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" !+                #$!       & &     1     1  op industrialists of the      country not only lauded eclining to go into number    T      Chief Minister Kamal Nath Dof MoUs inked during the       for the works undertaken by investors’ summit — n an unprecedented order of   him in such a short tenure but Magnificent MP, organised at Iits type, the Supreme Court also approved the trust creat- Indore on Friday, Chief on Friday directed the Centre  ! ed for investment in the State Minister Kamal Nath said he and the Assam Government to  "     at Magnificent MP Investor does not believe in optical illu- immediately transfer the State’s  #  %" Summit which began at Indore sion adding that several big National Register of Citizens "  & #    today, to bring reliable invest- corporations have promised (NRC) Coordinator Prateek '  "  # ())*+ ment, generate extensive investment in Madhya Pradesh Hajela to Madhya Pradesh for   ,  employment opportunities in during the mega event. the maximum period possible.  +' !    Madhya Pradesh and create an ‘We in the last ten months Hajela has been facing threats ./   enriched and prosperous have changed the way in gov- and criticism from several      Madhya Pradesh. ernance and we introduced quarters for exclusion of names /  !#  Chairman of Reliance the investors to this change in from the updated NRC list. Group and country’s top indus- the summit,” said the CM A native of Madhya cise in Assam. trialist Mukesh Ambani said & &""     addressing the media on the Pradesh and a 1995 batch IAS Another complaint was that Madhya Pradesh has got a     '(  )    side-lines of the summit officer of Assam-Meghalaya lodged against the NRC coor- visionary and dedicated leader attended by leading business cadre with BTech in Electronics dinator at Guwahati’s Latasil in CM. Taking part in and France. For this, he him over investment in delegates including – Adi from Indian Institute of police station by the AAGMY- Magnificent MP through web- thanked the people of the state. Madhya Pradesh, he was Godrej of Godrej group, N Technology, Delhi, Hajela was CP, claiming “deliberate” anom- cast he said that during his last Ambani said that there is a pro- impressed by his decision mak- Shrinivasan of India Cements, appointed the NRC coordina- alies in the final list. “The meeting with Chief Minister business and pro-growth pol- ing capacity. He is a fast –paced Vikram Kirloskar from tor by the top court to oversee names of many indigenous Kamal Nath’s Mumbai visit, he icy in Madhya Pradesh, which Chief Minister. Kirloskar group, Rakesh Bharti the mammoth and sensitive people were excluded from the was stunned by his commit- will lead to all-round develop- The Chairman of Godrej from Bharti Enterprises, Lapp exercise of finalising and pub- list, and it was done deliberately ment towards investment. ment of the state. Ambani said Group Adi Godrej said that the India’s Marc Jarrault, Dilip lication of Assam NRC data. "   $%  by the NRC State Coordinator,” Ambani said that I wanted that he will build logistics cen- development policy of the Sanghvi from Sun Pharma, A special Bench compris- the FIR filed by the students to take part in this prestigious tre at 45 places in Madhya Chief Minister Kamal Nath Ravi Jhunjhunwala from HEG ing Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi ify the cause or the reason for Chandan Mazumdar, organisation said. event but due to the Reliance Pradesh. Chairman of India encourages investment in and others attended the meet. and justices SA Bobde and RF passing the order, leading to whose name does not figure in Meanwhile, IG (Special Group board meeting, am Cement, N Srinivasan said that Madhya Pradesh. He men- Claiming that the summit Nariman ordered the inter- speculation that the officer the final NRC list, filed the Branch) Hiren Nath said no unable to attend the pro- in my 50 years of professional tioned that he has had a deep has led to numerous investment cadre transfer of Hajela on might be apprehending some complaint against Hajela at report was sought from Assam gramme. Congratulating the life, I have never seen a leader relation with the state. He will proposals but he won’t get into deputation to his native State kind of threat. Dibrugarh police station. police about threat to Hajela. Chief Minister for the imple- like Kamal Nath. Madhya invest in the expansion activi- them as he don’t wish to convert for maximum possible period. Two FIRs were filed last Mazumdar alleged that he had “Reports about threat per- mentation of the pro-investors Pradesh has found a leader in ties in future too, he added. the event into a cosmetic event Attorney General KK month against Hajela for “dis- submitted all documents, but ception to Hajela have not policy he said that I have spe- the true sense of the word who The Chairman of the and wishes to boost economic Venugopal, appearing for the crepancies” in the final updat- his name was not included in been sought from us. There cial attachment for Madhya has leadership ability, vision Kirloskar Group Vikram activities which would benefit the Centre, sought to know the ed NRC list. A lawyer and the updated NRC due to “inef- have been, however, criticism Pradesh. The jungle, wildlife and commitment to the devel- Kirloskar said that a clear impres- public. You people have seen such reason behind the unprece- indigenous Muslim students’ ficiency and criminal conspir- against Hajela in the social and ecology of the state is very opment of the state. He is a sion of Kamal Nath's work, pace summits in the past as well and dented order of the top court, organisation — All Assam acy of employees”. media. Various organisations in significant for its economy. He leader who has recognized the and vision is reflecting in the all know what was the final to which the CJI responded, Goriya-Moriya Yuva Chatra The FIR held Hajela Assam are vocal on the NRC said that Madhya Pradesh is the power of Madhya Pradesh and Magnificent MP Summit. He is result, said Nath in an apparent “can any order be passed with- Parishad (AAGMYCP) — filed responsible for “discrepancies”, with many speaking against the only state in the country, where has a clear vision for the devel- such a political leader, who does dig at BJP government’s investors’ out a cause or reason”. The separate FIRs against Hajela in as he was tasked with super- NRC and the State Jio data is used maximum opment of the state. He told what he says. summits. Bench, however, did not spec- Dibrugarh and Guwahati. vising the NRC updation exer- Coordinator,” he said. compared to Korea, Germany that during the meetings with Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4                    !           P   "#   R        n a major initiative to   Iempower girls, Defence he CBI on Friday filed a n an embarrassment for the Minister Rajnath Singh has Tchargehseet in the INX ours after the Delhi Zoo ICongress, two days before given the nod for their admis- Media corruption case, naming H(National Zoological Park) the crucial Assembly elections sion into Sainik schools all over 14 individuals and entities, witnessed a high drama when in Haryana, party chief Sonia the country. So far, only boys including former Finance a man jumped inside the enclo- Gandhi cancelled her only poll were allowed to study in these Minister P Chidambaram, his sure of a lion but was saved rally scheduled for Friday in schools. There are 31 such son Karti, and then additional unhurt, the Union Mahendragarth. schools. The project to have secretary in Department of Environment Ministry Partymen had prepared such schools to serve as nurs- Economic Affairs Sindhushree removed zoo’s director Renu round the clock to make the ery for grooming future Service Khullar. Singh, an IFS officer, who was rally a huge success and expect- personnel was started in 1961. Officials also said Singh has They have been charged conspiracy for irregular clear- holding the post since 2017. ed that Sonia will use the occa- Giving details of the new directed authorities to ensure with committing offences ance of FDI to INX to the tune Renu Singh, a UP cadre sion to counter the high- endeavour here on Friday, availability of necessary infra- under various IPC sections of 307 crore. officer, has joined the Ministry pitched campaign by BJP lead- celling her programme came Defence Ministry officials said structure and sufficient female relating to criminal conspiracy Two companies allegedly as Deputy Inspector General of ers, including Prime Minister through a social media message the Minister approved the staff in Sainik schools for and cheating and also under controlled by Karti — Forest (DIGF), a post held by     Narendra Modi. from Haryana Congress. admission of girls from acad- smooth implementation of the the Prevention of Corruption Singapore unit Advantage Suneesh Buxy, who has been        This was scheduled to be “@RahulGandhi ji will be emic session 2021-22 in a directive. Moreover, the deci- Act for causing loss to the Strategic Consultancy Private given the additional charge of     Sonia’s first public appearance addressing a public meeting at phased manner. The decision is sion is in line with the objec- exchequer. Limited and Chess the National Zoological Park after taking as interim presi- Mahendragarh today, at 2 PM. in line with strengthening the tive of the Government towards Then Director in the Management Services Private (NZP) till the appointment of (CZA), a statutory body dent from her son Rahul @INCIndia president Sonia motto of “Beti Bachao Beti greater inclusiveness, gender Foreign Investment Promotion Limited — have also been the new director. formed under the Wildlife Gandhi post the Gandhi ji will not be able to Padhao” propagated by Prime equality and enabling greater Board Prabodh Saxena, then named in the chargesheet. The NZP has been in the (Protection) Act 1972. Till debacle. In her place, Rahul attend the meeting due to Minister Narendra Modi. participation of women in Joint Secretary and These companies are alleged news for quite some time for then, the Ministry had been Gandhi addressed the rally. unavoidable reasons,” the “The decision has been armed forces. Undersecretary in the to have laundered the bribe illegal procurement of ani- directly overseeing the zoo’s “She has a viral infection, Haryana Congress said. taken following the success of Most of the Sainik schools Department of Economic money. Then INX promoters mals, mismanagement, and administration. so she asked me to meet you Rahul Gandhi has already the pilot project started by the are residential and run by the Affairs Anup K Pujari and R Peter Mukherjea and his then violation of the rights of the zoo Justifying the move, a and talk to you. I will come held rallies for the October 21 Ministry of Defence for admis- Defence Ministry except in Prasad respectively have also wife Indrani allegedly trans- inmates. Faced with wide- senior Environment Ministry even at the last second on Assembly polls in Maharashtra sion of girl children in Sainik Lucknow which is adminis- been chargesheeted, CBI offi- ferred money to these compa- spread criticism, the Ministry official said transfer was aimed your call,” Rahul Gandhi said and Haryana and it was his sec- School Chhingchhip in tered and funded by the UP cials said. All the chargesheet- nies for alleged favours in the on September 16, 2019 hand- at streamlining the functioning at the rally. ond rally in Haryana. Mizoram two years ago,” the Government. ed persons have been accused irregular approval of the FDI. ed over the control of the NZP of the Delhi Zoo. The news of Sonia’s can- Continued on Page 4 Ministry said in a statement. Continued on Page 4 of involvement in the criminal Continued on Page 4 to the Central Zoo Authority Continued on Page 4                !   P   lar Surya Mandir in Modhera       an hour from Patan, with its 12     carved “adityas” or manifesta-      “I left my home around 7 in the morning when two bike-        tions inside, which is a must- pm to go to GH-13 block mar- borne people, in their 20s, visit. Both the well and the tem- obile snatchers are having ket in Paschim Vihar. I was snatched his pouch containing         ple were built during the rule of Ma field day in Delhi. After walking near Kendriya a One Plus 6 phone and 200.      Bhima I, the founder of the mugging Prime Minister Vidyalaya when the three men "The miscreants then sped great Solanki dynasty, the well Narendra Modi's niece came on a bike. I was talking to off. The IAF officer was near    (ASI) for several things, includ- being built by his consort, Damayanti Ben Modi in North someone on the phone when Baba Kharak Singh Marg at the ing the large-scale “disappear- Queen Udaymati. These sites, Delhi's Civil Lines area earlier one of the pillion riders time of incident. A case has or those of you who have ance” of historical monuments just a couple of hours from this month, bike-borne snatch- snatched the phone from my been registered and police Fseen the new 100 note, you in a city like New Delhi but it Ahmedabad, are a reminder of ers targeted Delhi Assembly hand and fled on bike," Rawal, teams are analysing CCTV would have noticed that there must be complimented for the not only the great wealth of this Speaker Ram Niwas Goel’s sec- 42, who lives with his family in footage to nab the accused," is a stepwell featured on it. astounding work it has done in part of the nation, which is as retary Ajay Rawal and a senior Ambika Vihar in Paschim said the senior police official. Stepwells are a common feature restoring the Rani Ki Vav, true now as it was then, but also Indian Air Force official on Vihar, said in his complaint. Earlier this week on across many parts of western which is a major reason that the skill and patience of the Thursday. “A case under section Monday, two bike-borne men India and were commonly used UNESCO made it a world her- rulers and the people. According to police, while 356/379/34 of IPC has been snatched the mobile phone of by Rajput kings and their pre- itage site. However, if there is It is a crying shame that Rawal’s i-Phone 6 was registered at Paschim Vihar a metropolitan magistrate in decessors in the earliest exam- any criticism of the ASI, it is there are fewer and fewer peo- wrenched from his grasp by police station. Police teams are North Delhi's Kamla Nagar ple of rainwater harvesting. 0,  12 0     4    4 that there can be much more ple taking up some of these three bike-borne men when he scanning CCTV footage in the while he was talking on his Many of them have fallen into information on the impor- intricate crafts. The Patola saris was walking to a market near area to identify and nab the phone in front of his house. On disrepair and disuse though at Patan, Gujarat, survived not affected by the large-scale tance of the gods and goddesses of Patan for example, with his home in outer Delhi’s snatchers,” said a police official. September 22, a woman jour- they were all ornate at one time. thanks to it being covered in loot of antiquities by colonial of the Hindu pantheon, who geometrical designs inspired by Paschim Vihar in the evening, In the 51-year-old senior nalist was injured after she Many, because they were often sand and mud. powers thanks to it being lost have been painstakingly carved patterns on the vav, and the the IAF senior official’s mobile IAF official case, police said attempted to resist a snatching associated with religion, were Whether that was a delib- in time and it was not “discov- in three-dimensional ways into “double-ikat” method, requir- was snatched at Connaught they received a complaint from bid in South Delhi's CR Park destroyed when invading erate act to protect it from ered” until after Independence the stone. This site is a tremen- ing an understanding of com- Place in highly secured New the victim identified as G while she was returning home armies came into the region. armies that raided the pros- and excavated in 1958. dous validation of the skills of plex mathematics, used to be Delhi district in the morning Thomas, who stated that he in an auto-rickshaw. But not the stepwell we see on perous traders of Gujarat is We might criticise the craftsmen from Gujarat. made by 200 families. on the same day. was cycling in Connaught Place Continued on Page 4 the 100 note. The Rani Ki Vav unknown, but it survived. It was Archeological Survey of India There is also the spectacu- Continued on Page 4     !"#$ !   "#  /  #      '    !    %&        = O.!  '( #      .1" Due to Mahi's superior per- State Karate Games being 0  formance, he was selected for played in Jabalpur from layer Mahi Lama show- the day-boarding scheme of the October 15 to 19 earning seven     .1" the body was taken to hospi- Pcased an impressive per- academy in the year 2014-15. medals including six gold and   % 1 thereby protect- tal. The deceased was hit on formance in the Asian Junior Mahi is a boarding player since one silver in two consecutive ing the environ- 60-year-old man was his head by blunt object as Women's Boxing the year 2016. days. ith a view to provide ment. Asecurity guard was found wound was found in the head Championship and bagged a Mahi Lama, who won Expressing happiness on Wproper irrigation facilities According murdered in mysterious cir- which would be revealed in bronze medal. three national medals, pre- this achievement achieved by and other amenities to the agri- to the officials cumstances at Azad Market the post mortem report. The championship was sented Madhya Pradesh with a the academy's sports daughters, cultural sector the Government of the Energy area late in the night on The body was sent for the held at Fujairah (UAE) from gold medal at the Open Junior Director Sports and Youth has initiated a scheme for farm- Development Thursday. The police found a post mortem after the prelim- October 8 to 18, Boxing National Boxing Welfare S. L. Thoussen has ers for the installation of solar Corporation deep injury mark in the head. inary investigation. The police Academy player Mahi Lama Championship held in Rohtak. congratulated the medal win- pumps and grid connected solar more than 2800 Sensation prevailed in the have registered a case under represented the Indian team While she won two bronze ning players. He has expressed power plants. Through this solar pumps area after the old aged man section 302 of the IPC and and won the bronze medal. medals at School National. hope that the academy's play- scheme the farmers will receive have already was found dead on Thursday. have started further investi- Mahi won this medal in the 66 Boxing player Mahi Lama, ers will still receive more grant for 90% for 3 HP capaci- been installed in the Gwalior priorities of the government The man who was declared gation. The shop keepers kg category. studying in Class XI of Kamla medals in the competition. ty and 85 % for 3 to 5 HP capac- Chambal area which is in addi- and a scheme by name Mukya dead after he was taken to hos- would be questioned. On this achievement of Nehru Higher Secondary Academy players Gargi ity solar pumps. tion to the 19000 pumps that Mantyri Krishak Udhyami pital and he was identified as During the investigation it Mahi Lama, Minister of Sports School, participated in inter- Singh Parihar, Sanskriti Soni, According to sources, the have been installed in the state. Yojana has been initiated to Devendranath Singh, a resi- was found that the deceased and Youth Welfare, Jeetu national competition for the Isha Malviya, Anvesha Chauhan departments of forest, agri- The sources also said that provide jobs to the children of dent of Ghora Nakkas and used to work in the night as Patwari and Director Sport first time and made Madhya and Yogita Raj Goswami and culture and public health will services of trained profession- farmers. According to this used to work as a security security guard after the mar- and Youth Welfare SL Pradesh proud by winning under-17 Anshita Rawat bagged work in collaboration to pop- als will be utilized to give scheme children of farmers in guard to keep eye on roadside ket used to get close and Thoussen congratulated her bronze. Mahi Lama is trained one gold each in the under-19 ularize this scheme among proper training and advice to the age group of 18 to 45, and stalls of vegetables and fruit would leave only after the and praised the performance by under the guidance of individual Kumite competition. farmers. The sources said that farmers. They added that the who have passed the tenth sellers at Azad Market. stalls were opened by the veg- Mahi Lama at the Asian Junior Roshanlal, the Chief Instructor While Academy player Arya the scheme is expected to pro- state government, in addition class can apply for various Kotwali police said said etable and fruit sellers. Injuries Women's Boxing of Boxing Academy. Chaudhary won the silver vide financial and water secu- to this scheme has also initiat- positions. The scheme also has that there is visible mark of over face were also found Championship. Meanwhile, sportspersons medal. rity to farmers. Apart from sav- ed many other schemes for the provisions to give loans to injury and which is not acci- which suggest that he was Mahi Lama started the of Madhya Pradesh State The said players are getting ing in electricity bills the solar welfare of the farmers. agricultural projects with cap- dental. He was hit so hard that attacked but reason of attack boxing game in the year 2013 Karate Academy performed training in karate sports from pumps will also play a vital role Providing jobs to the chil- ital investments of Rs 50000 to the fracture in the back part of remained unknown and would with the 'Summer Camp' and brilliantly at the SGFI (School Karate Academy chief instruc- in reducing pollution and dren of farmers is one of the Rs 2 Crores. the head could be seen while be investigated. then made the sport his goal. Games Federation of India) tor Jaydev Sharma.      @A!      ! 

 1  encourage builders. A provi- thousand electric buses will be mercial activities on the pre-     .1" Wensel Butler sion has been made to give run in cities in the next 5 years. scribed conditions. Mortgage from America, or the first time in Madhya NOC of Najul in 30 days. A new e-vehicle policy has plots will be freed in three urgeries of 34 patients of Dr Pankaj Patel FPradesh, a real estate poli- Singh said that under the new been formed for this. Only one phases. Also permission for Svarious urinary disorder from Vadodara, cy has been formulated keep- real estate policy, permission percent tax will be payable on phase manner development in have been performed on Friday Dr Prateek ing in view everybody’s inter- has been given to build a electric vehicles. colonies will be given. in 95 th Free Urology Camp Amlani, Dr est. Efforts are being made to colony in less than 2 hectare RERA Chairman Antony He informed that there held at Sewa Sadan Eye Dhruti eliminate red tapism in all the land. DeSa said that many important will be no binding for con- Hospital, Sant Hirdaram Nagar Kalsariya, Dr urban bodies. A single window Singh said that arrange- changes have been made in the structing EWS. The amount Bhopal. Jitendra Amlani system has been created for ment of one-state-one regis- interest of citizens, colonizers received for this will be used for The hospital, in a statement and Dr Amish other important tasks includ- tration has been made for col- and investors in the state. He building houses for poor. said that total 544 patients Mehta from ing registration, mutation and onizers. It will have to be said that the main objective of Permission for additional FAR have registered their names Rajkot, Dr CP stamp duty. Urban renewed every 5 years. Land RERA is to get the possession will be given for affordable for treatment. After their pre- Dewani, Dr Development and Housing use certificate will be available of the house on time. DeSa housing and investors will get liminary investigations, about Sudhir Minister Jaivardhan Singh said online. Apart from developing informed that now the Rehwasi a facility of land pooling. Retail 145 patients were identified for Lokwani from this at the ‘Urban Mobility satellite townships near big Sangharsh Samiti is being housing will also be promoted. their surgeries of various uri- Bhopal have and Real Estate’ parallel session cities, cities will also be expand- formed in place of Rehwasi Dubey also informed about the nary disorders. Efforts are performed of Magnificent MP Investors ed. Singh said that all cities do Sahyog Samiti in the colonies. ongoing works and measures being made to perform all surgeries on Summit-2019. not have large industries, but all Principal Secretary Sanjay taken under the various surgeries before and upto Friday. Singh said that various cities have builders. It is impor- Dubey elaborated on MP Real schemes. October 20, 2019. Radiologist development works at a cost of tant to encourage them. Estate Policy-2019 and E- Chairman and Managing This camp is being orga- Dr Deepak about Rs one lakh 8 thousand He said that along with the Vehicle Policy. He said that the Director of India Cements N nized with the help of Jai Shiv Jhangiani from 722 crore will be undertaken in metro train, work will also be citizens need to submit only 5 Shrinivasan said that Madhya Shakti Health and Educational Mumbai, Anesthetist Dr ing their honorary services. Fruit, Milk, Medicines and the next five years in the cities. undertaken on rapid rail trans- documents now in place of 27 Pradesh is a pioneer state in Foundation Bangaluru and Jeev Deepak Jain, Dr Shailendra Admitted patients are being post operative care. Disciples of Singh said that for the first port. The metro train will run for building permission. terms of urban mobility and Sewa Sansthan Sant Hirdaram Singh, Pediatrician Dr Dilip provided free examination, Sant Hirdaram Sahib ji are time in the state, Chief Minister inside the city and the rapid rail Permission will be given to the real estate. He mentioned that Nagar. Urologist Dr Shiban Chotrani, Physician Dr GT imaging and pathology inves- taking care of the patients with Kamal Nath has reduced the between two cities. He colonies, situated on more than Madhya Pradesh is on right Warikoo, Dr Amar Singh, Dr Khemchandani and Dr. Rajesh tigation facilities, admission full attention throughout day collector guide line rate to informed that more than 2 24 meter broad roads for com- track. Jacob Taylor and Dr Dana Tarachandani are also render- in the hospital, surgery, Food, and night. $     / /  ,   !  /  0  1   $ -   .       .1" the presentation, it is shown through puppets how Sita     .1" will participate in the three-day Games. arking the the third day of enters the earth. state level competition. RCC In Madhya Pradesh, with MNational Putul Samaroh After the Luv-Kush-centric he Madhya Pradesh State Bhopal, Narsinghpur and the aim of creating excellent Luv Kush and Aladdin stories presentation, Aladdin, based T(female and male) beach Ratlam in Men's Pool, A, sportspersons by promoting were staged here on Friday. on Arabian Nights, was staged volleyball competition will be Bhopal Corporation in Pool B, this game. The beach volleyball At the event on Friday, by the artists through their organized for the first time in Narsinghpur District and has been launched by the Pradeepnath Tripathi artistic puppet operations. This city. Gwalior Corporation in Pool sports department on Director (Lucknow) staged 'Luv Kush story is the story of a poor boy The championship is C. Gwalior District, Jabalpur Sports and Youth Welfare SL and Aladdin' in the rooster effi- named Aladdin, who lives with being organised under joint Corp., Betul District and Pool Thoussen's initiative. gy style with his fellow artists his mother. One day he sud- aegis of Madhya Pradesh D in Jabalpur District, PA. Notably, a beach volleyball on the Muktakash Manch of denly gets a lot of money and Volleyball Association and Teams from Gwalior, court has been built in the city the museum. a lamp in a mountain pass. Sports and Youth Welfare Khargone and Mandsaur dis- stadium complex. Minister of The artists presented this Aladdin brings her home Department from October 20 tricts are included. Sports and Youth Welfare, presentation in two parts to the and sees her mother, who sud- to 23. It will be played in the Similarly, in women's sec- Jeetu Patwari, recently During audience through a puppet denly comes out of the lamp city stadium. tion Pool A, Jabalpur District, the tour of the city stadium, it medium. The first part has the due to weariness. So both of As many as 13 teams of Bhopal Corporation, was appreciated by visiting story of Luv-Kush, which is them get scared, but Jin tells men and 12 teams of women Hoshangabad District, Pool B the beach volleyball court and based on the epic Ramayana that he is a slave to the owner will participate in the compe- RCC Bhopal, Chhindwara and the talent of the players trained composed by Valmiki. of the lamp and can fulfill their tition. The competition was Ratlam District, Narsinghpur, here. The presentation begins with orders. In this way Jin Aladdin launched on Sunday, October Khargone and Shajapur He stressed the need to the arrival of Goddess Sita at the fulfills all the requirements. 20 at 6.00 pm. The Chairman District in Pool C and Jabalpur promote this game in other Valmiki ashram and then Love- The presentation was (Director General) of Madhya Corp. in Pool D, Narsinghpur districts as well. Sports Kush is born. A time comes when staged with the help of about 20 Pradesh Police Housing ACA, And teams from Director Thoussen informed Shriram Ashwamedha leaves puppets. The time limit for this Corporation Limited, Mandsaur district. that apart from Bhopal, a court Ashwa for the yagna and presentation was about 1 hour Shailendra Srivastava will inau- It is to be noted that beach of beach volleyball has been Shriram's sons Luv and Kush stop 10 minutes. This presentation gurate the championship. volleyball is involved in nation- made in Narsinghpur, while in that horse in Tapovan. was directed by Pradeepnath al, Asian and Olympic games. the districts of Hoshangabad, Therefore, Hanuman also Tripathi. In the puppet style, These teams will contin- The beach volleyball game Jabalpur, Gwalior, Ujjain, cannot face Lav-Kush. the puppet artist controls the ue to participate played on the sand on the Sagar, Chhindwara, it is pro- Ultimately, Sriram fights with stick with a stick from behind A total of 25 teams from beach is included in the posed to set up a court of vol- Luv-Kush and the union of the screen. It is mainly popu- different districts of the state National, Asian and Olympic leyball. father and sons. At the end of lar style of Eastern India. ) )*$#+'R   %/-     -  .    

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 1  acres of land in the State. There is a target to grow them in 2000 dditional Chief Secretary acres next year. AHorticulture and Food The CEO of ITC Chitranjan Processing Iqbal Singh Bains, Dar said that Madhya Pradesh while addressing the investors in has vast potential in the field of the session ‘Feeding India- food processing. There is a wide Opportunities in Food opportunity in packaged food in Processing’ during the the state. Industry friendly sys- Magnificent MP Investors tem prevails here for spice Summit 2019 today, said that industry, dehydrated onion, there is a huge potential for food tomato puree, fruit juices, etc. processing industry in the state. He said that it is a right time to It has affordable land, electrici- invest in MP now. ty and other basic amenities The government machin- including water. ery, led by Chief Minister Kamal The Additional Chief Nath, is playing a positive role Secretary informed that there with promptness. The situa- are investment opportunities tion in the state is also advan- in the Horticulture hub in two tageous from the logistics point districts, Babai of of view. Hoshangabad and Dar further said ‘I am very Chhindwara. The land is being satisfied with the cooperative given at a nominal rate of Rs 5 attitude of the government. It is lakh per acre for green hous- for the first time that the es, cold storages, etc. Government is actively com- Twenty five percent grant pleting the work for invest- for food processing industry ment’. up to a maximum of Rs 2.5 crore and 50 percent for cold chain infrastructure up to a maximum of Rs 10 crore is being given by the government. The state holds a leading position in the coun- try in the production of oranges, tomatoes, garlic, oilseeds and pulses. Bains said that farmers will be encouraged in the state to grow quality produces as per the industrial demand to promote export of processed food items. Aromatic and medicinal plants are being cultivated on 300     !"#$ !   ",

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We have con- inspection and maintenance of the state and help in maximum fidence in ourselves and our records.” employment generation. The reliability is unwavering. The suspension of veteri- government is committed to The Chief Minister said nary officer, Abhijit Bhawa welcoming new investment that the government is aware was based on recommendation and encouraging earlier invest- of the requirements of the of a high-level panel set up by ment. We will work as an industries. They want excel- the Ministry to probe into the accountable government and lent, physical and social infra- allegations against him for will not let investors down. structure. Nath said that in the     .1" Hoshangabad district head- poor handling of the zoo Chief Minister Kamal Nath last ten months we have put in quarters on Friday. No child inmates. was addressing the extra efforts and achieved the   1)23456  7 &  )    wo road accidents involv- suffered serious injuries in the Renu Singh whose transfer ‘Magnificent MP’ at Brilliant impossible. Major reforms Ting school van and bus mishap. order came on Thursday, too Convention Centre in Indore have been made in the prop- were reported in Shajapur and As many as 22 students of had written to the CZA and the on Friday. erty guidelines to encourage     .1" Raghuwanshi told The Pioneer, organize this event so that all Hoshangabad of Madhya Campion School were treated Ministry alleging that the well- Nath said that today’s event real estate sector. Indore- “We organize Deep Utsav every of them can welcome their new Pradesh respectively on Friday. for minor injuries at the district being of animals was in danger is not for namesake and it is not Bhopal metro work has been he historical building of the year for the shopaholics to year together in a traditional Three children including a hospital, area tehsildar (revenue under Bhawal’s care. a platform for signing of MoUs started. Permit and license fee Tcity, Gauhar Mahal was shop for Diwali. We began the manner,” added Raghuwanshi. girl died and more than 18 oth- officer) Shailendra Badonia On January 8, 2019, in an in which deals worth thou- of colonizers have been lighted with 2019 earthen diyas ritual of lighting up the earth- It is to be noted that the fair ers sustained injuries in the said. explosive affidavit filed before sands of crores are made and reduced from 27 percent to 5 adding to its rustic beauty. At en diyas from year 2011.” is evoking a good response by accident reported in the vicin- Campion School director the Delhi High Court, a panel are far from ground reality. The percent and a provision has Deep Utsav 2019, the vendors, Since then the event of the female participants as they ity Richhonda village of Vijay Seth said the bus driver led by then CZA member sec- Chief Minister said that our been made to give one colo- shoppers and other visitors lit lighting up the diyas is organ- are enchanted with the home Shajapur. The school van car- lost control when a tractor-trol- retary DN Singh (who is retired goal is that actual investments nizers’ license to the entire 2019 earthen diyas at Gauhar ised. Raghuwanshi further décor item available at the mela. rying 22 students fell into a ley overtook the vehicle at now), pointed out several irreg- are made, more employment state. Mahal creating a memorable informed that each year the As the mela shares a major col- well. Sangakheda-Kala village, ularities such as fudging of opportunities are generated, The Chief Minister said envoirnment at the exhibition number of diyas increases. After lection of dress materials and Police said, the school van around 11 km from the district animal death data, not carrying the state becomes economical- that in the field of infrastruc- cum sale. It is to be noted that lighting up the earthen diyas, the foot wears are enthralling the had dropped few children at a headquarters in Madhya post-mortem in case of unnat- ly strong and a new era of eco- ture development, Bhopal, every year at Deep Utsav earth- beauty of Gauhar Mahal ampli- ladies. Various types of diyas are private school and was taking Pradesh. ural animal death, concealing nomic activities begins in the Indore Industrial Corridor is en diyas are lit up at the Gauhar fied as the light of diyas added available at the fair for the reverse for going away, when it According to eyewitnesses, of animal deaths, and mysteri- whole state which will help being developed under which Mahal premises to mark the charm to the historic building. coming diwali. There is also a fell in the well. the bus was being driven reck- ous nature of deaths among every section of the society to a satellite city will also be festival of lights Diwali. “It is believed that after collection of Chanderi and Besides, a school bus car- lessly at the time of the inci- others. The panel had sought flourish. He said that we want developed. RRTS will be Organiser at Gauhar diwali the vendors and weavers Maheshwari dress materials for rying 26 children overturned dent. Babai area police are action against the erring offi- to take the state above the cat- arranged to connect Bhopal Mahal, Brijendra Singh starts their new year and so we the festive season. on Bandrabhan Road near probing the accident. cials. egory of a state that provides and Indore to metro.     'BBBB !+   --./   888888 %+ -+- + . %+     !    " &    ;'      From Page 1      !  :    &B Vice Chairman of Bharti Enterprises and Managing Director From Page 1 &     #&       Rakesh Bharti commended the land bank policy of the Chief  # +!     &    B/ ++ Minister Kamal Nath. Appreciating the skill development 888 Others named in the chargesheet, include Section Officer Ajit Kumar       !   !      methods of the Chief Minister, he informed that an amount of Dungdung and OSD in Finance Ministry Pradeep Bagga, Peter Mukherjea           B Rs 8,500 crore has been invested by his company in the state. From Page 1 and chartered accountant S Bhaskaraman.  !#        Bharti further said that professional education should be start- Initial probe by the CBI had revealed that FDI worth Rs 307 crore but       !    B ed in 4,000 schools of the state so that the children should pos- Nath on the occasion announced that he has for- detailed investigation led to a finding of foreign investment in INX to the sess at least one skill at the time of passing 12th class. Bharti also mulated a policy to do away with all the permission tune of Rs 403 crore. praised the steps taken by the government for giving prioirty to for new investors saying companies coming to the The chargesheet has also mentioned that Peter and Indrani allegedly in /++  +    /   the food processing sector. state could directly start their project, given they conspiracy with Chidambaram and FIPB officials disregarded FIPB rules to ' : 2 !,!     / %     Commending the focus of the Magnificent Madhya Pradesh comply with the local norms. An inspection would settle the issue as INX was initially granted an FIPB approval of only Rs 4.62  "   " &#, 1 6CB ! Summit, the Chairman of ITC Sanjeev Puri said that it is a pos- take place after three years and we would omly take crore but actual investment in the company stood at Rs 403.7 crore. Under    &#,!        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The Managing Director of Lapp India Marc Jarrault said that we wish to remove this emerging tag,” Nath said, Karti for alleged illegal facilitation to regularise the excess FDI received by @*+ +     &  ! 1 ((D   new opportunities of investment are emerging in the state under claiming that they are formulating separate policies INX. The CBI had in May 2017 registered a case for alleged irregularities                B the guidance of the Chief Minister Kamal Nath. He further men- for different sectors and won’t persist with a single in granting the FIPB clearance to the INX Media. Based on the CBI’s FIR, /      .    '  . &     tioned that there is abundant availability of resources especial- policy as all industries have different kind of needs. the Enforcement Directorate later registered a money laundering case under &  <   . &      ly water and electricity to boost investment in the state. Speaking on IT sector, Nath said efforts are made the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.      &              The Inaugural Ceremony was also addressed by the to boost the sector so much that our local talents One of the then promoters of INX Indrani later turned approver in the   !   !          B/ Chairman of Sun Pharmaceuticals Dilip Sanghvi, Chairman of working elsewhere return to the state. He also case and is a key link in the CBI probe. “Prabodh Saxena and Rabindra Prasad       E B HEG Ravi Jhunjhunwala and Director General of CII Chandrajeet promised a business district in MP like Bandra-Kurla are currently serving as principal secretaries in the Himachal Pradesh Banerjee. Complex of Mumbai. Government,” an official said. %)   / . +) + /   !  ! ! !.  & 2  , ,  #'#%  /                  .  ,  O&!B                  B" ,           ! !      !B% /                    B  /        !  !    !         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The country which used to According to Delhi Police From Page 1 show the way to the world, used to live with love, used to progress officials, street crime has been Incidentally, this school fast...Today one caste is fighting the other, one religion is fight- a nagging problem for more was the first one to induct girls ing the other and the country’s pride, its economy, Narendra Modi than two decades now. "Several in 2016. The girls were given has destroyed it,” Rahul said. crimogenic factors have sig- admission in Class IX. Also, this He also slammed the media, saying it was scared and not nificantly contributed to inci- school is the only one which showing the truth. “Media persons say ‘we know the truth but dence of street crime in Delhi, admits boys from Class VII we can’t show it because we will lose our jobs’,” he said. Modi had the most important of which onwards unlike other schools criticised MNREGA and he has “no understanding” of the econ- would be porous borders and where the children are admit- 9      +       )  +&   !   )    omy, he alleged. proximate location of affluent ted from Class VI onwards. The “Wherever they (BJP) go, they make people fight, be it Hindu- and under-privileged residen- decision comes after the Muslims, Jat-non Jat. A country cannot develop through divi- tial colonies. A major challenge Government allowed women sion,” he said. has been the fact that almost 95 pilots to fly fighter jets and at per cent of those involved in least seven pilots are undergo-    such crimes are first-timers. ing the gruelling training.     From Page 1

Today just three Salvi fam- ilies are in the trade. But Patola saris are still in demand while the kite-makers of Jamalpur in Ahmedabad are not so much, their creations being supplant- ed by cheap Chinese imports. These are also vital handicraft skills that we must all do more to preserve. The Hyundai Venue has been a boon con- sidering the roads around Patan and Modhera are a bit on the poor side. There were road- works ongoing but the car negotiated the tough rides without a problem. .       7 -   )         !"#$ !   "0    1     .   Control Organization was not finding the Government’s ‘pick and choose (CDSCO), the national existing rules suffi- policy.” rom November 1, next year, regulatory body for cient to deter the med- He said that the manufac- .789 !$  Fimport, manufacture and Indian pharmaceuticals ical professionals and turers have been confused with sale of the ultrasound machines and medical devices, will the user, to avoid informally and arbitrary choos- will be allowed only under the become the approving ultrasound to deter- ing of products and notifying   legal ambit of the Drugs and authority for import, mine the sex of the them as drugs. “At AiMeD we Cosmetics Act, 1940. manufacture and sale of foetus. Mainly because welcome regulations but not of ith the Government giv- The Union Health ultrasound machines. of its easy availability these kinds . Our members Wing a determined push to Ministry has issued a notifica- The companies will also on online as well. seek a predictable and com- ‘Make in India’ in the defence tion in this regard on Thursday have to apply for per- Under the prehensive regulatory frame- sector to achieve indigenisa- according to which the device mission from the Drug Medical Device Rules work that allows for adequate tion, Army Chief General intended for external or inter- Controller General of (MDR) and the D&C transition and is predictable. Bipin Rawat on Friday said nal use in human beings has India, who is responsible Act the government Only then will investments attempts are on to further been categorised as drug with for approval of licences, will regulate addition- speed up as manufacturers get “lower bureaucratic barriers” effect from November 1, 2020. before the scanners are ally the quality import discouraged to be regulated as and simplify procedures to The step aims to regulate sold in India. and manufacturing of Drugs , item by item and not as promote domestic defence the import, manufacture and The health ministry the equipment, he a category,” said Rajiv Nath. manufacturing. He also said the sale of the devices to stem the feels that the move is said. The move is also not in Government is reducing drastic decline in India’s sex crucial to save the girl While welcoming keeping with the Health processes and focusing res- ratio, as per the Ministry. The child as it will check the move, Rajiv Nath, Ministry- DTAB Roadmap that olutely on the outcome of these move followed recommenda- misuse of such tech- Forum Coordinator aimed to regulate all devices in processes. tion from the Drug Technical niques for sex selection of the AiMeD, an a phased manner and assured Reiterating what Defence Advisory Board (DTAB), the after conception. umbrella association an adequate transition period Minister Rajnath Singh said a Government’s chief advisory Imported machines have of Indian of nearly four years for high few days ago, the Army chief body on drugs. flooded the market, in the Techniques (PC-PNDT) Act, Manufacturers of Medical Risk and near High Risk said exports of Indian weapon According to an official absence of any regulatory 1994 currently regulates the Devices covering all types of Devices. “The one year transi- systems will touch the 35,000- from the Ministry, from check, they cannot be tracked. sale of ultrasound machines medical devices including con- tion period is not as per the crore mark by 2024 from the November next year, the The Pre Conception and only to entities registered under sumables, disposables, how- assurance given of four years,” 11,000 crore annually at pre- Central Drugs Standard Pre Natal Diagnostic the law. However, the Ministry ever was not happy at the he added. sent. & ! + .!7 The energy and enterprise . P " )  of ‘Make in India’ will be spanned further in defence portal Bharat Shakti. The large multilateral exercise 2     5     corridors being set up with a theme of the event was MILAN 2020 at “bouquet of advantages we ‘Enhancing Defence Visakhapatnam and we have offer in the form of land clear- Capabilities through invited 41 countries,” he stated.    ances and tax concession. The Cooperation’. All patents developed by     2+ initiative will fundamentally Newly-formed IDEEA the Defence Research and transform the defence land- (Indigenous Defence Development Organisation scape in our country,” Rawat Equipment Exporters (DRDO) numbering over 1,700   presence of high-profile audi- and Samant Chauhan show-   67  said. He also urged to the Association) was also launched are now available for use by the ence including Her Majesty cased innovative Khadi-based defence industry to provide on the occasion. Indian industry, said Dr. he Narendra Modi the Queen Mother Ashi Sangay garment lines along with works solutions for the armed forces. Talking of Def Expo 2020 Sateesh Reddy, Chairman TGovernment’s vision to pro- Choden Wangchuck as the of Chadrika Tamang, Kencho   grew at five per cent in terms In the last few years, to be held in Lucknow, Rawat DRDO. He added that the mote Khadi as a global fabric Chief Guest, Vinai Saxena, Wangmo, Tshering Choden of value, sharply slower than 20 numerous initiatives have been said several new technologies Defence Ministry has just has received a boost with a pro- KVIC Chairman as the Guest of and Sangay Choden of Bhutan. aintaining that rural per cent reported in the year taken and various schemes will be on display and added, unveiled a policy under which posal to set up Khadi India’s Honour, Prime Minister of In addition,Anjana Bhargav, Mhousehold consumption earlier. Urban India grew at launched to energise the “We will be coming forward to all technologies will be available first international venture in Bhutan Dr. Lotay Tshering, Nitin Bal Chauhan, Paras had slumped to a seven-year eight per cent compared with defence sector in India, so we certify some of the equipment free of cost for use by the Bhutan. Indian Embassy in Cabinet Ministers, Gairoliya, Payal Jain, Rahul low, CPI(M) general secretary 14 per cent in the year-ago remain deeply committed to on display.” Indian industry. Bhutan, Khadi and Village Ambassadors and several other Mishra & Renu Tandon curat- Sitaram Yechury on Friday period, he said. “A callous the ethos of indigenisation, Speaking at the conclave, Rawat also said India is industry Commission (KVIC) distinguished guests, during ed special Khadi ensembles alleged the “callous” Central government shows no Rawat said. Vice Chief of Army Lt General committed to peace and stabil- and Royal Textile Academy the event. which were also displayed in the Government was enthusiastic signs of concern over the slow- “We are manufacturing MM Naravane said Indian offi- ity in the neighbourhood as also (RTA), Thimpu has organised The Indian ambassador event followed by Banarasi about writing off unpaid loans down tumbling into a much weapons and ammunition not cers posted as Defence Attaches in the “wider region” and the an event ‘Khadi-Thago’ , on Ruchika khamboj said that the Satvik Bhojan. Sunil Sethi of of rich borrowers and tax cuts graver problem. There is enthu- just to arm our defence forces abroad “have been tasked to Army will continue to partner October 16 to jointly celebrate objective of this event was to FDCI was also present. for the super-rich but shows no siasm in Modi govt only for tax but now we are gradually interact and advertise with with friends to “confront any the textile heritage fo Khadi and promote environmental friend- Interestingly the four signs of concern over the slow- cuts for the super-rich and becoming an export oriented host countries of the Indian kind of emerging threats.” traditional Bhutanese fabric on ly fabric Khadi of India with Bhutanese textile designers who down. writing off unpaid loans of rich industry. Our defence exports equipment available.” The Navy chief cited mar- the 150th birth anniversary of Bhutanese designers, to showcased their work at the Yechury said the signs of borrowers. currently range just about Addressing the conclave, itime threats such as piracy, Mahatma Gandhi. The Fashion enhance the Khadi foot print in Khadi-Thagzo, had also visited the agrarian distress and near- “The signs of the pro- 11,000 crore annually are set Navy Chief Admiral Karambir which, he said, has “trans- Design Council of India (FDCI) the country. KVIC chairman India on invitation from FDCI . stagnant rural incomes have longed agrarian distress and to grow to 35,000 crore by Singh spoke of the foreign national” ramifications. He curated the fashion show. Vinai Saxena said khadi means A Bhutanese designer, been there for long but the near-stagnant rural incomes 2024,” he said while addressing cooperation initiatives which pitched for having greater mar- Khadi-Thagzo, organised Sincerity, purity, honesty and Dorothy Gurung, would be Modi government is busy with have been there for long. But the 4th Defence Attaches con- include capacity building, itime cooperation and lever- at the RTA, which is also one of swaraj. opening the first Indian Khadi trying to “divide and polarise”. this govt is busy with trying to clave jointly organised by the training, exchanges and joint aging “collective military com- the most prominent tourist Indian designers Anamika outlet in Bhutan towards the A media report said in the divide and polarise,” Yechury Defence Ministry and news exercises. “India is hosting a petency” of the world. spots in Thimphu, witnessed Khanna, Rajesh Pratap Singh end of the year. September quarter, rural India said in a tweet. 8       P. OP0&  *!5       +  ed in the process Nirvani Akhara which claim and the suggest- the right on the Mosque or oth-    *   ' uslim parties, sans the ed compromise ers,” it said, adding that the .       MSunni Waqf Board, made formula of with- “leak was in total violation of clear on Friday that they do not drawal of the the orders of the Supreme )      +  of devotees for the site. accept the Supreme Court- lawsuit. court that had directed that “That same 200 square appointed mediation panel’s “Accordingly, such proceedings should +  he Centre on Friday told the metre area of the site can be proposal on purported settle- we must make it remain confidential.” TSupreme Court that it was handed over to a committee of ment to resolve the Ayodhya absolutely clear The statement said it was hief Justice of India Ranjan willing to hand over land mea- devotees for construction of land dispute and expressed that we the appel- “difficult” to accept that any CGogoi on Friday sent a let- suring 200 sq m to devotees for temple but with certain condi- surprise over reports suggest- lants before mediation could have been ter to the Centre recommending construction of Guru Ravidas tions,” Venugopal said, adding ing that the Board was willing Supreme Court done especially when the Justice SA Bobde, who is next in temple in South Delhi but with that five out of seven petition- to withdraw the claim on the do not accept the main Hindu parties (deity ‘Ram seniority, as his successor. certain conditions. ers, who approached court site of the mosque. proposal made Lalla’ through next friend and Official Sources told PTI A bench of justices Arun against demolition of temple The mediation panel head- Shahid Rizvi, advocate on which has been leaked out to others) had clearly stated that that Justice Gogoi wrote a letter Justice Gogoi as the Chief Mishra and S Ravindra Bhat have agreed to the proposal. ed by former apex court judge record that Uttar Pradesh Sunni the Press, nor the procedure by they were not open to any set- to the Ministry of Law and Justice has a tenure of 13 months took on record the offer made by He said that only two of the Justice FMI Kallifulla had filed Central Waqf Board was willing which the mediation has taken tlement and wanted a judicial Justice recommending Justice and 15 days while Justice Bobde, Attorney General KK petitioners are not agreeable to a report in a sealed cover in the to withdraw the claim on site of place nor the manner in which decision. Bobde to be the next chief jus- who will be sworn in as CJI on Venugopal, appearing for the the proposal but “the entire Supreme Court indicating a the Babri Masjid,” Eijaz a withdrawal of the claim has “The recent attempts tice. November 18, will have a tenure Centre, and asked parties seek- belief and faith of the devotees of “sort of a settlement” between Maqbool, counsel for legal rep- been suggested as a compro- before Mediation Committee Justice Gogoi, who was of about 18 months. ing construction of the temple Guru Ravidas is at the site where the Hindu and the Muslim par- resentatives of key Muslim lit- mise,” the statement reads. were not representative,” it said. sworn in as the 46th Chief According to the to submit objections, if any, by he stayed and therefore in the ties in which the Wakf Board igants M Siddiq and “This was broadcasted by On October 16, when a Justice of India on October 3, Memorandum of Procedure, October 21. At the outset, interest of peace and harmony agreed to give up its claim over Misbahuddeen, and four other all Media agencies and news- five-judge Constitution bench 2018, will demit office on which governs the appointment Venugopal said he had held con- we want to return the site to the 2.77 acre disputed land at the advocates for Muslim parties papers that UP Sunni Central headed by Chief Justice of November 17. of members of the higher judi- sultation with all parties includ- devotees”. Counsel appearing Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri said in a statement. Waqf Board has agreed to India Ranjan Gogoi reserved its Official sources said the ciary, “appointment to the office ing devotees and government for one of the petitioner, who masjid site if certain conditions The lawyers said the medi- abandon their claim subject to verdict in the case after 40 days chief justice has gone by the con- of the Chief Justice of India officials and Centre has agreed have objected to the proposal are fulfilled. ation panel’s report was leaked certain conditions. This news of hearing, the mediation vention to recommend the name should be of the senior-most to give the same piece of land said that they need to see the “We are taken aback by the to the media and they do not was obviously leaked out either panel’s report was also submit- of the next senior judge after judge of the Supreme Court con- considering sensitivity and faith offer and file their response. media reports attributed by approve the procedures adopt- by the Mediation Committee or ted to the court. him as his successor. sidered fit to hold the office”. ".'    #    1 1  1   $#   % 1 2          

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The new officers will join Reserve Bank of India on be directed to ensure com- Friday. His party, he said, has also Friday replaced the police on Friday itself. cash withdrawals. plete insulation and insur- He said a “divided and deployed its workers to cam- observer and a returning offi- The poll panel also ordered A bench headed by ance of the hard-earned discredited” Opposition in the paign for the BJP in cer of Nashik in Maharashtra, replacement of the expenditure Chief Justice of India deposited money of people State stands no chance to give Maharashtra and Haryana and the expenditure observer observer of Ambala for “not Ranjan Gogoi said, “We are not appearing for petitioner Bejon in various cooperative banks, an equal fight to the ruling Assembly polls. He expressed of Ambala in Haryana, ahead supervising the enforcement inclined to entertain this peti- Kumar Mishra, said he has including nationalised banks, alliance. confidence that the saffron of the October 21 Assembly activities in right earnest”. It tion under article 32 (writ juris- filed the petition on behalf of by enacting an appropriate Polls will be held in five party will retain power in both elections. It also appointed a said his overall performance diction). Petitioner can 500 PMC Bank account hold- measure of 100 per cent insur- Assembly seats and the Lok “All our candidates will the states. former IPS officer as a special was not found satisfactory. approach the high court con- ers seeking lifting of restrictions ance coverage towards the Sabha constituency of emerge victorious. We have run BOX observer for the Assembly The EC has appointed cerned for appropriate relief”. imposed by the RBI on cash deposited amount. Samastipur as incumbent a united campaign and people Leaders from other parties bypolls being held in Sikkim on retired IPS officer of Andhra The Punjab & Maharashtra withdrawals. It said that a high-powered MLAs were elected to have full faith in the leadership continued to switch over to the Monday. Pradesh cadre Vivek Dube as Co-operative Bank has been put On Wednesday, around 50 committee should be consti- Parliament during the recent of Prime Minister Narendra BJP. Former MLA Kartar Singh “The Election Commission special observer for the assem- under restrictions by the depositories of the PMC Bank tuted to look into complete general election while MP Ram Modi and ,” LJP Bhadana from poll-bound has replaced police observer of bly bypolls of Sikkim. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) fol- staged a protest outside the RBI affairs of working and their Chandra Paswan, brother of president Ram Vilas Paswan Haryana quit the BSP to join Nashik and one returning offi- Dube has been deputed to lowing the discovery of a Rs demanding revoking restric- operation in all cooperative Ramvilas Paswan, died of a said. BJP on Friday. He said BJP is cer of Nashik district after specifically report to the EC 4,355-crore scam. tions on cash withdrawal, cur- banks in order to have a robust heart attack. BJP president this week not new to him as he was with reviewing the electoral pre- about the law and order situa- Deposit withdrawals have rently capped at Rs 40,000 over and transparent mechanism All three NDA parties — gave a boost to the unity of BJP- the party earlier. Bhadana is paredness of the state of tion and oversee the deploy- been capped at Rs 40,000 over a six-month period. which can inspire confidence of BJP, JD(U) and LJP — are con- JDU-LJP alliance in the state by brother of Congress leader Maharashtra,” the EC said in a ment and other security relat- a six-month period, causing A depositor of PMC Bank common public in cooperative testing elections. While Chief dismissing any change in the Avtar Singh Bhadana and the statement. It said the police ed issues there. “The commis- panic and distress among allegedly committed suicide in banks. Minister Nitish Kumar-led alliance pattern in Bihar and family has influence, especial- observer was removed for “not sion has taken the decision in depositors. Mumbai on Tuesday while Real estate firm HDIL JD(U) is contesting on four saying unambiguously that the ly in the Gurjar community. performing the task of obser- view of inputs and complaints During the hearing on another died of a heart attack a allegedly accounted for 70 per Assembly seats, the BJP and the next assembly elections to the Kartar Singh Bhadana has been vation satisfactorily”. received,” it said. Three seats in Friday, Solicitor General Tushar few hours after taking part in a cent of the bank’s Rs 9,000 crore LJP have put up their candi- state would be fought collec- an MLA from Haryana two On the basis of input Sikkim are going for by-elec- Mehta said the government is protest by bank customers seek- advances. According to the dates in an Assembly and the tively under the leadership of times and from Uttar Pradesh regarding progress of photo tions on Monday. aware of the seriousness of the ing their money back. Mumbai Police’s Economic Lok Sabha seat respectively. JDU leader Nitish Kumar. once. Haryana is scheduled to voter slip distribution, which Dube was deputed earlier situation and the Enforcement The petition filed before the Offences Wing, HDIL’s loans Ram Chandra Paswan’s son Paswan said the opposition have assembly election on was very important to inform also as special observer to Directorate is taking appropri- court sought a direction for turned non-performing assets, Prince Raj is fighting from ‘’ (grand October 21 and the counting of each and every elector timely, West Bengal during the Lok ate action against the culprit. issuance of “exhaustive and but the bank management hid Samastipur. alliance) is divided and dis- votes is due on October 24. it was found that the perfor- Sabha in April. Advocate Shashank Sudhi, comprehensive guideline” to this from the RBI’s scrutiny.     !"#$ !   "2       &BF    4/   "   ! 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However, interestingly, political parties                      have one function in common: All of them seek political power to form a Government                   or to take the role of the Opposition.                    The 2019 Lok Sabha elections are over.     <                 ( While the (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA’s)                      roaring success in both 2014 and 2019 par-             <     liamentary elections has made it the largest              3=    party, the Congress has been facing debacle after debacle in successive elections. In this                      ( year’s general election, the BJP won 303 seats   (                    and along with its allies, the NDA took its tally        ;            to 352 seats. The United Progressive Alliance- led Congress was reduced to 91 seats with it              barely crossing the half-century mark with 6                    52 seats. With the BJP’s winning percentage One and a half years later, the ture in politics as it is in life, it the Global Hunger Index (GHI)                   reaching 70 per cent (it contested in 437 seats Congress’ state of affairs is even is said. Those who resist such has slipped further — from 95 and won 303 of them), the main Opposition worse than what people had a change will find themselves in 2010 to 117 this year.     )                 party, the Congress, stared at a major exis- feared. I had earlier explained the pushing against a sea of opin- So, for the Congress, there      S          ( tential crisis. The BJP’s spectacular win has to-do list for the grand old party, ion and positioned on the are enough political opportuni-                    ( left the Opposition, the Congress in partic- which remains prerequisite till wrong side of history. ties. It’s just about how to make          (  1       ular, weak, clueless and irrelevant. date. Most relevant for present- an opportunity fit, not the other But why is the Opposition so significant? The stark reality is that the day Congress is an observation way around. It’s about seizing                    ( Its importance lies not just in providing a Congress has, for far too long, :1 / by Mohammed Ayoob, Professor, opportunities in right earnest      "      2       means to express negative reaction to the functioned as an autocrat, deny- Michigan State University, who and at the right time.                       ( Government’s decisions but to also tireless- ing many deserving party func- 1% ,,# writes that even after two major By giving the reins of the ly hold the ruling party to account, offer con- tionaries their rightful place in the /   electoral debacles, the dynasty party again to a family member,             $          structive criticism and project a progressive organisation. Loyalty towards refuses to give up control and the Congress might have arrest-             1       alternative to the Government. On this front, individuals doesn’t necessarily 12% deliberately fails to realise that it ed disintegration within but it                     the Congress lacks comprehensive strategy imply loyalty towards the party. is destroying the chances of the will commit a grave mistake if and stamina to take on the might of the BJP’s It should take serious note of it. "1 /  Congress bouncing back. The it thinks that it can emerge              -     ( power duo of Prime Minister Narendra An internally-democra- 1""1 /2 / ,B equation of the party with the stronger anytime soon. The            2    > $   +>$, Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. tic political party is always good /O,=2,/.12/ family has destroyed any possi- party leadership must recognise %          (             It’s true that people are often accused of for a democracy. And, therefore, bility of its renaissance. that something far bigger and seeing the world the way they want it to be establishing intra-party democ- 1/1'; Buoyed by its stupendous deeper is at work in the intra- "           1 6  $    7  rather than how it is. But do we really need ratic norms is no longer an victory in this year’s parliamen- party realm of politics. In the          ?     >$ %    binoculars to see the fall of a once great polit- option but a necessity. It’s likely 1""1 /2 /5: /# tary elections when the BJP is prevailing political culture, for                   ical party? Leaders from the top-level to the to prevent disintegration of the 1//1/ gearing up for the 2024 gener- the Congress, if it wishes to be low-rung as well as legislators have been quit- party, make politicians account- al election, targetting 333 MPs, an alternative to the BJP, even       (   0        ting the Congress. The prominent among able and encourage meaningful 5 12B the Congress is seen as a small, disintegration would be a bet-      -             them are airing their views against the party deliberation. /O,.12/ snivelling, struggling party. As ter option if a wider acceptabil-                      line. Indications are also there of deep intra-  It should get rid of self- , O % a matter of fact, the Congress’ ity of the younger generation 6$  6*               1   party disputes and conflicts. On a close look, seeking and corrupt old guards. decline began years ago but eludes the party rank and file. however, one will find the real reason why the There are capable young leaders, 1""1 /2 / , accelerated in 2014 with the INC, minus Sonia-Rahul-              @         leaders took the decision to leave the party/air who can flush out the party’s old, election of Narendra Modi. Priyanka, is thinkable but       6         A    ( views. And it wouldn’t be surprising for those withered arteries. / %/ It’s not that the BJP-led Indian politics minus the who have a grasp of the reality.  Short-term political  ,// NDA Government is running Congress is unthinkable and if    (                0 Last April, I had mentioned in an arti- advantages have always assured flawlessly. Apart from the eco- indeed it happens, it would be                      cle titled, Congress Needs to Make a long-term political disadvan- / %// ' nomic mess, the political culture sad and may be the most unfor-               2  1@$   ( Comeback for Democracy to Sustain Itself: “In tages. Compromising politics born out of the personality tunate turn, which may forev-                    the world’s largest democracy, the shrinking had the Congress falling from cult, ultra-nationalism and hate er change who we are. The political space of a 133-year-old national 364 out of 489 Lok Sabha seats politics concerns the common Congress may be critically .B   ) #             ( party is as disconcerting for the party as it in the first-ever general election man the most. Besides, the weakened but it is not wrecked            C       is for democracy itself. And, therefore, the in 1952 to 44 out of 545 in Government has failed to as yet. Congress’ revival is crucial for the nation and 2014. While people’s expecta- address other critical issues: (The writer is former Deputy challenging for its party leadership. The task tions from the party are really From agrarian distress to unem- General Manager, India is made tougher as sub-optimal leadership low, the need for it to rise has ployment to dissatisfaction International Centre, New Delhi, <00 faces the task of rebuilding the party and never been greater. among the urban middle class- and General Manager, restructuring its shattered image and appeal.” Change is as constant a fea- es and the poor. India’s rank in International Centre, Goa) 9    ): )5)                  (        (  5   1 -3.   $      * " ' '    ! !  !  H! I         :  '          J!  J     ! )     !B/  )  +*), -      ( ,         !                  (    ! O #''   & # J              ./// ( 0(1  &,        #  J ! B     &    B   B  !!B &  !! 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The banks have been able to fulfill commercial banks and this is which can cater to the changing       (          # ( young generation is faced with their role partially, a major why they strive on an ecosystem tastes of the nation.                   a serious unemployment crisis. Sir — This refers to the editori- impediment has been the elected of small business, traders and Srishti Mathur We need a strong economy and al, “Lessons from PMC” (October members of borrowers, who are petty service providers. In a Ujjain              #    not court cases. 17). The purpose of setting up more concerned about furthering country like ours, where finan-                    Azhar A Khan cooperative banks was to further their own interests. cial literacy is not so high, it is ! +$ 0        (   Rampur economic development and social Cooperative banks offer essential that all banks come  2 *5*02617'3*7     !"#$ !   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This         #  C        ( heightens our vulnerability to a point whereby the slightest disruption in any of the major          # C     sources of imports (be it imposition of sanctions  -               by the US against Iran or an attack on oil instal-     #          -   lations in Saudi Arabia) creates major ripples that D      F have the potential to destabilise the country’s D       C     (  economy. /'1 #  S     C        The problem is not lack of resources. India %1< '/                   has 26 Sedimentary Basins (SBs) covering an area ,12       ; C        ( of 3.14 million square kilometres (sq km). But, the lack of a conducive policy environment and 1 ,/ /    -        #   D  ( /,,/ /%5 S     C (  -2      cumbersome regulatory processes have deterred global firms (who have the technology, expertise 1'.  %/ #      -     GH    and capital) from investing in their exploration, .,/1:    -  C      I     -  development and commercialisation. At present, < .          # S  - S ( only six SBs covering 0.518 million sq km or bare- 1"/ 1, ;   1 (  S          #  ly 16 per cent of the total area are under com- .11,/ %           mercial exploitation. Even these six SBs are sub- 1',/ 1     88    <  optimally utilised. " 12 / 1# S !      -       An overwhelming share of throughput 1%+/ '          #    F   J comes from fields discovered over four decades ago in the 1970s, namely Bombay High and the 1/  /, $      D       +   :1 ,2"" ,# #         #  ;  + #;,  ( South Bassein fields and so on, with no major discoveries in recent times. The only exception // %%1. buyer, say China, could further improve Petroleum Corporation Limited decided to divest all of its 53.3 per cent  , were finds in the Krishna Godavari (KG) basin 1 '=1 ,1 the country’s bargaining power (but this (HPCL). shareholding in BPCL. If, it is sold to # -                  in the early 2000s, touted as ones that would con- N2 /5 / is easier said than done). However, the It is also contemplating picking up say Aramco or Adnoc, this will not only        -2 #  (   tribute nearly 50 per cent of the country’s total 12/ 5O, threat of disruption always remains; due 20 per cent equity in oil and gas assets yield a whopping 57,000 crore (at cur-  +  -      , # -  C   gas production. Even that turned out to be a :  , to the force majeure clause in such tie- of RIL. The most crucial feature of this rent market capitalisation of 107,000               damp squib with the high-profile KG-D6 oper- /  , ups. partnership/joint venture is assured crore) but also ensure assured supplies      - S  (     0    ated by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) end-   A second alternative is for Indian supply of crude oil by Aramco to meet of crude.        ing up with meagre reserves of about two tril- 1'" , companies to pick up equity stakes in 50 per cent of the requirement of the The Modi Government may also D             lion cubic feet (Tcf) against an initial estimate of foreign oil and gas assets with arrange- West Coast refinery. The arrangement consider sale of HPCL — at present 10 Tcf.  N2 %1  ments for buy-back. For instance, is mutually beneficial. While, on one owned by ONGC which in turn is            -      ,,/,. 1  !     #S          The Narendra Modi Government has tried ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), a Public hand, India gets what it needs the most, majority-owned by itself — to global to entice global energy giants by assuring a high- :1 ,2 % Sector Undertaking (PSU), holds par- that is crude in desired quantities on a energy majors. The sale of BPCL and   S  S     1     er price for difficult deep/ultra-deep water N2/ ticipating interest in over 40 assets in long-term basis without any disruption, HPCL won’t face any legal hurdles as               ( fields on the one hand and giving flexibility to ,2"" ,1: 20 countries. RIL, too, acquired assets on the other, Saudi Arabia also gets the relevant legislations, which led to     !         -  operators in choosing new areas with freedom 2%, in several jurisdictions. But this route what it needs the most, which is an the creation of these PSUs, have already     %  S        of pricing and marketing under the 2017 /1'/12 is subject to a huge downside risk of opportunity to diversify its sources of been repealed in 2016. -  Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy % 1 % erosion in the value of investment — income, thereby reducing its over- While, pursuing these initiatives, 2  D         #     (HELP) on the other. It has also tried to simpli- N2 '/, as already experienced by both RIL and dependence on crude alone. There India’s political class needs to broaden  (  #    C       fy processes for approval and reduce bureaucrat- 1,2,/  OVL. could not be a more apt example of the its vision of oil security which should >-    #  D           ic red tape. But controls on supply, distribution ., , A third alternative is one in which two countries exploiting synergies to go beyond increasing indigenous pro-   -  C           and use remain, even as multiple pricing regimes, global behemoths such as Aramco — the advantage of both. duction to cover arrangements for  depending on the supply source and hydrocar- the Saudi Arabian Government-owned Indian companies can pursue sim- assured supplies of crude from all bon type, give confusing signals. biggest petro giant and the world’s ilar arrangements with other major sup- sources. It also needs to unshackle itself # -                 In the absence of any major breakthrough in largest oil exporter — pick up stake in pliers of crude oil like Iraq, Iran and the from the “socialist era” mindset that                 securing a jump in production from fields already Indian companies which are focussed United Arab Emirates (UAE), who will crucial assets such as oil must necessar-         #       given under the 1999 New Exploration and on refining and marketing of oil prod- also be very keen to reduce their ily be owned by PSUs. In a world where-    D             Licensing Policy (NELP) and given the lukewarm ucts. This route is free from the vulner- over-dependence on crude alone and in supply chains are globally integrat-            C  P Q  response to the first three rounds of bidding held abilities inherent under the above two make their economies immune to vul- ed, the focus should be on how best our        -       -2    under HELP, it is unlikely that India would be options. nerabilities resulting from price fluctu- economic interests are served rather     D  0           ( able to reduce dependence on imports even by Already, in sync with Saudi Arabia’s ations. than worrying about ownership.    >-              10 per cent as committed by the Modi intent to invest $ 100 billion in India’s From our perspective, even if there The Modi Government should     -   *  Government. The Centre will, therefore, need to downstream sector, including refining, is loss of output in their crude produc- orchestrate its strategy combining the # S             # !  explore other options for meeting the country’s petrochemicals, retailing and so on, tion facilities, being a co-owner in best of all available options like boost- oil and gas requirements. Aramco has proposed to acquire 25 per Indian firms, they won’t cut supplies to ing domestic production, long-term     #          0  The first option involves sourcing a major cent equity in the $ 60 billion West the country. 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uum, accessibility and democratic of diseases. Portable/point-of-care normal life with the help of advanced ecosystem is not very conducive for 75 per cent of the deaths in the coun- availability remains a hurdle. India accessories have made it possible to restorative and assistive devices. the sector to drive affordability and try by 2025, with an increasing num- faces a dual challenge as the rising bur- improve diagnostic mechanisms at the Advancements in curative technolo- accessibility. The Goods and Services ber of people suffering from diabetes, den of lifestyle diseases is added to the primary healthcare level, provide care gy have also allowed people with dis- Tax (GST) on devices currently stands heart disease and progressive lung dis- . ;/%  burden of communicable diseases at home and resulted in improved abilities to lead productive lives. at 12 per cent. On the other hand, cus- eases. The geriatric population is also  such as tuberculosis. Non-communi- health outcomes and patient satisfac- Advancements in screening toms duty is low. This tax policy neg- set to increase and would require a cable diseases are currently responsi- tion. It has also improved the access devices have enabled patients to mon- atively impacts indigenous production higher need for quality healthcare and :  #   %' - 39 ble for 61 per cent of the deaths in the to quality care in underserved and itor their condition at home, keeping and supports imports, which is medical devices, both at homes and . &   ':   country, a number that is only set to remote regions, while also making it a close track on all major health indi- counter-intuitive to the ‘Make in health facilities.        uccessful healthcare delivery go up in the coming years. While both possible for patients to avail treatment cators. Furthermore, smart appli- India’ initiative. 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%  % ;1;/ N      #    R         he Bengal political parties and B/ E  Tcivil society have slammed Union   ;1;/ Governor was just a “tourist in the deeply hurt and disturbed. The Minister Piyush Goyal for attacking      State.” insult was not to me but to every Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee for '     ven as the distance between Raj He said “some call me a tourist, people of West Bengal. They will his alleged Leftist leanings.   "    EBhavan and Nabanna (State others called the Siliguri visit a gim- never digest such as insult. I am a Faulting Goyal for, “unneces- Secretariat) widened, Bengal mick” and vowed to “continue dis- servant of the people of West sarily bringing politics to malign a    E ! Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar once charging” his constitutional duties, Bengal. Nothing can deter me Nobel Laureate who has made India  O again lambasted the Trinamool reminding that he was not the one from performing my constitution- proud” Bengal Congress leader and K. !  ,% Congress Ministers for repeatedly who crossed his Laxman Rekha al duties,” with his voice literally MP Pradip Bhattacharya on Friday making adverse comments against and adding it was upon Chief trembling. said “it is unfortunate that our feet to take lessons on economic him. Minister Mamata Banerjee to take “Speaking out of my injured Ministers are so uneducated and development,” he maintained. Speaking to an audience action on her Ministers. heart” the Governor said “for four biased that they do not even Bangla poet Subodh Ghosh also Dhankar on Friday said “every time The distance between the hours or more I was there and your think twice to belittle a Nobel attacked Goyal for “failing to under- Governor (Dhankhar) does some- Trinamool Congress and press coverage was totally blacked Laureate who has made India proud stand Banerjee’s achievements as an thing sensible you (Ministers) Dhankhar had been widening ever out...This is unheard of. You will by unnecessarily brining politics to economist.” He said “it is irrelevant come out with a statement defying since he personally went down to never find it anywhere else. malign him.” Goyal said, “I congratulate Abhijit date and another party did not get it whether the Nyay found political decorum. I am not a tourist. I am Jadavpur University to rescue Someone told me it was reminis- Scoffing at Goyal he said, “the lit- Banerjee for winning the Nobel you get the license to negate a Nobel success or not. The question is here to discharge my constitu- Union Minister Babul Supriyo who cent of the Emergency.” eracy level of our Ministers is so high Prize … (but) you all know that his Laureate’s scholarly findings. It is a whether the prescription of Banerjee tional duties which I will continue was trapped amid agitating stu- Meanwhile, Subroto that they do not even think twice to thinking is totally Left-leaning.” He political party that got the people’s which has won him the Nobel Prize doing.” dents. Mukherjee once again attacked invoke Newton’s second law in Albert backed his comments by saying mandate and not the theory of is relevant and affective in conquer- The Governor was particular- Subsequently he told the media the Centre for breaking all consti- Einstein’s name,” and wondered how “Banerjee supported Nyay ‘Nyay’ which was supported by ing poverty.” ly referring to senior State leader about his being “humiliated” by the tutional norms and rules of feder- “why a stalwart will have to be belit- (poverty alleviation scheme of the Abhijit Banerjee,” he said. Economist and State Financial and Minister Subroto Mukherjee’s State Government during the alism by bringing the Governor tled just because he has Left lean- Congress) but people of India reject- “Considering the sliding eco- Advisor Abhiroop Sarkar said, “it is comments questioning his initiative Durga Puja carnival which was under Z category security to be ings.” ed that ideology.” nomic condition of the country unfortunate that someone of Abhijit to hold an administrative meeting hosted by Chief Minister Mamata provided by the central forces. Earlier while congratulating Questioning Goyal’s “political during the BJP’s rule the time is com- Banerjee’s strature will get such in North Bengal town of Siliguri. Banerjee. “This is an utter infringement on Abhijit for his remarkable achieve- wisdom” the Congress MP said “just ing when the people who are attack- reception from the national govern- “It is nothing but a gimmick,” An emotional Governor said State’s federal rights,” Mukherjee ments in the field of economics because a political party got a man- ing day will go to him and sit at his ment.” Mukherjee had said adding the he “felt insulted at the carnival. I am said. .%(CC    / 11 1 0   /     !       1 /   + ;1;/ buses have already been put + ;1;/ asked for any financial help into service to reduce the from her, Rajesh Ghosh, his est Bengal Government problem of the people travel- est Bengal Chief Minister cousin, told newsmen at the Whas decided to run 100 ling on these routes. WMamata Banerjee on secretareiat, . minibuses in the northern out- Diversion of bus routes to Friday assured the relatives of We are happy with the skirts of the city from avoid Tallah Bridge have also the murdered schoolteacher police investigation into the November one to reduce the led to pulling off services by of Murshidabad district of pro- murder and appier now after hardship of people caused by many operators citing losses viding all legal help if needed meeting the chief minister, he closing of Tallah Bridge on the owing to increased fuel costs in connection with the case. added. arterial B T Road for heavy and lack of passengers. Six relatives of the dead Asked they said, “There is vehicles, State Minister To compensate for the teacher Bondhu Prakash Paul, no political connection with Suvendu Adhikary said on reduced number of buses on whose body was found along the family. Friday. this route, the government will with that of his wife Beauty and that the man was its support- A mason, from whom Paul Movement of buses has run 100 minibuses of West six-year-old son lying in polls er. Both RSS and BJP had had taken money promising an been stopped across the bridge Bengal Transport Corporation of blood at their house at claimed that Pal used to par- insurance policy has been after experts found it to be in (WBTC) on diverted routes Jiagunj on October 8 during the ticipate in ‘Milan’ the Sangh’s arrested for allegedly killing the a rickety condition. bypassing the bridge, Adhikary Durga Puja festival, had met weekly programme. family. The Barrackpore Trunk (B said. Mamata at the State Secretariat The man’s mother and his Earlier in the day, the Paul’s T) Road connects vast parts of He said the Metro Railway on Thursday. relatives have denied any relatives went to the state the northern outskirts and has also agreed to run 10 extra The killings took on a involvement by him with RSS. police headquarters at Bhawani North 24 Parganas district to trains from northern terminal political colour when the BJP The chief minister assured Bhawan in the city and met the city. Adhikary, the transport station Noapara to cater to the slammed the state government us of providing legal assis- senior police officers in con- % = &+   P   $  !! $ minister, said several 24- seater increased load of passengers. over the incident and claimed tance if required. We have not nection with the case. +> P& + $ )  '     52    1  <$R      9   0 67  11      

+  2 ;1 said.  1 / +  2 ;1 him for little over half an hour. are patrolling the area. In the Lambasting the Congress, Police reached the spot next 48 hours, we will catch the ttar Chief Minister Yogi the chief minsiter said, “It only +  2 ;1 Assembly. he president of a little and gathered the CCTV culprits,” he said. UAdityanath attacked the gave us terrorism, corruption The Congress, in particu- Tknown Hindu Samaj Party footage. When asked whether there opposition in his election ral- and insulted Babasaheb ttar Pradesh will on lar, hopes to show signs of was found murdered at his UP DGP OP Singh told was any possible terror angle in lies in the State on Friday and Bhimro Ambedkar by granti- UMonday see a mini version revival in UP after its batter- home in the congested Naka reporters, “Those who have the incident, Additional said their anti-development ng a special status to Jammu of Assembly elections with ing in the Lok Sabha Hindola area of the city here, murdered Tiwari are said to be Director General of Police face has been exposed. and Kashmir under Article bypolls in 11 constituencies, polls in when it won just one police said on Friday. his acquaintances. They spent (Law and Order) PV Adityanath also accused 370.” coming just months after the seat, party chief Sonia Kamlesh Tiwari (45) was over half an hour with him and Ramasastry told PTI, “All the the Opposition of indulging in He claimed that the BJP BJP swept the State in the Lok Gandhi’s Rae Bareli con- earlier associated with a faction even gave Tiwari a box of angles are being looked into. hooliganism and corruption achieved what the other parties Sabha elections. stituency. of the Hindu Mahasabha, they sweets and after it the murder And, it would be improper to while in power and claimed could not in the past 70 years. The UP bypolls for In contrast, the BJP won 62 said. took place. We have jump to any conclusion.” that the BJP worked for the “The Congress needs the Gangoh, Rampur, Iglas (SC), of the 80 parliamentary seats in The Akhil Bharatiya Hindu got some vital clues and based Senior Superintendent of welfare of people. ment works carried out by his power to loot. The SP and BSP Lucknow Cantonment, the state and an ally bagged Mahasabha in a statement on CCTV footage and other Police Kalanidhi Naithani said The CM was addressing party, the UP Chief Minister continued with their corrupt Govindnagar, Manikpur, two more. condemned the incident. evidences, we are working on prima facie it seemed rallies in Aligarh, Rampur and said during the tenure of Prime practices. The BJP brought an Pratapgarh, Zaidpur (SC), “We have several chal- Police said briefs protests the case.” to be a case of personal enmi- Saharanpur for the bypolls in Minister Narendra Modi, end to all this and paved a way Jalalpur, Balha (SC) and Ghosi lenges before us. But with the were held in the area by local He said teams had been ty. the state. around three crore people got for the prosperity of people,” he seats are being held along with blessings of the seniors and the residents after the murder. formed to crack the case. He added that teams had “Only those people are not houses. said. the Assembly elections in support of the youth, no one “Kamlesh Tiwari was “We have also got some call been formed to crack the case. admiring our work during “The Ayushman Bharat Referring to Aligarh Maharashtra and Haryana. will be able to stop the party found murdered inside his details. The special task force Naka Hindola SHO Sujeet whose tenure the power was Yojana has become a boon for Muslim University, Adityanath It is a four-cornered con- from coming to house. Two persons had come has been engaged in the case,” Kumar Dubey said there were merely a synonym for anarchy, the destitute. Free houses and said Raja Mahendra Pratap test with the BJP, Bahujan power in 2022,” newly appoint- to meet him. Both were speak- he said, adding that it was brief protests by angry local corruption and hooliganism. gas connections were distrib- Singh played a very significant Samaj Party (BSP), Samajwadi ed Congress state president ing to Tiwari when the latter “purely a criminal activity” residents after the incident. The SP, BSP and the Congress uted among the poor. Farmers role in establishing the institu- Party (SP) and Congress field- Ajay Kumar Lallu said recent- sent one of his aides to get done by two people. The situation was normal, were all involved in this,” he of the state were benefited tion. ing candidates on all 11 assem- ly. ‘paan’ for them,” Vikas Tripathi, The UP DGP said there Dubey said. said. under the Pradhan Mantri “He had given land for it bly seats. Lallu said the Congress ASP (Lucknow West), told PTI. were “some minor law and An eyewitness, Saurashtra “They never had develop- Kisan Samman Yojana,” said but his name has not been While the ruling BJP will will become the voice of the “When his aide returned order problem” in the area Singh, told reporters shortly ment on their mind. And now the CM, adding that the gov- mentioned on any plaque,” try to build on its Lok Sabha deprived, farmers, youth and from the market, he found after the murder took place after the incident that the when their anti-development ernment had been working to Adityanath said, adding that success, the opposition parties women in the state. Tiwari in a pool of blood,” with local people saying that police constable deployed at the face has been exposed, people “double” farmers’ income. the UP government was reviv- hope the results will help them He exhorted workers to Tripathi added. such incidents should not take house of Tiwari was sleeping have been rejecting them since “By making them happy, ing the lock industry in galvanise its cadres ahead of the overcome all hurdles through A senior UP Government place. while the gunner attached to 2014,” he claimed. we want to realise dreams of Aligarh through the ‘one dis- 2022 elections for the 403- determination and hard work, official said the visitors shot “But, the situation now is him was not coming for the Mentioning the develop- Chaudhary Charan Singh,” he trict, one product’ programme. member Uttar Pradesh and function unitedly. Tiwari dead after talking to under control. Police officers past a couple of days. <$5  # / 1        1  ?   7 P   P   %  1   2   7 &  /   .' + = "2 “We decided to hold indi- nance. rect election for the posts of “The cabinet, all MLAs + =2=22 (Prime Minister Narendra) ajasthan’s Deputy Chief mayor and chairperson. This and the entire Government is 2=> Modi’s name despite the fact RMinister Sachin Pilot on was fine. But suddenly a new engaged in that. Elections for ajasthan Chief Minister that there is no business, econ- Friday questioned his own decision appeared that I came the local bodies and the RAshok Gehlot on Friday omy is falling and there are no Government’s decision on elec- to know from newspapers. Panchayati Raj are coming. +  2 ;1 said the country’s economy jobs. Such is the situation, how tions to the posts of heads of This was not discussed in the We will fight and will win the was weakening and the Centre long will this country tolerate?” urban local bodies. cabinet or the legislative party elections,” the chief he Uttar Pradesh should follow the policies of he asked. Taking a stand that meeting,” he said. minister told reporters in TGovernment on Friday former prime minister P V “We don’t have any enmi- appeared to go against the Pilot, who is the Rajasthan Jhunjhunu. increased the dearness Narasimha Rao and then ty with Modi, (Amit) Shah, the view of Chief Minister Ashok Congress president, claimed Pilot and Gehlot were allowance for state govern- finance minister Manmohan Manmohan Singh, and start BJP or RSS. This is a fight of Gehlot, Pilot made it clear he that the new system, which is together in Jhunjhunu where ment employees to 17 per cent Singh to upend the downward working. Then only the coun- ideology,” he said. was not consulted on the deci- being called a hybrid, will they addressed a rally in sup- from 12 per cent. trend. try will saved,” Gehlot said at “They talk about national- sion that was notified on allow people to become urban port of Rita Chaudhary, who is In a statement, an official He said the World Bank, a public rally here. ism during elections. Are we Wednesday. body heads through the back contesting the assembly said apart from the state gov- International Monetary Fund “Democracy is under not nationalist? Will we have Two other Ministers in the door. issued on Wednesday. bypolls for the Mandawa seat. ernment employees, staff of (IMF), Manmohan Singh and threat... We are becoming to seek certificate from BJP to Congress-run State have sepa- He said democracy is not On Thursday, Food and Later, they talked sepa- aided educational institutions, even the husband of Union weaker economically. The become nationalists? Doing rately opposed the move that strengthened if a candidate Civil Supply Minister Ramesh rately with the media. technical educational institu- Finance Minister Nirmala entire country and the world is politics in the name of religion, allows people who are not who could not win a council- Meena and Transport Minister Rifts in Rajasthan Congress tions and urban local bodies Sitharaman have expressed saying this,” he said, adding, provoking people of one reli- elected councillors to contest lors’ election is allowed to con- Pratap Singh Khachariyawas surfaced after the Assembly would also get the enhanced concern over India’s economy. “You can imagine the state of gion against another, is this for posts like mayors and chair- test for the mayor’s post. separately expressed appre- elections last December that DA. In a newspaper article pub- affairs when the finance min- (the way of doing) the politics persons of corporations and “Our party and the hension, saying it could lead to were followed by intense lob- The state government offi- lished on October 14, ister’s husband is writing an in a democracy?” Gehlot municipalities. Government have always said resentment among party work- bying for the chief minister’s cial said the increased rates Sitharaman’s husband article that the government posed. The non-councillor candi- that democracy should be ers. post. would be applicable from July Prabhakar took a swipe at the has no understanding of the In the rally, he called upon dates still have to be elected by strengthened,” he said. Khachariyawas said the While Gehlot was picked 1. The arrears of dearness BJP-led government over its economic situation.” the people to vote for Congress councillors to the top posts. “I do not think such a sys- system was injustice to those by the central leadership for the allowance from July 1 to economic vision and asked it Because of the non-vision- candidate Rita Chaudhary in “This is not a good deci- tem has been implemented in who worked in the field and top post, Pilot had to settle for September 30 will be deposit- to embrace the economic archi- ary policies of the government Mandawa Assembly bypoll sion and I do not agree with any state of the country,” he won councillors’ elections. the deputy’s spot. ed in the PF account. The tecture offered by Narasimha the country was heading which will be held on October this. The decision is not prac- said, adding that the decision When asked about the Recently, Pilot expressed amount payable from October Rao and Manmohan Singh. towards a wrong direction. 21. State Congress president tical and not politically right needs to be changed. comments by these two min- concern over the law and order 1 will be paid along with this “They (central govern- Growth rate is slowing, the Sachin Pilot and other leaders and there is a need to make A gazette notification to isters, Chief Minister Gehlot situation in the state and his month’s salary, the official ment) should follow the poli- chief minister said. were also present in the meet- changes to the decision,” Pilot amend the rules on election of said everyone is concerned remark were seen as a com- added. cies of Narasimha Rao and “People are chanting ing. told reporters in Jhunjhunu. mayors and chairpersons was about delivering good gover- ment on Gehlot’s performance.     !"#$ !   ";

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They are TParliament on the Narendra Modi indirectly not bothered about the prestige nion Home Minister Amit abrogation of provisions of slammed former Finance of Maharashtra and UShah on Friday dared Article 370 and Prime Minister Minister P Chidamdaram for country,” the Prime Minister Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Narendra Modi was misleading “destroying” the country’s said. and NCP chief Sharad Pawar to the nation on the issue, senior economy and banking system He also went onto slam the bring back Article 370 in Congress leader Anand Sharma and former Civil Aviation Congress and its supporters for Jammu & Kashmir if they ever claimed here on Friday. Minister Praful Patel for his creating an impression thath it return to power. Addressing a Press confer- alleged with late Iqbal Mirchi, was only the one family Addressing a poll rally in ence ahead of the October 21 an erstwhile close aide of (Gandhi Nehru) that brought Rajura seat here, Shah said the Maharashtra Assembly polls, Karachi-based underworld freedom to the country. “These Congress, NCP and other Sharma said the Congress did Dawood Ibrahim. for “destroying” Indian econo- The people in Maharashtra his alleged links with late are the same who had insulted opposition parties did not not need a certificate from the Addressing a large public my and banking system for ten and across the country know Mirch’s family. “Whenever the late B R Ambedkar. These are abrogate provisions of Article coming to power,” he said. BJP on patriotism, as two of its rally at Bandra-Kurla Complex years, Modi said: “Take the case who did all this. Those who issue of doing justice to the vic- the same people who are doing 370 due to vote-bank politics. He said the Congress, Prime Ministers sacrificed their in north—central Mumbai, of those (Congress) who had destroyed the country’s econ- tim families comes up, the the same thing with the memo- Article 370 had become the despite ruling the country for lives in the fight against terror. Modi took on Chidambaram imposed angel tax in the coun- omy and banking system for 10 Congress and its allies try to rial being built in the name of “gateway for terrorists” in the “70 years” had done nothing Modi and the BJP have and Patel without actually try. Compare them with us: we long years are languishing in protect the terrorists. Mumbai, Chhatrati Shivaji. Right from last 70 years, leading to 40,000 for Adivasis and Other been targeting the Congress naming them but making an are making corporate tax in the Delhi’s Tihar Jail or Mumbai Maharashtra and the country day one, they are creating hur- killings in J&K, he claimed. Backward Castes, while the during the campaign for unmistakable reference to the country conducive to the jail. This is just beginning of will never forget the wounds of dles in the way of construction He said the Narendra Modi BJP government at the Centre Assembly polls, claiming that former Finance Minister’s pres- world. They had imposed hefty tyhe cleaning up operation. 1993 blasts. of the Shivaji memorial,” Modi government was elected with a had launched a slew of schemes the grand old party opposed ence in Tihar Jail and the corporate tax in the world. You will get us speed up the The Government of the said. bigger mandate in 2019 for their welfare. the scrapping of Article 370. ongoing investigations by the Here we are who transfer work in the coming day,” the time did not do justice to the The Prime Minister because people had full faith in Vote for the BJP as it stood Article 370 was a tempo- Enforcement Directorate (ED) money directly into the Prime Minister said. victims. Those behind the announced that the work on his leadership and development for development, while parties rary provision which was to go into the an alleged property accounts of common people. Charging that the Congress blasts fled the country. The rea- the mid-sea Shivaji memorial works carried out by the like Congress and NCP were in a span of time. Parliament deal between the former Civil “They (congress) were and allies failed in doing justice son behind the same has now would begin. “The moment we Centre. centred around families, he only needs to be notified about Aviation Minister and Hajra those who had transferred to the victim families of 1993 come into the open. get a green signal from the “I am throwing a direct exhorted the gathering. it. On August 5-6, Iqbal, the wife of late Iqbal lakhs of crores of rupees of Mumbai serial blasts and tried “Instead of catching hold of court, we will start the con- challenge to Rahul Gandhi and The State goes to poll on the Government informed Mirchi. money through `phone bank- to protect those behind the the people (Dawood Ibrahim struction of the memorial,” he Sharad Pawar to restore Article October 21 while results will be Parliament and there was no Castigating Chidambaram ing’. blasts, Modi targeted Patel for and his aides), these people are said. 370 in Jammu & Kashmir after declared on October 24. vote. = +$  > P        (   !  89'   )P2              $0  &P !      /  / 2$.  '  P;  *?-R       / / ,9  11 ++ $, O1     + , % zones as a security measure. + , % and Industrial Research (CSIR) + '2'.      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O    = Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian gap sort of measure we have Internet facility at 20 kiosks set Internet facility has been in central Maharashtra shot NFriday hit back at Chief The NCP chief also hit out    P district to procure and send taken to ensure that there are up at the deputy commission- shut down across Kashmir into limelight when Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at Shah for repeatedly asking the produce outside the State no continued attacks,” the offi- er’s office here, officials said on since August 5 when the Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s over his jibe that `there is no what did Pawar do for +  "2 following recent attacks in cial said. Friday. Centre announced its decision former PA Abhimanyu Pawar wrestler to fight with’ in the Maharashtra, and listed his which two traders were killed, Following the attacks, the The officials said the to withdraw Jammu and jumped into the fray as the BJP Maharashtra Assembly polls, decisions such as giving 50 per am Aadmi Party leader officials said on Friday. official said, there were appre- students availed the facility to Kashmir’’s special status under candidate and all eyes will be saying one doesn’t fight with cent reservation to women in Aand Delhi Chief Minister Officials in the district hensions that fruit trade would register for various competitive Article 370 of the Constitution. on how he fares in his maid- “kids”. local governing bodies and Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said administration said eight to be severely affected, but “that examinations and access other However, the State adminis- en poll foray. The NCP patriarch was renaming Marathwada his state’s development model nine “safe zones” have been did not happen” and academic information, besides tration has set up Internet The Ausa Assembly seat in speaking at a campaign rally at University after Dr B R would be implemented in earmarked in Shopian along the loading of fruits was going to know their results or down- kiosks in every district in the Latur district in the arid Ambejogai in Beed district. Ambedkar. Maharashtra if it is elected to the main roads in south on. load admit cards for different valley to facilitate students and Marathwada region will see “The Chief Minister says The only answer the BJP power in the October 21 Kashmir, to facilitate the fruit “After these back-to-back examinations at the local and people. The officials said the Pawar locking horns with two- their wrestler is in the poll bat- has for every issue including Assembly polls. dealers to procure the fruits attacks, we expected that peo- national level. Internet facility was also used time Congress MLA Basavraj tle but there is no wrestler unemployment and agrarian Speaking at a rally in from the farmers. ple will be discouraged and the “Till date, 90,000 people, by students for filling admis- Patil. from the opposition in sight. crisis is “abrogation of Article Brahmapuri, some 90 kilome- “Following the recent whole season will get derailed mostly students, availed the sion forms and making appli- Traditionally a Shiv Sena “There is this organisa- 370”, Pawar said. tres away from here, Kejriwal attacks on fruit dealers, the severely. That did not happen. services of Internet facilities in cations for scholarships at seat, the BJP convinced its ally tion called Maharashtra State The NCP was not opposed said Delhi was developing on Government first identified The loading is still going on. the kiosks free-of-cost, besides national and international insti- to part with the segment and Wrestling Association, and its to the scrapping of the provi- all fronts because AAP had five areas and designated them The people have brought their contractors also availed the tutions. The State administra- gave nomination to Pawar, president’s name is Sharad sions of the article which gave given “corruption-free admin- as safe zones to facilitate the produce in smaller vehicles to services to submit tenders for tion has set up six terminals Fadnavis’s former personal Pawar,” the former Union min- special status to Jammu and istration”. fruit growers and dealers. Now, these secure zones various developmental with operators at the tourist assistant (PA). ister said. Kashmir, but people’s “We are providing free we have eight to nine of them,” which we have created and activities,” the Srinagar dis- reception centre (TRC) to Overnight, Ausa became “I stand behind all the concerns needed to be electricity upto 200 units per an official said. they are loading their fruit trict administration said in a provide Internet facility. one of the most talked about wrestlers, and he is telling us addressed, he said. month, and 20,000 litres of These zones are on the over there. There has not statement. The administration has Assembly seats of this election about wrestlers. We don’t fight He also reiterated the water per person annually. We main roads of the district and been a serious exodus of the The prominent exams for also made the Internet facility and Fadnavis’s shadow looms with kids,” Pawar, 78, said. charge that “not even an inch improved the education sys- closer to police, army and truckers following the attacks,” which students were facilitated available at the National large over the constituency If there was no contest, of work” has been carried out tem and standard of paramilitary CRPF establish- the official said. in making registration includ- Informatics Centre (NIC) at given that he handpicked his why Prime Minister Narendra for constructing Shivaji Government schools, and they ments, the official said. There were inputs about ed the GATE, the Joint district headquarters where e- close aide Pawar as the BJP can- Modi, Union Home Minister Maharaj’s memorial off the are now better than the ones “The zones are secure, possible attacks on fruit deal- Entrance Examination (JEE) tendering facilities are being didate. Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Mumbai coast. operated by the private sector,” there are RoPs (road opening ers and as a security measure, Mains, the Council of Scientific provided to contractors as well. However, Pawar is unlike- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Similarly, the work on he said. parties of security forces) who the district administration has ly to have a cakewalk as he is are holding rallies in the state, Ambedkar’s memorial in cen- He said such initiatives accompany them along with also asked about 600 truckers pitted against a strong candi- he asked. tral Mumbai’s Dadar also has would be replicated in the forces’ deployment. The to stay put in Poshana area - date, sitting Congress MLA He himself was not con- not made any headway, Pawar Maharashtra to better the for- fruit dealers and trucks have near Pir Ki Gali on the Mughal Patil. testing, but leaders of the rul- said. tunes of its people. been pushed into these safer Road, the official said.     /      /  0  (11      + '%2 2 /  1  :;'7 & alling Veer Savarkar a murderer, former CKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah slammed the BJP on Friday for its plan to bestow + , % He said the force has been in the Bharat Ratna to him posthumously. forefront of tackling He said Savarkar was one of the accused in the ighlighting the multifarious duties Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, radi- assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, but the charges Hbeing performed by Jammu & calisation and law and order situations could not be proved due to lack of evidence and Kashmir Police, its chief Dilbagh along with all other security he was freed. Singh on Friday said the force has forces working in Jammu & “The murderer of Mahatma Gandhi is getting been inthe forefront of tackling Kashmir. Bharat Ratna! Those who conspired to eliminate Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, radi- “Police personnel are doing mul- Gandhiji are getting Bharat Ratna! calisation and law and order situation tifarious tasks which include police Should BJP be allowed to gain a foothold in in the State. bandobast (arrangements), investi- Mangaluru, known as a land of intellectuals?” In addition to the fight against gation and providing various ser- Siddaramaiah asked party workers at a meeting terrorism along with other security vices to the general people. here. agencies, the force has been very effec- Besides the police personnel are doing The Maharashtra BJP unit had said in its elec- tive in dealing with unlawful activities, other specialized works to tion manifesto that the party would ask the Centre Singh told a group of about 50 IPS offi- check social crimes and handle social to confer the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civil- cers from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel media, terror funding, OGW (over- ian award, on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, popu- National Police Academy Hyderabad ground worker) networks larly known as Veer Savarkar. here. of terrorists and separatists,” the DGP Claiming that the accused in 90 out of 100 cases The probationary officers were said. are acquitted, Siddaramaiah alleged that Savarkar given know-how about the function- IGP CRPF (Administration) was part of the conspiracy to assassinate Gandhi. ing of Jammu and Kashmir Kashmir Ravideep Sahi, DIG central “Now they have moved ahead to bestow Police. Kashmir V K Birdhi and other offi- Bharat Ratna to him! What will happen to the “J&K Police is doing multifarious cers of CRPF and police were also pre- nation? That’s why somebody said you give it duties and is countering terrorism at sent in the interactive session, (Bharat Ratna) to(Nathuram) Godse too. Godse different fronts and a large number of a police spokesman said, adding a was the one who assassinated Gandhiji,” he terrorists have been eliminated and couple of days back, Additional said. huge quantity of arms and ammuni- Director General of Police, Alleging that RSS and Hindu Mahasabha never tion has been seized in last three Armed, S J M Gillani also had an took part in the freedom struggle, the former Chief decades,” the Director General of interactive session with the visiting Minister said they all had ganged up with the Police (DGP) said. officers. British.  >"     !"#$ !

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However, at close of trade, The oil-to-telecom con- 163,854 crore in Q2. than the previous year, as sub- ? L     &    the company’s market capital- glomerate, led by richest Indian The company opened 337 scriber base swelled to 355.2     !  !     B/   isation (m-cap) settled at Mukesh Ambani, reported a more retail stores and added 24 million from 331.2 million at   !        !   8,97,179.47 crore. 2 *9 3*,0 2P (6,72,466.30 crore), HUL net profit of 11,262 crore, or million subscribers to its Jio the end of the June quarter and   !      !    Shares of the country’s 7* ,3*7502*  (4,55,952.72 crore), HDFC 18.6 per share, in July- mobile phone service that 252 million in Q2 of the pre-   B/       ! #M  most valued company rose by (3,61,801.97 crore), Infosys September, up from 9,516 helped increase the profitabil- vious fiscal. 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"'"5230  * (2,82,783.39 crore) and Bajaj This is the highest quar- Reliance reported record declined to 120 a month from   : B In August 2018, RIL 23*2" Finance (2,39,947.60 crore) in terly net profit earned by any pre-tax profit from its retail and 122 in the previous quarter. became the first domestic firm the top-10 list. private company, surpassing its telecom businesses. The two Earning per subscriber has .%/.  ) +   to cross the 8 lakh crore mark valuable company after RIL The m-cap figures of com- own previous best of 10,362 now account for a third of its been on a decline since the first ?  ; %    &   in terms of market valuation. with a m-cap of 7,71,996.87 panies change daily with stock crore in the January-March EBITDA, up from close to 25 quarter of 2018-19 when it  H:  I#/" B B(7 TCS is the second most crore, followed by HDFC Bank price movement. period. per cent last financial year. clocked 134.3. 1 #6C()B;%  H ! *8 I 'Q.B   @A              !#   # ' $#) &,&  .   !#:               & # !+   Q    R !       !#     #    Q   !   !   B /9      6:# / +  // P   +. ? /         O       R +  the country and if anyone + , %/1 tainly not risking a compari-  ! 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Punjab & Maharashtra All India Traders (CAIT), CCI apprised him about how e- Indian reporters on Thursday. As against India’s real Cooperative Bank after the   Chairman Ashok Kumar Gupta commerce companies are trap- The minister is here to growth rate of 6.8 per cent in RBI appointed administrator     said it is committed to estab- ping the country’s business in attend the annual meeting of 2018, the IMF in its latest on the city-headquartered  +   lishing a uniform and compet- vicious cycle of unethical com- the IMF and the World Bank. World Economic Outlook lender.   itive business environment in petition, CAIT said. Sitharaman said she is “cer- released on Tuesday. Two of the depositors had died of cardiac arrest, while    another, a woman doctor,      R 5.$ 1/! / allegedly committed suicide.     1!   Murlidhar Dharra (83)       0 died at his home in suburban %> B1     Mulund on Friday, his son moves. The depositors have /1    Prem Dharra told PTI. been protesting over the last Bangkok: Global markets large- The family had a total of three weeks, seeking their  2CCA ly brushed off more disconcert- 80 lakh in deposits with tbe money back. + . = % ing economic signals from bank (which was placed under On Tuesday, 51-year-old .+   $ China, which on Friday report- restrictions since September Sanjay Gulati, who had recent- hina’s growth slumped to 6 ed that its economy grew at its 24), he said. ly lost his job with Jet Airways Cper cent in the third quar-  , %/1 Donald Trump also comes as slowest pace in 26 years last quar- Doctors had recommend- when the airline was ground- ter of 2019, its lowest level in Washington is mired in a trade ter. The 6% growth pace China ed heart surgery for his father, ed, died of a heart attack hours nearly three decades, as the he United States imposed war with China and could risk reported for July-September was ?    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It can be noted that under suicide of Dr Nivedita Bijlani, with the US and sluggish of retaliation, with Airbus, ian aircraft from Britain, Domestically, Beijing is H2%I' #;   B/         the RBI directions, exceptions and death of Mulund-resident domestic demand, according to French wine and Scottish France, Germany and Spain -- under significant pressure to   ! 2%      can be made for medical emer- Fatto Punjabi due to cardiac official data released on Friday. whiskies among the high-pro- the countries that formed head off job losses as a trade   ! !   A#CCC   gencies. It was not known arrest. The GDP figures emerged file targets. Airbus -- which will now cost war with the US drags on.  B   #   2% A#CCC F #       !!  immediately whether the PMC The crisis at the bank is just one week after the US and The tariffs, which took 10 percent more when import- Some of the latest data for     * &   B/  Bank refused a request from being attributed to loans given China reached a tentative trade effect just after midnight in ed to the US. September, such as investment       !     ! the family under this provision. to realty player HDIL, which truce to avoid more damages to Washington (0401 GMT), But the tariffs also target and lending, showed improve-   !  B/  2% ;       After an alleged 4,355 were allegedly hidden from the world’s two largest came after talks between consumer products such as ment, but “pressure on eco-     8B*B'   & " '   crore scam came to light at the regulators’ scrutiny, turning economies. China’s gross European officials and US trade French wine, which Trump nomic activity should intensi- "    B,=&&      bank, the RBI initially capped non-performing assets. domestic product grew at 6 per representatives failed to win a had vowed to attack in recent fy in the coming months,”   !    '    B ! withdrawals at 1,000 in view Five persons including cent in the quarter ended last-minute reprieve. months. Wine from France, Julian Evans-Pritchard of    #=  %   !      ( of liquidity crisis, and later HDIL promoters have been September, the weakest quar- The WTO-endorsed Spain and Germany will now Capital Economics said in a               B hiked it to 40,000 in three arrested in the case. terly growth rate since 1992. onslaught from US President face 25 percent tariffs. commentary. AP     !"#$ !   >>      :0

Istanbul: Turkish President for Human Rights said Friday Recep Tayyip Erdogan on there were Turkish air strikes   D   $$ Friday warned that Ankara on the village of Bab al-Kheir, would restart its operation east of Ras al-Ain on the bor- against Kurdish forces in der. The war monitor said 14    6D "/!  Syria on Tuesday evening if civilians were killed. they do not withdraw from a Turkey launched the cross- Washington: President lion trade deal. "safe zone". border incursion on October 9 Donald Trump has said that “Sanctions won't be nec- Tal Tamr: Deadly Turkish air Turkish airstrikes on the village After US Vice-President after repeatedly threatening to America's proposed econom- essary because Turkey is doing strikes Friday shattered an of Bab al-Kheir, east of Ras al- Mike Pence came to Ankara for clear the border area from the ic sanctions on Ankara are no what they're doing,” Trump hours-old US-brokered deal to Ain," Rami Abdel Rahman, talks with Erdogan on Thursday, Kurdish People's Protection longer necessary after the US told reporters on Thursday as stop Ankara's military offen- head of the Syrian Observatory the NATO allies agreed Turkey Units (YPG) militia. and Turkey struck a deal for a he congratulated his Turkish sive against Kurdish forces in for Human Rights, said. AFP would suspend its offensive for The Turkish forces are sup- five-day cease fire in Syria. counterpart President Recep northeastern Syria. five days in northern Syria porting Syrian rebel fighters As per the deal announced Tayyip Erdogan for reaching a The ceasefire announced while Kurdish fighters withdraw under the "Syrian National by Vice-President Mike Pence deal with the United States. late Thursday was meant to  % . + from the area. Army" banner but the proxies in Ankara on Thursday, “He's a friend of mine provide a pause for the evac- +% :+ :+% "If the promises are kept have been accused by Amnesty Turkey will suspend its oper- and I'm glad we didn't have a uation of Kurdish fighters until Tuesday evening, the safe International of committing ations for 120 hours to allow problem because frankly, he's from the battleground border 0C2D,2CE? /& J zone issue will be resolved. If it "war crimes" including sum- Kurdish fighters to withdraw a hell of a leader and he's a town of Ras al-Ain and other    , ; fails, the operation... Will start mary executions. from a designated safe zone tough man. He's a strong man. areas Turkey wants to control !    ! the minute 120 hours are over," Erdogan also condemned along the Turkish and Syrian He did the right thing. And I along its border with Syria.   , B Erdogan told reporters during the abuses that some Syrian border. really appreciate it. And I will The five-day suspension /     + a foreign media briefing in proxies are accused of com- Protesting Turkey's mili- appreciate it in the future,” looked designed to help Turkey !       Istanbul. mitting during the offensive. tary offensive in northeast Trump said, describing the achieve its main territorial /&   2 ,   He said Turkish armed "Whoever commits such Syria, US President Donald cease fire as a great news. goals without fighting but its     B  / !  forces would remain in the an act is no different from (the Trump on Tuesday signed an Terming it as an incredi- Syrian proxies continued to       :  region "because the security Islamic State group). We can- executive order to slap sanc- ble outcome, Trump said that clash with Kurdish fighters  J   there requires this", adding that not accept such a thing," he tions against Turkish officials, Turkey had a legitimate prob- Friday and an airstrike killed     there had been no issues so far. said, adding that the army was raising of steel tariffs and end- lem on the 22 mile (34 kms) 14 civilians. ;!   ! But the Syrian Observatory investigating the claims. AFP ing negotiations on a $100 bil- strip for many years. PTI "14 civilians were killed in  !B      ) ' @ =    -     <   %A          Kabul: An explosion rocked a both the Taliban and the ISIS Brussels: President Emmanuel mosque in eastern Afghanistan group are active in eastern Macron declared on Friday that as dozens of people gathered to Afghan, especially Nangarhar London: After winning the ahead of what's expected to be told the BBC. Raab said the France does not want to see offer Friday players, causing the province. Zahir Adil, backing of European Union a knife-edge vote. Government has not given up Britain's departure from the roof to collapse and killing 62 spokesman for the public health leaders for his new Brexit deal , Johnson's Conservative hope of winning the support of European Union delayed worshippers, provincial offi- department in Nangarhar Prime Minister Boris Johnson Party holds only 288 seats in the its Northern Ireland ally, the beyond October 31 now that a cials said. Province, said 23 of the wound- was in London on Friday look- 650-seat House of Commons, so Democratic Unionist Party, new divorce agreement has been Attahullah Khogyani, ed were transferred to Jalalabad, ing to secure enough support to he will have to rely on support which has rejected the new reached. "I think the October 31 spokesman for the governor of the provincial capital, and the get the deal through the frac- from other parties and inde- deal. But the chances of that date should be respected. I don't Nangarhar, said the militant rest were being treated in the tious British Parliament. pendent lawmakers to get over appeared slim. think that new deadlines should attack wounded 36 others. Haskamena district clinic. The Johnson returned from an the line. The DUP's Brexit be given. We need to end these He said it was not imme- violence comes a day after a UN EU summit in Brussels Foreign Secretary Dominic spokesman, Sammy Wilson, negotiations and get on negoti- diately clear if the mosque was report said that Afghan civilians overnight for a busy day Raab started drumming up sup- said Johnson's Brexit package ating the future relationship," he attacked by a suicide bomber or are dying in record numbers in attempting to persuade law- port early. "We've got a real — which carves out special sta- said at an EU summit. On some other type of bombing. the country's increasingly bru- makers to ratify the divorce opportunity now to get Brexit tus for Northern Ireland to Thursday, EU leaders approved "Both men and children are tal war, noting that more civil- deal at a rare Saturday sitting of delivered faithful to the refer- keep an open border with EU a Brexit withdrawal agreement among those killed and wound- ians died in July than in any Parliament. endum, move on as a govern- member Ireland — is bad for negotiated between the EU and ed in the attack," he said. No previous one-month period He was due to brief his ment, and I think as a country, his region and its bonds with Johnson's Government to over- one immediately claimed since the UN began keeping Cabinet on Friday afternoon, and lift the clouds of Brexit," he the rest of the U.K. AP see Britain's departure. AFP responsibility for the attack, but statistics. AFP O&   @ , ( ;         + :+     )    F  &$     ,

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Klopp has sympathy for Solskjaer’s successful clubs could not be greater, view, but he is confident of winning for with Liverpool top of the table after the first time at Old Trafford as eight wins out of eight and also on a Liverpool boss. run of 17 consecutive league victories, /    “I don’t think there are a lot of while United have made their worst teams who would love to play against start to a season for 30 years. us at the moment. It looks like Man Utd If results go against them today,    is the only team that wants United could even be teetering just to play us, and we have to above the relegation zone by the time  . 1 make sure that is a misun- they kick off tomorrow, but Solskjaer derstanding,” said Klopp is bullish. arcelona and Real Madrid have agreed a new date on Friday. “They’re doing well in the league Bof December 18 for the Clasico after Spain’s biggest “I would do the same that’s for sure but we’re looking forward football match was postponed on Friday due to if the situation was the to this game,” said the Norwegian on protests in Catalonia. other way around. This is Friday. The fixture was set to be Barcelona’s first home the game we can change “This is a perfect game for the play- game since nine pro-Catalan independence leaders the world, that is the way ers and the fans. We’ve had a tough were sentenced to imprisonment on Monday for their I would prepare it. time and a difficult time lately but I am role in the illegal referendum in 2017. “They are in a situa- sure we will give them a good game.” Barca and Madrid swiftly came to an agreement, tion that they don’t like and they want United have just nine points from hours after the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to change it. We just have to make sure their first eight league matches of this announced they had until 10:00am (0800 GMT) on that if they want to change it, they start season and are currently 12th in the Monday to find a revised date for the game. a week later and that’s all.” table. All that remains is for the RFEF to confirm the United will be without the injured Stretching back to Solskjaer’s per- change with La Liga, although the league would pre- Paul Pogba and David de Gea, while manent appointment in March, they fer the match take place on December 7. Anthony Martial and Aaron Wan- have won only five games out of 21 in December 7 is a Saturday and has more poten- Bissaka remain doubts. all competitions. tial for broadcasters but it would require moving both And Klopp expects the Red Devils It is far below expectations, which Barcelona against Real Mallorca and Madrid against to improve once they get a number of the manager knows, but he believes Espanyol. key players back. that the work going on behind the December 18 is a Wednesday and would clash “They had a lot of injuries,” he &1- $!9 - +- P& !  -  . B)   scenes will pay dividends eventually. with the Copa del Rey but neither Barca nor Madrid added. “A number of really decisive will be involved at that stage of Spain’s domestic cup players for them. No one can play the competition. same football when five or six first- In a statement on Friday, Barcelona stressed their team players are out. That will change.” %/ 0 / 1  / /   7 < 0 belief that the original fixture, scheduled for October By contrast, Liverpool could head 26 at Camp Nou, should have gone ahead. to Old Trafford with a clean bill of   < "11 “Man City are the champions, Liverpool to the title by a point last sea- “The club’s desire was to play the Clasico at Camp health, with goalkeeper Alisson Becker they’re defending their title and we son. Nou on the 26th, the date and time previously agreed set to return for the first time since the iverpool have nothing to lose in the want to get it. In my point of view, we “There are so many games left, you and the Committee was informed of this in writing,” opening weekend of the season, while LPremier League title race despite just have to go for it. can’t really think about it (winning the read the Barcelona statement. Joel Matip and Mohamed Salah have amassing an eight-point lead after just “We definitely need to enjoy it and title) — it’s not realistic,” added the “The club has the utmost confidence in the peace- recovered from knocks. eight games, according to defender be full of confidence, especially with the Dutch captain. ful behaviour of its members and fans who always “There are two more sessions to Virgil Van Dijk. way we’ve got these points, having not “I don’t watch Man City’s games but express themselves in exemplary fashion at Camp come from this afternoon and we The European champions are in had the best games but still getting the I have family and friends who text me Nou. have to see,” said Klopp on whether all pole position to end a 30-year wait to wins.” or say something, especially after the “Nevertheless, having received the decision of the three will start. “Then we’ll make win a league title, but Van Dijk believes City’s shock defeats to Norwich and Wolves game. RFEF Competition Committee to postpone the game decisions, that’s how it is. Nothing is the pressure is still on Manchester City Wolves have allowed Liverpool to “That’s just part of life but we’ve citing ‘exceptional circumstances’ and given that it falls fixed.” to win the league for a third straight surge ahead thanks to their perfect start learnt from last year that we don’t have to the clubs to agree a new date for the game before year. to the season. to look to the others until the end of Monday, the club will propose December 18.” ‘MATCH CAN SPARK REVIVAL’ “I don’t think we have anything to However, Van Dijk remains wary the campaign. So far, we have been Real Madrid later added: “Real Madrid wishes Meanwhile, Manchester United lose,” Van Dijk told Sky Sports ahead of of Pep Guardiola’s men, who over- doing well but Man City are definite- to communicate that the date proposed by both clubs manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes tomorrow trip to Manchester United. turned a seven-point deficit to pip ly not going away.” is the 18th of December.”    -    A '  #   1 N    / " +  

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I thought I served deputy. quite well for most of the match and when I Goalkeeper Savita will be the L:   ! was able to get into the baseline rallies, I felt vice-captain of the women’s : ";    I was hitting the ball quite clean, which is squad.  ! R !  # good,” Murray said. The two teams are sched-     &!   “He served very well, which made it uled to take part in the two-     O  difficult for me to get the breaks, but I legged FIH Hockey Olympic     !  !  thought for me it was a good match.” Qualifiers in Odisha where   B/   Italian teenager Jannik Sinner the World No 5 men’s    !  dumped out top seed and 2018 runner- team will be up against !    up Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-2 to reach his first World No 22 Russia,    ! ATP quarter-final. while the World No 9  BM Next up for the 18-year-old Sinner women’s side will face L/+ +% is American Frances Tiafoe, a straight- World No 13 USA. H. !    I + P" A  > P&!   sets winner over seventh- The men’s team has PA  P $&! A     +-  C    seeded German Jan- two goalkeepers in P R L/     ! Lennard Struff. Sreejesh and Krishan nament. We have chosen a well- and mixture of players in the     '    0 "        “I played a Bahadur Pathak. balanced side with a number of squad. It is important to stay in  !   very solid game. Captain Manpreet good flexible options,” said men’s the rhythm with the same play-    =799 -  B/      n exhilarating, three- ,%,*@ 2 He didn’t play his leads the forward line chief coach Graham Reid. “We ers who performed well in the Amonth long season 7 of !  ! best tennis for sure. which also includes now need to focus on strategies preparatory tour. We now focus VIVO Pro Kabaddi has already won with U Mumba        It’s not easy if you Mandeep Singh, against Russia, and ensure we are on making sure that we leave no reached its culmination with and Patna Pirates).       make the final the year before and then Akashdeep Singh, and at our best when we step onto stone unturned when we take on Dabang Delhi KC set to Bengal Warriors also  BM to come here to play a young player and Ramandeep Singh. the field on 1st and 2nd USA in the two matches,” said battle Bengal Warriors for have a fair share of unsung L  /  wild card,” world number 119 Sinner told “After a good prepara- November.” women’s team coach Sjoerd the coveted title at the EKA heroes. Sukesh Hegde, who H  #. !  I atptour.com tion tour in Belgium, it was The women’s team remained Marijne. Arena by TransStadia in will be playing his 100th “I think I played solid today. I always going to be a very dif- unchanged from its tour of The winners of the Ahmedabad today. match, has thrown down L.     served good on the important points and ficult decision to pick the England. Qualifiers will ensure place in the Judging by the sea- the gauntlet to his   #    I think that was the key today.” best 18 players for this tour- “We have a good balance 2020 Tokyo Olympics. son’s performances, doubters who called   ! !   BM both table toppers him a ‘spent force’ L. +./   and maiden finalists with vital raid H  #  ! I have deserved the points whenever   0   1  1  1    right to play in the final, his team needed them. K after having finished the Prapanjan has also had a rienced duo will be looking   minute 18 seconds and he said a Belihu finished fifth in the finish 10th in 10,000m in Doha, a good year, run a lot on the track. league stages. breakout season for the to show that they are no easy course record on Sunday cannot 10,000m race in the World despite having gone to the show- “I just missed out on a medal While the likes of Delhi’s Warriors as a raider. Both pushovers by trying to make efending men’s and women’s be ruled out. Championships in Doha last piece as the fastest man in the in Doha but I am only 21 so I will Naveen Kumar and Bengal’s players will be keen to avoid a statement against an in- Dchampions Andamlak “It is possible to run better month and he said he has recov- world over the distance. have more opportunities. It was Maninder Singh have a defeat having suffered a form Naveen Kumar who Belihu and Tsehay Gemechu on than the course record on ered from that race. “I am excited to make my a fast race in Doha and I showed walked away with the plau- heartbreak while playing for will be targeting his 21st Friday made their intentions Sunday. I am in good shape and “I trained hard for two-three debut at the half marathon. I was in good shape ahead of this dits, the teams’ success on Gujarat FortuneGiants in consecutive Super 10. Both clear that they will go for the India has been a happy place for months for the World Andamlak has told me about this Delhi race, so I think another the mat have come largely earlier seasons. the teams are also at the top course records in the Airtel me,” said the 20-year-old, who Championships and I knew this race and so I know that it is a very course record here is a possibil- due to their cohesion. two in terms of most all-outs Delhi Half Marathon here had finished second in his debut Delhi Half Marathon was also in fast course,” said Gebrhiwet, who ity," she added. Delhi’s semi-final match STOPPING UNSTOPPABLE inflicted and least all-outs tomorrow. season, in 2017. my schedule. So, I am prepared. will be running his longest ever Among Gemechu’s leading against Bengaluru Bulls was Both Dabang Delhi and conceded this season (net The 15th edition of the “It was a little frustrating just I have recovered from the World competitive race on Sunday. rivals will be the Kenyan-born an example of how backup Bengal Warriors have a All-Out of +16 for both ADHM will see one of the best missing out on the course record Championships race,” he added. In the women’s elite section, Caroline Kipkirui, the fastest raiders Chandran Ranjit and wealth of talent as far as teams). fields of international elite ath- last year but after running here A big threat to Belihu’s bid to Gemechu made a huge impact on woman in the race with a best of Vijay are vital cogs in the raiders go which would Maninder Singh’s avail- letes with seven sub-60 minute in the last two years, I have expe- retain his title can come from a her debut last season, setting a 65:07, who now flies the flag for Dabang unit, contributing in mean that the match will ability still remains undecid- runners among men and nine rience and think I know what it man who has yet to run the dis- women’s course record of 66:50. Kazakhstan. both tackles and raids. come down to which set of ed but Bengal Warriors sub-70 minute runners among takes to run faster. The most tance, another Ethiopian Hagos This year she has produced “This will be a very tough Similarly in defence, while defenders play better. In showed that against a talent- women. important thing is to win but if Gebrhiwet, who is set to make his a string of sparkling perfor- race. The Ethiopian women are Ravinder Pahal and Joginder Rinku Narwal and Baldev ed U Mumba side in the An athlete finishing a men’s the pace is good, I can beat the half marathon debut. mances both on the road and on very strong but don’t discount me Narwal grabbed the lime- Singh, the Warriors have a semi-finals that they can half marathon in less than 60 course record.” Gebrhiwet had planned to track, including winning a high- and the Kenyans like (Edith) light, Vishal Mane has gone strong corner duo, who have produce the goods even minutes is considered world The course record of 59 make his half marathon debut in quality Valencia 10km race at the Chelimo and (Irene) Cheptai,” about doing his work quiet- impressed with tackle points without their star raider. In class. In the women’s half minute 06 seconds still stands in Delhi last year but a late bout of start of the season. She finished said Kipkirui, who is sixth on the ly as a cover defender. The this season. Both are rela- fact, when the teams first marathon, a runner who can the name of Ethiopia’s Guye illness curtailed his training and fourth in the 5,000m in the all-time list for the distance. seasoned defender now has tively inexperienced com- met this season, it was complete it in 70 minutes is con- Adola, set in the 2014 edition. he had to cancel his trip. Doha World Championships. Both the men’s and women’s the opportunity to become pared to Delhi’s defensive Prapanjan who scored a sidered top class. The temperature on Sunday However, the two-time “Last year, I did not know races have first prize cheques of the first player PKL history stalwarts Joginder Narwal, Super 10 after Maninder Ethiopian Belihu had won is also likely to be an ideal one, World Championships 5000m much about running in this level $ 27,000 with a total prize money to win the title with three Ravinder Pahal and Vishal was substituted for a poor the prestigious IAAF Gold Label hovering around 23 degree medallist wants to exorcise his of race, but I have had a lot more purse (combined men and different teams (having Mane. However, the inexpe- first-half showing. Race, last year with a time of 59 Celsius. frustrations at only being able to experience since then. I have had women) of $ 275,000. $  :  !/  ,?2 +82 ,9+8,9+8

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when I studied the subject.” Naval says that all of these ran par- allel in her life. “There were a lot of times, when someone asked me if I had given up acting, during an exhibition at the Jehangir Art Gallery. But there was no concept in my head of having giving up one thing for the other,” says Naval. For her, all of the arts that she prac- Full tises are deeply connected. “I remember shooting for a film called Main Zinda Hoon with Sudhir Mishra and I was so impacted by it that I was reliving a phase of my personal experience on camera. In the film’s climax, I land up in a mental asylum and hallucinate that I am talking circle to my father. But it was real for the char- :   acter. I went back home and painted that phase of mine where I am sitting,   3&  wrapped up in my own world commu-     nicating with my father who was long dead and gone,” she says and goes on to   talk about another work, Black wind, which was a painting first and later      became a poem. “It came from a very intense personal experience. I had furi- .EE$D!"';'+ ously scribbled down my thoughts and      then made the painting. But I felt that it didn’t convey enough and went back to       the notes and wrote the poem,” she explains.  '!#! 'DD' Similarly, she visited a mental institu- tion to do homework for a script that she he warmth of the laughter when was working on about an actress who has you mention Deepti Naval’s past co- to play a mentally disturbed character. “I Tstars is hard to miss even over the came back and wrote 24 poems on women slightly erratic phone line which connects in mental asylums. If you know my work, the two metros — the capital and the mil- you would connect the loose ends. It might lennial city. But then, Ms Chamko, as she not happen immediately but several years came to be popularly known after down the line,” she says. Chashme Baddoor (1981) was the quin- It as on account of her writing and tessential girl next door with her sunshine interest in arts that Naval shared a deep and smile and cheerful demeanour. However, abiding connect with the firebrand writer the celebrated actor, painter and photog- Amrita Pritam whom she also portrayed rapher, who was last seen in the web on stage in Ek Mulaqat where she was cast series, Made in Heaven, avers, “I was not being with the man she loved, certainly opened another floodgate of memories. that she is looking at helming. “I will float with Shekhar Suman who played the role the girl next door in real life. I was a New fell in the realm of a grey area. For that “There was Sanjeev Kumar in Angoor and around the ideas and see which one we of poet Sahir Ludhianvi. She recalls, “I held Yorker where I had gone to college and matter, the three of us — Shabana Naseeruddin (Shah) in Katha. I love the can raise the money for,” she says. her in high esteem. Amritaji’s work was graduated in Arts as my major subject. I (Azmi), Smita (Patil) and I had no way I am positioned in the film and the As an actor, Naval sprung a surprise always very fascinating as she was ahead was running around theatre at Broadway qualms about playing those roles. It was way I was working with the two best in NH10 (2015) where she played a of her time. She was the sole woman’s voice and Museum of Modern Art and living a really good time and you reminded me actors of the time. It was lovely,” she adds. Sarpanch, who gets her daughter killed for in Punjabi poetry which was dominated by in the neighbourhood of Andy Warhol. of it,” she laughs, her voice taking on a A remake of Chashme Buddoor was marrying outside caste, a strange combi- male Sufi poets. She wrote unabashedly The sweet image was something that cin- tenor which can be described as richer as released in 2013 but she feels that most nation of an empowered woman who is about female experience. It was nothing ema created as this was the kind of girls she looks back nostalgically. “We dis- old films which are recreated are a let intensely regressive. “I didn’t see it com- sensational but the fact that she wrote bla- people wrote about at that time. There cussed each other’s roles. Smita was a dear down. “Though I encouraged it because ing either,” she says and laughs. tantly and boldly at that time made it so. was nothing dynamic where the female friend. And then there were the directors David Dhavan is a dear friend but I did- Even though most people talk about She was a deep thinker. I knew her person- characters were strong, bold, dynamic and like Basuda (Bhattacharya), Hrishda n’t watch the whole film as it couldn’t hold Naval in terms of her association with cin- ally and I was very fond of her. On every confident. I never got to play anything (Hrishishikesh Mukherjee) and so many me. I didn’t want to wash off the impact ema, she is also a celebrated writer, single trip that I made to Delhi I visited her that came close to my own persona.” more,” she says. of our very original, adorable one,” she painter and a photographer. She believes where she would be sitting or reclining on However, Naval who recently got the Talking of the old times with Naval says. that it was ingrained in her from her her bed and chatting while she smoked her Excellence in Cinema Award at the 21st naturally brings up the name of Farooq Since content, which was hitherto childhood as her mother was a painter cigarette and talked about life. In the play, Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, does Shaikh, with whom she was seen fre- considered parallel, has now become and her father, a writer. “In my childhood I tried to remain as close to her as possi- agree that actors who were a part of the quently in the early part of the eighties mainstream, does Naval feel that this is my dad would insist that I read books and ble. When people who saw me said that parallel cinema at that time weren’t vic- in films like Katha (1982), Saath Saath a better time to be a part of cinema? my mother would make me sit down on ‘aapne Amritaji ko zinda kar diya’ , that was timised as much by the division between (1982) besides Chashme Buddoor. Naval “Definitely. Today there is a much wider the dining table and teach me to sketch. the best compliment.” good and bad characters, something that remembers, “He was one of the most audience for these subjects. We wanted to I inherited it and it depends on how you Naval believes that Pritam had a great plagued commercial cinema. “We still got delightful and adorable co-actors to work do so much more but we were always take it forward,” she says. love story between her and Imroz that she to experiment with the characters that with and had a great sense of humour faced with the question whether it will All of them play an important part in hugely admires. Naval says, “For the play came our way. My very first film, Ek Baar even though he always made people laugh work at the box office or not. But having her being. “These are my observations of they chose the relationship with Sahir, Phir was in the grey zone.” She played at my expense. He was a sensitive actor said that, the films and the subjects were life. It can only happen when you have a which was also very intriguing and inter- Kalpana, a girl married to a film star, who and somebody who continued to encour- a record of that time and documented it. feel for these things. It is not something esting between two talented writers. They falls in love with a struggling painter. “The age me and tell me my strong and weak Today when I see these subjects and the work on experimental subjects in a much that you can acquire. It resides within had a shared sentiment in language, so the fact that my character has second points. He often said, ‘Dips, for that is way these films works, we too would have interesting way and for a much larger you. I always felt a creative urge to express mutual fascination was there for a long thoughts about what she was doing and what he called me, you have it in you. loved to be watched by millions rather audience,” she says. Naval, who directed myself in one way or another. Writing and time.” whether it was morally right staying in a Please take your work more seriously.’” than thousands. And I want to be a part Manisha Koirala in Do Paise Ki Dhoop, painting has been with me since my Just the way we share a fascination for marriage of convenience rather than But the mention of Shaikh seemed to have of this scheme of things where you can Chaar Aane Ki Baarish, has three subjects school days. Photography came in college a certain doe-eyed Ms Naval.  .(/+   P/ /  / How did you manage to fol- low even the smallest details in  How difficult was it for you the script, keeping intact its     to prepare for a role like that? authenticity? How did you get Well, I was playing a real per-        Q into the character? son and when you play a real The desire for authenticity was =  ,           character, there’s so much infor- there right from the beginning. It mation out there — books and iction and reality TV shows, music was there in the script as well as       #   O videos. But my character, the Fvideos, films and web series, actor in the research that Craig (Mazin) Soviets had, quite successfully, Hina Khan has done it all. But show- did. It was also there in the desire     B./' < < cut out of the story. They threat- biz wasn’t a planned move. She says to not to sensationalise the story. ened to erase him from the his- entertainment happened by chance For instance, one of the first You see a real visual flair without tory. And so, in a lot of the books and the journey has been wonderful so interactions I had with the team it being sensationalised. It took that I read, he wasn’t even men- far. She was part of one of the longest was when I went for the costume five months to shoots all the five tioned. This was probably the running TV shows, Yeh Rishta Kya fitting. It was pretty obvious that episodes. first time that I have played a his- Kehlata Hai. She again won the audi- vanity fair was not going to do a torical character where the ence’s hearts when she got in the real- photoshoot on Chernobyl. There  In that time, how hard was it research wasn’t really that help- ity shows space with Fear Factor: was no re-tailoring of anything to go home at night? Do you let ful. Craig had a different thing in Khatron Ke Khiladi and Bigg Boss. Her of it. We had the costume assis- it go? Do you kind of wallow in mind because the character I play film Lines took her to the prestigious tant who was a Russian and had that for five months? is in contrast to Stellan’s Cannes Film Festival this year. worked in the industry in the There’s no time for wallowing (Skarsgard) character. I needed to “Entertainment happened by Soviet Union. The material was because you’ve got something occupy a different space. In real chance to me and the journey so far really thick so it sort of hung off enormous the next day. I mean, as life, what I observed about has been wonderful. My dream is to you like a canvas tent. They had soon as something’s finished, there’s Legasov was that he had kind of continue growing as an actor, to tran- someone who made sure that the a sort of relief. You get that off your Slavic Soviet swagger about him. scend boundaries and work on projects glasses were functional. In terms plate. And then you’re looking He was an alpha male and pro- which are across the world,” Hina said. of the details, dressing, produc- ahead. During the days you’re jected confidence and that was Her dreams are clearly coming tion design and everything, in shooting something, if you’ve got exactly what Stallan’s character true as she has taken the next step in the episode five, which is cen- some time off, you’re already try- was. So I had to find something the international market by signing an tered around a trial where they ing to make sure that you’re going different to serve the narrative. Indo-American film, which is based on are trying to blame the whole to be ready for what’s coming down You do all your research but in HG Wells’ novel, The Country of the thing on human error, nothing the line. the end you’re not going to play Blind. wrong with the organisation or your research, you’re going to “I had never thought of becoming the design of the reactors. So  There were no light scenes that play what the script demands. an actor and when my first show hap- there’s a big show trial. And the can give you a break. How did And the writer has made deci- pened, it wasn’t a plan. I went with the Kay was loved by many. photographs of that which you that go for you? sions on the story. You play the flow and the rest of course followed,” She also has an interest in doing can see online and there’s even Yes, I asked for some comedy. version of the character that the said Hina, who has bagged a film by something in the fitness space. “Fitness some footage from it — it was I did. I made a pitch to Craig. I said, writer has written for you. And filmmaker Vikram Bhatt. is a part of my life and hence doing eerie. So yes, the feeling of you know, Russians have a very that makes for some tense shoot- Bollywood or not, she says she is anything related to it, comes natural- authenticity was really important good sense of humour. And he said ing days. here to entertain. “Give me a good ly to me. I would love to do something and I am sure that is the reason ‘no, no jokes for you.’ He can even (Chernobyl will premiere on challenge as an actor and I shall lap it in the fitness space soon but as of now, why they went for an European write funny but he didn’t want to. Star World with a special play of up,” said the actor, whose negative nothing is there in the pipeline,” said director. They went for Johan I really wanted some comic ele- back to back episodes on October avatar in the show Kasautii Zindagii she. L."! Renck who has an amazing eye. ment. 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But the library does personally, the key is to maintain a offer an eclectic, revelatory and certain degree of discipline and also s he worked on early drafts sometimes quirky range of mate- having a supportive partner like Aof The Catcher in the Rye, a rials, from a Royal manual type- Shah Rukh, who makes it easier to novel which proved both scan- writer to a bowl Salinger made handle the pressure. dalous and life-changing, JD as a boy to videocassettes of design elements and are open to industry of late and it’s a very posi- Salinger considered adding his Marx Brothers comedies and How do Indian aesthetics more experimentation. So, it’s an tive trend. generation’s idea of a trigger other films he liked to watch. A inspire you? exciting time to be in the design alert. bookcase from his bedroom The sheer variety of culture, space as you are constantly learning How do you strike a balance “I think there’s going to be includes The Oxford Book of art and handicraft changes every an evolving with your clients, it’s a between following your aesthetics a lot of swearing and sexy stuff Detective Stories, a collection of few kilometres in a country like dynamic process and we have and factoring in the clients’ brief as in this book,” warns narrator Robert Browning poems and India, so what could be more worked with local and Indian design- well, while transforming spaces? Holden Caulfield, in a paragraph three volumes on Zen and the inspirational! India could eas- ers to cater to our clients tastes. Being a designer is tougher than on page 18 of Salinger’s manu- Zen Classics, reflecting his ily have multiple luxury brands it appears, people entrust you with script, part of an upcoming immersion in Eastern religion coming out of here, especial- How would you define your their properties just on the basis of exhibition at the New York and philosophy. Letters to his lit- ly since we have excellent credo? your vision, without any tangible evi- Public Library. “I can’t help it. erary representatives document craftsmanship. However, I We don’t just focus on interiors dence of what you are going to do. You’ll probably think I’m a very his immersion in the publishing feel the ecosystem around but on design as a broader concept. To be able to deliver something dirty guy and that I come from process. promoting these arts and At the AD Design Show 2019, our excellent, not just satisfactory, to a a terrible family and all.” Declan Kiely, the library’s craftsmen is not adequate aim is to showcase that our design client is my goal and that’s what “The trouble is,” Holden director of special collections enough. philosophy can be applied to all areas keeps me going. adds, “everybody swears all the and exhibitions, said that the In fact we at Gauri of life. This includes extending my Design comes to me naturally time. And everybody’s pretty materials on display demonstrat- Khan Designs did a pro- design philosophy to interiors and and instinctively but I did spend a lot sexy.” Salinger apparently ed Salinger’s “meticulousness, ject with local Indian commercial spaces like retail outlets, of time honing my skills, whether it changed his mind. He drew a possibly bordering on the obses- artisans called Tattvam, restaurants, spas and turnkey pro- was designing our own homes and large X through the passage and sive,” although “obsessive in a which I am very proud jects. Apart from this we also do properties to collaborating with wrote “delete” in the margins. good way.” of. It was our collection product designs, branding, endorse- friends and then venturing out by Starting in 1951, when the book Salinger’s career as an author for Jaipur rugs, ments, working with international myself. Since most of my learning was published, millions of read- is captured through clippings of designed in collabora- designers and collaborations with happened on the job while dealing ers would discover the truth for his early stories, manuscripts, tion with women local craftsmen. We have managed with people from all backgrounds I themselves. copies of his books and letters to weavers of Rajasthan. In to execute multiple projects all over have a certain sense of comfort and The library exhibit, titled JD his publishers. A working draft January 2018, it was dis- the country and I want to continue confidence while designing for my Salinger, opens Friday and runs of Franny and Zooey was titled played at Maison & Objet, to showcase this kind of variety clients which brings in that balance. through January 19 at the his- Ivanoff the Terrible, subtitled, An Paris. The weaving tradi- through our work. This year will be toric Fifth Avenue branch in Ontological Comic Drama With tions have been kept alive by showcasing our premium range of If you want to transform the Manhattan. It continues a sur- a Little Morning Music, and these women. It’s so wonder- furniture which is new line being entire set-up with just one thing, prisingly eventful centennial for included an opening section ful and exciting to be part of launched at the show, different from what would it be? Salinger, who died in 2010 and which apparently refers to his a project that champions both the range we showcase at the store Honestly depends on the set-up, avoided publicity for much of his years as a counter-intelligence women empowerment and and will be available online at gau- as one needs to know what is miss- writing life. His literary estate officer in Europe during World our Indian heritage. rikhan.in. ing. But I think a signature piece of approved new print editions for War II. (Salinger fans had long furniture, the right kind of lighting the first time in decades of the wondered whether Ivanoff was Indians are increasingly Where are the trends heading in or the right pop of wall colour can four books he allowed to come a separate, unreleased book). becoming comfortable with 2020? make all the difference. out in his lifetime — The Catcher The one-room library global trends and styling. Has As we enter a new decade, one in the Rye, Franny and Zooey, exhibit tracks Salinger’s life. it impacted your work ethics? of the biggest trends seen in the What’s the 2019’s trend of the Nine Stories and Raise High the There are childhood photos and India is among the most difficult design industry is the usage of recy- year? Roof Beam, Carpenters and images from his military service, markets for design because there are cled materials and handmade prod- I think practical pieces that Seymour: An Introduction. And many highlighting his dark eyes, vastly different tastes to cater to. ucts to make even the most high-end adorn your space with an element of for the first time ever, the liter- extended jaw and the hint of a However, due to extensive travel and and luxurious designs. Sustainable design is a great trend. Things with ary estate authorised e-book Holden-like smirk. Pictures experiences around the globe, practices and renewable resources utility don’t necessarily have to look editions. from the 1960s and 1970s with Indians are exposed to many more have been the focus of the design boring. In announcing the exhibit, his children, Matt and Margaret, his son, Matt Salinger, cited the capture Salinger in middle age, public’s lasting curiosity. “When in rural Cornish, New  O P  ."#/+  my father’s long-time publisher, Hampshire. A handful of shots Little, Brown and Company, show him in old age. After first approached me with plans Salinger’s death, an old friend o matter how much one rel- for his centennial year my from the military, John L Nishes world cuisine and its immediate reaction was that he Keenan, wrote to Matt, telling impeccable delicacies, when it would not like the attention,” him about his father’s horrifying comes to the most comforting Matt Salinger wrote. “He was a experiences, which led to his food, it’s always Indian. Model- "   famously private man who being hospitalised after the war. turned-chef Sarah Todd believes shared his work with millions, “He was among the first so too. She was much loved by but his life and non-published American troops to enter Paris, the Indian audience when she     ''D9..      R   !    thoughts with less than a hand- as well as with the first American cooked the country’s favourite        48                ful of people, including me. But to cross the German border at household dish Aloo Gobhi dur- I’ve learned that while he may the Siegfried Line. He endured ing one of her tasks in season 6       0  4)DE'# ;!;' have only fathered two children the hardship and perils of the of MasterChef Australia. there are a great, great many battles of the Bulge and the However, she says that the really important to be inspired restaurant owner in India. Her readers out there who have Ardennes forest,” Keenan’s letter cuisine still hasn’t become a by the local influences and your stint as a model too has influ- their own rather profound rela- reads. “Though like the rest of global favourite. “I honestly feel surroundings,” says the chef, enced her cooking in many tionships with him, through his us, not happy to be there, he like the world hasn’t seen who recently embarked on ways. “As a model, people think work, and who have long want- accepted his ‘lot’ and did more enough of Indian food. I think CRED’s four-city tour in the that they don’t eat but it’s ed an opportunity to get to know than what was expected of him. it should take the centrestage. It country in New Delhi, absolutely untrue. I have been a him better.” He was brave under fire and a has such a rich culture and Hyderabad, Pune and model for 10 years and I have Drawing upon archives loyal and dependable partner. diversity that the world needs to Bengaluru. constantly looked for ways to made available by Matt Salinger, On many occasions in the see it. The many healthy and So what are the essential ele- prepare dishes that are healthy, the exhibit is not the tell-all that course of an assignment, nutritious facets in Indian cook- ments that she keeps in mind nutritious and tasty. I used to some fans might have wanted. although pinned down by ing haven’t really been present- while working? For Sarah, it’s experiment a lot. I certainly There are no unreleased novels artillery, machine gun or small ed. Traditional Indian cooking important to always find a “way cooked a lot when I was mod- or stories, and no images of arms fire, he did what had to be is definitely on the rise, global- to connect with the audience” elling. And travelling and living Salinger’s widow, Colleen done. ly. It’s already becoming well- whether it’s through nostalgia, a at so many places, experiencing Salinger, or of the mother of “I admired him then and I known for some of its signature new technique, an ingredient or different cultures also benefit- Salinger’s two children, Claire grieve for him now.” L. favourites but the rest of Indian the cooking style. She adds, “I ted,” adds she. palate needs to reach the world.” need to find just a few Indian However, the connection Sarah, who recently elements for the plate and it can with understanding food wasn’t launched three restaurants in come by blending various mod- new for Sarah. It had a link with India — Antares in Goa, The ern techniques as well, for her childhood. She says, “We Wine Company in Gurugram, instance the classic style of didn’t have a lot of money while NCR, and The Wine Rack in French cooking.” we were growing up so with our Mumbai — tells us how she Well, one of her most how to make healthy as well as they always want something multi-cultural aspect. “Australia Christmas presents, we used to curated the menus for all the important influences for her tasty food all in one,” she says. crunchy, which they can bite is a multi-cultural country. make huge cookie jars to give to three restaurants. “Location is cooking has been travelling Some learnings she also into, and yet it should be smooth When it comes to the variety of all our families and friends. We the first aspect I take into con- across the world and trying credits to MasterChef, the so that it melts in your mouth. dishes, they come from all over used to put a lot of time and sideration. In Goa, we are very various cuisines — both known biggest being how to balance a Third, it should visually appeal. the world. This is what appeals effort into it. One year, we focussed on seafood, very trop- and unknown. “I just feel that dish, which is due to the con- Your dish should look beautiful to people. Many different styles decided to buy only presents and ical and fresh. In Mumbai, again experiencing food from all over stant pressure contestants face at because you first eat with your of cooking and various cuisines not add the cookie jars. I got seafood is prevalent to some the world and trying home food the competitive kitchen. She eyes. It’s the first sense that hits has definitely played a huge really upset. It was our favorite extent but since it’s a metro city, is something that I am really pas- explains, “So you have to think the dish.” part in the show’s success,” she gift. It made me realise that food the dishes need to reflect that as sionate about. I feel that has been on your feet. I figured out a way There have been many says. is a strong influence and could well. So we went a little bit more the most major influence on my to balance a dish. There are three countries and cultures around Sarah’s journey has been be a very emotional gift for premium with the fact that it’s cooking and even my son. He main aspects that I think usual- the world which have recreated quite a dynamic one. For someone.” The Wine Rack. Delhi obvious- made me think about food from ly about. First, balancing flavours MasterChef in their own lan- instance, she has transitioned Apart from cooking, mod- ly needs a bit of the typical North a nutritious point of view. It and making sure that all the guages and versions. However, from being a model to a moth- elling and writing, Sarah’s Indian influence. 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There are 40 points on offer and wickets while routing South Africa sibility. Saha was out of the Indian team a 3-0 series whitewash, both of in both the Tests sums up their dom- Their batting woes are further for 20 months due to a shoulder which India would be targetting inance. compounded by the absence of surgery but his now back to his best against the hapless visitors. Toss has also been kind to opener Aiden Markram who has as a keeper with some stunning India, who have 200 points India so far and things are likely to been ruled out of the third Test with catches in the second Test in Pune. from four games, have a massive get more exciting if the stroke of luck an injury. Six days short of his 35th birth- 140-point lead over nearest rivals favours Faf du Plessis in the final The pace attack comprising day, the sprightly Saha is often seen New Zealand and Sri Lanka in the Test. Kagiso Rabada, Vernon Philander helping Pant with keeping drills WTC standings. Skipper Virat Kohli The last time South Africa and Anrich Nortje has also not been after his own training, something has also made it clear that there is toured the India, rank-turners had as effective as expected while the that has been directed by the team plenty to play for in the final Test and welcomed the side but this time both Indian pacers have managed to managed. the team cannot afford a drop in the pacers and spinners have been provide the breakthroughs. Ask him if he is mentoring Pant intensity. Going into the game, able to extract something out of the With their senior-most spinner and the ever-reticent Saha replied India have very few holes to plug, be pitch. Keshav Maharaj also ruled out, in negative. it their batting or bowling. Umesh Yadav made a fine South Africa will find it tougher to “There’s nothing (mentoring) The home team could not have comeback in the Pune Test to return stop the Indian juggernaut. like that. We just discuss normally asked for more from their top-order with fine figures of 3/22 with some the way the wicketkeepers discuss. with Rohit Sharma showing why he brief hostile spells as wicketkeeper SQUADS With Sridhar and Pant, we three is such an impact player as he Wriddhiman Saha who took some India: Virat Kohli (c), Mayank jointly decide on how to go about feasted on the South African bowlers breathtaking catches to aid to the Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar our wicketkeeping on a particular with twin hundreds in the first Test pacer’s tally. Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), type of wicket,” he said. while opening for the first time. Kohli played an extra pacer in Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha, The co-ordination and rapport The Mumbaikar’s opening part- Umesh at Pune by benching Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra between them helps it easier for ner Maynak Agarwal on the other Hanuma Vihari but only time will Jadeja, Shahbaz Nadeem, them to work together. hand went on to convert his maid- tell what combination he chooses for Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, “We always observe each other’s en hundred into a double in the final Test. Ishant Sharma, Rishabh Pant, wicket-keeping. We work hard in Visakhapatnam and followed it up South African captain Faf du Shubman Gill. our practice sessions and have a with another century in Pune. Plessis has already predicted the South Africa: Faf du Plessis (c), good understanding and co-ordina- Then it was the turn of ‘King Ranchi pitch to be a turner, bring- Temba Bavuma (vc), Theunis de tion among ourselves. We always try Kohli’ who came to the party in the ing a third spinner into picture. Bruyn, Quinton de Kock, Dean to point out each other's mistakes. Pune with a career-best double Since Kuldeep Yadav has been Elgar, Zubayr Hamza, George Linde, It’s been going well so far,” he said. hundred —a majestic 254 not out — ruled out of the match due to a Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, While his keeping has been and made it look like a routine job. shoulder injury, left-arm spinner Anrich Nortje, Vernon Philander, rated as the best in world cricket, Rohit will be eyeing a big score Shahbaz Nadeem has been drafted Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Rudi even BCCI president-elect Sourav 9     !    !     E . after not firing in the first innings into the squad and he might sneak Second. Ganguly has spoken about the need to improve on his batting aver- ages. “Whoever plays in the team "   /1 / P /  0Q   wants to contribute. 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He came under fire recently when selectors for having supported me a lot C Mary Kom, saying he take the best decision The BFI introduced a BULGARIA COACH QUITS AFTER RACISM ROW a depleted Sri Lankan team swamped in my tenure as captain,” Sarfaraz said. “should not” get involved keeping in mind the best point-based selection sys- Sofia: . !  J E:   T+C  Pakistan 3-0 in the T20 series in Lahore. This is the first experience for beyond advising the fed- interest of the NATION, tem last year under which  !     6C6C E      With his own form suffering with Babar, 25, to lead the national team in eration to make the best SPORTS & ATHLETES. boxers are now being         &   the bat, speculations were rife that the any format. choice. Although, Minister picked on the back of  B'&          new head coach cum chief selector He has been Pakistan’s leading scor- Zareen had written a should not be involved in their performances in ! ' J      !    Misbah-ul-Haq would move to make er in the last two years in the white ball letter to Rijiju on the selection of the play- various graded tourna-       ! . !  J changes in the captaincy in the three for- formats and is also slowly establishing Thursday, demanding ers by the Sports ments and the national        B . !     ;  mats but no one was expecting Sarfaraz himself in Test cricket. that she be given a trial Federations which are camps. . &#  &        ' #    to be sacked so quickly. Azhar, 34, who has played in 73 bout against Mary Kom autonomous as per Trial bouts, a norm       !  !   !   The PCB said the squad for the Tests and 53 ODIs led Pakistan in One- before the Indian squad OLYMPIC CHARTER,” earlier, are being con- . !  : 2H.:2I    B Australian tour would be announced on day Internationals between April 2015 for next year’s Olympic Rijiju tweeted in ducted only in those L       . !   # October 21. and February 2017, winning 12 and los- qualifiers in China is response to Zareen’s let- weight categories in    !    ! B /       The PCB also released a short state- ing 18 matches. decided. ter. which the coaches and  &#M          ment from Sarfaraz. He stepped down as ODI captain This was after the Responding to Rijiju’s selectors find the compe-  !BS  & !     “I wish the best for both Azhar and and was replaced by Sarfaraz in February Boxing Federation of post, Zareen said she tition to be exceptional-   !      BM.7/"/! Babar in their new endevours and I must 2017 after a 1-4 loss in Australia. India (BFI) stated that it hopes for a fair chance. ly close.