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According brotherhood amongst different umbrella of model code of Chief Election Commissioner )                 (  to the final electoral roll pub- communities.” conduct. Sunil Arora said that     K    K4  C   K ,',- lished on January 18 by the Continued on Page 4 Political parties, Continued on Page 4                              !   "                            4--4+4+4 sorry to know about the unfor-          #$   & &  <+4 attack and return,” she said. tunate crash of Ethiopian         Hinting that the BJP would our Indians, including an Airlines plane ET 302. We         *3 -)44-4 tures. I have also sent a pro- otwithstanding the not shy away from whipping up FEnvironment Ministry have lost four Indian nation-      posal to all the national par- NElection Commission’s nationalist fervour during its consultant, were among those als in the air crash. I have        iju (BJD) supre- ties and Chief Ministers in this diktat to political parties to campaign for the Lok Sabha killed when a Nairobi-bound asked Indian High L    M     Bmo and Chief Minister regard,” Patnaik said desist from making references polls, Sushma said, “We (BJP) Ethiopian Airlines plane Commissioner in Ethiopia to   Naveen Patnaik on Sunday “I would like to announce to Armed forces in their poll should ask questions like crashed after take-off from provide all help and assis- announced a 33 per cent reser- here at Kendrapada that campaign, senior BJP leader whether you (voter) will sup- Addis Ababa, External Affairs tance to the bereaved families,”       vation for women in the list of Odisha will send 33 per cent and External Affairs Minister port parties that side with sep- Minister said. Swaraj tweeted.         BJD candidates in the upcom- women to Parliament in the Sushma Swaraj on Sunday indi- aratists. We should ask people The Boeing 737 crashed She said the Indian  ! "  $$% ing Lok Sabha polls. coming elections. The women cated the IAF’s airstrikes on ter- whether they want to vote for minutes after an early-morn- Embassy in Ethiopia has L  M     He made the announce- of Odisha will lead the way in ror camps in Pakistan would be those who question the valour ing takeoff from Addis Ababa informed her that the       O ment at a Mission Shakti con- women empowerment in an issue for her party in the Lok of our jawans.” on Sunday, killing all eight deceased Indian nationals are       (  vention in Kendrapada. India. If India is to lead the Sabha polls. Sushma’s remarks should crew and 149 passengers on Vaidya Pannagesh Bhaskar,     “In the 1990s, Bijubabu world, if India is to be an Speaking at a gathering of be seen in the context of the board, Indian Environment Vaidya Hansin Annagesh,   (  )   showed the way to the entire advanced nation like America the BJP’s women workers here, barbs being exchanged between Ministry consultant, Shikha Nukavarapu Manisha and *         country by implementing, for and China then women Swaraj said the BJP would the Opposition parties and the Garg, who was on her way to Shikha Garg. )    +   the first time, a 33 per cent empowerment is the only soon come out with two leaflets BJP over the party president attend a UNEP meeting. “I am Detailed report on P12  reservation for women in the answer,” Patnaik said in his — one containing initiatives ’s claim that over 250 three-tier Panchayati Raj address to a huge gathering. taken by her party for the wel- dropping bombs on terror terrorists were killed in the     Institutions and Government “I call upon all the nation- fare of women and another camps) or return safely after airstrike on the Jaish-e-   !"#$   jobs. In 2012, our Government al parties that they be true to with questions countering carrying out the air strike. Our Mohammed training camp.  ,-  enhanced it to 50 per cent. their words and must follow issues raised by the Opposition party workers should counter- The Opposition parties      (  “Taking the move for- what they are propagating for vis-a-vis the Balakot air strikes. question those who raise have demanded to know how      ./0 ward last year, our women empowerment. This Exhorting the party work- doubts about the impact of our Shah has arrived at the Balakot  $111  (     Government for the first time announcement at Kendrapara, ers to counter the issues raised air strike.” causality figure. On its part, the   ( passed a resolution in the the sacred land of Lord by the Opposition on the Sushma said the IAF had IAF has taken a stand that it         State Legislative Assembly to Baladevjew will create history Balakot airstrikes, Sushma said, gone to kill the terrorists across “does not count human casu- ( (       provide 33 per cent reserva- in the journey of women “We should ask questions about the border and not bring the alties, only what has been hit  2  tion for women in both empowerment in India, whether our jawans should bodies back. “They were sup- and what hasn’t.”. &           ( () ) " Parliament and State legisla- Patnaik added. count the dead bodies (after posed to go and launch an Continued on Page 4   !   (*  %       &% '' 3         (      44-*            !   !          --* (  "      56        + &%  3:-38; Janata Dal (LJD). While February, announced that his the 543 parliamentary con- “bottle” symbol. Jan Sangh  .78 (   Haasan’s party has been allot- party would go it alone in the stituencies. Party has been allotted “green  ,    hat is common to lady’s ted “battery torch” as common upcoming elections. The LJD was floated by chilli” to Delhi and Bihar while Wfinger, green chilli, water- symbol, LJD was given the An Independent candidate Yadav in 2018 after his fallout “dish antenna” allotted for 416       melon, lunchbox, sewing symbol of a “man blowing or someone contesting on with Bihar Chief Minister parliamentary constituencies ($)*      machine, pencil box, razor, turha”. A person contesting behalf of an unrecognised over the latter’s across the country.       boat with man and sail, violin, on behalf of a recognised polit- political party has to approach decision to end the alliance with Bahujan Awam Party has  7 $1     battery torch, man blowing ical party will inherit the the EC and get a symbol allot- the RJD and enter into a tie-up been allotted “toothbrush”        turha, toothbrush and many party’s symbol. ted from the list of free symbols with NDA-led by BJP. After his symbol to contest        more? They are all election Last year in February, available. fallout, the three-time Rajya Parliamentary constituencies       symbols allotted to 39 regis- Haasan announced his plan to In the case of a recognised Sabha member was disqualified in Uttar Pradesh; Hindustan     2    tered un-recognised parties set plunge into politics launching political party, the Commission from the Upper House under People Party has been allotted   /% 91   7 to contest 2019 Lok Sabha his political party Makkal allows it to reserve a symbol. the anti-defection law. “pencil box” for Uttar Pradesh,       O elections. Needhi Maiam (people justice For example, if a political party Loktantarik Rastravadi Bihar, Karnataka, Gujarat   The Election Commission centre) at a massive rally in recognised in a particular State Party has been allotted “tractor Ganasangam Party of India (EC) on Sunday allotted com- Madurai. In December, Haasan wishes to contest in elections in chalata kisan” sympol for 11 allotted “lady finger” for       mon party symbols to 39 reg- announced that his party will another State, it can reserve the parliamentary constituencies Telangana, Andhra Pradesh,       istered un-recognised parties contest the 2019 Lok Sabha symbol being used by it. The in Gujarat. Communist Party of Karnataka, Kerala and  ,2 

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Entire car was gutted,” held the victim’s friends captive Sunday. The accused identified ,//58-0'-1 Malviya Nagar of South Delhi. Akshardham temple in east said Garg. and committed the crime. A as Rahul Victor was working as ==,' The areas where supply will Delhi on Sunday evening. The ! !! $ “The cause of fire is Zero FIR was lodged by the a driver and was arrested from not be available or available at woman’s husband and a 4-  # %  & suspected to have started Delhi Police later the case was Sikandarpur, Gurugram. low pressure are Malviya Nagar, year-old daughter, who were from the CNG kit installed in registered at the DLF Phase - 2 The victim had lodged a on February 9, 2016 and threat- process, the victim identified Panchsheel Park S -Block, Savitri    # the car boot. The exact reason police station on Saturday. complaint with the police in ened her, he said. A case was one of the photographs of Nagar, Sarvodaya Enclave,      is yet to be ascertained,” Garg According to the police, February 2016 and alleged that registered in this regard at accused in an account, the Begumpur, Khirki Village, #    said. DCP said prima facie it On February 18 the victim Rahul who was known to her in Kotla Mubarak police station, DCP said. Khirki extension, Katwaria Sarai, looks like the fire atarted from along with her friends came to 2015 took her to Gurugram the officer said. All the photographs posted Kalu Sarai, Chirag Delhi, Saket,  '(  * P the CNG kit installed in the car. the city to make chapattis at a where he offered her cold drink The accused was on the run by the accused on the Face book Saidulajab, Neb Sarai, “It was a Datsun Go car. The marriage function. The victim laced with intoxicated sub- for more than three years. Due account were checked and in Paryavaran Complex, Freedom sitting in front of the car man driver a vehicles and along with her friends later stance. When she lost her con- to non availability of any pre- one of the selfies taken in front Fighter Colony, Anupam managed to escape in the works for Cars 24. The car took a lift from Iffco Chowk to scious, he raped her and took sent or permanent address, he of a shop and posted by the Apartment, Indira Enclave and incident miraculously caught fire on flyover near Delhi. her photographs and video could not be apprehended, he accused, a phone numbers of Lado Sarai. unhurt. Yamuna bank Depot. “Two persons were clips, police said. said. However, Investigations shop keeper was seen on the Delhi Jal Board has advised According to a senior The probable cause of fire already present inside the cab. She further alleged that revealed that at the time of board. A police team managed the residents to store sufficient police official, the couple is CNG cylinder which caught After some time two more the accused sexually exploited offence, the accused was using to locate the shop, the DCP quantity of water in advance as have identified as Ranjana fire. One lady and her two chil- accomplices boarded the cab. as he had threatened to load her Aircel simcard and due of clo- said. per their requirement to avoid Mishra and her husband dren were inside. We are Later the accused drove the vic- photographs and video clip on sure of Aircel company, no Police learnt that Rahul further inconvenience. It also Upendra Mishra (38) who inveatigating the matter,” he tim to some isolated place in social networking sites, Vijay records were made available, he used to work as a delivery boy informedthat water tankers will was driving the cat. said. Locals who witnessed the Delhi and dragged outside the Kumar, Deputy Commissioner added. Several Face book in a restaurant in 2017 follow- be available at telephone num- “The incident took place incident said that Mishra was vehicle while his of three aides of Police (south) said. accounts in the name of Rahul ing which the accused was bers1916,1800117118,23527679, around 6.30 pm when the driving towards the divider held the victim’s friends captive. Rahul again came to her were scanned to trace his arrested from Sikandarpur in 23634469, (Central Control family was returning after when the car caught fire. “In The culprit then raped the house at Kotla Mumbarakpur whereabouts. During this Gurugram, police said. Room),18001024669 (Toll Free). offering prayers at Kalkaji the time he slowly moved girl,” she alleged in his police Temple a d was headed to towards the footpath, to stop complaint. The accused also tbeir residence in Loni, the car, more than half of it had beat the girl and turned up the Ghaziabad,” said Jasmeet been engulfed by the fire. music volume so that no one 1!1"(+*) .   Singh, the Deputy The man soon jumped out could listen to her screams. Commissioner of Police and pulled out his daughter “ After committing the (DCP), East District. who was sitting next to him on crime, the accused dropped the  !    Chief fire officer from the the front seat. People tried to girl near Chattarpur and fled. 1.! )  " Delhi Fire Service, Atul Garg unlock or break open the The victim narrated the inci- said they got a call at tbeir rear door but failed,” said dent to her mother who report- control room at 6.33 pm Babloo Kumar, who works at ed the matter to the Dehli         % reporting that a car has a tent house close to the acci- Police,” the police said. SR caught fire and people are dent site.    3:-38; injured who was entering the    3:-38; ed outside the campus area gym, an official said. such as Swami Shradhanand, six year-old boy died Both the injured were emanding to re-start the Aditi Mahavidyala, Keshav Awhile a 29-year-old taken to the hospital where Duniversity special buses (U- Mahavidyala, are facing prob- man was injured after Prince was declared brought Special buses), increase the lems due to lack of proper bus gunshots were fired dead while Mahender was number of bus-que shelters and shelters and less number of bus following clash between two referred to Ram Manohar bus routes in the campus and the routes and frequency,” said groups in a gym at West Delhi’s Lohia Hospital, where he was colleges that are located in rural Shakti Singh, President, DUSU. Inderpuri area on Saturday stated to be out of danger, areas of the National Capital, the The main demands will be night. police said. on Delhi University Students starting of U-Special bus According to the police, Prima facie it appears to be Union (DUSU) and members of Services, construction of new information was received at a clash between two Akhil bhartiya Vidyarti Parishad bus shelters, better transport around 8.45 pm about groups, however the reason (ABVP) will conduct a protest connectivity to other campuses gunshots being fired inside a behind the firing is still march from ITO to Delhi and colleges located in outer gym, following which police unknown. Initial enquiry Secretariat on Monday. Delhi. rushed to the spot and revealed that four people of “The main aim behind the We have been demanding found that the minor boy, JJ Colony in Inderpuri march is to raise the problems U-Special buses for a long time. Prince Raj, who was looking were involved in the incident, faced by the students off- cam- We have protested in the past through the window of the sec- police said, adding that a case pus college students regarding and out delegations have also ond floor of his residence under relevant sections has Delhi Transport Corporation submitted to the concerned above the gym sustained been registered in the matter (DTC) Bus Services. The off- ministers last year but the gov- gunshot injuries while anoth- and a hunt is on to nab the campus colleges which are locat- ernment did not take any action. er person, Mahender, was accused.   ! )#     "   

  & 3:-38; ees are unhappy with half ees apprehend unmanageable residents said that there is a heartedly work done by South situation in the future, if the requirement to provide addi- warka Sub City, built to Delhi Municipal Corporation issues are not fixed. tional suitable exit route from Dcompete with the smart (SDMC), Delhi Development Interestingly, Dwarka has Dwarka as well as improving city projects across the globe, Authority (DDA) and Public three approaches to reach the existing infrastructure by lacks “Development” and Works Department (PWD). Central Delhi, an exit route to shifting the bus stand from fly- “Road connectivity” and it can Dwarka, the hub of coop- Jankapuri , towards Palam and over or to add an additional ignite a political slugfest since erative group housing soci- a third one near Kapashera. lane can be utilized for allow- the General Elections are round eties and now coming up with The Kapashera one is also used ing traffic of the congested side the corner. With a population Diplomatic Enclave after for heavy traffic movement to during peak hours. of over 4-7 lakh people, the res- Chanakyapuri, plus having a Gurugram. Pointing out Under constructed pave- idents of Dwarka sub city have Convention Center on the lines perennial traffic congestion, ments are impeding traffic been are deprived of basic of Pragati Maidan, lacks in traf- another officer residing in movements, as pedestrians facilities such as- Cleanness, fic engineering. Sector 6, said that the average could be seen occupying car- poor connectivity ( road infra) Tom tomed as the city of delay caused due to the riageways on both sides. and semi constructed pave- 21st century, desperately needs congestion at Dwarka flyover Cyclists too join the fun and ments. a traffic movement plan to is about 15 minutes hamper the movement of fast The Pioneer did a reality shake off daily traffic snarls. and stretching up to 45 minutes moving vehicles, said another check of the Dwarka Sub City. Deprived from basic develop- just for three to four resident but not willing to be According to Government ments, Dwarka residents now kilometer distance, and on the named. Civic agencies sup- agencies — Dwarka as a resi- posing questions to the Union certain days it even takes more posed to carry out completion dential hub meets all interna- Government and the Delhi than an hour, said another are least interested as the polit- tional standards of a modern government for neglecting resident. ical class has no time to devel- city, however, many central them for the past four years Demanding required op the ongoing projects, he and state government employ- .Central government employ- infrastructure and urging AAP added. Interestingly, besides government to focus on Sub road/ metro connectivity, res- City areas, proportional to save idents have complaints on civic time and energy both, Dwarka issues.

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Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor staged a protest near BJP head- Besides, 20 ‘Mini Prachar and Delhi Chief Minister quarters over the issue of full Rath’ in each constituency will Arvind Kejriwal said it statehood. tour localities screening CM was time to throw out the AAP Delhi Convener Arvind Kejriwal’s speeches on dispensation, Gopal Rai said that the Lok LED screens, playing the party’s “the most dictatorial and anti- Sabha election will decide the election song written and sung federal” Government in the fate of the country and also of by North East Delhi candidate history of India, with the help Delhi, which was badly hurt Dilip Pandey. of the people. during the “dictatorship” of the In the second phase, all The elections to seven Lok Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)-led AAP legislators will hold exten- Sabha seats in Delhi will be dispensation at the Centre. sive campaigning in their con- held on May 12. O !,      AAP volunteers and its stituencies. They will together “Ultimately back to ‘We frontal organisations protested hold around 1,500 street meet- the people’ — the real power of  $!  #  near BJP headquarters on the ings. Apart from this, the party our democracy. Time to throw - (  *  $  Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, is also preparing extensive cam- out the most dictatorial and demanding the party to clear its paigning through rallies by anti-federal Government in #       stand on full statehood to Delhi. Kejriwal. ( ( *  2((*3          !   * 4   $ the history of India. Time to A senior AAP leader said that In the third phase of cam-  !   5 6 * seek answers on demonetisa-  #     # the party has decided to stage a paigning, AAP will field “star tion, jobs, destruction of , (  P similar protest outside campaigners” in rallies and people on full statehood. He has Accusing Delhi Chief alleged that the ruling party traders and destroying broth- headquarters on Akbar Road on street meetings, Rai said. urged them to vote for the Minister Arvind Kejriwal was raising the full erhood amongst different com- the issue on Monday. The AAP will also force AAP in Lok Sabha polls so that for creating confusion among Statehood issue now to divert munities,” Kejriwal said in a in the country, said Delhi AAP (AAP) is the first major polit- Rai said the people of Delhi Congress and BJP to clear their full statehood could be people by raising the demand of public attention away from tweet. convener Gopal Rai, who is ical party in Delhi to announce were eagerly awaiting the stand on full statehood by hold- achieved. full Statehood, Delhi Congress “alarming water crisis” in the Lok Sabha elections also a Minister in Kejriwal its candidates. announcement of the Lok Sabha ing regular ‘gherao’ of leaders Meanwhile, Delhi Congress president Sheila Dixit said that city. will begin on April 11 and Government. The party has fielded Atishi election dates, and added it and offices of the two parties, he president Shiela Dixit had said if the party (AAP) is serious The demand to give the city polling would be held over “People of Delhi and the (East Delhi), Dilip Pandey will give them relief from the added. that full statehood for Delhi, a about it, the issue should have full statehood status has been seven phases till May 19, fol- country were waiting for (North East Delhi), Raghav “autocracy” of the Modi gov- Earlier in Wednesday, Delhi demand made by chief minis- been raised in the last four years. pending for two decades with lowed by counting of all votes this day. The Modi Chadha (South Delhi), Gugan ernment and its policies. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ter Arvind Kejriwal, would not Kejriwal is now raking up the the BJP’s Madan Lal Khurana on May 23, the Election Government by violating all Singh (North West Delhi) and “Full statehood is the only wrote a letter to Delhi people on be possible to implement imme- issue with an eye on the forth- Government making the first Commission announced on constitutional and democratic Pankaj Gupta(Chandni way to end the autocracy of the full statehood demand. In his diately as Parliament is currently coming Lok Sabha elections, pitch in 1998. Now, the AAP has Sunday. norms humiliated and paral- Chowk) for the Lok Sabha Centre. It is central theme of letter to Delhiites, the AAP not in session and statehood can Dixit said. raised the issue again but the The Election Commission ysed the Delhi Government,” election. The candidate for AAP’s mega election campaign supremo has charged the only be created through an act While Delhi Bharatiya Janta opposition the BJP and the has fixed the date for removal he charged. West Delhi seats is likely to be because we feel it is the only way Congress and BJP of betraying of the Constitution. Party (BJP) leader Manoj Tiwari Congress are against it. of the “autocratic” government The Aam Aadmi Party declared soon. -    ) &9  "")  !     % ! %

 + &%  3:-38;    3:-38; O 0/=-1/51,:'/ OC1/1,:8-5 1''90'8?-'-9 1,:/0::,'-1-9 o address the growing prob- s part of the new initiative, ,'. -51/:=-,1'11/ Tlems of pollution, conges- //= ,'/1 ADelhi Development =/1,'981/,//1 tion and shortage of housing /1:@ A8-,,-,/ Authority (DDA) has selected =,-:/98=-=1, stock for the poor and middle 80'C'?-'$P P1- nearly 20 places, including two '1,E'C9-, class in Delhi, Dwarka Sector 21 -=/=,  main railway stations for /0,5/9-,/-=='C-, Metro Station, Rohini Sector 18 ‘enhancing walkability’ in the 8-::01'C9,-:-'1,'/=-,1 Metro Station. Mayur Vihar '-,:/8=19-,1-/ national capital. 98151-'-1,P Extension Metro Station, 8-,,-,/'C1'- The initiative seeks to pro- Mukundpur Metro Station, '/1/'1 , vide or improve pedestrian the local community and stake- Sarojini Nagar and INA Metro @ A-9,' infrastructure so that more holders in the process.” Stations (combined) will be people walk across the city for -based urban con- developed as pilot projects on 1'/-'. /1' leisure or health reasons. “It will servationist Kamalika Bose also the basis of Transit Oriented '90'8?-'-9 include strengthening of exist- agreed that climate is one major Development (TOD) policy. 8-,,-,/1--= ing pedestrian infrastructure in element that needs to be fac- Following the directions of =, '-,:/8=19-, areas where it is ill-maintained tored in before designing the the Ministry of Housing and 1-/8-,,-,/'C or inadequate and develop- Old Delhi Railway Station, tinuous pedestrian network as policy. “Delhi gets extreme Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Delhi ment in areas where it is not New Delhi Railway Station, per principles of universal cold, extreme summer and a lot Development Authority (DDA) 1'-'/1 presently available,” the official Chandni Chowk, ITO design, including integration of rain. So, it is important these has sought comments on the DDA had initially approved for those corridors lying with- /'1 ,@ A-9 said. Junction, Delhi University with existing public places, pedestrian facilities address the proposed amendment in the two TOD projects at in Low Density Residential ,'1'/-'P The DDA recently had (North and South Campuses), parks, green areas and open problems faced by people either Master Plan for Delhi 2021 Karkardooma (spread over 30 Area (LDRA) of Urban approved a draft policy for all ISBTs, Hauz Khas-IIT Delhi, spaces will also be part of the when they are walking for incorporating several provi- hectares) and near Sanjay Lake Extension,” it said. Union housing and urban ‘enhancing walkability’ in the Nehru Place and Lajpat Nagar,” initiative. leisure, say for shopping or sions on TOD policy. (spread over 10.26 hectares) in The amendments propose affairs ministry had directed city, which will seek to identi- a senior official said. Pelican crossings near commuting from one transport TOD integrates land use 2014 and 2015 respectively. It the permissible Floor Area DDA to review the policy. The fy vending zones, removal of Other places are Uttam schools and other major facility, to another,” she said. and transport planning and had tasked the National Ratio (FAR) for TOD Schemes National Institute of Urban encroachment from footpath, Nagar crossing, Bhikaji Cama pedestrian crossings which Bose said policy interven- aims to develop planned sus- Buildings Construction will be in a range of 300-500. Affairs (NIUA), which was ensure plantation of trees for Place, Karol Bagh, Saket- cater to children, elderly and tions are always welcomed, tainable urban growth centers, Company (NBCC) for the The minimum FAR of 300 has asked to review the TOD pol- shading, installation of street Malviya Nagar, Kamla Nagar, infirm and street furniture but more than that a “change in having walkable and livable implementation of two pro- to be achieved for development icy, has already submitted its furniture and signage, among Lakshmi Nagar, Sector-21 such as benches and other psyche” is needed to achieve communes with high density jects. as per TOD norms. FAR for recommendations to the land- other measures. Metro Station, Dwarka and seating facilities, garbage recep- success in such projects. “So, a mixed land-use. As per proposed amend- each plot in a TOD Scheme will owning agency. “It was felt that on the basis Adhchini on Aurobindo Marg, tacles, signages giving infor- place likes Amsterdam, the TOD provides all the basic ments, TOD schemes of area be 1.5 times the initially allo- Setting up a nodal agency of ‘walkability plan for city of he said. The official said that mation regarding directions, capital city of the Netherlands, needs of work/ job, shopping, lesser than 1 Hectare but no less cated FAR, up to a maximum to monitor the implementation Chennai’, Delhi should also after various meetings and dis- location of various public util- not only is pedestrian-friend- public amenities, entertain- than 3000 sq. m. (contiguous) of 500. In case the permissible of TOD; allowing TOD imple- take steps in this direction by cussion with civic and urban ities will also be provided, offi- ly, but also people take pride in ment in the influence zone with may be accepted only for land FAR for a plot works out to be mentation only on high footfall way of policy intervention and bodies and the Delhi Metro, a cials said. walking or using eco-friendly mixed land-use development parcels. “All bus depots, termi- lesser than 300, the same will nodes (Metro stations) and initiatives, wherein features draft policy on the initiative But experts said each city conveyances like a bicycle. which would reduce the need nals within Influence Zone of be increased to the minimum defining the type of develop- like removal of encroachments was prepared and it was shared has a different climate and Also, incentivising walking has for travel. Mass Rapid Transit System threshold of 300. ment along nodes are some of from footpath, identifications with local bodies — PWD, cultural imprints and therefore to be complemented with de- According to MoHUA (MRTS) corridors excluding in The TOD policy, which is the changes recommended by of vending zones, shaded tree Delhi Traffic Police and other policies in Delhi would need to incentivising use of cars, wher- sources, such transit nodes Zone-’O’ to be developed as per aimed at sustainable develop- the NIUA. plantation, installation of street authorities. be worked out accordingly. ever possible,” she said. shall be along Metro Rail, TOD norms except for those ment around rapid transit facil- “This is a critical paradigm furniture and signages are suit- The DDA had also said the Delhi-based conservation “Many people in India Railway, RRTS or any public corridors lying within Low ities such as Metro, was notified shift that can potentially ably addressed,” the DDA said draft policy will be placed in architect Aishwarya Tipnis, equate car as a status symbol transit systems (e.g. bus rapid Density Residential Area in July 2015. It couldn’t be improve public transit rider- while approving the draft pol- public domain for “three weeks said, “It is always promising to and therefore take less to walk- systems in the future) having (LDRA) of Urban Extension. implemented due to objec- ship, reduce vehicular conges- icy. for inviting comments” from see the government taking ini- ing or using public transport. the capacity to carry more ISBTs within Influence Zone of tions from the public against tion, and reduce greenhouse “On a pilot basis, several the people. tiatives like this. The success That attitude also needs to than 10,000 peak hour per MRTS corridors to be devel- DDA regulations issued in emissions and pollution in the sites shall be taken up under Provision of barrier-free would really depend on the change to create a pedestrian- direction traffic (PHPDT). The oped per TOD norms except 2016. In March 2017, the long term,” officials said. this initiative which includes footpaths and creation of a con- involvement and engagement of friendly city,” she said. 5      )  ;8         # ,:.)    .      &  3:-38; O 91,1E'C/-:' '11/5'-      ith civic agencies failing 81-:E-0,,9, Win cleaning roads and the surroundings, some 800 -9/1'8.9:' mothers of 8000 of Dwarka, 8-:='1/1-18-,=-,1-'    3:-38; Nalanda 2.0, Shyam Menon, tinuing education comes under have taken the cudgels to '-1,8-'8,' Former Vice Chancellor, the higher education. “Thus, restore cleanliness and hygiene 01-,1/01-0,=/ he Delhi Dialogue and Ambedkar University, B.K. making our higher education in this part of the national 9-'9,/. 0,://-' TDevelopment Commission Sharma, Advisor, Planning system world class is critical for Capital. The group was started /1-:E 88 ,1 (DDC) have set up a 17 mem- Department and Shailendra realizing that vision,” said the by a 45 year-old housewife, //-'1,0/088//' ber committee to suggest Sharma, Principal Advisor to education minister. Kajal Chanana with five mem- 111/-0'-18-'9' reforms in the Higher the Director of Education and “I am delighted that entre- bers in 2016, has swelled up to 1-=-/1,/-'P Education in the National so on. preneurs and leaders from    3:-38; over 8000 members who could Capital. The committee, head- Announcing the initiative, academia, industry, govern- be seen wielding brooms on the ers also added that their chil- ed by the DDC chairperson Delhi Education Minister and ment, and civil society from ongress president Rahul roads of Dwarka, supposed to dren have also joined them as Jasmine Shah, will recommend Deputy Chief Minister Manish India and around the world CGandhi will address a con- be one of the biggest residen- volunteers during their school goals, metrics, policies, and Sisodia said this initiative will have joined this Committee, “ vention of booth in-charge at tial colonies in Asia. holidays and they help with actionable plans for reforming commit to transform the edu- said Chairperson of DDC and Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Aiming to clean their sur- ing alonwgith taking care of “After taking so many initia- new techniques and ideas. Delhi’s higher education system cation system in the national head of this committee Jasmine on Monday. roundings and make the their house chores and chil- tives, we have now decided to The mothers group has within a year. capital. Shah adding they bring valu- Delhi Congress president “Swachch Bharat Abhiyan” a dren. “Most of the time, a make our are free of stench. We conducted more than 200 DDC will be partnering “Over the last few years, able and diverse perspectives to Sheila Dikshit said that the success in their surrounding mom is the only one person filed many complaints to the activities from ‘street arts, wall with the Nalanda 2.0, which is Delhi is known all over the make our higher education booth presidents will also be areas, the group, popularly who sacrifices everything to corporation and other con- painting’, re-using the waste a policy think tank working to world for the innovations in its system relevant and impactful given an opportunity to give known as ‘Dwarka Moms’ have look after family. But it always cerned authorities but all our material, catering, counseling, improve the higher education government schools - be it the in the 21st century. their views at the convention taken up the initiative to stop saddened me, that why we are pleas fell on deaf ears. Our mis- distributing pads and teaching system in the country. The sev- Happiness curriculum, infra- Officials further said that ‘Mera Booth, Mera Gaurav’ open defecation, burning of sitting at home even after hav- sion is to make Swachch Bharat street kids and so on. enteen member committee will structure overhaul, teacher the population of Delhi has (my booth, my pride). She leaves in the open, stop using ing such good skills. Then I Mission a true success and Dwarka moms have a num- have members from different training initiatives or more grown to 18.6 million in 2016 said that the party in order to of plastic bags and segregation decided to create this group that it should not be confined ber of skilled mothers from dif- variety of field such as Pankaj recently Entrepreneurship cur- from 16.8 million in 2011 and make it successful has consti- of household wastes by sepa- and also in Facebook. Within to posters only,” they said ferent fields such as Human Jalote, founding director of riculum. We also wish to make is estimated to reach by 35 mil- tuted various committees head- rating plastic and re-cycling of days I got good response and mothers. resource, make-up artist, lawyer, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi a knowledge and inno- lion by 2025. “The growing ed by senior party’s leaders. the waste material and also more mothers came forward The Dwarka moms first engineer, writer, counselor, doc- (IIT), Devesh Kapur, Director vation center where some of the number of people will need a A senior party leader said make compost for tree planta- with different ideas. Now, with started their journey with one tor, chef and so on. “Thus we of Asia Programs and best talent in the world would lot of services, but most impor- that Gandhi wanted to meet the tion in the public parks. exploring our talents, we moth- Welcome Society to stop open created this group where differ- Professor, Johns Hopkins want to live, study, and work as tantly they will need jobs and booth in-charges to encourage The mothers first created ers are also using our skills to defecation near their society as ent skills mixes together to give University, Sandeep Kumar, faculty members, students, and be educated, skilled, and pre- them and to provide guidance the platform to explore their make the city better”, says Kajal their first activity but now a good outcome to the society,” Secretary (Higher Education), professionals,” Sisodia addded. pared for productive lives and to the Congress workers for the hidden talents in the form of Chanana, the brain behind the their list of societies, mothers said Kajal Channa, the moving Directorate of Higher Courses such as vocation- careers. Thus, reforming high- party’s strategy for the upcom- street art, wall painting, tree Dwarka moms. and activities has reached to force behind this movement Education, Delhi, Shailendra al, undergraduate, masters, er education is important and ing Lok Sabha elections. plantation and seed ball mak- The mother’s brigade said, greater proportions. The moth- called Dwarka Moms. Kumar, Founder & President, PhD, post-doctoral and con- urgent.” added Shah. !( #) (#%**+,-*.  2

3%/4356 ( %  (  )   "  */   */$    !* +, -! .   /*      0     :.  7 (  ,12$  /* 0    & &  <+4 BJP-Shiv Sena combine will already held talks with these Congress-NCP alliance will   <#9 accommodate smaller con- two parties. agree to SSS’ demand. Jammu: Amid criticism by ith the two major polit- stituents like the Ramdas However, the Congress- Raju Shetti has walked political parties over the ECI's Wical formations — BJP- Athawale-led RPI (Athawale), NCP alliance has not yet out of the ongoing seat-shar- decision not to hold state Kolkata: Availability of forces ber of constituencies in the next ,12 alliance and Mahadev Jankar-led Rashtriya decided as to what kind seat- ing talks among the con- polls with the upcoming Lok was the most crucial reason in four phase polls. Opposition Samaj Paksha and Vinayak sharing arrangement it can stituents of the Congress-NCP Sabha elections, Jammu & deciding the seven-phase Lok For the fourth phase,   3:-38; “Mahaghatbandhan” — having Mete-led Shiv Sangram which have with Prakash Amedkar- alliance-led Kashmir Chief Electoral Sabha elections in West Bengal, polling will be held in more or less formalised seat- have collectively demanded led Bharipa Bahujan Mahajan “Mahaghathbandhan” on the Officer (CEO) Shalinder Chief Electoral Officer Ariz Baharampur, Krishnanagar, he Election Commission ( sharing arrangements between three seats. Sangh, which has tied up with ground that the mainstream Kumar on Sunday said "we Aftab said on Sunday. Ranaghat, Bardhaman Purba, TEC) has appointed three them, the stage is now set for As against the 22 seats it Asaduddin Owaisi-led parties have done precious must respect the wisdom of Besides, there were "other Bardhaman-Durgapur, eminent former civil servants a battle royale between the rul- had contested in the 2014 Lok AIMIM and launched little to address the farmers’ the election commission" as issues", Aftab said without Asansol, Bolpur and Birbhum. as special observers for the ing saffron alliance and Sabha polls which it had con- launched Vanchit Bahujan issues and announced that his simultaneous polls were not elaborating it. The fifth phase will witness forthcoming elections in Congress-NCP combine-led tested in alliance with the BJP, Aghadi, which has several party would go it alone in the possible due to the prevailing The country will go for Lok voting in Bongaon, Jammu & Kashmir. joint Opposition in the Lok the Shiv Sena will contest 23 Dalit, tribal, Muslim, Lok Sabha polls. security situation in the state. Sabha election in seven phas- Barrackpore, Howrah, The observers are Amarjit Sabha polls to be held in four seats. In essence, the BJP has Dhangar, Koli and Agri com- The Congress and Sharad He said the incident like es between April 11 and May Uluberia, Srirampore, Hooghly, Singh Gill, an IPS of 1972 phases between April 11 and given up one seat, by agreeing munity leaders as members. Pawar-led NCP is yet to take February 14 Pulwama terror 19, and West Bengal will have Arambag. Batch, former DG, CRPF, 29, 2019. to contest 25 seats instead of Ambedkar has staked claim a decision whether or not to attack on a CRPF convoy has its share of polls in each of For he sixth phase, it will be Noor Mohammad, IAS of Unlike in the past, both 26 seats it had fought in the for 12 seats from the offer seats to put the administration on those seven days. held in Tamluk, Kanthi, Ghatal, 1977 and Vinod Zutshi, (IAS the major political formations previous polls. Congress-NCP alliance but led by Akhilesh Yadav and alert and all necessary mea- Counting of votes will be Jhargram, Medinipur, Purulia, 1982). had begun their preparations The two parties had put the latter has committed only Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj sures have been taken to held on May 23. Bankura, Bishnupur. According to EC, Gill for the Lok Sabha polls very up a spectacular performance four seats. Party. Maharashtra Congress ensure free and fair elections The opposition parties of The seventh and last phase has wide experience in field early. While the BJP and Shiv in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls by Raju Shetti-led chief Ashok Chavan and his across the state including the the state claimed that the polls on May 19 will be held in of security management in Sea struck seat-sharing 25:23 together winning 40 seats Swabhimani Shetkari NCP counterpart Jayant Patil border areas facing frequent seven-phase polls reflects the Kolkata and two neighbouring difficult areas. He worked as deal on February 18, the (BJP-22 and Sena-18 seats) out Sangathana (SSS) – which was and other senior leaders have ceasefire violations by "deteriorating" law and order districts. The seats are IG, CRPF in Jammu & Congress and NCP have for- of total 48 seats. part of NDA and later walked been holding parleys with Pakistan. situation under the Trinamool Dumdum, Jadavpur, Kolkata Kashmir. malised 50:50 seat-sharing Similarly, the total 48 Lok out of the Government –may smaller parties. "We must respect the wis- Congress rule, while the ruling Dakshin, Kolkata Uttar, Noor Mohammad, for- arrangement between them Sabha seats in Maharashtra, contest the Lok Sabha polls on Maharashtra Navnirman dom of the EC for whatever party alleged that Centre has Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, mer secretary has worked and are currently in the the Congress and NCP had its own strength. Sena chief Raj Thackeray has decision has been taken. It is "misled" the Election Mathurapur and Diamond more than a decade in the process of cobbling tie-ups fielded candidates in 26 and 21 The SSS had last month been lobbying for his party’s decided, now so why and Commission about the situa- Harbour. fields of election management with smaller constituents. constituencies respectively in pulled out of the ongoing seat- inclusion in the what may not be serving any tion in the state. The CEO said with the as chief Electoral officer of UP, Having decided on the the 2014 polls. The two parties sharing talks among the con- “Mahaghatbandhan”. While the purpose... Let us take it in a Polls will be held for two announcement of dates, model Deputy Election number of seats to be con- had won two and four seats stituents of the Congress-NCP NCP has shown readiness to stride that single election has seats on April 11, three on April code of conduct comes into Commissioner in the tested by their parties, respectively. However, the alliance-led involve the MNS in the been announced and now let 18, five on April 23, eight on force with immediate effect. Commission, senior consul- Maharashtra Chief Minister two parties had contested the “Mahaghathbandhan” on the “Mahaghatbandhan”, the us conduct single election in April 29 seven on May 6, eight He said an estimated 6.97 tant in iiidem and interna- Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv subsequent October 2014 State ground that the mainstream Congress has expressed serious a most free and fair manner," on May 12, and nine on May crore voters were eligible to tional consultant on election Sena president Uddhav Assembly polls separately. parties have done precious lit- reservations. It remains to be Kumar told reporters here 19. exercise their franchise in in Afghanistan. Thackeray are in the midst of The Congress and Sharad tle to address the farmers’ issues seen if the MNS will be a part this evening. Aftab said while polling 78,799 polling stations across Zutsi, former secretary in resolving issues over the Pawar-led NCP may offer at and announced that his party of the “Mahaghatbandhan” or Asked if security atmos- will be held in Coochbehar and the state. the Central Government also choice of a few seats on which least two seats to the would go it alone in the Lok contest the elections on its own phere was the condition for Alipurduar in the first phase, There will be Voter has wide experience for more both the BJP and Shiv Sena Samajwadi Party led by Sabha polls. As a consequence, strength. not holding simultaneous and Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling and Verifiable Paper Audit Trail than a decade in elections at have staked claim. “We will Akhilesh Yadav and Pawar is not taking any chances. Now that the election noti- elections, then how the EC Raiganj in the second. (VVPAT) in all the polling the state level as well as at the sort out the issues in the next Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj The SSS has asked for 15 fication has been issued, major going to conduct Lok Sabha The third phase polls will stations, the CEO said. commission level. The three few days and come out respec- Party. Maharashtra Congress seats from Mahaghatbandhan political parties will stitch up polls, he said "having both the witness voting in Balurghat, To a question the CEO said special observers will soon tive candidates’ list soon,” a chief Ashok Chavan and his and has given two days time to loose ends, formalise their elections together means that Malda North, Malda South, the process to identify vulner- have a meeting in the senior Sena leader said. NCP counterpart Jayant Patil Congress and NCP to take a alliances and go whole hog into you need more security for Jangipur and Murshidabad. able polling stations was still Commission before visiting It remains to be seen if the and other senior leaders have final call. It is unlikely that the their respective campaigns. candidates." PTI There will be higher num- on. PTI Jammu & Kashmir.    33,7-   / &     !  4  5$  ! 111 !   ! !  % 6  "! From Page 1 The CEC informed that social media platforms IT giants have promised to Hyderabad: In further set- such as Google, Facebook, take action against hate  "  back to Congress in YouTube and Twitter have speech. Stringent monitoring Telangana, another MLA is said all political advertise- of all events on election days Chennai: Defence Minister likely quit the party and join ments will be certified by will be done using informa- Nirmala Sitharaman avoided the ruling TRS. them before releasing. He also tion technology, he said. taking a special aircraft and Congress MLA from said that Twitter, Facebook Arora also said that a social chose a commercial flight to Yellandu Haripriya Banoth and Google will also highlight media expert is also going to New Delhi from here on Sunday would join the party, TRS political advertisements on be part of the Media as the model code of conduct sources said on Sunday. their platforms specifically. Certification and Monitoring came into effect with the Already, three Congress Facebook and Google have Committee. announcement of Lok Sabha MLAs Rega Kantha Rao, already deputed a dedicated a According to the EC, the election schedule. Atram Sakku and Chirumarti grievance officer to receive candidates will have to furnish Sitharaman, who earlier in Lingaiah have announced complaints of any violation of the details of their social the day participated in a func- their decision to join the EC guidelines. media accounts at the time of tion here, also avoided govern- Telangana Rashtra Samithi filing their nominations. In ment car and escort vehicles and (TRS). order to fight the scourge of arrived at the airport in the car The development is seen as fake news, all candidates of a BJP leader, the party said. a jolt to the Congress ahead of standing for the 2019 Lok The Minister was scheduled      the MLC election (to be elect- Sabha elections will have to to board a special aircraft but ed by MLAs) scheduled for declare their social media shortly before her departure      8# March 12. accounts to the Election time, the Election Commission 92 ! $   The Congress has fielded Commission as part of their announced the schedule for the one candidate in the March 12 affidavit. All advertisement seven-phase polls commencing    election to fill five vacancies in on social media will also on April 11 and imposed the  ' /0 the Council. require pre-certification. All Model Code of Conduct. Meanwhile, speculation is expenditure on campaigning Sitharaman took a private #    # rife that Congress MLA and advertisement in social carrier's 8.40 pm flight to the former minister P Sabita Indra media is to be included in national Capital, the BJP said in Reddy would also quit the the election expenditure a release. Government from announcing party and join TRS. account, said Sunil Arora. Airport sources said she any policy move that may Sabita Indra Reddy had He also mentioned the had also told officials not to impact voters' decision and served as Home Minister dur- C-Vigil app which was come to the terminal to see her restrains Ministers from mak- ing the Congress regime before launched last year by the off. Among other things, the ing use of official machinery or 2014 in undivided Andhra election commission. The code of conduct bars the personnel. PTI Pradesh. PTI app will help citizens to confidentially report any violation of the election code "  # 111 of conduct and any mal-     111 practices. From Page 1 In a decision taken ear- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lier, EC had also asked polit- is the first major political party in From Page 1 attention to an old circular dated December 4, ical parties to “desist from Delhi to announce its candidates. Union Home Minister and senior BJP 2013. “It is pertinent to mention here that the displaying photographs of The party has fielded Atishi leader said on Friday the IAF Armed Forces of a nation are the guardian of defence personnel” against (East Delhi), Dilip Pandey (North pilots were on a targeted mission to destroy ter- its frontiers, security and the political system. the backdrop of a picture East Delhi), Raghav Chadha rorist facility in Pakistan and not go on any They are apolitical and neutral stakeholders in showing a hoarding with (South Delhi), Gugan Singh pleasure trip or to shower petals. a modern democracy. It is, therefore, necessary images of Indian Air Force (North West Delhi) and Pankaj Earlier this month, senior Congress leader that the political parties and leaders exercise Wing Commander Gupta (Chandni Chowk) for the and former Defence Minister AK Antony had great caution while making any reference to the Abhinandan Varthaman as Lok Sabha election. The candidate urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Armed Forces in their political campaign,” the well as leaders of a party. for West Delhi seats is likely to be BJP president not to “politicise the armed EC directive stated. The instructions came declared soon. forces”. “The Commission is of the view that pho- after the photograph of a The model code of conduct Swaraj’s remarks should also be seen in the tographs of chief of Army Staff or any other hoarding displaying pictures has come into immediate effect context of the Election Commission’s adviso- Defence personnel and photographs of func- of the IAF pilot as well as from Sunday after the EC ry to political parties about the usage of defence tions of Defence Forces should not be associ- senior BJP leaders were cir- announcement. Announcing the personnel in party advertisements and refer- ated with or used in any manner in adver- culated on social media and schedule for 2019 Lok Sabha ences to armed forces in their political cam- tisement/propaganda/campaigning or in any came to the EC’s notice. polls, the Election Commission paign. other manner in connection with elections by However, it was not known said the ‘voter verifiable paper In an advisory sent out to presidents, chair- political parties and candidates,” the directive where the hoarding had audit trail’ (VVPAT) will be used persons and general secretaries of all recog- stated. The directive called for “strict compli- been put up. in all polling stations. nised parties Saturday, the EC had drawn their ance” of its directive.

Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, West Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim, electorate in this Lok Sabha /0   Bengal, Chandigarh (UT), Uttar Telangana, Tamil Nadu, elections will be 900 million, of Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Uttarakhand, Andaman and which 15 million voters are in The CEC said 22 States and Nicobar Islands, Daman and the 18-19 age group. Union Territories will see sin- Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, In 2014, when the BJP gle-phase election, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Chandigarh, swept to power, the Lok Sabha  ) && Manipur, Rajasthan and Delhi and Puducherry. elections were held across nine Tripura will see polling in two To conduct the polls in a phases beginning April 7 and phases, Assam and safe and secure atmosphere, ending May 9. The counting of From Page 1 Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Chhattisgarh will have three- Arora said a large number of votes had taken place on May The States are: Bihar, The polling in the phase VI phase polling, Jharkhand, Central Armed Police Forces 16. The total contestants in fray Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, will be held on May 12, in 59 Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra (CAPFs) will be deployed. He were 8,251, with an average of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Lok Sabha constituencies spread and Odisha will see four-phase said a sufficient number of 15 candidates in each con- Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar across Bihar, Haryana, polling & Jammu and Kashmir video cameras and CCTVs stituency. However, deposit Pradesh and West Bengal. The Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, will have five-phase elections. besides web-casting will be was forfeited in case of 7,000 fifth phase of polling will be Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. The places where elections used during the electoral bat- contestants. A total of over 55 held on May 6 in 51 Lok Sabha Polls in Delhi-NCR will be held will take place in a single phase tle. “There will be extensive crore voters (66.3 per cent) constituencies spread across in phase VI. The polls in phase are Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal web-casting of sensitive voting exercised their vote, while there seven States including Bihar, VII will be held on May 19. The Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, booths. All critical events will were 9.27 lakh polling stations. Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, election will be held in 59 con- Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, be videographed.” There were nearly 60 lakh Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, stituencies of Bihar, Jharkhand, Kerala, Meghalaya, Mizoram, CEC Arora said that a total ‘NOTA’ votes. !( #) (#%**+,-*.  : 4 8 0 &$ / &  %(   !! +,$ - . /0 1$ 2 !)"   3:-38; Seeking people's support At a Press conference after termed the government as "anti- and policy paralysis", he said, BJP ally and Lok Janshakti for the BJP, its president Amit the announcement of the poll poor and pro-capitalist" and adding that India's self-confi- Party president Ram Vilas s the Election Commission Shah said the Modi Government schedule, Congress leader K C which disturbed peace, caused dence was at an all-time low and Paswan expressed confidence Aon Sunday declared a seven- has taken bold decisions for their Venugopal said people will unrest & anger among masses. people wanted to rid the nation that the NDA will win over 350 2  4 % / phase general election starting welfare in its first term and will change the Modi Government Modi in his tweets drew a of such "decay and pessimism". of the 543 Lok Sabha seats. April 11, political parties wel- ensure India's giant leap to that believes in all talk and no comparison of his government's "Guided by 'Sabka Saath, The choice before people is       Ahmed Patel said BJP is walk- comed the much-awaited make everyone "happy and work. performance with the preceding Sabka Vikas, NDA seeks your whether to elect a strong gov- 3:-38; ing down a dangerous path by announcement with the ruling prosperous" in its second. All its promises have Congress-led UPA government, blessings again. We spent the last ernment or a helpless "using the military" to conceal alliance making a pitch for its re- The BJP-led National remained unfulfilled, he said asserting that the last five years five years fulfilling basic neces- Government, he said, expressing ongress president Rahul its own "failures" and asserted election while its rival express- Democratic Alliance asserting that it will be defeated have shown what was earlier sities that were left unfulfilled for confidence that Modi will be CGandhi on Sunday asked that the EC's circular prevent- ing confidence of unseating it. Government has achieved "phe- when votes are counted on May deemed impossible has now 70 long years. Now, time has Prime Minister for another Prime Minister Narendra Modi ing the use of armed forces in Prime Minister Narendra nomenal results" in various 23. Senior Congress leader become possible. come to build on that and cre- term. The NDA will sweep the to tell the families of the 40 election campaign was much Modi sought people's "blessings" spheres of governance during Ahmed Patel claimed the The 2019 polls are about a ate a strong, prosperous & secure polls in Bihar, which sends 40 CRPF jawans killed in needed. for the NDA in the Lok Sabha this term, he said, citing a num- upcoming elections will herald spirit of confidence and posi- India," he said. MPs to the Lok Sabha, he Pulwama as to who released The Election Commission polls, saying his Government has ber of its welfare initiatives. a new era ending five years of tivity with which India is ful- CPI(M) general secretary added.Samajwadi Party presi- Masood Azhar, whose Jaish-e- (EC) on Saturday asked polit- made possible what was earlier The Congress, however, hit "chaotic, despotic and destruc- filling the aspirations of its peo- Sitaram Yechury said the dent Akhilesh Yadav predicted Mohammed claimed responsi- ical parties to "desist from dis- deemed impossible, but out at the Government saying it tive" dispensation and the coun- ple, he said. announcement of polls will end a loss for the NDA, saying the bility for the terror attack. playing photographs of defence Opposition parties said voters will e best remembered for try will return to the path of In 2014 people compre- the unfair use of official poll announcement is also an Taking to Twitter, he alleged personnel" against the back- will throw it out of power for "wasting" its historic mandate "sobriety, integrity and inclu- hensively rejected the UPA as resources by the Modi announcement of a "big change" that it was the present National drop of a picture showing a "wasting" its historic mandate and that all its promises sivity". there was unprecedented anger Government as the model code in interest of people and the Security Adviser who went to hoarding with images of Indian and practising "all talk no work". remained "unfulfilled". BSP supremo Mayawati over its "corruption, nepotism of conduct has come into force. country Kandahar to hand over the Air Force Wing Commander "murderer" Azhar. Abhinandan Varthaman as well 7;43< Azhar, along with some as leaders of the BJP. other terrorists, was released by "The EC's circular on pre-    " P      <* the Indian government in venting the use of of armed %& $  December 1999 in lieu of the forces in election campaign     release of over 150 hostages of was much needed. This needs  4       said. the IC-814 Indian Airlines to be implemented in letter & +  * ( ( " ;4G4+4- "When you frisk, some flight that was hijacked to spirit. Let's keep security forces      people get annoyed and even Kandahar. out of politics," Patel tweeted.        rime Minister Narendra say 'I will see you' and you have "PM Modi please tell the "By using the military to con-   (  4 $ PModi on Sunday sent across to tell them that it is your duty families of our 40 CRPF ceal its own failures the BJP is       a strong message to terrorist which has to be done," the PM Shaheeds, who released their walking down a dangerous    * (  forces targeting India, saying added. Therefore, he contin- murderer, Masood Azhar? Also path," he said. A (%1$9   the country cannot keep suf- ued, "I would dare tell such tell them that your current In a fresh instruction        fering forever and that his people to be disciplined and NSA was the deal maker, who issued to all political parties,   H AIAJ ; Government has taken some cooperate with the security went to Kandahar to hand the the EC referred to its      A "strong decisions" against such personnel in carrying out their murderer back to Pakistan," December 2013 letter in which  4 %1$> * (  elements. task." CISF gets a number of Rahul Gandhi tweeted. At least it had "called upon all politi- $7K."( 4: "For many decades, the complaints from legislators and 40 CRPF jawans were killed in cal parties to advise their can- +    ,4  country and numerous families others categories of VIPs alleg- the terror attack in Jammu didates and leaders to desist 2  2 (    have suffered the wounds and ing high-handedness by their and Kashmir's Pulwama dis- from displaying photographs      pain given by terrorism, staff at various airports. trict on February 14 for which of defence personnel or pho-   -   + Naxalism and insurgency. The PM said it was his JeM has claimed responsibili- tographs of functions involv-  *     What happened in Pulwama "emotional feeling" that secu- ty. ing defence personnel in          and Uri was heartbreaking. rity personnel donning the Senior Congress leader advertisements". We cannot bear this pain till 'khaki' have not got the recog- O     eternity. Enough is enough," nition and respect they deserve.       P the Prime Minister said while The PM asked the CISF to !  addressing CISF personnel at create a "monitor and study in      (6    its base. The paramilitary force realtime global trends and       on Sunday celebrated the 50th techniques of terrorism" so (        year of its raising. * $            #!= -> 5   "/  ) !   *& that a better preparedness is          This is the first time Modi ensured against. He also direct-   0>       L    attended the event of any of the taken some strong decisions, in of duty. it was wrong on part of such ed the force to install 'digital        five Central Armed Police an apparent reference to the The PM lauded the valour people to throw their weight museums' or electronic walls at       3:-38;        Forces (CAPF) since he took IAF strike on terror camps and dedication of CISF men around, get angry and humil- airports so that people get to       charge in 2014. Raised in 1969, after the Pulwama attack. He and women who protect "vital iate security personnel, a major know about CISF's history, ifty-six of the 112 “inspiring” personalities, who were select-        the Central Industrial Security said the government has adopt- assets" of the country in the brunt of which is faced by the role and its expectations from Fed for this year’s Padma awards, will be conferred the presti-         Force has about 1.56 lakh per- ed "a new policy" to act against face of a "hostile neighbour CISF. "I'd say the biggest prob- the citizens. "You are not only gious honour on Monday by President Ram Nath Kovind at a spe-    L6  sonnel in its ranks at present. terrorism and that it was its which does not have the capac- lem while carrying out your standing at the gate, you are cial function in Rashtrapati Bhavan.    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Noted theatre personality from Maharashtra Babasaheb A     Purandare alias Balwant Moreshwar Purandare (Padma    : H   Vibhushan), Bihar leader Hukumdev Narayan Yadav (Padma 4 8         Bhushan), former CEO of multinational techno giant Cisco sys-             ! tems John Chambers, renowned dancer and filmmaker Prabhu L-  )      Deva (Padma Shri) will also be honoured.    :   %$ Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra 2   B4    18"  / Modi and other dignitaries are expected to attend the function. )  3N  L ,(6    3:-38; on unverified reports. For meet- financial grants, or promise any The Padma awards were announced on the eve of Republic Day          3:-38; and who is this important, pow- ings, it is mandatory for the construction of roads, provision and the remaining awardees are likely to be conferred the hon-         erful man who is saving him. s the Election Commission political parties to inform the of drinking water, and so on. our at another function to be held on March 16.        ongress on Sunday claimed Why the Modi government A(EC) announced the 2019 local police about their rallies Other parties must be allowed This year's awardees are from across the nation, all segments           Cthat fugitive diamantaire applied for extradition of Choksi Lok Sabha poll schedule, the and public meetings and provide to use public spaces, and it must of society and the government has gone beyond excellence alone,     (    Mehul Choksi has applied for from Antigua with which India Model Code of Conduct came them time to make adequate not be monopolised by those in recognising larger impact and their selfless service, the official said.       registration of a new company in has no extradition treaty," he into force with immediate effect security arrangements. power.        the United Kingdom and asked questioned. on Sunday evening. Among Carrying or burning effigies  I- J- * +    the Narendra Modi Government Choksi, along with his other things, the Model Code of of the opponents is not allowed. 2  4 8  how serious were its efforts for nephew Nirav Modi, is accused Conduct bars the Government It needs to be ensured that in %=(7,7;        his extradition. of defrauding the state-run from announcing any policy case two rival parties plan a road         Congress spokesperson Punjab National Bank of Rs move that may impact voters' show in the same area, then their         2     (     (   Pawan Khera said Choksi had 13,000 crore. He fled the coun- decision. routes must not clash. During  35+        (       applied for the registration in the try last year after the scam came Opposition parties have the polling day, all those work-         232  4     N        +    (  UK of his company with its prin- to light. He has subsequently questioned the delay in ers who are working for their ( 9K (       (P         5    ( P cipal address in Dubai (UAE) taken up citizenship of Antigua announcing the poll dates, with parties in the polling booth 58               only three days ago and asked and Barbuda. senior Congress leader Ahmed must wear a badge with party 2       ,        (    3   whether the Modi government Khera also asked whether it Patel asking the EC whether it name and symbol. 2     $1.07%K         &   knew about it. He also released was a coincidence that Nirav was waiting for the Prime In the polling booths, apart 35           P           % purported documents in support Modi was seen moving around Minister's "official" travel pro- from voters, only those indi-        (   7%K111    44-;4  - "   (         %1$9 of his claim. freely in London, and one-two gramme "to conclude". viduals with a permit from the  K9 .      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"Also, if agencies Saath, Bhagodon Ka Vikas' (help- Under General conduct, party must not advertise at the LA  H  .K.%0P    P         like CBI and Enforcement ing fugitives to prosper). while political parties can criti- cost of the public exchequer or  2         Directorate(ED) made any effort Nirav Modi, 48, was tracked cise the other candidates based use official mass media for pub- , (    ,       N  +    !  to extradite him," he told a press down to a three-bedroom flat on policies and programmes and licity on achievements. No $>//.K>         (                44-;4  L  554,      P     -  conference. occupying half of a floor of the their work record, they are not Member of Parliament or min- ,              4   $/ 9 554,      32 The Congress spokesper- landmark Centre Point tower allowed to use caste and com- ister should combine their offi-             (   son also alleged that a "powerful block of luxury apartments, munal sentiments to lure voters. cial visit with campaigning or  (                4 (  5      P person", who benefited from where rent is estimated to be They cannot bribe or intimidate party work.  (   (        +  !      4     ( Choksi, was protecting him. around 17,000 pounds a month, voters and most importantly, Ministers and other author-        P       L "Who has benefited from Choksi 'The Daily Telegraph' reported. they cannot criticise them based ities must not announce any  5     "     ## 8#  ' #  #  

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    where CPI(M)’s sitting MP On the other hand charisma of Narendra Modi or *A8*4,4 Badruddoza Khan will con- Pradesh Congress president Mamata Banerjee.” Though test. He won the seat by 25,000 Somen Mitra says, “The vot- the CPI(M) still has substan- fter much quibbling, the votes in 2014. As a quid pro ers will want to know about tial support base it is doubt- ACPI(M) and Congress quo the Left is likely to back the nature of the partnership ful whether they will be able seemed to be reaching an Dasmunshi in the next year’s and we will have to give them to convert it into votes, he electoral alliance. For the first Rajya Sabha elections apart a substantial reason. They adds. time, it has happened in from leaving a whopping 17 will not take any hide-and- The Congress is almost decades that the Marxists are seats to the tri-colour party. seek. They will definitely want sure to get the Purulia seat being forced to leave as many Settlement of Raiganj and to see a full-fledged alliance despite the fact that second as 17 seats to a non-Left Murshidabad apart, a minor for future. If there is no largest Left partner Forward alliance partner. issue still remains between the alliance then we will go it Bloc has a sizeable presence in According to sources, the two groups as the Left wants alone.” the district. The party will CPI(M) has agreed to contest to go only for a seat-sharing On whether the two sides field Nepal Mahato from this on 25 seats, leaving 17 for the system with the Congress can contest on their own the seat, insiders say. Bloc has Congress. The deal was while the latter wants a full- political analyst IK Lahiri already objected to an alliance clinched after the Congress fledged alliance till 2021 says: “On organizational terms with the Congress even threat- gave up its claim on Raiganj a Assembly elections. the Left is a poor shadow of a ening to go it alone in some traditional bastion of late On whether it is going to glorious past which means seats if need be. Union Minister PR be an alliance or a seat adjust- that on its own it will not be The problem this Dasmunshi and his wife ment CPI(M) State secretary able to win a single seat in time with the CPI(M) the Deepa Dasmunshi — but cur- Suryakanto Mishra said “there Bengal for two reasons. Firstly largest Front partner it will rently held CPI(M) MP Md is no question of alliance. We the Left organizers at booth have to leave seats for its Salim who in 2014 won the will go for a seat adjustment level have either joined the partners from the given 25 seat by a wafer thin margin of because the issue today is not Trinamool Congress, or been seats agreed upon in the little less than 2,000 votes. anything else but to keep a sitting idle or joined the BJP agreement. In such a case the The second seat that the two communal and fascist for its political clout in Delhi CPI and Bloc are likely to get @ )           ##             /    C>,A Congress had to shed to the forces like BJP and Trinamool and secondly they have a clear three seats each whereas the *   62(  ) 3!   *& Left is Murshidabad from Congress out.” leadership crisis to match the RSP may get one.  <@     *  P .     )  

Mumbai: At least three Lok announced he will not contest walk,” the observer said. Another source said that porters want him to contest the   !   Sabha seats in Maharashtra, the Lok Sabha polls, but recent- The former Union Minister, , from where Union Assembly election due in the sec- including the one on which ly changed his decision. whose party is in talks with the Transport and Shipping Minister ond-half of 2019, a source said. Siwan (Bihar): A marriage please cast favour of Modi ji because there NCP chief Sharad Pawar will He said some of his party Congress for seat-sharing, earli- Nitin Gadkari is likely to contest, Maharashtra, which has invitation card urging guests to your votes is no other leader better than contest despite his earlier deci- colleagues were insisting he con- er said there will be state-specific will also be keenly watched by around eight crore voters, sends vote for Prime Minister in favour of him. He thinks about the coun- sion of withdrawing from elec- test the Lok Sabha poll from alliances and not a national tie- political observers. 48 MPs to the Lok Sabha, the Narendra Modi in the general Prime try while others think about toral politics, will be keenly Solapur’s Madha seat, currently up against the BJP and he will try Former BJP MP Nana Patole second highest after Uttar elections as a wedding gift has Minister themselves,” added Singh, who watched in the upcoming general represented by party leader to bring all like-minded parties is likely to contest on Congress’ Pradesh which has 80 seats. become the talk of the town in Narendra has been staying in Kuwait for polls. Vijaysinh Mohite Patil. on one platform to take on the ticket against Gadkari. The BJP, riding on the ‘Modi Bihar’s Siwan district. Modi in the the last 15 years where he Besides Madha Lok Sabha According to a political saffron outfit. Besides, former Patole, who quit the BJP last wave’, surged ahead in the state Ashok Singh, a resident of upcoming Lok Sabha polls,” the works in a private company. seat from where 78-year-old observer, prime ministerial Union minister Sushilkumar year, had defeated NCP stalwart in 2014 by winning 23 seats Siwan Kala village, printed the message on the card read. His son Ravindra Singh too Pawar is likely to contest, the ambitions have always been Shinde, who faced defeat for the Praful Patel from Bhandara- while its ally Shiv Sena bagged message on the envelope of his Asked about the reason echoed similar sentiments. other constituencies such as associated with Pawar, but the first time in the 2014 Lok Sabha Gondia seat in 2014. 18. The Congress, which ruled daughter’s marriage invitation behind his appeal, Singh said: “Narendra Modi is the only Nagpur and Solapur will also be veteran politician earlier said he poll, was also being persuaded by State Congress chief Ashok the state in alliance with the NCP card, sources said. “There is no other objective one who can take the country in the limelight. was not eyeing the top post. the Congress leadership to con- Chavan, the sitting MP from for 15 years, managed to win just “To bless my daughter and except for the nation’s interest.” forward and no other leader Pawar, currently a Rajya “Pawar may still win from test from Solapur again, a party Nanded, may also contest the two seats while Pawar’s party in the interest of the country, “People should vote in can do that,” he said. PTI Sabha member, had earlier Madha, but it may not be a cake- source said. Lok Sabha poll, though his sup- bagged four. 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The *$  @*$           (    British Indian Government, therefore, 7   S              decided to demonetise the thousand rupee note. Since then, this writer has not    "     >        been unfamiliar with the process. per cent with the help of bro- was that a great deal of infor- because it would always be There are several other  (           The year 1946 is too long ago but in kers, who had connections mal (euphemism for black) cheaper. Those opposed to countries, which have demon- .          7           ( 1978/79, too, the with willing bank managers. money ceased to be legal ten- demonetisation keep calling etised their currency, including Government of Morarji Desai had This was one of the several der. Most of it went into the the latter informal instead of the UK and Australia, so has              *$(@*$    demonetised high-value notes. But the mismanagements reported banks. In the process for a few black. Even well-known econ- Pakistan. Zimbabwe had done    .       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Some liquidity crunch also because of This writer’s personal Ghana. By and large, they have what exactly were the implications. But felt gravely upset and sinned the delay in supply of new experience is interesting. My not benefitted, not because of *             @      @G$  most, who had stocks of untaxed cash, against for being suddenly notes. Except for 2,000 notes, company manufactures tooth- demonetisation per se, but due     /0                  lost their money. Those, who could not deprived of their hard earned others were not printed for rea- brushes, whose sales shot up to the lack of any improvement *           D$   7    find a way out, deposited it in the bank money. They were right, sons of secrecy. How much of by over 50 per cent on the in financial management. on the fair assumption that they would except that they overlooked the secrecy was for a dramatic morrow of demonetisation Whenever the Government *$(@*$        @G$         sort it out with the Income Tax officer at that they had not paid income effect and how much was to and more so after the intro- faced a shortage of funds, its      S     *  E   *  the time of assessment, with or without tax on the money they lost. prevent transfer of cash by the duction of GST. The explana- banks resorted to printing notes     *$   #       7    penalty. A Kolkata person, who report- The first reaction this big holders were a matter of tion was that his competition to meet its expenditure. edly had 7,000 crore, could have done writer heard of was from conjecture. But one thing was in the cheaper varieties was Regrettably, demonetisa-        S        # 7   the same unless his cash was gained not three of his acquaintances — certain that demonetisation taking no notice of taxation; tion in India has been looked         8014           $ only from an untaxed source but also a teacher, a technocrat and a was a stinging message against with the changes, several of at politically rather than with             @G$ .  7      from a dubious earning like smuggling. businessman. Each one of black money as never before in the competitors stopped man- the help of economic logic. This writer discovered how unusual the them stood to lose up to 50 India. It was also a warning that ufacturing. There is no doubt Second, it has not always                    ( move was on the evening when Prime lakh, which were lying in the more steps were coming. Sure that the so-called informal been seen as preparatory to   B         @       Minister Narendra Modi announced his house or a safe deposit lock- enough the Goods and Services sector has been stunned. the GST, which makes trading                     step with regard to the demonetisation of er. They all swore against the Tax (GST) was on the anvil. Liquidity had shrunk while with black money almost           @ 500 and 1,000 notes. The writer and one Government. On the other For those not emotional- new currency notes were impossible. Moreover, pay- of the most informed veteran journalists hand, the average lower mid- ly involved, could understand being printed. Once they ing GST means also exposing were dining at a club when the announce- dle class and poorer people that a digital, or just a mod- came into full flow, there was one’s turnover to the income ment was made. But that gentleman need- were vicariously happy that ern economy could not exist no such problem. The only tax authorities. For those, ed to be explained the implications. the rich people have been hit on two parallel money streets difference was that black who were used to tax-free .    (  Those, who had bundles and bundles for their ill-gotten wealth. — one white and bankable money has to be spent; where- trading, these measures are of unaccounted notes of the two denom- Until then, their impression and the other black and not as money in the bank is usu- doubly painful. Its impact on 82. !     9  :!  # ! % inations, lost heavily that night. One per- was that only the poor get bankable. One which propos- ally spent with care and cau- the general elections remains son was rumoured to have become poor- punished while the rich get es to be taxable and the other tion. The reported reduced to be seen. 0  ! #  #   !   ! ! er by 7,000 crore in one stroke. Many away with the help of their which evades tax from start to consumer demand is due to (The writer is a well- small holders managed to change their influence and wealth. finish. The latter would con- the comparative reduction in known columnist and an           ( notes at a discount of between 20 and 50 The real stunning effect tinually undercut the former superfluous spending. author)                      )       3  ; , /7          (       ,          *  "           ) *    %      ( (    "              #  + %#,     -  .    2         "        )         (   6           (           /00        2    D) (           6  +?H        ( -'C,// ,81-, -,=/ -::', '-':'/1,           K4  ,  K4 6 K*?-  K< +             12134        P    (  Q 7          (           801/     !         <   3  4   ,73<   . +!.,            (      -9S :1;<     O                                 >    %#                3?        #    Sir — The terror attack on secu-       L4 ( MI  Sir — This refers to the editorial,                   rity forces in Pulwama has high- 7J ,+ ( 6       (( “Facts over perception” (March 8). lighted the need to revamp the ,    (     6   + The whistle-blower, who made the              * -   ( security network at defence   2         ?  (  ‘secret documents’ on Rafale avail-                @      ( installations like the Information *     )       " able, must have done it after being        -        " Technology parks. Given the             " thoroughly convinced that it was a mounting tensions between            murky deal and he/she must have               .    ( India and Pakistan, acts of ter- 01                been disappointed over the way the                        rorism are unlikely to end any-  "    (   ,    Government has been trying to           7        time soon. It is, therefore, imper-                 bury hard facts. In my opinion, the ative for India as well as the (       (                      " one who has taken such a grave risk S                 Government to put in place            "  "    4    2    " to bring out the truth and expose   A               ( appropriate security measures at        (  (          B      " the Government for its suspicious                      vital and sensitive places. )       (  (     H            " involvement in the deal, must be a Bengaluru is regarded as       (  "    +           true nationalist. # S        %     India’s Silicon Valley. Exports              K      K(     " Tharcius S Fernando                 B  ( ( from the city have been estimat-       ,4      "   "           6   Chennai                      ed at billions of dollars. (       3 L  M   '=1 1 Besides, it also generates                                       employment for a large number         #         of IT professionals.                   Hence, it is essential that to vast experience has an important   the hands of the Press is irrelevant Sir — Buying water has now effectively meet the terror role to play. The IT parks can in a vast majority of cases. Let’s also become common. But are we star-                 #S   threats, physical safety audit of turn out to be soft targets. The remember that today’s Government ing at a situation where buying          S        all important economic and system of entry to these areas Sir — This refers to the editorial, was yesterday’s Opposition and clean air may soon be the norm? !    -9S     11    8?     defense installations — notably must be tightened with better “Facts over perception” (March 8). that in its earlier avatar, it took the We need to work quickly before the   @*(.-   #              the mega Information coordination among the securi- The Government’s stand in the then Government to task on the next generation laments the lega- Technology parks, shopping ty agencies. This can ensure an Supreme Court on the Rafale deal, basis of numerous Press reports cy of an unliveable environment.                 S   malls, railways stations and air- effective and swift response if on the ground that the documents based on “leaked” documents. The Shashi                          ports — must be carried out and disaster strikes. India should be on which it is based were “stolen”, AgustaWestland case, for example, Via email                ( corrective measures be taken. prepared to tackle any warfare. is untenable. So long as the authen- saw a blizzard of leaked papers. The Central Industrial Ramesh G Jethwani ticity of the papers is not challenged, P Arihanth ! )  <    Security Force (CISF) with its Bengaluru how did the documents come into Secunderabad 11,/1-=-',GC:.8-: !( #) (#%**+,-*.  # # 6 9",!&, $ 9' 1 ?7<3-;  $Q% ' $% $  /3;elections in India. And the students’ #      @     Aunion of any university in India plays a           +  ,  ( vital role in raising issues of local and nation-            ( al importance, lending a futuristic perspective   @             ( of the nation’s goals. At the Aligarh Muslim      University (AMU), established in 1877 by sec-   $  F   B      ularist and nationalist leader Sir Syed Ahmad         (    +   Khan, students have always raised their voic- es on several occasions in the past in an effi-      * ,          cient manner. However, it has been observed              @    L in the recent past that AMU has become a soft # (    (       *   8011 target and a centre for polarisation for right-            P    wing groups. One incident after another clear-     Q *     *     ly indicates the intention of a group of students ) $   belonging to a political outfit to create nuisance E S             ( in the peaceful campus. Whether it is the mat-        (    ( ( ter of serving food in the dining hall, or tak-  M *          ( ing the “tiranga yatra” without permission or   *   @M    9  #  ( unauthorised entry of a TV reporter to the campus to cover an event organised by AMU             *  ( Students’ Union, all these events seem to be pre-      @        planned to disturb the peaceful academic #        # atmosphere of the campus. It clearly shows that  >  A        1

even though it looks like an appease- Management Act (CMMA), which judicial authority should also be con- Well-managed migration brings nerable population” in need of rescue fees should be borne by the employ- ment exercise, keeping the more should end the stark exploitation in stituted at the Centre and in all the development to both India and the but too often, find themselves in vul- er, not the migrant worker and any than three-crore strong Indian dias- the migration cycles, mainly in the States. For the inclusion of migrants countries of destination. In this per- nerable situations due to (migra- fees collected from the migrant work- pora in mind. The Emigration Act of recruitment process, at work and in the democratic and developmen- spective or guiding principle, the new tion) policies, values and the denial of er should be treated as bonded labour 1983 had many anomalies like not return and re-integration of the tal process and for governance, a body comprehensive migration Act should rights. Hence, this new enactment and trafficking in humans. being migrant-friendly and was not migrants. The new Act should be with legislative powers should be con- be developed. should ensure without fail the rights Portability of salary, social secu- representative of the the multi-layered inclusive to result in a win-win situ- stituted under this Act both at the The very basic element of the new to migrant women and their children, rity benefits, indemnities and pen- immigration problems and chal- ation for all the migration stakehold- Centre and State levels. The legislation Act should focus on implementing all as enshrined in the Constitution of sion etc should be guaranteed to the lenges. ers. Further, the new CMMA should aspects of the migration governance the UN and International Labour India, UN treaties and conventions. migrant worker without any hin- <   < %,A7 The Government’s approach view migration in the developmental can be through a quasi legislative body, Organisation (ILO) conventions, There should not be deportation drance, both from the destination towards the restructuring and perspective and an economic activi- having specific rules and regulations. treaties, multilateral commitments of children in any circumstances and countries and the employers. Forced he Indian diaspora’s long cry revamping of the Emigration Act was ty for both India and the Countries It is appalling to note that the to migrants’ human and labour rights. they should not be separated from repatriation and administrative may turn bitter if the new draft callous, which was evident in the hur- of Transit and Destination. Indian Government has no data Those not yet ratified should be their families. Provisions should be deportation should not be allowed. TEmigration Management Bill riedly-convened stakeholders’ meet A Migration Management bank on its migrant demography. It done, made binding and applicable to made to protect and respect citizens Their voluntary return should be 2019 is passed. The need for a com- and the draft Bill. In the Bill drafting Ministry should be created at the should be provisioned in the Bill for migrants across the board. and organisations that help undocu- tailor-made and context specific, prehensive legislation, revamping the process, the real migrants, their CSOs, Centre besides a Migration compulsory data collection of Indians The proposed legislation should mented migrants in need. The new involving a process with true choic- existing Emigration Act of 1983, was or the State Government bodies like Management Authority in all States as going abroad for whatever reasons. have the migration elements related law should have a human touch. es, including choosing the moment well understood by all parties and NORKA and APNRT were neither well as the Centre. The responsibili- Identity smart cards should be provid- to those of the SDG goals and should Provisions against commodification of return. To change the narrative stakeholders in the field of migration. consulted, nor their opinion sought. ty of complete restructuring and ed to the migrants. It should address be in the broader framework of the 23 of the migrants/trading of migrants and perceptions on migration, the Even though the process for a new Going through the provisions of the revamping of the recruitment, place- both permanent and contractual directive principles and objectives of should be incorporated. migrants’ voices need to be migration legislation gathered steam draft Bill, it looks headed to meet the ment, work, return and re-integration migration and should be able to pro- the Global Compact on Migration. A majority of the Indian migra- audible. in 2012, the Government never same fate as the 1983 Act even as it is should be vested with the State tect and safeguard the interest of all Regularisation and regular pathways tion is Asia-centered and economical- What the Indian migrant wants showed the needed political will to treacherously disappointing. Governments and the institutions and migrant workers. for human mobility across the plank ly on temporary contractual migra- is a CMMA that will protect and safe- enact it. The new draft does not address authorities constituted for this pur- The underlying ethos of the should be core to the drive for the new tion. The interest of this segment of guard them in the true sense. We can It was a pleasant surprise at the the welfare needs and the kaleidoscop- pose through the Comprehensive CMMA should be based on the CMMA of India and should facilitate migrants should be well protected in always wait for a few months more for fag end of the present Government’s ic changes in the socio, political, eco- Migration Management Act. The principles of freedom, equality and human mobility with human rights the upcoming Act. The CMMA this to become a reality since we have tenure that a sudden “stakeholders’ nomic, demographic and cultural Protector of Emigration is a colonial dignity, as enshrined in the and labour rights of the migrants. should address the need for ethical been waiting for the last 35 years. meeting” was called and a draft Bill relationships in the countries of des- institution and it should be abolished Constitution of India and the new Act There should also be strict pro- recruitment, decent jobs and labour (The writer is an NRI working on prepared and published. For the tination. The need of the hour is a and put into the restructuring process. should ensure the same in the desti- visions for the protection of migrant mobility with the protection of the the welfare of migration workers in the Indian diaspora, it is a welcome sign, Comprehensive Migration A Pravasi Commission with quasi nation countries. women. “They are not by nature vul- labour rights of migrants. Recruitment Gulf sector) !( #) (#%**+,-*. 5 .  8 !%    &(   & < !   chemical complex, whose ini- '58:1/ invited Saudi Arabia to invest companies to store oil in the The statement said that tial allocated land in coastal 2!=,8'1-91/ in India’s strategic oil reserves. storages on the condition that the visit of the Saudi Oil Ratnagiri district of “Invited HE @Khalid_AlFalih the stockpile can be used by Minister was a follow up the     % Maharashtra was denotified -'/1,-0C to partner in India’s Strategic New Delhi in case of an emer- first State visit of Saudi Crown by the State Government ear- :=-,1/5011 Reserves Program and further gency. Abu Dhabi National Oil Prince Mohammed bin Salman  > ! lier this month, as part of elec- enhance Saudi investments in Company (ADNOC) has hired bin Abdulaziz Al Saud last toral understanding between /1-,C// India’s refining & petrochem- half of the 1.5 million tonne month. “Both the ministers the ruling BJP and Shiv Sena. ical sectors. strategic oil storage at agreed to take concrete steps   3:-38; “The (two) Ministers reviewed '/0,'89-,' Strategic engagements in Mangalore and 2.5 million for early implementation of the various Saudi investment pro- /,0=1-'' energy will mutually benefit tonne Padur facility. decisions taken in the oil and ndia has invited Saudi Arabia posals in the Indian oil and gas both our countries and further In Phase-II, India plans to gas sector during the visit of Ito invest in its strategic oil sector, including the urgent /0==/.1/1 bolster our bilateral ties,” he build an additional 6.5 million His Royal Highness Crown storage even as it looks to res- steps to be taken to expedite the ,C1-99,/1,90/ tweeted after the meeting. tonne facilities at Chandikhol Prince Mohammed bin Salman urrect a $44 billion (3.08 lakh implementation of the first The official statement said: in Odisha and Padur, which is bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to India crore) refinery project with joint venture West Coast 1-018,0- “Saudi Arabia’s participation in expected to augment the emer- last month,” it said. the world’s largest oil produc- Refinery and Petrochemical /1-,'1 Indian Strategic Petroleum gency cover against any supply The visit, it said, reflects the er after the BJP-ruled Project in Maharashtra, esti- Reserve (SPR) program was disruption by another 11.5 intensifying engagement Maharashtra government mated to cost $44 billion, which 981/'8/-9 also discussed.” India has built days. between the two countries in denied land at the initial site. will be the largest greenfield ':,C'8 5.33 MT of emergency storage India, which meets 83 per the hydrocarbon sector. Saudi Saudi Oil Minister Khalid refinery in the world,” an oil enough to meet its oil needs for cent of its oil needs through Arabia is the second largest Al Falih, on his second visit to ministry statement said Sunday. 9.5 days, in underground rock imports, built the storages as supplier of crude and LPG to India in three weeks, discussed The two Minister held talks ing out the project as part of the statement did not elaborate agreements to take 50 per cent caverns in Mangalore and insurance for any disruption in India. In 2017-18, India’s crude with its Indian counterpart late last night. Shiv Sena had electoral understanding for the on steps to be taken for imple- stake in the project. Padur in Karnataka, and supplies. It has the right of first oil imports from Saudi Arabia Dharmendra Pradhan the 60 opposed the project at ensuing Lok Sabha polls. mentation of the project. Saudi The remaining is held by Visakhapatnam in Andhra refusal to buy the crude oil were 36.8 MT, accounting for million tonne (MT) a year Ratnagiri district and the BJP No alternate site of the pro- Aramco and its partner public sector oil firms — IOC, Pradesh. stored in the facilities in case of 16.7 per cent of its total mega oil refinery cum petro- agreed to its demand of shift- ject has yet been identified and ADNOC of UAE have signed BPCL and HPCL. Pradhan It has allowed foreign oil an emergency. imports. <=8         (  <=  / )$'%, $) "*%  %2    3:-38; Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday conveyed India’s con- =>? '  % =.. )       etrol prices rose in the cerns over rising crude oil Prange of 9 to 10 paise in the prices and its effects on the   3:-38; On the issue of number four metropolitan cities of the domestic fuel rates during his   3:-38; and value of invalidated or country on Sunday, while diesel meeting here with Saudi he RBI in reply to an RTI demonetised currency notes prices remained unchanged. Arabia’s Minister of Energy, tate-owned Punjab National Tquery said it has no data on being exchanged, the RBI in the In the national Capital, Khalid Al-Falih. SBank (PNB) has sanctioned the old 500 and 1,000 rupee RTI reply referred to a petrol was priced at 72.40 a However, domestic fuel loans worth 689 crore to over notes used to pay for utility bills November 28, 2016 press state- litre, 9 paise higher than prices are likely to remain sub- 1,600 Micro, Small and such as fuel at petrol pumps — ment where it had stated that Saturday’s level. dued till the upcoming gener- Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) payments that are anonymous “Banks have since reported In Kolkata and Mumbai, al elections end, to prevent any through the psbloansin59min- and are believed to have Government, however, stopped that such exchange/deposits the price of the fuel rose by 9 outrage among the consumers, utes.Com portal as part of its formed a good part of the the use of even this currency at effected from November 10, paise to 74.48 and 78.03 per said informed sources. effort to promote such indus- demonetised currency that petrol pumps and for the pur- 2016, upto November 27, 2016 litre, respectively, according to Diesel prices across the tries. returned to the banking system. chase of air tickets at airports amounted to 8,44,982 crore data on the Indian Oil four metros remained Under the Mudra Yojana, After the November 8, abruptly with effect from (exchange amounted to Corporation’s website. The unchanged for the third the bank has offered loan to 2016 shock decision to ban the December 2, 2016, after reports 33,948 crore and deposits price of petrol in Chennai straight day. While the fuel was over 2.69 lakh small entrepre- use of old 500 and 1,000 rupee that they were becoming fronts amounted to 8,11,033 crore). increased by 10 paise to 75.19 priced at Rs 67.54 per litre in neurs this fiscal (till February notes, the Government had for laundering of old currency “The facility of exchange of a litre. The rise in fuel prices Delhi, in Kolkata, Mumbai and 14, 2019). allowed the exchange of the notes. Specified Bank Notes at banks’ can be largely attributed to the Chennai, diesel prices were at “In November 2018, junked notes as well as they In reply to the Right to counter was available up to increase in crude oil costs. 69.33, 70.76 and 71.38 per Hon’ble Prime Minister being used for payment of Information (RTI) query, the November 24, 2016,” it said. Petroleum Minister litre, respectively. announced the launch of the 59 It is a strategic initiative of helped millions of small enter- utility bills for 23 services. RBI said: “information on Specified Bank Notes or minute loan portal to enable SIDBI led PSB consortium prises in the country and will Both 500 and 1,000 rupee (invalidated) notes used for SBN is the term used to denote easy access to credit for incubated under the continue to do so, in the com- notes could be used at govern- paying utility bills is not avail- the demonetised currency Q$  $ R   MSMEs. Under this initiative, Department of Financial ing years. The bank has exceed- ment hospitals, railway ticket- able with us”. which was allowed to be the bank has sanctioned loans Services (DFS), ed the government targets ing, public transport, airline As much as 99.3 per cent of deposited in bank accounts to over 1,600 accounts with Ministry of Finance. Other under Mudra scheme and has ticketing at airports, milk the junked 500 and 1,000 till December 30, 2016.  # +, total sanctioned amount of partner banks are the SBI, provided additional working booths, crematoria/burial notes have returned to the The Reserve Bank of India 689 crore (till February end),” Bank of Baroda, PNB, Vijaya capital limit to MSMEs,” he grounds, petrol pumps, metro banking system, the RBI had also said it did not have infor-    ?4< Rapid Transit Corp. PNB managing director Sunil and Indian Bank. said. rail tickets, purchase of medi- stated in August last year, indi- mation on the number of SBNs “While thinking anything Mehta told PTI. With regard to the Pradhan PNB has bagged many cines on doctor prescription cating that just a miniscule per- used to buy KYC-compliant he Jammu & Kashmir about the Mass Rapid Transit MSMEs through this por- Mantri Mudra Yojana, Mehta awards last month under the from the government and pri- centage of currency was left out instruments like insurance TGovernment on Sunday systems in India, the first name tal can avail loans of up to 1 said since the inception of the Enhanced Access and Service vate pharmacies, LPG gas of the system after the policies. appointed E Sreedharan, pop- which comes to everybody’s crore in 59 minutes or less than scheme, PNB has sanctioned Excellence (EASE) reforms cylinders, railway catering, Government’s unprecedented The central bank referred ularly known as the ‘Metro mind is of Dr. Elattuvalapil an hour. MSMEs apply for loan to over 17.16 lakh agenda. The bank won the electricity and water bills, ASI note ban aimed at curbing a part of the RTI to the Man’, as principal advisor to Sreedharan, a retired IES loans using their GST regis- accounts with total amount of Reforms Excellency Award. It monument entry tickets and black money and corruption. Insurance Regulatory and two mass rapid transit corpo- (IRSE) officer, Padma Shri and tration as the portal is inte- 21,019 crore till December 31, was also declared the winner in highway toll. Of the 15.41 lakh crore Development Authority of rations in the State. Padma Vibhushan, popularly grated with GST server at the 2018. the customer responsiveness, On November 25, 2016, worth 500 and 1,000 notes in India (IRDAI) which also stat- The government has known as ‘Metro Man’, who is back-end as well as IT, credit “In the current financial responsible banking and cred- the exchange of old notes was circulation on November 8, ed that it does not have infor- approved setting up the two credited for changing the face bureaus and banks. It is able to year, the bank has offered the it Off-take category. stopped and the Government 2016, when the note ban was mation on old notes used to mass rapid transit corpora- of public transport in India quickly score the applicant on loan to over 2.69 lakh accounts The bank has also figured allowed the use of only old 500 announced, currency worth pay for insurance policies as “it tions. These have been named with his leadership of building individual models of lenders with total amount sanctioned in the Forbes world’s best bank rupee notes at these utilities till 15.31 lakh crore have been is not maintained by the the Jammu Mass Rapid Transit Konkan Railway and the Delhi (currently only public sector being 5,290 crore till February 2019 report in terms of cus- December 15, 2016. The returned. Authority”. Corp and the Srinagar Mass Metro,” a statement said. banks). 14, 2019. The scheme has tomer satisfaction ratings. !)      + (      0 & 08&$ @  >!     "      (  (       !      3 !      )   3:-38; and workforce, have started ers of LIC as well as IDBI cus-   3:-38; time next year,” a senior labour automatically. leveraging their mutual busi- tomers. ministry official said. The offi- At present after changing DBI Bank on Sunday said it ness synergies,” the bank said “Towards this end, bank’s ubscribers of retirement cial said, “The EPFO had job, a subscriber provides his   3:-38; posal to impose a lesser penal- Iis strategising to be a ‘one-of- in a release. board has approved appoint- Sfund body EPFO would not engaged the C-DAC to study its UAN to the new employer, who ty is different from granting its-kind’ financial conglomer- The bank said these strate- ment of LIC as a corporate require to file employee prov- operating systems to achieve uses it for depositing his or her ith an aim to bolster its immunity, Sebi has said the ate and plans to bring banking gic initiatives will pave the agent under bancassurance,” ident fund (EPF) transfer the goal of becoming paperless EPF contributions. But the Winformation-gathering conduct of a person in an and insurance services under a way for improved operations the release said. claims on changing jobs from organisation. At present, 80 per UAN account does not reflect mechanism and fast-track its actionable proceeding may be single platform. and better financing which in As part of this initiative, the the next fiscal as the process cent of the work is being done the EPF contributions made probe, market regulator Sebi considered as a mitigating fac- The country’s largest and turn would lead to wealth chairman of LIC has been would be made automated, online. The automated transfer during the subscriber’s previous has sought direct powers to tor and the regulator or its the only state-owned life insur- maximisation for all of its appointed as the non-executive according to a labour ministry of EPF on changing jobs is one job and interest accrued on grant immunity in select cases adjudicating officer should be er LIC now holds a majority stakeholders, including LIC chairman of the bank. official. At present, the sub- of the tools to be used to that. The subscriber has to file and to impose lesser penalty if empowered to impose a small- stake in IDBI Bank. Also, the and the government. “The bank is considering scribers of the Employees achieve that objective.” an online claim through the the accused agrees to provide er fine against an individual change in ownership of IDBI This strategic plan would the name of Rakesh Sharma, Provident Fund Organisation The official explained that activated UAN to get credits of assistance against other wrong- providing help in probe. Bank from a government- enable IDBI bank as well as LIC the current MD of the bank, for (EPFO) are required to file the moment the new employ- EPF contributions made dur- doers. This would, however, owned to LIC-owned has led to to realise the full potential appointment for a further peri- transfer of EPF claims on er would file the monthly EPF ing his or her previous job. In two separate proposals depend on the person having the lender becoming a private arising out of business syner- od of three years as MD and changing jobs despite having return including the UAN of The official said, “After the for the government, the made a full and true disclosure sector entity. gies, the bank said. CEO of IDBI Bank,” it said. universal account number the new employee, the EPF automation of the EPF transfer Securities and Exchange Board in respect of his or her alleged “IDBI Bank is putting in The major areas identified The new board will be (UAN). The EPFO gets about contributions and interest on changing jobs, the sub- of India (Sebi) has opined that violations and the disclosure place necessary business are pertaining to selling of LIC entrusted with the responsi- eight lakh EPF transfer claims earned on that would be auto- scribers would be benefitted such provisions would help it should be vital for the regula- enablers to bring the conve- policies through IDBI branch- bility of charting out a fresh every year. matically transferred. immensely as the UAN would in establishing and securing tor. nience of banking and insur- es, management of cash and growth strategy for the bank “The EPFO is testing the This will enable the be like a bank account. No mat- stronger findings and orders Also, the penalty cannot be ance services at one stop for all other premium receipts of LIC, and also revamping the cor- automation of EPF transfer on employee to get the credits of ter a subscriber changes place against defaulters against reduced in cases where the dis- of its customers. IDBI Bank enabling the technical where- porate governance structure changing jobs on pilot basis. his EPF contribution during his or employer, his or her social whom sufficient evidence may closure is made after receipt of and LIC, through its collective withal for offering digital solu- to ensure best-in-class business The facility for all subscribers previous tenure with old security benefits would be not be available otherwise, offi- report of inspection, inquiry, network of branches, offices tions to both the policy hold- practices, it added. is expected to be launched any employer into his or her UAN accessed through the UAN. cials said. audit or investigation. The new powers can be In cases where the infor- crucial for Sebi in some ongo- mant stops cooperating with ing cases, including one involv- the regulator before 8     %   !  == ing a large bank and several completion of the proceedings high-profile names, officials would also not qualify for the added. At present, any immu- leniency.    3:-38; rural schools. dors and sector-specific indus- nity for securities law violations Besides, Sebi can act “A key measure would be trial parks need to be promot- can be granted only by the cen- against such an informant at a aking suggestions for to link universities with the ed through public-private part- tral government. later stage if it finds that the Mdrawing up election man- industry and increase govern- nership. Citing similar powers avail- person has failed to comply ifestoes for the upcoming polls, ment funding for R&D Micro, small and medium able with the fair trade watch- with the necessary conditions industry chamber CII on (research and development) to enterprises (MSME) should be dog Competition Commission for the leniency, had given Sunday said the next govern- 1 per cent of GDP,” it said. allocated 25 per cent land in of India (CCI), Sebi has pro- false evidence or the disclosure ment should lower the corpo- The industry body also industrial corridors at lenient posed to impose a lesser penal- was “not vital or to the satis- rate tax to 18 per cent and targets an average GDP growth rates, it said. ty on a person who may have faction” of the regulator or its increase the public expenditure rate of 8 per cent per annum for In the infrastructure sector, violated securities laws but adjudicating officer. on healthcare and education. the next five years and called public-private partnerships provides assistance to the reg- On the proposal regarding A statement by the for reducing the Good and needs to be strengthened, and ulator in proceedings against “power to grant immunity”, Confederation of Indian Services Tax (GST) rate slabs to the issues of delayed projects other accused before comple- the regulator is of the view that Industry (CII) said their “sug- 2 or 3, from the current four and delayed payments to pro- tion of investigation, inquiry, such powers currently lies only gested election manifesto” slabs of 5, 12, 18 and 28 per ject contractors must be inspection or audit with the central government. favoured the “lowering of cor- cent. addressed, it added. ordered by it. However, the Committee porate income tax to 18 per Commenting on the sug- On electoral reforms, CII Responding to Sebi’s pro- on Fair Market Conduct has cent with no exemptions to gestions, Chandrajit Banerjee, suggests devising a model for posal, the Finance Ministry recommended that such a make Indian tax rates globally Director General, CII said: simultaneous elections of has opined any such powers power can also be exercisable competitive”. “The CII suggested manifesto Parliament and State should remain with the central by Sebi. Currently, the corporate envisages a continued high Legislatures from 2024. government and a The Committee has also tax for companies with pace of reforms, enabling India CII said it has shared the provision for that can be made suggested necessary amend- turnover of up to Rs 250 crore healthcare should be increased mortality ratios must be taken GDP. It suggests making voca- to take a lead in a world of mul- suggested election manifesto by suitable amendments to the ment to the Section 24B of the is 25 per cent, and for those to 3 per cent of the GDP. up on priority basis,” the state- tional training part of the cur- tiple transformations in the with all the major political Sebi Act and the Securities Sebi Act to give power to Sebi with a turnover of over Rs 250 “The healthcare sector ment said. riculum and incentivising bet- global and technology envi- parties, both national and Contracts Regulation Act to impose lesser penalty along crore it is 30 per cent. should be notified as an infra- The CII note advocates ter performance of teachers ronment.” regional, for their consideration (SCRA). the lines of a similar provision The suggested manifesto structure sector. 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But no one government and the will to injuring more than 80 people, Sunday morning, killing all 157 Islamic State group jihadists Leader Kim Jong Un’s rul- does. share their destiny with social- local media reported. on board, including Indians, hunkering down in their east- ing Workers’ Party has an iron By 6pm, the official KCNA ism to the last”, it said. The accident happened just authorities said, as grieving ern Syrian holdout and an grip on the Democratic People’s news agency reported, all elec- With a total absence of after noon Saturday off Sado families rushed to airports in assault was imminent. Republic of Korea, as the iso- tors in all constituencies had electoral competition, analysts Island, Kyodo News agency Addis Ababa and the destina- "The timeline (we gave) lated, nuclear-armed country is voted, “except for those abroad say the election is held largely reported, citing Japan’s coast tion, Nairobi. ISIS to surrender themselves is officially known. or working in oceans”. as a political rite to enable the guard. More than 30 nationalities over," Syrian Democratic Every five years it holds an Turnout in 2014 was 99.97 authorities to claim a mandate Five of the injuries were are among the dead. Forces spokesman Mustefa Bali election for the rubber stamp per cent and the vote was 100 from the people. serious and a 15-centimeter It was not immediately clear said on Twitter, using another legislature, known as the per cent in favour of the named It was the result of “estab- crack was found at the ferry’s what caused the crash of the acronym for IS. Supreme People’s Assembly. candidates, a result unmatched lished institutional inertia and stern. But ferry operator Sado Boeing 737-8 MAX plane, "Our forces have The exercise has all the anywhere else in the world. a need to legitimise the Steam Ship Co. Said the jetfoil which was new and had been received orders for military trappings of votes elsewhere, “Our society is one in Government by simulating ferry still reached its intended delivered to the airline in   )           ( () ) action to finish off what is from electoral rolls to sealed which the people are gathered democratic procedure”, said destination on the island, locat- November. The pilot sent out a      !   (* left of the terrorists in ballot boxes to scrutineers for around the respected Supreme Andrei Lankov of Korea Risk ed off the west coast of Japan’s distress call and was given clear- Baghouz," a village near the the count. Leader with a single mind,” Group. main island of Honshu, accord- ance to return, the airline’s CEO The airline said 149 pas- The plane crashed six min- Iraqi border, he said. "The But in keeping with one of election official Ko Kyong Hak Soviet-style Communist ing to Kyodo. told reporters. sengers and eight crew mem- utes after departing Addis assault will start at any Pyongyang’s most enduring told AFP outside a polling sta- states had a long tradition of The ferry, which departed The state-owned Ethiopian bers were thought to be on the Ababa on its way to Kenya’s cap- moment," he told AFP. slogans -- “Single-minded tion at the 3.26 Pyongyang holding general elections, he from Honshu’s Niigata Port, Airlines, widely considered the plane. ital, plowing into the ground at The SDF, who are backed unity” -- there is only one Cable Factory. said, even if the ruling party was carrying 121 passengers best-managed airline in Africa, Indians, Kenyans, Hejere near Bishoftu, or Debre by air strikes of the US-led approved name on each of the Participation in the elec- ignored its own rules about and four crew members. calls itself Africa’s largest carri- Canadians, Chinese, Americans, Zeit, some 50 kilometers (31 coalition, have slowed red voting slips. tion was a citizen’s obligation, holding regular congresses -- The cause of the accident er and has ambitions of becom- Ethiopians, Italians, French, miles) south of Addis Ababa, at down their months-long With portraits of the he said, “and there are no peo- something the North skipped was under investigation by ing the gateway to the continent. British, Egyptians, Slovakians 8:44 am. campaign against the jihadists leader’s father Kim Jong Il and ple who reject a candidate”. for more than 30 years. coast guard officials, who said It is known as an early buyer of and others were among the The airline later published in recent weeks to allow civil- grandfather Kim Il Sung look- An editorial in the Rodong “North Korea is just emu- the ferry may have struck a new aircraft as it assertively dead, said the airline’s CEO, a photo showing its CEO stand- ians out from the shrinking ing down on every ballot box, Sinmun, the mouthpiece of lating all other Communist whale or some other sea ani- expands. Tewolde Gebremariam. ing in the wreckage. enclave. voters lined up to drop their the ruling party, reinforced states,” he said. mal, Kyodo reported.   & O  &        ;!  !   (     P 5  P O    P  !     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US officials and UN Communist Party must hear ustralia’s former Foreign Australian Broadcasting warning in a party meeting Tagainst Russia’s increasing- “The government is battling hina has issued a protest experts say China is believed to the cry of its people for reli- AMinister says she was mis- Corporation reported. several months ago that the ly restrictive internet policies freedom, including freedom on Cover remarks the US be holding 1 million Uighurs, gious freedom.” taken for the spouse of a politi- “Melania, standing by, Liberals were widely viewed by Sunday which some say will the internet, I can tell you this ambassador-at-large for inter- Muslims and members of other Brownback was expected cian by US First Lady Melania assumed David was the foreign voters as “homophobic, anti- eventually lead to “total cen- as somebody who spent a national religious freedom majority Muslim ethnic groups to meet local religious Trump, in her latest comments minister and she said to me: women, climate-change deniers”. sorship” and isolate the country month in jail for a tweet,” one made criticising Beijing’s in political education camps in leaders and religious studies on the subordinate role of ‘Julie, will you be coming to my Bishop said she was not from the world. of the rally speakers Sergei polices toward Muslim and Xinjiang. The US and other students and instructors while women in conservative politics. ladies’ lunch tomorrow?,” Bishop comfortable being the only The mass rally in Moscow Boiko, an internet freedom Tibetan Buddhist minorities governments have criticized in Hong Kong. The territory Julie Bishop has been vocal said of the encounter at the UN woman among 18 men in cab- and smaller events in other activist from Siberia, said. and saying the country was “at the crackdown. enjoys freedom of speech and about the treatment of senior General Assembly Leaders’ week inet after Turnbull’s predecessor cities across the country was Police detained several war with faith.” The Chinese government religion far beyond that in female politicians since she in 2017. “And I said ‘No, David’s Tony Abbott won national elec- called after the Russian lower people without explanation. An The Foreign Ministry’s says those camps are vocational mainland China, where the stepped down after the ouster of going to the partners’ lunch’. She tions in 2013. “This isn’t fine. house of parliament backed a AFP correspondent saw a man office in Hong Kong said the training centers designed to rid officially atheist government former prime minister Malcolm thought about that for a while, This is not completely normal,” bill to stop Russian internet traf- being dragged away by arms speech Sam Brownback gave the region of extremism. keeps tight control over any Turnbull last year. thinking: ‘Why would Australia’s she said of the situation. fic from being routed on foreign and legs near the entrance to the Friday “slandered” China’s reli- Brownback said President potential challenges to its Bishop, who was Australia’s foreign minister come to the There have been growing servers, in a bid to boost cyber- rally. gious policies. It said it had reg- Donald Trump’s administration authority. first female foreign minister partners’ lunch?’ calls for the Liberals to introduce security. The popular Telegram mes- istered its dissatisfaction is “deeply concerned and con- Brownback, the former and deputy leader of the Liberal “So this went on for a while quotas to improve the low lev- The move was labelled by saging app, which Russian Saturday with the US Consulate sidered it a deliberate attempt governor of Kansas, was due to Party, is among several senior until the president explained that els of female representation in critics as the latest attempt to authorities have been unsuc- in the semi-autonomous by Beijing to redefine and con- travel to Taiwan for a regional politicians from the centre-right I was the foreign minister.” the party. This is not the first control online content under cessfully trying to block for Chinese region, where the trol these Muslim minority meeting on religious freedom government set to quit parlia- Australia’s embattled minority time the issue of sexism has been President Vladimir Putin, with many months, called on its speech was given. groups, (their) identity, culture Monday. ment at upcoming national elec- government has been accused of raised in Australian politics. some fearing the country is on users to attend the rally last China’s constitution and and faith.” He urged In his speech, the Catholic tions amid expectations of an having a “women problem”, Former prime minister Julia track to completely isolate its week. A message in Russian on laws protect freedom of religion Beijing to grant free access to conservative called on China opposition win. with Prime Minister Scott Gillard became a torchbearer for network like in North Korea. its official account said that the and critics should “cease their the camps to investigate claims to release Wang Yi and John She told a talk in Adelaide Morrison recently boosting the women around the world in Activists counting people bill on internet centralisation slander of China’s policies on of abuse of inmates. Cao Sanqiang, detained pastors Saturday that Melania thought number of female politicians in 2012 with her fiery speech about said more than 15,000 people aims to “cut off Russia from the religion and the situation with More generally, Brownback in the “underground” her partner David Patton was his cabinet to counter the criti- misogyny in parliament, where have turned up to listen to rest of the world, after which freedom of faith and cease said, China is “at war with church that operates indepen- Australia’s foreign minister, cism. she accused Abbott of sexism. internet and media rights they can block foreign social using religious issues to inter- faith.” dently of official Government instead of her, after President One cabinet minister who is activists as well as music per- networks and messengers.” fere in China’s internal affairs,” “It’s a war they will not agencies. (AP) E>        " (  &  )O  P)$8   3     4  :4; ,A on what that particular com- Pyongyang of “fire and fury” if escape US scrutiny. ! 4.K1(  4(6 #  &)   mercial satellite picture shows.” it threatened the US, has been “We see exactly what they onald Trump’s national On Friday, the website of trying to negotiate the North’s are doing,” he said.  +3?  while Tibet’s unique Buddhist Dsecurity advisor said NPR posted a satellite image denuclearisation with its leader “We see it unblinkingly,  4+-?4 people started to panic. The pilot culture is being destroyed. Sunday that the US president that the public broadcaster said Kim Jong Un, but their recent and we don’t have any illusions came on and said ‘We have just hina is defending its often- Xinhua said “undeniable would be “pretty disappointed” showed intense activity around Hanoi summit ended in failure. about what those are.” mid-flight engine failure lost a left side engine. We are Ccriticized policies toward facts and figures” related to if North Korea conducted a new the North’s Sanumdong site, Since then, Trump has been Bolton said he was “not Aforced an Air France A380 returning to Abidjan,” Mieu Tibet 60 years after the Dalai development “debunk the missile test, but he refused to where missiles and satellite- cautious in his prognostica- aware of any” contact with the jet with more than 500 passen- said. Lama fled abroad amid an repeated lies and accusations confirm reports that such a test launching rockets have previ- tions, continuing to suggest a North since the Hanoi summit gers on board to turn back to the The Air France-KLM man- uprising against Chinese rule. that aim to smear Tibet’s may be near. ously been assembled. deal remains possible. but was expecting an update Ivory Coast capital Abidjan ager for West Africa Jean-Luc The official Xinhua News human rights with vile John Bolton appeared NPR quoted an expert on He said Kim promised in Monday from his South Korean where it landed without further Mevellec confirmed the inci- Agency says economic growth, motives.” notably cautious when asked on the North’s weapons programs, Hanoi that he would do no counterpart. incident early Sunday. dent. “Technically, it is what is increases in lifespan and better The article didn’t ABC’s “This Week” about a Jeffrey Lewis of the Middlebury more missile or nuclear testing, He said time remains on “We were flying over Niger called an engine blow-out. It is education refute the claims of directly mention Sunday’s report that satellite imagery Institute of International Studies adding, “I take him at his word.” Washington’s side, adding that (to Paris)... I saw a ball of flame a well known problem,” Mevellec critics. uprising anniversary, referring appears to show preparations at in Monterey, California, as say- Bolton declined to say the president “is not under for a few seconds and then a told AFP. Tibet is ruled under a to the events of 1959 instead as a North Korean site for the pos- ing, “When you put all that whether the US was aware at the pressure to make any deal. He large bang on the left side of the “It happens from time to smothering Chinese security the inauguration of “democra- sible launch of a missile or space together, that’s really what it time of the Hanoi summit of any wants to make the right deal.” aircraft,” Baudelaire Mieu, a time. It is a well known phe- blanket and many Tibetans tic reform” that saw the rocket. looks like when the North suspect satellite imagery from With North Korea still journalist with Bloomberg nomenon, well understood and abroad say the Himalayan dismantlement of the “I would rather not get into Koreans are in the process of North Korea. under economic sanctions, “the News, told AFP. crew are well trained on simu- region’s resources are being Buddhist hierarchy and feudal the specifics on that,” he said. building a rocket.” But he sent a strong signal leverage is on our side right now, “The plane began to roll, lators all year long to deal with exploited for Beijing’s benefit structures. “I’m not going to speculate Trump, who once warned to the North that it cannot and not on North Korea’s.” everything was shaking and this type of fault,” he added. :   " F      *    0, )% %,1 ,$ @2""   $ <  O       P  $Q) & ),"$% % ,),%  A  ,3;)4 O/-0'P1-  ,3;)4 flying into Iraq under the cover Tehran sees the US military  43C raids. 8/-99,'/=' of darkness meant “defeat” for presence at its doorstep in Iraq N484)3 In November, around a ran’s President Hassan ,-1,--1'1 ran’s president is making his the U.S. In Iraq and asking the as a threat — one that could even soldiers and 38 mili- S<4 ,,CA! dozen girls were taken in raids IRouhani has demanded 1-8-0'1,/9981 Ifirst official visit to Iraq this U.S. President why he didn’t also undermine Iran’s influence Stants died in an assault by on several border villages in the Pakistan act “decisively against week as he faces mounting make an “open and official over Baghdad. the jihadist group Boko Haram :34A I!A<) southeast. anti-Iranian terrorists” in a 1,,-,/1C,-0=0/80/ pressure from hard-liners at visit.” Zarif alluded to that on in southeastern Niger, the In the same month, seven phone call with the country’s 11-1E'-9,-: home in the wake of the Trump “You have to walk in the Sunday, saying that any coun- defence ministry said on 4*9/)!83 local employees of a French premier, Tehran said, a month ,1,'C administration’s unraveling of streets of Baghdad ... To find try which tries to interfere Saturday, the latest in a series 3;,42; 3 drilling firm and a government after a bloody attack on secu- ,:'9''8P the nuclear deal. out how people will welcome with the good Iran-Iraq rela- of attacks that have shattered official were killed after sus- rity forces. Hassan Rouhani’s trip — you,” Rouhani said at the time. tions would “be deprived of months of relative calm near < ,:A) pected Boko Haram gunmen Iran says a Pakistani sui- tional foes. billed as “historic and noble” by Rouhani’s visit to Iraq will opportunities for itself.” the Lake Chad basin. stormed their compound. cide bomber was behind the “We shouldn’t allow his foreign minister — is meant provide an opportunity for Iran also sees Iraq as a pos- “Armed forces... Strongly )A2*3, The government on Friday February 13 attack that killed decades of friendship and to solidify ties between reaching “serious understand- sible route to bypass US sanc- repelled an attack by the ter- 84< 2;3) night named a new governor in 27 Revolutionary Guards in its brotherhood between the two Shiite power Iran and Iraq’s ings” between the two tions that Trump re-imposed rorist group Boko Haram on Diffa. Mohamed Mouddour volatile southeastern province countries be affected by ter- Shiite led-Government, a neighbors, Iran’s top diplomat, last year after pulling the U.S. the outskirts of Gueskerou,” the 4< ,A J will replace Mahamadou of Sistan-Baluchistan. rorist groupuscules that we strong Tehran ally. Mohammad Javad Zarif told Out of the 2015 nuclear deal ministry said in a statement Bakabe who had been in post A Sunni jihadist group, both know from where they are It is also Iran’s response to the official IRNA news agency between Tehran and world read on state television. :3)3)32A53)3-O since April 2018. No reason Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice), being armed and financed,” President Donald Trump’s snap from Baghdad, where he was powers. Gueskerou is located in was given. which Tehran says operates Rouhani said, according to a December trip to Iraq and the preparing for Rouhani’s Last year, Iran’s exports to the Niger region of Diffa close the second in less than a month Boko Haram’s bloody mostly out of bases in neigh- Government statement. American president’s com- three-day visit that starts on Iraq amounted to nearly $9 bil- to the birthplace of Boko and targeted a remote military insurgency began in north- bouring Pakistan, claimed The Iranian president was ments that US Forces should Monday. lion. Tehran hopes to increase Haram in neighbouring north- position on Lake Chad, which eastern Nigeria in 2009 but has responsibility for the blast. alluding to the United States stay in Iraq to keep an eye on Rouhani, who had visited the roughly $13 billion volume eastern Nigeria. straddles Niger, Nigeria and since spread into neighbouring Iran has accused Pakistan’s and Israel, as well as Saudi neighbouring Iran, with which Iraq privately before becoming in trade between the two According to a provision- Chad, the scene of many raids countries, prompting a region- army and intelligence agency of Arabia and the United Arab Iraq shares a 1,400-kilometer- president, had planned an offi- neighboring countries to $20 al toll, seven soldiers and “38 by the jihadist group since al military response. sheltering the jihadists and Emirates, which it accuses of long (870 miles) border. cial visit in 2016 but that one billion. Also, some 5 million terrorists” were killed. One 2015. Some 27,000 people have summoned the country’s aiding jihadist groups respon- At the time, Trump slipped was cancelled over unspecified religious tourists bring in near- was taken prisoner. On February 16, seven been killed and two million ambassador in the wake of the sible for attacks from Pakistani into Iraq at night, without “executive” problems. ly $5 billion a year as Iraqis and Five vehicles belonging to Niger soldiers were killed dur- others displaced, sparking a attack. soil. stopping in Baghdad, to greet This time, Rouhani, who is Iranians visit Shiite holy sites in the attackers and “a large quan- ing an attack on Chetima dire humanitarian crisis in the Rouhani in the phone con- February’s bombing was US Service members at a base on a second four-year-term, is the two countries. tity of weapons (four AK47 Wangou, also in southeastern region. versation Saturday evening the latest of numerous attacks far from the Iraqi capital where particularly vulnerable because Under former dictator rifles, eight machine guns, two Niger. Militants have targeted with Pakistani Prime Minister on Iran’s security forces and he extolled the American of the economic crisis assailing Saddam Hussein, Iraq RPG rocket launchers, ammu- In early January, the Niger both soldiers and civilians and Imran Khan called to maintain officials in Sistan-Baluchistan, troops’ fight against the Islamic the Iranian rial, which has waged an eight-year war in the nition) were recovered”, the army claimed to have killed have been blamed for abduc- good ties and pointed the fin- where the minority Sunni State group. hurt ordinary Iranians and 1980s against Iran, a conflict statement added. more than 280 Boko Haram tions of children and employ- ger of blame at Tehran’s tradi- Baluchis accuse the authorities Rouhani later mocked emboldened critics to openly that left nearly 1 million killed The attack on Friday was militants in days of land and air ees of foreign companies. tional regional and interna- of discrimination. 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The new season will see her experiment     sor who specialises in technology  (   " some more in her bid to find true love, while still hav- and policy. He said Facebook could ing to make decisions about people who lust for her.        tell antitrust authorities that Starring Tara Alisha Berry, Gaurav Chopra and Shiv     WhatsApp, Instagram Direct and Pandit, among others, the series is available now on     Facebook Messenger are tied so Viu. tightly together that it couldn’t   ; unwind them.     Combining the three services <   6      also lets Facebook build more com- ;       plete data profiles on all of its users.        Already, businesses can already tar- get Facebook and Instagram users 8       with the same ads, and marketing  (        campaigns are likely coming to        WhatsApp eventually. 8      Facebook’s focus on messaging           privacy raises other concerns. 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It also “I’m just not sure it addresses the digital wallet, as Facebook attempts Facebook responded by restrict-    /     plans to let messages automatically bigger issues Facebook is facing right to build something similar to ing the number of groups to which disappear, a feature pioneered by its now.” Tencent’s popular WeChat service in a message could be forwarded and      rival Snapchat that could limit the Facebook grew into a colossus Asia. labelling forwarded messages as      risks posed by a trail of social by vacuuming up people’s informa- “If you think about your life, you such. Zuckerberg said that Facebook      media posts that follow people tion in every possible way and dis- probably spend more time commu- needs to protect both privacy and      " throughout their lives. secting it to shoot targeted ads back nicating privately than publicly,” safety as it encrypted messaging ser-      It’s a major bet by Zuckerberg, at them. 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It hasn’t even matically disappear in a day or two,     made clear that he expects the com- vacy will do more to help the com- tested the concept in WhatsApp as if it were a fleeting mirage. In the second half of the series’ fifth season, pressures    pany’s messaging business to com- pany’s business than hurt it. While since it acquired that service for $22 “Some people want to store mount on the Bluth family as Buster heads toward a     ( plement, not replace, its core busi- most of the stock market slipped in billion in 2014. their messages forever and some murder trial. The Bluth company is on the hook to (  M nesses. Wednesday trading, Facebook’s “There are some huge people think having large collections build a ‘smart’ border wall that puts them in debt and risks exposing a software hoax perpetrated by ,    But there are plenty of obstacles. shares gained $1.25 to close at unknowns about how successful of photos or messages is a liability Facebook has weathered more than $172.51. Facebook is going to be rolling as much as it is an asset,” said George-Michael. Soon the gay mafia is involved and  (   two years of turbulence for repeat- The Facebook CEO has been advertising into a more private mes- Zuckerberg, adding, “Figuring out it appears that even Michael can’t save the family this  (      " ed privacy lapses, spreading disin- telegraphing some of these changes saging environment,” said analyst the balance is a really important time. And Tobias becomes a Golden Girl. Starring   formation, allowing Russian agents to investors for the past six months, Debra Aho Williamson. one.” Jason Bateman, Jefferey Tambor and Jessica Walter, to conduct targetted propaganda but his recent blog post is the first Some critics are convinced that L(* among others, the series’ fifth season’s second half releases on Netflix on March 15.      52 !( #) (#%**+,-*. -  %   4! *! &' 2       (               A       - )43;4)       (          (            2;4;4* ,,48  )4?CA +)4;4*<4) *< ? ? arely four, her tiny hand wrapped around the plump finger of her Bfather, who carried the mental weight of all that he had left behind and without any clue of the place that they were headed, Dr Ramesh Sarin migrat- ed to India from her birthtown, Sahiwal in Pakistan, when the country was torn asunder in 1947. It was during these troubled times that she observed her father, mother, aunts and uncles work hard to feed the house, earn a livelihood and have a per- manent source of income, which was lost in the backdrop of communal bat- tles. Her memories of the way they tra- versed through the roads in her child- hood are blurred but what she has not forgotten was the manner in which she In her journey of more than four to and her siblings’ pursued education with five decades of treating and encounter- no external help at that time. Their only ing women of all age groups suffering ith the invention of nuclear weapons and their inspiration were their hard working par- from breast cancer, Dr Sarin has also Wsophisticated means of delivery, the nature of ents. “There were no tuitions unlike been an expert in counselling her wars has now changed dreadfully. As a result of this today that could extend a guiding hand patients. The cancer of the breast, she horrendous development, mankind today is faced with to enable us to study better. Our parents says, is one of the few cancers which has the problem of its very survival. In this situation, the constantly worked hard to give us a life methods available for early diagnosis, question of disarmament, arms delimitation and pre- of comfort where we could grow to has effective treatment and high cure vention of war has attained foremost importance. But, become successful in future. If your rates as opposed to others. She loves while recognising the constant threat that a nuclear home provides you with an atmosphere talking and counselling women with war poses to global peace, it would be wrong to equate of empathy and love, you eventually whom she vibes well. “The first thing calm with mere absence of war. For, conflict is noth- become that person. It all depends on that we do is to ask them to ‘accept it.’ ing but a manifestation of the motives of violence and what you are surrounded by,” says Dr ,;3!),,; ,;4, They tend to always question their own destruction or of the ignoble emotions of hate and Sarin, who works as a senior consultant :3-A,A4*,;3 acts and curse god for landing them in anger. The real villain, in the drama of war therefore Surgical Oncology, a breast cancer spe- this condition. However, there’s no is a man's or a government’s base motive. One should cialist at the Apollo Hospitals, setting an 4,3 ,,AN4223,, O control that anyone could have over any- not, therefore, commit the folly of taking the wood example for all the women who are thing and hence, we tell them to accept for the forest. unstoppable. ,;3C,3 -,A48:4C the fact, face the truth, and live with it While talking about what a day, that as it will make it easier for them to deal is dedicated to only women — the birth- S<3,A ,;3)A: with it. We ask them to dig out the givers and makers of the society — 42,A)2<)3A-!A) power within them and believe in it,” means to her, she says that it is good to says she. celebrate it since it talks about one-half 84 - ,;3 ,; She began special support groups of the society and makes them the cen- which have a number of NGOs and tre of the universe which does not hap- 2A -,A ;A:353) health foundations, for 20-30-year-old pen regularly. “Even though there can- patients where they can come up and not be a particular day assigned to talk ,;3)3O A2A ,)A8 discuss their stories and emotions. about who and what is important, yet Dr Sarin was also invited to UAE for we should use it to spread awareness She goes on to add that Women’s that can ever be given to women. A53)<2;,;  setting up a cancer center in 1986 where about women empowerment and how Day is important as it makes people stop Indeed, if for one day this can hap- ;3 23:3,388,;3,A she spent 10 years. She says that the only they need to look beyond their respon- for once to look at the qualities of empa- pen, she says, it won’t be difficult to difference she found between India and sibilities and focus on themselves. They thy and compassion that women have. make it happen every day. !423,;3,)<,;-A<, UAE medical systems is that they are completely ignore their health and I She says, “It’s like a god’s gift to us. We Well, for her, the day isn’t just about “more aware unlike people here.” shouldn’t be pointing that out as I have have it in us. And it’s the day to empowering women or paying their ,;3A:3):,; She believes that there is not a sin- also never looked after mine diligently. embrace every woman the way she is — regards, rather also breaking social gle thing that women cannot do and it’s It is a universal problem with women. beautiful. There’s one thing that I feel taboos. She says, “There is only thing ,;34 -+38353 , very natural. “A woman winning an They seem to forget themselves amidst should be done on this day and for that that needs to be done when it comes to Oscar is also normal and natural. She a mountain of chores and responsibil- matter, almost every day — to make empowering women, breaking the stig- deserves the award as much as a man ities. In her younger days, my daughter women realise their worth and tell them ma around menstrual hygiene. does,” says she, giving an example of would complain that I don’t give her as that they’re capable. We need to tell Menstruation is such a beautiful phe- Guneet Monga who recently won an much time and attention as she want- them that nothing is impossible and nomenon. Why can’t we talk about it Oscar for her documentary film, Period. ed. I used to be so engrossed with my they can achieve everything that they openly? It’s not some disease or a End of Sentence. patients,” says the doctor who feels that ever dream of. They should be fearless defect in the body. It’s natural and uni- For her, it’s important to remain bal- women are experts in multi-tasking and in their spirit. No one should judge or versal. The moment we achieve the goal anced and work with a peaceful and that “no one could do that better than stop them from doing something.” of an open society, we achieve the inde- calm mind, no matter how harsh the sit- them.” This, she believes, is the greatest tribute pendence of every woman.” uation, she says as she signs off.

-  # sympathy from a gender that become better. I nudge those who doesn’t understand the struggle. have the potential to be much bet- It is a man’s mind which is the repository of evil,     "     There are also nuances that the ter and constantly endeavour to of which violence is only one form. It is equally true ‘stronger’ gender can’t even begin become better both individually that it is a man’s mind which is a vast store of divine   #  to understand. and as an organisation. potentialities as well. Wars, it has truly been said are    % Women have had to fight If I can make the effort to born in the minds of men; but the seeds of peace also many battles including the ones change the system in my work- are to be found in man’s mind. So, the problem of glob- 3    against pay disparity, being taken space, then other women with al peace is, in its real essence, the question of man’s seriously at the workplace and power can too. May be not a dras- mental equanimity and spiritual peace. If a man      more. So, if one has fought and tic change in work policy, but even moulds his motives in consonance with the pithy slo- come out victorious, it becomes small actions and the effort can gan: ‘Be good and do good’, peace will surely return    % a duty to help others cross over make a difference. An equal to Earth. Any other effort diplomatic, political, 8).)A) )=8 too, if only to level the playing opportunity here, a little help juridic and so on which is divorced from this prin- field. there, and the system could be ciple, will attain, at best, only temporary and fragile I head my own company and changed to reflect an equal soci- peace. It will be uneasy peace. ociety is changing and so are actively take part in its day-to-day ety. We have the authority and Peace, in the real sense, is a divine feeling and is Sthe dynamics of women and operations. Only I know the full thus hold the power to bring associated with love, unity, enlightenment, fraternal their role in it. Many of them are extent of my struggle in setting it about changes in the lives of those feelings and inner joy. It has its roots in purity of mind. challenging the norm to take up up and now, at this stage, I try and who don’t. We’ve had our fair It is not even slightly touched by any ignoble motives positions of power in an other- go the extra mile to ensure oth- share of struggle, but we can or by any one of the “seven deadly sins.” It should wise male-dominated world. ers don’t have to tread the same always help to make sure others therefore be remembered that the word ‘Peace’, has From Indra Nooyi, the former path. I pick my team of experts don’t have to. After all, that’s what wider and more subtle connotations than the one chairman and CEO of PepsiCo myself, giving due importance to makes a great leader. which has generally formed the theme for discussions and currently on the Board of talent over gender. Unsurprisingly, Society is changing and so at conferences that are held around the globe since Directors of Amazon, to Mary T when I hire purely on the basis of are the dynamics of women and decades. The subject discussed at these conferences Barra, the CEO of General talent, I find myself with a team their role in it. Carly Fiorina has often centred around the threat of war, inter-reli- Motors, women have shown time that has an almost equal number became the first female CEO of gious hostilities or breach of law and order. Most of and again that they are capable of of men and women. I offer a fair a Fortune 20 company, Hewlett the modern dictionaries also define peace in terms handling positions of power, even remuneration to everyone on my Packard, while Indira Gandhi which are equivalent to these. But, in truth, peace in industries that are predomi- team, not based on their previous- became the first female Prime refers to harmony of man’s mind with his intellect, his nantly male. ly drawn salary, but by industry Minister of India. More and conscience, his environment and with other beings. That said, the world is still many things wrong, but they who have made it into the core of on the importance of women standards and the work that each more women are finding them- Equanimity of mind is an essential characteristic of decades away from achieving weren’t incorrect when they pop- the system to change it from with- helping women, instead of men member does. Both men and selves in better positions and it is the state of peace. In yogic parlance, it is the name gender parity in positions of ularised the phrase “With great in. Agreed, systems don’t change helping women, is because only women in the team get equal time that we use the power of given to spiritual experience which one gets when one’s power which makes it important power comes great responsibili- overnight, but a constant effort a woman truly understands the opportunity to take up higher power. mind is linked to God, the Ocean of Peace with love. for people who have reached the ty”, and that of those in prime from within and outside can reality of their gender. There is an management roles and some- (The author is the CEO and It is such a state of mind that spreads vibrations of top to lend a hand and pull up the power is higher than anyone help it evolve faster. element of empathy and under- times women are even given a founder of an e-commerce website peace in the world and can know the real solution to rest. Comic books might have got else’s. 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nheralded Ashton Turner took an experi- Uenced Indian attack to the cleaners with some unbe- lievable hitting, helping Australia chase down a record breaking target of 359 runs and level the five-match series here on Sunday. It was the highest ever total that Indian team failed to defend in its ODI history, los- ing the game by four wickets. Playing only his second ODI, Turner hit an unbeaten 84 off 43 balls with five boundaries and as many six sixes to help overs) and Jhye Richardson Australia win in only 47.5 (3/85 in 9 overs) shared the overs. Earlier in the day, spoils but were taken to task by Shikhar Dhawan fired India to the Indian openers for their 358 for nine with a sublime 143 wayward bowling. off 115 balls. Dhawan, who last reached The partnership of 86 off a three-figure mark against 39 balls between Turner and Pakistan in an Asia Cup match Alex Carey became the turning in September 2018, was in flu- point after Peter Handscomb ent touch from the onset, hit- and Usman Khawaja had set ting 18 fours and three sixes. the platform with a 192-run It released the pressure on third-wicket stand. Rohit, who initially was watch- The big lad, who has been ful even as Dhawan went after a designated finisher for Big the bowling. Bash League side Perth With another opening slot Scorchers, showed his finishing hopeful KL Rahul inducted skills against world's best death into the playing XI, the 33-year- bowler Jasprit Bumrah (3/63), old Dhawan finally looked to hitting him for an effortless have been shaken out of his ramp shot. comfort zone and played like The swagger with which he * F  )        9   only he could. lofted Bhuvneshwar Kumar On a ground where it all (1/67) over long-on and deep &&          started with a dream Test debut mid-wicket, earned him a few back in 2013 against the same fans among the home crowd 0'/ ,1',/ '0 1 opposition, the southpaw and the poor Indian fielding $7.  -  E)     $1"1."%1$7 decided to ease any worries that did help his cause with Kedar $/K  -  E)    .1"$1"%1$. the team management had Jadhav and Shikhar Dhawan $/>  -  E)   ?  $>"$1"%1$. with regards to his form going dropping sitters. into the World Cup. Turner used his big reach $/0    E  ,    *  1/"19"$77K On a track, where the to hit those big sixes down the $91    E  ,     $9"$1"%11/ bowlers needed to pitch it fur- ground off Kuldeep and      ther up, the Aussies bowled Chahal. short and it helped Dhawan to Khawaja (91 off 99 balls) found the gaps with ease and runs on arguably the flattest muscle it through the mid- and Handscomb (117 off 105) the dew made it difficult for the track on offer during the ongo- wicket region repeatedly. set the tone as they played Indian spinners with ball look- ing series. Dhawan continued to Yuzvendra Chahal (1/64 in 10 ing like a slippery bar of soap. While Dhawan got his 16th attack as he surpassed his pre- overs) and Kuldeep Yadav (1/80 Khawaja was finally done hundred in ODIs, vice-cap- vious best of 137 against South in 10 overs) with ease. in by a short ball from Bumrah tain Rohit (95 off 92 balls) Africa at the MCG during the The duo kept Australia in and once Handscomb was dis- missed out on what could have 2015 World Cup. the hunt taking 73 runs off missed, India was smelling vic- been a very well-deserved 23rd He looked good for a dou- Vijay Shankar (0/29 in 5 overs) tory but Turner changed it all. hundred with Australian ble hundred but was out trying and Kedar Jadhav (0/44)'s com- Batting first, India looked bowlers looking like lambs for to give Cummins the charge but bined 10-over spell. a completely different side with slaughter. the platform for a big score was Khawaja and Handscomb opening duo putting on 193 Pat Cummins (5/70 in 10 set by then. $    ! #  ! 0 .'B  

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ndia opener Smriti IMandhana has jumped three places to reach a career-best third position in the latest ICC Women's T20I Player rank- ings released on Sunday. Mandhana, the top-ranked ODI batter who led the T20I side in the absence of Harmanpreet Kaur, scored 72 runs in the three matches, including a fifty in the third match. Harmanpreet, who had missed the England series due to an ankle injury, slipped two *      places to the ninth spot. Among bowlers, Radha !     )      Yadav has gained five slots to reach fifth position after grab- moved up from 35th to 31st  +   bing three wickets from two position. matches while other left-arm England have overtaken  ■ 3:-38; after making the jump to ban- spinner Ekta Bisht has also New Zealand to reach second tamweight. finished with three from two to position in the ICC Women's avinder Singh Bisht (56kg) Sahani started off strongly gain three places and reach 56th T20I Team Rankings, gaining Kstruck Gold while Shiva against Thailand's Thitisan in the list. three points to reach 277 points, Thapa (60kg) and three others Panmod in his summit show- Off-spinner Anuja Patil has six behind leaders Australia. claimed Silver medals to end a down, clinching the opening fine Indian campaign at the 38th round unanimously. However, GeeBee Boxing Tournament in Panmod found favour with a Helsinki, Finland on Sunday. majority of the judges in the next Signing off with Silver two rounds and the messy bout medals were three-time Asian ended 3-2 in the flamboyant medallist Shiva Thapa (60kg), Thai boxer's name. rookie Govind Sahani (49kg), Thapa (60kg), a three-time Commonwealth Games Bronze- Asian medallist lost 1-4 to local medallist Mohammed favourite Arslan Khataev. In an Hussamuddin (56kg) and intense battle, Thapa claimed the Dinesh Dagar (69kg). final round honours but the In a rare all-Indian final, a judges ruled the first two rounds gritty Bisht was up against in favour of Khataev. Commonwealth Games Bronze- Dagar, a Silver-medallist medallist Hussamuddin in the from last year's India Open, was 56kg summit clash. Both the up against Commonwealth boxers are from the Services Games Gold-medallist England Sports Control Board (SSCB) Pat McCormack in the finals. and the familiarity with each The Indian entered the bout others' techniques was apparent with a heavily swollen left eye in the intense bout. due to an injury sustained in the But it proved to be Bisht's semifinals. day and the Navyman overcame But to Dagar's credit, he a cut sustained above his right fought hard and withstood three eye in the final round to emerge eight counts before the referee triumphant against his Army ended the contest a few seconds rival. into the third round. The boxer from Ending with Bronze medals Uttarakhand is a world champi- after semifinal losses were Sumit onship quarterfinalist in the Sangwan (91kg), Sachin Siwach flyweight category and this was (52kg) and Naveen Kumar his maiden international Gold (+91kg). !( #) (#%**+,-*. #  5 0   E/  /   < +((        (  9"% +  4  

■ 853)AA8 Champions League. They trailed for just 13 minutes, oberto Firmino returned to equalising with a flowing move goalscoring form at the perfect started when Mohamed Salah and Rmoment for Jurgen Klopp's Georginio Wijnaldum exchanged Liverpool, hitting the net twice in a passes and the Egyptian drilled over 4-2 victory over Burnley that hauled a pacy near-post cross. them back to within a point of Burnley's England goalkeeper Premier League leaders Manchester Tom Heaton and Tarkowski both had 4 ( City. chances to clear but somehow Sadio Mane was also on the allowed the ball to pass through them scoresheet twice in a game in which for Firmino to tap into an open net. Liverpool were required to respond + ( ( 0(8 to falling a goal behind against Sean       Dyche's struggling side. Liverpool were now firmly in And with City having opened a control, clicking through the gears ■ 4-)- Iniesta and behind only Xavi four-point gap over and placing the Burnley defence Hernandez, on 505, in the club's all- Liverpool, with a victo- under increasing pressure before ionel Messi and Luis Suarez time list. ry over Watford on Mane shot them into the first lead of Lmight have been rested but Samuel Umtiti started his sec- Saturday, the pres- the afternoon shortly before the half instead both played and scored as ond match in three months after sure was clearly on hour. Barcelona came from behind to beat recovering from a knee injury. Klopp and his play- The goal owed much to the per- Rayo Vallecano, ahead of their "Little by little he is reaching his ers to respond, which sistence of midfielder Adam Lallana, crunch Champions League second level," said Valverde. they did impressive- who charged down an attempted leg against Lyon. But Philippe Coutinho was ly despite the con- clearance by Phil Bardsley, with the Raul de Tomas' scintillating underwhelming again, despite being troversial manner ball breaking for Salah, who was well strike gave struggling Rayo a sur- picked ahead of Ousmane Dembele. of Burnley's open- tackled by Charlie Taylor. prise lead at the Camp Nou but He poked an early chance wide ing goal. The rebound fell for Mane, who Messi converted a penalty and after a Messi cross and De Tomas Firmino had a 5)  )                ( !    curled a magnificent finish past the Suarez finished a brilliant passing put Rayo in front soon after, driving large role to play in steadying diving Heaton from 15 yards, scor- move to seal a 3-1 win, after at Pique before unleashing a siz- Liverpool nerves, taking his league ing in a sixth consecutive home Gerard Pique had headed in zling shot past Marc-Andre tally for the season to 11 and ending league game in the process. an equaliser on Saturday. ter Stegen. a six-game goal drought as his side 7   (8 It was hard to see a way back for When Barca kicked Pique headed one reacted impressively to going a goal 4-A4 3:4 struggling Burnley, who started the off, Atletico Madrid had Messi free-kick wide and down in the sixth minute.   8A -A  ee Paul Tierney awarded the day just two points outside the rele- just completed their own then another in at the Defender Joel Matip needlessly goal because Janmaat's interven- 48AA ,;3 gation places as the second half 1-0 victory over Leganes, near post, nipping in conceded a corner which Ashley aheem Sterling's rapid sec- tion meant Sterling was onside. quickly threatened to turn into a one- although Diego Simeone front of Rayo goalkeeper Westwood took from the left wing Rond-half hat-trick moved "The first goal will be debat- 2A)3;33,,:23 way procession towards the visitors' was more cautious, resting Stole Dimitrievski to nod and curled directly into the Liverpool Manchester City four points ed. I don't like this situation but  443 :;2; goal before Liverpool struck again Antoine Griezmann, in his sixth goal of the goal, with home goalkeeper Alisson clear at the top of the Premier it is what it is. I'm sorry if it was midway through the second half. Alvaro Morata and Saul season. protesting furiously that he had League with a 3-1 win over offside but we deserved to win," 853)AA8:3)3 Salah broke clear and was poised Niguez, with Tuesday's trip Dembele came on been impeded in his attempts to deal Watford before it was reduced to said City boss Pep Guardiola. to shoot when Taylor made a superb to Juventus in mind. for Arthur Melo at half- with it. one after Liverpool’s Sunday "Next season, hopefully, we )3S<)3-,A tackle which, unfortunately for the Barca stay seven points clear of time and Coutinho dropped deep- Replays suggested Alisson had a triumph. will have VAR and it will be visitors, left the loose ball sitting up Atletico and, temporarily at least, er, but it was right-back Nelson strong point, with defender James City and Sterling had for- clear." )3A -,A neatly for Firmino to drive it into an move 15 ahead of Real. Semedo that earned the penalty, Tarkowski leaning on the Brazilian tune on their side to end There was no doubt when !488 4A48 open goal from 12 yards. Even with a two-goal cushion after a foul from Jordi Amat. Messi from behind and Jack Cork making Watford's resistence after a goal- Sterling rounded off a fine team There was late anxiety after for the final eight minutes, Ernesto made no mistake. contact in front of him. The goal- less first-half. move involving David Silva and +3; -44 , Johann Berg Gudmundsson made it Valverde kept Messi and Suarez on Rayo's belief, and energy, melt- keeper's furious reaction, sprinting 40 A minute into the second Riyad Mahrez four minutes 3-2 with an injury-time consolation until the end, which may have sur- ed away and Barca's third was yards to remonstrate with referee period Sterling was initially later. 34 -C2;3H after a knock-down in the area from prised some, given he was accused their best of the night. Suarez Andre Marriner, earned him a book- flagged offside as Daryl Sterling then completed his Burnley substitute Peter Crouch. of exhausting key players last sea- freed Dembele down the right and ing. Janmaat's attempted clearance hat-trick with some neat foot- ,)<8 -3 But with virtually the last kick of son at the expense of success in he found Suarez again with a pull- This was a real test of Liverpool's ricocheted off the England work from Silva's pass before the game in the 93rd minute, Mane Europe. back. Instead of shooting, Suarez mental fortitude after a run that has winger and into the net. Watford substitute Gerard chased a long through ball, round- Messi's appearance was his bounced the ball off Ivan Rakitic in seen them draw five of their previ- However, after a long dis- Deulofeu pulled a goal back just ed Heaton and completed the victo- 443rd for Barcelona in La Liga, the area before finally tapping ous seven games in the league and cussion with his assistant, refer- 22 seconds after coming on. ry by kicking into the open goal. moving him ahead of Andres home. /,%+Q) +$@ - @ ! )') ,!$ 7%    8 

■ 84  header amid a goalmouth scramble, dur- ■ 4) forward Bertrand Traore, ing which the Pole looked to have struck attacker Memphis Depay as rzysztof Piatek struck again to rescue a a Chievo player while attempting an over- yon's stand-in captain well as midfielder Tanguy K2-1 win for AC Milan at bottom club head kick. LMarcelo left the field with Ndombele started on the Chievo on Saturday, keeping their A VAR review confirmed the goal to a leg injury as his side strug- bench as Genesio attempted to Champions League push firmly on track, but the fury of Chievo coach Domenico Di gled to a 2-2 draw at rest the influential four as the the Polish striker was accused of scoring Carlo. Strasbourg on Saturday, just French club eye a first quar- with a 'kung fu' kick. "I don't want excuses but in the last days away from the ter-final in Europe's top-tier Piatek joined Milan from Genoa in six matches all the VAR decisions have Champions League last 16 competition since 2010. January and has now scored gone against us," said Di Carlo, whose side second leg at Barcelona. Fekir and Traore were eight goals in nine matches, as have won just one of 27 games played. Bruno brought on during the last the club notched up a fifth "Piatek's move on (Fabio) Depaoli Genesio's side quarter of an hour looking for straight league win to remain wasn't football, it's kung fu. head to the La a late winner but their efforts unbeaten since before "You can write the headline: 'Chievo Liga giants with were in vain. Christmas. beaten by a kung fu kick.'" the tie finely bal- Lyon remain in third place Returning from injury, Lucas Biglia Piatek joins Juventus star Cristiano anced at 0-0 in the table, four points opened with a curling free kick after 31 min- Ronaldo and Sampdoria's Fabio after the first leg behind Lille who travel to utes in Verona. It was just his second goal Quagliarella on top of the Serie A scor- in France but Saint Etienne on Sunday. for Milan and first since February last year. ers' chart with 19 goals this season. the Brazilian Elsewhere big-spending Finnish midfielder Perparim Hetemaj Milan consolidate third position to defender is a doubt  )  )              Monaco dropped down to got his head to the end of Leris cross to move five points behind second-placed for Wednesday's fixture. 17th place after a 1-1 draw pull the hosts level four minutes before the Napoli who travel to Sassuolo on Sunday. "It's too early to know if Sunday," Genesio told Canal+. twice for Lyon at the Stade de against Bordeaux as 10-man break. However, coach Gennaro Gattuso he'll play against Barcelona. Genesio added he plans to la Meinau before Ludovic Amiens beat mid-table Nimes But once again Piatek proved crucial, was sent to the stands for arguing on the He has a little issue with his talk to the club's doctor after Ajorque claimed a double of 2-1 to move to 16th and Dijon scoring the winner after 57 minutes in sidelines with Chievo midfielder Riccardo hamstring. We'll do every- extra tests are carried out on his own in the space of 60 sec- rose out of the automatic rel- controversial circumstances. Meggiorini in the first-half and now risks thing we have to so he plays, the centre-back on Sunday. onds during the second half. egation places with a 1-1 stale- The 23-year-old met Samu Castillejo's 8  *  )       a suspension for the derby. but we have to wait until Moussa Dembele scored Club skipper Nabil Fekir, mate against Reims. 8   -6   !    ,  0   ■  -4 :388 ing 6-3, 2-0.     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Djokovic, playing his first young guns, 58th-ranked                     .$ Osaka, whose second straight Grand Slam match since winning a record Auger-Aliassime came out fir-     title at the Australian Open in January propelled seventh Australian Open title ing, and his aggression paid off            ,      her to the top of the rankings, was beaten by in January, was less than sharp with a victory over 20-year-old                    65th-ranked Mladenovic in Dubai last month in conceding an early break to Tsitsipas, who shot to promi-  "    "    (     +    in her first match since she lifted the trophy in his 128th-ranked rival. nence with a victory over >"9 >I>J"/ /">I9J          Melbourne. He broke back as Federer at the Australian         .%  6         Keen to avoid a repeat, Fratangelo served for the set to Open.           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ing for the match at 5-2 in Pavlyuchenkova. tled back to lead the tiebreak- tryman Denis Shapovalov,          the second. There was disappointment, too, for 2011 er 5-4. a 6-4, 6-4 winner over Alexei Popyrin and lucky loser      (     After Mladenovic held serve to narrow the winner Caroline Wozaniacki, who fell 7-5, 2- After a double fault and a Australian Nick Kyrgios. Miomir Kecmanovic.          %1L deficit to 5-4, the Japanese player faced anoth- 6, 7-5 to 59th-ranked Russian Ekaterina forehand error from the 25- Kyrgios, seeded 31st, was Kecmanovic gained entry  6    er break point before wrapping up the match Alexandrova. year-old American, Djokovic coming off a scintillating run into the second round in place +    6     after one hour and 21 minutes. Elsewhere on Saturday, fifth-seeded suddenly had a set point, and to the Mexico Open title in of injured fifth-seed Kevin       (%. She booked a third-round meeting with Karolina Pliskova shook off a slow start to defeat once he'd pocketed the set, the Acapulco, where he defeated Anderson. -     ( American Danielle Collins, a 6-4, 6-1 winner Japanese qualifier Misaki Doi 6-7 (4/7), 6-1, 6- second went all his way. Nadal, ninth-ranked John Isner He made the most of his          over Kirsten Flipkens. 1. Djokovic, currently tied and, in the final, third-ranked chance, beating Germany's 4,%01    Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Pliskova next faces another qualifier, with Roger Federer on five German Alexander Zverev. Maximilian Marterer, 6-3, 6-2,  6        Williams pulled off the upset of the day, rally- Belgian Ysaline Bonaventure, who defeated wins in the California desert, As men's seeds swung into to reach the third round. (K72  H *   ing from a set and two breaks down to topple 28th-seeded Donna Vekic of Croatia 1-6, 7-6 can also tie world number two action after first-round byes, At the other end of the age      ;    third-seeded Petra Kvitova 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. (7/5), 6-4. Rafael Nadal's record of 33 third-seeded Zverev advanced spectrum, 40-year-old Ivo    (     "I just fought and tried my hardest," said Eighth-seeded German Angelique Kerber Masters 1000 titles. when Slovakian foe Martin Karlovic advanced with a 6-4, !   +        Williams, currently ranked 36th in the world. eased into the third round with a 6-0, 6-2 vic- Djokovic next faces Klizan retired with an ankle 7-6 (7/4) victory over 11th-      She booked a third-round clash with fel- tory over Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva. German Philipp Kohlschreiber, injury with the German lead- seeded Croatian Borna Coric.