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  P                                          !         $((1 / Singh Chouhan is fielded from also inducted two SP leaders, Dina Patil, who had lost to seat in 1999 and # the seat. former UP Minister Ram Sakal Somaiya in the 2014 elections. 2014. he BJP has fielded rebel Another probable close Gurjar and ex-MLA Rajendra BJP-Sena together is pitted Commenting on denial of     TCongress MLC Dinesh contest is shaping up at the Singh, into the party with against Congress-NCP alliance ticket to Somaiya, BJP     Pratap Singh against UPA Kayastha-dominated Patna Union Minister Piyush Goyal in Maharashtra with 48 Lok spokesperson Madhav  $ % chairperson Sonia Gandhi Sahib from where the BJP has claiming that their decision Sabha seats. The BJP is con- Bhandari said all decisions &!'  from Rae Bareli and well- fielded Union Minister Ravi showed the Narendra Modi testing three out of six seats in related to fielding candidates   (  known Bhojpuri actor and Shankar Prasad against whom Government’s all-round Mumbai and sharing rest three are taken by the party’s Central    singer Dinesh Lal Yadav, alias “Bihari Babu” Shatrughan acceptability. with the Sena. Parliamentary Board.    O$ Nirahua, against Samajwadi Sinha, who quit BJP and like- Kotak’s candidature came “A lot of thought process     Party chief Akhilesh Yadav ly to join Congress this week, as a big shock to Somiaya, who goes into selection of a candi-   # from Azamgarh as the ruling is to re-contest. had already started gearing up date. Only our national presi- NDA and the Opposition par- Shiv Sena’s dogged oppo- for his poll campaign. In the dent can comment over why        ties set their eyes on giving sition to the BJP’s sitting MP run-up to the 2017 BMC elec- Somaiyaji is not fielded this  !"  tough challenges to stalwarts of from Mumbai North-East Kirit tions, which the BJP and the time,” Bhandari said. #$#%#& + either sides. Somaiya, a known critic of Sena had contested separately, Senior BJP leader Vinod  ,  Prem Singh Shakya of the Sena Chief Udhav Thackrey, Somaiya had talked about Tawde said the decision to      BJP will take on SP patriarch compelled the BJP to drop “mafia of Bandra” which were deny ticket to Somaiya was  -   Mulayam Singh Yadav, who has him from the contest. The perceived to be directed at taken considering the “ground #  shifted from Azamgarh to party fielded BMC corporator Sena president Uddhav realities”.   ./&   Mainpuri. Manoj Kotak in his place. The party ended long- Thackeray whose resident Out of the six Assembly  -  + ,O In another key contest, the The BJP, which released its pending suspense and con- “Matoshree” is located in sub- constituencies in Mumbai,   & 0 # Congress has fielded leading 16th list, announced six can- ceded to Sena’s demand when urban Bandra. three segments are currently farmer leader Nana Patole didates which included one it dropped its articulate and a Interestingly, Kotak was held by the BJP, while the Sena    '! against Union Minister Nitin from Maharashtra (North-East prominent face from Mumbai the first BJP leader reported to and the Samajwadi Party hold    Gadkari from Nagpur. Mumbai) Kotak and five from North-East Somaiya and chose have raised his voice against an two seats and one seat, respec- #%(#$$ )##% +  While Congress heavy- UP including Chandra Sen a lesser face and BMC corpo- alleged multi-crore scam in tively.    weight and former Chief Jadun (Firozabad), Prem Singh rator Kotak. the Sena-ruled BMC. The BJP has renominated -   Minister Digvijay Singh has Shakya (Mainpuri), VP Saroj Kotak, who is the group Sena workers had threat- its MPs from Mumbai North       been nominated from Bhopal, (Machhlishahr SC), Dinesh leader of the BJP in the civic ened not to campaign for the and Mumbai North Central -     BJP sources said the contest Pratap Singh, and Dinesh Lal body, would take on Nationalist BJP if Somaiya was repeated seats but put delete button on   - may become interesting in case Yadav. Congress Party (NCP) candi- from the constituency. Somaiya Somaiya’s candidature on Sena’s    # *+ former Chief Minister Shivraj During the day, the BJP date and former MP Sanjay had won Mumbai North-East insistence. (")*        O    O    P          !" P          ''  '21'  ''  '21'       hot Wednesday noon saw APrime Minister Narendra n a fierce counter-attack, Modi firing a broadside at IBengal Chief Minister Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Mamata Banerjee on Thursday Banerjee and the Congress for called Narendra Modi a liar of trying to “weaken and demean” the first order whose term in the armed forces, trampling his office had already expired Bengal under dynastic rules, making him fit to be called an and perpetrating a corrupt “expiry babu”. regimes. Modi called Mamata Mamata said, “If Modi and “speed breaker” in the path of his fascist party returned to development. power, they will permanently Addressing two mammoth dismantle democracy from rallies — one at Siliguri in .” North Bengal from where he Throwing an “open chal- kick-started his election cam- lenge” and inviting the Prime paign for the State, and the sec- Minister in a nationally tele- Gandhiji adding “we will not Attacking the Prime ond under a sweltering-hot               vised debate, Mamata said, take lessons of nationalism Minister for spreading lies the  +& 3 ,& “Where is special category sun at the Brigade Parade    !  "   #   $    “You (PM) are a liar who ped- from you.” Bengal Chief Minister said, “I status? Where is the Women’s Ground in Kolkata — the %   &' dles falsehood to win elec- Addressing a massive elec- am ashamed to think of a iju Janata Dal (BJD) supre- Reservation Bill? Where is Prime Minister said “India” and tions.” tion rally at Dinhata in Prime Minister who only ped- Bmo and Chief Minister farmers’ insurance? Why did more so “Bengal” have been dismay?” Resurrecting the issue of Wondering why the Prime Coochbehar bordering Assam, dles lies not only about the hitting the not receive any coop- trampled by dynastic rules. He wondered whether they Balakot air strike, the Prime Minister was not being acted she said, “If he (Modi) and his Opposition but also his claimed campaign trail in Ganjam dis- eration and help from In an apparent reference to are targeting him because his Minister said the Opposition upon for breaking the electoral party (BJP) come to then they successes.” trict for the ensuing elections Centre, he asked saying, “Now the Congress high command, Government gave homes, parties, including the Congress model code by raising issues will devour democracy in She said, “during the BJP on Wednesday lashed the top BJP leaders are shed- he said, “One dynasty is so cooking gas, toilets to the poor and Mamata’s TMC, went about related to the armed forces, India. There will be no election, regime India lost 1 crore jobs out at the BJP-led Central ding crocodile tears. They are much tainted by corruption or made the dreams of com- insulting our armed forces by Mamata asked, “Why the India no right of common man,” due to demonetisation and Government. coming during elections and that the entire family has to be mon Indians come true. demanding the proof Army should be called a Modi adding, “I am being targeted so GST whereas in Bengal we cre- Patnaik described the BJP forgetting Odisha after elec- currently out on bail.” He went Attacking Mamata for run- of air attack in Pakistan terror Sena. There an Army jawan much because I am raising the ated 40 lakh new jobs.” Central leaders as ‘seasonal tions.” on to add, “A dynasty of aunt- ning a Government of chit camps. sacrifices his life, gives his right issues and telling you the She said, “I challenge him birds’, who make a beeline to He said that the Centre had and-nephew (TMC MP fund scamsters Modi said, “You “At a time when his blood for the security of this truth.” to join me in an open debate Odisha only during elections. never stood by the people of Abhishek Banerjee) has tram- have a Didi in Bengal who acts Government was trying to country and here a politician Attacking the Prime and then I will see him. I have “Where were the Central Odisha when they pled Bengal like never before as the speed-breaker in the path strengthen the armed forces uses that sacrifice for political Minister for blaming Mamata brought the charges against leaders when Cyclones Phailin, were facing the nature’s fury which is why the people of this of the State’s development by putting it back on the path of purposes.” for promoting chit fund culture him let them file a defamation Hudhud and Titli and even during and after a series of State have made up their mind not allowing the Central glory, the Congress is trying to She said, “Modi is trying to in Bengal, she said he is bliss- case against me and I will face drought hit Odisha? Now that cyclonic storms that devastat- to throw them out once and for schemes to reach the common weaken it by promising to use air strike and surgical strike fully forgetting about the them.” it’s election time, they are vis- ed the State. ever.” households. Now a time has scrap Armed Forces Special for votes, now he will see ‘vot- Deputy Chief Minister of On the Central schemes, iting the State seeking votes,” he “Why Centre discontin- Wondering as to why these come when this speed-break- Power Act in Jammu & ers’ strike’ that will throw him Assam whose name is also she said, “Most schemes that said. ued scholarship scheme meant grand alliance of “the thugs” are er has to be removed. I am Kashmir like they have done to out of power.” there in the list.” the Prime Minister was vouch- Prior to setting off for a 60- for ST and SC students? Where after him shouting ‘Modi hatao’ waiting for this speed-breaker TADA, POTA etc,” Modi said Attacking the Prime Attacking the Prime ing for was imitated from km road show from here to is 10 crore employment to (oust Modi), the Prime to go so that development can attacking the 10 Janpath for Minister for questioning the Minister for leading the party Bengal.” Rambha in a customised bus, youth in five years?” he ques- Minister asked: “Is that because gather speed and poverty is compromising on the country’s patriotism of the Opposition of looters, she said, “All the chit In most cases “from rural at a public meeting at Kanishi, tioned. I have committed the sins eliminated. If poverty is elim- security. “It seems that the parties, Mamata said, “You call fund wallas and criminals have housing, to power, to 100-day Patnaik slammed the Centre “However, I was with you strengthening the armed forces, inated Didi’s policies will be Congress is so much annoyed yourself a chowkidar, but you crossed over to BJP.” work, Kanyashree, to free med- for its negligence and failure to and will be with you,” he said, letting the armed forces to scrapped.” with the chowkidars (watch- are actually a fascist, who will She also pointed out that ical treatment, Bengal has keep promises made for adding, “4.5 crore Odias are my strike at the heartland of terror On the ponzi scam he said, men of which he claims to be ruin the country’s democratic according to a CBI chargesheet, ranked first, according to the Odisha. family.” in Pakistan, or encouraging the “Didi’s Ministers, officials and one) that they are now trying tradition if allowed to retain the BJP candidate of Central Government’s records He accused the Centre of Speaking about the scientists to test the anti-satel- aides ran away with the money to take it out even on the power for the second time.” Coochbehar Nishit Pramanik and the Prime Minister is neglecting Odisha whether it is scheme, he said, “Around 40 lite system catapulting India of my poor brothers and sisters. armed forces,” Modi said. Returning fire on patrio- (a former TMC leader) was claiming those successes as his natural disasters or granting lakh farmers have benefited so among the most powerful They have looted the poor Contesting alone the BJP is tism, she said, “Modi questions running multiple cases of own,” she said adding Modi special category status to the far and 20 lakh more have been nations of the world which has people,” adding everyone will targeting “at least 42 seats” our credentials but I ask you human trafficking,” dacoity with his “56 inches chest is State. added to the list in Odisha.” of late been watching us with finally be brought to book. from Bengal. whose friends murdered etc., against his name. spreading 560 lies.”   !"#$%&  Q0 1  1     R #$% &"

0   (2 per the RPwD Act 2016.   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Will 2019 be anoth- this seems a faraway dream as and facilities to ensure acces- CEO about what steps have circulars provided by the CEO and Rural Development “I will utilise my 35 years municipality and panchayat er year of lost citizenship many who are eligible to vote sible voting for all are way off been taken to take the message would be helpful for the vol- (Nabard) KC Panigrahi made of expertise in the Nabard to levels for availing the facilities opportunity for voters with have not registered themselves the mark. Even 90 per cent of of accessible elections to voters unteers at the district, block, his foray into politics by join- serve the rural poor in the for the differently-abled voters. disabilities, she questioned. nor are aware of the existing the persons with disabilities with disabilities in rural areas tehsil, municipality and pan- ing the State. I will be directly in touch Mohapatra in a letter to the Even if the elections in facilities committed by ECI, (PwDs) are not aware of the and interior pockets of the chayat levels to show the (BJP). with the people in the days to CEO has sought the response Odisha would commence in Mohapatra said. theme and there is lack of State as there are no hoardings, respective officers as they are He joined the BJP at the come,” Panigrahi, who had about the facilities taken for about a week’s time and over 40 She also alleged that no dis- political commitments for published materials, special not listening to the issues and State party headquarters here retired as the Nabard CGM six disabled voters like ramps, lakh voters with disabilities trict-level Accessible Elections them, she said. helpline and other facilities as clarifying the doubts. on Tuesday in the presence of months ago, said.     (   )     !   P   !  (      his denial has put the Congress      CEC in an awkward situation   in selection of another   +         winnable candidate for the   ! Assembly segment. "   # $  The other eight Assembly candidates are: Baleswar- )  , : Even as Manas Das Patnaik, the Congress announced him Dharmasala- Smruti Rekha as its candidate for the Begunia , Jajpur- Santosh Kumar stituency. Assembly seat, Prithvi Ballabh Prithvi’s name figured in Nanda, Hindol- Trinath ,-.  PCC president Niranjan Patnaik, son of late former the list of nine Assembly can- Behera, Kamakhyanagar- Patnaik was named Chief Minister Janaki Ballabh didates along with two Lok Bhabani Shankar Mohapatra,    '  for the Ghashipura Patnaik, refused to contest cit- Sabha candidates announced Baramba- Bobby Mohanty, Assembly seat (where he has ing “personal” reason. by the central election com- Paradip- Arindam (Bapi)  ""!/0  already filed his nomination on “Prithvi is unwilling to mittee (CEC) of the All India Sarkhe and Pipili- Yudhisthir Tuesday), Itish Pradhan for contest from the Begunia Congress Committee late on Samantaray.  + ,+$(0& Bhubaneswar-North. Pradeep Assembly seat in 2019 elec- Tuesday night. The two Lok Sabha candi- Sahoo was named tions,” PCC president Niranjan He had to take on BJD’s dates are: Jajpur- Manas Jena he All India Congress for the Begunia seat after Patnaik told reporters on Rajendra Kumar Sahoo and and - Panchanan TCommittee (AICC) on Prithvi Ballabh Patnaik refused    ,&/ nomination papers before the district Collector. Wednesday. BJP’s Risabh Nanda. However, Kanungo. PNS Wednesday announced anoth- to contest from there. Sitting MLA and Minister Moheswar er list of party candidates for The other Assembly can- uri BJD MP , who has been re- Mohanty and Lalitendu Bidhyadhar Mohapatra one Lok Sabha didates are: Sambalpur- Dr Pnominated for this election, on Wednesday also filed their nomination papers before the and nine Assembly seats in the Ashwini Pujahri, Cuttack challenged his BJP rival Dr Sambit Patra for a Sub-Collector as BJD and BJP candidates for O")+#       P State for the upcoming elec- Choudwar- Jagdish one-to-one debate over his (Misra’s) perfor- their respective Puri Sadar and Brahamgiri tions. Mohanty, Cuttack Sadar- mance in Parliament in last five years. Assembly seats. According to the list, for- Abhisek Mahanda, Jaydev- Misra reacted to Patra’s campaigning that the Pinaki Misra said that from the doubling of      * ! mer PCC president and former Sukanta Tiadi Bhoi, former’s performance record as an MP is poor. the Puri-Khurda railway line to Amruta and Balangir MP Sarat Pattanayak Bhubaneswar Central- Rajib He said Patra should debate with him to know Hriday scheme, he was the one who sanctioned will fight polls from the Patnaik and Chilika- Pradeep how many questions he has asked in Lok Sabha Rs 50 crore of Central funds for the Nabakalebar Sambalpur Parliamentary con- Swain. as a representative from Puri. Yatra in 2015. Misra said Patra is ignorant about Among thousands of questions in the Parliamentary affairs and is only engaged in the Parliament on issues of Odisha, he has raised hot discussions in television. nearly 80 to 100 questions on those of Puri and P  !" Misra told this to reporters after filing his the Jaganath Temple. # "! %& %      *     '( #) **!+Q    &'#(   campaigning. These helicopters "     + ,+$(0& compared to national average of Similarly, budgetary alloca- do not have commercial char- 45,000,” said PCC vice-presi- tion for irrigation grew by only # (  ter which is mandated as per  + ,+$(0& he Congress on Wednesday dent Aryakumar Jnanedra at a 7 per cent compared to nation- the Election Commission Tslammed the State Press meet here. al average of 21 per cent.  + ,+$(0& guidelines. In the absence of the woman attempted self- Government for failing to effect He said farmers are not The Chief Minister is only commercial charter, both the Aimmolation outside the development in the agriculture getting the right price for their fooling people through promis- he BJD on Wednesday IMFA company as well as Naveen Niwas, the residence of sector and provide support to produce and they are selling land es and propaganda, Jnanendra Talleged before Chief Panda would be guilty of hav- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, farmers during the last 19 years. to pay off their loans. alleged. Electoral Officer Surendra ing violated Election here on Wednesday. “While more than 60 per Jnanendra said Government Quoting from the State’s Kumar that BJP Kendrapada Commission guidelines. We She alleged that that she cent of the State’s population is launched KALIA Yojana to rub Economic Survey, he said, MP candidate Baijayant Panda request you to kindly look into was sexually harassed by BJD Minister’s residence rescued she was sexually harassed by dependent on agriculture, the salt on the wounds of the farmer. “There is over-dependence on violated election code of con- the matter urgently and take candidate Srinath Soren of the her when she tried to pour Soren, following which she BJD Government has done lit- The State's allocation to rain-fed farming, inadequate duct by using non-commercial strong action in this regard,” a Udala Assembly constituency petrol on her and tried to set had brought the matter to the tle for them. Almost 4,000 farm- agriculture has increased by irrigation coverage, low level of helicopters for his election BJD team urged the CEO. in Mayurbhanj district. The her afire. notice of police earlier. The ers committed suicide during only 10 per cent during the last capital formation, over-depen- campaigning. Spokespersons Sulata Deo, identity of the woman was yet She was taken into custody woman further said she decid- the period of the Naveen Patnaik three years compared to more dence on paddy cultivation and “Panda has been using Lenin Mohanty and Sasmit to be ascertained. by police and sent to the ed to take the extreme step as Government. Per capita income than 30 per cent in the rest of the slow pace of modernization in helicopters owned by the Patra met the CEO and hand- However, security person- Capital Hospital. no action was taken against the of farmers is 33,000 in Odisha country. agriculture sector in the State.” LMFA company for his election ed over a complaint to him. nel deployed outside the Chief The woman alleged that accused. )         +

ones that come on door visits The Modi Government has leadership strength. Unfortunately, most of the Congress is third; the Telugu with tall promises and blaming to face strength-gaining ),--,./--)''P1 The best leaders are flex- qualities and traits have Desam Party is just below. the rest of the world be dis- Congress all over and a num- ible in their approach. They become completely invisible The Congress and the Biju carded right away. ber of extremely popular Voters do not seem to find it-all’ guys. The best leaders are understand the power of situ- among the modern-day Indian Janata Dal (BJD) are at the bot- Those who organise to regional outfits across east, the BJP’s return exciting or joy- acutely aware of how much ational leadership. The highway politicians. The majority of tom of the list with only four push lunches or dinners into west and south India. Modi ous as its religious nationalism- they don’t know. They have no leadership styles don’t play them enter the lawmaking each criminally accused ‘power their stomachs at poor seems to have realised that the based agenda is distressing. need to be the smartest persons well in today’s world. It will houses by guile and machina- politicians'. households in full media glare two big economic reforms he Ram Temple, cow vigilantism, in the room but have the only result in a fractured cul- tions. Only a miniscule few are Pollsters seem to have been are to be judged as theatrical slapped on the people did hatred for marginally-rising unyielding desire to learn from ture and, ultimately, a non-pro- chosen by the masses for self- hired to sing praises for the characters only masquerading result in grave economic dis- Muslim population and others. ductive nation, region or com- less service. Modi Government. They have as do-gooders which they are tress. extremely indecent propagan-  When there is a problem munity. Only those who can Lately, only goons and forecast incredibly wild victo- not, be to thrown out of the Demonetisation billed as da with morphed and doctored of communication, there is quickly recognise and adapt hoodlums have been seen as ry numbers for the BJP still mind. an anti-corruption measure audiovisual products have irked trouble. When leaders are con- their methods to the situation the core strength of contesting clinging to the Ram Temple 2  The last sinister act they did not go well with the mass- sane Indians. stantly flummoxed by those at hand will be successful over politicians who find it easy to issue, which is not constitu- resort to is bribing gullible es. Terror activities did not who don’t seem to get it, there the long haul. Real leaders garner votes by intimidation tionally acceptable. he thumb rule principle voters, particularly in the urban diminish nor was black money SOME TIPS TO ASSESS exists a leadership problem. believe in open-source not tricks. The BJP has lost much if Tsays ‘reject those political slums and backward rural recovered. BAD LEADERS: Great leaders can communicate proprietary, surrender not con- Though after the advent of the Hindi, nay, ‘Hindu' heart- pinheads who have no sense of pockets to extract commit- Lack of foresight resulted Anyone without vision as effectively across mediums, trol and, of course, collabora- the immensely potent social land. Rajasthan, UP, MP and law or norm in the first place. ment to vote in favour. In such in poor implementation: new he will fail in doing good as he constituencies and environ- tion not dictatorial methods. media having come in place Chhattisgarh are gone. Goa is The headless contestants events, better eat up the money notes had strange sizes. So, cannot inspire teams, motivate ments. They are active listen-  Leadership is less about due to magical information today virtually non-BJP. The who keep loudspeakers blast- and vote in favour of the best ATMs had to be recalibrated, performance or create sustain- ers, fluid thinkers and know balance and more about prior- technology inventions like the southern States are in a com- ing above 55 decibels in pub- choice. causing inordinate delays, able value. when to listen more than talk ity. The best leaders are ruth- smartphone, people have manding position with their lic and spoil public and private Interestingly, the moment which deepened the shock fur- One who lacks character If a leader doesn’t under- less in their pursuit of focus. become a great deal smarter to powerful regional outfits. space including walls with polls were announced, as many ther more. or integrity will not endure the stand the concept of ‘service Those who lack the focus and know who is the devil and who Eastern States of West Bengal posters showing pictures of as 149 new political parties Economic activity in the test of time. It doesn’t matter above self', he will not ever attention to detail will perish. the saint, not much structural and Odisha are formidably glamorously photographed cropped up within a month to informal, cash-based economy how intelligent, affable, per- build the trust, confidence and Political leaders not pay- reforms have happened to have positioned. faces smiling like slaves, hands fight elections. ‘Bharosa Party', literally froze, leading to suasive or savvy a person is if loyalty of those he leads. ing attention to the voters who crooks discarded by appropri- As enigmatically as ever, folded, be rejected first as they ‘Sabsi Badi Party' and irreparable private and public one is prone to rationalising Display of ego, pride, and arro- chose him are plain crooks. ate auto systems. the BJD, led by Naveen Patnaik, are lawless crooks likely to ‘Rashtriya Saaf Niti Party' are loss on countless fronts. unethical behaviour. gance is a most terrible trait. Successful leaders focus on the This year around, 45 sitting is virtually invincible. The fore- break more rules and norms some of the 2,300-odd ones This hurt small businesses Nothing smacks of poor Real leaders invariably take voters' feelings, which in turn MLAs and three MPs have cast for Odisha is the BJD when in power. that India is forced to witness and workers throughout the leadership like lack of perfor- the blame and give the credit to leads to satisfaction and loyal- declared criminal cases relating shall lead with at least 90 Further, any candidate on the eve of the general elec- informal sector. mance. Nobody is perfect, but others. ty. to women victimisation MLAs and 16 MPs. The pri- using women and children in tions. The second shock called those who consistently fail are  Failed leaders as a class, Real leaders are account- according to a report by the mary reason for a BJD come- their rallies and processions The Election Commission the GST is not yet in place only not leaders. Someone who has suffer from lack of, misplaced, able. They don’t blame others, Association for Democratic back is the dedicated cadres at have to be dismissed as unwor- of India declares there are because of poor execution consistently experienced suc- or misguided love, which con- don’t claim credit for the suc- Reforms. the grassroots. thy creatures on grounds of 2,293 registered parties includ- without adequate prior orien- cess in leadership roles better tribute greatly to failures. cess of their team but always The ruling BJP has the (The writer is a core mem- being heartless. ing seven recognised national tation among the officials as be reconsidered. 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.5.667783( ' 1   334&  )% % - % ! !# +  + ,+$(0& Daughter of former Ananta Nayak and Congress’ . ! / &) ! Chief Minister and Fakir Mohan Naik. rue to his words, Biju Janata Congress leader Dr - .   Kamakhyanagar, installation TDal (BJD) supremo Naveen , Jagatsinghpur: This sitting of the Joranda Radio Station, Patnaik has fielded women Sunita is the debutant MLA of Tirtol, a pathology low power transmission centre, candidates in 33 per cent of the face of BJD in this doctor, is contesting against  science centre, IIMC, SAI 21 Lok Sabha seats for the western Odisha par- newbie Pratima Mallick of Sports Hostel, KV and Krushi ensuing elections in liamentary con- Congress. The BJP is yet to    Gabesana Kendra at Kadalipal the State. stituency. She quit declare its candidate for this and Khinda were his achieve- Patnaik’s regional party, the Congress and seat.   ($'$1 ments when he was a Union which aims to come to power joined the BJD last Sarmistha Sethi-Jajpur: She Minister, he told. for a record fifth time in the month. She is pitted recently resigned from the aunching an emotional he could not defy the party’s However, Singh Deo State, has put up seven women against Union Odisha Administrative Service Lappeal to the people decision as he always behaved as expressed concern that the constituting one-third of the Minister (OAS) to contest elections. She through media, Congress can- a disciplined soldier of the party. Angul-Sukinda railway track candidates, considered a first in the BJD’s percentage of women and Saptagiri Ulaka of of BJP and Congress leader is being pitted against Amiya didate and former Union But his winning possibility via Kamakhyanagar which was the history of Indian electoral nominees. Congress. George Tirkey. Chandrani Mallick of BJP and Manas Jena Minister KP Singh Deo said depends on the voters, he said. initiated by him when Ramvilas politics. The seven women nomi- Pramila Bisoi-Aska: The Murmu-Keonjhar: This young of Congress. this would be his last electoral Sing Deo claimed that set- Paswan was the Railway In this respect, Patnaik nees of the conch party are: septuagenarian woman known technocrat is making her debut - battle of life to complete the ting up of the Nalco in undi- Minister has not been com- had thrown the gauntlet for the Kausalya Hikaka-Koraput: for spearheading the Self-Help in politics. She is the grand- Bhadrak: She is the spouse of incomplete work which he had vided Dhenkanal district was pleted yet. opposition parties to follow the She is wife of sitting Koraput Group (SHG) movement in the daughter of former Keonjhar sitting Dhamnagar MLA started in the Dhenkanal Lok possible only for him after his Singh Deo filed his nomi- suit. However, it is highly MP , She has State is contesting against Anita MP Harihar Soren and was Muktikanta Mandal. She will Sabha constituency. approach to former PM late nation papers on the day with unlikely that the Bharatiya replaced her husband in the Priyadarshini of BJP and nominated as the BJD candi- lock horns with BJP’s Even though he was not Indira Gandhi. Apart from the the Returning Officer in Janata Party (BJP) and the constituency and is contesting Ramakrushna Panda of CPI. date the day she joined the Abhimanyu Sethi and willing to enter into the fray this Saranga Dhara Setu between Dhenkanal coming in a rally Congress will get even closer to against of BJP Sunita Biswal-Sundargarh: party. Her rivals are BJP’s Congress’ Madhumita Sethi. time due to old age and ill health, Dhenkanal and from the Gandhi Mandir.    ,.'3,4 )!")+              $#7#8.$ , ) !  * "!         +           -   &  11 &    # +- !    B 0/$ ,& he Congress and BSP can-      Tdidates filed their nomina-  #3 ontinuing protest against tion papers in Pallahara on 0 3 Ccandidature of Prasant Wednesday with   '    Muduli for the Jagatsingpur huge rallies.       # Assembly seat, thousands of Subrat Garnayak of BJD activists moved in a rally Congress came with support-       from Gopal Sagar to the Biju ers of about 2,000. $#7#8.$+   C2  Patnaik chhak in Jagatsinghpur The road show covered .    #0 town on Wednesday. around the Pallahara town. 3  The activists demanded His rally covered    #3 that BJD supremo Naveen from the local Shiv temple and +   Patnaik soon cancel the ticket block and Jagatsinghpur town Swarup Mohanty, Ansar Alli, passed through Gopabandhu     D  of Prasant Muduli and field participated in the rally. ZP member Manju Mallick, chowk and reached at ERO    Jagatsingpur BYJD president Among others, BJD district Kiranbala Sasmal, Bilasini cum Sub Collector, Pallahara      O Amarendra Das instead. The vice-president Dipti Das, block Debi, Subal Behera, Naugao office.   %# activists garlanded the statue of president Monoj Bhoi, Minati block president Sujit Mallick, The Kaniha block presi- 0  & & Bijubabu on reaching the Biju Das, Madhu Sudarn Sahoo, working president Prabhu dent and all the veteran lead- / ' +   #+$ Patnaik chhak. Dola Gobinda Das, Sarpanch Charan Das, Kalandi Pati, ers of Congress party of  00 %/ ' 3! >>  BJD activists from Chitaranjan Roul, Bhramarbar Ajaya Swain and Aranya Nayak Pallahara constituency were BSP candidate Binod tion papers with supporters   #  00/+1-  Jagatsinghpur block, Naugaon Sahoo, Rangadhar Bhoi, participated. present Similarly, Bihari Boita filed his nomina- and proposers. 0$+ $  0&  #   !       ,()    R      . / $#7#8.$ 3+   : -+  P   Upasi was living with her hus- On Monday when Upasi 03       band, two sons and two daugh- heard election campaigning of ( 0      ters. Her husband died 13 political parties with party can-   3+       years ago and ever since Upasi didates, she ran out of her 0   # &      had to face lot of difficulties for house to tell them about her 1       0 ! upbringing of her four chil- plight but in vain. ' 3   #    dren. With much difficulty, she   ' 2&  presence of the peddlers in the    :  #   0,$& & Upasi managed to organse could tell it to a candidate con- area, officials conducted a raid      # marriage of her two sons and testing election but her voice he Jatni police on at a street near Irani Masjid at t a time when election two daughters. death of Sushila, Thabir died. was suppressed with the sound TWednesday busted a brown Balichhak of Mundia Sahi and       Acampaigning has picked Her younger son Krishna After losing two sons and a of election campaigning and sugar racket and apprehended nabbed the duo. #)#/&%)8.$C,  up momentum and candidates died after falling from a train daughter-in-law, Upasi was the politicians had no time stop two persons from Chakk The officials seized 20 D  3 -     from different parties are solic- at Jharsuguda five years ago. completely broken. there. in Mundia Sahi of Khordha. grams of brown sugar from '  #    iting for votes, a poor elderly After the death of Krishna, Three minor sons of “I am completely shattered The accused duo was iden- their possession. Cops also   20       woman of Sundargarh district his wife left Upasi's house and Thabir and Sushila, who having no income. I do not tified as Sk Farid (26) and Sk seized four mobile phones,   2#   -30 along with her three grandsons, went to her parents’ house. became orphans, are living know how my three grandsons Chand (22). one single shotgun of bore 0 -   3 3 & +!  have no food to eat and are Upasi’s another daughter-in- with grandmother. But the old will survive,” said Upasi in a The cops seized brown size 7.62 mm loaded with one  #/ &2'!  # struggling for survival. law Sushila(wife of elder son of woman has no income to feed chocked voice. “These politi- sugar along with some cash, a round live ammunition and 2, Upasi Karta (80) resides in Thabir) suddenly died due to her three grandsons and all cians are asking for vote but firearm and a live bullet from 30,000 in cash. Two motorcy-      Talsara village under Birbira illness two years ago. four have been struggling for they do not have time to listen their possession. Acting on cles were also seized from #)#/&%)8.$ C .    panchayat in Sadar block. After three months of survival. to my sorrow,” she added. reliable information about the them. &      3 #0   0 0    #   0   3  12+.3*!  #   - 0 +3-   ( (   ))"  5  )    0 0$ -0 2   -//     &!3#.    23%()   #  &!4  B 0/$ ,& while executing a pending warrant against her mother on December 23, 2016.            18. BHUBANESWAR: As many as uvenile Justice Board, Jagatsinghpur, Principal On the day, a police team led by complainant #78.# 2,B -   Hikes in demand and price 35 students of the DAV Public JMagistrate PK Pradhan and Member, Mamata IIC Muduli had gone to village Gaithipur $     #/      in the international market School, Chandrasekharpur Das while delivering a judgment, acquitted a under Balikuda area to arrest Sabita Padhi on     &  has helped Odisha to produce here, the highest number minor in a criminal case and observed the teen the basis of a SDJM Court order and following      more minerals and generate among all categories of schools, aged girl had incorrectly been implicated in the instruction of the SP.  31B  #  more revenue. qualified in the State-level case. On seeing police, the accused, accompanied  2   + ,+$(0& Experts said that the glob- National Talent Search The prosecution failed to adduce evidences by her supporters, waylaid the police. Later, they  #0 3 al industry expects the demand Examination (NTSE) con- against her during the trial. chased the police with lathi. 33  he State has collected an all- to go up, which would support ducted by the SCERT under the Reports said that Balikuda police station IIC Police registered a criminal case against the      Ttime high revenue of a positive price outlook for the aegis of NCERT in November Ajaya Chandra Muduli had lodged an FIR accused under various sections of the IPC and     F  10,294.39 crore from the min- industry. 2018. against the 16- year-old accused alleging she had the trial of the case had taken up in JJ Board,   0#2 eral sector during the year In the country, domestic Total 277 students from all waylaid and misbehaved with police personnel Jagatsinghpur.   0-B - 2018-19, according to the iron ore supplies would exceed categories of schools have been &!' 0'# -B  F Integrated Financial the demand by around 25 MT, selected for the final national  3  3    # Management System (IMFS) and the situation is unlikely to round of the NTSE which statistics. change materially in FY 2019- would be conducted in June.   '  *     In 2017-18, generation of 20, by end of which most of the The DAV Chandrasekharpur .0#%&#$       nontax revenue from the min- merchant mining leases would has been bagging a lion's share 7-88-888     eral sector was 6,130 crore. expire. in both the NTSE and KVPY /*       #       Total mineral production The total iron ore require- over the last two decades. The &$  G0  H0-0 reached 289.55 million tonne ment in India for Financial Year meritorious students will 0I-       during 2018-19 against 270.84 2018-19 was 201.2 MT, while directly take admission in the  '(2$B &  #   MT during 2017-18. the estimated domestic iron ore prestigious institutions of the      The output of 2018-19 production is 210 MT, said country with lofty scholar- igilance officials appre-   !     includes 118 MT iron ore, sources. Increased production . School authorities con- Vhended a Regulated    # against 105 MT in the preced- in Odisha during the gratulated the students and Market Committee (RMC) ing year. last fiscal could offset the I/C teacher Dr Sarbadaman Accountant in Keonjhar district Similarly, permitted dis- production loss in Goa due to Singh for the success and for taking bribe on patch touched 140.9 MT regulatory issues, said an wished good luck for the Wednesday. "      against 125.9 MT during 2017- expert. national round. PNS Janardan Prusty of the Champua RMC was arrested for taking bribe amounting to    $   5,000 from the widow of a #    retired employee of the same department. 4 (  tained damages during the Ghumura Market Guard incident, cars and some other Harekrushna Mohanta retired )  ( vehicles were also reduced to   '   from service in 2014. His ashes in the attack. widow Binita Mohanta ( + Getting information, the   +1(0& &&/.$%((,%# As she turned down Dalei approached the Champua Town police rushed to the spot 8$,8,&#!/,./#//#:;(/ proposal, the youth attacked RMC for clearance of dues. But  ' 2&  and brought the situation 32-year-old woman suf- ,7#%,%$<#:/#;%< the woman on her face with a Accountant Prusty demanded the bribe. The raid was led by Vigilance DSP Debadutta Seth. under control. Afered critical injuries after #%(&/$/$,#/- knife and slit 10,000 for this. ension prevailed at Sources said that palpable she was attacked by youth for #$%)$&:$#7&!&,7 her throat. Hearing her After negotiation, an .(&$( 2//2$-$32,$2. TJamusahi here following a tension was prevailing in the spurning his love ,:#&$.&(/,/&8,/#%( screams, some locals rushed to amount of 5,000 was fixed by group clash between residents area over the past few days proposal at Darjipkhari vil- %#00(/#::.&( the spot and nabbed the both parties. However, Binita ?-8880./;(+:+2  &/(0# of two colonies in the area late owing to some lage under the Sahadevkhunta accused. approached the on Tuesday night. dispute related to ‘Dola Melana’ police station on Tuesday was on her way home. They severely thrashed the Vigilance department an 2(=(&-+/$/ &2 ( ( According to sources, a but the situation turned volatile evening. According to sources, the youth before handing him over d informed them about the =/ /1$ (( &3($$ group of 25 people barged into on Tuesday. The accused was identified victim was staying at to police. demand of bribe. the nearby colony of a rival The district administration as Prasant Dalei. The victim, Darjipokhari and earning her Both the woman and the The vigilance team laid a /$.2&3( (3+2, ((3$ group and hurled bombs at has deployed police forces in who was estranged by her hus- livelihood by cooking food in accused have been hospitalised. trap and caught Prusty red- some houses in the locality. the area to prevent any further band, was attacked when she a private mess. Further investigations are on. handed in the act of accepting 2.+&/+( While several houses sus- flare-ups. .   !"#$%&  9 5   & / 5  67--0#!&   789609-  0 ( +   26788  %&  >  D    0   + ,+$(0& ( +  

Former DGP of Odisha fficers of the Air  + ,+$(0& "  "  Prakash Chandra Mishra on OIntelligence Unit (AIU) of Wednesday filed his nomina- the Customs Department ST, Central Excise and tion papers for the Cuttack Lok seized 278.83 grams of gold GCustoms, Bhubaneswar   ( Sabha seat as the BJP nominee. worth 9.08 lakh from two pas- Zone Chief Commissioner He will contest against his BJD sengers at the Naresh Penumaka on   ' 2& 5 , ' papers for different Assembly rival , who International Airport (BPIA) Wednesday said the zone has segments under the Khordah has been representing the con- here on Tuesday night. surpassed its target of revenue JD candidate for district on the day. stituency for last five terms. Acting on spot intelligence, buttons of garments and seized collection. The total GST rev- BBhubaneswar Lok Sabha Patnaik submitted three Apart from Mahtab, the officers intercepted two them. enue collected is 8,299 crore seat Arup Patnaik and BJP sets of nominations for the LS Mishra will also lock horns passengers, hailing from West The duo was detained for against a target 5,590 crore. candidate for Cuttack LS con- seat. BJD candidate for with Panchanan Kanungo of Bengal and Jharkhand, who questioning and investigation The zone office has also stituency filed nomination Bhubaneswar Ekamra Ashok Congress in a triangular con- had arrived from Bangkok by into the incident is underway. collected 17,712 crore from papers on Wednesday. Panda, BJP candidate Aparajira test. The constituency will go to an AirAsia flight. Notably, after the start of the Central Excise against a tar- target of 5,110 crore. Airport and arrested seven According to Khordha dis- Mohanty for Bhubaneswar polls in the third phase on April On searching their lug- flight services to Bangkok, get of 17,620 crore and 247 Further, during the 2018- passengers in this connection. trict Collector and District North and BJD candidate 23. gage, the officers found white Kuala Lumpur from the BPIA, crore from Service Tax towards 19. the officers made gold The zone has also booked Election Officer Nirmal Jyotirindra Nath for Khordha Mahtab and Kanungo also coloured gold rings of foreign they have been a number of pending arrears. seizure of 13.77 kg valued at 54 cases of fake GST input Chandra Mishra, as many as 26 Assembly seat filed nomina- filed their nominations origin having purity of 99.99 seizures of the precious yellow The customs revenue col- 4.46 crore from the invoices involving an amount Assembly nominees filed tions. papers on the day. per cent, concealed beneath metal by Custom officials. lected is 5,297 crore against a Bhubaneswar International of l83.19 crore. 9,!:;(+    ' % 0#!% +) 0 . 

 + ,+$(0& )     !%+  &!+%    ")+""!/ reethought Party of India F(FPI) general secretary   +1(0& when mercury was soaring came under a new GP, ie , Biswanath Ramachandra (alias with the advent of summer sea- Jagannatpur . They were receiv-   B Ramachandra CST Voltaire) igher Education and son. ing water from the Guhali GP filed his nomination HIndustries Minister They further threatened of the block. While pipe water papers for the Bhubaneswar Ananta Das, who is again seek- to boycott the ensuing elections supply to the village was usual Parliamentary constituency ing mandate for the fourth time and said won’t cast vote unless from the Guhali GP, since   before the Khordha Collector in a row, faced wrath of vil- their issue was addressed. about two months the supply on Tuesday. Party president Dr lagers while he was proceeding However, the agitators has been stalled.  + ,+$(0& Bijayananda Kar in a rally in Karanjasola village withdrew from the road pick- The agitators alleged that and party Assembly candi- under Jagannathpur GP recent- eting after Das assured to although the area has tube JD supremo Naveen dates Swapna Bijayini (Ekamra- ly. resolve their crisis within two wells yet they were unfit as they BPatnaik on Wednesday Bhubaneswar) and Nilamadhav The residents of the village, days. were discharging saline water appointed Amaresh Jena as Behera (both Jayadev mainly women, picketed the According to sources, and further a water pump the party’s Bhubaneswar organ- and Bhubaneswar Central road with buckets, pots, and Karanjasola was under the installed near Kalimandir was isational district president and constituencies) were utensils. They stopped his elec- Hugli GP of the block and the not discharging adequate Subash Patra as district vice- present. It has five points to radi- Justice and Global education, priest-less love mar- tion rally, alleging they were not residents were getting drinking drinking water. Regarding the president. The FPI has the “briefest” cally change the world in Peace by Mixed Proportional riage, one-child family and a getting safe drinking water in water from the GP. However, crisis while they apprised This was informed by BJD one-page election the direction of Utilitarian Representation, World Government democra- their area for last two months after delimitation and new everyone concerned, yet all State secretary Bijay Nayak manifesto. Humanism, Political prayer-less English medium tically elected. and the crisis had turned acute structuring of GPs, the village the appeals fell in deaf ears. through a release. '         980       <  /R    7988   (+ )

 BB ,&      have completed 32 years of ser- reply and asked for further vice, regularization of time. he Neelachal Ispat Nigam job of the employees Consequently, the situa- TLimited (NINL) has  3 , who have worked under con- tion became tense and agitat- achieved net sales turnover of tractor for a long period, no ed workers demanded imme- 2,100 crore in the 2018-19 n fear of a proposed no- con- extension of job after retire- diate resignation of the gener- financial year, registering Ifidence motion against him, ment and employment to the al secretary from the post and growth of 126 per cent over the general secretary of Tata locals, etc. wanted to move a resolution to 2017-18 fiscal and 65 per cent Sponge Shramik Sangha Previously, there was an this effect. over the 2016-17 fiscal. Rameshra Behera ran away allegation of misappropriation Knowing full well that the This is the highest net sales with the resolution book from of fund of the union against the resolution will be passed by turnover ever achieved in the the annual general body general secretary in collusion majority ,Behera ran away with annals of NINL since inception. meeting of the union held on with some corrupt resolution book to avoid the With the addition of high value April 1. company officials for which embarrassing sit added billets, TMT, wire rods, Sources revealed that as per DLC, Rourkela had written a uation but on the other hand in structural through conversion the by- laws of the union, letter to the management to a dramatic situation , being fed agents, the NINL is expected to Behera had called a meeting of recover the money from the up with non-performance, reach about  4,000 crore in the the workers to discuss about secretary. Gauranga Prasad Nanda 2019-20 fiscal. their different problems and Heated argument took (deputy President) NINL MD SS Mohanty validate the term of the union place between the two sides ,Bishwaranjan Mohanty (trea-  + ,+$(0& utilisation, the Nalco’s The Smelter plant also formance in domestic sale gave credit to all employees for for the next year. when the workers demanded surer), Giitarani Barik (assis- Panchpatmali Mines achieved achieved a Specific Electrical which is highest-ever since their sincere efforts and The union’s long standing the fulfillment of their genuine tant secretary) resigned from he National Aluminium bauxite excavation of 74.14 Energy Consumption of 13,370 inception. thanked all the stakeholders for demands include employment demands but as the secretary their posts in support of the TCompany Limited (Nalco) lakh MT, the highest-ever since KWH per tonne of aluminium Total metal sale of 4.41 their support. to kin of employees those who failed to give a satisfactory workers. recorded an all-round success inception. in the FY 2018-19, which lakh MT registered a growth of and global benchmarks in the The company’s Alumina played a significant role in 3.5% over last year and also Fiscal 2018-19. Refinery produced the highest- reduction of input cost and sav- Domestic sale of metal of 4.02 Along with significant ever 21.53 lakh MT. The refin- ing of 54 crore to the compa- lakh MT registering a growth  (       + achievements on production ery’s Steam & Power Plant ny. of 14.9% over last year are high- front, it achieved the distinc- (SPP) achieved the highest-ever The Captive Power Plant est ever since inception. tion of lowest-cost producer of net power generation. has reduced the specific con- Further, as per the Public   ,&/ serious allegations against gations while addressing his “I will return the party alumina in the world as per the The Aluminium Smelter sumption of coal from 0.818 Enterprise Survey of Pradesh Congress Committee supporters went viral. ticket and not contest in this Wood Mackenzie report. has achieved the highest-cast kg/kWh to 0.792 kg/kWh, Department of Public ormer Pipili MLA and (PCC) president Niranjan Though Samantaray was election,” he .said. Going a step further, the com- metal production of 4.40 lakh resulting in a saving of 52 Enterprises (DPE), the FCongress candidate for the Patnaik. nominated for the seat, he He added that he would pany has also been ranked as MT in last eight years. Wind crore. Company has been rated as the seat this time Judhistir The matter came to light expressed his displeasure citing not join any other party as well the lowest-cost producer of power generation of 363 MU is It may also be noted that 3rd Highest ‘Net Foreign Samantaray on Wednesday after a video showing delay in announcement of his as not contest as an bauxite in the world. also the highest-ever since NALCO has ended financial Exchange Earning CPSE’ in the pulled out of fray and levelled Samantaray making such alle- candidature. Independent candidate. With over 100%-capacity inception. year 2018-19 on a strong per- Country for the year. *     : $!   ;  ! +     assembly elections. ,%)$&&!#&,<%,!#&,( mulling to shift Harsimrat to 3  $/ & Available information sug- 0#:;/#%%,.%:7%/,</& the neighbouring Ferozepur gests that the party is consid- :#%((#/&<$,7&%&#/&! which is seen as a safer bet this he greater the enemy, the ering to field her against %:.(%) #/%(##%( time.      Tgreater the hero for tack- Harsimrat Badal, depending $,8.$!#/%)<,$/ Now, Congress is waiting ling the foe! Apparently going upon from where the SAD ;##/,7#;/<$&/ for the SAD to announce its by the policy, the Congress leader would contest — either 7, candidates from Ferozepur  $/ & your financial support. Kindly party is believed to be consid- Bathinda or Ferozepur. and Bathinda — which has contribute ‘daswandh’ (one- ering a medico-turned-politi- Congress, as of now, has he has made it clear that in been the epicentre of anti-sac- am Aadmi Party’s (AAP) tenth of your income) to the cian Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu’s hold back the announcement case the party leadership asked rilege protests against the A“honest” Punjab unit pres- AAP. Your contribution is a name for pitting her against of its candidates from seven him to contest, he would go by Badals. ident Bhagwant Mann on must to keep the corrupt away sitting MP and Union Minister seats, including Bathinda and the decision. Moreover, with Bholath Wednesday sought “funds” from from politics and to Harsimrat Kaur Badal. Ferozepur, waiting for the The name of Punjab MLA and Punjab Ekta Party the people to contest motivate honest politicians like Denied the party ticket Akali Dal to make the first Health Minister Brahm president Sukhpal Khaira too election against the “rich politi- me,” Mann said in the 11- from her choice of seat, Dr move. Mohindra’s son, Mohit throwing his hat from the cians”. So much so that he went minute video message he shared Navjot Kaur has categorically It has been learnt that Mohindra, has been shortlist- Badals’ bastion under the ban- on to share his bank account on his official Facebook page. refused to contest elections SAD president Sukhbir Badal ed for the seat. But the party ner of Punjab Democratic number for online transfer of “When I receive the from any other seat than would make a re-entry into the wanted to field a candidate to Alliance (PDA), Bathinda has money. required money, I will upload Chandigarh, where she has Lok Sabha electoral field after match the stature of Harsimrat turned into a hot-seat. Sangrur MP, seeking re- another video telling you to stop been campaigning since past decades from Ferozepur to who has been winning the seat “We need someone to take election from the constituency, sending it. I will be happy to two months. give a much-needed push to since 2004 known as the on the Badals. The state lead- logged in to the social media to contest the election with your For a former MLA from the dispirited party cadre. Badals’ bastion. ership had proposed request the people for the finan- money. I do not have any black Amritsar East constituency, Besides, Harsimrat would seek In 22014 elections, Manpreet’s name but he has cial support to defeat the “rich money like other politicians Amritsar Lok Sabha seat was her re-election from Bathinda Bathinda had witnessed a fight shown his reluctance to con- politicians” contesting against and need your immediate finan- another option. But the party to score a hat-trick. within the Badal family in test. In that case, Dr Navjot him. cial support,” said Mann. has decided to retain its sitting Congress had proposed 2014 elections, in which Kaur could be a suitable At the same time, Mann To justify his demand, he MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla from Punjab Finance Minister Harsimrat defeated her choice,” a senior Congress said that he need money to get said that he had always raised the holy city. Manpreet Badal’s name from estranged brother-in-law leader told The Pioneer. posters printed and to meet public issues in the Parliament Now, it has been learnt Bathinda, who has already Manpreet, by a narrow mar- It has been learnt that her other campaign and will not leave any stone that the Congress high com- expressed his reluctance to gin. And considering the name was also mentioned dur- expenses. unturned in future also. mand has thought of giving contest the elections and con- diminishing winning margins ing the Central Election “I cannot defeat other politi- “You send the money, any the firebrand leader a greater veyed the same to the party from 1,20,948 votes in 2009 Committee meeting on cians, who are rich, without amount — Re one, Rs five, Rs 10, role in the party, she joined high command. Lok Sabha elections to 19,395 Tuesday, but it was decided to money. I need money to run my 100, 1000 — and I will do my just ahead the 2017 state However, at the same time, votes in 2014, SAD was discuss it in the next meeting. election campaign and I seek best,” he added.   !"#$%&  :  6R   1    1 ;(=,/

    made in several laws by the used for the purchase of these   & Central Government will have bonds,” it said.     &) “serious repercussions” on The government said   / transparency. under the new system, the   O  A bench headed by Chief political party must now dis-  $((1 / -    Justice Ranjan Gogoi close the receipt of money    P< Wednesday said it will hear the through electoral bonds and he CBI has announced a   5      pleas challenging the validity of must account for the same. Treward of five lakh to any- ((   the Centre’s decision on “The Electoral Bonds is a one who can provide any infor- issuance of electoral bonds for positive step in the right direc- mation leading to the arrest of     $((1 / political funding on April 5. tion to ensure accountability dubious preacher Virender Dev     It told advocate Prashant and transparency in conduct- Dixit who is alleged to have he Union Government on Bhushan, appearing for one of ing elections. The need to raped his disciples.     TWednesday opposed in the the petitioners, Association for bring about such a change was The agency has urged the Supreme Court the concerns Democratic Reforms (ADR), felt as the measures that exist- citizens to share any information him in Nepal,” a High Court Vihar police station in Rohini raised by the Election an NGO, that the matter would ed on the book were either not with the agency on phone 011- bench had said. by re-registering them, CBI Commission on issuing elec- be heard by an appropriate and “the unaccounted-for The affidavit said that con- enough or were proving to be 24368657, Fax 01124368662 The agency had issued two officials said. toral bonds and justified the bench on Friday. monies received by political sidering the need to impart ineffective/insufficient in deal- and email [email protected], Look Out Circulars on January The two cases are against changes in law saying it was “a In its affidavit, the Centre parties were also spent without greater accountability in fund- ing with the menace of cor- which can lead to his arrest, CBI 22, 2018 and February 22, 2019 Dixit for alleged rape and crim- pioneer step” to bring poll has said the electoral bonds being accounted for, thus cre- ing of political parties as well ruption in Elections,” it said. spokesperson Nitin Wakankar against him but to no avail. inal intimidation, while one reforms “ensuring transparen- “attempt at bringing greater ating/enabling a parallel econ- as to maintain the anonymity The government said that said. An Interpol Blue notice to case is against unidentified cy” and “accountability” in transparency, ensuring KYC omy, as it were, through the use of the donor, a mechanism of it had notified the scheme The identity of the person locate him has also been issued people for allegedly obstructing political funding. compliance and keeping an of unaccounted for cash”. political funding by way of elec- after due consultations with providing information will be on the request of the CBI on the work of a high court- The Government in its audit trail in comparison to the “It is submitted that con- toral bonds was introduced. concerned stakeholders and kept secret, Wakankar said. March 26, 2018. appointed committee which fresh affidavit said that the earlier opaque system of cash trary to the concerns raised by “Under the present system, even the poll panel was also In March, the CBI told the The Delhi High Court had went to the ashram on massive amount of political donations. the Election Commission of electoral bonds can be issued briefed on Electoral Bonds by Delhi High Court that its efforts on December 20, 2017 directed December 19, 2017. donations were earlier made in “Accordingly, the concern India, the amendments in the only by an authorised bank, the Secretary, Department of to locate 77-year-old Dixit, the CBI to investigate the alleged The High Court had asked cash by individuals or corpo- of the Election Commission of respective legislatures have being the State Bank of India. Economic Affairs in September who had allegedly confined illegal confinement of girls and the CBI to investigate the FIRs rates using “illicit means of India that electoral bonds will been made and the Electoral All payments made for the of 2017. several women at his ashram, women in the ashram where lodged in Delhi against the funding” under the old system enable foreign companies to Bond Scheme has been intro- issuance of the electoral bonds The BJP-led NDA govern- Adhyatmik Ishwariya Vishwa they were kept in “animal-like” Rohini-based so called ashram and unaccounted black money influence Indian policies is duced, as a pioneer step in are accepted only by means of ment had announced electoral Vidyalaya, in Rohini here, have conditions behind metal doors and its founder- head Dixit and was pumped in for financing without any legal or factual bringing electoral reforms, to a demand draft, cheque or bonds in the earlier budget, not yielded results so far. in the fortress like building the daily diary entries relating elections. merit,” it said. ensure that the spirit of trans- through the Electronic claiming that the scheme would “The agency has informed surrounded by barbed wire. to complaints of missing girls, The Centre’s stand is sig- The government said there parency and accountability in Clearing System or direct debit clean up political funding. The that Dixit is absconding and has The CBI has taken over commission of sexual offences nificant as the poll panel in its was unregulated flow of Black political funding is main- to the buyers’ account. No government’s move was resist- not joined investigation and probe into the three FIRs reg- and even a case of suicide affidavit said that the changes money under the old system tained,” it said. Black money can, therefore, be ed by opposition parties. efforts are being made to trace istered by Delhi Police at Vijay there. 7       ")    .(*   2  a lesson to both the JD(U) and The RLSP chief also through his contacts in the cor- $5$((1 / the BJP which have been jointly announced his candidates for porate world.  2  from the Arunachal West Lok “Was 1.8 crore of hard cash conspiring to finish me off polit- West Champaran and East Kushwaha dodged the $((1 / Sabha constituency. being transferred for the rally of ormer Union Minister and ically by destroying my party. Champaran seats Brajesh queries, claiming Singh has Surjewala showed two PM Modi in Pasighat today, per- FRashtriya Lok Samata Party “I will be thrashing a JD(U) Kumar Kushwaha and Akash been a dedicated member of ongress on Wednesday videos purportedly showing sonally in the CM’s convoy and (RLSP) chief Upendra candidate in Karakat and Kumar Singh respectively. The our party and Madhaw Anand Calleged that a “cash for the cash being recovered in the in the safe hands of BJP presi- Kushwaha on Wednesday trouncing the BJP candidate in party had earlier announced the will soon be rewarded for his votes” scam was busted in presence of officials of the dent. Where did such a large announced that he will be con- Ujiyarpur. That way I would candidature of its state president services rendered to the party. Arunachal Pradesh with the Election Commission, the local amount come from?” Surjewala testing from two constituencies prove my political point, “ said Bhudeo Chaudhary from Jamui You would not be able to con- recovery of Rs 1.8 crore in cash administration and the police. asked. Surjewala also asked in Bihar — his sitting seat of Kushwaha whose party is a (reserved) constituency. ceive the magnitude of the from Chief Minister Pema The party did not vouch for the whether this cash was reportedly Karakat besides Ujiyarpur, part of the opposition The candidates for both honour we are going to bestow Khandu’s convoy and asked the authenticity of the videos, say- transferred for Modi’s morning where he would be pitted Mahagathbandhan (grand West Champaran and East on him, he said. poll panel to register a case ing they were available on rally in Pasighat. against State BJP chief alliance) and contesting a total Champaran were introduced as Anand, notably, was seat- against Prime Minister social media. It also claimed the “Isn’t concealing and Nityanand Rai. of five seats . educationist, well-respected in ed beside Kushwaha while he Narendra Modi as well as the raid was conducted after Youth that a case be registered against hoarding cash during an elec- The announcement of the Speculations have been rife the area and the son of senior made the announcements. Chief Minister and his deputy. Congress workers complained the prime minister, the chief tion a ‘corrupt practice’ and a RLSP list of candidate met that Kushwaha had been skep- Congress leader Akhilesh The announcements also draw Accusing the BJP of using to authorities in Pasighat. minister and the deputy chief serious violation of law under with a massive controversy tical of his victory from his sit- Prasad Singh respectively. the curtains on prospects of “money power” to woo voters Alleging a cash for votes minister. “Why is the Election Section 123(1) of the over candidature of Akash ting seat which has a sizeable The candidature of Singh, Ram Kumar Sharma, the in the northeast, Congress scandal in Arunachal Pradesh, Commission sleeping and not Representation of the People Singh, son of Congress Rajya population of the upper castes a greenhorn, evoked a barrage Sitamarhi MP, who had chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, “Facing immi- taking action in the matter and Act 1951 and Section 171B of Sabha MP Akhilesh Singh from traditionally supporters of the of questions from journalists remained with the RLSP dur- Surjewala said Rs 1.8 crore was nent defeat, a desperate BJP is not registered a case so far. the IPC and a solid ground for East Champaran. Akash is not BJP and its allies. The RLSP who sought to know when did ing the tumult it experienced allegedly recovered from the resorting to ‘money power’ in Why is the case being hushed termination of candidature?” even a member of the RLSP, had fought the 2014 Lok Sabha the Congress leaders son join recently on leaving the NDA. chief minister’s convoy in the northeast. “A midnight up?” he asked. he sought to know. and that sources said Congress polls as an NDA ally. Ujiyarpur, the RLSP. They also questioned Both RLSP MLAs and its sole Pasighat around midnight, raid on the convoy of BJP’s According to the Congress Surjewala alleged the BJP is forced and bargained it hard comparatively, has a larger whether the candidature of MLC have already announced hours before Modi was to Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema leader, the videos emerged on trying to hush up the matter with Kushwaha to filed a party population of the OBCs espe- the partys national general sec- that they would remain with address a rally there on Khandu, Deputy CM Chowna social media and showed the and sought to know whether nominee against Union cially his Koeri community. retary Madhaw Anand was the NDA and seek recognition Wednesday morning. Mein and BJP Arunachal cash being counted by police the prime minister knew about Minister Radha Mohan Singh. Kushwaha resigned from cancelled in view of a contro- as an independent group. Khandu and his deputy President Tapir Gao has found officers in the presence of the stacks of cash being “trans- Making the announcement the Union council of ministers versy that had arisen in the The party MP from Chowna Mein should be imme- Rs 1.8 crore in stacks of hard Election Commission’s ferred”. “If yes, an FIR should at a press conference in Patna, and quit the BJP-led coalition wake of some dissident leaders Jehanabad Arun Kumar had diately sacked, he said and also cash that exposes the brazen Expenditure Officer Samrita be immediately filed against Kushwaha insisted that he was last year after being offered alleging that the ticket for the severed his ties with the RLSP sought the termination of the corruption and poll violation, Kaur Gill. Pasighat Deputy PM Narendra Modi, Arunachal not contesting from more than only two seats to contest, seat had been sold for a huge long back though his efforts at candidature of Tapir Gao, the as PM Modi holds a rally in Commissioner Kinny Singh is CM Prema Khandu and BJP’s one place out of fear of defeat though he had three MPs in the amount of funds that Anand getting accommodated in the BJP’s Arunachal Pradesh pres- Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh.” heard talking in the video and Arunachal Pradesh President from his sitting seat but to teach outgoing Lok Sabha. had gathered for the party Mahagathbandhan bore no fruit. ident who has been fielded He said the party demands stacks of cash are visible, he said. Tapir Gao,” he said.  1    /#    O  Q   1   *+   "    P 00       1  #     '        R    ter of current generation of the investors were insisting that the      $((1 / family. Periodically tenancies Central Government amalga- New Delhi: Deaths from cae- The study titled “Too much ow do parties and politi- are created in favour of persons mate two companies and thus sarean sections are higher in care? Private health care sector n its bid to accord the ‘organised service’ status and Hcians fund themselves? many of whom needed help out of the amalgamated assets, low and middle-income coun- and surgical interventions dur- *   Irelated benefits to thousands of Central Paramilitary Indian political parties were when UPA was in power. A the duped investors be paid. tries, suggesting a threat to the ing childbirth in India,” was Group A officers of the executive cadre, the Centre traditionally funded with cash capital creation programme Till 2014, the UPA lives of women and babies carried out by IIM-A faculty  2  $((1 / has directed the chiefs of the Central Forces to send i.e. black money. Many have was launched. Rentals are Government did not take any there, as per a study in the member Ambrish Dongre and proposals detailing the list of eligible officers. now tried to get tax paid money paid by obliging tenants in action. The investment of polit- recent issue of The Lancet jour- doctoral student Mitul Surana. tussle has emerged between the The move is prompted by a Supreme Court order due to the legislative changes advance. It is unlikely that the ical equity have brought nal. The study found “a woman ACentre and Delhi Government over for grant of the organised service status to these offi- and have started accepting tenants ever needed to live in returns. It is only when the All the deaths following opting for private facility is the recruitment process in Central uni- cers which will lead to grant of Non-Functional donations either by cheque or Delhi because they have had no NDA Government under Shri caesarean section could be 13.5-14 percentage points more versities regarding which the HRD Financial Upgradation (NFFU) and Non-Functional through electoral bonds. business operation in Delhi. Narendra Modi was formed attributed to postpartum haem- likely to undergo an unplanned Ministry has sought the Election Selection Grade (NFSG). While NFFU will lead to That, however, still does Not only did they pay large that the Department of orrhage (32 per cent), pre- C-section (compared to public Commission’s nod to start process as the an enhanced pay after a certain number of years even not fully answer the question. quantum of rentals as advance Company Affairs passed the eclampsia (19 per cent) and facilities)”. model code of conduct is in effect. if the officers are not actually promoted due to pauci- How many politicians lead a through make believe tenan- amalgamation order which has sepsis (22 per cent), and 14 per The figure is based on the The Delhi government has objected ty of senior posts, NFSG will ensure an upgrade in comfortable life without having cies, they also apparently paid been upheld by the Mumbai cent to anaesthesia related caus- fourth round of the National to the Centre’s request, saying the EC the rank of Selection Grade despite lack of vacancy any apparent and declared for a large number of employ- High Court and is now pend- es. Family Health Survey (NFHS), should not grant permission. In a letter to for higher positions. source of income? The Nehru- ees who managed the estate. ing challenge in appeal before This observation rings carried out in 2015-16, which Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday directed Gandhi family has been The amount collected from the Supreme Court. If the alarm bell for India where found that 40.9 per cent births Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish the chiefs or Directors General (DsG) of the five described by its supporters as these tenants through advance Government succeeds, the number of babies born through in private facilities in India were Sisodia said that the AAP government Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) — CRPF, BSF, India’s first family. It, therefore, rentals and subsequently, the duped investors will get their caesarean section increased through C-section as against does not agree to the proposal of MHRD ITBP, SSB and CISF — to forward proposals con- should be a role model. Pt. tenancies enabled the creation investment back. You needed from nine per cent in 2005-6 to 11.9 per cent in public facilities. for seeking permission to complete the taining details of officers eligible for benefits of Non- Motilal Nehru gave up his law of the capital. Several crores of a ‘Chowkidar’ to catch a ‘Chor. 18.5 per cent in 2015-16. Quoting NFHS, the IIMA recruitment process in the colleges of Functional Financial Upgradation (NFFU) and Non- practice 98 years ago. Pt. this capital thus created was ‘With regard to Unitech, the This was highlighted in a study says that a natural birth Delhi University in the midst of elections Functional Selection Grade (NFSG). Jawahar Lal Nehru was a tall invested with the real estate less said the better. series of three papers pub- in private facility costs, on an and when the poll code is in force. “I once The Ministry has directed that these details are political leader who was never company under cloud and Besides the 2G involve- lished in the same journal last average, Rs 10,814, while a C- again reiterate that Election Commission required to be submitted to it by Thursday and also a practicing lawyer nor was which, like the tenants, entered ment at the time the favours year, which also found that C- section costs Rs 23,978. should not grant permission to such asked them to treat the matter “top priority”. A copy Indiraji ever involved in any into a ‘sweetheart deal’ that were shown, many flat buyers section use almost doubled “The supplier-induced requests,” Sisodia said in the letter. of the order is with The Pioneer. professional or business activ- from the moment the pro- had been duped, their monies worldwide between 2000 and demand driven by financial In a letter to the poll panel, the min- The apex court had in February upheld a Delhi High ity. The late Shri Rajiv Gandhi posed buyer paid the advance siphoned off and the banks 2015. incentives especially when istry said, “In view of the UGC mandate Court verdict on the subject and agreed that all the was an Indian Airlines pilot for towards the real estate to be were not paid back. The pro- The study found that patient has limited information to provide teaching and non-teaching fac- CAPFs be recognised as “organised services”, saying it a brief period and, thereafter, purchased, one was paid back moters, including one with maternal deaths in low and is probably an important expla- ulty before start of new academic year in will remove stagnation, ensuring the promotion and he was in full time politics. On annually under an ‘assured whom Rahul Gandhi signed middle-income countries are nation” for higher rate of C- June, 2019, the Election Commission of other service-related benefits to officers in the same post. the basis of the available infor- income programme’. He thus the arrangement, is still in 100 times higher, particularly in section birth in private facilities, India is requested to give its clear- The Delhi High Court on March 15 had asked mation, neither Smt. Sonia got back a large part of his prison. Under the ‘sweetheart sub-Saharan Africa and the it further says. ance/permission from Model Code of the Centre to file a compliance affidavit on the sub- Gandhi nor Rahul Gandhi investment and the real estate. deal’ out of the instalments Middle East, than in some “When medically justified, Conduct for starting/continuing the ject after a retired and a serving officer of these forces have ever worked for a living. Amongst the names of the paid, most have been repaid high-income countries, and C-sections prevent maternal recruitment process for regular teaching filed a contempt petition before it saying the gov- For generations the family tenants, the critical person is back under the ‘assured income that a third of all babies in some and perinatal mortality and and non-teaching vacant posts in central ernment has not complied with its directions. did not earn from any com- Jignesh Shah of FTIL and the scheme.’ Capital creation regions do not survive cae- morbidity. But if performed universities”. The SC had held that Group ‘A’ officers of the mercial ventures. They were in real estate developer is M/s. through ‘sweetheart deals’ is sarean section. when not needed, they impose The appointments for teaching posts CAPFs should be given all benefits, including NFFU public service. Most people in Unitech builder through Sanjay exactly what Rahul’s brother- Yet another study by Indian huge burden on the mother in central universities were put on hold from 2006 in terms of the 6th pay commission. The public life sacrifice their com- Chandra. Who else would enter in-law did. Institute of Management- and the child that go beyond in July last year in view of a judgement SC had also upheld the Delhi HC’s two verdicts by mercial careers and lead a fru- into such a ‘sweetheart deals’ Here is a man who makes Ahmedabad points out that large out-of-pocket expenses,” of the Allahabad High Court in April which it had granted “organised service” status to these gal life. Most members of the except the ‘fly-by-night’ oper- reckless allegations without there were as many as nine lakh the study states. 2017. The court quashed the provisions forces and also to the officers of the Railway Protection Nehru-Gandhi family studied ators who needed State patron- any basis. It was no rocket sci- “preventable” unplanned “For the newborn, it means of UGC guidelines which prescribed that Force (RPF). outside the country for the last age? ence for him to know who were Caesarean section (C-section) delayed breastfeeding, lower the cadre or unit for determining reser- NFFU is a concept introduced in the 6th pay four generations. Not many of conferring him with largesse. deliveries out of 70 lakh in pri- birth weight, respiratory mor- vation roster points should be ‘universi- commission and was granted to what the government them excelled in scholarship, Compromise of public He aspires to be a Prime vate hospitals in India in one bidities, increased rate of hos- ty/college’ and not ‘department’, a letter termed as Group “A” organised services. with Panditji as an exception. interest through such ques- Minister. Such aspirants like year, driven mainly by “finan- pitalisation, lower Apgar scores by ministry to the EC said. The letter was Under NFFU, if all the officers of a particular batch All have led more than a com- tionable deals Caesar’s wife must be beyond cial incentives.” and its implication in the long sent to the EC on April 1 and a reply is cannot move up the ladder owing to lack of vacan- fortable life. They enjoyed Besides the reasonable suspicion. They must be Such “medically unjusti- run,” it says. awaited. cies and only one does, the others will automatical- vacations at multiple domestic apprehensions of the tenancies unsuspectable. With tainted fied” births not just Ministry officials said the EC has ly get financial upgradation as the one promoted. and international locations. being an investment of ‘politi- hands, he must at least remem- cause “large out-of- already given clearance to Indian The recognition will also enable CAPF officers cal equity’ by those entering ber that ‘people in glass hous- pocket expenses” but Institutes of Science Education and to get better deputation opportunities in other gov- The expose into the ‘sweetheart deals’, what es do not throw stones.’ The also “delayed breast- Research (IISERs) and National Institutes ernment departments that will help them gather An expose by media organ- happened to Jignesh Shah? He ‘Chowkidar’ has finally caught feeding, lower birth- of Technology to start recruitment knowledge and expertise of different domains besides isations revealed that the fam- had two companies - one with a ‘Chor.’ weight, respiratory mor- process. The HC order was later upheld also getting more posts at the command level in com- ily owned a farm house in large quantum of assets and the bidities” among other by the Supreme Court in July and a parison to the IPS officers on deputation to the para- South Delhi which is now other which had ostensibly (The writer is a Union troubles for the new- review petition filed by the government military forces. owned by the brother and sis- duped lakhs of investors. The Finance Minister) born, it says. was rejected.   !"#$%& =     "01 9&!: >>/ () )Q(R  )  0/  crore women in the country, H&,$ 1 &(0 I besides constructing toilets in every village and extending  +2'' 51' /3 ,& rime Minister Narendra healthcare facilities under the PModi on Wednesday tore ‘Ayushman Bharat’ scheme. ongress president Rahul into the Congress, terming its “Under the Ayushman CGandhi said on Wednesday manifesto as a “hypocrisy doc- Bharat Yojana, about three lakh that funds for the ambitious ument” which was “full of lies”. people in Arunachal Pradesh ‘NYAY’ scheme would come Addressing his second rally were covered, who were pro- from the pockets of “chor” in Arunachal Pradesh within a vided free treatment to the tune businessmen favoured by week, the Prime Minister said of Rs 5 lakh per family,” he said. ‘chowkidar’ Prime Minister the upcoming Lok Sabha polls Every house in the state has Narendra Modi and its benefit will be about the choice been illuminated with elec- would be directly transferred to between “trust and corrup- tricity after 70 years of bank accounts of women mem- tion, and about resolution and Independence, Modi claimed. bers of poor families. conspiracy”. Modi said he does not Rahul addressed two rallies Referring to the Congress claim to have completed all the in Assam on Wednesday in manifesto for the 2004 Lok developmental work since support of Kaliabor MP Gaurav Sabha elections, Modi said it becoming prime minister, but, Gogoi and Congress candi- had promised that every house “I can say that I am a man who date from Lakhimpur con- would have electricity by 2009. can withstand any challenge the stituency Anil Buragohain. “However, till 2014 around country faces, and plan and Each of the 20 per cent poor 18,000 villages in the country execute all works with dedica- families will get Rs 72,000 annu- were still to be electrified... Just tion and commitment”. ally and Rs 3.6 lakh in five years, like them (the Congress), their Accusing the Congress of Gandhi said, adding that funds manifesto is corrupt and full of neglecting the north east for the scheme will coming from lies. Therefore, it should be region, especially Arunachal the pockets of ‘chors’ (thieves) called hypocrisy document Pradesh, he said the state never like Anil Ambani in whose (dhakosla patra), not a mani- found its place in the “dil” accounts ‘chowkidar’ Narendra festo,” Modi said at the rally             !    4 !     (heart) of the grand old party. Modi has deposited money dur- here, around 220 km from %   &' The Prime Minister ing the last four years. State capital Itanagar. charged that the Congress was “Modi had promised four During his address, Modi fooling farmers in the name of years ago that he would deposit said with the NDA coming -*5%*+05-6 *8*+ &66&6 votes, whereas the BJP money in the accounts of the back to power in 2014, it ful- Government has always been people but he has done it only filled the promise of the with them. “We never com- in the case of some rich people Congress by illuminating the mitted the sin of betraying like the Ambanis. It is the rich 18,000 villages within 1,000 +* --$+&65'6%" 0$'* farmers but we introduced the who keep chowkidars, which days. Congress president Rahul mechanism from seed to mar- Modi has become for them. We Gandhi on Tuesday had '  3,3+/ sleep. Their sleep is now lying indulging in anti-national activ- ket,” the PM said. will deposit money in the released his party’s manifesto in Tihar jail. Fear is stalking ities. Congress and NCP sym- Elaborating on the devel- accounts of the poor, particu- *   /#          for the Lok Sabha polls, mak- argetting Nationalist them. They are worried what pathise with “Bharat tukde opment plans of Arunachal larly women, irrespective of  !  "   #    %   &' ing job creation, addressing TCongress Party (NCP) will happen to them if the man tukde honge” gang... Through Pradesh, he said the BJP gov- their caste, class or religion,” the farm distress, bringing a single chief Sharad Pawar for the sec- who has been arrested and this promise to repeal sedition ernment’s vision for the state is Congress president said. had promised to put Rs 15 lakh money and fled with the help of moderate rate of GST and giv- ond time in three days, Prime lodged in Tihar jail spills beans. law, they are insulting sacrifices connectivity, resources and He accused Modi of “steal- in their bank accounts. “But is the chowkidar.” ing Rs 72,000 per annum to Minister Narendra Modi said Today, they are very much of thousands of our soldiers” respect. ing” Rs 30,000 crore from the a chowkidar bigger than a Rahul said the Citizenship poor families as key focus, if it on Wednesday night that “big worried....But the not be far off “The Congress’ manifesto The PM said the State is on Air Force and putting it into a mazdoor (worker) or a farmer. Amendment Bill will not be comes to power. NCP leaders” were not getting when the whole thing (relating is a plan of Pakistan’s conspir- the growth path now with “thief’s (Anil Ambani’s) pock- “Chowkidars are only in passed at any cost and the Modi also attacked the sleep these days because of the to the NCP leaders) will come acies. It is a conspiracy to many mega projects like the et”. “It is poor people’s money front of the houses of rich peo- Congress will protect the lan- Congress, alleging that it sym- “fear” that a person lodged into the open,” Modi said. destroy the confidence of the Advance Landing Grounds which we will take out from ple like Anil Ambani, Lalit guage, culture and traditions of pathises with those who insult currently in Delhi’s Tihar Jail Modi charged that the Indian army and it is a con- (ALGs) at Pasighat and Tezu, them,” he said. Modi, Nirav Modi and the people of the Northeast. India, and wondered whether might make shocking disclo- Congress was trying to create spiracy hatched b Bharat ka train connectivity between The MGNREGA’s annual Vijay Mallya but not in front of “The BJP had brought the its party symbol, the hand, is sures about them. instability in the country by tukde tukde honge gang. You Naharlagun and Guwahati, and budget is Rs 35,000 crore and poor people’s houses,” he Bill in Parliament. It was an with the country or with those Addressing an election creating confusion in the have tobe cautious about Naharlagun and New Delhi. almost an amount of this size mocked. attack on the language, thought conspiring against it. rally at Gondia in eastern minds of the people. “This is Mahamilavat opposition oth- Asserting that he is com- was given (by the NDA gov- He repeatedly referred to and independence of the peo- “Those who burn the Maharashtra, Modi sought to their habit....Either they con- erwise it will give do such mitted to safeguard the tribal ernment) to a single person, BJP president Amit Shah as ple of the region. We did not Tricolour and insult it, raise slo- unnerve “big NCP leaders” by trol fully or create confusion... things that will give fillip to the tradition and culture, Modi Rahul claimed. “murder accused” and said it was allow the Bill to be passed then gans of breaking India into claiming that “some shocking Earlier the Congress had naxal movement in the area. said he had visited the region He said that Rs 3.6 lakh to he who had exposed Modi’s (in Rajya Sabha) and will pieces, play in the hands of for- disclosures” were in store for problems with chaiwalla and At a time when we were try- “more than 30 times” in com- be given to each beneficiary ‘jumla’ (false promise) of giving ensure that it is not passed in eign forces and vandalise stat- them when the man lodged in now with it is with chowkidar. ing to prosecute urban parison to his predecessors, over a period of five years Rs 15 lakh to every Indian. future too,” he said. ues of Baba Saheb (Ambedkar), Tihar jail spilled beans in the Terming the Congress’ Maoists, the Congress and because of the love and affec- under the NYAY scheme will Referring to demonetisation, The Congress president the Congress sympathises with near future. manifesto as dhakosla patra NCP leaders stood by these tion he shares with the people be deposited in the accounts the Congress chief said, “Modi accused Modi of taking away the them, too,” he alleged. “I do not want to go into the (hypocritical document), Modi Urban Maoists,” Modi said. of the north east. five crore women, which will in put people in queues before special status and special indus- The PM said unlike the full details....But I would advise said, “The manifesto promises Modi demanded to know Elections to Arunachal turn will benefit 25 crore peo- banks for their own money. But trial policy which was given to Congress, the BJP never made you ( the people in the crowd) to repeal sedition law. The con- if Sharad Pawar agreed with Pradesh’s 57 assembly seats ple and revive the economy. Mehul Choksi, Nirav Modi, the Northeast by the party’s false promises and kept its to go and ask big NCP leaders gress has promised in its man- the Congress’ manifesto. and two parliamentary con- Mounting an attack on the Ambanis were not in line. While government for the unique commitment of providing free if they are getting sleep these ifesto that it would not launch “Sharad Pawar should come stituencies will be held simul- prime minister, Rahul said he you were busy standing in problems faced by the region. LPG connection to nearly 60 days... No they are not getting proceedings against Maoist clean on this,” the PM said. taneously on April 11. claims to be a ‘chowkidar’ and queues, India’s thieves looted the 51  9 * 1 5 * ,P    (! /  &1    B33, feel ashamed of what they have   Lucknow: Equating Indian announced in their manifesto army with Lord Hanuman, esponding to the provoca- — to dilute AFSPA and with- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Rtive statements of both draw sedition clause.”   '     said the way Lord Hanuman Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba “Nobody can dilute AFSPA $#?@A /   !    ' burnt Lanka, the Indian army Mufti, enjoying patronage of as the BJP will be standing like     -$  destroyed terror camps oper- Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, a rock behind security forces . D - ating in Pakistan. over tinkering with Article who are protecting our bor-     O   “Indian army destroyed 35A and abrogation of Article ders,” Shah told the rally, organ-    # terror camps operating in 370, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) ised in support of BJP leader Pakistan just as Lord Hanuman Chief Amit Shah on Jitendra Singh. 2O 'P  had destroyed the goons in Wednesday set the record In Sunderbani, BJP presi- ./#%8.$ ,  +B 3   Ravan’s Lanka. This act of val- straight by saying it ‘loud and dent alleged that illegal immi- +0 3L M our (of Indian army) was pos- clear’ that as long as BJP is in grants including Rohingyas        sible only because of the strong power these leaders cannot want to change the demogra-    # and decisive government (at fulfil their dreams of having a phy of Jammu region and the Centre) and the determi- separate Prime Minister for the vowed to oust every single C   '2     nation and will power of Prime state of Jammu & Kashmir. illegal immigrant from the #/.$#         Minister (Narendra) Modi,” Cornering Rahul Gandhi, country if voted again      -  # Yogi said while addressing an BJP Chief also asked him to to power. L./&    -   election rally in Siwalkhas in clarify his stand on the issue. ")  . !             ! “Infiltrators are eating our   -   -M  2& Baghpat Lok Sabha con- “Rahul Baba, do you also   !   /    %   &' country like termites. They $# stituency on Wednesday. want two PMs in the country? want to change the demogra- He said India had made People of the country want to the BJP, no matter whether it is to the Union were changed. Posing some tough ques- phy of Jammu. As long as   @P  2 remarkable progress in eco- know the Congress president’s in power or in the opposition, “2020 will also be a dead- tions to the Congress party there is a BJP government, we $%#)#$  3 3   nomic and military field under response to Omar Abdullah’s would not allow their desire of line from Jammu and Kashmir Chief in Sunderbani and won’t let this happen. If you   B L'/ the leadership of Prime statements. You should tell the having two PMs in the coun- to the nation. If you remove Udhampur, Amit Shah said, “a choose Narendra Modi gov-    0O  ,  # Minister Modi. nation whether you support try being fulfilled,” Shah said. those terms and conditions on leader of National Conference ernment, we will oust every L>8>8  B L'  #M Yogi appealed to the peo- him or not,” Shah said at an Describing the BJP as a which Jammu & Kashmir (NC) raised pro-Pakistan slo- single infiltrator from the coun- ple to vote for the BJP and help election rally in Sunderbani party which follows the ideals acceded to India, our relation gans but Mauni Baba, as Shah try in the next five years,” he  P2 2' D India become an economic amid thunderous applause of Syama Prasad Mookerjee with the country will also end,” dubbed him, remained mum. said. He also warned Pakistan, .8#$# 3$3    super power. from the crowd. who made the supreme sacri- Mehbooba told reporters after “Rahul Gandhi, you are in saying if a single bullet comes '   - B L' 3 In his over 40-minute Addressing two back to fice in Kashmir, Shah said it filing her nomination papers alliance with the NC, you can- from there “we will fire shells     $ # speech, Yogi talked about var- back rallies in support of party will not let anything of the sort from the Anantnag Lok Sabha not escape from the responsi- from here”. ious issues, including air strike candidates from Udhampur- happen “till its last breath”. constituency. bility to clear your stand. In reference to the Balakot '!D  '  '  and achievements of the Modi Doda and Jammu-Poonch Lok In Srinagar, PDP Chief The former Chief Minister Citizens of the country want to air strike, BJP Chief Amit Shah #%#E&        >87@ and his own governments. Sabha seat, Amit Shah assert- Mehbooba Mufti made yet was responding to BJP presi- know if you agree with raising said that the BJP government &  M H &MI   !  He paid tribute to Kargil ed that his party, whether in another provocative statement dent Amit Shah’s assertion that ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans,” gave a “befitting reply” to the    O  1 0  - martyr Rajendra Singh and power or in opposition, would saying that the relation of Article 35A, which guarantees the BJP chief asked. terrorists while claiming that   # remembered Dhyan Singh never let such a demand get Jammu and Kashmir with India special status to Jammu & Addressing a rally in the Congress could not do so   OP '   Gurjar who led the revolution fulfilled. will end if the terms and con- Kashmir in terms of residency Udhampur, Shah said, “The in the last 10 years of their of 1857 from Baghpat. PNS “I want to make it clear that ditions of the state’s accession rights, will be repealed by 2020. Congress and its leaders should tenure. ,70#/,$   $3  NO-  3'%L0   . M$          #   -  0H 0I   #(&:,%/%.%#7#(.#&&./&&+:$<$,7      O        -                   ! #    /3   Cash of Rs 2.1 crore hidden Income Tax officials, no peti- Karthikeyan is the son of 1 0-     7-3'3' ($$/ in secret chambers inside a    = '-  tion has come for hearing . Kanchana, Vaiko’s sister and       0 0NO  3   Toyota Innova car was seized Meanwhile, the DMK-led was active in the MDMK pol-     # fficials of Income Tax by the officials from   &>#7   /  front was in for another shock itics. ODepartment and Election Perambalur. The officials said      on Wednesday as Karthikeyan The raids on the leaders Commission of India contin- they suspect the money was       nephew of MDMK leader of the opposition parties have ued their crack down on illegal meant for distributing among    3  -3' Vaiko , came out in the open rattled a section of political cash and gold in Tamil Nadu the voters because there was no  - 3     & declaring support to the landscape in Tamil Nadu. N meant for bribing voters in the need for transport the same 77#G  AIADMK and chief minister Gopalaswamy, former Chief election scheduled for April 18. hidden in secret chambers built Edappadi Palaniswamy on Election Commissioner of The sleuths busted on n the door panel and in the  3-3'%      Wednesday. India told The Pioneer that Tuesday night an innovative seats of the swanky car. ' 33'= -   “The DMK is a big threat Tamil Nadu has the worst his-     /3'( style of money trafficking The seizure of the cash   to the country as well as Tamil tory of bribing voters. deployed by the leaders of comes immediately after the Nadu. We should not allow the “Corruption has been institu- VCK, a Dalit militant outfit raid on the residence and busi-        DMK to come anywhere near tionalised in the State which contesting from two parlia- ness premises of Durai    $ the corridors of power,” could be the only one State in mentary constituencies in the Murugan, the DMK treasurer, Karthikeyan told journalists the country where by-polls State. The VCK is a constituent on Monday and Tuesday yield- and his son Kathir Anand, the approach the Madras High at Kovilpatti where the Chief and even general election were +$  $!       !  of the DMK-led Secular ed unaccounted cash of Rs DMK candidate from Vellore Court challenging the high- Minister was campaigning for rescinded because of massive *   %   &' Progressive Alliance (SPA) . 11.3 crore. Though Murugan had said that they would handed behaviour of the the NDA candidate. corruption,” said Gopalaswamy.   !"#$%& > ': 1   1  0   (2+$   ) )' +   s soon as the bells ring at 6%/+(    ADarul Uloom — Asia’s and RLD in Uttar ers. Of which, 6 lakh are trict. Madrassa students say the $ (   / largest madrassa — students Pradesh for the election.   Muslims and 3 lakh mahagathbandhan wish to woo prepare to head towards The BJP has pitted SCs/STs. Muslim voters as they have a  mosque for evening prayers. incumbent Raghav A three-way contest is tough fight with the Congress, After stepping outside the insti- Lakhan Pal against the expected between the which too has fielded a strong )   tution, some of them stop at a Opposition candidates. Congress, the BJP and the Muslim candidate.   tea shop near the campus. “Faizul Rahman might have mahagathbandhan on the seat. “But our agenda is devel- An animated discussion is an advantage as he would get Ashraf, who is in his final opment, not religion-based underway at the kiosk in the support of harijans along year of eight-year-long educa- politics. We have to get above Saharanpur. The students are with Muslims,” Jamal tells the tion at the premier institution, the politics of caste and reli- The 152-year-old institution is discussing the issues that dom- students, suggesting caste and says the election would be very gion, (because) that is where we home to nearly 5,000 students inate or are being skipped by religion will play a role in interesting. But, he adds, the are giving fringe groups an who study Islam there. “Our political parties in their cam- deciding the election. BJP might race through due to upper hand. We need to vote course is very intense and it paign in the district ahead of But his suggestion is imme- division of Muslim votes. “If on development and then only runs for eight years. All our the general election on April diately countered. Muslims decide to join forces real development would take graduates are gainfully 11. They have their own theo- Amanatullah, another student with harijans then Faizul place,” Raziul, 30, said. Darul employed. You will not find a ries and understanding of the at the madrassa, says the agen- Rahman could get a landslide Uloom spokesperson refused to single unemployed graduate complex election process. da of development would be a victory,” he said. comment on the campaigning of the madrassa,” Usmani said. Jamal, 24, says he fears major factor this time. Saharanpur is an important or party prospects ahead of the He said students from all Muslim votes might get divid- “It is high time that we constituency for all the parties. election, saying the institution over the country could be found ed in the election as two strong decided the capability of can- The Uttar Pradesh BJP started has no political stance. here. Rameez has been associ- .    +< +   !   %   &' Muslim candidates are con- didates based on their knowl- its election campaign from the “We are a Islamic academ- ated with the institution since he testing from the constituency. edge of issues plaguing the city, constituency and the Bahujan ic institution and we don’t sup- was 12 years old. “It is a com- Along with Islamic educa- here and I came here to become “I hope to become an Imam and The Congress has fielded sea- rather than their caste or reli- Samaj Party-Samajwadi Party- port any political party and that mon saying here that you can tion, he says, he has been an Islamic scholar. I am on my be in service of Allah,” he said. soned leader Imran Masood, gion,” the 26-year-old said. Rashtriya Lok Dal combine is the reason we don’t accept any get into Oxford and Harvard but receiving computer education way of becoming one. It is a mis- Darul Uloom provides eight while the BSP has named Faizul Saharanpur, named after will hold its first joint rally in donation or grant from parties not Darul Uloom. That is how at the madrassa’s Department conception that we do not have years of intensive Islamic edu- Rahman. BSP has formed a Sufi Saint Shah Harun Chisti, Deoband on April 7, four days and government,” said its difficult the entrance test is,” the of Computer Science. knowledge of subjects other cation. There is no age limit to “mahagathbandhan” with SP is home to about 17 lakh vot- ahead of the election in the dis- spokesperson Ashraf Usmani. 19-year-old said. “I get all kinds of education than Islamic studies,” he added. sit for its entrance test. ;/ @RQ  R   - 9 1  11    #: " (   / " )/)R /     *         

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We will part of the State.   +B  ing for the BJP because of loy- “I will vote where my hus- vote for anyone fielded by “I am a Modi fan and I 3-0 %+0 %&1 alty to their husbands. band wants me to. He does not Akhilesh ji (SP chief Akhilesh voted for BJP in the last elec- 2   The she-says-maybe-he- want BJP, so I will not vote for Yadav) as my husband says.” tion, but no work has been   says-nay syndrome may hin- it,” Kaisar told PTI while stand- About 35 per cent of the done here. The BJP candidate   B - der the BJP from winning ing outside a shop. “Don’t more than 1.5 crore voting in who won in the name of Modi 3 - Muslim votes in the western interfere in our religion. Keep round one are Muslims, said JPS from here is hardly seen. We     Uttar Pradesh belt that goes politics out of it,” snapped her Rathore, vice president of the Muslim man can legally divorce Muzaffarnagar. cannot even complain,” says a  to the polls in the first phase on husband Aslam who came and Uttar Pradesh unit of the BJP. his wife by pronouncing ‘talaq’ “My husband divorced me petrol pump worker Satbir April 11 as most men in the took her away. Most Muslim women in the three times in one go. within two years of our mar- Yadav from Saharanpur. to vacate his official bungalow agitated over denying ticket to community say they don’t want The pattern was visible in region hailed Prime Minister “My husband divorced me riage. I was just 18. We do not Similar sentiments were in Delhi. Secondly, the BJP former BJP MP Hukum Singh’s the Government to interfere in Kairana, Muzaffarnagar, Narendra Modi for bringing and married another woman. I have any rights. I am illiterate echoed by residents of Government in Uttar Pradesh daughter Mriganka Singh from their religion. Meerut and Baghpat, which triple talaq under the spotlight, had no choice but to accept the may be that’s why I could not Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, did not adequately compensate Kairana. Kaisar Jahan, a homemak- votes in phase one along with saying it was a step towards decision. I live with my four- fight. Luckily I did not have a Kairana and Ghaziabad which cane growers. And, third, the Mriganka is an influential er in Muzaffarnagar, typifies the Saharanpur, Bijnor, Ghaziabad empowering Muslim women. year-old son now. Triple talaq child to look after. Triple talaq go to polls in the first phase of Jat reservation notified by the Gujjar name in the area. She dilemma of a woman caught and Gautam Budh Nagar. Triple talaq, also known as is a heinous practice. Don’t we is a crime and men should not the seven-phased Lok Sabha UPA-led Central Government fought on a BJP ticket in the between self-assertion and tra- Rabia, 35, resident of ‘talaq-e-biddat’, is the practice of Muslim women have rights?” be allowed to do it,” said an polls. A total of eight Lok Sabha was set aside by the Supreme Kairana bypoll which was dition that dictates she bows Kairana, said, “Triple talaq is a instant divorce in which a asked Farzana, a resident of anguished Saba. PTI seats in the State will go to polls court under the current BJP necessitated by the death of her in the first phase on April 11. regime,” he said. father. She, however, lost to The voters here praise Modi, The apex court had in 2015 Opposition alliance candidate but are not satisfied with the set aside a 2014 notification of Tabassum Hasan. Q%*#5*R8Q$:-*'6%R work of BJP candidates. A BJP the then UPA Government to The BJP has fielded anoth- office-bearer from Muzaffar- include Jats in the Central List er Gujjar leader and MLA nagar, who wished to remain of Other Backward Classes Pradeep Chaudhary from the anonymous, lamented that the (OBC) in nine States for quota seat. Local BJP leaders, how-    1  0 party under pressure from RSS benefits. “I want to see Modi as ever, feel that a section is dis- re-nominated Muzaffarnagar PM again, but Ajit Singh will win enchanted over denial of tick- MP Sanjeev Balyan this election. from here,” Ahlawat said. et to Mriganka. In a bid to pla-  3 ,& ed her constituency and Janambhoomi temple. He said because of this, other sit- In Baghpat, the BJP has cate its support base among the wasn’t approachable “Hema Malini never came ting MPs in western UP also got fielded Union Minister Satyapal Gujjars, the BJP welcomed ollywood’s ‘dream during her term and to our village. We did not see re-nominated. Singh against the RLD chief’s community leader and SP MLC Bgirl’ Hema Malini had   Brijwasis would reject her after 2014. We prefer a local He said the decision to son Jayant Choudhary. Chowdhary Virendra Singh a dream run in the last her this time. who is approachable,” said a repeat the sitting MPs may cost Congress has not fielded any into the party fold. Lok Sabha polls but her elec- But Hema Malini resident of Chhata. Narendra the party dearly. candidate from the seat. BJP analysts, however, toral rivals claim she neglect- is pinning her hopes on Singh, who lost previous three Balyan is one of the Here also ‘Modi wave’ is maintain that reported discon- the work the Narendra Modi assembly elections, accused accused in the 2013 facing tough competition from tent towards party candidates Government has done in the her of neglecting the con- Muzaffarnagar riots. He had anti-incumbency against sitting among the voters won’t be an past five years. stituency, saying one cannot won by more than 4 lakh votes MP and the joint front put up issue. They say in the last polls, She is up against Narendra work for Mathura while sitting riding on Modi wave in 2014. by the Opposition, just like in except Saharanpur, BJP candi- Singh of the RLD, which is part in Mumbai. Another cause of worry for the Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad and dates in all seven constituencies of the alliance with the “I am a Brijwasi and know saffron party is Jat communi- Saharanpur. Interestingly, peo- in this region defeated their Samajwadi Party and Bahujan about the problems of locals. ty’s affinity to RLD chief ple from diverse sections of the rivals by more than 2 lakh Samaj Party, and Congress’s Last time, she won because of Chaudhary Ajit Singh as well as society are in awe of Modi’s votes. In Saharanpur, the BJP Mahesh Pathak. The the Modi wave but after that the anger of sugarcane growers work. “My vote will go to candidate won by 65,000 votes. Opposition is also billing it a she was not involved with her against the BJP-led State Modi,” says Haider Ali. He Congress stood second here. ‘Brijwasi vs outsider contest’ constituency. Forget about the Government. runs a small tea shop in BJP strategists feel there claiming that Hema Malini people, her own party cadres Meanwhile, the SP-BSP- Muzaffarnagar. may be a dip in BJP’s vote mar- was never approachable during are against her. Vikas (devel- RLD Opposition feels that the But, when one inquires deep gin this time, but the party can her entire term. opment) is missing in alliance will benefit from divi- about Modi’s popularity among still reap benefits of ‘Modi The opinion of voters was Mathura,” he said. “She did sion of Jat votes this time, and minorities, people said the 2013 wave’. Johny from Bhim Army somewhat divided. Some fell nothing for cleaning of the that the Muslim, Dalits and violence between Jats and chief Chandrashekhar Azad that the Balakot air strike and Yamuna, Chhata sugar mill backward sections will vote Muslims still haunted the region. ‘Ravan’ village Chutmalpur Mission Shakti could be elec- and unemployment issues, for them. They added that the weaker sec- said, “BJP can win this time toral issues while for others, monkey menace in Vrindavan Supporting the RLD chief, tions among the minorities are only when Muslim votes get problems of farmers, unem- etc.,” he said. He claimed this Ravindra Ahlawat, who runs an afraid to express their views split. It is not possible in ployment and lack of develop- contest is a secular vs commu- eatery on the Delhi- against the ruling dispensation. Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, ment are major issues here. nal one in which secular forces Muzaffarnagar National Kumar said the law and Kairana and Ghaziabad. And, “We don’t know Hema will win. Highway, said Jats have three order situation of the state has it is very likely in Saharanpur Malini but we have full faith in In 2014, Hema Malini main issues. improved after the BJP came to and Bijnore. Though a section Modi. Sometimes you have to defeated Rashtriya Lok Dal “Firstly, the Centre did not power. If BJP workers are angry of Dalits support Modi, but a forget own problems for the candidate Jayant Chaudhary by treat our leader (Chaudhary over repeating candidates in majority of the community sake of the country,” said a a massive margin of 3,30,743 Ajit Singh) well. He was forced many seats, they are equally will vote for Mayawati.” shopkeeper near the Krishna votes. PTI

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Party (PSP) ticket and is bank- of the late Harshvardhan Singh, Maharajganj which remains Tanushree Tripathi has Tanushree’s brother Aman ing on the sympathy of the peo- a former MP. steeped in backwardness. returned after completing her Mani Tripathi is an indepen- ple since, as she said, Supriya quit her job as “It is a welcome change and Masters’ degree in interna- dent MLA from Nautanwa her parents and brother have Executive Editor of an English these elections will hopefully tional relations from London. Assembly segment in been “wrongly framed in crim- ! !  news channel and has arrived pave the way for more women She is all set to get married later Maharajganj district. He is also inal cases”. in Maharajganj to contest the to step out of their homes and this month but is nevertheless an accused in the murder of his “I am not a parachute can- on the UP-Nepal border. Sugar elections on a Congress ticket. take to politics. Women are contesting elections from the wife Sara Singh and the CBI is didate here. I know my village, mills in the region are lying Supriya told reporters that supporting the two candidates Maharajganj Lok Sabha seat. investigating the matter. my people, my constituency. closed. The BJP’s Pankaj the prevailing conditions in in a big way. Till now, Tanushree, 29, is the daugh- In 2017, when Aman Mani The people know me and my Chaudhary has been MP for eastern Uttar Pradesh had Maharajganj has been known ter of former Uttar Pradesh contested the Assembly elec- family and we share a strong five terms but has done no made her take to politics. “I am for mafia candidates,” said Minister Amar Mani Tripathi, tions from jail, it was Tanushree bond. The farmers have been development here and people glad to have been fielded from Rekha Singh, a first time voter who is serving a life term along who campaigned for him along suffering in this district that lies want a change,” she said. Maharajganj where my father and a young graduate.   !"#$%&    ? 2" * !!+2# -  # 5  4    # 5 5 56%#*-5*$+         <R)   )  ))        A 6        (      # P                   Q  #  #-          (  -            #  +      (                                   4                 +    ! %        (            @         (--                  4   I pledge to contest these elections                     by honest means. I affirm that I           ;           shall seek votes only on the basis of + S                 ( ideas, plans, programmes and promises. I shall refrain from    "    ;A$    ((   employing“ any illegal or unethical means               +     ( like allurement, threat, coercion or violence                  targetted at the electorate or my fellow con- testants. I vouch not to allow any illicit                     usage of money, alcohol or muscle power    *              in my campaign. I pledge to keep these                      elections clean in letter and spirit.” The 17th general elections, accompa- ;    @           +      nied by polls to legislative Assemblies in four      S  P     Q   States, are round the corner. Imagine every 4                !    ( candidate taking a pledge similar to the aforementioned one in order to keep the   BB               elections clean and ethical. It can be    %2#              ( described as a “swachhata oath” for the elec-                  ;    tions. Let every candidate take it publicly at several places in his/her constituency and      !  0       -    ( subsequently post it on his/her social media           #         accounts. Let this be an individual enterprise            +        8989 to begin with. If it gains traction with the masses, then those candidates avoiding it ;               ;       stand the risk of getting ostracised. One can                     # S definitely lie under an oath but it’s price can        S    2 BB  S     be heavy if it is an awakened electorate.                     Malpractices are commonplace in elections. No wonder, the British enacted                   ( the Indian Elections Offences and Inquiries was widely circulated among Members of Parliament The growing nexus qualify convicted         6     S        ( Act, 1920 as direct elections were intro- political parties, elected repre- responded to the consultation between political parties and candidates/legislators for life    /        )   32  $ 5  duced on a miniscule scale in India as a sentatives of Parliament and paper, four each from the Lok moneybags was anticipated time. The only important pro- result of the Government of India Act, 1919 State legislatures, High Court Sabha and Rajya Sabha. quite early by C posal by the Government ie,            ;A$     $(  ( (Montagu-Chelmsford Reform). The rea- Bar Association, the Election A national consultation, Rajagopalachari. The use of exploring the possibility of                      ( son was not because the British entertained Commission of India, other widely advertised in the Press illicit money, Rajaji argued, was simultaneous elections to Lok                        4 a low opinion about the Indian character national commissions, civil and media, was organised in undermining the very founda- Sabha and State legislative but because they were wiser by a long expe- society organisations, jurists New Delhi on February 1, tions of India’s hard-won free- Assemblies, was examined by     S       +    P     Q rience of conducting elections in Britain. and eminent spirited people for 2014. Invitations were sent by dom and democracy. He called the Parliamentary Standing             C       The onus of keeping the polls clean their feedback. post and email to various for a set of electoral reforms in Committee on Personnel,        ;                 majorly lies with the political parties. They The paper listed eight political parties. There were a series of scathing articles he Public Grievances, Law and are the ones who stand to win authority and major issues for considera- only eight parties who cared to wrote for Swarajya, a magazine Justice for its 79th Report   (                 power. They are “the lifeblood of the entire tion like de-criminalisation of send in their representatives — founded by him, and the (December , 2015). Its recom-                   constitutional system” as a Central politics and disqualification All India NR Congress Illustrated Weekly between 1957 mendations are now pending             6        ( Information Commission (CIC) decision in of candidates; need to (Puducherry), All Jharkhand and 1970. with the Law Commission of Subhash Chandra Agarwal v/s Indian strengthen provisions related Students Union (Jharkhand), The most radical reform India where it has been referred  6                   D%;#,*  National Congress and Others described it to disqualification; false affi- Biju Janata Dal, Communist he suggested for the pre-EVM to “work out a practicable road                     in 2013. davits; state funding of election Party of India (Marxist), era was reversing the voting map and framework” (vide      4                ( But how seriously have the political expenses and donations to Nationalist Congress Party, process. Instead of voters Lok Sabha starred question parties taken their responsibility? The political parties; adjudication Jammu and Kashmir National queuing up at the polling No: 219, dated August 1, 2018).                   answer is to be found in the pages of the of election disputes; enhance- Panthers Party, Rashtriya Lok booths, the ballot box should We are going round and round                  6   Law Commission Reports No: 244 ment of punishment for elec- Dal and Telangana Rashtra be taken door-to-door by the the mulberry bushes. The last                      (February 2014) and No: 255 (March toral offences; issues pertain- Samithi. Most national and administration (candidates amendment to the 2015). The Law Commission Report No: ing to the role of electronic and regional parties did not attend. and polling agents would Representation of the People                  #  244 titled, ‘Electoral Disqualification’, was print media and so on. The Election Commission of accompany) with proper secu- Act, 1951, had come in 2004.                    actually an interim statement requested by But how was the josh? The India was the only one to rity on the pattern of decenni- The alternative to formulat-                 #    the Supreme Court, which was hearing the Law Commission received 157 send its delegation. Former al census. The step, he felt, ing new laws by Parliament is        *        Public Interest Foundation & Others V/s responses, most of them being Chief Election Commissioner would obviate the need for voluntary ethical behaviour by Govt of India case. At that time, the 20th from individuals and civil soci- SY Quraishi also participated. expensive campaigns by polit- parties and contestants. There is            +        ( Law Commission was already working on ety organisations. The Election This illustrates the commit- ical parties to bring voters to still another alternative where a            ;A$      its main report on ‘Electoral Reforms’ in Commission of India was the ment of political parties, rather the ballot boxes while ensur- conscious and conscientious response to a request made by the Ministry only body that sent its response. the absence of it, towards clean ing nearly universal voting. electorate compels the contes- of Law and Justice, Government of India, Of the political parties, the elections. This is least surpris- There seems to be no tants to behave ethically. The in January 2013. That report was ultimate- lesser said the better. One ing because election funding action taken by the electorate oath suggested above '   ly published as Report No: 255. national political party viz, the (call it financing) is still an Government on the Law is only a step in that direction. In January 2013, the 20th Law , and opaque territory. No political Commission of India’s reports (The writer is an indepen- Commission, chaired by Justice (Retd) DK one registered party viz, the party would like to demystify it No: 244 and 255 over the last dent researcher based in New  )  )  + / /  Jain, studying the subject of ‘Electoral Welfare Party of India, sent their even while accusing others of five years. It was to the credit Delhi; views expressed herein are     / 271)   ) ;   Reforms’, prepared a consultation paper that feedback. Only eight sitting corrupt practices. of the Supreme Court to dis- his personal)             )       *   8  . ( ',-            3    F   B L'F       #    (   %     - %   ,$0  /                               #/  %      0F                    # -# 0 # ,  #         %##($ :/,$ %&,<<:#  #($           K0!&  K/' K  0  K3 3       #    ( +!       , *      -         .         - -  3  - 8 -- )   (,-83         *         (       /  0           clear shift from the development         agenda promised by him. He has                  R2 unabashedly accused the Congress  %  S 324%5     0  6  * 306*5  Sir — It is ironic that with the   -  -         of committing a “bahut bada paap”          #       2 general elections just a few weeks #   % (grievous sin) by linking Hindus away, there is still confusion over (  -       with terrorism and mocked                   VVPAT. The recent move by the L M  L #M Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for       .    78  *      Supreme Court to give time to  #   - “taking shelter in a constituency      897: #          potential stakeholders, who have       - where the majority (Hindu com- now petitioned to audit at least 50    %     munity) is in the minority”.             "      per cent of VVPATs in each   #.        Accusing the Congress of                      ( Assembly or Parliamentary seg-     -/ % tarnishing the country’s “5,000-    ;                 ment, has caught the voters off-         # year-old” Hindu culture, Modi guard. /   / N% asked his audience: “Can a Hindu *            *      With logistical arrangements O   -     #+     - be a terrorist?” But one can ask                  already in place, the move to delay            %      !    the Prime Minister, do the terms   #           <   the results by six days in case     # LM     ‘Islamic terror’ and ‘Hindu terror’ . -    O LM  %              ( VVPAT audit stands at 50 per denote that the followers of these cent may not be feasible as sug-         %     # faiths are terrorists, en masse? If            gested by the Election  #3-     %  $3 1    # calling Al Qaeda, the IS and the 2     = #        Commission (EC). The best -  -   #:.%,% Pakistan-sponsored radical            *         ( option for it is to devise a strate-         groups as Islamic terrorists is not gy to speed up VVPAT counting to brand the followers of Islam as   (               than depend on the current sys- terrorists, then the same logic     .            ( tem of manual counting.    are also unavoidable. a parliamentary seat to prevent applies to some extremist Hindu                  As the status of contestants is Generally, prime ministerial squandering of tax payers’ money. groups, who were prosecuted for already determined in EVMs, or chief ministerial candidates con- KV Seetharamaiah planning and carrying out bomb-            *     (     ( the EC can implement technolo- Sir — The nation has been witness- test from two seats. But cases of can- Hassan ings to kill Muslims, and were             .     gy-based solutions into VVPAT ing a number of unnecessary by- didates contesting from two or branded Hindu terrorists. Identity               -   slips like digital verification, bar elections leading to heavy financial more seats are an exception. Often,      politics sows a division that lives coding of slips and e-mapping burden on the public exchequer. By- a Lok Sabha member resigns to on after the polls.     .              among others to obtain and polls due to death of sitting Lok contest an Assembly election or vice J Akshay                   match the final audit trail and Sabha or Assembly members are versa, leading to frequent by-polls. Sir — It’s unfortunate that Prime Bengaluru        .           match it with the outcome. unavoidable. Those due to the ele- A stricter law needs to be enacted Minister Narendra Modi is once Varun SD vation of a House member to the to bar a sitting member from again playing the “Hindu card” by !     (                 Bengaluru post of President or Vice-President resigning to contest in Assembly or raking up “Hindu sentiments”, a //$&/,8,%$F)7#-:,7   !"#$%&     2" * !!+2# - 4,3-8". #4 ! % 3 8.-3 3        2  2 2!2  !)!+ # " % D        2 ? A2     -    2!2   2 -       # L   L        2 D -  D  B  (  (   ' 6363 <( ( /  / (  /  (   +/ 7<  )           (      D 2        4     )       .    (       &)  (   ) ( 0       (          (        #C       #                (      "    #       @  @          + #         *              0 $           (         *      * # E  2   ;           2         D     +                     )    5  2        . 2   (.  E2 .(1 ',-       O        B     (        E2          ost the unfortunate Pulwama   (       --      ( terror attack, the country has               witnessed a substantial increase *     E2          in communal unrest. People  +              have been using the safe space of           + 6    socialP media to post comments that pro-  + +              mote hate speech that has spread on the          internet like cancer. It is highly unlikely ;              $   that such voices will come down anytime soon in the foreseeable future. Whether    %      S  (      @  people’s views are right or wrong is 78             )   6  D   another matter for debate. The discussion   )   88 897G ;   *          at hand should be whether the rules as 0/ $+(      P;     6Q         prescribed in the Constitution allow 0(($-/.   0              them to do so? (&02$/0$2       #      6 2   Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution provides every citizen of the 112(2      -    2  O       ( &( 2,$(=($      O   +   6    ;  * country with the freedom to speech and expression. This is an inalienable right that  (&,(. 0 #         *  E2 2. /02&:- 0  /        4    899H   7GGI forms the core of the democratic values. However, this freedom is not absolute and  ($//0     /             is qualified by restrictions listed under /&(  '  E2   O 6  !  . O       Article 19(2) of the Constitution. Upon a 2$ (  J999      K7L9        ( close reading of these limitations, one can 0 &20$        E2 O +  3899J5 2   2 come to the conclusion that despite the &/ 2.0 (( Norms of Journalistic Conduct provide interests of public order. These two ture of the book Gandhi-hatya Ani 389785 0  *   @  3897:5 O      fact that hate speech is not listed as a direct $ certain guidelines on the reporting of Articles in terms contemplate that Mee (Gandhi-assassination And I)     2  %       ;  exception, it does fall under other speci- (; &(00/2$# communal happenings. restrictions may be imposed on the authored by Nathuram Godse, the *                 fied exceptions, including security of the While these are laws that may not rights guaranteed by them in the inter- issue revolved around Section 153A of state, public order and incitement to an  (&(.2&(- directly deal with the issue of hate ests of public order.” Therefore, the IPC. The court read down the    0      " M *      ( (0 /(   = B                offence. Therefore, a citizen has the speech, the Supreme Court has read court came to the conclusion that hate Section to hold that in case of Section Constitutional right to speech only until (;(& /0/$ the Constitution in an elaborate man- speech can be carved out as an excep- 153A, first, it is not necessary to prove      +       E   $( (00&:                 it takes the form of hate propaganda. ner so as to encompass such provisions tion under Article 19(2) under that because the material under con- The Indian Penal Code (IPC) contains &(02$+1( within the limits of reasonable restric- domains such as public order or sideration, enmity or hatred, was in  79               *     provisions that deal with the promulga- &(0&/ /2$0/$ tions under Article 19(2). In the case security of the state. fact caused.

          *     tion of hate propaganda. Section 153A 3(&02. of Ramji Lal Modi vs State of Uttar Another important case concern- Second, the intention to promote            condemns promoting enmity between dif- ( Pradesh, the apex court was faced with ing hate speech is Bilal Ahmed Kaloo hatred is not a necessary ingredient of #                ferent groups on the grounds of religion, &2  $-/ the issue of determining the vs State of Andhra Pradesh. The case the offence and if it is shown that the   I9             38997(89795   race, place of birth, residence and language 0 2,1$2+( Constitutional validity of Section related to a Kashmiri youth being language of the text is such that it is       7N           ( among others, and carrying out acts 295A of the IPC. The argument was booked under the IPC for allegedly of a nature calculated to promote feel- prejudicial to the maintenance of harmo- 0&( (2 that Section 295A comes under inciting the people of Hyderabad to ings of enmity, then the person would        #  "        ( 0, $(;($ O                ( ny. Section 295A provides for penal sanc- Chapter 15 of the IPC, dealing with provide a violent reply to the acts be booked under the same. Further, a tions against acts that are intended  / offences relating to religion and not committed by the Army on Kashmiri truthful account of history is no   3     5    ( ,$B,01:                towards outraging of religious feelings of Chapter 8, which deals with offences Muslims. In this case, the point of defence to the offence. any class by insulting its religion or reli- ..( 0 ( against public tranquility. determination was whether this act of Therefore, it can be seen that the                 gious beliefs. &/ 20 (( Therefore, offences relating to his constituted hate propaganda, conspectus within which the law on                 Section 298 penalises any act, word or 2.$ religion have no bearing on the main- would come under Section 153A or hate speech operates is very wide. The                 ( gesture with the deliberate intent to /$/=/,1 tenance of public order, or tranquil- 505(2) of the IPC? problem that surrounds hate speech                #     wound the religious feelings of any person. lity and, consequently, a law creating The Supreme Court in this case is that it acts as a tool in the hands of                   ( Section 499, explanation 2 provides for an offence relating to religion and came to the conclusion that for the the Government to curb the freedom              group defamation if the imputation of a imposing restrictions on the right to application of either Section 153A or of speech of a person, the effect of 2              word or act is against an identifiable freedom of speech and expression 505(2), it is necessary that at least two which is that it leads to the failure of @  *  #           group or collection of people as distin- cannot claim the protection under such groups or communities should democracy in the country.       * $  ;     guishable from the rest of the class or com- Article 19(2). be involved. The court further stated As it can be seen, if a person is not         8799 4         munity. Section 505(1)(c) penalises acts However, the court applied a that merely inciting feelings of one allowed to recount even the true that incite any class or community against broad interpretation of the words “in community or group without any facts of history, then it is a direct attack          .  ;     R2 each other. the interest of” as given under Article reference to any other community or on the sacrosanct right of speech and S 0M # *  #    $  +  The Cinematograph Act, 1952 under 19(2). It stated, “A law may not have group cannot attract either of the two expression.    2 S           ( Section 5-B provides the film certification been designed to directly maintain sections. This case also holds impor- Therefore, despite exercising nec-                board with the power to deny any film cer- public order and yet it may have been tance as it showcased the difference essary reasonable restrictions in mat-   S         +   *  89H9 tification if it, wholly or in parts, is enacted in the interests of public order. between Section 153A and 505. The ters of hate propaganda, it should not E      E2 $    # S     against the interest of sovereignty and The right to freedom of religion apex court held that while Section be stretched to such an extent as a   S            integrity of India, security of the state, assured by those Articles is expressly 505(2) requires publication of the hate result of which it              .  friendly relations with foreign states, pub- made subject to public order, moral- propaganda, Section 153A covers unjustly affects the right to speech of        "   .        lic order, decency or morality, or involves ity and health. Therefore, it cannot be every case without the necessary an individual.                    defamation or contempt of court or is like- predicated that freedom of religion requirement of publication. (Raghav Pandey is an Assistant ly to incite the commission of any offence. can have no bearing whatever on the It is important to note that the Professor of Law at Maharashtra O                 Rule 6 and 7 of the Cable Television maintenance of public order or that a court has over time broadened the National Law University, Mumbai and               ( Networks Rules, 1994 prohibit the telecast law creating an offence relating to reli- scope of hate speech under the law. In Neelabh Bist is a Fourth Year student    #          of any programme or advertisement which gion cannot under any circumstances the case of Gopal Vinayak Godse vs of Law at Maharashtra National Law        promotes communal attitudes. Further, the be said to have been enacted in the Union of India, concerning the forfei- University, Mumbai) <    ( ) (                       483,/.1                          

sory mention in the campaign speech- educated population is allowing essen- rial benefits and free sops, more will es of political parties. Party manifestoes tial issues like that of climate change to the focus shift to those subjects. — the mainstay of any party’s commit- get buried in the last pages of the man- Instead, if the population becomes ment towards the electorate — have ifesto. These subjects relating to envi- aware of its environmental predica- largely become stereotypical and repet- ronment must feature in the top five ments and demands an action plan itive. Gone are the days of excitement subjects on which every party and from contestants on a priority basis, when one would explore the promis- leader’s contribution and performance parties will have no other option but +/ (0($(3:/0 es and initiatives assured by the party is evaluated and ranked. to respect people’s wish and deliver an /3 3,3# and look forward to their implemen- Certainly, it is not the same case actionable plan to pull the country ./1/$ ( 2$23: tation if the party rode to power. with some countries around the back from the brink of climate change- (  he great Indian elections are just Assurances in today’s manifestoes are world. Environmental issues form the induced disasters. 3   round the corner, scheduled to feeble and lack the push even if a party “national strategies” of political par- But how will this take place? Who Tbe held in seven phases from assumes power or not. Burning issues ties in many countries. These parties will generate the much-needed con-   >87Q# April 11 to May 19, covering 543 con- pertaining to climate change and envi- are obliged to discuss and debate at sciousness among the people? As    stituencies to constitute the 17th Lok ronment are the main sufferers in these length their climate change strategies much surprising this may sound, it is   -  Sabha. The grand event will have a riv- documents as they are relegated to the never-ending competition to woo the pattern. To make matters worse, even before experts and provide sustainable the Government’s responsibility to     etting impact on the country with its back burner and are instituted into the voters, the State and Central trea- non-government and not-for-profit solutions, which are implementable, show the correct path. It must educate bureaucracy, population and adminis- document only as a formality. suries are not only getting emptied bodies, who pride themselves for the once they come to power. The United the people that only a nation that cares    trative machinery being stretched to its The Congress’ manifesto released but real issues such as climate change social service they render, are doing States presidential elections slated for for its nature and natural resources is K -  full limit. this week is an apt example. The doc- are also being ignored. Owing to the nothing sizeable when it comes to edu- year 2020 is a good example where one that truly prospers and progress-  #   The phenomenal democratic exer- ument makes an extremely generalised lack of awareness, people, too, are cating the voters on climate-related candidates and parties are feverishly es. This course-correction needs a mav-     cise caters to not only the hopes and reference to climate change and how playing hand-in-glove with the cam- issues. India prides itself on being an putting together their strategies on erick political party and an equally     aspirations of millions of Indians but the party would attend to it. Further, paigners, forgetting that for some emerging economic superpower that how to tackle climate change. This charismatic leader who can bravely is a once-in-five-years event where there’s a lack of depth in the assurance. short-run benefits and gains, they are has high levels of technically qualified because an aware population of shun populist measures and think for   #/ political parties and their leaders This shows how the drafting commit- giving up on the security of a climate and educated people. But sadly, this America would like to know how the the long-term well-being of India.    recommit themselves to the service of tee probably failed to grasp the gravi- change proof future. does not reflect sufficiently when one environment would be cared for and Will these elections produce such a  O the nation. As sops, subsidies and ty of the problem. Unfortunately, it is in the best inter- observes its polity and processes. The herein lies the lesson for India. leader? The answer lies in the cam-    promises flow unhindered during this Almost all political parties fight est of political entities to keep the vot- level of education is directly propor- Political parties and their leaders paigning and what is being promised. 0  /0# time, one cannot but wonder how envi- the elections based on populist mea- ers in the lurch about the real issues. tionate to the level of awareness. only play what the people want to hear. (The writer is an environmental ronment and climate change get a cur- sures and dole-outs. Thanks to this Hence, there is never a change in this Therefore, it is puzzling how a fairly The more the people focus on mate- journalist) H/I   !"#$%& @  1 0 (;7   (;     3,3+/   /+    &  ash-starved Jet Airways on  6'  CWednesday deferred the   March salary payment to its 1C +  employees, citing “complexi-   ties” involved in the finalisation of the debt-recast plan, under   $((1 / said, “yesterday, it was 28”. “The 15 aircraft reported is &  which the SBI-led consortium When told that the airline already accounted for and was of lenders has taken over the ash-strapped Jet Airways is has announced grounding 15 only informed to the stock    A management control of the Coperating 28 planes, more aircraft, he said that then exchanges by Jet Airways yes- airline. including 15 aircraft in the the current fleet would be “less terday,” the spokesperson said. 4    Earlier, the airline had been domestic routes, Civil Aviation than about 15”. On Tuesday evening, the &B delaying the salaries of its Secretary Pradeep Singh In the evening, Kharola airline informed the stock pilots, engineers and senior Kharola said on Wednesday. clarified to PTI that Jet exchanges that it has grounded staff since August who have not Earlier in the day, Kharola Airways is operating around 28 15 more aircraft due to non-pay- been paid since January. said that less than 15 planes of planes and out of them, about ment of lease rentals. Now, the    ($$/ The company has over the airline were flying. 15 are operating in the domes- total number of planes ground- 16,000 employees on its payroll. Jet Airways, where the tic routes. ed on account of default in lease rench carmaking conglom- “Given the complexities of lenders are set to take control On the sidelines of the rental payments, as disclosed by Ferate Groupe PSA on such (finalisation of the reso- as part of a debt resolution conference here, the civil avi- the airline, stands at 69. Wednesday announced that lution plan) processes, it has plan, on Tuesday disclosed ation secretary also said that Jet In a statement issued in the they will launch their Citroën taken us longer than expected. that it has grounded 15 more Airways’ ability to fly interna- afternoon, Jet Airways said, “as brand in India with their first However, we continue to strive aircraft due to non-payment tional operations needs to be informed to the regulator product, the C5 Aircross to be and are in continuous deliber- of lease rentals. “examined”. (DGCA), the airline is operat- launched around the end of ations with the lenders and Asked about the active In the afternoon, a DGCA ing a curtailed schedule with 2020. The French company has institutions to find a solution. fleet of Jet Airways, Kharola, on spokesperson said Jet Airways sufficient number of aircraft, established a joint-venture with “In light of the current sit- the sidelines of an aviation continues to fly 28 aircraft as on and is compliant with applica- the CK Birla Group which will uation, please note that salaries conference in the morning, date. ble guidelines”. help them manufacture vehicles for March 2019 will be at Thiruvallur and power plants # !.* * &  *  *4,  )    *2.  B  deferred,” Jet Airways chief in Hosur in Tamil Nadu from    '  7878 people officer Rahul Taneja 2021 onwards. The vehicles said in a communication to ).      2= will be ‘inspired’ by India new C5 Aircross which will be vehicles could also be export- for new drivetrain technologies, staff on Wednesday. according to the carmaker and launched around the end of ed from here. The C5 Aircross Tavares highlighted that all Though the management expansion into India is a criti- 2020. will compete against the likes new Citroën vehicles have been did not give a specific date for cal part of the carmakers ‘Push Linda Jackson, Chief of the Jeep Compass but designed with multi-energy payment, it said the company    92  to Pass’ strategy as they try to Executive Officer, Citroën Jackson made it clear that options in mind but when it will provide an update on the diversify from Western Europe. brand explained the logic Citroën did not see themselves came to India they would have issue on April 9.  $((1 / closed at 251.10, shedding to lessors under their respective Carlos Tavares, Chairman, behind launching the large C5 as a luxury brand and was aim- to find the appropriate moment On March 25, Jet Airways 5.21 per cent from the previous lease agreements,” Jet Airways said Groupe PSA said that the core instead of one of Groupe PSA’s ing for the ‘heart’ of the mar- to launch such a platform since board had approved a resolu- hares of Jet Airways on close. Intra-day, it had slumped in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. of the company’s philosophy myriad small car platforms, ket, and their prices would pricing is an issue. tion plan formulated by SBI- SWednesday closed with a loss 6.37 per cent to 248. With this, the number of was ‘Inspired by You’ and that “this is the latest product reflect that but that did not Groupe PSA also owns the led domestic lenders, under of over 5 per cent after the carri- Following the downtrend planes grounded on account of India with its high growth launched by Citroën and was mean that the C5 Aircross Peugeot and Opel brands, hav- which had agreed to infuse an er grounded as many as 15 more on the NSE, the scrip settled at lease rental defaults alone potential was a key market for unveiled at the Geneva Motor would lack for advanced fea- ing acquired the latter from emergency funding of 1,500 planes due to lease rental defaults. 251, down 5.28 per cent. It was touched 69. the group as it expanded out- Show recently. We want to tures such as the company’s General Motors in 2018. Both crore into the airline, and With the latest move on trading at an intra-day low of Besides, the domestic pilots side Europe. He added that the launch our flagship model first suspension technologies. those brands have had prior convert the same into equity Tuesday, the fleet of the cash 248.20. In terms of equity vol- union of Jet Airways, National ‘Push to Pass’ strategy had because it highlights our design The company is starting a experiences in India but saw worth 50.1 percent for a strapped airline has come down ume, over 1.33 crore scrips were Aviator Guild, has written to the made Groupe PSA one of the and innovations.” Starting from nationwide roadshow to attract sales stall and withdrew from notional value of just Re 1 to just 20 from its peak of 123, traded on the stock exchanges aviation regulator DGCA and most profitable large automo- the second-half of 2021, dealer partners from July the market. However, Tavares each share. through which it used to oper- during the trading session. airline chief executive Vinay bile companies in the world, Citroën will launch vehicles onwards and believes that their is confident that this time will However, the funds are yet ate over 650 flights across the “An additional 15 aircraft Dube, pressing for payment of but having learnt from prior ‘inspired’ by India which will be late entry into the market will be different and a step-by-step to be disbursed due to “tech- country and continents. have been grounded due to non- three months of salary dues experiences their plans in India heavily localised from Day 1, allow them to study the suc- approach will see them nical” reasons. On the BSE, the stock payment of amounts outstanding along with applicable interest. will be steady starting with the and Tavares said that these cesses and failures of others. As succeed. &    /  ( 9; #  C !*  /"' " -"!  00!+      ,<  &        +!% !    +"! %%!% +.)   $((1 / default under the provisions of invited criticism from various     . the IBC. quarters, including a parlia-    (   $((1 / Although officials of India he Supreme Court’s order Sections 35AA and 35AB mentary panel.  3,3+/ and the US have been negoti- Tquashing the RBI’s were introduced by an amend- The RBI substituted the   2':2 losses to Nissan’s books. he commerce ministry, ating a trade package, America February 12 circular will give ment to the Banking previous guidelines with a Tokyo district prosecutors he Supreme Court order Tafter consulting various last month announced to with- the Government discretionary Regulation Act in May 2017. harmonised and simplified okyo prosecutors are con- are discussing the case with Tquashing a crucial RBI cir- departments like IT and agri- draw benefits being provided power to issue direction to the The Reserve Bank of India generic framework for resolu- Tsidering pressing a fresh more senior colleagues before cular on dud assets resolution will culture, has made an offer to by them to Indian exports apex bank for referring a (RBI) had on February 12, tion of stressed assets in view charge on former Nissan chief deciding whether to proceed, push resolution timelines and the US to resolve trade issues under their Generalised System defaulting company to the 2018 issued the circular saying of the enactment of the Carlos Ghosn, local media said Japanese media said. also clouds the gains achieved on between the two countries, of Preferences (GSP) pro- NCLT on case by case basis in that lenders have to provide Insolvency and Bankruptcy on Wednesday, which would be If prosecutors were to file credit discipline over last year, a Union Minister Suresh Prabhu gramme. public interest, official sources for resolution plan within 180 Code. the latest twist in the auto new charges, it would not nec- report said on Wednesday. said on Wednesday. The US has decided to go said. days in case of large account of “Although the new guide- tycoon’s dramatic downfall. essarily mean Ghosn returns to The order will not materi- The US is demanding ahead with its decision to The Supreme Court 2,000 crore and above. lines have been termed as Investigators are eyeing a the detention centre where he ally impact the banks’ asset greater market access for its scrap the preferential trade Tuesday quashed the RBI cir- According to sources, the harmonized and simplified possible aggravated breach of spent more than three months quality as a bulk of stress has agricultural, dairy products benefit under GSP scheme cular of last year that pertains Supreme Court order on the generic framework, yet they trust charge related to at least before winning bail on March already been recognised, the and medical devices. Besides, after 60 days, which is to the provisions for referring RBI’s circular does not limit are far from being so,” $32 million in Nissan funds 6, according to a local lawyer. report by domestic rating they are seeking reduction in expected to impact India’s the defaulter to the National government powers to give Standing Committee on transferred to a distributor in “The prosecutor can hit agency Crisil said. import duties on certain IT exports to the US worth $5.6 Company Law Tribunal directions to PSU banks in Energy in its report tabled in Oman, according to local news Ghosn with new charges with- “Supreme Court ruling on products and increasing their billion under this pro- (NCLT) even on a one-day resolving non-performing Parliament last year said. agency Jiji Press. out sending him back to prison. RBIs norms to extend resolu- exports to bridge trade deficit gramme. overdue. assets. “The Committee are of Some of the money is Prosecutors would need to tion timelines on NPAs...The with India. Prabhu said that in the last However, the SC had Prior to February 12 cir- the opinion that the coinage of believed to have been used to buy again justify a detention by say- improvement in credit disci- Prabhu said that whatever one year, the US exports to upheld the constitutional cular, the resolution mecha- restructuring in resolution a luxury allegedly used by ing he was a flight risk and pline in the past year and the the US is asking from India is India have increased by about validity of Section 35AA of the nism available to banks were plan is hollow without having Ghosn and his family, according could destroy evidence and expectation of quick turn- concerned with different min- 48 per cent and it does not Banking Regulation Act, Corporate Debt Restructuring any serious meaning or busi- to a source familiar with the mat- the chances seem fairly slim,” around in stressed assets reso- istries, including IT and agri- include defence purchases which empowers the Centre to Scheme (CDR), Scheme for ness which only reflects the ter. If Tokyo prosecutors were to said the lawyer, who asked to lution could come under some culture. made. act, either directly or by direct- Sustainable Structuring of blurred vision of RBI in move forward with the case, it remain anonymous. cloud,” it said. “We have consulted all He also said that India ing RBI to take action against Stressed Assets (S4A), and understanding and appreciat- would be the fourth criminal The news came after it Companies in the power the ministries and we have would like to buy about 1,000 defaulters. Joint Lenders’ Forum (JLF). ing the problems. The charge against the 65-year-old emerged that lawyers for sector, which were among given them an offer,” the aircrafts from the world and the Section 35AA empowers Following yesterday’s SC Committee expect that clari- former high-flying auto execu- Renault — Nissan’s parent those who had petitioned the commerce and industry US could be one of the poten- the central government to order restructuring schemes ty of thought and transparen- tive, who denies all allegations. company that Ghosn also led apex court, will get a respite, the minister told PTI when tial suppliers. authorise the RBI to issue like S4A may come back, the cy in approach should be the Ghosn already faces three — have handed over docu- agency said, adding most of asked about the steps being Defence purchases and this directions to any banking sources said. guiding factor to streamline charges of financial misconduct ments to prosecutors showing them were on the verge of taken to resolve trade issues kind of procurement is going to company or banking compa- Revised framework for and strengthen the sector over allegations he under- “millions of euros” in pay- being referred to NCLT with America. change the things dramatical- nies to initiate insolvency res- resolution of stressed assets squirming under ineluctable reported his compensation and ments to the firm’s distributors (National Company Law However, he did not dis- ly with regard to trade balance, olution process in respect of a issued on February 12, 2018 hardships,” it said. sought to transfer personal in Oman. 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Larsen & Toubro (L&T) from next year, a top company working over the last 18 some assembly plants, he added. table following forecast of below- However, expectation of poor deal,” said Vinod Nair, head of Global markets rallied to and Kobe Steel have signed an official said. This will fuel the months on a new LCV plat- “But these would be in a very normal monsoon this year. rainfall and already slow eco- research, Geojit Financial six-month highs amid opti- agreement to this effect. next round of growth in form which it intends to intro- cost effective manner rather Benchmark indices, which nomic growth alongside sub- Services. mism surrounding the US- L&T Kobelco Machinery domestic and overseas markets, duce in April 2020. Even with than putting up large manufac- got off to a positive start, dived dued inflation may pressurise SBI was the biggest loser in China trade talks. Private Ltd (LTKM) is a joint he added. the limited range currently, turing facilities. So we are work- in late afternoon trade after pri- RBI to go for a higher rate cut, the Sensex pack, shedding In Asia, Hong Kong’s Hang venture between L&T and Kobe The company, which has the company has been able to ing which countries it could be vate weather forecaster Skymet thus surprising the street pos- 2.40%, followed by Yes Bank, Seng jumped 1.22%, Korea’s Steel, wherein Larsen & Toubro earmarked a capex of 1,500 garner a market share of workable,” Hinduja said. predicted below-normal mon- itively,” said Sunil Sharma, chief Bharti Airtel, L&T, Sun Pharma, Kospi rose 1.20%, Japan’s Nikkei holds 51% stake. crore for various projects dur- around 18 per cent in the Ashok Leyland currently soon for 2019, stoking fears of investment officer, Sanctum M&M, ICICI Bank, ONGC, ended 0.97% higher and “L&T has entered into a ing the current fiscal, is also domestic market, he added. has manufacturing operations a slowdown in growth. Wealth Management. RIL, Asian Paints, Vedanta and Shanghai Composite Index definitive agreement with Kobe working on a separate platform “So both domestic and across nine countries, includ- All BSE sectoral indices The RBI’s Monetary Policy HUL, which lost up to 2.37%. gained 1.24%. In Europe, Steel Ltd, a company regis- for light commercial vehicles international (markets), trucks ing the UAE, Bangladesh, Sri finished with losses, led by oil Committee (MPC) will unveil On the other hand, Maruti, Frankfurt’s DAX was up 1.33%, tered in Japan, on April 2, (LCVs). The new platforms are buses, light vehicles, heavy Lanka, Nigeria, the UK and and gas, telecom, capital goods the first policy statement for HCL Tech, HDFC, Tata Steel, Paris CAC 40 rose 0.74%, while 2019, for the divestment of its expected to come on stream vehicles we will have a new Kenya. The company is now and industrials. 2019-20 on Thursday. PowerGrid, Hero MotoCorp London’s FTSE slipped 0.04% in entire stake in L&T Kobelco next year, thus helping the range of products starting from among the top ten truck mak- After swinging nearly 450 “Market slid after touching and TCS ended with gains of up early deals. Machinery Private Limited,” company consolidate its pres- 2020,” Hinduja said. ers globally, besides being points, the 30-share BSE Sensex a new high as initial forecast of to 2.78%. Broader indices too The benchmark Brent L&T said in a regulatory filing ence, especially in the interna- When asked about invest- among the top five bus makers settled 179.53 points, or 0.46% below normal monsoon by ended in the red, with the BSE crude futures rose 0.53% to to the BSE. Following the tional markets. ments, Hinduja said, “This year globally. lower at 38,877.12. The gauge Skymet and rise in oil prices Midcap and Smallcap slipping USD 69.74 per barrel on sup- divestment of stake, LTKM will “We are working on a it would be 1,500 crore and it “We had a vision set eight had closed above the 39,000- impacted the sentiment. up to 0.87%. ply concerns. cease to be L&T’s subsidiary. modular business programme. will carry on next year as well. years ago, that was to be glob- mark for the first time ever on Investors are likely to be more Meanwhile, foreign insti- Meanwhile, the rupee LTKM’s total income during the So in 2020 with the introduc- This year will be most proba- al top ten in truck categorised Tuesday. vigilant going forward due to tutional investors (FIIs) appreciated 30 paise to 68.44 year 2017-18, was recorded at tion of BS VI vehicles we will bly peak year of investment and over 8 tonnes and global top The broader NSE Nifty too general election and have a bot- remained net buyers in the against the US dollar intra-day. 82.03 crore. PTI be coming out with a new plat- then it will come down gradu- five in buses. So a few months form,” Ashok Leyland ally.” The capex would also ago we reached that target. Chairman Dheeraj Hinduja cover areas like electric vehicles When we started the journey Raymond Chairman and MD told PTI in an interview here. range development, BS VI we were at 19th position on the % 1      Gautam Hari Singhania said. The new platform would emission norms compliance global basis,” Hinduja said. The land parcel is in the heart help the Hinduja Group flag- among others, he added. He further said: “Going of Thane and offers a good firm cater to various cus- The new product range ahead looking at the success New Delhi: Diversified ed revenue of 3,500 crore. apartments in the first phase. over last one decade. potential for venturing into tomer demands in a cost effec- would give a thrust to the we have achieved so far, we group Raymond on Raymond Realty, the new Several Indian big corpo- “In our continued efforts to the real estate sector, he added. tive manner, he added. The new company in international mar- have infact now put together Wednesday announced foray division of the group, will rate houses including Tata, enhance value for stakeholders, Raymond group said this modular platform will give a kets, Hinduja said. “Our tradi- a more aggressive vision for into the real estate sector and develop a 14-acre housing pro- Godrej, Mahindra, Bombay Raymond has forayed into real project is expected to be cash major advantage as the com- tional markets have been the the company...it is to make launched its first housing pro- ject at Thane in Mumbai. The Dyeing and Emami group have estate development in order to positive and would not require pany’s export sales were limit- Middle East, SAARC countries Ashok Leyland a leading glob- ject in Mumbai with an expect- company will construct 3,000 entered the real estate sector monetise the land at Thane,” significant debt funding. PTI ed for many years as it did not and some pockets in Africa. al player.”

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117.90 119.30 TATACOMM 604.30 607.15 596.00 597.50 HINDUNILVR 1682.00 1686.60 1668.65 1671.10 -16.05 IBVENTURES 342.25 357.00 335.00 336.90 SUNTV 635.00 640.75 626.40 629.15 AMBUJACEM 230.00 235.55 226.35 227.00 BLUESTARCO 707.25 713.90 690.00 693.30 ASHOKA 133.30 135.40 131.00 132.70 HINDALCO 217.05 219.10 214.10 214.75 -2.20 BEL 101.80 102.40 96.30 97.15 BAJAJFINSV 7350.00 7415.80 7292.60 7393.25 PETRONET 248.55 249.40 241.50 243.90 AIAENG 1755.25 1760.00 1710.10 1727.60 ICICIPRULI 370.10 374.00 363.45 364.70 KANSAINER 459.00 469.90 453.05 465.30 MPHASIS 988.55 991.60 973.50 976.30 GUJALKALI 502.55 502.55 495.00 496.85 INFY 756.00 758.50 746.80 751.65 -7.75 SOBHA 503.95 505.85 488.55 490.60 NAUKRI 1833.95 1867.00 1823.75 1839.60 MINDAIND 342.60 344.20 331.05 333.90 HONAUT 22815.20 23867.00 22540.00 23011.50 DRREDDY 2808.00 2808.80 2758.45 2768.95 -29.80 PIDILITIND 1260.35 1293.40 1257.00 1275.50 INTELLECT 219.80 220.70 212.60 213.60 MERCK 3800.00 3820.00 3729.10 3741.85 SUPPETRO 226.70 226.95 222.00 226.15 ASIANPAINT 1521.25 1529.85 1493.00 1503.00 -16.30 UJJIVAN 336.95 344.20 326.70 330.25 BALKRISIND 1003.85 1012.00 990.30 998.40 INDOSTAR 413.45 418.00 396.90 401.00 GET&D 289.95 289.95 282.55 287.80 RELIANCE 1392.75 1403.00 1372.00 1374.60 -15.10 TATAPOWER 74.90 74.90 71.25 71.65 DRREDDY 2800.10 2804.00 2761.75 2770.30 COROMANDEL 495.30 496.00 467.00 471.10 ELGIEQUIP 255.35 256.30 246.10 247.65 ICICIBANK 399.00 402.80 390.65 392.55 -4.60 HINDZINC 285.10 288.70 281.00 281.65 NIITTECH 1349.80 1362.45 1333.15 1339.60 ENDURANCE 1176.80 1184.25 1160.00 1166.30 FDC 170.40 171.50 164.00 168.35 VEDL 188.80 191.00 185.05 185.60 -2.30 GSFC 106.00 108.50 101.85 102.50 PIIND 1069.95 1069.95 1034.20 1042.40 CARBORUNIV 404.00 408.65 392.60 395.45 HATSUN 719.95 745.05 719.95 737.55 M&M 672.80 676.75 656.90 659.65 -8.95 TECHM 794.60 794.60 778.00 780.05 JKTYRE 94.10 94.35 92.10 92.45 SWANENERGY 110.50 113.60 110.50 110.95 CCL 293.10 295.65 283.00 283.70 EICHERMOT 20400.00 20476.00 20112.20 20301.00 -282.50 ABCAPITAL 102.40 103.75 100.00 100.35 CIPLA 525.00 525.25 519.65 520.20 KEI 426.85 426.85 401.95 417.30 VMART 2712.05 2740.00 2700.00 2714.80 ONGC 158.55 159.10 154.60 154.90 -2.60 RCOM 3.59 3.59 3.59 3.59 CENTURYTEX 920.00 927.15 902.10 904.25 SYMPHONY 1375.75 1377.00 1348.80 1363.05 BASF 1440.00 1441.25 1408.00 1411.85 BHARTIARTL 356.00 363.00 347.50 350.35 -6.10 IEX 161.80 168.30 160.55 162.40 GHCL 245.95 247.30 239.00 241.00 COLPAL 1251.80 1261.35 1245.25 1249.15 TIFHL 496.75 497.00 480.40 488.95 SUNPHARMA 471.00 473.90 459.15 461.10 -8.60 GRUH 281.95 286.65 280.10 282.00 TRENT 366.00 374.30 355.00 358.00 TATAINVEST 862.00 877.95 850.55 854.60 TNPL 214.00 215.00 210.00 210.80 TECHM 792.45 793.35 776.25 777.00 -15.45 M&MFIN 418.40 427.25 416.00 417.75 DIVISLAB 1703.90 1706.15 1667.60 1676.00 MOTILALOFS 611.65 623.10 607.00 610.15 CERA 2915.50 2964.25 2850.00 2852.85 GRASIM 847.15 852.10 828.00 829.00 -16.65 PEL 2646.00 2657.95 2589.55 2599.30 EMAMILTD 414.00 416.40 407.00 410.25 BAJAJCON 314.05 321.00 314.05 315.65 BIRLACORPN 528.45 528.50 510.25 513.25 LT 1409.40 1415.00 1375.00 1381.10 -28.65 BRITANNIA 2990.00 3012.00 2953.40 2991.75 MFSL 442.40 444.65 432.65 435.50 CENTURYPLY 217.25 217.60 207.40 209.85 APLAPOLLO 1491.00 1500.05 1461.55 1474.80 YESBANK 283.50 286.00 272.20 274.00 -6.30 GNFC 313.40 318.25 312.10 314.30 TAKE 145.10 150.20 145.05 146.50 EIDPARRY 207.60 214.00 206.00 212.50 MHRIL 240.85 249.00 239.85 245.05 SBIN 331.00 332.45 319.50 321.10 -7.90 PRESTIGE 252.45 259.10 247.10 249.65 MAGMA 117.65 122.40 117.20 120.85 WABCOINDIA 6559.95 6559.95 6363.00 6389.35 CARERATING 990.35 993.30 986.00 989.30 TRIDENT 69.60 70.20 68.15 68.40 GAIL 362.65 364.40 350.65 353.40 -9.20 NMDC 105.05 106.65 104.00 104.55 DBL 650.00 654.45 630.00 631.65 GDL 137.80 138.00 132.25 133.50 FCONSUMER 44.70 45.05 44.10 44.20 IOC 158.00 159.65 153.00 153.45 -4.70 UPL 927.00 937.50 920.45 923.40 KAJARIACER 606.00 612.30 602.10 607.00 GESHIP 292.50 295.75 283.30 284.95 DCAL 217.35 221.35 215.40 218.05 ZEEL 422.00 424.00 400.75 401.40 -16.30 ONGC 158.80 159.15 154.20 155.65 GUJFLUORO 1088.90 1093.50 1045.00 1074.30 ITDC 283.65 285.00 276.05 278.15 WELCORP 144.55 148.40 143.45 145.00 IBULISL 344.00 344.90 327.90 336.35 NIACL 189.30 195.00 188.25 189.45 ASTERDM 154.00 157.00 154.00 154.70 BPCL 382.00 382.00 362.15 363.00 -17.50 RAJESHEXPO 675.50 708.55 674.50 690.15 OIL 184.00 185.10 181.00 181.35 SYNGENE 589.50 601.80 586.05 587.70 SHARDACROP 374.95 397.50 374.95 391.45   GODREJAGRO 534.85 542.40 525.00 526.70 KEC 303.40 304.50 291.65 298.40 CHAMBLFERT 165.65 166.50 162.00 164.45 GMDCLTD 82.40 82.70 81.05 81.20 ICICIBANK 398.00 402.85 390.90 392.40 ADANIPOWER 50.35 50.85 49.00 49.35 DCBBANK 205.00 205.00 198.50 199.45 WELSPUNIND 59.90 60.80 58.00 58.65 MAHLOG 519.30 521.75 510.00 513.20 EXIDEIND 216.20 216.20 209.05 210.10 TATACHEM 600.85 604.00 589.05 591.15 HINDCOPPER 50.00 50.25 48.95 49.45 EIHOTEL 207.35 207.35 199.85 201.60 LUXIND 1408.00 1411.60 1380.00 1387.00 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE ALBK 55.65 56.25 52.85 53.25 SHK 158.00 158.70 151.00 152.00 NESTLEIND 10850.00 11050.80 10805.00 11004.35 PAGEIND 25300.00 25490.70 24568.95 24677.65 HERITGFOOD 559.00 559.00 542.95 550.05 NIFTY NEXT 50 28238.70 28342.85 28008.30 28033.15 -103.85 RAYMOND 831.05 843.90 782.00 808.55 CGPOWER 41.00 41.50 39.85 40.30 CENTRUM 31.85 32.75 31.80 32.00 ISGEC 583.90 593.00 567.00 575.45 UNITEDBNK 11.50 11.65 11.32 11.37 GICRE 255.95 270.60 255.95 264.15 10.35 SIEMENS 1129.75 1172.75 1128.35 1161.25 BHARATFORG 511.40 523.15 501.70 503.55 SUNDRMFAST 573.20 593.45 569.25 578.20 PRSMJOHNSN 96.45 97.45 94.15 95.50 NESCO 479.90 490.00 476.05 479.45 BANDHANBNK 532.10 554.70 532.10 549.70 18.35 ASHOKLEY 89.90 90.75 87.55 87.90 EICHERMOT 20550.00 20550.00 20100.00 20171.05 RAMCOCEM 741.20 749.10 737.50 745.35 CUB 201.25 204.10 196.25 198.45 FORTIS 137.90 137.95 136.05 136.40 SIEMENS 1130.00 1174.80 1127.55 1164.90 33.70 TCS 2089.80 2089.80 2060.00 2080.25 ENGINERSIN 120.55 120.75 116.25 116.80 HUDCO 46.40 46.50 45.10 45.25 HEIDELBERG 182.10 183.80 175.35 176.50 ALKEM 1740.35 1746.90 1730.00 1737.20 OFSS 3414.00 3561.45 3405.05 3507.95 93.20 BPCL 381.00 381.75 363.00 364.35 GODREJCP 658.85 672.00 657.20 665.75 J&KBANK 57.35 59.40 57.10 57.65 TORNTPHARM 1891.35 1909.00 1891.35 1899.75 BAYERCROP 4380.00 4380.00 4310.05 4350.90 MARICO 360.00 360.00 352.70 354.10 7.65 IDFCFIRSTB 55.05 55.50 54.20 54.40 THERMAX 937.00 959.90 928.70 944.20 PARAGMILK 261.00 262.35 247.60 251.50 FINCABLES 469.25 473.20 459.25 460.80 SHREECEM 18550.00 18705.05 18507.05 18621.40 ICICIGI 1001.05 1034.00 999.80 1020.00 19.70 LT 1411.90 1415.00 1376.00 1379.90 NATIONALUM 56.00 56.90 55.05 55.45 BHARATFIN 1127.60 1147.60 1119.20 1123.65 MAHSCOOTER 3700.00 3835.00 3686.00 3709.35 GULFOILLUB 860.10 885.05 860.10 872.70 SAIL 57.00 58.75 56.75 57.25 1.10 FEDERALBNK 97.65 98.45 95.10 95.55 GODREJIND 537.00 544.00 528.05 532.50 SUVEN 263.95 263.95 254.20 255.40 COFFEEDAY 278.00 278.75 272.00 274.95 MINDACORP 139.00 139.10 133.95 135.80 PIDILITIND 1263.55 1297.00 1252.55 1279.50 21.40 L&TFH 152.00 155.85 151.75 152.30 PHILIPCARB 177.00 179.40 171.65 172.70 CADILAHC 347.70 347.70 337.30 338.60 TEJASNET 166.00 172.45 166.00 168.05 TVTODAY 317.10 317.10 311.95 312.80 DLF 200.70 209.65 199.60 202.90 3.40 JINDALSTEL 184.65 188.90 181.65 182.30 RBLBANK 680.00 682.05 661.00 663.50 CHOLAFIN 1486.85 1504.20 1453.05 1462.15 FLFL 470.55 482.75 470.00 477.95 NETWORK18 36.00 36.10 35.00 35.40 GODREJCP 658.50 671.90 656.05 665.90 9.10 TATAMTRDVR 99.00 100.20 96.15 97.15 BAJAJELEC 569.95 579.25 542.00 550.00 TV18BRDCST 36.50 36.50 34.85 35.05 SREINFRA 29.25 29.60 28.55 28.80 SKFINDIA 2052.80 2067.45 2047.00 2060.30 HDFCLIFE 380.60 391.85 379.15 384.40 4.15 IDEA 16.55 17.00 15.85 15.95 SYNDIBANK 45.75 46.00 42.65 43.05 IDFC 46.60 47.05 45.05 45.40 UCOBANK 19.15 19.60 18.85 19.00 PHOENIXLTD 660.05 669.10 657.20 666.70 L&TFH 151.70 155.90 151.40 152.15 1.45 GRAPHITE 460.25 466.90 447.50 452.15 CROMPTON 226.00 230.00 222.95 227.65 MCX 799.60 808.15 779.20 782.50 IOB 15.13 15.45 14.70 15.14 SUDARSCHEM 349.55 350.00 342.00 344.80 HAVELLS 765.95 780.00 764.00 770.50 6.05 HEXAWARE 359.00 365.00 352.05 360.25 HINDALCO 217.50 218.95 215.00 215.65 TORNTPOWER 265.00 266.70 258.25 259.30 AARTIIND 1584.50 1598.70 1565.00 1576.50 APLLTD 543.00 543.00 530.00 531.15 PGHH 10749.95 10899.00 10666.00 10817.05 62.70 DELTACORP 273.55 277.75 261.05 262.85 ITI 104.00 104.70 99.95 100.55 APOLLOHOSP 1247.00 1275.00 1247.00 1261.70 NATCOPHARM* 565.00 570.00 558.55 561.45 BLUEDART 3518.10 3526.80 3352.00 3365.20 ABB 1328.80 1340.00 1320.10 1330.00 7.60 IOC 158.45 159.70 153.40 153.75 SPARC 190.00 191.80 186.00 186.75 KSCL 469.80 474.80 467.05 469.25 HSCL 117.15 118.00 116.05 116.45 NILKAMAL 1414.50 1432.85 1404.25 1418.95 SHREECEM 18556.95 18735.00 18422.00 18600.00 100.60 PERSISTENT* 633.00 639.90 626.50 628.70 CONCOR 534.00 541.00 529.25 533.00 INOXLEISUR 329.00 329.00 308.50 312.75 GODFRYPHLP 1139.80 1145.55 1120.15 1125.00 ITDCEM 132.30 132.30 128.15 128.80 COLPAL 1246.00 1262.00 1246.00 1250.95 5.25 IBREALEST 92.50 94.70 90.10 90.55 NTPC 135.15 137.35 133.95 134.75 BLISSGVS 181.75 181.75 175.85 178.50 MANPASAND 119.00 120.95 116.90 117.45 SOLARINDS 1051.80 1064.00 1040.80 1059.00 NIACL 190.00 195.00 188.35 189.90 0.60 HEG 2128.00 2136.40 2090.00 2094.60 WESTLIFE 445.00 445.00 425.00 434.40 TRITURBINE 111.00 120.10 109.95 113.65 JYOTHYLAB 183.95 184.25 181.00 182.15 SADBHAV 252.30 252.30 243.00 244.15 BOSCHLTD 17950.00 18080.00 17947.05 18001.00 54.75 BANDHANBNK 534.80 553.90 534.00 550.00 KTKBANK 134.90 136.20 130.80 131.75 GRANULES 113.10 114.40 108.50 109.35 ADANIGREEN 37.85 38.30 37.00 37.40 GILLETTE 6673.95 6700.00 6608.35 6656.50 DABUR 406.90 408.85 402.15 403.20 1.20 PNBHOUSING 920.00 974.45 902.00 915.70 HFCL 23.45 23.60 22.30 22.45 MINDTREE 950.00 950.00 939.50 943.25 ECLERX 1147.95 1149.95 1138.55 1142.50 GALAXYSURF 1050.00 1060.95 1031.10 1036.80 SBILIFE 600.00 615.00 595.00 600.55 1.40 M&M 670.00 676.75 655.90 658.15 IRB 154.00 158.05 147.60 149.80 BERGEPAINT 332.00 334.35 328.35 329.90 JBCHEPHARM 359.55 359.70 344.40 349.40 SHILPAMED 338.95 339.00 330.25 332.30 SRTRANSFIN 1200.00 1226.00 1193.45 1201.00 2.80 LAKSHVILAS 85.00 87.80 83.05 84.15 NAVKARCORP 39.20 39.25 37.55 37.70 INFRATEL 314.90 319.95 314.55 317.20 ASTRAL 1194.00 1200.00 1160.55 1165.50 NH 218.15 219.10 213.35 218.40 ACC 1627.90 1645.00 1615.70 1620.55 3.20 HDFCLIFE 381.90 391.55 379.90 383.40 GMRINFRA 19.35 19.40 18.55 18.65 NHPC 25.50 25.60 24.45 24.60 JKLAKSHMI 361.65 365.05 347.80 350.35 LAOPALA 210.50 210.95 206.90 207.35 NMDC 105.50 106.70 104.10 104.55 -0.30 SBILIFE 601.15 615.00 600.00 603.05 ACC 1620.00 1643.10 1618.05 1625.35 RELAXO 838.00 850.00 821.00 828.30 MAHINDCIE 234.35 234.85 226.50 228.80 PGHH 10641.60 10815.40 10641.55 10796.40 BANKBARODA 134.40 137.15 131.35 132.80 -0.40 INDUSINDBK 1779.50 1816.00 1765.00 1772.80 ADVENZYMES 185.00 185.00 179.85 180.40 ABB 1323.35 1339.95 1319.70 1329.00 MRF 60500.00 60700.00 59573.80 59993.90 SANOFI 5911.15 5950.00 5868.00 5877.90 HDFCAMC 1572.50 1577.00 1555.15 1563.00 -6.00 HDFC 1997.00 2031.85 1997.00 2012.75 FSL 49.30 50.35 47.85 48.10 RALLIS 162.50 163.50 159.15 160.20 MRPL 75.40 75.40 72.00 72.60 TVSSRICHAK 2231.45 2231.45 2199.05 2200.85 BAJAJHLDNG 3425.05 3461.20 3383.10 3409.95 -13.60 INDIACEM 110.60 112.40 106.30 107.05 FORCEMOT 1702.70 1729.00 1671.00 1679.75 GICHSGFIN 270.05 279.95 270.00 272.85 EVEREADY 192.50 192.70 189.60 190.65 SUPRAJIT 246.00 246.50 241.00 241.55 UBL 1406.00 1419.55 1396.05 1400.25 -6.70 SUNPHARMA 472.90 473.70 460.05 462.90 MANAPPURAM 122.85 123.50 118.30 119.15 LTI 1717.00 1724.20 1695.00 1703.85 CENTRALBK 36.05 36.50 35.20 35.35 DBCORP 186.30 186.75 183.20 184.65 HINDZINC 284.90 289.60 281.55 282.15 -1.55 RECLTD 147.70 152.00 147.70 150.60 COALINDIA 237.75 237.75 233.40 234.70 PVR 1655.20 1661.40 1635.00 1638.70 TATACOFFEE 95.60 95.60 92.10 92.55 THYROCARE 539.00 539.00 525.00 529.25 CONCOR 535.00 539.55 528.30 531.00 -3.20 AXISBANK 771.80 772.95 758.55 761.40 TATAGLOBAL 214.70 215.00 207.05 208.05 TATAMETALI 652.00 668.80 640.65 645.85 QUESS 740.30 743.05 714.00 717.55 3MINDIA 24870.00 24870.00 23900.00 23981.10 MRF 60480.00 60830.00 59600.00 59950.00 -440.10 MMTC 28.05 29.30 27.85 29.00 JAICORPLTD 114.75 115.55 110.00 110.25 BBTC 1303.05 1310.00 1271.00 1279.25 UFLEX 237.85 239.15 232.35 233.00 AKZOINDIA 1780.00 1793.25 1775.15 1785.30 LUPIN 776.50 789.80 769.85 772.00 -5.75 NBCC 64.00 64.35 62.20 62.35 EQUITAS 137.85 139.15 132.90 135.45 HSIL 284.90 286.65 271.30 273.25 SCI 37.70 38.60 37.50 37.65 ABBOTINDIA 7340.00 7367.85 7310.00 7333.75 ICICIPRULI 370.25 374.00 363.45 365.60 -3.55 DISHTV 39.55 40.00 38.10 38.35 VIPIND 495.45 498.50 485.20 488.55 UBL 1424.00 1424.00 1396.05 1398.25 ORIENTCEM 82.35 87.00 81.65 85.55 LINDEINDIA 488.00 489.10 480.00 480.40 DMART 1490.25 1497.00 1475.25 1478.00 -14.85 CANBK 297.20 300.50 283.45 285.20 GAIL 362.20 364.00 351.25 353.15 SUPREMEIND 1108.30 1160.00 1108.30 1127.85 INOXWIND 69.45 70.60 68.70 68.80 DHANUKA 399.15 403.00 393.60 399.15 MCDOWELL-N 544.00 547.80 533.55 535.00 -5.65 UNIONBANK 99.00 100.30 94.45 94.75 CEATLTD 1127.00 1131.50 1096.00 1109.60 MOIL 161.25 163.40 160.45 161.10 NLCINDIA 68.90 69.20 67.80 68.15 MONSANTO 2575.05 2596.30 2566.00 2572.10 BIOCON 616.05 618.50 606.60 608.00 -7.20 BAJFINANCE 3062.20 3088.00 3034.35 3042.10 SONATSOFTW 353.05 363.30 349.95 350.95 TIINDIA 391.35 396.25 384.10 387.70 GSKCONS 7036.10 7205.45 6987.00 6998.40 STARCEMENT 101.10 101.10 99.00 99.20 BHEL 75.40 76.15 73.00 73.80 -0.90 INDHOTEL 159.20 161.00 154.00 154.90 ADANIPORTS 379.50 386.05 379.00 381.05 SHANKARA 439.90 439.90 430.00 432.75 GREENPLY 164.95 164.95 159.30 161.95 ERIS 630.05 631.00 611.20 620.65 INDIGO 1388.00 1396.00 1361.35 1364.95 -18.00 ICICIGI 1010.00 1035.90 1005.60 1013.50 JSWENERGY 76.20 76.50 71.50 71.95 ISEC 232.00 234.15 226.75 229.55 DCMSHRIRAM 412.55 412.75 404.90 408.50 ZYDUSWELL 1320.00 1329.00 1300.55 1300.90 DIVISLAB 1707.55 1707.55 1665.45 1673.20 -25.85 GICRE 254.30 271.15 254.30 263.65 VOLTAS 623.00 633.25 615.40 617.65 FRETAIL 468.75 470.75 459.25 465.15 CORPBANK 29.35 29.75 28.80 28.90 JCHAC 2043.00 2045.00 1977.00 1983.00 CADILAHC 345.80 346.25 337.55 338.80 -5.25 BANKINDIA 106.00 107.35 101.05 101.55 DEEPAKFERT 127.00 137.70 127.00 133.80 BAJAJHLDNG 3450.00 3453.50 3386.00 3411.50 PTC 78.00 78.10 75.25 75.70 SUNCLAYLTD 2901.00 2990.00 2860.00 2865.65 AUROPHARMA 787.00 795.60 770.30 774.00 -12.25 BEML 1014.40 1034.35 993.50 1001.60 MUTHOOTFIN 622.60 631.05 606.15 610.15 ESSELPRO 122.80 125.75 110.55 114.40 COCHINSHIP 392.05 397.20 388.50 390.85 SFL 1310.00 1317.00 1310.00 1315.25 PEL 2638.00 2657.10 2587.00 2596.00 -43.10 HEROMOTOCO 2595.40 2595.40 2569.60 2582.60 APOLLOTYRE 220.10 224.75 218.55 219.40 GPPL 97.95 99.65 96.15 96.65 PFIZER 3320.00 3320.00 3260.00 3264.70 KIOCL 144.00 144.00 142.00 142.85 AMBUJACEM 231.00 235.90 225.95 226.00 -3.95 IPCALAB 960.90 1005.95 950.00 964.65 NAVINFLUOR 759.95 779.90 758.00 767.20 REPCOHOME 470.65 476.00 457.25 459.10 TIMETECHNO 103.90 104.30 99.05 100.15 ASAHIINDIA 256.05 256.05 251.95 253.05 ASHOKLEY 89.80 90.80 87.50 87.80 -1.75 BOMDYEING 139.50 141.00 136.30 136.95 OFSS 3421.00 3559.85 3415.00 3509.80 JSL 42.15 43.30 42.15 42.45 DEEPAKNI 272.00 274.70 267.60 271.25 SOMANYCERA 415.75 419.15 415.75 416.60 PETRONET 249.20 249.75 242.05 243.00 -5.40 SOUTHBANK 17.00 17.25 16.65 16.75 INDIANB 283.00 285.95 272.90 274.45 JAMNAAUTO 61.10 61.95 59.40 59.55 GLAXO 1293.10 1300.00 1285.00 1290.50 VTL 1073.40 1089.00 1066.25 1070.20 PAGEIND 25349.00 25481.50 24555.65 24603.50 -589.45 VEDL 189.85 191.15 185.10 185.85 VBL 909.00 948.00 908.40 919.95 JINDALSAW 85.85 87.35 84.40 84.65 KPRMILL 574.95 577.70 560.65 564.00 SHRIRAMCIT 1800.00 1804.25 1787.40 1789.40 MOTHERSUMI 155.00 156.70 149.45 149.70 -5.10 LUPIN 785.00 789.65 765.10 770.95 MEGH 61.90 62.90 60.50 60.90 WABAG 325.00 325.00 315.00 317.55 SIS 855.00 855.00 819.00 839.90 GEPIL 820.00 826.60 813.25 820.60 NHPC 25.60 25.65 24.40 24.55 -0.95 DABUR 407.00 409.00 402.00 403.20 CANFINHOME 347.00 360.65 347.00 352.70 RNAM 199.10 201.40 193.55 195.05 BOSCHLTD 18005.45 18256.15 17900.00 18033.45 SCHAEFFLER 5515.00 5515.00 5405.05 5441.10 HINDPETRO 275.00 275.45 259.70 260.30 -13.65 HINDUNILVR 1685.00 1686.50 1670.00 1671.85 JISLJALEQS 59.75 60.35 57.25 57.60 SCHNEIDER 111.60 112.45 105.00 106.30 ZENSARTECH 233.80 233.80 229.20 229.80 GRINDWELL 594.00 598.90 593.05 595.15 IDEA 16.45 16.95 15.80 15.90 -0.85 RCF 59.85 61.80 59.40 59.75 TVSMOTOR 486.00 493.90 482.65 484.35 GLENMARK 650.00 652.45 636.10 639.85 AEGISLOG 209.80 209.80 203.55 205.10 IFBIND 950.20 950.20 940.00 947.40   !"#$%& @ Q(>>4R 1 1 0 1 "-

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On the Mexican side, Delays were already rising illegal immigrants, including emergency. The bottom line is The three “don’t do any- Andres Morales Arreola, head   0 /$ 2$ at several key border crossings children who arrived alone, all options are on the table right thing for us,” he said. of operations for border cross- as Trump ratcheted up pressure back to their countries. now,” a senior Homeland On Monday, Nielsen ings in Chihuahua state, said he House Judiciary on Democrats in Congress to The threat to close the Security official, who declined ordered an “emergency surge” the border between Ciudad TCommittee approved sub- toughen US laws against illegal border, which handled some to be named, told journalists of personnel to deal with the Juarez and El Paso had “col- poenas on Wednesday for spe- immigrants, threatening to USD612 billion worth of trade Tuesday. situation, including moving lapsed” because so many US cial counsel Robert Mueller’s hurt the US economy in the in 2018, sent shivers through  +  &      / *   “The volume of vulnerable 750 staff to areas of the border border officials have been reas- full Russia report as name of border security. the economy, and drew warn- *  P     %    . populations that’s arriving is where the migrants arrive. signed to deal with the migrant Democrats pressure the Justice “It is a national emergency ings from allies of the president. unsustainable... The humani- Many were being diverted influx. Department to release the on the border,” Trump said. “Closing down the border closing the border “would migrants from Guatemala, tarian situation cannot be document without redactions. If Mexico does not stop would have potentially cata- inflict severe economic harm Honduras and El Salvador, ignored and the security situ- The committee voted 24- migrants from transiting across strophic economic impact on on American families, workers, expected to hit nearly 1,00,000 ation cannot be ignored.” 17 to give Judiciary Chairman its territory, and if Congress our country, and I would hope farmers and manufacturers a month. Trump said Mexican officials %% ** %!%  Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., per- does not act, he said, “the bor- we would not be doing that sort across the United States.” Nielsen cut short an official had reacted to his threat to mission to issue subpoenas to der’s going to be closed, 100 per of thing,” Senate Majority Homeland Security offi- trip to Europe to return for close the border last week by the Justice Department for cent.” Leader Mitch McConnell said. cials said they were preparing meetings early Tuesday on the clamping down on the caravans *  0 + - +! 3 the final report, its exhibits and “Sure it’s going to have a His call was backed by the for the possibility of a shut- border crisis, and on Monday of migrants fleeing poverty any underlying evidence or negative impact on the econo- Chamber of Commerce, which down of at least some border Acting Defense Secretary and violence in the three materials prepared for my,” he said. “Security is more said in a statement that while entry points as they divert Patrick Shanahan said he Central American countries. %)*%   #4 ! Mueller’s investigation. Nadler important to me than trade.” it backed immigration reform, staff to deal with the flood of would be meeting Nielsen and Mexico “made a big step has not yet said if he’ll send the   320 2 them,” Interfax news agency subpoenas. quoted Grushko as saying. House Democrats had US proposal to send more Most alliance members given Attorney General ANATO ships to the Black share concerns about Russia William Barr until Tuesday to     +$/   Sea to ensure safe passage for which backs separatists in a produce the full report to Ukrainian vessels and deter smouldering conflict in eastern Congress. The Justice Russia is viewed “negatively” in Ukraine that has so far claimed Department ignored that   +$&0(&/+( $ code as “barbaric to the core, me so much,” he told AFP. Moscow, the Kremlin said some 13,000 lives. deadline, with Barr telling imposing archaic punishments Zulhelmi bin Mohamad, a Wednesday. In November, Russia fired committee chairmen in a let- runei on Wednesday intro- for acts that shouldn’t even be transgender woman who fled Washington has been on and seized three Ukrainian ter last week that a redacted Bduced harsh new sharia crimes”. Brunei last year and is seeking working on a package to boost navy vessels, capturing two version of the full 300-page laws, including death by ston- The European Union said asylum in Canada, told AFP surveillance and deploy more dozen sailors near the Kerch report would be released by ing for adultery and gay sex, in a statement that some of the that the environment will be NATO vessels to the Black Sea Strait, as they tried to pass from mid-April, “if not sooner.” despite a storm of global criti- new punishments “amount to more terrifying for the coun- after a naval confrontation the Black Sea to the Azov Sea. The vote further escalates cism from politicians, celebri- torture, acts of cruel, inhuman try’s LGBT community, who between Moscow and Kiev last It was the first open mili- the Democrats’ battle with ties and rights groups. or degrading treatment”. were already leading “very year, the US ambassador to tary clash between Kiev and the Justice Department over The tough penal code in They are particularly secretive” lives. NATO said. Moscow since 2014, when how much of the report they the tiny country on tropical upsetting for the country’s “Some worry a lot and The measure was expected Russia annexed Crimea and a will be able to see, a fight that Borneo island — ruled by the small lesbian, gay, bisexual and would like to escape the coun- to be discussed during talks by pro-Russian insurgency erupt- could eventually end up in all-powerful Sultan Hassanal transgender (LGBT) commu- try before they are found out NATO foreign ministers in ed in eastern Ukraine. court if the two sides can’t set- Bolkiah — fully came into nity. Before the new laws, sex not to be... Heterosexual,” the Washington on Wednesday tle their differences through force following years of delays. between men was already ille- 19-year-old said. and Thursday. negotiation. The laws, which also gal in Brunei and punishable Confirming the new penal Russian President Vladimir -  Democrats have said they include amputation of hands sparked alarm around the ally televised speech at a con- with up to 10 years in jail. code was now in force, a reli- Putin’s spokesman Dmitry will not accept redactions and and feet for thieves, make world, with the United Nations vention centre near the capital But the new code stipulates gious affairs ministry official Peskov said the Kremlin viewed +5-$    want to see the evidence unfil- Brunei the first place in East or labelling them “cruel and inhu- Bandar Seri Begawan. death by stoning as a punish- told AFP: “The statement from such a proposal “negatively”. tered by Barr. Southeast Asia to have a sharia mane” and celebrities, led by The sultan, who has been ment for sex between men, the prime minister’s office last “We do not understand    In the letter last week, penal code at the national actor George Clooney and pop on the throne for over five while women convicted of hav- weekend on (the code’s) imple- what they mean by this. The Barr said he is scrubbing the level, joining several mostly star Elton John, calling for decades, also insisted that ing sexual relations with other mentation prevails, hence situation with the Kerch 1    1 report to avoid disclosing any Middle Eastern countries such Brunei-owned hotels to be Brunei was a “fair” country and women face up to 40 strokes of (April 3) marks the date of its Straight and navigation there is grand jury information or as Saudi Arabia. boycotted. the environment for visitors the cane or a maximum 10- implementation.” well known,” he told reporters. Washington: President Donald classified material, in addition Rape and robbery are also In a public address to mark was “safe and harmonious”. year jail term. A second government offi- Russian deputy foreign Trump wants NATO mem- to portions of the report that punishable by death under the a special date in the Muslim Government officials later A 33-year-old gay cial, speaking anonymously, minister Alexander Grushko bers to continue increasing pertain to ongoing investiga- code and many of the new laws, calendar, the sultan called for confirmed the laws had entered Bruneian man, who spoke confirmed it had entered into told Russian news agencies the their financial contributions, tions or that “would unduly such as capital punishment for stronger Islamic teachings but into force. anonymously, said the new force. plan would only lead to offering allies his praise for infringe on the personal pri- insulting the Prophet did not mention the new penal The sharia laws have trig- laws were “unfair, cruel and The sultan — who is one of “increased military risks” in the stepping up those contributions vacy and reputational interests Mohammed, apply to non- code. gered worldwide condemna- should not happen”. the world’s wealthiest men and region. in recent years but still com- of peripheral third parties.” Muslims as well as Muslims. “I want to see Islamic tion, and Phil Robertson, “It really takes away my lives in a vast, golden-domed “If additional military and plaining the US continues to Democrats say they want The decision to push ahead teachings in this country grow deputy Asia director at Human happiness and freedom to palace — announced plans for technical measures are needed carry more than its share of access to all of that informa- with the punishments has stronger,” he said in the nation- Rights Watch, described the express myself, and depresses the code in 2013. from our side, we will adopt costs. 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May’s “willingness to compro- Northern Ireland.    a short postponement, Juncker more days,” he said. After failing three times to mise to resolve the Brexit dead- London: Junior Brexit minis- “I’ve always said I’m going    0  said London remains on course “If the United Kingdom is win Parliament’s backing for lock” and looked forward to ter Chris Heaton-Harris to fight until the last hour... So British Northern Ireland and  # for Brexit next week. in a position to approve the her Brexit blueprint, May dra- talks with her. became the second govern- we can see an orderly exit,” she the Republic of Ireland — it But he added: “The withdrawal agreement with a matically changed gear May’s bid for cross-party ment member to resign on said on the eve of an Ireland would also affect “peace in !63  European Union will not kick sustainable majority by 12 Tuesday, saying she would seek talks — after almost three Wednesday after Prime visit, warning that avoiding a Ireland”.      any member state out. April, the European Union to delay Brexit — again — and years of seeking to push Minister Theresa May said she hard border was a matter of Therefore it was “a ques- #0#/ (   “I will personally do every- should be prepared to accept a hold talks with Labour Party through her own version of would ask to delay Brexit again. preserving the peace. tion of violence or no violence G8 !   thing I can to prevent a disor- delay until 22 May. leader Jeremy Corbyn to seek Brexit — came amid EU warn- Heaton-Harris said in a let- Speaking at a Berlin press and here we naturally want to   derly Brexit and I expect polit- “Yet I believe that a ‘no a compromise. ings that a damaging no-deal ter to May that he would have conference, Merkel said that an make a contribution,” Merkel  3   - ical leaders across the EU27 deal’ at midnight on the 12 “The country needs a solu- Brexit is growing more likely by wanted Britain to leave the orderly Brexit would be “in said. 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AFP + -      O  -     .3  #          *         1   !   '  61  R &  #78## ,     QB+ R     ,0    Washington: Turkey will not   R     turn back from a major arms   &0 encouraged parishioners to influential Catholic Church is     /0$+,1 deal with Russia despite the US bring in things that disturbed grappling with revelations  suspension of Ankara from priest in northern Poland them so the priests could do about the scale of child sex  -   urkish electoral authorities the F-35 fighter-jet program, Awho led a public burning away with bad influences. abuse allegedly committed by  # Ton Wednesday recounted Foreign Minister Mevlut     of books that included titles Jarosiewicz was fined by pedophile priests.    votes in more than a dozen Cavusoglu said Wednesday. from the “Harry Potter” series city guards. 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Poland, said it had recorded    -   the Opposition a narrow vic- forum in Washington, where oeing has delayed from aboard — NASA’s Nicole Mann intended to condemn specific Images from the burning at cases of 382 clergymen who ,   tory in a weekend election. he is taking part in 70th BApril to August its test and Mike Fincke, along with authors, religions or social the Parish of Our Lady Mother have abused 625 minors since  # The AKP won most votes anniversary celebrations of flight for its Starliner capsule, Chris Ferguson of Boeing. groups. of the Church and St Catherine 1990. nationwide in Sunday’s munic- NATO. intended to carry American Ultimately, Starliner will be The Rev. Rafal Jarosiewicz of Sweden were posted on the Prosecutors in the eastern   2 ipal ballot, but tallies also The US said Monday that astronauts to the International one of two American vehicles called the burning of objects SMS z Nieba (SMS from town of Zamosc said "C  ' showed the party lost the cap- it was halting shipment of F-35 Space Station. used to carry NASA astro- thought to be connected to Heaven) foundation, which Wednesday they plan to send ,,70, 01  ital Ankara and the country’s parts of Turkey as well as joint The US space agency nauts to the ISS — the other is magic and the occult, and uses unconventional means to an indictment to the regional    economic hub Istanbul in one manufacturing work due to NASA blamed the delay on SpaceX’s Dragon capsule. deemed by their owners to be carry out religious work across court charging a priest in his CS     of its worst setbacks in a decade Ankara’s purchase of the S-400 “limited launch opportunities” In March, SpaceX success- an evil force, “unfortunate”. Poland. 30s who is accused of record-  - - and a half in power. missile defense system from in April and May from Cape fully completed a nearly week- He published the apology In the pictures, flames are ing video of girls and women /    AKP officials on Tuesday Russia. Canaveral, Florida. long test mission in space. The late Tuesday on the Facebook consuming an African wood- while they were in public       filed a challenge with electoral Cavusoglu said Turkey It noted that the August Dragon capsule successfully page of a foundation he found- en mask, a small Buddhist fig- changing rooms and toilets.  #  authorities saying they had turned to Russia as it could not launch target is a “working date docked at the ISS before return- ed. ure, figurines of elephants and Prosecutor Artur Szykula 30  found irregularities in ballots in buy US Patriot missiles and and to be confirmed.” The ing to Earth. Jarosiewicz and other books on personality, magic told The Associated Press the . 01  both Ankara and Istanbul. quoted President Donald Starliner spacecraft, which is in The first manned mission priests have drawn criticism for and from J.K. Rowling’s “Harry priest admitted wrongdoing. CG%     “The district branches of Trump as saying in an unspec- the final phase of ground tests, aboard the Dragon spacecraft burning books, Buddhist fig- Potter” series. Some Catholic The priest was caught in August     the electoral board in Istanbul ified phone call that his prede- is set to be launched into space is set to take place by the end urines, an African mask, and faithful and priests think the in Croatia while recording a girl %  decided to recount the ballots cessor Barack Obama had atop a United Launch Alliance of the year, with the date due to other items Sunday outside a “Harry Potter” books promote in a changing room. That case  # in eight districts after the made a “mistake” not to sell the Atlas V rocket. be confirmed “in the next cou- Catholic church in the city of sorcery. The book-burning is to be heard by a court in Split, appeals yesterday,” system to Ankara. AFP If the unmanned test goes ple weeks,” according to NASA. Gdansk. They said they attracted attention as Poland’s Croatia, Szykula said.   @2   !"#$%&

  3Q  O       P   O  %   O    #0           -    +! here’s a thin line that divides patriotism from  #/- jingoism. But as Bollywood is riding on a 0!   ! "#$ Thigh tide of films with nationalistic themes,  +! actor John Abraham, who plays a spy in thriller  - - RAW, says it’s totally worth it to have a stream of movies on what people need to see in the current   socio-political environment.  # “Patriotism is something that you must feel 0! in your heart and you project it in a certain sen-    sitive, credible and responsible way in your sto-  rytelling. Jingoism is when you wear that on your %&''!!" sleeve. I think there may be some films that may   go over the top in trying to be opportunistic, but # - if there is a wave of films that do address what   %  %!%  +&!% 6 +! !*!+%  %! )   % the country needs to see, I feel it’s absolutely worth   it,” John said.   Uri: The Surgical Strike, Raazi and Kesari have . %& )!  +%- !#  -2  '   turned out to be a success. John’s Parmanu: The  # Story of Pokhran was a narrative around India’s 7S# e Indians know how the match venues, thus contributing Daniel D’Souza, president and 1998 nuclear tests. RAW, releasing tomorrow, talks to make any deal the to the rental car segment, which oils country head (Leisure), SOTC Travel, about a common man who turns into a spy. And best. So if cricket be the tourism economy well,” he adds. has compiled a choice of destinations. his forthcoming Batla House traces the story of O   our Mecca, then the Sport today has become a key dri- “Chandigarh, Jodhpur, Aurangabad, the shootout between a seven-member Delhi   places around the ver for tourism in India and cricket Agra, Mysore, Puducherry are on the Police Special Cell team and suspected Indian &A, Wstadium are no less holy. Ever since the has been at the forefront of it, explains itinerary of sports enthusiasts because Mujahideen terrorists allegedly involved in the    Indian Premier League (IPL) has got Manmeet Ahluwalia, marketing head, of the IPL fever. In addition to the September 13, 2008 serial blasts in Delhi. off the blocks, most travel companies Expedia. He points out that now that N ($ ( matches, these locations also make for “We have graduated from the Border and  & have noticed a considerable increase the IPL is as much a part of the nation- ideal getaways. So we expect to see a LOC Kargil days to a different style of screenplay ,  in the number of tourists travelling al culture calendar, there’s a huge surge &/ '(12=(&0 rise in travel bookings. SOTC designs which audience would perhaps find palatable. & $ exclusively to watch sports-related of fans and cheerleaders travelling to &=(12 packages which offer a perfect blend They know the difference between jingoism and   events or alternatively planning a hol- Delhi, Mumbai, Mohali, Jaipur, 3 (0-3202. of sport and sightseeing at the desti- patriotism. So, the minute they will see something  A,   iday around a major sporting event. Hyderabad and Kolkata. Since a part nation for the travellers to enjoy.” jingoistic, they will say, ‘Listen, drop this’,” John IPL has given a new dimension to the of the IPL also coincides with the sum-  (3 23+/$( Rising disposable incomes have said.  A,P   concept of sports tourism, which is mer holidays, “people try and design been one of the main reasons for Of his own projects, he said, “When I did A, P  still in its infancy in this country. their itinerary in such a way that they  (/&2,&0/ sports enthusiasts to fulfill their Madras Cafe, it was because I was very impact-  A,P  Reports suggest that hotels and watch the matches and proceed to 1(/0,&( desire for unique experiences. ed by Rajiv Gandhi’s death. I did Parmanu because   A service-providers benefit from this another destination close to the city,”  ' (0# Interestingly, Anand points out that it was a story that stayed with me for the longest '   rush of travellers who combine a hol- says she. For instance, Mumbai has tourist spots like Nek Chand Rock period of time and I felt how do the youngsters iday with an IPL match, thereby seen the maximum queries, almost  (&(O00,& ( Garden, Sukhna Lake, Pinjore in India do not know what happened in Pokhran.   enriching their holiday experience. above 35 per cent, as the city is the Gardens and High Court museum When I am doing RAW, it’s another side of our   A-  Karan Anand, head, relation- venue for the finals and tourists are 2. (2 1( top the list of sights for cricket defence forces that I want to show to everyone  &  ships, Cox & Kings, says that this year choosing beach packages in Goa and &=(11/$ 2 tourists in Chandigarh. Similarly, out here, and if I do Batla House, it’s a very sen-   A, he has seen a a 30 per cent rise in the Alibaug after the match. Mohali foot- Jaipur is being used as a pivot for sitive space. The house is perhaps the most con- number of travellers booking their falls are up 17 per cent, it being close (1 /-3,3+/- Rajasthan tour packages. Mysore tentious subject in India after Babri Masjid. So,    holidays, where they combine a match to Shimla for a relaxing vacation,” adds palace and the quaint French lanes of I am actually attempting something where I know    experience with local sight-seeing. Manmeet. 32 1/-B/ ,&- Puducherry are also on the list of the probability of failure is high, but the proba-   AP Another factor that makes IPL attrac- He points that mostly the Gen Z, :(&+$ must-sees for those going to bility of success is even higher.” L3 $  tive “is the entire league being domes- bachelors and DINKS are looking at '21' Bengaluru and Chennai respectively. Having said that, the actor-producer believes   tic” but offering an opportunity to making the most of the season as they “The concept of sports tourism is that the credibility one gets by associating with watch international players and games. don’t have to be dependent on annu- ,&/$ / 1O booming and millennials are looking films that “make a difference, have a voice and “When the cricket fans travel to al summer vacations. These opportu- for holiday ideas matching their pas- take a stand is different than saying ‘Hey, my film    watch matches, most of them combine nities make for quick weekend get- sion and preferences. We aim to did 200 crore’. The mood of the country is such   their trip with leisure tours. aways for them. enable incredible sport-inspired tour that people want to see something on India but Sightseeing tours are being booked in Karan suggests that a 20 per cent experiences for admirers around the at the same time, it’s very important that we  -  advance alongside accommodation. spike has been observed in bookings globe,” says Heena Akhtar, co-founder explore different facets of the country, if you         % Some fans opt for self-drive tours from by women-only travellers. of tripXOXO. choose to do so in a sensible way.” L'.!     %  -                          # /3  &2 /+1O        /   % 'O   #+  ' 3/1     #   verybody knows that ace community support because  /. - designer Rohit Bal is a pas- they needed to be sure. They Esionate Kashmiri, keeping would ask a hundred questions  the delicate art and craft of his — where is it that their daugh-  3  #+  roots alive through motifs, ters-in-law or wives are going?    # colours, cuts and fabrics. Now, Who is the employer? Is it even he has gone a step ahead and safe? What would be the tim- engaged women from the down- ings? What is the work about? #   town Dal area of Srinagar to put Will there be men at the work- %   R together a collection called place? There is a lot of trust-     Guldastah, which premiered at building and community mobil- the Lakme Fashion Week earli- isation which is required.” The 0      %      1 er this year and is now on dis- team, hence, wandered across     play at his store. Part of a pro- the villages in the state, convinc-     ject helmed by a sewing compa- ing families and assessing skills. he hitherto unpublished personal diaries ny, Bal is applying a salve on the Even then, there were prob- . O# Tand journals of late poet-scholar A K women affected by the conflict lems — one of them being a ter- - Ramanujan, who wrote in both English and and patching their torn lives them, understand different rorist attack at Bandipur, due to LB + Kannada, have been published as a book. together with a sense of purpose. kinds of fabrics and work con- which the area became totally    Edited by his son Krishna Ramanujan and He spent long days and fidently.” inaccessible for the team. The  -M Guillermo Rodriguez, an active promoter of nights with a cluster of rural The biggest challenge, designer says, “I wondered if Indo-Spanish cultural relations, the book Kashmiri women, guiding them according to Bal, was whether they would be able to finish by   /  Journeys: A Poet’s Diary will be out this week. through their strengths of floral they could show enough com- the show date considering the  < It includes accounts from his travels, his embroidery and teaching them mitment and work against time harsh winter, which disrupts L % thoughts on writing, many improvised as well to replicate them on exquisite targets. “These rural women normal activity in the Valley. I   as early poetry drafts, and dreams. As per the organic fabrics like cotton, silk do not have this concept since had too many questions. Will the introduction penned by Rodriguez, the book blends, chanderis, silk organzas most of them are engaged with work be up to the mark? Will the   brings together a selection of the unpublished and velvets. It was complete farm, dairy or house work. They designs and pieces come out so  - diaries that trace Ramanujan’s ‘journey’ — in “love” for Kashmir that inspired are not aware of delivering perfectly as thought?”   O his own voice — as a writer and poet, and his Guldastah. He says, “I come something at a given time. They The project, launched on !  maturing as a unique intellectual luminary. from Kashmir. I realise very well had to understand the produc- November 15, ended exactly #/ The journey moves from his first literary about what is happening in the tion cycle. Also, learn about how three days before the actual steps as a budding poet in the 1940s in then state. I wasn’t born in a war zone little intricacies like embellish- showcase on January 30. The  Mysore (Mysuru); his years as a professor of which it has now become. Do ments, different kinds of trims, artisans worked even in sub-zero . # English literature in India in the 1950s to his you know people are living such buttoning styles, cuts and so on temperatures. There was the /O passage to America as a scholar in 1959. In the troubled times there? I want to matter. They had to learn to Hurriyat strike, no electricity in   1960s, he began his successful career as a tell people that its beauty will work in a more organised man- the area and even diesel was   O Dravidian scholar at the University of Chicago remain forever. Inshallah.” ner,” adds Bal. frozen in the generators. The and published his first poetry collection and Bal says that even though he In remote areas, even today machines would be colder than #M book of translations. By the 1980s and early was initially hesitant, the way the ed their assessment, followed by there are orthodox families and ice and hence, hard to touch. -L/ 1990s, the darker period in his poetry, a time women artisans cooperated is training for learning higher level O-    restrictions on women that do “But amid all challenges, we   - of personal and inner struggle re-emerged: his worth commending. “In a way, skills. It was then when many    not allow them to step out of managed to pull through and   frequent despair and physical pain came to the I feel proud to have worked with designers got prepared to work &B their homes in search of work. Rohit was very happy. He could   fore in his fragmented writings. He died in 1993. these women who actually put with these women and give It’s always the men who are “sup- not believe it. It was the resilience Apart from his literary treasures like the the whole collection together. them additional and more com-   A posed” to do that. Hence, of those women that made it    translations of ancient Tamil and Kannada poet- Even in the freezing winter of plex training.” -   Somaiya explains that this was happen,” says Somaiya. #/  ry, as well as of U.R. Anantha Murthy’s novel Kashmir, hats off to them for fin- Since the garments had to )    ! the biggest aspect that had to be The women artisans, who  O% Samskara, his personal literature — journals, ishing it so perfectly,” says he. be up to the demands of its worked upon — making their also walked the ramp, earn up to    diaries, notes — remain largely unknown. Priya Somaiya, executive respective designers, Somaiya      families convince for them to 5,000 per garment as an addi- #:  !  O Journeys: A Poet’s Diary, complete with a director at the Usha Silai, which tells us the criteria of choosing    leave their homes for work. She tional income which allows foreword by film-theatre personality Girish is coordinating the project, says the women, “They could achieve    informs, “The women had to them to help their families get     O Karnad, now opens a window to the author’s that after a few women show- higher levels of finishing and do manage their homefronts too, access to better education, nutri-  #M innermost thoughts and his creative process. cased capabilities beyond just quality work, understand the   P their husbands, children and tion and medical aid. L'.! stitching and knitting, “we start- complexity of designs to work on mothers-in-law as well as get   ( :$  @9   !"#$%&   5     <  + /   0&0 :        !    3 3   n today’s world, people have is destructible and mortal. the king’s court, all the wise Igenerally become material- Based on the previous lives’ men laughed at the sight of his    7Q#G3  H3I .:7@-       istic and hanker after wealth. pious deeds, God has blessed body. The saint enquired who      They don’t hesitate in using us with the human body to these people were, to which unfair means to achieve their destroy sorrows of old age suf- the king informed him that end. To them, this is their ulti- ferings, diseases, painful cycle they were the wise men of his he Steel Authority of India Limited mate happiness, the ultimate of birth and death by way of kingdom. The saint disgusted- (SAIL), the country’s largest pub- fulfilment of existence. But in worship, practice of yog phi- ly told the king that they were Tlic sector steel producer, has the absence of the Vedic losophy and so on, under the simply cobblers and not the shown a much improved performance knowledge, they don’t realise guidance of the learned of the wise as suggested otherwise in the financial year 2018-19 in terms of that by doing so they are liv- Vedas. This is only the way to since they were learned only production, techno-economics, sales ing in a fool’s paradise. Our destroy every effect of our pre- with the knowledge of the and so on. SAIL produced 16.3 Million pious land has been the land vious as well as present lives’ outer body and not the Tonnes (MT) crude steel in FY19, reg- of rishi-munis, Rajrishis, who deeds, sorrows, illusions and enlightened soul that resides istering a growth of eight per cent over were learned of the Vedas thereby attain final libera- within the body. The king the corresponding period last year and and the yoga philosophy. tion. We must remember that requested him to answer his clocking the best ever saleable steel pro- The Indian philosophy the said facility has not been question to which the saint duction during the year. The production based on Vedic culture, pro- awarded by God to other liv- explained that he was neither from new mills of the company’s plants vides us with real happiness. ing-beings. a king nor a beggar but a sub- has recorded a marked improvement in It preaches that the soul is Physical beauty has a lime soul devoid of all kinds FY19, giving an enriched product bas- alive, infinite and immortal passing phase as has been of worldly dirt. The response ket. The total steel despatch from SAIL matter, which resides within described by our saints and left the king relieved and sat- was the highest ever at 14.86 MT dur- the human body. Why not scholars; the real beauty lies in isfied. ing FY19 due to a dedicated logistics then strive to discover the real jeevatma, the soul. Let me Ashtavakra’s story is a les- setup created by the organisation. recent- and eternal happiness, rather illustrate this truth in the fol- son to us that we should per- ly. than spending one’s earthly lowing anecdote. form our duties as desired by The FY19 ended with a robust per- . $*  * !.' days in sensuous joy of this Once there lived a king the Lord and not to run after formance during Q4 with a growth of 10 FY19 was a remarkable year for of 21 per cent increase in produc- transient world? named Janak. One day, he had illusions ruled by our senses. per cent, 8 per cent, 14 per cent and 13 tion and 35 per cent higher than the H1 with a marked turnaround in various tion of crude steel and similar growth in In the Bhagwad Gita, Lord a dream in which he found To be permanently happy we per cent in respect of production of hot figure. In line with this improved per- parameter like production, techno-eco- sales to catch on with the fast growing Krishna has beautifully himself as a beggar, roaming will have to realise the inner metal, crude steel, saleable steel and sales formance, the company has managed to nomics, cost of production, higher pro- domestic steel consumption backed by described the relationship around in search of food. beauty and not the physical respectively. Also, SAIL had the highest improve its turnover by 16 per cent duction of value added products apart an increased demand from infrastruc- between the body and the Atlast, he saw a piece of bread one. ever production of 9.85 lakh tonnes of which now stands at 66,100 crore. from ramping up of the production from ture and construction segments. “The soul. In the thirteenth chapter, lying on the ground, and One can enjoy unfading UTS 90 Rail. The production of Rails got The company’s chairman Anil new mills and sales.” entire organisation is fully geared up to he says that our body is picked it up to eat. No soon- beauty only if one acquires the momentum in the second half of FY19 Kumar Chaudhary, appreciated the However, he feels that the challenge scale new heights in FY20,” added kshetra (the field) of the jeevat- er did he have a bite of it, a kite perception of the real and the with around 5.66 lakh tonnes of produc- efforts of SAIL employees and said, “The for the next year is much higher with a Chaudhary. ma (the soul). The jeevatma swooped and took the bread unreal. Once we attain that governs the body through away. The king was so fam- knowledge, we can reach the five senses and the mind. ished that he fell unconscious. highest pinnacle of spiritual Senses are prone to indulgence When the dream broke, glory. This is the stage when B@  (  )  thereby causing harm to the the king found himself quite one can enjoy its true and eter- enjoyer. Therefore, control upset, unable to comprehend nal character. Here, no desire over senses is the most impor- whether he was a king or still is left behind except serving he chairman-cum-manag- est in the sector. HUDCO is Central Nodal Agencies (CNA) studies and 16 training pro- tant. We can achieve this by a beggar. He called the wise God’s creation and loving His Ting director of the Housing expected to get the ‘Excellent’ to channelise the subsidy under grammes, including three inter- adopting the preachings of the people of his kingdom to people without expecting any and Urban Development rating for the eighth year in a the Credit Linked Subsidy national training programme Vedas and thereby daily prac- answer his query but none reward or appreciation. This is Corporation (HUDCO) Dr M row, for the tripartite MoU Scheme of Housing for All for professionals under the tice of the Ashtang Yog philos- could satisfy him. Finally, he the final stage of our earthly Ravi Kanth, informed that dur- signed by HUDCO with the (Urban) Programme under the ITEC programmes of the ophy while discharging all called the greatest intellectu- existence and once we reach ing the year 2018-19, a total of MoHUPA and DPE for the year Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Ministry of External Affairs. moral duties. al of the time—saint that stage we attain salvation, 20.6 lakh dwelling units were 2018-19. HUDCO has also As CNA, HUDCO has execut- The annual HUDCO Design The soul is the alive mat- Ashtavakra which literally which is the main motto of sanctioned, including the EWS been consistently working to ed MoUs with 86 banks/Prime Awards, which give recognition ter whereas the human body translates to one who has human life. and LIG category. Against the accelerate the pace of providing Lending Institutions (PLIs) for and encourage innovative ideas is non-alive. The soul is inde- eight deformities in one’s (The author is the chief annual disbursement target of quality urban infrastructure in EWS/LIG category and with 80 of architects, town planners structible, immortal, unborn body. editor of Ved Ishvareeya vani, 16,565 crore, HUDCO has the country over the decades by banks/PLIs for MIG-I and and engineers that make cities and eternal whereas the body When the saint entered a bi-annual magazine) disbursed 31,010 crore. This is financing over 2200 infrastruc- MIG-II. inclusive, livable and environ- a growth of 87 per cent over the ture projects, covering utility, HUDCO has disbursed mentally sustainable, were given previous year’s disbursements of social and commercial infra- 318.03 crore as CLSS subsidy to seventeen awardees under O;""  P        ++ 16,565 crore. structure. to EWS/LIG 14,825 beneficia- five categories. Sharing the highlights of Some of the major infra- ries and 86.33 crore as CLSS In line with the thrust areas AIL (India) Limited has been creating sources like Natural Gas for industries, CNG the company’s performance structure projects sanctioned subsidy to 4,215 MIG beneficia- identified in its corporate social Gawareness and changing mind sets to for automobiles, PNG for commercial uses. during the year 2018-19, he include a line of credit of ries till March 31. During 2018- responsibility (CSR) and ensure a greener and cleaner tomorrow GAIL India Limited plans to support Hawa explained that since inception, it the largest facilitator of hous- 2175.30 crore to the Odisha 19, HUDCO disbursed 260.99 Sustainability Policy, HUDCO through its movement— ‘Hawa Badlo’. Badlo movement and empower the idea on a HUDCO has financed over ing delivery in the country. Urban infrastructure Fund crore CLSS subsidy to 11,738 has sanctioned assistance of Recently, Hawa Badlo organised a workshop long term basis so that it becomes a national 17,100 housing and infrastruc- HUDCO became a listed Board for storm water/drainage EWS/LIG beneficiaries and 9.30 crore for socially benefi- in New Delhi for providing solutions for movement.This movement has been actively ture projects with a cumulative company in 2017 and has main- works in five cities of the state 80.96 crore CLSS subsidy to cial proposals all over the coun- achieving pollution free air and to mobilise working towards educating the Indian mass- sanction of 201,931 crore and tained its ‘AAA’ rating for the and a financial assistance of 3,937 MIG category beneficia- try such as sanitation, education collective societal efforts to improve the es against air pollution through events, short disbursements of 1,66,175 third consecutive year. As of 200 crore to the Agartala ries, through its Retail Finance and healthcare, renewable ener- deteriorating air quality by encouraging sus- films, contests, raahgiri, pledges among oth- crore. HUDCO has supported December 2018, HUDCO’s Smart City Limited for con- Window i.e. HUDCO Niwas. gy solutions, employment-ori- tainable and environment friendly lifestyle ers on advocacy against air pollution and more than 19.34 million hous- gross NPA stood at 5.82 per struction/ upgradation of smart As part of its capacity- ented skill training programmes habits such as planting trees, cycling and problems caused due to it. Through these es in the country, both in rural cent and the net NPA at 0.80 per city components. HUDCO has building efforts, HUDCO’S and rehabilitation housing for walking, carpooling, using public transport, efforts, Hawa Badlo movement has reached and urban areas, thus making cent, which is among the low- been identified as one of the HSMI conducted five research flood victims in Kerala. conserving energy and using cleaner energy more than six crore Indians digitally.  ' *  %   (  ) B         epeating the past perfor- MT urea. While the Bathinda  *   Rmance, the National Unit set a new record of 5.84 Fertilisers Limited (NFL) has set lakh MT at 114.2 per cent + , -) a new production record of 38.59 capacity utilisation, the Panipat lakh Million Tonne (MT) of urea Unit also broke all the previous in 2018-19 with a capacity utili- records with a production of sation of 119.4 per cent. This is 5.74 lakh MT at 112.2 per cent the fourth successive year when capacity. The company’s vintage NFL has broken its own produc- plant at Nangal also produced tion records. All the plants of the 5.41 lakh MT urea with a capac- company have achieved more ity utilisation of 113 per cent. than 100 per cent capacity utili- Among the industrial products sation. Of all NFL units, the category, the Nangal Unit also Vijaipur Unit achieved the high- produced 81,053 MT nitric acid, est capacity utilisation at 125 per the best ever in the history of this he Bureau of Indian giant step to become smarter The BIS DG said that cent and produced 21.6 lakh unit. TStandards (BIS) has by adopting technology and Standards work as a backbone launched Smart Registration at revamping its process that will for the well-being of society at an event held in New Delhi, be entirely system driven. large, protecting the interests of recently. The ceremony wit- Lauding the efforts of BIS, the consumer. “The Smart 5  0 #%!%  %"!    nessed the secretary of the Sawhney said, “India is one of Registration is a definite move Department of Consumer the largest consumers of digi- towards our solemn vision to rganised by the Power cation and so on. The exhibi- Affairs, Avinash Kumar tal technology and keeping be digital and advanced. OGrid Corporation of tion and the concurrent sum- Srivastava, as the chief guest this in mind, the new CRS will Building upon the founda- India Limited (POWER- mit has also seen a large num- along with the secretary of the go a long way to fast-track tions laid under the aegis of the GRID), with the support of the ber of exhibitors, utilities, pol- Ministry of Electronic and implementation and drive Digital India programme, BIS ndianOil refineries recorded Ministry of Power and in icy makers, regulators, Information Technology, Ajay faster turn-around times.” He envisages developing an Itheir best-ever performance association with CBIP and investors, academicians, visi- Prakash Sawhney, the director added that the new registration ecosystem where technologies during the fiscal year 2018-19, IEEMA, the GRIDTECH- tors and delegates attend the general of BIS, Surina Rajan process will help promote play a significant role in stan- surpassing the government’s 2019 6th International conference to experience the and the ADG of BIS, CB Singh. manufacturing ecosystem in dardisation and conformity memorandum of understand- Exhibition and Conference, state-of-the-art, power tech- The event saw more than 250 the country. “The National assessment.” ing (MoU) targets for key was inaugurated by the vice nologies and equipment of manufactures and 100 associ- Policy on Electronics in 2012 The CRS Android App is physical and energy parame- president of India, M future transmission, distribu- ations at the launch. (NPE 2012), provided a road a tool for scheme credibility ters. The refineries also met the Venkaiah Naidu, at ITPO, tion, smart grid infrastructure. Under the Compulsory map for the development of and transparency for con- ‘green’ milestone of supplying Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. In an endeavor to encourage Registration Scheme, CRS for the electronics sector in the sumers, which is enabled to BS-VI grade auto fuels to Addressing the gathering young and talented students’ more than 50 products, BIS has country and envisages to cre- verify the registration number major areas of NCR on April Naidu said, “Events such as ronment friendly solutions to soned professionals.” community towards innova- been continuously redesigning ate a globally competitive of the product. In tune with the 1, thus fulfilling IndianOil’s GRIDTECH 2019 provide an overcome the challenges faced The ongoing three-day tion, a dedicated Students’ and improving operations to Electronics System Design and technologically driven era, BIS commitment. The Division opportunity for power system by the sector. It is an excellent exhibition is showcasing new Innovation Pavilion’ was also ensure efficiency and credibil- Manufacturing (ESDM) indus- is in the process to expand the achieved record production professionals in the industry platform for evolution of new technologies in transmission, organised for demonstration of ity of schemes for the benefit try to meet the country’s needs usage of technology and of major products like LPG, and academia to exchange ideas in the energy sector distribution, renewable inte- working models from students of consumers. This year, the and to serve the international machine learning for all its cer- petrol, diesel, jet fuel (ATF), ideas and deliberate on envi- through brainstorming by sea- gration, smart grid, communi- of various technical institutes. BIS CRS scheme has taken a market,” added Sawhney. tifications and processes. among others. IndianOil’s director (Refineries) B V Rama Gopal, congratulated the divi- sion for the outstanding per-   ' '  )&< (       + formance while addressing the refinery teams across the coun- he ongoing Delhi Horse The participation in the he Namo Gange Trust, a national president said, ‘The Trust’s prime love, peace and harmo- try to mark the beginning of TShow in the capital, has show has seen an increase Tnon-profit organisation, Acharya Mukesh mission is to spread the ny without the bound- the new fiscal year. Gopal said, brought together an audience given the increased interest recently celebrated its Kumar. message of health, aries of race, colour, “With sustainable business of all ages groups to indulge for the sport after the Indian Foundation Day. The Trust The Trust was peace and harmony in religion and gender.” practices taking centre stage, in the equestrian sport. Event Team won 2 Silver was established in 2015 with founded with a vision society through com- Others who marked adherence to safety and envi- Conducted by the Army Polo medals at the recently con- the aim to serve diverse that our system and mitted efforts. Our mis- their presence on the ronmental norms, ensuring and Riding Centre at the cluded Asian Games at extensions of the ‘World ancient knowledge can sion is to support and occasion are Anshul operational availability of the Army Equestrian Centre, the Jakarta. Over 400 horses Family’. The event was inau- benefit all mankind promote the Indian ide- Aggarwal, Director, plants and multiskilling the show is hosting events rang- and 500 competitors are par- gurated by the namo Gange irrespective of their age, ology where everyone Namo Gange Trust, teams will ensure IndianOil’s ing from the serious ticipating at the ten day Trust’s founder Acharya origin, orientation and lives as integrated members and manage- leadership position in the times Dressage and Show Jumping Delhi Horse Show, which Jagdish Maharaj, its chair- belief. Speaking on the member of a global ment team of Namo ahead.” to fun events for teenagers. will culminate on April 7. man, Vijay Sharma and the occasion, the chairman family with respect, Gange Parivar.   !"#$%&   @: 53)  E +

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That total is now 15 points from Barca a 4-4 draw and an unlikely    Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side six matches, with games to come point. blew a chance to move into third against both Manchester City and Combined with Atletico's earli-  :@ place in the Premier League as they Chelsea at Old Trafford, a target er 2-0 victory over Girona, the  &  squandered the lead in a disap- which Solskjaer admits leaves no result means the gap at the top is pointing display at Molineux. room for mistakes. reduced to eight points ahead of this    United remain fifth, but "I'm as confident as I weekend's top of the table meeting     their hopes of qualifying for was three hours ago," joked but Ernesto Valverde's side celebrat- the Champions League via a Solskjaer after the defeat. ed Suarez's goal like it was a winner.  !$  top-four finish will be further "I said we need 15 points Cazorla, meanwhile, sank to his     dented if Tottenham and from our last seven games knees, a chance spurned for Chelsea win on Wednesday. and now we need 15 from Villarreal to pull four points clear of   & It was a frustrating night our last six. the relegation zone, with Celta Vigo, 3 "   for Solskjaer, who saw United "It's difficult but then now only two behind, still to play suffer a third defeat in their again, we're a very good Huesca on Wednesday. last four games — underlin- team and it's going to be dif- They had come from two the striker clear. Chukwueze's ing how much work the Norwegian ficult for anybody who plays against down, as Samuel Chukwueze shot struck the post but can- Instead, Alvaro Gonzalez was still has in front of him following his us. and Karl Toko Ekambi can- noned back to him and this sent off for a second yellow card in appointment as permanent manag- "This was a tough game but a celled out early goals from time, he guided it into the far the 86th minute and Messi lashed a er last week. performance that deserved a win." Philippe Coutinho and corner. free-kick in off the post to give Barca Scott McTominay's first goal for The game's turning point Malcom. Vicente Iborra and Any control Barcelona had hope. United was negated by Diogo Jota proved to be a second yellow card Carlos Bacca looked to have increasingly gave way to chaos, When Suarez drove in his thun- before the interval, but the game's collected by Young with just 57 sealed an incredible win, only for particularly on the break, where dering half-volley from the edge of turning point proved to be a second minutes gone. Messi and Suarez to intervene. Villarreal broke through almost at the box, there were four seconds of yellow card collected by Young Young was booked twice in the The pair have now scored 51 will. Toko Ekambi's equaliser short- the three added minutes remaining. with just 57 minutes gone. space of five minutes for fouls on goals between them in the league ly after half-time looked like a fluke Cazorla dropped down as Barca's United finally caved to Wolves' Jota, the second a particularly this season, just one shy of the total but perhaps he meant it. players ran to the corner. pressure 20 minutes later, when unpleasant high challenge. managed by Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid were putting Raul Jimenez rose above Phil Jones "When you're on a yellow you're Rested along with Gerard Pique    the finishing touches to their victo- and headed a Joao Moutinho cross always in danger of it being a yel- and Ivan Rakitic, it seemed He tore down the right wing and ry at the Wanda Metropolitano goalwards. low card again," said Solskjaer. Barcelona would not need Messi as cut inside, with Marc-Andre ter when Barcelona kicked off but they The awkward attempt saw "Probably it was a bad decision Coutinho tapped in a pass by Stegen stepping out to block what he had to wait until the 76th minute for Smalling and goalkeeper David de by Ashley but in the heat of the Malcom, who then headed in Arturo expected to be a cutback. Instead, Diego Godin's opener against Gea become entangled, with the moment he reached for the ball and Vidal's cross for a 2-0 lead after 16 Toko Ekambi stabbed the ball inside Girona. former making the final touch as was a little bit too high, it made it minutes. the goalkeeper and into the far cor- . #    .           They had VAR to thank too as the ball rolled over the line. more difficult. But Villarreal sprung into life, ner. the Argentinian's header was only "We didn't get the pressure revived by Chukwueze, who pulled Messi warmed up and then Manu Morlanes' pass and prodded his curled pass creating the chance, allowed to stand after Antoine O '  P built that we expected, so we kept one back seven minutes later. A came on in the 61st minute but it it home before Bacca made it four as Bacca skipped round Ter Stegen Griezmann had initially been ruled Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted possession well but then they scored sumptuous flick by Iborra launched was Villarreal that pulled away. A with 10 minutes left. and slid in for what seemed like the offside. Griezmann's lob added a Manchester United have no further with the first chance they put the the counter-attack and Cazorla sent minute later, Iborra nipped onto Cazorla was again the instigator, win. second in injury-time. margin for error in their bid to ball in the box." B/.*4%,/ +*< 7   R   1    4H0*,.*;. '4!

  3/1$ Cagliari goalkeeper Alessio B,/'+'.)," Cragno denied Kean twice before ising Italy star Moise Kean was the teenager finally broke through, Rtargeted by racist abuse after he with Rodrigo Bentancur rolling the continued his goal-scoring spree to ball across for him to tap in. push Juventus closer to an eighth consecutive Serie A title on Tuesday    with a 2-0 win over Cagliari. Kevin Lasagna grabbed a point Kean, 19, slotted in his fourth for Udinese to further dent AC goal in as many league games for Milan's Champions League ambi- Juventus in the 85th minute after tions. defender Leonardo Bonucci nodded Injury-hit Milan struggled in the opener on 22 minutes in against their 15th-placed opponents Sardinia. with goalkeeper Gianluigi The youngster's celebration after Donnarumma going off on 11 min- scoring, however, infuriated the utes with a thigh problem and Sardinian crowd who had jeered the Brazilian midfielder Lucas Paqueta  $((1 / teenager throughout after he was hurting his ankle in the first half. >(( booked for diving in the first half. Polish striker Krzysztof Piatek he Indian football team's spirited show- The final minutes of the game  $    *        G        managed to break through just Tings in recent times seem to be having were overshadowed by racist chants ! . ! .!  *   & >*        before the interval after connecting a ripple effect with the position of the men's aimed at both Kean and his French  $9-00      62     with a Patrick Cutrone cross. coach attracting over 250 applications, an 2333 !  teammate Blaise Matuidi. *    *                 But Italian international Lasagna unprecedented number that also includes Kean celebrated with his hands pulled Udinese back level after fin- some well-known names from Europe. outstretched in front of the Cagliari Moise shouldn't have done ees to stop matches in the ishing off a flowing counter-attack on The post has been left vacant since fans after scoring. that and the Curva (Cagliari future when there is racist 65 minutes. Stephen Constantine resigned following the  "   But Bonucci claimed that Kean fans) should not have reacted chanting. The stalemate complicates the Indian team's failure to make the knockouts should not have provoked the home that way. The win put Juventus Champions League race for Gennaro of the AFC Asian Cup after coming close supporters and said his teammate "We are professionals, we back 18 points clear of sec- Gattuso's side who are targeting a to doing so.   &/0 Pele was only 21 when he was partly to blame for the have to set the example and ond-placed Napoli, who trav- return to the competition for the first Contrary to speculations doing the won his second World Cup in unsavoury scenes. not provoke anyone." el to lowly Empoli on time since the 2013-2014 season. rounds, All India Football Federation ootball legend Pele told 1962, adding a third eight years "Kean knows that when he Cagliari fans appeared to Wednesday, with only eight Milan have picked up just one (AIFF) sources categorically denied that FKylian Mbappe on Tuesday later. scores a goal, he should celebrate throw objects at Kean, and the matches to play. point from their last three matches they are not exactly looking to recruit a that he believes the French "There's only one 'King' that with his teammates. He knows match was momentarily stopped The champions' next game is at after defeats against Inter Milan high-profile name. In the recent past, AIFF World Cup winner can emulate and he's there," said Mbappe. he could have done something dif- with Matuidi reacting furiously to home against AC Milan, who were and Sampdoria. general secretary Kushal Das had also said his own achievement of scor- "I'm just Kylian, I'm trying to ferently too," Bonucci told Sky Sport the jeers at the same stadium where earlier held 1-1 by Udinese. They occupy fourth place, the that they would appoint a coach based on ing 1,000 career goals. do my best to help my team Italia. he was targeted last season. Italy defender Bonucci headed final Champions League spot, but the team's requirements and not get carried The 78-year-old Brazilian and my national side. "There were racist jeers after the The abuse came on the same day in his third league goal of the sea- Lazio are four points behind with away by big names. claims to have netted over "The comparisons are flat- goal, Blaise heard it and was angered. that UEFA president Aleksander son from a Federico Bernardeschi two games in hand ahead of their trip The list of applicants also includes 1,000 goals in his career, while tering but I know very well that I think the blame is 50-50, because Ceferin said that he will ask refer- corner. to struggling SPAL. coaches from the Indian Super League and Mbappe has so far managed I will never do what he did." I-League. 103 in total, with 92 of those "The big names doing the rounds need coming at the top level. O2   '   %!  (+!#) * not necessarily fulfil the criteria of the AIFF. "It's possible, I scored I  8 5  '  9 Early next week the concerned committee exactly 1,025, so 1,000 goals is It was not the first time that Lyon: Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas said will make a short-list and the candidates possible for him," Pele said in Mbappe has had to temper he will wait until the end of the season to decide Berlin: Marcel Halstenberg's would then be interviewed by the techni- Paris, where he met Mbappe at comparisons with Pele, after a the future of coach Bruno Genesio following last-gasp penalty saw RB Leipzig cal committee, and based on its recommen- a sponsor event. rush to crown him a future Tuesday's 3-2 defeat at home to Rennes in the snatch a 2-1 victory over dations, the executive committee would Mbappe, who last year footballing great during the French Cup semi-finals. Rennes twice led at the Augsburg in a nerve-shattering make the appointment from among the became only the second World Cup in Russia, where he Groupama Stadium through goals from Mbaye German Cup quarter-final tie on final list," a well-placed AIFF source said. teenager to score in a World scored four goals in total. Niang and Benjamin Andre, but Lyon hit back Tuesday. After Alfred Established names doing the rounds are Cup final after Pele in France's But the former Monaco with a Bertrand Traore goal and Moussa Finnbogason's equaliser had res- Italian Giovanni De Biasi, Hakan Ericson 4-2 victory over Croatia, played striker insists that he is not Dembele penalty. Algeria defender Ramy cued Augsburg in injury time of of Sweden, France's Raymond Domnech down Pele's comments. focused on becoming the best Bensebaini drilled home the winner for Rennes normal time, Halstenberg and England's Sam Allardyce. "I think that even if we player of modern times. on 81 minutes to send his side through to the restored the lead in injury time While these are undoubtedly big names, count the goals on inter-city "When Pele was playing, he final and a possible showdown with holders of extra time to send Leipzig into the AIFF has also received applications from pitches and goals on the didn't think he wanted to be the Paris Saint-Germain. Bensebaini's strike the first German Cup semi-final people who do not have the credentials and PlayStation, I won't be able to best player in history, he want- allowed Rennes to avenge Friday's 1-0 league of their history. The hosts held licence. reach the 1,000-goal mark," ed to have fun, help his coun- defeat by Lyon and denied Genesio's side the Leipzig at bay for long periods The deadline for applying for the top said the 20-year-old Paris Saint- try and his club, which he did," chance to claim their first silverware since lift- and looked dangerous them- job ended on March 29. Germain forward. he said. ing the trophy in 2012. "It was agreed that if selves until a momentary lapse Among others, Bengaluru FC's highly "We will try to get as close "What I want is to help we were in the final - which is no longer the in concentration allowed Werner successful former coach Albert Roca has as we can, but I think I'll be a PSG, the France team and case -and if we were in the top three, there to break away and slot in the Gregoritsch's late handball in the Hamburg, who beat Paderborn also emerged as the frontrunner for the job, long way off it at the end of my afterwards it will be other peo- would be a two-year extension," Aulas said opener on 74 minutes. Leipzig box broke Augsburg hearts and 2-0 earlier in the evening. with many national team players favouring career." ple who tell you that you are the afterwards. "The deal that was reached with were left shellshocked, however, gifted Leipzig victory. "We are so Hamburg striker Pierre-Michel his appointment. Mbappe has scored 32 best. Bruno is that there will not be a contract renew- when Finnbogason snatched an frustrated because we were at Lasogga continued his fine scor- Under Roca, Bengaluru FC played goals in all competitions for "Everyone says that he is al between now and the end of the season. "It equaliser four minutes into least on the same level as Leipzig ing form in the German Cup as four finals in his two seasons in charge - PSG this season, including 27 the best, but if you are (the will stay like that. It's really sad not to be able injury time. Yet it was Leipzig today," Augsburg coach Manuel he grabbed both goals to fire his making the final of the AFC Cup in 2016, from only 24 Ligue 1 appear- best), there's no need to say it. to say that Bruno will extend his stay." AFP who had the last laugh in a jaw- Baum told Sky. Leipzig will be side into the semi-finals for the the Federation Cup in 2017 and the ISL and ances. 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Indonesia's While Dhoni sat out the last two Ihsan Maulana ODIs against Australia, he has been Mustofa 21-18, K "  %* 5 leading Chennai Super Kings in the 21-16 in 38 IPL. minutes. In stark contrast to Kohli's fate, Fifth seed   (11/$ 2$ primary spinner, with Ish Sodhi edging Todd Dhoni and team have won all their Sindhu will Astle to claim the second slow bowling position. games in the championship so far now look to ew Zealand opted for experience in a 15- "(Selecting) the spinners was very tough, and and are sitting at the top of the points avenge her All Nman squad named on Wednesday for this both had signs at times that they should've been table. Even more interestingly, Dhoni England loss year's cricket World Cup, with rookie Tom the one that was selected... But at the end of the showed his tactical superiority when against Korea's Blundell's inclusion as back-up wicketkeeper the day that's my call to make," Stead said. he went into the opening game of the Sung Ji Hyun, only real surprise. The pace attack comprises Tim Southee, IPL with three spinners as Kohli whom she The Black Caps hope to shed their tag as Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson and Matt Henry, misread conditions and played just faces next, valiant losers and claim the title after exiting in while Jimmy Neesham and Colin de one regular spinner in Yuzvendra while Srikanth the semi-finals six times and suffering a heavy Grandhomme add all-round options. Chahal. CSK won by 7 wickets. will meet defeat to Australia in their only appearance in Henry Nicholls is set to open the batting Speaking about it, sources in the Thailand's the final four years ago. with veteran Martin Guptill after displacing Indian team management said it is Khosit New Zealand are currently third in the one- Colin Munro at the top of the order, although a simple case of Kohli being able to Phetpradab day rankings, behind England and India. Munro will make the trip as batting cover. express himself better when he has 123. After that, the scores read 7, 20, "He is the balancing factor in the Thursday. Coach Gary Stead said the Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor, in his fourth Dhoni around him. 6, 46, 3 and 23. It always helps when Indian team. Cricket in India Eighth seed Saina, who came into the tour- Williamson-led side had repeatedly excelled at World Cup campaign, complete a battle- "Let us not read too much into you have a senior member in the evokes a range of emotions with nament after recovering from a pancreas infec- the top level and he was confident the consis- hardened batting line up. T20 games, but the thing is that team to guide you with his experi- every fan having his/her favourite tion, fought hard before going down 22-20, 15- tency would shine through at the tournament Williamson, Taylor and Guptill have col- when you have someone like Dhoni ence," the source said. player. 21, 10-21 to Thailand's Pornpawee in England and Wales. lectively amassed 526 ODI appearances around, you can be yourself. Dhoni While Kohli's recent run in the "Kohli is arguably the best bats- Chochuwong. "We've got a squad here of 15 players that between them. helps Kohli make decisions and also IPL has once again started the man in the world, but cricket isn't HS Prannoy, who had reached the quarter- we think can give us a really, really good chance Guptill and Taylor have not confirmed guides the bowlers like you would debate on his skills as captain, an individual game and the atmos- finals last week at New Delhi, however, bowed of going far into the tournament," he said. their post-tournament plans but will most like- have seen time and again. CSK all-rounder Dwayne Bravo phere in the dressing room and the out after losing 12-21, 21-16, 21-14 to Sitthikom "If we play close to our potential, then hope- ly be looking to exit cricket's biggest stage on "Youngsters like Kuldeep Yadav after their second game against team spirit play a huge part in the Thammasin of Thailand following a hard- fully we can do New Zealand proud." a high. and Yuzvendra Chahal feel at home Delhi Capitals said he just followed success of the team. fought battle. Wellington keeper Blundell was selected The Black Caps will open their campaign when they have Dhoni guiding the instructions of skipper Dhoni "Dhoni at this moment is inte- With Sameer Verma too crashing out in the after Tim Siefert, the regular back-up to first- against Sri Lanka in Cardiff on June 1. them from behind the wicket. That and that helped. gral to the success of the team ever opening round, Srikanth is the only Indian in choice gloveman Tom Latham, broke his finger New Zealand: is why Dhoni is such an integral Also when it comes to taking since he took up the role of the the fray in men's singles. in a domestic match last month. Kane Williamson (capt), Tom Blundell, member of the Indian ODI set-up. the game deep and finishing things, senior and guiding player in the Men's doubles pair of Manu Attri and B While Blundell, who has two Test caps, will Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie "Kohli can also focus on his bat- MSD showcased the skills during team. His presence has a calming Sumeeth Reddy, who had entered the semifi- likely make his one-day international debut at Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom ting when Dhoni is around. See his the game against Rajasthan Royals. effect on the entire team. nals in India Open, also failed to cross the open- the tournament, his role will be marginal if Latham, Colin Munro, Jimmy Neesham, scores in the last seven games that Commenting on Dhoni's role "For India to succeed in the ing hurdle, going down 16-21, 6-21 to seventh Latham stays fit. Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, you are mentioning. Dhoni was not just in the CSK unit, but also the World Cup, Dhoni's presence is seeds Han Chengkai and Zhou Haodong of Mitchell Santner will be the New Zealanders' Tim Southee, Ross Taylor. there is Ranchi and Kohli scored Indian team, a BCCI official said: very important," the official said. China.