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USUALSUSPECTS SWAPAN DASGUPTA Narcotics seizures show deep poll rot Liquor, drugs’ use during elections worrying factor If success, it is Rahul’s; RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI Haul of ganja, gold esides the failure of demon- Betisation to check the ram- failure is for lesser beings pant use of black money in the just-concluded Assembly elec- keeps DRI engaged here will always be sharp differences of opinion over the tions in the five States, the Tveracity of exit polls and, for that matter, exit polls. In view alarming haul of drugs and RAKESH K SINGH n NEW DELHI work involved in the illicit of the erratic track record of such polls there will always be narcotics has been the most business. The gold was smug- those who are inclined to dismiss their projected outcome as worrying factor. From heroin anja and gold kept ’s gled from the India-Bhutan erroneous. This temptation will be even more marked if the to brown sugar to anti-depres- Ganti-smuggling units on border. polls go against what politicians want the results to be, sants, the `17-crore haul indi- toes last fiscal. If the Directorate In 2017-18 fiscal, the rather than what will be. TV channels don’t make matters cated how deep the problem is. of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) agency even busted four major easier by often pretending that their exit poll constitutes the As for the cash recoveries by seized 10,000 kg ganja more in factories involved in manu- last word on the subject and equating it — at least for a few the Election Commission (EC), 2017-18 than the fiscal pre- facturing of synthetic drugs in days — with the eventual outcome. The media, in fact, feeds barring Chhattisgarh, the ceding it, the seizure of gold Tamil Nadu, Telangana and on an impression that exit polls are a huge Tamasha. seizures — besides gold and sil- more than doubled during the leading to major As things stand over this weekend, the outcome of the ver — almost doubled since the same period. seizures of Ketamine, exit polls don’t seem to augur too well for the BJP. No doubt last Assembly polls in the other The DRI seized a whop- Mephedrone, Ephedrine and there are mixed outcomes forecast from Chhattisgarh, four States this time. ping 26,785 kg ganja in 2017- Alprazolam. Syndicates always a very difficult state to predict, and Madhya Pradesh. Of the seizures of over 18 in comparison to 16,197 kg involved in manufacture, pack- Many of the polls forecast either a hung Assembly or an `300 crore, `170 crore was in 2016-17. Incidentally, the aging, transport and possible outright Congress victory. They balance those exit polls that cash, with Telangana leading seizures of psychotropic sub- export of psychotropic sub- see the BJP returning to power in both Raipur and Bhopal. the way accounting for `115 stances, mostly made in South stances and synthetic drugs In the case of Rajasthan, the exit polls seem unanimous crore. The Assembly polls in India, accounted for 50 per were neutralised. “Synthetic that the see-saw pattern of politics will see the exit of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, for `25.39 crore. methamphetamine, heroin, Former Chief Election cent of the haul. drugs pose an emerging threat Vasundhara Raje and her replacement by a Congress Chief Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Booze flowed freely in the tablets of antidepressants Commissioner OP Rawat has As for gold, 3,223 kg of the to South-Asia in general and Minister. In short, it would appear that the recurrent whisper Mizoram was thus one heady States as the recoveries were Alprazolam and Tramadol. All pointed out that demonetisa- yellow metal worth `974 crore India in particular,” the agency of a late swing back to the BJP may well turn out to be mix of cash, jewellery, liquor whopping 17.29 lakh litres this worth `16.85 crore. tion didn’t reduce the use of was seized in comparison to warned in its latest report. illusory. and drugs/narcotics. worth `53.51 crore. The value In Telangana, the EC’s misuse of black money in elec- 1,422 kg worth `472 crore in The report, published by It is best to leave the state-wise post-mortem to the Interestingly, Chhattisgarh of other items, including vehi- seizure stood at `137 crore tions. Apart from cash, over 10 2016-17. Majority of gold DRI, revealed that in case of afternoon of December 11 when the actual results will be is the only State where overall cles and illegal arms, stood at which included `115.16 crore lakh litres of liquor worth `15 seizures was from the four illicit drugs, the number of known. However, there is no mistaking the fact that the seizure of cash, jewellery, drugs `31.35 crore. in cash and 689 gram diamond, crore was seized across metros which are high con- seizures in the last fiscal stalwarts of the ruling party and, indeed, the and liquor is lower this year as But then, besides liquor, 147 gram platinum, 18 kg Telangana over the last one sumption centres. increased to 78, up from 64 in government will be spending this weekend in a state of compared to the last Assembly the new and the most disturb- gold,106 kg silver worth `6.70 month. In fact, the agency carried 2016-17. Ganja is mostly trans- utmost anxiety. polls in 2013. ing trend that was observed this crore. As much as 3,754 kg The amount of money out a major operation on ported through commercial It is still too early to enter into the realms of speculation As per the EC’s data, apart Assembly election was the use drugs (ganja, denatonium ben- seized this year is nearly `50 Thursday and Friday in vehicles by concealments in but what seems certain is that in the event the outcome is from the recovery of unac- of drugs and narcotics in the zoate, cocaine, brown sugar, crore more than the amount Lucknow and Siliguri (West false partitions, secret cavities unfavourable to the BJP — this, in effect, means that the counted `300 crore cash from five States during polls. The opium, afeem doodh) were seized during the 2014 Bengal) and seized 66 kg gold and undercover cargo to avoid party loses another state apart from Rajasthan, where a the five States during the elec- haul included brown sugar, seized since the announce- Assembly elections held for the worth `21 crore and arrested detection by law enforcement defeat was always tion campaign, jewellery, gold, smack, opium, ganja, cocaine, ment of election schedule in the combined Andhra Pradesh. four persons who are being agencies. factored in — here will be silver and platinum accounted denatonium benzoate, first week of October. Turn to Page 4 questioned on the larger net- Turn to Page 4 If exit polls prove some explanations in order. For a start, there will right, the Congress be a temptation to attribute the setbacks to Bengal BJP Mass arrests in revival will be local anti-incumbency. Bulandshahr SSP Congress protests raid on The sub-text will imply that Paris; ‘yellow attributed to the the outcome of the files caveat Assembly polls will not Vadra aides, says scared inspirational necessarily be replicated among 3 shifted, in SC, HC for vest’ protests leadership provided by in the general election of April-May 2019. rath yatras Modi targeting Opp spill to Belgian In the event the results Jitu Fauji arrested Rahul. The show a marked revival of Kolkata: Stepping up efforts to PNS n NEW DELHI linked to Robert Vadra on AFP n PARIS/BRUSSELS the Congress, a party PNS/AGENCY n Special Task Force for further make sure that the Bengal Friday. contribution of local which had grown LUCKNOW/JAMMU investigation,” said police. Government does not pose he Congress on Saturday “The people in power espe- rmoured vehicles rolled stalwarts be it Kamal accustomed to adversity UP Principal Secretary any more hurdles for its “rath Tjumped into the defence of cially PM is thinking that the Athrough central Paris on since 2014, there will be he Uttar Pradesh (Home) Arvind Kumar on yatras” on December 12, the its leader Sonia Gandhi’s son- exit polls are right and are Saturday as riot police clashed Nath in Madhya an equal temptation to see TGovernment on Saturday Saturday said that the West Bengal unit of the BJP in-law Robert Vadra whose scared. People in Opposition are with and arrested “yellow vest” the results as indicative of transferred Bulandshahr Senior Bulandshahr SSP will be filed caveat in the Supreme associates were raided by the being targeted by sending IT, protesters, who set fire to bar- Pradesh and Sachin a national trend. For the Superintendent of Police (SSP) replaced by Sitapur SP Court and the Calcutta High Enforcement Directorate (ED) ED. I want to ask Modi rather ricades and hurled rocks in the Congress, the most Krishna Bahadur Singh to the Prabhakar Chaudhary. Court on Saturday. saying that people in power, blame him why such things are latest demonstrations against Pilot will be important issue is the DGP office in Lucknow, five Additional Director The Bengal Government especially Prime Minister happening in his rule,” Sibal President Emmanuel Macron. successful projection of days after two people, includ- General (ADG) Intelligence will now have to give notice to Narendra Modi, is scared questioned at a Press conference Shouts of “Macron, resign” discounted. If, on the as the next ing police inspector, were killed SB Shiradkar had on Friday the BJP if they move an appli- “thinking that the exit polls are in the evening after Singhvi had mingled with tear gas on the . To in violence in Syana police submitted a report on the cation to the apex court against right” and worried about defeat already lashed out at the Modi Champs-Elysees avenue, which other hand, these local this end, any Congress station area in Bulandshahr Bulandshahr violence. The the HC Bench order of Friday. in Assembly elections. Government earlier in the day was the scene of the worst riot- revival will be attributed to over the alleged cow slaughter. transfers are understood to be Coming down heavily on A battery of top Congress claiming that the raids were a ing in Paris in decades last leaders fail to push the the inspirational On Friday night, the UP in line with the findings of the the State Government for fail- leaders, including Kapil Sibal, reflection of “the highest degree week. Thick plumes of black leadership provided by Government had transferred report on police handling of the ing to respond to letters of the Ahmed Patel and Abhishek of panic” of the ruling dispen- smoke from fires could be Congress beyond the Rahul. The contribution of the Circle Officer of Syana, situation. BJP seeking permission for its Manu Singhvi, attacked the sation, “awaiting” poll defeats in seen rising high into the sky local stalwarts be it Kamal Satya Prakash Sharma, and On December 3, Inspector “rath yatras”, a Division Bench Government for the searches the Assembly polls. over the city. majority mark, they Nath in Madhya Pradesh Chingravati police outpost in- Subodh Kumar Singh and a of the Calcutta HC had on by the ED against three persons Detailed report on P5 Meanwhile, around 70 will be tarred with the and Sachin Pilot will be charge Suresh Kumar. local youth, Sumit, were killed Friday directed Bengal Chief people were arrested on discounted. If, on the Meanwhile, Armyman in violence over the alleged cow Secretary, Home Secretary and Saturday in the Belgian capital brush of failure other hand, these local Jitendra Malik, known as Jitu slaughter incident in Director General of Police to Brussels during copycat “yellow leaders fail to push the Fauji, who is alleged to be Bulandshahr. The inspector sort out the yatra imbroglio by vest” demonstrations rocking Congress beyond the behind the killing of inspector and his team had gone to the December 12 and inform the neighbouring France, Belgian majority mark, they will be tarred with the brush of failure. Subodh Kumar Singh, was village to tackle the violence appellant (the BJP) about their police said. Success will always belong to Rahul Gandhi and failure arrested by the Army’s 22 when they came under attack. decisions. The decision should The area housing to the lesser leaders. Rashtriya Rifles (RR) from The UP Police has arrest- be reasonable and not arbitrary, European institutions including There is no point trying to argue with the Congress north Kashmir’s Sopore, where ed nine accused in the the Judges said. the offices of the European ecosystem that such a version of events doesn’t always he is posted, on Saturday. Malik Bulandshahr case but the main The court’s direction was Commission and the European correspond to reality. There are some conclusions that are has been shifted to Srinagar. conspirator, Yogesh Raj, the dis- described as a “big win for Parliament was sealed off as a carved in stone and the infallibility of the First Family is on “The accused soldier will trict convener of the Bajrang democracy” by BJP president precautionary measure. top of the list. be handed over to UP Police’s Dal, is on the run. Amit Shah. Agencies Congress leaders during the special Press briefing in New Delhi on Saturday PTI Related reports on P6 That apart, however, a good performance by the Congress will introduce additional dimensions to Opposition politics. CAPSULE First, and most important, it will persuade the Opposition that the BJP’s election machine, formidable as it undeniably BANGLADESH TO HONOUR Asian Palm Civet rescued from dog’s life is, can be stopped. This will be an important input in terms INDIAN FORCE MARTYRS Kolkata: Bangladesh will honour SAPNA SINGH n NEW DELHI of morale of workers and the future funding of elections are Wildlife SOS CEO Kartick v concerned. Secondly, if the Congress does well in the five Indian Armed Forces personnel Satyanarayan said, “The civet is The Asian Palm Civet State Assembly elections, it will clearly establish the party as who were martyred in that n injured Asian Palm Civet under immense stress and will (Paradoxurushermaphroditus) is the natural leader of any anti-Modi Grand Alliance. This country’s Liberation War on Awas rescued from near take time to recover from the also called toddy cat naturally means that schemes such as the Federal Front of December 16, the day Pakistan Sanjay Van adjoining a resi- ordeal. Our dedicated team of v The creature is a small member of regional parties will have to reassess their general election surrendered and the country was dential area in Mehrauli on veterinarians is carrying out the the family Viverridae native to strategies. Whether this will be a natural process or will be born, its top diplomat posted in Friday evening. According to necessary treatment for the South and Southeast Asia marked by horrible complications will be worth observing. the city said on Saturday. Wildlife SOS and rescue team injuries. Upon complete recov- v Civet cats play an important role in How will adversity affect the BJP? The answers are likely officials, the civet was attacked ery, it will be released back into the ecosystem by controlling the to be a little less unsettling. Modi believes, as does the rest ‘SURGICAL STRIKES WERE by a pack of feral dogs and sus- its natural habitat. It is heart- rodent population and are prime of the party, that the next general election will be fought on SUCCESSFUL TACTICAL OP’ tained bite wounds on its torso ening to see people taking contributors to the dispersal of the performance of the Government since 2014 and the Kapurthala: The 2016 surgical and neck. timely action to help this civet seeds as they often feed on fruits, leadership qualities of the Prime Minister. That approach will strikes were a successful tactical “An injured Asian Palm and for reaching out to Wildlife berries, coffee beans, insects and not change regardless of the results on Monday. What could operation which conveyed a Civet was rescued by Wildlife SOS.” small mammals witness some fine-tuning is the quantum of Hindu issues clear message to Pakistan to SOS on a temple premises near Explaining about the which are injected only to galvanise the committed voters. In stop any misadventure along the Qutub Minar. The animal was nature of Asian Palm Civet, short, there is likely to be less volatility in the BJP after the Line of Control, Army’s Northern in need of immediate medical Wasim Akram, Manager on present round of Assembly elections. No one is likely to Command Chief Lt Gen Ranbir attention and is currently being Special Projects, said the civet demand Amit Shah’s head for failing and they won’t elevate Singh said on Saturday. treated by the Wildlife SOS vet- can be seen in urban environ- him further if he pulls it off again. At best, in the event she erinarians,” said Wildlife SOS’ ments rarely as they tend to be fails horribly, the position of Vasundhara Raje in state politics OVER 230 TERRORISTS rescue team. shy and wary of humans. may warrant a review. KILLED IN J&K IN 2018 “The civet was spotted on “Rapid encroachment on What could cause complications, however, is if alliance New Delhi: Security forces have the fringes of Sanjay Van civet’s habitat and deforestation partners decide to review their positions. That will be a big eliminated over 230 terrorists in adjoining a residential area in is beginning to redefine the imponderable. Jammu & Kashmir this year so Mehrauli. Owing to the repet- boundaries between forest and However, all political reactions can’t always be far, while there has been a dip in itive sightings, the residents urban areas. Consequently, anticipated. There is a likely scenario resulting from a injuries caused due to stone consider such occurrences nat- incidents of wild animals stray- reading of exit polls and a real scenario post-results. Both pelting, officials said on ural and common,” a Wildlife ing into urban area are increas- don’t necessarily follow the same script. Like cricket, politics Saturday. SOS official said, adding, the ing,” said the Manager on is also riddled with glorious uncertainties. civet sustained wounds. Special Projects. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | DECEMBER 9, 2018 city 02

CM reviews preparations UP to seek `5,500-cr pvt investment for for Kumbh Mela Bundelkhand green energy corridor PNS n LUCKNOW mal power plant and achieve its jected demand. ducted by the UP New and PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n ALLAHABAD target of 10,700 MW solar ener- While the government is Renewable Energy he Uttar Pradesh gov- gy generation by 2022, he added. trying to ramp up solar power Development Agency for 550 hief Minister Yogi ernment will seek private Pathak said the state would generation through on-grid MW of grid-connected solar CAdityanath reviewed the Tinvestments worth provide 100 per cent exemption and off-grid solar power plants, projects by quoting a tariff of preparations for Kumbh-2019 `5,500 crore for the proposed in electricity duty to the private including rooftop solar power `3.02/kWh to develop 85 MW. with the official concerned at Bundelkhand green energy companies for 10 years. installations, the grid trans- The firm also quoted a tariff of the Circuit House here on corridor that is expected to The companies will be free mission capacity is also being `3.07/kWh to develop anoth- Saturday night. generate 4,000 megawatt (MW) to sell power to third party as fortified to handle higher load er 70 MW. The Chief Minister is like- solar power. well and they will get 50 per to prevent tripping. A private solar energy firm ly to make physical inspection Non-conventional Energy cent and 100 per cent exemp- Meanwhile, what can be also quoted `3.07/kWh to of Kumbh related preparations Resources Minister Brajesh tion in transmission charges. seen as a validation of UP develop 100 MW, as did Tata on Sunday morning. Pathak said the state would foot On account of rising power government’s optimism regard- Power Renewable Energy It may be pointed out here the bill for evacuating power demand due to incremental ing setting a competitive upper Limited for developing 50 MW, that the Chief Minister was in from solar energy projects of 5 growth, coupled with the gov- tariff of `3.10/kWh for its 550 along with another private sec- the city to attend the wedding MW and above on to the grid ernment’s target to provide MW solar tender, its entire ten- tor company for developing 50 reception of the son of Cabinet in Bundelkhand and metered electricity to all house- der bucket has been oversub- MW and Mahoba Solar for Minister Sidharth Nath Singh Purvanchal regions. holds by next year, the state has scribed well within the bench- another 50 MW. at KP College. Besides the The state would promote projected total power supply to mark set by it. An official of UPNEDA Chief Minister, Deputy Chief solar power parks, both in pri- touch 22,500 megawatt by peak The National Thermal said that Tata Power also quot- Ministers Keshav Prasad vate and public-private part- summer season in 2019. Power Corporation (NTPC) ed `3.08/kWh to develop Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, nership sector, to reduce its However, there is yawning gap has emerged as the lowest bid- another 50 MW as did Mahoba and Cabinet minister Nand dependence on coal fired ther- between generation and pro- der in the reverse auction con- Solar for 50 MW. Gopal Gupta ‘Nandi’ were also present. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath holding a review meeting related to Kumbh with officials concerned at Circuit House Pioneer The Chief Minister’s visit sent the officials concerned in been given December 15 as the plete preparations. The work of Cariappa Gate have not yet Five killed in a tizzy as the preparations for deadline for completion of all putting plastic benches on both been built. The road could not DyCM asks contractors the Kumbh are lagging behind. works. The deadline was earli- sides of the overbridge has not be built even under the over- The works for widening of er increased several times. yet been completed. bridge. The same is the case with road mishaps roads, beautification of cross- The High Court, Rambagh Besides, on both sides of the Rambagh and MNNIT over- ings among others are incom- and MNNIT overbridges were overbridge, the road towards bridges, as both roads of over- to maintain quality Lucknow (PNS): Five per- plete. The officials have now opened in haste amidst incom- Allahabad Bank and the road to bridge have not been built. sons were killed in two separate road accidents in Sambhal and PNS n LUCKNOW other departments were cleared Bareilly. at the earliest so that the Three persons were killed eputy Chief Minister Nirman Nigam did not face any when their motorcycle rammed Mulayam not invited to PSPL rally DKeshav Prasad Maurya on financial crunch in completing into a stationary tractor-trolley Saturday asked contractors of projects on time. in Sambhal. Uttar Pradesh Rajkiya Nirman Maurya said the UPRNN The motorcycle carrying PNS n LUCKNOW Nigam (UPRNN) to maintain should also upgrade its tech- Amit Saini (26), Anuj Saini (27) quality of work and meet the nology and spread its opera- and Chaman Saini (28) rammed ith Pragatisheel Samaj- deadlines of each project and tions in other states also. into the brick-laden tractor- Wwadi Party (Lohia) warned them that stern action The Deputy Chief Minister trolley on Said Nagli Manota (PSPL) president Shivpal Singh would be taken against the also directed the officers to pre- road on Friday night. All the Yadav deciding not to invite his defaulters. pare a list of contractors who three died on the spot. elder brother and mentor Reviewing the ongoing were defaulting the deadline so In Bareilly, two people were Mulayam Singh Yadav to his projects with the Board of that they could be blacklisted. killed after a speeding truck hit party’s debut rally here on Directors and senior officers of Besides Maurya, the meet- a stationary tractor-trolley on Sunday, the divide in the Yadav UPRNN here on Saturday, ing was attended by Additional Bukhara Road on Friday night. clan of Etawah is complete. Maurya asked them to ensure pleting all the projects on time Chief Secretary and former The victims were identified as The PSPL said no formal close supervision of each pro- while maintaining quality and Principal Secretary of Public Ram Sewak (42) and Rajvir invitation had been sent to ject so that contractors not only so all those delaying the process Works Department, Sadakant, (35). Both died on the spot. The Mulayam Singh Yadav but he meet the deadlines but also or compromising with standard Principal Secretary (PWD) tractor had developed a snag and was welcome to attend the maintained high standard of should be punished. Nitin Gokhran, UPRNN MD its owner Rajvir had called Ram rally if he desired. work. He also asked the officials Rajan Mittal and UP Bridge Sewak to help him out. The None from the first fami- Maurya said the govern- to ensure that the payments of Corporation MD Uttam Singh speeding truck came from ly of Samajwadi Party except ment was committed to com- UPRNN outstanding with Gahlot. behind and hit them. Aparna Yadav, the younger daughter-in-law of Mulayam, is expected to attend the rally. “Whether Netaji (Mulayam Singh Yadav) attends the rally STF busts gang of paper solvers, or not is no longer an issue for the PSPL,” Shivpal Yadav said here on Saturday. Ever since his feud with kingpin among 10 arrested nephew Akhilesh Yadav and Pragatisheel Samaj-wadi Party (Lohia) leader Shadab Fatima inspecting the preparations for party’s ‘Janakrosh Rally’ at removal of Mulayam Singh Ramabai Ambedkar grounds in Lucknow, on Saturday Pioneer PNS n LUCKNOW also confirmed that the gang of Bihar. Yadav from the post of nation- used to take huge sum for pro- Three candidates who al president of Samajwadi Party Sunday. PSPL office at a government ment at the Centre and in he Special Task Force viding the ‘solvers’. were arrested are identified as in January this year, Shivpal Mulayam Singh Yadav had bungalow on Lal Bahadur Uttar Pradesh. The PSPL chief Tclaimed to have busted a The gang was also making Ajay Kumar Yadav, Ram Babu Yadav’s refrain has been that also appealed to the party Shastri Marg in October, had said besides inflation, demon- gang of ‘paper solvers’ with the huge money by leaking exam- Pal, both hailing from “he is fighting for the restora- cadre to sink all differences and once paid a surprise visit to the etisation of high currency notes arrest of 10 persons for alleged- ination papers to candidates. Prayagraj, and Mukesh Kumar tion of the honour of Netaji”. work unitedly for the success of office of his younger brother’s and Goods and Services Tax ly facilitating copying in the Yash said that on Friday Singh of Gopalganj in Bihar. The chemistry between the the Samajwadi Party candidate party. had aggravated the woes of Group D exam conducted by night, the STF team conduct- Yash said that during two brothers seems to have in the 2019 Lok Sabha elec- The PSPL is fast emerging small traders, artisans and the the Railways Recruitment ed raids on some hideouts of interrogation, the gang mem- radically changed after Shivpal tions. Shivpal Yadav is also as a haven for the Samajwadi common man. He said the Board (RRB). the gang in Kalyanpur area of bers disclosed that Rs 5-6 launched his political party. expected to contest the next Party dissidents and all those national convention of the The arrests, including that Kanpur and managed to arrest lakh was charged from each Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Lok Sabha election from discarded by Akhilesh Yadav PSPL would soon be convened of gang leader Rahul Kumar, 10 members of the gang. candidate for taking the help (Lohia), which is organising its Firozabad, presently repre- after he took over as national in Lucknow. were made from Kalyanpur He said the team recovered of the gang. debut ‘Janakrosh Rally’ at sented in the Lok Sabha by his president of the SP in January Though the PSPL has been area of Kanpur on Friday eleven mobile phones, 21 Meanwhile, Muzaffarnagar, Ramabai Ambedkar grounds in nephew Akshay Yadav who is this year. The PSPL will also claiming that it is a main- night, the STF officials con- admit cards, five blank cheques police initiated attachment pro- the state capital on Sunday. the son of SP general secretary make an issue of the alleged stream secular political party, firmed. of SBI and HDFC banks and ceedings against a rape accused The PSPL claimed that Ram Gopal Yadav. humiliation of Shivpal Yadav by the BJP-led Yogi Adityanath Giving details of the break- some other things from the who escaped from their custody three lakh people were expect- To woo Mulayam Singh his nephew Akhilesh. government, as a ‘goodwill ges- through made by the Special possession of the arrested gang in September. ed to the rally. Yadav, Shivpal had celebrated Shivpal is himself super- ture’, has exempted all buses Task Force sleuths, IG (STF) members. The proceedings were Presence of Mulayam his elder brother’s birthday at vising the preparations for the and other vehicles coming to Amitabh Yash said that they Those arrested revealed launched under Section 82 of Singh Yadav at a big rally of the Saifai in Etawah district on a rally and party leaders in all Lucknow from different parts were getting information that their identities as Rahul Kumar the Criminal Procedure Code SP at Firozabad on Friday and grand scale on November 22. districts have been given spe- of the state for the PSPL rally, proxy candidates were being (gang leader) hailing from on Friday, according to Circle his appeal to the local people to However, Mulayam had cific targets to mobilise people from toll tax. used for the recruitment exam- Prayagraj district, Mahesh Officer Harish Bhadoria. ensure success of the skipped the programme. for the rally. All the streets of Lucknow ination conducted by RRB. Kumar Yadav, Pravesh Yadav, The rape accused, carrying Samajwadi Party in the 2019 Sources in the PSPL said this Shivpal Yadav said the rally are dotted with unauthorised The STF team worked on Sunil Kumar, Lalit Kumar a reward of `25,000, had Lok Sabha elections proved to incident sowed the seeds of dis- had been organised to focus the hoardings put up by the PSPL the inputs and learnt that the Yadav, all residents of Sopoul escaped from police custody be the last straw and Shivpal cord between the two brothers. attention of the masses on the supporters and Lucknow Nagar gang provided proxy candi- in Bihar, Ajay Kumar Tati, on September 15 when he was decided against inviting the Mulayam Singh Yadav, anti-people policies of the Nigam has decided to ignore dates who solved the papers for Vijay Kumar Malakar, both being taken to a hospital from patriarch to the PSPL rally on soon after the inauguration of govern- them. the original candidates. It was hailing from Nalanda district the jail for DNA test. BJP fanning communal passions: Akhilesh QUICK TAKES PNS n LUCKNOW Meanwhile, the Samajwadi ther the government nor the police SECURITY UPPED AT ‘HANUMAN place early morning on the Farrukhabad- Party on Saturday attacked the UP were interested in arresting prime DHAM’ Kanpur-Anwarganj rail section, causing amajwadi Party chief Akhilesh government for Bulandshahr vio- accused Yogesh Raj, who was Muzaffarnagar: Security has been minor injuries to the train guard, North SYadav blamed the “dangerous lence, calling Yogi Adityanath the named in the First Information reinforced at the ‘Hanuman dham’ in Eastern Railway Public Relations Cell policies” of the ruling Bharatiya “most incompetent Chief Minister” Report (FIR). Shukratal here as Bhim Army activists said. The incident led to disruption of rail Janata Party for the mob violence and accusing him of trying to fan “The message is clear from the may attempt to take it over, police said on traffic on the Farrukhabad-Kanpur route, in Bulandshahr earlier this week, communal passions in the state. top that no harm would come to Saturday. The move comes days after it said. Senior railway officials rushed to saying that panicked by its shrink- SP spokesman Abdul Hafiz the BJP cadre, its affiliates and its Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar said the spot and repair work was underway ing base, the saffron party was fan- Gandhi targeted Yogi Adityanath ideological mentor, the Rashtriya on Sunday that members of the Dalit in full swing. ning communal passions. for his statement on the Swayamsevak Sangh, even if they community should take over all “The Bulandshahr incident is Bulandshahr violence in which he take law into their hands,” he Hanuman temples in the country and TEENAGER DIES AFTER GETTING the result of the ‘thoko niti’ (hit pol- termed the flare-up as an “acci- added. appoint Dalits as priests there. He had said TRAPPED INSIDE OVEN icy) of the state government,” the dent”. “This shows the insensitive The SP spokesman also said so while reacting to Uttar Pradesh Chief Gonda: A 15-year-old boy died former Chief Minister said. attitude of the Chief Minister that the talk of development and Minister Yogi Adityanath claim that when he accidentally got trapped inside Akhilesh warned the people to towards such a grave situation,” he slogans like ‘sabka saath, sabka Lord Hanuman was a Dalit. Provincial an oven where he was sitting to escape beware of the activities of the BJP added. vikas’ were hollow and the agen- Armed Constabulary and police teams the cold weather, police said on and its leaders as they had mastered Abdul Hafiz Gandhi said it da of the BJP government was to have been deployed at the Hanuman Saturday. Deepak, a class 9 student, had the art of confusing people and fan- also showed how callous the UP divide society on religious lines. Dham apprehending attempts by Bhim entered into the oven at his father’s bis- ning communal passions and Chief Minister was in treating an The state government is under Army activists to assume control of the cuit factory in the basement of their hatred. incident in which two persons, attack from various quarters for its temple, officials said. home when its door got shut, The SP chief said that the BJP including a police inspector, were failure to arrest Bajrang Dal district Superintendent of Police RP Singh said. was pumping in money every- killed. convenor Yogesh Raj. He is said to GOODS TRAIN DERAILS It was the bad odour emanating from where to win the 2019 Lok Sabha “The Chief Minister is bla- be responsible for creating chaos Farrukhabad: One person was the oven which alerted his family mem- elections, but the hard work of the tantly polarising the polity in the in the name of alleged cow slaugh- injured as two coaches of a goods train bers. They rushed him to a local com- SP cadre would ultimately see the state ahead of the Lok Sabha 2019 ter and for inciting violence. Out derailed between Kamalganj and munity health centre where the doctors samajwadi candidates win in large elections,” the SP leader said. of 25 accused listed in the FIR, Khudaganj stations in Farrukhabad dis- pronounced him dead. The body was numbers. He also pointed out how nei- nine have been arrested so far trict on Saturday. The incident took sent for post-mortem.

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Hotel receptionist shot dead by two A colourful kaleidoscope

PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW POLICE ARRESTED Singh was rushed to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital where wo shooters shot dead a TWO GIRLS AND A he was declared “brought hotel receptionist for YOUTH, WHO SENT dead”. The doctors said the bul- Tdenying permission to THE SHOOTERS, AND let had punctured his heart and their ‘boss’ to meet his online it later got embedded inside his girlfriend who had checked THEY WERE BEING ribcage. After the news broke, into the hotel during the odd a huge police force, led by SSP hours on the intervening night INTERROGATED. THE Kalanidhi Naithani, reached of Friday and Saturday. INCIDENT EXPOSED the scene. The crime branch The police have arrested and surveillance cell sleuths two girls and a youth, who sent GROSS ANOMALIES were also roped in to crack the the shooters, and they were IN GETTING A case. During inspection of the being interrogated. The inci- crime scene and route of escape dent exposed gross anomalies HOTEL BOOKED VIA of the miscreants, the police in getting a hotel booked via a A POPULAR MOBILE recovered a towel lying in the popular app these days. The ground and bearing the name police arrested the shooters APP THESE DAYS of hotel Shubh Stay Inn near after a brief encounter in the Sara Grand Hotel. Chinhat late at night. A case of To expedite the probe into murder and criminal conspir- PRABHA SHANKER n LUCKNOW the case, the police scanned the acy was registered in this Crime of provocation CCTV footage and one of the connection. ell hath no fury like a miscreants was seen having As per reports, around 10 Hwoman ‘scorned’. The As per Ruby’s confession, ist a lesson about the eti- covered his face with a towel pm on Friday, Dheeraj Narang adage explains well the Friday Narang went to meet quettes and also let him know similar to what was recovered of Uttarakhand reached the night shooting at Hotel Sara Gurmeet Kaur, who is what a big mistake he had by the police. hotel Oyo Sara Grand located Grand in which a reception- acquainted with Narang committed in stopping him The police surrounded in Vibhuti Khand and wished ist was shot dead by shooters through online chatting, at (Narang) from meeting her. hotel Shubh Stay Inn and to meet Gurmeet Kaur of after their boss Dheeraj Hotel Sara Grand. Narang Ruby admitted that she checked the logbook of those Harsh Vihar in old Delhi. She Narang was egged on by his returned empty-handed after added fuel to the fire by ask- staying at the hotel. The police A little girl is all smiles as she poses for a selfie with her mother on NBRI lawns on Saturday Pioneer was staying in one of the rooms online female friend Gurmeet the receptionist refused to ing Narang if he could not checked the CCTV footage of of the hotel-cum-guesthouse. Kaur. Both Narang and ‘oblige’ him and Narang felt teach a lesson to a recep- hotel Shubh Stay Inn and it sur- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW tion practices. The various Running Challenge Trophy for Narang is a businessman deal- Gurmeet, along with Narang’s offended. He shared the ‘hin- tionist. Around 1.30 am, faced that a man covering his R&D activities on chrysanthe- a specimen pot of spider bear- ing in surgical equipment and friend Ruby Ansari, were drances’ in meeting Kaur Narang called Abhay and face with a towel of the Shubh t was a riot of colours at mum and coleus undertaken by ing single bloom was won by also had a large tract of agri- arrested by the police for through WhatsApp chatting Hari Om and sent them to Stay Inn hotel was leaving the INBRI lawns where a two-day CSIR-NBRI are displayed and Swati Gupta from Lucknow culture farm in Uttarakhand. criminal conspiracy in the on the intervening night on the Hotel Sara Grand where hotel around 1.20 am. A little ‘Chrysanthemum and Coleus explained,” the scientists said. The ‘Flower of the Year’ The victim, identified as murder of receptionist Friday and Saturday. Kaur they killed the receptionist later he was seen putting off his Show’ kicked off on Saturday. Convener SK Tewari said that Sonar Bangla Ram Kishore Krishna Pratap Singh of Krishna Pratap Singh. After also took an affront to the Singh. SSP Kalanidhi jacket. Five minutes after, The flower show was inaugu- 132 exhibitors participated in Sharma Memorial Trophy for Pratapgarh, refused to oblige her arrest in the case on ‘hindrances’ offered by the Naithani said a case of mur- another man was seen leaving rated by senior economic advi- the show. a specimen pot of large-flow- him as Kaur had instructed Saturday, Ruby told police receptionist and she incited der was registered against hotel Shubh Stay Inn. The sor, Union Ministry of The ‘King of the Show’ ered chrysanthemum with sin- him not to send anybody in her that she was staying with her Narang to avenge the ‘insult’ shooters and a case of crim- photos were shown to hotel Environment, Forest and Ranjit Singh Memorial Trophy gle plant bearing single bloom room. Narang lost his cool. friend Dheeraj Narang in by a minion receptionist of inal conspiracy was against manager of Shubh Stay Inn and Climate Change, Anandi for a specimen pot of large- was won by Manju Shanker Singh refused to oblige Narang room number 203 while Hotel Sara Grand. those who arrested on the then it surfaced that the sus- Subramanian. The display of flowered chrysanthemum with from Lucknow. even after he insisted for the shooters (Abhay Pratap Singh Narang consoled Kaur complaint of Singh’s mother pects were staying in room No. India’s map made with single plant bearing single The ‘Best Specimen Coleus’ same. Around 1.30 am on of Amethi and Hari Om of and wrote to her in the Kusum Singh. “We have got 202 while their friends were chrysanthemums was an added bloom, was won by Manju Kumud Rastogi Memorial Saturday, Narang again Gonda) were staying in room WhatsApp chat that he was concrete clue about the staying in 203. attraction. NBRI scientists said Shanker from Vrindavan Running Challenge Trophy for approached the receptionist number 202 of the same sending his Lucknow-based shooters and teams had been While room number 202 the show provided an oppor- Yojana. The ‘Queen of the the best specimen coleus pot and insisted him to allow him hotel. men to teach the reception- sent to nab them,” he said. was found empty, in room tunity to public to enjoy and Show’ Ranjit Singh Memorial plant of the show was won by to meet Kaur. It being odd number 203 Ruby Ansari of develop knowledge on Trophy for a specimen pot of the Central Command HQ. hours, Singh refused again at wanted to know the reason for (who was unmasked) pulled the miscreants succeeded in New Delhi was found present chrysanthemum and coleus. small-flowered chrysanthe- The flower show will con- which Narang left the hotel in not permitting their boss the trigger hitting Singh on his fleeing the scene. Their act, and she was quizzed. Here the “This is a rare occasion mum was won by La clude on Sunday with prize dis- a huff. A little later, two men, (Narang) to meet Kaur. This right chest. The hotel staff however, was captured in the police got the clue and the boss where people can see the entire Martiniere, Lot Area. tribution to the winners by one who had masked his face snowballed into a verbal spat converged at the scene but as CCTV camera installed in the (Narang) and his female friends diversity of flower colors, types, The ‘Prince of the Show’ Cabinet minister Ashutosh with a towel, reached there and and later one of the miscreants they failed to guess the culprits, waiting lounge. were nabbed. shapes and also their cultiva- Qazi Syed Masood Hasan Tandon. LMRC’s civil construction Hunt on for hoodlums who fired at ‘tilak’ function work nearing completion PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW turned into sworn enemy. Abhishek and his gang is n the shooting during a involved in jobs like getting a Itilak function at Gudamba house vacated, grabbing lands, on Friday night, prime accused running illegal parking stands Abhishek Singh aka Babu and and influencing tender for Pawan had lost their cool contract works. soon after they spotted their Meanwhile, a fraudster, rivals and opened fire. The who had duped several people same surfaced during the of lakhs of rupees in the name investigation into the case on of bogus land deals, was Saturday. It further Came to arrested under Ashiyana police light that Abhishek is the most station on Saturday. The feared person in the locality accused, identified as Vijendra and he felt offended when he Singh Gaur (36), is a resident found his rivals Shubham of Ashiyana. Ashiyana SHO Singh, Anoop Yadav, Kuldeep, Akhilesh Chandra Pandey said and Shashi Rajpoot, all of that Vijendra claimed to be a Jankipuram, were also invited property dealer and used to in the pre-wedding ceremony dupe people by selling them of Bajrang Rajpoot of plots registered in other peo- Gudamba. ple’s name. As per the SHO, Abhishek was heard saying Vijendra duped several men of to his aides that he was feeling Rs 50 lakh by his tricks. LMRC managing director Kumar Keshav during an inspection of civil construction work on Saturday slighted at being invited at in “Several cases of fraud were function with his rivals who registered against him,” the PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW escalators. The entrance and Installation work for the glass- otherwise dared not face him. SHO said. Vijendra confessed exit gates of this corridor are es at the ticket office machine He then moved to his rivals his crime and said he used to NCC cadets taking part in an AIDS awareness rally on Saturday Pioneer ucknow Metro Rail already completed where the has also started. The civil work while Pawan backed him. Both buy luxurious cars and plots LCorporation is on the verge finishing work is in full swing. of KD Singh and RS Mishra Abhishek and Pawan pulled from the ill-gotten money. of the completing civil con- “Vishwavidyalaya station station is also advancing. the trigger and opened fire hit- struction work for the entire will have a radio tower as will LMRC has developed a com- ting Shubham Singh, Anoop HOUSE BURGLED DM takes stock of cleanliness drive corridor. The work is likely to Badshah Nagar and Indira mercial space on both sides of Yadav, Kuldeep. Shubham and Thieves made off with Rs be completed by the end of this Nagar stations. The tower the KD Singh station along Kuldeep suffered firearm 25,000 and jewellery from a PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW directed them to issue notices He said that Lucknow month. LMRC is now focusing installed here helps in signal- with one side at all other seven injuries on their legs while house in Para police station to zonal sanitary officer RP Municipal Corporation offi- on clearing the remaining ing of our Metro that will help elevated stations. The artwork Anoop suffered the gunshot in area. Reports said Vipin istrict Magistrate Kaushal Gupta and supervisor cials also needed to be sensi- installation work in this corri- in making the operational on the outer side of RS Mishra his stomach. The firing creat- Kumar Jauhari of Surya Nagar, DRaj Sharma carried out a Rajkumar. tised about the same. The DM dor. Managing director Kumar functioning like surveillance, station has also started. ed a panic among those along with his family, had sudden inspection of the clean- It was found that restaurant said awareness drives would be Keshav reviewed this section tetra connectivity in a Meanwhile, LMRC Employees attending the function. Several gone to Bareilly for some pri- liness campaign and encroach- owners had placed welded iron carried out so that shopkeep- from Vishwavidyalaya station smoother manner. These tow- learned English proficiency others suffered injuries as vate work on December 5 and ments from Tulsi cinema to the pieces over nullahs to make ers indulging in encroachment to Munshipulia station on ers will work on the frequency and soft skills at Amity their ran into one another the house was locked from High Court guest house on space for the customers. The mended their ways. Saturday. between 380-385 MHz,” the University. Amity School of while fleeing. outside. “I returned to the Saturday. He was accompa- DM said they held a meeting Indramani Tripathi said Starting his visit from LMRC MD said. He also Communication Enhancement Now the police teams are city on Friday night and found nied by Municipal with the officials of various the inspection was carried out Vishwavidyalaya station, reviewed the progress of lifts and Transformation camping in neighbouring dis- the locks at the gate lying bro- Commissioner Indramani departments and discussed the from Tulsi cinema to Abu Keshav inspected the civil con- and escalators installed at dif- (ASCENT) organised an 11- tricts to nab the absconding ken. When I checked the Tripathi. strategy to carry out this exer- Talha road, Nishant Hospital, struction work of the rooms ferent level of all stations. He day corporate training pro- miscreants, including the belongings, I found the cash On finding encroachments cise. The DM said that the National PG College and (CDMA, GSM, TOM, also showed his satisfaction gramme for the employees and prime accused. It surfaced and ornaments missing,” he and unhygienic conditions on main exercise was aimed at SaharaGanj. A fine Rs 30,000 Electrical, UPS) at concourse with the tiling work at the plat- it ended with certificate distri- that both the groups used to said. The police are investi- the restaurant street, the DM keeping the city clean and was realised and three truck- level with the work of lifts and form and concourse level. bution on Saturday. work together before they gating the case. reprimanded the officials and encroachment-free. loads of material seized. Special drive to streamline traffic movement in Ganj

PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW specified in the affidavits submit- crossings and the same would be ted at the time of their registration. inspected. he Traffic department carried The removal of e-rickshaws helped “We have identified the cross- Tout a special drive in in better traffic flow in the area,” he ings which the Additional SP and Hazratganj on Saturday. SP pointed out. ADM will inspect to rid them of (Traffic) Shankar Nim said He further said that they also encroachments,” he added. they had started focusing on pasted challans on 55 cars parked On the traffic arrangements at Hazratganj since all the Lucknow on the roadside. “This will help in Lucknow Mahotsav coming in for Metro Rail Corporation barriers preventing car parking on the flak, Nim said he would be send- would be removed shortly and the main road. Once all the barriers of ing a letter to the Lucknow Putting best traffic had to be streamlined in the LMRC are removed, we will also Mahotsav Samiti, asking them to paw forward: heart of the city. After Hazratganj, spread awareness and encourage inform the Traffic department Pooches similar drives would be conducted people to park their vehicles only about the exact number of visitors taking part in in other parts of the city, he said. in the multilevel parking,” Nim with passes. “The parking capaci- a dog show Talking to The Pioneer, he said said. The SP (Traffic) said that the ty at the Mahotsav venue was for at Reserve in the special drive, e-rickshaws special drive in Hazratganj would 2,500-3,000 people and the passes Police Lines plying between Hazratganj crossing continue for the time being. He said were given to over 10,000, hence in Lucknow and Samta Moolak crossing were after the District Magistrate’s Gol the chaos. We will be writing on Saturday removed from the main road. “E- Market crossing inspection during specifically to the Lucknow rickshaws are not supposed to ply which action was taken against the Mahotsav Samiti to issue passes Pioneer on main routes and the drivers encroachers causing hindrance to event-wise so as to prevent traffic must take tertiary routes. This is traffic flow, they had identified five chaos,” he added. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | DECEMBER 9, 2018 city/nation 04

FSDA raids masala factory Not easy to make people laugh: Grover PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW neighbour in director and choreogra- said, emphasising that the aim was to pher Farah Khan. “The start of a show make people laugh. “There is so much dmitting that it was not easy to does make you nervous when you face of stress in the world these days and Amake people laugh with the pres- a live audience but you immediately it is important to make people laugh,” sure of handling a live audience, fun- gets the feel if things are going fine,” he added. Regarding comedian Kapil nyman Sunil Grover said he followed he said. About his role in the show, Sharma’s show coming up simultane- the legendary Sachin Tendulkar in Grover said: “I play the quintessential ously, he said that he was happy as terms of thinking about one delivery ‘jija’ Pramod Khurana, who is a use- there should be more shows of this at a time. Grover, who was in the city less man but is given the due respect kind. On what he viewed to bust the for the promotion of show ‘Kanpur by his in-laws house, as is customary stress, he said he watched his own clips Wale Khuranas’, said the audience’s in north-Indian households. I have a as he was his favourite. On whether he response was always unpredictable. brother-in-law whose name is Laddoo would like to be a part of shows on “When people start responding to gags, and we will interview the celebs visit- political humour, he said he would love I play to the galleries extempore,” he ing the house.” to. Among his six peculiar ‘saalis’ in the pointed out. He said the one condition which show will be Ali Asgar, Upasna Singh The new show has the same for- he had placed before the makers was and Sugandha Mishra. Ayushman mat as most of the comedy shows with that he should be given a female Khurana’s brother Aparshakti Khurana Grover playing the funny middle- character to perform. “I will also be will be displaying his wit as the show’s class ‘jija’ with six quirky ‘saalis’ and a playing Laddoo’s mother Bundi,” he host.

PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW ed along with rice. The quali- 16 lakh destroyed. She said CITYBRIEFS ty of chilly, coriander, fenu- such traders were playing with he Food Safety and Drug greek (methi) and garam the health of people. The FOUNDER’S DAY donation drive started by the TAdministration (FSDA) masala was also found to be of deputy commissioner appealed Unity PG and Law College college to help the poor and team raided Muntaha masala extremely low level, she said, to people to bring any such celebrated Founder’s Day on needy. factory under deputy com- adding that fennel (saunf) and malpractice to the notice of Saturday. Late Justice Murtaza missioner Shashi Pandey on cumin (zeera) used for making FSDA. During the raid, Husain was the founder sec- CTET TODAY Saturday. Pandey said it was garam masala was of poor Pandey was accompanied by retary of the college. He was The 11th edition of Central discovered that for making quality. FSDA designated officer TR former High Court judge and Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) turmeric powder, the factory Material worth Rs 22 lakh Rawat and 13 other staff Lokayukta of the state. All will be conducted on through- was using orange colour grind- was seized and that worth Rs members. those present on the occasion out the country on Sunday. All paid tributes to the founder the candidates appearing in the secretary. The function was test in Lucknow and CANTTWATCH attended by college chairman Gorakhpur have been advised Justice Imtiyaz Murtaza, vice- to plan in advance and reach 258TH ASC CORPS DAY chairperson Samina Imtiyaz the exam centres on time for The Army Service Corps Murtaza, secretary Murtaza papers I & II due to probable (ASC) celebrated its 258th Corps Hasnain Khan, joint secretary route diversions and traffic Day at Central Command in Sumana Zafar, coordinator restrictions on Sunday. Senior Lucknow on Saturday. To com- Asma Jawed and vice-principal PRO, CBSE, Rama Sharma memorate the day and pay Naghma Jawed besides facul- said that the candidates would respect to the gallant soldiers ty members and students. The not be allowed to enter the who laid down their lives in the vote of thanks was proposed by examination centres on any line of duty, Maj Gen PP Singh, Naghma Jawed. She also pretext after the commence- senior most ASC officer at announced the winter clothing ment of test. Founder’s Day at Unity PG and Law College Lucknow, laid a wreath and paid floral tributes at Smritika war memorial. ASC is the old- JAMMMU & KASHMIR PANCHAYAT POLLS est and largest administrative mal transport support to for- U.P. RAJYA VIDYUT service in the Indian Army. It mations across the country. It UTPADAN NIGAM is the logistics backbone of the has consistently evolved and LTD. OBRA THER- Armed Forces and is responsi- emerged as a modern, infor- Hindu-majority village 79.9% polling held MAL POWER PRO- ble for provisioning of rations mation-technology savvy and JECT OBRA-SONEBHADRA and petroleum products apart network-centric organisation TERM E- TENDER NOTICE from being responsible for air catering to the ever-changing in penultimate NAME OF WORK : Operation maintenance, provisioning of strategic and operational envi- & Routine Checking of BEML elects Muslim Panch mechanical transport and ani- ronment of Army. D-80A-12 & BD-155 Dozers of PTI n BHADERWAH (J&K) strength of the country. "The country," said Harsh Singh Coal Handling Plant narrative of polarisation and (24), a postgraduate student, phase of elections 'B'TPS,Obra TENDER NO. : T etting an example of com- division on the name of religion said. -25/SE- II/BTPS/CHPOD/2018- Smunal harmony and broth- has not taken away our belief The unanimous decision of KHURSHEED WANI n witnessed across the State 19 ESTIMATED COST OF erhood, a Hindu-majority vil- that we are part of the same the villagers has not only made SRINAGAR with 84.8% polling in Jammu WORK : Rs. 3,17,016.00 (Rs. lage in Bhaderwah town of family. If it has not destroyed Hussain emotional but upbeat division and 30.3% in Three Lac Seventeen Jammu and Kashmir elected our cohesion over the period, to work round-the-clock for he penultimate phase of Kashmir division. In Phase-6 Thousand Sixteen Only) LAST unopposed the head of its only it won't now," Chand said. He the welfare of the villagers. Tthe elongated 9-phase overall poll percentage of DATE AND TIME FOR SUB- Muslim family as their Panch said the residents reposed their "We have been living in panhayat polls concluded 76.9% was recorded including MISSION OF E- BIDS (TECH- in the ongoing nine-phased faith in Hussain with a twin complete harmony and they peacefully in Jammu and 17.3% in Kashmir division NICAL AND FINANCIAL) AT Panchayat polls. objective to spread a message never let me feel that I am the Kashmir on Saturday with and 84.6% in Jammu division. E- PROCUREMENT WEBSITE Chowdhary Mohammad to the country from this remote only Muslim living in their vil- 79.9 per cent turnout—49.6 In Phase-5 poll percent- https://etender.up.nic.in : Hussain (54), a Gujjar from a region and reassure him that lage and by making me their per cent in Kashmir division age of 71.1% was witnessed 20.12.2018 up to 17:00 hrs. family of cattle rearers, has the people of the village are Panch that too unopposed has and 85.1 per cent in Jammu. across the State with 85.2% LAST DATE AND TIME FOR become the Panch of Bhelan- with him whatever be the sit- taken their love and faith to a The ninth and last phase of polling in Jammu division SUBMISSION OF TENDER Kharothi village of Hanga uation. "No doubt Hussain is different level, for which I will Panchayat elections is sched- and 33.7% in Kashmir divi- FEE AND EMD : 21.12.2018 up Panchayat. Incidentally, capable of handling village be indebted to them for the rest uled on December 11 sion. In Phase-4 JK witnessed to 17:00 hrs. DATE AND TIME Hussain's is the only Muslim issues, but we chose him to set of my life," Hussain said. Tuesday. The highest 56.9 % 71.3% voting with 82.4% elec- OF OPENING OF E-BIDS : family in the 450-odd residents an example in the society and He said he would not only voter turnout was recorded in tors exercising their franchise 22.12.2018 up to 16:00 hrs. of the village. He is living with show Hussain that he should try his best to live upto their Baramulla district in north in Jammu division and 32.3% PLACE OF OPENING OF E- his wife, five sons and a daugh- not feel isolated," he said. expectations but would surely Kashmir whileas lowest 9.1 % in Kashmir division. In Phase- BIDS : Office of Superintending ter-in-law and has married off The youths of the village go an extra mile to do whatev- poll percentage was recorded 3, the State witnessed a poll Engineer-II, 'B'TPS, Obra, all his four daughters. "This are also happy over the decision er possible. "This is the only in central Kashmir’s Budgam percentage of 75.2% including Sonebhadra ADDRESS FOR may seem bizarre in a polarised and are proud of being the way, I can repay their favour," district. 55.7% in Kashmir division COMMUNICATION : Office of and communally driven soci- native of Bhelan. "I am feeling he said. He said road connec- According to Chief and 83.0% in Jammu division. Superintending Engineer-Il, ety today, but we take pride in fortunate to be born in a village, tivity to the village would be his Electoral Officer for penul- In Phase-2 overall 71.1% 'B'TPS, Obra, Sonebhadra our shared brotherhood," a where my elders have taken a top most priority. The nine- timate Phase-8, 1333 candi- polling was witnessed across E-MAIL ADDRESS : sameerb- local resident, Duni Chand bold decision given the pre- phased Panchayat polls started dates were in fray for 483 the State with 80.4% polling in [email protected] BID (57), told PTI. He said Hussain vailing situation. I hope the on November 17 and are Sarpanch Halqas and 5695 Jammu division and 52.2% in DOCUMENT COST : Rs. was the unanimous choice of society as a whole will take a scheduled to end on December candidates for 3860 Panch Kashmir division and in 590.00 (WITH GST) (Rs. Five his community which wanted lesson from the decision of our 11. Panchayat Hanga of wards across the State. Phase-1, 74.1% polling was Hundred Ninety Only) to set a precedent for harmo- elders and isolate the elements Bhadarwah block went to polls Pertinently, in Phase-7 recorded including 64.5% in EARNEST MONEY : Rs. nious coexistence and espouse bent upon to disturb the mutu- in the seventh phase on held on December 4, overall Kashmir division and 79.4% 6,500.00 (Rs. Six Thousand brotherhood which is the al trust and faith to save the December 4. poll percentage of 75.3% was in Jammu division. Five Hundred Only) Note: - Tender specification is avail- able on e-tender website https://etender.up.nic.in Tenders will be accepted TV actress Devoleena detained, BJP worker Pawar held online only. SUPERINTEND- TN RAGHUNATHA n ING ENGINEER -II OBRA Devoleena and Pawar at the UDANI'S MYSTERIOUS MURDER CASE had earlier informed the THERMAL POWER Mumbai airport on their police that his employer had STATION, OBRA, n twin shocking develop- arrival from Gawahati where asked him to drop him near SONEBHADRA-231219 Iments, the Mumbai police they were away together. was questioned by the police diamond merchant. The the Pant Nagar market, where Notice Inviting e-Bid e-Tender on Saturday detained promi- Pawar, who was earlier all through the day. The inves- investigators had tracked he got into another car that No. T- 10/O&MC-III/EMD- nent model-cum-television the personal secretary of tigators were not ruling out the Udani’s mobile to Rabale in arrived there soon afterwards. I/BTPS/2018-19 Online e-Bids actress Devoleena Maharashtra Housing Minister possibility of her being arrest- Navi Mumbai before the sig- The investigations have are invited for the "O.H. of Bhattacharjee for questioning Prakash Mehta of the BJP, was ed for her alleged role in nal went off. Subsequently, revealed that Udani, who 400/220kV Switchyard air com- and arrested a local BJP work- later placed under arrest later Udani’s murder. the local police recovered a used to enjoy night of pressors model 15T2, BTPS, er Sachin Pawar for interroga- in the day for Udani’s murder. Fifty-seven-year-old highly decomposed body Mumbai, would frequent bars Obra., e-tender has been tion in connection with the However, the minister swiftly Udani had gone missing from from the forests surrounding every evening and spent a lot uploaded on 04/12/2018 on UP mysterious murder of dia- distanced himself from Pawar, his office from November 28. Nere village near Panvel town, of time. Said to have a glad Govt. e-tender portal mantaire Rajeshwar Udani. saying that he had severed his His family members had on December 4. On Friday, eye for women, Udani would http://etender.up.nic.in. Three days after Udani’s links with the latter nine years lodged a complaint with the Udani’s family members iden- befriend women by the Technical Bid (Part-I) will be body was recovered by the ago. Devoleena, who is known Pant Nagar police about tified his body from the dozen. Pawar would intro- opened on 11/12/2018 at 16:00 Panvel police from a jungle in for her lead role as Gopi Bahu Udani’s disappearance, fol- clothes and belt he had worn duce women from various Hrs. Estimated Cost of work will the adjoining Raigad district, in popular Hindi television lowing which a search had before he had gone missing walks of life, particularly be approximately Rs.2.50 Lacs the police detained both serial Saath Nibhaana Saathiya, been launched for the missing six days earlier. Udani’s driver glamour world to Udani. only. The E.M.D and Tender cost for e-bid submission is Rs. 5000.00 and Rs.296.00 respec- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 tively. Total Quantity of work, tender specification and other NARCOTICS SEIZURES... ing 5 lakh tablets of anti-depressants `5.50 crore were made which include smuggled cigarette sticks valued at terms & condition is as per ten- According to the Commission, it Alprazolam and Tramadol, 668 kg `43 lakh in cash; 20 kg drugs/narcotics `34.29 crore. The agency also detect- der document available on the has made seizures worth `72.29 crore ganja, 21 kg opium, 23413 kg doda including 998 gram heroine and 10.08 ed 940 cases of commercial frauds e-tender portal. It may please unaccounted money in MP during posth, 200 gram brown sugar and 8 kg kg of methamphetamine. involving a duty amount of `3,064 be noted that this is online polls. This included `30.93 crore in smack. Apart from that 18 kg gold crore. DRI’s analysis indicates that a bid and shall be accepted cash; 5.98 lakh litre of liquor worth ornaments, 700 kg silver worth `7 crore HAUL OF GANJA... large part of the domestic gold market online only on website `14.27 crore and 341 kg of drug worth was also seized in Rajasthan. There is DRI’s intelligence and interception is being served by illicit smuggling of http://etender.up.nic.in. `5.80 crore. Apart from that, 27 kg gold rise of 40 per cent of seizure money and of goods violating Intellectual Property gold. Large quantities of smuggled gold Information related to extension jewellery, 1,024 kg silver jewellery and valuables since 2013 polls. Interestingly, Rights (IPR) indicate that majority of reaches Kolkata from India’s land bor- in due dates and corrigendum 153 moti worth `10.47 crore apparently as per data, number of total amount of these products originate from China. der with Myanmar and Bhutan and is if any shall be uploaded only on meant for luring voters has been seized money seized in Chhattisgarh is lower The counterfeit goods then make their then transited to other metropolitan the above website. Bidders during MP polls campaign this year. this year as compared to last Assembly way into the country either through cities. In terms of the State-wise are advised to visit the website During the last year, the total seized polls in 2013. Nearly `14.28 crore was containerised cargo by sea or air route seizures in 2017-18, the maximum on regular basis in order to money in cash was `257.61crore here. seized in the State including `5.38 crore or through porous and off-routes number of seizures was made in keep themselves update. The As per data, 652 actions were taken by in cash besides 1.37 lakh litre of liquor through the land borders with Nepal, Northeastern States followed by Delhi, last date of e-bid submission is Income Tax Department which led to worth `2 crore; 22.16 kg ganja; 37 kg Bhutan and Myanmar. Counterfeit Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 10/12/2018 up to 18:00 hrs. surrender of `50 crore in the State. silver and 500 gram fold items and other commodities most prone to smuggling Maharashtra. Commercial frauds S.E., O&MC-III, BTPS, OBRA- In Rajasthan, the Commission items worth `6.64 crore. During the last in India are cosmetics, shoes, watches, detected during the period include mis- SONEBHADRA No- 313 Date made seizures of nearly `86. 46 crore Assembly polls, seizures worth `16.8 sunglasses, auto parts like spark plugs, declaration, mis-invoicing, misuse of 6.12.2018 "SAVE ELECTRIC- which included `15.04 crore in cash; crore including cash, liquor and drugs hand bags and mobile phone acces- preferential /free trade agreements ITY IN THE INTEREST OF 6.04 lakh litre of liquor worth `39.49 was seized in Chhattisgarh. As far as sories, the report said. and misuse of export incentive schemes NATION" crore; 38,572 kg drugs/narcotics includ- Mizoram is concerned, seizures worth The DRI also seized 42.6 million by the involved entities. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | DECEMBER 9, 2018 nation 05

PM used surgical strike Surgical strikes a successful ED RAIDS VADRA’S ASSOCIATES tactical operation: Army’s Congress comes out in for political gains: Rahul Northern Command chief defence of ‘son-in-law’ PNS n NEW DELHI ON THE SAME ISSUE, KAPURTHALA (PUNJAB): The of Military Operations PNS n NEW DELHI into the office," Sibal said. nothing but a ploy to divert the CONGRESS LEADER P 2016 surgical strikes were a (DGMO), who had announced The senior Congress attention of the people from day after former Northern CHIDAMBARAM SAID IT WAS successful tactical operation the operation at a press con- he Congress on Saturday leader, who is also a top lawyer, the real issues and the BJP's ACommand chief Lt General HEARTENING THAT PERSONS which conveyed a clear mes- ference, refused to comment Tjumped into the defence of wondered at what he called failures," he said. (retired) DS Hooda said con- WHO WERE IN KEY POSTS IN sage to Pakistan to stop any on the politicisation of surgi- its leader Sonia Gandhi's son- "hooliganism" by the law The results of the Madhya stant hype around the surgical THE GOVERNMENT WERE misadventure along the Line cal strikes. in-law Robert Vadra whose enforcement agencies and Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, strikes in Pakistan Occupied of Control (LoC), Army's Singh said all actions carried associates were raided by the sought to know as to who Rajasthan, Telangana and Kashmir (POK) in 2016 was ‘SHEDDING THEIR FEAR AND Northern Command Chief Lt out by the Army along the LoC Enforcement Directorate (ED) would rein in them if they were Mizoram Assembly polls will unwarranted, Congress presi- BREAKING SILENCE’ ON Gen Ranbir Singh said on were carried out in an extreme- saying that people in power, to be backed by the be announced on December dent Rahul Gandhi on Saturday IMPORTANT POLICIES Saturday. ly professional manner to meet especially Prime Minister Government itself. 11, on a day when the one- attacked Prime Minister AND DECISIONS His comments came a day the national aspirations and Narendra Modi, is scared "What kind of Government month-long winter session of Narendra Modi over the issue after Lt Gen (retd) D S Hooda, achieve the military objectives. "thinking that the exit polls are is it? If law enforcement agen- the Parliament would also and charged that the Prime shedding their fear and break- who was associated with the He said there are many right" and worried about defeat cies start hooliganism then commence. The poll-results Minister used the military Congress leader P ing their silence". operation, said it was natural to other options to check infil- in assembly elections. who will question them? If are expected to set the tone for action for “political capital”. Chidambaram said it was Congress' chief spokesper- have initial euphoria over the tration of terrorists from across A battery of top Congress they're supported by the PM, not only the Parliament session Responding to a question heartening that persons who son Randeep Surjewala success but the constant hype the border. leaders, including Kapil Sibal, then who'll question it? Where , the last of the 16th Lok Sabha, during the Military Literature were in key posts in the thanked Hooda for "exposing around the surgical strikes was Surgical strike is only one Ahmed Patel and Abhishek is the law and order in the but also that of the 2019- Festival in Chandigarh on Government were “shedding the petty politicisation by PM unwarranted. of the options through which Manu Singhvi, stepped out to country," he sought to argue General Elections, only few Friday, Hooda, who was the their fear and breaking Modi". "No one can use the val- In hindsight, it would have we stop infiltration. The attack the Government over while defending Vadra. months away. Barring commander when the surgical silence” on important policies our & sacrifice of our brave sol- been better had we had kept it armed forces have a range of the searches by the Earlier, Singhvi, who also Rajasthan where exit-polls have strikes were carried out, had and decisions. diers to score cheap political a secret, he had said on Friday options and they are being Enforcement Directorate addressed a press conference uniformly given Congress an said in hindsight, it would In a series of tweets, points Modiji is squarely guilty at an event in Chandigarh. analysed at all times and the against three persons linked to here at the party headquarters, edge over the BJP, opinions are have been better had “we done Chidambaram said it was for- of compromising National On September 29, 2016, best course of action is put Robert Vadra on Friday. alleged that there was never dived on Madhaya Pradesh, it (surgical strikes) secretly”. mer Chief Economic Advisor Security & Strategic Interests by Indian Army commandos had into effect, he said. "The people in power espe- such a "terror raj" in the "con- Chattisgarh, Telangana and He had also said it was natur- (CEA) Arvind Subramanian, unwarranted chest thumping!" carried out surgical strikes Responding to a question cially PM is thinking that the stitutional rule" of India. Mizoram. al to have initial euphoria who first broke his silence by he wrote on Twitter. against terror launch pads about possible attempts to exit polls are right and are "We fought the British Raj The ED had carried out about the success but the con- terming demonetisation a Last month, Subramanian across the LoC in Pakistan- revive militancy in Punjab, scared. People in opposition and the BJP would do well to searches against the three per- stant maintenance of hype "massive monetary shock". had raised concerns related to occupied Kashmir. Singh said Pakistan was trying are being targeted by sending know that the day of judgement sons in connection with its around the military operation The former Finance note ban. Six months after "From military point of to extend the "arc of terrorism" IT, ED. I want to ask Modi will come for it," he said adding probe into alleged "commis- was unwarranted. Minister said that after resigning as CEA, he described view, these were successful tac- beyond Kashmir and the Army rather blame him why such "They are afraid of the sions received by some suspects Taking to Twitter, Rahul Subramanian, the recently- demonetisation as a "massive, tical operations, which con- was taking all measures to things are happening in his Congress and its values, so they in defence deals" and illegal said: “Spoken like a true soldier retired Chief Election draconian, monetary shock". veyed a very strategic message arrest the spread. rule," Sibal questioned at a are threatening people and assets stashed abroad, officials General. India is so proud of Commissioner O P Rawat said Two days after his retire- and the Indian Army was able The armed forces in press conference in the evening using high-handed tactics had said Friday. you. Mr 36 has absolutely no demonetisation had no impact ment, Rawat had said the note to convey a very clear message Jammu and Kashmir are fully after Singhvi had already against those who are relatives Singhvi claimed that the shame in using our military as on the use of black money in ban didn't reduce the misuse of to Pakistan that should they not capable of carrying out any lashed out at the Modi of our leaders or are associat- searches were carried out in a personal asset. “He used the elections. black money in elections but in stop any kind of misadventure task, he said. This, he said, is Government earlier in the day ed with them". violation of laws, adding, "We surgical strikes for political Now, it is Hooda, who has fact in some states more along the LoC, they shall be the reason that the situation in claiming that the raids were a "This is called character have nothing against any par- capital and the Rafale deal to "decried the hype over the so- seizures were reported com- given befitting reply," Singh the state is completely stable. reflection of "the highest assassination by innuendos ticular person, but we are talk- increase Anil Ambani's real called 'surgical strike' and its pared to previous years. The told reporters here on the side- If any untoward incident degree of panic" of the ruling and insinuations. When they ing about principles.... No capital by 30,000 Cr. politicisation by Government", government had banned old lines of his visit to Sainik takes place, the armed forces dispensation, "awaiting" poll do not have facts, this is what Enforcement Case Information #SurgicalStrike (sic).” Chidambaram said, adding, `1,000 and `500 notes on School, his alma mater. act quickly to restore peace and defeats in the assembly polls. they will do," he said. Report (ECIR) of the FIR On the same issue, "Glad to see important persons November 8, 2016. The then Director General stability, he added. PTI Sibal further scaled up the The Congress spokesman has been shared, no search degree of attack saying the ED claimed that the BJP was in a warrant issued, no access to barged into the offices of Vadra "state of panic of the highest lawyers, and detained per- associates without any warrant. degree", sensing rejection sons were also physically "There was no FIR, ECIR from the people in the just- roughed up." Sushma holds talks with Rijiju asks Indian against Vadra and people of ED concluded Assembly polls in "All of this is happening reached his offices without any five States. because the BJP feels the cer- warrant. They don't say their "The word 'panic' would tainty of the rejection by the names and when asked to wait be an understatement and all people and is desperate to diaspora youths to be by the people in the office to get these raids and searches divert people's attention from Iceland counterpart keys to the office, they broke against various people are the real issues," he said. PTI n NEW DELHI part of country's growth Congress leader xternal Affairs Minister New Delhi: Union Minister Finance Ministry ESushma Swaraj on Saturday Kiren Rijiju on Saturday asked held wide-ranging talks with the youths of Indian diaspora among several her counterpart from Iceland to be part of the country’s Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson growth story and become revokes GST for political activists on ways to deepen bilateral ties ambassadors to spread the in areas of trade, investment message of development here. joins BJP in J&K and energy. Interacting with a group of Thordarson arrived here 40 Indian-origin youths from homebuyers Jammu: Several political Friday on board the inaugural eight countries, Rijiju said they activists from Kishtwar, includ- flight between New Delhi and should participate in India's PNS n NEW DELHI housing projects like Jawaharlal ing a Congress leader, on Reykjavik, the capital of growth and development story The youths are from Nehru National Urban Saturday joined the BJP here Iceland. and share it with the diaspora Fiji, Suriname, n a major relief to flat buy- Renewal Mission, Rajiv Awas and pledged to work for At the meeting, Swaraj in their respective countries. Iers, the Ministry of Finance Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awas strengthening the party at said Iceland is a world leader "I urge you to give feed- Guyana, Myanmar, made it clear that Goods and Yojana or any other housing gross-roots level, a party in geothermal energy and back to the Government the Netherlands, Service Tax ( GST) will not be scheme of State Governments spokesperson said. cooperation in this sector through voluntarily sparing South Africa, Sri levied on buyers of real estate attracts 8 per cent GST, which Congress leader Pardeep could benefit India's transition time by sharing your thoughts, properties for which comple- can be adjusted by the builders Singh Parihar, former trade to greener energy mix and help experience, knowledge, and Lanka and Trinidad tion certificate is issued at the against its accumulated input union leader Suresh Sharma it in achieving ambitious technology and to suggest and Tobago time of sale. tax credit (ITC). and eight NC and PDP activists, renewable energy targets, what steps the government of However, Goods and For such (affordable hous- including former sarpanches according to MEA spokesper- India should take to improve sense of connect with their Services Tax (GST) is applica- ing) projects, after offsetting Noor Hussain and Joginder son Raveesh Kumar. the environment and help motherland and to be motivat- ble on sale of under-construc- ITC, the builder or developer Dhar, were welcomed into the "EAM @SushmaSwaraj play a role in building a new ed and inspired by transforma- tion property or ready to move in most cases will not be party fold by senior leaders. and Iceland Foreign Minister India," he said. tion taking place in India. in flats where completion cer- required to pay GST in cash as "Today every nationalist person @GudlaugurThor discussed The youths are touring The youths are from Fiji, tificate is not issued at the time the builder would have enough is joining the BJP influenced by enhancing cooperation in trade India to feel a sense of connect Suriname, Guyana, Myanmar, of sale. ITC in his books of account to the strong policies of Prime & investment, renewable ener- with their motherland and get the Netherlands, South Africa, The ministry also asked the pay the output GST," the Minister Narendra Modi-led gy, specially geothermal ener- exposure to its art, heritage and Sri Lanka and Trinidad and builders to reduce the prices of Ministry said. It said cost of Central Government," said gy, blue economy with a focus culture, an official at the Home Tobago. properties by passing on the housing projects or complex- Union Minister Jitendra Singh. on fisheries, tourism and cul- Ministry said. The participants will visit benefit of lower GST rate. es or flats, other than those in WELCOMING THE NEW ture at the delegation-level The tour has been organ- places like Parliament "It is brought to the notice affordable segment, would not ENTRANTS INTO THE PARTY talks," he tweeted. ised under the 'Know India Museum Library, President's of buyers of constructed prop- have gone up due to imple- India's ties with Iceland Programmes (KIP)' which is a House, Red Fort, Raj Ghat and erty that there is no GST on mentation of GST. FOLD, JAMMU & KASHMIR External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj shakes hands with her Icelandic BJP PRESIDENT RAVINDER have witnessed steady progress counterpart Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson ahead of a meeting in New Delhi on key initiative of the central gov- will meet senior functionaries sale of complex/ building and Presently, residential con- in the last few years. Saturday PTI ernment. in the central and State ready to move in flats where struction services, will invite RAINA SAID THE PARTY'S Iceland was the first The initiative has been Governments in order to have sale takes place after issue of GST at the rate of 12 per cent, POLICY OF "SABKA SAATH, Nordic country to publicly taken with an aim to engage and the first hand experience of completion certificate by the which will apply to developers SABKA VIKAAS" WAS extend support to India's can- Security Council. tion at the UN to declare make students and young pro- the contemporary develop- competent authority," the selling residential units before didature for permanent mem- It was one of the countries June 21 as the "International fessionals of Indian diaspora in ment in India. They will also ministry said in a statement. completion of construction to ATTRACTING PROMINENT bership of the United Nations co-sponsoring India's resolu- Day of Yoga". the age group of 18 to 30 feel a be going to Agra. PTI It further said affordable the home buyers. PERSONS FROM VARIOUS POLITICAL PARTIES CASE OF UNATTENDED EVM He said the Centre is work- UN Disability & Development report cites MGNREGA ing on every loophole that has been "left in the system ARCHANA JYOTI n NEW DELHI "In many societies, PwDs since Independence" and all often end up disconnected, efforts are being made to uplift ndia's Mahatma Gandhi living in isolation and facing EC removes returning officer of Pali the status of neglected and INational Rural Employment discrimination," he said, high- rejected sections of society. Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) - lighting that more than one bil- RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI "During transportation it the men were not employees of "Under the strong leader- the world's largest wage-based lion people in the world live was fell down on the way, was Reliance Jio, but technicians of a ship of Modi, India has wit- social protection programme- with some form of disability. aking note of a viral video reported to Returning Officer local vendor who had gone to the nessed phenomenal increase in has been cited, in a first-ever The report demonstrates Tpurportedly showing an Kishanganj. He examined the site to carry out regular mainte- its graph on global platform," UN report on Disability and how disability-based discrim- electronic voting machine lay- matter and found guiltythe nance work after an outage was he said. Development, as one of the ination has severe effects on ing unattended at the house of officials accompanying during reported with one of their mobile Welcoming the new growing number of good prac- transport, cultural life, and a BJP candidate, the Election transportation. Abdul tower located at the Mahila entrants into the party fold, tices being implemented by access to public places and Commission (EC) has ordered Rasheeq and Patwari Naval Polytechnic College Jagdalpur. Jammu & Kashmir BJP presi- the countries that can create a services, and thus, the report the removal of returning offi- Singh were suspended with In Madhya Pradesh, a set of dent Ravinder Raina said the more inclusive society in which leads with a push to change cer of Pali Assembly seat in immediate effect on Friday voting machines reached the party's policy of "Sabka Saath, people with disabilities (PwDs) workplace, so that workers with have, it adds. urban environments to make Rajasthan after the unit was near a high- strong room in Sagar, 48 hours Sabka Vikaas" was attracting can live independently. disabilities are not looked down Overall, the UN's flagship them more accessible. The EC ordered removal of way found in constituency's after voting ended. According prominent persons from vari- "One example of a public upon or face any form of dis- report in disability and devel- The above challenges often Pali returning officer Mahaveer, Shahabad area in Baran dis- to reports the EVMs were kept ous political parties. employment program with crimination. In 2015-16, about opment, paints a gloomy picture go unseen as a result of insuf- who has been transferred, and trict", an EC order said. at a police station in Khurai city "The people from every measures to effectively include half of the 130,420 persons with on the state of the affairs of the ficient questions relevant to dis- Rakesh from Jodhpur has been It is not just in Rajasthan, in the district, where state section have a strong belief persons with disabilities is pro- disabilities registered under this PwDs, noting that the sector is ability, and consequently, an asked to take the charge, the but in other state like Madhya home minister Bhupendra that as a worker of the BJP, vided by India," says the report programme engaged in work at a disadvantage as far as the underestimation of the number commission said. The EC said Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Singh, the sitting MLA was they will be in better position which was launched on the under the scheme," says the realization of the Sustainable of persons living with disabil- that a section officer carrying which also went to the polls the seeking re-election. The EC in to serve society and the International Day of Persons report. Countries that have start- Development Goals (SDGs) is ities and affected by discrimi- a reserve machine had gone to conduct of some election offi- its report said that the EVMs in nation with a clean and clear with Disabilities last week. ed to explicitly take disability into considered across the countries. nation, and other barriers. the BJP candidate's house fol- cials have caused the opposi- question were not used for vot- mind," he said. It further noted that account in their public employ- The SDGs are a collection Javier Vasquez, who helps lowing which the officer was tion crying foul play. A num- ing, were kept on standby. In a Meanwhile, Raina chaired "through this programme, ment services include India, of 17 global goals set by the UN head up the health division at removed and the EVM taken ber of incidents, mostly relat- similar incident, an EVM a meeting of the party leaders which guarantees 100 days of Ivory Coast, Mexico, Peru, in 2015, which include ending Special Olympics International out of election system. ed to Electronic Voting strong room in Bhopal suffered in connection with the wage employment in a finan- Philippines and Vietnam, said global poverty and hunger, in his role as Vice President, Adding to the headache of Machines took place this year a blackout for nearly one and upcoming Lok Sabha and cial year to every household, the report. implementing sustainable envi- echoed the issue of gaps in the EC a ballot unit ( BBAUD in five assembly polls. a half hours on Friday. It is also assembly polls and asked the state governments in India However, the report at the ronmental practices and more. inclusion and representation. 41390) was found lying on the Earlier, in Chhattisgarh reported that the CCTV cam- party leaders to frame con- have to make efforts to ensure same time also points out that, UN Secretary-General António On average, PwDs die 16 years road in Rajasthan's Kishanganj three men with laptops were eras at the strong room were stituency-wise teams to reach that PwDs are provided work in India as also in Cameroon, Guterres emphasized that the sooner than those living without constituency, hours after vot- detained by police from near a switched off. Even in this case, out to the people. opportunities close to their awareness of health services 2030 Agenda represents a disabilities, however: "A lot of ing ended for the high-stake strong room in Bastar under the EC admitted that that "Involve senior leaders in place of residence, as well as among PwDs is extremely low. commitment to reduce people think people with intel- elections in the State. The suspicious circumstances. CCTV cameras in the strong the teams which will work in paid wages equal to PwDs. In India, only 49 per cent have inequality and promote the lectual disabilities die earlier incident prompted Election The men had claimed that room did not work for over an unison with ground level "This public employment even heard of any general social, economic and political because of their disabilities, and Commission to suspend two they were employees of Reliance hour but there was no dis- workers to secure a win for the programme also seeks to ensure health services, whereas in inclusion of all, including those this is not true," he said accord- poll officials on grounds of Jio. The company, however, crepancy in EVMs found as it party in the upcoming elec- a stigma-free environment at the Cameroon only 73 per cent with disabilities. ing to reports. negligence . refuted the claims and said that was reserved voting machines. tions," he said. PTI LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | DECEMBER 9, 2018 world 06 Rouhani: US sanctions 6 dead in Italy nightclub AFP n CORINALDO (ITALY) around 1 am (0000 GMT). The ix people, including five injured were taken to hospital are economic terrorism Steenagers, died and dozens in the nearby town of were injured in a stampede Senigallia and the most serious AFP n when panic broke out during on to Ancona. TEHRAN a rap concert at an Italian “You can’t die like this at ran’s President Hassan nightclub early Saturday. The 15,” said far-right Interior IRouhani said US sanctions suspected use of a pepper Minister Matteo Salvini, were “economic terrorism”, as spray-like substance is thought promising to “find those he sought to foster a united to have sparked the chaos at responsible for these six broken front from visiting regional the venue in the town of lives, those who through officials on Saturday. Corinaldo, near Ancona in wickedness, stupidity or greed Washington has reimposed an central Italy. turned a festive evening into a oil embargo and other damag- “The cause may have been tragedy.” His anti-immigrant ing sanctions on Iran since the dispersal of a stinging sub- League party was to hold a pulling out in May from a land- stance, the young people fled minute’s silence during a pre- mark 2015 nuclear deal and trampled over each other. viously planned rally in Rome between Tehran and major Sadly, six people died and on Saturday morning. powers. dozens are injured,” the fire In 2017, a woman died and “America’s unjust and ille- service said in a statement on 1,500 were injured in a crush gal sanctions against the hon- Twitter. The victims include during the outdoor broadcast ourable nation of Iran have tar- on China’s trade, we are all Iran. five people under the age of 18 in Turin of a Champions geted our nation in a clear harmed... By punishing Turkey, “They should know that by — three girls and two boys - League football match final instance of terrorism,” Rouhani we are all punished. Any time sanctioning Iran, they would and an adult woman who when rumours of a bombing said in a televised speech. He they threaten Russia, we too harm our ability to fight drugs accompanied her daughter to Ancona's head of Police Oreste Capocasa answers to reporters in front of the disco 'Lanterna Azzurra' in Corinaldo, central Italy sparked panic. was speaking at a conference consider our security to be and terrorism,” Rouhani said, the concert. on Saturday. AP Around 30,000 people had on terrorism and regional endangered,” he said. “When referring to Iran’s efforts to Local fire chief Dino gathered in June last year to cooperation attended by par- they impose sanctions on Iran, combat smuggling, particular- Poggiali said that 14 of the watch the broadcast from liament speakers from they deprive all of us of the ly from Afghanistan. injured were in a serious con- walkway collapsing, sending doned shoes testified to the in the Lanterna Azzurra (Blue Cardiff, Wales, of the local Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, benefits of international trade, The European Union is dition, and 40 less serious. As dozens of people tumbling chaos of the stampede, with Lantern) club for a perfor- team Juventus play Real Russia and Turkey. energy security and sustainable working on a payment system, the crowd panicked, people ran down. Ironically, those who survivors and the bereaved mance by Italian rapper Sfera when pepper spray “We are facing an all-out development. And in fact, they known as the “special purpose for the three emergency exits, remained inside the nightclub weeping outside the nightclub Ebbasta, known as “the king of was shot into the crowd as part assault which is not only threat- impose sanctions on every- vehicle”, to keep money flowing one of which led to a small were unharmed. as emergency vehicles tended the trap” for his style of Hip of a robbery attempt. ening our independence and one. “We are here to say that we into Iran, but has struggled to bridge and the car park. “We were dancing and to the injured, local newspaper Hop. The Ancona public pros- Erika Pioletti, 38, died two identity but also is bent on don’t intend to tolerate such find a host since many coun- The force of the fleeing waiting for the concert to start Ancona Today reported. “It ecutor and police are trying to weeks later after being left in breaking our longstanding ties,” insolence.” Rouhani also tries fear repercussions from crowd made a railing collapse when we smelt this pungent can’t be! You can’t die like that. establish how many people a coma by the crush. She had he added. Rouhani drew par- warned Europe - which has the Trump administration. and dozens of people fell, odour,” a 16-year-old boy who Wake up Mattia, I beg you,” were in the venue at the time gone to watch the game in the allels with the sanctions and strongly objected to the US The conference in Tehran crushing those at the bottom of was taken to hospital told the one unnamed woman cried as of the stampede, with media square with her boyfriend. other pressure faced by the withdrawal from the nuclear was the second regional meet- the pile, according to a pre- media. “We ran to one of the she knelt by her son’s body, the reporting many more people Eight people were arrested on countries attending the con- deal - that much is at stake in ing on terrorism - the first was liminary investigation. Grainy emergency exits but we found paper said. inside than the authorised suspicion of causing the scram- ference. its efforts to bypass US sanc- held last December in mobile phone footage it blocked, the bouncers told us Around 1,000 people — maximum of 871. ble by dispersing the irritating “When they put pressure tions and maintain trade with Islamabad. appeared to show part of a to go back.” A pile of aban- many of them young — were The accident happened at substance. Nearly 300 detained Chinese executive facing US as Paris braces for extradition appears in court

Vancouver (AP): A Canadian that Huawei had done business ‘yellow vest’ protests prosecutor urged a Vancouver in Iran through a Hong Kong Paris (AFP): Paris police past three weeks have produced court to deny bail to a Chinese company called Skycom. detained nearly 300 people a monster that its creators no executive at the heart of a case Meng, he said, had misled US Saturday ahead of fresh anti- longer control,” Castaner said, that is shaking up US-China banks into thinking that government “yellow vest” vowing “zero tolerance” towards relations and worrying global Huawei and Skycom were sep- protests which authorities fear those aiming to wreak further financial markets. Meng arate when, in fact, “Skycom could turn violent for a third destruction. Wanzhou, the chief financial was Huawei.” weekend in a row. Clad in their Prime Minister Edouard officer of telecommunications Meng has contended that luminous road safety jackets, Philippe on Friday evening met giant Huawei and daughter of Huawei sold Skycom in 2009. dozens of demonstrators — a delegation of self-described its founder, was detained at the In urging the court to reject who accuse President “moderate” yellow vests who A protester holds the flag of the Corsica island near the Champs-Elysees avenue on Saturday. AP request of the US during a lay- Meng’s bail request, Gibb- Emmanuel Macron of only have urged people not to join over at the Vancouver airport China talks,” said Philip Levy, Carsley said the Huawei exec- looking out for the rich — the protests. After the meeting last Saturday — the same day senior fellow at the Chicago utive had vast resources and a gathered at dawn on the a spokesman from the move- that Presidents Donald Trump Council on Global Affairs and strong incentive to bolt: She’s Champs-Elysees, the scene last ment, Christophe Chalencon, Robert Mueller files new papers in and Xi Jinping of China agreed an economic adviser in facing fraud charges in the Saturday of the worst rioting in said Philippe had “listened to us over dinner to a 90-day cease- President George W Bush’s United States that could put her Paris for decades. and promised to take our fire in a trade dispute that White House. in prison for 30 years. “We had to come to Paris to demands to the president”. court on Russian investigations threatens to disrupt global “There’s the humiliating Meng’s lawyer, David be heard,” said protester Herve “Now we await Mr Macron. Washington(PTI): Special reveal a previously unreported Muller said that Paul Manafort, commerce. way this happened right before Martin, argued that it would be Benoit, arriving with three I hope he will speak to the peo- Counsel Robert Mueller has contact from a Russian to the former Trump campaign The US alleges that Huawei the dinner, with Xi unaware. unfair to deny her bail just friends from the Dordogne in ple of France as a father, with filed a new set of papers in court Trump’s inner circle during the manager lied to prosecutors used a Hong Kong shell com- Very hard to save face on this because she “has worked hard western France. He called on the love and respect and that he will that may increase the legal campaign, according to a report about his contacts with the pany to sell equipment in Iran one. And we may see (Chinese and has extraordinary government to boost people’s take strong decisions,” he said. woes of US President Donald in the Washington Post. White House and an associate in violation of US sanctions. It retaliation), which will embit- resources.” He told the court spending power and increase Philippe said some 89,000 police Trump in connection with the The Court papers directly with suspected ties to Russian also says that Meng and ter relations.” Canadian prose- that her personal integrity and taxes on the wealthiest. By 8.40 were being mobilised nation- alleged Russian interference in implicated Trump in plans to intelligence. The president and Huawei misled American cutor John Gibb-Carsley said in respect for her father, Huawei am (0740 GMT) police had wide, with a dozen armoured the 2016 election and possible buy women’s silence as far back the White House denied of any banks about its business deal- a court hearing Friday that a founder Ren Zhengfei, would already detained 278 people. vehicles deployed in Paris for contacts between the Trump’s as 2014 and offering new evi- wrongdoings. “Totally clears ings in Iran. warrant had been issued for prevent her violating a court Some 8,000 police were the first time in decades. presidential campaign and dence of Russian efforts to the President. Thank You,” The surprise arrest, already Meng’s arrest in New York order. Meng, who owns two deployed, carrying out checks Shops around the Champs- Moscow. forge a political alliance with Trump responded with his denounced by Beijing, raises August 22. He said Meng, homes in Vancouver, was will- on people arriving at train sta- Elysees boulevard boarded up While the court papers Trump before he became the characteristic fiery tweets. In doubts about whether the trade arrested en route to Mexico ing to wear an ankle bracelet tions and at protest hotspots their windows and emptied does not answer the central president - disclosures that another court submission, truce will hold and whether the from Hong Kong, was aware of and put the houses up as col- such as the Champs-Elysees them of merchandise on Friday, question of whether Trump or show the deepening political Mueller said Michael Cohen, world’s two biggest economies the investigation and had been lateral, he said. There was no and Bastille monument. while the Louvre, Musee his associates conspired with and legal morass enveloping the the former personal attorney of can resolve the complicated avoiding the United States for bail decision by the judge on A source close to the oper- d’Orsay and other museums the Russians, the documents administration, said the report. Trump, has gone to “significant issues that divide them. “I months, even though her Friday so Meng will spend the ation told AFP that at least 34 were shut. suggest that the president’s legal In his filings before a US fed- lengths” to assist his ongoing think it will have a distinctive- teenage son goes to school in weekend in jail and the hear- people were arrested for carry- Department stores were woes are far from over and eral court in Washington DC, Russia investigation. ly negative effect on the US- Boston. Gibb-Carsley alleged ing will resume Monday. ing masks, hammers, slingshots also staying closed due to the and rocks that could be used to risk of looting on what would attack police. Shops, museums, normally be a busy shopping the Eiffel Tower and many weekend in the run-up to Trump calls former secretary of state ‘dumb as a rock’ metro stations were closed as Christmas. Foreign govern- much of the city-centre went on ments are watching develop- PTI n WASHINGTON ty needed,” Trump said in a highly process-oriented was named as the secretary of effective lockdown. ments closely in one of the S President Donald Trump tweet. “He (Tillerson) was ExxonMobil Corporation… to state. Top-flight football matches world’s most visited cities. Uon Friday lambasted his dumb as a rock and I couldn’t go to work for a man who is “I think part of it (differ- and concerts were cancelled. The US embassy issued a former secretary of state Rex get rid of him fast enough. He pretty undisciplined, doesn’t ences) was obviously we are Last weekend’s violence, which warning to Americans in Paris Tillerson, describing him as was lazy as hell. Now it is a like to read, doesn’t read brief- starkly different in our styles. saw some 200 cars torched and to “keep a low profile and avoid “dumb as a rock” and “lazy as whole new ballgame, great ing reports, doesn’t like to get We did not have a common the Arc de Triomphe van- crowds”, while Belgium, hell”, after the ex-diplomat spirit at state!” he said. into the details of a lot of value system,” he said. “When dalised, shook France and Portugal and the Czech alleged the president regularly Trump’s angry tweet on things. “But rather just kind of the president would say, ‘Here’s plunged Macron’s government Republic advised citizens plan- pushed him to take decisions Tillerson came after the former says, ‘Look, this is what I what I want to do and here’s into its deepest crisis so far. ning to visit Paris over the that were “illegal”. secretary of state, in an inter- believe and you can try to con- how I want to do it,’ I’d have to Interior Minister weekend to postpone their visit. On the same day, Trump view to CBS News, was critical vince me otherwise,’ but most say to him, ‘Mr. President, I Christophe Castaner said he In a warning of impending vio- praised Secretary of State Mike of the president. “I think he of the time you’re not going to understand what you want to expected “only a few thousand lence, an MP for Macron’s party, Pompeo for doing a great job. grew tired of me being the guy do that,” Tillerson said. do, but you can’t do it that way. people” to descend on Paris after Benoit Potterie, received a bul- “Mike Pompeo is doing a great everyday that told him, ‘You “He acts on his instincts, in think he really is trying to act Tillerson was the first It violates the law. It violates a the 8,000 protesters counted last let in the post on Friday with the job, I am very proud of him. can’t do that, and let’s talk some respects it looks like on his instincts,” he said. Secretary of State in the Trump treaty.’ You know, he got really weekend, “but among them are words: “Next time it will be His predecessor, Rex Tillerson, about what we can do,’” impulsiveness… But… it’s not “It’s challenging for me administration. They had frustrated,” said the former ultraviolent individuals”. “These between your eyes.” didn’t have the mental capaci- Tillerson said in his interview. his intent to act on impulse. I coming from the disciplined, never met till the day Tillerson CEO of ExxonMobil. Parrot genome reveals insights India, US partners in defence, says commander into longevity, cognition will be the fourth edition to PTI n WASHINGTON shorten with age. ... as Sitharaman tours Hawaii military facilities the series of bilateral drills Changes in these DNA PTI n between the Indian Air Force cientists have sequenced the repair genes can potentially WASHINGTON INDOPACOM Commander and the US Air Force. Sgenome of the blue-fronted turn cells malignant. The ndia and the US are global Admiral Phil Davidson. Meeting her American Amazon parrot, unveiling new researchers have found evi- Ipartners in defence and US INDOPACOM, at the counterpart Defence Secretary insights into longevity and dence that changes in the DNA regional security, a top conclusion of Sitharaman’s James Mattis at the Pentagon, highly developed cognitive repair genes of long-lived birds American commander has visit, said that this partnership Sitharaman said the recent abilities that give the talkative appear to be balanced with said, as Defence Minister was a reflection of the increas- high-level meetings are an birds so much in common changes in genes that control Nirmala Sitharaman toured ing strategic importance of the indication of the depth and with humans. The first com- ty in fruit flies and worms. “In cell proliferation and cancer. the headquarters of the strate- US-India security relation- quality of “our bilateral part- parative study of parrot many cases, this is the first time They also discovered changes gic Indo-Pacific command in ship and the progress both nership, as well as our mutu- genome by researchers from we’ve connected those genes to in gene-regulating regions of Hawaii before concluding her countries have made in al desire” to work closely on a the Carnegie Mellon University longevity in vertebrates,” said the genome — which seem to maiden visit to America. advancing their defence coop- range of bilateral and global in the US will also provide clues Morgan Wirthlin, a post-doc- be parrot-specific — that were Sitharaman described her US eration. issues. about how parrots learn to toral fellow in Carnegie Mellon situated near genes associated visit as part of her endeavour The scope for mutual While no announcements vocalise so well. University. with neural development. to “take forward the bilateral Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman coordination and collabora- were made with regard to By comparing the blue- Parrots are known to live Those same genes are also defence cooperation”. tion in the Indo-Pacific region shifting of F-16 production fronted Amazon with 30 other up to 90 years in captivity — a linked with cognitive abilities Noting that the India-US of what early this year was mitted to upholding a rules- continues to grow. base to India or deals in long- and short-lived birds — lifespan that would be equiva- in humans, suggesting that relationship in defence has rechristened as US Indo- based international order Air forces of India and the armed drones, officials privy including four additional par- lent to hundreds of years for both humans and parrots acquired the dimensions of a Pacific Command. which has brought decades of US are currently conducting a to the high-level talks said: rot species — the researchers humans, Wirthlin said. The evolved similar methods for strategic partnership over the The US calls Asia Pacific peace, stability and prosperi- 12-day military exercise in “US is leaning a way for- identified a suite of genes pre- genes associated with longevi- developing higher cognitive last decade, she said that the as Indo-Pacific. It has ty. We are global partners on Kalaikunda and Panagarh air ward” in meeting India’s needs viously not known to play a role ty include telomerase, respon- abilities. “Unfortunately, we two countries have made con- renamed Pacific Command as defence and security, and this bases in West Bengal, with an and aspirations in the defence in longevity that deserves fur- sible for DNA repair of telom- didn’t find as many speech- siderable progress. Sitharaman Indo-Pacific Command or exemplifies our mutual coop- aim to enhance operational sector and is taking steps that ther study. They also identified eres (the ends of chromo- related changes as I had hoped,” capped off her trip with a visit INDOPACOM. “Our two eration to assure a free and coordination, Indian officials would help it achieve its genes associated with longevi- somes), which are known to said Wirthlin. to Hawaii – the headquarters democratic nations are com- open Indo-Pacific,” said US said. The ‘Ex Cope India-18’ strategic goals. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | DECEMBER 9, 2018 news 07

GST ANNUAL RETURNS ‘India to retain top position in remittances with $80 bn’

Deadline extended Washington: India will retain its in a report on Saturday. With this, India has retained its The Bank estimates that offi- robust growth of 7.8 per cent in 2017. position as the world's top recipient India is followed by China ($67 top spot on remittances, according cially-recorded remittances to devel- Global remittances, which of remittances this year with its billion), Mexico and the Philippines to the latest edition of the World oping countries will increase by 10.8 include flows to high-income coun- till March 31 diaspora sending a whopping `80 bil- ($34 billion each) and Egypt ($26 bil- Bank's Migration and Development per cent to reach $528 billion in 2018. tries, are projected to grow by 10.3 lion back home, the World Bank said lion), according to the global lender. Brief. This new record level follows a per cent to $689 billion, it said.

New Delhi: The Finance Ministry has extended the last date for filing annual GST return forms by three months until March 31, 2019. The annual returns form in which businesses registered under the GST have to provide consolidated details of sales, purchases and input tax credit (ITC) benefits accrued to them during 2017-18 fiscal was noti- onciliation statement fied in September. The last date Trade and industry players for filing was set at December 31, have been seeking an extension 2018. of the deadline for filing the In a statement, the Central annual returns. Board of Indirect Taxes and EY Tax Partner Abhishek Customs (CBIC) said, "the com- Jain said industry players have petent authority has decided to been struggling to collate the extend the due date for filing information required to be dis- Form GSTR-9, GSTR-9A and closed in GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C. GSTR-9C till March 31, 2019. PwC Partner and Leader The requisite Forms shall be (Indirect Tax) Pratik Jain said, made available on the GST com- "Industry, as well as consul- mon portal shortly”. tants, were struggling with GSTR-9 is the annual return December 31 deadline, given the form for normal taxpayers, volume of work involved includ- GSTR-9A is composition tax- ing preparing a virtual P&L at a payers, while GSTR-9C is a rec- State level". PTI No GST on sale of properties with completion certificate

New Delhi: The Finance of buyers of constructed prop- Ministry on Saturday said GST erty that there is no GST on will not be levied on buyers of sale of complex/ building and real estate properties for which ready to move in flats where completion certificate is issued sale takes place after issue of at the time of sale. completion certificate by the However, Goods and competent authority," the Services Tax (GST) is applica- Ministry said in a statement. ble on sale of under-construc- It further said affordable tion property or ready to move housing projects like Jawaharlal in flats where completion cer- Nehru National Urban tificate is not issued at the time Renewal Mission, Rajiv Awas of sale, it said. Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awas The Ministry also asked Yojana or any other housing the builders to reduce the scheme of State Governments prices of properties by passing attracts 8 per cent GST, which on the benefit of lower GST can be adjusted by the builders rate. against its accumulated input "It is brought to the notice tax credit (ITC). PTI After temple lands, temple sold off in TN

KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n CHENNAI Agastheewarar Temple, a 400- amil Nadu is infamous for T“vanished temple lands’ year-old shrine across the length and breadth has been sold off of the State. But the situation by the temple in the State has deteriorated to such an extent that a former trustees ‘without’ police officer has approached the concurrence the Madras High Court with a and authorisation complaint that a famous tem- ple itself has been sold off by of the HR&CE its hereditary trustees. The Department, temple is situated at alleges Jebamani Nungambakkam, a posh resi- Mohanraj, the dential locality in Chennai city and right close to the petitioner Hindu Religious Charitable Endowment Department, the investigator. government agency in charge Mohanraj said though he of temples in the State. . took up the matter with the The Madras High Court HRCE Department, it ignored early this year has directed the his petition and that was why HRCE Department to furnish he approached the High Court. the “whereabouts” of 50,000 “The HR&CE Department has acres of prime temple lands been packed with atheists by which have been mysterious- the DMK as well as the ly disappeared from the docu- AIADMK and the officials are ments and records. continuing robbing temples The Agastheewarar across the State. Temple, a 400-year-old shrine “The modus operandi has has been sold off by the tem- been planned very intelligent- ple trustees “without” the con- ly by the trustees and the offi- currence and authorisation of cials. The government survey the HR&CE Department, records confirm that the land alleges Jebamani Mohanraj, is registered with the temple. the petitioner. But in reality, the land is now Mohanraj, a police officer owned by private citizens,” he who took voluntary retire- said. ment from Government ser- The Madras High Court vice told The Pioneer that has adjourned the petition to though he had filed a petition January 11 since the HRCE in the Madras High Court in officials failed to file the 2014, the HRCE Department response in the past. “I do not was “deliberately delaying” the think they would file the affi- case by not filing its response davit this time too,” said an in spite of the directive by the exasperated Mohanraj. The court. report about the temple being Mohanraj said that as per sold off comes at a time when a Government order , no one Madras High Court is hearing could sell off temple proper- a series of petitions filed by ties. “But this rule has been Temple Worshippers Society violated with impunity by the highlighting the disappear- Dravidian parties ruling the ance of temple lands, idols State since 1967. About 300 and antique statues and stone grounds of land owned by the pillars from temples. The temple has been sold off with Madras High Court has the connivance of the HRCE extended the services of A G staff,” he charged.. Pon Manickavel, Inspector “Land records available General of Police (Temple Idol with the government state that Theft Wing) who retired from the property belongs to the Government service on temple. As per market value, November 30 for a period of the land is worth Rs 1800 one year to complete the inves- crore,” said Mohanraj, who tigation into the missing idols had also served the CBI as an cases. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | DECEMBER 9, 2018 entertainment 08

SHOW TIME Neither here It is strangely nor there compelling THE POSSESSION OF Arresting love story amid disaster HANNAH GRACE MORTAL ENGINES *ing: Shay Mitchell, Grey KEDARNATH dimpled cheeks but also the effort he *ing: Hugo Weaving, Hera Damon, Kirby Johnson, *ing: Sushant Singh Rajput, Sara Ali puts into living the part of a hesitant Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Stana Katic Khan, Nitish Bharadwaj, Alka Amin, boy who knows his limits when it Jihae, Ronan Raftery, Leila Rated: 6/10 Sonali Sachdev, Pooja Gor, Nishant comes to the girl he is romancing. George, Patrick Malahide, Dahiya Rajput gives you many moments in s possession films go, Stephen Lang Rated: 7/10 the film as does debutante Sara Ali this one, for once, is in Khan. Rated: 8/10 Aa totally new setting She is feisty, full of verve and ll the human emotions — the morgue where dead ove in the time of catastrophe, displays a body language which goes of betrayal obsession bodies come in with especially a disaster as recent in with her bindaas take-it-all attitude Aanger jealousy and clockwork regularity. It is Lpublic memory as the with which she graces the screen with revenge are the nuts and dark, dingy and spooky Kedarnath tsunami, is pregnant with all the pedigree that comes from the bolts of this machine centric despite the gizmotic interiors possibilities and this Ronnie Khan khandan of patiala. freaky post apocalyptic where you can fingerprint Screwvala production for most part Together they stitch up the film action adventure. the bodies and pack them off of the film lives up to the till the deluge builds up to breach all The good news is that hygienically. But when expectations. The brewing inter- barriers of life and take 4300 people even if you are spareparts Hannah Grace is wheeled in religion romance between Sara Ali to their watery grave. The credits tell allergic, you will get caught all hell and fear break loose Khan and Sushant Singh Rajput is you 70000 are still missing since the in marvelling at the super London looks amazingly and the audience never have peppery enough to hold much of 2013 catastrophe. human imagination that has similar to a pirate ship on enough of it. 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ou have to be lucky to spot a tiger at importance of protecting tigers from getting a national park and at Ranthambore killed and organisation to focus on people YTiger Reserve, there are high chances and what they want and not just the tigers,” of you not leaving the forest disappointed. Maheshwari says. Watching the big cat at close quarters Where some feel that it is best to give is an awe-inspiring experience. From its euthanasia once a tiger becomes a man-eater, graceful walk and beautiful thick yellow coat some believe that they are best kept in cap- with dark stripes, to reflecting enormous tivity. But Wildlife warden of Ranthambore power, strength and agility as he jumps and Balendu Singh says that the best solution to roar, the king of the jungle and India’s this is to create a large enclosure to keep the national animal is a delight to be with. Credit man-eater tiger instead of killing them or goes to safari guides who track the tiger keeping them in captivity. movement from their pugmarks and tra- “About three years ago in Ranthambore, jectory. with a heavy heart, we had to send one of From spotted deer, peacock, nilgai, our tigers Ustad into captivity in Udaipur crane to many more species of birds and ani- because he had killed four people. He was mals, Ranthambore buzzes with wildlife. one of the more visible tigers on the main WWF India CEO & Secretary General Ravi road and we were blamed for not looking Singh says that wildlife conservation has after the tiger and why are we encroaching been deeply rooted in our religion, heritage in his territory. There are many people who and history. So much so that families used believe that tiger should not be assisted when to raise deer, nilgai, crane and other wild ani- they live in the wild but we don’t have the mals in their homes. luxury of not assisting our animals in liv- “There is a village in Panna where the ing lovely and we don’t have enough of them wild animals used to come regularly and take left. And if they do become a problem, rather refuge. There was a crane bird raised by a than put them in captivity it is better to end family who used to fly as the child would their life. There are some instances where go and come back from the school. There we had no choice. You have to end their life. was a dhobi family which had two nilgais One can create a large enclosure of one or at pets. We don’t see any of it now. There is two hectares per animal, and let them live no institutionalisation of protection of rare there and even feed them,” Balendu says. species. The main repository and protectors Another major issue is of Buffer zone are the Forest Ministry, the National Tiger which Chundawat believes is a flawed con- Conservation Authority (NTCA) and other cept. According to Wildlife Protection Act groups. India’s voice is heard at CITES 1972, that was amended in 2006, it made it (Convention on International Trade in mandatory to create an attractive buffer Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and (unprotected forest area with human inter- Flora) where a larger framework and poli- vention) around core (protected area) of the cies are agreed upon for endangered species. tiger reserve. Scientifically, by doing this, it The challenge is we don’t have enough peo- created, what we scientifically call, an eco- ple, corridors and conservation approach- logical trap (inherent dangers) for the es,” Singh tells you. tigers which led to increase in mortality rate. For tiger conservation, Ranthambore is “I am completely against buffer when considered one of the best models of India. it comes to tiger conservation. It is a disas- With a thriving population of over 65 tigers, ter and doesn’t solve any problem. By cre- the reserve has become a breeding habitat ating this, we have developed a small core for other neighbouring forests as well and which is the protected area with a high sur- powers the success story for many other vival rate of tigers, and huge buffer outside national parks. it which is absolutely non-protected and it “Every protected forest has to have a is just expanding and encroaching inside the neighbouring population with a good num- core. This is leading to a high mortality rate ber of breeding tigresses as it prevents them of tigers, the risk of getting disease and rise from inbreeding and increases the viabili- in conflict with the humans and poaching ty of the population. By relocating the tigers cases,” Chundawat says. to other forests for breeding, they pass on He opines that the reason for a high their special genes to the next generation mortality rate of the tigress in Panna which prevents a genetic drift. It is impor- Tiger passes by at the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve National Park has been poaching. “Over the tant to have a sustainable population. We lost extinction of any species due to poaching, past nine years, we have lost seven tigress- our Sariska tigers because there was no con- harsh climate, development activities, trans- es in Panna which is a serious problem. The nectivity with other neighbouring popula- ferring of tigers to other regions, and many flict between the tigers and humans have from the environment, it can do more harm solution lies in creating hard boundaries and tion but now the population has been others. As per the report, tigers are only lim- always been a topic of debate on who is at as people will become more violent in killing if the animals come out in high mortality revived,” renowned conservation biologist ited to seven per cent of the original range the priority — the tiger or people, when in them. If you want to work with the conflict, zone, they spend less time and move back Dr Raghu Chundawat, says during his talk of habitat. The solution of this is to bring co-existence. But experts opine that removal you need to have tiger in the region. We need to the protected zone,” he tells you. at International Tiger Week held recently in seven per cent to 20 per cent presence. The of the tiger from the unprotected area is not to find a solution from the old traditions and From 2015 to 2017, 415 tigers have died Ranthambore. challenge is we can’t do it within the pro- FROM 2015 TO 2017, 415 a solution. The challenge lies in support from look for contemporary ways to for the peace- due to poaching and over 117 leopard and The relocation of the tigers happens in tected area. Thus, we have to go outside the TIGERS HAVE DIED DUE the community. ful co-existence,” he adds. 32 tigers were found dead this year. a very well-planned manner. Sometimes it protected area. In India, the big problem is “Our conservation model is such that At the same time, the safety of villagers “Poaching being the biggest threat to the turns out to be a success and sometimes, a we have only one exclusive conservation TO POACHING & OVER it goes outside the protected area and is need to be the topmost priority which can tigers which is operated in a well organised failure. “When we relocate the breeding model which is Protected Area Network 117 LEOPARDS & 32 entirely dependent on volunteering partic- be made viable with the help of technolo- way, there are other factors that contribute tigers, we look at maintaining the ecology (PAN),” Chundawat explains. ipation of the local communities. More than gy. “We must have radars installed to keep to high mortality like seizure, natural of the habitat of the source and the place they The size of the protected areas is very TIGERS WERE FOUND a volunteer activity, we need to make it an a track of the whereabouts of the tigers and deaths, injuries, habitat fragmentation, are relocated to and how it affects the pop- crucial and there is a lot of scale mismatch DEAD THIS YEAR. incentive activity for the villagers and com- create an alarm in the region to make the deforestation, electrocution and others. ulation. There are many factors that go into as the area required to have a viable popu- munity people to value tigers and not kill villagers alert. That is how we can turn Due to conflict with the humans, tigers were consideration. It is difficult for the tigers to lation and the area that is provided is not BESIDES POACHING AS them. They should be compensated for their around the situation,” he says. shot by the forest department and villagers adjust to a new place. In a recent case, two enough. “Ranthambore is a success story THE BIGGEST THREAT TO cattle loss due to tiger prey and for crop dam- When the conflict happens, a team of or died during rescue operations and treat- tigers were being translocated inter-state for right not but it is not a viable model. We have age as well. When the villagers see that the biologist, veterinarian, scientists and many ment,” Maheshwari says. the first time in India from Sarika Tiger to deal with scale mismatch which can be TIGERS, MANY OTHER tigers are bringing them money, they will not others come to rescue the tigers from the Every wildlife conservation areas have Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, to Satkosia Tiger dealt with the number of breeding females REASONS LIKE CONFLICT kill the animal, instead become more tol- conflicted zone. “In one of our ongoing tiger different attributes and having Protected Reserve, Odisha. Unfortunately, one of required to sustain the viability of the pop- erant. By working with the community and conservation projects in Sundarbans, which Area Network model might not be enough them — Mahavir died of poaching as spec- ulation. To avoid the scale mismatch, we WITH THE HUMANS, minimise the killings will help the tigers sur- has a lot of tigers in islands, the fishery com- to conserve the wildlife animals. “Through ulated and the other one Sundari still not need 14-15 breeding females which can be vive in the landscape. We have to look at munity ended up being attacked by the PAN, we created an environment which had settle down yet,” Ritika Maheshwari, vet- divided into three to four core places. This RESCUE OPERATIONS conflict as a journey to make much more tigers. The most difficult thing to do dur- no signs of threats and we relocated the tigers erinarian, Wildlife Protection Society of will help to sustain a population of 170 plus AND WRONG TREATMENT comfortable for the tiger and villagers to sur- ing conflict is crowd control. At times, local to other forests and achieve success. Some India, explains. individuals. But do not have that much of vive and co-exist,” Chundawat explains. representative help to resolve the situation protected areas have done well and some As the number of tigers increases, it rais- territories to protect,” Chundawat points out. ARE ALSO INCREASING To have this good practice going, the locally and police help in controlling protected areas have not done well. The need es the challenge for occupancy in the for- Because of this, the tigers go out of their THEIR MORTALITY RATE tigers have to be present. And taking away crowds. We look for long-term support from of the hour is to have several inclusive con- est. One of the threats to the tiger is range territory and are spotted in the towns and the tigers from the region will make the peo- the community and make people interest- servation models which include community restriction within the given protected habi- villages. This leads to tigers preying on cat- ple from the community anti-tiger and non- ed in conservation. We need of the hour is people and can also generate goodwill to all,” tat. “Range restriction is the first sign of an tle and sometimes humans as well. The con- sensitive. “If you disconnect the tigers to make the community people realise the Chundawat tells you. n Tell us about the history of Ranthambore? The National Park is not just a Tiger ‘Public-private partnership is way forward’ Reserve but also holds a significant place in our history. The Ranthambore Fort days back to the 9th century and is attributed killing or animal conflict. We have been to the Chauhans and then Akbar. The Wildlife warden of Ranthambore BALENDU SINGH talks to SANGEETA YADAV about how the rich successful the way the Forest Department Trinetra Ganesha Temple inside the fort of Rajasthan has worked. dates even further; it finds a mention in legacy of Nature and wildlife in the area has evolved and why it is considered to be a successful model n Is there corruption? Valmiki’s Ramayan which was translated Trade and wildlife are second only to the in the 4th century. The deity is that of a n Do we have enough funds? drug trade and human trafficking. It is a three-eyed Ganesha with his wives — Forest is managed and maintained by global trade which involves enormous Ridhi and Siddhi and his children Shubh each State. Any area which is declared a amounts of money. The lure of money will and Labh. This temple also has a Post National Park is then funded by the always be there. Corruption is rampant in Office and in Hindu marriage, people from Centre, through the implementation of the our country in almost every section of the all over India send their first wedding invi- policies remains with the States. Six years society. Unfortunately, it is deeply rooted in tation to Trinetra Ganesha Temple and the back, Ranthambore National Park declared our DNA but it is up to us how you limit it. priest dutifully reads it out. Five years back, itself self-funded. The entry fee collected It is wrong to say that everybody is corrupt. the fort was declared as UNESCO World from the tourists, which earlier used to go We have some people who standout on their Heritage Site. to the exchequers, now stays with the park. honesty. We have the best laws for wildlife Moreover, Ranthambore is the best Last year, the collection of Ranthambore conservation but the implementation of it example of dry scrub forest which makes was `28 crores. is a big issue. In some cases, wildlife poach- it best for photography. Around 80 per cent It used to take us three to four months ing and violation of rules have been done of tiger photographs and clippings world- to compensate the villagers whose cattle by influential people or are found to be a rel- wide have been taken here. Because of its were killed by the tigers. But now with the ative of politician or bureaucrats. dry nature of the forest, the visibility is very gate money staying here, their compen- n How is technology helping? good and the natural light is fantastic. sation time has come down to two weeks. We are using modern day technology n How did the forest change for over the n What about the implementation of the like remote sensing cameras, drones and years? policies? camera trap. Every villager has GPS enabled Back then the park, covering 392 sq We have been good at capturing the smartphones through which they capture km was protected by the maharajas and vil- poachers. In the old system, you waited for pug marks, kills and send it to the forest lagers who have been residing in the for- Balendu Singh, Wildlife warden of Ranthambore, the poacher to make a kill and then went department. So we know where the animal est for centuries. The park was established Trinetra Ganesha Temple at Ranthambore Fort addressing the gathering at International Tiger Week and caught him. The animal is already is moving and can monitor and protect it. as the Sawai Madhopur Game Sanctuary gone. The success is in preventing him n Why there is zero rate of conviction in in 1955 by the Government and declared n Has the tiger population increased? more than 40 breeding tigers. Government and the NGOs. The public- from poaching and this is where wildlife poaching cases? a Project Tiger reserve in 1973. Since 1950 In 2004-2005, the population of breed- n What led to this success? private partnership is the way to go for- Ranthambore has been good. In the last The culprits are getting captured but go till now, 70 per cent of our landmass cov- ing tigers had come down to almost 11. But Ranthambore’s deputy conservator of ward. It is going to take a while and three years, we have been successful in cap- scot-free because the case that is presented ering forest has shrunk to just under 20 per today we have recorded over 64 breeding forests (DCF) YK Sahu, along with his through educating people, who are equal turing more than 30 people involved in to the court has not been prepared well at cent. It has been an uphill task for us to adults, excluding the cubs and sub-adults. team worked closely with the non-gov- stakeholders in this, about what you are poaching. It is not just tigers, but Sambar, the lowers level. It is important to educate keep these forests connected so that the This is the largest ever counted the pop- ernment organisations. As a wildlife war- paid to do and spreading awareness Nil Gai, Spotted Deer as well. the people to present the case which is non- gene pool of the tigers does not get stag- ulation of Ranthambore. Even when the den, I assisted the Forest Department in amongst villagers on co-existing with the Since 2005, we have had a couple of refutable. If the case is good, a poacher will nant. This is our biggest challenge. maharajas had this forest, we never had what they do and be a bridge between the wildlife will get us there. unnatural deaths attributed to revenge go to jail for a long time. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | DECEMBER 9, 2018 sport 10 INDIA ON DRIVER’S SEAT Visitors build on first innings advantage and extend lead to 166 runs after sweeping Aussies for 235 runs in rain-hit first session

MOST RUNS FOR INDIA IN AUSTRALIA Batsman M Runs AVG HS 100/50 ASHWIN WILL PLAY Sachin Tendulkar 20 1809 53.20 241* 6/7 CRUCIAL ROLE: BUMRAH VVS Laxman 15 1236 44.14 178 4/4 Rahul Dravid 15 1143 43.96 233 1/6 Virat Kohli 9 1029 57.16 169 5/2 Virender Sehwag 10 948 47.40 195 2/4 Faisel Features

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he sun took a break but India shone to stay ahead of Australia in the opening Test after Tsporadic rain intrusions, K L Rahul's enter- prise and Cheteshwar Pujara's obduracy culmi- nated in a 166-run lead here on Saturday. Virat Kohli was dismissed late in the final ses- sion as India reached 151 for three at stumps on day three at the Adelaide Oval. The Indian skipper lunged forward to defend PTI n ADELAIDE "We were trying to figure off Nathan Lyon (1-48) but was caught at short out the lengths that are useful leg for an uncharacteristic knock of 34 (104 balls). athan Lyon has been over here. In South Africa and At close of play, Cheteshwar Pujara was unbeat- Nusing the rough patches England, there was a lot of lat- en on 40 runs, while Ajinkya Rahane was batting effectively during the ongoing eral movement. Here the on 1 not out. India led by 166 runs. Indian second innings which wickets are slightly flatter Post tea, Kohli and Pujara took their third- is an indicator that because you get bounce, but wicket partnership to 71 runs, albeit it was low Ravichandran Ashwin will you have to be consistent. on strike-rate, coming off 197 balls. have a bigger role to play dur- "That's the thing we have Pujara survived early in the last session, cour- ing Australian second innings, read over the years. We were tesy DRS again, as the ball seemed to miss the reckons pacer Jasprit Bumrah. trying to focus on that, that if stumps on account of bounce in the 40th over by "Ashwin will obviously we don't give runs, we are cre- Lyon. play a more crucial now role ating pressure from both ends At the other end, Kohli became the fourth because with the rough, we and then we could get wick- Indian batsman after Sachin Tendulkar, VVS saw Nathan Lyon using the ets," said Bumrah. Laxman and Rahul Dravid to score 1000-plus runs KL Rahul plays a shot during his innings against Australia during third day of 1st Test; (below) Australian players celebrate after Nathan Lyon dismissed Indian skipper Virat Kohli ICC/AP rough to his advantage. He is Bumrah is confident that in Test cricket against Australia. an experienced bowler and India will take a substantial The hosts though cut off most of his scoring Mitchell Starc (15) was caught behind off Jasprit VIRAT BOOED knows what he has to do. So lead on day four. opportunities, and Kohli was happy to play for Bumrah (3-47) as covers came on. Virat Kohli was booed by a small section of he will probably work on it "I think it is slightly in our time as he didn't dominate the bowling for once. Play was held up for 55 minutes thereafter, and the Adelaide Oval crowd when he stepped out to and he will play a crucial role favour because the late wick- Their third-wicket partnership crossed 50 off 149 the number of overs for the day were reduced to bat in the second innings against Australia, an act for sure," Bumrah said at the et (Kohli) was a good thing for balls. 79. On resumption, the remaining one-hour ses- that has been criticised by rival batsman Travis end of the second day's play. them. But we have a good India's lead swelled past 150 shortly thereafter, sion was cut short again after 40 minutes but this Head and former skipper Ricky Ponting. India dismissed Australia lead. First session on Sunday and just when it appeared to be smooth sailing time India made good used of the overs. Travis Head wasn't impressed by the behav- for 235 in their first innings will be a very important. If we for the visitors, Lyon struck to remove Kohli before Both Bumrah and Ishant Sharma (2-47) were iour of the crowd. and it was a collective effort capitalize on that, that will stumps and put the match in balance again. guilty of bowling shorter to the tail-enders, and "He's a pretty good player and probably does- from the bowlers, who shared leave us in a very good place Earlier, K L Rahul scored a quick-fire 44 off it didn't change this morning either. Nathan Lyon n't deserve to be booed but that's how it is. It's the spoils. in this match," the pacer said. 67 balls as India reached 86 for two at tea. Rain (24 not out) made good use of this, hitting two probably not needed but that's the crowd," he said. had further caused delays post lunch and anoth- fours and a six, as he put on 31 runs for the ninth er 23 minutes were lost before play could finally wicket with Travis Head (72). get underway, with 61 overs remaining for the day. Head's immaculate knock came to an end Pant equals Dhoni's record of most catches As opposed to the first innings, Rahul and Kohli walked out to boos from the Australian when he edged Mohammed Shami (2-58) behind, Murali Vijay (18) were more careful and negoti- fans but made sure there was no further loss until and the very next ball, the pacer finished things PTI n ADELAIDE Handscomb and Tim during the Wellington ated the Australian pace battery without much dis- tea as India's lead crossed 100. off with Josh Hazlewood out caught similarly for Paine on the second day Test against New comfort. They left well and looked to cut out any Earlier, rain hampered play on day three as a first-ball duck. oung Rishabh Pant before pouching on to Zealand. Pant, who is high-risk shots as India were placed at 19 for no India took a 15-run lead in the first innings after Wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant finished with six Yon Saturday took six edges off Mitchell Starc, playing his sixth Test, loss in 10 overs. Australia were bowled out for 235 in reply to the catches, while Head faced 167 deliveries in all, catches during Australia's Travis Head and Josh was selected in the Indian Vijay was the first to go, out driving again, and visitors' 250. inclusive of six fours. first innings to equal pre- Hazlewood's willow on team following the injury caught at second slip off Mitchell Starc (1-18). It Inclement weather first delayed play by 45 Australia were then happier of the two sides decessor Mahendra Saturday. of Wriddhiman Saha and fizzled out the Indian momentum, even as Rahul minutes in the morning session, and then there having added 44 runs in just 10.4 overs of play. Singh Dhoni's record of He equalled the retirement of Dhoni in continued playing his shots. were two more delays in the first session before In their bid to get the lower order out quickly, India most catches by an record after taking 2014. Pujara survived a scare in the 24th over, using lunch was taken. were guilty of leaking easy runs. Indian wicketkeeper in a Hazlewood's catch off He has so far scored DRS to overturn a caught-behind decision off During the first 20 minutes of play, starting On day one, Pujara's 16th Test century saved Test innings. Mohammed Shami's ball 346 runs with an average Lyon. But two balls later, Australia's desperation from overnight 191 for seven, Australia crossed India the blushes. The Indian bowling attack then The 21-year-old Pant in the first innings here. of 43.25 with the highest for a wicket paid off as Rahul edged behind off 200 in the 91st over but India managed to sneak worked hard to restrict the Australian batsmen had a hand in dismissing In 2009, Dhoni had score of 114 against Josh Hazlewood (1-25). in a breakthrough before rain came again. with Head the only one to cross the 50-mark. Usman Khawaja, Peter achieved his record feat England. SINGLES UTTAR PRADESH BEAT J&K Gambhir’s ton helps Delhi take 1st innings lead JAMMU: Uttar Pradesh defeated Jammu and Kashmir by 6 wickets in Jammu as experienced PTI n NEW DELHI opener was muted in his celebrations as But debutant Jonty Sidhu (30), Lalit Suresh Raina played a crucial knock of 66 not out in he didn't even bother to open his helmet. Yadav (29) and Anuj Rawat (28) took their the second innings. At Agartala, hosts Tripura autam Gambhir scored the 43rd and He added 113 runs for the second team past Andhra's first innings score to needed another 58 runs for an outright win against Gfinal first-class century of his career wicket with skipper Dhruv Shorey (98) ensure three points. Haryana with only three wickets in hand. At Ranchi, as Delhi ensured at least three points by before India A keeper Kona Bharat final- Odisha have a task at hand as they need another 179 virtue of first innings lead against Andhra ly held onto an edge with off-spinner MAHA LEAD AGAINST MUMBAI runs to win with seven wickets in hand against hosts on the third day of a group B encounter. Shoaib Mohammed Khan being the PUNE: Hosts Maharashtra bundled out Jharkhand.Meanwhile, Rajasthan pacer Aniket At stumps, Delhi ended the day at 409 bowler. Mumbai for 273 to take the crucial first Choudhary grabbed his second five-wicket haul as for 7 in reply to Andhra's 380 but every It wasn't a smooth innings but no one innings lead in their Elite Group A game. the hosts recorded an emphatic innings and 43-run other details was of little consequence cared for the details like 10 boundaries and Mumbai, who resumed on the penul- win against Assam in their Elite Group C match here because of one man playing his last game. 185 balls as he got a generous applause. timate day at 196/6, had their hopes on on Saturday. 28-year-old left-arm pacer Choudhary, The entire focus was on Gambhir, who The Delhi players gave him a 'Guard stand-in skipper Siddhesh Lad, who was who had picked up a five-wicket haul in the first is set to hang his boots on Sunday, made of Honour', the spectators gave a standing unbeaten on 70. innings, shone in the second innings too to return it memorable for the 500-odd spectators, ovation and the entire Andhra team came But the right-handed batsman could with exceptional figures of 5-40 as Rajasthan who were present at the Feroz Shah Kotla up to congratulate him. add only 23 runs to his overnight tally. bundled out Assam for 174. Choudhary ended the to cheer every run that he scored. He strode back to pavilion in a mat- Young Shubham Ranjane remained match with excellent figures of 10-78 (5-38 and 5- A streaky boundary through the slips ter of fact manner as the interest in the unbeaten on 54, but lacked support from 40). This is Rajasthan’s fourth win of the season. took him to 98 and then he square drove day's proceedings suddenly waned. the other end as wickets kept tumbling and After bundling out Assam for 108 in their first essay pacer Bandaru Ayappa to scamper home However, it was Shorey, Delhi's most Mumbai fell well short of the hosts' tally at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here, Rajasthan had for a double to complete one of his more consistent batsmen over past two seasons, of 352. posted 325 in their first essay to take a healthy 217- emotionally exhausting hundreds. who played with a lot of confidence, wear- hitting six fours, adding 86 with Vaibhav stuck and left-arm spinner Manish However, Mumbai fought back to run first innings lead, with skipper Mahipal Lomror While the 100-odd youngsters sport- ing the Andhra attack on a low and slow Rawal (33) after century stand with Golamaru trapped him with a short mid- reduce Maharashtra to 112 for 5 in second hitting a stroke-filled 133. Assam, who began the ing "Miss you Gauti' T-shirts were over- track. Gambhir. off fielder. Sai Krishna stationed at the par- innings at close of play at the MCA penultimate day at 109 for 3, slumped to 174 all out whelmed with emotion, the former India He batted patiently playing 259 balls, After Rawal was dismissed, Dhruv was ticular position took a smart low catch. Stadium. in their second essay, as Choudhary and other pacers TM Haq (2-44) and Nathu Singh (2-28) wreaked havoc. For Assam, only Gokul Sharma (77) and wicket-keeper Kunal Saikia (49) delayed the LOCAL EVENTS inevitable. But after the duo fell, it was smooth sailing West Indies seek to end for the visitors. LUCKNOW EMERGE CHAMP RAJASTHAN THRASH ASSAM Lucknow blanked Gorakhpur 4- Jaipur: 0 to emerge winner in the State-Level Rajasthan pacer Aniket Choudhary grabbed Senior Women’s Hockey series drought his second five-wicket haul as the hosts recorded an Tournament at Mohd Shahid emphatic innings and 43-run win against Assam in Stadium on Saturday. Archana start- AFP n DHAKA defeats to Bangladesh are in the past. their Elite Group C match. 28-year-old left-arm pacer ed the proceedings with a field goal "We are focused on white-ball cricket. (The) Choudhary, who had picked up a five-wicket haul in in the 15th minute while Sonal he West Indies are looking to end their four- guys are motivated and upbeat and hopefully we the first innings, shone in the second innings too to Tiwari extended the lead in the 28th Tyear wait for a one-day international series can get best possible result," he said. return with exceptional figures of 5-40 as Rajasthan minute. Archana and Sonal again win when they take on hosts Bangladesh start- "Both teams have good spinners, fast bowlers bundled out Assam for 174. Choudhary ended the struck in 32nd and 57th minute ing on Sunday. and batters. It will be a very competitive series." match with excellent figures of 10-78 (5-38 and 5- respectively to seal the match 4-0. Stand-in skipper Rovman Powell said win- Bangladesh have been boosted by the return 40). This is Rajasthan's fourth win of the season. Information commissioner Hafiz ning the three-match series in Bangladesh of batsman Tamim Iqbal and all-rounder Shakib Assam, who began the penultimate day at 109 for 3, slumped to 174 all out in their second essay. Usman gave away the prizes. Also would give his side the perfect boost ahead of Al Hasan, who both missed the ODI series present were director (sports) RP the World Cup next year, for which they had to against Zimbabwe in October because of injury. KERALA FACE UPHILL TASK AGAINST TN Singh, Vijay Singh Chauhan, Sadhna qualify after failing to secure one of the eight Shakib played in the Tests against the West Chennai: Kerala was 27 for 1 in 11 overs at stumps Singh and Lata Chaudhary. automatic berths. Indies and was named man-of-the-series, while "We haven't won an ODI series in a long Tamim showcased his abilities with a blistering on the third day, chasing 369 for a win against Tamil KV RDSO, ST FEDLIS WIN Nadu in the Elite Group 'B' match. K B Arun Karthick time," Powell told reporters on Saturday ahead 107 off 73 balls in Thursday's 51-run warm-up (on 12) and Sijomon Joseph (1) were at the crease KV RDSO blanked Shiv Football of the first game in Dhaka. match win over the visitors. at close of play. Tamil Nadu declared their second Academy 3-0 in a league match of "The guys are upbeat and raring to go. No "Obviously having Shakib, Tamim in the innings at 252 for 7, riding on half-centuries from the 7th La Martiniere Football Cup better opportunity to change it in Bangladesh." team is a big advantage for us," said Bangladesh captain Baba Indrajith (92) and M Kaushik Gandhi on Saturday. In another match, St "It will be good to get the series win under captain Mashrafe Mortaza. (59) to set the visitors a daunting target. The home Fedlis defeated APS Academy 4-2 in Academy on Saturday. In the bagged two gold, two silver and six our belt" before the World Cup, Powell added. "In the practice game, Tamim played bril- team bowlers came to the fore to dismiss Kerala for atie-breaker. women’s 40 years category, Sarita bronze medals in the 17th National The Caribbean side last won an ODI series liantly which is a great relief for Tamim as well Tiwari beat Nisha 21-12, 21-15 Junior Wushu Championship held at in 2014 when they beat Bangladesh 3-0 at home. as for us," added Mashrafe, who is set to 152 in the first innings in response to TN's 268 early ARUN KAKKAR IN FINAL this morning as the visitors could add only one run to while Kalpana Singh outclassed Tamil Nadu on Saturday. They have since lost 11 series and drew become the first Bangladeshi to play 200 ODIs the overnight score. Rahil Shah removed Sijomon Arun Kakkar defeated Imtiyaz Pooja Mishra in the 55 years cate- RESULTS: (Gold) Nitin Chaudhary, against minnows Afghanistan last year. The on Sunday. The second and third matches of the Joseph (29) to finish with 4 for 32. Left-arm medium- Ahmed 21-15, 21-14 to enter the 65 gory. Rishabh; (Silver) Sagar Rana, Chavi; streak includes a 2-1 loss to Bangladesh in July series will be played on December 11 and 14 in years age category final of Lucknow (Bronze) Lavish Sharma, Shivani, at home and a 3-1 loss to India in October. Dhaka and Sylhet. pacer T Natarajan ended with three wickets and R Sai WUSHU Kishore had two scalps. District Veteran Badminton Sushmita Tripathi, Ajiguddin, Powell, who will be leading the side in the The West Indies will wrap up the Bangladesh Championship at UP Badminton Uttar Pradesh wushu team Shrishti Goel, Rashmi Gupta. absence of the injured Jason Holder, said the Test tour with three Twenty20 internationals. TODAY’S FIXTURES MAL vs GER 5:00pm NED vs PAK 7:00pm LIVE ON STAR SELECT NETWORK 11 LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | DECEMBER 9, 2018 FIVE STAR INDIA ENTER LAST-8

Wallace just outside the circle, who dribbled Lalit’s brace, strike from Chinglensana, past two Indian defenders to set it up for Floris van Son who didn't make any mis- take to complete a fine goal. Amit and Harmanpreet help India beat Stunned by the equaliser, India went all out and, in the process, scored two quick Canada 5-1 to secure direct entry in q/f goals to take a 3-1 lead. First Chinglensana scored from a PTI n BHUBANESWAR rebound and then in the very next minute Lalit slotted the ball in after snatching it just n impressive India thrashed Canada outside the box from Sukhi Panesar. 5-1 to top Pool C and seal a direct Four minutes later, Amit converted Aberth in the quarterfinals of the men's India's fourth penalty corner before Lalit hockey World Cup in front of a capacity scored his second goal of the day, tapping crowd at the Kalinga Stadium here on in Sumit's pass. Saturday. India scored four goals in the fourth ‘WORLD CUP STARTS NOW’ quarter through Chinglensana Singh (46th Chief India coach Harendra Singh minute), Lalit Upadhyay (47th, 57th) and said for him the pool matches were a four- Amit Rohidas (51st) after Harmanpreet nation event and the real game begins now Singh gave home team the lead in the 12th after direct entry into the quarterfinal. minute. "Those who have visited my room know Canada's lone goal came from the sticks I have already written who we will play in of Floris van Son in the 39th minute. the quarterfinals and who in the semifinals. By virtue of this win, India finished on For me a four-nation tournament has fin- top of Pool C with seven points ahead of ished and the World Cup starts now," world No 3 Belgium on account of better Harendra said. goal difference. "From quarterfinals you can smell a Belgium, too on seven points, finished medal. The actual tournament starts with second ahead of third placed Canada after the next game." thrashing South Africa 5-1 in the other Pool Harendra said India were guilty of run- C game earlier in the day. South Africa Amit Rohidas(C) celebrates with teammates after scoring goal against Canada in the last pool C match. India secure direct entry in last eight of the tourney HI ning too much with the ball in search of crashed out of the tournament. goals in the opening two quarters. While India qualified directly for the utes) scored a brace while Simon Gougnard ninth minute when skipper Manpreet team's second penalty corner in the 12th and then kept away Akashdeep Singh's "We are missing in the final pass, we quarterfinals by being the toppers, Belgium (18th), Loick Luypaert (30th) and Cedric Singh's cross from the left flank was met by minute. attempt after he was set up by Simranjeet were running for goals. We have to wait for and Canada will play in the cross-overs for Charlier (48th) were the other goal-scorer Dilpreet Singh in the near post but the The Indians had another penalty cor- Singh's burst from 25 yards. our moment, can't rush towards the ball. I a place in the last-eight round. for Belgium. Canadian goalkeeper Antoni Kindler posi- ner in the next minute but Amit messed up The script, however, changed a little bit think the first half, we did too much run- Canada too overcame South Africa by South Africa, on the other hand, had tioned himself at the right spot to thwart the the chance. after the change of ends with Canada slow- ning," he said. virtue of a better goal difference. Both the stunned the world No 3 side just 36 seconds danger. The hosts couldn't live up to the tempo ly clawing back into the match with some "We were too much in a hurry. We were teams finished their pool engagements from the start through Nicholas Spooner's In the next minute, India got their first with which they played in the first quarter, impressive counter-attacks. lacking in the final execution. I think we with one point apiece. field strike. penalty corner but Canada defended stout- which meant scoring chances subsided as Canada are considered as a solid defen- have to throw out the childish instinct." India will play their quarterfinal match The match between India and Canada ly. Canada tried to make a comeback. sive unit and they played like one. Whenever He, however, rued the fact that India on December 13. was touted to be a battle between attack and Mandeep Singh was then denied by a Canada goalkeeper Kindler came to his India attacked, a sea of red assembled inside failed to keep a clean slate. Earlier in the day, Olympic Silver defence and it panned out exactly the same good reflex save by the Canada keeper. side's rescue twice in the second quarter to their circle to keep the hosts at bay. "We were running for the ball. I want medallist Belgium outclassed South Africa as the hosts attacked in numbers from the The Canadian defence finally surren- keep the scoreline under check. Canada drew parity against the run of the players to tackle irrespective of their posi- 5-1 in their last pool game. onset to create quite a few scoring chances. dered in front of India's relentless attack First Kindler saved Sumit's reverse play in the 39th minute through a counter- tion. We failed to keep a clean-sheet and I Alexander Hendrickx (14th, 22nd min- India's first scoring chance came in the when Harmanpreet converted the home shot from top of the box in the 22nd minute attack. Gordon Johnston found James feel bad about it," Harendra said. Salah’s hat-trick sends Liverpool on top

AFP n BOURNEMOUTH But defensive errors, combined to react first and fire high into the with a dubious offside decision for net from close range. iverpool delivered a clear sign the opening goal, meant they had lit- Eddie Howe's players pointed Lthey intend to push Manchester tle chance to impose themselves on out that Salah had been in an off- City all the way in the Premier a Liverpool side that never had to side position but their complaints League with an emphatic 4-0 victory find top gear to secure three points. were dismissed, although TV at Bournemouth on Saturday that The opening period suggested replays suggested they had a case. was capped by a hat-trick from Klopp's side would again have to From that point in the game, Mohamed Salah. work hard for victory. Salah and Liverpool tightened their grip, par- This victory, the Reds' fifth Roberto Firmino took time to make ticularly after the restart. consecutive league win, secured an impact, with the Egyptian spurn- It helped the Reds' cause that with the additional help of a Steve ing the first real chance of the game Salah was gifted the chance to add Cook own-goal, extended Jurgen when he sliced wide from close a second three minutes after the Mario Mandzukic scores via header against Inter Milan during Italian derby match in Turin Juventus Klopp's side's unbeaten start to the range. restart when Steve Cook lost the ball league season. And had David Brooks shown near the halfway line. Firmino It also moved them one point more composure when he was sent released the Egyptian, who ran 40 ahead of City at the top of the table, clear on Liverpool's goal in the 24th metres before placing the ball Mandzukic scores hours before Pep Guardiola's side Mohamed Salah dribbles past Bournemouth goalkeeper Asmir Begovic; (right) Juan Mata minute, the early momentum would beyond Begovic. take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. celebrates with Marcus Rashford after scoring against Fulham FC Liverpool/Man Utd have been in favour of the home A bad afternoon for Cook got Salah's contribution was central side. worse when he diverted the ball past to Liverpool's success — the standing. blow when Callum Wilson, As it was, Liverpool responded Begovic and into his own goal as he Egyptian has struggled to match his Overall, Liverpool man- the England international immediately, taking control with attempted to cut out a left-wing as Juve beat Inter outstanding levels of last season but ager Klopp could be satisfied who has scored eight league some help from assistant referee. cross from Andy Robertson. with 10 league goals to his name, he with the manner in which goals this season, was ruled Salah and Firmino combined And Salah produced the best AFP n TURIN league goals. is now hitting his stride. his side eased their way to out with a hamstring injury. well 25 metres out, before the goal of the game to wrap up the vic- Inter captain Mauro Icardi also He may have benefited from a victory ahead of the mid- The home side certainly Brazilian fired in a shot at keeper tory in the 77th minute after col- ario Mandzukic scored the only failed to muster a single shot on goal, but close offside decision for the 25th- week Champions League felt Wilson's absence during Asmir Begovic. The Bosnia inter- lecting Adam Lallana's through Mgoal as Juventus killed off Inter the visitors did have chances in the first minute opener that gave Liverpool meeting with Napoli. the periods of the game when national should have done better ball. The forward outpaced Cook Milan's challenge to move 8 points clear half with Roberto Gagliardini rattling the a half-time lead, but the finishes for Bournemouth's hopes of halt- they pushed Liverpool onto the back than parry the ball into the middle and rounded Begovic twice to com- in Serie A on Friday. post just before the half-hour mark. his two second-half goals were out- ing Liverpool's progress suffered a foot. of the penalty area, allowing Salah plete his treble. Luciano Spalletti's third-placed Inter "We played well enough but we fall 14 points adrift of the leaders with weren't consistent, there were situations the Derby d'Italia defeat a grave blow to where we didn't interpret or read them their hopes of challenging for a first title property while Juventus did not do any- Atletico maul since 2010. thing wrong," said Spalletti. Sancho grabs winner in Unbeaten Juventus have 43 points Argentine Paulo Dybala threatened from 15 games — 8 points ahead early for Juventus, nodding over a AGENCIES n MUNICH of second-placed Napoli who beat Ronaldo cross with Inter goal- Alaves 3-0 Frosinone 4-0 on Saturday — with keeper Samir Handanovic tipping adon Sancho became their only points dropped coming over in the first ten minutes. AP n MADRID JBorussia Dortmund's in a home draw against Genoa. Icardi and Matteo Politano set youngest ever goalscorer in World Cup runner-up up Gagliardini but his shot tletico Madrid joined Barcelona at the top of the the Revierderby as Lucien Mandzukic's diving header after bounced off the post just before the ASpanish league with a 3-0 win over Alaves on Favre's men claimed local 66 minutes off a cross from former Inter half-hour mark. Saturday. bragging rights and a fifth player Joao Cancelo was enough to Mandzukic got his head to Rodrigo Nikola Kalinic, Antoine Griezmann and Rodrigo consecutive vic- decide the outcome at the Allianz Bentancur's cross although failed to con- each scored a goal each to leave Atletico even with tory by beating Schalke 2-1 Stadium. trol the finish with Marcelo Brozovic Barcelona ahead of its game at Espanyol later Saturday, in . "Mandzukic is one of those players deflecting wide and Handanovic getting when Sevilla, one Thomas Delaney gave who even on an off day can bring his his hand to a searing Giorgio Chiellini point off the lead, Dortmund the lead after just physicality to the game and that header before the break. visits Valencia. seven minutes, scoring the can make the difference," said Inter winger Politano missed a Atletico was derby's fastest goal in 19 Juventus coach Massimiliano chance to break the deadlock just after coming off two con- years, but Schalke hit back Allegri. the break as Leonardo Bonucci pro- secutive draws in when Marco Reus conceded "We knew the champi- duced a vital block. the league. Alaves a second-half penalty that onship wouldn't end today, but A Ronaldo strike from distance flew stayed fourth with Daniel Caligiuri con- players celebrate after Thomas Delaney scores opener BVB we still absolutely had to narrowly over the crossbar just the loss, its third in verted. avoid defeat. before the hour mark, before its last five league Sancho settled the Kovac named an keeping from Fabian "I asked the lads Mandzukic's stooping header matches. match with just over unchanged team and Bredlow to head in from to be efficient and gave him his seventh goal this Kalinic opened 15 minutes left on the his faith was repaid Joshua Kimmich's inswing- effective. We were season. the scoring from clock and the result by a dominant dis- ing corner. only half that in the Inter desperately tried to close range after a leaves Schalke sliding play. Bredlow palmed first period, but then salvage a point but were right-side cross by Santiago Arias in the towards the relegation zone Lewandowski's ninth- Ribery's effort onto the we started to hold the closed down by a Juventus 25th minute at Wanda Metropolitano after an erratic run of form minute header opened the frame of the goal before ball with greater defence well-organised by Stadium. Griezmann added to the lead on in which they have lost two floodgates, with the 30-year- Lewandowski sliced over strike wide after patience, were more veteran Chiellini, with a counterattack in the 82nd and Rodrigo and drawn one of their last old doubling his tally after from close-range, but the Lewandowski had turned organised and solid. Lautaro Martinez volleying sealed the victory in the 87th. four league matches, despite Franck Ribery and Leon forward did not miss in the provider with a deft flick. "After that, the wide in a last desperate Atletico defender Lucas Hernandez had also picking up a 5-2 win Goretzka had hit the wood- 27th minute, tapping home Yet Bredlow was to quality of the players attempt for the visitors. to be substituted in the 36th minute with a right knee over Nurnberg. work. after Goretzka's wicked long- blame for Bayern's third inevitably emerges." On Saturday, Napoli injury. He was replaced by Jose Maria Gimenez, who Elsewhere, Robert Ribery's first goal of the range effort had been mag- when he conceded posses- The seven-time secured comfortable 4-0 vic- returned after missing five matches because of injury. Lewandowski's first-half season added further gloss nificently tipped on to the sion from a goal kick. reigning champions tory over promoted Frosinone. Leganes and Getafe drew 1-1 in a derby between double set Bayern Munich before the hour, but Bayern crossbar by Nurnberg's goal- Although he kept out Serge proved yet again they Arkadiusz Milik scored southern Madrid clubs on Friday. on their way to a comfort- - now up to second in the keeper. Gnabry's initial effort, Ribery were a class above their twice, Faouzi Ghoulam pro- Uruguayan defender Leandro Cabrera headed able 3-0 win over Bundesliga table - remain nine points Bredlow came to hammered in the rebound. rivals even with vided two assists in his Getafe in front in the 39th minute and Cameroonian right strugglers Nurnberg. behind leaders Borussia Nurnberg's rescue after the Kimmich almost round- Portuguese star first match in more than back Allan Nyom equalized for the home side from inside Having vowed to reduce Dortmund, who beat restart, which was slightly ed off a superb individual Cristiano Ronaldo not a year, and Piotr the area in the 64th. Leganes had midfielder Ruben Perez his level of squad rotation Schalke. delayed due to sections of display in style late on, but as omnipresent as he has Zielinski and Adam sent off three minutes into injury time. prior to Saturday's encounter Nurnberg's resolve was Bayern's support launching his dipping strike clipped the been in previous games, Ounas also found the The result extended Leganes' unbeaten streak to seven at Allianz Arena, under- short-lived — Lewandowski toilet roll onto the pitch, get- crossbar as Bayern cruised to failing to add to his ten net. matches in all competitions. pressure Bayern coach Niko capitalising on hesitant goal- ting down to tip Kimmich's a routine win. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | DECEMBER 9, 2018 backpack 12 ‘Fame follows good content’ n What is keeping you busy these with jingles and singing for ad com- you formed in Delhi? ishing in the 90s. It was a great time days? mercials. Then my first album was Not anymore. It was a great way for singers like me. At that time I Lots of live shows. I am also judg- out when I was in college — Ho Gayi to earn some pocket during my col- never thought of Bollywood. Also, ing a show in Dubai, it is called The Hai Mohabat. I went to Mumbai for lege days. It was great fun and a learn- the voices in the film songs were high One. We have already started shoot- the auditions and I got selected. That ing experience. pitched and too long — almost six to ing for the show. We are looking for song and the album became a hit and n What is the best part of being in seven minutes long. Somehow I did- the most sensational singer from here I am. CONTENT IS Mumbai and the worst thing about n’t see myself fit into that scenario. UAE. The only criterion is that the n You are an English graduate end Delhi? But then Bollywood music evolved in person has to be a resident of UAE. up learning classical music? IMPORTANT. IF YOU The best part of Mumbai is that 2000s. I did a few songs which were A song from the film Jack And Dil Just because you are a singer STUDY THE CAREER it is safe for women. It has great a hit and I became a part of the released a couple of weeks back. I doesn’t mean that you have to be illit- amenities. You get whatever you industry which I still can’t fathom sang Bezuban Dil Ki. I also erate! Education is a totally different OF SINGERS LIKE want in the middle of the night like how it works — how to give your next represented India in the dimension. I am an Indian. My KAILASH KHER, medicines or even food. The work- hit. Today, indie space has so more New York India Day Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi are fantas- energy here is great; people are so to offer and many more platforms. Parade. I performed tic. Your talent gets accentuated if you HONEY SINGH AND motivated. This helps you keep up The only problem is people still want at Madison Avenue. can converse well too. Talent and BADSHAH, THEY your energy. It is such a cosmopoli- to know what your Bollywood hit is. I released a couple education should go hand in hand. tan city and you meet people from all n Does this mean that a Bollywood of indie songs as n How does live shows help you? HAVE HAD BIG HITS walks of life and learn different hit is important for you? well. It helps me to reach out to my IN INDIE SPACE. things. No, not really. Content is impor- Talktime n How did your fans and better my craft. It is very The worst thing about Delhi is tant. If you study the career of SHIBANI KASHYAP musical journey good practise and helps you to keep THEY PROVE THAT the pollution in the city during win- singers like Kailash Kher, Honey The singer who sung for films like Jack and Dil, begin? a pulse of what the audience wants. GOOD CONTENT ters, it is a killer. Then there is the rise Singh and Badshah, they have had big speaks with Shalini Saksena about how doing It began I have been performing for over 15 in crime. Third, is the increase in the hits in indie space. They prove that when I was still years, so I hope I have mastered the NEVER FAILS number of cars and the traffic jams good content never fails. Bollywood live shows helps her reach out to her fans in school. I did a art of performing live. But there is as a result of it. will call you when your indie songs and why so many artists are taking jingle for FM when still so much to learn. Connecting n Why are so many artists doing do well. One should not run after advantage of the indie space it launched its ser- with the audience helps me as an indie music today? fame. People from Bollywood call me vices. That’s how I artist. When I started my career, indie today because they want to have my started my career — n Are you still part of the band that music space was rocking and flour- style of singing in their films. WORSHIP DANCE OF YORE BHANANANDA BARBAYAN, an internationally renowned exponent of Sattriya culture, speaks with SHALINI SAKSENA how he is taking a 600-year-old dance from Assam beyond the boundaries by performing the world over

e are all familiar with tive by the Ahom Kings in the 17th He tells you that the satras allowed Bharatnatyam from Tamil Nadu, Century to promote neo-Vaishnavism in woman participation in this dance form WKathak from Uttar Pradesh, the region. As it was a place only for the because they enjoy a lot of importance in Kuchipudi from Andhra Pradesh and monks the dance was only performed by the society. Odissi from Odisha. But how many of us the men. “When the women started demanding are aware of yet another dance form that “This dance form is dedicated to Lord that they too are taught this ageold art is 600-year-olds and not just surviving but Krishna. The dance can be classified into form, the satras agreed. The result thriving and making waves in India and two styles — Paurashik Bhangi (tandava is that it has brought in the ‘Films are crisp, internationally as well? or masculine style) and Stri Bhangi grace and feminity to Welcome to the world of Sattriya (lashya or feminine style). It is an art form the dance. There dance (pronounced Hottriya) from Assam that is part of a prayer during ceremonies are two types and Dr Bhabananda Barbayan an inter- by the monks. It is performed thrice a day of Vaishnav TV is stretched’ nationally renowned exponent of this — morning, afternoon and evening. But monks in dance who has performed in France, as time passed, this dance is taught as an the satra; the Switzerland, Germany, Portugal and art form. When we perform on stage, the kewalia bhakat or NANDISH SINGH, who shot to Bangladesh. Not only this, but he has also dance is designed into different parts like the celibate monks directed the music for eminent French Guru vandana, Ram vandana, Geet abhi- and then you have fame as Veer Singh Bundela in filmmaker Emanuel Petit’s documentary naya, Varnan, Shlokas (which doesn’t monks who can marry. titled Dans Les Drumes De Majuli, where involve any dance) and the last is Melana, Bhakti is about love for Lord Uttaran, is all set to make his he appeared in a number of sequences. He an elaborate dance form in its purest Krishna. Hence, there is no con- Bollywood debut with Super 30 is a regular visiting faculty in Paris -VIII form,” Bhabananda explains and tell you flict when it comes to teaching women,” University, Kings College London besides that the influence of Lord Kirhsna spread Bhabananda tells you. opposite Hrithik Roshan. being a Cultural Associate with Jawaharlal due to Sankar Dev who traveled the whole The costumes too are different. Each University Brown University, US and of India. dance number has a different costume. SANGEETA YADAV chats him up Drexel University, US. “It was his influence that spread in the The men wear dhoti, chaadar and paguri He has been honoured with several (turban). They wear jewellery too — Mata nWhat is your role in Super 30? awards — La Maison de Ananda Award Moni — around the neck. The women It is a real life story of the founders of Super 30 coaching 2012-13, Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva THE GOOD PART IS THAT wear ghuri and chaadar. The waist cloth institute which has been helping underprivileged students pre- Puraskar of Sangeet Natak Academy 2012 which is worn by both men and women pare for IIT JEE. I play Pranav Kumar, Anand Kumar’s (Hrithik and Fellow of Neuron-Somatic Integration THIS DANCE FORM HAS is called kanchi or kingkini. Roshan) elder brother who has played an integral role in tak- Programme. MANY TAKERS. TO BEGIN “Traditionally, the costumes were of ing care of the management of the institute — from the selec- He was just four when he started WITH, NOT MANY WERE white or raw silk colour with the use tion of the students to handling its functioning. He is the back- learning the art form from Uttar of red, blue and yellow for specific bone of Super 30. This is what has been shown in the film as Kamalabari Satra under the guidance of INTERESTED IN LEARNING dance numbers. Earlier, velvet and well. gurus Paramananda Barbayan and THIS DANCE OUTSIDE OF satin were mostly used for creating nWhat took you so long to make your Bollywood debut? Tuniram Barbayan (nritya), Cheniram THE SATRA. BUT NOW IT elaborate costumes. But times Just the right project made me wait for a little longer. There Barbayan (khol bayan), Kamal Bargayan HAS BECOME POPULAR changed and as the dance evolved, so were times when I did get a couple of roles but it was not some- (gayan), and Baluram Bargayan and did the design and material for the thing I would want to do as my debut film. The films that I want- Gupiram Bargayan (oja). He was just 17 costumes. Now, muga is used to make ed to do didn’t work out due to something or the other. But now when he became the youngest Barbayan region. He was a staunch propagator of Lord the costumes,” Bhabananda says. with Super 30, the wait has been worth it. (one of the 12 cultural heads) of the Sattra. Krishna and didn’t consider him as an incar- The good part is that this dance nWhat was the biggest challenge for you? He tells you that the dance was intro- nation of Lord Vishnu but that he is the form has many takers. “To begin My biggest fear was whether I will be able to pull off the Bihari duced in the 15th century by Sankar Dev, supreme Lord,” Bhabananda tells you. with, not many were interested in character. I have never imagined myself playing a person who a Vaishnavnite saint, scholar, playwright, a The dance itself has elements of mas- learning this dance outside of the is not so good looking, speaks Bihari and has a certain body lan- social and religious reformer from Assam. culinity due to strong Lord Krishna influ- satra. But now that the dance has been guage. I expressed my concern to the creative directors. But I “The drama written by him are ence and the fact that it was solely per- recognised as a classical form, the was told that if Hrithik Roshan can pull it off, why can’t I? That known as ankia naat and sattriya dance, formed by men; this included men dress- younger generation is more open to motivated me to overcome my fear. If it was somebody else in at that time, was a part of it. The idea was ing up as women to perform. learning it. Even though this form is place of Hrithik, who didn’t have to transform to come closer to use dance as a medium of instructions “There is a reason why this dance relatively unknown outside of Assam, to Anand Kumar, then it could have been a bigger challenge for that were mixed entertainment with form is a so male-oriented. The satras con- a lot is being done to promote it via me. devotion,” Bhabananda says. sider Lord Krishna as the man. It was dance festivals that are organised nHow did you get into the skin of the character? The reason why this dance form, (now much later, in 1960s, that women were across the country. It is a beautiful We did workshops where I learnt body language and dialects. recognised as a classical art form by the taught this dance form. Of course, they dance as it comes with a message — I had to lose a lot of weight too. What really helped me was, before Sangeet Natak Akademi in 2000), spread can’t perform inside the satras. They can how to develop bhakti, love for oth- shifting to Mumbai, I spent 16-17 years of my life in a small town was because the State has over 900 satras only perform on stage as an art form,” ers and spirituality,” Bhabananda of Dhaulpur near Agra. I know the nuances of how people from — Vaishnavite monasteries — an initia- Bhabananda says. says. UP and Bihar think, their body language and personality. They are a little loud when it comes to talking and expressing them- selves; they are not so sophisticated as well. They would hold the hand of their friends while walking. All these minute details helped me to pull of this character well. The makers strictly forbade me to take reference from other roles. Whenever I needed help, I would call up Pranav (the real person) and ask him how he would react. That helped a lot. Bringing the splendour alive nHow was it to share screen space with Hrithik Roshan? Working with him was a great learning experience. As soon SHALINI SAKSENA tells you how & why Madhya Pradesh Tourism ads have been winning awards at international platforms as he walks in to the set and till the time he leaves, he lives the character. He was speaking to everyone in Bihari. Whether it is any of us have seen the either shown shadows or silhouettes Bazar in Indore; this film is an hon- a co-actor, junior artist or assistant directors, he is a friend to Madhya Pradesh Tourism through colours, faces and or toys. est expression of what one will truly everybody. There was no tantrum throwing or airs about him Mads. Not just the latest — But then the client wanted to show- experience in the State,” Haque tells because he is a star. with the staccato pictures of tourists case what the places really looked like. you. nWas it difficult for you to make a switch from TV to films? in must-see places in the State but the An idea was born — to shoot real This campaign bagged a Silver Initially, it was. A very common feedback that I have got dur- earlier one as well — with bobble- people at these locations and put Lion for its editing and a Bronze Lion ing in my auditions for films was that that I was acting in TV heads and kids’ toys and the not to them all together. A tall order and the for its addictive music at Cannes style. I had to put a lot of effort in unlearning and relearning to forget ad back in 2010 that revived the execution was tough as well. The team International Festival of Creativity be able to reinvent myself. Even for stage actors, there was a mis- art shadowgraphy. shot 40,000 pictures in one month. this year in the highly competitive conception that they are always loud but they had to be loud to The idea behind the ads, accord- Selecting and stitching together the Film Craft category. Not only, this be able to heard by the audience sitting in the last row. Similarly, ing to the officials at the tourism final 500-600 pictures took close to before the Cannes 2018, but the there are certain things about TV that you have to do which I department, is not to attract tourists three months and creating that catchy tourism’s toy film has also been had to unlearn to be able to fit in films. That unlearning process by showing them picture perfect, audio which matched beautifully internationally awarded a Graphite was more tedious than the learning which took time. spectacular images which the eyes will with the frames took another month,” Pencil at D&AD Awards 2018 in nWhat difference did you find in acting for films? never see in real, but to show tourist Haque says. Shoreditch, England. Acting is the same everywhere, you have to feel the emo- destinations that look exactly how it Every frame in the film gives the Deepika Roy Choudhury, Deputy tion and emote it. would look in reality and “to create viewer an experience of a tourist vis- Director (Publicity, Creatives & But the treatment is different. Everything is a little stretched the world’s most honest tourism iting these destinations. “Be it the Digital) tells you that tourism is in TV because you have to create content on daily basis and it film.” architectural marvels of Gwalior and overwhelmed by the response that is impossible to shoot 12 to 18 scenes in a day for half an hour Talking about the latest ad, Mandu, the picturesque beauty of audio-visual advertisement (TVC) episode. There are deadlines to meet. You have to deliver on the Azazul Haque, Chief Creative Officer, Pachmarhi and Orchha, the sight of has generated. “I congratulate the spot. In films, you get ample of time to think and work on the Ogilvy, South, tells you that in the ear- the majestic tiger in the National State tourism officials associated with character. lier ads, they had never shown the Parks, the breathtaking views of the the ad for their wonderful effort and nWhat are you working on next? destinations in their real form ever in Dhuadhar falls or the bustling, delec- the overall help in producing such a I have started shooting for second film in Lucknow which any of our previous ads. “We have table tastes and sights of the Sarafa marvel,” Choudhury says. is tentatively titled Family of Thakurgunj.       

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But the idea is now a reality, and the would be flying from and returning to the refined sense of music would only intensify, being held in the beautiful drawing room of trip is done and dusted and firmly imprinted UK, some sympathetic souls imagined that I and there is hardly a day now when I don’t lis- my hosts, Professor Pervaiz Vandal and his on my mind as one of the most beautiful expe- could be especially lucky. And so, luck did ten to one or two numbers from the extraordi- wife Professor Sajida Haider Vandal, for I was riences of my life. In the middle of this year, I dawn, albeit with some additional drama. nary productions of Coke Studio Pakistan (as I used to the rather impersonal settings that typ- was selected to present a paper at a conference On the day I received the visa from one of write this piece, the transcendental composi- ically define academic assemblages. Not so on the theme of ‘Art, Democracy and the private outlets of the Pakistani High tions of Ustad Farid Ayaz and Ustad Abu here. The papers ranged from topics concen- Tolerance’ organised by the Trust for Heritage, Commission in London, I discovered that my Muhammad play in the background for the trating on the beginnings of liberal and secular Art and passport booklet had got loosened from the umpteenth time, whom I first got to know thought in both the West and East, to com- Architecture of spine of the cover, possibly in response to through Coke Studio). mentaries on Sufi saints, Mughal emperors’ Pakistan some unsophisticated handling during its In the early days of television, my parents secular practices, contemporary conservation (THAAP) in the checks and scans. At the moment of receiving would enthusiastically record musical shows strategies in architecture and heritage manage- city of Lahore. I the document, however, I was too elated by aired from Pakistan via PTV, and I still remem- ment, and creative methods of engaging com- was to speak on the fact that I had finally, really ‘won’ a visa ber the countless times they viewed those pro- mon audiences in developing artistic and the politics of aes- after so much paperwork and coordination, grammes in the grainy, pixelated format that democratic consciousness in a variety of con- thetics in Sanjay which seemed nothing short of a challenging was then the order of the day. But if those texts. Throughout the event, I couldn’t help but Leela Bhansali’s victory, given the countless tales that sur- shows, along with Coke Studio productions, think of the irony springing from the imbal- most controversial rounded its procurement and the mounting demonstrated a palpably sophisticated and lib- ance between what we were all collectively film Padmaavat, pressure of the PhD. 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aushik Basu currently is, by giving advantages to a spe- teaches Economics cific group over another or sev- and International eral others. But predictably, Basu Studies at Cornell is not for allowing free play to it University in the US. with its overtones of apartheid. KHe has had an illustrious career, He writes: “The popular with distinguished stints as chief view is that if you leave it all to economist and senior vice presi- the market, with no dent at the World Bank, and later, Government regulations and in this neck of the woods, Basu intervention, discrimination was chief economic adviser to the will go away, is not valid. Government of India during UPA Discrimination arises from a rule. Basu mostly leans Left in his free market. If you want to stop economic ideas, and is a former discrimination, you may, in fact, student, amongst several others, need regulation and conscious of Nobel Laureate and “Welfare” affirmative action”. economist Amartya Sen — who is Kaushik Basu is certainly also from India and a fellow not for rank Capitalism. He Bengali too. " "!')1 writes: “Once we move beyond This latest, extensively +)""+ payoff-focused critiques to gen- researched book, that quotes eralised ones, many challenges many thinkers to illustrate his 2-) open up. Human beings are points, has Kaushik Basu explor- !  ' . guided not just by their own ing the co-relationship between 4// payoffs but also by habit, fair- laws and economics. It tries, to an ness, altruism, empathy, envy extent to speak to the ordinary and many other emotional and reader, but is, in fact, quite an much ado, is less than convincing. psychological proclivities... academic tome. Still, some of its However, for a left-leaning Conservative economists , who basic premises are readily gras- thinker, inclusiveness must appear condone selfishness by believing pable. Why are some laws both far more attractive as a basis to Adam Smith’s concept of the obeyed and enforced, he asks, build upon, rather than a top- invisible hand will invariably lead while others stay quite ineffective down approach to economic such a society to optimal results, on the statute books? In India, he order and law-giving. Even if the end up creating failed societies”. points out, there are, in fact, many latter method goes back to the Is Basu right? That depends laws that are rarely used or Hammurabi Code and Moses’ Ten on your own politics and eco- enforced. Basu writes, that in Commandments. nomics. But he certainly puts out order for a law to be properly Basu is an admirer of the an entertaining variation on implemented and used, it must ancient Greek City States, and the Nash’s Game Theory to support intersect at a “focal point” with way they went about their busi- his plumping for the old econom- society and its economic ideas. the republic of beliefs,” writes to influence and alter the collec- fies further: “What the focal for different groups of people”. In ness. He wants to see the princi- ic concept of the Focal Point. In other words it must make Kaushik Basu. He goes on to tive behavior of its people towards approach to law and economics a highly diversified country like ples enunciated then, spread Is such a thing rather theoreti- sense both to the enforcers of the write: “The focal point is a some- preset objectives. In this, he goes does is to take on the full econo- India this becomes doubly rele- across a 21st century global can- cal when it comes to Law and law and the people it is intended what mysterious concept that beyond the more usual objective my game, including the police vant and even more difficult to vas to the extent possible. But this Economics? My view is that it cer- for. Otherwise, both are likely to emerged from modern game the- of an “orderly society” so that and the judge, and then tries to arrive at. Traditional laws, he says, tends to be an impossible seduc- tainly is. And also it is not the job collude in its subversion or leav- ory”. This concept of intersecting economics can do its stuff in explain how and why the law were less inclusive in their tion, as the many self-contradic- of Law so much as Justice to set ing it on the shelf. beliefs however, is the main point peace. He actually wants to influ- works”. In other words, you need approach, and usually were made tory effects in Democracy show. Society on the right track. “The most important ingredi- of this book, and Basu’s sugges- ence the populace via the laws all the ingredients to be in some up based on the consensus of a The idea is pleasant, but it is not Economics marches to its own ents of a republic, including its tions towards a more effective adopted. He writes, “The focal form of tacit agreement on the few, and then, sometimes easy to remain democratic in a drummer. Recent progressive power and might, reside in noth- socio-legal environment essential point approach relies on the premises assumed by both the imposed, when they were vigor- so-called Democracy! Supreme Court judgements on ing more than the beliefs and for orderly progress, are predicat- expressive function or suggestive given law, and the economic con- ously enforced, upon the many. Focal points can be arrived at Homosexuality, Triple Talaq, and expectations of ordinary people ed upon it. power of the law and not on any text it operates in, for it to be He states that is why they often via custom, and tradition, writes women between the ages of 12 and going about their daily lives and Basu believes one of the pur- human irrationality. It is purely a widely adopted and used. did not work, even though his Basu, as in the “tenacious” Indian 50 being allowed to go to a revered quotidian chores. It is in this poses of law, which is an instru- device that uses suggestion to But, quite often, “It is not evi- outright demoting of the tradi- caste system. They can also be temple that kept them out for mil- sense that we are all citizens of ment of the State as a collective, is facilitate coordination”. Basu clari- dent what constitutes a focal point tional approach without very arrived at by discrimination. That lennia, are all cases in point.

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Mussoorie, adds up to just the     ideas graspable, one still has a By the end of the book, one idyllic journey he had always   lot to cherish and ponder over feels all the more enamoured hoped to “stumble” through,   when reading Bond. with the author. fill the reader with the kind of ,#  Most of the author’s stories Bond expresses his opinion happiness and peace one expe-  ,- are written in first person, on a wide range of topics riences while looking at happy, #  whether he is sharing a slice through this book. Selfies, pri- childhood pictures. #  $ %.+ from his own life or taking on vacy in the modern society, the “And I enjoy writing. It’s the persona of an imagined hill culture, the changing size not a burdensome task. I may +    )0  character. In Stumbling of books, and the hangover of not have anything of earth- )       Through Life, one of his latest colonialism are some of them. involves good old handwritten conducted by Mark Twain human being clicking it has shattering significance to con-      books, he takes the readers The book is divided into small manuscripts. “The power of where he would write a letter his/her head on the shoulders. vey to the world, but in con-  @    A through various stages of his chapters, each of them dedicat- the pen” seems to become all to a person and see if the mes- He also comments on the cul- veying my sentiments to you,    1$  own life while sharing humor- ed to one such topic. the more real when one puts sage reaches them even if he ture of getting other authors to dear reader, and in telling you          ous, sometimes tragic, and The reader finds that the pen to paper and creates a doesn’t post it. Luckily for write an introduction for one’s something about my relation-    F   sometimes even spooky inci- author has a strong sense of draft, he says. Chapters dedi- Twain, it did! book as it has often put him in ship with people and the natur- D      A dents with them. The events attachment to certain ‘old fash- cated to such personal opin- Making lighthearted obser- a spot. His commentary on al world, I hope to bring a little         don’t necessarily follow ioned’ ways as makes an apolo- ions are intertwined with vations about the activities of Landour Bazaar, the impor- pleasure and sunshine into        chronology, but they certainly gy for them. He argues that intriguing tales about celebrat- people around him in his tance of postmen in his life, your life,” the author writes 1$    give the readers a better sense even though modern day pub- ed authors that Bond himself trademark style, the author the difficult search for solitude towards the end of the book.        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n December 10, the Universal demands of the rights holders than WIPO. It is believed that a human ODeclaration of Human Rights serving common man on the road. rights perspective of the WIPO (UDHR) of the UN is completing its Far beyond this, much contro- would provide greater accessibility 70th anniversary. At this juncture, versial TPP (minus America) is and participation of society. It is our planet has seen numerous increasingly becoming a grave threat interesting to note that there is noth- instances of horrendous violation of to human rights protection in sev- ing in the WIPO mandate that pre- the basic human rights of the mil- eral fields. Even way back in 2016, vents the organisation from stress- lions. While looking at these an independent UN expert on ing human rights to a greater extent, tragedies, many of us have com- human rights, Dr Alfred de Zayas, the integration of human rights into pletely overlooked how human warned that the TPP is a serious existing IPR policies and pro- rights of the indigenous people, the threat to human rights and no grammes into the future develop- needy and the poor are violated by country should sign it. Further he ment of the WIPO Development giant multinational corporations commented that the Investor State Agenda. This would finally be (MNCs) in the guise of protecting Dispute Settlement (ISDS), a unique advancement in building up a their prized Intellectual Property built-in mechanism in the TPP, arbi- human rights framework for the Rights (IPRs). trations are fundamentally imbal- WIPO. It has happened mainly in the anced and unjust, adding that the With the Doha Declaration of field of traditional knowledge, historic agreement conflicted with 2001, the lingering doubts over the health, food and Geographical guarantees of human rights and jurisprudential grounding or the Indications (GI) in several parts of State sovereignty in the UN Charter. interface between human rights the developing world. This does not He said, “The last 25 years and the IPRs should have been over. bear the fact that human rights and have delivered numerous examples Because this declaration tried to the IPRs are two antagonistic poles of abuse of rights by investors and moderate the TRIPs Agreement to by nature. However, ironically, the unconscionable arbitral awards that be responsive to the development two of them have been put in par- have not only led to violations of imperative that it alleged to have allel lines by many to serve their human rights, but have engendered sidelined or rather ignored. But then vested interests. a ‘regulatory chill’ or even a ‘regu- since 2001, the emergence of The interface between human latory freeze’.” In a nutshell, what has numerous post-TRIPs bilateral and rights and IPRs draw the attention come around and making headlines multilateral treaties has further of the governments, policy makers, in popular perception today is that raised the concern of violation of civil society organisations (CSOs), business treaties, particularly mega human rights. and a number of individual activists. deals like the TRIPS or the TPP, At this point, when the entire The irony is that these actors pose harm to basic freedoms and world is fast moving towards an era advance human rights arguments as rights such as access to water, food, of “intellectual capitalism”, such an counterweights to the massive medicine, education and very seri- advanced system of social relations extension and the enforcement of ously to a clean environment. Above is defined not more by social divi- the global IPR regime from the all, these trade treats make poverty sions of labour but by social divi- World Intellectual Property even worse on this planet. sions of knowledge. Organization (WIPO) through the It is widely argued that the These divisions are widely WTO-TRIPS (Trade Related WIPO, the nodal and specialised reflected in continuous creation of Aspects of Intellectual Property agency of the UN, needs to walk an knowledge pools, clusters and net- Rights) to the Trans-Pacific ,    /*0< &'(=/* " 1 *"  1  1 ""   1>      -  #" ? , extra mile for turning the existing works both at global and local lev- Partnership (TPP) of our time in the global IPR regime into a more els which have become irresistible fields of health, education, freedom human rights friendly one. Equally today. What holds the key of this of expression, privacy and the rights mostly restricted to the developed rights perspective is of recent origin rights and IPRs go together and Besides, Article 25.1 of the the WTO-TRIPS framework is to marauding expansionist regime is of indigenous people. countries. The harbinger of its than IPRs, though concern and where they come in conflict. UDHR states, “Everyone has the see that the developing and the least the centrality of the intangible form Simultaneously, innovators and modern form came along with two struggle for basic rights is as old as Notwithstanding their long period right to a standard of living adequate developed nations should not lose of property than the age-old tangi- owners of IP are offering human trendsetting multilateral treaties human civilisation. of separation or non-interaction, to the health of himself and his fam- their valued resources in the hands ble properties such as land and rights justification for seeking legal which took place by the end of the From these humble beginnings, there are ample juridical evidences ily, including clothing, housing and of the MNCs of the developed industrial assets. Simply put, it is a protection of their exclusive rights. 19th century: The Paris Convention both human rights and IPRs terrain that they converge both on con- medical care and necessary social world in the name of research, phenomenal change and a paradigm But then it is possible to envi- of Industrial Property (1883) and evolved much faster than one could ceptual and practical grounds. And, services.” While offering clear legal development and creation of more shift. At this hour, a sustained guar- sion the connection between human the Berne Convention of Literary imagine in their geographic scope, it is precisely mentioned in the backing to these provisions of the employment opportunities for antee of the protection of our basic rights and IPRs as kind of massive and Artistic Works (1886). substantive reach and in prescrip- International Bill of Rights. The UDHR, the International Covenant locals. human rights while promoting and expansion of the horizons of both This has literally laid the foun- tive detail. Thus, issues multiplied, Article 27 of the UDHR provides: on Economic, Social and Cultural The WIPO and the WTO pol- exploiting the IPRs is to be ensured domestic and international legal dation stone of the international IPR with the advancement of the infor- A) Everyone has the right freely Rights (ICESCR) of 1966 in its icy-making and implementation by the international watchdogs such instruments over the years. In fact, regime much before the onset of the mation revolution and population, to participate in the cultural life of Article 12.1 says State parties to the are to ensure that the needy and as the WIPO, the WTO and the growth of global institutions and two World Wars which largely accompanied by an array of actors the community, to enjoy the arts and Covenant recognises the “right of poor are away from the clutches of through an overall supervision of awareness about them has sup- affected the conception of the glob- mostly heralded by globalisation to share in scientific advancement everyone to the enjoyment of the the giant corporations while the UN by sticking to the cardinal ported the coming of human rights al human rights framework. Only and technology. It is realised that the and its benefits. highest attainable standard of phys- expanding and promoting the new principles of the UDHR with the and IPRs to a point of conversion. after 65 years of the starting of the form and pattern of the juridical B) Everyone has the right to the ical and mental health”. IPR network. Some researchers assistance of an array of civil rights Needless to say, initially, the Paris Convention, the first UN boundary, as well as a mature inter- protection of the moral and mate- Today, overall impression is have already had their opinions that groups and activists. whole journey of IPRs started with sponsored human rights declaration face between human rights and the rial interests resulting from any sci- that the global IP regime directly there has been a serious lack of discrete bilateral agreements saw its beginning. Thus the incep- IPRs are yet to crystallise. entific, literary or artistic production supervised by the WTO and post- emphasis of basic or human rights (The writer is an expert on between nations of Europe and tion of an international human Now let us see how human of which he is the author. TRIPS WIPO truly caters to the in the works and all treaties of the International affairs)

          

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here are many reasons to Khalistan movement was seen lynchpin for all ties with that left 19 soldiers dead. Trefuse the resumption of with Imran Khan during the Pakistan. Beijing has prodded The Pakistan Army has dialogue with Pakistan. India inauguration. Pakistan to stabilise its border emerged as the self-designated has been reiterating talks and After coming to power, with India, hoping for greater custodian of Pakistan’s des- terror cannot coexist. This pol- Imran said, “My Government stability as it pursues its region- tiny, unity and ideology. It has icy has been conceived with is not to be blamed for the exis- al economic ambitions. sustained its grip on power and clarity based on realism and tence of terror structures in Harsh American cut-off influence because of the wide- subsequently pursued with Pakistan.” This looks a blatant in military aid and economic spread perceptions and propa- consistency. lie. His ministers share the bailout from the International ganda that India is an existen- Since 2015, India has seen public chair with the master- Monetary Fund (IMF) are the tial threat. an upsurge in cross-border fir- minds of the terror groups. unstated objectives guiding In 2015 when Modi flew to ing, ceasefire violations along Earlier, he wrote a letter to his Pakistan’s eagerness for peace. Lahore and embraced then the Line of Control and inter- counterpart in India, saying, But why should India take Prime Minister Nawaj Sharif, national border in Jammu & “Pakistan and India have the bait? Pakistan continues to there was a sense that relations Kashmir. There are clear signs understandably challenging hurt India. Recently Pakistan will improve. But India was dis- that the Pakistan Army and the relationships. We, however, released 20 special stamps in appointed. The good gestures ISI are doing everything to owe it to our people, especial- solidarity with Kashmiri ter- were rewarded with the Uri destabilise Kashmir. ly the future generation to rorism, which glorify Burhan attack and intensified insur- But in a friendly gesture peacefully resolve all out- Wani, the Hizbul Mujahideen gencies. The current game plan towards India, the Imran Khan standing issues, including the terrorist killed by security of Pakistan is two-fold. First, Government in Pakistan Jammu & Kashmir dispute, to forces in 2016. Army doctrine is to open the opened Kartarpur Sahib bridge differences and achieve The true face of Imran has peace gate through civilian Corridor. However, it is not a mutually beneficial outcome.” been exposed in his first few Government and it will run its enough to resume the stalled Pakistan is not seen to be months in office, said External own game of infiltrations. bilateral talks. 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Have thought he was teasing her. their self respect and to protect they given anything in writing?” “What an inauspicious thing to what was good and true.” Gokhale said with complete say... sometimes the things you “They were divine beings, we assurance, “Whatever I have said say have no head or tail.” are ordinary mortals,” countered will definitely happen. General “I am not saying this,’ said Kasturba. “They are still wor- Botha has promised me.” He gave Mohandas very calmly, shipped today. Would that be so, Mohandas further personal “General Smuts says that our if they hadn’t sacrificed so much assurance, “Brother, you see after marriage is not legal.” “He is for the truth?” Mohandas was one year... you will have seen mad. He does not know what enjoying this discussion, “We are everything go right and you will nonsense he is spouting. the descendants of Ram and Sita. come to India, no excuses then...” Where does he get his weird If we do the same, we will be Mohandas said with polite firm- ideas from?” She was not will- known in the same way.” ness, “Forgive me, but I am not as ing to talk about the General’s “How will I live on jail food?” n 1912, senior Congress hopeful as you are. Before I foolish pronouncements. “Up “That is not a big problem,” said leader and a prominent return, many Indians would have to you,” said Mohandas, “But he in a neutral manner.” Ask for member of the Viceroy gone to jail.” It is hard to know he and the Government are fruits and manage.” “After all that Council, Gopal Krishna whether Gokhale took quite serious about this.” I have heard from you about the Gokhale, was coming to Mohandas’s words amiss or not, A Muslim woman had come officials in jail, how can I believe SouthI Africa for a month. but he held his peace. from India to join her husband. that they will make fruits avail- Mohandas considered him his One day, very politely She was stopped at the port. She able to me when I ask for them?” political guru. Actually, it was on Gokhale ji criticised Mohandas’s had challenged this in court. The “Perhaps not,” said Mohandas his insistence that Gokhale was hard stance and domineering Supreme Court judge, Mr Surley, looking hopeless, “There is only coming to South Africa to see the nature, “You always do things had given a judgment that a mar- one way — hunger strike.” condition of the Indians there. He your own way.” Based on his riage that had not been conduct- “First you will send me to jail should see how the Government experience at Tolstoy Farm, he ed in the Christian tradition and and then you want me to die in a was applying anti-Girmitiya laws warned his disciple and friend if there was no certificate of mar- hunger strike. What sort of hus- and making life very difficult for that his personality, with its inex- riage, it cannot be considered band are you?” “If you die, I will the Indians. Gandhi Bhai would orable discipline and ruthless self legal. In one fell swoop, ten thou- worship you like a Goddess.” update him regularly about what- sacrifice, becomes autocratic for sand Muslims, Hindus, and Parsi “If that is the case, I will go to ever was happening in South everybody else. He said this like a marriages had been declared ille- jail so that you get a chance to Africa, so he knew quite a lot. brother citing his own example. gal and the children illegitimate. worship me.” Both of them Being a distinguished member of But upon his return to India, The children could not be legal laughed like friends do. the Viceroy Council, he was given when he heard that the heirs to the property of their par- Mohandas had mentioned an official red carpet welcome in Government of South Africa had ents. Wives would be banished the possibility of her being called Cape Town. gone back on its word, he saw from the country. Any soldier his mistress in jest, as the final British and Indians, both light in Mohandas’s strong con- can come and sleep with any judgment had not come until were present in the welcome cer- victions and his moral leadership. woman in the household. then. But now it was permeating emony. The way the Government He accepted before the public of Mohandas had written to the environment. There was had publicised his arrival led to a Bombay, that Gandhi had an General Smuts that the marriages wrath among the public. surge of hope among the Indians amazing spiritual energy to make in India, as per their religion, Kasturba was agitated. Mohandas that their demands would be even his ordinary functionary a should be considered legal as had brought up childhood mem- approved. But Kasturba was not sacrificing leader. they have all been conducted ories with the mention of Sita among the optimists. She knew In 1913, Mohandas according to religious customs and Taramati. Even then, she that after Gokhale leaves, Indians announced that he was moving and tradition. South Africa is a used to wonder if girls could be would be victims of official the centre of the Satyagraha colony of the British empire and like these heroic women? An neglect once again. movement from Tolstoy Ashram the British officialdom recognises image of Rani Laxmibai would The Government had put a to Phoenix. This made Kasturba them. Therefore, the court’s judg- come up. She remembered how railway car at his disposal. happier than she had been in ment should be rejected. His her mother used to say that Rani Mohandas and Kallenbach were months. She was not in the least request was not accepted. Laxmibai was a modern heroine on call for him. Gokhale had bothered that it meant moving Kasturba was deeply troubled born a little before our times. She travelled extensively by railway her household again. This was a by this whole episode. “What will had proved that all those who car. Meeting almost all sections return home. we do now?” she asked. “Women loved her were under her protec- of society, he had taken detailed One day, Mohandas said to will have to raise their voices tion. She was as brave as any information and notes personally. Kasturba, “Do you know that very against this humiliation. They man can be. Kasturba had He had two meetings with the soon I will not be your husband or will have to oppose it.” He accepted that the battle that highest officials of the South you, my wife?” This conversation paused, “You should go to jail, Mohandas was fighting was nec- African Government. After the was taking place in the kitchen like the men.” Kasturba thought essary. Her responsibility was meeting, he told Mohandas that and Kasturba was making prepa- he was joking. The idea of equal to her husband’s. all matters had been settled. The rations for dinner and Mohandas women going to jail was laugh- "1  1   Black Law will be abolished, was cutting vegetables. 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exico’s new President has space,” he said. Next, the presi- unveiled a plan to / * &         dential jet is going. And all the Maddress US-bound flotilla of helicopters.” migration, signing an agreement He then listed the multitude with Central American leaders ');       A      !/##" /":/(+"# of ways in which, from now, within hours of donning the public servants will be held to presidential sash. Andres Manuel as a gesture of goodwill, and unlike his predecessors — and account. His entire, extensive, Lopez Obrador was always thanking Mike Pence, the Vice- the sound of traditional music social welfare plan is based on expected to hit the ground run- President, for being there. and orchestras flowed through the simple idea of ending cor- ning — but even so, the speed of He then moved on to thank the sprawling compound. ruption. “A lot of people are ask- the announcement surprised all. King Felipe of Spain and the Mexicans poured in to pose in ing where we are going to get the In a deal that will likely assembled Presidents for their front of the imposing gates, money from,” he said. “We are delight Donald Trump, Lopez presence — then giving a special besides flower signs welcoming going to free up so much funds, Obrador agreed with the mention to Jeremy Corbyn, his the public. Queues snaked because corruption is over. Presidents of Honduras and friend and ally of many years. through the lush gardens to get There will no longer be luxury Guatemala, and the Vice- “Present today is my friend into the house where, until the in Government.” President of El Salvador, to cre- Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the day before, Enrique Pena Nieto Trips abroad will be strictly ate a fund to stem the US-bound Labour Party of Great Britain,” and his family had lived and curtailed, and chauffeurs flow of migrants. Leaders of the Lopez Obrador told the packed worked. “I mean, I know they removed for all but the most four countries have agreed to Chamber of Deputies, as have to live well,” said one senior officials. Bodyguards ask their finance ministries, in Corbyn stood up from his seat woman, entering the atrium will only be provided to those the first quarter of 2019, to behind Ivanka to wave and beneath a huge chandelier. “But working in security; there will come up with a plan which accept the applause. this is ridiculous.” be no more private medical includes “programmes, projects, More controversial to the With more than a passing care, and computer systems and and specific actions, for the sake assembled deputies and digni- resemblance to the Iraqis, who furnishings of offices can not of jobs generation and fighting taries was Nicolas Maduro, the wandered freely through the be updated for at least the first poverty in the region”. Venezuelan President, who was deposed Saddam Hussein’s year. “No public servant can The programmes will be sup- forced to stay away from the cer- palace, Mexicans, jaws agape, have servants paid for by the ported by an “integral develop- emony owing to massive passed through what was Pena state,” he said. “No public ser- ment plan”, aimed at making the protests. When his name was Nieto’s office, poked their head vant can close streets, or park Central American nations a bet- mentioned, politicians yelled into his now unfurnished suite where they want,” he added — ter place to live, and thus reduce “Dictator!” and marched to the of bedrooms, and took selfies in to rapturous applause. the number of those leaving. It front of the podium, unfurling a his kitchen. “This place is so Before beginning his 90- will be backed by CEPAL — the banner which read: “Nicolas huge, if I were hungry I’d faint minute speech, he received a economic commission for Latin Maduro, you are not welcome”. before I reached the kitchen,” a blessing from representatives of America and the Caribbean. The Maduro did, however, attend the little girl told her mother. Mexico’s indigenous communi- deal was Lopez Obrador’s first lunch at the National Palace The new President proudly ties — an unprecedented and official act, and a highly signifi- after the ceremony — arriving mentioned the development in profoundly moving gesture. He cant one, likely to curry favour with a huge entourage, who were Miguel Diaz-Canel, and Evo Mexican spices and plantain, palace, Los Pinos, flung open its his speech, addressing tens of promised Mexicans he would from his northern counterpart. not permitted to enter, and then Morales of Bolivia — who earlier and a selection of Mexican wrought-iron green gates and, thousands in Mexico City’s main not let them down, but he urged And Lopez Obrador continued scuffled with security outside that day held a bilateral meeting desserts. for the first time in 80 years, was plaza, the Zocalo. “From this them to give him time. “Have his conciliatory tone throughout the building. with Corbyn. The VIPs then While the official celebra- opened to the public. morning, we’ve opened the patience, and trust me,” he said. the presidential ceremonies, Inside the National Palace, feasted on huitlacoche soup — a tions were continuing, another Lopez Obrador fulfilled his doors of Los Pinos, which has “Because they are handing me a thanking Trump for sending his Maduro took a happy photo classic Mexican fungus — fol- of Lopez Obrador’s policies was promise to turn it into a cultural ceased being a presidential broken country.” daughter Ivanka to represent him seated beside Cuba’s leader, lowed by ribs with corn, being enacted. The presidential centre — he will not live there, palace, and is now a cultural 1     +&(/+ #'*.$/( ) (&# !0&#"/("/+"#0* =&(9;'( &0(&$!"0") !*/(+$4'4!) it€exta€iutar # $)!"))/+)&' !0&#"/( .#")+"( *&&(=/";(   

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eyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, Naomi Campbell, Pharrell Williams,  R BUsher and other international stars gathered in Johannesburg for a charity concert honouring Nelson Mandela a century after he was born. er autobiography Becoming ed source Michelle was “instrumental in black women the world loved or cele- Thousands poured into the South was part of the biggest pub- introducing” the couple and so is keen to brated were usually of a lighter skin African city’s FNB stadium for Global lishing deal in history check up on their status as newlyweds tone. To see a darker skinned woman Citizen Festival: Mandela 100. Singer (worth over $60 million) and parents-to-be. At the moment, the be celebrated made me feel good about Bob Geldof, who organised the Live and sold an eye-watering Clooneys are reportedly on the list of myself. She made the world open their Aid concerts for Africa, was also 1.4H million copies in its first week on potential godparents. Perhaps this visit eyes to see different black women there. Global Citizen, an advocacy sale. Her 10-city book tour of the US has will bump the Obamas up that list, too. could be seen as intelligent, beautiful group, campaigns for an end to been billed as “a once-in-a-lifetime Where Michelle has the most and graceful. Furthermore, she has extreme poverty, and other causes. It opportunity to see and hear the first impact, though, is on those of us who been forthright in championing black says many people won tickets to African American First Lady of the will never meet her — let alone invite her women and women of colour and that Sunday’s concert through charity United States” and features A-list hosts round for ricotta with raspberries has given me confidence.” work and petition-signing. like Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, (favourite pudding of the Clooneys’ As a public speaker, Michelle has World leaders previously gathered Canada PM Justin Trudeau tweeted a and Sarah Jessica Parker and has sold out young twins). I recently witnessed first- also done something that goes way at the stadium in 2013 for a memorial $50m pledge for education for girls stadium-sized venues. Recently, she hit hand the effect that “MO”, as fans call beyond any definable constituency: She after the death of Mandela, the anti- and women around the world. London’s South Bank Centre with tickets her, has on her greatest devotees. As she has shown that anyone can talk with pas- apartheid leader who was also South “This is amazing!” the festival changing hands on the black market for launched the memoir in her hometown sion, insight and warmth without having Africa’s first black president. The fes- host, Trevor Noah, said as Trudeau’s £7,000. So what is it about Michelle of Chicago mid-November, in London an explicit political agenda. tival gave a platform to Government tweet was shown on a big stadium Obama? She’s an exciting, glamorous fig- we had to make do with a tribute event: If you look at public speakers of the leaders, CEOs and others who screen. Noah had earlier highlighted ure with the kind of First Lady mystique Letters to Michelle at Waterstone’s Gower past 50 years, it would be hard to find pledged more funding for healthcare a comment by Mandela that poverty and feelgood factor we haven’t seen since Street, where audience members could )!"!/)5"%&*" anyone who has her cut-through or uni- and other social programmes. In a could be overcome through deter- Jackie O. Yes, she has been a campaigner read out their accounts of how the for- versal appeal. As a performance coach, I recorded video message, Kenya’s pres- mined action. South Africa is strug- for causes no one could disagree with mer First Lady has changed their lives. / & "*%49'#" am repeatedly asked to help women — ident, Uhuru Kenyatta, promised gling with one of the world’s highest (the “Let’s Move” health campaign, girls’ Around 150 women gathered to cele- 4&#$&*"(/)&# and men — “be more Michelle”. Her more money in the national budget. rates of income inequality. education globally, all the Mom-in-Chief brate a woman they would never meet, speaking style is defined by natural poise, role model stuff). And, of course, she has and emotions ran high. They sobbed, &45"2&(%"&4 authenticity and candour. been a champion for American designers wept and were often so moved just In my book How to Own the Room: and secured — eventually — the thinking about MO that they could bare- '(""% "+.& %)F Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking,       approval of the fashion world, with the ly speak. That night I realised the weight /9&5/ inspired by Michelle Obama’s “When latest cover of US Elle showing her in a of her appeal: She has shown women that they go low, we go high” moment, I black leather Dior corset. they are worth more. The winner of the /*5/))/+&# explain how she embodies the quality of But there is something more here best letter was a 10-year-old girl, who “happy high status”. She occupies a than window dressing and the usual First said that two women had made her feel $!&%/(+&(& space with charisma and grace, without Lady responsibilities: She has become a that she was capable of anything in life: $#&(91/)/")) ever making anyone feel that you are totemic figure for women, a sort of “My mum and Michelle Obama.” above them or below them. Beyonce of unelected politics; a global Tobi Oredein is the founder of web- %&( #&3"#)/ Oprah has described MO as a ambassador who can do no wrong. As a site Black Ballad and a recipient of a “mighty force” whose signature style is less controversial figure than her hus- coveted golden ticket to the Obama 49'#" !/(!"# “palpable ease” — and this ease is per- band, she also represents — in the same event. Michelle Obama’s inspiration lies haps the key to her enduring appeal. She way Oprah Winfrey does — the fulfil- in the fact that “she was so unapologetic !')5/(+)!"/)& comes across as humble, without being ment of the promise of the American and original in how she approached her #".#")"( ) !" fake, and has been open about the strug- dream. The idea that with hard work, role as First Lady,” she explains. “She gles of life in the spotlight, without this inspiration and dedication, you can do wasn’t afraid to be silly to get kids to eat, 4'4*"( &4 !" coming across as playing the tiniest vio- anything with your life. It’s an extraordi- or use social media to say that she had lin in the world. The designer Narciso narily powerful and hopeful message, no interest in politics. She endured con- .#&*)"&4 !" Rodriguez has worked closely with her hen a tornado carried res, using references noted in the especially in our divided times. stant ‘misogynoir’ and dealt with it /*"#%/(+#"/* and says: “She is matter of fact about Dorothy off to a land of online movie database IMDb. The Her London visit is principally to gracefully and never let that stop her what she needs and lets you do your Wwitches and talking scare- authors note that the database is promote Becoming, in conversation from being outspoken.” thing.” It strikes me that this is a message crows it was not only Oz that she and biased towards films from the west, with novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Michelle ignited a debate around she has sent to the entire world and her companions ended up taking by with the majority produced in the US. Adichie in front of an audience of 2,900 the term ‘misogynoir’ — a uniquely women in particular have picked up on it storm: new research suggests the The team did not consider short films, (with 300 tickets held back for local unpleasant blend of misogyny and instinctively: “I’m doing what I need to world of movies was never the same adult films and those with no link or charities and schools.) But there’s racism that saw the former First Lady do. Now you go do your thing.” again either. Researchers in Italy have reference to other movies. They used a another item on this week’s UK to-do criticised for her hair, her choice of Perhaps the message is all the stronger declared the Wizard of Oz the most combination of four different mathe- list: Dinner at the Berkshire home of clothes, her “athletic” build and her sup- for the fact that she is clear — including in influential film ever made, outstrip- matical approaches to explore the con- George and Amal Clooney, with Prince posedly “angry” moments. As her stylist her memoir — that she is not standing for ping others in how much it has nections between movies, taking into Harry and the Duchess of Sussex. Michelle Koop has said: “You have to office either as Mayor of Chicago or as inspired and been referenced in the account factors including the number The Obamas were invited to Harry anticipate every avenue of attack and President: “I’ll say it here directly: I have film industry. The research team came of references a film received and and Meghan’s wedding but did not every possible outcome.” no intention of running for office ever.” to their conclusion after analysing whether the films that referred back to attend reportedly because of security Oredein adds: “She has changed Intentions can change, though. more than 47,000 films across 26 gen- it were themselves influential. concerns. According to a widely-report- my life, because before most of the 1  0!123)

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Jeanette served hundreds of pounds of Planners wondered if a turkey din- the dogs of these generous owners,” that the vault was still active,” twins to pose together with a mall Paras, the artist behind Paras Pumpkins, lutefisk at the annual dinner, ner would be a better option, but decid- Burger King said in a news release. Hollywood police Officer Santa. The moms, members of the shared a video showing her Kanye West dubbed “Holy Tuesday,” the ed a menu change would not make Guests who order a Whopper sandwich Christian Lata told WPLG- Chicago Twin Moms group, said Christmas pumpkin, which is decked Minneapolis Star Tribune things easier for the volunteers. While will receive one dog bone for free. But TV. “[While] playing inside they have long sought to pull out in a Santa hat reading: “Make reported . “There was a no immediate replacement was this isn’t available for pickup or dine-in, the vault, one of them got off the busy Santa photo, but Pumpkins Great Again.” “We wish lot of pride that this announced, the pastor says the focus and only through the DoorDash food trapped inside and, luckily, the closest they came was ‘Ye’ a Merry Christmas,” Paras says made it to 70 years,” said now will be on creating a new tradition. delivery service. DoorDashers deliver the other one was outside gathering 18 sets of twins in the video. The Kanye pumpkin, Klawiter, a self-described And the obit notes that lutefisk lovers food and other items from local mer- and was able to call 911.” to pose with the Easter which was originally decorated for “lutefisk convert”. The still have other options nearby, with chants to customers across the United Police responded with the Bunny earlier this year. fall, weighs in at 315 pounds. dinner would require Scandinavian dinners in other area States and Canada. New delivery cus- Hollywood Fire Department, a The 23 mothers, each  about 190 volunteers. towns listed as “survivors.” tomers can get a no-fee delivery with a Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue tech- with a set of twins and Planners had to find  $10 order at DoorDash through Tuesday. nical rescue team and at least two some with spare children, ,1/),1 '2+ 345-'() ways to fill gaps left by The news release notes the product is private vault technicians to converged on the Woodfield 2*') )(2**# volunteers who had /)') *P+ .)#!#*# *+ “not for human consumption.” attempt to free the boy bank heist Mall in Schaumburg this week Minnesota church has ended its died or grown too frail. #* # 1' 2#+ %*')(%%-  style, but an attempt to drill into to get the near-perfect photo. A70-year tradition of serving a This fall, the group urger King hopes its new food inno- the wall of the bank to reach the “Pretty chaotic right now,” dinner of lutefisk, a Nordic dish of dried also wondered how the Bvation is a doggone good one. On '' )'+,/'2 0)#! *+*2' boy failed. 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Our her spiritual absorption keep her from But certainly, everything given there is not right either.       to balance our life in the awareness of the needs of others, our fulfilling her worldly responsibilities. And that’s what needs to be understood. In today’s age  1 ;@ ; inner and outer worlds. concentration, our sensitivity, and our When a plague swept through Genoa, of easy access to astronomically large volume of infor-     Exploring our soul while compassion grow along with our she formed a group to nurse the mation, authenticity is the first casualty. There is an old    fulfillingO our purpose in the outer spiritual development. The more we victims. Thus, she showed her love for saying — little knowledge is dangerous. Well, we now     world is an art that we can master. invert, we become aware of the needs God through love for her fellow realise that more knowledge has become even more  A 1 Spirituality means love in action. of others. One sign that we have beings and all forms of life, including dangerous because what we consider knowledge in com- It means enjoying our spiritual riches grown spiritually is that we are less plants and animals. It was said of her: mon parlance these days is not knowledge in the right and sharing them with all we meet. self-absorbed and selfish and more “If an animal were killed or a tree sense of the term. It is just information and this infor-    We can learn to balance our spiritual humanity-absorbed and selfless. The were cut down, she could hardly bear mation can be both misinformation and disinformation practices with our worldly more attuned we are to the soul within to see them lose the life that God had depending on the intention of the post. It is against this    responsibilities, enjoying the fruits us, the greater our love, compassion, given them.” backdrop that we need to think about a recent research     within ourselves and sharing our and service for our fellow beings. In the four stages of ardent love, finding in the UK on internet searches for serious health #      gifts with humanity. When we see the outer world St Richard of Victor describes the conditions commissioned by Perkbox Medical. It has       through the eyes of our soul, we see stages of betrothal, marriage, wedlock, been found that the searches on the net for serious    ; %##* *()2 the light of God shining even in plants and the fruitfulness of the soul. In the health conditions have risen manifold in the last few   !.3 1!.3 Looking inward means that we are in and animals, and we start to live our betrothal stage, the soul thirsts for years. Curiosity is obviously not bad. But what is hap-      ; a state of inner spiritual bliss. We are lives in such a way as to preserve all !"*&#"/ '("+ God. It has a ruling passion to pening is that access to information is giving a wrong CC  ; conscious of our soul’s connectedness living things. As we grow spiritually, experience higher reality. The soul is sense of empowerment. In searches for medical condi-    with God and all life. We are we become more receptive to others, $"/#" & !")&' touched by the spirit of God and is tions, people get to know the ailments, their etiology   $  strengthened by the fearlessness that including animals and plants. We !"9#"/ "#&'# bathed in sweetness. This is the stage and symptoms and their treatment also. The problem is ! & 1#  comes with identifying with our soul. become more giving and caring when of the soul’s awakening. In the second that this makes them think that they can substitute the  .   We live in the knowledge that we are we deal with other people and all &3"%&*./))&( stage, the soul is burning with desire doctor. Many go for self-medication, many buy anxiety !.3+(/    immortal. Just as a computer monitor forms of life. /(+)"#3%"4&# for God and is taken as the bride of in the process and many turn into hypochondriacs. In      is connected to the hard drive and can the Lord. The soul ascends, sees the fact, hypochondriasis is a major problem these days as      receive the data from it, we are %##* *()29#/()2 &'#4"&$5"(9)1 sun of righteousness, and takes the any one carefully observing outpatient departments in     plugged into and receive a continuous When we examine the lives of the /)$"9#&$ marriage vows to God. In the third hospital can find out. In India, which is still a develop-   1!  ; stream from the source all wisdom, saints and mystics, we find that they ).# '/2$" stage, the soul has union with the ing country where healthcare facilities are still not as   !.3  unconditional love, and bliss. We devoted their lives to helping others. Lord. The soul is in communion with streamlined, this tendency creates a fertile ground for  K    devote specific time to meditation They were like the swan that lives in 5"%&*"*&#" God, is fully concentrated on God, quackery. As a result, even sales persons at local phar- 9  H daily, but even when not in water but flies with dry wings. While #"%". 3" & and caught up in the divine Light. In macies have the temerity to overrule the doctor’s advice.    ; meditation, we are in tune with our all the time they are in tune with the the fourth stage of ardent love, we This is not the case with just medicine. In areas other  !.3A   soul. Throughout the day, as we go Creator, they still live amongst others, & !"#)(%'+(9 find the crux of the life of a true than heath, too, such situations have become prevalent.     about our work, the bliss pours participating fully in life. /(*/)/(+ mystic: giving of one’s spiritual wealth Students in teaching institutions have started consider-     through us, the knowledge is available The Christian mystic, John to humanity. The union of the soul ing the internet as substitute for teachers and are not  1    to us, the fearlessness and strength Ruysbroeck, has said that “the truly ./( )1$"5"%&*" with the Lord is not a childless union. keen to attend classes. In specialised subjects like    sustains us, and we are empowered to inward man should flow out to all in *&#"93(9/(+ The soul takes on the responsibilities, Psychology where the dividing line between so called     K act on the basis of spiritual values. The common.” St Catherine of Genoa, duties, and pains of parenthood to common sense and scientific conclusion is thin, this can    stream sustains us from within at all born in the 15th century, had a %/#(9$!"($" bring forth children. The children lead to a lot of confusion. With such easy access to  !.3  1 times, enriching every moment of our mystical experience in which she was +"/$ !& !"#) here are represented by good and information, everyone considers himself/herself to be a life. When we are in love with an transported to a state of pure and noble works in the world that serve psychologist. So it has become a major problem these earthly beloved, the whole world takes purifying love from God. Her humanity. The empowered souls days as street level generalists are replacing experts in a    on the colour of love. We see things as mystical revelation was followed by a become centers of spiritual energy big way and this leads to a lot of misplaced assumptions.     rosy and blissful. Similarly, when in a life of selfless service to others. She and are conscious co-workers of the Francis Bacon opined that knowledge is power, but state of bliss from within, it colours began working to help the sick and divine plan. They live out their lives hardly did he realise that a time will come when infor- the world as bliss. We then see ecstasy the poor. At the age of thirty, she spreading spiritual love to all they mation will become knowledge. More so, he could not wherever we look. founded the first hospital in the city meet, inspiring and uplifting others figure out there will be a social media monster that of Genoa. For the next twenty-two by their example. would change opinions, create opinions and even %##* #/()2 years, she lived in a state of continued We, too, can attain this state. By replace scientific knowledge with whims and fancies. While we need to invert to find God, consciousness with the divine spending time daily in meditation, we We have, thus, come to a state where Goebbelsian we need not be introverted when presence of the Lord filling her with can discover the power of our soul, hypotheses is pushing truth to the back seat. It is no dealing with the people around us. joy, love, and bliss. Yet while she enriching our lives with wisdom, longer about repeating a lie often. 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A cause precedes an vulnerability, a human being is also minate in the present moment, which in Eent urge, which has been carrying effect, which in turn, sets the ground armed with the faculty of discriminate turn sets the premise on which the next forward progressive civilisational evolu- over which the next course of action intelligence, which enables them to moment takes off. It implies that the tion down the ages through conscious takes off. This way, we invariably judge the choices in hand, and pick up present moment carries imprints of human efforts. It is again, this very nat- remain trapped in the circuitous web of the right lead. So, all human actions are doings and un-doings in the past in ural impulse in a being, which induces a never ending self-created cause-effect wilful. Evidently, imperative to this seed-form, which serves as the blue being dream of making it big in life. chain. This chain gets carried over even empowerment tool is the call to own print of the future course of action to Dreams are necessary for people to to our successive lives — from one birth responsibility for the choices made. follow. So, the course of life needs to be reach heights they are capable of, as they to the other — as the theory of reincar- Ostensibly, therefore, one becomes due seen in continuity - not simply the offer us with a purpose to work upon nation would imply. for consequences of the choices made. It goings in the present life but also the with all sincerity and determination. The question now is: Why are only is on this ground on which the theory of imprints of those carried over from the Since time immemorial, the Moon has human beings bound by cause-effect Karma stands, and which holds the key past. In fact, human course of life, going fascinated and evoked man’s curiosity. It chain? In this context, it is pertinent to to being beholden to cause-effect chain. through all the twists and turns in the was seen every day, yet it was unknown. note that all living organisms, but for If the above script has a meaning, way, runs through successive cycles of A longing to know and understand it led human beings, have no choice than to would it not be fair to reason out that birth and death. It is something like a scientists to send man on the Moon. strictly follow the pre-laid, nature-driven the privilege of making a choice would water stream emanating from a snow- But not everybody’s dreams get fulfilled, design parameters underlying their exis- also carry the scope to make such bound mountain which carries on its non-realisation of which often bringing tence. They don’t enjoy any scope for choices as could interfere with and run till it meets the ocean. All through in frustrating experiences. Why? Are we making exception. All their actions are modify the imprints of doings and un- the way and also out of the ocean, sur- so helplessly fated? I am often confront- primarily guided by their food and secu- doings in the past? Particularly when a face water evaporates, turns into cloud, ed with this question. It therefore rity concerns, instinctively arising human being is armed with the faculty and then rains, again to recharge the deserves attention. moment by moment. They lack the fac- to dispassionately weigh his options water resources. For the answer, the question needs ulty of discriminate intelligence, and so beforehand. Now, suppose that a cause The issue continues. to be looked at on three grounds: First, are devoid of the capacity of judgment. is conscientiously created purported to     ""    the premise on which the theory of Therefore, their acts are not wilful and modify the imprints of past doings.  1 ""  ://    Karma stands. 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