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Assembly commenced here ground, which in many ways At Thursday’s meeting it on Wednesday, all eyes were on remained his late father Bal was decided that “one Minister NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who Thackeray’s “karma bhoomi” or two Ministers” from each of last week rebelled against his from the day he addressed his the three constituents of the party to support the BJP to first-ever Dussehra rally 53 MVA will be sworn in along form government but resigned years ago and till he was cre- with Uddhav. as Deputy Chief Minister on mated there seven years ago. As per the agreement Tuesday. The first-ever Thackeray to reached among the MVA part- As Ajit entered the Vidhan assume a top elected position, ners earlier, the Sena will get 16 Bhavan premises on 59-year-old Uddhav will be ministerial berths, the NCP 14 Wednesday morning, his second-ever Shiv Sena leader and the Congress 12. cousin and Lok Sabha member — after Manohar Joshi — to be Though it had earlier been Supriya Sule greeted him with sworn in as the Chief Minister decided that there would be a warm hug. at “Shiv Thirth”, better known two Deputy CM — one each Sule, the daughter of NCP as Shivaji Park. from the NCP and the chief Sharad Pawar, was stand- Late Thackeray, it may be Congress — it was decided at ing at the Vidhan Bhavan's recalled, had hand-picked and %& &' ( ) *& # the meeting that there would be entrance to greet her party leg- anointed Joshi as the first-ever # % ! "#$ only one Deputy CM — that islators. Speaking to reporters Sena Chief Minister, after the too from the NCP. in the Vidhan Bhavan premis- Sena-BJP alliance rode to rally more than four months Though his party’s official Hindutva plank, Uddhav will Talking to media persons es, Ajit said, "I was and am still power for the first time in after he founded the Shiv Sena mouth-piece “Saamana” which be embarking upon a new after the MVA leaders’ meeting, with the NCP. I never left the March 1995. It was another on June 19, 1966, and went on began its publication on political journey both for him- NCP leader Praful Patel said, party." After Ajit revolted matter that the late Sena chief to address Dussehra rallies January 23, 1988, late self and his party, as he teams “At the meeting, We have dis- against the party to back a BJP )"+ "& replaced Joshi with another there every year thereafter, Thackeray had all along effec- up with new “secular” partners cussed preparations for tomor- Government led by Devendra + ,% ! leader Narayan Rane nearly barring two years. tively used Shivaji Park to send the NCP and the Congress who row’s swearing-in ceremony Fadnavis on Saturday, a visibly four years later. Rane had taken In 2005, the Sena had can- across his directives to lakh of are ideologically polar opposite and most of the issues relating moved Sule in her WhatsApp post, about Ajit. mony in Raj Bhavan early oath of office at another venue. celled the rally owing to heavy supporters across Maharashtra. from the Sena and whom it had to the Cabinet formation and status then said the Pawar In a dramatic twist to Saturday morning. Bal Thackeray, whose mor- rain, while Thackeray could not His son Uddhav is carrying on over the years criticised on var- also sharing of the posts of the family and the party had split. political events in However, the NCP MLA, tal remains were consigned to make it to the October 24, 2012 with the legacy. ious issues. various State-run boards and "Who do you trust in life. Maharashtra, Fadnavis was who won with a whopping flames in full public view, was Dussehra rally owing to his Having aligned with the He may have accomplished vacant posts in the State Never felt so cheated in life. sworn in as the Chief Minister margin of over 1.6 lakh votes emotionally attached to the indisposition (but his video- BJP for 30-long years (except the promise made to his late Legislative Council and Raj Defended him, loved him. and Ajit Pawar as his Deputy from Pune's Baramati seat, Shivaji Park, where he had recorded speech was played at for a brief period in the run-up father that he would install a Sabha,Look what I get in return," she by Governor Bhagat Singh resigned as Dy CM on addressed his first Dussehra that rally). 2014 Assembly polls) on the Sena man as the Chief Minister etc.” had said in another status Koshyari at a hush hush cere- Tuesday. "#$% &'( ! " ) /1&)1 7. ! " # he Opposition parties on $ % " & ' TWednesday grilled the Government in the Rajya Sabha over the poor state of the economy, saying the country is () heading towards a deep crisis & % even as Finance Minister -#/;& + Nirmala Sitharman asserted ! ,- the current situation is only a day after the Sunni Central ) cyclical slowdown and will AWaqf Board decided not to ./0! bottom out by March. file a review petition against the 1 Replying to a discussion on Supreme Court verdict in the ) ' the economic situation in the Ayodhya case, the All India country in the Upper House, Muslim Personal Law Board !" # Sitharaman reeled out numbers ! "#$ (AIMPLB) said on Wednesday $% & # comparing between five years it will file a review petition '(' ( 2 under the Congress-led UPA- Initiating a short-term dis- etisation and hasty implemen- has fallen, manufacturing sec- before December 9. a review petition in the Babri II regime from 2009 to 2014 cussion on the economic situ- tation of GST have led to the tor has contracted,” he said. “The board is firm on its Masjid case during the first " # and BJP’s first term from 2014 ation, Congress member present slowdown. Allaying concerns over rev- decision to file a review petition week of December. Sunni Waqf & to 2019 to say that inflation is Anand Sharma said the slow- “It cannot be said as a enue position, Sitharaman said in the Supreme Court and we Board’s decision not to pursue $ % 345. lower and growth higher under down could not be labelled as cyclical slowdown. We are star- direct tax and GST collections have time till December 9 for the case won’t legally affect us,” ) 34 the Modi Government. a cyclical phenomenon. “In ing at deep economic crisis have seen an increase in the doing so,” AIMPLB secretary Jilani was quoted as saying in Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh . “FDI inflows in 2009-14 the last few years, the economy which is India specific,” Sharma first seven months of the cur- Zafaryab Jilani told PTI. a tweet by the AIMPLB. Shia Central Waqf Board on were $189.5 billion and the has suffered. Industry has gone said. He added that all four rent fiscal when compared to Stressing that the decision “The date for filing the Wednesday said it would ask 6 ' same were $283.9 billion under down and people do not even engines of economic activity — the same period of the last year. of the Sunni Central Waqf review petition cannot be the Government to give it the the BJP rule in the following have money to buy day-to-day investments, industrial pro- India's growth outlook has Board, one of the main litigants, announced as of now as it is yet five-acre plot that the Supreme #) " five years. Foreign exchange articles. Situation in the rural duction, credit off-take and weakened sharply this year, will have no effect on the AIM- to be decided on whose behalf Court ordered should be allot- ! *+,$!## reserves rose to $412.6 billion regions is even worse,” he said. exports — were shutting down. with a crunch that started with PLB decision, Jilani said the it will be filed,” Jilani said, while ted for building a mosque, if the 7 under the BJP from $304.2 bil- He said the gap between The numbers are frightening. the non-banking finance insti- board has already taken a final alleging that prospective Sunni Waqf Board rejects the ! ( " lion in UPA-II. Economic the rich and poor has widened GDP growth has fallen and is tutions spreading to retail busi- decision in this regard in its Muslim parties, who can file offer. The Shia board could use " & growth may have slowed but in the country in the past few lowest in seven years, invest- nesses, car-makers, home sales meeting here on November 17. the review petition in the SC, the land for setting up a hos- - $ there is no recession, there can years and wrong decisions of ment rates have come down by and heavy “Exercising our constitu- are being harassed by the pital and not a mosque, its ",893 be no recession,” she said. the Government like demon- seven percentage points, IIP industries. tional right, we are going to file Ayodhya police. chairman Waseem Rizvi said. 34:' ! ! ! * ! #

# /1&)1 7. '1/21/31/ &'('114'5!627'7+'('114' " lmost six crore people go Abelow the poverty line /1&)1 7. assassin Nathuram Godse as a (BPL) because of cancer treat- . /'00 . /'00 “deshbhakt” during a debate in ment every year in India, 2 4444 ; <8444 ontroversial BJP MP Pragya the Lok Sabha on Wednesday Mumbai-based Tata Memorial CSingh Thakur allegedly triggering protest by Opposition Centre told a Parliamentary - 44444 , 94444 referred to Mahatma Gandhi’s members. The comment came Standing Committee recently. ; :444 344444 after she interrupted DMK MP Tata Memorial Centre said A Raja, who was citing a state- the fatal disease is causing a =- > 7 ! , ? ment by Godse on why he killed huge economic burden on Mahatma Gandhi, during a dis- patients, particularly from The leading cancer care As per the International cussion on the Special Protection those from the north-eastern centre in the country had geo- Agency for Research on Group (Amendment) Bill. “You States as they have to travel for tagged 75,000 cancer patients Cancer’s GLOBOCAN project, cannot give example of a deshb- two-three days by trains to who had visited the institute it is expected that the burden hakt,” Thakur told Raja. Lok Mumbai for better treatment. from across India during six of cancer in India will increase Sabha Speaker Om Birla Painting a gloomy picture months and found that the from an estimated incidence of expunged her comment. on the status of the cancer density is “extremely high” in 1.3 million cases in 2018 to Later Parliamentary Affairs healthcare facilities in the coun- the North-East followed by about 1.7 million in 2035. Minister Pralhad Joshi claimed try, Tata Memorial Centre ally provided in the private sec- recently submitted the report. research and treatment of the north and east. Concerned at the overall that she did not take the name informed the panel that “the tor with the result that almost The report has quoted cancer in the country. "The time taken by a rising number of cancer cases, of Godse or anyone else. current infrastructure is gross- every year, six crore of India’s statements of Tata Memorial The Tata Memorial Centre patient in travel from the panel has now suggested “According to Pragya ly inadequate to handle this population go below the pover- Centre, one of the eleven insti- submission reveals how Arunachal Pradesh to Mumbai the Centre to replicate the Thakur, she has not said any- issue (cancer treatment) and, ty line because of the cata- tutions in the country aided by patients are being made to is two to three days. This puts “Hub and Spoke” model for thing about or supported even by Ayushman Bharat strophic healthcare related the Department of Atomic suffer financially, physically a lot of economic burden on cancer treatment across the Nathuram Godse, she was only records, which we have looked expenditure on cancer.” Energy (DAE) under the Union and mentally because the lack the patient because usually the country wherein centres will be talking about Udham Singh,” at over the last one year, two- The panel headed by Rajya Science and Technology of access to critical health care patient comes with a family set up at the State and district said the Minister. thirds of the cancer care is actu- Sabha member Jairam Ramesh Ministry. It is engaged in the centres across the country. member,” it said level to tackle the disease. !" #$%

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WCorporation of Pandey, no such complaint has notice of such things, raise To most of the students $1(!1/ Dehradun claims to under- been made to the MCD about awareness and punish these riding or driving is more take efforts towards making this issue. “No complaint has people,” said a student Gaurav about convenient mode of Dehradun clean and green, it been made till now, we will Bhola. transport than something to 7($.)&($ has consistently ignored the look into the matter and take Another student on the show off. defacement of public property action against the violators,” he condition of anonymity opined A student of a private hree persons, including a in various parts of the city. said. that the MCD has just one school at Subhash Road said, Tminor, were killed and Posters advertising various However, on this Garg major responsibility which is “The point is some of the peo- er riders to park inside the cle I liked was costing about Mukul Sharma said that one three persons injured in a businesses and coaching insti- questioned who will acknowl- sanitation. If it can’t do that ple who have got driving campus if they have got all the 20,000. So, my parents said of the biggest reasons is peer head-on collision between two tutes have become a common edge this problem if the officials properly, the corporation can- license are not aware of other documents.” that after I turn 18 they will pressure. If their friend has got motorcycles near Piran Kaliyar feature of many public and of MCD don’t. “Under the not be expected to put efforts traffic rules. They jump red A student from a private just add few more bucks and a shiny new motorbike, they on the Roorkee-Gangnahar even private properties where Uttaranchal Prevention of for beautification. light and don’t know how to school in Nehrugram said. “I buy me a scooty.” would want one as well. The road. According to the eye-wit- they are pasted illegally. Defacement of Public Property “I feel that heavy fine balance their two-wheelers come to school on my bicycle. Few parents who said that parents also feel that as they nesses, both the motorcycles Though the MCD is awaiting Act 2003 pasting posters on should be imposed on these properly. When I can proper- However, bicycles are conve- in daytime children can come were deprived of resources in were speeding when the a complaint before taking public property is a punishable coaching centres. There should ly handle it, I am wearing hel- nient for short distances. It home through public trans- their childhood, they shall mishap occurred. The villagers, action, citizens in general are offence. The officials are very be dedicated sites for display- met and carrying all necessary takes longer to cover long port, but as they go to coach- give everything in their power who witnessed the accident, unhappy with continued well aware of this; they them- ing these fliers or to do any documents of the vehicle then distances on a cycle. Soon ing classes and get late, there to their kids. informed the police. defacement of properties in the selves pass from these roads commercial activity and the what is the problem? The rule after I am of age I will want a is not reliable public transport However, a life is much The Roorkee police circle city and feel that the MCD every day. If the MCD will business owners should take of a minor not allowed to ride motorbike.” till suburban areas during late more valuable that such officer Chandan Singh Bisht, should take action without ignore all this then how will the prior permission from the is outdated. Our school is Another student from the hours. momentary happiness, he who reached the accident site waiting for a complaint. city become clean and green?” authorities before using the planning to allow two-wheel- same school said, “The bicy- Clinical psychologist, Dr added. along with police personnel, According to concerned questioned Garg. sites,” said Srishti Paul, a local said that on Wednesday citizen Ashish Garg, he direct- Where few people are resident. evening, 23-year-old Deepak ly tried to complain on the pointing out at these coaching “Such posters can also be was going from Buggawala Chief Minister’s app but due to centres being business minded seen defacing public and pri- # - towards Roorkee with his sister some software issue the appli- others are complaining about vate properties especially dur- Rita and her three children on cation did not work. He said the lack of initiative on the part ing college or political elections. one motorcycle. that I will file a complaint of Government and the MCD. In this case also the names of 7($.)&($ When the motorcycle again. “I will make an appeal to “Just because everyone has the offenders should be listed approached Sohalpur village, it people to call the owners of the right to publicise their and harsh fines should be s part of their training at collided head-on with another these coaching institutes and businesses, it doesn’t mean imposed on them,” she Athe Lal Bahadur Shastri motorcycle being driven by 26 request them not to deface the they will misuse their right. added. National Academy of year old Ankit. The collision Administration (LBSNAA) at was such that Deepak, his six- Mussoorie, a group of 32 year-old niece Charanjeet and trainee civil servants from Ankit died on the spot. The /0** & Myanmar visited Haridwar three injured were taken to the and met the district magis- civil hospital for treatment. trate Deependra Kumar While Ankit was a mechanic by 1 Chaudhry on Wednesday. profession, Deepak was work- The foreign trainee offi- ing in a factory. cers also attended a workshop Observers point out that yet )17$() / Monday evening without Nagar in order to rescue the presided over by the District again, a fatal accident has elicit- telling anyone about his where- minor and bring him back Magistrate. The Chief ed focus on the danger posed by ehru Colony police united abouts and hasn’t returned safely. Development Officer Vinit violation of basic traffic regu- Na 15-year-old missing ever since. Clinical psychologist, Dr Tomar, ASP Piyush Agrawal lations. In this case, one rider minor with his family within 24 As per the local police, the Mukul Sharma said that in and Chief Medical Officer ference, problems faced by the Haridwar. Further, Chaudhry civil servants from Myanmar was carrying one adult and hours of him running away missing minor was not carry- majority of the cases the rea- talked about the develop- district administration and also threw light on the impor- thanked the District three children on his motorcy- from home. The minor was ing more that 500 in his sons are anger management ment, law and order and med- new challenges. tance of politics and admin- Magistrate for sharing his cle. Eye witnesses also averred found at Mohan Nagar, pocket. He called his parents issues and peer pressure. More ical services in the district. The District Magistrate istration in a democracy. experiences with them. From that both the motorcycles were Ghaziabad. It was found that he from Ghaziabad from a often than not parents react to The District Magistrate also informed them about He also shared his expe- here they went to tour the speeding. Had both the riders had left home in anger after he stranger’s phone and told them their child’s anger with anger, also shared his experiences the Kumbh Mela to be held riences of resolving the prob- Roorkee Tehsil and from followed basic traffic rules, the got scolded by his father on that he is in Punjab and they but the important part is the with the trainee officers on here during 2021 and the lems faced by the district there they departed for accident and three deaths could Monday evening. should not look for him. tackling technique. the subjects of political inter- religious importance of administration. The trainee Delhi. possibly have been averted. According to the informa- However, upon tracing back If the communication tion provided, Shailendra the number and reaching up to between the parent and child is Chauhan, a resident of the man the phone belonged to not resulting in effective result, Kedarpuram, filed a written it was found that the minor was then parents should look for complaint at Nehru Colony still roaming around Mohan any other relative, any adult police station on Tuesday, stat- Nagar. within the family with whom !! !" # # ing that his son left home on The team went to Mohan the child feels more connected. & ' !# #( "$# !) ! ! !

)17$() / said. Earlier, he Municipal Corporation this month, Tof Dehradun (MCD) the MCD had resumed distribution of cloth set up a com- bags in the wards on mittee to look Wednesday. Meanwhile, the after the zone- corporation also continued its wise enforce- their senior officials. drive against single-use plastic ment of the 7($.)&($ Policemen and railway workers in the city. polythene ban who reached the spot tried to The municipal commis- in the city. sudden fire in the extinguish the fire by breaking sioner Vinay Shankar Pandey Hence, the MCD’s latest drive they issued 19 challans and col- ARishikesh-Haridwar pas- the window. Seeing the fire ris- informed that the distribution to enforce the ban on single-use lected 77,500 as penalty from senger train standing at ing, the fire brigade had to be of cloth bags has started from plastic is being done zone wise. the violators. On the next day Haridwar railway station called on the spot. Wednesday onwards and will The teams formed for the of the drive one of the teams caused a stir on Wednesday. In The fire service personnel continue till the corporation enforcement have issued 46 issued 27 challans and collect- a hurry, an attempt was made then managed to extinguish the distributes two lakh bags. The challans till now. ed an amount of 33,650 in to extinguish the fire by break- fire. There was no passenger officials of MCD informed that On the first day of the drive penalty. ing the glass window of the present in the coach at the time 10,000 bags were issued on train, but the fire could not be of the fire. Wednesday. The corporation extinguished. Assistant security officer at will continue to release the Seeing the fire escalating, Haridwar railway station, cloth bags till the drive is com- the fire service had to be called Dharmraj Ram said that prima pleted. According to one of the after which the fire could be facie a short circuit appears to officials the MCD has distrib- brought under control. have sparked off the fire. uted 40,000 bags till now. According to official sources, a “We have resumed distrib- short circuit is believed to be uting the bags and will make the reason behind the fire. % sure that these reach every The Rishikesh-Haridwar household,” said deputy munic- Passenger train was standing * ipal commissioner Rohitash on platform number eight. At ) Sharma. about 10 in the morning, “The MCD started dis- smoke suddenly started rising ) tributing these bags to ensure from a coach of the train. # ,$(#' that no one uses polythene Seeing the smoke rise, the rail- bags. Distributing cloth bags is way employees informed the '! ) a part of the MCD’s campaign Railway Protection Force and against the use of polythene,” he ! " # $ % S ' " (

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Apart from Chief Ministers. In another now be made up of Bamboo. 25 lakh is spent in construc- from Ragunath temple locat- toric places and temples asso- Hagainst alleged encroach- "# " # managing the affairs of the important decision, the Cabinet The State Cabinet in its meet- tion of a school building. ed at Devprayag town to the ciated with Ramayana and ment on reserved forest land by ,,#$ "#" famous four temples, the decided to organise a ‘wellness ing held on Wednesday gave The estimated life of these Janakpuri in Nepal. The mar- Lord Ram and the State Chidanand Saraswati on the $ Government has decided that summit’ in the State. The two- its nod to the proposal of the Bamboo buildings is about 50 riage procession from Government is planning to set banks of the Ganga in the board would also manage day summit would be held in Bamboo buildings for the years. Uttarakhand would start from up a Sita circuit in the State for Rishikesh, the High Court has Veerbhadra near Rishikesh, 47 other mportant temples. A April 2020 and the Prime schools in the State. Apart from saving cost of Devprayag on Thursday and religious tourists. directed the Revenue depart- Chidanand Saraswati had decision, in this regard, was Minister Narendra Modi would These schools would be construction, these eco-friend- would merge with the pro- The circuit would have ment, Forest secretary, encroached on eight hectare taken in the meeting of the be invited to inaugurate it. constructed by the Bamboo ly buildings would also cession from Ayodhya which Raghunath temple of Lord Haridwar Divisional Forest reserved forest land on the State Cabinet held at State sec- For the summit, road board. It is learnt that a sum encourage large-scale planta- is on its way to Nepal. Rama at Devprayag, Sita tem- Officer and Dehradun District banks of the Ganga river. retariat on Wednesday. shows would be held at of only 16 lakh would be tion of Bamboo in the The Tourism Minister ple located at Falswari and Magistrate among others to One large hall, 52 rooms As the Winter Session of Mumbai, Kochi, Hyderabad spent in construction of build- State. Satpal Maharaj told media Laxman temple of Dewal in submit a detailed affidavit and one cow shelter have been Uttarakhand Assembly is con- and Almora. An amount of 25 persons at State secretariat on Pauri district. along with their reply in the constructed on this purport- vened by the Governor, the Crore would be spent on this offices, the State Cabinet decid- acceptance to the proposal of Wednesday that the Yatra # ' court within two weeks. The edly encroached land. The official briefing about the summit. ed to merge 19 ITIs into 9 IITs. providing anticipatory bail in would start for the first time division bench of chief justice petitioner has alleged that due Cabinet decisions was not held. The Cabinet also decided The Cabinet also gave its the State. from Uttarakhand. ,$ Ramesh Ranganathan and jus- to the said person being influ- However, it is learnt that the to release pending payment of approval to the proposal of In the upcoming Assembly He said that apart from #$ ' tice Alok Kumar Verma has set ential, the forest department Cabinet decided that the pro- 1.67 crore to Kailash Kher for starting Anganwadi centres in Session, an amendment in the having religious importance, , # the case for hearing next on and revenue department offi- posed Char Dham Shrine making a television series on the buildings of Government Zamidari Abolition Act would the Yatra would help in " # December 10. cials are ignoring the encroach- board would be made on the Kedarnath. schools that were closed on be brought up. Similarly, strengthening the ages-old It is pertinent to mention ment on the banks of the lines of the Vaishno Devi and The payment of the account of low enrollment. amendment in the ties between Uttarakhand and here that Haridwar resident, Ganga. Tirupati Balaji shrine board. Bollywood singer was stuck In the Angawadis centres, Uttarakhand Tourism Nepal. The relationships 0 #$ Archana Shukla, had filed a Apart from violating the The Chief Minister would be from last three years. Going the children would be provid- Development Board Act would between India and Nepal are (# ( ' public interest litigation in the law, this is also causing loss of the chairman of the board and ahead on its policy of merger ed two eggs and two bananas be taken strained these days due to the (#' High Court in which she had revenue to the Government, a senior ranking IAS officer of similar departments and a week. 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)17$() / , ) 3 n the murder of 24-year old IAbdul Shakur, a Kerala-based )17$() / businessman who was tortured to death by his colleagues to get n protest against what it the password for Bitcoin (cryp- Itermed sale of Tehri dam, to-currency) account, the State unit of Congress Dehradun police have arrested party held a state-wide protest three more accused. It was on Wednesday. The party has revealed during the investiga- also decided to hold a protest tion that several people in march to Tehri on December Kerala had invested in the 2 on the issue. The proposed crypto currency business march would be led by the through Shakur’s company, but Pradesh Congress Committee after the loss of crores in the (PCC) chief Pritam Singh. business, Abdul and his asso- On the day, the Congress ciates had to flee. It was also workers assembled at the found that Shakur had anoth- headquarters of the State er company for the same busi- Congress party from where ness based in Thailand and was they marched to Astley hall to planning to return the money express their protest. of all the investors in At the party office, the September. workers and leaders were Addressing the media on addressed by the general sec- Wednesday, Dehradun Senior reached Dehradun on the hospital at Ballupur Canal Ashiq, went to Himachal. retary of the All India Congress 7#' ,#,$ #( # Superintendent of Police (SSP) night of August 12. Road, where the doctors From Himachal they took Committee (AICC) and former ) ' "(" (# "# "# #( ' Arun Mohan Joshi said that the On August 23, other five denied admitting him in the different routes and reached Chief Minister Harish Rawat, ($) $ # ! 1#' three accused arrested on friends of Ashiq reached at hospital. Then, they took him Kerala, but upon learning PCC chief Pritam Singh and Tuesday have been identified as the room they had rented to a private hospital at New repeated attempts of other leaders. #) , ) ! ' $$ Mohammad Arshad, Shihab with the help of Ashiq’s Mussoorie Road, where the Uttarakhand Police at their Former CM, Rawat said )8 and Munif. They are all natives friend, Yasin. doctors declared him dead. homes for arresting them, that people of Tehri who gave of Kerala. Soon after that, Ashiq After hearing that, they all they got scared. many sacrifices for construc- ) " # #( "( # #) According to the police, told them that though got scared and left Shakur and On their parent’s insis- tion of dam are feeling let '" # # ,# " # #( they were planning to sur- Shakur’s company is under the car they were travelling in tence and advice from their down by the Government and render in court and were loss, he still has Bitcoins there at the hospital. advocates, they were planning the Congress party is standing 1#' ' arrested near Suddhowala on worth of hundred crores. All They took different taxis to surrender in court. They behind them with all its '!#$ #( "(" #( ,#,$ #( Manduwala Road. During ini- they had to do was recover and reached Mussoorie, said that as there are many strength. tial interrogation, the accused the password from him. where they stopped for two- Kerala-based students study- Praising the decision of told the police that the three On August 28, Shakur’s three hours. After that, they ing in Dehradun, it was not PCC chief to organise a march Tehri city and 152 villages had Bhaghirathipuram on the day. pared to launch ‘Jail Bharo’ of them, along with accused health deteriorated. So, first of took bus till ISBT from where difficult for them to find to New Tehri to protest the sacrificed their villages, hous- Former Cabinet Minister campaign under the leadership Ashiq and victim Shakur, all, they took him to a private all three of them, along with shelter for a night. decision of Government, Rawat es and history for the sake of Matbar Singh Kandari said of PCC president Pritam Singh said that Tehri dam is a sym- the dam and now Narendra that Congress party would now on the issue. bol of sacrifice of people of Modi Government has decid- take the fight to protect Tehri After the meeting the Tehri. ed to auction the sacrifice of dam from being sold to the Congress leaders and workers ). 5 The PCC chief Pritam people of Tehri. streets. marched to the Astley hall Singh said that the BJP Pritam Singh said that the The Vice President of the where they burned the effigies )17$() / Government has given reward Congress party is not ready to State unit of Congress party, of the union and State to the people of Tehri and tolerate the anti people decision Suryakant Dhasmana said that Government as mark of their reas in the higher reaches Uttarakhand who placed all and the congress workers are by deciding to sale Tehri dam, protest. Aincluding Badrinath and five Lok Sabha Seats of the State ready for a decisive battle on the Narendra Modi In the programme, the Kedarnath received snowfall on in its kitty in the elections of the issue. Government has given an open state secretary of Congress Wednesday. However, after 2014 and 2019 and gave a He declared that the party challenge to the people of party Vijay Saraswat, former experiencing a cloudy day, the landslide victory to it in the would organise a march to Uttarakhand, especially those MLA Rajkumar, Mahanagar people of Dehradun can expect Assembly elections of 2017 by Tehri on December 2 and a living in Tehri. president Lal Chand Sharma, to enjoy clear skies from selling Tehri dam. massive protest would be held He said that the workers of coordinator Rajendra Shah and Thursday afternoon. However, He said that the people of outside the office of THDC at the Congress party are pre- others. heavy snowfall is forecast in some parts in the higher reaches. “The sky is expected to get * '676/ clear till afternoon. We might spot clear skies with no clouds at all,” said director, State 7($.)&($ Meteorological Centre, Bikram Singh. + % ! ith the State Government According to him, the max- " Wputting in efforts to ensure imum and minimum tempera- that the Kumbh Mela to be held ture will drop about two degrees (--;$)./;7.!71!(0.! ! The sky will remain partly in Haridwar during 2021 is Celsius from the normal in to generally cloudy in rest of the grander than the Prayagraj Dehradun. (/)!./.! !1!,1$( $1&. Uttarakhand on Thursday. Light Kumbh held earlier this year, the The maximum and mini- rain/snowfall may occur at iso- officials are looking at different mum temperatures in )$;,(2; &;)1$11"-1 ". " lated places in the mountainous aspects to ensure proper man- Dehradun are likely to be +$;!71/;$!( ./)17$() /' regions especially in Uttarkashi, agement. Security being one of around 21 degree Celsius and 12 Rudraprayag, Chamoli and the major concerns, the Kumbh degree Celsius respectively on 71!(0.! !(/)!./.! ! Pithoragarh districts. Mela administration is consid- Thursday. Meanwhile, the maximum ering options for security from As per the forecast by State 1!,1$( $1"./)17$() /($1 and minimum temperatures unauthorised devices like drones Meteorological Centre, heavy .#1 C;21($; /)3)1$11 recorded at various places in the being flown without permission. security is also vital along with chevious and anti-social ele- five kilometres. The system can snowfall may occur in higher state on Wednesday were 21.2 For this, the Kumbh Mela offi- ensuring proper crowd man- ments could try to operate also deactivate a drone within reaches of Uttarkashi, -1 ". "(/)3)1$11-1 ". " degree Celsius and 13.6 degree cer Deepak Rawat and other agement during the Kumbh drones in an illegal manner. one kilometre range. Rudraprayag, Chamoli and Celsius respectively in officials viewed the demonstra- Mela. Considering this, the The Kumbh Mela officer Pithoragarh districts. Further, $1",1-.E1 C;/7 $")(C Dehradun, 27 degree Celsius tion of an anti-drone system at It is being estimated that Kumbh Mela administration further informed that present- hail is likely to occur at isolat- and 12.9 degree Celsius in a college stadium here on about eight crore people would viewed a demonstration by offi- ly they had only viewed a ed places in Dehradun, Nainital, Pantnagar, 14 degree Celsius Wednesday. visit Haridwar during the 2021 cials of a US based company demonstration by one company. Tehri, Pauri and Haridwar dis- and 8.2 degree Celsius in This system is also capable Kumbh Mela. here on Wednesday. Further steps will be taken tricts. Singh further informed 3,000 metres altitude on Badrinath, Kedarnath, Auli and Mukteshwar and 11.4 degree of deactivating a drone within a Though flying drones with- The officials demonstrated in this matter after discussions that snowfall had occurred in Wednesday as well. Munsyari witnessed snowfall on Celsius and 6.6 degree Celsius certain range. out proper permission and the anti-drone system which can are held at the administration higher reaches at and above “Mountainous areas including Wednesday,” said Singh. respectively in New Tehri. Rawat said that ensuring clearance is illegal, some mis- spot a drone from a distance of level, he added. !" #$% # 9

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)7.(/( Improvement Trust Paramjit worth Rs 1144 crores was alliance came to power. their stand against the politically lamented the cost the victims judgment, Aam Aadmi Party the ruling party, questioning Singh also did not indulge in allegedly surfaced. The chargsheet was filed in motivated charges had been had to pay in the process while (AAP) on Wednesday stated if Captain Amarinder Singh unjab Chief Minister Capt corruption though he may be The project was announced December 2007 containing fully vindicated. they waited for their names to that misuse of power was at its and other accused were not PAmarinder Singh and 35 accused of disobeying the orders in 2003 by Capt Amarinder dur- more than thousands papers Asserting that he and his be cleared and their reputations peak in the State which reflect- behind the scam, then who is others were given a clean chit on of his senior. ing his previous tenure as the with 152 witnesses. family members accused in the to be restored. “Five of the 36 ed the Badal-Captain bon- the one involved in the scam Wednesday in a 12 years old The Vigilance Bureau, on Chief Minister. Launched in case had always had full confi- accused in the case had, in this homie. worth Rs 1144 crore?” he multi-crore Ludhiana City August 19, 2017, had filed a clo- 2006, the project was to have :! dence in the law and unwaver- period, gone to their graves with AAP’s senior leader and asked. Centre Scam. sure report in the Court claim- shopping malls, multiplexes, M ing faith in the judiciary, the the stigma of being involved in Leader of Opposition Harpal He said that first the The Court of District and ing that there was no scam at all residential apartments, among )N Chief Minister said that it had the scam,” he pointed out, Singh Cheema demanded that Vigilance Bureau filed a case Sessions Judge Gurbir Singh and no proof was found against other things on 25 acres in Welcoming the verdict, taken 13 years for the victory to adding that with their names the Punjab Government should against the accused in the accepted the closure report filed the accused after reinvestigation Ludhiana. Chief Minister Capt Amarinder come but the court verdict had getting cleared, their families file an appeal against the deci- Ludhiana City Center scam, by the Vigilance Bureau (VB) in of the matter. The alleged scam had come Singh on Wednesday described shown that truth always wins in could now finally live in peace. sion in the Punjab and Haryana only to file the closure report, the matter while observing that The case was filed in 2007 to light in September 2006, it as “a victory for is in our fight the end. Incidentally, charges against High Court. leaving many questions unan- “no case of corruption was by the Vigilance Bureau against and the then Chief Minister against what was brazenly an act “The manufactured lies pre- all the accused were dismissed “The acquittal of the swered. Cheema said that the made out against any of the 36 accused, including Capt Capt Amarinder had marked of political victimization”. sented as evidence before the by the court on Wednesday. accused persons in the case had proved, once again, accused prima facie”. Amarinder, his son Raninder the enquiry. The Vigilance Capt Amarinder, talking Court by the petitioners had no Ludhiana City Center scam how the Badal family and There was no evidence Singh, and son-in-law probe had begun probe that informally with mediapersons leg to stand on, and have been :## # has proved that the august Captain were protecting each against any accused, the judge Raminder, for allegedly favour- month, but the FIR was regis- outside the Court soon after the totally exposed as nothing but !* * offices of the Vigilance Bureau other in the multi-crore ruled, adding that the former ing a Delhi-based firm for the tered on March 23, 2007, three judgment was pronounced, said shameless falsehoods,” he added. # and the Advocate General are scams, adding that both were chairman of Ludhiana City Centre project. A scam months after the Akali-BJP that the truth had prevailed and Capt Amarinder, however, Reacting sharply to the mere pawns in the hands of hand in glove with each other. ( .2 #" ((! ! / )

-7(/).($7 Research Department. and Research Department and Planning Department, Division, Rohtak has been Devender Singh, Advisor, Haryana Saraswati Industries and Commerce and posted as Chief Administrator, n its first major bureuacrat- Additional Chief Secretary, Heritage Board has been post- Civil Aviation Department. Haryana Shaheri Vikas Iic reshuffle after coming to Civil Aviation, Industries and ed as Additional Chief Anurag Rastogi, Principal Pradhikaran. power, the BJP-JJP Haryana Commerce, Skill Development Secretary, Science and Secretary, Irrigation and Water Government on Wednesday and Industrial Training Technology Department and Resources Department has #!: issued transfer and posting Department has been posted as Advisor, Haryana Saraswati been posted as Principal # orders of 14 IAS officers, Additional Chief Secretary, Heritage Board. Secretary, Excise and Taxation #! including Ashok Khemka, with Irrigation and Water Resources Siddhi Nath Roy, Department. 1991 Batch IAS officer immediate effect. and Public Health Engineering Additional Chief Secretary, Anand Mohan Sharan, Ashok Khemka, who has been Sanjeev Kaushal, Department. Food, Supply and Consumer Principal Secretary, Urban transferred about 50 times in Additional Chief Secretary, Trilok Chand Gupta, Affairs and Cooperation Local Bodies, Sports and Youth his career reacted strongly to Excise and Taxation and Additional Chief Secretary, Department has been posted as Affairs Departments and his latest posting, saying the Agriculture & Farmers Welfare New and Renewable Energy, Additional Chief Secretary, Principal Resident “reward for honesty is humili- Department has been posted as Transport, Power, Urban Local Bodies Commissioner, Haryana ation”. Additional Chief Secretary, Employment, Works related Department. Bhawan, New Delhi has been “Phir tabadla (transferred Agriculture and Farmers to Implementation of Chief Rajeev Arora, Additional posted as Principal Secretary, again),” the officer tweeted. Welfare Department and Minister announcements, Chief Secretary, Health and Mines and Geology, Sports “Same thing again. Cooperation Department. Additional Chief Secretary, Family Welfare and Public and Youth Affairs Department Constitution Day was cele- " # . Pranab Kishore Das, Haryana Administrative Health Engineering and Principal Resident brated yesterday. Today, the Additional Chief Secretary, Reforms Department, Member Department, Chief Resident Commissioner, Haryana orders and rules of the Supreme Mines and Geology Secretary, Haryana Governance Commissioner, Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi. Court were violated yet again. ) " $ $+ Department has been posted as Reforms Authority has been Bhawan, New Delhi, has been Ashok Khemka, Principal Some will be pleased,” the Additional Chief Secretary, posted as Additional Chief posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Science and tweet in Hindi added. “The Food, Supplies and Consumer Secretary, New and Renewable Secretary, Health and Family Technology Department has reward for honesty is humilia- -7(/).($7 Airport had been restricted from Finance Department is Affairs Department. Energy, Transport, Power, Welfare, Public Works been posted Principal tion,” it said. under the pressure of private bus received, new buses would be Alok Nigam, Additional Employment, Works related (Building and Roads) and Secretary, Archives, Khemka was posted as unjab Transport Minister operator’s vested interest lobby. procured for induction into Chief Secretary, Public Works to Implementation of Chief Architecture Department and Archeology and Museums Principal Secretary in PRazia Sultana on Wednesday It was claimed that this existing fleet of Punjab Department (Building and Minister announcements, Skill Chief Resident Commissioner, Department. D. Suresh, Chief Haryana''s Science and said she would soon call on decision of the Dehli Roadways. Roads) and Architecture, Development and Industrial Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi. Administrator, Haryana Technology Department only Delhi chief minister Arvind Government is adversely affect- The Minister also approved Forests & Wildlife Department Training and Member T.V.S.N Prasad, Additional Shaheri Vikas Pradhikaran has in March. His next assign- Kejriwal to take up the matter of ing the revenue of Punjab the demand of the employee’s has been posted as Additional Secretary, Haryana Governance Chief Secretary, Finance and been posted as the ment is Principal Secretary, plying of Punjab Roadways Roadways as hundreds of inter- delegation that as soon as a Chief Secretary, Forest and Reforms Authority. Planning Department, has Commissioner, Rohtak Archives, Archaeology and buses to the Indira Gandhi national passengers daily go to PUNBUS bus is declared debt Wildlife Department and Amit Jha, Additional Chief been posted as Additional Division, Rohtak. Pankaj Yadav, Museums Department, accord- International Airport, the per- Indira Gandhi International free it would be inducted into Medical Education and Secretary, Medical Education Chief Secretary, Finance and Commissioner, Rohtak ing to an official statement. mission for which was denied Airport commuting through the fleet of Punjab Roadways. under the pressure of private bus private buses. Likewise the Minister assured operator lobby. Razia Sultana said that she the union to make it date bound 1 &&0 She said the proposal to already in the past had written to fix the seniority and promo- induct new buses to the existing to the Delhi Chief Minister in tions. On the demand of the fleet of PUNBUS is under con- this regard but to no avail. She union to restore the old pension sideration and as soon as the promised the members of the scheme, Razia Sultana told that $#%" #& % "" $ #' permission from Finance delegation that now she would any decision in this regard is to Department in this regard is personally meet Arvind Kejriwal be taken by the Punjab obtained buses would be pro- to press upon the demand of Government. !! -7(/).($7 a month has been passed. Whether both cured. allowing the access of Punjab Those present in the meet- the party would contest the next election The Joint Action Roadways buses upto Indira ing included Bhupinder Singh, itting at the BJP over CAG’s report together, Hooda questioned. Committee of Punjab Roadways Gandhi International Airport. Director State Transport Hon mining and irregularities in pro- In the 90-member Haryana employee union Employee On the demand put up by Department and Daljit Singh curement of paddy from the farmers, Assembly, the Congress has 31 MLAs, the Union had flagged the issue that the delegation for purchase of OSD to Transport Minister, Leader of Opposition and former Chief BJP 40 and the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) the entry of Punjab Roadways new buses, the Transport Punjab. The delegation of Joint Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on 10. buses had been allowed only Minister said that proposal to Action Committee of Punjab Wednesday demanded CBI inquiry into The BJP-JJP government completed upto ISBT, New Delhi whereas purchase new buses is under Roadways employee union the scams. one month in office. Chief Minister the plying of such buses upto consideration at high level. She was led by its convener Addressing a news conference here, Khattar and his deputy Dushyant Indira Gandhi International said that as soon as the clearance Mangat Khan. the senior Congress leader said that CAG Chautala took the oath of office on reported mining scam worth crores of October 27 after a post-poll alliance. After rupees. He said the CAG report has 18 days of dilly-dallying, the government uncovered the corrupt practices being fol- on November 14 inducted 10 in the coun- $ ! lowed in contravention of all rules and cil of ministers, which included one JJP regulations relating to mining, it also and one Independent legislator. -7(/).($7 sugarcane farmers. Randhawa said that given placed on record that at many locations In a statement, an official the tremendous potential of the the mining mafia has even changed the ##" unjab Cooperation spokesperson said Randhawa sugarcane cultivation in the flow of the river. It is only because of the PMinister, Sukhjinder Singh raised the demand regarding Doaba region, sugar mills at negligence of mining department that has " Randhawa on Wednesday computerisation of all the pri- Gurdaspur, Batala and cost the government a revenue loss of Admitting that there was abnormal called upon Union Agriculture mary agricultural cooperative Jalandhar be upgraded. Special crores of rupees. 3 -+ ) %&- & delay in finalising the state leadership by Minister Narinder Tomar at societies which the Union funds be given by the NCDC Hooda demanded the CBI probe into )& !" " the high command and ticket allocation, New Delhi and took up the Minister assured to consider for research and development haphazard sand mining in the State. "The Hooda said had the decisions been taken issues pertaining to the from the next financial year. of sugarcane cultivation. sand mining has altered the course of the The senior Congress leader slammed JJP alliance, he said in democracy the on time, the Congress could have formed strengthening of Sugarfed sec- He also appealed to the Taking up another issue, river Yamuna and water table in its catch- the BJP-JJP -led coalition government in mandate should be respected. Both the the government. "It’'s a blunder on our tor aimed at the welfare of the Union Minister that giving pri- the Punjab minister said that ment areas is falling drastically due to it," Haryana, saying it had failed to finalise parties had fought Assembly election part. We got less time for campaigning as ority to the sugar sector, special the state falls in the developed he added. the common minimum programme in against each other but formed the coali- there was delay in ticket allocation. Still funds should be provided by the cooperative sectors of the coun- Moreover, he said, there has been the past one month. "When will this gov- tion Government after the results. "Vote we managed to increase our seats from National Cooperative try in the matter of classifica- scam in procurement of paddy from ernment start working? The people don't kisi ki, support kisi ki," he remarked. The 15 (in 2014 Assembly elections) to 31," he Development Corporation tion done on the basis of all farmers and they are not paid as per gov- know what they are doing. They have not government was formed on the basis of said. In the run-up to the Assembly elec- (NCDC) for the strengthening cooperative sector institutions ernment rate. He demanded that the state yet announced any programme for the "selfishness", said Hooda, two-time Chief tions, the Congress had replaced state as well as renovation of the which is why the State gets less gvernment should conduct an CBI people," he said. Minister, adding both have failed to draft party chief Ashok Tanwar with Kumari sugar mills of the State. subsidy pertaining to the sector. inquiry over paddy scam. Taking a dig at the post-election BJP- common minimum programme though Selja. * # * , # ,$ # ,,#$ plus one floor) for setting up follow a cumbersome process stituted in the year 2012 on the Wednesday, the officer Complex. The format for the parties also includes informa- #!# judicial branches and lawyers including apprizing and taking directions of Union Ministry of said. submission of state of conser- tion regarding the new con- -7(/).($7 chambers, G - 3 parking (three consent from United Nations Home Affairs to supervise the In view of the increasing vation reports by the concerned structions. floor underground) near Rock Educational, Scientific and architectural preservation plans pressure on existing infrastruc- fter years of dillydallying Garden besides single security Cultural Organisation in Chandigarh. ture and space requirements in Aand uncertainty, the system by CISF in the Court (UNESCO) to undertake con- “The Chandigarh the premises, the authorities Chandigarh Heritage premises. struction work in the Capitol Administration will write to concerned in the HC had Conservation Committee on However, the approval from Complex, which is UNESCO’s the UNESCO to apprize about demanded construction of addi- Wednesday finally gave the CHCC which met under World Heritage Site. the expansion plan of High tional floors over the existing approval to the expansion plan Manoj Parida, Advisor to UT Declared UNESCO World Court and simultaneously, seek parking and the lawyers’ cham- of the Punjab and Haryana Administrator is just the first Heritage Site in the year 2016, permission to undertake the ber building and also, the con- High Court which included step and the Chandigarh the Capitol Complex is an construction work,” said a senior struction of atleast seven feet construction of G +1 (ground Administration would have to administrative hub of two states officer of the Chandigarh concrete wall around the Court namely Punjab and Haryana Administration while talking to premises to ensure foolproof and has iconic heritage build- The Pioneer. security. ings of Punjab and Haryana The officer said that the Notably, in the dossier sub- High Court, Haryana and proposal of new constructions mitted before UNESCO in 2016 Punjab Secretariat and have been made accordingly in for the nomination of the world Assembly, open hand monu- the buffer zone of the main heritage status of the Capitol ment among others. UNESCO heritage site—Capitol Complex, the UT Considering the long pend- Complex. The experts in CHCC Administration had submitted ing demands related to expan- have given their approval after that it will not compromise on sion and security concerns in deliberating over various pros the original layout plan for the High Court premises, the and cons. Now, the experts in expansion of the Punjab and CHCC, while rejecting the pro- UNESCO will re-analyze it and Haryana High Court and the posal of construction of G+3 give their recommendations to Secretariat buildings in the floor building in the HC, on us, if any, the officer added. Capitol Complex. Wednesday gave a go ahead to The Administration will Now, the Chandigarh G+1 floor building for official also inform the High Court and Administration has to submit a work and three level basement Union Ministry of Home Affairs report to the UNESCO by parking. about the decision taken by December 1 regarding conser- The CHCC was first con- CHCC in its meeting on vation efforts and plans in the !" #$% # 6 R ) % & /1&)1 7. on record the moment the should be released irrespective 8 next year. !! , 0 () ") Congress lawmaker began stat- of utilisation fund. Currently it Stating that the ssues like demand for setting ing that Prime Minister takes two-three years for the Government has till date not Iregional Benches of the Narendra Modi tweets on every funds to be released as first an received any notice for a nation- /1&)1 7. threat-assessment, protection Supreme Court to make justice issue but had ignored the floods estimate is made, sanction done wide strike, the Minister said it was removed for family mem- affordable to all, release of funds in North Karnataka. Earlier, at and only after completion of was learnt through various ccusing Congress of being bers of IK Gujral and yearly for various activities of the start of house proceedings, work are the funds released, he media reports that some Central Aconcerned only about the Narasimha Rao among others. Member of Parliament Local Naidu had warned Vijay said adding the delay was more Trade Unions (CTUs) have security of the Gandhi family, "No one made a noise... I Area Development(MPLAD) Goel(BJP)for speaking without prominent in construction given a call for a nationwide Home Minister Amit Shah on want to assure that no security and unabated supply of adul- the permission of chair. works. Naidu, however, asked general strike on January 8, Wednesday in the Lok Sabha has been reduced. Instead, it has terated milk thereby causing Raising the issue of apex who would be the loser if the 2020. said the SPG protection been increased. Why do you health hazard figured promi- court benches, Vaiko(MDMK) money is released and not spent. In September, Central trade enjoyed by the family was need the SPG cover? Congress nently in the Rajya Sabha on sought a bench in Chennai as The entire House backed Vats unions had given a call for a withdrawn only after the needs to learn to accept the Wednesday. Chairman M litigants at present had to trav- demand. nationwide general strike on through security review. people's mandate. They are not Venkaiah Naidu complimented el to the national Capital there- Flagging the issue of adul- January 8 against Government's Replying to the allegations in power anymore," he said. the members for well articulat- by incurring huge expenditure. terated milk, Harnath Singh alleged failure to respond to raised by Congress MPs during Without taking name of ing their concerns and said it Stating that more than 54,000 Yadav(BJP) demanded death demands of workers. As many the debate on the amendments Rahul Gandhi, the Home moved him to "tears." cases were pending in the or life sentence for people as 10 central unions announced to the SPG Act, the Home Minister at one point said to He made this observation Supreme Court, he said the set- engaging in this trade. He said the strike in national open mass Minister said Congress never - + 3 & ! agitating Congress MPs that after the Zero Hour where the ting up of benches will ease the adulterated milk posed grave convention of workers. The raised noise on the security of " . ! "#$ one of the person concerned MPs raised problems faced by pressure on the court. health hazard adding while unions are pressing for a 12- former Prime Ministers like used to go for late night bike people in various parts of the Backing his appeal, P milk production was 14 crore point Charter of Demands. Chandra Sekhar, Narasimha According to the amend- travelled 50 times in Delhi, 13 ride in the capital at a speed of country and hoped the House Wilson(DMK) said even the litres but milk consumption Gangwar also said the Rao, Deve Gowda or IK Gujaral ment, the SPG will now protect times in various parts of India 100 km per hour. will maintain the 'wonderful' standing committee of parlia- was 64 crore litres thereby indi- Government has proposed to and reiterated that the Gandhi the Prime Minister and mem- and 29 times abroad without Participating in the debate, tradition. Earlier, BK ment had recommended bench- cating that 50 crore litres was make a 14-day prior notice family's current security by the bers of his immediate family informing the SPG. Priyanka Congress MPs Manish Tewari Hariprasad(Congress) staged a es of the apex court in four adulterated. mandatory for employees to go CRPF is foolproof. The Bill was residing with him at his official Gandhi had travelled 339 times and Gaurav Gogoi said the walkout after Naidu cut short regions of the country. The Labour Minister Santosh on strike under new labour laws. passed amid a walkout by the residence. It will also provide in Delhi without taking the SPG SPG withdrawal shows the neg- his speech as he raised the entire Opposition aligned itself Gangwar assured the Elders This is part of the new labour Congress. security to former Prime cover, 64 times in different ative attitude of the BJP issue of floods in North with the issue. that the government will hold law which the Government is Replying to the debate on Ministers and their immediate parts of the country and 94 Government against its political Karnataka. Seeking payment of discussions with trade unions bringing and the Ministry is in the SPG (Amendment) Bill, he family members staying with times abroad, he said. opponents. Satya Pal Singh Naidu ordered that MPLAD funds yearly, DP Vats which have threatened to go on touch with the various State asserted that the BJP did not them at the residence allotted Shah said the Director of (BJP) said that SPG cover Hariprasad's remarks will not go (BJP)said the funds of 5 crore a nationwide strike on January Governments, he said. carry out any action with a vin- for a period of five years from the Intelligence Bureau per- should be provided only to dictive approach and it was the the date on which they cease to sonally went to meet former Prime Minister and not to any- Congress which took many hold the office. Prime Minister Manmohan one else. A Raja (DMK) claimed = : such decisions in the past. He "This Government wants to Singh and conveyed to him the amendment was being /8* said that the security cover has provide security to every polit- about withdrawing SPG cover undertaken for political reasons. in fact been increased for the ical party and is already pro- and assured him that after Sudip Bandyopadhyay # Gandhi family. Home Minister viding the same. But political threat assessment, there was (Trinamool Congress) said that & also narrated several instances leaders can't be given equal no need for the SPG. the Government should review /1&)1 7. against the Chordias and firms of family members skipping the security as provided to the "Manmohan Singh Ji himself the CRPF security being pro- linked to them like Vipul Gems SPG cover and creating prob- Prime Minister of the country," asked Director IB to do what vided to various persons includ- he Enforcement Pvt. Ltd., KV Exports and lems for the security personnel. he said. Shah said after 2015, he feels is right. There's no ing political leaders. KG TDirectorate (ED) on Vipul Gems. "Impression is being creat- Rahul Gandhi has in fact trav- point of not responding to his Madhav (YSRCP) and Rajiv /1&)1 7. laws into four codes. Wednesday attached immov- These entities had cheated ed that the SPG Act is amend- elled 1,892 times in India and letter," he said. Ranjan Singh (JD-U) said that He also informed that able properties worth 5.11 the Bank and also dishonestly ed to withdrew security from 247 times abroad without The Home Minister said security should not linked to he Centre on Wednesday according to a 2016 survey, crore of Jaipur-based jewellers and fraudulently with criminal the Gandhi family. This is not informing the SPG. "Members the IB Director sought time social status but must be based Tproposed to make a 14-day there are 10 crore migrant Shanti Kumar Chordia, Umrao intention prevented the Bank the fact. Security of the Gandhi of the Gandhi family have trav- from the members of the on threat perception. PR prior notice mandatory for workers in the country which Mal Chordia and Nayantara from recovering the loan family has not been withdrawn elled abroad on many occasions Gandhi family to inform them Natarajan (CPI-M) said that law employees to go on strike is around 20 per cent of the Chordia in a bank fraud case. amounts. The bank had but changed to 'Z-plus' with without informing the SPG. about the decision of with- making should be undertaken under new labour laws, Labour labour force. "The government The attached assets include incurred a loss of about 30 advance security liaison and Instances like this has hap- drawal of SPG coverage but was to settle personal vendetta and Minister Santosh Kumar understands the issue," he said four immovable properties val- Crores towards advance given ambulance that will be given pened about 600 times." he said. told "whatever you want to do, urged the Home Minister to Gangwar informed the Rajya and added, "We would discuss ued at 3.80 crore including to these borrowers. The ED across the country," he said. He said Sonia Gandhi had please go ahead". Shah said post withdraw the Bill. Sabha that if there is a strike in the issue of migrant workers in three residential-cum-business probe revealed that three enti- any unit, they (employees) the code as well." houses in Jaipur and a flat ties were engaged in export of would have to inform at least Gangwar, who also sought located in a posh locality in precious stones and had availed "#$ 14 days in advance. suggestion from the members, Mumbai besides fixed deposit packing credit (advance for 3 ) Gangwar said this is part of was replying to the issue raised of 1.31 crore in SBI, Jaipur. purchase of raw material and to the new labour law which the by Rakesh Sinha and Digvijaya Earlier, the ED had meet export related expenses) " Government is bringing and Singh of the Congress. Singh attached an immovable prop- of 29 crore from BoB, Nehru the ministry is in touch with asked the government to con- erty in the form of a residen- Place Branch in Jaipur during ),) + the various state governments. duct a district wise survey of tial bungalow valued 1 crore the period 2006-07. The enti- Noting that the government is migration of people, on which situated in Shyam Nagar, Jaipur. ties had furnished forged and bringing reforms in labour Gangwar said that he has asked Investigation under PMLA fabricated documents to the laws, the minister said as part the State Governments to pre- was initiated on the basis of FIR avail the loan that was divert- of that, it is clubbing 44 labour pare a list. and chargesheet filed by CBI ed from the stated use. -&*

/1&)1 7. Consumer Affairs minister was selling between Rs 120 and result of last year's drought Ramvilas Paswan the season for 150 a kg. Similarly, the retail and a delayed monsoon this 9*) +' espite various measures put onion cultivation is mostly over prices of onions in Chennai year. The situation is com- /1&)1 7. Karti Chidambaram said that Din place by the Central across the world except for breached the Rs 120 a kg mark. pounded by excessive rainfall in with the visit of Priyanka Gandhi and /1&)1 7. Government, onion prices have Egypt, Turkey and Holland. The wholesale prices of onions onion-growing areas, which ongress leaders Rahul Gandhi Rahul Gandhi, it is clear that the once again breached the psy- "Indian Missions in these coun- were between Rs 50 and Rs 60 has delayed the harvest period Cand Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Congress party is with him. "We are ormer Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar passed chological mark of 100 a kg in tries are also trying to facilitate a kg and the retail price Rs 80 a by a week or so. About 90 per- met former Union Minister P particularly pleased that both Rahul Faway early morning on Wednesday at the Army's several parts of the country. The the movement of stock from kg last week. In Lasalgaon and cent of India's onion comes Chidambaram at Tihar Jail on Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Research and Referral Hospital here due to illness. He buffer stock of onion has already these countries," he said. Nashik mandis, the wholesale from the states of Karnataka, Wednesday and expressed solidari- came and met him. This sends a very was 79. A specialist in hydrography and amphibious been liquidated. The situation is Officials said that the buffer price of onion was crossed Rs 70 Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, ty with the former Finance Minister powerful signal that the Congress warfare, he was Navy Chief between 1998 and 2001 expected to remain the same till stock of 56,000 tonnes of onion per kg. Onion prices witnessed Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar who has been in custody for over party is completely with my father in and oversaw naval operations during the Kargil con- December end as onion supply has already been liquidated. a sharp jump since October, Pradesh, Bihar and West three months. The meeting came this exercise where he is facing the flict of 1999. in domestic markets yet to be "There is a shortfall of 50 per with rates in local markets Bengal. Of this, Maharashra ahead of a Supreme Court hearing onslaught and wrath of the state in He recently authored a book "A Prime Minister to improved. Two high-level com- cent in supply in the local mar- across the country touching Rs contributes to nearly one-third on Chidambaram's bail application a pure political vendetta case," he Remember- Memories of a Military Chief" on Prime mittees — one headed by Union kets due to shortage," sources 100 per kg. However, prices till of the country's production of in the INX Media corruption case. said. Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in which termed he called Home Minister Amit Shah and added. last week were hovering the vegetable. The senior Congress leader was Sources said Rahul Gandhi and the conflict as Vajpayee's "finest hour" and credited him second by Cabinet Secretary According to sources, the between Rs 60 and 70 per kg The ministry has written to first arrested by the Central Bureau Priyanka Gandhi expressed solidar- for turning a "strategic tactical loss into a massive vic- Rajiv Gauba — have been set up time period for stock holding in several parts of the country. Chief Secretaries of all States of Investigation (CBI) on August 21 ity with Chidambaram. Former tory." to look into the skyrocketing limit has been extended until In a move to control prices, asking them to suitably reduce in the INX Media corruption case prime minister Manmohan Singh Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the onion prices. further December end and the the Government halted the the stock limits further in their and was granted bail by the Supreme and Congress president Sonia former Navy chief's demise, saying Kumar con- Sources said that the stock holding limits will remain export of onions, is importing States as per the availability and Court on October 22. He was arrest- Gandhi had also met Chidambaram tributed towards strengthening the country's maritime Government is making an effort the same. (this will go on for a bit, not like prices. They have also been ed by the Enforcement Directorate at Tihar Jail in September. The party security. to import onion from Turkey, On Wednesday, onion was all of it is in the country) and exhorted to strictly enforce in the money laundering case on "fully" stands behind Chidambaram "Admiral Sushil Kumar will be remembered for his Egypt and Holland immediate- selling for anything between Rs cracked down on those sus- these stock limits and send an October 16 and is in judicial custody and will fight the case politically, great service to the nation. He contributed to the ly to cool down the retail level 100 and 70 a kg in the nation- pected of hoarding. The cur- action taken report on a week- till November 27 under the order of Sonia Gandhi was quoted as having strengthening of our maritime security. Anguished by spike. According to Food and al capital. In Coimbatore, onion rent rise in onion prices is a ly basis. a trial court. said during the meeting. his demise. May his soul rest in peace," the Prime "It's been 99 days today. It's Senior Congress leaders Shashi Minister's Office tweeted quoting Modi. rather unfair that one needs to be Tharoor and Manish Tewari had met Known for his strategic thinking, Kumar had kept in custody for 99 days only as Chidambaram on Monday. The ED pushed for significantly expanding Indian Navy's 0 ) ) %# .4 +, 3 a remand. He is not even an under- on Tuesday opposed in the Supreme presence in the Indian Ocean Region. He was also part trial but on remand. The system is Court the bail plea of Chidambaram of the high-level group devising strategy during the (! , unfair. I hope we will get justice in in the INX Media money launder- Kargil war in 1999. ) ( the Supreme Court and he will back ing case claiming that he used the Kumar was Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff home soon," said Karti "influential office" of finance minis- Committee (CoSC) when India had planned Operation /1&)1 7. Chidambaram, who was also present ter for "personal gains" and laun- Parakram in the wake of the terror attack on Indian during the meeting that lasted for dered proceeds of crime to conceal Parliament in 2001. The CoSC comprises the Army, he 13th Tibetan Religious Conference began in close to 50 minutes. "tainted money". Navy and IAF chiefs. TDharamshala on Wednesday where religious issues /1&)1 7. to ensure safe and quality water to like the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama are likely to be people of not only the national cap- discussed. aking note of samples drawn ital but across India. He, however, The annual event comes after a gap of two years as Tfrom 20 State capitals were not spoke about the implementation the programme was cancelled last year ostensibly due as per the specification 'Indian challenge in case BIS standards on to the unavailability of the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Standard (IS)-10500:2012' for drink- piped water are made mandatory. "If Dorje. /1&)1 7. would have been targeted by e- cardiovascular diseases and of complete ban on e-ciga- ing water, the Ministry of Consumer states do not follow standards, we The Karmapa did not return to India despite repeat- cigarette companies. effects adolescent brains," he rettes. Explaining the challenge, Affairs is working on a plan to make cannot ban supply of water." ed prodding by the Dalai Lama who decided to go ahead eaving the e-cigarettes lobby He said that vaping is said. The statutory resolution Harsh Vardhan said that unlike the BIS standards on piped drink- Paswan also accused that Delhi with the conference in the absence of Dorje who had Lsquirming, the Lok Sabha harmful for the health of the moved by opposition members traditional cigarettes, e-ciga- ing water mandatory to ensure safe government is not serious about fled from India last year following money laundering on Wednesday gave green sig- people and "less harmful does to oppose the ordinance was rettes do not contain tobacco and quality water to people. quality of drinking water.and rather charges. nal to the Bill that seeks prohi- not mean it is not harmful" as defeated by a voice vote. The and therefore are not regulated The proposal comes amid tests playing politics. Rejecting Aam The Dalai Lama has invited the heads of all the sects bition of e-cigarettes in India people claim it is less harmful House also rejected several under the Cigarettes and Other conducted by the Bureau of Indian Aadmi Party's (AAP) charge that he of Tibetan Buddhism for the three-day Conference that with Union Health Minister, than cigarettes. amendments moved by oppo- Tobacco Products Act Standards (BIS) on drinking water, was favouring RO (water purifier) deliberates on religious issues concerning the Tibetan Harsh Vardhan, calling the ban "The government felt the sition members. (COTPA), 2003. The COTPA which found water quality in companies, Paswan alleged that the community. Kagyu sect Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, as a "pre-emptive strike" on the need to stop the growing use of According to the Bill that Act, regulates the sale, produc- Mumbai as per standard but poor in Delhi chief minister wants to favour who is recognised by the Dalai Lama, is facing challenge "hazardous" addiction. e-cigarettes and similar prod- seeks to replace an ordinance tion, and distribution of ciga- many state capitals, including Delhi. such companies by continuing to to his title by Trinley Thaye Dorje who also claims to E-cigarettes are battery- ucts among youth. It is difficult issued on September 18, any rettes and other tobacco prod- The Ministry of Consumer Affairs supply poor quality water. be the Karmapa of the sect. operated devices that produce to ban a product such as tobac- person who contravenes these ucts in India, and prohibits has written to Jal Shakti Ministry to Paswan reiterated his demand While Ogyen was given refugee status by the aerosol by heating a solution co and alcohol once it gains a provisions will be punishable advertisement of cigarettes. this effect. According to Food and that a joint committee, comprising Government of India, Thaye holds an Indian passport. containing nicotine. These large consumer base and social with imprisonment of up to one During the debate in the Consumer Affairs Minister Ram officials of the Bureau of Indian Ogyen who is facing a money laundering case in include all forms of Electronic acceptance. Currently, e-ciga- year, or a fine of up to one lakh lower house, members also Vilas Paswan, the Centre has the Standards (BIS) and the Delhi Jal Himachal Pradesh fled surreptitiously from India last Nicotine Delivery Systems rettes do not have a large con- rupees, or both. For any subse- questioned not punishing the power to make BIS standard (on Board (DJB), be constituted to year and later acquired a Dominica Republic passport. (ENDS), Heat Not Burn sumer base in the country. quent offence, imprisonment of users of ENDS. In reply to the piped drinking water) mandatory. retest the tap water supplied in the Following this, he did not return to India, leading to the Products, e-hookah and the Therefore, the ban will be up to three years along with a discussion, health minister said None of the samples drawn national capital. cancellation of the 13th religious conference last year. likes. highly effective," Harsh fine of up to five lakh rupees. that the Government did not from Chandigarh, The BIS is the national standard This year, the Government has refused to grant him a Harsh Vardhan said in the Vardhan told Lok Sabha during The proposed legislation pro- want to punish the users, who Thiruvananthapuram, Patna, body established under the BIS Act visa to attend the Conference, sources said. Lok Sabha that with the the discussion after introducing hibits to use any place for the are anyway the victims of e-cig- Bhopal, Guwahati, Bengaluru, 2016 for harmonious development The Dalai Lama recently articulated that while Prohibition of Electronic the bill in the house on 22 storage of any stock of e-ciga- arettes. "We didn't want to Gandhinagar, Lucknow, Jammu, of the activities of standardisation, Karmapa is an important spiritual teacher but it is not Cigarettes (Production, November. rettes and a person storing criminalise the usage of e-cig- Jaipur, Dehradun, Chennai, Kolkata marking and quality certification of the individual who should be relied upon. Dalai Lama's Manufacture, Import, Export, "Lack of ban on tobacco stock of e-cigarettes, will be arettes because it was way more complied with the requirements. goods. assertions come in the wake of his sincere efforts to keep Transport, Sale, Distribution, cannot be the justification for punishable with an imprison- difficult to regulate the users. "The Consumer Affairs ministry has BIS Director General Pramod Tibetan Buddhists united. Dalai Lama had been con- Storage and Advertisement) not banning a new addiction ment of up to six months, or a The idea is to eventually make written a letter to the Jal Shakti min- Kumar Tiwari said that under the sistently asking the fugitive Karmapa to return to India Bill, 2019, the government which India cannot afford. fine of up to Rs 50,000, or both. e-cigarettes unavailable in the istry to make it mandatory," Paswan BIS Act, there is provision that stan- but to no avail. The Dalai Lama had even facilitated a wants to save the large youth Chemicals in nicotine used for Lok Sabha members market so that people cannot said. dards formulated for any products meeting of the two Karmapas last year in France in his population of the country that e-cigarette can cause cancer, argued over regulation instead use them," Harsh Vardhan said. The minister said his mission is can be made mandatory. bid to keep the two factions united. !" #$% # ;

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Minister of Maharashtra, the support extended by NCP will be finalised in a couple of Chief Minister of The party also demanded sources at the CMO here leader Ajit Pawar to the BJP in days. Maharashtra. sacking of Maharashtra said on Wednesday. forming the Government last The ‘Maharashtra Vikas He will be sworn in CM on Governor Bhagat Singh The invitation to week, which collapsed on Aghadi’, comprising the Shiv Thursday evening at Shivaji Koshyari for playing a “parti- Banerjee, who is a staunch the State. Tuesday. Sena, NCP and Congress along Park in Dadar, the place where san role at the behest of the critic of the BJP, for the The State had been under “I will speak about it at the with some small parties and his party holds traditional Prime Minister and the Home Thursday oath taking reached President’s Rule for 13 days right time,” Fadnavis said when Independents, has decided to Dussehra rally each year. Minister”. The CPI(M) issued the CMO Wednesday after- between November 12 and 23 asked by reporters on the stake claim for Government Thackeray is currently not a a statement on Wednesday, a noon, they said. after no political party was able Vidhan Bhavan premises about formation in the state after the member of any House in the day after the four-day-old BJP Whether Banerjee will be to form a Government. the support extended by Ajit BJP-led Government collapsed State legislature. Government of Devendra in Mumbai for the swearing-in The BJP-led Government, Pawar to the BJP in forming a on Tuesday. Asked whether Congress Fadnavis supported by NCP’s is yet to be confirmed, the which was formed with the government on November 23. Government, however, col- Speaking to reporters after president Sonia Gandhi or Ajit Pawar collapsed due to lack sources said. support of NCP leader Ajit The BJP formed (#%%#$ lapsed on Tuesday, after Ajit taking oath as member of the party leader Rahul Gandhi of majority in House. The Thackeray will be sworn in Pawar on November 23, col- Government on November 23 3/ 1# "#$$, Pawar resigned citing “per- 14th State Assembly on would attend Thackeray’s party has one MLA in the 288- as the 17th Chief Minister of lapsed on Tuesday afternoon morning after Ajit Pawar broke sonal reasons”. Fadnavis also Wednesday, Thorat, the swearing-in ceremony, Thorat member Legislative Assembly. Maharashtra at a grand cere- when Devendra Fadnavis ranks with the NCP and # ( stepped down. Congress Legislature Party said, “Nothing has been “To ensure that the BJP does mony at the Shivaji Park in stepped down as Chief aligned with the saffron party. ) Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress leader in the House, said, “The finalised so far on this.” not return to power, the CPI Dadar in central Mumbai on Minister. The NCP has Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar then ") O, #$ nominee Uddhav Thackeray ratio of portfolio-sharing will He also said that there will (M) has decided that it will not Thursday evening, a month announced that Shiv Sena chief took oath as CM and deputy # P will take oath as the next Chief be finalised in next two days. be more clarity on some issues, oppose the formation of the after the results of the Assembly Uddhav Thackeray would be CM, respectively. Minister of Maharashtra on The number of Cabinet and like speaker of the Assembly, new Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi polls were announced due to a the next Chief Minister of The four-day-old Thursday. Minister of State (MoS) posts after a couple of days. PTI Government,” it stated. PTI slew political developments in Maharashtra. "# "! *"" ) & - %". " %" / " 3/ ' O)#P % " % ! )" *" /%Q" "/"% ', # " #&,# ""*# P&* $0 # *" " ,# ! !2(. to discuss issues related to the Mumbai: The BJP made “aghori” (barbaric) attempts latter’s Ministerial council ! !2(. Congress chief Balasaheb Mumbai: Senior BJP leader Eknath in the Vidhan Bhavan premises to retain power in Maharashtra but the State’s people aharashtra Chief and the swearing-in ceremony, Thorat and senior party leader Khadse on Wednesday said the BJP here. “We raised this issue with our foiled it, marking the beginning of a change in the coun- MMinister- designate to be held at Shivaji Park in enior Congress leaders, Prithviraj Chavan could have won 20 to 25 seats more senior leaders earlier also,” he said. try’s politics, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said on Uddhav Thackeray on Dadar on Thursday Sincluding Ahmed Patel, on were also present at the meet- in the last month’s Maharashtra The BJP won 105 seats in the Wednesday. Wednesday met NCP president evening. Wednesday met NCP chief ing. Assembly polls, if he and some October 21 state polls to the 288- Addressing reporters here, Raut said it will not be Sharad Pawar here, a day ahead The Sena, the NCP and the Sharad Pawar at his residence The three parties have other party leaders were actively member House. surprising if the Shiv Sena forms Government at the of the former’s oath-taking Congress on Tuesday named here to discuss issues pertain- already named Thackeray as involved in the election When pointed out that the BJP Centre after having installed its Chief Minister (Uddhav ceremony as the process of Thackeray as the ing to Maharashtra’s Ministerial the Chief Ministerial face of the campaign. earlier claimed to have proof of Thackeray) in Maharashtra. Raut, who addressed the forming the new Council of Chief Ministerial nominee of council and oath-taking cere- ‘Maharashtra Vikas The former Revenue Minister, alleged corruption against NCP media regularly over the past one month as he took the Ministers gathered momen- their ‘Maharashtra Vikas mony. Aaghadi’ (MVA) they have who resigned in 2016 over allega- leader Ajit Pawar but recently tied- BJP head-on, aggressively putting forth his party’s side, tum. Aghadi’ that will form the next Shiv Sena president formed. tions of corruption, said leaders like up with him to form Government also said that he would not be holding regular press brief- The meeting between the government in the Uddhav Thackeray, who will be “The leaders are expected him, Chandrashekhar Bawankule, in Maharashtra, Khadse said, “It ings from Thursday and revert to his work pertaining two top leaders is taking place state. sworn in as the State’s Chief to discuss the Ministerial coun- Vinod Tawde and some others were seems we have dumped it (proof to the Sena’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’. in the wake of Pawar’s parleys Ever since the Sena reached Minister on cil and leaders to be invited for “deliberately kept out” of the State documents) in scrap.” The Rajya Sabha member is also the executive edi- with senior Congress func- out to the NCP and the Thursday, is also expected to the swearing-in ceremony,” election campaign. The BJP and the Sena, which tor of Marathi daily ‘Saamana’.The BJP last Saturday tionaries Ahmed Patel, KC Congress for a pre-poll alliance, attend the meeting, being held sources said. “This decision cost the party fought the last month’s Assembly formed Government in Maharashtra with the support Venugopal and others earlier in Pawar has been at the centre of at Pawar’s residence ‘Silver Thackeray’s swearing-in dearly. Had we been involved in a polls in an alliance, secured a of NCP’s Ajit Pawar, after refusing to do so initially for the day. Government formation talks Oak’. ceremony will take place on better way, the BJP could have won comfortable majority by winning want of numbers.The Government led by Devendra Pawar and Thackeray, chief between the three AICC general secretary K Thursday evening at Shivaji at least 20 to 25 seats more,” he 105 and 56 seats Fadnavis collapsed on Tuesday after Pawar resigned as of the Shiv Sena, are expected parties. 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# Q %"# /% 1" 2F, Guwahati: Amid reports that & & Citizenship (Amendment) Bill might "% !. 2% $ come up during ongoing session of Parliament, protests against the con- $ Bengaluru: Congress President The ruling BJP needs to tentious legislation continued in Sonia Gandhi’s decision should win at least six seats in the O Assam with prominent youth organ- be watched out for, JD(S) patri- bypolls to 15 constituencies to isation Asom Jatiyabadi Yuba Chhatra arch HD Deve Gowda said on remain in a majority in the 224- $" Parishad (AJYCP) taking out a huge Wednesday, in a cryptic remark member Assembly, which protest rally here on Wednesday Jaipur: The Rajasthan Government on made in the context of the would still have two vacant Bengaluru: The BJP on opposing CAB. Wednesday granted Indian citizenship to 21 December 5 bypolls in seats — Maski and R R Nagar. Wednesday announced KC Holding banners and placards, the Pakistani migrants who have been living Karnataka. On the other hand, Ramamurthy as the partys can- agitators marched from Guwahati here for about 19 years, officials said. “....What happens after Gowda’s son and former Chief didate for the December 12 by- Club point of the city demanding CAB These people were living here after election results, the supreme Minister H D Kumaraswamy election to the Rajya Sabha be scrapped as it is “unconstitutional” being displaced from Pakistan. As they had leader is Sonia Gandhi. What told reporters while cam- from Karnataka to fill the and goes against the “existence of the given the title ‘Jatiya Nayaak’ (Peoples as it will make the indigenous people no Indian citizenship, they were finding dif- she will decide everybody has paigning in Mandya district vacancy caused due to his res- indigenous people of Assam and other Hero) because he had got the illegal and their language extinct with the set- ficulties in getting government jobs and to accept it in the Congress. We that there would be a stable ignation as member from the North East States”. migrants (determination) by Tribunals tlement of people from other countries availing benefits of various schemes, (JDS) don’t have any supreme Government in the State after Congress party. The AJYCP has been protesting Act scrapped is today silent on CAB here”. The anti-CAB movement has District Collector, Jaipur, Jagroop Singh leader. We have to see what the bypolls, but not necessari- Ramamurthy, who repre- against the bill since early this year when his counterparts in the N-E are intensified since November 11 when Yadav said. happens after the election result ly that of BJP. sented the Congress in the along with influential All Assam strongly opposing it. AJYCP, AASU, RTI activist Akhil A total of 35 Pakistani migrants now is out,” Gowda said. “..But have we said which Upper House and whose term Students’ Union (AASU) and social “This goes to show this Chief Gogoi-led KMSS and the Indigenous have been awarded Indian citizenship in the Speaking to reporters in (party) Government will be sta- was up to June 2022, tendered organisation Krishak Mukti Sangram Minister is not standing with the Forum, Assam, led by pro-talk ULFA last two months, he said. Mysuru, he said such a situa- ble...Who has said BJP his resignation on October 16 Parishad (KMSS), asserting that the indigenous people of the State. So we leaders Anup Chetia, Mrinal Hazarika Yadav said 28 more citizenship appli- tion would not have existed Government will be stable? to the House Chairman and legislation will not be accepted at any the people and all organisations have and human rights activists Lachit cations are currently under process and had the coalition Government We have said- there will be a Vice-President M Venkaiah cost by the people of the State. to come out to the street to protest Bordoloi have been separately protest- another 63 cases are being investigated. continued. Government. Why are you Nadu, who accepted it. AJYCP general secretary Palash against the CAB”, Changmai said. ing across Assam. Efforts are on to give Indian citizenship To a question about differ- guessing it as BJP Government? BJP’s central election com- Changmai leading the march told “We demand a plebiscite on CAB They have been raising slogans to them soon, he added. Yadav said Jaipur ences between Congress and he said in response to a ques- mittee has decided to field reporters “the BJP-led Government at and then the Government take a against the BJP-led central and Assam is pioneer in issuing Indian citizenship cer- JD(S) after the collapse of the tion. Ramamurthy, according to a the centre in its political interest to decision whether to or not bring the governments for allegedly adopting an tificates to Pakistani migrants through coalition Government, he shot Asked whether there party release. hold on to power wants to impose this law based on its outcome”, maintained “anti-Assam policy to settle illegal online process. Besides Jaipur, district col- back “Do you expect us would again be a coalition The former IPS officer had legislation on us which threatens the the leader of AJYCP. One of the Hindu migrants in the state by amend- lectors in Jodhpur and Jaisalmer in the State (Congress-JDS) to become one, Government in the State, he also resigned from the existence of the people of Assam and demonstrators holding banners and ing the Citizenship Act, thereby chang- have the right to grant Indian citizenship immediately after the collapse said, “let’s see after (December) Congress and subsequently the Northeast. placards against the bill, avered: “the ing the demographic pattern of the to Pakistani migrants after thorough (of the Government)?” 9. I will tell you. PTI joined the BJP. PTI “Chief Minister of Assam who was people of Assam cannot accept CAB State”. PTI investigation. PTI #36R ! ! ) ! ( "3+6"+ 4 >.3+%

"$.7($.#;(=(,? #& / " # +& he Telemetry Tracking and TCommand Network of , "//" / # Indian Space Research & Organisation has assumed New Delhi: Prime Minister TOSAT-3 along with 13 com- control of the CARTOSAT-3 Narendra Modi congratulated mercial nano satellites from the ,(/( Kumar Government in the satellite which was ISRO on Wednesday for the United States. State for his “empty promises” successfully launched on successful launch of Cartosat- ISRO Chairman K Sivan n MLA of the Opposition of setting up stalls where the Wednesday. 3 satellite. described the launch as a “won- ARJD in Bihar turned up at staple vegetable would be avail- PSLV-C47 lifted-off in “I heartily congratulate the derful success”.With cloudy the Assembly wearing a garland able for a price as low as 35 cloudy skies at 09.28 hrs from entire ISRO team on yet anoth- skies in the back ground, the of onion on Wednesday, in an per kg. the second launch pad at the er successful launch of PSLV- 44.4 metre tall PSLV C47 rock- obvious gesture aimed at high- “I am yet to see any such spaceport here. C47 carrying indigenous et lifted off at 9.28 am from the lighting the spiralling prices of stall. I am going inside the After 17 minutes, Cartosat-3 satellite and over a second launch pad at this the vegetable. House wearing this mala (gar- CARTOSAT-3 was successful- dozen nano satellites of USA,” spaceport here. Shutterbugs present at the land) as I want the honorable ly injected into a sun synchro- he tweeted. CARTOSAT-3, India’s sprawling Vidhan Sabha chief minister to behold this nous orbit of 509kms, the CARTOSAT-3 is a third most complex and advanced premises furiously clicked sight. I hope that it would spaceagency said in a state- generation agile advanced satel- earth imaging satellite built so away, as Raja Pakar MLA Shiv compel him to take some seri- ment. lite having high resolution far, was placed into orbit 17 Chandra Ram arrived with ous action. It is my demand “Subsequently, all the 13 $& <$=" 3,1"3,*)8?&$P imaging capability. minutes and 46 seconds after onion bulbs adorning his neck. that the Government provide nanosatellites of US were ) *@/@ * * 1+" ! "#$ “The advanced Cartosat-3 lift-off, the immediate mission “The growing prices will onions to the poor for 10 per injected into their intended will augment our high resolu- after Chandrayaan 2, where the deprive the people of their sta- kg,” Ram told reporters before orbits,” it said. said adding in the coming built by the space agency. planning, rural resource and tion imaging capability. ISRO lander crashed while making a ple food. Onions, which used walking inside the “After separation of the days, the satellite would be He congratulated and infrastructure development, has once again made the nation soft descent on the lunar sur- to come for less than 50 a kilo, premises. It was not clear as to CARTOSAT-3, its solar arrays brought to its final operational complimented the launch vehi- coastal land use and land cover proud!”, the PM said. face on September 7. are now coming at no less than whether the legislator got an were deployed automatically configuration. cle and satellite teams involved apart from defense and military Indian Space Research All the 13 nano satellites 80 per kilo. In fact, I had to opportunity to present himself, and the ISRO’s Telemetry According to ISRO Chief K in Wednesday’s misison. purposes. Organisation (ISRO) on from the US were released purchase these (pointing as desired, before the Chief Tracking and Command Sivan, CARTOSAT-3 was the CARTOSAT-3 would PSLV-C47 is the 49th flight Wednesday successfully inject- into the orbit at 26 minutes and towards his midriff) for 100 Minister who had not arrived Network at Bengaluru assumed most complex and advanced address increased user’s and the mission life of CAR- ed into orbit its earth imaging 56 seconds after liftoff, ISRO per kg,” Ram claimed. in the House during the pre- control of the satellite,” ISRO earth observation satellite ever demands for large scale urban TOSAT-3 is five years. and mapping satellite CAR- said. PTI He also attacked the Nitish lunch session. !" #$% # > % # & ' ';$+ "" #; #(( for floral tribute to Dr his speech … and remember $$ Ambedkar at his statue. I that he is the Governor of this he ongoing war of words expected otherwise,” saying State.” Tbetween Bengal Governor her behavior left him “bewil- Earlier the Governor had !# accused have been found to be spired and hammered out a Jagdeep Dhankhar and dered and stumped.” said that the “Constitutional #># working with terrorist organi- plan to launch series of terror- Mamata Banerjee Government While senior Bengal head of the state has been zations. ist attacks all over South intensified on Wednesday with Minister Partho Chattjerjee compromised.” Special Court in Kochi While the court acquitted India. the former complaining about promptly retorted wondering Following regular con- Ahearing the National sixth accused NK Jasim for They had also drawn out the way the Chief Minister’s whether the post of the frontations between the Investigation Agency (NIA) want of evidence, the seventh plans to kill many political behavior left him “bewildered Governor had become redun- Nabanna (Secretariat) and the cases on Wednesday sentenced accused Sajeerr was killed in a and social leaders besides tar- and stumped” on Tuesday and dant his Ministerial colleague Raj Bhavan the TMC leader- six of the eight ISIS associates terrorist attack in geting institutions of strategic senior Ministers wondering Chandrima Bhattacharya said ship had complained against arrested in connection with the Afghanistan. Rasheed Ali importance. whether there was a need of the a Governor’s conduct should be the Governor to the Union 2016 conspiracy case from (third accused) was sentenced The NIA also established post of the Governor at all. commensurate to his high post encountered the Chief Minister need of the Governor’s post any Home Minister Amit Shah Kanakamala in Kerala’s to seven years rigorous impris- that they had hatched a plan to Referring to the Tuesday’s and should not resemble that of but the duo would not further.” requesting him to teach him a Kannur district to various onment and a fine of 15,000 kill Jewish tourists who were incident when the two digni- a common man. exchange formal greetings and Chandrima Bhattacharya lesson or two about his office. terms of imprisonment and NK Rasheed , the 4th accused planning to visit Kodaikanal in taries twice came face to face Dhankhar and Banerjee simply looked the other way. complained against the Senior TMC leader and fine. was sentenced to 3 years Tamil Nadu. without acknowledging each did not greet each other or The Chief Minister subse- Governor for referring to MP Sudip Bandopadhyay told Manseed Mohammed imprisonment and fine of The terrorists, all owing other’s presence during make eye contact before or quently a pained Chief Minister Prime Minister’s achievements Shah how Dhankhar had been alias Omar al-Hindi , the first 25,000. allegiance to the ISIS and Constitution Day function at after the programme, even told the media about her feel- only and not mentioning the running a parallel administra- accused, was sentenced to 14 Safvan, the fifth accused working as a module of the the Assembly House, though they were present close ing saying “even the Prime name of the Chief Minister for tion in the State disregarding years rigorous imprisonment was sentenced to a prison term same, were arrested from Dhankhar accused Banerjee to each other. When the Minister smiles and talks when a while. norms of parliamentary and a fine of 15,000 while the of five years and a fine of Kanakamala forests of Kannur of “keeping aloof.” Speaker Biman Banerjee, he meets me. He never behaves “It is as if Prime Minister democracy. “I have told Home second accused Swalith 10,000. The eighth accused in district in October 2016. He tweeted, “What struck Opposition Leader Abdul like this,” while Partho Narendra Modi has done Minister Amit Shah about how Mohammed of Chelad in the case Moynuddeen was sen- They were taken into cus- odd about the strategy at the Mannan and Left Assembly Chatterjee said “for the past few everything and the Chief the honourable Governor had Kerala was slapped with a tenced to three years impris- tody from the deep forests Assembly was that the leader of party leader Sujan Chakrabarty years the expenditure of the Minister has done nothing … been running a parallel gov- prison term of ten years and a onment and a fine of even as they were holding a the House Hon’ble CM just and other senior officials came Governor’s House has his (Governor’s) attitude was ernment breaking all the norms fine of 15,000. 50,000. “clandestine meeting” giving kept aloof and took no step out to formally see off the increased several times. One such that he had come to belit- of parliamentary democracy,” The judge also declared The charges against the finishing touches to their oper- while I alighted or made way Governor once again he wonders whether there is a tle the Chief Minister during Bandopadhyay said. that the first and second accused were that they con- ations. 8 ( &2 ! ( 9:/ $ ' P Q &7; , Jammu: The National nobody’s interest”. Conference on Wednesday In a joint statement issued Jammu: Srinagar and higher expressed concern over the from its headquarters here, reaches of Kashmir received continued detention of NC leaders, including provin- Kolkata: With dengue deaths not being followed by several snowfall, while rain lashed Srinagar: Security was beefed political leaders and said “the cial president Devender Singh in West Bengal since January medical establishments, fol- other parts of Jammu and up in Srinagar on Wednesday, worrisome political stalemate Rana and several former min- touching 25, the State Health lowing which the advisory was Kashmir on Wednesday, the a day after two blasts rocked for over 111 days speaks vol- isters and legislators, expressed Department has issued an advi- issued. “We have been abiding meteorological department Kashmir killing two persons umes about the lack of under- concern over continued deten- sory to hospitals asking them by the protocol in the state for said. and injuring several others, standing and insensitivity of the tion of political leaders and to strictly follow the treatment several years as per norms Snowfall also occurred in officials said. ruling dispensation that has communication blockade in protocol based on WHO prevalent across the globe,” a some parts of Ladakh, it said. They said security pushed Jammu & Kashmir into Jammu & Kashmir. guidelines after several medical health department official said. The inclement weather in personnel have been deployed an unprecedented “There could be nothing establishments were found He said the department most parts of the two Union at sensitive locations, including crisis”. ironical than the fact that loud- flouting it. would monitor the medical Territories dipped the day tem- a few market places, to keep an It sought immediate est representative voice from The advisory, issued last institutions to ensure that the perature several degrees below heavy snowfall on November 6 snowfall during the day. eye on miscreants. restoration of political activity Jammu & Kashmir has been week, has made it mandatory protocol is being followed. the season’s average, an official and 7 and is reeling under “Light rain and moderate This is to ensure that the by lifting curbs and releasing all choked in the ongoing session for all government and private “Establishments found of the MeT department severe cold conditions since snow occurred at most places citizens get a sense of leaders, including its president of Parliament by putting tow- hospitals in the state to conduct flouting it will be penalised,” he said. then. of Kashmir, while moderate security and businesses operate Farooq Abdullah and vice pres- ering political leader of the dengue and scrub typhus tests said. Some 25 people have suc- He said the night The maximum tempera- snowfall was reported from normally, the officials ident Omar Abdullah, saying country and senior MP Farooq on any person suffering from cumbed to dengue and more temperature in most parts of ture in Srinagar, where 23.6 Zojila, Meenamarg, and some added. “the democracy being in peril Abdullah under detention,” the fever for five days, officials said than 40,000 have been affect- the region settled above aver- mm of rainfall was recorded other higher reaches of Jammu The deployment of securi- in this part of the country is in release said. PTI on Wednesday. ed by the disease in the state age except in Leh which record- since Tuesday, fell to 6.1 and Ladakh regions,” the offi- ty personnel comes a day after “It has come to our notice since January, officials said. ed the lowest minimum tem- degrees Celsius against the cial said. two blasts in Anantnag and that the World Health Besides, two deaths due to perature of minus 7.3 degrees normal temperature of 12.1 Widespread light to mod- Hazratbal area of the city here Organisation (WHO) guide- scrub typhus have also been Celsius. degrees Celsius during this erate rain in the plains of left two persons dead and sev- lines on conducting tests for reported from the districts of After being battered by season, the official said. Jammu & Kashmir and mod- eral others injured. dengue and scrub typhus were the state, they said. PTI rains since Tuesday night, The minimum tempera- erate to heavy snowfall on Meanwhile, shops opened snowfall started in Srinagar at ture in Srinagar was 2.7 degrees higher reaches, including Wednesday morning at most around 6.15 pm, the second of Celsius. He said the famous ski Gulmarg, is very likely to con- places across the valley, includ- the season so far, he said. resort of Gulmarg in north tinue for the next 12 hours, he ing Srinagar, the officials The city had recorded Kashmir recorded 9.5 inches of said. PTI said. PTI + , ! 3+

7C)1$(2() On November 18, it had directed the Commissioner of he Telangana Cabinet will Labour to decide whether the Ton Thursday discuss steps strike should be referred to the to end the ‘impasse’ over the Labour Court or not, in two Telangana State Road weeks to decide the legality of Transport Corporation the stir. (TSRTC) employees strike Meanwhile, State BJP pres- issue, among others. ident K Laxman said in Delhi “The State Cabinet meeting on Wednesday that Union will be held here at Pragati Transport Minister Nitin Bhavan on Nov 28 at 2 PM. Gadkari spoke to Chief There is a possibility that the Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao meeting may extend to Friday,” on the RTC issue. a release from the Chief BJP and Congress MPs Minister’s office said. However the TSRTC man- On November 22, the from Telangana had met The Cabinet meeting will agement had said they could Telangana High Court had dis- Gadkari separately and sought “discuss at length the measures not allow them to rejoin duty missed a petition, challenging the Centre’s intervention in to be taken to end the RTC as the matter was pending the state cabinet decision to pri- the matter. impasse in the State,” it said. before the labour commis- vatise over 5,000 bus routes. The RTC employees, who Over 48,000 employees of sioner as per the directives of The court, while dismiss- began their strike on October the Telangana State Road High Court. ing the petition challenging the 5, withdrew their stir though Transport Corporation had Consequently, employees cabinet’s November 2 decision they did not get any positive called off their 52-day-long who turned up for work on to privatise permits of 5,100 bus response from either the RTC strike on November 25 and Tuesday and also on routes, had said the state gov- management or state govern- expressed readiness to rejoin Wednesday, were turned away ernment is empowered to take ment on their demands. duty. by officials and police. a decision on the matter. The unions Joint Action Committee leader Aswathama Reddy had said their decision to withdraw the stir was taken to halt alleged attempts by the government to “privatise RTC”. The management had said it was not possible to take back the workers until the process prescribed by the High Court was concluded. The Government had earlier said the RTC was not in a position to accept the employees’ demands as the Corporation has been running at a loss. !" #$% #, # ? 3% /#""3* ' A @) , ' A A !3!2( &,/4 !3%%,'- / R 5;.< , !!( ( # ! )= % R ?S ( $ ! ( 563- # ' ? C 9 * $ , ( ? + ! / .?+!/1 # =- ?S $+DE ( 45 * <& 34 ( # ast week, over 200 researchers, academicians and planners from India 9 34 ( and abroad signed a petition, $+DE :(=2 O )+ O ? demanding that the Union 466 G ( Government release the survey on Lhousehold consumption expenditure con- )+ ! G + ducted by the National Sample Survey Office ( ( (NSSO), now the National Statistical Office / H57- ?+!/ (NSO), which has allegedly been withheld by

, :!#/+# ( ( the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). Academicians have also urged the Government to make all # ( 9 other survey data public. A few days ago, the MoSPI had announced its decision to not release the NSO’s household consumption )+ G * @ , C ( expenditure data for 2017-2018. According # to a report that was leaked to the Press, the )+S monthly per capita consumption expenditure by an Indian fell by 3.7 per cent. The NSO report was supposed to be released in June >6 S this year but was scrapped on account of data ? ? quality issues. According to the Government, there are sharp differences between estimates nomic progress, the success or of household or individual per cent of the firms, from member resigned, expressing ? C of the NSO survey data and that of the failure of poverty alleviation income. And the entire eco- where the data was sourced, disappointment over the treat- 9 : ! + 3-7= National Accounts Statistics (NAS). schemes, estimates of Gross nomic planning is done on the were either non-existent or ment being meted out by the I : + 9 ( Any data user in the country knows how Domestic Product (GDP) and basis of consumption expendi- wrongly classified in the data- Government, questions have the Indian statistical system works. In fact, disparity between various eco- ture data. This reflects poorly on base. been raised on the internal C ? ? : consumption surveys are known to give nomic/social groups, among a country that once boasted a Controversy also arose over functioning of the organisation. ? + + / ( results that diverge from macro-economic other things. To recall, the NSSO’s transparent system where the the alleged suppression of the It is welcome that the % estimates of the national accounts. While the household consumer expendi- methodology and estimates of findings of the annual Periodic Government gave more teeth NAS presents the estimates of macro-econom- ture survey for 2009-10 had the surveys were clearly under- Labour Force Survey (PLFS) on to it with a legislation. In order ?S 9 ic aggregates, the consumption expenditure become a subject of much con- stood and were applauded by the labour force. Divergent views to streamline the functioning of 9 ( is calculated on micro-level data, based on the troversy amid questions over international community, too. were expressed by the data collection, the two arms of household survey. Therefore, the poverty estimates, which were The is not for the first time Government and independent the MoSPI — NSSO and the ? Government’s reason that it has withheld the based on the survey. that the NDA Government has researchers on the rate of unem- Central Statistics Office (CSO) reports because of “data quality” issues does The then UPA-II undertaken this data manipula- ployment among all social — were merged a few months : not hold ground. Government had appointed a tion exercise. There are many groups. In this case, too, the ago. This move will likely fos- 9 9 ?+!/ ( With the Government making tall claims committee headed by economist incidents in the recent past Government tried to suppress the ter better coordination as the of its successful performance on the econom- C Rangarajan to review the where the data produced by the data, which was already made NSO now comes directly under ic front, the decline in average consumption methods used for calculating Modi Government have been a public, unofficially. Ultimately, the Government, headed by the must have come as a real embarrassment for poverty ratio. The 2009-10 sur- subject to controversy. Questions the data collected by NSC was secretary of MoSPI. : the simple reason that this happened for the vey was cancelled and a fresh one were raised on former Chief held up and the Government was It is unfortunate that the first time in the last four decades and supports ordered. It was only in January Economic Advisor Arvind accused of manipulating data. NSSO data on household the argument that the economy is indeed see- 2015 that a new series of NAS Subramanian’s dramatic claim Over the years, there have expenditure has been with- ing a downturn. According to the last NSSO was introduced. It is not yet clear that the real GDP grew at a rate been improvements in the drawn altogether. Releasing report in 2011-12, the per capita monthly con- whether the gap between the between 3.5 per cent and 5.5 per timeliness of data compilation data selectively, which ensures sumer expenditure stood at 1,501 and the 2017-18 NSSO data and NAS cent during 2011-12 to 2016-17. and dissemination. But the positive results, and at the same leaked report has pegged it at 1,446 for 2017- was due to this change. The NAS’s After quitting his post, Indian statistical system is yet time withholding uncomfort- 18. This shows a sharp decline in consump- new survey was based on new Subramanian had questioned to match global standards. Most able data reflects the lack of + 0) R ! ) 68 ( ( tion expenditure in the period during the base-year and the method of esti- the methodology used to calcu- macro reports on all aspects of honesty on the Government’s ( 6 !)( , Modi 1.0 regime. On the economic front, con- mating the GDP, too, was revised. late GDP. Using other macro- the economy are regularly pub- part. It also puts a question trary to the Government’s claim of a 6.5 per No wonder then, the 2017- level indicators, he showed that lished every year. This may be mark on the credibility of offi- cent growth rate, the actual figures are off the 18 report was delayed. After actual growth rate could be due to statutory requirement of cial statistics, which will always mark. Since demonetisation and the Goods 2011-12, the next round of data much lower than claimed. Since placing annual reports before be a matter of suspicion now. ) and Services Tax (GST) were the two major collection should have taken this data was based on new the Parliament. The most cru- Statisticians and economists ( headwinds that held back India’s economic place in 2016-17. But now, while series of NAS, many pointed fin- cial weakness pertains to the know the limitations of data ( ( growth, it would have been more embarrass- the 2017-18 data has been gers. It should also be mentioned survey based on data and the based on sample surveys. # ing for the Government to admit a reduction scrapped, the Government is that the back series calcula- periodicity of its release. Most MoSPI should have released the * % in household expenditure after these two exploring the feasibility of con- tions done by the Central surveys, where data has to be data on time with a disclaimer major economic steps of the Modi regime ducting the next Consumer Statistical Office (CSO) were dif- gathered from the public, is about the limitations. Data backfired. Expenditure Survey in 2020- ferent from the one presented by conducted every four or five delayed is data denied. The # S + , The NSO collects data on various aspects 2021 and 2021-22 after incorpo- the National Statistical years. Its publication takes Government must deal with * of the economy from time to time by taking rating all data quality refinements Commission (NSC). This issue about 18 months (on an aver- real problems head-on and find periodic sample surveys. While small sam- in the survey process. This means was also much debated among age). There is sufficient scope tangible solutions instead of + ple surveys are annual, large surveys, like on that new data will not be avail- economists working on Indian for improvements in the way we hiding behind the bush. * -- consumer expenditure, are conducted every able before July 2023. This is a data. Even data collection for collect and disseminate data. (The writer is a professor of ( five years. The NSO’s most vital survey is on travesty considering that India is GDP estimates has not been free The NSC, too, remains statistics and marketing research, household consumer expenditure, which one of those countries where from blemishes. In 2016-17, the mired in controversies. After its International Management ./01 forms the basis for assessing the country’s eco- there is no official data collection NSSO found that more than 35 chairman and an external Institute, New Delhi) % S # + + / . ++/1 234 ( & 3 5637 ( 2F, ! " - . = ( / = ? '. . ?. ! '(. '. . /-, . % , . 'C ' O % 8 9 ++/ 6 ' ' ' ' *S : 1''32 /762 13'116767 '32 K" % $ K" K"( K(% , + % ( ( # * & + , * % Q # % Sir — The Indian cricket team has L1 + M=/ 3B?' Sir — This refers to the editori- P Q come out with flying colours in al, “Exit Fadnavis” (November its first-ever “pink-ball” day-night 27). The Supreme Court’s ruling, -=2 ->2 Test match. The squad not only ( asking political parties in emerged victorious but also set a ! '. Maharashtra to prove majority on # ( record by becoming the first the floor of the House, forced Ajit team to register four consecutive % Pawar and subsequently 0 Test wins by the margin of an L 'M1 Devendra Fadnavis to resign, 72 # ( innings. At a time when hours after they were sworn in on Twenty20 internationals are ' Saturday morning. rapidly gaining popularity, the 2F, % The sequence of events in ? huge turnout of spectators at the Maharashtra has dented the coun- ( @ + * Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata L M L M ' try’s image as the largest democ- ( 9 to watch the longest format of the . 2F, racy in the world. At the outset, the game in a new avatar goes to " " ' Governor should not have invit- % show that day-night Test match- " ed Fadnavis to form the 46 es are here to stay. The cricket- '2F,6 2F, " Government without ascertaining + # loving nation has welcomed it O the real strength of the BJP-NCP with open arms. L '+ , ! ( 2 combine. There seems to be no + .+#$1 ? When the decision to use the E % , limit for the lust for power among % S pink ball was declared by the new L / - , =/-,? ' . our leaders. But given that there president of the Board of Control " , L. - have been several incidents in the for Cricket in India (BCCI), ' past where the Governor’s actions ( Sourav Ganguly, many people . 'M 2'10'1 have been put to judicial review, A ++/ had doubts about whether it . it’s high time the apex court comes ( would turn out to be a successful up with a detailed set of rules on move. However, the day-night the dos and don’ts that must be fol- Test proved that Ganguly’s deci- “pink” of health in recent times. as a batsman and captain time and to India and play the Test match. lowed in such situations. sion was correct. Indeed, he might just have rescued again in the past. The Indian team should now get Sravana Ramachandran / ( ( Ganguly also hopes to take Test cricket from fading away for- While celebrating our own ready to play pink-ball games Chennai + B # " the pink-ball game to all parts of ever, just as he had rescued and led heroes, we must also thank the against stronger teams. the country and revive Test crick- the Indian men’s cricket team to Bangladesh cricket team for M Pradyu ; S et, which has not been in the victories in so many tournaments accepting the invitation to come Kannur 772076.612@AB'8/6B !" #$% $ @ 3% /#""3* 7 " " / 4 4 :!:## ## #)# 1 * *::# 8#) 8# #!)" !! """:#8 ! !"8 . . L#!! L ! !## ## ) R >)

-45 2/ ? ! , , ) ! = @! ( ( ! ' ,! ! ( ( #PJ Q ? ! ? . *1 ( , ! B 9 ! J S % ( # + ! 4 AB ? E . + 1 ! ndia has long been a testing ground for Euro- J American products, particularly in agricul- ? 5666 3H Iture and medicine — and of late, finance and # insurance —whose producers make the most of loose regulations and the diversity of a huge pop- ? ES . 1 ulation. This cuts research costs dramatically for lucrative products to be sold in those countries, as also to promote the agenda of globalisation ! , The relationship is highly exploitative and many believe it represents a new form of colo- J nialism. Development is a new and fertile ! ground for such experimentation upon the # 8 P underprivileged. Poor societies have become guinea pigs for development scientists. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, funded by the Bank of Sweden, was recently awarded for ./ I such randomised, controlled trials that have changed the face of development economics. ! J What was earlier used for clinical trials of med- -;/"-.1/.; " J icines has now become a tool for gauging the effi- 1/$1,$1/1 $" cacy of financial and social medicines. 7(E1 1Q On account of a lack of proper awareness and " --1""+ C + ! failure of institutions to properly guide them, peo- )1"./1)(/) ple buy insurance policies without planning and give up midway because they do not have money ./$;) -1) (++;$)(2 1 to pay the premium. Aggressive selling prevents vation. But much of it comes from busi- It may be aimed at simplifying process- rebuilding them in the most econom- the agents from properly assessing the consisten- ,$;) -"7( ness-minded investors who are using es, refining products or addressing bot- ic manner possible to tap the bottom + ! ? ($1" $)C cy in income streams of the buyers for servicing this double-edged sword for their own tlenecks in a system to improve deliv- of a market. their policies. The customers end up losing heav- 1/; 7; hidden agenda. They claim to be ery for beneficiaries or client. But, we These conscientious entrepreneurs J ily due to harsh penalties. There’s a popular term " $E.E1( investing money for the betterment of cannot remain oblivious to the new have successfully designed and intro- : * + $ to describe this, it is called “mis-selling”. )1!(/)./ society and often benefit from this problems that arise as byproducts of the duced a wide range of affordable prod- ? We often mistake innovation for invention. 1/E.$;/!1/ claim. However, they do not give the new system. ucts that are sturdy enough to survive ! Innovators are anything but inventors: They offer (/)($11("C faintest hint of their larger commercial They could be perhaps more dam- the demanding environment and are * deliverables because their focus is on taking 1/; 7+;$( and business objective. Large commer- aging than the ones they propose to fix. easy enough for a wide range of peo- ( something already known and improving it. cial investors are usually social innova- Much damage has been done to the ple to use. These range from solar-pow- Inventions are the real breakthroughs as they &.)1$(/1;+ tors who are targetting larger social enterprise and field of innovation by ered ATM bank machines to a deter- ? ,1;, 1; "1' ? ? ! ( transforming entire cultures for the better. problems. The strategy has several certification agencies and award juries gent requiring little water. The commercial pitch: A fresh nuance in the 71"1$(/1 advantages. Since the targetted popu- who have been lazy in studying the A similar example is the “sacheti- ? @ ? * +$;!"; ($ 3>>H 3H6> P innovation discourse is the concept of ideas lation is mostly illiterate and unempow- actual worth of innovation or have sation” of commodities. The FMCG which have potential business value or a strong ,;&1$1)(! ered, the innovations are usually not shown haste in obliging their fellow ide- industry found that rural Indians want- ? Q G 5H7 commercial proposition. In the new paradigm, 2(/#!(-7./1" subject to any rigorous scrutiny and ologists or have been driven by non- ed the same things as everyone else but 545 ,: P ? Q the net benefit to society is usually outweighed ;()11$1/ negative objectives are brushed off with ethical considerations in awarding they could only afford it in bite-sized D ? P ? by the profit accruing to the innovators’ finan- $1M .$./ . 1 deft publicity efforts. Since the benefi- innovators. Several juries have severe packets. We can see streams of sachets Q 9 ? cial backers — the investors and political actors &(1$; ciaries are from low-income and vul- ideological biases and that has vitiated dangling from crowded shelves and " who now form a new and important element in "(-71."(.;/ nerable segments, even a small bene- the entire climate for innovation. filled with anything from shampoo and , ? J * + the ecosystem. Most innovations are now being ;+-;!!;)..1" fit, despite some sections of the popu- Encouraging the vulnerable to take cough syrup to coconut oil and mobile : @ $ measured in terms of their commercial and busi- lation suffering evil consequences, is risks raises ethical questions. This is phone minutes. J * * ness worth, and how effectively they can be telescoped into a great messianic act. really tragic because it is they and not A better way to drive a revolution J . J ( pitched to the investment world. The language Moreover, since such innovations outsiders, who have to pay the price of of this type is through empathy. Not a 1 of innovation is now increasingly couched in have the backing of powerful people, failure. form of sympathy that comes from financial jargon and we must acknowledge this they can easily demolish even genuine A painstaking reflection of such superiority but one born of profound # + * new development, however disdainful it may resistance based on authentic evidence interventions is imperative. New agri- humility. It is an offering of respect, a ? , ( appear to us. There may be innovations which of wrongs being done in the name of cultural practices are being propagat- moment of listening to stand in the J bring substantial net benefits to society, partic- innovation. The real paradox is that ed with extravagant promises. By shoes of another. The most successful " ? ularly to those excluded from mainstream devel- most investors take an exit immediate- manipulating the choices of consumers leaders are those who recognise this opment but these may not find strong adherents ly after they have reaped benefits on at the low-income pyramid, the poor truth and invoke it in the developmen- # 3H because they don’t have a robust business value. their investment. They don’t wait to see are being disempowered. The damage tal interventions they shepherd. When G Such innovations are oftentimes skewed and the longer term outcome of their to the economy and ecology of these we design solutions that recognise all : $ tailored to meet the needs of the rigid financial investments and may not be around to already fragile societies is now starkly as equal partners, we have a real @ framework of the funders. This usually results answer and make themselves account- visible. The cost of bearing the failure chance of making it to the goalpost. % ? P in a compliance culture that is highly regiment- able when the evil consequences start of these experiments can be significant- Every society is going through ed, leaving little scope for creativity and atten- appearing. There are times when entre- ly high for those who, apart from cop- different stages of development and the ? Q 35 tion to other dimensions of clients’ well-being. preneurs are quite well-intentioned ing with harmful effects, also face the necessary solutions and interventions 8 P 9 This new dimension of development and but their funders may have a narrow opportunity cost of setting them right. must be appropriate for its unique cul- ( innovation has both pros and cons. While it is agenda. Start-ups should think before Gandhian engineering: But not tural and economic context. By respect- RD S being made out to be a win-win formula for the going for external funding as the everything is bleak and dark. There is ing the cultural outlook of the people # . 1 / creators of the model and the recipients, given moment they do, the investors will run a tribe of socially-committed and con- and embracing their concerns we enlist Q the influential position that the proponents enjoy and govern the business and the scientious entrepreneurs which is their buy-in and that is what paves the # on account of their financial and political mus- founder can think only about returns engaged in Gandhian engineering or way for enduring and sustainable suc- ? ! cle, it has degenerated into a monopolistic power and exit for the investors. frugal engineering. Its practitioners cess. ? for the funders. Microfinance is perhaps the Flawed innovations: One must be have pioneered the science of breaking (The writer is Member, NITI Aayog’s .! " #" $ " 1 starkest example of this. very clear about the deeper and ongo- up complex products or business mod- National Committee on Financial There is now huge money in the field of inno- ing benefit and purpose of innovation. els into their most basic forms and then Literacy and Inclusion for Women.) 6(( ( (! !" 7 1 0 # $ $# #%

wind energy generation a major suc- not go down too well with many, the requirement of laying sub-sea cess. For instance, the last two years developers can undertake project cables. The Government must remove have seen installations to the tune of exploration and construction activities these bottlenecks immediately if suc- 4.5 GW each around the world, sup- with just a 35-year lease from the cess has to be achieved in getting the ported by technological advance- Government, as per the Draft Offshore targetted power generation. The pol- -$ "7./ /$1" ments and supportive policies. The Wind Energy Lease Rules, 2019. icy must make arrangements for the ."/;("; .;/ main contributors to this power Despite lofty targets aided by an reduction of costs through customised - / capacity are the United Kingdom ambitious Government policy, the turbine designs made for low-wind (UK), Germany, the Netherlands and ground realities are a bit different. The conditions, low labour cost as well as China. These countries have also pace of development in many tax waivers. . ffshore wind energy utilisation made policies attractive for investors instances has been slow and the five Moreover, at present the tax bur- is a natural offshoot of the in these projects. GW target is out of reach. This is den on the industry is estimated to be Oland-based wind power pro- For instance, Nordic countries like ation potential and has made appre- slowdown in the onshore segment is because project incubation itself takes 30-31 per cent, which has led the gramme. However, despite the phe- Denmark and Norway have removed ciable efforts in this direction. the fact that repowering of old wind six to seven years. While the developers to request the Government . L nomenal progress in this decade, off- penalties for project failure, emphasis- However, we are not quite there yet, farms with higher capacity turbines Government is busy preparing the ten- to waive off custom duties and impose ' shore wind energy is still a nascent sec- ing on the importance of learning, over even though the green energy portfo- does not offer the same scale of gen- ders, supply chain issues have been left only five per cent Goods and Services C tor with only two decades of serious operation. As the offshore wind ener- lio aims at harnessing its entirely unex- eration as offshore projects. Keeping unaddressed. Cost too is becoming a Tax (GST), in line with the concessions '( " # research and development efforts. gy sector is based on expensive tech- ploited potential. For India, this is the this in mind and the upbeat global pressing issue. being provided to the oil and gas At the end of 2018, the global off- nology, pilot projects need support. right time to focus on offshore pro- sentiment, the Government has set an The capital cost of offshore wind industry. This is crucial, considering shore wind energy generated stood at This is generally in the form of invest- jects. This is because there is a lull in ambitious target of developing five projects is roughly five-seven times that most of the projects are at present 23 gigawatts (GW) compared to 540 ment subsidies. For instance, the UK onshore wind energy generation in the GW of offshore capacity by 2022 and higher than that of onshore projects. dependent on foreign technology. GW from onshore projects. With wind provided large grants, to the tune of country, with only 3.3 GW added in a further 30 GW by 2030. The While turbines account for 60-80 per Unless these matters are resolved, the speed potential being a given asset, off- £10 million per plant, to the early off- the last two years. Also, the whole National Offshore Wind Policy, 2015 cent of the capital cost of an onshore progress of offshore wind energy '2 shore production should have overtak- shore developers. world is focussing on renewable off- provides the basic framework for off- project, they are only 30-50 per cent projects in India will be like taking two en the onshore creation statistics long Given the fast-paced global devel- shore wind power at the moment, so shore project development in the of the cost in case of an offshore pro- steps forward and three steps back- ago but this is not the case. opments in this sector, India, with its India can’t be seen as lagging behind country as it allows for setting up of ject. Instead, the share of grid connec- ward. ' Now, countries are removing over 7,000 km-long coastline, has in this sector. offshore wind farms up to 200 nauti- tion costs is higher at 15-30 per cent (The writer is an environmental = ? obstacles in order to make offshore immense offshore wind power gener- One of the main reasons for the cal miles. However, in a rider that may in case of offshore wind farms due to journalist) !" #$% '# C

06.2'7620' / , R # 1 '2'3'11641/37'7 71/2'0 7'2DD0*2''776 5789 :+;$ R ; 067172 074'76141D630 /1&)1 7. /1&)1 7. are expected to be taken up in upheld the government’s posi- New Delhi: Telecom regulator atings agency Moody’s the coming year. tion on including revenue from Trai on Wednesday invited pub- RInvestors Service has pro- ith large telecom opera- Issues that have been non-core businesses in calcu- lic views on enhancing trans- jected India’s fiscal deficit to be Wtors planning a rate hike flagged by the industry for lating the annual AGR of tele- parency in disclosure of phone about 3.7 per cent of the gross in coming days, Trai is unlike- inclusion in Trai’s 2020 agenda com companies, a share of services rates and mooted an domestic product (GDP) in ly to make an immediate inter- are tariff floor price, redefini- which is paid as licence and idea of introducing tariff calcu- 2019-20, which will be slight- vention on tariff issues, includ- tion of adjusted gross revenue spectrum fees to the exchequer. lator to help customers find the ly wider than the 3.4 per cent ing fixation of any floor price (AGR) and infrastructure shar- In the case of Bharti Airtel, best plans to suit their usage. posted in fiscal 2019. as of now, sources said. Wednesday to chalk out the ing, among others. the liabilities added up to near- Telecom Regulatory The Government has kept Sources aware of Trai’s regulatory agenda for 2020. A It is pertinent to mention ly 35,586 crore, of which Authority of India (Trai) has a fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per views on the issue said that section of the industry wanted here that telecom operators 21,682 crore is licence fee and sought views on higher trans- cent of the GDP for 2019-20. making any fresh move on a regulatory intervention by have announced plans to hike another 13,904.01 crore is parency in details of unlimited The agency, in a report, said floor prices or intervention Trai on the tariff issue, the rates in the coming days, the SUC dues (not including data plans, where promised the persistent spending pres- does not make sense at this sources said. although they have not indi- the dues of Telenor and Tata speed is provided only up to a sures and slower economic point, given that operators According to industry cated just how much the tariffs Teleservices). For Vodafone certain level of usage and infor- growth will result in continued have already announced plans sources, older operators attend- will increase. On November 18, Idea, this number stands at a mation is concealed in service widening of the fiscal deficit. to hike tariffs in coming days. ing the meeting told Trai that Bharti Airtel and Vodafone cumulative 53,038 crore, thereafter. “At fiscal year-end March The sources told PTI that tariffs may require a “regulatory Idea announced a hike in including 24,729 crore of SUC “The transparency in com- 2020 (fiscal 2020), we project any move by Trai now may intervention” as the sector faces mobile phone call and data dues and 28,309 crore in munication is not only relevant Government deficit will be generate sufficient revenue revenue, with variations across “derail” the process which has excessive competition which charges from December saying licence fee. to ensure that consumers ben- about 3.7 per cent of gross sources for their spending States,” the report said. been initiated at the operators’ makes it difficult for players to the increase was warranted for The Government, last efit from the access to critical domestic product (GDP) for needs, remain dependent on “Moreover, GST revenue end. The regulator considers raise prices of mobile services. viability of their business. week, threw a 42,000 crore information regarding the the Central Government and Central Government’s grants. has been below expectations intervention to be the “last Hence, they felt that a regula- The following day, billion- lifeline to debt-laden telecom product/service but also to around 3 per cent for States, These States have recorded since its launch, though the resort”. tory intervention will be desir- aire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance companies after it agreed not to maintain and increase the com- adding up to a general larger deficits in recent years. Central Government has As operators have already able and that fixing floor price Jio said it will increase mobile take any payments for spectrum petition intensity, vital for Government deficit of about “The introduction of the agreed to compensate states for announced that they will on tariffs by Trai would be a phone call and data charges in they use for the next two years. growth and development of the 6.7 per cent,” the report said. GST replaced many indirect any revenue shortfalls due to increase tariffs, Telecom more effective mechanism. the next few weeks in compli- It has, however, expressed sector,” Trai said in its consul- In the report, the agency taxes previously levied by the the GST for five years.” Regulatory Authority of India However, they said, there is ance with rules. unwillingness to intervene in tation paper on transparency in cited that large fiscal deficits of States, reducing the share of States’ gross borrowing (Trai) will wait to see how the no decision in Trai on floor Bharti Airtel, Vodafone the Supreme Court-mandated publishing of tariff offers. some State Governments will own source revenue in their needs are budgeted at 7.5 entire situation unfolds. price as of now, and any call on Idea and other telecom opera- statutory payments. It wants The consultation paper also constrain Centre’s medi- total revenue. As a result, States trillion ($104 billion or 3.4 per The floor price was among the issue will be taken only at tors have to pay 1.47 lakh operators to make combined from Trai has been issued um-term consolidation goals. now rely on the Central cent of the national GDP) for key issues flagged by the indus- a later date. The regulator is in crore in outstanding statutory efforts to relieve the stress, when telecom operators have According to the agency, Government or the GST fiscal 2020, a 28 per cent try representatives at a crucial the process of finalising its dues following a Supreme including raising voice calls announced their plan to raise Indian States, which do not Council for a majority of their increase over fiscal 2019. levels. meeting held at Trai on agenda for 2020, and 6-7 issues Court order on October 24 that and data tariffs. tariffs. PTI 6 # # , " # , ! ( /3 738 1#9 / :3; 3%23- &; A 3

<$ " /1&)1 7. Retirement Benefits) Rules, /1&)1 7. vatised,” Puri said while reply- their health cover, how many //# # /" # < 1958, according to which the ing to a supplementary ques- would remain and what would /1&)1 7. here is no proposal to government has the absolute oss-making Air India will tion. happen, we are committed to /1&)1 7. “The Reserve Bank of Treduce the retirement age right to retire officials prema- Lhave to be closed down if “... The process of disin- secure a favourable deal for all India, in its efforts to promote ndia has sought review of its of employees from 60 years to turely, on the ground of lack of not privatised, Civil Aviation vestment is underway. The employees.” he total volume of Unified digital payments recently noti- Iexisting free trade agree- 58 years, the Government said integrity or ineffectiveness, in Minister Hardeep Singh Puri issue of getting bids will arise Puri said there is a decline TPayments Interface (UPI) fied that it will operationalize ments (FTAs) with ASEAN on Wednesday. public interest, by giving notice informed Rajya Sabha on only after we complete the in global freight traffic but transactions in Q3 2019 the Acceptance Development and Japan, Parliament was “No Sir. Presently, there is of not less than three months in Wednesday and said the gov- processing. So far, the alterna- there might not be any impact touched 2.7 billion, a whopping Fund from January 1, 2020. informed on Wednesday. no proposal to reduce age of writing or three months’ pay and ernment is committed to secure tive mechanism, under the in India. 183 per cent increase from the This will clearly expedite the Commerce and Industry retirement on superannuation allowances in lieu of such notice. a favourable deal for all employ- chairmanship of the Home “There is a decline in glob- same JUly-September quarter task of enabling Tier III, IV Minister Piyush Goyal said from 60 years to 58 years,” Such provisions can be ees of the state-owned carrier. Minister, has been made,” he al freight traffic but if you look a year ago. In terms of value, markets with acceptance infra- that eight rounds of negotia- Minister of State for Personnel applicable on a government The government is in the said. at the Indian scenario, I think UPI clocked 4.6 trillion, up structure,” said Deepak tions have been held with Jitendra Singh said in a written employee if he is, in group ‘A’ process of finalising invitation “We have taken some deci- that transportation by air is tak- 189 per cent from Q3 Chandnani Managing Director, South Korea for upgrading the reply to Lok Sabha. or group ‘B’ service or post in of bids, he said, adding interests sions. Other decisions are being ing off and I don’t see too much 2018, a new report said on Worldline South Asia & Middle existing comprehensive FTA. He said there are provisions a substantive, quasi-perma- of employees of the state-owned processed. Once we invite bids, of a decline there.” Wednesday. East. “India has sought review of under Fundamental Rules 56(j), nent or temporary capacity carrier Air India would be pro- then, we will see how many The minister highlighted The number of transac- “Though POS terminals its existing trade agreements Rule 48 of Central Civil Services and had entered service before tected and there would be no bids have come in,” Puri added. that earlier it used to take 116 tions done on mobile wallets are increasing at a steady pace with both ASEAN and Japan,” (Pension) Rules, 1972 and Rule attaining the age of 35 years, job loss till its privatisation. Talking about employees’ hours to import a particular was 1.04 billion, an increase of and have reached 4.59 million he said in a written reply to the 16(3) (Amended) of All India and is over the age of 50 years, “Your airlines would have concern, he said, “Issues being product and now it has come just 5 per cent over previous till September 2019, we still Lok Sabha. He also said that Services (Death-cum- the Minister said. to be closed down if not pri- related to current employees, down to 39 hours. year period while the value of have a long way to go to cater India and the European Union transactions in the July- close to 900 million cards in have held eight stock taking September period was 466 bil- circulation,” he added. level meetings since the lion, an increase of 2 per cent In Q3 2019, the total num- resumption of their negotia- 3 *+8* !1 $ 1 over Q3 of the previous year, ber of credit card transactions tions in 2016 on a proposed 3# said the Worldline report tiled was 540 million, an increase of Bilateral Trade and Investment 6 “India Digital Payments Report 25.6 per cent over the previous Agreement (BTIA). — Q3 2019”. year and the total number of In a separate reply, he said “The growth of mobile debit card transactions was 3.7 that India is engaging bilaterally, $ /1&)1 7. & wallets has not taken off much billion, an increase of 6.4 per plurilaterally and multilateral- following the emergence of cent over the previous year. ly to pursue opportunities for /1&)1 7. (IEC) has been cancelled/sus- oogle sent out over 12,000 ! !2(. PIL)- and one yatch (Ferreti UPI. The transactions done The average ticket size on furthering its trade ties, includ- pended, financial penalty Gwarnings to users global- 881 HT). using mobile wallets in Q3 POS terminals for credit card ing opportunities for suitable he Commerce Ministry has imposed, and recovery pro- ly, including 500 in India, court here has allowed the The administrator had 2019 are only 10 per cent of the transactions was 3,324 and trade agreements, keeping in Ttaken action against 1,271 ceedings initiated, Commerce between July and September ARBI-appointed adminis- moved the court, seeking its size of the total transaction 1,357 for debit card transac- mind the national interest. As companies for misusing facil- and Industry Minister Piyush this year to sound them out trator for the PMC Bank to sell direction to sell the movable value on the UPI platform,” the tions. per the WTO data released in ities under the export promo- Goyal said in a written reply to against being targeted by “gov- two airplanes and a yacht assets attached by the probe report noted. IMPS continued its strong April for 2018, India’s share in tion scheme during the last the Lok Sabha. ernment-backed attackers”. belonging to HDIL group firms agencies in connection with the Starting with just 21 mem- growth in Q3 2019. IMPS global exports for merchandise three years, Parliament was “Action for misuse of facil- The disclosure comes close owned by Rakesh Wadhawan scam at the Punjab & ber banks and less than 1 mil- recorded 594 million transac- was 1.7 per cent and in global informed on Wednesday. ities under Export Promotion on the heels of messaging giant and his son Sarang, the Maharashtra Co-operative lion transactions in August tions, a 50 per cent increase imports was 2.6 per cent. For For misuse of facilities, Scheme during the last three WhatsApp stating that an Israeli prime accused in the 4,355- Bank (PMC Bank). 2016, UPI is now adopted by from Q3 2018 and in terms of the service sector, its share in companies have been denied years has been taken against spyware called Pegasus had been crore scam at the cooperative The administrator, repre- 141 banks and achieved a mile- value, IMPS clocked 5.5 tril- global exports was 3.5 per cent further facilities under the 1,271 companies by Directorate used to spy on journalists and lender. sented by advocate Ramesh stone transaction volume of 1 lion, up 51 per cent from Q3 and imports was 3.2 per cent in export promotion scheme, General of Foreign Trade,” he human rights activists globally, Chief Metropolitan Dube-Patil, told the court that billion in October this year. 2018. the last year. their importer exporter code said. including 121 people in India. Magistrate R K Rajebhosale on due to the restrictions, the Monday allowed the sale of two depositors cannot withdraw aircraft- Falcon 2000 (VT- more than the amount pre- HDL) and Challenger 300 (VT- scribed by the apex bank. !" #$% '# CC

.- N 1 % - 44 5 (> ( : O $ " New Delhi (PTI): The /1&)1 7. our economy is that our ! !2(. tic equities and fund inflows by Centre has chalked out a plan import bill is 20 per cent of our 1 % B ! the FIIs in the equity seg- envisaging an investment of Rs erming huge crude oil capital cost...it is a big eco- he rupee on Wednesday ment," Gaurang Somaiyaa, 100 lakh crore in the infra- Timport a “big economic nomic challenge for the coun- ! !2(. in RBI policy,” Vinod Nair, Head Tappreciated by 15 paise to Forex & Bullion Analyst, structure sector over the next challenge” for the country, try. ..This is the time we have of Research at Geojit Financial close at more than two-week Motilal Oswal Financial five years, Union Minister Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to find out some solution,” the arket benchmark Sensex Services said. Short-covering high of 71.35 against the US Services Private Ltd. This Piyush Goyal said on on Wednesday urged automak- minister said stressing that Mand Nifty on Wednesday ahead of the expiry of November dollar on gains in domestic month, FIIs poured in funds of Wednesday. “The investment ers to focus on alternative fuel the automobile sector is one scaled fresh closing peaks on derivatives contracts on equities and sustained foreign $3.4 billion (around 24,266 will transform availability and vehicles as well and ensured sector which provides good hectic buying in banking, oil & Thursday also contributed to the fund inflows. crore) in the equity segment quality of infrastructure at air- Government’s support in the revenue to the government gas and auto stocks amid posi- rally, traders said. Forex traders said the until now as compared to ports, roads, highways, rail- venture. Gadkari also stressed with maximum employment tive trends from global markets Paras Bothra, President of rupee appreciated for the sec- inflow of USD 1.7 billion ways, ports... All infrastruc- the need for diversifying agri- potential. as investors latched onto hopes Equity Research, Ashika Stock ond straight day on foreign (around 12,130 crore) in the ture-related sectors (aviation, culture towards power and Promising that the prob- of a trade deal between the US Broking said, “Domestic mar- inflows in primary as well as previous month. shipping, electricity, and oil & energy to meet the goal of bio- lems of the automobile sector and China. The 30-share Sensex kets were volatile but eventual- secondary equity market. Meanwhile, the dollar gas) are going to see a huge fuel generation. will be resolved, Gadkari said rose by 199.31 points or 0.49 per edged up 0.29 per cent. Among ly ended with gains led by pos- At the interbank foreign index, which gauges the green- thrust in the next five years,” “I am giving you the con- the intention of the govern- cent to end at a new life-time other major gainers, SBI rose by itive global cues over US-China exchange market, the rupee back's strength against a basket Goyal said. fidence from the government ment was not to create obsta- high of 41,020.61 as 24 of its con- 2.43 per cent, Maruti by 2.38 per trade deal while F&O expiry and opened strong at 71.43 against of six currencies, rose 0.06 per The railways and commerce that we are all supporter of this cles for them. Citing popular stituents ended in the green. cent, Sun Pharma by 1.87 per upcoming GDP data kept scep- the US dollar. During the day, cent to 98.31. & industry minister said that sector...you have lot of appre- brands like Toyota and The broader NSE Nifty cent, HUL by 1.78 per cent and ticism alive.” L&T was the top the domestic unit fluctuated Meanwhile, the 10-year “Rs 100 lakh crore in the next hensions about the future pol- Hyundai, he said when these gained 63 points or 0.52 per cent ONGC by 1.72 per cent. Tata loser among Sensex stocks, end- between a high of 71.30 and a government bond yield was at five years is not a small amount”. icy but the government is keen- can manufacture flexi engines to settle at a new peak of Motors, Bajaj Auto and Hero ing 2.05 per cent lower. ICICI low of 71.48. 6.47 per cent on Wednesday. He said the railways has drawn ly interested to support and in Brazil why can’t they do so 12,100.70. According to analysts, MotoCorp rose more than 1 per Bank, ITC, Tata Steel, NTPC and "The biggest factors for Brent crude, the global oil up a 12-year plan entailing an encourage you for new devel- in India where consumers can sustained foreign fund inflow cent. Infosys, HCL Tech, Axis Bank too closed in the red. appreciation in rupee remains benchmark, rose 0.37 per cent investment of Rs 50 lakh crore. opment (alternative fuel vehi- choose from various options also buoyed the market senti- Reliance Industries and Vedanta Broader BSE midcap and small- foreign fund inflows. For the to $64.51 per barrel in futures “Rs 50 lakh crore in 12 years is cles). ....go ahead with old including the alternative fuel. ment. Foreign investors pur- Ltd also gained. Growing hopes cap advanced up to 0.82 per current fiscal, RBI has pur- trade. an unheard of investment spree manufacturing but also encour- The road, transport and chased shares worth Rs 4,677.75 that the US and China may soon cent. Sectorally, BSE auto, oil and chased dollar more than USD Key stock indices rose to that the railways is planning. age alternative fuel,” Gadkari highways minister said India is crore on a net basis on Tuesday, reach an agreement to settle gas, basic materials, metal, ener- 36 billion which helped rupee fresh life-time highs in line with Obviously, the government can- said addressing ‘NuGen the fastest growing economy provisional exchange data their trade disputes drove the gy and healthcare indices ended appreciation," said V K Sharma, gains in Asian markets. The 30- not put in this kind of money so Mobility Summit 2019’. and by 2030 it is expected to showed. Banking stocks market sentiment in global mar- up to 1.22 per cent higher. Most Head PCG & Capital Markets share Sensex rose by 199.31 we will have to engage the pri- He said the government’s become the third largest econ- advanced on rising expecta- kets. US President Donald of the Asian markets were up on Strategy, HDFC securities. points or 0.49 per cent to end vate sector. We will have to work approach is “import substitute, omy in the world. Apart from tions of a rate cut by the RBI. Trump said the talks were “in expectations of the US-China Foreign investors remained at a new life-time high of closely through the public-pri- pollution free and cost effec- crude oil imports, another Yes Bank was the biggest the final throes”. trade deal. Hong Kong gained net buyers of Indian equities 41,020.61 while the Nifty vate partnership model,” Goyal tive” alternative to crude oil major problem faced by the gainer in the Sensex pack, ral- “Market was cheerful with 0.2 per cent, Tokyo rose by 0.3 with a purchase of 46.93 crore gained 63 points or 0.52 per said. The minister said PM and the prime minister has economy is in the agriculture lying 7.65 per cent. SBI rose by the hope that the government per cent and Sydney by 0.9 per of shares on a net basis on cent to settle at a new peak of Narendra Modi’s decision not to specially given instructions to sector with surplus production 2.43 per cent after SBI Cards will consider new scrappage cent. However, Shanghai settled Wednesday. FIIs bought shares 12,100.70. join the mega trade deal RCEP the Cabinet Secretary and of sugar, rice and wheat, he said filed its IPO papers with SEBI. policy while metals were posi- lower. On the currency front, the of more than 5,100 crore on The Financial Benchmark was a bold decision to stand up Principal Adviser to work in adding that there is a need Kotak Bank was up 1 per cent, tive about developments of the rupee closed up by 15 paise at a net basis in the past two ses- India Private Ltd (FBIL) set the to and protect the rights and this direction including on for diversification of agriculture and IndusInd Bank by 0.64 per first phase US-China trade deal. 71.35 against the US dollar. sions. reference rate for the the interests of the Indian busi- coal gasification and making and forest towards producing cent. HDFC gained 1.41 per cent Rate sensitive stocks like banks Brent futures rose 0.18 per cent "Rupee rallied primarily rupee/dollar at 71.5909 and for ness community and ensure methanol from that. “The alternative fuel power at the close while HDFC Bank did well in expectation of rate cut er barrel. supported by gains in domes- rupee/euro at 78.8540. fair access. problem which is related to and energy. T@ $ SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 12068.50 12114.90 12055.15 12100.70 63.00 Script Open High Low LTP DCMSHRIRAM 337.55 359.75 335.80 341.35 ITDCEM 68.95 70.15 65.45 65.45 JPASSOCIAT 2.08 2.13 2.04 2.12 YESBANK 68.10 69.00 65.65 68.40 5.25 YESBANK 68.30 68.85 65.70 68.25 DCAL 130.50 137.20 129.00 135.95 RELAXO 598.50 600.00 571.00 583.50 PERSISTENT 680.00 685.75 663.50 675.40 ULTRACEMCO 4123.65 4250.00 4123.65 4240.00 127.15 LEMONTREE 59.85 61.85 59.50 60.50 RITES 283.70 285.20 281.00 281.70 JINDALSAW 78.95 79.85 78.25 78.30 THYROCARE 568.90 569.70 561.70 561.90 SBIN 335.95 345.55 334.05 345.10 9.60 IBULHSGFIN 265.40 270.20 259.20 268.10 GESHIP 310.00 322.00 308.70 319.35 BLISSGVS 143.70 146.90 143.50 144.25 PHOENIXLTD 763.50 763.50 745.50 750.90 MARUTI 7166.60 7300.00 7166.60 7299.00 174.00 ZEEL 315.90 329.85 311.50 319.50 GUJGAS 207.00 208.00 201.50 203.50 ORIENTBANK 56.50 56.70 55.60 56.30 TTKPRESTIG 5800.00 5877.40 5750.45 5817.70 HINDALCO 199.40 203.50 199.40 203.05 4.35 RBLBANK 355.00 371.00 353.50 367.65 TEJASNET 108.40 108.40 96.60 99.20 KPRMILL 673.50 675.55 661.85 665.00 SYNDIBANK 28.80 28.90 28.00 28.15 UPL 544.20 554.90 544.20 553.00 11.30 ICICIBANK 514.50 516.05 504.35 505.65 GILLETTE 6955.25 6982.80 6900.00 6931.80 HAL 783.00 814.30 772.15 773.00 BAJAJCON 248.00 252.00 244.85 246.50 BPCL 493.00 509.25 488.00 507.00 10.35 MARUTI 7150.00 7300.00 7150.00 7296.70 VGUARD 230.85 236.00 230.00 236.00 DEEPAKNI 343.05 346.20 342.05 344.00 QUESS 533.60 534.00 526.40 527.20 SUNPHARMA 449.95 461.00 447.55 459.25 8.50 AXISBANK 753.00 763.95 749.00 749.90 HEXAWARE 338.40 341.85 336.05 338.05 PTC 56.85 56.95 56.10 56.25 INOXLEISUR 365.00 365.00 359.25 359.60 SBIN 336.50 345.45 334.00 343.60 AJANTPHARM 1012.00 1014.00 996.10 1004.20 PARAGMILK 148.40 149.75 144.80 145.60 SOUTHBANK 10.97 11.02 10.90 10.93 ONGC 130.40 133.05 129.55 132.70 2.45 LT 1368.00 1370.00 1315.05 1334.90 PNBHOUSING 553.60 556.65 541.75 544.20 JMFINANCIL 88.50 88.50 83.00 83.80 FINOLEXIND 573.30 584.65 573.30 577.80 COALINDIA 197.50 201.70 196.20 201.10 3.35 TATASTEEL 425.90 427.00 419.00 421.00 RAIN 100.95 104.70 99.70 103.75 BDL 343.20 349.50 339.90 341.00 FLFL 417.65 417.65 404.00 407.60 HINDUNILVR 2062.55 2099.90 2055.85 2090.00 31.65 TATAMOTORS 165.80 169.25 165.00 165.75 NMDC 103.00 103.00 101.35 101.70 IRCON 422.00 424.20 414.40 419.50 LINDEINDIA 643.00 643.10 628.65 632.55 TATAMOTORS 165.30 169.30 165.00 165.90 2.50 IDEA 6.24 6.37 5.77 5.89 LAXMIMACH 3399.05 3478.20 3399.05 3425.05 BLUESTARCO 797.00 799.50 780.00 780.50 KALPATPOWR 460.20 462.60 450.00 450.00 BAJAJFINSV 9141.00 9260.30 9121.30 9255.20 133.90 HDFC 2313.20 2352.80 2308.40 2336.30 SHREECEM 20981.55 21399.20 20830.00 21399.20 FORTIS 140.40 140.80 137.15 139.05 CRISIL 1515.15 1551.60 1513.00 1543.25 BRITANNIA 3060.00 3100.00 3060.00 3100.00 44.75 RELIANCE 1561.00 1575.00 1556.40 1569.75 VIPIND 442.30 445.55 435.90 436.50 ERIS 428.00 438.40 423.45 433.00 GMDCLTD 57.05 57.30 55.25 55.35 HCLTECH 1109.00 1134.40 1109.00 1123.70 15.65 BHARTIARTL 433.95 436.80 426.40 433.50 DCBBANK 175.50 176.75 174.15 175.50 NESCO 616.00 617.00 612.00 612.70 AEGISLOG 193.10 194.40 188.15 189.30 HDFC 2316.00 2352.00 2308.40 2336.00 31.35 BPCL 492.50 508.95 488.00 505.45 DALBHARAT 870.00 898.00 870.00 882.80 ITI 87.40 88.40 86.60 87.10 LUXIND 1424.95 1424.95 1357.65 1403.00 IOC 129.35 131.65 129.05 131.05 1.75 TCS 2048.15 2071.00 2047.55 2053.45 CREDITACC 755.00 787.85 754.35 781.40 GREAVESCOT 137.35 138.50 135.60 136.60 IOB 10.57 10.70 10.10 10.37 WIPRO 239.00 240.90 238.05 240.35 2.80 JINDALSTEL 156.00 160.00 154.95 159.30 ADANITRANS 279.75 286.15 276.85 281.35 RALLIS 182.35 187.35 182.35 185.95 CENTRALBK 22.15 22.55 21.90 21.90 BAJAJ-AUTO 3188.15 3217.25 3180.00 3212.05 33.90 MOTHERSUMI 139.10 140.25 132.40 133.55 BBTC 1091.95 1121.00 1086.75 1105.90 JSWENERGY 76.00 76.75 73.25 73.50 TIINDIA 460.00 466.75 445.00 449.70 KOTAKBANK 1604.95 1624.00 1601.70 1621.55 17.15 LAURUSLABS 334.20 362.10 333.95 353.50 UBL 1221.00 1258.60 1218.65 1249.60 KEI 546.45 547.10 532.50 536.40 CHENNPETRO 129.00 131.00 126.25 128.15 BHARATFORG 458.25 469.90 456.35 468.55 RELIANCE 1559.95 1575.50 1556.10 1575.10 14.85 HDFCAMC 3660.00 3688.20 3606.00 3642.15 STRTECH 124.00 124.50 122.25 122.50 UFLEX 197.55 203.25 195.65 202.00 MINDACORP 95.00 95.75 91.90 92.50 BIOCON 270.00 279.10 268.85 276.55 FEDERALBNK 88.20 88.30 86.05 87.40 NATIONALUM 44.00 44.05 43.55 43.75 SUPREMEIND 1129.00 1156.45 1113.20 1155.00 ASTRAL 1079.10 1095.00 1064.90 1081.00 VEDL 145.00 148.80 144.65 146.40 1.30 ICICIPRULI 491.90 500.60 487.75 496.50 EICHERMOT 22990.80 23400.00 22872.40 23005.60 199.90 INDUSINDBK 1520.00 1537.10 1508.60 1526.75 SWANENERGY 101.05 103.00 101.00 101.15 COROMANDEL 474.80 476.70 469.40 472.20 ALLCARGO 93.65 94.35 91.90 92.20 L&TFH 103.30 108.80 103.30 107.65 ICICIGI 1347.00 1354.40 1333.90 1337.15 DBL 394.00 410.40 394.00 397.65 TIMETECHNO 51.50 52.95 51.50 51.60 JSL 38.25 38.85 37.80 37.90 HEROMOTOCO2495.90 2534.00 2491.55 2515.70 21.10 GRAPHITE 317.00 335.05 312.00 331.85 UNIONBANK 57.50 59.80 57.00 58.70 IBREALEST 69.55 69.90 67.50 68.15 ZYDUSWELL 1460.00 1467.70 1433.00 1441.75 HIMATSEIDE 133.55 133.55 129.75 131.30 INFY 694.25 697.65 690.10 696.15 5.55 ABFRL 219.00 222.50 214.70 219.80 ONGC 130.45 133.10 129.60 132.70 NIITTECH 1480.00 1503.95 1480.00 1491.15 TATAMETALI 586.50 588.50 578.25 588.30 PRSMJOHNSN 66.40 68.50 66.40 67.35 BHARTIARTL 433.50 437.00 426.40 435.55 3.20 ASHOKLEY 83.30 83.40 80.80 81.80 RAJESHEXPO 664.00 669.00 655.00 660.15 IRB 79.15 79.40 77.10 77.65 ENDURANCE 1096.95 1097.00 1068.65 1078.25 JSLHISAR 73.15 73.15 70.80 71.20 INDUSINDBK 1519.00 1537.40 1508.00 1526.00 10.10 UPL 544.65 554.90 544.65 552.15 TATAELXSI 799.80 808.00 791.10 797.00 RPOWER 3.75 3.76 3.64 3.68 PNCINFRA 193.05 194.40 185.95 191.60 SONATSOFTW 305.00 306.50 301.40 303.50 BAJFINANCE 4121.00 4124.90 4095.00 4124.00 25.65 SUNPHARMA 452.00 461.10 447.85 459.15 HCLTECH 1112.45 1134.60 1110.00 1128.90 RVNL 24.75 24.80 24.20 24.50 IBULISL 66.45 66.75 64.00 65.00 BAJAJHLDNG 3669.00 3676.45 3629.95 3651.15 TECHM 762.85 769.55 757.35 768.00 4.40 ADANIENT 208.00 215.10 208.00 213.75 SCHAEFFLER 4240.00 4310.00 4210.00 4310.00 EDELWEISS 121.05 121.95 115.95 119.85 GSPL 216.40 218.55 214.60 217.95 SOMANYCERA 198.40 198.75 185.50 192.70 ASIANPAINT 1714.00 1731.00 1704.60 1719.80 9.50 ABCAPITAL 106.75 110.30 103.00 109.15 RELINFRA 27.90 28.50 26.50 26.95 CROMPTON 250.15 250.20 240.75 244.00 INTELLECT 152.95 153.75 149.35 151.95 MAHLIFE 398.20 401.00 386.75 387.45 ADANIPORTS 372.00 374.35 367.25 372.20 1.80 HEG 1085.75 1159.00 1057.75 1147.10 AMBUJACEM 200.15 205.15 200.15 203.65 MANAPPURAM 160.95 160.95 158.75 159.75 PGHL 4315.35 4318.40 4234.00 4235.00 3MINDIA 22510.15 22535.45 22321.20 22321.20 POWERGRID 194.95 196.00 194.10 195.25 0.85 NCC 59.60 60.35 56.65 57.10 JUBLFOOD 1634.00 1643.60 1609.05 1627.15 IPCALAB 1125.00 1134.50 1100.00 1121.90 FINCABLES 367.00 371.80 366.55 366.60 SUNDRMFAST 480.00 484.95 466.00 472.80 TCS 2052.00 2071.70 2046.55 2055.00 8.35 HINDUNILVR 2060.00 2099.65 2056.50 2097.85 AMARAJABAT 771.00 784.10 753.00 763.30 WESTLIFE 377.05 377.05 365.05 369.90 KANSAINER 527.70 533.40 523.00 527.60 FDC 188.95 193.00 184.10 191.00 M&M 542.00 554.50 535.00 540.70 2.10 DLF 217.80 218.40 213.65 215.80 PFC 116.50 116.50 113.05 114.70 INDHOTEL 148.95 151.55 147.60 151.10 NH 301.70 301.70 296.00 297.15 ADVENZYMES 167.05 167.20 165.50 165.75 TORNTPHARM 1800.00 1882.45 1792.35 1875.00 NESTLEIND 14560.00 14700.00 14226.85 14574.00 49.60 ULTRACEMCO 4125.20 4248.75 4125.20 4241.40 MOTILALOFS 769.90 783.50 760.80 783.00 BALRAMCHIN 149.25 149.35 147.05 148.30 COFFEEDAY 45.40 45.40 45.40 45.40 POWERGRID 194.10 195.95 194.10 195.20 HDFCBANK 1276.00 1285.75 1271.20 1278.60 3.55 BANKBARODA 100.35 102.70 99.40 102.20 RCF 49.05 49.40 48.20 48.50 METROPOLIS 1379.95 1405.00 1374.50 1399.20 MAHABANK 12.52 12.52 12.07 12.17 MARICO 352.05 358.50 351.95 357.60 TITAN 1170.00 1182.50 1161.00 1167.15 1.05 M&M 544.00 554.40 535.25 539.80 ABBOTINDIA 12643.40 12770.60 12497.45 12576.75 RAMCOCEM 796.95 800.00 784.00 796.85 VMART 1799.00 1811.00 1660.00 1705.05 HDFCBANK 1282.95 1285.80 1271.30 1278.30 LTI 1678.40 1689.00 1648.20 1661.25 COCHINSHIP 404.80 404.80 393.80 394.25 WELCORP 136.65 137.25 133.45 133.75 ANDHRABANK 18.85 18.90 18.50 18.50 ZEEL 315.00 329.90 311.40 319.00 -0.70 COALINDIA 197.50 201.55 196.30 200.95 DRREDDY 2960.00 2991.95 2942.30 2959.05 -6.80 DMART 1805.00 1850.00 1793.50 1844.95 SUZLON 2.34 2.34 2.21 2.26 SREINFRA 8.46 8.72 8.21 8.29 CGPOWER 13.46 14.45 13.46 13.90 ACC 1482.00 1517.00 1482.00 1501.90 ADANIPOWER 61.80 62.30 61.00 61.70 OBEROIRLTY 499.95 509.75 491.35 496.05 VARROC 455.00 457.70 448.00 457.70 JYOTHYLAB 181.00 181.05 177.00 177.80 JSWSTEEL 254.10 257.90 251.90 252.45 -0.80 BERGEPAINT 488.75 503.00 467.00 492.25 DIVISLAB 1787.00 1819.15 1774.50 1811.70 GRANULES 127.05 129.80 126.50 128.90 STARCEMENT 96.20 96.55 94.30 94.40 SYNGENE 318.35 319.05 312.05 315.35 AXISBANK 755.00 763.75 748.40 749.10 -3.15 ITC 250.00 250.00 246.55 246.95 MUTHOOTFIN 680.00 697.40 680.00 691.75 ASHOKA 95.00 95.50 94.40 94.70 REPCOHOME 291.50 294.10 288.70 291.60 GULFOILLUB 845.00 865.55 804.90 814.75 GRASIM 787.00 802.80 785.00 787.65 -3.40 DELTACORP 205.25 219.50 205.10 218.35 IDFCFIRSTB 43.55 43.65 42.90 43.50 INDIANB 121.25 121.75 119.50 120.65 BIRLACORPN 655.70 665.00 652.50 657.60 TIMKEN 856.45 857.15 848.40 851.00 GAIL 125.60 126.50 123.45 124.45 -0.55 INFY 695.70 697.60 690.20 696.05 BAJAJ-AUTO 3161.00 3217.05 3161.00 3215.70 GAYAPROJ 59.50 59.50 57.50 58.85 KEC 280.00 280.15 276.60 277.75 OFSS 2915.40 2936.35 2915.40 2932.70 NTPC 116.80 117.30 115.45 116.00 -0.65 UJJIVAN 308.80 328.00 308.80 324.05 EQUITAS 92.85 96.65 92.15 95.80 GNFC 194.65 195.75 190.00 191.15 BALMLAWRIE 198.55 198.55 195.00 195.05 BAYERCROP 3614.20 3630.00 3595.00 3595.00 TATASTEEL 425.30 427.00 419.20 421.15 -3.00 VOLTAS 713.95 713.95 692.90 705.00 M&MFIN 345.50 351.40 342.35 347.15 BASF 998.00 1019.30 954.70 975.00 ESSELPRO 145.25 146.50 140.30 142.45 VSTIND 4355.00 4468.30 4355.00 4443.90 ICICIBANK 513.90 515.85 504.30 506.75 -3.95 VEDL 145.75 148.70 144.55 146.95 BEL 103.60 104.40 102.60 103.05 MAHINDCIE 154.00 156.30 149.15 152.35 EIHOTEL 157.00 157.00 152.05 154.90 NILKAMAL 1310.00 1314.00 1295.00 1300.70 ITC 249.75 250.05 246.60 246.65 -2.50 PEL 1774.80 1795.00 1750.45 1765.50 GODREJPROP 905.80 909.75 880.70 905.35 OIL 155.30 156.75 153.80 156.00 GSKCONS 8854.15 9009.80 8854.05 8978.10 GHCL 207.00 207.35 201.20 202.05 LT 1365.00 1370.00 1314.15 1339.10 -23.90 INFRATEL 237.50 239.80 223.65 225.30 ADANIPORTS 370.00 374.25 367.45 373.00 PRESTIGE 302.00 312.15 293.65 298.75 GODREJIND 431.55 438.60 431.20 435.30 MMTC 18.15 18.20 17.85 18.00 CIPLA 475.00 475.00 464.55 468.00 -10.55 INDIGO 1424.00 1441.00 1393.00 1425.00 SUNTV 487.55 495.25 477.80 480.45 AAVAS 1826.00 1838.20 1775.00 1793.50 NATCOPHARM 570.50 581.15 569.55 574.60 SHK 110.25 112.80 109.90 112.55 TECHM 768.75 769.00 757.75 765.55 INFRATEL 235.00 240.40 223.25 225.20 -7.45 ADANIGREEN 115.25 126.65 115.25 125.85 MPHASIS 840.00 842.75 828.15 832.75 EIDPARRY 180.95 182.00 176.30 178.80 SYMPHONY 1170.00 1170.00 1140.00 1144.35 NTPC 117.00 117.20 115.50 115.75 WIPRO 240.00 240.95 238.10 240.10 POLYCAB 934.25 940.00 921.70 926.60 CANFINHOME 392.40 393.20 388.40 390.50 GPPL 87.55 88.45 86.20 87.05 GLENMARK 348.00 358.00 343.75 346.25 RECLTD 138.50 138.50 134.30 135.90 MEGH 52.80 52.85 51.85 52.00 SCHNEIDER 69.20 70.10 67.35 68.00 ASTERDM 151.05 153.40 150.50 152.05 JSWSTEEL 253.95 257.90 252.00 253.10 BRITANNIA 3056.15 3098.75 3056.15 3098.75 CAPPL 351.00 351.00 314.50 319.10 GUJALKALI 402.25 402.25 390.80 394.55 SADBHAV 123.00 123.85 119.05 120.05 HEROMOTOCO 2495.15 2533.00 2493.40 2521.60 WOCKPHARMA 258.00 258.00 251.00 253.50 KRBL 198.60 207.30 196.00 206.05 ATUL 4074.00 4117.30 4050.10 4068.40 CCL 205.40 205.60 204.45 205.60 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE COLPAL 1490.00 1490.00 1470.50 1476.00 APOLLOTYRE 170.00 172.55 168.10 171.35 FCONSUMER 26.45 27.20 25.65 26.65 SANOFI 6932.00 6970.00 6851.25 6925.00 HATHWAY 20.35 20.90 20.05 20.05 NIFTY NEXT 50 28357.40 28497.95 28295.30 28468.70 204.65 KOTAKBANK 1607.00 1624.00 1602.15 1618.55 NESTLEIND 14550.00 14669.00 14513.90 14587.65 ENGINERSIN 104.35 105.40 102.90 105.00 CUB 218.60 220.00 217.75 219.00 TVSSRICHAK 1775.00 1820.00 1750.75 1759.00 L&TFH 104.00 108.80 103.50 107.65 4.80 GODFRYPHLP 1263.00 1354.00 1237.50 1335.35 NBCC 36.40 36.70 35.50 35.75 WELSPUNIND 54.25 56.30 53.45 53.70 MOIL 141.55 141.55 139.10 139.55 TAKE 100.50 100.90 98.65 99.10 BIOCON 269.95 279.30 268.10 276.30 11.95 PNB 63.70 63.90 62.85 63.70 GMRINFRA 21.20 21.40 20.45 21.40 CARERATING 453.00 480.60 453.00 476.15 WABAG 170.05 171.70 167.15 168.55 EVEREADY 55.00 56.50 52.65 53.25 GICRE 255.05 269.60 252.00 263.85 9.80 BEML 985.05 1024.00 984.00 1016.35 SRTRANSFIN 1119.30 1147.00 1119.30 1138.50 GLAXO 1649.45 1678.90 1645.00 1669.55 JSWHL 2190.00 2370.00 2136.00 2311.80 INDOSTAR 198.30 199.60 196.00 196.35 IBULHSGFIN 265.10 270.70 259.10 268.20 9.15 CONCOR 556.50 560.35 550.20 550.20 GICRE 253.05 269.40 252.00 263.30 DHFL 21.00 21.00 19.95 19.95 GSFC 70.45 70.60 70.00 70.30 SJVN 24.85 24.85 24.70 24.70 DMART 1798.30 1850.00 1790.35 1847.00 59.80 OMAXE 182.50 185.00 180.50 181.65 BOMDYEING 78.60 79.65 77.35 78.95 THOMASCOOK 153.00 154.65 145.50 147.50 HFCL 17.15 17.25 17.05 17.10 CHOLAHLDNG 482.80 482.80 462.85 473.05 PETRONET 268.35 276.25 268.05 275.25 8.20 BANKINDIA 75.60 77.40 74.75 76.90 HAVELLS 668.85 680.00 663.65 677.30 ALBK 23.45 23.75 23.00 23.10 FINEORG 1889.00 1910.80 1864.05 1864.35 RATNAMANI 961.75 982.50 960.00 977.75 GODREJCP 706.00 724.80 704.00 720.10 17.60 SPICEJET 103.60 107.80 103.60 104.00 WHIRLPOOL 2051.00 2220.00 2039.35 2210.00 JUBILANT 513.00 521.35 510.50 513.50 NBVENTURES 66.55 66.90 65.05 65.05 BANKBARODA 100.30 102.70 99.40 102.35 2.45 SIEMENS 1483.00 1484.20 1448.25 1474.90 AUBANK 809.35 835.00 807.35 827.50 NOCIL 103.00 104.65 102.15 102.65 MAXINDIA 75.50 75.90 75.45 75.45 BERGEPAINT 484.00 503.35 466.80 500.90 10.50 TITAN 1180.00 1182.90 1160.90 1167.00 SUVEN 308.95 316.00 308.65 314.80 RADICO 317.70 317.70 306.00 311.85 TATAINVEST 832.50 832.50 826.95 829.00 MARICO 352.50 358.50 351.05 357.40 7.05 BALKRISIND 869.00 888.95 858.00 885.00 NAUKRI 2523.00 2566.15 2476.00 2540.20 TATACOFFEE 84.05 87.30 82.80 86.10 JKCEMENT 1166.00 1166.00 1146.50 1149.75 SRTRANSFIN 1118.00 1148.15 1118.00 1137.40 22.00 BAJFINANCE 4124.00 4124.80 4098.35 4123.00 BOSCHLTD 16700.00 17043.15 16501.80 16682.20 IIFL 156.90 156.90 147.20 152.95 JCHAC 1935.00 1979.60 1935.00 1979.60 UBL 1220.00 1258.60 1210.75 1249.65 23.80 PIDILITIND 1324.90 1324.90 1307.00 1314.05 INDIACEM 78.90 80.50 78.85 79.00 TORNTPOWER 281.05 282.25 279.85 281.85 TCNSBRANDS 721.00 721.00 703.00 703.50 AMBUJACEM 200.70 205.20 200.05 203.75 3.45 HDFCLIFE 598.95 599.45 583.00 585.40 IBVENTURES 156.00 169.95 156.00 169.50 NLCINDIA 57.00 57.70 55.70 56.15 BLUEDART 2050.00 2100.25 2035.00 2075.00 AUROPHARMA 446.60 457.00 445.35 453.05 7.60 GRASIM 790.85 802.50 785.30 788.65 ISEC 315.00 337.00 313.60 323.25 GALAXYSURF 1454.00 1490.00 1450.00 1468.00 GRINDWELL 576.70 579.55 566.10 567.80 DIVISLAB 1785.00 1818.00 1773.80 1814.80 30.55 DISHTV 15.00 15.10 13.76 13.99 SPARC 165.00 171.75 162.75 170.30 PGHH 11300.00 11740.30 11270.95 11406.50 MASFIN 714.40 720.65 713.00 713.00 PAGEIND 21615.00 21999.45 21301.50 21851.55 365.20 CANBK 223.65 227.90 222.65 227.10 IGL 406.50 410.45 404.20 407.30 NETWORK18 28.05 30.50 28.05 29.00 MRPL 48.05 48.25 47.50 47.75 BANDHANBNK 546.75 556.40 544.05 552.80 8.75 RNAM 371.35 377.00 363.00 370.55 FORCEMOT 1024.00 1065.00 1024.00 1039.45 MINDTREE 700.00 710.05 699.00 700.30 MHRIL 217.00 218.00 216.85 217.50 SHREECEM 21098.00 21393.65 20841.95 21377.00 337.15 IOC 129.50 131.40 129.10 131.00 AVANTI 516.90 526.20 512.00 516.85 BAJAJELEC 344.95 361.00 330.00 338.40 HERITGFOOD 332.60 342.00 327.40 339.20 HDFCAMC 3670.00 3690.00 3604.40 3633.00 54.15 DRREDDY 2961.00 2990.00 2942.50 2955.00 VENKYS 1814.50 1827.95 1760.25 1771.00 SHANKARA 304.90 315.40 303.75 313.20 LAOPALA 144.35 145.15 141.90 142.15 ASHOKLEY 83.00 83.40 80.80 81.95 1.15 KAJARIACER 515.85 524.25 515.20 516.75 CHOLAFIN 311.05 319.90 307.55 315.70 UCOBANK 17.60 17.60 17.14 17.24 MAHLOG 395.00 396.00 386.45 396.00 HINDZINC 211.00 215.10 210.60 212.80 2.90 ALKEM 2077.00 2103.40 1980.05 1999.55 PVR 1760.00 1775.70 1754.70 1772.10 HEIDELBERG 188.20 191.55 187.35 190.00 GET&D 167.05 168.20 165.65 166.10 ACC 1486.85 1517.00 1483.85 1501.25 18.95 ORIENTELEC 198.10 202.05 197.80 199.50 PETRONET 269.00 276.15 268.00 275.25 NAVINFLUOR 896.90 899.00 870.65 890.00 EMAMILTD 316.40 317.00 314.85 315.10 DABUR 465.10 470.45 462.85 468.60 5.85 AUROPHARMA 448.00 456.90 446.25 453.35 MRF 63222.00 63500.00 62763.05 62763.05 HUDCO 41.55 42.00 40.90 40.90 TNPL 180.60 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Meanwhile in a series &("7./;/ new phase. That hearing will of tweets, Trump said that he Dhaka: A special Bangladeshi tri- side could not prove his links to tified Bangladeshi Canadian key Congressional take place next Wednesday, would love to have his officials bunal sentenced seven of the the attack by the outlawed Neo- Tamim Chowdhury as the mas- he man charged with the sexual assault and ACommittee in the House of December 4th at 10:00 am. testify before the Congressional eight suspects to death on Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh termind of the attack, who later Tmurder of a teenage Indian-American student Representatives has invited US “Our first task is to explore committees on impeachment, Wednesday for their involve- (Neo-JMB). was killed during a nationwide in Chicago grabbed her around the neck from President Donald Trump to the framework put in place to but he is block them as he ment in the 2016 Islamist attack Investigators earlier said that anti-militancy security clamp- behind and put her in a chokehold after she refused attend or send his officials to respond to serious allegations of wants to protect future presi- on a Dhaka cafe that killed 20 all the five neo-JMB operatives down. to talk to him or acknowledge his catcalls, prose- participate in the impeachment impeachable misconduct like dents. people, including an Indian girl, who directly took part in the The verdict simultaneously cutors have said. hearings against him. those against President Trump,” “The DC Wolves and Fake the worst terror attack in the attack were killed next morning observed that Chowdhury tried to Donald Thurman, 26, is charged with the first- House Judiciary Committee Nadler said. News Media are reading far too country’s history. in a counter assault by the mili- draw Islamic State (IS) support to degree murder and sexual assault of Ruth George, on Tuesday announced to hold Nadler said that he has also much into people being forced “They shall be hanged by tary commandos. militant attacks in Bangladesh. whose body was found Saturday in the backseat of its first impeachment hearing written to Trump to remind him by Courts to testify before neck until their death,” Dhaka’s The counter attack, howev- The IS had immediately her family’s car at a campus parking garage. against Trump next week. that the Committee’s impeach- Congress. I am fighting for Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal er, killed an employee of the bak- claimed responsibility of the The gruesome details of the crime emerged dur- Titled, “The Impeachment ment inquiry rules allow for the future Presidents and the Office judge Mojibur Rahman pro- ery and fatally wounded another Holey Artisan attack and several ing a bail hearing of Thurman. Inquiry into President Donald J President to attend the hearing of the President,” he said. nounced at the crowded court who succumbed to his wounds other subsequent militant assaults The prosecutors told the court on Tuesday that Trump: Constitutional Grounds and for his counsel to question “Other than that, I would complex in Old Dhaka as the con- two days later. in the country. Thurman had confessed to the crime. for Presidential Impeachment” the witness panel. actually like people to testify. victs appeared in the dock under The 17 foreigners killed in But Bangladesh repeatedly George, 19, originally hailing from Hyderabad, — is the first in the third phase “At base, the President has a Don McGahn’s respected lawyer heavy security. the attack included nine Italians, declined the presence of any for- was a second-year honours student at University of of the investigation, by the choice to make: he can take this has already stated that I did The convicts were found to seven Japanese, one Indian girl. eign terrorist group in the coun- Illinois in Chicago. The medical examiner has ruled Democratic Party controlled opportunity to be represented in nothing wrong. John Bolton is a have financed, supplied weapons, Two Bangladeshi police officers try attributing the incidents to her death a homicide by strangulation. House, into whether Trump the impeachment hearings, or patriot and may know that I held or assisted those who directly were also killed during the seige. homegrown terrorists. Cook County prosecutor James Murphy said abused his powers in pressing he can stop complaining about back the money from Ukraine took part in the attack on Holey The Indian girl, Tarishi Jain, Security analysts and offi- Thurman became angry after George did not Ukrainian leaders to find dirt on the process. I hope that he because it is considered a cor- Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s up a student of the University of cials, however, said several respond to his catcalls when she was walking from his political opponents. chooses to \participate in the rupt country, & I wanted to market Gulshan area on July 1, California in Berkeley, was among Bangladeshi homegrown mili- the campus to the parking garage early Saturday. He House Judiciary Chairman inquiry, directly or through know why nearby European 2016. those killed in the attack . She was tant groups were in touch with or then followed George to the garage. Thurman Jerrold Nadler said that the counsel, as other Presidents countries weren’t putting up The judge acquitted the in Dhaka on vacation. influenced by international ter- “thought she was pretty” and wanted to talk to George. impeachment proceedings have done before him,” Nadler money also,” he tweeted. eighth suspect as the prosecution The judge in his verdict iden- rorist outfits. PTI She \did not respond. This made him angry. * 21< 1 - / " # $, !! ?/ & ( Q R > / # Seoul: South Korea’s military fired warning shots on +) Washington: The House Wednesday to repel a North Korean merchant ship after Judiciary Committee said it violated their disputed western sea boundary, Seoul offi- London: Britain’s main opposition Washington: Continuing with Tuesday it would begin hearings cials said, the second such incident in two months. Labour party on Wednesday accused the decades-old Thanksgiving on December 4 in the next phase Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that it Prime Minister Boris Johnson of plot- tradition, Trump pardoned two of the impeachment inquiry believes the North Korean ship crossed the sea boundary ting a “toxic” deal with Donald Trump turkeys – Bread and Butter – but into Donald Trump — inviting due to bad weather and an engine problem. No further to allow US pharmaceutical companies not without making fun of the the US president and his lawyer violence was reported. It’s the second time that South Korea access to the state health service. Democrat leading the impeach- to attend. Jerry Nadler, chairman has fired warning shots to drive back a North Korean ship Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn held up ment inquiry that threatens his of the Democratic-controlled in the area since South Korea’s current liberal government what he said were 451 pages of previ- presidency. The turkeys named committee, said the first hearing took office in 2017. The first incident happened in ously secret documents that proved by students of Harrells Christian would begin at 10:00 am (1500 September, according to South Korea’s military. Ties Johnson was seeking to put the National Academy in North Carolina, GMT). “The Committee looks between the two Koreas are strained amid a stalemate in Health Service (NHS) on the table in a appeared before a battery of forward to your participation in US-led diplomacy on ending the North Korean nuclear post-Brexit trade deal. White House reporters in the the impeachment inquiry as crisis. North Korea said Monday its troops conducted Britain goes to the polls on December Rose Garden where Trump the Committee fulfils its con- artillery firing drills near the sea boundary. South Korea 12, with Johnson hoping to secure a announced his pardon. PTI stitutional duties,” Nadler said. on Tuesday sent a formal protest message to North Korea, majority to be able to push through his AFP " & &( ) 1 1 # +" saying the drills violated last year’s inter-Korean agreements divorce deal to take the country out of aimed at reducing front-line military animosities. AP the European Union. AFP $ O& P 4? ! 1 Tehran: Iran’s supreme leader torched, police stations Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on attacked and shops looted, Hong Kong: Hong Kong Police Wednesday praised the coun- before being quashed within a plan to send officers on try’s people for foiling a “very few days. Thursday morning into the dangerous” plot, after violence Officials have not yet given ransacked remains of a univer- erupted during protests this overall figures on the number of sity campus where authorities month against a fuel price casualties or arrests made during faced off for days with barri- hike. The demonstrations the unrest which affected much caded pro-democracy protest- broke out on November 15, of the country. “The people ers, an official said on hours after the shock foiled a deep, vast and very Wednesday. announcement at midnight dangerous conspiracy on which The announcement came as that the price of petrol would a lot of money was spent for university leaders called for be immediately raised by as destruction, viciousness and the police to lift their siege given the much as 200 per cent. killing of people,” Khamenei sprawling facility appeared to be They quickly turned vio- said, quoted by state television. deserted. Hong Kong lent and saw petrol pumps AFP Polytechnic University (PolyU) was the epicentre of the terri- tory’s increasingly violent protest movement when clash- es broke out on November 17 between police and protesters armed with bows and arrows as well as Molotov cocktails. AFP ! %1 6 " 6R / Islamabad: Pakistan’s top court on Wednesday adjourned until Thursday the hearing of a crucial case whose outcome may block the Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa from serv- ing another three-year term. PM Imran Khan through an official notification of August 19 granted a three-year extension to General Bajwa, citing “regional security environment”. Bajwa’s original tenure is set to expire on November 29 and he can continue as the Army chief if the SC decides the case in his favour before Friday. “There is still time. The government should step back and assess what it is doing,” said Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, who is heading a three-member apex court bench comprising Justices Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel and Syed Mansoor Ali Shah. PTI " C !" #$%

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Also, community why we need to coopt them in our Bhuli Bhatrayi Ka Mahal, Bawana gatherings are one thing and context and rebuild them with our Zail, and Bade Lao Ka Gumbad — social meetings quite the other. own histories, add our own sub- and thrown them open for cultur- One can organise festivals at texts, drawing from lived experi- al events like mushairas, qawwalis, such places related to the era the O0# "D # ences of the past. One way of shayari, exhibitions, artwalks, place belongs to. Currently, such doing that is to open these as theatre, classical dance and music places are only restricted to , # venues of public engagement. nights, and dastangoi sessions. mushairas, shayaris and so on... ))$ World over examples abound. Sahitya Kala Parishad, Shriram because such events can take # $ The Musee Picasso, which has Bharatiya Kala Kendra and many place against such backdrops. 4,251 works of the painter, is other cultural academies have Since a number of monuments in ! # housed in five adjoining medieval been roped in to host the events. Delhi are tombs or places of wor- palaces in Barcelona’s La Ribera Another such example is also ship, constructed by several gen- ,,# #( neighbourhood, in the Old City. of the Kathakar Storytelling erations of rulers, something The World Heritage Site of Qal’at- Festival, which was held at the like contemporary dances or # , al-Bahrain hosts archaeology recently-revived Sunder Nursery. modern music cannot be held ! "$ walkathons every once in a while Shaguna Gahilote, co-director of against such backdrops. It would- ))$ to enable people to learn about its the festival, tells us the reason for n’t immerse in the aura of the architecture, maybe imbibe choosing this particular venue. place.” # D ($ $ #8 lessons or reinterpret them com- She says, “While working with the An official from SAD had $$ #" pletely. The Hellenic Ministry of UNESCO, we talked about how also earlier said, “The theme of $ Culture and Sports Ephorate of monuments need to be opened even though there have been aspect of the overall development, an event will be chosen on the Antiquities of Eastern Attica, for public gatherings. Since the several events taking place around he adds. basis of location of the structure. $# #( #' Greece, conducts guided tours festival was about storytelling, we such monuments in the city, it is Mehrauli Archaeological For instance, Bawana Zail, once "" and folk performances at the didn’t want it to be in a closed still a long way to go. He adds, Park, Hauz Khas Village, Zafar the revenue office of the erstwhile ,"$$ $ archaeological site of Ramnous in space. We wanted it to be in the “Not many programmes in the Mahal in Mehrauli village, British rule, will host rural folk !$ !#8 Attica. The Agora of Athens is open, especially if possible, under premises of historical buildings Tughlaqabad Fort, Lodi Garden programmes, which will facilitate another archaeological site, which a tree, because the storytelling tra- have been organised since taking and Mirza Ghalib ki Haveli are community engagement.” ! after many destruction and dition had begun from that very permissions is a tedious job. also being opened up in fits and When we discuss about how ( (# " rebuilding cycles, has now been place. And then, we felt, why not Jahan-e-Khusrau festival, a pro- starts. Opening up more such heritage can be saved in the face # #) " exposed to important functions Sunder Nursery? But yes, the gramme conducted by Muzaffar spaces has a critical role in mak- of rampant urbanisation, and events ranging from the maintenance and cleanliness Ali at the Humayun’s Tomb has and traditions. Asif, therefore, ing the society “resilient to social Shaguna feels that community 8P L 2 , Archaic to Greco-Roman and should be kept in mind and no now stopped. And the reasons are calls for a codified policy. prejudice” and strengthening the ownership of such sites is the Byzantine times. The Leeds Castle damage should be done to the still unknown. Being a part of the “Opening these historic buildings relationships beyond socio-eco- first step. “In the West, many #!6 in England hosts various activities property if the space is being tourism industry, I have realised for the community needs a well- nomic differences. Explains Asif, parks and heritage sites have throughout the year like the made available.” that organising heritage tours crafted policy. It could be a won- “The lack of multi-purpose util- already been opened for public !" Christmas Market, Annual Leeds Filmmaker and storyteller isn’t sufficient. We need to get der for the next generation.” One ity leads to ignorance among the use. It not only revives the value Music Concert, and the Carnival Imtiaz Ali had also said at the fes- traction, especially during the of the best examples, he points masses. Which is why historic of that building but also gives the ) of History. tival that since the Sunder evenings that will generate good out, is of the revival of the places are least important for citizens a sense of ownership. *! Delhi, too, is quietly making Nursery was a place to share and revenue.” Nizamuddin Basti and Humayun’s people. So, far, we have had cul- Cities are quickly transforming #!! this transition as a city with a liv- create stories, “the theme of sto- Indeed, preserving the mon- Tomb, where people of the com- tural programmes in such spaces. so how can we conserve the tra- !# ing heritage. The Drishyakala rytelling is adding to the place’s uments merely for their architec- munity were engaged with the However, we have not devised ditional structures, monuments

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he Sri Lanka Convention TBureau (SLCB) organised a MICE promotion in Mumbai and Pune in collab- oration with Sri Lanka Consulate General. Several MICE professionals attended the event as well as interact- ed with the SLCB team that consists of 15 companies from Sri Lanka. The meet aimed to understand the unique offer- ings for Indian travellers in Sri Lanka. In 2018, there have been 63,733 MICE arrivals in Sri Lanka as compared to 57,694 in 2017 and 53,510 in 2016. The year, 2018 saw a rapid + ) ! !( ( , increase with approximately 4,24,887 Indian tourists visit- !)) ! , !) ing Sri Lanka, as compared to 3,84,628 arrivals in 2017 and he advent of winter signals the a fashion show showcasing tribal prod- 3,56,729 in 2016. beginning of fests and trade fairs ucts from different states and cultural The country is a top- Tin the city. At every corner you performance by Sadhna. notch tourist destination and can see people making a beeline to var- Eminent fashion personalities were is known as ‘Wonder of Asia’ ious events. An important one in the the guests on day 8. AWWA President for its long-preserved culture cultural calendar of the city is Aadi Madhulika Rawat and other eminent and heritage. Witnessing the with its details has been print- Sri Lanka make it easy for Mahotsav with the theme — A fashion personalities were the chief growth and potential from ed. tourism to flourish in the Celebration of the Spirit of Tribal Crafts, guests on Day 9 of the festival. India, SLCB has taken a step - A number of wedding country. Culture and Commerce. The festival fea- There was a mesmerising perfor- forward in consolidating their planners are being facilitated Adding to this Malkanthi tured exhibition-cum-sale of tribal mance by sufi singer Manak Ali on Day presence in the Indian market. to visit Sri Lanka to make Welikala, manager market- handicrafts, art, paintings, fabric, jew- 10 which also saw a visit by the The following initiatives were them aware of how the coun- ing, SLCB, says, “We have ellery and much more through 150 Chhattisgarh governor. taken by Sri Lanka to attract try could be a great location been extending our presence stalls. It was inaugurated by Home The tribal textiles manufactured by MICE travelers from India: for those looking to tie the and commitment to the Minister Amit Shah. master tribal craftsmen from Jammu & - Lotus Tower or the State knot. Indian markets like Mumbai As the name suggests, it is the ‘aadi’ Kashmir in the North to Tamil Nadu in of the Art tower has been - Initiatives have been and Pune. With an extensive factor that is important about this fes- the South and from Gujarat in the West made operational. It is the taken to ensure minimum direct airline connectivity of tival. The adivasi way of life is guided to Nagaland/Sikkim in the East has tallest tower in South East hotel rates to facilitate more 121 flights per week from 11 by primal truths and a natural simplic- been attracting the attention of all the Asia and houses a conference MICE visitors. airports in India to Sri Lanka ity. The greatness of the tribes is that visitors. Traditional tribal jewellery facility for 1,000 people. - Simplifying of the visa and further, Sri Lanka they have managed to retain their and the mainstream designers. The idea Krishna, IAS, MD, TRIFED, visited and items made of bamboo are the - Strengthening coopera- on arrival procedure for becomes an easily accessible skills. This quality gives their art and is to expand the product range and stalls on the second day. other items which have found favour tion with large tour operators Indian travellers. destination for MICE from craft a timeless appeal. designs. There was a cultural performance with the buyers. Tribal handicrafts are such as Thomas Cook, SOTC, Chamari Rodrigo, Consul India. The network has been The tribes of India have a wide The Government has formed the by Padma Shri awardee Malini Awasthi being sold through 100 stalls by tribal Travel & Tours, and FCM, General, Consulate General of complemented by SpiceJet, range of handicrafts — handwoven cot- Tribal Cooperative Marketing on third day of the festival and Qawwali artisans. which have large network of Sri Lanka, Mumbai, who was Indigo, Air India and Vistara. ton, wool and silk fabrics, woodcrafts, Development Federation of India by Chanchal Bharti and her group on The mahotsav, which is on till corporate working with them. present and leading the events, We not only want to encour- metal craft, terracotta, bead-work, (TRIFED) which has embraced e-com- the fourth day. November 30, is an effort to take trib- - The Ramayana trail, in stated, “Sri Lanka has been age Indian travellers to holi- masks and other objects. They also pro- merce and digital platforms in pursuit Classic flautist Pandit Hariprasad al commerce to the next level of digi- which the most popular sites gaining immense popularity day in Sri Lanka but also duce vivid paintings. It is therefore of the aim. Chaurasia performed on the fifth day. tal and electronic transactions. Apart in Sri Lanka linked to the in India and has experienced develop a stronger cultural important that their natural skills must Om Birla, Speaker of Lok Sabha was Hema Malini, MP was the chief guest from the exotic handicrafts the festival ancient Hindu epic a consistent growth over the bond and cooperation be channeled to augment their income the chief guest on Day 2 of the festival. on Day 6 of the festival. is also showcasing the electronic and Ramayana, have been devel- period.” She further added between the two nations, sources. So the government promotes He along with Arjun Munda, Union Indian Hockey team was the chief digital skills of the tribals as a special oped with proper infrastruc- that the cultural and regional which makes Indian visitors interaction between the tribal artisans Minister for Tribal Affairs and Pravir guest on Day 7 of the festival. There was attraction. ture facilities and a brochure similarities between India and feel at home in Sri Lanka.” 4= */"" * ,$# +) # * >" 3 & # L &$P 3 & ; 9 1) # &B# & ) $ 3 & # 1$ <)$3#$= 9 $ .B$ ) $ 11&1 # -&1 . 9 B

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The programme project has been executed Ato promote hiring across Amit Aggarwal, CEO, IT-ITeS, Speaking on the partner- four different campuses.” ?7 ) $1 aimed at sensitising women for through Sahbhagita the industry and ensuring there Sector Skills Council (SSC) ship, Amit said, “This is a The partnership also 1 & &B%1 ! prevention of disease by adopt- International Foundation is a well equipped and indus- NASSCOM and Dr G prominent landmark in the involves direct updates being ). 1 & 1 ing better sanitation practices. under the expert guidance of try ready workforce, the Viswanathan, Chancellor of journey of NASSCOM’s Sector shared with NASSCOM on )! & B# & The test reports of the doctors from AIIMS. National Association of VIT. Skills Council. It builds on new and existing batches reg- & & 1!).B# 1 Software and Services The university has signed our initiative to accelerate the istered on SDMS that are to be &B Companies (NASSCOM) up for 7,500 licenses under skills at the university level. The assessed. NASSCOM will also 1 B announced that it has signed a NASSCOM’s Future Skills plat- common objective we share is generate secured certificates Memorandum of form along with three QP to showcase India as the glob- through their partner, Pitney ) ) <))=1 Understanding (MoU) with adoptions. NASSCOM will al hub for talent development Bowes, for successful candi- ?/ &.B the Vellore Institute of ensure timely completion of in emerging technologies as dates who complete the pro- # Technology (VIT), Tamil assessment and its certifications well as globally recognised gramme. It will also work & & Nadu. The objective of this col- developed by NSDC through process structures. I am confi- towards transforming the high- ! B# laboration is to showcase the the SSC for all candidates of dent that such an initiative will er education system by 1.+ ' conduct of assessments and cer- VIT. The university will in contribute to building a future- enabling a robust supply of dig- . ))3 tification on Qualification Packs turn avail the qualification ready workforce and benefit the ital talent for the industry and ) 1+,1 (QP) and National Occupational pack courseware as guides for technology sector of the coun- country as a whole. Such a col- )) Standards (NOS). The partner- the student handbook and to try.” laboration will form an alliance B#1 )) ship will portray the employa- develop training modules. The Expressing his delight on that works towards the govern- & 11%' B# bility skills of candidates from faculty would even have access the partnership, Dr ment initiatives to support the 1& VIT and the Licensed Training to the Train-The-Trainer pro- Viswanathan said, “It’s really IT sector and technology work- & Provider (LTP) by their adop- gramme provided by SSC great to see that VIT’s skill force of the country. & B# 6 % tion of the NOS. NASSCOM and will be certi- development courses will be " ; . )) ( B here was a Memorandum of TUnderstanding signed between , ! ! ) BIRAC and Punjab to nurture the ) biotech ecosystem of the state. There were nine new BIRAC supported products launched along with the BIRAC start-ups. The event closed with a special riental Bank of Commerce Ajay Kumar, regional director, Compendium. The event witnessed A unique programme — India address by Gautami Tadimalla, founder, Oas convener for State Level RBI, in his speech, informed academia, innovators, researchers, start- Accelerator Platform for Healthcare Life Again Foundation and closing Bankers’ Committee, NCT of about the latest developments ups, medium and large companies Innovations was also announced by remarks from the partners of Global Bio Delhi, organised the 97th SLBC made by RBI. The other digni- coming together on the same platform United Nation’s Health Innovation India, CII, ABLE, Make in India. Dr meeting. Representatives of all taries also shared their views. to facilitate acceleration of the innova- Exchange (UNHIE), Biotechnology Renu Swarup also thanked the partic- the banks and other organisa- Sukesh Kumar Gupta, GM, tion ecosystem. The Railways and Industry Research Assistance Council ipants, speakers, panelists, partners tions participated. The meeting SLBC-NCT of Delhi, pointed Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush (BIRAC) and Social Alpha. This pro- and organisers for the event. was chaired by Mukesh Kumar out all the agendas in the meet- Goyal launched e-portal of biotech solu- gramme aspires to unlock the poten- It saw 190 exhibitors, 2500+ dele- Jain, MD and CEO, Oriental ing. tions that showcases BIRAC support- tial of the Indian Medical Technologies gates, 25+ countries, 100+ start-ups, Bank of Commerce. The other banking parame- ed commercialised biotech products and Digital Health innovations through 50+ incubators, 60+ research institutes, On the occasion of ters such as Priority sector and technologies. successful adoption of 100 Indian son BIRAC among others. The session the second edition of the BIRAC — TiE 800+ business meetings scheduling and Constitution Day, the house advances, Agriculture advances, The Bio Angels Network innovations in the next five years. saw the announcement of several DBT Women in Entrepreneurial research representation from nine states. took a pledge. Mukesh, MSME advances, Export, (BioAngels) was launched by Secretary The Global Bio-India award cere- and BIRAC awards such as the DBT awards (WInER). The event showcased India’s poten- addressed the house and shared Housing, Education were dis- DBT Dr Renu Swarup, which would mony was held on Day 2, and was Biotech Product Process Development Global Bio India was also an tial in the biotech sector within the performance of all the banks cussed and reviewed. The meet- bring together 50+ angel investors, graced by Piyush Goyal. Other digni- and Commercialisation Awards, the opportunity for industry, companies, country and to the world. It also chart- under various parameters and ing was very informative and HNIs, early-stage VCs, 10 taries included Dr Vinod Paul, mem- BIRAC Innovator Awards, the BIRAC and institutions, departments and indi- ed out an actionable roadmap to government sponsored banks were guided for better corporate/family officers leading to 150 ber health, NITI Aayog, Dr Renu National Award for Indigenous viduals to connect with each other at leapfrog the industry into the next schemes in financial inclusion. growth of government schemes. investments in three years in biotech Swarup, secretary DBT and chairper- Commercialisation, and the winners of the event through bio-partnering. phase. !" #$% ,# C6

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anchester City want to Mkeep Pep Guardiola at 31? the helm for many years to come, says the English champions chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak. Guardiola — who stayed for four seasons with Barcelona & ! - and three terms with Bayern Munich — took over at City in 3'8*6 2016 and is under contract till 13 2021. 9 5 ) The Spaniard — who has guided City to successive league % titles and an unprecedented 0 ! ! ! ( .5; ! domestic treble last term — ■ ;/);/ nipped speculation in the bud 3 !() that he would leave at the end ottenham Hotspur came from of this campaign by saying last two goals down to beat ■ !()$.) while Madrid are guaranteed to week he wanted to stay longer. TOlympiakos 4-2 and qualify for finish second after Club Al Mubarak said Guardiola the Champions League last 16 on Jose ylian Mbappe instigated a Brugge drew 1-1 at Galatasaray was much more than just a Mourinho’s home debut on Tuesday, Kdramatic Champions in the early kick-off. great manager and he would while Robert Lewandowski continued League comeback on Tuesday Madrid’s late capitulation like him to remain at the club his incredible season by scoring four as Paris Saint-Germain scored tarnished an excellent display for a long time to come. times for Bayern Munich. twice in two minutes to rescue that highlighted their transfor- “Pep has been an incredi- Spurs were one of three teams to a 2-2 draw against Real Madrid mation since the 3-0 thrashing ble asset to this organisation,” secure their place in the knockout and secure first place in Group at the Parc des Princes in Al Mubarak told Sky Sports. phase with one game to spare as A. September. “We can speak about his Manchester City and Real Madrid also Madrid dominated the “It was a great perfor- managerial accomplishments made it to the last 16. matches to come. We can look to the have done it,” Guardiola said. majority of a pulsating contest mance,” said Zinedine Zidane. for hours but I think as a per- However, it looked like it might Bayern Munich game with different City will finish top of the group at the Santiago Bernabeu and “The players are not happy son, as an individual, as a not be Tottenham’s night as they went eyes,” Mourinho told BT Sport. while Shakhtar will join them by looked to have sewn up an with the result but you have to friend, he’s been a core part of 2-0 down inside 19 minutes in north Tottenham will finish second in winning their final game against impressive victory when Karim be happy with what we have what we’ve accomplished here London with a Youssef El Arabi strike Group B behind their final-day oppo- Atalanta. Benzema scored his second done for 80 minutes. I’d take over the last three years. followed by a Ruben Semedo tap-in for nents Bayern, who made it five wins The Italians are still in con- goal in the 79th minute. that performance all day long.” “He’s very committed, we’re Olympiakos. from five in Europe this season as tention to qualify after beating But PSG pulled off an committed to him. Mourinho, though, had been Lewandowski’s quadruple helped them Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 thanks to unlikely turnaround as RELIEF FOR REAL “We have a great relation- unbeaten in his first home game in to a 6-0 win at Red Star Belgrade. Luis Muriel’s penalty and a Mbappe capitalised on a Eden Hazard’s ankle injury ship, we have a great environ- charge of each of the seven previous Lewandowski scored four goals in cracking Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez defensive mix-up to pull is not as serious as first feared, ment here. clubs he had coached, including in the space of 16 second-half minutes, goal. one back in the 81st minute with Real Madrid confirming “The people around him, each of his two spells at Chelsea. the first of them a penalty, in between Atalanta remain bot- before Pablo Sarabia, on Wednesday he only suffered the team we have in place Dele Alli pulled one back for goals by Leon Goretzka and Corentin tom of the group but can once of Real, drove “bruising” during draw against today, the relationships I have Spurs just before the interval, and Tolisso. still go through if they win into the top corner Paris Saint-Germain. with them, this is really an envi- Lucas Moura set up Harry Kane to Lewandowski has scored four their final game, provided second later. He is expected to return ronment that’s conducive to equalise five minutes after the break. times in a Champions League game Dinamo do not beat City. “Real were better for long within two weeks, meaning he success for both him and every- once before, for Borussia Dortmund Meanwhile, Paulo Dybala over- periods,” said PSG coach should be fit for the first one involved in this organisa- KANE SCORES BRACE against Real Madrid in 2013. He now shadowed Cristiano Ronaldo by scor- Thomas Tuchel. “We were Clasico of the season against tion. A thumping Serge Aurier strike has 27 goals for Bayern this season. ing a superb free-kick to give Juventus lucky but that’s not a crime.” Barcelona at Camp Nou on “So I’m very satisfied with completed the turnaround on 73 min- “I am just as happy when I don’t a 1-0 home win over Atletico Madrid. Gareth Bale, who came on December 18. his commitment and our com- utes before Kane headed in Christian score and we win,” the Polish striker That result confirmed Juventus as as a substitute to a mixed “After the tests performed mitment to him and I’m look- Eriksen’s free-kick to become, on his told German Sky. Shakhtar Donetsk. On a subdued Group D winners, and left second- reception from the home fans, on our player Eden Hazard by ing forward to the continuity of 24th appearance, the quickest player occasion, Ilkay Gundogan got a 56th- placed Atletico one point ahead of almost won it in injury-time the Real Madrid medical ser- this for years to come.” to 20 goals in Champions League his- SUBDUED CITY minute opener, but Manor Solomon Bayer Leverkusen. They won 2-0 at when his bending free-kick vices he has been diagnosed Al Mubarak is also confi- tory. Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City levelled for the Ukrainians. Lokomotiv Moscow thanks to Rifat struck the post. with bruising in his right leg,” dent that Guardiola can turn “The boys gave everything, the got the point they needed to progress “The group stage is always tricky Zhemaletdinov’s own goal and Sven The draw means PSG will Real Madrid said in a state- the tables on Liverpool in the feeling is good and we have difficult from Group C, drawing 1-1 with but the target was to qualify and we Bender’s volley. go through as group winners ment. title race. %,-")2% KLINSMANN TAKES HERTHA CHARGE ( +;+5 &1 Berlin: + " F # 27 2(/1"&($ International Hockey Federation (FIH) 2 7 2 and Indian Olympic Association president ':: 1 he 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup will Narinder Batra, Hockey India president 7 6 Tbe held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, Mohd Mushtaque Ahmed, Odisha Sports / Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Minister Tusharkanti Behera, former % announced on Wednesday. India captain Dilip Tirkey, among others. ' 7 7 The announcement was made to Batra extended his gratitude to the " 6 2 ) mark the one-year anniversary of the start Chief Minister and the hockey loving fans 2 6; " ' of 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup which of the state. BAILEY APPOINTED AUS SELECTOR too was hosted by Bhubaneswar. “On behalf of FIH, I would like to Sydney: + ( 34 India will host the Men’s Hockey extend our sincerest thanks to the 2 6 World Cup for the second consecutive Government of Odisha and Hon’ble Chief time after the country was picked to stage Minister of Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik - '7% 7 the game’s showpiece event in 2023 by the in particular for their great and permanent F International Hockey Federation (FIH) support to hockey over the years,” he said. 22 earlier this month. “This really is remarkable and con- + 'L. The tournament will be held from tributes to grow our sport not only in India January 13 to 29. but in the world also.” L “Odisha has always been the cradle of FIH CEO Thierry Weil added: “We *" / #& ! hockey, and with the successful organis- are glad to come back to Odisha where M 2 'L.6 . ing of the Odisha Hockey Men’s World everyone, from the fans to the teams and Cup Bhubaneswar 2018, we showcased a to announce that the 2023 Hockey World the officials, had such a great experience F 'M very different side of our state,” Patnaik Cup will again be held in Bhubaneswar a year ago. / # said. and Rourkela. Are you happy. I am Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Stadium will FIFA HAPPY AT SALT LAKE INFRASTRUCTURE “We have always had a very passion- happy,” he said, while addressing the host the game’s showpiece tournament for Kolkata: ( +.+( ate crowd which supports the sport of crowd at the Kalinga Stadium in a brief the second consecutive time after success- ■ ,($." & entire second half with 10 men. hockey, and with the presence of world- ceremony. fully conducting the event in 2018, which " " However they will have their captain class, top-of-the-line facilities I would like The event was also attended by was won by Belgium. 3434 B& 6& -'L nai Emery has the chance to relieve David Abraham available for a match that +.+(& -= B? Usome of the pressure surrounding could be crucial to the European hopes '. his position today by securing qualifica- of last season’s semi-finalists after he was 34BK tion for the knockout rounds of the banned until 2020 in the Bundesliga for O P Europa League with a match to spare. barging over Freiburg coach Christian M ; - B Speculation over Emery’s job has Streich earlier this month. & 6& - 'L& ramped up after his Gunners side were Seen as potential candidates to chal- !()$.) booed off at the end of their 2-2 draw lenge for the trophy at the start of the sea- '& with lowly Southampton at the Emirates son, Serie A rivals Roma and Lazio are pain’s returning coach Luis Enrique Stadium on Saturday, gained only thanks both fighting for survival in the compe- Sdescribed his predecessor Robert +.+( B&&-. 3434'M to a 96th-minute leveller from Lacazette. tition, with Roma out if they lose at Moreno as “disloyal” on Wednesday and However he can remove some of the Group J leaders Istanbul Basaksehir confirmed he will not be part of his PCB INVITES SA FOR 3 T20IS gloom hovering over North London by and Borussia Moenchengladbach win at coaching team for Euro 2020. Karachi: , " ( booking their place in the last 32 with a Austrian outfit Wolfsberg. Moreno was removed as coach last +*> 34 . win over Eintracht Frankfurt. That would also send Bundesliga week to make way for Luis Enrique’s - 2 ' Group F leaders Arsenal are four leaders Moenchengladbach through to return, despite Moreno leading Spain ( , - 2 points ahead of both third-placed the last 32. through an unbeaten qualifying campaign & Eintracht and Standard Liege with two Lazio, who are third in Group E, that ended with a 5-0 thrashing of - " ( 34. matches remaining, and will also qual- must beat CFR Cluj at the Stadio Romania. " Abhishek Verma and Jyothi , , 6;). . ify if Standard don’t win at bottom side Olimpico to have any hope of staying in After the game, Moreno did not Surekha Vennam claimed the top honours 'L& , Vitoria Guimaraes. the competition, as they are six points appear for his post-match press confer- in compound mixed pair event to fetch 34 Emery was publicly backed by the behind the Romanians after suffering two ence and reportedly left the players’ India’s lone Gold at the 21st Asian Archery M ' Arsenal hierarchy at the start of the inter- late defeats by group leaders Celtic in dressing room in tears. Championships, which ended here on , " national break but the pressure has con- their previous two matches. He had been promoted from assistant Wednesday with the country picking up ! ' tinued to grow following a run of just two Celtic have already qualified thanks to head coach after Luis Enrique resigned seven medals in all. wins in their last 11 Premier League to those two wins over Lazio and they in June to take care of his daughter, Xana, Verma and Vennam won the mixed pair BANEGA PENALTY SENDS SEVILLA THIRD games, with bookmakers in the United will be joined by local rivals Rangers if who died in August of cancer. Gold by overwhelming their Chinese Taipei Lucknow: . # " 2 Kingdom placing him among the they win at Group G’s bottom side Luis Enrique and Moreno had been worked hard for it. But I also understand opponents Yi-Hsuan Chen and Chieh-Luh " , 7 " , favourites to be the next manager oust- Feyenoord and Porto don’t beat leaders close friends after previously working that he is disloyal — I would never do that Chen 158-151. India ended with one Gold, 6 " ed. Young Boys. together at Barcelona, Celta Vigo and and I do not want someone like that in two Silver and four Bronze medals. ! . 2 The Spaniard said he was “disap- Steven Gerrard’s side are second, Roma. my staff.” Earlier in the day, Verma endured & ' " $ 6 pointed and frustrated” after the draw, level on seven points with Young Boys “The only one responsible for Moreno said in a press conference on some disappointment, missing the com- E ! which denied the Saints a first win at in a tight group that has all four sides sep- Moreno not being part of my staff is me,” September 3 that he would be “the first pound team Gold medal by just one point . , Arsenal since 1997. arated by three points. said Luis Enrique at his unveiling on and most delighted to step aside” if Luis when the side lost to Korea 232-233 to set- # ' " 33 3 <5 “I understand the supporters, we Wolves are also on the brink of the Wednesday. Enrique decided he wanted to come back. tle for a Silver. # didn’t deserve any more today, we lost a knockouts in their first European adven- “The disagreement came on “I feel responsible and I am not proud “The conditions were windy and this + - ' big opportunity to connect with our sup- ture for nearly four decades. September 12, it is the only day I had con- of how everything ended, I do not like to was the last chance for us to win a Gold and " , ! 6 porters,” he said. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side need a tact with him. He called me and we met see people suffer,” Luis Enrique said. we were successful. It’s a good sign for the . Q 35 3334 B “We had the chance to take confi- draw at Group K leaders Braga to guar- at my house and it seemed he wanted to Luis Enrique confirmed that he has whole team,” Verma said. # E dence from today but we didn’t do that.” antee passage to the last 32 — although continue for the European signed a three-year contract until the Defending their title in the compound ', They face an Eintracht side that have they will also go through if third-placed Championships and then if I wanted to, World Cup in Qatar in 2022. women’s team event, Jyothi, Muskan Kirar - " + lost their last three in all competitions and Slovan Bratislava fail to beat Besiktas — he would be my assistant again. “I have no problem if the president and Priya Gurjar also lost the battle to Korea, 8333343<'7 come into today’s clash in London hav- and go into the match having lost just “I understand that he is excited to be (of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis going down 215-231 in a one-sided affair. & &- '(8 ing lost at home to Wolfsburg despite once since falling 1-0 to Braga in mid- a coach and I understand that it is a Rubiales) believes someone else can do But Verma and Jyothi returned strong- " ' + 9)$9 their opponents having to play the September. dream of a lifetime and that he has better. 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/1&)1 7. 6 & pener Shikhar Dhawan was on Wednesday ruled out of ! ) Othe T20 International series %6 against the West Indies due to a A ) & knee injury, making way for Sanju Samson, who was dropped without getting a chance in the recent series ) ! ( /1&)1 7. against Bangladesh. . P ;' Dhawan suffered a deep cut on hile the likes of Rahul his left knee during a Syed WDravid and Gautam Mushtaq Ali Trophy game against +5; & # Gambhir have time and again /1&)1 7. Maharashtra in Surat, the BCCI praised the talent he possesses, said in a statement. critics have often said that consis- hief selector MSK Prasad feels “The BCCI Medical Team tency is an issue with Sanju Cthe struggling Rishabh Pant is assessed him on Tuesday to review Samson. And with head coach putting himself under undue pres- the healing of his wound. The Ravi Shastri making it clear that sure by trying to prove himself as BCCI Medical Team has suggest- the spot of a batsman who can the rightful heir to the great M S ed that Dhawan needs some more keep is still open for the World Dhoni and he should rather back time for his stitches to come off T20 in Australia next year, the his “unbelievable talent” to bounce and his wound to heal complete- question on everyone’s mind is if back. ly,” the BCCI revealed. Samson can be the answer. Not so long ago, Pant was “The All-India Senior After replacing injured India's number one wicketkeeper Selection Committee has named Shikhar Dhawan in the T20I batsman in all three formats but has Sanju Samson as Dhawan’s replace- team for the Windies series, Sanju endured an erratic run of form for ment for the T20I series,” it added. said that while he is open to keep- some time now. The T20 series against the ing wickets, consistency isn’t With Wriddhiman Saha back in West Indies gets underway on something that he loses sleep the team, he has now lost his place December 6 in Hyderabad. The over. For the 25-year-old, it is in the Test eleven and his place in other two matches will be played more about playing match-win- the limited-overs format has also in Thiruvananthapuram ning knocks and seeing his team been questioned for lack of runs and (December 8) and Mumbai finish on top than personal glory. his poor work with the gloves. (December 11). “I have never thought of that However, the team manage- Kerala player Samson was (consistency) as an issue. What I ment and selectors continue to dropped from the side without get- have understood is that I am a bit back him. Rohit Sharma even urged ting a single game in the home different type of a player where I his critics to leave him alone and let series against Bangladesh earlier just feel that I should go and dom- him play with freedom while the this month. The dropping drew inate the bowlers. So, when I have legendary Sunil Gavaskar says pres- enormous pressure on yourself. criticism with several former play- a style and I am looking to dom- sure is bound to be there when one Personally I feel Rishabh is an ers questioning the logic of not inate the bowlers, it can hap- is playing for India. unbelievable talent and he should playing him at all against pen…if I go behind consistency, "I agree with the both the ver- believe and back his abilities and Bangladesh. I will lose my style of batting. I sions of Rohit and Sunny sir. instincts rather than stepping into The 33-year-old Dhawan is don’t want to change my style of Rishabh is going through a bit of someone else's shoes," added the 44- expected to be fit for the one-day- playing to bring in consistency. rough period. He needs a couple of year-old former India wicketkeep- ers against the Caribbean team but “I like to keep things as sim- good knocks that can bring him er-batsman who played six Tests is under tremendous pressure due ple as possible and when I get the back to his best. I had a discussion and 17 ODIs. to his patchy recent form. The opportunity I look to score big. If with the team management on this In the past as well, Prasad has three-match ODI series against the I get five innings, I want to score and they said that they are serious- spoken about Pant's rare talent and West Indies starts on December 15 big in one or two innings and win ly working on him to bring him the southpaw was seen as the heir in Chennai. matches for my team. Consistency back to his best," Prasad, who is apparent to Dhoni whose future Dhawan was off-colour in the in my innings won’t win matches nearing the end of his term, said. remains an intense subject of spec- recent series against Bangladesh for my team. It is more important "With regard to the point raised ulation as he has not played since accounting for 91 runs in three to play an outstanding innings to regarding pressure, Rishabh should India lost to New Zealand in the appearances. His form hasn’t exact- win my team games. I go behind definitely realise that pressure is World Cup semifinal in July. ly been the best even in the ongo- that kind of idea,” he explained. part of this game at this level and Some players don't get a lot of ing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Coming to the next most the one who comes out of this pres- opportunities while the likes of K L Besides, the BCCI said Test important aspect — keeping wick- sure is a true champion. He has live Rahul, who has lost his place in the wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha ets. Samson says that he has never examples in front of him in Virat Test side but remains a constant in underwent a surgery on his right shied away from the responsibil- and Rohit." the limited overs set-up, and Pant ring finger after sustaining a frac- ity and it is the team management Prasad, who was appointed as get a longer rope. ture during the recent Day/Night which makes those calls. the selection committee chief in Prasad backed both of them to Test against Bangladesh, which “I have been keeping wickets 2016, said Pant should never try to do justice to their rich talent. India won by an innings and 46 in white-ball cricket for Kerala for fill Dhoni's big boots. "KL and Rishabh are supreme- runs. the last five or six years and have "Rishabh should also realise ly talented. They are match winners “The BCCI Medical Team con- also kept in the Ranji Trophy for- that he has his own identity and he and they can single handedly take sulted a hand and wrist specialist mat. I keep that as an open thing. should never compare himself with the game away from the opposition. and it was suggested that Saha Whatever my team requires, I do MSD which I feel is working on his Having identified this immense undergoes a surgical fixation of the it accordingly. In the IPL, when- mind. MSD has built his career and potential in both of them our com- fracture,” the Board stated. ever my team wanted me to keep image playing for over a decade and mittee has backed them despite dip “Subsequently, he underwent a I did. But they at time felt I could half. His confidence stems from his in their form. successful surgery in Mumbai on contribute more on the field, so I stellar performances both at domes- "I am sure both of them will Tuesday and will soon commence did that. I prepare for myself both tic and International levels. bounce back strong from the cur- his rehabilitation at the National as a keeper and fielder because "Suddenly when one starts com- rent form and help Indian team to Cricket Academy, Bengaluru,” it you never know what the team is paring himself with that legend, win many matches in times to added. looking at,” he pointed. then subconsciously you are putting come," he added. #$$P >G>6 #$ () (# C?> "!/ ! ' "" ed cautiously with the pair of Ibrahim Zadran (17) and Javed & ) E ) ( ( Ahmadi (39) stitching 28 runs off 12.2 overs. Cornwall gave West #; #(( not able to sight the ball at so the visibility could have Indies the breakthrough by remov- one go," Saha said. been a bit better. The pink ing Zadran. aid low by yet another "I guess we would not ball was definitely chal- Afghanistan lost two more wick- Linjury, Indian wicket- have faced this problem if lenging," he said. ets before lunch to be placed at 90 keeper-batsman the match was held in sum- Saha had previously for three in 30.4 overs. Wriddhiman Saha on mer and not during win- faced the Kookaburra pink Thereafter, it was all a Cornwall Wednesday sought to play ter," he added. ball challenge at the show as the off-spinner wreaked down the latest setback Regarded as one of the domestic level. havoc by picking up the wickets of and said he expects to best wicket-keepers in the On his assessment of Rahmat Shah (4), Asghar Afghan (4), recover in a month's time. world, the seasoned the SG pink ball, Saha said: Nasir Jamal (2) and Afsar Zazai (32) Speaking to PTI after stumper once again "It's like the SG ball we to reduce Afghanistan to 165 for undergoing a surgery in impressed with his sharp were used to getting in the eight at tea. Mumbai to fix a fracture on reflexes against the heavi- domestic one-dayers. West Indies skipper Jason the ring finger of his right ly-lacquered swerving pink There will be movements Holder (2/22) also contributed two hand, Saha said, "It's like a ball. when the ball is new but wickets with his medium pace by normal fracture. It should His low catch of when there's a bit of dew removing his counterpart Rashid not take more than five Mahmadullah, out- you won't get any swing at Khan (1) and Amit Hamza (34) weeks to recover. I will The 35-year-old sus- Speaking about the stretched at the first slip, all." ) & / # !D# before Cornwall put an end to the take some rest at home and tained the injury during the Day/Night Test, Saha said was the highlight of his The response to India's Afghanistan innings by dismissing then the rehab process (at historic Day/Night Test visibility was an issue keeping on the opening maiden pink ball Test was -#/;& Cornwall (7/75) spun a web Yamin Ahmadzai (18). the National Cricket Test against Bangladesh because of the hazy condi- day when he completed a overwhelming and the around the Afghanistan batsmen on In reply, West Indies lost open- Academy) will follow." here. He had made a come- tions due to the onset of milestone of 100 dismissals Eden Gardens was packed urly off-spinner Rahkeem a turning track to shoot them out in er Kraigg Braithwaite (11) and Shai Saha has enough time back to the side just a winter in the city. in longest format. on the first two days. BCornwall picked up a career-best 68.3 overs after West Indies won the Hope (7) early before John Campbell to be fit for India's next Test month back in the Tests "It was definitely chal- Saha felt the Indian pacers hogged the seven-wicket haul to help West toss and opted to field. (30 not out) and Shamarh Brooks (19 assignment -- two Tests in against South Africa after lenging, especially under sightscreen colour, white limelight by grabbing all Indies bowl out Afghanistan for a At stumps, West Indies were 68 not out) steadied the ship. New Zealand beginning undergoing a shoulder lights in the twilight peri- for pink ball Tests, could be the 19 wickets that fell to paltry 187 and give his side the upper for two in 22 overs, still trailing Left-arm spinner Amir Hamza February 21 and has flown surgery following last year's od. The conditions were improved. hand the side an innings hand on the opening day of the lone Afghanistan by 119 runs. (1/25) and Rashid (1/24) shared the to his hometown Siliguri Indian Premier League also hazy. The fielders at "I wish the background and 46-run victory inside Test here on Wednesday. Sent into bat, Afghanistan start- honours for Afghanistan. for the time being. (IPL). the boundary line were (sightscreen) was brighter three days. 0 5"/? % ##& * &# "#% / # 6# " $( picked up wickets at regular inter- knock. F;7(//1"2 $ vals. He smashed three towering ashington Sundar and M Spinners have been delivering sixes and stitched a match- win- est Indies great Chris Gayle has said WSiddharth spun a web for their captain Dinesh Karthik ning unbroken 51-run stand with Wno to playing the three ODIs in India around Jharkhand as Tamil Nadu and Wednesday was no different skipper Karthik (13 not out) to next month and rather wants to focus on his registered an eight-wicket win in at the C B Patel ground. steer the side to victory. plans for 2020. their last Super League match of Kumar Deobrat (1), Virat In the second game of the day, West Indies are scheduled to play three the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Singh (2), Supriyo Chakraborty Rajasthan eked out a two-run win T20s and as many ODIs in India starting T20 tournament here on (8) and Utkarsh Singh (5) fell against Delhi as their bowlers December 6. He is also unlikely to feature Wednesday. cheaply, as Jharkhand's wickets held their nervous. in the T20 games. However, despite Tamil collapsed like a pack of cards. Spotlight was firmly on wick- "West Indies called me to play ODIs, but Nadu's big win, the semi-final line- Spinners R Sai Kishore (1-15) et-keeper Rishabh Pant (30 off 27 I am not going to play," Gayle was quoted up will only be clear after the con- and Murugan Ashwin (1- 13) balls) again failed to convert his as saying by ESPNcricinfo following his clusion of the Punjab- Mumbai also played their parts to perfec- start while Delhi were chasing the team Jozi Stars' defeat in the MSL in South game, which is currently under- tion. 134-run target. Africa. way. For Tamil Nadu, the chase Delhi middle-order collapsed, "They (selectors) want me to play with Left-arm spinner Siddharth began on a horrendous note, as but Lalit Yadav (30) and Varun the youngsters but for this year I am going (4-18) and off-spinner Sundar they lost their in-form opener C Sood (24 not out) raised hopes of to take a break." (3-10) ran through the Jharkhand Hari Nishaanth (7) early. a Delhi win, but eventually they Gayle will also not play in the upcom- batting lineup, as they bundled out They were also struggling at fell short by two runs. ing edition of Big Bash League in Australia. the opposition for a paltry 85, 35-2, as Jharkhand grabbed the In another game, Maharashtra "I am not going to the Big Bash. I'm not which Tamil Nadu later chased wicket of Shahrukh Khan (24 off also recorded a narrow two-run sure what cricket will come up, I don't even down in 13.5 overs. 28 balls). win over Haryana. know how my name reached the BPL Jharkhand skipper Saurabh However, Sundar (38 not out Defending the 168-run target, (Bangladesh league), but I have been draft- Tiwary's decision to bat first was Tiwary (24 off 27 balls) and show some fight, as the rest of the Jharkhand were reeling at 29- off 22 balls), promoted up the Maharashtra bowlers also held ed in a team and I don't even know how that proven wrong by Sundar and wicket-keeper Sumit Kumar (19 Jharkhand batsmen faltered in 3 and their innings never quite order, took the game away from their nerves to record a win in happened." Siddharth's magic with the ball. off 25 balls) were the only ones to the crucial game. gathered steam, as Tamil Nadu Jharkhand with his whirlwind match that went down the wire.