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Fcoronavirus cases in the & ' ) * Aqueues of customers were Chairman Rajnish Kumar, who One of the biggest losers in wake of rise in number from six witnessed on Friday at various met Sitharaman on Friday, said case the RBI’s restructuring to 31 this week in India, the branches of the crisis-ridden the resolution to the Yes Bank scheme for Yes Bank goes Government and other author- Yes Bank whose control was crisis will come “very shortly”. through will be the additional ities continued the spree of can- seized by the RBI in a dramat- “This is not a sectoral problem. tier-I bond holders who have celling various events. ic move late on Thursday, the It is a bank-specific problem,” he bets totalling to 10,800 crore India’s total number of Union Government rushed to said. Yes Bank’s RBI-appointed on the lender. The investors in confirmed cases stands at 31, assure depositors that their administrator Prashant Kumar, such instruments typically after a person from New Delhi money is safe and the RBI has an ex-chief financial officer of include mutual fund houses with a history of travel from been asked to assess reasons for SBI, said, “A solution is being and bank treasuries, experts Thailand and Malaysia tested the crisis and fix responsibili- worked upon to revive the Bank said. positive, an official from the ties and resolve the crisis. well before the moratorium Continued on Page 4 Union Health Ministry said. Soon after, State Bank of period of thirty days ends.” See P4: ED issues His seven family members India (SBI) decided to pick up ! " Meanwhile concerns have LOC against have been quarantined at their 49 per cent stake in Yes Bank been raised over the restruc- Rana Kapoor, raids home residence in west Delhi. The under a Government-approved of depositors, banks and econ- Scheme, 2020”, RBI said the latest case is the third from the bailout plan. omy. I am in continuous inter- strategic investor bank will national Capital. A day after the RBI capped action with the RBI. The RBI have to pick up 49 per cent As part of the precautionary withdrawals at 50,000 for the is fully seized of the matter and shareholding in the recon- R drive, the Government next one month and imposed has assured they will give a structed bank at a price not less announced curtailment of civil strict limits on operations at the quick resolution.” than 10 (Face value of 2) and Tirupati: Authorities at the rich- aviation show ‘Wings India country’s fourth-largest pri- According to the RBI’s premium of 8, and it cannot est temple here withdrew 1,300 2020’ to be held in Hyderabad vate lender that faced “regular draft scheme of reconstruction reduce holding to below 26 per crore from crisis-hit Yes Bank in Bhubaneswar: Devotees of later this month. The authori- outflow of liquidity” after an for the crisis-hit lender cent before three years from the October. Tirumala Tirupati Lord Jagannath and priests at ties also banned use of biomet- effort to raise new capital failed, announced on Friday, a strate- date of capital infusion. From Devasthanams , which manages the centuries-old temple in ric system in all ministries and Finance Minister Nirmala gic investor like SBI will have the appointed date, the autho- the affairs of Tirumala temple, Puri are worried following RBI Central Government offices. emony at Attari-Wagah border coronavirus outbreak. Sitharaman said, “I want to to pick up 49 per cent stake in rised capital of the private sec- on Friday said the withdrawal in restrictions on Yes Bank where Taking a cue, the CRPF in Punjab will be conducted The Government has asked assure every depositor that Yes Bank and stay invested for tor bank would stand altered to October had nothing to do with 545 crore is deposited in the and the BSF too cancelled offi- without public presence due to people not to pay attention to their money shall be safe. The at least three years. In its draft 5,000 crore and number of the crisis in the bank. IANS deity’s name. PTI cial events to celebrate Holi fes- coronavirus. false rumours that the novel steps taken are in the interest “Yes Bank Ltd. Reconstruction equity shares to 2,400 crore Detailed report on P4 Detailed report on P4 tivities. Also, daily retreat cer- Rashtrapati Bhawan, Prime coronavirus was spreading Minister and various BJP lead- through non-vegetarian food ers have already announced like eggs, chicken, mutton and that they would not attend cel- seafood while the UGC has % !& # 5 & 6 ebrations for the Holi festival. directed universities to avoid Modi has already cancelled large gathering in view of the travel plans to Brussels for an coronavirus outbreak. # " $ " India-EU summit amid a rising Besides the fresh case !! " caseload in Belgium. detected on Friday, the 30 ()* +),-. the facility of isolation beds for The virus scare cast its other positive cases include a COVID-19 patients, that is 10 shadow on the Bollywood too 45-year-old man from Delhi’s ! " ll Government and private per cent of the total bed capac- with the organisers of the Mayur Vihar and six of his rel- Ahospitals in Southwest ity of all Government and pri- International Indian Film atives from Agra whom he Delhi have been directed to vate hospitals under SWD,” Academy Awards, one the main had recently visited. Another is reserve 10 per cent beds for the order stated. ceremonies for the Bollywood a Paytm employee who works coronavirus patients, according So far, 31 people have test- film industry, announcing that in Gurgaon and lives in West to an official order on Friday. ed positive for coronavirus in they were postponing the event Delhi. They are all being treat- Southwest Delhi District India, according to the Union scheduled for later this month. ed at the Safdarjung hospital. Magistrate Rahul Singh on Health Ministry. The Lotus Makeup India A middle-aged man from Friday issued the order, asking Meanwhile, Delhi Chief ) )* + Fashion Week (LMIFW), Ghaziabad, who tested positive all Government and private Minister Arvind Kejriwal on $ % & ' % scheduled to begin on March for the virus, is being treated at ()* +),-. hospitals to create such facili- Friday said anganwadis have 11, too has been postponed. the Ram Manohar Lohia hos- ty for COVID-19 patients. been closed in view of the coro- decided to set up separate Bara Hindurao Hospital. As a preventive measure, pital in the national Capital. A he Government on Friday “As you are aware that navirus scare. The Government wards for the deadly disease at The Delhi Government the upcoming combined shoot- 24-year-old man from Tdecided that employees there is an emergency situation child-care centres have been four hospitals run by it. The has also constituted a State- ing World Cup in New Delhi Hyderabad, who has also test- under suspension or against of COVID-19 in Delhi. closed from Friday, he added. civic body has already set up a level task force to deal with the too has been postponed, while ed positive for coronavirus, whom sanction of prosecu- Therefore, all Government and North Delhi Municipal separate ward with 14 beds for coronavirus in the national an Olympic test event in Tokyo has been isolated. tion has been granted in cases private hospitals need to create Corporation (NMC) has also coronavirus patients at the Capital. stands cancelled due to the Continued on Page 4 of corruption will not be able to get a passport. The move follows a review /0+)! " O P of the existing guidelines by the #(1!* (+( '%$ #$ !% &&'!( ! Personnel Ministry, in con- *" *R !#*$ %!% ' +*%#( !# * % sultation with the Central & &( %!,*- % ' # *!#+( '#(( Vigilance Commission * ! 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The matter coronavirus, fled from a hos- issued by the Personnel All departments have been came to light after an audio clip pital on Thursday but was Ministry to secretaries asked to check as to whether any in which the cop, identified as traced to a hotel in of all Central Government provision of the Section 6(2) of sub-inspector Ram Sevak, who Bhubaneswar, Odisha, where departments. the Passport Act, 1967 is attract- was deployed at Chakeri police he has been kept in isolation Accordingly, it has been ed in case of employees who are station in Kanpur, was heard with another person with decided that vigilance clear- working under them while saying that he suffered from whom he had come into con- ance can be withheld if an offi- obtaining an Indian passport. coronavirus infection. PTI tact, officials said. PTI cer is under suspension or a Passports can also be chargesheet has been filed in a refused in case a warrant or > ? @;;A court by the investigating summons for appearance or a !!0!$ $(%#'% !$1*(%#!% * (% + ! agency in a criminal case, it said. warrant for arrest of the appli- @;;A0$ ( !% * '*%# !% ! !#!% !C +( * The vigilance clearance for cant has been issued by a #%!! # % ' 10!% % ' # *!#+(/ &&'!( (!$ obtaining a passport can also be court under any law for the denied to employees after grant time being in force or that an *-#(( * #$! '!1$ %!% !#% !$# of sanction by the competent order prohibiting the depar- !+ !*$ !( ('#*$ , %#( !% % !# #% authority under the Prevention ture from India of the appli- * ( ! 0!', &# 1 ( & #-* % +#/ # #%$ % of Corruption Act or any other cant has been made by any %!/ !*$ !( '!* & !* ' # *!#+( (1 % 1( criminal matter and taken cog- such court. P ()* +),-. regional meteorological centre at the IMD, said the wet spell hose who have already that hit the region is due to a Ttucked away their winter western disturbance. clothings and brought out the “Four western disturbances summer wear hoping of warm are witnessed in March. O weather around Holi should Therefore, it is raining,” P rethink as the India Srivastava said. “From the rem- ! Meteorological Department nants of systems in westerlies, (IMD) has predicted that a scattered to fairly widespread ! slight cold spell will continue rain / thundershowers also " till March 15-18. occurred over east & Northeast # Due to intense western India,” he added. disturbance over south-west Rain also lashed the L Afghanistan, country’s Western national Capital all through the M & Himalayan region, north, east day on Friday, affecting traffic ' and north-east, and north- movement with visibility drop- west expanse on Friday wit- ping considerably in the after- " nessed heavy rain accompanied noon due to dense clouds. by lightening hail and gusty Rain over the last two '# winds. Widespread rain lashed days has brought the mercury (! # several parts of Punjab and down. The city recorded a ' Haryana on Friday, triggering # $ % & ' % minimum temperature of 12 fear among farmers about dam- degrees Celsius on Friday age to wheat crop. International airport. western Himalayan region and morning. The maximum tem- # Arrival and departure of The IMD also predicted plains of northwest India from perature is likely to settle at 22 several flights were affected at formation of fresh western dis- March 10 to 14. degrees Celsius. Delhi’s Indira Gandhi turbance which will affect the Kuldeep Srivastava, head of Continued on Page 4 !"#$#$ 7R6
Following the reports of to avoid mass gatherings, we 40 P "00" black marketing of respiratory have cancelled our planned Holi masks and hand sanitisers, a celebrations in AlphaCorp day after a Paytm employee team had been set up to moni- GurgaonOne at sector-84 and 22. Ain Gurugram tested positive tor medical supplies, he added. We have issued a notice to all the ()* +),-. for coronavirus, a second case of Apart from this, the residents and updated them on the deadly contagious disease Haryana government has also the cancellation of the pro- Delhi Court on Friday was confirmed in the city on postponed the 'Gurugram grammes and how to stay safe. Asent Tahir Hussain, sus- Friday. Marathon' amid scare of coron- We have also placed hand sani- pended Aam Aadmi Party A 30-year-old employee of a avirus rapidly spreading in tizers in common areas at the (AAP) councillor, to seven private firm located in Udyog Delhi-NCR. premises as a precautionary days police custody. Hussain is Vihar, who had recently returned According to the official, measure" said Deepak Jain Estate accused of killing of from Thailand after a vacation, over 85,000 residents from across Manager, AlphaCorp. Intelligence Bureau (IB) offi- has been tested positive for coro- Delhi-NCR have registered in "We have informed parents cial Ankit Sharma during the navirus. this event scheduled on March that the school has taken sani- recent violence in North-east A report was sent to Delhi 8 and the Haryana government tation measures. The entire Delhi’s Chand Bagh. on March 4 which confirmed the pital on Wednesday. They are respectively. is organising the event in school, including its furniture "Duty Magistrate Rakesh coronavirus infection. "He is currently under observation. "We have adequate testing Gurugram's leisure valley ground and access areas, has been sani- Kumar passed the order after being treated at All India Institute On the other hand, the kits, tissues at both the govern- in sector 29. tized. Parents are requested to Hussain was produced before of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Gurugram district administra- ment-run hospitals and patients Amid a public scare in the follow preventive guidelines him by Delhi Police which said Delhi," said a health official. tion has already issued an advi- will be treated by the dedicated wake of coronavirus cases along with educating children. that his custodial interrogation ) "" ) ) Also, a group of 14 Italian sory for the protection of the team of doctors. A special ambu- reported in the country, residents Classrooms are furnished with was required to unearth larg- - $ % tourists, who travelled across at Coronavirus and also issued lance has also been operational in upscale residential localities hand sanitizers and an advisory er conspiracy," said Hussain's least three states before reaching helpline numbers and has set up which will ferry patients from and schools in Gurugram are is been shared with parents, lawyer, Mukesh Kalia. for his life and property. As the who was found dead in a New Delhi from Rajasthan and 20-bed and 10-bed isolation their location to the hospital," taking the precautionary mea- children and staff," said Archana Hussain was produced court dismissed Hussain's plea, drain near his home in north- tested positive for the virus, wards at sector 10 civil hospital said Gurugram civil surgeon sure to tackle the situation. Sagar Principal Ridge Valley before the duty magistrate a Delhi Police team, which had east Delhi's riot-hit Chand were sent to the Medanta hos- and polyclinic at sector 31, Dr JS Punia. "As a precautionary measure School in Gurugram. amid tight security late in the already arrived, arrested him Bagh area, has accused evening and neither the media and took him into custody. Hussain as the mastermind nor any lawyer, other than Meanwhile, a police offi- behind his brutal murder. On those connected with the case, cial said that Special the complaint of Sharma's ) /$!0 was allowed inside the court- Investigation Teams (SITs) are father, the police registered an room. interrogating Hussain and they FIR against Hussain, who has Hussain was arrested on are trying to ascertain his role rejected the charges leveled ()* +),-. awareness programmes on for further measures. houses. "Two rapid response Thursday after a court here behind the murder of Ankit against sir. Communal clash- how to prevent spread of the South Delhi Municipal teams consisting of doctor, dismissed his plea seeking to Sharma (26) whose body was es had broken out in northeast orth Delhi Municipal virus. Hoardings and banners Corporation (SDMC) has also paramedical staff and public surrender before it in connec- found in a drain near Chand Delhi four days ago after vio- NCorporation (NMC) is all have also been displayed at decided to suspend prayer health specialist have been tion with the case. The court bagh with multiple stab lence between anti-and-pro- prepared to set up separate vantage points under NDMC assembly in its all schools and formed for awareness genera- rejected his plea saying that wounds on February 26. Citizenship (Amendment) Act wards for the deadly disease at areas, it said. refrain staff from marking tion and screening of persons the relief sought by him was "Police teams are video- groups spiralled out of control. four hospitals run by it. The "At least 3,000 N 95 masks attendance in bio metric who visited corona virus- outside its jurisdiction. graphing the whole interroga- Frenzied mobs torched civic body has already set up a and 3,000 PPE kits along with machines in SDMC offices affected countries after January Hussain moved the surrender tion. Police teams are con- houses, shops, vehicles, a separate ward with 14 beds for ventilators are available in the and schools. In a high-level 15 belonging to NDMC area," application before the court fronting Hussain on the basis petrol pump and pelted stones coronavirus patients at the hospital. Sensitisation and meeting, chaired by SDMC a senior official of NDMC saying that he was willing to of videos of his house during at local residents and police Bara Hindurao hospital. training programme has also Mayor Sunita Kangra, it was health department said. join the investigation and violence. Police teams are also personnel. Following the vio- The chairman of Medical been conducted for staff of also decided to carry out an Delhi Health Minister wanted to surrender in the interrogating him regarding lence in Northeast Delhi, the Assistance and Public Health Giridhar Lal hospitals of the Kasturba and Hindu Rao hos- intensive awareness campaign Satyendar Jain on Thursday case. the petrol filled bottles, stones, Delhi Police till date has reg- Committee of NMC, Vineet North Delhi civic body, said a pital," a senior NMC official in all four zones to educate and said 11 isolation wards have Advocate Kalia argued sticks and incriminating mate- istered 683 First Information Vohra, reviewed preparations NMC statement. said. aware the citizens about the been set up to treat corona before the court that there was rials which were found on a Reports (FIRs) and around for prevention of the virus in They also said meetings The civic bodies has issued symptoms and precautionary virus patients. He said only a grave apprehension of threat building owned by him," said 1983 people have been a meeting with health officers are being held with resident an advisory to all the hotels measures. confirmed patients will stay in to his life and therefore he has a police official. detained and arrested. Further, of the civic body on Friday. welfare associations (RWAs) and guest houses regarding this The New Delhi Municipal a separate room and in one not surrendered before com- Delhi's ruling AAP had out of 683 FIRs, 48 are regis- The health officers for awareness and prevention coronavirus and directed them Council (NDMC) has formed room only a single patient petent court as there is then suspended Hussain for tered under Arms act. Police apprised in the meeting that of coronavirus. Adequate num- to maintain detailed reports of two rapid response teams for will stay. The Delhi "charged environment" in alleged involvement in the teams till date has conducted preparations are going on for bers of masks are available in the tourist coming from the screening of residents who Government has also consti- Karkardooma District court. violence which has left at least 251 Aman Committee meet- setting up separate wards at the all the hospitals, they said. virus-hit areas and send the had visited coronavirus-affect- tuted a state-level task force to The lawyer said Hussain 44 people dead and around ings across the city to maintain Kasturba, Rajan Babu, The zonal health officers report to the Delhi ed countries after January 15 deal with the corona virus in has been falsely implicated in 250 injured. peace and harmony among the Maharishi Valmiki and have been directed to run Government on daily basis and has already screened 56 the national Capital. the case and sought protection The family of IB staffer, citizens. " !*( ! 4 "1!Q3(R"4 * " ()* +),-. he Delhi Police has arrest- Ted three men, having con- ()* +),-. nections with Pakistani nation- als, for allegedly duping people wo siblings, involved in under the garb of a 'Kaun Tseveral cases of snatching Banega Crorepati' lottery. The and auto-lifting, have been trio was arrested from Bihar on arrested by the Delhi Police Thursday. Police said that the along with their associate in trio used to lure people who Dwarka district. Police said were later on contacted by that the trio used to target their handlers in Pakistan mostly women walking in dark before being cheated. % places or lonely spots during phones were recovered from Police said that the accused & '% early morning and night hours. them," said the DCP. identified as Imtiaz Ali (20), a The accused have been "On interrogation, the trio resident of Bihar's Siwan and her the details of the prize later arrested on Thursday," identified as Awdhesh Kumar confessed to their involvement Irfan Ali (20) and Santosh money," said the DCP. said the DCP. Yadav (24) and his younger in about one and half dozen Kumar (22) of Gopalganj in the "The woman claimed that "During interrogation the brother Anand Kumar Yadav cases of auto theft and snatch- state were arrested on she was asked to deposit sever- accused said that they came to (21), residents of Baprola Vihar ings. On their instance two Thursday, in the course of an al lakh rupees towards GST and know about this scam in March area in Delhi while their asso- more stolen bikes were recov- investigation based on a com- processing fees in several Indian 2019 as some of their friends ciate has been identified as ered," said the DCP. plaint filed by a resident of bank accounts. Later, she was were already associated with it. Vishal Kumar (20), a resident Explaining their modus Delhi's Najafgarh area. told that the lottery amount had They got in touch with the of Delhi's Dabri area. Police operandi the DCP said that the According to Anyesh Roy, been increased to 45 lakh and mastermind behind the oper- said that the kingpin of the group used to recee pedestrians # ' .$ % the Deputy Commissioner of then again to 75 lakh and ation, Rauf, a resident of group is Awdhesh, who is also and then zeroed in mostly on Police (DCP), Cyber Crime hence, more money had to be Islamabad in Pakistan, and a 'Bad Character' of Ranhola women, walking in dark places (CYPAD), in her complaint, deposited. The accused duped started working for him," said police station. or lonely spots, during early DA the woman said she received a her of around 40-45 lakh in the DCP. According to Anto morning and night hours as > E Whatsapp call from a Pakistani all," said the DCP. "The accused operated sev- Alphonse, the Deputy they were considered easy tar- number and was told that she "During investigation, eral bank accounts. On receiv- Commissioner of Police gets. New Delhi: A 43-year-old In Andrews Ganj, their car had won Rs 25 lakh in 'Kaun police traced the location of the ing money, they would keep 25 (DCP), Dwarka district, on "The group moving on ex-serviceman was arrested was hit by a motorcycle, lead- Banega Crorepati' lottery. Pakistani nationals running to 30 per cent of the amount as March 4, specific inputs were bike used to slow down near for allegedly firing at a person ing to a fight with Yadav who "She was asked to call the entire operation to commission and transfer the received about the accused targets and then snatched purs- in Hauz Khas area during a was on the motorcycle, another Pakistani number via Islamabad. Their associates rest to Rauf through hawala persons coming towards es or mobile phones or jew- road rage incident, police Deputy Commissioner of Whatsapp and talk to one Rana were tracked down in channels," the DCP said. Dwarka for committing crime. ellery and fled from the spot. said on Friday. Police (South) Atul Kumar Pratap Singh who would give Gopalganj, Bihar, and were "Earlier, on January 17, a "Acting on the inputs a trap The booty was shared among The accused has been Thakur said. man, identified as Pratap was laid a trap near Metro the three. The money was identified as Virpal Singh Yadav whipped out a gun Barik, committed suicide near Pillar- 27-B on Najafgarh to mostly spent on purchasing Yadav, a resident of Meerut, and opened fire at Himanshu the Titlagarh railway station in Uttam Nagar Road and trio drugs and in leading a prolific they said. and fled away. Kalahandi district of Odisha. were apprehended at about lifestyle," said the DCP adding On Monday, Himanshu The bullet hit Himanshu's In a video, Barik had blamed 5:20 PM. The bike they were that efforts are being made to (19), a resident of Shahpur Jat, right ankle and he was admit- Rana Pratap Singh for duping riding was found to be stolen affect more recoveries and to Hauz Khas, along with his ted to AIIMS Trauma Centre; him of 70,000 in the name of from Najafgarh area. On frisk- link their involvements in other three cousins, was going to he was discharged after treat- KBC lottery," said the DCP. ing of the trio, six stolen mobile cases also. Rohini to attend a marriage. ment, Thakur said. PTI % 1 ! 23
()* +),-. ple dead and over 200 injured, Muralidhar and Talwant Singh and against political leaders for on February 26 had expressed he Delhi High Court on making hate speeches. anguish over the police failure TFriday listed for March 12 The plea against the three to register FIR against Thakur, multiple pleas related to vio- BJP leaders has alleged that Verma and Mishra -- over lence in North-east Delhi hate speeches by them led to their alleged hate speeches including the ones seeking fil- eruption of violence related to and had asked the police com- ing of FIRs against BJP leaders the Citizenship (Amendment) missioner to take a "conscious Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Act. The bench asked the decision" on it by the next day. Verma and Kapil Mishra for Centre and Delhi Police to file The next day the matter allegedly making hate speech- February 27 listed all such mat- lence and alleged hate speech- their replies by March 12, the was heard by a bench of Chief es. ters for hearing on April 13, es and dispose them of "as next date of hearing. Justice Patel and Justice The pleas also include a but the Supreme Court on expeditiously as possible". While passing the order, Shankar, as it deals with PILs, separate petition alleging hate March 4 observed that such a As a result, a bench of the bench said that as the which gave the Centre and speeches by other political fig- long date "was not necessary Chief Justice D N Patel and Supreme Court has asked it to police four weeks to file their ures including Congress party's and was not justified". Justice C Hari Shankar took up hear all connected matters replies to the petition demand- Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi The apex court asked the all the petitions seeking lodg- together it was listing them all ing action against the BJP and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. high court to hear on March 6 ing of FIRs on the violence on the same day. leaders and listed for hearing The high court had on the matters related to the vio- which has left at least 44 peo- A bench of Justices S on April 13.
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"The PTM for the first time the Delhi affected areas, the Delhi were held at riot affected schools Government will have “blue”- Government has appointed of North East Delhi. The idea coloured buses with separate Indian Administrative Service behind holding the PTM that pink seats. (IAS) officers for two-day veri- recorded at least 55 per cent The first set of 100 blue low fication drive as the State admin- said Sisoida. "Compensation turnout of parents was to erase floor CNG AC buses was istration is facing the issue of forms are being given out to the the fear from their minds and to flagged off by the Delhi CM duplication with a few forms grieving families and on the encourage them to start sending Arvind Kejriwal and Transport received thus verification drive basis of these forms the process their kids to school again," he Minister Kailash Gahlot from will be an important exercise. of providing monetary com- added. the Rajghat Depot on Friday. On February 23, Delhi's pensation to the affected fami- The Delhi Government had The buses are equipped northeast region witnessed high lies has started." decided each floor of a house with ultra-modern facilities 277" & ' % tension communal violence It may be recalled, the will be treated as one residential and state-of-the-art features while 1700 compensation forms Government has announced unit. "Five lakh rupees as relief such as fire detection systems, public use. hooter, LED Destination Signs, have been received by the gov- 25,000 as immediate relief money will be given to each res- remote monitoring systems, "We will turn the transport CCTV Cameras and Live ernment so far, Delhi Deputy fund. "We have also collected idential unit- out of which four GPS trackers, panic buttons, sector in Delhi into a model Video Streaming in case of an Chief Minister Manish Sisoida compensation forms through lakh is for restructuring of the CCTV, and hydraulic lifts and and modern sector. Following emergency. said that six senior IAS officers which we can release the entire house and 1 lakh for belongings wheelchair ramps for the con- the elections, I have held meet- Further, these buses are 37 will be heading the two-day ver- relief amount to the affected per- if the entire house is charred or venience of the differently- ings with the transport depart- seater buses. All buses have ification drive in violence drive sons," he added. burnt. In case of substantial abled. ment, and we are working in hydraulic lifts for the conve- in the region. The verification derive is damage to the house, 2.5 lakh "Hundreds of new buses the direction of revolutionising nience of differently-abled. "Restoration and rehabili- starting from Saturday. rupees will be provided- out of have been flagged off in the last the transport sector in Delhi. Also, 14 panic buttons have tation work is going on at a very "We want to get done with which 2 lakh is for restructuring few months, and I have been The tender for electronic buses been installed inside the bus. fast pace, in the riot affected the verification process at the of the house while 50,000 is for told that buses have been has also been passed and new Each side has 7-7 panic but- areas of North East Delhi. SDMs earliest so that we can release the belongings, if belongings have deployed on the roads of Delhi electronic buses will be pro- tons. At the same time, three have been deployed to different full compensation amount to the been damaged too," the after a span of 10 years. We cured by the end of March," the CCTV cameras have been parts of the violence hit region," affected families as soon as pos- Government official announced. were hearing claims that the chief minister added. installed inside the bus, said a buses were only flagged off The new buses that will ply transport official. because of the elections, but I on about 15 routes, are The routes that these 100 want to say that the buses are equippedwith hi-tech features buses will ply on are; Sarai Kale " - ' 1 ! - 6 1 being deployed even after the such as fire detection and sup- Khan I.S.B.T to Shalimar Bagh, & ' % $ % & ' % ! " # elections. The Delhi pression system, wheelchair Nizammudin Railway Station Government is going to deploy ramps for differently-abled, to Azadpur Termina, Trilokpuri Karampura Terminal, Kendriya Phase III to Kendriya 9,000 buses on the roads of the pink seats for women passen- 31-Block to Kamla Terminal to Shahdara Terminal, Terminal,Nand Nagri Terminal national Capital within the gers, reverse parking assist sys- Market/Ajmeri Gate, Shivaji Kendriya Terminal to New to Kendriya Terminal, Mayur $ " % # !' next year," said Kejriwal while tem, integrated GPS device Stadium to ShahdaraTermina, Seemapuri, Nazafgarh Terminal Vihar Phase I to Kendriya dedicating the the fleet for the with Emergency button with Sarai Kale Khan I.S.B.T. to to Shivaji Stadiu,Mayur Vihar Terminal and so on. ()* +),-. Kolkata, Shri Mata Vaishno for frequent and timely Devi Katra-Varanasi, announcement of arrival/depar- eeping in view the ongoing Nagaldam-Lucknow,Kamakhya ture of trains with platform 7 **! *85 Kfestive season, Northern - Katra, Hazrat Nizamiddin - numbers," he said. Railway is running 402 special Pune, Saharanpur - Ambala "May I Help You" booths are train services to make it com- and Ghaziabad - Aligarh etc. kept operational at important ()* +),-. Hospital. north east Delhi are being fortable for the passengers trav- Crowd controlling mea- stations where RPSF personnel The police had initially published on its official website elling to their native places to sures by forming queue at the and TTEs are deputed for prop- he Delhi High Court on registered an FIR against along with photographs. celebrate Holi with their fami- terminus stations with the er assistance and guidance of the TFriday directed hospital unknown persons for the The court had also direct- lies. supervision of Railway passengers. Medical teams are authorities to videograph post- offence of kidnapping and later ed the police to make "all out A senior northern railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) available at major stations on mortem of those killed during provisions of rioting, murder efforts" to locate and produce official said that augmentation staff for orderly entry of pas- call and ambulance with para- the communal violence in and destruction of evidence Hamza before it. Mehra had of 36 coaches in 24 regular sengers in unreserved coaches medical team will also be avail- northeast Delhi last week and were also invoked. told the court that the Delhi trains is also being done to is being ensured. Additional able. All efforts are being done to preserve the DNA samples Delhi government standing Government will facilitate the ensure the more seats and berth RPSF personnel have been to ensure no change of platform of all the bodies. The Court also counsel (criminal) Rahul petitioner — Ansari Mo. Arif availability during this festive deployed in major stations to at the last moment," he said. instructed hospitals not to dis- Mehra and advocate Chaitanya — to visit all the hospital mor- rush. These special train ser- ensure security of passengers, he The official further said pose of any unidentified body Gosain informed the court tuaries where bodies of people vices will cater to lakhs of pas- added. that a watch on any malprac- till Wednesday. that once the post-mortem is who died in the riots have been sengers who plan to travel to Further, adequate lighting tices likes cornering of seats, The directions came while Mehta asked authorities to col- "The government hospitals conducted, the body will be kept. their native place during this fes- arrangements have been made over charging and touting hearing a habeas corpus plea by lect and preserve DNA samples are further directed to not dis- forthwith released to the fam- "The Delhi Police is also tival, he said. at stations for the convenience activity etc., is being done and a man seeking the whereabouts from all the bodies, and to not pose of any unidentified body ily members of deceased for directed to publish the details The official further said of passengers, he said, adding strictly monitored by the secu- of his brother-in-law who went dispose of any unidentified till the next date of hearing," it performing last rites. of all the unidentified dead that special trains have been that senior officers are being rity and vigilance department missing during the riots over body till March 11, the next said. The court also appreciated bodies that are lying in the var- planned to connect major des- deployed on emergency duty at staff. Instructions, for main- the amended citizenship law date of hearing. During the hearing, the the police officials of Gokulpuri ious hospital mortuaries — tinations across the country on major stations to ensure smooth taining cleanliness at waiting which left at least 44 people "All the government hos- court was informed by the area for the alacrity with which both under the control of the railway sectors like Anand Vihar running of trains. halls, retiring rooms, passen- dead and over 200 injured. pitals in Delhi under the aegis police that the body of the they acted in the matter. The Centre and the Delhi govern- Terminal -Patna, Delhi - "Staffs are deployed in var- ger amenity area in particular, Hamza (25) went missing on of both state and central gov- missing person, Hamza, was police's counsel also informed ment — along with pho- Chhapra, Delhi - Pune, ious sections to attend any dis- and at stations in general have February 26 evening after vio- ernments are directed to video- recovered from a drain in the court that in pursuance to tographs and other details, Chandigarh- Gorakhpur, ruption of train service on pri- also been given by headquar- lence broke out in northeast graph the post-mortem con- Bhagirathi Vihar at Gokulpuri its Thursday's direction, details including specifics of post- Mumbai-Varanasi, Lucknow- ority. Measures have been taken ter, he added. Delhi. ducted on all bodies lying in on March 2 and his post- of all unidentified bodies which mortem and DNA samples, on A bench of justices their mortuaries," the bench mortem would be conducted are brought to hospital mortu- their official website," the court Siddharth Mridul and I S said. during the day at the RML aries following the riots in had said. ) 0 9 ! ' !! " ! "1! "! *$ New Delhi: Riot-hit families Eidgah are completely flooded always the risk of infection and sheltered at an Eidgah in and the sewage is getting diseases," he said. northeast Delhi's Mustafabad mixed with rainwater, said Firdaus, 39, said she 6##) ()* +),-. had to spend a sleepless night Laik Ahmad from Doctors remained awake the entire after the tents erected in the Unity Welfare Association said. night as her tent was leaking. elhi Environment Minister open ground started leaking Ahmad said the sanitation "The mattresses have New Delhi: Two men were acquaintance Jatin, police said DGopal Rai on Friday took following heavy rainfall, which staff have been avoiding the become wet and dirty. We arrested for allegedly duping The accused offered Jindal stock of facilities being pro- also flooded the relief camp. area due to fear of violence. have appealed to the members people on the pretext of pro- a computer operator's job in the vided by the Delhi Government The mattresses got wet "Locals have been making of the Waqf Board to change viding jobs at the Airport AAI and asked for Rs 3 lakh for at relief camps in Mustfabad and muddy due to the efforts to clean the compound, them or the children will fall," Authority of India (AAI), him, they said. areas of troubled North-east overnight rain, several families mobile toilets and the trash but she said. police said on Friday. Jindal gave Rs 1 lakh and Delhi. Rai met people affected complained on Friday, fearing they are not professionals," he Mohammad Anees said The accused have been copies of his Class 10 and in the last week riots. People the children might catch cold said. he, his father and the others in identified as Kumar Sambhav Class 12 mark sheets to staying at a camp in Mustfabad or fall sick. This at a time when Anshu Anthony from the men's camp huddled (25), a resident of Uttarakhand's Sharma, police said. had to face difficulties due to the threat of the new coron- Delhi Minorities Commission under a tent that was intact. Dehradun, and Lokesh Sharma On December 26, he waterlogging following rain. avirus is looming over has said when he came to the "We spent the night on our (24), a resident of Gautambudh received an appointment letter, "The Government has pro- panicked some of them. camp Friday morning, he saw haunches. Through the day, Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, they which was fake, through e-mail vided wooden planks after Doctors and volunteers at children sweeping the floor when the rains stopped, we said. Vishal Jindal (27), a res- where he was asked to come for rains led to waterlogging at the the camp have been providing and draining the rainwater. slept on the styrofoam sheets," ident of Kailash Nagar, in a training from January 9, a camp on Thursday night," he counselling and medicines Certainly, cleanliness is a he said. complaint at the Gandhi Nagar senior police officer said. said. The Minister said about Rai said it has been report- He said he has spoken to and sanitisers but they also major issue and there isn't The trouble these families police station in December Sharma asked him for the 90 per cent of the riot victims ed that many riot-affected peo- Station House Officers and complained about cleanliness enough NGO staff, Anthony face was compounded as the 2019 had said he was intro- remaining amount which he have filled up forms for com- ple are finding it difficult to Deputy Commissioners of and hygiene. said. "They are already doing rain returned on Friday duced to Sharma through an later transferred. PTI pensation. lodge complaints with police. Police to address the same. The streets leading to the so much. In such a case, there's evening. PTI 5 ! "" ) ! ' + !4 6 "!! "
()* +),-. of Road Transport and &++ Highways (MoRTH) Gen n a first of its kind, the (retd) Dr V.K.Singh. IInstitute of Road Traffic "The main aim of the ()* +),-. Education (IRTE) on Friday Workshop is to improve road inaugurated a separate 'Road safety by clearly recognizing he Delhi High Court on Safety Court of Justice' to train and defining accident causation TFriday bid farewell to Justice the judicial officials and pros- in relation to drivers and other GS Sistani, the second senior ecutors for the first time in the road users, vehicles, road infra- most judge, whose retirement road safety management col- structure and identifying issues brings down the total number of lege, IRTE. This court room, in the existing Codes of judges in the court to 33 as created for the first time, will Practice. This would help law against the sanctioned strength teach, train and work towards enforcement agencies and judi- of 60. The High Court organised curbing road accidents and ciary in building a safe road a farewell for Justice Sistani, who traffic snarls in Delhi and environment in the country will retire on March 10, on expressed their gratitude and to shout back either. A farewell across the nation. and enhance road safety," said Friday owing to the Holi break respect for him. was also organised for him by The court room was inau- "If we see in foreign coun- decreased. But, in our country traffic jams and bribery," the Dr Rohit Baluja, President, on March 9 and 10. Additional Solicitor General the Delhi High Court Bar gurated by the lieutenant tries for instance United the road is cleared in less than official added. IRTE . Once Justice Subramonium Maninder Acharya and central Association where large number Governor (LG) of Pondicherry Kingdom (UK), they have a an hour after an accident takes Further, the two day con- "During the Workshop, a Prasad, transferred here from government standing counsel of lawyers gathered to bid him Kiran Bedi on Friday. proper management to deal place and traffic in charge files ference will have about 200 special interaction will be held the Madras High Court, takes Anil Soni said even adverse goodbye. Justice Sistani enrolled The main agenda behind with an accident. If any acci- an First Information Report Police official's, legal officers, between drivers of taxis and charge as an additional judge, orders against them "did not as an advocate with the Bar the court room is to train the dent take place be it simple or (FIR) as rash driving without and prosecutors from various school buses who have received the strength would go up to 34. pinch" because of the smile on Council of Delhi in 1982 and he traffic police officials in deal- fatal, they close the particular looking into the matter and parts of India, USA, UK, training under this initiative, Earlier in the day, when Justice Sistani's face. The same was appointed as an additional ing with road accidents and the stretch for about four hours to investigating," said an official. Netherlands and Finland who and the participants of the Justice Sistani was part of a view was echoed by others pre- judge of the Delhi High Court judicial and prosecutors to investigate the area to identify 'Thus, this court room will will take part in the interna- Workshop. Such an interaction bench headed by Chief Justice D sent in the courtroom. with effect from May 29, 2006, deal the accident case, traffic why the accident took place, play an important role in tional workshop titled' Dangers would help the decision mak- N Patel, as is the practice on the In response to it, Justice and was confirmed as a perma- fines cases and announcing was it a driver's fault or road improving road engineering in road usage'. The workshop ers in fine-tuning the recom- last day of a judge before he Sistani said nobody ever shout- nent judge a year later on August punishments in the matter of engineering fault and 30 per- and training traffic officials was inaugurated by the Union mendations of the Workshop," retires, lawyers in the courtroom ed in his court so he never had 29, 2007. road safety issues. cent of road accident has been and also curbing accidents, Minister of State for Ministry added Baluja. !"#$#$
.$+ %6 " E 9 : )+ 21<77 ,: New Delhi: Prime Minister ;/; 3.0 3. 9 # Narendra Modi on Friday hit out at 'right talking' critics of his Bhubaneswar: Devotees of Lord a police station in Puri demanding uthorities at the richest temple here withdrew Government's decisions such as Jagannath and priests at the centuries- probe over depositing the money in A1,300 crore from crisis-hit Yes Bank late last year. the new citizenship law and old temple in Puri are worried fol- a private bank, but no action was Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which Mumbai/New Delhi: The scrapping of special status for lowing RBI restrictions on Yes Bank taken. manages the affairs of Tirumala temple, on Friday said Enforcement Directorate (ED) Jammu & Kashmir, saying they where 545 crore is deposited in the Allaying concerns, Law Minister the money was withdrawn in October and it had noth- filed a money laundering case have hatred for people who deity's name. Pratap Jena said the money is with the ing to do with the crisis in the bank. and carried out searches at the walk the path of 'doing the right The RBI has capped withdrawals bank as fixed deposits and not in a The clarification came following the moratorium residence of the bank's founder things' and break the status from Yes Bank at 50,000 for the next savings account. “The Government imposed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on with- Rana Kapoor, officials said. quo. one month and imposed strict lim- has already decided to transfer the drawals from Yes Bank till April 3. The central financial probe Speaking at the ET Global its on operations after the cash- funds from Yes Bank to a nationalised A spokesperson of the temple body clarified that agency also issued a look out Business Summit, he said the starved lender faced “regular outflow bank after tenures of the fixed the money was withdrawn on maturity of the deposit circular against Kapoor, so that global economy has been going porary provision of Article 370 judgment of the Supreme of liquidity” following an effort to deposits end this month,” he said. term in October. “We have officials who monitor he does not leaves the country. through a difficult phase but and full implementation of the Court is not in their raise new capital failed. The RBI Asked whether the government deposits in banks and the maturity periods. It's not that A senior ED official told the fundamentals of the Indian Indian Constitution in Jammu favour.” restrictions on Yes Bank have caused has taken up the matter with the RBI, we suddenly withdrew the amount,” he said. IANS, “Yes, the agency regis- economy are strong and poli- & Kashmir, he said. The Prime Minister said panic among the devotees, said senior the Minister said, “I have not talked TTD officials said that they act as per the decisions tered a case of money launder- cies are clear that will aid in “There is nothing wrong when his party first won elec- 'Daitapati' (servitor) Binayak to the bank authorities so far. I am of the board with regard to depositing money or gold ing in the Yes Bank matter.” reaching the target of nearly with talking the right things. tions in 2014, it had the option Dasmohaopatra. “We demand a thor- sure, we will be able to transfer the in banks. They pointed out that in November last year, Confirming the searches doubling the size of the econ- But these people have a par- of walking down the beaten ough probe and action against the money from Yes Bank without any the board decided to deposit money only in nationalised carried out at Kapoor's resi- omy to USD 5 trillion. ticular hatred for people who track or take a new route with persons responsible for depositing problem.” Former law minister and banks. dence in Mumbai by the central In his strongest attack on are doing the right things,” he a fresh approach. such a huge amount in a private bank ex-Puri MLA Maheswar Mohanty The temple body earlier deposited funds in private financial probe agency, the offi- critics yet, Modi said the 'right said. “So when changes are “We opted for the new for a little more interest,” he said. said it was not proper to keep the banks because of the higher interest rates offered by cial said, “Yes, the searches talking' gang advocates for brought in status quo, they see road that gave priority to aspi- “It is illegal as well as unethical money with a private bank for more them. started late in the evening at his rights of migrants world over this as disruptions.” rations of people,” he said. to deposit the lord's funds in a private interest. TTD's cash deposits in the banks crossed 12,000 residence.” but are opposed to India giving “People who project them- “For us, nation-building is not bank. Shree Jagannath Temple “The SJTA should immediately crore in April last year. The board recently projected Another ED official, also citizenship to persecuted selves as the messiah of gender about development, good gov- Administration (SJTA) and the take up the matter with the RBI and Rs 706 crore income from interest on deposits for 2020- related to the probe said the minorities of neighbouring justice are against triple talaq ernance, and convenience but Temple's Managing Committee ensure that the money is safe,” 21. agency has issued LOC against nations. law,” he said. “People who talk about our conviction - convic- should be held responsible for the Mohanty said.The law minister last The body that governs the shrine last week Kapoor, so that the does not This gang talks of the pro- of justice don't hesitate to ques- tion to do the right things, the uncertainty,” said Jagannath Sena month told the assembly that of the approved a budget of 3,309 crore. The income from leaves the country. The copy of tecting the Constitution but tion the intention of the high- conviction to break the status convenor Priyadarshi Patnaik. lord's total 626.44 crore, 592 crore deposits is the second highest source of income after the LOC has been sent to the opposes the removal of tem- est court of the land when one quo.” PTI He said a complaint was filed at was kept in Yes Bank. PTI offerings made by the pilgrims (1,313 crore). airport's with details of his passport. The ED's action comes a day after the RBI superseded ) & the Yes Bank board for 30 days and appointed an administra- 01 . tor, putting a cap of 50,000 on P "" withdrawal by account holders day ahead of Shiv Sena for a month. Apresident and Chief the angry reactions from dif- activists had on Thursday after- visited Ayodhya. On June 16, The RBI said that the Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s ferent quarters, late Bala saheb noon left from Mumbai’s 2019 year after the Lok Sabha bank's board was superseded visit to Ayodhya, the Shiv Sena had stuck to his stand. No one Lokmanya Tilak Terminus polls, he once again visited “owing to serious deterioration on Friday reiterated its demand can forget the stand taken by (LTT) to the temple town in Ayodhya and offered prayers at in the financial position of the for representation on the 15- late Balasaheb then and the Uttar Pradesh. the makeshift Ram Lalla bank”. Former SBI CFO member autonomous trust set contribution of thousands of Uddhav’s visit is being seen shrine. Prashant Kumar was appoint- for the construction of Ram Shiv Sainiks in the prolonged as attempt to send a message The stand taken by Sarnaik ed as administrator of Yes Bank. temple at Lord Ram’s birthplace agitation for Ram temple,” across to the Sena cadres as well is line with the stand taken by Yes Bank has over 1,000 of Lord Ram in Uttar Sarnaik wrote. the Opposition BJP that the the Shiv Sena in an editorial branches and 1,800-plus ATMs Pradesh. Sarnaik went onto urge there is no erosion in his party’s published in its official mouth- across the country which are In a letter written to Prime the Prime Minister to nominate Hindutva credentials even after piecre “Saamana” which that under severe stress after the cri- Minister Narendra Modi on the a fervent “Ram bakt” from the forming a government with the then to-be appointed tem- sis erupted last night. eve of Uddhav’s visit to Shiv Sainik as member on the “secular” Congress and NCP. ple trust should have repre- Earlier in the day, Union Ayodhya, senior Shiv Sena Ram temple construction trust Uddhav, who had sentation of all the organisa- Finance Minister Nirmala leader and MLA Pratap Sarnaik formed by the Centre. announced after the Supreme tions which campaigned for the Sitharaman said that the bank said: “The Union Government Uddhav is visiting Ayodhya Court verdict in the Ayoidhya temple construction, if it is an was put under watch since recently announced the for- on Saturday on the occasion of dispute case that he would go “autonomous body”. 2017 and developments relating mation of a 15-member trust to Shiv Sena-headed Maha Vikas once again Ayodhya on The Shiv Sena, which had to it were being monitored on undertake the work of con- Aghadi government complet- November 24, 2019, had post- long campaigned for the tem- a day-to-day basis. “Since 2017, > ) @ A ! 6 1# struction of a Ram temple at ing the 100 days in office. poned his visit then, owing to ple construction, said that it the central bank noticed gov- Ayodhya. We regret that you As per the schedule drawn the impasse in the govern- was active in the campaign for ernance issues and weak regu- have chosen to ignore the con- up by the ruling Shiv Sena, ment formation in the state. temple construction from day latory compliance at Yes Bank, tribution of the Shiv Sena in the Uddhav – along with Shiva The public perception was that one. besides wrong asset classifica- () campaign for the construction Sainiks –will have darshan of the Sena would soft-peddle its “The BJP itself had then tion and risky credit decisions,” of Ram Temple at Ayodhya” Lord Shriram on Saturday Hindutva agenda as long as it admitted that the Shiv Sainiks the Finance Minister said. “You will recall that after afternoon. He will perform is running the government in landed hammers on the Babri The bank took many risky the Babri Masjid was demol- Aarati on the ghats of Sarayu the state with the Congress and (mosque) and the (then) Shiv credit decisions, and the RBI ished in 1992, late Balasaheb river in the evening. NCP. Sena chief (late Bal Thackeray) had advised change in man- /00 0; * Thackeray had taken respon- Ahead of chief minister It may be recalled that said he was proud of the Shiv agement, she said, adding such sibility for the development. Uddhav Thackeray’s visit to Uddhav had on November 25, Sainiks who brought down the decisions were taken in the His stand had sparked a con- Ayodhya on Saturday, a special 2018 – along with his wife Babri,” the editorial had interest of the bank's ,09(:* registered against the accused to light that UPPCL employees’ troversy in the country. Despite train carrying Shiv Sena Rashmi and son Aditya, had averred. health. IANS under sections 409, 420, 467, PF trust had deposited the ore trouble is in store for 468 and 471 of the Indian provident fund money in the Msome senior officials of Penal Code at Hazratganj DHFL, a company which was > 0""O :1 Uttar Pradesh Power police station had been trans- in deep trouble after facing sev- Corporation Limited (UPPCL) ferred to the CBI police station eral scam charges. as after waiting for over four on Thursday. On the same day, the inves- Lucknow: Authorities here in the posters have said they erty of the accused will be con- granted bail. “We are not months, the Central Bureau of As per the fresh FIR of the tigation was recommended to put up roadside banners with will go to court over the “pub- fiscated if they fail to pay the absconding,” she said, adding Investigation (CBI) has finally CBI, lodged on behalf of CBI the CBI but the EOW was photographs of people asked to lic humiliation” when the compensation. that they have appeared before decided to take over probe Anti-Corruption Bureau’s asked to continue with the pay compensation for damage charges against them are yet to Activist-politician Sadaf the court and police whenev- = into the 4,122 crore scam in Superintendent of Police probe till the central agency to public property during anti- be proved. Jafar, who is among those er asked. which provident fund money Raghavendra Vatsa, CBI-ACB took over the probe. CAA protests, triggering out- A government spokesman whose photo appears on the “Why are we being target- of the power employees was inspector Sabhajeet Chauhan In the EOW investigation, rage among those being said the posters have been up posters, termed the move ed like this? Did they put up invested in the tainted Dewan will be the investigating officer it was found that share brokers “named and shamed”. on the chief minister's directive unethical and vowed to take posters of Vijay Mallya and Jalpaiguri (WB): A part-time Housing Finance Corporation in the case. were involved in the scam The banners came up at at important intersections, legal recourse. Nirav Modi at all airports? teacher of an Industrial (DHFL). The CBI investigating offi- along with some senior UPPCL major road crossings in including the main crossing in “How can we be publicly Had they done it they would Training Institute (ITI) in West The UP Government had cer would take all the docu- officials. On the other hand, the Lucknow late on Thursday the busy Hazratganj area and in humiliated for something that have not fled with the country's Bengal's Jalpaiguri district is sent a letter to the CBI on ments of the case from the Enforcement Directorate had night on the directions of Chief front of the Assembly has not yet been proved in wealth,” she said, referring to suspected to have committed November 2, 2019, asking the EOW in a day or two, sources also started investigation in the Minister Yogi Adityanath, an building. court,” she said. the two absconding business- suicide allegedly due to fre- central agency to take over the said. The EOW has already alleged money laundering of official said. The spokesman said the “This is not Afghanistan. men. Former IPS officer, S R quent salary cuts, police said on investigation of the power arrested 17 accused, including UPPCL employees’ provident They bear photographs, people on the posters are those Legal issues cannot be brought Darapuri claimed that the Friday. employees’ PF scam from the UPPCL’s former Managing fund which was parked with names and addresses of those who had damaged public prop- into public like this. Our bail move is illegal. “Our life, Twenty eight-year-old Economic Offences Wing Director AP Mishra, and all are DHFL. The EOW investigation accused of vandalism during erty under the pretext of order says there is no adequate property and freedom have Abhrajyoti Biswas, a resident of (EOW) of UP Police. in judicial custody at present. report said that Rs 4,122 crore protests in December against protests, and notices have evidence against us,” Jafar told been put in jeopardy by putting Siliguri, was found hanging in Official sources here on The government had was parked with DHFL the Citizenship Amendment already been issued seeking PTI. up these posters and our rep- one of the rooms of the ITI on Friday confirmed that the lodged a FIR on November 2, between March 2017 and Act. compensation from them. She was arrested after the utation has been damaged,” Thursday, a police officer EOW case (number 540/2019) 2019 in the scam after it came December 2018. Some activists who figure The posters say that prop- violence in Lucknow and later he said. PTI said. Colleagues of Biswas have alleged that he was depressed over the frequent slashing of his !!::: salary by ITI Principal Ranbir Singh over minor pretexts, he From Page 1 moters sold down their shares said. “The instruments qualify- in September last year. From Page 1 further treatment. 3,415 deaths. The ITI teachers staged a ing as additional tier-1 capital, Investigating agencies also saw Besides, 16 members of a Two cases reported to Authorities are screening demonstration inside the prin- issued by Yes Bank under “malpractices of some of their tourist group from Italy and Northern Railway Central international travelers at 30 air- cipal's office after the body of Basel-III framework, shall chairman and top-order peo- their Indian guide have been Hospital (NRCH) casualty ports and have already tested Biswas was found and have stand written down perma- ple,” she said without elaborat- found infected by the virus. ward on March 5, in whom more than 3,500 samples while From Page 1 rain and snowfall on March 7. decided to boycott classes on nently, in full, with effect from ing. While one Italian man and there was a history of cough the Indian Army is preparing According to Srivastava, The situation will remain the Friday in protest against their the appointed date,” said Sitharaman said the failure his wife are being treated at and fever. Since they had trav- at least five large-scale quar- Delhi and the National Capital same on March 8. colleague's death, sources experts. of attempts to get new equity Jaipur’s SMS hospital, 14 mem- elled abroad recently, they have antine centres. Region (NCR), and parts of the The IMD said scattered to said. As chaos prevailed on infusion and the resignation of bers of the group and their been sent to RML Following the increase in northern plains could see fairly widespread rainm, thun- The deceased's colleagues Friday regarding the future of the chairman of the audit com- Indian guide, who were quar- Hospital. load of screening samples from thunderstorms and gusty winds dershowers could also occur have claimed that to avoid Yes Bank, its shares came under mittee of the bank in January antined at the ITBP camp in They are, however, yet to suspected cases with symp- till Saturday. over northeastern States salary cut, despite suffering massive selling pressure, plung- this year led to things getting Chhawla, have been admitted be confirmed for COVID-19, toms and travel history to the Scientists are expecting it to (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, from typhoid, Biswas had ing 56 per cent at close as serious. “I have asked the RBI to the Medanta hospital in said Dr Anand E Barla, affected countries, the Indian be one of the most intense Meghalaya and Nagaland, recently attended work for sev- investors deserted the counter. now to go into assessing what Gurgaon. nodal officer, ACHD/medi- Council of medical Research western disturbances seen so Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura) eral days while still on saline During the trade, it nosedived actually has caused this diffi- Health Minister Harsh cine/NRCH in a statement (ICMR) has far this year, and added that it between March 7 and 8. drip, the officer said. PTI 84.93 per cent to Rs 5.55 --- its culty in Yes Bank and also Vardhan said that the here on Friday. commissioned 51 laboratories will bring widespread snowfall Also, the IMD predicted 52-week low. Moody’s Investors clearly identify the role played Government is in discussions Till date, nearly 29,000 for COVID-19 testing in the to the hills and rain to the rain and thunderstorm in Service on Friday downgraded by various individuals in the with Iranian authorities and a people have been put under country. In addition, NCDC plains. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Yes Bank Ltd’s rating to Caa3 problems --- in creating and ferry flight, carrying around surveillance, Harsh Vardhan Delhi is also engaged in testing The western disturbance is interior Karnataka, Kerala, from B2, saying, “The ratings not so comprehensively 300 swabs of Indians suspect- said after holding a meeting in its 57 laboratories which currently over south-west interior Maharashtra and remain under review, with the addressing the problem,” she ed to have coronavirus infec- here to review preparedness for have an operational Real-Time Afghanistan. Under its influ- Madhya Pradesh mainly direction uncertain.” said. Sitharaman said the RBI tion, from Tehran is coming to managing coronavirus out- PCR platform, said a statement ence, an induced low pressure between March 7 and 8. Addressing a press confer- has also been asked to act so the national Capital. break and stressed on the here from the area has formed over south- Western disturbances are ence here, Sitharaman said the that the due process of law The plane, to be operated importance of states keeping ICMR. west Rajasthan. storms that originate over the ◆ CHANGE OF NAME ◆ RBI had been since 2017 close- takes its course with a sense of by Iran’s Mahan Air, would not quarantine facilities, isolation Additionally, 56 In addition, there is high Mediterranean region and ly scrutinising Yes Bank where urgency. have any passengers and wards and testing labs in active DHR/ICMR VRDLs and 1 moisture feeding from Arabian which typically hit India in I, Sindumol Sreedharan, “it noticed governance issues of “The Government is com- Iranians in India would be readiness. facility at Leh have been des- Sea at lower and mid tropos- winter, bringing rain. D/o Sreedharan Nair, R/o serious concern, weak compli- mitted to ensure the depositors’ taken back in its return journey. The coronavirus, which ignated to facilitate sample col- pheric levels over north-west According to the IMD, 22 A275/24, Gulab Bagh, ance, and wrong asset classifi- interest is completely safe- The Government said a 13- can cause respiratory illness lection through government India. Due to it, Jammu & western disturbances have cation together with risky cred- guarded and also RBI to ensure member group of tourists from that can lead to pneumonia, health authorities. Kashmir and Ladakh, occurred this year. Nawada, New Delhi-59, it decisions”. Upon getting clear that due process of law is set to Italy are under scanner after emerged in the central Chinese Their role is to provide col- Himachal Pradesh, parts of Bhartiya Kisan Union have changed my name to indications, the RBI took con- roll with a sense of urgency so they reached Amritsar for city of Wuhan late last year. lection material (swabs & viral north Chhattisgarh, Bihar, (Ekta Ugrahan) general secre- Sindumol Hari Kumar after crete steps including changing that we should find out that being possible carriers of coro- But it has now spread in transport media) and facilitate Jharkhand, north Odisha and tary Sukhdev Singh said rains marriage for all future pur- the CEO in 2018 and asking who led to this problem of this navirus while two employees of numerous countries. Globally, transport of samples to the west Bengal, Sikkim and are not good at this stage and promoter to let go of their size and magnitude in Yes the Northern Railways have there have been more than nearest testing laboratory, said Uttarakhand will witness fair- it will certainly affect yield of poses. shares, she said, adding pro- Bank,” she said. been sent to RML hospital for 100,598 cases and more than the statement. ly widespread to widespread wheat crop. PD(8839)A !"#$#$ 9 %
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The ceremony will ed places, refrain from all non- oratories. expressed their desire to global concern over the The paramilitary forces’ scheduled for celebrations on be conducted without specta- essential foreign travel and Service personnel will participate; and in def- he Central paramilitary pandemic. strength is about 10 lakh and March 10. tors,” a senior BSF official said. said it will set up five camps for be encouraged to utilise erence to this inter- Tforces like the CRPF and For its part, the CISF has includes the Central Reserve This is the third straight As for the CISF, its main coronavirus screening. These shopping complex facil- est, the Indian the BSF have decided to call off postponed its anniversary Police Force (CRPF), the year that these forces will not event entailed a mega parade camps will come up at ities within the canton- Navy looks for- official events to celebrate Holi parade and related celebra- Border Security Force (BSF), be celebrating Holi on an offi- and martial drills display, Suratgarh, Jaisalmer, ments, military stations ward toward in the wake of the Coronavirus tions scheduled for next week the Central Industrial Security cial level. involving thousands of troops Secunderabad, Chennai and and avoid visits to crowd- scheduling MILAN scare. The BSF has also decid- across the country. In a similar Force (CISF), the Indo-Tibetan In 2018, the celebrations and their families, was to take Kolkatta besides one quaran- ed areas like movie halls at a later convenient ed to hold the beating retreat move, the CRPF has also post- Border Police (ITBP) force, were called off after 25 CRPF place on March 13 at a CISF tine facility already functioning and shopping malls, officials date. ceremony at Attari border poned an event scheduled to be the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel were killed in a camp in Ghaziabad near here at Manesar near Gurugram. added. held at the India Gate in the and the National Security Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh’s to mark the 51st raising day of The new camps will cater to at These advisories come two national capital to mark the Guards besides Assam Rifles. Sukma district and last year. the Force. least 1,500 people, officials days after the Navy postponed International Women’s Day on They function under the oper- Likewise, the festivities were All the formations of the said here. MILAN-2020- a multilateral March 8. With these cancella- ational command of the Union cancelled in order to express force in the country also hold As regards instructions to naval exercise scheduled to be tions, the CRPF anniversary Home Ministry. solidarity with the 40 CRPF various events to mark the day its troops in all formations conducted from March 18 to 28 parade scheduled to be held “No Holi Milan celebra- personnel who were killed in in scaled down manner. about precautions, they said at Visakhapatnam taking into later this month in Gurgaon tions to be organised in CRPF the Pulwama terror attack in “The CISF day parade in following various advisories consideration the safety of all remains uncertain. in view of the threat of Novel Jammu and Kashmir on Ghaziabad and related events by the Government on participants and travel restric- The paramilitary forces Corona Virus (COVID-19). It February 14 last year. to be held all across the coun- COVID-19, the Army head- tions imposed by the spread of engaged in a variety of internal is also desirable to avoid mass “As per the government try on March 13 have been quarters has issued detailed COVID-19. More than 40 security roles and border public gatherings and congre- guidelines to counter COVID- postponed in view of the instructions with respect to countries were scheduled to guarding duties have issued gations,” reads an advisory 19, congregations are to be Coronavirus scare,” a senior preparations and emergency take part in the exercise held directives to cancel events to issued by CRPF headquarters avoided, hence visitors/specta- official said, adding the move response in tackling the virus. every two years in India. collectively celebrate Holi at to its field formations on tors to the Beating Retreat cer- comes following instructions The latest advisory Informing about the post- their formation across the Thursday. emony at Attari will not be from the Union Home includes detailed instructions Ministry. for actions at various military An order issued by the stations, Army formations and paramilitary force said the Service hospitals. “Local mil- ( #" #) $( %"#! 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The other day...The ignoring this,” he said. he Centre on Friday exempted all its employ- through the Aadhaar-based biometric atten- the National Capital Region health information education ice President M Venkaiah Minister for Health had made Naidu said picking head- Tees from marking attendance through the dance system till March 31. “However, all employ- (NCR), with elaborate mea- and counseling activities will be VNaidu on Friday said it a detailed statement about lines is the media’s prerogative Aadhaar-based biometric system as a preventive ees are required to mark their attendance in the sures made for their stay and carried out at all military was unfair and unfortunate the steps that are being taken, and “we can’t help it...But measure to check the spread of the coronavirus. attendance register (as done prior to launch of the meals. The main event in stations. that a section of the media were taken or will be taken ignoring such a vital, impor- Instead, they will be marking their attendance man- biometric system), during this period,” the order Ghaziabad was to be presided Military hospitals were “ignored” an important debate with regard to the spread of tant aspect concerning the ually in the attendance register, according to a issued to all central government departments said. over by Union Home Minister directed to establish isolation in Rajya Sabha on the spread coronavirus...Members also people of the country that is Department of Personnel Ministry order. Though only a small number of novel coro- Amit Shah and senior officials wards and have separate Out of coronavirus. Naidu, who is gave their valuable sugges- not fair”. “It is learnt that the most common method navirus cases have been reported in the country, of the security establishment. Patient Departments (OPD) the Chairman of the Upper tions. But unfortunately sec- He expressed hope that of transmission of the virus seems to be through it is a must to take all possible preventive measures A fresh decision will be for screening of symptomatic House of Parliament, made his tions of the media, they did the media will take care in infected surfaces. Therefore, it is desirable to avoid to stop its spread, the personnel ministry said. The taken based on a review of the cases to prevent avoidable observation on the matter not focus on the important future while reporting such touching surfaces, which might be infected due total number of coronavirus cases in the country prevailing situation of the dis- transmission, officials said before taking up regular busi- issue and they were showing important issues. to human touch,” the order said. is 31, according to health ministry officials. ease, the official said. / $ " ) 0 !P E A5F ' " ()* +),-. The Lok Sabha, which has place in the House between A ' # been for last three-days func- March 2 and 5, the house was committee, chaired by Lok tioning in the absence of a informed by the Chair after the ASabha Speaker Om Birla, “hurt” Speaker Om Birla who Opposition demanded revoca- will look into the incidents that has chosen to stay away from tion of the suspension of seven took place in the House presiding the House due to the Congress MPs. ideas have destroyed India’s P " between March 2 and 5, lead- ruckus, managed to pass in The House had witnessed ()* +),-. economy,” the former Congress ing to suspension of seven between the spell of adjourn- uproarious scenes on March 2 chief said in a tweet. Yes Bank 3 + A Congress members which the ments, two Bills -- the Mineral as the Opposition demanded aking a dig at the BJP-led was placed under a moratorium ' Opposition wants to be Laws (Amendment) Bill and a discussion on Delhi riots. On TGovernment over the mora- on Thursday, with the Reserve # ! " # revoked. In the meantime the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Thursday, after papers from the torium placed on Yes Bank, the Bank of India capping deposit , & ! though, proceedings in both Code (Second Amendment) table of the Speaker were torn Congress on Friday alleged that withdrawals at the bank at Rs B? # the Houses of Parliament were Bill -- amidst continuous amidst bedlam seven Congress Prime Minister Narendra Modi 50,000 per account for a month CDE disrupted for the fifth consec- protests by the Opposition. MPs were suspended. and his “ideas” had destroyed and superseding its board. utive day on Friday due to slo- As soon as Lok Sabha On the same day an RLP the country’s economy. The “BJP has been in power for 1. ganeering by Opposition mem- assembled at 11 am, some member made some contro- party also tweeted from its six years. Their ability to govern bers seeking an immediate dis- members of the Congress and versial remarks relating to Twitter handle, saying the cus- and regulate financial institu- cussion on the riots in Delhi, other Opposition parties such cornonavirus against Congress tomers of Yes Bank were going tions stands exposed. First, it was which claimed at least 53 lives. as the DMK and the Indian Sabha, was also in the Well. He scenes, the House passed the president Sonia Gandhi and her to face tough times ahead due to PMC Bank. Now it is YES Bank. 3 ' While the Lok Sabha Union Muslim League trooped was seen picking up a book, Mineral Laws (Amendment) family members triggering a the withdrawal limits. “BJP has Is the government concerned at 1 ! - passed two Bills amidst pan- into the well of the House, seek- apparently the rule book of Bill. The chair again adjourned strong reaction from Congress. successfully managed to sink the all? Can it shirk its responsibil- ! demonium , in the Rajya Sabha ing discussion on the riots and Parliament, and showing it to the House for about 10 minutes While protesting the economy without any remorse, ity? Is there a third bank in the ! its Chairman M Venkaiah raising slogans demanding the chair. till 12.45 pm. remarks, Congress member regret or even a plan to put it line?,” Chidambaram said. & '# ! Naidu termed the turn of Home Minister Amit Shah’s As the commotion contin- When the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi pulled papers back on track,” it said. He also wondered if the events in both the Houses resignation. Many Opposition ued, Kirit Solanki, who was resumed business, it took up from the Speaker’s table and While party leader Rahul BJP-led government would con- ! & ' “unfortunate” before adjourn- members also wore black bands presiding the proceedings, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy flung them in the air. Gandhi took a jibe on the firm that YES Bank’s loan book ing the Upper House of on their arms in protest. announced adjourning the Code (Second Amendment) Gogoi, who could face a Government by his one liner on had grown under its watch from Parliament for the day barely 15 Congress leader Rahul House till 2 PM. He later Bill amidst the Opposition strict action and six other social media “No Yes Bank”, for- Rs 55,000 crore in FY 2014 to Rs ? minutes after it assembled at 11 Gandhi was among those who revised the adjournment time protests and declared as passed members were suspended from mer Finance Minister P 2,41,000 core in FY 2019. “When 3 ' am. sported black bands. However, to 12 noon. When the House before the house was adjourned the House for the remainder of Chidambaram hit out saying its overall bank credit during the Both the Houses will he did not join the members reassembled at noon, the for the day. the Budget Session. Along with “ability to govern and regulate above period grew by about 10 reassemble on March 11 after protesting in the well. protests and sloganeering by The committee, chaired by Congress, TMC, DMK and financial institutions stands per cent, how did YES BANK’s the Holi break when the dis- Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the opposition continued. Lok Sabha Speaker , will look NCP also opposed suspension exposed”. loan book grow by about 35 per ! cussion on the issue is slated. Leader of the Congress in Lok However, amidst the noisy into the incidents that took of members. “No Yes Bank. Modi and his cent?,” Chidambaram asked. " 1 & ! ' - , E " -! #) '$ " )!#$ $ #" )#! . ! New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday # 55B asked activist Harsh Mander to file response to 0 $#"% ' ( . ' O the allegations of Delhi Police that he made hate . ! speeches, including certain objectionable ()* +),-. Rather also allegedly harboured remarks against the top court during anti-CAA JeM terrorists Adil Ahmad Dar protests here. he National Investigation Agency (Pulwama suicide bomber), Sameer A Bench, comprising Chief Justice SA T(NIA) on Friday arrested two Ahmed Dar and Kamran (Pakistani) Bobde and Justices BR Gavai, made clear how- more accused persons in connection at his house a number of times in the 3 ' ever that it has not issued a contempt notice to with the 2019 Pulwama terror attack run up to the Pulwama attack. Mander on the plea of Delhi Police alleging case. The duo is alleged to have used Rather is also alleged to have O “derogatory remarks”, making insinuations the Amazon online shopping portal to facilitated shelter for the JeM terror- # against the apex court and its judges and said procure chemicals for making IEDs, ists, including the suicide bomber Adil # ! 9 @ A B & that the plea would now be heard on April 15. batteries and other accessories. Ahmed Dar and others at the house of $ - 9 & B> 19 Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave, appear- The arrested accused are Waiz ul the accused Tariq Ahmed Shah and his ! " B ing for the activist, alleged that the government Islam, 19, resident of Baghe Mehtab, daughter Insha Jan of Hakripora, ) 9 22 was trying to “brow beat” Mander and there was Srinagar and Mohammad Abbas Pulwama, who were arrested on March nothing “objectionable” and “contemptuous” in Rather, 32, of Hakripora, Pulwama. 3. The two arrested accused will be his speeches. “During initial interrogation, produced before the NIA Special “There is nothing contemptuous, dis- accused Waiz ul Islam has disclosed Court at Jammu on Saturday. ! paraging or inflammatory in his speeches”, Dave that he used his Amazon online shop- said, adding, “I am concerned that the ping account to procure chemicals for ()* +),-. ibility of the electoral system in ple entries in electoral rolls. web camera”. Government is willing to shoot the messenger, making IEDs, batteries and other the country. The EC had proposed that He, however, made it clear while not taking action against the real perpe- accessories on the directions of the n a move to bring more The committee, headed by provisions of the that voters will have to reach a trators”. At the outset, Solicitor General Tushar Pakistani JeM terrorists. He also per- Itransparency in the electoral Bhupendra Yadav, recom- Representation of the People designated venue during a pre- Mehta, appearing for Delhi Police, referred to sonally delivered the items to the JeM system, a department-related mended that the Government Act be amended to allow the decided period of time to be another speech of Mander and said its contents terrorists after procuring the incrim- Parliamentary Standing may undertake appropriate Election Commission (EC) to able to use this facility. After a are also “contemptuous”. The Bench then inating material online as a part of the Committee on Personnel, actions for the purpose of link- seek Aadhaar numbers of those voter’s identity is established by asked the top law officer to file the contents of conspiracy to carry out the Pulwama Public Grievances, Law and ing unique Aadhaar Card applying to be voters and also the system, a block chain the other speech also by filing another affidavit attack,” the NIA said in a statement. Justice has supported the number with Voter ID Card to those who are already part of enabled personalised e-ballot which can be responded to by Mander as well. Accused Mohd Abbas Rather is an Election Commission’s move to purify the electoral roll which voters’ list. paper will be generated. When old Over-Ground Worker (OGW) of link voters’ Aadhaar numbers is in larger interest of democ- On the block chain tech- the vote is cast , the ballot Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), the NIA with the electoral roll to clean ratic polity. nology, an EC official said that would be securely encrypted alleged. up data of duplicate entries. In August last year, the the concept is a “two-way elec- and a block chain hashtag (#) “Rather has disclosed that he gave The EC has also informed commission had asked the tronic voting system, in a con- will be generated. This hashtag shelter at his home to Jaish terrorist the committee that it is also Government to give it statuto- trolled environment, on white- notification would be sent to Mohd Umar (IED expert) after Umar exploring the possibility of ry backing to collect Aadhaar listed IP devices on dedicated various stakeholders, in this came to Kashmir in April-May 2018,” using block chain technology numbers of new applicants and internet lines, enabled with case—the candidates and polit- the agency said. which would enhance the cred- existing voters to check multi- biometric devices and a ical parties. !"#$#$
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The Chief and Bengal-Bhutan borders the Government has zero tol- 12-member team from our persons, including a reports of the four screening. to Thailand from February 16 Minister who a couple of days considering the fact that an erance for such activities and if ATelengana, where a patient FSri Lankan tourist, isolated persons. He had landed in Chennai to 23 and returned to the city ago attacked the Union American tourist had been any complaint is found we will has tested positive for corona here over the suspicion of hav- The four, however, are are on February 23 and reached on early Friday morning after Government for unnecessarily diagnosed with Corona infec- seize all the horded products,” virus, on Friday met Kerala ing coronavirus affliction, have yet to be discharged from the Kota on Tuesday after visiting travelling to Delhi and creating a corona scare so as to tion the Chief Minister said her the Chief Minister said adding Health Minister KK Shailaja been tested negative, isolation ward, he said, adding Jaipur, where he had stayed for Ahmedabad, too was put in divert attention from the Delhi Government was already the police have also been alert- and other officials to get a first said medical authorities on they would be discharged only a few days at his relative's isolation for screening. riots that claimed 46 lives, on screening people in the borders ed about the matter. hand knowledge about the Friday. after the hard copies of their house in Ghat Gate area, said All four suspects, howev- Friday said that her adding the district hospitals Sources in the State Health manner in which the State had Besides the 48-year-old Sri test reports reach the isolation the hospital's Chief Medical er, have been tested negative, Government was keeping a had been directed to take addi- Department also said that successfully treated and cured Lankan tourist, the three oth- unit. and Health Officer BS said Dr Meena. constant vigil on suspected tional measures wherever nec- schools and colleges have been three affected patients. ers kept in isolation in MBS Even after their discharge, Tanwar. The district's medical and Corona affected cases adding essary. issued advisories against large The Minister said many states Hospital here to check if they the Kota residents would be A 36-year-old Kota resi- health department, meanwhile, the Government had issued “The hospitals have been congregations had evinced interest in the have any symptom of Covid-19 asked to stay in isolation at dent, who had returned to has stepped up measures to necessary advisories to the kept ready with isolation wards Meanwhile, nine suspect- Kerala model to treat the afflictions, were Kota natives, their homes, said Dr Meena. India from Malaysia on tackle the situation amid the authorities concerned. and rapid action teams have ed patients had been admitted virus. including a couple, who Dr Meena, however, did ot February 23, too was put in iso- inflow of foreign tourists ahead “We want to tell the people been formed to respond quick- to the Beleghata Infectious Shailaja informed them returned from foreign trips. explain what would be the fate lation at the hospital for screen- of the Holi and has turned 16 that there is no need to panic ly to any situation of emer- Diseases Hospital, sources said about the model followed by Dr CP Meena, the incharge of Sri Lankan national after his ing on Thursday when he rooms of the hospital's cubical at this point of time. Instead of gency,” Banerjee said taking adding they have been kept in the southern State and how it of a 16-room isolation ward at discharge. approached it with complaints ward into an isolation unit for panicking it is better to remain serious note of reported cases isolation wards and their had drawn up a plan to moni- the MBS Hospital to screen the The Sri Lankan tourist had of cold and cough, said Dr the screening of COVID-19-hit alert about the safety formula,” of black-marketing of face pathological samples were tor and effectively treat the suspected COVID-19-hit cases, been traced to a hotel in the city Tanwar. suspects. the Chief Minister said adding masks to prevent the being sent for tests. virus. < * ! 1 # + # ( $ C
#" #" (# #!2 E tion to the existing 3250 seats, biggest partner,” said Ahmed. government run hospitals and *)<# -)(( . said the Chief Minister on The TNHSRP costing Rs PHCs in the State would pro- Monday while laying the foun- 2857 crore, out of which the vide health services on a par ! ! #" 30 he Opposition DMK and its dation stone for Krishnagiri World Bank’s share would be Rs with the best private hospitals. " 4 Tpresident MK Stalin allege Government medical College. 1,999 crore, will see the quality Tamil Nadu will also be the first Thane: The Maharashtra Food pricing, he said. on a daily basis that Tamil Last week so the World of health care in the State goes State in the country to boast of and Drug Administration In an order issued on Nadu is the most corrupt State Bank signing a deal with the up by leaps and bounds. Once medial colleges in all the dis- Mathura: Days ahead of Holi 9897136678, 805743663 in case (FDA) has directed chemists to Thursday, FDA commissioner in India and there has been no State Government to launch the TNHSRP is in place, the tricts. celebrations, the district admin- they want to report any sus- sell coronavirus kits only on Arun Unhale said the development since the Tamil Nadu Health System State will have the best health The government -run super istration here has held a meet- pected case of coronavirus. doctors' prescription, an official Maharashtra Government and Karunanidhi-led Government Reform Programme (TNHSRP), care delivery as well as a strong speciality hospital in Chennai ing with the Indian Medical FDA had received several com- was voted out in the 2011 a mission to provide the com- management programme in has become a role model for Association (IMA) and the offi- plaints of chemists selling PPE Assembly election. Despite these mon man healthcare on a par place to deal with Non- other States in the country cials concerned to chalk out a kits and N-95 masks at prices charges, Tamil Nadu has with developed nations. “Tamil Communicable Diseases thanks to the services provid- strategy to counter the coron- higher than the MRP. emerged as a benchmark for Nadu is already a leader in (NCD) and further reduction of ed by it. “We will have more avirus threat. The FDA has also directed other States in the country in health care in India and our inequities in reproductive and such hospitals across the State,” District Magistrate chemists to sell PPE kits and sectors like healthcare and social immediate aim is to raise the child health services, said the said S Muthukrishnan, a busi- Sarvagya Ram Mishra said an masks only on doctors' pre- development during the last quality of service to global stan- chief minister. nessman based in Tirunelveli isolation ward has been set up scription, a spokesman of the nine years, say official records. dards,” said the “The immediate priority is who says that the government in case of any eventuality. FDA's Konkan division said. The State is on its way to Chief Minister while signing to improve the facilities available deserves kudos for opening “A detailed meeting with FDA officials have been become the medical capital of the Memorandum of in government hospitals and medical colleges in all the dis- IMA and officials concerned directed to inspect the stock the country. Understanding with the World primary health centres across tricts in the State. “There has was held on Thursday to chalk and storage of kits at manu- Chief Minister Edappadi Bank. the State. By 2030, we want to been a considerable increase in out a strategy,” Mishra said, facturing plants and supply Palaniswamy is busy traveling Junaid Kamal Ahmed, reduce the maternal mortality the quality of health services adding the chief medical offi- chains and penalise those who across the State to lay foundation country director, World Bank, rate to 30. Right now we have offered by the State hospitals cer of Mathura has been hoard the equipment, the order stone for the 11 medical colleges congratulated the Tamil Nadu the best maternal mortality rate since 2011. If the tempo is sus- instructed to make adequate stated. While no positive case sanctioned by the Centre to the Government for the ‘excellent’ in the country but we want to tained like this for the next one arrangements to counter the of the novel coronavirus has State in a single calendar year. health care system in the State. improve it further,” said year, the AIADMK spread of the disease. Also, Holi celebrations by said on Friday. The FDA has been detected in Maharashtra Once the new medical colleges “We hope Tamil Nadu becomes Palaniswamy. Government would be in a Chief Medical Officer Dr widows of 'Ashray Sadan' in started regulating the sale and till now, the State Government become functional, students in the light house for supporting Health Minister C strong wicket when they face the Sher Singh has advised people Vrindaban has been cancelled in storage of coronavirus kits to is taking all precautionary mea- Tamil Nadu would get an addi- health reforms across India. Vijayabhaskar said that once the electorate in 2021,” said to contact 18001805145, view of coronavirus scare. PTI prevent hoarding and over- sures. PTI tional 1650 MBBS seats in addi- Tamil Nadu is World Bank’s TNHSRP is implemented all Muthukrishnan. ! "! #$ "" %& $ '! O P
E officers of the Army. ing instructors of the Academy != -)(( . The event commenced was a visual treat. The martial with the traditional Equestrian arts performance from North undreds of spectators from Display by cadets and instruc- Eastern states choreographed Hacross the country tors of the Horse Riding Club by the Assam Regimental watched in awe as the of the Academy. The show Centre showed the audience Gentlemen and Lady cadets of stood out for the dexterous the culturtal diversity of the sub the Officers Training maneuvers made possible by a continent. Academy(OTA) Chennai gave symbiotic understanding The kaleidoscope shifted a breathtaking display of their between the steeds and the rid- focus to the sky with a team of physical and mental prowess on ers. “Those perfecting the art of Sky Warriors from the Friday at the sprawling maid- riding the stallions would Parachute Regimental Centre an of the academy, in a prelude emerge as experts in battle displaying their aerial skills of to their passing out parade tank warfare,” said an old war- . " 1 1- handling the Para Motors. The scheduled for Saturday. rior watching the well syn- 6 ultimate event was abuzz with The audience included the chronised coordination the Gatka Display showcased parents and close family mem- between men and animals. played by the cadets under- (Malayalam for warriors) like by the Martial Arts performers bers of the cadets who would This was followed by Kalari scored the fact that it is the Thatcholi Othenan and from the Sikh Light Infantry be commissioned into various Payattu, the martial art from body movement which matter Payyamvalli Chandu, fought Regimental Centre. E Hence we acceded to their find out the persons behind the branches of the Indian Army Kerala’s Malabar region.The irrespective of the kind of for their rulers till the death of Those who watched the -)(( . request and postpones the har- attack. after passing out from the performance had all ingredi- weapons deployed by the the rivals in Ankam (battle). show were fully convinced tal to Saturday,” said JS Kishore “We were shocked by the Academy. “Armed or un- ents like dance, music, warfare, enemy. The drum beats and The kinesthetic about the ability and prowess of olice officials in Coimbatore Kumar, Secretary, Hindu attack and informed the police armed, we are the best”, was the physical prowess rolled into pipes took the audience to the Gymnastics Display by the the future soldiers of the coun- Pheaved a sigh of relief as the Front. immediately. We have instruct- message given out by the future one. Some of the items dis- days when chevakars cadets and the physical train- try’s Army. Hindu Front office bearers An official of the Inter ed the community members informed them that the dawn State Intelligence Wing based not to panic and observe to dusk ‘hartal call’, which was at Coimbatore told this news- restraint. The police are prob- planned for Friday, has been paper that there were no major ing the incident,” said Abdul postponed to Saturday. The untoward incidents in the dis- Rehman, spokesman, Tamil shut down was to protest the trict over the last two days bar- Nadu Thowheed Jamaat. He attack on Madukkarai Anand, ring the attack on Anand. also ruled out the possibility of a Hindu Front leader alleged- “By and large, life is nor- the involvement of Islamists in ly by Islamic extremists on mal and the situation is fully the attack on Anand. “The Wednesday. under our control,” he Sangh Parivar is spreading all “The merchant associa- said. kind of lies against us in con- tions in Coimbatore district Though there was a petrol nection with the agitation told us that they would incur bomb attack on a mosque on against the CAA. Let the police heavy losses if the hartal is held Thursday, police sources said conclude the probe and truth on Friday, an auspicious day for the people maintained restraint will come out,” said marriage and other functions. and an investigation is on to Rehman. ( " ""8#""$ 4 *" 5"
9:,9 3 Chief Minister would later provide an adequate reply on the issue. lose on the heels of Bengal Governor However senior Minister Partho Chatterjee CJagdeep Dhankhar meeting Union Home said that there was nothing to say about the Minister Amit Shah informing about the alleged Governor because during his tenure the Raj “sorry state of affairs in the State” particularly Bhavan had turned into a BJP party office. “He regarding the “poll violence” the State Election is the most partisan Governor one has ever seen Commission on Friday announced an all-party coming to Bengal.” meeting to discuss municipal elections. Opposition Left Front asked “what new has The meeting in which two members each he reported to the Home Minister. It is all very from ten political parties will be invited is like- old news about how elections are conducted in ly to take place soon after the Holi, SEC sources Bengal.” Holding the central election commis- said adding the Commission would discuss sion a party too on how the elections are con- everything threadbare with the political parties. ducted in Bengal CPI(M) central committee The civic elections are scheduled to take member and former MP Sujan Chakrabarty said place sometime in the month of April this year. “the way the general elections in 2014 and State In what could lead to a fresh exchange of fire elections in 2016 were conducted were far dif- between Raj Bhavan and Nabanna (State ferent from how they were conducted in Secretariat) the Governor met Shah earlier met 2019. Shah telling him about the deteriorating law and Had the polls been conducted in 2016 the order situation of the State. way it was, the last year then the TMC would \The “law and order of the State is highly have lost the elections miserably.” He also disturbing to a level of internal disturbance” the accused the central commission for taking the Governor subsequently told the media to which Bengal elections seriously only because the BJP the State Government sources only said that the had a chance of winning in 2019. !"#$#$ ( $<7 < ( 80" ""4 01 . will be transferred to a ‘Green coming financial year at last 5 years, State has raised crop loans,” the DCM said. Fund ’,” Pawar 3,47,457 crore, as against the loans of 2,82,448 crore and a Pawar also announced two resenting a 9,511 crore rev- Pawar, who holds the anticipated the revenue expen- total amount of outstanding debt additional schemes— one for # Penue deficit Budget for the Finance and Planning Portfolios, diture of 3,56,968 crore. In and liabilities at the end of farmers having arrears more year 2020-21, the debt-trapped said that the Green Fund would effect, the budget indicates arev- January 2020 is 4,33,00,901 than 2 lakh in respect of prin- Maharashtra Government on be utilised by the Government enue deficit of 9,511 crore dur- crore.... The cost of infrastructure ciple and interest of crop loan / ? $+0( % G' *&+($G Friday proposed to increase the for the conservation of environ- ing the year ending March 31, projects undertaken by the State restructured crop loan taken Value Added Tax (VAT) on the ment, specifically for the projects 2021. Government is 2,78,271 crore during the period 1.4.2015 to Mumbai: Training guns at sale of Petrol and Diesel by One related to sewage disposal and Pawar attributed the decrease and the State Government has 31.3.2019 in the form of a ben- the ruling Maha Vikas rupee per litre, in addition to the waste management and such in the State’s receive receipts also to bear direct and indirect efit of Rs. 2 lakh in respect of loan Aghadi (MVA) in existing rate of VAT, a measure other projects. during 2019-20 which was esti- liability of these projects,” he said. outstanding on 30.9.2019 as one Maharashtra as it completed which will bring in an addition- The deputy chief minister mated at 3, 14,640 crore to the Among other things, Pawar time settlement and second one 100 days of formation, the al revenue of 1,800 crore to the announced a major tax conces- reduction in receipt of State said that the State Government for farmers who have regularly BJP on Friday labeled the State exchequer. sion for home buyers in the form share in central taxes by 8,543 had made a provision of 15,000 repaid up to 30.6.2020 in the Shiv Sena-led Government A day after the Economic of one per cent rebate for the next crore. crore for the much-discussed form of a maximum Rs. 50000 as as confused and one which Survey of Maharashtra estimat- two years in the Stamp Duty and Blaming the Narendra Modi loan waiver scheme “Mahatma incentive for the amount of crop stayed works the previous ed the State’s debts would rise to other related charges applicable Government for the delay in the Jotirao Phule Shetkari Karjmukti loan taken during the year 2018- dispensation had undertak- alarming 4.71,642 crore during on registration of documents in State getting GST compensa- Yojna 2019” during the year 19. en. 2019-20, Deputy Chief Minister the area of Mumbai Metropolitan tion from the Centre, Pawar 2019-20, while it had proposed On the health front, Pawar Leader of the Ajit Pawar—presenting the Region Development Authority said: “Every two months, the 7,000 crore allocation for the proposed an outlay of Rs.5,000 Opposition in the Assembly ties with the BJP and joined outside the State legislature Budget for 2020-21 in the and in the areas of Municipal State Government receives the same scheme during 2020-21, crore, of which 50 percent will be and BJP legislator Devendra hands with the NCP and the building complex in south Assembly — proposed to Corporations of Pune, Pimpri- GST compensation from the “so that the total of 22,000 Cr. set aside for medical education Fadnavis alleged MVA con- Congress, both its ideologi- Mumbai. To drive home his increase VAT on the sale of Chinchwad and Nagpur. Central Government in accor- will be available for the scheme”. like construction of new hospi- stituents Shiv Sena, the NCP cal opponents. There is point, the former chief min- Petrol and Diesel by one rupee In an effort to promote dance with the Goods and The scheme covers the short tals, revamping existing hospitals, and the Congress do not absolutely no coordination ister said the MVA first per litre over and above the industries in the state, Pawar pro- Services Tax Act, 2017. However, term crop loan taken by farmers medical colleges, buying new trust each other and that among the ruling parties. announced complete farm existing rate of VAT — to create posed to reduce the Electricity there is delay in getting GST from the nationalised banks, ambulances, etc. their government is the one Their Ministers make loan waiver, free electricity a special dedicated fund for duty on Industrial use from 9.3 compensation from Central private banks, rural banks, dis- The DCM said that an which makes announce- announcements which come up to 100 units usage and implementation various envi- per cent to 7.5 per cent of the Government to the State. As a trict co-operative banks and var- amount of Rs.1000 crore would ments only to retreat later. to their mind, while the 100 per cent scholarship, ronmental projects. consumption charges result, timely funding the expen- ious primary agricultural co- be spent on revamping all roads Shiv Sena president chief minister says nothing but later retreated. “This (additional taxation) “Due to the two tax conces- diture on development works in operative societies. “Till today, leading to major urban markets Uddhav Thackeray was such (with regard to minis- He also referred to will enrich the State exchequer by sions, it is expected that there will the State is becoming difficult”. 9,035 Cr. have been transferred in all cities in the state, and sworn-in as chief minister on ters announcements) has Minority Affairs Minister an additional rupees 1800 Crores be yearly revenue shortfall of Pawar said that his govern- to the accounts of 13.85 lakh Rs.1,300 crore for higher and November 28, 2019, along been decided. Nawab Malik announcing per annum. The Government around rupees 2500 crore,” he ment was bearing direct and farmers. The remaining amount technical education. with six Ministers. It is a Government giving 5 per cent quota to will create a special dedicated said. indirect liability of loans raised will be transferred to the Pawar said a whopping The three-party which just makes announce- Muslims, while Thackeray fund called ‘ Green Fund ’ and The Budget estimates pre- by the previous Devendra accounts of the eligible farmers 500,000 solar power pumps Government was formed ments and then retreats on it saying no decision has been the additional collection of Value sented by Pawar for 2020-21 peg Fadnavis dispensation during before the kharif season 2020, so would be distributed to farmers after the Shiv Sena snapped later, Fadnavis told reporters taken yet on the issue. PTI Added Tax from proposed levy the revenue receipts during the the last five years. “During the that they will be eligible for new in the next five years. ?( & * G " + + Q?& = $ R )) (* 4 ()* +),-. 01 . “Equality between women said: “Women have made enor- and men is a fundamental aim mous contributions in sci- mid the n a novel initiative under- of the Swedish feminist foreign ences, politics and social Aongoing Itaken in the run-up to the policy. Through WikiGap, empowerment and continue friction Women’s Day 2020, a WikiGap Sweden aims to bridge the to do so. Yet the recognition for between him edit-a-thon is being organised gender gap on Wikipedia. Since these women is not as wide- and Chief at IIT Bombay as a step towards young citizens are decision- spread as it should be. Today, Minister making a more gender-equal makers of tomorrow, they have Wikipedia is one of the most Mamata Wikipedia, a more gender- been the focus for this initia- widely used online tools. 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GAP at IIT Bombay in part- tive to strengthen women's Governor The “WikiGap edit-a-thon” nership with WikiMedia India rights, resources and repre- Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday Dhankar said during his – hosted jointly by the and Idobro,” Bjorn Holmgren, sentation online and IIT met Union Home Minister tenure so far, he has noticed Consulate General of Sweden, Consul, Consulate General of Bombay is delighted to be a Amit Shah here. “I have availed issues of law and order in the Mumbai will be hosting a Sweden, Mumbai said part of this initiative together this opportunity to apprise the State which were highly dis- WikiGap edit-a-thon at IIT “The theme is in line with with the Consulate General of Union Home Minister of var- turbing and antithetical to Bombay in association with Sweden’s Tekla initiative that Sweden in Mumbai and Idobro ious issues of serious concern democracy. WikiMedia India, Idobro encourages young women to Impact Solutions.” touching upon the governance “I have been to various Impact Solutions, Centre for take up STEM sciences. IIT Karon Shaiva, Managing in the State. I discussed with parts of the State and have got Policy Studies and several Bombay, being a leading Director, Idobro Impact him a variety of issues,” reports from several areas of departments from IIT Bombay Science university globally, is Solutions said, “Idobro and Dhankar told reporters here. severe political victimisation by – got off to a start on Friday, an ideal partner for WikiGap,” Rise Infinity Foundation seeks The meeting complex the police. False cases against with an introductory and tech- Holmgren to co-create solutions by bring- comes a within a week of innocent people have been nical session on March 6th. The Rahul Deshmukh, ing the 4 key stakeholders Shah's visit to Kolkata. At a rally filed based on political con- event will conclude on March President of WikiMedia India together - Government, in the city, the Union minister siderations. 9. said, “Currently, Wikipedia is Academia, Industry and Civil had expressed “anguish” over “I have apprised the Home “Women’s representation available in 301 languages, of Society. International Women’s the law and order situation in Minister of the various areas in on Wikipedia is quite low com- which the English edition is the Day helps to increase the West Bengal. the State that call for the atten- pared to that of men. Globally, largest with over 5.8 million awareness around women However, coming out from tion of the Central there are 4 times more articles articles. The female (47%) to issues and the gaps that exist in Home Minister's office in Government in the interest of about men than women on male readership ratio (53%) is society at multiple levels.” Parliament complex, Dhankar the people,” he said Wikipedia. Nine out of 10 approximately the same. Prof. Shishir Jha, Professor avoided a volley of questions of Dhankar said no action has Wikipedia editors are men,” an However, only 16% females and Head of Department, media about his appraisal of the been taken against those who IIT-B spokesperson said. convert themselves to editors. Centre for Policy Studies said, law and order situation in the accosted him at Jadavpur WikiGap is a global initia- To bridge this gap, several ini- “Our world views are shaped by state. “I had myself sought this University and University of tive that aims to take a step tiatives have been undertaken our daily experiences, which in meeting. 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()* +),-. Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Director General Tony rasar Bharati CEO Shashi Hall. PShekhar Vempati has “As a fellow public broad- turned down an invitation caster of global repute, it is dis- from the BBC to attend an maying that the BBC has filed awards function for Indian such a singularly one-sided sportswomen, citing the version of the incidents of vio- British broadcaster's “one- lence in Delhi which rather sided” reporting on the Delhi than help break the cycle of violence. violence has only contributed Vempati had been invited to further vitiating the atmos- for the BBC's Indian phere while insinuating the Sportswoman of the Year brave men and women in awards ceremony due to be uniform who are charged with held in New Delhi on the onerous responsibility of March 8. maintaining law and order,” he “I must respectfully wrote in the letter dated March decline the invitation in view 4. In the said report certain of the recent coverage of the visuals have been shown of the BBC of certain incidents of Delhi Police without context to violence in Delhi,” Vempati insinuate communal behav- said in his letter to British iour, he added. !"#$#$ ) 5( #"!5 #$ ! / 23+ / / .<.=1 3>.< -/ > & R 4 * "" 7" " "4!>" " # .:$ < ( " ! / ) $ ( 0 # H ( C @ 0 ( ( 0 ( ; ** A ( S he clutch of recent develop- < # ) ments centred round the % @ protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the 4 stomach-turning communal riotingT in north-east Delhi raises a couple DE of fundamental questions: Have India’s pol- itics and politicians failed the country? % P Q " What is the future of politics in the coun- 0 try? The questions are relevant given the ( ( Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) claim that its victory in the recent Delhi Assembly elec- 4 $ tions heralds the advent of a new kind of politics in the country — kaam ki rajneeti <; or the politics of work. AAP’s work in improving schools, 1<2 ( healthcare services in the form of mohalla 0 (neighbourhood) clinics, providing up to 20,000 litres of water free to each household and drastically reducing electricity bills has " * % ( brought it 62 out of the 70 seats in the Delhi ( Legislative Assembly. Nevertheless, the S < conduct of its leaders and legislators dur- ing the recent communal riots in Delhi has P0 3Q launched a thousand arguments. Two things require attention. The first is their claim that they are not responsible for the Delhi Police’s abysmal performance visiting affected areas when vio- people but were now put to use One must go beyond kaam - P Q as the force is controlled by the Union Home lence is raging; nor does it make during the riots. The other pos- ki rajneeti for this to happen. 3 ( Ministry. The second is their overwhelming- up for failure to do so. sibility is that they have achieved Work gets done in a political, 0 ly perceived absence from the scenes of vio- Had they been present, AAP a level of spiritual elevation that economic, social and cultural # lence. Both require critical examination. leaders might have confronted enables a person to leave his/her environment and a moral uni- As to the first claim, the fact is that the the mobs with their followers corporal body behind and tra- verse. It will not benefit the peo- (< B $ S Union Home Ministry directly controls the and halted them in their tracks. verse the cosmos in his/her ple if a Government prioritises Delhi Police. The question of the latter’s If groups of common people in ,.1)3; *.,, invisible astral self. Only they did crony capitalist interests; liber- # as well as the Delhi Government’s respec- some localities could do it and (:3 1) ) ,.')+ not travel millions of light years ty will not be realised on the tive roles, however, comes up in the con- save lives, homes and places of in seconds to explore distant ground if sections remain in eco- ( P Q P Q ( text of preventing and/or controlling vio- worship, there is no reason why :( 3-) ":0(+ galaxies but visit riot-torn areas nomic bondage and/or suffer >7 lence. While police action is critical in the they could not do so. AAP . ')3.:(' offering solace in subsonic voic- discrimination. One would need $ $ matter, the fact is that the police act in a spokespersons have waxed es that most people did not hear. a philosophy of freedom based social, political and administrative context indignant on television and else- ) .( .( Of course, as invisible as on compassion, humanity and a 4 and the Delhi Government might have where, saying that their MLAs ):(:. them were leaders of most other commitment to liberty, cradling 4 been able to compel it to act even though and leaders were very much on political parties. Did they also a programme to further social @ 3 ; ( the Union Home Ministry controlled it. the ground, forming peace com- 1:(+ ") (+/: have the invisibility pill and the and economic justice and India’s The presence of Chief Minister Arvind mittees, asking people not to '0) capacity for travelling in their cultural and religious diversity, A Kejriwal and AAP Ministers and leaders resort to violence, providing astral bodies and speaking sub- to realise the goals of the 0 S in troubled areas might, for example, have relief and solace to the discon- +.'..( 3.:( sonically? Whatever the reason, Constitution. Also, one would " S ( put policemen on the ground under pres- solate and those rendered des- their invisibility shockingly need money to build up such a sure to act, particularly if the netas had titute. Since one does not want :() *:0,+ ())+ underlines their lack of concern political formation. Corporate < 0 A < stepped forward and confronted the mobs. to believe that what they were -.,:':-; : for the people and political iner- entities would not provide it; ( ( Otherwise, the men and women in uni- saying was not true, and given ))+: 1 ')+ tia. All this leads us to the sen- they would bet on parties in 40! ( form would have been held responsible if that the overwhelming majori- timent whose relevance has not power. One would have to anything had happened to them. ty of the people seem to hold :( : ''.:(# been withered by the years — depend on crowd-funding, 0 # ( Chief Minister Kejriwal visited the hos- that AAP leaders were conspic- politicians and political parties in which will not be easy. Finally, . pitals. He also visited some of the riot- affect- uous by their absence, one can -0 (.3; (+ India have failed the people. the architects of such a move- ed areas along with Deputy Chief Minister only conclude that they were :.3)(3 3: This lack of faith in politi- ment must have the wisdom to Manish Sisodia. But that was after the vio- present but not visible. cians and parties has clearly led keep their ambitions on hold lence had more or less subsided. He had also This writer can only specu- ,.1)3; : to spontaneous protests like the and weave an intricate tapestry called for curfew to be imposed and the late on how this could have hap- ) ,.'.(" Shaheen Bagh sit-in and meet- of plural relationships to make 3 deployment of the Army besides announc- pened. One possibility is that ings, rallies and processions by a nation-wide political structure ing a slew of measures, including the pay- those in the higher echelons of ": ,' : 3-) students’ and citizens against the possible. But then, as Victor ? ! * R @ * ment of various amounts of compensation, AAPs hierarchy have received :('3.303.:( Citizenship Act. The question is Hugo said, “Nothing is as pow- ranging from 10 lakh to the kin of those pills that make them invisible for whether the development would erful as an idea whose time has !" :.( "6 killed to 25,000 for each rickshaw destroyed. pre-determined periods. These prove ephemeral or the protests come.” Has the time come for a * All this, however, is what any Government might have been originally given would coalesce, widen their new and very different political P Q is expected to do in the aftermath of a seri- to them to inspect unseen the concerns and transmogrify formation in India? ) ous communal riot and the AAP effectiveness of the themselves into a new political (The writer is Consultant # ( Government should have been seriously Government’s delivery systems formation with a well-defined Editor, The Pioneer, and an ( ( remiss if it had not. Neither is it the same as on facilities provided to the ideology and programme. author) P ( Q # + , - . * - . 3 1& ! ( . . ! 3 " '# . ( : ! A O ! . 0 1!.02 # A@ .'# # ! ( 3 4 $ 3 S ) ; 1 . H ! 5 ( - . ' #($*% '% # !,(%!*G( #-* *(%# *-#(( !$# 4 0 ( K < ( K. 9 K' @ K ! ! 5 (( 3 5 + on the masses. The fourth estate, 3 5 ! 5 ( with its alarmist coverage about the “progressive onslaught” of the 5 ! 5 5 Sir — A group of 190 economists # L1 M J EK rampaging virus, has only made and scientists has appealed to the * ' . L people more apprehensive. ( 6778 3 # ( Government to delink Census 3 1 . O J1.K >6DB ! Pachu Menon - . ( 2021 from the National # A Margao # - . ! Population Register (NPR) exer- # cise, saying there are apprehen- O ! !M O ! A 5 S 9 sions that it could be used to 5 : determine citizenship and that 1 O S linking the two is a violation of ! ! : # Sir — In view of the spread of the Census Act. " Coronavirus, as responsible citi- ; 0 ( Their concern is valid. Ever zens, we must forego the joys of since the passage of the . ! A partaking in the mass participa- . $ 3 < .S Citizenship Amendment Act 1 # ' A tory festival of Holi this year. A 3 " # # % < . (CAA), which led to widespread Experts across the world have protests across the country, an air ! ! . advised to reduce mass gatherings # !.0 " - of suspicion is hanging heavy K A ! ! # to avoid the spread of COVID-19. .S 67=> 0 about the NPR being a precursor # ! * A Even the world’s greatest sporting ( to the National Register of ! # A mega-event, the Tokyo Olympics, Citizens (NRC). This has even # ! could be postponed until later this " ? < S - . hampered the house-to-house 3 *( #! year. Nevertheless, it’s good that (( # enumeration exercises. Field ! the Government is screening @ investigators of the National passengers flying into the coun- Sample Survey have faced stiff try. But the screening process " # resistance in many parts of the implications for policy-making ing and triggered panic across the must not be slippery. The likeli- country. Instances abound where and statistical data, too. In such country, it is the manner in hood of several infected passen- # !.0 they have either been attacked or a scenario, the Government must which the administration has gers slipping through the airport threatened by the people. Some pay heed to the letter and sus- Sir — With reports of at least 30 been going about dispelling fears is high. Tracing those who have A . 0 . ( have even shut the door on their pend the NPR process for the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in in the minds of countrymen that fallen ill is important. 0 4 faces. moment until people’s trust in the India, it is time the nation woke has added to the confusion. 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P who eloped with her lover, got sold by him to a broth- Q # el in Pune and subsequently managed to escape after * B 1*B2 three failed attempts. # S 877 0 # # % Far from finding respite, Nilofer found herself % S incarcerated in a shelter home for “rehabilitation” where she was told to learn bookbinding, tailoring, ., 3 # 1 2 * )1)' * *B knitting and basic computer skills so that she could find a job after she went back home. 1),.)<) 3- 3 $ G % " @ ( When she returned home after non-governmen- :)-)('.<) A tal organisations (NGOs) and the shelter home set , * " .('3 be met through prostitution of women or 2 ! her free on the Government’s order, she found that 3 .9.(" trans-women). And in these ideological ! $ H $ her battle for rehabilitation had just begun. For her and political battles are left out people like 0'3 1) 3 D ( A 4 family, Nilofer was a source of endless shame and .(,0'.<) Nilofer, Rajeev (a 28-year-old man who stigma and to make matters worse, her newly- had been trafficked from western, drought : ,, :' " # acquired skills did not bring her any employment. : 3 .9.("# prone Odisha to brick kilns in Tamil @ * While some Panchayat members and officers in pub- Nadu) and Sukma (a young girl from lic administration offices sympathised with her, oth- ."-3 : Jharkhand who had been trafficked into 3 ! : DE#5? # 76 P I IQ :)+ (+ A ers were apathetic or even stigmatising. indentured domestic labour in Delhi). Months later, she was approached by another 1:(+)+ That they never received any rehabil- A 3 (1 * S A woman, who had a past like hers. She introduced , 1:0# ')O itation services, that they are yet to - D#DD#E7? 0 # S A ( Nilofer to a survivors’ support group, which also 3 .9.(" receive compensations, that they have no >6D7 @ # (A 1 (C 2 became a band of activists fighting for their survival 3: 1)"".(" legal aid from the Legal Services Authority, . , ! EE#7>E # 0 ( and punishment of their traffickers. Today, her sup- (+ ')<.30+) that they are incarcerated in shelter : # port group is part of a federation of collectives of homes, that they have not received any 0)(3,; PDE6 ! . >6D7# A * ( survivors of human trafficking called Indian 3-)) .' treatment for depression or anxiety dis- ! >6DC Leadership Forum Against Trafficking (ILFAT). orders or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, ! # * 1 @ A J 3 D7 0,3.,..3; : # G ILFAT’s membership is 2,500 and counting as and that public health, law enforcement, more and more survivors join from Odisha, , *'# *-.- welfare and the private service providers, 3 # >6D># 3 (1 ! 5#DD5 5C 0 S 0 S # >D Jharkhand, Bengal, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil +) ,' *.3- mostly NGOs, have little accountability for : # A Nadu, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh. Other col- +.))(3 their non-responsiveness, are matters B7 >#7B# ? S # ! lectives from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and :' : relegated to conferences and workshops 3 0( : + A . Karnataka have also reached out to ILFAT after the 3 .9.(" for funders and NGOs. * 1 S organisation was written about in various newspa- 0(+) 3-) Their voices only find expression in ! . pers and online media. +.))(3 , *' news reports showing them with covered A 3 ! # What is common between them is their expe- .( '.,:' faces talking about their ordeal. They are >6D7 ( JC#D7C >B K# * rience of being promised safe and good employment, never taken on board to draft policy, mon- 1 J(1K# J5#E? CC K - being entrapped and forced into various kinds of itor its implementation and inform the DE#5? J5 BD O # labour, being physically and sexually tortured, being State about what works and what does not >6D7 . D66#666 K A intimidated and threatened into submission and even work. * ( if they found an escape, their ordeal with State pro- Therein lay the genesis of ILFAT, in tection systems or the lack of it. how survivors of trafficking came togeth- What is distinctive between them is that they er and advocated the passing of the anti- 3 * ? were trafficked into different contexts — some into Trafficking Bill. Though the Bill was brick kilns, some into bangle factories, some as agri- passed in the Lok Sabha, to the disappoint- # =7 cultural indentured labour and others forced into ment of ILFAT members, it was never = < sex work. They are young and old, women and men, tabled in the Rajya Sabha. Hence IILFAT’s # ( girls and boys, and they were mostly landless, caste- primary demand once again, as a forum L disadvantaged and of minority identities. of survivor leaders is that the comprehen- 6D S M The Government has largely remained immo- sive law like ToP Bill 2018 come back, be 1 2 # bile when it comes to anti-trafficking policies and passed and made into a law. * ( S laws. Legal reform efforts have been embroiled in ILFAT members believe that a com- controversies and the State’s attempts to get the prehensive law against trafficking must be ground. Some parliamentarians say, quite new draft Bill after meeting with ILFAT . # Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and inclusive of all forms of trafficking, right rightly, that the anti-trafficking policy must members. 67=F *B % Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018 passed lapsed in the Rajya from forced and bonded labour, sex traf- not try to curb inter-State migration. The way forward may be to take sur- Sabha. ficking to begging and servitude. Currently Others feel that focus needs to be put into vivor leaders of human trafficking as part- 0 There are diverse perspectives on how human there is a multiplicity of laws, which deals making enforcement stronger and more ners in anti- trafficking policymaking and * S ( trafficking should be looked at and addressed. For with different forms of trafficking under robust. its monitoring, not to treat them as hap- @ many, the issue is not one that can be addressed the different laws in silos. Some laws define The National Investigation Agency less victims but as people who have lived ( through the criminal justice system and requires a and penalise only one part of human traf- (NIA) Amendment Bill recently made the phenomenon and trust their wisdom 0S " structural adjustment approach. For others, anti-traf- ficking and punishment of our traffickers NIA the nodal agency to combat human and commitment for a future that is safer - ( ficking policies and laws are a guide for the State and is weakened by fragmented prosecution trafficking. The Ministry of Women and for their children, for all children. its moral guardians to aggress upon sex workers. And of this organised crime under different Child Development is working on a new (The writer is a researcher, facilitator, yet, for others, it is a crusade against traffickers, laws. 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broadly defined as, “The use of biolog- a number of countries, to be precise 16, In the meantime, US Republican It looks like a perennial affair and there highly vulnerable to BW. Thus, India ical toxins or infectious agents like bac- including major powers like Canada, Senator Bob Cotton has asserted that the are fears that the next attack during the needs to evolve and institute a exhaus- teria, virus and fungi, with the intent to Cuba, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Coronavirus originated from a high monsoon would be of greater magni- tive mechanism by harnessing both mil- kill or incapacitate humans, animals or North Korea are reportedly maintain- security laboratory in Wuhan. This tude. However, it is believed that locust itary and civil resources. In fact, the late plants as an act of war.” These are pri- ing and expanding their BW invento- claim further substantiates global fears larvae can be genetically engineered and Manohar Parrikar, the then Defence )')<.(" 3-) marily meant to cause mass casualties, ry. As per Steven Block, a bio-physicist, against Chinese designs as the country if this happens, this menace will add a Minister, cautioned the nation against (:<),O' (:<),3; infect a large number of people, natur- the US and Russia are reportedly keep- is also said to be working on gene edit- new dimensions to BW. BW and stressed that we need to be fully al resources and above all, spread panic ing frozen stocks of smallpox along with ing technology — a targetted bio- So far, there are no reports to cor- prepared against it. *# ! A among the rival armed forces. conventional bio-agents like anthrax weapon that was successfully tested in roborate that rogue elements or non- Keeping this in mind, we must cre- ! Devastating agents like Bacillus and typhus. 2018. State actors have got access to bio- ate awareness, both at the research and +1 Anthracis, Botulism and Variola are used China, under its advanced To coin a new terminology, the weapons. But one cannot sit complacent operational level. At the national level, to spread epidemics like anthrax, bioweapons programme launched a few “geo-biological” scenario is becoming because keeping in mind the current the Ministry of Home Affairs should be istory tells us that bio-agents cholera, plague and smallpox. years ago, is not only trying to gain par- alarming and of late virus outbreaks fragile global security scenario, such the nodal Ministry to oversee opera- A were restrictively used in both Mustard gas, a primitive bio-agent, ity with the US and Russia but is aggres- have become rampant. First it was the assumptions are short-lived. In the tions. Foremost, the concept of “nation- DB Hthe World Wars (WWs). was used during the WW-I, leading to sively working towards engineering Ebola in Kenya followed by the Zika meantime, a new concept, “black biol- al bio-defence” must be evolved to ! 3 However, since then, biological warfare a global outrage, which culminated in new virus spores. One may call it a coin- virus attack in Nigeria in October ogy” is doing the rounds. This is a shad- encompass threat assessment; effective # (BW) has largely been avoided and an unratified treaty banning bioweapons cidence but the sudden outbreak of 2019 and then came the Nipah virus in owy science in which organisms are surveillance and early detection, lead- though a few attempts were made by in 1925. Similarly, during WW-II, the Coronavirus, perhaps the most potent Asia, particularly Kerala. Going by the genetically engineered for the sole pur- ing to specialised treatment, including # ! some non-State actors during the Japanese allegedly used bio- agents and devastating in recent times, from suspicions over the origin of the pose of creating bio-terrorism. Keeping protective vaccines right up to the pri- ; 1970s-80s, by and large BW has been against Chinese prisoners, while the Wuhan, China in December 2019, has Coronavirus, we cannot rule out that in mind the devastating effects of BW, mary healthcare level. Bio-contain- ! kept in abeyance. But of late, covert and Russians did the same with the given credence to these claims. other countries are also engineering new there is a need to have a ratified glob- ment labs both at the national and * - clandestine research and development Germans. Thereafter, no major use of This pandemic has already spread bioweapons, the likes of which have al treaty banning research, production regional level are required to isolate and by various countries and the production bio-agents was reported, except for the to 85 countries and claimed 3,400 lives never been seen before. and the use of bio-agents and virus arrest threatening bio organisms. ! of bio-agents during the post WW-II era Sarin gas attack in 1995 by the Japanese with over 1,00,000 confirmed cases that Take for instance, the recent locust spores and also instituting stringent Accordingly, the armed forces should have brought it closer to, if not at par cult Aum Shinrikyo in a Tokyo subway. are growing by the day. India, too, has clouds that originated from West Asia sanctions against its pilferage for use by also reappraise and upgrade the med- ! with its close cousins — nuclear and A few treaties banning the use of BWs seen 30 cases and this has led to can- and struck part of Pakistan and India terrorist outfits. Closer home, due to the ical support infrastructure to ensure, ! chemical weapons. Known by different were initiated but did not make any cellation of Prime Minister Narendra — particularly Punjab, Rajasthan and peculiar climatic conditions, vast land protection and treatment of troops. pseudonyms such as the “poor man’s headway as some countries refused to Modi’s visit to Brussels for an India- Gujarat — causing extensive damage to mass, the high density of population and (The writer is a retired Infantry atom bomb” or “germ warfare”, BW is sign on the dotted line. The result is that European Union summit. crops in an area of 1.70 lakh hectares. lack of primary healthcare, we are Officer with vast operational experience) J K !"#$#$ 3!4 6 6 %
sustain in the near term,” said 0"4" Gaurav Dua, Senior VP, Head .( ! — Capital Market Strategy & 01 . out the troubled lender, once a Investments, Sharekhan by Dalal Street darling. BNP Paribas. he Sensex plunged 894 Tata Steel was the top lag- Meanwhile, Finance ""*8+()! Tpoints while the Nifty gard in the Sensex pack, crack- Minister Nirmala Sitharaman crashed below the key 11,000- ing 6.51 per cent, followed by and RBI Governor Shaktikanta mark on Friday as regulatory SBI, IndusInd Bank, HDFC, Das on Friday assured Yes ()* +),-. curbs on Yes Bank triggered a ICICI Bank and ONGC. Bajaj Bank depositors that their crisis of confidence among Auto, Maruti and Asian Paints money is safe and all steps will tate Bank of India Chairman domestic investors. were the only gainers. be taken to ensure stability in SRajnish Kumar on Friday A heavy sell-off in global During the week, Sensex the financial sector. said the problem of Yes Bank is markets on coronavirus con- plunged 720.67 points or 1.88 All BSE sectoral indices “lender-specific” and not a cerns took a further toll on risk per cent, while Nifty sank ended in the red, with metal structural issue. He also said sentiment, traders said. 212.30 points or 1.89 per cent. plunging 4.40 per cent, fol- that there was no need for any- After nosediving over According to analysts, investors lowed by bankex, finance, ener- one to panic. 1,459 points during the day, the took the Yes Bank episode gy, realty, oil and gas, power “The problem at hand is % = ! 30-share BSE Sensex settled very negatively, raising ques- and industrials. lender-specific and not sec- " " 893.99 points or 2.32 per cent tions on the stability of the The broader BSE midcap toral,” he told reporters after " lower at 37,576.62. Likewise, overall Indian financial system. and smallcap indices too skid- meeting Finance Minister per cent fall. the broader NSE Nifty tanked “Another bank bites the ded up to 2.36 per cent. World Nirmala Sitharaman here. Kumar said. On SBI picking up Earlier RBI Governor 279.55 points or 2.48 per cent dust. This time its Yes Bank - markets sank deeper into red as The SBI board on Thurday a stake in Yes Bank, he said the Shaktikanta Das said that the " 1 to close at 10,989.45. one of the large private sector the coronavirus outbreak gave its “in-principle” approval lender already has an in-prin- Central bank will come out Banking counters wilted banks. RBI has stepped in and stoked fears of a global reces- to exploring investment oppor- ciple approval for doing so. with a scheme very shortly to under selling pressure, with Yes leading state-owned institu- sion. Bourses in Shanghai, tunities in Yes Bank but he said The SBI chief also said revive Yes Bank within 30 days. Bank plummeting over 55 per tions are patching up a bailout Hong Kong, Seoul and Tokyo there has been no negotia- there is no need to panic on “We took the step (of = cent, after the RBI placed the plan for the bank and more sank over 2 per cent. tions yet. “The RBI has said account of developments in the putting it under moratorium) lender under a moratorium, importantly, safeguard the European benchmarks were they will come out with a Yes Bank. when we found that Yes Bank capping deposit withdrawals at interest of depositors. However, also trading significantly lower restructuring plan (for Yes “What’s there to panic, no efforts were not working. 50,000 per account for a month the already weak sentiments in their morning sessions. Brent Bank),” he added. need to panic, all depositors are Depositors’ interests will be and superseding its board. have been dented further. crude oil futures fell 2.54 per The resolution will come safe... RBI Governor has said fully protected. A decision has The unusual move late “The series of accidents in cent to USD 48.72 per barrel. “very shortly”, he said. “This is also, just be patient, everything been taken not only to deal Thursday evening came hours the Indian financial sector On the currency front, the not a sectoral problem. It is a will be fine,” Kumar told the with the problem in the indi- 01 . “Our salary gets credited after finance ministry sources sends out a very poor message Indian rupee depreciated 32 bank-specific problem. The reporters. vidual entity but also to main- on 21st of every month. I am confirmed that State Bank of to the foreign investors. The paise to 73.24 per US dollar RBI will take all steps to ensure Yes Bank shares were down tain the resilience of the Indian ven as the RBI and the a little worried about my India (SBI) was directed to bail negative bias is expected would (intra-day). financial stability,” Rajnish to 15.10 from 21.70, a 58.97 financial sector.” EGovernment are assuring upcoming salary as I have a the public of their money being salary account with Yes Bank. safe in Yes Bank, depositors I am going to provide details of $ R " < - 6 continue to queue up my other bank account to HR outside branches of the trou- today so that my money does- ) R 8; bled private lender. n’t get blocked,” said an MNC 6R 3 6 Several customers are now employee who was standing in New Delhi: The RBI superseding the board of Yes contemplating opening up new a queue at one of the branch- & Bank casts light on governance risks in India’s New Delhi: Be it an epidemic “Given the way our banks are accounts in other banks. es in suburban Mulund. banking sector, Fitch Ratings said on Friday. scare or a financial distress, the toppling, I think the promise There were cases of heated Pradeep Kumar, an engi- New Delhi: Moody’s Investors Fitch said there is a risk that the already poor Twitterati know how to make made was to make India a 3- exchange between bank staff neer by profession, working Service on Friday downgraded operating environment for the banking sector a day as the microblogging site trillion economy. Three trillion and customers, who failed to with a large real estate developer, Yes Bank Ltd’s rating following could suffer further impairment if the govern- got flooded with memes on the paise that is. #yesbankcrisis.” withdraw money. said, “I have some money right RBI imposing a 30-day mora- ment’s efforts to tackle problems in the bank fail Yes Bank crisis amid fears that A ‘reporter-FM joke’, shared On Thursday, the Reserve now but I have come to with- torium that prevents the lender to provide reassurance to depositors and investors. depositors may lose their hard- by @dilippanawar with Bank of India (RBI) superseded draw more since it is the begin- from making payment to its “The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) takeover of earned money. The RBI, in #yesBankcrisis, read: “Reporter: the board of Yes Bank and ning of the month and there are creditors. “The ratings remain Yes Bank casts light on governance risks in India’s consultation with the FM, #YesBank has gone bad. FM: imposed a 30-day moratorium some payments lined up.” under review, with the direc- banking sector,” Fitch Ratings, which has a neg- Government, on Thursday put I don’t care my account is in after the Rana Kapoor-promot- Kumar had tried to with- tion uncertain,” Moody’s said ative outlook on India’s banking sector, said in a the cash-strapped private sec- ICICI.” Another user @i_thein- ed bank failed to raise capital to draw money yesterday night downgrading Yes Bank Ltd’s statement. The central bank’s takeover of Yes Bank tor lender under moratorium dian wrote: “History repeats address potential loan losses. but ATM went dry before his long-term foreign currency appears intended to restore depositor confi- for a period of 30 days, restrict- itself. #DeMonetisation #yes- The bank’s depositors are turn came. issuer rating to Caa3 from B2. dence. “However, we believe that there is a risk ing the overall withdrawal limit bankcrisis”, posting a picture of allowed to withdraw cash up to Yes Bank has 1,000 branch- Moody’s has also down- that the RBI’s move could backfire if it prompts of 50,000. Reacting to the people sitting in a line with 50,000 from their accounts es across the country. To graded the bank’s long-term depositors to shift their money to institutions that " 9 developments, a Twitter user closed shutters in the back- during the 30-day moratorium streamline the withdrawal foreign and local currency are perceived to be safer,” Fitch added. PTI @Abhishekmissh posted, ground. PTI period, according to a process, some of the branches bank deposit ratings. The Government gazette. are giving limited tokens to the downgrade “is a result of an The withdrawal limit, how- customers. event of default triggered by the / +?- .( * 4 " 0 ever, can be relaxed up to 5 “The branch manager has Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) lakh in case of medical emer- refused to give me a token since 30-day moratorium, which pre- gencies, higher education and I reached late. They are giving vents Yes Bank from making a $ @ = / = 6*"" 271D77 for expenses related to mar- tokens to up to 130 people,” full and timely payment to its riages, it said. said a customer who was seen senior creditors,” the rating ()* +),-. shall expire on May 28, 2020. !5" The rush to withdraw fighting with the manager of agency said in a statement. No Futures and Options con- money from the bank contin- the branch in suburban “Despite the event of default, eading stock exchanges BSE tracts shall be available in Yes 9:,9 3 01 . ued despite Finance Minister Mumbai. Security was also the Caa3 rating takes into Land NSE on Friday decided Bank for trading in equity Nirmala Sitharaman, Chief tightened at the bank’s head- account Moody’s expectation to drop Yes Bank from derivatives segment from May he moratorium on Yes Bank by RBI could have ne of the biggest losers in case the RBI’s Economic Advisor quarters, its branches and that although recovery rates for Futures and Options segment 29, 2020 onwards”. Ta rippling effect on the operating jute mills and Orestructuring scheme for Yes Bank goes Krishnamurthy Subramanian ATMs across the city. It’s not the banks’ senior creditors may from May 29. Derivatives markets or wages of lakhs of workers associated with the through will be the additional tier-I bond and Reserve Bank Governor just salaried customers, but be high given the close involve- The existing Futures F&O segment reflect expecta- industry just ahead of Holi. holders who have bets totalling to Shaktikanta Das trying to allay entrepreneurs and small busi- ment of the Indian authorities and Options contracts across tion of spot prices in the future, According to jute industry sources, payments 10,800 crore on the lender. the fear among the depositors. nessmen are also affected. and stated intention to resolve all expiries will expire on and current price bands or cir- to mills got stuck in totality though 60 per cent The investors in such instruments typically the bank quickly, the ultimate May 28. cuit filters are generally not of the payment is not associated with Yes Bank. include mutual fund houses and bank trea- timing and form of eventual res- The development came applied on them. The Yes Bank crisis has led to halting in payment suries, experts said. olution remains uncertain. after Yes Bank on Thursday was At present, there are over release for the mills. The immediate fallout is a “The instruments qualifying as addition- # > 321;<< 1 “Actions by the authorities to put under a moratorium, with 200 stocks in F&O segment. threat over wages and advance payments to mill al tier-1 capital, issued by Yes Bank under date have not reduced the prob- the RBI capping deposit with- Further, the bourses said due to workers just ahead of Holi festival, jute sector Basel-III framework, shall stand written down ability of default as evidenced by drawals at 50,000 per account the recent development in Yes sources told PTI. permanently, in full, with effect from the % the moratorium announcement, for a month and superseding its Bank it has been decided that Approximately two lakh workers are associ- appointed date,” the draft of the ‘Yes Bank Ltd. and highlights the continued board. no fresh or renewal of bank ated with the jute mills in West Bengal and a large Reconstruction Scheme, 2020’, said. / uncertainty around private sec- In similar-worded circu- guarantees and fixed deposit section of them are from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, The draft, which is open for public com- tor bank resolutions in India and lars, the exchanges said,” the receipt issued by the private and Holi is a major festival for them, the sources ments, added that the same is in conformity New Delhi: Beleaguered Vodafone Idea Ltd on Friday put its total the recovery prospects for senior existing Futures and Options lender will be accepted as col- said. In jute mills, wages are usually paid on the with the RBI’s regulations based on the Basel dues to the government following a Supreme Court order at creditors,” it said. PTI contracts, across all expiries lateral. 7th and 21st of every month, mill officials said. framework. 21,533 crore — less than half of what the Telecom Department has estimated, even as the Vodafone CEO indicated keenness to make a “new, good beginning” in India. Vodafone Group CEO / " Nick Read met top ministers, including Finance Minister Nirmala ; 1 # Sitharaman and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, and ! ! # informed them that UK telecom giant’s India joint venture, L M # Vodafone Idea Ltd is “exploring” options to make additional pay- ; 1 J'K# ment towards its outstanding statutory dues. A A ! ! Vodafone Idea in a statement said it has already paid 3,500 1 3 ; 1 crore out of the “self-assessed” liability of 21,533 crore. 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E -)(( . mounted paddle-shifts for gears as well as a panoramic sunroof. he Hyundai factory lies around The process of manufacturing a car 90 minutes outside downtown starts at the ‘Press Shop’. This has nothing Chennai, when ground on the to do with the media, but is where giant factory was broken in 1996 coils of automotive-grade steel are cut and with operations starting in then literally ‘pressed’ into shape by a huge 1997,T no-one could have predicted the amount of force, in the case of the roof immense success that the Korean car- panels on the all-new Creta a whopping maker would go on to enjoy in India. In 5400 tons of force is used. And not just any the 23 years of operation, Hyundai steel would do, the high-tensile, high- India’s assembly plants in Chennai have strength steel used actually means that the manufactured over nine million cars. If steel frame of the all-new Creta can sup- all the steel coils used in manufacturing port the weight of two full-grown African all those cars were unfurled, they would elephants. One roof panel emerges every go around the equator four times over, 15 seconds from the press. There are three Ganesh Mani S, Director, Production, huge presses and each of them can be fit- Hyundai Motor India Limited tells me. ted with different dies for different parts. With two assembly plants and three Each of the panels you see in a car is indi- engine plants on the premises today, vidually pressed, and the dyes are changed Hyundai India can make 750,000 cars a frequently depending on demand. year, “We manufacture 17 different cars After the steel has been pressed into in over 350 different variants and export shape, they are stored in between the press paint is applied using electrostatic force to other manufacturers exiting the segment. bulk of the models. This line has an out- line. Hyundai employees use gravity- vehicles to over 100 countries”, he adds. shop and the second-stage of the process, ensure an even finish. But we are Again, much of the process of put of 45 cars every hour, each car visit- assisting devices to help them manipulate With 650 fourth-generation robots the ‘Body Shop’. At Body Shop One, one not allowed inside the paint- machining is automated, ing almost one hundred different stations. heavy components such as the central con- and 13,000 employees, the factory works of two at Hyundai’s facility, 220 robots do shop as the chemicals and but employees assemble But how do employees differentiate sole and tires. The factory is a perfect twenty-four hours a day, six days a week, everything from manipulating the pressed the low tolerance for the various parts. The between different cars, since the Hyundai example of Henry Ford’s moving assem- totalling 295 days a year. Even when the metal parts to doing the critical spot weld- dust means that few engine is tested factory produces over 350 different vari- bly line concept. The line is constantly factory is rolling cars out, a car rolls off one ing and then a final robot even tests a ran- people are allowed using a cold-start ants and employees can easily be moved moving, with each station knowing exact- of the several final assembly lines every 33 dom completed body shell for any defects. inside any automo- system, which from one station to the next? ly what to do, it is almost perfect sym- seconds, engineers and mechanics are ser- The robots manufacture bodyshells with tive paintshop. drastically “We use computer simulation to metry, a carefully choreographed dance vicing and repairing the robots and a ridiculously low error rate and can do Instead we are reduces emis- ensure that everyone on the line knows his that would make Bollywood, rather given equipment, so much so that the in-house it repeatedly and fast, most bodyshells taken to the sions inside the or her role. Electronic tablets give them a where we are Kollywood, jealous. kitchens at the facility work around the exhibit errors less than 1mm as compared Engine Shop 3, plant. And quick reference to what they have to do, After this, the cars undergo a pre- clock without a single day off. At full-load, to the 3D drawings, no matter it is a Santro this is where before the and our parts management system ensures delivery check. In 800 seconds, twenty the kitchens produce 26,000 meals daily. or the all-new Creta. The dance of the Hyundai India is engine is sent to that they only receive the parts specific to Hyundai India employees check every- But, The Pioneer has been given robots as they get a car, is mesmerising but manufacturing the the plant, or often the product in front of them”, Ganesh thing on a 150-point checklist. From the unprecedented access inside the Hyundai also has given Ganesh and his team at the 1493cc (1.5 litre) exported, a final points out. The computer simulation interiors including the infotainment sys- facilities not to see the kitchens but how factory to try out something new with big four-cylinder U2 robotic check, ensured that everyone on the final assem- tem, the horn, lights and the exteriors for a car is made. More specifically, we have data. The robots at Hyundai’s facilities gen- CRDi turbodiesel where a robot takes 45 bly line knew exactly how to put togeth- any possible scratches under a brightly lit come to see how the second-generation of erate 11.7 billion data points every year, engine for the new Creta as photographs of various er the all-new Creta even before the first tunnel, to ensure that the car is dispatched Hyundai’s bestselling compact Sports with better data management and algo- well as the Verna. This 115PS points of the engine and one rolled off the line. Hyundai is antici- to dealers with no flaws whatsoever. Utility Vehicle (SUV) the Creta is put rithms in place, Ganesh told The Pioneer engine has several changes com- checks it against a database, all in pating heavy demand for the all-new Again, a carefully choreographed dance together. The first-generation Hyundai that they can now predict when a motor pared to the previous generation, to make just over a minute is done. The error rate Creta, thus every second vehicle on this ensures that the car that you might call Creta was a bonafide best-seller with the or a electro-welding gun is about to fail. it BS6 capable including a new variable- is infintessibly small. assembly line is the new model. your own one day, maybe the all-new Chennai factory pleasing 663,817 cus- “This has reduced downtime on these geometry turbocharger, new catalysts Finally, the car that you and I might The first thing workers do on the line Creta in this case is as good as it possi- tomers in 78 countries to date. But pro- changes from about 40 minutes to under and an higher-pressure fuel injector. call our own is ready to be put together. is actually remove the doors on the vehi- bly can be as Hyundai India’s factory at duction for the Indian market has shift- 17 minutes, a 100 percent plus improve- These have not only reduced emissions, Hyundai has two assembly shops at cles. This is to ensure easy access to the Sriperumbudur assures both buyers in ed to the second-generation of the car. The ment”, he says proudly. His work with data but have also improved the power output Chennai, and the all-new Creta is being inside as well as prevent inadvertent India and across the world that it is one new car that was showcased at the recent- has won kudos from Hyundai Motors of the car. put together at the original line. There are damage and scratches to the paint job. The of the best car manufacturing facilities ly-held Auto Expo in Greater Noida is big- globally and the practice is being rolled out Hyundai India remains bullish about three lines here, the first where the all-new doors, where the windows and speakers anywhere in the world. Making this a ger than the outgoing model, features all- at other facilities as well. diesel technology in the BS6 era despite Creta, and some first-generation cars for are fitted are actually finished on a sepa- ‘Make In India’ success story and while new BS6 engines including a 140PS 1.4 After the body-shop, the the export market and the Venue rate line and Hyundai’s computer systems Indian buyers will enjoy the all-new Creta turbocharged petrol engine, also manu- empty shells go to the make up a a ensure that they perfectly meet their vehi- with its stunning new features before factured at Chennai, with this paint-shop. The cle back a few stations down the other buyers, it will will soon be sent to variant featuring markets across the world. steering $'4 !"#$#$ :67 " P ! Tehran: An adviser to Iran’s foreign minister who took E ? " part in the 1979 US embassy E " hostage crisis has died from coronavirus, the official IRNA + ' A & C*- * news agency reported. L M # ! ) Hossein Sheikholeslam, ! 3 ! # 0 ' L !M “a veteran and revolutionary 3 ! " ! ! ! diplomat” died late Thursday, IRNA said. 0' # Kabul: Gunmen opened fire of Kabul. The Health Ministry Iran has been scrambling A ( 9 5#566 D66#666 ! 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Afghanistan's upstart IS affil- ed the ceremony but left before Foreign Minister Mohammad 6 6 C D iate has declared war on the the attack and were unhurt. Javad Zarif. country's minority Shiites. Several TV journalists A former ambassador to Washington: President Donald Centers for Disease Control * Many of those at the ceremo- were covering the ceremony Syria, he also served as deputy Trump on Friday signed an and Prevention in Atlanta. But ny were Shiites because it was inside a walled compound foreign minister from 1981 to USD 8.3 billion measure to help he told reporters Friday that Beijing: About 8.27 lakh people Vatican City: The Vatican commemorating the 1995 slay- when the gunmen began 1997. tackle the coronavirus out- concerns were raised about who returned to Beijing from an confirmed the walled city- ing of Abdul Ali Mazari, the shooting, and a reporter and a Sheikholeslam was also break that has killed 12 people “one person who was poten- extended Chinese Lunar New state’s first case of the new leader of Afghanistan's ethnic cameraman for a local broad- one of the students involved in the US and infected more tially infected” who worked at Year holiday are currently under- coronavirus on Friday and Hazaras, who are mostly Shiite. caster were among the wound- in the 1979 Iran hostage cri- than 200. the CDC. Trump said the per- going a 14-day home quarantine closed some offices as a pre- The Taliban said they were ed. sis. The legislation provides son has since tested negative for to help contain the deadly new caution while Pope Francis not involved in the attack, Karim Khalili, the chief of That year, and less than federal public health agencies the new virus and that he still coronavirus, the city’s epidemic continued recovering from a which came less than a week Afghanistan's high peace coun- nine months after the toppling with money for vaccines, tests hopes to visit the agency at control office said on Friday. cold. after the U.S. And the group cil, was delivering a speech of the American-backed shah, and potential treatments and some point. The Chinese capital has so A health clinic inside signed an ambitious peace when the gunfire interrupted Iranian students stormed the helps state and local govern- The Senate passed the $8.3 far reported 422 coronavirus Vatican City was closed for deal that lays out a path for the him. He was not hurt and later US embassy in Tehran and ments prepare and respond to billion measure on Thursday to cases, including eight deaths. sanitising following the pos- withdrawal of American forces went on TV to denounce the took 52 Americans hostage. the threat. The rapid spread of help tackle the outbreak in Zhang Tongjun, deputy head itive test result received on from the country. violence. This prompted the virus has rocked financial hopes of reassuring a fearful of the epidemic control office, Thursday, Vatican Interior Ministry Several witnesses said that, Washington to sever diplo- markets, interrupted travel and public and accelerating the gov- said Beijing’s anti-epidemic bat- spokesman Matteo Bruni spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said amid the panic, members of matic ties with Iran in 1980. threatens to affect everyday ernment’s response to the virus. tle has entered a critical period said. 32 people were killed and 81 the security forces guarding the The hostages were freed life in the United States. Its rapid spread is threatening to as the possibility of further infec- Vatican employees and wounded in the attack in the event had fired on civilians in in January 1981, after 444 Trump had planned to upend everyday life in the US tion from both outside and with- their families are eligible for Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood the crowd. AFP days in captivity. AFP sign the bill during a visit to the and across the globe. AP in the city is still high. PTI health care at the clinic. AP + 336 $% Q 6R /+ C #$&* & Washington: President Donald Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s anti-cor- 1MDB monies from abroad,” she * 4 Washington: Moderate Trump on Friday said the Taliban ruption chief, who had been inves- said in a statement. Democrats are continuing could “possibly” overrun the Afghan tigating scandal-hit state fund “He was fully supportive of Tunis: Suicide attackers struck claim of responsibility. to coalesce around Joe government after the United States 1MDB, said Friday she had resigned these actions.” Last week, Malaysia’s outside the US embassy in the Police at the scene said the Biden following his strong withdraws from the country, leaving after a reformist government col- attorney general Tommy Thomas, Tunisian capital on Friday, assailants drove to the area on performance in Super the US-backed authorities to fend lapsed and a graft-tainted party who had brought corruption charges killing a police officer, wound- a motorcycle and detonated Tuesday primaries, which for themselves. took power. against ex-premier Najib Razak over ing five other people and shak- their explosive devices as offi- reset the 2020 Democratic “Countries have to take care of The “Pact of Hope” alliance, the 1MDB controversy, also ing a city repeatedly hit by cers deployed at a roundabout race as a two-man contest themselves,” Trump told reporters at which stormed to a historic victory resigned. jihadist violence. leading to the embassy between Biden and the White House. “You can only in 2018 and ousted a long-ruling Billions of dollars were stolen The latest attack comes approached them. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. hold someone’s hand for so long.” coalition, fell apart amid infighting from 1Malaysia Development despite a state of emergency “The operation led to the Biden’s campaign announced on Friday Asked if the Taliban could even- last week and prime minister Berhad and spent on everything imposed in the North African death of two assailants, wound- he had secured backing from Maggie Hassan, tually seize power, Trump said it’s Mahathir Mohamad resigned. from a super-yacht to pricey art- nation in 2015 following a ed five police and lightly injured a first-term New Hampshire senator and for- “not supposed to happen that way Mahathir, 94, then sought to works, in a fraud allegedly involving string of bloody assaults a civilian,” the interior ministry mer governor, who did not make an endorse- but it possibly will.” “We can’t be return as premier but unexpectedly Najib and his cronies. claimed by the Islamic State said in an initial toll. ment before her state’s early primary. there for the next 20 years. We’ve lost to ex-interior minister Najib’s coalition, which had gov- group. It later announced that In a statement, Hassan said she voted for been there for 20 years and we’ve Muhyiddin Yassin, who heads a erned Malaysia for six decades, was An explosion rocked the one of the police officers, iden- Biden, who she said has “the experience and been protecting the country but we coalition dominated by the multi- ejected from power in 2018 in large Berges du Lac district where the tified as Lieutenant Taoufik character to lead our country forward.” can’t be there for the next -- even- ethnic country’s Malay Muslim part due to the 1MDB allegations, highly fortified embassy is Mohammed El Nissaoui, had Former presidential hopeful John Delaney tually they’re going to have to pro- majority. Latheefa Koya, a leading and he is on trial for corruption. located at around midday died of his injuries. “All the also released a statement reiterating his tect themselves,” he said. human rights activist who had been Mahathir’s government had Friday, causing panic among security units are on high alert,” Super Tuesday endorsement of Biden, prais- Trump said the Afghan gov- head of the anti-corruption com- started recovering money from over- pedestrians and motorists in the ministry said. After the blast ing his commitment to “progress through ernment’s ability to defend itself mission since June, said she had seas allegedly looted from the fund. the area. “Two individuals tar- police dispatched reinforce- pragmatism.” from the guerrillas after US forces informed Muhyiddin she was quitting But the new ruling coalition geted a security patrol... In the ments to the area, including Biden’s campaign says more than 50 elect- pull out was unknown. “I don’t earlier this week but insisted she was includes Najib’s United Malays street leading to the American forensic experts, as a helicopter ed officials and community leaders have know. not pressured. National Organisation (UMNO) embassy,” the interior ministry buzzed over the Berges du Lac, signed on to support his bid since Super I can’t answer that question,” he “I also briefed the prime minis- party, and there are concerns his trial said in a statement. a district protected round-the- Tuesday, in which Biden won the majority of said. “We’ll have to see what hap- ter about our ongoing actions and and others linked to the 1MDB scan- There was no immediate clock by security forces. AFP states over Sanders. AP pens.” AFP efforts for the recovery of the stolen dal could be affected. AFP C &/< < "" &$ Kastanies (Greece): Clashes shoulder more of the burden erupted on the Greek-Turkish of caring for refugees, * '-.("3:( administration had asked for border on Friday morning, although the EU insists it is an exemption for migrants. with Greek authorities using abiding by a deal in which it he US Government The government lacked tear gas and a water cannon to disbursed billions of euros Tannounced on Friday it is the manpower to analyze hun- repulse an attempt by migrants for care in return for Turkey ready to begin collecting DNA dreds of thousands of DNA to push through the frontier keeping the refugees on its soil. from all immigrants it detains, tests each year, it argued at the into Greece, while Turkish His decision and its after- to be saved in a federal police time. authorities fired volleys of math on the border with database. But technology has since tear gas onto the Greek side of Greece have alarmed govern- The Department of advanced, making it easier to the border. ments in Europe, which is still Homeland Security first carry out the tests, the Thousands of migrants seeing political fallout from revealed the measure in Department of Justice said. and refugees have been trying mass migration that started October as part of President "The proposed rule change to get into Greece through the five years ago. Donald Trump's efforts against would help to save lives and country’s eastern land and Erdogan’s move to open undocumented migration, bring criminals to justice," said sea borders over the past the border came amid a Syrian attracting strong criticism from Deputy Attorney General week, after Turkey declared its government offensive in Syria’s civil liberties groups and Jeffrey Rosen. Human rights previously guarded borders northwestern Idlib province, migrants. A law adopted in activists counter that the mea- with Europe were open. where Turkish troops are 2005 authorizes certain feder- sure is a threat to personal data After months of threats, fighting. The Russia-backed al agencies to collect DNA protection and blurs the line Turkish President Recep offensive has killed dozens of from foreigners who have been between criminals and Tayyip Erdogan said his coun- Turkish troops and sent near- arrested, but Barack Obama's migrants. try would no longer be the ly a million Syrian civilians gatekeeper for Europe. toward Turkey’s sealed border. He has demanded Europe AP > O :
New York: Bill Clinton said he things we shouldn't do," had an affair with Monica Clinton says. Lewinsky to help him deal "It was awful what I did," with the stress of being presi- the 73-year-old added. dent as he opened up in a doc- Bill and Hillary Clinton umentary released on Friday were interviewed separately about the scandal that led to his about what they recall from that impeachment. time for the series entitled In the four-part Hulu "Hillary," focused on the life of series, Clinton describes his sex- the former first lady. ual relationship in the 1990s Clinton's sexual relation- with the then 22-year-old ship with Lewinsky and subse- White House intern as some- quent denial thing he did "to manage my about it under oath led to anxieties for years." his impeachment in December He said it had been moti- 1998. He was acquitted by the vated by life's "pressure and dis- Senate in February 1999 but the appointments and terrors, fears scandal came to define his of whatever" and said he felt presidency. "terrible" that the affair had Hillary Clinton says she felt defined Lewinsky's life. "devastated and so personally "We all bring our baggage hurt" when her husband told to life and sometimes we do her about the affair. AFP $ !4 !"#$#$
JERUSALEM o visit to the region would be complete Nwithout a trip to Jerusalem. With a his- tory stretching back almost 5,000 years, and sights including the Dome of the Rock, the Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and al-Aqsa Mosque, few cities resonate in the same way. Religion and rit- uals both come alive in images that reflect customs. The Jewish family during a bar mitzvah ceremony at Western Wall as well as the expressionist elegance of A young boy during his bar mitzvah ceremony are intense and inspiring. The black and white images have a resonance that talk to us about the mapping of life’s infinite greys. : . 1 ! It is through the delicacy of details that shows us how Idris has a hand that is both .+.' -)+O # ! O experienced as well as restrained in its # A ) ! # nuances of freezing the frame. country to showcase the char- # # ! L TIME REGAINED acter of its people and the sanctity of the land they are so 0 ( . ! dris gives us a repertoire of the resolute in preserving. “While Iconfluence of communities tourists flock to the salty waters 9 . and their moments in everyday of the Dead Sea, and the his- symbolism. Muslim woman toric sites around its shores, EVERYDAY IDIOMS walk towards Dome of the most are unfamiliar with the Rock and Muslim kids play in Western Galilee region (the itting at the mouth of the front of Dome of the Rock are country’s most mountainous),” Smeandering Yarkon river, Tel two images that clearly signify says Idris. “It calls itself the Aviv has a six-mile beach pop- the vitality of religion as well as ‘Tuscany of the Middle East’, ular with young, laid-back locals. a zest for living. The idea of the thanks to the lush greenery and Cyclists, joggers and dog walk- plurality of religions comes to Crusader sites, including the ers stroll the promenade, while the fore when we glimpse the Montfort fortress, a ruined sunbathers and surfers rule the images of Young orthodox Jews castle you can climb to enjoy beach, giving Israel’s second city walking on the streets of spectacular views. The rolling a certain ‘Californian feel.’ “Israel Jerusalem as well as the noncha- landscape is perfect for a scenic has a tremendous history and lant symbol of gay abandon day of cycling.” legacy, architecturally speaking, when we look at Young Israelis Ultimately you must pause much of which dates back to the skateboarding around old port over the two images that echo architecture in Jerusalem which at Namal, Tel Aviv. the passion of the rituals in evolved over three millennia, We can gauge from these Christianity — Holy Fire, where formed by inspirations from the images the lifestyle that cruis- an orthodox Christian pilgrim best Persian, Roman, Ottoman es in front of the camera — is holding candles during the Turkish architecture, with a bit from colourful marketeers to Holy Fire ceremony on Easter of colonial German architecture families in prayer at the and Divine Light, which has thrown in the mix,” says Idris Western Wall, these incredible monks lighting up candles at who captures vignettes of the images move beyond the typi- Coptic Chapel on Good Friday. modern. cal postcard images of the They transcend time and space.
rom Michelin-starred restaurants to hole-in-the- Fwall gems, awe-inspiring global cuisine to aromatic street carts, New York City has endless "% ' %#! dining options. The cuisine of each borough and neighbour- hood tells the story of the city’s history, culture and latest trends, (& ,; 3-: ' + most famous gesture — the making food tours the perfect chest pounding while standing way to experience authentic on two legs where he hit the NYC. Visit the neighbourhoods chest alternately with open that make each borough so spe- an example for future genera- National Park. hands — rather than with cial. tions. After what seemed like an When we reached an alti- clenched fists as portrayed in Two days after arriving in eternity, we were divided into tude of 1,300m after an arduous most films. But much as we’d Goma, I huddled in an ageing groups and directed to follow the trek, the onslaught of humidity, have liked to applaud our good Prado with a forest ranger and trained guides into the forest. heat and no signs of silverbacks luck, we still remained on the drove over roads that can best be But let me give you a brief weakened our morale. Despite ground. described as difficult. We were background before I relate the that, we continued to drag our The silverback dropped to headed to the headquarters of rest of the tale. Goma, the lake- feet over wet and slippery earth, all fours, stared at us briefly Virunga National Park. Here, we side town of Democratic deep inside the park with only before ambling away. No one heard a lengthy explanation on Republic of Congo, borders one aim in mind — sighting pri- moved till the rangers gorilla conservation and how Rwanda. It is the United Nation’s mates. Taking tiny sips of water, announced in jest. “It’s safe now. each of the families was differ- biggest base for peacekeeping we plodded on, occasionally had seen us. We can go to see the family. ent. The audience that had gath- force and is the starting point of hacking away at bushes to cre- Even before we could let They are not aggressive and ered there was urged to follow all adventures in the eastern side ate a trail, waiting for the the sight sink in, he let out a there are many babies. You the rules and guidelines that of DR Congo. The town is moment when our rangers blood-curdling scream and will get your private time. You would help preserve the apes’ flanked by an active volcano and would give us the good news. began pounding his chest open- can take pictures.” diminishing population and set is the gateway to Virunga We had been warned against fisted and rhythmically — left, On that assurance, we crept wandering off the path but con- right, left — battering our con- into a clearing and there they sidering the non-existence of fidence on the forest floor. It were. The gorilla family — all one, they needn’t have worried. was the closest I have ever come seven of them, young and old, We kept our heads down and to an ape and any bravado that lost in their world of bamboo focussed on our step. we had carried, deserted us shoots — unmindful of intrud- We were in untouched ter- completely. He was so close, I ers. We were given “time to ritory. There were no tracks to could smell him. connect” with them, provided follow and except for the rangers’ It was a moment that every we obeyed the seven metre dis- instincts honed by experience gorilla-tracker hopes to experi- tance rule. and vague clues along the track ence but it took everything we At some point, I watched as — like depressed bamboo thick- had not to react even though we mother gorilla grabbed her ets, there was little else to lead shared about 90 per cent of our baby from its father and disap- us to the primates. The walk was DNA with the ape, who looked pear into the bush. So like energy-sapping and we had lost determined to trample his humans. I stopped photograph- all hope when suddenly, the breathe. Masks in place, we intruding cousin. Out there, ing. I wanted to see their faces, rangers motioned us to pull on waited. After what seemed like family bonding didn’t exist. noses and feet and maybe make our surgical masks. And stay an eternity, less than 10 feet The pounding continued. eye contact. However, they did- still. away, a scene straight out of the We watched, transfixed. After n't stay in one place for long, “They are very close,” we movies played out. A giant sil- the initial surge of fear, some of preferring to rest under thick- were told. The evidence of it was verback was pulling himself up the confidence returned, just ets in each other's company. in a fresh pile of gorilla poop slowly, a sign that he was agi- enough so that we scrambled We maintained a safe dis- that was currently under inspec- tated and about to show it. for our cameras. The gorilla- tance but the seven metre rule tion by one of the rangers. He Bloodshot eyes stared out of his world, we’d been told, was didn’t deter a little baby from prodded the poop to check for black, hairy face. The closer he rather dramatic and loud and hurtling himself at me — talk freshness with a finger. It was came, the greater was his fury. alternated between screams, about family bonding. warm. It might sound funny but From where we lay, he hoots, growls and roars so they Perhaps, just perhaps I the sight of gorilla poop elevat- appeared bigger than his 1.5 could be heard in the wild. The could touch it? Inadvertently, I ed our spirits immensely. metre height. My heart beat sounds they produced depend- slipped off my mask; something Suddenly, three words rang out wildly as I watched this magnif- ed on their state of mind but like a maternal instinct gripped sharply. “Down. NOW. Quiet.” icent creature grow bigger and none of that information helped me, I wanted to pick him up We dropped to our fours. somehow more menacing right when facing the real thing. and hold him close. But the Some of us pressed against the before my eyes. Strangely, I was We had been extremely smell hit me. There was a rea- bamboo thicket, not daring to not afraid. No one breathed. 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And you’re adjusting it more focussed on the moment right up to the moment that the aale gore ka bhed nahi, aawaaz hi meri pehchaan hai?,” says she. because climate change keeps programme is delivered. But it’s K As a musician, initially, her goal was fluctuating all the time. This a complicated subject. And you Har dil se humara naata hai, to learn the ragas, then master and per- captures some moments of the must be careful that while you Kuch aur na aata ho humko, form them. But soon she realised that changes in climate, brings togeth- want to deliver powerful mes- Humein pyar nibhana aata hai... it was more about the connect, healing er some of the leading climate sages, the interplay between power and love. Smita now understands change scientists, stories that shouldn’t be doing. Our film was ghost town. where we are and what solutions No two people of any religion, caste, the meaning of “vision” and its signif- really reveal how our planet is there to show you where we stand can be are important. And you colour or any other kind of differenti- icance in her journey. “When I was a changing, and present solutions in our understanding of climate Do you think any technolog- know, what we need to do next ation that you can think of, would ever child, all I knew was the image of a that may ultimately help us solve change, how we have got here ical breakthrough can help us is incredibly complex and stand against each other unless they are woman in a crisp cotton sari, singing to the problem. and what can potentially be done prevent the issue of climate involves Government, econom- deliberately set up like that. This song a large audience, with a vertically-held to tackle it. If you as an individ- change? ics, politics and individual choic- from Purab aur Paschim released in tanpura (somewhat like the images of Some of your key takeaways ual want to make your contribu- It’s difficult to be complete- es. And so, we can only give you 1970 but holds true even today. Indian Meerabai),” says she. She never thought from the show. tion, then it is in all of these ways ly optimistic at the moment, but an insight. We’re not here to tell classical vocalist Smita Rao Bellur she would one day live her dream. I think one of the most combined — looking at your it’s also difficult to be complete- you what to do. We’re trying to emphasises on the idea as she says, “No Recalling how it all started, she adds it overwhelming things that comes lifestyle, at your carbon footprint ly pessimistic. There are no tech- use the very best science journal- religion stands for violence or propa- was her first guru’s words that motivat- through in making a film like this and thinking of how can you nological options. We’re saying ism to give you an insight that can gates a scarcity model, which says that ed Smita to choose this profession, “You is the question — how long have reduce it individually and that of that just in Britain alone we can help inform your decisions. if the Hindus feed from it, the Muslims could be just another among thousands we really known about climate your family? And the most inter- see the growth of renewable can’t or vice versa. People can never hate of engineers or choose to be one in a change? I was really surprised to esting thing for me is that if it is energy sources and massive wind The show premieres in India each other, it’s the politicians who cre- million with your talent.” see some archives from the ‘60s even a miniscule amount of car- farms. Britain is a world leader in in March. What’s your message ate artificial scenarios.” For her, though the market for that talk about climate change in bon in the big scheme of things, wind farms. I think the whole to the audience on how can we Smita, specialises in Hindustani Bollywood songs is bigger, the charm of a way that feels very familiar to there’s something about the col- question of carbon capture is a fight this alarming issue? Classical Khayal and traditional Sufi Sufi is still intact. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, today’s time. So we have known lective and about the fact that we really interesting one that is I think my message to the music, performed at the Jahan-e- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Nooran Sisters about this for a very long time but are all realising what we need to looked at in the programme. audience would be the same in a Khusrau festival. She sang a few kalaams and many such artists are celebrated it’s difficult to bring the world do to bring the changes we want There’s lots and lots of technol- lot of areas of science where peo- (verses) written by Hyderabadi poets. here. However, despite being popular, together and make them look at to see. ogy that is coming through your ple are worried or concerned, “My tryst with the poetry of Hyderabad Leaf turned Yellow often resonates with the artists are struggling because of the it in the same way to actually testing of electric jet engines which is that the more you know, began a few years ago and has made me the Krishna-Radhika-Gopika love pay scale. Says she, “Only people from change our behaviours and the Can you throw some light on that is something else that’s com- the more you understand about an ardent fan ever since. It has also been whose motifs are present in the music Mumbai and Delhi actually pay to hear way we tackle the problem. But the damage caused due to cli- ing down the road. So, technol- the subject. Then the more capa- life changing in many ways. Makhdoom of every Indian language/region. Sufi Sufi music. There is no government I think, it’s still clear that we do mate change and the stories ogy is moving in a direction that ble you are of making decisions Mohiuddin, Shaaz Tamkanat, Saeed music has a universal appeal because of patronage and the corporates are not have potential solutions and that being shown in the series? is far better for the planet. And that are right for your life, your Shaheedi, Amjad Hyderabadi, Nawab its inherent ability to resonate with peo- interested much in uplifting the tradi- science and technology can lead The film sheds light on many it’s about working out which are family and hopefully for the Sadiq Jung Bahadur are some poets ple across demographies, religion and tional art.” us in that direction. So for all the potential problems that the plan- the right ones to prioritise and communities and countries of the whose poetry I enjoy singing. Mujh me language. It has a great unifying and But we cannot afford to lose our tra- shock that the journalism of the et could face in terms of climate push first. world. And so, you can really har rang is a new kalaam which has healing potential.” In a society that is ditional art or replace them with any- show brings, there’s also hope. change. I think the ones that real- engage with this by understand- been composed fresh for this festival,” torn apart with religious divisions, she thing Western. “We will then regret it. ly struck me are the stories of the What are some of the chal- ing it, by understanding what the says she. feels that the spiritual verses can help. I am thankful to such festivals who call How can global climate first climate refugees, people lenges faced and what kind of consequences are and what the However, when one talks of Urdu For Smita, music started out as an artists from across the platform and change be tackled at individual who are living in an area of research was done in order to reasons behind it are. And so, I’d poetry, the recent controversy around exploration but soon became the pur- encourage them,” she adds. level? Louisiana for a very long time deliver some powerful facts on encourage you not just to watch Urdu poet and author, Faiz Ahmed pose of her life. “Little did I know that Scriptures, nature, poetry, goodness, The first question here is — and without having to com- climate change? this series but to, to read, to lis- Faiz’s Hum Dekhenge comes to mind. it would one day be my best compan- purity, love, fragrance, good food and the balance between what you pletely evacuate because of the The journalism of a film like ten and to really engage with why Smita believes that art should not be ion, therapist, expression of my soul, music has been her source of inspira- can do as an individual and what rising sea levels in that area. You this is incredibly challenging is this one of the biggest chal- influenced by religious differences as it connection to the divine and in more tion. The everyday ordinariness attracts governments should be doing. It’s get a sense of the depth of impact because in a fast moving area of lenges facing our planet at the is a medium that promotes peace and ways than one — my energy footprint. her more rather than something extra- a really difficult one and has been on humans when you see people scientific research, you want to moment. harmony. Says she, “Muzaffar Ali ji’s A Remember the old Hindi song... meri ordinary. debated a lot. And I think, it’s not literally leaving their homes. It make sure that you are absolute- (The show premieres today at for me to say what an individual has been there for centuries as a ly up to date, and that you are 9 pm on Sony BBC Earth.) !"#$#$ " $ 4 6 1 > "P' +)1; ,.<)::, ferent things. It’s a long score any more and they Liverpool vs Bournemouth le Gunnar Solskjaer has challenged while ago (since a bad )!#$ <$ will score with each Manchester United to compete on three urgen Klopp has urged Liverpool to spell) but one defeat 3<1 .-13 =2=3# chance that they have. 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Manchester City at the top of the so we have just to work really hard. We been ruled out of the Bournemouth Rooney, United’s record league table. have to fight back on track.” match after suffering a muscle injury goalscorer, is back in English foot- Tuesday’s FA Cup defeat at the ahead of the midweek FA Cup tie at ball after moving to Derby from DC hands of Chelsea followed a shock LIVERPOOL MOMENTUM Chelsea. Earlier, Sadio Mane has also United in January and he was twice Premier League loss against Watford Klopp said rediscovering urged Liverpool to use the worst week > 4 denied by Sergio Romero in his first last week. momentum was important of their season as fuel to power the meeting with his old club since 2018. 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England midfielder has recovered from his and Solskjaer has urged his players to keep their FA Cup triumph. Klopp said his team’s better,” he said, “There, we thought, ‘Come on, astonishing row with a fan. foot on the gas as they look to turn a troubled They took control at Pride Park after 33 min- approach would not change referring to we don't have to take any risks' so left Dier climbed into the stands at the season into a memorable finale. utes when Shaw scored just his second career despite their rocky run. recent matches. him out of the squad. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to confront a sup- “Today was the highest priority because goal, his volley bouncing over Kelle Roos via a “Of course winning gives “We know “We have another important porter following Wednesday’s FA we’re not going to pick and choose games or deflection off Jesse Lingard. you confidence, losing that 100 per- game on Saturday and then on Cup fifth round defeat against competitions. We have to go for everything, that’s Nigerian striker Ighalo, signed on loan from costs you confidence, cent and that’s Wednesday, so we will be ready and Norwich. what it is to be at Manchester United,” Solskjaer Shanghai Shenhua in January, got the second that’s completely nor- what we are we will be back again,” Mane said. The 26-year-old tried to said. goal seven minutes later. mal,” the Liverpool boss working on “This can happen in football and approach the fan who was alleged- “I’m very pleased with the performance and Martyn Waghorn went close for Derby after told his pre-match but we don’t we are used to it. ly abusing his brother before to go through. You never know, away from the break but Ighalo ended the contest when he press conference on take it for “We just have to keep working being led away from the incident, home, being the favourites and having City on fired home to complete his double with 20 min- Friday. granted from hard and keep going if we want to be which is likely to trigger a Football Sunday how it’ll affect their mindset, but it was utes left. “You start thinking about dif- now on that we will not great champions.” Association probe. Dier was reported to be unflustered once he returned to the dressing room and Mourinho insisted he is in the right frame of mind to fea- ' ! .',# .A, ture at Turf Moor. “Eric is in the right frame of mind to play tomorrow, of course. The only thing that mat- 01 . AFC rule of 3+1, that’s the basic rule AFC member association”. The Croatian said “it would be ters is: first of all, that nothing really big hap- for number of foreign players. It’s Stimac said in the current sit- ideal to merge the two leagues (ISL pened,” Mourinho told reporters on Friday. ational football team head not strange that that most success- uation, it was difficult to get replace- and I-League)”. “Secondly he played so, so well in the last Ncoach Igor Stimac is not happy ful Asian countries are following ment for star striker Chhetri. The Indian team is out of two matches. Of course he is going to play. with more foreign players featuring that rule and that is why they are “We will never find a replace- reckoning for a 2022 World Cup “I would never do that (rest him). The play- in a match in Indian Super League successful,” Stimac said at a media ment for Chhetri if the situation is berth but Stimac said the country er played so well. Nothing happened, nothing and I-League, saying it was coming briefing. like this. We cannot take someone will have a chance to qualify for the to be afraid of, nothing to be ashamed of. in the way of the country produc- “That is why they have option who has never played as a striker 2026 edition. “The football world is behind (him) and ing a future Sunil Chhetri. for national team to have strikers, and put him in the national team. “To wake up India in football, understands completely the circumstances.” Stimac said the ISL and I- offensive midfielders and the cen- Where am I going to find a strik- we need national team success. And Mourinho acknowledged Dier, who has League, the country’s first and sec- tre-backs,” he added. er? Even in I-League, there are five there is a big chance in front of us, become a target for some frustrated Tottenham ond tier leagues, should follow Currently, ISL and I-League foreign players. the 2026 World Cup. There will be supporters this season, was wrong to confront Asian Football Confederation’s teams can field five foreign players “We don’t have (Indian) strik- 48 countries involved, which means the fan given he is supposed to set a profession- (AFC) policy of allowing a maxi- at a given time in a match. On the ers in I-League. Only Indian there will be another 3-4-5 places al example, but admitted he would have done mum of four foreign players in a other hand, AFC Champions Arrows is putting (striker) Vikram for Asian countries to participate,” the same thing. match instead of the five permitted League competition rules state that (Pratap Singh) to play. We are in a the head coach said. “I look at myself and I am of course much by them currently. “each participating club may regis- big problem. We need to start “We have four years to prepare older than Eric, and of course I have much more “My suggestion for top tier ter four foreign players but at least changing the things in favour of ourselves and be in the top 8 in years in football than Eric,” he said. (league) in the country is to follow one must have the nationality of an national team.” Asia,” he added. “And as you know, I was born a footballer’s son, and I grew up as a football manager, and the only thing that I can say is that: if I see some- (" ""$( B! " thing happening with my son, I would do the Delhi shooting WC postponed due to Coronavirus same. “I wouldn’t think two seconds about doing +.+ semi-final since 1969, then took ()* +),-. after the tournament “We are confident that the same. 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Every to prioritise one of the next two games, with a Thursday when they dashed when left-back cancelled due to the glob- ment imposed several regard very soon.” now and then they beat Champions League clash against Leipzig follow- edged Granada on away Berchiche scored with a al novel Coronavirus out- restrictions on the entry of Considering the extra- he shooting contingent shooters from countries ing the Burnley game. goals. low drive in the 81st minute after break. travellers from affected ordinary situation, the ISSF Tis one of the strongest like China, Korea and the Tottenham, hit by injuries to several play- Athletic had led 1-0 from being set up by Mikel Vesga to The tournament, sanc- countries such as China, has also requested the points for India going into European countries. This is ers including star forwards Harry Kane and Son the first leg of the semi-final but secure his team a spot in the tioned by the International Italy, South Korea, Japan International Olympic the 2020 Tokyo Olympics not something small, it has Heung-min, need Premier League points in the fellow La Liga side Granada lev- April 18 finale in Seville. Shooting Sport Federation and Iran, in a bid to con- Committee (IOC) to pro- and shooting coach Jaspal never happened before. race to qualify for the Champions League. elled the tie on the night through With 23 titles, Athletic (ISSF), was to be held from tain the coronavirus out- long the internal Olympic Rana feels that not putting “The only thing is that They also trail Leipzig 1-0 ahead of the last Carlos Fernandez in the 48th Bilbao are second on the all-time March 15 to 25 in the cap- break. qualification period in pressure on the young we should not put pressure 16 second leg in Germany on Tuesday. minute with a fine header from list of Copa del Rey winners ital’s Dr Karni Singh The organising com- order to ensure all shoot- shooters will go a long way on these kids. They are too Mourinho now says Tottenham will do their a cross by Venezuelan Darwin behind Barcelona who have tri- Shooting Range. The mittee has also requested ers get equal chances of in ensuring that they per- young, they can do a lot of best to win both games. “We are in a situation Machis. Granada, in their first umphed 30 times. Olympic Test event was the ISSF to restore ranking making it to the Games. form to their best later in good things but putting where I think it is very hard to prioritise,” he said. scheduled to be held from points in the tournament, “In case of the IOC the year. pressure on a 17 or 18-year- “But as I was saying after the match it was April 16. which were taken away approval, the World Cups Indian shooters have old kid is not good. Media a discussion to have internally and especially the The World Cup will after withdrawals by mul- in Munich, Germany, and earned an unprecedented plays an important role, if players feelings and the communication with the now held in two parts tiple nations. Baku, Azerbaijan, can also 15 Olympic quota places you ask something to some- players is always the most important thing. before the Olympic Games. “The OC has also influence the outcome of over the course of the qual- one like me or Abhinav “It is proposed to requested the (ISSF) the Olympic ification period. (Bindra), we understand divide the World Cup in President to accord his Qualification,” the ISSF “All 15 shooters are why you are asking but two parts and hold Rifle consent so that both these said. some of the best in the these kids are raw and and Pistol competitions World Cups would see the “It must be noted that world,” Rana said. “They shooting is a mental game. on May 5-12, 2020, while ISSF restoring full ranking all Qualification Quota fought well and grabbed These kids are smart. I’m Shotgun competitions - on points other than and Places, as planned, will be those quota places. It was sure if you tell them some- June 2-9, 2020,” the ISSF including those for MQS,” allocated by May 31, 2020,” not something that hap- thing it doesn’t go away said in a statement. the NRAI said in a state- the sport’s apex body pened over the last few from their minds that eas- The decision was taken ment. added. competitions, they fought ily. So one has to be careful.” # 1 # # %! =! #$+ 1
two foreign centre-backs in Mourtada Fall and Carlos Pena. “We have to win to overcome the deficit, but that does not mean we go all out from minute one. It’s 90 min- utes and more and whatever football that I know, it is not decided in the first 10 to 15 minutes. It will be till the final whistle and we will take it minute-by- minute,” Miranda said. Meanwhile, Chennaiyin FC would look to score first and make the task even more improbable for the home side. Should Chennaiyin find the back of the net, FC Goa would " : With the return of Brandon, FC need at least five goals to move to the Goa would hope for final. C Goa face Chennaiyin FC in the better deliveries from # '"" " Chennaiyin head Fsecond leg of their Indian Super wide positions, some- )!#$ ;$ coach Owen Coyle has League semifinals, looking to overturn thing which was miss- 3<1 .-13 /=3-1: mentioned that his a 4-1 deficit, at the Jawaharlal Nehru ing from their game in players would not be Stadium here today. the first leg. lackadaisical in the second leg, FC Goa will be boosted by the Ferran Corominas will despite enjoying a three-goal return of Edu Bedia who missed the play as a number nine after lead. first leg game in Chennai — which playing as a withdrawn for- He would also ask for an they lost 1-4 — due to personal rea- ward in the last game. The improved performance from sons. Spanish striker has 14 goals the front three of Nerijus There is more good news as to his name this season and Valskis, Rafael Crivellaro and Brandon Fernandes and Hugo FC Goa need his goals now more Andre Schembri who had a quiet Boumous, who were injured for last than ever. game by their standards in Chennai. week’s tie, are back in contention for Interim coach Clifford Miranda FC Goa also need to keep a check on a start. Boumous, in particular, has will have a decision to make as to the Chennaiyin attackers who are been in spectacular form this season whether he would deploy an all- more than capable of hurting the having scored 10 and assisted 11 in 14 attacking line-up of Bedia, Boumous opponent through a quick counter- matches. and Corominas or choose to go with attack. !"#$#$ " $ 4
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Fit-again India all- rounder Hardik Pandya blazed his way ()* +),-. worked hard especially the reactivity , : to an unbeaten 158 off just 55 balls work on the legs as well and has been against BPCL in a semifinal match of ondon Olympic Bronze medallist working hard to be in good shape,” said ( J&:+ (K the D Y Patil T20 Cup here on Friday. LMary Kom (51kg) and World Foreign Coach for Indian women’s Pandya, who returned to compet- Championships Silver medallist Amit boxing Raffaele Bergamasco. ommonwealth Games Gold- itive cricket in this tournament, struck Panghal (52kg) will begin their quest for As for Panghal, he is currently Cmedallist Vikas Krishan (69kg) six fours and 20 sixes during his a Tokyo Olympic berth when they enjoying a purple patch of his career. A entered the quarterfinals of the Asian blitzkrieg to help Reliance 1 post enter the ring at the at the Gold at the Asian Games was the start Olympic Qualifiers of boxing with a ) " 2 37 238/4 in 20 overs. Asian/Oceanian Olympic Qualifiers in of his dominant show and he only thumping win over Kyrgyzstan’s The BPCL bowlers — Sandeep Amman, Jordan today. soared to even greater heights in his Nursultan Mamataly here on Friday. " 2 37 Sharma (0/37), Sylvester D’Souza Mary’s hunger at the age of 37 has next few elite tournaments. With a Gold Krishan clinched a 5-0 triumph to (1/56), India all-rounder Shivam Dube been exemplary as she sets her sights on at the Asian Championships and a his- make the last eight stage, where he will ") 3) (:.+ leaked runs. (1/40), Parikshit Valsangkar (0/28), qualifying for the Olympic for a second toric Silver at the World square off against third seed and Hazratullah Zazai Sagar Udeshi (0/45) and Rahul time. Riding on a deep desire to bring Championships, sky is the limit for the Asian Silver-medallist Sewonrets fghanistan beat and Rahmanullah Tripathi (2/32) — were hammered by Gold for the country, Mary Kom has 24-year-old, who give his all to fulfil his Okazawa of Japan. Okazawa, who won AIreland in their first Gurbaz got Afghanistan Hardik, who looks all set to make a been putting in the hard yards at train- Olympic dream. a Gold medal at last year’s Olympic test of three Twenty20s on off to a solid start before comeback to the ODI team versus ing a few months after earning a Bronze He starts off his campaign against event in Tokyo, defeated Taiwan’s Pan Friday as Najibullah offspinner Simi Singh South Africa. at the World Championships, that made Mongolia’s Enkhmanadakh Kharkhuu Hung-Ming in his pre-quarterfinal Zadran smashed an had both leg before for In response, BPCL were bowled her the first boxer — male or female — after a first-round bye as the top seed bout. unbeaten 42 in a rain- 23 and 28 respectively. out for 134 as Reliance 1 registered a the back of their skipper Aditya Tare’s to win a staggering eight medals from in his category and has a 1-1 record Krishan came into the event after affected fixture in India. Karim Janat and 104-run victory. unbeaten 75. the prestigious world event. against his opponent. claiming a Gold medal at the SAG in Ireland, in their Asghar Afghan were run While bowling too, Hardik took a Dhawan (69 off 41 balls; 6x4, 2x6) The six-time world champion has Determined as ever, Panghal is December last year. The SAG was his 1,000th ‘capped’ match out cheaply but wicket and conceded six runs in one single-handedly steered his team’s been seeded second in her category and upbeat to avenge his defeat in his last first amateur event after an undefeat- since 1855, made 172 Samiullah Shinwari and over. India speedster Bhuvneshwar chase as all other Reliance 1 batsmen, she will face New Zealand’s Tasmyn meeting with Kharkuu and get his ed stint in the professional circuit. for six as Paul Stirling Shapoor Zadran steadied Kumar also picked up a wicket for including Hardik Pandya (0), faltered. Benny in the first round. campaign off to a flying start. In a near-perfect display of his smashed a quick-fire 60 the ship before rain halt- Reliance 1. Dhawan was caught in a horrible Two wins will take her to Tokyo in “Amit boxed against him before in trademark defensive game, Krishan and fellow opener Kevin ed play at 133 for 5 off 15 But, Hardik’s side failed to win the mix up and was run out. This eventu- what could realistically be her last Asian Games and beat him one-sided. was consistently impressive. The O’Brien 35. overs. tournament after they lose to Indian ally led to Reliance 1's loss. appearance at the mega quadrennial And in the World Military Games, Amit Indian slowly built up the tempo and Indian Premier This was enough for Oil later in evening by 11 runs in final. Hardik perished for a first ball Games and Mary will do everything lost by 5:0 to the same guy. Our plan is struck a particularly hard right hook League spin star Rashid Afghanistan to be adju- India opener Shikhar Dhawan duck in the final. Hardik gave a sitter possible to finish her Olympic career to create surprises in every round and in the second round to assert his dom- Khan took three wickets dicated the winner by 11 scored 69 during chase but that was- off Siddhesh Lad. with the highly-coveted Gold medal. am sure Amit would like to even scores inance. The Kyrgyz boxer was left quite as he restricted the Irish runs under the n’t enough for the side as Indian Oil Bhuvaneshwar Kumar was expen- “Mary knows that this is her last as he faces his opponent tomorrow frustrated by Krishan’s control over the after Mujeeb Ur Rahman Duckworth-Lewis restricted them to 183/7. sive with figures of 0/50 from his four Olympics and wants to do her best to (Saturday),” said CA Kuttappa, India’s proceedings. and Shapoor Zadran method. Earlier, Indian Oil scored 194/5 on overs in the final. PTI close her dream with a medal. She has head boxing coach.