was a polyglot ed a loyalist even in his death, simply because he Q O — aside from his mother tongue, Telugu, he had didn’t figure in the dynastic paradigm of the party. P6 Q ; O excellent command over several other languages protectionist to a free market champion happen? situation and acting in time goes to him alone. It is alleged that the closest aides of Sonia Gandhi + — nine Indian and six foreign. His political career What techniques did he apply to have his way in Adopted to avert the impending 1991 econom- ensured his body was not allowed inside the AICC was shaped by his involvement in India’s struggle a party that largely had little regard for him? This ic crisis, the reforms progressed furthest in the areas building and moved to Hyderabad. The grand old * O 0 , for independence. His early mentors included happened in a year of multiple changes and chal- of opening up to foreign investment, capital mar- party ignored the debt it owed to the “Brihaspati * Nehru and Indira Gandhi. He was the most trust- lenges. India and the world were in turmoil and kets, deregulating domestic business and altering (wise man) of Andhra Pradesh.” On multiple occa- P Q ( ed advisor to the latter, having impressed her with grappling with change, the historical significance the trade regime. His Government’s goals were to sions, Sonia praised contributions of all Congress 0 , * B9 his intellectual prowess. Former Law Minister HR of which was not immediately understood by many. reduce fiscal deficit, privatise the public sector and Prime Ministers except Rao in her various speech- ( Bharadwaj acknowledged that Indira Gandhi Similarly, we hold Rao in high regard for his increase investment in infrastructure. Trade es. Even today, the Congress leadership shows - always depended on Rao’s intellect to navigate her Right-wing, pro-capital reform measures for open- reforms and changes in the regulation of foreign extreme reluctance to acknowledge the role played F ! Government’s policies and party’s machinery. She ing up the economy to liberalisation, privatisation direct investment were introduced to open India by Rao to bail the Indian economy out of a severe P !Q ( appointed him the country’s Foreign Minister in and globalisation. But he was a fierce advocate and to foreign trade while stabilising external loans. Rao crisis. *S * 1980. This gave him a big break. With his penchant practitioner of socialism when he was the Chief chose Manmohan Singh for the job: An acclaimed Rao was India’s first “accidental” Prime !( F for picking up languages, Rao fitted snugly into the Minister of Andhra Pradesh. His bold reforms for economist, he played a central role in implement- Minister and a path-breaking one. He took charge high-flying world of international diplomacy redistribution of land to the poor and downtrod- ing these reforms. The impact of these changes may of the national Government and restored political F % M despite being a teetotaller and a vegetarian. In 1986, den as also his strict enforcement of the land ceil- be gauged from the fact that total foreign invest- stability; assumed leadership of the Congress, prov- " 7=9 C 3 4 Rao, as Human Resources Development Minister, ing Act created such a strong backlash from estab- ment (including foreign direct investment, port- ing that there was hope beyond the Nehru-Gandhi # S formulated the National Policy on Education on lished big landlords that Indira Gandhi had to take folio investment and investment raised on inter- dynasty; pushed through significant economic % % S his newly-acquired word processor in six months. him back from State politics as a Minister in the national capital markets) in India grew from a reforms; and steered India through the unchart- However, he was unable to push for funds to imple- Union Cabinet and declare President’s rule in minuscule $132 million in 1991-92 to $5.3 billion ed waters of the post-Cold War world. While the F ment the ambitious policy, which included the Andhra Pradesh for some time. So it is extremely in 1995-96. Rao began industrial policy reforms Congress has distanced itself from him, the cur- # Navodaya schools. wrong to paint Rao as a Right-wing politician just with the manufacturing sector. He slashed indus- rent Prime Minister Narendra Modi has acknowl- " By the summer of 1990, Rao was preparing to because he was an architect of economic reforms. trial licensing, leaving only 18 industries subject to edged his contribution in nation-building. ( ( retire from public life and had packed his bags to The economic crisis of 1991 was the conse- licensing. Industrial regulation was rationalised. A simple man, Rao deployed Chanakya like - 61 $ move home to Hyderabad when Rajiv Gandhi was quence of a political impasse India found itself in. Rao, who held the Industry portfolio, was per- tactics and strategies in dealing with the minority # ( assassinated by LTTE sympathisers. Suddenly, cir- A series of political and economic events of 1980s sonally responsible for dismantling the Licence Raj, status of his Government, winning over support cumstances catapulted Rao into the country’s top came to a head around 1990-91. India was on the as this came under the purview of the Ministry of at times through questionable means. He was a man 0 , # 61 ) job. His ascendancy to the Prime Ministership was verge of defaulting on its external payments oblig- Commerce and Industry. For this, he is often called of simple tastes but with a complex mind. ; * S politically significant in that he was the first hold- ations, with foreign exchange reserves dwindling the “father of Indian economic reforms” although Vinay Satpati, his biographer, has done an ( 7?H@ er of this office from a non-Hindi-speaking rapidly as oil prices went up, exports went down his own party refuses to acknowledge it. He was, admirable job of putting up the thought process 2 * ( region, the South. Rao was supposed to collapse and non-resident people began withdrawing their in fact, the author of the most radical shift in India’s of the original “accidental Prime Minister” and the % - 1 " soon — if not under his advancing age, then from deposits in foreign currency accounts in India. economic policy since Nehru’s famous Industrial good and bad which came from that accident. In * ( pressure from multiple sources. Instead, he lasted While this situation can, in part, be attributed to Policy Resolution of 1956. Nehru’s resolution had the end, though, the good is so overwhelming that 1 # * the full five-year term, turned the economy unexpected and extraneous factors like the Gulf declared that India would strive to establish a the bad must take a back seat. To quote Sitapati, 0 ,L 0 L # S around, brought normalcy to Punjab and stamped War of 1990-91, the difficulty was almost entirely “socialistic pattern of society.” In 1991, Rao moved “His legacy lives on…his half-burnt body contin- his authority by virtually pushing detractors to the on account of political brinkmanship and populism. away from that pattern to unleash private enter- ues to glow.” To sum up PV in a line, “he had Pandit $ R(1 S 61 * ( wall to be the real centre of power in the Congress. The responsibility for the events that combined to prise. Nehru’s intellectual capacity and Sardar Patel’s How did he manage this feat? What led to the trans- push India to the brink of default must lie with Rajiv Rao increased military spending and set the administrative calibre.” - 7? formation of a timid party worker more willing to Gandhi, VP Singh and Chandra Shekhar and it was Indian Army on course to fight the emerging threat (The writer has worked closely with the late S % $I # 5 follow than lead as a decisive head of Government? left to Rao to arrest the slide and clean up the mess. of terrorism and insurgencies as well as Pakistan Prime Minister of India; is Editor-in-Chief of 0 How did the change of heart from a Left-leaning The credit for understanding the seriousness of the and China’s nuclear potential. It was during his term Opinion Express and a columnist with The Pioneer) 8 Gxys y u ywryuuy usxqwuqqwuux truq suqt ru .*8)5 yuutqqyuyu usyxqruwyywqtqut Sxusqryuuyu
tion and all organisations have to gear as market conditions continue to renewing portfolio strategy, corporate something wrong with the employees employees of the company and up to face it and come on tops. change. and capital structure, robust business or the change management system? change management comes from the The current business world is Nokia is a prime example of ‘ser- plans and a new management team. In reality, there has been no proper top. This needs to be changed to quite demanding for companies. ial’ business transformation. Having Its enterprise value has grown man- development of the capacity of man- incorporate ideas of the employees. Faced with a “two-speed world” — reinvented itself several times in its ifold since bottoming out in July 2012 agers to actually implement the The organisational environment rapid growth in emerging economies 150-year history, this company, which and the company has returned billions change management programmes. should be open to creativity and and slower growth in developed once dominated the mobile phone of dollars of cash to its shareholders. Outsourcing of the change manage- divergent thinking. Critical feedback, 462 112$ countries — firms have to develop industry, embarked on its most rad- Since change is the new normal ment process to consultants has been that endures detection of flaws and unique strategies for each environ- ical transformation till date by exiting for corporates today, how can an detrimental to the strengthening of continuous learning and adapta- 2 2' /@? 7+ ment. In addition, digitisation and the business in 2014. The device busi- organisation embark on this journey? the managers’ ability to manage tion, should be an integral part of the globalisation are blurring the lines ness had been moving towards a dif- The first critical step is to get the right change and be accountable for the process. Otherwise, companies can hange is the only constant — be between sectors as well as between tra- ficult stalemate, generating dissatisfac- strategic vision and be able to antic- same. This approach is the single fail big in their effort to bring about 5 it in life or business. In this ditional competitor groups. New tory results and requiring increasing ipate the requirements of customers largest determinant of the failure of change. And most importantly, Cdynamic landscape, all busi- technology is changing consumer amounts of capital, which Nokia no and strategies to achieve them. A the change management programmes. change management should be a $ nesses, whether small start-ups or behaviour, empowering start-ups, longer had. When Microsoft sound strategy is necessary for a broad Many large organisations are not continuous process and cannot be ( large organisations, at some point or making pricing more transparent expressed interest in taking over range of enterprise-wide investment comfortable with any changes as viewed as an intermittent project, another, need to change their strate- and reducing product life cycles. Nokia’s device business, it sold its decisions, resource allocations and their main focus is on control ability, with a beginning and an end. gies and vision and go through a Additionally, owing to changing costs, mobile business for $7.2 billion and performance expectations and helps routinisation, stability and risk-avoid- In this continuously evolving transformation process to stay alive evolving demand and unfolding trade simultaneously orchestrated another to derive value from the transforma- ance. How can employees, who are business environment, change man- ( 5 and relevant by aligning people, restrictions, companies must rethink deal to buy out Siemens from the tion. It also includes defining the used to these habits, take to change agement is important. Making it ( processes and technology. Although — and continually reassess — their Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), a depth and scope of the changes and easily? Change and stability do not go happen effectively, however, needs to change has been a part of businesses operational footprint. To survive in 50-50 joint venture with Siemens, giv- the redesign of internal processes and hand -in-hand and the result will be be a core competence of managers and O for long, it is the speed that has ren- this shifting environment and to ing Nokia 100 per cent control over structures. friction and organisational fatigue. their role has changed from the abil- dered transformation as an important keep up with the pace, most business- the unit and forming the cash-gener- Even though there are a number Since we are discussing change ity to complete change projects to ( and integrated business function. es must transform — either in strat- ating core to fund the journey of the of change management models, there management, traditional change design the organisation in a way that ! What took radio 38 years to reach a egy, operating model, organisation, new firm. After surviving a near-death is only a 30 per cent chance that management theories should also enables continuous adaptation of an ! user base of 50 million people was people, or processes — and this gen- experience and abandoning phones, change management in an organisa- look at improving or changing them- ever-evolving environment. achieved by television in 13 years and erally results in the alteration of their this corporate phoenix has re- tion is successful. In addition, employ- selves.The traditional top-down (The writer is Assistant Professor, - ( the internet in just five years. Today, growth trajectory. For most compa- emerged as one of the world’s largest ee resistance is one of the major chal- approach does not take into account Amity University) the challenge is speed of transforma- nies, it is an ongoing, adaptive process telecom network service providers by lenges in change management. So is any suggestions from general ! " "9 ) ' % - " " =9$>?? # & # ")4:>" +A79; ! 24 32&6 Import of the item into India has increased from 421 he Commerce Ministry tonne in 2014-15 to 543 tonne Thas recommended an during 2017-18. 9( 6-/ $ anti-dumping duty of Indonesia is a key trading $1,633.17 per tonne on partner of India in the Saccharin, a kind of sweet- Southeast Asian region. The * "" ener, from Indonesia to bilateral trade between the guard domestic manufactur- countries increased to $20.4 )+)5 ers from cheap imports from billion in 2017-18 from about * " the Southeast Asian country. $17 billion. et Airways domestic pilots The Ministry’s investiga- In international trade par- Jbody, the National Aviators tion arm — Directorate lance, dumping happens Guild (NAG) on Tuesday 24 32&6 augment the additional capac- General of Trade Remedies when a country or a firm served a legal notice to the ity in the market”, and ways to (DGTR) — has conducted the exports an item at a price airline, setting an April 14 ndia’s aviation regulator has increase the overall availabili- probe into alleged dumping of lower than the price of that deadline for the new man- Iasked all airlines to come out ty of flights will be discussed at this product following a com- product in its domestic mar- agement to clear their salary with individual medium-term a meeting on Wednesday. plaint from Swati Petro ket. dues. plan by Wednesday on enhanc- The DGCA last month Products Ltd. Dumping impacts price Jet Airways pilots along ing availability of domestic approved a nearly seven- The directorate has of that product in the export- with engineers and senior exec- flights, in a move aimed at month-long summer schedule concluded in its findings ing country, hitting margins utives have not been paid for curbing rising airfares, beginning March 31 for that the product has been and profits of manufacturing the last three months amid Government officials said. SpiceJet, Vistara, IndiGo, Air exported to India from firms. 24 32&6 collection, especially on senior Finance Ministry official cash-drought in the airline Airfares have been on an India and GoAir. However, for Indonesia below their nor- According to global trade account of disinvestment pro- said. that saw an ownership change upswing across India for last Jet Airways, the DGCA mal values, due to which norms, a country is allowed he Government has man- ceeds. The Government had last month with banks taking few weeks due to sharp decline approved the summer schedule the domestic industry has to impose tariffs on such Taged to meet the revised fis- About 25,000-30,000 revised the direct tax collection majority shares. in number of flights primarily for nearly a month only due to suffered material injury. dumped products to provide cal deficit target of 3.4 per cent crore worth of subsidies due to target upwards to 12 lakh Along with these staff, the caused by grounding of three- its financial crisis. Material injury has been a level-playing field to of the GDP after it cut last PSU oil companies for selling crore from the original Budget airline has defaulted on the fourths of cash-strapped Jet The DGCA approves win- caused by the dumped domestic manufacturers. The minute expenditure and rolled LPG and kerosene oil below the Estimate of 11.5 lakh crore for payment of March salaries to Airways’ 119-aircraft fleet. ter as well as summer schedules imports, the DGTR has said duty is imposed only after a over fuel subsidies to make up cost during 2018-19 have been 2018-19. It was expecting high- other employees as well. The availability of flights was every year in order to ensure in a notification. thorough investigation by a for the shortfall in tax collec- rolled over and will now be er collections from corporate “My client (NAG) calls also hit by pulling out of Spice Jet’s smooth flights operations. “The authority recom- quasi-judicial body, like tion. paid in the current fiscal. taxes. upon the management of Jet 12 “737 Max” aircraft in March The airlines were asked to mends imposition of defini- DGTR in India. The interim Budget pre- Last week, Finance The revision was made Airways to pay their outstand- following safety concerns in the come out with immediate and tive anti-dumping duty... So as In its probe, the direc- sented in February revised Secretary Subhash Chandra during the interim Budget for ing salaries for January, wake of crash of an Ethiopian medium-term plan over and to remove the injury to the torate has to conclude upward the fiscal deficit target Garg said the Government is 2019-20 in February. February and March, by April Airlines jet on March 10. above the summer action plan to domestic industry,” it said. whether the dumped prod- to 3.4 per cent from 3.3 per cent close to meeting fiscal deficit As far as non-tax revenue 14 (and future salaries by the “The Directorate General of make available additional flights The final call to impose ucts are impacting domestic of GDP estimated earlier for target of 3.4 per cent for collection is concerned, the first of every month,” NAG said Civil Aviation has been meeting so that airfares remain in control. the duty would be taken by industries. 2018-19. 2018-19. Government has exceeded its in a legal notice. with the airlines continuously so During the last few weeks, the Finance Ministry. Imposition of anti-dump- According to sources, the "We are very close to meet- disinvestment target for 2018- “Failing which my client that they augment their additional the Jet Airways has been Saccharin is used in a ing duty is permissible under revised target has been met ing (fiscal deficit)," he had said 19 by 5,000 crore, taking the shall be constrained to resort to capacity, which would be over and grounding its aircraft in tranch- variety of industry such as the World Trade Organization with the help of expenditure when asked whether the total proceeds to 85,000 all constitutional and legal above the flights approved for the es due to non-payment of dues food and beverage, person- (WTO) regime. savings and other measures Government has met the fiscal crore. means available with them to summer schedule,” a senior to its lessors. While the airline al care products, table top The duty is aimed at including the rollover of the deficit target. Besides, the non-tax rev- ensure payment of their Government official said. has a fleet of about 119 aircraft, sweeteners, electroplating ensuring fair trading practices fuel subsidy. As a result, the The Government is esti- enue was boosted by the sec- salaries,” the notice stated. According to officials, the civil aviation secretary Pradeep brighteners, and pharma- and creating a level-playing shortfall in tax collection has mated to have witnessed a ond interim dividend collection The NAG claims to repre- each of the airlines was Singh Kharola said on April 4 ceuticals. Saccharin is more field for domestic producers been matched. shortfall of 50,000 crore in from various companies sent around 1,100 of the total “requested to bring an imme- that only 26 aircraft of Jet than 500 times sweeter than vis-a-vis foreign producers There has also been some direct tax collection target of including Coal India, IOC and 1,600 pilots of the carrier. diate and medium-term plan to Airways are flying “currently”. sugar. and exporters. increase in non-tax revenue 12 lakh crore for 2018-19, a ONGC. 6 EF0 Q. R# ! $ &"! $"# ! '2 9 %# *&*"## #*A # ** $,+ ( @&A ) ,# %"* "& 24 32&6 24 32&6 in May this year. 24 32&6 MSME, the sector The company is training &? 3? and 0.8 percent in the next. contributed roadcast regulator Trai on yundai Motor India 615 ‘Blue Link Wizards’ who in The European Union ndia’s MSME sector has the around 3.6 crore BTuesday initiated a discus- HTuesday said it is training turn would train over 10,000 ritain’s economy risks a would not be immune from Ipotential to create up to 1 jobs (70 per cent) sion on entry-level net worth a team of over 10,000 profes- sales consultants across its sales Bserious shock if the UK the impact, although it would crore new jobs in the next 4-5 in the manufac- requirement of multi-system sionals for its global connect- network across the country. leaves the EU without a deal, be less severe, with the bloc’s years by focusing on develop- turing sector. operators (MSOs) in cable TV ed technology that is all set to “Our team of Blue Link the International Monetary GDP falling 0.2 and then 0.1 ing the enterprises in certain MSMEs are services. debut in its upcoming compact Wizards and trained sales con- Fund said on Tuesday, warning percent. segments through partial sub- spread across var- “The objective of the con- SUV Venue. sultants will make the tech- of severe trade disruption and The IMF adds that the stitution of imports, a report ious clusters in sultation paper is to deliberate The auto major will intro- nology truly accessible to all slower economic growth. total impact would be a decline has said. India. whether there is a need to fix duce its global technology our customers,” Hyundai In a report marking the of 3.5 percent of British GDP The report by Nomura A detailed entry-level net worth for MSO? BlueLink in the Indian market Motor India Senior General coming spring meeting, pub- between now and 2021 and 0.5 Research Institute (NRI look into the If yes, what should be the with the launch of the compact Manager Marketing Puneet lished just days before the percent for the EU. Consulting & Solutions) on the product groups value of the net worth required SUV which is set to hit roads Anand told reporters here. scheduled Brexit date of Friday, The fund notes however country’s micro, small and manufactured in at the time of registration for the IMF looked at the impact that it cannot predict all the medium enterprises (MSMEs) various clusters such as artifi- behaviour and technological MSO,” the Telecom Regulatory of possible “no deal” scenarios. effects of a “no deal” Brexit, or said dedicated focus on devel- cial jewellery, sports goods, shifts happening across the Authority of India (Trai) said in In the worst-case situa- all the mitigating measures oping MSMEs in select seg- scientific instruments, textile globe. its latest consultation paper. tion, the fund assumes that a that might be taken. ments can create additional 75 machinery, electric fans, rub- “This puts India’s domestic Typically, a consultation disorderly break between The “no deal” scenarios lakh to 1 crore employment ber, plastic, leather & related micro and small-scale indus- paper, where Trai seeks stake- Britain and its largest trading assume that, in the absence of opportunities in the next 4-5 products, among others, sug- tries into the driver’s seat to holders’ written comments on partner would bring border a new trade agreement, British years through partial substitu- gests that a dedicated focus on lead the employment genera- multiple questions, serves as disruption, raising import costs exports to the EU revert to tion of imports. developing these MSMEs can tion. To scale-up, the MSME the starting point for discus- for businesses and households being subject to World Trade The manufacturing sector create additional job opportu- sector needs a market-orient- sion on a particular issue, and in Britain. Organisation (WTO) rules. in India needs to shoulder the nities, the report said. ed strategy based on two key the regulator comes out with It estimates that the trade This would see tariffs dual responsibility of accom- Ashim Sharma, partner areas of demand led manufac- its views on the matter after disruptions in that scenario increase, while Britain would modating the shift of labour and group head at NRI turing and advocacy marketing following a consultative would cause a decline in Britain’s also lose access to trade agree- from agriculture, and also cater Consulting & Solutions, said of the products,” Sharma said. process. gross domestic product (GDP) ments struck between the EU to the added labour force, the the manufacturing ecosystem is NRI Consulting & A MSO is an authorised of 1.4 percent in the first year, and other countries. report said. constantly evolving under the Solutions is a Japan-based con- service provider, providing As per the annual report influence of several trends sulting firm with a strong foot- cable TV services to its sub- 2017-18 of the Ministry of around changing consumer print in Asia. scribers. 1 , ' # 9;> ' ?9 24 32&6 and The Hope Foundation. The tournament is being @ TC India Financial Services organised by Street Child United PLtd. has announced their (SCU), a UK-based organiza- 24 ?0 quarter, including 89 of the association as official sponsors of tion, which has a legacy of 737 aircraft. That is down Team India North for the Street holding street child tourna- oeing on Tuesday from 184 commercial deliv- Child Cricket World Cup 2019 ments around major sporting Breported a 19 per cent eries and 132 of the 737s in (SCCWC 2019) ahead of the festivals like FIFA World Cup in drop in first-quarter com- the year-ago period. ICC Cricket World Cup. South Africa, Olympics in Brazil, mercial airplane deliveries Boeing has been under SCCWC 2019 is the first ever FIFA World Cup Russia and as the global grounding of scrutiny following a March ( " 7"8$ P ' $ Cricket World Cup for street- more. 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'" ) 5BB >$A:: !)68))+:8) )+)5 peers aided the market,” Vinod On the other hand, Asian inched up 0.19 per cent and Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Paints, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng # " " he benchmark Sensex Financial Services, said. Bajaj Finance and ONGC were gained 0.27 per cent, while New Delhi: Jaguar Land Rover India (JLR) on Tuesday said it has commenced TTuesday climbed nearly After a highly volatile ses- the losers, shedding up to 3.54 Shanghai Composite Index fell 24 32&6 bookings for locally manufactured Range Rover Velar which is priced at 72.47 239 points to close at 38,939.22 sion, the market surged per cent. 0.16 per cent. lakh (ex-showroom). The model comes with both petrol and diesel powertrains, amid hopes of a robust earn- towards the fag-end of the Foreign institutional In Europe, Frankfurt’s tate-owned telecom firm BSNL has col- priced similarly at 72.47 lakh. “We continue to focus on providing the best of ings season and positive cues trade with BSE bankex, auto, investors (FIIs) purchased Rs DAX was up 0.18 per cent, Slected a record revenue of 6,500 crore British design, luxury and technology at highly competitive prices and we are sure from global peers. realty and metal indices gain- 329.60 crore Monday, while Paris CAC 40 rose 0.35 per from enterprise segment, making it suffi- that local manufacturing of the Range Rover Velar will make it even more desir- Besides, sustained buying ing up to 1.40 per cent. domestic institutional investors cent, and London’s FTSE ciently funded, which will help in meeting its able,” JLR India president & managing director Rohit Suri said in a statement. in banking and auto stocks Yes Bank was the biggest (DIIs) sold equities to the tune gained 0.30 per cent in early various requirement. The local manufacturing of the model also reaffirms the company’s commitment towards the fag-end of the ses- gainer in the Sensex pack, of Rs 623.81 crore, provision- deals. “We have collected 6,500 crore from to the Indian market, he added. Deliveries of the model will begin early next month. sion also pushed the markets climbing 4.08 per cent, fol- al data available with stock The benchmark Brent enterprise segment for 2018-19. This is JLR currently produces XE, XF, XJ,F-Pace, Discovery Sport and Range Rover up, brokers said. lowed by Tata Motors, ICICI exchanges showed. crude futures were trading highest ever that BSNL has collected with 91 Evoque locally. After swinging over 350 Bank, Bajaj Auto, Coal India, “The mood of domestic 0.13 per cent higher at USD enterprise making payment. On average, points, the 30-share Sensex Hero MotoCorp, HCL Tech, investors remains fairly cau- 71.19 per barrel.“Crude oil annual collection used to be from 50-60 0./// index settled 238.69 points, or Vedanta, Sun Pharma, Axis tious ahead of elections, has been on a rise due to the enterprises,” BSNL CMD Anupam 6 0.62 per cent, higher at Bank, Maruti, ITC, IndusInd although March has witnessed conflicts in Libya which threat- Shrivastava told PTI. New Delhi: The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Tuesday 38,939.22. Bank, TCS, HUL and SBI, ris- a return of domestic equity ened to disrupt supply, amid When asked if this will help BSNL to said it may direct global steel major ArcelorMittal to deposit Rs 42,000 In similar movement, the ing up to 2.67 per cent. inflows. Post a favourable US sanctions on Venezuela make salary payments, he said that financially, crore bid amount for acquiring Essar Steel in separate accounts during broader NSE Nifty rose 67.45 “Banks outperformed as election outcome, we continue and Iran. Higher oil prices con- the company is in comfortable position and next hearing on April 23. A two-member bench headed by chairman points, or 0.58 per cent, to outlook improved led by to expect the inflows into equi- tinues to be a Achilles heel for it has seen revenue stabilising in other seg- Justice S J Mukhopadhaya said that ArcelorMittal may have to deposit 11,671.95. reduction in stressed assets, ties by domestic investors to the Indian markets,” Hemang ments as well. the money in a separate account either before the NCLAT or NCLT “Market gained after a repo rate and pick up in cred- pick up markedly,” said Sunil Jani, Head - Advisory, “Even in consumer and mobility segment Ahmedabad-bench. The bench also asked ArcelorMittal to file an affi- range bound movement on it growth. But valuation is on Sharma, Chief Investment Sharekhan by BNP Paribas, revenue has stabilised and we have seen davit before it, detailing the steps to be taken for implementation of the expectation of a turnaround in a premium level while start of Officer, Sanctum Wealth said. slightly increase in it. Worst is behind us. We resolution plan of debt ridden Essar Steel. “ArcelorMittal India, successful earnings growth led by the first phase of polling may Management. Meanwhile, the rupee are looking for revival only. In my five years, resolution applicant, would file an affidavit for implementation of plan,” Q4FY19 results starting this bring volatility in the market,” In Asia, Korea’s Kospi rose appreciated 25 paise to 69.41 I have realised that BSNL has so much with the bench said. It further said: “The Appellate Tribunal may direct the week while positive global Nair said. 0.13 per cent, Japan’s Nikkei against the US dollar intra-day it that this organisation should never face successful resolution applicant to deposit money in one or another problem,” Shrivastava said. account in next date of hearing”. The bench also said that original plan BSNL has been ailing because of high rev- approved by NCLT Ahmedabad has to be implemented. The bench also enue-to-wage ratio as a large number of gov- directed the operational creditors and financial creditors of Essar Steel ernment employees were transferred by the to file a chart next week, detailing their claims approved by resolution 3 7 KF$FFF telecom department to the telecom PSU. professional and CoC. “Financial creditors and operational creditors are “We are sitting on gold mine. Department allowed to file one page affidavit giving details of their claims approved 24 32&6 tax mop-up coupled with revised the direct tax col- The target for GST col- of Public Enterprise has declared that BSNL by RP and its percentage,” it said. Moreover, it has also asked the Gujarat lower GST realisation may lection target upwards to Rs lection was revised down- has networth of 83,000 crore which is State Tax department to file an affidavit over its claims The NCLAT was he government is esti- have implications on fiscal 12 lakh crore from the orig- wards to Rs 6.44 lakh crore humongous. If we start working on asset hearing a batch of petitions filed by operational creditors, Gujarat State Tmated to have witnessed deficit, which the govern- inal Budget Estimate of Rs from the Budget Estimate of monetisation, we will be able to resolve most Tax department and others. ArcelorMittal’s resolution proposal provides a shortfall of Rs 50,000 crore ment has pegged at 3.4 per 11.5 lakh crore for 2018-19. Rs 7.44 lakh crore. of our issues,” Shrivastava said. financial creditors 41,987 crore out of their total dues of 49,395 crore. in direct tax collection tar- cent of the GDP. It was expecting higher col- The GST mop-up is also Despite being a loss-making telecom Operational creditors, under the plan, would get just Rs 214 crore against get of Rs 12 lakh crore for “Direct tax collection lections from corporate estimated to have missed the firm, BSNL has the lowest debt of 14,000 the outstanding of 4,976 crore and are contesting before the NCLAT. 2018-19, a senior finance for 2018-19 is around Rs taxes. revised target. The GST crore among all telecom operators. Essar Steel owns a 10-million-tonne steel mill at Hazira in Gujarat. This ministry official said 11.5 lakh crore...,” the offi- he revision was made Council had reduced tax The company has been operating in the high- was was among the first 12 cases selected by the Reserve Bank of India Tuesday. cial said. during the interim Budget rates on several items dur- ly competitive telecom market without hav- to be resolved under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code The shortfall in direct The government had for 2019-20 in February. ing 2018-19. ing spectrum for 4G services. (IBC).
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109.45 112.60 109.25 112.20 SUNPHARMA 457.25 472.40 454.80 468.80 6.35 ASIANPAINT 1470.00 1474.10 1439.70 1443.50 DABUR 403.00 404.90 400.20 403.45 AVANTI 396.70 399.05 394.00 395.85 OFSS 3566.05 3609.00 3547.50 3569.00 ASTRAZEN 1967.75 1972.00 1945.65 1963.60 BPCL 346.50 357.40 345.05 355.60 4.60 WIPRO 264.00 274.80 263.90 273.45 NIITTECH 1301.50 1305.00 1285.40 1298.20 UPL 945.10 948.00 931.10 946.40 GODFRYPHLP 1117.00 1117.00 1100.00 1103.90 JBCHEPHARM 343.60 356.95 340.20 352.55 HINDALCO 214.45 217.85 211.60 217.15 2.70 RELINFRA 133.00 133.90 126.60 130.45 MANAPPURAM 118.75 120.50 116.90 119.85 COCHINSHIP 393.55 408.15 391.60 402.65 SYNGENE 578.05 579.80 570.60 576.25 TTKPRESTIG 8469.05 8534.80 8420.15 8462.45 CIPLA 526.25 534.50 525.40 531.50 6.10 PCJEWELLER 91.65 93.85 89.15 91.10 INDIACEM 108.90 109.00 105.65 108.60 NOCIL 143.50 144.70 140.90 141.35 INOXLEISUR 320.00 321.00 310.90 314.80 HAL 706.30 714.95 706.25 712.70 ITC 292.50 296.70 292.25 296.00 3.25 JAICORPLTD 125.75 128.70 122.50 124.45 INDIANB 268.10 273.80 262.90 271.65 MOTILALOFS 686.20 695.75 668.45 675.70 AIAENG 1709.00 1789.00 1709.00 1768.15 IOB 15.00 15.03 14.66 14.82 INDUSINDBK 1758.00 1772.40 1730.25 1768.00 17.00 ZEEL 406.10 412.50 405.00 410.80 AUROPHARMA 784.00 788.95 772.45 784.95 ALKEM 1749.95 1771.50 1722.60 1738.30 MINDAIND 347.80 351.80 343.00 346.00 ECLERX 1126.15 1132.50 1126.00 1130.05 HINDUNILVR 1668.80 1683.90 1662.25 1681.00 16.10 INFY* 770.00 773.65 758.30 759.85 TORNTPHARM 1800.00 1872.05 1800.00 1865.00 VOLTAS 618.00 618.00 607.55 609.30 MMTC 28.05 28.20 27.75 27.95 KALPATPOWR 476.35 477.50 467.15 471.05 TATASTEEL 551.00 555.00 540.25 553.60 4.55 AXISBANK 754.05 766.05 750.60 763.55 COROMANDEL 455.65 457.00 435.00 442.85 TVSMOTOR 481.20 483.95 474.55 481.90 TATACOFFEE 90.60 92.20 90.50 91.20 LEMONTREE 78.50 79.45 78.30 78.70 TCS 2070.00 2098.00 2057.65 2087.45 16.70 TATASTEEL 550.05 553.90 540.50 551.80 CGPOWER 38.80 39.35 38.10 39.15 BAJAJCON 325.55 326.05 313.00 319.85 CENTURYPLY 206.10 206.10 201.55 203.00 BASF 1381.15 1412.70 1374.85 1394.10 RELIANCE 1328.90 1340.70 1321.00 1338.00 8.75 WOCKPHARMA 442.50 446.10 432.80 443.50 PARAGMILK 246.75 257.20 246.10 251.20 DCBBANK 197.15 198.00 194.35 197.10 RALLIS 161.40 161.50 156.60 158.00 BAYERCROP 4266.00 4319.00 4255.20 4277.30 HDFC 2062.50 2073.00 2039.15 2067.00 12.10 ITI 101.00 106.85 101.00 103.25 CANFINHOME 362.45 363.00 348.55 354.75 GESHIP 287.45 300.00 287.45 298.15 DEEPAKNI 272.00 274.75 268.50 270.80 IFBIND 883.85 897.85 858.40 877.45 SBIN 313.95 315.70 308.10 314.60 1.80 PNB 93.50 94.70 91.75 94.30 JISLJALEQS 55.90 57.00 55.10 56.55 MARICO 363.15 363.15 354.35 356.55 CARBORUNIV 385.00 385.75 379.00 381.45 GRINDWELL 574.90 579.50 568.05 578.15 JSWSTEEL 290.95 293.00 285.65 292.00 1.60 MARUTI 7125.00 7238.00 7089.05 7218.35 SUNTECK 485.75 492.30 473.00 484.35 BAJAJELEC 529.00 555.00 529.00 545.20 EIHOTEL 197.80 197.80 192.55 194.25 TVTODAY 311.00 319.90 308.10 316.60 JAGRAN 120.25 120.25 117.55 118.45 NTPC 135.50 136.45 135.05 136.25 0.70 ICICIBANK 387.10 398.35 387.10 396.90 STAR 491.25 493.85 482.95 491.70 NMDC 105.45 105.80 103.90 104.50 GET&D 272.35 281.95 268.20 279.15 ABBOTINDIA 7328.30 7358.25 7230.00 7283.30 BAJAJFINSV 7340.00 7400.00 7272.00 7371.00 23.75 IOC 149.25 155.75 149.00 155.15 INTELLECT 222.20 230.30 222.20 228.90 BHARATFORG 503.20 508.60 499.40 506.90 DCAL 228.30 231.45 228.30 230.60 VBL 871.50 882.00 871.50 879.25 GAIL 343.00 345.00 336.10 343.00 1.10 SPICEJET 96.35 96.40 93.00 95.35 KTKBANK 135.20 135.65 130.95 135.05 PHILIPCARB 169.70 169.70 167.00 167.65 ASHOKA 131.70 133.45 130.35 131.65 LAKSHVILAS 97.35 97.35 92.50 92.50 DISHTV 38.15 38.50 37.20 37.85 DCMSHRIRAM 408.85 408.90 403.00 406.35 PRSMJOHNSN 93.95 95.15 92.50 94.35 ORIENTCEM 97.55 98.10 94.75 95.85 GRASIM 837.00 849.10 829.00 843.00 2.55 TCS 2074.70 2096.10 2057.00 2088.10 BAJAJFINSV 7370.00 7409.00 7277.95 7382.85 PAGEIND 24013.90 24748.40 23789.55 24568.75 NHPC 24.15 24.40 24.15 24.20 ITDC 273.30 279.80 273.30 278.00 ADANIPORTS 379.75 381.60 373.00 380.85 0.95 BANKBARODA 130.55 132.65 127.90 132.00 SPARC 182.25 184.10 180.65 183.10 REPCOHOME 451.10 457.95 439.70 454.55 CORPBANK 28.85 28.85 27.00 28.15 MHRIL 235.00 237.15 232.00 232.70 M&M 667.80 669.80 660.45 668.10 1.10 FSL 49.40 51.85 48.90 51.30 CEATLTD 1100.00 1100.00 1075.45 1093.55 MEGH 61.30 61.50 59.55 60.15 SHOPERSTOP 440.05 442.85 432.25 439.85 APLAPOLLO 1461.15 1500.00 1436.40 1499.85 TECHM 790.35 797.70 787.30 788.00 0.85 BHARTIARTL 358.60 361.15 341.60 351.60 ALBK 52.50 53.60 51.50 53.25 RCF 60.80 60.90 59.55 59.95 INDOSTAR 410.05 413.95 399.00 405.35 SANOFI 5868.50 5912.50 5825.05 5871.20 LT 1375.90 1387.00 1366.00 1374.55 0.90 IDEA 17.40 17.70 16.70 16.90 PIDILITIND 1275.00 1278.75 1263.95 1273.15 WESTLIFE 419.00 419.00 402.60 410.25 TATAMETALI 648.05 660.00 648.05 657.35 SUNDRMFAST 572.30 574.25 567.00 570.15 KOTAKBANK 1339.95 1347.15 1322.10 1344.00 0.75 JINDALSTEL 184.00 184.50 175.70 183.45 FORTIS 136.95 136.95 134.80 135.70 ADVENZYMES 194.00 196.50 191.10 192.70 ZENSARTECH 229.00 239.00 229.00 234.00 ATUL 3509.95 3522.00 3478.75 3499.25 HDFCBANK 2296.60 2303.00 2267.00 2290.00 0.60 CANBK 274.00 287.95 272.35 286.30 PVR 1681.00 1687.45 1658.05 1682.70 ABFRL 214.45 219.75 210.20 217.60 NAVKARCORP 37.80 37.95 36.95 37.10 LUXIND 1353.00 1357.10 1322.05 1337.70 POWERGRID 198.95 199.35 197.05 198.25 -0.10 BAJFINANCE 3020.00 3051.00 2978.00 3014.20 VIPIND 465.20 470.30 452.90 466.25 IBULISL 360.00 360.50 348.00 351.30 JKLAKSHMI 349.20 355.00 339.05 348.65 FINOLEXIND 491.00 492.00 485.00 485.65 BRITANNIA 2973.10 2988.75 2942.50 2967.85 -3.65 VEDL 187.45 190.90 184.30 190.15 RAYMOND 796.00 796.00 775.30 782.70 QUESS 726.10 732.80 713.15 720.60 RELAXO 850.00 850.00 828.00 844.95 ASTRAL 1195.70 1201.40 1179.00 1197.10 ULTRACEMCO 4154.00 4174.65 4107.45 4157.60 -9.25 GODREJPROP 929.90 929.90 885.60 908.45 CASTROLIND 169.65 169.70 166.25 166.85 UFLEX 237.75 249.00 231.75 240.55 SHILPAMED 338.95 339.80 331.35 332.45 ONGC 158.60 158.90 157.05 157.75 -0.35 SUNPHARMA 458.00 471.40 455.55 469.75 TRIDENT 68.00 68.00 66.60 67.00 ISGEC 570.35 579.90 552.00 554.80 PGHH 10691.15 10776.90 10620.65 10704.45 INFRATEL 316.10 318.50 312.50 315.05 -1.05 LUPIN 792.00 810.95 791.00 809.25 IDFC 46.70 47.05 45.45 46.85 KRBL 331.20 335.00 326.00 330.50 TATAINVEST 857.15 863.00 855.10 857.15 TITAN 1109.00 1109.95 1091.50 1099.85 -4.55 RBLBANK 658.80 666.90 651.90 665.70 AMARAJABAT 680.00 683.00 673.00 675.35 HSCL 115.75 116.20 115.00 115.75 3MINDIA 23811.90 23825.00 23300.00 23374.45 DRREDDY 2764.00 2765.95 2736.90 2751.55 -12.15 BANKINDIA 99.00 102.70 97.55 102.15 SOBHA 507.00 511.00 494.00 498.30 EVEREADY 185.45 186.90 184.50 185.65 JCHAC 1959.00 2071.95 1915.00 2041.95 BAJFINANCE 3016.55 3049.10 2979.45 3010.60 -13.50 HINDPETRO 249.55 257.80 247.45 256.25 COFFEEDAY 281.50 281.50 274.45 277.15 HERITGFOOD 532.00 541.50 522.00 527.05 MAHSCOOTER 3595.35 3618.95 3557.40 3578.35 UPL 943.50 945.85 930.00 940.70 -6.10 HCLTECH 1098.70 1128.50 1097.00 1118.55 ABB 1400.00 1414.90 1381.40 1408.40 PNCINFRA 150.10 152.25 146.30 151.25 GSKCONS 7035.00 7077.50 6995.10 7070.30 INFY 770.00 773.00 758.20 760.80 -6.45 MGL 1012.00 1021.05 1005.05 1016.55 TV18BRDCST 35.25 36.05 34.80 35.80 GUJALKALI 484.45 488.50 481.00 486.30 TIINDIA 391.00 391.00 380.00 383.55 WABCOINDIA 6293.35 6345.95 6291.10 6329.20 BHARTIARTL 358.55 361.00 341.50 350.80 -4.15 CIPLA 526.90 533.50 525.60 531.60 OIL 179.50 179.95 177.60 178.50 GPPL 97.50 98.65 96.70 97.40 SUNCLAYLTD 2802.00 2890.00 2750.00 2793.60 ASIANPAINT 1464.70 1474.90 1437.20 1449.80 -46.55 JUSTDIAL 592.80 598.20 581.05 594.25 GLENMARK 642.40 643.25 635.15 639.95 JAMNAAUTO 59.20 59.75 58.85 59.40 TATAPOWER 72.00 73.00 70.80 72.50 SKFINDIA 2059.95 2074.00 2021.80 2056.20 BBTC 1276.25 1295.00 1271.15 1285.45 NBVENTURES 103.50 103.60 102.75 103.15 IBULHSGFIN 855.00 858.95 821.35 831.95 -27.40 SOUTHBANK 17.35 17.45 16.85 17.20 CONCOR 515.55 520.65 506.05 519.20 HUDCO 44.80 45.10 44.60 44.75 THERMAX 972.90 985.00 968.85 973.80 LT 1375.00 1386.30 1366.60 1374.80 VENKYS 2142.45 2162.60 2126.55 2148.30 PTC 75.20 75.30 73.80 74.10 GAYAPROJ 167.55 171.95 161.00 166.85 TECHM 790.90 797.40 785.00 788.95 CROMPTON 226.00 226.35 221.30 223.85 TIMKEN 577.00 593.95 570.00 582.95 ITDCEM 124.70 126.00 122.10 122.70 KOTAKBANK 1342.00 1346.90 1323.00 1342.15 APOLLOHOSP 1238.60 1262.55 1226.90 1258.25 EMAMILTD 409.55 410.00 401.30 403.65 LAURUSLABS 402.00 404.00 398.00 401.45 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE BIOCON 607.85 622.40 604.50 619.50 COLPAL 1219.90 1235.50 1216.50 1230.95 BOSCHLTD 17950.00 17993.95 17750.35 17876.90 APLLTD 536.85 545.00 533.50 541.00 NIFTY NEXT 50 28068.25 28177.25 27885.10 28146.45 107.15 NBCC 62.80 62.80 60.25 61.40 OBEROIRLTY 539.00 544.90 525.75 541.35 GICRE 254.00 254.50 250.55 251.45 MAHLIFE 372.45 373.20 370.05 371.90 ASHOKLEY 87.30 92.80 86.20 92.05 4.80 DELTACORP 268.00 269.00 259.00 261.55 FCONSUMER 45.10 45.10 44.00 44.20 MAHINDCIE 221.00 224.60 220.60 223.05 GMDCLTD 79.20 79.75 79.05 79.40 PAGEIND 24100.05 24720.00 23800.00 24590.00 613.95 M&M 668.00 669.80 660.60 666.60 AARTIIND 1643.00 1646.45 1616.75 1636.05 SREINFRA 29.00 29.30 28.25 29.25 UNITEDBNK 10.91 11.28 10.91 11.05 ICICIGI 1042.20 1079.00 1035.65 1075.00 25.90 ITC 292.55 296.70 292.40 296.35 HINDCOPPER 50.10 50.50 49.50 49.90 GREAVESCOT 145.75 147.30 144.90 146.20 NILKAMAL 1390.05 1404.25 1390.05 1397.90 HDFCAMC 1533.00 1560.00 1515.00 1560.00 34.70 NCC 105.15 105.65 101.30 103.85 IFCI 12.94 13.04 12.80 12.96 GUJFLUORO 1064.15 1080.05 1051.00 1073.80 MAHLOG 517.50 519.55 515.45 517.55 LUPIN 795.00 813.40 790.20 810.15 17.50 IBVENTURES 343.40 343.40 333.90 337.25 VGUARD 221.20 222.05 217.00 218.15 GICHSGFIN 269.25 269.25 261.50 263.35 TVSSRICHAK 2218.80 2270.00 2190.00 2200.00 BANDHANBNK 548.00 559.00 536.10 559.00 12.00 BPCL 347.00 357.45 345.25 356.10 UBL 1411.80 1429.00 1395.95 1424.05 CUB 200.00 201.60 197.50 200.35 NH 215.00 220.45 214.50 218.00 BIOCON 607.00 619.90 603.55 619.05 12.35 HDFC 2054.00 2070.00 2040.00 2068.00 HSIL 276.00 280.15 272.00 274.25 AUBANK 585.00 588.50 579.00 584.55 NAVNETEDUL 110.10 110.85 109.80 110.50 MCDOWELL-N 533.00 546.00 532.10 544.15 10.60 SAIL 58.95 59.10 57.25 58.90 MPHASIS 973.00 991.40 968.30 983.65 FLFL 476.60 484.00 462.00 468.35 AKZOINDIA 1808.25 1811.00 1787.00 1792.25 DIVISLAB 1693.00 1719.75 1685.25 1715.75 31.30 ICICIGI 1041.60 1078.10 1041.60 1071.15 WELCORP 143.40 143.95 137.50 139.15 BALMLAWRIE 183.25 184.35 181.30 182.00 CERA 2874.70 2888.90 2841.00 2875.60 BANKBARODA 130.40 132.65 127.75 132.30 2.30 NTPC 135.00 136.35 134.95 135.85 GRANULES 112.00 113.30 110.80 112.90 TRENT 343.60 350.00 340.75 347.60 SUPRAJIT 239.00 239.00 233.00 234.55 DLF 186.00 189.50 183.40 187.60 3.00 BHEL 72.95 73.10 71.15 71.75 HDFCLIFE 385.50 387.25 378.70 381.20 WELSPUNIND 58.25 58.25 57.15 57.45 BIRLACORPN 525.00 525.00 498.50 505.85 CENTRUM 34.55 34.55 33.70 34.05 ABB 1391.20 1416.00 1379.35 1415.00 19.00 BEML 969.70 974.65 948.00 968.20 SCI 35.40 36.10 34.85 35.00 TATAGLOBAL 211.80 211.80 208.10 210.60 GSPL 178.25 182.00 178.05 179.85 INOXWIND 68.35 68.95 67.70 68.60 COLPAL 1225.90 1234.80 1216.00 1234.80 14.90 MERCK 3828.95 3990.00 3812.00 3952.10 SUVEN 270.00 272.85 266.40 268.65 WABAG 317.95 320.05 308.10 311.05 GHCL 240.70 244.15 240.25 241.55 NESCO 475.55 479.05 467.85 470.10 HINDPETRO 248.50 258.00 247.05 255.70 2.90 DMART 1484.00 1488.30 1460.00 1482.20 APOLLOTYRE 219.50 219.55 214.50 215.95 HIMATSEIDE 216.20 221.90 211.25 219.25 INFRATEL 316.15 316.45 312.60 315.10 SJVN 24.20 24.20 24.05 24.15 MOTHERSUMI 150.50 151.70 147.45 151.70 1.60 BOMDYEING 137.90 137.90 133.65 136.35 GMRINFRA 18.35 18.85 18.10 18.75 JMFINANCIL 88.60 90.90 87.75 89.50 SUPREMEIND 1138.50 1145.00 1131.10 1135.45 TIMETECHNO 95.65 97.25 95.30 95.60 PETRONET 236.50 241.30 235.50 240.00 2.35 SUNTV 632.00 632.00 606.30 612.70 SHANKARA 483.40 500.95 483.15 486.85 KSCL 477.00 477.15 464.40 471.35 JYOTHYLAB 196.35 196.35 188.60 189.60 JKCEMENT 853.75 865.60 849.10 860.60 DABUR 402.00 404.55 400.00 404.15 3.05 HEROMOTOCO 2598.00 2635.00 2568.00 2626.55 GSFC 103.65 104.45 101.20 104.05 RNAM 199.00 199.55 193.50 197.40 GREENPLY 172.10 173.90 168.35 170.70 GALAXYSURF 990.00 1005.00 977.65 985.45 SIEMENS 1145.10 1158.00 1134.20 1154.00 8.65 RECLTD 151.00 153.90 149.70 153.35 PETRONET 237.00 241.00 235.55 240.00 JSWENERGY 70.55 72.70 70.50 72.20 UCOBANK 18.80 19.00 18.70 18.90 TEJASNET 171.60 174.15 171.05 172.10 UBL 1416.75 1430.00 1396.45 1423.50 10.35 L&TFH 148.75 149.00 145.25 147.85 GODREJCP 670.70 670.70 663.55 664.75 FINCABLES 493.00 493.00 481.40 485.20 NAVINFLUOR 725.05 732.00 717.45 721.55 ERIS 630.75 640.00 629.45 632.20 ACC 1639.00 1658.45 1620.00 1651.00 10.60 FORCEMOT 1808.00 1840.00 1781.20 1802.85 ADANIPORTS 381.00 381.05 373.35 379.75 MAXINDIA 69.30 72.20 69.25 70.45 GILLETTE 6801.00 6999.00 6788.15 6963.45 SOLARINDS 1062.70 1068.40 1040.25 1044.95 HINDZINC 284.10 286.25 280.65 285.60 1.65 INDUSINDBK 1757.00 1772.40 1731.00 1768.15 ORIENTBANK 108.85 110.90 107.25 110.40 NESTLEIND 10881.00 10881.00 10735.00 10788.05 JSL 41.00 41.00 39.50 40.15 BLUEDART 3329.40 3329.40 3262.75 3282.95 AMBUJACEM 225.60 227.95 221.80 226.55 0.95 EDELWEISS 191.25 191.90 185.50 186.00 LTI 1639.55 1668.00 1635.15 1661.85 PRESTIGE 258.00 270.00 252.75 267.20 DEEPAKFERT 131.00 135.35 131.00 133.50 SHARDACROP 386.00 390.30 386.00 388.00 SHREECEM 18886.95 19021.70 18508.00 18900.00 74.60 TITAN 1104.10 1107.60 1092.80 1099.10 BANDHANBNK 547.10 557.65 537.50 551.95 SONATSOFTW 344.40 346.15 333.60 339.35 ASAHIINDIA 247.00 254.50 243.65 250.30 VMART 2580.00 2580.00 2542.00 2559.00 DMART 1484.00 1497.00 1459.00 1486.70 4.85 SBILIFE 619.90 628.60 614.65 619.60 ACC 1639.10 1658.65 1620.50 1653.90 DRREDDY 2754.00 2760.00 2737.20 2753.35 DBCORP 195.00 197.95 190.40 194.95 LAXMIMACH 6044.10 6098.55 6005.90 6085.90 GODREJCP 665.00 666.60 663.00 665.10 2.15 GRAPHITE 451.10 451.10 441.25 446.85 GRASIM 836.55 848.50 828.80 844.85 AJANTPHARM 1021.60 1025.30 1009.75 1017.70 FDC 168.00 169.45 165.00 168.00 MONSANTO 2542.35 2588.90 2542.00 2585.30 PGHH 10730.00 10850.00 10535.00 10750.00 30.65 TATAMTRDVR 96.15 100.20 94.95 99.20 FRETAIL 439.45 439.50 425.65 429.50 JKTYRE 91.35 92.30 90.55 91.90 LALPATHLAB 1030.00 1030.00 1010.00 1017.00 GULFOILLUB 865.30 881.95 865.30 873.85 CONCOR 516.00 522.00 506.40 518.00 1.45 FEDERALBNK 97.05 98.65 95.40 98.20 LTTS 1585.00 1600.00 1563.05 1586.70 BERGEPAINT 328.00 328.40 322.00 326.10 FORBESCO 2331.00 2434.95 2331.00 2417.10 CCL 281.80 282.65 276.00 279.95 AUROPHARMA 783.90 789.00 771.90 784.00 1.90 UNIONBANK 92.95 95.00 91.15 94.65 PEL 2649.05 2655.00 2620.75 2633.90 IEX 161.60 162.35 157.00 159.35 ESSELPRO 118.45 119.55 116.00 118.50 SHRIRAMCIT 1749.10 1749.10 1696.00 1720.10 SBILIFE 629.50 629.50 615.00 621.00 1.20 ONGC 158.70 158.90 157.15 157.55 EXIDEIND 217.05 218.80 214.40 218.00 REDINGTON 98.50 100.40 97.75 98.75 SHREECEM 18750.00 19036.20 18557.20 18956.55 SUPPETRO 221.75 223.60 219.75 221.30 SAIL 59.00 59.10 57.25 58.95 -0.05 ANDHRABANK 29.55 29.90 28.60 29.35 NAUKRI 1855.00 1908.00 1826.05 1890.75 SWANENERGY 114.00 114.00 108.25 110.80 THYROCARE 526.55 542.35 523.00 524.60 MINDACORP 136.00 136.00 132.50 133.55 OFSS 3562.00 3608.75 3543.10 3565.90 -3.30 COALINDIA 233.30 239.00 232.30 238.25 OMAXE 212.00 213.55 211.60 212.00 PIIND 1025.00 1025.00 1003.20 1008.05 NIACL 190.80 191.65 187.05 187.85 KIOCL 142.50 142.50 138.00 138.60 NIACL 190.35 192.00 187.00 190.05 -0.30 INDIGO 1409.00 1409.15 1384.40 1390.70 TATAELXSI 964.05 968.40 953.00 964.65 ADANITRANS 218.95 225.95 217.50 222.25 EIDPARRY 207.20 207.60 205.20 206.20 ZYDUSWELL 1295.00 1315.50 1295.00 1307.30 ICICIPRULI 366.00 366.05 359.45 363.90 -0.65 SRTRANSFIN 1238.40 1257.85 1220.50 1226.05 GNFC 323.90 326.50 319.00 322.70 MAGMA 122.00 123.20 117.10 119.15 VINATIORGA 1720.00 1734.05 1720.00 1725.65 LAOPALA 205.40 207.40 201.20 207.30 PEL 2647.80 2659.50 2617.40 2636.30 -6.30 HEG 2062.05 2062.05 2027.40 2040.30 JUBLFOOD 1430.00 1435.00 1406.20 1428.85 JSLHISAR 90.90 91.35 88.90 90.35 BLUESTARCO 693.00 694.15 682.00 685.10 TRITURBINE 109.80 111.00 108.40 108.90 CADILAHC 342.50 344.50 339.05 341.50 -0.95 BEL 95.35 96.80 93.30 95.95 IPCALAB 959.90 959.90 919.05 935.15 MRF 59074.05 59074.05 57590.00 57702.80 CAPPL 397.95 397.95 381.00 382.60 APARINDS 702.00 702.00 670.00 671.85 HAVELLS 764.10 764.75 752.00 760.70 -3.40 PERSISTENT* 630.00 647.75 612.35 622.65 IGL 315.50 316.65 308.90 310.55 KEC 292.40 292.40 285.05 286.30 BDL 293.50 294.85 290.00 293.45 SADBHAV 243.65 245.40 243.15 245.05 PIDILITIND 1278.55 1278.90 1263.65 1276.50 -8.45 RCOM 2.96 2.96 2.96 2.96 PNBHOUSING 890.00 909.00 882.60 892.50 ENDURANCE 1165.95 1171.65 1157.00 1168.30 NLCINDIA 67.90 68.25 67.65 68.05 VTL 1086.35 1097.50 1071.85 1093.05 L&TFH 149.40 149.40 145.10 147.80 -1.00 IDBI 44.20 44.35 43.30 43.85 EQUITAS 133.00 133.00 129.00 131.90 ICICIPRULI 365.00 365.20 359.45 362.25 NETWORK18 35.00 35.40 34.55 35.05 HONAUT 23075.00 23300.00 23075.00 23277.60 MARICO 360.00 360.00 354.10 356.50 -2.85 ESCORTS 760.00 779.90 752.50 774.70 LICHSGFIN 550.00 550.50 541.95 549.50 HINDZINC 284.05 286.10 281.00 285.05 GEPIL 841.50 854.00 838.60 850.40 RATNAMANI 900.00 900.00 889.10 895.00 BOSCHLTD 18014.95 18015.00 17729.95 17849.90 -145.05 HDFCBANK 2290.00 2299.65 2268.40 2290.00 M&MFIN 410.15 415.65 406.00 413.80 ENGINERSIN 119.25 119.40 117.25 117.85 SYMPHONY 1352.00 1372.60 1346.40 1352.00 HATSUN 764.60 764.60 756.00 760.65 BHEL 73.00 73.15 71.10 72.00 -0.60 NATIONALUM 55.65 57.20 55.25 56.50 ISEC 230.20 233.50 226.30 227.05 J&KBANK 59.80 60.10 58.00 59.80 PFIZER 3296.00 3296.00 3240.55 3251.50 ASTERDM 153.40 153.40 153.00 153.00 GICRE 254.80 254.80 250.30 251.70 -2.30 MRPL 70.05 71.10 69.45 70.10 BATAINDIA 1390.10 1415.00 1383.65 1400.35 KAJARIACER 613.40 626.95 603.45 613.55 GLAXO 1324.00 1324.00 1295.00 1296.05 CARERATING 988.00 989.95 985.20 987.30 BAJAJHLDNG 3316.95 3356.00 3270.90 3285.00 -32.40 HEXAWARE 352.80 356.60 349.40 351.60 INFIBEAM 41.25 42.15 40.85 41.45 TORNTPOWER 259.35 260.65 256.80 258.40 KPRMILL 572.65 577.40 565.00 568.40 SIS 850.00 855.00 834.00 839.70 NHPC 24.40 24.50 24.15 24.15 -0.25 CHENNPETRO 248.00 256.65 246.10 253.60 MANPASAND 117.00 119.00 112.05 114.25 RAMCOCEM 760.35 760.35 745.00 752.35 SOMANYCERA 452.10 456.70 435.00 441.20 PHOENIXLTD 647.55 661.00 642.90 653.30 HDFCLIFE 386.00 386.35 378.60 380.90 -4.50 IRB 142.00 142.30 135.75 140.75 GAIL 340.25 344.80 336.45 343.70 MFSL 427.20 430.35 421.50 424.10 WHIRLPOOL 1450.00 1464.00 1438.00 1453.00 SCHAEFFLER 5468.85 5468.85 5420.00 5441.50 NMDC 105.60 105.90 103.85 104.50 -1.30 MOTHERSUMI 151.50 151.85 147.65 150.90 DIVISLAB 1695.40 1717.75 1686.00 1715.00 TATACOMM 593.35 595.95 580.60 582.05 CRISIL 1465.50 1476.15 1440.00 1448.25 DHANUKA 394.90 397.45 392.30 393.95 IDEA 17.50 17.70 16.80 17.05 -0.25 HINDUNILVR 1669.95 1682.00 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A day ahead of an emer- Tuesday that the length of any “The World Trade gency EU summit that will help delay to the divorce that the Organization finds that the $ decide Britain's fate, May met bloc may grant Britain will European Union subsidies to with German Chancellor depend on what plan Prime Airbus has adversely impacted Washington: The US State against the country’s de facto Angela Merkel in Berlin and Minister Theresa May brings the United States, which will subject to additional duties in Department on Monday barred ruler. was due later to meet in Paris to a crunch summit. now put Tariffs on USD 11 the future. entry to 16 Saudi nationals Trump has instead empha- with French President The British leader is mak- Billion of EU products!” Trump The EU and the United over what it described as their sized that Riyadh is a major Emmanuel Macron, who so far ing a last-gasp diplomatic dash tweeted. States have been maintaining a role in the murder of journalist arms importer for the United has taken a harder line on the to Paris and Berlin on the eve “The EU has taken advan- fragile trade truce since Trump Jamal Khashoggi as the admin- States and an important region- issue. In a possible boost for the of an emergency summit in tage of the US on trade for angered Europe last year by istration of Donald Trump con- al ally against Iran. embattled British premier, an Brussels, where she hopes the many years. It will soon stop!” slapping duties on steel and alu- tinues to face harsh criticism A statement by the State aide to Macron said Paris could . % other 27 EU chiefs will agree However, the immediate minum imports and threaten- over its handling of the affair. Department listed the 16 indi- be prepared to accept an exten- # $ . to postpone Brexit to June 30. consequences from Trump’s ing new ones on cars. Dissident writer Khashoggi viduals and said that they had sion of less than a year. She needs more time to try Twitter outburst were unclear. For more than 14 years, was killed and dismembered been designated under the In Germany, a source in lock. But these discussions are must explain in Brussels what to strike a compromise with Hours earlier, on Monday Washington and Brussels have October 2 in the Saudi con- Department of State, Foreign Merkel's party said she could moving slowly, and EU nego- another postponement would the opposition that will let evening, US Trade accused each other of unfairly sulate in Istanbul by a team of Operations, and Related consider a delay until the start tiator Michel Barnier said May achieve. Britain’s bitterly divided par- Representative Robert subsidizing Boeing and Airbus, 15 agents sent from Riyadh, Programs Appropriations Act. of 2020. After meeting Europe's liament back an orderly Lighthizer had said the final respectively, in a tit-for-tat dis- sparking unprecedented The section in question two most powerful figures, divorce plan at the fourth amount of any tariffs had yet to pute that long predates Trump. international scrutiny of the “provides that, in cases where May is hoping EU leaders will / $"* * ? ! attempt. Without such a delay, be determined and would not The Boeing-Airbus spat is kingdom’s human rights record. the Secretary of State has cred- agree at the emergency summit the United Kingdom is sched- be announced until the out- the longest and most compli- But despite the fact that ible information that officials of to postpone Brexit from April 1 *#A & / "* uled to crash out with no deal come of a WTO arbitration cated dispute dealt with by the Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown foreign governments have been 12 to June 30, to give her more on Friday. process — expected later this WTO, which aims to create a prince Mohammed bin Salman involved in significant corrup- time to get her divorce deal 5+''2&' meeting. But the EU has already year. level playing field in global was named as “responsible” tion or gross violations of through parliament. Prime Minister Charles granted one delay — the orig- Lighthizer’s office pub- trade. for the murder by the US human rights, those British MPs have rejected elgium is to host a mini- Michel will host leaders or inal deadline was March 29 — lished a preliminary list — The EU fired back on Senate, who adopted their res- individuals and their immedi- the text, and May's government Bsummit of the EU members senior officials from north- and negotiator Michel Barnier including items as diverse as Tuesday, saying that the olution after being briefed by ate family members are ineli- is now in talks with the oppo- most exposed to the dangers of western Europe before the EU said May must explain what aircraft, swordfish, cheeses and amounts claimed by the US the CIA, the US president has gible for entry into the United sition Labour party to try to a no-deal Brexit on Wednesday, summit, his spokesman told another postponement would liquors — that he said could be were “greatly exaggerated.” refused to publicly take a stand States. 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" /6* 5B * R * * &* *&2 &2' * C " Ankara: Turkish President 3 $ Jerusalem: Israelis began vot- - 7 " Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling ing on Tuesday in a high-stakes awmakers named the party said on Tuesday it wants C election that will decide Lspeaker of the upper house Khartoum: Thousands of defi- Saint Petersburg: Russian cluded that no members of the the Istanbul mayoral election to whether to extend Prime as Algeria’s first new president ant Sudanese protesters President Vladimir Putin said campaign conspired with be repeated after the Supreme Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s in two decades Tuesday, after remained camped outside army on Tuesday he knew from the Russia to boost Trump in the Electoral Council rejected a Ankara: Turkish police on long right-wing tenure despite the resignation of Abdelaziz headquarters for a fourth day &6?2 start that the massive investi- 2016 presidential elections. demand for a recount of all bal- Tuesday detained over 100 corruption allegations or to Bouteflika following mass Tuesday, after security forces gation into links between US At the same time the inves- lots cast in the city. individuals nationwide for sus- replace him with an ex-military protests. abandoned two separate n accountability court on President Donald Trump’s tigation did find that Russia The AKP had appealed pected ties to the group blamed chief new to politics. The election of Abdelkader attempts to disperse them ATuesday indicted Pakistan campaign and Moscow would carried out a campaign of dis- after results showed its Istanbul for a 2016 attempted coup, state The vote is expected to be Bensalah as interim president when soldiers fired in the air, Muslim League-Nawaz (PML- come up empty. information and hacked emails candidate narrowly lost in last media reported. close and likely lead to frantic follows constitutional rules but witnesses said. N) chief and Opposition “We have said from the from Hillary Clinton’s cam- week’s local election in what Tens of thousands of peo- negotiations to form a coalition goes against the Chanting “freedom, free- Leader in the beginning that (special coun- paign team, and 25 Russians would be a major setback for ple have been taken into cus- government once results are in, demands of demonstrators, dom,” crowds of men and National Assembly Shehbaz sel Robert Mueller’s) commis- have been indicted. the party after a decade and a tody over alleged ties to US- with opinion polls having who have pushed for him and women, who had spent the Sharif on charges he misused sion would not find anything. Putin on Tuesday again half in power. based Muslim preacher shown Netanyahu best placed other top politicians to stand night camped outside his authority while he was the Nobody knows better than us, called accusations of meddling “We will take the path of Fethullah Gulen since the failed to do so. Polls opened at 0400 down. Khartoum’s sprawling com- Chief Minister of Punjab Russia did not meddle in any “total nonsense for the (US) extraordinary appeal... We will coup while over 140,000 pub- GMT and were to close at 1900 “I want to work towards plex that also houses the pres- province. elections,” Putin said. domestic audience”. say that we want the election in lic sector employees have been GMT in most areas, with final fulfilling the interests of the ident’s residence, urged top Shehbaz’s son Hamza, the “It was clear ahead of time,” A redacted version of the Istanbul to be repeated,” the sacked or suspended. results not expected until early people,” Bensalah told parlia- brass to back them in ending Opposition Leader in Punjab he said at the International Mueller report could be AKP’s deputy chairman Ali After public prosecutors Wednesday. ment on taking up the 90-day Omar al-Bashir’s three decades Assembly, was also indicted by Arctic Forum. “I talked about released to the public by next Ihsan Yavuz told reporters in in several cities including the Ex-military chief Benny interim presidency. of iron-fisted tule. the court in the Ramzan Sugar this.” The long-awaited report week, US Attorney General Ankara. capital Ankara and coastal city Gantz has mounted a strong “It’s a great responsibility It is the largest rally since Mills case. into election meddling con- Bill Barr said Tuesday. AFP Electoral authorities would of Izmir issued over 400 arrest challenge to the veteran prime that the constitution demands protests erupted following a Both Shehbaz and Hamza have to decide whether the warrants, 127 suspects were minister by brandishing his of me,” the 77-year-old added. three-fold increase in bread pleaded not guilty to the AKP has a case for a rerun of the detained, according to numbers security credentials while Opposition parties refused prices in December, before charges framed against them, Istanbul ballot after a very tight provided by state news agency pledging to undo damage he to back Bensalah’s election and mushrooming into which involve the misuse of race for the city’s mayor. AFP Anadolu. AFP says Netanyahu has inflicted on boycotted the session, as hun- nationwide demonstrations their authority and the illegal the country with divisive pol- dreds of students protested demanding that Bashir step use of public funds. itics. 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They $ * & sion office of Cradle Institute Last date to apply: April employable and job-ready. Here is While marketing, finance, human have the latest information on what is ' of Paramedical Sciences, 988, 17, 2019. # $ %$& && 255 %9 )2'6 5&'6 .22 ) 1 7 1 ( 3 ) 0 ' 6 he JEE (Main) 2019 (April TSession) Paper — I for those aspiring for BE/BTech was held on as it ever occurred to you how in the digital front. By analysing April 8, 2019. NTA has successful- Hthe big game players know or social event data on past assaults and ly conducted the JEE Main — predict what you would need even distinguishing an advanced unique Paper 2 on April 7 for which around before you searched for it yourself? mark to avoid future invasions can one lakh students have appeared. In today’s day & age, the needs & help in developing a viable method This is the first day out of the four expectations of customers are seeing to counteract information threats. days for April session of JEE Main an unprecedented high because of Automobile: At a time where 2019 Paper — 1 to be held on April the myriad options that one is electric self-driving cars are the 8 ,9, 10 & 12, 2019. exposed to. It is through these future, predictive analytics can help The reporting time for stu- options that organisations across the in futuristic automobile innovation. dents was 7:30 am however the world are learning and understand- By breaking down sensor informa- exam started at 9:30 am. ing the massive amounts of data that tion from associated vehicles, auto- Reactions from Students about potential customers leave behind. Be mobile manufacturers can design JEE Main Paper — I held on April it online, or through retail, extensive based on predictive calculations. 8, 2019 (forenoon session) : amounts of behavioural data of con- Aviation: Predictive Analytics can There were no changes in the pat- sumers are being captured to devel- playing and AI to enable experts to Modifying operations: Predictive help the aviation industry by mon- tern of Paper — I of JEE (Main) op algorithms & models that can predict future business targets. Analytics is empowering organisa- itoring the motor wellbeing of airline compared to previous years or help in shaping business perfor- Driven by the big data metrics, tions to work all the more profi- carriers. To improve the carriers’ up- January session. Questions covered mance with effective distribution of predictive analytics is quickly becom- ciently. A few organisations have time and diminish upkeep costs, almost all chapters from the three services and products. ing imperative for numerous busi- profited by predictive models by organisations can utilise predictive subjects Physics, Chemistry and Predictive Analytics is the prac- nesses and organisations, as they can determining stock and overseeing models to anticipate subsystem exe- Mathematics. The spread of ques- tice of drawing patterns to determine saddle through colossal amounts of assets. This can be widely used cution for oil, fuel, lift-off, mechan- tions was from almost all chapters objective type. One question on assertion reason- future trends and outcomes through data to give the business a more across the clothing, hospitality and ical wellbeing, and controls. from Class XI and XII. The level of difficult as per feedback ing was asked. extracting viable information from pragmatic vision of where and how airline industry where inventory Predictive modelling forms the The paper had three parts : from students: Overall the paper was of easy to existing data sets. Predictive to focus. management is the biggest challenge future of business strategies with its Part—I: Physics with 30 ques- Mathematics: Easy to mod- moderate level as per students. Analytics utilises chronicled infor- With expanding challenges, var- at hand. extensive use of mathematical and tions, marking scheme (+4 for cor- erate level. Our students reported As compared to last year, this year mation to anticipate future occasions. ious sectors are looking for an edge Healthcare: In healthcare, models computational methods. An iterative rect response, -1 for incorrect questions were easy. No question paper was of easy to moderate level Regularly recorded information is in bringing items and administra- associating manifestations and med- process that makes one test a data set response, 0 if not attempted) asked from Mathematical as per students. More focus was utilised to construct a scientific tions to swarmed markets. The most ications to results are seeing more and validate its results for a futuris- Part—II: Chemistry with 30 Induction. however given to NCERT. model that analyses critical pat- notable ones include: extensive use by suppliers. By using tic time frame. Owing to the dire questions, marking scheme (+4 for Physics: Tougher compared As compared to January session terns. The model is then utilised on Consumer behaviour: Predictive pattern-detection algorithms, health- need of accuracy in forecasting, correct response , -1 for incorrect to Mathematics and Chemistry. the paper was almost of similar level current information to foresee what Analytics are utilised to decide client care professionals can identify, give organisations of the future will look response, 0 if not attempted) But it was of moderate level. Some as per students. Physics was rela- will occur straightaway or to propose reactions or buys. Online retailers are feedback and help patients before- at individuals with a hands-on exper- Part—III: Mathematics with students felt Class XI had more tively tougher. steps to make for ideal results. Used utilising huge amounts of informa- hand. tise in predictive analytics making it 30 questions, marking scheme (+4 weightage in the paper. No errors were reported from stu- normally to conjecture future prob- tion they accumulate on the conduct Anticipate cyber threats: the specialisation of tomorrow. for correct response, -1 for incorrect Chemistry: Easy. Some ques- dents as such. abilities, Predictive Analytics utilis- of their clients to modify their costs Combining numerous examination response, 0 if not attempted) tions were directly from NCERT The students left the exam hall at es various methods that include the to predict what will engage their cus- strategies can improve design dis- $ - ! All questions were of multiple and were fact based. No tricks 12:30 pm. likes of data mining, measurable dis- tomers the most. covery and avoid criminal conduct ' $ choice with single correct answer involved as such in any question. 2# $ 3!! 22 ,/,R * 0 ! 1! " 9 # he Goods and Services Tax TNetwork (GSTN) on the occasion he Kalinga Institute of Industrial ern India and Odisha to enter this pres- Quality Education (SDG 4). Sustainable IT has added yet another of its foundation day on April, 2019 TTechnology (KIIT) Deemed to be tigious global university ranking that Development Goals, adopted by the UN Vfeather to its cap by secur- felicitated The Institute of Chartered University, Bhubaneswar is among a aims to measure an institution’s impact in 2016, provide a framework for devel- ing first rank among private Accountants of India (ICAI) in recog- handful of Indian universities to enter on society based on its success in meet- oping the world in a sustainable way. In institutions in the country in nition of its contribution and support World University Impact Rankings ing the UN’s Sustainable Development terms of other parameters, KIIT has got the Atal Ranking of Institutions in development of GST ecosystem. 2019 of the Times Higher Education Goals (SDGs). Last year, it had achieved 101-200 position with respect to on Innovation Achievements It was presented by Navin Kumar, (THE). an impressive rank in The Times Higher Reduced Inequalities; 201+ in Peace, (ARIIA 2019) awarded by the 1! . 1 chief guest, former chairman, GSTN in The first edition of the Times Education World University Rankings Justice and Strong Institutions and Ministry of Human Resource , " - the presence of Ajay Bhushan Pandey, the recognition on behalf of ICAI. Higher Education World University 2019 also which assesses research- 301+ in Quality Education. Overall it has Development. chairman, GSTN & revenue secretary, The dignitaries discussed the work- Impact Rankings 2019 was released on intensive universities from 86 countries got 301+ position globally in impact VIT Chancellor Dr G NIRF ranking, in engineering Government of India and ing of GSTN along with the major focus April 3, 2019 and includes more than across all of their core missions. rankings. Viswanathan received the Institutions category VIT Krishnamurthy Subramanian, chief areas like — linking of E-way Bill with 450 universities from 76 countries. The According to the ranking report, Staff, students and well wishers of award from President of India secured 18th rank including all economic advisor. CA. Prafulla P GST Invoices and its data mining and rankings assess universities against the KIIT has been rated high on sustainable both KIIT & KISS profoundly thanked Ram Nath Kovind during the the IITs, NITs and leading uni- Chhajed, president, ICAI, CA. Atul others. The ICAI has been regularly United Nations’ Sustainable development parameters such as and expressed gratitude to the Founder award ceremony and release of versities. In the University Gupta, vice-president, ICAI and CA. providing its support to GSTN by pro- Development Goals (SDGs). reduced inequalities (SDG 10), peace, of KIIT & KISS for his vision to carry National Institutional Ranking ranking category, VIT bagged Sushil K Goyal, Chairman, GST & viding suggestions on various GST KIIT Deemed to be university is the justice and strong institutions (SDG 16), out the mission of SDG, reducing Framework (NIRF) on April 8, 19th rank among all universi- Indirect Taxes Committee received forms. only self-financing university from east- partnership for goals (SDG 17) and inequalities since the inception of KIIT. 2019 at New Delhi. In the ties in India. ! " & 9(
,7 Q , $ R ! ! $ 6'6 ' 632< ! he online gaming is upsurging as one of the most rapidly growing Tindustries in the world, particularly $ in India. With an increase in the num- ber of games which are solely based on ' 3221 the skillset of a particular player, more and more people are engaging in such '6) gaming. This digital gaming sector in India is estimated to be worth $1.1 bil- lion by the year 2020 and will continue to flourish at a mind-boggling pace. In addition to such drastic developments, the country now boasts a huge inclina- tion towards start-ups and entrepre- neurship in the online gaming market. ) Such revolutionary games are taking online gaming to another level of tech- nical interaction. Some big game devel- oving in the direction to lion by 2022, which are 10.9 and popular use of electronic tag- out of the need to stay attuned to opers who began humbly have now not fulfill its promise of cre- presently. ging technology, there is a recur- the evolving industry scenario and only created a huge fan base for them- Mating a healthy and well- rent demand of skilled talents. tech adoption on a large scale. As selves less but they have even shaped skill educated workforce. From giving THE EVOLVING INDUSTRY 62 &?' ' 3 Every business today is in integrated logistics is the new based gaming in India for the better. relaxation to small businesses in Logistics is backbone of the '+11& 6 6' need of well-trained and qualified trend, talents working in the sec- Gamers who have a knack for online 0 '' logistics sector to file GST once in nation’s economy but used to be professionals who can manage tor bag high compensation pack- gaming (sport, fighting, poker) and %& 3 3 three months to allocating considered low-skilled industry ?)2 &? 4 their inventory and warehouses, ages that vary from skills, expe- would love to earn some money out of 64,587 crores for improvement of earlier. Therefore it remained the ? 5+ ECV keep tracks of accounts, and han- rience, and knowledge. In order it, various games are waiting for you all. rail transport, the Government is last career choice for many. The ? 3O' 31( ' dle the customs and regulatory to retain them and encourage Here are some of the key points. Mingle with super players: With working in favour of the industry. consequences of which were the compliance, and other processes adding value and innovation in The prospect of money through creative minds coming together on a sin- This is to support the ease of lack of well-trained talent and '&?4& 2 depending on the skills availabil- the business, companies also simple games: With simple games gle database, there is a huge chance that doing business in India, alongside innovation. The business had to 3&'23 ity. The professionals in this ensure the stress-free working including poker, rummy, trivia quizzes, you will come across more-established creating job opportunities for face endless struggles to source sphere continually strive to ensure conditions and complete safety to sports and other Real Money Games and talented players. The impetus is to youths, in which logistics indus- and retain the right talent for the '12623 62 that goods and services are deliv- achieve higher employee pro- (RMG), a lot of online players have been earn real cash along with top-notch gam- try is important. right job. Thanks to the latest dig- 2)22 2 ?, 24 ered to consumers on time and in ductivity and efficiency. benefitted financially. They get their pay- ing experience. The ongoing significant pub- ital technologies and MSMEs proper condition under mini- ments either through Paytm wallet or by Entertainment at its par: With a ris- lic and private investments in the who have joined the forces to .?5' 3 mum costs to achieve the high RE-ENGINEERING SKILLS bank transfer. Such money-related ing youth population, India is evolving transport and warehousing facil- streamline and organise the ',?) 62 levels of customer satisfaction. With tech-oriented logistics prospects have successfully ventured as the hub of mobile gaming and online ities have opened ways for underdeveloped industry that 3? & ? 2' The focus is on providing the best gaining momentum, various uni- the popularity of such games in India. face-offs. In cohesion with the huge mar- MSMEs to reduce the overhead logistics has today become an service to customers and increas- versities and private educational Completely reliable start-ups: Many ket size, the extent of fervor is also expenses and focus on improving attractive career path. es the supply of goods in the mar- institutions offer degree, diploma, entrepreneurs are aiming to bridge the increasing in these online gaming plat- the supply chain efficiency. The outdated pen and paper ket. For this, the market players and certificate programmes in gap between games and cash prizes forms. Fun is an indispensable part of Rightly pointed out in Teamlease’s processes for documentation are require a large number of trained logistics and management. To through its online platform. Just like this, these applications and is eventually report Indian Logistics Revolution- replaced by new modes like E-way demand management between manpower. get jobs, a bachelor or master other developers like as Moon Frog, responsible for this gaming outburst. Big Bets, Big Jobs, public invest- bills, the traditional word-of- transportation modes. New Looking at the present degree or any professional diplo- 99Games, PlaySimple and Mech Mocha In today’s digitally active era, earn- ments and steady evolution of the mouth promotion and marketing national waterways being built, a employment status, over a lakh of ma course in Logistics and Supply not only estimated the potential number ing quick money is highly lucrative for sector, spurred by snowballing is now supported by digital mar- plethora of sophisticated 3PL and incremental jobs are expected in Chain Management that credit of players, but also implemented their obvious reasons. People sure do spend a demands, will continue to drive keting. The logistics and supply 4PL players revolutionising the warehousing alone. them with the essential knowledge strategy excellently. lot of time gaming online, so using it to the growth of 14,19,000 crore chain has come a long way con- warehousing sub-sector, increas- and skills of the field or respon- Smartphone frenzy at its peak: In earn some real cash is not a bad idea after logistics sector at CAGR of 10.5%. tributing 13% to India’s GDP. It is ing consumption and consumer RISE OF NEW JOB ROLES sibility. Even the Government is 2019, almost every household owns a all! But experience players would know The major impact can be seen in slowly getting digitalised spear- maturity is providing a big fillip The job roles like consign- keen to equip the youths with the Smartphone which is the major reason that skills also have a major role to play road freight, rail freight, air heading the emergence of new to the packaging sub-sector, lead- ment booking assistant, e-docu- optimal skill-set and empower the for digital gaming and its proliferation. when it comes to winning. Through their freight, warehousing, packaging, jobs and transformation of the ing to more job creation. As mentation assistant, courier deliv- existing employees in the logistics Fervent players are thereby leading to a easily retrievable smartphones, the play- and courier services and the cre- traditional ones. Indian logistics industry is now ery executive, warehouse packer, and supply chain management two-fold progress in technical arena. ers can expect their financial as well as ation of nearly 3 million new jobs adopting the digital technologies inventory clerk, logistics and dis- sector through the specialised Widen your gaming horizons: Such 'fun'ancial goals being fulfilled. However, is anticipated. With this, employ- THE NEW ERA and harnessing its potential, clear- tribution manager, supply chain training centres. games have gained huge acclaim in the they must incline on improving their ment numbers in the logistics sec- In coming few years, there ly evident from the digitalisation analyst, supply chain coordinator, %24& $ % gaming sphere owing to their exemplary skills as per the requirement of the games tor may increase up to 13.9 mil- will be an enormous shift in of export and import transactions supply chain manager are born ' money earning capabilities. as luck is not a good option to rely on.
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clinical Chennai Super Kings maintained their Aunbeaten run at home with a seven-wicket thrashing of Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League here on Tuesday. The hosts put up a top- class bowling effort yet again after winning the toss, limit- ing KKR to 108 for nine despite an unbeaten 50 off 44 balls from the dangerous Andre Russell. ! # With the dew making bat- ting easier in the second half of the match, CSK chased down a rather comfortable ! -C! target in 17.2 overs. With an emphatic win, CSK are back at the top of the )+)5 P against CSK to turn the game table with five victories from ) around. six games while KKR suffered evenge will be on their 0 U 18 C MI don't even have anyone their second loss in six match- Rmind when Mumbai ) in the top-20 run scorers' list es and will be hoping that Indians lock horns with Kings this season, an indication of the Tuesday's performance was XI Punjab, the hosts looking to ) 0 depth in their batting, and just a blip in otherwise a stretch their winning run in the U 18 ! have a superior fast bowling promising campaign so far. Indian Premier League here on attack bolstered by the inclu- Shane Watson (17 off 9) Wednesday. sion of West Indian pacer, smashed two fours and a six The previous encounter ' C;K Alzarri Joseph, who blew away early on in the run chase between the two teams in E:C E:A Sunrisers with his record- before falling to a soft dis- Mohali had ended in a compre- 3 breaking haul of 6/12 in missal off spinner Sunil % ' # - # - - , P hensive eight-wicket win for ) Hyderabad in their previous Narine. Kings XI, but home condi- game. Suresh Raina (14) too did certain extent to finish with a pull off a delivery that kept mid-wicket, to be dismissed tions at the Wankhede Stadium MFF The hosts have a formida- not cash in on the opportuni- five fours and three sixes. 62 + 32723 low. for 19 to leave KKR in trou- are expected to favour MI. 1&( ble pace attack with Jasprit ty to make a big score and The under-rated Deepak In the next over, ble at 44 for five. MI enter the match high on & ! Bumrah and left-arm Jason perished in an attempt to hit Chahar, who returned with 32210 66$ Harbhajan tossed one up to That KKR's 50 came up confidence following successive Behrendorff also there, along Narine out of the park, leav- impressive figures of three 46? 2+ 23 Narine, who attempted a big only in the 12th over, indicat- victories over holders Chennai 1&( 6 with Joseph and Hardik, to ing CSK at 35 for two in five for 20 from four overs, rattled shot, only to skew it to the ing how much their batsmen Super Kings and last edition's :E utilise the bounce and carry on overs. the KKR top-order with early 46 )12''<2 point region where Chahar struggled to come to grips finalists Sunrisers Hyderabad. EFF the Wankhede track. Since the asking rate was strikes, including that of the ,+2' ?, 622 took a good catch running with the surface at Chepauk. Significantly both these 79F !( Kings XI, third on the not an issue, Faf du Plessis (43 big-hitting Chris Lynn as the backwards. victories came mostly because 3!'2 332 +,2' table with eight points, have not out off 45) and Ambati visitors struggled to 29 for ,? 9F ,?) ,?+ Nitish Rana (0) became of MI's all-round bowling been top heavy in batting with Rayudu (21) went about their four in the powerplay. Chahar's second victim, taken Chennai Super Kings: strength as the bowlers defend- K L Rahul and Mayank ?<2'$ &23 Live on Star Sports 1& 2 HEAD job with little difficulty. The Harbhajan Singh (2/15), smartly by Rayudu. Robin Shane Watson (17), Faf du ed totals successfully. TO Agarwal leading the way with South African, who scored 54 Imran Tahir (2/21) and 62 00 ?17 Uthappa (11, 9 balls, 2X4) Plessis (43) not out, Suresh MI are also blessed with HEAD 200-plus aggregates and the in his first game of the season Ravindra Jadeja (1/17) put the played a couple of good shots, Raina (14), Ambati Rayadu splendid batting firepower in indomitable Gayle too not far ?32 46 03 here on Saturday, played brakes on the KKR batting before perishing to a pull (21), Kedhar Jadhav (8) not the end overs from West Indian 6 :D6 behind. another solid innings to take with a disciplined effort. which landed in the safe out. Kieron Pollard and Hardik In bowling, skipper 2& '02'$ +! the team home. KKR were under pres- hands of Kedar Jadhav at Kolkata Knight Riders: Pandya. C Ravichandran Ashwin (7 wick- Earlier, a lot depended sure from the word go as Lynn &+3 6 deep-square leg. Chris Lynn (0), Sunil Narine Kings XI, who too have 423 2'3 ALFF 1) ets) has done well in five out of on the in-form Russell after a and Sunil Narine fell within ?, 62 57 A lot was expected of (6), Robin Uthappa (11), been given a shot-in-the-arm six games that the team has poor show from the KKR the space of five balls. First, skipper Dinesh Karthik but he Nitish Rana (0), Dinesh by their six-wicket victory that the big-striking Pollard played and has got good sup- batting unit. He played the Chahar trapped Lynn leg- 6 & flattered to deceive, hammer- Karthik (19), Shubman Gill Monday night over Sunrisers, and Hardik don't take away the port from the likes of Sam only way he knows, going for before wicket for a duck in the ing a shot off Tahir straight (9), Andre Russell (50) not need to chip away at the top of game like they did when carv- Curran, Mohammed Shami big shots, and succeeded to a first over, as the Aussie missed into the hands of Harbhajan at out, Piyush Chawla (8). the MI batting as well as ensure ing 45 runs in the last two overs and Murugan Ashwin. Q " " R '(&( ' ) &( &( ' )?6& ures don't do justice, but I think Mujeeb bowled well today. ings XI Punjab skipper Ravichandran "You do use spinners with the new + , ) KAshwin has said his side has a lot of ball and Mujeeb has done it all his life for scope for improvement after they encoun- Afghanistan. And it was a good match- tered yet another "too close" game in the up between (Jonny) Bairstow and )?6& ongoing Indian Premier League. Mujeeb," he said. K L Rahul (71 not out) and Mayank The Sunrisers skipper Bhuvneshwar unrisers Hyderabad's David Warner Agarwal (55) struck fluent half-cen- Kumar said he was happy with his Swas extra cautious while turies to guide Kings XI Punjab to a six- bowlers efforts, especially with the dew Ravichandran Ashwin operated in the wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in playing a major factor in the second IPL Monday night, deliberately drag- a nail-bitting contest here. innings. ging his bat inside the safe zone to avoid Chasing 151 for a win, Kings XI were "Of course it is hard but I am pretty becoming a victim of 'Mankading'. coasting at 132 for one before three quick happy with the way we bowled with the The incident happened during the ' # wickets took the game to the wire. dew around. It is a bit difficult with york- IPL match between Sunrisers "Too close for comfort. We have had ers and slower balls, but given the dew, Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab here. really close games, the biggest positive for we executed our plans pretty well," he said. Warner was seen taking precaution me is there is scope for improvement," "The yorker is something you can't by staying inside the crease during Ashwin said at the post-match presenta- bowl and the bowling plans depend on Ashwin's over. ) tion ceremony. the length of the boundaries. When we Warner, who was at the non-strik- "It will be really harsh to say that we came to bowl we kept the dew factor out er's end, kept dragging his bat inside the ner Ashwin had dismissed Rajasthan conceded 100 runs in the last 10 overs. of our minds and all we wanted to do was safe zone to ensure that he does not Royals' Jos Buttler without giving him / 6 The plans were held very well upon. There stretch it to the last over." become Ashwin's 'Mankad' victim. a prior warning and that had attracted is enough ability to work on it." Man-of-the-match Rahul said he The Australian's antics was quick- a lot of criticism from across the crick- Ashwin backed Mujeeb Ur Rahman, was happy to get his form back after an ly picked up by the cameras and et fraternity.As per the rules, a bowler % saying the Afghan spinner was an asset ordinary start to this year's IPL. replayed on the big screen. is within his right to dismiss a batsman who can be used upfront. "I didn't start off the way I wanted to The clip of the incident was later who leaves the crease before the ball is "Mujeeb knows Mohali very well and in the first couple of games. I am just uploaded by the official IPL website — being released. But the practice has been )2&5?+ 2 as a spinner you need to know the lengths enjoying my batting and happy to end up iplt20.Com. generally deemed as against the "spir- and speeds to bowl at. Sometimes the fig- , on the winning side," he said. Earlier in the tournament, off-spin- it of the game." tar Australian pacer Mitchell Starc is taking legal Sroute to get $1.53 million of his Indian Premier League (IPL) contract paid out after he failed to play any game for his franchise Kolkata Knight Riders - # P&# "#$1 1 %*&*"# " 1 Q (KKR), according to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald. Starc was injured in last year's ill-fated Test series ' # 4# )+)5 The Jharkhand player was against South Africa. candid in saying that although he According to the report, Starc filed a lawsuit in ' 1?2 main draw of the women's sin- oung Mumbai Indians bats- would love to keep wickets too for the Victorian County Court last week against the gles event with a come-from- Yman Ishan Kishan hopes to MI instead of playing just as a insurers of his lucrative deal to play for KKR. ndia's Parupalli Kashyap and behind 16-21 21-14 21-15 win meet the high expectations his pure batsman he knew that South Starc was one of the most sought-after Australian IMugdha Agrey qualified for over Lauren Lam of USA in the team has from him, having African Quinton de Kock was players at the 2018 IPL auction, snapped up for a price the main draw of the men and qualification round. replaced veteran Yuvraj Singh in MI's first choice. tag bettered only by Chris Lynn. women singles competitions at Mughda will play the previous game. "Obviously, I would like to The left-arm quick, however, failed to bowl a ball the Singapore Open badminton Thailand's Pornpawee "He's such a big player and play as wicket-keeper-batsman during the cash-rich T20 meet as he broke down with tournament here on Tuesday. Chochuwong in her opening the fact that I am playing in his but with de Kock in the team, I injury in the preceding series against South Africa, Kashyap, a 2014 Glasgow round encounter Wednesday. place raises expectations from have to wait for my chance. I am which was marred by the ball-tampering saga that Commonwealth Games gold Elsewhere, it was curtains others. Playing under such pres- keen to learn from him. I have led to bans for Steven Smith, David Warner and medallist, defeated Japan's Yu for men's doubles pair of Arjun sure will help me in the long been able to learn a lot by seeing Cameron Bancroft. Igarashi 15-2, 21-16, 22-20 in MR and Shlok Ramachandran term," said Kishan here ahead of his fitness level and dedication. Starc, who is represented by Mills Oakley the final round of the qualifi- in the opening round after they Wednesday's IPL match against He's a very good player with good lawyers, is suing a syndicate of Lloyd's of London, the cation to seal his place in the lost 11-21 18-21 against sixth Kings XI Punjab. hand eye co-ordination with the insurance market where coverage can be bought for main draw. seeds Kim Astrup and Anders Kishan batted at number bat, a thorough professional." unique circumstances, the report added. Kashyap, who is married to Skaarup Rasmussen of four in place of Yuvraj who had Kishan disagreed with the The writ states Starc paid a premium of $97,920 London Olympics Bronze Denmark. managed to tally 98 runs in the notion that he had fallen behind to be covered between February 27 and March 31 in medallist Saina Nehwal, had The other Indian men's first four games. He was run out in the race for the wicket keep- 2018, when the tournament ended. earlier defeated Malaysia's June doubles pair in action on for 17 against Sunrisers er's slot for India behind his Going by Starc, he started feeling pain in his right Wei Cheam 21-5, 14-21, 21-17 Tuesday — Narendran Hyderabad on Saturday. deputy in the Under 19 World calf while bowling during the second Test in Port in his first qualification round. Balasubramannian Geetha and Asked whether he was now Cup, Rishabh Pant, who has Elizabeth. Kashyap will take on Raphel Sharon — failed to sure of his place, Kishan said, "We already played in Tests and is in "While bowling on uneven footmarks on a worn Denmark's Rasmus Gemke in qualify for the main draw after have so many good players in the the running to make the squad wicket, the plaintiff suffered a sudden onset of pain the opening round of the men losing 15-21 14-21 against team. All, including seniors, have for the upcoming World Cup. in his right calf. The pain worsened over the next few singles event on Wednesday. local pair of Danny Bawa to be on toes and my focus is that "I don't feel I have fallen bowling sessions and during the next Test match," the Besides Kashyap, young Chrisnanta and Loh Kean whenever I get opportunity I give behind. My focus is on improv- writ said. Mugdha also made it to the Hean. my 100 per cent." ! - ing my cricket."
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