Follow us on: facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No.2016/1957, REGD NO. SSP/LW/NP-34/2016-18 @TheDailyPioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 Published From WORLD 11 SPORT 15 DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL TEMPLE POLITICS TRUMP'S WALL PUSH MOVES MAN UNITED TO FACE BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR A NON-STARTER GOVT CLOSER TO SHUTDOWN CARDIFF CITY IN PL CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN Late City Vol. 154 Issue 342 LUCKNOW, SATURDAY DECEMBER 22, 2018; PAGES 16 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable XMAS ALWAYS SPECIAL: RANDEEP} } 14 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com Un-Heralded exit from Fleet Street Sweeping snooping Delhi HC asks squatter National Herald to vacate Herald House in 2 weeks PNS n NEW DELHI digital versions of English newspaper National Herald, enrages Parliament n a big setback for the Hindi’s Navjivan and Urdu’s ICongress, the Delhi High Qaumi Awaz commenced pub- Court on Tuesday ordered the lication in 2016-17. The week- Opp raps Govt for eviction of the publisher of ly newspaper National Herald Congress mouthpiece National resumed publication on allowing agencies Herald from Herald House, September 24 last year, AJL had the headquarters of the news- said, adding that the Hindi to intercept info paper, within two weeks, dis- weekly newspaper Sunday missing the petition filed by the Navjivan was also being pub- on computers publisher Associated Journals lished since October this year Limited (AJL). from the same premises. PNS n NEW DELHI Finding no irregularity in Later in the evening, wel- the Urban Development coming the judgment, the massive uproar erupted Ministry’s Land and Urban Development Ministry Ainside and outside Development Office (L&DO), said, “It was found by the Parliament over the the judgment said there is total inspecting team of the Ministry Government’s decision to violation of the lease agreement on April 09, 2018 that no empower several investigating Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma, senior SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav, TMC by the publisher who is hold- printing press was functioning agencies to intercept and mon- MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy and other Opposition leaders come out of Parliament to ing the building for past 56 at any floor of the premises and itor data on computers. While address the media in New Delhi on Friday PTI years. no paper stock was found any- the Opposition accused the The court also said AJL’s where.” Government of turning India Ministry for the first time ever Anand Sharma is making a takeover by Sonia Gandhi and “In earlier inspection also, into a surveillance State, after the rules were framed mountain where even a mole- Rahul Gandhi’s floated firm the basement where press Finance Minister Arun Jaitley almost a decade ago. hill does not exist. You must Young Indian is “questionable” machine should have been was defended the move saying the While Jaitley hit back say- know this and as a Leader of “modus operandi.” found vacant. Further, it was authorisation was given under ing the Congress is crying foul Opposition your word is sacro- After the HC order, the major portion of the ‘subject erase, efface and defame the General Tushar Mehta. The also found that almost all rules framed during the UPA over powers created by it when sanct, so don’t use it for a pur- focus will now be on several premises’ has been rented out legacy of Pandit Nehru was not court had reserved its decision shares of AJL were transferred regime in 2009. it was in Government, pose where a power which other buildings like Patriot and petitioners’ newspaper, at all acceptable. “One fails to on AJL’s plea on November 22. to ‘Young Indian Ltd’ having The issue rocked the Rajya Congress leader and Deputy you created, which is to be used House (Link House), which which was to be housed origi- understand as to how the rul- The HC said AJL will have same address as that of AJL Sabha as Leader of Opposition Leader of Opposition in the in national security cases, now continues to commercially nally in the basement and ing dispensation has in any way to vacate the premises at ITO without any permission of the Ghulam Nabi Azad alleged Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma you are crying foul about that exploit their premises in viola- ground floor, has now been erased, effaced, or defamed in Delhi within two weeks Ministry. As per a report of “undeclared Emergency has said the issue is serious as it is power,” Jaitley said in the Upper tion of several provisions of shifted on the top floor with Pandit Nehru… the allega- after which proceedings under Income Tax Department, in taken final shape” and “all fed- related to fundamental rights House. lease agreements. To circum- hardly any ‘press activity’.” tions of malafide leveled by the Public Premises (Eviction Young Indian Ltd, majority of eral agencies have been let and “India will become a police Azad retorted that there is vent the provisions of the lease “This court is conscious of petitioners are bald and unspe- of Unauthorized Occupants) shares (76%) are held by the loose”. Congress chief Rahul state” with such “sweeping no mention of national securi- agreement, the Patriot House the fact that Young India cific and so no note of these Act, 1971 would be initiated. Gandhi family and the rest by Gandhi took to social media powers” to agencies to intercept ty in the order and that the rul- (Link House) owners have Company is a charitable com- allegations taken,” said the The L&DO had ended the Shri Motilal Vora and Shri calling Modi an insecure information. ing dispensation seems to think revived The Patriot, a weekly pany, but modus operandi to judgment lease — entered into with AJL Oscar Fernandes. It was also “dictator.” Responding to the charge, it has ownership rights over magazine, but it is hardly visi- acquire 99 per cent of AJL’s AJL approached the Delhi on August 2, 1962 and made observed that instead of using The issue was also raised in Jaitley said it would have been national security and it means ble on stands. share speaks volumes. The High Court after the L&DO perpetual on January 10, 1967 the land given to AJL for press the Lok Sabha during Zero better if the Opposition had nothing to us, to which, Jaitley In its 17-page order on the manner in which it has been slapped an eviction notice on — asking the company to hand purpose, they are earning a Hour with Revolutionary obtained all information before said, “These are elementary eviction of AJL, Justice Sunil done is also questionable,” said it on October 30, based on the over the possession by huge sum of money by renting Socialist Party (RSP) leader N raising this issue. He said the things. It is an authorisation Gaurt said, “The ‘subject the judgment. complaint filed by BJP leader November 15. The L&DO’s out almost entire building K Premachandran alleging that rules under which agencies order. The provisions of nation- premises’ was leased out to leg- Observing that there was Subramanian Swamy. AJL was order had also said that failure except one floor which has the move is a violation of the will be authorised to intercept al security are written in Article endary AJL for its publication, no wrong in eviction notice, the represented by Congress leader to hand over possession would negated the purpose for which fundamental rights. The information were framed in 69... You are playing with the but the dominant purpose is judgment also said that peti- and noted lawyer Abhishek lead to initiation of proceedings the land was originally allotted,” Opposition members ques- 2009 when the Congress-led security of the country. That is now practically lost. This court tioners’ contention that the Singhvi, and the Government under the Public Premises Act. said the Ministry in a tioned the motive of imposing UPA was in power. what you have done just now”. is constrained to observe that Government move was to was represented by Solicitor In its plea, AJL has said the statement. such an order by Home “So what you are doing Continued on Page 7 CAPSULE Delhi HC sets Sultanpur bizman’s PASWAN DISCUSS SEAT HC on again, off SHARING WITH JAITLEY 43% job loss in trader’s sons kidnapped, New Delhi: LJP president Ram tandoor killer Vilas Paswan on Friday met Arun one killed, Jaitley amid indications that the again on BJP’s Sharma free sector in 4.5 yrs: Survey two parties may soon arrive at a another hurt seat-sharing agreement in Bihar STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n CHENNAI for the LS polls. PNS n LUCKNOW Bengal rath yatra ushil Kumar Sharma, the ven as it is getting ready to 165 INSTITUTIONS FLOUT Sformer president of Delhi Eface the people with hopes n a sensational kidnapping in MINIMUM WAGES RULES SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA Youth Congress, who was con- of getting another mandate for ISultanpur, two brothers were New Delhi: The Delhi Govt has victed for the murder of his five years, the Narendra Modi kidnapped by their domestic found violations of minimum he pendulum swung back wife Naina Sahni, was set free Government has come across help and a ransom of `50 lakh wages rules at 165 institutions in Tonce again for the BJP after by the Delhi High Court on a major embarrassment in the was demanded from their fam- the past 10 days, Delhi Labour Thursday’s “moral victory” Friday. form of a report by All India ily. After the family contacted Minister Gopal Rai said. with a Division Bench of The court ordered “forth- Manufacturers’ Organisation the police, the novice abductors Calcutta High Court on Friday with” release of Sharma, serv- (AIMO), the 76-year-old estab- killed one of the boys and FAKE CALL CENTRE IN setting aside the single Bench ing life term for the murder of lishment founded by Bharat injured the other critically. The NOIDA BUSTED, 126 HELD order granting permission to his wife Naina in 1995. Sharma Ratna M Visvesvaraya . Sultanpur police arrested all Noida: The Noida police on the much-hyped rath yatra. has already undergone over An all India survey held by four accused. Friday arrested 126 people, The Division Bench of two decades of incarceration in the AIMO in October 2018 has EMBARRASSMENT FOR MODI GOVT As per reports, the sons of busting a fake call centre here Chief Justice Debashis months before hurriedly asking the case. found that more than 35 lakh Sultanpur’s businessman which was being used to dupe Kargupta and Justice Shampa the intelligence agencies to A Bench of Justices people working in the traders, 2 An all India survey held by the AIMO in Rakesh Agrahari — Priyansh US citizens, officials said. Sarkar sent the matter back to prepare reports on the conse- Siddharth Mridul and Sangita micro, small and medium October 2018 has found that more than (6) and Divyanash (8) — were the single Bench of Justice quence of the yatra on the Dhingra Sehgal passed the enterprises (TMSM) have lost 35 lakh people working in the traders, kidnapped while they were DAYS AFTER POLL LOSS, Tapabrata Chakrabarty asking State’s law and order situation. order. Now 56, Sharma had their jobs during the last four returning home from school in 4 CONG MLCs JOIN TRS micro, small and medium enterprises it to consider the intelligence Subsequently it OK’d the shot dead his wife in 1995, years and six months. (TMSM) have lost their jobs during the Katra Bazaar area of Gosaiganj Hyderabad : Compounding the inputs from the State agencies yatra with a rider saying the objecting to her alleged rela- “Self-employed categories last four years and six months on Thursday morning. Congress’ woes in Telangana, that had predicted violence BJP would be equally respon- tionship with a male friend. such as tailors, cobblers, bar- 2 Initially, the family four of its six MLCs defected to and communal unrest during sible (along with the State On the night of July 2, bers, plumbers, masons, elec- Self-employed categories such as tailors, launched a search for the boys the ruling TRS on Monday, days the course of the rally. Government) for the situa- 1995, Sushil came home and tricians have been eliminated cobblers, barbers, plumbers, masons, but they were shocked when after the Opposition party’s The Trinamool Congress tions if they turn violent. saw Naina talking on the phone during the last four and a half electricians have been eliminated during they received a telephone call debacle in the Assembly polls. Government which had earli- The BJP was likely to hold and consuming alcohol. Naina years,” said KE Raghunathan, the last four and half years, said KE Raghunathan, president, AIMO in the evening and the caller er denied the yatra permission three yatras each one to be on seeing Sushil hung up. president, AIMO. said that both kids were in their AUGUSTA CASE: MICHEL to the saffron outfit had pre- inaugurated by party presi- Sushil redialed the phone to Though the Modi to a host of reasons, said finance and higher outstanding custody and demanded a ran- SEEKS SEPARATE CELL ferred an appeal against the dent Amit Shah from find her alleged boyfriend on Government came to power in Raghunathan. with Government payments som of `50 lakh for their safe New Delhi: Christian James single Bench order green-sig- Coochbehar, Kakdwip-Ganga the other end. May 2014 with the promise of “The year 2015-16 saw a and compliance matters,” said release. Michel, arrested in the VVIP naling the yatra. Sagar and Birbhum. All the Enraged he fatally shot rejuvenation and resuscitation growth in all areas of business Raghunathan, an entrepreneur The hapless Rajesh chopper case, requested a Delhi The Bench of Justice yatras were to converge at the Naina. He had then chopped of the TMSM segment, the due to high sentiments and based in Chennai. Agrahari immediately court on Friday that he be lodged Chakrabarty had on Thursday Brigade parade ground in her body into pieces and backbone of Indian economy, expectations from the new The AIMO survey found informed the police about the in a separate cell as other questioned the Government’s Kolkata where Prime Minister attempted to dispose it off what has happened is the oppo- leadership. It went down next there has been a 43 per cent job kidnapping after which the inmates were putting intention in sitting over the let- Narendra Modi would address in a tandoor (clay oven) of site as many units across the year due to demonetisation loss in the trader’s segment over cops started a search operation. “uncomfortable questions” ters seeking permission from a grand rally. Baghia restaurant which he length and breadth of the coun- and then again due to GST and the last four years. Later at night, the cops came to to him. the Government for two Continued on Page 7 owned. try downed their shutters due then due to non-availability of Continued on Page 7 Continued on Page 7 All Sohrabuddin India at sea! Vast stretch going to watery grave ARCHANA JYOTI n NEW DELHI The Minister was also Gujarat, Mumbai, and parts of asked whether rise in the sea the Konkan coast and south accused acquited he Government on Friday level owing to global warming Kerala. The deltas of the Ganga, Tinformed Parliament that was posing a threat to the Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI events,” the judge noted. India’s western coast, including coastal villages of the country. and Mahanadi on the East Extending his sympathies Khambat and Kutch, besides The information comes a Coast may be threatened, along designated CBI court on to the families of Sohrabuddin parts of the Konkan coast and few weeks after nearly 200 with irrigated land and a num- AFriday acquitted all the 22 and Tulsiram Prajapati, the south Kerala as well as the countries gathered at Katowice ber of urban and other settle- accused in the “fake” encoun- judge said, “I am sorry....three deltas of the Ganga, Krishna, in Poland to adopt a set of rules ments that are situated in ters of notorious criminals lives were lost....but the (judi- Godavari, Cauvery, and to limit global warming under them.” Sohrabuddin Shaikh and his cial) system and law demands Mahanadi on the East Coast the Paris climate deal that will The Government has taken aide Tulsiram Prajapati and in that we go by evidence...The are among the most “vulnera- come into effect in 2020. a string of measures taken to the rape-murder of Kausar Bi. evidence before me could not ble” areas as the sea level is pro- The Paris Agreement has protect the country’s coastal While acquitting all the 22 establish the roles of any jected to rise by 3.5 to 34.6 called for keeping a global areas and communities. accused, Additional Sessions accused persons… no materi- inches between 1990 and 2100 average temperature rise this The Minister said the Judge SJ Sharma, who presides al evidence to prove any of the leading to inundation of valu- century to well below 2°C Coastal Regulation Zone over a special CBI court, said, charges against the accused.” able land and habitat. Minister Mahesh Sharma in a Ocean Information Services.” Framework Convention on above pre-industrial levels, (CRZ) Notification, 2011 and “The evidence adduced by Alluding to the encounter The details of the reply to the Lok Sabha on Painting a gloomy picture Climate Change projects sea while pursuing efforts to limit Island Protection Zone (IPZ) prosecution is not satisfactory. of Sohrabuddin and rape and Government’s report on cli- Friday. of the coastal zones owing to level rise by 3.5 to 34.6 inches the temperature increase to Notification, 2011 are enforced The prosecution has failed to murder of his wife Kausar Bi, mate change have been shared He said, “Sea levels are rise in sea level due to climate between 1990 and 2100, which 1.5°C. and implemented by the con- put forth any documentary the judge said, “A mother has with the United Nations changing at different rates change, the Minister said, may result in saline coastal Sharma pointed out that cerned Coastal Zone and substantive evidence to lost her son, their daughter-in- Framework Convention on along the Indian coast as per “Second National groundwater, endangering wet- “the most vulnerable stretches Management Authorities suggest or establish the alleged law...it is sad.” Climate Change, said Union the studies carried out by the Communication submitted by lands and inundating valuable along the western Indian coast (CZMAs) of states and UTs. conspiracy and the chain of Continued on Page 7 Minister of Environment Indian National Centre for India to United Nations land and communities.” are Khambat and Kutch in Continued on Page 7 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 22, 2018 city 02 CM derides oppn for casting Widow gangraped, killed in Khurja PNS n LUCKNOW nude body of the woman lying were arrested for raping a 13- the supervisor over supplying in a pool of blood. They called year-old girl in Sikandarpur sand on Thursday night. The aspersion on recruitments ven as the Agra police failed the police. area on November 29. The tiff took an ugly turn when the Eto arrest any of the miscre- The police suspect that the police arrested four of the five supervisor’s henchmen opened PNS n LUCKNOW ants accused of torching a 14- miscreants were known to the accused on Thursday. They fire killing Vishnu. A case was year-old girl for resisting woman and after gangraping were identified as Manish, registered but no one was hief Minister Yogi Assembly adjourned sine die molestation, in another sensa- her, they hacked the victim to Arjun, Acchelal and Krishna. arrested. Adityanath ridiculed the tional incident reported from death to conceal their identity. The fifth accused is on the run. Meanwhile, eights persons, Copposition parties in the PNS n LUCKNOW session, the members tabled Bulandshahr, unknown per- The body was sent for autopsy Meanwhile in Budaun, a were killed in three separate Assembly on Friday for 76 short notice starred ques- sons gang-raped a widow and and investigations are on. home guard was shot dead by road mishaps in the last 24 attempting to cast aspersions he brief four-day winter tions, 1,233 starred questions brutally hacked her to death. Meanwhile in two motorcycle-borne hours. In Bareilly, four mem- on the integrity of the govern- Tsession of Uttar Pradesh and 959 unstarred questions. On its part, the police reg- Muzaffarnagar, a 24-year-old assailants in Ughaiti area late bers of a family from Khichcha ment in recruitment against Assembly was adjourned sine The government tabled the istered a case and sent the body woman was raped by a man, Thursday night. Chhatrapal area of Uttarakhand were killed vacancies in various depart- die on Friday. replies to 366 questions. for autopsy. who recorded the act and tried (42) was on duty near a petrol when their four wheeler ments. During the session, which The Speaker said that for As per reports, a 30-year- to blackmail her. pump when the incident took rammed into a stationary truck “The Bharatiya Janata commenced on December 18, improving the quality of over- old woman, whose husband The police said that the place after he tried to stop the at Mohamadpur bypass in Party government has devel- the Assembly passed the sec- all output of the House, he had died a year back, was living accused befriended the woman assailants for checking. The Bahedi locality on Thursday oped a credible, transparent ond supplementary budget of been working on improving with her 5-year-old son and over phone and called her to a assailants were identified and night. In Azamgarh, three per- and accountable institutional the lapses. If the opposition fails Rs 8,054 crore for the 2018-19 the performance of House parents-in-law in Khurja town hotel room to meet him on efforts were on to arrest them. sons were killed and seven mechanism for recruitment of to prove irregularities then fiscal. The House also passed committees. He said that if the of Bulandshahr. Thursday. After giving her Elsewhere in Jhansi, a con- injured when an SUV hit an police constables, teachers and they should apologise in the several Bills. need arose, more committees On Thursday night, the some intoxicant, he sexually tractor was shot dead on auto-rickshaw near Bunda vil- staff in other government House,” the Chief Minister. Speaker Hriday Narayan could be set up by the parents-in-law went to sleep in assaulted the woman and Thursday night. Vishnu lage in Jahanganj area on departments. During previous “During the previous Dikshit thanked the mem- Assembly in line with the field while the woman and filmed the act. A case was reg- Dwivedi of Churkhilal area of Friday. In Basti, one person was regimes, as soon as the adver- Samajwadi Party regime, extor- bers for their cooperation Parliament. her son stayed back at their istered against the accused, Jalaun had a contract for laying killed and another injured tisement for recruitment tion used to start as soon as during the session. Opposition The Speaker condemned house. On Friday morning, on who is absconding. road in Bhagera hamlet of when a tractor was hit by a bus appeared, extortion from job- advertisements for recruitment members however expressed the carrying of banners and returning home, the in-laws In another incident report- Tahrauli. He was present at the in Haraiya area on Thursday less youths started and presence against vacancies in govern- disappointment over the short posters inside the House by were shocked to find the semi- ed from Ballia, four persons site when he had a scuffle with night. of paper solver gangs around ment departments appeared duration in which most of opposition members and said examinations centres had in newspapers. Persons lacking them could not raise issues that the practice was against become common,” the Chief minimum qualification were pertaining to their constituen- the dignity of the House and Minister said. appointed as Chairman of UP cies. members of the Assembly. Maya expresses concern Yogi was responding to Public Service Commission During the session, the “Being the largest the issue raised by Bahujan and he was sacked on the House had four sittings with Assembly of the country, we Samaj Party member who orders of Supreme Court,” the a total duration of 11.46 hours. all should work for upholding over deteriorating charged that mismanagement Chief Minister reminded. The House was adjourned for the dignity of the institution and corruption had become the “All the recruitment agen- 1.18 hours. Barring the first and work for laying the foun- hallmark of recruitments by cies like UP Subordinate day, the function of the House dation of new traditions,” the crime scenario in UP various agencies of the state Service Commission, Police was normal. During the brief Speaker suggested. PNS n LUCKNOW “The incidents of crime in government. Recruitment Board, Secondary the state have gone up during the Assuring the youths of the Education Commission and ahujan Samaj Party chief present regime and the laxity on state of conducting recruit- State Public Service answer sheets,” the Chief will be dealt with iron hands.” BMayawati expressed con- the part of the government has ments in the most transparent Commission are independent Minister said. Referring to the recent res- cern over the deteriorating crime given the criminals a free run,” manner, Yogi asked the oppo- and are working in a transpar- Assuring stern action ignation tendered by UP scenario in the state, especially she said. sition to raise issues in the ent manner. The government against those indulging in Subordinate Service the crimes against the fairer sex, “What to say about the Assembly with solid evidences. has no interference in their irregularities, Yogi said, “If any Commission Chairman CB and said that it appeared that law honour of women, even their “If you have objective truth affairs. It is the discretion of the instance is brought to the Paliwal, the Chief Minister and order was not on the prior- security is not being taken seri- and facts then come to us and commission to select consul- notice of the government, that said, “The Chairman resigned ity list of the Bharatiya Janata ously,” the BSP chief alleged. then if we fail to take action, tant/agency for conducting officials involved in recruit- following differences with the Party government. She said these incidents of you can hold us responsible for examinations and evaluation of ment have done wrong, they Secretary of the Board.” “The incident of a girl being crime against women soon after torched to death after being the Bulandshahr violence, in raped in Agra, a widow being which a police inspector and a gangraped and murdered in youth were killed by a mob Govt to celebrate Atal’s anniv Bulandshahr and again a girl protesting over cow slaughter, Sharp fall in AES, being raped in the Taj City on had forced people to think that Friday go on to indicate how law there was no police or govern- and order is being handled by ment worth its name in UP. as ‘good governance day’ the government. It seems that “The failure to nab the killers of JE cases in east Lucknow (PNS): The state government has decided to cele- the government has no inten- the police officer in Bulandshahr brate former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniver- tion to control crime as the even after three weeks of the sary on December 25 as ‘good governance day’ by educating peo- prime accused in Bulandshahr incident, goes on to prove the ple about the pro-people schemes launched by Bharatiya Janata violence are roaming free and failure of the BJP government on UP, says Minister Party governments at the Centre and in UP. Directions in this regard the police have failed to arrest law and order front,” she added. were given by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday. The main them,” she said. In Agra, a Dalit girl was PNS n LUCKNOW “We have already trained function will be held in Lucknow. In a statement released in raped and then burnt by the per- around 74,000 people in affect- The Chief Minister said that former Prime Minister had laid Lucknow on Friday, Mayawati petrators. The girl died in New mid walkout by Congress ed districts, while around 100 the foundation of good governance in the country and BJP gov- charged that the BJP govern- Delhi during treatment but the Amembers over the rise in ventilators have been added in ernments in UP and Centre were following in his footsteps. “As ment’s attitude in the Assembly accused were still at large. vector-borne diseases in eastern district and other government- a mark of respect to the former Prime Minister, the state govern- session which concluded on Another girl was raped in Agra Uttar Pradesh and gag on the run hospitals,” he said. ment has decided to celebrate his birth anniversary on December Friday evening, also gave on Friday while a widow was media on publishing news of Quoting national reports, 25 as good governance day,” Yogi said in a written statement, adding enough indication about their gangraped and murdered in Acute Encephalitis Syndrome Lallu claimed that around 268 that programmes would be organised across the state. motive and way of functioning. Bulandshahr, and Japanese Encephalitis children had died of AES and JE deaths, the Yogi government in east UP. The minister, how- informed the Vidhan Sabha on ever, denied the deaths and Friday that diseases and deaths said that as per information with related to these diseases had the government the toll was come down drastically this year. minimal. Sharma: All villages, hamlets to Replying to a question of The House witnessed heat- Congress member Ajay Kumar ed discussion when Ajay Kumar Lallu, Health Minister Sidharth Lallu alleged that there was a gag be electrified by December-end Nath Singh said that the govern- order on the media on publish- ment was doing good work by ing report on AES and JE deaths PNS n LUCKNOW was turned down by the gov- and it had been raised to spreading awareness among the of children and no release was ernment. `600 crore this year. people about vector-borne dis- being issued by BRD Medical he state government reit- The tariff for tube well “Besides, the hours of eases, and this had paid divi- College Hospital in Gorakhpur Terated its commitment in connections has been hiked to power supply have increased dends during the last one year. in this regard. the Uttar Pradesh Assembly `1.50 per horse power from from four hours to 16-18 “It is like an undeclared on Friday to electrify all vil- `1.00 per horse power. hours daily, hence the con- emergency in the state,” the lages and hamlets by Replying to a question of sumption of farmers has gone Congress member said. This December end. The govern- SP member Narendra Kumar up due to which tariff has not irked the Health Minister and ment, however, refused to Verma, the Power Minister been reduced,” Sharma he said that everyone knew provide any further subsidy to said that the government was explained. who had imposed Emergency in farmers availing tube well already providing `68,000 The minister also said the country. connections. annual subsidy to farmers that the cost of one unit of However, the minister Energy Minister Shrikant with power connections to electricity in 2017-18 was admitted that since the media Sharma said that power tariff run tube wells. `6.74 and it had gone up to was creating unnecessary con- had not been hiked this year “Over 11.31 lakh farmers `7.24 per unit but private troversy by misreporting about and the government was are availing the facility while tube well consumers were the disease and deaths, BRD doing everything to mod- 58,000 farmers of the dark paying only `1.10 per unit. Medical College hospital had ernise power sector and zone have been given electric- In reply to another ques- stopped issuing daily bulletins strengthen power distribu- ity connections by this govern- tion, the Energy Minister said to the media. tion companies. ment,” Sharma said. that the rural area of the state Dissatisfied with the Health Samajwadi Party mem- The minister also claimed would be electrified by Minister’s reply, Congress mem- bers, however, created noisy that the total subsidy for agri- December 31 with the remain- bers staged a noisy walkout scenes after their demand for culture sector was `240 crore ing 5,040 majre (hamlets) from the House. reduction of tariff for tube well during the previous regime being electrified.

NOTICE Debate on caste of Hanuman goes on Office of the Cantonment Board 64, Subhas Chandra Bose Marg, Cantt Kanpur -208004 I Punit Singh spouse of Raju Singh resident of Vill- NOTICE INVITING TENDER Ramapur Po-Bharakhani, UP Minister says Bajrangbali was a Jat! Dated : 18-12-2018 Online tender for two years are invited through two bid system from eligible Contractors/Agency Tehsil-Swayajpur, Dist-Hardoi PNS n LUCKNOW (UP) have changed my name a Muslim. He had said that for Supply of Manpower for Cantt. Board Kanpur through the Government e-procurement ‘If injustice is being done to any person, a Jat Muslims had names like from Punit Singh to Puneet will definitely intervene, irrespective of his being portal http://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app by the Cantonment Board Kanpur. The detail of work Singh vide affidavit dated he debate on the caste of Rehman, Ramzan, Farman, Lord Hanuman continued acquainted with the victim or not. This Zishan, Qurban and in this way is given below. 26/11/2018 before Swayajpur T happened in Ramayana. Ravana kidnapped Sita S. NIT NO. Name of work and location Estimated cost of (Hordoi) with the latest entrant in the phonetically Hanuman sounds row being Religious Affairs and Ram killed Ravana. Hanuman did not know more Muslim than Hindu. No. tender (Rs.) Minister Laxmi Narayan Ram and Ravan but he burnt Lanka because The controversy was kicked Per Year Chaudhary, who termed the injustice was done to Mata Sit’ off by Chief Minister Yogi 1 CBK/CEO/K-2281/1 Supply of Manpower (Two Year) 4,50,00,000/· NOTICE Pawan Putra as a Jat. Earlier, — Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary Adityanath, who, in an election (Helper, Safai Karamchari, Aaya, Labour etc.) Lord Hanuman was dubbed as rally in Alwar (Rajasthan), said The CEO/Board reserves the right to increase/decrease the estimated cost of works and to My Chen Sale Deed No.- a Dalit by Chief Minister Yogi Lucknow on Friday. The minis- Hanuman did not know Ram that Hanuman was a forest accept or reject any or all the tenders without assigning reasons thereof. 10436, Original Copy of Adityanath at an election rally in ter’s argument was vague but and Ravan but he burnt Lanka dweller, deprived and a Dalit. Tender document can be downloaded from www.eprocure.gov.in from 22-12-18 12.00 PM 06.12.2005 and Sale Deed Rajasthan while BJP MLC interesting. Chaudhary said that because injustice was done to Incidentally a Jain priest claimed onwards. Online tenders can be uploaded till 15-01-19 upto 05.00 PM. For any clarification con- No. 12294, Date- 28.08.2010 Bukkal Nawab had added some Jats had a penchant to interfere Mata Sita,” he said. “We Jats are that Lord Hanuman was neither tact Cantonment Board Kanpur at 0512-2381285 on any working day during office hours. The The last page of the original extra spice by saying that in any issue. “If injustice is being powerful as Lord Hanuman a Dalit nor a tribal, but a Jain. bidder is advised to. examine carefully all instructions, conditions of contract, contract data, forms, copy dated on 14.12.2018 was Bajrangbali was a Muslim. done to any person, a Jat will def- and revere Him as our Lord. So, Rashtriya Lok Dal national lost somewhere in Patrakar “There is no iota of doubt initely intervene, irrespective of I can say with certainty that spokesman Anil Dubey had terms, technical specifications, bill of quantity etc. in the bid document. Tenders will be accept- puram, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. that Lord Hanuman was a Jat his being acquainted with the Hanuman was a Jat,” he said. attacked the Bharatiya Janata ed via-online mode only. Vinod Tiwari S/o Prabhunath because Jats are descendants of victim or not. This happened in Incidentally, a day earlier Party for reducing Lord (Harendra Singh) Tiwari Vill.-Madhopur, Post- the Ape God,” Chaudhary told Ramayana. Ravana kidnapped BJP lawmaker Bukkal Nawab Hanuman into a mortal by Chief Executive Officer, Bansdih, Baliya.U.P. a select group of reporters in Sita and Ram killed Ravana. had claimed that Hanuman was attaching caste to him. Kanpur Cantt.

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Attempt to Complete Purvanchal e-way gangrape two sisters; three in 2 years: CM to officials detained PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW change the face of UP. “It will PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW not only reduce commutation xpressing satisfaction over time between Delhi and east n attempt was made to Ethe progress in construction UP but also generate employ- Agangrape two sisters at the of Purvanchal Expressway, ment at the local level,” he said. house of a friend of the elder Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Yogi said that an industri- sister located on the second said on Friday that the project al corridor would be set up on floor in Jankipuram Extension. should be completed within 24 both sides of the expressway Three youths were detained for months as the expressway and it would generate employ- interrogation on late Friday would prove to be a milestone ment and locals would get evening. A spokesman of the in the development of eastern preference in these industries. SSP said the action would be Uttar Pradesh. “The 341-km greenfield taken in accordance with the After reviewing the six-lane expressway will be the law after recording the state- progress of the expressway in longest expressway in India ment of the sisters. He added Sultanpur and Azamgarh, Yogi and it will be possible to it could not be recorded on said that earth work should be expand it to eight lanes. Friday as the elder sister was completed by June 29, 2019 and Construction companies have undergoing mental stress. the expressway should come up been asked to shift electric The police said the sisters within 24 months. The Chief poles in such a way that they do are residents of Saadatganj area Minister held a meeting with not hamper daily life. “If need and are living with her moth- district officials and Uttar be, religious places also be er who is a divorcee. The sis- (Above) The SBI Pradesh Expressway Industrial shifted after taking local peo- ters picked up quarrel with head office in Development Authority ple into confidence,” the CM their mother on Thursday Hazratganj wears a (UPEIDA) brass at Azamgarh said, adding that in case of afternoon and left the house in deserted look on and gave them directions. Prior deforestation, the officials a huff. They reached Friday owing to to the meeting, Yogi did an aer- would have to plant more trees Munshipulia in Indira Nagar strike by bankers to ial survey of earth work being than what they cut. press their demands. done in Sultanpur and met offi- The construction is being (Left) Members of cials there. carried out in four packages All India Bank “There should not be any with all-weather airstrip pro- Officers’ Association law and order problem. It is the posed at Sultanpur. The project staging protest responsibility of district offi- will have seven bridges and an against Central cials to ensure payment of equal number of rail over government compensation at the earliest. If bridges (ROBs). Water har- District Magistrates face prob- vesting arrangements have also and waited there for some Pioneer lems, they should talk to senior been done at the sides of the time. The elder sister contact- officials in the government expressway. The foundation ed her friend Rahul Verma, a and solve them at the earliest,” for construction of Purvanchal native of Sitapur district and Yogi said. The Chief Minister Expressway was laid by Prime living with his family in the said that once completed, the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath arrives to inspect the ongoing Purvanchal Minister Narendra Modi on Jankipuram Extension at 8 pm Yuva Kumbh kicks off today Purvanchal Expressway would Expressway project in Amethi on Friday July 14 this year. requesting him to allow her and her sister to stay at his house at PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Pioneer, he said that youths provide proper food and night. Rahul agreed to give had already started arriving in lodging to those taking part in shelter to them and gave a uva Kumbh will kick off the city from the southern and it. Minister of State Mahendra City records room on the second floor of the Ywith the unveiling of the eastern parts of the country Singh said that this would be Gang of mobile thieves busted house at 9 pm. Meanwhile, two vision documents prepared such as Tamil Nadu and a unique and one of its kind friends of Rahul, namely, by youths in different fields in Bengal. "All these youths who programme in the city. The min temp PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Three dozen Sanjay Yadav and Kaushal a programme organised at the are coming from prestigious regional co-worker, Prashant stolen mobile Kishore, both residents of Indira Gandhi Pratishthan institutes like the IITs and the Bhatia, spoke in detail about at 4.8 deg C wo members of a gang Sitapur district, arrived at his here on Saturday. This will be IIMs have prepared vision the various samitis which were Tinvolved in stealing phone sets, a house after one hour. followed by a joint discussion documents in areas like edu- involved in this work. The Lucknow (PNS): It was mobile phone sets were arrest- They consumed liquor and in a session which will be cation, industries, commu- Lucknow University Vice- one of the coldest days of the ed near Mohanlalganj market country-made had dinner at the nearby presided over by the well- nication, sports, culture etc Chancellor gave a final touch season with the state capital crossing. They were identified pistol and four ‘dhaba’. They returned to the known author of Shiva trilogy which will be taken up as sep- to the preparations. Senior recording the minimum tem- as Monu Mishra and Rahul, house around 11.30 pm, went Ameesh Tripathi. Yuva arate discussions. After these officials from Lucknow perature at 4.8 degrees Celsius, both residents of live cartridges up to the second floor where Kumbh as an initiative of the deliberations they will jointly Municipal Corporation and which was four notches below Mohanlalganj. Three dozen were recovered sisters were staying. Yadav and state government is being come together and hold a dis- Police department were also normal. The weatherman said stolen mobile phone sets, a Kaushal barged into the girls’ organised by Lucknow cussion on the topic, present at the venue. It was that the cold conditions would country-made pistol and four from the room and forcibly tried to rape University as a curtain raiser ‘Relevance of Tradition in further said that 18 samitis had continue because of the north- live cartridges were found in possession of them. The younger sister man- to the Kumbh Mela at Modern India,” he added. been formed for the occasion westerly winds. their possession. aged to escape from the room Allahabad. The main pro- He said that on December which included the Swagat Met director JP Gupta said Meanwhile, the police those arrested and informed the UP Dial gramme will be held at Smriti 22 evening, a play titled Samiti, Avas Samiti, Bhojan the forecast was for cold wave arrested Shri Kant Shukla for 100. The quick response team Upvan on December 23. ‘Chanakya’ would be staged at and Jalpaan Samiti , Samitis for conditions in western parts of committing theft in the shop rings, a costly wrist watch and of rupees. Gupta said the safai reached the spot. The youths National organiser of the Smriti Upvan. Meanwhile, traffic, security, parking, the state. Muzaffarnagar was of Sachin Rastogi at Nigoha Rs 6,000 in cash were found staff of the market informed were picked up and handed programme Shatrudh Pratap Minister for Medical and manch sanchalan, medical the coldest in the state with a market on September 20 this from his possession. The him at 7 am that the locks of over to the Jankipuram police said that over 1,500 youths Technical Education Ashutosh help, exhibition, publication minimum temperature of 1.2 year. Shukla was the salesman information was passed to the shop were found broken. station. Unfortunately, the from all parts of the city would Tandon inspected Smriti and local viewing. The entire degree Celsius. The morning in in the shop. Rastogi in his Polytechnic police outpost He immediately rushed to his police personnel at the police congregate on December 22 at Upvan Grounds along with workforce comprised 500 the state was sunny while the complaint lodged on the same incharge Rajesh Singh that a shop and found the goods station tried to dilute the case the IGP and over 6,000 would Vice-Chancellor of Lucknow workers for the grand event. maximum temperature was day of the incident said he sus- drug carrier, who was also missing. Gupta said that the and said it was a case of collect at the Smriti Upvan for University SP Singh. He The budget for the programme recorded at 22.3 degree Celsius, pected his employee Shukla’s involved in committing bur- theft must have been com- molestation and alleged the sis- the main programme on directed the workers involved has been provided by the state which was a couple of notches involvement in the theft. glaries, was coming from mitted between 2 am and ters were of easy virtue. December 23. Talking to The in organising the event to government. below normal. Other districts Shukla was found to be Barabanki and would go to 3.30 am as four unidentified which recorded low minimum involved in the incident of Chowk to sell stolen valuables. culprits were spotted in CCTV temperature included Bareilly theft after a thorough investi- The informer also said poiso- camera footage. He lodged a 4.8 degree Celsius, Kanpur 4.2 gation. He was arrested from nous drugs were also in his complaint of theft committed degree Celsius and Agra 4.3 the railway crossing of possession. He told Singh that by unidentified persons at degree Celsius. Kalandhar Kheda village in the miscreant would take turn the police station in the after- The forecast for Lucknow the afternoon. Two stolen from D block crossing on his noon. and neighbourhood is clear sky mobile phones sets and four way to Chowk. He was nabbed while mist and shallow fog is LED tube lights were recov- at 1 am and brought to the MAN KNOCKED DOWN likely in the morning. The ered from his house. police station for interroga- BY 4-WHEELER, DIES maximum and minimum tem- Besides, the police arrest- tion. He confessed to his A 60-year-old a man peratures are expected to be ed a drug carrier from the D- crime after thorough interro- residing in Daudpur village around 22 degrees and 5 block crossing of Indira Nagar. gation. under Nigoha police station degrees respectively. As for He was identified as Dilshan Meanwhile, unidentified was killed after being knocked state, the weather is likely to be Khan, a permanent resident of culprits raided a shop owned down by jeep (UP-32/HM- dry with shallow to moderate Jamai Tola, Abdul Razi Road, by Pramod Gupta located at 3719) near his house on fog expected at isolated places Saadatganj but temporarily Meena Bazar in Dubagga area Friday morning. He was iden- over the state. There is warn- staying at a house in Mayawati under the Kakori police sta- tified as Satyanarain Yadav ing for cold wave conditions at colony in Para locality. Smack tion and took away a dozen and he died on the spot and isolated places over western UP. and morphine, a diamond- mobile phone sets, two lap- his cycle was damaged. The The ground frost is likely at iso- studded gold ring, three ‘man- tops, a pen drive and com- driver, along with the vehicle, lated places over western UP. gal sutra’, four pair of ear puter spare parts worth a lakh escaped. LMRC starts energisation work of RSS at Mahila Polytechnic PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW been provided for control and protection of sub-station equip- ucknow Metro Rail ment. Supervisory Control and LCorporation (LMRC) start- Data Acquisition System ed the energisation work for the (SCADA) has been provided at receiving sub-station (RSS) at the Operational Control Centre the Mahila Polytechnic, (located at Transportnagar Munshipulia, on Friday. Metro Depot) through which “This sub-station will feed all the power supply equipment power supply to the traction can be monitored and con- and all the Metro stations of the trolled,” said the official. balanced section from the KD These two receiving sub- Singh Babu Stadium to the stations are designed in such a Munshipulia part of the 23- way that they can cater to the kilometre-long North-South traction and auxiliary power Corridor (Phase 1A). This is requirement of the entire another milestone which has North-South Corridor of been accomplished by the Lucknow Metro i.e. from the LMRC in the commissioning of CCS Airport to Munshipulia in this corridor which is much through double-circuit under- power to the transformers was case of failure of any of these ahead of its scheduled deadline ground cables laid from the through a modern technology sub-stations. with the most advanced equip- grid sub-station of UPPTCL at of 220kV Gas Insulated Meanwhile the LMRC ment,” said a senior LMRC offi- Chinhat. “Approximately 7.5 Switchgear which had resulted organised a workshop on cial. This receiving sub-station kilometres of the double circuit in substantial reduction in the ‘Inclusive Public Transport’ in is designed to feed 25kV trac- of 220 kV EHV cables have requirement of land for the 220 association with Handicare tion power and 33kV auxiliary been laid by LMRC between kV yard. “Gas Insulated Foundation with special guests power to the Metro corridor of Chinhat GSS and Mahila Switchgear has been installed for this occasion, Mridu R Phase 1A of the Lucknow Polytechnic RSS of LMRC. for 25kV traction power dis- Goel, Chairperson of Metro Rail Project. It is a state- “About 100 per cent redun- tribution also. the 33kV Handicare Foundation, and of-the-art 220kV/33kV/25kV dancy has been provided indoor-type switchgear has Squadron Leader Abhai Pratap receiving sub-station-cum-aux- through the alternate circuit to also been provided for the Singh, founder of Indian iliary main sub- station-cum- improve the reliability,” said the auxiliary power supply distri- Wheelchair Cricket team, as traction sub-station. The official. bution. Sub-station automa- the guest speakers at the receiving sub-station will He further said that the tion based on Intelligent Transportnagar Metro Depot receive power at 220 kV distribution of the 220kV Electronic Devices (IEDs) has on Friday. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 22, 2018 city 04

In theatre, passion only Repertwahr Festival: ‘Gajab Kahani’ staged on day 2 driving force: Saurabh PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW ence before the staging of the the Indian audiences fall in love PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW play. The director who has with him. His performance on n the second day of the also staged the Marathi version the second day of Repertwahr ctor Saurabh Shukla ORepertwahr Festival the of the play earlier said that he Festival season-9 talked about Abelieves people must follow play, ‘Gajab Kahani,’ was staged took to theatre because “I technology, cooking and about their passion since they get at the Sangeet Natak Akademi found this field a better choice celebrating festivals. According only one life. The actor was in here on Friday. at that point of time.” He also to Harsh Mishra, “the perfor- the city to stage his play at ‘Gajab Kahani’ is a satirical talked about his ‘true story’- mance was absolutely hilari- Repertwahr Fest, which is being adventure, designed and direct- Gajab Kahani. Mohit explained ous.” Rahul Subramanian was staged at Sangeet Natak ed by Mohit Takalkar. This play how this offbeat story interest- also a part of the comedy fest. Akademi. Talking to The is loosely based on Nobel ed him because it ‘challenged’ He is an ex-corporate brand Pioneer, Shukla said he had Laureate Jose Saramago’s ‘The him. According to him,, “book manager from Mumbai who written the play ‘Jab Khuli a radio player. The feedback was Elephant Journey’ which has adaptations are all about choos- considered his job drudgery Kitab’, which was staged on the immense for what I presented been adapted by the screen- ing the parts of the book which and so he started doing stand- first day of the fest. and I realised that I could fol- writer, Amitosh Nagpal. The have a dramatic quality.” On up comedy in the year 2014. He said that for 18 years, he low my passion,” he said. play is an entertaining journey earning one’s livelihood Rahul took the house down did not do theatre because of He said like any other of celebration, colours, sounds, through theatre, Mohit said, “of with thundering laughter right several reasons. “I was doing singer, he also had the notion textures and emotions and is course it is difficult but the joy from the beginning of his per- films and stakes are high in films that companies would be sign- used as a metaphor for emo- you get out of it (theatre) keeps formance. The main topics and it requires time. However, ing him the moment he tional transformation. The you going”. Anand Bhaskar included his school life and his I came back to theatre when I returned to the country. “I play is the story of a mute ele- from ‘Anand Bhasker parents. According to Pratham, was in a comfortable situation thought that I would be a rock- phant who is shifted to Lisbon Collective’ while sharing his feels that “Repertwahr is doing of humour. He is a Delhi boy ing the Big Mic, Canvas Laugh a member of the audience, and could afford to go back. star but nothing happened and just because the king wanted to experiences explained how they a great job in giving a chance who holds a retail job and is a Club, Chalta Hai and Buzz “the performance was absolute- Theatre is a different medium I consistently learned to craft gift his son-in-law something prefer to be called an alterna- to the new musicians unlike dedicated stand-up comedian Off. His favorite topics to talk ly hilarious.” Although the and I like it. I have always felt and record a song even as I novel. Mohit Takalkar, Ajeet tive rock band instead of a other festivals.” as well. His razor-sharp wit and about on stage were Jaat cul- audience could be seen taking that since we have one life, we made money by making jingles Singh Palawat, Anand Bhaskar fusion band because their Comedian Gaurav Kapoor candid humour led him to ture, people who buy Royal some time to understand the should do what we want to,” he and corporate anthems. People and Shishir Thakur interacted “music is accessible to all at the comedy fest held the win almost every open-mic he Enfields and poverty (mostly quirks of his jokes but it was said. He added that in theatre, think Arijit Singh became a star with the media and the audi- Indians.” He also said that he audience in splits with his style has ever participated in, includ- his own), a variety that makes still very encouraging. the driving force was simply the in a day but that is not true passion. “In movies, business because nobody witnessed the cannot be done in isolation with hard work which he put in,” he art but in theatre, there is no added. Raghu admitted that he CITYBRIEFS money involved. One can not might not be having the fancy CISH promoting fruit only get experimental but also luxuries but he had fine mem- 2007. The foundation organises public lec- use theatre to vent out frustra- ories of people flocking towards tures to create awareness about science and tion,” he added. them when they performed at trees on rooftops technology, particularly in the area of Singer Raghu Dixit, who the United Kingdom and col- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW garden lovers for cultivation of lifestyle and its impact on health. It has made his presentation as a part lected over 2,500 people around fruit trees, we can see suc- instituted a gold medal at Lucknow of the music fest at Repertwahr, them. “It was a phenomenal entral Institute of cessful efforts on the rooftop. University which is awarded to the topper was also present at ‘Meet The experience. As a band, we have CSubtropical Horticulture For making fruit gardening a in MSc (Biotechnology). A large number Cast’ session during which he come to international level and (CISH) is promoting cultiva- viable option in containers of scientists, academicians and researchers said he was the first rank-hold- we have some hardcore follow- tion of fruit trees on rooftops. on the rooftop, the UP are expected to attend the function. er in Microbiology and also ers in UK,” he said. He added Director Shailendra Rajan said Council of Science & went to Belgium as a scientist. that he had written and com- that with the increasing use of Technology sanctioned a pro- EXHIBITION “My whole passion was to sleep, posed songs for films and the- pesticides and insecticides, ject to CISH for developing Khadi and Gramodyog Minister Satya eat and breathe guitar but then atre and was planning to direct many consumers were trying technology which can be used Dev Pachauri inaugurated a 15-day state- I got a chance to perform for a movie in two years’ time as he to grow vegetables and fruits for growing fruits in contain- level exhibition in Kaiserbagh on Friday. radio because my landlord was was working on the script. in their own gardens. er in urban areas. Every fruit The exhibition has been organised to “It is easy to grow vegeta- plant cannot be successfully showcase and provide platform to the bles on the rooftop due to shal- grown in the containers for Akhil Bharatiya Swatantrata Sangram Senani protesting for their demands on Friday Pioneer small-time handicraft artists from across low root system, short grow- several years,” Rajan said. the country by the Union Ministry of Small ing period and succulent “Principal scientist (CISH) INAUGURATED wherein couples suffering from male and Medium Industries. The exhibition has nature of plants, but it is not KK Srivastva initiated research A fully equipped Intrauterine infertility or unexplained infertility not over 80 stalls set up by over 50 organisa- common due to inherent long- on identification of suitable Insemination (IUI) Laboratory in the responding to normal treatment can be tions and small units under Pradhan growing tap root system, larg- fruit crops, their varieties, Gynaecology OPD of Vivekananda benefited. It is a recommended method in Mantri Rozgar Srijan programme. The er canopy size, long time for potting media, cheap alterna- Polyclinic and Institute of Medical Sciences low resource setting with good results. minister said that the Centre and state gov- flowering & fruition after tives of big size containers was inaugurated by Dr Subrata Dawn, who ernment were committed to providing planting, and big & wide root enabling cultivation of fruits is the secretary general of National FOUNDATION DAY LECTURE employment to the unemployed through system. Lack of information on rooftop with minimum Association for Reproductive and Child Manju Seth Foundation for Advanced khadi. He said people from far off districts about the cultivation tech- expenditure. Since the fruit Health of India (NARCHI), Kolkata. In Research and Training (MSFART) will of the state were being provided with nique in container, varieties trees require large containers, developing countries, infertility has severe organise its 10th Foundation Day lecture employment through the Solar Charkha and suitable containers are the cost of the container is an social, psychological and economic con- by P Jagannath, chairman of Surgical scheme. He added that the Central gov- the reasons for the rooftop cul- important constraint. These sequences for infertile males and females. Oncology, Lilavati Hospital and Research ernment had given a grant of Rs 200 crore tivation being less preferred,” bags are stable and plants can Advanced Artificial Reproductive Centre (Mumbai), on December 23 at to the state government for connecting the he reasoned. be grown in the bag for a Techniques have come up which can help Regional Science City Auditorium. NBRI unemployed with Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Rajan pointed out that decade,” he added. such couples. It is estimated that 10-15% director SK Barik will preside over the Srijan programme. The minister said that many people contacted CISH Rajan said plants having of married couples in India face infertili- function. Former director of IITR and under the ‘One District, One Product’ for suitable fruit types, their short gestation period like ty. It is surprising to note that only 45% of trustee of the foundation PK Seth said scheme, efforts were being made to pro- varieties and techniques for guava, pomegranate and citrus couples visit a doctor when trying to con- MSFART had been established to perpet- vide employment to many people by giv- container gardening. “With were successfully grown in ceive and only 1% of infertile couples seek uate the memory of Manju Seth by her ing a grant of 25 per cent under Mukhya the growing interest among containers. treatment. IUI is once such method family members and friends in December Mantri Yuva Swarozgar Yojana. SCHOOLSCAN

Judicial inquiry demanded ANNUAL FUNCTION into recovery of Shivlings PNS n VARANASI (DM), Surendra Singh, to Vidhan Sabha in protest order a magisterial inquiry against the recovery of dam- ollowing the recovery of a into the matter. aged Shivlings in Varanasi. Flarge number of damaged He had also instructed The issue of desecration of Shivlings and idols of other the Senior Superintendent of ancient temples and idols was deities from the debris in Police (SSP), Anand Kulkarni, being raised since long and Rohit Nagar Colony near to investigate the matter soon. just a few days ago the lead- Nariya under the Lanka According to the administra- ers of several opposition par- police station the activists of tion, as most of the damaged ties had staged a dharna at the Mandir Bachao Andolan Shivlings which were recov- Lalita Ghat in which the AAP (MBA) who are opposing the ered were made from a sim- MP, Sanjay Singh, the former construction of the Kashi ilar type of stone it appeared Congress MP, Rajesh Mishra, Vishwanath Corridor, a that they were from some the former UP Minister and dream project of the Prime shops selling such articles. SP leader, Surendra Singh, the In the annual function of City Montessori School, Asharfabad, Minister, Narendra Modi, in According to a report, the dis- state chief of Apna Dal held on Friday, parents were thrilled to watch the talents of their his parliamentary con- trict administration had (Krishna Patel faction), wards on stage as they sang and danced. The students present- stituency and the local already identified the shop Pallabi Patel, and others were ed a number of educational-cultural items disseminating the mes- administration have come from where they were carried present. In view of such sage of world unity and peace. The colourful cultural items were face to face. and thrown there as a part of protests on many occasions greeted with loud cheer by the parents and guardians. Earlier, On the one hand, the a conspiracy apart from both the Prime Minister and the programme was inaugurated by CMS founder Jagdish Gandhi, administration had termed it claiming that the case would Chief Minister had said that along with principals of various campuses. as a well-hatched conspiracy be worked out soon. It also no idols should be damaged to foment communal tension claimed that the debris com- and all those which came ANNUAL DAY in the city. The anti-corridor ing out from ongoing con- out during the construction Amity International School celebrated its Annual Day at supporters demanded a judi- struction work under the work should be preserved Amity University’s Lucknow campus auditorium with fanfare on cial inquiry into the matter by Kashi Vishwanath Corridor properly. Friday. The theme was ‘Change – the eternal truth’. The chief a sitting judge of the High Project was being thrown in It may be pointed out guest was ASP Rahul Srivastava. The students presented a wel- Court. the Rajghat area under the here that the Kashi come song, followed by a western music mash-up by the school According to the supervision of some senior Vishwanath Corridor and band. It was followed by a power-packed performance by class- Divisional Commissioner officers. It said that those Ganga Pathway were being es 6-8 girls. (DC), Deepak Agarwal, the involved in hatching the con- developed there as an ambi- manner in which a large spiracy would be booked tious project in which about VACCINATION number of damaged Shivlings under the National Security 300 adjoining buildings SKD Academy conducted khasra-rubella vaccination were thrown made it appar- Act (NSA). would be purchased and most camps at all the branches on Friday. All students were admin- ent that it was a conspiracy On Thursday the of them had already been istered vaccination by doctors and were also told about bene- hatched by someone. He Congress MLAs had boy- acquired and even fits of the programme. asked the District Magistrate cotted the proceedings in the demolished. SPORTS MEET Posing with illegal firearm proves costly for youth PNS n ALLAHABAD ident of Bala ka Purwa local- the accused told the police that ity in a Pratapgarh. The he was fond of posing with 25-year-old youth was inspector, Maheshganj, Sanjay weapons. When one of his Aarrested by the Pratapgarh Kumar Pandey, said that the close friends, Nandlal, a resi- police on Thursday night for youth had been arrested for dent of the same village, posing with an unlicensed uploading his photograph and arranged a . 12 bore country- weapon and uploading the video clip on the social media made pistol he could not resist video clip on the social media. in which he was seen threat- the temptation of posing with The ‘Annual Sports Meet-2018’ of Bal Vidya Mandir Senior He was identified as Bony ening villagers with a gun. it. The police said Yadav had Secondary School (Charbagh) kicked off on December 20 and Yadav alias Akshay Kumar Pandey said the illicit weapon also confessed that the video concluded on Friday. The chief guest on the second day was Justice Yadav. The police also claimed was seized from the accused was captured by his friend who (retd) Khem Karan (High Court, Lucknow). A welcome song was to have recovered a .12 bore youth who had left his studies was still absconding. The presented by the students and it was followed by various dance countrymade pistol and two after passing the High School source of the illicit weapon performances. The event included races in 4X100m relay, 4X200m live cartridges from the pos- examination. could only be ascertained after relay and 4X400m relay categories, followed by other events for session of Yadav, who is a res- On being interrogated, the arrest of Nandlal, he added. nursery students. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 22, 2018 nation 05 BJP-LJP SEAT SHARING Houses adjourned amid Opp protests Paswan meets Jaitley To meet on December 27 PNS n NEW DELHI the Ayush Ministry, some members in the Well hurled to iron out differences arliament proceedings were torn pieces of paper on the Pagain disrupted on Friday as table where the Lok Sabha sec- PNS n NEW DELHI AIADMK, TDP and Congress retariat officials sit during pro- members protested over vari- ceedings. At this, Speaker midst the rift between the ous issues and the two Houses Mahajan adjourned proceed- ANDA partners BJP and were adjourned for the day ings till noon. But the House LJP, Union Minister Ram Vilas without transacting any sub- was adjourned for the day Paswan on Friday met Finance stantial business. This was the soon after it reassembled again. Minister Arun Jaitley for the 8th consecutive day of disrup- Similar scenes were wit- second consecutive day to sort tion of proceedings in the nessed in Rajya Sabha. The out their difference on a host of Parliament. Both the houses Rajya Sabha was initially issue flagged by Paswan’s son, would now meet on December adjourned till 2.30 pm as two Chirag paswan, who heads the 27 as there would be no session Tamil parties — the AIADMK Parliamentary board of the LJP. on December 24 and and DMK — continued their While Chirag said that December 26 in view of protest over the Cauvery issue, talks were on and that issues Christmas. while the Opposition Congress Malpractices in overseas like sharing of seats may be set- Lok Sabha proceedings and treasury benches sparred tled, BJP sources said that LJP were adjourned for the day over the Rafale jet deal. may be offered six seats, as around 12.15 pm as AIADMK, Soon after listed papers many as it had won in 2014, TDP and Congress members and reports were tabled, Indian tourism offices: PAC and the BJP and its another ally Union Minister and LJP president Ramvilas Paswan with party MP Chirag Paswan protested over various issues. AIADMK and DMK mem- Janata Dal (United) will contest during the Winter Session of Parliament in New Delhi on PTI As soon as the Zero Hour bers trooped into the well of the 17 seats each. began in the lower house, they House. Members of AAP were PTI n NEW DELHI `97.44 lakh for the same to Kharge said. Another theory doing the “We are and will remain in the held an hour-long meeting trooped into the Well, display- also seen in the well carrying non-existent firms. It further said the ministry rounds within the NDA is that NDA. Seat sharing will be with Ram Vilas Paswan and his ing placards and shouting slo- placards, demanding an end to he Public Accounts Similarly, it pointed out of tourism had failed to mon- Paswan may be pacified with announced this week. We have son on Thursday to resolved gans. Members from the the sealing drive in the nation- TCommittee of Rajya Sabha anomalies in the tourism offices itor the ITOs adequately and five seats in Bihar and one in stronghold in a specific area their differences. . AIADMK protested against al capital. Meanwhile, Naidu has come down hard on the in Tokyo where lack of moni- suggested that a robust mech- Uttar Pradesh. Sources in the hence that has to be respected. Expressing his discomfort proposed construction of a dam asked senior Congress leader Tourism Ministry for its over- toring led to losses of at least anism for the same be devel- BJP said a final arrangement on We are a small party. We need within the ruling alliance across Cauvery river and they Anand Sharma to put forward seas offices saying they have `62.18 lakh and a loss of `62.18 oped to keep a check on such seats would be formalised after adequate time for preparation. Chirag Paswan had earlier also shouted slogans in Tamil. his views. Sharma also said that been involved in malpractices. lakh at the ITO in South Korea anomalies. a meeting of the BJP and LJP That’s why we wanted the issue written a letter to Jaitley asking While TDP members his party was ready to discuss It pointed out that the for procedural lapses. “Regular monitoring leaders with Bihar Chief to be resolved at the earliest,” him to explain what benefits sought to raise issues related to the issue of purchase of Rafale Indian Tourism Office (ITO) “The scale of malpractices including periodical inspec- Minister Nitish Kumar, who Ram Chandra Paswan said demonetisation brought to the Andhra Pradesh, those from jets from French company Beijing procured goods and in the ITOs indicates con- tions by the Ministry will act reached Delhi on Friday briefing the media. country. He had also tweeted the Congress demanded a Joint Dassault but the Government services worth `7.17 cr in nivance of the officials of as a deterrent for unscrupulous evening. Shah had earlier that a delay in seat-sharing Parliamentary Committee should agree for a probe into gross violation of general Ministry and, therefore, desire elements,” it said. After the meeting with announced that his party and announcement may harm the (JPC) probe into the Rafale the deal by a JPC. financial rules while ITO that the independent inquiry India has several tourism Jaitley, LJP Parliamentary the JD(U) will be contesting ruling alliance and simultane- deal. As the ruckus continued, Parliamentary Affairs London failed to follow trans- into the same may be con- offices abroad which are pri- Chirag expressed hopes that equal number of seats in the ously praised Congress chief the House was adjourned for Minister Vijay Goel said the parent procurement process ducted and those responsible marily responsible for pro- talks would move in the right politically crucial state where Rahul Gandhi over his feat the day. Earlier, the proceedings government is ready to discuss resulting in award of contract be brought to book,” the com- moting the country abroad as direction. “Talks are going on. the BJP-led NDA had won 31 winning three Hindi heart- were adjourned till noon fol- all issues including Rafale but and payments to the tune of mittee led by Mallikarjun a tourist destination. An announcement will be seats in 2014. land States from BJP. lowing protests. the “Opposition is running made at an appropriate time. The deployment of Jaitley, In the last Lok Sabha polls, When the House met for away”. The Chairman later We have put our points before an old Bihar hand in the party the BJP had contested from 30 the day, there were no protests adjourned the House till 2.30 the BJP leadership and the with friendly relations with seats and won 22, while the LJP by Congress members who pm. When the House recon- important thing is that we are leaders of different parties, won six seats and the Rashtriya had been persistently attacking vened, Leader of the being heard. Hope everything underscores the importance Lok Samta Party (RLSP), which the Government on the Rafale Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad Number of days when pollution level very will be fine,” he told media. the BJP has attached to con- is now a part of mahagath- jet deal and demanding a JPC raised the issue of President’s His uncle, Ram Chandra tinuing its alliance with bandhan (grand alliance) in probe into the issue. Rule in Jammu and Kashmir Paswan, who also attended the Paswan’s party, which enjoys Bihar, bagged three. In 2014, As soon as the House took and Government’s move to poor or severe down to 191 in 2018: Min meeting said that the LJP strong influence among Dalits. the JD(U) had contested on its up question hour, AIADMK allow 10 agencies to intercept would remain part of National Top BJP leaders, including own and could win only two members rushed to the Well information on computers. PNS n NEW DELHI compared to 151 last year dur- duction of cleaner and alternate Democratic Alliance (NDA). Amit Shah and Jaitley, had seats. holding placards and raising Not happy with Government’s ing the corresponding period. fuels like gaseous — CNG, slogans opposing construction response on snooping issue, he number of days when He further said that the LPG, among others — ethanol of a dam over Cauvery. opposition shouted slogans, Tpollution level in the city measures taken or being taken blending and launching of DU ADMISSIONS They were joined by mem- leading to the adjournment of was in the ‘poor’, ‘very poor’ or by the government to control National Air Quality index bers from the Telugu Desam the house for the day. ‘severe’ category is down to 191 the increasing pollution level were also among measures CEC Sunil Arora bats for Party who were demanding Meanwhile, the Speaker this year from 199 last year, the and improve the air quality implemented or in the process Javadekar rules various sops for Andhra on Friday said self-discipline is Lok Sabha was told on Friday. inter alia include notification of getting implemented. Pradesh. Some of the Aam expected from representatives Minister of State for the of the Graded Response Action The Government has also constitutional protection out replacing Aadmi Party members also of people and asserted it is Environment Ministry Mahesh Plan for different levels of air notified a Comprehensive joined AIADMK and TDP. responsibility of all to ensure Sharma, in a written reply, said pollution in Delhi and NCR. Action Plan (CAP) identifying cutoffs with They were holding placards that the House functions. that the number of days when The notification of timelines and implementing denouncing sealing, apparent- Mahajan chaired the Lok pollution level was ‘good’, ‘sat- National Ambient Air Quality agency for actions identified for fellow commissioners ly in Delhi. Sabha’s Rules Committee which isfactory’ or ‘moderate’ in the Standards, setting up of mon- for prevention, control and entrance test As Minister Sripad Naik deliberated upon smooth func- city this year — up to itoring network for assessment mitigation of air pollution in PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI was answering a question on tioning of the House. December 16 — was 159 as of ambient air quality, intro- Delhi and NCR, he said.

hief Election nion HRD Minister CCommissioner (CEC) UPrakash Javadekar on Sunil Arora has batted for Friday ruled out replacing cut- equal constitutional protection offs with an entrance exami- Sushma, Chinese FM hold Wheat sowing lags to all members of the Election nation for admission to Delhi Commission with regard to University undergraduate their removal. The CEC said he missioners. courses. at 253.52L ha so far “fully endorses” a recommen- The Law Ministry has The DU admission com- talks under new framework dation of the Law Commission maintained that the granting mittee was working out on PTI n NEW DELHI cooperation to enhance PNS n NEW DELHI Punjab, 24.04 lakh hectare in to extend constitutional pro- equal protection to the two ECs details of the entrance based cultural and people-to- Haryana and 24.61 lakh hectare tection, on the line of Chief needed amendment to system and the issue was to be n yet another step people exchanges. he Ministry of Agriculture in Rajasthan so far this rabi sea- Election Commissioner. In its Constitution for which politi- discussed in the next meeting Itowards improving ties, The 10 pillars are Ton Friday claimed that son. report on electoral reforms cal unanimity was required. of the panel which has educa- External Affairs Minister cultural exchange, coop- wheat has been planted in Pulses such as gram and submitted in March, 2015, the The EC is a permanent tion experts, college principals Sushma Swaraj and her eration in films and tele- 253.52 lakh hectare so far in the green gram (moong) was also Law Commission had pro- Constitutional body which was and faculty as members. The Chinese counterpart Wang vision, cooperation in ongoing rabi season, slightly sown in lesser area at 136.25 posed extending constitution- established in accordance with issue was deliberated upon last Yi on Friday held extensive museum administration, lower than the previous year. lakh hectare so far in the rabi al protection to the two ECs. the Constitution on January 25, year as well by the panel but a talks under a newly estab- cooperation sports, Besides wheat, sowing of other season, compared with 143.40 “I endorse it. I fully endorse 1950. Originally, the EC had consensus could not be lished framework and exchanges between rabi crops such as rice, pulses, lakh hectare in the year-ago. it,” Arora told PTI in response only a Chief Election reached. agreed on “ten pillars” of youths, cooperation on coarse cereals and oilseeds also Oilseeds area remained flat to a question. He said it was up Commissioner. It currently “For 2019-20 there will be cooperation to enhance tourism, exchanges lagged. at 72.53 lakh hectare as against to the Government to decide consists of Chief Election no entrance test in DU and cultural and people-to- between states and cities, Rabi crops’ sowing begins 72.94 lakh on the issue. Commissioner and two admissions will be conducted people exchanges. cooperation in tradition- from October and harvesting hectare, while that of coarse The President appoints the Election Commissioners. on basis of class 12 marks,” Wang, who arrived al medicine, cooperation from March. Wheat is the cereals area was down at 40.26 Chief Election Commissioner For the first time, two Javadekar told reporters. here early on Friday morn- Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her in yoga and cooperation main crop of this season. lakh hectare as compared with and Election Commissioners additional Commissioners DU currently conducts ing, said he had a “very Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during a joint Press in education. According to the latest 48.72 lakh hectare in the said after the Law Ministry initiates were appointed on October computer based entrance test successful” meeting with statement in New Delhi on Friday PTI Bilateral cooperation sowing data released by the period. the file for their appointment. 16, 1989 but they had a very for nine undergraduate and Sushma under the ‘High has improved signifi- ministry, wheat acreage was Rice area remained lower A Chief Election short tenure, till January 1, postgraduate programmes Level Mechanism on Cultural session of 3rd India-China cantly after the Wuhan marginally lower at 253.52 lakh at 9.98 lakh hectare so far this Commissioner can be removed 1990. while admissions to a majori- and People-to-People High Level Media Forum. Summit, Swaraj said, noting hectare so far in the rabi sea- rabi season, from 14.58 lakh from the office only through Later, on October 1, 1993 ty of undergraduate courses are Exchanges’ that was decided Sushma, in her remarks, that the militaries of two coun- son of 2018-19 crop year (July- hectare in the same period cor- impeachment by Parliament. two additional Election determined through the aspi- upon during the Wuhan sum- said she was satisfied with the tries were also enhancing coop- June), compared with 257.47 responding year. The President can remove the Commissioners were appoint- rant’s scores in class 12 exams. mit between Prime Minister outcome of her two-hour dia- eration. lakh hectare in the same peri- Total area sown under all ECs based on the recommen- ed. The concept of multi-mem- DU’s first attempt at Narendra Modi and President logue with Wang during which Wang described the new od last season. rabi crops remained lower at dation of the CEC. ber Commission has been in switching to an entrance-based Xi Jinping. they discussed ways to expand mechanism for cultural and Wheat was sown in 84.08 512.53 lakh hectare so far as The EC had been pushing operation since then, with deci- admission system in 2017 had “India-China relations cultural and people-to-people people-to-people exchanges as lakh hectare in Uttar Pradesh, against 537.12 lakh hectare in to extend constitutional pro- sion-making power by major- hit a roadblock after objection have reached a new historical ties. She said India and China a “major initiative” in the his- 47.94 lakh hectare in Madhya the year-ago, the ministry data tection to the election com- ity vote. from different student groups. stage,” he said at the inaugural have agreed on ‘10 pillars’ of tory of India-China ties. Pradesh, 34.69 lakh hectare in showed. Sarod Maestro Ustad Amjad TRAI caps DTH, cable installation charges at `500 RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI cable TV consumers will have performs at IGNCA to shell out more from n a move to protect cable TV December 29. According to PNS n NEW DELHI Iconsumers’ interest, the cable operators, a consumer Telecom Regulatory Authority will have to pay to choose uch to the delight of of India (TRAI) has capped individual channels, which they Mmusic lovers, over 30 dis- `500 as installation and acti- want to watch. Consumer will ciples of Sarod Maestro Ustad vation charges for cable and need to pay individually for Amjad Ali Khan have come DTH services. each channel. Under the new together to perform at a three- The amount of `350 will be tariff regime, a cable TV con- day musical extravaganza charged as an installation sumer’s monthly bill will go up which kicked off on Friday at charge while `150 as an acti- to `400 or `450 per month. If the Indira Gandhi National vation charge under the new he or she is opting for premi- Centre for Arts (IGNCA) here. tariff regime beginning from um bouquets, the bill will be The musical event is part of December 29. over `600-700 per month. the series of Deeksha: Guru The authority also direct- Presently, there are 30 crore Shishya Parampara, kicked off bringing together the maestro On the last day of the ed local cable operators and households in the country. by the IGNCA in association and their disciples. event, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan Multiple System Operators Nearly 19 crore households with Sarod Ghar, where the dis- On the first day, artists along with his disciples will be (MSOs) not to compel any have TV connections. It is ciple of Padma Vibhushan Gurudev Singh Namdhari playing Sarod. Sachchidanand subscriber to buy or take on estimated that at least 10 crore Amjad Ali Khan are perform- (Sarod), Srinjoy Mukherjee Joshi, Member Secretary, rent the Set Top Box (STB) have connections provided ing to enthral the audience by (Sarod), Sunando Mukherjee IGNCA said, “We will be orga- from him alone. same by the DTH or cable `900 per connection, which is for a high-definition subscriber. through cable TV network. playing their musical compo- and Pratap Kumar (Sarod nizing such theme based pro- “If a consumer manages to operator”, TRAI said in its considered non-refundable. In the case of cable TV STB, the Currently, consumers pay sitions on different musical duet), Sachin Patvardhan gramms at regular intervals find a set-top-box or equip- order. The equipment cost cost of new connection is a monthly bill of `250-350 for instruments like the Sarod, (Guitar) and Bishwajit Roy which will be based on great ment that works with a partic- At present, DTH operators incurred by a DTH operator for between `900 and `1100 per a cable TV connection, which Sitar, Guitar and Violin. The Chaudhary (Sarod) left the artistes like the renowned ular cable or Direct To Home charge around `1,200 per con- a new connection is around connection depending on the includes sports and regional event is the first of its kind audience, who braved the chilly Sarod Maestro Ustad Amjad (DTH) service, then he or she nection while cable TV net- `2,200 for a standard-definition area. channels depending on the being held in the country, weather, mesmerised. Ali Khan.” should be allowed to use the work charge between `800 and subscriber and around `2,500 Under the new tariff rules, localities. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 22, 2018 nation 06 Mamata questions Modi Govt’s surveillance orders SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA wing “which means that they the church, the media, (BJP) want to hit at the very Ramakrishna Mission, judi- he Central Government’s foundation of democracy in ciary and what not. In fact, they ‘Attack on people's privacy, may move court’ Tdecision to put on surveil- India.” will try to control the life of lance and intercept “any infor- She said, “If it is for nation- every individual. Our data will PTI n KOLKATA court also,” Singhvi told a press mation generated, transmit- mation” on computers, received al security, then only for that be out in public domain conference here. ted, received or stored in any flak from Bengal Chief purpose Central Government through this order. This cannot enior Congress leader “The BJP Government is computer”. Minister Mamata Banerjee who already has the machinery. be tolerated.” SAbhishek Manu Singhvi on converting India into a sur- Singhvi, while speaking on on Friday came down heavily But, why all commoners will be Attacking the Government Friday condemned the Centre’s veillance state through the the Rafale fight jet issue, said on the BJP Government for affected?” for its faulty economic policies, move to authorise 10 Central order. It is the ultimate assault the BJP has misled the Supreme “demolishing all the democra- Attacking the Government she said, “GST and demoneti- agencies to intercept “any infor- on fundamental rights and the Court and only a Joint tic institutions one by one.” for not concentrating on the sation had rendered thousands mation” on computers and indi- right to privacy,” he said. Parliamentary Committee Attacking the Centre for interfere in every matter.” real issues like farmers’ suicide, of people jobless and ruined the cated that the party may move seen such an attempt to infil- The order authorises 10 (JPC) can expose the web of lies authoritising ten Central agen- This order of “blanket sur- unemployment, inflation cor- Indian economy. Wondering court against the MHA order. trate into people’s privacy. Central agencies such as the of the BJP. cies to put about 20 institutions veillance must at once be with- ruption, Mamata said, “Instead why the Government was not This is a direct attack on “We condemn this move to Intelligence Bureau, the CBI “Why is the BJP afraid to and organsations under sur- drawn or we will continue to of tackling the real issues they trying to correct its mistakes privacy of the people, he said snoop on people of this coun- and the Enforcement conduct a JPC into the issue? veillance, Mamata said, “such agitate against it,” Mamata said are trying to throttle the peo- and attacking the people who adding that since indepen- try. We will oppose it and if Directorate to intercept, mon- Are they afraid that they might kind of situation can be under- adding the order is likely to ple’s voices. Today they are issu- were raising questions, she said dence, the country has never needed we will fight it in the itor, and decrypt “any infor- be caught?,” he asked. stood when there is an emer- take the revered pillars of the ing these surveillance orders. the people were watching every gency like situation. But how is Indian democracy like the judi- Tomorrow they will use move of this Government. people who are questioning these people with Central agen- to continue for long. The peo- and they will give them a befit- it that the Government will ciary and the media under its these orders to keep a tab on “They are always after the them. They are threatening cies. But this will not be allowed ple are watching everything ting reply.” BJP wrongly interpreting Stay away from Rafale debate: PC to forces KESTUR VASUKI n BENGALURU scrapped rather than being ter, apex court is not a solution. a controversy”. SC order: Sharmistha sealed by the NDA Chidambaram also On the other hand, while PTI n AGARTALA ust after Congress leader Government. “From 95 per slammed Defence Minister addressing the media on JVeerappa Moily called Air cent, the Government should Nirmala Sitharaman for stat- Thursday Air Chief Marshal BS ongress leader Sharmistha chief a liar, another senior have taken it to 100 per cent. ing that the Rafale deal was Dhanoa said, “The Supreme CMukherjee on Friday said Congress leader and former Instead of that why did they retained at 20 per cent lower Court has given a very fine the BJP started a campaign to Finance Minister P cancel an old deal and entered prices. “If prices were lower judgment and I am not going mislead the people by wrong- Chidambaram in a damage into a new agreement then according to you (Defence to comment on it. It has also ly interpreting the Supreme control mode asked the forces even if they signed a new Minister) then buy the said that this plane is badly Court verdict on Rafale deal. to stay away from the contro- agreement then why buying remaining 90, why are you not needed. Rafale is always a need The Congress is contem- versial Rafale deal. In a Press only 36,” he asked. contracting for 126? Let it be for the Air Force. It (fighter plating to lodge complaint conference on Friday in “The only pending issue manufactured either in Paris jets) took a long time to come. against the Central Bengaluru, he requested the between HAL and Dassault or wherever because you can- Others have upgraded their Government for allegedly mis- Indian Army and Air Force to was that who will guarantee the not put the country’s securi- squadron. Also, very fine com- leading and misinforming the refrain from indulging in the performance of the aircraft ty at stake.” ments are given by the Finance apex court, on the basis of that the Supreme Court gave ongoing debate over the Rafale that were supposed to be built On December 14, the Minister (Arun Jaitley) and which judgment was formed, them clean chit on the issue. fighter jet deal. in Bengaluru. Dassault’s posi- Supreme Court had dismissed our Defence Minister (Nirmala Mukherjee said here. The Congress leader said He said, “We are not ques- tion was we can only guaran- petitions seeking a probe into Sitharaman).” “The Rafale deal probe the court in its verdict cited a tioning the Air Force chief, we tee the 36 aircraft, not the the deal, saying it did not find Chidambaram’s comments doesn’t come under the report submitted by the are humbly requesting the remaining 108 that are to be any substantial material on come after Air Chief Marshal purview of the Supreme Court. Comptroller and Auditor Army and Air Force to stay out built in Bengaluru. However, record to show that this is a BS Dhanoa recent comments Only a Joint Parliamentary General (CAG) to the Public Rafale debate. If Air chief real- HAL was of the view that if it's case of commercial favouritism where he said Rafale jets were Committee can summon the Accounts Committee (PAC), ly wants to comment, then he isfied with the Government try with only 36 aircraft as your technology and our fac- to any party by the a necessity, adding that all of Prime Minister and others to but no such report was given to should ask the Government response and asked for JPC. against 126 contracted for tory then we should guarantee Government of India. India’s adversaries had already question about Rafale deal. So, the panel headed by Congress why it is only buying 36 aircraft Now, why is the BJP fighting under the UPA cannot go it together. I think it was a fair Later, the Centre sought upgraded their systems. a JPC must be formed,” she told leader Mallikarjun Kharge. when there is a requirement of shy of a JPC if everything is unchallenged.” demand,” he added. urgent correction in the word- “Rafale is always a need for a news conference. The Central Government 126 aircraft.” above board?” he said. Continuing his tirade On the apex court’s decision ing of a particular paragraph in the Air Force. It (fighter jets) Mukherjee, also daughter has filed an affidavit with the Chidambaram attacked He said, “Rafale will against the Centre for entering on Rafale deal he said nobody the order “in the interests of took a long time to come. of former President Pranab Supreme Court saying the BJP for not agreeing for a JPC remain our issue in the forth- into an entirely new deal with from the Congress party went justice and in the facts and cir- Others have upgraded their Mukherjee, said the Congress CAG report’s mention was a probe. “Rafale deal is already coming Lok Sabha elections as France, the Congress leader to the Supreme Court as we cumstances of the case”, while squadron,” he had said on also started a counter campaign “typographical error”, being discussed in the defence deal worth `60,000 asked why a deal, that was 95 have said that it is not for the noting that “the observations in Wednesday. French company to contest the claim of the BJP Mukherjee said. Parliament and we weren’t sat- crore that will leave the coun- per cent finalised, had to be court to decide. For every mat- the judgment have resulted in Dassault. ‘Reliance will be out of Rafale Parrikar trying to blackmail PM to Upper cap on deal if Cong comes to power’ retain his chair as Goa CM: Reddy airfares need of PTI n CHENNAI priate forum for the scrutiny. there was no occasion to doubt Recalling the Congress- PTI n PANAJI the decision-making process enior Congress leader M led Governments constituting in the multi-billion dollar SVeerappa Moily on Friday and facing JPCs in the past, enior Congress leader and Rafale deal. said if his party was voted to Moily said the BJP Sformer Union Minister The former Information hour: Parl panel power in the next Lok Sabha Government wanted to hide Jaipal Reddy has accused and Broadcasting minister polls, Hindustan Aeronautics the truth. Manohar Parrikar of trying to demanded Parrikar’s resigna- PTI n NEW Limited would be accommo- “They know that they have “blackmail” Prime Minister tion and said he was “sticking” DELHI dated as an offset partner and everything to hide and nothing Narendra Modi through the to the Chief Minister’s chair Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence to disclose,” he alleged. Rafale deal to retain his chair “like a leech”. n upper eased out of the Rafale deal. On Prime Minister as the Goa Chief Minister. “He talks of morality, what Acap on air- Moily, who ruled out Asked if Reliance would be Narendra Modi accusing the Reddy was addressing the morality is there of Manohar fares in each scrapping the Rafale deal if his out of the ambit of the Rafale Congress of threatening every party’s concluding function of Parrikar sticking to the chair sector is the party was voted to power, told framework as an offset partner, institution in India, Moily said ‘Jan Akrosh’ Rally at Margao like a leech,” Reddy said in the need of the reporters, “When our he shot back, “how that com- it was a “big joke”. town Thursday. JAIPAL REDDY WAS presence of Congress leaders, hour to dis- Government comes, we will go pany can be in..?” It is only the BJP-led The Congress has been ADDRESSING THE including State chief Girish courage preda- back to the HAL as an offset To a question on approach- Government that has holding ‘Jan Akrosh’ rallies Chodankar, former Goa chief tory pricing partner...definitely we are com- ing the Supreme Court since destroyed the institutions, be across Goa demanding PARTY’S CONCLUDING ministers Digambar Kamat, ways of air- mitted to it”. the Congress has alleged that it the CBI or the planning “resumption” of governance in FUNCTION OF ‘JAN Ravi Naik, Francisco Sardinha, lines, a “We believe in Rafale jet...it the court was fed “false infor- commission, he said. the State, claiming Parrikar’s AKROSH’ RALLY AT and others. Parliamentary is good...it cannot be can- mation” by the Government, On the BJP’s demand for a health has affected the func- “I know he is in a position panel said on Friday. ing the luggage charges and celled...it is our own baby, we Moily said constituting a Joint debate in Parliament which tioning of the administration. MARGAO to blackmail PM Narendra The Department-related uncontrolled airfares, which only had finalised it with the Parliamentary Committee they said was more powerful Reacting to Reddy’s state- Modi... Is he blackmailing PM Parliamentary Standing is a faulty premise. HAL,” he said. (JPC) was their demand. than a JPC probe, the Congress ment, the BJP said the clean chit on the procurement to keep him in the chair as Committee on Transport, “... The Indian conditions Addressing a Press confer- “The Congress is very clear leader said the saffron party did Congress was trying in vain to of 36 Rafale fighter jets from Chief Minister? We need to Tourism and Culture asked and need of the people should ence here on his party’s stand that only a Joint Parliamentary not know the basic features of raise the Rafale issue despite it France and dismissed all peti- think about it,” he added. the Civil Aviation Ministry to be given due consideration on the defence deal, the former Committee will be competent to parliamentary procedures. being cleared by the Supreme tions seeking a direction to the Before assuming charge as make concerted efforts consis- while regulating the airfares Union Minister said his party go into the Rafale deal...we are “A JPC can investigate the Court. Central Bureau of Investigation Goa Chief Minister, Parrikar tently to “prevail upon differ- and luggage charges. was only opposed to “unlawful not going to Supreme Court...we matter. The discussions had The Supreme Court on to register an FIR for alleged was Defence Minister in the ent airlines not only to make “The committee recom- gains” by somebody under the did not petition the court in the already been done on the deal. December 14 gave the irregularities in the deal. Modi Cabinet. available more and more low- mends that the Ministry of guise of the defence deal and past too,” he said, adding only What more discussion would Narendra Modi Government a The apex court had said fare bucket seats, but also to Civil Aviation and DGCA not the fighter jet. Parliament would be the appro- they like?” he said. keep the airfares at minimum should come forward to regu- affordable level for the benefit late baggage charges and air- of common man”. fares in such a way to facilitate There have been concerns in and benefit the air passen- Two JCOs killed by various quarters about high air- gers,” the report said. Sub-zero temps in Kashmir fares even as the ministry has Further, the panel reiterat- been maintaining that air ticket ed its earlier recommendation Pak sniper fire in prices are neither controlled nor that the airlines must be approved by the Government. restricted to charging not more KHURSHEED WANI n SRINAGAR might have been carried with as Chillai-Kalan sets in “The committee strongly that 50 per cent of the base fare snipe rifles. feels that an upper cap of air- as cancellation charges. wo Junior Commissioned This year Pakistani troops PTI n SRINAGAR degrees Celsius last night, they fare in each sector is the need Regarding instances of dis- TOfficers (JCOs) were inflicted heavy casualties on said. The night temperature in of the hour to discourage the courteous and aggressive killed in a suspected sniper the Indian Army along the he 40-day harshest winter Pahalgam, which serves as one airlines from predatory pricing behaviour of airlines staff, the rifle attack from Pakistani vast stretch of LoC in Jammu Tperiod in Kashmir, known of the base camps for the annu- of air tickets,” the panel said in committee said it “desires that troops along the Line of & Kashmir. in the local parlance as ‘Chillai- al Amarnath yatra in south its report tabled in Parliament. the ministry shall ensure that Control in north Kashmir’s The slain JCOs were Kalan’, began on a dry note on Kashmir, settled at a low of According to the commit- strictest possible action is taken Kupwara district on Friday. identified as Subidar Gamar Friday, even as cold wave con- minus 7.5 degrees Celsius last tee, the ministry has taken against unruly staff and heavy The Army began a massive Thapa (42) and Subidar ditions continue to prevail in night – down from the previ- refuge in global practices in fix- penalties imposed on them”. combing operation in the Raman Thapa. the Valley and Ladakh region ous night’s minus 6.8 degrees area suspecting the attack Senior Superintendent of as the minimum temperature Celsius. The ski-resort of was a cover to facilitate infil- Police (SSP), Kupwara settled several notches below Gulmarg in north Kashmir tration in the restive region. Ambarkar Shriram Dinkar the freezing point. recorded a minimum temper- Bird flu scare: Culling of Sources said that one offi- also confirmed the deaths. ‘Chillai-Kalan’ — a harsh ature of minus 6.0 degrees cer died in a military hospi- Sources said that the winter period when the snow- Celsius last night – down from tal in Kupwara while his col- Army launched an operation falls are most frequent and the previous night’s minus 5.4 birds ordered in Munger league was airlifted to in the area to track down sus- maximum temperatures drop degrees Celsius, the officials PTI n MUNGER Srinagar’s 92Base Hospital pected infiltrators. They said considerably — marked its said. The normal for this time where he succumbed to the Pakistan army might have beginning in Kashmir on of the winter in the twin resorts ulling of birds has been ordered in four villages in Munger injuries. provided covering fire to Friday, MET department offi- the freezing point. The mini- officials said. They said the is minus 4.4 degrees Celsius Cdistrict as outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed in those Officials confirmed that infiltrators that resulted in cials here said. The ‘Chillai- mum temperature last night minimum temperature in the and minus 4.8 degrees Celsius areas, a senior State Government official said on Friday. ceasefire violation by the casualties. Kalan’ period ends on January was also several points below city was around three notches respectively. Leh district of Divisional Commissioner, Munger, Pankaj Kumar Pal said Pakistani troops was Usually the infiltration 31, but the cold wave continues the normal for this part of the below the normal for this time Ladakh region recorded a low though bird flu has been confirmed in some areas of Munger observed in Jamgund area in comes to a halt during peak even after that in Kashmir. The season in the Valley, they said. of the season. The officials of minus 12.7 degrees Celsius district but so far there were no case of avian influenza afflict- Kupwara district after 11 am winter months due to block- 40-day period is followed by a Srinagar – the summer said Qazigund – the gateway last night – up from minus 14.7 ing any human being. Following reports of birds dying in some on Friday. Two junior officers age of mountain passes after 20-day ‘Chillai-Khurd’ (small capital of Jammu and Kashmir town to the Valley - in south degrees Celsius the previous villages under Ghoraho Panchayat, samples were sent to a med- of the 2/8 GR Regiment were heavy snowfall. However, cold) and a 10-day long – was the only place in the val- Kashmir recorded a low of night, the officials said. The ical lab in Kolkata for tests wherein strains of the H5N1 virus guarding the LoC when they despite a cold wave in the ‘Chillai-Bachha’ (baby cold). ley where the night tempera- minus 4.7 degrees Celsius, nearby Kargil registered the were confirmed, he said. came under fire. region at the beginning of The officials said while the ture rose last night. The city while the nearby Kokernag minimum temperature of “Culling of birds has, therefore, been ordered in four villages They were immediately Chillai Kalan, 40-day spell of weather remained dry across recorded a low of minus 4.4 town registered a low of minus minus 15.1 degrees Celsius last falling under the panchayat Chakhand, Amaiya, Belsira and evacuated to Drugmulla hos- harshest winter in the region, Kashmir, temperatures dipped degrees Celsius last night com- 4.0 degrees Celsius last night. night. The MET office has Aphroj. A Central team has reached the villages with the nec- pital where one of them suc- less snowfall has not deplet- at most places last night and pared to minus 4.9 degrees Kupwara in north Kashmir forecast mainly dry weather for essary paraphernalia. Besides, those in the poultry business are cumbed. They said the attack ed chances of infiltration. settled several notches below Celsius the previous night, the recorded a low of minus 5.8 the week ahead. being compensated,” Pal said. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 22, 2018 nation 07 Strip Rajiv of Bharat Ratna: Assembly Sharma in prison since Later on AAP issues (AAP) MLA Jarnail Singh open! I have always believed sought to direct the Delhi that AAP is the B team of BJP! 1995 set to be freed clarification, says no Government to ‘strongly con- AAP fielded candidates in vey’ in writing to the MHA Goa, Punjab,MP, Rajasthan, resolution passed that justice has still eluded the Gujarat, Chhattisgarh just to STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI Dhingra Sehgal passed the release. families of the slain Sikhs who cut the votes of Congress and order of Sharma’s ‘forthwith’ It also set aside the “non- were the victims of the ‘worst help the BJP” The House ushil Kumar Sharma the release, serving life sentence speaking affirmation” of SRB’s STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI genocide in the history of directed the government to Smain protagonist of the Sharma now 56, has already recommendations by the India’s national Capital.’ The impress upon the MHA that it conspiracy and the subse- undergone over two decades Lieutenant Governor, who is he Delhi Assembly on resolution was later passed by should take all important and quent brutal murder of his of incarceration in the case. the competent authority. TFriday demanded that a voice vote in the House. necessary steps to specifically wife Naina Sahni got the It may be recalled that “We accordingly direct Bharat Ratna awarded to for- Reacting to a member’s include crimes against human- respite of his life as he was set Sharma had shot dead his that the state shall release mer Prime Minister Rajiv comment about former Prime ity and genocide in India’s free by the Delhi High Court wife in 1995, objecting to her Sushil Sharma forthwith,” the Gandhi be withdrawn over Minister Rajiv Gandhi be domestic criminal laws, as rec- on Friday. Sharma the former alleged relationship with a bench said. The court had ear- the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, which divested of the highest civilian ommended by the Delhi High president of Delhi Youth male friend. He had then lier issued notice to the Delhi it termed as “genocide”. The award of the country Bharat Court in its recent landmark Congress was convicted for the chopped her body into pieces Government and sought its Assembly also passed a reso- Ratna, Aam Aadmi Party judgment sentencing Sajjan murder of his wife Naina and attempted to burn it in a stand on Sharma’s plea seeking lution to ‘impress upon’ the (AAP)’s spokesman and legis- Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia enters Delhi Assembly on Friday to attend Kumar and other convicts to Sahni in 1995. Known as restaurant oven. It is one of the release from custody on the Ministry of Home Affairs lature from Greater Kailash the special session Ranjan Dimri | Pioneer life imprisonment. ‘Tandoor Murder’, Naina landmark cases in India in grounds that he has been (MHA) to take ‘all important assembly seat, Saurabh A former Congress MP, Sahni’s murder had evoked which DNA evidence and a jailed for over two decades, and necessary steps’ to specif- Bhardwaj tweeted , “Lines about tion/amendment about late reactions from the Congress. Sajjan Kumar has quit the sharp reactions across the second autopsy were used to including the period of remis- ically include crimes against late Rajiv Gandhi were not Rajiv Gandhi. Amendments Delhi Congress president Ajay party following his conviction country, as Sharma had got the establish the guilt of the sion, and his continued incar- humanity and genocide in part of resolution placed before cannot be passed in this Maken tweeted “Sh. Rajiv in a case related to the 1984 body of his wife chopped into accused. The high court set ceration was illegal. Sharma, India’s domestic criminal laws. House and distributed to the manner”. Gandhi sacrificed his life for anti-Sikh riots that followed pieces and tried to burn in the aside and quashed the recom- who is in prison since 1995, had Moving the resolution members. One MLA in his The very mention of late the country.True colours of the assassination of the then Tandoor of Baghia restaurant mendations of the sentence contended that he has already Tilak Nagar Aam Aadmi Party handwriting proposed an addi- Rajiv Gandhi evoked sharp AAP have come out in the prime minister Indira Gandhi. which he owned. review board (SRB) which undergone the maximum pre- A bench of Justices had rejected Sharma’s repre- scribed sentence as mandated Siddharth Mridul and Sangita sentation for pre-mature under the SRB guidelines. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Fake call centre ALL SOHRABUDDIN... satisfactory evidence didn’t who was the prime witness to cent GST and the rigid rules, cops later recovered the body busted in In his reference to come and witnesses turned the killings, was arrested by the we are facing one of the worst which was buried near a pond. Tulsiram’s 72-year-old mother hostile. It is no fault of the pros- police but was later killed in an crisis. More than 50,000 people The accused revealed that Noida, 125 held Narmadabai who currently ecutor if the witnesses don’t encounter in December 2006 have lost their jobs as many they killed the boy over an old lives in Ujjain in Madhya speak,” Judge Sharma noted. after the law-enforcers claimed units downed the shutters,” dispute. Meanwhile, Chief Noida (PNS): The Noida Pradesh, the Judge said: “I feel “Going by the evidence on he tried to escape from custody. said Ravikumar. Sudarshan Minister Yogi Adityanath Police has arrested 125 people sorry for Narmada Bai”. record, the court could not Later, the police had had something shocking to rushed to the Trauma Centre of from a fake call centre alleged- Sohrabuddin was alleged- conclude that the present named 33 persons as accused tell. “The units manufacturing King George’s Medical ly involved in extorting money ly killed in a fake encounter on accused persons could be ques- in the case. Shah, who was pumps and grinders the main- University in Lucknow to from US citizens after threat- 26 November, 2005, while tioned, or, held accountable for Gujarat home minister at the stay of the Coimbatore and enquire about the health of ening them with arrest for Tulsiram too was eliminate in those deaths,” the Judge said. relevant time in 2005, the then Tirupur hub are closing down Divyansh, who was injured having discrepancies in their similar fashion on 28 Picking holes in the home minister of Rajasthan because of the issues related to after being attacked by kid- social security number. The December, 2006. And since Prosecution’s evidence, Judge and several Gujarat IPS officers, GST. It is no more profitable to nappers in Sultanpur. raids were conducted on Kausar Bi was a witness to the Sharma said that the lower police officials from both run industrial units,” he said. The CM announced an ex Thursday night at call centre in abduction of Sohrabuddin and Prosecution failed to establish states besides Andhra Pradesh, Both Sudarshan and gratia payment of `5 lakh for Noida sector-63. “The police possibly Tulsiram, she was that the accused were the were among the accused. Ravikumar said loans under deceased Priyansh and Rs 2 arrested operators and callers, allegedly raped and murdered. “authors” of Sohrabuddin’s The alleged Sohrabuddin the Mudra scheme eluded the lakh for the injured Divyansh. including women, besides seiz- The Prosecution’s case was encounter. “Sohrabuddin died fake encounter case was trans- units for reasons known only to Expressing grief on the ing several computer systems that Sohrabuddin had connec- due to bullet injuries which is ferred to Mumbai in September the bankers. Raghunathan said death of Priyansh, Yogi direct- and cash from the call centre,” tions with Lashkar-e-Taiba and substantiated by the post- 2012 at CBI’s request for fair all units with a turnover of Rs ed DGP OP Singh to launch a senior police official said. was conspiring to assassinate an mortem report but whether trial. In 2013, the Supreme two crore should be exempted mass identification and certi- Gautam Buddh Nagar “important political leader”, these accused were authors of Court had clubbed Tulsiram from GST and all other kind of fication process of servants Superintendent of Police presumably then chief minister the said crime could not be Prajapati’s encounter killing taxes in order to restore them engaged by the people in the (SSP)Ajay Pal Sharma said a and current Prime Minister substantiated. There is cir- case with that of Sohrabuddin. to their health. He also said state. He also directed the total of 126 people were arrest- Narendra Modi. cumstantial evidence but there In December, 2014, Special though the survey results were police to initiate stringent ed, 312 computer systems Initially, there were in all 38 is no substantial evidence...The CBI Judge M. B. Gosavi in released on December 15, till action against arrested kid- seized and cash worth over `20 accused in the case. Of them, nexus (of the accused) with the Mumbai discharged Shah and date nobody from the Union nappers and their aides and lakh recovered from the scene. 16 were discharged before the killing was not established,” the other co-accused, citing either Government has contacted the asked doctors to provide the Explaining their modus trial --- 15 by the special CBI Judge said. The Judge also lack of sanction for prosecution AIMO. best possible treatment to operandi the SSP said that the court and one by the Bombay noted that the Prosecution had or insufficient evidence against injured Divyansh. workers at the fake call centre High Court. The accused dis- failed to establish that Tulsiram them. HC ON AGAIN... would call up US citizens and charged in the case include: had been abducted from However with the Friday’s SWEEPING SNOOPING... intimidate them saying there BJP’s current national President Ahmedbad as had been stated INDIA AT SEA! VAST... order the future of the Yatra Since the Act has been in were problems with their and then Gujarat Minister of by it. “The Police Sub-Inspector Under the extant regula- once again slipped back to the place these orders of authori- social security number, a nine- State for Home Amit Shah, (Ashish Pandya) sustained bul- tions, theses CZMAs have been realms of uncertainty at least till sation are repeated from time digit identification number Rajasthan Home Minister let wounds...There is a ballistic empowered to enquire into the winter vacations as it could to time, he said, adding that issued to the US citizens, and Gulab Chandra Kataria and opinion. There is also evidence the cases of alleged violation of be taken up only after the they can be used for intercep- tell them to pay penalty to get high-profile Deputy Inspector of GRP and train guard. But, the provisions of the notifica- New Year when the Court tion in cases related to nation- it fixed or face arrest. “The General DG Vanzara, who the theory that he was abduct- tions and take appropriate would reopen. The saffron al security, disruption of pub- caller used to ask victims to headed the Anti-Terrorism ed from Ahmedabad cannot be action under the law. leadership said it was consid- lic order, etc. Law Minister Ravi pay up to `3,500 and transfer Squad (ATS) and known for accepted”. Quoting the State of Forest ering to move the Supreme Shankar Prasad questioned if it through target purchasing of several encounters, According to the Judge, Report 2017, he said there has Court. Friday saw the the Congress does not want “playstore cards” in the US Superintendent of Police the Prosecution could not been a net increase of 181 sqkm Government being represent- action against terrorists and which the call centre owners Dinesh MN and establish it was Tulsiram who in the mangrove cover of the ed by senior counsel and those who play with national would get en-cashed with the Superintendent of Police was the “third person” in the country as compared to 2015 Congress leader Abhishek security. Rahul took to the help of their aides abroad,” said Rajkumar Pandian. The 22 bus used for abduction. “In the assessment. The other steps Manu Singhvi apart from State social media alleging that the the SSP. accused who were acquitted in abduction theory, there is a taken by the Government tar- Advocate General Kishore present regime is converting the case on Friday comprised: third person along with get protection of livelihoods of Dutta whereas the BJP was rep- India into a police State. 21 serving and retired police Sohrabuddin Shaikh and fisher folk communities, resented by SK Kapoor. “Converting India into a police personnel from Gujarat, Kausar Bi. The agency could preservation of coastal ecology, During the argument the State isn’t going to solve your Rajasthan and Andhra not establish that it was initiation of an integrated Government iterated the facts problem, Modi. It’s only going Pradesh, who had been charge- Tulsiram Prajapati,” he said. coastal zone management pro- that it had cited on Thursday to prove to over one billion sheeted for conspiracy, murder The Judge observed that ject with objectives of building saying intelligence reports had Indians what an insecure dic- and other charges. the evidence that the “third capacity for implementation expressed apprehensions of tator you really are,” Rahul The 22 acquitted accused person” was Tulsiram came of comprehensive coastal man- breach of communal harmony tweeted. are M L Parmar, Raman Patel, from “hearsay” - what he told agement, delineation of erosion in the State if the Yatras were Facing the flak, the Home Balkrishna Choubey, jail inmates. “This is not suffi- line over the entire coast line allowed to happen. “The party Ministry too clarified that it has Narayansing Dhabi, Jethusingh cient, not admissible,” the court covering the mainland coastal will take a decision after con- authorised 10 Central agencies Solanki, Naresh Chauhan, said. The Judge also noted that states/UTs as a part of hazard sidering the order. We do not to intercept, monitor and Vinod Limbachiya, Ajay the Prosecution also failed to line mapping exercise carried rule out anything,” BJP leader decrypt all the data contained Kumar Parmar, Kanjibhai prove what the then Deputy out by Survey of India among Jayprakash Majumdar said in “any” computer system and Kutchi, Shantaram Sharma, Inspector General DG Vanzara others. India is already in the when asked to comment asserted that this was being Ashish Pandya, Kiran Singh who was discharged earlier midst of preparing the USD 35 whether his party would move done to prevent “any unautho- Chauhan, Karan Singh from the case - had spoken to million (includes USD 9 mil- the Apex Court against the rised use of these powers”. In Sishodia, Vijaykumar Rathod Pandya. Both encounters of lion from the Global order. BJP State president Dilip a clarificatory statement, the (all Gujarat Police), Shyam Sohrabuddin and Tulsiram Environment Facility)Third Ghosh said, “We still rely on Home Ministry said adequate Singh Charan, Abdul Rehman, were allegedly carried out by National Communication judicial decision and hope safeguards are provided in the Narayan Singh Chauhan, the ATS of the Gujarat police. (TNC) with the help of the finally we will get justice for the IT Act, 2000 and similar pro- Yudhveer Singh Chauhan, The alleged fake encoun- United Nations Development sake of democracy to survive in visions and procedures already Kartar Singh Jat, Himanshu ters of notorious gangsters Programme (UNDP) that aims Bengal.” exist in the Telegraph Act along Singh Rajawat, (all Rajasthan Sohrabuddin and Tulsiram and to make climate change assess- with “identical safeguards”. Police) and Ghattamaneni disappearance of the former’s ments more policy-relevant SULTANPUR... The new Home Ministry Shriniwas Rao (Andhra wife Kausar Bi during 2005-06 and enhance India’s capacity to know that Agrahari’s domestic order, issued on late Thursday Pradesh police). had resulted in a major politi- incorporate climate change in help Raghuvar Yadav was the night, “does not confer any new The acquitted accused cal fallout involving the BJP- its development processes. mastermind of the kidnap- powers” to any security or law included two Deputy ruled Gujarat. During the ping. Subsequently, the police enforcement agency, the Union Superintendents of Police, course of the trial, 210 wit- 43% JOB LOSS IN... zeroed in on one of the hide- Home Ministry said in a state- Senior Inspectors, Inspector, nesses were examined, of which Traders are closing down outs of Yadav and raided the ment as the Opposition termed Sub-Inspectors, Assistant Sub- 92 turned hostile.When the due to stiff competition from e- place only to find Priyansh bru- the move an assault on funda- Inspectors, Head Constables court recorded their statement commerce sales and this will tally killed by a spade and mental rights and joined hands and Constables of Gujarat and under Section 313 of the Code also result in loss of revenue in Divyansh with serious injuries. against it. The order was Rajasthan and one police func- of Criminal Procedure, all the rental income by Middle The body of Priyansh was kept brought out by the ‘cyber and tionary from Andhra Pradesh. accused had claimed inno- Income families, the survey in a gunny bag. information security’ division Apart from the botched up cence and said they were arrest- pointed out. According to The cops arrested four kid- of the ministry under the investigations, another key fac- ed because of the rivalry among Raghunathan, the survey nappers, identified as Hariom, authority of Home Secretary tor that led to the acquittal of top police officials and other showed that most Government Raghuvar, Shivpujan and Suraj. Rajiv Gauba. Therefore, it said, all the 22 accused in the case factors stemming then pre- schemes such as Make In India, Superintendent of Police of the latest order has been issued was the fact that 92 of the total vailing political situation in Digital India, Skill India and Sultanpur Anurag Vats said “in accordance with rules 210 witnesses examined turned Gujarat. Start up India have not been of that Shivpujan was injured in framed in year 2009 and in hostile during the trial. During the last phase of the much use to Traders though the encounter and was rushed vogue since then and no new The 210 witnesses were trial, a prosecution witness the Micro and Small Industries to Trauma Centre of KGMU in powers have been conferred to among the 700-odd witnesses Azam Khan, who too is a and medium scale industries Lucknow. He said that investi- any of the security or law that the CBI had listed for criminal under custody, told were happier with Digital gations were on in this regard. enforcement agencies”. The examination. One of the criti- the court that Sohrabuddin India Initiatives. A counter Meanwhile, in Rae Bareli, notification, it said, has been cisms that the CBI and might have had a role in the check with Coimbatore and the police recovered the body issued to notify the ISPs (inter- Prosecution faced from those murder of the then Minister of Tirupur Districts Micro and of a 10-year-old boy who was net service providers), TSPs following the case was that they State for Home Haren Pandya, Cottage Entrepreneurs kidnapped three days back. (telecommunications service did not produce many of the who he claimed had been killed Association (COTMA) sub- Three persons were arrested by providers), and intermediaries important witnesses for exam- on March 26, 2003, at the stantiated the findings of the the police in this connection. among others to codify the ination. On the part, the Judge instance of Vanzara. AIMO. Viswanathan As per reports, Monu of existing orders. observed that the main foun- It may be recalled that Sudarshan, general secretary Beltakhai hamlet of The Ministry statement dation of the Prosecution was Sohrabuddin, a “dreaded crim- COTMA, said the entire micro, Bhadhokhar went missing last also said the new notification key eyewitnesses, its case weak- inal”, and his wife Kausar Bi small and cottage industrial Tuesday after which his father had three benefits. It is aimed ened as most of them turned were killed in an alleged fake units in the two districts are Deshraj lodged a report, sus- at ensuring that any intercep- hostile. The Judge noted that encounter in November 2004 facing the worst crisis. pecting that his son was kid- tion, monitoring or decryption though the CBI did worked by the Gujarat Police near S Ravikumat, president, napped. of any information through any hard to establish its case, it Gandhinagar in Gujarat. The COTMA, said Goods and On the clues provided by computer resource is done in failed to do so, as three key wit- case assumed considerable Services Tax (GST) remained the family, the cops arrested accordance with due process of nesses in the cases had turned public importance owing to the the villain for small, micro three accused, identified as law. The latest order will also hostile. “The government alleged involvement of some of and cottage industries. “The Pradeep. Susheel and Santram. ensure that provisions of law machinery (CBI) and the pros- the high-profile politicians and two districts together employed During sustained questioning, relating to lawful interception ecution put in a lot of effort, IPS officers in it. 3,50,000 workers in a regular the trio broke down and con- or monitoring of computer 210 witnesses were brought but An aide Tulsiram Prajapati, basis. But because of the 18 per fessed to have killed Monu. The resource are followed. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 22, 2018 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Damn the vandalism Policing deviant behaviour is a tough task till Temple politics a non-starter we learn to value our public heritage othing, not even the kind of boorish If the temple issue attracts, it also repels. It polarises and divides. barbarity that passes off as rustic Nhumour in this country, can justify By no means will it be a major issue in the Lok Sabha election the damage done to Train 18, India’s fastest train, by stone pelters running along the tracks during its trial run between Delhi and Agra. If the vandalism was meant to draw attention to the relevance of the underbel- ly in our national discourse or a nihilistic attempt to hit back at a train that wasn’t con- sidered massy enough, then one would have still understood. But it just appears to HIRANMAY KARLEKAR be an extension of a mindless sport in the heartland, faceless rowdies running alongside tracks no stranger for regular rail travellers. In that sense, there is no he run-up to the Lok Sabha implicit protest or ideological hitback, just what psychological researchers have elections in 2019 has begun. A question that is being increas- called “play vandalism” where public property is damaged in the context of a ingly asked at this stage is: community game — who can break windows, who can topple the highest street What will be the electoral Timpact of a ramping up of the Ram tem- lamps, deface a statue and attempt photo-worthy feats. It is just youthful asser- ple issue? The answer is that it will have tion of an unbound energy that looks at taking on public taboos and a list of don’ts some impact — mainly in the form of ral- as a way to disrupt boredom and find something exciting in our lives. Except lying the faithful — but not a determin- this time the men had attacked the very pride of India and one that would trans- ing one. More, its impact is likely to decline progressively with time. form the face of connectivity as we know it today. Train 18, that runs at a speed India is now in the grip of a market of 180 kmph, is a glorious example of the government’s much-touted ‘Make in economy and a consumer culture spread India’ initiative and has rolled out indigenously from ICF Chennai. It is an engine- by advertising. Asked what they want the most, an overwhelming majority of less train intended to replace Shatabdis that dart to state capitals and back in a respondents would mention a consumer day and will also run between Delhi and Varanasi, turning north India into a huge item they had been lusting after, a good economic and logistic hub with a free-flowing traffic of talent and people. And meal at a classy restaurant, a vacation in an enchanting place or something else in keeping with the ecologically-challenged times, the train has an advanced regen- related to consumption. A very small num- erative braking system which saves power. ber of people — if any at all — is likely to Behind such displays of destruction is the lack of national pride in our pub- say spontaneously that it is the Ram mandir at Ayodhya. This does not mean and spiritual exercises, each itant mass movements. An it offers from the anxieties, lic property and the idea that common spaces are meant for all kinds of activi- that they have stopped venerating Ram or assumed a “separate and inde- increasing feeling of insecuri- barrenness and meaningless- ty, even destructive ones, simply because nobody else was paying for them but do not want a temple for his worship in pendent vitality” and obeyed ty haunts one as one grows up ness of an individual exis- the government. What else could explain the plunder of the Tejas Express that Ayodhya but that it is not at the top of their its own laws. The social func- from infancy and becomes an tence. It cures the poignantly runs between Mumbai and Goa this March. This time it was passengers who priorities. It is fine if the temple is built, tions matured within the individual, increasingly aware frustrated not by conferring but quotidian life would hardly be derailed Church and long identified of the myriad dangers and on them an absolute truth or inflicted the maximum damage, stealing earphones, trying to pluck out LCDs, if it is not. with it, were “transferred to the uncertainties that life holds. by remedying the difficulties scratching them in the process, soiling toilets and littering coaches. Do we then This is nothing surprising. Generally State”, which in turn was A VERY SMALL The ideal way of overcom- and abuses which made their not consider ourselves worthy of comfortable travel? Perhaps this was born of speaking, the rise of capitalism — and the “idolised as the dispenser of ing this is by relating sponta- lives miserable but by freeing consequent emphasis on economic activ- prosperity and the guardian of NUMBER OF neously with the world them from their ineffectual the same sense of entitlement that sees fans, fixtures and even lavatory equip- ity and individual consumption — leads civilisation.” Religion took “as “through love and work, in the selves — and it does so by ment chained to the coach in long distance trains for fear that they might be to a waning of the authority of religion. its province the individual PEOPLE WOULD genuine expression of one’s enfolding and absorbing them taken apart for private use. Vandalism hasn’t spared our highways either. Months British history provides an example. RH soul”, while economic ambi- WANT THE RAM emotional, sensuous and intel- into a close-knit and exultant Tawney writes in Religion and the Rise of tions claimed the domain “of lectual capacities.” Most peo- corporate whole.” after the Prime Minister inaugurated the Eastern Peripheral Expressway, miscre- Capitalism which remains the defining the intercourse of man with his MANDIR AT ple are unable to do this. They Hinduism may well be a ants took away solar panels, batteries and lights across its stretches. Policing work in the subject despite the decades: fellows in the activities of busi- AYODHYA AS overcome their feeling of inse- common bond among those deviant behaviour is a tough task till we learn to value our public heritage as a “When the age of reformation begins [in ness and affairs of society.” curity through a masochistic wanting a Ram temple in the 16th century], economics is still a Peace was assured provided THEIR PRIORITY. surrender to a superior entity Ayodhya but does not by itself reflection of who we are. The regular defacement of archaeological sites is anoth- branch of ethics, and ethics of theology; each kept to its territory. — for example, an individual explain why multitudes join er prime example of disrespecting our own sense of nationhood. That mindset all human activities are treated as falling While the intervention of THIS DOES NOT or an organisation — and the movement for its con- needs to be changed from the level of primary education with more activities in within a single scheme, whose character human will set limits to the MEAN THAT THEY deriving a sense of security struction. Besides, a vast mul- is determined by the spiritual destiny of working of historical deter- from the process. One can also titude of Hindus is indifferent public spaces that let children feel a sense of ownership. Of course, the Prevention mankind; the appeal of theorists is to nat- minism, economic develop- HAVE STOPPED do so by resorting to sadism, to it; some are opposed of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984, exists on paper but can never be imple- ural law, not to utility; the legitimacy of ment does have its own VENERATING RAM the essence of which lies in because they feel it may lead mented when the offenders are a faceless mob. Also, it doesn’t help that there economic transaction is tried by reference, dynamics that produces social OR DO NOT WANT obtaining a feeling of power to communal tension and are so many precedents that pinning down one case doesn’t quite spark col- less to the movements of the market, than and cultural consequences. and security by exercising ignite violence, the fear of to the moral standards derived from the Hence, it is legitimate to draw A TEMPLE. IT IS total control over the mind or which has been aggravated by lective outrage at what has come to be accepted as common. The Indian Railways traditional teachings of the Christian a parallel, albeit in very broad body of another individual, or the emergence of murderous is considered our national lifeline but till we realise that we are strangling it by Church; the Church itself is a society strokes, between the conse- FINE IF THE the destiny of an organisation, lynch mobs. While they are wielding theoretical, and, sometimes prac- quences of the rise of capital- TEMPLE IS BUILT completely subordinating targeting Muslims, many our own ignorance, all projections of our leading the 21st century fall flat. tical, authority in social affairs.” ism in the West and of the his/her or it to one’s will. Hindus fear that they them- All this had changed dramatically by same process in India, where it BUT QUOTIDIAN Fromm writes, “Both ten- selves may be set upon in the the middle of the 17th century, thanks to is causing a decline in religios- LIFE WOULD dencies are the outcomes of future by such mobs on the reformation which split Christendom ity and an increase in secular- one basic need, springing grounds of caste, region or Drone dilemma between the Roman Catholic and the var- isation. HARDLY BE from the inability to bear the language. ious denominations of the Protestant One can contend that the DERAILED IF IT IS isolation and weakness of If the temple issue attracts, Hobbyists advocate for less stringent rules but events in faith, and undermined the Church’s appeal of neither the Ram one’s self.” In The True it also repels. It polarises and authority. It led to the secularisation of the temple nor militant Hindutva NOT Believer: Thoughts on the divides. By no means neither London might see Governments cracking down on UAVs State and the attribution of the latter’s legit- has declined. Witness the huge Nature of Mass Movements, did the issue determine the ondon’s second-largest airport imacy to social contract and not the divine number of people that the Eric Hoffer identifies an outcome of the recent Gatwick was shut down yesterday right of kings. According to Tawney, the temple movement attracts. The impulse similar to masochis- Assembly elections, nor will it conflict between the new social and eco- argument does not hold. tic submission when he says, be so in the Lok Sabha elec- Lwhen remotely-operated drones were nomic forces demanding the recognition According to Erich Fromm in “A rising mass movement tions. spotted hovering over the runway. These of their legitimacy and the traditional doc- Fear of Freedom, the search for attracts and holds a following (The writer is Consultant small craft pose an existential issue to air- trines of the Church, was suspended by a security is the most powerful not by its doctrine and Editor, The Pioneer, and an craft as they can damage them, possibly truce. Under the latter, politics, business factor drawing people to mil- promises but from the refuge author) even seriously enough to make them crash during the critical take-off or landing S O U N D BITE phase of flight, and in the process, kill hun- dreds of people. Authorities, fearful of a Parliamentarians are rep- People-to-people I raised concerns as a The reason behind the crash, did the right thing and shut opera- resentatives of the people. exchanges should be of worried Indian and I have mahagathbandhan of tions at the airport but unfortunately given It’s everybody’s responsi- the people and for the previously also done so. I opposition parties is their bility to ensure that the people. It’s a major don’t know for what majboori (compulsion). that over 100,000 people use Gatwick dur- House functions. There is initiative in the history of reason I am being Such an alliance is a ing the festive season to either go on holiday to sunnier climes or visit family in a need for self-discipline. India-China relations. branded as a traitor. game of compromises. Britain, this has been an unparalleled disruption. While this incident is by far and Lok Sabha speaker Chinese Foreign Minister Actor Union Minister away the most serious one where drones have impacted flight operations, it is —Sumitra Mahajan —Wang Yi —Naseeruddin Shah —Nitin Gadkari not the only such. A few months ago flight operations were halted at the Delhi Airport during the heavy evening rush hour, causing major delays and thousands of angry and frustrated passengers because a drone was sighted near the run- L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR way. While the drone in Delhi was apparently being used by a wedding at one of the many venues that dot the periphery of the airport and was not malicious Election gimmick walking through the farmer’s Instead of loan waiver, focus on raising incomes distress by being oblivious to like the unmanned craft in London appears to be, authorities could not take any their issues and leveraging farm risks whatsoever. The events just highlight the major risks that drones pose to Sir — This refers to the editor- loan waivers that are ‘poisoned commercial flights, and also the helplessness of the authorities to counter them. ial, “A demon called waiver” his refers to the editorial, “A demon called waiver” chalice’ for them. Loan waivers (December 21). After the newly (December 21). Congress president Rahul Gandhi has are pernicious for the economy While in London the police had calculated that there was a risk of stray bullets installed Congress Governments Tthrown down the gauntlet to Prime Minister Narendra and will make farmers lethargic. if they shot down the drone, it is likely that authorities elsewhere might be forced in Madhya Pradesh and Modi by challenging him to waive off farm loans across The Government must to employ sharpshooters to take down errant or malicious drones in addition to Chhattisgarh waived farm loans, the country. Interestingly, Rahul Gandhi knows for sure invest in harnessing cutting edge it is amusing to find the BJP that the Centre neither has the inclination nor the resources technology like big data, geospa- jammers and other anti-drone technology. The safety of air passengers is para- Government in Gujarat to write off all farm debt. The Centre has already made tial analytics, data analytics and mount over here. And sadly for drone hobbyists and technology evangelists, these announcing a `650 crore waiv- its stand clear that it will not bear the burden of mass machine learning so that the incidents will lead to a stringent crackdown on flying UAVs. That said, the United er of power tariff for households farm loan forgiveness. But the hard reality is that farm- farmers can enhance agricultur- in rural areas. Prime Minister ers are distressed and they are badly in need of some al productivity. Kingdom has some of the strictest rules when it comes to drone operations which Narendra Modi, too, rushed to kind of help. They have held several rallies in New Delhi Gourang Naryani failed to prevent an incident like this. At the same time drones are also being announce that his Government and elsewhere to highlight their problems and they look agrarian distress as they benefit only a fraction of farm- Ujjain used for industrial espionage. At least one Indian carmaker has complained about is working on bringing 99 per forward to getting urgent help from the Centre. ers. The only lasting solution to the problems of the farm- cent of items in the sub-18 per To be true, a complete loan waiver should be out of ers is to help them become self-reliant. The Government Harming the economy how drones have buzzed over its facilities taking photographs of prototype vehi- cent GST slab, something that question as it will put a huge burden on the economy must help them as much as possible. It must be ensured cles. The possibility of a small drone to carry out targeted assassinations of polit- the Opposition, particularly the and the Government, too. It may lead to a slowdown of that they get higher incomes for their produce. Leaving ical or business figures is also not inconceivable. Congress, had been insisting the Gross Domestic Product growth as well. Besides, them in the lurch will not solve the problem. Sir — This refers to the editor- There is no doubt that drones can be used for good, like delivering medi- all along. waivers will encourage credit indiscipline and stoke expec- TK Nandanan ial, “A demon called waiver” We can expect many such tation of future bailouts. They can never be a solution to Chennai (December 21). The agenda of cines to remote areas as has been occurring and can dramatically transform sops from the BJP before the loan waivers in no way bodes the world of business with drone deliveries being spoken of by e-commerce giant 2019 general election. However, Neglecting people well for the economy. More loan Amazon. And they are incredibly great fun for hobbyists and give a different per- the poor farmers are well aware State’s fertile delta region. desperate situation. It must pro- waivers will only add to the fis- of how the Modi Government The Centre’s denial of funds vide them the financial support. cal burden of the economy and spective on the world by being able to shoot incredible pictures and video which ignored them. They cannot be Sir — It was shocking to learn that shows its priority towards the suf- Mohd Usmani slow down growth in the long till recently needed specialised helicopters. In fact, this is why they have become carried away or hoodwinked by the Centre is yet to release Tamil ferings of the people who are yet Mumbai run. In the pursuit of power, the a staple for amateur and professional filmmakers alike. There is also little doubt such gimmicks at the tail end of Nadu’s due share of `1,000 crore to even get proper accommoda- country’s economic develop- the BJP regime. With all deter- from the State Disaster Relief tion for their survival. Make use of technology ment should not be sacrificed. that most drone users are law-abiding citizens across the world but latest events mination, they are waiting to Fund to carry out relief and Most families lost their bread- Shivansh highlight that civil aviation, police and even military authorities across the world teach the ruling dispensation a restoration work after cyclone winners in the cyclone. The Via email need to work out methods to tackle errant and malicious drones which can cause lesson with their ballot power. Gaja ravaged the coastal districts Government should consider that Sir — This refers to the editor- Send your feedback to: Shalini Gerald of the State. The cyclone result- the people of the State, particu- ial, “A demon called waiver” chaos or even worse. Chennai ed in extensively damaging the larly in the coastal areas, are in (December 21). India is sleep- [email protected] LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 22, 2018 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN POINTCOUNTERPOINT Business plan for THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS' SURVEILLANCE THE RULES UNDER WHICH AGENCIES HAVE BEEN ORDER IS THE ULTIMATE ASSAULT ON FUNDAMENTAL AUTHORISED TO INTERCEPT WERE FRAMED IN 2009 the banking sector RIGHTS AND THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY. WHEN THE CONGRESS-LED UPA WAS IN POWER. —CONGRESS LEADER —UNION FINANCE MINISTER In India, there is no paucity of credit, technology, skill ANAND SHARMA ARUN JAITLEY or innovation. What is lacking is the will to ensure that bank credit serves the ultimate purpose The mobile juggernaut

SUDHANSU R DAS Cellphones are the best banking tool but we need to build infrastructure, align policies e can’t jeopardise the future of one business to save and create the tools that can empower the poor in a digital India the other. Similar is the case with the banking system Wthat runs on a few ethical principles. If a person com- mits fraud by submitting spurious documents, declaration or statement of his/her account, he/she should be treated as an economic offender. By committing fraud, one not only cheats the bank but also puts people’s hard-earned deposits at risk. Millions of poor, pensioners, widows and workers of the unor- ganised sector keep their hard-earned money in banks with expectations that they would earn interest and would get their money back whenever they need them. Banking business actu- ally thrives on people’s low-cost current and savings account deposits. It is another matter that the Reserve Bank of India MOIN QAZI (RBI) keeps reserves to protect the banks from crisis, which safeguards people’s deposits. Given that the Indian banking reater financial inclusiveness is a sector is fast integrating itself into an unstable global finan- gateway for balanced development cial system, reserve funds always work like cushion. and a cohesive society. With billions Over the years, a large number of scamsters has taken of people already using mobile undue advantage of banking loopholes to run away with huge phones, the means to introduce credits. As per RBI data, as on September 30, 2017, there were Gthem to formal financial services already exists. 5,879 reported incidents of frauds amounting to `32,048.65 The mobile telephony system has enabled con- crore in 2017-18. Gross non-performing assets (NPAs) in banks tact with villages that remained far away from stood at more than `7.34 lakh crore in September this year, banks and unreachable by road. It has also trans- according to ratings agency ICRA. The need, therefore, is to formed businesses and family life besides bring- ing more people into the financial mainstream. strengthen the law and put stringent guidelines for wilful default- In India, an expansive network of mom-and- ers who try to break the very backbone of the country’s finan- pop stores, tailors, pharmacies and telco booths cial system. In doing so, they also create trust deficit between has been extending customers similar services banks and borrowers that adversely affects the credit cycle as that of banks. This includes paying the util- of the banks. Experts have suggested that the public sector ity bills electronically, sending money back FOR MOBILE banks (PSBs) be privatised. In reality, the workings of PSBs home, mobile phone top-ups, paying television MONEY TO are entirely different from the private sector banks — it has a and Wi-Fi bills and purchasing travel tickets — BECOME IN INDIA wide network to reach people in the remotest area. PSBs face all of this is done without the hassle of open- WHAT IT IS IN tough challenges, like political interference at the village level, ing a bank account. KENYA, manpower shortage and pressure to meet social sector objec- In most villages, shopkeepers help customers PROVIDERS WILL transact these services using their mobile tives. On the other hand, private sector banks have better oper- NEED A MORE phones. This has made these services accessi- ational efficiency, investment skill and less response time. ble to low-income families, who have to strug- LIBERAL STANCE Nevertheless, both have their strengths and weaknesses. gle with technology. Money can now be trans- FROM THE Privatisation of the PSBs is not a sound option but an escape ferred quickly, efficiently and securely with a CENTRAL BANK from the difficult task of reforming the banks itself. fraction of cost incurred with other channels. (RESERVE BANK Professional CEOs, equipped with updated management People in far-flung villages are now able to OF INDIA) WHOSE information system, effective board of directors, sound HR pol- receive social benefits, buy ration and make pay- STIFF LEGAL AND icy, state-of-the-art internal and concurrent audit system, ded- ments using their Aadhaar card. This has REGULATORY icated asset supervision mechanism and a detailed informa- helped save the recipients several hours of com- FRAMEWORK tion structure can prevent frauds and reduce NPAs. Equally, mute and wait time. HAS cial profiles and offer credit to those ital finance has more to do with their nological’ layer is another tool — a banks must pay more focus on fraud prevention measures than As a platform, the mobile has a unique set CONSTRAINED who otherwise lack proof to re-pay disinclination to everything that has means to an end — and not a solution of capabilities that can overcome the challenges loan. On-time payment of bills can more to do with technology. This in itself. In certain conditions, it hap- post-fraud correctives. A new mechanism must be adopted posed by the payments landscape. Mobile plat- ITS EXPANSION attest the financial discipline of the con- stems from a lack of trust in and com- pens to be the most powerful tool and to judge the reporting, communication skill and decision-mak- form combines digital identity, value and sumer. fort to use technology. Women often certainly enables services to be deliv- ing capacity of the employees. There is also an urgent need authentication to create low-cost access to For the micro-finance industry, face additional barriers: Limited access ered efficiently at a scale with great to stop the practice of giving incentives to the CEOs so as to financial services. Take for instance, OTP-based such systems represent an important to mobile phones, low literacy level, benefits. But it has to do with how we achieve desired targets. Many PSB chiefs are known to put authentication for Aadhaar-linked accounts opportunity as they enable borrowers less confidence in using technology are using it and how we are defining pressure on the entire staff. This results in oversight, leading and biometric authentication for processing to apply for, receive and re-pay loans and restrictions on travel or social the outcomes. to frauds. All kinds of post-retirement assignment should be transactions. Mobile finance offers at least three on their mobile phones using a net- interaction. The unfulfilled promise of past stopped for the good health of the banking sector. major advantages over traditional financial mod- work of local agents. But this doesn’t For India to attain mobile money, technologies rarely piques the most Defaulters of the likes of Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya and Mehul els. First, digital transactions are essentially free. mean mobile is a magic device that as has been the case in Kenya, optimist advocates of cutting edge, Choksi among others could not have duped the banks had their In-person services and cash transactions account can provide algorithms for all credit- providers will need a more liberal who believe that their favourite new for a majority of routine banking expenses. But related issues. A majority of the stance from the Central Bank (Reserve tool is genuinely different from oth- boards, audit teams, supervising officers, loan review commit- mobile finance clients keep their money in dig- population still doesn’t use smart- Bank of India) whose stiff legal and ers that came before. We must not for- tee, asset verification teams, information system auditors and ital form. This is why they can send and receive phones and there are many who use regulatory framework has constrained get that we are working with a con- CEOs worked in tandem. Few banks conduct dedicated phys- money often, even with distant counter parties, it very frugally. the expansion of mobile money. It is stituency which is both politically and ical verification of assets, which in many places invites risk. without incurring transaction costs from their The proportion of the Indian understandable that in a vast country socially mute. Building inclusive dig- Here, the Government must provide adequate security to the banks or mobile service providers. population that has access to financial like India with such a diverse and ital economies requires the collective bankers. Physical asset monitoring is a must for banks. Over Second, mobile communication generates institution accounts via mobile phones remotely dispersed population, most action of Governments, industry, the years, bad loan in the agriculture sector has witnessed an copious amounts of data which banks and other or the internet to transact digital pay- of which is poor and illiterate, the cen- financiers and civil society. Before alarming increase from `24,800 crore in 2012 to `60,200 crore providers can use to develop more profitable ments still remains significantly lower tral banker has to tread the terrain speeding ahead, we need to build in 2017 due to loan waivers, poor credit end use, unviable meth- services. It even acts as a substitute for tradi- as compared with other developing cautiously. infrastructure, align policies and cre- ods of agricultural practices and lack of dedicated research and tional credit scores (which can be hard for those economies, particularly sub-Saharan Security of consumers must be the ate the tools that can enable the poor without formal records or financial histories to Africa. In Kenya, 79.0 per cent of topmost priority and concern. to comfortably board the digital train. planning. Politicians desperately cling to loan waivers for votes obtain). adults made digital payments in 2017, Although we must continue to make As Ghanaian diplomat Kofi and cause immense damage to entrepreneurial life cycles. This Third, mobile platforms link banks to their and in South Africa 60.1 per cent, the case for responsible digital finance Annan had said: “In managing, pro- creates massive idle energy across the country. Politicians should clients in real time. This means that banks can compared to 28.7 per cent in India being good business, we know that isn’t moting and protecting the Internet’s revive village ponds, wells, ground water, bio-diversity and above instantly re-lay account information or send (World Bank 2018). enough. Independent and well- presence in our lives, we need to be all natural agricultural practices. Subhash Palekar, agriculturist reminders; and clients can quickly sign up for While digital technology is open- resourced regulators, consumer groups, no less creative than those who invent- and research scholar, has revived natural agriculture practices services on their own. ing new channels for delivering finan- and other organisations are critical to ed it. Clearly, there is a need for gov- free from all kinds of pesticides. His model works well in vil- Mobile operators know how much consumers cial services, other challenges also per- ensure that the consumer protections ernance but that does not necessari- lages with rich bio-diversity, which helps increase the farmers’ are spending on air time and are also able to infer sist. Sparse population, inconsistent afforded by the law and regulator are ly mean that it has to be done in the income in order to help save banks from a defunct credit cycle other relevant information. If the customer is a network coverage, lack of trust or actually followed and enforced. The traditional way, for something that is in rural areas. There is no paucity of credit, technology, skill regular user of a mobile money transfer service, insufficient capital for building new new customer base build-up by the Jan so very different.” the operators may also be able to assess his/her business models can stand in the way Dhan Yojana has its own peculiar (The writer is Member, NITI and innovation in the country. But there is lack of will to ensure disposable income. They team up with banks, of success, particularly in connecting fragilities and vulnerabilities. Aayog’s National Committee on that bank credit serves the ultimate purpose. financial tech (fintech) companies and data ana- remote or undeserved communities. Regulators must live up to trust. Financial Literacy and Inclusion for (The writer is a freelance commentator) lytics specialists to use this data to build finan- The aversion of the ‘other India’ to dig- We must remember that the ‘tech- Women) The economics of intoxicants FOREIGNEYE With most nation states either legalising or decriminalising marijuana/cannabis, is it time to legalise and ‘sin tax’ them? Those advocating a modification of the law claim it will help the Government generate large sums of taxation money

believed to be influenced by one of the continent. The old fear that liberal leg- British completely took over India, they in Canada and Paraguay, it was already that Pakistan’s laws, banning the sale of earliest legislative experiments in this islation towards intoxicants, especial- found that millions of Indians of all legal in India and Pakistan. alcoholic beverages to Muslims and context in the Netherlands. In 1972, the ly cannabis, would see societies plunge faiths used cannabis as a recreational In the late 1970s, American cultur- cannabis, should be altered so that rev- Dutch Government divided contra- into drug-crazed anarchy have with- drug. After failing to curb its usage, the al anthropologist, Richard Kurin, vis- enues can be generated by ‘sin taxing’ band drugs into two categories: The ered away. British commissioned a large-scale ited Pakistan and conducted a study of them as well. They believe that the bans harmful and the less harmful. Cannabis Even though there are more coun- study on the effects of the drug on the village life in the country’s Punjab failed to work and have, in fact, LANKAN DEMOCRACY PARACHA was slotted in the ‘less harmful’ cate- tries where recreational cannabis usage users’ mind and body. This produced Province. This resulted in his essay, ‘A encouraged the creation of mafia, STRANGLED NADEEM gory and its recreational use was is decriminalised, rather than outright the 1894 Indian Hemp Drugs view from the Countryside’ (Asian consumption of tainted intoxicants and n the last decade or so, many coun- decriminalised. In 1975, ‘licensed cof- legalised, many believe the next step is Commission Report. Survey, August 1985). In it, Kurin men- corruption. The Sindh Government Constitutional provisions tries in Europe, South America, fee shops’ were allowed to sell it. legalisation — something which, in The findings of the report influ- tioned ‘licensed hashish shops’ which received over three billion rupees in adopted in the most varying degrees, is already a reality in enced the legalisation of cannabis in were allowed to sell a certain amount 2015 in duties from ‘licensed wine ICanada and various states in the US A July 2013 report by the Global undemocratic and have either legalised or decriminalised Drug Policy Programme states that the some countries. Those who are predict- British India. The drug’s production of cannabis to the villagers. These shops shops’ which, according to a 1979 marijuana/cannabis. The degrees of policy aided the Dutch Government to ing the drug’s gradual legalisation and sales were heavily taxed and the seemed to be located only in villages Ordinance, are allowed to sell liquor to unparliamentary manner decriminalisation and legalisation in utilise funds in curbing sale and usage suggest that Governments, which are users could only buy it from licensed and towns and not in major cities. Legal non-Muslims. Before a ban was written that way to allow these countries vary but recent laws of more harmful drugs like heroin. This slowly moving towards this, are also shops, thus eliminating undocument- cannabis outlets could also be found in imposed on the sale of alcoholic bev- deals and crossovers are passed in these regions have received led to fewer people using needles and, eyeing the potential of gaining huge ed middlemen. The British did the various towns of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa erages in April 1977, the federal democratic too when it a lot of media attention. In some of therefore, contracting deadly diseases revenues through taxation. same with alcohol. They were not only and interior Sindh. Government was earning huge rev- these countries, the legalisation and/or such as HIV/AIDS. The Netherlands Interestingly, this model of legal- able to generate huge revenues through Across the border in India, enues by taxing alcohol and cannabis. suits the urban social decriminalisation process began by first now has one of the lowest numbers of ising the once-banned intoxicants to taxation of both the intoxicants, but also cannabis remained legal till 1985 Those advocating a modification activists and their funders. allowing the drug to be used for med- drug-related offenders. Almost three gain a windfall of tax revenues is over monitor their usage more closely and (before being criminalised through that of laws against alcohol and cannabis Thus there is no loud icinal purposes — especially after var- decades after the Dutch experiment, a 100 years old. The model is about lim- keep their use ‘to acceptable levels’. year’s Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic claim that altering such laws will help opposition to ious recent studies concluded that cannabis has either been legalised, iting the large amount of manpower When the British left the region Substances Act). According to a 2018 the Government in generating large Karunanayake who had to cannabis was helpful in the treatment decriminalised or allowed for medic- and funds that the state has to gener- after the creation of India and Pakistan report published by Seedo’s Cannabis sums of taxation money. They say this of epilepsy and multiple sclerosis. Dr inal use in over 30 countries. At the ate to maintain bans on intoxicants, and in August 1947, the two new countries Price Index, both India and Pakistan will also help in putting additional effort resign on the CBSL bond Tori Rodriguez, in her essay, Neurology moment, Portugal has the most liber- instead legalise their sale and usage so adopted the British laws related to feature in the top 10 list of countries and funds in curbing more harmful scam issue, coming back Advisor, cited at least eight such stud- al laws in this context. According to a that they could be formally taxed and intoxicants. Almost 29 years before the where cannabis usage is the highest. drugs such as heroin and neutralise to the Cabinet either by ies in the US alone. December 5, 2017, article in The better monitored and controlled. Netherlands’ initial foray into allowing Recently with the possibility of a corruption and mafia related to boot- these funded voices. However, the recent decriminali- Guardian, the Portuguese policy had In an essay in Psychology Today, Dr the sale of cannabis at coffee shops, and ‘sin tax’ on cigarettes and a struggling legging and drug peddling. (Daily Mirror editorial) sation/legalisation process is largely yielded some of the best results in the Jann Gumbiner wrote that when the 70 years before the drug’s legalisation economy, some experts have advised (Courtesy: Dawn) LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 22, 2018 money 10

PSU bank officers BUSINESS CORNER Sensex plunges 690 points NEW DRAFT E-COMMERCE POLICY TO FOCUS ON TRANSPARENCY on strike IN ONLINE BIZ: PRABHU PTI n MUMBAI stocks, analysts said. tutional investors (DIIs) were Seng rose 0.51 per cent; while, New Delhi: The new draft e-commerce policy would focus on sever- The biggest losers of the net buyers to the tune of Rs Japan's Nikkei plunged 1.11 per al areas including promotion of transparency in pricing and discounts, and enchmark equity indices session include Reliance, 87.96 crore, provisional data cent and Shanghai Composite PTI n MUMBAI protection of interests of both retailers as well as consumers, Commerce and Bwitnessed heavy selloff Infosys, TCS, ICICI Bank, available with BSE showed. Index slipped 0.79 per cent. Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Friday. He said the Department of Friday after investors booked HDFC twins, ITC, Maruti, The rupee, meanwhile, fell In Europe, Frankfurt’s round 3.20 lakh officers from various state- Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) is working on the new draft poli- profits in realty, banking, IT L&T, HUL, Axis Bank, Wipro 52 paise to 70.22 against the US DAX fell 0.62 per cent and Arun banks have called for a one-day strike on cy and it will be put in public domain in the next 2-3 weeks for stakehold- and auto bluechips amid weak and IndusInd Bank, cracking dollar. Paris’ CAC 40 shed 0.97 per Friday to protest against pending wage revision ers’ views. “The key component of the policy is to increase the ease of doing signals from global markets. up to 4 per cent. The rupee gave up some cent in their early deals. and proposed merger of Bank of Baroda, Vijaya business in e-commerce. It should benefit both retailers and consumers. There The BSE Sensex plunged On the other hand, NTPC, gains due to volatility in bond London’s FTSE too slipped Bank and Dena Bank. should be a complete transparency in the e-commerce businesses in terms 689.60 points, or 1.89 per cent, PowerGrid and Coal India yield. However, fall in oil prices 0.31 per cent. They are demanding that the wage revision, of pricing and discounts,” the minister told PTI. Prabhu said it would also to 35,742.07, while the NSE were the only gainers on is expected to provide strength Market will closely track which is pending since November 1, 2017, include provisions “for all wrongdoers” as there should be some sort of reg- Nifty slipped 197.70 points, or Sensex, rising up to 1 per cent. to rupee in the near term. GST Council meet due should be for employees from scale 1-7. Currently, ulatory framework for consumer protection. “We are not saying whether it 1.81 per cent, to 10,754. BSE Midcap and Smallcap Investors are using this oppor- Saturday, which is expected banks have given mandate to the Indian Bank (discounts by online retailers) should be given or not but there should be The 30-share index ended indices too witnessed heavy tunity to book profit after the announce reduction of tax Association (IBA) to negotiate for bank employ- transparency,” he added. The minister said the new draft would be finalised the week 527.93 points lower, selling, falling 1.79 per cent and recent rally, the market direc- slabs for several items, said ees from scale 1-3. taking into account the suggestions made by the earlier draft prepared by and the broader Nifty lost 134 1 per cent, respectively. tion will turn positive as Hemang Jani, Head - Advisory, “IBA is also not coming forward to structure the Department of Commerce. The exercise started after some concerns were points. Investors also took cues domestic economic indicators Sharekhan by BNP Paribas. the 11th Bipartite Negotiations based on our char- raised on certain proposals of the first draft e-commerce policy, which was The equity market wit- from world markets, which remain healthy, the analysts “Global markets will brace ter of demands by agreeing to discuss the wage prepared by a task force. The first draft suggested several steps to promote nessed selling ahead of the tumbled on fears of a potential said. more volatility from the ongo- revision of officers from scale I to scale VII and the growth of the sector. It also stated that online retail firms may have to weekend, mainly due to fears of US government shutdown and Brent crude, the interna- ing trade tensions and slow- also based on the concept of minimum wages as store user data exclusively in India in view of security and privacy concerns. lower global economic growth rising tension between the US tional benchmark, was trading down in economies. Back envisaged in the seventh Central Pay Commission It further stated that any group company of an online retailer or marketplace in the coming year, said Joseph and China. 0.96 per cent lower at 53.83 per home movement in crude oil (CPC),” All India Bank Officers’ Confederation may not be allowed to directly or indirectly influence the price or sale of prod- Thomas, Head Research- On a net basis, foreign barrel in futures trade. prices, currency, corporate (AIBOC) general secretary Soumya Datta said. ucts and services on its platform, a move that could completely restrict e- Emkay Wealth Management. portfolio investors (FPIs) sold Elsewhere in Asia, Korea's earnings due next month are He said after 13 months of negotiation tailers from giving deep discounts. The earlier draft also suggested to intro- Concerns over the rupee shares worth Rs 386.44 crore Kospi ended 0.06 per cent likely to drive market in near between bank unions and IBA, the latter has duce a pre-set time frame for offering differential pricing or deep discounts also loomed over IT and tech Thursday, and domestic insti- higher, Hong Kong's Hang term,” he added. offered a wage revision of 8 per cent. by e-commerce players to customers. The Confederation of All India Traders In the last wage settlement, which was for the (CAIT) has time and again raised concerns over heavy discounts being pro- period November 1, 2012 to October 31, 2017, vided by certain online retailers. Framing of a new policy also assumes sig- IBA had give a wage hike of 15 per cent. nificance as rich member nations of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Alternative Mechanism gives nod for bank merger IBA has also offered a variable pay for bank are pushing to frame global norms for e-commerce. employees, which will be based on the operating New Delhi: Public sector approval to the proposed amal- banks with a view to create levels. profit and return of assets (RoA) of a bank. NDTV SIGNS OVER `300-CR DEAL WITH TABOOLA lender Bank of Baroda Friday gamation of Bank of Baroda, global size lender, which will be The new entity to be “Most of the banks are in losses due to large New Delhi: Media firm NDTV group’s digital arm NDTV Convergence said the ‘Alternative Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank,” stronger and sustainable. formed with the merger of NPAs for which a bank employee can't be held Friday said it has signed a five-year deal worth over `300 crore with con- Mechanism’ of the finance it said in a regulatory filing. Following which, the board Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank responsible,” he said. tent recommendations engine Taboola. “The five-year deal ties NDTV ministry has accorded in-prin- Bank of Baroda is the of directors of Bank of Baroda and Dena Bank is expected to The union is also opposing the government Convergence exclusively to Taboola and involves a minimum guarantee of ciple approval for its merger transferee bank, while Vijaya had given an in-principle be operational in the beginning proposal to merge Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank more than `300 crore for NDTV Convergence, making it one of the largest with Dena and Vijaya Bank. Bank and Dena Bank are the approval for the proposed of the next financial year. and Dena Bank, claiming this step will not help deals, not just for digital content, but for the media space in its entirety,” NDTV “Ministry of Finance, transferor banks in the amal- merger of the three state- The merged entity will the merged entity to tackle any of its problems, said in a BSE filing. In September 2015, NDTV Convergence had first signed Department of Financial gamation process, it added. owned lenders on September have a combined business of Rs including the NPA menace. Meanwhile, the around `100-crore deal with Taboola for three years. NDTV said this is the Services on 20th December The ‘Alternative 29. 14.82 lakh crore, making it the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) have largest deal that Taboola has ever signed in the Asia Pacific (APAC) 2018 has advised that the Mechanism’ (AM) headed by Both the other banks have third largest bank after SBI and called for a one-day strike on December 26 to region.”"Taboola uses its presence on sites like NDTV to recommend con- Alternative Mechanism (AM) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley also approved the merger pro- ICICI Bank. It will have better protest against the proposed merger to BoB, Vijaya tent from across the internet to the audience and to offer highly-personalised has accorded its in-principle had decided to merge three posal at their respective board financial strength. PTI Bank and Dena Bank. native advertising,” the company added.

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1572.20 1577.95 -34.90 KOTAKBANK 1237.15 1246.05 1222.80 1227.40 HEROMOTOCO 3363.25 3366.50 3310.65 3333.10 KTKBANK 111.40 111.70 107.80 108.00 MEGH 62.35 63.20 60.60 60.75 ASTERDM 151.10 151.15 147.00 147.20 M&M 795.00 814.00 777.70 778.20 -17.25 IBREALEST 94.40 95.50 90.55 91.40 NMDC 97.40 97.85 94.45 94.75 ADVENZYMES 175.35 186.95 175.35 184.70 GSPL 177.70 179.50 175.85 177.45 GPPL 102.75 104.35 100.25 104.00 NAVKARCORP 59.50 64.25 58.25 61.95 IGL 260.10 268.60 259.80 260.80 MPHASIS 982.35 988.60 962.20 966.75 BLUESTARCO 646.80 646.90 625.00 626.15 GAIL 353.00 354.20 344.10 345.50 -7.65 AMARAJABAT 742.50 750.00 737.75 741.35 BANDHANBNK 540.90 553.00 524.45 528.70 ICICIGI 868.10 874.00 843.25 859.35 ABB 1320.00 1325.15 1296.00 1325.00 MINDAIND 328.95 329.65 320.45 323.00 ECLERX 1110.75 1118.00 1060.15 1060.15 TCS 1948.00 1950.00 1886.55 1905.00 -49.05 BHEL 71.95 71.95 69.45 69.80 SREINFRA 36.00 36.95 34.20 34.60 VENKYS 2481.00 2500.00 2404.00 2417.35 PARAGMILK 253.45 254.65 249.05 253.85 KNRCON 202.00 203.25 193.10 198.05 ASIANPAINT 1433.90 1433.90 1382.30 1389.70 -36.10 RELINFRA 304.00 308.75 298.20 306.65 INDIGO 1160.00 1167.35 1140.55 1149.85 BERGEPAINT 342.00 342.00 328.60 330.25 CORPBANK 29.70 30.50 29.10 29.40 PIIND 836.95 841.95 832.60 841.90 EICHERMOT 24146.00 24190.00 23411.10 23479.95 -612.05 RELCAPITAL 220.80 222.25 216.65 219.30 IDFC 44.90 44.90 42.50 42.90 IPCALAB 790.20 809.90 785.10 802.40 GICHSGFIN 261.95 261.95 255.10 260.10 LAURUSLABS 385.00 393.05 382.95 390.00 RELIANCE 1125.00 1131.25 1096.00 1098.00 -30.45 GRAPHITE 828.75 829.70 791.10 795.30 MRPL 77.80 78.15 74.40 74.70 PFS 17.25 17.65 16.70 17.35 LALPATHLAB 945.00 967.00 945.00 959.00 BAJAJ-AUTO 2897.00 2905.00 2801.00 2807.00 -80.20 PEL 2309.00 2366.65 2274.00 2289.90 BLISSGVS 146.85 151.45 142.75 145.55 NHPC 26.00 26.15 25.85 25.95 AKZOINDIA 1614.50 1645.00 1600.00 1635.65 BHARTIARTL 320.00 324.75 305.60 307.50 -9.05 BOMDYEING 113.80 118.85 112.60 114.20 INTELLECT 242.85 242.85 230.00 232.10 SYNGENE 568.05 570.00 554.95 566.00 TTKPRESTIG 7530.00 7530.00 7318.05 7370.05 TITAN 927.85 927.85 897.25 899.75 -27.00 L&TFH 158.45 159.20 150.10 151.25 CARERATING 970.05 983.20 965.00 966.00 INOXLEISUR 237.20 247.35 233.70 238.45 RELAXO 729.00 730.95 717.65 720.00 WIPRO 333.20 334.80 320.75 323.15 -10.10 ASHOKLEY 106.50 107.00 103.55 105.15 TATACHEM 722.00 725.00 700.20 704.60 BOSCHLTD 19600.00 19968.55 19527.45 19741.10 JBCHEPHARM 300.30 303.10 297.10 297.80 INFY 659.50 659.50 643.45 646.55 -20.50 TATAGLOBAL 211.15 221.00 211.10 215.60 NIITTECH 1134.90 1134.90 1105.15 1106.20 PHOENIXLTD 594.70 597.90 576.10 586.00 INOXWIND 77.50 78.30 76.75 77.75 IBULHSGFIN 854.00 864.90 807.60 818.15 -27.90 STRTECH 299.95 299.95 285.10 286.50 PETRONET 222.05 224.50 220.85 221.40 JKIL 137.00 138.50 132.60 136.25 3MINDIA 22491.00 22500.40 22000.00 22075.00 MARUTI 7830.00 7835.00 7515.00 7539.00 -268.05 HDFCBANK 2134.00 2149.00 2108.00 2111.50 SUPREMEIND 1118.65 1133.55 1081.70 1091.50 SYMPHONY 1207.00 1219.30 1143.55 1164.00 SHK 173.90 178.80 171.75 173.15 ZEEL 463.00 465.50 444.30 446.05 -15.90 BANKINDIA 98.90 99.20 95.45 97.85 SHANKARA 565.10 574.60 545.00 548.80 DCMSHRIRAM 353.50 354.00 330.70 338.75 BAYERCROP 4187.90 4288.00 4180.00 4288.00 ADANIPORTS 374.30 379.50 359.15 361.25 -13.90 ADANIPORTS 374.90 379.30 349.50 361.00 BAJAJELEC 523.50 525.40 502.05 505.65 CARBORUNIV 355.80 359.00 350.50 357.75 LAKSHVILAS 87.00 88.60 87.00 88.00 UPL 771.05 773.90 733.05 735.00 -35.00 NCC 89.70 89.70 83.95 85.10 TATACOFFEE 94.95 96.30 93.50 94.45 J&KBANK 37.10 37.90 36.65 36.95 LAXMIMACH* 5765.00 5800.00 5750.05 5764.20 IOC 141.80 142.80 139.10 139.80 -8.05 DMART 1640.00 1653.00 1604.00 1635.90 KANSAINER 486.30 487.60 473.30 482.05 ATUL 3478.85 3500.00 3400.00 3472.00 TIFHL 504.70 504.70 485.95 500.40 SRTRANSFIN 1263.80 1270.00 1194.90 1202.70 OMAXE 215.10 215.50 213.35 213.85 KALPATPOWR 383.25 387.10 370.00 370.00 THYROCARE 553.35 559.90 550.00 550.05 NIFTY NEXT 50 HEG 3960.00 3960.00 3880.00 3889.00 CHOLAFIN 1265.00 1274.70 1219.00 1222.40 THOMASCOOK 240.00 242.25 236.35 241.95 GET&D 259.95 264.50 256.00 260.25 IDFCBANK 44.10 44.55 42.85 43.05 AMBUJACEM 224.40 225.85 219.00 220.75 FINCABLES 456.00 456.00 448.00 452.00 JKCEMENT 750.00 761.70 744.60 748.25 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE ZEEL 459.20 465.30 444.70 447.30 GODREJPROP 693.50 699.50 664.45 675.65 MAHINDCIE 248.30 252.40 245.60 250.00 SOLARINDS 1024.65 1055.00 1018.85 1050.00 NIFTY NEXT 50 28479.15 28559.65 27955.00 28017.35 -388.15 SCI 44.50 48.40 44.50 47.10 AJANTPHARM 1160.00 1162.55 1126.00 1130.00 NATCOPHARM* 690.00 693.60 681.00 683.70 COFFEEDAY 278.00 279.60 271.20 273.10 BOSCHLTD 19690.00 19990.00 19483.20 19799.65 192.60 WIPRO 339.00 339.00 308.90 319.45 NOCIL 169.80 170.50 164.85 165.35 GUJGAS 688.00 692.60 652.50 662.60 GRINDWELL 553.70 557.75 542.55 545.00 ICICIPRULI 324.45 329.40 319.05 325.90 2.65 RAYMOND 860.60 884.85 853.55 859.80 SRF 2249.60 2268.25 2142.00 2147.00 CENTURYPLY 183.00 183.90 177.45 178.75 SCHNEIDER 103.80 103.95 101.20 101.45 LUPIN 855.15 868.70 853.05 859.70 4.65 HCLTECH 960.00 994.90 946.90 957.75 GMRINFRA 16.45 16.60 15.90 15.95 TATAMETALI 656.00 657.75 640.00 643.40 TRITURBINE 122.00 123.45 120.70 122.90 BANKBARODA 115.00 116.40 114.25 115.05 0.15 EQUITAS 124.80 127.20 121.15 121.80 SWANENERGY 103.30 103.70 100.30 101.75 VINATIORGA 1649.95 1666.35 1621.00 1626.00 FORBESCO 2460.00 2498.90 2420.00 2475.00 PETRONET 223.55 224.95 220.70 221.40 0.05 ASIANPAINT 1444.00 1444.00 1382.40 1387.80 IRB 167.00 169.20 162.80 168.05 HCC 11.99 12.16 11.55 11.60 KEI 379.40 379.40 374.45 376.45 HERITGFOOD 525.15 528.10 512.80 516.55 PEL 2288.00 2365.00 2272.10 2289.90 -0.20 COALINDIA 251.50 252.50 247.30 251.70 TEXRAIL 60.00 60.45 58.20 58.55 CASTROLIND 155.35 156.50 152.30 152.90 CHAMBLFERT 147.95 148.40 143.00 144.90 EVEREADY 191.15 192.00 188.85 189.30 INDIGO 1159.80 1168.20 1139.05 1151.25 -0.80 ITC 282.35 284.00 275.60 276.50 JISLJALEQS 69.45 69.60 67.05 68.80 NAVINFLUOR 750.00 754.90 707.40 725.35 COCHINSHIP 390.10 390.10 382.10 383.15 GEPIL 813.15 825.15 802.10 825.00 COLPAL 1320.10 1339.80 1320.10 1327.00 -1.20 PIDILITIND 1185.95 1187.65 1137.35 1140.95 HFCL 21.60 21.65 20.65 20.85 CYIENT 620.30 624.60 612.90 614.40 GLAXO 1460.00 1463.00 1401.00 1449.95 HONAUT 22650.00 22986.00 22050.00 22050.00 IDEA 38.50 38.85 37.50 38.15 -0.05 BANKBARODA 114.50 116.40 114.35 115.00 CUMMINSIND 836.00 836.00 785.10 791.30 IDBI 61.70 62.10 61.15 61.85 BALMLAWRIE 203.05 209.00 199.00 200.05 SANOFI 6150.00 6150.00 6012.90 6100.00 SIEMENS 1000.00 1014.95 982.05 994.00 -2.65 GRUH 319.95 334.65 318.80 329.50 ABCAPITAL 100.90 100.90 98.00 98.10 POWERGRID 198.60 199.00 195.40 196.90 AIAENG 1640.00 1644.50 1608.85 1618.00 NBVENTURES 120.50 120.95 118.15 120.30 OFSS 3700.00 3745.00 3615.00 3666.70 -14.65 TATAPOWER 80.50 80.50 76.10 76.50 HDFCLIFE 389.00 389.00 381.35 384.70 HUDCO 44.55 45.40 43.85 44.10 EIDPARRY 209.00 213.50 206.50 207.00 RATNAMANI 929.85 929.85 912.00 920.00 ICICIGI 872.00 876.80 842.55 862.00 -3.75 BPCL 374.50 376.60 368.20 372.00 ITI 93.95 95.25 92.25 92.55 RNAVAL 14.50 15.19 14.11 14.20 THERMAX 1109.65 1116.55 1099.45 1112.25 GUJFLUORO 906.00 907.55 895.80 896.25 ABB 1315.00 1325.00 1295.00 1308.00 -6.15 BIOCON 639.00 642.40 618.50 621.20 MINDTREE 850.00 866.00 840.55 846.75 MAHABANK 15.10 15.24 14.58 14.65 UNICHEMLAB 190.85 194.90 189.70 192.10 TVSSRICHAK 2609.00 2609.00 2580.00 2593.05 HDFCLIFE 388.00 388.00 381.20 385.20 -2.00 HDFC 1976.25 1978.40 1930.85 1946.00 APOLLOTYRE 240.70 242.80 232.55 233.30 AUBANK 639.00 643.65 610.00 628.20 SUDARSCHEM 355.75 356.90 337.75 339.00 ORIENTCEM 85.60 86.95 82.00 82.95 HINDZINC 280.00 280.50 273.25 275.75 -2.15 TITAN 926.00 926.75 897.00 901.75 CEATLTD 1350.05 1362.50 1309.00 1319.35 MMTC 30.00 30.45 29.25 29.30 SHARDACROP 315.60 329.90 310.55 322.30 ENDURANCE 1166.95 1185.00 1155.75 1178.00 NHPC 26.10 26.15 25.85 25.90 -0.20 MOTHERSUMI 172.00 175.00 168.00 168.75 FRETAIL 550.00 565.50 537.60 559.85 CONCOR 673.70 673.70 652.00 656.10 ADANITRANS 217.00 217.20 207.55 209.90 ITDC 308.90 315.00 300.25 301.05 MARICO 380.00 385.85 374.75 377.45 -3.05 VOLTAS 579.00 579.65 566.90 570.70 CIPLA 521.00 523.95 515.15 516.80 HSIL 234.50 238.85 229.40 232.00 AARTIIND 1453.35 1460.90 1438.45 1443.75 ISGEC 5141.00 5149.80 5060.00 5070.00 CADILAHC 345.15 347.85 340.20 341.40 -2.85 HINDUNILVR 1834.00 1840.05 1796.75 1803.60 GAIL 353.50 354.65 344.30 345.50 SHOPERSTOP 504.15 514.80 497.90 510.00 TATAINVEST 886.00 887.90 876.00 877.30 APLAPOLLO 1171.80 1196.00 1160.80 1171.50 ASHOKLEY 106.45 107.00 103.55 105.25 -0.90 BATAINDIA 1106.00 1135.25 1100.00 1116.15 ALBK 47.60 47.75 46.30 46.65 KWALITY 8.40 8.69 8.36 8.45 GHCL 243.70 249.00 242.70 245.00 SUNCLAYLTD 3679.95 3679.95 3437.00 3550.00 SUNTV 599.00 606.75 585.50 591.70 -5.15 AVANTI 409.40 412.95 389.45 390.90 TORNTPHARM 1812.15 1832.90 1770.45 1779.65 UCOBANK 20.55 22.00 20.15 20.50 FDC 179.10 180.70 176.05 176.50 BIRLACORPN 625.75 625.75 611.80 616.40 AUROPHARMA 726.00 732.50 714.15 719.00 -6.60 ESCORTS 697.45 701.80 677.00 683.00 GLENMARK 690.00 694.50 668.00 668.25 TATACOMM 547.80 554.85 516.00 521.20 MHRIL 201.00 204.75 196.35 198.00 SHILPAMED 400.00 400.00 380.00 380.95 MOTHERSUMI 172.00 175.00 168.10 168.75 -1.75 NILKAMAL 1599.00 1654.80 1515.00 1548.40 UBL 1387.80 1387.80 1341.30 1348.70 GREAVESCOT 121.20 123.80 118.60 120.35 ANDHRABANK 30.35 30.35 29.10 29.15 WABCOINDIA 6867.05 6867.05 6734.35 6841.60 OIL 180.35 180.90 176.55 177.15 -1.90 DLF 190.55 191.90 185.40 186.90 INDHOTEL 147.10 149.50 145.60 146.95 WHIRLPOOL 1370.10 1381.75 1336.90 1342.00 NLCINDIA 68.70 69.00 67.80 68.00 CRISIL 1630.80 1630.80 1595.40 1608.00 ABCAPITAL 99.40 99.65 97.80 98.40 -1.10 PFC 99.45 99.95 97.50 98.20 TORNTPOWER 268.80 268.80 255.20 256.30 IL&FSTRANS 13.30 13.30 12.85 13.30 APLLTD 592.55 595.90 576.50 579.80 FINOLEXIND 540.00 540.00 528.95 537.85 BHEL 71.80 71.90 69.40 69.75 -0.80 UPL 773.70 774.25 734.50 736.70 CENTURYTEX 939.45 951.65 904.85 913.50 MRF 69269.00 69597.20 66750.00 66966.20 GREENPLY 137.95 140.85 134.50 139.00 GULFOILLUB 824.00 824.25 815.00 820.20 DABUR 445.00 448.50 434.20 438.80 -5.25 REPCOHOME 384.00 403.00 380.00 386.65 BRITANNIA 3225.00 3225.00 3115.10 3126.15 JAMNAAUTO 66.90 66.90 64.50 64.80 HEIDELBERG 159.00 159.65 153.80 155.00 ASAHIINDIA 257.20 257.85 251.45 253.70 SAIL 53.25 54.60 52.50 52.75 -0.65 DABUR 444.20 448.40 434.20 438.25 TVSMOTOR 577.10 585.50 570.20 572.65 MOTILALOFS 650.00 650.00 622.25 642.45 WELCORP 152.00 152.90 146.50 147.10 MONSANTO 2643.00 2675.00 2619.90 2670.00 BANDHANBNK 540.00 553.00 521.00 531.00 -6.60 BHARATFORG 522.20 525.80 500.30 502.10 INDIANB 245.85 249.20 238.00 239.55 MFSL 442.75 449.50 435.75 440.00 PRESTIGE 208.75 213.70 205.00 206.70 TVTODAY 372.50 372.50 365.55 367.90 DLF 190.00 191.80 185.15 187.10 -2.75 ONGC 149.65 149.65 147.70 148.55 DIVISLAB 1511.05 1518.00 1468.95 1473.55 MAXINDIA 87.00 87.35 83.50 84.45 DBCORP 178.95 179.95 172.10 173.00 LAOPALA 220.20 223.25 220.10 223.25 PGHH 9962.00 9989.75 9651.10 9800.00 -162.65 EDELWEISS 201.90 201.90 187.85 191.35 JUSTDIAL 493.60 495.70 477.50 482.00 HSCL 133.85 135.50 131.15 131.95 VBL 728.00 740.00 717.35 736.50 NAVNETEDUL 109.40 109.40 107.60 107.90 BRITANNIA 3199.00 3200.00 3107.10 3118.10 -52.75 IDEA 38.05 38.80 37.50 38.20 MANAPPURAM 91.95 92.30 88.10 88.45 ZENSARTECH 236.10 236.10 226.10 229.80 MAGMA 111.05 112.80 109.20 112.70 MAHLIFE 387.10 394.15 385.60 390.45 CONCOR 670.00 670.00 653.35 655.00 -11.50 JSWSTEEL 310.05 312.60 305.15 306.40 VIJAYABANK 48.35 49.50 47.70 49.00 HIMATSEIDE 206.60 223.90 205.50 218.00 TRENT 347.65 356.90 339.00 351.35 FLFL 404.75 406.80 401.15 401.85 NIACL 190.50 192.90 185.00 186.50 -3.45 GRASIM 831.90 834.05 814.20 817.75 BBTC 1341.50 1354.00 1301.30 1307.85 SUVEN 228.05 231.00 223.40 224.85 RAJESHEXPO 570.50 579.40 562.10 571.20 HATSUN 620.00 621.00 614.00 614.05 HAVELLS 704.95 716.50 689.40 690.70 -14.00 CANBK 272.00 272.30 263.00 265.20 HEXAWARE 323.00 324.80 312.25 313.50 WELSPUNIND 60.45 61.30 59.30 59.50 NETWORK18 39.50 39.80 38.35 39.05 CERA 2430.00 2435.00 2400.00 2407.40 SHREECEM 17521.50 17521.50 17074.65 17137.20 -360.60 JUBLFOOD 1348.00 1375.60 1308.00 1314.75 RBLBANK 579.00 582.20 562.75 564.35 OBEROIRLTY 473.70 474.00 453.00 455.25 VTL 1070.35 1075.00 1020.00 1030.00 LUXIND 1454.85 1455.00 1436.00 1446.65 DMART 1645.00 1656.75 1600.00 1612.25 -33.85 RECLTD 110.70 111.00 107.80 109.35 DHANUKA 465.15 486.00 458.00 459.05 WABAG 279.75 279.75 268.45 271.90 PFIZER 2872.55 2885.10 2834.60 2855.60 IFBIND 857.75 858.05 837.15 838.05 AMBUJACEM 225.25 226.20 219.30 220.35 -4.75 JAICORPLTD 113.50 114.45 108.10 108.65 IFCI 14.70 14.72 14.16 14.43 DEEPAKFERT 153.55 156.20 149.55 150.45 GDL 136.00 136.25 133.60 134.00 APARINDS 646.55 646.55 635.10 642.90 BEL 91.15 94.80 88.00 88.10 -2.20 INFRATEL 262.70 263.40 247.95 261.40 MARICO 381.90 385.60 375.20 377.55 JSLHISAR 89.40 89.60 85.90 87.15 EIHOTEL 194.95 195.50 190.20 191.00 STARCEMENT 104.70 104.95 101.05 103.20 SBILIFE 593.15 605.55 577.30 578.00 -14.45 BAJAJ-AUTO 2899.85 2900.00 2804.25 2811.55 LTTS 1642.05 1659.00 1616.80 1645.00 MGL 889.65 898.00 878.00 879.70 SHREECEM 17767.35 17767.35 17000.00 17020.00 SIS 759.35 764.10 758.95 758.95 BIOCON 639.00 643.00 617.70 621.90 -15.70 NTPC 149.10 151.30 148.70 150.70 SYNDIBANK 39.00 39.00 37.00 37.40 IEX 169.05 171.00 165.55 169.50 ASHOKA 131.80 131.80 125.30 126.60 ENIL 615.50 625.00 603.50 625.00 MCDOWELL-N 639.95 642.60 617.80 621.00 -16.55 BAJAJFINSV 6404.65 6540.55 6297.95 6343.35 BAJAJHLDNG 2966.25 2974.95 2925.00 2974.95 GRANULES 91.10 91.45 88.10 89.70 CENTRUM 39.35 39.40 36.50 37.45 BLUEDART 3114.50 3164.00 3105.00 3140.00 GODREJCP 827.70 827.70 798.50 804.00 -22.00 AUROPHARMA 728.50 732.35 715.50 720.50 FCONSUMER 47.60 48.80 45.85 47.85 NESTLEIND 11288.00 11312.30 10956.05 11070.00 SOMANYCERA 326.85 338.20 320.10 322.00 SUPPETRO 212.35 212.40 209.40 209.40 GICRE 275.80 276.60 265.50 268.40 -7.40 INDIACEM 97.05 98.00 94.85 96.15 TATAELXSI 1013.30 1017.20 992.80 999.05 EMAMILTD 430.05 431.00 410.00 411.90 SJVN 25.30 25.60 25.15 25.25 SHRIRAMCIT 1590.40 1649.90 1567.20 1649.90 MRF 69049.70 69561.00 66700.00 67140.00 -1909.70 FEDERALBNK 95.45 96.00 91.80 92.40 SUNTECK 365.00 365.00 355.00 358.60 CROMPTON 223.80 228.30 217.45 225.75 ELGIEQUIP 268.70 272.10 258.20 268.25 TNPL 256.85 259.00 254.70 259.00 ACC 1534.90 1539.00 1481.00 1490.00 -47.25 DELTACORP 256.70 257.75 247.80 249.65 GODREJCP 825.90 828.15 800.65 805.35 JSL 33.00 33.45 32.45 32.55 TEJASNET 216.00 218.05 206.20 208.00 GILLETTE 6474.10 6490.00 6457.45 6475.00 NMDC 97.35 97.75 94.20 94.40 -3.35 ADANIPOWER 52.10 52.45 50.10 50.40 RPOWER 28.40 28.40 27.70 28.05 TV18BRDCST 36.55 37.10 36.25 36.55 BAJAJCORP 379.95 380.05 360.10 360.10 NH 204.25 205.00 199.70 202.80 LICHSGFIN 488.95 496.20 469.00 469.55 -19.50 PTC 90.00 91.40 87.00 87.95 JUBILANT 711.90 715.80 694.50 699.50 OFSS 3700.80 3718.75 3619.85 3663.00 PERSISTENT 615.00 615.00 608.00 608.00 KIOCL 154.70 154.70 146.50 146.50 L&TFH 157.90 159.25 150.50 150.90 -6.45 SPARC 209.00 215.20 204.30 208.70 EXIDEIND 269.85 270.70 262.80 264.40 PRSMJOHNSN 90.95 91.65 88.60 90.75 HAL 786.25 793.75 775.30 781.80 CCL 273.85 273.85 270.05 270.05 PIDILITIND 1193.00 1193.00 1137.20 1139.00 -53.65 NATIONALUM 62.65 63.15 61.85 62.10 PHILIPCARB 206.40 207.25 202.50 202.85 HINDZINC 277.95 280.35 273.15 274.25 GUJALKALI 542.55 552.25 536.25 536.50 JCHAC 1777.00 1820.00 1773.00 1793.95 SRTRANSFIN 1268.10 1273.15 1192.50 1200.30 -66.80 IBVENTURES 399.00 407.00 392.50 394.35 RADICO 415.00 419.20 398.15 401.20 SONATSOFTW 307.00 308.45 301.50 302.20 AEGISLOG 188.00 192.50 185.00 186.35 SFL 1455.00 1455.00 1440.00 1443.50 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 22, 2018 world 11

Trump’s demand for wall pushes US Defence Secy Mattis resigns government closer to shutdown PTI n WASHINGTON US-India relationship is a nat- and Trump reportedly have AP n WASHINGTON efence Secretary James ural partnership between the had differences on several for- thing that gives border securi- agency. The shutdown crisis DMattis, who batted for world’s oldest and the world’s eign policy matters, including he federal government was ty and he’s not going to sign could be one of the final acts of strong Indo-US military ties, largest democracy,” Mattis had Syria and Afghanistan. Reports Tcareening toward a partial something that doesn’t have the House GOP majority before has resigned, citing irreconcil- said then. say the president is also con- shutdown Friday after that,” White House press sec- relinquishing control to able policy differences with He visited India in sidering a drawdown of US President Donald Trump’s retary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Democrats in January. Donald Trump after the US September for the inaugural troops from the 17-year-long quest for a border wall left told reporters. At issue is Congress had been on President shocked the India-US 2+2 Dialogue. In bloody conflict in Afghanistan. Congress without a clear plan funding for nine of 15 Cabinet- track to fund the government Pentagon by deciding to with- April this year, Mattis appealed Mattis said in his resigna- to keep the government run- level departments and dozens but lurched when Trump, after draw American troops from to Congress to urgently provide tion letter that he believes the ning past a midnight deadline. of agencies, including the a rare lashing from conserva- strife-torn Syria. Mattis, latest India the national security US must be resolute in its The Senate was being called departments of Homeland tive supporters, declared in a string of senior US officials waiver, saying imposing sanc- approach to countries whose back to session to consider a Security, Transportation, Thursday he would not sign a to quit the Trump administra- tions on it for buying the S-400 strategic interests are increas- package approved by House Interior, Agriculture, State and bill without the funding. tion, in a letter to the president air defence missile system from ingly in tension with America’s. Republicans late Thursday that Justice, as well as national Conservatives want to keep said that he should choose a Russia would only hit the US. “My views on treating allies includes the USD 5.7 billion parks and forests. fighting. person who is more in tune Analysts say the with- with respect and also being Trump wants for the border Many agencies, including They warn that “caving” on with his world view. drawal of troops will please US clear-eyed about both malign with Mexico. the Pentagon and the depart- Trump’s repeated wall promis- Trump announced the res- enemies by clearing the way for actors and strategic competitors It is almost certain to be ments of Veterans Affairs and es could hurt his 2020 re-elec- ignation in two tweets on In this Nov. 9, 2018, file photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis waits outside the Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime, are strongly held and informed rejected by the Senate. Senators Health and Human Services, tion chances, and other Thursday evening, and said Pentagon. President Donald Trump says Mattis will be retiring at the end of February Russia and Iran. Mattis had by over four decades of immer- already passed their own bipar- are funded for the year and Republicans’ as well. Senate Mattis, will leave at the end of 2019 and that a new secretary will be named shortly. AP/File photo warned that removing ground sion in these issues,” he tisan package earlier in the would continue to operate as Majority Leader Mitch February. According to forces from the Middle Eastern stressed. week to keep the government usual. The U.S. Postal McConnell, R-Ky., warned sen- reports, 68-year-old Mattis, a views are better aligned with Defense Ministerial meeting in country would be a “strategic “We must do everything running with border security at Service, busy deliv- ators they may need to return retired United States Marine yours”. Mattis’ resignation let- February,” Mattis said. The blunder”. Currently, there are possible to advance an inter- existing levels, USD1.3 billion, ering packages for to Washington for a vote Corps General, went to the ter, a Pentagon spokeswoman Pentagon chief did not mention about 2,000 US forces in Syria. national order that is most but no money for the wall. the holiday sea- Friday. Many senators already White House on Thursday said was hand-delivered to the if he was resigning specifical- After Mattis sent his resig- conducive to our security, pros- Both bills would extend fund- son, would not left town for the holidays. afternoon in a last attempt to president. ly over the troop withdrawal nation, Trump said, “General perity and values, and we are ing through February 8. be affected by any “Now we find compromise,” convince Trump to keep US In the letter, Mattis told decision, which has surprised Jim Mattis will be retiring, strengthened in this effort by The White House said government shut- House Majority Leader Kevin troops in Syria. He was Trump it was the “right time” US allies and even Republican with distinction, at the end of the solidarity of our alliances,” Trump will not travel to Florida down because it’s McCarthy, R-Calif., said. “We rebuffed, and told the president for him to step down. “The end lawmakers. Mattis was a great February, after having served he added. on Friday as planned for the an indepen- have time right now to get it that he was resigning as a date for my tenure is February advocate of strong Indo-US my administration as secretary Mattis is the latest senior Christmas holiday if the gov- dent done.” Late Thursday, the result. Separately on Thursday, 28, 2019, a date that should defence relationship and New of defense for the past two administration to leave Trump’s ernment is shutting down. GOP-led House voted there were reports the White allow sufficient time for a suc- Delhi’s growing role in the years. Cabinet, after former Attorney More than 800,000 federal largely along party House was also planning a cessor to be nominated and strategic Indo-Pacific amidst “During Jim’s tenure, General Jeff Sessions was pushed workers will be facing fur- lines, 217-185, to sharp cut to troop numbers in confirmed as well as to make China flexing its muscles in the tremendous progress has been out in November, former loughs or forced to work with- attach the border wall Afghanistan. sure the Department’s interests region. Earlier this month, made, especially with respect to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson out pay if a resolution is not money to the Senate’s In his extraordinary resig- are properly articulated and Mattis hosted Defence Minister the purchase of new fight- was unceremoniously fired in reached before funding expires bill after GOP lead- nation letter, Mattis told Trump protected at upcoming events Nirmala Sitharaman at the ing...,” he said on Twitter. He March and national security at midnight Friday. “The pres- ers framed the vote he had “the right to have a to include Congressional pos- Pentagon for talks on India-US said a new secretary of defence adviser H R McMaster was ident’s been clear from the as a slap-back to Secretary of Defence whose ture hearings and the NATO defence relationship. “The will be named shortly. Mattis replaced earlier this year. beginning, he wants some- Nancy Pelosi. China denies Sino-India ties actively China accuses US of fabricating facts NYT report on PTI n BEIJING for a company in China called spokesperson for China’s for- der against China on the cyber firmly oppose it. We urge these Huaying Haitai Science and eign ministry, said in statement. security issue and withdraw the countries to respect the facts moving forward: Xi hina on Friday accused Technology Development “The US side fabricated facts so-called prosecution of and stop deliberately defama- building jets PTI n BEIJING Cthe US of “fabricating facts” Company (Huaying Haitai) out of thin air, made ground- Chinese personnel so as to tion of China so as not to dam- after the Justice Department and acted in association with less accusations against China avoid serious damage to bilat- age their bilateral relations and in Pakistan hinese President Xi Jinping charged two Chinese men the Chinese Ministry of State on the issue of cyber security eral relations and bilateral cooperation in important areas Con Friday said Sino-India allegedly linked to the com- Security’s Tianjin State Security and “sued” the two Chinese cooperation in related fields,” with China,” she said. under CPEC relations are “actively” moving munist nation’s security ser- Bureau, US prosecutors personnel on the pretext of she said. China for long has fended PTI n forward with deepening mutu- vices with cyber espionage for said.The US says it was a wide- cyber theft,” Hua said. The US and the UK both off allegations of cyber-attacks BEIJING al trust and cooperation, as the targeting companies in 12 reaching state-backed cam- The move seriously violates have been accusing China of from the US and other coun- hina on Friday dismissed as foreign ministers of the two countries, including India. paign of cyber-espionage. the basic norms governing violating an agreement relating tries. Cuntrue a US media report countries held extensive talks in According to the unsealed China reacted sharply and international relations, seri- to commercial espionage. In her statement on Friday, that alleged that it has hatched New Delhi under a newly indictment, Chinese nationals lodged a strong diplomatic ously damages China-US “China will take necessary Hua said, “The Chinese gov- a secret plan to build fighter jets established framework. Zhu Hua and Zhang Shilong protest with the US. cooperation and is of a very measures to firmly safeguard its ernment has never participat- and other military hardware in In his message of congrat- were members of a hacking “The US move has severe- bad nature, she said. “China cybersecurity and its own inter- ed in or supported anyone in Pakistan as part of the USD 60 ulations to the first meeting of group operating in China ly violated basic norms gov- firmly opposes it and has ests. Some countries, including any form in stealing trade billion China-Pakistan ‘High Level Mechanism on known within the cyber secu- erning international relations lodged solemn representations the UK, have also made slan- secrets.” She also accused US Economic Corridor (CPEC) Cultural and People-to-People rity community as Advanced and is seriously harmful to the with the US side, she said. “We derous remarks against China of indulging in cyber espi- project. The CPEC, which con- Exchanges’ being held in New found implication in the two Persistent Threat 10 (the cooperation between the two urge US to immediately correct on the issue of cyber security. onage against China and other nects Gwadar Port in Delhi, Xi said China and India Oriental civilisations, China APT10 Group). They worked countries,” Hua Chunying, the the wrong practices, stop slan- We will never accept it and countries. Balochistan with China’s are both ancient civilisations and India should promote the Xinjiang province, is the flagship boasting long history and communication between the project of Chinese President Xi splendid culture. minds of the two peoples and Jinping’s ambitious Belt and The two civilizations, with forge a closer development Road Initiative (BRI). close exchanges and mutual partnership, Xi said. External 13 dead, 10 injured after fire in Czech mine The Islamabad datelined learning from the ancient time, Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj AFP n report in the New York Times have both made significant and her Chinese counterpart PRAGUE adding that Polish rescuers said Pakistani Air Force and contributions to the human Wang Yi on Friday held exten- had also been sent to the mine. Chinese officials were putting development and progress, he sive talks in New Delhi and hirteen miners died and 10 Celechovsky said on the final touches to the secret said. agreed on “ten pillars” of coop- Twere injured after a fire Thursday the dead Polish min- proposal. “Chinese officials have “Today, China-India rela- eration to enhance cultural caused by burning methane ers were from the Poland- repeatedly said the Belt and tions are actively moving for- and people-to-people erupted in a black coal mine in based Alpex mining company. Road is purely an economic pro- ward, with mutual political exchanges. the east of the Czech Republic, “We’re one big family, it’s ject with peaceful intent. trust deepening, practical The 10 pillars are cultur- a spokesman said on Friday. “In a terrible tragedy,” a Czech But with its plan for cooperation accelerating, peo- al exchange, cooperation in total we have 13 dead miners, miner told the local Polar TV. Pakistan, China is for the first ple-to-people and cultural films and television, coopera- 11 Polish and two Czech,” Ivo “I was supposed to be time explicitly tying a Belt and exchanges flourishing, and tion in museum administra- Celechovsky, spokesman for there, I work with these teams Road proposal to its military bilateral coordination in inter- tion, cooperation sports, the OKD mining company, every day. ambitions — and confirming the national and regional affairs exchanges between youths, told AFP. They sent me to work concerns of a host of nations sustaining,” state-run Xinhua cooperation on tourism, The accident occurred at a somewhere else today,” said a who suspect the infrastructure news agency quoted Xi as say- exchanges between states and depth of 880 metres (yards) at Polish miner. “I feel like crying,” initiative is really about helping ing. It has been proved by cities, cooperation in tradi- the CSM mine in the city of he told Polar TV. China project armed might,” the practice that a good bilateral tional medicine, cooperation in Karvina, about 300 kilometres OKD, which runs the report said. relationship benefits not only yoga and cooperation in edu- (200 miles) east of Prague, on added they would work there one is in a stable condition and mine is a huge tragedy,” tweet- mine, is controlled by the “According to our infor- both countries but also the cation. Thursday afternoon. Rescuers at least until Sunday. Nada his life is not in danger,” she ed Czech Prime Minister Czech state and expects to mation the relevant report is not whole world, Xi added. The The ‘High Level found five dead miners on Chattova, a spokeswoman for told AFP. Andrej Babis, who will travel to extract about five million true,” the Chinese Foreign Chinese president also Mechanism on Cultural and Thursday and reported eight the hospital in the nearby city One miner with a lighter the site on Friday morning tonnes of coal this year. The Ministry spokesperson, Hua expressed the hope for the two People-to-People Exchanges’ missing. All of them were also of Ostrava, said two men had injury was taken to a hospital along with his Polish counter- accident is the most serious one Chunying, told a media both sides to make proper use of the was decided upon during the found dead. Celechovsky said been treated at its burn centre. in Karvina and seven were part Mateusz Morawiecki. The at a Czech mine since 1990 sides signed an agreement to high-level people-to-people Wuhan summit between Prime the fire was still burning, with “One was brought treated on the spot, also with prime ministers talked on the when 30 miners died following expand industrial cooperation in exchange mechanism. Minister Narendra Modi and rescuers building barriers to in by a helicopter, he is still in lighter injuries, Czech media phone after the accident, methane combustion at anoth- diverse fields and attract invest- With the help of the pro- President Xi. stop it from spreading. He a critical condition. The other said. “The blast at the CSM Morawiecki said in a tweet, er mine in Karvina. ment in special economic zones. New lung-inspired design H-1B should attract best GLOBE TROTTING turns water into fuel talent: Homeland Secy Marc Anthony helped me with my PTI n WASHINGTON confidence: Jennifer Lopez PTI n BOSTON including a micron-thick mem- duce hydrogen gas, a clean fuel, brane that repels water mole- by oxidising water molecules in he US should select the Los Angeles: Pop diva Jennifer Lopez has cientists have designed an cules on the inside while attract- the anode of a battery while T“very best” among the credited ex-husband Marc Anthony with Selectrocatalytic material that ing them on the outer surface — reducing them in the cathode. applicants under the H-1B boosting her confidence. The 49-year-old works like a mammalian lung to that prevents those bubbles Oxygen gas (along with the visas, the Trump administra- star said Anthony, 50, made her believe in convert water into fuel. The from forming and makes the gas hydrogen gas) is rapidly pro- tion has said, vowing to step her singing abilities. “While I was married research, published in the jour- exchange highly efficient. duced and transported through up efforts to ensure that these to Marc, he really helped me with my con- nal Joule, could help existing Scientists in Yi Cui’s lab at the a thin, alveolus-like membrane work visas, the most sought fidence and he saw where I suffered. He was clean energy technologies run Stanford University drew inspi- made from polyethylene — by Indian IT professionals, do like, ‘You’re a great singer. Don’t ever let more efficiently. The mam- ration from this process in without the energy costs of not harm domestic workers. anybody tell you you’re not a great singer.’ malian breathing process is one order to develop better electro- forming bubbles. The H-1B visa is a non-immi- “And I respected him so much ‘cause I con- of the most sophisticated sys- catalysts: materials that increase The second process is more grant visa that allows US sider him one of the best singers of all tems for two-way gas exchange the rate of a chemical reaction like inhalation and generates companies to employ foreign time,” Lopez said during weekend episode found in nature, said researchers at an electrode. energy through a reaction that workers in speciality occupa- tions routinely exceeds the of “Sunday Today”.Lopez and Anthony at the Stanford University in the “Clean energy technologies consumes oxygen. Oxygen gas tions that require theoretical statutory cap, and among that divorced in 2014 after 10 years of marriage. US. have demonstrated the capabil- is delivered to the catalyst at the or technical expertise. The pool of petitions, we should They share a twin son and daughter, Max With each breath, air ity of fast gas reactant delivery electrode surface, so it can be technology companies endeavour to select the very and Emme, who are 10. moves through the tiny, pas- to the reaction interface, but the used as reactant during elec- depend on it to hire tens of best for the privilege of com- sage-like bronchioles of the reverse pathway — efficient gas trochemical reactions. thousands of employees each ing to the United States for 'Beverly Hills, 90210' reboot in works lungs until it reaches diminutive product evolution from the cat- Although it is still in the early year from countries like India work,” Nielsen said. sacs called alveoli. From there, alyst/electrolyte interface — phases of development, the and China. The Department of Los Angeles:"Beverly Hills, 90210" reboot is in the works at CBS Television Studios with the gas must pass into the remains challenging,” said Jun Li design appears to be promising, Perhaps no other visa cat- Homeland Security seeks to original cast members set to return. Actors Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling, Jason Priestley, Ian bloodstream without simply from Stanford University. researchers said. egory has received as much ensure that American work- Ziering, Brian Austin Green, and Gabrielle Carteris are said to be on board for the new edi- diffusing, which would cause The team’s mechanism The uncommonly thin attention in recent years as the ers are not pushed aside for tion of the 1990s teen soap franchise The new harmful bubbles to form. It’s the structurally mimics the alveolus nano-polyethylene membrane H-1B, as reports of abuse of the promise of cheaper, for- version will be steered by the showrunners of unique structure of the alveoli and carries out two different remains hydrophobic longer the program have caused out- eign labour, and the employ- the previous iteration of the series, CW's — processes to improve the reac- than conventional carbon- rage among the public, ers, recruiters or any of their "90210", reported Deadline. The original tions that drive sustainable based gas diffusion layers, Homeland Secretary Kirstjen agents do not exploit foreign series, created by Darren Star and produced technologies such as fuel and this model is able to Nielsen told members of the workers, she said. by Aaron Spelling, became a pop culture sen- cells and metal-air achieve higher current densi- powerful Senate Judiciary The Trump administra- sation and aired from 1990 to 2000 on Fox. batteries. The ty rates and lower over-poten- Committee during a tion has stepped up its mea- Shannen Doherty and Luke Perry also starred first process tial than conventional designs, Congressional hearing. “No sures to detect employment- in the long-running hit. CW revived it for five is analogous they said. However, this lung- qualified hardworking based visa fraud and abuse, seasons with a new cast from 2008-2013. The to exhalation. inspired design still has some American should be forced to but certain nonimmigrant rebooted version saw several original cast The mecha- room for improvement before train their H-1B replacement, visa programs need reform in members make appearances, including Garth, nism splits it will be ready for commer- and then let go,” she said. order to protect American Doherty, and Spelling. water to pro- cial use. “The number of H-1B peti- workers better, she said. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 22, 2018 world 12 UAE to provide $3bn to Pak US: State support for terrorist

PTI n DUBAI he UAE will soon give USD proxies will not be tolerated T3 billion to cash-strapped Pakistan to support its financial and monetary policies, the PTI n WASHINGTON this reporting period, the US increased Haqqani influence pressuring Pakistan to limit state media reported on Friday. continued to call on regional within the Taliban leadership, support and safe-haven for The announcement comes as he US has told all its region- partners to reinforce our mes- and resulted in an increase in proxy terrorist and militant Pakistan is negotiating a USD Tal partners, including sages that state support for ter- Haqqani influence to areas out- groups and to play a construc- 8 billion from the International Pakistan, that state support for rorist proxies will not be toler- side its normal operating areas tive role in facilitating Afghan Monetary Fund (IMF) to bail terrorist proxies will not be tol- ated, that cross-border cooper- of Paktika, Paktiya, and Khost reconciliation, the Pentagon itself out from a severe balance- erated, the Pentagon has said, ation between Afghanistan and provinces in eastern said. of-payments crisis that threat- expressing concern over the Pakistan is essential, and that the Afghanistan, it said. “Regional efforts in the ens to cripple the country’s free movement of some militant Taliban cannot achieve its objec- The Afghanistan-Pakistan South Asia Strategy aim to economy. However, a recent groups in Pakistan that are pre- tives through continued military border region remains a sanc- expand burden sharing, neu- meeting between the IMF and senting security challenges for conflict,” the Pentagon said. tuary for various groups, includ- tralize potential spoilers to US Pakistan ended in a stalemate. Afghanistan. The Pentagon, in “Although Pakistani military ing the Taliban, al-Qaeda core and coalition efforts, limit The transfer of 11 billion its semi-annual Afghan report to operations have disrupted some (AQ), al-Qaeda in the Indian threats to the United States and dirhams (USD 3 billion) by the the US Congress that covers the militant sanctuaries, certain Subcontinent (AQIS), the our allies and partners, and government-owned Abu Dhabi period of June to November groups — such as the Taliban Haqqani Network (HQN), develop and support a durable Fund for Development support for Pakistan’s fiscal in balance of payment support making clear within the IMF 2018, said on Thursday that and the Haqqani Network — Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Tehrik- political settlement in (ADFD) to State Bank of policy is based on the histori- and additionally give oil worth that if it were going to supply Taliban and the Haqqani retain freedom of movement in e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), ISIS- Afghanistan,” the Pentagon said. Pakistan is expected to be car- cal ties between the two people USD 3 billion on deferred pay- any funding to Pakistan that it Network retain freedom of Pakistan. The United States con- K, East Turkestan Islamic The South Asia strategy ried out in the “coming days”, and the two friendly countries ment after Prime Minister would not be used to repay movement in Pakistan. tinues to convey to all levels of Movement (ETIM), and the prioritises regional engagement the WAM news agency said. and the desire to further devel- Khan met Saudi King Salman Chinese loans,” David The Pentagon’s remarks Pakistani leadership the impor- Islamic Movement of to limit hedging against the The announcement of the op the bilateral cooperation in in Riyadh in October. Malpass, Under Secretary of came amidst reports that tance of taking action against all Uzbekistan (IMU). Afghan government and create financial support to Pakistan all fields, the WAM report The Trump administration Treasury for International President Donald Trump is terrorist and militant groups,” it Terrorist sanctuaries on an international consensus for comes a week after its Finance said. is making all efforts to ensure Affairs, told lawmakers during planning to withdraw US troops said. According to the report, the both sides of the border present peace. The Pentagon said the Minister Asad Umar said that Pakistan’s all weather ally that any IMF loan to Pakistan a recent Congressional hear- from Afghanistan. In the report, Haqqani network continues to security challenges for existence of more than 20 ter- soon there will be an incoming China has also pledged to pro- is not used to repay its Chinese ing. the Pentagon said that be an integral part of the Afghanistan and Pakistan and rorist or insurgent groups in investment package from the vide a generous aid to debt. There are concerns among Afghanistan faces a continuing Taliban’s effort to pressure the pose a threat to regional securi- Afghanistan and Pakistan country’s close ally Saudi Islamabad to overcome its The US feels that the huge American lawmakers that the threat from an externally sup- Afghan government in Kabul ty and stability, the report said. requires an Afghan-supported Arabia that would be “the financial woes. Saudi Arabia Chinese debt is responsible for Pakistan may use the IMF ported insurgency and the high- and eastern Afghanistan. The South Asia Strategy, which US platform in the region to biggest foreign investment” in has also announced that it will Pakistan’s economic chal- money to repay the Chinese est regional concentration of ter- Sirajuddin Haqqani’s role as a was announced by Trump in monitor, contain, and respond to Pakistan’s history. The UAE’S provide Pakistan USD 3 billion lenges. “We are working and debts. rorist groups in the world. “In Taliban deputy probably August 2017, has focused on these threats. US Prez to withdraw ‘significant’ troops from Af Pope: Church will ‘never again’ AFP n KABUL could unspool a series of cas- been harboured by cading and unpredictable Afghanistan. S President Donald events across the Middle East The war is now America’s ignore abuse accusations UTrump has decided to pull and in Afghanistan. longest, with more than 2,200 a significant number of troops US Senator Lindsey US military personnel killed AFP n VATICAN CITY from Afghanistan, a US official Graham described the there since the start 2001, ope Francis vowed Friday told AFP on Thursday, with Afghanistan decision as a “high including 13 this year. Mattis Pthat the Catholic Church will the Afghan presidency brush- risk strategy”. “If we continue and other top military advisors never again treat abuse allegations ing off concerns the drawdown on our present course we are last year persuaded Trump to without “seriousness and would affect security. Reports setting in motion the loss of all commit thousands more promptness”, calling on abusers suggested as many as half of our gains and paving the way troops to Afghanistan as part to hand themselves in to police. the 14,000 troops in the war- toward a second 9/11,” he of a strategy that also includ- “The Church will never seek to torn country could be leaving. warned via Twitter. ed ramping up air strikes on hush up or not take seriously any The surprise move stunned Afghan forces have been the Taliban and its relatively case,” the pope said in his annu- and dismayed foreign diplo- taking what experts describe as small but potent rival, the al address to the Church’s gov- mats and officials in Kabul “unsustainable” casualties since Islamic State group. erning Curia at the Vatican. who are involved in an inten- “We are more than happy, bring the militants to the nego- NATO pulled its combat forces Trump at the time said his “Let it be clear that before sifying push to end the 17-year they realised the truth. We are tiating table with the Afghan out of Afghanistan at the end instinct was to get out of these abominations the Church conflict with the Taliban, expecting more good news.” government. They discussed of 2014. Lieutenant General Afghanistan. will spare no effort to do all that which already controls vast It is not clear if US peace issues ranging from the group’s Kenneth McKenzie, who has Khalilzad, who has met is necessary to bring to justice amounts of territory and is envoy Zalmay Khalilzad or longstanding demand for a been nominated to lead the US with Taliban representatives whosoever has committed such causing “unsustainable” the Afghan government had pullout of foreign troops, the military’s Central Command, several times in recent months, crimes”. A litany of child sexual Afghan troop casualties. been warned of Trump’s plans release of prisoners including warned earlier this month that has expressed hopes for a abuse scandals has rocked the Pope Francis caresses a baby during an audience with Vatican employees, in the “If you’re the Taliban, in advance. But a spokesman Anas Haqqani, son of the unless recruiting and training peace deal before the Afghan Roman Catholic Church, which Pope Paul VI hall, at the Vatican on Friday. AP Christmas has come early,” a for Afghan President Ashraf Haqqani network’s founder, improve, local forces will not presidential elections sched- has 1.3 billion followers around senior foreign official in the Ghani downplayed the effect of and a ceasefire, Khalilzad told overcome the current casual- uled for April. Foreign the world, with the pope as selves over to justice. on the “protection of minors” Afghan capital told AFP on the any pullout. Afghan media in Kabul on ty rate. The United States has observers and officials said recently as Wednesday accepting “To those who abuse minors next year. Australian Cardinal condition of anonymity. “If they withdraw from Thursday. about 14,000 troops in Trump’s move had handed the the resignation of a US auxiliary I would say this: convert and George Pell and Chilean Cardinal “Would you be thinking of a Afghanistan it will not have a “That decision has been Afghanistan working either Taliban a major propaganda bishop over his “misconduct” hand yourself over to human jus- Francisco Javier Errazuriz were ceasefire if your main oppo- security impact because in the made. There will be a signifi- with a NATO mission to sup- and tactical victory, without with a minor. tice, and prepare for divine jus- both removed from the so-called nent has just withdrawn half last four and half years the cant withdrawal,” the port Afghan forces or in sep- the militants having to make “It is undeniable that some in tice,” the pope told Curia. C9 Council of Cardinals, an their troops?” Taliban Afghans have been in full con- American official told AFP arate counter-terrorism oper- any concessions. the past, out of irresponsibility, Francis has struggled to international advice body set up spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid trol,” presidential spokesman on condition of anonymity. ations. “It’s gotten the troop with- disbelief, lack of training, inex- resolve the problem as the steady by Francis himself, the Vatican would not comment about the Haroon Chakhansuri said via Tuesday was also the day The Wall Street Journal drawals it’s always wanted perience, or spiritual and human drip of scandal corrodes the said on December 12. troop withdrawal when con- social media. US-led NATO Trump told the Pentagon he and the New York Times without even having to make short-sightedness, treated many church’s authority but fresh cases The last time the C9 met in tacted by AFP. But a senior combat troops withdrew from wanted to pull all US forces out reported that more than 7,000 any concessions, much less cases without the seriousness and surface regularly against a back- September, Errazuriz, who is Taliban commander welcomed Afghanistan at the end of 2014, of Syria. Defense Secretary troops would be returning reach a deal,” Michael promptness that was due.“That ground of sharp divisions in accused of ignoring reports of the decision. handing responsibility for Jim Mattis quit Thursday, say- from Afghanistan. The Taliban Kugelman of the Wilson must never happen again. This is Rome over the issue. The pope abuse in Chile, and Pell, who “Frankly speaking we securing the country to local ing his views were no longer was toppled from power by a Center told AFP. the choice and the decision of the last week removed two promi- faces charges in Australia relat- weren’t expecting that imme- forces.Trump’s decision appar- reconcilable with Trump’s. US-led invasion in 2001 fol- “Now it has a tremendous whole Church.” The pope on nent cardinals from his inner cir- ed to historical child sexual diate US response,” the official ently came Tuesday as Critics suggest the president’s lowing the 9/11 attacks mas- battlefield advantage, which Friday also called on for anyone cle months after they were taint- offences, were both absent, and told AFP from an unknown Khalilzad met with the Taliban twin foreign policy decisions terminded by Al-Qaeda leader gives it the opportunity to who has committed child abuse, ed by paedophile scandals and the council said it was consider- location in northwest Pakistan. in Abu Dhabi, part of efforts to on Syria and Afghanistan Osama bin Laden, who had scale up its fight in a huge way.” including priests, to hand them- ahead of a Church-wide meeting ing restructuring. Documents: US turned blind eye to Pakistan’s Russia probes BBC after British regulator warns RT Moscow (AFP): Russia’s broad- Russia, and the BBC’s websites. Russian double agent Sergei Britain’s claims of violations as casting watchdog on Friday The BBC’s Russian-lan- Skripal and his daughter Yulia. “drivel” on Twitter on Friday. nuke programme after China’s intervention said it was probing the BBC in guage service is online only. “We have told RT that we “Yesterday the British media retaliation after the British reg- Roskomnadzor said the checks are minded to consider impos- watchdog rolled out SEVEN PTI n WASHINGTON “The Pakistanis and genuine stabilising factor in ulator said Kremlin-funded were “due to the situation over ing a statutory sanction,” warnings against us, absolute- Indians are afraid of each South Asia,” he said. RT television broke broadcast- the issuing of a decision by the Ofcom said. ly out of the blue. And they he US acceded to Pakistan’s other. If the population ratio “We hope the US will give ing standards. British regulator on violations “The broadcaster now has made it clear to us that they will Tdemand to overlook its formula should be used, earnest and sincere thought to The Roskomnadzor by RT channel.” Britain’s Ofcom an opportunity to make repre- take away our licence,” she secretive nuclear weapons pro- Pakistan will be in an increas- this question. If one does not watchdog said it is “starting regulator said Thursday it had sentations to us, which we will wrote. She said that in her view gramme following the Soviet ingly inferior position. We keep this clear in one’s mind, control measures” into the found violations of impartial- consider before proceeding Roskomnadzor will have to invasion of Afghanistan in the hope that since the United then one’s attitude toward compliance with Russian law of ity rules in seven of RT’s shows further.” use a microscope to find an late 70s after Chinese leader States decided to give aid to India will make one vacillate BBC World News, an interna- broadcast after the Salisbury RT editor-in-chief alternative point of view on Deng Xiaoping convinced Pakistan, it will really satisfy in one’s position toward tional channel available in nerve agent attack on former Margarita Simonyan criticised the BBC. Washington to support Pakistan’s requirements. We Pakistan. Islamabad for the “stability” in hope your aid to Pakistan will “In the past the US has South Asia, according to latest not be affected too much by refrained from aiding declassified State Department India’s reaction,” Deng said. Pakistan. I think in part this is documents. “With regard to question the work of India, probably Exercise may improve brain power in elderly The documents reveal that of South Asia, there is no because of a fear of offending the then Pakistani dictator other way except giving aid to India. Since you now have PTI n WASHINGTON change their diet or exercise General Zia-ul Haq and US decision as he was suc- Pakistan. It has always been decided to aid Pakistan, I am habits. Chinese Vice Premier Deng cessfully able to convince the our view that the US policy sure India will send you one ust 35 minutes of walking At the start of the study Xiaoping were successful in Carter administration on this giving more attention to India note after another, strongly Jor cycling three times a all individuals were given extracting this price from the issue. than Pakistan is not an appro- objecting,” Deng said. week along with a healthy cognitive tests along with US in lieu of Islamabad’s sup- “That is a very good priate policy. Around 10 days before diet may improve brain regular health assessment. port to America against the approach. Pakistan has its own “Regarding India, we have Gandhi was sworn in as the power among the elderly, a At end of the study all health Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. reasons for developing a always felt that the United new Prime Minister of India study claims. The study, parameters were measured In addition to the US turn- nuclear programme. We our- States should try to cultivate on January 14, 1980, Zia had published in the journal again. ing a blind eye to Pakistan’s selves oppose the Pakistan good relations, and this has a meeting with the then US Neurology, found that regu- Results showed that nuclear weapons programme, effort on nuclear weapons had a good effect. But India is Ambassador to Pakistan in lar exercise and a healthy those who only exercised Deng also convinced the US to because we believe it is mean- not a stabilising factor. Perhaps which he successfully bar- diet improve the heart and showed greater improve- start giving more military and ingless to spend money on you already know the general gained for the US to keep an cardiovascular health and ments in their executive financial aid to Pakistan, such a programme,” he said. election results,” he said. eye off its nuclear weapons with this improvement in functioning skills compared according to the US Foreign “Pakistan has its own He was referring to the programme in lieu of its sup- “neurocognitive function- to those who did not eercise. Relations 1977-1980 volume arguments, ie, India has then just-concluded parlia- port for America against the ing” can also be seen. “Remember, these are older on Afghanistan. The volumi- exploded a nuclear device but mentary elections in which Russian invasion in “You’re improving brain adults who are completely nous document indicates that the world has not seemed to Indira Gandhi came back to Afghanistan. health at the same time as sedentary and have verified both Zia and Deng success- complain about this. power with a majority. President Carter’s state- improving heart health,” said centrating or remembering but their diet was not regu- cognitive impairments. fully convinced the then So now you have decided Observing that Gandhi had ment of January 4 “gives James Blumenthal, a clinical or making decisions. The lated. For the first three We had no dropouts, Jimmy Carter administration to put this aside and solve the got 70 per cent of the vote, impression that nuclear issue psychologist at Duke average age of these indi- months these individuals and everyone was able to that India under Prime question of military and eco- Deng said it was very difficult need not be an obstacle and University in the US. “I don’t viduals was 65 years and two did non-strenuous exercises sustain the exercise pro- Minister Indira Gandhi would nomic aid to Pakistan. We to judge that time how India Pakistan needs to know pre- think there is another study thirds of them were females. thrice a week. gramme and do it on their be pro-Soviet. applaud this decision,” said will go.“ cisely what America proposes that looked at the separate One group was put on This included a 10 min- own,” Blumenthal said. “There are limits on our Deng, who later emerged as Even if Indira Gandhi to do to help Pakistan,” Zia was and combined effects of the DASH diet or diet that utes warm up and a 35 min- Benefits were greatest ability to aid Pakistan because China’s top leader. should follow India’s previous quoted as saying in a readout exercise and diet in slowing prevents high blood pressure utes of continuous walking among the group that both of their nuclear explosive pro- He also convinced the US policy; still India is not the of the meeting. cognitive decline in patients (Dietary Approaches to Stop or stationary cycling. exercised and followed a gramme. to not equate India and most reliable and stabilising In October, when Zia vis- who are vulnerable to devel- Hypertension). For the next three healthy diet. Although we still object to Pakistan when it comes to giv- factor in southern Asia,” he ited the US, President Carter op dementia in later life,” DASH diet reduces salt months they exercised at They averaged a 47 their doing so, we will now set ing aid. “You may recall that I argued. “Let’s not talk about offered F-16 fighter jets to said Blumenthal. and fat and sugar rich foods home with periodic super- point improvement in their that aside for the time being, raised the question of aid to Indira Gandhi. The present Pakistan. The team included 160 and increases fruits and veg- vision. cognitive tests compared to to facilitate strengthening Pakistan with President Carter. government is thinking of Zia asked for six more adults who were suffering etables and whole grains in The third group was 42 with those who only exer- Pakistan against potential He said the US will give aid in recognising the Heng Samrin planes in addition to increase from high blood pressure or diet. asked to follow a regulated cised and 38 who did nei- Soviet action,” the then US proportion to the population Regime. Perhaps after Pakistan in the military aid. “On anoth- other heart disease risk fac- This group was not DASH diet and also made to ther. Defence Secretary Harold of the two countries. I said this has been strengthened, India er issue, I just want to say that tors. These adults never encouraged to exercise but exercise at least thrice a Brain ageing was Brown said in a January 8, was not feasible,” Deng told will become a more stabilising Mrs Gandhi is no friend of exercised and had some was asked to adhere to the week. The fourth group reversed by about nine years 1980 meeting with Deng. The Brown referring to his con- factor. What one should try to Pakistan or the US,” he told degree of cognitive impair- diet. The second group was received diet and exercise in the combination group, Chinese leader applauded the versation with Carter. achieve is to make Pakistan a Carter. ment such as difficulty con- asked to exercise regularly advice but was not asked to the researchers said. vivacity {48 hours} 13 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 22, 2018

IMMERSIVE 60 MINUTES CELEBRATION 25 MINUTES Why we need Chawla band

Music is essential to the season of baraats and big fat extravaganzas

t’s the season to be jolly and perhaps also to be married or Iat least attend one of the many big fat Indian weddings, gilded with glitter and set to bhangra, disco and garba tunes to ensure guests dance the night away. As the string of celebrity wed- dings — Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas, Isha Ambani-Anand Piramal — grab the headlines, the not so fancy ones clog up city roads with elaborate processions starring grooms on mares, ensconced inside luxury cars or riding a chariot. And if there’s a baraat, the band and the baaja can’t be too far behind. “Wedding bands have evolved dramatically. It is no more a Punjabi dhol, two three instru- ments and one or two songs. Now we have themes,” said Virender Chawla, managing director of the Chawla Band. “For example, my band com- ‘KIDS ARE LOSING pany offers 25 themes to cus- tomers to choose from Marwari, and bling, where weddings are but that is just not the case now,” Punjabi, Rajasthani, Western... important statements of status he said, pointing to mannequins in You name it and we will give you and wealth, the cost can hit stratos- his showroom wearing tradition- the package accordingly,” said pheric heights, the industry insid- al and fancy dresses. Chawla. ers said. With teams of 500-700 people THEIR INDIVIDUALITY’ Founded in 1973, Chawla Chawla Band, which charges (permanent and temporary) this is Band, which claims to have `40,000 as its starting package, not easy, they said. Actress RATNA PATHAK SHAH says that education has worked in over 11 lakh weddings recently billed a client `11 lakh. But the trouble seems to be so far, has three branches in the “Money was just not the crite- clearly worth it. capital to cater to the baraat, the rion for them. They wanted every- According to Pankaj, people been used in India to maintain a power quotient groom’s procession which is a thing to be best in the wedding of are also very choosy about the part of many north Indian wed- their only son and we were happy songs to played in their wedding. ctress Ratna Pathak father, who is obsessed with the around us, sometimes in an over- dings. to provide the same,” said Prateek While tried and tested songs Shah, who plays a game. the-top manner and sometimes in The Chawla Band has featured Chawla from Chawla Band. like Mere yaar ki shaadi hai and school principal in the Ratna’s character runs a school a realistic manner. It is a medium in several Bollywood movies, Prateek, the son of MD Ghodi pe hoke sawar are never out forthcoming Netflix that is trying to balance children to that is offering great possibilities at including Special 26 and the Virender Chawla, showed videos of demand, new additions have to original Selection Day, dream and not get forced to get into the moment to the (entertain- recently released Netflix film be made to the playlist every wed- Ahas looked at the education system a system. ment) scenario in India. I think we Rajma Chawal, and has also been ding season. So, newer songs like critically and says it has been used “A lot of young talent of our have run out of story ideas in films, an official sponsors of the IPL THE STARTING Dil diyan gallan, Bol halke halke to maintain the power equation in country, who do not get a chance really. Nobody wants to put money team Delhi Capitals. PRICE FOR BANDS and Rashke qamar are much in society. to grow up like normal human in experimental stories. Even if they The company also co-spon- demand this year as well. “Education is a very potent beings, think about Sachin want, which is very few in number, sored Veere Di Wedding. IS AROUND “We do rehearsals regularly force that gives you power. In our Tendulkar, who had to grow up ‘DUE TO THE they play it safe. They want a star, According to industry insiders, the `20,000-40,000. and try to improve with each and country, for centuries we believed faster when he played internation- established names, one or two starting price for bands is any- every song. But then the truth is that education should be kept for al cricket as young as 17 years old. COMMERCIALISATION songs that will help them to pro- where around `20,000-40,000. THE PACKAGE that not all the songs can be played the personal purview of a few. The This school of Neli is trying to mote the content.” She added, The starting package includes a INCLUDES A on the band,” he added. shastra attitude, where we have make these two budding crickets OF EDUCATION, “Netflix or platforms of this nature ghodi (mare), dhol, lighting and a Companies also have to cater treated education as a sign of grounded for their holistic devel- PARENTS HAVE are actually producing a story and standard squad of about five band GHODI (MARE), to quirky, out-of-the-box demands power, knowledge as a sign of opment,” she said. putting up a show for what it is. members. DHOL, from clients hoping their baraats power that we all want to hold on The mother of two sons — WASHED THEIR They are telling the story for what Titarpur in west Delhi, well- LIGHTING stand out. to... and that is how the caste sys- Vivaan Shah and Imaad Shah — HANDS OFF FROM it is, so the audience gets a chance known for its Ravana effigies dur- AND A STANDARD “Recently there was this wed- tem in our country has survived for said parents being less involved in to see new ideas.” ing Dusshera, is one place to shop ding where the groom said he ages. Education has been used to the upbringing of children is also CHILDREN, THEY Ratna is known for her skilled for wedding bands. Both sides of SQUAD OF ABOUT doesn’t want a horse, chariot or a maintain the power equation in a negative thing. SEND THEM TO acting on stage and in films like the road in the locality, a super- FIVE BAND vintage car for his baraat. You society,” said Ratna. She said, “Due to the commer- Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, Kapoor & market of sorts wedding bands, know for what did he settle at last? She added, “We have someone cialisation of education, parents SCHOOL AND FOR Sons, Khoobsurat, Mirch Masala, glow with colourful fancy hoard- MEMBERS An auto. So we did decorate one to clean our lavatory, otherwise we (have) washed their hands off VARIOUS COURSES Lipstick Under my Burkha. ings of professional bands on hire, and he did made it to the wedding have to do it by ourselves. So we from children, they send them to So, what kind of scripts is she all claiming to be more famous from his iPad to show glimpses of venue on an auto,” Prateek recount- have controlled and kept a group school and for various courses for SO THAT THEY looking forward to these days? than the next in line. the lavish procession. ed. of people away from education... them to become someone. Kids are BECOME SOMEONE. The 55-year-old actress said, One such company advertising “This could have been done in That said, the fear that this but this is practiced in many coun- losing their individuality that way. “Something that is different from its wares is the Sindhi Hira Nand `6-7 lakh also, but then it was a much celebrated band, baaja and tries. We are not the first ones, and Parents also believe that children THEY ALSO BELIEVE what I have done before. It’s sim- Gohri Wala, which was estab- day when there were many wed- baraat culture might not hold the we won’t be the last either.” are living in a state of idiocy and THAT THEIR ple. I want to work on content that lished in 1950 and is famous for its dings. So the cost went up,” Prateek same relevance in the future is evi- The acclaimed theatre and they should be told how to live life.” reflects contemporary India. I ‘white’ and ‘spotless’ mare. It said. dent. film veteran said it is important to Ratna’s last presence on the CHILDREN ARE think that the time has come to tell charges `25,000 for its basic pack- With the money going up, While Prateek said that there raise questions on the value of edu- digital platform was in the Netflix our stories with honesty and with- age but there is no upper limit, said band companies, who employ up was no way one can get “rid of it cation. original film Love Per Square Foot. LIVING IN A STATE OF out hiding or pretending and glo- Pankaj Sindhi from the company. to 700 people, have had to step up completely” with bands synony- “Is the system actually provid- She had earlier also talked about IDIOCY AND THEY rying over that more than often the “Now, customers want 100 their operations. mous with weddings in many ing education to make a good how digital platform is opening Hindi cinema and television tend people for the band, a vintage Both, Pankaj and Prateek, mil- parts of the country, Pankaj admit- human being out of a child, or new gates to better stories as peo- SHOULD BE TOLD to do.” buggy decked with flowers, fire- lennials who joined the family ted that business could go south. preparing them to become just an ple are running out of new ideas in HOW TO LIVE LIFE’ Based on Aravind Adiga’s 2016 crackers, fancy lighting, mashaals business, said being “presentable” “I guess the younger genera- employee? In the show, (my char- mainstream cinema and television. novel, eponymously-named and and a hundred other things for is the most important thing in the tion, people who are more literate acter) Neli Weinberg is question- She also expressed her objection produced by Anil Kapoor, Selection decoration in the baraat. Of business these days. and have studied abroad, think ing that.” against the term ‘OTT,’ abbrevia- Day also features actors Rajesh course, this all costs more. The “People now expect band baraats are only about showing off The story of Selection Day tion for ‘Over The Top.’ Tailang, Mahesh Manjrekar and price is based on customer require- members to be well-dressed with and are not so interested any more revolves around two young boys She said, “It is not an over the Shiv Pandit. It will stream on ment,” Sindhi said. gloves and perfectly polished shoes. unlike before.” who are forced to become crick- top medium, really. Hopefully, Netflix on December 28. In these days of ostentation Earlier, everything was chalta hai, —PTI eters to fulfill the dream of their this medium will talk about things —IANS CONVERSATION 30 MINUTES

hristian Bale had a choice to But they had a lot of resources you,’ and he said, ‘I don’t think about make. He’d been hemming to help, including first-hand it,’” she said. “It’s exactly what I need- Cand hawing about Adam accounts from people who knew ed to hear in that moment.” McKay’s very unconventional them, and the internet. Bale’s phone Although the film itself may be proposition that he play Dick is still full of videos and photos of political, both Bale and Adams Cheney in a biopic about the former Cheneys in the making Cheney, right alongside those of his would rather stay out of comment- vice president of the United States, wife and kids. ing on or making judgments about and his deadline to decide was com- “I haven’t been able to get rid of their characters and their politics. ing up. Actors CHRISTIAN BALE and AMY ADAMS talk about how many it yet,” said Bale, laughing that he’s “I didn’t approach this with my “I thought it was going to be become fond of the memories. own opinions. I don’t typically head impossible. I also didn’t want to do resources including first-hand perspectives and photographs helped Of course, learning about Dick into any character I approach by that much work,” Bale said recent- and Lynne Cheney is one thing, but judging them,” Adams said. “That ly in Beverly Hills. “I just thought, Vice Bale and Adams would also have to kind of shuts me down in creating ‘this is going to be a lot of work!’ them understand their roles in look like them as well for Vice to the character.” Bale added, “If you’re Like, ‘Do you realise how difficult the driving force,” Bale said. “Times work. For Bale, that meant yet watching us on the screen and you this is going to be? I don’t really want being as they were Lynne was not another significant physical trans- know Amy’s political stance on to do that.’” able to achieve all these goals that formation that involved wearing what Lynne was saying and how But he started researching she wished she could achieve her- fake teeth, gaining some 40 pounds, much I disagree or agree with... it Cheney and doing some early make- self. She needed a man to do that adding “a couple of inches” to his really ruins the whole point.” up tests and realised he’d become and so Dick became that vessel neck and spending about four hours And perhaps the story is more obsessed. Suddenly seeing his name through which she achieved her in the make-up chair every day. complicated than party lines. Bale next to Cheney’s didn’t seem “so own ambitions.” “It helps me get into character, said, when you remove the “enor- completely crazy.” He had to say yes. Adams became fascinated by but it doesn’t help me live a long life. mously horrific things,” like the Iraq Besides, he laughed, “There’s her character’s intelligence and Really. I’ve really got to stop doing War and enhanced interrogation, always attraction, I feel like, in realised she needed to stop think- it at some point,” Bale said. you are, “Kind of left with a love ending a career in one go.” ing of her as merely “Dick’s wife.” He used to laugh at people who story.” So Bale and, eventually, his fre- “My daughter asked me what I would just opt for an easy fat suit, “You get this incredibly devot- quent co-star Amy Adams, decided was going to play, and I told her. She instead of doing the work, until he ed man who recognizes that he to do the impossible and become the said, ‘Why are you always playing a realised that Gary Oldman had would not have been the person he enigmatic Dick and Lynne Cheney wife and a girlfriend?’ And I realised done just that for his Oscar-winning became were it not for his wife. You for McKay’s Vice. The charged that even I had assigned her a posi- Winston Churchill transformation get a man who contrary to the times polemic, which arrives in theaters tion in relationship to Dick Cheney for Darkest Hour. But at that point and what was popular with his party, Christmas day, follows the Cheneys and it changed the way that I view he had already gained 25 pounds without any hesitation, embraced from their inauspicious origins to her,” Adams said. “I felt, ‘I’m play- and decided he might as well just his daughter Mary when she came Washington D.C., where Dick ing Lynne Cheney. She’s married to keep going. Adams, too, had gained out. He didn’t give a damn what any- Cheney would become one of the Dick, but has her own identity.’” some weight. body else thought. But I think also most powerful and influential fig- Neither met their real-life sub- “I found it helpful for just the that is largely a part of what makes ures in the country. ject, who they would be portraying gravitas that Lynne had,” Adams this story, and any story interesting,” To Bale, Cheney was someone over the course of four decades. Bale said. “She felt very earthy to me.” Bale said. “There is this desire so who thrived on serving someone, be wanted to but was “warned away One thing Adams struggled often to make everyone into super- it Donald Rumsfeld or George W. from trying to do that. It’s one of with was the long hours in the heroes, to be all villain or all hero Bush, but that his first loyalty was those deals where they say if you make-up chair. “One day I was so and nobody is ... So it’s trying to find to his wife. The film posits a bump into somebody, well good, tired I felt like I was on a boat. I was that balance but hopefully not Shakespearean power dynamic BALE HAD TO GO THROUGH A SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL TRANSFORMATION chat all you want, but if you reach sitting there, we were working late putting anything of myself into it.” where Lynne is pulling strings THAT INVOLVED WEARING FAKE TEETH, GAINING AROUND 40 POUNDS out to somebody, it’s a different legal into the night and I said, ‘I don’t “Does that make sense?” Bale behind the scenes. thing that happens with that,” he know how you do it, Christian. I added, “Or does it sound really pre- “Lynne was the ambition and AND SPENDING FOUR HOURS IN THE MAKE-UP CHAIR EVERYDAY said. really have so much admiration for tentious?” —AP vivacity {48 hours} 14 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 22, 2018

SHORT CIRCUITS

SUNNY DEOL ANIRUDH TANWAR RANDEEP HOODA J BALVIN SANDRA BULLOCK Taking up the film (Bhaiaji I had a different perception Christmas, though not a The message that we wanted I feel lucky that we get to live in Superhit) was instinctous. about Rishi Kapoor, before I religious affair for me, has to send with Mi Gente is that this moment where we can choose I’ve acted in comedy films met him. I thought him to be a always been special because good music with a good vibe what our family looks like and I before, but this was quite an person who has his comfort of all the funky and unusual is universal and transcends got to do that in real life. And in the experience. I feel that the role space and doesn't allow people presents I receive. I believe language. Also, that embrace show (Bird Box), it is about family I play in it is almost the kind I to enter. But I found him to be that there are no rules to be can not only bring people of in a sense, in that ‘sight' has us used to play in the 1990s, very warm. He is a fantastic followed when it comes to where men are vendetta-dri- person. One thing I loved about the world together, but then choosing things based on a pre- ven and love to stomp feet, him was that he is the most celebrating the holiday season, also discover a little more conceived notion of what that flex biceps, uproot water honest person I have seen. He as William Lawson's rightly about the Spanish language image must be like, when in fact pumps and roar like lions. has taught me honesty. puts it. which makes it so beautiful. it's the exact opposite.

MELODY 30 MINUTES ENCOUNTER 20 MINUTES As director MATT KEEGAN and his band, ‘Originality is the key’ The Three Seas, Singer SHAAN talks about how his children are preparing to performs in India, he make up for the fourth generation of singers in his family

tells CHAHAK MITTAL that ndian singer Shaan, whose forthcom- “I don’t want them to get stuck in the to combine diversities, it ing music video is titled It’s Natural, profession of singing or working. I Isays one needs to be original — as also wouldn’t want them (to get) into profes- adapt to change — to make a mark in the sional singing too early. I'd like them to is important to first industry. grow as individuals and then enter the “My forthcoming video, It’s Natural, field,” added he, who had sung a song in understand they are coming out during Christmas. The way Ajay Devgn-starrer Himmatwala with his I look at it, singers need to be original to sons apart from other projects. distinct in separateness be able to make a mark in the industry,” “I started singing almost at the age Shantanu Mukherjee aka Shaan said. of four but won’t encourage my son to The Woh Pehli Baar singer, who has sing professionally at the moment. He is been judging reality shows, mentioned in his teens. His voice is changing, so he that singers like Jonita Gandhi and is learning classical music,” the doting MELANGE OF Armaan Mallik are doing really very well. father said. He also spoke about YouTube talent Shubh Mukherjee has lent his voice hunt ARRived which he is co-judging to a song in the YRF web series Sex Chat with A.R. Rahman. The show is all about with Pappu and Papa and also to the finding original voices and the finale Hindi version of the title track of Disney’s aired yesterday. Duck Tales. Shaan, who has been singing and His elder son Sohum Mukherjee is composing for a long time, appreciated good with music production and is CULTURES the digital platform as one can reach out more into electronic music than to a larger audience. He has his own Bollywood music, Shaan revealed. YouTube channel and Surilee was his first Soaking in the city’s hockey frenzy, hint of traditional Baul soulful music. differences among us. If Jazz is a at individual levels. Now that we is easier for the talented people to single on it. the singer revealed, “I have a hockey con- music, originally per- There is singer Raju Baul who little improvised, Baul is more tra- are more like friends, we laugh at come up but it also enables the less “Yes it has been a very long time and nection too. The school that I had stud- formed by the mystics brings in the nomadic tribal cul- ditional. Then there is Nepali the times when we struggled to talented ones,” Matt points out and change is inevitable. I am happy to be a ied in, St. Stanislaus High School, has from West Bengal and ture of Bauls and is known for his music which is also different from understand each other.” He says adds, “The flowers still bloom but part of all the changes,” the passionate produced many hockey players like Bangladesh is com- mastery of khamak and its Bengali. But its idea is new and rev- that it was really “tricky” as it cre- take a lot of time and now the composer, who may not have many Viren Rasquinha, among others.” binedA with a bit of contemporary rhythms. Darjeeling-born singer of olutionary, but hard. We just need ated confusion because “you think problem is that they can also give Bollywood releases but is quite active During his gig, he also attempted the Australian Jazz, Rock and Western Nepalese origin, Deo Ashish to flow in and strategise. Everyone that he is talking about something people false hopes.” with his singles, said. Jai Hind, Hind India hockey anthem production aesthetics. The resul- Mothey can produce intricate riffs should be open to the process,” he but the other person is thinking He believes that people today He has lent his voice to all the big composed by A.R. Rahman, along with tant fusion sometimes has a whole- in Himalayan style through instru- says. about something else. However, try to imitate established artists but stars of Bollywood like Shahrukh Khan, his other hits like Tanha dil, Mai aisa ness that’s difficult to believe. And ments like the dotora and the esraj. So how has the band evolved differences could be confusing that doesn’t always work. “They Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Abhishek kyun hu and All is well. that is what makes The Three Seas Gaurab Chatterjee, the fourth over the course of 10 years now? but also funny and interesting. It think that maybe ‘I can do it too,’ Bacchan and many more. The audience was stand out. band member is a drummer from Matt believes that it has come gets boring otherwise.” but maybe they cannot because it’s Talking about competition in today, also treated by his hit Often we hear of people com- Kolkata and Matt describes him as a long way after overcoming many He recalls his first album really hard to get noticed for your he jokingly said that the songs are good Odiya song Sei ing together from various parts of the “crazy one” as he creates all challenges. He says, “It has devel- Haveli that was shot in Rajasthan, work when everyone is coming up but it is just that he is not singing those. borosa sei raate mone one country to form a collabora- sorts of “Bengali percussion beats oped in many ways and has India, that marked their first bond- with similar elements. But all you It would have been great had he done pore (Do you tion but this band has stretched and amusement on the stage” matured. When we first met, we ing. need is persistence because the tra- them, he added. remember that rainy further and features people from through dubki (hand drum). The didn’t know how to do it. We tried Matt says that music has ditional pathways have changed.” Shaan’s grandfather Jahar Mukherjee night), that he sang different countries and origins to fifth is Australian double-bassist and even though all the things did- become much more accessible The band has already made was a lyricist and his father Manas around 15 years ago. create one spectacle. The band, Steve Elphick, the master of jazz n’t work out, some of them did. But than it ever was. It is easier to get Kochi, Delhi and Mumbai groove Mukherjee a music director. —IANS currently on its six-city India tour, and fusion, who is responsible for not everything can go in place hold of favourite tracks and musi- to its tunes and they tell us that “My father was a composer, my is a book of many stories and “uplifting the musical alchemy” of when you have just begun, right?” cians. And with the growing acces- even though they keep the same set grandfather was a prolific classical singer. formed by numerous cultures. The Three Seas. It was only when they started sibility, there are also many more and sequence of the music to be Hopefully, my children will be singing, It’s artistic director Matt While the saxophonist Matt realising that in order to combine opportunities for musicians. “You presented, they find different con- then it will be this four generation Keegan’s sixth visit to India the first introduces all the four members of such diversities it was essential to can always showcase it on a plat- nections everywhere. The reason of singers,” the soulful singer said. being in 2009 when he found the the band, we wonder, how do such understand that they are diverse, form where people can easily is regional influence. He believes However, he won’t encourage country’s culture to be full of diverse musicians and their instru- that the music fell in place. “This access it. There are more ways to that this always draws one in. It’s his son Shubh Mukherjee to colours and variations. He was par- ments make one music together? band is a result of the spirit of indi- find music and connect with a larg- different at different places because take to singing as a profession at ticularly attracted to the music that He answers that we really have to vidual musicians working as a er audience. This is one way in of their vibe and it’s not as they try the moment. “revives traditions in every man- understand our differences and team and it has taken a long which music industry has really to make it different but it just “When inspiration comes ner.” He narrates, “The mother of combine them into one. “There are time.” evolved. It has made things easier comes naturally. in and I know that my boys one of my friends in school three things. Even if we are differ- He says that one of the major to some extent. It’s still hard “We play the same set, differ- could contribute in the best of belonged to Kolkata, West Bengal. ent, there is something that is challenges was communication though because now there is a lot ent jokes though,” laughs Matt. their capacity to a song, then She invited me to India and I vis- always similar. The first thing that because of language barriers. to explore.” He says that they try to find a I’ll definitely want to work ited the countryside of we need to do is find that one sim- Initially, they usually never under- The world has become flatter, commonality by making the audi- with them. At the moment, Santiniketan where I met the ilar thing and start from there. stood each others’ concepts and thanks to social media. And as ence laugh about cricket matches they are still in school and I musicians that today are a part of Second, lies in the intention of the perspectives. “We are also from more and more people find online between Australia and India want them to focus on learning this team.” When he met them he musician. Each musician has to feel very different parts of the world platforms, we question, was it because “we need to make some music and, at the same time, realised that this could be the it and say that he wants to work and speak different languages. We easier for people earlier to show- connections outside of music too building their personalities and bal- beginning of a band that could and make it happen. Third of all, had to work on what the other per- case their talents when there were right?” ancing that between studies and combine various traditions and to fall in love with the idea. We son is saying. We have to get an no such platforms and a lesser level (They will be performing in sports as well,” said the fitness enthu- arts creating some really good and need to find what works and spot understanding of how we function of competition? “In some ways, it Kolkata, Kalimpong and Siliguri now.) siast. DIALOGUE 40 MINUTES

o you think the comman- this visionary he fell in love with. der feels a sense of remorse I think it’s more to do with her hav- Dfor the decisions he makes ing a voice at a time where he’s now as a powerful man in Gilead? been given a new position. He is Yes, in a certain way... his posi- A patriarchal predator now the Commander. Adding to tion is very fundamentalist position that, I think Gilead in giving great at that, is to redress the moral decay power to Fred, has produced in in the world as he sees it...it’s about him a sense of almost patriarchal resetting that compass and in doing invincibility that he’s not prepared so he is very much aware there can Actor JOSEPH FIENNES says that the makers got lucky on converging with the current political climate to relinquish in any way to Serena. be painful sacrifices. The Handmaid’s Tale I think what's interesting is that that is paralleling with the show, . By TEAM VIVA It’s really easy to connect with the the Commander, albeit fleetingly, is female characters in the show highly aware and conscious of the audience to Offered in the way the You have to do some horrible think it's just and right. It is so barren is powerful. To be of a fer- because we want better for them, moral implications connected to the book does. things in the show. How do you important that we are finally hav- tile age and be unable to have chil- with the Commander being the decisions he makes for the good of In the book, there's wonderful get into the mindset of the ing this conversation about the dren adds a layer of complexity. antagonist, is there any possible Gilead. He understands the dilem- moments of what's all very much Commander? imbalance. But we've still got a long connection the viewer can have ma and that there is collateral inner thoughts. There’s a juggling I am genuinely affected by some of way to go. I've worked with numer- I always seem to be surprised with your character? damage. That's what makes him a act with all of those thoughts, some the things we have to do while act- ous female directors and when I see moments that the It’s much the same in the series too, wonderful human but, he doesn't of those thoughts carry over two or ing, primarily the ceremony scene. writers...not enough...and I've been Commander shows affection and like in the book for Fred. spend too much time dwelling on three pages, and it’s so deliciously It’s abhorrent and brutal... but it’s the second lead to many female love for Serena. What are your Connecting to him without gleam- that because the bigger picture is the balanced that I thought, “Well, in the book and what’s in the book leads. I feel like I've participated in thoughts on that? ing his back story or inner world moral decay that needs to be how do you do that in film or tele- are the keys to the Commander’s my short journey, in my career, I like that you’re surprised and love is tough, he’s also the face of the addressed. And that's what I love vision, with the editing, and the cut- mindset. I feel he’s genuinely con- with a good balance in that regard. the idea that Fred still shows love regime, the face of what there is to about him...that he's dark, creepy ting, how do you succeed?” That’s flicted, but power has a way of cor- But it's a long, long way to go, for and affection for Serena and resist and fight against, so having and complicated, but in his world the genius of Bruce and his fellow rupting. Its turned the commander sure. although that love has diminished too much connection with him and in his mind, it's all about the writers and Lizzie Moss. They suc- into a patriarchal predator. there is still moments of reflection isn’t going to help the journey of betterment of mankind. Also, he’s ceeded in really connecting the Your character has changed in and tenderness towards her. It the protagonists. But having said landed in a position and place audience to that first-person voice, The Handmaid’s Tale is a show terms of age from the book makes for a more complex rela- that my job is to find that connec- that’s impossible to back of. through voice-over, the cinematog- with a lot of high-powered to the show. Do you think tionship. He invariably shows tion for an audience through mak- raphy and of course from an aston- females involved in the cre- that adds an extra layer to affection after being brutal or ing him human. Making him fal- Did you know The Handmaid’s ishing performance by Lizzie. ation and production. Also, in the character? needing her help. In season two, lible and aware of those fallibilities, Tale book before and did you general, women are getting a Yes, definitely. Season their union becomes quite strong making him cognizant to the fall- think that the show could be a suc- Did you ever think the show lot more roles and positions two is about birth and so again. out on people from the decisions cess like this? would become something that is in film and television. As a much is about fertility in he makes for the good of Gilead. I knew that I would be in a very watched as a comment on the real male actor, how do you feel Gilead. The Do you think Serena’s giving up So that, I hope, makes him human. talented company coupled with world? Did you ever feel the show about this? Commander would power for affection? Or do you And in that regard, you can feel the brilliant narrative of the book, had that kind of power? Well, I love it. I have two sis- enjoy a job promotion think the Commander’s taking there's some connection. but I wasn’t prepared for the incred- I think the show always had that ters that are directors, one’s in should they have a her power because he’s not that ible response. power since it was written over 30 documentary, one’s in film. child, as well as bask- original or not that visionary, and Is it a fun set to work on? I knew of Margaret Atwood's years ago. This extraordinary piece My mother was a writer and ing in the social glory. she’s really the one with all the It is very concentrated, but it is fun. work, and the book, but I had not of feminist literature had its fan base a painter, so I've been sur- Gilead stands and visions? We all get along and have fun off read it until after speaking to Bruce then, but TV has given it an enor- rounded by dynamic women survives on collecting Gilead (and what it stands for) has camera or you'd never make it Miller. After I read it, I thought it mous reach. We got pretty lucky on since childhood and female fertile women. And taken her power and voice, and through a season. may be tough to adapt to television converging with the current polit- voices in arts. I have my wife, so the idea that two Fred stood by while it happened. (The Handmaid’s Tale season as the book is told in the first per- ical climate, which has shown a lot my two children, the three prime members and I think it’s right to say that Fred is 2 airs every Monday at 10 pm on son, and it would be interesting to of parallels with the show, and it’s most important females architects of Gilead in somewhat insecure about Serena AXN.) see how a show could connect an relevance has been very powerful. (and people) in my life. So I their prime could be being a true visionary, but it was LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 22, 2018 sport 15 Cardiff’s challenge welcomes Solskjaer Fresh from defeat against Liverpool, Red Devils visit Cardiff in Ole Gunnar’s first game as Man Utd’s incharge

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le Gunnar Solskjaer told his first official press con- Oference as Manchester United's caretaker manag- er on Friday that he would relish the opportunity to be the permanent boss. The 45-year-old Norwegian, said he would be inter- Jesse Lingard volleys for ball during Premier League game against Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday Man Utd ested in taking the job permanently should the oppor- tunity arise. "When you get a job like this and they ask you to AFP n CARDIFF let people know if he's not as part of a treble of major ner's frosty relationship with sign for six months, you say 'yeah'," he said. happy with them." trophies. Mourinho was a major factor in "I'm happy to help out and my job now for the next le Gunnar Solskjaer's first The best way for him Yet, doubts remain over the Portuguese's failure to build on six months is to do as well as I can and move the club test as Manchester United's to lighten to mood quick- whether Solskjaer's appoint- winning the League Cup and forward as well as I can. Ocaretaker manager will ly will be with results on ment as caretaker boss until Europa League in his first season "I understand there are so many managers who come in familiar surroundings as the pitch. the end of the season is at Old Trafford. would love to be manager of Manchester United and I the Norwegian returns to Cardiff A 3-1 defeat by based too strongly on sen- Pogba has started United's last am one of them. But it is not something we've talked City on Saturday, hoping to fare Liverpool last weekend timentality than someone three Premier League games on about, they'll do a process now for the next six better than he did during an ill- left United 19 points off the with the right mix of motivation- the bench, but is expected to months." fated nine-month spell with the league leaders and even 11 points al and tactical prowess to get return to the starting XI after Welsh side in 2014. adrift of the top four, but Solskjaer United not only competing again Solskjaer claimed earlier this year UNITED HERO Solskjaer's appointment was can look forward to a relatively in the Premier League, but who he would "build the team around Solskjaer, renowned for his threat off the bench and described as designed to put a forgiving fixture list over the fes- can push Paris Saint-Germain in him". still revered by United supporters for scoring the win- smile back on the face of everyone tive period. a challenging Champions League Solskjaer must also find the ning goal in the 1999 Champions League final, faces a at the club after the confronta- After visiting the Cardiff City last-16 tie. right defence to offer David de daunting challenge as he replaces Mourinho. tional end to Jose Mourinho's two- Stadium, the Red Devils host His time at Cardiff that result- Gea more protection. The "My job is to help the players, make them grasp the and-a-half years in charge. Huddersfield and Bournemouth ed in just three wins in 18 Premier Spaniard has conceded more goals opportunity now because they all want to be part of Man The new man's first act on his before travelling to Newcastle on League games, relegation and in the Premier League this season United," said Solskjaer. return to the club's Carrington January 2. being sacked early the next season (29) in 17 games than the whole "I'm going to be here to help them, help the team, training ground was reportedly to Solskjaer's presence rekindles after a poor start in the of the previous campaign as that is down to man management. I had the best man- gift a bar of Norwegian chocolate memories of United's golden age, Championship does not offer Mourinho persistently changed ager as a player and coach to learn how he dealt with to the club's long-serving recep- but also serves as a stark reminder much cause for optimism. his backline to no effect. players and it's about communication. I'll sit down and tionist -- a gesture of the human of how far the club has fallen since But two spells in charge of In attacking areas, Mourinho's speak to the ones not playing, tell them what I expect qualities United know they are the retirement of Alex Ferguson in Molde in his homeland have been dismissal could also provide a of them. getting. 2013. far more successful and Solskjaer fresh start for Juan Mata and "When you're at Man United there are a set of "The smiling assassin sums In 11 seasons under Ferguson also started his managerial career Anthony Martial, while 50 million demands and one is to be a team player and I don't think him up," former United midfield- as a predatory striker, Solskjaer working as United's reserve coach, summer recruit Fred, who didn't anyone has been on the bench more than me. That's er Darren Fletcher, who played scored 126 goals, including the where he oversaw Paul Pogba even make the bench at Anfield always my comeback to players, you might come on and with Solskjaer, told the BBC. one that famously won the among others. last weekend, may now be given make an impact." Paul Pogba trains during practice session ahead of Liverpool clash AP "He's a lovely fella but Ole will Champions League final in 1999 The French World Cup win- the chance to flourish. SINGLES BARCELONA SIGN MURILLO ON LOAN Roma desperate to avoid nightmare at Juve Barcelona: Barcelona have signed Colombian international centre-back Jeison Murillo on loan from Valencia until the end AFP n MILAN after the departure has claimed five goals in five Champions of the season, the two clubs announced on Thursday. The La of key players Juventus vs AS Roma League games against the Romans. Liga leaders have struggled defensively this season, mbattled Roma travel to Turin on including goalkeep- Live from 1:00am IST conceding 19 goals in 11 league games before a run of three ESaturday desperate to bring some er Alisson and mid- SONY TEN 2 NETWORK ‘UNDER SCRUTINY' consecutive clean sheets, while also losing defenders Samuel Christmas cheer back to their belea- fielders Radja Roma captain Daniele De Rossi Umtiti and Thomas Vermaelen to injuries. Barcelona said that guered fans in the capital by pulling off Nainggolan and Kevin pulled a goal back that night for his side they will have an option to make the deal for Murillo an upset against Cristiano Ronaldo's Strootman. in Manchester, but the 35-year-old is permanent in June for 25 million euros ($28.7 million). Juventus. They are seventh, currently one of a number of key play- Spanish media reported that Barca coach Ernesto Valverde Unbeaten Italian champions with just six wins, ers out injured. had made a special request for the club to sign Murillo, Juventus have had a record-breaking including last weekend's Roma's record in Turin is poor, how- despite the 26-year-old having played only one La Liga match start to the season since their blockbuster 3-2 success over Genoa, ever, having never won in seven previ- all season. Murillo has played 27 times for Colombia and has signing of Ronaldo in the close-season but are 22 points behind ous trips to the Allianz Stadium. previously spent two years at Inter Milan. for 100 million euros ($117 million). Juventus. Behind the champions, Napoli will ASENSIO RULED OUT OF CLUB WC FINAL The 33-year-old has started every A defeat on Saturday would see be pushing to keep pace as they host Pune: one of Juventus' 16 league games, scor- them slip 25 points behind before they SPAL, who are four points clear of the Real Madrid midfielder Marco Asensio is set to miss ing 11 goals, being substituted just host Sassuolo on December 26 and trav- relegation zone, before a tricky trip to the FIFA Club World Cup final against home favourite Al-Ain once, in the final ten minutes against el to promoted Parma to round off the Inter Milan on Wednesday. after sustaining a right leg muscle injury that could sideline Fiorentina this month after he scored the year. Inter also have a chance to close the him for a month, the Spanish powerhouse said on Friday. third goal from the spot. Juve travel to Atalanta and host gap against bottom club Chievo before During the few minutes he played in Madrid's 3-1 win over Massimiliano Allegri's side have Sampdoria in their final two matches locking horns with Carlo Ancelotti's Kashima Antlers of Japan in the semi-final, Asensio struggled again with muscle discomfort and missed the group training dropped just two points at home against before the three-week winter break. league title last May with a 0-0 draw Champions League quarter-final return southerners. on Thursday, reports Efe news. "Following tests carried out on Genoa, and are on course for an eighth "It's always a war against Roma," against Roma at the Stadio Olimpico. leg at Old Trafford in 2007. Fourth-placed AC Milan host Marco Asensio by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has consecutive Scudetto — eight points conceded Brazilian international defend- Ronaldo will play his first match United lost at the Stadio Olimpico Fiorentina after being held to a goalless been diagnosed with a grade II muscle injury in the right clear of second-placed Napoli, with er Alex Sandro. against Roma for Juventus but the for- 2-1, but thrashed Roma 7-1 at home. draw against Bologna this week, to drop rectus femoris," the club said in a statement. Although the Inter Milan a further six points adrift in "We are prepared and know that mer Manchester United and Real "When it was 6-0, an opponent five points behind their city rivals. statement did not reveal how long Asensio was expected to third. they are prepared too, so I expect it to Madrid striker knows the club well. begged me to stop dribbling. Others Lazio, in fifth, host Cagliari after los- be sidelined, the estimated recovery time in these cases is a By contrast Roma, after finishing be a great game for players and fans." He has faced them six times — win- threatened to hurt me," recalled Ronaldo, ing to Atalanta last time out, to stretch month. Seeking their third Club World Cup in a row and the third last season, are in the doldrums Juventus clinched their seventh straight ning five — including a memorable who scored a double on the night, and their winless run to five league games. fourth in general, Real Madrid is to take on first-timers Al-Ain who reached the final with three wins under its belt. RAMANATHAN GETS WILD CARD IN TATA OPEN WARRIORS START Pune: India's number one singles player Prajnesh 9 teams to slug it out in PBL 4 Gunneswaran was on Friday handed a wild card entry into the main draw of the Tata Open Maharashtra ATP tournament, to n PTI MUMBAI HOME LEG WITH WIN be held here from December 31 to January 5. Gunneswaran and Ramkumar Ramanathan will be the two wild card n array of top stars, including entrants while S K Mukund and Saket Myneni will have to go n AOlympic and World Champion PNS KOLKATA through the qualifiers. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Carolina Marin of Spain, and India's Rio Fadnavis will inaugurate the upcoming Tata Open Olympics Silver medalist P V Sindhu are engal Warriors started their home leg Maharashtra to be played at the Mhalunge Balewadi Stadium. all set to slug it out in season 4 of the Bwith a bang as they beat Tamil "Tata Open Maharashtra is one of Asia's best ATP World Tour Premier Badminton League that begins Thalaivas 27-24 in Vivo Pro Kabaddi event and we want to continue to grow to become the best by here on Saturday. Season 6. Incidentally, this was the 500th having the best players, providing best infrastructure and give The other top international stars, match in the history of Pro Kabaddi a platform to upcoming talents from the country like Prajnesh who will be seen in action in the nine- League. Jang Kun Lee was the star of the who has rightfully earned the wild card entry for the event," team PBL featuring 90 players from 17 show for Bengal Warriors and top scored said tournament director Prashant Sutar. Currently ranked countries in all, which is set to conclude with 12 points. Ran Singh marshaled the 107, Gunneswaran will become the first Indian singles player in Bengaluru on January 13, are Dane defence for the Warriors and scored 4 points in the first half for Bengal Warriors in the main draw which has five players from top-50. Viktor Axelsen, Lee Yong Dae of Korea tackle points. Sukesh Hegde top scored for while Sukesh Hegde got the same for and Indians K Srikanth, H S Pranoy and the Thalaivas with 9 points and was ably Tamil Thalaivas. Bengal Warriors ended DELHI SET TO TAKE ON MADHYA PRADESH Saina Nehwal. supported by Ajay Thakur. In the absence the first half with a super tackle as the New Delhi: All but out, Delhi will be hoping for a miraculous Pune 7 Aces, spearheaded by Marin, of Manjeet Chhillar, Bengal scored was 15-15 at the break. turnaround when they take on a formidable Madhya Pradesh is the new franchise team in the league Warriors' defence couldn't con- Bengal Warriors defence led by Naman Ojha in their sixth round Ranji Trophy that will see eight Olympic medalists in tain Bengal raiders and scored got their act together at the encounter starting on Saturday. Regular speedsters Kulwant action in five cities, including Pune and just six tackle points. start of the second half and Khejroliya (back from injury) and Navdeep Saini (back from A Ahmedabad, which will be hosting Maninder Singh got Bengal forced a super tackle to avert Tour) will be sharing the new ball while Himmat Singh is back matches for the first time. and 4th pacers `75 lakh each. Tour finals earlier this month, on Friday. Warriors to a good start with a an all out in the 23rd minute. after a successful Emerging Asia Cup along with skipper The nine teams Delhi Dashers, The inaugural round is being held "PBL having the top players in all sea- two-point raid in the first minute. For Tamil Thalaivas wasted a couple of Nitish Rana. Unmukt Chand also gets a shot at redemption Ahmedabad Smash Masters, Awadhe here at the NSCI indoor stadi- sons is not a joke. It's very Thalaivas, Sukesh Hegde produced a opportunities to inflict an all out in the and is expected to open alongside Hiten Dalal, who has Warriors, Bengaluru Raptors, Mumbai um in Worli up to December 24 good for Indian badminton. super raid in the third minute as they led second half. Jang Kun Lee completed his shown a lot of spunk up the order. Kunal Chandela, the find Rockets, Hyderabad Hunters, Chennai while the semi finals and final This time I am with the (North 6-4. Jang Kun Lee also scored with a super super 10 in the first half. of last season, might have to sit out for this match against a Smashes, North Eastern Warriors and would be held in Bengaluru. Eastern) Warriors. I hope we raid as Bengal Warriors leveled the match With less than five minutes to go, Madhya Pradesh team that has one of country's fastest debutantes "I will be playing for go all out (for the title)," said at 7-7. It was a closely fought first half with Bengal Warriors held a slender two-point bowlers Avesh Khan in their ranks. Add to it, Madhya Pradesh Pune 7 Aces would be slugging it out Hyderabad Hunters in PBL4 and I hope Saina at the pre season media conference both teams' raiders getting points. For the lead with the score 23-21 in their favour. also has consistent Rajat Patidar (558 runs) and world record for a total prize fund of `6 crore. I do well as well as the team," said Sindhu, here. defenders, it was a low-scoring affair as Bengal Warriors maintained their calm holder Ajay Rohera, who had hit 267 not out on his first-class The winners will take home `3 crore, who bagged her first major women's sin- Marin's clash with Sindhu here only five tackle points were scored. and composure in the final few minutes debut. Naman Ojha's experience and Aryaman Birla's youthful the runners-up `1.5 crore and the 3rd gles title in the year-ending BWF World would set the tone for the league. Jang Kun Lee scored seven raid and won the match 27-24. exuberance will also be a test for the Delhi side. Agencies LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 22, 2018 sport 16 Hussey bats for Hardik’s inclusion Aussie veteran feels fit again all-rounder can bring balance to India’s attack in Boxing Day Test PTI n MELBOURNE VERBAL EXCHANGE ormer Australia batsman Michael WITHIN LIMITS: HUSSEY Hussey on Friday said that con- MELBOURNE: Former Australia Fditions for the third Test in batsman Michael Hussey might have Melbourne will be a lot different criticised Virat Kohli for his aggressive from those in Perth and India should celebrations in the ongoing Test series Shami celebrates with teammates after dismissing Aaron Finch AP consider drafting in all-rounder but feels that the verbal exchange Hardik Pandya to bring balance to between the India captain and his their attack. counterpart Tim Paine was within the INDIA CAN STILL WIN The third Test begins in limits of the game. Melbourne on December 26 and the Reacting to Kohli's celebrations at the MCG pitch has come under sharp fall of Australian wickets in the second SERIES: GANGULY focus after it hosted a drab draw Test in Perth, Hussey had said that the against England during last year's India captain "was out of control". PTI n KOLKATA take up responsibility. Ashes and the ground received a But asked about the heated verbal Everybody has to play well," warning from the ICC. exchange between Kohli and Paine in he momentum is defi- Ganguly said during a pro- "Conditions in Perth were quite the same Test, Hussey said, "It did not Tnitely on Australia's side motional programme. unique and in Melbourne conditions go over the top. It was not aggressive after the series-levelling win India's batting, except for will be totally different. I thought the or abusive. This is a tough series and in the second Test in Perth, the duo of Virat Kohli and Indian fast bowling unit has bowled you expect the odd thing to be said. It but former captain Sourav Cheteshwar Pujara, have beautifully in this series. They bowled did not get out of hand. Ganguly on Friday said India come a cropper and Ganguly a lot of overs in Adelaide and Perth in "I thought both players handled it well. can still win the four-match urged the middle-order to hot conditions, but had to work hard It was nipped in the bud before it could rubber. take up more responsibility. (for Australian wickets). escalate and get emotional. It showed India suffered a 146-run While interacting with "He (Pandya) is a bit like Mitchell both teams will play tough cricket and drubbing at the hands of the students, Ganguly was Marsh, when he is in form. You get an they are not going to back down. They Australia in the second Test. asked what was the difference extra bowling option that can take a will stand up for what they believe but The four-match series is now between now and his child- little load away from the pacers par- doing it in the right way, not getting level at 1-1 ahead of the hood days and the cricketer- ticularly as the four-match series abusive or over the top," he said. PTI Boxing Day Test in turned-administrator said: wears on. So this (bowling all- Hardik Pandya returns to pavilion after taking maidne five-wicket haul in Test cricket against England during the five-match series in August 2018 ICC Melbourne. "When I was a child, my rounder) is something for both sides "India can still win, it father used to earn, I would to look at," Hussey said. making good use of best HARDIK’S India did wrong. It was and the poor form of their openers is "Both the Indian openers are fine depends on how they play. All spend a good time. Now I've Hussey said bowlers of both sides batting conditions on day TEST FIGURES just good quality Test starting to show in contrast with players, but they are obviously not get- in the playing eleven have to to earn." have really worked hard so far in this one. cricket in difficult con- what the Australian openers were able ting going. Sometimes it happens series and a lot will depend on how the "Looking at the con- M 11 ditions. India certainly to achieve. and things are not just going your two attacks recover. ditions, you cannot real- Inn 18 missed Ashwin (as the He said if the if poor starts of the way," he said. India used a four-bowler attack in ly say anything against it Runs 532 game went on) and this openers continue, then Cheteshwar Asked if India were relying too both the Adelaide and Perth Tests. (four pacers). At the start, is something for them to Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane need to much on the performance of Kohli, India under Virat has learnt While they won the first Test by 31 you just thought there HS 108 look into. Lyon is a qual- take on more responsibility to balance Hussey said, "Kohli is the best player runs with a well-balanced bowling was plenty in it for the Avg 31.29 ity bowler and he the reliance on Virat Kohli. in the world, so India do rely on him unit, including a spinner, the four- pacers and there were 100/50 1/4 bowled from one end, "Day one was the easiest time to and that is not wrong. For Australia, to give it back: Richards pacer plan backfired in Perth as lots of cracks. I just think allowing Tim Paine to bat but the Australian openers did a when Steve Smith and David Warner Australia levelled the series with a 146- it was a good toss to win 4/6s 68/12 rotate his pacers from great job. And they were under pres- were playing, there was a heavy PTI n KOLKATA run win. and in the first innings, W 17 the other end. India sure as well. Certainly with Aaron reliance (on them). Hussey said that India missed on day one, the pitch Best 5/28 could have done that as Finch, there was a lot of talk whether "For India, Pujara was outstand- iv Richards is happy that the current Indian team has come Ravichandran Ashwin in Perth while played at its best and well," Hussey said. he should be opening and I thought ing in Adelaide, and Rahane is look- Va long way in terms of aggressive attitude from the teams Nathan Lyon bowled his side to vic- enabled Australia to get a The 43-year-old he played brilliantly. Australia getting ing good in patches. You always rely that he played against and credit should go to skipper Virat Kohli tory, but also added that the four-pacer decent first innings score. Then, we Hussey, who played 79 Tests between off to that 100-run opening partner- on your best batsmen, but in this sec- for infusing positive attitude. strategy was not totally wrong given saw that the score came down as the 2005 and 2013 with 6235 runs to his ship certainly did put them in the box ond Test, with that extra fast bowler "India were not like this years back (70's, 80's and 90's). But the state of the pitch pre-match. match went on. kitty, also said that Indian batting is seat and a strong position to win the the Indian tail was too long and it it's nice to have someone like Virat. I love it (aggression), why Instead, he credited Australia for "So it was not necessarily what imbalanced with too many tail-enders, game. upset the batting balance," he said. not? They now love to give it back. That's what cricket is all about. I love Virat's captaincy," Richards said during a promotional event. While there has been criticism for Kohli's aggressive brand of captaincy, Richards finds nothing wrong. "He competes hard. He expects results. A lot of people have Smith hopes to find form before WC said he's too aggressive... I don't think so. When you have a guy who can lead from the front, it can only rub off on the individ- uals who are following him. As you can see, the Indian team today PTI n SYDNEY is the team to beat in world cricket." Shifting focus to the ongoing India's Test series Down Under, ormer Australia captain Steve Smith on Richards agreed to the euphoria that Kohli's men have the best FFriday said he is desperate to recover lost chance to beat Australia for the first time. ground ahead of next year's World Cup by com- "It's going to be a great series in Australia. Aussies have fought peting in the IPL after being left so deflated by back well after India won the opening Test in Adelaide. Even the ball-tampering scandal that getting out of though this Indian team is the number one, you should never bed became a struggle. underestimate Australia. They are fighters. Smith and former vice-captain David "With the series one-all now, it would be a very good one. Mithali, Harman Warner were handed year-long international But I would say India have the perfect chance to win a series in bans for their role in the ball-tampering scan- Australia under the aggressive captaincy of Kohli." dal in South Africa in March which forced a review of Australia's cricket culture. remain ODI and "Now the way the One Day game is played it's almost like an extended T20. So I think T20 cricket is a good way to prepare and the IPL is T20 captains one of the best tournaments around the world," Smith said in his first press conference after the PTI n NEW DELHI tearful breakdown following the return from South Africa. ithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur were on While serving his ban, Smith has partici- MFriday retained as captains for the Indian pated in several T20 competitions, including in women's ODI and T20 team respectively while Canada and the Caribbean, in a bid to get play out-of-form Veda Krishnamurthy was dropped time. The IPL is scheduled to be held in April- from both the squads picked for the New May followed by the World Cup in England Zealand tour beginning next month. starting May 30. India will play three ODIs in New Zealand The 29-year-old plays for Rajasthan Royals Asked about the plus point of India team, he said: "I remem- beginning January 24 as part of the ICC in the IPL. Although Smith stepped down from Former Australian skipper Steve Smith chats with current skipper Tim Paine during team’s practice session ICC/File Picture ber the days when we came here for the first time in 1970s, they Women's Championship before playing three captaincy in the wake of the ball-tampering had the best spinners in the world. And now they have a great T20 Internationals. scandal, he continues to be a part of the fran- "These ninth months have been a big learn- Smith was also asked about his thoughts on pace attack as well. I think that's the plus point." The New Zealand tour will be the team's first chise. ing curve for me, having a year out of the game the ongoing India-Australia series. The batsman For Richards, Sunil Gavaskar is the 'Godfather' of Indian bat- assignment after the controversial exit from the "I was playing in the Bangladesh League, but has given me a time to mentally refresh and get said it hasn't been easy to watch from the side- ting. The bulk of Gavaskar's 34 Test hundreds have come against World T20 last month when they lost to I don't know what is happening there at the myself in a good headspace to go again," he lines. the fearsome West Indies pace attack of 70's and early 80's. England in the semi-finals. The 15-member moment. After that I have the Pakistan League added. "...Particularly when the boys haven't "I would say this for sure that he's the godfather of Indian squad for ODIs and T20s was announced a day and then the IPL, which I think is adequate On what transpired in the dressing room played their best in a couple of games. It's been batsmanship. He is not playing anymore. He's still in my opin- after WV Raman was appointed as the head preparation for the World Cup, if I'm selected," during the infamous Newlands Test, Smith said hard watching and knowing that I can't go out ion what he would have achieved in the past would have passed coach. Smith said. it was a failure of leadership on his part. and help them. But I was really proud of the way down the mantle to Sachin and now we see Virat. India should Gary Kirsten was ahead of Raman in the Asked about the nine months since the "In the room I walked past something and the boys played last week in Perth," he said refer- be very proud to have so many talented people, who are up there pecking order but the former India men's coach scandal, Smith said it was a difficult period but had the opportunity to stop it and I didn't do ring to the second Test which Australia won by in world cricket." was not ready to give up on his role with Royal he has learnt to deal with it. it. It went out and happened on the field," he 146 runs to draw level in the four-match series. Delving on the plight of West Indies cricket, Richards hoped Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. "I've had my ups and downs. There have recalled. "...I think Tim Paine's leadership has been they were half as good as Indians. "We have gone through a bad The BCCI had invited fresh applications been some dark days where I haven't wanted "I had the opportunity to stop it rather than exceptional since taking over as captain. He has phase, but in sport you should say never say never. So long we after Ramesh Powar's term ended on November to get out of bed and things like that. But I've say I didn't want to know anything about it. That obviously been faced with difficult circum- believe that we are going to turn it around at some phase, it's 30, following the World T20 loss in which he and had a close group of people around me to help was my failure of leadership for that and I have stances to begin with but he has done a terrif- just a matter of time. It may be taking longer than normal. But Harmanpreet had collectively decided to drop me know that it's OK," Smith said. taken responsibility for that," he said. ic job," he added. at some point, we will be back at our best again," he concluded. senior player Mithali for the all-important semi- final, triggering a massive controversy. The women's team stood divided with Harmanpreet and her T20 deputy Smriti Mandhana backing Powar for an extension while Rayudu not worried about lack of match practice Mithali was against such a move. However, both Harmanpreet and Mithali had agreed on sort- ing out their differences going forward. PTI n CHENNAI et and white ball cricket there is a huge CAREER SUMMARY While Mithali turned up for the selection amount of difference. You can com- M Inn Runs HS Avg SR 100 50 4s 6s committee meeting here on Friday, mbati Rayudu's sudden retirement pensate by practicing and playing other Harmanpreet, who is playing the Women's Big Afrom first-class cricket before the games," he said. ODI 45 40 1447 124 51.68 79.72 3 9 121 24 Bash in Australia, joined via Skype. Selection start of the Ranji season would leave However he didn't elaborate the T20I 6 5 42 20 10.5 84.0 0 0 5 0 panel chief Hemlata Kala announced the squads him short of match practice ahead of "other game" part as Mushtaq Ali IPL 130 123 3018 100 29.3 130.25 1 17 258 113 in the presence of BCCI CEO Rahul Johri and twin ODI series against Australia and Trophy (T20) will happen only after he acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary. New Zealand but the Hyderabad crick- finishes ODI legs of Australia and Veda was dropped from both the teams fol- eter is unfazed. New Zealand. preparing for the upcoming series in playing aggressively with confidence is lowing her lean run, Hemlata said. Mona Rayudu plays only one format for While skipper Virat Kohli has Australia the way I should. All I can say an entirely different thing. Whenever Meshram replaced Veda in the ODI squad while India and his decision to quit Ranji made it clear that the team management is I am preparing well..," he added. you have the belief, you can go out there two changes were made in the squad that went Trophy and play ODIs and IPL raised is looking at Rayudu as a No 4 option Rayudu, who returned to the and express yourself. Once people back to the West Indies for the World T20. a few eyebrows but the Hyderabad going into the World Cup, the player national team after a good run for title you, the job becomes easier. Shikha Pandey replaced injured pacer Pooja right-hander called it his method of himself doesn't have any choices or pref- winners Chennai Super Kings in the IPL Meanwhile, medium-pacer Mohit Vastrakar in the T20 squad while uncapped Priya managing the workload. erences. last year during which he scored over Sharma, who was picked by CSK in the Punia was picked in place of Veda. "I mean...The only thought process "I am basically not looking at any 600 runs, said he M S Dhoni trusted him December 18 auction for `5 crore said ODI Squad: Mithali Raj (captain), Poonam Raut, was to preserve my body as far as pos- number as such. I am preparing for the and he wanted to repay the faith in him he was delighted to be back at the fran- Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, sible. I am 33. I have had surgery to my series coming up in Australia. I am not and was happy to make most of the chise and added "it is always good to Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Tanya knee in the past. I really wanted to make really thinking too far beyond. As far opportunities. return home." Bhatia, Mona Meshram, Ekta Bist, Mansi Joshi, efficient use of my body in terms of the as my training is concerned, I just look "Definitely... Dhoni bhai trusted "Always feels good to be back. Like Dayalan Hemlatha, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari amount of cricket I play," Rayudu said. at my game and look at where I can me and I always wanted to repay the you go to office and return home every Gayakwad, Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey. When asked that his decision improve and go about it," Rayudu said. faith he had in me. I worked on my game day, it is good to return to CSK. The T20 Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), would lead to reduced match practice Asked how challenging it was and I am happy that I could make most bond and the culture that CSK has Smriti Mandhana (vc), Mithali Raj, Deepti now that he will get into the Australia preparing for the ODI series in of the opportunities I got," he added. developed, you don't get it so easily any- Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Anuja Patil, series having not played a single match Australia, the Hyderabad cricketer said Asked if playing aggressively helped where else. It's a family atmosphere. Dayalan Hemlatha, Mansi Joshi, Shikha Pandey, for two months, Rayudu couldn't come preparations are going on well for the turn things around during his stint for "I played elsewhere for 3 years, but Tanya Bhatia , Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bist, Radha up with a convincing reply. tour. CSK, he said as he got backing from the this was always said about me - "Mohit Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Priya Punia. "No, I mean definitely match prac- "International cricket in itself is a people the job became easier. Sharma, CSK player". I love that, the feel- tice is important. Anyway red ball crick- challenge... So, all I can say is that I am Ambati Rayudu celebrates with MS Dhoni after CSK’ win "I mean playing aggressively and ing is really good," he added.