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string of eight devastating Ablasts, including suicide    attacks, struck churches and luxury hotels frequented by for- eigners in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing 215 people,    including three Indians an American, and shattering a decade of peace in the island   Their names are Lakshmi, nation since the end of the bru- Narayan Chandrashekhar and tal civil war with the LTTE. ondemning the “cold- Ramesh, Sushma said adding The blasts — one of the Cblooded and pre-planned details are being ascertained. deadliest attacks in the coun- barbaric acts” in Sri Lanka, Sushma tweeted, “I con- try’s history — targeted St Prime Minister Narendra veyed to the Foreign Minister Anthony’s Church in Colombo, Modi spoke to Sri Lankan of Sri Lanka that is St Sebastian’s Church in the President Maithripala Sirisena ready to provide all humani- western coastal town of and Prime Minister Ranil tarian assistance. We are ready Negombo and Zion Church in Wickremesingh and offered to despatch medical teams.” the eastern town of Batticaloa the southern neighbour all Sushma said, “In all eight around 8.45 am (local time) as possible help and assistance to bomb blasts have taken place the Easter Sunday mass were in deal with the situation. — one more in a guest house progress, police spokesman “Strongly condemn the in Dehiwela near Colombo Ruwan Gunasekera said. horrific blasts in Sri Lanka. and another in a housing Explosions were reported There is no place for such bar- colony in Dematagoda in from three five-star hotels — barism in our region,” Modi Colombo." the Shangri-La, the Cinnamon tweeted. In a statement, the Grand and the Kingsbury in External Affairs Minister Ministry of External Affairs Colombo. Sushma Swaraj said, “Indian said there can be no justifica- Gunasekera confirmed 207 High Commission in tion for any act of terror and deaths. However, the News 1st Colombo has conveyed that called for concerted global channel said that 215 people National Hospital has action to effectively deal with have died in the blasts. informed them about the the menace, including cross- Chairman of Sri Lanka death of three Indians.” border terrorism. Tourism Kishu Gomes said 33 foreign nationals have been killed in the coordinated attacks believed to be carried  .  out by a single group. Director of the National Hospital Dr &  Anil Jasinghe identified 12 of !" # the 33 foreign nationals, which     include three Indians, two    Chinese and one each from *            P      - !   !  . Washington: US President Poland, Denmark, Japan, Colombo: The Sri Lankan Donald Trump yet again com- Pakistan, America, Morocco ern and eastern provinces of looked like a suicide attack. Later in the day, a power- police said. President Maithripala Government on Sunday mitted a faux pas on Sunday as and Bangladesh. the island nation for nearly 30 An unnamed official said a ful blast in the capital’s south- Soon after the eighth blast, Sirisena has appealed for calm. blocked social media platforms he erroneously tweeted “138 Around 500 people, years before its collapse in suicide bomber blew himself ern suburb near the Colombo the Government imposed cur- “I have been shocked by this like the Facebook and million people” were killed in including Indians, were injured 2009 after the Sri Lankan Army up at the restaurant of the Zoo killed two persons, few with immediate effect. The totally unexpected incidents. Instagram to prevent the spread a string of blasts in Sri Lanka. in the attacks. killed its supreme leader Cinnamon Grand hotel. Gunasekera said. curfew will be in force indefi- The security forces haven been of false news reports after a “Heartfelt condolences from No group has claimed Velupillai Prabhakaran. Gunasekara said that 66 When a police team nitely until further notice, offi- asked to take all action neces- series of blasts killed 215 peo- the people of the US to the responsibility for Sunday’s Briefing reporters, bodies were kept at the entered a house in the cials said. sary,” Sirisena said. ple. The Presidential Secretariat people of Sri Lanka on the hor- attacks. However, most of the Gunasekera said the police National Hospital while 260 Colombo north suburb of State Minister of Defence Prime Minister Ranil said the decision to block social rible terrorist attacks on deadly attacks in the past in Sri was not able to confirm at the injured were receiving treat- Orugodawatta to conduct a Ruwan Wijewardene said seven Wickremesinghe termed the media was taken in reaction to churches and hotels that have Lanka were carried out by the moment if they were all suicide ment there and 104 bodies search, a suicide bomber blew persons had been arrested in blasts as “cowardly attacks” false news reports spreading on killed at least 138 million peo- Liberation Tigers of Tamil attacks. He, however, said that were placed at the Negombo himself up causing a concrete connection with the blasts. and said his Government is social media. Meanwhile, ple. We stand ready to help!” Eelam (LTTE) which ran a mil- one of the blasts at the Hospital and 100 injured were floor of a two-storey building “We believe these were coor- working to “contain the situa- Facebook has activated its Trump said in a tweet which itary campaign for a separate Katuwapitiya (Negombo) receiving treatment at the to crash on them, killing three dinated attacks, and one group tion.” Crisis Response tool for the was taken down after more Tamil homeland in the north- church has signs of being what Hospital. policemen in the eighth blast, was behind them,” he said. Continued on Page 4 blasts, CNN reported. PTI than 20 minutes. PTI   !     )*  +    !"  #$  )  + $  % #  Sources said Deol could be the  % &' (" " &#  '$   BJP candidate from Gurdaspur        earlier represented by late ()     Vinod Khanna. Congress has     fter much controversy, the already fielded Gurjit Singh ABJP has on Sunday finally  # #   Aujla from Amritsar which head of the third phase of declared its candi-  # *%  earlier represented by Punjab Apolling for 116 con- date for . Former Indore Chief Minister Capt Amarinder stituencies across 15 States, Development Authority (IDA) Singh who had defeated the Election Commission (EC) Shankar Lalwani has been   Finance Minister Arun Jaitely. on Sunday issued a showcause fielded against Congress’ Speculation remained for notice to BJP candidate from Pankaj Sanghvi. ureaucrat-turned-politician the New Delhi, East Delhi and Bhopal, Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, With the candidature of BUnion Minister Hardeep North West (Reserve) seats for her controversial remarks Lalwani, it has become official Singh Puri has been fielded currently held by Meenakshi about the Babri Masjid demo- that political career of Lok from the Amritsar Lok Sabha Lekhi, Mahesh Giri and Udit lition, hours after she was cen- Sabha Speaker Sumitra seat by BJP while it announced Raj, respectively. sured for her remarks on 26/11 Mahajan’s has come to an end. the candidature of Shankar BJP also announced four of Delhi, Pravesh Verma from Party sources said there are martyr Hemant Karkare. This It was widely speculated Lalwani as its candidate from the seven candidates for the West Delhi and Ramesh likely to be a change in candi- is the second poll panel notice that the BJP which has denied Indore in place of Lok Sabha Lok Sabha election in Delhi Bidhuri from South Delhi. dature of the remaining seats against Sadhvi since the saffron            ticket to various BJP leaders Speaker . and renominated its four sitting Delhi goes to polls on May 12. and cricketer-turned-politician party announced her candida-                !   could also deny the same to Lalwani is Chairman of Indore MPs from Delhi. While Union Puri’s candidature came as Gautam Gambhir who joined ture on Wednesday. She has     " Mahajan fondly known as Taai Development Authority and it Minister Harsh Vardhan will a surprise amidst the specula- the ruling party recently may been asked to reply by Monday. on age factor. Taai has turned is believed that with the contest from his sitting seat of tion that BJP can decide to field be fielded from New Delhi Lok Thakur was served the Masjid demolition. razed the disputed structure, 76 on April 12. announcement of his candida- Chandni Chowk, the State unit Bollywood actor Sunny Deol Sabha seat. Lekhi, Raj and Giri notice by the Chief Electoral In an interview to a TV which “was a blot on the coun- After subsequent BJP lists ture it can be the end of poli- BJP chief Manoj Tiwari will from Amritsar who met BJP are likely to be dropped from Officer (CEO-MP) for her channel, she had claimed that try”. had failed to name Mahajan tics for Mahajan. seek reelection from North-east chief Amit Shah recently. the BJP list. remarks on the 1992 Babri she was among those who had Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4       )   *  $+,-&" 

  a trained agent and he also kingpins are many Delhi-based    couldn’t satisfactorily reply as SC fixers or those who engage n a big twist to the contro- to what was his relationship in cash for judgments,” said        Iversy related to the allegation with the ex-SC staffer and then Bains.  of sexual harassment leveled by suddenly offered me 50 lakhs “I then finally went to CJI an ex-Supreme Court woman as my legal fees if I agreed to be residence yesterday evening mid speculation that she staffer against Chief Justice of lawyer and again he asked me (Saturday) to inform him about Acould be pitted against India Ranjan Gogoi, an advo- specifically to organise a Press the bribe offer and the con- Prime Minister cate who had represented the conference at the PCI after I spiracy, around 7 pm. But his from Varanasi in the Lok Sabha victims in the Asaram Bapu refused as I found the story staff said he’s not at his resi- poll, Congress general secretary case has claimed he was offered facts fishy and also he couldn’t dence. My CDR tower location Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on 1.5 crore to “frame” the CJI reply to any question about the details can be checked. Later at Sunday said she will be happy and conduct a Press conference many loopholes in the story he night I then called a SC to contest against the PM if against him. narrated. When I again refused reporter with impeccable asked by party president and Advocate Utsav Singh he said 1.5 crore. I then asked proven integrity to meet me broter Rahul Gandhi. Bains said he had tried to alert offer went up to 1.5 crore to back and also specifically him to leave my office,” said the today for an important subject Party sources said that the the CJI by rushing to his home “frame the sexual harassment” asked to organise a Press con- advocate. and also asked him if he could Congress will announce the  #  $           about this conspiracy. He said case. ference only at the Press Club The advocate further wrote arrange an urgent meeting or name of candidate for this $ '  (   " this ploy was a handiwork of “I was offered bribe to of India. that this fake case was created get a message sent to the CJI prestigious seat in a couple of “fixers” who wanted to force help frame the CJI in the sex- “When I refused the per- by the ‘fixers’ who wanted res- asap. I had also today morning days. The Congress has already workers have been working on media in Wayanad, while Gogoi to resign by tarnishing ual harassment case by ‘lawyer- son who was initially praising ignation of Gogoi. “I then planned to meet Prashant named candidates for neigh- this line, AICC sources said. responding to a question his image. ing’ and organising a Press my pro bono work in the enquired more about this issue Bhushan Sir and Kamini bouring Chandauli and “You will find out. If my whether she will contest the In his Facebook post, Bains Conference against the CJI for Asaram rape case for the vic- from reliable sources in Delhi Jaiswal maam about this. But Ghazipur. Congress president tells me to poll from Varanasi against the said the lady who made alle- the Ex-SC staffer who has tim etc and interestingly for days. Every information then today morning my per- Priyanka is likely to fight contest, I will be happy to Prime Minister. gations against the CJI first accused the CJI of sexual claimed to be her relative but pointed to a larger conspiracy ception turned out to be true,” from Varanasi as she and party contest,” Priyanka told the Continued on Page 4 offered him 50 lakh and then harassment just a few days on the other hand looked like to make the CJI resign. The said the advocate.      !" 

/ &  Q4#&5 $ R +         1*      0- " 7          ormer Madhya Pradesh        FChief Minister and Congress' Lok Sabha candidate s the new collection of from Bhopal, Digvijaya Singh, Abooks is out, members at on Sunday said the idea of Swami Vivekananda Library smart city was not clear to have booked the titles under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi launch of New Arrival Books. himself. Notably, New Arrival He was referring to the Books at the Swami Modi Government's flagship Vivekananda Library was 'Smart Cities Mission', which is launched on Sunday. Library aimed at developing 100 smart members have reserved a large cities, including Bhopal, in the number of books in this col- country. lection. "The definition of a smart Swami Vivekananda city is not clear to Narendra Library Manager Yatish Bhatale Modi himself. What is a smart said that the new collection is city?...The greenery of Bhopal on the library's display, books was destroyed for developing it which were released were as a smart city," Singh said in selected on the suggestions by a press conference, where he Library members. Other than shared his vision document for these books, other educational Bhopal. stuff is also available at the Singh said the Capital of       *                4$  4  library. A huge footfall was Madhya Pradesh could be                 noticed at the library on the first developed as a global city. "The day of the launch. master plan of Bhopal would be Some of the books include released by 2020, after seeking a sports hub, a film city, an art   The Doctor by Arundhati Roy, .     O'.   3 P           suggestions from all the stake- city for artists and writers, and The Secrets We Keep by Sudip holders," he said, adding that safe environment for women,    Nagarar, Shehla Masood, The according to the city's needs children and senior citizens,     Murder That Shock the Nation        ning to stage a play in a village.   and as per the law, the master among other things.    by Hemendra Sharma, The Since one of the cast members plan of Bhopal should be pre- To a query, whether he has  !"  # Fate of Butterfly by Nayantara ijay Tendulkar's play doesn't show up, a local is   pared every ten years...But the consulted his plan with lakhs of Sehgal, Not Just A Civil Servant VKhamosh Adalat Jaari Hai asked to replace him. (erstwhile) BJP Government youths of the city, Singh said    by Anil Swaroop and more. was staged at Shaheed Bhavan To make him understand    skipped two master plans of the that he had limited time in his      There are also titles that on Sunday. The play marked the courtroom procedures, a    city in the last 15 years. hand but he tried getting in   $  have been reserved by Library the second day of a theatre fes- rehearsal is arranged with a The Congress leader also touch with ex-bureaucrats, for- Members. Books will be issued tival Samantar Natya Samaroh mock trial.   promised to develop a clinic in mer city planners, leading per-  on next Saturday. 2019. The story takes a twist     every ward of Bhopal, appar- sonalities and youngsters on The bookshelf of Shehla The play was performed by when the pretend-play sud-   ently on the lines of the mohal- the same. Masood the Murder at Shock Samantar theatre group. The denly turns into a grim charge la clinics set up in Delhi by the On conservation of her- the Nation by Hemendra play is directed by Mukesh as lines are blurred between    AAP Government there. itage of Bhopal, the former CM Rajiv Gandhi. last 15 years,” he alleged. Sharma and The Doctor and Sharma. reality and fiction. Miss leela  Besides promising the said his vision has a concept of Among other things he His vision documents also the Saint by Arundhati Roy, Khamosh! Adalat Jaari Hai Benare is charged with foeti- industrial development of Development with Heritage. supported solution to traffic plans to develop Bhopal as which is the most loved is an adaptation of Shantata! cide, as well as accused of hav- Bhopal and setting up of satel- He also referred to develop- issues of congested Old city, Bhopal–State Capital Region. favourite on the day of launch- Court Chalu Aahe, a Marathi ing an illicit relationship with social customs and the sources lite townships, Singh also ment of Gurgaon which, development of satellite towns The plan also has a proposed ing New Arrivals Books in play written by playwright Vijay a married Professor Damle, the and manifestations of power promised house to every home- according to him, took place and IT hub in Bhopal. “In my film city and art city. “We Swami Vivekananda Library, is Tendulkar in 1963. missing member of the cast. emerge in this gripping drama. less. with efforts of DLF Group rule, a development plan of need to promote people asso- well liked by Library Members. The story begins with a Unfulfilled desires, gender The play was beautifully In the vision document, he chairman KP Singh who had 1995-2005 was out in place but ciated with art and culture,” It is to be noted that every group of people, who are plan- discrimination, redundant depicted before the audience. also promised development of presented this plan to then PM no development took place in Singh said. Sunday in Swami Vivekananda Library, a special collection is brought on display so that every member of the library gets a good book collection in    )   ) , the library.

       and rainfall have faded away  ) and normal weather condi- //0 0 ith the gradual increase     # tions prevailed with hot and Win temperatures, hot and humid conditions.   humid conditions prevailed on *     Temperatures in Rewa the weekend making people of division recorded significant    the Capital to remain indoors.  $ increase. From the trend of Day temperatures have increasing temperatures soared to 40 degree Celsius in ( $ " Chambal, Shahdol, Jabalpur, 05 0   the state and state capital. Sagar and Gwalior divisions Temperatures would increase    witnessed temperatures below    gradually in the absence of normal temperature. system which could induce   Khandwa, Mandla, 6  6  abrupt change. Abrupt changes Shajapur, Betul, Raisen and   were harsh still they provided Damoh recorded day temper- relief from scorching weather ing hours and peaked by after- Among the major cities day ature at 40 degree Celsius conditions. noon. The hotness was wit- temperatures were recorded which was among the highest        The State Capital witnessed nessed till late in the evening as around 38 degree Celsius. The day temperatures recorded. 38.3 degree Celsius during the winds were not soothing. highest day temperature was The night temperatures 22-year-old married day. Hot winds were not wit- The forecast claims that recorded at 42 degree Celsius which were at harsh levels Awoman committed sui- nessed but sun shine was prick- state capital might witness day in Khargone. dipped to lower levels and cide by hanging with the ceil- ling. The day temperatures and night temperatures around The abrupt changes thun- have been recorded around 20            5         67 ing at Rajhans Colony under started to soar from the morn- 39 and 23 degree Celsius. dery activities, dust storms degree Celsius.       Kolar police station area on Saturday. The frequent fights between husband and wife are seen as reasons behind the            suicide and would be investi- gated, said police. According to police, the        Chaitya Chaitya Maas Chunari $  % & deceased, Deepti Tiwari, was Rangaiya. After thumri, Dadra !   '( found hanging and was hopalites enjoyed an 'Deewana Shyam' was per- rushed to a nearby hospital Bevening of classical music formed. Monika Shah wrapped    &' where he was declared dead. and dance at Madhya Pradesh up his presentation by Bhajan   Police were informed and State Tribal Museum in an 'Aila Rei Mere Nayna Baan then, a police team reached event held here on Sunday. Padi' with fellow artists. the spot and started investi- The programme started She was accompanied by with their dance skills and Maharaj ji', 'Meri Sune Nath'. gation. After the preliminary with the semi classical singing Manoj Patidar on tabla, Akash wondrous body language. In this presentation, the avatar investigation, the body was performance by Monika Shah Joshi on harmonium, and Ajay After this, in the three-lanat, a of Lord Vishnu and the form sent for the post-mortem and from Ahmedabad. She began Thakur on Tanpura. dance was performed on the of Vishnu was performed by a case under section 174 of her performance with 'Yehana After singing, Nivedita compositions of Amad, Talaad, Nivedita Pandya and Sashvati the CrPC was registered. Yoga'. It was followed with Pandya and Sashastri Paran composed by Raja Harmalar. The deceased was mar- 'Debo Dan Moh' and 'Rasta Harmalkar performed Kathak Chakradhar Singh. During the dance presen- ried two years ago and had River Tore Balma' in Raga dance with their fellow artists. After this, Nivedita Pandya tation, Nivedita Pandya and a baby. Yaman Chhoti Khayal. The beginning of the and Sastri Harmalkar present- Sashwati Harmalkar was Her husband works in a After this, the artists pre- dance, the artists presented a ed the forms of Radha- accompanied by Smita hotel while the parents of the sented the traditional Thumri dance on 'Jai Mahesh Jata', Krishna. At the end of the Vajpayee on the sitar, Suchitra deceased live in and 'Tumto Karat Barjori'. After which was dedicated to Lord dance presentation, the artists Harmalkar on vocal recita- have been informed regard- 8                " +    Thumri, the artists spell all the Shiva. In which the artists performed dance on 'Bhave tion and Mrinal Nagar collab- ing the suicide.     audience by presenting the were depicted a form of Shiva Sune Nath', like 'Bidadin orated on Tabla. The statements of the family members are yet to be recorded which would help in revealing the reason behind 9             ;<00   the suicide. Meanwhile, a 25-year-old youth committed suicide by        Later on April 19 the vic- A complaint was lodged   hanging with the ceiling at an    !     tim was captivated and raped with the Govindpura police by  under-construction house at ahila police have booked in Kajlikheda and on Saturday victim stating that the Asad and Lambhakheda under Ma 32-year-old man and his victim lodged complaint. Based his brother Bhaiyu attacked "  Eithkhedi police station area        made pistol and cartridges were Police have claimed that the wife for keeping in captivity on the complaint after the pre- Kashiram after verbal spate   on Saturday. Police said that recovered from his possession. miscreant was nabbed with a and sexually assaulting a 17- liminary investigation the turned violent and escaped the the deceased was identified as nder the special drive of The accused was nabbed country-made pistol and car- year-old girl in Kajlikheda. police have registered a case spot. Injured victim was rushed   Bablu Singh . Upolice to check illegally when he tried to cross district tridges which suggests that he The victim was sexually under section 376 of the IPC to Paliwal hospital where his   He was brought dead to transported liquor, money and checking border after spotting was on his way to commit assaulted and kept in captivity and sections of POCSO Act condition is reportedly critical. Hamidia hospital. arms which could impact con- police personnel. crime while the possibility of in the month of February this were also imposed. SHO Govindpura police ' The police have regis- ducting of Lok Sabha elec- In the initial investigation, the accused to sell the country year. then, a complaint was Meanwhile, a 50-year-old Ashok Singh Parmar said that +  tered a case under section 174 tions, Parwalia police has on the miscreant was not able to made pistol and cartridges lodged with the police on man was attacked with iron rod victim and accused work with   of the CrPC and have start- Sunday nabbed a 48-year old provide any details of carrying could not be denied and it Saturday. by two miscreants at ISBT Verma travels at ISBT and vic- ed further investigation. man and recovered a loaded the weapon. The accused was would be investigated. The accused identified as under Govindpura police sta- tim was attacked in his head    The reason behind the country-made pistol and two identified as Gyan Singh Silawat Based on the confession, Rajan and his wife Sangeeta tion area on Sunday. The vic- during a fight between them in  suicide would be investigat- live cartridges from his posses- of Rasulia Pathan. police have started investigation were acquainted with the vic- tim identified as Kashiram the afternoon on Saturday. ed as the family members sion. The police have registered regarding the buyer and seller tim and on February 10 victim alias Raju Chouhan was The two accused are  failed to provide reason According to the police, a case under sections 25 and 27 involved in the network. went to attend a marriage and attacked with iron rod injuring absconding and search for the behind the suicide. The acting on a tip off, a man was of the Arms Act and have start- During the investigation, stayed at their house where him in his head and was rushed two has been started, he added. of the IPC and started search deceased used to work as nabbed near Jhirnia and when ed investigation to unearth the police found that the nabbed Rajan sexually assaulted her in to nearby hospital where his The police have registered a for the accused who are labour at the same building he was searched, a country network of supply and demand. accused had criminal record. the presence of Sangeeta. condition in reportedly critical. case under section 307 and 34 absconding. where he committed suicide.                                                                                                                                                !        "                                            #            $ % S                      '                "       (          

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  00 0  JP Bhopal Lok Sabha can-   7     Bdidate and Malegaon blast accused 66       on Saturday hit out at Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal  0      Nath and alleged he was guilty in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that    7      followed the assassination of Karkare died in the 26/11 ter- then Prime Minister Indira ror attack because she had   00     Gandhi. cursed him for `torturing'  6 7    0 Nath, speaking to reporters her when he probed the in Chhindwara on Friday, had Malegaon blast as chief of the  6  6    condemned Thakur's state- ATS. ment on former Maharashtra Earlier, in a television  00   Anti-Terrorism Squad chief interview on Friday, Prime Hemant Karkare. Minister Modi had defended "I condemn Pragya the decision to field Thakur        polling agents, action under Thakur's statement. If this is from the Bhopal Lok Sabha Property Defacement Act, her start, where its end will take seat, saying she is a "symbol" hief Electoral Officer additional preparations and them," Nath had said. for those who described C(CEO) VL Kantha Rao arrangements of vulnerable Hitting back, Thakur said, Hindus as terrorists. conducted a detailed review of areas for Chhindwara Lok "A person guilty in the 1984 "The decision (to field the preparations for Lok Sabha Sabha and Vidhan Sabha by- riots who is Madhya Pradesh Thakur) is a befitting reply to Elections-2019 and Assembly election. chief minister now is asking individuals who linked a by-elections-2019 in Among those present on what will be my end. Don't whole religion and culture to Chhindwara. He issued the occasion were Joint Chief talk about my end. He (Nath) terror," the prime minister instructions to ensure that all Electoral Officer of State has no moral right to bother had said taking a jibe at the election preparations are com- Rajesh Kaul, Divisional about a sadhvi. You stay put Congress over saffron terror pleted 72 hours before begen- Commissioner and Inspector in your corrupt life." remarks. Thakur has been      "        "      6"7      =     ;=;>  ing of voting. The necessary General of Police Jabalpur Thakur, out on bail in the pitted against senior Congress               preparations for law and order division, Collector and District 2008 Malegaon blast case, is leader Digvijaya Singh from should also be completed. Returning Officer Srinivas under fire for saying that the Bhopal seat.        tronic devices used for placing The police have recovered vide line for betting and he No liquor shop should be Sharma, Superintendent of bets and maintaining betting 17 mobile phones and five runs a garment shop in opened anywhere 48 hours Police Manoj Kumar Rai and 0 1 '2 he betting nexus has trans- records. computer systems. Bairagarh along with other before voting till the end of vot- other officials.      Tactions over 500 crore The ten people involved in The nabbed accused are accused Santosh Wadhwani. ing, weekly markets should Besides, Chief Electoral which has overseas links and use the high tech betting nexus traders and run renowned Naresh Hemanani, not open on the day of voting Officer Rao held a discussion  '   of high technology for betting were nabbed during raids by businesses across the state Manoharlal Talreja, Bharat instead the market should be about election related activities 0 has been revealed in the raids Shahjehanabad, Kolar, capital but still their involve- Soni, Sanjeet Singh Chawla, arranged for the next day. with the observers appointed  ' &  conducted across the State Habibganj and Ahsoka Garden ment in betting nexus had pro- Jayprakash Mandhani, Gaurav Kantha Rao conducted by the Election Commission of Capital in which 1.17 crores police. vided police to keep close eye Rathi and Kanwaljeet Singh detailed review of micro plan- India for Chhindwara. Rao     cash was seized from 10 people. Websites were used by on traders and others would be were among the accused and ning, preparations for EVM, with SVEEP icon encouraged '#'   High level betting nexus creating ‘Master’ and ‘Super questioned said police. 56.56 lakh,  2.39 lakh, 11 Force Deployment, EVM ran- the voters to vote indepen- was unearthed in the evening Master’ login IDs. These login Among the ten nabbed lakh, 20.22 lakh, 11 lakh, domization, Commissioning, dently and fearlessly on selfie     on Saturday in which 10 per- IDs were used on websites persons main accused was 5.8 lakh, 9 lakh and 7 C-Vigil, Voter Support Center point made at the local &$   sons were nabbed and around live365.com and krishnaex- identified as Chetan lakh cash from their posses- and CCTV, Videography and Collector’s office premises for 1.17 crores cash and elec- change.com. Wadhwani who used to pro- sion respectively. Webcasting, appointment of voter awareness.  2  3"    '  

       As they began the perfor- .  mance, there was pin-drop scintillating musical silence at the hall. The per- 3 Aevening was witnessed by formers on the other hand  3# Bhopalites at Bharat Bhavan. tried to cope up with each 4    Here on Sunday an event was other. organised under Saptak series. It was a musical tussle  #    The programme started where both of them some- &    with 'Santoor-Sitar Jugalbandi' times tried to match-up and    by young artists Sanskriti sometimes tried to catch-up. Vahane and Prakrati Vahane. Each taal of theirs was      They began their performance enthralling the audience at the     with Raga Yaman. They con- hall.  # tinued with 'Japa' in 'Jaap- The finale of the jugal- Halle'. bandi exceeded the expecta- &     After this, Santoor-Sitar tions and the duo presented  #.   Jugal Bandi was presented in the performance in a gener- $ ' !'  the medieval Jhapa Tal. ous way letting the audience Sanskritit and Prakriti wrapped clap for them till the end.     up their performance by pre- Their jugalbandi left the 6/'7 # senting jugalbandi in Teen audience totally enthralled. It      Taal, Dhrut Laya. is to be noted that Sanskriti The Bhopalites seemed to and Prakriti gained the pri-   have rushed at the hall to lis- mary education of music from ten to the recital of the young their father's sitar player, players. It was a sheer music for Lokesh Vahani. They have the strings of Santoor and music lovers appreciate their the ears of the music buffs. presented at international Sitar. Their commitment and talent a lot. They were able to The artists chose to bring platforms as well. enthusiasm towards the make audience sit till the end                       !  5         smiles on faces by playing the Both the artists created a instrument and classical of their performance and let       tuneful jugalbandi in teen-taal. melodious magic as they hit music made the classical the audience enjoy more. $'  '-    '               % gun at his chest.   The chief minister said his   6  all the voters who will exer- hief Minister Kamal Nath government in the state has cise their franchise on May Con Sunday campaigned for    shown its intent by delivering n a novel way to boost 12. his son in (!  6 on the promises made before Ivoting percentage in Returning officer Amit Chhindwara constituency,   the 2018 assembly polls. Jamshedpur Lok Sabha con- Kumar along with Madhuri from where Nakul is contesting stituency, about 31 shop- Dixit’s famous fan Pappu Lok Sabha election. He told the %! keepers in the city have Sardar has taken this step to gathering to take him (Nakul)   decided to offer special dis- spread awareness on the to task, if he does not deliver.  counts on their products for importance of voting. Talking about the long relationship with the people, 8 Nath appealed to vote for his # son, so that he could work for 9  the people. "Nakul is not here today but he will serve you. I (! have given him the responsi-                          bility. Take him to task and tear            />?;;+    .    3  his clothes if he does not deliv- '' '     er," the CM said. He was speaking at an   election rally on Saturday in   -      Dhanora village which comes under the Amarwada assembly    seat, about 65 kms from  Chhindwara district head-      quarters. The Chief Minister is also bank account. contesting bypoll in the Modi harassed every sec-    year-old labourer was working a building to be constructed Chhindwara assembly con- tion of society and under BJP at a construction site opposite when the mud around him col- stituency. government's watch, farmers in daily wage earner lost his CMPDI gate under Gonda lapsed and he and the others He hit out at Prime Madhya Pradesh were shot at Alife after falling prey to Police Station. were buried underneath. While Minister Narendra Modi, say- and their livelihood was hit too, mud collapse while digging Mahato, a resident of the people present on the acci- ing Prime Minister narendra Nath alleged. *    ." "   +   6.""+7*  foundation at a construction Bhantboroya under dent spot where able to pull out Modi has failed on all the Hitting out at the previous    . *    8      3    site in Kanke Road on Sunday. Thakurganj in Ranchi district, two of the labourers, Mahato fronts and failed to fulfill his BJP government in the state, he    -  8  *   The incident took place at along with two other labourers, was too deep inside the mud promise of ensuring Rs 15 charged they kicked the farmer     9 am when Tulsi Mahato, a 55- was digging the foundation of and could not be rescued. lakh in every Indian citizen's in the stomach and pointed a      !"   : 5 $  %7 "  #&#  4 #  '       ,, its campaign by either field- ly the Congress, played their and Fatehgarh Sahib MP, and candidate over Sampla. fort for the party.     ing actress Poonam Dhillon, horses and fielded the sitting Nirpreet Kaur — one of the Parkash, who has been But since he moved on to cricketer Harbhajan Singh, MP Gurjit Singh Aujla. key witnesses in 1984 anti- two-time MLA from join the Congress party, BJP he saffron brigade on or even Bollywood superstar Earlier, the BJP was con- Sikh riot cases against Phagwara, is a retired bureau- was virtually left in the lurch.  - *** TSunday decided to field Sunny Deol from Amritsar. sidering to field Dhillon or Congress leader Sajjan Kumar crat who had served as At the time when the reluctant Hardeep Puri — However, it is believed Harbhajan from Amritsar — from Amritsar. Hoshiarpur Deputy nation was swept by Prime From Page 1 also call the following numbers sitting Rajya Sabha MP and that the party’s national pres- constituency assuming that It has also been learnt that Commissioner for many Minister Narendra Modi wave +94777902082 +94772234176,” the Union Minister of State — ident Amit Shah’s meeting the Congress may field a the BJP has made up its mind years, and is in the know of in 2014 polls, BJP won two “I call upon all Sri Lankans it said. from Amritsar Lok Sabha with Deol was for Gurdaspur heavyweight just like the pre- to replace its sitting MP and the issues of the district. seats in Punjab, out of the during this tragic time to The first blasts were report- constituency. Lok Sabha seat, from where vious polls. Union Minister Vijay Sampla Presently, the BJP has a total three it contested in remain united and strong... ed at St Anthony’s church in The BJP kept on hold the the yesteryears superstar After Congress who is facing stiff opposition negligible presence in Punjab alliance with the Shiromani The government is taking Colombo and St Sebastian’s announcement of its candi- Vinod Khanna won four announced Aujla’s name, BJP within the party, especially in with just one parliamentarian Akali Dal (SAD). immediate steps to contain Church in Negombo just out- dates for the remaining two times and had been the Union started looking for a suitable his constituency. in the Lok Sabha, and three However, the number this situation,” he tweeted. side the capital. “A bomb attack seats it contests in alliance Minister too. Sikh face, and the race was To replace Sampla, BJP legislators in the Vidhan came down to just one after it Security has been intensi- to our church, please come and with the Shiromani Akali Dal The party is also consid- between Puri and local senior has shortlisted the names of Sabha. lost 2017 Gurdaspur by-elec- fied around the religious places help if your family members (SAD) in Punjab. ering the names of Khanna’s leader Rajinder Mohan Singh its sitting Phagwara MLA The party has been on a tion. across the capital. The govern- are there,” read a post in Puri, in the past, had widow Kavita Khanna or his Chinna — who had unsuc- Som Parkash, and local constant lookout for a strong During 2017 State assem- ment has temporarily blocked English on the Facebook page reportedly expressed his actor son Akshay Khanna cessfully contested 2017 bye- leader and Dalit face Rajesh and winnable faces, bly elections, the party could all social media platforms. of the St Sebastian’s Church. reluctance from contesting from Gurdaspur. elections against Aujla. Bagha. especially a Sikh leader, that secure just three seats, out of “Horrible scenes. I saw Images circulated on social the polls and insisted on con- BJP, which has announced At one point of time, the The party surveys have could help it make a come- total 23 it contests in many body parts strewn all media showed severely dam- tinuing as Rajya Sabha mem- its first candidate for Punjab party was even proposing or favoured Som Parkash, who back in Punjab after May 19 alliance with Shiromani Akali over,” said Harsha de Silva, Sri aged St Sebastian’s church, with ber from . on Sunday while all other par- recommending the names of lost 2009 general elections to elections. Dal (SAD)registering a dip of Lanka’s Minister of Economic a shattered ceiling and blood on His name was announced ties’ election campaign is in party’s new entrant Harinder Congress’ Santosh Earlier, the cricketer- 12 percent votes in its Reforms and Public the pews. amidst reports that the BJP is top gear, has changed its strat- Singh Khalsa — Aam Aadmi Chowdhary by a slim margin turned-politician Navjot share in previous assembly Distribution. The riot police and the planning to add star power to egy after the rivals, especial- Party’s (AAP) former leader of 366 votes, as its Hoshiarpur Singh Sidhu was holding the elections. The Indian High Special Task Force, extra police Commission in Colombo said security has been deployed that it was closely monitoring around the Bandaranaike the situation in Sri Lanka. “We International Airport, state- are closely monitoring the sit- run Daily News reported.   '         '     uation. Indian citizens in need All state Universities have of assistance or help and for been closed until further      seeking clarification may call notice. the following numbers : Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith hiromani Akali Dal (Taksali) pres- +94777903082 +94112422788 said all Easter masses in the Sident and Khadoor Sahib’s sitting +94112422789,” the High Colombo District have been MP Ranjit Singh Brahmpura on Commission tweeted. cancelled. Former president Sunday sharply criticised Punjab “In addition to the num- Mahinda Rajapaksa, under Ekta Party (PEP) president Sukhpal bers given, Indian citizens in whose leadership the Lankan Singh Khaira for his dilly dallying need of assistance or help and Army crushed the LTTE, approach to withdraw the nomina- for seeking clarification may termed the attack as “barbaric” tion of Bibi Paramjeet Kaur Khalra as Punjab Democratic Alliance (PDA) candidate. “Earlier, Khaira demanded from  !" us to withdraw our candidate General JJ Singh from Khadoor Sabhib con- stituency to strengthen the hands of Bibi Khalra. Now, while we have Maintaining that AAP is also a band had laid down his life the great  888 withdrawn our candidate from the big factor in Khadoor Sahib parlia- cause during militancy. “People want  *** election fray, Khaira is reluctant to N       mentary constituency, Brahmpura Jaswant Singh Khalra’s wife to elect field Bibi Khalra as an independent,” said: “If AAP is there, it may lead to as MP. Now ball is in Khaira’s court From Page 1 From Page 1 alleged Brahmpura. a split in votes which would surely whether he gives up his ego rising Thakur had earlier faced “We have decided to support Bibi      O benefit the two traditional parties in above politics and announces Bibi as Terming the ongoing Lok flak for claiming that former Paramjeet Kaur Khalra now, but the battle field...If we are united, we an independent candidate. If there is Sabha elections as no ordi- chief of Mumbai’s Anti- some other like-minded parties are can easily defeat the Congress and any loss of votes due to it, it would nary polls, Priyanka asked Terrorist Squad Hemant not ready to support her if she con- eacting on the speculations of chute candidates only to win elec- SAD who are no longer popular be Khaira’s responsibility alone,” he people to vote for saving the Karkare, who had died in tests the election as a PDA candidate. RBJP planning to parachute tions who have no connection with among the masses.” added. country from “narrow mind- action during the 26/11 terror We cannot ignore the importance of Bollywood superstar Sunny Deol as the constituency and flee after win- “But if there are more candidates At the same time, Brahmpura ed ideology” as she accused attacks, lost his life because she other parties without taking any its candidate from Amritsar, ning, leaving the people in the in election fray and we fail to reach refused to even considering return- the NDA Government of had “cursed him”. risk,” he said. Brahmpura termed it a bad trend in lurch. It also demoralize out grass a consensus on the nomination of ing to SAD while responding to a undermining democracy and Addressing party workers Brahampura said that in case Bibi politics. root workers who actually work to Bibi Kharla to field her as an inde- statement made by party president suppressing dissent. in Bhopal, Thakur broke down Khalra contested polls as an inde- “It is very sad and unfortunate ensure the win of a candidate,” said pendent candidate, it would be our Sukhbir Badal. “I am not going to say Earlier Priyanaka visited while narrating the alleged pendent candidate from Khadoor trend in our politics to bring para- Brahmpura. loss,” he added. much in this regard as we have been the family of CRPF jawan VV custodial torture inflicted on Sahib, even Aam Aadmi Party’s Brahmpura said that we could a family for about half the century. Vasanthkumar who was mar- her after she was arrested in (AAP) state unit president Bhagwant social working and human rights they would not support Bibi Khalra only request and appeal Khaira to But there is no going back now. We tyred in the Pulwama terror connection with 2008 blast Mann had assured to support her. committees may also join to support if she is Khaira’s candidate,” he honour the sentiments of the mass- shall contest the elections as a SAD attack. case, in which six persons had “Besides, some more parties, her. But now, many are saying that added. es and Sikhs abroad because her hus- (Taksali) is here to stay,” he added. died. ! 3 $     2 

action against the Badals, Capt politics of vendetta,” he On whether he would con-       Amarinder asserted, “Even if declared, pointing out that test again in 2022, the Chief Prakash Singh Badal is found even in his previous term, it Minister said that he hoped the       guilty, he will be punished. But, was not he but the courts that ideal Punjab would have I would follow the due process had put Badal behind the bars. become a reality by the time his of law, in accordance with Responding to an interest- current term ends, and he     happy, the State should be free Constitutional norms. They ing question tweeted by his would be able to hand the reins of drugs and unemployment, will have to face the conse- young party colleague to the young generation, unless enying being soft on the there should be prosperity. quences of their actions, if Pilot, Capt Amarinder said the State still needs him in three DBadals, Punjab Chief That is my ideal Punjab and if found responsible.” that had he not been in politics, years. Minister Capt Amarinder we get the time, we will ensure “I believe in the he would have remained in the Asked about the Special Singh on Sunday asserted that that this dream is achieved,” he Constitution and the rule of Army and would by now have Investigation Team (SIT) probe he would not spare anyone said while pointing out that the law, and am totally against retired from there. into the sacrilege cases follow- found guilty, as per law, of any two times he had become crime against the people of his Member of Parliament, he had State. resigned in the interest of At the same time, Capt Punjab. ; -43 8; -4 Amarinder made it clear that Sitting under a peepal tree he was happy with Punjab and in Kharar’s Chuahr Majra vil- always wanted to remain in the lage about 20 kms from *-P--*- 12*- - -*24--+-51*6 state politics, while adding that Chandigarh, Capt Amarinder he has no aspirations of becom- also lambasted the Bharatiya -728 -9 7*+-9+1+- '+*+7**+ ing the Prime Minister. Janata Party (BJP) for trying to 12*6 *7-66*2-6:*- +*--*24 “I don’t have any national destroy India’s unique strength aspirations, and have always of diversity with their divisive *1+-5*+6*42446+22-24- - wanted to remain in Punjab politics. *+*-2- **+-99-2*-+-  - 4- politics,” said Capt Amarinder Expressing his anger and 22 while responded to a question anguish at the remarks of BJP received on his official leader Sadhvi Pragya against a  2-+ 92%*2-4-*+-62 72424*+-*2-9- handle and also directly from distinguished police officer like -* 7242 P* the people who had come to Hemant Karkare, Capt ing the Election Commission Normally, courts do not welcome the film industry and take part in the Amarinder also lashed out at 12*4 *79*2-4-41* 8-+1*-12*2-24-  orders to shift out Kunwar intervene in election matters, extend to them all possible #TwitterChaupal organized in the BJP for politicization of the 7+7  P 7--6 412*'*2+ 7*24-9 Vijay Pratap Singh, the Chief he said, explaining why the support if they wanted to set association with @TwitterIndia armed forces, who are fighting Minister said that his Government was not moving up studios in Punjab, he said at Kharar. for the nation as a neutral and -2 2-7*7*2 2+*-*7;'(8 421*- -72 1  Government had approached the court against the in response to another ques- “My only wish is that united force. -12*6 6*44-6726*- the poll panel for a review of its EC orders. tion, patiently listening to everyone in Punjab should be On a query regarding decision. His Government would every questioner. -&   !  ,  9

     Brahmin, had in 2014 Lok Singh Malhadi from Sirsa, would cover six districts. The Congress. We tried our best, .R 6 Sabha polls contested from Pradeep Deswal from Rohtak second roadshow to be orga- but they kept on behaving in am Aadmi Party on Rohtak parliamentary seat and and Swati Yadav from nized from Bahadurgarh to a manner which will help the ASunday announced its finished fourth. This time, Bhiwani-Mahendergarh. Dabwali will cover five dis- BJP, he said. From Page 1 Ramesh Mendola, an MLA torate. Lalwani was also a three candidates for the ensu- Jaihind will take on outgoing Notably, late last year, a tricts in the state. Rai alleged that by divid- from Indore, the LS speak- from the city. contender for ticket in assem- ing Lok Sabha polls in Faridabad MP and BJP nom- group led by Ajay Chautala, Apart from this, Arvind ing votes of the opposition, the er had recently withdrawn Amid these talks, Mahajan bly poll from assembly seat Haryana. inee Krishan Pal Gurjar and elder son of former Haryana Kejriwal will hold two election Congress wants to benefit the had candidature voluntarily had reached New Delhi to –Indore-4 but wasn’t consid- AAP, which is contesting Congress nominee and MLA Chief Minister Om Prakash rallies in the last week of cam- BJP. He further said that the saying it could help the party meet senior party leaders and ered. the Lok Sabha polls in an Lalit Nagar. Chautala, broke away from the paigning in Haryana, he Congress was giving an take call without any pressure. reportedly also suggested However, with Lalwani’s alliance with Jannayak Janta AAP’s alliance partner- Indian National Lok Dal added. impression that the AAP Still the party could not names including her loyalists nomination, an expected Party (JJP) in Haryana has JJP- has already announced (INLD) and formed JJP after The AAP leader also refused to form an alliance. decide the name for a while –mayor Malini Gaur, social mega clash at Indore, the BJP fielded state party chief candidates on four seats out of a power struggle between Ajay accused the Congress of wast- “But the fact is whichever before naming Lalwani the worker Jayant Bhise who citadel, turned out to be a Naveen Jaihind from seven seats in its quota in and his brother Abhay ing AAP's time over the tie-up seat sharing formula the former Indore Development comes from Marathi commu- damp squib as Congress too Faridabad, former IPS officer Haryana. Chautala. The grandsons of in Delhi, Haryana and Congress proposed we agreed Authority chairman from nity as Mahajan and Lalwani. has named Pankaj Sanghvi and ex-DGP of Himachal, The voting to 10 Lok OP Chautala — Dushyant and Chandigarh. to it in Haryana, Delhi and Indore. Name of Mhow MLA Usha who is not an established Prithviraj from Ambala Sabha seats in Haryana will be Digvijay — are spearheading He said that the AAP had Chandigarh and even then The name of Lalwani who Thakur was also considered. politician in Madhya Pradesh (reserved constituency) and held on May 12. The filing of the JJP. even postponed the nomina- they backtracked,” Rai added. is considered close to Mahajan Lalwani hasn’t contested like Lalwani who remained in Krishna Kumar Agarwal, an nominations for all the 10 Meanwhile, AAP leader tion of its candidates in Delhi. A day before, the AAP was considered a contender any big poll but has remained BJP mainstream in Indore advocate from Karnal seat. Lok Sabha seats began on Gopal Rai also announced Now, they will file their nom- leaders had said that the after Mahajan had pitched for in thick of things of BJP in but isn’t a big name in state The announcement was April 16 and will close on April that Delhi Chief Minister and inations on Monday and we Congress, AAP and JJP had her name but there were voic- Indore for two decades includ- politics. made by senior AAP leader 23. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal will also launch a 'Pol-Khol earlier agreed to the 7-2-1 es of dissent against him. ing his stint as BJP district However, Indore was and Haryana in-charge Gopal JJP leader Dushyant would participate in two mega Abhiyan' against the Congress, formula in Haryana where After Mahajan had with- president and chairman of expected to be a big clash this Rai in a joint press conference Chautala is seeking re-election roadshows and two election Rai added. the Congress would be the drawn candidature, another IDA. time but with the naming of with JJP leader Dushyant from Hisar Lok Sabha con- allies in Haryana. All the doors of an alliance biggest player with seven seats, camp in BJP strongly pitched He hails to Sindhi com- candidates from Congress and Chautala at the party’s Delhi stituency and has already filed He said that the first road- with the Congress party are while JJP would get two and candidature of Kailash munity which has a chunk of BJP, the battle has fizzled out office. his nomination. The JJP has show will be organized from shut now. There are no hopes AAP one but the Congress Vijayvargiya and his close aide representation in the elec- to an extent. Naveen Jaihind, who is a fielded new faces--Nirmal Sonepat to Panchkula and left for an alliance with later backtracked.      !"   < 7 "   *## # " 7    &3 ",+ " $          "

  only answer on the national features of Lt Gen D S Hooda's security document. plan (in the manifesto). These ieutenant General DS Congress said the top three ideas will be implemented LHooda (retired), who over- issues affecting the people were when we form our govern- saw the cross-border surgical unemployment, farm distress ment. Our approach is not ad strikes in September 2016 as and the security of people. hoc, our approach is not impul- the former Northern “The number one issue sive. It is after a careful study Command chief of the Army, remains unemployment. The and deliberation and necessary has condemned the Malegaon number two issue is farm dis- measures will be taken. Our blast case accused Pragya tress and the number three interest is to protect India's Thakur's comments that 26/11 issue is security of various sec- national security,” hero Hemant Karkare had died tions of the people, women, Chidambaram who was Home at the hands of terrorists after Dalits, scheduled castes, sched- Minister in UPA-II said. she “cursed” him. uled tribes, forest dwellers, Hooda, while presenting   <= a section of the Members of the “Yes, it hurts. Any martyr, journalists, academicians, the report, said there are five Bar affiliated to the Congress police or Army, he must get all NGOs,” Chidambaram said pillars of national security in The pivotal position of the Party tend to join them. respect. These utterances are briefing the media. the report. Assuring India its Chief Justice of India Frequent attempts are made to not good,” Lt General Hooda Asked whether this report, “rightful place” in global affairs, The incident of a junior ex- get some Parliamentarians to said at an event where he which has been made public securing India's neighbour- lady employee of the Supreme sign Motion of Impeachment released a report that he had during the Lok Sabha elections, hood, peaceful resolution of Court making harassment against judges and even the prepared on the country's is meant to change the narra- internal conflicts like Jammu & charges against the Chief Chief Justice on unsustainable national security. tive on national security, he Kashmir issue and ensuring Justice of India has acquired a grounds. What has always puz- Pragya has filed her nom-    #  6  7*3 !        8       said, “National security is an “Jan Suraksha”, the main goal of disproportionate magnitude. zled me is the Congress lend- inations as a BJP candidate to           ."     - *    8*     important aspect of the narra- national security of protecting Such complaints, when they are ing support to such fringe contest Bhopal Lok Sabha seat tive. But to say that it is dom- the people, he said. made in the ordinary course of campaigns. against the Congress heavy- comment on the demolition of inating the poll narrative. cal debates. I think that's not inating the narrative is com- “The fifth and final pillar of any administrative functioning, The power of contempt weight Digvijay Singh. For the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. “As far as politics or raising correct,” said Hooda. pletely wrong.” national security is strength- are referred to the appropriate The power of contempt is past few days she has raised a Hooda has been tasked by questions over cross-border Explaining the significance He said the Congress and ening our capabilities. We have Committee. However, when intended to protect the digni- political storm with a string of Congress to prepare a report of strikes are concerned, I think of the report prepared by him, its president Rahul Gandhi has drafted the report based on a the complainant distributes ty of the Court. However, the controversial comments. country's security aspect which when senior military officers Hooda said, “India is doing well been speaking about jobs, farm, roadmap for enhancing our copies of her representation to power of contempt is rarely and “I had told him (Hemant he released on Sunday in the come and say you know this diplomatically but there should distress and security of differ- hard power. Keeping in view other Judges of the Supreme sparingly used. Ordinarily, Karkare) you will be finished, presence of senior Congress operation has been done, I be a permanent seat in the ent sections of people every day the nature of future war fight- Court and the media in order courts tend to ignore con- and he was killed by terrorists leaders P Chidambaram and think that should be the end of UNSC (United Nations during campaigning. ing, there is a need to build up to sensationalise her allega- temptuous criticism. Courts in less than two months,” Jairam Ramesh. On the occa- it. Unfortunately, the whole Security Council).” Chidambaram said the report capabilities and ensure ade- tions, it ceases to be routine. are willing to accept a criticism Pragya Thakur said. The sion Hooda said the issue of debate keeps dragging on and “As an Army chap I always is a broad outline of how to quate budgetary support is When four digital media of judgements because that Election Commission has national security was important it comes up in various forums, remain apolitical. I don't want approach the issue of national available to the three services,” organisations with an unparal- aids the process of legal evolu- issued a second notice to her but it would be “completely and that's why the military to get dragged into a political security. said Hooda. leled track record of 'institu- tion. The liberal attitude of the over another controversial wrong” to say that it was dom- tends to get drawn into politi- debate,” he said, adding he will “We have taken several tional disruption' send similar Courts has emboldened the questionnaires to the Chief 'institution disruptors.' At the Justice of India, there is obvi- end of the day, they get away ously something more than because of the magnanimity -      )      what meets the eye. and the compassion of judges. India has always taken Independent judiciary and pride in its independent judi- free media are both essential for  -     8 ciary. Judges decide cases which a vibrant democracy. Both have          deal with life of the common to live with each other. In man as also the most powerful order to co-exist, both must    ; 7     %  commercial and political inter- respect the respective rights of   the course to be steered in the a platform for institutionalised ests. A judge is not in a popu- each of these institutions. One ensuing six months. interaction of Naval larity race. He owes his com- cannot take upon itself the task n the backdrop of heightened The Navy is operationally Commanders with senior gov-     " # (%  4  mitment only to law, Justice of destroying the other. Ever Itension between India and deployed as per is doctrine of ernment officials. ) -8+42 and fairness. A Judge is neither since 1950, every judgement of Pakistan post Pulwama inci- mission based deployment and Interaction with Chiefs of = ,<   is second on the list. He has to follow the ballot box nor is the Supreme Court relating to dent in February this year, the has further increased vigil in Indian Army and Indian Air :*-92 6-72*4 assets worth 199 he to be swayed by the times. Article 19(1)(a) has favoured Navy commanders will take the strategically important Force during the conference hrivenkateshwar Maha ,-8+42-4+ crore.Praveen Singh Aron, with His judgement pleases us at the strengthening of free stock of the operational pre- Indian Ocean region besides would be utilised to analyse the SSwamiji who is contesting 26 4*-9 assets worth 147 crore is third times and leaves us unhappy on speech. The reverse is not true. paredness of the force during Arabian Sea after the operational environment, from Bijapur in Karnataka on 6- 6*- -9- on the list. He is contesting on many occasions. But that is the Mainstream print media con- the three-day conference here Pulwama incident. Forty deliberate on Tri-Service syn- a Hindustan Janata Party tick- 6*-1 *7*8 a Congress ticket from Bareilly reality of the system which we ventionally had greater edito- starting on Tuesday next. The Central Reserve Police ergy and readiness to deter and et has assets worth 9 and his 6*- ' *  2 in Uttar Pradesh. have learned to live with. The rial control. The ability to dis- top echelon will also review Force(CRPF) were killed in a neutralise threats aimed at the immovable assets are nil. He is 4*2->62*2 The ADR report says that Chief Justice of India is the first sect facts and take a balanced progress made on various suicide attack on February 16. country's sovereignty and ter- followed by Sreejith PR, an there are 392 candidates in the amongst the equals in the view was much higher. But of issues discussed during the India retaliated by launching air ritorial integrity. independent from Wayanad, Ramjan, AR Shaikh and RB fray with assets worth more Supreme Court. He is the head late, the rat race for grabbing last such meeting held six strikes on February 26 destroy- The themes of 'Functional has assets worth 12. Johnson Mahapure (all Independent) than Rs one crore. There are of the judicial institutions. He eyeballs or viewership has months back. The commanders ing Jaish-e-Mohammad(JeM) Reorganisation of Indian Navy Vasant Kolhapure contesting as have declared zero assets in 392 (25 per cent) candidates is both the 'Master of the begun. For the 'institutional meet every six months for training centre in Balakot, towards improving Operational an independent from the Pune their affidavits. All of them who have assets worth 1 crore Roster' and the 'Head of the disruptors' there are no red brainstorming and discussing Pakistan. Efficiency' and 'Optimal seat is third on the list. He has have neither movable nor and more. Among the major Collegium' which makes bind- lines. matters pertaining to the ser- The Pakistan Air Force hit Manning' will form the core of declared assets worth 207. immovable assets in their name parties 81 (84 per cent) out of ing recommendations for the The history of the last sev- vice. back the next day and tried to discussions towards finalising There are 11 candidates who or in their spouse name. 97 candidates from BJP, 74 (82 appointment of judges. His eral year shows that cases after Giving details of the issues target military installations in long term road map for the ser- have declared zero assets in ADR report also says Suhas per cent) out of 90 candidates integrity, ethics, scholarship cases have witnessed facts likely to come up during the Rajouri sector. In the ensuing viced. their poll affidavits. Popat Gajarmal, who is con- from INC, 9 (90 per cent) out and fairness reflect the image being manufactured and twist- forthcoming meeting, officials aerial battle, Wing Commander Discussions are planned Vasanthakumar H, a testing from Pune on the of 10 candidates from SP, 10(53 of India's judiciary. He lives by ed. This falsehood found sup- said here on Sunday the con- Abhinandan Varthaman flying on acquisition of new capabil- Congress candidate from Rashtriya Janasakti Party, has per cent) candidates from example. For both the Chief port in a section in the media. ference assumes greater signif- a MIG-21 downed a Pakistan ities, harnessing niche tech- Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu is assets worth 771. RK Mishra CPI(M), 12(13 per cent) can- Justice and the judicial institu- Upon deeper analysis most of icance in the backdrop of F-16. nologies like 'Big Data the richest among all the can- who is contesting from Puri, on didates from BSP, 9 (41 per tions, credibility and respect are them were found to be factu- Pulwama associated events that However, the Indian pilot's Analytics' and 'Artificial didates contesting in the sec- a ticket of CPI(ML) Red Star, cent) candidates from SHS and essential. Once the 'Iqbal' of ally incorrect. Facts were man- have brought country's defence plane was hit by Pakistan air Intelligence' for solutions in the ond phase of Lok Sabha elec- has assets 1,000. Sharad 7 (70 per cent) out of 10 can- judiciary is destroyed, the insti- ufactured. The same 'gang' was under sharper focus and will defence and he was captured by domains of naval combat, con- tions. His total assets are more Bhamre, a candidate from didates from NCP have tution itself will crumble. behind this campaign. provide the higher naval lead- Pakistan Army after his para- vergence of networks and than 417 crore. He is followed Jalgaon has assets worth declared assets worth more The assault on the insti- The present case ership a forum to discuss the chute landed in Pakistan information, logistics, admin- by Uday Singh of the Congress 1,500. An independent can- than 1 crore. tution A Judge is continuously emerging challenges in the Occupied Kashmir(POK). istration and equipment health from Purnia in Bihar at 341 didate Aswathi Rajappan of There are 392(25 per cent) It was in the decade of judged every day by the Bar maritime domain and fine tune He returned to India two monitoring for sustained oper- crore and DK Suresh from the Ernakulam, has declared assets candidates who have assets 1970s that we witnessed super- and the stakeholders in the the strategies for responding to days later. Since then the IAF ations. same party from Bengaluru worth 2,026. worth 1 crore and more. session of judges, intimida- course of his personal and the evolving geo-strategic envi- has increased vigil all along the In keeping with the expec- South in Karnataka at 338 ADR also says the richest Among the major parties 81(84 tion of courts and transfer of judicial conduct. Every time he ronment. western sector facing Pakistan tation of the Indian Navy being crore. candidate is ( per cent) out of 97 candidates High Court Judges. This was makes a comment or writes a The conference is the apex while the Army is alert along the net security provider in the According to a report by SP) leader Kunwar Devendra from BJP, 74 (82 per cent) out coupled with appointment of judgement, every word is scru- forum within the Service for the Line of Control(LOC) in Indian Ocean Region(IOR) the Association for Democratic Singh Yadav with assets worth of 90 candidates from INC, 9 politically and ideologically tinised. In terms of personal interaction between the Naval Jammu and Kashmir and the and first responder to any cri- Reforms ( ADR), JP Ladakbhai 204 crore in the second phase (90 per cent) out of 10 candi- inclined judges in courts. Post decency, values, ethics and Commanders. The Navy Chief international borders. sis, the forum will also delib- of Bahujan Mukti Party, B of the Lok Sabha polls. Yadav dates from SP, 10 (53 per cent) the 1982 judgement in the first integrity, the present Chief with the Commanders-in- Meanwhile, navy officials erate upon the lessons learnt Vansabhai Khulat of Bhartiya is contesting the elections from candidates from CPI(M), 12 judges case, the appointment of Justice of India is extremely Chief, will review major oper- also said Defence Minister from the recently concluded Tribal Party, HR Bhanabhai of Etah in Uttar Pradesh. He is fol- (13 per cent) candidates from politically affiliated judges con- well regarded. Even when crit- ational, materiel, logistics, Nirmala Sitharaman is sched- humanitarian and disaster Navsarjan Bharat Party, lowed Bhonsle Shrimant BSP, 9 (41 per cent) candidates tinued in several High Courts. ics disagree with his judicial human resources, training and uled to address the Naval response operations by the Shankar Jadhav of Bharatiya Chhatrapati Udayanraje from SHS and 7 (70 per cent) This process substantially view, his value system has administrative activities under- Commanders on the opening Navy and various other mar- Peoples Party, DS Khatarabhai, Pratapasinh Maharaj contesting out of 10 candidates from NCP stopped after the 1993 judge- never been questioned. taken during the previous six day and interact with them. itime security initiatives, they MS Khanagoudar, Suresh on an Nationalist Congress have declared assets worth ment in the second judges Lending shoulder to completely months and deliberate upon The conference also serves as said. Kumar, Tawar Vijay Jagan, NS Party (NCP) ticket from Satara more than 1 crore. case. unverified allegations coming The last few years have wit- from a disgruntled person with nessed the consolidation of a not-so-glorious track record 'institution destabilizers' in a is aiding the process of desta- !         major way. Many of these bilisation of the institution of destabilizers represent Left or the Chief Justice of India. ultra-Left views. They have no India has witnessed a series  :=   posals for the ban to take “Chances of survival for electoral base or popular sup- of attacks by the 'institution dis- effect. CITES is an interna- newborn otters in the trade port. However, they still have a ruptors' against judges who orried over the booming tional agreement between gov- appear to be low; this is reflect- disproportionate presence in are unwilling to agree with Wonline illegal trade of ernments that sets regulations ed from the juvenile otters the media and the academia. them. It may not be an exag- two species of otters — the on the trade in wild animals which that offered at a higher When ousted for mainstream geration to say that today both Asian small-clawed otter and and plants. price as a result of increased media, they have taken refuge in Court and by creating an the smooth-coated otter — Both species of the otters survival chance. in the digital and social media. environment outside, a mass- India along with Bangladesh, are currently listed as However, the much high- They continue to believe in the intimidation of Judges is on. Nepal and Philippines are seek- 'Vulnerable' on the IUCN Red er volume of newborn pups old Marxian philosophy of Some lawyers have used inti- ing complete ban on all inter- List but wildlife activists warn supplied in the trade indicates 'wrecking the system from madatory behaviour as a tactic national commercial trade in that growing online demand that otters are indiscriminate- within.' They use free speech to to expand their practise. the water loving mammals for will put further pressure on the ly extracted from the wild, destroy the judicial institution. Intimidation and discrediting their protection. species in the wild. even as a newborn, despite the This section has found a are important weapons in the The four Asian nations In fact, recent investiga- risk of death. convenient ally in a small but hands of these people. have moved a proposal in this tions by TRAFFIC, the wildlife “While each trader indi- vocal section of the Bar. This Reputation is an integral part regard at the forthcoming 18th trade monitoring network, has vidually sells a small number of section exploits the judicial of a person's fundamental right Conference of the Parties revealed that their populations otters each time, the overall vol- refrain of excessively using the to live with dignity. An intim- (COP18) to the Convention on have declined by more than 30 ume of the trade itself is sig- power of contempt. However, idated judge can fear conse- International Trade in percent largely due to destruc- nificant, raising concerns for they themselves have no hesi- quences of a possible view that Endangered Species of Wild tion of their habitat and the wild populations of tation in contemptuous behav- he is taking. It is, therefore, Fauna and Flora (CITES) to be exploitation for the global trade smooth-coated otter and Asian iour themselves. They go pub- essential that all well-meaning held in Sri Lanka in May, 2019. in otter skins and pet trade. small-clawed otter” noted a lic against individual judges, persons stand with the judicial Currently, both the species Nobody knows exactly report titled “Illegal pet trade including the Chief Justice, institution when destabilizers are listed on Appendix II of how many Asian small-clawed on social media as an emerg- when they fail to get a get ready for an assault. CITES, which allows regulated otters or smooth-coated otters ing impediment to the conser- favourable order. They carry on Since the case relating to international trade. If the are left in India and Southeast otters, Southern river otters, ed an emerging trend of otters Southeast Asian countries con- vation of Asian otters species,” social media campaigns against this is pending in judicial side CITES members approve the Asia, but the general consensus marine otters, African clawless being caught for the commer- fiscated 59 otters in 13 seizures, published in the December judges who write judgements before the Bench of a Court, we proposal, these carnivores, is that numbers are declining. otters, Congo clawless otters cial pet trade in this region. most of them in Thailand and 2018 edition of Journal of Asia- adverse to them. They have lit- should leave it to the wisdom whose number is dwindling Overall, there are 13 and spotted-necked otters. A TRAFFIC report Indonesia where commercial Pacific Biodiversity. tle regard for truth but mas- of the Court as to how they owing to habitat loss and species of otter, all listed in the In the past 35 years, seizure released last year revealed all. breeding may be taking place, “Weak national laws hinder querade as protectors of pub- intend to deal with it. But let it increasing online trade for pets IUCN Red List which live in records reveal that otters are Researchers found 560 adver- the group said, with at least 32 enforcement action and wide- lic interest. Their behaviour in be remembered that this is not in various countries, would be Europe, Asia, Africa, North, traded in around 15 Asian tisements for up to 1,189 otters seized en route from Thailand spread trade in otters online courts is offensive both to the the first case of the 'institutional transferred to Appendix I, ban- Central and South America: countries, the majority being in over a four-month period in to Japan. throws the survival of remain- Bench and their opponents. destabilizers' nor will it be the ning all global commercial Eurasian otters, smooth-coat- China, India, and Nepal. 2018. In addition, the report According to the ing wild populations in They threaten walkouts if last. If those who peddle false- trade. ed otters, Asian small-clawed However, in recent years, there found that 59 live otters, most International Otter Survival Southeast Asia into question,” judges are in disagreement. hood to destroy the institution More than two-thirds of all otters, hairy-nosed otters, sea have been a growing number of of which were juveniles, were Fund, the mother otter is often said a regional TRAFFIC offi- Even though most of them are not dealt with in an exem- the CITES Parties in attendance otters, North American river seizures of “live otters” in seized by officials from 2015- killed by poachers so they can cial, Kanitha Krishnasamy in subscribe to fringe ideologies plary manner, this trend will must vote to adopt the pro- otters, neotropical otters, giant Southeast Asia which suggest- 2017. 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   # ;0:       =B ( 2"  /%.         JG  @A      (             ( y the end of May, a newly-elected             Government, constituting the 17th Lok              BSabha, will firmly be in place. While it’s a chal-    (         lenge to predict the electoral outcomes of India’s                ( heterogeneous democracy, taking an average of the               recently-declared, pre-electoral opinion polls makes it clear that the BJP still retains some                   momentum. The most significant takeaway from ,   (      Phase-I of the elections was the absence of anti-                 ( incumbency undercurrents, which is what differ-            entiates 2019 from 2004.         !  According to survey projections, Prime              Minister Modi appears to be the front-runner for )               ( a next term with an average of 272 seats for the                 NDA versus 141 for the Congress +. The only              ( speculation is about the margin of victory. The                pro-incumbency calculus is broadly based on      (        S  ( expectations of a less than anticipated loss for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, despite the Samajwadi      "           Party-’s (SP-BSP) over-         #         whelming arithmetic; a pro-Modi popularity rat-     +             ings bias in the recently lost heartland     (     States of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and             #  (   Rajasthan as also in Bihar, Delhi and the strong-                   hold of Gujarat. The BJP is also expected to  # ()  # ())  increase its footprint a bit in the eastern bastions                   ( of Mamata Banerjee’s West Bengal and Naveen Patnaik’s Odisha. demand as 60 per cent of the households account Reserve Bank of India’s autonomy. a livelihood. Entrepreneurs and self-employed                 (          +       As momentum for the elections picks pace, for over 25 per cent of the consumption. As 12 Restoring the credibility of Central insti- are now a sizeable base who have grown since what is increasingly evident is that of the 31 per crore farmer families are expected to benefit tutions like the Economic Offences Wing, the the last three years to 48 million. Promoting                 cent of the middle class, who were disillusioned from the expanded coverage of the PM-KISAN Central Bureau of Investigation and the mass entrepreneurship needs policy improve-           #     ( due to demonetisation and who voted for the scheme — which in the next phase will include Enforcement Directorate should be another pri- ment to ease seed capital funding, providing            BJP in 2014, a sizeable section of the aspirational tenant farmers — it requires the creation of a ority. Investigative efficiency of economic collateral-free loans and erasing regulatory ;          ( and burgeoning lot seems to be coming back to database to identify the beneficiaries as also bet- offences by Central agencies is vital for higher requirements.            (   ( the incumbent yet again — a pattern discernible ter digital mapping and titling of land records. conviction rate to punish wilful offenders. Further, as improved human capital stems        (    across caste barriers. Perhaps because of a lack Essentially, India needs economic growth Further, in the next leg of the “Housing for from higher literacy, there is an urgent need to               , of a leadership alternative. Further, the BJP has which is “organic”, one that can only happen by all by 2022” scheme, there is a need to ease double outlays in education and improve the                ( strategised on energising three key demo- enlarging the economic pie, as compared to funding for low-cost housing for both builders human capital quotient if India has to grow in                  graphics it hopes to gain from: First-time vot- interim measures that artificially boost incomes and buyers. This will allow for greater access double digits. India’s mobile data is the cheap-   (     #          ers, the start-up universe and women. Although at the bottom of the social pyramid through to institutional finance and relax the eligibil- est in the world and had an estimated 566 mil- women do not vote en bloc, on-ground deliv- expansive welfarism. Organic growth can hap- ity criteria for loans to consumers on lines of lion internet users as of December 2018, out of                   ( ery of the Government’s welfare schemes has pen broadly through: the proposed “rental-cum-ownership basis.” which rural users comprised 250 million. Here   #               found resounding resonance among them.  Maintaining fiscal prudence. This because as the Government targets to in lies the biggest opportunity for transforma-            Regardless of which dispensation comes to Continuing efforts at increasing the tax- build 29 million housing units in rural areas tion in education through distant-learning and         ,    power, for the first 100 days, the next payer base, which will yield revenue for nation- and 12 million units in urban areas, most buy- e-commerce job-creation. Another avenue for     %        (     Government will not have the luxury of the fable building, yet lowering corporate tax to facilitate ers lack collateral. The construction sector job-creation that has lagged behind is the                “honeymoon period” and will have to hit the Capex spend and job creation. needs acceleration as it holds the potential of export sector. India has an opportunity to plug #  %           ( ground running. This because of the World  Boosting the share of the manufactur- the highest job-creating coefficient after the the vacuum created by relocation of produc-                 )  Economic Outlook’s forecast of a slowdown in ing sector in the economy to 25 per cent by 2022 unremunerative agricultural sector. tion sites outside China by eliminating super- economic activity in 2019 for 70 per cent of the from the current 17 per cent . There’s little room for complacency despite fluous regulations that lower competitiveness                               world economy, which includes India. Improving access to reasonably priced the International Monetary Fund and the and make India a more attractive investment Consequently, the global slowdown as also the capital in order to service the credit requirements World Bank certifying that India is the fastest destination for producing goods for exports.       5        revival of growth within the country needs recal- of MSMEs. growing economy, averaging at 7.5 per cent. We India is currently a $2.5 trillion economy and                   ( ibration in order to expand the economy and use  Continuing with the ambitious invest- need a “job-full” growth of 10 per cent year-on- by 2030, it is anticipated that its national             the resources sustainably for poverty alleviation. ment target of 100 lakh crore to expand the year successively in order to avert a demograph- income will touch $7 trillion. As a key driver of     )  %  S    So what would a new government prioritise? highways, railways and airports. This is expect- ic disaster. In order to achieve the UN’s growth and jobs, urbanisation holds another vital        -        ( Some of the big themes include continuing the ed to create 25-30 lakh crore jobs. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of key for expanding the economy. “Given India’s       # %       $  impetus for infrastructure and housing, both of Accentuating the pace of structural and bridging inequality and mainstreaming the commitment to the 2030 development agenda, 0  *   3$0*4  0   ;   *   30;*4 which are the biggest job aggregators; facilitat- market-based reforms, including trade liberal- disadvantaged communities by 2030, the we will need to build 700 to 900 million square 0        (       ing an entrepreneurial workforce that fosters self- isation, digitisation of land records, lowering the Government as well as the private sector will metres of urban space annually. This will mean $0*      %  S  (     employment and is a proxy for formal job cre- cost of land acquisition to hasten infrastructur- have to work closely to infuse resources on pro- 70 per cent new jobs will be created in and +           ation; and ensuring targeted delivery of social al development. jects that pose the biggest investment opportu- around cities.” sector schemes like Ayushman Bharat and the  Hastening the process of privatisation, nities to modernise India and accelerate the While Modi has firmly laid the groundwork %        (    ( farm income support scheme, PM-KISAN, by especially of Air India and MTNL. growth of human development. on strong foundations for an anticipated re-run         +      %    funding in a fiscally responsible manner, with-  Reducing the debt load of 34 power “Jobs are human capital” and the creation of office, huge challenges lies ahead. If handled                  out burdening the middle classes with high taxes. plants amounting to 1,80,000 crore as 40 per of better paying jobs is the only way to avert with surgical precision, a prosperous India @75   )      %       ( A quasi-universal income support scheme cent of their output is not paid for. This has a demographic disaster. The self-employed are could be well within striking range.             "   ( necessitates setting aside one per cent of the increased State utility losses and has become part a fall-back segment of job seekers, those who (The writer is an author, columnist and        Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for a few of the banks’ bad loan portfolio. mostly opt to begin their career by running Chairperson for the National Committee of                years. This will also speed up rural consumer Streamlining bureaucracy, reinforcing the small street stalls as a second-option to earn Financial Inclusion at Niti Aayog)    '  &  '    E                    *-)4."84?4                            

But as always, there are some to speak to the tribals, who are bene- trained over a thousand youths belong- This innovative example of the use ules. CAMPA funds can also be tied up. change-mongers, whose enterprise, ficiaries of the various income-gener- ing to Korku and other tribes till June of forest department to train the trib- In a nutshell, the implementation zeal and innovation bring resilience, ation activities launched by the forest 2016. Around 600 boys were trained for al youth for livelihood was executed of such modules sends out a larger long-term credibility and, hence, faith department here so that they can lead security guards, data entry jobs and dri- through the NGO. However, the infra- message to our planners to reshape in the system. In the midst of failed a decent livelihood. It was reassuring ving vehicles. structure for training, including the developmental programmes by inter- Government schemes, there are peo- to see that irrigation facilities had pro- Further, 450 girls were skilled in building, was arranged separately by the linking conservation of forests with ple who, with their sheer perseverance moted wheat and vegetable cultivation cloth stitching, tribal art and beauty par- forest department. A cost-benefit analy- income-generation and growth of pri- 6   and hard work, have rewritten laws of but sadly, millets were fast vanishing. lour jobs. Training happens for a dura- sis will make for a nice model that can mary sector activities through infu- governance. In this column, this writer The most noteworthy aspect was tion of three months for each trade in be replicated for not only employment sion of technology. Emphasis of for-   /  9 " 8 will discuss one such example of for- the creation of a skill development cen- a batch of 35 and covers personality generation for the tribals but also for est management should be on con- '*<'*-'3<*1<3 est conservation and tribal development tre at Anwlia in 2010, for which funds development, too. After the completion reducing their dependence on the for- serving the forests, soil moisture and 2*4(<2<)'(*-( ureaucracy is a tool for gover- reviewed by him recently when he vis- were generated from the tribal-sub plan of the training, placement services are est and land-based resources. Success bio-diversity and making people less (*<3<33'*$1 nance and implementation of ited some tribal areas in the hinterland of the State and the Union Government activated by the centre. SEES was paid has come very silently, without blow- dependent on forests through such Bdecisions as per the law and con- of Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa district. pitched in as well. It was the innova- 8,000 per candidate for training. ing the trumpet, but the district admin- activities that ultimately not only lead -*$,3$4(<&*71**413 ventions set by the rulers. It functions This area is home to dry teak tive thinking of former Divisional It was heartening to learn that out istration of Khandwa must take cue to better livelihood but can help in cli- 2*4(<2'(*-*$,3$4 in a systematic manner and if it per- forests and many tribal communities Forest Officer SS Rawat, currently of the 450 trained girls, 176 are work- from this and help this centre grow as mate change mitigation and adapta- 3%$3<*433<1$('*$ forms its duty honestly and efficient- live in and around the forests. The Kol, overseeing this centre as the Chief ing at a textile company in Bengaluru a model for employment-generation by tion on broader scale by covering the '(<*-*$*<&*'*4;* ly, it can become an agent of change Korku, Sahariya and Baiga tribals have Conservator of Khandwa circle, and the and others have taken up independent adding up more trade and providing entire landscape. for the welfare of the people. However, registered the highest population. A staff that led to the establishment of this work in nearby places. One of the girls, financial support. It should focus more It will also assimilate the tribal 4%1-%3%$-'3<*23< the bureaucracy is severely criticised large number of forest villages were cre- centre. The skill development centre who had come home from Bengaluru on animal resources and horticulture youth in the mainstream society where (<2.*(*'*$*('.*; all over the world for creating logjam, ated during the British period for the was created through a public-private for Holi, was present with her baby dur- development and the creation of infra- they will enrich it with their culture, lan- $(/'*3$.2'/3' being insensitive to public feelings, execution of forestry works and peo- partnership with help from an NGO, ing my visit and she informed me that structure for primary sector. The cen- guage, art and music. It is in this light '(<21<1*(2(<2)*'*4 breeding red-tapism, setting up a ple over here were deprived of even Self Employment Education Society they are provided safe accommodation, tre needs fresh infusion of funds. that the recommendations of the 2$F)($2*<74(:* roadblock for innovation and running basic civic amenities. However, the sit- (SEES) and with bare minimum invest- dining, crèche facilities and a good Equally, the forest department National Commission on Scheduled after those who dare innovate. In a uation changed after the Forest Rights ment. The centre focussed on the salary of more than 8,500 during their must submit a comprehensive project Tribes that the Indian Forest Service 134*'<)73$&33:(4*(.H country as diverse as India, where chal- Act, 2006. This writer visited the advantage of the location of the initial appointment. Another textile before the Ministry of Skill should be entrusted with tribal devel- *('3%-'33)$(-'<) lenges faced by its people are immense, Chattu-Pattu and Bangda villages, Khandwa town on the main railway producer in Mandideep near Bhopal Development and Entrepreneurship, opment must be seen. It’s time that the ,$1;31*3%$1*.,<'* the success of any Government pro- inhabited by the Korku and Gond track from where all trains going to recruited 450 boys as security guards. Ministry of Rural Development and Government takes a call considering -$*1*<($3%<23%; gramme depends on the commitment tribes, around 70 km away from major South Indian cities like Those, who were trained in driving, are Ministry of Tribal Affairs, that covers the future of the country.       and efficiency of its administration. Khandwa last month and got a chance Bengaluru passed. The centre had on their own and self-employed. the entire State with site-specific mod- (The writer is a retired civil servant)      !" @

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  in four seats in Assam, five in undertaking whirlwind tours of Congress exchanged acrimo- seat will be Ahmednagar where joined the BJP quitting Uttar Pradesh with the party a 72-hour ban by the Election Bihar, seven in Chhattisgarh, constituencies. nious barbs, with leaders from Sujay Vikhe Patil is the BJP’s Congress and as MLA; and having won seven out of the ten Commission of India on his ampaigning for the third one in Jammu & Kashmir, 14 in Among the key contes- both groups exuding confi- nominee. He is the son of Shimogga, where former chief seats in the region in 2014, leav- campaigning after making the Cphase of polling in 116 par- Karnataka, 14 in Maharashtra, tants in the fray are BJP chief dence of a good showing. Congress veteran and Leader of Minister Yeddyurappa’s son ing three for the Samajwadi underwear jibe, was among the liamentary constituencies on six in Odisha, 10 in Uttar Amit Shah (Gandhinagar, The BJP had swept all 26 Opposition in the Assembly BY Raghavendra is pitted Party, but facing a tough chal- three other leaders, including April 23 ended on Sunday with Pradesh, five in West Bengal and Gujarat), Congress president seats in the State in the 2014 Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil. against another former Chief lenge from SP-BSP-RLD com- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister top leaders making a last-gasp one Tripura. Election to Tripura Rahul Gandhi (Wayanad, Lok Sabha polls. In Sujay Vikhe Patil joined the BJP Minister S Bangarappa’s son bine here. Yogi Adityanath and BSP effort to sway voters in favour East Lok Sabha constituency — Kerala), and Samajwadi Party Maharashtra, the prominent in the run-up to the polls, after Madhu Bangarappa. The campaigning for the supremo Mayawati, who faced of their respective parties. which was deferred due to secu- patron seats in the third phase include the NCP refused to vacate the In 14 constituencies that phase witnessed a new low with the poll panel’s wrath for mak- Polling will be held in the rity reasons — will be held in (Mainpuri, UP). Jalna, where State BJP president Ahmednagar seat for the will go to the polls in the second SP leader making ing “provocative” speeches. 116 seats, spread across 15 this phase. In Pathanamthitta, the Key Raosaheb Danveis in the fray Congress. He is now pitted phase on April 23, the BJP is an “indecent” remark, targeting The political heavyweights, States and Union Territories. Prime Minister Narendra candidates are BJP’s K against Vilas Autade of the against NCP’s Sangram Jagtap. contesting all the seats. his opponent Jaya Prada in whose fate will be decided in All seats in Gujarat (26), Kerala Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah, Surendran, CPM’s Veena Congress, and Baramati, where Key constituencies in The Congress and JD(S) Rampur by allegedly speculat- the third phase of elections (20), Goa (2), Dadra and Nagar Congress president Rahul George and Congress’ Anto Supriya Sule, the daughter of Karnataka to be watched out that are facing the polls in ing on the colour of her under- here, include Mulayam Singh Haveli (1) and Daman and Diu Gandhi and a host of Union Anthony. NCP chief Sharad Pawar, is for during the polls include alliance have fielded their can- wear and attracting the saffron Yadav, Union Minister Santosh (1) go to polls in the third of the ministers among others can- During campaigning in contesting against BJP’s Gulbarga, where Mallikarjun didates in 12 and two con- party’s wrath, besides that of Kumar Gangwar, who is fight- seven-phase election. vassed for their party candi- Gujarat, the two principal par- Kanchan Kul. Kharge is pitted against Umesh stituencies respectively. The BJP the National Commission for ing from Bareilly and BJP’s Besides, polling will be held dates in the past few days, ties — the BJP and the Another keenly watched Jadhav, who ahead of polls has a huge stake in this phase in Women. Khan, who also faced Varun Gandhi from Pilibhit. /  0 +

   

, < )<,   Yeddyurappa. This Malnad constituency n the second phase of has been the stronghold of IKarnataka elections on April BJP and also the home town of 23 Shivamogga lok sabha con- Yeddyurappa since 2004. JDS stituency is in the news as two candidate Madhu Bangarappa sons of former Chief Ministers had lost to Raghavendra in the are fighting their crucial battle. November 2018 by-election by BY Raghavendra — son of a margin of 52,148 votes in a BJP’s lingayat strong man BS constituency comprising over #   A 9        Yeddyurappa — and Madhu 14.3 lakh electorates. . *             -       0   9.        Bangarappa — son of former It’s a neck-to-neck fight ! # !  "        ! .   " Chief Minister S Bangarappa and the JDs-Congress com- from the JDS — are in the fray. bines leaving no stone Madhu Bangarappa who untouched to trounce the BJP. was defeated in the bypoll held But Yeddyurappa and BJP is also few months back by a small betting big on to take on Madhu margin is the united candidate Bangarappa. RSS and BJP are of the Congress and the JDS in working hard to keep the seat to this constituency. It was in defeat Madhu Bangarappa. The 2014 BS Yeddyurappa won caste and polarisation is the key against Manjunath Bhandari of factor in deciding the fate of the Congress by a very big mar- these heavy weights. gin of over 3,50,000 votes. In With the help of the politi- 2018 Assembly polls BJP won cally dominant Lingayat com- seven of the eight segments. munity, to which Yeddyurappa Shivamogga Lok Sabha and Raghavendra belong, the constituency, one of the high- BJP hopes to outsmart Madhu, profile constituencies in the who belongs to the backward State, is likely to witness a Idiga ( toddy tapper ) commu- high-voltage electoral battle nity. Experts say the coming BY Raghavendra and Madhu together of the Congress and the Bangarappa — in a gap of just JDS will lead to the consolidation six months. It is also the fight of secular, backward and minor- between AHINDA( Minorities ity votes against the BJP. It’s not and Backward classes) of about any ideology but in a way Siddaramaiah and the domi- direct fight between Narendra nant community of Lingayat of Modi and Rahul Gandhi.

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The SP-BSP- and old is being refreshed, .(<)%()*1 omy, some have also assured Congress is promising the fake Facebook pages and members of a family — RLD alliance gives an edge to recycled and reused as memes punishment for those who common man quite a lot of dig- accounts, said it would pass Samajwadi Party’s Akshay Akshay Yadav, the son of SP and dubsmashes on social misuse digital and social media. ital benefits. regulations to stop the spread Yadav and his estranged uncle Rajya Sabha MP Ram Gopal media in the election season. ness on Twitter. micro-blogging site which The BJP, which pushed dig- “We will establish a of fake news and hate speech Shivpal Singh Yadav. Yadav, with core voters of For example, a dubsmash “Election Commission trended for a while. “What so ital transactions in a major way National Mission focused on and punish those who misuse As the protracted family Samajwadi Party and BSP join- “Jai Hind” explains how Prime using various memes from pop- you call when Rahul Gandhi during its five-year rule ending sunrise technologies such as digital and social media. feud plays out in the open, the ing hands making him a potent Minister Narendra Modi has to ular series and movies is really make dubsmash video? Dumb- this year, said it would further Big Data, Machine Learning, The Dravida Munnetra voters in this industrial town, force. Other backward classes, keep going the right path creative and young voters must smash,” read a tweet from a user. increase the ongoing incentives Internet of Things, 3-D Kazhagam (DMK) went a step however, seem glued to the scheduled castes and Muslim despite people mocking his get up and vote,” tweeted a user. After the trailer release of to expand digital transactions if Printing and Manufacturing, ahead and stated that if voted national political narrative reportedly constitute over 70 decisions. While political memes are com- the “PM Narendra Modi” voted to power again. and Knowledge Networks,” to power, it will urge the Union rather than local issues. per cent of total voters. Another hilarious pro- ical or satirical representation of biopic, memes and clips sur- The BJP said it would cre- read the Congress manifesto. government to bring in a law to Sensing division of core But the road is not likely to Congress video sells ‘Bhakt ka social issues, the app Dubsmash rounding Modi narrating “Ma ate a new data-sharing frame- The BJP manifesto promis- prevent all types of social media voters of the Samajwadi Party, be easy as his estranged uncle Chashma,” which shows devel- that was very popular in 2014- mai sanyasi bab na chahta hu work that builds on the success es a “Science Mission” with two from publishing any kind of the BJP has smelled victory and Shivpal Singh Yadav, known for opment while there is none, 16 lets users choose audio (mother, I want to become a of ‘Jan Dhan’ and Aadhaar submissions, focused on obscene content. trusted an ayurvedic doctor, his organisation skills, who covering issues such as unem- recordings and record a video of monk)” became one of the platforms while ensuring data Artificial Intelligence and The poll manifestos suggest Chandra Sen Jadon, with a had quit Samajwadi Party and ployment, farmer distress, themselves dubbing over that most enacted monologue on privacy and security. “With robotic research. The BJP’s that irrespective of the parties ticket from here. launched his own outfit, is housing and health. piece of audio. social media. this scheme, we will ensure that ‘Sankalp Patra’ also puts a lot of that could come to power for the There are over 17.85 lakh likely to make a substantial A pro-BJP video comes Earlier this week, Rashtriya Dubbed clippings of chu- every Indian has access to emphasis on using technology next five year, there will be no voters who will be decide the dent in the SP base because of up with an answer to this, say- Janata Dal (RJD) President navi parodies and rap battles banking facilities within a for helping farmers and halt in the digital journey that fate of six candidates — his appeal ing forget “Bhakth ka and former Bihar Chief have also been doing the rounds radius of 5 km,” the BJP man- improving agricultural output. the country has embarked on. sitting MP Akshay Yadav among Chashma” video and give vote Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on social media. 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As part of peace process and added that the then entered and “battled announcement, an AFP corre- On Saturday, protest lead- ference today at the said time Forty-one-year-old Galyna, 81, said she voted for his multi-nation trip to facilitate outcome of the peace talks Afghan security forces with spondent reported, a day after ers and the military rulers held at the protest site,” he told AFP, Volodymyr Zelensky’s bid to Zelensky. intra-Afghan peace talks, would be shared with the peo- machine guns and hand the two sides pledged to hold talks about a power handover without offering details. lead the country of 45 million “Because I am against Khalilzad arrived in Kabul on ple. The Taliban has so far grenades for numerous hours”, more talks. and agreed to continue dis- Since Bashir was ousted on people was initially dismissed Poroshenko,” said the pen- Monday and immediately start- rejected to sit on negotiating the group said in a statement On Friday the Sudanese cussions. April 11 by the army in as a joke when he announced sioner who refused to give her ed meeting Afghan officials, table with the Afghan govern- on its social media channels. Professionals Association “We clarified our main response to months of mass his candidacy on New Year’s last name. Daily Outlook Afghanistan ment, saying the militant group The attack in central Kabul (SPA), which was at the fore- demand, which is the transfer street protests, the military Eve. Zelensky has tapped reported. won’t talk to Kabul administra- killed seven civilians and three front of the protest campaign of power to civilian authorities,” rulers have resisted calls to But now all opinion polls into widespread frustration Khalilzad, the Afghanistan- tion in the presence of foreign members of the security forces, that toppled longtime president Siddiq Yousef, a senior mem- transfer power to a civilian suggest incumbent President over graft, poverty and a born US veteran diplomat, met military forces in the country. the interior ministry said on Omar al-Bashir this month, ber of the Alliance for Freedom body. Petro Poroshenko is heading conflict with separatists President Mohammad Ashraf Khalilzad, who ended his Sunday, in a new toll after three said it would announce and Change, the umbrella “What we want from them for defeat amid widespread that has claimed some 13,000 Ghani, Chief Executive fifth round of marathon talks people died of their wounds. the civilian council at 1700 group leading the protest is a timetable to hand over anger over poverty, corruption lives. Abdullah Abdullah and several with the Taliban representatives AFP journalists heard one GMT. movement, told state television power, so things don’t drag on,” and war. But others doubted other politicians. Afghan in Doha a couple of weeks ago big blast around 11:40 am It has invited foreign diplo- after Saturday’s talks. said Rabia. Zelensky’s victory is whether the consummate Presidential Palace in a short and resumed his peace mission (0710 GMT), followed by spo- mats and journalists to attend “We agreed to continue He said mounting pressure expected to open a new showman would be able to take statement released here on on March 25 with visit to radic gunfire for hours after- the event at the rally site. negotiations to reach a solution from the street and from the chapter in the history of a on the country’s vested inter- Tuesday said that President London and Brussels, is expect- wards. “We are waiting for the that satisfies both the sides, so international community was country that has gone through ests, negotiate with the likes of Ghani and Khalilzad exchanged ed to visit Pakistan, Uzbekistan, By about 5:00 pm (1230 announcement today,” that the transfer of power will expected to make the military two popular uprisings in German Chancellor Angela views on the situation in Jordan and Qatar after ending his GMT), the interior ministry Romaysaa Omar, one of the happen in a peaceful way.” council cede power in “two to two decades and is mired in a Merkel and stand up to Russia’s Afghanistan and the ongoing meetings with Afghan leaders. declared the assault over. protesters at the sit-in area, told On Saturday Ahmed al- three weeks”. five-year conflict with sepa- Vladimir Putin. 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So historically black college. delayed elections take place, an 0   7 immediately be reached for a safe haven or for torically black college as “one of has the other black candidate in Allison said that holding official said Sunday, resolving    comment. pcoming talks between launching attacks on other the most important aspects” of the 2020 race, New Jersey Sen. events at these schools is an for now the question of what The delayed elections come Uthe Taliban and the United countries. her life. Now, her Democratic Cory Booker. “essential part of a long-term would happen after his term     as the United States tries to States will focus on the “But still there are some presidential campaign is using At a CNN town hall last strategy to build trust and rela- expires on May 22. negotiate a peace deal with the timetable for pulling all foreign details to be discussed, and this that experience to connect month in Orangeburg, home to tionships” with black voters. Presidential elections  0  Taliban, and some had specu- forces from Afghanistan, discussion will take place in our with voters. two of South Carolina’s Harris’s focus on histori- were initially slated for April 20,    lated the polls were being delib- according to a senior Taliban next round of talks and that is Not only is she one of only HBCUs, Booker noted that his cally black colleges could be but Afghan poll officials were erately stalled to create more member. about (the) timetable of the two black candidates in a field parents and grandparents were particularly important in South unprepared for a new nation- 66  O space for those talks. In an interview with AFP, withdrawal of forces from the that’s expected to grow to more educated at historically black Carolina, home to eight wide vote so soon after October Opposition politicians and the Taliban’s political country and other details,” than 20 candidates, she’s also institutions and that “the HBCUs. Black voters are vital parliamentary elections. rity and logistical challenges presidential contenders had spokesman Suhail Shaheen said Shaheen said. the only candidate who attend- majority of black doctors, black to success for Democratic pri- With some final results faced by the election commis- called for an interim previous negotiations with The next round of talks is ed a historically black college or lawyers, black generals are pro- mary candidates anxious to win from that election still pending, sion.” Government to fill the gap Washington saw the two sides expected to take place in Doha university, commonly called duced by HBCUs.” the South’s first primary. the presidential poll was While the court did not between Ghani’s mandate agree to a total withdrawal, in the coming weeks, but no an HBCU. But Harris’s campaign In Orangeburg, Harris’s delayed until July 20, then make the statement public, expiring and the presidential with only the details needing to dates have been formally And she’s the first major- has visited more historically town hall Saturday night was pushed back again until Faraidoon Khwazoon, the elections. be fleshed out. announced. party candidate to have grad- black colleges than any candi- moderated by Bakari Sellers, a September 28. deputy spokesman to Afghan The supreme court said it “In our last round of talks US special envoy Zalmay uated from an HBCU — date, and she is burnishing her former South Carolina state Ariana News published a chief executive Abdullah was asking “presidential can- with the US side, we agreed Khalilzad, who is leading the Washington’s Howard personal ties to this commu- representative who recently statement from the court say- Abdullah, confirmed the doc- didates to respect the delay in with them on withdrawal of all talks for Washington, said after University — since Jesse nity, and not just to current stu- endorsed her campaign. ing it “has extended the service ument to AFP, noting that the presidential elections”. foreign forces from the latest round ended that Jackson ran for president in the dents. Turning to a group of term of President Ghani until Abdullah’s term had also been Ghani was elected in 2014 Afghanistan,” Shaheen said late “real strides” had been made, 1980s. “Presidential candidates South Carolina State students the re-election of a new presi- extended. in a closely contested poll that Saturday in Doha. but he insisted no agreement To be sure, she is not the are recognising HBCUs as a seated on bleachers, Harris dent”. “Yes, the supreme court has was mired by allegations of In return for a withdraw- was reached on when the US only candidate focusing on political and cultural center for talked briefly about the value of “The supreme court made its decision, based on the fraud and that saw him lead a al, he said the Taliban have and other countries might leave such institutions. the broader black community,” attending a historically black understands the financial, secu- constitution, on the extension power-sharing Government. committed to preventing terror Afghanistan. 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(1( 3"1 B   hiva Thapa placed himself just one win       Talib, who lifted 304kg Saway from securing a record fourth medal (140kg+164kg). by entering the 60kg quarterfinals, along with avelin thrower Annu Rani and 5000m ormer world champion The final standings for four other Indians, on the third day of the Jrunner Parul Choudhary won a Silver FMirabai Chanu produced the men's 67kg event will be Asian Championships in Bangkok on Sunday. and a Bronze respectively as India opened her personal best but missed known after group A compe- Shiva was at his destructive best as he out- its medal account on the opening day of out on podium by a whisker, tition on Monday. punched Kyrgyzstan's Seitbek Uulu 4-1 to the Asian Athletics Championships here while Youth Olympics Gold Jeremy, in fact, broke 15 march into the quarter-finals. on Sunday. medallist Jeremy Lalrinnunga records in total, combining Four-time Asian Championships Gold On a day which saw sprint sensation went on a record-smashing national and international medallist Sarita Devi began her hunt for a stag- Hima Das suffer a lower back spasm spree at the Asian Weightlifting marks. He smashed six inter- gering sixth medal from this elite event in while runner her quartermile event, Championship here on Sunday. national records — three impressive fashion. Dutee Chand smashed her own nation- The 24-year-old Mirabai youth world and three youth The 37-year-old Indian blanked Korea's al record in 100m dash to qualify for the lifted 86kg in snatch and a per- Asian — and nine national Gwon Sujin to storm into the quarter-finals semifinals. The other Indian in the fray, Sanjivani sonal best of 113kg in clean records — three youth nation- after a RSC (Referee Stop Contest) decision The 26-year-old Annu, who had Jadhav finished fourth with a time of and jerk for a total of 199kg in next year. while she was fourth in snatch. al, three junior national and in Round 3 as she was too dominant for her won a Bronze in the 2017 edition in 15:41.12. the women's 49kg event to fin- Unfortunately Mirabai In World Championships and three senior national. opponent. Bhubaneswar, hurled the spear to a best Bahrain took both the Gold and ish on fourth position. Her ear- missed the Bronze as China's continental championships, The Mizoram weightlifter Agile and sharp as ever, Amit Panghal distance of 60.22m to grab the Silver. Silver through Mutile Winfred Yavi lier personal best total in 49kg Zhang Rong with the same medals are awarded separate- pulled off clean lifts in two of opened his campaign and made it to the last- China's Lyu Huihui won the Gold with (15:28.87) and Bontu Rebitu (15:29.60). was 192kg in the EGAT Cup in total of 199kg (88kg+111kg) ly for snatch, clean and jerk, his three attempts in snatch eight with a 5-0 decimation of Taipei's Tu Po- an effort of 65.83m at the Khalifa Saritaben Gayakwad (58.17s) and M Thailand in February. finished third under new rules, and total lift. But in the (130kg, 134kg) to set a new Wei in his first continental competitive bout Stadium. Arpitha (58.20s) qualified for women's In a remarkable perfor- which came into effect in 2017. Olympics, medals are award- youth world record. The ear- in the 52 kg. Annu's performance was, however, 400m hurdles finals from their respective mance, 16-year-old Jeremy Under these rules, the ed only for total lift. lier youth world record was Panghal continued his sublime form more than 2m short of her national record heats while M P Jabir (50.17s) did the secured second place in group competitor who has a lower This was Mirabai's second also in Jeremy's name when he after starting the season with a glittering Gold shattering effort of 62.34m during the same in men's 400m hurdles. B of the 67Kg men's event. clean and jerk result (that international competition in had lifted 131kg in the EGAT from the Strandja Cup and will hope to record Federation Cup at Patiala last month Earlier in the morning session, 23- During his record-smashing means higher snatch result) this category after the Cup in Thailand in February. his second consecutive victory over reigning which gave her a berth in the World year-old Dutee clocked 11.28 seconds to spree, he claimed three world will be ranked higher in the International Weightlifting Jeremy then lifted more Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov in Championships to be held at the same set a national record while winning her marks. classification of athletes for Federation re-jigged the than double his body weight a highly-anticipated quarter-final showdown. venue in September-October. heat in the women's 100m race. She has Earlier in the day, Jhili total lift. weight categories last year. (157kg, 163kg) in two success- Former world junior champion Nikhat The other Indian in the fray, Sharmila qualified for the semifinals. Dalabehera opened India's The Gold medal went to She was earlier competing in ful attempts in the clean and Zareen (51kg) was at her imperious best in Kumari finished seventh with a best Dutee bettered her earlier national medal account, claiming a Hou Zhihui of China who 48kg. jerk, and in the process oblit- her opening bout against Cambodia's Srey Pov throw of 54.48m. record of 11.29 seconds which she set last Silver medal in the women's produced an effort of 208kg Jeremy gave a power- erated Kazakhstan weightlifter Nao. The Telangana pugilist advanced to the The 24-year-old Parul gave India the year in Guwahati. 45kg category. However, 45kg (92kg+116kg) while North packed performance, smash- Saikhan Taisuyev's youth quarterfinals by RSC in Round 2 as her rival second medal as she finished third in The Odisha runner, however, could is not a Olympic weight cate- Korea's Ri Song-gum clinched ing the Youth World and world record of 161kg. could not contain the flurry of punches. women's 5000m race, clocking a person- not touch the 11.24 second qualification gory. the Silver, lifting 200kg Asian records in snatch, clean It was Jeremy's personal In the men's 69kg, Ashish continued his al best of 15 minutes 36.03 seconds. She mark for the World Championships. The points gathered from (86kg+114kg) in the Gold and jerk and total lift with an best and 9kg more than his scintillating run of form with a strong 4-1 win bettered her earlier personal best of The Indian contingent suffered a jolt this event will come in handy level Olympic qualifier. effort of 297kg (134kg+163kg) 288kg youth world record over Abdurakhman Abdurakhmanov of 15:58.35 which she had clocked during as Hima failed to finish her 400m heat due when the final rankings for Mirabai, however, picked to be placed second in his effort in the EGAT cup, where Kyrgyzstan in a split verdict to book his quar- the Federation Cup last month. to a lower back spasm. 2020 Tokyo Olympics are made up a Bronze in clean and jerk group behind Pakistan's Talha he won the Silver medal. ter-final berth.