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The AAP States where the Congress who were found showing Government believes in zero staked claim to form fraudulent tax deposits into 13 tolerance to any corrupt prac- Governments. banks since 2013, Delhi Deputy tices,” Sisodia tweeted. The Chief Ministers would Chief Minister Manish Sisodia Earlier in the day, the be declared in the Congress said on Wednesday. Deputy Chief Minister said Legislatures Party (CLP) meet- Sisodia, who also holds the during the scrutiny of sus- ings in all three States on Finance portfolio, said the pected fraud transactions, it Thursday morning and there- Trade and Taxes Department was noticed that such kind of after the party leaders would has registered a complaint fraud had been continuing convey the decision to Rahul with the Delhi Police’s since 2013 and it was going on following which he would take Economic Office Wing until it was detected by the the final call. (EOW) for registration of FIRs department. Congress sources said the into the matter. “The Government has high command may chose According to Delhi Police detected cyber-tax fraud of former Union Minister Kamal spokesperson Anil Mittal, 262 crore. As per our initial Nath to take over as Chief “Reena Toppo, VAT officer investigation, around 8,700 Minister in MP while Delhi, has given a complaint traders are involved in the Rajasthan strongman Ashok against some business firms fraud. It is a very serious issue Gehlot may be favoured over which had claimed input tax that should be investigated Sachin Pilot for the CM post in credit under GST on the basis thoroughly,” he said. Rajasthan. of fictitious documents and “The authorities were on Sources said after the CLP non-existent bank accounts.” high alert for three months fol- meet both Gehlot and Pilot are Preliminary amount lowing some hints received by likely to be in Delhi on involved is 9.97 crore. the department during verifi- Thursday to meet the party Complaint is being examined cation of the credit of the pay- high command to iron out  ! %" &    " ' at EOW, said Mittal ments made by the dealers differences. ()   *"  "'" &   ++  “Delhi Govt tax authorities registered with the depart- In MP, Jyotiraditya Scindia    ! ""      have unearthed a big cyber-tax ment,” he said. is likely to take it easy and pro- !!    !$!  " !     the party president will take a pose the name of party heavy-    decision after that. weight Nath’s candidature for Rajasthan Congress MLA    the CM post. Nath has already ed for the legislature party tion met Rajasthan Governor Vishvendra Singh has patched up with another meeting in the presence of Kalyan Singh to stake claim to expressed disagreement over   !   Congress strongman and for- AICC observers Mallikarjun form a Government. A the process of seeking opinion mer Chief Minister Digvijay Kharge, AICC incharge for the Congress MLA said there could of party legislators to select the    NOTA (None of the Singh, who has a strong base in State PL Punia and other senior be another meeting of the CLP Chief Ministerial candidate in Above) accounted for 4,67,781 the State. Congress leader leaders. on Thursday morning to Rajasthan when the party pres- total of 1,39,35,201 votes lakh votes, or 1.3 per cent of the Shobha Oza said in Bhopal, “All Making the choice of CM resolve the deadlock. ident will decide the face for the Awent into the Congress vote, Rajasthan Chief Electoral the MLAs have unanimously in Rajasthan is going to be “We have full majority and coveted post. kitty in Rajasthan while the BJP Officer Anand Kumar said on decided that a decision on the tough task for Rahul. have staked claim to form a Both Pilot and Gehlot, received 1,37,57,502 votes — a Wednesday. Chief Minister (of Madhya Following the differences, Government. We will take both frontrunners for the post, marginal difference of over Independents got 9.5 per Pradesh) will be taken by Congress Legislature Party along all non-BJP parties and were present in the meeting. 1.70 lakh votes that ended five cent vote (33,72,206) and the Rahul.” (CLP) meeting in Rajasthan elected members who are Congress observer KC years of the BJP rule. the (BSP) Bhupesh Baghel and TS passed a single-line resolution against the BJP and are willing Venugopal held consultation The Congress got 39.3 per 4 per cent (14,10,995 votes). Singh Deo are locked in keen authorising the party presi- to support us,” Pilot said after with the party MLAs and feed- cent of the vote spread over 199 Overall, 74.69 per cent vot- tussle for the CM’s chair in dent to decide the name of the the CLP meeting in Jaipur. back will be shared with Assembly constituencies and ing was recorded in Rajasthan Chhattisgarh. Congress’ Lok Chief Minister. Asked about the choice of the party president and then the BJP 38.8 per cent vote. The on December 7. The statistics Sabha member Tamradhwaj While the CM’s name was the Chief Minister, Pilot said the announcement of the narrow difference led to the show independents and BSP Sahu’s name also figured in the yet to be finalised due to dis- the party’s newly elected MLAs Chief Minister’s name would be ouster of Vasundhara Raje and played spoilsport for both         evening before the party decid- agreements, Congress delega- will debate the question, and made. her Government. Congress and the BJP.    '        -!           (  .$"       "  # election results in            the BJP-ruled States that as the BJP had      he PCC Disciplinary Committee headed by former    not implemented     TChief Minister Hemananda Biswal on Wednesday sent   $ the report of the !   a recommendation to the All India Congress Committee Swaminathan (AICC) to take disciplinary action against senior leader       Committee on       Srikant Jena. farmers' issues, it As Jena is a former Union Minister and a primary he Congress would waive lost the polls. If so, hief Minister Naveen member of the AICC, the OPCC has left the task for its Tall farm loans and extend the PCC president CPatnaik on Wednesday central decision-making body. financial assistance to farmers the year, farmers will be able to asked, "Why is Chief Minister announced old-age pension “The all media reports about the indiscipline behav- in the State for five years if the produce additional crops that Patnaik not implementing the for additional five lakh benefi- iour of Srikant Jena were discussed in the meeting. As he party comes to power in the would stabilise their financial Swaminathan Committee?" ciaries in the State under the (Srikant Jena) is a former Union Minister and member of 2019 elections, said position. They will not borrow Leader of Opposition in Madhubabu Pension Yojana. Besides, the Chief Minister the AICC, the final decision will be taken by AICC,” Biswal Pradesh Congress Committee loans further," said Patnaik. State Assembly Narasingha The new beneficiaries also declared that 40,000 artists told reporters here. In reply, Jena said he will keep his ver- (OPCC) president Niranjan Mishra said, "People voted would avail the benefit under would get assistance of Rs sion with the AICC. “I am not involved any mining scam Patnaik after attending the first The PCC Chief also said against the BJP. This is a victory the scheme from December 15. 1,200 per month under the or I have not been pulled up by the court for transacting meeting of the PCC Election that the monthly old-age pen- of democracy and victory With this, a total of 48 lakh per- Mukhya Mantri Kalakar bribe,” he added. Jena had on Sunday resigned from all Manifesto Committee here on sion would be increased from against injustice, atrocities, sons in the State would get old- Sahayata Yojana with effect committees of the PCC. A day before, he had been removed Wednesday. Rs 300 to Rs 1,000 if the destruction of institutions, mis- age pension of Rs 300 or Rs 500 from December 15. as chairman of the party’s poll manifesto committee and Speaking to reporters, Congress is voted to power. use of agencies, no work for per month as per the criteria. The CM directed the dis- was replaced by senior party leader Ganeswar Behera. Patnaik said waiver of loans On the Mahanadi water poor people, farmers, youths, While people aged trict Collectors to disburse the would not solve all the prob- issue, Patnaik said, "Unlike the Dalits, SCs, STs, OBCs, minori- between 60 and 80 years get Rs assistance to beneficiaries lems of farmers. Hence, the BJD, we will present the griev- ties and general castes. 300 old-age pension, benefi- under both the schemes from party has decided to provide ances on behalf of the State The semifinal poll battle ciaries aged above 80 years December 15 to 20 by organ- "  solar pumps to help farmers before the Chhattisgarh proves that the BJP is virtual- receive Rs 500 under the ising special camps. with irrigation along with Government and the Centre. A ly nowhere in all the States. scheme. Chief Secretary AP Padhi, financial assistance for five solution will surely come out This is a real democratic indi- Announcing this at a meet- Development Commissioner years. "We will also extend after that." cation for the 2019 final match. ing at the State Secretariat, Asit Tripathy, Secretaries of dif-     R  financial support to the farm- The PCC chief also react- Ultimately, voters are always Patnaik said that not a single ferent line departments and ers continuously for five years. ed over the statement of Chief the 'man of the match' of eligible beneficiary would be other senior officials were, With irrigation facility round Minister on the democracy." left out of the scheme. among others, present.       on December 8 had directed Odisha and submit a report the department Secretary to about their functioning. ollowing the hue and cry Fover the shelter       /   ( !   "P)   home sexual abuse case, a team of the National            kept bombs for poaching the         Commission for Protection of wild boars in this Sukasan    Child Rights (NCPCR) arrived     female elephant, aged about Reserve Forest and regular special POCSO Court in the State on Wednesday for Aeight years, was found dead poaching happen here with the Ahere on Wednesday reject-   inspection of different children      at Rajanagar under the knowledge of forest officials ed the bail plea of the main      homes. Athagarh Forest Range on who allegedly in turn take accused in sexual harassment The NCPCR Registrar, in a        Wednesday morning. bribe. of inmates at a shelter home in   letter to the State Chief        Locals intimated forest offi- It is alleged that due to poor the district, Fayaz Rehman.  Secretary, had informed that a cials about the dead pachyderm, guarding of the forest, wild ani- The court had earlier team of the Commission       which was lying in a brinjal field During the postmortem, it mal poachers have been active rejected the bail application of would reach the State and near their village. Forest officials was found that the tongue of the in this jungle, where at least five Rehman, managing director of ed on charges of sexual harass- inspect the CCIs in different    along with ACF Rajendra pachyderm was chafed and its elephants have died in the last NGO Good News India ment of girl inmates of the shel- phases. Kumar Das and Range Officer lower jaws were broken. There five months. which was running the shelter ter home. During their two-day visit,    Rabindra Nayak reached the was severe bleeding as at least Environmentalists and wild home. Sources said the shelter the team will inspect 56 shel- spot.A team of veterinary sur- two buckets of blood came out animal lovers are deeply con- Rehman was sent to a jail home was operating for the ter homes in 19 districts. After geons from the OUAT led by of its mouth. cerned over the matter and here on December 7 after his last two years without regis- completing the inspection, the conduct a detailed probe into In a letter to the Chief Prof Niranjan Sahoo also The doctors’ team appre- demand the concerned author- two-phase police remand tration under the Juvenile team will hold a meeting with the sexual abuse of minor girls Minister, Gandhi had said rushed the spot and conducted hend that some incident like ities to take stringent actions ended. Justice (Care and Protection of the State Government officials in the Dhenkanal shelter home there are reports of sexual postmortem of the elephant’s blasting had happened, due to against the poachers and On December 2, Rehman, Children) Act, 2015. on Thursday. and submit a report. abuse and conversion of reli- carcass. Local Block Veterinary which the animal’s mouth was unscrupulous forest officials shelter home’s project director Reportedly, the shelter home Notably, Union Minister Besides, she had also gion in the shelter homes run Officer Susant Kumar Behera totally damaged.It was sus- involved in the poaching and Simanchal Naik and assistant has been sealed by the district for Women and Child directed NCPCR officials to by the NGO Good News assisted the team. pected that the poachers had destroying the forest. director Udit Lima were arrest- administration. Development Maneka Gandhi inspect all the shelter homes in India.  ! )#$) &!( *-#$* .  !!/)!*0123405

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As lack of spirituality in the -$,.5(*$2;6 model of PDS later became the promise the Odisha farmers to /##6()>;/-( He also laid stress on the main problems among the hhattisgarh has been an genesis of the current Food hike the MSP of paddy to a human-elephant conflicts, humans and if it is clean every $*O5-$)1",$&& Cissue in Odisha since 2017 Security Act. whopping Rs 2,500 perf quin- ,()5#*$6%() which has now been a matter problem in the society can be for the building up of reser- Significantly, the Re 1-a-kg tal, besides bringing in farm of concern. solved, Leena added. voirs on the Mahanadi rice scheme was later imple- loan waiver and pension for While Padhi said that it is Dr Patro said that aware-     upstream, which the ruling mented in Odisha prior to the farmers post 60 years’ age. For     a matter of concern that forests ness should be created among BJD has been using to neu- 2009 elections, and the well- the BJD, it’s impossible to     are being destroyed for setting the villagers through distrib- eypore Congress MLA Tara tralise an emerging BJP chal- known political truth is this declare so now given the state up different industries for the uting written materials and JPrasad Bahinipati on lenge. But coincidentally now, scheme had proved a bread- of State finances. And farmer he Save Elephant development of the State and, leaflets in the regional lan- Wednesday supported the it’s the sweeping win of the and-butter scheme for the agitation has haunted the State TFoundation Trust celebrat- thus, elephants and other ani- guages to save elephants. demand of the Koraput Bar is not fulfilled, the Congress Congress in Chhattisgarh that Naveen Patnaik-led BJD only recently when farmers ed its sixth foundation day by mals are straying into human On the occasion, two tech- Association to set up a perma- will go for an indefinite bandh matters most for the dynamics Government as it reaped the under the Navnirman Krushak organising a State-level work- habitations in search of food nical sessions were held on nent Bench of the Orissa High throughout the district. of future BJD politics and harvest in electoral votes in the Sangathan have launched a shop on elephant conservation and water. themes ‘Human-Elephant Court at . Lawyers like Ramesh Patra, Odisha politics as a whole. 2009 and 2014 elections as the massive protest with slogan of here on Wednesday under the A report said that that due Conflict’ and ‘Elephant Habitat Justifying the demand for Rabi Patra , Nanajee Acharya Because, as goes the saying, scheme did to the Raman ‘ Chalo’ almost chairmanship of its head Dr to the human-elephant con- Development’ in which a HC Bench in Jeypore, and Harish Muduli said if a thud in your neighbour could Singh-led BJP Government in demanding the same sops in Rajani Kanta Jena. flicts about 70 elephants and 70 Satkosia Tiger Reserve Bahinipati said, "Jeypore fulfils established, the HC Bench in be a bang at your house, the Chhattisgarh in 2008 and 2013. Odisha. The farmer organisa- Additional PCCF people die every year in Additional PCCF Dr Sudarsan all the criteria laid down by the Jeypore would cater to the emphatic Congress win in However, the 2018 results show tions are now spearheading (Central), Eastern Region, Odisha. It may lead to endan- Panda, eminent wildlife expert Jaswant Singh Commission for need of the people of Chhattisgarh has offered the that such a popular scheme too the movement at the panchay- Rajendra Kumar Dey, former gering of elephants from the Dr Lala Aswini Kumar Singh, establishment of a permanent Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Odisha Congress the centre- has its lifespan. at and block levels. PCCF Priyanath Padhi, trust State in some time, he said. different Forest Divisions Bench of the HC. This place is Malkangiri and Gajapati dis- spot to play out the The rice broth in Similarly, with around 10 advisor Brahmakumari Leena, Sharing her experience, DFOs, former DFO Krushna located more than 550 km tricts as well as the residents of Chhattisgarh game here. Chhattisgarh was spoiled by lakh jobless youths in Odisha trustee Jitasatru Mohanty and Brahmakumari Leena said that Chandra Mishra and NISER away from the HC, . these areas face much difficul- Interestingly, Odisha and farmers and jobless youths, in 2018, the Congress could Orissa Environmental Society people should be made aware research scholar Medha Nayak Besides it is a tribal-dominat- ty in going to Cuttack to pur- Chhattisgarh poll dynamics who were in a soup over low play the Chhattisgarh ball as president Dr Sundara Narayan not to tease animals and be participated. ed district with many areas still sue legal matters. have stark similarities -- the paddy prices and few jobs. the Congress has declared a lying cut-off.” “We have been demanding farmers, poor lot and tribals. Since in politics it is the facts monthly stipend to over 10 Bahinipati also appealed for the HC Bench for a long The fall of Chaul Baba, as CM that look at you, Odisha too is lakh unemployed youths in the Bar Association of undi- time but our demand is delib- Raman Singh is popularly battling with the same two Chhattisgarh. vided to sup- erately ignored,” they said. known among tribal poor, in gigantic unrests, which till now Interestingly, the BJP’s loss port the bandh on December Among others, Nihar Chhattisgarh, reveals the big the BJD has ignored and not is not news of comfort to the 18. Bisoyi, Ganga Sahu, Nori takeaway that the lustre of Re taken any perceptive policies to BJD. Because the Congress Bahinipati clarified that Mohanty, Janab Habibulah, 1-a-kg-rice has its expiry date. dissuade the growing resent- win will throw a grave chal- the District Congress Jyotiranjan Mohapatra, Jotin It needs mentioning that the ment. The worrisome fact for lenge to the BJD as, unlike the Committee will be supporting Hota and Sital Rath were pre- wonder scheme launched in the BJD is the State Congress BJP, the Congress has a com- the bandh and if the demand sent. around 2008 has been hailed by will import the winning mitted base across Odisha. -** *+, -   "--//*60/P33**       # 234  5  "  Sir, experimented online voting in local body elections held  Q  empowered committee meet-       #   in 2015 and it proved to be a tremendous success with an over- ##);#7*(5 ings constituted under the pol- # ( ! 6/ 2  whelming public response. The process is very simple. At first, we icy.      ## have to download the online e-voting app released by the Election - AB The departments dealing 1#82    Commission and register our names, phone numbers, etc. Once  R with educational institutions,     #     the app is installed, on the day of election we will get OTP (one- hostels and welfare homes etc     -    3  2    time password) to our registered telephone numbers. Once we enter       were directed to ensure prop- 3     /  )   9#      that number online through the app, the ballot paper will appear er functioning of the intu-   #    on the computer monitor; and immediately, we can cast our votes. 5+$*/#*5/(56   he States fiscal performance itions at ground level with Of course, people possessing personal computers or laptops )#7&#,6#1%)      Tshows an upward trend by adequate safety and sanitation can avail the online voting facility because only personal computers      end of November in both its arrangements for the inmates. (with actual spending of Rs18, from mining royalty and indus- or laptops have their own unique identification numbers and iden- major components of revenue Development 380 crore) over the corre- trial water cess has increased tities. So in case of misuse, it is easy to identify the culprits imme- 6$6#5$5    #  generation and utilisation of Commissioner Asit Kumar sponding period of 2017-18. around 75 per cent and 12 per diately. Online voting is possible using smart phone also. In fact,     budgeted allocation. Tripathy advised the depart- The total expenditure in cent respectively. The total col- the Election Commission is contemplating on this proposal. This,    This was known from All ments to prepare a data base of infrastructure sector has lection from mining royalty has in turn, would definitely save a lot of paperwork, labour cost, trans-       Secretaries’ meeting held under the old cases with update infor- reached Rs 9,131 crore mark- been around Rs 6,350 crore portation cost and a lot of money to the exchequer. Even most peo- fertilizers and insecticides. the chairmanship of Chief mation from the office of ing a growth of around 5 per against last years’ collection of ple in villages, vegetable, flower and fruit vendors are also aware he BJP on Wednesday said Farmers are not getting due Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi Advocate General so that they cent over the corresponding Rs 3,620 crore up to November of using smart phone nowadays. Hence, I request the authorities Tthe BJD Government prices for their vegetables due on Wednesday in which could be monitored properly. period of last fiscal. Similarly, end. concerned to view this matter seriously and implement online vot- would also fall in the stream of to lack of cold storages. Principal Secretary Finance Emphasising achievement the total expenditure in agri- Similarly, the revenue col- ing at least from the next local body elections in Odisha. ‘mood of the nation’, as stated Without getting support from Ashok Kumar Meena outlined of targets under various flag- culture and allied sector has lection from industrial water K Ravi, E-237, GGP Colony, Bhubaneswar-751025, Mob: by Chief Minister Naveen the State Government, farmers the financial updates for dis- ship programmes, Chief touched Rs 6,976 crore. cess has grown up to Rs 408 9437616497 Patnaik referring to election are committing suicide and cussion. Secretary Padhi directed to Keeping pace with the crore against last years’ collec- results of five States announced many others are going outside Reviewing fiscal perfor- achieve the targets by end of expenditure, the total revenue tion of Rs 365 crore during the on Tuesday, because it has to earn living, he alleged. mances of various departments February of current fiscal year. generation has also grown same period. O7$*"&$1)# (#*)(* failed to provide support to He too slammed the State up to November 2018, Chief Review of the fiscal per- around 17 per cent by end of The matters relating to farmers during the last 19 Congress leaders for being Secretary Padhi directed the formance showed that total November 2018. The total rev- preparation of budget for the      Tamil Nadu-cadre IAS officer years. happy over the election results departments to expedite expen- budget expenditure up to enue generation by November fiscal year 2019-2020 was dis- of the 1980 batch. “About 70 per cent of peo- saying that voters have already diture during December and November, 2018 has been Rs end in last fiscal year (2017-18) cussed in the meeting. Chief ocals feel proud that As his name for the top ple are dependent on agricul- discarded the Congress in January. Padhi also directed the 61,876 crore which is more was around Rs 22,291 crore Secretary Padhi directed all LShaktikanta Das, son of RBI post was declared by the ture in the State. The Naveen Odisha. Bijepur and Bijatola departments to review all court than 49 per cent of the allo- against which current year col- departments to submit their Kesabananda Das and Union Government after the Patnaik Government has done elections have proved it, he cases in the perspective of the cated amount in both the main lection up to same period has requirement proposals by Shobhamanjari of Jenapada resignation of his predecessor little for the sector. Hence, said. Litigation Management Policy and supplementary budgets. been Rs 26,123 crore. The rev- December 15. village under Athagarh block, Urjit Patel, excited locals here farmer families will push out Stating that highest num- of the State Government and The expenditure by November enue from non-tax sources has It was decided that pre- has been appointed as the new congratulated him. In his reac- the Government in 2019 elec- bers of farmers had committed take quick decisions for their has grown by more than 22 per grown by 64 per cent with a budget scrutiny meeting of the Governor of the Reserve Bank tion, Athagarh MLA Ranendra tions,” said BJP spokesperson suicide during Congress rules expeditious disposal. cent over corresponding peri- total collection of Rs 7,563 proposals form programme of India (RBI). Pratap Swain has told this Golak Mohapatra. in the country, Mohaptra said The Secretaries were od of last fiscal year. crore while the revenue from expenditure would be done by Das is the first Odia RBI paper that Shaktikant Das Mohapatra alleged that the advised to also review the cases The total programme own-tax sources has grown by Planning and Convergence Governor, who assumed charge enhanced the importance of farmers have been deprived of Government has introduced pending at heads of the depart- expenditure in social sector by 5 per cent with total collection Department. The Finance as the 25th RBI Governor on Athagarh being selected for the irrigation facilities, interest- many programmes to support ment level and initiate actions end of November of current of Rs 18,560 crore. Department would take up the Wednesday. He was earlier a post of RBI Governor. free loans and subsidized seeds, peasants. for out of court settlement in year has grown by 46 per cent The revenue generation scrutiny of other matters. '&&()'*++,--P/**0* +12  # #     #  boastful talk was heard at the and sleep irreparably, at least that Naveen’s complete control chief executive wrongly tutored are despised by the people of the BJD for having fallen out take orders, not pass any. But national executive meet of the for another quarter of a year. over the populist political class by hardcore market masters. Odisha. Jena had betrayed with the then all-powerful Pyari, the steel-minded crea- party three months ago. Shah and Modi have now gone has proven incredibly effective Only divine miracles can mentor so vicious- Pyarimohan Mohapatra. Braja ture that he was, made Dama The saffron masterminds into kind of hiding to shun the as the people perceive every restore public respect for the ly as never to be forgiven by any had joined the BJP temporar- run for life. Dama had even had never been keen to learn media's invasive queries as to ordinary politician as a crook. saffron fold engaged constant- sane Odia. So, the battle ily imagining he had enormous fallen on all fours before Pyari from grave blunders even once. who has been wrong and why. The good-hearted political ly in irritating the public by between a self-serving political mass appeal and could pocket to enter the BJD and survive They had got wild to lose Only smaller creatures from the class is an extinct tribe as the non-secular acts not forgivable trader and a branded betrayer all votes without even going politically. Pyari is no more; but Manipur and Goa. They were party are making statements people believe, and rightly so. ever. is feast to the eyes of the peo- around the electorate. He lost Dama instead of capitalising on boastful about Bijepur in owning up all damages and The wildest dream of cap- As the BJP is biting dust in ple. Once earlier, every time the so shameful that he chose to the opportunity, fooled around Odisha but had to bite dust like complimenting the Congress turing 120+ seats in Odisha has all its bastions, the Congress is central Congress party observ- remain in virtual hiding ever with yet other capable, skilled never before. Their boss began victors because that’s the only been conclusively shattered celebrating, as is very normal. er would come to make assess- since 2009. He has just regained and powerful bureaucrats to talked like an extortionist wher- way of being able to show face never to float back in any sleep However, the Congress in ment of Niranjan as leader consciousness because old run into trouble permanently. ever he went to campaign for in public. The Odisha BJP ever again. The BJP is gone Odisha has simply no reason to would go back giving a clean guide-cum-chum Dama has He went berserk, spewed such the party before polls. He had does not have any grey-matter only due to arrogance and get euphoric. The party has chit to the trader who would been discarded. The two have venom as to be forced to eat up the daring to scream in Odisha guy to talk sense. They still indecently boastful rhetoric. degenerated since long. Present continue despite intense oppo- decided to make the Samata himself and fall flat eventually. $ %   -- “Uproot Naveen's BJD and keep saying that the 2019 polls The ‘Chaiwala Prime Minister', PCC chief Niranjan Patnaik, as sition by party members. When Kranti outfit a force to reckon It looks Dama is going to be out have it tossed into thin air. would show miracles, though who is slugging like mad, is his own insiders say, has no the Congress boat has devel- with as Dama still believes he of sight forever for two big rea- nly on September 9 this Unfortunately in Odisha, they in timid squeaky voices. perhaps the saddest person broadness of heart to keep the oped more leaking holes than is a political icon and Braja sons -- abandoning a happy Oyear, and his haven’t had a good enough Aparajita, the latest catch, may today. No matter what, he has house in order. Some cash- ever before, Niranjan has taken does believe people are dying home and entering into blind followers including Ravi face to portray to lead them to be feeling horribly disturbed for given his last drop of sweat to crazy followers have chosen over only to remain in news as to have him back. Thus, Dama garbage yard. Even if they Shankar Prasad, had arrogant- light. Lately, they have captured having wrongly believed that all keep the BJP afloat. But the him to lead them, though he knows pretty well that there has only joined a junkyard rename fold as Biju Samata ly bragged in public that the a lady bureaucrat who has been is hunky-dory for the Odisha headless motor-mouths in the absolutely in vain. The BJP at is no chance of returning to party rusting at all joints and Kranti or whatever, the name BJP was so unshakeable that fleeced to take the terrible deci- saffron brigade. She could have fold have spoiled all his game- least looks visible and gets power. terminals only because the appears too clumsy and unac- would rule India for at least half sion of giving up job to play the done better in native Bihar with plans. Besides, the people of heard for the central leaders' Most interestingly, the irre- founder has been lost in obliv- ceptable with the BJD flowing a century. They claimed to extreme front-liner in the State. critical support from Nitish India have long since realised scrambling and machinations. sponsible media keeps report- ion since ages. Dama has in the blood streams of many. have transformed India into She has been made to believe Kumar. She knows too well that that it’s not the ‘Vajpayee- But the Congress has disinte- ing about Damodar Rout hav- though made one big request: No one worries about the one of the happiest countries that the next turn belongs to the Naveen’s dignified reticence Advani' kind of BJP anymore grated into tiny camps and ing floated a new political Prefix the name with ‘Biju' founder Braja, whose picture where people had forgotten the BJP as Shah has made all and show of warmth to even with stalwarts like Arun leagues. When they celebrated party, which is grossly wrong because the legendary name has been erased since long. The spelling of ‘sorrow', ‘hunger’ arrangements to ensure ‘120 the bitterest foes have endeared Shourie, Jaswant Sinha, the three wins elsewhere, peo- and misplaced. The truth is that spells magic even today. Dama media must, therefore, carry and ‘bodily ailments'. Shah plus’ seats to form a monopoly him to the masses. But she has Yaswant Singh and Shatrughan ple of Odisha had the best he has joined hands with a Rout has chronic problems the right story saying that said the party would win the government with her as CM. been so enormously inspired by Sinha supporting on all fronts laugh. Srikant Jena has been defunct political body called with brainy public officials, Dama has not floated any new 2019 elections because of its But what has just hap- Modi’s explicit energy!. She to buy people’s hearts. All the throwing biting jibes at the founder mostly bureaucrats. He had party. superb performance and no pened in Rajasthan, Madhya thinks Naveen has less charis- quality brains have abandoned Niranjan for having been dis- by yet another long-forgotten tough time with Pyari around. (The writer is a core mem- one can dethrone it for the next Pradesh and Chhattisgarh may ma than Modi. Further, she has the national party for the carded unceremoniously from character called Braja Kishore He called Pyari a sophisticated ber of Transparency three or so generations. All this have killed the saffron appetite never been able to figure out ‘tradesman boss' and talkative an important PCC post. Both Tripathy who had abandoned clerk or something expected to International, Odisha)

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$.          olice faced an embarrassing situation on Wednesday after trac- Ping fugitive doctor Paramananda Acharya in Gopalsagar area. aving experienced political he When the cops asked him to come to police station for ques- Hparties and leaders TDevelopment Council tioning, the doctor showed an interim bail granted by the Orissa promising them to fulfil their (WODC) constituted in 1999 High Court on December 7 restraining his arrest till January 11 demands and needs before cycle yatra was proceeding ly death. People’s Task State has failed to meet the aspira- next. elections and forgetting to exe- smoothly under the leader- president Kailash Mishra, tions of people. The nominat- he doctor had been absconding from Jagatsinghpur after two cute them after polls, Kashipur ship of Nabin Nayak of Jana Rajesh of the Samannowya ed body is often accused of Tnewborns were recovered from his clinic. The Child Welfare indigenous people presented a Jagaran Manch of Kashipur, and RS Panda from Pallisri, being a rehabilitation centre for Committee [CWC] had lodged an FIR in the Jagatsinghpur police comprehensive “People’s Nayak met with a fatal accident Therubali too expressed deep election losers of the ruling station, alleging the children were kept in his clinic for sale as Manifesto” to political parties at Madhapur, Boudh on grief over his death. BJD, alleged KJD president WODC be shifted to a place in Kosal State. their parents were not present. in Bhubaneswar on the eve of December 5. Nevertheless, the “From the status of a daily Baidyanath Mishra. western Odisha, preferably to Regarding the call given by Later,the police had registered a case and sealed the clinic. the International Human rally proceeded to labourer and vegetable vendor, Miahra said the . the Kosal State Coordination The CWC had shifted both newborns to local Sisu Ashrama shel- Rights Day. Bhubaneswar. Nabin got agitated at the plight Government must revisit the Members reposed confi- Committee for a Mahabandh ter home.Interestingly, the doctor was spotted residing in a rel- The manifesto containing Leaders of Odisha Adibasi of the project affected persons WODC Act and bring in dence in the team under whose of western Odisha on ative’s house in Gopalasagar on the Jagatsinghpur outskirts. So various issues being faced by Manch, Jana Jagaran Manch, of the then Green Field reforms to change the status of guidance the Kosal Mukti Rath December 17, the members the police raided the house and nabbed the accused. communities, including Dalits People’s Task Force and Mining- a joint venture of Tata the council comprising mem- is rolling down from October had a positive response to the and Adivasis, was presented Samannowya along with hun- and Norsk Hydro- a bers of elected representatives. 2 covering all districts of west- call but with a ‘silent support’ ahead of the upcoming dreds of Adibasis and Dalits Norwegian aluminium com- Presiding over the State ern Odisha. The members to the Bandh. $)-#$6#)6(1#$6"-5() Assembly elections. assembled at Nabin’s house to pany at Kashipur. He was executive meeting of the party however opined that the pace KJD vice-president Sanat The excluded community pay homage to the departed instrumental in negotiating at Rourkela on December 8, of running the caravan has to Kumar Pradhan and general      Asharam Bhoi to death with a members launched a ‘cycle yatra’ soul on Human Rights Day on rights of the people of Mishra said the members must be expeditious in view of the secretary Chakranta Jena were stick on Tuesday night at home. on November 15, Birsa Munda December 10. Kashipur,” said senior scribe seek people’s mandate instead election which is fast approach- appointed election in-charge drunken youth beat his Receiving information, Divas. This 1,500-km cycle Tribal leaders like Bidulata Badal Tah representing Society of being nominated. ing. for Rourkela and Deogarh con- Afather to death over a fam- Jagdalpur police station IIC journey culminated on Huika, Dibakar Sabar, Satya for Fast Justice, Rayagada. Similarly, Mishra demand- The executive body decid- stituency, respectively. ily feud in district. Lalita Lakra rushed to the spot December 9 at Bhubaneswar, Pratika, Dharuni Saraka, After the condolence meet, ed that the KBK scheme which ed to hold a Press conference Among others, secretary The accused, identified as and recovered the dead body. where tvillage leaders and rep- Akshey Pidisika, Anita it was decided to institute a fel- was conceived as an aftermath in Bhubaneswar on December Swarup Mishra, treasurer Dilip Bhoi (26), of Bijarabhata The police detained Dilip for resentatives presented their Pidikaka, Rama Chandra lowship in the name of Nabin. of the acute poverty in 19. It also decided to send a Lalatendu Choudhury, village under the Jagdalpur interrogation about the inci- manifesto to the political parties Huika, Laxmi Sabar reminisced The members assured the should have five-member delegation to New spokesperson Dr Surama police limits was arrested by the dent. in the presence of media Nabin’s contribution towards bereaved family members to its head office in . Delhi and submit a fresh mem- Mishra, Ranjan Kumar Lenka, police on Wednesday. The family dispute was reporters. Adibasi and Dalit empower- stand firmly with them and the The KJD also demanded orandum to Home Minister Saroj Parida and Suvendu According to reports, Dilip in presumed to be reason behind Unfortunately, while the ment and mourned his untime- cause Nabin fought for. that the head office of the Rajnath Singh on formation of Mohanty were present. an inebriated state beat his father killing, the IIC said.    /#    +#    &(+&*;  ) ") &( + (" ( -  (( . 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Besides, the Rs 1.19 instead of the current #"#*$ /()7(6"#*5(*.%)72*#5%1#)6 %6$-$5 $)1$$7$* an elephant while he was sleep- mit an action taken report (ATR) the fact without registering an fare of deluxe and AC deluxe Rs 1.23 paise per km, the 2*#5%1#)6 *$/(1 #)$;&; $)%7*$"%$> $)%7*$"%%5$>%6 $6*( ing in his house at Solodega vil- within four weeks in the alleged FIR. buses has been slashed by 4 notification further men- (.$&%#6"%%$*$) $6*(%*$)>$) $)%7*$"%$*$$)$$.$)1 lage in the Tamada forest area Simulia minor girl rape case. Arguing that the police       paise. tioned. "$*/$$>;#11#*#2*#5#)6 under Bonai sub-division in The NHRC issued the inaction violates human rights, While the fare for ordinary In November, the State Sundargarh district late on order acting on a petition filed Swain urged the NHRC to he State Government on buses will now be 68 paise per Government had reduced the ( (' (' .-$ $  Tuesday night. by Human Rights Watch sec- take criminal action against the TWednesday reduced the km as against 70 paise per km bus fares across all categories. $45C%7%&$),#(++%,#*5$**#56#1 ;*%1%56*%,6O5 Lusa Oram was sleeping retary Sangita Swain on responsible police personnel bus fares across all categories earlier, the fare for express While the ordinary and $)7%2;*((2#*$6%#(,%#6#,*#6$*;1$*5$) with his wife and children October 2, 2018. Swain men- and arrest the accused persons, under the automatic fare revi- buses has been slashed to 71 express bus fares were slashed $"((()6"#,"$*7#(+6$.%)7-*%-#(+5GHHHH+*(/ when the tusker broke into the tioned that a backward caste besides demanding compen- sion mechanism after reduc- paise from 73 paise per km. by 2 paise per km, deluxe and $$6$)6*2#*$6(*#-$5%5;1;&%()6"#2*(/%5# minor girl, daughter of sation of  25 lakh for the vic- tion in the diesel price. With the new fares coming AC deluxe fares were reduced (+/$.%)7"%52(562#*/$)#)6 %7%&$),#6#$/- -  #  Budhimanta Ray of Abajuna tim’s family. A notification issued by to effect, deluxe category buses by 4 paise per km.   ."$$%5"*$&$%1$6*$2$)1)$--#1$"((*#1"$)1#1"%&#     6$.%)75GHHHH+*(/;1;&%$66"#5(,%#6(++%,#   <    67( (  '  ("/#1 !"#(  Q+!1#$ $  $P  house at around 12.30 am. $1231C"#%)$$. ,"$*$#/(*%$& After seeing the animal, the *;56(-5#*#16"#96"1#$6"$))%#*5$*(+ other family members man- &$/5(6+(* College chairman Dr Tirupathi Government for remaining cal- +(*/#*"%#+%)%56#*%)$$. ,"$*$"#*# aged to escape the house. Panigrahi, Gajapti district pres- lous to scribes’ various ();#51$"%#+7;#56 $6*( However, Lusa came in front of )(6+;&+%&&%)7 ident Goruda Dhwaja demands. *#,$&6"#I;$&%6%#5$)1,&#$)%/$7#(+ the tusker, which lifted him Choudhary, general secretary On the occasion, OUJ ,"$*$"("$5$66$%)#1$52#,%$&2(5%6%()%)6"#2(&%6%,$&"%56(*(+ with its trunk and slammed 5,*%-#5O1#/$)15 Tarini Prasad Panda, vice-pres- Gajapati functionaries were 1%5"$*$"/$2;*##&(2/#)6 ;6"(*%6D E"$%*/$)$)16*;56 him to the ground, killing him ident Basanta Panda were elected. While Garudodhwaj  ;-$5"("$*$)$&$#*5;1"$)5";#."$* $)1$*%$ on the spot. present. Choudhuri was elected as pres- *$5$1%5"*$*;1"$)5"; $6% %6$-$5" $)1$$*$6$"; Later, locals called up for-       Rath lamented saying that ident, Basanta Panda and B $>#)1*$ $)1$$)1 *$1%2$";$&5(*#,$& ,"$*$O5I;$&%6%#5 est officials, who reached the while the neighboring Andhra Praveen Kumar as vice-presi- %/%&$*&6"#%)$$. ,"$*$/*;6%(#*)/#)6%7","((&"#*# spot on Wednesday morning he National Union of Pradesh Government has dis- dents, Tarini Prasad Panda as $&5((-5#*#16"#1$ and began an investigation TJournalists (NUJ) held a tributed more than 4,000 quar- general secretary, Krushna into the incident. general body meeting here ters to working journalists, the Behera as secretary, Amit P .$'  $ -  .  Forest officials said com- with support of its Gajapati dis- Odisha Government has Patnaik as assistant secretary, 4C;)1*#15(+2#(2&#;)1#*6"# pensation would be provided to trict unit on Tuesday. remained callous towards standing pension demand. nalist of soon. Rashmi Ranjan Mishro as trea- -$))#*(+6"#$)1"$/$& #(2&#O5 the family members of the The Odisha Union of scribes. He said the Panigrhai announced that Journalist Debasis Padhi surer, Rajendra bhukuta as (*;/"#&1$1#/()56*$6%()-#+(*#6"# deceased soon as per the State Journalist (OUJ) State president Government is yet to pay any he would pay for health insur- and NUJ State VP Deepak assistant treasurer and Ganesh (&&#,6(*$6#"#*#()#1)#51$ Government rules. Rabi Rath, Hi-Tech Medical heed to the journalists’ long- ance for all the working jour- Prusty slammed the Raju as convenor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n December 4 , 2017, the ;5"/$)6$;/$*(;6$)1 Oshifting of District $2$7$1%$$*$2*$5$1      educational loans was disap- In the meeting the review Headquarters Hospital (DHH) $6$2$6"$66#)1%)7$57;#5651%56*%-;6#16(2$%*5(+5,"((&1*#55#5 pointing. of several schemes including was initiated from Mangal Bazaar $2$%*5"(#5$)1$2$%*(+5"(,.56(#$,"56;1#)6 55%56$)6#$,"#* district level review com- He further observed that livelihood mission ,PMEGP, to the new building in Balijhuri $/%2*%$("$)6$/$2%.$ $)1$ )7;*$-$&$$6";)%6$(*#) Amittee meeting (DLRC) the Government money pisciculture , dairy, agriculture block, five km from here. ;$*1%$)5(*;/2*#5%1#)6"$.$*$ ;*6$)1 *$+;&&$$*%.#*# and district consultative com- shouldn’t be deposited in those , horticulture ,MUDRA and The new six-storied build- 2*#5#)6 55%56$)6#$,"#*$*%2*%$7$#$(6#(+6"$).5 mittee meeting (DCC) was banks whose representatives NPA status of banks were dis- ing with 300 beds was con- held recently under the chair- were not attending meeting and cussed. PD DRDA Trilochan structed at a cost of Rs 42.23    ( . . O P96: crore. On completion of the 481C"#   ;-&%,,"((&"#&1%65$));$&#"%-%6%() building, it was decided by the N*;1%6%()GH JO%)%65 district administration to shift ,$/2;5()#,#/-#*A the main hospital along with  %,#2*#5%1#)6$)>%6 the administrative offices of ("$)6%)$;7;*$6#16"# Health Department there. ##)6 -(;6 HH56;1#)65 In the first phase, shifting of %) A56$&&52$*6%,%2$6#1 CDMO and ADMO office to $)12*#5#)6#16"#%* the new building was taken up. was held by different organi- Department have started func- 2*(>#,65%6"%))($6%# But opposition was received sations on December 20, 2017 tioning in the new building %1#$5"##"%-%6%() from all quarters for shifting of against the shifting to Balijhuri. along with an Out Patient ,()5%56#1(+2*(>#,65,(),#*)%)75,%#),#/$6"5(,%$&5,%#),#$*6 main hospital as no prior During inauguration of Department (OPD). The ,;&6;*#$)1&%6#*$6;*#"#2$*#)6556;1#)65$)1&(,$&2#(2&##)>(#1 arrangements was done in the the new building on January 4, Dialysis Centre has started 6"##"%-%6%()$)1%)52%*#16"#56;1#)65"##"%-%6%()$5+(&&(#1 new building. 2018 by Health and Family functioning. But due to the -$2*%#7%%)7,#*#/()"#56;1#)65$&5(2#*+(*/#1$,;&6;*$& As no wide approach road Welfare Minister Pratap Jena, shortage of doctors health- 2*(7*$//# /()7(6"#*5 *%),%2$&%&$.$)6"$(;6$52*#5#)6 manship of district Collector performing up to the desired Pradhan, AGM UCO bank SS was constructed to the new an unpleasant situation was care services are hampered. Ramesh Chandra Rout. level. Tripathy, AGM RBI building, agitation continued to triggered due to the hot When contacted, DHH  . % 6 (*) In the meeting, the perfor- Collector Rout warned that Priyaranjan, AGM Nabard BC prevent the shifting of the DHH. exchange of words between the CDMO Manas Samantray said $41C"#  $&#)6#$*1$/DE$;)%I;# mances of various banks till action would be taken against Dhal, LDM UCO Bank The BJD and the Congress Congress and BJD activists. the district is facing acute 2&$6+(*/+(*56;1#)656(.)(6"#%*,;**#)62(5%6%()$6)$6%()$&&##& September end were reviewed. those banks which didn’t per- Ugrasena Das ,Odisha Gramya indulged in a blame game on However, the agitation was shortage of doctors which $&()7%6"*$).2(6#)6%$&%)1#+(*  1$),#1 $%)  MP RK Jena, besides observing form till end of this month. The Bank Regional Officer PC the issue. Some organisations called off after a notification was would be taken care of with  $)1&/2%$15(;&1-#"#&1()#,#/-#*G9%)/(*# that the bankers are adopting bankers should either disburse Mishra, RSTETI Director held a fast unto death stir issued with by the State joining of eight to nine doctors 6"$)GHH,%6%#5%) )1%$"#&$561$6#6(*#7%56#*+(*6"##$/%)$6%()%5 dillydally approach to extend the loan amount or reject the Basanti Dalei, DPM Orissa from December 10 to 28 in Government to run an Urban by December 15. The problem #,#/-#*GG%6"+##+*(/5GHH6(5GHHH"##$/%)$6%()%5 loans to the beneficiaries, said application with reasons Livelihood Mission Chand front of the old DHH building Health Centre in the old building. would be sorted out soon and (2#)+(*&$556(3 56;1#)65(*/(*#1#6$%&556;1#)65,$)%5%6 only 8 per cent achievement in instead of sitting over files for Behera, besides representatives at Mangal Bazaar. At present, all administra- shifting of main hospital would +%%6>##+6*#,(/ fulfilling the target in case of months together, he said. of different banks were present. Even a Bandh tive offices of Health be done. )#$) &!( *-#$* .  !!/)!*0123405   

>-;66?(* -  -  R9! $) &#$1#*5 /  # #     (*.#*5>(%)                  am Aadmi Party State       he Sainik School Ageneral secretary TBhubaneswar’s 57th annu- Nandalal Singh, he Kalinga Literary Festival al athletic meet held at its cam- spokesperson Bharadwaj T(KLF) on Wednesday pus concluded on Wednesday Mishra, youth president launched the KLF Corner here which former Indian Armed Subrat Chhatoia, student in collaboration with famous Forces Major General SD president Jyoti Ranjan Oxford Bookstore at the Pal Mohanty attended as chief Mohanty and Heights, Jayadev Vihar to guest. district coordinator Ajay engage with the literary com- Mohanty urged the cadets Das along with about 200 munity and the youths. to grow physically and men- party workers joined the BJD AAP workers at the grassroots In the inaugural edition, lit- tally by participating in sports here on Wednesday. level would work for the BJD erary youth icon Kedar Mishra activities along with academ- BJD supremo and Chief during the 2019 elections and joined the conversation with ic growth and join the armed Minister Naveen Patnaik wel- help Naveen Patnaik to become living literary legend Jayanta forces in large numbers. coming the leaders to the party the Chief Minister for the fifth Mahapatra. In the meeting, cadet Ravi said their joining would time. Founder Rashmi Ranjan Kumar was awarded as the shield as the winners, fol- up. In the relay race of 4x100 enhance the strength of the Among others, Minister Parida strongly believes that and have conversations on their Debasish Samantaray feels that champion athlete for second lowed by Baitarni House as meters, the cadets of Sainik BJD further. He called upon the Surjya Narayan Patrao and there is an urgent need to own writings, comparative there is no better opportunity time among seniors while runners up among seniors. School were the winners and new comers to work to ensure Bhubaneswar Municipal engage the youth icons with the insights, discussions on books than this to listen to these great cadet Subhakanta Mohanty Among juniors, Mahanadi team of BJEM School was that good governance reaches Corporation (BMC) Mayor legends in the literary world. and authors those who have won voices and meet them in per- was the junior champion. The House stood first and second and ODM Public people. Ananta Narayan Jena were pre- He has plans to invite all liv- the national and global prizes. son and get their autographs Cauvery House received the Godavari House was runners School stood third. Mishra said about 70,000 sent. ing legends of Programme coordinator and selfies. &/   (' $$ !"# $   &1($! ( !( ("( 4- %%$' to get  0 * #/$)1>(-5 jobs, Odisha +(*(;6"5 youths ("!  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In the meeting, discus- offices across the State for tenders. Ruling party MLAs are Jagatsinghpur and Koraput so Amarinder Singh on Minister is once again trying to Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara, (NHRCI), Odisha State unit sions were held on fundamen- third day on Wednesday, distributing tenders to own far. Wednesday said it was not him mislead the people of Punjab with which his own family observed the International tal rights of every human being demanding jobs for unem- people though Ama Gaon Ama He said ‘Rojgar but the Akali veteran who was with his baseless allegations. It had historic ties, Amarinder Human Rights Day under among the guests and partici- ployed youths and stopping of Bikash programme,” alleged Paramarsha Padyatra’ would be trying to sabotage the interests is the Congress leadership, said, adding “it is idiotic, in the chairmanship of its chairman pants. Later, the human rights PC (percentage) taking prac- BJYM State president held in all 147 Assembly con- of the Sikh community, and from Indira Gandhi to Dr circumstances, to suggest that Diptimayee Kar here on activists took oath to fight for tice. Tankadhar Tripathy. stituencies on the birth Punjab, with his “injudicious” Manmohan Singh, that had I could try to block the corri- Monday. the rights of common people “The State Government The hartal began on anniversary of former Prime statement. always striven for the opening dor and sabotage the fulfilment Former DGP Sanjeev who are being tortured in the has been promoting corruption December 10 would continue Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Reacting to Badal’s allega- of the Kartarpur corridor, and of the aspirations of the Sikh Marik and NHRCI State unit society. and PC taking practices. Failing till December 20. The hartal on December 25. tion that Amarinder was trying I myself have been raising the community”.  /''?-0""22*""(6*"0 (1#(-(1$4 -$#!('!    1$ $ !(*('! 1($#4 " #$%%'    .     He said everything from diers and conspiring to revive his Pakistan visit for Kartarpur terrorism in Punjab. is Holiness Bhaktiswarup f Pakistan was yet another ground-breaking ceremony Sidhu, after his meeting, HDamodar Swami Srila Icause of discord between and subsequent remark about said, “I am a disciplined solid- Guru Maharaj of Iskcon is a sci- Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder was “unnecessari- er of the party...and I have got entist, spiritualist, philosopher Amarinder Singh and his ly raked up...A mountain was a lot of love and affection from and Krishna consciousness Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, made out of a mole hill. I have the Congress president and preacher. Gurudev Sripad the cricketer-turned-politician, nothing more to say”. Amarinder Singh.” Maharaj was born on Lord on Wednesday made attempts Sidhu had stirred the hor- Reliable sources informed Jagannath’s “Odhan Sasthi to iron out differences by bring- net’s nest during an interaction The Pioneer that the party high Tithi” on Thursday in the year ing a gift for the Chief Minister with the media in Hyderabad command has asked Sidhu, 1937 in the Touble village of from across the border. while he was campaigning for who was in the national Capital Bishnupur district close to But the gift, a “stuffed” the party when asked about a day before, to cautiously use Imphal, capital of Manipur. Patridge, apparently did not going to Pakistan to attend the his words, especially for his He belongs to a pure traditional work as Amarinder did not groundbreaking ceremony for Chief Minister, and iron out his Baishnab family. His child- accept it citing the necessity of the Kartarpur corridor despite differences with him. hood name was Todam permission from the wildlife Chief Minister’s disapproval. In the wake of Congress’ Damodar Singh. He came with department first. “Rahul Gandhi is my cap- winning performance in the thousands of problems since After controversies over tain. It is he who sent me to recently concluded Assembly his childhood. Sidhu’s “captain” remark and Pakistan. Rahul Gandhi is the elections of five States, result for His father died when he his Pakistan visit, the two captain of the captain which was announced on was five years old. His elder sis- senior Congress leaders held a (Amarinder Singh) also,” he Tuesday, party high command ter Anhabi Devi got married “cordial” meeting for about had said. A day after, at least wanted Sidhu to mend fences and he became isolated. He was half-an-hour “to discuss the five Punjab Ministers lashed with Amarinder, if any. For, it affected with epidemic when he matters of mutual interest”. out at Sidhu asking him to is believed that Sidhu is set to Sidhu while running the ly figure”. Reaching Chandigarh was 14 years old. However, due Downplaying the “differ- resign from the State Cabinet get a larger role in 2019 Lok Government. Sidhu always from New Delhi in the after- to mercy of Lord Krishna, he ences” between him and his on moral grounds. Sabha polls considering his spoke in a forthright manner noon, Sidhu headed straight to narrowly escaped. he became identified as al unit at Manipur. All devotees Chief Minister, Sidhu said there Earlier, Sidhu had chosen performance as party’s star and his only problem is that meet Capt Amarinder at his His primary teacher “Swarup Damodar”. He was praised his nice Kirtan. He were “many things we talked to go to Pakistan, at the invi- campaigner in these elections. sometimes he shoots before he official residence where the Todam Karen Singh took care personal secretary of Srila published many books relating about which I cannot share tation of Pakistan Prime Chief Minister had already thinks,” he had stated. latter is recuperating after ill- of him and imparted him edu- Prabhupad from 1970-77. Srila to science, philosophy, reli- with you all”. Minister and former fellow described Sidhu as a “likeable On “captain” remark, Capt ness. cation. With his effort he Prabhupad imparted him high- gion and Krishna conscious- Regarding his “captain” cricketer Imran Khan, while person”, while clarifying that Amarinder had rebuffed it say- Official spokesperson said always stood first in the class er education about deeper rela- ness. remarks, Sidhu said his state- Punjab CM had declined the they were not at loggerheads as ing that it was hardly any issue Sidhu enquired after the health throughout his academic car- tion of Krishna consciousness He became the GBC of ment had been “blown out of invite saying that the Pakistan reported by the media. “I have to be raised “as Sidhu had of the Chief Minister and rier. He became Master in with science and philosophy. Iskcon, Bhubaneswar temple proportion”. Army was killing Indian sol- absolutely no problems with always treated me as a father- wished him speedy recovery. Chemical Engineering with He became director of during the year 1996 after the first class distinction in the year Bhaktivedanta Institute, Iskcon departure of our beloved of 1964. in 1974. He took Sannyas dur- Gurudev Sri Srimad Gour Then he joined as Assistant ing the year 1979. Govinda Goswami Guru 6     1 *  Director in Industries He organised four inter- Maharaj. Department of Manipur with national conferences on science He came to Bhubaneswar due selection by the UPSC. In and religion and preached temple 3-4 times in a year for the meanwhile, he was select- Krishna consciousness philos- preaching of Krishna con-    *! ed by Government of India for ophy throughout the world in sciousness. He laid the foun- over-seas scholarship and the medium of science and dation stone of Iskcon joined at California University research. He established “Youth Gundicha Mandir, ;%1#&%)#5%55;#5 Collector Jyoti Prakash Das forest officials. for PhD degree. He completed Forum” organization of Iskcon. Bhubaneswar. He also laid the reviewed the preparations and Similarly, in other tourist "   (  PhD in organic Chemistry in He set up the Bhaktivedanta foundation stone of , +(*2%,)%,.#*5 issued the fresh guideline. destinations of district, deci- 1976. He joined in the mission Institute at Manipur where a Bahanaga, Kamakshya Nagar, Among others, sions were taken to upgrade the of Iskcon during the year of number of students not only Iskcon centers and SP Dr Sarthak Sarangi, sanitation, cleanliness and /  (GMVN) is also publicising 1970. from India but also from var- Bhaktivedanta Institute at Burla, DFO Balukhanda Wildlife drinking water facilities at ‘Pir various ski packages through Srila Prabhupad, founder ious parts of the world as a . He passed away in    Sanctuary Harsha Bardhan Jahaniya’ in Astaranga,   its website and the social of Iskcon initiated him on June whole were educated about Calcutta on October 2, 2006. Udgata, ADM Binay Kumar Chandrabhaga and      media.The State’s Tourism sec- 13, 1971 at Los Angeles, New Krishna consciousness, phi- his winter tourists visiting Dash, Executive officer (EO), Ramachandi beaches, besides   retary Dilip Jawalkar informed Dwarika Iskcon Temple losophy and religion. He estab- (The writer is State PRO, Tthe would have Municipality Srikant Tarei the Puri seashore. Besides, that a maintenance contract (United State of America) and lished Ranga Niketan, cultur- Iskcon, Mob: 9861391342) to pay new fares towards boat- and Assistant Director (AE) tourists during their picnics in for the snowmaking machine ing as pegged by the district Tourism Bijay Kumar Jena were the sanctuary would also take      at Auli has been proposed. administration. present. more care and caution towards Engineers from a French com- Following repeated com- As per the decisions, animals and birds so that they n order to encourage winter pany are slated to arrive in plaints of harassment from the boaters taking the tourists to don’t feel threatened. Use of Itourism in Uttarakhand, the India on December 17 to sign boaters in the lake, the district Chilka from seven jetty points plastics and polythene packets State Government has started the said contract. administration issued fresh would strictly follow the rates by has been restricted prohibited necessary preparations to start He further informed that guidelines, including the ensuring no harassment and for tourists in all tourist places. skiing course and host nation- approval has also been revised fares for tourists, to pay safety. Under close monitoring A decision was taken to al junior skiing competition at received for hosting the Rs 800 and Rs 1,700 to visit dol- of police, the boaters would deploy lifeguards in those Auli near Joshimath. The national level junior skiing phin centre and dolphins with strictly follow the safety norms. beaches to look after tourists national-level competition is competition. This competi- sea mouth respectively. Besides, boat associations were during their sea baths. To slated to be held in February tion is proposed to be held in Chairing a meeting of all instructed to pay heed on safe- ensure the amenities to visitors, next year. After necessary the first week of February stakeholders including police, ty of dolphins during a voyage. a team led by DFO Udgata and repairs, the operation of the next year. Attempts are also Tourism, Wildlife Sanctuary The sailors would ensure acci- AD Tourism Jena was directed snowmaking machine has been being made to secure approval and other line departments, dent-free boating so that no by the Collector to visit those started. for hosting the south Asian besides the tour-operators and harm is meted out to aquatics. places soon and submit a In addition to this, the skiing competition in Auli motorboat associations, This would be guided by the report. Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam next year. )#$) &!( *-#$* .  !!/)!*0123405   $ (+-$  :+%;   (*)&   &(/'? ($$         ( .   from high risk protectees, to including Union Home guards) and X (2 guards). VIP The Parliamentary com- "/ '  <"# "$5-((.#1 the SSG. The committee rec- Minister Rajnath Singh. security entails an annual mittee on Home Affairs also 6"#6"#)2*%),%2$&(&$-$*;)    ommends that the ministry The counter-terror force expenditure of Rs 390 crore, expressed disappointment over   (%,#2*%),%2$&$)>$;/$*      should implement this plan at NSG has urged the Home officials said. “difficulties” being faced by $)1$1/%)%56*$6%#(++%,#*6(& the earliest and put an end to Ministry to relieve it from VIP Following the Kargil mis- CRPF jawans fighting Naxals in he Editors "%5"%*;/$*$&()7%6"6#$,"#*5   the issue of multiple forces security duties. VIP protection adventure, a Group of Chhattisgarh in getting their TGuild of "$)$)>$;/$*$)1 being assigned the task of VIP assignments often hit the core Ministers had in 2002 recom- daily meals and some para- India on $)(*$)>$) $6"$.-#5%1#5(++%,#* security,” the panel noted in its operational roles of the para- mended the designation of military personnel living in Wednesday sus- 5;2#*%)6#)1#)6*%#1%(+   -   report tabled before the military forces. It also affects CISF for VIP security duties “sub-human conditions” in dif- pended the mem- 2*#56%7%(;5$%)%.,"((&%&$%$ Parliament on Wednesday. their reserve component of and also advised that one force ferent parts of the country. berships of for- +(*$&#1&#$.(+ && )1%$$%)%. parliamentary panel has The CRPF provides secu- the forces leading to the lack of will guard one border but that “They (CRPF personnel) mer Union min- ,"((&$/%)$6%()GH J Aadvised the Centre to expe- rity cover to 76 VIPs including leave to the jawans. The CRPF has also been tinkered with and have to depend on local 'haats' ister MJ Akbar I;#56%()2$2#*5 ditiously hand over VIP secu- BJP president Amit Shah and has deployed as many as six the border guarding paramili- and contractors for supply of and ex- editor-in-chief a statement said. rity duties to the Special former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad battalions (6,000 personnel) tary forces are engaged in anti- raw material for their food. The Tarun Tejpal over allegations of A majority of the EC mem- (   -%   Security Group (SSG) of the Yadav. ITBP protects 18 high of CRPF are engaged in VIP Naxal deployments and committee recommends that a sexual misconduct. bers suggested that Akbar and      Central Industrial Security profile persons including security duty which adversely counter insurgency roles. foolproof mechanism should The Guild had sought the Tejpal's memberships be sus- <"#;2*#/#(;*6 Force (CISF) and relieve bor- judges of the Supreme Court affects the reserve factor of the The home ministry pro- be developed for ensuring reg- views of its Executive pended. Office-bearers of the #1)#51$$5.#1+(*/#*$2# der guarding paramilitary and politicians from Jammu force. Under reserve category, vides security cover on the ular supply of nutritious food, Committee (EC) on what Guild discussed the EC's com- ,(;*6>;17# #1%"(,"$%*#1 forces like ITBP and BSF as also and Kashmir. The ITBP that is the personnel are engaged in basis of threat assessment to including dishes/raw materials action should be taken against ments and concurred with the $,(//%66##/()%6(*%)76"#2*(-# CRPF of personal protection the border guarding force for training and such postings are some individuals on the basis of different cuisines to all CRPF Akbar, a dormant member at view that Akbar and Tejpal %)6(6"#;>$*$6+$.##),(;)6#* roles. Indo-China frontier has been given after hard postings. of inputs of the Intelligence camps particularly those which present and one of its past pres- should be suspended from the ,$5#5"#6"#*"#"$15"$*#1"%5 “The committee takes note engaged in VVIP security Personal protection of the Bureau. The assessment is sub- have no access or difficult idents, Tejpal and senior jour- Guild, it said. +%)$&*#2(*6%6"(6"#*/#/-#*5(+ of the (Home) Ministry's plan deployment since early VIPs is provided in four cate- ject to periodic review based on access to local market like nalist Gautam Adhikari “in The Guild decided it would 6"#2$)#& to progressively assign securi- nineties. The National Security gories that include Z-plus (38 which it is continued/with- Bastar in Chhattisgarh,” the light of sexual misconduct alle- seek Adhikari's response before ty of all VIP protectees, apart Guard (NSG) protects 15 VIPs, guards), Z (24 guards), Y (11 drawn/downgraded/upgraded. panel added. gations levelled against them”, deciding on his membership. (  -  '<($  6(  < "# #1)#51$ $5.5+(*#)5%,$;1%6(*56( %)+(*/#16"#;2*#/#(;*66"$6  * ) ! 59.: '; ,"$*7#5"##6%)6"#;$++$*2;* 5"#&6#*"(/#5#;$&$-;5#,$5# #$/%)#6*$%&(+"(/#-;#*5N $5*#$1-;66"#$7#),$5  %   ( 1%5,;55%)7"#6"#*6(+%&#$  ,()5(&%1$6#1+%)$&*#2(*6(*"$#$ 9,*1%#*6#1- /*$2$&% 5#2$*$6#()#()#$,"%,6%/ y 2025, India's public health   The bench after failing to Bspending will be 2.5 per   $-- - get a satisfactory reply asked the cent of the gross domestic ('<   he Supreme Court on two forensic auditors Pawan product (GDP), up from the <2(*65$)1$*6$*#()# TWednesday asked forensic Kumar Aggarwal and Ravi present 1.15 per cent with (+6"#-%77#56,()6*%-;6%()5(+ auditors to examine the trail of Bhatia to examine the trail of women, children and the youth ";/$)-#%)756(5(,%#6$)1 around 3,000 crore, the home- around 3000 crore. at the heart of every policy, );*6;*%)756;1#)65%)6"#5#$*#$5 buyers' money allegedly spent “More than 2,990 crores programme and initiative of the *%7"6+*(/6"#-#7%))%)75"(;&1 by the Amrapali Group on buy- were taken out from nine com- Government. -#6"#+(,;5(+5,"((&5 ing shares of its sister companies panies of Amrapali Group in the Stating this at the 2018 )%()%)%56#* *$.$5" and asset creation. name of assets creation and pur- Partners' Forum here, Prime $$1#.$*5$%1#1)#51$"%&# Amrapali Group CMD Anil chase of shares of sister com- Minister Narendra Modi said $11*#55%)76"#7$6"#*%)7$66"# Sharma, directors Shiv Priya panies. You should examine high out-of-pocket expenditure %)$;7;*$&5#55%()(+L$&$ 65$M and Ajay Kumar returned to the the trail of the money as to how incurred by families to avail $6$&"$$)"#*# court a total amount of 1.55 and where did it go, and the medical care in India worried crore of home buyers money assets created by the fund”, the his Government and to address (   “lying” with them. bench told the forensic auditors. the issue, it launched the  (   The top court grilled several The court asked the com- Ayushman Bharat Yojana, <#+#),#%)%56#* accountants of the group as to pany to file the details of the which has a two-fold strategy. %*/$&$%6"$*$/$)%&&/##6"#* how they have prepared the assets it created with 2,990 The Pradhan Mantri Jan ;55%$),(;)6#*2$*6#*7#% accounts statements which were crore and the board resolutions Arogya Yojana provides cash- "(%7;()";*51$1;*%)7"%," submitted in the court and on which allowed 1,100 crore to less health insurance cover up 6"#%&&1%5,;55$56( what basis they created the be spent for purchasing share to 5 lakh per family per year, "    !)  - ))* !  !    2  34 " 56*#)76"#)1#+#),#6%#5-#6##) accounts this year for financial capital. covering 500 million poor cit- 5678&!)"   "    6"#6()$6%()5(++%,%$&55$%1 years 2015-16, 2016-2017 and It directed the forensic audi- izens. 2017-2018. tors to also examine whether “This number is almost eases including hyper-tension, Modi informed that India's progress can be achieved”. Modi said that to deal ((   It directed the forensic audi- any siphoning of funds was equal to the population of diabetes and three common immunization programme, The PM said that India was with the issue of malnutrition .'. tors to ascertain the numbers of done by granting sub-leases or Canada, Mexico and the US cancers — of breast, cervix and “Mission Indradhanush”, will be one of the first countries, to among children, the govern- <"#;2*#/#(;*6 flats which were 'benami' prop- any favours were doled out in taken together. We have already oral.The patients will receive featured as a success story, advocate focused attention on ment has launched “POSHAN ()#1)#51$,(//;6#16(&%+# erty, doubly booked or booked such transactions. provided free treatment worth free medicines and diagnostic among 12 others from all over adolescence and implement an Abhiyan” and is also imple- %/2*%5()/#)66"#1#$6"2#)$&6 on a nominal value by Amrapali The top court noted that 700 crore to 5 lakh families support close to their homes, the world, in the two-day extensive health promotion menting “Rashtriya Bal $$*1#16($/$)+(*"$,.%)76( Group. pursuant to its last order in under this scheme within 10 he said. forum. and prevention programme Swasthya Karyakram”, which 1#$6"5%/#/-#*5(+$+$/%&%) A bench of Justices Arun which one last window was weeks of its launch,” Modi At the event, Modi said the Under the “Mission for adolescents. has provided 800 million #*$&$%)GHH  Mishra and U U Lalit directed given to the directors and other said. government is set to increase its Indradhanush”, he said the gov- Modi said when his gov- health screening check-ups Debt Recovery Tribunal, Delhi officials of the company to The other arm of spending on public health to ernment reached 32.8 million ernment assumed office in and free referral treatment to -   (& to conduct the valuation of return home buyers money, Ayushman Bharat, Modi said, 2.5 per cent of the GDP. children and 8.4 million preg- 2014, “India was losing more 20 million children in the last ( ..-  ( ( Amrapali's five-star hotel Tech Sharma and two directors Shiv is the provision of providing “This will mean an actual nant women over the last three than 44,000 mothers”. The four years. He also talked < )1%7($%*&%)#5() Park in Greater Noida and sell Priya and Ajay Kumar returned comprehensive primary care at increase of 345 per cent over years while the number of vac- Centre then launched the about small deposit savings #1)#51$/(#16"#;2*#/# it by January end. 1.25 crore, Rs 20 lakh and 10 a facility near the community, the current share, in just eight cines has been increased from “Pradhan Mantri Surakshit scheme for girls called (;*6,"$&&#)7%)76"##7"$&$$ It also questioned Sharma lakh respectively. for which the Centre will start years.We will continue to work 7 to 12. Matritva Abhiyan”, as part of 'Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana' %7"(;*61%*#,6%()6($&& about the sub-leases granted to The court sought an affi- 1.5 lakh health and wellness for the betterment of people. He said India's story was which doctors pledged one and the Pradhan Mantri Matru ,(//#*,%$&(2#*$6(*5$)16"# the family members of davit from Sharma and the two centres by 2022. Women, children and youth one of “hope. Hope that road- day of service per month to this Vandana Yojana which is %)%56*(+%%& %$6%()6( Amrapali directors and where directors to declare that they do The community will also will continue to remain at the blocks can be overcome. Hope campaign and 16 million ante- expected to benefit more than ;*7#)6&6$.#$1#,%5%()6(56$*6 the Rs 3,000 crore of home-buy- not have any more money of be able to receive free screen- heart of every policy, pro- that behavioural change can be natal care check-ups were per- 50 million pregnant women +&%7"65+*(/ /*(%$%*2(*69H./ ers' money has gone. home buyers lying with them. ing and care for common dis- gramme or initiative,” he said. ensured. Hope that rapid formed. and lactating mothers. +*(/,$2%6$&"%&&()7 ** ("" / !&  4 #6#)15   $*$)$ $    6%/#+(*  P  ;)>$- 5      ("$(1 (#5# +%&%)7,&$%/5 ! +P 6(,()6%);#%)              (Surendranagar) of Saurashtra. (++%,#6%&& $) Kahmi is local name of the  %   ( &     of urgent importance. Though +(*%),&;5%() !  s many as 15 new breeds of two-coloured goat.    #  he had not allowed the issues 9 C 2#,(;*6 Alivestock and poultry have Interestingly, Halari breed to be raised under Rule 267 been registered in country with is the second donkey breed to arliament on Wednesday ' #  (suspension of business to take %)  ; six of them of goat, three of be recognised in the country Pwas adjourned without  #   up a matter), all issues would   buffalo, two of cattle and of a after Spiti - the donkey breed transacting much business after < /   be taken up for discussion,    %   ( donkey giving them national which is indigenous to Spiti  the Opposition stalled pro-    Naidu assured members. he Supreme Court recognition and paving way for valley region of Himachal ceedings in both the Houses on As the two parties contin- he Supreme Court on TWednesday allowed the their better conservation and Pradesh. Luit are found in a variety of issues including # 8?  ued to protest, Naidu said only TWednesday extended to uoyed by the electoral gains Director Generals of Police preservation of their genes. some areas of Mizoram, Rafale jet deal, Ram temple and  ' #  on Tuesday people in some December 31 the deadline for Bof the party, UPA (DGPs) of Punjab and The breeds which have Manipur and Nagaland bor- Cauvery river water. However,  #  states have shown their “confi- filing claims and objections Chairperson Haryana to continue in office been registered are two cattle dering Assam. Luit is a medi- the Rajya Sabha managed to dence in democracy” and asked for inclusion of names in the Sonia till January 31. breeds - Ladakhi (Jammu and um sized black coloured buf- pass the National Trust for the     members to respect sentiments National Register of Citizens Gandhi on The police chiefs -- Kashmir) and Konkan Kapila falo with compact body and Welfare of Persons with  23"  of the people. for Assam by those who have Wednesday Suresh Arora (Punjab) and B (Maharashtra and Goa); three strong built up. Forehead is Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental +@  Protests continued when been left out in the draft termed the S Sandhu (Haryana) -- were buffalo breeds - Luit (Assam broad with conical face and Retardation and Multiple the House met again at 2.00 NRC. Congress's due to retire on December 31. and Manipur), Bargur (Tamil wide muzzle. Disabilities(Amendment)Bill " ># PM. Amid noisy scenes, The The draft NRC was pub- win in three The Punjab and Haryana Nadu), Chhattisgarhi Kahmi goat is native to amidst the din. National Trust for Welfare of lished on July 30 in which Hindi heartland States ruled by governments moved the apex (Chhattisgarh); one sheep Saurastra region of Gujarat. It It was the second consec- Ayodhya. Members belonging Persons with Autism, Cerebral names of 2.89 crore of the 3.29 the BJP as a victory against the court recently, seeking mod- breed - Panchali (Gujarat); six Coat color is unique - neck and utive day when Parliament was to the AIADMK raised slogans Palsy, Mental Retardation and crore people were included. ruling party's negative politics. ification of its earlier order goat breeds - Kahmi (Gujarat), face are reddish brown while adjourned after the winter ses- demanding justice for Tamil Multiple Disabilities The names of 40,70,707 people “I am happy with 3-0 score directing the states to manda- Rohilkhandi (UP), Assam Hill rear abdominal part is black, sion commenced on Tuesday. Nadu farmers living along the (Amendment) Bill, 2018 was did not figure in the list. Of line... It is a victory against BJP's torily take the assistance of (Assam & Meghalaya), Bidri locally called Kahmi. Ears are On the first day, both Houses Cauvery delta and TDP mem- passed. The proposed these, 37,59,630 names have negative politics,” Sonia said the UPSC in shortlisting the (Karnataka), Nandidurga long, tubular & coiled, locally were adjourned after paying bers demanded a railway zone amendments entail fixing the been rejected and the remain- talking to reporters outside names for appointing DGP. (Karnataka), Bhakarwali called veludi. Wattles are present homage to former prime min- at Vishkhapatnam. Speaker term of the Chairperson of the ing 2,48,077 are on hold. Parliament after results to five The states had said they (Jammu and Kashmir); one in majority of goat. These goats ister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Sumitra Mahajan tried to paci- National Trust for Welfare of A special bench compris- state elections were declared. have enacted separate laws for pig breed - Ghurrah (UP); one are used both for meat & milk. union minister Ananth Kumar. fy members and finally Persons with Autism and other ing Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi This was her first reaction the selection and appoint- donkey breed - Halari (Gujarat) According to Union On Wednesday, the Lok adjourned the House for the Disabilities. and Justice R F Nariman con- over the poll success and in over- ment of police chiefs. and one chicken breed - Uttara Agriculture Minister Radha Sabha was adjourned for the day. Moving the bill for con- sidered the plea of Assam gov- all also the first reaction to elec- A bench headed by Chief (Uttarakhand). Mohan Singh, these native day just after noon following The Upper House was sideration and passage, Social ernment that the deadline of tion results after she handed over Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it According to Ministry of breeds are renowned for heat protests by opposition mem- adjourned twice in the pre- Justice and Empowerment December 15, fixed for filing the party reins to her son Rahul will hear their pleas seeking Agriculture, the National tolerance, disease resistance and bers on various issues includ- lunch period and for the day Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot claims and objections by those Gandhi last year. She had served modification of the January 8 Bureau of Animal Genetic thriving on low input system. ing the Rafale deal, construc- around 2.15 pm as the two said a Chairperson could not left out in the draft NRC, be as the longest serving chief of the order and allowed the current Resources (NBAGR) has “The process of identification of tion of Ram Temple and main political parties of Tamil be appointed even after sever- extended by till January 15 next grand old party for almost two DGPs to continue in office till approved registration of record animal breeds and their docu- Cauvery river water. Nadu -- the AIADMK and al attempts since 2012 as a suit- year. decades and during the tenure January 31. 15 new breeds of livestock and mentation is not only important Immediately after the DMK -- staged protests on the able candidate meeting the Solicitor General Tushar she anchored two successive The top court had on July poultry this year alone taking in providing value to the inge- House was reconvened at noon, Cauvery river issue. In fact, the stringent selection criteria Mehta, appearing for Assam Congress UPA governments. 3 this year passed a slew of the total to 40 during 2014-18. nious animal breeds and intro- Congress, , TDP and AIADMK made its intentions could not be found. Gehlot government, said that out of The Congress was edged directions on police reforms The NBAGR, the nodal agency ducing various development AIADMK members trooped clear right in the beginning said the amendments will ease 40.70 lakh left out persons, so out of Mizoram and didn't in the country and chronicled of the Indian Council of programs of the government for into the well with placards and after the proceedings began in the procedure related to far 14.28 lakh persons have make an impact in Telangana the steps for appointment of Agricultural Research (ICAR), their improvement but also started shouting slogans in the morning. The agitated appointment of a Chairperson filed the claims and objections despite a grand alliance with regular DGPs. for registration of new breeds plays a special role in preserv- support of their demands. members trooped into the well “Opposition parties, with the authorities for inclu- Chandrababu Naidu's TDP It had said the states will has recognized 55 breeds since ing the biodiversity of the coun- Similar scenes were earlier carrying placards reading “pro- including Trinamool, keen to sion in the NRC. and other parties. But in the have to send a list of senior 2010. Between 2010 and 2014, try,” Singh said. witnessed when Question Hour tect the lives of Cauvery Delta discuss all issues in #Parliament There has been surge in three politically-crucial BJP police officers to the Union only 15 breeds were given Rajasthan has 26 regis- began after obituary references farmers.” We want Parliament to run and such applications in last few states, the Congress is set to Public Service Commission national recognition. tered indigenous breeds and is to former MPs. Chairman M Venkaiah hold this Govt accountable. weeks and hence, the deadline form a government. (UPSC) at least three months Names of these breeds are the top in the list, followed by Congress members were Naidu tried to pacify the mem- However, BJP fielding its 'ally' be extended by one more The Congress was a clear prior to the retirement of the derived either from the origin Gujarat having 19 registered demanding a probe by a Joint bers and first adjourned till from TamilNadu to disrupt month, he said. winner in Chhattisgarh state, incumbent. of their tract or due to their dis- indigenous breeds and poultry. Parliamentary Committee into noon at 11.10 am and then proceedings,” tweeted Derek O' The apex court, however, and fell one seat short of a The commission will then tinct features. Officials said India has about 15 percent the alleged corruption in the again till 2 PM soon after the Brien, Trinamool Congress' said that it would extend the majority in Rajasthan and two prepare a panel and inform that both the Halari donkey of total cattle, 57 percent of Rafale aircraft deal while Shiv Question Hour started at 12 Parliamentary Party leader in deadline by another 15 days in Madhya Pradesh. Both the states, which in turn will and Panchali sheep are named total buffalo, 17 percent of Sena MPs staged protests pm. Earlier, Naidu said notices the Rajya Sabha with a hashtag and now the left out persons Chhattisgarh and Madhya immediately appoint one of because their origins are traced goat, 7 percent of sheep and 4.5 demanding immediate con- were received from several 'MatchFixing' peeved over the can file their claims and objec- Pradesh had been ruled by the the persons from that list, the in Halar region (Jamnagar dis- percent of chicken of the struction of the Ram temple in parties for discussion on issues adjournments. tions till December 31. BJP for 15 years. apex court had said. trict) and Panchal region world. )#$) &!( *-#$* .  !!/)!*0123405   A

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The Congress victories in   need to become ideologically has said Modi is still a popular Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan stronger and fight till the end.” and tall leader in the party and and Chhattisgarh have given   However a senior Congress said “ we lost because of the the coalition Government in   leader on the condition of anti incumbency.” Yeddyurappa Karnataka a shot in the arm to  /   anonymity said “with the a Lingayat strongman still bets take on the BJP in the 2019 resounding victory why should on to become Chief Minister. elections. —HD Kumaraswamy we piggyback on the JD(S).” Former Prime Minister and The Kumaraswamy Karnataka is the only State JD(S) supremo HD Deve Government which came into Hindi heart land has given an in South India where BJP scored Gowda who is batting for existence was a master initiative aggressive political posture to well in 2014 by winning 17 of the Congress president Rahul  +! ! "  !%*  by the Congress to stitch a take on the BJP in the run up 28 seats. Now, as the Congress- Gandhi as the next PM candi-   Mahaghatbhandan to take on to the general elections. JD(S) looks to regain ground, date has said in a tweet that peo- the Modi – Shah Combine in Chief Minister HD BJP may find it tough to retain ple have made the nation arro- -  -   Mitra, a septuagenarian the ensuing general elections Kumaraswamy who is till now its seats. The victory is also an gance free. He called the BJP’s veteran who had joined the sometime in 2019 and the con- riding a fragile coalition said in eye opener for the BJP which is Congress Mukt Bharat slogan as uoyed by heartland victory Trinamool Congress to become gress victory has given more Belagavi that it is the clear indi- planning to get more number of arrogance and said people have Bthe Bengal Pradesh its MP in 2009 before return- teeth to this initiative of cation of what will happen in seats and also planning to top- made the nation "arrogance- Congress — otherwise a divid- ing to the parent organisation Opposition unity with minor 2019. He said on the sidelines ple the JD(S)- Congress free" through their verdict in the ed house — on Wednesday said “the election results of and local parties like that of JDs. of the winter session of the Government in the State Assembly elections in five States. projected a united face and Tuesday has shown that The JD(S)- Congress com- Assembly “ BJP has been try- through poaching which is "At least now, the BJP should put floated a comeback dream Congress’ acchhe din is back,” bine which notched up an ing to finish off all Opposition called operation Kamala(Lotus). some efforts to make this nation before an impressive rally in adding “low tide should not be emphatic victory in the recent parties through dubious means. A senior BJP leader said 'problem-free' and stop the Kolkata. mistaken for a dry river. bypolls in Karnataka and the Now, the people have shown there should be an introspec- unwanted 'travel-spree', he said The Pradesh Congress Congress has not dried up and route of saffron party in the them the door and restored tion at the national level and in another tweet. leaders led by PCC president will soon witness tidal waves in Somen Mitra, his predecessor Bengal.” Adhir Chowdhury, State Calling upon workers and ? 5 Opposition Leader Abdul leaders who had left the party )" ;)   Mannan — all leaders pulling to join the Trinamool at different directions — told a Congress and more so the     rally that “the victories in the BJP, to return to the party fold )     !- ! Hindi heartland has once again the PCC chief said, “we are    proved that Congress is the waiting for your ghar wapsi. Muzaffarpur: Controversial The CBI is probing the case the court due to ill-health, name of a ‘way of life’ and can- You must return to strength- - RJD leader Mohammad and has named Shahabuddin defence lawyer Sharad Sinha not be obliterated from people’s en your parent party from Shahabuddin and five others and seven others as accused in said. heart.” where you had one day start- Aizawl: Mizo National Front were on Wednesday produced its charge sheet. The court has completed the Those who feel that the ed your political career and (MNF) president Zoramthanga before a court here in journal- The other accused are hearing on two discharge peti- party is dead and gone “must restore it to its former glory. would be sworn-in as the Chief ist Rajdeo Ranjan murder case. Azahruddin Beig alias Laddan tions filed by Sonu Kumar Sony take a lesson from the The days are not far when the Minister of Mizoram at the Raj Shahabuddin, who is cur- Mian, Vijay Kumar Gupta, Rohit and Rohit Kumar Sony, he said. Assembly election results in Congress too will come back Bhavan here at 12 noon on rently lodged in Delhi's Tihar Kumar Sony, Rajesh Kumar, It fixed December 19 as the the three heartland States. to power in Bengal.” Saturday, officials said on jail, was produced before the Rishu Kumar Jaiswal, Sonu next date of hearing for framing We will definitely come back The Congress will howev- Wednesday. Governor court of Additional District and Kumar Gupta and Sonu Kumar of charges against all the accused in Bengal one day,” Gaurav er not demand a BJP-less Kummanam Rajasekharan for- Sessions Judge Birendra Kumar Sony. persons in the case. Gogoi the Congress’ observ- Bengal he added. “We don’t mally invited Zoramthanga on through video conferencing. Beig and Vijay Kumar The accused have been er for the State said adding the want a BJP-less Bengal as they Wednesday to form the next The five other accused were Gupta, who are lodged in charged under sections 120B party would soon hit the had envisioned (a Congress- Government after receiving present in court. Two other Bhagalpur jail and Muzaffarpur (criminal conspiracy) and 302 streets with its various pro- mukt Bharat). In our political the signed notification of the accused persons could not be jail, respectively, and undergo- (murder) of the Indian Penal grammes and visit door to schemes plurality will be the result from EC officials, Raj produced in the court due to ill- ing treatment at different hos- Code and section 27 of the door with its policy propos- buzz word as it had always Bhavan sources said. PTI health. pitals, could not be produced in Arms Act. PTI als. been,” he added. )#$) &!( *-#$* .  !!/)!*0123405   

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That’s why people in Kerala Nehru-Gandhi family mem- appointed RBI Governor Urjit said that there may not be a fed- counsel from the State’s have accorded him the status of an bers had not gone down well Patel who resigned. We are still eration opposition front at the Bheeshmapitamah. The solution to the iconic figure irrespective of their caste, with the public, leading to the to resolve the mess created by Centre, but the Opposition par- issue arising out of the Supreme Court creed and political ideologies. BJP’s debacle in the Assembly the Govt in the CBI. There have ties should rise over their dif- verdict of September 28 allowing women Literary critics like late Prof M polls in three States. been attacks on the Constitution ferences and come together to of all age into the holy shrine in Western Krishnan Nair had described Akkitham “During the recent from the Government’s side take on the BJP during the 2019 Ghats lies with 93-year-old Akkitham as a poet who integrated spirituality, phi- Assembly poll campaign, Modi chief said. from time to time”. Lok Sabha polls. Achuthan Nampoothiri, (Akkitham for losophy and humanity in his works. His forgot all the promises he had Slamming the Modi “We were thinking that the “We may not have a UPA or short) the States’s last word in all spiri- latest poetic work is the Malayalam made during the 2014 polls. All Government for its questionable BJP would suffer a jolt from a third front during the Lok tual cultural and literary issues. translation of Shrimat Bhagawatam, com- he did was to talk about one governance during the last four Adivasis and farmers. But, the Sabha polls. But, the Opposition But the celebrated nonagenarian prising 14,613 verses spread across 2400 family. Here is a man who had and a half years, Pawar said: BJP has suffered 50 per cent set- parties should sink their differ- poet (the one and only Mahakavi or the printed pages. The respect commanded not seen Pandit Nehru and “Such is the nature of interfer- back even in urban areas. The ences and come together to fight great poet in the State) is silent on this by Akkitham could be understood from Indira Gandhi. But he contin- ence of the Modi dispensation process of change in govern- the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls,” controversial issue and refuses to speak the fact that his is the only poems from ued to attack one family all in various established institu- ment at the Centre has started,” Pawar said. out his mind. “Of only Akkitham opens (** "( "  Malayalam which has been translated into through the campaign. The BJP up his mind, people belonging to all sec- French and published in “Europa”, the is paying for the Modi’s folly,” tions will fall in line,” said S Rameshan quarterly literary journal in France. Pawar said. Nair, the Tamil Nadu-born Malayalam also fought for eradication of untouch- “Poetic images built out of drops after Talking to media persons   &! +; poet who was honoured with this year’s ability and was engaged in teaching drops of tear and laughter after laughter on the occasion of his turning Sahitya Akademy Award for poetry. Vedas to the members of the depressed that will not burn down to ashes in the 78, Pawar said the non-BJP par-     Sabha polls. exposed the Modi Government Akkitham refused to divulge what and oppressed classes in the society. efflux of time, that will not dissolveand ties were happy with the out- Talking to media persons at and its false promises,” Hazare was in his mind about the Sabarimala “I am against segregation or dis- not washed away in the torrential flow of come in the State Assembly erming the defeat in the Ralegan-Siddhi, Hazare said: said. stand off which has affected millions of crimination of devotees based on their time and that will not be thrown away polls in five States. “Through TAssembly polls in three “Before and after coming to “The Assembly poll verdict Lord Ayyappa devotees all over south gender or caste or religion. But customs and shattered to pieces in the swirling their verdict in the Assembly States as a wake-up call for the power at the Centre, the BJP is a wake-up call for the BJP. If India. “It is a matter of belief, custom and and traditions considered as sacred by the typhonic drift of time are the essential polls, the people have voiced BJP, noted social activist Anna sold dreams to the people. the Modi Government does not tradition. But I don’t want to speak any- society should not be violated. Let’s basic characters of Akkitham’s poetry,” their displeasure towards to the Hazare said on Wednesday But, all the promises made by fulfil its promises made in the thing about it. The sentiments and feel- welcome the true devotees,” said says Prof M Leelavathi, the legendary lit- ruling BJP. All the non-BJP that if the ruling party at the the BJP and Prime Minister run-up and after the 2014 ings of devotees should be respected,” the Akkitham while speaking to this news- erary critic who is also a nonagenarian parties are happy with the ver- Centre did not keep its various Narendra Modi have remained polls, then the people would poet told The Pioneer. This scholar, paper on Wednesday. like Akkitham. dict. The Congress has now made in the previous elec- on paper. Through their man- teach a lesson to the ruling BJP internationally accepted as the father of There is not a single Malayalee any- It is time Kerala society listened to his proved be an alternative to the tions, the people would teach date in the Assembly polls in in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls,” modernism in Malayalam poetry for his where in the globe who has not heard his words of wisdom, at least in the BJP in the country,” the NCP a lesson to it in the 2019 Lok five States, the people have Hazare added. work Epic of the Twentieth Century, has lyric “Light is sorrow, dear child; Sabarimala issue. A " / R (    (0   "     $ (  -     went viral on social media all fully to welcome the guests. !    through the day. Mukesh Ambani, Anant rominent personalities from The 27-storied Antilia, Ambani, Akash Ambani and Pvarious walks of life, includ- which is believed to be the most Shloka Mehta accorded a grand : A money-order sent /   ing, former President Pranab expensive private residence in welcome to the groom family by a farmer in Maharashtra's     Mukherjee, former US the world, was decked up taste- members. Nashik district, who had got a Secretary of State Hillary princely sum of 1,064 after   ( Clinton, business tycoons, film selling 750 kg of onions, has     stars, sports celebrities turned been returned by the Prime out for the “royal wedding” of Minister's Office (PMO).  scions of two top business Sanjay Sathe, a farmer from     8 conglomerates — Isha Ambani Niphad tehsil of Nashik district, and Anand Piramal — here on had sent 1,064, his earnings  Wednesday. from onion sale in the whole- The celebrations began in sale market, to Prime Minister Sathe, who had taken his the afternoon with the tradi- Narendra Modi on November onion crop to Niphad whole- tionally attired groom Anand 29 as a protest. sale market, had received a pal- arrived in a “baraat” (wedding A few days ago, the local try rate of 1.40 per kg. procession) at the Ambanis’ post office informed him that His act of donating the Cumballa Hill palatial man- the money-order was not money to the disaster relief sion ‘Antilia" in south Mumbai. accepted. fund of the PMO by making a The Piramals were seen danc- "I went to the office of money-order had made head- ing enthusiastically when they India Post in Niphad Monday lines. arrived at the wedding venue and received the amount of "I wanted to draw the accompanied by some profes- 1,064," Sathe told PTI on Government's attention to our sional dancers. Wednesday. problems. I am not associated The road leading up to "My only intention was to with any political party," he “Antilia” was decorated with prompt the Government to said. multi-hued fresh flowers, take some steps to ease the "I hope the Union and colourful lights and festoons to financial stress farmers are suf- State Governments will take welcome the guests to the fering from because of the some steps so that onion grow- 4" ) *     ((")  !"  *(")3 wedding. The video clips of crashed prices," he said. ers earn more," he said.  !  (  ")  both lit-up and decorated road 1     $ (  "  &)  "  )"& $   %    -     Kochi: The Kerala High Court The court had appointed ndia joined a select league of on Wednesday directed police the three-member panel to Inations worldwide with the to remove barricades at prime oversee the pilgrimage at sovereign capability in fly away spots in the temple complex of Sabarimala temple and said configuration to search, locate the Lord Ayyappa hill shrine there should not be any more and rescue crew from a dis- at Sabarimala. protests at the shrine, which abled submarine, as Admiral It also directed police to witnessed a series of violent Sunil Lanba, the Chief of Naval lift restrictions like blocking incidents after the September Staff, formally inducted the pilgrims at Sharankutti, en 28 Supreme Court verdict, Deep Submergence Rescue route to the 'sannidhanam' or allowing women of all ages Vessel (DSRV) and its associ- temple complex, after 11.30 into the shrine. ated equipment at the Naval PM. It had, while hearing a (" $)&       ! <   ! Dockyard in south Mumbai on  )"!  => =?  < " > ! ? =)! A division bench of jus- bunch of petitions questioning Wednesday.   "  &         tices Ramachandra Menon restrictions at the temple, said Speaking at the induction and N Anil Kumar said its ear- the three observers would ceremony, Admiral Lanba, the lier order that there should not monitor the pilgrimage and Chief of Naval Staff, who is Life Support Containers with well as the nuclear powered be any protest in Sabarimala report to the court. also the Chairman of Chiefs of the help of Remotely submarines. The operating stands intact. The court Wednesday said Staff Committee, said: “I wish Operated Vehicle (ROV) and medium and the nature of The bench also approved that depending on the inten- we should not use it, but in case thereafter rescuing the crew operations undertaken by sub- the report of the three-mem- sity of the crowd, police can we need to use, the intention is of the submarine using the marines expose them to high ber monitoring commission take appropriate measures to to rescue each and every life". DSRV itself. degree of inherent risk. In such appointed by it on November manage the crowd and inflow "The induction of the vehi- Currently, the Indian Navy an eventuality, traditional 28 to oversee the pilgrimage at without causing inconvenience cle has put the Indian Navy into currently operates submarines methods of search and rescue Sabarimala temple. to pilgrims. PTI a small league of navies that of the Sindhughosh, at sea are ineffective for a dis- have an integral submarine Shishumar, Kalvari Classes as abled submarine. rescue capability...It is a red-let- ter day for the Indian Navy and its submarine arm...we have (  acquired it after years of focussed effort," Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, the Flag Officer   ""  ) Commanding-in-Chief of the Mumbai-headquartered     Girish Luthra, Flag Officer Western Naval Command Commanding-in-Chief, (WNC), said. ndian Naval Dental Centre Western Naval Command and The first DSRV's first ves- IDanteshwari, a first of its Lt General SM Londhe, sel, inducted on Wednesday, kind dental centre providing Director General Dental would be based in Mumbai, world class multi-speciality Services, while Mrs Preeti while another similar one is dental facilities under one roof, Luthra, president NWWA WR expected to join the Indian was commissioned at Colaba unveiled the commissioning Navy in the next and it will be in south Mumbai. plaque. based in Visakhapatnam, the Mumbai Surgeon INDC Danteshwari headquarters of Eastern Naval Commodore (D) Bireshwar became the first commissioned Command (ENC). Mukherjee read out the com- dental unit of the Indian Navy The newly inducted missioning warrant as the first in order to meet the growing DSRV has a Side Scan Sonar Commanding Officer of INDC demand for quality dental for locating the position of the Danteshwari in the presence of health care facilities in the submarine in distress at sea, Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of armed forces, at par with inter- providing immediate relief Naval Staff, Vice Admiral national standards. by way of posting Emergency )#$) &!( *-#$* .  !!/)!*0123405    6#($"*$6'1 +$,#-((.,(/01$%&2%()##* !"#$%& %()##* %)56$7*$/,(/01$%&2%()##*0 AB&+.;A--+'" "  2  &  3 2     (  (        $  $    (6"#()7*#55N%)%)6"#6"*##%)1%"#$*6&$)16$6#5%)+(*/56"#1$),#(+  )              1#/(,*$,$)156#257%)7#*&$*(;)16"#  #      ((  (          ! %                       ,      ,                        ! %               -& 1?/'&       7 2   he very creditable electoral suc- %          cess of the Congress in Madhya         Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and                   + Rajasthan has justifiably given the Grand Old Party a spring in             (         itsT collective step. But the thing is that this                 ( achievement, and it is a major one to come                ( back virtually from the dead against mul- tiple-term incumbents from a dominant               )  ruling dispensation, has also caused some                   consternation among the bevvy of region-                 al political heavyweights arrayed against the BJP in their respective States who are cru-   )               ,  cial players in a putative Opposition grand     6  -      alliance or mahagathbandhan. To use an     28$  )             analogy from the dance floor, it takes two to tango but when one partner breaks into                      a foxtrot the other tends to get breathless       9:;<            keeping pace.      + !   , $        Messrs K Chandrashekar Rao, Naveen Patnaik, Mamata Banerjee, MK Stalin,                   9; Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav, Sharad Pawar,  ;::                Deve Gowda, Arvind Kejriwal and,  (                arguably, the BJP’s perennially suspect ally regional parties to prevent The DMK and Kamal Hassan in In States where it is still the Nitish Kumar would clearly prefer a non- anti-BJP forces from splinter- Tamil Nadu ought also to be main Opposition to a ruling    %  # )             BJP, non-Congress Federal Front which ing in the run-up to 2019 firmly in the close dance regional party and has some     #                  could control a substantial chunk of over while, in the medium term, re- embrace. Ditto, the Nationalist organisational heft albeit with         %          250 MPs that will be elected to the Lok building the party on the lines Congress Party in Maharashtra the BJP breathing down its       Sabha from their respective States of oper- of the Pachmarhi resolution      and (Secular) in neck, the Congress may have ation as opposed to a UPA kind of arrange- which senior party leaders Karnataka. to dump its potential dancing + 0  $     )        ment with the Congress as primus inter understandably do not find it    Next, the Congress needs to partners for the 2019 Lok   8    ,   "        ( pares. Even N Chandrababu Naidu, often politic to mention in public 0   jump generations and look at a Sabha poll even while main-                   = compared to the late CPI-M general sec- these days. This is obviously breakdance where one can do taining surface camaraderie. retary HKS Surjeet who played the role of not lost on the leaders of the   one’s own thing but in one’s The CPI-M in Kerala and Biju                0 S 2 a good-faith mediator in setting up non- putative Federal Front whose partner’s vicinity who is prob- Janata Dal in Odisha are two , $  >2,$?  , $   % %  $   Congress non-BJP coalitions at the Centre support base and ideological   ably more adept at it; and if the such.     #     ;;@     %   / 0  in the 1990s for his current efforts at build- orientation precludes any  number is well-choregraphed, it There will surely be some ing Opposition unity, could easily be co- adjustment with a Narendra can give the illusion of both in the Congress and among                (    opted into this arrangement if and when Modi-Amit Shah controlled      dancers being in sync. Telugu those simpatico who will think                   push comes to shove. BJP but replace the duo, if you GH   Desam Party (TDP), Trinamool of the above as a very cynical      (             Rahul Gandhi’s perfectly valid com- will, with a collective leadership Congress, and AAP all proba- assessment of the political lay ment during his Press conference on the of more moderate faces and all      bly fall in this category. of the land as India heads into         6  S         evening of December 11 as the results of bets are off. After all, apart    The temptress’ dance — a General Election. They would                  the Assembly polls came in, speaking of from the Congress and and the phrase used here in a be right. But they would be      7 # )            the ‘resurgence’ of the party he heads, has Communists, there is not a sin-   gender-neutral political sense naïve to think that the region- therefore been seized upon by those in the gle regional party not counting    obviously — is of the essence for al parties that constitute the                   ( Opposition ranks with a deep vein of anti- the comparatively recently the Congress to perfect for the opposition to the BJP in many (              Congressism running through them as founded AAP and TRS, which   likes of the Janata Dal (United) States will be working in any- evidence of the latent hegemonic ambi- has not, at some stage over past  and possibly even the YSR one’s interest but their own, as tions of the Congress finding play. And three decades, been a BJP ally. Congress of Jaganmohan Reddy it’s their right. that is the crux of the matter. Not So, what can the Congress      in Andhra Pradesh if the TDP If India is, at long last, to because the AICC does not have an do and how should it go about number goes awry in those head towards a two-     unalienable right to build its organisation- doing it? Well, back to the     parts. , too, party/alliance system, there is al strength, reposition aspects of its phi- dance floor for answers.    would perhaps need a bit of the no better time for it to come to losophy to stay in tune with an overar- The first step: A close old Vera of the Seven Veils treat- fruition than in 2019. Because          40$ $ ching sense of an Indic heritage and make cinch in a slow dance is strong-      ment, as it were, in conceding with the regional parties on     $    #   a concerted effort to recover lost electoral ly recommended on the princi-      a few seats to it in States other either side today strong enough ground over vast swathes of India, but ple that one keeps one’s friends     than Uttar Pradesh. to command respect and  )  *    because the political landscape today close and enemies even closer; But it can’t just be one demand autonomy from the means these attempts will run into oppo- think BSP. The temptation to    happy-hippy beach party grind national party they align with, +(  , $ sition not merely from the BJP, which is break into a waltz will be ever- for the Grand Old Party if it is the prospects of such a bipolar % the other pan-India political party in the present but needs to be resist-   serious about reclaiming its polity lasting and taking root are       fray, but regional forces that militate in ed; remember what happened position as the second pole of much brighter than ever before.   "   "  theory and practice against the unitary to the Congress in Uttar national politics, the BJP hav- (The writer is a senior jour-    -  ,  )   impulse of the Indian state. Pradesh in the 1990s when the ing firmly ensconced itself as nalist, an independent media      .       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Capitalism in its course has devel-    (           ( oped more effective and violent                 means of controlling human emo-  2              tions through Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and many more. It is per-      P-     C     tinent to any individual attempting          -     J   to understand contemporary times )        K .     to know how social networking   2      Q sites, like Facebook, Twitter, #             ( WhatsApp, have fashioned and inter-              nalised new rules of enjoyment.   3S            ( It is relevant to ask ourselves a      C      +   few questions: Do these new medi-                ums of expression actually address             ( the question of human liberation or simply re-structure our very under-         standing of liberation? #                The systematic deployment of 3K new rules of morality or immorali- PC         J   ty, good or evil, and right and wrong ,               has given enough reason to its user )        K .     to believe that the discovery of   2      Q Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp internalised as a factor that domi- a good care of all and it is in common there is nothing wrong to have it. But #            ( has been a great source of entertain- nates the activities of its users. It is interest. The maker and the giver of my problem is with the pretence of      +           ment and symbol of a blissful life. It important to know that suspicion enjoyment ask the taker of enjoyment enjoyment.       /        seems as if these social networks of and addiction go hand-in-hand. The not for their opinion but their confor- The moment we open our entertainment have empowered capitalist market economy is invest- mity and through their conformity, Facebook account, we become sub- ,   S           them by providing absolute charge to ing in producing suspicion and they make enjoyment as a part of their ject to certain rules which put lim-                its user on control of its handling that addiction through the social network duty and not of their right. itations on the self-mastery or indi-    +             seems to be a spectacular phenom- that seems to be a profitable business The sense of enjoyment shifts viduality of enjoyment. For example,               ( enon. Though the user has a monop- of human emotion.   from the self to the others. Here, I sometimes we like those photos or               oly on the use of social network Another hidden rule that needs 3   mean we need others to make our- posts of friends that we do not want 4                account in the sense that they can critical reflection is how social net- 3    selves believe that we are happy. In to like but have to like because we                write and post whatever they feel, works have imposed new under- post-modern society, we have also want to get our posts and pho-             ( these domains have also constrained standing of enjoyment. It means we   become the seller of enjoyment. tos liked. Therefore, we create a mar-                 or more importantly violated indi- have reached a stage where we have   The interesting psychological fact ket for those products which give us              +     viduals in several manners. confirmed certain ways of enjoyment   about the seller is that s/he never a sense of enjoyment. The social networks have which define whether we are enjoy- consumes or relishes little of what It is because of a discourse that                 ( encroached into the personal domain ing or not. If one is not part of the     he/she produces or sells. It is because Facebook is always treated as an                  of an individual’s secrecy as confirmed scheme of enjoyment,      of the burden or duty of selling that instrument of spreading happiness.            WhatsApp and Facebook give its s/he is not performing his moral      we compromise our basic and nat- But with a closer psychological         user an option to know whether a duty. Scientifically and psychologi- ural instinct of enjoyment. analysis we will find that it is at the #             person is online or when s/he was cally, sense of enjoyment is associ-       Friedrich Nietzsche, in his work same time an instrument of spread-                 last seen. This created a new addic- ated with the mood of an individual.      “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”, argued ing jealousy, enmity, and unhappi- *         0     tion among its user for its use to It is interesting to note that enjoy-  that “ever since there have been ness. The problem with this new judge the action, reaction, trust and ment becomes kind of a burden humans, the human being has market and its product of enjoyment  !                        #           loyalty of others. because mood does not have an enjoyed himself too little: that alone, is that it tells us how we can make                  Behind the screen, one plays the independent identity. It has to func-       my friend is our original sin.” I think ourselves happy, and not how we can role of a detective to watch over the tion in relation with the social fac-     that this statement is relevant to the make ourselves worthy of happiness.               behaviour of their loved ones. It cre- tors eg morality, good, bad and evil. present context of post-modern The need of the hour is to exam-           $      ated a kind of suspicion which If we study history carefully then  society. Now the question arises: ine the unexamined rules of enjoy-              resulted in animosity and secret we will find that the process of defin- Where do we sell or buy our enjoy- ment, to challenge the producers of               ( revenge that oblige its user to use it ing, inventing and forming morali- ment? Today, we have created sever- enjoyment discourse who have                 not for the communicative purpose ty, good and evil, is undemocratic al means or networks where we can played an authoritarian role in giv-       (    ( but as a mean of surveillance. They because few were assigned this task. buy and sell enjoyment eg Facebook, ing meaning to our emotions with-             start playing the role of a watchman If it is so, how can something that Twitter, Linkedin and Whatsapp. out our consent. We need to preserve #              ( carefully watching the suspicious comes out of an undemocratic It is interesting to note that we and protect the individuality of             #    activities of a concerned person on process be democratic? are no longer free to enjoy but we are enjoyment to make it worthy.                   these platforms. But it does happen because all forced or obliged to enjoy. We check (The writer is Assistant Professor The complex system of these those who are not given a share in our Facebook and Twitter account to at Department of Political Science,     social networks designed its feature defining enjoyment are made to get some enjoyment. 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  CSO comes under MOSPI. The overall food inflation etail inflation plunged to a showed a negative print of R17-month low in 2.61 per cent in November November at 2.33 per cent, against an uptick of 0.86 per    Governor of RBI, the former Government but every institu-   remained unchanged at 4.5 saw a 16.8 per cent output mainly on account of decline in cent in October. Union finance secretary who tion has to maintain its auton- per cent compared to provi- growth in the month, up from prices of kitchen essentials like Vegetables prices showed a BI Governor Shaktikanta was the pointsman for the omy and also adhere to ndia’s industrial output grew sional data released last month. 3.5 per cent a year ago. vegetables, eggs and pulses. sharp decline with inflation RDas Wednesday said he Government during the accountability,” Das said. Iat an 11-month high of 8.1 During the April-October Consumer durables expanded Retail inflation, which is standing at (-)15.59 per cent in will try to uphold the auton- demonetisation in November “I don’t know whether the per cent in October mainly on period, industrial output grew at 17.6 per cent as compared to calculated on the consumer November as against (-) 8.06 omy, credibility and the 2016, describing the bank as a Government-RBI relationship the back of mining, power and 5.6 per cent as compared to 2.5 a contraction of 9 per cent a price index (CPI), for October per cent in the previous month. integrity of the “great institu- “great institution”. is blocked, but I feel stake- manufacturing sectors cou- per cent in the same period of year earlier. this year has been revised For pulses and its products, tion” and take every stake- “I will uphold the autono- holder consultations have to go pled with higher offtake of cap- the previous fiscal. In terms of industries, 21 slightly up at 3.38 per cent from the rate of deflation slowed a holder, including the my, integrity and credibility of on,” he said. ital as well as consumer durable Manufacturing sector, out of 23 industry groups in the 3.31 per cent earlier, data from tad at (-) 9.22 per cent from (- Government, along in a con- RBI as an institution. I will On the goods. which constitutes 77.63 per manufacturing sector have the Central Statistics Office ) 10.28 per cent. Protein rich sultative manner. ensure that it is intact,” he said. Parliamentary mandate on RBI Industrial production mea- cent of the index, recorded 7.9 shown positive growth during (CSO) showed Wednesday. eggs inflation came in at (-) The former bureaucrat, “The RBI is a great institution, as an inflation targeting central sured in terms of Index of per cent growth in October as October 2018. In the year-ago period 3.92 per cent as against 2.21 per who took over the reins of the has a long and rich legacy,” he bank, he said it’s heartening to Industrial Production (IIP) against 2 per cent year ago. As per use-based classifi- (November 2017), it was at 4.88 cent in October. Reserve Bank earlier in the day added. know that inflation is on target grew 1.8 per cent in October Mining sector posted 7 per cent cation, the growth rates in per cent. For fuel and light category, following the resignation of The Government is the with a benign outlook. last year, as per official data growth during the month as October 2018 over October Retail inflation, a key input the rate of price rise eased to Urjit Patel, said he will take key stakeholder and the owner “Inflation targeting is an released by the Central against a contraction of 0.2 per 2017 are 6.0 per cent in pri- for the RBI to decide on its 7.39 per cent during the month measures which the economy which run the nation, he said. important function as it is a Statistics Office (CSO) cent in October 2017. mary goods, 1.8 per cent in monetary policy, was lower from 8.55 per cent. requires in a timely manner Das parried queries on dif- mandated requirement of RBI Wednesday. The power sector output intermediate goods and 8.7 than this in June 2017 when it However, meat and fish and as the first step, will meet ferences with the Government now,” Das said. The previous high IIP also grew by 10.8 per cent in per cent in infrastructure/con- stood at 1.46 per cent, as per turned costlier at 4.99 per cent the heads of public sector that led to his predecessor’s res- The RBI central board growth rate was recorded in the month compared to 3.2 per struction goods. The consumer data by the Ministry of from 3.02 per cent. For fruits, banks. ignation Monday. meeting will take place on November last year at 8.5 per cent a year ago. non-durables have recorded Statistics and Programme the inflation moderated to 0.21 Addressing media hours “I wouldn’t go into the December 14 as scheduled, he cent. The growth for September The capital goods sector growth a 7.9 per cent growth. Implementation (MOSPI). The per cent from 0.35 per cent. after taking over as the 25th issues between RBI and said. )1%$O5$%*,())#,6%%6 $!   &  7*#+$56#56%)+%# &) 2' #$*55$5  ! !$   lines, connectivity is the “extent to which a country is integrat-   ndia’s air connectivity has ed into the global air transport Igrown the fastest in the last network”. he five years and there is “strong In recent years, many for- TGovernment growth” ahead in terms of eign as well as Indian carriers on Wednesday domestic passenger numbers have commenced flights to said legacy staff though there are infrastruc- and from various Indian cities. cost, cut throat ture challenges, according to About domestic passenger tariff war, and global airlines’ body IATA. growth, Pearce said that there absence of 4G ser- India is the fastest growing is strong growth ahead but the vices are some of domestic aviation market in challenge is with infrastruc- the major reasons the world, IATA’s Chief ture and that airports are for losses at State- Economist Brian Pearce said. crowded. owned telecom firm MTNL. vate telecom operators are The country registered dou- “We need more terminals Telecom Minister Manoj offering 4G services leading to ble-digit growth in domestic and runway capacities... We Sinha informed the Lok churn in mobile segment of aviation market for the 50th have seen concession (agree- Sabha that the Department of MTNL. Due to this MTNL’s consecutive month in ments) for many airports lead- Telecom has has received revenue from operation has October. ing to large rises in airport revival plan of MTNL, which reduced,” Sinha said. An analysis by the charges,” he noted. has been declared ‘Incipient In the second quarter International Airport On steps being taken in Sick’, as per the Department ended September 30, 2018, Transport Association (IATA) India to address the infra- of Public Enterprises guide- MTNL reported widening of showed that air connectivity structure issues, he said lines. its loss to 859 crore and the grew the fastest at 114 per cent additional capacity is being Mahanagar Telephone company’s total income in the five-year period from put in place and some very Nigam Limited (MTNL) has declined by 21 per cent to 2013-2018. good modern airports being licence to operate in Delhi and 621.26 crore on standalone “Many of the markets built which is a “real posi- Mumbai. basis. The employee cost where connectivity has grown tive”. “One of the major reasons accounted for 92.2 per cent of fastest, unsurprisingly are in Noting that the cost of for losses of MTNL is huge total income of the company Asia — India (114 per cent), using those airports is high, legacy staff cost. Besides, the and around 29 per cent more China and Indonesia...,” the Pearce said it is because the service revenue is declining than its revenue from opera- grouping said in a presentation “economic regulations have due to intense competition tions at 572.83 crore. during the Global Media Day not been strong as we would resulting into cut throat tariffs, The annual loss of MTNL here. have hoped because concession inability of MTNL to infuse has been stagnant at 2,970 As per the IATA, which is agreements were made with capital expenditure (CAPEX) crore during 2016-17 and a grouping of around 290 air- very large royalties”. to upgrade its network. All pri- 2017-18. & *0  * 1/" 7*($ 4 60# 7  /('! 89:1(+ - 8     # 1          he rupee declined by 16 Tpaise to close at 72.01 xis Bank, the country’s against the US dollar Athird largest private bank, Wednesday amid strengthen- today launched ‘QuikPay ing of the greenback and rising Home Loan’, a home loan offer- crude oil prices even as the ing that will let home buyers equity markets staged a sharp save the interest amount com- upmove. ponent of the loan. QuikPay At the Interbank Foreign Home Loan will offer an alter- Exchange (forex) market, the native repayment structure, local unit opened lower at wherein the customer repays an 72.10 and fell further to touch equal amount of principal the day’s low of 72.17. every month along with inter- The domestic currency, est on the outstanding balance. however, pared some losses Thus an equated principal and finally ended at 72.01 per amount combined with reduc- dollar, down by 16 paise against ing interest amount component its previous close. will lead to reducing monthly On Tuesday, the Indian instalments. As a result, there rupee had plunged 53 paise to mine the efforts to address to 10,737.60. will be an overall reduction in 71.85 per US dollar. bad loan problems. Brent crude, the interna- total interest amount compo- The weakness in the rupee Forex traders said the tional benchmark, was trading nent paid over the entire tenure comes amid the prompt rupee came under pressure at $61.23 per barrel Wednesday, of the home loan, thereby ben- appointment of former bureau- following strengthening of the higher by 1.71 per cent. efitting the customer. crat Shaktikanta Das as the new dollar against major global The Financial Benchmark Instead of EMIs (equated RBI Governor. currencies overseas and rise in India Private Ltd (FBIL) set the monthly instalments), the cus- Fitch Ratings on crude oil prices. However, a sig- reference rate for the tomer will pay reducing Wednesday said the resigna- nificant surge in domestic equi- rupee/dollar at 72.0407 and for monthly instalments. While tion of Urjit Patel as Reserve ties capped the fall. rupee/euro at 81.5928. the initial instalments will be Bank Governor highlights The BSE Sensex zoomed The reference rate for higher (than the EMI on the the risks to RBI’s policy pri- 629.06 points, or 1.79 per cent, rupee/British pound was same loan amount for the same orities and increased to end at 35,779.07, while the fixed at 90.0393 and for tenure), the instalment amount Government influence on the broader NSE Nifty rallied rupee/100 Japanese yen was keeps reducing throughout the central bank could under- 188.45 points, or 1.79 per cent, 63.50. loan tenure. )#$) &!( *-#$* .  !!/)!*0123405  

- /D0 1"    !792$ C-+"B--'"B   B  (  7  New Delhi: Online food ordering firm Zomato has said it will intro- New Delhi: Investors pumped in over Rs 1.4 duce tamper-proof tapes for its packets and take other measures after a video    01!00< lakh crore into various mutual fund schemes in showing its delivery partner in Madurai eating food from ordered boxes for November, with liquid schemes accounting for customers went viral. In a statement, Zomato said the video was shot in most of the inflows. With the latest inflow, the total Madurai and the person in the video is a delivery partner on its fleet. “In    Major gainers in the Sensex off with the government over crore on a net basis Tuesday, infusion in mutual fund (MF) schemes reached our commitment towards mitigating any possibility of tampering with food, pack were Hero Motocorp, issues related to governance while domestic institutional about 2.23 crore in the first eight months (April- Zomato will soon introduce tamper-proof tapes, and other precautionary mea- enchmark indices defied which rallied 7.01 per cent, fol- and autonomy of the central investors bought equities worth November) of the current fiscal, latest data with sures to ensure we safeguard against any chances of tampering of food,” it Bgravity for the second lowed by Bharti Airtel (6.69 per bank. On the appointment, Rs 2,255.68 crore, provisional the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) added. The company has a zero-tolerance policy for tampering of food, straight session on Wednesday cent), Yes Bank (5.30 per cent), SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar data showed. showed. Zomato said. It also said the incident is highly unusual and a rare case and as investors gave a thumbs-up Adani Ports (4.90 per cent), said: “This will ensure conti- Brent crude oil futures was “We appreciate the maturity shown by retail the person concerned has been taken off its platform. “This incident only to the prompt appointment of Tata Steel (3.75 per cent) and nuity in monetary policy mak- trading 1.86 per cent higher at investors in staying invested in the markets, in makes our commitment to fleet training, scheduling and process even stronger. former bureaucrat Shaktikanta Bajaj Auto (3.70 per cent). ing and regulatory measures USD 61.32 per barrel. spite of the volatility over the last few months,” We stand behind our extensive fleet who do the right thing across many hours Das as the new RBI Governor. Analysts said the quick even as the global economy is Elsewhere in Asia, Korea’s Amfi chief eExecutive N S Venkatesh said. of the day,” the statement said. The BSE Sensex zoomed appointment of the new RBI passing through uncertain Kospi rose 1.44 per cent, Japan’s “Overall, both inflows and AUM have shown 629.06 points, or 1.79 per cent, governor and expectations of times. The financial markets Nikkei soared 2.15 per cent, an upward trend. The industry added over 1.5 lakh        "( '$' to end at 35,779.07, while the more steps to ease the liquidi- will also significantly benefit Hong Kong’s Hang Seng surged unique investors last month,” he added. New Delhi: Prime Venture Partners on Wednesday said it has invested broader NSE Nifty rallied ty situation bolstered trading from the appointment of newly 1.61 per cent and Shanghai According to the data, investors poured in a 6 crore in FoodyBuddy, a platform that enables consumers to sell home- 188.45 points, or 1.79 per cent, sentiment. appointed Governor given his Composite Index inched up net 1,42,359 crore in MF schemes last month, cooked food. FoodyBuddy plans to use the proceeds from the pre-series A to 10,737.60. Former economic affairs rich prior experience in fiscal 0.31 per cent. In Europe, compared to an investment of Rs 35,529 crore in round to expand into new geographies, and build the network in Bengaluru, All the 30 Sensex stocks as secretary Shaktikanta Das policies and trade. This will Frankfurt's DAX rose by 1.04 October. a statement said. The company is currently operational in Bengaluru with well as BSE sectoral indices fin- Wednesday assumed charge as also ensure a convergence of per cent and Paris' CAC 40 However, they had pulled out 2.3 lakh crore plans to expand to five other cities in the next 12 months. The platform brings ished with gains, led by realty, the 25th governor the RBI. He domestic and external policies.” jumped 1.57 per cent in early in September, which market participants attrib- together home chefs and consumers in the same neighbourhood. Residents auto, metal, capital goods and replaces Urjit Patel, who Meanwhile, foreign funds deals. London’s FTSE too uted to nervousness among corporate investors of over 100 apartment communities in Bengaluru are using the platform that financial counters. abruptly resigned amid a face- sold shares worth 2,421.06 soared 1.11 per cent. following the IL&FS default. has sold more than 2,50,000 meals. Founded by Akil Sethuraman, Rachna Rao and Anup Gopinath in June 2015, FoodyBuddy has been piloting the service since early 2017. “Today, close to 20,000 households use FoodyBuddy and more than 1,000 people are selling. We believe that food brings people E-.   *1000  A <"  closer and encourages a friendly, healthy and interactive community,” FoodyBuddy co-founder Akil Sethuraman said. The aim is to foster this by providing both sellers and buyers with a network through which they can   sion measures from April onwards, cials. Goods and Services Tax whether a change in government the case of Malaysia.” He said the address their requirements, he added. and from April-November we have (GST), which subsumed 17 local might lead to an overhaul of the GST Council, comprising the he government has detected detected 12,000 crore of GST eva- taxes, including excise duty and GST process, Joseph said: "With all Centre and states, had taken all  -$B< .   -  TGST evasion worth 12,000 sion. This is huge compared to service tax, was introduced on July the apprehensions that you have, decision relating to the new indi- New Delhi: The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) crore in 8 months till November, what happened in central excise or 1, 2017. Since it was a new tax, the whether the election results are rect tax regime. The CBIC mem- of the commerce ministry will help states undertake a ranking exercise of a senior tax official said service tax side. There is huge eva- government had decided to go slow going to be bad for the GST or not, ber also said the new GST return districts to promote ease of doing business in the country, an official said. Wednesday. sion. There are smarter guys out- on enforcement action in the ini- I can tell you very clearly that the forms will have a beta version ini- After carrying out the exercise for States, DIPP has suggested it for districts. Central Board of Indirect Taxes side who knows how to pocket the tial months of its implementation. same politicians whether in oppo- tially, so that industry has enough The department has developed a district-level reform plan that has been shared and Customs (CBIC) member money,” Joseph said addressing an Joseph said only 5-10 per cent sition or ruling party, they all time to suggest what could be done with the state and union territory governments for implementation. They John Joseph said despite the elec- Assocham event. of the 1.2 crore assessees are evad- came together to conceive this. to improve the quality of returns. have been requested to evaluate districts on the basis of achievements in imple- tronic way or E-way bill mecha- Joseph, who looks after inves- ing GST and bringing a bad name “There may be some changes In July, the CBIC had put up in mentation of this plan on the basis of users' feedback. “We have circulated nism there has been rampant eva- tigation in the CBIC, said almost to the industry. “We need to in law, some procedural changes public domain draft GST return 218 points to all States. They should be implementing these points. We will sion and there is a need to increase Rs 8,000 crore worth GST evasion improve compliance mechanism.” can definitely happen, but it will forms ‘Sahaj’ and ‘Sugam’ and help them in capacity building to implement this reform plan for ranking compliance. “We started anti-eva- has been recovered by the tax offi- On industry concerns as to not be lock, stock, and barrel as in sought public comments. purpose,” a senior official from the ministry said.

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";/$)%6$*%$)$%1$)1$% have got”. #/#)O56"%*1&$*7#56,%65,#)# May is set to face a vote of (+5(/#(+6"#$*O5/(56 no-confidence in her leader- *    #  %)6#)5#+%7"6%)7 ship after the required 48 MPs from her Conservative Party *C    .. filed letters with the influential (  *&   $ &$  % .$' 1922 Committee, which repre- (1< 7265$5%655#,;*%6 sents rank-and-file   only be “temporary”. +(*,#5"$#.%&$6&#$56GA Conservative MPs in the House But she also said it was “the 5;52#,6#16#**(*%565%)6"# of Commons. rime Minister Theresa May best deal available”, adding: *#56%#)(*6"#*)%)$% #)%)5;&$ “I will contest that vote 76!     *" P Pfaces an angry parliament “There’s no deal available that $)1$&()7%652(*(;5-(*1#* with everything I have got,” B  & " $ ( on Wednesday after delaying a doesn’t have a backstop”. %6"%-$ May said in a statement at key vote on her Brexit deal in She received sympathy from Downing Street, warning that The vote, triggered amid so far at least 147 Tory MPs a desperate move that leaves the EU partners but firm rejections % B the leadership challenge will ongoing divisions over her have publicly said they will vote agreement and her own future of any attempt to reopen the   delay or even cancel Brexit. Brexit deal, will take place in for her, with many of her in limbo. The British leader agreement, which was approved >D2< #1#)5$%1() “I stand ready to finish the the form of a secret ballot on Cabinet ministers coming out toured European capitals on by EU leaders last month fol- #1)#51$%6$5+*##%)7 job,” the 62-year-old Prime Wednesday evening. in her support. Tuesday in an attempt to sal- lowing tortuous negotiations. %655;22(*66(  ;)6%&%65 Minister said. May will need to convince However, if she loses, the vage the deal, after MPs sav- “There is no room what- ##,;6%#1%*#,6(*%5*#/(#1 May, who has been prime a majority of MPs (158 out of party will have to elect a new aged its provisions on the issue soever for renegotiation but of $+6#*$)#2#*6*#2(*6-&$56#1 minister since shortly after the 315 Conservative MPs) to be leader who will then go on to of the Irish border. course there is room, if used 6"#$7#),O5&#$1#*5"%2+(* UK voted to leave the 28- able to win the vote and then become the next British Prime May said she wanted intelligently, to give further 556#/$6%,$&&+$%&%)76($11*#55 member European Union in her leadership cannot be chal- Minister. “assurances” from EU leaders clarification,” European -;&&%)7$-;5#$)15#;$& June, 2016, has faced criticism lenged for at least a year under Some possible frontrun- that if Britain ever entered the Commission President Jean- "$*$55/#)6"##1%5"(6 in her party for the Brexit plan Tory party rules. ners being named in the UK so-called “backstop” arrange- Claude Juncker said ahead of "$5)(,()+%1#),#%)%,"#& she has negotiated. According to some reports, media include former foreign ment for the border, this would talks with May on Tuesday. %1%-#6(&#$16"#(*7$)%5$6%()      <   + $*  ! %  "        5  )            ex-strongman Mahinda       ormer Malaysian Prime Rajapaksa in his place. FMinister Najib Razak was ri Lanka’s ousted prime min- Rajapaksa has so far failed ope Francis has removed charged on Wednesday with Sister Ranil Wickremesinghe to prove his majority in Ptwo prominent cardinals tampering with the final audit emphatically proved his major- Parliament. The main Tamil from his inner circle months report on a defunct state invest- ity in Parliament on minority party TNA voted in after they were tainted by pae- ment fund, adding to a long list Wednesday, weeks after being favour of the confidence dophile scandals. of corruption allegations in February 2016 before it was sacked by President motion. However, the Marxist Australian Cardinal against him since his ouster in presented to the Public Maithripala Sirisena in a con- steadfastly refused to reap- JVP, which has protested George Pell and Chilean May elections. Accounts Committee, in order troversial move that plunged point 69-year-old Sirisena’s extra constitutional Cardinal Francisco Javier Najib was charged along to protect himself from disci- the island nation into a politi- Wickremesinghe due to his action, abstained from voting. Errazuriz were both removed with Arul Kanda Kandasamy, plinary and legal action. cal turmoil. personal dislike of the ousted If the Janatha Vimukthi from the so-called C9 Council the former head of the 1MDB Kandasamy, who was As many as 117 out of 225 prime minister. Peramuna (JVP)’s six lawmak- of Cardinals, an international fund, which is being investi- detained overnight by anti- lawmakers in Parliament voted Sri Lanka is going through ers had voted in his favour, advice body set up by Francis gated in the US and other graft officials, pleaded not to pass a confidence motion in a major political crisis since Wickremesinghe would have himself, the Vatican said countries for alleged cross- guilty to abetting Najib. his leadership. October 26 when President commanded an unassailable Wednesday. border embezzlement and The charges came after the The motion’s approval Maithripala Sirisena, in a con- majority in the House despite The last time the C9 met in money laundering. auditor-general revealed last could be seen as a blow to troversial move, removed the president’s refusal to rein- September, Errazuriz, who is Najib pleaded not guilty to month that some details had President Sirisena who has Wickremesinghe and installed state him. accused of ignoring reports of abusing his power in ordering been removed from the 1MDB abuse in Chile, and Pell, who the modification of the report report. faces charges in Australia relat- ; 5 ed to historical child sexual offences, were both absent,    - 5 and the council said it was con- sidering restructuring. C-   5    5    "  ) !          !        undreds of security forces 1) Hwere on Wednesday akistan on Wednesday deployed in the hunt for a lone     Prejected as “unilateral and gunman who killed at least politically motivated” the US’ three people and wounded a S President Donald Trump decision to place it on its black- dozen others at the famed Upointed on Wednesday to list of nations that infringe on Christmas market in the mass shooting at a religious freedom, saying the Strasbourg, with the French Christmas market in France to Muslim-majority country is a government raising the security bolster his demands for fund- multi-religious and pluralistic alert level and reinforcing bor- ing to build a US border wall society where people of diverse der controls. with Mexico. faiths live together. Some 350 people, including Trump’s tweet linking the police, troops and helicopters issues came despite the fact that were on the heels of the attack- the suspect in Tuesday’s attack er who had “sowed terror” in in Strasbourg, France, is a the city, Interior Minister native of the city with a crim- Christophe Castaner said. inal past and extremist views.   : )#$) &!( *-#$* .  !!/)!*0123405

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Moreover, since technolo- informed customers will understand, 1#-;6%6" gy is directly connected to trade and require and seek the companies which growth in industry, it is bound to have truly protect their data and can be relied  $#-5#*%#5 implications on business development on upon. "%,"%5$)$1$26$ a global scale. Here are six major IT trends 6%()(+$;6"(* *%$ to watch out for in 2019. (7   . %.. (  - ;/$*O5-((. ( $ %..-        C-Suite professionals are bound to Owing to Machine Learning, start taking charge according to the *>;)5$%1L $/ Natural Language Processing (NLP) is demands of digital transformations. 6"*%&$-(;6/ taking multiple strides forward. NLP The management will make it a priori- 1%7%6$&1#-;6%6" allows companies to gain immense ty to hire and take steps in the direction Q+(* insight into the users and customers so of alignment with the digital transfor- that the customer services can be mation.   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I first try to become ;)%&$5%)6#*$,6%)7%6"6"# ing popularity, it is gaining world- one among the audience, re-read /#1%$$66"# J6"#1%6%()(+ )1%$) wide acclaims. the scripts over and over, under- The film, set in the 1980s in stand what they will think about #&#%5%() $*15D  EGH J the Kolar Gold Fields of Mysore, the character and the film, and ;)%&5$%1CL "$#)N65##)$/(*# ,6(*6;*)#11%*#,6(*     O5;);5;$&%#2(%)6,(/#5 showcases him as Rocky, who is then choose any particular role. 1%5,%2&%)#1";/$)-#%)7$)1$*6%56 “highly ambitious, loves his The audience’s point of view 6"$)$&/$)#1(#5$&(6(+ +(*6"%)"#*+%&/ ! " 6"$66$&.5(+1%52&$,#/#)6$)1 wife while his mother is is really important his greatest inspira- because eventually they (*.$6()#6%/##1(#55"((65 %1#)6%6     tion. He is someone are the ones who judge +(*"%5,;**#)6+%&/5$)1$66"# who isn’t bothered a film and determine 5$/#6%/#"#&%56#)56(5,*%265 hat are you telling children when they director. One has to get the best out of peo- about the world.” its popularity. "%,""#%&&-#1(%)7%)6"##$* Wsee Bollywood? You go, fall in love ple and every department,” says Paakhi. The film focusses Humans and their GH9G#%5$#*-;5$*6%56M and that is the end of life. Or that you While she has worked in different on slavery and emotions are univer- should go find a villain and beat the crap aspects of filmmaking, her family was far- oppression of the sal. So when you out of him. We are constantly reiterating removed from it. “My mother was a the- downtrodden understand the that either you are a hero or a cricketer or atre actor in Delhi with a group called sections of the audience’s perspec- you are no one,” says Paakhi A Tyrewala, Abhyant. Then she became a lecturer at society who tive, you under- director, Pahuna, The Little Visitors, a film NSD. My father was a journalist and my worked at the stand the film too.” that looks at displacement from the point brother went to FTII. So I had always been gold fields. The actor who of view of two young children and an surrounded by a creative atmosphere. Yash always “wanted to infant. She feels that her upbringing in Plus I was a child actor in Doordarshan explains that be a hero,” holds a Delhi’s Press Enclave, where “Bollywood serials and advertisements,” says the direc- even though he similar approach was never a part of the conversation, rather tor who acted in a movie called Dance of could relate to when it comes to we heard about Nelson Mandela and the Wind with Rajan Khosla. the character being an actor as Africa, academics and theatre music, Paakhi is also keen to explore the dig- who is ambi- well. He says, “It’s a which made for a rich experience while ital format. “The format is longer and it is tious and stylish, filmy story. I always growing up,” has influenced the subject as much more satisfying. For both the writer strong and lov- wanted to be an actor well as the sensibilities of the films that she and the director, it is amazing to develop able, there were a since childhood. But I prefers to make. a story over seasons while the film is two number of challenges that he realised that understand- 2    “The whole reason for creating content Sikkim was a disturbed state while it is one and a half hours long. It also gives you a faced. “The biggest challenge ing life is the key to becom-      for children is to put forth that it does not of the most peaceful ones in the country. platform to tell stories where you can play while playing any character is to ing an actor. Acting skills matter whether you are a hero or a super- Paakhi says that she is glad that the issue with the shades of the characters,” she says. understand it deeply. I related to aren’t technical. You just need ,6(*(   5$5%)6#*/%6 hero but if you are yourself, you are spe- came up because it helped to bring the state However, many of the digital formats some of Rocky’s elements, emo- maturity to contain them.” 6#)6+$56%)7"$5"#&2#1"%/6(&(5# cial. This inculcates self-worth and also on the national TV and map. “Do you have been garnering negative publicity for tions, and style, that was not it. He laughingly tells how his gives them good values. My film is about know that the average footfall of Sikkim the lack of censorship and explicit con- Portraying his laidback attitude parents were against sending $&%66&##%7"6 peace,” she says. The idea of displacement tourism off season was the highest this tent. “Initially when they were making towards the world, which I had him to an acting school. "#56$*9 %5 is enmeshed with that of identity as well as year? So we are not complaining, neither content, they were only focussing on to express through my body The actor believes that +$/(;5&+%6$+6#* communal disharmony. “The fear of the is Sikkim. It was a mistake she made and delivering sex and it did not do well. language, was a challenging task. the Indian industry has #$*5(+6*$%)%)7+(* other — that of Muslims, Hindus or sometimes that is a good thing,” she says. Indians do not like their women naked. It had to be subtle yet strong. evolved to a higher discourse "%5$*%(;55;2#* Christians — gets transferred to children.” Paakhi has been a child actor who went They will watch porn if they want to. Now, There were minimal but very from the ‘boy meets girl or The film tackles all these issues — commu- on to star opposite actor John Abraham in everybody is making edgy content with impactful dialogues.” girl meets boy’ film era. "#*(*($)16"%5 nal fear, displacement or different language, Jhootha Hi Sahi (2010). She was an assis- alcohol, cigarettes and violence but not The film’s trailer, that was “There is a very high level of 6%/#$*(;)1"# discord in society and how children suffer tant director. She believes that each of her sex,” she says. released in November, presents exposure today. Its source is %56*%)7(;6 on account of it. It was the opening film profiles added to her craft. “I did not go to So does she see content finally hav- high definition visuals, that more international con- 6"#2(2;&$* at the Smile International Film Festival for a film school. Each of my job was my ing its place in the sun as opposed to the would remind one of Rajamouli’s tent that is now coming in. 1%#62&$) Children and Youth (SIFFCY) 2018. schooling. When I directed my first song intense focus on superstars? “I hope the Baahubali, which was the most The films are based on a "%," The film is shot in Sikkim, which in Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, it gave me con- story will in the spotlight one day. Even expensive film in South Indian cin- more realistic content these makes for a gorgeous backdrop. Paakhi fidence to direct my first short film, Kajal. actors like Rajkummar Rao, Sushant ema. KGF is also projected to be one of days, either on a famous per- %)(&#5 says, “Like every beautiful woman, it is dif- Acting made me more sensitive to actors. Singh Rajput or Vicky Kaushal have the largest Kannada productions. So will sonality or any historical event. KGF is +$56%)7+(* ficult. The oxygen level is low, the weath- It is not easy to be natural in front of the now become stars. The producer says that it be as big as Baahubali? a fictitious film but is based on the realms /(56(+6"# er is inhospitable and every location is at camera. Costumes, lighting, everything if you can’t get the Khans, you can at least Yash says, “It’s great that the trailer of the Kolar gold fields which were a 1$$)1#$6 least one to two hours away. It wasn’t easy takes time and since I have worked in each cast them. No one is ready to take first was received so well by the viewers. But great heritage of India.” %)7()&1;* but was worth it.” of these, I understand what goes into every timers. Once that happens, I’ll believe since the themes and background vary, He believes that with the advent of The film courted controversy on department. This has given me not only content is king. So that way things both the films cannot be compared.” KGF digital space, “variety of films and gen- %)7$5"(*6#)#1 account of its location as its producer patience but also taught me how to man- haven’t really changed,” she says as she will be released pan India in five lan- res have expanded.” 6%/#2#*%(1 Priyanka Chopra inadvertently said that age people which is the primary job of a signs off to further expand her horizons. L N/1(%)7 %)6#*/%66#)6 +$56%)7R1()N6  /188 ?52 /127 718, 5 #$66%&&)(()6* irector-producer Anand her heart in the right place. 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"#56$6#(+6"#$*6 condition, Dr Jothi, along with team of expert cardiologist, anaesthetist and inten- 6#,")(&(7$)1#2#*6%5#(+ sivists, decided to perform the five hour-long surgical procedure on the child 6"#1(,6(*5$66"# “Considering the weight of the child being 2.2 kg, the surgery had a high risk. We had )1*$2*$56"$ 2(&&((52%6$& performed many such surgeries before, but #)5;*#16"$6$GH1$(&1 this patient weighed the lowest and we gen- erally don’t perform a surgery on a patient -$--(;)1#*#)6$ with this low weight. I had quoted a risk of about 25-40 per cent, which is a huge risk, 5;,,#55+;&$*6#*%$&5%6," but considering the child’s condition and  $ '!$"# only after the family’s consent, we performed 5;*7#*+(*6"#6*#$6/#)6(+ the surgery. In order to treat the disease we N6*$)52(5%6%()(+7*#$6 performed an Arterial Switch Operation, in which the aorta and the coronary arteries are 1($( $$!( $*6#*%#5N disconnected from their place and are adjusted in the right place. Along with the arterial switch, the closure of VSD and ASD )1%$,()6%);#56(-#"(/#6(6"#"%7"#56);/-#*(+ ust like any other parent, Meena and Vinod were done,” explained Dr Jothi. ;)1#*$7#-*%1#57&(-$&&$)1%5"(*%&;-5$*#6*%)7 were delighted after the birth of their son, Post the surgery, the child recuperated Jbut their joy didn’t last for long. Soon after enough to be sent home after 10-12 days 6($11*#556"#%55;#%)%"$*5$5      the birth of their baby boy, they got to know which is not usually the case. The child is that their child is suffering from ‘transposi- now doing absolutely fine and is also gain- dolescent-led girls’ groups in tion of the great arteries’, which is a congen- ing weight gradually, informed the doctor. ABihar have shown leadership ital heart defect where the large blood vessels, 9    The father of the baby boy, Vinod, com- to deal with an issue that affects that carry blood from the heart to the lungs mented, “We cannot thank Dr Jothi enough them directly—child marriage. and to the body, are connected exactly oppo- nected to the right ventricle, and the pul- for the miracle that he has done. He success- Over 3,000 girls are a part of the site as that of a normal heart’s structure. monary artery is connected to the left ven- fully performed the surgery even when our Kishori Clubs set up by the Adding to the criticality, the 20-day old child tricle, which is the exact opposite of a normal child was underweight and today, he is alive, Population Foundation of India, in also had two big holes in his heart (VSD and heart anatomy.” all because of him. Our child has got a new four blocks of the Nawada and ASD) along with the Patent Ductus Arteriosus At the time of admission at the life at the Apollo Hospitals.” Darbhanga districts in Bihar. The (PDA), causing breathlessness. However, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, the child was Identifying some of the causes to such groups have been galvanised as with the boon of technology and state-of-the- on ventilation and weighed only 2.2 kg. The a disease, Dr Jothi elaborated, “There is no part of a programme to improve art medical facilities, now available in the doctors had earlier decided to allow the child specific cause behind this disease. However, the health and rights of the ado- years. Mausam says that her life country, the child underwent a successful to grow a bit and weigh at least 2.8 to 3 kg factors such as, an elderly primi i.e. moth- lescents. changed after joining the Kishori surgery at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, before performing the major, open heart er is of an old age, consanguineous marriage The adolescent girls of the Kishori Club. “Earlier, we were not allowed which has been at the forefront of medical surgery. For the same, the baby was kept in i.e. marriage with a close cousin or within Clubs raise awareness in their to leave the house but now, we technology and expertise. critical care on ventilation for a week, but the family, poor nutrition during pregnan- communities and families, and travel more freely. We have had to The critical surgery was performed by the unfortunately his condition didn’t improve and cy, or if the mother catches an infection and take action to stop child marriages. be stubborn and fearless to deal Senior Consultant, Pediatric Cardiothoracic His body was turning blue so, the parents took he was not able to come off the ventilator. is on antibiotics in the initial three months They have successfully prevented with the people judging us, but we Surgeon, Dr Muthu Jothi, and his team. him to a local doctor in their area where his Every time the doctors tried to take him off during foetus development, or women who at least 92 child marriages in their have been able to convince others Explaining about the case, Dr Jothi said, echo was done. The reports revealed that he the ventilation or lower the ventilation, he smoke or drink excessively, have higher villages. to join the Club as well. The “Within a week after the child’s birth, the par- has transposition of great arteries. In trans- would experience breathlessness and turn chances of giving birth to babies with this Mausam Kumari, a Club allows us to talk ents witnessed discoloration in his skin tone. position of the great arteries, the aorta is con- blue. Considering the criticality of the baby’s condition.” Kishori Club member about issues we cannot from the Nawada dis- discuss at home. It has trict, recounts one given us confidence instance where they to be self-reliant,” adds (/&6*32?<*/'*0?,'<&'*6' intervened to stop a Mausam. child marriage. She Child marriage robs says, “One day, I one of their childhood, he Chairman cum received a call from my an education and the TManaging Director the mother while in college, right to live a healthy and National Small Industries asking me to come home early. She safe life. Despite child marriage Corporation (NSIC), Sudhir told me that a 16 year-old girl, in being a criminal offence, India is Garg, inaugurated the new the neighbouring area, was being home to the highest number of training programs for the ‘married off’ and that we should child brides in the world. youth and budding entre- intervene to stop it. After reaching Approximately 20 per cent girls preneurs at the NTSC the venue, we found that all prepa- (15-19 years) in Bihar were mar- Advance Training Centre rations for the wedding, including ried off before the age of 18 (Okhla) titled— ‘Augmented the DJ, had already been set up. We years, according to the ‘India Reality (AR) Program’, tried to intervene by explaining to Child Marriage and Pregnancy which is based on technol- the family that child marriage is Report’ based on the National ogy enriching the real world illegal and that nobody will be Family Health Survey-IV (NFHS) with digital information and happy after the marriage. We said, data. Despite all odds, Mausam media such as 3D models don’t get your daughter married for and her friends continue to exem- and videos, overlaying in your selfish reasons. Giving birth plify valour in the face of deep- real-time, the camera view at a young age will put your seated prejudice and violence. of the smartphone, tablet, daughter’s life at risk.” Safe spaces, like the Kishori Clubs, PC or connected glasses. When the families refused to call play an important role in harness- The other programme, off the wedding, the girls involved ing youth leadership in hard-to- titled—‘Virtual Reality (VR) environment, that incorpo- to these, another certified was also inaugurated which the police. They then managed to reach communities and empow- Training Program’, is based rates mainly the auditory program, titled—‘Cisco would help the youth in vices for networks. This skills of the entrepreneurs prevent the marriage, along with er girls to have a voice of their on interactive, computer- and the visual, and also Certified Network installation, configuration NSIC-Technical Services and the youth working in a signed undertaking, stating that own. generated experience, taking other types of sensory feed- Associate/Professional and operation of LAN, Centre initiative aims to the various Information and the family will not get their daugh- L $  %%& place within a simulated back like haptic. In addition (CCNA/CCNP) Certified’, WAN, and dial access ser- enhance the professional Technology sectors. ter married before she turns 18  $      %  '*'* -! +&*;/

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       heir shoulders are burdened with weight of expectations but Tit won't be easy for India to end 79D); a 43-year long wait when they take on mighty Netherlands in the quar-      terfinal on Thursday. Boasting a rich hockey legacy, tanding on the verge of creating history, Indian hockey coach India last played in the semi-final of SHarendra Singh on Wednesday said his team is ready to take the World Cup way back in 1975 on any challenge thrown by the Netherlands and answer the call when they went on to lift their maid- of "1.3 billion" Indians in the quarterfinal. en title. World No 5 India are set to take on World No 4 Netherlands Of late, the game has witnessed in the last quarterfinal here on Thursday, and Harendra said they an upward trend in the country but have left no stones unturned and their preparation for the cru- the history does not favour the cial clash are spot on. hosts against the mighty Dutchmen, "Hoga to wahi jo hum chahenge (Eventually, it is what we whom the Indians have never beat- want that is going to happen)," Harendra declared when asked en in the World Cup. about Thursday's vital encounter. In the six earlier meetings at the "We want what 1.3 billion people want. Indian team is men- quadrennial event, Netherlands tally and physically ready. We have done our homework on Dutch defeated India five times while one aggression. Whatever challenge they throw, we are ready to solve ended in a draw. that, not just accept it," he added. And if Manpreet Singh and his India has never defeated Netherlands in the history of the men get past the Dutch on Thursday, World Cup, but Harendra refused to dwell on the past. they will not only break a jinx but "History is only to read, not to understand," he quipped. also rewrite history and ink their "They (Netherlands) have come prepared, Every team comes names in the one of the golden chap- )  !!!     !   9)  .-7  !"   <     to win. Indian team has made history in the last six months. You ters of the Indian hockey. have to face every team, it is World cup. You are bound to play Going by present form and rank- -  .. (' conceded three, the With the Kalinga Stadium the top team," he added. ings, there is hardly anything to dif- 3  % .  - - >>G Dutch have expected to be packed to its full Harendra said it will ferentiate between the two sides. #*$&& H 99 8J G G  G9J 8G G pumped in 13 goals capacity, there will also be tremen- be an equal contest on While Netherlands are placed and conceded five. dous pressure on the Indian team Thursday and whoever fourth in the current world rankings, (*&1;2  K  K G HHHH In the likes of and the Dutch will be more than takes their chances will India are a rung below in the fifth captain Billy happy to exploit any mistake. come out winners. position. 7 ..% .( Bakker, Seve van "This will be not be the first time. "We won't do any- The last time India and Ass, Jeroen We have played in front of big crows thing different. There are Netherlands faced each in the '1 4  >1 Hertzberger, Mirco in pool games and in the past as well. some minor adjustments. Champions Trophy earlier this, the A9 /56#&##) (&&$)1-#$6 )1%$ GGD8G Pruijser, Robbert We are used to playing in front of big They love to play attack- match had ended in a 1-1 draw. 2#)$&65"((6(;6E Kemperman, crowds," Netherlands coach Max ing hockey, so do India. The over-all head-to-head record JG ;/-$% (&&$)1-#$6 )1%$ 89 Thiery Brinkman, Caldas said. It is an equal contest. In belongs to Netherlands. In the 105 because Netherlands have a the Dutch have got "We always try to play in our Thursday's match, you games played between the two sides better result against us. But, we H $"(*# (&&$)1-#$6 )1%$ 9 plenty of experi- own pace, whether it is fast or slow. can't afford to miss even so far, India have won 33, lost 48 have played well against them 8 1)# (&&$)1-#$6 )1%$ 8G ence in the midfield We like to dictate. We are not con- 25 per cent chances," he while the rest ended in draws. recently. We have also beaten J 6*#,"6 (&&$)1-#$6 )1%$ H and its strike force. cerned about India because we can't said. However, the two sides have them, drew against them at the GHH $),"#)7&$1-$," (&&$)1-#$6 )1%$  It will be a real test influence what India will do." Harendra said penal- shared the spoils since 2013. India Champions Trophy. Indian for the Indian Netherlands skipper Bakker ty corner conversions is and Netherlands have faced each hockey has improved a lot.   defence on added: "The Indian team also has lot an area of concern for the other nine times since 2013, winning The match will be tough and Thursday. of pressure. They need to perform in Netherlands which they four apiece while one game finished whichever team plays better will heavily relying on their goal scoring The Indians too would be rely- front of their home crowd. So I feel will try to explore. in a draw. win," Manpreet said. abilities to come out winners. ing on their strikers - Mandeep the pressure is more on the Indian "When we analyse a match, we study grey areas of the oppo- And for India captain Manpreet The India-Netherlands duel is Both India and Netherlands have Singh, Simranjeet Singh, Lalit team than us." nents. Penalty corners is their grey area. We don't ignore Holland Singh past results hold significance. expected to be a fast-paced, attack- scored heavily in the poll stages. Upadhyay and Akashdeep Singh - to Meanwhile in the first quarter- outright. From 1971 to 2018, their base of hockey is penalty cor- "The past results matter a lot ing encounter with both the teams While India have scored 12 goals and continue their good work. final, Germany will take on Belgium. ners. We can't ignore that. India is ready to solve that challenge," he said. It is expected to be a full house on Thursday at the Kalinga Stadium like any other India match, and Harendra said "crowd *()-"(/'?6>")*(&(":! support" will provide India extra motivation to go for the kill. "I think they are forgetting that whenever the crowd is behind us, it becomes 12th man, extra energy. As a coach I like that,"      Stadium. penalty corner in the 17th but failed to get past Argentina's he said. Argentina, the Bronze minute and drag-flick expert crowded defence. "There is no chance that opponents can easily sit on their ngland stunned Olympic medallist in 2014, had them- Peillat scored with a powerful Argentina, on the other back. I think it's not pressure, it's your thought how you enjoy Echampions Argentina 3-2 selves to blame for the defeat as flick to take the lead. hand, adopted a wait and watch it. So far in any tournament, not just the World Cup, we have to book their place in the semi- they missed chances galore and Thereafter, the Los Leones policy to launch counter-attacks. learnt how to go with the crowd. We are enjoying." finals on Wednesday. got into panic mode after con- surprisingly adopted a defensive But it was not to be as Harendra said India cannot afford to drop their intensity at England, who conceded the ceding the third goal. approach and that worked in England striker Zachary Wallace any point of time during the match. lead in the 17th minute, staged Both Argentina and England's favour. made an impressive run into the "I agree that we have dropped our intensity during the course a superb come back to make England were levelled 1-1 till Mark Gleghorne's fine run Argentine circle and was of a game, which we cannot afford against a team like Holland," their third successive semi-final 45th minutes but three goals in down from the right flank and brought down inside, which he said. appearance in the history of the the last quarter changed the his subsequent cross was cleared earned the Los Leones back-to- "I have told them to keep that intensity not just for 60 min- tournament. whole scenario. by England defenders which laid back penalty corners but they utes but 74 minutes, including half-time and quarter-breaks. We England scored three field Will Calnan made it 2-1 for in front of an unmarked wasted both. have discussed and they have agreed." goals through Barry Middleton England before Peillat drew Earlier, realising that slow Luke Taylor's effort from the Middleton, who slotted home In the last quarter, India captain Manpreet Singh said they are determined to (27th minute), Will Calnan parity in the 48th minute. pace is not helping them, resultant set piece earned them with a powerful shot past goal- Argentina equalised through create a history. (45th) and Harry Martin (49th), But a minute later Martin England raised their tempo and another penalty corner imme- keeper Juan Vivaldi to level the Peillat's corner conversion "If you talk about Olympics it was two years ago. The team while Gonzalo Peillat (17th, shocked the Los Leones with a that paid dividends as they diately but Argentina defended scores. before Martin struck a minute has improved, especially since Harry sir (Harendra) has come. 48th) struck both the goals for field strike to hand England the earned their first penalty corner stoutly to keep their rivals at bay. Buoyed by the equaliser, later with a field strike to hand We are playing attacking hockey. We want to change history. The the losers at the Kalinga decisive lead. in the 11th minute. Argentina secured its first England went on the offensive England the unexpected winner. focus is that we don't leave out even the 50:50 chances."

+(/( $ 1$   Q /    ' lympic Silver medallist shuttler PV OSindhu eked out a hard-fought win      over world number two and defending as both the shuttlers fought tooth and on her knees at the forecourt. She then champion Akane Yamaguchi in the nail for supremacy. Sindhu was trailing went long but the Japanese too erred as wo-time defending champi- opening women's singles group A 6-11 at the first internal but she fought it was 9-9. Tons Australia are well on match of the World Tour Finals, here on back to catch up with the Japanese at 19- At the break, Yamaguchi held a slen- course to create a rare history as Wednesday. 19 with a smash on her rival's back hand. der 11-10 lead after Sindhu could not they defeated France 3-0 to Sindhu, who had finished runner- A battle of mind and body ensued properly connect at the forecourt. progress to the semi-finals up at the last edition in Dubai, dished as leads changed hands but it was Sindhu took a 14-11 lead after the Wednesday. out a superb game, mixed with patience Sindhu who showed better mental for- break, following two mistakes from the World No 1 Australia scored and aggression, to defeat the Japanese titude to claim the opening game after Japanese and a superb disguised flick at all their goals from penalty cor- 24-22, 21-15. a stretched Yamaguchi sent her forehand the back court. ners through Jeremy Hayward However, Sameer Verma, who is the return at the net. Sindhu dominated the proceed- (4th minute), Blake Govers second Indian men's player after In the second game, Yamaguchi ings after the break, grabbing a six-point (19th) and skipper Aran Kidambi Srikanth to qualify for the tour- tried to put pressure on the Indian's cushion at 18-11. Zalewski (37th) at the Kalinga nament, couldn't adjust to the pace of backhand but Sindhu was up to the chal- Yamaguchi took two points before Stadium. world No 1 and world champion Kento lenge as she made some superb retrieves another long shot gave Sindhu another However, the final scoreline Momota, going down 18-21, 6-21 in the to lead 3-1 initially. point. The Indian grabbed six match was far from convincing from opening group match. Making her third successive appear- Persistent pressure worked as points when Yamaguchi hit the net Australia's point of view, espe- Sameer, who defended his title at the ance at the tournament, Sindhu, who Yamaguchi levelled par and went to a 4- again. The Japanese saved one before fal- cially against a side which Syed Modi International to qualify for had a 9-4 head-to-head record against 3 lead when Sindhu made a judgement- tering at the net to hand over the match ranked lowest in the tournament converting the opportunity to ner with a variation. the $ 1,500,000 event, will have to beat Yamaguchi, produced a controlled game error and soon moved to 6-3. to Sindhu. at 20th. hand his side the early lead. The Australians kept up Thailand's Kantaphon Wangcharoen in the slow conditions, never letting go Sindhu however soon grabbed the The top two players from each The Frenchmen played Australia continued to dom- the pressure on the France and Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto in the despite lagging behind many times in lead at 8-7 after her rival went wide and group will qualify for the semifinals, good hockey in bits and pieces inate the proceedings with defence and secured another other group B matches to salavge hopes the match. then hit the net. after which a knockout draw will be con- but were undone by the repeated forays as the French penalty corner in the 41st of qualifying for the knockout stage. The first game clocked 27 minutes A fantastic rally ended with Sindhu ducted. Kookaburras' vast experience defence found itself in shambles minute but this time they failed and skills. to keep the Kookaburras at bay. to make use of the chance. 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ohamed Salah's first-half goal and a stunning late Msave from goalkeeper Alisson saw Liverpool edge into the Champions League knockout stage after a tense 1-0 win over Napoli on Tuesday, while Lucas Moura's late strike saw Tottenham progress with a draw at Barcelona. Last year's runners-up Liverpool knew victory by two goals or a 1-0 triumph would put them through to the last 16 from Group C, and Salah's ly liked the reaction after Belgrade's PSV in their fourth group match cool 34th-minute strike proved goal. We controlled the match," before rallying to win and then beat- enough as they finished ahead of PSG coach Thomas Tuchel told ing Inter, continued to push and Napoli on goals scored. RMC Sport. Moura met Harry Kane's low cross "Wow, what a game. I am not in the 85th minute to cap a dramatic sure a manager could be prouder of  ( $( group-stage revival. a team than I am," Reds boss Jurgen Spurs went into their final "I always believed it was possi- Klopp told BT Sport. Group B game at the Camp Nou ble to win the game," Spurs manag- Paris Saint-Germain reached needing to match Inter Milan's er Pochettino told BT Sport. "We the knockout rounds as group win- result against PSV Eindhoven in fully deserved to go through with ners thanks to a 4-1 victory over Red Italy, but Mauricio Pochettino's side Barcelona. We were the best (two) Star Belgrade, with Neymar, Kylian fell behind in only the seventh teams in a difficult group." Mbappe and Edinson Cavani all on minute as Ousmane Dembele scored Borussia Dortmund snatched the scoresheet. a wonderful individual goal. top spot in Group A with a 2-0 win Liverpool grabbed the crucial Hirving Lozano gave PSV a over rock-bottom Monaco, as goal at a raucous Anfield, as Salah shock early advantage at the San Siro, Atletico Madrid were held to a jinked past Kalidou Koulibaly inside though, to leave Tottenham heading goalless draw at Club Brugge. the area and slotted the ball beyond put the game to bed, but Red Star, through as it stood. Raphael Guerreiro tapped in goalkeeper David Ospina. who had already beaten Liverpool The English club had plenty of Maximilian Philipp's low cross in the Salah, who had already wasted and held Napoli in Serbia earlier in half-chances against a much- 15th minute against Thierry Henry's an earlier chance with a heavy the campaign, pulled one back changed Barca, who had already won crisis-hit Monaco, before slamming touch, continued to run Napoli Premier League leaders continued to moments. PSG went into their match in before the hour mark through the group, but Philippe Coutinho in a second late on. ragged early in the second half, but miss opportunities, with Ospina The ball fell for substitute strik- Belgrade knowing that victory would Marko Gobeljic. almost made it 2-0 when his low shot "It's a perfect evening. On the Ospina saved from Jordan springing to his left to tip away er Arkadiusz Milik unmarked in the send them through, and Edinson But PSG finally sealed their struck the post. whole it was a deserved victory," said Henderson and James Milner curled Salah's attempted lob before deny- area, but Alisson raced from his line Cavani gave the French champions spot in the last 16 as Marquinhos Mauro Icardi levelled for Inter Dortmund coach Lucien Favre. wide as Carlo Ancelotti's men stayed ing Mane from point-blank range. to keep out the Pole's strike with his the perfect start by tapping in after headed in Angel Di Maria's free-kick against PSV with 17 minutes left to Earlier on Tuesday in Group D, a goal from turning the group on its Senegal forward Mane was legs. an excellent run and pass by Kylian with 16 minutes to go and Mbappe leave Spurs needing to score at least Galatasaray secured a Europa League head. guilty of two further snatched efforts "I have no idea how Alisson Mbappe. added further gloss to the scoreline once. last-32 place despite losing 3-2 to The atmosphere around Anfield in front of goal, and Napoli almost made a save like this," gushed Klopp. Neymar's strike five minutes in added time. Tottenham, who were facing Porto in an entertaining game which became increasingly tense as the made the Reds pay in the dying "It was amazing." before half-time appeared to have "We made mistakes, but I real- an early elimination when trailing saw two of three penalties scored. -+"E(B- %$  -   %  O"  " *  )!)  P New Delhi: )1%$N5 $)%.$ $6*$ () #1)#51$ -#,$/# 6"# +%*56 )1%$) $-&# #))%5 2&$#* 6( -# 1#,(*$6#1%6"6"#N*#$.6"*(;7"$-&##))%56$*N   $$*1$66"#2*#56%7%(;5 )6#*)$6%()$&$-&##))%5 well. I think they (BCCI) should P-@  &;& Q #1#*$6%() 6$* $*15 %) ),"#() U  $/ *#$&& change this policy altogether. A lot ormer India all-rounder and of senior players don't play domes- "()(;*#1$)1"$226("$#*#,#%#16"#$$*1    +##&GH J"$5-##)6"#-#56#$*(+/,$*##*5(+$* Fselector Mohinder Amarnath tic cricket," Amarnath said on side- $)1 $/"$22+(*"$6 "$#$,"%##1U$)%.$ feels M S Dhoni and other senior lines of an event organised by Royal 5$%1 $6 6"# ,#*#/() U  (;&1 &%.# 6( 6"$). 6"# players must play domestic cricket Stag in collaboration with the ICC. alking about the ongoing Test series in (#*)/#)6 6"# $-&# #))%5 #1#*$6%() (+ )1%$ to be eligible for selection in the "The BCCI should make it an TAustralia, former great Mohinder Amarnath D E $)1 /(56 %/2(*6$)6& / +$/%& "( "$5 national team. eligibility criteria. Not only a num- feels India are a superior unit but the depleted -##) 6"#*# +(* /# $)1 /(6%$6#1 /# $&()7 6"%5 Having being dropped from ber of games, you should be playing hosts are capable of giving them a run for their >(;*)#U5"#$11#1 the Twenty20 side recently and regularly for your state if you are not money. retired from Tests long ago, Dhoni playing for India and not only just "Australian cricketers think differently. It is (    $$.  (  now is a certainty in only ODI crick- before the India selection. Then only not the first time they are going through this New Delhi: 5 /$) $5 J ;)1#*G9 2&$#*5 et. you can judge how good the guy is kind of phase. They are in the process of build- +%7;*#1%)6"#&%56(+982*(-$-)$/#1- )1%$ Despite having the time, the for- playing. Whatever you have ing a new team. But from what I watched in the +((6-$&& ,($," 6#2"#) ()56$)6%)# +(* 6"# mer captain did not play the 50-over achieved is all in the past. What is first Test, some of the players are really good. How will India do in the second Test start- 2*#2$*$6(* ,$/2 $"#$1 (+ )#6 #$*N5  5%$) Vijay Hazare Trophy this year and important is current form," said the You can't just rule Australia out of the series. Of ing Friday in Perth? ;2 6( -# "#&1 $6 )%6#1 *$- /%*$6#5 +*(/ will go into the three-match series hero of India's World Cup triumph course India are more superior but again they "It depends on nature of wicket. If the wick- $);$*  6( #-*;$*  && 6"# 2&$#*5 %&& -# in Australia next month without any in 1983. have to continue playing good cricket. et is doing a bit, some of the batsmen struggle *#2(*6%)76(6"#,$/2%)#&"%+*(/#,#/-#*  match practice. "Even if you are playing one for- "First Test was a fantastic Test match from with their technique. It is not how aggressive you ()$*15%6"$5I;$1(+GJ/#/-#*5+&%)76( -; "Every individual is different but mat, you should be playing all for- a cricketing point of view. The only difference play, the key in Test cricket is that only when "$-% +(* 6"# +%)$& 2"$5# (+ 2*#2$*$6%() () one thing I have always believed in mats at least in domestic cricket to was Cheteshwar Pujara. It shows we are here for you leave good deliveries, you occupy the crease #,#/-#*GH 52$*6(+6"#%*2*#2$*$6%()6"#&;# is that if you want to play for India be considered for selection," the for- a thrilling series with advantage India," said the for a long time. It is not that they don't have that %7#*5 $*# 5&$6#1 6( 2&$ $) )6#*)$6%()$& *%#)1& you have to play for your state as mer selector said. 68-year-old, who played 69 Tests and 85 ODIs. in them but they have to adapt." $7$%)56/$)%) -;"$-%()#,#/-#*GA"# 6"#) /(# () 6( ,"$&&#)7# "$%&$)1 %) 6"#%* +%*56 /$6,"%)6"# 5%$);2$66"# &$"$)6$1%;/%) -;"$-%() $);$*)#6#$*  )   +    %;   -%% ( Tokyo: $2$)1*(22#1+(*/#*$),"#56#* )%6#1 56$*"%)>%$7$$+*(/6"#&;#$/;*$%N5-%16( *; (    Outwitted by R Ashwin and to take responsibility from the *#,&$%/6"# 5%$);2(26%)7%)56#$1+(*$5I;$1 Mohammed Shami in the two batting exploits of their tail- +%& %6" (;)7 ;*(2#-$5#1 6$&#)65 ($,"   "It's very simple work. Each time ustralian opener Marcus innings, Harris said he is work- enders. $>%/# (*%$5; () #1)#51$ 5#&#,6#1 5##*$& they come to the net and they AHarris said he didn't feel out ing on his plans to tackle the "I think we took some good 2&$#*5%6"()&$"$)1+;&(+,$256(6"#%*)$/#5 he impressive Indian fast bowlers bowl, they need to be aware of of depth during his debut Test at Indian bowlers at the Perth Test confidence from the fight we +(* 5%$N5 5"(,$5# +((6-$&& 6(;*)$/#)6 %) 6"# Tare like race horses, who need to their plans and what they Adelaide even though there was beginning on Friday. showed, it got down to 30 runs. )%6#1 *$-/%*$6#556$*6%)7%) $);$*"#&%.#5 be protected and handled carefully, need to execute. Each time it's hardly any margin of error "I worked hard in between I know when I looked at it as a (+ %65; ($) (+ *()%)7#) "($ $.$>%/$ (+ says India's bowling coach Bharat a little different of what they against a quality side like India in the first and second innings on batter I thought 'I wish I could've (*6%/()#)5# $)1 $.;/% %)$/%)( (+ $&-;*7 Arun, who avowed that the current lot need to execute. We just test the opening match. some plans against Ashwin and got 60 or 70'. So we got pretty %&&&#$1 $2$)N5-%1+(*$*#,(*1#6#)1%)7+%+6"6%6&# is one of the best the country has seen. as to how far they've execut- "You always doubt yourself as now I'm just working on guys close and hopefully we could take ;66"#*#$5)(2&$,#+(*/%1+%#&1#*$7$$G  The Indian pacers, and the entire ed each time. That feedback a person, you're not sure if you're coming around the wicket and some momentum into the game )( 56*;77&%)7 +(* 2&$%)7 6%/# $6 (*;55%$ attack as a whole, has been impressive allows them to be more con- going to fit in Test cricket. So, it stuff like that to work on plans on Friday," he said. (*6/;)1 on all overseas tours this year. sistent," said Arun. was good to spend time in the India will use against me," he "I think the wicket will suit "I can say that not only now for The second Test begins at middle in both innings. I didn't said. us a little bit more with the con-    7 . what they did in Adelaide but what the Optus Stadium on feel out of my depth at all," said "It has given me great confi- ditions, that's taking nothing Kolkata: #"$ *%2$6"% ,$*1#1 6(;)1#* AH 6( they've done over a period of time in Friday, and will be the first Harris, who scored a matching 26 dence to be able to bat a decent away from India, but I just think 6$.#$6"*##5"(6&#$1$+6#*6"#(2#)%)71$(+6"# South Africa, in England and now in Test to be in both the innings on debut. period of time and occupy the a little bit of momentum. J6"#7(+6"##*((/#)N5 *((&+(;*"#*# Australia. This is probably one of the staged here "But I realised pretty quick- to it, it's probably just a decision- crease for a bit." "We would've loved to win () #1)#51$ #"$ "( 5.%22#1 6"# $1%#5 best group of fast bowlers India has with reports ly they don't bowl any crap and making thing and being able to Australia lost the first Test the game, but the boys bowled ;*(2#$) (;* S;$&%+%)7 ,"((& 6( (*. () "#* ever had," Arun said ahead of the that pitch will they don't miss any chances that occupy the crease for long peri- narrowly by 31 runs and Harris really well and they also batted 7$/#$)17(+(*6"#"%)#5#  %) $);$*5"(6 second Test against Australia. plenty of pace you give them. So you've got to ods of time, but I didn't feel like said the hosts will take confi- really well. It's probably on us bat- +%# -%*1%#5 $7$%)56 6"*## -(7#5 $6 6"# ($& "Fast bowlers are a pre- and bounce. be switched on from ball one. I was out of my depth at all," he dence from the close finish and ters to take a bit of the weight $&,;66$(&+&;-"#*#"#$56"*##5"(65-#66#* cious commodity and they Arun said that "I felt like my game stood up added. the onus will be on the top-order from them." 6"$) 5#,()12&$,#1 +5"$) $6%/$ DA9E /*%6% need to be taken care of, like bowling at the new #"*$"($56"*##(#*%)6"#+%*56#%7"6"( what you do with a racehorse Perth Stadium "$1 2$*5 () "#* &$56 H $5 5"# 5,(*#1 A "%&# and that's exactly what's pitch would be a 6"*##2&$#*5 /$)1##2*$&&";5"%"$)%>$;$)1 happening," he said. temptation for their @;*(# - !$"4-(+ !$A ' (' %11"%$2((*5"(6AA#$,"6(-#%#1+(;*6" Arun said the pacers current attack, which is — Jasprit Bumrah, capable of adapting to $.6 %   ( ( Mohammed Shami, any conditions across the  $< Terming it as a mistake, the WFI's change of mind. London: #56$/"$#7%#),$26$%)$*.(-&# Bhuvneshwar Kumar and world. Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on "So I would like to admit that it was a $ ,()6*$,6 #6#)5%() 6"$6 6%#5 "%/ 6( 6"# *#/%#* Ishant Sharma — have "Obviously the bowlers Wednesday announced that the contracts mistake (on our part) and we are rectify- #$7;#,&;-;)6%&GHG (-&#/$1#"%5$//#*5 improved because they would love to bowl on those of star grapplers Sushil Kumar and Sakshi ing the mistake and are now including 1#-;6 %) GHH8 $)1 "$5 7()# 6( /$.# 88 have found consistency. type of wickets. Whatever is in Malik have been upgraded to Grade A both the players (Sakshi and Sushil) to A $22#$*$),#5 +(* 6"# 6#$/ "# 9 #$*(&1 "Consistency was a bit the offing, we are happy with. from B. grade, added the WFI President. /%1+%#&1#* "$5 56$*6#1 #56 $/N5 &$56 6"*## issue (on previous tours) We haven't really taken a look When the WFI announced the con- "After Singh's announcement in Grade /$6,"#5$)1"%5*#6;*)6(6"#5%1#"$552$*.#1$ and that's something we've at the wicket. tracts, both Sakshi and Sushil, Olympic A, there are five wrestlers Bajrang Punia, *#%$&+*(/$);#& #&*%)%N5/#)"("$#() addressed with the bowlers. "Irrespective of what the medallists were given grade B contracts. Vinesh Phogat, Pooja Dhanda, Sushil $&&6"*##+%6;*#56(,&%/-$$+*(/6"#*#$6%() It's something we've really conditions (are), we said we'd However, rectifying the error, an Kumar and Sakshi Malik. The players in ()#U 6$5$)(26%()%)/,()6*$,66"$6 5%7)#1 worked hard on. We insist on come here and look at it as our announcement to upgrade their contracts "We all unanimously agreed that such Grade A will get 30 lakh annually. $+##$*5$7()($)1%6N5$)#6*$#$*"%,"%5 one-person form factor even home conditions whatever condi- was made by WFI President Brijbhushan players like Sushil (Kumar) and Sakshi "Players did not complain about it +$)6$56%, +(* /# $)1 / +$/%&U (-&# 6(&1 #56 during practice, and the bowlers tions we get. We are up for it and Sharan Singh on Wednesday. Malik, who gave the country the first (grades), neither the media did. But we $/N5#-5%6#U N#-##)$66"%5,&;-$&&/&%+# N# have responded exceptionally we are prepared for any conditions "With your support, we implemented medal when Indias medal tally (at the Rio have rectified the mistake," Singh $&$55$%1 $)6#16(-#$66"%5,&;-$)1 6"%). well. That's showing dividends that may exist at the ground," he the grading system for the players A, B, C, Olympics was empty) should not be kept informed. #N*#/(%)7%)6"#*%7"61%*#,6%()U 54> right now. added. D, E and F grades. in B grade," Singh said while explaining the Now there are no players in Grade B.