Follow us on: facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No.2016/1957, REGD NO. SSP/LW/NP-34/2019-21 @TheDailyPioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 WORLD 11 SPORT 15 Published From INJUSTICE OF CHINA WARNS RETALIATORY TOTTENHAM BEAT AJAX TO DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR CHANDIGARH A MINDSET MEASURES ON US TARIFFS ENTER MAIDEN CL FINAL DEHRADUN HYDERABAD VIJAYWADA Late City Vol. 155 Issue 127 LUCKNOW, FRIDAY MAY 10, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable IRRFAN KHAN THANKS THE MEDIA} } 14 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com Viraat backfires Don’t vote for khichdi Ex-Navy chief off Trivandrum enroute Lakshwadeep. The former coalition: Modi Prime Minister was at refutes Modi's Trivandrum as chief guest for the National Games prize dis- Mahamilavatis charge, claims tribution. He was going to Lakshadweep on official duty, will put to chair a meeting of IDA Rajiv was not (Islands Development Auth- nation’s ority). This meeting is held on private trip alternately in Lakshadweep security in and in Andamans.” PNS n NEW DELHI The former Navy chief said there were no foreigners with peril, says PM day after Prime Minister them. “I, as Flag officer ANarendra Modi accused Commanding in Chief, late PM Rajiv Gandhi of using Southern Naval Command, PTI n AZAMGARH aircraft carrier INS Viraat as national security, he said. said. based in Cochin, boarded INS “personal taxi” during a holiday The former bureaucrat said These reactions came after Viraat. Four other ships were ccusing the “mahamilavati” with his family in Lakshadweep as the administrator of the Modi, during an election rally with INS Viraat as part of AOpposition parties of Islands in 1987, several top Islands, he had to organise a at Ramlila Maidan here on Fleet Exercises. As command putting the nation’s security in retired Navy officers, including meeting of Island Development Wednesday, said Rajiv Gandhi chief, I hosted a dinner for peril, Prime Minister Narendra former Navy chief L Ramdas, Authority in Kavaratti, one of took his family members from them on board INS Viraat. Modi Thursday urged people on Thursday refuted his claim the islands of Lakshadweep. Italy for a personal holiday on “There were no other par- not to vote for a “khichdi” coali- and said no ships were divert- During this visit, the then PM INS Viraat. The then com- ties held on board INS Viraat tion that will only bring in ed for Rajiv Gandhi and the had to inaugurate the Island manding officer of the aircraft or for that matter any other “anarchy and instability”. trip was an official one. Development Council. carrier, Vinod Pasricha, denied ship in our fleet during that “These are the parties Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a selfie with BJP’s Azamgarh candidate Dinesh Lal Yadav during an election rally for the Ramdas said Rajiv had “After the meeting, Rajiv it and said the protocol was fol- time,” he said. indulging in politics of vote ongoing Lok Sabha polls, in Azamgarh on Thursday PTI boarded the aircraft carrier Gandhi decided to stay on for lowed on the Prime Minister’s He clarified that the state- bank and caste equations, these with his spouse and son Rahul a couple of days to take a hol- official visit. ment was issued after collating ‘mahamilavatis’ had put the BSP leaders in Uttar Pradesh he added. ‘mahamilavati’ Government Gandhi and denied Modi’s iday with his family, and was Pasricha said the former email responses from his col- country in danger,” he said. used to give patronage to those Modi said his Government which earned shame for the charge that some foreigners too joined by Sonia Gandhi’s sister Prime Minister was accompa- leagues namely Admiral Arun “These people had allowed who helped terrorists, he alleged. has put the national interest country the world over,” he said, were on the ship. and her husband, friends, nied by his wife Sonia Gandhi, Prakash, Vice Admiral Vinod Pakistan to dominate India,” he He claimed when Opposition first and “stormed” the terror referring to allegations of cor- However, there is no offi- including Amitabh Bachchan son Rahul Gandhi and two IAS Pasricha and Vice Admiral said at a rally in the con- parties were in power, they took hideouts inside Pakistan. ruption which surfaced during cial reaction from the Indian and Jaya Bachchan. None of officers, and Vice Admiral on Madanjit Singh. All of them stituency where Samajwadi into account the “caste, creed “This is the new India the UPA Government’s term. Navy on the controversy. them even went to Kavaratti. board the aircraft carrier. were serving in the Western Party president Akhilesh Yadav and religion” of the terrorists which takes on the enemy “In the 10 years of the Retired Indian Admi- They took the helicopter ser- Pasricha retired as Vice Fleet during the events referred is the SP-BSP-RLD alliance before taking action. right in its hideouts,” he said. Congress-led Government, nistrative Service (IAS) officer vices from Kochi to Bangaram, Admiral. Incidentally, the air- to said, Ramdas. candidate. Modi said the terror tag has “Be wary of a ‘khichdi’ there was not a single area Wajahat Habibullah, who in he said, adding all those who craft carrier was decommis- “I would like to state Modi has been referring to now been removed from Government,” he said, claiming where there was no scam,” he 1987 was the administrator of availed of the helicopter service sioned in 2017 after 40 years of unequivocally, that this was not the opposition alliance in UP Azamgarh and terrorism is that a ‘mahagathbandhan’ vic- claimed. He mentioned the the Lakshadweep Islands, of the State-owned Pawan Hans service. the case,” in an apparent refer- and possible coalitions else- confined only to Jammu & tory will only lead to “anarchy UN’s designation of Jaish-e- denied Modi’s charge that some paid for it as the administration Refuting Modi’s accusa- ence to Modi’s charge. Prakash, where in the country as Kashmir and the border areas. and instability” in the country. Mohammed chief Masood friends of Rajiv Gandhi’s did not get any bills for it. tion, Ramdas, who in 1987 was who later became Navy chief “mahamilwati”, or adulterated. “Earlier, all terror activities He referred to the years Azhar as global terrorist, and boarded the aircraft carrier. “Neither did we get the bills for the Southern Naval command was commanding INS He said before the BJP had links to Azamagarh. But when frequent elections took said only a strong could ensure Since all the Ministers besides their stay at the guest house in chief, said in a statement on Vindhyagiri while Madanjit came to power Azamgarh used what happened after 2014 is for place because of instable this. “Earlier the world was the Prime Minister were there Bangaram. Rajiv Gandhi paid Thursday, “Prime Minister Singh was commanding INS to be linked to terror attacks by all of you to see,” he said. Governments at the Centre. hesitant to stand with us, but for a meeting, the aircraft car- for his family and the other Rajiv Gandhi and Mrs Gandhi Ganga at that time. the investigating agencies. Incidents of bomb explosions “Between 2004 and 2014, today on the issue of Masood rier was stationed there for paid for theirs,” Habibullah embarked on board INS Viraat Continued on Page 7 This is because the SP and in big cities are under control, the country saw another Continued on Page 7 Prove coal mafia charge or SC junks plea to debar Rahul from Who is your PM candidate, Shah do sit-ups, Didi asks Modi poll on citizenship PTI n NEW DELHI SAUGAR SENGUPTA n his face. only said that he will get a slap KHARAGPUR/BANKURA Reacting to her Tuesday’s of democracy for telling lies.” he Supreme Court on remarks, the Prime Minister Mounting a counter attack TThursday dismissed a asks ‘gathbandhan’ leaders fter Tuesday’s “tight-slap” told an election rally in on the Prime Minister for his plea seeking direction to the Acame the Thursday’s “sit- Purulia that he was ready to “kartut” (misdeeds), Mamata Centre and the Election PTI n SIDDHARTHNAGAR/ Modiji in a time span of five ups.” Mounting a no-holds- take a slap from the Chief said she had the evidences to Commission to debar BALRAMPUR years gave gas ovens, toilets and barred attack on Prime Minister which would come to show how some people got Congress President Rahul houses to poor people”. Minister Narendra Modi for him as blessings. “I respect themselves cleared of riot Gandhi from contesting Lok JP chief Amit Shah on The BJP chief said, “After the linking some of Trinamool you (Banerjee) as Didi. But charges. In an apparent refer- Sabha elections till the issue BThursday asked the Balakot air strike, Rahul Baba, Congress candidates to coal you offer me slaps in return. ence to the Modi’s chief min- of his citizenship is decided. Opposition parties who will be Bua-Bhatija became sad (chehre mafia, TMC chief Mamata But that slap will come to me isterial days Mamata said she A bench headed by Chief the Prime Minister if the ‘gath- latak gaye). They thought that Banerjee on Thursday dared as blessings,” Modi said ruing, had a “pen drive that will tell Justice Ranjan Gogoi reject- bandhan’ is voted to power, their vote bank had become the PM to prove his charges or “Mamata Banerjee does not the story of how some people ed the contention of the peti- raising the issue of possible dis- angry. Why was disturbance in do sit-ups. accept me as the Prime used pressure to get them- tioners, who said that in a agreement among them on their camp when the IAF had “I challenge you Mr Modi Minister as she is more selves cleared of the charges of form along with the annual their PM candidate. killed terrorists in Pakistan? to prove what you have said respectful for the Pakistani riots against them.” data of a UK-based company “On Monday, Mayawati Were they (terrorists) their about my candidates accusing Prime Minister than me.” She said Modi and the BJP in 2005-06, it was allegedly will be Prime Minister. On maternal-paternal brothers?” them of having links with the He said that Mamata’s were the biggest threat to the mentioned that Rahul Tuesday, it will be Sharad Pawar “The security of the coun- coal mafia. Prove your charges soaring anger graph was pro- nation and “if he was not Gandhi is a British citizen. and someone else on try is of top priority to us. If a and I will withdraw all my 42 portionate to the fall in her removed from power then “If some company in Wednesday,” Shah said at an bullet (goli) comes to us from candidates from the electoral popularity level. “Didi knows there will be no freedom, some form mentions his election rally in Siddharthnagar. Pakistan, our people will retal- fray. If you can’t, then you will that the she is losing popu- democracy, no religion or no nationality as British, does he He claimed many of the iate with a shell (golaa),” he said have to hold your ears and do larity fast which makes her free caste in the country,” become a British citizen,” the Opposition leaders are in pol- amidst applause from the one hundred sit-ups before angry,” adding the remarks adding the Constitution and bench also comprising itics only to “realise” their vest- crowd. the public,” she said made by her in anger were all the constitutional institu- Justices Deepak Gupta and ed interests, hide corruption He said that the BJP is Modi had said, “TMC only the proof of her arrogant tions would be destroyed by Sanjiv Khanna told the peti- and for their families. working to make Uttar mafia raj is continuing in the character. the saffron outfit. tioners. He contrasted the situation Pradesh a developed State. neighbouring coal mines and Incidentally, the Chief Mamata got Andhra The plea had said that the in the Opposition camp with Siddharthnagar, which comes their leaders are minting Minister also leveled similar Pradesh Chief Minister petitioners were “dissatisfied” the BJP, saying his party has under Domariyaganj parlia- money while the coal workers charges against the Prime Chandrababu Naidu by her with the “inaction” of the declared Narendra Modi as its mentary constituency, goes to are not getting their pays.” Minister. side calling upon the people of Centre and the poll panel in prime ministerial candidate. polls on May 12. Modi had added the TMC The Chief Minister clari- Bengal to vote for her. “deciding the question of vol- “If voted to power, Earlier at a rally in had made mafia a part of its fied her position on Thursday Addressing a rally at untary acquisition of British Narendra Modi will become rallies in Siddharthnagar and and the Congress, Shah said, Balrampur, Shah accused the leadership, prompting saying she had never spoken Kharagpur which has sizeable citizenship” by Gandhi in prime minister. But I want to ask Balrampur during his day-long “For almost 55 years, there was SP and the BSP of favouring Banerjee to make the “slap” of any “physical slap.” She Telugu population, Naidu said spite of a November 2015 Rahul Baba, bua-bhatija visit to Uttar Pradesh to woo a Congress government in the certain castes and working for remarks. A couple of days ago, said, “I did not talk of a phys- Mamata was the “Bengal communication by BJP leader (Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati), voters for the remaining two country. The SP and the BSP them and said the BJP, on the the Chief Minister told a pub- ical slap. He is saying that I tigress and deserved to so that Subramanian Swamy in this as to who will be the leader of phases of Lok Sabha polls on had ruled UP for years, but the contrary, believed in the lic rally that Modi deserved a will slap him. But try to both India and the State could regard. your gathbandhan?” Shah said. May 12 and 19. condition of the poor did not mantra of ‘Sabka Saath, tight-slap of democracy in understand the language. I prosper.” Details on Page 5 Shah was addressing election Attacking the SP, the BSP improve. On the contrary, Sabka Vikas’. Gambhir Atishibazi over pamphlets Ayodhya mediation panel gives “I had welcomed Gambhir Tearful Atishi blames myself when he joined politics BJP rival for obscene but I never imagined that he report; SC hearing today would stoop to this level in the pamphlets; Gambhir Lok Sabha polls,” Atishi said. “I have only one question PTI n NEW DELHI Living foundation Sri Sri The panel was asked by the sions of Civil Procedure Code retorts ‘I will quit poll for Gambhir. If he is doing this Ravishankar and senior advo- apex court to hold in-camera (CPC) require public notice to against one woman, what about he Supreme Court consti- cate Sriram Panchu, a proceedings and complete be issued before the start of race if you prove it’ the lakhs of women in East Ttuted three-member medi- renowned mediator, as mem- them within eight weeks. process. Delhi who are worried about ation committee, tasked with bers of the mediation commit- The Constitution bench The top court had direct- their safety,” said Atishi in a exploring the possibility of an tee. had said that it does not find ed that the mediation pro- STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI choked voice. amicable settlement settlement A five-judge Constitution any “legal impediment” to ceedings should be conducted She broke down while in the decades-old, politically Bench comprising Chief justice make a reference to mediation with “utmost confidentiality” am Aadmi Party (AAP) AAP’s East Delhi candidate Atishi, along with Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish reading pamphlet. sensitive, Ayodhya’s Ram Ranjan Gogoi and Justices SA for a possible settlement of the for ensuring its success and the Acandidate from East Delhi Sisodia, addresses the media in New Delhi on Thursday Ranjan Dimri | Pioneer Sisodia alleged these pam- Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Bobde, DY Chandrachud, dispute. The Bench was told views expressed by any of the Atishi on Thursday alleged phlets were kept in newspapers land dispute case, has submit- Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul earlier by Hindu bodies, except parties including the mediators pamphlets containing “obscene and distributed in apartment ted its interim report in a Nazeer will now peruse the for Nirmohi Akhara, and the should be kept confidential and derogatory” remarks Atishi alleged pamphlets con- “ashamed” to have a CM like complexes. Sisodia said he sealed cover. report and decide the future Uttar Pradesh government that and not be revealed to any against her are being distrib- taining abusive language Kejriwal. “I abhor your act of “never imagined Gambhir to The matter has been listed course of action. The matter they oppose the court’s sug- other person. uted by BJP’s East Delhi can- against Delhi Chief Minister outraging a woman’s modesty stoop so low”. for hearing on Friday. will come up for the first time gestion for mediation. The However, it had refrained didate Gautam Gambhir. Arvind Kejriwal, his Deputy @ArvindKejriwal and that too “How can women expect The SC on March 8 had on Friday since the March 8 Muslim bodies supported the from passing any specific However, refuting the alle- Manish Sisodia and herself your own colleague. And all safety if people with such men- referred the matter to media- order of the top court. It had proposal. restrain order at this stage and gations vehemently, Gambhir were being distributed by the this for winning elections? You tality are voted in? Atishi, stay tion for exploring the possibil- said that the mediation process While opposing the sug- instead empowered the medi- said, “I will quit the electoral BJP at housing complexes. are filth Mr CM and someone strong. I can imagine how dif- ity of an amicable settlement. would commence within a gestion of mediation, Hindu ators to pass necessary orders race if the allegation against me Gambhir, in a series of needs your very own jhadu to ficult it must be for u. It is pre- It had appointed former SC week and the panel would sub- bodies had argued that earlier in writing, if so required, to is proved.” tweets, accused the AAP for clean your dirty mind.” cisely this kind of forces we judge FMI Kalifulla, spiritual mit the progress report within attempts of reaching a com- restrain publication of the Addressing the media, pamphelts and said he is Continued on Page 7 guru and founder of Art of four weeks. promise have failed and provi- Continued on Page 7 LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MAY 10, 2019 city 02 Never saw a ‘more cowardly and Past govts were soft on weak’ PM than Modi: Priyanka terrorism: Adityanath PNS n LUCKNOW fter dubbing Prime PNS/PTI n VARANASI Minister Narendra AModi as ‘Duryodhan’, hief Minister Yogi Congress general secretary Adityanath said on Priyanka Gandhi Vadra fired a CThursday that the fresh salvo on Thursday, saying Narendra Modi government that she had never come across had shown zero-tolerance a “more cowardly and weak” towards terrorism, unlike past Prime Minister than him. dispensations which were “soft” “Insey bada kayar, insey on it. kamzor pradhan mantri maine Yogi also said that the jeevan mein nahi dekha, (I Bharatiya Janata Party would have not seen a more coward- get good results in the country’s ly and weaker prime minister eastern states, including West than him in my life),” Priyanka Bengal and Odisha, and in charged at an election meeting Kerala as Prime Minister in Pratapgarh. Narendra Modi was “extreme- A day earlier, the Prime ly popular”. Minister had kicked up a con- “In the past five years, no troversy by targeting Priyanka’s terrorist attack took place in father and former Prime Uttar Pradesh and this was pos- Minister Rajiv Gandhi, accus- sible only because of Prime ing him of using warship INS Minister Narendra Modi,” Yogi Viraat as a “personal taxi” for Adityanath said addressing a a family vacation. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra waves at supporters at an election campaign rally ahead of the sixth phase convention in Varanasi. Priyanka said that Modi of Lok Sabha polls, in Pratapgarh Thursday PTI “Earlier, whenever any ter- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressing election meeting at Palhipatti in Varanasi on Thursday Pioneer had failed to answer people’s rorist incident took place in the questions on unfulfilled aside listening to you, this was served with a electricity people in villages of his con- country, people were killed country’,” he said. Varanasi in trans-Varuna area that in frustration of seeing promises of providing two prime minister does not know bill of `35,000 while another stituency Varanasi. How can and brave soldiers were mar- Meanwhile, intensifying are parts of Chandauli parlia- their defeat the opposition par- crore jobs and doubling the how to reply to you,” the resident got a bill for `50,000,” you expect he will ask people tyred. The governments were BJP’s campaigning in Varanasi mentary seat. ties were directing their anger income of farmers. Congress leader fired. she said. about their well-being and soft towards terrorism. But, and adjoining areas for the sec- Yogi said that the parlia- on deities. “The power of politics “You have been cheated. Priyanka claimed that loans their problems,” the Congress now, there is zero-tolerance ond day on Thursday, Yogi mentary elections would decide He also flayed Congress for does not come from big cam- He (the prime minister) had of big industrialists were waived general secretary said. policy against these activities,” Adityanath addressed two pub- the fate of the nation so the submitting an affidavit in the paigns and TV shows. People promised to check corruption but when Rahul Gandhi asked Priyanka pointed out that he said. lic meetings at Palhipatti in people should cast their votes Supreme Court in 2005 that play the biggest role in a but now he has been exposed for loan waiver for farmers, he instead of doubling farmers’ Highlighting the develop- Varanasi district in support of keeping the best interests of the there was no existence of Lord democracy. One should have as corrupt. He hides reality was told that there was no income as promised, their ment works carried out in the Mahendra Nath Pandey, the nation in mind. Ram and Lord Krishna. He said power to listen and solve peo- with his campaigns. If Modiji fund. She also alleged that income had come down to half temple town of Kashi, the party candidate from However, he expressed the at that time the Congress gov- ple’s problems. He (Modi) comes to you, then you should farmers’ insurance money was due to anti-farmer policies of Chief Minister said it was due Chandauli, and at Bhiti in sup- confidence that for making a ernment was being supported should have the power to lis- tell him that in Amethi, with- never paid to them and the Bharatiya Janata Party gov- to the good governance of the port of party candidate from strong nation, the country by both SP and BSP. ten to the opposition. Leave out power connection, a lady they were battling stray cattle ernment. “Similarly, there is a Prime Minister that the city Bhadohi Ramesh Bind. He also would support Modi. Earlier, addressing the menace. plunge in job opportunities had “evolved”, and now, every- addressed a meeting of intellec- Yogi flayed the Samajwadi intellectuals at Chowkaghat “If the Prime Minister is so against the BJP promise of one was witnessing PM Modi’s tuals at Chowkaghat Cultural Party for giving tickets to those Cultural Complex here, Yogi powerful, he should tell why he providing two crore jobs every “new Kashi”. Complex. who spoke against the nation. said that the union of Bua and Priyanka to address could not solve your problems year,” she said. “Earlier when people used Addressing a meeting at He said that many persons Babua (Mayawati and Akhilesh in the last five years. In every Priyanka promised that to see dirty ghats, dangling Palhipatti, Yogi said the Modi were not happy at seeing the Yadav) would not last long as four rallies today speech, he mentions Pakistan the Congress government at electric wires and potholes on government had worked for all continuous growth and pros- it was an alliance of selfishness but he should also tell you what the Centre would return the roads, they used to wonder if sections of society and con- perity of the nation. and opportunism. Lucknow (PNS): Almost single-handedly leading the his government has done in the Food Park in Amethi and ben- this city is actually Kashi.Today structed toilets for all castes of Later, addressing another He said that for selfishness Congress poll campaign in the Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka past five years. We are here due efit people of Pratapgarh and the new Kashi is before every- people. election meeting at Bhiti in in last Assembly election, the Gandhi Vadra will address four meetings in eastern UP on to you as you have made us adjoining districts. She also one,” he said. He praised Modi for show- Bhadohi parliamentary con- SP had made an alliance with Friday before campaigning for the sixth phase polls come to leaders. People are bigger not addressed an election meeting The Chief Minister also ing country’s strength to the stituency, Yogi launched an Congress but after defeat in an end. The Congress leader’s poll meetings are scheduled in us,” she said. in Jaunpur. claimed that before 2014, if world, including Pakistan, by scathing attack on the opposi- Assembly election, their rela- Siddharthnagar for Dumariyaganj candidate Chandresh Kumar Priyanka alleged that when Priyanka also took out a someone went to embassies for the air strike at terrorist train- tion parties for their failure to tions came to an end. Upadhyay, in Basti for party candidate Raj Kishore Singh and thousands of farmers from all grand roadshow in Sultanpur visa, officers used to see them ing camp in Balakit in Pakistan. maintain the dignity of elec- Yogi said that Kashi was a in Sant Kabir Nagar for Congress candidate Bhalchandra Yadav. over the country converged on where aunt Maneka Gandhi of with “contempt”. He praised Mahendra Nath tions in frustration of seeing spiritual and religious city and The last poll meeting to be addressed by Priyanka will be at Delhi and sought a five-minute the BJP is pitted against “But, after Modiji came to Pandey for taking initiatives for their defeat. its greatness and grandeur had Bhadohi where another turncoat Ramakant Yadav, who left appointment from the Prime Congress candidate Sanjay power, there has been a posi- beautification and develop- He expressed concern over started becoming visible. He Bharatiya Janata Party to join Congress, is in the fray. In the Minister, he did not give them Singh. This is first time that tive change. Now, officers of ment of Markandey Dham at the manner West Bengal Chief said that during the last five 2014 election, Yadav was the BJP candidate against Samajwadi time. “In the last five years, the Priyanka has campaigned embassies recognise Indians Kaithi village in Varanasi. Minister Mamata Banerjee years the city had witnessed Party’s Mulayam Singh Yadav from Azamgarh. Prime Minister could not spare against her family member for and say ‘you are from Modi’s Two Assembly segments of insulted Lord Ram and said remarkable development. even five minutes for visiting a party candidate. `24L recovered SP-BSP-RLD to sweep polls in UP: Akhilesh Harassed cop seeks from SUV of PNS n LUCKNOW ‘Baba’ in his own home turf and this time too, the ‘Baba’ would suffer a SP chief’s poll meetings voluntary retirement Cong candidate amajwadi Party president and humiliating defeat. He was referring Sformer Chief Minister Akhilesh to the bypoll to Gorakhpur Lok today cancelled Lucknow (PNS): Agitated over harassment by a BJP leader in Basti Yadav said that the Bharatiya Janata Sabha seat last year in which the BJP and senior officers taking disciplinary action against him with- Party, which relies on politics of lost to Samajwadi Party. Lucknow (PNS): In a surprise move, out giving him a chance to present his side of the story, a police PNS n LUCKNOW deceit and hate, would be wiped out “The ‘Baba CM’ has spoiled the Samajwadi Party has cancelled all the election officer in Auraiya applied for voluntary retirement from service. from Uttar Pradesh as the SP-BSP- ambulance service and its (help-line) meetings of party president Akhilesh Yadav on Ironically, the cop in question was punished even when he showed he police claimed to have RLD alliance was going to sweep the number went out of order. The BJP the last day of campaigning on Friday, alleging outstanding skills by working out a murder case within 24 hours. Tseized `24 lakh from the politically important state of Uttar promised to distribute laptops, but that the district authorities were conspiring to But since a BJP leader was reportedly unhappy with him, he had SUV of former UP minister Pradesh. they have not fulfilled the promise countermand the Azamgarh election. to pay a hefty price. and Congress candidate from Addressing an election rally in because the ‘Baba CM’ does not SP district president in Azamgarh, Havaldar As per reports, Ashok Kumar, posted as station house offi- Basti, Raj Kishore Singh, and Dumariyaganj on Thursday, know to operate a laptop,” he alleged. Yadav, said in a press statement here on cer of Sadar Kotwali in Auraiya, worked out the murder of an arrested two persons in this Akhilesh Yadav said that the BJP Akhilesh Yadav further said that Thursday that though party president would win old woman within 24 hours by arresting her daughter-in-law last connection on Thursday. divided society on religious and his government had given stable jobs the election by a landslide margin, but sudden- Saturday. Soon after the arrest, the BJP leader and chairman of A case has been registered caste lines for its political gains. to Shiksha Mitras but the BJP gov- ly the district authorities have hiked the rate of Zila Panchayat called Kumar and accused him of sending an inno- and the Election Commission “This election will decide the ernment betrayed them. publicity. cent woman to jail for the heinous crime. The politician even of India and Income Tax country’s future. It is up to you to “The present government even “This is a conspiracy hatched by the asked him to release the accused. Being in possession of substan- department have been decide whether you want a govern- played with the sentiments of farm- authorities to countermand the Azamgarh Lok tial evidence against the suspect, Ashok Kumar refused to budge informed about the recovery. ment that believes in divisive politics ers. The party talks about develop- The SP chief also criticised the Sabha election over excessive expenditure,” the and went ahead with the arrest. Superintendent of Police of or one that works for the uplift of the ment but in the last two years, it has implementation of the Goods and Azamgarh SP district chief said. Annoyed with the cop’s refusal to release the suspect, the BJP Basti, Pankaj Kumar, said that poor and the downtrodden,” the SP not laid the foundation of even a sin- Services Tax (GST) and demonetisa- Campaigning in Azamgarh will end on leader reportedly called the Superintendent of Police of Auraiya. a flying squad checking suspi- chief asked and the crowd shouted in gle power house. My government tion, saying, ”The BJP claimed that Friday at 1700 hours and before that Akhilesh The district police chief was told that the inspector had cious persons intercepted the unison that they wanted to defeat the even tried to make ‘kala namak rice’ after demonetisation, corruption Yadav was slated to address a couple of meet- demanded Rs 2 lakh and that the entire family of the murder SUV of the Congress candidate Bharatiya Janata Party. of this area a brand but the BJP will come under control but nothing ings to woo the voters. victim was detained illegally. Subsequently, the district police chief from Basti in Sonupar area of Hitting out at Chief Minister regime stopped the project. We also happened.” Akhilesh is pitted against Bhojpuri actor attached the SHO to Reserve Police Lines. the city on Thursday morning. Yogi Adityanath, Akhilesh said that wanted to construct a hostel for stu- Akhilesh Yadav said that the time Dinesh Lal Yadav alias Nirahua. Sources said that miffed at being humiliated for no profes- A thorough search of the vehi- the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj dents from Nepal. The proposal was had come to protect the Constitution Meanwhile, SP’s Kannauj MP Dimple Yadav sional lapse, Inspector Kumar wrote to the SP seeking voluntary cle revealed that currency notes Party-Rashtriya Lok Dal alliance ready but the BJP government did because the BJP was out to disman- along with Bollywood actor Jaya Bachchan will retirement from the UP Police. Kumar even told local media per- worth Rs 24 lakh were stacked had so much power that it defeated not release funds,” he said. tle constitutional institutions. hold a roadshow in Prayagraj on Friday. sons that the BJP leader has been patronising criminals. He also inside the SUV along with charged that stolen food grain of public distribution system was pamphlets. recovered from the BJP leader’s mill but he got his aides forcibly The district police chief released from police station. said that two persons were When contacted by the media, SP of Auraiya denied action arrested while the cash and the against the Inspector on the complaint of the BJP leader. He clar- vehicle were seized. A third It’s advantage Akhilesh in Azamgarh ified that the matter was probed by a competent officer and on the person in the SUV jumped off basis of his findings, the SHO was attached to Reserve Police Lines. the vehicle and fled the scene. BISWAJEET BANERJEE n BJP candidate, that too from for Lok Sabha not Bollywood. been advantage Akhilesh. seat in 1996 and 1999 on SP Poll expenditure observer LUCKNOW Azamgarh, came as a big sur- Majority of our friends will vote What makes the SP confi- ticket and in 2004 on BSP in Basti, Vibhash Sharan, prise. The BJP opted for the for Akhilesh,” said Amrit Yadav, dent is the caste equation of this ticket. rushed to Kotwali police station n 2016, Bhojpuri cine star Bhojpuri singer and pitted him a student of Sibli National constituency which has a sub- “Ramakant Yadav is an old to look into the matter. Further IDinesh Lal Yadav `Nirahua’ against Akhilesh defying all College and a first time voter. stantial population of Yadavs, war horse and holds massive investigations are on. was honoured with Uttar logic. Politically a novice, One of the main cities of Jatavs and Muslims – who following in Azamgarh. Despite Pradesh’s top Yash Bharati Nirahua joined the BJP in the eastern UP, Azamgarh had been form the bulwark of the grand being MP from 1996 to 2009, award and hailed by then Chief first week of April and was a hub of cultural heritage but its alliance (mahagathbandhan). he was humbled by Mulayam Minister Akhilesh Yadav for his fielded from the high-profile name was tarnished after the The constituency’s history Singh Yadav in 2014 and this contribution and promptly Azamgarh constituency with- Batla House encounter in New is a clear reflection of SP-BS- indicates the influence that termed as the ambassador of in a week, replacing local Delhi. Being associated with RLD alliance’s supremacy as Akhilesh and his family enjoys UP’s culture. strongman Ramakant Yadav. eminent poet Kaifi Azmi, the only Muslims and Yadav can- here,” said Arif Siddiqui of Three years down the line, The latter had contested the last city conjures up the image of a didates have won elections Sibli National College in Nirahua is back in the state but election against Mulayam place which is rich in culture from Azamgarh since 1996. Azamgarh. this time he is locking horns Singh Yadav from Azamgarh. and takes pride in its heritage. In 2014, Samajwadi Party In the 2014 election, NOTICE with Akhilesh Yadav in the bat- The BJP is purely banking The constituency has patron Mulayam Singh Yadav Mulayam Singh Yadav polled tle of ballots in Azamgarh. on Nirahua’s popularity among always been a Samajwadi Party defeated Ramakant Yadav of 35.43 per cent votes while It's notified that I have “I conferred Yash Bharati the youth of eastern UP and is bastion as its candidate won BJP by over 65,000 votes Ramakant Yadav got 28.85 per changed my name from Kiran award on him and now he is hoping that his magic will be elections majority of the times. despite a strong Modi wave cent votes and BSP candidate Rani Bhardwaj (57 years) to contesting against me. I am not transformed into votes to When the SP did not win, it sweeping across Uttar Pradesh. Shah Alam 27.75 per cent. Kiran Sharma. In the future I surprised that he is contesting clinch the stiff contest. was BSP that emerged victori- Azamgarh was one of the five “Look at the arithmetic. will be known by same name Lok Sabha election but am But the local youths seem ous from this seat. Now with seats that the SP won in 2014. The combined vote share of the for all purpose. Kiran Sharma hurt that he is contesting on to have made a clear choice. the SP and BSP joining hands, Incidentally, Ramakant SP and BSP in Azamgarh was W/o Virendra Kumar Sharma, BJP ticket,” said Akhilesh Yadav “We love Nirahua. We will the equation is heavily tilted in Yadav won the 2009 election over 63 per cent. In this sce- R/o-1/397, Rashmikhand, in a routine press interaction. watch his movies but will vote favour of Samajwadi Party and from Azamgarh on BJP ticket. nario, Akhilesh is miles ahead Shardanagar, Lucknow. The selection of Nirahua as for Akhilesh as it is an election hence from the start, it has He also won elections from the of Nirahua,” he said.

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Heat wave Man shot dead near temple, here to stay Lucknow (PNS): Hot weather conditions continued unabated in the state capital kin clueless about motive with the maximum tempera- ture settling at 43.4 degree PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Celsius, which was four notch- es above normal. The mini- man was shot dead by mum temperature at 29 degree two unidentified mis- Celsius was three degrees above Acreants after they had a normal. brief talk with him near a The forecast for Lucknow is temple in Thakurganj on mainly clear sky with the max- Thursday morning. Police sus- imum and minimum temper- pected the man was killed atures expected to be around 43 over some rivalry. However, degree Celsius and 29 degree the family was clueless about Celsius, respectively. However, the motive for murder. the weatherman has forecast The deceased was identi- dust storm/thunderstorm fied as Pappu Shah of accompanied by gusty winds at Barwankalan village of the isolated places over western area. His son Saifu, who was Uttar Pradesh. But, heat wave accompanying the victim and conditions are very likely to pre- is the lone eyewitness, said he vail at isolated places over east- would identify the killers if ern Uttar Pradesh. Allahabad they were paraded before him. remained the hottest in the state As per reports, Pappu Shah with a maximum temperature and Saifu had gone to the for- of 46 degree Celsius. There is no relief in store as similar conditions are expected to prevail in Lucknow on Friday too Pioneer est cover near Pehelwan Baba temple in Barwankalan around 9:30 am to collect fodder for their cattle. Saifu told the Jawwad lodges police that the bike-borne mis- Police carrying out investigation at the crime scene in Thakurganj Pioneer Ghost of gas agency cashier’s creants met Pappu near the complaint temple and engaged him in probably chased him and then property issue. His son is also refused to follow their diktat. talks. “As I moved ahead, I opened fire,” he said, adding under scanner,” the spokesman “It is also possible that Pappu murder haunts Lucknow police against Giriraj heard a gunshot. I turned back old enmity seemed to be the said. was killed due to mistaken and saw my father slumping on motive for murder. Police sources said the identity. The miscreants may PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Lucknow police had arrested senior officials of Lucknow police to the ground and the miscre- “The family members were family might be aware of the be looking for someone with Satveer of Gurugram and during the press conference, ants speeding off,” he told the clueless as to why Pappu was attackers but were not speak- similar features and killed him he ghost of gas agency claimed that Satveer and his men Dwivedi said, “We did not men- police. murdered. The victim hailed ing up due to fear. “It seems after a brief conversation,” the Tcashier Shayam Singh’s mur- — Sunder and Sonu (both of tion the same in the press note A police spokesman said from poor economic back- that Pappu was being bullied sources said. The police der (October 29, 2018) came Rajasthan) and Anoop of which we had issued on the victim suffered injuries ground and it is unlikely that by some persons for a long spokesman did not endorse the back to haunt the Lucknow Haryana — had executed the November 10. If someone makes on his neck. “The attackers he was attacked over money or time and was attacked when he claims. police as social media was abuzz cashier murder and loot. An any claim, it is up to them to with the news that Lucknow amount of Rs 10 lakh had been explain,” he said. police tricked their bosses in a looted in the incident. The denial from the bid to crack the case. Taking cog- The Lucknow police had Lucknow police made the STF Lucknow (PNS): Shia cler- nisance of the incident, the Chief also held a press conference in defensive too. A STF officer ic Maulana Kalbe Jawwad on Missing book designer found dead Minister had asked the Lucknow which cops from Gonda amid said they worked out the case Thursday lodged a complaint police to work out the case. the presence of SSP (Lucknow) and arrested Sooraj, who was against BJP leader Giriraj Singh PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW plex for some work. However, However, the Gomti Nagar Ishtiaq ended his life. On Thursday, the social claimed that Satveer was the carrying Rs 1 lakh cash reward. at Chowk Kotwali and sought he did not return after which SHO, said Ishtiaq ended his life Meanwhile, a highly media was flooded with reports mastermind of Gonda bank “The team had been working for stern action for objectionable he body of a missing book his family sought police help. by jumping into the river. decomposed body was recov- that the Lucknow police erred in dacoity case. They had also rued a long time and there was no and derogatory remarks against Tdesigner was recovered On Thursday morning, “Ishtiaq was suffering from ered from Gomti river near linking the cashier murder and that they had done the ground doubt that they erred in Prophet Mohammed and his from Gomti Riverfront in some divers spotted a body in some disease and was under Bhainsakund Ghat in loot case with Gonda bank work but the Lucknow police unearthing the Gonda dacoity daughter. Jawwad said the BJP Gomti Nagar on Thursday. the river and alerted the police. depression for the same reason. Hazratganj on Thursday. dacoity case without going walked away with the credit. case,” the officer said. leader had hurt the sentiments SHO, Gomti Nagar, RS Sonkar Sub-inspector Sanjay We have sent the body for A police spokesman said through the details. The contro- Pushed on the back foot, the On October 29, two bike- of Muslims. According to SHO, said the man was depressed due Gupta, who is heading the autopsy to ascertain the cause the body appeared about a versy emerged after the Special Lucknow police said they never borne miscreants had shot the Chowk, said Jawwad stated in to his illness and he committed investigating team, said the of death,” he said. week-old and was beyond Task Force on Wednesday arrest- claimed that Satveer was cashier of an LPG agency and the complaint that Giriraj made suicide by jumping into the body bore no injury marks. Ruling out the possibility recognition. “Some divers spot- ed a Bawariya dacoit, identified involved in the Gonda bank looted a bag carrying Rs 10 lakh objectionable and derogatory river. The deceased was iden- “The family had informed of foul play, the SHO said the ted the body and informed the as Sooraj of Gurugram in dacoity case. “Our team had from him in Vibhuti Khand. comments on the Prophet and tified as Ishtiaq Ahmed Gomti Nagar police, so we family had not raised any police control room. A team led Haryana and claimed that he was arrested Satveer on a special tip- Shayam Singh (46) of Vinit his daughter. “The statement Siddiqui (49) of Viram Khand. contacted the family and they doubts as of now. “If they had by sub-inspector Mahendra a mastermind of the Allahabad off and for his involvement in Khand reached the gate of main hurt the sentiments of As per reports, Ishtiaq left identified the body. The body suspected foul play, they would was sent to the place. Prima Bank dacoity of 2017 in Gonda. cashier Shayam Singh’s murder branch of Bank of India (close to Muslims. The police should ini- his house on Wednesday has been sent for autopsy,” have told the police,” he said. facie no injury marks were In the incident, Sooraj and his case,” police spokesman AK Madhurima restaurant) on his tiate action,” Jawwad said in the evening after telling his wife Gupta said, adding that the However, the police had no detected by the police. The men had killed a security guard Dwivedi said. When reminded bike and was preparing to go complaint. The SHO said fur- Azra that he was going to team was yet to talk to the kin eyewitness or CCTV footage in autopsy will ascertain the cause and looted Rs 50 lakh. that the Gonda police had made inside after parking his bike ther probe into the allegations Jeewan Plaza shopping com- to seek details. support of the claim that of death,” he said. Earlier, on November 10, the the claim in the presence of when he was attacked. was underway.

PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW he first Bada Mangal will First Bada Mangal on May 21 Second liver transplant at KGMU Tbe celebrated on May 21. Chief executive officer, Shri Tewari said that they were of the temple, Rakesh Dixit, He said that keeping in PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW liver transplant done on a 45- Aliganj Hanuman Mandir also trying to construct two said that letters had been shot mind the heat wave conditions year-old patient who was suf- Trust, Anil Kumar Tewari told halls because the people from to all those in the various which were in the city proper he second liver transplant fering from a chronic liver dis- The Pioneer that there other districts came to the departments who were arrangements would be made. Tin the history of King ease. The liver was donated by would be four Bada Mangals temple for various pre-wed- responsible for the prepara- “A canopy will be placed and George’s Medical University his 35-year-old brother-in- this year. ding functions and other ones tions of the Bada Mangal cel- fans spraying water will also was performed jointly with law. The operation was a com- He said that extensive like ‘mundan,’ he said. He said ebrations. Letters have been be there in the temple MAX Hospital (New Delhi) on plex surgical procedure of restoration work was being that during the first three written by the temple author- precincts. We will also make Wednesday. The KGMU team approximately 12 hours which carried out at the Hanuman Bada Mangals the bhandaras ities to the Nagar Nigam, Fire arrangements for chilled was led by head of Surgical is performed only in some Mandir in Aliganj. “We have would be organised through department, district adminis- water and ‘thandai.’ Sherbet Gastroenterology department selected centres in the country. carried out extensive restora- the contributions which had tration and the SP, Traffic. will be served continuously to Dr Abhijit Chandra. Other Doctors said it was one a tion work in the temple this been made by the trustees He admitted that on the the devotees coming to the doctors included Vivek Gupta, milestone in the history of time which includes the and the bhandara on last first day they were expecting temple. We are also arranging Vishal Gupta, Pradeep Joshi KGMU’s Surgical restoration of the gate and the Tuesday would be through a crowd of not less than 5 lakh. bhandaras,” he said. With the and Anita Malik, Mohd Parvez, Gastroenterology department. interiors. The last time the pooling of funds by several “Currently the temple is being Bada Mangal taking the shape Tanmay Tiwari, Ehsan, Anit According to authorities, the restoration work was carried devotees, even those who con- restored and whitewashed of a festival in Lucknow and Parihar, Manoj, Rohit, Neera Team of KGMU doctors surgery cost about out was more than 25 years tributed only Rs 100. He said with regard to the preparations creating a unique kind of Kohli, Tulika Chandra, Amita Rs 7-8 lakh. ago,” he said. He said that they that for activities such as these for the Bada Mangal,” he said. ambience, was the temple Jain, Prashant and Sheetal Dey. members of the Surgical “The surgery started at 5 had also started the practice of they take funds from the Dixit said that the first meet- making any efforts of high- Verma. The Max Hospital team KGMU chief medical Gastroenterology department am and ended late in the the trustees contributing trustees and do not spend ing with the administration lighting it on any social net- was headed by Dr Subhash superintendent Dr SN worked for five days to make evening. Both the donor and towards the restoration of the from the corpus of the temple. would take place this week working site, he said they had Gupta. Other doctors included Sankhwar also supported the this mammoth operation a recipient are doing fine at temple. The office superintendent itself. their own website. Shaleen Agarwal and Rajesh operation. Overall, 50 staff success. It was a living donor present,” a doctor said. Less amount spent by candidates in campaigning PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW should carry the name of the what had been given then the publisher,” he said. candidate was bound to pay he strict norms and condi- He said that meetings were that extra amount. Ttions of the Election held with the representatives of He said that in case the Commission of India as well as political parties to explain the candidate did not agree to pay meticulous detailing in moni- various norms and conditions the extra amount then a com- toring the expenditure by the for campaigning. The chief mittee headed by the District district administration has treasury officer said that every- Magistrate would look into resulted in the candidates thing had been counted in this the matter. He said that on the spending lesser than the expenditure which included day the counting of the voters amount of Rs 70 lakh that they the rallies, the social media, was carried out they would were allowed for campaigning petrol, ‘samosas’ and lunch issue a letter to all the political for the Lok Sabha elections in packs and their water bottles. parties to submit the final Lucknow district. He said that the maximum account of expenditure. Chief treasury officer amount was spent on the con- Sanjay Singh, while talking to ventional way of campaigning The Pioneer, said that one of the which included rallies in place main reasons for the candidates of social media network.. spending lesser than Rs 70 While giving the details of lakh was that the Election how a rally was monitored by Commission had stated clear- their monitoring team, he said. ly that if they crossed the File photos of Acharya Pramod Krishnam, and Poonam Sinha “Take for example when a expenditure limit then their campaigning in Lucknow political party carried out a candidature would be can- rally- while seeking permission celled and they would be Ganesh Chowdhary has spent 44,60,059, CL Verma, the SP- Singh admitted that the it showed its expenditure as Rs debarred from fighting the Rs 33,830, Girish Narayan BSP candidate, Rs 15,97,758, candidates spent less on the 50,000 and gave the details of elections for the next three Pandey Rs 1,56,749, Ganesh Rawat Rs 4,25,064, precautionary level being afraid the loudspeakers , tents and years. Devnarayan Singh Yadav Rs Jagdish Gautam Rs 36,328, of the fact that the Election logistics being spent. When the As per the figures provid- 1,22,306, Mohammad Faheem Radha Ambedkar Rs 1,15,817, Commission would crack its rally took place then our video ed by the chief treasury officer Rs 54,993, Ramesh Rs 44,278, Ram Sagar Pasi Rs 67,700, whip. surveillance team went and uptill May 2, 2019, the expen- Ram Sagar Pal Rs 25,860, Shatrohan Lal Rawat Rs 36,882, “Also there were several videographed the rally and diture of the candidates con- Shameem Khan Rs 7,40,529, Sushil Kumar Rs 33,776, rules and regulations about gave the details of the cut-outs testing the Lucknow Lok Sabha Avinash Chandra Jain Rs Jagdish Rawat Rs 6,63,371, the expenditure which had to and the lunch packets distrib- constituency was as follows. 52,487, Sanjay Rana 4,76,786 Prabhawati Devi Rs 17,048 be followed such as if a rally uted, size of pandal, size of The Samajwadi Party candi- and Jimidar Singh Yadav Rs and Ramesh Kumar Rs 85,807. was being taken out then not stage, the recording of the date, Poonam Sinha, has spent 43,801. The chief treasury officer more than ten cars would go campaigner was also carried Rs 15,23,605, the Congress In Mohanlalganj Lok said that the estimated expen- together at the same time. The out. In the control room a team candidate, Acharya Pramod Sabha constituency, the expen- diture may increase because second convoy would move at saw the video . Then the details Krishnam, has spent Rs diture by the candidates was as these were the figures uptill a distance of over 100 metres of cars and other things are 40,10,172, the BJP candidate, follows: Kaushal Kishore from May 2 whereas the maximum behind the first one. There were seen and the rates are calculat- Rajnath Singh, has spent Rs the Bharatiya Janta Party spent rallies took place on May 3 and also restrictions regarding the ed by the accounting team,” he 19,44,234 , the candidate, Amar Rs 37,11,787, RK Chowdhary 4 i.e. on the last two days of use of flags and if posters were said. He said that if the expen- Ramzada has spent Rs 62,271, from Congress spent Rs campaigning. being published then they diture was found more than LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MAY 10, 2019 city 04 Police unravel last year’s murder mystery; 2 held

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ith the arrest of two mis- Forensic team to examine Wcreants on Thursday, the Para police claimed to have unravelled the murder mystery bruises on couple’s bodies of nearly a year-old murder case. The dismembered body (in two pieces) of Raj Kumar PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW He added that he had no bruises on their bodies, prob- was recovered from a vacant information about the foren- ably caused by thrashing. plot in Para on May 18 last year. forensic team will exam- sic team examining bruises On Wednesday, the police The miscreants had severed the Aine how the Dalit couple, on the bodies of the couple. had claimed that the couple body using a grinder. who were found hanging in a However, sources said the were in love. “The girl’s mar- Those arrested were iden- mango grove in Malihabad on police would go for a foren- riage was settled by her fam- tified as Anshu Soni and Wednesday morning, had sic examination of the bodies ily and she was to be wedded Virendra Yadav. Interestingly, suffered injuries. Locals had to find out how the couple to a youth in the months to the deceased’s family had sus- suspected honour killing, suffered bruises. “The experts come. Her marriage was set- pected the role of Anshu back claiming that the parents of will also examine as to how tled earlier also but Ranjeet then, but the police had dis- both were against their the couple ended their lives talked to her fiance and dis- counted their apprehensions. marriage. using a single rope,” the closed his affair with the girl. Alambagh circle officer On Thursday, the police sources said. After this, her marriage was Sanjeev Sinha said the abscond- claimed that the couple died The youth, identified as cancelled,” the police had ing miscreants were nabbed of asphyxia. “The autopsy Ranjeet, and the girl (both of said on Wednesday. following a tip-off. “Both the report has ascertained that Sahijanwa village) were found The Malihabad SHO had miscreants owned up their the couple died of asphyxia hanging with a single rope discounted the theory of hon- Muslims offering prayers before breaking their fast on the third day of Ramzan, at Darulshafa on Thursday Pioneer crime during interrogation,” due to hanging. Further tied around their necks. The our killing, saying no such he said. As per the miscreants’ investigations are on,” police girl’s legs were touching the evidence or inputs were confession, they developed dif- spokesman AK Dwivedi said. ground and there were of obtained during probe. ferences over a betting issue Boat found in Chhattar Manzil during an IPL match. Anshu The Alambagh CO said Raj other evidence as well. “We Apartment in Hussainganj. had lost a Rs-500 bet to Kumar also had some enmity worked on every angle and also “Sharma told me that he had Rajkumar. Anshu asked him to with Virendra as the latter had collected the CCTV footages,” made strenuous efforts to make go along with him to collect the taken Rs 3 lakh from him the CO said. me an office-bearer in the to be showcased at museum money from his house. On the through a money pool-in women’s wing of BJP. He forced way, they met Virendra and the scheme. “In the past, Raj ALLEGED me to recommend his case in trio had eggs at an outlet. Kumar had created a scene at A woman BJP leader which I had to talk to an officer. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW After this, we will place it at Anshu later took Raj Kumar to Virendra’s house and threat- accused a Hussianganj resident When I denied, he threatened the city museum for public Virendra’s house where the ened to take back his car in of demanding Rs 50 lakh as me and asked me to pay Rs 50 he 100-year-old boat, viewing,” he said. Singh said two strangulated him. Both exchange of the money extortion. According to the lakh for the efforts he did for me, Twhich has been found in that the presence of the boat cut the body into two using a Virendra owed to victim,” the complainant, identified as Usha or he would not allow her to Chhattar Manzil, will be indicated that boating was grinder and stuffed the parts in CO told mediapersons. Mishra of Mumbai, she visited move out of his flat. I was restored and displayed at the popular during the times of a sack which they later He said the police recov- Lucknow after she got a call dumbstruck and was made to city museum. Director of State Nawabs. dumped. ered the grinder and collected from Ratan Lal Sharma of Preeti sign a a blank paper,” she alleged. Archaeology AK Singh said On when the monument that the boat was found during would be opened for public, he the restoration which was tak- said that work was still under- SCHOOLSCAN ing place at the palace site of way. “Farhat Baksh Kothi Chhattar Manzil. where the restoration work “The boat was found when has been completed may be 8 CIS STUDENTS SECURE the mud was removed from the opened in a couple of months,” OVER 90% IN CBSE area in the palace of Chhattar he said. Students of City Manzil. The boat is over a cen- Chhattar Manzil was ear- International School (Manas tury old,” he said. However, he lier occupied by Central Drug Vihar) achieved stupendous said they could not provide any Research Institute (CDRI) and success in CBSE Class X, further detail because the boat later when the institute was results of which were declared needs to be studied by experts. shifted to the new premises, it recently. As many as 47 stu- “We will study the details was taken over by the State dents had appeared in the and then restore the boat. Archaeology department. exams and all came out with flying colours. Aakarsh Chaurasia was the topper, fol- lowed by Harsh Lohani and LDA re-designs layout plan for Gomti Nagar Extn Prabal Singh. Eight students scored 90% or above marks. In PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW with urban developers to do cessfully as there is no scope Development Act-1973. Social Science, Ankita Singh away with the anomalies so for re-designing. Emphasis will also be laid and Amitesh Srivastava scored ucknow Development that there was no problem in LDA Vice-Chairman PN on the construction of multi- a perfect 100. LAuthority (LDA) has re- implementation. LDA chief Singh said there would be level parking lots. For it to designed the layout plan for the engineer IS Singh said opin- mixed land use so that resi- become a smart residential Gomti Nagar Extension so ions from foreign experts could dents would be provided with colony, smooth flow of traffic that it may attain the status of be sought, if required. The all the facilities to lead comfort is a must. India’s image has a smart residential colony. The revised plan will be sent to the and healthy lives. Besides, it The LDA administration is LDA administration has town planning department to will give an opportunity to planning parking lots to changed the entire blueprint to ensure it is not in violation of entrepreneurs. Emphasis will accommodate 5,000 vehicles at meet the eligibility criteria for the ‘Master Plan-2031’. be on wide roads and ample a time. The chief engineer said improved on global attaining special status. The LDA administration space for pavements. The plan- people’s cooperation was a Presently, the LDA admin- has been trying to get similar ners will also ensure there is no must to ensure an efficient front: Anupriya istration is in consultation status for Gomti Nagar unsuc- violation of the UP Urban traffic management. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n ALLAHABAD 1980, the Janata Dal’s candidate CITYBRIEFS won for two consecutive terms he Union Minister of State from here while the SP won the Tfor Health and Family elections held here from 1996 to 100% RESULT FOR Welfare, Anupriya Patel, said 2004 four times consecutively. UNITY COLLEGE under the able leadership of The BSP won this seat for Unity College secured a Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, the first time in the 2009 elec- 100 per cent result with the India’s image had improved on tions while the BJP emerged vic- average aggregate of 81.22 per the global front. Addressing a torious for the first time in the cent in ISC and 75.58 per cent rally in Kahali village of 2014 elections. Keshav Prasad in ICSE. A total of 116 students Mauaima, she also made an Maurya, who was elected an MP appeared for ISC, out of which appeal to support the Bharatiya in 2014, resigned after becom- 20 students scored 90 per cent Janata Party (BJP) candidate ing Deputy Chief Minister of or above while 48 students Keshari Devi Patel, from the Uttar Pradesh. In the byelection scored 80 per cent or above. In Phulpur seat. Patel said it was held in 2018 here, the SP man- ICSE, out of 116 students, 10 because of Modi’s leadership aged to grab this seat again. students stole the merit lime- qualities and the pressure exert- Nagendra Singh Patel won the light with 90 per cent or above ed by him that United Nations byelections from here. The fig- whereas 29 students scored 80 termed Masood Azhar as a ures of Phulpur Lok Sabha seat per cent or above. Kaunain global terrorist which was a big during the Lok Sabha elections Zehra who topped in ISC with diplomatic victory for India. 2014: Sitting MP: Nagendra 95.50 per cent, scored a perfect The Union Minister also raised Singh Patel (SP), winning mar- 100 in Physical Education and slogans and asked the voters to gin: 59,460 votes. In second 99 in Mathematics. Khizra vote for a strong party. The place: Kushendra Singh Patel, Hashmi who obtained 95.25 MLA from Soraon, Dr Jamuna BJP. The total voters in the 2018 per cent also scored 100 in Prasad Saroj, said that the BJP by election: 19,63,543. The Biotechnology and Physical along with its allied parties like number of male voters: Education. “I focused on class- the Apna Dal (S) had formed a 10,79,184 and female voters: room teaching and depended progressive government. 8,84,161. on thorough study at home”, Thereafter, Anupriya Patel said Khizra who wishes to be Toppers felicitated at Unity College addressed a gathering at a sep- ROADSHOW BY DIMPLE a cardiologist. Though she had arate rally in Karchhana also YADAV, OTHERS TODAY been active on Instagram and tive teaching practices for MEETING monthly basis, depending where she appealed to the peo- Dimple Yadav, MP from WhatsApp earlier, she detached schools serving the under- Divisional Commissioner upon the availability of police ple to support the BJP candidate Kannauj and wife of former herself completely from social served communities. As many Anil Garg presided over a teams. The Divisional from the Allahabad seat, Rita Chief Minister, Akhilesh Yadav, media for one month prior to as 30 teachers from five schools meeting on Thursday to Commissioner met the offi- Bahuguna Joshi. film star and Rajya Sabha mem- the exams. Aashi Siddiqui, who of Malhaur and Juggaur areas review traffic management in cials at his office and the Prayagraj (popularly known ber, Jaya Bachchan, and the SP is the ICSE topper with 93.60 of Gomti Nagar attended the the city. He directed the offi- meeting was attended by SP as Allahabad) district has two candidate from Lucknow seat, per cent aggregate, dreams of training programme. All the cials to get the works complet- (Traffic) Punendra Singh, parliamentary seats. One of Poonam Sinha, will organise a a career in Medical Sciences. teachers were provided teach- ed in their respective depart- ADM (West) Santosh Kumar them is Phulpur. From this roadshow in Allahabad on She said: “The key to success is ing kits, soft boards and blue- ments in time so that the Vaishya, Municipal very seat Pandit Jawaharlal Friday. The roadshow will be self-study and hard work”. tooth speakers in order to help public did not face inconve- Commissioner Indramani Nehru, the country’s first Prime held by the trio in support of the Satakshi Anand who secured them make their classes nience. He said the encroach- Tripathi and officials from Minister, was elected MP three SP- BSP alliance candidates 93 per cent scored 99 in interesting. ments should be removed on PWD and NHAI. times after independence. After contesting from the twin parlia- Computer Application. She his demise on May 27, 1964, his mentary constituencies of said she was eyeing civil ser- sister, Vijaylakshmi Pandit, Phulpur and Allahabad, includ- vices. The meritorious stu- emerged victorious in the by- ing Pandhari Yadav and dents, along with their parents, election from here. She won a Rajendra Singh Patel respective- were honoured at a programme second consecutive victory in ly. Samajwadi Party state on Thursday. the 1967 general election. spokesman KK Srivastava said The Congress candidates that the roadshow would be TEACHERS’ TRAINING won seven times in the 16 gen- organised in the urban areas of PROGRAMME eral and three byelections held Allahabad and Phulpur parlia- Amity School of so far in this constituency. The mentary constituencies in which Communication Enhancement Congress won five consecutive the star campaigners would and Transformation terms right from 1951 to 1967. highlight the damage done by (ASCENT), Amity University, It also won in the 1971 and 1984 the Modi government in the in partnership with Regional elections. Besides, the Socialist state and the country, while urg- English Language Office Party won the by-election in ing voters to unite and back the (RELO), US Embassy (New 1969. In 1977 the Bharatiya Lok alliance candidates on both the Delhi), organised a teachers’ Dal, Janata Dal (Secular) in seats. training programme on effec- Divisional Commissioner Anil Garg presiding over a meeting on Thursday Pioneer LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MAY 10, 2019 nation 05 BJP questions Cong's NYAY SC junks plea seeking direction to PNS n NEW DELHI (Congress chief Rahul Gandhi) debar RaGa from contesting polls will remove poverty by giving ith two rounds of polling Rs 72,000, then what did Pandit PTI n NEW DELHI Wayanad in Kerala. pany named Backops Limited Wleft, the BJP on Thursday Nehru, Indira Gandhi, The plea, filed by was registered in the stepped up its offensive against Manmohan Singh do? That is he Supreme Court on advocate Barun Kumar Sinha, United Kingdom in 2003 with the ‘first family’ of the why the political credibility of TThursday dismissed a had also sought a direction to Rahul Gandhi as one of its Congress by reiterating Prime the Congress in removing plea seeking direction to the the EC to remove Gandhi’s directors. Minister Narendra Modi’s alle- poverty has ended,” he said. Centre and the Election name from “electoral roll till the The Home Ministry had gations that former PM Rajiv He further alleged that the Commission to debar Congress decision of the question of said Swamy’s letter mentioned Gandhi misused INS Viraat for Congress had a history of injus- President Rahul Gandhi from acquisition of his British citi- that in the British company’s a family vacation. At the same tice and since 1947, it had been contesting Lok Sabha elections zenship”. annual returns filed on October time, the BJP also questioned responsible for “wrong eco- till the issue of his citizenship In a recent letter to Gandhi, 10, 2005 and October 31, 2006, Congress’ ‘NYAY’ scheme in nomic policies, bad and cor- is decided. the Home Ministry had said it Rahul’s date of birth has been the backdrop of its “ low cred- rupt governance and visionless A bench headed by Chief has received a representation given as June 19, 1970 and had ibility” in practicing what it leadership”. Justice Ranjan Gogoi rejected from Swamy in which it has declared his nationality as preaches. “So, ‘Nyay’ will not happen, the contention of the petition- been brought out that a com- British. Going hammer and tongs because with justice, the person ers, who said that in a form against Congress, BJP leader doling it out should also be along with the annual data of Arun Jaitley said while trustworthy,” he said. a UK-based company in 2005- “Kaamdars” (self-made hard- Gadkari also lashed out at 06, it was allegedly mentioned Plea of sacked BSF jawan working like Modi) used India’s the opposition party for the that Rahul Gandhi is a British naval fleet to strike at terror, abuse it had meted out to citizen. Tej over cancellation of “naamdars” (dynast like Rajiv) Modi during its poll campaign “If some company in some used them for personal reasons. and said he had a list of 56 such form mentions his nationality Modi, during an election abuses. as British, does he become a nomination dismissed rally on Wednesday, had “One, fear is their biggest British citizen,” the bench also accused Rajiv and his family of capital. Create fear in the minds comprising Justices Deepak PTI n NEW DELHI to various apex court using warship INS Viraat as of Dalits, minorities, SCs and Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna told judgments and said its “personal taxi” for a holiday STs. Two, ensure that a discus- the petitioners. he Supreme Court election petitions can only be when Rajiv Gandhi was sion on the work done in five The plea had said that the TThursday rejected sacked filed after polls are over as it India’s prime minister between Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at supporters during an election campaign rally from Bankura seat Subhas Sarkar for Lok years, which had not happened petitioners were “dissatisfied” BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav’s would vitiate the electoral 1984-89. Sabha polls in Bankura on Thursday PTI in 50 years, does not take with the “inaction” of the plea challenging the Election process. In a separate tweet, Jaitley place. If the discussion revolves Centre and the poll panel in Commission’s decision to Advocate Prashant said that the Congress which from the United Front gov- tion of Rajiv Gandhi that the tion from performance, work around development, then they “deciding the question of vol- reject his nomination papers Bhushan, appearing for Yadav, had blamed DMK for Rajiv’s ernment on this ground. 28 1984 anti-Sikh riots happened. and development, which should know they will be in trouble,” untary acquisition of British from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat said that as per earlier verdict assassination has now tied up years later, today a desperate Senior BJP leader Nitin have been the issues in the he said. citizenship” by Gandhi in spite to contest against Prime of the apex court, the election with the regional party in Congress has discovered a BJP Gadkari too alleged that ongoing Lok Sabha election. “Last time during the of a November 2015 commu- Minister Narendra Modi. petition can be filed during Tamil Nadu during the ongo- role,” Jaitley said. Congress has lost all “The Congress has no Kumbh, the prime minister of nication by BJP leader A bench headed by Chief enforcement of the Model ing general election. Rajiv Jaitley’s remark came in political credibility when it credibility. After 1947, (then Mauritius could not go for a Subramanian Swamy in this Justice Ranjan Gogoi Code of Conduct (MCC). Gandhi was assassinated on response to senior Congress comes to addressing the issue prime inister Jawaharlal) Nehru bath in the Ganga.... This time, regard. said, “We do not find any At the fag end of the hear- May 21, 1991, at leader Ahmed Patel’s assertion of poverty. said he will remove poverty. 20 crore people visited the The petitioners — Jai grounds to entertain the plea ing, Bhushan sought liberty Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu. that the BJP-backed V P Singh Gadkari took a dig at Then Indira Gandhi said this. Kumbh and took bath in the Bhagwan Goyal and C P Tyagi of Yadav.” from the court to file an elec- “From December 1990 government had refused to Rahul’s proposed “Nyay” She used the slogan of remov- river. For the first time, the — had alleged that since prima Yadav had moved the top tion petition after polling is till May 1991, when Shri Rajiv provide Rajiv Gandhi with scheme by invoking Congress ing poverty and won elec- Ganga was pure and clean. facie evidence in this regard has court challenging the decision over. Gandhi was assassinated, the additional security and left the prime ministers, who, he tions), but poverty did not go. “We did what we promised. been produced before the of Returning Officer (RO) to “We have done what we Congress Party-supported former prime minister with claimed, had vowed to eradi- Then Rajiv Gandhi repeated We made the waterways and Home Ministry and the EC, reject his nomination papers could have done. We find no Chandra Shekhar government one PSO despite credible intel- cate poverty and failed. that, then Sonia Gandhi and that is why (Congress leader) Gandhi should not have from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, grounds to entertain this peti- was in power. “From May 1991 ligence inputs and repeated Addressing a press confer- then Manmohan Singh, but Priyanka (Gandhi Vadra) could been allowed to contest the saying it was intended to “give tion,” the court said. till 2004, the Congress blamed requests ence, Gadkari further alleged poverty did not go. travel from Prayagraj to ongoing Lok Sabha elections walkover” to PM Modi. The top court had its present ally the DMK for The BJP, for its part, alleged that the Congress had deliber- “Now, even Panditji’s Varanasi on a boat while abus- from Parliamentary con- Senior advocate Rakesh Wednesday asked the poll Shri Rajiv Gandhi’s assassina- through its official Twitter han- ately created “fear” in the minds (Nehru) great-grandson is say- ing us continuously,” he said stituencies he has decided to — Dwivedi, appearing for the panel to examine grievances of tion. It even withdrew support dle that it was on the instruc- of the minorities to divert atten- ing the same thing. If he hitting out at them. Amethi in Utter Pradesh and Election Commission, referred Yadav. Modi has made IAF jets his taxi, pays `744: Cong Rahul gets time to submit PNS n NEW DELHI Centre BJP paid a total of `1.4 said it proves his “imminent L Ramdas and other Naval offi- own frustration on knowing crore to the IAF for 240 “non- defeat”. cers of the time said that Gandhi their defeat”. respond to EC notice he Congress on Thursday official domestic trips” made by Congress’ social media was on an official visit then. Singhvi said the BJP PNS n NEW DELHI Citing his speech in Sh- Taccused Prime Minister Modi since the start of his strategist Divya Spandana Congress accused Modi of attacked former PM Rajiv ahdol, Madhya Pradesh on April Narendra Modi of making tenure as prime minister till slammed Modi for allegedly “demeaning” the office of Prime Gandhi on Bofors omitting to he Election Commission 23, the EC had, on May 1, issued Indian Air Force (IAF) jets his January 2019. taking Canadian citizen Akshay Minister and said “you have even mention about the 2004 T(EC) has allowed Congress the show-cause notice to Rahul “own taxi” and paying “as low “In some cases, the amount Kumar with him onboard regressed far from progressing”. judgement, which the BJP never president Rahul Gandhi to , highlighting a provision of the as” `744 for using IAF aircraft paid seemed to be quite low. For Indian Navy warship Sumitra. He asked what relation does appealed. In 2018, the case was submit his respond till Model Code of Conduct that for election trips. The grand old example, the BJP paid `744 for Her attack on Modi came a day Rajiv Gandhi’s visit to a Naval dismissed by the Supreme Friday on a show-cause notice barred “unverified” allegations party also hit back at Modi for a ‘H/P Balangir-H/P after he accused late prime ship have “in 2019, to the issue Court. issued to him over his remark against political opponents and alleging that the late Rajiv Patharchera’ trip by Modi on Viraat as a “personal taxi” on a minister Rajiv Gandhi of using of jobs he promised in the air Senior Congress leader that the Narendra Modi asked him to submit response Gandhi used INS Viraat as January 15, 2019,” Surjewala family vacation, the party point- warship INS Viraat as a “per- and to agricultural distress or Ahmed Patel said abusing a Government had enacted a within 48 hours. “personal taxi” on a family claimed about the news report. ed that a scared Modi is now sonal taxi” for a family holiday. demonetisation which crushed martyred Prime Minister is the new law that allowed tribals to However, it extended the vacation, saying he is a “serial “Distraction and fakery is shamelessly pointing fingers on Congress leader and Rajya our MSMEs”. sign of “ultimate cowardice”. be shot at. deadline to Tuesday on his liar” who does not have the your last resort. You have made others. Sabha member Abhishek Singhvi also said that peo- “Rajiv ji lost his life due to their On Tuesday, Rahul had appeal. The notice has been courage to fight elections on Indian Air Force jets your own A day after Modi accused Singhvi alleged that PM Modi ple know when a party revives hatred and is no longer here sought time till the weekend to issued based on allegations issues such as unemployment Taxi! You have paid as low as late PM Rajiv Gandhi of using was spreading disinformation a citizenship issue in the mid- amongst us to answer the base- respond to the notice. The that during the impugned and demonetisation. `744 for using IAF jets for warship INS Viraat as a “per- and lies about former Prime dle of elections after five years less allegations and abuses Congress chief had sought time speech, the Congress chief said Citing a media report based election trips!” Surjewala said. sonal taxi” for a family holiday, Minister Rajiv Gandhi taking in power, “without a shred of which are being unleashed on till May 7 to respond to the that Narendra Modi had on facts from a RTI, Congress’ In an apparent reference to Congress alleged that Prime his family on INS Viraat when legal or factual finding against him. Abusing a martyred Prime notice, following which the brought in a new law under chief spokesperson Randeep Modi’s allegation that the late Minister is spreading canards he was in office and quoted for- Congress President Rahul Minister is the sign of ultimate EC had granted him an exten- which tribal people could be Surjewala said, ruling party at PM Rajiv Gandhi used INS and lies during elections and mer Navy chief Admiral (Retd) Gandhi, it is only proving their cowardice,” Patel tweeted. sion last Friday. shot at. SC Collegium recommends Justice Bose, Bopanna for elevation Notification stalling highway works in Kerala revoked: Gadkari PTI n NEW DELHI the aforementioned recom- the Bombay High Court and basis of Chief Justices and PNS n NEW DELHI “high priority-1” and “high and I sat together and decided The NHAI had earlier mendation dated 12th April, Justice Kant is the incumbent senior puisne Judges of High priority-2”, placing the state in that whatever the cost for the asked the Left Democratic ejecting the Government’s 2019, especially since nothing Chief Justice of the Himachal Courts, apart from their com- enying any discrimination the second category. development of the state, we Front (LDF) Government in Robjections, the Supreme adverse regarding competence, Pradesh High Court. petence, conduct and integri- Dagainst the southern State, The CPI(M) leader had would have to do it. This pri- Kerala to stop the land acqui- Court Collegium has reiterat- conduct or integrity of Justices “While recommending the ty,” said the Collegium, also Union Minister for Road also said the NHAI had issued ority 1 and priority 2 is wrong sition process for the expansion ed its recommendation to ele- Aniruddha Bose, and A S names of Justice B R Gavai and comprising Justices S A Bobde, Transport and Highways Nitin directions to all its regional news. of National Highway 66. vate Justices Aniruddha Bose Bopanna, has been pointed Surya Kant, the Collegium has NV Ramana, Arun Mishra and Gadkari on Thursday said that offices to suspend the land All the Bharatmala projects Following the order, the work and AS Bopanna to the apex out,” the Collegium said in its taken into consideration com- RF Nariman, in its May 8 res- an order that virtually stalled all acquisition process of all pro- are underway and detailed had to be stopped all over the court, observing that nothing May 8 resolution. bined seniority on all-India olution. highway development works in jects under the “priority-2” project reports will be made. state except in Kasaragod. adverse has been found regard- The government had ear- Kerala had been revoked. category. There will be no injustice Only the Thalapady- ing their competence, conduct lier returned the names of the His remarks came amidst “The notification has been towards Kerala. Clarification Chengala and the Chengala- or integrity. two judges, citing seniority allegations from Kerala chief cancelled. There is no dis- for the same will be issued on Neeleswaram stretches in The collegium has also and representation of regions as Govt played fraud upon court minister Pinarayi Vijayan that crimination against Kerala. Friday,” Gadkari said. Kasaragod district come under recommended names of the reasons. the move was “politically moti- The problem in Kerala is that He added that Union the “priority-1” category. Justices BR Gavai and Surya Justice Bose, whose parent to obtain favourable Rafale vated”. the cost of land acquisition is Tourism Minister Alphons The political row over the Kant for elevation to the apex high court is Calcutta, is the Vijayan had claimed that very high and there are hous- Kannanthanam, who hailed stalling of projects has been court. Chief Justice of Jharkhand the National Highways es on the roadside. from the southern state, had going on for some time. The The two resolutions of the High Court and is at number verdict, petitioners claim in SC Authority of India (NHAI), as So road widening is an explained the situation to him Communist Party of India Collegium were made public 12 in all-India seniority of part of its policy guidelines issue and this is Kerala’s biggest and he had also spoken to (Marxist) had accused Kerala on the apex court’s website on judges. PTI n NEW DELHI the Supreme Court on issued on April 15, had cate- problem. the NHAI chairman on the BJP chief Sreedharan Pillai of Thursday. Justice Bopanna, whose Thursday. gorised highway projects into “The Kerala chief minister issue. trying to derail the projects. The 5-member Collegium parent high court is Karnataka, he Centre misled and In a rejoinder affidavit headed by Chief Justice Ranjan is the Gauhati High Court Tplayed fraud upon the filed in the apex court, they Gogoi had met on Wednesday Chief Justice and stands at apex court to obtain said the December 14 verdict and deliberated on the issue of number 36. favourable order in the Rafale in the Rafale case should be Nearly 1,200 IPS elevation of the four high court The government had fighter jet case last December, reviewed as the judgement was judges. returned Justice Bose’s name to former Union ministers obtained through “multiple officers under “In view of the above, on the Collegium last year as well Yashwant Sinha and Arun falsehoods and suppression due consideration of all aspects when he was recommended to Shourie and activist lawyer of material and relevant infor- mentioned in the file, the head the Delhi high court. Prashant Bhushan claimed in mation”. scanner for Collegium resolves to reiterate Justice Gavai is a judge of non-performance PTI n NEW DELHI Policy on thalassemia all set to see light early 1,200 officers of NIndian Police Service (IPS) PNS n NEW DELHI chelating agents, leukocyte fil- marrow transplant (BMT) can transplant (BMT), they can have come under the scanner ters and infusion pumps free of help them live a healthy and live a healthy and normal life,” of the Home Ministry for non- rafted last August, the pol- cost to the poor patients. normal life. More important is said Dr Nezih Cereb, Co- performance, an official said Dicy for prevention and Sources in the Union Carrier Genetic Test (CGT), as founder, and Chairperson of Thursday. control of Hemoglobinopathies Health Ministry said that the proposed in the policy, that can DATRI. The ministry has reviewed — Thalassemia, Sickle Cell States have been consulted in be conducted before pregnan- Cereb further informed service records of a total of Disease and variant the matter and almost all are on cy, which can help make out if that while a blood stem cell 1,181 IPS officers in the past Hemoglobins — is all set to see the same page, infact many the baby will stand the risk of transplant provides the only three years to check deadwood light of the day within the next have already started strength- having any of the serious dis- hope for a cure and normal life from the Government, he said, fortnight, paving the way for ening existing public health eases including thalassemia, for Thalassemia patients, not all adding the numbers of officer the much-needed genetic facilities for patients with they adds. of them have an eligible fami- under the lens could go up as screening of all pregnant hemoglobinopathies. “The blood transfusion ly blood stem cell donor. such a review is a continuous women to prevent the inherit- A day after the World process these patients do He said that his organiza- process. ed disorders. Thalassaemia Day, experts said through now and then is tion has already joined hands The review of The enforcement of the that India is the Thalassaemia painful and expensive. The life with various Thalassemia asso- service records was carried out national policy would also capital of the world with 40 expectancy of these patients is ciations across India and has under Rule 16 (3) of All India ensure putting in place million carriers and over generally not more than 25 to appealed to masses to come Services (Death-cum- advanced facilities for com- 1,00,000 thalassaemia majors 30 years. forward and register as a vol- Retirement Benefits ) Rules, prehensive care of such patients under blood transfusion every But if they find an HLA unteer Blood Stem Cell donor 1958 during 2016 and 2018 to besides making provision of month. Matched Unrelated Blood Stem to save the lives of Thalassemia check non-performers, the offi- medicines, including iron Experts said that a bone Donor and get a bone marrow Children. cial said. Former IAS officer of Punjab cadre, SS Channy, joins BJP in presence of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari ANI LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MAY 10, 2019 06 Not AAP, only Cong can defeat Modi: Rahul PTI n NEW DELHI ‘Hum kaam karte rahe, woh clean. I didn’t make false rokte rahe’ (we worked, they promise of Rs 15 lakh in bank Talk about my father, but also ongress president Rahul stalled), a reference to the turf accounts. I said Rs 3.60 lakh in CGandhi on Thursday accused war between the Delhi five years. I won’t say I will give the AAP of “opening doors” for Government and the Centre, you Rs 15 lakh. Kill me, but I explain Rafale: RaGa to Modi Narendra Modi in the 2014 Lok and alleged when the AAP con- won’t say it. On the other PTI n SIRSA Did you put Rs 15 lakh into Sabha polls and asserted that it is tested polls, it never highlight- hand, Kejriwal and Modi have bank accounts?” the Congress only his party that can defeat the ed this. been making one false promise ongress president Rahul leader said, claiming that the BJP. Taking on Kejriwal on the after another,” he said. CGandhi on Thursday BJP government had not ful- Addressing a rally here, his sealing issue, the Congress The Congress president renewed his attack over alleged filled its election promises. second in four days in the nation- president said the Delhi Chief said if his party is elected to corruption in the Rafale air- Rahul said an “industrial- al Capital, Rahul said he acknowl- Minister complained that he power, it will implement the craft deal, this time in response ist friend” of the prime minis- edges the Congress has made cannot do anything on sealing. minimum income guarantee to Narendra Modi calling his ter benefitted from the Rafale mistakes, but its intention is good “You are in power. Small NYAY scheme which will late father and former Prime agreement, a charge repeated- and the party does not promise traders... Delhi’s backbone increase the spending capac- Minister Rajiv Gandhi “bha- ly rejected by the Government. anything it cannot deliver. being broken, sealing is on. You ity of people and boost the rashtachari No 1”. He said the prime minis- Canvassing for his party’s are the chief minister and you economy. He also reiterated He also took on the Prime ter who boasted of a “56-inch East Delhi candidate Arvinder say you cannot do anything? the promise of filling up 22 Minister over unemployment, chest” is not talking about Singh Lovely, he claimed that Congress had stopped this in lakh job vacancies in the taunting Modi for a remark farmers’ issues and unem- PM Modi and Chief Minister Parliament,” Rahul said. Government sector, one of the that selling ‘pakodas’ is a job ployment during these elec- Arvind Kejriwal make promises Attacking Modi over main poll planks of his party. worth doing. “If you have to tions. In recent speeches, Modi that cannot be fulfilled. demonetisation and GST The Congress, the BJP talk about Rajiv Gandhi and has recalled Rajiv Gandhi’ “The Aam Aadmi Party gave implementation, he said the and the AAP are locked in a about me, do so definitely,” term as Prime Minister, refer- a slogan (in 2014) ‘Arvind Kejriwal “nationalist Narendra Modi” three-cornered contest in Rahul said at an election rally. ring to corruption charges for CM and Narendra Modi for hurt the Indian economy. Delhi. Congress general sec- “But first explain what you against him and the alleged use PM’. The doors for Narendra Taking a dig, Rahul retary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have done on the Rafale issue. of warship INS Viraat during Modi were opened by the AAP,” claimed the PM reads from a had on Wednesday held road- You should also explain to the a family vacation. Rahul said. teleprompter and this was due shows in support of her party’s people your unkept promise of He has also brought up the “One cannot hear the slogan to “fear” instilled by Congress North East Delhi and South 2 crore jobs for the youth,” he anti-Sikh riots around the time ‘chowkidar chor hai’ (the watchman is the held Kejriwal responsible for the failure of agreed position and wanted a tie-up workers. “The Congress has Delhi candidates Sheila said. Rajiv Gandhi took over as prime thief) in the Aam Aadmi Party office,” he alliance talks and claimed the AAP nation- beyond the national Capital. made mistakes. I acknowledge Dikshit and Vijender Singh “Did you give farmers the minister after his mother Indira said. In his rally on Monday, Rahul had al convener took a “u-turn” from an Rahul also cited posters which read that. But our intentions are respectively. right price for their produce? Gandhi’s assassination. Mamata insulting Constitution by Will sue AAP for not accepting me as PM: Modi pamphlet charge, PTI n BANKURA/PURULIA accept Narendra Modi as the to the rule of extortionists in prime minister of the country the State. rime Minister Narendra describing him as the “expiry “Didi’s tolabaj are not leav- PModi on Thursday said PM” and that she will talk to ing poor MNREGA workers, says Gambhir West Bengal Chief Minister the new Prime Minister after the extortionists are even tak- Mamata Banerjee is insulting the election results. ing away their job cards,” Modi SAPNA SINGH n NEW DELHI social media by various top the Constitution by saying that “The Chief Minister is not said. He said the Centre sends AAP leaders and the party's she is not ready to accept him interested in the betterment of money so that people get food efuting allegation against official account. as the Prime Minister of the the State, but that of her fami- grains at low prices, but these Rhim for distributing pam- Gambhir, cricketer-turned- country. Addressing an election ly, nephew and tolabaj (extor- are also being looted by the phlets, debutant Lok Sabha politician said, "If they (AAP) rally at Bankura, Modi said tionists) of her party,” the PM extortionists of TMC. candidate for East Delhi, can get a proof, I'll resign right “Didi (Banerjee) is publicly said. Modi said how much the He alleged that TMC lead- Gautam Gambhir on Thursday now and if they get a proof by saying that she is not ready to TMC supremo is worried can ers are making money from said he will file defamation case 23rd I'll resign on that day itself. accept the country’s PM as the be understood by the language open cast coal mines, while against AAP. "You cannot tar- But if Arvind Kejriwal does not head of the nation, but she feels being used by her. “She is now labourers are not getting their nish someone's image just like get the proof, does he accept the proud in acknowleding talking about stones and slaps wages. “Didi gets angry when that, if you don't have the challenge that he will leave pol- Pakistan PM as that country’s against me,” the PM said. when Modi talks of these atroc- proof. I have never given a neg- itics forever on 23rd? "I declare Prime Minister.” “I am used to abuses, I have ities of TMC, but Modi is not ative statement against anyone that if its proven that I did it, I He said out of anxiety of now got the ability to digest worried about her anger, so far in my election cam- will withdraw my candidature losing the general elections, the abuses from dictionaries from because the love of 130 crore paigning," said Gambhir. right now. If not, will u quit pol- Chief Minister is insulting the around the world,” he said. populace of the country is Gambhir's reaction came itics" Gambhir tweeted Constitution. The PM claimed that with him,” the PM said. after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Addressing reporters in Delhi The PM said Banerjee had Banerjee has destroyed Bengal He said the Chief Minister contender, Atishi Marlena, BJP State office, Gambhir said not received telephone calls in her “lust for power” and now should rather be worried about broke down during the con- that I entered politics with good when he tried to contact her in she is bent on destroying it fur- the anger of those who were ference and said that Gambhir intentions. "I live in the family the aftermath of cyclone Fani. ther in the “fear” of losing duped by chitfund companies, is responsible for spreading of five women, I will not play “She did not take calls power. He said the young people who are jobless sleazy and defamatory pam- dirty politics," said Gambhir. from me during the cyclone. Government of the state is despite being qualified and phlets against her. Supporting Gambhir, The Central Government being run by the TMC in name Government employees who Notably, both Marlena and Major Surendra Poonia (retd) wanted to sit with officers of only, while the actual business are not getting adequate DA Gambhir are contenders for quoted Arvind Kejriwal's tweet the state to discuss the situa- is conducted by the syndi- and salaries. He claimed that East Delhi Lok Sabha seat. and tweeted: Gautam Gambhir tion, but didi did not allow that cates. He claimed that every- Banerjee “should worry about Pertinently, the pamphlet is a man with high moral val- too,” Modi said. body — from teachers to intel- the Kali, Durga bhakts in the makes wild and defamatory ues n will never ever indulge is BJP supporters wear masks of Narendra Modi and wait for his arrival during an election campaign rally in Prayagraj on Banerjee had said in a rally lectuals, businessmen to poor state who have to perform puja claims about Marlena. The let- such sinful pamphlet against Thursday AP on May 6 that she does not people — are in distress owing with fear in their minds.” ter was circulated widely on any1 incl Atishi Marlena. In Jangalmahal, voters more inclined to BJP Will show Shah his ‘aukaat’: Shotgun PTI n MEDINIPUR/JHARGRAM was literally a fight to stay alive,” PNS n PATNA seem to be very fond of, “ now seeking to retain Patna Once a formidable fort of the Left, Jhargram and Medinipur seats Mahato said. In this election, Sinha, also called ‘Shotgun’, Sahib on a Congress ticket. n the former Maoist strong- in Jangalmahal were won by Trinamool Congress in 2014. But TMC has nominated Congress ctor-turned-politician said in an obvious dig at Prime When senior BJP leader Ihold of Jangalmahal in West discontent with the ruling party in West Bengal is again sweeping defector Manas Bhunia from AShatrughan Sinha, who Minister Narendra Modi. and Bihar minister Nand Kishore Bengal, it is the substantial vote- the region — the shift towards the BJP has become more Medinipur. He is locked in a quit BJP and joined the The prime minister while Yadav had announced Shahs bank of the Left Front, along pronounced in the past two years close fight with BJP state presi- Congress, on Thursday lashed replying to complaints of job programme at a press conference with that of the far-Left parties, dent Dilip Ghosh. out at the saffron party over crisis, had said that selling frit- here Wednesday, questions were which is likely to push the BJP to a minor player this election. Purulia districts. In Jhargram, TMC has field- reports in a section of the ters should also be seen as an raised as to whether the starting ahead of the TMC in the 2019 The shift towards the BJP Jhargram, traditionally a ed Beerbaha Soren and he is media that party president employment. But I have learnt point has been decided to tease general election. has become more pronounced Left bastion, was won by TMC’s likely to find his match in Amit Shahs proposed road- that some people say he is com- Sinha since there are many wider Once a formidable fort of in the past two years. In Uma Soren in 2014. Soren CPI(M) candidate Deblina show here later this week would ing here to show me my aukaat streets which could have been the Left, Jhargram and Jhargram, BJP has won all for- wrested the seat from Pulin Hembram. The TMC candidate show him his aukaat (worth). (worth). This is going to back- chosen. Medinipur seats in Jangalmahal mer Maoist strongholds in Bihari Baske of the CPM, end- from Medinipur, Bhunia, how- Shah is scheduled to hold fire. Seems the BJP has not Yadav, who represents one were won by Trinamool recent polls. It won Lalgarh, ing the Left’s 42-year domina- ever doesn’t agree that people are a roadshow on Saturday learnt its lessons from the of the Assembly segments Congress in 2014. But discontent Belpahari, Jamboni, Gopibal- tion. Medinipur seat was a upset with his party and says the evening. It is slated to com- assembly polls of 2015 when falling under Patna Sahib, had with the ruling party in West lavpur, Nayagram and Sankrail stronghold of the CPI until inroads made by the BJP was mence from Kadam Kuan the DNA remark (by the prime BJP had lost the election and dismissed the questions saying Bengal is again sweeping the gram panchayats. 2014, when the TMC defeated because the Congress and the locality, where Sinhas ancestral minister) had cost the NDA Kumar had gone on to form the Who cares about the Congress region. Several people PTI spoke “It is tragic, but true,” said it. TMC’s Sandhya Roy defeat- Left abdicated their responsi- house is situated and criss-cross dearly, he told PTI here. government along with allies candidate without mentioning to alleged only those who are Mohisho Mahato, once a ed CPI’s Probodh Panda, who bility. BJP’s Ghosh sees the saf- several narrow streets in dense- Modi, while attacking RJD and the Congress. Sinha by name. Reports have associated with the TMC get CPI(ML) supporter in Lalgarh had represented the constituen- fron surge as the end of the ly populated localities before Nitish Kumar at a rally in They (BJP) are once again surfaced in a section of the benefits of the programmes run village in Jhargram district. cy since 2001. Before Panda, the beginning of the TMC. concluding near the historic Muzaffarpur in July 2015 ahead insulting a dharti putra (son of media here quoting BJP by the Centre and the West He said he will vote for the CPI held the Medinipur (gen- In Medinipur, a CPI(ML) Gandhi Maidan. of the Bihar assembly polls had the soil). The people of Bihar sources that the route has been Bengal Government. Others BJP. “The enemy of an enemy is eral) seat since 1980. “Most leader said he understands that “I have heard that Shah is said that it seemed that there in general and Patna in partic- deliberately chosen to show said the State Government is a friend.” Both Jhargram and people here are basically far-Left Left voters have nowhere to go, coming to Patna. He is wel- was some problem with Nitish ular have been hurt and they Sinha, who had been critical of apathetic to them and this has Medinipur, which go to polls on by ideology. We voted for TMC but he and his party are work- come as every guest is. He Kumars DNA, referring to the will give a befitting reply on the the leadership of Modi and led to a shift in the loyalty of vot- May 12, form the Jangalmahal last time because we had to sur- ing in interior areas to resurrect would be served tea and also frequent change of political day of polling, said Sinha, who Shah even while within the BJP, ers as the Left has reduced itself region along with Bankura and vive. Things are different now. It the ideology. pakodas which he and his ilk allegiance of Nitish Kumar. The quit the BJP last month and is his aukaat (worth). Sanjarpur village in Azamgarh wants to shun ‘terror tag’ PTI n SANJARPUR from politicians who come and place on September 19, 2008, in day all the youths are acquitted? real face of politicians”. capital as he took people from go. There are no issues before the national Capital. How and who will they return “We have learnt a lot in the past here on train said, “The inno- eople in this Muslim-dom- us but we only want authorities The prosecution claimed their golden years,” Tariq asked. 11 years with our experience. cent youths’ release will pave Pinated village in Azamgarh to ensure release of innocent Saif had disclosed he was After 2009, politicians like We know that we can get jus- way for removing the stigma. district, which hogged the youths caught by security agen- involved in causing serial blasts Samajwadi Party founder tice from legal fight,” he says. Our demand for unbiased limelight as a “terror hub” after cies,” Mohammad Shadab alias in the national Capital on Mulayam Singh Yadav, Shivpal Legendary Urdu poet Kaifi probe remains.” the 2008 Batla House Mister, whose son Saif is lodged September 13, 2008, in which Yadav, Congress leader Azmi was born in this district. Azamgarh Lok Sabha con- encounter in Delhi against sus- in Jaipur jail, told PTI. 26 people were killed and 135 Digvijay Singh and others vis- His actor-daughter Shabana stituency goes to polls on May pected Indian Mujahideen ter- He said when accused of injured. Tariq Shafiq, a local ited the village promising to Azmi is developing his birth- 12 in the sixth phase of voting, rorists, do not have any expec- Samjhauta Express and and founder member of Rihai take up the case, but nothing place Mizwaan. The area is also with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav tations from politicians. Malegaon blasts have been set Manch, said the village will be happened and stigma famous for the Shibli College, trying to retain his father’s seat. They just want to get rid of free for lack of any proof, the exercising their franchise to remained, he said. which was set up before the ‘terror tag’ on their village. “innocent” youths arrested elect it’s representative expect- For social activist Independence. In the encounter, two suspect- from their village “should also ing they will do something. Mahisuddin Sanjari, “no one Sanjarpur is a big village ed terrorists, Atif Amin and get the similar justice.” About About their choice in the on takes politicians seriously here. with over 6,000 voters includ- Mohamed Sajid were killed Saif’s involvement, his father going polls, he said, “We will There are no issues here. There ing Muslims, Dalits, Yadavs and and two other suspects Mohd said, “Undoubtedly he is inno- vote for the less harmful one is an undercurrent of pro- and Gutpas. The village has a pri- Saif, Salman and Arif were cent. The case is going on. though no one has yet taken up anti-Narendra Modi on which mary madarsa, a Government- arrested. All of them belong to There is no eye witness. All the the cause of the youths of this voting will be done”. run primary school and junior Sanjarpur village, which is over witnesses are policemen. The village. Everytime elections When asked about Chief high school, a primary health 25 km from the Azamgarh dis- matter should be raised by come, politicians and media Minister Yogi Adityanath’s centre and recently some roads trict headquarters. politicians contesting polls. We visit us but no one really comes statement that Azamgarh was were made by local MLA, vil- “We want to get rid of the ter- are waiting for justice.” for the help.” made terror hub by the SP, lagers said. ror tag on our village that has In the chargesheet, police “The people here never Sanjari said, “Attempts are Rashtriya Ulema Council been given by the media after claimed Mohd Saif was also expected such an allegation and underway to polarise voters. President Maulana Aamir the Batla House encounter. We present in the flat in which the label of terror on our village. But there is no reaction here as Rashadi, who organised don’t have any expectations Batla House encounter took We are fighting and what if one people have faced a lot and seen protests in national and State LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MAY 10, 2019 07 poll Substantial rise in service voters: EC snippets n RAJESH KUMAR NEW DELHI service personnel have been From jawans to school Polling duty staff is also con- electronically received postal enrolled as Service Electors in sidered as service voters. Where ballot from anywhere outside CONG SEEKS JUDICIAL PROBE INTO KERALA BOGUS VOTING n election season, when all the country in the electoral roll teachers to State the number of voters allotted to their constituency. The recipi- Government employees With a preliminary probe revealing bogus voting in the postal ballots Ieyes are either on the polling 2019. In 2014, the corre- a polling station is thousand or ent has to download and print of police officials in Kerala, the Congress party on Thursday or the counting day, little do peo- sponding figure was 13,27,627. (polling duty staff), they all less, the polling party will nor- the ballot paper. After casting — called the ‘service demanded a judicial inquiry into the matter while the state police ple know that there’s an intricate The Ministry of Defence led mally consist of one Presiding the vote, the ballot paper can be chief ordered a full fledged investigation by the Crime Branch. and comprehensive exercise with 10,16,245 service voters, voters — as their votes Officer and three polling officers sent back as prescribed by the Kerala’s Chief Electoral Officer Teeka Ram Meena, after going before the casting of the ballots followed by the Ministry of through postal ballot three and where the number of vot- EC. This time, the postal bal- through the preliminary report filed by Intelligence chief TK to ensure the polling staff, Home Affairs with 7,82,595 or four days before the ers exceeds one thousand, the lot will be sent to the record Vinodkumar, asked Kerala Police chief Loknath Behra to give including the security personnel, and Ministry of External date of polling party will consist of a Presiding office of the respective service directions for a detailed probe. are not left out of the biggest Affairs with 3,539, according to Officer and four Polling voter through ETPBS, unlike in electoral process in the world. the latest data. Officers. past elections when postal bal- RE-POLLING IN 13 BOOTHS IN TN ON MAY 19 From jawans to school Postal ballot is a special (Amendment) Bill, 2017, Those deployed on election While personnel of the lots were sent through post. Repolling in 13 polling booths in Tamil Nadu on May 19 has been teachers to State Government voting arrangement for people passed by Lok Sabha and pend- duty are handed over their Armed Forces, Central Secrecy is maintained through necessitated as the presiding officers there forgot to format the employees (polling duty staff), who are employed with the ing in Rajya Sabha, relates to postal ballots on the last day of Armed Police Forces and state the use of OTP and PIN and no EVMs and there were allegations of some people were not allowed to they all — called the ‘service armed forces, paramilitary spouses of service voters. As of their training for the elections. police personnel deployed duplication of casted vote, the state Chief Electoral Officer said on Thursday. The presiding voters — as their votes through forces, diplomats residing now, an armyman’s wife is In some cases, EC organise spe- outside their constituencies Electronically Transmitted officers in some polling booths forgot to clear the votes polled in the postal ballot three or four days abroad along with their spous- entitled to be enrolled as a ser- cial camp to polling staff to cast are considered as service vot- Postal Ballot (ETPB) is possi- electronic voting machines (EVM) during the mock polling held before the date of polling. es and those who vice voter, but their vote which is kept pro- ers. Diplomats and other sup- ble due to the unique QR Code before the actual polling or the entry in the voter verified paper audit According to EC, there are deployed on a woman tected in respective district port staff serving in embassies EC officials said the system is trail (VVPAT), CEO Satyabrata Sahoo told media here. The Election has been a substantial increase election duty. The army officer’s offices. abroad are also service voters. based on a relational database Commission ordered re-poll in order to avoid confusion during the in the number of service vot- postal ballot is sent husband is For polling staff, the EC According to EC, postal bal- with registration and acceptance of counting of votes, he added. ers enrolled ahead of the 2019 to the service voter not. provides ‘election duty certifi- lot papers is sent to the vot- forms for Service Voter. Deputy LokSabha elections as com- within 24 hours of Sources in cate’ which makes them to cast ers 10 days before the polls Election BENGAL BJP DEMANDS CENTRAL FORCES AT ALL BOOTHS pared to 2014. As on May 6, the withdrawal of EC said that their vote at its place of duty in through Electronically Officer will assign the Assembly A BJP delegation approached the Election Commission (EC) on when the fifth phase of Lok nomination papers special train- the area of same parliamentary Transmitted Postal Ballot Constituency to Service Voter, Thursday seeking 100 per cent coverage by central forces of polling Sabha elections concluded, in their particular ing camps are constituency. If any employee is System (ETPBS). then the form will be displayed to booths in West Bengal’s constituencies which are set to vote in the nearly 18 lakh employees had constituency. A pro- organised to put on poll duty out of parlia- Postal Ballots were trans- Election Returning Officer(ERO) sixth phase on Sunday. “In view of violence in the last few phases of enrolled as service voters. In vision in the polling duty mentary constituency, he or mitted electronically.ETPBS of that assembly constituency and the Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal, we demand that 100 per cent February this year, the EC had Representation f the staff to cast she belongs to the employee has helps an entitled service voter ERO will accept or reject or reas- booths should be covered and protected by the Central Armed Police said that a total of 16,62,993 People Act their vote. the facility to cast postal ballot. to cast their vote using an sign the form. Forces (CAPF),” the BJP said in its complaint to the EC. BJP TO LOSE POLLS UNLESS IT TAMPERS EVMS: GOGOI Veteran Congress leader Tarun Gogoi on Thursday claimed that the BJP has just one option to win this Lok Sabha election - that is TN writhes in Agni tampering the EVMs, which the opposition parties are fearing. Claiming that the saffron party will lose in Uttar Pradesh and other states in north and south India, the former Assam chief minister said Nakshathram as the next government at the Centre will be formed with the support of o the Congress. ‘VOTES CAST BY AGENTS’ LED TO REPOLLS IN TN: CEO mercury crosses 42 Votes of elderly people getting cast by party agents and mock poll data not being cleared before commencement of election were KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n Nadu stretch. You will be among the factors for ordering repoll in 13 polling stations in Tamil CHENNAI shocked to see the river as it Nadu on May 19, Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo said wears the look of a desert,” said Thursday. In as many as eight booths falling under the Dharmapuri amil Nadu is witnessing an KV Kannan, vice-president, Lok Sabha constituency, it was proved beyond doubt that the polling Tunprecedented water short- Tamil Nadu Kavery Delta agents entered inside the voting compartment along with the voters age which has put the people in Farmers Welfare Association. on many occasions, he told reporters here, quoting the Dharmapuri severe hardship. The acute Kannan who was in the fore- district election officer. drought has resulted in lakes, front of the agitation for Kaveri ponds and water bodies sup- water has taken a sabbatical and OFFICIAL DENIES THREAT TO EVMS FROM RATS plying drinking water to the authored a book “River Kaveri, There is no threat to safety and security of EVMs kept in the capital city of Chennai getting the Most Revered Yet the Most strongroom in Mandi Samiti area here, District Magistrate Sarvagya dried up. Housewives in Battled” which is being released Ram Mishra asserted Thursday after a candidate raised concerns Chennai and suburban areas on Saturday. that rats may damage them. Apprehending damage from the pat Rs 10 per plastic pot of Kannan says people in rodents, Rashtriya Lok Dal’s Mathura candidate Narendra Singh, water supplied by the local North India do not under- about a week ago, demanded wire mesh fencing around the water vendors. “In this hot and stand the reverence the river has strongroom where the EVMs are stored. “EVMs kept in strongroom in Mandi Samiti are fully safe and there is no threat to them from humid condition, it is almost in the hearts of Tamil Nadu Bihar Chief Minister and Janta Dal-United chief Nitish Kumar along with party’s Lok Sabha candidate Radha Mohan Singh, LJP Chief Ram Vilas Paswan and Bihar Deputy rats,” District Magistrate Mishra said after inspecting the strongroom impossible to think of taking farmers. “I hope to make the Chief Minister Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi during an election campaign for Lok Sabha polls, at Motihari in East Champaran, on Thursday PTI daily bath. It is a costly affair nd people occupying major posi- in the area on three successive days. we have rescheduled our tions in New deslhi to under- bathing to twice a week,” said M stand the significance of this Meena, a Dalit activist residing river. There is sufficient water at Indira Nagar in Adyar. in this river for the people of Former Pak Army official Mamata ‘Bengal tigress’, taught The month of May is Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to described as the season of Agni share. But for the politicians, Nakshathram (Tamil for the Kaveri is a vote bank,” Kannan burning star) because of the told The Pioneer. captured by BSF jawans lesson to Modi: Andhra CM high temperatures recorded in Even as the Monsoon the State. Mercury crossing the rains fail Tamil Nadum year IANS n KHARAGPUR 42 Degree Celsius mark is a after year, nothing has been MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU According to official routine event during the Agni done to ensure the equitable sources, no weapon ndhra Pradesh Chief Nakashatram days which last distribution of Kaveri or to Pakistani national, dis- AMinister N Chandrababu throughout the month of May. make the farmers dependent Acharged from the Pak or any other Naidu on Thursday hailed his While the nouveau riche of the less on this river. “Tamil Nadu Army, was captured by the incriminating West Bengal counterpart city leave for places as far away should build a series of desali- alert jawans of the Border Mamata Banerjee as a “Bengal as Europe and the US to escape nation plants along its East Security Force (BSF) along the material was found tigress” and said she had from the scorching sun, the Coast which would resolve the International border in Samba from the possession “taught a lesson” to Prime upper middle class prefer places water shortage in the State. sector late Wednesday night . of Pakistani national Minister Narendra Modi. like Yercaud , Ootty and There are high end desal Pakistani national, identi- National identity card of Pak national The Telugu Desam Party Kodaikanal in the State itself plants which are energy effi- fied as Mohd Afzal, S/O Liaqat captured by BSF from Samba sector (TDP) chief attended Banerjee’s which offer salubrious cient as well as eco friendly. Ali was moving closer to bor- Official sources said, “the said, “when we checked his election rally in West weather. The initial investment may be der outpost Bain Galad in possibility that the Pak nation- mobile phones we could not Midnapore district’s industrial The summer and the water high but you cannot expect Samba sector of Jammu fron- al was planted by his handlers trace any other number”. He city of Kharagpur in support of shortage is certain to take a anything free of cost,” said tier when alert jawans first to carry out recee of the area said, either he had deleted the her party Trinamool Congress’ heavy toll in the State’s agri- Subramanian Swamy MP, noticed his suspicious move- before executing their nefarious numbers before moving closer Lok Sabha candidate Manas culture , according to R V Giri, who has been pressing the ment in the area around 9 pm. designs cannot be completely to the International border or Bhunia. “Prime Minister Modi Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu flashes victory sign as he president, Consortium of Tamil Nadu government for After maintaining a close ruled out”. there is more to it. is creating problems across the participates in an election rally by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Indian Farmers’ Associations. setting up desal plants along vigil in the area and ruling out On Thursday, Samba SSP, Samba Dr Koushal country but West Bengal Chief during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, in Midnapore district, on Thursday PTI “The farming operations for the the Bay of Bengal cost. the possibility of presence of police carried out further inter- Kumar said, “Pakistani Minister Mamata Banerjee has short term Kuruvai crop has to The truth is that Tamil few others BSF jawans of 80 Bn rogation of Pakistani national National has also claimed dur- taught him a lesson. ‘Didi’ is a play an “important role” in today, the country thinks commence in mid-June and it Nadu government does not managed to capture him. to ascertain the motive behind ing his interrogation that he Bengal tigress,” Naidu said forming the new government at tomorrow. Bengal will play an is certain that this year also we have the will power to take up According to official his presence close to the was discharged from the here, speaking in Bengali which the Centre after the 2019 poll important role in this Lok will be forced to skip it,” said such projects. “ We should sources, “no weapon or any International border. Pakistani army on account of evoked loud cheers from the results. “I have come here from Sabha election. You people will Giri over telephone from have out of the box ideas to other incriminating material Senior Superintendent of his ill mental health. We have Trinamool supporters. Andhra Pradesh to meet you decide who will come to power Virudachalam. address this situation which is was found from the possession Police, Samba Dr Koushal to verify all his claims in the He said West Bengal will people. What Bengal thinks at the Centre,” he added. Tamil Nadu’s lifeline con- peculiar to this State. But of Pakistani national. Kumar told The Pioneer, “At due course of time. We are tinues to be River Kaveri which there are many people who BSF authorities only recov- present we are interrogating going to watch him and originates in Karnataka and have thrived because of the ered his National Identity card, him and verifying his state- observe him for few more days meanders through the districts water scarcity. The water lords issued on March 21, 2018, two ments”. Dr Kumar said, “in his before making up our mind”, he of Tiruchirappalli, Thiruvarur, in Chennai, who own fleet of mobile phones and an ear plug preliminary interrogation added. Thanjavur , Nagapattinam and water tankers, laugh all their from his possession”. Pakistani national is claiming Meanwhile, Samba police Cuddalore before getting dis- way to the Banks because the After carrying out prelimi- he wanted to see the border also took him for medical charged into the Bay of Bengal. government has failed to nary interrogation BSF author- area and ventured in the area examination to the district “But Kaveri has dried up as address the issue,” said CD ities had handed over his custody while listening to FM radio on hospital before starting his there is no water in its Tamil Meyyappan, Congress leader. to the Samba police late night. his mobile phone”. Dr Kumar interrogation. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

VIRAAT BACKFIRES for the officers and men to forthwith arranged by the State Challenge number 2 to sabka vikas’,” he said. The PM These ships were part of the interact with their PM. He Government so that proceedings @ArvindKejriwal and claimed that the local Bhojpuri exercise and accompanied the addressed the men, had ‘bada could commence immediately. @AtishiAAP. I declare that if its dialect and culture have got an aircraft carrier. Ramdas said khana’ as per Naval custom. I It had also directed that the proven that I did it, I will with- identity in the world in past five Rajiv Gandhi and his wife did, then hosted a dinner for the mediation proceedings be held draw my candidature right now. years. He mentioned Ravi of course visit some of the Prime Minister that night. And in-camera as per the norms If not, will u quit politics?,” he Kishan, Nirahua and Manoj Islands on short trips by heli- there is a photograph to confirm applicable to conduct the medi- tweeted. The BJP also refuted the Tewari — all of them BJP can- copter to meet local officials, as this,” he said. Rejecting the ation proceedings. Fourteen allegation. “The BJP has noth- didates in the Lok Sabha elec- also the people there. “Prime charge that some ships were appeals have been filed in the ing to do with the alleged pam- tions — among those who have Minister is authorised to travel deployed for personal use of the apex court against the 2010 plets. AAP has no character and helped. “Bhojpuri cinema is along with his spouse by service Gandhi family, Ramdas said. “no Allahabad High Court judg- its notoriety about stage man- today available on the mobile aircraft on official duties. From ships were specially diverted for ment, delivered in four civil suits, aging such things is well known. phone, reaching the poor what I know only Rajiv and the personal use. Only one small that the 2.77-acre land in they can do anything like getting through YouTube,” he said. Sonia went ashore by helicopter helicopter was left at Kavratti to Ayodhya be partitioned equal- their leaders slapped and dis- The reason, he said, is that and Rahul never accompanied meet any emergency medical ly among the three parties --- the tribute scandalous pamplets to smartphones have become them. During his visit to requirements of the PM and his Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi be in the race for Lok Sabha elec- cheaper as they are now made in Bangaram on the last day, a few wife,” he said. Akhara and Ram Lalla. On tions that they are badly losing,” the country. Internet data is the naval divers had been sent December 6, 1992, the Babri said Nvon Kumar, BJP media cheapest in India, he claimed. ashore for the Prime Minister’s AYODHYA MEDIATION... Masjid, constructed at the dis- incharge, East Delhi. “Because of the 2G scam, mobile safety,” he said. Narrating the details of the mediation pro- puted site in the 16th century by phones were not within the sequence of events, he said these ceedings. The top court had Shia Muslim Mir Baqi, was DON’T VOTE FOR... means of the common people,” official meetings and functions fixed the seat for mediation demolished. Azhar it is with us,” he said. he said recalling a UPA-era were in December 1987. The process in Faizabad of Uttar He claimed that the previous UP controversy. Buoyed by the western fleet had planned its Pradesh, around 7 km from GAMBHIR ATISHIBAZI... Government extended even turnout, Modi predicted that his naval exercises with the aircraft Ayodhya, and said that the ade- have to fight against,” Kejriwal basic facilities to people on the Government will return. carrier much in advance in the quate arrangements including tweeted. Gambhir challenged basis of caste. “All this discrim- “Wherever I go, I find a similar yearly exercise programme to be the venue of the mediation, AAP to have open debate and ination was stopped by our mood of ‘Phir ek baar...”, he said, held in that part of the Arabian place of stay of the mediators, prove if these pamphlets were Government which is working as the crowd chanted back, Sea. “This was an opportunity their security, travel should be circulated by him. “My on the motto of ‘Sabka saath “Modi sarkar.” LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MAY 10, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Question of survival With surveys warning us about the extinction of the tiger and Injustice of a mindset a million land species, it’s time to change livelihood patterns hey say that the Sundarbans tiger is the most intelligent among the big cat Individually, men may be endearing in their wisdom of welcoming diversity. But collectively, Tfamily — it is an excellent swimmer, an intuitive reader of the human mind and there’s a beehive thinking that’s seared deep enough and always doubts otherness behaviour, fiercely adaptive of its hostile surroundings, extremely elusive, frighten- ingly deceptive, an alert stalker, an agile predator and a fierce attacker if accosted. No wonder it is called the Royal Bengal Tiger and attracts a halo of myths and sto- ries from villagers and fishermen in the mangrove delta. Now if the latest UN report RINKU GHOSH is anything to go by, then it might just become a part of folklore, its extinction pre- n many ways, the Supreme Court dicted as early as 2070 due to climate change, rise in seawater and the rapid- probe panel’s summary dismissal of ly eroding delta, 70 per cent of which is just a few feet above existing water the sexual harassment charges against the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan levels. The process is not difficult to imagine considering the raging cyclones, Gogoi is but a natural corollary of the their intensity over the Bay of Bengal and the resultant tidal waves have already presumptuousI sexist attitude towards work- decimated much of the vulnerable islands around the delta, shrinking the nat- ing women in this country. A mindset that sees them as encroachers in a so far restrict- ural habitat of not only the tiger but its prey base as well. Besides, submer- ed space and, by virtue of laying claim to that gence along the coastal belt has meant that the tiger has been forced to migrate space, considers them liberated and bold to the Bangladesh side and inland villages, where it has easily fallen prey to enough to bend all kinds of rules and worse, use feminine guile as a negotiation tool. the man-animal conflict. A picture of an emaciated tiger, caught in the moment Individually, the men may be endearing in of a forest crossing from a boat a few years ago, had set off alarm bells about their wisdom of welcoming diversity, even the real prospect of the big cat’s starvation and breakage of the food chain. making a point in doing so. But collective- ly, there’s a beehive thinking that’s seared Severe climate events have already changed vegetation patterns, impacting deep enough and always doubts this other- the tiger’s prey species. Many reports prior to this one had sounded the death ness. Worse sees it as a threat. And that’s sad. knell, too, but we are frankly past warnings as the consequences of global A dipstick survey among men at any warming have already set in, pushing our fragile ecospheres and threaten- workplace shows a majority assigning some portion of the blame of sexual harassment ing many land species. Relocation is a challenge for many species as the to the woman herself, often concluding that natural corridors of animal movement have been fragmented by development. such charges are nothing but the age-old And even if by some logistical miracle that migration is achieved or enabled, honey trap ploy or cry wolf syndrome to get what she wants. Some even assume that there is the problem of over-populating an existing habitat and stressing out these are extra-territorial relations gone its resources. Tigers need roaming liberties and restricted space has meant wrong. Rarely would they agree that the that territorial infighting has emerged as the new threat for its survival. Just predatory attack comes from powerful men, who by virtue of their longer reign in a day after the UN report, a 12-year-old Bengal tiger was found dead at Assam’s authority, or age, try to use the manipula- Kaziranga National Park following a tussle with another feline. The park, which tive and primal hunter-tame strategy. It is except impeachment — the ciliation doesn’t often happen complainant’s willingness to whom motives can be ascribed has 100 plus tigers, has been reporting such conflict deaths over the last cou- almost as if men in power are pre-ordained complainant has already been overnight. Especially when the subject herself to a thorough to. The victim’s inconsistency or to be morally invincible and not capable of pre-judged regardless of her offender almost always happens probe. The complainant in the vulnerability always makes ple of years or so. human frailty or monstrosity. Unless tempt- courage to challenge a systemic to be familiar and legalities CJI case just wanted to do that, news, not the offender’s trans- The tiger crisis is representative of a bigger extinction threat that has already ed or trapped. Nobody looks at it as either shrine rather than an individual. demand specifics as to when knowing full well that he could- gressions. If we want true jus- been pointed out by a world biodiversity report. According to it, up to one mil- opportunistic or situational from their end. And a litany of her past legal and how the line was crossed in n’t be subjected to existing legal tice, be it nailing the accused or And if they have a profitable career graph, cases was bandied about for intimate encounters. Then there structures. All she wanted was exposing the fakery of the com- lion plant and animal species face their end, many within decades, because of that worth far outweighs a lone woman’s dig- every claim that she made about is the larger threat of her eco- a level-playing field in the plainant, any judgement has to increasing human activities and not just climate change. It warned that with- nity. being punished and intimidat- nomic sustenance, the loss of inquiry process with the pres- be based on thorough investi- out drastic action to conserve habitats, the rate of species extinction — already It may sound incredulous but no mat- ed for daring to stand up. Then job as a hitback strategy by the ence of her lawyer, a neutral, gations and procedural propri- ter how many capable women have proven the questions kept floating male superior on something as apolitical observer and a right ety rather than latent bias. The tens to hundreds of times higher than the average across the past ten million their mettle, how many have broken the around: Why did she take so whimsical as non-performance to a shared, not one-sided, pro- last is easy to give in to. But then years — will only increase. While industrial development has extracted its price, glass barrier or how many have brought their much time to report this alleged or wrongdoing. ceedings. It would be silly to that is not law. That is what the new challenge comes from the ever-increasing agricultural activities that unique skill sets and multi-tasking abilities misbehaviour? Why did she Undoubtedly, there is legal assume that a woman would young women lawyers are say- to dynamic management, myths about a release statements? What’s the redress in the form of the stake her entire reputation and ing in their silent campaign of are believed to have had the largest impact on ecosystems. Latest figures say woman’s role and place in society are price of vilifying a CJI? Will she Sexual Harassment of Women career path to pursue a case sending snail mail letters to that crop and livestock operations currently co-opt more than 33 per cent of embedded far deeper in our cultural DNA. be decimated in an out-of- at Workplace (Prevention, legally, at the cost of her limit- Supreme Court judges from the earth’s land surface and 75 per cent of its freshwater resources. Then there And a woman in a leadership role is either court settlement? Why had not Prohibition and Redressal) Act, ed resources, only to wangle an across the country with print- is the larger issue of emissions of greenhouse gases. Only 37 per cent of the perceived as circumscribed by able male other women staffers seen this 2013, but even the prosecution out-of-court deal that could outs of the Sexual Harassment advisors (remember former Prime Minister coming? Why should an edu- process needs to be free from have been done informally any- Act. world’s longest rivers remains free-flowing. Imagine what it means for our rivers Indira Gandhi’s coterie) or almost a man cated woman like her feel fright- biases that are shaped by the way. It is because there are And in their appeal on that are fragmented by development, constraining their capacity to flow free and herself (remember UK Prime Minister ened and vulnerable if she is so common worldview. Any stereotypes that any inquiry social media, they have point- affecting aqua ecosystems that keep the waters healthy. With everything geared Margaret Thatcher). Working women are empowered? Our line of ques- inquiry process that does not process needs to be above ed to this very mindset of subjected to unending innuendos and sup- tioning has no empathy but make the victim feel safe and board, honouring the intended assumption: “Independence of towards human consumption, we may soon have nothing left to live on until positions and cannot get clemency from this only discredits the victim’s sure is inherently flawed and not spirit of the law. Even around the judiciary was never envis- we adopt crucial transformative habits. Policies won’t do, we have to imple- mental stranglehold. So much so that some account and shows how we are neutral. We may not realise but the world as here, any sexual aged to mean a complete lack of ment them in right earnest, freeze our current livelihood patterns and make our women play by the rules of the game and hardwired to dismiss the allega- a formulaic who-where-what- harassment case automatically accountability and existence even overturn them to suit their trajectory. tions rather than probe them. why format and an accusatory implies that the complainant is above the law. For an institution, food and living choices entirely sustainable without raising global temperatures. That’s there, too, as a collateral damage of As a society we are yet to buy tone seem to discredit the vic- assigned an advocate trained in which is meant to be the saviour Scientists must develop partnerships with local governments and communi- this uncodified warfare at the workplace. into the idea — in this case as tim’s account and automatical- sexual assault cases, who may in of the rights of all citizens and ties to implement actionable plans. We may not be able to reverse biodiversi- That is why the day the allegations in the others — that a woman ly prepare the ground for the turn lead her to more support the final interpreter of the against CJI Gogoi surfaced, there was a ready might be traumatised, threat- rejection of allegations. services. An audio visual Constitution, the judges of the ty drastically but at least save what is left of it in our lifetime. acceptance of his argument that it was a con- ened, ashamed and even outwit- Particularly in a set-up where recording is also desirable even Supreme Court of India have for spiracy to “deactivate” his post on the eve ted by hostile circumstance. both the accused and com- if not mandated. The most sig- far too long gotten away with of crucial verdicts and an attack on the insti- What is often disregarded is her plainant have been close and are nificant oddity about sexual impunity from charges of sex- Sparse infrastructure tution of the judiciary. In a case saddled with first coming to terms with the not strangers. What needs to be harassment cases is that unlike ual harassment levelled against inequities — a rank junior court employee violation, getting over self- looked into is if the charges are other investigations, the focus is them.” who cannot take on the topmost office-bear- loathing and then taking the verifiable, whether there is cor- not on the offender but the (The writer is Associate Mumbai's wholly inadequate airport is an example of bad er as no legal framework applies to him fight to the errant. That recon- roborative evidence and the accuser, as if she is the one Editor, The Pioneer) planning and how insufficient space can strangle a city hen an Indian Air Force Antonov S O U N D BITE careened off the runway at Mumbai Initially, he (Rajiv Gandhi) I think people should be Initially, he (Modi) talked If Pakistan does not stop ter- Wairport, it did not make the headlines was not corrupt but later a little kinder. She's about Make in India, then rorism, there will not just be because of any fatalities as it thankfully sank under the influence of some (Meghan Markle) a Start-up India, then Stand- air strikes and water strikes people, he got involved in young woman who just Up India and finally he but it will be difficult to find into the mud at the end of the stretch. Such the Bofors corruption case. had a baby, you know? ended on pakodas. Pakistan on the map one day. excursions are quite common and tens of J&K Governor American actor Congress chief BJP leader such incidents occur in India every year —Satya Pal Malik —George Clooney —Rahul Gandhi —Giriraj Singh (another one was reported from Surat just last week). But the problem in Mumbai, India’s second busiest airport, was that this runway excursion meant that it effectively shut down L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR its primary runway. With the second one Well done Amul! role to play to uphold the justice shorter and only limited operations possible SC should be transparent delivery system and the very fair from it, flights went for a toss. Mumbai is a prime example of a wholly inade- name of the institution he pre- quate airport, constrained by insufficient infrastructure and a lesson on how poor Sir — That Indian dairy giant his refers to the editorial, “Justice or injustice?” (May sides over. planning and politics have led to lopsided development of the city. While the Mumbai Amul will be the official team 8). It is unfortunate that the Supreme Court, on which Irrespective of whether the sponsor of the Afghanistan Tpeople repose immense faith and respect, has itself CJI is blameworthy or not, more airport developer has done a great job in removing some of the slums around cricket squad at the upcoming come in the eye of storm. While it will sail the current than anybody else, it is he who the expanse, it is still, as a former civil aviation secretary said, “slumlocked” ICC World Cup is a matter of tide, the moot question is: Will the top court ever be able has to prove his innocence. For with local politicians preventing the removal of many clusters that they treat as pride. Amul is a symbol of rural to regain lost ground? Squarely, the court, too, should what is at stake is his own per- uplift and empowerment and its share the blame for the current a state of affairs for insist- sonal image, integrity and pres- captive vote banks. As a result, when the airport suffers a problem such as a association with the fastest ing too much on in-house and closed door proceedings. tige. This can be achieved only runway excursion, it effectively shuts down and sends flight schedules haywire. growing cricket team is sure to It must not be forgotten that the judges, too, are when a fair external probe is set But it need not have been that way. Mumbai is possibly the best example give it a new life. History has it human beings with god-given human frailties and polit- in motion. Till such time he is that Frontier Gandhi Khan ical inclinations — the glimpse of which had come to exonerated, the CJI should step of an urban metropolis making do with infrastructure that is wholly inadequate Abdul Ghaffar Khan visited the fore when four judges of the Supreme Court held a with a weapon called contempt of court. It is because of aside in his own interest and in and a failure of Indian policy-making, which almost always patches up require- Amul in 1969. Milk producers press conference to lay bare their grievances in public this fear that a number of mistakes (not the errors of the interest of the institution. ments instead of planning ahead. India’s commercial capital needed a new from Afghanistan have also view. Moreover, has it ever crossed anybody’s mind that judgements) committed by the judges neither get recti- VS Jayaraman made industrial visits to Amul too much secrecy gives rise to suspicion? Further, a fied, nor come to public notice. This because the legal Chennai airport over a decade ago and while work continues on the Navi Mumbai Airport, units here. closed system very much goes against the ethos of a process is too complicated. It is, therefore, necessary that it will take another five years at the minimum to build. This has had a cumu- M Pradyu ‘democracy’ and leads to the rule of aristocracy, about the workings of the apex court be made transparent. An overhaul needed lative negative impact on the economic growth of the entire Greater Mumbai Kannur which a lot has been spoken by famous philosopher and BP Srivastava guide Aristotle. Additionally, the judiciary has armed itself Noida region. Aviation may be the preserve of a select few in India, although that Lost scenario Sir — This refers to the article, number is growing rapidly, but it has a major economic cascade. Delhi’s mas- “Scrub allegations and come clean” sive airport has played a critical role in supercharging the Delhi-NCR econo- pillar-to-post guided by self- Act responsibly enhance the image of our courts (May 8) by Kalyani Shankar. The Sir — This refers to the editor- interests and hopes of hefty through their unbiased, impar- Election Commission’s (EC) cred- my. A second NCR airport in western Uttar Pradesh will have a dramatic impact ial, “Federal front regroups” political posts if voters returned tial and fair judgements. Like the ibility as a neutral umpire in the on that region as well. This should be a lesson on how planned infrastructure (May 9). Telangana Chief a fractured mandate. Sir — This refers to the editor- orders, the judges, too, should be respected exercise of elections can impact a city and how inadequate infrastructure can actually harm it. India Minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s No party seems to be con- ial, “Justice or injustice?” (May above suspicion, personally as has been dented, largely due to its aim of a non-BJP, non-Congress cerned about the welfare of the 8). In times when people look up also work-wise. The sexual own making. It’s high time that the needs to continue building and developing aviation infrastructure, because it Government is hard to sell and nation or its people. In the end, to the courts as the last saviour harassment case against the EC reinvents its role. has a multiplier impact on the economy of the nation. With the challenge of does not have many takers. But many parties may even switch of justice, it is incumbent upon Chief Justice of India (CJI) has Ashish Kumar creating jobs and employment opportunities, we should keep ensuring that one thing was very clear even sides for power. God save our them to reciprocate with the indeed rattled the very founda- Via email before the election dates were motherland. same sentiment. When one says tion of the edifice. we are building enough for the future and not just enough to patch our needs announced — that all regional Sravana Ramachandran courts, it means our learned Like his junior fellow judges, Send your feedback to: for now. parties had been running from Chennai judges. They are the ones who the CJI, too, has an important [email protected] LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MAY 10, 2019 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN Tagore, China POINTCOUNTERPOINT RAHUL GANDHI SAYS THE ARMED FORCES ARE NO MODIJI, YOU HAVE MADE THE IAF JETS YOUR OWN and Bharat ONE'S PERSONAL FORCES. BUT RAJIV GANDHI USED INS TAXI! SCARED OF YOUR OWN SINS HAUNTING YOU, VIRAAT AS ‘PERSONAL TAXI' ON A FAMILY VACATION. YOU ARE POINTING FINGERS AT OTHERS. The poet laureate was the first of our modern —PRIME MINISTER —CONGRESS SPOKESPERSON thinkers to cherish the long-standing civilisational NARENDRA MODI RANDEEP SURJEWALA links between the two Asian neighbours Women breaking stereotypes ABHISHEK PRATAP SINGH orn on May 7, 1861, ‘Gurudev’ Rabindranath Tagore, as he As we near the 15th anniversary of the 2004 tsunami, the impressive achievements by Tamil was popularly known, was an epitome of Indian literature and Ban ardent believer of the idea of intra-Asian solidarity and widen- women underline their resilience and ability to turn disasters into development opportunities ing pan-Asian cooperation. As we mark his birth anniversary this month, it is essential to acknowledge his belief in the mutually ben- eficial interactive relationship between the two great civilisations of China and India. Tagore had travelled across the Himalayas and was, perhaps, the first of the modern Indian thinkers to cherish the sig- nificance of long-standing “civilisational links” between India and China in the early 20th century. In one of his poems written in 1932, he reiterated, “The Great morning, which is for all, appears in the East; Let its Light reveal us to each other who walk on the same path of pilgrimage.” There are certain key features attached to Tagore’s understanding of China, which hold great significance for contem- porary scholars of both nations. Much before his visit to China, MAJUMDAR expressing solidarity with the feeling of “colonial cousins”, Tagore, SWAPNA when he was just 20 in 1881, criticised the British imposition of ifteen years ago, in 2004, giant waves turned opium trade upon China. 55-year-old Sundari’s world upside down. First, much before he went to China, his work drew interest FGushing water crashed into her hut in Nochi and recognition among the scholars there. Tagore’s speeches, writ- Nagar located near the Marina beach in Chennai, ings and visit to China have been well chronicled by Sun Yixue, Tamil Nadu, and had she not grabbed her five-year- famous literary scholar, who noticed that Tagore came to China with old grandson by his hair, he would have been swept a “world-saving messianic message.” Much before his visit in 1924, away. The next few days were spent in fear, in near- Chen Duxiu, one of the founding members of the Communist Party by makeshift shelters along with hundreds of oth- of China (CPC), had already translated his most notable work Gitanjali ers whose homes along the Marina beach were into Chinese in the early 1915s. His poem, The Crescent Moon, destroyed by the tsunami. As the days stretched into months and months into years, there were was also translated and published in Chinese journals around the many moments when Sundari and other tsunami- same time. Tagore’s Kabuliwala, a short story, was published at affected families despaired they might never be able least six times in China. to shift out of the temporary shelters. It took 10 Second, Tagore successfully made deep impressions during years of unwavering struggle before Sundari and his two visits in 1924 and 1928. The first was set around the May around 628 Dalit families from the fishing and non- Fourth Movement in China at the invitation of the Beijing Lecture fishing communities could finally, in 2014, move THE BIGGEST Association. This point, India, too, was coming out of colonial resis- into two-room flats constructed by the State GAIN WAS tance. To mark his birthday during his visit to the Peking Normal Government under the Emergency Tsunami Recovery Project. ENSURING THAT University, young Chinese actors performed his play Chitra in English. THE During his speeches, he emphasised the true virtues of close inter- But communities in coastal States of Odisha and West Bengal, who were hit by Cyclone Fani on May GOVERNMENT- action among various Asian cultures like India and China. 3, will not have to wait so long. The Odisha ALLOTTED FLAT Third, at a time when the 21st century is witnessing the rein- Government was well prepared. It evacuated mil- WAS JOINTLY vention of Asia’s global position in world politics, it must be recalled lions of people well before the natural disaster could OWNED BY THE that Tagore was one of the most creative exponents of ‘Asian uni- strike. This helped save lives. Yes, restoring normal- HUSBAND AND versalism’ and propagated an ‘Asian identity’. The dream of ‘Asian cy will take time. People of the State will need basic WIFE — A BIG a common toilet for two families. The abil- itor the progress of the houses promised coastal communities on the basis of Century’, as propagated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and necessities, houses and livelihoods, with many stand- CHANGE FROM ity of the Nochi Nagar community, par- to them by the Tamil Nadu Slum their occupation. President Xi Jinping, reinvigorates the spirit of ‘Asian Universalism’ ing crops destroyed. But considering the swiftness THE EARLIER ticularly its women, to bring about a Clearance Board (TNSCB) during the Women didn’t stop here. They used with a difference. Tagore had spoken about it as a dynamic process of the Odisha Government’s response, the rehabil- design change in their housing, inspired time the Nochi Nagar residents lived in the opportunity to demand that they be itation process is expected to be smooth. POLICY OF GIVING residents of the adjacent fishing commu- temporary shelters from 2009-2014. This treated on par with the fishermen. They with flow of Asian cultures and values and one that had fluid nation- IT IN THE NAME al boundaries. Comparisons between Cyclone Fani and the tsuna- nity living in Nochikuppam. They allowed way she kept the community in the infor- argued that the role of the fishermen mi cannot be made. Unlike Fani, the tsunami came OF THE MALE the State Government to make new mation loop and ensured design changes ended once they returned from the sea. In 1916, Chinese journal Dongfang Zazhi published Tagore’s unannounced and caught everyone unawares. But MEMBER. THE houses to replace their existing dilapidat- like attached bathrooms for each flat were The fish was cleaned and sold by the speech in Japan, noting his sharp criticism of modern Western civil- even though the Tamil Nadu Government was FIRST IMPACT OF ed tenements only after ensuring they, too, implemented. women. Nearly 75 per cent of the total isation and its materialism. Tagore’s critique of nationalism was a understandably unprepared, its slow and apathet- THIS MOVE WAS would get attached toilets. The triumph She also used it to access information catch is marketed by women fish work- fine combination of his anti-colonial ideas and patriotic poetry. In ic post-tsunami rehabilitation process added to the A FALL IN of the coastal community of Nochi Nagar on the TNSCB’s housing project for the ers but they are not covered under any his view, there was no fundamental contradiction between India and misery and woes, forcing those affected to run from DOMESTIC boosted their confidence. coastal communities, like hers, living along welfare scheme or given equal rights in China as both emphasised the concept of harmonious development pillar-to-post to claim their rights. VIOLENCE For the fisherwomen of the Irula the Marina stretch. It was through an RTI Government entitlements for the fishing in the spirit of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (the world is one family) This is why the long and hard struggle by community, a nomadic tribe living near that she got to know that TNSCB planned community. These women wanted their and Shijie Datong (world in grand harmony). Sundari and others affected is important and offers the sea, this was the first time they got a to relocate the non-fishing community, to labour in the fish trade to be recognised. Fourth, Tagore’s ideas and vision are important for the estab- lessons on how disasters can be turned into oppor- proper roof over their heads. But more which Sundari and 500 other such fam- According to an estimate, women engaged lishment of a peaceful world order. He emphasised on three key tunities for community development and women’s than that, getting ownership of a flat in ilies belonged, to areas quite far from the in fishing-related activities constitute 55 empowerment. It illustrates the vital role played by their name gave them an identity of their sea. Further, the RTI also revealed that per cent of the workforce in Tamil Nadu features on his perspective of Southeast Asia. He downplayed the women in reclaiming their land and rights. Whether own. “Acquiring an identity was some- only the fishing community would be pro- and 65 per cent at the national level. role of any kind of ‘military aggression’ and highlighted the role of it was resorting to cooking food in the middle of thing so emotional that it was hard to vided housing near the coast. So, women leveraged their collective ‘cultural exchange’ among nations, criticised any monolith under- the road to protest against the delay in delivering explain what it meant,” said Usha, a 45- This was unacceptable for Sundari as strength by organising a rally that was standing of a modern nation-state and allowed drawing cultural influ- housing promises or forming a human chain to year-old Irula fisherwoman. Now, no one their predominant livelihood activities attended by over 500 women from 16 ences from others. He also noticed the centrality of Indian cultur- block wrongful land acquisition by the Government, can evict them, not even their husbands. were related to fishing and they needed federations from across the State. They al forms and products as active agents of history in southeast Asian women showed heart and courage to stand up for Both the Irula fisherwomen and to stay close to the coast to survive. A sat outside the office of the Chennai nations. The idea of an open, peaceful and economically integrat- their rights. Their determination forced the State other women from the non-fishing com- meeting to discuss the issue was attend- Collectorate, demanding they be given ed and culturally rich Southeast Asia well captures the vision of Tagore Government to make several critical changes. munity like Nochi Nagar resident Sundari ed by over 500 other Dalit women living the same compensation as given to men and forms the ‘guiding spirit’ for every nation. The biggest gain was ensuring the allotted flat were helped by the Forum for Securing along the Marina stretch. As protests grew during the off-season for fishing. They Last, Tagore’s role was unparalleled in the development of was jointly owned by the husband and wife — a Lives and Livelihoods Rights of Coastal louder, other Dalit community leaders continued their protests until compen- Chinese studies in India. The establishment of an international uni- big change from the earlier policy of giving it in Communities (FLLRC), a collaborative joined hands, leading to the formation of sation was increased from the existing the name of the male member. The first impact platform of four community-based organ- the Chennai Dalit People’s Federation `4,000 to `6,700. Although the women versity, Visva-Bharati, in Bengal, the formation of first Sino-Indian of this move was a fall in domestic violence. isations supported by ActionAid India, a (CDPF), to give voice to the marginalised could not convince the Government to Cultural Society, and Cheena Bhavana (Chinese Department) at Women began to understand that they no longer civil society organisation. They provided community. Sundari, who was elected pay separate compensation, they man- Santiniketan were milestone achievements. Many scholars like Tan needed to fear being thrown out of their houses the guidance, training and hand-holding president of the CDPF, led the women’s aged to get the payment in the joint Yun-shan contributed greatly to modern India’s understanding of and this awareness boosted their confidence. the women and communities needed to campaign to expose the Government’s bid name of the husband and wife. This, too, the Chinese civilisation and its modern development. It is still an “Earlier, women were afraid of complaining rebuild their lives. to divide the fishing and non-fishing com- was a big achievement. abode for Chinese scholars researching in India. Prof Wang Bangwei against their husbands. But now, they approach Their 10-year struggle also showed munities. They received a big boost with As we approach the 15th anniver- of Peking University called Tagore an Indian sage, an Asian sage the police for help,” said Sundari. The police, too, that given the opportunity, women use it the participation of national Dalit leaders sary of the deadly tsunami some and a world sage. To him, spirituality is the “greatest asset” of suc- have been cooperative. to further community development from several organisations, including the months from now, a lookback at the cessful civilisations of Asia as opposed to the mad pursuit for mate- Another critical change the community move- through collective action. Once the National Dalit Women Movement, who impressive panorama of achievements rialistic gains in the West. While he had his fair share of critics from ment brought was ensuring each flat, albeit small, women learnt about land and gender addressed rallies against the Government’s by coastal women in Tamil Nadu had an attached toilet. This is a big boon for women rights and were trained to use tools like discriminatory policy. When the TNSCB underline their resilience and ability to China’s reactionary forces, the late Ji Xianlin, Padma Bhushan, and girls. State tenements built at the Government’s the Right to Information (RTI) Act, realised that the storm of protest was turn disasters into opportunities for observed that Tagore was an icon of Sino-Indian friendship. relocation site, where several families were shifted there was no stopping them. Sundari used unlikely to end, it was forced to declare community development. (The writer holds PhD in East Asian Studies from JNU) soon after the tsunami, are one-room flats and have this training to file several RTIs to mon- that it would no longer differentiate the (The writer is a senior journalist) The rise of the conspiracy theorist Most young minds are susceptible to believing fantastical theories as this makes them feel knowledgeable about concepts they do not have the patience or training to grasp. The higher the urge, the more likely will he/she believe in fantastical claims and fake news brown smokers unable to procreate. may come under some duress if ing stuff but it is neither history nor manner. But such a disposition Meera Nanda, the Indian historian Two in-depth studies conduct- Shahzad had a fantastic theory more of us began asking him awk- science. But Haroon, who was a becomes a problem when it mutates of science, writes that the glamouri- ed in 2018 and published in the about almost everything. And most ward questions (instead of simply rather wretched student, had found into becoming a widespread phe- sation of the whole post-modernist Journal of Individual Differences of these theories had to do with nodding in awe), Shahzad intro- something that he thought (and we nomenon, affecting the thinking of narrative about how the ideas of identified “schizotypy” as a promi- some nefarious grand plan to duced us to the books by Erich von thought) made him sound smart. adults. modernity were tyrannical because nent reason behind the growth in subjugate or harm certain groups of Däniken. He knew something that even our In the age of “fake news” being they rudely sidelined “local knowl- the acceptance of fantastical claims people. This Swiss writer had become a respected history teacher didn’t digested by millions of adults — of edge” encouraged Hindutva nation- and conspiracy theories. According Being teens, and often in woozy sensational bestselling author in know. Beat that. widespread panics about supposed- alists to make fantastical claims, to professor of psychology Joshua states of consciousness, we would the late 1960s and 1970s, especial- Eventually, as we entered our ly tainted vaccines; of ‘scientists’ which saw ancient Hindus in pos- Hart (in Live Science, September NADEEM PARACHA simply lap up what Shahzad was say- ly among the purveyors of counter- late teens and early 20s and expand- claiming they can extract energy session of whatever the modern sci- 2018) the word ‘schizotypy’, though ing without ever bothering to ask culture and ‘New Age’ spiritualism. ed our reading and thinking beyond from jinns; or cure cancer with cow ences discovered centuries later. derived from the condition called n the early 1980s, I had an where on earth he got all his infor- Most of his books were about how what simply sounded “awesome”, dung/urine; and increasingly The same thing happened in ‘schizophrenia’, does not imply a acquaintance, Shahzad, who at mation from. However, one day, a “ancient astronauts” or extra-terres- each one of us would giggle about warped and unsubstantiated polit- certain Muslim quarters when, in clinical diagnosis. According to Ithat time seemed to be one of the mutual friend did exactly that. trial beings from far away planets what we had so easily believed to be ical and historical narratives — 1976, Maurice Bucaille, a general Hart, people with schizotypy have most fascinating characters in our I remember he questioned had visited earth and helped ancient fact. Shahzad’s spell was broken and psychologists and sociologists have physician serving the Saudi royal an elevated need to feel unique but group of friends. We were all in our Shahzad only because he was feel- earthlings shape various religions he now seemed to be nothing more begun to take more interest in the family, was funded by his employ- at the same time, take refuge in a mid-teens at that time. He used to ing agitated; his girlfriend had and technologies. We were awed so than a nut. whole phenomenon of fantastical ers to write a book which tried to community of like-minded indi- tell us the most fantastical stuff in dumped him. But even for this, much that we began to question the But to his credit, to shake off this theories and claims than ever before. demonstrate that the many cosmo- viduals. Such an individual or the most convincing manner. For Shahzad had a theory: “It’s because science being taught to us at school. label, he went on to become a pro- According to professor of psy- logical and biological discoveries community was more likely to example, if we were all lying around of her father,” he announced. “He’s For example, Haroon, another ductive physicist in Belgium. But to chology Chris French (BBC, made by science in the 20th centu- judge nonsensical statements as and listening to a rock record, he an important employee of XYZ common friend, once stood up in become that, he had to graduate February 12, 2019), “We see coin- ry were mentioned in Islam’s holy profound. They often believe in would tell us that if we listened to bank…” I forget which bank it was, our O-level history class and told the from reading Daniken to learning cidences around big events and texts! Whereas 19th century Muslim things for which there is no empir- that same record backwards, we but clearly remember him adding, teacher lecturing us about the Einstein and then Stephen Hawking. make up a story out of them.” Such scholars, such as Sir Syed Ahmad ical evidence. The most recent psy- could hear “hidden” and often dia- “XYZ is run by an important tribe Egyptian pyramids that the Most young minds are suscep- stories find traction because they Khan, implored his compatriots to chological term for this is actual- bolical “messages.” If we were smok- of Jews.” But what did this have any- pharaohs were instructed by aliens tible to believing and reiterating fan- contain “goodies” and “baddies” — appreciate God’s many creations by ly ‘Bull***t Receptivity.’ The high- ing cigarettes and they happened to thing to do with a Pakistani teen’s on how to build those massive tastical theories because this makes the latter being responsible for all understanding them with the help er this is in a person the more like- be mentholated, he would explain girlfriend leaving him? Nobody structures. Interestingly, this very them feel knowledgeable about the things we don’t like. We need to of science. Some 20th century ly he or she is to believe in conspir- that menthol cigarettes were specif- cared. theory can be found in the film, things they do not have the patience, create villains to explain away our Muslims claimed there was no need acy theories, fantastical claims ically formulated by Western tobac- Perhaps anticipating that his Alien vs. Predator (2004). Some sci- the discipline or the training to actu- many failures. for ever visiting a lab or thoughtful- and fake news. co companies to make black and distinctive position in the group ence fiction is made of this fascinat- ally grasp in a more substantiated In a December 2003 essay, ly gazing at the stars. (Courtesy: The Dawn) LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MAY 10, 2019 money 10

India, China sign HCL Tech Q4 net up 14% to `2,550 cr Markets spiral lower protocol for PTI n NEW DELHI the statement said. The com- Net interest income (NII) ASIAN PAINTS Q4 NET export of Indian pany had given a revenue registered a growth of 13 per PROFIT DOWN 1.7% for seventh session T major HCL Technologies growth guidance of 9.5-11.5 cent to `609.7 crore from `540.8 Asian Paints on Thursday chilli meal Ion Thursday posted a 14.3 per cent in constant currency crore, it said. The net interest reported a 1.7 per cent decline per cent increase in its consol- basis for 2018-19. margin for the quarter stood at in consolidated net profit to PTI n NEW DELHI idated net profit to `2,550 In dollar terms, the net 3.18 per cent, compared to 3.59 `487.45 crore for the quarter PTI n MUMBAI Bajaj Auto, HCL Tech, Infosys, a few phases left of the general crore for the quarter ended profit rose 5.9 per cent to USD per cent a year ago. For full year, ended on March 31, 2019. SBI, M&M, ICICI Bank and elections and the ongoing ndia and China Thursday March 2019. The company 364.3 million for the March the net profit of the company The company posted a net enchmark indices nursed Tata Motors also rose up to 1.65 Q4FY19 earnings season will Isigned a protocol for export had registered a net profit of 2019 quarter, while revenue grew 42 per cent to `1,191.5 profit of `495.91 crore in the losses for the seventh per cent. keep the market volatile in the of Indian chilli meal to the `2,230 crore in the year-ago was higher by 11.8 per cent to crore from `841.2 crore in the year-ago period, Asian Paints Bsession on the trot on On the global front, equities short term.” neighbouring country, the period as per the Indian USD 2.2 billion as compared to previous financial year. said in a filing to BSE. Thursday as risk sentiment bore the brunt of fresh flare-up Sectorally, the BSE energy Commerce Ministry said. Accounting Standards (Ind- the year-ago period as per the PNB Housing said its However, total income dur- stayed subdued amid the US- of tensions between the US index dropped 2.63 per cent, fol- It was signed after a meet- AS), it said in a statement. US Generally Accepted board of directors recom- ing the period under review China trade tensions and elec- and China. lowed by metal, telecom, power ing of Commerce Secretary HCL Technologies saw its Accounting Principles mended final dividend of `9 increased 11.99 per cent to tion season volatility. Ahead of the next round of and bankex that shed up to 1.49 Anup Wadhawan and General revenue growing 21.3 per cent (GAAP). per equity share for 2018-19. `5,075.08 crore as against Sustained foreign fund out- talks aimed at ending the trade per cent. Administration of Customs of to `15,990 crore in the quarter HCL Technologies board On asset quality, the gross `4,531.52 crore in January- flows and a declining rupee war between the world’s two Teck, IT, realty and con- China (GACC) Vice Minister Li under review from `13,178 has declared an interim dividend non-performing assets (NPA) March 2018. also dampened the market largest economies, China said it sumer durables indices rose up Guo here. Both the sides “dis- crore in the January-March of `2 per share for 2018-19. stood at 0.48 per cent of the Total expenses rose 15.65 mood, traders said. will retaliate if US raises tariffs to 0.44 per cent. cussed trade-related issues of 2018 quarter. The company The company added loan assets as on March 31, per cent to `4,340.64 crore in The 30-share BSE Sensex on Chinese products. In the broader markets, the pending Indian request for clear- expects its 2019-20 revenues to 14,249 people (gross) during 2019, as against 0.33 per cent the quarter as against `3,752.94 closed 230.22 points, or 0.61 per The comments came after BSE Midcap and Smallcap ance of agricultural products”. grow between 14-16 per cent in the quarter to take its total head at the end of March 2018. Net crore in the year-ago period. cent, down at an over two- US President Donald Trump indices too ended in the red. “At the end of the meeting, constant currency basis. count to 1,37,965 at the end of NPA stood at 0.38 per cent Revenue from the paints seg- month low of 37,558.91. threatened to hike tariffs on Foreign institutional a protocol was signed for export “We once again, for the the March 2019 quarter. against 0.23 per cent. ment was `4,899.09 crore and Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty USD 200 billion worth of goods investors (FIIs) net sold equities of chilli meal from India to third time this year, set a new Attrition in the IT services The company’s asset under `119.12 crore from the home shed 57.65 points, or 0.51 per earlier this week. worth `701.50 crore on China,” the ministry said in a bookings’ record. These num- business on the past 12-month management (AUM) is at improvements segment. cent, to settle at 11,301.80. “Global markets continued Wednesday, while domestic statement. Both the sides also bers are an emphatic testimo- basis was 17.7 per cent. `84,721.9 crore as on March 31, The company posted a net The Sensex has now lost to slide ahead of trade talks institutional investors (DIIs) agreed to resolve market access nial of the brilliant execution of 2019, up from `62,252 crore a profit of `2,211.91 crore for 1,472.64 points or 3.77 per cent between the US and China. purchased shares to the tune of issues expeditiously in order to our chosen market strategy PNB HOUSING Q4 NET year ago, it added. Loan asset 2018-19 as compared with in seven sessions, while the Though Indian markets are `232.95 crore, provisional data achieve the vision of the lead- and our ability to provide an PROFIT JUMPS 51% grew 30 per cent from a year `2,097.52 crore for 2017-18. Nifty has declined by 446.35 down almost 3 per cent in the available with stock exchanges ers of both India and China by annual guidance and deliver to PNB Housing Finance on earlier to `74,023.0 crore. Total income for the previous points or 3.79 per cent. last one month, MSCI India is showed. promoting a more balanced it for three years in a row,” HCL Thursday reported a 51 per “FY19 was a challenging financial year was `19,576.89 Index heavyweight Reliance still outperforming emerging The Indian rupee depreci- trade. Technologies president and cent jump in its consolidated year with tight liquidity, which crore as against `17,482.85 crore Industries was the biggest loser markets over the past one ated 22 paise to 69.93 against the The meeting assumes sig- chief executive officer C net profit to `379.77 crore for impacted the overall Indian in 2017-18. in the Sensex pack on Thursday, month and three months. US dollar intra-day. nificance as India is seeking Vijayakumar said. the fourth quarter ended financial and real estate sectors. In a separate filing on ending 3.41 per cent lower. “Investors will have to be Global oil benchmark Brent greater market access for its For the full year, net prof- March 2019. The company’s Amid such environment, we Thursday, the company said that It was followed by Coal prepared for volatility in glob- crude was trading 0.10 per cent manufactured and agricultural it was higher by 16 per cent to net profit stood at `251.58 continued our focus on main- its board has approved a final India, Asian Paints, NTPC, al equities until some clarity lower at USD 70.30 per barrel. products in the Chinese market `10,120 crore, while revenue crore in the corresponding taining adequate liquidity, bal- dividend of `7.65 per equity Kotak Bank, Bharti Airtel, emerges on US-China trade Bourses in other Asian to bridge the widening trade grew 19.4 per cent to `60,427 quarter of 2017-18. anced asset-liability manage- share of the face value of `1 each Vedanta, PowerGrid and HDFC talks,” said Sunil Sharma, chief countries ended significantly deficit. Recently, India has iden- crore from 2017-18. Its total income (consoli- ment, efficient operations and for 2018-19. “An interim divi- twins, which shed up to 2.53 per investment officer, Sanctum lower, with Shanghai Composite tified and shared with China a In 2018-19, HCL dated) during the quarter rose robust asset quality. This result- dend of `2.85 per equity share cent. Wealth Management. Index falling 1.48 per cent, list of 380 products, including Technologies delivered rev- to `2,148.19 crore, up by 31 per ed in double-digit growth was distributed in financial year On the other hand, Yes Hemang Jani, head of advi- Hang Seng 2.39 per cent, Nikkei horticulture, textiles, chemicals enue growth at 11.8 per cent cent as compared with across all the businesses and 2018-19. Thus, the total divi- Bank gained the most, spurting sory, Sharekhan by BNP 0.93 per cent and Kospi 3.04 per and pharmaceutical products, as year-on-year in constant cur- `1,638.48 crore in the year-ago financial vectors, Sanjaya dend announced for 2018-19 5.94 per cent. Bajaj Finance, Paribas, said: “May continues to cent. European stocks were also their shipments hold huge rency (CC) exceeding the quarter, the company said in a Gupta, managing director, PNB will be `10.50 per equity share,” Hero MotoCorp, TCS, HUL, be an eventful month with just trading weak in early trade. export potential. upper end of its guided range, regulatory filing. Housing Finance, said. the company said.

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20325.40 PIIND 1016.90 1026.00 1005.10 1020.00 GULFOILLUB 820.00 835.00 818.05 835.00 AXISBANK 733.90 740.50 729.40 732.35 -3.15 BAJFINANCE 2904.70 2991.10 2884.90 2969.85 NMDC 96.20 96.55 94.60 94.80 ISEC 219.45 220.10 217.15 219.65 RCOM 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 AXISBANK 735.00 740.20 729.00 730.00 CANBK 256.25 259.90 255.30 257.20 OBEROIRLTY 493.60 505.80 487.85 505.80 APLLTD 554.95 554.95 535.00 543.00 TIINDIA 377.50 378.00 365.00 365.05 TATASTEEL 522.55 526.40 516.35 520.00 -2.65 HINDALCO 201.45 202.00 196.50 198.20 GUJGAS 160.70 165.00 160.50 163.30 HAVELLS 733.00 744.50 725.00 739.95 GMDCLTD 72.85 73.10 71.80 72.60 SOLARINDS 1070.85 1080.55 1055.25 1075.05 MARUTI 6637.00 6678.00 6600.00 6609.85 -40.30 TCS 2145.00 2182.00 2138.00 2168.70 UJJIVAN 309.90 315.00 303.50 309.20 JINDALSAW 77.20 78.20 76.45 77.40 SUPREMEIND 1012.00 1013.25 990.00 1000.00 CUB 197.40 200.00 194.90 200.00 ULTRACEMCO 4494.00 4523.95 4455.30 4480.00 -27.65 APOLLOTYRE 190.85 192.25 182.20 184.90 SUNTV 522.20 546.80 522.20 542.00 TATACHEM 590.00 596.00 585.15 586.30 MAHINDCIE 221.45 224.20 219.40 219.40 COROMANDEL 415.60 415.60 410.55 410.55 HDFCBANK 2300.00 2300.00 2271.60 2292.00 -15.25 VEDL 159.40 160.55 156.60 157.25 M&MFIN 379.00 380.90 373.35 379.30 ORIENTBANK 90.50 93.20 90.50 92.00 ALKEM 1692.70 1741.00 1675.65 1724.80 NIACL 174.60 174.60 170.15 171.10 HINDALCO 201.70 201.90 196.25 198.50 -1.50 FEDERALBNK 98.60 98.60 97.00 97.25 WELCORP 132.25 141.60 132.10 140.00 OIL 178.10 179.10 175.20 176.80 ADANITRANS 205.00 209.00 203.80 204.40 ENDURANCE 1127.85 1153.95 1125.00 1135.50 INDUSINDBK 1486.00 1489.00 1468.85 1476.50 -12.25 L&TFH 120.00 122.45 118.65 120.85 PHILIPCARB 140.60 142.05 137.55 139.30 MAHABANK 15.20 16.20 15.00 15.90 IOB 13.15 13.60 13.10 13.24 TVTODAY 292.30 300.20 290.00 298.00 HDFC 1926.00 1931.60 1901.30 1914.15 -16.60 TATASTEEL 521.50 526.80 516.35 518.95 PNBHOUSING 695.00 704.90 694.05 698.05 PAGEIND 21314.35 21563.00 21151.80 21469.00 GREAVESCOT 140.95 141.90 139.00 141.20 ESSELPRO 132.45 133.40 132.45 133.00 IOC 152.20 152.95 150.00 150.55 -1.65 IDEA 14.25 14.55 13.90 14.35 VIPIND 423.00 434.90 419.00 430.00 HINDZINC 268.00 268.75 261.05 262.25 ASTRAZEN 2138.00 2189.25 2095.30 2185.05 TIMETECHNO 82.00 82.85 80.35 80.50 UPL 961.60 961.60 942.80 950.00 -11.65 PNB 85.00 85.35 82.85 84.20 MPHASIS 950.00 950.00 931.45 949.00 CHAMBLFERT 144.50 144.70 141.00 142.70 PRESTIGE 261.85 265.60 260.00 263.05 LAURUSLABS 380.50 386.00 380.50 383.00 VEDL 159.00 160.50 156.65 157.45 -1.95 SUNPHARMA 436.00 442.20 431.50 438.25 SOUTHBANK 15.50 15.60 15.05 15.30 ADANIGREEN 38.20 39.50 37.60 39.05 SCHNEIDER 95.00 96.20 93.75 93.75 MAHLOG 479.90 487.30 479.20 479.20 POWERGRID 189.90 190.05 186.35 187.35 -2.65 DISHTV 31.40 34.85 31.10 33.70 GRUH 298.45 307.65 297.00 303.00 MARICO 355.60 356.85 350.55 355.60 KSCL 448.00 451.00 437.10 443.15 TTKPRESTIG 7961.75 8000.00 7891.00 7928.00 JSWSTEEL 288.00 290.50 280.35 284.50 -4.75 EDELWEISS 148.05 153.50 146.70 152.65 CENTURYTEX 913.50 931.70 905.30 930.00 HSCL 103.10 104.10 101.95 102.50 COCHINSHIP 364.85 368.25 363.00 365.10 WHIRLPOOL 1325.35 1353.55 1325.35 1332.00 ADANIPORTS 369.90 370.70 361.10 363.30 -6.50 BANKBARODA 111.00 112.65 109.95 111.30 ECLERX 1018.05 1024.15 991.00 998.75 ITI 86.25 86.85 85.30 86.10 SCI 32.50 32.70 32.15 32.55 GDL 128.20 133.45 128.20 133.10 BHARTIARTL 321.25 326.20 312.60 318.50 -6.00 CGPOWER 38.95 39.30 36.35 36.95 TVSMOTOR 489.00 490.20 479.75 489.00 IFCI 9.55 9.56 9.28 9.39 MMTC 24.70 24.90 24.50 24.70 SANOFI 5573.30 5585.90 5506.20 5510.00 NTPC 130.75 130.80 126.40 127.80 -3.00 HEG 1723.10 1729.95 1650.55 1656.35 LTI 1689.00 1692.80 1660.95 1682.45 INTELLECT 224.45 226.15 223.55 225.00 GESHIP 269.60 276.20 266.20 268.60 SKFINDIA 1859.00 1861.05 1838.70 1857.90 KOTAKBANK 1394.20 1407.90 1366.30 1370.05 -32.15 ESCORTS 627.00 627.00 608.00 609.85 TV18BRDCST 29.75 29.85 28.70 29.25 AMARAJABAT 633.60 637.00 625.00 634.80 BAJAJCON 335.05 341.00 333.00 339.05 PGHH 10370.00 10400.00 10270.00 10390.00 ASIANPAINT 1384.95 1393.65 1346.55 1350.00 -35.70 GRAPHITE 385.00 386.00 369.30 372.35 TAKE 133.50 138.80 133.10 136.25 DCAL 203.80 209.25 203.10 208.05 IEX 155.80 155.80 153.30 154.90 COALINDIA 249.10 250.65 241.15 242.50 -6.60 RAIN 112.05 114.80 109.15 110.80 NATCOPHARM* 535.40 547.00 531.45 545.00 MOTILALOFS 679.00 679.00 662.90 676.00 DBCORP 185.85 188.30 183.30 186.75 SIS 883.00 883.00 856.10 856.10 BPCL 379.60 379.60 366.55 367.70 -12.10 HCLTECH 1125.65 1144.20 1111.05 1132.10 INDIANB 240.00 241.95 236.55 238.80 SREINFRA 23.10 23.60 22.50 23.45 M&M 620.00 628.00 616.60 625.80 IBULISL 258.55 267.80 255.60 263.70 COFFEEDAY 248.95 253.95 248.00 249.75 CARBORUNIV 353.25 357.35 353.25 356.85 RELIANCE 1288.80 1288.80 1251.75 1253.15 -46.30 BHEL 62.00 62.85 61.50 62.55 TATACOFFEE 84.35 86.75 84.35 85.80 ATUL 3530.75 3575.00 3516.25 3573.85 HAL 640.50 647.95 630.00 641.25 NIFTY NEXT 50 BEL 86.10 91.10 86.10 89.80 LAKSHVILAS 75.05 76.35 74.15 74.65 REDINGTON 87.50 92.90 87.25 92.90 SADBHAV 229.55 230.70 221.25 226.60 HINDUNILVR 1685.00 1710.20 1676.05 1699.45 WELSPUNIND 52.60 52.75 51.25 51.80 ANDHRABANK 23.65 24.00 23.50 23.95 CCL 259.05 266.00 258.90 264.45 DLF 168.10 170.75 166.55 168.00 NESTLEIND 10320.00 10409.70 10222.00 10379.00 ASHOKA 115.45 116.75 115.05 115.70 DHANUKA 374.10 374.10 360.00 365.50 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE DCMSHRIRAM 463.00 504.30 463.00 492.65 SYNDIBANK 36.45 36.90 35.80 36.75 JBCHEPHARM 322.65 331.50 320.05 327.00 HATSUN 715.00 725.00 711.00 725.00 NIFTY NEXT 50 26649.25 26727.95 26463.65 26632.60 -75.15 HEROMOTOCO 2516.70 2552.00 2497.00 2530.00 HFCL 21.95 22.35 21.80 21.80 ALLCARGO 103.70 105.30 102.25 104.35 GRINDWELL 585.20 587.75 576.00 585.00 ICICIGI 1065.45 1094.00 1063.70 1090.00 30.65 BHARTIARTL 322.50 326.00 312.95 318.45 INFRATEL 264.20 269.85 261.60 267.30 GODFRYPHLP 1025.20 1032.25 1016.10 1026.00 ITDC 250.40 250.40 246.05 246.85 LUPIN 847.00 868.00 835.00 866.05 15.10 INDUSINDBK 1487.70 1488.00 1469.60 1476.65 KANSAINER 434.00 437.40 423.80 431.10 TNPL 181.00 186.10 181.00 186.00 WABCOINDIA 6219.00 6220.05 6177.00 6177.00 CADILAHC 284.25 292.45 282.30 291.30 4.70 HDFC 1933.00 1933.00 1901.15 1915.65 UBL 1349.65 1376.00 1347.65 1372.70 VTL 1134.00 1135.35 1106.55 1120.00 MONSANTO 2450.05 2517.90 2450.00 2517.90 L&TFH 118.75 122.35 118.40 120.65 1.90 JSWSTEEL 288.70 290.45 280.60 283.90 SIEMENS 1092.90 1098.95 1077.00 1091.80 SUDARSCHEM 313.05 319.85 310.55 313.00 GSKCONS 7001.15 7107.90 6982.75 7089.00 BHEL 61.80 62.85 61.55 62.70 0.95 EVEREADY 87.30 91.40 86.15 86.85 BBTC 1180.20 1200.50 1172.05 1184.00 CENTRUM 29.30 29.65 28.40 29.50 CORPBANK 25.50 25.75 25.45 25.65 ICICIPRULI 358.00 367.60 355.00 360.60 3.70 HDFCLIFE 411.65 411.65 406.55 409.15 CROMPTON 228.00 230.50 221.80 224.05 FINOLEXIND 465.00 465.00 445.05 451.00 KIOCL 123.60 126.90 121.00 122.30 HAVELLS 727.55 745.70 724.65 741.50 7.35 IDFCFIRSTB 49.60 49.65 48.05 48.45 JMFINANCIL 83.05 83.50 81.60 81.85 MAHSCOOTER 3660.80 3781.50 3652.80 3699.70 LAXMIMACH 5555.00 5560.00 5483.00 5520.00 MRF 54400.00 54679.95 54000.00 54551.00 433.25 WIPRO 291.40 293.10 290.60 291.00 PVR 1750.00 1769.00 1740.55 1760.05 NLCINDIA 64.80 65.40 64.70 65.35 UNITEDBNK 10.75 10.80 10.63 10.66 SBILIFE 651.05 656.50 641.00 655.65 5.10 JUSTDIAL 562.00 563.55 542.25 554.05 SHANKARA 482.70 491.90 479.55 480.00 CENTURYPLY 160.60 161.75 158.50 161.75 GREENPLY 147.90 148.70 146.00 146.00 UBL 1359.00 1378.00 1345.25 1371.25 9.75 SAIL 52.95 53.35 51.85 52.05 TATAGLOBAL 202.00 202.00 195.00 199.40 BIRLACORPN 554.50 559.00 534.30 550.00 JKLAKSHMI 353.10 355.00 348.40 351.15 SOMANYCERA 380.30 382.80 375.00 375.50 COLPAL 1147.00 1152.75 1131.00 1150.00 7.60 BOMDYEING 119.00 121.35 116.95 117.75 BATAINDIA 1351.55 1374.20 1345.90 1351.00 HINDCOPPER 43.35 44.20 43.15 43.15 SHREECEM 19757.05 19757.05 19204.15 19316.75 TIMKEN 539.00 541.85 530.45 534.00 OFSS 3440.00 3469.00 3439.85 3461.90 21.55 NTPC 131.30 131.30 126.50 127.95 MANAPPURAM 114.65 116.05 112.50 115.00 NAVKARCORP 29.90 30.05 29.40 29.85 NAVINFLUOR 674.40 677.50 673.00 673.00 JKCEMENT 831.80 846.85 831.75 836.05 PETRONET 235.90 238.00 234.40 237.20 1.30 ACC 1585.10 1605.05 1566.20 1595.85 JISLJALEQS 49.15 49.35 48.30 49.00 PETRONET 236.40 237.75 234.85 236.90 MOIL 147.95 147.95 146.05 146.60 GALAXYSURF 988.35 1006.00 988.35 1006.00 GODREJCP 632.90 644.00 631.00 639.45 3.35 PEL 2184.00 2205.00 2143.20 2179.00 CHOLAFIN 1275.95 1327.50 1263.00 1320.15 HSIL 264.90 276.50 264.90 274.70 KNRCON 228.95 229.05 224.05 226.60 THERMAX 943.65 960.00 943.65 960.00 SRTRANSFIN 1008.00 1043.00 991.00 1032.50 5.25 INDIGO 1580.00 1580.00 1531.15 1539.35 CIPLA 558.05 560.20 549.10 558.45 SWANENERGY 99.10 102.55 99.00 101.60 UCOBANK 17.50 17.50 17.05 17.10 MAXINDIA 71.10 73.00 71.10 71.50 BANKBARODA 111.15 112.65 109.90 111.40 0.45 AUROPHARMA 762.70 766.80 751.00 754.80 PIDILITIND 1166.75 1178.25 1156.05 1160.75 MEGH 62.05 62.90 61.60 61.95 ISGEC 530.00 530.00 510.00 525.00 CERA 2740.25 2770.35 2699.40 2770.35 PAGEIND 21299.00 21565.00 21160.00 21438.95 83.55 STRTECH 184.00 187.00 183.40 185.10 KTKBANK 121.10 121.70 119.20 120.25 SCHAEFFLER 4867.85 4961.60 4769.80 4837.00 AIAENG 1650.65 1708.60 1650.65 1700.00 STARCEMENT 107.50 110.00 106.75 108.40 DMART 1256.00 1262.00 1240.00 1250.10 4.55 COALINDIA 249.40 250.60 241.55 242.60 BALKRISIND 824.50 848.60 824.50 845.00 TORNTPOWER 250.80 253.05 247.20 247.50 CRISIL 1412.05 1412.05 1400.00 1400.00 HERITGFOOD 445.35 450.00 442.00 442.00 AMBUJACEM 212.50 214.75 210.55 213.55 0.20 TATAMTRDVR 88.25 90.30 87.30 88.60 J&KBANK 54.65 55.10 51.10 52.90 INOXLEISUR 309.20 321.20 307.40 318.00 TATAMETALI 595.20 604.50 592.10 602.90 MHRIL 231.25 231.25 227.80 229.20 DABUR 367.00 368.50 364.40 367.30 0.05 MRPL 67.00 67.00 63.00 64.75 ADANIPORTS 369.65 369.65 361.60 363.85 GODREJIND 477.05 477.05 464.30 470.85 GPPL 82.95 84.70 82.00 84.50 VMART 2621.30 2621.30 2571.00 2586.05 SIEMENS 1080.30 1099.45 1076.25 1089.00 -0.05 MOTHERSUMI 130.40 130.75 128.35 129.10 JAICORPLTD 103.00 104.90 102.00 102.45 JKTYRE 84.00 84.00 82.75 83.40 BAJAJHLDNG 3104.70 3119.90 3054.00 3095.45 SYMPHONY 1336.00 1347.15 1321.50 1322.05 IDEA 14.20 14.50 13.95 14.30 0.00 IBVENTURES 256.55 268.70 255.95 260.85 POWERGRID 190.00 190.00 186.40 187.80 NHPC 23.00 23.10 22.55 22.65 WABAG 266.70 269.00 263.25 269.00 GICHSGFIN 241.20 244.95 240.35 240.40 MARICO 355.10 357.45 350.15 355.10 -0.05 BPCL 378.55 379.90 366.50 368.75 MGL 925.00 942.00 924.35 938.80 LINDEINDIA 495.00 508.05 493.00 506.20 FINCABLES 424.05 424.40 412.60 418.00 SUPPETRO 200.75 204.00 200.00 204.00 HDFCAMC 1628.00 1639.90 1621.05 1631.75 -1.90 TATACOMM 538.00 559.15 535.00 552.45 ICICIPRULI 360.00 367.25 355.30 361.00 GSPL 173.85 177.50 168.80 175.10 ADVENZYMES 176.15 177.50 174.00 177.50 MAGMA 126.35 128.75 126.30 126.30 BANDHANBNK 568.30 581.00 564.80 569.95 -1.30 BAJAJFINSV 7335.00 7499.00 7270.00 7460.20 DIVISLAB 1665.00 1665.00 1619.00 1619.00 GODREJCP 636.10 644.00 631.25 640.55 FDC 169.30 170.40 165.95 167.35 JCHAC 1756.00 1795.00 1756.00 1790.00 HDFCLIFE 411.00 411.80 407.00 409.30 -0.95 GNFC 300.00 300.10 290.00 291.50 LICHSGFIN 476.00 481.90 470.60 472.00 LEMONTREE 70.70 71.60 69.85 71.00 JAGRAN 109.55 113.40 109.40 113.00 SHARDACROP 381.75 389.00 375.65 380.85 PGHH 10425.00 10428.00 10245.70 10400.00 -24.30 CEATLTD 1062.00 1062.00 1006.65 1018.65 MFSL 410.45 417.80 403.40 409.00 QUESS 656.95 675.15 653.00 655.10 ERIS 591.00 618.55 591.00 608.05 NESCO 487.00 494.95 486.20 494.95 ACC 1589.00 1604.85 1566.10 1588.70 -4.50 ENGINERSIN 106.80 109.85 105.90 108.15 RNAM 190.35 192.70 188.00 189.40 EMAMILTD 369.90 369.90 362.50 365.65 SFL 1308.00 1308.00 1236.50 1265.55 INOXWIND 58.30 60.00 58.30 60.00 MCDOWELL-N 524.00 531.75 524.00 524.70 -2.10 RBLBANK 652.50 664.95 647.50 657.10 AUBANK 637.00 641.10 625.00 631.80 AJANTPHARM 1061.50 1071.50 1050.10 1067.00 HEIDELBERG 174.00 176.10 173.80 174.50 ASAHIINDIA 227.00 228.00 225.00 226.65 GICRE 237.50 241.70 234.50 235.05 -1.30 APOLLOHOSP 1166.80 1198.00 1162.00 1172.50 UNIONBANK 81.80 83.05 81.55 82.05 RAMCOCEM 747.00 756.95 740.30 751.90 APLAPOLLO 1496.25 1506.00 1470.00 1475.80 ZYDUSWELL 1297.75 1311.20 1291.40 1299.05 PEL 2180.95 2205.25 2146.00 2179.95 -13.15 VOLTAS 576.00 580.40 568.85 573.20 DBL 454.70 469.25 453.15 461.90 NBVENTURES 93.05 93.05 89.50 90.15 AKZOINDIA 1651.45 1683.40 1617.35 1680.00 CHOLAHLDNG 505.00 505.00 500.05 501.50 DLF 168.70 170.80 166.50 167.90 -1.05 MINDTREE 984.95 984.95 975.40 980.00 ICICIGI 1066.90 1091.80 1066.90 1090.00 CONCOR 475.80 477.80 470.05 474.20 PTC 67.35 67.85 66.80 67.35 SUPRAJIT 212.00 218.00 212.00 218.00 PIDILITIND 1167.00 1178.65 1154.45 1157.00 -7.35 PERSISTENT* 608.00 619.90 607.00 612.80 KEC 290.00 290.00 282.15 286.50 GHCL 240.75 244.70 238.00 241.00 ASTRAL 1165.00 1175.00 1151.15 1175.00 BLUEDART 3007.00 3025.00 2950.00 2990.00 BAJAJHLDNG 3102.25 3106.55 3051.00 3080.00 -22.25 BANKINDIA 83.70 84.95 83.40 84.10 BHARATFORG 462.95 466.50 459.45 460.00 VINATIORGA 1773.00 1812.85 1734.00 1788.90 PHOENIXLTD 603.75 604.05 592.70 592.70 ASTERDM 140.05 143.75 140.05 140.95 MOTHERSUMI 129.00 131.10 128.20 129.40 -1.10 DMART 1252.15 1263.55 1243.30 1252.70 DCBBANK 211.45 216.50 211.45 215.55 TORNTPHARM 1707.00 1707.00 1663.60 1663.60 PNCINFRA 156.25 156.25 152.10 155.55 ABBOTINDIA 7310.00 7325.00 7255.00 7280.00 CONCOR 473.65 478.15 470.00 473.00 -4.20 BRITANNIA 2640.00 2689.90 2640.00 2665.00 ABB 1440.50 1440.50 1379.00 1385.50 FRETAIL 406.95 419.40 406.95 413.50 BASF 1261.45 1269.00 1245.50 1249.50 TVSSRICHAK 2119.90 2159.00 2090.00 2090.55 NMDC 95.85 96.70 94.55 94.90 -0.95 BLUESTARCO 761.65 784.40 740.00 758.85 FORCEMOT 1550.00 1575.00 1541.00 1562.60 BERGEPAINT 304.70 306.10 298.95 302.00 RELAXO 864.00 870.95 862.50 868.35 LAOPALA 200.25 207.00 194.00 205.20 ASHOKLEY 85.60 85.95 83.00 85.05 -0.90 WOCKPHARMA 386.10 390.30 381.05 383.60 NAUKRI 1933.00 1936.20 1888.70 1907.60 INDHOTEL 148.60 148.90 145.40 147.80 SONATSOFTW 335.05 335.50 332.55 333.00 HONAUT 23752.00 23800.00 23700.00 23800.00 NHPC 22.85 23.05 22.55 22.65 -0.25 ONGC 166.15 170.10 166.15 168.80 MUTHOOTFIN 561.50 572.00 560.80 565.05 AARTIIND 1556.05 1595.00 1531.70 1579.65 EIHOTEL 174.00 175.30 173.05 173.05 SHOPERSTOP 451.30 459.95 450.00 459.95 AUROPHARMA 762.00 767.00 751.25 756.50 -8.70 NBCC 54.00 55.55 53.05 55.20 IPCALAB 950.40 981.70 944.70 969.95 HUDCO 39.20 39.35 38.55 38.70 SHK 147.55 149.10 145.55 149.10 BAYERCROP 4010.05 4098.95 4010.05 4077.65 BOSCHLTD 17292.85 17299.90 17002.00 17113.40 -215.45 NATIONALUM 49.70 50.20 49.15 49.80 COLPAL 1144.40 1151.00 1130.65 1151.00 NIITTECH 1233.00 1238.45 1228.50 1229.15 APARINDS 661.20 684.10 654.45 658.00 SHILPAMED 376.25 377.60 372.45 372.80 NIACL 173.00 174.90 171.00 172.15 -2.25 LTTS 1685.10 1710.00 1685.05 1694.65 JUBLFOOD 1264.00 1275.00 1254.00 1270.00 DEEPAKFERT 134.05 136.55 132.40 134.95 GET&D 231.15 233.75 227.80 229.00 RATNAMANI 875.00 885.00 863.05 870.00 HINDZINC 265.95 269.70 261.40 262.50 -3.45 GRANULES 111.25 115.05 108.25 113.65 KAJARIACER 565.95 568.60 560.25 563.00 BAJAJELEC 534.90 535.00 526.95 531.65 AEGISLOG 194.60 197.05 192.15 194.05 MAHLIFE 380.60 381.50 373.50 374.00 SAIL 52.75 53.35 51.90 52.15 -0.70 GODREJPROP 798.00 802.15 775.00 794.00 VBL 910.00 936.20 905.00 910.10 UFLEX 229.95 229.95 207.55 216.20 BDL 272.00 273.70 270.00 272.35 IFBIND 765.65 783.10 761.45 783.10 HINDPETRO 282.90 283.70 275.50 276.85 -5.05 IOC 152.95 152.95 150.05 150.55 MERCK 3704.05 3743.95 3667.00 3702.00 MINDACORP 116.10 116.10 112.55 113.30 GEPIL 887.70 909.05 887.70 896.00 KPRMILL 594.50 598.85 592.45 592.45 INDIGO 1575.70 1575.70 1530.45 1540.10 -34.35 NCC 94.00 94.00 90.85 91.25 CANFINHOME 321.90 326.00 314.50 316.85 OFSS 3460.00 3483.45 3441.00 3475.00 INDOSTAR 364.65 364.85 355.10 364.55 GAYAPROJ 160.40 161.50 158.50 158.65 BIOCON 545.00 547.90 522.20 531.40 -14.30 TECHM 805.00 814.45 799.40 809.50 SRF 2440.00 2467.85 2412.25 2426.70 PARAGMILK 236.35 239.20 236.30 238.45 CAPPL 334.55 345.25 330.10 337.00 TEAMLEASE 2899.40 2937.50 2899.40 2911.00 DIVISLAB 1661.50 1664.75 1615.00 1619.00 -49.50 ADANIPOWER 41.25 41.85 40.65 40.90 GODREJAGRO 510.00 510.55 492.50 500.05 ITDCEM 115.00 117.80 112.95 114.00 SOBHA 448.85 452.00 445.45 450.00 SHRIRAMCIT 1496.30 1505.70 1477.00 1492.75 SHREECEM 19727.35 19769.45 19198.00 19215.10 -617.40 CHENNPETRO 239.10 242.00 230.55 233.80 SUVEN 254.15 260.85 254.10 258.95 GSFC 94.70 94.70 92.85 93.80 KRBL 316.00 318.30 313.00 316.40 TRITURBINE 103.20 104.00 103.20 103.55 ABB 1450.00 1450.00 1380.20 1385.00 -68.55 CADILAHC 285.00 293.80 280.10 291.00 RAYMOND 800.00 810.55 798.00 804.00 TRIDENT 65.50 65.75 64.50 64.90 NAVNETEDUL 107.50 108.00 106.60 107.80 SUNCLAYLTD 2600.00 2600.00 2568.50 2576.00 world 11 LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MAY 10, 2019

China warns of retaliation if Trump slaps more tariffs 18-year-old

PTI n BEIJING cent as of May 10 in a bid to pile The US and China are locked the main grievances of the US to tumble further, inflicting deep- that Beijing is trying to keep the US national up pressure on China to conclude in a trade war since Trump administration against China, er wounds on the two sides and door open for a resolution, the hina has threatened to retal- the talks to end the trade war at imposed heavy tariffs on import- expanded 10.5 per cent to 570.2 claiming collateral damages on Hong Kong-based South China Ciate if US President Donald the earliest. ed steel and aluminium items billion yuan (USD 84.17 billion) others, state-run Global Times Morning Post quoted as saying Trump raises tariffs on USD 200 In a late-night announcement from China in March last year, a during the period, the GAC said. reported. James Green, a former East Asia pleads guilty billion worth of goods ahead of on Wednesday, the Chinese move that sparked fears of a glob- Trump is demanding China to China is the world’s second minister counsellor for trade at the the crucial 11th round of talks Commerce Ministry while al trade war. In response, China reduce the USD 375 billion trade largest economy after the US. US’ Beijing embassy from 2013 to aimed at ending the trade war expressing regret over the planned imposed tit-for-tat tariffs on bil- deficit. He also called for verifiable Despite the escalating war of 2018. to aiding LeT between the world’s two largest measures by the US to raise tar- lions of dollars worth of American measures for protection of words, however, White House The Chinese statement “is economies. iffs on imported Chinese prod- imports. China is under pressure Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee the bare minimum they would PTI n WASHINGTON The talks are due to be held on ucts, said it would launch retalia- as its bilateral trade volume with technology transfer and more Sanders said on Wednesday that have to say”, said Green, who is May 9-10 in Washington between tory measures in kind. the US, which is second largest access to American goods in the Beijing had indicated that it want- now a senior adviser at the n 18-year-old US national Wednesday trade delegations headed by Stating that escalating trade trade partner of the European Chinese markets. ed to make a deal. Washington-based consultancy Apleaded guilty to the charges supporting and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He frictions is against the interests of Union (EU), fell by 20 per cent in He has already increased the US Trade Representative McLarty Associates. recruiting fighters for Pakistan-based terrorist and US Trade Representative the two peoples as well as people the first four months of this year. tariffs on over USD 250 billion Robert Lighthizer, who is sched- “They can’t say nothing group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) which carried out Robert Lighthizer and US of the world, the Ministry said: The data — released by the worth of Chinese exports to the uled to meet with Liu in because this is all over the press, the deadly 2008 Mumbai terror attack. Treasury Secretary Steven “China deeply regrets this, and General Administration of US and threatened to extend tar- Washington, on Monday accused the president’s tweets are garner- Michael Kyle Sewell, from Fort Worth, Texas, Mnuchin amid accusations by will be forced to take necessary Customs (GAC) here said on iffs on USD 200 billion worth of Beijing’s trade negotiators of ing a lot of headlines, the stock was arrested in February, has admitted to Washington that Beijing is back- counter-measures if the US side Wednesday said that from January Chinese imports to 25 per cent. “reneging” on a number of com- markets are gyrating. encouraging an individual, identified in court tracking from consensus reached puts the tariff measures into to April, the trade between the two China too slapped reciprocal tar- mitments during recently-con- “Considering the inter-agency documents only as coconspirator 1, to join the on key issues in the earlier rounds effect”. countries was 1.1 trillion yuan iffs on some US exports to the cluded discussions in Beijing, and fighting, (the Commerce LeT. of talks. However, there appears to be (USD 173 billion), down from 20 country. confirmed that the US would Ministry) doesn’t want to leave it He now faces up to 20 years in federal prison Ahead of the talks, US no change from the Chinese side per cent in 2017 prior to they If Trump goes ahead with his increase tariffs on billions of dol- up to the Foreign Ministry to say and a fine of up to USD 250,000. The sentenc- President Donald Trump said in its participation in the trade as engaged in a tit-for-tat trade tus- threat to raise tariffs on USD 200 lars of Chinese imports on Friday. something... It’s a sign that the ing is scheduled for August 12. that he would raise tariffs on USD the announcement neither made sle last year. billion worth of Chinese imports The Chinese Commerce Chinese have been and continue According to the guilty plea, Sewell provided 200 billion worth of Chinese any reference to the 11th round of But at the same time, China’s from 10 per cent to 25 per cent Ministry’s response could have to put an emphasis on negotiation the coconspirator, who he spoke to on social goods from 10 per cent to 25 per talks nor Liu’s participation in it. trade surplus with the US, one of Friday, the bilateral trade is poised been more strident, suggesting over confrontation,” he added. media, with contact information for an indi- vidual he believed could facilitate the cocon- spirator’s travel to Pakistan to join the LeT. Unbeknownst to Sewell and the coconspir- ator, the facilitator was an undercover FBI agent. Trump invokes ‘privilege’ over Sewell and the co-conspirator discussed what the co-conspirator should say to the undercov- er agent who posed as the facilitator, in order to gain the facilitator’s trust and be permitted to join the full Mueller report the LeT. He also contacted the facilitator to vouch for AP n WASHINGTON the co-conspirator’s authenticity and told both said. “This is unprecedented.” between the White House and oversight. of them that he would kill the co-conspirator if he White House invoked White House Press Congress over a number of “This is a moment in his- he turned out to be a spy. Texecutive privilege Secretary Sarah Sanders said probes, including over materi- tory,” said Rep. Sheila Jackson The co-conspirator then contacted the facil- Wednesday, claiming the right the action was rather a als and witnesses from the Lee of Texas. “The president itator and made arrangements to travel to to block lawmakers from the response to the “blatant abuse special counsel investigation. now seeks to take a wrecking Pakistan. full report from special coun- of power” by Democratic Rep. The White House has rejected ball to the Constitution of the In February, Sewell was charged by the FBI sel Robert Mueller on his Nadler. all efforts to probe Trump’s United States.” But the top with using social media to recruit people on Trump-Russia probe and esca- “Neither the White House business dealings or tax returns Republican on the panel, Rep. behalf of the LeT and send them to Pakistan for lating the battle between nor Attorney General Barr will as well the West Wing’s secu- Doug Collins of Georgia, called terrorist training. President Donald Trump and comply with Chairman rity clearance procedure. the majority’s decision to push “We stay on constant alert for radicals plot- Congress. Nadler’s unlawful and reckless In a letter Wednesday to ahead with a contempt resolu- ting attacks targeting citizens of the United States, The administration’s deci- demands,” she said. Trump , Barr explained that the tion “cynical, mean-spirited, here or abroad,” said US Attorney Nealy Cox said sion was announced just as the Though the White House special counsel’s files contain counterproductive and irre- in a release. House Judiciary Committee initially hesitated on invoking millions of pages of classified sponsible.” “Countering terrorist threats is our highest was gaveling in to consider privilege, Trump told his staff and unclassified information. Nadler said earlier priority, and we will continue to work to stem holding Attorney General and political advisers in recent He said it was the committee’s Wednesday the Trump admin- the flow of foreign fighters abroad and bring jus- William Barr in contempt of weeks to refuse to cooperate “abrupt resort to a contempt istration’s refusal to provide tice to those who attempt to provide material Congress over failure to release with Democrats, believing the vote” that “has not allowed suf- special counsel Robert support to foreign terror organizations.” the full report. party’s goal was simply to dam- ficient time for you to consid- Mueller’s full Russia report to It is not clear if Sewell is currently in cus- Committee Chairman age him politically going into er fully whether to make a con- Congress presents a “constitu- tody, Fox4 News reported. Jerrold Nadler of New York his re-election campaign. The clusive assertion of executive tional crisis,” leaving the panel The LeT is a UN and US-designated glob- declared the action by Trump’s coming legal battle could privilege.” no choice but to move forward al terrorist organisation and has carried out sev- Justice Department was a clear stretch to 2020, and the White Barr told Trump the pres- with a contempt vote against eral terrorist attacks inside India, including the new sign of the president’s House is aiming to tie up con- ident he should assert privilege Barr. Mumbai terrorist attacks in 2008 that took the “blanket defiance” of Congress’ gressional probes until Election now, “pending a full decision Talks with the Justice lives of 166 people, including several Americans. constitutional rights. Day. on the matter.” Democrats on Department broke down late In this April 3, 2019 file photo, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., voices an objection to a resolution by House In 2013, a US court sentenced David “Every day we learn of new The president’s decision the committee said the Trump Tuesday over the committee’s Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., to subpoena special counsel Robert Mueller's full Coleman Headley, an American of Pakistani ori- efforts by this administration to was weeks in the making, the administration was trampling subpoena for an unredacted report, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Florida Bar has decided a disciplinary investigation will gin to 35 years in jail for his role in the Mumbai stonewall Congress,” Nadler next inevitable escalation on Congress’s duty to conduct version of the report. continue into a tweet sent by Gaetz about President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen. AP attack. Trump’s son Barr faces contempt May not ‘sorry’ but feels deep regret London: Prime Minister a gathering of the Indian dias- Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan, she AP n WASHINGTON Theresa May has repeated the pora. had heard that they were “fan- subpoenaed UK Government’s deep regret She said: “No one who has tastic events” when the Sikh he House Judiciary over the Jallianwala Bagh mas- heard the accounts of what community came together to Committee voted to hold sacre to mark the 100th happened that day can fail to commemorate the birth of the AFP n WASHINGTON T Attorney General William Barr anniversary of the British colo- be deeply moved. No one can Khalsa. in contempt of Congress, esca- nial era attack in Amritsar on truly imagine what the visitors She added: “But although I he Russia probe plunged lating the Democrats’ extraordi- Vaisakhi. to those gardens went through haven’t yet been to one of TWashington into turmoil nary legal battle with the Trump The massacre took place at that day one hundred years these parades — I have been Wednesday as Donald Trump’s administration over access to spe- Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar ago. lucky enough to be a frequent son reportedly was ordered to cial counsel Robert Mueller’s (undivided Punjab) during the “It was — as the former guest at gudwaras in my con- testify before a Senate panel Trump-Russia report. Vaisakhi festival on April 13, Prime Minister HH Asquith stituency and across the UK – and the White House refused The vote Wednesday capped 1919, when troops of the described it at the time — ‘one and can not only imagine to release material on investi- a day of ever-deepening dispute British Indian Army under the of the worst outrages in the warm Punjabi welcome at this gations into the president. between congressional command of Colonel Reginald whole of our history’.” ing orders from higher author- last week a debate in time of year — but just how A day after the top Democrats and President Donald Dyer opened fire at a crowd of However, it fell short of a ities during the British Raj. Westminster Hall focused on good the food must be. Republican in Congress called Trump, who for the first time people holding a pro-indepen- formal apology demanded by a Most recently, during a the contribution of Sikhs to the “This of course is a partic- the Russia probe “case closed,” invoked the principle of execu- dence demonstration, leaving cross-section of British parlia- Westminster Hall debate in UK – following on from the ularly important year for the Trump’s conflict with his tive privilege, claiming the right scores dead. mentarians and Sikh activists to the House of Commons to launch of Sikh History and whole of the Sikh community Democratic opponents esca- to block lawmakers from the full At a Vaisakhi reception at mark the centenary of the mas- mark National Sikh History Awareness month by Seema — 2019 marks the 550th lated to new heights as a House report on Mueller’s probe of Downing Street in London sacre that affected thousands of Awareness Month, a number of Malhotra MP in April. anniversary of the birth of panel voted to hold the nation’s Russian interference to help Wednesday evening, Prime Indian lives. British Indian MPs had repeat- “There were some great Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Attorney General Bill Barr in Trump in the 2016 election. Minister May repeated words “I do not understand why ed calls for a formal apology contributions made during that guru, in 1469. And I am sure contempt for refusing to turn planned to fight the subpoena, Committee Chairman from her House of Commons the British Government has not and expressed the hope that debate — and it was a timely we will see many events to cel- over key documents. which demands he testify in Jerrold Nadler of New York statement last month as she to this day agreed to say sorry,” perhaps the Downing Street reminder of the hard work, ebrate this later in the year.” Following a day of drama person. declared the action by Trump’s referred to the “shameful scar” said Lord Loomba, who has reception would be the appro- compassion, and generosity of The Downing Street cele- that included Trump asserting The White House has been Justice Department a clear new on British Indian history. also called for an investigation priate moment for it. Sikhs in communities up and bration involved a shabad kir- executive privilege for the first seeking to shield a large swathe sign of the president’s “blanket “We deeply regret what into whether General Dyer However, the only refer- down the country and abroad.” tan performance by students of time in his presidency, the of material — including redact- defiance” of Congress’ constitu- happened and the pain inflict- instigated the “huge atrocity” of ence to the debate made by May admitted that while the Nishkam School in west Republican-led Senate ed portions of Mueller’s report tional rights to conduct oversight. ed on so many people,” she told his own accord or was follow- May noted: “I am delighted that she had never attended a London. PTI Intelligence Committee took — subpoenaed by lawmakers the surprise step of issuing a seeking to exert their oversight subpoena to Donald Trump Jr responsibility. to testify as part of its investi- The rare move to invoke Biden promises border Suu Kyi tries to save face with gation into Russian election executive privilege came as the interference, US media report- House Judiciary Committee ed. took its most substantive step plan to counter Trump It was the first known legal yet against a member of the Myanmar reporters’ release summons issued to a member Trump administration by AP n LOS ANGELES of the president’s family to approving a contempt motion for Medicare or Medicaid, as AFP n YANGON force testimony in the ongoing against Barr. California’s governor has pro- a media frenzy and messages of tion the long-term interest of Prison was British health expert investigation, and comes after “This was a very grave and oe Biden said Wednesday that posed for young adults. congratulations from the White (the) country”, said government Lord Ara Darzi, whose name special counsel Robert Mueller momentous step we were JPresident Donald Trump is While munching tacos at a fter relentless diplomatic House to UN Secretary- spokesman Zaw Htay. barely came up during regular declined to accuse Trump’s forced to take today,” commit- sowing fear at the US border restaurant with Democratic Apressure and global out- General Antonio Guterres. Retired Thai diplomat media coverage of the saga. 2016 campaign of criminal tee chairman Jerry Nadler said with Mexico, not delivering solu- Mayor Eric Garcetti, Biden also rage, fallen democracy icon The pair spent more than Kobsak Chutikul, who has A close confidant of Suu conspiracy to collude with the after the party-line vote. tions, after another month when lamented the lack of stronger gun Aung San Suu Kyi finally decid- 500 days behind bars under worked in an advisory capaci- Kyi, he has regularly visited the Russians. Nadler said the contempt about 100,000 immigrants were control, despite the rash of mass ed that a pardon for two colonial-era state secrets con- ty to Suu Kyi’s government, told country over the past two years Trump Jr, 41, has testified citation will proceed “rapidly” arrested trying to enter the coun- shootings. And he predicted Myanmar journalists jailed for victions after probing the extra- AFP that senior officials had all in an advisory role on a voluntarily in private once to for a full House vote but did not try illegally. that the crowded Democratic reporting on a Rohingya mas- judicial killing of 10 Rohingya known a pardon must be grant- Rakhine state commission. the committee, and was pep- offer a timeline. “The idea that we are just presidential field would quickly sacre was the only way to Muslims during a military ed at some point but “nobody But he has known the lead- pered with questions about a He accused Trump and trying to scare the living devil out shrink in size next year, after resolve an issue that has dogged crackdown. felt they could bring this up ers for years, and hosted her in June 9, 2016 meeting at Trump the White House of of the American public — ‘My being asked if a long primary her government for nearly 18 Global attention on the with her”. London after her release from Tower in New York that he and stonewalling by preventing God, hordes are coming,’ the way could weaken the eventual months. reporters and the damage Political timing was also a house arrest. other campaign officials had America’s congressional repre- he characterizes it — is just sim- Democratic candidate. Observers say the unex- already done to the country’s factor, observers say. “From what I hear, he final- with a Russian lawyer who had sentatives from conducting ply wrong,” Biden told reporters He entered the restaurant in pected release of the two reputation were “potentially Myanmar is due to go to ly found the opportunity to offered them dirt on oversight of the executive near downtown Los Angeles. a working-class neighborhood Reuters reporters was a politi- costly” to the government, said the polls next year and this was convince Suu Kyi this was an Democratic presidential can- branch. The Democratic candidate near downtown to a sprinkle of cal decision timed to save face independent analyst Richard a chance to “get it out of the albatross hanging round their didate Hillary Clinton. “It’s an attack on the for president and former vice applause, and posed for selfies for the country’s civilian leader, Horsey. way” beforehand rather than necks,” said Kobsak, who Committee aides would essence of our democracy,” president said he soon will with surprised patrons who after a vigorous international Nobel Laureate Suu Kyi — risk overshadowing the vote, served alongside Darzi on not confirm the subpoena or Nadler said. “We are now in a release a proposal to address the appeared to be outnumbered by campaign that saw Amal already seen as a pariah by Kobsak said. another Myanmar government what they want to discuss with constitutional crisis.” The nation’s long-running border a large group of reporters and Clooney join their legal team, many for perceived complicity Behind the international commission. the president’s eldest son, who Department of Justice swiftly problems. photographers. Time magazine put the pair on in the Rohingya’s plight — condemnation, backroom The discussion would have currently helps run the Trump shot back, branding the con- One of its planks, he said, Garcetti flirted with running their cover, and journalism provoked outcry when she diplomacy appears to have taken place “behind the scenes, Organization. tempt vote “inappropriate would be to establish a way to for president, and Biden said he awards and honours pile up — refused to intervene, insisting played a key role in convincing in quiet conversations in her Citing a person close to political theatrics.” Hours ear- determine quickly if an immi- was relieved when the mayor including the prestigious “rule of law” must be followed. Suu Kyi to pardon the house”, he added. Trump Jr, The Wall Street lier, Trump made clear he grant is qualified to enter the US announced in January that he Pulitzer Prize. The abrupt decision to reporters. Darzi later hinted about his Journal reported he had offered would assert his executive priv- But he didn’t answer directly would not enter the race, describ- A presidential pardon freed release the pair this week was One man waiting among role to reporters at a press con- to answer questions in writing ilege to keep Mueller’s full when asked if people who enter ing him as a potentially tough Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, made because Myanmar’s lead- the crowds outside the gates of ference following the journal- from the committee, and report under wraps. the U.S. illegally should qualify opponent. 29, from prison on Tuesday to ers had “taken into considera- Yangon’s notorious Insein ists’ release. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MAY 10, 2019 world 12 Europe rejects Iran ultimatum N Korea fires projectiles, AFP n SIBIU (ROMANI) slapping sanctions on the says South’s military Iranian mining industry The uropean powers on White House, which has Thursday rejected “ulti- already taken steps to scupper AFP n SEOUL Ematums” from Tehran Iran’s oil exports — its crucial but vowed to fight to save the money-maker — said the steel orth Korea fired a number Iran nuclear deal, as tensions and mining sector was the Nof unidentified projectiles with the US soar. country’s second-largest Thursday, the South’s military Iran said it would defy source of foreign revenue, said, as a US envoy visited some restrictions agreed under accounting for 10 per cent of Seoul for discussions on how to the 2015 accord and threatened exports. break the nuclear deadlock. to go further if Europe, China “Tehran can expect fur- “North Korea fired uniden- and Russia fail to deliver sanc- ther actions unless it funda- tified projectiles eastward” tions relief within 60 days. mentally alters its conduct,” from Sino-ri in North Pyongan Tehran says it is respond- Trump said in a statement. province, the South’s Joint ing to unilateral US sanctions Since the US pullout, Chiefs of Staff said in a state- imposed by Washington after Europe has sought to keep Iran ment. President Donald Trump in the deal by trying to main- The launch came just days ripped up what he called a tain trade via a special mech- after North Korea carried out “horrible” deal, dealing a severe intervention. ferent approach than the US countries under domestic anism called INSTEX to clear a military drill and fired mul- blow to the Iranian economy. “We strongly urge Iran to has. “We still think that the pressure to take a tougher payments without falling foul tiple projectiles, with at least Europe has stressed the continue to implement its com- deal with the Iranians was a line on Tehran, particularly of American sanctions. one believed to be a short- importance of the deal — in mitments under the JCPOA in chance to bring Iran out of iso- after Iranian intelligence was The European statement range missile. Saturday’s drill involved mul- sula, paving the way for a his- which Iran agreed to curb its full as it has done until now and lation. But of course we realise accused over assassination reiterated its commitment to It was also hours after the tiple Pyongyang “long-range toric first meeting between nuclear ambitions in return for to refrain from any escalatory and we see that the US has a plots in France, Denmark and helping the Iranian people US Special Representative on multiple rocket launchers and Kim and Trump. sanctions relief — for its own steps,” they said in a joint totally different approach and the Netherlands. enjoy the benefit of sanctions North Korea, Stephen Biegun, tactical guided weapons”. But their second summit in security, and EU president statement, referring to the Joint that is why it will stay a diffi- Europe and Washington relief, condemning the US arrived in Seoul late But experts say the North Hanoi in February broke up Jean-Claude Juncker said it Comprehensive Plan of Action. cult issue.” have been at loggerheads over reimposition. Wednesday for talks with South launched at least one short- without agreement on sanc- would be on the agenda at “We reject any ultimatums The EU statement stressed how to deal with the Islamic Europe is “determined to Korean officials on the allies’ range missile during the exer- tions relief and what Thursday’s summit in the and we will assess Iran’s com- the International Atomic republic since Trump took continue pursuing efforts to approach towards Pyongyang. cise, with a report on the Pyongyang might offer in Romanian town of Sibiu. pliance on the basis of Iran’s Energy Agency’s (IAEA) role office. In recent days, the US enable the continuation of It is Biegun’s first visit to respected 38 North website exchange, and the North has EU diplomatic chief performance regarding its in monitoring Iran’s compli- deployed an aircraft carrier legitimate trade with Iran” Seoul since the Hanoi summit suggesting that it was a “direct since blamed Seoul for siding Federica Mogherini and nuclear-related commitments ance with the deal — suggest- strike group to the Gulf — including through INSTEX. between US President Donald import” of a Russian-produced with Washington, leaving inter- France, Germany and Britain under the JCPOA.” ing no concrete action is like- raising military tensions But their efforts have Trump and the North’s leader Iskander. Korean relations in limbo. — the three European signa- Arriving at the Sibiu sum- ly until the inspectors’ next alongside the diplomatic dis- borne little fruit so far, with Kim Jong Un collapsed without “The debris generated by A spokesman for the tories to the deal — voiced mit, Austrian chancellor report at the end of May. cord. Trump hit back at Iran’s Supreme Leader agreement. the launch in North Korea is a North’s delegation for military “great concern” at President Sebastian Kurz told reporters: But there are tensions Tehran’s threats by tightening Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dis- “We are still analysing virtual match of a launch of talks with the South said ear- Hassan Rouhani’s dramatic “To be honest, we have a dif- within the EU, with some the economic screws further, missing them as a “bitter joke.” whether it is a single or multi- Iskander conducted by Russia,” lier Thursday that Saturday’s ple projectiles,” JCS spokesman it said. “routine drill” was conducted Kim Joon-rak told AFP. If North Korea imported within its own waters and Pyongyang, Seoul and Iskanders from Russia, the added the “flying objects” did Fake German Washington have refrained report added, “it has an exist- not pose any threat to the US, from calling Saturday’s launch ing capacity to deliver war- South Korea and Japan. Guaido’s deputy arrested heiress faces a missile, which could jeopar- heads to targets in South Korea “The firing of the inter- dise the ongoing diplomacy by with great precision”. mediate- and long-range mis- violating UN Security Council A summit between South sile and the ICBM was not AFP n CARACAS Andres Mejia — are accused of sentencing in resolutions as well as Kim’s Korean President Moon Jae-in involved in it,” he said in a high treason and conspiracy. promise of a freeze on long- and the North’s Kim Jong Un statement carried by the offi- enezuelan intelligence This brings to 10 the num- NY fraud case range missile tests. a year ago triggered a rapid cial Korean Central News Vagents Wednesday ber of opposition lawmakers The North has said diplomatic thaw on the penin- Agency. detained a senior leader of the indicted for supporting Guaido, AP n NEW YORK opposition-dominated following a court announce- National Assembly, the first ment on Tuesday that seven he day of reckoning has Chinese court arrest of a lawmaker since the others will be prosecuted. Tarrived for the German failed uprising against Soon after the announce- con artist who passed herself Bangladeshi IS President Nicolas Maduro last ment, the Constituent off as a wealthy heiress and adjourns over week. Assembly — which effectively swindled tens of thousands of Edgar Zambrano said acts as a regime rubber stamp dollars from New York banks Canadian’s death agents had towed him and his — stripped the seven of their and hotels. fighter held on car to prison after he refused to parliamentary immunity. Anna Sorokin is sched- penalty appeal get out of the vehicle. Guaido was himself uled to be sentenced Thursday Zambrano is deputy to stripped of immunity on April in state court following her AFP n BEIJING National Assembly speaker 2. conviction last month on mul- return from Syria Juan Guaido, who is recognized The Constituent Assembly, tiple counts of grand larceny Chinese court adjourned a as the country’s leader by more Opposition Deputy of the National Assembly Stalin Gonzalez talks to journalists at which Maduro created to side- and theft of services. PTI n DHAKA passport in 2014 from the Ahearing on a Canadian than 50 states, and who orga- the Democratic Action political party headquarters in Caracas after National line the National Assembly, Her defense attorney, Todd Bangladesh embassy in Saudi man’s appeal against his death nized the April 30 revolt. Assembly Vice President Edgar Zambrano was arrested when leaving the has said it would suspend the Spodek, has said Sorokin faces Saudi Arabia-born Arabia and then went to Turkey sentence for drug smuggling “We warn the people of headquarters. AP immunity of any lawmakers up to 15 years in prison on the ABangladeshi, who returned in 2016 using it, the FIR stated. without a decision Thursday in Venezuela and the interna- who backed the uprising. most serious charge. She has to the country after fighting for He was influenced by the IS a case that has deepened a tional community: the regime truck to forcibly take us direct- not mention Zambrano but Guaido said in a speech been in custody since her the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, has ideology and was trying to get in diplomatic spat between has kidnapped the first vice- ly to the Helicoide,” a notorious said the US will stand with the after the first indictments on October 2017 arrest. been arrested by the counter-ter- touch with the terror group, Beijing and Ottawa. president” of the National political prison and the head- people of Venezuela “for how- Tuesday that the government’s Sorokin went by Anna rorism police for alleged plans to after which he attempted to Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, Assembly, said Guaido, who quarters of the secret service, he ever long it takes!” Along with “only response... is to persecute, Delvey when she defrauded establish a caliphate in the enter into Syria several times, but 36, was sentenced to death in heads the body and has been in tweeted. The United States, the US, Argentina, Colombia, because they no longer govern, financial institutions and Muslim-majority country. failed. Later in 2017, he tried to January after a court deemed a power struggle with Maduro European Union and several Chile and Peru protested his because they no longer have Manhattan celebrity circles into Born in Saudi Arabia to a enter Syria via Egypt and Turkey his previous 15-year prison since declaring himself acting Latin American states criti- arrest while the EU said it was command.” Venezuela has suf- believing she had a fortune of Bangladeshi father and a from Saudi Arabia, but failed sentence too lenient. president in January. cized Zambrano’s arrest. “another flagrant violation of fered five years of recession that about $67 million (60 million Pakistani mother, 33-year-old again. Finally in 2018, Motaj suc- His appeal hearing came a “They are trying to destroy On the Twitter account of the country’s constitution.” has seen more than 2.7 million euros) overseas that could Motaj Abdul Majid Kafiluddin ceeded, but it was too late, as the day after a top executive of the power representing all its now-closed embassy in Separately, Venezuela’s people flee poverty, hyperin- cover her jet-setting lifestyle, Bepari was arrested by Dhaka IS regime had been ousted from Chinese telecom giant Huawei, Venezuelans, but they will not Caracas, Washington called Supreme Court indicted three flation, food shortages and high-end clothing and lavish Metropolitan Police’s (DMP) Syria by then. After this, he fled Meng Wanzhou, appeared in achieve it,” Guaido said. the detention “illegal and inex- more lawmakers for backing insecurity since 2015, accord- hotel stays. Counter-Terrorism and to Turkey where his plan was to court in Canada to fight a US Shortly before his arrest, cusable.” It warned of “conse- Guaido’s uprising, which set off ing to United Nations figures. The 28-year-old falsely Transnational Crime (CTTC) flee to any European country via extradition bid that triggered Zambrano said on Twitter that quences” if he is not immedi- two days of clashes between On Wednesday Maduro claimed her father was a diplo- unit near a mosque in Dhaka’s Greece. But as Turkish police the diplomatic storm. agents of the SEBIN intelli- ately released. security forces and protesters. warned of a possible “military mat or an oil baron, and falsi- Uttara neighbourhood on May 5, began a drive against terrorists, The Liaoning High People’s gence agency had encircled Early Thursday US Attorney General Tarek escalation” with neighboring fied bank records and forged the Dhaka Tribune reported. Motaj decided to return to Court in northeast China said his vehicle outside the head- President Donald Trump — William Saab says the clashes Colombia — which recognizes her identity to further the According to the first infor- Bangladesh and arrived in in a statement that “all proce- quarters of the Democratic whose country was among the left six people dead. Guaido as interim president — scam. mation report (FIR) of the case Dhaka. According to the case dural rights of appellant Action party. first to back Guaido — said he The three lawmakers — after Bogota accused Caracas of Her ruse included an appli- recorded under Anti-Terrorism files, police was aware of his entry Schellenberg were guaranteed “As we refused to get out of was “discussing the terrible named as Freddy Superlano, sheltering leftist guerrillas on its cation for a $22 million loan to Act with Uttara (West) police sta- and was tracking his movements in accordance with the law”. our vehicle, they used a tow abuses by Maduro.” Trump did Sergio Vergara and Juan territory. fund a private arts club, com- tion, Motaj and five or six to arrest him.Citing findings The trial has adjourned plete with exhibitions, instal- unnamed people were accused from the primary inquiry, the FIR and the court will “select a day lations and pop-up shops, pros- for “planning sabotage with dif- said Motaj believed in the ideol- or time to pronounce the sen- ecutors said. She was denied ferent militant organisations to ogy of banned militant outfit tence,” it said without specify- Pence slams rulings against Trump policies that loan but persuaded one establish caliphate by displacing New JMB. ] ing. bank to lend her $100,000 that the government.” Dhaka No police official agreed to Schellenberg’s case is seen AP n WASHINGTON security by obstructing the has asked the Supreme Court only to the people who are she failed to repay. launched a major crackdown publicly comment on Motaj’s as potential leverage for Meng, lawful ability of the president to to deal with nationwide injunc- challenging an administration In all, prosecutors accused against extremists following an matter. However, CTTC chief who was arrested on a US ice President Mike Pence stop threats to the homeland tions in the past, including in policy. A nationwide injunction her of stealing some $275,000, attack by local outfit New Jamaat- and Additional Commissioner extradition request related to Vsaid Wednesday that the where he sees them.” the travel ban case. But the has the effect of stopping “a fed- including a $35,400 bill she ul Mujahideen Bangladesh Monirul Islam recently said Iran sanctions violations — a Trump administration intends He said the administration court never addressed the eral policy everywhere,” the failed to pay for a plane she (JMB) on a cafe in the capital in Bangladeshis returning home link that Beijing has repeated- to challenge the right of feder- will seek opportunities to put nationwide extent of the administration told the chartered to and from the 2016 that killed 22 people, includ- after joining IS would face legal ly denied. al district courts to issue rulings this question before the injunction against the ban Supreme Court in the travel Berkshire Hathaway share- ing an Indian and 17 other for- action. He also said a section of Following the Huawei blocking nationwide policies, Supreme Court “to ensure that issued by lower courts because ban case. The more common holders meeting in Omaha, eigners. Confirming the arrest on youths have been going to join IS executive’s arrest in December, arguing that such injunctions decisions affecting every the justices upheld the ban in practice is for a judge to issue Nebraska. Wednesday, CTTC Deputy since late 2014. They suspect China detained former are obstructing President American are made either by its entirety. an order that gives only the But jurors acquitted her of Commissioner Mohibul Islam some aspiring militants were Canadian diplomat Michael Donald Trump’s agenda on those elected to represent the For the Supreme Court to people who sued what they two counts, including an alle- Khan said interrogation is under- arrested and some were killed. Kovrig and businessman immigration, health care and American people or by the issue a definitive ruling on want. gation that she promised a way to know his motive. “If they want to return Michael Spavor, in what other issues. highest court in the land.” Top nationwide injunctions, it A White House official friend an all-expenses paid Police also seized a passport, home now, they have no alter- observers saw as retaliation. In a speech at the Federalist administration officials have would first have to rule against said the administration would trip to Morocco and then stuck a Saudi Arabian ID card, Saudi native but to come by air. They Canadian Prime Minister Society conference in often complained about the the administration on the be looking for potential rele- her with the $62,000 bill. She driving licence, an iPhone, and need passports. But people Justin Trudeau has said that Washington, Pence argued that proliferation of nationwide underlying merits of the case vant cases to press the issue, was also found not guilty of one Bangla translations of several who left the country in 2014 no China had “chosen to arbitrar- nationwide injunctions issued injunctions since Trump before it. Only at that point and said Pence also discussed of the most serious charges in essays on caliphate in Bangladesh longer have valid passports. If ily” sentence Schellenberg to by federal judges “prevent the became president, so the idea could the court consider it at the end of the Cabinet the indictment: attempting to from Motaj’s possession, the anybody wants to return, they death. executive branch from acting, of pushing back is not new. whether a lower court order meeting convened by the pres- steal more than $1 million daily reported. will have to apply for a travel His government has plead- compromising our national Indeed, the administration should apply nationwide or ident. from City National Bank. Motaj took a Bangladeshi pass,” Monirul said. ed for clemency. In happy Bhutan, the PM is a doc on Saturdays Fb auto-generates

AFP n THIMPU some do archery, and I like to on ecotourism and charges a in that year’s election. much more remains to be done ister, who is considered one of operate. I am just spending my daily fee of $250 per visitor in After losing, King Jigme despite important strides in the best doctors in the country, videos celebrating t’s Saturday in Bhutan and weekends here,” the 50-year-old high season. Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck medical treatment. I feel more relieved,” he said. ILotay Tshering has just com- told AFP. The capital Thimphu has commanded him to lead a While the country has seen Politics, the prime minister extremist images pleted urinary bladder repair No one at the hospital bats no traffic lights, the sale of team of doctors and travel major improvements in life said, is a lot like being a doc- surgery on a patient at the an eyelid as Tshering, wearing tobacco is banned, and televi- with the monarch’s entourage expectancy, a reduction in tor. “At the hospital I scan and Washington (AP): A confidential whistleblower’s complaint Jigme Dorji Wangchuck a faded lab coat and crocs, sion was only allowed in 1999. to far-flung villages to provide infant mortality and the elim- treat patients. In the govern- to the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained by The National Referral Hospital. walks through the busy corri- Archery competitions, with free medical treatment. ination of many infectious dis- ment, I scan the health of poli- Associated Press alleges the social media company has exag- But Tshering is no ordinary dors. Nurses and hospital atten- liberal amounts of the local Now as prime minister, he eases, the number of lifestyle cies and try to make them bet- gerated its success in removing extremist content. doctor. During the week, he dants continue with their jobs firewater, are a national craze. spends Saturdays treating diseases — including alco- ter,” he said. Even worse, it shows that the company is inadvertently also happens to be prime min- as normal. Phalluses painted on houses to patients referred to him and holism and diabetes — is on the “I will continue doing this using propaganda by militants and hate groups to auto-gen- ister in the Himalayan king- The Buddhist kingdom is ward off evil are also a common Thursday mornings offering rise. “We must now slowly put until I die and I miss not being erate videos and pages that could be used for networking. dom famous for measuring in many ways a case apart, sight. But the “Land of the medical advice to trainees and more focus on secondary and able to be here every day,” he Facebook likes to give the impression that it’s staying ahead citizens’ Gross National benchmarking itself on happi- Thunder Dragon” also has its doctors. Sunday is family time. tertiary healthcare,” Tshering added. of extremists by taking down their posts, often before users Happiness. ness instead of economic problems, among them cor- Back in the prime minis- said. And on the days when he ever even see them. “For me it’s a de-stresser,” growth. ruption, rural poverty, youth ter’s office, a lab coat hangs on At the hospital, Tshering’s drives his car around the cap- But over five months last year, researchers monitored pages said Tshering, who was elect- One of the pillars of Gross unemployment and criminal the back of his chair. patient, a 40-year-old man ital Thimphu — instead of by users who affiliated themselves with groups designated as ed prime minister of the nation National Happiness is conser- gangs. This, he said, serves as a named Bumthap who under- using his official chauffeur — terrorist organizations. In that period, only 38 percent of the of 750,000 people last year in vation of the environment. Tshering, who trained in reminder of his election pledge went a five-hour bladder repair an-all-too familiar urge takes posts with prominent symbols of extremist groups were only its third democratic elec- Bhutan is carbon negative Bangladesh, Japan, Australia to focus on healthcare. surgery, told AFP he was hold of him. “Whenever I drive removed. tion since the end of absolute and its constitution mandates and the United States, began his Patients don’t have to pay pleased with the results. to work on weekdays, I wish I The company concedes that its systems are not perfect, but monarchy in 2008. that 60 percent of the country political career in 2013, but his directly for healthcare in “Now that I have been could turn left towards the hos- says they are improving. “Some people play golf, remains forested. It is also big party failed to make headway Bhutan, but Tshering says that operated on by the prime min- pital.” LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MAY 10, 2019 vivacity {food} 13

CHEF TALK FIT FOR ALL Fermented foods not only mean better health for Mustard oil finds favour with international chefs t’s hard to beat for its versatility customers but can — as a cooking medium, as a Idressing, as a preservative and for also introduce a body massage. More importantly, it has gained quirky twist to global recognition in the past few years, with its market further seg- regular dishes on a mented on the basis of regions; a recent report by Transparency menu, says chef Market Research indicates growing acceptance across North America, DIPNA ANAND. Latin America, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Asia-Pacific By TEAM VIVA excluding Japan, and the Middle East and Africa. On the basis of regions, mustard oil has higher market demand in Asia-Pacific region which includes AA HEALTHHEALTH India, Thailand and China due to its huge consumption in food. The North America market is expected to expand with a relatively higher CAGR due to its preference as an essential oil in various industrial fighting properties. Food cooked in for deep frying) could reduce the applications, the report says. mustard oil enhances its flavour,” incidence of coronary heart disease Vivek Puri, the managing direc- Rajesh Khanna, F&B head, The (CHD) by as much as 71 per cent. BOOSTER tor of Puri Oil Mills Ltd, said, “The Metropolitan Hotel and Spa, New This made many non-mustard oil BOOSTER surge in the acceptance of mustard Delhi, said. consumers sit up and take notice, oil as a healthy cooking medium Due to its pungent taste, mus- especially since heart disease was hile fermented would also explain the advent of tard oil works as a taste enhancer in already rampaging through large food has been many multinational corporations Bengali dishes like Machher jhol, sections of the population. consumed for a in a segment that has traditionally Jhal muri and Muri ghonto to men- Also focusing on the MUFA long time, its ben- been dominated by SME players. tion just a few. and PUFA aspects, Arvind Das, efits are only grad- India needs to learn from countries “It is a powerful natural stimu- head of cardiology at Max Hospital, Wually becoming apparent. like Malaysia and Italy who have lant. It improves digestion and Gurugram, suggested that ground- Consequently restaurants are intro- managed to sell their edible oil appetite by stimulating digestive at-home mustard oil has fatty acids ducing these often times as side miso and yoghurt due to their Research suggests that fer- worldwide, which in return has juices and bile in the liver and that are important in “getting bad dishes which accompany a more health benefits. Locally-grown pro- mented food and drinks introduce contributed to their economy. Indian spleen. It is seen that while cooking, cholesterol” down. familiar main. duce, farm-raised, organic meat, beneficial bacteria into the diges- mustard oil has the potential to the oil behaves differently when The good old sarson ka tel also Heading into the harsh sum- artisan cheese and handcrafted tive system and help to balance it reduce imports of edible oil and can heated, it changes texture, colour has a high smoking point, almost as mers, it becomes all the more beers appeal more to consumers, in your body. Probiotics are known save valuable foreign exchange. and taste; it also has nutritional high as 250 degrees celsius. What’s so important to eat things gut friend- who like to know where their food to help in slowing down some What palm oil is for Malaysia, olive properties. So, while cooking, we good about that? ly and healthy. The probiotics pro- is coming from and this leads to a specific diseases, improve bowel oil for Italy and soya oil for America, should take care not to overheat it Because it doesn’t burn so easily, duced during fermentation restores connection being made between health, aid digestion and improve mustard oil can be for India.” as over cooking may destroy useful it’s ideal for Indian cuisine obsessed the balance of friendly bacteria in consumers and their food source. immunity. There is also evidence to “Mustard oil has both culinary nutrients and form harmful com- with deep frying and heating. your gut and may not only allevi- Even if it is a beer or a side of pick- suggest that having a good balance and therapeutic uses. It contains pounds. It is also known to be one As for its therapeutic values, ate some digestive problems but led cabbage, fermented foods offer of gut bacterial and digestive omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids of the healthiest oils in the market. mustard oil is considered a natural also give your immune system a a unique twist to normal dishes. enzymes, helps to absorb more and has low content of saturated fats. It has multi-purpose usage, you use sunscreen when applied externally; boost and reduce your risk of People like quirky trends that nutrients from the foods you con- Mustard oil not only enhances the it for cooking, in medicine, or as an mixed with coconut oil, it makes for infections like the common cold. are at the same time beneficial. In sume. Most of the fermented foods taste and flavour of food but it also ingredient in your beauty routine, a complete head massage and acts as Studies have shown that ferment- such a scenario, it is not surprising are low in calories when compared cures many diseases related to skin, and you will not be disappointed,” an anti-bacterial. ed foods may also promote men- that fermented foods continue to with other dishes. joint, muscles and heart. In cooking, Khanna added. At the bottom line, let’s not for- tal health, weight loss and heart gain popularity. As an example, it is used for marination, in salads, For those who have grown up or get that mustard oil has been a health. only a few people would recom- DO YOU ALL HAVE A SPECIAL for frying and for the purpose of lived in places like Bengal, Bihar, perennial hit in the rural areas due to Chef Dipna Anand, co-owner mend the awesome pickled cucum- FERMENTED FOOD DISHES IN preservation,” Shimomura Kazuya, Kashmir, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, its easy availability and ease of pro- of London based Brilliant ber that came as a side with their YOUR MENU? head chef at Megu, the Japanese fine mustard oil is a familiar taste. But cessing. Restaurant is among the top five chicken tikka burger to their I do not have dishes on the diner at the Leela Palace New Delhi, in the last decade or so, many non- “Nothing can beat it when it Indian women who are shaking up friends, however, they are more ‘FERMENTED FOODS menu that fall in to the special fer- said. traditional mustard oil consumers comes to traditional Indian cooking. London’s food scene. She explains inclined to tell their friends about INTRODUCE mented food category as yet. “A few people avoid it because have started using this oil, attract- Indian cooking takes time and mus- how fermented food is good for the delicious masala kimchi However, there are of course dish- of its pungent flavour and smell and ed by a positive buzz circulating tard oil is the ideal medium as the health. coleslaw served with their burger BENEFICIAL BACTERIA es that use yoghurt and we also it takes a while to get used to it. As across various media and on social food has to stay on the fire for a longer as it is quirky and has health ben- INTO THE DIGESTIVE have a tandoori soya dish which is far as I know, this oil is used in both media. time,” Dushyant Singh, who runs the HOW POPULAR ARE efits. a part of our vegan menu. Maybe Lebanese and Mediterranean cui- This can be traced to a study OTH and Rustic Kitchen in Jaipur, FERMENTED FOODS AMONG SYSTEM AND HELP TO in the future, it would be beneficial sine. It is sparsely used in daily cook- conducted jointly by the Harvard said. PEOPLE? HOW IS FERMENTED FOOD BALANCE to have a dedicated menu for fer- ing these days but if used regularly, School of Medicine, Boston; the All Dr Ripen Gupta, a senior cardi- According to a research by The GOOD FOR HEALTH? PROPERTIES. MOST OF mented foods as I am sure it will be it’s a great product to prepare dish- India Institute of Medical Sciences ologist at Max Hospital in Vasant National Restaurant Association, Fermentation is a natural received very well. es differently,” Kazuya added. (AIIMS), New Delhi; and St John’s Kunj, had the last word. fermenting was rated a hot trend by process which is used to produce THEM ARE LOW IN For restaurants, fermented “Cooking with mustard oil has Hospital, Bengaluru. The report “Consumption of about 600-700 57 per cent of the chefs. One of the everyday staples including cheese, CALORIES AS foods are often cheaper and have many benefits. It contains rich was published in the American ml of mustard oil per month is ideal. major reasons for the popularity is black tea, bread and chocolate. low food costs offering a great way amounts of monounsaturated and Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Taken daily, it comes down to one tea- the willingness of consumers to Recently, more traditional fer- COMPARED TO OTHER to offset the classic menu items like polyunsaturated fatty acids (MUFA The initiative examined Indian spoon a meal. It’s good for your heart.” experiment with something new. mented food including kimchi and DISHES’ a chicken tikka masala or chick-pea and PUFA). These fats are good as dietary habits and their correlation Gupta said. The trend is certainly gaining kefir are gaining ground all over the and potato curry and tandoori they lower the risk of developing with heart disease, and found that What are you waiting for then? ground as more people around the world and this is specifically driven mixed grill which sell more and are ischemic heart disease by almost the use of mustard oil as the prima- Mustard oil’s the way to go. world favour foods such as kimchi, by the health benefits. expensive. half. 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Devour Jalapeno biryani, Punjabi palak chole, (inclusive of alcohol) Venue: Dandy, ilton Garden suggests to meaty specials with Chakundari ghost, Sindhi kadi, Palatable paneer curry in The Fio Bar, Nehru Place. Hgive your mother a break Jatooni jhinga and Nasi goreng. hurry and more. Time: 10.30 pm to 12 this Mother’s Day from all the Time: 11.30 pm to 12 am Date: Till May Price: am Date: Till May 19 Price: (for two) ` cooking and plan a date. It is (for two) `1,500 plus taxes Venue: The 2,000 plus taxes Venue: All outlets of Cafe Delhi Heights. ueva presents Japanese and Chinese a day to celebrate the most Imperial Spice, Connaught Place. Nspecialities and on offer are delicacies special woman in your life. like open-faced Shumai, Crystal dumplings, Savour delectable dishes like he Marketplace is serving both special alcoholic pan-seared and home-made Pot-stickers. Aatishi murg tikka, Grilled Tand non-alcoholic drinks like Strawberry Enjoy food, live music and more as you fish lemon butter masala, lemonade, Tipsy orange, Drunken apple and Zesty reserve your spot here. Time: 12 pm to Paneer butter masala and blue. Non-alcoholic segment includes Watermelon 11.45 pm Date: Till May Price: (for two) New York cheese cake. Time: peach, Mango basil, Kiwi apple and more. Time: `1,500 plus taxes Venue: Nueva, RK 12 pm to 3.30 pm Date: May 12 pm to 3.30 pm; 7.30 pm to 12 am Date: Till MATRA KULCHA ` METHOD Puram. 12 Venue: Hilton Garden Inn, May 31 Price: (for two) 1,300 plus taxes Venue: PATE Saket. The Marketplace, Kirti Nagar. ● First, pressure cook one WHAT YOU NEED cup white peas, two cup PANEER TIKKA AND PINEAPPLE SANDWICH ● Oil: 3 tsp VEG THAI GREEN CURRY ● Basil leaves or kaffir lime vegetables on high heat until water and ½ tsp salt. WHAT YOU NEED WHAT YOU NEED leaves: 1 sprig lightly tender. Once tender, turn ● Butter: 5 gm ● Now in a wok, heat ● Butter: 4 tsp To make Thai green curry ● Salt to taste off the heat and keep aside. ● Ghee: 5 gm three tsp oil and saute ginger. Further saute all ● Green chutney: 4 tbsp paste: ● Cooking oil: 1 tsp ● Add a teaspoon of oil into ● Tamarind the other spices. ● Sandwich bread: 8 ● Lemongrass: 5 stalks the hot wok, next add in two to ● Turmeric: ¼ tsp ● slices ● Fresh green thai bird chillies, three tablespoons of the Thai ● Red chilli powder: ½ tsp Add the above in the METHOD pressure cooker and mix ● Tomato, onion and stemmed and chopped: 3 curry paste and saute for a few ● Cumin powder: ¼ tsp ● To make the Thai curry well. Mash it slightly for kachumber salad: 4 tbsp ● seconds in the oil. Coriander: 1/4 cup paste, take lemongrass stalks ● Coriander powder: ½ ● desired consistency. ● Paneer tikka, sliced: ● Coriander seeds: 1 tbsp Next, add a tablespoon of tsp and trim any root section below ● Boil for five minutes or 200 gm ● brown sugar and then 400 ml ● Basil leaves: 3 sprig the bulb base. Add and blend Ginger (finely chopped) more adjusting the ● Pineapple: 4 slices of coconut milk. ● Cumin seeds: 1 tsp green chillies, coriander leaves, ● Garam masala: ¼ tsp consistency. Let it cool basil leaves, coriander seeds, ● Stir to mix all the ingredients ● Whole black peppercorns: 1 ● Chaat masala: ½ tsp down a bit and then grind ● Unsweetened coconut milk: cumin seeds, peppercorns, and allow the mixture to METHOD tsp ● Apple: 1/2 it. 400 ml onions, spring onions, garlic, thicken a little. ● Spread softened butter and green chutney on one ● Onion: 1 For garnishing: ● Garnish with onion, side of all bread slices. ● Thai green curry paste: 3 tbsp ginger and salt along with the ● Once the mixture boils, add ● Spring Onion: 1/4 cup lemongrass. Add little bit of in some torn basil leaves and ● Onion: 2 tbsp tomato, coriander leaves, ● Mix sliced paneer tikka with kachumber salad, ● Broccoli: 1 cup ginger, green chilli,carrot ● Cloves: 3 water and grind till it becomes the stir fried vegetables. Stir ● Tomato: 2 tbsp divide equally and arrange this filler on half the bread ● Carrot :1 pickle, lemon and chaat slices. ● Garlic a paste. the mixture, give it a light boil ● ● Coriander leaves masala. Serve it with Bell pepper: 1 ● and the Vegetarian Thai curry is ● Top it with the pineapple slice and cover with ● Ginger To make the curry, heat oil ● Green chilli (slit): 1 steam kulcha. ● Green zucchini (thickly sliced): first. Add the vegetables — ready to be served. remaining buttered slices of bread. ● Salt to taste ● Courtesy: Chef Ramesh Rana at 1/2 Courtesy: Chef Kamaljeet at Lemon: ¼ ● Cut into triangles and serve. carrots, zucchini, broccoli and Decode Air Bar. To make Thai green curry: ● ● Pinch of chaat masala Courtesy: Del Monte Brown sugar: 1 tbsp bell peppers. Stir the The Masala Grill. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MAY 10, 2019 vivacity 14 There is no planet B Irrfan’s thank you note to media Experts feel that determining a percentage today of how much biodegradable packaging actually

Actor IRRFAN KHAN has written a gets decomposed in landfills could be very difficult. By TEAM VIVA note to all his friends in the media s per the global data, stylish, green food packaging can thanking them for “all the support” the world has pro- be recycled again and consumes during his illness. duced and discarded less than 0.5 per cent of the space He said, “Last few months over nine billion of traditional food packaging if tonnes of plastic since dumped in a landfill.” have been on a road to recovery, a theA 1950s. Around 165 million period to heal and fight. I am tonnes of it have clogged the DESIGNING A NO-PLASTIC aware of your concern oceans and since only about nine POLICY and request to talk to per cent of it gets recycled, the rest Apart from the triple-R you, share my journey, of the voluminous plastic pollutes (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) phe- the environment or gets stacked nomenon, environmentalists say but I am fathoming it in landfills, where it takes more that the first and foremost work and internalising, tak- than 500 years to decompose should be to construct a no-plas- ing baby steps to while leaching toxic chemicals tic policy, which starts from land- merge my healing into the ground. fills and their design technology. with work. I am Looking at the domestic sta- Some landfills are now being tistics, India produces an estimat- designed to promote biodegrada- deeply touched by ed 62 million tonnes of munici- tion through the injection of your wishes, it pal solid waste annually — a fig- water, oxygen and even microor- means a lot for ure which is likely to reach 165 ganisms. However, these kinds of me and my fami- million tonnes by 2030. facilities are costly to create, which is why they haven’t been ly. I truly respect INITIATIVES BY COMPANIES widely considered. the way you respect- After the World Economic Alam suggests that landfills ed my journey giving Forum announced the aim for could be designed in a way that me time and space to companies to reach 100 per cent they can have “separate sections heal. Thank you for reusable, recyclable and com- for compostable materials” like postable packaging goal by 2025, food waste. your patience, warmth many major companies, which Bindra feels that plastic can’t and the love through- represent over six million tonnes be completely abolished. However, out this overwhelming of plastic packaging per year, we can focus on using it the right journey.” have taken the initiative to make way. She suggests, “Companies packaging more sustainable. should always ask if they still want Monica Bindra, CEO and co- disposable carrier bags, given ‘I am 20. Becoming an founder, Laiqa (biodegradable that they are burned after a few actor has been a brand of sanitary napkins), minutes of use. Investing in cre- explains how can biodegradable ative and innovative ways of deliv- dream all my packaging among more Indian ering products to people without life. So, it’s companies can be promoted. Krish Iyer, president and collected more than 20,000 tonnes cult. “We cannot say how many generating plastic waste can help not fair of She says, “It’s a new plastic econ- CEO, Walmart India, says, of plastic laminate waste in part- companies have actually changed solve the challenges involved. people to omy in India and a lot of com- “Recognising plastic pollution as nership with NGOs and start-ups their design policy today. There is Companies ought to design their panies are moving towards a critical issue, we have pledged to in more than 20 cities across no proper data on how much plas- packaging keeping in mind what say that I am biodegradable packaging. remove single-use shrink wrap India.” tic consumption has been reduced happens to it after use. They not allowed However, we need to go much used for storing merchandise and by them to compare it with their should follow the lead of brands to have a further and faster in addressing replace it with sustainable storage BANS AND PERCENTAGE OF previous statistics.” that have pledged to use 100 per the challenge of single-use plas- solutions across all its best price DEGRADATION Dr Tanweer Alam, joint direc- cent reusable, recyclable or com- dream tics by leading a transition away modern wholesale stores in the However, the question tor and regional head, Indian postable packaging. A collabora- because I belong from from the linear ‘take-make-dis- country in a phased manner.” remains — how much percentage Institute of Packaging (IIP) Delhi, tive reduction of plastic protocol a certain family and pose’ model of consumption.” The Body Shop India has of the packaging material actual- talks about how banning plastic should be defined to provide have a background. A She says that companies launched its first ‘Community ly decomposes? use at various levels really helps. common direction. Industries should embrace simplicity along Trade Recycled Plastic’ from Environmentalists claim that “The ban surely puts the onus on should align on material choices, Bollywood background with creativity to come up with Bengaluru, that highlights the most landfills are too fundamen- the polluters/ brand owners, but that will guarantee compatible cannot stop one from minimalistic designs. “This will lesser-known, human side of the tally crowded and compacted so some exceptions have been made materials that can be recycled and having a dream. I hope help in reducing material use, plastic crisis. The company has tightly that they don’t allow space by companies so that businesses reused.” people watch the film leading to an overall reduced unveiled a giant artwork of a for much air. There’s not much ‘THE BAN ON PLASTIC are not hampered until alternate Looking at oxo-degradable Student of the Year 2 product cost. Companies should female Indian waste picker in dirt and very less of oxygen. And SURELY PUTS THE solutions are developed and plastics, which are also biodegrad- ( ) promote more biodegradable London’s Borough Market, which as a result, biodegradation of implemented successfully.” able, one more aspect comes to and then make packaging by training their staff. is made using recycled plastic compostable materials takes place ONUS ON THE It also depends on the kind of notice — being biodegradable does judgement about me. I If they are aware of the waste dis- from waste-pickers in Bengaluru. slowly. For instance, a study had POLLUTERS OR materials companies employ to not necessarily mean that a mate- will be okay with posal processes, they will better SoulTree, an e-commerce ser- recently uncovered 50-year-old BRAND OWNERS, BUT produce the alternatives for plas- rial is eco-friendly. Alam argues utilise it. This knowledge can vice for herbal products, has readable newspapers. tic packaging. Suggesting some of that oxo-degradable bags can’t be whatever judgement then be passed from labour to introduced a ‘biodegradable bub- In India, with plastic poly- SOME EXCEPTIONS the key aspects that need to be recycled and are the ones which comes after that.’ labour.” ble wrap’ as a part of packaging in thenes getting banned in major HAVE BEEN MADE BY taken into consideration for com- actually hamper the recycling —Ananya Panday It was in 2007 when cosmet- all their website orders. The wrap cities, the change has only begun. panies before trying to identify the process. He says, “Although these ics company, L’Oreal Group decomposes in 180 days, without However, with more companies COMPANIES SO THAT most environment-friendly pack- plastics break down over time, the Actress BANITA SANDHU, who announced its commitment to leaving a long-term impact on the taking up the policy of 100 per BUSINESSES ARE NOT aging materials, Alam says, “First, tiny pieces they break down into are made her Bollywood debut with improve the environmental and environment. They also have cent sustainable packaging, even the pollutants released when the still plastics that might contribute social profile of 100 per cent of its biodegradable sachets to reduce though 60-75 per cent of it could HAMPERED UNTIL packaging material is produced to pollution. They don’t degrade October (2018), will products by 2025. In 2018, 79 per plastic waste for other products. be degraded, experts claim that ALTERNATE should not be ignored. If a partic- into nothing or anything usable. be seen in Pandora, a cent of new or renovated products Hindustan Unilever has determining proper statistics isn’t SOLUTIONS ARE ular product cannot be produced Hence, this aspect is very impor- sci-fi action series. have an improved social or envi- “committed to accelerate a tran- possible since nothing has been without release of toxins into the tant when we talk about biodegrad- Set in the year ronmental profile. For 58 per sition to a circular economy, produced so prominently. SUCCESSFULLY environment, then it cannot be able packaging materials.” 2199, Pandora cen- cent of new or renovated prod- moving from the take-make-dis- Bindra said that determining DEVELOPED’ considered as ecologically respon- (IIP’s national conference on ucts, this improvement is due to pose model to a regenerative a percentage today of how much sible. Another aspect is whether ‘innovative packaging techniques tres on Jax, played by packaging with a lower environ- approach, claims the company’s biodegradable waste actually gets the material is recyclable or not. for food products’ will be held at Priscilla Quintana, a mental footprint. spokesperson, adding, “We have decomposed could be very diffi- Also, innovative, sustainable and Le Meridien today.) resourceful young woman who loses everything after her parents’ death but finds a new life at Earth’s Space Training Academy where she learns to defend the Galaxy from threats. Honouring the royal trend The cast includes Oliver Dench, Raechelle Banno, John Harlan Kim, Wool wrap for Prince HARRY and Duchess of Sussex MEGHAN Ben Radcliffe, Martin Bobb-Semple. Banita tweeted, “So thrilled to MARKLE’s baby suggests that the royal tradition will win out announce my next project with The CW.” Her October co-star Varun Dhawan tweeted, “So proud of you rchie Harrison Susan Kelley, the Bani. This means I’ve to get in touch Mountbatten-Windsor American founder of Aslept through his first whatkatewore.com, said the with your agent now to see you.” press conference, but royal public’s fascination with experts say the merino wool Meghan will likely trickle down wrap in which he snuggled said to her son. And as a former Infinite a lot about how his parents, actress, she has a great sensitiv- Evans’ to Prince Harry and Meghan, ity to the messages sent by her release in 2020 the Duchess of Sussex, will sartorial selections. “Meghan is approach his future. somebody who wants to carve Dating versus Actor CHRIS EVANS’ past-lives Meghan is known for pro- her own path, but she is drama Infinite is set to release on moting social causes and niche respectful of the monarchy August 7, 2020. brands with her clothing choic- and traditions of it,” Kelley said. marriage es. Yet she and Harry intro- “The fact that Meghan is a fem- Paramount has also duced their son to the world in inist doesn’t mean she doesn’t moved Eddie Murphy’s a hand-finished shawl and honour tradition.” Partners’ ‘near me’ searches are growing much faster Coming to America cashmere cap made by G.H. Still, by selecting the than matrimony queries in the country, says Google sequel off that date and Hurt & Son of Nottingham, Leaves And Flowers Baby whose intricate knitwear has Shawl with shell detailing (105 to December 18, 2020. swaddled royal babies for pounds, $137), Meghan chose ating-related searches are growing move in this direction. That holiday date had decades. one of G.H. Hurt’s less-tradi- much faster than matrimony “Hindi is also gaining traction in the been occupied by Wrapping Archie in a tional designs. Dqueries in India and non-metro technology sector with a two-fold James Cameron’s shawl knitted by the small, The company saw traffic cities have outpaced metros in online increase in queries in Hindi, which are Avatar 2, but Disney family-run English company on its website increase imme- search across categories, search engine mainly coming from laptops and PCs”, suggests that Meghan and diately after pictures of young giant Google said on Thursday. said the tech giant. announced that the Harry aren’t as intent on shak- Archie hit the news. In less According to Google’s “Year in Last year saw an increase in the adop- sequel was moving ing up the royal family as than an hour, 266 visitors had Search: Insights for Brands” report, there tion of online automation as businesses back a year. much as some people have looked at the shawl, up from has been a 75 per cent increase in “Near used Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Antoine Fuqua is forecast — or feared. “I read five to 10 a day previously. Me” queries and a 100 per cent growth Machine Learning (ML) to drive efficien- directing Infinite. this as an attempt to reassure The firm, which has been in queries for co-working spaces. cy and improve customer experience. the public that they are not in business since 1912, has a “The online space in India has never Brands across various categories, John Lee Hancock and going to stray too far from tra- collection of vintage hand- been more vibrant. India has become the such as BFSI and telecom, have started Ian Shorr are adapting dition,” said Pauline Maclaran, Duchess of Cambridge, chose These days, the royal effect frame knitting machines that fastest Internet consuming country in the integrating voice assistants like Google D. Eric Maikranz’s novel co-author of Royal Fever: The the firm for Prince George, is turbocharged by social date back hundreds of years world and Internet has now become the Assistant with their customer service to The Reincarnationist British Monarchy in Consumer Princess Charlotte and Prince media. The internet offers fans and work alongside modern bridge to the country’s aspirations. As help customers. Papers, which is cen- Culture. “There has been a lot Louis. the opportunity to examine knitting technology. highlighted in the report, the growing Companies like Uber, Ola and Meru of press recently taking a slight- The royals don’t advertise, royal fashions in minute detail, “Babies at the best of times influence of online videos, increase in have made cab-booking services available tered on the Cognomina, ly negative tone about Meghan, but they do set trends with to look at the fine stitching on are wonderful news and they usage of language and voice, along with on Google Assistant. a secret society of people and this is an opportunity to whatever they are wearing, a baby blanket and identify it are wrapped up with so much a rise of ML and AI are opportunities for Meanwhile, online video audience in who possess total recall show that she’s not trying to seeing or doing. Whether it instantly. Websites such as emotion and goodwill,” said brands and marketers,” Vikas Agnihotri, India is expected to grow to 500 million of their past lives. change everything.” was Queen Victoria popular- whatkatewore.com and what- Richard Taylor, part of the fam- country director, Google India, said. by 2020. Watch time for science videos Princess Diana wrapped ising Christmas trees or meghanwore.net quickly iden- ily firm. “But from a business Indian language internet users are as well as hobby videos in India have Harry and his older brother, Princess Diana’s fluffy collars, tify designers of the outfits they point of view, we get coverage expected to account for nearly 75 per cent more than tripled in 2018, said the Prince William, in G.H. Hurt. people have long tried to copy are wearing and tell their sto- right around the world.” of the total user base by 2021 and company. William and his wife, the or emulate their style. ries. —AP Google search trends show a significant —IANS LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MAY 10, 2019 sport 15 MOURA’S MIRACLE Spurs winger second half hat-trick inspires Tottenham to maiden Champions League final AFP n AMSTERDAM ottenham have a shot at becom- FIGURATIVELY ing champions of Europe for the first time in their history after a Spurs will be the eighth different hat-trick from Lucas Moura 8English team to feature in a European pulled off a dramatic victory Cup/Champions League final, after againstT Ajax in the second remarkable turn- Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Leeds United, around in the competition in as many days. Liverpool, Manchester United and Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino Nottingham Forest. sobbed in joy and called his players "super- Tottenham Hotspur are the first team heroes" after Lucas' goal six minutes into 2to come two goals behind to win in a injury time set up the first all-English final Champions League semi-final since against Liverpool since 2008 in Madrid on Manchester United in 1999 against Kane hopes to June 1. Juventus. The last-gasp victory on the away goals The 2019 Champions League final will be fit for final rule — the tie finished 3-3 overall — came be only the third major European final 3 AMSTERDAM: 24 hours after Liverpool had destroyed in history to feature two English Harry Kane says he is on Barcelona with an unlikely 4-0 victory. teams, after the 1972 UEFA Cup final course to be fit for Tottenham's Champions Ajax, a team captained by outstanding (Spurs vs Wolves) and 2008 Champions League final clash with Liverpool after the 19-year-old defender Matthijs de Ligt, League final (Man Utd vs Chelsea). joined his team's celebrations following their seemed set for the final as they grimly held English teams have come from two or astonishing victory over Ajax. on to a 3-2 lead on aggregate deep more goals behind to win on seven Kane is recovering from an ankle liga- in stoppage time in the second 2 ment injury, but he was watching from the occasions in Champions League leg of the semi-final at the history — four more than clubs of any stands in the Johan Cruyff Arena as Johan Cruyff Arena. other nation. Tottenham recovered from 2-0 down to win Then Lucas, a Brazilian 3-2 in the semi-final second leg. who was released by Paris Lucas Moura has become just the The incredible comeback sent Saint-Germain and sold 5fifth different player to score a hat- Tottenham through to their first Champions to Spurs for a cut-price trick in a Champions League semi- League final and Kane is confident he will fee, delivered the killer final, after Alessandro Del Piero, Ivica Olic, be ready to feature when Mauricio blow. Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Pochettino's men face Liverpool in Madrid When the ball broke to him in the box, Ronaldo. on June 1. Lucas shot beyond Ajax goalkeeper Andre Only Lionel Messi (8) has been "We'll see. So far so good, so if it car- Onana to seal the comeback, making it 3- 5directly involved in more goals in the ries on as it should I would hope to be. 2 on the night. Lucas Moura celebrates after scoring Tottenham Hotspur third goal against Ajax Amsterdam on Wednesday night during UEFA Champions League second leg semis AP Champions League knockout stages There's still a few weeks to go," Kane told The Ajax players slumped to the turf than Hakim Ziyech this season (5 - three BT Sport. after having a first Champions League final ken up before the new season begins — goals and two assists). "Rehab is going well. I start straight line "The Champions League final is a dream "I'm very proud of this team and since 1996 snatched away from them. Frenkie de Jong has already signed for Matthijs de Ligt is the fourth teenager running this week which is why I was OK Leading 1-0 after the first leg, the for me. Since I was a child I dreamed that they made it this far. We have Barcelona and De Ligt could reportedly to score in a Champions League to run on at the end. of this moment and now I live this had a great run." 4 thrilling Dutch side appeared to have killed join him at the Camp Nou, although semi-final, after Nordin Wooter (1996, "We beat Man City and Ajax so I have the tie after De Ligt and Hakim Ziyech moment. We need to enjoy it. Look at —Erik ten Hag Manchester United are among a host of Ajax), Obafemi Martins (2003, Inter Milan) to start training even harder to prove scored in the first half in Amsterdam. me — it's the best moment in my life, other suitors. and Kylian Mbappé (2017, Monaco). myself to the gaffer." AFP That left Tottenham needing a come- my career." "We saw Liverpool last night. It Both teams were deprived of key back to match that of Liverpool against players — England striker Harry Kane —Lucas Moura just goes to show it's not over Barcelona the previous night, but in an even was missing through injury and Ajax suf- Tadic cut the ball back for Ziyech, whose pounced when substitute Fernando shorter timespan. until it's over." fered the blow of losing Brazilian winger shot flew into the far corner. Llorente's effort was saved, the Brazilian Two goals in quick succession from "Without Harry Kane many people were —Danny Rose David Neres to injury just before kick- Few observers could have foreseen deftly hooking the ball into the corner. Lucas early in the second half gave them talking about Son (Heung-min), but off. what was to come as Spurs echoed what Ajax came so close to securing vic- something to cling onto, before he struck today it was Lucas Moura who scored "It was a ridiculous game. We But the Dutch side shrugged off his Liverpool had done at Anfield 24 hours tory as Ziyech twice nearly scored again the decisive blow. three goals. That showed that the team were really far down and we tried loss as De Ligt's header put them ahead earlier. and Jan Vertonghen crashed a header Erik ten Hag's team must now lift is more important than any name. to fight back. We were just on the night. Spurs scored their first in the 55th against the bar at the other end. themselves to try to complete a Dutch Spurs did threaten an immediate minute, Lucas combining with Dele Alli Just when it looked like Ajax would league and Cup double. When one does not play, another plays." lucky.” reply as Son Heung-min hit the near post and slotting past Onana. hang on, Lucas sent his teammates into Their team is then likely to be bro- —Mauricio Pochettino —Christian Eriksen before Ajax got their second when Dusan Four minutes after that Lucas raptures. SINGLES Igor Stimac set to be INDIA U-19 CLUBBED WITH SAUDI Liverpool rediscovering New Delhi: The India U-19 football team has been clubbed with hosts Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan in Group F of the AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers to be played between appointed Indian coach fear factor: Van Dijk November 2 and 10. In 2017, the India U-19 team was also drawn along with Saudi Arabia which PTI ■ NEW DELHI APF ■ LIVERPOOL hosted the group qualifiers. Head coach Floyd Pinto said, "It is a tough draw for us and we are aware of roatia's World Cupper and irgil van Dijk believes Liverpool are close the strengths our opponents possess. But at the former manager Igor Stimac to rediscovering the fear factor that same time the boys have shown that they can fight Cis set to become Indian foot- Vmade the club such a dominant force for against some of the best teams (in I-League) and we ball team's head coach after the nearly two decades as they target European are hopeful of our qualification chances. "We will AIFF's Technical Committee on glory. have to be on the top of our game if we are to qualify Thursday recommended his name Between 1973 and 1990 the Reds claimed from this group," he added. for the top job. 11 league titles and a quartet of European Cups, The 51-year-old Stimac, a all four won in an eight-season spell. IND U-16 TEAM PLACED IN GROUP B member of the Croatian team that Liverpool, who will face Tottenham in the New Delhi: The India U-16 football team has been finished third in the 1998 World Champions League final in Madrid on June 1, clubbed with hosts Uzbekistan, Bahrain and Cup, got the nod from the Technical were the most feared side on the continent and Turkmenistan in Group B of the AFC U-16 Committee which interviewed four the benchmark for the rest of Europe. Championship Qualifiers to be held from September shortlisted candidates on Thursday. The Anfield side fell behind domestic and 18 to 22. The winning team in each group will earn "We have recommended Igor European rivals but Tuesday's remarkable 4-3 direct qualification while the four best second-placed Stimac's name to the All India aggregate win over Barcelona secured back-to- sides will also advance to the 2020 Finals from the Football Federation's Executive back Champions League finals and Van Dijk Qualifiers. Should the host country for the Finals Committee after interviewing all the Buriram in Thailand on June 5. A The newly-appointed Technical believes they are starting to re-establish their finishes either on top of their group or among the four candidates. We found him as national camp is expected to begin Director Doru Isac was also present standing in the game. still have an outside chance of winning their best four second-placed teams, the next (fifth) best suited to become India coach," here from May 20. during the interview process. "Hopefully. That's something we work first domestic title since 1990. second-placed team in the ranking among all groups Technical Committee Chairman The India head coach's position Stimac's impressive credentials towards," said the Dutch captain. "I feel that They need to beat Wolves on Sunday and will qualify instead. Shyam Thapa said. has been lying vacant after Stephen as former player and manager (Manchester) City already have that bit of sta- hope City drop points at Brighton to pip their The AIFF is likely to officially Constantine quit the post following clinched the issue in his favour. tus because they have been dominating last year rivals in an extraordinarily tight title race. STRONG START FOR SHEKHON IN WC announce Stimac's appointment as India's AFC Asian Cup campaign "His (Stimac's) experience as so much. "If it happens, it happens. We have no influ- New Delhi: Last year's junior World Cup Bronze India coach on Friday. Stimac's con- earlier this year. former player and manager is huge, "Hopefully we can keep going and make it ence on that. They have it in their hands," added medallist Ganemat Sekhon of India on Thursday tract is likely to be for three years Stimac was the only candidate so the Committee was unanimous very difficult for any team in the world. the Professional Footballers' Association play- returned the joint third-best score in the Women's initially and his first assignment will who turned up in person for the in the decision to pick him. Salary- "We have a great age group. Between 20 and er of the year. Skeet event at this year's third ISSF World Cup be the Kings Cup international interview while the other three — wise and in every aspect I feel he 27, 28, so hopefully we can do it all together "We're still in this season and still anything Shotgun stage 2 in Changwon. Sekhon shot a tournament in Thailand. South Korean Lee Min-sung, is best suited. Indian football will for the next couple of years at least and grow is possible. If it doesn't happen then it's not the credible 72 out of 75 on qualification day one to lie Stimac's first match as India Spaniard Albert Roca and Hakan be in safe hands under him," as a team and hopefully get a lot of success." end of the world. We've had a fantastic season, seventh in a 56-strong field. Two more rounds of 25 coach will be against Caribbean Ericson of Sweden — were inter- Thapa, a former India player him- With a place in Madrid secured, Liverpool, both of us. Man City have been outstanding as shots each are scheduled for day two before the top- nation Curacao in the Kings Cup at viewed via Skype. self, added. who last won the Champions League in 2005, well." six make it to the final round, also scheduled for day two on Friday. Besides a coveted ISSF World Cup medal, there are also two Tokyo 2020 Olympic quota places to be won in the event. Day 2 will also be the first day of qualifying for the Men's Skeet event, Djoker dispatches Chardy; Ferrer ends career in Madrid where India's Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa and Sheeraz Sheikh will be fighting for medals and quota places. AFP ■ MADRID won the Miami title in March. Halep regained control with ANKITA MOVES TO Q/F IN LUAN ovak Djokovic defeated a break of serve for 6-5 as her New Delhi: India's top singles player Ankita Raina Jeremy Chardy 6-1, 7-6 opponent returned wide. She progressed to the quarterfinals of the $ 60,000 ITF N(7/2) on Thursday at the wrapped up victory with an women's event in Luan, China with a straight sets win Madrid Open to extend his dom- untouchable forehand to the over Yue Yuan on Thursday. The 26-year-old, ranked ination of French opponents. corner. 175, dispatched her Chinese rival 6-2 6-3 in the The Serb top seed needed "For me, it's a huge victory, second round of the tournament. "The girl (Yuan) was less than 90 minutes to reach the it's a huge match I played today," very attacking and aggressive but I played smart. quarter-finals at the Caja Magica, Halep said. Even though the score looks one-sided, the match beating Chardy for the 13th "It means a lot that to win. It was intense," Ankita said from Luan. Ankita has been time in as many attempts. Marin Cilic next after the was on clay so I liked my chances, on a good run as she cherished a win over three-time Djokovic holds an over- Croatian put out Laslo Djere 4- but still, it was very difficult and Grand Slam champion Samantha Stosur at the $ whelming record against the 6, 6-3, 6-2, winning 11 of the last every point was important. 125k tournament in Anning and also made the final of French, standing 66-2 against 13 games. "I'm very motivated after a 60k event in Istanbul. She next faces Hong Kong's them since leading Serbia to the Two-time women's champi- reaching the semi-finals again. I Eudice Chong, who is ranked as low as 497. 2010 Davis Cup title over France. on Simona Halep overcame will have another challenge CHESS TOURNAMENT Djokovic, the Madrid cham- Ashleigh Barty 7-5, 7-5 to reach tomorrow (Friday), so I'm not AP pion in 2011 and 2016, is search- her fourth Madrid semi-final. looking any further ahead than Simona Halep returns a shot during her quarterfinal clash against Ashleigh Barty LUCKNOW: THE 25TH Shivani Cup Sunday Open ing for his top clay form as he Romania's third seed and that. 1 to Alexander Zverev in his last 2014, as well as five more Grand Chess Tournament will be played at Shivani Public begins the chase a fourth straight former world number one will "If I can play my best tennis, tournament before retirement. Slam semi-finals. School on May 12. Interested may contact on Grand Slam title when Roland next play the winner from top then we will see," added the play- Ferrer bowed out after losing "I couldn't have given more 7459899385. Garros starts in little over two seed Naomi Osaka and in-form er who advanced through her to Zverev, calling time on a dis- to this sport," said Ferrer, who left weeks. Swiss Belinda Bencic. third-round match on tinguished career that included his bandana on the 'T' of the ser- CRICKET He secured the opening set Halep, who has been strug- Wednesday without the loss of a 27 ATP titles and a highest rank- vice box. LUCKNOW: UP Timber Cricket Club is organising the in less than half an hour, but was gling with injury, took the open- game. ing of number three in the world. "I don't know what my lega- U-19 Mathru Trophy in the memory of Shivesh forced to a tiebreaker as Chardy's ing set and went up a break in the On Wednesday, Spaniard Renowned for his never- cy will be but I always fought Ranjan Majumdar from May 13. Interested teams may contact Vikas Pandey on 9335605228. Novak Djokovic celebrates after beating Jeremy second before losing it against the David Ferrer played the final say-die attitude, the 37-year-old until the last point. Maybe it will resistance stiffened in the second. Agencies Chardy during Madrid Open clash AP He will face ninth seed ninth-seeded Australian who match of his career, losing 6-4, 6- reached the French Open final in be that." 16

LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | MAY 10, 2019 LEADERBOARD RUNS 692 David Warner (SRH) WICKETS 25 Kagiso Rabada (DC) 6S 760 DELHI PLAYED VERY WELL, THEY { ARE A STRONG OUTFIT AND I THINK } 4S 1604 THEY DESERVED THIS WIN — KANE WILLIAMSON MS STANDS BETWEEN DELHI & HISTORY Eying first final berth, Iyer led Delhi Capitals face CSK in 2nd Qaulifier with repeatedly and there would be no better stage than Qualifier 2 to come up with another match-wining knock and carry his bat through. Another young gun Prithvi Shaw too played an important innings of 56 and was happy to be back among the runs after low-scores in the previous three innings. Delhi, having already played a Pant is best finisher game here, will have the advantage of knowing the the conditions better. among youngsters: Shaw Their fast bowlers, Trent Boult and Ishant Sharma, did a decent job in the PTI ■ VISAKHAPATNAM play your game and chose absence of Kagiso Rabada and were well bowlers that we want to hit supported by Keemo Paul, who picked elhi Capitals opener first and obviously Nabi and up three wickets. Prithvi Shaw heaped Rashid were the best bowlers Veteran spinner Amit Mishra was Dpraises on teammate on their side. It was an inter- frugal again and also picked up an Rishab Pant, calling him the esting game and I'm happy important wicket. best finisher among young- that we won." The batsmen would be rather sters after the 21-year-old On how he plans to tack- relieved that they would not have to face helped Delhi Capitals beat le Chennai Super Kings the spin threat of Imran Tahir and Sunrisers Hyderabad by two bowlers in the Qualifier 2, to Harbhajan Singh on a turner in wickets in a nerve-wracking be held on Friday, Shaw said Chennai but it would be a challenge IPL Eliminator. the Delhi players have faced nonetheless. Chasing a target of 163, the defending champions in Another thing Delhi would have to Delhi Capitals were brought previous IPLs and they be wary of is stage fright though the to cusp of victory by Pant, understand the game. Eliminator surely prepared them for who smashed 49 off 21 balls "The team will have a the tougher battles ahead. with five sixes even as West plan after reaching Chennai. CSK, on the other hand, are used Indies' Keemo Paul finished How to face which bowler to playing the big matches, having won it off in the penultimate ball like Harbhajan (Singh) bhai, three titles besides being runners-up of the innings with a bound- Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja) sir or four times. ary off Khaleel Ahmed on (Imran) Tahir sir. We will They were hammered by Mumbai Wednesday. have to plan. We will look to Live on Star Sports 1& 2 HEAD Indians in Qualifier 1 but expect CSK "In these T20 games, do what we've done earlier." PTI ■ VISAKHAPATNAM LEAGUE MATCHES TO to bounce back in style. there's a lot of pressure. I was Shaw said that it is not HEAD Dhoni will be expecting an praying that we win. Pant did about who plays who but elhi Capitals, who have * Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets at Delhi improved performance from his bats- a brilliant job. I have said that depends on how prepared the finally come together to * M 10 men after the disappointment against he is the best finisher among team is for the game. play like 'Daredevils', will Chennai Super Kings defeated Delhi Capitals by 80 runs at Chennai CSK DC Mumbai Indians. the young players. He always "Personally, whichever have to produce another vs CSK 14 Opener Shane Watson has not been opens up the game for us. He ball is lose, I will smash that special effort to beat the FOR THE RECORD VISAKHAPATNAM among the runs ever since smashing a has been doing very well. ball. Even with Harbhajan DC 6 Dconsistent Chennai Super Kings for the * FRIDAY | 7:30 PM 53-ball 96 against Sunrisers on April 23. Unfortunately, he could not bhai and Tahir sir is bowling, Shikhar Dawan is the highest run getter for Delhi Capitals this sea- first time this season and make their son. He scored 503 runs at an average of 35.92 and a strike rate of The talismanic skipper admitted finish it for us, but Keemo did I will obviously smash it," maiden IPL final here on Friday. 135.94 in 15 innings of as many matches. It is third time when he that they could have read the conditions well in the end," Shaw said at Shaw added. It was CSK who denied Delhi a top- game reignited the debate on social better against Mumbai at home and the post match press confer- When asked about two spot in the league standings with scored over 500 runs in an IPL season after 569 runs in 2012 and media over his non-selection in India's asked his batsmen to be careful with ence. Delhi's tendency to lose wick- 501 runs in 2016 . a crushing 80-run win at Chepauk and * World Cup squad with former England shot selection going forward. The 19-year-old top- ets at the most crucial the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side Harbhajan Singh who claimed 148 wickets at an average of 26.41 captain Michael Vaughan saying it was "These are the best batsmen we scored with 56 off 38 balls on moments, the batsman said, stands in their way again, only stakes in 155 innings of 158 matches, needs just two wickets to become "bonkers" to not have the young-wick- have got, it looks like we are are batting a "sticky wicket" to give Delhi "I think we like to make are much higher in the Qualifier 2. fourth bowler to take 150 wickets in IPL. etkeeper batsman in the mega event. well, but at times, they pull off shots that a great start. every game interesting. Every The tense win in the Eliminator, set * Chennai Super Kings will become the second team after Mumbai His sensational effort made all the shouldn't be played. These are the play- Shaw said while playing time things are going well, we up by their star player Rishabh Pant on Indians (108 wins in 186 matches ) to complete a century of wins difference in the run-chase but he got ers who we have banked on, they have in the middle he concentrates give away two-three wickets. Wednesday night is bound to provide if they beat Delhi Capitals. They have won 99 out of 163 matches out when his team was very close to the the experience and they should know on choosing the bowlers who "But I think that's the an extra dose of motivation going into in IPL so far. finishing line. to assess the conditions better," said he can hit. charm of T20 cricket. Till the the knock-out game at Vizag. FAISEL FEATURES Not being able to finish games is Dhoni after the six-wicket loss to "While you're playing in time you don't feel the pres- Pant's 21-ball 49 in a high-pressure one criticism that he has had to deal Mumbai. the middle it is simple — just sure, its not as much fun." JEMIMAH STEALS SPOTLIGHT IN JAIPUR

PTI n JAIPUR RODRIGUES (77*) the second wicket before Kaur also remained not out on stitching another partnership 1 from five deliveries. eenager Jemimah STRUCK 10 FOURS & A of 50 runs with Sophie Devine The Supernovas, however, Rodrigues struck an SIX FROM 48 BALLS IN (9) of New Zealand for the failed to accelerate in the sec- Tunbeaten 77 to help HER AGGRESSIVE third wicket. ond half of their innings after Supernovas post 142 for 3 in INNINGS TO HELP The 18-year-old they were 63 for 1 at the end their Women's T20 Challenge Rodrigues, a member of the of 10 overs. They added just match against Velocity here SUPERNOVAS POST semifinalist Indian side in 33 in the last five overs. on Thursday. 142 FOR 3 the 2018 Women's T20 World For Velocity, New Rodrigues struck 10 fours Cup, was most severe against Zealander Amelia Kerr took and a six from 48 balls in her Rodrigues was involved in pacewoman Komal Zanzad two wickets for 21 runs from aggressive innings after the two substantial partnerships (0/29) who was hit for four her leg-spin while pacewoman Supernovas were sent into as she anchored the boundaries. Shikha Pandey got one. bat in their must-win match. Supernova innings admirably Rodrigues hit the only Brief scores: Supernovas ‘Kohli doesn't have Dhoni's Coming out to bat in the well. six of her unbeaten knock off 142/3 in 20 overs (Jemimah fifth over after the fall of She first had a 55-run the bowling of Jahanara Alam Rodrigues 77 not out, opener Priya Punia (16) when stand with Sri Lankan (0/34) in the 18th over. Chamari Athapaththu 31; match-reading skills’ the team score was 29 for 1, Chamari Atapattu (31) for Captain Harmanpreet Amelia Kerr 2/21) PTI ■ KOLKATA team management decision but that's my personal opinion. irat Kohli might be If he bats at No 4, batsmen world's best batsman after him can play freely," he Adapting to English wickets Vbut when it comes to said about the India's 2011 ‘Eng will be better team with Archer’ match-reading skills, he is still World Cup winning captain. a few notches below Mahendra "When he bats at No 4, he ed just six runs in four overs before STAGGERED VAUGHAN will be key during WC: Lee Singh Dhoni, feels former has the luxury of spending rain meant there was no result in the Michael Vaughan says he will be India skipper's childhood some time and then bat freely. first one-day international of a five- "staggered" if rising star Jofra Archer of the fast bowlers and Jhye coach Keshab Ranjan Banerjee. But he has to hit right from match series. plays no part in this season's Ashes series Richardson is out of the World It has been seen that dur- ball one, if he drops down at Barbados-born Archer was not even though the fast bowler has yet to Cup, but Kane Richardson has ing death overs, it is Dhoni 5 or 6. Then he has to take included in England's preliminary make his Test debut for England. been brought in. Look, any side who takes over the field place- risks," he reasoned. squad for the World Cup but could "I would be absolutely staggered if that goes to the World Cup will be ments with Kohli manning Dhoni would turn 38 dur- force his way into their final 15 via his he's not taking part in the Ashes series very well prepared. It's all about the deep. ing the upcoming marquee displays in this five-match series. as well as the World Cup," Vaughan told who adapts well to the English "In terms of match-reading event in England and when "He's obviously a class act," reporters in London on Thursday. wickets," Lee said. and forming strategies, Dhoni asked whether his famous Plunkett, one of England's estab- "He's just got a gift and when you Pacer Jhye Richardson had is still unparallel. Even Kohli ward would call it quits after lished quicks, told reporters after- get that kind of quality you have to get suffered a dislocated shoulder doesn't have that. So Kohli the World Cup, he dismissed wards. those players involved in all formats of during the series against Pakistan needs to take some advice. If it with a laugh. "He showed today, he's rocked up the game," the former England captain in the UAE and is only expected to Dhoni would not have been "Do you want him to and bowled really nicely with pace and added. return to full fitness for the Ashes part of the Indian team, there retire? Haven't you seen his fit- smashed the right good areas, picked "He'll win England World Cup IANS ■ NEW DELHI tour that takes place after the would be nobody to help him." ness level," the former games up a wicket in the first few overs, beat- games, he'll win them T20 games and World Cup. "Virat still needs time as teacher of Jawahar Vidya ing the left-hander (Imam) on the out- I'm very, very confident that he'll have win World Cup-winning Lee also stated that one captain and advice from Mandir Ranchi, said. side edge." a big say in winning Test matches this pacer Brett Lee believes that shouldn't be tricked into thinking Dhoni would only help him," "Fitness is everything. But Plunkett added: "It looks easy for summer as well as down the years." Tdefending champions that pacers will have a great time Banerjee told reporters during I cannot say about his retire- him, he ambles in and bowls 93 Joe Root, the current England Test Australia have got it in them to go at the World Cup simply because the summer camp launch of ment, not even his father or mph, he makes it look effortless." captain, was understandably more the distance in the upcoming 2019 it is in England. "We've got to keep MS Dhoni Cricket Academy wife," he said, citing example Questions have been raised about guarded when asked about Archer's Test World Cup in England and Wales in mind what time the tournament Clinic. of Dhoni's surprise Test retire- AFP ■ LONDON the effect on team morale of catapult- prospects. starting from May 30. will be played. It is in June and July India will open their cam- ment announcement on ing Archer, only recently qualified on "When you watch him play in these Speaking about it Lee said and the wickets over there aren't paign in the World Cup December 30, 2014 in the iam Plunkett said England would residency grounds, into England's games, you are always looking towards that an injury to fast bowler Jhye really conducive to fast bowling at against South Africa on June middle of their away series be a "better team" if Jofra Archer World Cup squad. the Ashes," he said. Richardson shouldn't cause the that time of the year," the pacer 5 and there's been a lot of talk Down Under. Lmade it into their World Cup But Plunkett said: "With him in "It will be interesting to see how he Aaron Finch-led side too much explained. about a weak middle order, Banerjee also spoke about squad after his fellow fast bowler again your squad, you're going to be a bet- develops throughout these games and trouble as the likes of former "So a lot of people think it will especially with no specialist at young Rishabh Pant's omis- impressed on international duty. ter team. how he handles everything but so far I skipper Steve Smith and David be a bowler's wicket, but it's not No 4. Dhoni is the answer to sion from the World Cup Archer continued his late bid for "Whoever performs best should think he's been fine." Vaughan acknowl- Warner have returned to bolster necessarily the case. I think they the No 4 riddle, Banerjee squad and said: "It's too early a World Cup berth with a hostile be in the squad. If it wasn't Jofra, edged that Root, in his position as skip- the squad. will be okay with the brand new opined. to give him a chance. Our opening spell against Pakistan at The someone else would be knocking on per, had to be more guarded as he thinks "They can go as far as they ball, but once the shine goes from "I feel Dhoni should bat at bench strength is huge and his Oval on Wednesday. the door... If they come in and bowl ahead to the five-match series against want to go. They are a good team. the ball it's going to be hard work No 4 in the World Cup. It is a (Pant's) chance will come." He took one wicket and conced- well, they deserve to be there." Australia. There has been an injury for one for the fast bowlers," he said.