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%  experience. Our villagers suf- week. When the sickness is patients don’t get medicines As a concerned citizen, I ailments here and no modern start-ups can handle many five hours. fer much more than others. serious what is the answer from the hospitals, PHCs, strongly demand from the con- technology for critical opera- problems and connect patients With regard to a study of ealth facilities in Odisha, There are no ambulances and from the concerned doctor CHCs, etc. cerned authorities to revamp tion. with the health centres in WHO, India is placed at 112th Hespecially in the remote private vehicles tend to over- and the Government? Even if They have to buy them the Health Department. We are still backward in Odisha. position among 191 countries villages, are in a pathetic state. charge. And it takes hours doctors attend to patients their from private drug stores at These difficulties can be this sector and we cannot keep The health sector is under- of the world. The imperative today is for before they reach the health records are maintained in fat expensive rates. overcome by better planning, pace with other States in India. going a sea change and smart- It is shameful for us to people to access health centre. centres having to drive over the registers which are unintelligi- There are some tests in supervision and monitoring This has affectedly mostly phones will shortly replace know that Bangladesh is ahead Lakhs of people, especially worst roads. ble. Government hospitals which by the State Government. the poor citizens especially doctors for more than 87 per of India. from far-flung villages, strug- On reaching the health Doctors don’t usually have are more expensive than in pri- Many patients from the those living from hand to cent of health problems. gle because they do not have centre, they don’t find a doctor, the time to go over the reports vate hospitals. State spend huge amounts in mouth. Who will take care for We are living in a society (The writer, a Bhubaneswar access to health centres. which is the case in many hos- because they are in a hurry to Prices of numerous essen- expensive private hospitals out- them? where you can get a PIZZA resident, is a freelancer and also Even those who access pitals, PHCs, CHCs, etc. attend to their private clinics. tial drugs have gone up and this side the State as there is no Who will support their within 20 minutes but you a regular contributor to the these centres have a bitter Doctors attend only once a Another deficiency is that hit the common man hard. proper hospital to treat their financial needs? Health-based cannot get a doctor in four or Letter to Editor column)

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A number of PHCs equal amount of attention. cultural workers, sharecroppers, data about the number of child syllabus and shifted to English as in interior parts run without doc- It is the poor and marginal- migrant workers and people in labour and school dropouts to medium of instruction that best tors. Most of the Government ized section which is prone to interior parts remain neglected know exactly how many are out suit to the demand of current doctors are busy with private diseases because of their poor liv- and fail to access quality educa- of school ambit. On the one side, globalized environment. It is practices. The common people ing conditions. Most of the State tion and health service. fact that people glorifying moth- have no access to generic medi- health support goes to the organ- Now the present quality of 73 : er tongue as medium of instruc- cines while price control mech- ised sector employees whereas     primary education, syllabus, and tion are not encouraging their anism of essential medicines the 98 per cent of the unorga- medium of instruction in hundreds of Government run own children to go to vernacu- and life saving drugs is very weak. nized sector workers are deprived he status of health and edu- Government run vernacular vernacular schools for poor are lar Government schools. This The health related infrastructure of getting healthcare support Tcation in Odisha has not schools is a matter of concern. getting closed due to nshortage hierarchy must be stopped to is not adequate in interior parts from the State. There is no uni- improved much and continues to There has been no new appoint- of students and on the other, build an inclusive Odisha. to meet the needs. The health ser- versal health insurance scheme remain poor. The available ment of teachers though the there is a mushroom growth of Education must be free and uni- vices provided by private hospi- for the daily labourers and their opportunities still serve a very vacancies stand at above 30,000. private run English medium versal without any discrimination tals are not being monitored by family. In order to create a very limited people and keep the The salary of teachers is one of schools to meet the growing whatsoever. But schools in the Government as with increas- strong foundation of economic majority at bay. The current the lowest in the country with demand by parents. The condi- Odisha are hierarchical and loca- ing privatization of health sector, development, the Government trend in the State can be marked poor service condition. The tion of Government schools in tion specific which ranked as per the monopoly of private hospi- must invest more on universal by its low budgetary allocation, teachers are burdened with mid- interior parts and schools pre- the capacity of payment of the tals are not under control and health and education. It will not filling up the huge vacancies day meal management and other dominantly run for students of parents. Universalisation of pri- lack transparency in their func- improve the quality of life of the in education and health sector, administrative works. There have SCs and STs are struggling with mary education is a Government tioning. Lack of healthcare facil- masses and dispel inequality. and non-implementation of laws been continued presence of many issues. Odisha must look programme implemented in ver- ities and awareness on health But unfortunately, a very insignif- such as Right to Education Act. untrained, contractual teachers at other States such as Delhi in nacular schools but not in issues among the people make icant percentage of SGDP is Along with this an open and also the presence of single the country taking initiatives in English medium schools. This them vulnerable to meet the spent on health and education process of privatisation has been teacher schools.Various survey brining significantly change in perpetuates inequality and depri- health related challenges. The and in spite of developing its initiated by the State, while hun- reports show a very discouraging their school environment by vation in terms of access to Middle Age health practices are source for such vital sector, the dreds of Government run picture of state of education and construction of good building quality education for all. 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The coun- parties and the Government, Bon Friday said there have demography and economic This has been developed in- designs" of vitiating the peaceful in operations in Manipur and try cannot afford that our sol- will see "the light of day in time been several incidents of snip- activities, a senior BSF official house by the BSF," he said. atmosphere in India and partic- Jammu & Kashmir, where diers are demoralised. Please to come", says Chief Election ing and unprovoked firing said. The new bunker is armour ularly in Punjab. She had repre- AFSPA is in force, though the do not stop the debate". Commissioner O P Rawat. along the LoC and IB but the "The BSF responded in a plated, has a periscope mount- sented India at the ground- Centre contended that it will The bench reminded him Rawat, who demits office on BSF has effectively retaliated targeted and deliberate manner ed on the top for wide vision breaking ceremony of Kartarpur have a "demoralising effect" on that it has not yet issued notice Saturday, said his "only regret" as through a comprehensive retal- to unprovoked firing and snip- and it can accommodate four Corridor along with her col- soldiers who are fighting ter- to the Centre on the plea filed head of the poll panel is that the iation plan. ing incidents as a result of jawans at a time. league Hardeep Singh Puri. rorism. by these Army men. EC was unable to recommend to The BSF is also making a which the Rangers (Pakistan's The DG said the force She said the Indian and the The apex court brushed from coming out with a mech- When the SG said the mat- the Law Ministry a fresh "legal scientific study during the last border guarding troops) were undertakes "routine" ground Punjab Governments are ready aside the fervent request of the anism? Why you require our ter was required to be debated framework" in tune with the five years to effectively counter pinned down and confined to analysis of the demographic to give a befitting response to Centre which supported the intervention? These are issues upon before the highest court changing times vis-a-vis the use such incidents like barbaric their posts. Unable to contain and economic profile of the Pakistan, which needs to build plea and said the issue should which you have to discuss, not of the land, the bench said, "It of money and social media. killings of Jawans by Border the BSF assault, the Rangers area and their intelligence and bridges or face further isolation be "debated and discussed" so the courts," a bench of justices does not concern the court. Sunil Arora will take over as Action Team of Pakistan. "We were forced to open the entire other operational teams "keep across the world. that a mechanism is evolved Madan B Lokur and UU Lalit You can have your debate. You the new Chief Election will come out with suggestions front and a heavy exchange of observing" activities along the She said the issue was a mat- "where hands of our soldiers do told Solicitor General (SG) have to find it (mechanism and Commissioner on Sunday. by which these actions or inci- fire started on the entire Indo-Pak border sends a report ter of faith and there is no scope not shake while fighting ter- Tushar Mehta, who was repre- solution) out, not us". Responding to a question on dents can be prevented and if International Boundary. BSF to the Union Home Ministry for "one-upmanship" and "petty rorism". senting the Centre. "As a laymen, even the transparency in funding of polit- it requires to undertake some surgically targeted Pakistan every month. politics" on it. The Armed Forces (Special "When there is a loss of life, life, which the Army men put ical parties, Rawat told PTI in an civil, mechanical or opera- posts in retaliatory firing which Asked if the force recent- Her remarks come a day Powers) Act (AFSPA) gives even in a encounter, should not on stake, also have value," he interview that it is "a long-term tional work, we will do that," resulted in heavy losses to the ly conducted a study in after Pakistan Foreign Minister special rights and immunity to the human life demands that it said. reform". Mishra said. adversary," Mishra said on the Rajasthan's border town of Shah Mahmood Qureshi security forces in carrying out should be looked into and To this, the bench referred "... All political party meeting Mishra said the BSF has eve of the forces' 54th raising Jaisalmer and reported that the claimed its Prime Minister various operations in "dis- investigation should be done," to the ongoing CBI probe into in August (this year) had rec- developed bullet-proof bunkers day. population of Muslims was Imran Khan's "googly" forced the turbed" areas. the bench observed. some Manipur encounter cases ommended that there should be as an in-house initiative to pro- To counter BSF men from increasing, the DG said he was Indian Government to engage The Government said that As soon as the apex court and said if a central agency a ceiling on party expenditure tect its troops against fatal enemy sharpshooters who "not aware" of any such study with the country on the armed forces were operating in said it was dismissing the plea, finds that someone has exceed- and commensurately there sniper fire and has "surgically" fatally snipe the paramilitary or report. Kartarpur Corridor issue. an "altogether different situa- the SG stood up and said he ed his powers then inquiry should be transparency in fund- targeted enemy posts in the jawans, the DG said, the force On a question if the open- "Going to Sri Kartarpur tion" in disturbed areas and a should be heard as the Centre should be done. ing. I think it will see the light of recent past causing heavy loss- has developed in-house bullet- ing of the Kartarpur corridor Sahib was a matter of faith for balance has to be struck, but wants that the issue be debat- "Why Government of India day in time to come," he said. es to the Pakistan Rangers. The proof sentry bunkers which are between India and Pakistan me. Indulging in one-upmanship the apex court said that it was ed. cannot come out with an inter- Almost all parties agreed to BSF secures the frontiers with expected to better protect could fuel revival of Khalistani on this sacred issue is uncalled for the Government, and not "There has to be a mecha- nal mechanism that if some- a cap on expenditure, he added. Pakistan and Bangladesh. troopers guarding the border militancy, Mishra said it was for. No one was bowled over by the courts, to come out with an nism where hands of our sol- body loses his life like this, it The election watchdog has The paramilitary is also posts. "not a difficult" thing for the any 'googly'. PM Modi and internal mechanism so "that if diers do not shake while fight- should be looked into. been pushing for greater trans- undertaking a survey of the "We have demonstrated BSF to manage as it has been Ministers have only respected somebody loses his life like this, ing terrorism," Mehta said, We cannot, as a court, parency in election-related demographic and economic this new gadget before the doing a similar task along the sentiments of Sikhs by authoring it should be looked into". adding, "human life has a value devise such a mechanism," the expenditure by parties and can- profile of villages on the west- Union home minister (Rajnath Attari-Wagah border front in and participating in this noble "But who has stopped you which can never be disputed". court said. PTI didates. PTI ern front as part of a "routine Singh) when he recently went Punjab for decades. initiative," she said. PTI 3674  3 47438 3 B        $%&  -.  1%  1 P                 :  /01     )    
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Bureau of Investigation (CBI). ing would lead to action on Prof Swaminathan, who A special bench of Justice their problems. served the Rajya Sabha as a R Mahadevan and Justice PD Prof Swaminathan, who nominated member, also Audikesavulu, constituted to headed the National pointed out that climate hear petitions related to idol Commission on Farmers change has compounded the thefts, held that the GO was (NCF) during the second NDA problems faced by the farmers. "colourable, unreasonable and regime led by AB Vajpayee had “The most unfavourable arbitrary". recommended to the Union impact of climate change will be It also ordered appoint- Government in 2007 that farm- high temperature, wide variation ment of Inspector General Pon ers all over the country should in precipitation and rise in sea Manickavel, who superannu- be given a minimum support level. While looking at the prob- ated Friday, as a special officer price which include the cost of lems of farmers there should be to investigate the present and production of the crop and an equal attention paid to the fam- future cases of the Idol Wing additional 50 per cent. ilies living and cultivating in the Panaji: Amid demands of his  # 9 for a period of one year. There has been a nation- arid zone, semi-arid dry farming resignation, ailing Goa Chief  $ " " The State Government had wide demand for the imple- areas, irrigated areas, ground- Minister Manohar Parrikar is issued a Government order mentation of the water farming and plantation expected to meet the ruling BJP #"!  8" Thursday appointing Swaminathan Commission crops in hilly areas. The support legislators at his private resi- 9  " Additional Director General of Report. “It will make farming extended to farmers should be dence on Saturday, party $  !# Police Abhay Kumar Singh to economically viable and according to the requirements of sources said on Friday. succeed Pon Manickavel. attractive. The demand for those cultivating in these ecosys- "The Chief Minister will be " ! The court had on August 8 loan waiver comes from the tems,” he said. meeting our party MLAs at his  "# stayed the August 1 Government present non-remunerative According to Prod residence. He is expected to order on petitions filed by advo- nature of farming and is Swaminathan, the Kisan Mukti review works related to MLAs in been demanding the resigna- cate Elephant Rajendran and indicative of the fact eco- March was further proof of the the presence of key officials of the tion of the Chief Minister, social activist Traffic nomic viability is as important fact that farmers have under- State administration," a Bharatiya claiming that the administra- Ramaswamy, seeking to quash to farmers as to industrialists. stood the truth that their woes Janata Party (BJP) source said. tion has come to a standstill the order transferring the case. Unfortunately, the then would get the due attention The former Defence due to Parrikar's absence. Taking a serious view of the Government did not take only if they agitate. “The Kisan Minister is being treated at his On Thursday, Revenue theft of antique idols, the court action on the National Policy Mukti March has rightly called residence for advanced pan- Minister Rohan Khaunte said had in July last year directed the for Farmers when the report for a special session of creatic cancer. that he had stopped visiting his transfer of all pending cases in was presented in 2007,” Prof Parliament to discuss the prob- Parrikar has been in and office at the State Secretariat, the state to a court in Swaminathan said in his state- lem confronting those who out of hospitals in Goa, claiming files were not being Kumbakonam of Thanjavur ment released on Friday. provide us with sustenance. It Mumbai, New York and New cleared by officials in the Chief district, from where a number The farming scientist is sad that farmers who are life Delhi for nearly nine months. Minister's absence. of idols had been stolen, for pointed out that farming was givers are forced to take their He returned from Delhi's In the first week of their effective and speedy dis- both a way of life and means to own life due to economic rea- All India Institute of Medical December, the Congress is posal on a day-to-day basis. livelihood of nearly 60 per sons. I sincerely hope that the Sciences (AIIMS) on October scheduled to start a State-wide It had also quashed the cent of the total population, a Kisan Mukti March will be a 14 and has not moved out of his agitation demanding the replace- transfer order of Manickavel majority of whom are women turning point in the history of private residence, for any offi- ment of Parrikar as Chief from the Idol Wing and direct- and youth. “I only feel sorry public policy formulation in the cial event since. Minister, because of his inabili- ed him to constitute a team and that in the election politics field of agriculture,” said Prof The Opposition, as well ty to attend office due to his pro- continue investigation of the solutions like loan waiver are Swaminathan. ruling coalition allies have longed illness. IANS cases. PTI &+

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He said Judge Sharma announced the Wildlife Protection Act, Deshpande stated. many as 13 persons to death he was not against Scheduled the date of final hearing after Bi were killed in an alleged fake 1972, Standard Operating The petitioner pointed out during the past two years in Castes but the repressive laws he completed the process of the encounter in November 2004 by Procedures as laid down by that during the year 1950, Yavatmal district in Vidarbha and caste-based discrimina- recording of statements of the the Gujarat Police near the National Tiger according to the British hunter, region in Maharashtra – was tion in the payment of com- accused under section 313 of Gandhinagar in Gujarat. Thecase Conservation Authority, tracker and conservationist Jim shot dead by a state govern- pensation to different commu- the Code of Criminal assumed considerable public Guidelines for human-leopard Corbett, the population of ment-hired sharp shooter nities, who were victims of Procedure (CrPC) and the importance owing to the alleged conflict management tigers was 18,000 and gradual- Asgar Ali, son of controversial crime like rape and murder, was lawyers representing the involvement of some of the (2011)and any other existing ly reduced to 2226 in 2015 as sharp-shooter Nawab Shafath not acceptable to him. accused failed produce any high-profile politicians and IPS guidelines, procedures and per the World Wildlife Ali Khan from Hyderabad, in He also hinted at forging defence witness in the case. officers in it. protocols before taking any Foundation (WWF). However, the compartment number 149 an alliance with the The alleged fake encoun- An aide Tulsiram Prajapati, action against Schedule-I ani- 65% of the tiger population is of Borati forest on the night of Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party ters of notorious gangsters who was the prime witness to mals in Maharashtra and Goa. found in India. November 2, after a massive Lohia headed by Shivpal Yadav, &   '1 )         Sohrabuddin and Tulsiram and the killings was arrested by the Tigers, Lions, Leopards, “According to the statistics 53-day hunt. the warring uncle of the     1 *    %& disappearance of the former's police and later killed in an Cheetah, wolf and deer are provided by Wildlife Protection Alluding specifically to Samajwadi party chief wife Kausar Bi during 2005-06 encounter in December 2006 among others are categorized Society of India the killing the elimination of tigress Akhilesh Yadav. Act more stringent and com- have imagined that one day had resulted in a major politi- after the law-enforcers claimed under the Schedule I of the and unnatural deaths of leop- “Avni”, the petitioner stated Addressing the rally, the plicated. The MLA also there would be a huge rally cal fallout involving the BJP- he tried to escape from custody. Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, ards in India has increased that as per the NTCA guide- MLA demanded 1 crore com- demanded that all those among against inequality and injustice ruled Gujarat. Later, the police had with highest statutory protec- from 118 in the year 2014 to lines, an authorized pensation for martyrs of Indian the Dalit communities having where the people from all caste The prosecution’s case was named 33 persons as accused tion against hunting. 159 in the year 2017 and that Veterinarian should be pre- Army and para-military forces, availed the benefits of the reser- and communities would par- that Sohrabuddin had connec- in the case. Shah, who was Dr. Sujay Kantawala and of gigers has increased from 26 sent at the time of tranquiliz- payment of the cane dues to vation be denied the facility. ticipate. Keeping the cards tions with Lashkar-e-Taiba and Gujarat home minister at the other lawyers representing tigers in the year 2015 to 50 ing and capturing of any farmers within a week and “After independence, all about his future political plan was conspiring to assassinate an relevant time in 2005, the then Deshpande made a mention of tigers in 2016. Thus, showing Schedule-I animal. “However, ending the disparity in funda- political parties were unani- close to his chest, he said "important political leader", home minister of Rajasthan the PIL before a HC division the increase in the unnatural during the tigress T-1’s killing mental rights of citizens. An mous on only one issue and whether his party would con- presumably then chief minister and several Gujarat IPS officers, bench comprising Justice Ranjit killing of Schedule I animals," on 2nd November, 2018 there estimated over two lakh per- that was the SC/ST Act where test the Lok Sabha polls in 2019 and current Prime Minister lower police officials from both More and Justice Revati Deshpande stated. were no Veterinarian(s) pre- sons attended the rally. a person is sent to jail for six or he would go for an alliance Narendra Modi. states besides Andhra Pradesh, Mohite-Dhere on Thursday. The petitioner submitted sent to conduct the operation “The prevention of the months immediately after the in the elections, the indepen- Initially, there were in all 38 were among the accused. The case is expected to come that as per the Status of Tigers, as per the Guideline and that (atrocities) against the registration of the FIR. This dent MLA clarified that a deci- accused in the case. Of them, 16 Several police officers from up for hearing before the HC Co-predators and Prey in Respondent No.3 (the Schedule Castes and Scheduled cannot be allowed to continue sion would be taken after ECI has been discharged — 15 by Gujarat were among the 33 bench on December 12. India, 2010 report by World Maharashtra government) has Tribes Act was legislated dur- for an indefinite period as all recognised the party. After the the special CBI court and one accused in the "fake" encounters The respondents in the Wild Foundation (WWF) and no permanent Veterinarian(s). ing the regime of Prime citizens of the country have address of Rajah Bhaiya, a by the Bombay High Court. of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, Kausar case are Union of India, Wildlife Institute of India Deshpande said that as Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1989 same fundamental rights’’, message sent by Shivpal Yadav The accused discharged in Bi in November 2005 and National Tiger Conservation (WII), Maharashtra has a per Section 11 of the Wildlife and ever since the act had been argued the independent MLA. expressing good wishes for the the case include BJP’s current Prajapati in December 2006. Authority (NTCA), forested area of 50650 sq km Protection Act,1972 only the made more complicated and “We are for equality which rally was also read out. The national President and the then The alleged Sohrabuddin Maharashtra Government, its constituting 16.46 per cent of Respondent No.5 (Chief more repressive which was is our fundamental right while message has given rise to the Gujarat Minister of State for fake encounter case was trans- Principal Chief Consevator the total geographical area of Wildlife Warden) could initi- being used or misused to tar- as per the prevailing practice in speculation that both the par- Home Amit Shah, Rajasthan ferred to Mumbai in September of Forest and Chief Wildlife the state. The state has 4 tiger ate the orders to kill/execute get the upper castes’’, said the Government the compen- ties could join hands ahead of Home Minister Gulab Chandra 2012 at CBI's request for fair Warden, Goa Government, reserves, 6 National Parks any Schedule-I animal which Rajah Bhaiya. He said if his sation is determined on the the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Kataria and high-profile trial. In 2013, the Supreme its Principal Chief and 35 Wildlife Sanctuaries has become a danger party came to power, there basis of caste’’, said the MLA Former MP Shailendra Kumar, Duputy Inspector General DG Court had clubbed Tulsiram Conservator of Forest and administered by 14 Forest to humans. would be no discrimination in adding: “We are not demand- independent MLA Vinod Saroj Vanzara, who headed the Anti- Prajapati's encounter killing Chief Wildlife Warden, Divisions. Similarly, Goa cov- "However, in the case of distribution of compensation ing that all be given the facili- and his cousin Akshay Pratap Terrorism Squad (ATS) and case with that of Sohrabuddin. Zoological Survey of India ers an area of 2151 sq km i.e. the killing of T-1 tigress, to martyrs laying down their ties as given to Dalit commu- Singh were among those who known for several encounters. In December, 2014, Special and Wildlife Crime approximately 58% of the Respondent No.4 (Principal lives on the borders and all nity but at the same time were on the dais along with During the course of the CBI Judge M. B. Gosavi in Control Bureau. State’s total geographical area. Chief Conservator of Forests) would be given 1 core irre- demanding equality before law Rajah Bhaiya. A special train of trial, 210 prosecution witnesses Mumbai discharged Shah and The petitioner stated that The state has 1 National Park had initiated the order. This spective of caste and religion. is no crime.” 18 coaches came from Kunda were examined. Of the prosecu- 16 other co-accused, citing he had filed the PIL to prevent and 6 Wildlife Sanctuaries. calls for constitution of a com- He alleged that all politi- He alleged those who had Harnamganj railway station tion witnesses, 92 turned hostile. either lack of sanction for pros- flagrant miscarriage of justice "There is a grave possibil- mittee of experts for reviewing cal parties for their narrow sown the seeds of caste-based carrying his supporters for A “dreaded criminal” ecution or insufficient evi- as may be occasioned if the ity that the real factual posi- and authorizing such orders," political ends made the SC/ST discrimination would never attending the rally. Sohrabuddin and his wife Kausar dence against them. hunting and brutal killing of tion of the implementation the petitioner added. ( 0    "- )+ 
 
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It will actually involve a is important that the accompanying action of Governments, industry,                Innovations in technology, such as mobile migration to new social and cultural risks are understood and adequately financiers and the civil society. Before   (          "   banking, mobile payments and borrower iden- patterns and habits. There are marked addressed. Though these risks cannot speeding ahead, we need to build the tification using biometric data (fingerprinting and demographic and class issues built into be eliminated, they can be mitigated. infrastructure, align the policies and               iris scans among others), is make it easier and India's cashless transition. The tech We need to keep in mind the concerns create the tools that will enable the * 9+>6S -  #  %  +  less expensive for people to use financial services, class will have to get a better grasp of of security, affordability, and safety of poor to comfortably board the digital 9            while also increasing financial security. Novel the impact on the ground. India speaks these new financial channels. With train. As Ghanaian diplomat Kofi               ( mechanisms have broadened financial inclusion. 438 languages, according to The many opportunities provided by Annan had said in 2004, “In manag-              ( ATMs, cellular phones, personal digital assistants, Economist, each with multiple dialects groundbreaking technology and inno- ing, promoting and protecting the    #          ( handheld computers and smart cards are attempt- and scripts. vative business operations also comes Internet's presence in our lives, we need      %   *     ( ing to dramatically reduce the cost of service pro- A major headway has been made new risks. The risks related to imple- to be no less creative than those who        >+9      vision in rural areas. largely due to the JAM trinity (Jan menting digital financial services invented it. Clearly, there is a need for               ( Financial institutions are using social media Dhan Yojana, Aadhaar and mobile extend far beyond operational and governance, but that does not neces-         >+9    ( data, bill payment patterns, mobile call data phone respectively). Block chain tech- technical risks. The fintech revolution sarily mean that it has to be done in the records and psychometric testing to establish nology holds the potential to stream- is no different. Loss of privacy is the traditional way, for something that is               credit profiles and target previously invisible con- line land records and asset registries. most obvious risk; indeed, despite so very different.”      (      sumers. India has to contend with a geographi- To create the right conditions and con- efforts to create safeguards, it is all but (The writer is Member, NITI Uur v‡r v†hTrv‚ ‡rpuvphyhq‰v†‚ 6q‰‚php’hq cal and cultural divide of a great magnitude. 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festivals is linked to them first being become a norm. But surprisingly, the a report about some students distrib- writes that reports of groups of Sikhs ing on laddus appeared after the used in this manner during religious tradition in this context — though uting laddus in Karachi the day Ayub distributing laddus and dancing after Supreme Court restored his occasions. By then the laddu had common in the region today — is not Khan resigned in March 1969. The the assassination of Indian Prime Government. But by October 1993, the evolved from being a medicinal item as old as one would expect. For exam- report was published in the April 1969 Minister, Indira Gandhi (by her Sikh laddus were back in the PPP’s hands to becoming a popular sweet. ple, during my research, I was unable issue of the now defunct monthly, The guards) instigated violent riots against after Benazir won that year’s election. The Sultans of the Delhi Sultanate to come across even a single news in Mirror. the Sikh community. SJ Iqbal, in the The laddus then slipped back into the and the Mughals, too, played a role in any of the major pre-Partition Indian Laddus, in this context, become December 1988 issue of Third World possession of cheerful PML-N support-  %!   0; 46 enhancing the status of the laddu. English and Urdu newspapers of the easy to find in newspaper reports after International, writes that laddus were ers after Benazir’s second Government According to Dash, they introduced the laddu or any other sweetmeat being dis- 1969. For example, various Urdu news- enthusiastically distributed in some was dismissed in 1996. 1 &&& addu, the yellow ‘sweet ball’ made “Shahi laddu” by adding to it dates, figs, tributed during a political win. papers carried photos of winning can- areas of Punjab and Sindh after Zia per- Gen Musharraf’s October 1999 from butter/oil, gram flour and fruits and vegetable seeds brought from In reports on the results of the cru- didates being offered a laddu after their ished in a plane crash in August 1988. coup could not stop the laddu madness. ' 
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(Ultra-high-definition) line-up with personalised interface and other features. tolerance level of 1 per cent and work for the central bank. he RBI has cited “serious lapses” in Sources citing the RBI’s letter said The company is eyeing the growing hospitality business and new hotels com- ormer chief economic advi- when we apply this tolerance Stating that the range of Tgovernance and a “poor compliance the central bank also wrote about its ing up in the luxury and budget segment across the country to boost its busi- Fsor (CEA) Arvind level to the risks facing RBI, the RBI’s actual capital position culture” at Yes Bank as reasons for its “concern” relating to a steep hike in ness in the segment. “We do see a good potential in the segment when it Subramanian has made a strong formula shows that RBI has an reflects an ambiguity, he says the “regulatory discomfort” in allowing Kapoor’s remuneration by the board comes to hospitality,” said Samsung India VP Consumer Electronics pitch to the government to excess capital amounting to 4.5 ratio of shareholder equity to Rana Kapoor to head the private sec- while seeking a three-year reappoint- Enterprise Business Puneet Sethi. The company, however, declined to share claim 4.5-7 trillion in excess trillion”. As per the RBI’s annu- assets “varies from over 40 per tor lender, sources said, citing a com- ment, saying it was in defiance of its its market share in the segment, in which it competes with other TV man- capital from the Reserve Bank of al report for FY18, its balance cent in the case of Norway to munication from the central bank. earlier recommendations to bank ufacturers.” “We are leading the market and would take the position forward,” India (RBI). RBI is an outlier sheet stood at 361.75 trillion, negative capital in the case of Asking the Yes Bank board to boards to cut CEO bonuses. he said. All eight models of hospitality TV introduced, run through Samsung among its peers as it is keeping up 9.5 per cent from FY17, Israel, Chile and Thailand, with appoint a successor to Kapoor latest by The central bank said these hap- Tizen operating system and would have facilities as interface, soft access point, close to 28 per cent of its bal- boosted by rising foreign invest- a median holding of 8.4 per cent February 1, 2019, the RBI in its letter penings reinforce its “grave concern LAN Out etc. Besides, there is an option to play content via Bluetooth con- ancesheet in the reserves, against ments and growth in foreign for 54 major developed and dated September 17 to the lender's then and regulatory discomfort with the role nectivity from any handset - Android, Tizen, Windows, Ubuntu and iOS, an 8.4 per cent global average, exchange reserves. On June 30, emerging market economies for chairman Ashok Chawla also said the of the incumbent MD & CEO in the the statement added. Hospitality TV, which are sold through B2B channel Subramanian, who was the CEA 2017, its balance sheet stood at 2016-17”. But he also underlines bank has displayed "highly irregular" governance, management and super- are identical in looks with the normal TV, but are loaded with several fea- from October 2014 to June 330.4 trillion. that any change in the captial credit management practices. intendence of the affairs of the Yes tures and are customised as per the customer’s requirement. 2018, writes in a soon-to-be- The RBI follows a July-June position of the central bank While Chawla, who resigned from Bank”. published book ‘Of Counsel: fiscal year. The note-ban of involves many risk such as mar- the board earlier this month, was not Rejecting Yes Bank’s request for ! B    !     The Challenges of the Modi- November 2016 had shrank the ket risk that captures the risks reachable for comments, an e-mail sent reappointment of Kapoor, the RBI said #    23-C Jaitley Economy’. central bank’s balancesheet by arising out of change in the value to the RBI on the matter remained there have also been other serious vio- New Delhi: The government has extended the due date of filing tax Stating that the swelling close to 15.8 trillion. of their assets like forex reserves, unanswered. lations of statutory and regulatory deducted at source (TDS) returns under GST laws for the October- captial base of the RBI needs to Admitting that counting gold and government securities; Despite repeated queries from PTI, guidelines during the past three finan- December period till January 31, 2019. The TDS provisions under the goods be held accountable, he pegs the RBI balance from the 1 per cent credit risks in the form of loss- Yes Bank did not comment on specif- cial years at the bank. and services tax (GST) were brought into effect from October 1, 2018. excess capital that the apex bank risk ratio perspective as a “too es arising due to default by ic “concerns” raised by the RBI in its Ever since the RBI curtailed According to the Central GST (CGST) Act, the notified entities are required holds from 4.5 trillion from the crude a way of calculating it”, counterparties; operational risk; letter, saying that “any communication Kapoor's tenure at Yes Bank, its stock, to collect TDS at 1 per cent on payments to goods or services suppliers ratio of shareholder equity to Subramanian says central banks and contingent risks among exchanges between the Bank and its which used to be a top pick of many in excess of Rs 2.5 lakh. Also, states levy 1 per cent TDS under state laws. assets, and at 7 trillion from a across the world are using the others. But he also adds that regulator (RBI) are secret, confidential brokerages, has taken a massive beat- The Finance Ministry, through a notification, extended the due date for BIS-mandated average based analytical framework based on none of these risks can justify the and privileged”. ing. In the two trading sessions after the filing TDS returns under GST for the October-December 2018 period, till on 1 per cent of risk cover ratio. economic capital framework to large capital that RBI sits over as Sources close to the bank, howev- RBI move, the stock crashed over 40 per January 31, 2019. “The RBI is an outlier arrive at the optimal level of cap- the sovereign’s security is more er, said several of the concerns raised cent and it is now down to its 33-month among major central banks. It ital, which essentially involves important and credible than by the RBI have already been addressed low. The Yes Bank board had written to           %      holds about 28 per cent in conducting a value-at-risk analy- that of its central bank. and the same were reflected in its com- the RBI on May 31, seeking reappoint-     reserve capital, which is the sis for the various sources of “Central banks are part of munication. They also claimed that the ment of Kapoor for three years with New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) fifth largest amongst all major potential risk for a central bank. the government, and it is the bank has complied with all corrective effect from September 1. Friday said it is undertaking adjustment of vehicle production at its plant at central banks Compared to the The book, to be published broader government balance actions sought by the RBI, most of Earlier, the RBI had in an April 11 Wolverhampton, central England, as a result of which 250 temporary jobs typical central bank (8.4 per cent by Penguin Random House sheet that matters, not that of them having been done before the letter said it had found a number of will be affected. The company further said it will undertake a two-week pro- ratio), it has excess capital of India, comes at a time when the any of its constituents. As long September 17 missive. “serious lapses in the functioning and duction pause at the plant in December and has asked 500 workers to stay about 7 trillion," he writes. recent spat between the gov- as overall conditions are rea- In a BSE filing on September 19, governance of the bank”, which are mat- at home although they would continue to draw salaries during the period. He goes on to argue that ernment and RBI over a host of sonable, the stream of profits will Yes Bank had said it has been intimat- ters of “utmost concern”. The regulator Terming the external environment as challenging, the company said it is tak- “when looked at the practices of issues including this capital eventually make up for any cap- ed by the RBI vide a letter dated had also flagged these issues to the then ing decisive actions to achieve the necessary operational efficiencies to safe- all the major central banks and demand, ended up RBI ceding ital shortfalls because central September 17 that Kapoor may con- chairman Ashok Chawla, and had said guard long-term success. “To deliver a growing range of electrified cars for the Bank for International ground and agreeing to set up a banks have a unique ability to tinue as the MD and CEO till January that the corrective actions initiated at the our customers we are making tough decisions, but the transformation of the Settlements (BIS), nearly all the panel to look into the details of generate income,” he says. 31, 2019, but did not disclose any fur- bank were “post-facto”. business relies on this,” JLR said in a statement.

  SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 10892.10 10922.45 10835.10 10876.75 18.05 Script Last Abs Change COFFEEDAY 262.75 -0.55 -0.21 GRAPHITE 932.45 -0.05 -0.01 ITI 94.75 4.70 5.22 NIITTECH 1097.85 11.40 1.05 SIS 765.00 -42.20 -5.23 YESBANK 164.00 171.35 160.45 170.50 10.05 Traded Price Change % COLPAL 1217.25 -14.55 -1.18 GRASIM 863.30 12.45 1.46 J&KBANK 36.70 -0.45 -1.21 NILKAMAL 1551.90 5.15 0.33 SJVN 26.85 -0.05 -0.19 WIPRO 315.05 326.40 313.70 324.80 9.90 3MINDIA 21650.00 890.90 4.29 CONCOR 676.45 2.50 0.37 GREAVESCOT 122.55 -0.45 -0.37 JAGRAN 111.40 -2.30 -2.02 NLCINDIA 80.25 2.35 3.02 SKFINDIA 1900.00 25.80 1.38 CIPLA 528.00 542.00 527.00 540.60 15.90 8KMILES 181.80 8.65 5.00 COROMANDEL 406.00 -0.05 -0.01 GREENPLY 135.75 2.20 1.65 JAICORPLTD 105.20 -0.35 -0.33 NMDC 95.55 1.10 1.16 SOBHA 446.00 -0.60 -0.13 DRREDDY 2661.00 2734.55 2657.05 2730.00 74.70 AARTIIND 1436.20 -19.65 -1.35 CORPBANK 26.50 -0.55 -2.03 GRINDWELL 498.00 8.40 1.72 JAMNAAUTO 69.25 -0.85 -1.21 NOCIL 169.55 0.55 0.33 SOLARINDS 1038.00 43.65 4.39 TECHM 688.80 709.90 686.95 706.80 19.30 M&M 778.00 796.00 776.70 790.95 17.75 ABB 1395.05 12.55 0.91 CRISIL 1501.65 9.10 0.61 GRUH 296.20 10.75 3.77 JBCHEPHARM 297.80 3.10 1.05 NTPC 139.95 -2.35 -1.65 SOMANYCERA 293.45 -8.75 -2.90 KOTAKBANK 1209.00 1238.40 1197.70 1235.00 22.05 ABBOTINDIA 7440.00 81.05 1.10 CROMPTON 216.25 1.15 0.53 GSFC 105.85 2.30 2.22 JCHAC 1751.90 -46.40 -2.58 OBEROIRLTY 445.00 15.20 3.54 SONATSOFTW 306.60 1.30 0.43 HDFC 1970.00 1998.75 1962.80 1992.00 35.70 ABCAPITAL 105.00 0.35 0.33 CUB 173.95 -3.05 -1.72 GSKCONS 7245.00 57.05 0.79 JETAIRWAYS 305.80 -4.95 -1.59 OFSS 3444.25 33.20 0.97 SOUTHBANK 16.11 0.16 1.00 IBULHSGFIN 718.95 725.00 708.10 712.95 11.70 ABFRL 180.95 -4.55 -2.45 CUMMINSIND 805.75 1.25 0.16 GSPL 186.65 -1.80 -0.96 JINDALSAW 81.85 0.60 0.74 OIL 187.75 -15.30 -7.54 SPARC 258.75 7.00 2.78 GRASIM 855.00 872.75 850.80 864.00 12.10 ACC 1483.75 21.05 1.44 CYIENT 598.70 -1.95 -0.32 GUJALKALI 565.00 7.80 1.40 JINDALSTEL 153.90 -0.90 -0.58 OMAXE 209.50 -0.15 -0.07 SPICEJET 81.50 1.35 1.68 INFY 661.00 672.00 660.95 670.00 8.95 ADANIPORTS 365.90 -3.45 -0.93 DABUR 410.60 -2.95 -0.71 GUJFLUORO 892.00 9.60 1.09 JISLJALEQS 66.60 0.45 0.68 ONGC 140.20 -0.55 -0.39 SREINFRA 31.70 -0.10 -0.31 MARUTI 7574.00 7727.00 7570.05 7649.00 102.25 ADANIPOWER 55.40 -0.05 -0.09 DBCORP 177.45 -0.55 -0.31 GUJGAS 643.65 6.35 1.00 JKCEMENT 709.85 9.30 1.33 ORIENTBANK 89.30 1.45 1.65 SRF 2150.15 2.50 0.12 SUNPHARMA 486.95 493.95 481.75 490.80 6.40 ADANITRANS 224.90 -2.05 -0.90 DBL 459.45 5.85 1.29 GULFOILLUB 738.00 -19.00 -2.51 JKIL 135.80 1.15 0.85 ORIENTCEM 78.30 -2.85 -3.51 SRTRANSFIN 1154.25 -22.45 -1.91 HEROMOTOCO 3025.00 3061.80 3020.00 3055.00 38.20 ADVENZYMES 183.80 2.00 1.10 DCBBANK 156.60 0.65 0.42 HAL 789.65 -3.00 -0.38 JKLAKSHMI 271.10 1.40 0.52 PAGEIND 26888.65 1598.80 6.32 STARCEMENT 97.95 -0.05 -0.05 ZEEL 486.05 496.70 485.00 487.65 5.50 AEGISLOG 209.80 -13.75 -6.15 DCMSHRIRAM 354.55 -3.00 -0.84 HATSUN 622.90 9.00 1.47 JKTYRE 98.95 0.05 0.05 PARAGMILK 243.60 -4.20 -1.69 GAIL 342.20 348.25 337.75 342.55 3.35 STRTECH 347.30 5.75 1.68 BAJFINANCE 2538.00 2564.40 2507.05 2531.35 24.85 AIAENG 1697.40 80.90 5.00 DEEPAKFERT 160.90 -1.85 -1.14 HAVELLS 681.15 -7.95 -1.15 JMFINANCIL 87.95 1.55 1.79 PCJEWELLER 68.75 -0.25 -0.36 SUDARSCHEM 343.10 -6.15 -1.76 HINDALCO 224.45 227.40 220.70 226.20 1.70 AJANTPHARM 1175.00 53.00 4.72 DEEPAKNI 257.50 9.25 3.73 HCC 11.66 -0.09 -0.77 JPASSOCIAT 6.92 0.29 4.37 PEL 2200.05 38.55 1.78 SUNCLAYLTD 3530.60 80.60 2.34 TCS 1966.00 1991.00 1959.85 1974.80 14.25 AKZOINDIA 1577.40 -6.80 -0.43 DELTACORP 238.70 1.70 0.72 HCLTECH 1014.40 -0.90 -0.09 JSL 37.20 -1.10 -2.87 PERSISTENT 604.90 11.05 1.86 SUNDRMFAST 512.40 6.70 1.32 BAJAJ-AUTO 2721.00 2769.70 2702.00 2743.00 19.00 ALBK 48.40 1.10 2.33 DENABANK 15.95 0.05 0.31 HDFC 1983.70 28.15 1.44 JSLHISAR 89.40 -0.95 -1.05 PETRONET 212.45 -1.05 -0.49 SUNPHARMA 492.30 8.90 1.84 LT 1425.15 1438.15 1410.00 1430.00 7.55 ALKEM 1907.10 41.20 2.21 DHANUKA 423.50 -2.30 -0.54 HDFCBANK 2117.15 -12.85 -0.60 JSWENERGY 68.30 0.25 0.37 PFC 86.35 -5.60 -6.09 SUNTECK 339.90 -0.90 -0.26 HINDUNILVR 1770.95 1798.30 1742.25 1774.30 5.80 ALLCARGO 104.60 -2.85 -2.65 DHFL 212.40 11.85 5.91 HDFCLIFE 396.15 3.75 0.96 JSWSTEEL 314.55 -2.70 -0.85 PFIZER 2710.00 -55.75 -2.02 SUNTV 591.35 -23.35 -3.80 HCLTECH 1018.00 1026.30 1004.25 1015.10 1.65 AMARAJABAT 709.25 -14.75 -2.04 DISHTV 38.00 -1.00 -2.56 HDIL 20.30 0.10 0.50 JUBILANT 768.70 29.00 3.92 PFS 15.60 -0.10 -0.64 SUPPETRO 204.35 -2.55 -1.23 IOC 135.50 135.90 132.40 135.00 0.15 AMBUJACEM 218.00 1.00 0.46 DIVISLAB 1437.20 -20.50 -1.41 HEG 4182.50 5.45 0.13 JUBLFOOD 1254.60 28.50 2.32 PGHH 9682.40 414.10 4.47 SUPRAJIT 207.05 -3.80 -1.80 BAJAJFINSV 6019.70 6100.00 5960.00 6011.00 0.25 ANDHRABANK 28.60 0.55 1.96 DLF 177.95 -1.60 -0.89 HEIDELBERG 152.00 4.10 2.77 JUSTDIAL 497.15 0.05 0.01 PHILIPCARB 212.60 0.70 0.33 SUPREMEIND 995.00 -0.40 -0.04 TITAN 929.95 931.00 918.00 930.50 -0.90 RELIANCE 1172.30 1186.00 1162.30 1167.10 -1.40 APARINDS 615.35 -0.30 -0.05 DMART 1488.30 49.30 3.43 HERITGFOOD 513.00 -0.05 -0.01 JYOTHYLAB 186.00 -1.65 -0.88 PHOENIXLTD 616.20 16.25 2.71 SUVEN 241.50 1.05 0.44 ASIANPAINT 1352.80 1361.75 1342.15 1348.65 -1.65 APLAPOLLO 1276.60 -11.70 -0.91 DRREDDY 2713.35 60.55 2.28 HEROMOTOCO3058.20 36.95 1.22 KAJARIACER 438.00 -3.30 -0.75 PIDILITIND 1163.00 -17.95 -1.52 SUZLON 5.15 0.05 0.98 POWERGRID 181.00 183.55 178.30 180.20 -0.30 APLLTD 616.70 47.55 8.35 ECLERX 1020.40 -36.70 -3.47 HEXAWARE 323.20 8.95 2.85 KALPATPOWR 355.20 4.15 1.18 PIIND 816.20 -7.85 -0.95 SWANENERGY 102.95 -0.50 -0.48 ITC 289.50 290.00 284.80 286.20 -1.35 APOLLOHOSP 1262.30 19.80 1.59 EDELWEISS 169.40 2.90 1.74 HFCL 18.15 -0.25 -1.36 KANSAINER 458.00 -5.35 -1.15 PNB 69.75 0.10 0.14 SYMPHONY 998.00 24.50 2.52 HDFCBANK 2130.00 2137.55 2110.00 2120.45 -10.60 APOLLOTYRE 238.40 2.85 1.21 EICHERMOT 23405.20 -96.55 -0.41 HIMATSEIDE 215.95 1.75 0.82 KEC 292.25 8.00 2.81 SYNDIBANK 34.95 0.20 0.58 COALINDIA 247.00 248.40 239.05 245.35 -1.55 ASAHIINDIA 261.10 0.90 0.35 KEI 355.00 -4.40 -1.22 SYNGENE 540.05 -3.25 -0.60 ULTRACEMCO 4030.00 4081.00 3985.90 4003.00 -27.40 ASHOKA 129.95 -2.65 -2.00 KIOCL 150.50 -0.10 -0.07 TAKE 133.35 0.05 0.04 BHARTIARTL 319.00 324.30 310.70 315.00 -2.20 ASHOKLEY 112.25 2.35 2.14 KNRCON 193.00 2.30 1.21 TATACHEM 696.00 -3.45 -0.49 EICHERMOT 23500.00 23739.95 23310.00 23350.05 -171.25 ASIANPAINT 1344.90 -7.75 -0.57 KOTAKBANK 1232.35 22.20 1.83 TATACOFFEE 94.15 -0.35 -0.37 BPCL 329.10 331.80 320.40 326.05 -2.45 ASTERDM 152.05 7.50 5.19 KPIT 209.45 1.90 0.92 TATACOMM 536.50 7.20 1.36 JSWSTEEL 318.60 322.80 313.45 315.00 -2.45 SBIN 288.80 290.90 283.20 284.05 -2.35 ASTRAL 1022.00 -43.00 -4.04 KPRMILL 582.20 -4.30 -0.73 TATAELXSI 1022.90 23.75 2.38 ONGC 141.60 143.70 138.50 139.40 -1.20 ATUL 3470.80 1.15 0.03 KRBL 297.60 2.25 0.76 TATAGLOBAL 219.00 0.00 0.00 ADANIPORTS 369.80 374.60 363.60 366.50 -3.30 AUBANK 568.15 -14.80 -2.54 KSCL 518.50 -2.65 -0.51 TATAINVEST 849.15 -4.15 -0.49 TATASTEEL 535.00 536.80 525.50 528.30 -5.25 AUROPHARMA 810.30 18.90 2.39 KTKBANK 103.10 0.70 0.68 TATAMETALI 621.60 -7.70 -1.22 AXISBANK 633.00 635.25 624.00 624.45 -6.95 AVANTI 340.45 0.45 0.13 KWALITY 11.14 -0.58 -4.95 TATAMOTORS 171.95 -5.35 -3.02 INDUSINDBK 1664.50 1674.45 1623.00 1640.90 -19.65 AXISBANK 625.75 -4.60 -0.73 L&TFH 144.20 0.60 0.42 TATAMTRDVR 93.95 -2.15 -2.24 VEDL 200.80 201.00 194.85 196.05 -2.75 BAJAJ-AUTO 2736.80 11.75 0.43 LAKSHVILAS 90.00 3.05 3.51 TATAPOWER 76.25 1.15 1.53 ICICIBANK 365.00 365.00 353.80 355.25 -6.95 BAJAJCORP 362.45 7.45 2.10 LALPATHLAB 845.95 -28.75 -3.29 TATASTEEL 530.25 -3.20 -0.60 NTPC 142.00 142.60 137.55 138.70 -3.55 BAJAJELEC 471.90 -0.35 -0.07 LAOPALA 224.00 -10.60 -4.52 TCS 1970.60 11.15 0.57 UPL 780.15 785.50 755.05 759.20 -19.90 BAJAJFINSV 6007.30 -6.50 -0.11 LAURUSLABS 383.00 7.25 1.93 TEAMLEASE 2800.00 17.65 0.63 TATAMOTORS 172.00 174.90 170.35 172.15 -5.10 INFRATEL 262.60 265.95 255.30 255.95 -9.50 BAJAJHLDNG 2990.00 -21.55 -0.72 LAXMIMACH* 5845.00 16.95 0.29 TECHM 705.50 15.80 2.29 HINDPETRO 242.95 246.30 230.30 232.20 -10.70 BAJFINANCE 2528.40 22.70 0.91 LICHSGFIN 466.25 -3.00 -0.64 TEJASNET 224.80 -2.80 -1.23 BALKRISIND 958.90 -10.95 -1.13 LINDEINDIA 680.00 15.35 2.31 TEXRAIL 56.05 -0.65 -1.15   BALMLAWRIE 187.65 -1.60 -0.85 LT 1429.65 7.25 0.51 THERMAX 1032.50 -7.60 -0.73 BALRAMCHIN 100.85 2.55 2.59 LTI 1569.60 -21.55 -1.35 THOMASCOOK 230.40 4.15 1.83 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE BANDHANBNK 480.70 -5.70 -1.17 EIDPARRY 209.35 -6.65 -3.08 HINDALCO 225.45 1.20 0.54 LTTS 1548.45 24.30 1.59 PNBHOUSING 910.60 -24.60 -2.63 THYROCARE 545.35 4.95 0.92 NIFTY NEXT 50 27449.20 27604.80 27391.35 27593.70 203.15 BANKBARODA 104.70 -0.30 -0.29 EIHOTEL 194.90 8.30 4.45 HINDCOPPER 48.10 0.25 0.52 LUPIN 884.50 19.35 2.24 PNCINFRA 148.00 0.00 0.00 TIFHL 523.95 15.75 3.10 MCDOWELL-N 636.25 675.00 636.25 670.25 36.65 BANKINDIA 84.85 -0.15 -0.18 ELGIEQUIP 247.00 9.85 4.15 HINDPETRO 232.40 -10.55 -4.34 LUXIND 1470.00 -13.00 -0.88 POWERGRID 180.10 -1.10 -0.61 TIMETECHNO 107.00 -0.75 -0.70 PGHH 9275.00 9799.00 9256.05 9650.00 378.25 BASF 1594.50 -14.35 -0.89 EMAMILTD 438.05 -0.50 -0.11 HINDUNILVR 1771.80 6.45 0.37 M&M 790.20 17.10 2.21 PRESTIGE 215.75 17.35 8.74 TIMKEN 532.15 9.75 1.87 ICICIGI 812.90 840.00 812.90 831.05 29.60 BIOCON 606.00 626.40 602.65 624.10 21.70 BATAINDIA 1039.75 40.70 4.07 ENDURANCE 1117.05 38.10 3.53 HINDZINC 266.30 3.55 1.35 M&MFIN 447.35 4.50 1.02 PRSMJOHNSN 84.00 -1.45 -1.70 TITAN 928.50 -1.40 -0.15 DMART 1438.00 1500.00 1438.00 1487.00 48.90 BAYERCROP 4230.00 40.85 0.98 ENGINERSIN 116.70 -0.95 -0.81 HONAUT 22142.00 569.55 2.64 MAGMA 112.00 2.20 2.00 PTC 81.00 1.10 1.38 TNPL 251.95 3.35 1.35 BRITANNIA 3040.90 3197.00 3040.80 3132.80 100.45 BBTC 1381.75 49.30 3.70 ENIL 613.00 1.00 0.16 HSCL 131.85 0.20 0.15 MAHABANK 12.96 -0.16 -1.22 PVR 1438.50 -12.35 -0.85 TORNTPHARM 1768.75 61.05 3.57 SIEMENS 927.50 957.60 910.55 951.20 30.10 BEL 83.20 -2.20 -2.58 EQUITAS 107.75 1.20 1.13 HSIL 206.80 -4.55 -2.15 MAHINDCIE 259.10 2.25 0.88 QUESS 721.80 1.25 0.17 TORNTPOWER 270.15 11.15 4.31 AUROPHARMA 788.00 814.95 788.00 809.45 17.30 BEML 753.70 -11.15 -1.46 ERIS 621.05 10.00 1.64 HUDCO 43.05 0.40 0.94 MAHLIFE 395.80 0.65 0.16 RADICO 414.90 20.35 5.16 TRENT 333.35 -7.65 -2.24 CADILAHC 356.00 367.45 354.35 363.90 7.00 BERGEPAINT 319.50 -0.40 -0.13 ESCORTS 704.45 10.15 1.46 IBREALEST 78.45 2.70 3.56 MANAPPURAM 85.75 1.05 1.24 RAIN 133.20 -2.50 -1.84 TRIDENT 64.70 0.85 1.33 PEL 2169.00 2224.00 2153.00 2200.05 42.05 ASHOKLEY 110.25 112.65 110.25 112.10 1.95 BHARATFIN 1018.30 -11.80 -1.15 ESSELPRO 90.00 1.75 1.98 IBULHSGFIN 715.15 14.20 2.03 MANPASAND 93.00 -1.90 -2.00 RAJESHEXPO 571.55 0.70 0.12 TRITURBINE 114.80 -0.70 -0.61 ICICIPRULI 321.00 328.35 316.60 325.10 5.50 BHARATFORG 564.30 -7.85 -1.37 EVEREADY 196.55 -4.20 -2.09 IBVENTURES 400.45 -6.10 -1.50 MARICO 356.00 -3.80 -1.06 RALLIS 161.70 -1.10 -0.68 TTKPRESTIG 7151.00 -104.50 -1.44 HINDZINC 263.00 268.80 263.00 267.00 4.50 BHARTIARTL 313.55 -3.30 -1.04 EXIDEIND 261.65 4.35 1.69 ICICIBANK 355.00 -7.25 -2.00 MARUTI 7664.60 114.60 1.52 RAMCOCEM 604.40 4.40 0.73 TV18BRDCST 35.75 0.70 2.00 ACC 1463.20 1498.00 1463.20 1487.45 23.65 BHEL 68.80 0.75 1.10 FCONSUMER 45.95 -0.90 -1.92 ICICIGI 832.15 31.10 3.88 MAXINDIA 60.70 -1.05 -1.70 RATNAMANI 890.00 3.60 0.41 TVSMOTOR 557.35 8.35 1.52 LUPIN 870.00 891.60 866.00 881.30 13.05 BIOCON 622.25 19.70 3.27 FDC 189.00 -2.00 -1.05 ICICIPRULI 325.35 6.70 2.10 MCX 733.95 29.50 4.19 RAYMOND 815.00 -8.95 -1.09 TVSSRICHAK 2509.90 26.70 1.08 NMDC 94.50 96.20 94.20 95.80 1.35 BIRLACORPN 620.40 -3.85 -0.62 FEDERALBNK 85.30 0.35 0.41 ICIL 62.75 1.10 1.78 MEGH 59.45 0.90 1.54 RBLBANK 551.25 7.15 1.31 TVTODAY 382.00 -0.15 -0.04 HDFCLIFE 393.30 400.00 392.55 396.90 4.20 BLISSGVS 151.00 -5.10 -3.27 FINCABLES 460.00 1.25 0.27 IDBI 59.60 -0.30 -0.50 BOSCHLTD 18900.00 19043.25 18650.00 18970.00 187.30 MFSL 446.75 -1.00 -0.22 RCF 58.25 0.25 0.43 UBL 1240.20 2.85 0.23 ABB 1390.25 1412.10 1374.05 1398.25 11.95 BLUEDART 3132.60 -20.70 -0.66 FINOLEXIND 549.90 11.40 2.12 IDEA 35.45 -2.30 -6.09 MGL 833.75 16.80 2.06 RCOM 14.27 1.52 11.92 UCOBANK 18.70 0.50 2.75 GODREJCP 750.00 753.00 745.00 751.20 6.15 BLUESTARCO 668.00 9.85 1.50 FLFL 404.00 18.65 4.84 IDFC 40.85 0.35 0.86 MHRIL 204.95 -2.95 -1.42 RECLTD 100.05 -6.70 -6.28 UFLEX 273.50 -7.60 -2.70 SAIL 55.00 55.85 54.45 55.15 0.40 BOMDYEING 99.30 -2.55 -2.50 FORBESCO 2543.00 79.05 3.21 IDFCBANK 38.40 0.05 0.13 MINDACORP 138.50 -1.10 -0.79 REDINGTON 91.60 3.60 4.09 UJJIVAN 217.80 0.60 0.28 SHREECEM 16400.00 16750.70 16380.00 16499.00 94.30 BOSCHLTD 18860.10 59.35 0.32 FORCEMOT 1676.95 -26.90 -1.58 IEX 159.80 1.05 0.66 MINDAIND 322.60 -1.75 -0.54 RELAXO 747.40 -10.20 -1.35 ULTRACEMCO 3992.85 -36.20 -0.90 OFSS 3417.95 3449.90 3348.10 3420.00 14.35 BPCL 323.00 -6.65 -2.02 FORTIS 147.60 0.30 0.20 IFBIND 867.20 12.10 1.42 MINDTREE 876.25 26.95 3.17 RELCAPITAL 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On GOT people were super        with his army of zombies. ready and everyone knew what to do,” And while fans are waiting with he said. ndia has always been a hub of sports “My team and I started thinking about bated breathe for April 2019, which is How then was the transition from and has harboured a well-entrenched what and how we take it forward. We when the final and eighth season of the 3- 2$  being a stunt supervisor and per- Itradition of indigenuous games — started a website to create awareness epic fantasy show comes to an end, %'-+ % $1 former to playing one of the central gilli-danda, kho-kho, teen-patti, kanche, about the sport through it,” he says. either in tragedy or in heroic victories, 3- characters in GoT? kabaddi, mallakhamb, pahalwani or even However, success still didn’t knock at Furdik is making a detour to India and 7-$4%42 “I have been working on movies shatranj. A believer and practitioner of his doors as there were no responses. He will soon head to the country for the ;4.&: %- since I was 15-years-old. First, I helped this is Rajesh Mudki, a mallakhamb artist didn’t hear from anybody for a year and Delhi Comic Con. $. $ - with horses because horse riding was from Santa Cruz, who was introduced to then they finally started getting some No stranger to India having visited my hobby at that time I loved doing the traditional Indian sport at a tender queries. “We then started teaching them two decades ago for filming the movie &$%%;.$2 that. I trained horses, cleaned their sta- age of six. This is a sport in which a gym- through online classes and people began Alisea and the Dream Prince, he said, “I %.%$. ;; bles, groomed and cared for them dur- nast performs yoga aerially by keeping a inviting us to their countries and cultur- was in India for almost two months and % $' 2;;*%.< ing the shooting. That was my first con- grip on a vertical stationary or hanging al programs.” met a lot of nice people. I also had the ;&1$& ; tact with the movie business. The next wooden pole, cane, or hanging rope. The Since the act doesn’t involve any tra- opportunity to see the beautiful coun- $ %'%2$& 15 years I watched and learned. Of artist is now all set to deliver a power- ditional musical elements, Rajesh stringed tryside and to taste traditional Indian -V,-&%-. - course I still do that. Every new film packed performance with other interna- his performance to a few beats to give it food. I am looking forward to a simi- .;1 %O/- project gives me a new experience. I tional artists in the Canadian company an entertaining touch when he performed lar experience. I’ve never met such .-/-& '- never forget that it’s because others, Cirque Du Soleil’s current production it at the reality TV show. friendly people as I have in India. After 4 3 especially teachers helped me that I am Bazzar, debuting in India. Talking about how he joined Cirque’s Comic Con I only have two days, then &%-.2: successful. Stuntmen and actors are If you ask Rajesh about what it takes Bazzar, he tells us that the company first I have to go back. But I promise to come close and need to help each other,” he to be a mallakhamb artist and prepare for contacted Rajesh during December 2017. back soon for at least four months.” ,-;,2- $ % said. it, he will tell you that all it takes is a “I had applied there but never received To look his part in the film based 3$/- 3-&- The Comic Con will have multiple sportsman spirit that an artist should a response until last year. They told me on George RR Martin’s novel, the entire experience centres such as an Amazon never leave as well as a lot of “concentra- that they wanted me to join their team transformation process takes almost six zone, and cosplay remains one of the tion that would only help one to analyse of acrobats and gymnasts. That is how all laborious hours. “My make -up consists biggest attractions. This year there will and plan out things for the future.” He the talks and experiences began,” says he, of eight parts which stick to my face. It be professional cosplayers and regular adds, “It’s after many years of practice, adding, “It was surreal. I have always fol- is not that hard to wear and it also pro- folks will also be encouraged to dress many bone-breaking experiences and lowed Cirque. I saw it as a great oppor- tects you from the cold and wind,” he up as their favourite fictional charac- body aches that you reach a certain level tunity to bring alive my dream of mak- said. That is certainly a blessing as they ters. It might not be a surprise if the reel of expertise.” ing the sport international.” shoot in extreme conditions. Night King chances upon someone The artist has also showcased his tal- He believes that with time, the However, Furdik was not the first playing it in real life. ent at the reality show India’s Got Talent, prominence and popularity of the act has choice for the role and was asked to step (Delhi Comic Con will be between grabbing eyeballs and gaining applause. surely “increased.” When he began, not in later. But as it developed, the char- December 7 to 9.) He believes that such shows provide a many people knew about it or attempt- huge platform to aspiring artists. “It’s not ed to learn it. Now that it is being per-   53   only a tool to showcase your talent and formed and viewed by so many people, reach out to masses, but also a stage “there has been a lot of dialogue about the challenges he faced issue in the industry. to boost your confidence. I never around it. We started with theatri- while making independent songs. “Indian singers have been thought about sports seriously. cal performances and champi- P  
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World no. 10 Ireland gave er-ranked Germany in their open- But in the last eight years, Australia a run for their money with ing match of the men's hockey Pakistan hockey has slumped to impressive display in both attack and World Cup here on Saturday. the lowest ebb, having returned defence. The Kookaburras were dis- The most successful team in with the wooden spoon (12th) mal with penalty corners, convert- the history of the World Cup with from New Delhi in 2010 and then ing just one out of five. four titles, the last of which came failed to qualify for the last edition Blake Govers (11th minute) and in the early 90's, Pakistan hockey at The Hague, Netherlands in Tim Brand scored for the winners, has witnessed a steady decline in 2014. while Ireland's lone goal came from the last two-and-a-half decades. Pakistan have been going the sticks of Shane O'Donoghue. Once a formidable force in through a bleak period in recent Ten places might separate the world hockey, Pakistan have now times. 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England with a last-minute ey that their The other side, Malaysia have Australia grew in confidence as Five minutes into the quarter, goal to eke out a point from the participation in the ongoing World made steady progress over the time passed by and earned a penal- Ireland secured their first penalty encounter. Cup was in serious doubts due to years and is placed above Pakistan ty stroke in the 11th minute but the corner and Charter came to China's men's hockey team's lack of funds and it took a last at 12th in the rankings. umpire's decision was changed to Australia's rescue and kept out best result in the sport till date is a minute intervention from Haier Pakistan coach Dar said their penalty corner after Ireland asked for O'Donoghue's attempt. Silver medal finish at the 2006 Pakistan to ensure the team's aim would be to win one match video referral. Towards the end of the second Doha Asian Games but they sprung appearance in the tournament. and ensure a spot in the cross- From the resultant penalty cor- quarter, Australia secured back-to- a surprise in its maiden World Cup The home appliance company overs. ner, Australia secured another and back penalty corners but wasted match. came in as a last-minute sponsor "Germany is a tough team this time Govers' flick found the both as the two teams went into the England started the match as and released nine million Pakistani and we haven't played them for a back of the Irish net. halfway break locked at 1-1. overwhelming favourites, but the rupees to cover the team's expens- long time. But the Germans too But Australia's lead lasted just Australia restored their lead Chinese stunned their opponents es in the tournament. haven't played any big tournament two minutes as Ireland drew level four minutes after the breather   !  2#2 Friday. early in the game when Xiaoping Pakistan's build up has been far in last 2 years. We had a few hic- when O'Donoghue scored after he through Brand. Corey Weyer's Eighteen brave men from Inner Unusual it may sound, but very Gao (5th minute) scored a brilliant from rosy as Tauqeer Dar, a mem- cups before the tournament but we was set up by Murray, who dribbled workmanship in the midfield final- Mongolia Autonomous Region pro- few people know that China's entire field goal from a tight angle after ber of 1984 World Cup winning never lost focus," he said. past two defenders to pass the ball ly helped Australia when his inch- duced a gritty performance to help 18-member men's hockey team dribbling past three defenders. side, took over the reins of the team "Despite the uncertainty we on to the goal scorer. perfect through ball found Brand debutants China register a fighting making its debut in the World Cup China's persistence finally bore only earlier this month after kept on preparing to the best of our The second quarter too pro- unmarked inside the box and the 2-2 draw against higher-ranked belongs to just one province — Inner fruit and the brave men broke Roelant Oltmans quit from the abilities. We just need to win one duced exciting hockey as both the striker scored from his second England in a Pool B match of the Mongolia Autonomous Region. England's heart just a minute from position just four months into the match to survive in the pool," Dar teams went on the offensive and it attempt. men's hockey World Cup here China is made up of 34 provinces. the final hooter. job before the Asian Champions added. &   

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+ providing India their "best" chance of winning a maiden Test series Down Under.   :.-: "If India doesn't win this series, they will never win in Australia. India is artnerships will hold the key not just in batting miles better than Australia in all formats but do Pbut bowling as well during India's Test clashes they have the belief, and will their fast bowlers with Australia as the hosts cannot really be blown last the distance?" Jones was quoted as saying by away in a single burst, visiting off-spinner R the 'Sydney Morning Herald'. Ashwin said on Friday. Despite India having a poor overseas record, "You have to stitch together partnerships even Jones has backed the visitors to win the four-Test when bowling and it's very important to ascertain series starting December 6 at Adelaide. your role to get what you can out of the game," "With India's history, maybe this series will Ashwin said. not be a fait accompli. I do feel the result will go ing good for them on paper. Another positive for India, according to "It's very important to soak India's way to the tune of a 2-0 or 3-0 result, as The Test rivalry, which has risen in stature Chappell, is their pace bowlers, who did quite together good partnerships as I just can't see Australia winning a Test anywhere. and intensity over the years, will be renewed well in England. a bowling group then try and "Normally when Australia play at home they with the latest assignment starting December "They got the ball to move around. I'm not knock them over. You won't are very hard to beat. But now there is no Steve 6 in Adelaide. sure they will get the same kind of assistance blow oppositions away, it might Smith and David Warner, who consistently "I am going to pick Australia, but don't ask in Australian conditions, so I'm interested to happen once in a while - but make 40 per cent of Australia's runs. For me why I am picking them. I think see how they bowl, and I think those two you have to get your noses Australia to win, who is going to fill those shoes?" the only reasonable reason I can OP3 things could tell a big story in the ahead and keep it ahead," he asked Jones, who played 52 Tests and 164 ODIs. give is that I was disappointed 3$ $"D series," he said. said. Jones also said not engaging Kohli in a ver- the way India played in Asked about Ashwin said he expects bal battle will serve them well. England and I thought they  #  India coach Ravi the wickets to be flat, which "Do not talk or provoke him. Make him your should have won that # !! 
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