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        *        ! " #    $   %   5 %    6 #   /0-/12( working president Nadda and extended their support to the .  /      +  .0   he BJP joined hands with saffron party, BJP leader TJannayak Janata Party (JJP) Jawahar Yadav said. led by Dushyant Chautala on “These Independent MLAs Friday night to form a “stable” reached JP Nadda’s house with coalition Government in an intention to extend support Haryana conceding to the JJP’s to the BJP to form a demand for the post of Deputy Government,” he said. Chief Minister. After meeting Nadda, The BJP’s decision to win showing his letter of support to over Chautala underlines its the BJP, Sangwan said he had quest to placate Jats, a domi- extended his unconditional nant community in the State support to the saffron party. who are believed to have voted Besides these five mostly against the saffron party Independent MLAs, Ranjeet in the recent polls, to ensure a Chautala also extended his smooth run of its Government. support to the BJP. He met both After a long meeting with Khattar and Nadda. Chautala, who called on the BJP leaders are confident Home Minister, BJP president that seven Independent MLAs Amit Shah announced that the and INLD leader Abhay Chief Minister will be from his )%  *%  '(    (" ) # &    +,   ((  Chautala will back the party’s party and the Deputy Chief - #     & "- .   / claim to form Government. Minister from the JJP. Besides, Haryana Lokhit Party’s The meeting came after the will be from the JJP.” anyone to install a Stable rently lodged in Tihar Jail, Gopal Kanda has also extend- JJP leader during the day main- Chautala, who emerged as Government in the State. This before taking a final decision ed “unconditional support” to 10  *  1  &2% #  -%% /  #3 tained that neither the BJP or a kingmaker after a fractured was seen as a clear hint that he on the future course of action. the BJP. *          &O  ,%3P+.    the Congress was an “untouch- mandate in the Haryana would be ready to embrace the Earlier in the day, five Khattar is likely to be elect- able” and he would stress for Assembly elections, was on saffron camp sooner than later. Independent legislators — ed the BJP legislative party the acceptance of a common elected floor leader of the JJP Five hours later, he was at the Dharampal Gondan, Nayanpal leader in a meeting on Saturday   1, .70 birth till they reach class 12. last two and half years,” he minimum programme for gov- with 10 MLAs on Friday. He residence of the BJP chief. Rawat, Sombir Sangwan, and will then stake claim before The government has ear- said. UNICEF repre- ernance. is likely to be Deputy CM. Chautala met his father Rakesh Daulatabad and the governor to form the hief Minister Yogi marked a budget of Rs 1,200 sentative Dr Yasmin Ali Haque However, Chautala later Addressing the media on Ajay Chautala, who is cur- Randheer Golan — met BJP Government. CAdityanath said that all crore in the current financial congratulated the state gov- said, “It was important for the the occasion, he said his party Anganwadi centres of the year for the scheme. ernment for the launch of this BJP and JJP to come together would offer support to whoso- Basic Shiksha Parishad in the The Chief Minister said scheme. to give a stable Government to ever commits support to JJP’s state would be converted into that there was provision in the “This scheme is an impor- Haryana. I would like to thank poll plank of reserving 75 per    R  pre-primary schools from next scheme to provide Rs 2,000 on tant step in enhancing the Amit Shah ji and Nadda ji.” cent jobs to “Haryanavis”, academic session where chil- the birth of a girl child, Rs value of the girl child and cor- On his part, Shah said, ensures old age pension in the dren of three years of age 1,000 on the completion of one recting the adverse child sex “Accepting the mandate by the State and agrees to a common would get admission. year of vaccination, Rs 2,000 at ratio. This will also help in people of Haryana, leaders of minimum programme. “This system will be the time of admission to Class ending child marriages in the both parties (BJP-JJP) have To a question, he said nei-          implemented from the next 1, Rs 2,000 at the time of state. The birth of every child, decided to form the Govt ther the BJP nor the Congress session. At present children up admission to Class 6, Rs 3,000 boy or girl, should be cele- together in Haryana. CM will was untouchable for him and to the age of five years are during admission to Class 9 brated and every child should be from the BJP & Deputy CM he would be ready to work with   24-(%4&2 Apparently on the defen- being granted admissions in and Rs 5,000 on clearing Class be supported to complete edu- sive, senior BJP leaders on Class 1. With this decision of 10th and 12th and getting cation,” Dr Yasmin said s the offer of support by Friday ensured that they were the government, three-year- admission to degree or two- She said that UNICEF Acontroversial politician not seen with Kanda even as old children will be able to get year or more diploma cours- stood for gender equality and  Gopal Kanda, who is facing other Independent MLAs were admission in pre-primary es. He further said that such equal opportunities for girls nine criminal cases, including seen moving in and out of schools,” the Chief Minister families would be beneficiaries and boys, irrespective of caste, a case of abetment to suicide, Nadda's residence after said during the launch of of the scheme who belong to religion and economic status.     triggered widespread criticism announcing their support to Mukhyamantri Kanya , whose per Earlier, Union Minister from the Opposition and with- the saffron party. Sumangala Yojana at Lok annum income is not more Smriti Zubin Irani congratu- in the saffron party, the BJP on Kanda has won from the Bhawan here on Friday. than Rs 3 lakh, and who have lated the Chief Minister on the   ! Friday distanced itself from Sirsa Assembly constituency Yogi said that through this maximum two kids. A maxi- launch of the scheme on Kanda. defeating Independent candi- scheme, the state government mum of two girls from a fam- Dhanteras festival. She said   /0-/12( Before the BJP and the date Gokul Setia, while his planned to promote birth of ily will be eligible for the ben- that Mukhyamantri Kanya Dushyant Chautala-led JJP brother Govind was defeated girl child and empower them efits. Sumangala Yojana was a new xpenditure Secretary Girish inked a deal to form a coalition by INLD chief Om Prakash by providing them financial The Chief Minister said initiative of Chief Minister EChandra Murmu, who Government in Haryana, Chautala’s estranged brother help. that the Mukhyamantri Kanya Yogi Adityanath towards served Narendra Modi as his Kanda had emerged as a pos- Ranjit Singh. “The scheme has been Sumangala Yojana had been woman empowerment. Secretary when he was Gujarat sible kingmaker for the BJP. Kanda’s statement of linked with the education and launched to establish equal sex “Under the guidance of Chief Minister, and former However, the BJP-JJP’s deal extending support to the BJP health of girls so that their ratio in the state and prevent Chief Minister Yogi Defence Secretary RK Mathur 0  #   % appears to have made his along with other seven future gets better,” he said. female foeticide, strengthen Adityanath, Nirashrit Mahila have been appointed as the new “unconditional support” offer Independents attracted sharp “According to the Indian health and education of girl Pension Yojana, one-stop cen- Lt Governors of Jammu & batch Gujarat cadre officer, is redundant. reactions on Friday with the tradition, a woman symbolis- child, provide financial assis- tre in UP, public relations Kashmir and Ladakh serving as the Expenditure The BJP won only 40 seats leaders from BJP itself, es power. Prime Minister tance to the girl’s family and campaign, Nari Shakti Shivir, respectively. Secretary in the Union Finance in the 90-member Haryana 0,  Congress, Shiv Sena and other Narendra Modi has promoted develop positive thinking Nari Sashaktikaran Sankalp The Centre on Friday Ministry, Mathur, a 1977-batch Assembly, short of at least six parties criticising the saffron woman empowerment in the towards girl child among the Abhiyan, Swawlamban transferred current J&K officer, has served as the legislators to form the next party to join hands with a country through ‘Beti Bachao, citizens. Sammelan programme, Balika Governor Satyapal Malik to Defence Secretary and is a for- Government. to the BJP after a meeting tainted figure. Beti Padhao’ campaign. The “For woman empower- Suraksha Jagrukta Abhiyan, Goa and appointed Kerala BJP mer Chief Information The businessman-turned- with the party leadership in Kanda’s controversial past Mukhyamantri Kanya ment, the state government Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao president PS Sreedharan Pillai Commissioner (CIC). politician and the lone elected New Delhi. includes allegations that a car Sumangala Yojana will has launched several schemes. Yojana and Bal Sanrakshan as Governor of Mizoram. Murmu is scheduled to MLA from his Haryana Lokhit Reports that the BJP had owned by him was used in strengthen the PM’s ‘Beti Anti-Romeo squad in Uttar Yojana are being implement- Former chief of Intelligence retire from service on Party Kanda, who played a key deputed its Sirsa MP Sunita committing a rape, that his Bachao, Beti Padhao’ cam- Pradesh, women helpline and ed in an efficient manner,” she Bureau and interlocutor of November 21. Jammu & role in the formation of Duggal to escort Kanda to security guards beat up a paign,” he said. other facilities like 1090 are said. J&K Dineshwar Sharma has Kashmir and Ladakh, the two Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Delhi on Thursday for talks national-level cricketer and Under the scheme, the already there in UP. The gov- Governor Anandiben been appointed Lakshadweep Union Territories will Congress Government in triggered an outrage with many that he harassed a young government will give Rs ernment has made several Patel and the Chief Minister Administrator. come into existence on October Haryana in 2009, on Thursday accusing the party of woman to the point of suicide. 15,000 to girls in six instal- efforts to provide better secu- also launched the web portal While Murmu, a 1985- 31, 2019. evening extended his support “hypocrisy”. Continued on Page 7 ments from the time of their rity environment in state in the linked to the scheme.        P                P              O  $(  (  ,34( using power. Using arrogance             of power, you cannot finish    mboldened by the feelers of anyone permanently in poli-    /0-/12( colonial mindset”. He had also have a self-propelled inspection    !   Esupport received from the tics,” the Saamana editorial urged zones to give up saloons car with windows at both ends. !  !   ! Opposition Congress and NCP, said, taking a dig at the BJP. ailways has decided to con- for public use. As per the instructions,  !  !      the Shiv Sena on Friday A maverick that he is, Shiv Rvert 200 saloons into 10 Sources said the Railway the remaining should be used       strengthened its bargaining Sena MP and spokesperson luxury tourist trains to be run Board has prepared a set of for “premium tourist traffic” to   "   position ahead of its power- Sanjay Raut took to twitter to by the IRCTC in a bid to reg- instructions for its zones to earn “additional revenue” for # !$  %    " sharing negotiations with the give a new spin to the political ulate the use of the colonial era- “strictly regulate” the number the railways.    &#  " BJP, through a calibrated attack situation in the State. On his style carriages and generate and use of such saloons. Railways has a total of 336  !!   ! on its senior saffron ally in a twitter handle, he posted a additional revenue for the It also said that these saloon cars across railway !  $ Sena mouth-piece editorial cartoon that showed a tiger (as national transporter, sources should be used primarily for zones, among which many with effective use of a telling the Shiv Sena is known) wear- said on Friday. inspection purposes with focus have already been condemned.      cartoon. ing a clock locket (NCP’s party Conceived initially as on safety. Besides, the saloons Around 62 are air-conditioned.     On a day when symbol) and sniffing a lotus inspection cars to be exclusively and observation car for zonal IRCTC ran the first pri-   !"#    ! Maharashtra Congress presi- (BJP’s party symbol) from its used by railway officials to general managers, each zone vately-occupied saloon coach,  ()  dent Balasaheb Thorat went to hand with a terse comment: visit far-flung areas, these will have two additional car- complete with air-conditioned  ( ! town saying that his party “This is cartoonist’s marvel. saloons comprise two bed- riages for inspection purposes rooms, valet service and L    would consider seriously any “Bura na maano Diwali hai”. rooms, a lounge, a pantry, a toi- only, the Board is learnt to have attached bathroom in March !  M    " proposal received from the Though he claimed that he let and a kitchen which are decided. last year. The cost of chartering  , !" Shiv Sena for the formation of had posted the cartoon in jest, built to facilitate stay for up to Each railway division will the saloon was around 2 lakh.    )  -  a new Government in the State, Raut indirectly sent a message five days.   O    the Sena — in an editorial pub- across to the BJP that it indeed “While a designated num-  .  "  lished in Saamana — indirect-         had more suitors than its long- ber of saloons will be kept for   !  $ ly distanced itself from the                term ally. use of railway officials for BJP’s “arrogance of power” and        !  "#P   Through digs at the BJP inspection, 200 of them will be $%    & the manner in which it “broke %!  &&  '(P   %!& %    and efforts to cosy up to both turned over to IRCTC and      '   the NCP” through poaching of the NCP and the Congress in will be operated as tourist      its leaders. Congress for winning 44 seats of the polls, in which the its editorial and the telling trains. Upon conversion, !      In the same editorial, the even without a leader. strength of the BJP had fallen cartoon, the Sena made it clear around ten such trains can be    !    Sena heaped praise on the Interestingly, the Sena from the 2014 figure of 122 to to the BJP that it would not set- put into service for public use,”  !!   NCP for the manner in which dubbed the Assembly results as 105 (not 102 as mentioned in tle down for breadcrumbs as it the source said. !       it bounced back and reaped “Janadesh” (mandate) and not the editorial) and the Sena’s fig- did after the 2014 Assembly Last year, amid concerns &(     maximum electoral benefit in “Maha Janadesh” (grand man- ures had down from 63 to 54. polls. This time around it want- over misuse of these saloons by  " !  ! Maharashtra, by winning more date), an indirect dig at Chief “In effect, the poll outcome ed its pound of flesh in the officials, Railway minister     ! than 50 seats in the State Minister Devendra Fadnavis has shown that political parties form of 50:50 power-sharing Piyush Goyal had given up the   $ Assembly polls. The Sena also who had taken out a Statewide can ill-afford to be over-smart arrangement. use of his own personal ones, indirectly complimented the “Maha Janadesh Yatra” ahead and do unbecoming things Continued on Page 7 calling them “trappings of a 11    !"#!$%&    !"#!$%&   !  3 !3   4O   

   %  1, .70 After winning three seats in the could not win even one seat in inheritor of the legacy of his The BSP was at number three bypolls, the SP has established the just-concluded bypolls to father Mulayam Singh Yadav, with 17.02 per cent votes and 1  he results of the just con- itself as the main opposition 11 assembly seats. The SP not founder of the party. Now Congress could manage to get Tcluded bypolls to 11 assem- party in the state assembly,” said only retained the Rampur onwards, there will no longer 11.49 per cent votes. bly seats of Uttar Pradesh have SP spokesman Rajendra assembly seat it had won in be speculations over patch-up Samajwadi Party has    %  1, .70 opened an opportunity for Chaudhary. The window of 2017 but also wrested Zaidpur and unity talks within the first increased its strength in the Samajwadi Party president opportunity for the SP did from the Bharatiya Janata Party family of the party. If uncle state assembly by winning he Uttar Pradesh govern- Akhilesh Yadav to deal with open in March 2018, when its Jalalpur from the BSP while Shivpal Singh Yadav is willing Zaidpur and Jalalpur seats and Tment has finalised the ten- many intractable problems, candidates won the bypolls to finishing second in five seats. to return to the party fold, he retaining Mohammad Azam ders for the two ambitious particularly the challenge to his Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok The elections to 11 UP is welcome but without any Khan’s bastion Rampur. The expressway projects – leadership within the family. Sabha seats with the support of assembly seats were the first preconditions,” said a senior party also improved its perfor- Bundelkhand Expressway link- The bypoll results have the BSP and also the by-elec- major electoral event after the leader close to Akhilesh Yadav. mance in four constituencies in ing Bundelkhand with Delhi also given a big boost to tion to Noorpur assembly seat May Lok Sabha elections. Out of the total 11 comparison to the 2017 assem- via Agra- Expressway Samajwadi Party’s claim of in Bijnor district. The SP later Though by-elections to Assembly seats that went to bly elections. and Gorakhpur link express- being the principal opposition forged electoral alliance with Hamirpur assembly seat was bypolls in UP, eight have gone The victory under the lead- way linking eastern UP with party in UP, thus displacing the the BSP for May 2019 Lok held in September last, the SP to the BJP and its ally Apna Dal ership of Akhilesh Yadav with- the national capital via Agra- Bahujan Samaj Party from the Sabha elections. candidate finished second by (Sonelal) while three have been out any aggressive campaigning Lucknow Expressway. position of being an important The euphoria of victory in polling over 51,000 votes. No bagged by the SP. has come as a morale booster The bids for the two player in UP politics. the bypolls was short lived as one from the SP had cam- The opposition parties for SP workers. On October 23, expressways were opened here “Going solo worked in the pre-poll alliance ended in paigned for the party candidate gave the BJP candidates a tough Akhilesh Yadav had announced on Friday. The tender evalua- Samajwadi Party’s favour. a disaster for the SP and it was in Hamirpur. fight. The ruling BJP secured that the SP would contest the tion committee headed by People still love Akhilesh Yadav soon called off by BSP presi- “The bypoll results have 35.64 per cent votes while the 2022 assembly polls alone. For Infrastructure and Industrial the land for the Bundelkhand divided into two packages and and remember the develop- dent Mayawati. The BSP, which confirmed the claim of SP climbed to the second posi- the bypolls, he had only cam- Development Commissioner Expressway project had been 12 bids were received for the ment work he did for the state. bagged 10 Lok Sabha seats, Akhilesh Yadav as the sole tion with 22.61 per cent votes. paigned in Rampur. met here on Friday and acquired. He said construction project. The price quoted by approved the bids for both the work on the Bundelkhand the lowest bidder is 3.12 per expressways. Expressway would commence cent less than the cost esti- The Bundelkhand express- as the contracts had been mated by the UPEIDA, result- ,   5 Q'(    R way has been divided into six awarded. Awasthi said the ing in saving of Rs 97,44 crore. packages and 17 financial bids Bundelkhand Expressway The total saving in both the Lucknow (PNS): Thieves cylinder, a mobile set and a    %  1, .70 people of the country were lower the lead of the Congress were received for the project. would commence from projects is estimated to be Rs struck at three houses, includ- bag containing books from his refusing to accept its leadership. candidate in Gangoh bypoll. The lowest bid for the project Chitrakoot district near Bharat 1,229 crore. The UPEIDA ing that of a beauty parlour house. Ravi Kumar of the ttar Pradesh Congress said “In the entire country, bypolls She also urged the Election was found to be 12.72 per cent Milap and pass through Banda, CEO said that work was going owner, in Vastu Khand local- same area also called the police Uthe downfall of Bharatiya were held in 53 constituencies Commission to hold a “thor- less than the cost estimated by Hamirpur, Jalaun and Auriya to on at a fast pace for the ity of under after a while and said thieves Janata Party had started in the but the BJP won at just 15 ough impartial inquiry” into the UP Expressways Industrial connect with the Agra- Gorakhpur link expressway Vibhuti Khand police station made off with Rs 16,000 in state as well as the country and places and this shows how the the Gangoh bypoll. Development Authority which Lucknow Expressway in project. He said so far 51 per in the intervening night of cash, two mobile sets, two Congress was fast turning out to people are treating them,” he Tiwari said that in UP, the has resulted in net saving of Rs Etawah. This expressway will cent of the land required for Thursday and Friday. The ATM cards and a credit card be a potential alternative to it. said. Alleging misuse of official poll percentage of Congress 1,131,74 crore for the UPEIDA. be of four lanes, expandable to the project had been acquired. thieves decamped with cash from his house. “The results of the assembly machinery in the Gangoh had gone up by 14 per cent The companies awarded six lanes in future. The total With the award of the con- and valuables. The police “The theft took place when elections in two states and the assembly bypolls in UP, the while that of the BJP had the contracts for the length of the expressway will be tract, the construction work is swung into action when beau- the house owners were asleep by-polls in the country vindicate Congress leader said his party decreased by 13.92 per cent. Bundelkhand Expressway 297 km. With the completion expected to begin soon. The ty parlour owner Sadhna and they came to know only on our claim that the downfall of would approach the Election “It shows that the BJP vote include Apco Infratech Private of this expressway, link expressway commencing called the police control room. Friday morning,” the police the BJP has started,” senior Commission to inform it how bank is fast shifting towards Limited, Ashoka Buildcon Bundelkhand regions will be from Gorakhpur will pass She said the miscreants said. Meanwhile, the Gomti Congress leader and former the BJP government misused Congress in UP,” he said. In Limited, Gawar Constructions linked with the national capi- through Sant Kabir Nagar dis- decamped with Rs 45,000 in Nagar police nabbed three Rajya Sabha member Pramod officials to win the bypoll. Gangoh assembly bypolls in Limited and Dilip Buildcon tal, thus opening new avenues trict, Ambedkarnagar and link cash, ornaments, and a purse persons identified as Mohit of Tiwari said here on Friday. It may be mentioned that Saharanpur district, the Limited. UPEIDA Chief of development of the eco- with the Purvanchal containing ATM card, Itaunja, Santosh of Sitapur and Addressing a press confer- Congress general secretary, Congress candidate was lead- Executive Officer Awanish nomically backward region. Expressway in Azamgarh dis- Aadhaar & PAN cards besides Jai Kumar of Maal, and said the ence along with UPCC admin- incharge UP east, Priyanka ing till the 27th round but sud- Awasthi said here on Friday The tender evaluation trict. This expressway will also other documents. accused were involved in two istration incharge Siddharth Gandhi Vadra on Thursday denly, as per the party leaders, that the state government was committee also approved be four lanes, expandable to Meanwhile, Ram Kishan cases of theft in Gomti Nagar. Priya Srivastava, Tiwari said claimed that the BJP was they were asked to leave the working on the ambitious financial bids for the six lanes. The length of the link Yadav of the same locality They claimed to have recov- that just after five months of the attempting to subvert the ver- counting centre and the BJP expressway project at a fast Gorakhpur link expressway expressway is estimated to be informed the police that ered stolen ornaments, some of Lok Sabha polls, the condition dict of the people by pressur- candidate was announced the pace and so far 93 per cent of project. The project has been 91,35 km. thieves made off with an LPG which were artificial jewellery. of the BJP was critical and the ing the district magistrate to winner.   /  6/  "##$%& &%"%#'("&)*"")

 ! 1   !     %  1, .70 was a plan to kill Waseem Rizvi Moinuddin had talked to after eliminating the Hindu Gaurav and called him to    %  1, .70 assailants with different angles plan. They probably wanted to this line. Besides, the police are he interrogation of the outfit leader. Waseem Rizvi has Etawah but for some reasons xpediting the probe into till their remand is over. The get mileage out of the situation also rummaging through the Taccused in the murder of made a film, Ram he refused to go there. The EHindu Samaj Party nation- prime accused were produced and motive others in their past of those arrested till date,” Kamlesh Tiwari by the local Janmabhoomi, which has assailants had planned to kill al president Kamlesh Tiwari’s before a court in Lucknow on league for their vested inter- the sources said. intelligence agencies has put caused considerable contro- Gaurav along with Kamlesh murder, the special investiga- Thursday and were granted ests,” the sources said. They said more persons the security forces on alert as versy and many extremist Tiwari. They also wanted to tive team (SIT) on Friday three-day police custody They said the police teams were on police radar and the they learnt that three more organisations are angry over it. kill Sonu Dangar, a woman of nabbed an advocate from remand after the SIT said it was were collecting details of those teams were collecting clinching people, including Uttar Besides Rizvi, two other Haryana. The assailants told Bareilly for helping the accused required to get vital clues relat- who helped the accused in the evidence before laying their Pradesh Shia Waqf Board people, including a woman the intelligence agencies that escape from Bareilly. Identified ed to the murder and also their crime. “The accused spent hand on them. “Those likely to chairman Waseem Rizvi, were from Haryana, were on the hit Sonu posts religious com- as Naved, the accused practis- mentors and helpers. more than 120 hours travelling face police action include some on the hit list of those who list of the self-radicalised ments on social media and es in a Delhi court. Sources said the prime six districts of Uttar Pradesh persons of West UP and two killed the Hindu Samaj Party assailants. According to hence they planned to kill her. IG (Lucknow Range) SK accused had plans to garner before being caught by the from Nepal who were con- leader. Rizvi has received death sources in police, Hindu Samaj Sources confirmed that Bhagat, who is heading the SIT, support by eliminating Gujarat ATS from Gujarat- stantly in touch with the threats in the past also. Party’s western UP in-charge the UP Police has passed on said Naved had helped the Kamlesh Tiwari and making Rajasthan border. They failed assailants,” they disclosed. During interrogation, the Gaurav Goswami also figured the information about the plan assailants in fleeing Bareilly video clip, they said. to had an easy escape from UP Kamlesh was hacked to accused in the Kamlesh Tiwari in the hit list of Kamlesh to kill Sonu Dangar to their where they had reached the “Both the accused had a as their sympathisers with- death and also shot in his face murder case revealed that there Tiwari’s assailants. Ashfaq and Haryana counterparts. next day after the incident. nefarious design. Ashfaq who drew support after the police at his office-cum-residence in “The assailants, who are in led the ‘operation’ was hell intensified their hunt,” the Khurshed Bagh (Naka) on police custody remand, dis- bent on killing Kamlesh for lat- sources said. October 18 afternoon. Initial +/    closed that they were helped by ter’s blasphemous comments They said the accused were probe had revealed that Ashfaq Naved besides a cleric in about the Prophet. People in self-radicalised and they exe- and Moinuddin had stopped at Bareilly in getting shelter and Ashfaq’s contact list exploited cuted their plan on their own. a medical store to purchase  //  !   fleeing the city,” he said. He the situation after they gauged “They were incited by some bandage before reaching a added that investigation in the his hatred for Kamlesh. They politically-motivated persons in hotel. They later left the hotel case was nearly over. kept egging on Ashfaq to elim- a bid to vitiate communal har- without paying the dues and 1/! 1  The IG said the teams will inate Kamlesh even though mony. The mastermind, Sayyed informing the manager. continue to interrogate the his parents were against his Asim Ali, is being quizzed on    %  1, .70

security guard deployed on escort duty of Aa chest van died after he suffered firearm injuries under mysterious circumstances out- side HDFC Bank in Hazratganj on Friday after- noon. Police said it was a case of accidental fir- ing. As per reports, security guard Swami Dayal (45) of Sultanpur district was employed by a pri- vate agency providing security guards to finan- cial institutes and other offices. Around 4 pm, Swami Dayal reached HDFC Bank (opposite Jawahar Bhawan) in a cash van. “While two employees went inside the bank, Swami Dayal stayed outside and sat on the stairs outside. Hazratganj SHO RR Singh said, “Swami Dayal was holding his loaded repeater SBBL and it suddenly went off. The bullet got imbedded in Swami Dayal’s throat after grazing past his fingers which he had put on the nozzle. He had more injuries in his right palm than left,” the SHO explained. He said the chest van was engaged in the job of recovery of cash later deposited in the bank. “The work usually takes place in afternoon and Swami Dayal reached the bank while escorting the van,” he added. Profusely bleeding, the security guard was 2%        &-   +.    rushed to Civil Hospital where he was declared brought dead. Doctors said he died of exces- sive bleeding. A police spokesman said Swami &$%)+#",",-.01 Dayal was presently staying at a house in Gomti Nagar. However, his family cried foul play alleg- ing that the gun was not loaded. The SHO said    %  1, .70 price of gold was high at Rs up a variety of items. pollution. “We sold a number blackening was detected in both the palms of 39,000 per 10 gm, the sales President of Metals Merchant of steel glasses and bowls. the victim and also around the wounds on his ncreased cost played a were okay. Incidentally, the Association and Lucknow Copper bottles, jugs and con- throat. “The body has been sent for autopsy,” Iproved to be a dampener as sales dropped by almost 40 Vyapar Mandal Harish tainers were also picked up he added. response to gold was luke- per cent as compared to last Chandra Aggarwal said the because of the same reason,” warm on the occasion of year. In 2018, 95 kg gold and sales were bumper and equiv- he said. Dhanteras on Friday. Over 375 kg silver were sold on alent to Rs 15 crore. Meanwhile, traffic moved 60 kg gold worth Rs 2.32 Dhanteras. The markets “This is almost one-and- at a snail’s pace near busy mar- crore and 305 kg silver worth remained dull till 4 pm as cus- a-half times more than what kets on the occasion of Rs 1.86 lakh were sold and tomers opted for lighter items. we what we sold last year,” he Dhanteras. Nearly every mar- jewellers said the figures were The sales picked up only in pointed out. He added that the ket witnessed traffic snarls just okay. Secretary, Lucknow the evening. Meanwhile, the sales were also bumper owing with both sides of the road Sarrafa Association, Adheesh sales of the utensils remained to the fact that there was encroached by vehicles parked Jain said considering that the brisk with customers picking emphasis on environmental in a haphazard manner.

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    guest at the inaugural session '       Lucknow (PNS): Atwo- was minister Neelima Katiyar day national conference on while the guest of honour was ‘Application of technical ter- secretary (UPCST) ID Ram. minology in science and tech- Besides, deputy director, *  nology’, sponsored by MHRD, ML Meena, Prof Ram Scientific & Technical Kumar of BSNV College    %  1, .70 India, there was not much Terminology Commission of (Lucknow); principal scien- awareness about it. “The west- MHRD, was inaugurated at tist, CDRI, VN Tiwari; and hanvantari Jayanti was ern countries have patented the department of Chemical former joint director of Dcelebrated in the our famous and household Science of Shri Ramswaroop UPCST Shashi Rana were Ayurvedic department of medicinal plants like tulsi, Memorial University in also present on the Vivekananda Polyclinic and turmeric etc,” he said. He said Lucknow on Friday. The chief occasion. Medical Sciences Institute. that consumption of fruits and This day is also celebrated as 14 types of green leafy vegeta- Ayurveda Day. On this occa- bles like spinach, chaulai, mus- sion, the doctors of Ayurveda tard, gourd, kumhara, pui, department gave free consul- datta, neem, nishinda, brahmi, tation and medicines to the punarnava, Amaranthus, fenu- patients besides 50 per cent greek and radish were very discount on Panchakarma essential for staying healthy. procedures. Director of the institute, Dr About 70 patients were (Brig) T Prabhakar (retired) provided free counselling and said that the research work medicines in the Ayurveda being done in Ayurveda was camp. In the welcome address, very encouraging. Former pro- Swami Muktinathananda, sec- fessor of State Ayurvedic retary of the institute, explained College, Lucknow, BD Tiwari, in detail the importance of stay- who was the chief guest, nar- ing healthy. He said that dis- rated the history of Ayurveda. eases could be avoided and Vaidya Parasnath Shukla from longevity could be achieved by the Ayurveda department also following proper lifestyle. spoke on the occasion. The Swami Muktinathananda said programme was conducted by that although Ayurveda was Dr Vijay Seth, Ayurveda visit- the oldest medical system of ing consultant. +8$$+6)

       5   Students of City Montessori School’s Rajendra Nagar Campus III, led by their principal Deepali Gautam and teach- ers, took out a rally on Friday to appeal to the citizens to cele- brate Diwali without bursting firecrackers to save environment from pollution. Raising slogans like ‘Diwali zaroor manayange, Patakhe nahin chhudayenge’, ‘Vatavaran ko bachao, Patakhe mitao’ through banners, placards, posters and songs, the students took a round of Rajendra Nagar area, appealing people to celebrate Diwali without bursting crackers in the interest of the country, society, environment and for own health. The students also dis- tributed self-made paper bags to spread the message to stop using polythene bags for the betterment of environment. 5 1   St Joseph Inter College (Thakurganj) organised a march for ‘Eco-Friendly and Safe Diwali’ on Friday. Managing directors Rajesh Agrawal & Seema Agrawal wished the students, teach- ers and staff happy and safe Diwali. A special assembly was con- ducted in the school to enlighten the students and to give them a new vision towards celebrating the festival in a safe manner. The students took a pledge to minimising the use of crackers creating noise and air pollution.   !"#!$%&   

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Friday sought the Centre’s response by   /0-/12( Jaishankar recently stating “we expect November 5 on a plea seeking entry of he Supreme Court on Friday asked the Kerala one day we will have physical juris-    /0-/12( Muslim women in mosques across the TGovernment to give 25 lakh each as interim com- s Pakistan continues to rake up at diction” over PoK and Defence Minister country and claiming that such restriction pensation to the owners of Maradu flats, being demol- Avarious international fora, the issue Rajnath Singh saying any talks with he legal challenge to the disqualifica- was “unconstitutional” and violative of ished on the court’s orders for violation of environ- of abrogation of Article 370 giving spe- Pakistan, if they are held, would be over Ttion of 17 Karnataka MLAs from the fundamental rights to life, equality and ment norms by builders, after it was informed that cial status to Jammu & Kashmir, Army PoK and not Jammu & Kashmir. Assembly before the trust vote by the then gender justice. they have been given a lower amount. Chief General Bipin Rawat said here on On Sunday, when the Indian Army H D Kumaraswamy Government needs A bench headed by Chief Justice A bench of justices Arun Mishra and S Ravindra Friday Pakistan Occupied carried out punitive strikes in sectors to be referred to the Constitution Bench, Ranjan Gogoi took note of the fact that Bhat asked the builders of Maradu flats to deposit 20 Kashmir(POK) is controlled by ter- in POK opposite Tangdhar to flatten the Supreme Court was told on Friday. it had issued notices to parties, which crore within one month with the court-appointed rorists. He also said Gilgit-Baltistan terrorist launch pads, Rawat had said Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appear- included Union Ministries of Women and committee in the matter. and POK are under illegal occupation people “working behind the scenes,” at ing for the Karnataka Congress, con- Child Welfare and Law and Justice and The top court said the attached bank account of of Pakistan. the instance of terrorists, were making tended that the then Speaker K R Ramesh Minority Affairs and the National the builders will be detached for depositing the Making these assertions, the Army Article 370,” he said while delivering the attempts at disrupting peace in Jammu Kumar, who was the Master of the Commission for Women, in April and amount. Chief said “when we say Jammu & Cariappa memorial lecture to mark the & Kashmir. He also said intelligence House, exercised his jurisdiction to dis- three respondents (parties) have not The bench also asked builders to submit their Kashmir, the complete State of Jammu Infantry Day. reports of terrorists crossing the bor- qualify the MLAs and his decision can- been served with its notices. banking details on affidavit with the court. & Kashmir includes PoK and Gilgit Hitting out at Pakistan for der had increased since the centre not be questioned. The bench, also comprising justices S It also rejected a prayer of the Confederation of Baltistan. Therefore, PoK and Gilgit objecting to the latest move by India, scrapped special status to the state. Sibal, who also appeared for State A Bobde and S A Nazeer, ordered that the Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) Baltistan become an occupied he reasoned Islamabad was raking it More than 2,450 ceasefire viola- Congress chief Dinesh Gundu Rao, sub- notices along with copies of the petition that the flats should not be demolished and put to territory — a territory which has been “because the territory which has been tions have taken place since January this mitted however that “the matter needs to be served on the Maharashtra State Board some other use. “We are not going back from our illegally occupied by our western illegally occupied by Pakistan is not year including 850 since August 5. be referred to a Constitution Bench as it of Wakf, Central Wakf Council and All demolition orders. This matter can’t be agitated afresh. neighbour.” controlled by the Pakistani establish- Moreover, 15 terrorists were killed in raises matters of grave Constitutional India Muslim Personal Law Board. Our order is final,” the bench said while rejecting the Moreover, that part of Jammu & ment, it is controlled by terrorists. PoK encounters in the last two months while importance”. He made his submission The bench then fixed the plea filed by plea of CREDAI. Kashmir occupied by Pakistan, is actu- is actually a terrorist-controlled eight civilians were also killed. At least before a 3-judge bench, comprising Yasmeen Zuber Ahmad Peerzade and The court also asked the one-member committee ally controlled by terrorists, he said. country or a terrorist-controlled part 35 terrorist initiated actions were also Justices N V Ramana, Sanjeev Khanna Zuber Ahmad Nazir Ahmad Peerzade, a to assess the documentary proof of payments made On the issue of abrogation of of Pakistan.” He also said Pakistan is recorded in the same period. and Krishna Murari, which reserved its Pune-based couple, for further hearing on by flat owners to builders after some Article 370 by the government on making desperate attempts to disrupt Pakistan is violating ceasefire in an judgement on the petition filed by the 17 November 5. The Central Government, homebuyers told the bench that they had paid more August 5, Rawat said it was brought in normalcy in Kashmir. effort to gain moral ascendancy over rebel Congress-JD (S) MLAs challenging represented by lawyer Rajat Nair, on than 25 lakh to the developers. as a temporary provision. “When His observations came at a time the Indian army posts guarding the Ramesh Kumar’s decision. Kumaraswamy Friday accepted the notice. The plea A counsel for homebuyers told the bench that they Article 370 was introduced with the when India scaled up its narrative on Line of Control(LOC)on the one hand had resigned after losing a trust vote, sought issuance of a direction to the had paid more than 25 lakh each for their flats to word temporary there was no objec- the abrogation of Article 370 and sta- and give covering fire to enable the mil- which paved the way for the BJP-led Government authorities and Muslim the builder but the court-appointed committee has tion... therefore why is it that Pakistan tus of POK in various world platforms itants to sneak into Kashmir on the Government in the State under B S bodies to allow entry of Muslim women assessed the compensation amount to be less than what has suddenly raised the ante on the with External Affairs Minister S other hand. Yediyurappa. into mosques to offer namaz there. PTI has been paid. #'/    :   #  #++  #      /0-/12( for making calls to one   /0-/12( lakh hectares of crops. A total of Pradesh, where 32,996 people Haresh Matani who was 3(   3   ! 2,155 people had died due to rain took shelter in the 98 relief he CBI on Friday took over investi- aged 53 then and he recent monsoon fury and and floods so far this year, an camps set up in 38 districts. In Tgation of five cases from Mumbai demanded money for     !  Tfloods have taken a toll on official said. Though monsoon Kerala, heavy rains and floods police involving gangster Chota Rajan construction of a building 2,155 people and affected more remains active in a few parts of claimed 181 lives and injured 72. in crimes relating to extortion, by the complainant.   /0-/12( than 26 lakh people in 22 States, the country, the season official- Fifteen people were reported abduction and attempt to murder. The The accused persons including missing of 45 persons. ly ended on September 30. missing in 13 districts. As many cases were originally registered by threatened Matani to kill he CBI has arrested a top official of the public According to Union Home During the four-month period, as 4.46 lakh people took shelter Mumbai police between 1980 and him and his family if the Tsector National Buildings Construction Ministry, the maximum number the country recorded the high- in 2,227 relief camps in the 2000. extortion amount was not Corporation (NBCC) for allegedly receiving a bribe of 430 people died in est rainfall since 1994, according southern State. While the case relating to wrongful paid. The cases were of 4 lakh for clearing bills worth over 24 crore. The Maharashtra, followed by 227 in to the India Meteorological Twenty-two districts in restraint and abduction was registered taken over by the CBI arrested accused Utpal Paul, Deputy General West Bengal in rain, floods and Department (IMD). Gujarat were hit by rain and on February 7, 1998, the chargehseet after the State Manager (DGM), NBCC, had initially demanded a landslides that hit as many as 361 In Maharashtra, where 22 in 280 relief camps. In Bihar, floods during the monsoon sea- filed by Mumbai police mentioned Government referred it bribe of 50 lakh from a businessman, about two per districts in the country. districts were hit by floods, 430 which was hit by floods till this son, where 192 people lost their Rajan and two others as absconding for probe by the federal cent of the total pending bills, sources said. As first According to the Home people died, 398 were injured month, 166 people lost their lives lives, 17 were injured, while accused. anti-corruption probe installment, he had sought 10 lakh but the busi- Ministry officials, 803 people and 7.19 lakh people forced to and 1.96 lakh took shelter in 282 17,783 people took shelter in 102 Two cases against him were regis- agency. The Department nessman negotiated and brought the amount down were injured and nearly 20,000 seek shelter in 305 relief camps. relief camps, following the del- relief camps. In Karnataka, 285 tered in March 6, 1983 and November of Personnel and Training to 4 lakh. Paul was arrested on Thursday night by animals lost across the country The monsoon rain and floods hit uge that hit 28 districts in the people lost their lives, 49 were 21, 1980 for alleged firing on a police which is the administra- the CBI in Guwahati, Assam, while receiving the pay- in the heavy rain and floods, 22 districts in West Bengal, state. injured and six went missing due party during raids against bootlegging. tive agency for CBI ment, they said, adding other senior officers of the which fully damaged 2.23 lakh where 227 people lost their lives, A total of 189 people were to rains and floods in 16 districts. Another case of extortion was reg- referred the cases for NBCC, Guwahati, are also under the scanner of the houses, partially damaged 2.06 37 were injured, four reported killed, 39 injured and seven As many as 2.48 lakh people took istered against Rajan on August 18,2000 probe by Central agency. agency. lakh houses and destroyed 14.09 missing and 43,433 took shelter went missing in Madhya shelter in 3,261 relief camps.   & /) ! " #  !  

  /0-/12( Partnership,” said the former said that Indian dairy cooper- Indian economy which the Union Minister. ative will be ruined if India pro- party claimed were being he Congress on Friday He said the Government ceeds with RCEP. “bartered away and sold open- Topposed India signing the was not talking about ‘Made in “Managing Director of ly” by the BJP Government. Regional Comprehensive India’ now and the agreement Amul has written to Minister Former Prime Minister Economic Partnership (RCEP) will encourage ‘Made in China’. Piyush Goyal stating that India Manmohan Singh and Rahul agreement, saying it will be the Ramesh said that the balance of should not do RCEP, else dairy Gandhi too were part of the “third big jolt” to the Indian trade was heavily in favour of cooperative would be ruined. meeting convened by the 17- economy after demonetization China. The milk will be imported member group of leaders set up and GST and will result in lib- “RCEP will result in the lib- from New Zealand, sugar from by Sonia last week. eralising Chinese imports to eralisation of imports from Australia, dairy products would Briefing the media about the Indian market. China. We do not know what be imported and it will also the outcome of the meeting, Addressing a press confer- was discussed in Wuhan or ruin our agriculture,” he said. former Union Minister AK ence, Congress leader Jairam Mahabalipuram but we can “India will accept the free Antony said India is heading Ramesh said that there was a see the results, there will be lib- flow of data under RCEP. The towards economic slowdown possibility of India signing the eralisation in imports from national interest particularly and crises. RCEP agreement. “After China. ‘Made in India’ is not the national security has been “Our country is heading demonetisation and GST, it mentioned now. It`ll encourage removed from the draft RCEP,” towards economic slowdown will be the third big jolt to our ‘Made in China’,” he said. he added. and crises. This is the time for economy when the Prime He said that managing The briefing was followed the Government to fully deploy Minister goes to Bangkok the director of Amul has written a after Congress top met under all the resources for economic next month and expresses letter to Union Commerce the chairmanship of party chief revival but instead of this India`s agreement to Regional Minister Piyush Goyal in which Sonia Gandhi to deliberate on Government’s priorities are Comprehensive Economic he has expressed concern and issues related to the interests of different,” says AK Antony. #%%        & &  9  %2   / ,-  .R     9  2%&$344.#,   /0-/12( tion and auction displayed at the Prime Minister receiving National Gallery of Modern blessings from his mother, with he exhibition-cum-e-auc- Art (NGMA) included memo- a base price of 1,000, has *   %#5#%#-#""#$ #6 Ttioning of mementos rabilia, paintings, sculptures, received a bid of 20 lakh. received by Prime Minister shawls, jackets and traditional Other popular auctioned items    ?4(),& a rise in the number of voters by 9.84 per cent Narendra Modi ended on musical instruments. The low- include an exhibit of Manipuri 6)##  in comparison with 2014. Friday, with the highest bid of est base price was kept at 500 Folk Arts, which had an orig- orty-nine urban local bodies in Rajasthan The number of voters has now increased 25 lakh for a painting of the for items like a small statue of inal base price of 50,000, but Fwill go to the polls on November 16, the to 32,30,123. PM and Mahatma Gandhi. Lord Ganesha and decorative sold for a bid of 10 lakh. A    2/4( “Since Section 185 is placed schedule of which was announced by the state He said EVMs would be used in voting, for The proceeds from the e-auc- wooden box in lotus shape. The metallic sculpture of a cow in Chapter 13 of the Motor election commission on Friday. which adequate machines had been made tion will be donated towards highest base price of 2.5 lakh feeding a calf, with a base xpressing concern over Vehicles Act, the Central The notification in this regard will be issued available. funding the Namami Gange was reserved for an acrylic price of 4,000, sold for a bid Eincreasing incidents of Government is to consider a on November 1. He said the number of wards had gone up Mission. The Union culture painting with a tri-colour back- of 10 lakh and a metallic 14- drunk-driving, the Madras suitable amendment in this The local bodies that will go to the polls by 13.33 per cent after the delimitation process. Ministry organised the e-auc- ground of the Prime Minister cm statue of Swami High Court has directed the regard by allowing various include three municipal corporations and 18 Around 20,000 police personnel will be tion from September 14 to sell and Mahatma Gandhi, which Vivekanand, with a base price Centre to amend Section 185 of State Governments/Union municipal councils. deployed to maintain the law and order during 2,772 mementos gifted to the has received a final bid of 25 of 4,000, received a final price the Motor Vehicles Act so that Territories to adopt a zero tol- The election to the posts of chairperson will the elections. Prime Minister. lakh. of 6 lakh, said the statement there is a zero tolerance policy erance norm in Section 185 be held on November 26 and the notification Mehra said a candidate contesting for the The materials for exhibi- A framed photograph of issued by Culture Ministry. when it comes to such occur- itself,” the court said while dis- for it will be issued on November 20. post of councillor can spend a maximum of 2.5 rences. missing the petition of K The election to posts of deputy chairper- lakh in the election to the municipal corpora- “ The time has now come Shanmugham, the claimant. son will be held on November 27. State Election tion; 1.5 lakh for municipal council and  1 lakh for just such a measure. Too The judge said clause (f) of Commissioner P S Mehra said there had been for other civic bodies. many lives have already been sub-section 1 of section 19 of lost to this lethal cocktail of the Act with clause (16) of Rule internal consumption and 21 of the Central Rules says internal combustion,” Justice R upon registration of an offence      Mahadevan said. Section 185 of under section 185, the power to the Act prescribes that whoev- suspend the driving licence er while driving or attempting under section 19 can be exer- to drive a motor vehicle has in cised by the licensing authori-  !  "" # $%# his blood alcohol exceeding 30 ty.The licensing authority mg per 100 ml of blood detect- would have to invoke the power    4%4&414 mary schools have 0-25 num- Autonomous District Council ed in a test by a breath analyser in the cases of violation of ber of students. (TTAADC) administration had shall be punished with impris- clause (a) of section 185. aced with infrastructure- “Students do not get prop- also merged several schools onment of 6 months or with The exercise of the power Frelated issues and low enrol- er atmosphere of education in earlier and the results were pos- fine or both. of the section may have the ment of students, the Tripura such schools. itive, Nath said. The judge gave the direc- desired deterrent effect, the Government has decided to So, we have decided to “This would be done based tive while setting aside an judge said. “The State merge 961 State-run and aided merge those 961 schools with on certain criteria order of a Motor Accident Governments will have to issue schools, a Minister said on the existing ones,” Tripura like availability of infrastruc- Claims Tribunal fastening 60 appropriate directions to Friday. Education Minister Ratan Lal tures, medium of language, per cent contributory negli- ensure that there is proper The move will be imple- Nath told reporters here. views of parents and students. gence on the part of the insur- coordination between the mented in a phased manner, he He cited examples of We will take up ance firm and awarding police and the licensing author- said. “It has come to our notice Jharkhand, which had merged this initiative gradually by shift- 39,500 to a person in a road ities so that an action of sus- that out of the 4,398 govern- 6,446 schools and Odisha ing 1,000 students this year and accident case in which the vic- pension of the driving licence ment and Government-aided (4,200 schools) and got good 4,000 and 3,000 in the next two tim was in inebriated condi- is initiated immediately after schools in Tripura, 915 prima- results. years,” the Minister  &&        * 2   / tion at the time of accident. the offence is committed,” ry schools and 46 upper-pri- The Tripura Tribal Areas said.   !"#!$%&           ) 9-#"")"%2#"% %"$8(

al news. Banerjee who had   (  chief minister Muthuvel the price,” he said.    avoided meeting the Prime 2/4( Karunanidhi. Vaiko alleged that the Minister despite repeated Referring to the people AAIADMK misused the entire - invites from Delhi for the past he shock defeats of the wielding power in the district government machinery in couple of years suddenly went Tparty candidate as well as units of the DMK, he said Nanguneri and Vikravandi. to the Capital in September to the Congress candidate many of them were from the “The results of these by-polls  $ $    .71.44 meet him reportedly with a supported by it in the Assembly AIADMK who crossed over to alone cannot considered to be long list of demands. bypolls at Vikravandi and the party after the demise of a reflection of the mood in rime Minister Narendra Her political opponents Naguneri has shocked the Jayalalithaa in search of green- Tamil Nadu,” said Vaiko PModi is likely to visit like the Left and the Congress DMK leadership. The DMK’s er pasture. “There are others reacting to the loss of the Kolkata in the first half of next however questioned the timing reversal of fortunes come like KKSSR Ramachandran, constituencies to the month when he will attend and suddenness of her visit to hardly six months after it swept Selva Ganapathy who are AIADMK. Kolkata Press Trust Delhi saying she had gone to the Lok Sabha election deci- gone well with party’s leaders known as the AIADMK dias- Raveendran Doraisamy, a programme, sources said not If his visit materialises then engagements.” Capital to save former Kolkata mating the AIADMK-led front and cadre,” said a senior DMK poras,” he said. keen observer of the DMK, said ruling out a meeting between it will be Modi’s first tour of Apart from the KPT pro- Police Commissioner Rajiv has come as a surprise to the leader who did not want to be The leader also said the that the bout was between two him and Bengal Chief Minister Kolkata after BJP’s resounding gramme the two leaders may Kumar facing CBI investigation political commentators named. inclusion of the Vaiko-led lacklustre leaders (Stalin and Mamata Banerjee. success parliamentary elec- also get each other to meet for his role as the chief of the also. He described it as the MDMK and the VCK led by Edappadi Palaniswami) in Being one among very few tions when his partywon 18 out informally at the Eden Gardens Special Investigation Team in “This was something Congressisation of the DMK. Thirumavalavan too has which the man with power companies in the world the of 42 seats from Bengal. —when India play Sharada and Rose Valley chit which was waiting to happen “Stalin’s appointment as party boomeranged on the party. romped home. “Stalin has been KPT is celebratingits 150th “As the Chief Minister will againstBangladesh cricket team fund cases. after the decision of the lead- president itself was not a cor- “Both Vaiko and weakened because of the year from October 2019 also be invited in the pro- —where Bangla Prime Minister “It is nothing new for a ership to field sons, daughter rect decision. It was a coterie Thirumavalavan do not fit well AIADMK wresting the two onwards. gramme the twoleaders may SK Hasina will come as a spe- Chief Minister to meet the and grand children of party surrounding Stalin which with the kind of politics seats. We have to wait for the Though the Prime hold brief talks during the cial invitee besides Modi and Prime Minister. And we hope veterans. The cadre who have decided to appoint him as practiced by the DMK . While results of the election to the Minister’s Office is yet to give Prime Minister’s stay Banerjee.Known for her blunt the meetings take place in been with the party for decades party chief. They were reward- Vaiko was spitting venom at local bodies before making its confirmation about his inKolkata,” sources in the BJP criticism of Modi — which Kolkata in the sidelines of and senior leaders were ignored ed at the time of Lok Sabha the DMK and Stalin some two any assessment about what the attending the programme said. The ruling Trinamool makes her one of the other events so that the people during the selection of candi- elections by Stalin who field- months before his inclusion in future holds for the DMK. The sources said in all likelihood he Congressleadership however staunchest and most visible of the State get benefited from dates for the Lok Sabha elec- ed their sons, daughter and the front, Thirumavaalavan alliance partners like the would come to Kolkata in the remained non-committal on a critics of the Prime Minister in suchparleys,” a senior TMC tions. The coronation of close relations as candidates,” speaks, breaths and consumes Congress, the Lefts and VCK first week of next month dur- possible meetingbetween the the country — occasional leader and Minister said Udhayanidhi, son of party said the leader who was a caste. His speeches against one are certain to exert pressure on ing when he will also attend two leaders saying “it all meetings between the two “looking forward to the president M K Stalin, as the close confidante of former particular community has mis- Stalin to part with more seats,” some other programmes. depends upon her scheduled leaders tend to become nation- meeting.” second in command has not party president and former fired and the DMK had to pay said Doraisamy. ''#4#$4#$%%$48      )   (  1 "     1 

Bengaluru: Attacking (Siddaramaiah) gave during Siddaramaiah on Thursday A video of Siddaramaiah Siddaramaiah had held each 4#$%)""-)#8 && Congress leader Siddaramaiah Lok Sabha polls? Who was in had said, "We have got an purportedly stating that the other responsible for the col- and holding him responsible the heart of MLAs who were experience from that (joining coalition Government will not lapse of the alliance adminis- Gandhinagar: Union Home Shah, on a two-day visit of thing to improve the condition of for the collapse of the coalition responsible for the collapse of with JD(S)), and instead will go last long after the Lok Sabha tration.Kumaraswamy's father Minister Amit Shah on Friday his home State Gujarat, attacked the poor. Addressing a gathering Government in Karnataka, the government? Will you hon- for polls." polls had gone viral a few days and JD(S) patriarch had also said the country would auto- the Congress over the issue of in Mahatma Mandir here, the JD(S) leader H D estly answer this question Kumaraswamy in another after the Kumaraswamy-led targeted Siddaramaiah in the matically improve if all Members poverty eradication and said the BJP president said, "If all MPs Kumaraswamy has asked him "who"? tweet asked "who asked government came to past for the collapse.Coming to of Parliament (MPs) focus on country's oldest party paid only focus on their constituencies, the to "honestly" respond to ques- I'm indebted for your Siddaramaiah to join hands power.The Congress and JD(S), Kumaraswamy's defence, their constituencies. lip service and hardly did any- condition of entire country tions about "damage" in the cooperation and support.I with us? considered arch rivals in the old Gowda on Friday said what his would improve automatically. alliance between the two par- won't forget in this life. We too Who had gone to his Mysuru region, joined hands to son has said, is a "fact."The for- "I am lucky...Past MPs of this ties. don't want your company," doors?" as he cited comments form the government under mer Prime Minister said seat (his Lok Sabha seat Kumaraswamy, who head- Kumaraswamy tweeted. reportedly made by the Kumaraswamy's leadership as Siddaramaiah had agreed for Gandhinagar), be it Atal Bihari ed the coalition then, told his Asked about once again Congress leader raising doubts the 2018 assembly polls threw alliance and for Kumaraswamy Vajpayee or L K Advani, have former alliance partner that his joining hands with the JD(S), about the longevity of the up a hung verdict.With its fall to be Chief Minister following already built a strong foundation party did not want any truck if the BJP Government fell coalition government, while in July following rebellion by 17 the decision from Congress here. This has made my work as with him. after the December 5 bypolls to getting treated at a nature cure disgruntled MLAs from both high command, "but, at the end an MP easier," he said. "What kind of support you 15 constituencies, centre last year. parties, Kumaraswamy and punished us." PTI He added, "My priority will always be Gandhinagar seat and its people. My aim is to make it  ( /  ( the best constituency in the 4((B! .# country. I will try to make sure to be with you whenever you need me," Shah said in his      address. Shah was here to lay   3 A%  # foundation stones and inaugurate various projects worth over 400  0  crore, including a shelter home, Patna: Terming the victory The people of Bihar must think views, reacted with vexation. an integrated command and AIMIM in the Kishanganj about their future," Singh wrote "We would like to know control facility, three newly devel- Patna: Newly elected Lok Assembly by-poll as "danger- on his official Twitter handle. what Mr Singh has done to fos- oped gardens as well as water Sabha MP from Samastipur— ous" for Bihar, Union minister The AIMIM which had ter harmony in Bihar. If he is so supply and road widening Prince Raj — was on Friday Giriraj Singh on Friday accused unsuccessfully tried to find a concerned about the state, why schemes. appointed as the LJP's new Asaduddin Owaisi's party of toehold in Bihar politics in the doesn't he resign from the At the event, Shah also hand- chief in Bihar, replacing his adhering to the ideology of general elections earlier this post he holds in Delhi and ded- ed over keys of houses to the ben- uncle Pashupati Kuma Paras, Pakistan founder Mohd Ali year and the Assembly polls icates himself full-time to eficiaries of Mukhyamantri Awas also a member of Parliament. Jinnah. four years ago, pulled off a sur- improving the situation in Yojna in Gandhinagar, besides The appointment was The BJP leader, known for prise victory in the by-election Bihar," JD(U) national general handing out Ayushman Bharat made by Lok Janshakti Party his hardline stance on necessitated by sitting Congress secretary and State Minister health scheme cards.Heaping president and Union minister Hindutva and nationalism, said MLA Mohd Javed getting elect- Shyam Rajak remarked sarcas- praise on Prime Minister Ramvilas Paswan, which the maiden victory of the All ed to the Lok Sabha. tically.Congress MLC Prem Narendra Modi, he said only a party's central parliamentary India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Qamrul Hoda clinched the Chandra Mishra attacked the leader like him could think of a board chairman and MP— tively, he said. Muslimeen (AIMIM) in Bihar seat, defeating his nearest BJP Union minister for his state- healthcare scheme (like Chirag Paswan— announced Party's spokesman Ashraf could imperil "social harmony" rival Sweety Singh by a margin ment and accused the BJP of Ayushman Bharat) which bene- at a press conference here. Ansari has been chosen as in the State. of over 10,000 votes while having a "tacit understanding" fits 50 crore citizens. PTI Prince Raj, son of Ram State minorities' cell chief "In the Bihar by-elections, Javed's mother Sayeeda Banu, with AIMIM. Chandra Paswan, trounced while Sanjay Paswan will head the most dangerous outcome is who made her debut in elec- "Giriraj Singh is trying to senior Bihar Congress leader Dalit Sena, an organisation the result of Kishanganj. toral politics at the age of 72 as fool the people. The BJP and Ashok Kumar in the by-poll floated by Paswan. Owaisi's party AIMIM adheres a Congress candidate, fin- the AIMIM have a tacit under- at Samastipur reserved seat, Notwithstanding NDA's to Jinnah's ideology. They hate ished third and lost her deposit. standing. Both thrive on com- result of which was declared poor showing in the by-poll (national song) Vande Chief Minister Nitish munal polarization and need on Thursday. The by-elec- on five assembly seats which Mataram. Bihar's social har- Kumar's JD(U), known not to each other to sustain them- tion was necessitated due to saw only one JD(U) nominee mony faces a threat from them. share the BJP leader's hardline selves," Mishra said. PTI death of Ram Chandra winning, Chirag Paswan, an Paswan. MP from Jamui (SC) Lok Chirag Paswan was taking Sabha seat, asserted that the "   (- 1!    care of the LJP's Bihar unit ruling coalition would win after election of Paras from 225 assembly seats in the family's pocket borough 243-member Bihar assembly  & 5    Hajipur reserved parliamen- in the next election. tary constituency in the gen- "The party's organisation Patna: Bihar Chief Minister He accepted the mandate Lok Sabha. eral election. will be strengthened further Nitish Kumar has put a brave saying voters are "maalik" Main opposition RJD With a view to strength- with youths heading party's face on JD(U)'s drubbing in the (masters).In the by-polls on five bagged two assembly seats- en party's organisational various frontal organisations by-polls, saying his party is assembly seats in Bihar, JD(U) Simri Bakhtiarpur and Belhar- structure keeping in mind in Bihar unit. We will prepare replete with by-election deba- could win only at Nathnagar. It Hyderabad MP Asaduddin the 2020 Bihar assembly elec- for party's organisational cles followed by spectacular held four of the five seats, Owaisi's AIMIM gained a toe- tion, the LJP president has structure keeping in mind performance in the state polls before its legislators winning hold in the state clinching also appointed several others the 2020 assembly polls. shortly afterwards. general election and moving to Kishanganj, while the especially youths to head var- "We will be able to regis- ious cells in the state unit, ter victory in assembly poll Chirag Paswan told reporters. just on the lines of Lok Sabha Party MPs- Veena Devi election when the NDA won (Vaishali) and Chandan 39 out of 40 seats. We will be Kumar (Nawada)— will be aiming to win more than 225 heading LJP women's cell and seats," Chirag Paswan said. youth wing in Bihar respec- PTI      !!  

Kolkata: A TMC leader, who is our state government. So I the chief patron of a club at decided to step down on my Barasat in North 24 Parganas own," Mukherjee said. district, stepped down from the A senior club official said post on Friday after it invited that according to the club's West Bengal Governor Jagdeep rules and regulations it is not Dhankhar to inaugurate Kali necessary to inform the chief Puja. patron about the guest list. Sunil Mukherjee, who is Kali Puja will be also the chairman of Barasat celebrated in Bengal on Municipality, stepped down October 27 across the after he came to know that the State. club officials had invited Dhankhar, who took oath Dhankhar as the as the chief as the governor of West Bengal guest to inaugurate Kali Puja on July 30, has been at logger- organised by it. heads with the State "I should have been Government over several issues informed as I am the chief — ranging from his seating at patron of the club. I have the Durga Puja carnival to strong reservations as I feel that comments on his security and the governor is biased against the State Government. PTI   !"#!$%&   & )    '     # Kolkata: Two persons were south Odisha and West Central district, an elderly man and a Bengal.Heavy rain is likely at one  $(  (  ,34( things that they would get ty of extending support to the killed in rain-related incidents in Bay of Bengal. woman died because of drown- or two places over districts of more 220/250 seats etc. They Shiv Sena from outside. Bankura district of West Bengal The weatherman, however, ing and wall collapse respectively Sub-Himalayan West Bengal he Opposition Congress (BJP leaders) were even talk- Another former Chief as heavy rain continued to lash held out a ray of hope for good on Thursday, District Magistrate and in Howrah, North 24 Tand NCP are working hard ing about forming the gov- Minister Ashok Chavan had the State since Thursday, officials weather on Kali Puja and Diwali Umashankar S said.The Met Parganas, Murshidabad, Nadia, towards isolating the ruling BJP ernment on their own also said: "The Assembly poll said on Friday. to be celebrated in the weekend, department forecast heavy to Birbhum, Hooghly and East from the Shiv Sena and rest of strength. If they want to form results have shown that the BJP The Met department fore- forecasting a clear sky from very heavy rain in East and West Burdwan districts of Gangetic the political parties in the State. a Government now, they will can be kept out of power". cast more downpour in the State Saturday afternoon. Midnapore, South 24 Parganas West Bengal, the weatherman A day after former Chief have to give the Shiv Sena its It is only NCP president owing to a low pressure area in In Indpur block of Bankura districts of Gangetic West said. PTI Minister and senior Congress pound of flesh. After the last Sharad Pawar who has not yet leader Prithviraj Chavan said Thorat said that the Congress elections, the NCP had come around to extending sup- he foresaw some "interesting was not averse to forming a offered unconditional sup- port to the Shiv Sena either possibilities" about the chang- government with the Shiv Sena. port from the outside. As from outside and inside to )  .  ing political equations in the "Our request to the Shiv Sena result, the Shiv Sena had no form a new Government in the during the next 15 days and is to make up its mind to form bargaining power at that time. state. NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal a Government without our That won't happen now". "People have asked us to sit said that the "Sena can get CM's support. If we receive any pro- "I do not rule out some in the opposition. The thought !!  post", Maharashtra Pradesh posal in this regard, we will interesting possibilities. Wait of trying to get into power Congress Committee presi- consider it seriously," Thorat for 15 days. You will get now," doesn't even cross our minds. dent Balasaheb Thorat said on said. he said. "We are talking to our We will work to expand our Friday that his party would On Thursday, Prithviraj allies. We know as to what are base," Pawar had said. .     seriously consider any propos- Chavan had set the cat all the possibilities before us. To another query, Pawar al received from the Shiv Sena among the pigeons by saying: We all will sit across whether to said: "We will not go with Shiv for the formation of a new "The BJP has got lesser num- proceed in the matter or not," Sena. NCP-Congress and other Kolkata: President Ram Nath pants from the country and Government in the State. ber of seats than it had Chavan said, indirectly hinting allies will decide together, the Kovind is scheduled to inau- abroad are expected to turn Talking to media persons, expected. They were saying all at the exploring the possibili- future course of action." gurate the fifth edition of the up at the four-day pro- India International Science gramme. Festival (IISC) 2019 to be The theme for this years      $ - held in the city from festival is `Research, <='     2' November 5, one of the Innovation, and Science organisers said on Friday. Empowering the Nation  ))) banker, merchant or agent (Sec &    /  Prime Minister Narendra (`RISEN- India), he said. Though it has so far not made 409), criminal intimidation (Sec Modi will also be present at "Students from the it clear in public what is 50:50 506), causing disappearance of the inauguration programme, NATMO and other presti- power sharing arrangement, the evidence of offence (Sec 201), '    '. a senior official of the gious institutions surround- Sena is seeking the Chief forgery of record of Court or of National Atlas and Thematic ing the city are expected to Minister’s post on a rotational public register (Sec 466), forgery Kolkata: Thirteen Mapping Organisation participate in the outreach basis and it is seeking plum port- of valuable security, will etc (Sec Bangladeshi nationals have (NATMO) said. programme, he said.Over folios like Home, Revenue and 467) among others. been arrested from differ- "This festival is held since 2,500 school students from PWD which the BJP had kept with Also, Kanda is the third rich- ent areas in West Bengal 2015 to celebrate sci- different parts of the country itself during the last five years. est legislator elected to the 90- while trying to illegally entific and technological will be housed at a Students Incidentally, when the Sena-BJP member Haryana Assembly this cross the Indo-Bangla bor- advancements with scientists, Science Village, to be set up alliance ruled the State between time. The controversial legislator der since Wednesday, a students and innovators. during the festival. 1995 and 1999, late BJP leader had declared assets worth Rs 95 BSF statement said. "It is an attempt to Events such as conference Gopinath Munde was the State crore. He is also an MLA with The immigrants were encourage young minds for young scientists, a science Home Minister, while the Shiv highest liabilities i.e. 78 crore. either trying to cross over towards science and promote expo, a science literature fes- Sena’s Manohar Joshi and (briefly) In the Congress Government from Bangladesh to India networking of stakeholders tival will also be held. Narayan Rane were the Chief he had bagged the coveted Home or vice versa with the help working for propagation of Special role of women Ministers. portfolio for favouring Hooda. of touts, the statement said. science," he said. scientists and entrepreneurs In a related development, Shiv Among the controversies that Four Bangladeshis The festival will be inau- in shaping the scientific Sena president Uddhav Thackeray haunted Kanda during his tenure were arrested from gurated at Biswa Bangla growth injectors will be high- has called a meeting of newly included a car owned by him Basirhat, Gaighata on Jayantipur, Petrapole, Convention Centre, he said. lighted at the festival, the offi- elected MLAs at his Matoshri allegedly used in a rape in 2010, Thursday while trying to Gaighata and Hingalganj Around 12,000 partici- cer said. PTI residence on Saturday at noon. his security men allegedly beat up illegally sneak into the while trying to cross the Sources in the Sena said at national-level cricketer Atul country from Bangladesh, border from the neigh- that meeting, Uddhav will seek the Wassan in 2011 for overtaking the the statement said. bouring country. opinion of his party’s new legis- Minister’s convoy. Four others were also So far in 2019, BSF lators whether the party should While he continued with his arrested from Hakimpur troops of South Bengal pitch strongly for the Chief coveted portfolio and managed to area while trying to cross Frontier apprehended 305 Minister’s post and what it should escape these controversies the border illegally from Indian and 1,364 do if the BJP’s refuses to yield. unscathed, Kanda was finally India. Bangladeshi nationals for “There is strong mood among arrested in August 2012 after a On Wednesday night, trying to illegally the newly elected Shiv Sena MLAs former air-hostess with his MDLR five Bangladeshi nationals cross the international that the party should go whole- airlines committed suicide accus- were apprehended from boundary. PTI hog for the Chief Minister’s post. ing him of harassment. In 2013, In the event of the BJP refusing to the air hostess’ mother too com- yield, the Sena should look at mitted suicide and left a suicide "  /  other avenues before it to achieve note. Kanda is still facing a trial its objectives,” a senior Sena leader in the case. He, however, claimed said. Meanwhile, in its editorial, of being framed in the case. 89((6 3  the Sena mouth-piece said the In 2007, he had launched the people had rejected the BJP’s MDLR airlines, named after father thinking that elections could be Murli Dhar Lakh Ram. But the ! / !   won by engineering defections MDLR had a short flight and was and splitting Opposition parties. grounded within two years. 6(    /0 North Block and the “People have also taught a lesson Currently, Kanda’s Golden -/12( Parliament building will to the political turncoats,” the edi- Globe Hotels Private Limited is not be pulled down but torial said, alluding to large-scale into Casino business in Goa. hmedabad-based firm will be redesigned. desertions from the NCP- Talking to the mediapersons, AHCP Design, Planning The firm, which will Congress to the ruling camp. Kanda on Friday said he was and Management Private be paid 229.75 crore for On the shocking bypoll defeat framed in the abetment to suicide Limited has won the con- consultancy services, of Udayanraje Bhosale, who had case and has done nothing wrong. tract for consultancy and much below the estimated switched over to the BJP after win- On his support to the BJP, he designing of the Parliament 448 crore, will prepare ning the Satara Lok Sabha seat on said he along with other seven building, common Central the master plan of the NCP ticket in May, the Saamana Independents have extended sup- Secretariat building and project, including designs, editorial said, “The Satara “gaddi” port to the BJP, considering the the Central Vista — a cost estimation, landscape (seat of power) has respect development works undertaken three-kilometre stretch and traffic integration because of Chhatrapati Shivaji by the party under the leadership from India Gate to Rajpath. plans, and parking facili- Maharaj. The people of Satara of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The same architect ties among others, of rede- have shown they will not allow The development, however, firm designed BJP’s new velopment of the political opportunism in the name did not go down well with senior headquarters in the Parliament building, com- of Shivaji Maharaj.” leaders in BJP and opposition. national Capital, IIM cam- mon Central Secretariat “This is a personal defeat of Former Union Minister and pus in Ahmedabad, the and Central Vista. In other Bhosale, a direct descendant of the senior BJP leader Uma Bharti, Sabarmati Riverfront words, HCP Design is the legendary 17th century Maratha through her Twitter account made Development Project, State project management con- warrior king,” the Sena said. an appeal to her party to not for- Secretariat and Central sultant of the mega project. The editorial wondered how get its moral goals Vista in Gandhinagar, and “The final awarded price is the NCP-Congress got so many “I have learnt that BJP can get executed the redevelop- 40 per cent below seats despite the BJP and the Shiv support of Gopal Kanda who is an ment of temple complex in what we had expected,” Sena firming up a pre-poll Independent MLA. If he is the Varanasi. Housing and Puri added. alliance. “Prime Minister same person whose name had Urban Affairs Minister The consulting cost is Narendra Modi and Union Home come up in the suicide of a girl Hardeep Singh Puri has usually 3 to 5 per cent of Minister Amit Shah addressed then the case is before the court made it clear that the icon- the total cost of a project. several rallies on Article 370. and the MLA is out on bail. It is ic buildings — President But the Minister declined Modi addressed a rally in Satara for the court to decide whether he House (Rashtrapati to give the figure for the for Udayanraje. Chief Minister is innocent or not but his election Bhawan), South Block, entire redevelopment. Fadnavis declared that since victory does not make him inno- Udayanraje is now in the BJP, cent. I would request BJP that we Chhatrapati Shivaji’s blessings are should not forget our core beliefs. with the BJP. Still Satara defeated We should form government in Udayanraje,” it said. Holding that Haryana but we should take sup- Pawar proved more powerful than port of clean image,” tweeted the BJP Chief Minister, the Sena Bharati. The Congress was also mouth-piece said: “There is a quick to respond with party leader lesson to be learnt from this Randeep Surjewala saying the defeat (in Satara, where the NCP Congress had removed Kanda won). Fadnavis said he was a pow- when he was a Minister in the pre- erful wrestler but Sharad Pawar vious Hooda Government and proved he was more powerful”. how the BJP is now roping him in “Maharashtra doesn’t accept now to stay in power. arrogance of power. Our feet were Congress leader Sushmita Dev always on the ground and will has written a letter addressed to remain so. Now that the elections Union Home Minister Amit Shah are over, we are back to serve the asking what happened to BJP’s people of Maharashtra. Let’s do ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ cam- analysis of poll outcome later. The paign. The BJP’s ally in election results have proved that no Maharashtra, Shiv Sena also party can move ahead by hurting attacked the former for seeking the sentiments of the people. Kanda’s support. Shiv Sena Chhatrapati Shivaji was known spokesperson Priyanka for keeping the promises he made. Chaturvedi took to Twitter and Maharashtra will run on the inspi- said, “Women are near 50 per cent ration of Shivaji,” the editorial said. of India’s population, they have been coming out in large numbers 6 6 ))) to vote, women are stakeholders He is an accused in two cases in parties that come to power. If related to abetment of suicide and we disregard their sentiments & is on a criminal trial, currently out sacrifice it at the altar of politics on bail. In his affidavit, he had & power, there’s a price that will declared nine criminal cases have to be paid in due course.” against himself. The cases includ- In fact, Twitterati pointed out ed abetment of suicide (Sec 306), the irony of a “rape accused” forgery for purpose of cheating emerging kingmaker for a party (Sec 468), criminal breach of that started the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti trust by public servant or by Padhao’ campaign.   !"#!$%&    ' :,"-#$):4# ! $! 6   5-)      $! 6  6 6:%#(,86++($) :  23 -1 4  *  *  (    *       1  5       #  -  !     ! )      $3  6=   - 4            /  'S P?  5 ' Q  >     !  "!               322     @A    31!        >        4  !      32          4   #  -   4S                       !           O            4S        5  9  ()*+  -             O             4     ! here is an open shadow-boxing of a considerable bitterness that is                    ensuing between New Delhi and                 4  Ankara as each seeks to hit the  '  0  "              other where it hurts. While TTurkey has always had fraternal relations                   with Pakistan — the former has stood by the          /     =!#   latter during the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak   8=#9     !          wars — the sheer distance and limited strate- gic overlap between New Delhi and Ankara                         ensured a modicum of agnosticism in the 4S   P?  5 ' Q     bilateral relationship between themselves. 7                    ! The advent of Turkey’s autocratic strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2003 has revived               6#   "  the nationalistic impulse and ambitions that     " /     +54  5+>    are instinctively revisionist and reimagining                  the lost glory of the Ottoman Empire. Today Erdogan’s imperious grandstand-                    ! ing in the international affairs is in stark con-     =  -  C -     -S       trast to that of other Middle Eastern pow- -                 ! ers. Turkey does not shy away from break-     /              ing ranks with its ostensible allies like the US to assert its own voice and relevance in                 !  global geopolitics. Recognising the desper-  "                 ation and isolation of the Pakistani diplo-              4      matic fate, with most members of the Organisation of Islamic (OIC) embarrass-  #  -            $   ingly distancing themselves from the ity with Turkey.” India noted that Ummah (even if it does not Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and "                    Pakistani position on Kashmir, Afghanistan it was “deeply concerned” over apply to co-religionist Kurds) Mohammed Ali Jinnah. The   7              and terror — Erdogan (along with the “unilateral military offen- across the world and posture hurry to stich its aspired destiny Islamabad’s “all-weather-friend” China) has sive” by Turkey. In many ways, itself as the leader of the Islamic has led Turkey to convenient                     ! stepped in to fill the void and support the Turkish and Pakistani nar- world. Turkey has tied up with alliances with communist China   5   -                ! Islamabad in most multilateral forums. rative are eerily similar with Pakistan and Malaysia (who, or even Russia’s Vladimir Putin               -  4S    While Turkey “fully supported” the their restive, uneasy and inter- too, is toeing the Turkish line on to spite the US. Pakistani position on the recent Kashmir- dependent moorings with the Pakistan) to jointly start a If Pakistani dalliances with           -   / related concerns, India hit back deliberate- US. The “nationalistic” leaders ()4.(4( English language channel “ded- terror organisations have been      +       !     ! ly, visibly and cuttingly by cosying up to the in both Ankara and Islamabad -411(4 /0(2 icated to confronting the chal- well documented, questions    7             6 #    three nations that are known to have anti- are not wary of flexing their cir- lenges posed by Islamophobia about Erdogan’s dubious com- Turkey stands ie, Greece, Armenia and cumstantial muscle to extract /&&7& and setting the record mitment in taking on the most           4           ! Cyprus. India further retaliated by freezing their respective pounds of flesh. straight on our great religion — dangerous terror organisation in                      the export of dual-usage materials like explo- While Imran Khan has 7&%4(4(7 Islam.” the world ie, the Islamic State            4        ! sives and detonators to Turkey as also by cried himself hoarse with the 24>/3// Erdogan’s quest for carving (IS), have raised many eye- putting the $2.3 billion deal to construct sup- “nuclear” threat in the Indo-Pak out an important role for itself brows. On the contrary, the     0   A3      port vessels for the Indian Navy in a imbroglio, the Turks are mud- -7 ,//-" in the global sweepstakes has Kurds, who have been at the Turkish shipyard on the backburner. dying the waters with the pres- I,/(7437, seen it do reckless realpolitik, forefront of fighting the IS, are The Turkish outreach to endear itself to ence of 50 B61 nuclear gravity /&-7%4O even if it amounts to reneging getting bombed by the Turkish  ! the Pakistanis has been a project in the mak- bombs at Incirlik airbase, which on previously-held positions or forces. Wikileaks published up ing with it incredulously withdrawing its complicates the situation for the -,3(7, questioning its own commit- to 58,000 mails documenting 6 '      11 31 3# envoy from Bangladesh in 2016 after Dhaka US as it plays out as a utility- ment and sincerity in furthering Erdogan’s son-in-law, Berat had executed the head of Jamaat-e-Islami, lever for Erdogan. 7(/( the cause of the Ummah. Albayrak, buying oil from the     1    R   Motiur Rahman Nizami. That Nizami was Turkey is too committed in 4.(%72/ Erdogan, who had earlier cash-strapped IS.  '(#S      P* held responsible for at least 480 deaths in the its path to retract from the called the Chinese treatment of There is a certain com- Pakistani pogrom preceding the indepen- definitive track in the Indo-Pak 7-4%/&7, its beleaguered Uighurs a “great monality of governance instincts + Q     ! dence of Bangladesh mattered little. Turkey’s dimension. The recent moves /&&7& embarrassment for humanity”, between Pakistan and Turkey " position on the 1971 war trials has been will only strengthen the “divide” did a quick flip-flop and then that is amoral, transactional         !  (  -  .    decidedly pro-Pakistani and it noted that between New Delhi and Ankara. 7&%4(4(7( stated that “Turkey firmly sup- and churlish. It binds the two Nizami had not committed any “earthly sins.” Pakistan’s ability to unilaterally ports the ‘One China’ policy. It’s nations, who believe they can            Today, this ensures that despite incon- appropriate, invoke and posture 2/07&1-"2/ a fact that residents of all ethnic- bluster, blackmail and intimidate /   +      0  trovertible evidence to prove Pakistan’s the historical Khilafat move- (14( 4/" ities in China’s Xinjiang are liv- their way on to the global stage.            ! complicity in the terror industry, Turkey has ment as an exclusive Pakistani ing happily amid China’s devel- India needs to recognise the provided yeoman service to it by routinely initiative has also helped feed the 24>/&4(/- opment and prosperity.” inevitability of the fractious           bailing it out from getting “black-listed” by romance associated with the col- 4=/=/3&70 Both Turkey and Pakistan relationships with both coun- +       12     the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). lapse of the Ottoman Empire have been routinely called out tries as pacifism is a logical    '(#  S      Pursuant to such reciprocal gratification, and its powerful sense of hurt in for their strong-arm, illiberal anathema to the chosen path by Pakistan offered the rare succour to Turkey modern Turkey. and unilateral actions — with Ankara and Islamabad.   32       in its offensive in northern Syria against the The Turkish bid to reclaim “nationalistic” leaders in both (The writer, a military 4             Kurdish forces, with Pakistan Prime Minister the times of the Caliph has countries short-selling and way- veteran, is a former Lt Governor             5  4       Imran Khan unequivocally telling Erdogan: necessitated that it is seen to be laying the dreams of their of Andaman & Nicobar        +   #  S $ .  ! “Pakistan stands in full support and solidar- espousing the cause of the founding fathers — the secular Islands and Puducherry)                   -5                  !  ,  ) - .( '(#   6 '              7              0!       3?)B2   @  " 4              '(#  0        B      .  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Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) 2     "   ! to address the candidate’s pre- '(# 5             S       should not come as a surprise.   !       @ @ paredness for the role in terms of       " '(#            Considering the Government has  $         L   " expertise, experience and integri- gone in for an amalgamated pub-  M! !       ! ty may not be achievable through  P Q        !     5  '  lic telecom, it must be taken as an L    $M3?)O     a one-time preliminary assess-          (           ! acid test for the acumen of the      !  @ ment. Independent directors are     .               Government and its bureaucracy.    !    ! generally appointed because of   $           '(#         4   This might set a new tone and the specific expertise they bring direction in the emancipated  !     @#   !     7     in and, thus, add value to the 5       *    5     '(#      governance of public sector        $!      $4       board. Therefore, the need to hold       " 0           undertakings in future.        @  ! !$7 "   -4 7         a preliminary assessment test in            ((#        The entire exercise for 7       !  ! $(        order to be recognised as an inde- installing a model commercial     -4   !@ !  !       @ pendent director appears to be a 0            ' 7 +   entity, with differing compo-       !   !"  @    2    !$ naive move by the Government. 5                   nents of finance, HR and mar-     !  !   $ , "# The Government can instead                     keting, would need a lead min- L   ML #   M @  plan innovative learning and ister and a capable team to training programmes so that  !   .  +            shape a competitive and progres- aspirants are accustomed to the                   sive company. This team should      or the Congress. There seems to be an under- nuances of corporate governance,     <231 +             not only be able to win back the It looks after giving the BJP current against local BJP leaders, including company laws. The lost clientele but also leverage a phenomenal victory in the Lok going by how the Opposition has preliminary test can be replaced 4     ((#               changing technology to attract Sir — This refers to the editor- Sabha elections, the electorate performed better than what the either with a short term or long-            !    ! new adherents. There has to be ial, “Wake-up calls” (October has voted differently in the exit polls were willing to grant it. term Board familiarisation pro-      5         !    ! an independent and profession- 26). The Bharatiya Janata Party Assembly elections. The under- Meanwhile, the Opposition will gramme. al board at the helm with tech- (BJP)-Shiv Sena alliance is on par performances in have to work harder to negate the Varun Dambal         4           nology and marketing as its the road to power in Maharashtra and Haryana are a BJP’s advantage in terms of Bengaluru            >       +  main remit. Maharashtra while Haryana warning sign that the saffron resources and visibility. R Narayanan emerged a cliffhanger with no party must not ignore other J Akshay   && 6           !    ?     ""< "#9# <=!:)7#:      #   '(#S  7   S    Mumbai clear majority for either the BJP State elections on their way. Bengaluru   !"#!$%& %# #  :,"-#$):4# 0(/,1) &&$  ,)/   ( (  ? ( @  $     $    (    %$%"4) 6 ( $5 $    $%$      $ (        (      % () ?6@  $  $%   ( ) 4 !( !     ! L(   L$  (   !  !     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If she 44417    "             had not done so, Sethi would have been disqual- 2/&/(4                ified for violating the two-child eligibility cri- &7%              ' teria for contesting local Government polls in Odisha. )&//&/ /7&              Sethi is not the only one forced to take such 7$(, 24                heartbreaking decisions. The political participa-  /4&(7"7 /                tion of women, primarily from marginalised 2/07@ 2(1- 9v†p‚‰r €‚ r rr t’rssvpvr‡ €h‡r vhy†) 7   ! communities, has been adversely affected by the )71( = 7/                two-child norm, introduced in India for local (7/J(/ /"      +           ! Government elections or panchayats in 1992. 44(7              -   ! Brought in to “control” the population by pro- 1(./1=7%72/                   ! hibiting people with more than two children 7-(2404=$     !       from holding any post in panchayats and urban 2/-//)1= >                local bodies, the policy has violated the repro- ductive and human rights of women. If they are /&/ 2/-      7S           candidates, they have to abort or give up a child )&//&/ /7&                 if they want to continue in their post or else they 71/-7            "       face disqualification. As spouses, they face ( &/4/-                desertion or forced abortion so that their hus- -( &((4(7 children per woman, is well below the national average of 33 and 37 respec- if all women were to have only the                32    bands can contest. In both situations, it is the 4%4(2/%(&1 replacement level and even in rural tively. It can also focus on evidence that number of children they wanted, the      women who suffer. 2(1-(7-(24" areas it is close to replacement levels shows that the proportion of women TFR would be considerably below the 9r†vt rr t’rssvpvr‡ iˆvyqvt†) 4      ! With the minimum age for contesting 4/&2/ at 2.3 children per woman. who start bearing children increases replacement level. It would be at 1.8               ! these elections lowered from 26 to 21 years, many /7& //7 Just like in the rest of the country, sharply to 21 per cent among women children per woman, instead of the cur-  "             ! more women in the reproductive age bracket 2/07@ 2(1- in Assam also there is a strong prefer- who are 18 years of age and to 32 per rent level of 2.2 children per woman.              have been negatively impacted in States like ence for sons and this has been under- cent among women who are 19. Moreover, by giving women the repro- Gujarat, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, 7&7 scored by the NFHS-4, which found Further, research has shown that ductive choice, the State could help            ! Maharashtra and Rajasthan which follow the )4 24=4 that 18 per cent couples want more women, who have had no schooling, India keep its promise as a signatory      7       ! two-child norm. &/)&//4(>/ sons than daughters and only three to are more than eight times as likely to to the International Conference on                ! With the Assam Government announcing four per cent of women and men pre- start a family than women with 12 or Population and Development’s   !    that those having more than two children will fer to have daughters. In such a sce- more years of schooling. In other Programme of Action to enable cou- Cryƒ †phyr ˆƒ ƒ rpv†v‚ ht vpˆy‡ˆ r) -   not be considered for Government jobs with nario, once the two-child policy comes words, at the current fertility rates, ples and individuals to decide freely          4         ! effect from January 1, 2021, women in Assam into existence, Assam is most likely to women with no schooling will have 1.2 and responsibly the number and spac-                  ! can expect to meet a similar fate. Paradoxically go the Odisha way. children more than women who stud- ing of their children.                this has been called the ‘Population and Women In Odisha, the deeply entrenched ied till high school or beyond. This But the contraceptive prevalence         Empowerment Policy of Assam’ and the exist- preference for sons led to increased dis- means that uneducated women will rate among the married women in the +               ! ing Government staff also has to follow it. crimination against the girl child after have a TFR of 2.9 as compared to a TFR State in the age group 15-49 has come Does Assam really need to follow this pol- the enforcement of the two-child norm of 1.7 for those who studied till high down from 57 per cent (NFHS-3) to 52         0           ! icy? According to Chief Minister Sarbananda on panchayat representatives. This school at least. per cent (NFHS-4). Ironically, the                  Sonowal, this was necessary as the State regis- reflected in worsening of the already According to data, the IMR is 63 unmet need for family planning has            tered a 16.93 per cent population growth in the declining child sex ratio in the State. per 1,000 live births for teenage moth- gone up to 14 per cent in 2015-16 '               last 10 years. A look at the official statistics shows From 953 girls for 1,000 boys in the age ers. Also, children of uneducated (NFHS-4) from 11 per cent in 2005-06                 the official birth rate of Assam came down to group of 0-6 years in the 2001 census, mothers are more than twice as likely (NFHS-3). So women who want to 4                22 in 2015 and to 21.7 in 2016. It is slightly high- it dropped to 941 in the 2011 census. to die before their first birthday as com- plan their families either don’t have                er than the national birth rate which was 20.4 The discrimination was evident in pared to children whose mothers have access or the information to do so. D€ƒ ‚‰r ‡ur ‡ hpxvt ‚s qrs‚ r†‡h‡v‚ hp‡v‰v‡’) 5   in 2016. The birth rate is defined as the num- Sethi’s district Khurda, which inciden- completed 10 or more years of school- Statistics disaggregated by gender,              +  ber of live births per 1,000 total population each tally has the lowest child sex ratio in ing (NFHS 4). play an important role in developing            !   year. Odisha. From 926 girls for 1,000 boys So then, isn’t reaching out to policies to achieve gender equality and The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in Assam is in 2001, it went down to 916 girls in young women and improving their foster inclusive development. It informs    7         ! 2.2 children per woman. TFR indicates the aver- the 2011 census. Women activists educational prospects a better way to policies and interventions in areas like                 age number of children expected to be born to contend that the two-child norm has control the population and empower health, education and participation in         7           a woman during her reproductive span of 15- played a critical role in this decline. women, than putting them in a situa- decision making, politics and labour                 49 years. Interestingly, the State is almost at Instead of implementing a coercive tion where they are forced to give up force. Already the national workforce    "           ! replacement level fertility of 2.1, that is the num- two-child policy, Assam should focus their reproductive rights? participation rate for women is 25.51                   ber of children needed to replace the parents, on improving its high Maternal Further, nearly 39 per cent of the per cent compared to 53.26 per cent for >                after accounting for fatalities, skewed sex ratio, Mortality Rate (MMR), Infant births in the State occur within three men. So how can there be women-led            4     infant mortality and so on. The population starts Mortality Rate (IMR) and Under Five years of the previous birth. Studies have development when there is enough evi-              falling below this level. Mortality Rate (U5MR). In all these shown that waiting at least three years dence to show that the two-child             Fertility has been on the decline in Assam. crucial areas, Assam fares worse than between children reduces the risk of norm will only benefit and strength- According to National Family Health Survey 4 the national average. In 2016, it had the infant mortality. en traditional structures of patriarchy   (NFHS-4), in Assam, fertility decreased by 0.2 highest MMR in the country at 237 per But family planning in Assam is that have always restricted women’s 8         children in the 10 years between NFHS-3 and lakh live births. The State’s IMR at 44 not popular and unplanned pregnan- entry into public space?     9 NFHS-4. In fact, fertility in urban areas, at 1.4 and U5MR at 52 are far higher than the cies are relatively common. However, (The writer is a senior journalist) %    *   0,/(*) 4 Xxu‰yw„yvysq„wq†y„u”y‰y„wy„vˆq‰ˆ‘s‘ˆuv ˆƒutysq‚‰uˆ’ysu‰y„Xyuˆ$q„tXyuˆ%syyu‰y‰xurywwu‰ˆuq‰ „“x• †u †‚uqˆuv ˆsut s ƒu ƒuˆ ‰v ˆˆuqƒu„ 9 †‘r‚ys†ˆy’qu†qˆ„uˆ‰xy†sq„xu‚†‰ ‚’uxy‰†ˆ r‚uƒ

care industry has been ranked a poor released last month, at 65 per cent, The crux lies in managing finances advanced facilities such as electroen- outcomes. For a successful project, the 145th globally in terms of quality and healthcare is the top reason for and optimum use of resources — the cephalography (EEG), cochlear labo- investors are repaid by the accessibility. This is because a large overnight domestic travel in the coun- cost-per-bed of setting up a private ratory, dialysis centre, ventilators, Government through social impact portion of the rural population lacks try as a whopping 80 per cent of sec- hospital in a metropolitan city can go advanced Operation Theaters, and CT bonds or an aid agency or other phil- 7//-7&/4&1= adequate healthcare due to a shortage ondary and tertiary care beds are locat- as high as a whopping 1.30 crore. scan unit, among others, addressing anthropic funders through develop- of drugs and the prohibitive cost of ed in urban areas and there is a need Relocating a reputed specialist the enormous unmet need for spe- ment impact bonds. For a PPP pro- )711&(%270 prescribed medicines in their areas. for nine lakh beds in the next 10 years. from a big city to a Tier-2 or Tier-3 city cialised healthcare at an affordable ject approved to operate independent-     9  ++ Many specialised, experienced The Herculean task of providing is another financial and operational price in a metropolitan city area. It ly, the Government must keep an eye and newly-qualified doctors in the health cover to the entire country will challenge. Retaining his/her interest is shows that increasingly, State on things, as any such project without   !    oing by the Constitution, pub- country, especially in Tier-2 and Tier- certainly need more than public hos- another. Since most of the smaller Governments are realising that the monitoring may fail to gain the trust )      lic health is a State subject, 3 cities, do not have a platform to pro- pitals only. As Ayushman Bharat cities have a miniscule pool of med- best way to deal with these concerns of the people. The fact that the      3  $ Gwhich implies that access to vide and share knowledge due to lack opens the doors to private medical care ical institutions, the staff that can be is by enabling a PPP mode where the Government is watching reassures    adequate and affordable health ser- of opportunities or enough support in providers and encourages them to sourced locally may be less than ade- Government and the private operator them. $3 3   vices is a citizen’s right and hence, the terms of financial capabilities to deliv- serve the people in smaller cities, the quate. Filling vacancies puts an addi- act as collaborators. It is heartening to see that the con- Government needs to ensure that. er their expertise and knowledge. healthcare industry increasingly realis- tional cost burden, a major cause of There is no national framework tribution of private players in health- )    3  However, the growth of medical care The significant gap in existing es the challenges that lie in the modal- concern for private medical services right now that guides the State care has become dependable. Realising ?     in India has been largely restricted to infrastructure for healthcare in Tier- ities — developing and managing the providers. Governments on how to engage pri- the importance of the role of private     big cities where both public and pri- 2 and Tier-3 cities is the biggest rea- facilities and attracting and retaining Recently, the Municipal vate players in healthcare. Besides, partners in the wellness sector, the )   O$(  vate healthcare providers are battling son why people are forced to come to talent being the main areas of concern. Corporation of Greater Mumbai health is a State subject and there is a National Health Policy of 2017 empha- to care for an increasing number of urban hubs for treatment. A Public-Private Partnership (MCGM) introduced two PPP mod- lack of clarity on institutional arrange- sises it can help achieve India’s aim of )      patients, many of whom are residents However, most of these people are (PPP) model helps to address many of els — private funding and public ser- ments to implement and manage universal health coverage. The !     of smaller cities and villages. not insured, and even if they are, insur- the challenges faced by private health- vices, and private funding-private PPP projects. Implementing the idea Government intends to attract care !   ! !  The abysmal State-level doctor- ance does not pay for other necessary care providers who want to set up new services with public monitoring. of impact bonds, as per the United from private facilities and clinics "3  " patient ratio remains at 1:1,700, far spending such as lodging, transport, facilities — land acquisition, finance, In April 2018, the Government of Nations Development Programme strategically to improve access and !  $    below the international norm of and food. It is no wonder that health- and permits to name a few. With Haryana announced its intention to (UNDP), may provide a solution. affordability of quality healthcare and 1:1,000 as directed by the World care constitutes a large share of the Government support, many of these establish a 500-bed multi-speciality Impact bonds are PPPs that allow pri- PPP can help the country take a major  $)    Health Organisation (WHO). annual out-of-pocket expense Indians issues ease out. hospital in Gurugram under the PPP vate impact investors to provide step towards achieving that goal.       $ In spite of being the fifth-largest have to bear. However, that may not be enough mode to provide treatment at a min- upfront capital for public projects that (The writer is chairman of a E     G economy in the world, India’s health- According to a FICCI report to make operations a win-win for all. imal cost. The new hospital will have can deliver social and environmental digital healthcare platform)    !"#!$%&  2 .  +(9'1!   ! 55;</ + !!+   7  '=;< &&>-1/  88    /  3    /0-/12(    /0-/12( at 72,850.78 crore during July- ny had posted a net profit of tially offset by a slight decrease September, against 66,607.98 56.10 crore in the July- in Rest of Africa,” Airtel Africa    ,34( On the other hand, Tata ended on a flat note, while BSE omegrown auto major he country’s largest lender crore a year ago. Net interest September quarter a year ago, the said in a statement. Motors, Vedanta, HDFC, Kotak smallcap index slipped 0.39 per HTata Motors on Friday TSBI on Friday reported a income, or the core income, rose company said in a BSE filing. The revenue of Airtel Africa omestic equity bench- Bank, Hero MotoCorp and cent. reported a consolidated net nearly six-fold jump in its 17% year-on-year to 24,600 Net sales during the quar- grew 9.8% to USD 844 million marks eked out modest NTPC tumbled up to 4.87 per Foreign institutional loss of 187.7 crore for the September quarter consolidat- crore, surpassing the 23,075- ter stood at 1,962.19 crore as during the reported quarter Dgains after a see-saw cent. investors (FIIs) remained net quarter ended September 30, ed net profit at 3,375.40 crore, crore estimate. against 1,792.91 crore in the from USD 769 million in the session on Friday as investors “A s t h e r e s u l t s e a s o n h a s sellers in the capital markets, hit by subdued demand for its prominently aided by a partial The asset quality of the year-ago quarter. corresponding quarter of 2018- stuck to select banking and IT started so the market may wait pulling out 72.87 crore on vehicles in the domestic mar- stake sale in its life insurance bank improved with gross non- The results are not com- 19. The average revenue per stocks following encouraging for any significant change in Thursday, provisional exchange ket. The company had posted venture. performing assets (NPAs) parable with the previous year’s user almost remained flat at results. the overall outlook and so is data showed. a loss of 1,009.49 crore in the The bank’s net profit was declining to 7.19% of gross period because of demerger of USD 2.8 in the second quarter. The 30-share BSE Sensex expected to trade within a Globally, equities were held same period of 2018-19. 576.46 crore in the July- advances as on September 30, its branded apparel to Arvind However, it grew by 2.4% on swung over 523 points before broad range of 11,000 to 11,700 back by mixed corporate earn- Total revenue during the September period of the pre- 2019, from 9.95% a year ago. Fashions Ltd with effect from constant currency basis. settling 37.67 points, or 0.10 for the coming days. ings and fresh uncertainties on period under review stood at vious fiscal. Net NPAs or bad loans too November 30, 2018. Total customer base of per cent, higher at 39,058.06. “The impact of results will the Brexit front. 65,431.95 crore as against The State Bank of India’s declined to 2.79% of advances Arvind’s total expenses Airtel Africa grew by 10.4% to The broader NSE Nifty closed be seen on individual stocks In Asia, bourses in 71,981.08 crore in the year-ago (SBI) total income on a con- from 4.84% in the year-ago stood at 1,900.40 crore. 103.9 million from 94.1 million at 11,583.90, up by just 1.30 and as a sector, auto, realty and Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo period, Tata Motors said in a reg- solidated basis rose to period. As a result, gross NPAs Revenue from the textile seg- during the period under review. points or 0.01 per cent. big private banks are expected and Seoul ended on a mixed ulatory filing. British arm Jaguar 89,347.91 crore in the quarter in absolute terms reduced to ment was at 1,647.86 crore Data users on the company’s Both the key indices closed to perform better than the rest note. Land Rover (JLR) reported a pre- under review, compared to 1.61 lakh crore from 2.05 and 182.54 crore from the network grew by 17.7% to 31.9 Hindu calendar year Samvat of the market as they are like- Markets in Europe were tax profit of 156 million pounds, 79,302.72 crore in the year- lakh crore in the year-ago quar- advanced material segment. million in July-September 2019 2075 with smart gains. The ly to see recovery in sales from trading in the red in their 246 million pounds better year- ago period, the bank said in a ter. Similarly, provision for bad from 27.1 million a year ago. Sensex rallied 4,066.15 points this quarter. respective early deals. on-year, it added. The British regulatory filing. loans declined to 11,396.87     2  The net debt on the company or 11.62 per cent, while the “For the start of Samvat Brent crude futures, the brand’s wholesales during the “Exceptional items repre- crore as compared to    B.C almost halved to USD 3,191 Nifty soared 1,053.90 points or 2076, the stock market scene is global oil benchmark, slipped second quarter were up 2.9 per sent net profit of 3,190.97 10,381.31 crore in the same Bharti Airtel’s African arm million at the end of September 10 per cent in Samvat 2075. more uncertain than it was in 0.18 per cent to USD 61.56 per cent at 1,34,489 units. crore on sale of partial invest- quarter a year ago. With regard Airtel Africa on Friday report- 30, 2019, from USD 6,439 mil- During the holiday-short- the last few years. I expect the barrel. “JLR has returned to prof- ment in SBI Life Insurance to gross slippage, the bank ed a 78% jump in net profit to lion a year ago. ened week, the Sensex lost market to be a lot more volatile    -2  itability and revenue growth. Company. Consequently, the said, it declined to 8,805 crore USD 96 million for the second 240.32 points or 0.61 per cent, in Samvat 2076 and that will fil- ($( This is testament to the funda- holding of SBI in the subsidiary during the quarter from quarter ended on September 30,   (  2  and the Nifty slipped 77.95 ter out weaker and fragile busi- Meanwhile, the Indian mental strength of our business, has reduced to 57.60% from 10,725 crore in the year-ago 2019, driven by growth in cus-   -02    points or 0.66 per cent. nesses from the market,” said rupee appreciated 12 paise to our award-winning products, 62.10%,” it said. period. Provision coverage ratio tomer base. The company had Drug firm Strides Pharma Yes Bank was the top gain- Romesh Tiwari, head of settle at 70.90 against the US new technologies and operating The SBI sold 4.5% stake in was 81.23% as on September 30, recorded a net profit of USD 54 Science on Friday reported a con- er in the Sensex pack on Friday, research at CapitalAim. dollar on Friday. efficiencies,” JLR Chief Executive SBI Life Insurance in 2019. Net interest margin million in the same period a solidated net profit of 141.91 followed by SBI which rallied Sectorally, BSE bankex, IT, At the interbank foreign Ralf Speth said. Looking for- September as part of its effort improved to 3.22% from 2.78% year ago. The profit growth of crore for the September quarter. 7.19 per cent after the lender teck, realty, oil and gas, finance exchange market, the rupee ward, the company would con- to increase public float as per at the end of the second quar- the company, which provides The company had posted a loss reported a nearly six-fold jump and healthcare indices ended opened lower at 71.06 against tinue its product offensive, the regulation. ter of the previous fiscal. telecom services in 14 African of 8.70 crore for the corre- in consolidated net profit for up to 1.07 per cent higher. the US dollar. broadening its range of electri- On standalone basis, the countries, was 83.6% during the sponding period of the previous the second quarter ended On the other hand, con- During the day, the fied vehicles, he added. bank’s net profit for the  % 2    period under review in constant fiscal, Strides Pharma Science said September. sumer durables, telecom, domestic unit fluctuated On standalone basis, Tata September quarter rose nearly  04)/.    currency terms. in a BSE filing. Consolidated total ICICI Bank, Sun Pharma, industrials, power, utilities and between a high of 70.87 and a Motors said its net loss for the three-fold to 3,011.73 crore as Textile major Arvind Ltd on “The constant currency income stood at 728.08 crore for TCS, HCL Tech, Maruti, Bharti capital goods declined up to low of 71.06. On a weekly quarter was at 1,281.97 crore as against 944.87 crore in the cor- Friday reported a consolidated revenue growth of 11.4% was the quarter under consideration Airtel and Infosys too rose up 1.78 per cent. basis, the local unit gained 24 against a profit of 109.14 crore responding three months a year net profit of 49.68 crore for the driven by double-digit growth as against 529.46 crore for the to 3.18 per cent. Broader BSE midcap index paise. in the year-ago period. ago. Standalone income came in September quarter. The compa- in Nigeria and East Africa, par- same period year ago.

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   042(%7 Bilateral relations touched on condition of anonymity. Kashmir is its integral part and The official termed the structive dialogue,” the official adding that President Trump  a new low when India revoked “He (Trump) certainly is ruled out any third party signing of a Memorandum of said. is engaged with leaders of he onus for peace talks the special status of Jammu prepared to play a mediation mediation, including either Understanding on Kartarpur Asked if the US supports both the countries. NO  Tbetween India and and Kashmir in August fol- role, if both the countries ask. from the UN or the US, say- Corridor a welcome confi- India’s position that “talks and Referring to the ‘Howdy Pakistan lies on Islamabad lowing which Pakistan down- It has been India’s position not ing it is a bilateral issue with dence building measure terror cannot go together”, Modi’ event in Houston in which has to take “sustained graded the diplomatic ties and to seek outside mediation,” the Pakistan. between India and Pakistan the official said it is important September, the official said )!! and irreversible actions” expelled the Indian envoy. official said. However, the official said which will help increase peo- that Pakistan take “sustainable this demonstrated the very against terror groups, a senior The State Department If the President is asked to it does not mean that the US ple-to-people contact. and irreversible steps against close partnership and friend-   27(4&4 US official has said, reiterating official said the US will con- mediate by both countries, he is not actively encouraging a India and Pakistan on terrorism”. It is also possible to ship that the US has with President Donald Trump’s tinue to encourage an atmos- has expressed his willingness dialogue to take place and that Thursday signed the historic have a dialogue and the United India. Chinese company’s willingness to mediate on the phere that allows for con- and his interests to help facil- an atmosphere for construc- agreement on the Kartarpur States encourages the coun- “The India-US strategic Aattempt to lease an entire Kashmir issue, only if asked by structive Indo-Pak dialogue. itate a solution, the official told tive dialogue between the two corridor that will allow Indian tries to engage as two nuclear partnership has been growing island in the Pacific archipelago both the countries. President Trump has a group of reporters when countries be established. pilgrims to undertake visa-free powers living side by side, the over the last two and a half was unlawful and will not be India has not been engag- expressed his concern over the pressed further. India has been The onus for peace talks visit to the shrine of the Sikh official said. years. It is obviously part of a allowed to go ahead, the ing with Pakistan since an level of tension between India quite clear in Prime Minister between India and Pakistan religion’s founder Guru Nanak “When you have two longer bipartisan two decade’s Solomon Islands said Friday. attack on the Air Force base at and Pakistan. And he dis- Modi’s office saying that they lies on Islamabad by taking Dev in Pakistan. nuclear powers... it is impor- of effort to improve relations The deal between the Pathankot in January of 2016 cussed Kashmir directly in are not seeking mediation, sustained and irreversible “While it’s a small step, we tant that your all avenues be with India that has now Solomons’ Central Province by a Pakistan-based terror his meetings with Prime the official said. actions against terrorist need more like this to also cre- explored to increase contact reached a stage of confidence and the state-owned China group, maintaining that talks Ministers Narendra Modi and India has always main- groups, according to the offi- ate the will, the goodwill and and communication between and maturity,” the official Sam Group was “unlawful, and terror cannot go together. Imran Khan, the official said tained that Jammu and cial. the environment for con- the two sides, the official said, added. unenforceable and must be terminated with immediate effect”, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s office said ,N  O   ! ?+ /  1 in a statement. It said the provincial gov- ernment did not have the power to negotiate the agree- !  ! !.     ment regarding Tulagi island, which has the type of deep- water harbour coveted by the military.    042(%7 full restoration of everyday night of August 4, hours before Mohammed and Hizbul    042(%7 $  #  $"  Border, located at Narowal dis- In addition, it said China services, but most important- the Centre announced its deci- Mujahideen “obviously are the  % $ ("  trict of Pakistan’s Punjab Sam did not have foreign he United States on ly, for roadmap to the restora- sion to abrogate Article 370 problem”. he US has welcomed India 7" $ # % province. India and Pakistan investor status in the Solomons TThursday sought from tion of political and economic provisions that gave special “In this vein, we welcome Tand Pakistan signing a key ## 8 3 " signed the agreement after and no deal could be finalised India a “roadmap” to political normalcy,” said Acting status to Jammu and Kashmir (Pakistan) Prime Minister agreement to operationalise three rounds of tough negoti- without the approval of and economic normalcy in Assistant Secretary of State for and split the state into two UTs, (Imran) Khan’s unambiguous the landmark Kartarpur 2#$   # ations despite bilateral rela- Attorney General John Muria. Kashmir and immediate release South and Central Asia Alice G officials in Srinagar said. statement in September that Corridor next month, saying 8%%  $ $ tionship witnessing a chill “It is settled practice that all of all political detainees as it Wells. The US remains “deeply The internet services were anyone who crosses from building of people-to-people 7 # """ recent years. The ties touched agreements involving the asked Pakistan to take “sus- concerned” about the situation snapped along with mobile Pakistan to carry out violence ties between the two neigh- " %  # " a new low when India revoked Solomon Islands government, tained and irreversible” steps in the Valley where daily life of and landline telephone ser- in Kashmir are enemies of bours is “good news”. the special status of Jammu and which includes the provincial %%" $ ("  against militants and terrorists nearly eight million residents vices. While the landline tele- both Pakistan and the Kashmiri India and Pakistan on Kashmir in August following governments, must be vetted by in its territory. has been severely impacted phone services were restored people,” she said. Thursday signed the agree- : which Pakistan downgraded the Attorney-General before it Most of the top level and since the decision to revoke gradually first, the postpaid “The constructive dialogue ment on the Kartarpur diplomatic ties and expelled the is executed,” the statement said. second rung separatist politi- Jammu and Kashmir’s special mobile services were restored that we’d like to see between Corridor that will allow Indian India and Pakistan, allowing Indian envoy. “The agreement was not cians of Jammu and Kashmir status and to “detain without only last week. The prepaid ser- India and Pakistan must be pilgrims to undertake visa- Sikh pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Indian pilgrims of all faiths vetted by the Attorney have been taken into preventive charge” political leaders and vices continued to remain based on Pakistan taking sus- free visit to Gurdwara Darbar Kartarpur Sahib,” Acting and persons of Indian origin General’s chambers before custody while mainstream restrict communications, Wells barred. tained and irreversible steps Sahib, the shrine of the Sikh Assistant Secretary of State for can use the corridor and the signing.” leaders, including two former said in an interaction with Noting that journalists against militants and terrorists religion’s founder Guru Nanak South and Central Asia Alice G travel will be visa-free. Each Central Province signed chief ministers — Omar reporters at Foggy Bottom have extensively covered devel- in its territory,” Wells said. Dev in Pakistan, notwith- Wells tweeted on Thursday. visitor would be required to pay the “strategic cooperation Abdullah and Mehbooba headquarters of the State opments in Kashmir, Wells President Donald Trump standing a chill in bilateral “We look forward to the USD 20 as fee, though India agreement” on September 22 Mufti, have been either Department. said the role of some of the and Secretary of State Mike ties over Kashmir. formal opening in November. has requested Pakistan not to — a day after China and the detained or placed under house “We’ve seen progress for international reporters have Pompeo have met and spoken The agreement will allow Building people-to-people ties charge the Indian pilgrims. Solomons officially established arrest in view of the Centre’s example four million postpaid been particularly important, with their Indian and Pakistani 5,000 Indian pilgrims daily to between neighbours is good Pakistan Prime Minister diplomatic relations following decision to revoke special sta- mobile phone users have had but journalists continue to face counterparts multiple times visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib news,” she said. Imran Khan is scheduled to the impoverished Pacific tus to Jammu and Kashmir and service restored, but SMS and challenges in access while and all sides have the respon- where Guru Nanak spent last The corridor will connect formally inaugurate the nation’s decision to sever ties splitting the state into two internet is restricted,” she said. reporting due to the security sibility to create the conditions 18 years of his life. the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Kartarpur Corridor on with Beijing’s arch-rival Union Territories. Internet services across all restrictions. in Kashmir for dialogue includ- “Welcome news of a India’s Punjab with Darbar November 9, ahead of the Taiwan. “We continue to press for platforms continued to be Wells said terrorist groups ing avoiding heated and finalised agreement that paves Sahib at Kartarpur, just 4 kilo- 550th birth anniversary of But it only became public the release of detainees for the snapped in the Valley since the like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e- unhelpful rhetoric, she said. the way for a corridor between metres from the International Guru Nanak on November 12. earlier this month when the media obtained copies of the agreement. )    Tulagi, an island about two 0 $1   1  *    !      square kilometres (0.8 square   miles) with a population of 1,200, is the site of a former 1"  1    ,. !!  O Japanese naval base and was the scene of fierce fighting in World War II.    1427&/ “extremely serious” and he been sent to doctors abroad for ed for seven years in December  (  The agreement with China should be granted bail. their opinion,” a party leader last year and was kept in    A  Sam mentioned developing a top Pakistani court on The NAB’s prosecutor did said. Renowned hematologist Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail.    (14434- refinery on the island, but the AFriday granted bail to jailed not challenge the defence’s and bone-marrow transplant A two-member IHC   3/(?(% said. United States and Australia former prime minister Nawaz plea, saying since it is a matter expert Dr Tahir Sultan Shamsi bench, comprising Justice Amir iming to weaken the next The local police force, who would have been concerned at Sharif who was undergoing of serious health issue of the said Sharif did not have bone Farooq and Justice Mohsin Aweek’s mega protest, Pakistan ritish police have yet to con- have arrested the truck’s driver its potential for dual use as a treatment after being diag- former premier, it does not cancer, but rather acute ITP Akhtar, was informed that has banned a little known organ- Bfirm that the 39 people on suspicion of murder, said Chinese military base. nosed with an acute immune oppose his bail. which is treatable in Pakistan. Sharif’s condition was not good isation affiliated with Fazl-ur found dead in a truck near eight of the dead were women The Solomons was previ- disorder. Sharif has been under Expressing relief over the as his platelets count was not Rehman-led JUI-F which has London were Chinese nation- and 31 were men. ously Taiwan’s largest ally in the The 69-year-old Pakistan treatment at the Services diagnosis, the doctor further stable. The court sought com- planned the sit-in against the als, the Chinese foreign min- It is Britain’s largest murder Pacific region and the decision Muslim League-Nawaz (PML- Hospital since Monday night said that the ailment can be plete medical reports of Sharif Imran Khan government alleg- istry said Friday. probe in more than a decade. to ditch Taipei for China after N) supremo was rushed to the after his condition deteriorat- cured with the right medica- and adjourned the hearing till ing poll rigging. A Chinese consular official The deaths echoed the dis- months of speculation was Services Hospital in Lahore ed in the NAB’s custody. He is tions. October 29. The Ministry of Interior on travelled to Essex on Thursday, covery of 58 Chinese immi- seen as a major diplomatic from the National also serving a seven-year Senior PML-N leader Sharif was in Kot Lakhpat Thursday issued a notification a day after emergency workers grants hidden in a Dutch truck coup for Beijing. Accountability Bureau (NAB) imprisonment in the Al-Azizia Khawaja Muhammad Asif told jail but early this month was banning Ansarul Islam, saying discovered the bodies inside in the English port of Dover in Days later another Taipei office late on Monday night corruption case. reporters on Thursday that sent to the custody of NAB the outfit was “capable of func- the refrigerated container of a 2000. Only two survived. loyalist in the region, Kiribati, after a massive drop in his A 10-member medical going abroad for treatment if which is probing the Sharif tioning as a military organisation”. vehicle parked in an industri- did likewise, leaving Taiwan platelet count. board, headed by Services granted bail would be the dis- family in the Chaudhry Sugar The Azadi March in al area. with only four nations that offi- A two-member bench of Hospital Principal Ayaz cretion of Nawaz Sharif. Mills case. Islamabad on October 31 will be Police in the UK have said 9    cially recognise it in the Pacific the Lahore High Court (LHC), Mahmood, also submitted his To come out jail and cus- Meanwhile, Punjab Health led by Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) “all are believed to be Chinese and 15 worldwide. headed by Justice Baqar Najafi, report to the court declaring his tody of the NBA, Sharif needs Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid chief Fazl. All major Opposition nationals”. The truck had  L:  China has become more heard the petition of PML-N condition “very serious”. bails from the IHC and the told reporters that Prime parties including the Pakistan arrived on a ferry from assertive in the Pacific as its president Shahbaz Sharif seek- Dr Ayaz said the board has LHC. Minister Khan has ordered to Muslim League-Nawaz of jailed Belgium. economic might has grown ing the release of his elder diagnosed the reason for his Prime Minister Imran provide the best medical treat- former prime minister Nawaz “British police said they  !A,. and sees Taiwan as a renegade brother from the custody of the declining health. Khan has also expressed con- ment to Sharif. Sharif and the Pakistan Peoples were verifying the identity of state which will eventually be National Accountability Bureau “It is acute immune throm- cern over Sharif’s health, say- Khan has issued directives Party of former president Asif Ali the victims and could not con- London (AP): British unified with the mainland, by (NAB) on medical grounds in bocytopenic purpura (ITP), a ing “political differences to keep Maryam Nawaz with Zardari have announced their firm whether they were police said Friday they had force if necessary. the money laundering case bleeding disorder, in which notwithstanding, my sincere her father Sharif at a leading support. Fazl has demanded Chinese,” the Chinese foreign arrested two more people Other regional heavy- and accepted it. the immune system destroys prayers are with Nawaz Sharif hospital here after the federal Khan’s resignation. ministry said in a statement. in connection with the 39 weights, particularly Australia, However, Sharif will not be platelets. Since Sharif’s platelet for his health. I have directed government faced criticism for According to the notifica- The Chinese consular offi- dead bodies found in a fear Beijing’s ultimate aim is to released immediately as the counts are constantly reducing, all concerned to ensure provi- shifting her back to jail. tion, “the federal government cial, Tong Xuejun, told state truck. set up a naval base in the Islamabad High Court we inject platelets every day but sion of the best possible health Maryam was admitted to through the ministry of interior broadcaster CCTV on A man and a woman, Pacific which would dramati- adjourned the hearing of his they destruct every day,” he care and medical treatment to the Services Hospital in Lahore entrust the provincial govern- Thursday that he had met with both aged 38 and from cally increase its military foot- bail plea in a separate Al- said. him”. on Wednesday where she was ments the power to take appro- British police. Warrington in northwest print in the area. Azizia steel mills case until On Thursday evening, The Islamabad High Court rushed from the high security priate actions under Section 2 of “We will urge the British England, were arrested on Such a move would poten- Tuesday. Sharif’s platelet count again (IHC) also took up a petition Kot Lakhpat jail to meet Sharif the Private Military police to further find out the suspicion of manslaughter tially negate the geographic The three-time premier’s dropped from 20,000 to 6,000. to release him on medical on account of his deteriorating Organisations (Abolition and truth. We will keep the media and conspiracy to traffic remoteness that provides lawyer Ashtar Ausaf told the “The medical reports of the grounds in Al-Azizia steel mills health on the directives of Prohibition) Act, 1974 against informed... of the latest people, they said. Australia and New Zealand court that his condition is PML-N supreme leader have case in which he was convict- Khan and felt sick. 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It sets out “the reformation back Kurdish forces, media Turkey. from the West — including said. “Dr Mokgweetsi Eric vying for the remaining seats in long-running civil war, sources The warring factions have of the government, with the reported Friday. “It is a typical example of France — which saw Kurdish Keabetswe Masisi is elected parliament. Around 931,000 of on both sides said Friday. in recent weeks been holding STC included in a number of The complaint was filed stupidity from a country whose forces as an effective tool in the President of the Republic of the country’s 2.2 million peo- The deal would see the indirect and discreet talks ministries, and the return of the against Le Point director history is full of dramatic fight against Islamic State Botswana,” chief justice ple registered to vote in the par- secessionist Southern mediated by Saudi Arabia in government to Aden within Etienne Gernelle and the head examples of genocide and mas- jihadists. Terrence Rannowane liamentary and local elections. Transitional Council (STC) the kingdom’s western city of seven days after the agree- of the magazine’s internation- sacres to attempt to teach French President announced. Masisi, 58, became presi- handed a number of min- Jeddah. An STC official cur- ment being signed,” he told al service Romain Gubert, the something to Mr President... Emmanuel Macron this month The Botswana Democratic dent in April 2018 as the hand- istries, and the government rently in Riyadh told AFP that AFP. Saudi Arabia’s Al- official Anadolu news agency and level baseless accusations,” called for an end to Turkey’s Party (BDP), which has ruled picked successor to Ian Khama, return to the southern city of the deal had been agreed and Ekhbariya state television said reported. the lawyer said, quoted by offensive which he said risked since independence from who resigned. Diamond-rich Aden, according to official he hoped the government a government of 24 ministers On this week’s cover Le Anadolu. creating “unbearable humani- Britain in 1966, was declared Botswana is seen across Africa sources and reports in Saudi would add their signature soon. would be formed, “divided Point published a picture of A source in the Ankara tarian conditions” while help- the winner after attaining the as a beacon of continuity and media. “We signed the final draft equally between the southern Erdogan giving a military salute public prosecutor’s office told ing IS jihadists “re-emerge in minimum 29 parliamentary democracy. Security Belt Forces — of the agreement and are wait- and northern governorates of with the subtitle “Ethnic cleans- AFP that an investigation had the region”. seats required to form a gov- But Khama shook up the dominated by the STC — in ing for the joint signature with- Yemen”. ing: the Erdogan method”, pro- been launched after the com- On Thursday, Erdogan, ernment after Wednesday’s country’s traditionally calm August took control of Aden, in days,” he said, adding that Under the deal, the Yemeni voking sharp criticism from plaint. without referring explicitly to vote. Counting for the remain- politics by dramatically which has served as the belea- both Yemen’s President prime minister would return to Turkish government officials. Erdogan’s spokesman Le Point, lashed out at France ing seats is still under way, the renouncing his hand-picked guered government’s base since Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi and Aden to “reactivate state insti- The cover’s headline called Ibrahim Kalin took to Twitter for criticising the Turkish mil- chief justice said adding that successor, Masisi, accusing him it was ousted from the capital STC leader Aidarous al- tutions”, it added. Erdogan “The Eradicator” and on Thursday, writing in French: itary action. “sufficient” results had been of autocracy.   !"#!$%& %" :?    1 1 (     0!  )4  *   ?4.4&4 release of the Indonesian   17-7 some mischance we won’t crash report, Boeing expressed its out of the EU without a deal, design flaw, inadequate “heartfelt condolences” to vic- uropean Union ambas- because we’ve said for some Apilot training and poor tims’ families, and said it had sadors agreed Friday that time that coming out of the EU flight crew performance con- since fixed the flight-control Ethe bloc should grant without a deal would be tributed to a Boeing jet crash- system’s software. Britain’s request for another absolutely disastrous,” she said. ing in Indonesia last year, “These software changes extension to the Brexit deadline Until recently, Johnson killing all 189 people on board, will prevent the flight control but they have not yet figured vowed that Britain would leave investigators said Friday. conditions that occurred in out how long that delay should the EU on Oct. 31 no matter The Lion Air disaster was this accident from ever hap- be. what, with or without a deal, followed months later by a pening again,” Boeing CEO Speaking Friday in Brussels saying this was the only way to second crash — involving the Dennis Muilenburg said in a after EU ambassadors met with put pressure on European offi- same model of aircraft — when statement. the EU chief Brexit negotiator cials to make concessions. an Ethiopian Airlines plane “Boeing is updating crew Michel Barnier, European Johnson insisted on Friday went down with 157 people manuals and pilot training, Commission spokeswoman that British lawmakers need to aboard, leading to the global designed to ensure every pilot Mina Andreeva said ambas- commit to the Dec. 12 date for grounding of Boeing’s entire has all of the information they sadors from the EU’s 27 other 31 but has asked for a three- Brexit deal. Johnson said he the election “to have any cred- 737 MAX fleet. need to fly the 737 MAX safe- nations accepted the terms of month extension to that dead- would ask lawmakers to vote ibility about delivering Brexit.” Indian national Bhavye ly.” an extension and their “work line as Johnson struggles to get Monday on calling a general “So that’s what we’re push- Suneja, the pilot of the plane, Design problems trumped will continue in the coming lawmakers to pass his Brexit election on Dec. 12. ing for,” he said. was also killed in the crash. "   &#%%  "  1%   other factors, said one expert. days.” divorce deal. Economists say a To call an election, Johnson last week secured The crashes had thrown a % &     & (  /  !.   “Pilots can make mistakes — Two European diplomats no-deal departure would hurt Johnson, who leads a minori- a new deal with EU leaders, spotlight on the MAX model’s * they’re human, but the root of said the ambassadors would both the UK and the EU ty government, must win sup- but British lawmakers refused Manoeuvring Characteristics the problem is the design,” meet again early next week. economies. port from two-thirds of the to approve it before an Oct. 19 Augmentation System “The aircraft flight manu- the manpower and expertise to said Jakarta-based aviation ana- Andreeva hinted that the EU France, among other EU House of Commons. But oppo- deadline imposed by (MCAS), an anti-stall mecha- al and flight crew training did fully evaluate the jet’s MCAS lyst Gerry Soejatman. would not hold a special sum- nations, has been reluctant to sition parties say they won't Parliament. That forced him nism, that pilots in both planes not include information about when it certified the plane. “The MCAS was created to mit on Brexit to approve the approve a long Brexit exten- vote for an early election until to ask the EU to extend the had struggled to control as the MCAS,” the report said. Friday’s report comes after be able to react based on a sin- extension, saying the decision sion, saying Britain must pre- the government secures an Brexit deadline to the end of jets careered downwards. A sensor on the doomed Boeing — facing scores of law- gle input only, via one com- will likely be made in a state- sent “a clear scenario” for extension of the Brexit dead- January. On Friday, Indonesia’s jet’s system was “miscalibrated” suits — replaced the chief of its puter, (and) there was no cross- ment. progress before another Brexit line. Sajid Javid, Britain’s trea- National Transportation Safety and the problem was not commercial plane division this checking system to confirm “We are not very far, and delay is granted. Britain’s biggest opposi- sury chief, said he believes the Committee said there were caught by Lion Air mainte- week, the most significant exec- whether or not the input was there is no doubt we will find “Our position is that sim- tion party has gone a step fur- EU will ultimately approve a flaws in Boeing’s design of the nance crews, it said, after the utive departure since the 737 accurate. That’s the issue.” a deal early next week,” one ply giving more time, without ther, saying it will block plans three-month extension. He said anti-stall system and of its cer- plane’s previous flight also MAX grounding plunged the Lion Air, Southeast Asia’s diplomat said. The person, political change, without rati- for an early election unless the only way to break the tification by US regulators. experienced loss-of-control US-based company into crisis biggest carrier by fleet size, who asked not be identified fication, without an election, Johnson eliminates the possi- country’s political logjam was “The design and certifica- problems. seven months ago. called the crash an “unthink- because talks are continuing, would be useless,” Amelie de bility of leaving the EU without to call a new election and get tion of this feature was inade- The report also said the Boeing has faced fresh able tragedy”. “It is essential to added that the ongoing debate Montchalin, France’s European a deal. rid of what he called the cur- quate,” a summary of the report emergency was not “effective- scrutiny following the revela- determine the root cause and in Britain over Prime Minister affairs minister, told RTL radio Diane Abbott, of the rent “zombie Parliament.” said, referring the MCAS. ly managed” by the crew, who tion of text messages from contributing factors to the acci- Boris Johnson’s request for a Thursday night. Labour Party, told the BBC her “Three-and-a-half years The MCAS was vulnerable had previous performance 2016 in which a test pilot dent and take immediate cor- general election could have an Those comments followed party wants an “explicit com- ago this decision was made and to a sole sensor that it relied on issues. described the MCAS during a rective actions to ensure that an impact on the length of the Johnson’s decision Thursday to mitment” that there won’t be a there’s been delay after delay for inputs, and 737 MAX pilots An earlier report released simulation as “running ram- accident like this one never delay. push for an early election to no-deal Brexit, “because we after delay,” he told the BBC. were not properly briefed on by international regulators said pant” and behaving in an “egre- happens again,” said Lion Britain is scheduled to break the stalemate in don’t trust Boris Johnson.” “And we have to end this, end how to handle a malfunction, the US Federal Aviation gious” manner. spokesman Danang Mandala leave the 28-nation bloc on Oct. Parliament that has blocked a “We want to know that by this uncertainty.” it said. Administration (FAA) lacked On Friday, following the Prihantoro.    "0    3*     !!!        "!  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Summit of Heads of State and Sri Lanka’s foreign policy if SAARC and BIMSTEC coun- lost his third term bid to the officials who would be on elec- and The New York Times, call- accused news organisations of Reacting to the news, Government of the Non- SLPP’s Presidential candidate tries on regional security,” an incumbent Maithripala tion duty on November 16 ing them “fake” and asked treason and threatened to make Jonathan Karl, president of the Aligned Movement (NAM) Gotabhaya Rajapaksa’s comes extract from Rajapaksa’s man- Sirisena. would be eligible to vote. other federal agencies to do the it easier to sue journalists for White House Correspondents’ here. to power, according to the ifesto released in the local The Gotabhaya manifesto There will be a little over same, according to a media libel. Association, said on Thursday, Naidu, who is leading the party’s manifesto that was Sinhala language said. emphasises that Sri Lanka 500,000 postal voters during report. “Not renewing subscrip- “I have no doubt the hard- Indian delegation to the NAM released here on Friday. Sri Lanka goes to poll on wound not “cringe” before any the election, officials said. Trump’s unusual move tions across all federal agencies working reporters of The New summit, was earlier received by Sri Lanka Podujana November 16. A total of 35 foreign power in maintaining Sajith Premadasa, the rul- came days after he hinted of the will be a significant cost saving York Times and Washington Azerbaijan President Ilham Peramuna (SLPP)’s manifesto candidates would be contesting foreign relations and interna- ing party candidate, is to release same in an interview with the — hundreds of thousands of Post will continue to do qual- Aliyev upon his arrival at the also highlights improving rela- the election- the highest ever in tional trade. his manifesto on November 1. Fox News. Trump on Monday taxpayer dollars will be saved,” ity journalism, regardless of summit venue. tions with the member of the Sri Lanka’s history. “We will negotiate on equal Over 15 million of the termed The New York Times “a White House press secretary, whether the president The Vice President inter- South Asian Association for Gotabhaya, 70, who is the terms as a sovereign nation to nation’s 21 million people are fake newspaper,” saying that Stephanie Grisham, said in a acknowledges he reads them.” acted with Iran President Regional Cooperation younger brother of the former preserve the national pride,” it eligible to vote at the election “we don’t even want it in the statement. “Pretending to ignore the Hassan Rouhani on the side- (SAARC) and Bay of Bengal president Mahinda Rajapaksa, says. to elect the next head of state White House anymore.” Meanwhile, officials from work of a free press won’t lines of the summit, the official Initiative for Multi-Sectoral is the main opposition chal- Gotabhaya’s manifesto for a period of 5 years. “We’re going to probably The Post and The Times make the news go away or stop Twitter account of Naidu said. terminate that (The Times) declined to comment. reporters from informing the Naidu also met Prime and The Washington Post,” he The White House remains public and holding those in Ministers of Nepal and said. a significant customer of print power accountable,” he said. Bangladesh KP Sharma Oli “They’re fake,” The New journalism: copies of The Wall This is not the first time and Sheikh Hasina at the lead- ? / / 3 York Times quoted him saying Street Journal, USA Today, that newspaper subscriptions ers’ lounge at the NAM sum- in the interview. The Financial Times and other have been cancelled by the US mit, it said in another tweet. Officials in the West Wing publications are delivered to presidents. The theme for the summit   ,1,&, E4,&41(4G on Thursday announced that 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue In 1962, John F. Kennedy, is “Upholding the Bandung copies of the two newspapers every morning, along with apparently fed up with the Principles to ensure concerted ustralia’s Uluru was per- would no longer be delivered to Trump’s preferred first read, coverage of The New York and adequate response to the Amanently closed to the White House and the The New York Post, the report Herald Tribune, decreed that challenges of contemporary climbers Friday evening to administration is moving to said. copies of that newspaper would world”. meet the wishes of Aboriginal force other federal agencies to The president remains a no longer be delivered to the India is a founding mem- people who hold the red mono- end their subscriptions to the rabid absorber of the wider White House, the report said. ber of NAM. lith sacred, but hundreds of tourists scaled it in the final hours before the ban. Matt Oswiecimiki told AFP. “I really have respect for munity by community, are .  2    3+ With the last-ever climbers The 29-year-old said it was them,” he said. absolutely important in the due back by sunset, rangers “fair to stop it” tomorrow out More than 395,000 people story and the history of that shut the entry gates to the of respect for the Anangu, but visited the park in the 12 nation of people,” he told world-famous site also known said the one-time opportunity months to June 2019, accord- national broadcaster ABC.     2 3 Q R as Ayers Rock. meant he would still climb it ing to Parks Australia — about Traditional owners have The ban, first announced given he was allowed to on 20 percent more than the pre- long encouraged people to in 2017, had long been sought Friday. vious year. Around 13 per cent refrain from climbing the site   4. 34( E24(14-G against rule by the Thai state, Since then more than 7,000 synonymous with the lack of by the traditional Aboriginal Tourists are still being of those who visited during that for its cultural significance, to which colonised the southern people — the majority civilians, accountability in a region gov- owners of the land, the encouraged to visit the Uluru- period made the climb, park protect it from further envi- uslims in the conflict-blis- provinces bordering Malaysia both Muslim and Buddhist — erned by emergency laws and Anangu, whose connection to Kata Tjuta National Park where authorities said. ronmental damage and to Mtered Thai south on Friday over a century ago. have died in near-daily shootings, flooded with army and police the site dates back tens of they can take in the monolith Uluru has great spiritual ensure visitors’ safety. marked with prayers the 15th Seventy-eight people died ambushes and bomb blasts as units — and a powerful recruit- thousands of years. from its base, walk around its and cultural significance to Tackling Uluru’s sandstone anniversary of the deaths of from suffocation after they were rebels fight for greater autonomy ing tool for the insurgency. There were already signs at perimeter and learn about its indigenous Australians, and slopes has not been an easy scores of protesters who suffo- arrested and stacked face down from Thailand. Despite the high “Tak Bai was a massacre and the base of the rock imploring indigenous heritage at the cul- the Anangu people will hold a exercise, and at least 35 people cated in army trucks, an incident and hands bound behind their death toll, the highly localised a great tragedy. However, after 15 visitors not to climb it, but tural centre. “It’s enough for me ceremony Saturday to mark the have died attempting the climb. that galvanised an insurgency backs on top of each other in unrest garners few international years of armed conflict, no gov- these were not often heeded, to walk around and see the climbing ban. It towers some 348 meters and remains an emblem of state Thai military trucks. headlines. No members of the ernment officials have been especially in recent months as rock,” Japanese tourist Indigenous Affairs (1,148 feet) and summer tem- impunity. Seven more were shot dead Thai security forces have been charged,” Pornpen a surge of tourists made last- Masahira Suda said. Minister Ken Wyatt likened the peratures often hit 45 degrees Known across the south as as security forces used live rounds prosecuted over the Tak Bai Khongkachonkiet, director of minute ascents. The 25-year-old said he did recent increase in tourists Celsius (113 Fahrenheit). the “Tak Bai massacre”, the on a large crowd of protesters incident, despite a government the Cross Cultural Foundation “I came here just to see it not judge fellow tourists for climbing Uluru to “a rush of Saturday marks 34 years October 25, 2004 incident who had gathered outside a inquiry condemning the actions (CrCF) which works extensive- but it is the last day possible (to scaling Uluru but he was people wanting to climb over since that the park’s title was remains the deadliest day in the police station calling for the of security forces on the day. ly on rights in the so-called climb Uluru), so I have decid- refraining at the request of the the Australian War Memorial”. handed back to the tradition- rebellion by Malay-Muslims release of several detainees. Instead, Tak Bai has become “deep south”, told AFP. ed to try it,” Polish tourist Aboriginal custodians. “Our sacred objects, com- al owners. 2        1

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n the Indian art circle, DAG is known for its enviable collec- Ition of artworks, which have been added bit by bit since the   + Q >  gallery started in 1993. However, over a period of time, its location at Hauz Khas Market, a place which is more popular for those ;!',,< !.!0#   1#    #'!%#( 3 "!4.4 "!22! looking for a night of pub crawl as opposed to picking up a seri- 1   (     1       ous piece of artwork, was no longer in sync with the nature of their business. A switch was “The painting dates before the imminent, which was effected time he started experimenting recently when it shifted to The with his marble technique, which Claridges and the gallery used both water and oil colours to announced the move by The create the effect that he is known Sixties Show, which is dotted with for.” the brightest stars in the Indian art Another attractive work is galaxy. Krishen Khanna’s Rider with its So FN Souza is just a little dis- bright orange hues. But what is tance away from SH Raza, who is eye-catching is the intense move- across the aisle from MF Husain. ment that one can almost feel as “For this show, we have achieved the nude figure that sits astride the a form of equilibrium amongst all bike and seems to speed across the these names. This show is a way terrain. to bring all of these artists on one Satish Gujral’s Unitled work is platform, where they are looked a big three-dimensional wheel like at equally today because they are structure, which reminds one of so significant,” says Fardeen the chakra in the Indian flag due Kamal, senior manager, art advi- to its blue shades. But that is where sory, DAG. He goes on to explain the similarity ends. Though the that in general, exhibitions in work is made in the 60s, it is the India focus on a particular group artist’s expression of Partition whether it is the Bombay where the refugees are trying to Progressives or the Art of Bengal put together the remaining bits of or North Indian artists like Ram their scattered lives. With the Kumar and Sailos Mukherjee or smattering of languages that have it could be KCS Paniker and DP been written on it, the feeling of Roy Chowdhury from the South. people having come from differ- But what sets this one apart is that ent parts and migrating to alto- it covers the entire sweep of gether different settings is further artists in the decade. enhanced. “Sixties was a momentous and his/her chosen subject mat- and won the critics prize. in a classical manner and looks pare them,” says he. Of course, when the luminar-   %%  time because so many things ter up to that point of time as best Kamal points out that the perfect. “But Souza doesn’t care as Across the room, is another ies of art world are around, one were happening politically with- as possible,” he says. works of some artists like Raza are he has his own style and wants to by Souza, from the Head series cannot help but display an MF in the Indian fabric. All of the con- The painting that immediate- such that if you look at different express it. One can see the conflict which is disturbing to look at. “We Husain. Two figures with cactus, flict and issues, which were preva- ly catches attention, especially phases, it is difficult to say that it through the angular, sharp lines,” believe that he may have been por- featured against a blue backdrop, 8% # lent at that time, including eco- after Kamal announces that the is the same artist. “In others, there says Kamal. traying sins and priests. The artist has a two-faced man who seems nomic, impacted art. It was a painter is Raza, is La Milne, is no drastic change in the visual In complete contrast is anoth- often portrayed the hypocrisy to be hiding the plant behind him rough decade and a lot of artists because it is a work that has no vocabulary of art though there is er still-life, which is three-dimen- and greed of these patriarchal fig- so that the woman does not see it. 4! 242&,.2.24  borrowed from what was happen- traces of The Bindu, the series with growth,” he says. sional due to the layering in parts. ures. He doesn’t like men in Whether the artist indicates the ing in the society and expressed which most people even with a Moving on, there are three KG Subramanyam’s work exudes authoritative positions and that is man’s prickly past or his propen-  ! !   themselves,” adds Kamal. passing interest in art are familiar still-life paintings that have been an indigenous spirit thanks to the what he is depicting,” says Kamal. sity to hurt her, of course, depends Interestingly, all these painters with. “This is Raza’s second phase placed side by side but are strik- mangoes that occupy centrestage. Next up are two works by on the viewer and his/her percep-  $4  O  were at different phases of their called gestural abstraction. Among ingly different in style and subject “The painter might not be at the Avinash Chandra — Mountain of tion.     "!  lives. While Raza and Souza were all of his paintings, this is an matter. The one in the middle is same level of international acclaim Gold and an untitled one — Another work by the same well-established, Husain was important piece of work which is hard to miss for with its sharp that Souza had reached but this which are a study in his gradual artist called Devi has a blurred fig-   painting prolifically. “There were in high demand commercially and edges and a slightly unnerving work is extremely important to shift from human forms to focus ure at the centre while two others artists like Ambadas Khobragade is also significant in the historical subject matter, it cannot be por- Indian art,” says Kamal. on buildings. “However, since are looking up towards it. hough the digital wave has taken over the or AA Raiba who were significant development of Indian modern traying anything but Souza’s The third still-life is by AA the shift has just started, one can However, whether it is in awe, fear Tworld but the charm of having tangible tick- within the context of Indian art art. Before Raza came into this extreme expressionism. A sharp Raibaa, which is equally important perceive human figures that are or wonder, is anyone’s guess. ets, overpriced popcorn, and most of all, the big but they were not at that level of vocabulary, his style of painting knife is what is placed closest to in the international circuit as he painted like building blocks,” he Coming back, one feels over- screen is still unparalleled as it offers a form of recognition in the 60s. They were was impressionistic, particularly the viewer and there is a jagged uses charcoal in his signature adds. whelmed by the expanse of the escapism and entertainment that cannot be just coming into their own,” he while making water colour land- fork, which further heightens the style to sketch the work. “It is very There is also Sakti Burman’s Indian art which covered styles, achieved at home or on mobile phones. This explains. scapes and cityscapes. If one is not drama of the painting. But the ele- rare that you would see the three Lady with Flowers, which has a themes and artistic concerns dur- enhances the equation of cine-goers with cin- About 55 artworks are on dis- familiar with Raza, one would not ment which has a shock value is of them together. A viewer needs very European flavour due to its ing the 60s. But all one can say is ema and is evolving and growing stronger with play by 50 artists and the criteria know because this is stylistically a crow that is perched on the din- to examine how the same subject colour scheme and the dress that that we look forward to another time. is not that the painting should be so different,” says Kamal helpful- ing table and the viewer is left matter can be viewed by different she is wearing. “At this point, the decade being put up on display When we talk about cinema, several names the artist’s most important paint- ly as we look at unpeeling the lay- wondering the purpose and the artists. You can really see the tech- artist was living in Paris and his soon. come to our mind and one without fail is PVR ing from the era, rather “it has to ers of art. Raza, by this time, had reason for the same. What makes nical differences and signature work is influenced by the masters (The show is on till because of its refined cinema-viewing. To be a work that somehow embod- gone to Paris, completed his edu- it different is that traditionally, if style of each of the artists. The there and displays a classical November 23.) keep pace with the modern times, it will ren- ies the artist’s technical expertise cation, risen to incredible fame we think of still-life, it is painted three together help you to com- flourish,” says Kamal and adds,  6-%  ovate its very first multiplex in India, PVR Anupam in Saket. Ajay Bijli, chairman and man-   ( 23   aging director, PVR Ltd said, “We want to revamp it to make it more relevant for the youth. It will remain a young cinema with all the avail- able technologies, dolby atmos, 4k laser but we will keep it only for the youth.” The property, 2 ( introduced in 1997, was the epitome of a mod- ern cinema theatre in its era and has received opulent love from its viewers for over two decades. (  Since it commenced with the screening of Yes Boss (1997), there wouldn’t have been a bet- ter guest than Shahrukh Khan for this occasion. ( O!    As he shared his past experiences, he went nos- talgic recalling the times when we couldn’t     ! afford a ticket. The actor said, “Two decades of     ! the theatre, spreading love, laughter and enter- tainment among the cine-goers. It is a great feel- 04(32(/ !   ing to witness this love and enthusiasm. Cinema has been an integral part of India’s     ?$ entertainment ecosystem, and as actors, produc- story is relevant today because every tory. A lot has been explained which is ers, directors or exhibitors it is the love for films 3/4 >(>4 women has to look at the spirit of the Rani isn’t obvious for the Indian audience too. which strives us to keep performing and live up within them. Women play various roles to the expectations of the audience.” He further Why did you choose Rani Laxmibai’s as a mother, daughter, sister, friend but Your previous film, too, The Man Who apprised the audience with his early life expe- story for your direction? above all, they are a Virangana — a war- Knew Infinity, was inspired by a real life. riences and desires. “It was my life’s dream to It is the story of a strong woman, rior. And a warrior is not necessarily Do you have an affinity towards such own a film theatre. I could not buy a film the- which should be told to the world. She someone who goes into war but is the one subjects? atre but I believe all PVR’s are my own.” As he was an iconic figure and a story of vic- who fights on the battlefield of life and Yes. I do actually have an affinity to said this the hall echoed with claps from every tory at a young age like hers is a perfect is able to deal with the ups and downs, anything which is historical or is leaning corner. tale to tell the world. She is an inspira- having the strength to deal with, especial- towards heritage because the story of Khan instilled confidence among the peo- tion to especially all the young women ly the lows, efficiently. It is very easy to Ramanujan also is from South India. I am ple and made them believe in the power of and I think there is not much thinking deal with the ups because they sustain you very familiar with the culture because of dreams as despite being a rank outsider, he went as to why I would chose only her story through life. Bharatanatyam, which is from Tamil on to rule the film world as the Badshah. He because it is so amazing. She is a won- It is really important that we have the Nadu. I could visualise Ramanujan and said, “The unexpected moments of life are the der woman except that she is real. Rani’s story to look at and be inspired his Iyengar background, his culture, best. You don’t understand its purpose then and from when the world is in turmoil. We music and the kind of lifestyle he was used there but eventually you do. I don’t want to show What were the onground challenges want to inspire women to look at them- to, including his food, culture, the man- off but I am genuinely a dream come true.” while shooting? selves like the Rani. She was not born with ner of speaking and Janaki. Tamil Nadu When asked about how he felt when he saw We had to face challenges in three a silver spoon. Hence, there are no has retained its pristine culture over the himself the first time on the screen, the actor different countries and weather condi- excuses on to why could she do it so years and they value tradition very much. said it was during the shoot of Raju Ban Gaya tions. It transitioned from extremely hot fiercely while we cannot. I believe that is I follow it because they are very seeped Gentleman (1992). “When I saw myself for the to damp to cold to freezing cold. While a lesson which most women should read, in arts and culture and literature, poetry first time on the screen in RK studio I found deserts like Rajasthan and Morocco had absorb. If we emulate even one percent and temples. myself very ugly, my hair was so bad and I was extreme weather conditions, both hot of her then we would all be survivors. acting badly as compared with Juhi Chawla, and cold, England was extremely cold I think it was important to be told for How would you describe your transi- Nana Patekar and Amrita Singh. They consoled and damp. We shot in extreme temper- all the above reasons because the more tion from being a choreographer, me saying the final cut would be better. But they atures, with three different currencies, Rani Laxmibai. He has documented the to keep my focus clear on my project, stories of strong women we share, the Bharatnatyam expert to being a film- lied, I never looked better. I was always the exchange rates and three line producers. battle, the letters which were sent back which is very singular as our film is not more we celebrate their spirits. They have maker? same,” said he. All these were challenging. Then the and forth and his observations. Along influenced by any past work done to played traditional roles yet have been the I would not really call it a transition The actor also blamed some of the stars for crew and actors came from all parts of with the Indian and the British history, I showcase the Rani’s story so far. backbones of society, family, and coun- because I continue to go back and forth rising ticket prices. He said, “This blame for the the world, which also turned out to be had innumerable sources of literature to As far as different angles are con- try. They stand as role models. Women and each one has so many layers. Whether rising ticket prices on the because we keep our challenging as putting so many people read in Marathi on Rani Laxmibai’s life. cerned, I believe that Manikarnika... is a for years to come can look back at their you’re a choreographer, a Bharatanatyam ticket prices high when we release them on from different cultures together is nat- Bollywood film and they wouldn’t have stories and learn that anything is possi- dancer, a storyteller, a scriptwriter or a weekends. Films have become expensive.” urally tough. We had an eight-week A number of films have been made on talked about Queen Victoria, which we ble if we support each other. director, it is your vision of what angle you Khan added that though there are many shoot, which had to be completed with- the queen of Jhansi, the recent one being have. I am sure the angle is different. We want to bring in your story or which platforms to showcase talent but film theatre is in the turn around time schedules of six Manikarnika... What is different about also have Sir Hugh Rose, Elis, which do How have you conceptualised the aspect you want to highlight. I do agree the real romance and the real celebration (of cin- days and 13 hours. So definitely, it was this one? Does it bring out a new, not exist in any other film. I am sure that film in a way that it is more understand- though that a historical piece is far more ema.) In fact, theatres are a place where a com- quite tough. In some ways, it is also good unheard angle in her story? the angle would be different as no two able for the international audience? Do challenging than a contemporary story munity gets together. He said, “There are two to start a project and finish it rather than I do not agree that a number of films minds could work in a similar way or you think they will be able to connect because of the precision of the time frame things I always tell when someone asks me if extend it for a long duration as it brings have been made on the queen of Jhansi. think the same. Our story is more about with something that is coming from the and the facts. Even the sets are supposed cinema/theatre is going to prosper. ‘Hum akele out the best in actors and the crew. There has only been one in 1952 by British history and these characters, had pages of Indian history? to take the audience to that era. It is an ro nahi sakte, hum akele hass nahi sakte.’ A n d Well, despite the challenges, we Sohrab Modi in English. Post that, there their own thoughts on attacking Jhansi. I hope that the global audience exciting new phase and I would love to as long as that is true about humanity, cinema were able to finish the project as planned were only a few serials and but no films. It has a different angle on how the East relates to the film and understands it. do something new within filmmaking. theatres will prosper. The day we can cry or and successfully. I know about the recent Bollywood film India Company dealt with the queen. People who like history and inspiring sto- At this point, I have many such sto- laugh all alone that is the day when theatre busi- Manikarnika... However, when we were Every storyteller has his/her own narra- ries, question gender issues, look at ries based on history and I have just fin- ness will shut down. We do need a lot more the- What was the research work involved? shooting for our film, it hadn’t released. tive. 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the festival is particularly delightful in the provinces of Sukhothai, Chiang Mai, Ayutthaya and Bangkok. Many riverside hotels and restaurants also hold special celebrations for their guests in Bangkok. For a more stunning night of Loi Krathong, tourists are invited to take part in this yearly festival and join the crowds along the Chao Phraya River. In the northern and north-eastern parts of Chiang Mai, the villagers often float lanterns. They are made of coloured sheets. Smoke is used for float- ing lanterns during the day while a torch is used to smoke lanterns during the night. One can view the lights from lanterns in the sky in the backdrop of moonshine and the beautiful stars’ glitter at night. There are certain legends of the Loi Krathong as well. As per Brahma, the festival aims at worshipping the god of river. It welcomes Buddha as it was the time when he came back to the world and stayed at the temple during the rainy season at the second heaven ruler to teach his mother. It is also celebrated to fly away mis- fter a successful series the highway is a good place to his companion, Virat said, fortune and bad things in the floating Aagainst South Africa cul- just get on for a long drive and “My wife, of course.” ceremony. It is celebrated to worship the minating in a 3-0 rout in the see how long you want to go. He said that Audi R8 was footprints of the Buddha on Test series, Virat Kohli was vis- You don’t really think where his favourite sportscar and Nammathanati River beach in India. ibly relaxed at the launch of the you want to go when it’s a long spoke about how he had taken On the day, Thais from all walks of new Audi A6 in Famous drive. Just get into the car, find Chris Gayle out for a drive. He 1 .     t was rightly said, ‘The moon is a loyal ‘Loi’ literally means ‘to float,’ while life gather at their nearest rivers with Studios, Mumbai on Thursday. a long stretch, which seems added, “I had taken the car Icompanion.’ And it turns out to be ‘Krathong’ refers to the lotus-shaped krathongs in hands. They light candles, He hinted that he may upgrade never-ending and just keep onto the racetrack and it was true especially with the Loi Krathong receptacle, which can float on the put some coins in the krathong and to a new Audi in January 2020 going. Usually, it’s at night a wonderful experience with !  Festival in Thailand. It is believed that water. It is believed that a full moon silently make a wish. but which car is a secret. when there is less traffic. So I no traffic.” the festival originated in Sukhothai, the night is auspicious and suitable for float- So what makes the timing right? When asked about where just put on some music. Great Virat commented that he 3   first Thai capital. The event is held on ing the Krathongs amid the breathtak- Grab FIT Offers (till April, 2020 he would like to go for long weather is a plus. In the future, was waiting for electric cars as a full-moon night of the 12th lunar ing ruins of the ancient city. valid for 10 to 100 people) drives, Virat said, “Times have when I am more in the city and “whatever helps the environ-  !  month as it makes the rivers appear Other activities during the festival Enjoy Free visa on arrival fee waiver been hectic and when we get at home, we will be going for ment is good.” He said, clearer. include a fireworks display, cultural per- (till April, 2020) the time, we go away for a hol- more drives than we are at the “Whenever the shift happens, !    It is probably the most picturesque formances and a light and sound shows. Celebrate Loi Krathong Festival on iday mostly. When I spend moment,” he said. everyone will see me in an and beautiful of all Thai celebrations. Although celebrated nationwide, November 11 more time in the city at home, When asked who will be electric car.”   !"#!$%& # 

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"       ! +  Rangers drew 1-1 in Porto in Group G          while Wolves beat Slovan 2-1 in Bratislava !    E8G in Group K and both are in contention. )    &  1%  ; *   17-7 since February. At the Emirates, Arsenal made 10 1  F      Pep Guardiola urged changes from the team that lost at Sheffield     !  / 1 anchester City have his team to be more clin- =! K    United on Monday in the Premier League. L( O    )$2! Mthe chance to exert ical after their 2-0 victory For much of the match, they looked even  some short-term pressure last week against Crystal worse. ! !   $0 4  ! "M    on runaway Premier Palace and his team Arsenal dominated possession but !  O     4&     League leaders Liverpool responded by thumping 87 ! were outshot 14-11.  $M today as Manchester Atalanta 5-1 in the They made the worst possible start, 1   ! S/  United will look to end Champions League. falling behind after nine minutes to a goal K ,4(//&= 1 "    their away day blues in the Despite Guardiola’s by a former Tottenham player. E4   G >%  domestic league. exhortations, City have In the ninth minute, Marcus Edwards, 4M4  BF@;  Jurgen Klopp’s side not been shy in front of once compared by Spurs manager Mauricio 4     saw their long winning goal this season, hitting 29 Pochettino to a young Lionel Messi, fired L0     = streak ended by a hungry in just nine Premier - !  /    a shot under Emiliano Martinez.     $7    !   9;;;E.44% K United in a draw at Old League matches. Brazilian teenager Gabriel Martinelli #  !    $M 4#";@FG Trafford last week but still Their top-scorer in replied with a header but Vitoria regained have a comfortable six- all competitions is the lead before half time with a goal from K ,7/)(&(747   !  point lead over second- Raheem Sterling, who has Bruno Duarte. E0   G  8  4M4   placed City. 16 goals already this sea- 8!      EP U With Arsenal’s young strikers strug- Pep’s defending son for club and country gling, Pepe, who had not yet scored a goal S G champions can cut that — already more than half from open play for the Gunners, came on Q8$+,(:::)B(%$):),R  ! !    gap to just three points, at of his tally of 31 during in the 64th minute. For the match, United made eight    ! least temporarily, if they the previous campaign. After 80 minutes he curled a free kick changes from the team that drew at home !          ! beat Aston Villa at home Despite his comments inside the far post. He repeated the with Liverpool on Sunday. 4 9;8LE  G$ today, while Liverpool about his attackers, trick three minutes into added time Teenagers Brandon Williams have a trickier-looking tie Guardiola’s more pressing to secure the victory. and James Garner came into the against Spurs the follow- concern will be sorting “It’s important for Pepe,” said team. ing 21,000 tickets to children, Wolves ing day. out his defence, which Arsenal manager Unai Emery of his In the 43rd minute, Williams fought back from a goal down to win 2- Frank Lampard’s has looked vulnerable this big summer signing. “He can gain burst into the Partizan box and 1. young Chelsea side trav- season in the absence of confidence from tonight. When he drew wild tackles from two Andraz Sporar gave the home team el to Burnley on the back Aymeric Laporte. scores it’s good for him and the home defenders. Martial rolled an 11th minute lead. of a six-match winning Rodri’s hamstring team.” the penalty into the corner of the goal. Romain Saiss levelled in the 58th run in all competitions. injury against Atalanta In Belgrade, Manchester United held “We expected a hostile environment minute with a low shot that bobbled Manchester United has restricted the manag- a ceremony to remember the ‘Busby Babes’, but we got the win,” said United defend- through goalie Dominik Greif’s legs will be desperate to put er's defensive options even and then won away for the first time since er Phil Jones. “I thought Garner and Six minutes later, Vernon DeMarco more distance between further but John Stones March.Anthony Martial scored the only Williams were outstanding.” gave Raul Jimenez a shove in front of goal themselves and the relega- will be hoping to put a goal with a penalty kick after 43 minutes, In a game in Bratislava, played in an and the Wolves striker scored the win- tion zone but travel to frustrating spell behind but the hosts had eight strikes on target to unusual atmosphere after Slovan side- ner from the resulting penalty. Norwich without an away him and re-establish him- * ? "        ?   & %&  9 # * just three by United. stepped a stadium ban for racism by giv- win in the Premier League self in the starting XI. 09 !0,?,<2"   7# #4  "!*     $  0 $     (14 Inter are at home against who are on an excellent being held 1-1 by Borussia Parma. run.” Monchengladbach’s last-    )4&( hampions Juve extended their Third-placed gasp penalty in Europa CJuventus turn unbeaten run in all com- Atalanta return to the League action. fighting Saina Nehwal was their focus back to petitions with Paulo comforts of home against “It’s not a great spell Aknocked out of the $700,000 maintaining their Dybala’s quick-fire double Udinese licking their for us,” said Roma forward French Open after going down in Serie A supremacy earning a 2-1 over wounds after a bruising Edin Dzeko, wearing a straight games to Korea’s AN se Young ahead of nearest Lokomotiv Moscow in 5-1 defeat to Manchester mask to protect a broken in the women’s singles quarterfinals challengers Inter Europe. City. cheekbone. here on Friday. Milan with both Inter Milan beat Carlo Ancelotti’s “This was our fourth The 29-year-old Indian, who had Italian teams rid- Dortmund 2-0 in the San Napoli, one point behind draw in a row and a win claimed the Indonesia Masters in ing high Siro the following night the Bergamo side in fourth would have been a morale January this year, lost 20-22, 21-23 to after their to boost their last 16 and six adrift of Juventus, boost. world no 16 Young after a 49-minute European hopes, with Napoli also need a result at relegation- “There’s no point Indian Oil pipped Air India 2-1 to win the 39th All-India thrilling contest. successes coming through with a threatened SPAL to keep looking back though, only Men’s Hockey Tournament at Mohd Shahid Stadium on Friday. It was her first quarterfinal appear- this week. thrilling 3-2 win in pace with the leaders. forward. We have a match Afan Younus and Talwinder scored for the wiiner in the 25th ance since making it to the final eight Juventus Salzburg. In a match between against AC Milan and we and 30th minute respectively while Vinay Rana netted the sole at the Badminton Asia Championship are just one point “We’re very much fallen giants, sixth-placed must do everything possi- goal for AI. Director (Sports) RP Singh gave away the prizes. in April this year. Saina had lost in the ahead of Inter Milan alive,” said Conte. Roma host an AC Milan ble to win it.” first round in the last three tourna- in the Italian league “Unfortunately, we side who are struggling in City rivals Lazio are   E  P( ments at China, Korea and Denmark. after eight games. can’t enjoy this result too 12th and desperate for a also in need of a boost as The Lucknow Zonal billiards & snooker championships will Saina, who had reached the final Maurizio Sarri’s much. We now have less first win under new coach they travel to Fiorentina, be held at the Lucknow Golf Club from November 5. The last of the French Open in 2012, will next side head to pro- than three days to recu- Stefano Pioli. after falling 2-1 to Celtic date of entry is November 2. Interested may contact IS Malik play at the Saarlorlux Open starting moted Lecce, while perate ahead of our The injury-hit in their Europa League on 9793254200. October 29. Antonio Conte’s match against Parma, Romans were bitter after clash.   (  !  1 “ITF wanted us to start the visa process, so we sent a few names, including Leander’s. The tie will be played on grass and Leander, on grass, is very formidable. We will select a final team soon, nothing is finalised as yet,” Chatterjee said. '   '    Asked if Paes can be made playing captain, Chatterjee said, “It’s too early to comment on that but definitely he will not go as non-play- 11 ing captain. He has not retired, he is still play- ing so we can’t send him as non-playing cap-      tain. First we have to select a team, then the committee will decide on captain as well.” Paes has not been considered by AITA for   3/&1( Delhi Public School defeated Lucknow Public School by eight selection after he won the history-creating dou- runs to win the 11th Kunwar Muninder Singh Memorial Inter- bles match during the tie against China in April ressure is mounting on School Cricket Tournament at Colvin Taluqdar’s ground on Friday. 2018. Phead coach Niko Kovac as Batting first, DPS scored 94 runs for the loss of eight wickets with Paes became the most successful doubles injury-hit Bayern Munich Varun (26) being the top scorer. Ravikant and Aniket picked two player in the history of Davis Cup when he and look to beat minnows Union    /0-/12( wickets each. In reply, LPS were bundled out for 86 runs in 16.5 Rohan Bopanna defeated Ze Zhang and Mao- Berlin today with just two ' ?    ",    % &   # * overs. Justice Karunesh Singh Panwar gave away the prizes. Xin Gong. It was Paes’ 43rd victory which took points separating the top eander Paes is set to return to the Indian him past Italian Nicola Pietrangeli (42). nine Bundesliga teams. 3-2 Champions League win at Hernandez underwent surgery LDavis Cup squad since April 2018 after mak- Non-playing captain Bhupathi, top doubles Third-placed Bayern are Olympiakos and called on the on Thursday for ankle liga- 2 &.    ing himself available for the upcoming tie player Bopanna and top singles players like only a point behind leaders team to beat Union at home to ments torn in Greece. against Pakistan when country’s top players and Ramkumar Ramanathan, Sumit Nagal, Sasi Borussia Moenchengladbach, “meet the standard FC Bayern Sport Bild is tipping Ralf BASEL: Stan Wawrinka was my back in the last game. I’m non-playing captain Mahesh Bhupathi have Kumar Mukund have all said they are not com- having been knocked off the has set” by regaining first Rangnick, sports director forced to withdraw from sure I cannot make it for refused to travel to the neighbouring nation, cit- fortable travelling to Islamabad. top three weeks ago when place in the league. at rivals RB Leipzig, to Friday’s Basel quarter-final tomorrow (Friday). I will pull ing security concerns. Country’s best-ranked singles player Hoffenheim grabbed a shock However, a worry for step in if Kovac is fired. showdown against best friend out.” Top seed Federer, chasing The All India Tennis Association (AITA) Prajnesh Gunneswaran and doubles exponent 2-1 win at the Allianz Arena. Kovac is Bayern’s trend of Kovac is not the only Roger Federer with a back a 10th title at his hometown recently began the visa process for its players Divij Sharan have also said they are not avail- Union Berlin, in 14th conceding exactly two Bundesliga coach with injury, just an hour after strug- event, will receive a walkover even as they are insistent on a neutral venue. able for the tie. place, have already beaten goals in each of their reason to feel nervous as gling past America’s Frances into today’s semi-finals. While the national federation is awaiting Players making themselves available are top-six clubs Dortmund and last five games, on top of their Jose Mourinho has been linked Tiafoe in a gruelling second It would have been the a final response from the world governing body Saketh Myneni, Arjun Kadhe, Vijay Sundar Freiburg in their first defensive woes with first- to Lucien Favre’s position as round clash. 27th meeting between the two ITF on the venue for the Nov 29-30 tie, it has Prashanth, N Sriram Balaji, Siddharth Rawat Bundesliga season and hope choice centre-backs Niklas head coach of Borussia “The bad news is that I will Swiss teammates and Federer already sent names of the players and support and Manish Suresh Kumar. to deny Bayern a first win in Suele and Lucas Hernandez out Dortmund. have to retire,” the 34-year-old would have been the comfort- staff members for securing visa. Also making himself available is coach three league games. long term. Dortmund are a point three-time Grand Slam winner able favourite boasting a 23-3 AITA secretary general Hironmoy Zeeshan Ali, physio Anand Kumar while Club chairman Karl- Suele could miss the next behind ‘Gladbach in fourth said after his 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 win. record over their 14-year rival- Chatterjee said that Paes has confirmed his MSLTA secretary Sunder Iter will go as team Heinz Rummenigge branded six months after tearing his before today’s Ruhr derby “I had some trouble with ry. availability for the tie in Islamabad. manager. Bayern “careless” in Tuesday’s cruciate ligament, while against seventh-placed Schalke.   !"#!$%& #  B    1  C) ,   

   .71.44 “We need to keep that simple and take it forward. We don't want to lose the likes he BCCI president Sourav Ganguly of VVS Laxman, Azharuddin, Sachin on Friday said that Indian skipper Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Kapil Dev or TVirat Kohli is open to the idea of Sunil Gavaskar helping the Indian crick- playing day-night Tests and it could be a et. Realistic look needs to be taken.” reality in near future. Asked whether he now is training his He had a meeting with Kohli in sights on the ICC chairman’s post, Ganguly Mumbai on Thursday where the idea was said: “It’s just two days since I was appoint- floated. ed, let’s not look that far ahead.” “I must say that Virat Kohli is agree- But he was ready to make it clear that able to it. There are reports that he does not he is his own man contrary to popular want to play day-night Tests which is not belief that some people in the old guard are the fact. So once the captain of India is trying to influence him. agreeable to it, life becomes a lot easier. We Ganguly also highlighted that India will see how we can push it. The game have not won a world tournament for a needs to forward,” Ganguly said during his long time. felicitation by the CAB at the Eden “A cricket nation is known by the num- Gardens. ber of Tests and world tournaments won. The former India captain had been a It’s pretty simple as sometime we compli- vocal advocate of pink ball Test in order to cate the game too much. We try to do bring back the spectators to the stadium. things which don’t exist. “We all are thinking about this and we “The team has played well over the last will do something about it. I am a firm three years as you can see we have not a believer in Day Night Tests. I don’t know world tournament for last seven-eight when will that happen. But till the time I seasons. But I’m sure there’s enough talent am around, I will be pushing for it,” in the team to do that.” Ganguly said. Ganguly also spoke about the IPL and However it must be mentioned that if how it has grabbed the eyeball. Ganguly’s tenure is not extended beyond “The IPL is probably is biggest league July, the Day-Night Test might not be real- in the world. That two and half months is ity as India next play five-day games at no way inferior to the English Premier home only in December 2020-January League. In terms of TV rating and eyeballs. 2021. The home Tests against Bangladesh For me, it’s important to bring the system are last for this season. back in plan all levels.” As a technical committee chairman, Former India captain Mohammed Ganguly in the past was a part of the deci- Azharuddin and VVS Laxman, both of sion to have Duleep Trophy under lights whom had played some incredible knocks with pink ball. However the domestic at the Eden Gardens, felicitated its favourite bowlers had complaints about the quality son, presenting him with bouquets. of the SG Test pink balls which were used. Ganguly was welcomed at the Eden Also dew became a factor in the northern Gardens with giant placards of ‘Dadagiri part of India taking spinners completely out the ongoing season by the domestic crick- matches and they had rejected Cricket which is making it very difficult for him involved in a lot of other things. Conflict begins once again’ and Sachin Tendulkar’s of equation. et operations team of the board. Australia’s offer during the last away series. to get quality cricketers on board. has to be sensible. Nothing is a conflict if iconic statement “When people throw From 2016-17 season, it was played At this point, even the Indian team is Ganguly reiterated the need to have a "It definitely needs a re-look. We lose you hold an administrator's role in the stones at you, you turn them into mile- under lights before being scrapped during not too keen on playing Day-Night Test relook at the Conflict of Interest clause a lot of quality cricketers because they are BCCI. stones”.    R 8     &    6*    2/4( he has played so far, couldn’t get a game    3/%41,&, are willing to give Pant a long against the Proteas. He got injured before rope despite his below-par show ndia bowling coach Bharat Arun believes the third Test and in his place Shahbaz L Rahul presented him- of late but Rahul by keeping the Ithe team, at present, has a variety of great Nadeem was included in the XI in Ranchi. self as a potent keeper- wickets in the semi-final and options available in Ravichandran Ashwin, “He (Ashwin) is among the best spin- Kbatsman option with a final has made a case for him- Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav when ners in the world, top class, and is approach- strong show while birthday-boy self, looking at the future. His it comes to spinners. Anyone of them can ing 400 Test wickets. In fact Ashwin went Abhimanyu Mithun savoured a batting talent has never been be picked for a Test match depending upon to England and Australia as our No 1 spin- rare hat-trick as Karnataka lift- doubted and in the final, the conditions on offer. ner then ran into fitness issues,” Arun said ed the Vijay Hazare Trophy title which had to be called off due In the recent series against South Africa in an interview to The Hindu. with a 60-run win over Tamil to rain, Rahul scored an which India won 3-0, Ashwin and Jadeja “Ravindra Jadeja grabbed his chance, Nadu in the rain-hit final at M unbeaten 52 off 72 balls in showed their prowess by emerging out as the giving us control with the ball, solidity with Chinnaswamy on Friday. Karnataka’s total of 146 for leading wicket-takers from both the sides. the bat and fielding brilliantly. Away from Rahul remained in the first ever five-wicket haul in List for 252 in 49.5 overs. one in 23 overs. He lost his Ashwin, who didn’t feature in West home, if we have to pick one of the two in thick of things after hosts elect- A games, which included a The MSK Prasad-led selec- opening partner Devdutt Indies Test series, was brilliant with his skills the eleven, it will be horses for courses look- ed to field under overcast con- hat-trick in the final of the tion panel on Thursday picked Paddikal (11) but added 112 and picked up 15 wickets at an average of ing at the conditions and the opposition. ditions, contributing in dis- innings. He cleaned up M Rahul in India’s Twenty20 runs with Mayank Agarwal 25.26 in his comeback series. wickets, besides scoring 212 runs at an aver- “Then we have Kuldeep Yadav who missal of four Tamil Nadu bats- Shahrukh Khan, M squad for the Bangladesh series for the second wicket, keep- Jadeja, who has been a regular feature age of 70.66. picked five with his wrist spin in his last Test men. Mohammed and Murugan along with Rishabh Pant and ing Karnataka ahead all the of the side in all the three formats in last two Left-arm chinaman Kuldeep Yadav, in Sydney. We have an embarrassment of Mithun returned with his Ashwin as Tamil Nadu folded Sanju Samson. Prasad said they time in the contest. years, was equally effective as he scalped 13 who has picked 24 wickets in the six Tests riches,” he added.