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HC STAYS PVT SCHOOLS’ FEE HIKE TILL APRIL 8 New Delhi: The Delhi High Court BJP, Cong ensure heavyweight bouts on Wednesday stayed till April 8 interim hike in fees by private unaided schools in the national Capital on a plea of the AAP Cong rebel pitted against Sonia, singer Nirahua vs Akhilesh; BJP drops Kirit Government challenging its single judge order allowing the DEEPAK K UPRETI n NEW DELHI Singh Chouhan is fielded from also inducted two SP leaders, Dina Patil, who had lost to Lok Sabha seat in 1999 and same. the seat. former UP Minister Ram Sakal Somaiya in the 2014 elections. 2014. he BJP has fielded rebel Another probable close Gurjar and ex-MLA Rajendra BJP-Sena together is pitted Commenting on denial of SPOKE AS ECONOMIST: TCongress MLC Dinesh contest is shaping up at the Singh, into the party with against Congress-NCP alliance ticket to Somaiya, BJP RAJIV TO EC ON NYAY Pratap Singh against UPA Kayastha-dominated Patna Union Minister Piyush Goyal in Maharashtra with 48 Lok spokesperson Madhav New Delhi: Niti Aayog vice- chairperson Sahib from where the BJP has claiming that their decision Sabha seats. The BJP is con- Bhandari said all decisions chairman Rajiv Kumar is learnt from Rae Bareli and well- fielded Union Minister Ravi showed the testing three out of six seats in related to fielding candidates to have told the Election known Bhojpuri actor and Shankar Prasad against whom Government’s all-round Mumbai and sharing rest three are taken by the party’s Central Commission that he spoke singer Dinesh Lal Yadav, alias “Bihari Babu” Shatrughan acceptability. with the Sena. Parliamentary Board. against Congress’s Nyay scheme Nirahua, against Samajwadi Sinha, who quit BJP and like- Kotak’s candidature came “A lot of thought process as an economist and not as part Party chief ly to join Congress this week, as a big shock to Somiaya, who goes into selection of a candi- of the policy body. from Azamgarh as the ruling is to re-contest. had already started gearing up date. Only our national presi- NDA and the Opposition par- Shiv Sena’s dogged oppo- for his poll campaign. In the dent can comment over why EXPELLED BHU BOY SHOT ties set their eyes on giving sition to the BJP’s sitting MP run-up to the 2017 BMC elec- Somaiyaji is not fielded this ON CAMPUS, 4 BOOKED tough challenges to stalwarts of from Mumbai North-East Kirit tions, which the BJP and the time,” Bhandari said. Varanasi: An expelled Banaras either sides. Somaiya, a known critic of Sena had contested separately, Senior BJP leader Vinod Hindu University student was Prem Singh Shakya of the Sena Chief Udhav Thackrey, Somaiya had talked about Tawde said the decision to shot dead outside a hostel on BJP will take on SP patriarch compelled the BJP to drop “mafia of Bandra” which were deny ticket to Somaiya was the campus, police said on Mulayam Singh Yadav, who has him from the contest. The perceived to be directed at taken considering the “ground Wednesday. The police have shifted from Azamgarh to party fielded BMC corporator Sena president Uddhav realities”. lodged an FIR against four Mainpuri. Manoj Kotak in his place. The party ended long- Thackeray whose resident Out of the six Assembly people, including BHU’s In another key contest, the The BJP, which released its pending suspense and con- “Matoshree” is located in sub- constituencies in Mumbai, chief proctor Royana Singh. Congress has fielded leading 16th list, announced six can- ceded to Sena’s demand when urban Bandra. three segments are currently farmer leader Nana Patole didates which included one it dropped its articulate and a Interestingly, Kotak was held by the BJP, while the Sena BRUNEI TO STONE GAYS, against Union Minister Nitin from Maharashtra (North-East prominent face from Mumbai the first BJP leader reported to and the Samajwadi Party hold ADULTERERS TO DEATH Gadkari from Nagpur. Mumbai) Kotak and five from North-East Somaiya and chose have raised his voice against an two seats and one seat, respec- Bandar Seri Begawan: Brunei While Congress heavy- UP including Chandra Sen a lesser face and BMC corpo- alleged multi-crore scam in tively. on Wednesday introduced harsh weight and former Chief Jadun (Firozabad), Prem Singh rator Kotak. the Sena-ruled BMC. The BJP has renominated new sharia laws, including death Minister Digvijay Singh has Shakya (Mainpuri), VP Saroj Kotak, who is the group Sena workers had threat- its MPs from Mumbai North by stoning for adultery and gay been nominated from Bhopal, (Machhlishahr SC), Dinesh leader of the BJP in the civic ened not to campaign for the and Mumbai North Central sex, despite a storm of global BJP sources said the contest Pratap Singh, and Dinesh Lal body, would take on Nationalist BJP if Somaiya was repeated seats but put delete button on criticism from politicians, may become interesting in case Yadav. Congress Party (NCP) candi- from the constituency. Somaiya Somaiya’s candidature on Sena’s celebrities and rights groups. former Chief Minister Shivraj During the day, the BJP date and former MP Sanjay had won Mumbai North-East insistence. to get anti-sub Oust speedbreaker Didi Mamata calls Modi ‘expiry 24 hawk eyes as US for Bengal progress: PM babu’, dares him to debate okays chopper sale SAUGAR SENGUPTA n SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA hot Wednesday noon saw PNS/PTI n NEW proposal was hanging fire for APrime Minister Narendra n a fierce counter-attack, DELHI/WASHINGTON more than a decade. Given the Modi firing a broadside at IBengal Chief Minister urgent requirement, the Indian Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Mamata Banerjee on Thursday n a major boost to the Indian Government last year gave the Banerjee and the Congress for called Narendra Modi a liar of INavy’s air prowess, the US nod for a Government to trying to “weaken and demean” the first order whose term in has approved the sale of 24 Government deal with the US the armed forces, trampling his office had already expired multi-role MH-60 “Romeo” for buying 24 helicopters in fly Bengal under dynastic rules, making him fit to be called an Seahawk helicopters worth away condition. The MH-60 and perpetrating a corrupt “expiry babu”. over 2.6 billion dollars. The helicopters are manufactured regimes. Modi called Mamata Mamata said, “If Modi and helicopters will replace the by US firm Lockheed Martin. “speed breaker” in the path of his fascist party returned to ageing British manufactured The Government to development. power, they will permanently Sea King helicopters now used Government deal known as Addressing two mammoth dismantle democracy from for anti-submarine operations. Foreign Military Sale (FMS) rallies — one at Siliguri in India.” Besides detecting and hit- makes it duty bound for the US North Bengal from where he Throwing an “open chal- ting submarines, the new heli- government to stand guarantee kick-started his election cam- lenge” and inviting the Prime copters can also attack warships for all the aspects of the con- paign for the State, and the sec- Minister in a nationally tele- and carry search and rescue tract including timely delivery, ond under a sweltering-hot Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at his party supporters during an election vised debate, Mamata said, missions. availability of spare parts and sun at the Brigade Parade rally ahead of the Lok Sabha elections at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata on “You (PM) are a liar who ped- India had cleared the deal other related issues. The Ground in Kolkata — the Wednesday PTI dles falsehood to win elec- who will ruin the country’s Bengal, Mamata said he is last year. The US nod signifies approval on Tuesday came fol- Prime Minister said “India” and tions.” democratic tradition if allowed blissfully forgetting about the growing strategic and defence lowing India’s request to hasten more so “Bengal” have been strike at the heartland of terror speed-breaker has to be Wondering why the Prime to retain power for the second Deputy Chief Minister of ties between the two nations. the process keeping in mind its trampled by dynastic rules. in Pakistan, or encouraging the removed. I am waiting for this Minister was not being acted time.” Assam whose name is also The Navy was in desperate navy’s operational require- In an apparent reference to scientists to test the anti-satel- speed-breaker to go so that upon for breaking the electoral Returning fire on patrio- there in the list.” need for modern anti-subma- ments especially with China the Congress high command, lite system catapulting India development can gather speed model code by raising issues tism, she said, “Modi questions Attacking the Prime rine warfare capable multi- increasing its maritime foot- he said, “One dynasty is so among the most powerful and poverty is eliminated. If related to the armed forces, our credentials but I ask you Minister for leading the party role helicopters as the Sea prints in the strategically much tainted by corruption nations of the world which has poverty is eliminated Didi’s Mamata asked, “Why the whose friends murdered of looters, she said, “All the chit Kings procured more than 35 important Indian Ocean that the entire family has to be of late been watching us with policies will be scrapped.” Indian Army should be called Gandhiji... We will not take fund wallas and criminals have years ago were in the last stages region. currently out on bail.” He went dismay?” On the ponzi scam he said, a Modi Sena. There an Army lessons of nationalism from crossed over to BJP.” of their operational life. The Also see Page 11 on to add, “A dynasty of aunt- He wondered whether they “Didi’s Ministers, officials and jawan sacrifices his life, gives you.” She also pointed out that and-nephew (TMC MP are targeting him because his aides ran away with the money his blood for the security of this Addressing a massive elec- according to a CBI chargesheet, Abhishek Banerjee) has tram- Government gave homes, of my poor brothers and sisters. country and here a politician tion rally at Dinhata in BJP candidate of Coochbehar pled Bengal like never before cooking gas, toilets to the poor They have looted the poor uses that sacrifice for political Coochbehar bordering Assam, Nishit Pramanik (a former which is why the people of this or made the dreams of com- people,” adding everyone will purposes.” she said, “If he (Modi) and his TMC leader) has multiple cases State have made up their mind mon Indians come true. finally be brought to book. She said, “Modi is trying to party (BJP) come to power, of human trafficking, dacoity to throw them out once and for Attacking Mamata for run- Resurrecting the issue of use air strike and surgical strike then they will devour democ- etc, slapped on him. ever.” ning a Government of chit Balakot air strike, the Prime for votes, now he will see ‘vot- racy in India. There will be no Attacking the Prime Wondering as to why these fund scamsters, Modi said, Minister said the Opposition ers’ strike’ that will throw him election, no right of common Minister for spreading lies the grand alliance of “the thugs” are “You have a Didi in Bengal who parties, including the Congress out of power.” man,” adding, “I am being tar- Bengal Chief Minister said, “I after him shouting ‘Modi hatao’ acts as the speed-breaker in the and Mamata’s TMC, went about Attacking the Prime geted so much because I am am ashamed to think of a (oust Modi), the Prime path of the State’s develop- insulting our armed forces by Minister for questioning the raising the right issues and Prime Minister who only ped- Minister asked: “Is that because ment by not allowing the demanding the proof patriotism of the Opposition telling you the truth.” dles lies not only about the I have committed the sins Central schemes to reach the of air attack on Pakistan terror parties, Mamata said, “You call Attacking the Prime Opposition but also his claimed strengthening the armed forces, common households. Now a camps. yourself a chowkidar, Minister for blaming her for successes.” letting the armed forces to time has come when this Continued on Page 7 but you are actually a fascist, promoting chit fund culture in Continued on Page 7 Triple talaq debate divides women, men in W UP Monsoon may BJP wins Muslim women’s hearts with triple talaq initiatives but not their votes play hooky this

Muzaffarnagar/Meerut: The ifies the dilemma of a woman in man can legally divorce his issue of triple talaq is trapped caught between self-asser- wife by pronouncing ‘talaq’ year: Skymet in the gender binary that tion and tradition that dic- MEERUT three times in one go. divides conservative Muslim tates she bows down to her “My husband divorced RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI gin of error, said Skymet. The society across western Uttar husband. me and married another weather forecaster said there is Pradesh, with many women “Triple talaq is an atroc- woman. I had no choice but he southwest monsoon is 55 per cent chance of a below- giving the Government a ity which should definitely be MUZAFFARNAGAR to accept the decision. I live Tlikely to remain “below normal monsoon, 30 per cent thumb’s up for its efforts to criminalised. I like BJP for with my four-year-old son normal” or “deficient” from of normal rains and a 15 per criminalise the practice but thinking about us,” said the Kairana, now. Triple talaq is a heinous June to September this year due cent chance of a drought. shying away from voting for mother of a six-year-old boy. Muzaffarnagar, Meerut and practice. Don’t we Muslim to the development of El Nino. “The Pacific Ocean has the BJP because of loyalty to She quickly added that she Baghpat, which votes in women have rights?” asked Weather forecaster Skymet has become strongly warmer than their husbands. will not vote for the BJP as phase one along with Farzana, a resident of predicted monsoon to be 93 average. The model projec- The she-says-maybe-he- her husband does not want it Saharanpur, Bijnor, Muzaffarnagar. per cent of the long-term aver- tions call for an 80 per cent says-nay syndrome may hin- to win. “I will vote where my Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh “My husband divorced age (LPA) due to El Nino phe- chance of El Nino during der the BJP from winning husband wants me to. He Nagar. me within two years of our nomenon. March-May, dropping to 60 per Muslim votes in the western does not want BJP, so I will Rabia, 35, resident of marriage. I was just 18. We do This is in contrast to the cent for June to August,” belt that goes not vote for it,” Kaisar told Kairana, said, “Triple talaq is not have any rights. I am illit- February reports by Skymet Skymet said. to the polls in the first phase PTI while standing outside a a wrong practice but we are round one are Muslims, said bringing triple talaq under erate may be that’s why I and IMD, according to which Deficient monsoon is like- on April 11 as most men in shop. “Don’t interfere in our not for the BJP. We will vote JPS Rathore, vice president of the spotlight, saying it was a could not fight. Luckily I did monsoon rains in India were ly to dent farm prospects and the community say they don’t religion. Keep politics out of for anyone fielded by the Uttar Pradesh unit of the step towards empowering not have a child to look after. expected to be normal this year. the economic growth in the want the Government to it,” snapped her husband Akhilesh ji (SP chief Akhilesh BJP. Muslim women. Triple talaq, Triple talaq is a crime and According to Skymet, there country as approximately half interfere in their religion. Aslam who came and took Yadav) as my husband says.” Most Muslim women in also known as ‘talaq-e-biddat’, men should not be allowed to is a 55 per cent chance of a of the country’s arable land Kaisar Jahan, a home- her away. About 35 per cent of the the region hailed Prime is the practice of instant do it,” said an anguished “below normal” rainfall. The lacks irrigation facilities. maker in Muzaffarnagar, typ- The pattern was visible more than 1.5 crore voting in Minister Narendra Modi for divorce in which a Muslim Saba. PTI forecast has a 5 per cent mar- Continued on Page 7 LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | APRIL 4, 2019 city 02

Dimple Yadav Yogi equates Indian army to file papers Haunting encounters with Lord Hanuman on April 6 in land of Gujjars PNS n LUCKNOW BJP supporters, are now gun- ment has been in power. A sig- PNS n LUCKNOW know if the potato grow on ning for BJP candidate. They nificant proportion of those trees or under ground. n October 3, 2017, Sumit have got an opportunity to set- killed in these encounters are quating Indian army with Yogi said the contribution OGujjar, 20, a resident of tle the score with the ruling from four districts of western Lord Hanuman, Chief of former Prime Minister Chirchita village in Baghpat party and are utilising this UP – Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, EMinister Chaudhary to district of Uttar Pradesh, was opportunity to the hilt. Gujjars Saharanpur and Baghpat, the said the way Lord Hanuman the farming community would shot dead in a ‘police encounter’, claim that Sumit was killed for constituencies that will go to burnt Lanka, the Indian army always be remembered. “He with the cops claiming him to be cash reward and promotion. polls in the first phase on April destroyed terror camps operat- was a true leader of farmers and a dreaded criminal. “Sumit was picked up by the 11. The pattern of the encoun- ing in Pakistan. forced governments to frame It was a case of mistaken police on September 30, 2017 ters has been the same. The vic- “Indian army destroyed policies to protect farmers,” PNS n LUCKNOW identity. He was mistaken for from Chirchita village in tims were young and under terror camps operating in he said. Sumit Gujjar, a native of Baghpat. Police demanded a trial. Police intercepted them Pakistan just as Lord Hanuman “People of Baghpat have imple Yadav, wife of Sheeshram village who had six bribe of Rs 3.50 lakh. When he after receiving a tip-off. As had destroyed the goons in been demanding expansion of DSamajwadi Party president police cases registered against refused we were told that Sumit soon as the police tried to stop Ravan’s Lanka. This act of val- sugarcane mill for the past 30 Akhilesh Yadav, will file her him. Realising their mistake, the would be killed in an encounter. them, the criminals start firing. our (of Indian army) was pos- years but the representative nomination papers from police tried to cover up their The police announced a reward In retaliatory fire, the accused sible only because of the strong you chose six times Kannauj Lok Sabha constituen- dirty track and registered rape of Rs 25,000 on Sumit and receive bullet injuries and were and decisive government (at (Chaudhary ) did cy on April 6. case against Sumit’s two broth- then increased it to Rs 50,000. pronounced dead on arrival at the Centre) and the determina- nothing. Dr Satyapal Singh The Kannauj Lok Sabha ers Raj Singh and Karan Singh. We met the DIG but of no avail. the hospital. tion and will power of Prime not only ensured expansion of seat will go to polls in the The incident had hogged We used contacts in Chief Vandana Misra, general sec- Minister (Narendra) Modi,” the sugar mill but also farmers’ fourth phase of Lok Sabha headlines at that time. Even the Minister’s office and even called retary of People’s Union for Civil Yogi said while addressing an payment which was due for the election on April 29. National Human Rights the local BJP leaders for help. Liberties, says that since Yogi election rally in Siwalkhas in from Baghpat. anti-nationals. He said last six years,” he said. was first Commission had issued a notice On October 3, SSP of Greater Adityanath has taken charge, the Baghpat Lok Sabha constituen- “This is the land of patri- Congress in its manifesto had Appreciating the works of elected from Kannauj Lok to Uttar Pradesh government as Noida, Luv Kumar, said that crime situation has worsened in cy on Wednesday. ots who have contributed in the promised to revoke the special Satyapal Singh, Yogi said Singh Sabha seat in 2012 in the well as Uttar Pradesh police to Sumit, who was wanted in sev- Uttar Pradesh, atrocities against He said India had made freedom struggle of 1857. powers given to Indian Army saheb resigned from the post of bypoll. She was elected unop- respond within four weeks. The eral cases of robbery and extor- Dalits and Muslims have remarkable progress in eco- Defeat forces that are working and this was a clear intent of Police Commissioner and posed. The bypoll was caused response is still awaited. tion, was killed in an encounter,” increased. This is a political nomic and military field under to weaken India,” he said. supporting the people who joined the BJP to serve the by the resignation of Akhilesh The ghost of Sumit haunts said Karan Singh. issue and will boomerang on the the leadership of Prime Hitting out at the opposi- wanted to break this country. nation. “Baghpat being his Yadav who had also contested in this The Gujjar mahapanchay- BJP, she said. Minister Modi. Yogi appealed tion parties, Yogi said that for- “If the Congress manifesto birthplace, it was his first choice from Firozabad seat which he election. The trigger-happy at is supporting Karan Singh’s Director General of Police to the people to vote for the BJP mer Prime Minister is implemented, it will make and he has changed the picture retained. Dimple Yadav was re- police and alleged encounters cause. It said that their samaj OP Singh says that the law and and help India become an eco- Manmohan Singh had said our jawans helpless against our of this area. Be it the highways elected from Kannauj con- have become a political issue. was fighting this election for order situation has improved as nomic super power. that the first right over the enemies. It seems that the connecting Haridwar and Delhi stituency in the 2014 Lok Sabha The dominant Gujjars of west the ‘samman’ (honour) of there has been a drastic fall in In his over 40-minute resources of the country was of urban naxals have taken over to Baghpat, power supply, safe- election by defeating her near- Uttar Pradesh are now question- Sumit. crime under categories like speech, Yogi talked about var- Muslims. “If Muslims have the the Congress and are conspir- ty of citizens, specially females, est BJP rival Subrat Pathak by ing the cold-blooded murder of Encounters have become a murder, rape and dacoity. Cases ious issues, including air strike first right over resources, where ing to run the country through or the issues of farmers, he has a thin margin of a little over Sumit. “He was innocent and big political issue in western of dacoity have also come down and achievements of the Modi will Scheduled Castes, Jats, them,” he said. proved himself,” he said. 12,000 votes. was killed in an encounter Uttar Pradesh with people ques- by 37 per cent, loot by 19 per and his own governments. He Gurjars and other people go?” Yogi took a jibe at Yogi appealed to the gath- This time the Samajwadi because he shared a name with tioning brutal killing of people cent, murder by 1 per cent, bur- paid tribute to Kargil martyr he asked. candidate ering to vote for BJP in all 80 Party is contesting the Lok a criminal of that area. Sumit, – some of them innocent like glary by 13 per cent, rioting by Rajendra Singh and remem- Yogi also accused the Jayant Chaudhary, saying he Lok Sabha constituencies of UP Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh in who was shot dead, did not have Sumit and some having not 7 per cent, kidnapping for ran- bered Dhyan Singh Gurjar Congress of weakening India was supporting someone and make Narendra Modi the alliance with Bahujan Samaj any criminal cases against him,” heinous charges to deserve som by 9 per cent and rape by who led the revolution of 1857 by playing into the hands of (Rahul Gandhi) who does not Prime Minister again. Party and Rashtriya Lok Dal. Karan Singh, father of Sumit death. According to police fig- 7 per cent, he points out. told this reporter. ures, 62 criminals have been The state police have arrest- Karan has now become killed in police encounters ed 5,677 criminals, including the focus of UP government’s between March 2017 and July 2,068 offenders carrying Jaya Prada anti-encounter campaign. The 15, 2018 — roughly the period rewards, during the period, he files papers India needs a leader like Modi: Tyagi Gujjars, who were at one time the Yogi Adityanath govern- told reporters recently.

Lucknow (PNS): Cine star-turned-politician Several other leaders join BJP Jaya Prada filed her nomination Campaigning picks up in west UP papers from Rampur Lok PNS n LUCKNOW Sabha constituency as a BJP Lucknow (PNS): Meerut, Bijnor and Kairana. year. The candidates of the candidate on Wednesday, he Uttar Pradesh unit of Campaigning is picking up in Congress is contesting six of alliance had defeated the BJP in which happened to be her 57th TBharatiya Janata Party western Uttar Pradesh with star the eight Lok Sabha seats these constituencies. This time birthday. Jaya Prada had won received a shot in its arm when campaigners of every party try- going to polls in phase one in also the formula will work won- the Rampur Lok Sabha seat in several leaders and former leg- ing to reach every nook and cor- UP. It has left Baghpat and der,” Dubey exuded. 2004 and 2009 as Samajwadi islators of different political ner of the 16 Lok Sabha con- Muzaffarnagar seats for the SP- He said the RLD was cam- Party candidate. parties joined the ruling party stituencies going to polls in the BSP-RLD alliance. Scindia, paigning intensively in the west “I am happy to file my in the presence of its state first two phases on April 11 and who has been missing from UP for the grand alliance candi- nomination from Rampur PNS n LUCKNOW president Mahendra Nath 18. With just six days left for the campaign in UP till now, will dates. “It is a common perception where I wanted to work. I can- Pandey here on Wednesday. end of campaigning for the first hold four meetings along with that the RLD has a good strong- not be more happy than by fil- ollywood actor Mukesh Prominent among those phase polls, Congress has a roadshow in west UP on hold in the west UP and special- ing my nomination on my BTyagi, who received acco- who joined the BJP are two- chalked out its strategy and April 7.He will hold election ly where Jats are in majority. But birthday... it is a big gift to me,” lades for his acting in Madhu time Congress MLA from Tiloi planned joint rallies of party meetings in Noida, Khurja, we also have strong base among the former parliamentarian told Bhandarkar directed films, in Amethi and presently a BSP president Rahul Gandhi and Ghaziabad and Meerut and the voters of other community. media after filing her papers. started his political innings by leader, Dr Muslim, and former no one to challenge the BJP,” old party had already conced- AICC general secretary and UP roadshow in Meerut. We have support of Samajwadi Jaya Prada, who joined the joining the Bharatiya Janata BSP MP Suresh Pasi from Pandey said, adding that the ed defeat as its leaders had east in-charge Priyanka Gandhi Meanwhile, backed by its Party and Bahujan Samaj Party BJP on March 26, is pitted Party in the presence of party’s Kaushambi. joining of such senior leaders admitted that they were prepar- Vadra. alliance partners, Rashtriya which have a strong hold among state president Mahendra Nath While welcoming the was an indication that people ing for 2022 assembly polls in On the other hand, Prime Lok Dal leaders Ajit Singh the voters also,” he said. Pandey here on Wednesday. leaders into the party fold, at the village were talking about UP. Minister Narendra Modi, who and his son Jayant Chaudhary Speaking on the occasion, Pandey said that these leaders development schemes being Others who joined the BJP launched his election campaign are campaigning in the Jat Mukesh Tyagi said he was had a big base and great fol- carried out by the Narendra are BSP leader from Kannauj, from Meerut on March 28, will land of Muzaffarnagar, greatly impressed by Prime lowing. He said the BJP would Modi and Yogi Adityanath Nirmal Tiwari; BSP leader campaign in Amroha and Baghpat and Mathura. Minister Narendra Modi’s prin- be strengthened at the ground governments. from Chitrakoot, Jagdish Saharanpur on April 5 to boost “The Chaudhary Ajit ciples and working in the cur- level after these leaders When asked about the Gautam; SP leader and former the prospects of the BJP candi- Singh and his son are holding rent political spectrum. “I have reposed faith in the leadership impact Dr Muslim’s joining state minister Nityanand dates. Chief Minister Yogi over two dozen public meet- worked in films and in social of Prime Minister Narendra the BJP would have on Sharma from Deoria’ SP lead- Adityanath, along with Union ings, roadshows, nukkad sab- fields also. I will carry out what- Modi. Congress as he is a senior ers Kusum Singh and Ramesh and state ministers, are also has and chuapal in against senior SP leader ever instruction I am given by “A Modi wave is sweeping leader of Amethi, the BJP state Pandey and actor Mukesh frequenting several constituen- Muzafaranagar, Baghpat and Mohammad , who the party. I am ready to play my across the country and there is president said that the grand Vardhan Tyagi. cies every day, holding 4-8 pub- Mathura,” RLD national filed his nomination papers on role in the BJP,” he said. lic meetings to garner support spokesman Anil Dubey said. Tuesday. Rampur goes to polls Tyagi said he had actively for party candidate. He hoped that the RLD in the third phase on April 23. participated in Rashtriya government gained accolades Mukesh Tyagi said he had panies before entering the film Sources in the Congress candidates would win. Rajya Sabha member Amar Swayamsevak Sangh shakhas by taking calculated, deter- a great fan following in west industry. He has acted in films here said on Wednesday that “The alliance formula Singh, who is Jaya Prada’s polit- and was well aware with the mined and effective measures. UP, Haryana and Madhya like Page 3, Fashion, Traffic Rahul Gandhi, his sister had yielded success in ical mentor, was not present RSS ideology. “Our country is now a big Pradesh and the people there Signal, Jail and Heroine. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Gorakhpur Lok Sabha and when she filed her nomination “India needs a leader like power in the world. Even China recognise him well. “I am ready Mukesh Tyagi was educat- Congress general secretary in Kairana assembly bypolls last papers. However, his video Narendra Modi. There is not a was compelled to strike a dia- to contest the Lok Sabha elec- ed in Kashipur, Sultanpur, charge of UP west, Jyotiraditya message wishing success for single leader in the opposition logue with India. These things tion and to campaign for the Amethi, Azamgarh, Meerut Scindia would hold four joint Jaya Prada was played after she parties who can match the cal- impressed me and I decided to party,” he said. and Muzaffarnagar. He has rallies on April 8, just a day filed the papers. Amar Singh is ibre, talent and statesmanship join the BJP so that I can bet- Born in Muzaffarnagar, toured various countries as before the end of the cam- sick and admitted in a hospital of Modi. On the issue of ter serve for the country,” he Mukesh Tyagi had worked in member of different delega- paigning for phase one. The ral- in Gurugram. national security, the Modi-led said. senior positions in several com- tions. lies will be held in Saharanpur,

Cong manifesto an illusion, says Sugarcane dues a big poll issue PNS n LUCKNOW According to official state advised price (SAP) this promise of ensuring full pay- Mayawati sources, for the rest of the season compared to around ments to the sugarcane farmers ven as the UP government arrears of `7,000 crore, the `7,222 crore in 2017-18. SAP within 14 days. Of the total NOTICE PNS n LUCKNOW Ehas expedited the process of sugar mills have been asked by is announced by the state gov- operational 119 sugar mills, the clearing the arrears of sugar- the state government to make ernment annually to remuner- bulk of the units are private (94), ahujan Samaj Party chief cane farmers, the outstanding the payment from the proceeds ate farmers beyond the fair and followed by cooperatives (24). I, Raj Guru S/o NB Sub BMayawati on Wednesday remains a big poll issue in west- received from selling sugar in remunerative price (FRP) fixed A few weeks back, UP Rajesh Kumar, R/o-Vill-Vari, termed the Congress manifesto ern UP. On March 31, the last market and revenue from the by the Centre. Against the Chief Secretary Anup Chandra Post-Barahata, District- as a show-off and an illusion. day of the last financial year co-generation power plants. FRP of `275/quintal for 2018- Pandey had summoned the Jaunpur, U.P.-222144 have Taking to micro-blogging 2018-19, the state government Recently Bahujan Samaj 19 crushing season, the SAP private millers and directed corrected my D.O.B.-06-10- site Twitter, she said Congress decided to sanction a soft loan Party president Mayawati had UP stands at `315 per quintal, them to ensure full payments. 2003, through affidavit dated and the BJP are no different of `3,000 crore to private sugar targeted Chief Minister Yogi higher by 15 per cent. A private sugar mill official had 02-04-2019 before collectrate when it comes to fulfillment of mills for clearing the dues of Adityanath for the arrears of In fact, the current out- said that western UP mills had court, Lucknow. promises. Congress election the cane farmers. Eight Lok `10,000 crore of cane farmers. standing is close to `12,700 been directed to settle dues by manifesto is a show-off and an Sabha seats of west UP go to AICC general secretary crore and payments ratio is at the end of March, while the illusion like its earlier promis- polls on April 11 in the first Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had 52 per cent. But since the sugar central and eastern UP units NOTICE es, she posted. Mayawati phase of elections. also unleashed a war on social mills get a window of 14 days had been given time till mid- alleged that Congress never The Cane department media against the Chef to repay farmers, their liabili- dle and end of April 2019, I, Anuska Raj Yadav D/o NB fulfilled its promises and so sources said that payment of Minister over the same issue. ty is calculated after discount- respectively. Sub Rajesh Kumar, R/o-Vill- people do not believe them. `5,400 crore would be made to Ahead of the crucial Lok ing this period. Since, polling in UP would Vari, Post-Barahata, District- Hitting out at the BJP, the the farmers within this week. Sabha elections, the global Interestingly, the payments begin from the western region Jaunpur, U.P.-222144 have BSP chief said the saffron The total outstanding of the glut, subdued sugar price lead- ratio of government controlled and progress towards the east- corrected my name as party leaders were so afraid of current cane crushing season ing to piling up of the inven- cooperative and corporation ern during the successive phas- Anushka Raj Yadav and being defeated by the BSP-SP- 2018-19 as on March 31 is tory and led to the crisis-like mills are lower than the private es, the ruling dispensation D.O.B.-28-11-2001, through RLD alliance in UP that they `10,000 crore. The state gov- situation in UP. In absolute sector mills in UP. This is wants to ensure that maxi- affidavit dated 02-04-2019 were making casteist remarks ernment is making efforts to terms, the net sugarcane despite the fact that the ruling mum sugarcane payments are before collectrate court, against the alliance and its liquidate the arrears within arrears have piled up to over Bharatiya Janata Party had come made before voting takes place Lucknow. leaders. next week. `10,000 crore on the basis of to power in 2017 with the in the respective constituencies.

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Woman ends life for IGNOU CONVOCATION Love-lorn woman’s dowry harassment 400 students awarded degrees PNS n LUCKNOW at the office of Ramram Bank PNS n LUCKNOW police outpost incharge. body revovered woman allegedly facing “Instead of being sympathetic ndira Gandhi National Open Adowry harassment from to us, the police officer rebuked IUniversity organised its 32nd Achievers keen to her husband and her in-laws us and asked us to leave the convocation on Wednesday at PNS n LUCKNOW “A DIARY WAS “Bahut pyar karti hun tumse, ended her life at her house. scene while alleging that we the National PG College. The ab agle janam me milege (I love After the news of her death were creating scene,” the convocation function was held be entrepreneurs he recovery of the body of ALSO RECOVERED you a lot and will meet you in reached her parents, they, along deceased’s father alleged. at National PG College audito- Ta 28-year-old woman from next life).” with their kin, created a scene He said he, along with his rium where 400 students out of Lucknow (PNS): Young want to have a start-up of my a drain, 100 metres from the FROM THE SPOT IN Mishra admitted that it at the house and hindered the wife, left for Kanpur but were 3320 eligible candidates were achievers, who received their own although I have not DGP office under Hazratganj WHICH SHE HAD was not the first time when she police investigation and for- apprehensive about Arti’s safe- awarded their degrees in per- gold medals at the 32nd con- decided as to what exactly I police station on Wednesday, had fled from her house and mality on inquest on the body. ty. “My son Avinash put a call son. vocation of IGNOU (Indira would like to work upon,” she created sensation in the city WRITTEN ABOUT had attempted earlier too. “The Somehow, the police steered on Arti’s cell phone on Prof Manoj Dixit, Vice- Gandhi National Open said. and revived the memory of an THE SEPARATION body has been sent for the post- clear out of the challenge and Wednesday noon to ask her Chancellor, Ram Manohar University), said that they Akansha said that the suc- incident in which the body of mortem. The picture will be sent the body for autopsy. A about her well-being. The Lohiya Avadh University, were keen on becoming entre- cess mantra was the use of the a Jankipuram girl was recov- WITH HER LOVER. cleared after the autopsy,” he case was registered against her phone was attended by Sudhir, Ayodhya, was the guest of preneurs. IGNOU modules and the ered from the forest cover ACCORDING TO added. The CO said the name husband and her in-laws. who refused to get Avinash talk honour and delivered the con- Young achiever Akansha counsellors. alongside the drain two years of a boy with whom the girl was As per reports, the woman, to Arti. I then called the police vocation lecture. Mishra, who received a gold Ashish Kumar, who has back. HER FAMILY, in love had come to light. “If the identified as Arti Kushwaha of for help,” Jai Karan said. He said He also gave 3 Gold Medals medal in the two-and-a-half won a gold medal in the post- The battle-scarred family lodges any complaint, Kanpur, was married to Sudhir the police told him that they to learners for securing year course of Diploma in graduate Diploma in Lucknow police, which seemed ANAMIKA WAS we will register a case,” he of sector A of Madiaon in found the doors closed from highest marks in their disci- Management, said that she Translation, secured 81 per hapless on law and order front MENTALLY ILL AND said. 2014. She had a two-year-old inside on reaching the scene. plines. was elated to have received the cent marks. these days, tried to scotch up Meanwhile, an unidenti- son from the marriage. “The doors were found Manoj Dixit in his convo- gold medal and was not Ashish also credited his the media speculation claiming WAS IN A STATE OF fied elderly man, seemed in his Her father Jay Karan closed and Arti was found cation address congratulated expecting so. success to the IGNOU mod- the woman committed suicide DEPRESSION” 80s, was found dead near a Kushwaha alleged that Sudhir, hanging from the ceiling when the Gold Medalists and recip- Currently working in a ules which were given during and a suicide note was recov- brick kiln in front of a school his parents and his brothers the doors were opened,” the ients of the degrees. He said public sector unit, Akansha the course. For one who has ered. Police suspected that the under mysterious circum- started torturing Arti to force police said. Police said a case that all recipients had entered said that she opted for the done an MPhil in English woman ended her life owing to Wednesday afternoon. Cops stances under Indira Nagar her to bring Rs 5 lakh as was registered and named per- the new era where there were course in management from the Kanpur University, failure in love. What came as a reached the site and the body police station on Wednesday dowry. “Sudhir and other sons, including Sudhir, were immense opportunities, new because she thought it would Ashish is simultaneously relief for the police was that the was fished out from the drain morning. members in the family used to detained. challenges and innumerable help her in her growth of preparing for the Civil identity of the woman was with the help of divers. According to the police, the beat Arti for not bringing the social and economic complex- career. She secured 93.54 per Services examination and also ascertained a few hours after Hazratganj CO Abhay incident came to light around cash and she had complained THEFT ities which they had to tackle cent of marks. for the post of Translation the recovery of the body. Mishra said that prima facie it 9 am when some passersby to us about the same. On Burglars broke out into a by their wisdom, knowledge For one who has done her Officer under Staff Selection The deceased, identified seemed that she died due to spotted an unidentified body in March 18, Sudhir dropped her house of elderly couple and and skills which they had M Com from Lucknow Commission. as Anamika Bisht (28), was a drowning. The body was in a front of a school and alerted at our house and refused to made off with cash and jew- acquired during their educa- University, she said that she “I can prepare for both resident of Hazratganj. Her decomposed state and was cops. The police said the body take her back unless we pay the ellery in Indira Nagar locality tional training. He encouraged opted for a correspondence because I will be using lan- father had passed away some about four days old. “As the was clad in white dhoti-kurta cash as dowry. On Tuesday, I, under Ghazipur police station. learners to use their knowledge course because she was work- guages as my subjects for time back and her mother body was in a highly decom- and bore no injury marks. The along with my wife, reached A case was registered on and skills for the development ing. both the examinations works as a fourth class employ- posed state, the injury marks police said some residents said Sudhir’s house to drop Arti Wednesday. of the society. “I plan to continue with which includes the Hindi and ee in the Forest department. were not visible. The body was they knew him by face but were there. Sudhir, his parents and The incident came to light He said that every person the public sector unit because the English languages,” he Anamika was missing from bitten by insects,” he said. ignorant about his name and his brothers held us hostage on Sunday when complainant should decide his goals and these are more stable. I also added. her house since April 1 and a “A diary was also recovered address. and forced us to give the cash Renu Narayan, a resident of try to achieve it with pre- missing report was registered in from the spot in which she had Elsewhere, in Nagram, the as dowry. With no option in block A, returned home and decided time frame with all his Manorama Singh, region- cation with a special role of Hazratganj. written about the separation body of an unidentified man hand, I dialled police control was shocked to see the door’s energy. Dixit motivated al director, IGNOU, in her IGNOU, the largest open uni- According to the police, the with her lover. According to her was recovered from Indira room following which a team lock broken and valuables learners to develop noble val- welcome speech, elaborated versity in the world, which had incident came to light when family, Anamika was mentally Canal on Wednesday after- reached the scene,” the strewn around. ues of honesty, punctuality and the need and significance of evolved successful models of passersby spotted a body float- ill and was in a state of depres- noon. Police sent the body for deceased’s father said. Renu had gone for some self-discipline through which Open and Distance Learning in democratisation of education, ing in a drain on Lohia Path sion,” he added. autopsy and efforts to ascertain He said he, along with his personal work and the house the goals could be easily providing opportunities to mil- training and capacity-build- and alerted the police on In her diary, she wrote: the identity of the man was on. wife and Arti, were summoned was locked since March 15. achieved. lions for acquiring higher edu- ing. DM reviews election preprations Mahali’s appeal to first-time voters PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW the feeding of 17 C. He said that there PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW the youths had been watching that the politi- would be one computer and two operators cal parties who came in power did not do much istrict Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma for the video recording at every Vidhan uslim cleric Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali and hence they felt it was important to keep the Dheld a review meeting for the prepa- Sabha constituency . He pointed out that Mhas made an appeal to first-time voters attention on making their careers. rations of the general elections 2019. the report about setting up of all booths that they should come out and vote on the On being asked whether an appeal made The DM assigned the duty of the var- should be submitted by Wednesday. polling day which falls on May 6. Talking to by a cleric like him would make a difference, ious polling personnel during the meeting. He also reviewed the arrangements for “The Pioneer”, he said that his appeal was not he said that he expected that it would make a He said that 10 polling personnel would voting through postal ballot. He said that related to any community or religion. difference and people would step out and be appointed for marking the attendance three booths would be kept per Vidhan “The voting is the constitutional right of vote. of polling parties and directions were also Sabha constituency for the postal ballot. every citizen and if we want our problems to He admitted that voting percentage had given to increase counters as per the The polling from the postal ballot would be solved, we must exercise this right and step increased over the past years as was witnessed Vidhan Sabha constituencies. He said be done from April 26 onwards. He gave out in a large number along with the family to in both the Lok Sabha and the Assembly elec- that there would be separate staff for the directions for ABSA, BDO and naib vote,” he said. tions. Commenting on Muslim pattern of vot- distribution of the election material and tehsildaars to be on duty for the postal bal- He pointed out that he was making the ing, he said that in the last few elections there separate staff for marking the attendance. lot. appeal to vote to first-time voters because for had been an increase in the Muslim populace The DM said that all clerical staff of He gave directions to all ERO and these elections the youngsters formed over 60 voting. “This time, we have also started a new all blocks, staff from Vikas Bhawan, AERO that on the postal ballot day all ERO per cent of the population and the youngsters thing. Apart from making an appeal to them employees from the Samaj Kalyan depart- and AERO should ensure their polling first were not interested in the political issues . to step out and vote, we have also asked the ment and the staff at the CMO office leav- and if any AERO and ERO did not carry “But they should know that if they want a Muslim community to check their names on ing out women and the differently-abled out any polling that it would be recorded bright future, they should step out and vote,” the voters’ list. “We have told them that it is not would be involved in the counting. He in their annual entry. He also gave direc- he added. enough to have a voter’s card and that they added that arrangements would be made tions that all the departments should see When asked as to why first-time voter was should also check their names on the voters’ list for three operators and three computers for that their staff ensured complete polling. not interested in voting, he said that most of both offline and online.” he added. DGP seeks EC nod for action Spiritual guru killed, against Barabanki SP attacker held PNS n LUCKNOW the SP of Barabanki in the matter. but did not take cognisance to PNS n LUCKNOW his links in the district admin- Interestingly, the DGP office loot by cops of Lucknow and Rai istration, the priest issued an irector General of Police, OP and the officer handling the media Bareli. piritual guru of several gov- order for land measurement. DSingh has written a letter to the for the police department, did Sources said that taking serious Sernment officials Following this, a team of rev- Election Commission, seeking per- not react to newspersons seeking cognisance of suspicious role of SP, Dineshanand Saraswati (42), enue officials, consisting of mission to take action against details. Barabanki in the case in which the who was the priest of Paltu Das naib Tehsildar, tehsildar and Barabanki district police chief Satish All senior officers, including local cyber cell incharge allegedly Kuti ashram in Chinhat, was lekhpal and others reached Kumar, on alleged charges of his ADG (Law and Order) and the DGP, took a bribe of Rs 65 lakh from a peppered with bullets amid the the site. The team summoned dubious role in a corruption case of maintained a silence over the entire trading company against whom a presence of revenue officials the priest at the site and it later the local cyber cell. issue throughout Wednesday. They report of forgery had been registered, who were conducting measure- summoned the rival group While the DGP has already got also cancelled the routine police the DGP wrote a letter to the ment of land owned by govern- too. the inspector incharge of the cyber briefing citing busy schedule. Election Commission seeking action ment on Wednesday after- Police said Dineshanand, cell in Barabanki, arrested on charges The officers also did not react to against the IPS officer. noon. He was shot seven times along with his private gunner of corruption and ordered a depart- media charges that the DGP was The sources said that once the in full public view and his pri- Ram Sumiran Rawat, was sit- mental inquiry, he has reportedly adopting double standards in deal- Election Commission gave its nod, vate gunner was also shot at ting inside his car and was talk- written a letter to the Election ing with officers and had tried to take the SP of Barabanki would be during the attack which was ing to revenue officials when Commission to take action against action against the SP of Barabanki, removed from his post. carried out by his rival single- Sushil, along with his aide, who handedly. The deceased’s wife was named as Rakesh Yadav, held the Chinhat police reached the scene on a motor- responsible for the murder cycle. “Without any provoca- claiming that the cops were in tion, Sushil, who was riding the know of rivalry that her pillion opened the fusillade of husband had with the attack- fire on the priest hitting him as er. many as seven times. He alone Rapped by top bosses for opened several rounds of fire the poor show on the law on on the priest. His aide also order front during the election opened fire. To counter the season, the SSP, Lucknow, attack, the priest’s gunner lift- deployed almost all the ed his rifle but dropped it soon Lucknow police officers asking due to nervousness. He took to them to launch a manhunt for heels later towards a neigh- the attacker and his aide. To bouring village but the attack- ensure arrest of the miscreants, er shot at him also injuring him ASP, North, Sukirti Madhav on his back,” the police said. cancelled the press briefing The police said they got the citing unavoidable reasons. information about the attack Later, the police nabbed the from villagers who were pre- attacker and the conspirator in sent at the scene. “Profusely- this connection. bleeding Dineshanand and his Those arrested were iden- gunner were rushed to Ram tified as Sushil Yadav (attack- Manohar Lohia hospital where er) and Dilip Vishwakarma the doctors declared Pradhan (conspirator). The Dineshanand as “brought attacker once was a disciple of dead”. The gunner had been the priest and his father had set referred to Trauma Centre as up the kuti for the priest for his condition was critical,” the carrying out religious work police said. several years back. As per Deceased’s wife Khusboo reports, Dineshanand was vig- alleged that police was respon- orously pursuing land grabbing sible for the murder of her hus- case in Nanadpur village of band. “The police did not pro- Saraisheikh area of Chinhat. vide security to him despite he Presently, a house is construct- had apprehensions about his Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia taking a stock of the preperations at Badi Kali temple before the Navratra on Wednesday ed on the disputed land. Using life. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | APRIL 4, 2019 city 04

Traffic dept holding talks with LMRC for parking woes

PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Metro holds awareness programme he Traffic department will Tbe holding discussions with the LMRC (Lucknow Metro petition. Rail Corporation ) officials to Through his lecture, direc- resolve the parking problems tor, Operations, elaborated on below the via duct and near t the facilities and novel features he pillars of the Lucknow that were incorporated in Metro. Lucknow Metro to provide SP, Traffic, Purnendu passengers with a world-class Singh, while talking to “The travel experience. Pioneer”, said that they had He also stressed on the do’s made a proposal and given it to and dont’s of using escalators the District Magistrate in a bid and elevators to ensure a to find a solution to the prob- smooth and safe journey. lem . Women safety inside the “We will be linking all pil- station premises and the lars and making a divider so Metro trains became the that the people cannot park highlight of the lecture as curi- their cars at this point as there ous students got into an will be no place left. We will engaging interactive session also be towing vehicles which with the LMRC management have been parked in this man- team. LMRC officials said that students expressed their con- “WE ARE tentment with the safety and MANAGING BY PNS n LUCKNOW at creating awareness on the gramme began with Guru security provisions which optimum use of Metro trains Nanak Girls’ Degree College included CCTV cameras RUNNING MOBILE ucknow Metro Rail and provisions put in place for where a guest lecture was inside the trains and stations UNITS OF THE LCorporation (LMRC) has the convenience and comfort delivered by Sushil Kumar, and the presence of both male kick-started a special Metro of passengers. director (Operations) LMRC, and female security personnel STAFF THAT REACH awareness programme aimed The first day of the pro- followed by a brief quiz com- on the stations. A POINT, SOLVE ner but we also understand that and hence something in this He said that they were also duty. THE PROBLEM OF people who park their vehicles regard needs to be done and for issuing e-challans of those “We are managing by and then go to the office will this we are holding discussions commuters who were violating running mobile units of the THE TRAFFIC face a lot of problem when they with LMRC officials” he added. traffic rules. He said that they staff that reach a point, solve SNARLS AND THEN come to get their vehicles. He said that the LMRC officials were currently lacking in staff the problem of the traffic snarls Parking problems are also had been apprised of the as over 300 home guards had and then move off,” he Women protecting themselves from the scorching heat Pioneerr MOVE OFF” occurring at the station levels same. been shifted for the election added.

m0iz0 ikoj VªkUlfe'ku CITYBRIEFS dkjikjs 's ku fy0 &vko';d Three minors killed in TV set blast Child dies in lpw uk& fo|qr ikj"k.ks e.My CELEBRATED PNS n xks.Mk] dk;kZy; }kjk vkeaf=r fufonk LUCKNOW in Budaun, Ashok Kumar, identified the In another sexual harassment case deceased as Shabnam (11), Fardeen reported from Shamli, an FIR was reg- la[;k&234@fo0ik0e0@xks0@ n a late night mysterious blast in a tele- (12) and Shifa (10), istered against a doctor who reportedly freak mishap 2018&19] dks vifjgk;Z dkj.kksa ds Ivision in Budaun district on Tuesday, A case was registered and investiga- attempted to rape a woman while tak- dkj.k fujLr fd;k tkrk gSA v/kh{k.k three minors were killed and one was tions are on. ing her blood sample. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n ALLAHABAD vfHk;Urk] fo|qr ikj"s k.k e.My 220 injured. In another incident reported from The incident was reported from d0s oh0 midUs n z ifjlj] tys jkMs ] xk.s Mk Senior police officers visited the spot Banda, a teenage girl was allegedly Jhinjhana police station area on Tuesday. n a shocking incident, a child l[;k&33@a fo0ik0e0@xk0@s fnukda soon after the blast but they failed to raped by two youths in a village in The accused Jasvir visited the 24- Iwas drowned in tub when he ascertain how the explosion took place. Bisanda area. According to a report year-old victim to collect her blood sam- fell into it accidently. The inci- 03-04-2019 ^^jk"Vªfgr esa fctyh cpk;saa As per reports, four cousins residing lodged on Wednesday, the 16-year-old ple. He then tried to force himself on the dent took place near India lk/kkj.k cYc ds LFkku ij ,y0bZ0Mh0 in Kathauli village in Civil Lines area of girl was alone at her house when two woman, police said. Marka Handpump in Prtapgarh cYc dk iz;kxs dj**as Budaun were watching television late on local miscreants, identified as When the victim raised an alarm, the district on Tuesday evening. Tuesday night. The parents of the chil- Pushpendra and Rajbahadur Kori, accused ran away. The incident occurred when the dren were sleeping outside. In the late entered the house on Monday night. Efforts were on to nab Jasvir. mother was busy in chatting hours, the parents heard a blast and when Taking advantage of the situation, both In a separate incident in Gonda , with her husband through video they rushed inside to enquire the mat- the accused raped the girl and later bodies of two persons were found hang- calling. When she completed ter, they found their television burning escaped after threatening the girl with ing from a tree at Barsedi village in her talks with husband, she and their children lying on the floor in dire consequences. Tarabganj area, police said on found her year-and-a-half old pools of blood. An FIR was registered against the Wednesday. son drowning in the tub. AMC Centre and College celebrated the 255th anniversary They immediately doused the fire two on the basis of a complaint filed by According to police, two friends, A huge crowd of people gath- of the raising of Army Medical Corps (AMC) on Wednesday. and rushed all the four children to near- the family of the victim. The accused Ranveer Singh (20) and Nigam Singh ered there within a short time AMC centre commandant Lt Gen MV Singh paid homage to men by hospital where the doctors pro- were arrested on Wednesday morning (21) reportedly committed suicide on when his mother raised her alarm. and women who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. He also nounced three of them dead. after local residents staged a demonstra- Tuesday night. The bodies have been sent According to a report, Suresh reviewed the ceremonial parade at Platinum Jubilee Parade Additional Superintendent of Police tion. for postmortem, they added. Singh, hailing from Sitamarhi of ground to commemorate the occasion. The parade, consisting Bhadohi, works in a private com- of eight officers, 13 junior commissioned officers and 266 other pany in Mumbai. ranks, was commanded by Lt Col Navdeep Puri. Her wife, Monica, along with their two children, Ganesh (4) and DECLARED younger son Harbit (one- and-a- Founders of City Montessori School Jagdish Gandhi and half years) had come to her par- Bharti Gandhi have declared their personal assets worth Rs ents’ place in Mandhata located in 19,06,889. They have also declared that they do not have any per- Kharwai area. It was reported that sonal land or own house and are living in a rented property for around 7 pm on Tuesday Monica the past 60 years. They do not possess any foreign currency, gold, had gone to fetch water from silver, jewellery or ornaments and neither do they operate any handpump. current bank account or bank locker. In the meantime, her younger baby son, Harbit, also reached CONFERENCE there and started playing. When Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu will be the chief guest while his mother was filling the bucket Governor Ram Naik will be the guest of honour at the inaugural from the handpump, her husband ceremony of CSI-NIC cardiology conference at SGPGI on Friday. made a video call to her. The UP Chapter of National Cardiological Society of India (CSI) Monica, however, made her is organising the three-day meet. Organising secretary Sandeep younger son talk to his father tak- Tewari said that conference would feature leading national and inter- ing him in her lap and soon after national experts from Europe, USA, Japan, Singapore South Korea, left him for playing near the Indonesia and Australia who shall deliberate on latest topics of handpump. Interventional cardiology and cutting-edge technology. After chatting with her hus- band for around 10 minutes CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL Monica found her son drowning The opening ceremony of 11th International Children’s Film in the tub kept nearby. When Festival will be held on Thursday at CMS, Kanpur Road auditori- she raised an alarm, the um. Minister Brijesh Pathak will be the chief guest on this occa- family members rushed the boy sion while renowned actor Boman Irani will be the guest of hon- to a private hospital where the our. After the inaugural function, the opening film of India ‘I am Parents buying books and copies as the new session begins Pioneer doctors pronounce him as Banni’ directed by Nitin Choudhary and KK Makwana will be brought dead. screened.

U.P. POWER TRANSMIS- SION CORPORATION LTD. E-TENDER NOTICE Following E-Tenders are invit- Additional measures taken for safety of passengers: DRM ed from the experienced/reputed contrac- tors/suppliers for the execution of follow- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n ALLAHABAD and more ballast insertion has been railway for the year 2018-19 has manager added further. Besides, Mela 2019. ing works:- For more details login on web- site www.etender.up.nic.in 1. E-Tender done, divisional railway manager been recorded, divisional railway there was 56 per cent increase in cap- After the successful completion No. 01/AETC/2019-20:- Repairing & ivisional railway manager said. manager said. New sidings at MJA ital expenditure vis-à-vis 2017-18. of Kumbh Mela 2019, the parking replacement of spare of different type of D(DRM) of Allahabad Division at Road Mobile Disaster (MUNU) and Shankargarh (PPGS) Comprehensive mechanised cleaning facility in both Civil Lines side and Fire extinguishers at 400 KV S/S, a press conference here on Management vehicles named ‘TEJAS’ for coal unloading for power hous- at Allahabad and Kanpur stations City Side had been re-started since Azamgarh under Electy. 400 KV S/S, Division, Azamgarh. Earnest Money: Rs. Wednesday highlighted the achieve- for easy road access to nearby acci- es has been commissioned. New monitored through CCTV cameras March 8 at Allahabad Junction, but 2000.00 (Rs. Two Thousand) only. Tender ments and the proposed plans for the dent site has been inducted. New traffic of rice loading was captured and GPS biometric attendance was many passengers were still parking Cost: Rs. 236.00 (Rs. Two Hundred Thirty financial year 2019-20. Automatic Hanging Part Detection at Sonebhadra. Yard remodelling being carried out. Successful arrange- their vehicle here and there on both Six) only. 2. E-Tender No. 02/AETC/2019- He said that Allahabad was a System near Chunar railway station works at 11 stations to improve ment for Kumbh Mela-2019 was sides of Allahabad Junction which 20:- Repairing & replacement of spare of large division which was successful- has been installed and integrated mobility and traffic facilities had done. was causing discomfort to other fel- different type of Fire extinguishers at 220 KV S/S, Azamgarh under Electy. 400 KV ly operating trains on the mantra of with existing hot axle/wheel detec- been completed. Replacement of On the occasion Additional low passengers. All passengers had S/S Division, Azamgarh. Earnest Money: Indian railway of safety, security and tion system. old mechanical lever-frames by Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM) been requested to avail the parking Rs. 2000.00 (Rs. Two Thousand) only. punctuality. As a result Allahabad Best-ever 609 trains per day, state-of-the-art electronic/ panel Anurag Kumar Gupta, Anamul facility and park their vehicles in the Tender Cost: Rs. 236.00 (Rs. Two Hundred division was able to complete an acci- which is 2.8 per cent more than interlocking at Panki and Haque, Senior Division Commercial parking lot. Thirty Six) only. Earnest money will be in dent-free train operations year 2018- previous 596 trains per day in Harduaganj stations has been done. Manager, Navin Dixit, Senior shape of FDR/CDR/DD duly pledged in HANGING PART DETECTION favour of Superintending Engineer, Electy. 19, he said. 2017-18 has been operated. Upgradation of Electronic Divisional Electrical Engineer, PK Transmission Circle, UPPTCL, Azamgarh. He said that some additional Highest 256.9 goods trains per Interlocking from warm standby to Yadav, Senior Divisional Security SYSTEM INSTALLED Tenderer can upload their tender bids measures had been taken for the safe- day in last three years, which is hot standby at six stations i.e Commissioner, Amaresh Kumar, In order to ensure safe running against E-Tender No. 01 to 02 upto 17.00 ty of the passengers. The number of 3.6 per cent more than 247.9 Bheerpur, Birohi, Fatehpur, Divisional Operations Manager, of trains and security to passengers, Hrs. of 07.05.2019 the same will be opened on dated 08.05.2019 at 12:00 hrs., closed-circuit television (CCTV) goods trains per day in 2017 has Ahraura Road, Mirzapur and Akshanu Govil, Chief Medical the mechanical department of 13:00 hrs., respectively through E- cameras had been increased and been operated. Highest loading of Subedarganj had been done. The Superintendent Dr Rakesh Nigam Allahabad division of North Central Tendering. Intimation regarding opening of punctuality of the division had 4.96 million tonnes in the last four dual detection axle counter at 13 and other officers were also present, Railway (NCR) has installed hanging Tender Bid Part-II i.e, Price Bid will be given improved. Amenities to passengers years and 10 per cent more than auto-sections to improve reliabil- Public Relations Officer of Allahabad part detection system (HPDS) at on above e-website in due course of time. Please visit web site www.etender.up. were being constantly increased, he previous year 2017-18 has been ity has been commissioned. Division, Sunil Kumar Gupta, said. Chunar railway station located on the nic.in for details/down load and for any said. Twenty-nine per cent extra done. Highest-ever 2,621 special Centralised Traffic Control (CTC) The Allahabad Division of Indian busiest Delhi Howrah route here other corrections/ amendments /modifica- maintenance blocks (in terms of trains had been operated which is at 29 stations on GZB-CNB section Railways is constantly trying to pro- recently. tion extension till the date of submission hours) vis-à-vis 2017-18 for mainte- 10.5 per cent more than the previ- has been implemented. Two boards vide better and better facilities to its With this the division has of tender. In case the tender opening date nance of fixed infrastructure i.e. ous year 2017-18. covering 11 stations has been made esteemed passengers. Vehicle parking become the first among Indian is holiday or undersigned remain out of headquarters the date of submission and track, signalling and TRD has been Increase in passenger earnings operational through CTC. was being provided on both sides of Railways to operate with the state- opening of tender will stand extended to done, the divisional railway manag- was up by nine per cent and total The integration of Control Allahabad Junction for facilitating of-the-art system which can locate next working day. Undersigned has the right er pointed out. earning by 6.7 per cent vis-à-vis Charting (COA) with data logger passengers so that the passengers any hanging objects above 150 mil- to reject/divide any tender without assign- All-round improvement in track 2017-18 has been recorded. Best- at all the nine stations for correct could park them there and travel limetre of the track. Equipped with ing any reason thereof. Conditional tenders maintenance vis-à-vis 2017-18 was 60 ever earning of `70.6 crore from reporting of train timings has been without any fear, Divisional Railway highly sensitive camera and artifi- shall not be accepted. Superintending ` Engineer (Trans.) Azamgarh No. 425 per cent more. Rail renewal was 235 ticket checking vis-à-vis 67.2 done. Besides, 33 road over Manager, Amitabh, said. cial intelligence (AI) software, the Date 2.4.2019 Save Electricity in the per cent more, sleeper renewal (80 per crore in 2017-18 which is hightest bridges/road under bridges has Parking was closed for the con- system can detect any hanging interest of nation. cent), and track renewal (28 per cent) among all the divions of Indian been constructed, divisional railway venience of devotees during Kumbh object from a wagon. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | APRIL 4, 2019 nation 05 Govt opposes EC’s stand on electoral bonds CBI announces `5L reward Changes made in made in several laws by the used for the purchase of these Central Government will have bonds,” it said. for tip off on rapist Godman several laws by “serious repercussions” on The government said Central Government transparency. under the new system, the will have ‘serious A bench headed by Chief political party must now dis- PNS n NEW DELHI The two cases are Justice Ranjan Gogoi close the receipt of money repercussions’: Wednesday said it will hear the through electoral bonds and he CBI has announced a against Virender Election Commission pleas challenging the validity of must account for the same. Treward of `five lakh to any- Dev Dixit for the Centre’s decision on “The Electoral Bonds is a one who can provide any infor- issuance of electoral bonds for positive step in the right direc- mation leading to the arrest of alleged rape and PTI n NEW DELHI political funding on April 5. tion to ensure accountability dubious preacher Virender Dev criminal It told advocate Prashant and transparency in conduct- Dixit who is alleged to have he Union Government on Bhushan, appearing for one of ing elections. The need to raped his disciples. intimidation TWednesday opposed in the the petitioners, Association for bring about such a change was The agency has urged the Supreme Court the concerns Democratic Reforms (ADR), felt as the measures that exist- citizens to share any information him in Nepal,” a High Court Vihar police station in Rohini raised by the Election an NGO, that the matter would ed on the book were either not with the agency on phone 011- bench had said. by re-registering them, CBI Commission on issuing elec- be heard by an appropriate and “the unaccounted-for The affidavit said that con- enough or were proving to be 24368657, Fax 01124368662 The agency had issued two officials said. toral bonds and justified the bench on Friday. monies received by political sidering the need to impart ineffective/insufficient in deal- and email [email protected], Look Out Circulars on January The two cases are against changes in law saying it was “a In its affidavit, the Centre parties were also spent without greater accountability in fund- ing with the menace of cor- which can lead to his arrest, CBI 22, 2018 and February 22, 2019 Dixit for alleged rape and crim- pioneer step” to bring poll has said the electoral bonds being accounted for, thus cre- ing of political parties as well ruption in Elections,” it said. spokesperson Nitin Wakankar against him but to no avail. inal intimidation, while one reforms “ensuring transparen- “attempt at bringing greater ating/enabling a parallel econ- as to maintain the anonymity The government said that said. An Interpol Blue notice to case is against unidentified cy” and “accountability” in transparency, ensuring KYC omy, as it were, through the use of the donor, a mechanism of it had notified the scheme The identity of the person locate him has also been issued people for allegedly obstructing political funding. compliance and keeping an of unaccounted for cash”. political funding by way of elec- after due consultations with providing information will be on the request of the CBI on the work of a high court- The Government in its audit trail in comparison to the “It is submitted that con- toral bonds was introduced. concerned stakeholders and kept secret, Wakankar said. March 26, 2018. appointed committee which fresh affidavit said that the earlier opaque system of cash trary to the concerns raised by “Under the present system, even the poll panel was also In March, the CBI told the The Delhi High Court had went to the ashram on massive amount of political donations. the Election Commission of electoral bonds can be issued briefed on Electoral Bonds by Delhi High Court that its efforts on December 20, 2017 directed December 19, 2017. donations were earlier made in “Accordingly, the concern India, the amendments in the only by an authorised bank, the Secretary, Department of to locate 77-year-old Dixit, the CBI to investigate the alleged The High Court had asked cash by individuals or corpo- of the Election Commission of respective legislatures have being the State Bank of India. Economic Affairs in September who had allegedly confined illegal confinement of girls and the CBI to investigate the FIRs rates using “illicit means of India that electoral bonds will been made and the Electoral All payments made for the of 2017. several women at his ashram, women in the ashram where lodged in Delhi against the funding” under the old system enable foreign companies to Bond Scheme has been intro- issuance of the electoral bonds The BJP-led NDA govern- Adhyatmik Ishwariya Vishwa they were kept in “animal-like” Rohini-based so called ashram and unaccounted black money influence Indian policies is duced, as a pioneer step in are accepted only by means of ment had announced electoral Vidyalaya, in Rohini here, have conditions behind metal doors and its founder- head Dixit and was pumped in for financing without any legal or factual bringing electoral reforms, to a demand draft, cheque or bonds in the earlier budget, not yielded results so far. in the fortress like building the daily diary entries relating elections. merit,” it said. ensure that the spirit of trans- through the Electronic claiming that the scheme would “The agency has informed surrounded by barbed wire. to complaints of missing girls, The Centre’s stand is sig- The government said there parency and accountability in Clearing System or direct debit clean up political funding. The that Dixit is absconding and has The CBI has taken over commission of sexual offences nificant as the poll panel in its was unregulated flow of Black political funding is main- to the buyers’ account. No government’s move was resist- not joined investigation and probe into the three FIRs reg- and even a case of suicide affidavit said that the changes money under the old system tained,” it said. Black money can, therefore, be ed by opposition parties. efforts are being made to trace istered by Delhi Police at Vijay there. Kushwaha to contest from two seats in Bihar BJP using money power in Arunachal: Cong PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n a lesson to both the JD(U) and The RLSP chief also through his contacts in the cor- PATNA/NEW DELHI the BJP which have been jointly announced his candidates for porate world. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n from the Arunachal West Lok “Was `1.8 crore of hard cash conspiring to finish me off polit- West Champaran and East Kushwaha dodged the NEW DELHI Sabha constituency. being transferred for the rally of ormer Union Minister and ically by destroying my party. Champaran seats Brajesh queries, claiming Singh has Surjewala showed two PM Modi in Pasighat today, per- FRashtriya Lok Samata Party “I will be thrashing a JD(U) Kumar Kushwaha and Akash been a dedicated member of ongress on Wednesday videos purportedly showing sonally in the CM’s convoy and (RLSP) chief Upendra candidate in Karakat and Kumar Singh respectively. The our party and Madhaw Anand Calleged that a “cash for the cash being recovered in the in the safe hands of BJP presi- Kushwaha on Wednesday trouncing the BJP candidate in party had earlier announced the will soon be rewarded for his votes” scam was busted in presence of officials of the dent. Where did such a large announced that he will be con- Ujiyarpur. That way I would candidature of its state president services rendered to the party. Arunachal Pradesh with the Election Commission, the local amount come from?” Surjewala testing from two constituencies prove my political point, “ said Bhudeo Chaudhary from Jamui You would not be able to con- recovery of Rs 1.8 crore in cash administration and the police. asked. Surjewala also asked in Bihar — his sitting seat of Kushwaha whose party is a (reserved) constituency. ceive the magnitude of the from Chief Minister Pema The party did not vouch for the whether this cash was reportedly Karakat besides Ujiyarpur, part of the opposition The candidates for both honour we are going to bestow Khandu’s convoy and asked the authenticity of the videos, say- transferred for Modi’s morning where he would be pitted Mahagathbandhan (grand West Champaran and East on him, he said. poll panel to register a case ing they were available on rally in Pasighat. against State BJP chief alliance) and contesting a total Champaran were introduced as Anand, notably, was seat- against Prime Minister social media. It also claimed the “Isn’t concealing and Nityanand Rai. of five seats . educationist, well-respected in ed beside Kushwaha while he Narendra Modi as well as the raid was conducted after Youth that a case be registered against hoarding cash during an elec- The announcement of the Speculations have been rife the area and the son of senior made the announcements. Chief Minister and his deputy. Congress workers complained the prime minister, the chief tion a ‘corrupt practice’ and a RLSP list of candidate met that Kushwaha had been skep- Congress leader Akhilesh The announcements also draw Accusing the BJP of using to authorities in Pasighat. minister and the deputy chief serious violation of law under with a massive controversy tical of his victory from his sit- Prasad Singh respectively. the curtains on prospects of “money power” to woo voters Alleging a cash for votes minister. “Why is the Election Section 123(1) of the over candidature of Akash ting seat which has a sizeable The candidature of Singh, Ram Kumar Sharma, the in the northeast, Congress scandal in Arunachal Pradesh, Commission sleeping and not Representation of the People Singh, son of Congress Rajya population of the upper castes a greenhorn, evoked a barrage Sitamarhi MP, who had chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, “Facing immi- taking action in the matter and Act 1951 and Section 171B of Sabha MP Akhilesh Singh from traditionally supporters of the of questions from journalists remained with the RLSP dur- Surjewala said Rs 1.8 crore was nent defeat, a desperate BJP is not registered a case so far. the IPC and a solid ground for East Champaran. Akash is not BJP and its allies. The RLSP who sought to know when did ing the tumult it experienced allegedly recovered from the resorting to ‘money power’ in Why is the case being hushed termination of candidature?” even a member of the RLSP, had fought the 2014 Lok Sabha the Congress leaders son join recently on leaving the NDA. chief minister’s convoy in the northeast. “A midnight up?” he asked. he sought to know. and that sources said Congress polls as an NDA ally. Ujiyarpur, the RLSP. They also questioned Both RLSP MLAs and its sole Pasighat around midnight, raid on the convoy of BJP’s According to the Congress Surjewala alleged the BJP is forced and bargained it hard comparatively, has a larger whether the candidature of MLC have already announced hours before Modi was to Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema leader, the videos emerged on trying to hush up the matter with Kushwaha to filed a party population of the OBCs espe- the partys national general sec- that they would remain with address a rally there on Khandu, Deputy CM Chowna social media and showed the and sought to know whether nominee against Union cially his Koeri community. retary Madhaw Anand was the NDA and seek recognition Wednesday morning. Mein and BJP Arunachal cash being counted by police the prime minister knew about Minister Radha Mohan Singh. Kushwaha resigned from cancelled in view of a contro- as an independent group. Khandu and his deputy President Tapir Gao has found officers in the presence of the stacks of cash being “trans- Making the announcement the Union council of ministers versy that had arisen in the The party MP from Chowna Mein should be imme- Rs 1.8 crore in stacks of hard Election Commission’s ferred”. “If yes, an FIR should at a press conference in Patna, and quit the BJP-led coalition wake of some dissident leaders Jehanabad Arun Kumar had diately sacked, he said and also cash that exposes the brazen Expenditure Officer Samrita be immediately filed against Kushwaha insisted that he was last year after being offered alleging that the ticket for the severed his ties with the RLSP sought the termination of the corruption and poll violation, Kaur Gill. Pasighat Deputy PM Narendra Modi, Arunachal not contesting from more than only two seats to contest, seat had been sold for a huge long back though his efforts at candidature of Tapir Gao, the as PM Modi holds a rally in Commissioner Kinny Singh is CM Prema Khandu and BJP’s one place out of fear of defeat though he had three MPs in the amount of funds that Anand getting accommodated in the BJP’s Arunachal Pradesh pres- Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh.” heard talking in the video and Arunachal Pradesh President from his sitting seat but to teach outgoing Lok Sabha. had gathered for the party Mahagathbandhan bore no fruit. ident who has been fielded He said the party demands stacks of cash are visible, he said. Tapir Gao,” he said. Send list of eligible Rahul Gandhi and his ‘sweetheart ‘Caesarean delivery Centre, Delhi officers: Govt tells deals’ with fly-by-night operators in hospitals driven by Govt lock horns DGs of Central forces ARUN JAITLEY ter of current generation of the investors were insisting that the financial incentives’ over hiring in PNS n NEW DELHI family. Periodically tenancies Central Government amalga- New Delhi: Deaths from cae- The study titled “Too much ow do parties and politi- are created in favour of persons mate two companies and thus sarean sections are higher in care? Private health care sector n its bid to accord the ‘organised service’ status and Hcians fund themselves? many of whom needed help out of the amalgamated assets, low and middle-income coun- and surgical interventions dur- Central varsities Irelated benefits to thousands of Central Paramilitary Indian political parties were when UPA was in power. A the duped investors be paid. tries, suggesting a threat to the ing childbirth in India,” was Group A officers of the executive cadre, the Centre traditionally funded with cash capital creation programme Till 2014, the UPA lives of women and babies carried out by IIM-A faculty PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n NEW DELHI has directed the chiefs of the Central Forces to send i.e. black money. Many have was launched. Rentals are Government did not take any there, as per a study in the member Ambrish Dongre and proposals detailing the list of eligible officers. now tried to get tax paid money paid by obliging tenants in action. The investment of polit- recent issue of The Lancet jour- doctoral student Mitul Surana. tussle has emerged between the The move is prompted by a Supreme Court order due to the legislative changes advance. It is unlikely that the ical equity have brought nal. The study found “a woman ACentre and Delhi Government over for grant of the organised service status to these offi- and have started accepting tenants ever needed to live in returns. It is only when the All the deaths following opting for private facility is the recruitment process in Central uni- cers which will lead to grant of Non-Functional donations either by cheque or Delhi because they have had no NDA Government under Shri caesarean section could be 13.5-14 percentage points more versities regarding which the HRD Financial Upgradation (NFFU) and Non-Functional through electoral bonds. business operation in Delhi. Narendra Modi was formed attributed to postpartum haem- likely to undergo an unplanned Ministry has sought the Election Selection Grade (NFSG). While NFFU will lead to That, however, still does Not only did they pay large that the Department of orrhage (32 per cent), pre- C-section (compared to public Commission’s nod to start process as the an enhanced pay after a certain number of years even not fully answer the question. quantum of rentals as advance Company Affairs passed the eclampsia (19 per cent) and facilities)”. model code of conduct is in effect. if the officers are not actually promoted due to pauci- How many politicians lead a through make believe tenan- amalgamation order which has sepsis (22 per cent), and 14 per The figure is based on the The Delhi government has objected ty of senior posts, NFSG will ensure an upgrade in comfortable life without having cies, they also apparently paid been upheld by the Mumbai cent to anaesthesia related caus- fourth round of the National to the Centre’s request, saying the EC the rank of Selection Grade despite lack of vacancy any apparent and declared for a large number of employ- High Court and is now pend- es. Family Health Survey (NFHS), should not grant permission. In a letter to for higher positions. source of income? The Nehru- ees who managed the estate. ing challenge in appeal before This observation rings carried out in 2015-16, which Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday directed Gandhi family has been The amount collected from the Supreme Court. If the alarm bell for India where found that 40.9 per cent births Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish the chiefs or Directors General (DsG) of the five described by its supporters as these tenants through advance Government succeeds, the number of babies born through in private facilities in India were Sisodia said that the AAP government Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) — CRPF, BSF, India’s first family. It, therefore, rentals and subsequently, the duped investors will get their caesarean section increased through C-section as against does not agree to the proposal of MHRD ITBP, SSB and CISF — to forward proposals con- should be a role model. Pt. tenancies enabled the creation investment back. You needed from nine per cent in 2005-6 to 11.9 per cent in public facilities. for seeking permission to complete the taining details of officers eligible for benefits of Non- Motilal Nehru gave up his law of the capital. Several crores of a ‘Chowkidar’ to catch a ‘Chor. 18.5 per cent in 2015-16. Quoting NFHS, the IIMA recruitment process in the colleges of Functional Financial Upgradation (NFFU) and Non- practice 98 years ago. Pt. this capital thus created was ‘With regard to Unitech, the This was highlighted in a study says that a natural birth Delhi University in the midst of elections Functional Selection Grade (NFSG). Jawahar Lal Nehru was a tall invested with the real estate less said the better. series of three papers pub- in private facility costs, on an and when the poll code is in force. “I once The Ministry has directed that these details are political leader who was never company under cloud and Besides the 2G involve- lished in the same journal last average, Rs 10,814, while a C- again reiterate that Election Commission required to be submitted to it by Thursday and also a practicing lawyer nor was which, like the tenants, entered ment at the time the favours year, which also found that C- section costs Rs 23,978. should not grant permission to such asked them to treat the matter “top priority”. A copy Indiraji ever involved in any into a ‘sweetheart deal’ that were shown, many flat buyers section use almost doubled “The supplier-induced requests,” Sisodia said in the letter. of the order is with The Pioneer. professional or business activ- from the moment the pro- had been duped, their monies worldwide between 2000 and demand driven by financial In a letter to the poll panel, the min- The apex court had in February upheld a Delhi High ity. The late Shri Rajiv Gandhi posed buyer paid the advance siphoned off and the banks 2015. incentives especially when istry said, “In view of the UGC mandate Court verdict on the subject and agreed that all the was an Indian Airlines pilot for towards the real estate to be were not paid back. The pro- The study found that patient has limited information to provide teaching and non-teaching fac- CAPFs be recognised as “organised services”, saying it a brief period and, thereafter, purchased, one was paid back moters, including one with maternal deaths in low and is probably an important expla- ulty before start of new academic year in will remove stagnation, ensuring the promotion and he was in full time politics. On annually under an ‘assured whom Rahul Gandhi signed middle-income countries are nation” for higher rate of C- June, 2019, the Election Commission of other service-related benefits to officers in the same post. the basis of the available infor- income programme’. He thus the arrangement, is still in 100 times higher, particularly in section birth in private facilities, India is requested to give its clear- The Delhi High Court on March 15 had asked mation, neither Smt. Sonia got back a large part of his prison. Under the ‘sweetheart sub-Saharan Africa and the it further says. ance/permission from Model Code of the Centre to file a compliance affidavit on the sub- Gandhi nor Rahul Gandhi investment and the real estate. deal’ out of the instalments Middle East, than in some “When medically justified, Conduct for starting/continuing the ject after a retired and a serving officer of these forces have ever worked for a living. Amongst the names of the paid, most have been repaid high-income countries, and C-sections prevent maternal recruitment process for regular teaching filed a contempt petition before it saying the gov- For generations the family tenants, the critical person is back under the ‘assured income that a third of all babies in some and perinatal mortality and and non-teaching vacant posts in central ernment has not complied with its directions. did not earn from any com- Jignesh Shah of FTIL and the scheme.’ Capital creation regions do not survive cae- morbidity. But if performed universities”. The SC had held that Group ‘A’ officers of the mercial ventures. They were in real estate developer is M/s. through ‘sweetheart deals’ is sarean section. when not needed, they impose The appointments for teaching posts CAPFs should be given all benefits, including NFFU public service. Most people in Unitech builder through Sanjay exactly what Rahul’s brother- Yet another study by Indian huge burden on the mother in central universities were put on hold from 2006 in terms of the 6th pay commission. The public life sacrifice their com- Chandra. Who else would enter in-law did. Institute of Management- and the child that go beyond in July last year in view of a judgement SC had also upheld the Delhi HC’s two verdicts by mercial careers and lead a fru- into such a ‘sweetheart deals’ Here is a man who makes Ahmedabad points out that large out-of-pocket expenses,” of the Allahabad High Court in April which it had granted “organised service” status to these gal life. Most members of the except the ‘fly-by-night’ oper- reckless allegations without there were as many as nine lakh the study states. 2017. The court quashed the provisions forces and also to the officers of the Railway Protection Nehru-Gandhi family studied ators who needed State patron- any basis. It was no rocket sci- “preventable” unplanned “For the newborn, it means of UGC guidelines which prescribed that Force (RPF). outside the country for the last age? ence for him to know who were Caesarean section (C-section) delayed breastfeeding, lower the cadre or unit for determining reser- NFFU is a concept introduced in the 6th pay four generations. Not many of conferring him with largesse. deliveries out of 70 lakh in pri- birth weight, respiratory mor- vation roster points should be ‘universi- commission and was granted to what the government them excelled in scholarship, Compromise of public He aspires to be a Prime vate hospitals in India in one bidities, increased rate of hos- ty/college’ and not ‘department’, a letter termed as Group “A” organised services. with Panditji as an exception. interest through such ques- Minister. Such aspirants like year, driven mainly by “finan- pitalisation, lower Apgar scores by ministry to the EC said. The letter was Under NFFU, if all the officers of a particular batch All have led more than a com- tionable deals Caesar’s wife must be beyond cial incentives.” and its implication in the long sent to the EC on April 1 and a reply is cannot move up the ladder owing to lack of vacan- fortable life. They enjoyed Besides the reasonable suspicion. They must be Such “medically unjusti- run,” it says. awaited. cies and only one does, the others will automatical- vacations at multiple domestic apprehensions of the tenancies unsuspectable. With tainted fied” births not just Ministry officials said the EC has ly get financial upgradation as the one promoted. and international locations. being an investment of ‘politi- hands, he must at least remem- cause “large out-of- already given clearance to Indian The recognition will also enable CAPF officers cal equity’ by those entering ber that ‘people in glass hous- pocket expenses” but Institutes of Science Education and to get better deputation opportunities in other gov- The expose into the ‘sweetheart deals’, what es do not throw stones.’ The also “delayed breast- Research (IISERs) and National Institutes ernment departments that will help them gather An expose by media organ- happened to Jignesh Shah? He ‘Chowkidar’ has finally caught feeding, lower birth- of Technology to start recruitment knowledge and expertise of different domains besides isations revealed that the fam- had two companies - one with a ‘Chor.’ weight, respiratory mor- process. The HC order was later upheld also getting more posts at the command level in com- ily owned a farm house in large quantum of assets and the bidities” among other by the Supreme Court in July and a parison to the IPS officers on deputation to the para- South Delhi which is now other which had ostensibly (The writer is a Union troubles for the new- review petition filed by the government military forces. owned by the brother and sis- duped lakhs of investors. The Finance Minister) born, it says. was rejected. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | APRIL 4, 2019 06

RaGa: Funds for NYAY will Cong manifesto full of lies: Modi come from ‘chor’ businessmen PTI n PASIGHAT and giving Rs 72,000 per annum (ARUNACHAL PRADESH) to poor families as key focus, if it comes to power. PTI n BOKAKHAT/LAKHIMPUR rime Minister Narendra Modi also attacked the PModi on Wednesday tore Congress, alleging that it sym- ongress president Rahul into the Congress, terming its pathises with those who insult CGandhi said on Wednesday manifesto as a “hypocrisy doc- India, and wondered whether its that funds for the ambitious ument” which was “full of lies”. party symbol, the hand, is with ‘NYAY’ scheme would come Addressing his second rally the country or with those con- from the pockets of “chor” in Arunachal Pradesh within a spiring against it. businessmen favoured by week, the Prime Minister said “Those who burn the ‘chowkidar’ Prime Minister the upcoming Lok Sabha polls Tricolour and insult it, raise slo- Narendra Modi and its benefit will be about the choice gans of breaking India into would be directly transferred to between “trust and corrup- pieces, play in the hands of for- bank accounts of women mem- tion, and about resolution and eign forces and vandalise statues bers of poor families. conspiracy”. Referring to the of Baba Saheb (Ambedkar), the Rahul addressed two rallies Congress manifesto for the Congress sympathises with them, in Assam on Wednesday in 2004 Lok Sabha elections, Modi too,” he alleged. support of Kaliabor MP Gaurav said it had promised that every The PM said unlike the Gogoi and Congress candi- house would have electricity by Congress, the BJP never made date from Lakhimpur con- 2009. “However, till 2014 false promises and kept its com- stituency Anil Buragohain. around 18,000 villages in the mitment of providing free LPG Each of the 20 per cent poor country were still to be elec- connection to nearly 60 crore families will get Rs 72,000 annu- trified... Just like them (the women in the country, besides ally and Rs 3.6 lakh in five years, Congress), their manifesto is constructing toilets in every vil- Gandhi said, adding that funds corrupt and full of lies. lage and extending healthcare for the scheme will coming from Therefore, it should be called facilities under the ‘Ayushman the pockets of ‘chors’ (thieves) hypocrisy document (dhakosla Bharat’ scheme. like Anil Ambani in whose patra), not a manifesto,” Modi “Under the Ayushman accounts ‘chowkidar’ Narendra said at the rally here, around Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally, ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, at Pasighat, in East Siang district, on Bharat Yojana, about three lakh Modi has deposited money dur- 220 km from State capital Wednesday PTI people in Arunachal Pradesh ing the last four years. Itanagar. were covered, who were provid- “Modi had promised four During his address, Modi ed free treatment to the tune of years ago that he would deposit said with the NDA coming back Rs 5 lakh per family,” he said. money in the accounts of the to power in 2014, it fulfilled the TIHAR INMATE GIVING SLEEPLESS Every house in the state has people but he has done it only promise of the Congress by illu- been illuminated with electrici- in the case of some rich people minating the 18,000 villages ty after 70 years of Independence, like the Ambanis. It is the rich within 1,000 days. Congress NIGHTS TO NCP LEADERS: MODI Modi claimed. who keep chowkidars, which president Rahul Gandhi on Modi said he does not claim Modi has become for them. We Tuesday had released his party’s TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI sleep. Their sleep is now lying indulging in anti-national activ- to have completed all the devel- will deposit money in the manifesto for the Lok Sabha in Tihar jail. Fear is stalking ities. Congress and NCP sym- opmental work since becoming accounts of the poor, particu- Congress chief Rahul Gandhi waves at party supporters during a public rally ahead polls, making job creation, argetting Nationalist them. They are worried what pathise with “Bharat tukde prime minister, but, “I can say larly women, irrespective of of the Lok Sabha elections at Bokakhat, in Golaghat district, on Wednesday PTI addressing farm distress, bring- TCongress Party (NCP) will happen to them if the man tukde honge” gang... Through that I am a man who can with- their caste, class or religion,” the ing a single moderate rate of GST chief Sharad Pawar for the sec- who has been arrested and this promise to repeal sedition stand any challenge the country Congress president said. had promised to put Rs 15 lakh money and fled with the help of ond time in three days, Prime lodged in Tihar jail spills beans. law, they are insulting sacrifices faces, and plan and execute all He accused Modi of “steal- in their bank accounts. “But is the chowkidar.” Minister Narendra Modi said Today, they are very much of thousands of our soldiers” works with dedication and com- ing” Rs 30,000 crore from the a chowkidar bigger than a Rahul said the Citizenship on Wednesday night that “big worried....But the not be far off “The Congress’ manifesto mitment”. Air Force and putting it into a mazdoor (worker) or a farmer. Amendment Bill will not be NCP leaders” were not getting when the whole thing (relating is a plan of Pakistan’s conspir- Accusing the Congress of “thief’s (Anil Ambani’s) pock- “Chowkidars are only in passed at any cost and the sleep these days because of the to the NCP leaders) will come acies. It is a conspiracy to neglecting the north east region, et”. “It is poor people’s money front of the houses of rich peo- Congress will protect the lan- “fear” that a person lodged into the open,” Modi said. destroy the confidence of the especially Arunachal Pradesh, he which we will take out from ple like Anil Ambani, Lalit guage, culture and traditions of currently in Delhi’s Tihar Jail Modi charged that the Indian army and it is a con- said the state never found its place them,” he said. Modi, Nirav Modi and the people of the Northeast. might make shocking disclo- Congress was trying to create spiracy hatched b Bharat ka in the “dil” (heart) of the grand The MGNREGA’s annual Vijay Mallya but not in front of “The BJP had brought the sures about them. instability in the country by tukde tukde honge gang. You old party. budget is Rs 35,000 crore and poor people’s houses,” he Bill in Parliament. It was an Addressing an election creating confusion in the have tobe cautious about The Prime Minister charged almost an amount of this size mocked. attack on the language, thought rally at Gondia in eastern minds of the people. “This is Mahamilavat opposition oth- that the Congress was fooling was given (by the NDA gov- He repeatedly referred to and independence of the peo- Maharashtra, Modi sought to their habit....Either they con- erwise it will give do such farmers in the name of votes, ernment) to a single person, BJP president Amit Shah as ple of the region. We did not unnerve “big NCP leaders” by trol fully or create confusion... things that will give fillip to the whereas the BJP Government has Rahul claimed. “murder accused” and said it was allow the Bill to be passed then claiming that “some shocking Earlier the Congress had naxal movement in the area. always been with them. “We He said that Rs 3.6 lakh to he who had exposed Modi’s (in Rajya Sabha) and will disclosures” were in store for problems with chaiwalla and At a time when we were try- never committed the sin of be given to each beneficiary ‘jumla’ (false promise) of giving ensure that it is not passed in them when the man lodged in now with it is with chowkidar. ing to prosecute urban betraying farmers but we intro- over a period of five years Rs 15 lakh to every Indian. future too,” he said. Tihar jail spilled beans in the Terming the Congress’ Maoists, the Congress and duced the mechanism from seed under the NYAY scheme will Referring to demonetisation, The Congress president near future. manifesto as dhakosla patra NCP leaders stood by these to market,” the PM said. be deposited in the accounts the Congress chief said, “Modi accused Modi of taking away the “I do not want to go into the (hypocritical document), Modi Urban Maoists,” Modi said. Elaborating on the develop- five crore women, which will in put people in queues before special status and special indus- full details....But I would advise said, “The manifesto promises Modi demanded to know ment plans of Arunachal turn will benefit 25 crore peo- banks for their own money. But trial policy which was given to you ( the people in the crowd) to repeal sedition law. The con- if Sharad Pawar agreed with Pradesh, he said the BJP gov- ple and revive the economy. Mehul Choksi, Nirav Modi, the Northeast by the party’s to go and ask big NCP leaders gress has promised in its man- the Congress’ manifesto. ernment’s vision for the state is Mounting an attack on the Ambanis were not in line. While government for the unique if they are getting sleep these ifesto that it would not launch “Sharad Pawar should come connectivity, resources and prime minister, Rahul said he you were busy standing in problems faced by the region. days... No they are not getting proceedings against Maoist clean on this,” the PM said. respect. claims to be a ‘chowkidar’ and queues, India’s thieves looted the Clarify Omar’s separate PM stand: Shah to Rahul poll MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU feel ashamed of what they have snippets announced in their manifesto esponding to the provoca- — to dilute AFSPA and with- Rtive statements of both draw sedition clause.” INDIA NOT DOING JUSTICE TO KASHMIR: ABDULLAH Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba “Nobody can dilute AFSPA Beerwah (J&K): India is not doing justice to the people of Kashmir Mufti, enjoying patronage of as the BJP will be standing like but it cannot suppress them with its military might, National Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, a rock behind security forces Conference president Farooq Abdullah said Wednesday, asserting over tinkering with Article who are protecting our bor- that the Centre will have to return the people’s right guaranteed by 35A and abrogation of Article ders,” Shah told the rally, organ- the Constitution. 370, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) ised in support of BJP leader Chief Amit Shah on Jitendra Singh. MAYAWATI ‘SAUDAGAR’ OF TICKETS: MANEKA Wednesday set the record In Sunderbani, BJP presi- Sultanpur: Union minister and senior BJP leader on straight by saying it ‘loud and dent alleged that illegal immi- Wednesday described BSP chief Mayawati as a “merchant of tickets” clear’ that as long as BJP is in grants including Rohingyas and alleged that she does not give her party tickets to anyone power these leaders cannot want to change the demogra- without taking money. fulfil their dreams of having a phy of Jammu region and separate Prime Minister for the vowed to oust every single 7 POLL OFFICIALS CHARGED WITH DERELICTION OF DUTY state of Jammu & Kashmir. illegal immigrant from the Mathura: Authorities have issued orders to book seven employees Cornering Rahul Gandhi, country if voted again for dereliction of election duty here, officials said on Wednesday. BJP Chief also asked him to to power. “FIR is being registered against seven employees, engaged in clarify his stand on the issue. BJP national president Amit Shah being garlanded along with the party leaders during an election rally, ahead of the Lok Sabha “Infiltrators are eating our election duty, for skipping training,” Chief Development Officer Ram “Rahul Baba, do you also polls, at Sunderbani in Reasi district, on Wednesday PTI country like termites. They Newas said. want two PMs in the country? want to change the demogra- People of the country want to the BJP, no matter whether it is to the Union were changed. Posing some tough ques- phy of Jammu. As long as MEHBOOBA ON J&K’S RELATION WITH INDIA know the Congress president’s in power or in the opposition, “2020 will also be a dead- tions to the Congress party there is a BJP government, we Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Wednesday that response to Omar Abdullah’s would not allow their desire of line from Jammu and Kashmir Chief in Sunderbani and won’t let this happen. If you the relation of Jammu & Kashmir with India will end if the terms and statements. You should tell the having two PMs in the coun- to the nation. If you remove Udhampur, Amit Shah said, “a choose Narendra Modi gov- conditions of the State’s accession to the Union were changed. nation whether you support try being fulfilled,” Shah said. those terms and conditions on leader of National Conference ernment, we will oust every “2020 will also be a deadline from Jammu & Kashmir to the nation.” him or not,” Shah said at an Describing the BJP as a which Jammu & Kashmir (NC) raised pro-Pakistan slo- single infiltrator from the coun- election rally in Sunderbani party which follows the ideals acceded to India, our relation gans but Mauni Baba, as Shah try in the next five years,” he MODI CAN’T WIN OVER KASHMIRIS WITH GUNS: AZAD amid thunderous applause of Syama Prasad Mookerjee with the country will also end,” dubbed him, remained mum. said. He also warned Pakistan, Kupwara: Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot win the hearts of from the crowd. who made the supreme sacri- Mehbooba told reporters after “Rahul Gandhi, you are in saying if a single bullet comes Kashmiris by using guns, former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Addressing two back to fice in Kashmir, Shah said it filing her nomination papers alliance with the NC, you can- from there “we will fire shells and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Wednesday. back rallies in support of party will not let anything of the sort from the Anantnag Lok Sabha not escape from the responsi- from here”. candidates from Udhampur- happen “till its last breath”. constituency. bility to clear your stand. In reference to the Balakot MINING, CRZ TOP ON GOA CONGRESS MANIFESTO Doda and Jammu-Poonch Lok In Srinagar, PDP Chief The former Chief Minister Citizens of the country want to air strike, BJP Chief Amit Shah Panaji: Resumption of iron ore mining and scrapping of the 2019 Sabha seat, Amit Shah assert- Mehbooba Mufti made yet was responding to BJP presi- know if you agree with raising said that the BJP government Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification would be the major ed that his party, whether in another provocative statement dent Amit Shah’s assertion that ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans,” gave a “befitting reply” to the promises in Congress’ manifesto for Lok Sabha polls in Goa, a power or in opposition, would saying that the relation of Article 35A, which guarantees the BJP chief asked. terrorists while claiming that senior leader said on Wednesday. never let such a demand get Jammu and Kashmir with India special status to Jammu & Addressing a rally in the Congress could not do so fulfilled. will end if the terms and con- Kashmir in terms of residency Udhampur, Shah said, “The in the last 10 years of their TIME TO OUST ‘FACIST’ MODI GOVT: STALIN “I want to make it clear that ditions of the state’s accession rights, will be repealed by 2020. Congress and its leaders should tenure. Coimbatore: Dubbing the Narendra Modi Government as ‘fascist’, leaders of the DMK-led “Secular Progressive Front” in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday said the time has come to oust it to save the nation and the people. Addressing an election rally in this industrial city, they claimed the Goods Services Tax (GST) and demonetisation had Raids continue in TN as IT sleuths seize `2 cr from VCK broken the backbone of the country’s economy and leading to closure of small industries in the state, rendering thousands of KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n u The sleuths busted on Tuesday the officials from Perambalur. Madras High Court challenging the NDA candidate. workers jobless. Canvassing for the CPIM candidate in Coimbatore CHENNAI night an innovative style of The officials said they suspect the high- handed behaviour of Karthikeyan is the son of Lok Sabha seat, going to polls on April 18, DMK president M K money trafficking deployed by the money was meant for dis- the Income Tax officials, no peti- Kanchana, Vaiko’s sister and Stalin reiterated his ‘facist’ charge against the Modi government and fficials of Income Tax the leaders of VCK, a Dalit tributing among the voters tion has come for hearing . was active in the MDMK poli- described the elections as a tool to oust it. ODepartment and Election militant outfit contesting from because there was no need for Meanwhile, the DMK-led tics. The raids on the leaders Commission of India continued two parliamentary transport the same hidden in front was in for another shock of the opposition parties have their crack down on illegal cash constituencies in the State secret chambers built n the on Wednesday as Karthikeyan rattled a section of political and gold in Tamil Nadu meant u Cash of Rs 2.1 crore hidden in door panel and in the seats of the nephew of MDMK leader Vaiko landscape in Tamil Nadu. N for bribing voters in the election secret chambers inside a Toyota swanky car. , came out in the open declaring Gopalaswamy, former Chief scheduled for April 18. Innova car was seized by the The seizure of the cash support to the AIADMK and Election Commissioner of India The sleuths busted on officials from Perambalur comes immediately after the chief minister Edappadi told The Pioneer that Tamil Tuesday night an innovative u The seizure of the cash comes raid on the residence and busi- Palaniswamy on Wednesday. Nadu has the worst history of style of money trafficking immediately after the raid on the ness premises of Durai “The DMK is a big threat to bribing voters. “Corruption has deployed by the leaders of VCK, residence and business Murugan, the DMK treasurer, the country as well as Tamil been institutionalised in the a Dalit militant outfit contesting premises of Durai Murugan, the on Monday and Tuesday yield- Nadu. We should not allow the State which could be the only from two parliamentary con- DMK treasurer, on Monday. ed unaccounted cash of Rs 11.3 DMK to come anywhere near one State in the country where stituencies in the State. The crore. Though Murugan and his the corridors of power,” by-polls and even general elec- VCK is a constituent of the Cash of Rs 2.1 crore hidden son Kathir Anand, the DMK Karthikeyan told journalists at tion were rescinded because of DMK Leader MK Stalin during an election rally,ahead of the Lok Sabha polls DMK-led Secular Progressive in secret chambers inside a candidate from Vellore had said Kovilpatti where the Chief massive corruption,” said in Coimbatore, on Wednesday PTI Alliance (SPA) . Toyota Innova car was seized by that they would approach the Minister was campaigning for Gopalaswamy. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | APRIL 4, 2019 07 Darul Uloom students fear division of Muslim votes PTI n DEOBAND Development a major issue, says students s soon as the bells ring at A 3-way contest is ADarul Uloom — Asia’s and RLD in Uttar ers. Of which, 6 lakh are trict. Madrassa students say the largest madrassa — students Pradesh for the election. DEOBAND Muslims and 3 lakh mahagathbandhan wish to woo expected between prepare to head towards The BJP has pitted SCs/STs. Muslim voters as they have a Cong, BJP and mosque for evening prayers. incumbent Raghav A three-way contest is tough fight with the Congress, After stepping outside the insti- Lakhan Pal against the expected between the which too has fielded a strong mahagathbandhan tution, some of them stop at a Opposition candidates. Congress, the BJP and the Muslim candidate. tea shop near the campus. “Faizul Rahman might have an mahagathbandhan on the seat. “But our agenda is devel- on the seat An animated discussion is advantage as he would get the Ashraf, who is in his final opment, not religion-based underway at the kiosk in support of harijans along with year of eight-year-long educa- politics. We have to get above Saharanpur. The students are Muslims,” Jamal tells the stu- tion at the premier institution, the politics of caste and reli- The 152-year-old institution is discussing the issues that dom- dents, suggesting caste and says the election would be very gion, (because) that is where we home to nearly 5,000 students inate or are being skipped by religion will play a role in interesting. But, he adds, the are giving fringe groups an who study Islam there. “Our political parties in their cam- deciding the election. BJP might race through due to upper hand. We need to vote course is very intense and it paign in the district ahead of But his suggestion is imme- division of Muslim votes. “If on development and then only runs for eight years. All our the general election on April diately countered. Muslims decide to join forces real development would take graduates are gainfully 11. They have their own theo- Amanatullah, another student with harijans then Faizul place,” Raziul, 30, said. Darul employed. You will not find a ries and understanding of the at the madrassa, says the agen- Rahman could get a landslide Uloom spokesperson refused to single unemployed graduate complex election process. da of development would be a victory,” he said. comment on the campaigning of the madrassa,” Usmani said. Jamal, 24, says he fears major factor this time. Saharanpur is an important or party prospects ahead of the He said students from all Muslim votes might get divid- “It is high time that we constituency for all the parties. election, saying the institution over the country could be found ed in the election as two strong decided the capability of can- The Uttar Pradesh BJP started has no political stance. here. Rameez has been associ- A student at the library of Darul Uloom at Deoband, in Saharanpur district, on Wednesday PTI Muslim candidates are con- didates based on their knowl- its election campaign from the “We are a Islamic academ- ated with the institution since he testing from the constituency. edge of issues plaguing the city, constituency and the Bahujan ic institution and we don’t sup- was 12 years old. “It is a com- Along with Islamic educa- here and I came here to become “I hope to become an Imam and The Congress has fielded sea- rather than their caste or reli- Samaj Party-Samajwadi Party- port any political party and that mon saying here that you can tion, he says, he has been an Islamic scholar. I am on my be in service of Allah,” he said. soned leader Imran Masood, gion,” the 26-year-old said. Rashtriya Lok Dal combine is the reason we don’t accept any get into Oxford and Harvard but receiving computer education way of becoming one. It is a mis- Darul Uloom provides eight while the BSP has named Faizul Saharanpur, named after will hold its first joint rally in donation or grant from parties not Darul Uloom. That is how at the madrassa’s Department conception that we do not have years of intensive Islamic edu- Rahman. BSP has formed a Sufi Saint Shah Harun Chisti, Deoband on April 7, four days and government,” said its difficult the entrance test is,” the of Computer Science. knowledge of subjects other cation. There is no age limit to “mahagathbandhan” with SP is home to about 17 lakh vot- ahead of the election in the dis- spokesperson Ashraf Usmani. 19-year-old said. “I get all kinds of education than Islamic studies,” he added. sit for its entrance test. In western UP’s ‘Jat land’, it is Modi versus BJP candidates ‘BRIJWASI’ VS ‘OUTSIDER’ PTI n MUZAFFARNAGAR/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to draw crowds in the son Jayant Choudhary. The BJP has fielded SAHARANPUR western Uttar Pradesh belt, but the same enthusiasm is missing Congress has not fielded any another Gujjar leader and for the BJP candidates in fray from this part of the State contest on cards in Mathura candidate from the seat. MLA Pradeep Chaudhary rime Minister Narendra Similar sentiments echoed by residents of Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Here also ‘Modi wave’ is from the seat. Local BJP lead- PModi continues to draw Kairana and Ghaziabad which go to polls in the first phase of the facing tough competition from ers, however, feel that a sec- PTI n MATHURA Malini but we have full crowds in the western Uttar seven-phased Lok Sabha polls. A total of eight Lok Sabha seats in anti-incumbency against sitting tion is disenchanted over faith in Modi. Pradesh belt, but the same the State will go to polls in the first phase on April 11 MP and the joint front put up denial of ticket to Mriganka. ollywood’s ‘dream Sometimes you have enthusiasm is missing for the The voters here praise Modi, but are not satisfied with the by the Opposition, just like in In a bid to placate its support Bgirl’ MATHURA to forget own prob- BJP candidates in fray from this work of BJP candidates Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad and base among the Gujjars, the had a dream run in the lems for the sake of the part of the State. Meanwhile, the SP-BSP-RLD Saharanpur. Interestingly, peo- BJP welcomed community last Lok Sabha polls but her country,” said a shop- “I am a Modi fan and I Opposition feels that the ple from diverse sections of the leader and SP MLC electoral rivals claim she keeper near the voted for BJP in the last elec- alliance will benefit from society are in awe of Modi’s Chowdhary Virendra Singh neglected her constituency Krishna Janambhoomi tem- tion, but no work has been division of Jat votes this time, work. “My vote will go to into the party fold. and wasn’t approachable dur- ple. done here. The BJP candidate and that the Muslim, Dalits and Modi,” says Haider Ali. He BJP analysts, however, ing her term and Brijwasis “Hema Malini never who won in the name of Modi backward sections will vote for runs a small tea shop in maintain that reported dis- would reject her this time. came to our village. We did from here is hardly seen. We them Muzaffarnagar. content towards party candi- But Hema Malini is pin- not see her after 2014. We cannot even complain,” says a But, when one inquires deep dates among the voters won’t be ning her hopes on the work prefer a local who is petrol pump worker Satbir about Modi’s popularity among an issue. They say in the last the Narendra Modi approachable,” said a resi- Yadav from Saharanpur. Balyan is one of the “Firstly, the Centre did not minorities, people said the 2013 polls, except Saharanpur, BJP Government has done in the dent of Chhata. Narendra Similar sentiments were accused in the 2013 treat our leader (Chaudhary violence between Jats and candidates in all seven con- past five years. Singh, who lost previous echoed by residents of Muzaffarnagar riots. He had Ajit Singh) well. He was forced Muslims still haunted the region. stituencies in this region defeat- She is up against three assembly elections, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, won by more than 4 lakh votes to vacate his official bungalow They added that the weaker sec- ed their rivals by more than 2 Narendra Singh of the RLD, accused her of neglecting the Kairana and Ghaziabad which riding on Modi wave in 2014. in Delhi. Secondly, the BJP tions among the minorities are lakh votes. In Saharanpur, the which is part of the alliance constituency, saying one can- go to polls in the first phase of Another cause of worry for the Government in Uttar Pradesh afraid to express their views BJP candidate won by 65,000 with the Samajwadi Party not work for Mathura while the seven-phased Lok Sabha saffron party is Jat communi- did not adequately compensate against the ruling dispensation. votes. Congress stood second and Bahujan Samaj Party, sitting in Mumbai. polls. A total of eight Lok Sabha ty’s affinity to RLD chief cane growers. And, third, the Kumar said the law and here. and Congress’s Mahesh “I am a Brijwasi and seats in the State will go to polls Chaudhary Ajit Singh as well as Jat reservation notified by the order situation of the state has BJP strategists feel there Pathak. The Opposition is know about the problems of in the first phase on April 11. the anger of sugarcane growers UPA-led Central Government improved after the BJP came to may be a dip in BJP’s vote mar- also billing it a ‘Brijwasi vs locals. Last time, she won The voters here praise Modi, against the BJP-led State was set aside by the Supreme power. If BJP workers are angry gin this time, but the party can outsider contest’ claiming because of the Modi wave but but are not satisfied with the Government. court under the current BJP over repeating candidates in still reap benefits of ‘Modi that Hema Malini was never after that she was not work of BJP candidates. A BJP Meanwhile, the SP-BSP- regime,” he said. many seats, they are equally wave’. Johny from Bhim Army approachable during her involved with her con- office-bearer from Muzaffar- RLD Opposition feels that the The apex court had in 2015 agitated over denying ticket to chief Chandrashekhar Azad entire term. stituency. Forget about the nagar, who wished to remain alliance will benefit from divi- set aside a 2014 notification of former BJP MP Hukum Singh’s ‘Ravan’ village Chutmalpur The opinion of voters people, her own party cadres anonymous, lamented that the sion of Jat votes this time, and the then UPA Government to daughter Mriganka Singh from said, “BJP can win this time was somewhat divided. Some are against her. Vikas (devel- party under pressure from RSS that the Muslim, Dalits and include Jats in the Central List Kairana. only when Muslim votes get fell that the Balakot air strike opment) is missing in re-nominated Muzaffarnagar backward sections will vote of Other Backward Classes Mriganka is an influential split. It is not possible in and Mission Shakti could be Mathura,” he said. “She did ular vs communal one in MP Sanjeev Balyan this election. for them. (OBC) in nine States for quota Gujjar name in the area. She Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, electoral issues while for oth- nothing for cleaning of the which secular forces will win. He said because of this, other sit- Supporting the RLD chief, benefits. “I want to see Modi as fought on a BJP ticket in the Kairana and Ghaziabad. And, ers, problems of farmers, Yamuna, Chhata sugar mill In 2014, Hema Malini ting MPs in western UP also got Ravindra Ahlawat, who runs an PM again, but Ajit Singh will win Kairana bypoll which was it is very likely in Saharanpur unemployment and lack of and unemployment issues, defeated Rashtriya Lok Dal re-nominated. eatery on the Delhi- from here,” Ahlawat said. necessitated by the death of her and Bijnore. Though a section development are major issues monkey menace in candidate Jayant Chaudhary He said the decision to Muzaffarnagar National In Baghpat, the BJP has father. She, however, lost to of Dalits support Modi, but a here. Vrindavan etc.,” he said. He by a massive margin of repeat the sitting MPs may cost Highway, said Jats have three fielded Union Minister Satyapal Opposition alliance candidate majority of the community “We don’t know Hema claimed this contest is a sec- 3,30,743 votes. PTI the party dearly. main issues. Singh against the RLD chief’s Tabassum Hasan. will vote for Mayawati.” Election body seeks details of Namo TV from I&B Ministry

PTI n NEW DELHI asked about details of the the poll panel if political par- the ECI, then what action has have written separately to launch of the channel. ties having TV channels was been taken?,” the AAP said in Dordarshan for telecasting he Election Commission The channel, also called in adherence to the model its letter to the poll panel. live the ‘Main bhi chowkidar’ Tis learnt to have sought ‘Content TV’, carries the pic- code of conduct. It had also asked if the programme of Modi on details of Namo TV from the ture of Prime Minister The Arvind Kejriwal-led Bharatiya Janata Party had March 31 evening for one Information and Narendra Modi as its logo. It party asked the EC if the BJP approached the Media hour. Broadcasting Ministry after was launched ahead of Lok had sought approval for the Certification Committee, The Congress had written the issue was flagged by the Sabha polls beginning April launch of the channel, which established to certify con- to EC against the BJP’s Congress and the Aam Admi 11. It is available on various has Prime Minister Modi’s tent and cost of a telecast. alleged “misuse” of Party which wanted to know DTH and cable Television photograph on its logo and The Congress had also Doordarshan in broadcasting whether political parties hav- platforms. It shows speeches runs all his speeches. moved the poll panel over the certain speeches by Prime ing own channels was viola- of the Prime Minister and “Can permission be channel, saying it was viola- Minister Modi. tive of the model code of con- interviews of BJP leaders. granted to a party to have its tive of the poll code and the The Congress has called duct. The AAP had recently own TV channel even after Representation of the for a level playing field for all The Commission, among written to the EC complain- the model code is enforced? People Act. parties in election cam- other issues, is learnt to have ing against Namo TV, asking If no permission was given by The EC has also learnt to paigning. Mamata calls Modi ‘expiry babu’, dares him to debate

From Page 1 case against me and I will face ranked first, according to the years the State could manage India under Indira-Mujib pact She said, “during the BJP them.” Central Government’s records only 2.5 lakh such certificates. that makes them legitimate regime India lost 1 crore jobs On the Central schemes, and the Prime Minister is “We are giving scholarships to citizens of this country.” “They due to demonetisation and she said, “Most schemes that claiming those successes as his OBCs, minorities, poor, SCs will face the consequence if GST whereas in Bengal we cre- the Prime Minister was vouch- own,” she said adding Modi STs, women.” they repeat it in Bengal,” she ated 40 lakh new jobs.” ing for was imitated from with his “56 inches chest is Daring the BJP to invoke said adding the Prime Minister She said, “I challenge him Bengal.” spreading 560 lies.” the promised NRC in Bengal and his party “do not know the to join me in an open debate In most cases “from rural Listing her party’s success she said, “In Assam they have history, geography and cul- and then I will see him. I have housing, to power, to 100-day she reminded how Bengal had thrown out 20 lakh Hindu ture of Bengal. This State will brought the charges against work, Kanyashree, to free med- issued 9 lakh SC/ST certificates Bengalis and 23 lakh Muslim never promote communal pol- him let them file a defamation ical treatment, Bengal has in 7 years when in the past 70 Bengalis,” who had come to itics,” she said.

retreat from Rajasthan by spring 2019 (80% chance) and tions call for 80% chance of El OUST SPEEDBREAKER Monsoon may September. summer (60% chance). The Nino during March-May, drop- El Nino brings suppressed National Oceanic and ping to 60% for June to DIDI FOR BENGAL play hooky this rainfalls in India, while its Atmospheric Administration August,” said Jatin Singh, man- PROGRESS: PM opposite is La Nina, which (NOAA) had put out a notifi- aging director of Skymet. This From Page 1 year: Skymet brings good showers. This is cation in February saying that means, it is going to be a “At a time when his Government important because 13 of the last 2019 would see an El Nino ris- devolving El Nino year, though was trying to strengthen the armed From Page 1 20 droughts in India occurred ing, albeit a moderate one. retaining threshold values all forces putting it back on the path Kharif crops like rice, cane, during an El Nino. Skymet has Back home, the India through the season. Thus, of glory, the Congress is trying to corn, cotton and soybean are also not completely ruled out Meteorological Department monsoon 2019 is likely to be weaken it by promising to scrap produced during the monsoon the possibility of a drought. (IMD) has assessed that the below normal.” The emergence Armed Forces Special Power Act in season. Meanwhile confusion pre- current weak El Nino condi- of a strong El Nino triggered Jammu & Kashmir like they have Anything between 90-95 vails over the development of tions may persist until June. back-to-back droughts in 2014 done to TADA, POTA etc,” Modi per cent of long-term average El Nino weather pattern as the A strong El Nino, marked and 2015. said attacking the 10 Janpath for falls under the “below normal” Australian Bureau of by a warming of the sea surface “Eastern India is likely to compromising on the country’s category. Monsoon is consid- Meteorology has retained its ‘El on the Pacific Ocean, can cause be at a higher risk of getting security. ered normal when LPA is Nino alert’, signalling an severe drought in many regions deficient rain, especially during “It seems that the Congress is so between 96 per cent and 104 approximately 70 per cent like Australia, Southeast Asia the first half of the monsoon much annoyed with the chowkidars per cent. LPA is the average of chance for the warming event and India, while drenching season. Showers are expected to (watchmen of which he claims to rainfall between 1951 and 2000, to occur in the East Equatorial other parts of the world such as be 77 percent of the long-term be one) that they are now trying to which is 89 cm. Pacific while the US’s Climate the US Midwest and Brazil. average in June, 91 percent in take it out even on the armed The southwest monsoon Prediction Centre predicted “The Pacific Ocean has July, 102 percent in August and forces,” Modi said. Contesting arrives on the southern tip of that El Nino conditions are become strongly warmer than 99 percent in September,” the alone the BJP is targeting “at least Kerala around June 1 and likely to continue through average. The model projec- Skymet said. 42 seats” from Bengal. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | APRIL 4, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION High on josh swachh The Congress’ manifesto promises the moon and seems An oath for polls earnest but does it keep it real? Every page should explode, either because of its staggering absurdity, the enthusiasm Electoral reforms are low priority for political parties. The alternative then is an “of its principles or its typography,” said Tristan Tzara, one of the key figures of the anti- awakened electorate, compelling them to behave ethically establishment movement called Dadaism. Though the Congress has never been anti- establishment in nature, its manifesto defines its intended political space and ownership of minds with a liberal spirit and fresh breath enthusiasm. One wonders whether the gush of a public promise made by the new Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has much to do PRIYADARSHI DUTTA with a media-fed acceptance of a return of Narendra Modi, albeit with reduced numbers, and saves him the responsibility of executing it as a deliverer. Or whether I pledge to contest these elections it is a vision document indeed for a party undoubtedly on the road to revival, by honest means. I affirm that I now helmed by a young leadership. But perhaps, it has got to do more with the shall seek votes only on the basis of ideas, plans, programmes and Congress’ dire need to emerge as a polar opposite of the aggressive hyperna- promises. I shall refrain from tionalism and statuesque giganticism of the BJP, with more ear-to-the ground employing“ any illegal or unethical means concerns of welfarism. And to drive home the point, the Congress has been pub- like allurement, threat, coercion or violence targetted at the electorate or my fellow con- licising how its document was based on the feedback of common people and testants. I vouch not to allow any illicit experts alike for the last year, a true participatory exercise of democracy and usage of money, alcohol or muscle power not an imposition. It is another story that some of its own promises run counter in my campaign. I pledge to keep these elections clean in letter and spirit.” to its own policies in the past but the reloaded version does need a sales pitch. The 17th general elections, accompa- Besides, the Modi years emerged as a reaction to the Congress years and the nied by polls to legislative Assemblies in four party understands that it’s a “perform or perish” choice now. States, are round the corner. Imagine every candidate taking a pledge similar to the Of course, the social welfare theme has been highlighted by Rahul in his speech- aforementioned one in order to keep the es with NYAY seeking to eliminate poverty through handout schemes. A more elections clean and ethical. It can be streamlined GST, a budgetary hike in health and education, transparent poll fund- described as a “swachhata oath” for the elec- ing, a separate kisan budget, going beyond the present Ayushman Bharat scheme tions. Let every candidate take it publicly at several places in his/her constituency and to implement the Right to Healthcare Act and guaranteeing every citizen free med- subsequently post it on his/her social media icines and hospitalisation make up the other frills. The biggest promise is to address accounts. Let this be an individual enterprise the vacuum of joblessness and fill up four lakh Central government jobs by 2020. to begin with. If it gains traction with the masses, then those candidates avoiding it Besides providing incentives for smaller enterprises. But the problem with such stand the risk of getting ostracised. One can earnest spirit is the wherewithal or the funds to implement a grand plan. There’s definitely lie under an oath but it’s price can no devil simply because there’s no detail. So NYAY doesn’t come with the fine be heavy if it is an awakened electorate. Malpractices are commonplace in print of whether this means the suspension of other subsidies. Nor does it answer elections. No wonder, the British enacted how can the universal health coverage scheme work with a severely compro- the Indian Elections Offences and Inquiries was widely circulated among Members of Parliament The growing nexus qualify convicted mised health infrastructure. Even the party’s peacenik moves on holding uncon- Act, 1920 as direct elections were intro- political parties, elected repre- responded to the consultation between political parties and candidates/legislators for life duced on a miniscule scale in India as a sentatives of Parliament and paper, four each from the Lok moneybags was anticipated time. The only important pro- ditional talks in Kashmir and amending the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act result of the Government of India Act, 1919 State legislatures, High Court Sabha and Rajya Sabha. quite early by C posal by the Government ie, seem a tad bit unrealistic considering that the BJP has demonised Pakistan-export- (Montagu-Chelmsford Reform). The rea- Bar Association, the Election A national consultation, Rajagopalachari. The use of exploring the possibility of ed terror as a key electoral plank and made a virtue of the protection of nation- son was not because the British entertained Commission of India, other widely advertised in the Press illicit money, Rajaji argued, was simultaneous elections to Lok a low opinion about the Indian character national commissions, civil and media, was organised in undermining the very founda- Sabha and State legislative al security, an idea that a substantial part of the electorate is already sold on. Of but because they were wiser by a long expe- society organisations, jurists New Delhi on February 1, tions of India’s hard-won free- Assemblies, was examined by course, there’s a need to, as the Congress says, “eschew muscular militarism” rience of conducting elections in Britain. and eminent spirited people for 2014. Invitations were sent by dom and democracy. He called the Parliamentary Standing and think of an innovative negotiation model in the Valley, considering no approach The onus of keeping the polls clean their feedback. post and email to various for a set of electoral reforms in Committee on Personnel, majorly lies with the political parties. They The paper listed eight political parties. There were a series of scathing articles he Public Grievances, Law and has worked so far. But perhaps there is a need to grade it realistically than leapfrog are the ones who stand to win authority and major issues for considera- only eight parties who cared to wrote for Swarajya, a magazine Justice for its 79th Report into start-up mode. And by pledging to scrap the sedition law, a colonial relic power. They are “the lifeblood of the entire tion like de-criminalisation of send in their representatives — founded by him, and the (December , 2015). Its recom- which should have been abolished anyway, it cannot disown its failure to act on constitutional system” as a Central politics and disqualification All India NR Congress Illustrated Weekly between 1957 mendations are now pending Information Commission (CIC) decision in of candidates; need to (Puducherry), All Jharkhand and 1970. with the Law Commission of it earlier, in fact abusing it to invoke the Emergency and clamp down on individ- Subhash Chandra Agarwal v/s Indian strengthen provisions related Students Union (Jharkhand), The most radical reform India where it has been referred uals. Even its gestures on net neutrality, censorship, women and LGBTQIA rights National Congress and Others described it to disqualification; false affi- Biju Janata Dal, Communist he suggested for the pre-EVM to “work out a practicable road might make the right noises but are also a mirror of what it had not done when in 2013. davits; state funding of election Party of India (Marxist), era was reversing the voting map and framework” (vide it had the chair. Of course, one might argue that manifestoes have lost their rel- But how seriously have the political expenses and donations to Nationalist Congress Party, process. Instead of voters Lok Sabha starred question parties taken their responsibility? The political parties; adjudication Jammu and Kashmir National queuing up at the polling No: 219, dated August 1, 2018). evance in times of grand announcements on popular media but somewhere they answer is to be found in the pages of the of election disputes; enhance- Panthers Party, Rashtriya Lok booths, the ballot box should We are going round and round embody an academic depth and set a template for political discourse. Even if Law Commission Reports No: 244 ment of punishment for elec- Dal and Telangana Rashtra be taken door-to-door by the the mulberry bushes. The last not implemented, they represent an idea bank of good intentions that definitely (February 2014) and No: 255 (March toral offences; issues pertain- Samithi. Most national and administration (candidates amendment to the 2015). The Law Commission Report No: ing to the role of electronic and regional parties did not attend. and polling agents would Representation of the People merit a discussion, regardless of whichever party is putting them forth. The only 244 titled, ‘Electoral Disqualification’, was print media and so on. The Election Commission of accompany) with proper secu- Act, 1951, had come in 2004. problem is that politicians have made selling dreams such a viable artform that actually an interim statement requested by But how was the josh? The India was the only one to rity on the pattern of decenni- The alternative to formulat- any kind of honest effort is considered alien or mala fide. The divisive politics the Supreme Court, which was hearing the Law Commission received 157 send its delegation. Former al census. The step, he felt, ing new laws by Parliament is Public Interest Foundation & Others V/s responses, most of them being Chief Election Commissioner would obviate the need for voluntary ethical behaviour by of today has crept into the Indian mindspace so insidiously that there is never Govt of India case. At that time, the 20th from individuals and civil soci- SY Quraishi also participated. expensive campaigns by polit- parties and contestants. There is acceptance of any contrarian viewpoint. All the Congress manifesto does is, there- Law Commission was already working on ety organisations. The Election This illustrates the commit- ical parties to bring voters to still another alternative where a fore, lay the expectation of a counter by the BJP for valuing its worth. its main report on ‘Electoral Reforms’ in Commission of India was the ment of political parties, rather the ballot boxes while ensur- conscious and conscientious response to a request made by the Ministry only body that sent its response. the absence of it, towards clean ing nearly universal voting. electorate compels the contes- of Law and Justice, Government of India, Of the political parties, the elections. This is least surpris- There seems to be no tants to behave ethically. The in January 2013. That report was ultimate- lesser said the better. One ing because election funding action taken by the electorate oath suggested above ly published as Report No: 255. national political party viz, the (call it financing) is still an Government on the Law is only a step in that direction. Dying by breathing In January 2013, the 20th Law , and opaque territory. No political Commission of India’s reports (The writer is an indepen- Commission, chaired by Justice (Retd) DK one registered party viz, the party would like to demystify it No: 244 and 255 over the last dent researcher based in New An estimated three million early deaths worldwide are due Jain, studying the subject of ‘Electoral Welfare Party of India, sent their even while accusing others of five years. It was to the credit Delhi; views expressed herein are to air pollution, with 1.2 million of them in India alone Reforms’, prepared a consultation paper that feedback. Only eight sitting corrupt practices. of the Supreme Court to dis- his personal) or a few years now, residents of Delhi and other cities in North India have S O U N D BITE Fknown that the air they breathe every Cases of serious nature Maybe somewhere in the Washington's move to take Jammu & Kashmir's relation winter is killing them. This is why the busi- such as sedition are lev- pursuit of winning, we for- Azhar issue to UNSC is with India will end if the ness of selling air purifiers is the fastest elled only when there is get how much it means to complicating the matter and terms and conditions of the enough information to be loved. In our vulnerabil- is not conducive to peace State's accession to the growing segment in consumer durables and prove grave wrongdoing. ity, we are reminded. and stability in South Asia. Union are changed. now many outdoor workers such as Shiv Sena leader Actor Chinese official PDP leader policemen and even municipal workers are —Sanjay Raut —Irrfan Khan —Geng Shuang —Mehbooba Mufti issued with face masks. The air in Delhi- NCR is deadly with the Air Quality Index hovering above the hazardous level for days on end. While we knew that breathability L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR in Delhi and indeed in many Indian cities, including the ones as far-flung from the capital such as Kolkata and Hyderabad, was linked to pollution VVPAT confusion clear shift from the development India becoming a haven for fraudsters agenda promised by him. He has issues, we did not know how it impacted us. Now a study called the ‘State unabashedly accused the Congress of Global Air’ (SOGA), conducted by the Health Effects Institute (HEI), has Sir — It is ironic that with the lection time, they say, is the true test for any of committing a “bahut bada paap” made the impact of poor air very clear. The average child born in South general elections just a few weeks Government. Placing its past achievements in the pub- (grievous sin) by linking Hindus away, there is still confusion over Elic domain, Governments claim to have made with terrorism and mocked Asia will lose two years and six months of his life span due to the poor air VVPAT. The recent move by the “breakthroughs” in matters concerning “national interest.” Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for that he will breathe. Worse still, over 1.2 million Indians died prematurely Supreme Court to give time to This is baffling. The impotency of the Government, when “taking shelter in a constituency due to air pollution in 2017. This compels a severe relook at the way we potential stakeholders, who have it comes to apprehending and trying fugitives in courts, where the majority (Hindu com- now petitioned to audit at least 50 has often resulted in high-profile fraudsters taking refuge munity) is in the minority”. live considering that the carbon overload is a consequence of our modern per cent of VVPATs in each in foreign lands. Fast gaining notoriety of being a nation Accusing the Congress of conveniences, the electricity that drives our lives and the transport that con- Assembly or Parliamentary seg- that cannot bring criminals to book, India has been cut- tarnishing the country’s “5,000- nects us. But people are not willing to give up these modern conveniences. ment, has caught the voters off- ting a sorry figure among the international community. year-old” Hindu culture, Modi guard. It is all the more worrying that In spite of the ‘evi- asked his audience: “Can a Hindu In fact, as they become richer in countries like India, the demands on the With logistical arrangements dence’ that suggests political complicity, it is usually the home country. But no sooner are elections announced, be a terrorist?” But one can ask environment will be even more pronounced as they buy and consume more already in place, the move to delay investigative skills and policing methods of our law- it is not unusual to have a rejuvenated police force in these the Prime Minister, do the terms products. That is the dichotomy in environmental protection; you cannot the results by six days in case enforcement agencies that come in for sharp criticism. “safe havens” announcing with great élan the arrest of ‘Islamic terror’ and ‘Hindu terror’ VVPAT audit stands at 50 per For that matter, even the Press and the media are guilty the county’s most “wanted” culprit and making neces- denote that the followers of these ask people climbing the economic ladder to consume less, yet policy mak- cent may not be feasible as sug- of unceremoniously dropping such issues from their edi- sary arrangements to have the arraigned deported. The faiths are terrorists, en masse? If ers know the statistics of how this amounts to slow poisoning. gested by the Election tions. Meanwhile, fraudsters continue to make their pro- arrest of Nirav Modi in London follows the same pattern. calling Al Qaeda, the IS and the So what can be done? There are really no simple solutions and much Commission (EC). The best lific presence felt, albeit in foreign lands, assured of their Pachu Menon Pakistan-sponsored radical option for it is to devise a strate- immunity from criminal arrest and prosecution in their Margao groups as Islamic terrorists is not of the groundwork has already started. India is moving away from a pri- gy to speed up VVPAT counting to brand the followers of Islam as marily coal-fired thermal power sector to using more renewables such as than depend on the current sys- terrorists, then the same logic wind and solar. With regard to vehicular pollution, we sped up the intro- tem of manual counting. Futile exercise are also unavoidable. a parliamentary seat to prevent applies to some extremist Hindu As the status of contestants is Generally, prime ministerial squandering of tax payers’ money. groups, who were prosecuted for duction of stricter emission norms and are moving forward on promoting already determined in EVMs, or chief ministerial candidates con- KV Seetharamaiah planning and carrying out bomb- cleaner hybrid and electric vehicles. In Delhi, large-scale air purification sys- the EC can implement technolo- Sir — The nation has been witness- test from two seats. But cases of can- Hassan ings to kill Muslims, and were tems have been installed at major traffic junctions. While policy makers are gy-based solutions into VVPAT ing a number of unnecessary by- didates contesting from two or branded Hindu terrorists. Identity slips like digital verification, bar elections leading to heavy financial more seats are an exception. Often, Election gimmick politics sows a division that lives doing their bit and even some manufacturers have joined in, as citizens we coding of slips and e-mapping burden on the public exchequer. By- a Lok Sabha member resigns to on after the polls. must do our bit. We have to pollute less, use more efficient devices and among others to obtain and polls due to death of sitting Lok contest an Assembly election or vice J Akshay vehicles that reduce effluents and keep our residences clean so that dust match the final audit trail and Sabha or Assembly members are versa, leading to frequent by-polls. Sir — It’s unfortunate that Prime Bengaluru match it with the outcome. unavoidable. Those due to the ele- A stricter law needs to be enacted Minister Narendra Modi is once and smoke can be controlled. We are the ones who have to realise that if Varun SD vation of a House member to the to bar a sitting member from again playing the “Hindu card” by Send your feedback to: we fail at this, our children and humanity might pay a huge price. Bengaluru post of President or Vice-President resigning to contest in Assembly or raking up “Hindu sentiments”, a [email protected] LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | APRIL 4, 2019 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN Tackle unusual POINTCOUNTERPOINT THE BJP TRIED HARD TO HELP CHANDRASHEKHAR IF MY OWN PEOPLE WERE NOT IN MY WAY, I WOULD weather conditions AZAD JOIN THE BSP AS ITS MOLE BUT HAVE SHOWN YOU (AKHILESH) THAT IF WE CAN VOTE FAILED IN ITS CONSPIRACY. YOU TO POWER, WE CAN PULL YOU DOWN TOO. The chilling message they convey cannot be ignored. —BSP CHIEF —BHIM ARMY FOUNDER While chances of containing climate change appear MAYAWATI CHANDRASHEKHAR AZAD dim, we can at least cope with the consequences Hate speech vs free speech HIRANMAY KARLEKAR ne would have thought that the acrimonious and high-decibel The conspectus within which the law on hate speech operates is very wide. The problem is campaign for the Lok Sabha elections would push issues like Oclimate change into oblivion. Fortunately, it has not. While the that it acts as a tool in the hands of the Government to curb the freedom of a citizen elections hold the centre-stage of discourse, reports of unusual tem- perature changes appear in TV channels and print publications. This is hardly surprising given that climate change has been affect- ing our lives for quite some time now. Two examples can be cited. Most of March was unusually cold in Delhi, the National Capital Territory and some areas around it. It began warming up only towards the end of the month. Himachal Pradesh experienced four times more snow- fall this year compared to the last. It has not just been India. The United States and Britain have had rather strange weather patterns. Several places in areas around Los Angeles in California experienced the rather unusual phenomenon of snowfall, besides heavy rain, in February. RAGHAV NEELABH Seattle and the adjoining areas in Washington State in North-West US PANDEY BIST witnessed heavy snowfall — a rarest of rare event. New York and the north-eastern seaboard of the US have been visited for some years ost the unfortunate Pulwama now by high-speed storms and heavy blizzards spreading thick lay- terror attack, the country has ers of snow on the ground and paralysing public life. witnessed a substantial increase If the situation in the US warrants concern, it is much more so in communal unrest. People with Canada, which is warming up faster than the rest of the world, have been using the safe space of according to a report commissioned by the Canadian Environment socialP media to post comments that pro- and Climate Change Department. According to the latter, its rate of mote hate speech that has spread on the internet like cancer. It is highly unlikely increase is double that of global warming. that such voices will come down anytime Britain, too, has been facing punitive weather for some time. Prior to soon in the foreseeable future. Whether the storm Gareth, which hit the country’s north-western parts on March people’s views are right or wrong is 12 this year, it had witnessed two winter storms, Freya and Eric. Last year, another matter for debate. The discussion starting February 22, 2018, Britain and Ireland were affected by a cold wave at hand should be whether the rules as AS IT CAN BE christened the “Beast from the East” by the media, and officially named prescribed in the Constitution allow SEEN, IF A Anticyclone Hartmut, which brought unusually low temperatures and heavy them to do so? Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian PERSON IS NOT snowfall to large areas. The cold wave combined with Emma Storm, which ALLOWED TO was caused by freezing winds from Siberia — resulting from a disorder- Constitution provides every citizen of the via country with the freedom to speech and RECOUNT EVEN ly polar vortex — reached Central Europe the British Islands. THE TRUE FACTS The results have been disastrous everywhere. In the US, expression. This is an inalienable right that forms the core of the democratic values. OF HISTORY, Hurricane Katrina, which destroyed New Orleans in 2005, left 1,883 However, this freedom is not absolute and THEN IT IS A people dead. Katrina and the three other severe hurricanes that struck is qualified by restrictions listed under DIRECT ATTACK the US that year — Emily, Rita and Wilma — together claimed a total Article 19(2) of the Constitution. Upon a ON THE of 4,000 lives and caused $160 billion in damages. All other devas- close reading of these limitations, one can SACROSANCT tating hurricanes visiting the US — Charley (2004), Superstorm Sandy come to the conclusion that despite the RIGHT OF SPEECH Norms of Journalistic Conduct provide interests of public order. These two ture of the book Gandhi-hatya Ani (2012), Harvey, Irma and Maria (2017) — caused severe damage and fact that hate speech is not listed as a direct certain guidelines on the reporting of Articles in terms contemplate that Mee (Gandhi-assassination And I) exception, it does fall under other speci- AND communal happenings. restrictions may be imposed on the authored by Nathuram Godse, the loss of life. Storm Gareth wrought severe damage in Britain. EXPRESSION. In varying degrees, the pattern of unusual weather can be seen fied exceptions, including security of the While these are laws that may not rights guaranteed by them in the inter- issue revolved around Section 153A of state, public order and incitement to an THEREFORE, directly deal with the issue of hate ests of public order.” Therefore, the IPC. The court read down the worldwide. Hence, the inevitable question: Is all this a result of glob- DESPITE al warming? Yes, but in some cases not directly so. According to experts, offence. Therefore, a citizen has the speech, the Supreme Court has read court came to the conclusion that hate Section to hold that in case of Section Constitutional right to speech only until EXERCISING the Constitution in an elaborate man- speech can be carved out as an excep- 153A, first, it is not necessary to prove the recent snowfall in California was only indirectly so. Until the last it takes the form of hate propaganda. NECESSARY ner so as to encompass such provisions tion under Article 19(2) under that because the material under con- two decades or so, there used to be snowfall in the region every five The Indian Penal Code (IPC) contains REASONABLE within the limits of reasonable restric- domains such as public order or sideration, enmity or hatred, was in or 10 years when it used to be much heavier. It was much lighter this provisions that deal with the promulga- RESTRICTIONS IN tions under Article 19(2). In the case security of the state. fact caused. year because of the warming process. If anything, snowfalls would tion of hate propaganda. Section 153A MATTERS OF of Ramji Lal Modi vs State of Uttar Another important case concern- Second, the intention to promote altogether cease over time with continuing global warming. condemns promoting enmity between dif- HATE Pradesh, the apex court was faced with ing hate speech is Bilal Ahmed Kaloo hatred is not a necessary ingredient of The average temperature of the whole world has been rising over ferent groups on the grounds of religion, the issue of determining the vs State of Andhra Pradesh. The case the offence and if it is shown that the race, place of birth, residence and language PROPAGANDA, IT Constitutional validity of Section related to a Kashmiri youth being language of the text is such that it is the past 30 years, with the first decade of this century (2001-2010) being SHOULD NOT BE the hottest since the late 19th century when reliable records of temper- among others, and carrying out acts 295A of the IPC. The argument was booked under the IPC for allegedly of a nature calculated to promote feel- prejudicial to the maintenance of harmo- STRETCHED TO that Section 295A comes under inciting the people of Hyderabad to ings of enmity, then the person would atures came to be kept. The consequences of warming are well-known SUCH AN EXTENT — rising sea levels, drowning of island nations, extreme and volatile weath- ny. Section 295A provides for penal sanc- Chapter 15 of the IPC, dealing with provide a violent reply to the acts be booked under the same. Further, a tions against acts that are intended THAT IT offences relating to religion and not committed by the Army on Kashmiri truthful account of history is no er patterns (which we are currently discussing), desertification, dimin- towards outraging of religious feelings of UNJUSTLY Chapter 8, which deals with offences Muslims. In this case, the point of defence to the offence. ishing food production, famine, water shortages the flooding of cities, any class by insulting its religion or reli- AFFECTS THE against public tranquility. determination was whether this act of Therefore, it can be seen that the mass migrations of humans and other living species, creation of climate gious beliefs. RIGHT TO SPEECH Therefore, offences relating to his constituted hate propaganda, conspectus within which the law on refugees, extinction of plant and animal life, mass destruction of forests Section 298 penalises any act, word or OF AN religion have no bearing on the main- would come under Section 153A or hate speech operates is very wide. The and a situation in which playing and working in the open could be dan- gesture with the deliberate intent to INDIVIDUAL tenance of public order, or tranquil- 505(2) of the IPC? problem that surrounds hate speech gerous for people in the hottest parts of the year. The worst victims would wound the religious feelings of any person. lity and, consequently, a law creating The Supreme Court in this case is that it acts as a tool in the hands of be the poor who would be the hardest hit both by rising food prices fol- Section 499, explanation 2 provides for an offence relating to religion and came to the conclusion that for the the Government to curb the freedom lowing declining production and intensified weather disasters. group defamation if the imputation of a imposing restrictions on the right to application of either Section 153A or of speech of a person, the effect of South Asia will suffer severely. According to a study by the word or act is against an identifiable freedom of speech and expression 505(2), it is necessary that at least two which is that it leads to the failure of Massachusetts Institute of Technology published in the journal Science group or collection of people as distin- cannot claim the protection under such groups or communities should democracy in the country. Advances guishable from the rest of the class or com- Article 19(2). be involved. The court further stated As it can be seen, if a person is not , vast areas in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh would become munity. Section 505(1)(c) penalises acts However, the court applied a that merely inciting feelings of one allowed to recount even the true too hot for human survival by 2100. Of particular concern to us is the that incite any class or community against broad interpretation of the words “in community or group without any facts of history, then it is a direct attack ominous message contained in the latest World Bank report titled, ‘South each other. the interest of” as given under Article reference to any other community or on the sacrosanct right of speech and Asia’s Hotspots: The Impact of Temperature and Precipitation Changes The Cinematograph Act, 1952 under 19(2). It stated, “A law may not have group cannot attract either of the two expression. on living Standards,’ unchecked climate change, causing high temper- Section 5-B provides the film certification been designed to directly maintain sections. This case also holds impor- Therefore, despite exercising nec- atures and poor rainfall, would diminish the living standards of half of board with the power to deny any film cer- public order and yet it may have been tance as it showcased the difference essary reasonable restrictions in mat- the county’s population, particularly farmers in Central India by 2050. tification if it, wholly or in parts, is enacted in the interests of public order. between Section 153A and 505. The ters of hate propaganda, it should not Unfortunately, given US President Donald Trump’s truculence and against the interest of sovereignty and The right to freedom of religion apex court held that while Section be stretched to such an extent as a his administration’s trashing of the dangers of global warming, the integrity of India, security of the state, assured by those Articles is expressly 505(2) requires publication of the hate result of which it chances of containing the latter appear dim at the moment. What can friendly relations with foreign states, pub- made subject to public order, moral- propaganda, Section 153A covers unjustly affects the right to speech of lic order, decency or morality, or involves ity and health. Therefore, it cannot be every case without the necessary an individual. be done is coping with the consequences. While a detailed plan needs defamation or contempt of court or is like- predicated that freedom of religion requirement of publication. (Raghav Pandey is an Assistant to be drawn up by experts, two areas of action may be mentioned here ly to incite the commission of any offence. can have no bearing whatever on the It is important to note that the Professor of Law at Maharashtra — the establishment of dykes to prevent the flooding of as much of Rule 6 and 7 of the Cable Television maintenance of public order or that a court has over time broadened the National Law University, Mumbai and our coastal areas as possible and providing for the rehabilitation of cli- Networks Rules, 1994 prohibit the telecast law creating an offence relating to reli- scope of hate speech under the law. In Neelabh Bist is a Fourth Year student mate refugees. The effort must begin without delay. of any programme or advertisement which gion cannot under any circumstances the case of Gopal Vinayak Godse vs of Law at Maharashtra National Law (The writer is Consultant Editor, The Pioneer, and an author) promotes communal attitudes. Further, the be said to have been enacted in the Union of India, concerning the forfei- University, Mumbai) Tune in to a debate on climate change FOREIGN EYE Growing concerns surrounding the environment and climate change must not only become a part of election manifestoes but also decide the verdict. The issue should have a top-of-the-mind recall for Indian voters sory mention in the campaign speech- educated population is allowing essen- rial benefits and free sops, more will es of political parties. Party manifestoes tial issues like that of climate change to the focus shift to those subjects. — the mainstay of any party’s commit- get buried in the last pages of the man- Instead, if the population becomes ment towards the electorate — have ifesto. These subjects relating to envi- aware of its environmental predica- largely become stereotypical and repet- ronment must feature in the top five ments and demands an action plan itive. Gone are the days of excitement subjects on which every party and from contestants on a priority basis, when one would explore the promis- leader’s contribution and performance parties will have no other option but BIGGEST ENEMY IS es and initiatives assured by the party is evaluated and ranked. to respect people’s wish and deliver an KOTA SRIRAJ and look forward to their implemen- Certainly, it is not the same case actionable plan to pull the country FAILING ECONOMY tation if the party rode to power. with some countries around the back from the brink of climate change- President Erdogan blames he great Indian elections are just Assurances in today’s manifestoes are world. Environmental issues form the induced disasters. round the corner, scheduled to feeble and lack the push even if a party “national strategies” of political par- But how will this take place? Who Mr Gulen for the attempted Tbe held in seven phases from assumes power or not. Burning issues ties in many countries. These parties will generate the much-needed con- coup against him in 2016. April 11 to May 19, covering 543 con- pertaining to climate change and envi- are obliged to discuss and debate at sciousness among the people? As Whether he is right about stituencies to constitute the 17th Lok ronment are the main sufferers in these length their climate change strategies much surprising this may sound, it is that or not, he has a much Sabha. The grand event will have a riv- documents as they are relegated to the never-ending competition to woo the pattern. To make matters worse, even before experts and provide sustainable the Government’s responsibility to etting impact on the country with its back burner and are instituted into the voters, the State and Central trea- non-government and not-for-profit solutions, which are implementable, show the correct path. It must educate more formidable set of bureaucracy, population and adminis- document only as a formality. suries are not only getting emptied bodies, who pride themselves for the once they come to power. The United the people that only a nation that cares enemies against him now trative machinery being stretched to its The Congress’ manifesto released but real issues such as climate change social service they render, are doing States presidential elections slated for for its nature and natural resources is — recession, inflation and full limit. this week is an apt example. The doc- are also being ignored. Owing to the nothing sizeable when it comes to edu- year 2020 is a good example where one that truly prospers and progress- unemployment. He will not The phenomenal democratic exer- ument makes an extremely generalised lack of awareness, people, too, are cating the voters on climate-related candidates and parties are feverishly es. This course-correction needs a mav- be able to exert his hold on cise caters to not only the hopes and reference to climate change and how playing hand-in-glove with the cam- issues. India prides itself on being an putting together their strategies on erick political party and an equally aspirations of millions of Indians but the party would attend to it. Further, paigners, forgetting that for some emerging economic superpower that how to tackle climate change. This charismatic leader who can bravely power while the economy is a once-in-five-years event where there’s a lack of depth in the assurance. short-run benefits and gains, they are has high levels of technically qualified because an aware population of shun populist measures and think for collapses all around him. It political parties and their leaders This shows how the drafting commit- giving up on the security of a climate and educated people. But sadly, this America would like to know how the the long-term well-being of India. has proved a more lethal recommit themselves to the service of tee probably failed to grasp the gravi- change proof future. does not reflect sufficiently when one environment would be cared for and Will these elections produce such a threat to his party’s the nation. As sops, subsidies and ty of the problem. Unfortunately, it is in the best inter- observes its polity and processes. The herein lies the lesson for India. leader? The answer lies in the cam- authority than the war in promises flow unhindered during this Almost all political parties fight est of political entities to keep the vot- level of education is directly propor- Political parties and their leaders paigning and what is being promised. time, one cannot but wonder how envi- the elections based on populist mea- ers in the lurch about the real issues. tionate to the level of awareness. only play what the people want to hear. (The writer is an environmental Syria or the threat from IS. ronment and climate change get a cur- sures and dole-outs. Thanks to this Hence, there is never a change in this Therefore, it is puzzling how a fairly The more the people focus on mate- journalist) (The Independent) LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | APRIL 4, 2019 money 10

Larsen & Toburo Sensex slips from record highs on to sell entire Ashok Leyland developing modular stake in LTKM platform for future buses, trucks profit booking, monsoon jitters for `43.5 crore PTI n CHENNAI have a strong portfolio of left- With the LCV and ICV (inter- hand drive vehicles, he added. mediate commercial vehicle) PTI n MUMBAI pared early gains and ended tom-up approach considering capital markets, putting in New Delhi: Infrastructure ommercial vehicle major “As a result of this platform, range (Boss and Guru) we will 69.25 points, or 0.59%, down at the performance of fourth quar- `543.36 crore Tuesday, while major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) CAshok Leyland is in the we will be able to introduce vir- be able to enter ASEAN mar- napping its four-session ris- 11,643.95. ter results. domestic institutional investors on Wednesday said it would process of developing a new tually every product with left- ket as well,” he said. ing streak, benchmark The Skymet forecast “Global market stayed pos- (DIIs) sold equities to the tune offload its entire stake in L&T modular platform on which it hand drive version as well,” In some markets where vol- SSensex tumbled about 180 “comes just a day before RBI is itive due to signs of pick up in of `437.70 crore, provisional Kobelco Machinery Private Ltd plans to roll out its future Hinduja said. umes are promising, the com- points on Wednesday as expected to cut rates by 25 bps Chinese economy and data available with stock for around `43.5 crore. medium and heavy products The company has been pany can also come up with investors took money off the and adopt a pro-growth stance. prospects of US-China trade exchanges showed. Larsen & Toubro (L&T) from next year, a top company working over the last 18 some assembly plants, he added. table following forecast of below- However, expectation of poor deal,” said Vinod Nair, head of Global markets rallied to and Kobe Steel have signed an official said. This will fuel the months on a new LCV plat- “But these would be in a very normal monsoon this year. rainfall and already slow eco- research, Geojit Financial six-month highs amid opti- agreement to this effect. next round of growth in form which it intends to intro- cost effective manner rather Benchmark indices, which nomic growth alongside sub- Services. mism surrounding the US- L&T Kobelco Machinery domestic and overseas markets, duce in April 2020. Even with than putting up large manufac- got off to a positive start, dived dued inflation may pressurise SBI was the biggest loser in China trade talks. Private Ltd (LTKM) is a joint he added. the limited range currently, turing facilities. So we are work- in late afternoon trade after pri- RBI to go for a higher rate cut, the Sensex pack, shedding In Asia, Hong Kong’s Hang venture between L&T and Kobe The company, which has the company has been able to ing which countries it could be vate weather forecaster Skymet thus surprising the street pos- 2.40%, followed by Yes Bank, Seng jumped 1.22%, Korea’s Steel, wherein Larsen & Toubro earmarked a capex of `1,500 garner a market share of workable,” Hinduja said. predicted below-normal mon- itively,” said Sunil Sharma, chief Bharti Airtel, L&T, Sun Pharma, Kospi rose 1.20%, Japan’s Nikkei holds 51% stake. crore for various projects dur- around 18 per cent in the Ashok Leyland currently soon for 2019, stoking fears of investment officer, Sanctum M&M, ICICI Bank, ONGC, ended 0.97% higher and “L&T has entered into a ing the current fiscal, is also domestic market, he added. has manufacturing operations a slowdown in growth. Wealth Management. RIL, Asian Paints, Vedanta and Shanghai Composite Index definitive agreement with Kobe working on a separate platform “So both domestic and across nine countries, includ- All BSE sectoral indices The RBI’s Monetary Policy HUL, which lost up to 2.37%. gained 1.24%. In Europe, Steel Ltd, a company regis- for light commercial vehicles international (markets), trucks ing the UAE, Bangladesh, Sri finished with losses, led by oil Committee (MPC) will unveil On the other hand, Maruti, Frankfurt’s DAX was up 1.33%, tered in Japan, on April 2, (LCVs). The new platforms are buses, light vehicles, heavy Lanka, Nigeria, the UK and and gas, telecom, capital goods the first policy statement for HCL Tech, HDFC, Tata Steel, Paris CAC 40 rose 0.74%, while 2019, for the divestment of its expected to come on stream vehicles we will have a new Kenya. The company is now and industrials. 2019-20 on Thursday. PowerGrid, Hero MotoCorp London’s FTSE slipped 0.04% in entire stake in L&T Kobelco next year, thus helping the range of products starting from among the top ten truck mak- After swinging nearly 450 “Market slid after touching and TCS ended with gains of up early deals. Machinery Private Limited,” company consolidate its pres- 2020,” Hinduja said. ers globally, besides being points, the 30-share BSE Sensex a new high as initial forecast of to 2.78%. Broader indices too The benchmark Brent L&T said in a regulatory filing ence, especially in the interna- When asked about invest- among the top five bus makers settled 179.53 points, or 0.46% below normal monsoon by ended in the red, with the BSE crude futures rose 0.53% to to the BSE. Following the tional markets. ments, Hinduja said, “This year globally. lower at 38,877.12. The gauge Skymet and rise in oil prices Midcap and Smallcap slipping USD 69.74 per barrel on sup- divestment of stake, LTKM will “We are working on a it would be `1,500 crore and it “We had a vision set eight had closed above the 39,000- impacted the sentiment. up to 0.87%. ply concerns. cease to be L&T’s subsidiary. modular business programme. will carry on next year as well. years ago, that was to be glob- mark for the first time ever on Investors are likely to be more Meanwhile, foreign insti- Meanwhile, the rupee LTKM’s total income during the So in 2020 with the introduc- This year will be most proba- al top ten in truck categorised Tuesday. vigilant going forward due to tutional investors (FIIs) appreciated 30 paise to 68.44 year 2017-18, was recorded at tion of BS VI vehicles we will bly peak year of investment and over 8 tonnes and global top The broader NSE Nifty too general election and have a bot- remained net buyers in the against the US dollar intra-day. `82.03 crore. PTI be coming out with a new plat- then it will come down gradu- five in buses. So a few months form,” Ashok Leyland ally.” The capex would also ago we reached that target. Chairman Dheeraj Hinduja cover areas like electric vehicles When we started the journey Raymond Chairman and MD told PTI in an interview here. range development, BS VI we were at 19th position on the Gautam Hari Singhania said. The new platform would emission norms compliance global basis,” Hinduja said. Raymond forays into real estate biz The land parcel is in the heart help the Hinduja Group flag- among others, he added. He further said: “Going of Thane and offers a good ship firm cater to various cus- The new product range ahead looking at the success New Delhi: Diversified ed revenue of `3,500 crore. apartments in the first phase. over last one decade. potential for venturing into tomer demands in a cost effec- would give a thrust to the we have achieved so far, we group Raymond on Raymond Realty, the new Several Indian big corpo- “In our continued efforts to the real estate sector, he added. tive manner, he added. The new company in international mar- have infact now put together Wednesday announced foray division of the group, will rate houses including Tata, enhance value for stakeholders, Raymond group said this modular platform will give a kets, Hinduja said. “Our tradi- a more aggressive vision for into the real estate sector and develop a 14-acre housing pro- Godrej, Mahindra, Bombay Raymond has forayed into real project is expected to be cash major advantage as the com- tional markets have been the the company...it is to make launched its first housing pro- ject at Thane in Mumbai. The Dyeing and Emami group have estate development in order to positive and would not require pany’s export sales were limit- Middle East, SAARC countries Ashok Leyland a leading glob- ject in Mumbai with an expect- company will construct 3,000 entered the real estate sector monetise the land at Thane,” significant debt funding. PTI ed for many years as it did not and some pockets in Africa. al player.”

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167.55 173.20 164.05 167.35 UPL 928.00 936.90 918.75 924.00 -3.10 KOTAKBANK 1338.05 1358.65 1335.35 1338.55 MOTHERSUMI 156.00 156.70 149.30 150.35 OMAXE 212.00 212.90 210.50 211.50 FORBESCO 2368.95 2393.00 2271.20 2284.25 CIPLA 523.00 524.80 519.10 520.50 -2.15 BHEL 75.50 76.00 72.90 73.65 HDFCBANK 2295.00 2315.45 2290.00 2295.25 IGL 305.00 306.40 302.00 302.55 VGUARD 219.55 223.00 218.55 221.85 NBVENTURES 107.75 107.75 103.70 105.10 KOTAKBANK 1342.00 1357.45 1331.00 1333.00 -6.45 SAIL 57.10 58.80 56.70 57.55 ESCORTS 775.00 788.80 765.00 767.40 POWERGRID 200.80 202.50 199.95 200.35 ABFRL 221.70 222.10 218.20 219.20 ASTRAZEN 1985.00 2003.95 1926.05 1962.15 NTPC 135.95 137.50 134.00 134.45 -0.70 BANKBARODA 134.40 137.00 131.20 131.90 WIPRO 263.00 263.00 258.35 261.50 DMART 1493.00 1496.75 1476.10 1479.55 AJANTPHARM 1060.00 1060.00 1017.80 1024.90 TTKPRESTIG 8575.00 8639.95 8450.00 8468.80 TATAMOTORS 205.00 208.95 199.20 201.80 -1.15 HINDPETRO 275.00 275.00 260.00 260.60 EDELWEISS 194.70 195.65 186.40 187.80 MGL 1001.35 1016.50 991.80 996.80 HIMATSEIDE 219.30 222.15 210.65 212.80 KNRCON 254.85 258.05 253.00 254.95 COALINDIA 236.50 236.95 233.00 235.00 -1.40 IFCI 13.75 13.86 13.33 13.38 PFC 121.15 123.30 119.45 119.90 VINATIORGA 1680.00 1760.65 1677.75 1715.45 GSPL 178.35 179.45 176.50 178.50 FINOLEXIND 499.00 503.40 487.00 489.95 TITAN 1117.00 1127.20 1098.05 1104.00 -7.90 RELINFRA 140.50 142.00 136.80 137.45 WOCKPHARMA 445.25 453.20 434.80 437.75 ULTRACEMCO 4030.00 4068.55 3985.05 4002.30 SHOPERSTOP 482.30 490.00 468.25 470.65 REDINGTON 100.00 100.00 96.60 97.80 ITC 298.00 299.00 295.15 295.50 -2.40 INFY* 759.00 759.05 747.00 754.05 TITAN 1114.00 1128.00 1097.40 1100.15 NOCIL 145.90 146.00 142.85 143.20 LAURUSLABS 392.45 403.20 383.30 384.85 PNCINFRA 155.80 155.80 148.75 149.85 GUJGAS 145.10 149.00 145.00 145.65 AXISBANK 770.00 772.75 758.70 761.20 -6.20 IDBI 46.00 46.35 44.05 44.45 HCLTECH 1109.50 1131.50 1092.90 1117.10 ANDHRABANK 32.15 32.35 30.70 31.15 JAGRAN 119.00 122.05 117.90 119.30 TATACOMM 604.30 607.15 596.00 597.50 HINDUNILVR 1682.00 1686.60 1668.65 1671.10 -16.05 IBVENTURES 342.25 357.00 335.00 336.90 SUNTV 635.00 640.75 626.40 629.15 AMBUJACEM 230.00 235.55 226.35 227.00 BLUESTARCO 707.25 713.90 690.00 693.30 ASHOKA 133.30 135.40 131.00 132.70 HINDALCO 217.05 219.10 214.10 214.75 -2.20 BEL 101.80 102.40 96.30 97.15 BAJAJFINSV 7350.00 7415.80 7292.60 7393.25 PETRONET 248.55 249.40 241.50 243.90 AIAENG 1755.25 1760.00 1710.10 1727.60 ICICIPRULI 370.10 374.00 363.45 364.70 KANSAINER 459.00 469.90 453.05 465.30 MPHASIS 988.55 991.60 973.50 976.30 GUJALKALI 502.55 502.55 495.00 496.85 INFY 756.00 758.50 746.80 751.65 -7.75 SOBHA 503.95 505.85 488.55 490.60 NAUKRI 1833.95 1867.00 1823.75 1839.60 MINDAIND 342.60 344.20 331.05 333.90 HONAUT 22815.20 23867.00 22540.00 23011.50 DRREDDY 2808.00 2808.80 2758.45 2768.95 -29.80 PIDILITIND 1260.35 1293.40 1257.00 1275.50 INTELLECT 219.80 220.70 212.60 213.60 MERCK 3800.00 3820.00 3729.10 3741.85 SUPPETRO 226.70 226.95 222.00 226.15 ASIANPAINT 1521.25 1529.85 1493.00 1503.00 -16.30 UJJIVAN 336.95 344.20 326.70 330.25 BALKRISIND 1003.85 1012.00 990.30 998.40 INDOSTAR 413.45 418.00 396.90 401.00 GET&D 289.95 289.95 282.55 287.80 RELIANCE 1392.75 1403.00 1372.00 1374.60 -15.10 TATAPOWER 74.90 74.90 71.25 71.65 DRREDDY 2800.10 2804.00 2761.75 2770.30 COROMANDEL 495.30 496.00 467.00 471.10 ELGIEQUIP 255.35 256.30 246.10 247.65 ICICIBANK 399.00 402.80 390.65 392.55 -4.60 HINDZINC 285.10 288.70 281.00 281.65 NIITTECH 1349.80 1362.45 1333.15 1339.60 ENDURANCE 1176.80 1184.25 1160.00 1166.30 FDC 170.40 171.50 164.00 168.35 VEDL 188.80 191.00 185.05 185.60 -2.30 GSFC 106.00 108.50 101.85 102.50 PIIND 1069.95 1069.95 1034.20 1042.40 CARBORUNIV 404.00 408.65 392.60 395.45 HATSUN 719.95 745.05 719.95 737.55 M&M 672.80 676.75 656.90 659.65 -8.95 TECHM 794.60 794.60 778.00 780.05 JKTYRE 94.10 94.35 92.10 92.45 SWANENERGY 110.50 113.60 110.50 110.95 CCL 293.10 295.65 283.00 283.70 EICHERMOT 20400.00 20476.00 20112.20 20301.00 -282.50 ABCAPITAL 102.40 103.75 100.00 100.35 CIPLA 525.00 525.25 519.65 520.20 KEI 426.85 426.85 401.95 417.30 VMART 2712.05 2740.00 2700.00 2714.80 ONGC 158.55 159.10 154.60 154.90 -2.60 RCOM 3.59 3.59 3.59 3.59 CENTURYTEX 920.00 927.15 902.10 904.25 SYMPHONY 1375.75 1377.00 1348.80 1363.05 BASF 1440.00 1441.25 1408.00 1411.85 BHARTIARTL 356.00 363.00 347.50 350.35 -6.10 IEX 161.80 168.30 160.55 162.40 GHCL 245.95 247.30 239.00 241.00 COLPAL 1251.80 1261.35 1245.25 1249.15 TIFHL 496.75 497.00 480.40 488.95 SUNPHARMA 471.00 473.90 459.15 461.10 -8.60 GRUH 281.95 286.65 280.10 282.00 TRENT 366.00 374.30 355.00 358.00 TATAINVEST 862.00 877.95 850.55 854.60 TNPL 214.00 215.00 210.00 210.80 TECHM 792.45 793.35 776.25 777.00 -15.45 M&MFIN 418.40 427.25 416.00 417.75 DIVISLAB 1703.90 1706.15 1667.60 1676.00 MOTILALOFS 611.65 623.10 607.00 610.15 CERA 2915.50 2964.25 2850.00 2852.85 GRASIM 847.15 852.10 828.00 829.00 -16.65 PEL 2646.00 2657.95 2589.55 2599.30 EMAMILTD 414.00 416.40 407.00 410.25 BAJAJCON 314.05 321.00 314.05 315.65 BIRLACORPN 528.45 528.50 510.25 513.25 LT 1409.40 1415.00 1375.00 1381.10 -28.65 BRITANNIA 2990.00 3012.00 2953.40 2991.75 MFSL 442.40 444.65 432.65 435.50 CENTURYPLY 217.25 217.60 207.40 209.85 APLAPOLLO 1491.00 1500.05 1461.55 1474.80 YESBANK 283.50 286.00 272.20 274.00 -6.30 GNFC 313.40 318.25 312.10 314.30 TAKE 145.10 150.20 145.05 146.50 EIDPARRY 207.60 214.00 206.00 212.50 MHRIL 240.85 249.00 239.85 245.05 SBIN 331.00 332.45 319.50 321.10 -7.90 PRESTIGE 252.45 259.10 247.10 249.65 MAGMA 117.65 122.40 117.20 120.85 WABCOINDIA 6559.95 6559.95 6363.00 6389.35 CARERATING 990.35 993.30 986.00 989.30 TRIDENT 69.60 70.20 68.15 68.40 GAIL 362.65 364.40 350.65 353.40 -9.20 NMDC 105.05 106.65 104.00 104.55 DBL 650.00 654.45 630.00 631.65 GDL 137.80 138.00 132.25 133.50 FCONSUMER 44.70 45.05 44.10 44.20 IOC 158.00 159.65 153.00 153.45 -4.70 UPL 927.00 937.50 920.45 923.40 KAJARIACER 606.00 612.30 602.10 607.00 GESHIP 292.50 295.75 283.30 284.95 DCAL 217.35 221.35 215.40 218.05 ZEEL 422.00 424.00 400.75 401.40 -16.30 ONGC 158.80 159.15 154.20 155.65 GUJFLUORO 1088.90 1093.50 1045.00 1074.30 ITDC 283.65 285.00 276.05 278.15 WELCORP 144.55 148.40 143.45 145.00 IBULISL 344.00 344.90 327.90 336.35 NIACL 189.30 195.00 188.25 189.45 ASTERDM 154.00 157.00 154.00 154.70 BPCL 382.00 382.00 362.15 363.00 -17.50 RAJESHEXPO 675.50 708.55 674.50 690.15 OIL 184.00 185.10 181.00 181.35 SYNGENE 589.50 601.80 586.05 587.70 SHARDACROP 374.95 397.50 374.95 391.45 NIFTY NEXT 50 GODREJAGRO 534.85 542.40 525.00 526.70 KEC 303.40 304.50 291.65 298.40 CHAMBLFERT 165.65 166.50 162.00 164.45 GMDCLTD 82.40 82.70 81.05 81.20 ICICIBANK 398.00 402.85 390.90 392.40 ADANIPOWER 50.35 50.85 49.00 49.35 DCBBANK 205.00 205.00 198.50 199.45 WELSPUNIND 59.90 60.80 58.00 58.65 MAHLOG 519.30 521.75 510.00 513.20 EXIDEIND 216.20 216.20 209.05 210.10 TATACHEM 600.85 604.00 589.05 591.15 HINDCOPPER 50.00 50.25 48.95 49.45 EIHOTEL 207.35 207.35 199.85 201.60 LUXIND 1408.00 1411.60 1380.00 1387.00 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE ALBK 55.65 56.25 52.85 53.25 SHK 158.00 158.70 151.00 152.00 NESTLEIND 10850.00 11050.80 10805.00 11004.35 PAGEIND 25300.00 25490.70 24568.95 24677.65 HERITGFOOD 559.00 559.00 542.95 550.05 NIFTY NEXT 50 28238.70 28342.85 28008.30 28033.15 -103.85 RAYMOND 831.05 843.90 782.00 808.55 CGPOWER 41.00 41.50 39.85 40.30 CENTRUM 31.85 32.75 31.80 32.00 ISGEC 583.90 593.00 567.00 575.45 UNITEDBNK 11.50 11.65 11.32 11.37 GICRE 255.95 270.60 255.95 264.15 10.35 SIEMENS 1129.75 1172.75 1128.35 1161.25 BHARATFORG 511.40 523.15 501.70 503.55 SUNDRMFAST 573.20 593.45 569.25 578.20 PRSMJOHNSN 96.45 97.45 94.15 95.50 NESCO 479.90 490.00 476.05 479.45 BANDHANBNK 532.10 554.70 532.10 549.70 18.35 ASHOKLEY 89.90 90.75 87.55 87.90 EICHERMOT 20550.00 20550.00 20100.00 20171.05 RAMCOCEM 741.20 749.10 737.50 745.35 CUB 201.25 204.10 196.25 198.45 FORTIS 137.90 137.95 136.05 136.40 SIEMENS 1130.00 1174.80 1127.55 1164.90 33.70 TCS 2089.80 2089.80 2060.00 2080.25 ENGINERSIN 120.55 120.75 116.25 116.80 HUDCO 46.40 46.50 45.10 45.25 HEIDELBERG 182.10 183.80 175.35 176.50 ALKEM 1740.35 1746.90 1730.00 1737.20 OFSS 3414.00 3561.45 3405.05 3507.95 93.20 BPCL 381.00 381.75 363.00 364.35 GODREJCP 658.85 672.00 657.20 665.75 J&KBANK 57.35 59.40 57.10 57.65 TORNTPHARM 1891.35 1909.00 1891.35 1899.75 BAYERCROP 4380.00 4380.00 4310.05 4350.90 MARICO 360.00 360.00 352.70 354.10 7.65 IDFCFIRSTB 55.05 55.50 54.20 54.40 THERMAX 937.00 959.90 928.70 944.20 PARAGMILK 261.00 262.35 247.60 251.50 FINCABLES 469.25 473.20 459.25 460.80 SHREECEM 18550.00 18705.05 18507.05 18621.40 ICICIGI 1001.05 1034.00 999.80 1020.00 19.70 LT 1411.90 1415.00 1376.00 1379.90 NATIONALUM 56.00 56.90 55.05 55.45 BHARATFIN 1127.60 1147.60 1119.20 1123.65 MAHSCOOTER 3700.00 3835.00 3686.00 3709.35 GULFOILLUB 860.10 885.05 860.10 872.70 SAIL 57.00 58.75 56.75 57.25 1.10 FEDERALBNK 97.65 98.45 95.10 95.55 GODREJIND 537.00 544.00 528.05 532.50 SUVEN 263.95 263.95 254.20 255.40 COFFEEDAY 278.00 278.75 272.00 274.95 MINDACORP 139.00 139.10 133.95 135.80 PIDILITIND 1263.55 1297.00 1252.55 1279.50 21.40 L&TFH 152.00 155.85 151.75 152.30 PHILIPCARB 177.00 179.40 171.65 172.70 CADILAHC 347.70 347.70 337.30 338.60 TEJASNET 166.00 172.45 166.00 168.05 TVTODAY 317.10 317.10 311.95 312.80 DLF 200.70 209.65 199.60 202.90 3.40 JINDALSTEL 184.65 188.90 181.65 182.30 RBLBANK 680.00 682.05 661.00 663.50 CHOLAFIN 1486.85 1504.20 1453.05 1462.15 FLFL 470.55 482.75 470.00 477.95 NETWORK18 36.00 36.10 35.00 35.40 GODREJCP 658.50 671.90 656.05 665.90 9.10 TATAMTRDVR 99.00 100.20 96.15 97.15 BAJAJELEC 569.95 579.25 542.00 550.00 TV18BRDCST 36.50 36.50 34.85 35.05 SREINFRA 29.25 29.60 28.55 28.80 SKFINDIA 2052.80 2067.45 2047.00 2060.30 HDFCLIFE 380.60 391.85 379.15 384.40 4.15 IDEA 16.55 17.00 15.85 15.95 SYNDIBANK 45.75 46.00 42.65 43.05 IDFC 46.60 47.05 45.05 45.40 UCOBANK 19.15 19.60 18.85 19.00 PHOENIXLTD 660.05 669.10 657.20 666.70 L&TFH 151.70 155.90 151.40 152.15 1.45 GRAPHITE 460.25 466.90 447.50 452.15 CROMPTON 226.00 230.00 222.95 227.65 MCX 799.60 808.15 779.20 782.50 IOB 15.13 15.45 14.70 15.14 SUDARSCHEM 349.55 350.00 342.00 344.80 HAVELLS 765.95 780.00 764.00 770.50 6.05 HEXAWARE 359.00 365.00 352.05 360.25 HINDALCO 217.50 218.95 215.00 215.65 TORNTPOWER 265.00 266.70 258.25 259.30 AARTIIND 1584.50 1598.70 1565.00 1576.50 APLLTD 543.00 543.00 530.00 531.15 PGHH 10749.95 10899.00 10666.00 10817.05 62.70 DELTACORP 273.55 277.75 261.05 262.85 ITI 104.00 104.70 99.95 100.55 APOLLOHOSP 1247.00 1275.00 1247.00 1261.70 NATCOPHARM* 565.00 570.00 558.55 561.45 BLUEDART 3518.10 3526.80 3352.00 3365.20 ABB 1328.80 1340.00 1320.10 1330.00 7.60 IOC 158.45 159.70 153.40 153.75 SPARC 190.00 191.80 186.00 186.75 KSCL 469.80 474.80 467.05 469.25 HSCL 117.15 118.00 116.05 116.45 NILKAMAL 1414.50 1432.85 1404.25 1418.95 SHREECEM 18556.95 18735.00 18422.00 18600.00 100.60 PERSISTENT* 633.00 639.90 626.50 628.70 CONCOR 534.00 541.00 529.25 533.00 INOXLEISUR 329.00 329.00 308.50 312.75 GODFRYPHLP 1139.80 1145.55 1120.15 1125.00 ITDCEM 132.30 132.30 128.15 128.80 COLPAL 1246.00 1262.00 1246.00 1250.95 5.25 IBREALEST 92.50 94.70 90.10 90.55 NTPC 135.15 137.35 133.95 134.75 BLISSGVS 181.75 181.75 175.85 178.50 MANPASAND 119.00 120.95 116.90 117.45 SOLARINDS 1051.80 1064.00 1040.80 1059.00 NIACL 190.00 195.00 188.35 189.90 0.60 HEG 2128.00 2136.40 2090.00 2094.60 WESTLIFE 445.00 445.00 425.00 434.40 TRITURBINE 111.00 120.10 109.95 113.65 JYOTHYLAB 183.95 184.25 181.00 182.15 SADBHAV 252.30 252.30 243.00 244.15 BOSCHLTD 17950.00 18080.00 17947.05 18001.00 54.75 BANDHANBNK 534.80 553.90 534.00 550.00 KTKBANK 134.90 136.20 130.80 131.75 GRANULES 113.10 114.40 108.50 109.35 ADANIGREEN 37.85 38.30 37.00 37.40 GILLETTE 6673.95 6700.00 6608.35 6656.50 DABUR 406.90 408.85 402.15 403.20 1.20 PNBHOUSING 920.00 974.45 902.00 915.70 HFCL 23.45 23.60 22.30 22.45 MINDTREE 950.00 950.00 939.50 943.25 ECLERX 1147.95 1149.95 1138.55 1142.50 GALAXYSURF 1050.00 1060.95 1031.10 1036.80 SBILIFE 600.00 615.00 595.00 600.55 1.40 M&M 670.00 676.75 655.90 658.15 IRB 154.00 158.05 147.60 149.80 BERGEPAINT 332.00 334.35 328.35 329.90 JBCHEPHARM 359.55 359.70 344.40 349.40 SHILPAMED 338.95 339.00 330.25 332.30 SRTRANSFIN 1200.00 1226.00 1193.45 1201.00 2.80 LAKSHVILAS 85.00 87.80 83.05 84.15 NAVKARCORP 39.20 39.25 37.55 37.70 INFRATEL 314.90 319.95 314.55 317.20 ASTRAL 1194.00 1200.00 1160.55 1165.50 NH 218.15 219.10 213.35 218.40 ACC 1627.90 1645.00 1615.70 1620.55 3.20 HDFCLIFE 381.90 391.55 379.90 383.40 GMRINFRA 19.35 19.40 18.55 18.65 NHPC 25.50 25.60 24.45 24.60 JKLAKSHMI 361.65 365.05 347.80 350.35 LAOPALA 210.50 210.95 206.90 207.35 NMDC 105.50 106.70 104.10 104.55 -0.30 SBILIFE 601.15 615.00 600.00 603.05 ACC 1620.00 1643.10 1618.05 1625.35 RELAXO 838.00 850.00 821.00 828.30 MAHINDCIE 234.35 234.85 226.50 228.80 PGHH 10641.60 10815.40 10641.55 10796.40 BANKBARODA 134.40 137.15 131.35 132.80 -0.40 INDUSINDBK 1779.50 1816.00 1765.00 1772.80 ADVENZYMES 185.00 185.00 179.85 180.40 ABB 1323.35 1339.95 1319.70 1329.00 MRF 60500.00 60700.00 59573.80 59993.90 SANOFI 5911.15 5950.00 5868.00 5877.90 HDFCAMC 1572.50 1577.00 1555.15 1563.00 -6.00 HDFC 1997.00 2031.85 1997.00 2012.75 FSL 49.30 50.35 47.85 48.10 RALLIS 162.50 163.50 159.15 160.20 MRPL 75.40 75.40 72.00 72.60 TVSSRICHAK 2231.45 2231.45 2199.05 2200.85 BAJAJHLDNG 3425.05 3461.20 3383.10 3409.95 -13.60 INDIACEM 110.60 112.40 106.30 107.05 FORCEMOT 1702.70 1729.00 1671.00 1679.75 GICHSGFIN 270.05 279.95 270.00 272.85 EVEREADY 192.50 192.70 189.60 190.65 SUPRAJIT 246.00 246.50 241.00 241.55 UBL 1406.00 1419.55 1396.05 1400.25 -6.70 SUNPHARMA 472.90 473.70 460.05 462.90 MANAPPURAM 122.85 123.50 118.30 119.15 LTI 1717.00 1724.20 1695.00 1703.85 CENTRALBK 36.05 36.50 35.20 35.35 DBCORP 186.30 186.75 183.20 184.65 HINDZINC 284.90 289.60 281.55 282.15 -1.55 RECLTD 147.70 152.00 147.70 150.60 COALINDIA 237.75 237.75 233.40 234.70 PVR 1655.20 1661.40 1635.00 1638.70 TATACOFFEE 95.60 95.60 92.10 92.55 THYROCARE 539.00 539.00 525.00 529.25 CONCOR 535.00 539.55 528.30 531.00 -3.20 AXISBANK 771.80 772.95 758.55 761.40 TATAGLOBAL 214.70 215.00 207.05 208.05 TATAMETALI 652.00 668.80 640.65 645.85 QUESS 740.30 743.05 714.00 717.55 3MINDIA 24870.00 24870.00 23900.00 23981.10 MRF 60480.00 60830.00 59600.00 59950.00 -440.10 MMTC 28.05 29.30 27.85 29.00 JAICORPLTD 114.75 115.55 110.00 110.25 BBTC 1303.05 1310.00 1271.00 1279.25 UFLEX 237.85 239.15 232.35 233.00 AKZOINDIA 1780.00 1793.25 1775.15 1785.30 LUPIN 776.50 789.80 769.85 772.00 -5.75 NBCC 64.00 64.35 62.20 62.35 EQUITAS 137.85 139.15 132.90 135.45 HSIL 284.90 286.65 271.30 273.25 SCI 37.70 38.60 37.50 37.65 ABBOTINDIA 7340.00 7367.85 7310.00 7333.75 ICICIPRULI 370.25 374.00 363.45 365.60 -3.55 DISHTV 39.55 40.00 38.10 38.35 VIPIND 495.45 498.50 485.20 488.55 UBL 1424.00 1424.00 1396.05 1398.25 ORIENTCEM 82.35 87.00 81.65 85.55 LINDEINDIA 488.00 489.10 480.00 480.40 DMART 1490.25 1497.00 1475.25 1478.00 -14.85 CANBK 297.20 300.50 283.45 285.20 GAIL 362.20 364.00 351.25 353.15 SUPREMEIND 1108.30 1160.00 1108.30 1127.85 INOXWIND 69.45 70.60 68.70 68.80 DHANUKA 399.15 403.00 393.60 399.15 MCDOWELL-N 544.00 547.80 533.55 535.00 -5.65 UNIONBANK 99.00 100.30 94.45 94.75 CEATLTD 1127.00 1131.50 1096.00 1109.60 MOIL 161.25 163.40 160.45 161.10 NLCINDIA 68.90 69.20 67.80 68.15 MONSANTO 2575.05 2596.30 2566.00 2572.10 BIOCON 616.05 618.50 606.60 608.00 -7.20 BAJFINANCE 3062.20 3088.00 3034.35 3042.10 SONATSOFTW 353.05 363.30 349.95 350.95 TIINDIA 391.35 396.25 384.10 387.70 GSKCONS 7036.10 7205.45 6987.00 6998.40 STARCEMENT 101.10 101.10 99.00 99.20 BHEL 75.40 76.15 73.00 73.80 -0.90 INDHOTEL 159.20 161.00 154.00 154.90 ADANIPORTS 379.50 386.05 379.00 381.05 SHANKARA 439.90 439.90 430.00 432.75 GREENPLY 164.95 164.95 159.30 161.95 ERIS 630.05 631.00 611.20 620.65 INDIGO 1388.00 1396.00 1361.35 1364.95 -18.00 ICICIGI 1010.00 1035.90 1005.60 1013.50 JSWENERGY 76.20 76.50 71.50 71.95 ISEC 232.00 234.15 226.75 229.55 DCMSHRIRAM 412.55 412.75 404.90 408.50 ZYDUSWELL 1320.00 1329.00 1300.55 1300.90 DIVISLAB 1707.55 1707.55 1665.45 1673.20 -25.85 GICRE 254.30 271.15 254.30 263.65 VOLTAS 623.00 633.25 615.40 617.65 FRETAIL 468.75 470.75 459.25 465.15 CORPBANK 29.35 29.75 28.80 28.90 JCHAC 2043.00 2045.00 1977.00 1983.00 CADILAHC 345.80 346.25 337.55 338.80 -5.25 BANKINDIA 106.00 107.35 101.05 101.55 DEEPAKFERT 127.00 137.70 127.00 133.80 BAJAJHLDNG 3450.00 3453.50 3386.00 3411.50 PTC 78.00 78.10 75.25 75.70 SUNCLAYLTD 2901.00 2990.00 2860.00 2865.65 AUROPHARMA 787.00 795.60 770.30 774.00 -12.25 BEML 1014.40 1034.35 993.50 1001.60 MUTHOOTFIN 622.60 631.05 606.15 610.15 ESSELPRO 122.80 125.75 110.55 114.40 COCHINSHIP 392.05 397.20 388.50 390.85 SFL 1310.00 1317.00 1310.00 1315.25 PEL 2638.00 2657.10 2587.00 2596.00 -43.10 HEROMOTOCO 2595.40 2595.40 2569.60 2582.60 APOLLOTYRE 220.10 224.75 218.55 219.40 GPPL 97.95 99.65 96.15 96.65 PFIZER 3320.00 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US plays down US approves sale of 24 MH-60R Malaysia ex-PM goes on trial NASA’s criticism of India over over 1MDB mega-scandal Seahawk helicopters to India AFP n KUALALUMPUR power. “Such privilege carries space debris with it enormous responsibil- Washington (PTI): The US ance in the region, it said. alaysia’s disgraced ex- ity.“The accused is not above has downplayed NASA’s criti- PTI n WASHINGTON The MH-60R Seahawks Mleader Najib Razak plead- the law,” he added. After the cism of India over space debris would add lethal capabilities of ed not guilty to all charges first witness, an official from created by the country’s anti- he US has approved the the Indian Navy, which experts against him as he went on trial the Companies Commission of satellite missile test, saying two Tsale of 24 multi-role MH- say is the need of the hour Wednesday over a multi-bil- Malaysia, gave largely technical nations would continue to pur- 60R Seahawk maritime heli- given the aggressive behaviour lion-dollar fraud, almost a year evidence related to corporate sue shared interests in space copters to India at an estimat- of China in the Indian Ocean after his shock election loss. records, the trial was that includes collaboration on ed cost of USD 2.6 billion, the region. The 65-year-old faced the first adjourned. safety and security in space. State Department has Currently deployed with of several trials over his alleged The judge set the next State Department Deputy announced, boosting the the US Navy as the primary involvement in the looting of hearing for April 15, and trial Spokesperson Robert Indian Navy’s anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare anti- sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, dates until May 10. Najib left Palladino’s remarks came a day anti-submarine warfare oper- surface weapon system for a state investment vehicle estab- of supporters was waiting for without commenting, to cheers after National Aeronautics and ations as China expands its open ocean and littoral zones, lished to develop the economy Najib as he arrived at the Kuala from his supporters waiting Space Administration termed presence in the Indian Ocean. the helicopters are considered of the Southeast Asian nation. Lumpur court ahead of his trial, outside court. Far from being as a “terrible thing” India’s Designed for hunting sub- the world’s most advanced The former premier and and he prayed with them for a considered a pariah, the ex- shooting down of one of its marines as well as knocking maritime helicopter. his cronies are accused of plun- few minutes before entering the leader has gained a following satellites that has created about out ships and conducting According to industry dering billions of dollars from building to shouts of “Long among members of the coun- 400 pieces of orbital debris. search-and-rescue operations experts, it is the most capable the fund and spending it on Live Najib”. try’s Muslim majority as some “The issue of space debris, at sea, the Lockheed Martin- naval helicopter available today everything from high-end real Looking relaxed in the are worried their long-held that is an important concern built helicopters, would replace designed to operate from estate to artworks and a luxu- dock, he denied seven corrup- privileges are being eroded for the United States, and I India’s aging fleet of British- support the foreign policy and form secondary missions frigates, destroyers, cruisers ry yacht. tion and money-laundering under the new government. He would say that we took note of made Sea King helicopters. national security of the US by including vertical replenish- and aircraft carriers.According He had been tipped to win charges related to the alleged has become an unlikely social the Indian Government’s The Trump helping to strengthen the US- ment, search and rescue, and to US Naval Air System another term in office easily last theft of 42 million ringgit (USD media phenomenon by attack- statements that the test was Administration on Tuesday Indian strategic relationship. communications relay,” said Command, the MH-60R year and extend his coalition’s 10.3 million) from SRC ing the new administration’s designed to address space notified the Congress that it has The sale, at an estimated cost the Congressional notifica- Seahawk missions are anti- six-decade stranglehold on International, a former 1MDB policies online. debris issues,” Palladino said. approve sale of 24 MH-60R of USD 2.6 billion, will tion. submarine warfare, anti-sur- power, only to be soundly unit. He was initially due to “I think we spoke a little bit multi-mission helicopters, improve the security of a major India will use the face warfare, surveillance, defeated by his former boss, It is just a fraction of the stand trial in February, but about this last week. But as which will provide the Indian defensive partner which con- enhanced capability as a deter- communications relay, combat Mahathir Mohamad, who rode hundreds of millions of dollars appeals by his defence team we’ve said previously, we have defence forces the capability to tinues to be an important force rent to regional threats and to search and rescue, naval gun- a wave of public anger over that he allegedly stole. Opening over procedural matters saw his a strong strategic partnership perform anti-surface and anti- for political stability, peace, and strengthen its homeland fire support and logistics sup- 1MDB to the premiership. In the prosecution, Attorney- case put on hold until a judge with India, and we will con- submarine warfare missions. economic progress in the Indo- defense, the notification said, port. As the Navy’s next gen- the months that followed, once- General Tommy Thomas told last week ruled the trial should tinue to pursue shared interests The helicopters are designed to Pacific and South Asia region, adding that India will have no eration submarine hunter and dormant investigations into the High Court it was the finally proceed. in space, in scientific and tech- operate from frigates, destroy- it said. “The proposed sale will difficulty absorbing these heli- anti-surface warfare helicopter, the controversy were “first trial in our courts against It was a relief for the gov- nical cooperation with India, ers, cruisers and aircraft carri- provide India the capability to copters into its armed forces. the MH-60R Seahawk is con- relaunched and Najib was hit a former prime minister, who ernment, as there had been and that includes collaboration ers.In its notification, the State perform anti-surface and anti- The proposed sale of this sidered to be the cornerstone with dozens of corruption for nearly a decade occupied mounting public anger about on safety and security in space,” Department told the Congress submarine warfare missions equipment and support will of the Navy’s Helicopter charges linked to the plunder- the most powerful office in the the delay in bringing Najib to he said. Last week, India carried that this proposed sale will along with the ability to per- not alter the basic military bal- Concept of Operations. ing of the fund. A small crowd land and wielded near absolute justice. out Mission Shakti, in which it successfully targeted a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite. Prime Minister Narendra Lost and found: Israel’s Modi hailed its success as “an Brunei introduces stoning to death for adultery unprecedented achievement” that makes India “a space AFP n BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN nation, and Phil Robertson, year and is seeking asylum in power.” NASA Administrator deputy Asia director at Human Canada, told AFP that the classified documents of Jim Bridenstine said about 60 runei on Wednesday intro- Rights Watch, described the environment will be more ter- pieces of debris have been Bduced harsh new sharia code as “barbaric to the core, rifying for the country’s LGBT tracked so far and out of which laws, including death by ston- imposing archaic punishments community, who were already weapons deals with India 24 are going above the apogee ing for adultery and gay sex, for acts that shouldn’t even be leading “very secretive” lives. PTI n JERUSALEM weapons deal with India ahead of the ISS. despite a storm of global criti- crimes”. The European Union “Some worry a lot and of the trip, which reportedly “That is a terrible, terrible cism from politicians, celebri- said in a statement that some would like to escape the coun- delegation led by Israel’s also included classified infor- thing to create an event that ties and rights groups. The of the new punishments try before they are found out ANational Security Adviser mation. The delegation dined sends debris and an apogee that tough penal code in the tiny “amount to torture, acts of not to be... heterosexual,” the lost classified documents relat- at a restaurant prior to board- goes above the international country on tropical Borneo cruel, inhuman or degrading 19-year-old said. Confirming ed to weapons deals with India ing the plane and the aide who space station. That kind of island — ruled by the all-pow- treatment”. the new penal code was now in but in a stroke of luck they were had printed the papers report- activity is not compatible with erful Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah They are particularly force, a religious affairs min- recovered, thanks to a restau- edly left them there. the future of human spaceflight — fully came into force fol- upsetting for the country’s istry official told AFP: “The rant waiter’s presence of mind, However, a waiter at the that we need to see have hap- lowing years of delays. small lesbian, gay, bisexual and statement from the prime min- a media report said on restaurant found the docu- pen,” he said. “The Anti-satel- The laws, which also transgender (LGBT) commu- ister’s office last weekend on Wednesday. National Security ments after the delegation had lite weapons (ASAT) test by include amputation of hands nity. Before the new laws, sex (the code’s) implementation Adviser (NSA) Meir Ben left and contacted a friend India last week has resulted in and feet for thieves, make between men was already ille- prevails, hence (April 3) marks Shabbat travelled with several whose mother works for the about 400 pieces of orbital Brunei the first place in East or gal in Brunei and punishable the date of its implementation.” members of the National Israeli Embassy in India.The debris,” he added. Southeast Asia to have a sharia with up to 10 years in jail. But A second government offi- Security Council (NSC) to waiter’s friend flew to India and Bridenstine said not all of penal code at the national In this April 23, 2013, photo, a child walks near Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, the new code stipulates death cial, speaking anonymously, India in January this year when gave her mother the docu- the pieces were big enough to level, joining several mostly one of the landmarks of Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei. Brunei announced to by stoning as a punishment for confirmed it had entered into he met Prime Minister ments which she then passed track and the NASA is right Middle Eastern countries such implement Islamic criminal laws that punishes gay sex by stoning offenders to death. sex between men, while force.The sultan — who is one Narendra Modi and his Indian on to the security officer of the now tracking objects which are as Saudi Arabia. The legal change in the tiny, oil-rich monarchy, which also includes amputation for women convicted of having of the world’s wealthiest men counterpart Ajit Doval. embassy. A probe carried out 10 centimeters or bigger. Rape and robbery are also theft, is due to come into force Wednesday. AP sexual relations with other and lives in a vast, golden- The Israeli NSA in those by the NSC found that the loss “Some 60 pieces of orbital punishable by death under the women face up to 40 strokes of domed palace — announced meetings also discussed about of documents had not inflict- debris have been tracked so far, code and many of the new laws, star Elton John, calling for vention centre near the capital the cane or a maximum 10- plans for the code in 2013. different weapons deals ed damage on Israel’s security, 24 out of which poses risk to such as capital punishment for Brunei-owned hotels to be Bandar Seri Begawan. The sul- year jail term.A 33-year-old gay The first section was intro- between the two countries, the report said. the International Space insulting the Prophet boycotted. In a public address tan, who has been on the Bruneian man, who spoke duced in 2014 and included less newspaper Ha’aretz reported. NSC Chair, Yoav Horowitz, Station,” he said.’ India has Mohammed, apply to non- to mark a special date in the throne for over five decades, anonymously, said the new stringent penalties, such as Israel reportedly wishes to sell issued directives to launch a said the test was done in the Muslims as well as Muslims. Muslim calendar, the sultan also insisted that Brunei was a laws were “unfair, cruel and fines or jail terms for offences India several advanced probe into the incident which lower atmosphere to ensure The decision to push ahead called for stronger Islamic “fair” country and the envi- should not happen”.“It really including indecent behaviour weapons manufactured by drew conclusions that “no dan- that there is no space debris. with the punishments has teachings but did not mention ronment for visitors was “safe takes away my happiness and or skipping Friday prayers. defence industries, such as spy gerous entities” were exposed “Whatever debris that is gen- sparked alarm around the the new penal code. and harmonious”. freedom to express myself, and Clooney’s call to boycott nine planes, unmanned aircraft, to the contents of the docu- erated will decay and fall back world, with the United Nations “I want to see Islamic Government officials later depresses me so much,” he Brunei-owned hotels in Europe anti-tank missiles, cannons ments. Shabbat’s aide was onto the earth within weeks,” labelling them “cruel and inhu- teachings in this country grow confirmed the laws had entered told AFP. Zulhelmi bin and the United States last week and radar systems.An aide to accused of losing the docu- the Ministry of External Affairs mane” and celebrities, led by stronger,” he said in the nation- into force.The sharia laws have Mohamad, a transgender catapulted the issue into the Shabbath had printed several ments and was placed under said soon after the test. actor George Clooney and pop ally televised speech at a con- triggered worldwide condem- woman who fled Brunei last international headlines. documents related to possible warning, the report said. GLOBE TROTTING ‘Cheat day’ during Another Indian sentenced by Miranda Kerr is pregnant with her third child diet may damage US court in call centre scam Los Angeles: Miranda Kerr already has two sons Flynn, age PTI n WASHINGTON 8, whom she had with ex-husband Orlando Bloom, and blood vessels Hart, whom she and her husband, Snapchat founder Evan n Indian national has Spiegel, welcomed last year. Now, the couple will welcome PTI n TORONTO Abeen sentenced to 16 a third little member into their family; Kerr and Spiegel are months in jail in the US for expecting a baby, E! News confirmed. The model gave birth aving just a plate of fries or his involvement in a sophis- to Hart last May after his big brother Flynn put in a spe- Ha bottle of soda while fol- ticated call centre scheme cial order for a sibling. "Evan and I had been together for lowing a ‘keto diet’ may damage that victimised over 340 peo- a while, and he was like, 'When are we going to have a baby your blood vessels, say scientists ple, resulting in over USD brother or sister?' We were like, 'We've got to get married who warn against going for a 200,000 in losses, in the latest first,'" she said during an interview with Jimmy Kimmel ‘cheat day’ while following the crackdown on India-based early last year. "The day after the wedding, he comes run- popular weight loss regime. The call centre frauds in America. ning in, and he's like, 'Mommy, is it in there?' I was like, ketogenic or keto diet has The Department of Justice 'Honey, give it a minute!'" Kerr is already celebrating this become very common for weight said Mehboob Mansurali new addition on Instagram. Saturday afternoon, she post- loss or to manage diseases like increased risk in cardiovascular Charania took part in a ed a photo of a red carpet at the Gruner + Jahr Spa Awards, type 2 diabetes. disease, it made sense to look at sophisticated scheme organ- George, since October 2013, funds to the attention of fic- where she was holding her baby bump.As far as social media “It consists of eating foods what was happening in the ised in India, that included a more than 15,000 victims titious names used by interactions go, though, Kerr is not one for posting all the rich in fats, moderate in protein, blood vessels after a sugar hit,” network of call centres. Call have suffered over USD 75 Charania through wire trans- time. Last year, when Kimmel asked her if she would be but very low in carbohydrates said Durrer. For their test, the centre operators called US million in losses to the per- fers, including through putting the kids' photos on her husband's app, she said she and it causes the body to go into researchers recruited nine residents over the telephone petrators of telephone scam- MoneyGram and Western wasn't so sure. "What I love about Snap is you can send to a state called ketosis,” said healthy young males and had and misled the potential vic- mers who impersonate Union.Charania would also your friends and family these little intimate moments that Jonathan Little, associate pro- them consume a 75-gramme tims into sending money util- Internal Revenue Service conduct hawala money trans- you're sharing, and so my family in Australia, we snap all fessor at University of British glucose drink before and after a ising a number of different (IRS) employees. fers by transferring proceeds day long," she said. "But publicly it's, like, a different thing; Columbia (UBC) in Canada. seven-day high fat, low carbo- confidence scams, court doc- US investigation has iden- to bank accounts as directed you want to keep some things private." The diet can be very effective hydrate diet. uments showed. tified 140 scammers who, by an individual in India. because once the body is in keto- The diet consisted of 70 per Charania was convicted have or are, facing federal Charania’s sentencing sis and starved for its preferred cent fat, 10 per cent carbohy- on January 17, after he plead- criminal proceedings, the DoJ came a day after another Working on ‘Brahms: The Boy II’ was fuel glucose, the body’s chemistry drates and 20 per cent protein, ed guilty to engaging in an said. The scams included Indian national was sentenced changes and it begins to aggres- similar to that of a modern unlicensed money transfer impersonation scams, where to eight years and nine sively burn its fat stores, Little ketogenic diet. “We were origi- business. the callers pretended to be months in prison for his ‘pretty terrifying’ for Katie Holmes said in a statement. nally looking for things like an Charania, who moved to IRS employees and demand- involvement in an India- Los Angeles: Actor Katie Holmes says she had a “pretty ter- This leads to weight loss and inflammatory response or Tucker, Georgia in 2014, was ed payment of taxes and fees. based call centre scam. rifying” experience while working on her upcoming film can reverse the symptoms of dis- reduced tolerance to blood glu- sentenced to one year, four Other scams included Nishitkumar Patel, 31, “Brahms: The Boy II”. The 40-year-old actor is playing eases like Type 2 diabetes. cose. What we found instead months in prison to be fol- grant scams, where callers who had pleaded guilty to the one of the leads in director William Brent Bell’s film, which The often embraced ‘cheat were biomarkers in the blood lowed by three years super- directed victims to pay charges on January 9, has is a follow-up to his 2016 horror hit “The Boy”.The story day’ is a common theme in many suggesting that vessel walls were vised release, and ordered to upfront fees for fictitious also been asked by a Florida follows a new family moving into an estate, where their diets. However, researchers being damaged by the sudden pay a USD 100 special assess- grants; student loan scams court to pay USD 2,00,000, young son soon makes an unsettling new friend, an eeri- found just one 75-gramme dose spike in glucose,” said Durrer. ment, and pay restitution of where callers threatened vic- forfeit cash and a 2015 Land ly lifelike doll he calls ‘Brahms’.At the CinemaCon in Las of glucose — the equivalent a The most likely culprit for the USD 203,958.02 to victims of tims if they did not pay ficti- Rover that was seized in Vegas on Tuesday, Holmes presented the first look of the large bottle of soda or a plate of damage is the body’s own meta- the scheme, the DoJ said in a tious taxes and fees associat- October 2018. sequel, which also stars Owain Yeoman and Christopher fries — while on a high fat, low bolic response to excess blood press release. ed with student loans, and According to court docu- Convery. “I love dolls, so I had a conflict because I had carbohydrate diet can lead to sugar, which causes blood vessel “The phone scheme, hacking scams, where callers ments, Patel connived with so many growing up. I never thought of a doll being creepy, damaged blood vessels.“We were cells to shed and possibly die. Charania was a part of, used would gain remote access to the US-based co-conspira- and now I have to rethink everything,” the actor said as interested in finding out what “Even though these were lies, intimidation, and fear to the victim’s computer, lock the tors and the India-based call quoted by Entertainment Weekly “This was pretty terri- happens to the body’s physiolo- otherwise healthy young males, extort or outright steal from victim out of the computer, centres to extort money from fying to make when we were working with the doll, it was gy once a dose of glucose is rein- when we looked at their blood unsuspecting citizens,” US and deny access to the com- American residents by imper- a lot. I was scared,” she added.Holmes, who shares daugh- troduced,” said Cody Durrer, vessel health after consuming the Attorney Byung J ‘BJay’ Pak puter until the victim pro- sonating IRS officers between ter Suri with ex-husband, actor Tom Cruise, described the doctoral student at UBC. “Since glucose drink, the results looked said. vided payment. 2014 and 2016. film as a story of a mother and her son as well as “this impaired glucose tolerance and like they might have come from According to Treasury If the victims agreed to The IRS is the revenue evil presence that’s influencing her child, and how that’s spikes in blood sugar levels are someone with poor cardiovas- Inspector General for Tax pay, the call centres would service of the United States a universal fear for every parent”. known to be associated with an cular health,” said Little. Administration, J Russell have the victims send the federal government. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | APRIL 4, 2019 world 12

US’ UN move complicates Azhar issue: China ‘Facing 4th charge’, PTI n BEIJING China, on Monday criti- ing the draft resolution at the the involvement of JeM in the Ghosn announces cised the US for directly tak- UNSC. terror attack in Pulwama and hina on Wednesday hit ing the issue of listing Azhar as “Also China has been the situation in Jammu and Cout at the US for threat- global terrorists to UN Security working hard with relevant Kashmir, Geng said, “On the ening to use “all available Council after it had put a sides and is making positive recent incident in Kashmir, press conference resources” to designate technical hold on the US, UK results. The US knows that China has stated its position. Pakistan-based JeM chief and French resolution earlier very well. Under such circum- We hope South Asia could Masood Azhar as a ‘global to declare him a global terror- stances the US still insists on maintain peace and stability terrorist’, saying Washington’s ist in the UN’s 1267 Sanctions pushing the draft resolution, and we hope India and move is complicating the issue Committee dealing with doesn’t make any sense,” he Pakistan will engage in dia- and not conducive to peace counter-terrorism issues. On reiterated. He said the US’ logue and through dialogue and stability in South Asia. Monday, Geng claimed “posi- action is not consistent with and consultation resolve out- After China put a hold on a tive progress” has been made the UN rules and customary standing issues.” French proposal to list Azhar to resolve the vexed issue and practice and sets a bad prece- India handed over a under the 1267 Al Qaeda accused the US of scuttling its dent. “It is only complicating dossier to Pakistan on Sanctions Committee of the efforts. the issue and not conducive to February 27 with specific Council, the US on March 27 China has so far blocked peace and stability in South details of Pakistan-based terror circulated a draft resolution to the move to designate Azhar as Asia,” he said. group JeM’s complicity in the the powerful 15-nation a ‘global terrorist’ four times in “China will continue to Pulwama attack that killed 40 Council to blacklist Azhar and issue to resolve it properly. He Jaish-e-Mohammad founder recent years. On Wednesday, adopt constructive and respon- CRPF personnel on February subject him to a travel ban, an was responding to a question Azhar, was held accountable. the Chinese Foreign Ministry sible attitude to participate in 14 and the presence of JeM ter- assets freeze and an arms about State Department The State Department was spokesman said vast majority discussions and deliberations ror camps and its leadership in embargo. spokesman’s assertions that responding to China criticising of the UNSC members believe on the designation issue,” he Pakistan. Pakistan has already Chinese Foreign Ministry the US will use all “available the US, France and the United that efforts should be made said. “We hope this issue will said that it has not found any Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn, center, leaves his lawyer's office in Tokyo, spokesman Geng Shuang told resources” to blacklist Azhar. Kingdom for moving a draft under the 1267 Sanctions finally be resolved properly,” he link between the JeM and the Wednesday. AP a media briefing here that The US on Tuesday resolution at the UNSC as Committee to solve this des- said. Pulwama terror attack and China is adopting constructive reportedly said it will “utilise all “not a constructive move” and ignation through dialogue and To another question that demanded more informa- AFP n TOKYO Ghosn with new charges with- and reasonable stand on the available resources” to ensure that it “set a bad example”. consultation instead of push- no evidence has come about tion/evidence from India. out sending him back to prison. okyo prosecutors are con- Prosecutors would need to Tsidering pressing a fresh again justify a detention by say- Report: Tax take charge against Carlos Ghosn, ing he was a flight risk and Pentagon expects Turkey local media said Wednesday, as could destroy evidence and Juncker vows EU to work ‘to the former Nissan boss the chances seem fairly slim,” from ‘Panama announced on Twitter he said the lawyer, who asked to to buy US missile system would be giving his side of the remain anonymous. Papers’ probes story. In the latest twist in a The news came after it AFP n last moment’ for Brexit deal WASHINGTON jets would pose a threat to the rollercoaster of a case, Japanese emerged that lawyers for exceeds $1.2 bn F-35 technology and endanger AFP n BRUSSELS will personally do everything “In light of Prime Minister investigators are reportedly Renault — Nissan’s parent S Acting Defense Secretary Western defenses. I can to prevent a disorderly May’s statement last night, I eyeing a possible aggravated company that Ghosn also led Frankfurt Am Main UPatrick Shanahan said “Pending an unequivocal U leader Jean-Claude Brexit and I expect political believe we now have a few breach of trust charge related to — have handed over docu- (AFP): Taxmen in 22 coun- Tuesday he was confident that Turkish decision to forgo deliv- EJuncker vowed leaders across the EU27 and more days,” he said. at least $32 million in Nissan ments to prosecutors showing tries worldwide have raked in Turkey would drop its plan to ery of the S-400, deliveries and Wednesday to work until the in the United Kingdom to do “If the United Kingdom funds transferred to a distrib- millions of euros in payments more than USD 1.2 billion in purchase the Russian S-400 activities associated with the last moment to prevent a the same.” is in a position to approve the utor in Oman. to the firm’s distributors in fines and back taxes thanks to missile defense system and buy stand-up of Turkey’s F-35 oper- “no deal” Brexit, but admit- On Tuesday, May asked withdrawal agreement with a Some of the money is Oman. An internal probe by the 2016 “Panama Papers” the US Patriot system instead. ational capability have been ted Britain crashing out now opposition leader Jeremy sustainable majority by 12 believed to have been used to Nissan, which is cooperating leak of information about off- A day after Washington put a suspended while our dialogue appears to be a likely result. Corbyn to help develop a April, the European Union buy a luxury boat allegedly with prosecutors, has found shore dealings, media report- freeze on its joint F-35 fighter jet on this important matter con- Addressing the European Brexit plan that could be should be prepared to accept used by Ghosn and his family, Ghosn had approved over $30 ed Wednesday. program with Turkey in protest tinues with Turkey,” the Parliament after Prime ratified by the House of a delay until 22 May. according to a source familiar million in payments to a dis- Britain has recouped to the S-400 deal, Shanahan said Pentagon said in a statement. Minister Theresa May asked Commons, and asked “Yet I believe that a ‘no with the matter. If Tokyo pros- tributor in Oman, a person some USD 253 million, France he expects Ankara to opt for the Later, Marine Corps General Joe for a short postponement, Brussels for more time. deal’ at midnight on the 12 ecutors were to proceed, it familiar with the matter con- $136 million and Australia Patriot missiles. That would Dunford, chairman of the Joint Juncker said London remains Juncker responded that EU April is now a very likely sce- would be the fourth criminal firmed to AFP. $93 million, the International then allow the F-35 program to Chiefs of Staff, reiterated that the on course for Brexit next leaders would be flexible, nario. It is not the outcome charge against the 65-year-old Some of this money ended Consortium of Investigative continue, he confirmed. “I’ve US had made Turkey a “very week. but time is limited and a dis- I want, but it is an outcome former high-flying auto exec- up in personal accounts, or was Journalists (ICIJ) posted on its had a number of conversations good offer” on the Patriot sys- But he added: “The orderly no-deal Brexit would for which I have made sure utive, who denies all allegations used for purchases and invest- website. German newspaper with Defense Minister (Hulusi) tem. European Union will not only be welcomed by pop- the European Union is Ghosn already faces three ments by Ghosn — mainly to Sueddeutsche Zeitung — Akar and I really think we’ll “The S-400 and the F-35, kick any member state out. “I ulist and nationalist forces. ready.” charges of financial misconduct buy a yacht and make invest- which received the massive resolve this situation with our we’ve made it very clear those over allegations he under- ments via his son’s firm — leak of documents from strategic partners,” he said. are incompatible systems,” reported his compensation and according to this person.A Panamanian law firm “I am very confident in the Dunford said. “But we’re still sought to transfer personal spokesperson for Ghosn has Mossack Fonseca on which Patriot proposal that we’ve deliv- working our way through this. losses to Nissan’s books.Tokyo already rejected these allega- the investigation was based — ered to Turkey, its availability, its And I hope we can come up district prosecutors are dis- tions. “The payments made by reported Berlin has reaped pricing, and very importantly, with an arrangement with cussing the case with more Renault to the distributor in USD 183 million from relat- the industrial participation that Turkey.” “So we haven’t given up senior colleagues before decid- Oman have not been diverted ed tax probes. comes along with the Patriot yet is the bottom line.” The pur- ing whether to move ahead, from their commercial objec- “While recouping the pro- system.” Asked if that meant he chase of a Russian system is Japanese media said. tives and under no circum- ceeds of hidden assets helps to expects Turkey will buy the highly unusual for a member of Shortly after the reports stances has all or part of such fund vital government ser- Patriot system, Shanahan the North Atlantic Treaty emerged, a verified Twitter payments benefited Carlos vices, there is a growing sen- replied: “I expect we’ll solve the Organization, the Western account in Ghosn’s name said Ghosn or his family,” said the timent that the enduring lega- problem so that they have the alliance forged to counter the he would be speaking to jour- representative in a statement. cy of the Panama Papers will right defense equipment in Soviet Union. But Dunford nalists next week.“I’m getting In a bolt from the blue that be its effect on behaviour and terms of Patriots and F-35s.” As maintained that the US-Turkey ready to tell the truth about rocked Japan and the business public attitudes,” the ICIJ said. for the F-35s planned for relationship is solid. what’s happening. Press con- world, Ghosn was arrested on Tax authorities have Turkey, he said: “I expect them “I have every confidence ference on Thursday, April 11,” November 19 after prosecutors scrambled to respond to the to be delivered.” and I spent a lot of time, as you said the tweet, sent early stormed his private jet at a massive tax evasion system On Monday, the Pentagon know, with our Turkish allies, Wednesday afternoon.A Tokyo airport and took him that the leak revealed was said it was halting all deliveries and I have every confidence that spokeswoman for the executive into custody.He spent more organised through Mossack and joint work with Turkey on our areas of convergence are far later confirmed the news con- than 100 days in detention Fonseca’s Panama City offices. the F-35 if Ankara insisted on more than any areas of diver- ference in a statement to AFP. with limited access to lawyers More than 100 media buying the S-400 system from gence in the Turkish relation- If prosecutors were to file before being released on a bail organisations participated in Russia, a move which has ship,” he said. new charges, it would not nec- of nearly $9 million. the investigation, which alarmed Turkey’s NATO allies. The US suspension essarily mean Ghosn returns to Nissan swiftly removed uncovered accounts in tax The tough step came after announcement came two days the detention centre where he him as chairman and is also havens held by 140 politicians, months of warnings from before foreign ministers from spent more than three months expected to remove him from football stars and billionaires Washington that Turkey’s adop- NATO’s 29 members were due before winning bail on March the board at an extraordinary and enjoyed a global media tion of Russian missile tech- in Washington to celebrate the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, left, shakes hands with European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel 6, according to a local shareholders’ meeting slated echo. nology alongside US fighter 70th anniversary of the alliance. Barnier at the European Parliament in Brussels, Wednesday. AP lawyer.“The prosecutor can hit for Monday. Trump says he called Prez Xi the ‘king’ of China Chinese woman held at Trump resort PTI n WASHINGTON Beijing, becoming the first United States within with malware on thumb drive S President Donald foreign leader to dine in the years.“They would have UTrump said he called Forbidden City since the caught us within a short Washington (AFP): A uments mistakenly identified his Chinese counterpart Xi founding of modern China. period of time ... within two US ,China resume uphill Chinese woman carrying mul- them as being from the Jinping a “king” during his Speaking from the Great years, by the end of my tiple cellphones and a thumb “Republic of China,” the offi- first state visit to Beijing in Hall of the People in Beijing term, if you had a normal drive containing malware was cial name of Taiwan.Secret 2017 and that the top before their bilateral meet- president ... they would have effort to end trade rift arrested on Saturday at US Service agents at the scene Communist Party leader ing, Trump said, “My feeling caught us. But right now it’s President Donald Trump’s found four cellphones, a laptop appeared to appreciate the toward you (President Xi) is going to be a long time Washington (AP): The inance. To pressure China, Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida computer, an external hard remark. Addressing the an incredibly warm one. As before they catch us,” he Trump administration on the United States has while he was staying there, drive and a thumb drive that National Republican we said, there’s great chem- claimed. Wednesday will resume imposed tariffs on USD250 court documents revealed “contained malicious software”, Congressional Committee istry, and I think we’re going US and Chinese nego- negotiations with China billion in Chinese goods. Tuesday. she offered an additional story: according to the document. spring dinner in Washington to do tremendous things for tiators have been meeting in toward ending a trade war The Chinese have counter- An arrest document in the that she was asked by a Zhang was arrested and on Tuesday, Trump said Xi both China and for the Beijing and Washington in that has deepened uncer- punched by taxing USD 110 federal district court of Palm Chinese friend named Charles charged with making false had denied he was a king. United States. And it is a recent weeks to hammer out tainty for businesses and billion in U.S. imports. Beach, Florida said Zhang to travel from Shanghai to statements to federal officers “He said, ‘But I am not very, very great honour to be a comprehensive trade deal investors and dimmed the Forecasters at the World Yujing tried to gain entry into attend the event and attempt to and knowingly entering a king, I am president.’ I said with you. between the world’s top two outlook for the global econ- Bank and International Mar-a-Lago on Saturday, first speak to a member of the restricted building — which ‘No, you’re president for life, Thank you very much.” economies. Trump said his omy. The two sides are to Monetary, among others, presenting herself as a member president’s family about US- Mar-a-Lago becomes while and therefore you’re king’,” After their meeting, Trump administration was standing meet for the ninth time, have downgraded their out- and saying she was headed to China economic relations, the Trump is in residence. Trump told his audience, told Xi, “I want to thank you up to China’s “chronic trade with analysts expressing look for the global economy, the pool — despite not having document said. Trump owns the luxurious prompting laughter, CNN again — you’re a very special abuses.” optimism that the world’s partly because the U.S.- a swimsuit. The woman carried two beachside club in the wealthy reported. “He said, huh. He man — for your gracious “They’ve taken advan- two biggest economies might China rift is damaging trade Then, she claimed to be passports from the People’s Atlantic coast city of Palm liked that. I get along with hospitality.” Trump has also tage of our country and you be near some kind of agree- and causing businesses to attending a non-existent Republic of China, according Beach, and travels there fre- him great,” it quoted the US hosted Xi at his Mar-a-Lago know what, I respect them ment. Negotiators met in slow their investment until Chinese-American friendship to the US Secret Service which quently on weekends to play President as saying. resort in Florida in April for it. I say it, we should have Beijing last week in talks that they know how the dispute event. After she was detained, arrested her. The charge doc- golf and meet friends. Trump, 72, visited 2017. been doing that to them,” he Treasury Secretary Steven will end. Beijing in November 2017, Following Trump’s trip said. Mnuchin described as “con- Tensions have eased just months before China’s to China the relationship To pressure China, the structive.” somewhat since President rubber-stamp legislature, the between the two countries US imposed tariffs on USD Now, Vice Premier Liu Donald Trump met Xi in National People’s Congress, has grown rockier. 250 billion in Chinese He, a close confidante of Buenos Aires late last year dropped the two-term limit Starting early in 2018, goods. Beijing retaliated by President Xi Jinping, is lead- and the administration on the Chinese presidency in Trump began imposing tar- taxing USD 110 billion in ing a Chinese team to ended up suspending its March. The controversial iffs on billions of dollars’ US imports. Washington. “We have been plans to raise tariffs on $200 move cleared the way for Xi, worth of Chinese encouraged by the tone of billion of the Chinese 65, to serve indefinitely as exports to narrow the negotiations,” Myron imports to buy time for China’s head of state, the trade deficit, Brilliant, head of interna- negotiations “We’re making strengthening his grip on sparking a trade tional affairs at the U.S. headway,” Larry Kudlow, power. war. In his speech Chamber of Commerce, told Trump’s top economic advis- China abolished monar- to the Republican reporters Tuesday. Brilliant er, said Tuesday, describing chical rule in 1912 when the committee, estimated that the two sides the talks as “a larger, grander last emperor of the Qing Trump said are 90% of the way to an discussion than anything dynasty, Pu Yi, was over- that had he agreement but cautioned that we’ve ever had in U.S.-China thrown to establish the not “the last 10% is the hardest relations.” Republic of China. Xi is also imposed part, the trickiest part.” Analysts say two major serving as General Secretary the tar- At the heart of the dis- sticking points, in particular, of the ruling Communist iffs, the pute are the Trump admin- stand in the way of any Party and Chairman of the Chinese istration’s allegations that agreement. First, Trump Central Military economy China steals technology and wants to preserve at least the Commission. would coerces U.S. companies to 25% tariffs he has imposed Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a car hood during an opening ceremony of the Mercedes Benz automobile assembly plant President Trump was have hand over trade secrets — all on USD 50 billion in Chinese outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 3, 2019, with Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG Dieter Zetsche, accorded red-carpet treat- caught up part of Beijing’s zeal to over- imports as a way to maintain background centre. Germany’s Daimler AG has opened a new Mercedes factory in Russia, part of a 250 million euro ($281 ment during his 2017 visit to with the take U.S. technological dom- leverage over Beijing. million) investment it says will create 1,000 jobs. AP usp 13 LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | APRIL 4, 2019 SAIL REGISTERS BEST EVER True beauty lies within Swami Ram Swarup Yogacharya believes that one should strive to discover the real and eternal happiness over the sensuous joy CRUDE STEEL PRODUCTION of the transient world n today’s world, people have is destructible and mortal. the king’s court, all the wise Igenerally become material- Based on the previous lives’ men laughed at the sight of his The company produced 16.3 Million Tonnes (MT) crude steel in FY19, registering a growth of eight per cent istic and hanker after wealth. pious deeds, God has blessed body. The saint enquired who They don’t hesitate in using us with the human body to these people were, to which over the corresponding period last year unfair means to achieve their destroy sorrows of old age suf- the king informed him that end. To them, this is their ulti- ferings, diseases, painful cycle they were the wise men of his he Steel Authority of India Limited mate happiness, the ultimate of birth and death by way of kingdom. The saint disgusted- (SAIL), the country’s largest pub- fulfilment of existence. But in worship, practice of yog phi- ly told the king that they were Tlic sector steel producer, has the absence of the Vedic losophy and so on, under the simply cobblers and not the shown a much improved performance knowledge, they don’t realise guidance of the learned of the wise as suggested otherwise in the financial year 2018-19 in terms of that by doing so they are liv- Vedas. This is only the way to since they were learned only production, techno-economics, sales ing in a fool’s paradise. Our destroy every effect of our pre- with the knowledge of the and so on. SAIL produced 16.3 Million pious land has been the land vious as well as present lives’ outer body and not the Tonnes (MT) crude steel in FY19, reg- of rishi-munis, Rajrishis, who deeds, sorrows, illusions and enlightened soul that resides istering a growth of eight per cent over were learned of the Vedas thereby attain final libera- within the body. The king the corresponding period last year and and the yoga philosophy. tion. We must remember that requested him to answer his clocking the best ever saleable steel pro- The Indian philosophy the said facility has not been question to which the saint duction during the year. The production based on Vedic culture, pro- awarded by God to other liv- explained that he was neither from new mills of the company’s plants vides us with real happiness. ing-beings. a king nor a beggar but a sub- has recorded a marked improvement in It preaches that the soul is Physical beauty has a lime soul devoid of all kinds FY19, giving an enriched product bas- alive, infinite and immortal passing phase as has been of worldly dirt. The response ket. The total steel despatch from SAIL matter, which resides within described by our saints and left the king relieved and sat- was the highest ever at 14.86 MT dur- the human body. Why not scholars; the real beauty lies in isfied. ing FY19 due to a dedicated logistics then strive to discover the real jeevatma, the soul. Let me Ashtavakra’s story is a les- setup created by the organisation. recent- and eternal happiness, rather illustrate this truth in the fol- son to us that we should per- ly. than spending one’s earthly lowing anecdote. form our duties as desired by The FY19 ended with a robust per- Anil Kumar Choudhary, Chairman, SAIL days in sensuous joy of this Once there lived a king the Lord and not to run after formance during Q4 with a growth of 10 FY19 was a remarkable year for SAIL plan of 21 per cent increase in produc- transient world? named Janak. One day, he had illusions ruled by our senses. per cent, 8 per cent, 14 per cent and 13 tion and 35 per cent higher than the H1 with a marked turnaround in various tion of crude steel and similar growth in In the Bhagwad Gita, Lord a dream in which he found To be permanently happy we per cent in respect of production of hot figure. In line with this improved per- parameter like production, techno-eco- sales to catch on with the fast growing Krishna has beautifully himself as a beggar, roaming will have to realise the inner metal, crude steel, saleable steel and sales formance, the company has managed to nomics, cost of production, higher pro- domestic steel consumption backed by described the relationship around in search of food. beauty and not the physical respectively. Also, SAIL had the highest improve its turnover by 16 per cent duction of value added products apart an increased demand from infrastruc- between the body and the Atlast, he saw a piece of bread one. ever production of 9.85 lakh tonnes of which now stands at `66,100 crore. from ramping up of the production from ture and construction segments. “The soul. In the thirteenth chapter, lying on the ground, and One can enjoy unfading UTS 90 Rail. The production of Rails got The company’s chairman Anil new mills and sales.” entire organisation is fully geared up to he says that our body is picked it up to eat. No soon- beauty only if one acquires the momentum in the second half of FY19 Kumar Chaudhary, appreciated the However, he feels that the challenge scale new heights in FY20,” added kshetra (the field) of the jeevat- er did he have a bite of it, a kite perception of the real and the with around 5.66 lakh tonnes of produc- efforts of SAIL employees and said, “The for the next year is much higher with a Chaudhary. ma (the soul). The jeevatma swooped and took the bread unreal. Once we attain that governs the body through away. The king was so fam- knowledge, we can reach the five senses and the mind. ished that he fell unconscious. highest pinnacle of spiritual Senses are prone to indulgence When the dream broke, glory. This is the stage when thereby causing harm to the the king found himself quite one can enjoy its true and eter- HUDCO increases disbursements enjoyer. Therefore, control upset, unable to comprehend nal character. Here, no desire over senses is the most impor- whether he was a king or still is left behind except serving he chairman-cum-manag- est in the sector. HUDCO is Central Nodal Agencies (CNA) studies and 16 training pro- tant. We can achieve this by a beggar. He called the wise God’s creation and loving His Ting director of the Housing expected to get the ‘Excellent’ to channelise the subsidy under grammes, including three inter- adopting the preachings of the people of his kingdom to people without expecting any and Urban Development rating for the eighth year in a the Credit Linked Subsidy national training programme Vedas and thereby daily prac- answer his query but none reward or appreciation. This is Corporation (HUDCO) Dr M row, for the tripartite MoU Scheme of Housing for All for professionals under the tice of the Ashtang Yog philos- could satisfy him. Finally, he the final stage of our earthly Ravi Kanth, informed that dur- signed by HUDCO with the (Urban) Programme under the ITEC programmes of the ophy while discharging all called the greatest intellectu- existence and once we reach ing the year 2018-19, a total of MoHUPA and DPE for the year Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Ministry of External Affairs. moral duties. al of the time—saint that stage we attain salvation, 20.6 lakh dwelling units were 2018-19. HUDCO has also As CNA, HUDCO has execut- The annual HUDCO Design The soul is the alive mat- Ashtavakra which literally which is the main motto of sanctioned, including the EWS been consistently working to ed MoUs with 86 banks/Prime Awards, which give recognition ter whereas the human body translates to one who has human life. and LIG category. Against the accelerate the pace of providing Lending Institutions (PLIs) for and encourage innovative ideas is non-alive. The soul is inde- eight deformities in one’s (The author is the chief annual disbursement target of quality urban infrastructure in EWS/LIG category and with 80 of architects, town planners structible, immortal, unborn body. editor of Ved Ishvareeya vani, `16,565 crore, HUDCO has the country over the decades by banks/PLIs for MIG-I and and engineers that make cities and eternal whereas the body When the saint entered a bi-annual magazine) disbursed `31,010 crore. This is financing over 2200 infrastruc- MIG-II. inclusive, livable and environ- a growth of 87 per cent over the ture projects, covering utility, HUDCO has disbursed mentally sustainable, were given previous year’s disbursements of social and commercial infra- `318.03 crore as CLSS subsidy to seventeen awardees under ‘Hawa Badlo’ movement conducts workshop in Delhi `16,565 crore. structure. to EWS/LIG 14,825 beneficia- five categories. Sharing the highlights of Some of the major infra- ries and `86.33 crore as CLSS In line with the thrust areas AIL (India) Limited has been creating sources like Natural Gas for industries, CNG the company’s performance structure projects sanctioned subsidy to 4,215 MIG beneficia- identified in its corporate social Gawareness and changing mind sets to for automobiles, PNG for commercial uses. during the year 2018-19, he include a line of credit of ries till March 31. During 2018- responsibility (CSR) and ensure a greener and cleaner tomorrow GAIL India Limited plans to support Hawa explained that since inception, it the largest facilitator of hous- `2175.30 crore to the Odisha 19, HUDCO disbursed `260.99 Sustainability Policy, HUDCO through its movement— ‘Hawa Badlo’. Badlo movement and empower the idea on a HUDCO has financed over ing delivery in the country. Urban infrastructure Fund crore CLSS subsidy to 11,738 has sanctioned assistance of Recently, Hawa Badlo organised a workshop long term basis so that it becomes a national 17,100 housing and infrastruc- HUDCO became a listed Board for storm water/drainage EWS/LIG beneficiaries and `9.30 crore for socially benefi- in New Delhi for providing solutions for movement.This movement has been actively ture projects with a cumulative company in 2017 and has main- works in five cities of the state `80.96 crore CLSS subsidy to cial proposals all over the coun- achieving pollution free air and to mobilise working towards educating the Indian mass- sanction of `201,931 crore and tained its ‘AAA’ rating for the and a financial assistance of 3,937 MIG category beneficia- try such as sanitation, education collective societal efforts to improve the es against air pollution through events, short disbursements of `1,66,175 third consecutive year. As of `200 crore to the Agartala ries, through its Retail Finance and healthcare, renewable ener- deteriorating air quality by encouraging sus- films, contests, raahgiri, pledges among oth- crore. HUDCO has supported December 2018, HUDCO’s Smart City Limited for con- Window i.e. HUDCO Niwas. gy solutions, employment-ori- tainable and environment friendly lifestyle ers on advocacy against air pollution and more than 19.34 million hous- gross NPA stood at 5.82 per struction/ upgradation of smart As part of its capacity- ented skill training programmes habits such as planting trees, cycling and problems caused due to it. Through these es in the country, both in rural cent and the net NPA at 0.80 per city components. HUDCO has building efforts, HUDCO’S and rehabilitation housing for walking, carpooling, using public transport, efforts, Hawa Badlo movement has reached and urban areas, thus making cent, which is among the low- been identified as one of the HSMI conducted five research flood victims in Kerala. conserving energy and using cleaner energy more than six crore Indians digitally. IndianOil refineries NFL sets new record of urea production BIS launches Smart Registration epeating the past perfor- MT urea. While the Bathinda create new Rmance, the National Unit set a new record of 5.84 Fertilisers Limited (NFL) has set lakh MT at 114.2 per cent benchmarks a new production record of 38.59 capacity utilisation, the Panipat lakh Million Tonne (MT) of urea Unit also broke all the previous in 2018-19 with a capacity utili- records with a production of sation of 119.4 per cent. This is 5.74 lakh MT at 112.2 per cent the fourth successive year when capacity. The company’s vintage NFL has broken its own produc- plant at Nangal also produced tion records. All the plants of the 5.41 lakh MT urea with a capac- company have achieved more ity utilisation of 113 per cent. than 100 per cent capacity utili- Among the industrial products sation. Of all NFL units, the category, the Nangal Unit also Vijaipur Unit achieved the high- produced 81,053 MT nitric acid, est capacity utilisation at 125 per the best ever in the history of this he Bureau of Indian giant step to become smarter The BIS DG said that cent and produced 21.6 lakh unit. TStandards (BIS) has by adopting technology and Standards work as a backbone launched Smart Registration at revamping its process that will for the well-being of society at an event held in New Delhi, be entirely system driven. large, protecting the interests of recently. The ceremony wit- Lauding the efforts of BIS, the consumer. “The Smart GRIDTECH focuses on student innovation nessed the secretary of the Sawhney said, “India is one of Registration is a definite move Department of Consumer the largest consumers of digi- towards our solemn vision to rganised by the Power cation and so on. The exhibi- Affairs, Avinash Kumar tal technology and keeping be digital and advanced. OGrid Corporation of tion and the concurrent sum- Srivastava, as the chief guest this in mind, the new CRS will Building upon the founda- India Limited (POWER- mit has also seen a large num- along with the secretary of the go a long way to fast-track tions laid under the aegis of the GRID), with the support of the ber of exhibitors, utilities, pol- Ministry of Electronic and implementation and drive Digital India programme, BIS ndianOil refineries recorded Ministry of Power and in icy makers, regulators, Information Technology, Ajay faster turn-around times.” He envisages developing an Itheir best-ever performance association with CBIP and investors, academicians, visi- Prakash Sawhney, the director added that the new registration ecosystem where technologies during the fiscal year 2018-19, IEEMA, the GRIDTECH- tors and delegates attend the general of BIS, Surina Rajan process will help promote play a significant role in stan- surpassing the government’s 2019 6th International conference to experience the and the ADG of BIS, CB Singh. manufacturing ecosystem in dardisation and conformity memorandum of understand- Exhibition and Conference, state-of-the-art, power tech- The event saw more than 250 the country. “The National assessment.” ing (MoU) targets for key was inaugurated by the vice nologies and equipment of manufactures and 100 associ- Policy on Electronics in 2012 The CRS Android App is physical and energy parame- president of India, M future transmission, distribu- ations at the launch. (NPE 2012), provided a road a tool for scheme credibility ters. The refineries also met the Venkaiah Naidu, at ITPO, tion, smart grid infrastructure. Under the Compulsory map for the development of and transparency for con- ‘green’ milestone of supplying Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. In an endeavor to encourage Registration Scheme, CRS for the electronics sector in the sumers, which is enabled to BS-VI grade auto fuels to Addressing the gathering young and talented students’ more than 50 products, BIS has country and envisages to cre- verify the registration number major areas of NCR on April Naidu said, “Events such as ronment friendly solutions to soned professionals.” community towards innova- been continuously redesigning ate a globally competitive of the product. In tune with the 1, thus fulfilling IndianOil’s GRIDTECH 2019 provide an overcome the challenges faced The ongoing three-day tion, a dedicated Students’ and improving operations to Electronics System Design and technologically driven era, BIS commitment. The Division opportunity for power system by the sector. It is an excellent exhibition is showcasing new Innovation Pavilion’ was also ensure efficiency and credibil- Manufacturing (ESDM) indus- is in the process to expand the achieved record production professionals in the industry platform for evolution of new technologies in transmission, organised for demonstration of ity of schemes for the benefit try to meet the country’s needs usage of technology and of major products like LPG, and academia to exchange ideas in the energy sector distribution, renewable inte- working models from students of consumers. This year, the and to serve the international machine learning for all its cer- petrol, diesel, jet fuel (ATF), ideas and deliberate on envi- through brainstorming by sea- gration, smart grid, communi- of various technical institutes. BIS CRS scheme has taken a market,” added Sawhney. tifications and processes. among others. IndianOil’s director (Refineries) B V Rama Gopal, congratulated the divi- DELHI HORSE SHOW RETURNS sion for the outstanding per- Namo Gange Trust celebrates its fifth foundation day formance while addressing the refinery teams across the coun- he ongoing Delhi Horse The participation in the he Namo Gange Trust, a national president said, ‘The Trust’s prime love, peace and harmo- try to mark the beginning of TShow in the capital, has show has seen an increase Tnon-profit organisation, Acharya Mukesh mission is to spread the ny without the bound- the new fiscal year. Gopal said, brought together an audience given the increased interest recently celebrated its Kumar. message of health, aries of race, colour, “With sustainable business of all ages groups to indulge for the sport after the Indian Foundation Day. The Trust The Trust was peace and harmony in religion and gender.” practices taking centre stage, in the equestrian sport. Event Team won 2 Silver was established in 2015 with founded with a vision society through com- Others who marked adherence to safety and envi- Conducted by the Army Polo medals at the recently con- the aim to serve diverse that our system and mitted efforts. Our mis- their presence on the ronmental norms, ensuring and Riding Centre at the cluded Asian Games at extensions of the ‘World ancient knowledge can sion is to support and occasion are Anshul operational availability of the Army Equestrian Centre, the Jakarta. Over 400 horses Family’. The event was inau- benefit all mankind promote the Indian ide- Aggarwal, Director, plants and multiskilling the show is hosting events rang- and 500 competitors are par- gurated by the namo Gange irrespective of their age, ology where everyone Namo Gange Trust, teams will ensure IndianOil’s ing from the serious ticipating at the ten day Trust’s founder Acharya origin, orientation and lives as integrated members and manage- leadership position in the times Dressage and Show Jumping Delhi Horse Show, which Jagdish Maharaj, its chair- belief. Speaking on the member of a global ment team of Namo ahead.” to fun events for teenagers. will culminate on April 7. man, Vijay Sharma and the occasion, the chairman family with respect, Gange Parivar. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | APRIL 4, 2019 vivacity 14

A PATRIOT’S ACT ‘Character in Kalank is special’ Actor SANJAY DUTT’s forthcom- ing film Kalank’s character is very special to him as he shares his name with his father. While Sunil Dutt was one of the most respected celebrities of the industry, not many know that his real name was Balraj here’s a thin line that divides patriotism from Dutt. In the film, jingoism. But as Bollywood is riding on a Sanjay essays the A BIT OF CRICKET AND A Thigh tide of films with nationalistic themes, character of Balraj actor John Abraham, who plays a spy in thriller RAW, says it’s totally worth it to have a stream of Choudhary, therefore, movies on what people need to see in the current it has been a surreal socio-political environment. experience for him. “Patriotism is something that you must feel Sanjay shared a very in your heart and you project it in a certain sen- endearing relationship sitive, credible and responsible way in your sto- rytelling. Jingoism is when you wear that on your with his father and has SUMMER BREAK sleeve. I think there may be some films that may been extremely close to go over the top in trying to be opportunistic, but him. Through the years, if there is a wave of films that do address what the actor has always As IPL season rages on, travel experts analyse how it is the country needs to see, I feel it’s absolutely worth exhibited immense love it,” John said. Uri: The Surgical Strike, Raazi and Kesari have and respect towards boosting the tourism economy. By TEAM VIVA turned out to be a success. John’s Parmanu: The the late actor. The film releases Story of Pokhran was a narrative around India’s on April 17. e Indians know how the match venues, thus contributing Daniel D’Souza, president and 1998 nuclear tests. RAW, releasing tomorrow, talks to make any deal the to the rental car segment, which oils country head (Leisure), SOTC Travel, about a common man who turns into a spy. And best. So if cricket be the tourism economy well,” he adds. has compiled a choice of destinations. his forthcoming Batla House traces the story of ‘Acting is our Mecca, then the Sport today has become a key dri- “Chandigarh, Jodhpur, Aurangabad, the shootout between a seven-member Delhi keeping me places around the ver for tourism in India and cricket Agra, Mysore, Puducherry are on the Police Special Cell team and suspected Indian Wstadium are no less holy. Ever since the has been at the forefront of it, explains itinerary of sports enthusiasts because Mujahideen terrorists allegedly involved in the busy. I Indian Premier League (IPL) has got Manmeet Ahluwalia, marketing head, of the IPL fever. In addition to the September 13, 2008 serial blasts in Delhi. intend to do off the blocks, most travel companies Expedia. He points out that now that ‘WHEN THE matches, these locations also make for “We have graduated from the Border and a single but have noticed a considerable increase the IPL is as much a part of the nation- ideal getaways. So we expect to see a LOC Kargil days to a different style of screenplay I am not in the number of tourists travelling al culture calendar, there’s a huge surge CRICKET LOVERS rise in travel bookings. SOTC designs which audience would perhaps find palatable. able to just exclusively to watch sports-related of fans and cheerleaders travelling to TRAVEL TO WATCH packages which offer a perfect blend They know the difference between jingoism and events or alternatively planning a hol- Delhi, Mumbai, Mohali, Jaipur, of sport and sightseeing at the desti- patriotism. So, the minute they will see something sit down iday around a major sporting event. Hyderabad and Kolkata. Since a part MATCHES, MOST OF nation for the travellers to enjoy.” jingoistic, they will say, ‘Listen, drop this’,” John and do it. It will IPL has given a new dimension to the of the IPL also coincides with the sum- THEM COMBINE Rising disposable incomes have said. happen. I don’t know concept of sports tourism, which is mer holidays, “people try and design been one of the main reasons for Of his own projects, he said, “When I did when. It’s very time still in its infancy in this country. their itinerary in such a way that they THEIR TOURS WITH sports enthusiasts to fulfill their Madras Cafe, it was because I was very impact- consuming. I’d rather Reports suggest that hotels and watch the matches and proceed to desire for unique experiences. ed by Rajiv Gandhi’s death. I did Parmanu because service-providers benefit from this another destination close to the city,” LEISURE Interestingly, Anand points out that it was a story that stayed with me for the longest do something else. rush of travellers who combine a hol- says she. For instance, Mumbai has PACKAGES. tourist spots like Nek Chand Rock period of time and I felt how do the youngsters But one cannot iday with an IPL match, thereby seen the maximum queries, almost Garden, Sukhna Lake, Pinjore in India do not know what happened in Pokhran. undermine it enriching their holiday experience. above 35 per cent, as the city is the THERE’S A SURGE Gardens and High Court museum When I am doing RAW, it’s another side of our completely. There is Karan Anand, head, relation- venue for the finals and tourists are OF PEOPLE top the list of sights for cricket defence forces that I want to show to everyone a way business ships, Cox & Kings, says that this year choosing beach packages in Goa and tourists in Chandigarh. Similarly, out here, and if I do Batla House, it’s a very sen- he has seen a a 30 per cent rise in the Alibaug after the match. Mohali foot- TRAVELLING TO Jaipur is being used as a pivot for sitive space. The house is perhaps the most con- works every time. I number of travellers booking their falls are up 17 per cent, it being close DELHI, MUMBAI, Rajasthan tour packages. Mysore tentious subject in India after Babri Masjid. So, am proud of kids who holidays, where they combine a match to Shimla for a relaxing vacation,” adds palace and the quaint French lanes of I am actually attempting something where I know can manage experience with local sight-seeing. Manmeet. MOHALI, JAIPUR, Puducherry are also on the list of the probability of failure is high, but the proba- everything.’ Another factor that makes IPL attrac- He points that mostly the Gen Z, HYDERABAD AND must-sees for those going to bility of success is even higher.” tive “is the entire league being domes- bachelors and DINKS are looking at Bengaluru and Chennai respectively. Having said that, the actor-producer believes —Rajeshwari tic” but offering an opportunity to making the most of the season as they KOLKATA “The concept of sports tourism is that the credibility one gets by associating with Sachdev watch international players and games. don’t have to be dependent on annu- DURING IPL’ booming and millennials are looking films that “make a difference, have a voice and “When the cricket fans travel to al summer vacations. These opportu- for holiday ideas matching their pas- take a stand is different than saying ‘Hey, my film The film fraternity welcomed actor watch matches, most of them combine nities make for quick weekend get- sion and preferences. We aim to did `200 crore’. The mood of the country is such IRRFAN KHAN their trip with leisure tours. aways for them. enable incredible sport-inspired tour that people want to see something on India but back with open Sightseeing tours are being booked in Karan suggests that a 20 per cent experiences for admirers around the at the same time, it’s very important that we arms as the actor, who was lying advance alongside accommodation. spike has been observed in bookings globe,” says Heena Akhtar, co-founder explore different facets of the country, if you low for months following neuroen- Some fans opt for self-drive tours from by women-only travellers. of tripXOXO. choose to do so in a sensible way.” —IANS docrine tumour diag- nosis and treatment, took to social media to express gratitude to those who gave him love and support to help him get Paradise regained through his tough phase. Guldastah It was in March last year that Designer ROHIT BAL’s collection revives the lost beauty of weaves and crafts of Irrfan had announced his diagno- Kashmir as the state’s rural women take centrestage. By CHAHAK MITTAL sis and said that he was going abroad for treatment. He returned verybody knows that ace community support because designer Rohit Bal is a pas- they needed to be sure. They to India in February this year, and Esionate Kashmiri, keeping would ask a hundred questions made a rare media appearance last the delicate art and craft of his — where is it that their daugh- month at Mumbai airport. But he roots alive through motifs, ters-in-law or wives are going? seemed to be avoiding paparazzi. colours, cuts and fabrics. Now, Who is the employer? Is it even he has gone a step ahead and safe? What would be the tim- engaged women from the down- ings? What is the work about? town Dal area of Srinagar to put Will there be men at the work- Justin is sorry Ramanujan’s together a collection called place? There is a lot of trust- for his prank Guldastah, which premiered at building and community mobil- the Lakme Fashion Week earli- isation which is required.” The Singer JUSTIN BIEBER has apolo- secrets unveiled er this year and is now on dis- team, hence, wandered across gised to his fans for sharing a fake play at his store. Part of a pro- the villages in the state, convinc- ject helmed by a sewing compa- ing families and assessing skills. pregnancy post on April he hitherto unpublished personal diaries ny, Bal is applying a salve on the Even then, there were prob- Fools’ Day. Tand journals of late poet-scholar A K women affected by the conflict lems — one of them being a ter- A news article read, Ramanujan, who wrote in both English and and patching their torn lives them, understand different rorist attack at Bandipur, due to “Justin Bieber slammed Kannada, have been published as a book. together with a sense of purpose. kinds of fabrics and work con- which the area became totally on social media for fake Edited by his son Krishna Ramanujan and He spent long days and fidently.” inaccessible for the team. The Guillermo Rodriguez, an active promoter of nights with a cluster of rural The biggest challenge, designer says, “I wondered if pregnancy news,” he Indo-Spanish cultural relations, the book Kashmiri women, guiding them according to Bal, was whether they would be able to finish by took to Instagram Journeys: A Poet’s Diary will be out this week. through their strengths of floral they could show enough com- the show date considering the and wrote: It includes accounts from his travels, his embroidery and teaching them mitment and work against time harsh winter, which disrupts “There are peo- thoughts on writing, many improvised as well to replicate them on exquisite targets. “These rural women normal activity in the Valley. I as early poetry drafts, and dreams. As per the organic fabrics like cotton, silk do not have this concept since had too many questions. Will the ple who are introduction penned by Rodriguez, the book blends, chanderis, silk organzas most of them are engaged with work be up to the mark? Will the always going brings together a selection of the unpublished and velvets. It was complete farm, dairy or house work. They designs and pieces come out so be offended, diaries that trace Ramanujan’s ‘journey’ — in “love” for Kashmir that inspired are not aware of delivering perfectly as thought?” and who don’t his own voice — as a writer and poet, and his Guldastah. He says, “I come something at a given time. They The project, launched on take jokes very maturing as a unique intellectual luminary. from Kashmir. I realise very well had to understand the produc- November 15, ended exactly The journey moves from his first literary about what is happening in the tion cycle. Also, learn about how three days before the actual well. I am a steps as a budding poet in the 1940s in then state. I wasn’t born in a war zone little intricacies like embellish- showcase on January 30. The prankster and it Mysore (Mysuru); his years as a professor of which it has now become. Do ments, different kinds of trims, artisans worked even in sub-zero was April Fools. English literature in India in the 1950s to his you know people are living such buttoning styles, cuts and so on temperatures. There was the I didn’t at all mean passage to America as a scholar in 1959. In the troubled times there? I want to matter. They had to learn to Hurriyat strike, no electricity in to be insensitive to 1960s, he began his successful career as a tell people that its beauty will work in a more organised man- the area and even diesel was Dravidian scholar at the University of Chicago remain forever. Inshallah.” ner,” adds Bal. frozen in the generators. The people who can’t and published his first poetry collection and Bal says that even though he In remote areas, even today machines would be colder than have children.” book of translations. By the 1980s and early was initially hesitant, the way the ed their assessment, followed by there are orthodox families and ice and hence, hard to touch. He added, “I will 1990s, the darker period in his poetry, a time women artisans cooperated is training for learning higher level ‘The artisans restrictions on women that do “But amid all challenges, we apologise, take of personal and inner struggle re-emerged: his worth commending. “In a way, skills. It was then when many worked even in not allow them to step out of managed to pull through and responsibility frequent despair and physical pain came to the I feel proud to have worked with designers got prepared to work their homes in search of work. Rohit was very happy. He could fore in his fragmented writings. He died in 1993. these women who actually put with these women and give sub-zero It’s always the men who are “sup- not believe it. It was the resilience and say sorry to Apart from his literary treasures like the the whole collection together. them additional and more com- temperatures. posed” to do that. Hence, of those women that made it people who were translations of ancient Tamil and Kannada poet- Even in the freezing winter of plex training.” There was the Somaiya explains that this was happen,” says Somaiya. offended. I truly ry, as well as of U.R. Anantha Murthy’s novel Kashmir, hats off to them for fin- Since the garments had to the biggest aspect that had to be The women artisans, who Samskara, his personal literature — journals, ishing it so perfectly,” says he. be up to the demands of its Hurriyat strike, no worked upon — making their also walked the ramp, earn up to don’t want any- ` one to be hurt by a diaries, notes — remain largely unknown. Priya Somaiya, executive respective designers, Somaiya electricity in the families convince for them to 5,000 per garment as an addi- Journeys: A Poet’s Diary, complete with a director at the Usha Silai, which tells us the criteria of choosing area and even leave their homes for work. She tional income which allows prank. You sometimes just don’t foreword by film-theatre personality Girish is coordinating the project, says the women, “They could achieve informs, “The women had to them to help their families get know what will hurt someone’s Karnad, now opens a window to the author’s that after a few women show- higher levels of finishing and do diesel was frozen manage their homefronts too, access to better education, nutri- feelings.” innermost thoughts and his creative process. cased capabilities beyond just quality work, understand the in the generators’ their husbands, children and tion and medical aid. —IANS stitching and knitting, “we start- complexity of designs to work on mothers-in-law as well as get Photo: Pankaj Kumar LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | APRIL 4, 2019 sport 15 90 minutes & beyond Messi and Suarez score after end of regulation time to help Barca play 4-4 draw against Villarreal

AFP n MADRID "In the end it is only a ionel Messi and Luis Suarez led point but there is a Barcelona to a stunning come- certain feeling after Lback against Villarreal on coming back from two Tuesday and may have ensured goals down in the last there will be no return for Atletico minute." Madrid in La Liga's title race. —ERNESTO VALVERDE Atletico play Barca at the Camp Nou on Saturday and were given "The spirit we showed fresh hope of a resurgence when at the end, to refuse to Another twist in PL tale struggling Villarreal, inspired by the give in, to come back brilliant Santi Cazorla, led the in the last minute- we AFP n WOLVERHAMPTON secure a top-four finish after a dam- Catalans 4-2 going into the final showed that we want aging 2-1 defeat against Wolves. minute. to win this league." shley Young's needless dis- United had been set a target of —LUIS SUAREZ But Messi, who had started on Amissal and Chris Smalling's 15 points from their remaining the bench, drove in a free-kick in the farcical own goal sent Manchester seven games by the manager before 90th and in the 93rd, Suarez fired in United crashing to a damaging 2-1 their visit to Molineux. a devastating half-volley to earn The pair of Messi defeat against Wolves on Tuesday. That total is now 15 points from Barca a 4-4 draw and an unlikely and Suarez have Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side six matches, with games to come point. blew a chance to move into third against both Manchester City and Combined with Atletico's earli- now scored 51 place in the Premier League as they Chelsea at Old Trafford, a target er 2-0 victory over Girona, the goals between squandered the lead in a disap- which Solskjaer admits leaves no result means the gap at the top is pointing display at Molineux. room for mistakes. reduced to eight points ahead of this them in the United remain fifth, but "I'm as confident as I weekend's top of the table meeting league this their hopes of qualifying for was three hours ago," joked but Ernesto Valverde's side celebrat- the Champions League via a Solskjaer after the defeat. ed Suarez's goal like it was a winner. season, just one top-four finish will be further "I said we need 15 points Cazorla, meanwhile, sank to his dented if Tottenham and from our last seven games knees, a chance spurned for shy of the total Chelsea win on Wednesday. and now we need 15 from Villarreal to pull four points clear of managed by It was a frustrating night our last six. the relegation zone, with Celta Vigo, for Solskjaer, who saw United "It's difficult but then now only two behind, still to play Real Madrid suffer a third defeat in their again, we're a very good Huesca on Wednesday. last four games — underlin- team and it's going to be dif- They had come from two the striker clear. Chukwueze's ing how much work the Norwegian ficult for anybody who plays against down, as Samuel Chukwueze shot struck the post but can- Instead, Alvaro Gonzalez was still has in front of him following his us. and Karl Toko Ekambi can- noned back to him and this sent off for a second yellow card in appointment as permanent manag- "This was a tough game but a celled out early goals from time, he guided it into the far the 86th minute and Messi lashed a er last week. performance that deserved a win." Philippe Coutinho and corner. free-kick in off the post to give Barca Scott McTominay's first goal for The game's turning point Malcom. Vicente Iborra and Any control Barcelona had hope. United was negated by Diogo Jota proved to be a second yellow card Carlos Bacca looked to have increasingly gave way to chaos, When Suarez drove in his thun- before the interval, but the game's collected by Young with just 57 sealed an incredible win, only for particularly on the break, where dering half-volley from the edge of turning point proved to be a second minutes gone. Messi and Suarez to intervene. Villarreal broke through almost at the box, there were four seconds of yellow card collected by Young Young was booked twice in the The pair have now scored 51 will. Toko Ekambi's equaliser short- the three added minutes remaining. with just 57 minutes gone. space of five minutes for fouls on goals between them in the league ly after half-time looked like a fluke Cazorla dropped down as Barca's United finally caved to Wolves' Jota, the second a particularly this season, just one shy of the total but perhaps he meant it. players ran to the corner. pressure 20 minutes later, when unpleasant high challenge. managed by Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid were putting Raul Jimenez rose above Phil Jones "When you're on a yellow you're Rested along with Gerard Pique MESSI INTRODUCED the finishing touches to their victo- and headed a Joao Moutinho cross always in danger of it being a yel- and Ivan Rakitic, it seemed He tore down the right wing and ry at the Wanda Metropolitano goalwards. low card again," said Solskjaer. Barcelona would not need Messi as cut inside, with Marc-Andre ter when Barcelona kicked off but they The awkward attempt saw "Probably it was a bad decision Coutinho tapped in a pass by Stegen stepping out to block what he had to wait until the 76th minute for Smalling and goalkeeper David de by Ashley but in the heat of the Malcom, who then headed in Arturo expected to be a cutback. Instead, Diego Godin's opener against Gea become entangled, with the moment he reached for the ball and Vidal's cross for a 2-0 lead after 16 Toko Ekambi stabbed the ball inside Girona. former making the final touch as was a little bit too high, it made it minutes. the goalkeeper and into the far cor- Antoine Griezmann celebrates with his Atletico Madrid teammates after scoring goal ATM They had VAR to thank too as the ball rolled over the line. more difficult. But Villarreal sprung into life, ner. the Argentinian's header was only "We didn't get the pressure revived by Chukwueze, who pulled Messi warmed up and then Manu Morlanes' pass and prodded his curled pass creating the chance, allowed to stand after Antoine ‘NO MARGIN FOR ERROR’ built that we expected, so we kept one back seven minutes later. A came on in the 61st minute but it it home before Bacca made it four as Bacca skipped round Ter Stegen Griezmann had initially been ruled Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted possession well but then they scored sumptuous flick by Iborra launched was Villarreal that pulled away. A with 10 minutes left. and slid in for what seemed like the offside. Griezmann's lob added a Manchester United have no further with the first chance they put the the counter-attack and Cazorla sent minute later, Iborra nipped onto Cazorla was again the instigator, win. second in injury-time. margin for error in their bid to ball in the box." FRANCE WORLD CUP Kean can’t stop scoring despite racist abuse EX- COACH APPLIES

AFP n MILAN Cagliari goalkeeper Alessio FOR INDIA JOB Cragno denied Kean twice before ising Italy star Moise Kean was the teenager finally broke through, Rtargeted by racist abuse after he with Rodrigo Bentancur rolling the continued his goal-scoring spree to ball across for him to tap in. push Juventus closer to an eighth consecutive Serie A title on Tuesday UDINESE DENT MILAN HOPES with a 2-0 win over Cagliari. Kevin Lasagna grabbed a point Kean, 19, slotted in his fourth for Udinese to further dent AC goal in as many league games for Milan's Champions League ambi- Juventus in the 85th minute after tions. defender Leonardo Bonucci nodded Injury-hit Milan struggled in the opener on 22 minutes in against their 15th-placed opponents Sardinia. with goalkeeper Gianluigi The youngster's celebration after Donnarumma going off on 11 min- scoring, however, infuriated the utes with a thigh problem and Sardinian crowd who had jeered the Brazilian midfielder Lucas Paqueta PTI n NEW DELHI teenager throughout after he was hurting his ankle in the first half. booked for diving in the first half. Polish striker Krzysztof Piatek he Indian football team's spirited show- The final minutes of the game managed to break through just ings in recent times seem to be having You can reach Moise Kean celebrates in front of Cagliari fans after scoring his side's second goal during a T were overshadowed by racist chants before the interval after connecting a ripple effect with the position of the men's Serie A clash at the Sardegna Arena Stadium in Cagliari on Tuesday. Cagliari fans shouted racist aimed at both Kean and his French chants at Kean after the 19-year-old scored in the 85th minute, the chants were so bad that with a Patrick Cutrone cross. coach attracting over 250 applications, an teammate Blaise Matuidi. Cagliari captain Luca Ceppitelli rushed in to protect the youngster and ask the fans to stop AP But Italian international Lasagna unprecedented number that also includes 1,000 goals: Pele Kean celebrated with his hands pulled Udinese back level after fin- some well-known names from Europe. outstretched in front of the Cagliari Moise shouldn't have done ees to stop matches in the ishing off a flowing counter-attack on The post has been left vacant since fans after scoring. that and the Curva (Cagliari future when there is racist 65 minutes. Stephen Constantine resigned following the But Bonucci claimed that Kean fans) should not have reacted chanting. The stalemate complicates the Indian team's failure to make the knockouts tells Mbappe should not have provoked the home that way. The win put Juventus Champions League race for Gennaro of the AFC Asian Cup after coming close supporters and said his teammate "We are professionals, we back 18 points clear of sec- Gattuso's side who are targeting a to doing so. AFP n PARIS Pele was only 21 when he was partly to blame for the have to set the example and ond-placed Napoli, who trav- return to the competition for the first Contrary to speculations doing the won his second World Cup in unsavoury scenes. not provoke anyone." el to lowly Empoli on time since the 2013-2014 season. rounds, All India Football Federation ootball legend Pele told 1962, adding a third eight years "Kean knows that when he Cagliari fans appeared to throw Wednesday, with only eight match- Milan have picked up just one (AIFF) sources categorically denied that FKylian Mbappe on Tuesday later. scores a goal, he should celebrate objects at Kean, and the match was es to play. point from their last three matches they are not exactly looking to recruit a that he believes the French "There's only one 'King' that with his teammates. He knows momentarily stopped with Matuidi The champions' next game is at after defeats against Inter Milan high-profile name. In the recent past, AIFF World Cup winner can emulate and he's there," said Mbappe. he could have done something dif- reacting furiously to the jeers at the home against AC Milan, who were and Sampdoria. general secretary Kushal Das had also said his own achievement of scor- "I'm just Kylian, I'm trying to ferently too," Bonucci told Sky Sport same stadium where he was target- earlier held 1-1 by Udinese. They occupy fourth place, the that they would appoint a coach based on ing 1,000 career goals. do my best to help my team Italia. ed last season. Italy defender Bonucci headed final Champions League spot, but the team's requirements and not get carried The 78-year-old Brazilian and my national side. "There were racist jeers after the The abuse came on the same day in his third league goal of the sea- Lazio are four points behind with away by big names. claims to have netted over "The comparisons are flat- goal, Blaise heard it and was angered. that UEFA president Aleksander son from a Federico Bernardeschi two games in hand ahead of their trip The list of applicants also includes 1,000 goals in his career, while tering but I know very well that I think the blame is 50-50, because Ceferin said that he will ask refer- corner. to struggling SPAL. coaches from the Indian Super League and Mbappe has so far managed I will never do what he did." I-League. 103 in total, with 92 of those "The big names doing the rounds need coming at the top level. ‘WANT TO HELP PSG AND Lyon lose in French Cup not necessarily fulfil the criteria of the AIFF. "It's possible, I scored FRANCE' LEIPZIG SNATCHES DRAMATIC WIN Early next week the concerned committee exactly 1,025, so 1,000 goals is It was not the first time that Lyon: Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas said will make a short-list and the candidates possible for him," Pele said in Mbappe has had to temper he will wait until the end of the season to decide Berlin: Marcel Halstenberg's would then be interviewed by the techni- Paris, where he met Mbappe at comparisons with Pele, after a the future of coach Bruno Genesio following last-gasp penalty saw RB Leipzig cal committee, and based on its recommen- a sponsor event. rush to crown him a future Tuesday's 3-2 defeat at home to Rennes in the snatch a 2-1 victory over dations, the executive committee would Mbappe, who last year footballing great during the French Cup semi-finals. Rennes twice led at the Augsburg in a nerve-shattering make the appointment from among the became only the second World Cup in Russia, where he Groupama Stadium through goals from Mbaye German Cup quarter-final tie on final list," a well-placed AIFF source said. teenager to score in a World scored four goals in total. Niang and Benjamin Andre, but Lyon hit back Tuesday. After Alfred Established names doing the rounds are Cup final after Pele in France's But the former Monaco with a Bertrand Traore goal and Moussa Finnbogason's equaliser had res- Italian Giovanni De Biasi, Hakan Ericson 4-2 victory over Croatia, played striker insists that he is not Dembele penalty. Algeria defender Ramy cued Augsburg in injury time of of Sweden, France's Raymond Domnech down Pele's comments. focused on becoming the best Bensebaini drilled home the winner for Rennes normal time, Halstenberg and England's Sam Allardyce. "I think that even if we player of modern times. on 81 minutes to send his side through to the restored the lead in injury time While these are undoubtedly big names, count the goals on inter-city "When Pele was playing, he final and a possible showdown with holders of extra time to send Leipzig into the AIFF has also received applications from pitches and goals on the didn't think he wanted to be the Paris Saint-Germain. Bensebaini's strike the first German Cup semi-final people who do not have the credentials and PlayStation, I won't be able to best player in history, he want- allowed Rennes to avenge Friday's 1-0 league of their history. The hosts held licence. reach the 1,000-goal mark," ed to have fun, help his coun- defeat by Lyon and denied Genesio's side the Leipzig at bay for long periods The deadline for applying for the top said the 20-year-old Paris Saint- try and his club, which he did," chance to claim their first silverware since lift- and looked dangerous them- job ended on March 29. Germain forward. he said. ing the trophy in 2012. "It was agreed that if selves until a momentary lapse Among others, Bengaluru FC's highly "We will try to get as close "What I want is to help we were in the final - which is no longer the in concentration allowed Werner successful former coach Albert Roca has as we can, but I think I'll be a PSG, the France team and case -and if we were in the top three, there to break away and slot in the Gregoritsch's late handball in the Hamburg, who beat Paderborn also emerged as the frontrunner for the job, long way off it at the end of my afterwards it will be other peo- would be a two-year extension," Aulas said opener on 74 minutes. Leipzig box broke Augsburg hearts and 2-0 earlier in the evening. with many national team players favouring career." ple who tell you that you are the afterwards. "The deal that was reached with were left shellshocked, however, gifted Leipzig victory. "We are so Hamburg striker Pierre-Michel his appointment. Mbappe has scored 32 best. Bruno is that there will not be a contract renew- when Finnbogason snatched an frustrated because we were at Lasogga continued his fine scor- Under Roca, Bengaluru FC played goals in all competitions for "Everyone says that he is al between now and the end of the season. "It equaliser four minutes into least on the same level as Leipzig ing form in the German Cup as four finals in his two seasons in charge - PSG this season, including 27 the best, but if you are (the will stay like that. It's really sad not to be able injury time. Yet it was Leipzig today," Augsburg coach Manuel he grabbed both goals to fire his making the final of the AFC Cup in 2016, from only 24 Ligue 1 appear- best), there's no need to say it. to say that Bruno will extend his stay." AFP who had the last laugh in a jaw- Baum told Sky. Leipzig will be side into the semi-finals for the the Federation Cup in 2017 and the ISL and ances. It's not a goal for me." dropping game, as Michael joined in the last four by first time in ten years. AFP Super Cup in 2018. 16

LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | APRIL 4, 2019 LEADERBOARD RUNS 254 David Warner (SRH) WICKETS 8 Y Chahal (RCB) 6S 190 Getting Virat Kohli and AB Villiers in { same match is is the best moment} 4S 454 of my cricketing career — SHREYAS GOPAL

Up Next Pandya stars in MI win over CSK Inconsistent Capitals PTI n MUMBAI gave away three boundaries in his second over. iding Hardik Pandya's Thanks to the stroke-filled blitzkrieg knock followed start by Yadav, MI ended with host in-form Sunrisers Rby three wickets, 40 on the board at the end of Mumbai Indians beat Chennai power play, but then lost skip- Super Kings by 37 runs in the per Rohit Sharma off the first Indian Premier League here ball of the eighth over, caught Live on Star Sports 1& 2 HEAD Wednesday. behind off Ravindra Jadeja for TO Sent into bat, Suryakumar 13. HEAD Yadav compiled a half-century Yuvraj Singh, too, flopped, M 12 to lay the foundation for caught just inside the bound- DC vs SRH Mumbai Indians at the ary line to leave MI at 50 for DC 4 Wankhede Stadium. three in the ninth over. NEW DELHI SRH 8 Before Hardik's eight-ball Yadav and Krunal revived THURSDAY | 8:00 PM 25 and Kieron Pollard's seven- the sagging innings with a ball 17, Yadav stroked his way stand of 62 in 49 balls for the to 59 in 43 balls against the fourth wicket. CSK attack that kept the MI The latter struck two suc- PTI n NEW DELHI batsmen on a tight least till the cessive fours off Mohit Sharma last few overs to post 170 runs to push up the run rate but was kipper Shreyas Iyer on board. lucky to be let off at 17 off Swould look to sort Yadav, who hit eight fours Dwayne Bravo in the 13th out his team's lower- LAST YEAR’S MATCHES and a six, also put on a half cen- over. order woes and strive tury stand with Krunal Pandya Krunal successfully for consistency when *Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Delhi (42 in 32 balls) to revive MI's reviewed a leg before decision Delhi Capitals face a Capitals by 9 wickets at Delhi floundering innings. given against him off Shardul rampaging Sunrisers * Towards the end, Hardik Thakur after adding a run to Hyderabad in an IPL Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Delhi Capitals and Pollard struck big to his score. Emboldened, the left match here on by 7 wickets at Hyderabad remain unbeaten and boosted hander lofted Tahir over long Thursday. FOR THE RECORD the total with the former strik- on for the first six of the A dramatic lower-order collapse against ing three sixes and one four and innings, in the 15th over, at the Kings XI Punjab exposed Delhi's batting frail- *Amit Mishra claimed 51 wickets at 19.27 the latter hitting twice over the end of which MI were 93 for ties and Iyer would look to plug those holes to in 40 matches at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi. ropes. three. stand a chance of taming Sunrisers, who have Lasith Malinga (56 wickets in 38 matches at The founder of the heli- Krunal was finally caught been on a roll with back-to-back wins. Wankhede Stadium) is the other bowler to copter shot, Mahendra Singh, at long off, miscuing while try- Delhi are currently fifth in the eight team take over 50 wickets in a single ground in watched from behind as Hardik ing to hit Mohit Sharma for the standings with two wins and as many loses after used it to good effect. de Kock in the third over with crease quickened the run rate sides off Deepak Chahar, who third four in the 17th over. He four games and consistency is something which IPL. MI had a slow start and only eight runs on the board. as he played handsome drives he hit for three fours in one struck five fours and a six in his they would be looking for. * David Warner made fifty plus scores in also lost the wicket of Quinton The arrival of Yadav to the in front of the wicket on both over, and Shardul Thakur, who 32-ball knock. Delhi had failed to score six runs from the all three innings played in this IPL. He is also last over against Kolkata Knight Riders, thus tak- the highest run getter with 254 runs at an ing the match to Super Over and it was only due to Kagiso Rabada's superb yorkers, they had average of 127.00 and a strike rate of Pant can't be compared to Dhoni: Kapil Arothe claims innocence, managed to scrape through in the end. 175.17. Faisel Features However, Delhi's lower-order came unstuck PTI n GREATER NOIDA karoge? (You don't even want to says would ‘never against Kings XI on Monday night when they ued their dominance up the order with 110-run work hard?) inexplicably lost seven wickets for eight runs to and 185-run partnerships against Rajasthan and ishabh Pant is a talented Kapil had a number of all indulge’ in such act lose the game by 14 runs. Delhi were 144 for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Rcricketer but he shouldn't be rounders, including Mohinder three in the 17th over, chasing 167 before being In fact, both Warner (100 not out) and compared with Mahendra Singh Amarnath, Madan Lal, Roger PTI n MUMBAI/VADODARA bowled out for 152 in 19.2 overs. Bairstow (114) blasted a century each during Dhoni, feels India's first World Binny and himself, in that squad. Rishabh Pant, who played a superb knock Sunrisers massive 118-run win over RCB in the Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev. However, both Hardik ormer Indian women's cricket team coach Tushar of 78 to pile up a mammoth 213 against Mumbai last game. Pant, who is now India's Pandya and Vijay Shankar's FArothe on Wednesday claimed innocence a day after in the first match, has been the highest run-scor- On road to redemption, Warner has looked first-choice keeper in Test crick- bowling has been an issue, but he was arrested and subsequently released on bail for er for Delhi while the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, ominous as he blasted 69 off 37 balls against et, is still fighting for a spot in Kapil refused to be critical. allegedly betting on an IPL match. Prithvi Shaw, Iyer and Colin Ingram too have Rajasthan, before a whirlwind 55-ball unbeat- India's World Cup squad that "Winning World Cup is not "This (cricket) is my bread and butter. Whatever I am been among runs. en 100 blew away RCB. Besides, he started the will be announced later this buying sweets from a shop. It's today is because of cricket and I will never do such type The bowling department has been led by season with a 85-run knock against KKR. month. a mission and at this juncture, I of activity. Life mei ek paisa idhar-udhar nahi kiya hai (I Rabada, while they also have Kiwi pacer Trent After the six-wicket defeat to KKR in their "You can never compare don't want to be the critic who have never cheated)," Arothe said. Boult and Ishant Sharma in their ranks. Young opener, Sunrisers roared their way back into the anyone with Mahendra Singh wants to pull the team. I will not The 52-year-old from Baroda was arrested on Nepalese leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane too tournament, largely riding on Warner and Dhoni. No one can ever replace like to harp on weak points and Monday before being given bail by the police, Vadodara has performed well so far for Delhi. Bairstow's exploits and come Thursday, they a player of Dhoni's stature. Pant rather focus on our strengths," Police Commissioner Anup Singh Gehlot said on But the real contest on Thursday would be would be eyeing a hat-trick of wins. is a talented cricketer and we said the legendary all rounder. Tuesday. between Delhi pacers Rabada and Chris Morris Among Sunrisers' bowlers, Afghanistan shouldn't put him under pres- "World Cup is a culmination "Forget about doing it, I have never thought about it," against the marauding Sunrisers pair of David spin duo of Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan sure by comparing him with of four years of planning. I am the former batsman, who represented Baroda in 114 first- Warner and Jonny Bairstow. would look to do the maximum damage, while Dhoni. His time will surely agement issue of Indian pacers. certain our selection committee class games. The pair of Warner and Bairstow have been pacer Sandeep Sharma too has done well with come," the 1983 World Cup-win- "We all have workload," he has identified the right bunch of Arothe and 18 others were arrested by the city Crime in scintillating form this year, sharing century- four wickets. ning captain told mediapersons laughed, adding, "We are mak- players. Now it's up to the play- Branch for betting on the IPL match between Delhi plus opening stands in all their three matches But Bhuvneshwar Kumar's performance, on Tuesday. ing a big issue out of it. What is ers to execute and also they Capitals and Kings XI Punjab played at Mohali, said so far. especially at the death, has been a major con- In his inimitable style, Kapil workload? "Mehnat Karna hi would need a bit of luck in such Deputy Commissioner of Police Jaydeepsinh Jadeja of After a 118-run opening stand against KKR cern for Sunrisers. played down the workload man- naa? Kya aap mehnat bhi naahi a big event," he said. Vadodara Crime Branch. in a losing cause, Warner and Bairstow contin- Play maximum match-winners, Skipper Kohli needs Dhoni Sindhu, Srikanth Kapil’s advice to Team India in 2nd round; PNS n BENGALURU and combination. would drop a spinner and go in as anchor: BCCI official When asked about the with an extra pace bowler. “I Saina exits hey made India proud on Indian team’s combination in think it’s very important in TBritish soil way back in the World Cup, Kapil Dev England to be have someone IANS n NEW DELHI Speaking about it, sources in the CSK all-rounder Dwayne Bravo PTI n KUALA LUMPUR 1983 but the memories are still said: “We should play maxi- who can seam the ball early. Indian team management said it is after their second game against afresh in their minds. The mum match-winners as we Bhuvi is one who can do that. ith Royal Challengers a simple case of Kohli being able to Delhi Capitals said he just followed op Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi incidents, the stories from the had in our team in 1983, We Umesh Yadav could be a good WBangalore losing their fourth express himself better when he has the instructions of skipper Dhoni TSrikanth advanced to the second round but legends themselves will leave should not be worried about pick because he seams the ball successive game in this edition of the Dhoni around him. and that helped. Saina Nehwal failed to cross the opening hur- you mesmerised and you may filling any slots.” and he’s got pace,” he added. Indian Premier League, questions "Let us not read too much into Also when it comes to taking dle at the Malaysia Open World Tour Super 750 get goosebumps, listening to “We had 6-7 match win- Kapil also talked about all- have been raised on skipper Virat T20 games, but the thing is that the game deep and finishing things, tournament here on Wednesday. the victory saga, which made ners in our team, who could rounders’ role in the winning Kohli and his tactical acumen by when you have someone like Dhoni MSD showcased the skills during Olympic and world champi- cricket a religion in the coun- win you a match on their own. combination. “All-rounders do pundits. Interestingly, Kohli has around, you can be yourself. Dhoni the game against Rajasthan Royals. onship Silver medallist Sindhu try. Players should ready to play at give ample options to the skip- lost the last seven games that he has helps Kohli make decisions and also Commenting on Dhoni's role staved off a spirited challenge One such moment was any number and they should per but for me in this Indian captained in — three ODIs against guides the bowlers like you would not just in the CSK unit, but also the from World No 20 Aya Ohori 22- created in Bengaluru by play like a team. Don’t fix team the biggest all-rounder is Australia and four T20s in the IPL. have seen time and again. Indian team, a BCCI official said: 20, 21-12 to record her sixth win Britania on Tuesday where numbers, just play according to Mahendra Singh Dhoni and What makes matters worse is that he "Youngsters like Kuldeep Yadav "He is the balancing factor in the over the Japanese, while India World Cup winning skipper the situation”, he added. because of him, along with has not had former skipper MS and Yuzvendra Chahal feel at home Indian team. Cricket in India Open finalist legendary Kapil Dev, highest Srikkanth seconded his Adam Gilchrist and Kumar Dhoni by his side in six of those when they have Dhoni guiding evokes a range of emotions with Srikanth beat wicket-taker of ’83 World Cup skipper on the question and Sangakara, wicket-keepers are seven. them from behind the wicket. That every fan having his/her favourite Indonesia's Roger Binny, the hard-hitting indicated Rishabh Pant as one seen as all-rounders.” While Dhoni sat out the last two is why Dhoni is such an integral player. "Kohli is arguably the best Ihsan Maulana opener Kris Srikkant and wick- such player, who could win you Present on the occasion ODIs against Australia, he has been member of the Indian ODI set-up. batsman in the world, but cricket Mustofa 21-18, et-keeper Syed Kirmani shared matches from any situation. were Britania MD Varun Berry leading Chennai Super Kings in the "Kohli can also focus on his bat- isn't an individual game and the 21-16 in 38 their experiences and talked On the bowling combina- and VP Marketing Ali Harris IPL. ting when Dhoni is around. See his atmosphere in the dressing room minutes. about Indian team’s prospects tion, Roger Binny said he Shere. In stark contrast to Kohli's fate, scores in the last seven games that and the team spirit play a huge part Fifth seed Dhoni and team have won all their you are mentioning. Dhoni was in the success of the team. Sindhu will games in the championship so far there is Ranchi and Kohli scored "Dhoni at this moment is inte- now look to and are sitting at the top of the points 123. After that, the scores read 7, 20, gral to the success of the team ever avenge her All NZ name Blundell in WC squad table. Even more interestingly, Dhoni 6, 46, 3 and 23. It always helps when since he took up the role of the England loss showed his tactical superiority when you have a senior member in the senior and guiding player in the against Korea's AFP n WELLINGTON While Blundell, who has two Test caps, will he went into the opening game of the team to guide you with his experi- team. His presence has a calming Sung Ji Hyun, likely make his one-day international debut at IPL with three spinners as Kohli ence," the source said. effect on the entire team. whom she ew Zealand opted for experience in a 15- the tournament, his role will be marginal if misread conditions and played just While Kohli's recent run in the "For India to succeed in the faces next, Nman squad named on Wednesday for this Latham stays fit. one regular spinner in Yuzvendra IPL has once again started the World Cup, Dhoni's presence is while Srikanth year's cricket World Cup, with rookie Tom Mitchell Santner will be the New Zealanders' Chahal. CSK won by 7 wickets. debate on his skills as captain, very important," the official said. will meet Blundell's inclusion as back-up wicketkeeper the primary spinner, with Ish Sodhi edging Todd Thailand's only real surprise. Astle to claim the second slow bowling position. Khosit The Black Caps hope to shed their tag as "(Selecting) the spinners was very tough, and LOCAL EVENTS Phetpradab valiant losers and claim the title after exiting in both had signs at times that they should've been Thursday. the semi-finals six times and suffering a heavy the one that was selected... But at the end of the ALLAHABAD ENTER SEMIS BRIEF SCORES: Eighth seed Saina, who came into the tour- defeat to Australia in their only appearance in day that's my call to make," Stead said. ACA: 195 (Shubham 48, Abhishek 47, Anushuman 36; nament after recovering from a pancreas infec- the final four years ago. The pace attack comprises Tim Southee, Sagar 28/5, Ashish 52/4) tion, fought hard before going down 22-20, 15- New Zealand are currently third in the one- Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson and Matt Henry, KCA: 184 (Abhishek 46, Sagar 39, Upendra 24; Divya 21, 10-21 to Thailand's Pornpawee day rankings, behind England and India. while Jimmy Neesham and Colin de 34/3) Chochuwong. Coach Gary Stead said the Kane Grandhomme add all-round options. HS Prannoy, who had reached the quarter- Williamson-led side had repeatedly excelled at Henry Nicholls is set to open the batting CRICKET TRIALS finals last week at New Delhi, however, bowed the top level and he was confident the consis- with veteran Martin Guptill after displacing Ferit Cricket Bash, independent cricket league for out after losing 12-21, 21-16, 21-14 to Sitthikom tency would shine through at the tournament Colin Munro at the top of the order, although amateur players on Wednesday announced the dates Thammasin of Thailand following a hard- in England and Wales. Munro will make the trip as batting cover. of its preliminary trials for Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. fought battle. "We've got a squad here of 15 players that Williamson and Ross Taylor, in his fourth Lucknow trials will take place from April 5th to 7th at With Sameer Verma too crashing out in the we think can give us a really, really good chance World Cup campaign, complete a battle- Paarth Republic ground. Participants can carry their opening round, Srikanth is the only Indian in of going far into the tournament," he said. hardened batting line up. cricket gear/kits, though a proper kit will be provided the fray in men's singles. "If we play close to our potential, then hope- Williamson, Taylor and Guptill have col- to them at the venue in case they are unable to get their Men's doubles pair of Manu Attri and B fully we can do New Zealand proud." lectively amassed 526 ODI appearances Allahabad Cricket Association defeated Kanpur own. A jury comprising renowned Ranji players and Sumeeth Reddy, who had entered the semifi- Wellington keeper Blundell was selected between them. Guptill and Taylor have not Cricket Association by 11 runs to enter the semi-final certified coaches will select the best players among the nals in India Open, also failed to cross the open- after Tim Siefert, the regular back-up to first- confirmed their post-tournament plans but of the 5th JKP Trophy State Prizemoney Cricket participants. The selected players will further compete ing hurdle, going down 16-21, 6-21 to seventh choice gloveman Tom Latham, broke his finger will most likely be looking to exit cricket's Tournament at Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana in the next round to ensure their place in the badge team seeds Han Chengkai and Zhou Haodong of in a domestic match last month. biggest stage on a high. International Stadium on Wednesday. of their respective state. China.