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Fani kills 8 in Odisha, loses steam into Bengal Strongest cyclone in 20 years barrelled at 175km/hr uprooting trees, damaging houses PNS n NEW DELHI Director General of the Press to 140 kmph uprooted trees erate rain in northeastern Information Bureau, the roof of and electricity poles, officials States — Arunachal Pradesh, yclone Fani (also known as an undergraduate hostel in the said. Assam & Meghalaya and CPhani, meaning “hood of Bhubaneswar AIIMS was seen The Odisha Government Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram the snake” in Bengali) rolled being blown off. Later the has evacuated over 11 lakh and Tripura due to cyclone through Odisha’s Puri on wind speed of Fani came down people, including at least 600 while heavy to very heavy rain Friday, bringing rain and to around 140-165 kmph. pregnant women, to camps predicted over Arunachal windstorm that gusted up to According to officials, on higher grounds. Pradesh and Assam on May 4 175 kmph, leaving at least 8 large areas in Puri and other “I assure the affected peo- and 5. people dead, and blowing places were submerged with ple that the nation and the cen- “After making landfall this away thatched houses, uproot- water as heavy rain battered tre are with them,” Prime morning, cyclone Fani has ing trees, electricity polls, cut- the entire coastal belt of the Minister Narendra Modi said started weakening and it’s like- ting off power supply, and State. Several trees were at a rally in Rajasthan. He said ly to enter Bangladesh by swamping towns and villages uprooted and thatched struc- over `1,000 crore had been Saturday evening,” he said. in the State. tures destroyed at some places, released in advance for the No cyclone ever had such The strongest cyclone in including Bhubaneswar. All states affected by Fani. a long duration in April. The India in 20 years made landfall flights from Bhubaneswar have The Union Health Home Ministry said an eye of around 8 am in Puri, with roar- been cancelled since Thursday Ministry has announced can- cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ “com- ing winds flattening huts, midnight, and Kolkata airport cellation of Bhubaneswar as a pletely moved into land” by 10 enveloping the pilgrim town in is shut from 3 pm on Friday till centre for the AIIMS PG 2019 am on Friday weakening its sheets of rain, and submerging 8 am on Saturday. 140 trains, examination due to Fani. fury, but heavy rainfall is still homes in residential areas. including 83 passenger trains, “AIIMS PG exam is sched- predicted in Odisha, Andhra The extremely severe have been cancelled so far. uled on May 5. Due to cyclone Pradesh, West Bengal and cyclone Fani, a name given by In Bhubaneswar, people Fani, AIIMS Delhi is can- parts of the northeastern Bangladesh, weakened from took shelter under shades as celling the exam centre in States. The system is likely to an “extremely severe” to “very the heavy rain lashed the city. Bhubaneswar. Another exam weaken gradually and emerge severe”, and is predicted to They said their “homes were will be conducted for students into Gangetic West Bengal as further weaken to a “severe shaking”. After crossing affected by this cancellation as a “severe cyclonic storm” by the cyclone” before moving to West Odisha, cyclone Fani is likely soon as normalcy returns early morning of May 4. Bengal. to move towards West Bengal (sic),” Union Health Secretary Thereafter, it is expected to In several videos doing before tapering off. Cyclone Preeti Sudan tweeted. move further north-north- rounds on social media showed Fani also triggered heavy rain KJ Ramesh, Director eastwards and emerge into the impact of the powerful gale in parts of north coastal General of the India Bangladesh by May 4 evening and heavy rain. In videos post- Andhra Pradesh, where gusty Meteorological Department as a cyclonic storm. ed by Sitangshu Kar, the winds with speed reaching up (IMD), predicted light to mod- Continued on Page 7 Damaged structures and uprooted tress lie along a road in Puri after Cyclone Fani hit Odisha on Friday AP CAPSULE Cong candidate raps Burhan Wani's EC CLEAN CHIT TO MODI Shatrughan for Shah confident of landslide win in UP IN ALL COMPLAINTS last ‘Tiger’, 2 New Delhi: The EC concluded campaign for PNS n LUCKNOW India have already decided jholi mein daal do’ and Uttar on Friday that Prime Minister that they want Narendra Pradesh will become the other Hizbul Narendra Modi did not ‘Samajwadi’ wife JP president Amit Shah Modi again as Prime Minister number one state of India. violate the model code or its Bexuded confidence that after May 23,” the BJP presi- He said during the advisory on armed forces in his AGENCY n LUCKNOW despite being opposed by the dent said. Manmohan Singh-led UPA terrorists shot speech in Varanasi. With this, ‘mahamilavati’ (adulterated) Counting of votes after government, Rs 3 lakh crore MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU the EC has decided on five he Congress candidate from Samajwadi Party-Bahujan the completion of seven phas- were given to Uttar Pradesh complaints against Modi and TLucknow on Friday took strong Samaj Party alliance, his party es Lok Sabha elections on by the Centre from 2009 to joint team of security gave him a clean chit in all exception to party leader Shatrughan would win 74 Lok Sabha May 19 will be taken up on 2014 while during the five Aforces early on Friday matters. Sinha canvassing for his wife, who is the seats in Uttar Pradesh. May 23. years of Narendra Modi gov- morning dealt a body blow to Samajwadi Party candidate in the con- “In 2014, along with our Referring to the strike by ernment, there was sharp top Hizbul Muhajideen (HM) AKSHAY SAYS HE HOLDS stituency. ally, the BJP won 73 Lok the Indian Air Force at the hike in fund allocation to UP commanders active in Kashmir CANADIAN PASSPORT Shatrughan was present during the Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. terror camp in Balakot deep and it increased to over Rs 10 Valley by neutralising Lateef Mumbai: Setting to rest filing of nomination papers by his wife, I want to assure you that in inside the territory of lakh crore. Ahmad Dar, alias Tiger of speculation about his Poonam Sinha. He attended an election 2019 the tally of our seats will Pakistan following the killing Lauding the leadership of Dogripora Pulwama, the lone citizenship, actor Akshay Kumar meeting on Thursday with Samajwadi not be 72, it will be 74. Since of 40 jawans in Pulwama, Rajnath Singh, the BJP pres- surviving member of Burhan on Friday said his aim is to Party president Akhilesh Yadav. January this year, I have vis- Shah said, “The entire coun- ident said “the troika of Wani group, along with two make India a stronger nation “From the behaviour of Shatrughan ited 284 Lok Sabha con- try celebrated the air strike BJP president Amit Shah at a public rally in Lucknow on Friday Rajnath-Modi-Yogi has other local terrorists in a fierce even though he holds a Sinha, it appears that although he has stituencies and in all four cor- but I am at my wits end why proved to be very lucky for firefight in South Kashmir’s Canadian passport. joined the Congress, but has not yet ners of the country, I hear there was mourning in the UP as Lucknow and rest of Shopian district. resigned from the RSS,” Acharya people chanting ‘Modi, offices of Samajwadi Party, ernment, the BJP president ies of jawans of the Indian the state has achieved devel- Timing of the clinical oper- KEJRIWAL GETS NOTICE Pramod, the Congress’ Lucknow can- Modi’,” Amit Shah said on Bahujan Samaj Party and said the list was endless. He Army were beheaded. After opment in all fields”. ation is set to boost the morale FROM POLL AUTHORITIES didate, tweeted. Friday while addressing an Congress.” said the NDA government the terror strike at Pulwama “Lucknow has the dis- of the security forces deployed New Delhi: Poll authorities in Shatrughan Sinha quit the BJP election meeting here to solic- Shah said, “Earlier only not only improved the eco- in which 40 jawans of CRPF tinction of electing Atal in the area to ensure peaceful Delhi have issued a showcause recently and is the Congress candidate it support for BJP candidate two countries were known for nomic lot of 22 crore poor were martyred, the Indian Air Bihari Vajpayee for five con- polling in the final phase in notice to Chief Minister Arvind from the Patna Sahib constituency in Rajnath Singh. surgical strikes — USA and people of India, it also Force hit back deep inside the secutive terms. Rajnath Singh Shopian and Pulwama districts Kejriwal, asking him to submit Bihar. Poonam is the SP-BSP-RLD “The chant of Modi by Israel. The Narendra Modi secured the nation from ter- Pakistan territory on the ‘ter- is the true inheritor of the on May 6. certificate obtained by a panel, alliance candidate from Lucknow, who the people is not a mere poll government added a third ror strikes. ahvin’ (the 13th day of legacy of Atalji. Right now the After the killing of HM’s after receiving a complaint that is contesting against Union Home slogan but the blessings of the country to this list — the “Narendra Modi is a mourning),” Shah said. issue at stake is not the victory poster boy Burhan Wani in July a recorded audio message was Minister Rajnath Singh and Pramod. common man to Prime India.” leader who has a 56-inch Exhorting people to give of Rajnath Singh but the vic- 2016, several other top com- allegedly sent by the party to Polling will be held in Lucknow on Minister Narendra Modi. Listing the achievements chest. During the Manmohan a decisive mandate to the BJP, tory margin which should be manders were neutralised by mobile phone users. Monday. Over 125 crore people of of the Narendra Modi gov- Singh government, the bod- Shah said “74 seats BJP ki Continued on Page 7 the security forces. If Cong equations work, the die is ‘caste’ in Jaipur, Bharatpur

DEEPAK KUMAR JHA n over three lakh votes. But in the JAIPUR(RURAL)/ BHARATPUR November 2018 Assembly elec- tions for the eight Assembly he Jaipur Rural Lok Sabha seats in this Lok Sabha con- Tseat is all set to witness a stituency, four were bagged by very interesting contest the Congress, three by the BJP between two Olympians — and one by an Independent. sitting BJP MP Union Minister Punia has been working on Given the caste equation of Suraj Jatav. The Congress is Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore a successful caste equation by Bharatpur Lok Sabha seat, working hard to end the enmi- and Congress’ Krishna Poonia. banking on the support of Jats, Congress candidate Abhijit ty between Jatavs and the Jats An equally keen contest is on and a combination of Ahirs Kumar Jatav, a retired bureau- arisen in the 1992 Kumher the cards in the neighbouring (Yadavs), Dalit and Muslim. crat, seems to have an edge over massacre when Jats set ablaze Bharatpur, a stronghold of Jats, Faced with such challenging BJP’s Ranjeeta Koli. In the more than 100 houses of Jatavs. between two Dalits — a retired scenario, Rathore is relying on recent Assembly elections, the Erstwhile ruler of Bharatpur bureaucrat and a daughter-in- the charisma of Prime Minister Congress and its alliance part- and a Minister in the Ashok law of three times BJP MP Narendra Modi. ner RLD won six of the eight Gehlot Government, Gangaram Koli. Both the seats “While Modi magic can Assembly seats in Bharatpur Vishvendra Singh, has been will go to polls on Monday. work on youths and middle the Parliamentary constituen- deputed by the party to win While Rathore is a Rajput class, a large section of voters cy. While the BSP bagged the over Jats for the purpose. and an Olympic gold medalist, here are upset with Rathore, remaining two seats, the BJP Once represented by tall Poonia is a Jat from Haryana claiming that he confined him- failed to even open its account. leaders of the Congress such as and married in Rajasthan. She self to inaugurating projects Ranjeeta will also have to face Natwar Singh, Rajesh Pilot, is also a sitting MLA and inter- and remaining inaccessible. the backlash from the sup- Raj Bahadur and Vishvendra national gold medal-winner But Poonia worked at grass- porters of sitting party MP Singh, the Jat Kingdom was in discus throw and three times roots with her husband (athlete Bahadur Singh Koli, who was declared a reserved con- Olympic participant. Virender Poonia) and thus has denied the ticket. stituency for SC in 2008 delim- In 2014 Jaipur Rural Lok a chance this time,” said Though the Congress has itation. The Congress won in Sabha polls, Rathore defeated Sukhbir Chauhan of village an upper hand in Bharatpur, it 2009, but lost to the BJP in 2014 Congress veteran CP Joshi by Jomwar Ramgarh. has to guard against BSP’s in the heat of Modi wave. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | MAY 4, 2019 city 02

Cong will perform ‘Shehzadi’ teaching children Rahul’s emotional appeal extremely well in UP: Sushmita Dev abuses: Adityanath on PGV to voters of Amethi PNS n LUCKNOW PTI n FATEHPUR/RAE BARELI ongress women’s wing chief alling Priyanka Gandhi Cand MP Sushmita Dev CVadra a “shehzadi”, Ut t a r Promises to speed up development projects ‘blocked by BJP’ claimed that the Congress Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi would perform extremely well Adityanath on Friday accused in this Lok Sabha polls in the Congress leader of teaching PNS n LUCKNOW test from a second seat, Uttar Pradesh. abusive words to children Wayanad in Kerala, the BJP Dev, however, slammed the instead of virtues. triking an emotional accused him of opting for Election Commission for delay- Yogi Adityanath was refer- chord, Congress president another constituency for fear of ing decisions on complaints ring to a video that had gone SRahul Gandhi has written losing Amethi. made by her against Prime viral on social media in which a letter to the people of his par- Meanwhile, Congress Minister Narendra Modi and children are seen using abusive liamentary constituency leader Navjot Singh Sidhu hit Bharatiya Janata Party president language against Prime Amethi out at Prime Minister Narendra Amit Shah. Minister Narendra Modi in Referring to the voters as Modi, saying he ‘ditched’ the “I am thankful to the front of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra his extended family, Rahul has people of the country by Supreme Court for ordering the while she was campaigning in assured them that once his promising good days which are Election Commission to dispose Rae Bareli. party came to power at the still elusive. of all election complaints by “In the age when the chil- Centre, all projects would be Addressing a poll rally in May 6,” she said. dren need to be taught virtues, completed at a faster pace. Amethi on Thursday, the crick- the shehzadi (princess) of the Yogi replies to EC In his letter addressed to eter-turned-politician charged Congress is teaching them abus- ‘Mera Amethi parivar’ (my that no action was taken es. This is the real character of Amethi family), Rahul has family to represent you.” youth, weaker sections, against scamsters like Nirav the Congress,” Yogi said at a rally on ‘Babar ki urged the voters of his con- Accusing the BJP of setting women and small traders Modi and Mehul Choksi as in Fatehpur. stituency to vote him back as up a ‘factory of lies’ and distrib- while the ruling BJP works they belonged to Gujarat and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the their MP. uting ‘rivers of cash’ to lure vot- only for 15-20 industrialists. that good days had come only Congress general secretary in- He said that the projects ers, Rahul says in the letter that With your love, I have tried to for them,. charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh, aulad’ comment which were stalled by the Amethi’s strength lay is its unite the country from north Sidhu further alleged, said on Friday she had stopped PNS n LUCKNOW over his ‘Babar ki aulad’ Bharatiya Janata Party inten- ‘honesty, integrity and sim- to south; east to west... My “Modi used to brag about children from raising wrong remark made during a rally in tionally, would be pushed for plicity’, adding that the Amethi karmabhoomi Amethi’s ideol- bringing back black money Dev, who campaigned for slogans and asked them to raise eplying to the notice Sambhal on April 19. Yogi the region and expedited as voters would not fall into the ogy is getting support from back. Where is it? Modi two days in the VIP constituen- good slogans. Rissued by Election pointed out that he once asked soon as the Congress formed BJP trap. across the country,” the promised two crore jobs every cies of Amethi and Rae Bareli, The National Commission Commission for calling SP- SP’s Sambhal candidate the government at the Centre. Rahul says in the letter. Congress chief wrote. year but did not give jobs to spoke to media persons in for Protection of Child Rights BSP alliance candidates Shafiqur Rahman Barq in Polling will be held in “My Amethi family gives me Voters of Amethi have anyone. “ Lucknow on Thursday. had sent a notice to Vadra over Shafiqur Rahman Barq as Parliament about his lineage, Amethi in the fifth phase on courage to stand with the truth, favoured Rahul Gandhi since He said the Congress car- Dev claimed that the alleged use of children in elec- ‘Babar ki aulad’ during one of to which he claimed that he May 6. and hear the pain of the poor his first election in 2004, but ried out a lot of development in Congress would win both the tion campaign. his poll meetings, Chief was ‘Babar ki aulad’. Rahul, who visited Amethi and the weak and raise my the party is worried by the Amethi and hence this time, high profile seats with record Addressing another rally in Minister Yogi Adityanath “The Lok Sabha Speaker frequently in recent times along voice for them and to ensure reduced vote share in the 2014 the people of Amethi would margins and this time the party’s Rae Bareli, the constituency of asked, “Do we go to the dais too had condemned it during with sister Priyanka Gandhi equal justice for all.” general elections in which the not only elect a Member of performance in UP would be UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, to sing devotional songs? We that time. To take action on a Vadra, further wrote, “On May “There are two ideolo- BJP had fielded Smriti Irani Parliament but a prime minis- better compared to 2014. Yogi Adityanath accused the go there to defeat opposition conversation that happened 6, vote in large numbers to gies in the country. The against the Congress chief. ter also as Rahul would become The young leader also Gandhi family of treating the party and hit out at them.” between two people does not bring back this member of the Congress works for farmers, After Rahul chose to con- the PM after polls. announced that Congress chief country as their “kingdom” and Yogi further said in his come under the purview of Rahul Gandhi would first meet doing “nothing” for the people reply to the Election Election Commission. If I do with public and later address a in the constituency. Commission, “Our work is to not quote such a thing in my workers meeting at Amethi on “Those who had treated highlight the opposition’s poll rallies, then what else do Saturday. the country as their legacy are weakness in front of the peo- I do?” Yogi asked. Mayawati: Cong ignored Priyanka slams Modi’s When asked about the con- piqued and have now stooped to ple. We do not mind it even The ‘Babar ki aulad’ com- flicting approach of Congress in using abuses,” the Bharatiya when Congress or Samajwadi ment kicked up a row as it Lucknow Lok Sabha seat where Janata Party star campaigner Party ‘abuse’ us during their came in Yogi’s first rally after interests of Dalits, OBCs nationalism agenda party candidate from Patna said. poll campaign. If we retort, the poll panel barred him Sahib, Shatrughan Sinha, was “The chatukar (yesmen) why are we held guilty?” On from campaigning for 72 PNS n LUCKNOW She also said that the people of campaigning against its and dalal (brokers) of the May 2, the Election hours for making comments Rae Bareli and Amethi were Lucknow candidate Acharya Congress used to usurp what Commission had served a that violated the Model Code and minorities ongress general secretary very cautious about their leader Pramod Krishnam, Dev said was meant for the poor people, notice to the Chief Minister of Conduct. PNS n LUCKNOW structure and reservation in Cand east UP in-charge, and vote and would not sup- that Sinha was campaigning in because of which the poor did promotion was also not imple- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on port any person who would his personal capacity for his wife not get their rights,” Yogi said. names of terrorists. “You all need ment of the country and when ahujan Samaj Party chief mented during Congress rule. Friday slammed Prime ditch them. Poonam Sinha, who is the On Jaish-e-Mohammed to ask this shahi (royal) family there are problems, they flee to BMayawati on Friday The BJP government also failed Minister Narendra Modi on his “Congress has always Samajwadi Party candidate. chief Masood Azhar being des- as to what they have done in 55 Italy.” launched a scathing attack on the disadvantaged sections and agenda of nationalism, saying worked for the nation without “The main enemy of the ignated as a “global terrorist”, years,” Yogi said. He asked if anyone had the Congress, saying that the instead of working for the mass- that solving of farmers, youths any vested interest and even the Congress is the BJP and anyone Yogi claimed that there would be “The Congress has only seen Rahul Gandhi helping any- party which ruled the country es, the BJP government did and other deprived sections of people of Rae Bareli and defeating them is welcomed by mourning in the houses of those forced the youth to joblessness one during the time of natural for six decades ignored the ‘chowkidari’ only for the rich society was true nationalism. Amethi are witness to the com- the party,” Dev said. who used to attach “ji” after the and migration, blocked develop- calamity. interests of Dalits, OBCs and and industrialists,’’ the BSP chief Addressing a gathering in mitment of the party. But the minorities, compelling the dis- alleged. Rae Bareli from where her BJP is trying to rake up nation- advantaged sections to float “For the BJP, ‘achhe din’ mother Sonia Gandhi is in the alism to insult the people. How their own party. (good days) are over and ‘bure poll fray, Priyanka advised can a person who is not sup- Mayawati said that her din’ (bad days) are ahead as it Modi to protect the fields of porting the BJP be anti-nation- QUICK TAKES mentor Kanshiram founded will be voted out of power for farmer, saying, “You are pro- al?” she questioned. the Bahujan Samaj Party for the failing to honour promises tecting people from Pakistan’s Claiming that the govern- FIVE KILLED, 29 INJURED AS TRACTOR-TROLLEY emancipation of the depressed made during 2014 Lok Sabha aggression. This is a big ment only focused on its own OVERTURNS classes in 1984. elections,’’ she said. achievement. Everyone is publicity, Priyanka said, Hardoi: Five people were killed and 29 injured when a trac- Addressing an election Targeting BJP candidate happy. But you should also pro- “Wherever you go, you see his tor-trolley overturned in the Hariyawan area here, police said meeting in Sultanpur on Friday, from Sultanpur and Union tect the fields of farmers as that (Modi’s) face. Half of his speech on Friday. The incident took place on Thursday evening when Mayawati accused the minister Maneka Gandhi, too is nationalism.” targets the opposition. the villagers were returning in a tractor after attending a religious Bharatiya Janata Party and Mayawati said, “Power has “Loving people also means Everyone is a nationalist. What event, Additional Superintendent of Police Gyananjay Singh said, Congress of having a tacit gone to her head as she is open- respecting them. If they are say- does nationalism mean? It adding that among those killed included four women and a child. understanding and unitedly ly threatening Muslims that she ing something, you (Prime means you should hear the The injured were admitted to a hospital. working against the Samajwadi will work for them, only if they Minister) should listen to them voice of the people.” Party-Bahujan Samaj Party voted for her.’’ as they are the voice of democ- Priyanka said her mother MAN ARRESTED AFTER MEMBERS OF A MARRIAGE alliance. “Congressmen think it Addressing an election meet- racy. What kind of nationalism Sonia Gandhi had always cared PARTY CLASH is not a problem if BJP candi- ing in Siddharthnagar district in is this that you ignore farmers, for the people of Rae Bareli and Muzaffarnagar: A man was arrested after a clash broke out dates win but SP-BSP alliance favour the alliance Domariyaganj youth and women?” the did whatever was required to between members of a marriage party in Chhacharpur village candidates should not win elec- candidate Aftab Ahmad, the Congress leader asked. be done in the constituency. here, police said on Friday. The clash occurred over dance dur- tion. I appeal to you that do not BSP chief appealed to the voters “When one demonstrates “Rae Bareli and Amethi are ing a wedding function, they said, adding two persons sustained waste your vote by voting for to “undo the wrongs” of Congress for his rights, his voice is sup- our family and we treat the injuries in the scuffle. A police team rushed to the spot and Congress,’’ the former chief and BJP governments. She pressed. Why is this done? people of these constituency as brought the situation under control. One person, identified as minister of UP said. accused the Congress of failing to Because the government is our family members,” she said. Monti, was arrested, police said. “The Congress wants to eliminate poverty. afraid of the common man. Commenting on the notice benefit the BJP. Like BJP, Referring to Congress’ pro- The BJP knows that it has not issued to her by the National MAN HELD WITH `1.56 CR HEROIN Congress has started talking posed minimum income guar- honoured any of its promises Commission for Protection of Maharajganj: One person was arrested with heroin worth absurd about the SP-BSP antee scheme NYAY, she said, made ahead of 2014 polls. Child Rights (NCPCR) on a `1.56 crore from Sonauli area on Indo-Nepal border here by a alliance. It is clear that both “If we form government at the They had a majority govern- video in which children were joint team of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and police, a senior offi- parties have a tacit under- Centre, we will focus on pro- ment but did nothing in the shouting slogans against the cial said on Friday. The arrested person was identified as Paramjeet standing and are contesting viding both government and interest of people,” the Prime Minister, Priyanka said, Singh, a native of Nautanwa in Maharajganj district. “He was on against our alliance unitedly,” private jobs to people instead Congress general secretary “I asked the children to stop his way to Nepal and was nabbed from the Sonauli bus stand Mayawati charged. of doling out `6,000.” said. chanting wrong slogans. I will with 156-gm heroin worth `1.56 crore,” SSB’s Sonauli check-post Defending BSP candidate in The SP-BSP alliance is angry “A person who calls himself respond to the notice as I am inspector Amit Kumar said. The accused was handed over to Sultanpur and don-turned- with the Congress over the a chowkidar of the country has not guilty in the matter. The police and a case was registered against him by Sonauli police. politico Chandrabhadra Singh, recent statements of Congress forced all farmers to become video was conveniently edited Mayawati said, “Chandrabhadra president Rahul Gandhi and his chowkidar of their own land where I am asking the children MINORITY COMMUNITY MEMBERS THREATEN TO never tormented the poor and sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. In due to the menace of stray ani- not to raise such slogans.” LEAVE VILLAGE OVER ABDUCTION OF GIRL downtrodden and fought the context of the next three mals,” she quipped. On trying her hand in Muzaffarnagar: People belonging to minority communi- valiantly against those who phases in UP, where 41 seats will Accompanied by her son charming snakes on Thursday, ty have threatened to leave their village here if a girl, allegedly exploited Dalits and poor sec- go to polls , the statements of Rehan in the campaign, Priyanka said that she was not abducted by youths of another community, is not recovered. A tions of society.” “Dalits, OBCs, Mayawati and Akhilesh are Priyanka said that the Prime afraid of snakes since her child- police officer said a case has been registered against the accused minorities and the poor among carefully drafted to prevent split- Minister was lying every day hood and even her daughter — Sachin and his two associates Mohit and Vipin Kumar — for the upper caste were denied ting of votes between the alliance even as farmers and common played with snakes. allegedly abducting the girl from the village in Jansath town of their due share in the power and Congress. people were facing problems. the district. PTI Campaigning for fifth phase poll ends today PNS n LUCKNOW Faizabad, Bahraich, Kaiserganj Dhaurahra. Prasada (Dhaurahra) and for- Several other senior Congress meetings in Barabanki, and Gonda. A total of 182 can- All major contenders — mer UP Congress chief Nirmal leaders from across the country Bahraich and Mohanlalganj and ampaigning for the fifth didates are in the fray in this BJP, BSP-SP-RLD alliance and Khatri (Faizabad) are also in the also made their presence felt in in Lucknow on Friday. Yogi also Cphase of Lok Sabha polls to phase. As many as 2.47 crore Congress — carried out intense fray in the fifth phase. Amethi and Rae Bareli. addressed meetings in almost all 14 constituencies of central voters, including 1.14 crore campaigning in the 14 con- Campaigning in the Nehru- The BJP continued its cam- constituencies. Uttar Pradesh will end on females, will cast their votes at stituencies going to polls in the Gandhi bastion of Rae Bareli- paigning in a big way in this The SP-BSP-RLD alliance Saturday evening. Polling in 28,072 booths. fifth phase. Amethi witnessed a roadshow phase too and Prime Minister held joint rallies in Barabanki and these constituencies will be Amethi has the highest The fate of Union Home and street corner meetings by Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Sitapur while they campaigned in held on May 6. number of 27 candidates in the Minister Rajnath Singh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is Shah, Chief Minister Yogi several constituencies separate- Important seats going to fray followed by 15 each in (Lucknow), Congress chief holding the fort for her moth- Adityanath and several Union ly. Campaigning in Lucknow con- poll in this phase are Nehru- Lucknow, Rae Bareli and Rahul Gandhi and Union er and brother. Rahul and Sonia ministers and leaders cam- stituency has been electrifying Gandhi pocket borough of Gonda, 13 each in Barabanki Textiles Minister Smriti Irani too are campaigning in their paigned in almost all 14 con- with several film actors seeking Amethi-Rae Bareli and state and Faizabad, 12 each in (both from Amethi) along with constituencies frequently. stituencies. vote for SP candidate Poonam capital Lucknow along with Kaushambi, Kaiserganj and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi Sonia has not campaigned Modi addressed meetings Sinha. Her husband Shatrughan Dhaurahra, Sitapur, Mohanlalganj, 10 each in (Rae Bareli), will be decided in anywhere in the country except in Sitapur, Banda, Kaushambi, Sinha and daughter and cine star Mohanlalganj, Banda, Fatehpur, Bahraich and Fatehpur and this phase. for Rae Bareli, while Priyanka Bahraich and Barabanki in this Sonakshi Sinha campaigned in Kaushambi, Barabanki, eight each in Banda and Former Union minister Jitin too is focusing in UP only. phase while Shah addressed Lucknow.

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ollywood actress Sonakshi BSinha on Friday appealed to Lucknowites to vote for her mother Poonam Sinha, who has been fielded by the Samajwadi Party. She said she had come to Lucknow as a daughter and not as a heroine and she wanted the people of Lucknow to vote in large num- bers for her mother to enure her victory. Dressed in a light blue chikankari lehenga, the actress elicited a lot of excitement at GPO park from where the roadshow started. Huge crowd of people, including the Samajwadi Party workers, wait- ed anxiously for the actress. Loud cheers rented the air after it was announced that Sonakshi was going to address the gathering. The first word that she uttered was “khamosh” in her father’s style. She then expressed happiness for the kind of support that she was Poonam Sinha, Sonakshi Sinha and Dimple Yadav during the roadshow in Lucknow on Friday witnessing for her mother. “I am so happy to see such “I can see that my mother Party to win with the vision of for Poonam Sinha. She said the a huge crowd supporting my is working very hard and I am party chief and former Chief BJP had stopped all the devel- mother and for that, I wish to very proud of her. I want you Minister Akhilesh Yadav. opmental work carried out by thank the people of Lucknow,” all to vote for her,” she added. “I assure you I will not let the Samajwadi Party. “They she said. She said her mother, Speaking on the occasion, you down. I feel that I am one stopped work at Agra who used to call her ten times Poonam said a government of you and we have to work Expressway, 1090 Women a day, had completely forgotten which had not performed hard to reach the number one Power Line and other schemes. her ever since she started her could not be brought back to position,” she told the crowd. They are merely following the poll campaign. “She is now power. She said that it was Dimple Yadav also divisive politics and we have to devoted to you,” Sonakshi said. important for the Samajwadi appealed to the voters to vote stop them,” Dimple said. Roadshow, awareness programmes result in traffic snarls

(Top) Crowd of youths at voting carnival in Hazratganj, and (above) commuters stranded in traffic jam on Friday Pioneer

PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Schools getting over in the afternoon only added to the riday proved to be a day of problem. With the Hazratganj Ftraffic snarls at Hazratganj road closed due to the carnival, because of several programmes the traffic was diverted towards held in the area and due to VIP the back side in Nazirabad, movement. The traffic diversions which created problems because implemented because of the vot- of the traffic coming from ing carnival at Hazratganj added Saharaganj. At GPO where the to the trouble of commuters in Samajwadi Party workers were and around Hazratganj. collecting for the roadshow, The district administration there was a row of cars, creating organised a voting carnival on bottlenecks for vehicles moving Friday to attract first-time vot- from here towards Ashok Marg ers. A portion of Hazratganj or Vidhan Sabha Marg. The from GPO crossing up to St rush of crowd to have a glimpse Francis’ crossing was closed for of Sonakshi Sinha resulted in a traffic. District Magistrate logjam. Kaushal Raj Sharma said they SP, Traffic, Purnenda Singh were targeting the youths who admitted that it was a chaotic would be voting for the first and hectic day. “The portion of time. He said there were over one the Hazratganj street being lakh new voters. A signature closed, the traffic around it was wall and selfie point were also set impacted. Several other pro- up. The roadshow of SP candi- grammes were also being held in date Poonam Sinha, who was the area simultaneously and it accompanied by daughter and also led to snarls,” he said. actor Sonakshi Sinha, moved “We tried our best to ensure from GPO, Lal Bagh to Novelty smooth traffic flow despite the and also the old parts of diversions and we also used Lucknow, resulting in traffic cranes to remove the vehicles not snarls at various points. parked properly,” he added. Model code of conduct to hit Akshaya Tritiya sales Lucknow (PNS): The now that purchases through e- model code of conduct is sure wallets and debit/credit cards to adversely affect the sales on were in vogue, Jain said most the occasion of Akshaya of the buyers were not com- Tritiya. Organising secretary, fortable with the idea and still Lucknow Sarrafa Association, dealt in cash. Adheesh Jain said Akshaya As per figures vis-a-vis Tritiya was falling on May 7 Akshaya Tritiya, provided by and in view of the model code sarrafa market, 100 kg gold of conduct, people would not worth Rs 9.5 crore was sold in in be able to carry big amount of 2007 while 75 kg gold worth Rs cash with them, and therefore, 9.38 crore in 2008, 70 kg gold the sales would be hit. He said worth Rs 10.43 crore in 2009, 50 most of the transactions were kg gold worth Rs 9.20 crore in made through cash. “With even 2010, 65 kg gold worth Rs 13.65 a thin chain costing not less crore in 2011, 75 kg gold worth than Rs 70,000, we do not Rs 25 crore in 2012, 45 kg gold expect the gold sales to be worth Rs 13 crore in 2013, 42 kg huge,” he said. gold in 2014, 36 kg in 2015, 41 Asked as to why people kg in in 2016, 40 kg in 2017 and preferred cash transactions 40 kg in 2018 were sold. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | MAY 4, 2019 city 04

Editor of Woman succumbs to burns, Hindi daily father alleges dowry death booked for PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW tered a case in this connection has been assigned tasked with power theft and booked the accused under investigating the case. No one young woman, identified Dowry Act on Friday after- was detained since last reports PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Aas Anjali Rani (20), died noon. came in. under mysterious circum- The police said the couple he editor of a Hindi daily stances at her in-laws’ place in got married in May last year. ROAD MISHAP Twas booked for power theft Daulatpur village under Anjali’s father claimed he had A teenager was killed while at his office in Hazratganj. A Malihabad police station late given her in-laws cash and his friend sustained injuries in criminal case was registered on Thursday evening. In a other valuables as per the a road accident near their against him at Hazratganj police complaint, her father demand of Vimlesh’s father house around 11:30 am on police station on Friday. As per Harish Rajvanshi alleged that Juglesh. He told the police that Friday. Police said Rahul reports, a raid was conducted his son-in-law Vimlesh Kumar, Vimlesh and his father were Prajapati (19) and his friend at the newspaper office by the along with eight of his family demanding Rs 2.5 lakh in cash Awadhesh (17) were residents vigilance squad of Lucknow members, thrashed his daugh- from his daughter ever since of Kashi Ram Colony under Electricity Supply ter and then set her ablaze over the marriage was solemnised. Chinhat police station. They Administration (LESA) fol- not bringing enough dowry. Harish said Vimlesh wanted were going for some work on lowing complaints of power However, Anjali’s husband the cash to start his business. a motorcycle when Rahul lost theft for the past several years. claimed she sustained severe However, Vimlesh claimed severe burns while cooking control of the vehicle and it The team found out that burns while cooking on that his relations with Anjali and was rushed to the nearby rammed a road divider. He the entire establishment was Thursday afternoon. She lived were cordial. He denied alle- community health centre from died on the spot while using pilfered power and there with her husband and other in- gations of torture. He claimed where she was referred to Awadhesh was taken to a pri- was no meter installed in the laws. Doctors who attended to that he never had any tiff with KGMU Trauma Centre. She vate nursing from where he was premises. A criminal was also her at the community health his wife ever since they got succumbed to burns there late referred to KGMU Trauma registered against the accused centre said she sustained 90 per married. in the evening. Centre. His condition was said for forcibly taking the sports cent burns. The police regis- He said his wife sustained Circle officer, Malihabad, to be critical. bike from an acquaintance, identified as Imran, last month. Imran told the police only last month that the accused had taken away his Fire breaks out at 3 places motorcycle and was reluctant to return it to him. A voter awareness programme organised by Yuva Gorkha Samaj at Nepalganj, Telibagh, on Friday Pioneer PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW

ire broke out at three dif- Fferent places of the state capital in the past 24 hours. Doctor issues guidelines for diabetics The first incident was report- ed in Naka on the intervening PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW are symptoms of hypoglycaemia, hyper- night of Thursday and Friday. glycaemia, dehydration or acute illness. Police said the fire broke out diabetes specialist of Diabetes Care Dr Tewari said that since diabetes was in a wood godown owned by ACentre, Dr AK Tewari, on Friday told chronic the rules of fast for such patients one Naseem. They said the fire the diabetes patients observing the Ramzan were based on knowing the way of avail- was caused by short circuit. As fast to follow certain fresh guidelines to able treatment. He said in case of any com- per reports, locals saw smoke avoid any complications. Dr Tewari, who plication being felt by such patients dur- emanating from the godown at is also the founder president of HIDA ing the fasting they could break it. The 1 am and they informed the (Health Initiatives and Diabetes Care), dietitian, Amreen Qureshi, who was police. Three fire tenders launched an awareness initiative in this also present at the press conference, elab- reached the spot within 15 and connection and said that proper care dur- orated about the dietary management dur- it took them half-an-hour to ing fasting was vital for diabetics. Ramzan ing Ramzan. She said that the daily rec- douse the flames. No casualty is commencing from May 7. ommended calories should be divided into was reported in the incident Addressing a press conference here, Dr three meals—Sahri , Iftar and dinner and while the losses are being Tewari said during Ramzan the patients one or two snacks, if necessary. She fur- estimated. intending to observe fast required coun- ther said that the diet should be balanced, Elsewhere, in Hussainganj, selling and assistance so that they could controlled and patients with low risk and should include plenty of low and the fire broke out a power sta- avoid any complication later. Pointing out category. Dr Tewari said fasting diabetics medium glycemic fruits and vegetables. tion on Friday afternoon. the guidelines of the International Diabetes should regularly check their blood sugar She said that patients observing a fast Sparking in a cable was said to Federation and Diabetes and Ramadan level (BSL) and get the medicine dose should keep themselves hydrated between be the cause of fire outbreak. Alliance (IDF-DAR), Dr Tewari said those adjusted by the doctor. Moreover ‘pre - sunset and sunrise by taking unsweetened Executive engineer AK medically fit could observe fasting. Ramzan assessment’ was a must before beverages like coconut water, sattu, bael Kaushal said the oil stored in that equipment and other quarters in Lalbagh. Civic Dr Tewari said as per the IDF-DAR fasting to avoid risks, Dr Tewari said and fruit juice without sugar, fresh juices with drums caught the fire which goods worth Rs 5 lakh were authorities said the fire was there were three categories of risks— added “do not try to adjust medicines on fibres and buttermilk which were some spread in no time. Four fire gutted but no causality was caused by short circuit in the patients with a very high risk category, your own and consult the doctor”. He said very good options during this scorching tenders were pressed into ser- reported. room used by staffers of the which include those with a history of hypo- taking ‘Sahri meal’ was necessary. He said summer. Diabetics who were fasting vice and it took them about an In another incident, a fire chief engineer. Six fire tenders glycaemia during the past three months, all the patients should break their fast if should refrain from taking caffeinated hour to extinguish the flames. broke out at the Lucknow doused the flames in an an patients with high risk category and type the blood sugar is 70 mg/dl or low, blood beverages, tobacco and smoking, she The executive engineer said Municipal Corporation head- hour-and-a-half. two diabetes with poor control, type I well sugar is 300 mg/dl and above and if there added. CISH scientists find Chausa wilting in Manikpur, Kunda Diabetic-friendly PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW entire tree has dried up,’ said the they did not want to leave their had dried up during the past paddy variety scientists. The Director said that cultivation. “A few years ago three years and the rate of mor- he scientists of the Central Chausa, a prime variety of guava was the important crop of tality was increasing day by day. TInstitute of Subtropical mango of Manikpur and Kunda, the region but due to the wilting The owner, Nagesh Prasad, given away to Horticulture (CISH) visited was well known for its quality, of plants the farmers discontin- was very much disheartened Manikpur and Kunda due to the taste and bulk availability in the ued its cultivation. Chausa is because he took a lot of time and 350 farmers regular phone calls of the farm- contiguous area. very much related with the efforts to make the full-grown ers and many officials found the “It is one of the important livelihood of the people of the tree of 40 years’ age. Since the PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW mango, Chausa, being diseased. Chausa belts of India capable of region. The input dealers who fruits of this area were sold at a A visit made by the Director of catering to export requirements have little knowledge of mango premium price the farmers had uring the seed distribution event at the Institute, Dr Shailendra also. The life of Chausa farmers diseases of a critical nature a greater attraction towards cul- DCSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal Rajan, and the plant pathologist, has become difficult due to the advised different types of insec- tivation of mangoes, he said. and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP) of Dr P. Shukla, revealed that the sudden drying up of a large ticides and pesticides as per Since this was not a com- Improved Samba Mahsuri, a bacterial trees in the region of Manikpur number of mango trees. The their limited understanding,” he mon disease, Dr PK Shukla per- blight disease-resistant and diabetic- and Kunda were badly infected plant may be very young and up said. Several farmers accompa- sonally demonstrated step by friendly rice variety was developed. The with mango wilt which was a to 60 years old. The sudden dry- nied the team which moved step how to manage it and what DG, CSIR, Dr Sekhar Mande, stressed new disease in the area. ing up of the plant which yield- from one orchard to another for were the precautions to be taken that research activities and achieve- “Several orchards were vis- ed more than a quintal of man- learning more about the diseases for controlling its spread in the ments of all the CSIR labs should be ited by the team and the mango goes is a big setback to the farm- and their management. In one of orchard. The farmers partici- taken to the common people in an effec- wilt disease was found to be the ers, said Rajan. the orchards 98 per cent trees pated in all these demonstrations tive manner. The seeds of this improved cause of drying trees. In some He said that the farmers of had dried up and the mortality to understand many additional paddy variety have been developed by cases a few big branches were the region had become accus- was high because 17 per cent of things related to mango the scientists of CSIR-Centre for infected and in some cases the tomed to mango growing and the trees of the surveyed orchard cultivation. Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, and the ICAR- Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR), CITYBRIEFS Hyderabad. Today the seeds were dis- tributed among the 350 farmers from Barabanki, Sitapur, Faizabad, COUNSELLING CLASSES FOR building and marched towards Hardoi road WALKATHON Ambedkarnagar, Gorakhpur, Ghaziabad ACID ATTACK SURVIVORS and neighbouring areas. The students also and other districts of the state at the took oath to motivate their neighbours and CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal family members. Chief development officer and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow. Each Manish Bansal was present on the occasion farmer was provided 10 kgs of paddy and he asked the students to motivate their seeds free of cost. parents and neighbours to go out and vote. AWARENESS CAMPAIGN SCHOOLSCAN A team of students, along with other fac- ulty members from the Legal Aid Clinic, BBAU’s department of Law, organised a voter OPEN DAY awareness campaign on board a Metro ‘Open Day’ celebrations were held train and LMRC premises. The team trav- at City Montessori School, Anand Nagar, elled between Krishna Nagar and Hazratganj on Friday. The students showcased Indira Gandhi National Open University stations, spreading the message through plac- their talents in presentations of art & organised counselling classes for its ten acid ards, posters and slogans. They interacted To raise awareness about a range of craft and science projects, music, English attack survivor students through ‘mobile with the fellow passengers and urged them issues, such as importance of voting and speaking, sports, computer etc. The cel- study centre’ at a café in Gomti Nagar. to cast their votes on the basis of good gov- healthy living, Vodafone Idea Limited organ- ebrations were organised, especially to Officials said they were determined to pro- ised a ‘walkathon’ in Lucknow on Friday. The create a bond between home and school vide higher education at the doorsteps of the walk for a cause was aimed at helping peo- through which parents can know the learners who were deprived and unable to ple realise the power of their vote and drive efforts of school in ensuring holistic reach the study centre due to other com- them to exercise their franchise when city development of their wards. Earlier, the mitments. Assistant regional director Kirti goes to poll on May 6. District Magistrate programme began with an all-religion Vikram Singh informed the acid attack sur- Kaushal Raj Sharma flagged off the 5-km and world peace prayer. vivors about the rules and processes related walkathon which started from Vodafone to IGNOU. In January earlier this year, the Idea’s office in Vibhuti Khand. Lucknow centre sponsored 10 acid attack sur- vivors and encouraged them to enrol in IMPORTANCE OF CONTRACEPTION Certificate Programme in Food and Gynecologist Dr Pushpa Jaiswal, while Nutrition (CFN). He said IGNOU was run- addressing mediapersons at Shriram ning an FM radio channel called ‘Gyanvani’ Memorial Hospital on Friday, emphasised through which it offers quality educational that using contraception was important programme, Interactive Radio Counselling during the post-partum period (up to six (IRC). ernance and development and not on the weeks after delivery) in a woman’s life. “New basis of cast or religion. Meanwhile, tiny-tots mothers need to be aware that the first year VOTER AWARENESS RALLY of The Hermitage School (Aliganj) enjoyed after childbirth is not only a time of transi- St Joseph Inter College (Thakurganj) a Metro ride on Friday. They were also tion, adjustment and adaptation but also organised a voter awareness rally on Friday. briefed about the ticket vending machines from the perspective of planning and spac- The rally started from the new campus and special feature inside the trains. ing the next pregnancy. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | MAY 4, 2019 nation 05

House fuels pollute FROM SUPREME COURT Hearing on matching Payment service will Justice AK Sikri appointed be launched only after outdoor air: Study of VVPAT slips with complying with RBI to look into Haryana Judicial norms: WhatsApp ARCHANA JYOTI n NEW DELHI AS PER THE WHO, 3.8 MILLION PEOPLE A YEAR DIE PREMATURELY FROM ILLNESS EVMs next week ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE HOUSEHOLD AIR POLLUTION CAUSED BY THE INEFFICIENT USE OF New Delhi: f India cuts down consump- SOLID FUELS AND KEROSENE FOR COOKING. AMONG THESE: New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday Service recruitment issue Instant mes- Ition of dirty household fuels * 27% are due to pneumonia agreed to hear next week a review plea filed saging app such as wood, dung, coal and * 18% from stroke by 21 Opposition leaders seeking further New Delhi: The Supreme Court on WhatsApp on kerosene that produce high lev- increase in random matching of VVPAT Friday appointed former apex court judge Friday told the els of household air pollution * 27% from ischaemic heart disease slips with EVMs in the ongoing general Justice AK Sikri to look into the evalua- Supreme with a range of health-damaging * 20% from chronic obstructive pulmonary elections. tion process of the main exam for the post Court that it is pollutants, it can save as many disease (COPD) The apex court had on April 8 direct- of Civil Judge (Junior Division) in conducting a as 2,70,000 lives every year, * 8% from lung cancer ed the Election Commission to increase Haryana, in which only nine people were trial run of its payment service according to a joint study con- random matching of Voter Verifiable Paper shortlisted out of more than 1,100 candi- and will comply with RBI norms ducted by researchers from dioxide and methane, these to fix air pollution — they've got Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with Electronic dates. The exam was conducted to fill 107 on data localisation before University of California, dirty fuels kick out chemicals to stop garbage burning, they've Voting Machines (EVMs) in five polling vacancies. launching the full service. Berkeley and the India Institute and other fine particulate mat- got to control the power plants, booths per Assembly segment from one A Bench headed by Chief Justice The trial run is likely to be of Technology (IIT), Delhi. ter that can stick in the lungs and they've got to control vehicles booth. Ranjan Gogoi said more than 1,100 can- completed by July end this year, There are 3,000 chemicals trigger a whole host of diseases, and so forth. But they need to The top court, however, had not agreed didates appeared for the main exam and it said. that have been identified in including pneumonia, heart dis- recognise the fact that house- to the demand of 21 Opposition leaders for only nine have qualified. A bench of Justices R F wood smoke, and if taken at a ease, stroke, lung cancer and holds are very important con- counting of at least 50 per cent of VVPAT The Bench said Justice (retd) Sikri will Nariman and Vineet Saran was macro level, it is very similar to chronic obstructive pulmonary tributors to outdoor air pollu- slips with EVMs in every Assembly seg- look into whether the evaluation was ious RTI applications were filed immedi- hearing a plea filed by an NGO, tobacco smoke, they warned. disease. In 2015, India's average tion, too." ment. acceptable or not and will submit the ately after the result of the main exami- Centre for Accountability and "Household fuels are the sin- annual air pollution level was 55 In 2016, India instituted a Opposition leaders led by Andhra report to the apex court. nation seeking disclosure of marks, copies Systemic Change (CASC), gle biggest source of outdoor air micrograms per cubic meter (ug national programme to distrib- Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu The Bench, also comprising Justice of answer scripts, model answers and which has claimed that pollution in India," said Kirk R m-3) of fine particulate matter. ute clean burning stoves and Naidu had sought the review of the apex Deepak Gupta, directed the Punjab and marking criteria, but to no avail and the WhatsApp has not fully com- Smith, professor of global envi- Complete mitigation of bio- propane to 80 million impover- court's order, saying the "increase from 1 Haryana High Court to submit answer interview tests were scheduled on the basis plied with RBI's circular which ronmental health at UC mass as fuel — which could be ished households, or about 500 to 5 is not a reasonable number and does sheets to Justice Sikri. of the already declared results. prescribed data localisation Berkeley and director of the achieved through widespread million people. The rationale not lead to satisfaction desired by this The top court's order came on a plea The petitioners have also alleged that norms. Collaborative Clean Air Policy electrification and distribution of behind this programme was to court". filed by 92 aspirants to the post of Civil there was a "serious problem" with the Senior advocates Kapil Sibal Centre. "We looked at what clean-burning propane to rural prevent illness due to cooking The plea was mentioned for urgent Judge (Junior Division) in Haryana, seek- evaluation method being conducted for and Arvind Datar, appearing for would happen if they only areas — would cut India's aver- and heating smoke trapped hearing before a bench comprising Chief ing quashing of the result of its Main selecting judicial officers in Haryana. the messenger app owned by cleaned up households, and we age annual air pollution to 38 ug within the home. Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak (Written) Examination which was A total 14,301 students took the pre- US-based Facebook, told the came to this counterintuitive m-3, just below the country's However, Smith hopes the Gupta. declared on April 11. The apex court had liminary examination held on December bench that they are only having result that the whole country National Ambient Air Quality study's findings will bolster sup- Senior advocate Abhishek Manu on April 29 directed the Punjab and 22, 2018 for total 107 vacancies. a trial run which is likely to be would reach national air pollu- Standard of 40 ug m-3. While port for reducing outdoor air Singhvi, appearing for petitioners, told the Haryana High Court Registry not to "1,282 students, out of 14,301, who completed by July and it will not tion standards if they did that." this is still far above the World pollution, as well. Similar pro- bench that the review plea be listed for hear- appoint any civil judge in Haryana with- were declared successful in preliminary launch payments services with- Smith is co-author of a Health Organisation (WHO) grammes have been successful ing next week. out its nod. examination, took the main examination out fully complying with RBI paper describing the analysis standard of 10 ug m-3, it could in China, where air pollution is The bench accepted Singhvi's submis- The petition challenged the selection held on March 15 and 17, 2019," it said. norms. that appeared this week in the still have dramatic impacts on now on the decline in 80 cities. sion and said the matter will be heard next process and evaluation method adopted The plea further said that it was "sur- "We cannot launch the journal Proceedings of the the health of the country's resi- "We've realised that pollution week. in the examination on the grounds of prising" and "invited disbelief" that at least product without complying with National Academy of Sciences. dents, Smith said. may start in the kitchen, but it The plea said: "The petitioners submit being "unreasonable, arbitrary and mala 20-30 candidates, who had appeared for the norms," Sibal said. Till early 2016, nearly half of "You can't have a clean envi- doesn't stay there — it goes out- that the aforesaid increase to a mere 2 per fide". It alleged that if the examination's the main exam but were not selected for Advocate Virag Gupta, the Indian population was ronment when about half the side, it goes next door, it goes cent is not sufficient and will not make any selection process was not stayed, it would the interview are those who have already appearing for the NGO, said that reliant on biomass for household houses in India are burning dirty down the street and it becomes substantial difference to the situation that cause irreparable damage to the petition- cleared judicial examinations of other WhatsApp was allowed to run fuel. In addition to generating fuels every day," Smith said. part of the general outdoor air existed prior to the passing of the impugned ers and other un-successful candidates. states or are sitting judges in their respec- the trial of its payments services greenhouse gases like carbon "India has got to do other things pollution," Smith said. order. PTI The petitioners have alleged that var- tive States. PTI with one million users. PTI Irani winning from Amethi: Goyal MUZAFFARPUR SHELTER HOME CASE

PNS n NEW DELHI Goyal claimed that the way Goyal said Rahul had won 11 girls allegedly murdered by Brajesh, others: CBI party was going it may touch a Amethi by the margin of three s Amethi goes to poll on lower figure than what it got in lakh vote in 2009 which New Delhi: In a sensational accused, a particular spot in a from the statement of excavated and a bundle of AMonday, BJP on Friday last Lok Sabha poll. He, how- declined to one lakh in 2014 . revelation by CBI in the burial ground was excavated victims recorded by IOs (inves- bones were recovered from claimed that its candidate ever, did not elaborate on his He said Irani would have Supreme Court on Friday, 11 from where a bundle of bones tigating officers) and the spot," CBI said in the affi- Smriti Irani has an upper hand analysis. trounced Rahul in 2014 itself girls were allegedly murdered was recovered. NIMHANS (National Institute davit filed on an application in the seat and Congress pres- The BJP leader insisted but for "our delay in announc- by key accused Brajesh Thakur Several girls were alleged- of Mental Health and which had alleged that it had ident Rahul Gandhi was "losing that BJP's nominee Irani was ing her name". "This time round and his accomplices and "bun- ly raped and sexually abused at Neuro-Sciences) team, names not conducted a proper probe steam" in his home con- winning from Amethi and our sister will win", he said. dle of bones" recovered from a an NGO-run shelter home at of 11 girls emerged who were in the case. stituency. pointed to Rahul's move to con- Amethi votes in the fourth- burial ground in the Muzaffarpur in Bihar and the said to be allegedly murdered The matter came up for Addressing a Press confer- test from a second Lok Sabha phase of polling on Monday. Muzaffarpur shelter home sex- issue had come to light fol- by the accused Brajesh Thakur hearing on Friday before a ence here, BJP leader and constituency in Kerala. Goyal Rahul's sister and Congress ual abuse case. lowing a report by the Tata and his accomplices," the CBI bench comprising Chief Justice Union Minister Piyush Goyal said Congress leader did good General Secretary-in-charge of In its affidavit filed in the Institute of Social Sciences said. Ranjan Gogoi and Justice maintained that the US Gallup by not selecting a seat in Eastern Uttar Pradesh has been top court, CBI stated that from (TISS). "Based on the facts Deepak Gupta. polls survey report has given Karnataka as he claimed that campaigning in Amethi as the statement of victims record- The probe into the case was revealed by one accused, name- The bench said that it would credit to Modi-Government the Congress was on a losing Irani alleged that Rahul was a ed during the probe, names of transferred to CBI and the ly Guddu Patel during his issue a formal notice to the CBI for making people "secure" and tracking in the southern state "missing MP". Rahul has held 11 girls have emerged, who accomplices. agency has chargesheeted 21 interrogation, a particular spot on the application and the "safe" during its tenure. governed by Congress-JD(S) Amethi for three consecutive were said to be allegedly mur- The agency said that on the people, including Thakur. in burial ground as identified agency would file its response Hitting out at the Congress, coalition. times. dered by Thakur and his pointing out of one of the "During investigation, by accused Guddu Patel was within four weeks. PTI INSHORT GLOBAL TERRORIST CBI books ESIC doctors for taking EC RELAXES POLL CODE IN 4 ANDHRA DISTRICTS New Delhi: Responding to the France welcomes Azhar listing ` written request of the Andhra 1 cr bribe from medicine supplier Pradesh Chief Minister PNS n NEW DELHI a statement soon after the inci- we are moving very closely and Chandrababu Naidu, the Election dent on February 14. Forty very fast with India," he said. PNS n NEW DELHI then working as medical offi- Vikas Gupta had official deal- Commission (EC) has lifted code ailing the listing of Jaish- Central Reserve Police Macron had visited New Delhi cer, and Goldar as Director ings with Goel Medicos and of conduct in four districts He-Mohammad(JeM)chief Force(CRPF)personnel were In March last year. he CBI has booked two (medical), Delhi, had alleged- Basant Goel, an empanelled Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, East Masood Azhar as a "global ter- killed in a suicide attack in Meanwhile, diplomatic Tdoctors of ESIC for ly induced the supplier to pay chemist for supply of day to Godavari and Visakhapatnam. rorist" by the United Nations Pulwama and the JeM had sources said providing more allegedly taking a bribe of `1 `1 crore as bribe for awarding day medicines and drugs and This will enable the State Sanctions Committee two days claimed responsibility for the hard credible evidence to UN crore from a medicine suppli- a contract in Central Rate dressings to various hospitals Government to take up relief back, France on Friday said for act. Sanctions Committee finally er with the assurance of get- Contract (CRC) of ESIC for and dispensaries of Delhi and operations without going to EC the first time, a consensus has & Kashmir Assembly. All Zeigler said France can led to the listing of Azhar ting him listed as an agent of supply of medicine and dress- NCR. The said chemist was for permissions. emerged in the world and all efforts to impose sanctions appreciate and gauge the sig- which China also backing it. a noted pharmaceutical man- ings by engaging him a agent allocated and was supplying the members of the United against JeM had earlier failed. nificance of this the UN deci- Evidence by several countries ufacturer under Central rate of a reputed manufacturer medicines to VK Nagar dis- PM’S IMAGE REMARK: Nations Security Then France took the lead and sion on Tuesday last and said was given after China on contract. during the process of ensuing pensary of which Vikas Gupta JAITLEY MOCKS RaGa Council(UNSC) stood firmly moved the UN body in 2017 listing Azhar as a global ter- March 13 put on hold the list- Vikas Gupta and Kajal tender for CRC, according to was the IMO. Therefore, New Delhi: Taking a dig at Rahul on the issue. Moreover, France for getting Azhar listed as a rorist has "concrete conse- ing, they said adding the pro- Goldar, both medical officers the FIR. Basant Goel has business inter- Gandhi, Finance Minister Arun took the lead in getting him global terrorist but the attempt quences." These entailed freez- posal to designate Azhar has to of Employees' State Insurance Basant Goel, the supplier, est and dealings as well as Jaitley on Friday wondered how declared as a "global terrorist" did not succeed. However, after ing of all his assets and restric- stand stringent legal scrutiny. Corporation (ESIC), now post- allegedly paid `1 crore to acquaintance with both the the Congress president could in the European Union(EU) the Pulwama attack, France tion on getting finances and Moreover, the evidence ed at its hospitals in Tirunelveli Gupta — `38 lakh in his officers," said the complaint, damage the image of Prime and it may also get through. took the initiative and last international travel. given to the UN clearly high- and Kolhapur respectively, account, `10 lakh in his wife's which now part of the FIR. Minister Narendra Modi who is Making this assertion here, year, put Azhar on its ban list. On efforts to fight terror- lighted link between Azhar have been booked by the CBI account and another `52 lakh Goel also furnished video riding on the peak of his French ambassador to India, France, the UK and the US had ism, he said India has been and the JeM and terrorist activ- for alleged criminal conspira- in cash on various dates to be evidence of the negotiations popularity. The dynasts have Alexandre Zeigler, said France moved a fresh proposal to invited to attend the G-7 meet- ities, sources said adding not cy, cheating and under the rel- delivered to Goldar. with the two doctors who self-illusionary opinion about played a vital role in getting declare Azhar as global terror- ing in France later this year and mentioning Pulwama and evant provisions of the On receiving complaint received the bribe from him. themselves and tend to become Azhar designated as a global ist by the UN in the wake of the one of the topics will be cyber Kashmir in the final proposal Prevention of Corruption Act. from Goel, the ESIC conduct- The ESIC also alleged sus- megalomaniacs, he said adding terrorist though the process February 14 Pulwama terror space terrorism. "The fight was more technical but the The action has been initi- ed a vigilance inquiry which picious high-value transac- "Rahul Gandhi is no exception". was long. Highlighting his attack. against terrorism is one of the larger objective of listing the ated on a complaint from the confirmed payment of `48 tions in Gupta's accounts and Jaitley was referring to Rahul's country's support in this effort, Stressing on the point pillars of our strategic part- JeM succeeded. They also said ESIC which conducted a vigi- lakh to Vikas Gupta and his property dealings by him dur- statement quoted by a media the envoy said France backed about consensus, the ambas- nership with India. Our two the UNSC condemnation of lance probe against the two on wife Geeta Gera, the com- ing 2013 and onwards for organisation that "I have India in 2001 when there was sador said it was for the first leaders had recalled this during Pulwama incident helped in the a complaint from a Delhi- plaint from ESIC said. which no satisfactory expla- dismantled Modi's image... I will an attack on Parliament of time that the UNSC con- the State visit of President final process of getting the based medicine supplier. "It has also been estab- nation could be provided by damage his image". India and earlier on the Jammu demned the Pulwama attack in Macron and I can tell you that JeM listed. During 2016-17 Gupta, lished that Kajal Goldar and him. SC TO HEAR PLEA OF AIADMK MLA ON MAY 6 New Delhi: The Supreme Court Boost to Unnat Bharat Abhiyan agreed to hear on May 6, a plea Madhya Pradesh of an AIADMK MLA VT Kalaiselvan who has been served PNS n NEW DELHI other leading institutions with CSCs will a notice by Tamil Nadu Assembly further strengthen the government's speaker for indulging in "anti- SC e-Governance Services India vision of Digital India. It will also new ATM for party activities" under the Anti- CLimited, a Special Purpose Vehicle improve the technical skills of our defection law. under the Ministry of Electronics & IT, VLEs and make CSCs future-ready to has tied up with Indian Institute of implement more government schemes," Cong, says BJP CONG ATTACKS MODI OVER Technology (IIT)-Kanpur to upscale said CSC CEO Dr. Dinesh Tyagi. BANKING SYSTEM FAILURE 'Unnat Bharat Abhiyan', the HRD The 15 higher education institutions New Delhi: The BJP on Friday Describing Madhya Pradesh Ministry's programme which is spear- which have been associated with CSC attacked the Congress over as a new ATM of Congress, Rao heading to evolve solutions for accel- are IIT-Kanpur; School of Management unaccounted money being alleged that as per entries in a erating sustainable growth in rural Sciences, Lucknow; Bundelkhand traced from "close associates" of diary traced by Income Tax India. University, Jhansi; Allahabad College of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Department, senior Congress Under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, Engineering & Management; Pranveer Kamal Nath, saying the State has leaders Digvijay Singh and IIT-Kanpur has brought together 15 Singh Institute of Technology, Kanpur; become a "new ATM" for the Randeep Surjewala also got a cut leading higher education institutions tional institutions under Unnat Bharat ventions of IIT Kanpur," said Dr. Reeta Kiranlata Singh Mahavidyalaya, grand old party. from this unaccounted cash. New Delhi: The Congress on from UP who have now agreed to work Abhiyan will adopt gram panchayats Singh from IIT Kanpur who is heading Fatehpur; Seth Badri Prasad Smriti Addressing a Press confer- The Congress dismissed the Friday said the banking system with CSC for the development of vil- and equip them with all citizen-centric Unnat Bharat Abhiyan project. College, Jalaun; SRSSD College, ence at the party office, BJP charge, saying it was a sign of was in tatters as the number of lages under the scheme. IIT Kanpur has services through CSCs. These institu- "All the participating institutions Auraiya; Virendra Singh Group of spokesperson GVL Narasimha desperation of the ruling party. wilful defaulters had doubled already adopted five villages — tions will train village level entrepre- have been informed about various ser- Institutions, Unnav; Allen House Rao alleged that the Congress Senior party leader Anand during the last five years of the Hridayapur, Baikanthpur, Ishwariganj, neurs (VLEs) who run CSCs as part of vices being delivered through CSC to cit- Institutions; Rama University; National dispensation in the state is Sharma said that raising these Narendra Modi Government. Pratappur Hari and Saxupurva — sit- the village development plan. The izens and further potential which CSCs Post Graduate College, Lucknow; "minting money and diverting issues at this stage shows the Congress spokesperson uated on the outskirts of Kanpur for its VLEs will also be skilled about the use offer in empowering communities and Lucknow Polytechnic, Lucknow; government funds. Rs 281 crore mindset of the BJP and the rul- Randeep Singh Surjewala overall development. of solar energy, cleanliness, and use of overall village development. We hope Dayanand Girl's PG College and CSM unaccounted cash was traced ing Government which were tweeted, " 5,090 creditors have "As many as 15 affiliated educa- modern technologies through inter- that this relationship of IIT-Kanpur and Degree College, Chitrakoot. from his close associates". panicking. PTI increased to 11,000 creditors." LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | MAY 4, 2019

06 Mala, Helen, Nargis: How are cyclones named?

PNS n NEW DELHI and the Pacific Panel on nated in Arabian Sea, off the These lists are used sequen- communicated to the director “Before the end of 1900s, Tropical Cyclones, at its twen- Gujarat coast between tially and they are not rotated general of the IMD. forecasters started using male ala, Helen, Nargis and ty-seventh session held in 2000 September to October 2004. It every few years, unlike the According to the IMD, in names for those forming in the MNilofer may sound like in Muscat, Oman, agreed to made landfall in the state, but Atlantic and Eastern Pacific lists. the beginning, storms were Southern Hemisphere. Since the names of yesteryear assign names to the tropical impacted both India and “A storm causes so much named arbitrarily. Laxman 1953, Atlantic tropical storms Bollywood actors, but they are, cyclones in the Bay of Bengal Pakistan. death and destruction that its Singh Rathore, a former direc- have been named from lists in fact, lethal cyclones that have and Arabian Sea. Cyclone Phetai, suggested name is considered for retire- tor general of the IMD, said the originated by the National brought violent winds, heavy After long deliberations by Thailand, originated in the ment and hence is not used practice of naming the storm Hurricane Centre. They are rains and wreaked destruc- among the member countries, Bay of Bengal and made land- repeatedly. first started in the United now maintained and updated tion. As Cyclone Fani pound- the naming of tropical cyclones fall in Andhra Pradesh, rav- “If the public wants to sug- States. This helped identify it by an international committee ed the Odisha coast on Friday, over north Indian Ocean com- aging the coastal districts in gest the name of a cyclone to be and also aided the researchers. of the World Meteorological the name ‘Phoni”, which was menced from September 2004. December last year. included in the list, the pro- Earlier, the storm was Organisation,” the IMD added. suggested by Bangladesh, also The eight countries along The next cyclone, when- posed name must meet some named after the coast it hit, Storms over South Pacific evoked curiosity. How the the Bay of Bengal and Arabian ever it originates, will be named fundamental criteria,” a circu- Rathore added. “Then the mid- and Indian Ocean are known as Cyclones named? Sea suggest names that are ‘Vayu’, suggested by India. lar on naming the cyclones over 1900s saw the start of practice cyclones. In the North Atlantic, Mritunjay Mohapatra, the sequentially listed. The nations Of the 64 names suggested the North Indian Ocean said. of using feminine names for central North Pacific, and east- Additional Director General of suggest names alphabetically - by these eight countries, 57 “The name should be short storms. In the pursuit of a more ern North Pacific, the term the India Meteorological - Bangladesh, India, Maldives, have been utilised. Some of the and readily understood when organised and efficient naming hurricane is used. Department (IMD), said Fani, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Sri names suggested by India are broadcast. Further, the names system, meteorologists later The same type of distur- pronounced as ‘Foni’, means a Lanka and Thailand. Agni, Jali, Bijli, Akash, while must not be culturally sensitive decided to identify storms bance in the Northwest Pacific snake’s hood. The Regional Specialised Mala, Helen and Nilofar were and must not convey some using names from a list is called a typhoon, according The World Meteorological Meteorological Centre (RSMC) the names list. The identifica- Bengal. So, for instance, suggested by Sri Lanka, unintended and potentially arranged alphabetically,” the to the National Ocean Service Organisation/Economic and based here gives a tropical tion system covers both the Bangladesh suggested ‘Onil’ Bangladesh and Pakistan inflammatory meaning,” it IMD said explaining the gen- of the US’ National Oceanic Social Commission for Asia cyclone an identification from Arabian Sea and the Bay of the first in the list. Onil origi- respectively. added. The name can be esis of the naming process. Atmospheric Administration. Pictures: PTI SIDELIGHTS WHAT MAKES FANI SPECIAL * Between 1965 and 2017, India * Timing and strength are two factors that make Cyclone Fani, was hit by 145 cyclonic storms COASTAL ANDHRA ESCAPES ‘FANI’ FURY pronounced as Foni, different from most other tropical cyclones in that were classified as severe, very severe, extremely severe Coastal Andhra Pradesh escaped the fury of extremely severe cyclonic this time of the year. Cyclone Fani started developing around April 25 storm ‘Fani’, which hit Odisha coast near Puri on Friday, officials said. and has made a landfall this morning in Odisha on the east coast and super cyclonic storm. Of these, only 7 were in April and Though the cyclone had an impact on 700 villages in north coastal * Traversing for nearly 10 days over the sea allowed Fani to gather such 27 in May Andhra, the calamity passed off without causing any loss of life or strength that it is now classified as an extremely severe cyclone. * major property damage. The cyclone triggered heavy rain in parts of Generally, tropical cyclones over the Bay of Bengal have a lifespan of Most of these cyclones (90 i.e. Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts. Srikakulam four-seven days. But Cyclone Fani is different 62%) were generated between district bordering Odisha witnessed the maximum impact. The gusty October and December Indian subcontinent winds speeding up to 140 km per hour uprooted trees and electricity experiences cyclones from 2 7 DEADLIEST CYCLONES HAVE HIT INDIA SINCE 1970s poles, affecting power supply and road transport. Chief Minister N. basins: Bay of Bengal basin Chandrababu Naidu told reporters after a review meeting in the state capital Amaravati that 733 villages were affected and restoration works and Arabian Sea basin. Of the One of India’s strongest cyclones was low-pressure system in the Andaman were completed in 408 villages by Friday evening. two, more cyclones are the one that affected Andhra Pradesh Sea. Over 124 deaths were reported generated in the Bay of in 1977. With the lowest pressure of during the time ASSAM ON ALERT AS FANI LIKELY TO HIT TODAY Bengal and cyclones here about 919 mbar, the cyclone claimed The Gujarat cyclone in 2015 claimed The Assam Government has sounded an alert in all districts of the have also been more severe the lives of as many as 50,000 people the lives of over 84 people when it hit state following a warning that Cyclone Fani will lash Assam and other than the one generated over The 1999 Orissa (now Odisha) the western regions of India the Arabian Sea parts of the northeastern region for two days starting Saturday early super-cyclone claimed the lives of Cyclone Thane in 2011 was a hours. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) at Guwahati said The reason why tropical over 15,000 people. Winds reached strongest tropical cyclone, which that there will be heavy to very heavy rains in most of the northeastern cyclones are more prone to the speed of 260 kmph majorly affected Tamil Nadu and states including Assam on April 4 and 5 and strong surface winds with the Bay of Bengal is that its The Machilipatnam cyclone in 1990 Andhra Pradesh. The cyclone left at speeds of up to 40 km per hour. “Extremely severe cyclonic storm, surface temperature is more claimed the lives of over 950 people. least 33 people dead Fani (pronounced as ‘Foni’) over west central Bay of Bengal has than that of the Arabian Sea. The lowest pressure of the cyclone already hit coastal region of Odisha. It is very likely to impact Assam Tropical cyclones generally Cyclone Phailin in 2013 caused the was about 920 mbar deaths of over 23 people. It affected and other northeastern states on late Friday night or Saturday early need a temperature of morning. There will be heavy to very heavy rain accompanied by around 28 d Celsius. The Bay Cyclone Hudhud in 2014, which hit mostly the regions of Andaman and major parts of eastern India and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, strong winds,” said Sanjay O’Neill Shaw, Deputy Director General of of Bengal is more conducive the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) based in Guwahati. to this than the Arabian Sea neighbouring Nepal, originated from a Odisha and Jharkhand BOLLYWOOD CELEBS PRAY FOR SAFETY OF PEOPLE A slew of Bollywood celebrities including Abhishek Bachchan, Centre with people Tamannaah Bhatia and Riteish Deshmukh have prayed for the safety of AIIMS cancels exam in Bhubaneswar those who have been affected by the cyclonic storm Fani. The hit by Fani: PM extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani with wind speed touching nearly New Delhi: Due to Cyclone will be conducted for students 200 kmph that made landfall earlier on Friday on the eastern coast Fani that hit hard eastern coast affected by this cancellation as Jaipur: Prime Minister wreaking havoc in Odisha, will cross several districts in the state of Odisha on Friday, the All soon as normalcy returns”. Narendra Modi said on Friday before advancing to neighbouring West Bengal. India Institute of Medical The examination is only that the Centre stood with the Sciences, (AIIMS), Delhi has cancelled for the candidates people in states hit by cyclone EC RELAXES MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT IN ANDHRA canceled the AIIMS PG Exam who were allotted Fani. Modi said, “I want to The Election Commission on Friday relaxed the model code of conduct 2019 examination centre at Bhubaneswar exam centres. assure the families affected by (MCC) in four districts of Andhra Pradesh to facilitate rescue and Bhubaneswar. In the notice The examination at the the cyclone that we are with rehabilitation works in the wake of the extremely severe cyclonic released by AIIMS, the exam- other centres, however, would them at this point of hour. We storm, Fani. Chief Electoral Officer of Andhra Pradesh had requested ination, which is scheduled be conducted as per the sched- have collected fresh updates the EC to relax the provisions of MCC in East Godavari, for this Sunday May 5, 2019 ule. The revised dates for from the officials and had Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts. would not be conducted in Bhubaneshwar centre would be released a fund of Rs 1,000 crore Bhubaneswar. Exam would be released by AIIMS New Delhi for relief work on Thursday. CYCLONE FANI TO AFFECT WEATHER IN NEPAL conducted on a different date at a later date. As for the “Rescue teams have been Extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani which made landfall in the for the affected candidates. AIIMS MBBS 2019 examina- operationalised. The National Indian state of Odisha on Friday, is expected to affect the regular Union Health and Welfare tion, there is no update. Disaster Response Force pattern of weather conditions in some parts of Nepal, weather officials Secretary Preeti Sudan tweet- AIIMS would be releasing (NDRF), Indian Coast Guard, said here. Although the cyclone is not likely to make its way to Nepal, ed that, “AIIMS PG exam is the admit cards for the MBBS Indian Navy and Indian Army light to moderate rain coupled with lightning and strong winds will scheduled on 5th May. Due to examination on May 15 on — all have been working with occur in some parts of the Himalayan nation’s eastern and central cyclone Fani, AIIMS Delhi is aiimsexams.org, said a senior the administration. Coming regions on Friday and Saturday, according to the Nepal Weather BENGAL ON ALERT cancelling the exam centre in official from the Health together to combat bad times Forecast. Bhubaneswar. Another exam Ministry. PNS is the spirit of India.” IANS CYCLONE FANI TO HAVE NO MAJOR IMPACT ON LANKA Tropical cyclone Fani will not have a major impact on Sri Lanka in the CM postpones poll programme coming days, Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said here on Friday. The powerful cyclone slammed into India’s eastern SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA in Sundarbans had been evac- storm is likely fade into a coastline on Friday, bringing torrential rain and winds of up to 200 uated and local villagers had “severe cyclonic depression” by km/h. It is one of the most severe storms to hit the region in recent ith super-cyclonic storm been shifted to those places. the time it would enter Bengal years. Assistant Director of DMC Pradeep Kodippili said that cyclone WFani ravaging Odisha “Taking lesson from Aila,” sometime in the wee hours of Fani was expected to increase wind speeds up to 200 km per hour and coastal belt and appearing in no that struck Bengal causing Saturday, weather office said although there was no major threat to Sri Lanka, officials were mood to spare Bengal the State extensive damages in 2009 the advising “chances should not be deployed in several districts in case of an emergency. Government went on maxi- Government had taken taken and people should be on mum alert state with Chief unprecedented measures, a maximum alert.” EC TAKES ALL MEASURES TO PROTECT EVMS, VVPATS Minister Mamata Banerjee can- senior official said. The State Government had With Cyclone Fani barreling its way to West Bengal from Odisha, the celling her election rallies for The Chief Minister said “be directed owners of ‘The 42’ the Election Commission has taken all measures to protect strongrooms the coming 48 hours. alert, take care and stay safe for tallest building in India to where EVMs and VVPATs have been stored, a senior EC official said on The Chief Minister who the next two days but don’t remove the tall crane affixed to Friday. The EVMs and VVPATs are for use in the seven parliamentary was currently camping at panic. I am personally super- it. While the Railways cancelled constituencies going to the polls in the fifth phase in the state on Kharagpur some 50 miles from vising the situation on war a number of local trains mov- Monday, he said. EC officers in the state held video conferences with the sea was personally moni- footing. All the election-relat- ing down south to Sunderban district magistrates and telephonic meetings during the day with senior toring the situation even as the ed programmes have been post- regions of Diamond Harbour, officials on precautionary measures needed to be taken for the VVPATs state administration evacuated poned for the next 48 hours.” Canning, Namkhana causing and the EVMs. several lakh people from the In Kolkata Mayor Firhad massive passenger snarl at RLYS TO TRANSPORT RELIEF MATERIAL AT NO COST coastal regions. Hakim ordered evacuation of Sealdah Railway Station. Tourists had been evacu- people from shanties and hut- “Trains are being run sparing- The railways will transport aid and relief materials free of cost to ated from beach joints of ments. “Several thousand peo- ly considering the entry time of cyclone ‘Fani’ affected Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh, the Digha, Mandarmani, ple have been shifted to com- the storm,” an Eastern Railway national transporter said on Friday, in the wake of large-scale Shankarpur, Tajpur, Home munity halls and roadside shops official said. Flights out of devastation by cyclonic storm. Ministry sources said adding have been closed,” a senior Netaji Subhas International MEGHALAYA BRACES FOR CYCLONE FANI hotels at the mouth of Bay of Kolkata Metropolitan Airport had also been sus- Bengal in Bak Khali, Ganga Corporation official said adding. pended for several hours till The Meghalaya Government has sought deployment of a platoon of Sagar, Namkhana, Sajne Khali The “extremely severe” Saturday causing great incon- the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in the state in view of venience to the North-East Cyclone Fani, officials said on Friday. bound passengers sources said. “Our flights have been can- celled and we are stranded in ‘BABY FANI’ BORN IN Kolkata without any boarding ODISHA RLY HOSPITAL facility being provided by the A baby was born in an airline authorities,” said a Odisha railway hospital Rakesh Sinharoy a passenger as the extremely severe appealing to the authorities to storm wreaked its havoc make arrangements for the on Friday and her name trapped passengers. came to officials in a flash Meanwhile, the with electoral — she could only be code of conduct lifted from the Lady Fani for them. The affected zones political parties baby was born at 11.03 found a great opportunity of do am in the railway hospital pre-electoral service to the in Mancheswar, barely masses even as many of them five km from the Odisha jumped into action as hordes of capital Bhubaneswar, mini trucks loaded with officials said. activists and relief materials rushed coastwards. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | MAY 4, 2019 nation 07 Burhan Wani’s aide ‘Tiger’ shot BANK FRAUD CASE MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU ‘Tiger’ was reportedly involved Similarly, Tariq also had a Life term for one, four in grooming young recruits for long history of terror crime joint team of security pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen records and was involved in sev- Aforces early on Friday terror outfit. He was active in the eral terror attacks. Several terror ` morning dealt a body blow to area since 2014 and was a close crime cases were registered get RI, 3.13 crore fine top Hizbul Muhajideen (HM) confidant of Burhan Wani. against him. He was part of commanders, active in The killing of three local groups involved in planning TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI Surve alias Majeed Naik, es by the borrower. Kashmir Valley, by neutralising terrorists also sparked off and executing terror attacks on Reshma Kunte @ Smt. Reshma The accused also availed Lateef Ahmad Dar, alias Tiger protests in the area. Local res- the security establishments in special CBI court on Friday Rajendra Patil and Premnath another facility of Secured of Dogripora, Pulwama, one of idents tried to assemble near the area. He was instrumental in Asentenced one person to Atmaram Nikumbhe , all pri- Overdraft of Rs.139.95 lakh lone surviving members of the encounter site provoking luring youth to join terror organ- life imprisonment and imposed vate individuals and imposed against term deposit worth Burhan Wani group, along the security forces to use tear isations. Moreover, he was also a fine of Rs 3.13 crore and fines of Rs 18,000, Rs 12,000 Rs.155.50 lakh which was also with two other local terrorists smoke shells to disperse the involved in several weapon awarded rigorous imprison- and Rs 12,000 respectively on not cleared and thereby in a fierce firefight in South unruly mob. The authorities snatching cases reported from ment to four persons, includ- them for allegedly causing a Andhra Bank was put to a total Kashmir’s Shopian district. immediately snapped mobile the area. Shariq was also ing a former branch manager huge loss to the Andhra Bank. loss to the tune of approxi- Timing of the clinical oper- Internet services in south involved in several terror attacks. of Andhra Bank, for periods The CBI had registered a mately Rs. 2.30 crore. ation is set to boost the morale Kashmir whereas train ser- safer places”. During the oper- Shopian,” the spokesperson said. Incriminating material ranging from three years to ten case on 30.01.2010 on a com- After its investigation, the of the security forces deployed vices through the area also ation, one Army jawan According to the police including arms and ammunition years and levied fines collect- plaint from General Manager, CBI filed a charge sheet in the in the area to ensure peaceful remained suspended. Yugendar Kumar also sustained records, all the three terrorists were recovered from the site of ing amounting to Rs 3.70 lakh Andhra Bank, Andheri, special court against the polling in the final phase in According to police gunshot injuries. He was evac- were affiliated with the pro- encounter. Police has registered in a bank fraud case. Mumbai against Rajendra Patil, accused under 120-B (con- Shopian and Pulwama districts spokesman, “The operation was uated to hospital and is under- scribed terror outfit HM and a case. All these incriminating The CBI court handed out Bandalmudi Mahipal, then spiracy), 420 (cheating), 465 on May 6. launched on the basis of a cred- going medical treatment,” the were wanted by law for their materials have been taken in life imprisonment to one Branch Manager, Andhra (punishment for forgery), 467 After the killing of Hizbul ible input about the presence of police spokesman said. complicity in a series of terror case records to probe their com- Rajendra Marutrao Patil, a pri- Bank, Ghodbundar Road (forgery of valuable security, Mujahideen’s poster boy, terrorists at Adkhara Village in “In the ensuing encounter, crimes including attacks on plicity in other terror crimes. vate individual, and imposed a Branch, Thane (Maharashtra) will etc) 468 (forgery for the Burhan Wani, in July 2016, sev- Imam Sahab area of district three terrorists were killed and security establishments and Police also appealed to cit- fine of Rs. 3.13 crore. and three others. purpose of cheating), 471 eral other top commanders Shopian early on Friday morn- the bodies were retrieved from civilian atrocities. izens not to venture inside The court sentenced The Prosecution’s case was (using forged document as too were neutralised during ing.” “During searches, the hid- the site of encounter. The three As per police records, encounter zone since such an Bandalmudi Mahipal, then that the accused persons had genuine one) & 511 (punish- sustained operations by the ing terrorists fired upon the killed terrorists have been iden- Lateef had a long history of ter- area can prove dangerous due to Branch Manager, Andhra availed a term loan of Rs. ment for attempting to commit security forces. search party. The fire was retal- tified as Lateef Ahmad Dar ror crime records since 2014 stray explosive materials. Bank, Ghodbundar Road 203.35 lakh for purchase of 15 offences punishable with Lateef Ahmad Dar, killed iated leading to an encounter. alias Tiger of Dogripora and was involved in planning “People are requested to coop- Branch, 10 years’ rigorous Skoda Laura Cars. However, imprisonment for life or other in Shopian, was lone surviving Initially, with the efforts of Pulwama, Tariq Ahmad Sheikh and executing several terror erate with police till area is com- imprisonment with fine of Rs. they purchased only one car, imprisonment) of IPC and member of the group who was police and security forces, the alias Mufti Waqas of Moolu attacks in the area. Several ter- pletely sanitised and cleared of 3.40 lakh and awarded three while they allegedly siphoned Section 13(2) r/w 13(1) (d) of still active in the area. civilians trapped around the Chitragam Shopian and Shariq ror crime cases were registered all explosive materials if any,” years’ rigorous imprisonment off rest of of the money was Prevention of Corruption Act, According to police, Lateef encounter site were evacuated to Ahmad Nengroo of Chotigam against him. said a detailed police advisory. each to Nizamuddin Ismail siphoned off for other purpos- 1988 and substantive offences.

SHAH CONFIDENT... false allegations.... The debate AAP MLA joins should always be on issues of Hans: I’m not Muslim, From Page 1 the people and the nation,” TN Addl CS files complaint BJP, says party as per his political stature,” Singh said. “The Narendra Shah said. Addressing the gath- Modi government in the last will sue Kejriwal for ering, Union Home Minister five years made stellar achieve- has strayed and BJP candidate from ments in all fields, be it diplo- against top PMO official, CVC Lucknow, Rajnath Singh, lashed macy and international relation, maligning my image from past ideals out at Congress chief Rahul economy, strategic affairs or KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n would occupy the post of cab- in his complaint which the Gandhi for his “indecent” economy. Except the Lok Sabha CHENNAI inet secretary, the topmost post Tamil Nadu police refused to STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI remarks and “unsubstantiat- elections in 2004, galloping a civil servant could aspire. accept. Joshi and Srinivasan are ed” allegations against Prime inflation had always been a big espite Prime Minister A group of officials ganged under secretaries in the central am Aadmi Party (AAP) Minister Narendra Modi and issue in all previous elections. DNarendra Modi pitching in up and devised strategies to Government with unlimited AMLA from Gandhi Nagar BJP president Amit Shah. This issue is missing in this elec- with his moral support to the derail the progress of Raju’s power at their disposal. Anil Bajpai quit his party and “The comments made by tion and no political party has Scheduled Castes, Scheduled career by foisting false fake and Raju’s complaint is replete joined the BJP on Friday. the Congress chief against dared to make an issue out of Tribes and Backward frivolous cases on him. with the modus operandi fol- “I worked with the AAP Prime Minister Narendra Modi inflation. This feat has been Communities, a cartel of Though all cases were lowed by the quartet of Joshi, for many years. I was hurt by and BJP president Amit Shah achieved due to the fine man- bureaucrats are working found to be fake by the inves- Srinivasan, Mishra and the lack of respect and the are unprecedented in the par- agement of the economy by round-the- clock to victimise, tigating agencies of the Chowdary, the last named peculiar functioning of the liamentary history of India. Prime Minister Narendra disgrace and humiliate Government of India and judi- being the chief vigilance com- party. AAP has deviated from Violation of dignity and deco- Modi,” Singh said. Government officials belonging ciary, the people responsible for missioner of the country. its original path,” Bajpai said. rum weakens democracy and it Listing the measures taken to the SC/ST and BC sections. removing the blots on the Despite Raju being cleared BJP candidate from North-West Delhi Hans Raj Hans, with Delhi BJP MLA The move comes at a time is the duty of all political par- by the NDA government to This has been brought to light career of the officer ganged up in all the inquiries held by the Vijender Gupta, addresses media in New Delhi on Friday Ranjan Dimri | Pioneer when AAP leaders, including ties to maintain decorum of curb corruption, Singh said by a Chief Secretary grade IAS and retained the charges with vigilance department of the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind democracy. No other political “besides bringing legislation to officer in Tamil Nadu. more vigour. government of India, these Kejriwal, have accused the BJP leader has ever made such confiscate benami property, the The 13-pages long com- Police complaint accessed officials succeeded in retaining STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI said, “I am deeply hurt. I have of indulging in horse trading. indecent comments about the government brought Fugitive plaint filed by Jagmohan Singh by The Pioneer threw out the charges against him by a passport in the name of Hans Bajpai joined the BJP in Prime Minister as the Congress Economic Offenders Act to Raju, Commissioner of Land shocking goings on in India’s tampering the Vigilance day after the Aam Aadmi Raj Hans. I will file a defama- the presence of party national president,” Singh said. nab economic offenders who Reforms (additional chief sec- bureaucracy. Information System of the AParty (AAP) claimed BJP tion case against Kejriwal and vice-president and Delhi BJP “Rahul Gandhi was hauled fled the nation following the retary) Government of Tamil “My career has nosedived Department o Personnel and candidate from North West other AAP leaders.” in-charge Shyam Jaju and before the Supreme Court for tough enforcement of laws by Nadu, and which the Tamil because of caste based dis- Training (DOPT) of the Delhi Hans Raj Hans convert- At a Press conference on Union Minister Vijay Goel at his unparliamentary remarks the Narendra Modi govern- Nadu Police refused to accept crimination at the hands of Government of India. ed to Islam in 2014 and there- Thursday, Kejriwal’s Cabinet the Delhi unit office here. against the Prime Minister. He ment. “From 1947 to 2008, reveals shocking developments senior government func- The National Commission fore can’t fight from a Lok colleague Rajendra Pal Gautam Earlier Kejriwal had hit out only expressed regrets for the Indian banks disbursed Rs 18 and happenings in the coun- tionaries and others. I have for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) Sabha seat reserved for the cited news reports claiming at Vijay Goel for saying that 14 remarks and he had to tender lakh crore as loans and try’s civil service. been in particular victimised by which went into the woes of Scheduled Caste, Hans on that Hans had converted to AAP lawmakers were in touch unconditional apology on the advances to corporate sector The Pioneer had brought Kabindra Joshi, G Srinivasan, Raju expressed its anguish and Friday said he would file a Islam and that the BJP candi- with the BJP and ready to directions of the Supreme and in a short period of six out the news that Raju, a KV Chowdary (CVC), PK shock over the way the officer defamation case against Delhi date did not disclose this infor- switch loyalty. On Wednesday, Court,” Rajnath Singh said, and years from 2008 to 2014, pub- Punjab-born IAS officer Mishra (additional principal has been subjected to the worst Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal mation in his nomination Manish Sisodia had claimed added, “Narendra Modi was the lic sector banks disbursed belonging to the SC communi- secretary to the Prime kind of treatment. and other AAP leaders for papers. Hans said by accusing seven AAP MLAs had been chief minister of Gujarat for loans worth Rs 52 lakh crore ty is being denied promotion to Minister). With the sole motive “What is shocking is the “maligning” his image. him of converting to Islam, offered `10 crore each to over a decade with spotless that led to huge bad debts or the post of additional secre- of harming my current and denial of justice to Raju has In a tweet on Thursday, Kejriwal and other AAP lead- join the BJP. “Modi ji, will you record. During his term as non performing assets. The tary/secretary to the future professional/employ- happened despite the Prime Kejriwal had claimed that Hans ers had also hurt the sentiments topple every Government run Prime Minister, he accom- Modi government tightened Government of India because of ment prospects and social Minister’s assurance to the would be declared ineligible to of the Valmiki community. “I by an Opposition party by plished what even the common the noose around the default- his status as a member of the SC standing they have been ruin- members of the SC, ST and contest the election for fighting pity his (Kejriwal’s) intelli- buying lawmakers? Is this your man endorsed, as he took the ers, resulting in many busi- Raju , who began his er in ing my impeccable reputation OBC sections that this was on a reserved seat. gence. He seems to be scared definition of democracy? And country to new heights.” nessmen fleeing the country. the civil service at the age of 22 as an honest officer by giving going to be their century,” said Rejecting Kejriwal’s allega- that the Valmiki community from where do you bring so “I appeal to every BJP All fugitive economic offend- has been honoured interna- false information against me to a senior civil service officer tion as canard, Hans asked at a will not vote for him,” he said. much money to buy MLAs? worker to never utter any ers will not only be brought tionally and nationally for the public servants , instituting privy to the goings on in Press conference, “I am used to Leader of Opposition in You have tried to buy our undignified word against our back to India, they will also be meritorious and exemplary false and malicious inquiries India’s corridors of power. speaking Urdu but that does the Delhi Assembly Vijender MLAs many times. Buying political rivals, be they from the brought to justice,” Rajnath services rendered by him for against me contrary to estab- People who cry from not mean I am a Muslim. Does Gupta said Kejriwal and his AAP leaders is not easy,” the Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Singh said. He also listed the the upliftment of the society. lished norms and practices rooftops for any alleged viola- a Muslim speaking Hindi party were “losing credibility” Delhi Chief Minister said in a Samaj Party or Congress. In a development works carried He was due for empanelment and creating an atmosphere of tion of the rights of the becomes a Hindu? I was born by levelling baseless allega- tweet. Vijay Goel had refuted healthy democracy there is no out in Lucknow during the last as additional secretary /secre- distrust and prejudice to dis- oppressed classes have not in a Valmiki family and my tions on their opponents and Sisodia’s allegation of the BJP place for abusive language and five years. tary to the Government of criminate against me. Thereby uttered a single word in support mother worships Valmiki.” then seeking apologies. BJP had offering Rs 10 crore to law- India in 2016. they have committed atrocities of Raju. Hans said, “My mother denied a poll ticket to Udit Raj, makers to switch and said AAP But certain people in the on me which are an offences They may be indifferent would have killed me had I the sitting MP from North lawmakers wanted to quit their corridors of power cannot inter alia under Section 3 of the because Raju does not com- converted to Islam.” West Delhi, and fielded Hans party out of “frustration and digest the fact that an officer SC/ST (Prohibition of mand any vote bank in Tamil Accusing the AAP chief of from the seat. Raj joined the humiliation”, so the BJP “did from the SC community Atrocities Act) 1989,” Raju said Nadu. spreading fake news, Hans Congress subsequently. not need to buy them”. Gutted RK Studios sold to Godrej 2 die in sewer tank Noida (PNS): Two sewer NDRF, said an official of the cleaners — residents of disaster response force. New owner to develop swanky residential-cum-shopping plaza on landmark property Janakpuri in West Delhi and “We reached the spot at engaged by the Noida 3.15 am and began operations TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI which had been named after cally unviable for his family to Authority via a contractor — at 3.20 am. The first body was legendary filmmaker Raj renovate and maintain the died in a sewer tank in Salarpur recovered at 6.25 am and the umbai’s landmark prop- Kapoor. place. “Even before the fire, for in Noida on Friday, officials second at 7.20 am,” said Merty RK Studios, which According to informed years RK Studio had become a said. Though police are ascer- Jeetender Yadav, who led the had been up for sale ever since sources in the real estate mar- huge white elephant, toting up taining the cause of the death nine-member NDRF team. a massive fire gutted the ket, the estimated valued of the losses,” Rishi Kapoor was quot- of Hamid and Aslam late on The Noida Authority has premises in September 2017, prized property is anywhere ed as saying. Thursday, preliminary investi- dismissed a contractual Junior has finally changed hands. Its from Rs 500 crore to 600 crore. Constructed in 1948, RK gation suggests that they suf- Engineer (JE) from job and new owner is: realty major The ongoing rates of Studios contributed a great deal focated to death inside the proposed police action against Godrej Properties Ltd (GPL), Developed residential-cum- to the Indian cinema. After the sewer tank. the contractor. “The JE has which is now planning to commercial rates in Chembur first film Aag made at this stu- Police, the Fire been dismissed and a com- develop a swanky residential is any where Rs 25,000 to Rs dio bombed at the box office in Department, and the National plaint is being made against the complex-cum-shopping plaza 30,000 per sq feet, 1948, the Studios — which Disaster Response Force contractor with police to reg- on the premises. “We are happy to add this made films under the RK Films (NDRF) were called in for res- ister an FIR over the lapses that Confirming that it had iconic site in Chembur to our — tasted first success with cue, officials said. The bodies led to the death of the two inked a deal with Kapoors, development portfolio. This Barsaat (1949). The banner of the workers were retrieved workers,” Noida Authority’s GPL said in a statement here on fits well with our strategy of Significantly enough, went on to make successful after nearly four-hour rescue Officer on Special Duty Rajesh Friday that 2.2 acre RK studio deepening our presence in key Kapoors have sold the property films like Awaara, Boot Polish, operation by a team of the Kumar Singh said. property, located at Chembur locations across India’s leading more than six months after the Jagte Raho and Shree 420. in north-east Mumbai, would cities. We will seek to ensure we late Raj Kapoor’s widow, Krishna, Many RK Films movies offer to the new owner an celebrate the remarkable lega- passed away at the age of 87, on featured Kapoor opposite approximately 3,50,000 sq ft ( cy of this site with the goal of October 1, 2018 last year. actress Nargis. Raj Kapoor Fani kills 8 in... 33,000 square meters) of delivering an outstanding The Kapoor family had appeared in 15 RK films with saleable area comprising mod- lifestyle for its residents,” been looking out to sell the Nargis and travelled around the From Page 1 would then emerge into the ern residential apartments of Godrej Properties’ Executive famous property ever since a world with her to promote the Earlier on Friday morning, plains of Bengal with wind various configurations as well Chairman Pirojsha Godrej said. huge fire broke out on the studio’s films. The music direc- Fani had crossed the Odisha speeds reaching up to 100 kilo- as a luxury retail experience. Filmmaker and late Raj premises on September 16, tor duo-Shankar Jaikishan also coast close to Puri with sus- metres/hour (km/hr) gusting to Located on the main Sion- Kapoor’s son Randhir Kapoor 2017. After the fire reduced the worked frequently on RK Films tained wind speed of 175- to 115 km/hr by Saturday morn- Panvel Road, the property of RK Studios said, “This prop- studio and also precious mem- productions during this period. 185 km/hr gusting to 205 ing. Further movement offers an extremely well devel- erty in Chembur has been of orabilia and costumes from In the following decades RK km/hr between 8 am and 10 towards the North-North-East oped social and civic infra- tremendous significance to my the RK Films & Studios banner Films produced many films, am and weakened into a very would take Fani as a cyclone structure with multiple schools, family over the many decades films to ashes, Kapoors had including Jis Desh Men Ganga severe cyclone. into Bangladesh by Saturday hospitals, retail malls, residen- that RK Studios has operated expressed their inability to Behti Hai (1960), Mera Naam The IMD said it would evening with wind speeds of up tial, and commercial spaces in from there. We are excited to revamp and restart the studio. Joker (1970), Bobby (1973), continue to move North- to 70 km/hr gusting to 80 close proximity. have chosen Godrej Properties So much so that after the Satyam Shivam Sundaram North-East over land and km/hr. Apart from Odisha Not surprisingly, GPL has to script a new chapter for this fire mishap, senior actor Rishi (1978), Prem Rog (1982) and weaken further into a severe coast, Fani is expected to affect not disclosed the amount at location and build upon its rich Kapoor had gone on record Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985), cyclonic storm over a period of West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh which it purchased RK Studios, history”. that it had become economi- which was Raj Kapoor’s last film. nine hours. The severe cyclone and Tamil Nadu. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | MAY 4, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Genuine scores? The high percentages in CBSE raise questions on marks An evolving democracy moderation policies and testing standards in our schools hould we celebrate the high scores of the CBSE’s Class XII results or worry about Despite the Constitution being a comprehensively written document, Simposing unrealistic performance pres- sure on the younger generation, considering ambiguities remain, which have been resolved by smart interpretations that only a skimming layer of five to 10 per cent students will get into good colleges? Or should we stop to wonder if we are building an unfair expectation of deservedness among our young and not preparing them for a fail- ure in a realistic competitive scenario that’s not based on marks or grades but application of imbibed knowledge? These are questions we must seek answers to considering that with the results hitting almost 100 per KK PAUL cent accuracy, the pressure is upon the universities to keep the cutoff percent- ages high. This year, a total of 17,690 candidates scored 95 per cent and above he selection of a Prime Minister is a relatively smooth affair in case in aggregate, up 39 per cent from 12,737 in 2018. A staggering 94,299 scored the results of a general election are 90 per cent and above, an all-time high for the CBSE. And with greater excel- decisive. In such cases, the Prime lence showed by students in Delhi/NCR, many from other boards are worrying Minister virtually selects himself. TBut this is not always the case. There have that their chances of making it to prestigious national colleges are next to nil. been instances post a general election, as also While there is much debate going on about CBSE’s marks moderation pol- a mid-term poll, where Presidents have had icy, which allows grace space to students and sets a grammar for a more equi- to undertake strenuous exercises before mak- ing the final selection. Some such cases — table assessment code, question is of the status of the average students who where the decision-making was not so may not have breached the 90s’ barrier but aren’t too bad either. Also, what of smooth and conventions were not followed those who have not peaked the expectation levels that keep cresting year after — will be recalled in this column. India’s Constitution is one of the longest year? Clearly, standardisation of marking protocols is building up more com- in the world. Its drafting took almost three plexities in the system of higher education. Testing methods are being simpli- years and was debated extensively before fied and made more objective without factoring into account analytical ability or being finalised. Despite being a comprehen- sively written document, ambiguities remain, subjective assessment, the last being the preserve of humanities. Isn’t it extra- resulting in varying interpretations, some- ordinary that tests for non-quantitative subjects such as English or History can times leading to controversies. yield perfect scores? St Stephen’s, one of the country’s premier arts colleges, Article 74 of the Constitution is mod- elled on Section 9 of the Government of had a cut-off that went up to 99.25 per cent in one of the recent years! The prob- India Act, 1935, which lays down the basis lem with such a testing format is that it encourages learning by rote rather than of a Cabinet system (Council of Ministers) priming creative thinking or challenging teaching quality. In the process, merit, with the Prime Minister as the head of the Cabinet to aid and advise the President. too, is being compromised as two students with different real capacities, maybe Article 75 lays down that the Prime one 80 per cent and the other higher, are being flat-planed on a performance Minister shall be appointed by the graph. This formula is also setting off an unhealthy competition among boards President. Obviously, it is left to the latter which are inflating the marks of the students to get better results. In this androidish to take a decision and appoint the former. supporting MPs, both from KR Narayanan, when one of the President Shankar Dayal because it had the largest pre- As per the Constitution, the Prime Minister Morarji Desai as well as Ch claimants was unable to furnish Sharma had invited Atal Bihari poll support (UPA) in numbers. rush, all we are producing is overhyped talent and attempting an artificial bridg- and the Council of Ministers are responsi- Charan Singh. Ultimately sup- the requisite numbers, leading to Vajpayee to form the The modalities of the ing of divides. Something that has consistently been reflected in the series of ble to the House of the People. Article 75(3) ported by the Congress, Charan the post-Kargil war general elec- Government, as the BJP was selection process were looked Annual Status of Education Reports (ASERs), which show how students fail in says such a person chosen as the Prime Singh was sworn in as the tions in September 1999. the largest party with 161 seats, upon in detail by the Sarkaria Minister has to have the confidence of the Prime Minister on July 28, Earlier in November 1989, its allies having 34, thus mak- Commission, which had rec- simple language and mathematical ability when tested outside the format. Improving House. Though not mentioned explicitly almost two weeks after Morarji after the ninth general election, ing it a total of 195. ommended that the President scorelines does not necessarily mean achieving high outcomes in actual learn- in the Constitution, ultimately, it becomes Desai’s resignation. He was sup- as no party had secured an On the other hand, the should invite the leaders of the ing. The solution clearly lies in a more realistic evaluation mechanism in our school the weightiest factor in the selection posed to prove his majority dur- absolute majority, President R United Front had a total of 318, parties in the following order, process with the President. ing the Monsoon Session of Venkataraman invited Rajiv including the Congress’ sup- (i) Leader of the largest pre- system. While it is good to know that we have a high percentage of young peo- In the case of a single political party or Parliament but had to resign on Gandhi in his capacity as the port. Embarrassingly, also for poll alliance of parties, (ii) ple with a competitive edge, it is imperative that we make our higher institutions a pre-poll alliance having majority, who have August 20 for want of support leader of the largest party in the President, Vajpayee failed to Leader of the single largest of learning as competitive when it comes to teaching standards and create more chosen a leader, the decision-making is from the Congress. Parliament to form the secure the vote of confidence party, (iii) Leader of the post- uncomplicated and smooth. Complications While resigning, he had Government. After his refusal, and had to resign within 13 poll alliance. berths for students at the state level rather than have them flock to Delhi or known arise in cases where claims of relative advised the President to dissolve VP Singh, with letters of support days of being sworn as the Later, the Commission, hubs. At the same time, more disciplines need to be developed so that students strengths conflict and overlap. For such sit- the House for a fresh election. from the Left Front as well as Prime Minister. Obviously, to review the working of the can stream into their chosen vocation with a specific qualifier entry test match- uations, too, over a period of time, conven- Strictly following the conven- the BJP, formed the while extending the invitation Constitution chaired by for- tions and precedents have evolved, facilitat- tion, the advice of a Prime Government. As the latter with- to Vajpayee, his capacity to win mer Chief Justice of India MN ing their skills. Till we arm every student with an opportunity to make good, the ing the decision-making process. Minister, who had failed to win drew their support on October confidence of the House had Venkatachaliah, had suggest- larger purpose of education in developing potential will be unmet. Presidents have adopted varying yard- the confidence of the House, was 23, 1990, VP Singh was asked to not been considered. ed that in certain ambiguous sticks for different situations, which are now not binding on the President. In prove his majority in the House. Ultimately, what matters is situations, the President could part of our Constitutional history. After the this case, President Neelam Having lost the vote 142 to 346, the satisfaction of the President send a message to the Lok sixth general election in March 1977, Sanjiva Reddy, instead of mak- he had to resign on November that his choice would be able to Sabha to choose a leader, who Unveiling some truths Morarji Desai of the Janata Party had ing an offer to Jagjivan Ram, 7, 1990. The Congress was once win the confidence of the House. would then be appointed the become the Prime Minister. He had to resign then Leader of Opposition, dis- again asked to form the Based on this principle, after Prime Minister. Such a proce- A Kerala institution’s decision to prohibit women from mid-term on July 15, 1979, on account of solved the House and Ch Government, but they instead Indira Gandhi’s assassination, dure would do away with the niqab certain intra-party stress factors, even Charan Singh continued as the supported Chandrasekhar’s Giani Zail Singh as President requirement of a vote of con- wearing is about right interpretation of texts though he continued to be the leader of the care-taker Prime Minister for breakaway group. Accordingly, had invited Rajiv Gandhi to be fidence in the House. Ever he decision by the Kerala-based Muslim Janata Party. The next day, the then Deputy almost five months till the sev- Chandrasekhar was sworn in as the Prime Minister in 1984, even since our independence, Educational Society (MES), prohibiting Prime Minister Ch Charan Singh broke enth general elections were held the Prime Minister. Later, in though at that time, he had not despite our initial lack of away from the Janata Party and formed his in December 1979. It has been March 1991, after the withdraw- been formally elected as the experience in running demo- Tfemale students from wearing veils in its own party. As per the convention, the then often observed that this decision al of support from the Congress, leader of the party. cratic institutions, it is heart- institutions across the country, is not only about President Neelam Sanjeev Reddy invited was propelled by the previous he resigned, advising dissolution In 2004, the difference ening that we have, as the keeping to its reformist legacy but more about Leader of the Opposition YB Chavan to history of the President and of the Lok Sabha, which was between the Congress (145) world’s largest democracy, form the Government. Expressing his Jagjivan Ram from their days accepted by the President. and the BJP (138) was very evolved in a manner to set an challenging the theological discourse set by inability, Chavan suggested to the President together in the Congress at the At least on one occasion, small, but the then President, example to the rest. powerful revisionist groups, who control that a combination of parties had emerged time of its split in 1969. the principle of making the first APJ Abdul Kalam had invited (The writer is a former mosques and madrasas. It is a brave attempt led by Ch Charan Singh, which could form The precedent of obtaining offer to the largest party the Congress to form the Governor of Meghalaya and the Government. The President at this stage lists of MPs in support was later appeared to be embarrassing- Government not only because it Uttarakhand and a former to uphold the true spirit of the holy texts and set a precedent when he asked for lists of repeated in 1999 by President ly impractical. In 1996, the then was the largest party but also Commissioner of Police, Delhi) the Prophet amid a sea of interpretations by variant scholars, some of which have set the rigid template of Islam in our perception. It is S O U N D BITE about reinstating the position of women in Islam as it was intended and not cir- I was member of Lok I don't understand the You (Modi) are protecting people I don't like Prime Minister Modi cumscribing them by patriarchal interventions and culture constructs of the later Sabha for three unwarranted interest about from Pakistan's aggression. This and BJP president Amit Shah years. At a time when Islamophobia has overpowered a true understanding of decades. I am getting a my citizenship. I have never is a big achievement. Everyone is but I don't see Congress presi- feedback that Lok hidden or denied that I hold happy. But you should also pro- dent Rahul Gandhi as the the religion, such voices are needed to dispel mistruths and begin where it is Sabha will miss me. a Canadian passport. tect the fields of farmers. Prime Minister either. needed most, in education. The group runs 35 colleges, 72 schools and has around one lakh students, the future generation which MES president PA Fazal Lok Sabha Speaker Actor Congress leader Lyricist —Sumitra Mahajan —Akshay Kumar —Priyanka Gandhi —Javed Akhtar Ghafoor believes should be mainstreamed rather than feared, feel respected rather than reviled. In its circular, the MES even quoted a Kerala High Court order from December 2018, which dismissed a plea filed by two female students of Christ Nagar Senior Secondary School in Thiruvananthapuram, seeking to wear head- L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR scarves. The rationale being that the disadvantages of being marked out narrow down the advantages of maintaining parity. Although it would appear that the IS- Keep up the momentum Gambhir cannot play down debates Half-baked action operated blasts in Sri Lanka and the resultant swoop in South India may have set a precautionary context, Ghafoor has been consistent in his stand against Sir — This refers to the editori- lections in Delhi, which are scheduled for May 12, Sir — This refers to the editori- veiling for far longer, saying it was un-Islamic and a cultural import. He had also al, “Azhar nailed, finally” (May 3). are all set to witness high-octane contests. One al, “Azhar nailed, finally” (May niqab The Pulwama terror attack on Eamong them is the East Delhi seat where BJP's 3). Kudos to the European coun- said that wearing the continuously can cause Vitamin D deficiency in Muslim February 14 was, perhaps, the Gautam Gambhir is taking on Atishi Marlena of the Aam tries, the US and the UK, who women. Most importantly, such a move would actually uphold the identity of deadliest that occurred in the Aadmi Party (AAP). Gambhir, a former cricketer, was played an important role in women as the misuse of the veil as a subterfuge has cost the community, the Valley in the past three decades handed the ticket as soon as he joined the BJP. His pop- pressuring China to toe the line. of militant activity in Kashmir. ularity in this constituency is a mystery. Most know him New Delhi should now mount latest suicide bombers turning what should be a matter of choice to a matter of This Pakistan based-terror out- as a temperamental player with a history of brawls on pressure on the UN as also those concern. Many purist scholars, too, maintain that the Quran does not specifi- fit, the Jaish-e-Mohammad the field. On the other hand, Atishi is credited with “trans- nations who are a witness to ter- cally mention the burqa or tell women to wear confining clothes and cover their (JeM), claimed responsibility for forming” the face of Government schools in the con- rorism like India, to fight collec- the attack and was also respon- stituency in her capacity as an advisor to Deputy Chief tively and ensure that the most faces. Instead, it instructs men and women to dress and behave modestly in sible for many other attacks in Minister Manish Sisodia. Meanwhile, Gambhir turned wanted terrorists are extradited society and lower their gaze when interacting with each other. Much of the legit- India, including on the down a “debate” offer by Atishi. to face trial in Indian courts. imacy of the burqa is drawn from the Hadith or traditions of life in the days of Parliament, Pathankot and Uri By refusing to take up the gauntlet, he played down ond. Debates and discussions are essential for parlia- Abhinav Kumar among others. the seriousness of the debate and ridiculed the role of mentary democracy. An exemplary orator has always Via email Prophet Muhammad and are, therefore, attributed to him. These have been con- For the last 10 years, India discussions in politics. Gambhir was an intense crick- excelled in Parliament. Questions of importance have to flated to embody the very idea of religiosity. However, he himself had always had relentlessly tried to put him eter, who played his game with a grim face and spoke be taken up with due diligence. If Gautam wins the seat, Irresponsible conduct professed followers to go by the Quran. Besides, women in his times were pro- on the terror list but China’s little; though he refused to take sledges and intimida- he may have to learn the intricacies of debates in the opposition was the thorn in tions of the opposition lying down. Gambhir, on a debat- literal minefield that politics is. gressive, were allowed to work unveiled and even today, they are not allowed India’s side. It was only after ing level, is no match for Atishi, whose alma mater Ganapathi Bhat Sir — Congress chief Rahul to cover their faces during Haj, the idea being there should be no barrier between Pulwama that the US, the UK includes Oxford University and he may come a poor sec- Akola Gandhi should have put the the devotee and her experience of divinity. and France moved a fresh pro- matter to rest by admitting his posal in the UN Security if the ISI and Pakistani Army con- Citizenship row BJP leader Subramanian Swamy. mistake for attributing the Of course, one must understand that in the backdrop of a growing Islamophobia, Council on February 27 to des- tinue harbouring terrorists and The Congress says such phrase ‘chowkidar chor hai’ to the the veil has returned as an identity marker of the revivalist fervour of the times. ignate JeM chief Masood Azhar using terror as a tool of state pol- doubts had been clarified in Supreme Court. The top court’s This has resulted in the veil being politicised and tokenised as a tool for impact. as a global terrorist. The efforts icy, international sanctions may Sir — There seems to be an acri- 2016 itself and this charge was stand, asking him for an apolo- Little wonder then that the extreme rightists at home raised the issue of banning put by these countries as also by be slapped on it. monious controversy over the old wine in a new bottle. Now gy, will act as a deterrent against the Modi Government, which Meanwhile, the Indian Indian citizenship of Congress that the Supreme Court has being irresponsible. the veil given its misuse by terrorists in Lanka. So long as it continues to be a raised the costs for Pakistan’s Government must build the chief Rahul Gandhi. The agreed to hear the case in the Anish power tool to perpetuate the politics of religion, the veil can only generate con- sponsorship of terrorism, led to momentum hereon. It must also Ministry of Home Affairs has coming week, matters should be Via web troversies and be used for point-scoring. Real victory is when women them- this diplomatic victory. Times continue working with the West. sought for clarification from resolved once and for all. are becoming harder for Pakistan MC Joshi Gandhi on the basis of allega- Nimai Charan Swain Send your feedback to: selves are comfortable about choosing or shunning it. day by day. It stands isolated and Lucknow tions made by none other than Bhubaneswar [email protected] LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | MAY 4, 2019 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN Riding rough seas POINTCOUNTERPOINT MULTIPLE SURGICAL STRIKES WERE CONDUCTED CONGRESS SPEAKING LIES. I THINK SUCH LEADERS of book piracy DURING UPA'S TENURE BUT THE THEN GOVERNMENT PLAY VIDEO GAMES AND PERHAPS ENJOY SURGICAL DID NOT NEED TO RIDE ON THE ARMY’S ACHIEVEMENTS. STRIKES THINKING IT OF SOME GAME. UNESCO’s ‘Open Access’ policy is promoting a flow —FORMER PRIME MINISTER —PRIME MINISTER of ideas and helping narrow the knowledge gap MANMOHAN SINGH NARENDRA MODI between industrialised and other nations A long haul lies ahead

ERIC FALT The listing of Masood Azhar as a global terrorist is a notable diplomatic victory for India. But the n recent years, publishers, authors and booksellers have been plagued by piracy, copyright infringements and result- coming months are going to be very critical for us not only diplomatically but militarily as well Iing sales losses. Book pirates directly threaten publishers by running websites that offer quick and free downloads of e-versions of the books. Thus, online book piracy poses the same threat to legitimately produced and distributed books that pirates and buccaneers pose to lawfully registered boats on the high seas. The Association of American Publishers claims that the book publishing industry in the United States alone loses $80 to $100 million to online piracy every year. Other art forms such as films and music have also fallen prey to piracy. According to the UK-based piracy tracking company MUSO, members of the illegal downloading community paid more ANIL GUPTA than 300 billion visits to pirate websites in 2017. As internet connectivity and bandwidth have continued ndia has secured a big diplomatic victory with to grow, so has online piracy. Recently, in a decisive step, the listing of Masood Azhar, Pakistan-based publishing giants, including Penguin Random House and IJaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief, as a global ter- HarperCollins, took legal action against OceanofPDF, an e- rorist by the United Nations Security Council book piracy website, which led to its deactivation. However, (UNSC) after China decided to lift its earlier OceanofPDF is just one of thousands of websites that mush- imposed technical hold. It has been a long strug- room every day and sprout back under different domain names gle for the Indian diplomatic corps since the issue had been hanging fire for almost a decade now. when discovered. Incidentally, the JeM had already been listed as a Online piracy has both technical and socio-economic global terror organisation by the UN since 2002. implications. While the rapid proliferation of creative prod- However, Azhar continued to avoid the listing due ucts online often makes it almost impossible to check their to Chinese patronage. The decision from the UN authenticity, or to distinguish between the real and the fake, Security Council’s 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions pirated books may understandably have a certain appeal for Committee came after China lifted its technical those keen to obtain books at cheaper prices or for free. hold, imposed on March 13, on a proposal made Unsurprisingly, more than four million e-books — or 17 per by the US, the UK and France to this end. Even cent of all e-books — are pirated. before that, China, a permanent member of the Unfortunately, piracy of popular books is rampant in India, UNSC, had been blocking India’s attempts to secure designation of Azhar for almost a decade. too. Best-selling author Jeffrey Archer was once famously Certainly, India’s consistency has paid off. It approached by a vendor at a traffic light who tried to sell him was not an easy task to propel China to change a pirated version of one of his own books. Indeed, reproduc- its mind, especially when it had clarified after the ing a book along with its jacket is one of the most common Brics summit declaration that it was “for banning forms of piracy in India, and often dupes readers into buy- terrorist organisations but not individuals.” China ing pirated books. still had three months to lift the technical hold but Piracy in the education sector is also widespread. As stretched it to the last limit. Now that it has given recently as March, over 30,000 pirated National Council of in, it is definitely a victory of the Modi Educational Research and Training (NCERT) books worth `5 Government. The declaration, coming as it does million were seized by the Delhi Police. Despite their low in the midst of the electoral battle, indicates the prices, piracy of school and college textbooks in India tends respect the Chinese leadership has for the current Kashmir and Pulwama, a face-saving gimmick for declared as a global terrorist and that has been to be vigilant and guard against any Sino- leadership in India with Modi at the helm. It is a Pakistan, in the Sanction Committee’s declaration achieved. With the JeM already on the ban list and Pakistan collusion militarily. After the Balakot to be alarmingly high. The delayed availability of books cre- spin-off of the Wuhan spirit and definitely a win- listing Azhar as global terrorist. now its chief also meeting the same fate, it would strikes, both India and Pakistan continue to main- ates an artificial scarcity that pirates capitalise on. win for India. “On this listing issue, China has been com- be a Herculean task for Pakistan to defy the tain the stand-off. It is the conventional edge that UNESCO lauds the Government of India’s efforts to pro- In diplomacy, there are no clear cut winners municating with relevant parties in a construc- Sanctions. It will have to act, and act swiftly. the Indian armed forces enjoy over their coun- tect the book trade through successive amendments to the or losers until a decisive victory in a war has already tive and responsible fashion. Recently, relevant A word of caution: The deep state in Pakistan terparts in Pakistan and the international pressure Indian Copyright Act (1957). These amendments have sought declared the winners. In the instant case, both India countries revised and re-submitted the materials has mastered the art of circumventing internation- that has kept Pakistan reined in so far. A misad- to make the infringement of copyright a punishable offence. and China had been pursuing their national inter- for the listing proposal to the 1267 Committee. al sanctions as is evident from its past behaviour. venture from Pakistan to avenge Balakot with the However, there have also been occasional setbacks relating ests. The latter was also treading the path very care- After careful study of the revised materials and The banned organisations appear in a new avtar collusion of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to the recognition of copyright in the country. fully. Chinese national interests were under attack taking into consideration the opinions of relevant or with a different name and their leaders is a possibility that cannot be ruled out straight For instance, a prominent case in 2016, involving a lead- from America as a result of the ongoing trade war parties concerned, China does not have objection assume charge again though ostensibly of a dif- way. A lot would also depend on the electoral ing academic publisher and a photocopy service provider, saw between the two countries that had begun much to the listing proposal,” Chinese Foreign Ministry ferent outfit, generally portrayed as a philanthrop- results on May 23 that would determine the new before Pulwama. China’s GDP was on a decline. spokesman Geng Shuang said in a press statement. ic organisation. But the watchful eye of FATF may Government in New Delhi. Before resorting to any the Delhi High Court rule, “Educational institutions do not Many companies are contemplating shifting their “The proper settlement of the above-men- make the task difficult for Pakistan this time. misadventure, Pakistan will like to determine the require a licence or permission from publishers for making manufacturing units to India. China, which con- tioned issue again shows that in international Undoubtedly, India has secured a huge diplo- thresholds of the new regime. In a nutshell, the and distributing course packs to students if the copyrighted siders itself as an emerging global power, can ill- counter-terrorism cooperation, we have to uphold matic victory but this should not be the end. India coming months are going to be very critical for materials included in them [are for] instructional use.” With afford a declining economy. Also, China’s image as the rules and procedures of relevant UN body, fol- has to tread its path carefully to ensure that this India not only diplomatically but militarily as well. escalating demand for educational resources in India, it is a responsible member of the global community was low the principle of mutual respect, resolve dif- victory is not turned into defeat through a Sino- Pakistan’s mindset against India will change imperative that we build a robust culture of honouring copy- being dented due to its continuous support to Azhar, ferences and build consensus through dialogue, Pakistan collusion. India also has to be prepared only if its Army changes its attitude towards India right and appreciating its importance. thus labelling it as pro-terror. The recently held sec- and prevent politicising technical issues,” he added. for the immediate consequences of this decision. and stops projecting us as a quintessential threat. At UNESCO, we have chosen to make all our electronic ond summit of the Belt Road Initiatives (BRI) also In his statement, Geng pointed out that The JeM sympathisers in Kashmir may carry out That can only happen when Pakistan’s economy publications freely accessible and downloadable. We are proud forced China for a re-think. India’s persistence to Pakistan has made “enormous contributions to a sensational attack to show their solidarity with cannot be saved from a collapse. Fear of FATF that our adoption of an ‘Open Access’ policy is legitimately stay away from the initiative and not very encour- fighting terrorism”, which should be recognised Azhar and as a protest to his listing. Pakistan is sanctions may also, to some extent, force the Army aging response from those who attended, includ- by the international fraternity. Thus, it is a win- already singing a different tune. It says that by not to concede a bit. When IMF’s bailout package promoting the unrestricted flow of ideas and helping narrow ing Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, made the win situation as far as China is concerned. It is a naming Kashmir and Pulwama in the declaration, becomes almost a certainty, the Pakistan Army will the knowledge gap between industrialised and other coun- Chinese think-tank a bit nervous. win-win situation for France, the US, Britain and the global community has accepted their con- have no option but to relent. Islamabad will be tries. Besides, since 2010, UNESCO has maintained the World China was feeling the heat of international iso- other members of 1267 Committee as well. tention that what is happening inside Kashmir is forced to denounce terrorism as the instrument Anti-Piracy Observatory (WAPO), a free online platform to lation with majority nations not aligning with it Pakistan is also claiming a win-win situation an internal resistance movement. Indirectly, both of state policy. raise awareness on copyright legislation, news and in the matter of terrorism. America’s threat to take on the pretext that no mention has been made of China and Pakistan have continued to support India has a long haul ahead. It has to ensure announcements of events related to the fight against piracy the matter to the UNSC further weakened Kashmir and Pulwama since India has been blam- their consistent policy of “good” and “bad” ter- that it further tightens its grip against Pakistan worldwide. Going forward, sustained advocacy campaigns China’s insistence because it was hardly left with ing Azhar as the mastermind and JeM as the rorists. Pakistan has also made its intentions clear through diplomatic, economic and military targetting students and teachers at various levels can con- any allies. The fear of losing a huge market like executor of the dastardly Pulwama terror attack. that there would be no laxity as far as Kashmir is means. It also has to ensure that the global watch tribute effectively to the ethical consumption of creative and India — one of the major trading partners of Let Pakistan rejoice but the bare fact remains that concerned and that it will continue to follow its over Pakistan does not slacken. With all indica- educational content. China — also weighed heavily in the minds of the it has been recognised and designated globally as policy of “thousand cuts.” tions that Modi may return to power and India Chinese leadership. It was, therefore, perceived by a fountainhead of terror. The Damocles’ Sword India will have to ensure that Pakistan and continuing with its tough policy against Pakistan, In a world where the internet is uber-present, copyright China that in its national interest, it can no longer in the form of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) China are compelled to give up their policy of clas- there is a hope that coming years may see a decline infringements have become rife and the lines between the afford to be seen as a pro-terrorist nation. continues to hang on its head. A fragile and fail- sifying terrorists to suit their convenience. As far in cross-border terrorism. However, the univer- authentic and inauthentic are often blurred, let us arm ourselves However, it also did not want to offend its only ing economy is an issue, which cannot allow this as China is concerned, India has to keep its sal fight against global jihadi terror will contin- against book pirates and expose piracy for the crime it is. ally, Pakistan, with whom it pronounces its rejoicing to be a long lasting pleasant experience. counter-narrative active and play the ‘Tibet card’ ue relentlessly. (The writer is Director, UNESCO and a representative to friendship as stronger than the Himalayas. Hence, India should also not particularly worry about the tactfully. In view of the ensuing summer, when (The writer is a Jammu-based political com- Bhutan, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka) China ensured that no reference was made to fine print because the intent was to have Azhar passes in the Himalayas are open, India will have mentator, columnist and strategic analyst) Ukraine has nothing left to lose FOREIGN EYE What is Zelensky going to do for Ukraine now that he has been swept into office with a landslide majority? Nobody actually knows and this may include Zelensky himself. But Ukrainian voters are no fools sort of vaudeville, with a distinctive three-to-one, Ukrainians voted to put about what the new President has in Jewish inflection and people love it. their future in his hands. Although, to mind. But that’s a thankless task Congratulations to Ukraine, by the be frank, most of them doubt that he because a lot of the show is sheer fan- way, for having Jews as both President can really deliver the future of peace and tasy (like the sequence where the frus- and Prime Minister (Volodymyr prosperity that they hope for. trated Holoborodko machine-guns NET-ZERO CARBON Groysman) at the same time in the The only evidence they have of the entire Parliament). heart of traditionally anti-semitic Zelensky’s industry, honesty and wis- Ukrainian voters are not fools. EMISSIONS Eastern Europe and not even making dom is the television series he writes They know they are buying a pig in an If we have to avoid the a fuss about it. But what is Zelensky and stars in, Servant of the People. It’s poke. But they calculate that things dangerous consequences of GWYNNE DYER going to do for Ukraine now that he has a heart-warming story of a humble high might change if Zelensky becomes been swept into office with a landslide school history teacher, whose rant President, whereas they certainly a warmer world, we must kraine has a new President and majority (73 per cent)? Nobody actu- about the dreadful state of the country wouldn’t change if any of the usual sus- find ways not only to limit he’s a comedian. Oh, wait a ally knows and this may include is secretly recorded by his students and pects won the presidency. And things and mitigate the risks of Uminute, that’s not such a big Zelensky himself. goes viral when they upload it to You are certainly not good now. physical changes; but also deal. Guatemala was the first country When Zelensky did offer more Tube. So he is elected President of Ukraine has become the poorest to make political ones. The to elect a comedian as President: than jokes, in the short videos he timent to fend off accusations that he’ll before the sole presidential debate in Ukraine. country in Europe — far poorer than Jimmy Morales in 2015. Although released from time to time during the sell us out to Russia,” Likhachev con- Kiev’s huge Olympic Stadium last Zelensky is not a high school Russia. Millions of Ukrainians have left kind of long-termism that Morales turned sort of serious once he campaign, it still wasn’t policies. More tinued, “but that seems unlikely to me. Friday, he tried to play the patriotic teacher; he is a show business million- the country seeking work in Poland or climate change requires is took office: He’s a Right-wing nation- like mood music, really. He probably realises that it’ll be hard card: “There’s no room for jokes here. aire with his own production compa- Russia and the low-intensity war not a good fit with modern alist, who supports death penalty and “He’s from a family of Jewish for him to win over the most nation- Being a President and supreme com- ny. He may be just as warm and sin- against the Russian-backed separatists electoral cycles — or 24- opposes abortion. Whereas Volodymyr Soviet intellectuals from a Russian- alist-oriented part of society, so he’ll mander is not a game... it means being cere in person as Vasyl Petrovych in the east drags on endlessly. No post- hour news. Finding ways to Zelensky hasn’t turned. speaking industrial region (in eastern wash his hands of them so as not to responsible for the people, for the coun- Holoborodko, the former teacher and Soviet leader of Ukraine has made even Right through the presidential Ukraine,” Vyacheslav Likhachev of the alienate the majority.” try.” It would have sounded more per- accidental President, whom he plays in a dent in the corrupt rule of the oli- counter this is a challenge election campaign in Ukraine, Zelensky National Minorities’ Rights Monitoring That will be a welcome change after suasive if Poroshenko had done some- Servant of the People. (It’s one of garchs. Indeed, most of them have been not just for politicians, avoided speeches. Mostly, he just Group in Kyiv told the Haaretz news- five years of the pompous nationalist thing about the corruption that has Ukraine’s most popular series and is oligarchs themselves. So why not vote environmentalists and civil toured the country with a comedy paper. “He has repeatedly made fun of bilge of billionaire Petro Poroshenko, made oligarchs like him rich. now nearing 50 episodes). Or he may for Zelensky? Most Ukrainians feel that society groups, but for troupe, performed in skits and did over-the-top (Ukrainian) national who won the presidency in 2014 after Zelensky’s response was lethal: not be. they have nothing left to lose. human civilisation as a stand-up. And he’s not just a comedi- patriotic discourse.” a popular revolt overthrew the pro- “I’m not your opponent. I’m a verdict Journalists are now working their (The writer’s new book is Growing an, he’s a Jewish comedian — the very “Zelensky might make some sym- Russian stooge Viktor Yanukovych. on you. I am the result of your mis- way through all the box sets of Servant Pains: The Future of Democracy and whole. best kind. His style is south Ukrainian, bolic gestures toward nationalist sen- In a video Poroshenko released just takes.” And by a majority of almost of the People, trying to glean some clues Work) (The Guardian editorial) LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | MAY 4, 2019 money 10

India produces Markets end marginally 32.11 million tonnes Cognizant slashes full-year growth lower; IT stocks drag sugar in Oct-Apr outlook; Q1 net income tumbles 15% PTI n MUMBAI PTI n NEW DELHI PTI n NEW DELHI that the company, despite its January-March quarter of the The CTIL board has recom- arket benchmarks surrendered client centricity and innovative previous fiscal. mended a dividend of `7.50 per early gains to end with mod- ugar output in India has reached 32.11 mil- T company Cognizant has spirit, was not yet delivering Sales during the quarter share of `10 each equivalent to Mest losses on Friday, led by sell- Slion tonnes in the first seven months of the Ireported over 15% drop in net against the market opportunity. under review stood at `9,809 75% on paid-up equity share ing in IT bluechips, as investors await- ongoing marketing year that started October income for the quarter ended “While I am encouraged by crore, up 8.95%, as against capital of the company for the ed fresh buying triggers amid frothy supported by strong rupee and fall in 2018, and the total production could touch a new March, and slashed its full- our client centricity, our `9,003 crore in the corre- year ended March 31, compared valuations. oil prices. However, gains are capped record of 33 million tonnes, the industry body year revenue growth outlook. employees’ winning spirit and sponding period a year ago, with 65% paid for the previous After trading on a positive note due to the premium valuation. ISMA said on Friday. Much of the sugar has The US-headquartered our innovation, we are not yet HUL said in a regulatory filing. year for the year. through the day, the BSE Sensex ended “Fall in 10-year yield led the bank already been manufactured and only a few mills company, which has a signifi- delivering against the market HUL’s total expenses for 18.17 points, or 0.05%, lower at index to outperform. Market is likely are in operation at present, it said. cant portion of its employees opportunity. We are committed the said period were `7,765 GCPL NET PROFIT RISES 38,963.26. to stay range bound due to weak glob- The country’s sugar output during the based in India, revised its full- to strengthening our execution crore compared to `7,181 crore, 51.5% IN MARCH In similar movement, the broader al cues while better quarter results may 2017-18 marketing year (October-September) year 2019 revenue growth out- to invest in growth and drive up 8.13%. QUARTER NSE Nifty slipped 12.50 points, or provide opportunity to accumulate,” was a record 32.5 million tonnes. The annual look to 3.6-5.1% in constant shareholder value,” Humphries Homegrown FMCG major 0.11%, to close at 11,712.25. During the said Vinod Nair, head of research, domestic requirement of India, which is the currency, significantly less than added. CENTURY TEXTILES AND Godrej Consumer Products holiday-truncated week, the Sensex fell Geojit Financial Services. world’s second largest producer, is only 26 mil- 7-9v projected just months ago. Cognizant said its second INDUSTRIES Q4 NET Ltd (GCPL) on Friday report- 104.07 points, or 0.26%, while the Nifty Sectorally, BSE IT, teck, healthcare lion tonnes. Cognizant follows January- quarter 2019 year-over-year PROFIT `227.62 CRORE ed a 51.53% increase in con- shed 42.40%, or 0.36 per cent. and FMCG indices fell the most, drop- According to the Indian Sugar Mills December as financial year. revenue growth was estimated Century Textiles and solidated net profit to `935.24 IT stocks came under pressure after ping up to 1.91%. Association (ISMA), mills have manufactured It cited “first quarter under- to be in the range of 3.9-4.9% in Industries Ltd (CTIL) on Friday crore in the fourth quarter tech giant Cognizant slashed its full- However, telecom, realty, auto and 32.11 million tonnes of sugar between October performance” and likelihood constant currency. In the com- reported a standalone net prof- ended March 31. year revenue growth outlook. A strong bankex rose up to 1.56%. 2018 and April this year. Only 100 mills were in of slower growth in financial ing quarters, the company it of `227.62 crore for the fourth The company had posted rupee also weighed on the counters. The broader BSE midcap and operation as on April 30. The country’s top three services and healthcare as rea- intends to bring cost structure quarter ended March 2019. It a consolidated net profit of The US-headquartered Cognizant, smallcap indices followed the bench- sugar producing states — Uttar Pradesh, sons for the massive cut in full- closer in line with the revised had posted a net profit of `617.19 crore in the corre- which has a significant portion of its marks to end up to 0.31% lower. Maharashtra and Karnataka — have produced year outlook. revenue expectations but will `108.69 crore in the January- sponding period last fiscal, employees based in India, revised its Meanwhile, foreign institutional 11.26 million tonnes, 10.7 million tonnes and 4.32 The first quarter net income continue to invest in growth, tal- March quarter a year ago, GCPL said in a BSE filing. full-year 2019 revenue growth outlook investors (FIIs) bought equity worth million tonnes, respectively, during the October- at USD 441 million was 15% ent, and innovation, Century Textiles said in a BSE However, its total revenue to 3.6-5.1% in constant currency terms, `597.54 crore on Thursday, while April period of the 2018-19 marketing year. lower than USD 520 million McLoughlin said. Also, the filing. from operations during the significantly less than 7-9% projected domestic institutional investors (DIIs) “Even though the quantum of sugarcane clocked in the year-ago period. strong balance sheet enables The company’s total income quarter fell 3.06% to `2,481.72 just months ago. sold shares to the tune of `791.69 crore, crushing in the current year is less than that in The quarterly revenue rose to Cognizant to maintain financial during the quarter was `1,008.54 crore, compared with In the Sensex pack, losers includ- provisional data available with stock the last year, the sugar production in 2018-19 will USD 4.11 billion, up 5.1% (6.8% flexibility while returning cap- crore. It was `993.32 crore in the `2,560.14 crore in the corre- ed TCS, HUL, Tata Steel, HCL Tech, exchanges showed. be marginally more than last year,” it said in a in constant currency) from the ital to shareholders. corresponding quarter of the sponding quarter of the pre- Infosys, Bajaj Finance, HDFC, IndusInd Elsewhere in Asia, Korea’s Kospi statement. year-ago period , the company’s previous fiscal. CTIL’s total vious fiscal. Bank, Asian Paints, ITC and Vedanta, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng ended on Sugar recovery in northern India has been own estimates. HUL Q4 NET PROFIT expenses stood at `765.38 crore. The firm’s total expense shedding up to 3.70%. a mixed note, while other major bours- substantially better than last year. In the other “Cognizant’s growth and RISES 13.8 % TO Meanwhile, the company stood at `1,974.73 crore, HUL too ended in the red ahead of es in China and Japan were shut for hol- parts of the country, including Maharashtra and performance in the quarter `1,538 CRORE said its results were not compa- against `2,016.65 crore, a drop its quarterly results. idays. European equites started off on Karnataka also, the sugar recovery is better than leave room for improvement,” FMCG major Hindustan rable as it had granted right to of 2.07%. On the other hand, Bharti Airtel, a firm footing. last year, though not as high as it achieved in Brian Humphries, chief execu- Unilever (HUL) on Thursday manage and operate its Viscose During the quarter, ICICI Bank, NTPC, Yes Bank, Tata The rupee, meanwhile, appreciat- north India. “Therefore, the sugar production in tive officer of Cognizant, said in reported a 13.84% increase in Filament Yarn business, part of GCPL’s India sales were mar- Motors, ONGC, Bajaj Auto, M&M, ed to 69.34 against the US dollar intra- the current year for the whole country is a statement. its net profit to `1,538 crore for the textile segment, to Grasim ginally down 0.9% to Maruti, Hero MotoCorp and Kotak day. Global oil benchmark Brent crude expected to be around 33 million tonnes, about Humphries, who took over the quarter ended March 31. Industries for 15 years from `1,356.09 crore, compared Bank rose up to 3.11%. was trading 0.62% lower at USD 70.31 5,00,000 tonnes more than last year,” the ISMA the baton from the Francisco The company had posted a net February 1, 2018, which has paid with `1,369.76 crore in the “Market started on a positive note per barrel. predicted. D’Souza on April 1, admitted profit of `1,351 crore in the an upfront royalty of `600 crore. year-ago period.

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108.70 109.60 RAYMOND 740.00 764.95 735.85 759.30 MEGH 66.30 67.20 65.00 65.00 COROMANDEL 433.60 433.60 420.80 427.30 TCS 2191.00 2191.00 2125.15 2132.50 EVEREADY 111.95 114.55 107.05 108.25 PRESTIGE 262.00 272.15 262.00 264.20 VBL 889.00 910.00 889.00 902.10 JSWSTEEL 308.00 310.45 305.10 308.90 2.25 IBREALEST 116.30 119.20 114.00 117.30 VOLTAS 609.25 620.85 601.20 604.20 CEATLTD 1058.70 1060.70 1043.95 1052.00 FCONSUMER 42.80 42.80 42.15 42.60 TITAN 1145.00 1154.80 1135.05 1145.00 6.85 BOMDYEING 134.00 134.00 125.50 126.50 NCC 97.95 98.90 95.70 96.80 NMDC 100.85 102.15 99.55 99.95 MINDAIND 342.65 356.00 341.00 349.15 BPCL 384.95 386.50 378.55 380.60 2.15 INFY* 723.75 730.60 719.00 723.75 HEXAWARE 341.80 342.80 333.35 334.40 PETRONET 239.90 240.35 232.20 233.70 GSKCONS 7100.10 7170.00 7000.00 7000.00 SBIN 309.00 311.80 308.80 309.70 1.55 HDFCLIFE 402.00 418.80 402.00 413.60 RBLBANK 664.95 673.90 663.60 671.20 DRREDDY 2920.00 2932.65 2890.45 2904.00 PARAGMILK 238.10 240.15 237.00 237.70 HEROMOTOCO 2550.00 2587.00 2537.40 2563.20 11.50 SUZLON 6.85 6.86 6.70 6.74 COALINDIA 254.00 255.75 251.05 251.80 POWERGRID 190.00 192.90 190.00 190.70 GODREJAGRO 514.00 520.75 514.00 516.70 BAJAJFINSV 7595.00 7669.90 7590.00 7610.00 31.15 RELINFRA 111.15 112.20 108.25 110.00 INDIACEM 106.30 108.20 105.00 106.40 AVANTI 373.00 374.50 366.30 370.70 MARICO 354.95 357.60 351.50 355.50 HDFCBANK 2364.20 2378.00 2356.50 2365.00 9.20 SBIN 308.10 311.50 308.10 309.15 ICICIGI 1105.00 1119.20 1082.35 1082.35 CONCOR 513.50 525.00 500.55 504.50 EIHOTEL 188.50 189.35 184.80 186.20 UPL 961.20 974.00 959.05 967.65 3.75 MARUTI 6669.15 6780.00 6669.15 6710.90 ZENSARTECH 246.00 257.00 240.50 246.50 NESTLEIND 10601.00 10636.10 10389.00 10501.90 PFIZER 3130.40 3150.00 3110.25 3125.00 POWERGRID 190.90 192.95 190.20 190.95 0.75 ICICIBANK 397.45 405.25 394.75 401.85 BANKINDIA 89.10 90.65 89.00 89.65 CARBORUNIV 356.00 359.80 352.80 355.00 JSLHISAR 86.45 87.45 85.60 86.00 RELIANCE 1407.95 1417.50 1402.65 1409.90 4.85 ASHOKLEY 90.00 90.75 88.45 89.30 GRASIM 900.00 909.70 881.85 899.00 ABFRL 210.10 210.10 205.00 208.00 TIMETECHNO 91.00 91.00 84.95 87.00 GRINDWELL 609.95 609.95 591.00 591.00 AXISBANK 754.15 763.80 753.45 754.90 2.55 HEG 1736.05 1801.90 1710.00 1770.05 LUPIN 879.60 880.00 865.40 870.00 NHPC 23.10 23.70 23.10 23.50 MOTILALOFS 733.00 734.30 709.45 712.50 SHREECEM 19850.00 20100.00 19794.95 19893.15 MARUTI 6675.00 6780.00 6675.00 6705.50 22.25 BIOCON 560.90 563.10 550.05 551.50 RECLTD 145.10 145.60 142.25 142.55 GLENMARK 626.05 634.70 618.80 631.95 JSWENERGY 70.05 70.80 69.80 70.75 CAPPL 352.15 360.00 350.00 351.15 LT 1362.00 1373.20 1360.00 1362.50 3.75 BRITANNIA 2785.50 2801.05 2688.20 2706.00 JUBLFOOD 1346.00 1361.30 1321.00 1329.00 TATAGLOBAL 206.40 207.10 203.15 204.00 REPCOHOME 420.00 425.95 415.05 416.10 BAYERCROP 4090.35 4150.00 4080.50 4140.00 HINDALCO 206.00 206.00 202.65 205.00 0.30 MFSL 422.00 424.95 415.00 422.25 INTELLECT 225.25 228.55 216.55 217.65 VIPIND 461.05 464.15 450.00 450.00 FINCABLES 429.15 429.15 415.00 421.00 NETWORK18 32.80 33.00 32.10 32.10 SUNPHARMA 455.00 456.20 448.85 452.45 0.25 INDIGO 1550.00 1604.25 1549.75 1570.10 DEEPAKNI 269.05 274.90 266.75 273.50 ADANIGREEN 42.40 43.60 41.45 41.85 COCHINSHIP 382.30 384.45 376.85 379.95 IOB 14.00 14.29 14.00 14.04 ASIANPAINT 1443.80 1456.00 1432.20 1436.00 -0.60 WIPRO 293.55 293.55 289.10 291.00 ULTRACEMCO 4623.40 4628.70 4557.50 4566.00 ADANITRANS 217.15 222.50 214.30 217.70 CENTRALBK 31.25 31.45 30.05 30.40 MHRIL 237.75 245.00 233.50 240.00 M&M 645.05 652.50 642.85 645.00 -0.90 KOTAKBANK 1409.00 1435.50 1401.05 1418.15 NIITTECH 1290.00 1290.00 1248.20 1268.15 TRIDENT 66.55 67.00 66.05 66.45 SCI 34.10 34.45 33.50 33.85 SHOPERSTOP 455.00 463.00 454.30 459.00 NIACL 180.50 182.90 180.05 182.90 ITC 304.25 307.45 303.30 304.55 -0.45 L&TFH 130.10 131.25 126.30 127.25 DISHTV 35.85 36.55 35.45 35.85 SPARC 169.45 169.45 165.30 168.00 MMTC 25.90 25.95 25.55 25.65 CRISIL 1442.00 1445.00 1425.00 1425.05 GRASIM 900.00 909.95 881.55 897.00 -2.30 AXISBANK 754.95 763.30 753.65 755.00 WOCKPHARMA 406.50 410.80 402.70 407.00 MANPASAND 122.90 122.90 107.00 107.00 NAVINFLUOR 677.00 681.25 670.00 679.85 ATUL 3416.20 3465.95 3409.00 3435.00 COALINDIA 253.05 256.00 251.30 251.70 -0.65 BANKBARODA 117.00 121.00 116.55 118.95 EDELWEISS 140.00 144.30 139.00 142.25 SIEMENS 1150.00 1177.65 1146.00 1172.50 GODREJIND 503.80 510.00 499.00 505.25 CENTURYTEX 934.00 954.00 904.25 941.40 LTTS 1765.00 1781.20 1676.50 1680.00 ACC 1614.35 1638.65 1612.10 1630.00 MAGMA 126.50 129.00 126.05 126.40 HATSUN 720.70 748.90 709.00 724.00 VEDL 168.70 169.00 165.80 167.70 -0.60 TATASTEEL 552.50 555.30 545.85 547.60 AJANTPHARM 1063.55 1080.00 1040.80 1055.80 HFCL 22.50 22.75 22.45 22.55 SHARDACROP 410.00 410.00 393.55 398.90 FORTIS 137.20 138.45 137.10 137.20 INDUSINDBK 1565.00 1579.00 1546.80 1554.15 -7.15 HINDUNILVR 1720.00 1727.00 1683.35 1692.80 FORCEMOT 1616.00 1635.50 1595.00 1600.65 ECLERX 1154.90 1154.90 1136.85 1141.75 SYMPHONY 1378.75 1395.00 1337.90 1380.20 TVSSRICHAK 2195.00 2195.00 2124.25 2124.25 DRREDDY 2910.10 2932.75 2890.70 2906.10 -13.80 PERSISTENT* 628.00 629.90 617.00 622.15 JISLJALEQS 52.90 53.40 51.80 52.15 KTKBANK 126.00 129.40 126.00 128.90 RELAXO 957.00 957.00 871.00 899.95 JCHAC 1880.00 1880.00 1851.05 1859.80 CIPLA 568.00 573.00 561.65 562.95 -2.65 HDFCBANK 2361.20 2376.00 2360.00 2368.80 TITAN 1139.00 1153.65 1136.00 1145.55 SYNGENE 610.00 615.00 588.70 600.45 JYOTHYLAB 178.70 183.50 178.50 179.05 GHCL 252.85 252.85 247.70 249.20 GAIL 346.80 350.90 342.40 345.80 -1.75 GRAPHITE 403.00 405.90 392.50 398.40 UNIONBANK 84.90 85.75 84.30 85.20 OMAXE 208.80 208.80 207.15 207.45 COFFEEDAY 262.65 267.90 259.70 261.45 PNCINFRA 152.00 152.45 148.35 149.50 BAJFINANCE 3130.10 3165.00 3102.30 3110.90 -20.85 DLF 172.05 178.95 172.00 177.90 RNAM 198.15 199.15 190.00 193.35 PIIND 1039.25 1081.00 1039.25 1052.50 GLAXO 1276.55 1290.00 1275.00 1280.00 SUPPETRO 202.05 204.20 200.00 200.00 WIPRO 293.50 293.70 288.55 291.65 -2.00 GODREJCP 652.70 653.00 627.60 642.15 APOLLOTYRE 203.10 204.50 201.10 201.55 BERGEPAINT 315.00 317.00 310.20 311.55 ASHOKA 121.25 121.25 118.65 119.15 GICHSGFIN 260.95 260.95 255.20 257.80 HDFC 2017.50 2037.60 2000.00 2002.80 -14.60 BHARATFORG 465.00 490.90 460.00 486.00 PVR 1809.85 1814.75 1793.80 1809.05 RCF 56.50 57.20 56.40 56.85 SUDARSCHEM 334.15 337.50 329.00 330.60 NILKAMAL 1315.00 1338.00 1300.35 1309.55 INFY 722.90 731.00 718.20 723.65 -7.15 BANDHANBNK 624.00 635.55 618.30 621.45 DCMSHRIRAM 465.00 479.00 452.00 463.25 MANAPPURAM 118.00 119.45 117.00 117.75 GICRE 240.00 243.00 239.40 241.00 NLCINDIA 65.10 65.40 65.00 65.15 EICHERMOT 20571.00 20600.00 20340.00 20356.00 -209.10 JINDALSTEL 181.00 182.85 177.15 181.60 JUSTDIAL 589.00 592.35 583.05 585.25 DCBBANK 213.35 216.60 213.35 214.15 GMDCLTD 74.00 75.10 73.65 74.00 IEX 159.50 160.45 158.50 159.00 ULTRACEMCO 4620.50 4628.00 4552.00 4559.80 -56.50 PNB 86.95 87.75 86.30 87.20 GNFC 315.25 316.60 309.00 310.50 IDFC 39.50 39.85 38.75 39.00 SOMANYCERA 450.00 450.00 415.00 422.00 HERITGFOOD 502.05 504.30 490.00 490.00 TATASTEEL 554.00 556.00 546.60 547.70 -7.25 BAJFINANCE 3133.70 3162.35 3099.60 3109.25 TORNTPHARM 1758.00 1786.85 1702.80 1755.35 UJJIVAN 324.80 327.00 319.50 322.70 HUDCO 41.60 41.70 41.00 41.35 BASF 1376.00 1376.00 1346.20 1353.00 IOC 159.95 160.00 155.70 155.90 -2.20 ITC 304.00 307.35 302.90 303.60 HINDALCO 203.10 205.85 202.70 205.10 MRF 52450.00 53500.00 52450.00 53307.70 OFSS 3440.00 3466.80 3415.00 3450.00 SHK 148.30 149.55 147.15 148.75 HCLTECH 1144.00 1149.15 1126.25 1142.00 -18.05 ADANIPOWER 44.70 45.25 42.95 43.75 ASIANPAINT 1441.00 1455.00 1433.40 1434.70 HSCL 108.40 113.00 107.60 109.25 CROMPTON 230.65 233.95 229.10 231.40 SKFINDIA 1966.05 1980.50 1948.20 1948.25 ZEEL 418.90 422.40 410.10 411.55 -6.90 INDUSINDBK 1561.30 1580.00 1549.05 1559.00 SUNTV 562.00 562.00 551.40 555.70 VENKYS 1988.00 2014.00 1960.00 1964.90 APLAPOLLO 1567.95 1575.00 1536.20 1550.00 JAGRAN 111.10 113.65 110.55 111.95 HINDUNILVR 1720.00 1727.00 1682.00 1690.65 -32.90 VEDL 167.10 168.95 165.95 167.75 STAR 483.00 485.60 476.30 482.30 MPHASIS 979.05 979.05 963.50 972.05 PRSMJOHNSN 93.10 94.00 92.00 94.00 ITDC 257.90 258.95 253.70 257.60 ADANIPORTS 393.00 398.40 385.05 387.30 -8.00 BHARTIARTL 324.70 334.90 324.40 334.80 TATACOMM 575.00 581.00 542.55 550.05 EICHERMOT 20543.00 20563.55 20264.10 20310.00 MAHSCOOTER 3731.40 3830.00 3705.00 3800.65 ERIS 618.00 627.90 608.05 614.40 AEGISLOG 195.90 197.00 194.00 194.75 TECHM 830.00 834.45 813.00 815.15 -21.85 HINDPETRO 284.90 290.25 281.60 285.75 UPL 970.00 974.75 959.00 970.00 JUBILANT 655.10 657.00 647.20 650.50 SJVN 23.95 24.40 23.95 24.35 AIAENG 1760.00 1771.25 1741.00 1748.00 BRITANNIA 2782.95 2803.85 2690.00 2702.50 -80.55 FEDERALBNK 94.50 98.45 94.50 97.75 RAJESHEXPO 700.85 700.85 670.55 681.80 GUJGAS 161.50 164.75 157.45 157.50 ASTRAZEN 2318.85 2346.90 2304.05 2329.50 JPASSOCIAT 5.25 5.40 5.22 5.27 BEML 874.95 881.35 869.00 875.40 HINDZINC 272.15 274.90 268.00 274.10 MINDACORP 125.50 126.00 120.00 122.00 CHAMBLFERT 152.10 156.50 152.00 154.35 TCS 2185.00 2186.05 2125.00 2137.00 -78.40 TATAMTRDVR 97.90 102.90 97.10 100.40 JAICORPLTD 114.85 115.65 112.20 112.70 ABB 1474.00 1515.50 1474.00 1490.55 BALMLAWRIE 171.05 172.10 167.60 169.00 APLLTD 550.70 550.70 540.00 542.40 NIFTY NEXT 50 NTPC 133.00 136.70 133.00 135.55 PHILIPCARB 154.95 159.00 150.50 151.45 SWANENERGY 107.50 109.40 106.10 106.50 MONSANTO 2460.30 2550.00 2442.00 2446.00 CORPBANK 27.05 27.10 26.60 26.75 STRTECH 191.00 196.00 189.90 191.85 APOLLOHOSP 1190.25 1211.60 1184.65 1192.00 SYNDIBANK 37.20 37.95 37.20 37.35 KEI 411.25 414.20 402.60 406.00 THERMAX 970.00 985.00 961.55 968.00 KANSAINER 415.00 438.80 372.00 435.00 WESTLIFE 403.00 405.90 390.60 393.35 TV18BRDCST 31.10 31.50 31.00 31.25 MAHINDCIE 225.40 226.00 221.00 222.00 FORBESCO 2282.35 2383.95 2275.00 2324.00 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE DABUR 382.00 385.60 377.70 382.00 IRB 120.75 124.90 120.70 122.00 IBULISL 298.00 303.15 287.10 291.00 LALPATHLAB 1066.55 1067.85 1035.00 1046.00 TRITURBINE 105.00 106.80 105.00 105.00 NIFTY NEXT 50 27656.30 27732.25 27486.05 27537.75 -121.35 GUJALKALI 496.00 535.00 496.00 525.00 JMFINANCIL 86.60 88.10 84.20 85.30 MAXINDIA 70.70 71.90 70.05 70.10 ALKEM 1712.30 1721.30 1701.00 1701.00 THYROCARE 480.50 489.50 480.00 484.90 DLF 172.95 179.20 171.95 177.90 6.05 TATAPOWER 65.75 68.10 65.50 67.15 DELTACORP 241.00 244.35 239.75 241.45 GPPL 87.00 87.00 84.00 84.50 TNPL 196.00 196.95 189.65 190.90 SADBHAV 237.45 237.45 235.00 236.80 BANKBARODA 117.05 120.45 116.50 119.10 3.20 JSWSTEEL 307.50 310.40 305.30 308.60 BAJAJ-AUTO 3032.45 3068.00 3032.45 3060.00 INOXLEISUR 313.90 313.90 304.90 307.35 PTC 69.65 70.00 69.05 69.55 PHOENIXLTD 605.30 605.30 595.40 595.75 SBILIFE 650.00 666.00 648.95 665.00 14.50 IOC 160.00 160.00 155.55 156.15 ADANIPORTS 394.30 398.10 384.60 385.80 RAMCOCEM 778.00 787.85 774.20 777.00 RCOM 1.87 1.87 1.87 1.87 SOLARINDS 1063.00 1091.00 1052.00 1091.00 NHPC 23.10 23.75 23.05 23.60 0.50 BHEL 69.65 70.65 68.40 68.55 SRTRANSFIN 1090.10 1094.55 1071.00 1081.50 ISEC 216.00 225.00 216.00 218.25 BAJAJELEC 574.95 574.95 556.35 557.00 BOSCHLTD 17950.00 18089.85 17931.50 17940.00 SIEMENS 1153.95 1179.25 1145.00 1174.00 24.40 BLUESTARCO 699.00 711.25 684.35 697.00 ENGINERSIN 111.50 112.00 110.05 110.20 GMRINFRA 16.70 16.85 16.45 16.50 INDOSTAR 394.85 397.40 387.30 391.70 LAOPALA 211.45 211.45 203.25 206.80 INDIGO 1550.00 1604.30 1546.05 1570.10 29.65 DBL 491.15 513.00 472.05 479.85 GRUH 317.05 327.20 317.05 319.00 GREAVESCOT 150.00 150.00 145.70 147.50 CUB 199.00 201.40 193.50 197.00 CARERATING 980.00 988.25 980.00 985.00 MRF 52500.00 53400.00 52500.00 53300.00 875.15 ZEEL 418.45 422.45 410.00 411.10 VINATIORGA 1879.00 1935.00 1879.00 1897.05 CENTURYPLY 165.85 174.40 162.35 168.85 DBCORP 184.00 185.10 179.00 183.65 KNRCON 238.90 246.00 233.40 243.30 HINDPETRO 287.00 290.45 281.70 286.30 4.35 LT 1364.70 1373.20 1358.30 1361.00 CHENNPETRO 259.00 259.00 250.20 251.00 JKCEMENT 902.00 902.00 870.95 875.95 UNITEDBNK 11.01 11.05 10.95 11.00 SAIL 56.45 57.20 55.75 57.05 0.80 BPCL 383.20 386.05 378.65 380.05 MUTHOOTFIN 599.45 608.40 593.65 599.00 MOIL 153.00 153.20 151.90 152.55 ESSELPRO 134.65 134.90 132.10 133.35 ACC 1619.90 1637.85 1610.65 1635.00 21.90 SUNTECK 467.95 470.45 452.20 467.45 DEEPAKFERT 133.65 136.65 132.90 134.80 THOMASCOOK 247.80 249.35 244.20 244.95 HONAUT 23900.00 24100.00 23200.00 23750.85 MOTHERSUMI 140.00 142.00 139.00 141.60 1.30 SUNPHARMA 455.20 456.00 449.40 453.00 IPCALAB 973.70 982.05 967.45 971.10 SUPREMEIND 1116.95 1116.95 1088.00 1088.00 KALPATPOWR 490.00 490.00 471.05 472.65 ASHOKLEY 90.00 91.00 88.60 90.30 0.75 TATAELXSI 888.70 890.40 868.00 873.65 EQUITAS 129.95 130.10 127.15 128.55 VGUARD 217.75 218.20 215.10 216.55 TATAINVEST 855.00 860.00 854.00 860.00 HINDZINC 266.50 275.55 266.50 274.00 2.10 ABCAPITAL 100.00 102.50 99.10 101.65 UBL 1411.90 1413.60 1378.85 1382.10 LUXIND 1331.40 1340.00 1286.15 1339.00 PGHH 10260.00 10448.45 10227.90 10361.00 ABB 1476.00 1517.80 1472.50 1487.00 10.15 TATACHEM 578.00 578.00 554.15 557.50 TAKE 147.65 150.00 143.85 144.00 GESHIP 284.60 291.35 280.60 280.60 3MINDIA 23103.05 23103.05 22800.00 22800.00 PGHH 10136.00 10400.00 10136.00 10330.10 69.70 GODREJPROP 830.00 863.00 816.00 821.10 JKTYRE 85.60 87.85 85.50 87.00 DCAL 220.25 223.70 218.55 221.75 TIMKEN 565.00 565.55 560.50 562.00 OFSS 3445.00 3470.60 3413.65 3459.80 20.65 INFRATEL 274.65 278.05 270.00 273.55 PAGEIND 22550.00 22685.65 22010.75 22157.35 HEIDELBERG 181.25 182.75 180.05 180.10 TVTODAY 301.50 302.00 292.55 294.55 NIACL 180.50 181.25 179.35 180.75 0.25 TRENT 366.15 392.00 361.40 384.05 ORIENTCEM 110.00 110.00 107.25 107.25 EIDPARRY 198.80 198.80 191.05 192.50 IFBIND 867.00 870.00 858.20 858.20 AMBUJACEM 221.50 223.30 220.15 221.30 0.25 INFIBEAM 42.55 44.70 42.05 43.25 SONATSOFTW 329.00 332.20 323.10 328.70 REDINGTON 96.35 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Pak issues order to freeze assets Pakistan uses ‘terrorism as tool’ of Azhar, impose travel ban against India: Ex-CIA director

PTI n ISLAMABAD appropriate for the implemen- PTI n WASHINGTON other country when I was an existential threat to the tation of sanctions” against the deputy director,” he said, refer- state of Pakistan. It’s not, it’s just akistan has issued an official JeM chief, according to the akistan, obsessed with India ring to his impression about not. India stopped focusing on Porder to freeze the assets of notification. The UN desig- Pas a perceived existential Pakistan when he was the Pakistan a long time ago. and impose a travel ban on JeM nated Azhar as a “global ter- threat, has “created terrorist deputy head in the CIA during They’re focusing on their eco- chief Masood Azhar after the rorist” after China lifted its hold groups to be a tool” in its strug- the Obama administration. nomic future,” he argued. UN declared him a “global ter- on a proposal by the US, the UK gle against India, a former top There’s no wonder that But because the Pakistanis rorist”.Pakistan-based Azhar is and France to blacklist him. American spymaster has said. many Pakistani parents send are so obsessed with this per- also banned from selling or The US, the UK and France Former CIA acting director their kids to madrasa and one ceived existential threat, they’ve purchasing arms and ammuni- had moved the proposal to Michael Morell, in a podcast knows what happens to a small both organised their society in tion.The UN sanctions com- designate Azhar as a “global ter- discussion with Kurt Campbell percentage of the kids who go order to protect themselves mittee on the Islamic State and rorist” in the UN Security and Rich Verma on Thursday, there. “The extremism is grow- from that threat. So, they’ve Al-Qaeda on Wednesday Council’s 1267 Al Qaeda alleged that Pakistan is one of ing from a societal perspective. given an immense amount of announced the designation of Sanctions Committee in the most dangerous countries the world,” Morell said. Morell It’s growing within the military. power to the military, and Azhar, leader of Jaish-e- February, just days after the in the world. who played a key role in the So, it is not impossible, not much less power to the civilian Mohammed (JeM), over its ties deadly Pulwama terror attack Pakistan has “created ter- Abbottabad raid that killed tomorrow, not next week, not government, he said. to Al-Qaeda. carried out by the JeM in rorist groups to be a tool” in Osama bin Laden — the al- next year, but five years from “The government there- The JeM has claimed Jammu and Kashmir. their struggle against India, Qaeda chief and mastermind now, 10 years from now that fore makes choices that I don’t responsibility for the Pulwama Pakistan foreign office Morell said. Campbell, the for- behind the September 11, 2001 you could have a color revolu- believe, and many people don’t suicide attack that killed 40 necessary action being taken Terrorist Authority (NACTA). spokesman Mohammad Faisal mer Assistant Secretary of State terrorist attacks in the United tion, Arab spring style move- believe are in the best long term CRPF soldiers and led to a spike against the accounts of Azhar. According to Foreign on Wednesday said that for East Asian Affairs and States — in a safe house in ment in the streets of Islamabad interest of Pakistan. Pakistan in military tensions between An official of interior ministry Office spokesman Mohammad Pakistan would “immediately Verma, the former US Pakistan, said that the popula- that ends up with an extremist has spent more money on India and Pakistan.The Security said that Azhar was already on Faisal, Pakistan would fully enforce the sanctions” Ambassador to India, now reg- tion of this South Asian coun- government there with nuclear nuclear weapons than they do and Exchange Commission of the Fourth Schedule of the cooperate with the interna- imposed on Azhar. ularly host ‘The Tealeaves’ try is exploding, and the demo- weapons. That’s what so scary,” in education. Pakistan (SECP) ordered all Anti-Terrorist Act (ATA) and tional community. A veto-wielding perma- Podcast of the Asia Group. graphics are awful. Morell said. “And they use terrorism as non-banking financial institu- could not travel without per- Pakistan’s foreign ministry, nent member of the UNSC, “What they don’t realise is “The economy’s going According to Morell, then a tool against the Indians... and tions and regulating authorities mission of the police. in a notification issued China was the sole hold-out in that it’s impossible to keep nowhere. It simply can’t provide president Barack Obama’s then also in Afghanistan, on Thursday to block all He was also barred from Wednesday said: “the Federal the 15-nation body on the bid those terrorist groups under the jobs that need to be pro- Pakistan policy in his first because they fear Indian influ- investment accounts of Azhar. having any weapons due to the Government is pleased to order to blacklist Azhar, blocking control. And that eventually vided for the young people who term was to get the Pakistanis ence in Afghanistan. So they’ve The SECP ordered that all listing under the ATA. His that the Resolution 2368 (2017) attempts by placing a “tech- comes back to bite you. You are entering the labour force. to see their strategic environ- created terrorist groups, right companies should scan their name was also already on the be fully implemented” against nical hold” and asking for know, I believe that Pakistan, at The education system is liter- ment in a real way.“They still to be a tool of theirs in the data and inform the SECP list of proscribed persons main- Azhar. The government direct- “more time to examine” the the end of the day, maybe the ally broken. I went to Pakistan see India and, I think, for fore- struggle against India,” Morell within three days about the tained by the National Anti- ed officials to take actions “as proposal. most dangerous country in more often than I went to any seeable future, will see India as added. ‘India’s boycott of BRI not to affect trade ties with China: Indian envoy

PTI n BEIJING Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) respected or broadly accepted these initiatives can be sustain- Khan. “With regard to trade progress on that front,” Misri ndia’s decision to not join over its objection to USD 60 (norms) in the world, which able and successful only in so far Though the latest interview and BRI, despite the fact that we said. IChina’s Belt and Road Initiative billion China-Pakistan include the elements of trans- as they respect issues related to was recorded well ahead of the are not part of the BRI, there has The bilateral trade has over sovereignty concerns relat- Economic Corridor (CPEC) parency openness, level playing sovereignty and territorial 2nd BRF meet, parts of it were been no impact on the bilateral grown to about USD 95.5 billion, ed to the CPEC has not affected which passes through Pakistan- field, social, environmental and integrity,” he said in an interview telecast on May 1, according to trade between India and China. inching towards the USD 100 the bilateral trade ties which have occupied Kashmir (PoK). financial sustainability,” Misri to China’s state-run CGTN. a post on the CGTN website. In We have seen an exponential billion mark, a target set by seen an “exponential growth”, India had also boycotted said. In an interview to the state- the full interview accessed by growth in bilateral trade with Chinese President Xi Jinping and India’s Ambassador to China the first BRF held in 2017. New “These are the principles we run Global Times in March, PTI, Misri said India had its own China,” he said. “So, we don’t Prime Minister Narendra Modi Vikram Misri has said. Delhi’s reluctance to join the Vikram Misri follow in our own initiatives. The Misri signalled India’s plans to infrastructure connectivity pro- necessarily need to look at India- to be achieved by 2020. Misri India skipped China’s 2nd BRI has become a major irri- most important thing is that stay out the conference which jects in the neighbourhood and China trade, or indeed the larg- said India has had its concerns Belt and Road Forum (BRF) tant in the relations between ty should be aligned with (they) must be aligned with was attended by 37 heads of state New Delhi’s view is that all such er economic and commercial over the way the BRI has been held from April 25 to 27 aimed the two countries. “We feel that national priorities and should national priorities. That is one and governments, including projects should be aligned with relationship through the prism put out and New Delhi’s views at showcasing its trillion dollar the infrastructure connectivi- respect and follow certain well basket. The other basket is that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran national priorities. of BRI. I think we can very well are not unknown or a secret. Afghanistan ‘loya jirga’ demands Nepal Army officer dismisses ‘immediate, permanent’ ceasefire Indian Army’s Yeti claim PTI n KATHMANDU AFP n KABUL dition team had reported a he Nepal Army and a similar sighting of giant foot- historic “loya jirga” peace Twildlife expert have dis- prints. Asummit in Kabul ended missed the Indian Army’s At that time it was Friday with delegates from claim that its soldiers have reported that the unusual across Afghanistan demanding spotted footprints of Yeti, footprints were seen in the an immediate and permanent the mythical beast found in mountain. When the wildlife ceasefire, and President Ashraf the Himalayas, near the experts were contacted for Ghani saying he was condi- Makalu Base Camp, saying verification, they said that tionally prepared to implement they were likely that of a bear. the Makalu Barun region is the call. This week’s loya jirga, On Monday, the Army home to large snow bears and or grand assembly, saw about claimed its mountaineering the footprints might 3,200 religious and tribal lead- expedition team in Nepal belonged to them, the officer ers, politicians and representa- found mysterious large foot- Yeti’s footprints said. An Indian Army team tives try to find a breakthrough prints in the snow that they of 18 personnel led by Major in Afghanistan’s gruelling con- believe belong to Yeti, or the Manoj Joshi embarked on an flict, which is now in its 18th Delegates attend the last day of the Afghan Loya Jirga meeting in Kabul Afghanistan. abominable snowman. large footprints in the snow expedition to Mount Makalu year.“The government of the on Friday. AP In Nepali folklore, Yeti is which they claim belong to in Nepal on April 2. On Islamic Republic of Afghanistan a mythical ape-like creature the creature. However, April 9, the team spotted and the Taliban movement details,” Ghani said in a speech. onciliation and jubilation in taller than an average human Director General of the “mysterious footprints” mea- should declare and implement There was no immediate Kabul and across the country. that is said to inhabit the Department of Wildlife and suring 32 X 15 inches to close an immediate and permanent response from the Taliban, who This week’s jirga was a Himalayas, Siberia, Central National Parks Man Bahadur to the Makalu base camp. ceasefire,” delegates said in a currently are negotiating in remarkable gathering of and East Asia. Khadka has dismissed the Makalu is the fifth highest declaration at the end of the separate talks with a US peace Afghans from many walks of “For the first time, an Indian Army’s claim, mountain in the world at jirga. envoy in Qatar.The insurgent life. Emotions rode high with Indian Army “According to our 8,485 metres. They said the ceasefire group has so far refused to even attendees sharing tears, recrim- Mountaineering Expedition experts, it may be the foot- It is located in the should start at the beginning of speak with Ghani, who they inations and at least one fist fight Team has sited (sic) print of a bear found in the Mahalangur Himalayas, the holy month of Ramadan, view as an American as they revisited the horrors of Mysterious Footprints of Himalayas,” he was quoted as some 19 kilometres southeast which gets underway in the stooge.However, last year the Afghanistan’s recent past.The mythical beast ‘Yeti’ mea- saying by the Kantipur of Mount Everest, on the coming days. Taliban announced a three-day talks between the Taliban and suring 32x15 inches close to Daily.According to Nepal border between Nepal and Afghan President Ashraf ceasefire at the end of Ramadan US peace envoy Zalmay Makalu Base Camp on 09 Army spokesperson Bigyan Tibet, China. Stories of the Ghani said he was “prepared to after Ghani declared a unilateral Khalilzad this week focus on a April 2019. This elusive Dev Pandey, a liaison officer Yeti first emerged as a facet implement the fair and legiti- ceasefire for eight days earlier in potential deal that would see the snowman has only been of the Nepal Army, who of Western popular culture in mate demand” for a ceasefire the month. withdrawal of foreign forces sighted at Makalu-Barun accompanied the Indian the 19th century. Given the but stressed it “cannot be one- It was first formal nation- from Afghanistan in return for National Park in the past,” Army expedition team, had lack of evidence of its exis- sided”. “If the Taliban are fully wide ceasefire since the US-led the Taliban guaranteeing ter- the Indian Army tweeted on not directly seen the foot- tence, the scientific commu- ready for a ceasefire, then we invasion of 2001 and saw rorist groups could no longer Monday night. The Army print.Pandey said some 3 to nity has generally regarded Actress Kathryn Newton arrives at the premiere of "Pokemon Detective Pikachu" at can talk about the technical unprecedented scenes of rec- operate in the country. also released photos showing 4 years ago, a French expe- the Yeti as a legend. Military Island in Times Square on Thursday, Actor Peter Mayhew, Chewbacca People love coffee, beer for buzz, not taste PTI n WASHINGTON ingly preferred sugar-sweet- in ‘Star Wars’ saga, dead at 74 ened beverages. “It is coun- ur preference for coffee or terintuitive. FTO has been AFP n LOS ANGELES “Revenge of the Sith.” The Obeer is not based on the something of a mystery family said he had “fought his way the beverages taste, but gene, and we don’t know ctor Peter Mayhew, who way back from being wheel- how they make us feel, exactly how it is linked to Awon over fans worldwide chair-bound to stand tall and according to a study. Scientists obesity,” Cornelis said. as the Wookiee warrior portray Chewbacca once from Northwestern University “It likely plays a role in Chewbacca in the blockbuster more in ‘Star Wars: The Force in the US searched for varia- behaviour, which would be “Star Wars” movies, has died Awakens’.” tions in our taste genes that linked to weight manage- at the age of 74, his family He then worked to coach could explain our beverage ment,” she said. “To our announced on Thursday. his successor in the role, preferences, because under- knowledge, this is the first Mayhew died on Tuesday at Joonas Suotamo, the family standing them could indicate genome-wide association his home in Texas, surround- statement said. ways to intervene in people’s study of beverage consump- ed by loved ones, the family Co-star Mark Hamill, diets. tion based on taste perspec- said in a statement released who portrayed Luke They counted the number tive,” said Victor Zhong, a on the actor’s Twitter account Skywalker in the iconic films, of servings of bitter and sweet postdoctoral fellow at “He put his heart and soul was quick to pay tribute to the beverages consumed by about Northwestern University. into the role of Chewbacca “gentlest of giants — A big 336,000 individuals in the UK “It is also the most com- and it showed in every frame man with an even bigger Biobank. The researchers did prehensive genome-wide of the films from his knock- heart who never failed to a genome-wide association association study of bever- kneed running, firing his make me smile & a loyal study of bitter beverage con- assistant professor at ple’s diets, she said. Sugary age consumption to date,” he bowcaster from the hip, his friend who I loved dearly.” sumption and of sweet bever- Northwestern University beverages are linked to many said. Beverages were cate- bright blue eyes, down to “I’m grateful for the memories age consumption. Feinberg School of disease and health conditions, gorised into a bitter-tasting each subtle movement of his we shared & I’m a better man The study, published in Medicine.“People like the way researchers said. group and a sweet-tasting head and mouth,” the state- for just having known him,” the journal Human Molecular coffee and alcohol make them Alcohol intake is relat- group. Bitter included coffee, ment said. Peter Mayhew, Hamill wrote on Twitter. Genetics, showed taste pref- feel. That is why they drink it. ed to more than 200 diseases tea, grapefruit juice, beer, “But, to him, the Star Mayhew is survived by erences for bitter or sweet bev- It is not the taste,” Cornelis and accounts for about 6 red wine and liquor. Wars family meant so much seven feet three inches (2.21 in the role that would define his wife Angie and three chil- erages are not based on vari- said in a statement. percent of deaths globally, Sweet included sugar- more than a role in a film. meters), was working as a his career — as the co-pilot dren. ations in our taste genes, but The study highlights they said. Cornelis did find sweetened beverages, artifi- The relationships that began hospital attendant in London and best friend of Han Solo The family said a memo- rather genes related to the psy- important behaviour-reward one variant in a gene, called cially sweetened beverages then grew into the friends and when he was discovered by (Harrison Ford) in the origi- rial service would be held on choactive properties of these components to beverage FTO, linked to sugar-sweet- and non-grapefruit juices. family that he would love for film producer Charles nal “Star Wars” film released June 29 and a memorial for beverages.“The genetics choice and adds to our under- ened drinks. People who This taste classification has decades to come.” Schneer. He was first cast in in 1977. fans would take place in early underlying our preferences standing of the link between had a variant in the FTO been previously validated. The towering British- the film “Sinbad and the Eye He would go on to appear December in Los Angeles at are related to the psychoactive genetics and beverage con- gene — the same variant Beverage intake was collect- born actor, the son of a of the Tiger,” in an uncredit- in “The Empire Strikes Back,” Empire Con, an event for components of these drinks,” sumption — and the potential previously related to lower ed using 24-hour dietary policeman who measured ed role. But he then was cast “Return of the Jedi” and “Star Wars” fans. said Marilyn Cornelis, an barriers to intervening in peo- risk of obesity — surpris- recalls or questionnaires. world 12 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | MAY 4, 2019

Trump admn urged not to Lanka authorities warn of more attacks PTI n COLOMBO ri Lankan authorities on end GSP benefits to India SFriday warned that Islamist extremists, who car- ried out the country’s worst PTI n WASHINGTON in India, they said.Noting that terror bombings on Easter the 60-day notice period Sunday could be planning he US should not termi- expires in the middle of Indian more attacks in the capital Tnate the GSP programme elections that run from mid- Colombo. with India after the expiry of April to late-May, the The security has been the 60-day notice period on Congressmen said that it will further beefed up following Friday, a group of 25 influen- be up to India’s next govern- another leakage of a police tial American lawmakers has ment to resolve outstanding internal circular which urged the US Trade issues with the US, but seating warned that some of the entry Representative, warning that that government and restart- bridges to the city of companies seeking to expand ing negotiations also requires Colombo and an overhead their exports to India could be time. bridge north Colombo would hit. The Generalised System of “A decision to terminate be blasted by around May 6 Preference (GSP) is the largest GSP in the midst of the elec- by the same terror group and oldest US trade preference tions risks politicising the which carried out the Easter programme and is designed to issues further, with potential- Sunday attacks. promote economic develop- ly negative consequences for “Extensive cordon and ment by allowing duty-free broader relations with an search operations of the army entry for thousands of prod- vide the United States with benefits. “American companies important ally,” the and sister services across the ucts from designated benefi- assurances that it will provide that rely on duty-free treat- Congressmen wrote. country with assistance of the ciary countries. equitable and reasonable ment for India under the GSP The Congressmen urged police are continuing in On March 4, President access to its markets in numer- will pay hundreds of millions Lighthizer not to terminate search of terrorists, hideouts, Donald Trump announced ous sectors,” Trump had said of dollars annually in new any GSP benefits until there is explosives, weapons and that the US intends to termi- in a letter to Congress, pro- taxes. In the past, even tem- an opportunity to negotiate other warlike items... with the nate India’s designations as a viding a notice of his intent to porary lapses in such benefits with India’s next govern- deployment of more and beneficiary developing coun- terminate the designation of have caused companies to lay ment.“The alternative is high- more troops as required,” the try under the GSP pro- India as a beneficiary devel- off workers, cut salaries and er trade barriers all around, Sri Lanka Army said in a gramme.The 60-day notice oping country under GSP pro- benefits, and delay or cancel which would hurt American statement. period ends on May 3.On the gramme.In his letter, Trump job-creating investments in companies and workers that Sri Lankan authorities eve of the end of the notice said that he was determined the United States.Terminating depend on strong two-way have admitted that there was period, the 25 US lawmakers that New Delhi had “not the GSP for India similarly trade between the US and a failure to act on advance made a last-ditch effort to assured” the US that it would would hurt, not help, compa- India,” they warned.India’s intelligence warnings of the UK Minister of State for Security Ben Wallace, second left, talks to a Catholic priest as he walks out of St. Anthony's church after convince the Trump adminis- “provide equitable and rea- nies seeking to expand their exports to the US in 2017-18 deadly Easter Sunday attacks a visit, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday. AP tration from going ahead with sonable access” to the markets exports to India. Any progress stood at USD 47.9 billion, against churches and luxury its decision. of India.“I will continue to made toward resolving issues while imports amounted to hotels that killed 253 people attack. However, the NTJ has agency was given bail on filed on Friday, his lawyers The 25 members of the US assess whether the over the last year of GSP nego- USD 26.7 billion, leaving a and injured nearly 500 others. not claimed responsibility for Friday after he was arrested pleaded bail for Danish. He House of Representatives in a Government of India is pro- tiations seems unlikely to take trade balance of USD 21.2 bil- President Sirisena said a the attacks, Sri Lanka’s worst. by Sri Lanka police for was released on surety bail passionate letter urged US viding equitable and reason- effect if India is removed from lion in favour of India. friendly neighbour provided The Islamic State terror group alleged unauthorised entry and was asked to appear in Trade Representative Robert able access to its markets, in the programme,” the lawmak- India is pressing for additional information but said it had carried out the into a school, officials said. court on May 9. Lighthizer to continue nego- accordance with the GSP eli- ers said.“It would be a step exemption from the high duty senior officials did not share attacks, and released video of Siddiqui Ahamad Danish was here doing tiating a deal that protects and gibility criteria,” he wrote. back, not forward. Continuing imposed by the US on certain the intelligence with him. men it says were the bombers. Danish, who is based in New for the coverage in the after- promotes jobs that rely on The USTR through a sim- negotiations is the only way to steel and aluminium prod- Prime Minister Ranil The security have been con- Delhi, was arrested on math of the Easter Sunday trade – both imports and ple notification in federal reg- gain new market access for US ucts, resumption of export Wickremesinghe also said ducting raids on radical Thursday when he allegedly bombings that killed over exports – with India.They ister can formally terminate exports to India,” said the let- benefits to certain domestic the he was not privy to the Islamist groups and individ- attempted to forcibly enter a 250 people and wounded argued that terminating GSP GSP benefits to India. ter written by these lawmak- products under the GSP pro- intelligence reports. uals with links to the bomb- school in Negombo city to nearly 500 others. for India would hurt American Expressing concern over such ers. Reaching a comprehensive gramme, greater market access Authorities earlier said they ings. speak to its authorities. The western coastal town companies seeking to expand a move, the lawmakers said solution that benefits both for its products from agricul- believed a little-known local India-based photo jour- He was later remanded of Negombo was rocked by a their exports to India. that no party — in the United the US import and export ture, automobile, automobile militant Islamist group nalist of Reuters given bail by the Negombo magistrate suicide attack at the St “India’s termination from States or India — would ben- interests is further complicat- components and engineering known as National Tawheed An India-based photo till May 15, police said. Sebastian’s Church, in which GSP follows its failure to pro- efit from terminating GSP ed by the upcoming elections sectors. Jamath (NTJ) was behind the journalist of Reuters news Through a special motion over 93 people were killed. Maduro exhorts Venezuela military to fight ‘coup plotter’ AFP n CARACAS/ MADRID General Vladimir Padrino said: Opposition lawmakers and crack ... that will end up break- the streets until we achieve the National Assembly presi- “We’ve come to ratify our loy- family members announced ing the dam,” said Lopez. freedom for the Venezuelan dent tried to incite a military enezuelan President alty ... to the supreme com- Thursday that two teenage Madrid said it would not people,” Guaido told his sup- uprising against Venezuelan VNicolas Maduro on mander of the armed forces, protesters had succumbed to hand over Lopez to Venezuelan porters in Caracas on President Nicolas Maduro. Thursday called on the armed who is our only president, injuries sustained in the anti- authorities, nor would it ask Wednesday. Pro-Maduro Later that day, Lopez forces to oppose “any coup President Nicolas Maduro.” government protests. him to leave. Tensions in groups also marched through sought refuge in the Chilean plotter” after a military upris- The failed uprising Yoifre Hernandez, 14, was Venezuela have soared since the capital on May Day. embassy with his wife and ing in support of opposition sparked two days of protests hit by gunfire during Guaido, who heads the nation- Padrino has described Guaido’s daughter before moving to the leader Juan Guaido fizzled out, against the government in Wednesday’s clashes in al legislature, invoked the con- moves as “child’s play.” The Spanish embassy.Lopez was and subsequent street clashes which four people were killed, Caracas, while 16-year-old stitution to declare himself International Contact Group of first arrested in 2014 and left four protesters dead. including two teenagers who Yosner Graterol suffered a gun- acting president on January 23, 13 countries — including accused of inciting violent On Tuesday, Guaido — died of their injuries on shot wound during unrest in claiming Maduro’s re-election Britain, France, Germany and protests against the govern- who has been recognized by Thursday. the northern town of La last year was illegitimate. Maduro’s ally Bolivia — ment. He was handed a nearly more than 50 countries as the Meanwhile, Venezuela’s Victoria on Tuesday, lawmak- The country has suffered announced a meeting in Costa 14-year sentence in 2015 and crisis-wracked country’s inter- supreme court ordered the re- ers and relatives said. five years of recession marked Rica on Monday and Tuesday then transferred to house arrest im president — urged the arrest of influential opposi- Jurubith Rausseo, 27, died by shortages of basic necessities to discuss the latest flare-up in in 2017. armed forces to rise up against tion figure Leopoldo Lopez — Wednesday after being shot in as well as failing public services, Venezuela’s simmering crisis. Madrid published the the embattled leader. A small who made a dramatic appear- the head, the non-governmen- including water, electricity and statement following a meeting group heeded the call, but the ance alongside Guaido on tal Venezuelan Observatory of transport. SPAIN REFUSES TO HAND between the Spanish ambas- movement failed to ignite — Tuesday after he was freed Social Conflict said on Twitter. On both Tuesday and OVER OPP FIGURE sador and Venezuela’s Foreign the military leadership ratified from house arrest. Lopez has Another person was killed in Wednesday, security forces The Spanish government Minister Jorge Arreaza.It said their support for the govern- since taken refuge at the the northern state of Aragua on fired tear gas and rubber bul- said Thursday it would not that Spain wanted to “find a ment, and Maduro is standing Spanish embassy. Tuesday. lets at stone-throwing protest- hand over Venezuelan opposi- solution as quickly as possible” his ground despite interna- The 48-year-old Lopez was Human rights organiza- ers. UN Secretary General tion figure Leopoldo Lopez, but stressed that, under inter- tional pressure. a prominent opposition leader tions and health services Antonio Guterres warned who is wanted by authorities in national law, diplomatic resi- “Yes, we are in combat — in 2014 when he was impris- reported that dozens of people Venezuela’s authorities not to Caracas but has taken refuge in dences were inviolable. keep morale high in this fight oned after calling for protests were hurt on both Tuesday and use deadly force against Madrid’s embassy in Caracas. Lopez’s wife Lilian Tintori to disarm any traitor, any coup against Maduro. He was trans- Wednesday. demonstrators, while the US The government “does not claimed on Twitter on plotter,” Maduro said Thursday ferred to house arrest in 2017. The government said more and Russia accused each other envisage in any circumstances Wednesday that their house at a televised event with the In Washington, US than 150 people were arrested of making the crisis worse, handing over Leopoldo Lopez had been robbed and ran- military high command, at President Donald Trump on Tuesday.So far, 25 rebel evoking their Cold War-era to the Venezuelan authorities sacked while they were away.In which he was surrounded by offered prayers at a White soldiers have sought asylum at confrontations. nor asking him to leave the statements made at the soldiers. House service for “the people the Brazilian embassy.Speaking US Secretary of State Mike ambassador’s residence”, the Spanish ambassador’s resi- No one can be afraid — it of Venezuela in their righteous from the Spanish ambassador’s Pompeo and Russian Foreign Spanish foreign ministry said in dence on Thursday, Lopez is the hour to defend our right struggle for freedom.” “The residence, Lopez said the small Minister Sergei Lavrov are to a statement. said that the attempted upris- to peace,” he said at a ceremo- brutal repression of the rebellion on Tuesday would discuss Venezuela when they Lopez emerged on Tuesday ing was “part of a process — ny attended by 4,500 military Venezuelan people must end, eventually lead to the end of meet in Finland next week, a from two years of house arrest it’s a crack that will become a personnel, according to the and it must end soon,” he Maduro’s “dictatorship.” “It’s a US official said. to join opposition leader Juan bigger crack... that will end up Lebanese foreign minister Gebran Bassil, left, receives his Spanish counterpart government. Defense Minister warned. crack that will become a bigger “We’re going to remain in Guaido at a demonstration as breaking the dam.” Josep Borrell, at the Lebanese foreign ministry in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Vietnamese woman held in Kim Indian-origin man found Jong Nam murder case freed guilty of bribing doctors

Kuala Lumpur (AFP): A Vietnamese woman who stood to prescribe opioids trial for the assassination of the New York (PTI): A 76-year- 2012 and 2015, Insys allegedly North Korean leader’s half-broth- old Indian-origin head of a US paid doctors to prescribe its er was freed from prison Friday, pharmaceutical major has potent opioid medication and bringing down the final legal cur- become the first top executive of then lied to insurance companies tain on a dramatic and often a drugmaker to be convicted of to ensure that the expensive fen- bizarre two-year murder mystery. bribing doctors in America to tanyl-based painkiller Kim Jong Nam, the estranged rel- prescribe addictive would be covered, ative of Kim Jong Un and once painkillers, fuelling a the report said. seen as heir apparent to the national opioid crisis The prosecutors North’s leadership, died in agony which has claimed the claimed that after having his face smeared with lives of tens of thou- doctors, who a banned nerve agent as he wait- sands of people over were bribed, ed at Kuala Lumpur airport in two decades. John often pre- February, 2017. Nath Kapoor, the scribed The sensational killing made founder of Insys Subsys — headlines around the world, and March prosecutors dropped the AFP. Journalists waiting outside Therapeutics pharma- approved in sparked a furious diplomatic murder charge against Aisyah the jail saw a van and a car with ceutical company based 2012 by the US row as Seoul accused Pyongyang after diplomatic pressure and she tinted windows race past, and a in Arizona state’s Chandler Food and Drug of an elaborate plot to murder a flew home. court official at the scene also city, was found guilty of crim- Administration only for figure who had spent years in Then last month they with- confirmed Huong had been inal conspiracy by a jury in use in treating severe cancer — to exile and been critical of his fam- drew murder charges against released. Boston, Washington-based patients even without cancer. ily’s rule. Huong, who pleaded guilty to a She was expected to head to National Public Radio reported. This practice increased the sales Doan Thi Huong from reduced count of “causing injury” an immigration office in admin- Kapoor, a onetime billionaire, for Kapoor’s firm.Kapoor is Vietnam and Indonesian Siti and was told she would be istrative capital Putrajaya to sort was convicted on Wednesday among the highest-ranking phar- Aisyah were arrested after being released in May at the end of her out documentation, before flying along with four other former maceutical executives to face trial spotted on CCTV approaching sentence. to Vietnam in the evening. “She’s executives of the company. amidst a national opioid epi- Kim but always denied murder. More than two years after very happy,” Hisyam said. “She’s They face up to 20 years in demic. He was arrested on the The women insisted they were her arrest, the 30-year-old former definitely looking forward to prison. Kapoor and his co-defen- same day US President Donald tricked into carrying out the hit hair salon worker was freed going home.” While there is dants were accused by the feder- Trump in 2017 declared the opi- by North Korean agents who said from prison outside the relief for the women, no one else al government of running a oid crisis a national public health Britain's newly appointed Secretary of State for Defence Penny Mordaunt, foreground centre, and Prince William, Duke of it was a reality TV show prank Malaysian capital at about 7:20 is in custody over the murder and nationwide bribery scheme. emergency that has caused tens Cambridge, behind, leave after attending a service to recognise fifty years of continuous deterrent at sea, at Westminster Abbey and fled Malaysia after the killing. am (2320 GMT Thursday), her those behind the plot are unlike- India-born Kapoor founded Insys of thousands of overdose deaths in London, Friday, May 3, 2019. Royalty, politicians and military chiefs are gathering at Westminster Abbey to mark half a century They went on trial, but in lawyer Hisyam Teh Poh Teik told ly to ever be punished. Therapeutics in 1990. Between annually. of Britain's sea-borne nuclear arms program _ though organizers insist they are not thanking God for atomic weapons. AP LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | MAY 4, 2019 vivacity {48 hours} 13

GALLERIA 45 MINUTES ALL THAT JAZZ This cruise line rivals Broadway and London’s West End combined with 134 shows, 50 theatres

n a non-descript building in North Miami, two dozen dancers in bouncing yellow skirts are high kicking the can- can, aerialists are spinning perilouslyI high from silk cords and frantic seamstresses are hemming outfits in a 20,000 square-foot cos- tume shop. They are all part of a company that puts on more live pro- ductions a year than Broadway and London’s West End combined. Royal Caribbean International’s cruise line directs 134 shows in 50 theatres on 26 ships around the world, including seven Broadway- originating shows, eight aqua shows, 18 ice shows and dozens of original musicals. “We have a nightly audience of about 100,000. It is by scale a very, very large operation. Probably under one roof, the biggest in the world,” coordinate fittings for dozens of said Nick Weir, senior vice president shows. of entertainment. “At any one time, The cast on each ship per- there’s 1,500 to 1,800 cast members forms not one, but three shows — employed to make this all come to a Broadway musical like Hairspray life.” or Grease, a ballroom style show and It takes two to four weeks for an a pop show. The shows are upbeat army of dancers, singers and aeri- and family-oriented and chosen to alists to learn a show before they’re appeal to a wide audience — noth- dispatched to ports as far away as ing too sexual or intellectual. Australia and China. Scheduling all the rehearsals is On a recent afternoon, dancers more precise than the choreography. roamed the halls in crop tops and The new casts arrive, rehearse and buns. One stretched into a wide split THE CAST ON depart to sea at a dizzying pace on the floor. There are 14 dance stu- EACH SHIP every few weeks. It takes exactly 26 dios, 15 rehearsal rooms, a record- days to train a new cast to perform ing studio, gymnasiums and audi- PERFORMS NOT the musical Cats. torium. Exercise equipment lines ONE, BUT THREE Typical theatre productions will some hallways. Nearby are living Graham, who was the resident put the focus on the performing, it rotate in new cast members period- accommodations for 470 of the per- choreographer for Billy Elliot on was more about the destinations,” SHOWS — A ically, but Royal Caribbean prefers formers. Broadway before coming to the said Reynolds, who stressed that’s BROADWAY to sign performers to roughly nine- Often dismissed in the past as cruise line to choreograph changed. “People come from Cirque month contracts. They spend a few second-tier, cruise entertainment Hairspray. du Soleil, they come from Vegas, MUSICAL LIKE weeks learning three shows from has evolved to a genre that Royal Roughly 3,000 hopefulls showed they come from London, they come HAIRSPRAY OR scratch and then head to sea. When Caribbean says commands some of up to recent auditions for Hairspray from Broadway and it is a progres- it’s over, the cruise line casts a new the best talent and technology in New York and London. sion in my career for me.” GREASE, A set of performers and begins again. around. Weir said the casting operation John Kenrick, a musical theatre BALLROOM STYLE Staging a show at sea has its own Several of the main characters is massive, culling talent from 75 historian and adjunct professor at challenges and quirks. Performers in Mama Mia are from the cities a year auditioning nearly New York University, says the evo- SHOW AND A POP need extra core strength to adapt to Broadway version of the show. 25,000 performers last year alone. lution was inevitable as more rough waves and pitching ships. If While New York theatre has strug- “At my audition, there were sophisticated cruise audiences — SHOW. THESE ARE a costume is ripped, there’s no one gled to turn profits with its small, hundreds of girls... it’s very compet- accustomed to seeing shows in UPBEAT AND to run to the store. intimate venues, fickle crowds and itive. There are so many people who spots like Vegas and Atlantic City — There are also perks that even finite real estate, the cruise indus- want to be doing this,” said Taryn are demanding better entertain- FAMILY-ORIENTED the most legendary theatres on try’s onboard audience is growing Borman, a 21-year-old Australian ment. AND CHOSEN TO land can’t compete with — pic- exponentially. dancer, who’s performing on a ship “It’s certainly upped the game. turesque ports, free meals, room and Royal Caribbean is building for the first time in a new show with (Cruise theatre) used to be a little APPEAL TO A board, the chance to interact with five ships in the coming years, each aerialists and contortionists. She’ll better perhaps than summer stock WIDE AUDIENCE the audience and the sense of with a custom-built theatre with head to Asia with the cast in a few just with better costumes,” said onboard community not found at sophisticated stages and high-tech weeks. Kenrick, adding “it’s definitely other venues where performers effects. A few years ago, they built Singer and dancer Oli Reynolds, improved. I can’t say it’s Broadway.” simply go home each night. a small plane with a 22-foot 26, wrapped up a starring role in Each performance on every hall, six singers are harmonizing a a seamstress works on a gold glitter “You definitely become more of wingspan that now flies over the London’s West End production of ship worldwide is rehearsed at the number from Once Upon a Time. In costume competes with the hiss of a family,” said Mya Carpenter, a 22- audience in every production of Mama Mia and came back to Royal roughly 1,33,000 sq ft facility where a recording studio next door, the a steam iron. One of the head year-old dancer who performed in FLIGHT: Dare to Dream. Caribbean where he’s reprising the the halls are literally alive with the walls reverberate with what sounds seamstresses is busy completing a Paris before joining Royal “The stages that they have on same role. sounds of music. like theme music from an adventure white sequin ballroom dress, with Caribbean. “You come to know peo- the ships, the technology is far bet- “I think there’s still a stigma In one room, dancers with movie. flowing feathers and a rhinestone- ple inside and out. They’re friends ter than it ever was on a Broadway about cruise ship performing... his- black top hats are perfecting chore- At the massive costume shop, studded bodice. The cruise line for life.” stage, even 10 years ago,” said Greg torically, a lot of cruise lines didn’t ography to All That Jazz. Across the the hum of a sewing machine where makes its own costumes and must —AP CELEB TALK 30 MINUTES Don’t understand the Wearing it like armour An obvious choice negativity around my Game of Thrones is not just breaking the social citizenship: Akshay media but also world records film was about our dog going from person to person to ctor Akshay Kumar on Friday issued a state- and declare it officially — get back to Ethan. But with ment regarding the controversy over his cit- ‘Most in-demand’ TV pre- this film, our dog is on a Aizenship. He says he has never hidden or miere. mission to protect one per- denied that he holds a Canadian passport and that The Parrot methodology son: a girl who becomes a he doesn’t understand the unwarranted interest and claims to use global, real- woman. Of course, the negativity about it. time and platform-agnostic dynamics of issues with “I really don’t understand the unwarranted TV demand measurements. young girls and their interest and negativity about my citizenship. Guinness and Parrot charted mothers is a differ- I have never hidden or denied that I hold worldwide demand for all ent perspective.” a Canadian passport. It is also equally series premieres from April Since the true that I have not visited Canada in 2015 to the day of Game of makers of the the last seven years,” Akshay tweeted. Thrones season eight premiere film were, in par- “I work in India, and pay all my to determine the measure- ticular, looking taxes in India. While all these years, I ment. for a director have never needed to prove my love for “The fantasy series with great deal India to anyone, I find it disappoint- amassed a per capita global of experience ing that my citizenship issue is con- audience demand of 25.46 on with comedy, stantly dragged into needless contro- the premiere day. Compared Gail was an versy, a matter that is personal, legal, to its per capita global demand obvious choice. non-political, and of no consequence of 24.74 on the day of its sea- A women’s per- to others,” he added in the statement. son seven premiere, the latest spective was key He concluded by saying, “Lastly, and final season has pre- for the makers. I would like to continue contributing miered 2.9 per cent higher Polan further in my small way to the causes that I globally. Premiere day adds, “I had believe in and make India stronger and demand has been particular- worked with Gail stronger.” ly strong in the US, United Mancuso on His absence from the polling booth Kingdom and France,” said Gilmore Girls, and made netizens think that it was due to his Samuel Stadler, Vice President there are things alleged Canadian citizenship. of marketing, Parrot tonally and comed- In 2017, Akshay had said that he has Analytics. ically that are reminis- been bestowed with an honorary citizen- Craig Glenday, editor-in- cent of that show with ship by the Canadian Government, and chief at Guinness, said, “GoT this movie” hence, he carries the Canadian citizenship. looks like it’s going to contin- ased on the eponymous An animal lover her- Akshay, who recently grabbed head- ue breaking records right up novel by W. Bruce ‘The film A Dog’s self, director Gail says, “I lines for his “non-political” interview with to the final, undoubtedly dev- BCameron, A Dog’s Journey is about a loved the first film and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was astating episode.” Journey is about a dog being on when the opportunity was widely trolled for not casting his vote this he global demand for exceeded the global premiere Game of Thrones, based a mission to protect a person. dog being on a given to me to direct this year. the premiere of the demand of every other TV on George R.R. Martin’s nov- The film, sequel to the global mission to protect one, it was a blessing. I “Chaliye, chaliye (let’s go, let’s go)” Teighth and final season series for any season across all els, is about the quest to claim hit The Dog’s Purpose, is direct- a person. Since it have five dogs and truly is how Akshay responded when at a spe- of Game of Thrones exceeded platforms and markets under the Iron Throne. But it also ed by two times Emmay love animals.” cial screening of the film Blank, a the global premiere demand measurement, as per the stands for complicated polit- award-winning director Gail involved protecting This heartwarming mediaperson asked him about giving of every other TV series — reports. ical gambits, scheming and the Mancuso. a young girl, it was adventure of Bailey (dog) voting a miss. He then walked away. setting a new Guinness World Parrot Analytics, a TV backstabbing nature of people Producer Gavin Polone appropriate to have through multiple lives filled The actor has featured in many films Record. content analytics firm special- and finding love in troubled feels that since the film with love, friendship and like Kesari, Baby, Holiday - A Soldier The last season premiered ising in global audience times. The final season will involved protecting a young Gail Mancuso as devotion music and laugh- Is Never Off Duty and Airlift, with internationally on April 14. demand measurement, part- wrap up on May 19. It is aired girl it was most appropriate to its director’ ter is set to release in India patriotism as a theme. The global demand on nered with Guinness World in India on Star World. have a female director for the on May 17 by Reliance —IANS the day of the premiere Records to chart the demand —IANS film. Polone says, “The first Entertainment. vivacity {48 hours} 14 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | MAY 4, 2019

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BHUMI PEDNEKAR ADNAN SAMI ANANYA PANDAY SANYA MALHOTRA NICOLE KIDMAN Nowadays, there is space for Whatever I am today and My father didn’t give me any I like dressing up. At the same The greatest thing our every type of actor. Today, whatever I will be, it will be advice before my Bollywood time, I know that I can’t be per- family priest told us in our we are doing very good all because of her (singer venture because he knows fect all the time. Actors don’t marriage was, ‘Always kiss work and there is no scope Asha Bhonsle). I cannot that his time was really differ- have to be conscious all the hello and goodbye.’ It just for unhealthy competition. thank her enough for sup- ent as compared to mine. So time or up their game when it keeps you connected. And We all are supporting each porting me during the tough he thinks that I cannot apply comes to fashion. I am a very when I got divorced, Hugh others’ work and want that phase of my career. I want to the things which he applied lazy and a moody person. I’ll (Jackman) and Deb our films should do well and thank her for giving me a during his acting stint. But I only dress up if I’m in a mood. (Deborra-Lee Furness) get appreciation. All my col- roof during my struggle as it have learnt a lot from his If not, I don’t care if people were so much a part of my leagues are competent and is all because of her bless- behaviour. He never changed judge me on social media. healing. They were some brilliant so, I get inspired ings it is where I have because of his successes and Everyone has an opinion. You of my best friends through when I look at their work. reached today. failures, I want to be like that. can choose to not listen. that period.

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Years after the Formula 1 failed at the Indian racing circuits, car racers ARMAAN EBRAHIM and ADITYA PATEL announce the X1 League, which will bring the thrill back to the tracks. CHAHAK MITTAL discovers the key moves made to implement the plan ‘Glad Nandita made PRIXGETS A a film on Manto’ Actor SHEKHAR SUMAN will soon essay NEW FACE the Urdu writer’s role in a play f Nandita had not made this film on to digest.” uper cars, classic sports so hard that I could hear it above ments, more people becoming race days and 40 races. “There was Manto, probably he (would have) Shekhar also played role of poet and cars, motors, single-seater the din of the cars that were ‘LOOKING BACK, F1 aware, involved, and interested as a need to revive this culture in India Idied in the memories of people... A lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi for a play Ek racing cars, immeasurable screeching past. But before I could well as with more brand sponsors and encourage its interest in peo- play, movie or a series is the best way to Mulaqat alongside Deepti Naval who race tracks — I had only change my mind (not that I had WAS NOT and investors, the racing industry ple in order that the the charm of reintroduce these great figures back to essayed the role of novelist-poet Amrita witnessed them in dreams any intention to), we took off! The INDIA-CENTRIC, HAD has definitely evolved over the this sport is not lost. It’s an uncon- the society,” said actor Shekhar Suman Pritam. orS while scrolling through my first few moments were the scari- years. ventional sport choice which not who will be essaying the role of late Urdu “I enjoyed playing Sahir saab thor- social media feed, until today. est but so was the thrill which was NO CONNECTION WITH The racing league, he said, many opt for freely in this coun- writer Saadat Hasan Manto in Randhir oughly and have followed Manto’s work Even before I entered inside the out of this world. All I could THE INDIAN PUBLIC, would be the world’s first profes- try. To encourage more participa- Ranjan Roy’s play Ek Haan. closely. It would be interesting to play main campus of the Buddh imagine was a huge audience sional franchise-based motorsport tion, this was very important. We Manto, who died in 1955 at the age him on stage,” said the actor, who will International Circuit at Greater cheering for us and the checked- NO GOVERNMENT league, which will include a mix of couldn’t have relied on F1 to come of 43, penned an impressive body of begin readings and rehearsals with Noida-Yamuna Expressway, the white and black waving flag to BACKING OR track and street races. Racer back after years. The young talents work touching various genres. He Suchitra Krishnamoorthi later this week. whizz of the racing cars as they ran announce that we had cleared the Armaan Ebrahim, who is co- and aspirants need proper training churned out about 22 collections of sto- Suchitra will play a journalist in the through the tracks was audible. As finish line in record time. The lap INTERNATIONAL launching the racing league, said, and exposure and a platform which ries comprising a novel, essays, person- play who navigates the life of the writer. I stepped into Pit 5 to attend the X1 ended. Too soon, too fast. But it was SUPPORT. THESE HAVE “This will be a new face of car-rac- is specific to India. Also, such an al sketches and movie scripts. His work She has started preparing for the role. Racing League Summit, the tracks certainly the experience of a life- ing in the country. India has never initiative will bring people from the also gained attention for weaving stories “My character of an Indian journal- were what immediately caught my time. It was back from terra firma BEEN KEPT IN MIND TO had a history of racing but this will grassroot level,” said Armaan. around the ordeal of partition as well as ist visits him in Pakistan, just around the attention. But the best was yet to be and to reality. KEEP THIS ONE initiate a legacy which will last for There are still a few training cen- sexuality. time of partition and through his sto- for we could experience life in the Indian car racers and young years to come. You learn from his- tres in India, he claimed, and they Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui brought ries, is trying to understand both the fast lane in a racing car alongside enthusiasts and aspirants lost their COMPETITIVE’ tory.” Looking back, he goes on to “need to grow.” the character to life in Nandita Das’ countries, the socio-political and emo- the driver. Even from far, I could hopes of ever witnessing a Formula add, “F1 was not India-centric, had For someone who has been Manto, which follows the most tumul- tional situation. She is also trying to hear the whizz of the car which 1 Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh Indian car racer Aditya Patel, at the no connection with the Indian following the evolution of racing tuous years in the life of the writer and understand herself through their con- made my spine tingle. The speed International Circuit after it was Summit. public, no government backing or culture as a part of the circuit for those of India and Pakistan which versation. was equally thrilling. But let me besieged with financial problems Talking about what went international support. These have 15 years, he said, “It’s been ever- Manto inhabited and chronicled. “There is a lot of imagery from that confess, that my legs trembled at including a tax dispute with the wrong and how it could have had been kept in mind to keep this one evolving. There are certain com- Shekhar is glad that Nandita made the era of how women dressed, how would the thought of sitting inside the government. been encouraged after 2011-2013 competitive.” panies who do host championships film. people speak among a lot of other things. mean machine... yet I was extreme- However, all that is set to (the first Grand Prix in India), Patel He added that the league, on small scales. The only need now But he has not seen it. “I haven’t seen So while I have a few references in mind ly tempted to do so. change. The Summit saw the said, “F1 indeed had a lot of prob- which includes participation by 32 is to take them to the next level. Manto though, which in a way is good I would like to explore some more as we The next moment I was sign- announcement of the X1 Racing lems and unfortunately, even the drivers including both national and The rationale has been great since as I want to have my own interpretation proceed with the rehearsals. We would ing a declaration which said that League that begins from October government did not back it international, males and females, India has had so many internation- of the play and not get influenced by also be speaking a lot of Urdu and I am the racing authorities wouldn’t be 2019, the biggest feature of which enough. So they themselves weren’t had been worked to keep in focus al car racers as well over the past anything that I have seen before.” going to work very hard on my dialogues responsible for any injury or death, is, “that it is backed by government willing to come back. I feel that if the factors which would “sustain in few years.” Talking about Manto, Shekhar said, to get them right,” said the actress. if a mishap took place while I am and the Federation of Motor Sports the government would have sup- India and be suitable for it. We have Well, the races, each of which “Everybody knows who Manto was and Roy said “We will be in theatres in on the track premises. As I sat in Club of India (FMSCI) assuring ported it financially, it would have gone in-depth to find such things will be of 45 minutes, will take now we are making it simpler to under- June this year.” The production is by the car, with the harness strapped long-term partnership rights for certainly worked.” out.” place at the Buddh International stand who Manto was. An intense Panache Media, screenplay and direction on and the helmet tightly fitted on city-based 4W racing events and However, he said that with The league, he informed us, Circuit and the MMRT in writer who presented the world during is by Roy. my head, my heart was pounding competitions in league format,” said growing technological advance- will go on for 12 weekends, have 24 Chennai. the time when the reality was so harsh —IANS STUDIO CHAT 30 MINUTES ay the 4th is here to be with you, which means it’s that Mtime of the year when you must leave everything aside to cel- May the Fourth be with you ebrate the iconic space saga by George Lucas, Star Wars and embrace the force within you. While it all started in a galaxy, far Today is Star Wars day and here is a list of things fans could do to celebrate away, we can celebrate Star Wars in a galaxy, which is not so far away. the saga created by George Lucas Jatin Varma, founder of Comic Con India suggests five different ways to 6), The Force Awakens (Ep: 7), The celebrate the day. last Jedi (Ep: 8) and The Rise of Skywalker (Ep: 9). Talk like Yoda with your col- leagues and friends the entire Save up for a once-in-a-life- day time trip to the new Star Wars There can be no better way to land at Disney World Another legend lost celebrate the day than starting with Your fandom for Star Wars the oldest, wisest and the most pow- will not be complete if you don’t eter Mayhew, who became est any human being could be to erful Jedi from that universe. His visit the much-anticipated known to fans worldwide as a Wookiee: big heart, gentle peculiar language, Yodish is simi- Disneyland’s new Star Wars-themed Pthe lovable Wookiee nature... and I learned to always lar to English but in a disordered Galaxy’s Edge land, which will Chewbacca in the Star Wars let him win. He was a good friend sentence structure where the object open on May 31. Imagine getting a galaxy of films, has died. He was and I’m saddened by his passing.” comes first followed by the subject chance to fly the Millennium 74. The actor died on Tuesday in Star Wars veteran Mark and the verb instead of the usual Falcon, join the Resistance, build a his North Texas home with his Hamill tweeted, “He was the subject-verb-object order used in custom lightsaber and design a family by his side. His official gentlest of giants. A big man with English sentences. So, ‘Yoda, talk droid. Start saving up for this a Twitter account shared the news an even bigger heart who never like’ the entire day with friends/col- once-in-a-lifetime trip to Disney on Thursday, as per the reports. failed to make me smile and a leagues or throw a Star Wars- World in Orlando. Mayhew had undergone spinal loyal friend who I loved dearly. themed party and’ ‘Yodish lan- surgery in July in an effort to I’m grateful for the memories we guage at the party interact in’. Prepare for the Revenge Of improve his mobility. shared and I’m a better man for The Fifth (of May) The actor had done some just having known him.” Invest in a Star Wars Lego Set This unofficial fan holiday cel- minor acting — he played a Harrison Ford, who played and spend the day building it ebrated on May 5, the day after Star minotaur in the Ray the Han Solo also expressed his Lego has introduced a new Wars Day marks the louder side of Harryhausen fantasy Sinbad and condolences. line of a 279-piece building set the film. Rhyming with the Star the Eye of the Tiger (1977) — and “Chewbacca was an impor- based on Star Wars to celebrate the Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the was working as a hospital order- tant part of the success of the classic saga’s 20th anniversary this Sith, this day covers the dark side ly when he tried out for the part films we made together. He knew year. The set comes with three of the force universe, with all things of Chewbacca. He got the role how important the fans of the miniature figures of Anakin silly and funny, which is not neces- based on his physique, as writer- franchise were to its continued Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, and sarily a part of the original trilogy. director George Lucas was in des- success and he was devoted to Padme Amidala. Do a Star Wars movie The celebrations will not be com- all of them in the mentioned order: Lastly, the nostalgia will not be perate need of someone who them. I and millions of others will The brand also has plenty of marathon plete without revisiting all the films Prequel -The Phantom Menace (Ep: complete without remembering would be able to play taller than never forget Peter and what he other building sets from the chron- With all the events, Cosplay, that have made this series so 1), Attack of the Clones (Ep: 2), Late Carrie Fisher who portrayed Darth Vader. gave us all. Rest easy, my dear icle already on the shelves. So, merchandise, and other celebrations beloved. And, make sure you get Revenge of the Sith (Ep: 3); Rogue the role of the popular self-rescu- Lucas mourned the death of friend,” Ford said. Mayhew is sur- invest in one and spend the day taking place everywhere, it’s easy for someone from your team, who has One (Spin-Off); Sequel - A New ing Princess Leia and made her last the actor, saying, “Peter was a vived by his wife Angie, and three building your own model of Anakin them fans to miss out the crucial never watched the series before, join Hope (Ep: 4), The Empire Strikes appearance in Star Wars: The Last wonderful man. He was the clos- children. —IANS Skywalker’s custom-built podracer. part of Star Wars Day, the movies. you in the movie marathon. Watch Back (Ep: 5), Return of the Jedi (Ep: Jedi. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | MAY 4, 2019 sport 15

‘In no-man's land': Federer taking baby steps on clay return

Arsenal's Alexandre Lacazette, center, controls the ball between Valencia's Gabriel, left, his teammate Mesut Ozil and Valencia's Cristiano Piccini, right, during the Europa League semifinal first leg match between Arsenal and Valencia at the Emirates stadium in London on Thursday AP

AFP ■ PARIS and Monte Carlo champion in recent weeks, Federer saw a glimmer of hope. ADVANTAGE ARSENAL oger Federer returns to clay court ten- That shaft of light brightened when Rnis for the first time in three years at world number one Novak Djokovic Madrid next week, admitting it feels like exited Monte Carlo in the quarter- Gunners overcome goal deficit to beat Valencia 3-1 in Europa League 1st leg semis a journey into "no-man's land". finals. The 37-year-old last tested his abil- "Roger is still very hungry," Federer's AFP ■ LONDON is 50-50," said Emery. start Lacazette and Aubameyang hat-trick as he firstly failed to ity on European dirt at the Rome Masters coach Ivan Ljubicic told Sky Sports Italia. Arsenal are desperate not together up front, but the game connect with an inch-perfect in 2016, before opting to concentrate on "And he has got used to playing on rsenal manager Unai just for silverware in Emery's first turned on one moment of magic Aubameyang cross before Neto the world's hard surfaces and grass clay again pretty quickly." Emery insisted his side's season but the guarantee of "WE CAN BE PROUD OF THE from Arsenal's two prolific strik- made a brilliant save at his near courts which have yielded the majority Federer's last clay title was in Istanbul AEuropa League semi-final Champions League qualification PLAYERS. IT IS NOT EASY TO ers. post to keep the Spanish side in of his 101 titles. in 2015, the same year which saw his last against Valencia is still "50-50" for next season that winning the BE CALM AND COME BACK Lacazette played in the tie. But with his career in its twilight, the Roland Garros appearance end with a despite the Gunners taking a 3- Europa League would bring. WITH THAT RESULT AGAINST Aubameyang and the Gabon At the other end Petr Cech Swiss has decided to re-enter a realm of quarter-final exit at the hands of close 1 first leg lead to Spain. A run of three straight THIS TEAM." international left his marker also had to make a smart stop tennis for so long dominated by rival friend Stan Wawrinka. Valencia's bright start at the Premier League defeats has left —Unai Emery and Valencia goalkeeper as he raced from his goal to Rafael Nadal — and Madrid seems the Rome in 2016 witnessed the Swiss Emirates on Thursday was Emery's men needing more Neto on the ground deny substitute Kevin logical venue. star's most recent competitive outing on rewarded with Mouctar favours from Chelsea or "WE WANT TO WIN THE before squaring for his Gameiro. Federer has won two of his 11 clay clay, a straight sets loss to Dominic Thiem Diakhaby's away goal. Tottenham to stand any chance of EUROPA LEAGUE TO GO strike partner to roll into The veteran stopper titles in the Spanish capital where the in the third round seemingly convincing But Alexandre Lacazette Champions League qualification STRAIGHT TO THE an empty net. has announced he will high altitude helps him negate the tra- him that his dirt court career was done. quickly turned the game around via a top-four Premier League Seven minutes later, retire at the end of the ditionally pedestrian pace of the dusty "I'm not very confident going into with two goals in eight first-half finish. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BUT Arsenal led as terrible season. surface. this clay court season, I can tell you that minutes before Pierre-Emerick The Gunners had conceded ALSO TO WIN A TROPHY." defending allowed And Cech's final game "I'm very excited. It's a good chal- — I don't even remember how to slide Aubameyang's late strike gave three times in all three of those —Alexandre Lacazette Lacazette a free header could well be against his lenge, a good test. Confidence, I don't anymore," said Federer. Arsenal a two-goal advantage to defeats to Crystal Palace, Wolves from Granit Xhaka's former club Chelsea in know, it's in no-man's land. I have to start "You know, I'm taking baby steps at defend at the Mestalla on May 9. and Leicester and the same defen- "WE PLAYED AGAINST TWO cross and a weak next month's final as from scratch," said Federer after winning this point. To be honest, I didn't play one However, Emery, who man- sive deficiencies cost them again STRIKERS THAT ARE VERY hand from Neto the Blues secured a his most recent title in Miami. point — not one shot on clay last year. aged Valencia between 2008 and early on. GOOD WHICH IS WHY THEY could not prevent the ball 1-1 draw away at His long-term aim this spring is Two years ago I played two days. 2012, knows the tie is far from Valencia had already missed COST THE MILLIONS THAT crossing the line. Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg Roland Garros where he was champion "Three years ago I played not feeling over due to Arsenal's terrible a glorious chance to take the lead THEY DID. WITH THE "We had the game complete- of the other semi-final. in 2009 and where he has been a four- great in Monaco and Rome and all that. away record this season. when Ezequiel Garay blazed over SLIGHTEST ERROR THEY ly in control until their first Arsenal still have work to do, time runner-up in 2006, 2007, 2008 and So it's been so little that I really don't "It is a good result at home, before Diakhaby forced the ball goal," lamented Valencia coach but they moved much closer to 2011, losing on every occasion to Nadal. know what to expect." Despite his cau- but the second leg is going to be home at the back post for the vital PUNISH YOU." Marcelino Garcia Toral. booking their trip to Baku when However, with 11-time French Open tion, his longtime rivals are wary of very difficult and maybe differ- away goal on 11 minutes. —Marcelino Garcia Toral Lacazette missed two glorious Aubameyang turned home at the winner Nadal in something of a claycourt under-estimating the 20-time Grand ent. I consider for both teams it Emery has been reticent to opportunities to complete his back post in the final minute. slump, having been deposed as Barcelona Slam champion next week.

SMITH,WARNER BACK SINGLES You will do special things in MBAPPE SLAPPED WITH 3 MATCH BAN Paris: French World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe IN AUSSIE COLOURS was banned for three matches on Friday following his sending-off for a reckless tackle during Paris World Cup: Yuvraj to Hardik Saint-Germain's French Cup final debacle against AFP ■ BRISBANE Rennes. The French football Federation (FFF) said PTI ■ MUMBAI just because he hit four quality they had also opened disciplinary proceedings bowlers he was batting against. teve Smith and David Warner against Mbappe's teammate Neymar for striking a uvraj Singh, hero of India's vic- "When you are doing that, you Shave been welcomed back to Rennes fan following the shock defeat on penalties Ytorious campaign in the 2011 know that someone is batting very the Australian team with "no ten- after extra time. Mbappe lunged with his studs into World Cup, is expecting "special well," added Yuvraj, who is known sion", coach Justin Langer said the knee of Rennes defender Damien Da Silva near performances" from all-rounder for hitting six sixes in the 2007 edi- on Friday, with the World Cup the close of extra time on Sunday. Having already Hardik Pandya in the 2019 edition, tion of WorldT20 in South Africa. offering another opportunity missed one game, Mbappe will miss Saturday's beginning May 30. The man of the tournament of for redemption. match against Nice and the trip to Angers the Pandya is back to his best, at the 2011 World Cup also backed The duo returned to the following week but will be available for the last two least with the bat, following testing Virat Kohli-led India, hosts England national side for a World Cup games of the season. times which saw him serve an and Australia to do well in the mega training camp on Friday in interim suspension. event. Brisbane after serving year-long NABY KEITA OUT FOR THE SEASON The 25-year-old has been in "My first two teams are England bans for their part in the "sand- Liverpool: Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita will remarkable form this IPL and his and India. Obviously with (David) papergate" scandal in Cape miss the rest of the season with an adductor injury Mumbai Indians teammate Yuvraj Warner and (Steve) Smith coming Town. that is set to sideline the Guinea international for hopes that he extends his explosive back, Australia will be in con- "There is no tension," a two months, manager Jurgen Klopp said on Friday. run to the 50-over mega event. tention. West Indies also looked a smiling Langer told reporters. Keita limped off midway through the first half of "I was actually having this con- very power-packed side. You can't "They're back in the team now. Liverpool's 3-0 loss to Barcelona at the Camp Nou versation with him (Hardik) yester- say much at this stage. I think it They've been selected, which is during Wednesday's Champions League semi-final day where I told him that 'you have would be India and England first, brilliant." first leg. "Bad news, a high-grade adductor injury a great chance of performing real- third would be Australia. Fourth I The duo have enjoyed a "One of our really strong val- ning eight one-day internation- with the tendon rupture so it keeps him out for at ly well with the ball and bat', the "It is probably the best shape as don't know," said Yuvraj. solid comeback in IPL, with ues is humility, so there will be als on the trot, against India and least two months," said Klopp of Keita, who will kind of form he is in at the moment. a batsman to get in. I have been He also backed chinaman Warner in blistering form, top- great opportunity to develop Pakistan. now miss Saturday's trip to Newcastle, as well as "Definitely, the way he is batting watching since the practice games, Kuldeep Yadav to do well in the ping the batting rankings with that." "We have had great success home games against Barcelona and Wolves -- at the moment, it is phenomenal he was hitting the ball really well. I World Cup. 692 runs from 12 innings. The Aussie coach welcomed in the past. While we celebrate Liverpool's last match of the Premier League and I hope he carries that form (into had told him 'it is going to be a spe- "I don't asses T20 cricket (form) Langer acknowledged there the selection dilemma Smith that, it means nothing on how season. "Bad news for us and for Guinea with the the World Cup). He has been bowl- cial tournament for you, the way over 50 over (cricket). I think would need to be some adjust- and Warner added to the top we play this (World Cup)," Africa Cup of Nations coming up. Not nice," German ing well in patches but as I said it you are hitting the ball'," said the Kuldeep has been a fantastic bolw- ments for the former team lead- order, joining Aaron Finch, Langer said. boss Klopp added. is all about how you handle the pres- southpaw. er for India and I'm sure he will ers, but said the team would be Usman Khawja and Shaun He said the team needed to PRANNOY CRASHES OUT FROM NZ OPEN sure," said Yuvraj. "Over the years, as an experi- bounce back quickly. He has been boosted by their experience. Marsh, made it "exciting to have use every tournament on the cal- Auckland: Pandya has been in the form of enced player you know if someone very effective against England, "When you come from the those five 100-makers at our dis- endar to "make Australians H S Prannoy fought valiantly before his life and Yuvraj said that his 91 is hitting the ball well, he is in great South Africa, Australia," said Yuvraj titled position of captain then posal". proud of us again". "We must losing to fifth seed Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan in the against the Kolkata Knight Riders shape. He got 91 from 34 balls when asked whether Kuldeep's cur- there is going to be a certain Australia are the reigning make the most of every oppor- men's singles quarterfinal, drawing curtains on was the best IPL innings he has against KKR, probably that is the rent form in the IPL was a concern degree of humility that comes World Cup champions and have tunity that comes up, including India's campaign at the New Zealand Open seen. best innings I have seen in the IPL ahead of the World Cup. with that," he said. been in recent red-hot form win- this World Cup," he said. badminton tournament, here on Friday. Unseeded Prannoy squandered a one-game advantage before losing 21-17, 15-21, 14-21 to world number 11 Japanese shuttler in a marathon last-eight round match which lasted an hour and 13 minutes. The two shuttlers now enjoy a 1-1 head-to-head record against each other. Tsuneyama will play third seed ‘Gambhir has no great records, just lot of attitude’ and Jakarta Asian Games Gold medallist Jonathan Christie in the last-four round. PTI ■ NEW DELHI problem. He who has no person- the 2007 World T20 final. He infamous heated exchange with GHOSAL, JOSHNA ENTER ASIAN SEMIS ality. He who is barely a charac- retired from all forms of cricket in Gambhir during an Asia Cup Kuala Lumpur: India's Saurav Ghosal and Joshna hey have never shared a great ter in the great scheme of crick- December last year. game when they nearly came to Chinappa moved into the semifinals with Trapport on and off-the-field et. He who has no great records However that didn't stop blows. convincing victories over their respective and now former Pakistan captain just a lot of attitude," writes Afridi. Afridi from taking a sarcastic dig "I remember the run-in with opponents in the Asian Squash Championship here Shahid Afridi has gone a step fur- Gambhir played 58 Tests, 147 at Gambhir. Gambhir during the 2007 Asia on Friday. Ghosal's was the last match of the day ther terming former India open- ODIs and 37 T20 Internationals "Gambhir behaves like he's a Cup, when he completed his sin- and the Indian had hardly anything extra to take er Gautam Gambhir as someone scoring more than 10,000 interna- cross between Don Bradman & gle while running straight into me. care as he disposed of Malaysia's sixth seed Mohd with "no great records and just a tional runs across formats. Afridi James Bond. In Karachi, we call The umpires had to finish it off or Nafizwan Adnan in straight games for an 11-4, 11- lot of attitude". played 398 ODIs for Pakistan guys like him saryal (grumpy). It's I would have. Clearly we had a 4, 11-3 win. Joshna on the other hand had a task in In his just released autobiog- with a lot of matches as opener but simple, I like happy, positive peo- frank bilateral discussion about hand suppressing compatriot Tanvi Khanna before raphy 'Game Changer', Afridi the average despite 8000 plus ple. Doesn't matter if they are each other's female relatives," prevailing 12-10, 13-11, 11-7. Tanvi, who had made launched a scathing attack on runs stand at less than 24 com- aggressive or competitive, but Afridi recalled the uncharitable impressive strides in the championship and played Gambhir, some of which termed pared to Gambhir close to 40. In you have to be positive & verbal exchange. with lots of motivation, continued in that vein out to be factually incorrect. Tests, Gambhir has an average of Gambhir wasn't," he writes. Afridi featured in 27 Tests, against her senior. Unforced errors undid much of "Some rivalries were person- close to 42 compared to Afridi's Afridi, who also reveals his 398 ODIs and 99 T20 her spirited fight but it must be said to her credit, al, some professional. First the 27 plus. real age in the book making him Internationals. He retired from Tanvi stretched Joshna in the first two games curious case of Gambhir. Oh In fact, Gambhir was the top five years older than what the offi- international cricket after the before losing them over tie-break points. AGENCIES poor Gautam. He & his attitude scorer with 75 against Pakistan in cial records state, recollected the 2016 World T20 in India. 16

LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | MAY 4, 2019 LEADERBOARD RUNS 692 David Warner (SRH) WICKETS 25 Kagiso Rabada (DC) 6S 671 Everyone knows Bumrah is the best { in death, he bowled brilliantly in the } 4S 1448 last overs as well as the Super Over — MOHAMMED NABI Shubman shines as KKR knock Up Next Kings XI Punjab out of IPL PTI ■ MOHALI

hubman Gill showed maturity Sbeyond years as Kolkata Knight Riders knocked out Kings XI Punjab by seven wickets on Friday to stay afloat in the Indian Premier League. Chasing a target of 184, the 19- year-old Gill showed his range Royals face DC to on his ‘home turf’ with an attrac- tive 65 not out off 49 balls balls, anchoring the chase after Chris keep hopes alive Lynn (46 off 22 balls) set the pace with some big hits in the Powerplay PTI ■ NEW DELHI overs. Not only did KKR reach the Live on Star Sports 1& 2 HEAD target in 18 overs but they also TO improved the net run-rate as they heir play-off berth HEAD now have 12 points with a must- Tsealed, Delhi Capitals M 19 win away game against Mumbai will aim for a big win DC vs RR DC 8 Indians left. against Rajasthan Royals NEW DELHI The opening duo added 62 in to enhance their chances for SATURDAY | 4:00 PM RR 11 6 overs before Lynn was dismissed a second-place finish when havingh hit five fours and two sixes. the two teams clash in their Robin Uthappa (22, 14 ablls) final league match here on They need to win against looked good but didn’t stay long Saturday. Delhi and hope for enough even as Gill, who hit five A big win on Saturday favourable results from other fours and two sixes carried on with will not only will boost remaining games to secure a minimum fuss. Delhi's morale after the 80- play-off berth as the fourth Andre Russell (24 off 14 balls) run hammering at the hands team. hit a couple of sixes in the 50-run of CSK but it could also pro- But a win against Delhi stand in only 4.2 overs to cut the pel the side to the second might just not be enough for chase short. Earlier, Youngsters Sam Curran bowler Sandeep Warrier (2/31) er for six. position in the eight-team Rajasthan as it will take them However Gill’s batting was a and Nicholas Pooran displayed was the most impressive as he Once Agarwal and later standings. to 13 points, after their last treat for the eyes as he literally toyed belligerence as Kings XI Punjab put removed the opening pair of Chris Mandeep Singh (25) got out, it Delhi are currently sitting game against Royal with KXIP skipper Ravichandran on a respectable 183 for 6 against Gayle (14 off 14 balls) and KL seemed that KXIP will have to set- third with 16 points from 13 Challengers Bangalore was Ashwin hitting him for 18 runs in Kolkata Knight Riders after being Rahul (2 off 7 balls) in quick suc- tle for less than 170 but Curran had games, just behind Mumbai washed away. an over. There was a six over long pt into bat. cession. other ideas as 32 runs came off the Indians (16 points) and table With Steve Smith having on where he came down the track While West Indies’ Pooran However Pooran again showed last two overs. toppers CSK (18 points). departed home for World and another slog sweep behind smashed 48 off 27 balls to give the his big-hitting prowess, hitting In the 19th over, Curran hit A win against Rajasthan Cup preparations, Ajinkya square. The half-century came innings initial impetus as he added four sixes apart from three bound- Andre Russell for a couple of will enhance Delhi's chances Rahane will return to cap- with a deft late cut which prompt- 69 runs for the third wicket with aries as he found an able partner in boundaries, before launching into of featuring in Qualifier 1, taincy duties. Ashton Turner ed his happy father to break into a Mayank Agarwal (36 off 26 balls), Agarwal. countrymate Harry Gurney, hitting giving them two shots at the is expected to replace Smith bhangra. Englishman Curran walloped KKR Pooran was unlucky to miss him for 22 runs, which included May 12 final. in the playing eleven. In the end, skipper Dinesh bowlers to smash an unbeaten 55 out on a fifty as he was holed out three fours and a big six. In all, In the absence of Rabada, The departure of Smith, Karthik (21 off 9 balls) finished the off 24 balls to take the score past in the deep mid-wicket region try- Curran hit seven fours and two Delhi's bowling attack looked Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes match with a flourish. 180-run mark. For KKR, fast ing to hit a Nitish Rana half-track- sixes. miserable, but it is the shod- has weakened Rajasthan's dy performance of the batting batting, putting more respon- unit which would be a cause sibility on the shoulders of of concern for skipper Rahane, Sanju Samson and Shreyas Iyer. Liam Livingstone but the Will work harder to earn CSA call back Rabada, to The likes of Prithvi Shaw, team's bowling unit would be Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh pumped up after the leg-spin- Pant and Colin Ingram ner Shreyas Gopal's hat-trick Indian team spot: Samson miss remainder of IPL would like to forget the dis- in the rain-truncated match astrous outing against CSK against RCB. PTI ■ NEW DELHI To enter the Indian team you need to and come out afresh in In the last encounter know how to make a comeback, you been a tremendous season for me Delhi's last home game. between the two sides last anju Samson has always been need to be strong enough and you with the Delhi Capitals, both on and Rajasthan, on the other month, it was Delhi Capitals Sconsidered as a bright prospect but only get strong when you fail. I failed off the field, and I truly believe that hand, are mathematically still who came out on top in he has not been able to break into the a lot of times and now I am strong our team can win the trophy." alive in the tournament with Jaipur by six wickets in a Indian team and the Kerala wicket- enough to play for India," he said. Proteas team manager 11 points from 13 games. high-scoring affair. keeper batsman on Friday said Steve Smith has flown back to Mohammed Moosajee said Rabada's instead of feeling frustrated he would Australia to prepare for the World recall was precautionary based on his work harder to earn a spot for him- Cup but Samson said his team has history. Match After self. good bench strength. "Kagiso experienced stiffness in Samson, who has played just one "Definitely, it (Smith's depar- his lower back a few days ago and was T20 International for India against ture) is a great loss. First Jos Buttler, taken for scans for further investiga- Zimbabwe in 2015, has been one of Ben Stokes and now Smith but we tion. The scan results, combined consistent performers with the bat in knew this before the tournament. We with further assessment by our phys- this IPL with 337 runs from 11 games have enough bench strength to cover iotherapist Craig Govender who is that included a century and a half- the losses," Samson said. fortunately in Delhi, led the CSA century. The Royals are mathematically medical committee to the decision to Legends like Brian Lara have still in the play-off hunt with 11 withdraw him from the remainder of found it difficult to understand why points from 13 games but to progress the IPL," Moosajee said in a Cricket a talented player like Samson has not any further they will first have to win South Africa statement. even been considered in India's against Delhi Capitals and then hope "Kagiso has a history with back World Cup probables. for favourable results from the other injuries and the CSA medical team is "It feels really great when legends remaining league games. PTI n NEW DELHI taking the best measures to ensure he like Lara talk highly of you. It boosts is fully fit for the ICC Men's Cricket your confidence. I am very confident njured Kagiso Rabada was on World Cup next month. He will and happy the way I have been play- Rahane re-appointed RR captain IFriday ruled of the rest of the IPL consult with a back specialist upon his ing. But I am excitingly waiting for after South Africa decided to call the return and proceed with a treatment Sunrisers eye Play-off my opportunity to play for India," the following Smith's departure pacer back as a precautionary mea- and rehab programme." Rajasthan Royals player said. sure ahead of the World Cup. Delhi Capitals' head coach Ricky "There is no point in getting frus- NEW DELHI: Ajinkya Rahane was on the Australian team ahead of the Rabada had missed Delhi Ponting termed the development as berth against RCB trated. You can use it as a motivation Friday re-appointed captain of World Cup. Capitals' last match against Chennai "unfortunate". and push more. It's not easy to get Rajasthan Royals following the "We have requested Ajinkya to Super Kings due to stiff back and his "It's unfortunate that Rabada is PTI ■ BENGALURU Live on Star Sports 1& 2 HEAD into the Indian team. You need to departure of Australian Steve Smith. take on the captaincy of the team; unavailability is a severe blow to Delhi having to leave us at this stage of the TO work hard and earn that spot." Rahane returns to lead Royals as a true Royal he has shown great Capitals, who are striving to win their tournament. But I have full confi- unrisers Hyderabad HEAD Insisting that failure is the secret for the game against Delhi Capitals courage and character in gracious- maiden title. dence in our team and I'm sure each Swould look to complete of success, Samson said he has gone on Saturday after Smith replaced ly accepting the responsibility, According to a statement from and every member of this unit will the unfinished business and M 13 through many tough phases in his him as captain in the middle of the which accompanies this role, whilst the Delhi Capitals, Rabada, the cur- step up to the occasion," Ponting said. seal their place in the IPL RCB vs SRH RCB 5 BENGALURU career which only made him a bet- season following the team's disap- it would have been easier for him rent Purple Cap holder, has been He is now banking on New Play-offs when they clash SRH 8 ter, determined cricketer. pointing run which saw it lose six to take a back seat and focus sole- advised to return home by CSA. Zealand pacer Trent Boult's experi- with laggards Royal SATURDAY | 8:00 PM "If you talk about my career or out of their first eight games. ly on his batting," said Zubin "It is indeed very hard for me to ence in the upcoming play-offs. Challengers Bangalore, here anyone's career, there are definitely However, there was a revival of Bharucha, Head of Cricket at leave the Delhi Capitals at this stage "It's a massive loss obviously but on Saturday. Mumbai home with three ups and downs. Going through such fortunes of the side under Smith Rajasthan Royals. of the tournament," said the 23- it's a loss that we can cover. We have The defeat against balls to spare. phases I feel is very lucky because which led Royals to winning three "A true team man and a true year-old Rabada, who took 25 wick- someone like Trent Boult, who is a Mumbai Indians via Super Captain Kane when you go down then only you will out of the last four games, giving Royal, we are extremely fortunate to ets from 12 matches that he played world-class fast bowler. He had a ter- Over must be hurting but Williamson, all-rounder know how to climb up. them a slender hope of making the have characters like him playing this this season. rific season for the Daredevils (erst- they need to shrug it off and Vijay Shankar and come- "I am lucky that I have gone play-offs with a game to go. sport and even prouder he is part of "But with the World Cup just a while) last year. With him coming to add two points to take their back man Wriddhiman Saha down many times in my career. I'm Smith has returned home to join Rajasthan Royals franchise." PTI month away, a collective decision has the side now, we think we can cover tally to 14, good enough to will look to score in the key happy to have all these experiences. been made for me in this regard. It's for the loss of Rabada quite well." stay in top-4. match. Despite their defeat Hyderabad bowlers have against Mumbai, performed well in patches Hyderabad's net run rate is and need to get their act We don't depend on few to take us over the line: Rohit +0.653, which is superior to together against Bangalore's others in contention for the master blasters AB de Villiers Play-offs. and Virat Kohli. PTI ■ MUMBAI we have done well is that we rated. big-hitters Hardik Pandya and Even if Hyderabad lose The visitors boast of have handled the pressure situ- Rohit said the eight overs of Kieron Pollard higher. their last match, they can still multi-pronged attack in ot depending on specific ations well," said Rohit. spin bowling done in tandem by "If you look at the whole reach playoffs if Kolkata which Afghanistan's Rashid Nindividuals and handling "A lot guys have put their left arm Krunal Pandya (2-22) tournament, they (Hardik and Knight Riders and Kings XI Khan has been the standout the pressure situations with hand up and taken the respon- and Chahar (0 for 21) did the Pollard) have batted around the Punjab don't win more than performer. aplomb has been key to Mumbai sibility which is why we don't trick in stopping SRH from 14th or 15th overs and scored one of their last two match- Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Indians' Play-off journey, an have anyone, barring Quinton winning the game. 70-80 runs the maximum num- es. Ahmed and experienced elated skipper Rohit Sharma (de Kock), in the top five (of the "They understand the con- ber of times. Right from num- In the absence of their Bhuvneshwar Kumar, along said. highet run scorers). It's not ditions really well. Vijay Shankar ber 3-7 all our batsmen are flex- batting mainstay David with the Afghan spin twins Mumbai Indians sealed about one or two individuals. and Manish were batting and ible. They can bat anywhere at Warner, young Manish Rashid and Mohammed their place in the Play-offs with "If you want to win the tour- they kept varying the length. any given time which makes our Pandey (71 off 47 balls) Nabi add sting to Hyderabad a Super Over win over Sunrisers nament everyone needs to do Their eight overs were probably job easier. shouldered the responsibili- attack. Hyderabad. They still have a well. That's the hallmark of this the turning point. They bowled "And Pollard and Hardik we ty pretty well against Mumbai Bangalore will be playing game in hand. team, whether it is (leggie) really well with a wet ball, which have that option. Polly has done as he pushed the match into for pride after their hopes of "It's a good positive for us to Rahul Chahar or Quinton. We is not easy," he said. it a few times — if you remem- the super over. entering playoffs went up in qualify with one game to spare. don't believe in individuals to Looking ahead, Sharma said ber he had done that against But with just nine runs to smoke after their match In 2017, when we won the tro- win the game on their own. We the team's batting order was flex- (Kings XI) Punjab (batted at No win in super over, Pandya against Rajasthan Royals was phy, we qualified with two want everyone to chip in and ible from positions 3-7 which 4 and made 83 off 31 balls). We and Kieron Pollard took abandoned due to rain. games in hand. As a team what take us over the line," he elabo- gives them the option to send will keep our options open."