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After that the controversial outfit mark Sensex on Monday airports and border areas, it Popular Front of India (PFI) clocked its second biggest fall has now initiated entry screen- was “financially” backing the in four months, dragged main- ing at the international ports recent violent anti-CAA ly by financial and metal coun- having traffic from China. protests in Uttar Pradesh. ters as investors fear grew In India, a few suspected However, the PFI denied the the national Capital over a “completely and vehemently” over the fast-spreading virus cases have been reported alto- claim. decade ago. denied receiving “any money” outbreak in China. At close, gether from Patna, Mumbai According to news agency Amid news reports sug- from the PFI “at any point of the BSE gauge Sensex was and Rajasthan, but none yet PTI, the ED , which is probing gesting that the PFI had paid time”. Jaising also denied 458.07 points, or 1.10 per confirmed. In Patna, a woman the PFI under the Prevention lawyers such as Kapil Sibal, receiving any money from cent, down at 41,155.12. Intra- who returned from China last of Money Laundering Act Dushyant Dave and Indira anybody in connection with day, the index cracked nearly week was admitted to a Patna (PMLA) since 2018, has found Jaising as part of its efforts to the anti-CAA protests. 500 points. Likewise, the ! ! $ hospital on Monday with that at least 1.04 crore were fund anti-CAA protests, the On money transfers made broader NSE Nifty ended symptoms similar to those of deposited in bank accounts in PFI as well as Sibal rejected the to some prominent lawyers, 129.25 points, or 1.06 per Germany’s DAX skidded 1.7 prices that have corrected by cials and metals bore the brunt coronavirus. western Uttar Pradesh after the charge. the PFI said, “The truth is that cent, down at 12,119. per cent to 13,342.32. more than 15 per cent during of the selling. Except for select Samples of 12 passengers Act was passed by Parliament Sibal said the payments he transfers were made in 2017 as On the Sensex chart, Tata Many Asian markets, the last ten days, safe-haven pharmaceutical stocks which have been referred to National in December last year. The received from the PFI had lawyer fees for these advocates Steel was the top loser, drop- including China’s, were closed assets rallied higher on held fort and gained the Institute of Virology, Pune. No sources said a total amount of nothing to do with anti-CAA for the Hadiya case... ping 4.31 per cent, followed by for Lunar New Year holidays, Monday. The price of gold broader markets traded weak.” positive case has been report- 120 crore, credited to bank protests, and were made for his Attributing a fees transfer that IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, while Australia was closed for climbed 0.8 per cent to Meanwhile, India on ed so far, the Union Health accounts linked to the PFI, are legal services offered in the happened in 2017 as a funding SBI, PowerGrid and HDFC. Australia Day. Tokyo’s Nikkei $1,583.60 per ounce. Monday decided to prepare for Ministry said. under the ED’s scanner. Hadiya case. The Congress for 2019 CAA protest is total- The Dow tumbled by 225 index caved in by 2 per Brent crude futures trad- possible evacuation of Indian Over 100 people have Incidentally, there was no leader said the ED has released ly absurd and exposes the nearly 500 points on opening. cent to 23,343.51 ed around 3 per cent lower on nationals from Wuhan city in been kept under observation Press release issued by the Ed a statement analysing the bank intention to defame the The S&P 500 (SPX) was down Investors across the world Monday at $58.88 a barrel, the pathogen-hit Chinese in Kerala and Maharashtra to confirm the report. The PFI accounts of the PFI in which Popular Front.” 1.6 per cent, while the Nasdaq are worried that if the second- their lowest level since province of Hubei. following screening for a pos- rubbished the charges and said “my name has been mentioned “The PFI has stated it mul- Composite (COMP) was largest economy in the world October. US crude futures The decision was taken at sible exposure to the novel the ED has not even contact- as a recipient of 77 lakh”. tiple times that we fully com- down 2.1 per cent. fails to recover in time from were down roughly 3 per cent. a high-level meeting, chaired coronavirus. One person each ed them regarding the same. “The first bill was raised on ply with the law of the land and European exchanges also the viral outbreak, then it News agency PTI quoted by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv from Thiruvananthapuram, The PFI was formed in August 4, 2017. Last bill on the allegation of 120 crore traded more than 2 per cent economy could take a big hit, S Ranganathan, head of Gauba, which carried out a Thrissur, Pathanamthitta and 2006 in Kerala as a successor March 8, 2018. All payments transferred from the Popular lower on Monday, continuing which will also drag down the research at LKP Securities, as detailed review of the situation Malappuram and three from to the National Democratic were received before March Front’s accounts just before the their selloff from the previous world economy. saying, “Coronavirus outbreak arising out of outbreak of Ernakulam are in isolation Front (NDF) and was sus- 2018,” Sibal said. CAA protests is totally base- week. In Paris, the CAC 40 lost While fear of economic in China took a toll on Indian Coronavirus in China where wards of various health centres pected to have shifted its head- Fellow lawyer Indira less,” the PFI said in a state- 1.9 per cent to 5,907.40, while slowdown spooked the oil equities as well today as finan- 80 people have died and over in the State. quarters to Shaheen Bagh in Jaising, on the other hand, ment. ! $ % " # $ " # &'! " # ( "" )* ,-*,& & # " "( )*+ lence perpetrated by the Bodo "( )*+ militants over 4,000 people he West Bengal Assembly n a major step to usher in lost their lives in the past few Ton Monday became the he All India Muslim I“permanent peace” in the decades. fourth State after Kerala, TPersonal Law Board region, the Centre and Assam The All Bodo Students’ Punjab and Rajasthan to pass ! (AIMPLB) moved the Government on Monday Union (ABSU), which has a resolution against the Supreme Court on Monday signed a tripartite peace accord been spearheading a move- Citizenship (Amendment) Act, seeking impleadment in peti- with the dreaded insurgent ment for a Bodoland state or CAA, even as Chief Minister tions challenging constitu- group, the National since 1972, and the United Mamata Banerjee called upon " # tional validity of polygamy Democratic Front of Bodoland Bodo People’s Organisation, all the Opposition parties to $ % and “nikah halala” practised (NDFB) and other militant were also signatories to the sink their differences and put & among Muslims.The applica- outfits in the region. Comprehensive Bodo up a united fight against the tion has been filed to oppose The accord signed in the Settlement Agreement. In the BJP-led Union Government. a batch of petitions on which presence of Union Home presence of Union Home Addressing the House, !&& the SC had in 2018 issued Minister Amit Shah promised Minister Amit Shah, the tri- Mamata said, “We will never notices to the Centre and political and economic bene- partite agreement was signed allow CAA, NPR, and NRC in other stakeholders while refer- fits while not acceding to the by top leaders of the four Bengal, and resist the dracon- ring the matter to a 5-judge demand for separate State or NDFB factions, the ABSU and ian CAA peacefully.” Constitution bench. Union Territory. The members the UBPO; Joint Secretary in She expressed her anguish While polygamy allows a of the armed outfits will sur- the Home Ministry Satyendra over how the Centre was try- Muslim man to have four render on January 30, Garg; and Assam Chief ing to befool the people by wives, “nikah halala” stipulates Mahatma Gandhi’s martyr- Secretary Kumar Sanjay offering to provide citizenship that a Muslim woman, who dom day, as per the accord. Krishna. through the amended Act. wants to remarry her husband Soon after the agreement Assam Chief Minister “Though in the face of it after divorce, has to first marry was signed at the Union Home Sarbananda Sonowal also CAA is designed to provide cit- another man, “consummate” Ministry in the afternoon, signed the pact as one of the izenship… for that to happen the marriage and get divorce Prime Minister Narendra # + ,# + - ) , - witnesses. Assam Finance you have to become a foreign- from him. Modi said it would usher in a . , .- ,"- ) / Minister Himanta Biswa er for five years. The two issues had arisen new dawn of peace, harmony 0 # $% Sarma was also present. This is a vicious game that when the SC was dealing with and togetherness. The NDFB was responsible will push people towards death. the practice of triple talaq. By “Today is a very special day together the leading stake- of tweets. all round development of the for a series of violent acts in the I appeal you not to fall in trap,” a 3:2 verdict, a five-judge for India. The Accord with holders under one framework. The Home Minister Bodo areas, their language past few decades, including the she said. Constitution bench on August Bodo groups, which has been Those who were previously described the agreement as and culture will be protected massacre of nearly 70 Adivasis Mamata wondered 22, 2017 had banned the 1,400 inked today will lead to trans- associated with armed resis- “historic” and said it would without compromising the ter- in December 2014. whether the BJP wallas were year-old practice among Sunni formative results for the Bodo tance groups will now be enter- bring permanent peace and ritorial integrity of Assam,” Shah said no stone would “brand ambassadors of Muslims saying it was against people. Bodo Accord inked ing the mainstream and con- solution to the decades-old he told reporters after the be left unturned for the devel- Pakistan,” talking more of the the basic tenets of the Quran today stands out for many tributing to our nation’s problems of the Bodo people. accord was signed. opment of Assam and the hostile neighbour than their and violated Shariat. reasons. It successfully brings progress,” Modi said in a series “This agreement will facilitate Shah said due to the vio- Northeastern region. own country. ! &'()* %% %%$ % " + favour of appre- Bagh. The hending Sharjeel Shaheen ! Imam or not? $ Bagh # Whether you are ', route will with the people of remain ( Shaheen Bagh or not, please tell closed till February 8 (election *-. &"/*. the people of Delhi,” Shah said day) and it will open February "( )*+ while addressing an election 9,” Kejriwal said. ine people were killed in rally in Rithala in northwest “People especially children Nthe helicopter crash that ccusing the Bharatiya Delhi. are facing problems due to claimed the life of NBA star AJanata Party (BJP) of doing Imam was one of the initial closed stretch. Kobe Bryant and his 13-year- “dirty politics” over Shaheen organisers of the Shaheen Bagh I appeal leaders of the BJP, old daughter, Los Angeles offi- Bagh protest, Aam Aadmi protest. “You (the AAP leaders) including Home Minister Amit cials confirmed on Sunday. Party (AAP) national conven- people say you are with Shah, Piyush Goyal, and Ravi Los Angeles County er Arvind Kejriwal on Monday Shaheen Bagh. If you have the Shankar Prasad to visit Sheriff Alex Villanueva said said law and order in the guts then go and sit with them. Shaheen Bagh and talk to them eight passengers and the pilot national Capital entirely lies And let Delhi decide,” Shah (protesters) and open the road of the aircraft died in the acci- with the Centre and “if they are said. in one hour so that people will dent. saying that they need permis- Kejriwal also alleged that not get troubled,” he said. “There were no survivors... sion from me, I am giving them the BJP does not want to open “Being the Home Minister There were nine people on permission, open the road in '( the Shaheen Bagh stretch of the of this country, maintaining law board the aircraft, the pilot plus one hour”. ) # # " ( Kalindi Kunj road where anti- and order in Delhi is his con- eight individuals,” Villanueva Lashing out heavily on CAA protests are going on for stitutional responsibility. said. Kejriwal, Shared dared him to Assembly election. “The Delhi trying to cut the chicken’s neck over a month.” India is a democracy and The helicopter crashed in visit at Shaheen Bagh so that Police has booked Sharjeel and break the northeast from I can give you this in writ- he should visit Shaheen Bagh foggy weather in the Los people of Delhi can decide Imam, a JNU student, on sedi- the rest of the country. “I want ing; The BJP does not want to and holds a talk with protest- ! Angeles suburb of Calabasas. whom they should vote in tion charge for his comment of to ask Kejriwal whether he is in open the route in Shaheen ers,” Kejriwal added. " # $% 0(' # '
)+2&)" secretary Utpal Kumar Singh, director general of police Anil he governor of Kumar Raturi, additional TUttarakhand, Baby Rani chief secretary Om Prakash Maurya unfurled the nation- and other public servants al flag on Parade Ground were also present on the occa- during the 71st Republic Day sion. celebrations in Dehradun on Earlier, the governor Sunday. hoisted the tri-colour at the The army, ITBP, police, Raj Bhawan in the morning. PAC, Home Guard and PRD She also paid tributes to the personnel marched past the freedom fighters and those governor on the occasion. who played an instrumental Cultural troupes from various role in drafting the constitu- parts of the state performed tion of India. while tableaux of various Later, at the Parade departments also elicited the Ground, various cultural per- attention of the public on the formances and tableaux were occasion. On the occasion, appreciated by the citizens the governor also felicitated gathered on the occasion. police personnel for com- Personnel of the 12th mendable services. Garhwal Rifles, ITBP, The chief minister Uttarakhand Police, Himachal Trivendra Singh Rawat, Pradesh Police, IRB, sion. The 12th Garhwal Rifles third position. Various UREDA, Civil Aviation Tourism department, horti- defence. The tableaux were opment department tableau Vidhan Sabha speaker Prem Uttarakhand special police won the first position in the tableaux were also taken out department, Women and culture department, educa- based on various govern- won the first prize followed by Chand Agrawal, Dehradun (women), Home Guard, PRD, march past followed by NCC on the occasion. These Child Development depart- tion, health, information and mental schemes and policies UREDA and horticulture mayor Sunil Uniyal ‘Gama’, NCC boys and girls carried boys and girls in the second included representations by ment, Swajal, Rural public relations department, focused on public welfare. department at the second and local MLA Khajan Das, chief out a march past on the occa- position and ITBP in the the MDDA, SDRF, Smart City, Development, Culture and industry department and civil The women and child devel- third positions respectively. " #%"&
+&2)(&2 versies erupting due to the ver- bal duel between the two "2! !&& ) he Khanpur MLA Pranav MLAs. The duo had also also TSingh ‘Champion’ met his lodged cases against each other )+2&)" divide the people. The coun- produce the documents from Jhabreda counterpart Deshraj on different grounds in the high cillor of Bhagat Singh Colony 40 or 50 years back to prove Karnwal at his residence on court. Last year, after the inter- n what is being seen as an ward, Mohammad Iliyas my citizenship?” He further Sunday. The visit is being seen vention of the chief minister Iattempt to replicate the Ansari was also present to added that Muslim women are as a reiteration of the end of the Trivendra Singh Rawat, the Shaheen Bagh protest in support the protestors against strong and will oppose all rivalry between the two which two had apparently forgotten Dehradun, some members of NRC and CAA. the unfair laws of this gov- saw intermittent escalation dur- their differences but the situa- the Muslim community According to Ansari, “The ernment. He also mentions ing the past year. tion escalated again. protested near Hindi Bhawan situation was not great in the that the protest might go for On Sunday, the Khanpur Later, Champion was against National Register of country as it it. The govern- a few more days. MLA arrived at the residence of expelled from the Bharatiya Citizens (NRC) and ment brought in such laws It is pertinent to mention the Jhabreda MLA in Roorkee. Janata Party for a period of six Citizenship (Amendment) Act that divide the people of the here that after the Shaheen The two MLAs who were years after a video clip of him (CAA) here on Monday. nation. Bagh protest in Delhi gained rivcals some time ago hugged using abusive language while The protestors were most- Earlier the people used to space in the national and each other on Republic Day. In dancing with firearms in his ly women who came with celebrate each festival togeth- international media, attempts such a situation, it is being stat- hands in a purportedly drunk their children to express their er but the government has have been made to replicate it ed that the enmity between the state went viral. However, on disagreement to NRC and already created such a situa- in other parts of the nation. two has turned into friendship January 2, the two MLAs held CAA. The protesters alleged tion in the country that reli- In the recent past, one on Republic Day. It will be a joint press conference stating hatched and that there was no visit of the Khanpur MLA to the part on Republic Day is being that with such “black laws” the gious differences are coming such protest has been started recalled that 2019 saw contro- that the they had buried the bad blood between them. The home of his Jhabreda counter- viewed as a positive gesture. government is attempting to to the fore. How am I going to in Haldwani too. ( #) # * # ! 1 " #
)+2&)" Have we become so insignif- ## #+ "&# " # icant for the authorities that ontrary to the reports in they no longer feel the need to Cthe media about the ser- protect the women of their vices of Anganwadi workers city?” asked Anganwadi work- on strike being terminated, er Meena Rawat. According to the state president of Sarojini Anthwal, one of the Anganwadi workers associa- Anganwadi workers, “Well we tion, Rekha Negi said that no have actually no hope from one has been fired from their the officials of Women services. Empowerment and Child According to Rekha Negi, Development of Uttarakhand “We have been issued notices whose minister does not know multiple times but no about the work and working Anganwadi worker has been hours of an Anganwadi work- fired from her job. It is just a er. If she thinks we work for way to scare naive girls and just three hours then declare women to make them return it as our official working to their job. We cannot be hours so that we would be able fired like that by the depart- to work elsewhere.” ment.” On being asked about ter- “These rumours are minating the services of spread to weaken our protest Anganwadi workers, the and influence Anganwadi District Programme Officer workers to quit fighting for (DPO) Akhilesh Mishra said, because it is the violation of that the return to their jobs.” that two more Anganwadi their rights and return to “To terminate anyone’s ser- Supreme Court orders accord- He added that all the impor- workers; Pushpa Adhikari and + ing and opened up the enter- lakh had also been kept in the their jobs with the same petty vice, a standard procedure is ing to which it is mandatory tant work done by Anganwadi Shakuntala have been taken to prise. store. After such a big theft the allowance. This is too low for followed by the department. for the children under workers like vaccination of the Coronation Hospital by & Taking stringent action in Haridwar SSP also reached the the department. On Sunday However ultimately we’ll Anganwadi workers to get children, and providing nutri- police and Anganwadi pro- this case, the Haridwar senior spot and inspected the scene of night, there were people who have to consider the possibil- the nutritional food for 300 tional food to kids is getting testors from Kotdwar, Suman ,- % & superintendent of police crime. were harassing us but no ity of terminating the service days. For now, we are just affected by the protest. It is Lakheda and Kusum Negi Senthil Avoodai Krishnarj S has He said that the police are police personnel were there. of Anganwadi workers sending them the notice so pertinent to mention here have joined fast unto death. &. reverted the police station offi- investigating to ascertain and cer concerned to the police nab those involved in this / * lines. crime. The SSP also reverted to The police circle officer the police lines Kankhal police (City) Abhay Singh said that station officer (SO) Hariom +&2)(&2 there was a theft in Amazon Chauhan. store in Jagjitpur in Kankhal Following this action, the )+2&)" years, my business is going down due nknown criminals stole police station area. The staff senior sub inspecto of Jwalapur, to the huge online market presence. Uitems estimated to be said that a sale had been kept Vikas Bhardwaj will now take he Dehradun mayor Sunil Uniyal It has made our lives miserable and worth about Rs 13 lakh from an in the shop for three days due over the responsibility of T‘Gama’ deferred imposition of the if we’ll have to pay the license fee to Amazon store in the Jagjitpur to the closure of the bank on Kankhal police station officer license fee proposed for traders of the MCD then what will we do? We already area of Kankhal here. The theft January 25 and 26. while Santosh kanwar has been city after they protested in Municipal pay other taxes imposed by the gov- was discovered when the store The owner said that cash given the responsibility of SSI Corporation of Dehradun (MCD). ernment. We hope the mayor will employees came in the morn- amounting to about Rs 10 to 12 Jwalapur Kotwali. On Monday, the members of the understand our difficulties as he has business fraternity staged a protest in been a businessman too before being MCD outside the office of the mayor. the mayor of the city,” said Ankush Jain, According to them, the license fee is a a trader from Paltan Bazaar. means of exploiting small businessmen According to Ranbir Singh who are already going through a loss in Chaudhary, president of Doon Real the market. “I have a clothing store in Estate Association, “Our business is Paltan bazaar but for the past three already going through financial crisis and license fee by MCD will make it worse. Our decided to request mayor to take the firmation and not assurance from the work has proposal of license fee back.” mayor, therefore on the insistence, the also provid- While speaking to the protestors the mayor decided to defer the imposition ed employ- mayor said that it has already been of the license fee proposal in the pres- ment to made clear that no decision will be ence of BJP State general secretary Anil many taken without considering the interests Goyal. unemployed of traders and others. He said that the With this announcement, most of and those protest staged by them was not really the traders were happy but some of with limited required. Everyone is welcome to sub- them expressed concern stating that the education mit objections and MCD will surely MCD might change its decision in the but each consider it. He also added that the pro- future. According to Shriram Gupta, a and every posal was not personally taken up by trader from Rajpur, “I don’t think that individual is him but was first passed in the board this is any kind of confirmation that going meeting, and besides license fee pro- traders will not have to pay the license through a posal is also in progress in other cities fee in the near future. It feels like this crisis, there- of the state too, said the mayor.However, is just a temporary arrangement but let’s fore, we the protestors said that they want con- see and hope for the good.”
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- )R ' & & 0 12 #%& )+2&)" where teams of health depart- police. The DG said that ment would be posted on the awareness campaign about 3'% eacting to the union gov- points where movement of the disease should be Rernment advisory on people across the border launched without creating Coronavirus, the state health occurs. Dr Upreti said that unnecessary fear in the gen- )+2&)" department of Uttarakhand the Chief Medical Officers eral public. has come on an alert mode on (CMOs) have been directed to The symptoms of the nfuriated over finding his the dreaded disease which provide isolation facilities for Coronavirus are similar to Iname on the last position so far has claimed hundreds suspected patients of the dis- that of normal influenza. The among the newly appointed of lives in China. The state ease and keep special ambu- symptoms include incessant secretaries in the newly con- health department has con- lances ready. The DG said fever, cough, irritation in stituted Pradesh Congress stituted special monitoring that the help of the police and throat, difficulty in breathing Committee (PCC), Dharchula teams at the airports and Indo Tibetan Border Police and pneumonia.The medical MLA Harish Dhami resigned along the international (ITBP) would be taken in the experts advice that people from the position on Monday. boundary. endeavour. should cover their mouth and After resignation Dhami On Monday, the chief sec- The teams of the health face while sneezing and announced a revolt against the retary Utpal Kumar Singh department have also been should wash their hands and leader of opposition (LoP) summoned top officials of placed at Dehradun, face regularly to prevent Indira Hridayesh. health department to his Pithoragarh and Pantnagar spread of the disease. Dhami’s name was placed at office for video conferencing ing the session, the Director ry on the disease. She added airports to scan suspected People should avoid going last (98th) position in the list session. The session was con- General (DG) Health that the department has been patients. She claimed that the to crowded places and refrain of the secretaries in new PCC vened by the government of Services, Dr Amita Upreti put on alert mode on department is ready to tack- from shaking hands with oth- released by the Congress party India on Coronavirus scare in addressed a press conference Coronavirus. She added that le the disease and the CMOs ers. Those suffering from on Saturday. Terming it as his which officials of health and at her office. Here she said special alert has been sound- have been asked to keep coor- fever and cough should insult the two time MLA had home departments of all the that all the districts have been ed on the areas adjacent to the dination with the officials of immediately take medical announced on Saturday itself states took part. After attend- asked to issue health adviso- borders of Nepal and China district administration and advice. that he would not accept the post offered to him and tender "-" "! -"&* ! .!&" - /) ! +-. &* his resignation on Monday. As per his announcement, Dhami arrived at the state headquarters of the Congress party on Monday afternoon and tried to hand over his res- he vice president of the bers along with other sitting ignation from the post of sec- TUttarakhand PCC, Surya MLAs and not for the post of retary PCC to the Vice Kant Dhasmana, whom Secretary as mentioned in the )+2&)" or enter into Public Private Partnership President Surya Kant Dhami met at the Congress list. (PPP) mode for providing the important Dhasmana. office on Monday has claimed Dhasmana claimed that he state administration has sought explanation service. Incidentally the state administra- The VP however asked that the MLA would be pla- Dhami has said that he has no Tfrom medical education department over long tion has also released as sum of Rs six crore Dhami to meet PCC presi- cated. issues with the PCC presi- delay in the purchase of new CT scan machine in for Srinagar Medical College for purchas- dent. Talking to the media Dhasmana said that the dent. Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hos- ing a new machine. persons, Dhami held LoP PCC president has made it He added that Pritam pital. The CT scan machine of the biggest govern- The CT scan machine was installed in Indira Hridayesh responsible clear that Dhami’s name was Singh would meet Dhami on ment hospital of the state is non functional from last the GDMC hospital in the year 2004 and for the fiasco. He said that his sent at 16th spot for the posi- Tuesday and the issue would eleven months. as per the norms this machine has become name was deliberately down- tion of special invited mem- be resolved. Taking strong exception of the delay despite of obsolete and needs immediate replacement. graded to the last position in the fact that the budget for purchase of new machine The hospital administration has the list of secretaries. Corporation of Uttarakhand claimed that eight out of has been sanctioned, the state administration has requested the state administration to Dhami accused the LoP Limited (SIIDCUL) during eleven MLAs were not in asked the medical education department to inform replace the machine with modern Coronary for remaining friendly and the Congress reign, Indira favour of making her the LoP it about the reasons for non purchase of new CT Angiography machine. The adminis- non combative with the BJP Hridayesh adopted a soft but everyone accepted the machine. tration approved the budget but the med- government. He said that the stance on the government. decision of the party high The secretary (In charge), medical health and ical education department is learnt to have been sit- of this facility patients are forced to visit expensive moment the BJP government Dhami also claimed that command. family welfare, Pankaj Kumar Pandey told The ting over the proposal. The department is said to be private hospitals and diagnostic centres to get the CT stated that it would hold one of her PROs was appoint- He added that party high Pioneer that the department has been asked to men- mulling over handing over the CT scan facility in the done. In absence of CT scan facility in hospital, doc- inquiry on the irregularities on ed in gross violation of norms command would be requested tion the reasons for the delay. He said that the PPP mode. More than 50 CT scans were done by lone tors in some cases were advising MRI scans for the State Infrastructure and in SIIDCUL when she was to replace Indira Hridayesh department should either purchase a new machine machine daily when it was operational and in absence patients resulting in extra load on MRI machine. Industrial Development minister. Dharchula MLA with someone else. ! " 30456 # "## $ 4& 56 % ( && 1 1*7 78
)+2&)" he Government of India Thas accorded its approval in principle for about Rs1,203 crore for $ / Uttarakhand water manage- ment project prepared by the ! state’s irrigation department. The project was prepared tak- ing in cognisance the report on revival of water sources in the Himalayas for water secu- rity published by the NITI Aagyog. The pre-feasibility report ! of this project has been pre- pared. The detailed project report of the dams, canals and ! reservoirs proposed as part of the project is being prepared. A presentation of the pro- ! ject was made in front of the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. Officials stated that as part of the % Military Academy (IMA) on try to learn about the rich his- Uttarakhand water manage- Monday. A team comprising of tory, traditions and ethos of the ment project, special focus boost the local economy. Rise % % '& 20 students and three teachers Indian Army. will be laid on revival of in the economic activity will 0' led by the army officer-in- The children were highly water sources, removing silt facilitate employment oppor- charge and three Army per- motivated by the interaction from reservoirs, construction tunities and boost income sonnel visited the premier conducted during the tour and of reservoirs and renovation generation. The bureaucrat training institution on the day. many wanted to join the of irrigation canals. further informed that map- The team interacted with the Armed Force and serve Issuing directions for seri- ping of water sources and )+2&)" officiating commandant of Country. ous and time-bound actions spring shed management will IMA, Major General GS Rawat. This kind of an interaction as part of execution of the also be undertaken for revival s part of the Indian Army’s A communiqué from the helps students get a real picture Uttarakhand water manage- of water sources. Ainitiative to foster the spir- IMA said, “This visit to the of the development-taking ment project, the chief min- The National Institute of it of national integration across Academy provided a unique place in country and also the ister said that in addition to Hydrology (NIH) Roorkee, the country, school children opportunity to all the chil- contribution of the Indian direct and indirect benefit to has suggested construction from Chieswema village of dren hailing from one of the Army Officers and Soldiers, the state, this project will of small check dams, recharg- Nagaland visited Indian remotest corners of our coun- through their selfless service’’. also exert a positive social ing trenches and plantation in impact in the state. catchment area. The revival of This project will also aid the water sources will cost in the conservation of the about Rs 90 crore. environment and the wildlife. It was further stated that Additionally, this project will as part of the desilting of also be helpful in meeting tar- water reservoirs, the Haripura gets related to poverty and Baur reservoirs will be alliveation, ensuring good desilted and their irrigation heatlh, clean drinking water capacity will be improved. A and sanitation, climate action sum of Rs 176 crore is esti- and other related aspects. mated to be spent for this Secretary Bhupinder Kaur purpose. A total of 10 dams Aulakh said that execution of and reservoirs are proposed to the project will enhance the be constructed as part of the irrigation capacity which in project. turn will also lead to an These include Khairasain increase in agricultural pro- reservoir on Nayar river, a duction. reservoir near Satpuli, In addition to recharging Papadtoli, Paithani, Syunsi groundwater level, it will and Markholi reservoirs on directly benefit the locals and the Western Nayar river, farmers by reviving the water reservoirs on Sakmunda and sources. Enhancing the irri- Thal rivers, barrage on the gation capacity and farm pro- Kho river at Dugadda and duce will mitigate the migra- Gairsain reservoir on the tion from mountainous rural Ramganga river. A sum of Rs areas. The resulting enhance- 613 crore is estimated to be ment of horticultural and spent on the construction tourism activities will also these ten reservoirs/barrages. " ! ) #%
&' ('&)*! also soon going to launch a mobile app for enabling citizens to systematically report traffic violations, he added.For con- venience of residents, MCC will * ers that it is Chandigarh’s prop- soon start the online process !+&")/&2+ erty.To stop the foreign based for approval of Building Plan, auction houses to sell city’s her- the Advisor said.Speaking on ith renowned foreign itage, the plan also proposed to education sector, he announced Wauction houses continue request auction houses for that the Administration will to put under hammer the her- records of procurement or pur- soon launch online teacher itage furniture belonging to chase of furniture from transfer policy portal. Chandigarh, the UT Chandigarh, details of such A world class shooting Administration may soon export from India, interna- range will soon come up in the come up with its own website tional and Indian persons and society and stated that the year Government is also giving a union territory of Chandigarh. displaying city’s heritage items agencies involved. 2020 would be observed as the special emphasis on cleanli- Works on Mini Sports in a bid to regulate its auction. An advisory through "Sushashan Sankalp Varsh". ness," he said. Complexes in Sector 8 and A website is proposed to be Union Ministry of Culture and "It has been decided to cel- SECOND MEDICAL COL- Sector 27 will also start soon. launched to give details of External Affairs to concerned ebrate 2020 as the ''Sushashan LEGE IN CHANDIGARH Also, projects for construction Chandigarh’s heritage furni- country alerting them about Sankalp Varsh'', under which of Mini Sports Infrastructure ture and other items for refer- the theft and sale of heritage !+&")/&2+ He unfurled the tricolor, 2006-07 to all time high of programmes and schemes will Manoj Parida, Advisor to for Billiard and Snooker at ence of all. furniture and replicas thereof and also took the salute at a about 52 Quintal/hectare in the be prepared throughout the UT Administrator announced Sector-42 have been approved While the foreign auction should be issued in case of such sserting that the secular colourful parade, followed by a year 2018-19, with last year year to make the lives of peo- a second medical college for here, he said while adding that houses continue to earn mil- auctions, the plan stated. Afoundations of India’s cultural extravaganza by school reporting record production of ple easier," he said at Jind while Chandigarh while speaking on sports teach the core lessons of lions through the auction of About the cases of theft of Constitution would continue to children. For the first time 183 Lakh Metric Tons of wheat. addressing the gathering at an the occasion of Republic day on life namely, dedication, deter- Chandigarh’s heritage items, heritage, the plan stated that stand firm, Punjab Chief this year, the Republic Day cel- Expressing concern on the event on the occasion of the Sunday here.“A proposal to mination, team spirit, hard the Administration has so far Police Department should Minister Capt Amarinder ebration in the State witnessed issue of safety of women, the 71st Republic Day. create a second medical college work and time management. acted as a mute spectator and investigate thoroughly existing Singh on Sunday vowed to an inspiring display by the Chief Minister said apart from Describing the farmers and is in pipeline. The merely paid lip-service. A New leads to suppliers and agents to protect one and all, irrespective Special Operations Group the free Pick and Drop facility soldiers of Haryana as the Administration has also decid- HIMACHAL GUV UNFURLS York based auction house has identify warehouses in India of caste, creed or religion. (SOG), constituted by the Chief by the State Police, One Stop pride of the country, Khattar ed to provide 50 acres land to TRICOLOUR AT THE RIDGE reportedly put up Chandigarh’s and abroad and channels of The Chief Minister Minister as an elite, specially Sakhi Centres had been estab- said on the lines of the Kisan PGIMER for enhancing OPD Shimla: The 71st Republic heritage furniture, worth sev- smuggling and supply of her- declared that the nation’s unity trained force to combat ter- lished in all Districts for the Credit Card, the Pashu Kisan facilities in this world class Day was celebrated with fer- eral lakhs on auction only this itage items from Chandigarh to was inviolable, notwithstanding rorism, infiltration, hijacking “protection of our daughters.” Credit Card will be launched so institution,” he said vour at the historic Ridge maid- month. Notably, members of foreign auction houses. the discordant voices being and other sensitive threat situ- On the critical issue of the that the cattle-rearing farmers At present, there is one an here as Governor Bandaru Chandigarh Heritage Items There is a need to tally raised in the current scenario. ations. depleting water table, the Chief could also take advantage of it. medical college-Government Dattatreya unfurled the Protection Cell have several records provided by auction Pointing out that the resolution Emphasising the need for Minister stressed upon the Exhorting youngsters to Medical College and Hospital Tricolour and took salute dur- times expressed apprehensions houses with cargo or shipping passed by the Punjab Assembly quality and more relevant edu- need to conserve water, whose stay away from drugs, the in the city. ing an impressive parade by over the theft of city’s heritage records to establish authentic- (on CAA) was there for all to cation Capt Amarinder level had come down to less Chief Minister, in a Parida said that through contingents of the police, ITBP, items from various places here ity, the plan proposed.Apart see, the Chief Minister made it announced that 19 new IITs than 13 MAF, as a result of 73% Government statement, said constant efforts of home gaurd and schoolchild- and easy flow of these items from this, all items which are clear that the state would not would be established in the of it being used for irrigation 2,000 health and wellness cen- Administration, intake for ren. especially furniture to foreign to be sold as junk or as origi- allow the country’s secular fab- State, along with new medical purposes. tres would be set up in parks MBBS course has been The customary grand parade markets. nal item including old furni- ric to be destroyed at any cost. colleges in Mohali, Kapurthala and gymnasiums in rural areas. increased from 100 seats to 150 was led by Capt Nikhil Kumar, Launching a separate web- ture, paper drawings, concrete "Secularism was the mes- and Hoshiarpur. !- ) - (*&2 Stating that the modern seats, which will provide more 2nd Naga Regiment.Chief site to display Chandigarh’s light fixtures, old pictures or sage of our Guru, whose phi- The Chief Minister reiter- - &** .! -". .&:. lifestyle was adversely affecting opportunities to the deserving Minister Jai Ram Thakur was heritage items forms a part of paintings in Chandigarh, losophy of ‘Na koyi Hindu, Na ated his Government’s com- ,+& &2 the health of youngsters, he local students. also present on the occasion. an auction plan prepared by the should be intimated to the koyi Musalaman, Sab Rab ke mitment to farmer welfare, Haryana Chief Minister stressed on moving towards On transportation front, he Various cultural items were Administration for the protec- Member Secretary so that if any bande’ is imbued in our con- even as he pointed out that the Manohar Lal Khattar on organic farming. "We can said that to cater to local trans- presented during the pro- tion of city’s heritage. Display heritage item is there, that can sciousness", he said at the average yield of wheat had Sunday said his Government improve the health of people by port, CTU is planning to intro- gramme with the traditional of heritage items on the web- be withdrawn, the plan further Republic Day function in increased from 42 was committed to ensuring minimising the use of chemi- duce Electric Buses The attire remaining the centre of site is aimed at apprizing oth- added. Mohali Quintal/hectare in the year the welfare of all sections of the cals. Apart from this, the Chandigarh Traffic Police is attraction. .&)#%; # /7 ! 1 8( < !+&")/&2+ o provide better health Tfacilities for the patients ailing from heart problems, . $ Haryana Health Minister, Anil Vij on Monday said a proper plan will be prepared to bring the facility of 'Cath-Lab' to !+&")/&2+ giving free smartphones on every a person in the state so January 26, he said, "I want to that people don't have to trav- n the backdrop of Shiromani tell you that they (Cong-led el long distances to get treat- IAkali Dal-BJP alliance break- govt) will not give anything (to ment for heart-related dis- ing in Delhi for the Assembly people). They are just giving eases. polls, SAD chief Sukhbir Singh dates. People of Punjab will Presiding over the 3 places so that proper health the key points seeking assis- that proposals should also be Badal on Monday said the send them packing after two Working Committee meeting services are provided to the tance from the government in made to increase the number of alliance with BJP was in place years". of Maharaja Agrasen Medical people. Apart from that, he setting up trauma centers, cen- seats of postgraduate and grad- in Punjab. Talking to reporters Education Minister Vijay College, Agroha, Vij said that said that an appropriate action tres for open-heart surgeries, uate-level doctors in the med- in Amritsar, Badal said such Inder Singla had said on the State Government is plan- plan will be prepared for the and cancer institutes in the ical college. The Health reports are just in the media Sunday in Patiala that he was ning to provide open-heart same. Director of the medical area. Minister accorded approval for and he has been hearing such expecting that the free smart- surgery facility in another 2 to college, Dr. Gopal, discussed all Apart from this, he said the same. reports for the last 20 years. phones would be given to the Hitting out at the Congress-led youth before March 31. Badal State Government for not stick- alleged that drug and sand ing to its election promise of mining mafias were “prolifer- # , # * %; ating” under the alleged “patronage” of Congress min- isters in Punjab. “The DGP has +#& & #- no control over Punjab Police while lower rank officers— DSP and SHOs were working .# #"# at the behest of Congress lead- 2#) ers. I can give you details of many cases in which Congress %+- &* Mission will be provided with leader got drug suppliers rented houses and the owner- released,” alleged overnor Lalji Tandon has ship of the houses will be given Badal. Gcalled upon the people of the to the beneficiaries after 15 Lashing out at the State State to take a pledge to strength- years of paying rent. The Government, Shiromani Akali en the democratic system at the Governor said that one thou- Dal chief said the Congress led State-level ceremony held at Lal sand cowsheds are being built Government was hiding its Parade Ground on the 71st in the State to provide shelter to “failures” under the excuse of Republic Day. He urged them to the bovine. Five acres of pas- empty coffers.“We ran extend support to the State tures should be developed in Government under the lead- Government in its efforts to each cowshed. ership of (Parkash Singh) Badal improve the standard of living of He said that the daily grant sahib and never gave a state- the common man and the of fodder-hay for the cowsheds ment of empty coffers,” said progress of the State. Tandon has been increased from 3 to Badal, adding the State saw unfurled the flag and inspected 20 per bovine.The Governor "unprecedented" development the parade and took the salute. said that the cancelled Forest under their regime. “But Tandon greeted the people of the Rights Act claims are being Captain sahib is not accessible,” State on the occasion and reconsidered timely for the he said slamming Chief remembered the members of the welfare of the tribals. Final Minister Amarinder Singh. Constituent Assembly. decision will be taken on all On the issue of CAA, Badal Tandon said that Global such cases in a month. said his party was in favour of Skill Park is being established in The wage rate of tendu the amended Citizenship Act the State for future-oriented and patta collectors has been which was why it voted in employment-oriented education increased from 2,000 to 2,500 favour of it. But at the same to the youth. ITIs of divisional per standard bag. He said that time his party wanted the headquarters are being upgrad- proper budget will be allotted Muslim community be includ- ed to mega ITIs. In rural areas, on the development of ed in the CAA. “The SAD fol- clean drinking water supply is Scheduled Caste and tribals lows principles of Guru Sahib being ensured through collective on the basis of population.The who always preached ''Sarbat Nal-Jal scheme. He said that Governor said that the third Da Bhala'' (welfare of all) and essential housing infrastructure phase of Chief Minister’s no discrimination. India is a will be developed for 40 lakh Infrastructure Development united country and it belongs homeless families in rural areas Scheme has been granted to people of all religions,” he of the State. In urban areas, approval to provide basic and said. homeless persons of Housing modern facilities in urban areas.
+&2)(&2 Sharma and other were danc- ing atop a vehicle moving as he republic day celebrations part of the rally. Sharma report- Ttook a fatal turn for a local edly lost balance and fell off the BJP leader who fell down from vehicle while dancing. The a vehicle while dancing as part witnesses state that he died on of a Tiranga Yatra carried out the spot. on the occasion in Haidwar. A However, he was taken to rally was taken out on Sunday the hospital where the doctor to mark republic day in declared him dead. The party’s Haridwar. district general secretary Vikas While songs were being Tiwari and other local leaders played on a music system, also arrived at the spot and local BJP youth leader Shankar expressed their sorrow. #+ R
8 R %.% the party does not respect Muslim women from the ! !" region. "( )*+ past backed and feted the BJP ally and Union Minister singer-musician who was invit- "$ " Ram Vilas Paswan also backed 91 he BJP on Monday came out ed to play Piano by the !Q the Government’s decision to Thard against the Congress Congress Government on the confer Padma Shri award on for questioning the award of occasion of 500 years of Taj & Sami, saying he has enhanced Padma Shri to acclaimed singer Mahal, he said. India’s stature with his talent. and pianist Adnan Sami. Patra took a dig at Congress " Hitting out at the criticism of the New Delhi: As parties across Citizenship Amendment Act Charging Congress with saying if father’s past is to cloud & decision, the Lok Janshakti the spectrum debated his con- to his father’s past as a lapping up a ‘set of Muslims’ the present of anybody than " Party leader said, “After com- tribution to India, Sami, who Pakistani Air Force pilot. who always speak against Prime Congress President Sonia ( pleting all the formalities, he was became an Indian citizen in Taking umbrage at Shergill’s Minister Narendra Modi and Gandhi would be the first vic- )** +$ granted Indian citizenship in 2016 and on Sunday expressed statement that his recognition Indian Constitution, the BJP tim as the BJP spokesperson , - 2016. He has elevated India’s his “infinite gratitude” at being was due to his sycophancy, an lashed out at the Opposition claimed her father was in the reputation and honour through chosen for the Government irate Sami said on Twitter, party for criticizing the service of fascists Italian dicta- Q ! " his talent. I congratulate him on award, did not mince his “Hey kid, did you get your Government for awarding tor Mussolini and Germany’s - / being honoured with Padma words in hitting out at his crit- brain from a ‘Clearance Sale’ ‘Padma’ honour to the Sami and Hitler and sought to know why " , ( Q 01 Shri.” ics. or from a second hand novel- said he was “highly deserving”. she was given Indian citizenship. “Those who are opposing The 46-year-old, who has ty store? Did they teach you in Addressing a Press confer- He said former Home !( " the award to the famous singer carved out a career in Hindi Berkeley that a son is to be ence here, BJP spokesperson Minister P Chidambaram was are not aware of Indian film music as a composer held accountable or penalised Sambit Patra said though as recently as in 2013 support- Citizenship Law. Indian citi- and a singer, was part of an for the acts of his Congress objection was based ing that Sami be given Indian changed now since BJP has publication as he could not do merit. zenship has no relation with reli- unseemly Twitter spat with parents?”Interestingly, the on Sami’s father having served citizenship. BJP leader pointed honoured the musician , he said. so in Pakistan, he said. He also referred to Sami’s gion. Anyone who fulfils the Congress pokesperson Jaiveer Congress is divided on the in Pakistani air force, the out that Sami, for long, has been Patra said Sami’s father was Patra asserted that Sami is mother Naureen Khan’s back- requisite conditions of the citi- Shergill and also many polit- issue with senior leader Congress-led United living in London and not in treated in India and even his “highly deserving” and was ground as a resident of Jammu zenship act can become Indian ical discussions, ranging from Digvijay Singh welcoming the Progressive Alliance had in the Pakistan. Everything has book was released by an Indian given the Padma honour on to target the Congress, asking if Citizen,” Paswan said. the controversy over the honour to Sami. PNS !,*&) ',*-)&- ( .! $ *. / P # % & /. ) / . ! .! ( /O % / O %& %; O $ E?55 $ */ "( )*+ %; 6>4? New Delhi: The Supreme Court on %; ) Monday sought response from the erming the “present security sce- , New Delhi: A 5-judge Bench of from the Union Carbide facto- Maharashtra Government on a plea by Tnario and law & order” in the the Supreme Court is scheduled ry on the intervening night of gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli national Capital as “quite critical” due ( % to hear on Tuesday the Centre’s December 2-3, 1984 killed over challenging the life term awarded to to the ongoing protests against the ; 6>4? * %; plea seeking 7,844 crore as 3,000 people and affected 1.02 him in the 2008 murder of Shiv Sena Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), $ / % additional fund from successor lakh more. corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar. the Delhi Police has sought from the * $ !% firms of US-based Union The survivors of the 1984 Jamsandekar was shot dead in his Election Commission an additional ) O N O Carbide Corporation, now tragedy have been fighting for house on March 2, 2007 by two persons, deployment of 30 companies of Central owned by Dow Chemicals, for long for adequate compensation allegedly hired by associates of Gawli Armed Police Forces (CAPF) for the /O )P giving compensation to victims and proper medical treatment who was the then sitting conduct of the impending Assembly of 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy. for ailments caused by the MLA. polls here, as withdrawing the para- % 2 The Bench, comprising toxic leak. Gawli’s appeal military already deployed for essential Justices Arun Mishra, Indira The Centre had filed the challenging the last duties was “not feasible”. Presently, over companies from important essential which have seen repeated protests $ N& O & Banerjee, Vineet Saran, M R curative petition in the apex month verdict of the a dozen of protests are going on against duties like maintaining law & order , against the Citizenship Act. & Shah and S Ravindra Bhat, will court in December 2010 Bombay High Court, the CAA in various parts of the Capital. security for VBIPs, vital installations, Union Home Minister Amit Shah < hear the curative petition filed by for enhanced compensation. which had upheld the In a letter to the EC, Special banks in Delhi as it may adversely affect has accused Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) $ the Centre for enhanced com- On June 7, 2010, a Bhopal court life term awarded to him Commissioner of Police (Intelligence) the security and law and order scenario.” and the Congress of pursuing vote bank pensation for the victims. had convicted seven executives by a trial court in the case, Praveer Ranjan said, “The present The CAA has triggered a nation- politics and alleged that they had N ; N . The Centre is seeking a of Union Carbide India Limited came up for hearing before a bench security scenario and law & order is wide debate on whether the law violates “instigated riots in the capital” during direction to Union Carbide and (UCIL) to two years’ imprison- comprising Justices R Banumathi and quite critical than was expected to be the country’s secular nature by exclud- the protest against the Citizenship $ other firms for 7,844 crore ment in connection with the A S Bopanna. during electioneering process of the ing a particular religious group from its Amendmend Act (CAA). additional amount over and incident. The Bench agreed to hear the forthcoming Delhi Assembly 2020 as ambit, as has the iron-fisted approach According to the EC, over 71, 000 above the earlier settlement Then UCC chairman, appeal and issued notice to the state. large number of protests and at times adopted by police in some areas, persons have been booked under the ) amount of $ 470 million for pay- Warren Anderson was the prime The High Court had on December 9, even violent in various parts of the including Delhi, to quell protests. various sections of the Delhi Police Act . ing compensation to the gas accused in the case but did not 2019 upheld Gawli’s conviction and life national Capital are going for more than The law favours non-Muslim while over 3500 booked under various A ) . . tragedy victims. appear for the trial. On February term awarded to him by trial court a month now over CAA. refugees from the Muslim-majority section of the Criminal Procedure O Over 3,000 people had died 1, 1992, the Bhopal CJM court under various provisions of the “Further, being capital city and also countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh Code after the implementation of the / % in the tragedy due to release of had declared him an absconder. Maharashtra Control of Organised election is to happen shortly, this may and Pakistan. Sources in Delhi police model code of conduct. + ) methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas. The courts in Bhopal had Crime Act (MCOCA). continue for longer time. It is request- said that heavy police deployment has The Delhi police needs 179 com- . The Union Carbide issued non-bailable warrants Besides Gawli, it had also upheld ed that 30 companies of CAPF may be been made Shaheen Bagh, Jamia Nagar, panies of CAPF/State Armed Force Corporation (UCC) gave a com- against Anderson twice — in the conviction and sentence imposed provided through direct induction Karawal Nagar, Brijpuri, Bhajanpura, which include 15,000 home guards ) ! - ) pensation of $470 million (715 1992 and 2009. Anderson died on several other accused in the case by immediately instead of in situ as it would Seelampur, Jafrabad, Welcome, from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, 2 . " 3 crore) after the toxic gas leak in September, 2014. the trial court in August 2012. not be feasible to withdraw these 30 Mustafabad, Okhla and several parts Himachal Pradesh and other States. ) 6>6> ; 6B ) . + 3 O$ % P !)3&*)) & & "( )*+ ‘tukde tukde gang’ elements under the garb of opposition to aising the pitch of contro- the Citizenship (Amendment) Rversy surrounding the anti- Act. This protest is not just a P Q " ! citizenship law protest, Union protest against CAA it is a Minister and BJP leader Ravi protest against Modi,” Prasad ) Shankar Prasad on Monday said in a press conference. $ alleged that Delhi’s Shaheen “Lakhs of people are dis- C )D Bagh protest is emerging as “a tressed because they can not go textbook case of a few hundred to office, shops are shut and "( )*+ / people trying to suppress the their children are not able to go % silent majority”. to school due to road block delegation of Congress /. The Minister claimed that by Shaheen Bagh protesters,” Aleaders, led by Rahul ) those trying to fragment India he said. Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi 2 B are getting cover at Shaheen Prasad’s comment has Vadra, met senior officials of $ Bagh protest where the tri- come close to Enforcement and transaction of money in CAA has become a core AAP and the Congress, the National Human Rights colours are being waived. Directorate investigating the light of anti-CAA protests campaign issue between the another party in the Delhi Commission (NHRC) and "! ) “It is offering platform to alleged diversion of money across the country. challenger BJP and the ruling election fray. sought action against alleged police atrocities on anti- Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protesters in Uttar # . /*## #12 # Pradesh. The Congress alleged victims have been made accused in case-related FIRs */ "( )*+ compared with the final output and no police officer has been % K of 2.31 million tonne last year. named in any of the cases. espite floods in 15 States $ K Production of mango is In its 31-page memoran- Dand erratic rainfall, India B4 G5 estimated to decline slightly to dum to the NHRC that include will witness a record produc- B> 4G 21.28 million tonne this year videos uploaded by witnesses, tion of onion, tomato, potato 2 & from 21.37 million tonnes last ground reports and other and other vegetables and fruits < year, while that of banana out- “unbiased” media reports show this year which may bring < 6 75 put may slip to 29.64 million police firing and mercilessly reckless State Government that relief to consumers from high $ tonnes from 30.46 million beating of the protesters and views the law and constitution prices seen in the last few tonne and grapes output is photographs as “evidence”, the as mere inconveniences, treats months. Onion production is expected to decline to 2.15 mil- Congress has alleged that the its own citizens like criminals expected to increase by seven lion tonne from 3 million BJP Government in the state and wears its hostility towards per cent to 24.45 million 4?? tonne in the said period. “treats its own citizens like ordinary citizens as a badge of tonnes in the current 2019-20 6>4G#6> 4?H As per the projection, criminals” and demanded a pride, the duty of institutions crop year. Pomegranate production is thorough probe into the deaths such as the NHRC to act as Besides onion, production GB E5 also estimated to fall to 2.32 that took place in the State dur- checks and balances and to of potato — another important 6>4G#6> GE G million tonne this year from ing violent protests against embody and protect the values kitchen staple — is estimated to 2.91 million tonne last year. the CAA. enshrined in the Constitution rise to 51.94 million tonne + 46>>>> Spices production is estimated After the meeting, Rahul of India becomes paramount. this year from 50.19 million O to drop to 9.37 million tonne Gandhi alleged the UP It further said the NHRC tonne last year, while tomato $ from 9.42 million tonne, while Government has “gone to war has a “glorious history” of production is also pegged < that of flowers output to 2.87 against its own people” and addressing injustices when all slightly higher at 19.32 million 47 5 47 H million tonne from 2.91 million urged the NHRC to act deci- other institutions have fallen tonne as against 19 million tonne in the said period. sively to protect the short. “We hope and expect tonne last year. Honey production is “Constitutional rights of our that this instance will not be an Releasing its first forecast, pegged at 1,20,000 tonne same citizens”. exception to that legacy.” After the Agriculture Ministry pro- year while the total fruits pro- achieved during the previous in kharif onion crop due to late production of beans, parwal, at the last year’s level, while pro- “A delegation of Congress the meeting, Congress leader jected that vegetables produc- duction is pegged lower at year. Consequently, produc- monsoon rains and later excess pumpkin and tapioca this year. duction of plantation crops leaders presented the NHRC Abhishek Singhvi stated that tion, is projected to be higher 95.74 million tonnes in 2019- tion of onion — the key kitchen rainfall, which led to supply In 2019-20, fruits produc- like coconut, cashewnut is pro- with evidence of the atrocities there has been gross human by 2.64 per cent than the year 20 crop year as against 97.9 staple — is estimated to constraint and sharp rise in tion is expected to be lower by jected to increase marginally to against the citizens of UP by the rights violations. We have sub- before, thanks to increase in million tonnes in the increase to 24.45 million tonne prices. 2.27 per cent in 2019-20 over 16.4 million tonne from 16.3 State Govt., which has gone to mitted videos and photos to the output of onions, potatoes and previous year. this year from 22.81 million The Government was 2018-19. It is mainly due to loss million tonne. war against its own people. The NHRC in UP. tomatoes. According to the ministry’s tonnes in the 2018-19 crop forced to import onion in a bid in production of grapes, However, total production NHRC must act decisively to Singhvi said the Congress The overall production of projection, onion crops has year. Onion is grown during to contain prices, which have banana, mango, citrus, papaya of horticulture crops is esti- protect the idea of India & the has given detailed facts includ- vegetables is estimated to be been grown in 12.93 lakh both kharif (summer) and rabi cooled down now to 60/kg and pomegranate. Among mated at 313.35 million tonne Constitutional rights of our cit- ing on “deaths of 23” people higher at 188 million tonne in hectare in the 2019-20 crop (winter) season. The prices of from the peak of 160/kg in last major fruits, production of in 2019-20, up from actual out- izens,” Rahul said in a tweet. and also details on how they 2019-20 crop year from 183 year (July-June), slightly high- onion has increased this year few months. The Ministry has apple is expected to be higher put of 310.74 million tonne in According to the memo- were killed “as some were shot million tonne in the previous er than 12.20 lakh hectare due to shortfall of 22 per cent projected marginal drop in at 2.73 million tonne this year 2018-19. randum, given the role of a in the chest”. #4
2 ) " ! # + #"# # ) # #+ +# ) Aligarh (UP): Hundreds of four. O AMU students overnight Three students were later ) # blocked traffic on the main released by the police. Aligarh-Moradabad Highway AMU Proctor, Prof 3!456 & . 6 < ! +! 3= demanding release of a student Afifullah Khan, said three stu- & 3 ! J who was held for allegedly dents had been released where- . Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court heckling the AMU Vice as Faraz was sent to jail. $ on Monday asked the State Government Chancellor during his Republic As the news spread in the 2 ) to submit a report on allegations of police Day speech, a university official campus, huge crowds of pro- & $ . , K K atrocities against anti-CAA protesters by said on Monday. testers started collecting near February 17, the next date of The blockade, which start- the Purani Chungi gate of the $ hearing. ed on Sunday evening, contin- University and blocked the A two-judge Bench comprising ued till 2 am, the official said. Aligarh-Moradabad Highway. & . I Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice AMU Vice Chancellor In view of the protests, ! ! Siddhartha Verma passed the order hear- Tariq Mansoor was on Sunday exams of the AMU - 7>> & & , ing a number of public interest litigations. heckled by a group of students Engineering College were can- The court asked the State during his Republic Day speech celled on Monday. Government to mention how many peo- here soon after he termed as AMU Proctor, Prof , < ple died during anti-CAA protests and ‘unfortunate’ the recent hap- Afifullah Khan told PTI, "The & complaints registered against police. penings on the campus and examinations which were to be I The court also asked whether truth- said peaceful protests will be held at the AMU Engineering + ! fulness of media reports in this regard has allowed on any issue within the College on Monday could not $ been examined or not. ambit of law. be held” as a large number of + & &# About 20 people were allegedly Four students identified as protesters collected at the gates $ killed in police firing during the anti-CAA Tahir Azmi, Rafiuddin, Sudhir of the Zakir Hussain College of &# & protests in Uttar Pradesh on December Gulati and A Mujtaba Faraz, Engineering. Referring to the < 20. who were involved in the heck- students' demand for the ! & Rights activists have alleged that there ling, were handed over to release of Faraz, the Proctor + & was a "reign of terror" prevailing in Uttar police. said a group of teachers and top - 46>> Pradesh to crack down on protests against In the afternoon, a group of university officials have met the CAA and the NRC, demanding a protesters collected at the gate senior district officials and, & 2 . / $ Supreme Court-monitored SIT probe to of the AMU Proctor's office “We are hopeful that Faraz will . ascertain the truth about police action and #" # ' demanding the release of the be out on bail”. PTI $ killings in the State. PTI $% : / ! 1 " (
Mangaluru: Taking on Opposition parties, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday asked them not to ';%% make the "constitutional blunder" of passing resolutions against the CAA Lucknow: Former Union "They can do it. They are in state assemblies where they have Minister Yashwant Sinha here mad people," Sinha said while a majority and advised them to not on Monday termed the pass- interacting with mediaper- forget "Rasthradharma" for their ing of anti-CAA resolutions by sons in the presence of "vipakshdharma". non-BJP States a constitution- Samajwadi Party chief Addressing a rally, the senior BJP al crisis, saying this can't be Akhilesh Yadav and actor- leader also asserted that no power ignored. politician Shatrughan Sinha. can now stop Kashmiri Pandits from He stressed that there was The former BJP leader returning to Kashmir as he strong- no need to bring the legislation was here as his march from ly defended the Modi Government's as it was "anti-democratic" Mumbai to Delhi's Rajghat decision to reorganise Jammu & and "divided people on the for the propagation of the ide- Kashmir and scrap its special status basis of religion". ology of Mahatma Gandhi under Article 370. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Afghanistan are not secular States. "There is a constitutional reached the city. He also sent out a strong message who has given the slogan of 'sabka These are theocratic States. crisis. You cannot ignore state Further commenting on to Pakistan, saying India will not sath, sabka vikas and sabka vishwas' "Islam is the religion of these governments. You have to take the legislation, Sinha said, "It touch anyone but if someone will never discriminate on the basis three states. India's religion is not them into confidence," Sinha is anti-democratic and against bothers it, then it is not going to let of religion, he said, adding that no Hindu. India is a secular country. said when asked about reso- the basic structure of the them live in peace. harm will come to the citizenship of That is why those who follow lutions passed by states against Constitution. This type of Making a strong defence of the Indian Muslims. Islam can not be persecuted in the Citizenship Amendment amendment in the citizenship amended Citizenship Act, he said it The Opposition raises the ques- Pakistan, Bangladesh and Act. law was not needed." is not a law to hurt the sentiments of tion that if Hindus, Sikhs, Afghanistan," he said. He expressed apprehen- He said an atmosphere of any religion but to give Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Amid decision by many states sions that the Centre "might "ashanti, kolahal aur dar" relief to victims of religious perse- Christians can be given citizenship, ruled by opposition parties to not impose the president's rule" if (unrest, uproar and fear) has cution in non-secular countries like then why not Muslims of these implement the CAA, he said it is a #" ) 0 7 the legislation was not imple- surfaced in the country due to Pakistan, Bangladesh and three countries, he said. central law and has to be followed by $% mented. Government initiatives. PTI Afghanistan. "Pakistan, Bangladesh and everyone. PTI / $ / >6? ! 0 ,# ") 77 & ' +#+ + / Thiruvananthapuram: At least Health Minister KK Shylaja There were also reports that Kolkata: The medical fraternity of Kolkata got the 436 people, who returned to said necessary steps were being Yichang area has also been Thiruvananthapuram: appropriate to consider oper- Panaji: The Goa Government has decided first ‘corona scare’ with aThai patient succumbing Kerala from China in recent taken by coordinating with dis- affected, he said. Observing that the situation in ating a special flight to to form a special task force to monitor cases, to her ailments at a private south Kolkata hospi- days, are under observation for trict medical officers. "It may be appropriate to coronavirus affected Wuhan Wuhan/a nearby functional if any, of coronavirus in the tourist State. tal in the city. She was reportedly suffering symp- possible exposure to the novel "We have also opened iso- consider operating a special province in China was wors- airport and airlift the Indian Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on toms similar to that of the dreaded Corona virus, coronavirus (nCoV), health offi- lation wards even though we flight to Wuhan/a nearby func- ening, Kerala Chief Minister nationals stranded there and Sunday said that people arriving in Goa from sources said. cials said on Monday. have not received any positive tional airport and airlift the Pinarayi Vijayan Monday bring them back to India", the virus-affected regions outside India Sources in the Health Department which Five people are still under cases in the State," she told the Indian nationals stranded there urged Prime Minister Vijayan said, days after he shot would be closely monitored. immediately rushed to the hospital in quest of fur- observation in isolation wards at media. and bring them back to India," Narendra Modi to arrange for off two letters to External "I have given instructions to form a spe- ther details said another Chinese national had been various hospitals across the Meanwhile, Kerala Chief Vijayan said, days after he shot airlifting stranded Indians, Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. cial task force to monitor any cases of coro- admitted in the isolation ward of the Beliaghata State, officials said, adding, all Minister Pinarayi Vijayan urged off two letters to External Affairs including those from the Vijayan also offered the navirus in Goa. All the activities, including Infection Disease Hospital with similar symptoms. results of blood samples sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi minister S Jaishankar. southern state. assistance of medical profes- people arriving from the virus-affected The sources in the private hospital where the the National Institute of to arrange for airlifting strand- Vijayan also offered the Sharing the concern of sionals from Kerala in case the regions, would be closely monitored and Thai woman died later said they were cooperat- Virology at Pune have been ed Indians from coronavirus assistance of medical profes- Kerala, Vijayan, in a letter to Indians being evacuated from reported to the State Chief Secretary," Rane ing with the Government and would pass all the found to be negative for the affected Wuhan province in sionals from Kerala in case the Modi, said the ground situation Wuhan needed medical atten- told reporters. The task force will work as per details about the demised patient. “We are prepar- virus. While three people are in China, including those from the Indians being evacuated from in Wuhan has worsened and tion. the guidelines laid down by the Union ing to send her blood serum for examination to hospitals at Ernakulam, one Southern State. Sharing the con- Wuhan needed medical atten- the state had information from "On behalf of the State of Ministry of Health, he added. Pune institute of virology,” said a doctor adding each are in cern of Kerala, Vijayan, in a let- tion. He also wanted necessary relatives of students from Kerala, I would like to offer the The coronavirus is a large family of virus- however even the Pune Institute did not have the Thiruvananthapuram and ter to Modi, said the ground sit- instructions to be given to the Kerala studying at various assistance of medical profes- es that causes illnesses ranging from the com- facility for testing Corona virus and hence the sam- Thrissur, officials said. uation in the province has wors- Indian Embassy in China to "act Universities in Wuhan that sionals from our side in case the mon cold to acute respiratory syndromes, but ples would have to be sent to the USA for exam- Two people, admitted ear- ened and the State had infor- proactively" and provide neces- the situation there was Indians being evacuated from the virus in China is a novel strain and not seen ination. lier to hospitals in mation from relatives of stu- sary assistance and reassurance "grave". Wuhan are to be medically before. It has killed 26 people so far, and has “The State is on high alert and we have been Pathanamthitta and dents from Kerala studying at to Indians, including Keralites There were also reports attended to", he said in the let- caused alarm because of its similarity to SARS screening people travelling in and out of India via Malappuram, have been dis- various Universities there that stranded in Wuhan and that Yichang area has also been ter, a copy of which was (Severe Acute Respiratory Nepal border too,” a health official said. PNS charged. the situation there was "grave." Yichang. PTI affected, he said. "It may be released to the media here.PTI Syndrome). PTI @ 4545 ! ! &0:) % % %&%
/ to MBBS course in Kozhikode word which is more beautiful 3' 1 22 %&3--2 Medical College, purely based than this term and I love to be on merit, the student leaders addressed as Harijan,” Kunhol adma Shri got MK Kunhol. born in high society had reser- told The Pioneer. If you want "( )*+ Moreover, Defence including Small and Medium PThat’s how people in vations in a Pulaya youth to meet Kunhol, come to Ministers and Service Chiefs of Enterprises (SMEs)/Micro, Perumbavoor reacted to the emerging as a medical doctor Perumbavoor and ask any- ore than 1,000 companies 35 countries have confirmed Small and Medium Enterprises news that 82 year old Kunhol, and they hand in glove with the body.. they will direct you to his Mhave so far registered for their participation for the (MSMEs) and innovation eco- born as the son of Kurumban teaching fraternity ensured that house. the 11th edition of the bienni- DefExpo. A substantial number system, which is the key to the and Vallothi, a Harijan couple, Kunhol was thrown out from But chances are that most al mega defence exhibition, of Memoranda of Undertaking way forward. has been honoured with the “elite” college. of the time he would be in the DefExpo 2020, to be held at (MoUs) are expected to be There will be a sizeable Padma Shri, by the President of What Kerala lost in the forefront of agitations against Uttar Pradesh Capital Lucknow inked during the Expo, result- Uttar Pradesh Pavilion at the India. Padma Shri is reaching melee was not only a potential injustice perpetrated against from February 5-9 this year. In ing in forging of new business DefExpo venue. Apart from the town for the first time. ' ' ! ! brilliant medical doctor but the humanity. It is easy to identify the DefExpo 2018, held in collaborations. displaying industrial prowess (Though a film actor who was possibility of more Harijan this small man moving along Chennai, 702 companies had The theme of the Expo is and huge potential for the born in Perumbavoor went on youths entering the main- the by lanes of Perumbavoor in participated. Thus, it has 'India: The Emerging Defence investors, the UP Government to win a Padma Shri award college by the powers that be dent who went on memorising stream professions way back in his traditional attire of torn saf- become by far the biggest ever Manufacturing Hub'. The aim will organise several cultural through his performances in (both the Congress and the the Vedas and Upanishads 1950s itself. fron veshti and cotton shirt. He DefExpo to be held in India, is to bring the leading tech- programmes showcasing rich Tamil movies and that too in Communists who swear by much to the surprise of Swamy Kunhol’s life is full of strug- does not have time for solilo- Defence Ministry officials said nologies in the defence sector cultural heritage of the north- Tamil Nadu, an average their love for the downtrod- Agamanandaji. gles, sufferings and agitations quies or pep talks. here on Monday. under one roof and provide a ern state. Perumbavoorean is experienc- den). Sitll, Kunhol fought The monk understood that against injustice. He may be the The beauty of Padme Shree They also said the number myriad of opportunities for A unique experience for ing the thrill of this award for against all odds, got education Kunhol’s life should not be only person who takes proud of vas fully visible when his neigh- of participating foreign com- the Government, private man- the visitors is planned at the the first time). from the Ramakrishna Mission wasted within the precincts of the fact that he belongs to the bours and friends rushed to panies has also increased to 165 ufactures and startups. Tent City, which is being espe- The award for Kunhol is in Kalady where he was a dis- the Ashram learning Vedas. He Harijan community. There was his make-shift house to greet from the previous figure of 160. The event will cover the cially erected at the venue. different in many ways. It is an ciple of Swamy Agamananda wanted the Harijaan boy to get a former minister in Kerala him on hearing the news.. His The booked exhibition space by entire spectrum of the coun- The DefExpo 2020 is award which has come in who has undertaken the task of modern education and this he who filed a complaint against voice chocking with emotions, exhibitors for DefExpo 2020 try's aerospace, defence and expected to see participation search of a person who had to teaching Sanskrit and Vedas to was enrolled as a student in the the late Chief Minister E K he said “Sorry, I don’t have even has gone up by 60 per cent to security interests. The 'India from over 70 countries and will undergo all bitter experiences the depressed and oppressed nearby college from where he Nayanar for calling him black coffee to serve you.” over 42,800 square metres, Pavilion' will exclusively show- be in line with the biggest of the because he was born as Harijan. classes and that too in 1950s graduated in science with dis- Harijan! That’s Acharya Kunhol, the compared to around 26,774 case the jointness between the international defence exhibi- He was denied education in and 1960s. tinction. “Yes, I simply love the term last of the legendary characters during the last edition. public and private sector, tions. school, college and medical Kunhol was a perfect stu- Though he got admission Harijan. There is no other in Kerala’s social life. #1
,)7 & 5'$&,$ @ +7 A "( )*+ Asked about the upcoming cratically elected legislatures, and democracy provided vibrant democracy in the EU Parliament’s debate, Prasad government sources. This enough space for expressing world”, he added. %&A properties were sold to a com- under the Smugglers and gainst the backdrop of the asked a counter question, came ahead of a debate on the differences and dissent when- His remarks come after pany named Sunblink Real Foreign Exchange AEuropean parliament set to “Have my esteemed friends of clutch of resolutions against the ever warranted, the Vice resolutions moved in the he Enforcement Estate belonging to Sunny Manipulators Act (SAFEMA). debate and vote on a motion EU Parliament sought to raise CAA by the powerful bloc of 28 President said whenever basic European Parliament stated TDirectorate on Monday Bhatija who is Dheeraj’s broth- In the court battle that fol- against the Citizenship a voice over victimisation of nations. The resolutions will be and fundamental rights of cit- that the CAA marked a “dan- arrested Kapil Wadhawan, er-in-law. lowed, MYT alleged that the Amendment Act (CAA), Vice Hindu girls or a Sikh Granthi’s debated on Wednesday in the izens came under threat, citi- gerous shift” in the way citi- Chairman and Managing The allegation against properties still belonged to President M Venkaiah Naidu daughter in Pakistan? It is high European Parliament in zens rose in unison and zenship would be determined Director of Dewan Housing Wadhwans is that DHFL had them and not Mirchi. The on Monday asserted there is no time they also need to be Brussels. Voting will take place defended them, as was seen and would create the “largest Finance Ltd (DHFL), in con- allegedly extended loans to court then handed over the scope for outside interference objective.” the next day. against emergency. “As a result, statelessness crisis in the nection with a money-laun- Sunblink Real Estate Pvt Ltd, properties to the trust in in India’s internal matters. He Naidu’s remarks at a book Expressing concern over we have emerged as the most world”. dering probe against late gang- which purportedly routed 2005. also expressed concern over the launch event here came a day this, Naidu said there is no ster Iqbal Mirchi and money to Mirchi who died in Subsequently in 2010, trend of foreign bodies inter- after reports indicated that a scope for outside interference others. the UK in August 2013. Sunblink Real Estate Pvt Ltd fering in matters that are ‘com- total of six resolutions have in India’s internal matters. & # The names of Wadhawans Wadhawan had reportedly gave had bought the three properties pletely within the purview of been tabled by groups within Making these observations, he had figured in connection with a loan worth over 2,000 from the then Dubai-based the Indian parliament and the European Union (EU), also lamented the trend of for- the sale of three properties of crore on the three properties Mirchi him and later developed Government’. including the Group of the eign bodies interfering in mat- - Iqbal Mirchi to a front compa- sold to Sunblink Real Estate. them. Mirchi allegedly signed Senior BJP leader and Progressive Alliance of ters that are “completely with- ny Sunblink Real Estate Pvt Ltd The ED had begun inves- agreements in 2010 in which he Union Minister Ravi Shankar Socialists and Democrats in the in the purview of the Indian "( )*+ Commission. There has been allegedly linked to them. tigation into Mirchi’s assets in received 90 million dirham for Prasad also questioned the European Parliament (S&D), Parliament and the Indian no reaction from the Ministry The ED had earlier in the the city on the basis of eight the development rights to these objectivity of European Union Group of the European People’s Government.” rance, a founding member of External Affairs on the res- day called Kapil Wadhawan for cases of narcotics smuggling properties. All these are Parliament members who have Party (Christian Democrats) He said such efforts were Fof the European Union, olutions against the CAA in questioning. Once he arrived at and extortion registered against allegedly proceeds of crime. backed resolutions against the (PPE), Group of the totally uncalled for and unwar- considers the new citizenship European Parliament. Official the ED office, he was arrested him since 1985. With Kapil Wadhawan’s CAA, asking if they ever raised Greens/European Free Alliance ranted and expressed hope law an internal political mat- sources, however, maintained in connection with an ongoing The investigations have arrest, the total number of their voices over ‘victimisation’ (Verts/ALE), European that they would refrain from ter of India, French diplomat- that the CAA was an entirely investigations launched against revealed that in 1986, Mirchi arrests in the case has gone up of minority Hindus and Sikhs Conservatives and Reformists making such statements in ic sources said here on internal matter of India and late Mirchi under the Sunblink had purchased three properties to five. Earlier, the ED had in Pakistan. Group (ECR), Renew Europe future. Monday. The assertion came that the legislation was adopt- Real Estate Pvt Ltd. from Mohammad Yusuf Trust arrested Haroun Yusuf and “The Government of India Group (Renew) and European Addressing the gathering after six resolutions were ed through democratic means It may be recalled that the (MYT) for 6.5 lakh through Humayun Merchant, two has already explained that it United Left/Nordic Green Left after releasing the book ‘TRG- moved against the CAA. after a debate in both houses name of Dheeraj Wadhawan, his company M/s Rockside alleged aides of Mirchi, Ranjeet (the CAA)is our internal mat- (GUE/NGL) Group. An Enigma’ in New Delhi Making France’s position clear, of Parliament. “Every society younger brother of Kapil Enterprises. These properties Bindra and Rinku Deshpande. ter. We believe in engagement. Though there was no offi- today, Naidu said as a mature sources said the CAA is India’s that fashions a pathway to nat- Wadhawan, had come up dur- — Sea View, Marium Lodge While Bindra is a broker, it was Lots of Left Parties there have cial statement from the republic and democratic poli- internal political matter and it uralisation contemplates both ing interrogation of the arrest- and Rabia Mansion — were Deshpande who paid the com- sought this resolution and our Ministry of External Affairs on ty, India capable of addressing has been stated on several a context and criteria. This is ed accused Ranjeet Singh bought using the proceeds of mission to the former External Affairs Minister will the issue, Government sources the concerns of its citizens and occasions. not discrimination,” a gov- Bindra and Humayun crime. (Bindra). engage with them and explain on Sunday had said the EU needs no advice or guidance in They said the European ernment source said, explain- Merchant. Since Mirchi subsequently The ED has named Iqbal our position,” Prasad told a Parliament should not take such matters from Parliament is an institution ing why India is opposed to Bindra had allegedly bro- left the country and was Mirchi and his family mem- press conference at the Delhi any action questioning the others. independent of member states the resolutions at the EU par- kered a deal of three properties declared a proclaimed offend- bers, and Sunblink Real Estate BJP office. rights and authority of demo- Asserting that our polity and the European liament. at Worli in sout-central er, the properties were confis- Pvt Ltd and its directors as Mumbai to Iqbal Mirchi. The cated by the Mumbai police accused. 9 $" +,$8/ 9 New Delhi: In an effort to revive circumnavigation of river Ganga pollution levels and a final holy river Ganga, a group of cit- from Haridwar-Gomukh to report will be submitted to the + +! 4B izens including veterans have Gangasagar and then back to Prime Minister’s office and con- come together and prepared a Haridwar, organisers of the walk cerned Ministry once the blueprint of a movement in said here on Monday. ‘parikrama’ ends. This data will %&A the chief justice transferred had awarded capital punish- Shinde (26), Santosh Gorkha The Prosecution’s case was this regard through a walk They are planning to visit be an available year on year — the Bombay High Court and ment to the applicant consid- Bhawal (30) and Nitin that the prime accused Jitendra named ‘Mundaman Ganga two lakh schools situated on the at the same place — so that he Bombay High Court scheduled the hearing of the ering that the case fell under Gopinath Bhailume (28). Shinde allegedly raped and Parikrama.’ Ganga’s banks and organise over everyone can check the improve- Twill now hold a final hear- “appeals challenging the trial the ambit of “rarest of rare” A 15-year-old victim girl, murdered the girl, while two The group, under the aegis 200 public meetings during the ments made — and in turn to fix ing from February 25 on the court’s judgement and sen- principle. who belonged to the dominant other accused Bhawal and of Atulya Ganga, has written a ‘parikrama,’ expected to com- the accountability ofresources appeals challenging the death tence confirmation in the case” Advocate Vijayalaxmi also Maratha community, was bru- Bhailume had “conspired” with letter to Prime Minister mence in August this year, to being spent by various stake- sentence handed out to all the from February 25. stated that the trial court’s tally raped between 7.35 pm Shinde in the heinous crime. Narendra Modi in this regard motivate the villagers to take the holders of the project. The team three accused in the much-dis- The petitioner had among order entailed “gross miscar- and 8.15 pm July 13, 2016 and During the trial which seeking an appointment. They responsibility towards Ganga is calling on people across the cussed case involving the ghast- other things cited that “due to riage of justice and a miscar- later throttled to death. The vic- began on December 20, 2016, will also meet Union Minister and its revival — and in turn river belt, the whole of India and ly rape and murder of a minor the political limelight the case riage of justice which may tim girl was on her way to bring the Prosecution examined 31 Nitin Gadkari. The proposed save their own future. Along the the world at large — to partici- Maratha girl in Kopardi village has got and the past history of arise from the conviction of an spice from her grandfather witnesses, while defence lawyer walk or ‘parikrama’ envisages route, they will map the river on pate in the walk. PNS of Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar threats to the accused and innocent and that the trial had house at that time. defence lawyer Vijayalaxmi district in November consequently to the lawyers, the substituted, in patent error, All the three accused in the Khopade – representing one of 2017. Petitioners have not been able cogent evidence with strong case are Dalits. The incident, it the three accused Bhawal in the This follows the order to arrange a counsel of their suspicion and based its rea- may be recalled, had sparked case – examined one passed by Chief Justice of the choice to argue their case in the soning on assumptions while widespread protests in the state, witness. Bombay High Court Pradeep Aurangabad Bench of the delivering the with various political parties There were no eyewitness- Nandrajog transferring the Bombay High Court”. judgment. and Maratha organisations es in the case and that the entire appeals challenging the pun- In a writ petition chal- It may be recalled that on rooting for capital punishment case was based on “circum- ishment meted out to the lenging the trial court’s order November 29, 2017, a fast- to the accused. stantial evidence”, omissions accused by the trial court in the handing out death sentence to track set up under the The 11-month-long trial in and commissions made by the Kopardi rape and murder case her client Santosh Gorakh Protection of Children from Ahmednagar minor girl rape accused and forensic evidence”. from the Aurangbad bench of Bhaval, one of the three persons Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act and murder case had generat- Nikam, it may be recalled, 7"! & the high court to the principal convicted and sentenced to had handed out death sentence ed considerable interest among had -- during his final argu- % seat in Mumbai. death in the case, Advocate to all the three convicts in the the people across the state. ments in the case --adduced 24 Acting on a writ petition Vijayalaxmi B Khopade stated case. District Sessions Judge The fast-track court had on pieces of circumstantial evi- filed by the petitioners seeking that the sessions court had (Mrs) Suvarna Keole had November 9 2016 framed dence built up the chain of transfer of the case from committed a “gross error’ by awarded capital punishment to charges against three accused - events leading to the rape of the Aurangabad bench to the prin- hastily delivering the judg- all the three convicts in the case -- Jitendra Shinde, Santosh “homicidal death” of the victim cipal High court in Mumbai, ment and that the trial court — Jitendra alias Pappu Babulal Bhawal and Nitin Bhailume -- girl who was studying in the 47## under various sections of ninth standard. $ POSCO Act and IPC for According to Nikam, the allegedly perpetrating a sexu- medical evidence helped the $ O al assault on the victim girl and Prosecution nail the prime strangulating her. accused in the case. % L & 6# 7 0+" ## 0& $ 1 0 ) 1 1 ,0 .* /& " : 4%7% & <= %& % ( S )A * 24 % 1 !&& O . ) 4 $ % ! $ S 4 O ( # O " O ) % 1 ( 4 % " # . 3 5 ( . 1 2 1 &8, ; ontinued opposition to the 1 * $ 3 ( Citizenship Amendment Act ) # % S ( (CAA), which was passed by % S Parliament last month, and to the preparation of the National /S ( ) ) CPopulation Register (NPR) by several State ,$;+-C # Governments, who stand opposed to the @ ruling dispensation, and their threatening postures towards the Union Government % do not augur well either for the Republic S @ or our Constitutional well-being. ( )S The CAA, which has now become the law of the land, has amended the ) Citizenship Act of 1955 to provide succour to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis 2 / ( and Christians, who because of religious persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan and ( ( Bangladesh, crossed over to India before ) December 31, 2014, and are living here without any legal status. These nations are Islamic States, meaning Islam is the State religion over there. 2 % Thus, automatically, unlike in India, P Q " adherents of all religions other than Islam are ) ; second or third-class citizens. Therefore, all non-Muslims are Constitutionally inferior and the last parliamentary election in tion refers to “apprehensions” empowered to make laws regard- this has conditioned the majority to ill-treat May 2019. In fact, although the that the NPR is a prelude to the ing citizenship, naturalisation of D S the religious minorities in these nations. Ever Communists hog 30 to 40 per National Register of Citizens aliens under item 17 in the ) since Partition, the Hindus and other minori- cent of the airtime on television (NRC) and that it is “designed Union List and no State or indi- ties have been subjected to all forms of harass- debates, public support for such to deprive a section of people vidual has the right to say that the )% )S ( ment and cruelty in these nations, forcing parties has fallen dramatically. In from citizenship of India.” It law made by it will not be imple- ; D % ( them to either convert to Islam or flee. the 2004 Lok Sabha election, the + & goes on to say that because of mented. If Chief Ministers per- ; As a result, the population of Hindus in two main Communist parties these apprehensions, the Union sist with this line, it will lead to undivided Pakistan, which was around 24 had a combined vote share of &) %: + Government should amend the a Constitutional breakdown and 1 :E: 4 ; " per cent in the mid-1940s, has crashed to just 7.07 per cent. In 2014, this was !- ". . forms and documentation asso- the consequences will be terrible ) 1.70 per cent. Similarly, in Bangladesh, which down to 4.07 per cent and in ciated with the NPR. because the overwhelming # D was earlier East Pakistan, the Hindu popu- 2019, it crashed to 2.36 per cent. + !-"/2.. However, Assemblies in majority in this country swears lation has crashed from 30 per cent to about So, it appears that the &") - +2 Kerala, Punjab or Rajasthan by the Constitution and will not ( ) ( seven per cent. This should also answer the Jawaharlal Nehru University never shed tears for persecuted allow a few malcontents in pol- ) question as to why Muslims have been left (JNU) is their last bastion and &2 . religious minorities in theo- itics to disturb its rhythm and bal- out of the list of persecuted minorities under with the support of the cratic States such as Pakistan, ance. the CAA. First, they are not “minorities” and Congress, the two parties seek - -.) - + Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Second, the decision by ( * 9F ) second, it is laughable to say that Muslims to avenge the electoral humili- %; - . 2&) Further, all lectures on secular- protesters to bring infants to ) ( are “persecuted” by an Islamic State. The ation they suffered by whipping + (-2) +& ism are to be directed towards protest sites and to get them to # ) CAA seeks to offer some help to these sub- up passions against the the secular, democratic citizens hurl abuses at the Prime jugated minorities and to only those who Government that received over- + !&& . of India and the Government Minister is another act of 2 entered India before the cut off date. In other whelming public support. elected by them. brinkmanship which no reason- 8F89 words, this is not an open-ended scheme to Meanwhile, in a resolution, &/&". + Three other developments able person will support. Last, allow for future migrants from these nations. the Kerala Assembly has said that .* ! P". in recent weeks are extremely asking the Muslims to boycott Nor does it have anything to do with the cit- the CAA passed by Parliament worrying. One, several Chief the NPR is equally risky because izens of India, whether Hindu or Muslim. has created apprehensions in - ")& . Ministers have declared that any attempt to stymie the work- Given this reality, the attempt made by various sections of society. This %*& &" *: &*. they will not implement the ing of a duly elected % % ' %"+ the Communists, the Congress and other was followed by the Punjab CAA in their States. Two, the dis- Government at the federal level % &0 & 0 parties opposed to the BJP, to spread the Assembly, which in its resolution +. &! .,. graceful decision to bring kids to will have its own implications. word that the CAA is against the Muslim cit- stated that the CAA had caused - 2-3) protest sites and to get them to Those, who are encouraging izens of India is blatantly false. This Act seeks widespread anguish and social raise foul, abusive slogans against such tendencies, are treading a * + ,*+- to provide succour to persecuted religious unrest in the country. It further .!!-2 - a duly elected Prime Minister. dangerous path. It is indeed ) minorities in Islamic States and it is also in said that “the ideology behind the 2.! ) And three, telling the Muslims unfortunate that one has to make ./ line with the Bharatiya dharma and CAA is inherently discriminato- not to respond to queries from such a gloomy prognosis about ,.- Constitutional dharma as well, to reach out ry and is as far away as it can be 2*/-. enumerators who are tasked to what lies ahead around the time to them. Those opposing this are abetting from being a humanitarian mea- "-2 . " prepare the NPR. when the nation just celebrated #S the non-secular, non-democratic behaviour sure.” The Rajasthan Assembly is Every Chief Minister and its 71st Republic Day. Everybody of the citizens of Islamic nations across India’s the latest one to demand repeal .*& ! . & . politician in the country, who has has to be alert to ensure that the ) border and will thereby lose the moral right of the CAA. These resolutions are declared that CAA will not be Constitution and the democrat- 0 to talk about these values in the country. The not unconstitutional but unprece- implemented in his/her State, ic way of life remain undis- Communists and the Congress are also dented and are certain to pose a must immediately withdraw their turbed. spreading canards about the NPR, the com- threat to the federal structure. statement because it will amount (The writer is an author pilation of which is critical for policy formu- Even more worrying is that to challenging the supremacy of specialising in democracy studies. () lation. Both parties were roundly rejected in the Punjab Assembly’s resolu- the Constitution. Parliament is Views expressed are personal.) ( % 1 $ * ! ') # % - ! C D / B7# ; ! ( # # O # (. ( . ( %; ;I / ! / I ( 2 S ( )S / . :3! > 4 474: : : 4 : 4 :34 !#4 K& , K %< K: . K. 3 ) ) & ) * )) , )*& *+S ) , *+ - S emphasis must be on curing + rather than just containing it. The $ 4 4 1 )( modern world moves too fast for *+ 5 ( Sir — As India celebrated its 71st 2 %$ C2%D # walls to work. Republic Day, we need to pause The real dilemma is to find a ) ( and introspect on the larger pic- 6>4G#6> E 6 cure to it using scientific research, ! 6 ture than debate on transient & - including vaccinations. There’s a 789 :98 *+ ; aberrations — social, political ! # ) C-!)DI dire need to raise funds for med- and economic — to which we ical research. Let’s hope there is a % have become so accustomed to. " solution and that it is found soon. Yes, as a State, we have not slipped Dennis Fitzgerald ) # as have other contemporary #$ K # Melbourne nations who have attained inde- < # . pendence. This, we owe to the K & $ ! , $!-( legacy bequeathed in our philos- O ! ./ , !.- ophy and culture, the tenets of $ # O4 + O which run through our genes. 6>4?#4G / & / . # Sir — The coronavirus threat in < + # # ( The Vedas and the # China has put millions of people P Q Upanishads had delineated a $ ( in lockdown at a time when they ) P 4 ( vibrant ethos for public and pri- / < , L& " + should be celebrating the Lunar vate good. Time and tide have ! & & C!&&D .M !&& + New Year. Given the way this dis- " / Q posed questions and we have $ O ease has been spreading, many < # +; ? chosen the right path many times. & # fear that it may become pandem- What is satisfying is that we strive $ ic. Early reports suggest that the to make amends to the wrongs. / 2 !- $ # disease may have originated in )S Each era is defined by a mix of . " !&& # bats. China must learn from # thinkers and leaders they offer. + L $ O < M !4#! !: !;!: Kerala’s experience, which suc- . @ That at any given time we seem to ) & !- ; % cessfully contained the Nipah misplace their right proportion virus outbreak in 2018 due to # % S remains an enigma. And no adequate planning and infra- ) nation is an exception to this. Let China” to keep the invaders out. the spread of coronavirus. But structure. ( us nevertheless celebrate an envi- Soon, they realised that the walls again, the walls failed. Sravana Ramachandran 2 ous legacy we have inherited and do not stop things from coming in. Coronavirus has already Chennai pass it on to future generations. Sir — The Chinese have always Now, they have put up anoth- claimed 80 lives in China and the R Narayanan had a fascination with walls cul- er set of walls across a number of country is making desperate ! 1 Navi Mumbai minating in the “Great Wall of cities, initially Wuhan, to prevent attempts to stop its spread. But 4 < :4=37! > 7 # 9 0+" ## 0& :&)*$! 2#+# ,# **!)&* )% ( . . . # & ,# # ) ) ! L L*56 9 / ! &
./ (& 4%% & 0 % %%> # S 01: ' ''% % ) (( S ( 0 .S . (8FGH , 8FGH- ( ,;!;- 8FFE ; ( ( # 2 GG(( . 1 -) EG 8FGH / ( #S ven as there are incessant promises from the ruling establishment of electrifying all vil- ; I GF Elages in the country and making power .S @ D available to each and every household for max- H imum duration in a day, the most crucial wheel required for making this happen has got stuck. " And the irony is that the political brass is only paying lip service to the urgent need for extricat- * I D GG < I @ ing it. The reference here is to the power distri- ; I GF GF bution companies (discoms) — mostly owned and 1 ( controlled by State Governments which procure ( 2 S electricity from the independent power produc- .S ers (IPPs), Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) like ( the National Thermal Power Corporation 1 (NTPC), Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) I and so on, besides their own undertakings such as Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (RVUN) and sell to consumers. There are some ( discoms in the private sector as well but they, too, & .. &"&%* ) can’t ignore the diktats of the state. .-* -" I ; Ever since the dawn of the present century, !&" 2/ ( the discoms have been incurring losses primar- -"*: %: ily due to three factors. First, being their sole &!,*"/ # # owner and controller, the ruling establishment + ) runs discoms as an extension of the state 52,000 crore during 2015-16 to 32,000 buyer using all available legal means. as they lose the flexibility to hike tariff. ")& " &* machinery, ordering them to sell electricity to a !&.. (+!+ crore during 2016-17 and 17,000 crore Relying on the above, in September, Similarly, the pressure by way of deny- 1 certain category of consumers viz. poor house- during 2017-18. During 2018-19, this 2019, the Union Power Minister, RK ing grant or loan won’t be of much help. holds and farmers either at a fraction of the cost !-" 2% trend was reversed with losses increas- Singh even exuded confidence that this The Government is also contem- I ) of purchase and distribution or even free. On the - *-... ing to 28,000 crore. The trend contin- would prevent creation of fresh dues. plating a Special Loans Plan (SLP) under units sold to this class, the discoms incur heavy - ).!- . ues during the current year. A collater- But this has not happened as may be which banks will be asked to give loans . # under-recovery. At the same time, they are told + !" 2 al damage has been by way of increase seen from arrears continuing to be on to discoms to enable them to clear their C ) to sell to industries and businesses at a price much &") . & . in pending payment to power genera- an upward trajectory from about dues to gencos. This will have serious 2 above the cost to enable them to offset under- .+-*) tors. Thus, the amount due for more 49,000 crore in February, 2019 to over implications for the banks. Considering ) 6 G9 S recovery on sale to preferred customers. But, even +2 than 60 days increased from about 71,000 crore as of November 2019. that discoms won’t be able to pay back 8FFF 2 6S after offset, losses remain. 23,000 crore as of March 2018 to Clearly, the mechanism has not worked (given their precarious finances and no +&). 6 0 .S Second, in the course of transmission and dis- -/ +2 71,000 crore as of November 2019. All even as generators are forced to main- effort being made to address the fun- tribution of electricity, there are so called “tech- - )- &(&: dues including those pending for less tain supplies despite not receiving pay- damental factors behind their losses), 2 / nical and commercial” (T&C) losses. Most of it than 60 days — as on this date — were ment. these loans will be NPAs from day one. is plain theft which is facilitated by faulty trans- ( + .- . even higher at about 81,000 crore. Singh was also optimistic that by For banks struggling to come out of the 5 S I 2S formers, meters and other equipment. There - &2 2. This has a debilitating effect on the incorporating a provision for penalty (or crisis they got into (courtesy, legacy J K being no revenue from stolen power, this further &") ability of generators to service loans surcharge) for delayed payment at NPAs), this will compound their woes. 0 ; I # GF exacerbates the losses. +-.+-*). taken from banks and financial institu- commercial rate of interest of 18 per True, payment by discoms to gen- 2 Third, under the power purchase agreements * "& + tions (FIs). A good chunk of those loans cent in the New Tariff Policy (NTP), it cos (enabled by SLP) will enable the lat- 2 (PPAs) signed by discoms, States allow inflated &") 2" " have already become non-performing should be possible to eliminate all ter service loans they had taken from # ( tariff to generators taking recourse to “gold plat- "*& ) assets (NPAs). Moreover, given their pending dues. This may work while banks thereby preventing those loans ing” (euphemism for claiming higher investment &2 precarious finances, discoms are forced dealing with private entities (in fact, in from becoming NPAs. However, for J S ( than actual), excessive overheads and over- ")2 &. to reduce off-take which affects capac- those cases, the problem may not even banks, this is no consolation as one set % $ 5 $ invoicing of fuel bills and so on. ity utilisation. It leads to an anomalous arise in the first place) but not when it of NPAs would have been substituted by K D D 89 . The above three factors make a deadly com- situation whereby despite ample capac- comes to dealing with state entities. So, another. Besides, the gencos will con- bination leading to shortfall in the realisation from ity, electricity generation declines affect- it is unlikely that the legacy dues would tinue to remain vulnerable to payment P Q sale, vis-à-vis the cost of supplying electricity ing supplies. be cleared. default as long as the discoms remain which gets manifest in their loss. Funded by bor- There is an urgent need to set the Under the NTP (this is yet to be financially unviable. The SLP may solve # , - ( rowings, this leads to accumulation of debt to house of discoms in order, or else this approved by the Union Cabinet), the today’s problem but after some time, ;!; ( unsustainable level. To ensure that they are able will have catastrophic consequences for Government has also proposed capping dues will pile up requiring Centre’s inter- I ( to sustain operations and the spillover effect on all stakeholders, viz. power producers, of tariff hike to 15 per cent of the under- vention yet again. # the rest of the economy is arrested/avoided, the banks/FIs, finances of States and jeop- recovered power supply cost. Further, Let it be understood in no ambigu- ( Government had come out with three bail-out ardise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s they won’t be eligible for grant or loan ous terms that whether it is the FRP / LFFFFF , ( packages since 2000 — the latest being in 2015. grandiose plans to supply electricity to if they don’t make efforts to reduce loss- (granted thrice over earlier) or SLP - In 2015, under a financial restructuring pack- every household. So, what is the es. These, too, are unlikely to work in under consideration now, these are 1 GHGM age (FRP) orchestrated by the Union Government doing to set things right? improving their financial position and merely “band aids.” These don’t offer Government, over 75 per cent of the outstand- From August 1, 2019, it made ability to clear the arrears and make sustainable solution even as the prob- ; / # 9F ( ing debt, about 400,000 crore of discoms were mandatory for discoms to open letters timely payments in future. lem keeps on festering beneath. " taken over by State Governments whereas for the of credit (LOC) for getting supply from Let us not forget that at present, A sustainable solution can emerge ; . balance 25 per cent, they were allowed to issue generators (gencos). Under the LOC even after increasing tariff — mostly only by tackling the fundamental caus- ( . bonds — backed by sovereign guarantee — to arrangement, the bank guarantees that directed at industries and businesses (a es which contribute to losses of discoms. % raise funds at concessional interest rate. The FRP a buyer’s payment to a seller will be big chunk of households and farmers are The Centre and States should put their # . was intended to enable discoms to wipe the slate received on time and for the correct never touched) — discoms incur loss. heads together to do away with sops to . clean, reduce losses and eventually eliminate amount; in the event that the buyer is If a hike is restricted to just 15 per cent farmers and households, eliminate theft , S R them. unable to pay, the bank will be required then their loss would be even bigger. Far and rein in inflated tariff under PPAs. S- During 2016-17 and 2017-18, they did show to cover the full or remaining amount from any help in reducing, such a stip- (The writer is a New Delhi-based significant reduction with losses declining from which in turn, it will recover from the ulation will only end up increasing loss policy analyst) %' :*&-!( E E ! ! " #$ ! % $ %&
For North India, the report gets and 232 SDG indicators, which UTs on parameters of development. in terms of SDG 2 (zero hunger), of 17.7 per cent. revealed contrasting performances by comprehensively cover the social, Significantly, on the other hand, at which reflects poorly on the perfor- In terms of the share of renew- States, with Himachal Pradesh (HP) economic and environmental dimen- the all-India level, goal-wise HP has mance of the State Government on able power as a proportion of the fortifying its position as the lead per- sions of development. been the top State in three SDGs viz. ending starvation, thus requiring a total electricity generated, HP leads former and securing the second The present analysis of the three Goal 4 (quality education), Goal 5 more focussed approach on nutri- the country with 94 per cent of the *. ( -2/ rank with a composite SDG index of North Indian States covers only 15 (gender equality) and Goal 11 (sus- tion. total electricity generated in the -2 )&2, &. 69. Punjab was placed 12th with a SDGs since the SDG 14 (life below tainable cities and communities). Among the positive aspects, State coming from renewable score of 62 and Haryana ranked water) is excluded as it applies only Besides applauding the achieve- Punjab has the highest agricultural sources. The above analysis empha- + &$ much lower at 18th place with a score to nine coastal States and the SDG ments of the States, the report also productivity at 4,169.67 kg/Ha and sises that the SDG India Index Report ) of 57, which was even lower than the 17 (Partnership for the goals) is only highlights several challenges before is nearing the targetted productivi- 2019 would spur the States towards $ n December 30, 2019, the country’s average of 60. Overall, qualitatively analysed in the report. them, which need to be comprehen- ty of 5,033.34 kg/ Ha. Similarly, necessary course-correction wherev- NITI Aayog released the sec- Kerala achieved the first rank with Out of the 15 SDG indices, HP sively addressed by Governments. Punjab with Gross Value Added er required and encourage them to Oond edition of the Sustainable a tab of 70, while Bihar was the worst is the best performer among these Some of the critical issues highlight- (GA) in agriculture at 2.4 lash, has ensure timely achievement of the Development Goals (SDG) India performing State with a tally of 50. three States on 11 SDG indices ed reveal that at the all-India level, the second-highest GA after Goad at goals. Index, 2019, which is more robust The SDGs consist of a set of 17 while Punjab is the best performer Haryana ranks second-highest in 3.7 lash, which is already above the At the global level, it is widely $ than the first edition, SDG India broad-based global goals adopted by on three goals viz. SDG 2 (zero urban income inequality. Punjab target of 1.3 lash. agreed that India will play a leading EB Index: Baseline Report 2018, on 193 countries at the United Nations hunger), SDG 3 (good health and and Haryana have less than 10 per Cellular density is over 100 per role in determining the relative suc- account of a wider coverage of goals, (UN) Sustainable Development well-being) and SDG 7 (affordable cent of their geographical area under cent in both HP and Punjab and with cess or failure of the SDGs, as it is the $ targets and indicators and has greater Summit at UN Headquarters in and clean energy) and Haryana is the forest and tree cover. Both Haryana a HIV incidence per 1,000 uninfect- second-most populous country, alignment with the National New York in September 2015. The best performer on only one of the and Punjab have surpassed the max- ed population at 0.01, HP is closest accounting for one-sixth of the Indicator Framework (NIF). A com- objectives were intended to be goals viz. SDG 9 (industry, innova- imum limit of annual groundwater to achieving the UN target of zero world’s population. In this context, . posite score was computed in the achieved by 2030 as a part of the res- tion and infrastructure). withdrawal, which is 70 per cent, so HIV-incidence. In terms of the aver- it is worthwhile to quote Antonio range of zero to 100 for each State olution, “Transforming Our World: However, appreciably, at an all- that the ground water is replenished age annual drop-out rate at the sec- Guterres, UN Secretary-General, + A L+ and Union Territory (UT). If a The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable India level, Haryana is among the top at a normal rate. These States have ondary level, HP is the best perform- “The coming years will be a vital State/UT gets a score of 100, it sig- Development.” These SDGs for 2030 three States in respect of SDG 9. to improve this ratio. ing State with a 7.03 per cent rate as period to save the planet and to M nifies that it has achieved the 2030 evolved from the Millennium However, Punjab has not found Unfortunately, in terms of sexu- compared to 19.89 per cent in India. achieve sustainable, inclusive human national SDG targets. The higher the Development Goals (MDGs) for mention among the top three States al crimes against the girl child as well it leads the States in the Female Labor development.” score, the closer the State/UT gets 2015. India is committed to achieve at the all-India level on any of the 17 as total crimes against children, HP Force Participation Rate at 39.70 per (The writer is an author and edi- towards achieving the objectives. the 17 SDGs, the 169 associated tar- indices used for evaluating States and is the worst. Moreover, it does badly cent as compared to the all-India rate tor) C D ;
$ 1;;< $ &'0 '!*&!& $% ' / '00 & 4? ..% 2 ) "( )*+ / >4 Q >H O & ) . >H - oving forward with Air . >E >5 MIndia stake sale process "( )*+ This would support dis- for the second time in less than coms to cover their payment to / . two years, the government on he upcoming Union the generators and lenders .% .$ Monday issued the preliminary TBudget may bring about a while also investing in upgrad- " & bid document for 100 per cent new policy to reduce the loss- ing power infrastructure. 2 " stake in the debt-laden airline es of power distribution com- The accumulated losses of , along with fixing the debt pany and revive them. all discoms have again shot up " 3 ) 6B ; amount for prospective bidders Union Power Minister RK. to over 80,000 crore, as of $ ) ! and easing the bidding norms. Singh on Monday said that the now, out of which close to . 2$ As part of the ambitious Power Ministry has discussed 60,000 crore is overdue. * . & ! strategic disinvestment, Air and proposed the new scheme The new financial support ! .$ India would sell its cent per with the Finance Ministry and scheme will come with strin- cent stake in profit-making was hopeful that it gent conditions of regular % budget carrier Air India would find place in the Budget power tariff revision by dis- 6>4? + Express as well as 50 per cent 2020-21. coms and bringing down ) / shareholding in equal joint 1,383.70 crore on account of process, the person in the deputation at the airline. The new scheme would AT&C (aggregate, technical venture Air India SATS Airport Justice Dharmadhikari know of the PIM details said. Excluding those on depu- include elements of the current and commercial) losses to a . 8$ ) Services (AISATS). All the Commission’s recommenda- Further, a domestic carri- tation, the total count would a UDAY scheme and would pro- level of 15 per cent within a * E4 2 ) three entities would be sold tion on past arrears would be er with zero or negative net- little over 16,000, the per son vide assistance for reduction of year. together and management con- paid by the Government. worth can own up to 51 per said. discoms’ losses, he told Non-adherance to condi- !< * ( $ C!*(D trol of the national carrier The new investor would cent stake provided the net- There was no immediate reporters on the sidelines of an tions will stop loans and grants , / would be transferred to the continue to use the ‘Air India’ worth requirement is fulfilled comments from Air India event here. facility to state-run discoms. 1!*( " new investor. brand. The deadline for sub- by the consortium partner. unions on the bid document. Allocations under the new The scheme for revival of - / . . In a significant move, the mitting the bids is March 17. Briefing reporters, Minister The minister made it clear scheme will make allocations stressed power discoms was !*( K ( O ( successful bidder would have to The Government has of State for Civil Aviation that all land and building assets, based on efficiency. launched in November 2015. - C!*(#((-D take only a debt of 23,286.5 relaxed the bidding norms Hardeep Singh Puri said the including painting, arts and The minister said that the The Ujwal Discom Assurance . - !*( crore while the liabilities would wherein networth for potential reason for privatisation of Air artefacts would not be part of government aims to reduce Yojana’s (UDAY) prime objec- . ! be decided depending on cur- bidders fixed at 3,500 crore India is that the government the transaction. the losses of discoms to 15 per tives were financial turnaround Q rent assets at the time of clos- and minimum stake for an has resources which are scarce. However, certain land and cent from 18.79 per cent loss in and operational improvement ing of the transaction, accord- individual consortium part- According to the civil avi- buildings at Delhi, Mumbai air- the financial year 2018-19. of the discoms along with the 8& . ) ing to the Preliminary ner lowered to 10 per cent. The ation ministry, there are a total ports and corporate offices According to official reduction of cost of generation !2 K ! & Information Memorandum networth criteria was 5,000 of 17,984 employees at Air which are core assets for run- sources, the scheme may come of power development of E7 (PIM) issued on Monday. crore in the 2018 bid India and Air India Express. ning the airline will be given to up as a revised version of renewable energy energy effi- O / ( The rest of the amount of document. These include 9,617 permanent the new investor on a right to UDAY — UDAY 2.0 — which ciency and conservation. the total 60,074 crore debt as Another key change is that employees. The count also use basis for a limited period, would provide another lease of Singh observed that the 4GE7 K !& 76 on March 31, 2019, would be an entity can put in a bid on the takes into account those on he noted. life to ailing power discoms by proposed new scheme would . transferred to Air India Assets “strength of its parent”, which extending financial support in be replace the current multiple !2 Holding Ltd (AIAHL), the spe- means that an entity floated by the form of loans and programmes into a single & " , & ! cial purpose vehicle. a big corporate could partici- % grants. focussed initiative. / 7 Staff dues of about pate in the disinvestment ). " ' !" & $ 1 % . "( )*+ interest. As part of the strate- # # 7> gic disinvestment, Air India >G / C /D >7 >B ivil aviation minister would also sell 100 per cent " ## O ) . C ).D 57 CHardeep Singh Puri on stake in low-cost airline Air = > % . C .D %. Monday said Air India along India Express and 50 per cent L2 %*! )&:# 6>6>M with Air India Express is a shareholding in joint venture New Delhi: In what is being New Delhi: In its efforts to “great asset”, as the government AISATS, as per bid document billed as a make or break Budget boost the slowdown-battered ) came out with preliminary bid issued on Monday. to revive the economy, the Modi automobile sector, the industry / @! ! 2 & 3, . " C2 D document for disinvestment Management control of the government is likely to intro- has demand an incentive-based ! Q ) /2. , $ of the national carrier. airline would also be trans- duce heavy duty measures for vehicle scrappage scheme for " ( $ /2. The Minister of State for ferred to the successful bidder. rationalization of key equity removal of old vehicles. The - 2 ) 6>6> . Civil Aviation said the suc- The Minister of State for taxes, including scrapping cap- Society of Indian Automobile . . ) ) CD ! .< cessful bidder would continue Civil Aviation further said the ital gains on sale of property, Manufacturers (SIAM) has sent " ) C. D ! 2 + to use Air India brand. lessons have been learnt from shifting the tax applicability of this and other recommenda- ) C D . - The government on 2018 with regard to Air India dividend distribution tax to the tions to the government for the /2. - Monday announced sale of stake sale. In 2018, the govern- receiver and extending the time- upcoming Budget 2020-21. 100 per cent stake in debt-laden ment proposed to offload 76 line of long term capital capital Besides, SIAM has called for Air India as it issued the pre- per cent equity share capital of gains tax from the current 12 a reduction in GST rate on vehi- 2 liminary bid document for the the national carrier as well as months to 24 months. cles to 18% from the current 28%. " , !2 strategic disinvestment and has transfer the management con- The breakthrough mea- “... we have urged the . & set March 17, as the deadline trol to private players. However, sure, if it materializes, will be Finance Ministry to consider for submitting expression of there were no bidders. doing away with capital gains announcing a incentive-based 6>4G / on sale of property. The move scrappage policy and also & & has the potential to revive the increase Budget allocation for " ) real estate sector which is in the ICE bus procurement by State " doldrums and facing immense transport undertakings,” SIAM 3 ) & stress. IANS President said. IANS ) / "$ 2 ! !2 " % & #6>4G )+ *P . !:#3!4 ! ! - < N% . & *-")-" that without grappling with O $ that issue, their claim was British court on Monday focused on recovering out- ( ) C)D Aordered that a luxury yacht standing loan payments esti- / 6>4G owned by Force India Limited mated at around Euro 6 mil- 2 " be sold and its proceeds be lion. , ! - < . used to pay back Qatar “Security for the loan… , 2< " 3 O ) P & National Bank to enforce its included a personal guarantee $ ! " ) mortgage on the vessel. from Dr Mallya, an individual During court proceedings, closely connected with the bor- ) brought by the bank in the rower,” notes the judgment Admiralty Division of the High handed down by Justice Nigel $ Court in England, it had been Teare in London on Monday. claimed that liquor tycoon “The sum claimed in this O Vijay Mallya’s son Siddharth action in rem is Euro 5 million /&* Mallya was the plus interest and the costs of C D * ultimate beneficial owner of the ‘collection’ which the ) yacht. claimant is entitled to recover,” However, the bank said it adds. /&* ! Q ) ) & ,$ L) : 6 > / $ % *O # < . ,:$ # $ M #". / "# # < %& essary as he was aware of the transactions and payments he Enforcement made towards purchase of the TDirectorate has arrested three properties in Worli in the CMD of Dewan Housing central Mumbai allegedly Finance Ltd (DHFL), Kapil owned by Iqbal Mirchi. Wadhawan, in connection with "Kapil Wadhawan, being its money laundering probe chairman and managing direc- against deceased gangster Iqbal tor of Dewan Housing Finance Mirchi and others, officials Ltd (DHFL), had visited said on Monday. London along with a city- They said Wadhawan, 46, based real estate broker to has been arrested under the meet Iqbal Mirchi in 2010. He Prevention of Money has been instrumental in Laundering Act (PMLA) as siphoning off huge amounts of he was allegedly not cooperat- money as part of the illegal deal ing in the probe and was between Mirchi and the "untrustworthy" in his dealings Wadhawans," the ED said in its and statements made to the remand note. agency. "Kapil Wadhawan played a Wadhawan was arrested very crucial role in the nefari- after questioning during the ous transactions by way of day at the agency office at money laundering. He divert- Ballard Estate here. ed huge funds from DHFL to He was on Monday pro- shell companies which was duced before the designated then transferred to PMLA court which remanded Wadhawans-owned Sunblink him in the ED custody till Real Estate Pvt Ltd," the agency January 29. said. The case relates to The court accepted the Mirchi's Mumbai properties, #' 0 ) C 0 #+ " agency's arguments that which have been called as pro- # $/ =3 " ! Wadhawan's remand was nec- ceeds of crime by the ED. ! D 0 ;; & #
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CHD CHD with mild, non- in T score levels that identify the strength and virus, provisionally called 2019- . , CHD CBD specific signs. agility of bones. T score of -1 and above is con- nCoV, first identified in Wuhan, CHD 3 C6D It appears sidered normal, a score between -1 and-2.5 is a China, in persons exposed to a + "& - that 2019-nCoV sign of osteopenia, a condition in which bone seafood or wet market. !-2-"&32. uses the same cel- density is below normal, and may lead to osteo- The name of coronavirus lular receptor as porosis. A T score of -2.5 and below indicates comes from its shape, which !- . 2- SARS-CoV (human osteoporosis. Elderly people also witness inter and illness go hand in glove. While the flu and the resembles a crown or solar coro- . .+& angiotensin-converting increased arthritis pain during winters. Wsniffle is just a minor hassle for most, it is not the case for na when imaged using an electron enzyme 2 [hACE2]), so trans- If older people sustain a fracture, it should people with a weak constitution. If you have a compromised microscope. (+!+ mission is expected only after not be seen as an isolated event. Just mending immune system, suffer from seizure disorders, or any other debil- The three deadly human res- signs of lower respiratory tract it does not suffice, preventive measures should itating sickness, then we are sure you know that even a small cold piratory coronaviruses viruses so 2. %*. & disease develop. be pursued. The fracture can be a result of osteo- can turn into a medical emergency, requiring you to make a trip far !2-(" -2 The median time from porosis (Hollow Bone Disease), general erosion to the hospital. Keeping yourself cocooned in a hypoallergenic Severe acute respiratory syn- onset of symptoms to first hos- bubble is also not an option. Doing that may keep the illness away drome coronavirus [SARS-CoV] .-*&2 pital admission was 7·0 days but it is not going to magically improve your immunity. What Middle East respiratory syn- !-2-"& (+" (4·0–8·0), to shortness of breath preventive measures can you take to keep yourself safe from unde- drome coronavirus [MERS-CoV]) was 8·0 days (5·0–13·0), to ARDS termined illnesses without disrupting your daily routines? Let’s 2019-nCoV: The virus is 75 &/) ."/ was 9·0 days (8·0–14·0), to take a look to 80 per cent identical to the &" *! 2-" mechanical ventilation was 10·5 Take care of your gut: The health of your digestive sys- SARS-CoV days (7·0–14·0), and to ICU tem is directly proportional to the robustness of your immune Pathogenesis !2-.!- admission was 10·5 days. system. Make sure you incorporate a good probiotic supplement People infected with these Its unlikely to spread by in your daily diet. If that is not possible, include probiotic foods coronaviruses suffer a severe eating sea food in India. It has like sauerkraut, kefir milk, kombucha, and yogurt. It will help inflammatory response. been traced to snakes in China so maintain the balance of good bacteria in your gut, keeping your It has high mortality. In the unlikely to spread in India by eat- immune system healthy. current situation the mortali- ing sea food. Reports indicate that Avoid immunosuppressant foods: Caffeine, alcohol, ty rate is 3 per cent. The sever- snakes were sold in the local white sugar and fatty foods suppress your immune system. ity of illness is concerning: seafood market in Wuhan, raising Consuming a lot of fat-rich food items can also clog up your lym- almost a third of patients devel- the possibility that the 2019- phatic system, making it more difficult for your body to fight oped acute respiratory distress nCoV might have jumped from infection. Wean yourself of such food items slowly to increase syndrome requiring intensive will behave more like SARS-CoV. the host species — bats — to your body’s natural defenses. care; six patients died; five had Human to human infection snakes and then to humans. Do plenty of exercises: Exercise helps boost the immune acute cardiac injury; and four is weak. Both SARS-CoV and However, how the virus could system by improving your circu- required ventilation. MERS-CoV infect intrapul- adapt to both the cold-blooded #" lation and reducing stress. The Its Zoonotic. It is close- monary epithelial cells more than and warm-blooded hosts remains better the blood circulation, the ly related to several cells of the upper airways. a mystery. of bone mass or overall infirmity of bones. A 3 #. . more freely antibodies can move bat coronavirus- Consequently, transmission $ .0 +% complete assessment of bone structure is sug- ." 6 #. around in your bloodstream, es. 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You must aim both cases, the pox on aircraft was reported However, there is some evidence in calcium and Vitamin D, since bone infirmi- to get at least eight hours of ancestral hosts in 1965. that transmission of M. tuberculosis ty is a silent epidemic that affects large sections uninterrupted sleep every night were probably An outbreak of influen- may occur during long (i.e. more than of our population, not just in Delhi and NCR, to help your body repair itself bats. za occurred in 1979 among eight hours) flights, from an infectious but across the nation. Exercise is one of the best from the damage caused by daily stressors, toxin exposure, and It is more passengers on a flight that source (a passenger or crew member) ways apart from sun-basking to slow or prevent exercise. infectious to had a three hours’ ground to other passengers or crew members. problems with the muscles, joints, and bones. A Drink plenty of juices: Fresh juices contain a lot of antiox- humans. Notably, 2019- delay before takeoff. The It’s a large droplet infection. moderate exercise program can help maintain idants, vitamins, and minerals that help keep the immune sys- nCoV grows better in pri- influenza attack rate Transmission of 2019-nCoV probably strength, balance, and flexibility. Exercise helps tem healthy in the winter. Adding ingredients like spinach, broc- mary human airway among the passengers was occurs by means of large droplets and the bones stay strong. It is important to eat a well- coli, kale, brussel sprouts, beetroot, berries and apples will bol- epithelial cells than in very high (72 %), and was contact and less so by means of balanced diet with plenty of calcium. Women ster your immune system and keep it functioning at peak capac- standard tissue-culture cells, attributed to the ventila- aerosols and fomites, on the basis of need to be especially careful to get enough cal- ity. unlike SARS-CoV or MERS- tion system not operating dur- experience with SARS-CoV and cium and Vitamin D as they age. Keep your skin from drying out: The dehydration and CoV. It is likely that 2019-nCoV ing the ground delay. MERS-CoV. $ , -0 ..0 . F 7 ! cold winter breeze can render your skin dry and flaky. The best 7 elixir for dry skin is coconut oil. Apply it externally to keep your skin moist and fresh. Not only does it prevent your skin from flaking up, but it also strengthens the underlying connective tis- ) sue. Incorporating organic ghee in your daily diet also helps deal- study of ing with winter dryness apart from keeping your body warm. Those who have long, curly and f you wish to lose those extra kg fat food While crash diets might appear to work Northwestern Detoxify your body: No matter what the season, your body Ioptions and eat what your great-grand- in the first few weeks, he says, they usual- AUniversity (NU) can always do with a little detoxification. Squeeze out a slice of wavy hair are always looking for ma ate, said a top weight-loss surgeon. ly backfire because they trick the body into found that bacteria living lemon into a glass of lukewarm water, add a pinch of parsley and ways to straighten them. Many NHS doctor Andrew Jenkinson, who believing it has to cope with a famine - and in household dust can drink it before breakfast. It is effective at eliminating toxins from resort to harsh chemicals. has watched thousands try — and fail — save energy. spread antibiotic resistance the system. Cabbage juice, rosemary tea, and ginger-tulsi tea are to shed the extra weight, says people “They all say they lose weight genes, and the researchers believe these also equally good. ROSHANI DEVI shares home should stick to the traditional fare, to begin with, but then put it genes could potentially spread to pathogens, Diet and Nutrition: Plays a vital role in improving the remedies that can help without like a full English breakfast. He on and end up heavier than making infections more difficult to treat. immune response. Consume more citrus fruits, garlic, ginger, damaging the tresses advises people to buy food at tra- when they started,” the Bacteria can share many different honey, cloves, kale, spinach, broccoli, yogurt and many others. ditional stores, like greengrocer, surgeon says. Thus the types of genes as long as the genes have butcher and fishmonger, as our weight-loss regime comes mobile segments of DNA. NU researchers " #$$%& oing for a party and er and le it cool. Massage scalp ancestors would have done. to an end and the dieter were the first to find that antibiotic resis- need to straighten hair? and hair with it for a few min- “Imagine you are taking your is driven to eat more by tance genes in dust microbes have mobile Do you reach for your utes. Leave it on for about 30 great-grandmother around powerful hunger hor- capabilities, the Xinhua news agency ) G Honey is thick, sweet liquid made by honeybees. It trusted hair straightener or minutes before Let your hair shops. If there’s any food she does- mones. He then ends up reported. “We observed living bacteria have is rich in antioxidants, including phenolic compounds like head to a salon? Here are a few air-dry. n’t recognise, don't buy it,” blaming the lack of will transferable antibiotic resistance genes," said flavonoids which helps to reduce the risk of heart attacks, things that one can do Use coconut milk and Jenkinson said. power, when the real culprit is Erica Hartmann, an assistant professor of strokes and some types of cancer. without causing lemon juice. Mox one- In his book, Why We Eat (Too Much), a diet that is destined to fail. In his environmental engineering in NU’s It may also promote eye damage to the hair fourth cup coconut the bariatric surgeon presents what he book, Jenkinson says a far better approach McCormick School of Engineering. health. It can also help and getting a milk and a table- learnt over decades of practice. He claims is to ditch the quick-fix solutions for an old- Although it is rare for pathogens to live lower blood pressure. gloss. spoon of lemon to have spoken to over 2,000 obese patients. fashioned approach — buying fresh food in indoor dust, they can hitchhike into Honey is also known Many of juice. Refrigerate “What they said about dieting was always daily and cooking it yourself. homes and mingle with existing bacteria. for its anti- us have been overnight. Apply the same story,” he says. L %# “A nonpathogen can use horizontal inflammatory using multani the mixture the gene transfer to give antibiotic resistance properties. You can mitti on the next day — from genes to a pathogen,” Hartmann explained. drink it in milk or can face to rid of the roots to the “Then the pathogen becomes antibiotic simply apply it to the the pimples. Did tips. Leave it for resistant.” “Microbes share genes when they affected area. you know that it 30 minutes. Wash get stressed out," Hartmann said. "They It is also known to can also help off with cool water & ; 3 aren’t equipped to handle the stress, so they reduce the bad cholestrol straighten hair? Make a and a mild sulfate free 2 L &.3 share genetic elements with a microbe that levels thereby improving paste using the powder. Apply shampoo. might be better equipped.” heart health. ths from the root to the tips. Use milk and honey. Mix & Hartmann recommends dusting with It also has healing powers. Leave it for over an hour. The one-fourth cup milk with two & $ a damp cloth instead of using antimicro- When applied to the skin, honey can be results are great. tablepoons of honey. Apply &M bial solutions, which can make bacteria part of an effective treatment plan for burns, wounds and Use castor oil and soyabean this on the hair. Leave it on for . ) / & more resistant to antibiotics. many other skin conditions. It is particularly effective for oil. Take two tablespoon castor two hours. Wash off with cool & ) ! & 2 The study was published in the jour- diabetic foot ulcers. oil and a tablespoon of soy- water and a mild sulfate free & C&.3D . . ) & nal — PLOS Pathogens. It may also help in boosting immunity. abean oil. Heat heat the togeth- shampoo. L %# L %# ; #&&$ ' ( . 4 &R&%& complained about this at the time of his very public termi- 4 %6 spread is getting stronger. nation. If John Bolton said this, By the end of Sunday, the ) it was only to sell a book.” pneumonia situation resulted in 2 Trump said people could Beijing: Chinese Premier Li 80 deaths. As many as 51 peo- look at transcripts of his call and Keqiang visited the coronavirus ple have recovered while there O ) statements by Ukraine President hit Wuhan city on Monday, the were currently 5,794 suspected P Vlodymyr Zelinskiy that there first such trip by a top leader as cases, it said A total of 32,799 was no pressure for such inves- the death toll climbed to 80 with close contacts have been traced, 4: / tigations to get the aid. 2,744 confirmed cases. the commission said, adding L He also falsely claimed Li arrived in Wuhan to that among them 583 were M ! Monday morning that the inspect the epidemic control and discharged from medical obser- Democrat-controlled House prevention work, state-run vation on Sunday, with 30,453 % Washington: The stakes over resumes Monday afternoon with “never even asked John Bolton China Daily reported. others remaining under med- ( witness testimony at President arguments from Trump’s to testify”. In fact, Democrats did He heads the high-pow- ical observation. The figures Donald Trump’s impeachment defence team. ask Bolton to testify, but he did- ered group of the ruling also showed that 17 confirmed $ L trial are rising now that a draft Bolton’s account was first n’t show up for his deposition. Communist Party of China cases had been reported in of a book from former nation- reported by The New York They later declined to subpoe- (CPC) officials empowered to Hong Kong and Macao special !M al security adviser John Bolton Times and was confirmed to na Bolton, as they had others, deal with the rapidly spreading administrative regions and +$ appears to undercut a key The Associated Press by a per- because he threatened to sue, virus on war footing. Taiwan, with eight in Hong defence argument. son familiar with the manuscript which could lead to a pro- Ahead of his visit, Chinese Kong, five in Macao. PTI Bolton writes in the forth- on the condition of anonymity longed court battle.. health authorities announced coming book that Trump told to discuss the book, “The Room Bolton, who acrimoniously the death toll due to coronavirus him that he wanted to withhold Where It Happened; A White left the White House a day has sharply increased to 80 with 1 % hundreds of millions of dollars House Memoir”, ahead of its before Trump ultimately 2,744 confirmed cases. in security aid from Ukraine release March 17. released the Ukraine aid on The confirmed cases of 0% % until it helped him with politi- When the Times report September 11, has already told pneumonia caused by the novel cally charged investigations, went online Sunday night, the lawmakers that he is willing to coronavirus officially described Ulaanbaatar: Mongolia has like virus. including into Democratic rival seven House Democratic man- testify, despite the president’s as 2019-nCoV included 461 closed its border crossings with Vice Prime Minister Joe Biden. Trump’s legal team agers immediately called on all order barring aides from coop- patients who are in critical con- China to cars, temporarily shut Enkhtuvshin Ulziisaikhan said has repeatedly insisted that the senators to insist that Bolton be erating in the probe. dition. Sunday saw 769 new con- schools and suspended public the decision was made because Republican president never tied called as a witness and provide “Americans know that a fair firmed cases, 3,806 new sus- events to prevent a deadly virus cases have been confirmed in the suspension of military assis- his notes and other relevant trial must include both the doc- pected cases and 24 deaths, all from reaching its soil, authori- China’s neighbouring region of tance to the country to investi- documents. Sen. Chuck uments and witnesses blocked in Hubei province of which ties said. Inner Mongolia. gations that he wanted into Schumer, the Senate’s top by the President — that starts Wuhan is the provincial capital, The measures announced “Pedestrians and cars are Biden and his son. Democrat, issued the same call. with Mr Bolton,” the impeach- the National Health by the vast, landlocked country prohibited to cross the Chinese The account immediately Trump denied the claims in ment managers said in a state- Commission (NHC) said. are the most drastic steps taken border,” Enkhtuvshin said on gave Democrats new fuel in their a series of tweets early Monday. ment. The NHC on Sunday said by any nation so far over con- Sunday, saying the schools and pursuit of sworn testimony from “I NEVER told John Bolton that First, though, Trump’s legal the new coronavirus is conta- cerns about coronaviras, that has universities would stay shut Bolton and other witnesses, a the aid to Ukraine was tied to team will begin laying out its gious even in its incubation rapidly spread across China. until March 2, along with other question expected to be taken up investigations into Democrats, case in depth, turning to sever- period, which lasts up to 14 days, Mongolia has not record- public places such as gaming later this week by the including the Bidens,” Trump al high-profile attorneys to argue and that the virus’ ability to ed any cases of the pneumonia- centres. AFP Republican-led Senate. The trial said in a tweet. “In fact, he never against impeachment. AP R ' 00* " 4 &R0 # # Ramallah: Palestinian presi- The Trump administra- sion with the Americans until Ljubljana: Slovenian Prime dent Mahmud Abbas has tion reached out several times they recognise the two-state Minister Marjan Sarec rejected multiple approaches in recent months, including solution,” one senior official announced on Monday he by Donald Trump to discuss via third parties, but Abbas said, adding that Abbas had would step down and called for the US president’s upcoming rejected the proposals, the refused to engage with fresh elections, following weeks proposal for peace with Israel, officials said, speaking on Washington over what the of rising tensions within his three officials said on condition of anonymity. official called Trump’s pro- AFP / minority five-party coalition Monday. “There will be no discus- Israel bias. Government. “With these members of parliament and this coalition I " Q&R cannot fulfil the people’s expec- ) tations,” he told journalists. “The most honest thing we & could do now would be early 9 elections... To ask people Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Minister “We do not accept such whether they trust me and they on Monday said Britain, France racism,” he added. Kabul: A Taliban spokesman aged. His information could told about the Taliban claim. want me to continue to work,” and Germany had shown Britain, France and and Afghan journalist affiliat- not be independently verified. She earlier acknowledged added Sarec, who became Prime “racism” by activating a dispute Germany announced on ed with the militant group say Taliban spokesman American military officials were Minister in September 2018 fol- mechanism in the 2015 nuclear January 14 that they had trig- that a US military aircraft Zabihullah Mujahid said a US investigating reports of a crash. lowing a previous snap election. deal. gered the dispute mechanism crashed in eastern Afghanistan airforce plane crashed in the However, pictures on Sarec, 42, is Slovenia’s In a televised speech in provided under Article 36 of on Monday. Ghazni province. He claimed social media purportedly from youngest-ever Prime Minister. Tehran, Mohammad Javad the nuclear agreement, but Tariq Ghazniwal, a jour- the crash killed “lots” of US the crash site showed what He was previously best known Zarif slammed the “illusion” have said they remained com- nalist in the area, said that he service members. could be the remains of a as a comedian and political that “only the blue-eyed” could mitted to the deal. saw the burning aircraft. Ghazniwal said the crash Bombardier E-11A aircraft, satirist before he launched him- benefit from international law. The Joint Comprehensive In an exchange on Twitter, site was about 10 kilometers which the US military uses for self as an anti-establishment In the face of “repeated vio- Plan of Action, as the deal is he told The Associated Press from a US military base. electronic surveillance over politician. lations by the United States and formally known, had given that he saw two bodies and the US Army Maj. Beth Afghanistan. AP Slovenian President Borut Europe, Iran does not have the Iran relief from sanctions in front of the aircraft was badly Riordan, a spokeswoman for Pahor will now have to start talks right to use Article 36 (of the return for curbs on its nuclear burned. He added that aircraft’s US Central Command, with political parties to see deal) despite several written programme. AFP body and tail was hardly dam- declined to comment when whether any of them can form notifications to European offi- a new coalition that commands cials,” Zarif said, without elab- a parliamentary majority and orating how Iran had been thus avoid a fresh poll. AFP denied that right. # .# ; 20
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Her other Grammys include best and intricate embroidery. tion process when it comes to rap and new artist, and song of the year for Bad Outside Staples Centre, fans wearing R&B in major categories. “I think if they Guy. She told the music stars in the crowd Bryant’s No 8 and No 24 jerseys flocked M smart, they listen to Diddy,” soulful that “I grew up watching all of you.” to the arena to show their respect for the singer Lucky Daye said on the red car- John Legend, Meek Mill, DJ Khaled Laker legend. A few hundred people pet. and a host of musicians paid tribute to gathered at LA Live in front of a mega O# #" . British rapper Labrinth added, Nipsey Hussle at the awards, filling the screen with a smiling Bryant that read, A8 B# “Hopefully there’s a conversation to real- vast stage with a soaring performance of “In Loving Memory of KOBE BRYANT ly think about what’s happened.” Days his music. The tribute kicked off with Mill 1978-2020”. # . " / ago, the academy’s just-ousted CEO performing a new song called Letter to With tears running down her cheeks, Deborah Dugan claimed that the awards Nipsey, which mentioned a letter Demi Lovato stood on the Grammys’ are rigged and filled with conflicts of President Barack Obama wrote in Hussle’s stage in a white ballgown and belted her # "# interest. At the Clive Davis gala, Combs honour. “When we lost you, it really put new single Anyone, written just four days #" — who was honoured — spoke for 50 some pain on me,” Mill rapped. “Real hit- before her near fatal overdose in July fiery minutes, saying in part: “So I say this ters never die.” 2018. It was the 27-year-old’s first time with love to the Grammys because you Then DJ Khaled and Legend sang at the Grammy Awards in two years and . . really need to know this, every year y’all their collaboration with Hussle, DJ her first big performance since that fate- # # be killing us man. Man, I’m talking about # Khaled’s track Higher, which later won the ful day. the pain. I’m speaking for all these Grammy for best rap/sung performance. At age 61, Tanya Tucker has won the " #/ artistes here, the producers, the execu- &% ''( # " $% !"##$% Legend sang while playing the piano as first two Grammy Awards of her career, > tives. The amount of time it takes to make a choir sang along with them. Other per- 48 years after her first hit at age 13. # these records, to pour your heart into it #7 7: Record of the year: Bad Guy, Billie formers including Kirk Franklin, Roddy Tucker won best country album for and you just want an even playing field.” ● ) * ! Eilish Ricch and YG, each took turns doing While I’m Livin’, her first album of orig- C 66# . Combs urged in his speech that sub- ● % . "# solos. inal material in 17 years. She also won Album of the year: When We All Fall # stantive change should come within 365 ● % 2 : Hussle was killed outside of his best country song for Bring My Flowers days. Legend Smokey Robinson had Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie South Los Angeles clothing store in Now, which is also nominated for over- 8 =, / Eilish words of support for Combs, his friend #7 >!: March 2019. Sunday’s performance fea- all song of the year. Tucker has been 66 # but he said he wasn’t surprised about the Best new artist: Billie Eilish tured musicians, background dancers and nominated for Grammys 14 times. He is Grammy criticism. “Diddy could actual- ● % . Legend wearing traditional Ethiopian and still very young compared to the winner . / ly be a politician. I thought this speech ● ) * Best pop vocal album: When We All Eritrean clothing in honour of Hussle’s of the other major country Grammy, 86- . #=P was powerful. It touched on a lot of things ● & / Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie African roots. The tributes to Hussle were year-old Willie Nelson, who took home L # # people were afraid to say,” he said. ● ! ! Eilish made even more poignant by the loss ear- best country solo performance for Ride ● % Of Dugan calling out manipulation Best rap/sung performance: Higher, lier in the day by another icon — basket- Me Back Home. It was Nelson’s ninth of the nomination process, he said, “It’s ball superstar Kobe Bryant. Grammy. not like it’s news. We’ve known it all along. DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle He played for 20 years for the city’s Hildur Guðnadóttir took home a ) / I # # :3 and John Legend $ # ; , It’s just coming to the forefront. All that ● $ NBA team. Bryant’s death in a helicopter Grammy for music she first thought no is hidden will come to light.” Best rap album: Igor, Tyler, The crash earlier in the day was acknowledged one would care to hear. The female com- ● & Tyler, The Creator said backstage ● ! Creator in the opening minutes of the Grammys poser won best score soundtrack for the # $ after his Igor won best rap album that he’s broadcast. Before her performance, Lizzo HBO miniseries Chernobyl during the Best comedy album: Sticks & Stones, “half and half” on the controversy over said, “This is for Kobe.” She went on to pre-telecast ceremony. The soundtrack whether Grammy voting is fair. “On one Dave Chappelle perform Truth Hurts and Cuz I Love You. already won her an Emmy late last year. side, I’m very grateful that what I made Best pop solo performance: Truth Host Alicia Keys said she was feel- And in January she became the first could just be acknowledged in a world Hurts, Lizzo ing “crazy sad” about Bryant. She was woman in 19 years to win best original & like this,” he said. “But also, it sucks that joined on stage with Boyz II Men, who score for Joker at the Golden Globes. “I Best rock song: This Land, Gary ; whenever we, and I mean guys that look collectively sang It’s So Hard to Say think it fit really well with the images of like me, do anything that’s genre-bend- Clark, Jr Goodbye to Yesterday. “The whole wide the film, and I was happy with how the # ing, they always put it in a ‘rap’ or ‘urban’ Best spoken word album: Becoming, world lost a hero,” the singer said in front music worked with the narrative and category. I don’t like that ‘urban’ word. It’s Michelle Obama of the audience. “We are standing her lit- characters in this series,” she said back- just a politically correct way to say the N- erally heartbroken in the house that Kobe stage of the Chernobyl soundtrack. “But word. When I hear that, I’m just like why Best music film: Homecoming, Bryant built.” The NBA legend, his 13- I never thought anyone would ever lis- J $ can’t we just be in pop?” His other half Beyonce year-old daughter Gianna, and seven oth- ten to the soundtrack record, honestly. # feels like the “rap nomination was a back- Best country album: ers were killed in the crash on a steep hill- I’ve very surprised to be here today.” handed compliment.” While I’m side in dense morning fog in Southern Michelle Obama is a Grammy win- Livin’, Tanya Tucker Bluesman Keb’ Mo’, who has served California. He was 41 and had retired ner. The former first lady won her first in academy positions over the years, said Best country song: Bring My Flowers from the Lakers in 2016. Grammy Award for best spoken word - $ his experiences on the inside have been Now, Tanya Tucker Some shed tears for Bryant on the album for the audio book of her 2019 & “nothing but integrity.” He added, Best country solo performance: red carpet. Others were almost speech- memoir Becoming. Obama was not on $ “Nothing’s perfect but my experience is 0 7 less ahead of the 62nd annual awards hand to accept the award. Her husband, Ride Me Back Home, Willie Nelson # the Grammys trying to maintain integri- show. Music artists including Billy Ray former president Barack Obama, has two ty and the artistic process.” Others said including album of the year and best new Best rap song: Cyrus, Rick Ross and Kirk Franklin paid Grammys in the same category, one for /<< 2 A Lot, 21 Savage fea- Combs’ words and support will hopeful- artist. The rap and R&B stars often fall turing J Cole tribute to Bryant, the 18-time NBA All- his 2005 audio book Dreams of My Father ly go a long way. short of their pop, rock and country Star and five-time champion. Debbie and another for his 2007 audio book The “I believe that, you know, sometimes counterparts. Best music video: Old Town Road Allen, who is married to former Laker Audacity of Hope. The spoken word #' # there’s always a tweaking that can be done. Boys Noize, along with Skrillex and (Official Movie), Lil Nas X featuring Norm Nixon, was seen crying. DJ Khaled album category includes poetry, story- #$# C I think sometimes you may have to just and Ty Dolla $ign, also supported the Billy Ray Cyrus said the news about Bryant’s death was telling and audio books. revisit the process,” said gospel artist cause on the red carpet. “Everybody Best score soundtrack for visual “devastating.” Beyoncé’s Homecoming has won the 2 $ Tasha Cobbs Leonard. “I have hope should be here. More black, more female,” media: Actor Priyanka Chopra also paid Grammy Award for best music film. The that’s what’s happening now in every cat- Boys Noize said. Ty Dolla $ign added: Hildur Guðnadóttir, tribute to the late basketball star Bryant Netflix film weaves together Beyoncé’s Chernobyl egory.” “The people will rise for sure.” in a special way. She took a moment to 2018 performances at the Coachella Best song written for visual media: >@ :!; The Grammys have been criticised Billie Eilish has won album of the year style her decorated nails with the num- music festival, which included numerous over the years when Beyoncé, Kanye and record of the year to cap a dominant ber “24” written on her index finger. “RIP nods to historically black colleges and ! % ! I’ll Never Love Again, Lady Gaga and West, Eminem, Mariah Carey and other night of five victories at the Grammy Bradley Cooper Mamba,” Priyanka shared on her universities. ) 2 top stars have lost in major categories, Awards. 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Shobha Bhatia. There will be a col- lection of 30 artworks by celebrat- ed Indian artists. Says Shobha, * , )&,,& “We have represented these 30 artists over the years but their works have never been seen before. Paresh Maity’s large canvas on Gandhiji’s Dandi march, Sakti Burman’s dreamlike work, Alok Uniyal’s introspective portrayal of a girl, Avijit Dutta’s take on ./0 ' nature’s bounty, Devdatta Padekar’s poignant painting on human relationships — these new works are some of the major high- & $ lights amongst others. Although modern art movement in India is /2;.+ , &2 ."/+ comparatively recent, we have always had a rich heritage and tra- dition in art. Paintings from the 2323 / Indian miniature series, dating back to the 16th century or the / ( even older tribal and folk art, have inspired many artist in recent times. In spite of the colonial influence, almost subjugation, of Indian art, the Bengal School kept alive the Indian legend. While Indian artists welcomed the $ European technique and style, the soul of Indian art remained con- nected to their traditional heritage. he sculpted terracotta heads tion with something human and binds the bricks remains even after The exhibition attempts to high- by Baroda-based artist historical and brings forth the a building is razed to the ground. light the fact that the essence of all TGirjesh Kumar Singh compel difficult truths which are too often Themes of identity and migration things Indian, including art, is in you to gaze and mull over the suppressed or ignored. define his work. “You migrate from the traditional and its aesthetics, medium, message and mood at a His portraits of charismatic one place to another but never leave by virtue of its deep rooted ancient time when there is a debate on men and women depict humanity in %: 2" 2-)!"/ a place fully —the emotions become heritage which is spiritually linked humanism and identity. His Laga more ways than one. “I try to a part of your identity,” says Girjesh. too.” Chunri Mein Daag at Rukshaan Art showcase all kinds of faces. They’re & + &" * " He is interested in the history Some of the sections of Indian Booth, which will be displayed at not of any specific community but - )&*: -%;! . of his materials as he wants to know art that will be exhibited are folk India Art Fair, is, therefore, a maybe native Americans, the actual past events, architectur- and tribal, Bengal school artists, community of lively and connect- Europeans, minorities and sages /2;.+ 2 "). al structures and the human narra- modernists and contemporary ed spirits. with their hair bunched up. The tives that established them. masters. Artists include Jangarh Art centre director Rukshaan, expressions on each face are distinct, . +& + By reintroducing a human ele- Singh Shyam, Japani Shyam, who often brings artists with alter- definite and powerful, some joyful, &""/ - ment to these objects, the artist Neelkant Choudhary, Umashankar native voices from Baroda, says, “His some serene, others stern. Others reminds us that the meaning of Shah, K.S.Kulkarni, Satish Gujral, sculptures are made from broken smirk at you, some have a cynical %*)"/. +2 buildings, their homeliness and Sakti Burman, A.Ramachandran, bricks of destroyed homes as they look and some even frown. But each +- *".. &") utility can only exist through our Maite Delteil, Shyamal Datta Ray, reflect the trauma we are living with one is worth watching. Girjesh has interpretations. Furthermore, by Ganesh Pyne, Paresh Maity, Jayasri in our contemporary societies.” He deep observational skills and is * : !&" asking us to consider the lives of the Burman, Avijit Dutta, Devdatta has collected these broken bricks able to translate emotions onto the people who might once have inhab- Padekar, Maya Burman, Vinita from his home town in Uttar terracotta profiles. Perhaps it is -"*: T. ited them, he also poses inevitably Karim, Asit Haldar, Pradesh and other Indian cities. It their inner state, worries and tribu- +2-/+ -2 emotional questions about current Kshitendranath Majumdar, Mukul highlights his interest in destroyed lations that are being unveiled. human situations: “Where people Dey, Haren Das, Dhirendranath building sites and their legacy. The strong cement-brick bond " 2 2 & -". might be and what has become of Brahma, Suhas Roy, Laxma Goud, Girjesh’s tensile terracotta faces he works with holds multiple their lives?” Sisir Sahana, Nayanaa Kanodia, line the walls and grab your atten- metaphors — of construction and India Art Fair will also present Badri Narayan, Alok Uniyal and tion instantly, simply because they demolition in our own lives. With the 30th anniversary of Gallerie Neeraj Goswami. are invested with his life’s experi- every road we take, our old mem- Ganesha through its show titled (India Art Fair runs from ences. The artist combines destruc- ories stay with us. The cement that 30x30, curated by gallery director January 30 to February 2.)
e talk about soil and clay. She 4%' % Wsays that working with them heals — emotionally and physically. P 5 # # There is talk of childhood memories. She says all the dust had vanished and 1 2&;.+ 2& her memory is now crystal clear. She $ recounts the watermill back in her vil- & ## ,Q lage in Bihar. A composition of water, sound, light, the splash on the iron sheets, the entire musicality of it. “In & .+& %+&3 J the evening, when you looked down the well, there were innumerable fire- flies hanging there. How does one describe that?,” smiles Shambhavi. In many ways, when Shambhavi It’s a hectic day for the painter, takes the farmers’ tools from their printmaker and installation artist world and makes sculptures out of whose non-figurative work has always them, she is in fact pleading for them. dwelled upon the condition of the This Patna College of Arts and Crafts farming community. As she takes a pass-out adds, “But remember, my break from guiding her staff for the education is mostly from experience forthcoming solo exhibition Burukuwa rather than reading.” For someone who Dwan, the artist, whose work Cosmic now lives in Delhi’s urban landscape, Seeds Light was acquired by the there is no dichotomy. “I am clear that Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in I don’t see here. I want to say some- New York, says, “You’ll see the mud- thing here, about them. And maybe my and-hay textured walls of their hous- art can make a bridge.” es, the grey mist that rises from the Talking about her association with field on winter mornings explores Takshila Foundation’s programme in he life-size bronze sculp- ing have replaced the beauty of various facets of interplay between Bihar’s countryside, the artist says, “We Ttures and oil paintings by trees and mountains and plants man, nature and art.” run long-term residencies for interna- artist Rajesh Ram at the Palette are nowadays merely a show- In fact, Bhoomi, another solo show tional and national artists and students Art Gallery might grab your piece,” says Ramesh. by her will be running simultaneous- at Siwan, so that they actually get to attention instantly. His solo At the heart of Ramesh’s ly at Gallery Espace, which will have connect to rural landscape at all lev- exhibition, Growing Wild, work is the man who is hope- her iron sculptures and installations. els and understand the multiple explores and confronts the ful. Talking about the title of the Interestingly, the conversation with dimensions of living that life.” interactions between nature exhibition, Rakesh says, Shambhavi is not linear, her striking Back in the late 80s when she was and human culture. “Nature has been my inspira- work at 2018 Kochi Biennale Maati a scholar at Lalit Kala Akademi Says the artist, “Nature and tion for this exhibition. Growth Ma, featuring four of her works — Regional Centre in Lucknow and human culture have inspired and development are part of Lullaby, Water Garland, Rippers Melody painted huge canvasses, most people a very young age — a time when I was of the British system yet. It’s shocking me in their own ways. My life. It is the character of nature and Brail takes the conversation for- called them abstracts. “Believe me, at not very politically or intellectually to see that they don’t even understand works were related to to grow in its own way. The title ward and what the viewers will expe- that time, I didn’t even know the “A” charged. You know, I made it a point the difference between art and deco- Panchatantra and my wife has is inspired by this.” rience in her forthcoming exhibitions of abstract. I painted the riverbank and to travel to most countries without ration. Not just art schools, the entire been into urban farming. This The medium used in his as she exhibits in the capital after a gap my village engulfed in darkness — reading about them. When I came school curriculum needs to be looked gave me the opportunity to work is bronze, which has con- of six years. when there was no electricity. The back, then read. It has always been the at. We all study maths in school and connect closely with nature. I tinued to co-exist with nature The artist, whose poetic work for- drawings were realistic but they were other way round for me. This way, it realise that everyone doesn’t become also have a family background since long and proven to have ever carries social undertones says, covered with dark and everyone read becomes a fresh experience with the a mathematician. But at least when a of farmers. So this is automat- had a long-lasting effect on the “Burukuwa is the last star. The moment it as abstract art. Yes, I painted very land — travelling to the unknown.” mathematician is sitting with me, I ically reflected in my works.” same. His work addresses the villagers see it, they know it’s 4 am and clear dark because darkness is trans- Insisting that art and music makes understand who is he. Then why is it Humans have often O contradictions of growth and of time to start the day. It is a magical parent, you can see through.” one understand a country much more that when an artist is around, we tend defined themselves in relation 6 #. favouring one species over the hour. When you’re half asleep, the kind Travelling abroad extensively for effectively, she adds, “It was a huge to think that what he does is some kind to each other. Through his rest. The work also speaks of of sound that comes with their activ- residencies and shows and the conse- experience to see people going to the of an extra-curricular’ activity?” work, Rajesh draws his boy- #F / the loss of nature, the contest- ities of getting ready for the day is rem- quent edistance’ from home allowed museum as if it was a temple — some- The countryside may have always hood memories of village life, #. ed space of individual and the iniscent of musicians on the stage get- her to so things here more clearly. thing completely absent here. That inspired Shambhavi, but she also sees intertwined with the moral # # # cost of human progress. The ting ready for a performance. The “When you travel you read your gives you a kick to keep working. In how it has metamorphosed over the teachings. He also explores the three accompanying paintings sound, the light, the last musings of the homeland much better, perceptions India, we may have a very small art years. “Now when I go, I can experi- binaries of human and animal, . = appear to demonstrate man- night, and the farmer’s first glance at change. When I am in Bihar, I am not world but the world we live in is amaz- ence the emptiness there. The warmth rural and urban contexts. “I * # /# animal harmony where the the fields early morning — these are Bihari, when I am out, I am. The ing. Connection with creativity is so has faded, of course my grandparent’s draw a lot from my experiences # laws of the jungle prescribe the the connections I have grown up with moment I leave India, I am more well presented there which inspires generation is no longer there, cousins in Jharkhand, which has tradi- rules of society. They also sug- as I would frequently go to my grand- Indian. Out there, you’re questioned you. Here we are still distant.” have scattered. There is a strong iso- tionally lived close to nature. . gest a desire for balance with- parents’ place in the village. But these about India and not regions. When As the conversation veers towards lation, a feeling of being left out. 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International in Auckland on the Australian Open quar- “It’s like couples, we all Sunday to grab a 2-0 lead in the ter-finals and keep the heat want Brad Pitt and Jennifer five-match series. on Roger Federer’s record Aniston to get back togeth- Bumrah returned with fig- for Grand Slam titles on er, right?” joked Martinez, ures of 1-21 from his four overs Monday. the 1994 Wimbledon as Indian skipper Virat Kohli The world number one, champion. changed his bowling plans from labelled “super salty” by Earlier, Martina the first game. Kyrgios after he criticised Navratilova and John "Even in the first game, the Australian’s behaviour McEnroe were among the Bumrah bowled slower balls last year, fought off a furi- big names to criticise that were going wider. Normally, ous challenge to go through Court, the 24-time Major- death bowlers get into straighter 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 winner whose 1970 sweep lines, plus yorkers and mix it (7/4). of the Grand Slam titles was with chest height. He kind of As the tennis world marked with a short cere- changes things a lot and is mourned the death of Kobe mony at Rod Laver Arena. tougher to play," Seifert said. Bryant, Kyrgios arrived at @ Navratilova said the "...The ball was holding a lot Rod Laver Arena wearing devout Christian’s deeply more which made it tougher. So an LA Lakers shirt, and 15- " *# 20 Major titles. seeds in the previous conservative views were sometimes as a batsman you year-old Coco Gauff had Elsewhere, powerful round, will next play “actually hurting people”, have to move away from the tributes to the basketball 2# ) :-9 Swiss Stan Wawrinka beat Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit, a while fellow American leg- stumps and see if they bowl great scrawled on her train- /&? @ = *,& 2 &,*./0+ fifth seed Daniil 6-7 (4/7), 7-5, 7-5 winner end McEnroe called Court straight. I was backing myself to ers during the doubles. Medvedev 6-2, 2-6, 4-6, 7- against Iga Swiatek of a “crazy aunt”. do something different instead Nadal and Kyrgios had attitude he gives a 6 (7/2), 6-2 to set up Poland. In today’s quarter- of just standing there at the been feuding after some lot of positive a quarter-final with “She’s strong. I’m here finals, six-time champion wicket," said the stumper, who bad-tempered matches but things to our Germany’s just to face any challenge I Roger Federer will play remained unbeaten on 33 off 26 the Spaniard said he was sport,” said the Alexander Zverev, have. So I’m not thinking America’s Tennys Sandgren balls. impressed by what he’d Spaniard. who overcame close negative,” Halep said of and title-holder Novak "It was tricky and the ball seen from the often-tem- “He’s one of the highest friend Andrey Rublev 6-4, Kontaveit. “I just want to go Djokovic, going for his was holding a little bit. When peramental Australian at talents we have on our tour 6-4, 6-4. there and to give my best.” eighth title, is against big- Kane (Williamson) got out in this tournament. and I like the Nick Kyrgios And Simona Halep Angelique Kerber, the serving Canadian Milos the over against Yuzvendra Kyrgios fought back to during the whole of this rose to number two in the 2016 champion, was the lat- Raonic. Chahal, we knew it was the over challenge Nadal in a high- tournament.” world with a 6-4, 6-4 victo- est big name to fall as she Australia’s women's to push because they had octane clash played in good The 19-time Grand ry over Elise Mertens, tak- went down to Russia’s world number one Bumrah coming back," he spirit, with a polite hand- Slam winner will next play ing a big step forward in a Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Ashleigh Barty plays two- added. shake afterwards — a far Austria’s Dominic Thiem rapidly clearing women’s 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/4), 6-2. time Wimbledon winner He said New Zealand bats- cry from some of their pre- — his victim in the last two draw. Pavlyuchenkova’s quar- Petra Kvitova, and Tunisia’s men need to take a cue from vious exchanges. French Open finals — as The Wimbledon cham- ter-final will be against Ons Jabeur, the top-ranked their Indian counterparts on “When he is playing the clay king targets pion from Romania, who Garbine Muguruza, the player from Africa, takes on how to adapt to different con- " # ! # ' like today with this positive Federer’s all-time record of avoided an exodus of top two-time Grand Slam America’s Sofia Kenin. ditions quickly. "...Indian batsmen showed how to get under the ball and . " time it. They showed it a cou- 7 ,6 # # # ple of times that and on the ; slower wickets you just have to keep it like that. 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Kobe Bryant, whose death second-placed Marseille. half as struggling Napoli denied by Juve goalkeeper Sometimes it's going 100 per in a helicopter crash earli- His 12th league goal of shocked champions Wojciech Szczesny. cent but some times you have to er on Sunday shocked the the season tipped the bal- Juventus 2-1 to spoil coach Insigne volleyed in a second take a breath and re-assess. world, as his double shot ance in the Parisians’ Maurizio Sarri’s return to after 86 minutes to an explosion Indian batters did that well." the French champions 10 favour after a positive start the Stadio San Paolo on of joy among the crowd. Seifert believes New points clear at the top of for the home side, who Sunday. Cristiano Ronaldo pulled a Zealand bowlers did reasonably Ligue 1. were unbeaten at home Sarri had not been back goal back as the game headed into well in the two games but they The world’s most ahead of the match. to Naples since being sacked injury time for his 13th goal in have been outplayed by the expensive player slotted “We deserved to win, in May 2018 after three successful nine consecutive games in all Indian batsmen. home the 52nd-minute # ! I think we played well,” campaigns, and before moving to competitions. "To be honest, in the first penalty and went over said PSG coach Thomas Chelsea. 7 % 0 0 ! # ! The visitors pushed for the game they were 110-1 and they to television cameras for all of us,” said Tuchel. This season he has taken over equaliser but Alex Meret smoth- had wickets in hand. We did- by the side of the Stade Neymar to Canal+ “We controlled the eight-time reigning champions their third consecutive draw. whistles and insulting banners of ered Gonzalo Higuain’s goal- n't bowl too badly in that first Pierre Mauroy pitch after the win, which match and counter-attacks Juve, a move seen as a betrayal by Inter are three points behind his former fans, reserving his crit- bound effort, as Juve crashed to game. In the second game, we to make the number put PSG 10 points and this is not easy to do his former team, the two-time Serie Juve with Lazio a further two icism for his “under-par, mental- just their second defeat of the sea- only got 130 and it is tough to 24 with his fingers in clear at the top of the against a good team like A runners-up. points adrift in third after city rivals ly bland” team. son. bowl at Eden Park (with that honour of Bryant’s shirt league. Lille.” Juve missed the chance to Roma ended Simone Inzaghi’s “We lost a match against an Napoli move up to tenth place, total)," he said. number. “Not just for basketball Lille stay seventh after open up a six-point lead on Inter side’s 11-match winning streak. opponent who had done the min- 12 points off the Champions "170 was the target in mind “It’s deeply saddening fans, but for everything he the defeat, two points away Milan at the top of the table, after “It is pleasant and exciting to imum to win,” he added. League places after ending a run but once you get 130 on the for the world of sport and did for sport.” from the European places. Antonio Conte’s side were held for go back,” said Sarri despite the “We were passive throughout of three consecutive defeats. board, that was going to be very hard at Eden Park against a team that is very strong and ') playing really well. But our . 0 " # spinners were outstanding. Good balls have gone to boundary. " 0 & ' &)2) said Zidane. “There are 16 He said coming into the games left and we will T20 series on the back of a lost Liverpool manager eal Madrid moved top have to fight until the Test rubber in Australia also Jurgen Klopp confirmed he will not Rof La Liga for the first end if we want some- didn't help New Zealand's take charge of the Reds’ FA Cup time since October on thing. Nothing changes.” cause in the first two games. replay against Shrewsbury, Sunday after grinding out Madrid now have the "Boys are coming off a Test nor will any senior players a 1-0 win away at Real luxury of hosting their series (in Australia) and a lot of from the European cham- Valladolid to make struggling city rivals them haven't played T20 crick- pions take part. Barcelona pay for their Atletico Madrid, who are et for a while," he said. Klopp made 11 surprise defeat to 10 points back after a "But for some like me, I changes as the League One Valencia. goalless home draw with have had the Super Smash for side, 59 places below It is 16 weeks since Leganes, with a cushion the last two months, so I have Liverpool in the English Madrid last finished a next weekend, not to played a lot of T20 cricket. football pyramid, came from 2-0 round top of the pile and mention on the back of a They have two games under down to secure a replay at Anfield it looked like a scrappy 19-game unbeaten run. their belt now so hopefully they on Sunday. contest at the Jose Zorilla “We are top of the will have a better understand- However, the German did still Dejan Lovren, Fabinho and Divock would end goalless until # ! " P table again after being ing." include a handful of experienced Origi. Nacho Hernandez headed H H there a long time ago,” Asked if New Zealand players such as Adrian, Joel Matip, Even they are set to miss the replay in the winner with 12 Saturday under new said captain Sergio would want to play on India's as it falls a few days into Liverpool’s two- minutes remaining. coach Quique Setien Ramos. “We have to keep strength of chasing, Seifert week winter break from Premier League Victory means could prove a turning going.” replied, "Even in ODI cricket, action. Zinedine Zidane’s side point in a nip-and-tuck “Defensively what we India have chased down big Klopp said he has already promised pull three points ahead of title race. are doing we are doing totals but I think on that wick- *!,"-( Ko Sung Hyun and Shin that week off to first-team players and Barca, whose 2-0 loss “Nothing changes, we very well, it is our et it was going to get slower and Baek Cheol's partnership is that under-23s coach Neil Critchley will away at the Mestalla on are happy with the win,” strength,” said Zidane. slower. wadhe Warriors will look growing stronger day by day. take charge of team. Ato capitalise on home The pair, who won three BWF Liverpool went out of the League advantage and bounce back to titles last year, has taken their Cup in December when a team field- + # Q " # 78 ; form when they take on the confidence into the league and ing five debutants and an average age Mumbai Rockets on the final remains unbeaten so far. of 19 was beaten 5-0 by Aston Villa. day of their home leg at the Former world No 10 Wong Critchley was also in charge for &!,*&") Hull made no mistake from the Premier Badminton League Wing Ki Vincent gave an effort- that game with Klopp and the first spot. here today. less display in front of the roar- team away in Qatar for the Club World he Indian women's hockey team India's chief coach Sjoerd Marijne With both coming off a loss ing home fans while Subhankar Cup. AFP Tlost 1-2 to New Zealand in its sec- was disappointed with the result. in their last tie, it will be a stern Dey's stamina and tenacity ond match of the ongoing tour here "We created enough scoring test of nerves for the two teams. impressed one and all. on Monday. opportunities but we were not pro- The Awadhe Warriors suf- The Warriors also have The Indians had earlier defeated ductive enough. New Zealand were fered a 1-2 loss at the hands of world No 14 Beiwen Zhang in $ / P $45 New Zealand Development squad 4- very successful in the little changes Hyderabad Hunters while the their ranks. 0 in the opening match of the tour. they got. They executed them well," Rockets went down 2-5 to the "Our last match did not go *&+-2 five wickets on Friday and the sec- New Zealand started the game on he said. Pune 7 Aces in their previous our way but that hasn't damp- ond by nine wickets the next day. an attacking note and earned a "It is not about how many oppor- outings. ened our spirit. The crowd he third Twenty20 internation- The series win helped Pakistan penalty corner early in the first tunities you create but how effective Having begun their cam- support here has been fantastic. Tal between Pakistan and hang on to their number one rank- quarter and the chance was brilliant- you are. New Zealand were stronger paign on a high with a gritty 4- We are looking forward to fin- Bangladesh was abandoned without ing in Twenty20 internationals ly converted by Megan Hull in the today and in the beginning we were 3 victory over the North ishing our home leg with a win," a ball being bowled Monday with 270 points, leading Australia third minute of the match. struggling with that. But after the first Eastern Warriors, the Awadhe said Zhang. because of bad weather in Lahore, by just one point. India drew parity when young quarter, we played much better. Warriors were aiming to con- Meanwhile, Mumbai giving the home side a 2-0 series Pakistan skipper Babar Azam Salima Tete converted a penalty cor- "We created eight shots on goal tinue their winning streak but Rockets will be gunning for victory. said the series win will help the ner in the dying minutes of the first and four penalty corners. We are def- the Hunters proved to be too their first victory of the season Murky conditions and drizzle team's confidence. quarter. initely working on being more effec- strong. after a disappointing start for delayed the scheduled 13:00 pm "Our bowling was outstanding The visitors matched New tive in the coming matches," he Despite the outcome not the former runners-up that (0830 GMT) toss at the Gadaffi sta- in both the games... helped us Zealand in the second and third quar- added. going their way, they had a few saw them lose to the high-fly- dium pitch, but play was called off keep them down to low totals," said ters but a defensive error in the final India will again take on New positives coming out of the ing Chennai Superstarz and the three hours later. Babar who lost 2-0 in Australia last 15 minutes cost India dearly as they Zealand in the third match of the tour match. Pune 7 Aces. 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L) copter crash that claimed the life and hose lines to extinguish the blaze. But Stokes bowled a ball which hit a crack %$M & & Nof NBA star Kobe Bryant and his Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and kept low, deflecting off the toe of Du Plessis’ % & . 13-year-old daughter, Los Angeles offi- confirmed that Bryant’s daughter Gianna bat into the stumps. " "%& &#. 4? cials confirmed on Sunday. was among the victims. Van der Dussen looked set for a maiden Test Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex “LA is grieving with the Bryant fam- century but in the next over he fell to Wood two # 4GG? 6>>>#6>47 Villanueva said eight passengers and the ily over the loss of Gianna, who perished short of the landmark. # "%& pilot of the aircraft died in the accident. with her father and friends in today’s It was the second wicket for Stokes — both # 6>>7 6>>E “There were no survivors... 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"%& & 4H copters until the fog lifted in the after- that its baseball coach, John Altobelli, 56, Vernon Philander, playing in his last Test, 6>47 4>4#G7 *$I noon due to the weather conditions. was also on board the helicopter. struck a couple of beefy blows before falling to “The weather situation did not meet CNN said Altobelli’s wife, Keri, and Wood who supplied the coup de grace, anoth- "%& 7> our minimum standards for flying,” said one of their two daughters, Alyssa, er lifting ball flicking Anrich Nortje’s glove on HE 6H5 ! 0 0 '! police spokesman Josh Rubenstein. were aboard the chopper as well. its way through to Buttler down the legside. - !+. 2-- + ) # A& ndian wrist spinner Ravi IBishnoi’s repertoire of skills will meet a match in In the last five U-19 back into the right-handers, +&2&2 Australian Tanveer Sangha’s encounters since 2013 (differ- are a heady combination. variations in a face-off ent teams have played And there is left-arm spin- fine second Test century by between two talented tweak- though), India have won four ner Atharva Ankolekar, who ASean Williams enabled ers during the quarter-final of with one game being aban- came back brilliantly against Zimbabwe to dominate the open- the ICC U-19 World Cup doned due to rain. the Junior Black Caps despite ing day of the second Test against here today. As a team, India being attacked early on. He got Sri Lanka in Harare on Monday, The white ball cricket in are way ahead both three crucial breakthroughs as they reached 352 for six at the recent times has seen wrist in terms of quality as but a finger fracture in his close. spinners emerge as an impor- well as temperament right hand could be an imped- The Zimbabwe captain, who tant cog and junior cricket is with the likes of iment while fielding. won the toss and chose to bat no different where Bishnoi, Yashasvi Jaiswal (two While Jaiswal, Garg, NT first, made 107 from 137 balls, an easily the tournament’s most half-centuries), his opening Tilak Verma and Saxena make innings which swung between impactful bowler, would like partner Divyansh Saxena and India’s batting look strong, the swashbuckling, with 10 fours to give his team the advantage skipper Priyam Garg showing Australia skipper Mckenzie and three sixes, and the pragmat- over the Australian side. has been at his best with 10 Indian origin. glimpses of their talent. Harvey (nephew of former ic. 7 ! 7 ' 0 0 ! With 10 wickets from wickets with 5 for 14 against Today, both the wrist spin- In the bowling depart- Australian all-rounder Ian He was well backed up by three games, Bishnoi has minnows Nigeria. But there’s ners will be key to their team’s ment, lanky UP boy Kartik Harvey) is a tough customer Brendan Taylor who made a last week's 10-wicket defeat in the Williams went on to bring up proved why Kings XI Punjab been a four-wicket haul chances and Australia will Tyagi, who breaches the 140 with the bat as he showed with run-a-ball 62 and Sikandar Raza first Test, Zimbabwe pressed on his second Test century — his has invested 2 crore on him against the West Indies and a look to improve their dismal kmph barrier quite regularly, an innings of 65 against who hit two sixes and four fours in the evening with Regis first was against New Zealand in during the auction. wicket to show against record against India at the and left-arm seamer Akash England in their final group in his 72. Chakabva on 31 and debutant Bulawayo four years ago — by Statistically, even Sangha England for the player of junior level. Singh, moving the white ball game. Looking to bounce back from Tinotenda Mutombodzi on 10. sweeping Embuldeniya for four. Concussion substitute introduced in IPL . O " # F . % )+&2& .&*& per over, the duo stitched a 117- run fifth wicket stand to give . The revamped meeting will be held before home ODI series against n-form Sarfaraz Khan res- Bengal the edge. selection committee with a Icued Mumbai with an Earlier put in to bat, Bengal’s "( )*+ new chairman at helm will South Africa. The interviews for short-listed candidates will unbeaten double century, pow- top three batsmen, including pick the Indian squad for the ering the visitors to a comfort- last match’s triple centurion, three ODIs at home in March, happen soon,” Ganguly said. he title clash of the Indian The BCCI President also able 372 for five after a top- Manoj Tiwary (7), got out Premier League (IPL) will BCCI president Sourav order collapse on the opening inside lunch. T Ganguly said on Monday. informed that while Madan be held in Mumbai on May 24 day of their Group B game L Sivaramakrishnan, Ajit Lal and Sulakshana Naik are VINAY GRABS SIX and the night matches will have the members of Cricket against Himachal Pradesh. Agarkar, Rajesh Chauhan and usual 8pm start as the Venkatesh Prasad are some of Advisory Committee (CAC), The 22-year-old Sarfaraz, Puducherry Governing Council decided the key contenders to replace Gautam Gambhir is being who had hit an unbeaten triple- found themselves on the mat at against changing the timings, outgoing chairman MSK replaced as he can not hold hundred in the last game 37 for 4 after their veteran pacer BCCI president Sourav Ganguly Prasad (South zone) and any position being a Member against Uttar Pradesh, took a R Vinay Kumar grabbed six announced on Monday. Gagan Khoda (Central zone) of Parliament. listless HP attack to cleaners, wickets to bowl Chandigarh out “There will be no change in in the five-member panel. Meanwhile Ganguly also hitting 32 fours and four sixes then put an unbroken 158-run Delhi at Eden Gardens. for a paltry 134 in their top of the timing of IPL night games. “The Test squad for New informed that all-rounder during his unbeaten 226-run stand, before umpires drew Majumdar, who looked in the table Plate clash. It will start from 8 pm like ear- Zealand has already been Hardik Pandya has still not knock. stumps early owing to bad light formidable form, had some Vinay Kumar triggered a lier years,” Ganguly told picked by the old committee attained match fitness after his Electing to bowl the pic- after 75 overs. anxious moments as he survived Chandigarh middle-order col- reporters after the IPL and new committee’s first back surgery. PTI turesque HPCA stadium, the It was Sarfaraz show once a run-out chance to remain lapse with twin blows in his suc- Governing Council meeting. home pacers exploited the again as he will strive to unbeaten, alongside cessive overs en route to 6/32 as “We will have only five upcoming edition of the popu- players before start of the IPL on windy conditions, grabbing reach his second succes- Shahbaz Ahmed (39 the hosts were dismissed after double headers (4pm and 8 pm) lar T20 league, the former India March 29 for a charitable cause. three quick wickets to leave sive triple hundred, a not out) at the end of lunch inside 38 overs after they this time. We have decided to captain informed. “It will be an IPL All Stars Mumbai reeling at 16 for three. rare feat in any form of day one. were sent in to bat. reduce the number of double “The concussion substitute Game three days before start of Sarfaraz started the rescue ! P ' ! cricket. The home team In reply, the Plate leaders ! $% headers,” Ganguly said adding and the no ball rule are new IPL. The venue is not act first by conjuring up a 55- turned the game Puducherry were reeling at 37 that the “final will be held in additions for the season,” he Ahmedabad as it is still not run stand with ‘crisis man’ whom he added 143-runs for MAJUMDAR LEADS BENGAL around in the second for four, trailing by 97 runs at Mumbai.” said. match ready. We have not decid- Siddhesh Lad (20), to steady the fifth wicket. / / Anustup Majumdar session as Majumdar found a close on first day with In a first, concussion substi- In a noble gesture, the BCCI ed on where we will make the Mumbai’s ship. Mumbai lost its fifth wick- hit a unbeaten 94 under pres- fine ally in wicketkeeper-bats- Chandigarh new ball bowler tute and ‘third umpire no ball’ will have an ‘All Stars G ame’ donation,” the BCCI president And then he found an able et on 214 and Sarfaraz with sure to help Bengal reach 286 for man Shreevats Goswami (59). Shresth Nirmohi returning with will also be introduced in the between all top international said. alley in Aditya Tare (62), with Shubham Ranjane (44 not out) five in Group A match against Scoring above four runs figures of 3/17.