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W eather changed its course unexpectedly on Friday evening as a dust storm hit the national Capital and NCR, plunging the city into darkness and throwing road and air traffic out of gear in parts of the city. The dust storm caused a sharp dip in the visibility as the sprawling Raisina Hill complex, the seat of the Government and the Lutyens’ Zone, was shroud- ed in dust kicked up by gusty winds followed by light drizzle. Due to the sharp fall in vis- ibility, vehicles plying on the streets came to a momentary standstill while pedestrians rushed to seek shelter. As many as 24 incoming flights were reportedly diverted out. There are up to one hour delays in both arrivals and departures at the airport. A passenger tweet- ed that his flight was diverted to Amritsar after two abortive attempts for landing. Vistara’s Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer Sanjiv Kapoor said many flights from Mumbai have been diverted to Amritsar. “Passengers advised to be patient as we are doing the best we can. Weather not in our control and airport also has constraints in handling so many unexpected flights and passengers,” he tweeted. After a sudden change in weather phenomenon, office- goers and others, who are preparing to leave for home, were seen curiously peeping out of windows of buildings as it became dark outside rather early after a blistering after- noon. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning of thunderstorm accompanied with squall very likely at isolated places over Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi. The IMD has issued a forecast of partly cloudy sky with a possibility of rain or thunderstorm or dust storm for Saturday. B ollywood superstar Salman Khan, convicted in a 1998 poaching case, spent a restless night in Jodhpur Central Jail’s barrack number 2 and is being given no-frill meals with no concessions for his star status, a jail official said Friday. Quadi no 106, who will have to spend another day in jail after a sessions court reserved its decision on his bail plea till Saturday, was given sprouts and milk for breakfast after a late night, said Deputy Inspector General (jails) Vikram Singh. The star was given Hindi newspapers by the jail admin- istration in the morning on his request. Salman met his lawyers and bodyguard Shera before the bail hearing in the district and sessions court. Later, actor Preity Zinta, who has acted with him in several films, also visited him in jail. Salman’s blood pressure was high when he entered the jail on Thursday, after a trial court sentenced him to five years in prison for killing two blackbucks 20 years ago. However, it stabilised later. T he Ram Janmabhoomi- Babri Masjid title dispute case witnessed high drama in the Supreme Court on Friday after the Muslim side said why the dispute cannot be referred to a Constitution Bench just like it was done in the cases of polygamy and nikah halala. Appearing for the original plaintiff to the suit Mohammad Siddiq, senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan asked a three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra to clarify whether in the court’s view the title suit case was “trivial” or the issue of polygamy was more impor- tant. His comments stirred up a commotion as lawyers appearing for the opposite side objected to such argu- ments being made in the high- est court. “This court referred the polygamy case to a Constitution Bench on March 26 looking into the importance of the issue. I want the people of India to know and the press to know if polygamy is much more important than this case. This is the most important issue facing Indian secularism today far more than polygamy,” Dhavan said. According to Dhavan, the title dispute case required con- sideration by a five-judge Bench as it involved interpre- tation and validity of another five-judge Bench decision in Ismail Farooqui case where it was held that praying at a mosque is not an essential practice of Muslim religion. The Bench, also compris- ing Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer said, “We are in the process of hearing your arguments on the Ismail Farooqui case. If you convince us that what is stat- ed in that judgement is not constitutionally correct, we will be obliged to send it to a five-judge Bench.” The court found support from senior advocate K Parasaran who appeared for the deity Ram Lalla. L ikening the Opposition par- ties to snakes, mongooses, cats and dogs who had come together ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in the fear of being swept by a “flood” called Narendra Modi, BJP’s president Amit Shah on Friday expressed confidence that the Modi-led NDA would re-capture power at the Centre next year on the basis of its performance and his party’s organisational strength stretching up to the “booth level”. Addressing a mammoth rally of his party workers organised at the MMRDA grounds in north-central Mumbai on the occasion of the BJP’s 38th foundation day, Shah took a nasty dig at the Opposition parties which were rallying together to take on the Modi-led dispensation ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. “The countdown for the 2019 polls has begun. The Opposition parties are appeal- ing to one another to come together to fight the elections. I had heard once, when there is a massive flood, trees and shrubs are washed away, but tall banyan trees survives. In the fear of being swept away in swollen waters, snakes, mon- gooses, cats, dogs, cheetahs and lions climb onto the banyan tree to survive the flood,” Shah said. “In the fear of being swept by the flood named Modi, snakes, mongooses, cats and dogs have come together to fight the elections,” the BJP president said. However, within a couple hours after his party workers’ rally, Shah clarified his likening the Opposition parties to snakes, mongooses, cats and dogs and said, “If I had given the example of snakes and mongooses, it was because they are rivals of one another. In the normal course, these ani- mals do not come together. Setting aside their ideological differences, all these Opposition parties are coming together to fight the Modi wave.” “Still the Opposition par- ties are feeling bad about describing them as various animals, let elaborate on what I meant. T rouble seems to be mount- ing for ICICI Bank’s CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her family. The CBI has issued a ‘Look Out Circular’ notice against her, husband Deepak Kochhar, and Videocon chief Venugopal Dhoot. Dhoot is accused of investing 10 per cent of Rs 3,250 loan given to his companies by ICICI Bank into a firm allegedly promoted by Deepak Kochhar. The development follows the CBI questioning of Chanda Kochhar’s brother-in-law Rajiv Kochhar in Mumbai in con- nection with the ICICI Bank- Videocon loan issue. The CBI grilled Rajiv Kochchar for nine hours for the second consecu- tive day on Friday as he was asked to present a few docu- ments which are required in the enquiry into the case. The LOC was sent at the behest of the CBI which last week filed a preliminary enquiry case against Deepak Kochhar and Venugopal Dhoot. Rajiv Kochhar, brother of Deepak Kochhar and promot- er of Avista Advisory Services, was detained at Mumbai air- port on Thursday evening when he was leaving for Singapore on a business trip. The LOC is an internal circu- lar which empowers the inves- tigating agency to arrest or restrict the person under inves- tigation. Sources said that the lookout notices have been issued to ensure the Kochhars don’t leave the country. The agency is expected to call Chanda Kochhar for recording of statement soon in this case. The CBI officials refused to say anything on records on this matter. The pre-emptive move on the part of the investigative agency comes in the wake of a series of economic offenders fleeing the country. Nirav Modi refused to return to India from Hong Kong despite repeated notices by the CBI, Income Tax department and the Enfor- cement Directorate. Lalit Modi has invested millions of pounds to get a residency status in the UK, and Vijay Mallya is digging his heels in, also in the UK. Arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari is also believed to be in the UK. Sources said the CBI was probing Rajiv Kochhar’s link over allegations pertaining to his Singapore-based company Avista Advisory’s dealings with the ICICI Bank. The bank, however, has denied its engage- ment with Avista for any ser- vices ever. The CBI on Thursday questioned Rajiv Kochhar for over five hours in connection with the case. He was on Thursday stopped at Mumbai airport by immigration authorities around 11 am while he was about to leave for Singapore. Later, he was handed over to a CBI team which brought him to its Bandra office for ques- tioning him in connection with its preliminary enquiry against Deepak Kochhar and Venugopal Dhoot. Continued on Page 2 S harpening his attack against Opposition parties for playing divisive politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced that the party MPs will observe fast on April 12 to protest Congress obstructions to derail Parliamentary pro- ceedings and spend a night in the SC/ST villages from April 14. The Prime Minister who addressed the BJP Parliamentary party meeting on the last day of the 2nd part of the Budget Session of the Parliament said while the BJP was pursing politics of inclu- sion and cooperation, the Opposition was divisive and negative as it was apprehen- sive of the rise of BJP. S uspected Chinese hackers on Friday defaced the offi- cial websites of Ministries of Defence, Home, and Law & Justice besides 20 other web- sites of various Government departments. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Defence Ministry website will be restored shortly. “Action is initiated after the hacking of the MoD website (http://mod.Nic.In). The web- site shall be restored shortly. Needless to say, every possible step required to pre- vent any such eventuality in the future will be taken,” she tweeted. Defence Ministry offi- cials said there were Chinese characters on the website and there were clear indica- tions that Chinese hackers were involved in defacing it. The website is main- tained by the National Informatics Centre, an enti- ty which works under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. However later, the Gover- nment denied any hacking attempt, saying the websites were down due to malfunctioning of a data stor- age device. T he CBI on Friday ques- tioned former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank Harun Rashid Khan in con- nection with alleged bank scams involving jewellers Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi and relaxation of gold import rules in 2014 by the erstwhile UPA government allegedly to the benefit of private traders. Khan is the senior-most former official of the RBI to be questioned by the CBI in con- nection with the USD 2 billion scam in Punjab National Bank, considered the biggest in the financial history of the country, CBI officials said. The sources said his questioning revolved around the policy framework of the time when fraudulent Letters of Undertaking (LoUs) were issued by PNB to the firms of Modi and Choksi. The officials said he was questioned about the UPA Government’s 20:80 gold import scheme, which was cleared by then Finance Minister Chidambaram on May 13, 2014, barely three days before the counting of votes of the general election. The move comes a day after the CBI questioned three Chief General Managers and one General Manager of the central bank. C hief Minister Raghubar Das has underlined the need to do special effort to improve situation in the field of education, livelihood, health and other human development indices among tribals, dalits and OBCs. Chairing a meeting with NITI Ayog officials on ‘trans- formation of aspirational dis- tricts in Jharkhand’ on Friday, the CM also accepted the importance of loans and finances for the marginalised sections. “We have to do special efforts to improve condition of dalits, tribals and other back- ward classes. A crash pro- gramme is needed in the State to bring literacy level up to the national average. Also, com- missions and corporations would be given more powers so that bank loans can be extend- ed to the people. A State-level mission is required for that,” said the CM. He was also particular about different skills inherent in the residents of the State in the field of art, culture, dance music which can bring means of livelihood for them, includ- ing exploring the untapped tourism sector. “If we really want to achieve developmental goals, then our focus should be on improving human develop- ment index in Jharkhand. Continued on Page 2

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Weather changed its courseunexpectedly on Friday

evening as a dust storm hit thenational Capital and NCR,plunging the city into darknessand throwing road and airtraffic out of gear in parts of thecity. The dust storm caused asharp dip in the visibility as thesprawling Raisina Hill complex,the seat of the Government andthe Lutyens’ Zone, was shroud-ed in dust kicked up by gustywinds followed by light drizzle.

Due to the sharp fall in vis-ibility, vehicles plying on thestreets came to a momentarystandstill while pedestriansrushed to seek shelter. As manyas 24 incoming flights werereportedly diverted out. Thereare up to one hour delays inboth arrivals and departures atthe airport. A passenger tweet-ed that his flight was divertedto Amritsar after two abortiveattempts for landing.

Vistara’s Chief Strategy andCommercial Officer SanjivKapoor said many flights fromMumbai have been diverted toAmritsar. “Passengers advisedto be patient as we are doingthe best we can. Weather not inour control and airport also hasconstraints in handling somany unexpected flights andpassengers,” he tweeted.

After a sudden change inweather phenomenon, office-goers and others, who arepreparing to leave for home,were seen curiously peeping outof windows of buildings as itbecame dark outside ratherearly after a blistering after-noon.

The India MeteorologicalDepartment (IMD) has issueda warning of thunderstormaccompanied with squall verylikely at isolated places overHaryana, Chandigarh andDelhi. The IMD has issued aforecast of partly cloudy skywith a possibility of rain orthunderstorm or dust storm for Saturday.

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Bollywood superstar SalmanKhan, convicted in a 1998

poaching case, spent a restlessnight in Jodhpur Central Jail’sbarrack number 2 and is beinggiven no-frill meals with noconcessions for his star status,a jail official said Friday.

Quadi no 106, who willhave to spend another day injail after a sessions courtreserved its decision on his bailplea till Saturday, was givensprouts and milk for breakfastafter a late night, said DeputyInspector General (jails)Vikram Singh.

The star was given Hindinewspapers by the jail admin-istration in the morning on hisrequest. Salman met his lawyersand bodyguard Shera beforethe bail hearing in the district

and sessions court.Later, actor Preity Zinta,

who has acted with him in several films, also visited himin jail.

Salman’s blood pressurewas high when he entered thejail on Thursday, after a trialcourt sentenced him to fiveyears in prison for killing twoblackbucks 20 years ago.However, it stabilised later.

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The Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute

case witnessed high drama inthe Supreme Court on Fridayafter the Muslim side said whythe dispute cannot be referredto a Constitution Bench justlike it was done in the cases ofpolygamy and nikah halala.

Appearing for the originalplaintif f to the suitMohammad Siddiq, senioradvocate Rajeev Dhavan askeda three-judge Bench headed byChief Justice of India DipakMisra to clarify whether in thecourt’s view the title suit casewas “trivial” or the issue ofpolygamy was more impor-tant. His comments stirredup a commotion as lawyersappearing for the oppositeside objected to such argu-ments being made in the high-est court.

“This court referred thepolygamy case to aConstitution Bench on March26 looking into the importanceof the issue. I want the people

of India to know and the pressto know if polygamy is muchmore important than this case.This is the most importantissue facing Indian secularismtoday far more thanpolygamy,” Dhavan said.

According to Dhavan, thetitle dispute case required con-sideration by a five-judgeBench as it involved interpre-tation and validity of anotherfive-judge Bench decision inIsmail Farooqui case where itwas held that praying at amosque is not an essential

practice of Muslim religion.The Bench, also compris-

ing Justices Ashok Bhushanand S Abdul Nazeer said, “Weare in the process of hearingyour arguments on the Ismail Farooqui case. If youconvince us that what is stat-ed in that judgement is notconstitutionally correct, we will be obliged to send it to afive-judge Bench.”

The court found supportfrom senior advocate KParasaran who appeared forthe deity Ram Lalla.

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Likening the Opposition par-ties to snakes, mongooses,

cats and dogs who had cometogether ahead of the 2019Lok Sabha polls in the fear ofbeing swept by a “flood” calledNarendra Modi, BJP’s presidentAmit Shah on Friday expressedconfidence that the Modi-ledNDA would re-capture powerat the Centre next year on thebasis of its performance and his party’s organisationalstrength stretching up to the“booth level”.

Addressing a mammothrally of his party workersorganised at the MMRDAgrounds in north-centralMumbai on the occasion of theBJP’s 38th foundation day,Shah took a nasty dig at theOpposition parties which wererallying together to take on theModi-led dispensation ahead ofthe 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

“The countdown for the2019 polls has begun. TheOpposition parties are appeal-ing to one another to cometogether to fight the elections.I had heard once, when thereis a massive flood, trees andshrubs are washed away, buttall banyan trees survives. Inthe fear of being swept away inswollen waters, snakes, mon-gooses, cats, dogs, cheetahsand lions climb onto thebanyan tree to survive theflood,” Shah said.

“In the fear of being sweptby the flood named Modi,

snakes, mongooses, cats anddogs have come together tofight the elections,” the BJPpresident said.

However, within a couplehours after his party workers’rally, Shah clarified his likeningthe Opposition parties tosnakes, mongooses, cats anddogs and said, “If I had giventhe example of snakes andmongooses, it was becausethey are rivals of one another.In the normal course, these ani-mals do not come together.Setting aside their ideologicaldifferences, all theseOpposition parties are comingtogether to fight the Modiwave.”

“Still the Opposition par-ties are feeling bad aboutdescribing them as variousanimals, let elaborate on whatI meant.

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Trouble seems to be mount-ing for ICICI Bank’s CEO

and MD Chanda Kochhar andher family. The CBI has issueda ‘Look Out Circular’ noticeagainst her, husband DeepakKochhar, and Videocon chiefVenugopal Dhoot. Dhoot isaccused of investing 10 per centof Rs 3,250 loan given to hiscompanies by ICICI Bank intoa firm allegedly promoted byDeepak Kochhar.

The development followsthe CBI questioning of ChandaKochhar’s brother-in-law RajivKochhar in Mumbai in con-nection with the ICICI Bank-Videocon loan issue. The CBIgrilled Rajiv Kochchar for ninehours for the second consecu-tive day on Friday as he wasasked to present a few docu-ments which are required in theenquiry into the case.

The LOC was sent at thebehest of the CBI which lastweek filed a preliminaryenquiry case against DeepakKochhar and Venugopal Dhoot.

Rajiv Kochhar, brother ofDeepak Kochhar and promot-er of Avista Advisory Services,was detained at Mumbai air-port on Thursday eveningwhen he was leaving forSingapore on a business trip.

The LOC is an internal circu-lar which empowers the inves-tigating agency to arrest orrestrict the person under inves-tigation. Sources said that thelookout notices have been

issued to ensure the Kochharsdon’t leave the country.

The agency is expected tocall Chanda Kochhar forrecording of statement soon inthis case. The CBI officials

refused to say anything onrecords on this matter.

The pre-emptive move onthe part of the investigativeagency comes in the wake of aseries of economic offendersfleeing the country. Nirav Modirefused to return to India fromHong Kong despite repeatednotices by the CBI, Income Taxdepartment and the Enfor-cement Directorate. Lalit Modihas invested millions of poundsto get a residency status in theUK, and Vijay Mallya is digginghis heels in, also in the UK.Arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari isalso believed to be in the UK.

Sources said the CBI wasprobing Rajiv Kochhar’s linkover allegations pertaining tohis Singapore-based companyAvista Advisory’s dealings withthe ICICI Bank. The bank,however, has denied its engage-ment with Avista for any ser-vices ever. The CBI onThursday questioned RajivKochhar for over five hours inconnection with the case.

He was on Thursdaystopped at Mumbai airport byimmigration authoritiesaround 11 am while he wasabout to leave for Singapore.Later, he was handed over to aCBI team which brought himto its Bandra office for ques-tioning him in connection with

its preliminary enquiry againstDeepak Kochhar andVenugopal Dhoot.

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Sharpening his attackagainst Opposition parties

for playing divisive politics,Prime Minister NarendraModi on Monday announcedthat the party MPs willobserve fast on April 12 toprotest Congress obstructionsto derail Parliamentary pro-ceedings and spend a night inthe SC/ST villages from April14.

The Prime Minister whoaddressed the BJPParliamentary party meetingon the last day of the 2nd partof the Budget Session of theParliament said while the BJPwas pursing politics of inclu-sion and cooperation, theOpposition was divisive andnegative as it was apprehen-sive of the rise of BJP.

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cial websites of Ministries ofDefence, Home, and Law &Justice besides 20 other web-sites of various Governmentdepartments.

Defence MinisterNirmala Sitharaman said theDefence Ministry website willbe restored shortly. “Action isinitiated after the hacking of the MoD website(http://mod.Nic.In). The web-site shall be restored shortly. Needless to say, everypossible step required to pre-vent any such eventuality inthe future will be taken,” she tweeted.

Defence Ministry offi-cials said there were Chinesecharacters on the websiteand there were clear indica-tions that Chinese hackerswere involved in defacing it.

The website is main-tained by the NationalInformatics Centre, an enti-ty which works underMinistry of Electronics andInformation Technology.

However later, the Gover-nment denied any hackingattempt, saying the websites were down due tomalfunctioning of a data stor-age device.

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Khan is the senior-mostformer official of the RBI to bequestioned by the CBI in con-nection with the USD 2 billionscam in Punjab National Bank,considered the biggest in thefinancial history of the country,CBI officials said. The sourcessaid his questioning revolvedaround the policy frameworkof the time when fraudulentLetters of Undertaking (LoUs)were issued by PNB to thefirms of Modi and Choksi.

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need to do special effort toimprove situation in the field ofeducation, livelihood, healthand other human developmentindices among tribals, dalitsand OBCs.

Chairing a meeting withNITI Ayog officials on ‘trans-formation of aspirational dis-tricts in Jharkhand’ on Friday,the CM also accepted theimportance of loans andfinances for the marginalisedsections.

“We have to do specialefforts to improve condition ofdalits, tribals and other back-ward classes. A crash pro-gramme is needed in the Stateto bring literacy level up to thenational average. Also, com-missions and corporationswould be given more powers so

that bank loans can be extend-ed to the people. A State-levelmission is required for that,”said the CM.

He was also particularabout different skills inherent

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“If we really want toachieve developmental goals,then our focus should be onimproving human develop-ment index in Jharkhand.

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Kolkata lad and overnightleader Rakshik Basu

claimed the Milky MooGolmuri Juniors championshipas he carded the best round ofthe day of six-over par 77 at thePar-71 Golmuri Club GolfCourse here on Friday.

He shot a gross total of 158and pushed Suveer Kapoorinto second place with aneleven-stroke win. SaquibHussain finished third a furtherstroke behind at 170.

The Kolkata trio also com-pleted identical finishes in

Category B as they edged outthe elder boys off the podiumpositions. Category C was wonby Shillong’s MohitBalasubramaniam (173) whocompleted a three stroke vic-tory over Kolkata’s Rishi Biswasand Kabir Mehta was placedthird a further stroke behind inthird.

This week’s hero is RibhavVerma of Bengdubi as hestrolled to a ten stroke win overKolkata’s Anshul Mishra aftercarding a two round total oftwelve over 154. Aditya Khaitanfinished third a further sixstrokes behind.

Varish Mehta claimed hissecond Category E title of theweek after he once again upsetthe local applecart as theKolkatan completed an eight-stroke win after being tied forthe lead overnight. Aarit Goyalfinished second at 97 followedby Aryamann Singh in third.

Amongst the girls, YaalisaiVerma like his brother tookhome twin titles this weekafter an emphatic twenty ninestroke win in A&B combinedcategory.

Sana Hussain won theCategory C event and AnaahatBindra, the Category D event.

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Cashless ATMs (AutomatedTeller Machines) and

problematic PoS terminalshave created panic situationsamong the masses in Bokaro.

ATMs of almost all thebanks either remain closed orcontinue to display ‘No Cash’boards which are eventuallyleading to a decline in cur-rency circulation in the pub-lic.

In the past few days, cus-tomers of both public and pri-

vate banks have been com-plaining about their inabilityto access their own fundsthrough ATMs, as most of theATMs of various banks arerunning dry, at the same timepeoples are not being able toaccess the PoS terminals forpurchasing.

ATMs are showing zerocash and declining transac-tions, said Shankar a CanaraBank Chas Branch customer.

Customers of severalbanks complained that theATMs declined their transac-tions and showed zero balanceeven though they had suffi-cient funds in their account.

There are about 170ATMs in the district andabout 95 per cent are runningdry since past seven dayswhile poor network connec-tivity is troubling the shopsand consumers alike.

Waiting time at the coun-

ters in many shops hasincreased as salespersons haveto swipe the cards multipletimes to complete the trans-action.

Several time transactionsdeclined due to poor networkor some other technical rea-sons, said Manoj an owner ofa departmental store at CityCentre Sector 4.

RBI is not providing uscash according to our demandsince past few days, saidRanjita Sharan, AGM, StateBank of India, Bokaro.

“Now we are managingthe cash that was locallydeposited by the customers inall branches of the banks,” sheadded.

“For smoothly conductingbanking, Bokaro needs �11hundred crore cash but nowwe are getting only �100 -120crores form RBI,” said a bankauthority.

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Garhwa Deputy Commissioner Neha Arorainspected four Government schools and

Anganwadi centres under Nagar Untari blockon Thursday. During the inspection, sheexpressed anguish over low attendance of thechildren in schools. The DC instructed the prin-cipals to increase attendance, regular cleaningof the school premises and proper arrangementof drinking water and toilets.

She warned the headmaster of UpgradedHigh School Jatpura of strict action and askedto improve the school system.

sssThe DC expressed her displeasure whenshe saw children taking examination while sit-ting on the floor at Middle School and askedprincipal to sit on the floor. The Principal saidthat there is not enough arrangement for chil-dren to sit.

During inspection BEAO Mahendra Ram

said that even after having a BRC here this schoolis running in a pathetic condition and this meansschool is not operating properly.

The BEEO said that the Principal is auto-cratic. When asked about the action by theDeputy Commissioner, he said that it was writ-ten for action six months ago. But nothing hap-pened. The Deputy Commissioner directed towrite again for action.

The two expressed their resentment on thesmoke coming out of waste garbage in highschool and said that waste was not burnt.

This is spreading pollution, it will bedeposited in one place by the cleaners of theNagar Panchayat.

On the spot, Superintendent of Police MArshi, SDO Kamleshwar Narayan, GarhwaSDO Pradeep Kumar, Subdivision Police OfficerNeeraj Kumar, BDO Murli Yadav, CO ArunimaEkka,Officer in Charge Niranjan Kumar andothers were present.

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Srinivasan Services Trust(SST), the social arm of

TVS Motor Company, andSundaram Clayton, works withmore than three million vil-lagers in India to ensure healthfor all by engaging with thecommunity, and withGovernment agencies.

For SST, better health is acontinuous area of improve-ment. For the 21 years that ithas been serving rural India,the aim of SST has been not justto get healthcare to the under-served, but also to ensure theyare able to lead healthier, dis-ease-free lives. It also involvesbringing down mortality ratesamong the vulnerable.

Infant mortality in SSTvillages is down to less than 1per 1000 births, vs the nation-

al average of 34. Maternal mor-tality is down to 9.6 per 100,000live births vs the national aver-age of 167.

The SST model starts byeducating communities on bet-ter hygiene. Children at schoolsin our villages are taught sim-ple but effective habits such aswashing their hands properly.Mothers attend nutritioncamps which teaches them thebenefits of a balanced diet, androutine health camps spot com-mon deficiencies.

‘’We lay a huge emphasison better health because theoverall result is greater pro-ductivity in our communities,’’says Venu Srinivasan, manag-ing trustee, SST. ‘’Any loss ofproductive incomes in thesefamilies can cripple them, letalone the additional cost ofhealthcare.’’

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Public Sector undertakin,gMECON Limited, celebrat-

ed its 60th Foundation Day byfelicitating the employees whocompleted 30 years of serviceand hosting a series of capti-vating cultural programmewith in-house talent here onFriday.

CMD MECON Atul Bhatt;Director (Technical), PKSarangi; Director(Commercial), GoutamChatterjee; Director( Projects),Salil Kumar; CVO,U K Kediaalong with other senior officialsof MECON graced the occa-

sion with their presence.The programme started

with commemoration of theglorious history of the organi-zation encompassing the vari-ous prestigious projects exe-cuted during past 6 decadesand re-instilling the prideamongst employees.

It was followed by lightingof lamp and MECON Song.CMD MECON addressed thegathering and congratulatedMECON family for steppinginto the 60th year.

The troupes of JNKKenthralled the audience withKathak, Bhangra and duetsong.

In all 37 employees of thecompany, 21 of them based atRanchi and the rest 16 postedat various site offices ofMECON were felicitated forcompleting 30 years of servicewith utmost sincerity and ded-ication.

The In-house talent ofMECON presented a series ofdance performances whichmesmerized the audience anddepicted the message“MECON will continue itslegacy, and bring more laurelsto the nation.”

The programme wasenjoyed by one and all presentin the community hall.

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last three years worked as ateam and some good results arethere. We have improved a loton health, education whereJharkhand was limping earlier.As per the standards set by theNITI Ayog, Jharkhand scoreda first among others. We aresure to improve in other areasin the days to come,” said theCM where Union HomeSecretary and former ChiefSecretary of the State RajivGauba and other senior offi-cials were also present.

He, on the occasion, men-tioned about making smallergroups of women in the formof Sakhi Mandals, especially inmost backward districts wherethe produces manufactured bythem are purchased by theGovernment. Also presentthere were the DCs to whomthe CM directed to fix priori-ties and work according tothat.

“Comprehensive develop-

ment of the backward regionsof Jharkhand ranks high on thepriority list of the Centre where19 out of 24 districts fall in thatcategory. We have in today’smeeting focused especially tothose districts. DCs have pre-pared some work plans fordevelopment which would beimplemented in coordinationwith departmental secretaries.Areas like health, energy, edu-cation and road are some of thetop focus. We are happy thatJharkhand has emerged as afast growing State and isimplementing developmentalschemes with commitment andin a time bound manner,” saidGauba.

Also present in the meet-ing were Chief Secretary SudhirTripathi, DGP DK Pandey,Additional Chief SecretariesDK Tiwari and Sukhdev Singh,Principal Secretaries SKGRahate, Sunil Kumar Barnwaland heads of otherDepartments along with DCsand SPs of 19 districts.

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From Page 1Earlier, the CBI had con-

ducted a preliminary probe byquestioning select ICICI Bankofficials in connection with theallegation that a quid pro quowas involved in the bank issu-ing a Rs 3,250 crore loan to theVideocon Group in 2012.

Probe by the CBI revealedthat ICICI bank had mandat-ed Singapore-based AvistaAdvisory to restructure foreigncurrency denominated debt ofseven companies, includingthose of Videocon group.

Avista Advisory Groupwas founded by RajivKochhar.

Deepak Kochhar is theco-founder and CEO ofNuPower Renewables, a firmoriginally founded as a 50-50joint venture between the fam-ily of Videocon IndustriesLimited chief VenugopalDhoot and the Advani family.

Around that time, ChandaKochhar was the ChiefFinancial Officer (CFO) andJoint MD at ICICI Bank.

Central investigatorsswung into action when anICICI shareholder, ArvindGupta, accused the Kochharsof ‘wrongful personal gains’

after the private lenderallegedly sanctioned loansworth Rs 3,250 crore to privatefirms owned by VideoconIndustries Limited.

But Videocon’s VenugopalDhoot has denied any dealingswith Deepak Kochhar, beyondinvesting Rs 2.5 lakh inDeepak Kochhar’s renewableenergy business. He termedreports of lending Rs 64 croreto NuPower Renewables andof subsequent transactionsresulting in Deepak Kochhargaining full ownership of thecompany as baseless. Thesereports have led to allegationsof possible conflict of interestand quid pro quo againstChanda Kochhar.

Last week, the ICICIBank board came out in sup-port of Chanda Kochhar, say-ing it had full faith and con-fidence in her. It describedreports against her regardingcredit disbursement toVideocon Group as “mali-cious and unfoundedrumours”. The board alsoreviewed the bank’s internalprocesses for credit approvaland found them robust, theprivate sector lender had saidin a statement.

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After the violent BharatBandh in the State, a del-

egation of Jharkhand MuktiMorcha led by party chiefShibu Soren and working pres-ident Hemant Soren today metPresident of India RamnathKovind and expressed strongprotest against the JharkhandLand Amendment Bill 2017and recent Supreme Courtjudgement on SC/ST preven-tion of Atrocities Act.

The delegation comprisingMPs, MLAs and senior leadersof the party also handed overa memorandum and a dossier

to the President registeringparty's dissent to the amendedRight to Fair Compensationand Transparency in LandAcquisition, Rehabilitation andResettlement Rules asJharkhand Amendment Bill(2017), due for Presidentialapproval.

The party also submittedanother dossier to the Presidentexpressing JMM’s concernsover the recent Supreme Courtorder on the SC/ST Preventionof Atrocities Act that paves wayto dilute some legal provisionsof the Act and thus poses athreat to the rights of Dalits,Adivasis and the marginalizedcommunities.

The party in its memoran-dum flayed the dilution of theAct by the Supreme Court, say-ing that the data and researchby multiple Government agen-cies revealed that diluting theAct would be detrimental tothe rights and interests ofSC/ST communities.

Citing various statisticsfrom the National CrimeRecords Bureau, media reportsand surveys by different agen-cies the JMM stated that thevictimisation and atrocitiesagainst Dalits and tribal peoplehave risen in the past few yearsand thus dilution of the provi-sions of the Act would affectthem adversely.

The party also stated thatthe RFCTLARR Bill 2017would not be suitable for thepeople of poor and margin-alised sections in Jharkhandbecause the quorum for GramSabha has been reduced to1/3rd from 50 per cent in theBill. However, eyebrows can beraised on the provision, whichdetermines that if the quorumis not available in the first meet-ing called, then in the subse-quent meetings it would not bea compulsion according to theBill.

It states that the Bill alsoexempts the restrictions of

social impact assessment (SIA)in ten broad categories of landacquisition in the state, includ-ing Scheduled Areas underFifth Schedule of theConstitution in contraventionto PESA act and FRA. It statesthat the Bill is set to make wayfor the Government to snatchland from the poor people ofJharkhand and hand it over tothe industrialists.

The party through thememoranda requested thePresident’s immediate inter-vention on the two stated mat-ters and asked for his instruc-tion to the CentralGovernment for immediatelybringing an Ordinance to safe-guard the rights of Dalits andTribal population of the coun-try.

It also sought interventionof the President in the RFCT-LARR Bill 2017 and requestedthe President to return the Billwithout his assent to the StateGovernment of Jharkhand.

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Chief Minister RaghubarDas today came down

heavily on Opposition partiesfor their “anti-developmentagenda” and challenged themfor an open debate on issuesconcerning Jharkhand and itsdevelopment.

Addressing a gathering ofparty workers and officials onthe occasion of party’sFoundation Day here on Fridaythe CM said that theOpposition is spreading hatredand playing divisive politics inthe State. Das asked his party-men not to get scared of theOpposition and said thatJharkhand will not tolerate anyanti-development and demon-ic forces. “It will demolishthem.

Opposition parties inJharkhand including JMM, RJDand Congress among othersconcentrate and focus on spread-ing divide on the basis of casteand religion. However, they areafraid of debating on the mattersof development that BJP under-took in these three years but justwant to create obstacles on thepath of development,” he said.

Challenging the Opposition,Das invited the JMM, RJD andthe Congress to Morabadiground for an open debate ondevelopment that has takenplace across Jharkhand.

The CM went ahead inlabeling the Opposition partiesas opportunists, who only havethe greed of power but are notinterested in the welfare of thepeople. Das said that in theirtenure they hardly did anydevelopment work and kept thepeople devoid of their ownland, water and forests. Herecalled the history of Jharkhandand said that the State wouldhave been formed in 1993 itselfbut JMM could not resist thetemptation offered by theCongress and sold the move-ment to them.

They sold the identity and

pride of Jharkhandis to theCongress without any hesitation.It was due to BJP’s efforts thatJharkhand could get its ownexistence.

“Eradication of poverty is anuphill and most important taskat hand and it can be done onlythrough education. If there isshortage of teachers then young-sters who have the skill of beinggood teachers maybe appointedon contractual basis. The sameformula can be applied in thehealthcare sector,” said the CM.

However, he laid emphasison proper training to be pro-vided to these people. Headded that the previous gov-ernments never wanted thepeople of Jharkhand to geteducation because they knewthat it would end their politicsbased on vote bank. The CM,on the occasion, congratulat-ed all the Ministers and partyworkers and applauded theirwork for the party and saidthat their hard-work and ded-ication has made BJP theworld’s biggest party.

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Suspendedparty legis-

lator PrakashRam after hisalleged crossvoting done during the March23 Rajya Sabha election hascome up with a spiritedresponse. In one page letteraddressed to JVM supremoBabulal Marandi the MLA hascited his association with theparty even in troubled times toprove his innocence.

The letter, accessed exclu-sively by The Pioneer evenbefore it was dispatched to theparty boss, reiterates thatPrakash Ram indeed on thevoting day cast his vote to thejoint Opposition candidateDheeraj Sahu.

“The letter issued to me onMarch 23 says that I had notvoted in the favour of the UPAcandidate and my conduct wasagainst the party’s discipline. Allthe allegations are against thetruth. I am the MLA of the partywho has always stood withorganisation in its interest withfull force… My confidence inyou (Babulal Marandi) evenwhen six MLAs won on partyticket migrated does not endorsethe allegations leveled,” wroteRam in the letter bearing April6 as date.

“I had shown my vote to theobserver that saved my votefrom getting rejected. If myabsence from few party pro-grammes due to my personalengagements come into the ambitof indiscipline and the effortinfused to advance the party forfive years is ignored then it isunfortunate to me,” he says.

Notably, JVM polling agentBandhu Tirkey had alleged inwriting that it was the MLA whohad cross voted in the favour ofthe BJP’s Pradeep Sonthalia fol-lowing that the party had issuedhim a show cause to beresponded in 15 days.

The response is expected todeliver the party level onSaturday following that any lineof action is expected from theJVM.

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Speaker Dinesh Oraon, hear-ing a case filed by Babulal

Marandi for over three yearsseeking disqualification six ofits MLAs for defecting to theBJP, has fixed April 13 for leg-islator Janki Prasad Yadav, thelast in the group to producewitnesses in his defence.

The court while listening tothe case on Friday closed wit-nesses presented by MinisterRandhir Singh. Singh on hispart presented five witnessesbefore the Speaker. “Today wasthe turn of Randhir Singh topresent his men and his lawyersbrought five political workersassociated with him before theSpeaker’s court.

The Speaker has fixed April13 as next date when MLAJanki Prasad Yadav has to pre-sent all his witnesses.

With this, the listed wit-nesses would come to the end,”said an Assembly official pre-sent in the court.

As per the ruling given bythe Speaker, each of the sixMLAs crossing over to the BJP

after winning their Assemblyelections on JVM’s ticket in2015, had been given just oneday each to bring all witnessesbefore the tribunal.

“The step has expedited thecase else they were lingering inpresenting their witnesses. Nowwhen only Janki Prasad Yadav’smen are remaining, we expectfinally the turncoats to presentthemselves in person before thecourt,” said JVM’s lawyer RNSahay.

Yadav has named as manyas eight witnesses. Earlier, fourleaders out of six facing the trialnamely Amar Kumar Bauri,Alok Chaurasia, Navin Jaiswaland Ganesh Kumar Ganjhupresented their witnesses.

“All these people have takenan identical plea before the

court. They have been tutoredin that way. We want this driveto exhaust as soon as possibleand looking forward to grill thereal men behind all the drama.

As things are going rightnow, I expect at least two MLAsto dispose at one date. If thishappens, in the first week ofMay we would finish theircross examination and floorwould be cleared for the finalargument and decision. Alreadythere has been inordinate delayin the case and it would have nomeaning once the next electionreaches,” said Sahay. The JVMin its repeated appeals beforethe Tribunal has been pressinghard to conclude the casesooner since the matter waslanguishing before the Speakerfor fairly long time.

The party has also decid-ed to go harder and indicatedto approach the High Court ifthe tardy pace continues.

The Speaker by pruningthe witness’ list has raisedchances for an early decisionwhich may also have its bear-ings on the current politicalsetup in the State.

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Amidst intense campaigningby various political parties

for the municipal elections,the Congress on Fridayreleased its manifesto empha-sizing on ‘Clean Jharkhand,Green Jharkhand’.

The manifesto promises50 percent reduction in hold-ing tax rate, installation ofCCTV cameras in all wards,additional facilities like mount-ed LED street lights, construc-tion of road, sewage drainages,up-gradation of solid wastetreatment plant, easing thenorms and cutting down theextra charges imposed on res-idents for rain-water harvest-

ing.In addition, easing the

rules for obtaining tradelicences, registration of hostels,lodges and marriage halls havebeen promised in the mani-festo. Besides just demarcatingareas for street vendors, a pro-vision of separate lavatories andbathing rooms will be made forthe hawkers in every vendingzone, the manifesto under-lines.

Also, the manifesto drawspublic attention towards a fewvital issues like survey of BelowSurvey Line (BPL) people forenlisting all left out publicfalling under BPL category,waiving off the garbage collec-tion fees charged on monthlybasis from residents, deputationof additional labourers for car-rying out regular sanitationdrive with an assurance of 25percent increment to all labour-ers who are at present associat-

ed with the MunicipalCorporation.

Taking a step ahead toempower women, the partymanifesto pledges creation oftraining centres covering dif-ferent trades at each ward.Further, the manifesto also cov-ers establishment of a modernelectric crematorium. Attemptswill be made to cut down theprice up to 40 percent for stu-dents availing the city bus facil-ities.

Leaders present on theoccasion stated that if Congressparty gains power, establish-ment of coaching centres foreconomically backward stu-dents belonging to ST, SC andOBC will be ensured which willbe functional on Public PrivatePartnership (PPP) mode andimpart education among suchstudents free of cost.

Other major highlights ofthe manifesto are health insur-

ance facility for the residents ofeach ward, besides facilities likeprovision of hostels for workingwomen.

Congress leaders assured totransform the State’s biggestUrban Local Body (ULB) by set-ting an example of uniformurban growth and expansion fortheir opponents.

“We are committed to serve

the residents of Ranchi. Allpromises and points defined inthe manifesto will be fulfilled ifthe Congress party gets a chanceto serve the public here and inother 34 ULBs,” said, CongressSpokesperson, Rajiv RanjanPrasad during a press meet.

Meanwhile, Bharatiya JantaParty (BJP) has formed a specialmanifesto committee for draft-

ing a suitable proposal show-casing the vision of the rulingparty covering all features whichincludes its accomplished pro-jects and its future goals.

The committee comprisesSanwar Mal Agarwal(Convener), Manish Jaiswal(MLA), Mahavir LalVishwakarma (Former MP),Devdayal Kushwaha (FormerMLA), Dhankumar Jain, Dr. KPSharma, Dr. Surendra KumarSinha, Shivshankar Gupta,Ashok Yadav, KP Ojha, Dr.Shubodh Kumar Singh andJeev Lal Kushwaha.

All these selected corecommittee members will han-dle the responsibility of draft-ing a consolidated proposal.According to sources, the BJPwill unveil its election mani-festo on April 8 in the presenceof senior leaders, includingUnion Minister of State forCivil Aviation Jayant Sinha.

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The much-awaited choice-basedcredit system (CBCS) will final-

ly take off in the colleges of the NPUniversity.

A decision to this effect wasunanimously taken in April 5 meet-ing of colleges’ professors in charge,principals, heads of university depart-ments, deans and officials of the uni-versity under the chairmanship of theVC NPU S N Singh.

The launching of CBCS was inlimbo since 2016 -17 here. NPU ViceChancellor S N Singh said that theuniversity is a late starter of this sys-tem at UG level in colleges here.

The university did not build upany pressure on any college for thisrather the colleges were given a freehand to choose their course of actionbut in April 5 meeting there was theunanimity of decision among the col-leges to launch this CBCS at UG levelfrom the coming session 2018 -19which begins this June reiterated VC.

The CBCS has its merit and chal-lenges both. Speaking about chal-lenges the VC said most of the degreecolleges suffer from acute crunch ofsubject teachers and there holdingCBCS is a difficult proposition.

Again colleges will now have toconduct 30 marks internal examinationwhere concerned subject teachers areto set questions, hold examination,evaluate answer books, announcemarks, preserve folios of marks till thefinal pass out of the students and allthese works are too enormous forteachers who till recently have had nicetime in colleges asserted VC.

As for benefit to students VC saidthere will be promotional door opento students who fail in semester exam-ination with the rider that a studentmust clear 50 per cent of the coursesin one semester.

Singh said a semester of 4 cours-es will require passing at least in twoof it but if a student fails in 3 of the 4courses then promotion in secondsemester will be held up till its clear-ance. Academic backlogs will be easedif a student returns to his course sin-cerely reiterated the VC.

The university will be holding 70marks 6 semester examinations for acomplete passing out as a graduatealong with colleges doing it 6 times for30 marks internal examination.

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With candidates focusingon door-to-door cam-

paigning, Adityapur MunicipalCorporation election campaignhas gathered momentum.

As the polling date for thecivic poll is inching closer thecandidates contesting for thepost of mayor, deputy mayorand councillors are gettingcharged up.

The BJP candidate VinodSrivastava, who is contestingfor the post of mayor, is dom-inating in terms of campaign-ing in the Adityapur Municipalarea.

The Congress candidateYogendra Sharma alias MunnaSharma and also the BJP'srebel candidate Ganga PrasadSharma are also making theirpresence felt to garner support.

Srivastava has launchedfive vehicles fitted with postersand loud-speakers for reachingout to the people.

“We are focusing on door-to-door but still we have adopt-

ed other ways for the cam-paigning like reaching to thevoters through social medialike Facebook, Whatsapp,Twitter, and by organisingstreet play. I belong to the areaand know everything so I amseeking votes on the basis of thework that I have done duringmy tenure as vice-chairman ofAdityapur municipal councillast time. I am confident thatthe people will ensure my vic-tory,” said Srivastava.

The Congress candidateYogendra Sharma is targetingyouths, especially the teen-agers to campaign for him forgarnering support in his favour.He himself is approaching theresidents during door-to-doorcampaign.

“I want to change the lifestyle of people by providingthem better facilities. There willbe adequate drinking water,non-stop electricity supply,garbage free road-lanes andwell-lit roads.

And these all will be pos-sible when a strong and able

candidate will be elected asmayor,” said Sharma while talk-ing to the newmen.

Ganga Prasad Sharma,who is contesting for the postof mayor as well as deputymayor, is also reaching out tothe people by going over theirhomes.

With a population of over2.5 lakh, Adityapur municipalcouncil is comprised of 32wards. The total number ofvoters in the area is 1,03,055who will be casting their votesfor the civic poll scheduled tobe held on April 16. Themajor candidates who are inthe fray Vinod Srivastava fromthe BJP, Independent candidateGanga Prasad Sharma,Yogendra Sharma from theCongress and Ranjit Pradhanfrom the JMM.

“Adityapur is preparing forthe maiden municipal corpo-ration polls. The residents ofthe town located in adjoiningSeraikela-Kharsawan districtare excited to participate in theprocess,” said a local resident.

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arrested a Supply Officer ofChas Block for taking bribe inBokaro on Friday.

The ACB team arrestedShivendu Sekhar, SupplyOfficer of Chas block, while hewas taking a bribe of �12,000at his Kunwar Singh colony

based residence in Chas. Laterthe sleuths ferried him for fur-ther interrogation.

On the complaint of ShivShankar Rai, the vigilancesleuths arrested Shivendu red-handed; he was taking a bribefor renewal of licence of aPDS shop, ACB official said.

The team also recoveredmore than �50,000 cash fromhis house, sources said.

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Ateam of Bagodar policestation busted a racket

in smuggling of importedliquor and arrested two peo-ple, Pintu Patel and SurajKarmali, belonging to Bihar.

The police seized 56cartons of various importedbrands worth around �5lakh and recovered a Tata

pick up van used to committhe crime, said SDPODeepak Kumar Sharma.

According to officer-incharge of Bagodar policestation Rajeev Kumar ,onThursday ,specific input was

received by Bagodar policestation regarding trans-portation of imported liquorillegally in a Tata pick up vanlate in the night on Thursday–Friday.

The information furtherrevealed that the van ,dulyloaded with imported liquorwill pass through NH-2 (GTroad ).

Immediately ,a team ofBagodar police includingmyself was formed by SDPO,Bagodar and a trap was laidaround at near Jharipul onNH -2.

Around 2 am on Friday,the police team interceptedone Pickup van and over-

powered its occupant PintuPatel and Suraj Karmali.

While searching the van,56 cartons of importedliquor was recovered .

During inquiry, theaccused Pintu and Suraj dis-

closed to have disclosed tohave procured the saidimported liquor fromBarwada transporting toBihar, added officer-incharge.

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Not reporting of any out-break of fire in tiger

reserve Palamu has now beenmade a cognizable offence.

The forest guard concernedand the fire-fighting squad oflocals will face stern action, saidfield director PTR M P Singh.Singh held a meeting witheight rangers of PTR on Friday.

The Field Director said, “I

have asked the rangers to con-vey this to all concerned withanti fire management in PTRnot to hide or conceal any inci-dent of fire nor to trivialize thefire by dubbing it as small whenin fact it is huge as in both theevents severe action will betaken against the staff likeforester, forest guards, rangersand locals fire fighting forces tomiss their honorarium.”

Every incident of fire has itshistory and this must beunfolded he said saying just toascribe any fire as manmade orcaused by mahua pickers willnot do as forest guards are here-

by given strict warning to delvedeep into the cause behind theincidence of fire in PTR, addedSingh.

What if some smart forestguards who armed with high-er qualification than requiredfor the job play tricks he saidsuch a trick will be aborted assenior officials will match thereporting with the images ofthe PTR with the satellite data.

PTR is now equipped with

58 fire blowers but its operationis yet to take place. Sourcessaid it requires training andexperience both.

Singh said he has asked therangers to keep these blowerson 4 hours a day in such areaswhere there is a history of out-break of fire and the cut firelines are again littered with dryleaves.

Such littering of dry leavesis to be removed with theblowers.

On water front there ismore caution as water bodiesand water holes in PTR requireimmediate refreshining.

As many as 314 water holesare to be monitored on a week-ly basis and photos of it are tobe taken for scanning by seniorofficials to know the status ofwater in it said Singh.

Sources said water bodiesin PTR are drying up and withthe rising Sun drying up will bemuch faster.

PTR has a history of reach-ing water for its wild lifethrough tankers in summerand this summer is not goingto be any different.

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BJP MPs will be going to theirrespective constituencies to

inform public about Congressparty’s “destructive role “duringthe second part of the BudgetSession when almost no effec-tive business could be transact-ed until the last day on April 6.

Addressing BJP’sParliamentary party meetinghere the Prime Minister saidparty MPs would observe faston April 12 to expose Congressobstructions in Parliament.Modi said Congress hasbrought “a new low” inParliamentary proceedings.

BJP MPs will be going totheir respective constituencies toinform public about Congressparty’s “destructive role “ duringthe 2nd part of the Budget ses-sion when almost no effectivebusiness could be transacteduntil the last day on April 6 withLok Sabha recording low pro-ductivity of 4 per cent and RajyaSabha only 8 per cent, accordingto Union Parliamentary affairsMinister Ananth Kumar. Kumaralleged that parliamentaryobstructions of the Congressreflected its “intolerance to peo-ple’s mandate” to the BJP at theCentre and in 21 states where itwas in power.

The party is also take out‘Sabka saath sabka vikas yatra’in the country.

Union ParliamentaryAffairs Minister quoted Modi

as saying that on a day the BJPis celebrating its 38th founda-tion day it has become thelargest party due to people’sblessings and tireless efforts ofits workers and also paid trib-utes to many of its late leadersand workers. BJP has listedaround 11 crore primarymembership to be the largestparty in the world.

The foundation day, April6, is dedicated to those whosacrificed their lives for theparty’s growth, the PrimeMinister said in the parlia-mentary meet.

The party was officiallycreated on April 6, 1980. Itemerged from the Jana Sangh,which was formed in 1951 byShyama Prasad Mookerjee. Thefirst president of the BJP wasAtal Bihari Vajpayee.

Later in the day in a seriesof tweets, Modi creditedparty workers for taking theorganisation to new heights.

“I bow all @BJP4IndiaKaryakartas on the specialoccasion of the Party’s SthapanaDiwas,” Modi said.

The BJP is the party of “aNew India” and his party“believes in India’s diversity, itsunique culture and thestrengths of 125 crore Indians”,he said. Modi also thanked thecountrymen for their “unwa-vering faith” in the BJP.

“It is our commitment thatwe will continue to devoteourselves towards India’s trans-

formation. #IndiaTrustsBJP,”he tweeted.

The prime minister alsointeracted with district presi-dent s of the party and volun-teers through a live video inter-action, via the Narendra ModiMobile App.

In an attempt to woo thedalit constituency Prime

Minister is expected to inau-gurate a memorial for Daliticon B R Ambedkar at 26,Alipore road, here onAmbedkar Jayyanti on April 14or a day before. The memori-al has been the last residenceof Ambedkar in the Capitalbefore his death in December6, 1956.

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In a counter-offensive, theCongress on Friday said its

workers would hold a day-longfast at all State and districtheadquarters on April 9 toexpose the BJPs “lies” on vari-ous issues, after Prime MinisterNarendra Modi announced a

fast by BJP MPs on April 12 toprotest the impasse inParliament for which heblamed the opposition party.

Hitting back at the BJP, theCongress said it was theGovernment which was respon-sible for not letting Parliamentfunction and termed as a “gim-mick” and “drama” the move byNDA MPs to forgo their salaryfor 23 days when Parliament didnot function.

Addressing a joint pressconference, Congress leaderin Lok Sabha MallikarjunKharge and partys seniorspokesperson Anand Sharmasaid their party MPs had metthe Rajya Sabha chairmanrequesting him that houseshould not be prorogued sothat it can be reconvened fortwo more weeks to discussissues of national importance asthey could not be taken up dueto disruptions.

Sharma said party chiefRahul Gandhi has announceda plan to holding a fast at alldistrict headquarters to helppromote peace, brotherhoodand harmony in the country.

He alleged that the BJP andRSS were spreading hatred insociety through their “divi-sive” agenda. The Congress“will expose it” and their chiefRahul Gandhi has appealed tothe public to maintain peaceand harmony in society, hesaid.

Kharge also alleged that itwas the Government and itsallies which were disrupting theLok Sabha and questioned whymembers causing disturbancewere not suspended and theno-confidence motions takenup for discussion.

The Government and itsallies were “orchestrating” dis-ruptions and blaming theCongress for it, he alleged.

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The EnforcementDirectorate has registered a

case against Amit Bharadwaj, abitcoin entrepreneur who hasduped investors to the tune of�2,000 crore with a Ponzi mar-keting schemes through theGainBitcoin website.

Touted as a cryptocurrencyguru in India, Bhardwaj ran aslew of ventures, includingGainBitcoin, GBMiners, MCAPand GB21. The ED’s decisioncame on the same day as theReserve Bank of India’s decisionto ban regulated entities fromdealing in virtual currencies.The ED has booked him underan enforcement case investiga-tion report (ECIR). This is thefirst ECIR registered by the EDfor violations involving virtualcurrencies.

The case was filed hoursafter Bharadwaj was arrested byPune Police at Delhi IGI Airport.Bhardwaj fled the country cou-ple of months ago and was hid-ing in Dubai. He later slipped toBangkok. A lookout notice wasissued for him. The cyber crimecell of Delhi police has also filedan FIR (first information report)against Amit Bhardwaj, AjayBhardwaj, Rupesh Singh,Hemant Chauhan, Hemant

Suryavanshi, Kaka Ravde, andothers, under Sections 406, 420and 34 of the Indian PenalCode. The FIR stated thatthrough this Ponzi scheme,Bharadwaj convinced people toinvest in Gatbitcoin.com, whichis owned by Variable Trade PvtLtd, a company registered inSingapore.

A similar FIR was regis-tered against Amit Bharadwajby the cyber crime cell in Punein January this year, too.

Bhardwaj and his associatesallegedly duped investors inMumbai, Pune, Nanded,Kolhapur and other places inthe state. Bharadwaj allegedlylured people from Nanded andother areas to invest in Bitcoins,while promising higher returns.Bitcoin, a virtual currency, isnot regulated in the countryand its circulation has been acause for concern among cen-tral bankers the world over forquite a while now.

Sources said that the allegedscam could run between �5,000crore and �13,000 crore. “Theactual size of the fraud could bemuch bigger, given the scale ofBhardwaj’s operations His busi-ness, grew rapidly from India tothe UAE, Russia, Ukraine, HongKong, Indonesia to Venezuela,”sources added.

The suspect, unlike otherfraudsters, used a flash drive tostore the cryptocurrencyinvestment, the sources added.the actual size of the fraudcould be much bigger, given thescale of Bhardwar’s operations

Intelligence sources famil-iar with the investigations saidthat Bhardwaj’s suspected linkswith Pakistanis would also beprobed. Bitcoin has fallen heav-ily in recent sessions as worriesabout a regulatory clampdownon the nascent market andpanicked investors push priceslower. The virtual currency hita peak of almost $20,000 inDecember.

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Keeping in line withKathmandu’s ‘India First’

policy, Nepal’s Prime MinisterKP Sharma Oli arrived in NewDelhi on Friday on a three-dayState visit. This is Oli’s first visitabroad after taking over as PMfor the second time.

On Friday Oli was receivedat the airport by Home MinisterRajnath Singh. Later he metModi and attended businessand community events. Oli willhold talks with Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on Saturdayduring which a range of bilater-al issues will be discussed.During their bilateral meeting,Modi and Oli are also expectedto review the progress of ongo-ing India-funded projects inNepal.

Former Prime MinisterManmohan Singh, Congresspresident Rahul Gandhi, andNational Security Advisor AjitDoval were among those whocalled on Oli in the evening.

Oli be travelling to G. B PantUniversity of Agriculture andTechnology in Pantnagar,Uttarakhand on Sunday wherehe will visit the Breeder SeedProduction Centre and an inte-grated farming project. He willalso be conferred with a

Honorary Degree of Doctor ofScience at the University.

The relationship betweenthe two countries went throughtense moments between 2015-2016 when Oli’s Ministersaccused India of destabilizing hisGovernment and blamed NewDelhi for causing an economicblockade in 2015. The harshtones led to a dip in relations andOli even recalled the envoy inNew Delhi. In his previoustenure and later in his electioncampaigns Oli constantly gaveindications of cosying up withChina.

However, having now wonwith a comfortable margin, Olitermed his tenure during 2015-2016 a difficult period in India-

Nepal relationship. In the recenttimes he made it clear that thebitterness of relations in his pre-vious regime and the misun-derstanding between the twocountries are a thing of past nowand the present NepaleseGovernment is keen to workwith India in a `new and moreequal relationship’. Oli has alsomade it clear that the India-Nepal Treaty of Peace andFriendship of 1950 needs to bereworked. India, on the otherhand, wants Nepal to take careof its security concerns given thefact that the two countries havean open border. Nepal is lookingat India expertise in employmentgeneration and training of itsyouth in the IT sector.

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On a day when the Congressapproached Calcutta High

Court against West BengalGovernment’s alleged attempt toprevent free and fair conduct ofPanchayat polls in the State, itssenior leader and Congress MPAbhishek Manu Singhviappeared in Supreme Court todefend the State Governmentagainst a similar petition by theBJP.

Singhvi was recently elect-ed to the Rajya Sabha on aCongress ticket from WestBengal with the backing of theruling Trinamool Congress(TMC). The apex court, whichheard the arguments at lengthfrom the senior counsels appear-ing for BJP WB unit and WestBengal Government, reserved itsorder till Monday. Incidentally,Monday is the last day for filingnominations for the panchayatelections.

There was a rare show ofunanimity between the nation-al parties –Congress and BJP,which united, though at differ-ent levels, to approach the HighCourt and Supreme Courtagainst the TMC goons man-handling BJP and Congress can-didates and disallowing themfrom filing nomination papers.

Arguing the BJP petition,senior advocate Mukul Rohatgipointed this fact suggesting thatalthough, the two national par-ties are diverse in its politicalfights, on this issue they were

together. Rohatgi demanded theapex court to step in to eitherpostpone the deadline for filingnominations or consider alter-nate arrangements by allowingcandidates to e-file their nomi-nations. On the other hand,Congress through its state partyPresident approached theCalcutta HC to demand scrap-ping of the polls. However, theCalcutta HC refused to pass anyinterim orders and listed the casefor April 20. Defending the stateGovernment, Singhvi arguedthat the petition by BJP does notstate any specifics of who pre-vented whom from filing nom-inations and cited previous caselaws to suggest that when theelection process is underway,Courts do not interfere. The onlyremedy, available to such candi-dates, is to challenge the electionof the winning candidate by fil-ing an election petition after thepoll process is over.

The bench of Justices RKAgarwal and Abhay ManoharSapre initially felt that the issuemay be considered by theCalcutta HC. But Rohatgi point-ed out that an ongoing strike atWest Bengal HC had paralyzedall work and no lawyer wasallowed to appear.

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Former LawMinister and

senior advocate ShantiBhushan filed a peti-tion on Friday chal-lenging the suprema-cy of the Chief Justiceof India to be the “master of ros-ter”. Seeking clarification thatthe power exercised by the CJIto allocate matters to variousbenches should be in consulta-tion with the Collegium judgescomprising the next four seniormost judges, Bhushan evendemanded that his petition beheard by a bench of which CJIis not party.

The petition, drawn andfiled by Shanti Bhushan’s sonand advocate PrashantBhushan, has listed 10 caseswhere the CJI exercised dis-cretion in listing politicallysensitive cases before a benchpicked by him. Although theCJI recently constituted abench of five judges to holdthat CJI is master of roster andthus framed the Roster forListing Cases in SupremeCourt, issued on February 1,the petition argued that such adecision cannot be accepted as

CJI could not havepassed an orderwhere he wasdirectly involved.

It said, “Masterof Roster cannotbe unguided andunbridled discre-tionary power,

exercised arbitrarily by theChief Justice of India by hand-picking benches of select Judgesor by assigning cases to par-ticular Judges….Limiting thediscretion of the CJI in allo-cating cases, in the absence ofany procedure requiring con-sultation (with Collegiumjudges) and the absence of anysubstantive rules to preventconflict, are the issues thatneed to be addressed for animproved administrative man-agement of the Court.”

Citing the 10 cases, the vet-eran lawyer stated that thepowers being exercised by theCJI and the SC Registry offi-cials reflect a pattern of“favouritism, nepotism andforum shopping.” Since CJIadministers these powers in hisadministrative capacity, thepetitioner argued that suchexercise of powers is also sub-ject to judicial review.

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The EnforcementDirectorate(ED) on Friday

attached 33 flats worth �462crore located in Bandra West,Mumbai, under the Preventionof Money Laundering Act(PMLA). These propertiesbelonged to Congress leaderand three-time MLA BabaZiauddin Siddique and realestate company PyramidDevelopers.

The case related to allegeduse of fake papers for availingextra Floor Space Index (FSI)under the Slum RehabilitationAuthority (SRA) schemeJamaat-e-Jamhooria, inBandra. Baba Siddique andthe Pyramid Developers havebeen booked by the ED in acase of fraud related to the slumRedevelopment Scheme at theBandra Reclamation location.The alleged scam is pegged at�2,000 crore.

“We have attached proper-ties worth �462 crore in BandraWest of Pyramid Developers ina case of fraud related to slumredevelopment scheme againstBaba Siddique and others,” anED official said.

The agency had registereda criminal case under the

PMLA in March last year andhad conducted searches at mul-tiple locations of the firm andthose belonging to Congressleader and former Maharashtraminister Baba Siddique. TheED had taken cognisance of aMumbai police FIR for filingthe case under the PMLA. TheFIR alleged that the suspectedpersons cheated the State bypreparing false ration cards,photo passes, shop and estab-lishment licences and submit-ted the same to the SRA to getapproval for redevelopment ofJamat-e-Jamhooria CHSLimited, located in Mumbai’sBandra (West).

The bogus documents, ED

said, were also used to get extraFloor Space Index (FSI) forwrongful gains. It said thefirm--Pyramid Developers--was appointed as the develop-er and Ms Neo ModernArchitects as the architect forthe redevelopment project.

The investigations revealedthat a number of violationswere committed in the con-struction of the building byallowing exemptions whichwere not available to the saidproject by virtue of it being inthe CRZ-II (costal regulationzone) and in effect consumingFSI in excess of permissiblelimit, which is 1.5 in aggregate,it said. “The enhancement of

FSI from 1.5 to 1.875 was onlyfor in situ rehabilitation ofslum dwellers and not applic-able on developer sale compo-nent,” it said.

The agency suspects thatthe revenue generated by thesale of these super-luxuryapartments would have been inthe range of �1,800 to �2,000crore. Siddique, it is allegedwho was the chairman ofMaharashtra Housing and AreaDevelopment Authority(MHADA) between 2000 and2004, allegedly misused hisposition to increase the FloorService Index (FSI).

ED investigation revealed anumber of violations in theconstruction of the building byallowing exemptions whichwere otherwise not available tothe project. The FSI hadexceeded the permissible limit.A no-objection certificate wasissued for construction in thearea measuring 16,742 squaremetre, whereas the actual con-struction was undertaken byshowing the plot area as18,662.70 square metre.

In compliance with theSRA’s directives, the developersapproached the Ministry ofEnvironment for clearance ofthe project. The Ministry

accorded clearance on the con-dition that FSI would notexceed the February 1991 limit.The amendments were madeby the in 2007 and 2010.

The agency is investigatingif Siddiqui, as Chairman of theMaharashtra Housing and AreaDevelopment Authority(MHADA) between 2000 and2004, misused his position tohelp the firm bag the SlumRehabilitation Authority (SRA)project that was being devel-oped in Bandra. The offencewas registered by the MumbaiPolice in March 2014.

According to the authori-ties, the irregularities involvedthe project being developed byPyramid Developers at a cost of�90 crore. But, the developersold the plot to Satra group andthe two entered a joint devel-opment agreement, involvingequal sharing of the flats.

Based on the complaintfiled by a resident, AbdulSalaam, in 2012, the MumbaiPolice registered a case againstSiddique and 150 others for thealleged irregularities in theallotment of houses in the SRAproject. The police action wasinitiated after a MetropolitanMagistrate Court ordered aprobe into the case.

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In an effort to bolster thedwindling fighter aircraft

fleet, the Defence Ministry onFriday floated a global tenderor request for information(RFI)for 110 jets. The project underthe ‘Make in India’ and strate-gic partnership policy envisagesproduction of the planes hereunder joint venture between aforeign vendor and an Indiancompany. The tender is for sin-gle and double engine jets.

This is the first major ten-der to be floated after seven bil-lion Euros(�59,000 crore) dealfor 36 Rafale jets was inked byIndia with France in 2016 in aGovernment to Governmentdeal. It means the FrenchGovernment stands guaranteefor all aspects of the contractincluding delivery scheduleand other related aspects. Thefirst lot of planes manufacturedby Dassault of France will joinIAF in 2019 and the entireRafale fleet is likely to be oper-ational by 2021.

At present, the IAF has 32squadrons(one squadron has18-20 planes) while it needs atleast 45 squadrons of fighterjets as many of the existingfighter jets in the IAF invento-

ry like MIG-21 and MIG-27sare in the last stages of theiroperational life. Given thelong gestation period beforedefence deals mature, the pro-posal for acquiring 110 jets mayalso take some years.

Incidentally, the tender tobuy 126 medium multi-rolecombat aircraft was floated in2007 in which Rafale emerged asmost suitable jet for IAF.However, negotiations over priceand technology transfer result-ed in delays. While 18 jets wereto be bought off the shelf, theremaining were to be manufac-tured by public sector HindustanAeronautics Limited(HAL) IIndia. The NDA Governmentfinally scrapped the proposeddeal in 2014 and opted for buy-ing 36 Rafales off the shelf fromFrance.

In the last two years, theGovernment was holding par-leys with some global compa-nies to manufacture singleengine jets in India to over-

come the shortage of fighterjets as pointed out by the IAFtime and again. However, inFebruary, the decision makersdecided to procure jets withoutgetting into the debate on sin-gle or double engine variants.

The latest tender states that85 per cent of the 110 aircraftwill be built in India with a totalof 75 per cent of total aircraft tobe in the single seat category.As regards the capabilities of thejet, the tender stipulates that theplane should be able to performroles like air superiority, airdefence, air to surface opera-tions and reconnaissance.

The companies whichcompeted against each otherfor the MMRCA deal may fig-ure in the latest tender bid.These companies includeLockheed Martin(F-16 jet),Boeing(F-18), Gripen(Sweden),Eurofighter(joint venturebetween ULK, Germany andItaly), MIG-35(Russia) andRafale(Dassault of France).

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tions and discussed the agen-da for bilateral engagement,including high level exchanges,in the coming months. Thetwo sides also exchanged viewson regional and internationalissues of common interest.During the visit, Vice ForeignMinister Kong also called onthe National Security AdviserAjit Doval.

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Tamil Nadu, reeling under aseries of agitations and

demonstrations on issues rang-ing from Cauvery ManagementBoard, Sterlite Copper, illegalsand quarrying, and environ-mental permission granted tothe Neutrino Observatory atTheni got another controversyin the form of appointment ofProf M K Surappa of the IndianInstitute of Science as the AnnaUniversity Vice-Chancellor onThursday.

A search committee headedby VS Sirpurkar, a former judgeof the Supreme Court had select-ed Prof Surappa from a panel ofmore than 100 candidates.Banwarilal Purohit, Governor ofTamil Nadu who is also thechancellor of the university madethe announcement about theappointment of Surappa, “a PhDin materials engineering with

more than three decades ofteaching experience, of which 24years were spent at IndianInstitute of Science which isNo.1 in the country as per theranking by the NationalInstitutional RankingFramework Ranking,” through arelease. Anna University hasbeen without a Vice-Chancellorsince March 25, 2016 when MRajaram retired after completinghis tenure. The appointment ofSurappa, who is from Karnataka,is being projected by theOpposition parties as an attemptby the BJP to saffronise TamilNadu. Vaiko, leader of theMDMK who was busy walkingfrom Thoothukudi to Chennaidemanding the closure of SterliteCopper, a company owned bythe Vedanta, took time off fromwalkathon and staged anotherdemonstration against theappointment of Surappa.

“We had asked for Cauverywater but the Centre gave us a

Kannada Vice-Chancelloroverlooking hundreds of qual-ified persons from TamilNadu,” said Vaiko. But theAnna University TeachersAssociation welcomed theappointment of Prof Surappaand offered him the full sup-port of the outfit.

Even as the Governor washanding over the appointmentorder to Surappa at a simplefunction at Raj Bhavan, sleuthsof the Directorate of Vigilanceand Anti-Corruption raidedthe bank lockers of former vicechancellor Rajaram and seized4 kg gold including 2kg goldcoins and gold biscuits. “I wasreminded of a TV commercialwhich claim about gold rain. Itwas raining gold when weopened the lockers of Rajaramand his family,” said a DVACofficial. He said they came acrossdocuments related to registeringof 22 new buses in the name ofRajaram’s wife.

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Tension prevailed through-out Friday in Vengara in

Kerala’s Malappuram districtwith people trying to disruptsurvey proceedings for acqui-sition of residential plots forNational Highway expansionand police allegedly attackingprotesters in their residentialplots and using batons andstun grenades to quell theprotests.

Several protestors, includ-ing women and children, suf-fered injuries in the incident atValiyaparambu, Areethode inVengara constituency as policeresorted to lathi-charge to con-trol the people in order to facil-itate smooth survey proceed-ings. A ten-year-old girl had tobe hospitalised after she col-lapsed on the ground amidst

the police action.Dozens of policemen in

riot gears could be seen lathi-charging the residents in theirresidential plots. Residents saidthe police had attacked themeven inside their homes.

It is amidst this policeaction that the girl collapsed on the ground, triggering loud cries and shouts of fearand rage from women andchildren.

The protestors tried toresist the police action by pelt-ing stones at them. they alsoblocked the National Highwayin protest.

Traffic along theKozhikode-Thrissur NationalHighway was disrupted sever-al times as protestors usedburning tyres to block itprompting the police to burstseveral rounds of stun grenadesto disperse the crowd.

“What is the Governmentthinking? Do they want to killus and raze our homes for con-structing a road?” askedFathima, a resident, throughtears and rage. “At least, theyshould be ready to listen towhat we have to say. We will

show them how this road canbe built without demolishingeven a single house. Also, theGovernment already has landfor the purpose,” she added.

Trouble started at about7.00 am Friday when officialsescorted by hundreds of police-men entered residential plotsfor survey jobs connected withthe land acquisition.

The police resorted to lath-icharge when the people triedto block the officials from car-rying out the survey, which hadto be suspended many timesfollowing confrontationsbetween people and police.

The tension eased and nor-malcy was restored in the areaby about 3.00 pm after theauthorities stopped the surveytotally. As per reports, theGovernment will hold an all-party meeting on the issue onApril 11 and the survey will notresume till a decision comesout of the meeting. It is alsosaid that there will be aninquiry into Friday’s policeaction.

The developments inVengara, coming close on theheels of intense protests by peo-

ple who are standing to losehouses, shops and farmlands inconnection with the NHexpansion at Kottakkal andKuttippuram in Malappuramdistrict and Keezhattur inKannur district, indicate thatland acquisition for the pur-pose may not be smooth.

While the State’s CPI(M)-led LDF Government is accus-ing the protestors of beingpawns in the hands of forcesintent at undermining its devel-opment initiatives, the peopleliving in the area identified foracquisition are alleging that theGovernment is being intransi-gent and arrogant and is firmon evicting them from theirhouses even when alternativesare available.

A minimum of 50 houseswill have to be demolished ifthe widening of the NationalHighway has to be done as perthe present alignment but thelocal people are complainingthat the Government and theNational Highway Authority ofIndia (NHAI) are firm aboutthis plan when a more feasiblealignment was available.

The Congress-led

Opposition UDF demandedimmediate suspension of theland acquisition proceedingsbut the Government, refusingto listen to the demand, said theissue in Vengara is not relatedto people but it was precipitat-ed by people from outsideVengara who belonged to theanti-development lobbies.

“The Government shouldabandon its policy of imple-menting development projectsusing violence and police force.The survey should be sus-pended,” said Muslim Leagueleader KNA Khader, MLAfrom Vengara. OppositionLeader Ramesh Chennithala ofthe Congress also raised thesame demand.

However, State PublicWorks Minister G Sudhakaranof the CPI(M) said, “The trou-blemakers are not local people.They are outsiders. It is up tothe police to identify and dealwith the troublemakers.” TheGovernment has adopted thesame attitude towards theprotests against land acquisi-tion for NH expansion inKeezhattur, Kuttippuram andKottakkal.

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In shocking incident thatrevived the memories of the

rape of a mentally challengedminor girl on board a suburbanlocal in 2002 and a few moresimilar incidents, a womanwas molested and assaulted bya 35-year-old man in a runninglocal train in Mumbai onThursday night.

The incident took place ataround 11 pm when the victimwoman and accused were trav-elling in suburban local Kalyanto Chhatrapati Shivaji MaharajTerminus (CSMT) on theCentral Railway network. Bothof them were in a coachreserved for handicapped pas-sengers and cancer patients.

Acting swiftly, the Railwaypolice arrested the accusedand booked under sections356 (molestation), 307 (attemptto murder), 323 (causing hurt)and 506 (criminal intimida-tion) of IPC. Police identifiedthe accused as one RafiqueChinkan Ali Khan, a taxi dri-ver residing at Byculla in southMumbai.

A video of the incident shotby a handicapped co-passengerwent viral on Friday morning.

The video, shot from asmartphone, showed the manturning violent and beatingthe victim mercilessly. At onestage, the victim woman isseen near the foot boardattempting to jump out of thetrain.

“We have arrested theaccused and the investigationsare in progress,” Senior PoliceInspector Nitin Bobde attachedto Dadar railway police stationsaid.

Preliminary investigationshave revealed that the victimwoman and the accused board-ed the train at DombivliRailway Station near Kalyan ataround 10 pm.

According to police, theaccused and the victim womanhad known each other for thelast few years and the womanused to lend him money on afriendly basis.

When they were travel-ling together, the victimwoman demanded the accusedto return the money that heowed her. Enraged by herdemand, the accused startedassaulting the victim woman infull public view.

Since the handicap-sec-tion is partitioned from the

ladies coach, the women com-muters from there screamedand sought help.

Meanwhile, the accuseddragged the victim woman byher hair, attempted to strangu-late her. He also molested herand tore off her clothes. At onestage, he even fell down, but gotup again.

Before long, the passengersalerted Government RailwayPolice. When the train reachedDadar railway station, GRPpersonnel rushed in and tookthe accused into custody.

There have been similarsexual assaults and molestationon board running suburbanlocals in the past.

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A12-year-old girl jumpedfrom the terrace of a

building at Nalasopara inneighbouring Palghar district,after an unidentified personmolested her early this week.Fortunately, she survived thefall.

The incident, which tookplace on Tuesday, came to lighton Friday, when a video of theincident went viral.

The Tulinj police haveregistered a case against theunidentified person underIndian Penal Code and theProtection of Children fromSexual Offences (POSCO)

Act. The police have launcheda manhunt for the accused.

Quoting preliminaryinquiries made by them, thepolice that the man in ques-tion asked the girl about anaddress and when she wasleading him, he startedmolesting her.

The scared girl went to theterrace of a four-storey build-ing at Nalasophara’s Alkapurilocality.

As she attempted to flee,some local residents who were witness to the incidentadvised her to jump. However,the girl jumped onto bed sheetthey had spread as a safety precaution.

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In a move aimed at upliftingthe quality of education in

the State, the BJP-led AssamGovernment has decided toscrutinise the Ph D certificatesof college teachers in the State.

Assam Education MinisterHimanta Biswa Sarma said thisat the Assam legislative assem-bly on Friday. Sarma said histoday while taking part on dis-cussion on speaker’s initiative oneducation. “There are reportsthat college teachers have Ph. Dcertificates from universities likeSinghania university or MagadhUniversities, the credentials ofwhich are doubtful,” said Sarmawhile adding that certificates ofthose universities with doubtfulcredentials will not be accepted.

“We are going to scrutinizethose certificates to prove theirauthenticity. Those Ph. D cer-tificates which are from univer-sities other than Central uni-versities or Assam state univer-sities, will be called for scrutiny,”he said.

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Gujarat Chief MinisterVijaybhai Rupani on

Friday launched the annualprimary school enrolmentdrive, ‘Shala Praveshotsav’ and‘Gunotsav’, from a non-descriptGovindi village in tribal dom-inated Panchmahals district.

CM Rupani took randomtests of students in reading,writing and arithmetic. Heheld consultation with theschool management and dis-tributed national scholarshipsto meritorious students.

Speaking on the occasion,he said that enrolment drivelaunched 15 years ago hasreached 99 per cent of the tar-get while the dropout rate hascome down from 30 per cent to1.60 per cent over this period.As to literacy rate, he said it has

increased from 50 per cent to75 per cent. The target is 100per cent.

The simultaneous drive forqualitative improvement hasresulted in the increase innumber of ‘A+’ grade schoolsfrom 5 (five) to 2,117 and ‘A’grade from 3,823 to 12,556,while the number of ‘B’ grade

dropped from 12,883 to 1,613and ‘D’ grade from 14,582 to300. The number speaks for thesuccess of Gunotsav.

He said that hisGovernment spent �25,000-crore annually on educationfrom kindergarten to post-graduate (KG2PG) level in thestate, to make learning simpleand world-class, right up to theremote areas.

He said that hisGovernment planned to makeall classrooms in the state vir-tual smart classrooms in fiveyears, replacing blackboardsinto palmtops, alongsideimproving the physical infra-structure in schools and takingcare of health and hygiene ofstudents. He also plans to teststudents’ talents from Standard2 to 8 through Optical MarkRecognition (OMR).

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Any kind of agitation overpublic issues may get list-

less and lead to ennui aftersome time. Agitations beingstaged in Tamil Nadu againstthe Centre’s failure in consti-tuting the CauveryManagement Board too areno different.

The week saw two bundhs(general shutdown) in the State(on Tuesday and Thursday) forwhich calls were given by var-ious farmers’ associations andthe main opposition parties.After Thursday’s shutdown,the farmers in the CauveryDelta (encompassing the dis-tricts of Tiruchirappalli,Thiruvarur and Nagapattinam)came out with a novel methodof protest to sustain publicinterest and enthusiasm.

The hero of Friday’s agita-tion was PonnusamyAyyakkannu, president,Farmers’ Association for SouthIndian River Linking who hadcreated a sensation in NewDelhi last year by staging dif-ferent kinds of protest demon-strations for almost two

months. The streaking held byAyyakkannu and his colleaguesin New Delhi’s Lok KalyanMarg to draw the attention ofthe highest official in thecountry had attracted wideattention. Team Ayyakkannuhad also eaten rice straightfrom the ground, uncookeddead rats and even held a sym-bolic mass suicide. His demandwas that the Centre shoulddeclare compensation to thefarmers in Tamil Nadu whosuffered crop loss due todrought and floods. CongressPresident Rahul Gandhi hadexpressed solidarity withAyyakkannu and his col-leagues.

But on Friday, Ayyakkannuchose an entirely new concepthitherto unheard of in TamilNadu. Ayyakkannu, whom hisrivals accuse of owning swankycars and bungalows, went toCauvery River in a processionand laid down on the sandbank as corpses under thescorching sun.

His supporters haddressed him up and others asdead bodies by giving a suffi-cient coat of holy ash, garlandsmade of rose and marigold andpaste of turmeric powder. Toadd seriousness to the agitation,they were covered with skullsand skeletons collected fromthe banks of Cauvery. “These

are all skeletons of farmers whocommitted suicide,” saidAyyakkannu.

Before turning into acorpse, Ayyakkannu blamedthe Centre as well as PrimeMinister Narendra Modi forcheating the people of TamilNadu. “The BJP needs vote inKarnataka. Hence they deniedCauvery water to people inTamil Nadu. This is gross injus-tice and God will punish allthose who are discriminatingagainst the people of TamilNadu,” said Ayyakkannu.Hundreds of onlookers joinedthe agitation by standing nearthe “dead bodies” and givingout a mass wailing for the“departed souls”.

Speaking to The Pioneerover telephone fromTiruchorappalli, Ayyakkanusaid he would come up withseries of novel protest march-es in days to come to press theCentre to implement the courtorder. “Agitations should catchthe attention of the people.There is no use in causing traf-fic snarls and road blockswhich always hurt the poorpeople,” said Ayyakkannu jus-tifying his kind of agitation.

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Chief Minister YogiAdityanath on Friday said

that his Government was com-mitted to providing better lawand order to the citizens andseveral steps including intro-ducing of Uttar PradeshControl of Organised CrimeBill (UPCOCB) was indicatorof the agenda of dealing withcriminals with iron fist.

“The fear of the policeamongst criminals is necessaryfor the civic society,” assertedYogi, supporting the encounterspree by the UP Police to elim-inate criminals after the BJPtook over. Speaking at theongoing ‘Police Week’ func-

tions in Lucknow, Yogi said thatUP was the biggest state withthe largest population in thecountry and hence the policehas to be ‘sensitive’ towardscommon people but must be‘tough’ against criminals. “A ter-ror-free society could not beensured without better coor-dination and support of thepublic and action against crim-inals,” he asserted ensured.

Yogi said that the workingof the UP Police force hasundergone drastic changessince his government came topower.

“One can now see terroramong criminals,” pointed outthe CM and highlighted therecent Investors Summit

wherein investors / industrial-ists expressed confidence ininvesting in the state which wasa reflector of perception aboutpolice and the existing lawand order in UP.

The CM said that the annu-al Police Week facilitated inter-action between different levelsof officers and the exchange ofideas helped to improve polic-ing in the State. He said that theState Government’s policy is todeal criminals with an iron fistwithout looking at his clout inthe Government or anywhereelse. He said that stern actionagainst criminals have shownpositive results with steepdecline in cases like murders,dacoity, loot etc.

Yogi also reminded abouthis Government’s commitmentto providing safe atmosphere towomen and said that Anti-Romeo squad, strengthening ofWomen Powerline etc weresome steps taken in this regard.

He also said that Dial-100services has been strengthenedby adding 3400 four-wheelersand 1600 two-wheelers whichhas improved response time ofthe police. He further said thatto work during natural calami-ties, a dedicated ‘State DisasterResponse Force’ has beenformed. Yogi claimed that hisGovernment was also lookinginto welfare of police personneland motivate them to improvethe law and order situation. He

said that ex-gratia payment tofamily members of martyrs hasbeen doubled from �20 lakh to�40 lakh, relief to martyr’s par-ents from �5 lakh to �10 lakhbesides providing extra-ordinary pension to family members and a job oncompensatory ground withinthree months of the death of thecop etc.

Besides the CM, the pro-gramme was attended by seniorofficers including PrincipalSecretary, Arvind Kumar andDGP, OP Singh. The officersalso shared their experiencesthat included a presentation onhow to improve the image ofUP Police as well as revival andstrengthening of beat system.

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The Mamata Banerjeeregime has been accused of

fail miserably in containingbloodbath that escalated onFriday during filing of nomi-nations for ruralelections leav-ing leaders as senior as formerCPI(M) MP Basudeb Acharyaand BJP State secretary RajuBanerjee and numerous oth-ersbadly battered by armedTrinamool Congress cadreswho lobbed bombs, fired gun-shots and pelted brickbats atwill even as athoroughlydemoralised police forcelooked the other way inabsence of“orders” from above.

In the midst of the may-hem came a gush of judicialrelief with Calcutta High Court—responding to a petitionfrom Pradesh Congress—directing the State ElectionCommission andSuperintendants of Police toensure smooth filing of nomi-nation papers and the SupremeCourt hearing a petition fromthe BJP for Central forcesreserving its order for Monday.

At Bankura SDO officeState BJP secretary RajuBanerjee was dragged out of hisSUV by a dozen Trinamoolcadres who threw him on the-ground, kicked him and rainedpunches on him leaving theyouth leader seriously injured.Bankura district BJP presidentShyamapada Mondal was alsogiven the same treatment.Their fault: they had gone tolodge complaint against theTrinamool men who hadblockaded most BDO officesstopping the opposition can-didates from filing nomination.

At Kashipur in Puruliaveteran ParliamentarianBasudeb Acharya was badlybeaten up along several othersenior party men who receivedheadinjuries and were rushedto the hospital. They wereleading a protest march againstTrinamool attacks. “This isworse than what SS Ray hadperpetuated duringEmergency,” an injured formerMP said before being taken

away to safety.Clashes took place at

Raghunathganj inMurshidabad where theTrinamool and BJP cadres con-fronted each other leading thepolice to fire teargas shells. AtNabagram a combined force ofthe Left and the Congress con-fronted the Trinamool goons asboth sides fought with bombsand brickbats.

At Nalhati in neighbouringBirbhum violence continuedfor the second day on Fridaywith Trinamool workers attack-ing the BJP and Left men withbombs, bows and arrow. At

Utsi in South 24 Parganas a BJPcandidate was shot at and hadto be hospitalized with seriousinjuries whereas at Hingalganjin North 24 Parganas motherof a prospective BJP candidatewas shot at on Thursday nightin an apparent bid to stop himfrom filing nomination, sourcessaid.

Cut to Kolkata, a team ofsenior BJP leaders includingMukul Roy, Rahul Sinha stageda sit-in near the MahatmaGandhi statue protesting ongo-ing violence. “This is a time forthe entire opposition to droptheir flags and come togetherto fight this enemy of mankindout,” said Roy. A mile away atthe SEC office a team ofCPI(M) leaders includingBiman Bose, State party secre-tary Suryakanto Mishra andSujan Chakrabarty staged agherao to “draw the attentionof the Commission so thatdemocracy can be restored inthe State.” The TMC had vir-tually murdered democracy inBengal, the Ledft said demand-ing the extension of timing forfiling of nominations.

State Minister ParthoChatterjee however rejectedthe allegations saying “if theopposition is being stoppedthen how could they file nom-inations in more than 50 per-cent seats.”

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Defence Minister NirmalaSitharaman said big indus-

trial houses having technicalskills but lack of work experi-ence in defence sector, will beasked to set up units atBundelkhand DefenceIndustrial Production Corridoras officials have met industri-alsist and prepared a detailedproject report (DPR).

“The ground work hasstarted in the right earnest. Weare focussing on small pro-duction units with capacity todeliver varied quantity of itemsas required by defence sector.Besides, it has to be assessed ashow these industries can fulfillour demand. Our officials aretalking with these MSMEs andtaking their views and con-sultingthem before preparingthe DPR,” Sitharaman saidwhile addressing media per-sons on the 38th FoundationDay of the BJP in Lucknow onFriday. The Union Ministersaid that there were also bigindustries who have technicalknowledge but have neverworked in the defence sector.

“Officials are in consultationwith them and asking them toopen their units at BundelkhandDefence Industrial ProductionCorridor,” she informed.“Besides, a Defence Expo will beorganised soon in Chennai.

The experience of that Expo willbe shared with UP officials andthe Government to know as towhat exactly we can do inBundelkhand,” the DefenceMinister said. Sitharaman saidthat after assessing the situation

by talking to MSMEs andindustrial units in the corridor,the Centre will talk to UPGovernment and see how theproposed BundelkhandExpressway to be constructedby the State Government would

benefit the corridor. As per theproject announced by PrimeMinister Narendra Modi dur-ing Industrial Summit inLucknow in February, theDefence Corridor will come upalong the Expressway linkingChennai and Bangalore.Sitharaman said that once thecorridor became operational,the problem of unemployment,backwardness and poverty inBundelkhand would go forever. Chief Minister YogiAdityanath, who was also pre-sent in the Press conference,said that the DefenceProduction Corridor would bea milestone in the history of theState. “Work for the DefenceCorridor has started and theUP Government too is extend-ing help by constructingBundelkhand Expressway forwhich survey has been com-pleted and a DPR would nowbe charted out,” he said. Yogisaid said that the �20,000-crore Defence ProductionCorridor in Bundelkhandwould generate 2,50,000 jobsand bring development to oneof the most impoverishedregions of the country.

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Seeking the dismissal of anelection petition filed by

BJP leader Balwantsinh Rajputon Rajya Sabha poll results,Congress leader Ahmed Patel'slawyer on Friday argued beforethe Gujarat High Court that theplea lacked merit and clarity.

Senior counsel Kapil Sibal,appearing for Ahmed Patel,claimed that since the allega-tions made by Rajput againstAhmed Patel in the plea werevague and general in nature, itshould be dismissed.

As Rajput’s lawyers soughttime to prepare their response,Justice Bela Trivedi posted thematter for next hearing onApril 11.

Rajput, the BJP candidatewho lost the Rajya Sabha pollsin Gujarat last year, had moved

the high court challenging theElection Commission's deci-sion to invalidate the votes oftwo former Congress MLAs,which paved the way forAhmed Patel's victory.

Rajput had sought that theEC order, which he claimsresulted in his defeat, be setaside as it was "patently illegal"from the beginning.

In the Rajya Sabha pollsand subsequent counting heldon August 8 and 9 last year,Rajput lost to Ahmed Patelafter the EC passed an orderrejecting votes of formerCongress MLAs RaghavjeePatel and Bholabhai Gohel forflouting rules.

Both the rebel MLAs hadvoted for Rajput, instead ofAhmed Patel. A complaint wasfiled by Congress polling agentShaktisinh Gohil ahead of the

counting of votes on theevening of August 8. Gohil hadargued that both the MLAs hadshown their ballot to somemembers of the ruling BJPbefore putting them in thebox. Gohil had argued thatMLAs are not allowed to showtheir ballot to anyone otherthan the authorised pollingagent of the party.In his plea,Rajput had also alleged thatAhmed Patel won because of"corrupt practices" and notbecause of the "free will of thevoters".

Arguing against the plea onFriday, Sibal said materialplaced on record by Rajput arelargely "vague and general innature". He contended therewere no specific details inRajput's affidavits about alle-gations made against AhmedPatel.

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Chief ElectionCommissioner (CEC) Om

Prakash Rawat who is inKarnataka to supervise the pollpreparedness has said the pollpanel would take stringentaction against any poll codeviolations. Addressing themedia on Friday in Bengaluruhe said poll panel would takeprompt action to bar the BJP'splan to host "communitymeals" at the culmination of its"a fistful of grains" campaign ifit was found violating themodel code of conduct.

He said "Nobody has for-mally brought this to our notice.However, the Commission willcollect facts on it and if they(hosting of community meals)

are found violating the modelcode of conduct, immediateaction will be called for."

"Mushti Dhanya Abhiyan"was launched by the BJPNational President Amit Shahrecently, under which farmersand party leaders will have ameal cooked from "a fistful ofgrains" collected from familiesof farmers' households acrossthe state and take an oath toprevent farmers' suicides.

The community meals willbe hosted on April 8, 9 and 10in all towns with a population ofover 10,000. However BJP statein-charge P Muralidhar Raodefended the community meals,saying these were not owned bythe BJP and they would bedoing it in a decentralised way.

On former Prime Minister

H D Deve Gowda's complaintwith the EC against theSiddaramaiah government forallegedly misusing its machineryfor electoral gains, Rawat said hisoffice would take stern actionagainst extra constitutional per-sonalities trying to meddle in theelection machinery. "TheCommission is seized of DeveGowda's complaints. We arecollecting facts and investigating.If any extra-constitutional per-sonalities try to meddle in theaffairs of election machinery, theCommission will come downheavily on those people," he said.

Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda ho had metChief Election CommissionerOm Prakash Rawat anddemanded fair assembly elec-tions in Karnataka. The JD(S)supremo submitted a memo-randum with six complaintsagainst the Siddaramaiah ledcongress Government for vio-lation of the model code ofconduct. In his letter to CECRawat and Karnataka ElectionCommission CEO SanjivKumar, Deve Gowda allegedthat the Government machin-ery was being misused.

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Drawing inspiration fromKerjirwal Government’s

successful experiments with“Mohalla Clinics” in DelhiState, the Telangana RashtraSamiti Government inTelangana on Friday launchedthe “Locality Hospitals” inHyderabad at 17 places.

Inaugurating one such clin-ic, where people get free med-ical treatment and medicine,the minister for urban devel-

opment K Taraka Rama Raosaid that healthcare hadbecome one of the biggest anddifficult challenges in the pre-sent times and the state gov-ernment was giving specialattention to the public health.“Telangana has emerged as amodel in the field of medicaland health care”, he said.

He inaugurated the “BastiDawakhana” at Malkajgiri alongwith the minister for health DrLakshma Reddy. He alsoannounced that the StateGovernment was planning toopen 1000 such clinics andthere will be one such center forevery 10000 population. “soonTelangana diagnostic labs willalso be opened”, he said.

Basti Dawakhanawere also inauguratedtoday at Hashamabadin old city andGaddianaram.

KTR said that thesehospitals will be a greatboon for the lakhs ofpeople as their financialburden will also beeased. “Through suchcenters we can have thehealth profile of everycitizen. Soon we willalso have the eye checkup campaign to coverevery citizen”, he added.

He also under linedthe need for creatingawareness among thepeople to take precau-tionary measuresagainst cancer.

Referring to theKCR Kit programme

for the pregnant women, hesaid with this initiative theratio of the institutional deliv-eries had gone up from 30% to50% in the State.

After inaugurating the clin-ic at Malkajgiri KTR got him-self checked by the health min-ister Dr Lakshma Reddy whochecked his Blood Pressurelevel and also treated an injuryon his hand.

Meanwhile Delhi deputychief minister Manish Sisodialauded Telangana governmentfor the locality clinic initiative.“Congratulations @KTRTRS !Mohalla Clinic is the solutionto mass health care”, he tweet-ed this morning.

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Claiming that the defeat ofBJP in bypolls in several

States was not a referendumagainst the Modi Governmentat the Centre, senior BJP leaderand Defence Minister NirmalaSitharaman said that theseelections were held on thebasis of situation and environ-ment in respective States anddid not have bearing on nation-al politics.

“The bypolls were the mat-ter of the state and the situationthere was behind the defeat ofBJP candidates. It has nothingto do with the popularity ofModi Government at theCentre,” she said while addressing media persons on

the 38th Foundation Day func-tion in Lucknow on Friday.“There is BJP Government in21 states with 12 ChiefMinisters and eight DeputyCMs, which no one everthought of in the past,” sheclaimed.

The BJP leader said that thecontribution made by ShyamaPrasad Mukherjee — thefounder of Jana Sangha in1951, form the backbone of theparty and his ideology wasbeing carried forward by pre-sent leaders.

Sitharaman said that theBJP grew up in three phases,the first one being evolutionwhen leaders made sacrificesfor the unity and integrity ofthe country.

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The shipping industry and theglobal economy have benefit-ted enormously from engi-neering innovations like theSuez Canal which was opened

in 1869 connecting the Mediterranean Seawith the Red Sea. This canal took morethan 15 years in planning and construc-tion, and progress was not without majorhurdles and impediments. This 101-mile-long canal has made a substantialdifference to international shipping andcommerce with ships being able to godirectly between originating points inEurope and America to Asia and otherdestinations without navigating aroundthe southern part of Africa. The SuezCanal has a long history which goes backto the days of the Egyptian pharaohs,when a canal connecting the Red Sea andthe Nile River was constructed around1850 BC, according to some sources. ThePersian conqueror Darius also tried tocreate something similar but abandonedit subsequently.

Another major project of this natureis the Panama Canal which was con-structed in 1914 across the Isthmus ofPanama, connecting the Atlantic andPacific oceans. This canal is 50 miles longand provides a vital shortcut for ships, forinstance, travelling between New Yorkand California, not having to go aroundthe tip of South America, thus savingabout 8,000 miles from the journey. ThePanama Canal was first conceptualisedas far back as the 16th century based onthe Spanish explorer Balboa’s discoverythat North and South America werejoined by a very slim area of land.

However, the project of connectingthe Pacific and Atlantic oceans was notfound feasible till the French company ledby Ferdinand de Lesseps, who was a for-mer diplomat responsible for developingEgypt’s Suez Canal, started digging acanal across Panama. The project did nottake off for a variety of reasons till final-ly the Americans went ahead with it.

The canal is now owned by theRepublic of Panama, and is used by13,000 to 14,000 ships each year. Both theSuez Canal and Panama Canal havegigantic volumes of shipping goingthrough them which makes them eco-nomically viable and with generallyacceptable ecological implications. Tollsfor the largest ships passing throughPanama Canal can be as high as almosthalf a million US dollars. The lowest toll,it is reported, was 36 US cents paid in1928 by an adventurer who decided tocross the Canal by swimming its length.

Against this background, the Britishin India considered the construction ofa channel in south India cutting acrosswhat they labelled as Adam’s Bridge, so

that ships between the western and east-ern parts of India could cut down theirtravel distance by not having to goaround the island of Sri Lanka.

One set of estimates suggests thatbetween Kolkata and Tuticorin, the dis-tance saved in this manner would be 340nautical miles, and between Chennai andTuticorin 434 nautical miles. Even underthe most optimistic scenario, the volumeof shipping through any such canal wouldbe an overwhelmingly small fraction of thevolume moved currently through theSuez and Panama canals respectively.

The Government of India has beenconsidering this project without consid-ering fully the economic and ecologicalimplications of constructing such acanal. A half-baked environmentalimpact assessment was carried out by aresearch institution under theGovernment of India, and its report sub-mitted in 2004, essentially claiming theproject as having no adverse ecologicalimplications. Significantly, the project’sproponents have shown complete insen-sitivity to the religious beliefs and sen-timents which are associated with whatis popularly referred to as the RamSethu structure joining the southern tipof India with Sri Lanka.

The Supreme Court had specified aroute for examining the feasibility of con-struction of the Sethusamudram canal,and for this purpose, a committee was setup, chaired by this writer, to examine all

aspects of the proposed project. Themajor findings of the committee, high-lighting the serious economic and eco-logical shortcomings of the project werediscussed in this column of The Pioneerof November 17, 2017. Despite solid andrigorous data collection, analysis andinterpretation carried out by the highlyqualified members of the committeeand the technical excellence of the reportwhich was completed in 2012, theGovernment of India decided to reject itscontents and findings.

A decision was taken to go aheadwith the project, essentially because acomponent party of the coalition inpower at that time saw benefits for itselffrom pursuing the project, the annualcost of dredging of which would have costthe Central Government a tidy sum.

It is only due to the indefatigableefforts and persistence of SubramaniamSwamy that finally the Government ofIndia has now taken a decision not topursue the project as designed. In its affi-davit filed before the Supreme Court, theGovernment of India has stated, “Thatthe Government of India intends toexplore an alternative to the earlieralignment of Sethusamudram ShipChannel project without affecting/dam-aging the Adam’s Bridge/Ram Sethu inthe interest of the nation”, a positionaccepted by the Supreme Court and, thus,disposing of Swamy’s public interest lit-igation.

Much can be said about decision-making on this particular project onwhich perhaps a thousand crores wouldhave been spent already if a properaccounting of resources expended were tobe carried out. But what is perhaps farmore significant is the general practice ofwasteful public spending in this countrysolely to appease or grant favours to par-ticular groups or individuals to the detri-ment of the nation and people at large.

We have all witnessed several casesof the Indian Railways extending its linesand infrastructure to provide politicalbenefits essentially for the area that theMinister of Railways comes from. At thelevel of the States, several State electric-ity boards have often recruited thousandsof persons as employees from the con-stituency of the State’s power Minister.The lamentable state of the power sectorin the country can largely be ascribed tothis type of “pork barrel politics”. And thedecline of our Railways, which were sig-nificantly ahead of rail systems in manycountries, can be seen in the fact that theyare far ahead of us today. Can we elimi-nate investments purely for “pork barrelpolitics”, and genuinely ensure serving theinterests of the people? Government’srespect for religious sentiments andbeliefs of all sections of society also servesthe interests of the people.

(The writer is former chairman,Intergovernmental Panel on ClimateChange, 2002-15)

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Sir — This refers to the article,“Welcome China’s President forlife” (April 2) by GarimaMaheshwari. It was hard to believethat an Indian thinker and commen-tator who has lived and grown upin democratic ethos for so long, hasenthusiastically applauded and jus-tified China’s supreme leader XiJinping’s decision for life-long pres-idency of his ruling communistparty as also the country, discardingthe earlier provision of two-terms.

Jinping is now a virtual dictatorand autocrat following in the foot-steps of Mao Zedong. His move hasreportedly been criticised even by asection of Chinese liberals, besides

wide-spread opinion world-wide. Yet, the writer, in her clearly

questionable and perverse vision,regards Jinping’s self-appointment as“an affirmation that the peopleworld over are revolting against thecarefully managed façade of westernliberal democracy”!

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Sir — Amid outrage, theGovernment withdrew a Ministry ofInformation & Broadcasting Pressrelease from the previous day thatsaid journalists spreading “fake”news would have their PIB accred-itation cancelled. Actually, the term“fake news” is vague, and the factthat the journalists concerned wouldlose their accreditation even whilethe allegation was being probed,could have led to many motivated,mischievous complaints. Yet, thepresent decision of withdrawal hasbeen the quickest in Indian history.

This is the second time theModi Government has blinked ona media-related issue. The first wasin November 2016 when theMinistry put on hold its order to shutdown NDTV India for a day in theface of a strong and united opposi-tion by the media. If there was onespin-off for the headlines-conscious-and-managing Government fromthe furore, it was the success it gotin shifting the narrative from theDalit anger over the dilution of theSC/ST-Prevention of Atrocities Actand the CBSE paper leak.

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Both India and China are at thecusp of rapid digitalisation —

India through its flagship DigitalIndia initiative and China through itsDigital Belt and Road Initiative(BRI). In India, e-governance hasevolved from basic computerisationof Government branches to fine-tun-ing various forms of governance,such as creating innovative e-gover-nance applications and simplifyingmobile governance. The DigitalIndia programme encompasses suchpolicy initiatives like MyGovPlatform, JeevanPramaan, E-kranti,etc, which endeavour to make theapplication of e-governance pro-jects smoother. They not only ensurethat the strategic regulation of e-gov-ernance assets remain with theGovernment but also assure theircontinuity financially and technically.

For China, on the other hand,incorporating e-commerce andtelecommunications within and out-side the country is not new.Articulated first in the March 2015with the release of white paper entit-ed “Vision and Actions on JointlyBuilding Silk Road Economic Beltand 21st-Century Maritime SilkRoad”, an “information silk road” wasthought necessary for promotingdigital trade and expanding com-munication networks across Asia.The USP of this programme is thatfaced with common developmentalchallenges of food security, environ-mental degradation, unbalancedurban development and disaster risk

assessment, countries urgently needto collaborate in ecological moni-toring, sea-level rise monitoring andurbanisation management. So, mak-ing use of Earth observation tech-nologies, large-scale data can beobtained accurately and quickly.Based on the space data and ecolog-ical information obtained, scientificassessment and sound decision-mak-ing can be carried out successfully.Built upon an impressive premise that“countries have borders; Earth obser-vations don’t” the Digital Belt andRoad has already garnered more than40 participants round the world.

The difference between boththese initiatives of China and Indiais that while India is trying to lookinwards, seeking to reduce the gapbetween its citizens and theGovernment, China is looking moreoutwards to further its digital expan-sion and facilitate freer flow ofinformation from China to otherSouth Asian or West Asian countries.The question then arises is: shouldIndia also collaborate with China inits strive towards big data coorpo-ration? Having one of the mostactive digital technologies and mak-ing massive investments in artificialintelligence (AI), big data collectionand financial technology (fintech)companies, China is headed towardscompeting with other digital giantslike the US, Singapore, Sweden andJapan in developing digital infra-structure. India, on the other hand,at the cusp of the fourth Industrial

Revolution, has to take advantage ofall the opportunities it gets toleapfrog the many stages of devel-opment. While Prime MinisterNarendra Modi is keen to hasten theuse of technology, focusing on “min-imum Government and maximumgovernance”, the question lieswhether India is ready to collaboratewith China in this competitive space.

Even though improving con-nectivity has led to strategic jostlingbetween the major powers in theIndo-Pacific region, the ModiGovernment has outrightly red-flagged Chinese presence or invest-ments, citing India’s need to be self-sufficient in implementing its owndevelopment projects. However, thechallenge does not lie in being self-reliant but in pushing e-commerceand technology development with-in global ecological restrictions,while also taking advantage of theevolving global digital trends. In thesame vein, India and China not onlyhave a lot to gain from collaboration,but also a lot to lose from an openconflict. The demands of sustainabledevelopment further exasperates thechasm between the countries’domestic capability and demands ofthe political institutions. Since Indiahas not been able to bridge thischasm so far, it is time India looksfor models outside the existing sys-tem which though might not appealto everyone at the first go, will havebetter implications in the longer run.

As the popular adage goes, if you

cannot beat them, join them, ques-tions revolving around tackling India’sdevelopmental challenges like pover-ty and environmental degradationsuggest that India should not rejectcollaborating with the Digital BRI andalso jointly set new multilateral ruleswith China. Part of this dynamic willinclude developing crucial facetsintrinsic to smart-city applications,like developing smart-grid, forminggreen-energy optimisation, logisticsand transport solutions, remote Wi-Fi networks etc. In fact, in the recentIndia–China Technology Transfer,Collaborative Innovation andInvestment Conference held inNovember 2017 in New Delhi, therewere talks of facilitating trade andtechnology transfer which might alsohelp India in balancing its tradeimbalance with China. Various poten-tial niches of coorporation wereexplored such as agriculture andfood processing, bio-technology,smart cities, hybrid vehicles, etc.These forms of selective cooperationmight involve divulging India’s demo-graphic attributes but the gains ofpartnering in disaster risk reductionand sustainable development will befar more. Moreover, India and Chinaare already cooperating in theRegional Comprehensive EconomicPartnership (RCEP) — a mega tradepact comprising South Asian coun-tries along with China, Japan,Australia, etc — the ShanghaiCooperation Organisation, whosenext meet is scheduled this month,

and the Asian InfrastructureInvestment Bank.

While India’s digital economy iseffortlessly pro-globalisation, withouteffective supervision, it can lead tosporadic demographic shifts andhence spearhead economic imbal-ances. So, the only way to avoid thesedownsides and harness a digitaleconomy’s potential to the fullest, isby building smarter regulations andreliable social institutions which canprotect property rights and safeguardlocal markets. In this regard, if Indiais to continue with its developmentof digital economy with minimumdisruption, it needs its e-governanceinitiatives to have a more foolproofdesign. In most cases, because of half-digitisation, citizens not only have toface the struggle of adjusting to thenew technology, but also are often leftstranded midway after which they arecompelled to resort to older tech-niques instead. For example theDigital India Land RecordModernisation Programme (DIL-RMP) aimed to comprehensivelyrecord land management in thecountry is running into problemsbecause the process of land owner-ship verification has not been com-pletely digitalised. Farmers still haveto go to the patwaris whose work hasnot been digitised, and therefore arenot entitled to put the records online.Another instance of inefficiency indigitising is the creation of eCourtsinvolving computerising district andits subordinate courts. This project

has only used 30 per cent of its total�800 crore sanctioned funds. So,despite the Modi Government’saggressive push for Digital India,reports suggest that India is still lag-ging behind its endeavours, especiallyin rural parts of the country. If Indiadecides to cooperate with Chinadigitally, digitisation might expediteas a second eye on the country’s dig-ital performance might improve itscompetence.

One has to learn that if one can-not win against the tide, one mustlearn to sail it. Developing digitaleconomy is one such area where Indiacan partner with China in obtainingBig Data Information, with necessaryprecautions as might be expected,towards digital transformation andmore transparent digital policy-mak-ing and cooperation. This will notonly reduce the gap between citizensand the Government, it will also makesolving ecological challenges morecomprehensive and efficient. India, inthis regard, should not restrain itselffrom engaging with China. It shouldalso not be forgotten that digitisationis only a mode for delivering solu-tions, is not the solution itself. So,though it should be used to enhanceoutreach and ensure effective plan-ning, consistency should be main-tained if India seeks regionalsupremacy in digitisation.

(The writer, currently an intern atIDSA, is a research scholar with theEast Asia Centre, JNU)

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Over the last century,advancements in

health technologies havebeen a key strategy in com-bating various diseases andsignificantly bringing downmorbidity and mortalityrates. The discovery ofpenicillin, one of theworld's first antibiotics,marked a true turningpoint in human history —when doctors finally had atool that could completelycure their patients of dead-ly infectious diseases. Sincethen, we have made hugestrides in increasing accessto various vaccines, drugs and diag-nostics. However, in India, advance-ments in sexual and reproductivehealth (SRH) technologies have notbeen effectively leveraged to improvewomen’s health. Two technologicaladvancements that deserve attentionare — emergency contraception pill(ECP), and medication abortion(MA).

The unmet need for contracep-tion, as per the National FamilyHealth Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4),remains high (13 per cent).According to a recent study pub-lished in The Lancet, nearly half ofthe estimated 48.1 million pregnan-cies annually are unintended, and athird of them are terminated. Foradvancements in technology to makea difference to women, policies gov-erning technologies, and attitudestoward women, sex, sexuality andreproduction need to change.Unfortunately, this is not the case inIndia.

The ECP is a case in point. ECPswere approved for use in India in2002 and were made an over-the-counter product in 2005. The sub-sequent advertising by private man-ufacturers ensured that women inurban areas had access to them.Women embraced ECPs as theyenabled them to exercise control overtheir sexual and reproductive deci-sion-making. However, certainregressive attitudes about women andsex emerged, including perceptionsthat women who use ECPs arepromiscuous and engage in pre-mar-ital sex and risky sexual behaviour,as well as misconceptions that repeat-ed use can cause problems (althoughthere is no evidence to suggest this).Women’s autonomy, choice and deci-sion-making be damned!

Consequently, advertisementsfor ECPs were banned in 2009.While the ban was lifted two yearslater, any advertisement for ECPsnow needs to be cleared by a sub-committee. Additionally, harassmentof chemists stocking and selling theproduct in some States ensured thatmarketers of ECPs stopped adver-tising and reduced their focus onECPs. Awareness among womentherefore remains low. According toNFHS-4, only 48 per cent women areaware about ECPs, and less than 1per cent use them. Given the num-ber of unintended pregnancies, weneed to scale up advertisements, raiseawareness and address misconcep-

tions about ECPs. As a society, wehave failed in respecting women’ssexual and reproductive rights.Nothing new, right?

The Medical Termination ofPregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, legalis-es abortion up to 20 weeks. The Actwas enforced when dilation andcurettage, an invasive and risky pro-cedure, was the only method avail-able. While technology, especially forfirst trimester abortions, hasimproved over the years, the law hasremained the same. Even today,only obstetricians and gynaecologists— just over 34,000 nationally — canprovide abortions. Consequently,there are very a few approved abor-tion providers in India, mostly con-centrated in urban areas.

The introduction of MA drugs inearly 2000 and the combipack ofMifepristone and Misoprostol in2008 changed the landscape of abor-tion in India. According to the studypublished in The Lancet, MAaccounted for over 80 per cent of allabortions in 2015. MA is safe, sim-ple and effective for early abortionsand is being accessed by women froma number of providers, including alarge number of MBBS doctors.However, under the law as it existstoday, though safe, most would beconsidered illegal.

The availability of MA drugs hasbeen impacted with the increasingregulation in recent years, given itsmisplaced association with sex selec-tion. There have been instances ofchemists being asked names ofclients and prescriptions (a violationof the MTP Act, which provideswomen confidentiality), stocks ofMA drugs being impounded, andprivate practitioners being ques-tioned about their MA stocks. Thisassociation is flawed as MA can onlybe used for terminations up to nineweeks when the sex of the foetuscannot be determined through ultra-sonography. Despite clear evidencethat shows MA drugs can and arebeing used in the first trimester, over-regulation is resulting in chemistsreluctant to maintain stocks, andmany pharmaceutical companies nolonger focusing on MA, therebyreducing access.

For increased access to MA, weneed to ensure this over-regulationis addressed and as a short-termmeasure, allow MBBS doctors to pre-scribe MA legally after a short train-ing. Simultaneously, we need to

allow a wider base of practi-tioners to provide MA, sowomen are not compelled toapproach illegal, unqualifiedproviders, thereby endanger-ing their lives and health.There is evidence from stud-ies in India and other coun-tries to show that MA can beprovided effectively bytrained and qualified nursesand non-allopathic health-care providers, which is alsorecommended by the WHO.

Health technologies offerwomen choices, but they can-not exercise them unless theyare informed, and laws and

policies are framed with their inter-ests in mind. When women haveaccess to SRH services and canexercise their rights, a world ofopportunities open up for them.Better access to these services willlead to improvement in the health ofwomen, children and communities.Not only will it reduce maternal andchild mortality, delay the first birth,prevent unintended pregnancies andreduce unsafe abortions, it will alsoensure they lead productive lives —they will stay longer in school, pur-sue higher education, participate inthe workforce and contribute to theeconomy.

This World Health Day, let uscommit to ensuring our girls andwomen have the right and means tomake informed decisions about theirbodies, health and future.

(The writer is the Chief ExecutiveOfficer of the Foundation forReproductive Health Services India;formerly, Marie Stopes India)

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make inroad into universities.It is a major concern not only forthe law enforcement agencies butfor common citizens of the coun-try. Recently an attempt was madeby Maoists to kill the Vice-Chancellor of the HyderabadUniversity. Two persons withMaoist leanings were arrested byEast Godavari police on the chargeof hatching a plot to assassinate theVice-Chancellor. Police claimedthe accused were acting on theorders of Maoist top guns ofTelangana to avenge the death ofDalit research scholar RohitVemula, who committed suicide onthe campus two years ago.

There are more evidenceswhich narrate the story of Naxalentrenchment in the cities. In2016, the Naxal-affected Statesheld a meeting in whichMaharashtra Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis said, “Thefights are not in (Maoist hotbedsof) Gadchiroli or Sukma, but it isin universities of Delhi, Pune orPatna or Hyderabad. They (sym-pathisers) are chalking out strate-gies for Naxals.” An army of Naxalsympathisers is as dangerous as themilitant operatives. Last monthkillings of seven CRPF jawans arelatest in the series of blood trail andcrimes committed by Maoists.Leftwing extremists have killedmore than 12,000 people, includ-ing over 2,700 security force per-sonnel in different parts of thecountry between 1994 and 2014.Quite often victims of the Leftwingbullets are innocent tribal peopleand poor villagers. There are alsoinstances of VIPs murder byMaoists. On May 25, 2013, aMaoist attack resulted in the deathof Congress leader and formerChhattisgarh Minister MahendraKarma and Chhattisgarh Congresschief Nanda Kumar Patel. VeteranCongress leader VC Shukla too waskilled by the Maoists.

What is disquieting is the pres-ence of Maoist rebels on the cam-pus. The strategy has been craftedwith long-term vision. Moreover,Maoists’ top mission is to penetratethe mega cities like Delhi, Mumbai,Hyderabad and Bangalore. EarlierJNU was the only university whichcontinuously produced Naxal ide-ologues. Now there are many.According to the Maoist Strategyand Tactics document adopted atthe Ninth Congress of 2001, thereis a need for “Secret RevolutionaryMass Organisations”. The docu-ment says “secret organisationsmay be formed in any section of themasses; we have so far, in the urbanareas, mainly set them up amongthe youth, students, and workers.”

Banshidhar, alias Chintan Da,a politburo member, was perhapsthe first case of a JNU student hav-ing links with Maoists. He wasarrested in 2006. He received PhDand MPhil degrees from JNU.

The documents, which have

been seized by police, entailed anefarious design of the Maoistoutfits. Whether it is the NationalInstitute of Technology (NIT) inWarangal, Jadavpur University inKolkata, Allahabad University oruniversities in Hyderabad, DakshinKannada, Mangalore and Shimoga,campuses have been a preferredhunting ground for Maoists. Theadvantage with DU and JNU is thatthey lie at the centre of economicand political activities in India:Delhi. Maoist strategies emphasizeon expansion in urban areas likeDelhi, which have great politicaland economic significance for theruling class. Their document advo-cates strong movements in bigcities to paralyse the ruling class inorder to induce greater impact onthe movement. In Karnataka, edu-cational campuses are the newhunting grounds for Naxals. TheIntelligence dossier of the StatePolice reveals that Naxals scourcampuses in Mangalore andShimoga for new recruits andsympathisers. Universities inDakshina Kannada have becomepotential training grounds to strike.Universities like Kuvempu andMangalore have turned into poten-tial recruiting zones for Maoists.

The North-East region hasbeen targeted by Maoists to estab-lish its bases. The insurgent groupsand Maoist connections came intolight in 2006. Primarily the North-East region has been used as a tran-sit route to ferry arms and ammu-nition from China. Second, theregion has also figured in the geo-graphical expansion strategy ofthe extremists. The IndianIntelligence agencies have come upwith reports revealing Maoist lead-ers’ secret visits to China’s Yunnanprovince for arms training. ABVPnational general secretary SunilAmbekar has expressed his concernon convergences of Maoists andinsurgents in the North-EasternStates. Now the BJP is in power in

most of the States of the North East.Therefore, there has been deliber-ate attempts by combinedOpposition parties to disrupt the

law and order in the respectiveNorth-Eastern States with the helpof local militants and Maoists. Asper the reports, China had set upa weapon manufacturing facility inMyanmar’s Kachin province, whichproduced near-exact replicas of AK47 rifles which were supplied toMaoists. In November 2009, thenHome Secretary GK Pillai hadsaid that he was confident thatthere was a supply of arms fromChina to the Maoists in India.

The trends seem more viciousand serpentine. The mainstreampolitical parties are hand in glovewith the Maoist forces. Nandigramand other violent episodes in WestBengal have proved that theTrinmool Congress and otherregional parties have been usingMaoist rebels for their vested inter-ests. The percolation of Maoistforces have dipped down to theurban issues. The urban-basedcadre of the party fight for basicamenities like water, electricity,toilets and sewerage, against cor-ruption and exploitation of ration-shop owners. They organise strug-gles on these issues through thelocal committees and the slum-dwellers’ organisations. As womenand unemployed youth play aleading role in most of these strug-gles, the mahila mandals (women’sassociations) and youth clubs areasked to be involved.

Therefore, Sukma is not mere-ly a concerned for the nationwhich is the epicentre of the Maoistactivity. This entire region isunmanned and it’s the nerve cen-tre of Naxals. Maoists are nowexpanding their base beyondChhattisgarh’s Bastar district to thetri-junction of Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh in orderto support their existing strong-holds in Sukma and Dantewadadistricts. The entire Dandakaranyaregion, which includes vast areas ofTelangana and Andhra Pradesh,considerable parts of Chhattisgarh,

especially southern Chhattisgarh,as also large spaces in Odisha and,in addition, Jharkhand and parts ofMaharashtra, are Maoist infested.

The dense population of the urbanparts are the new targets. Maoistsadapt to different shades. Theycould be found in candlelight pro-cessions in JNU or at the violentprocession at Jantar Mantar. Theyhave intruded into Delhi’s rulingparty in Jhuggi Jhopri to the topdecision-making bodies under thegrand old party umbrella.

To accomplish their urbanobjectives, Naxal have employedmulti-pronged tactics to recruit orinstall Naxal sympathisers in keypublic sector industries. To infil-trate into the enemy camps in sen-sitive departments like finance,military, police, power, IT, Defenceproduction and disrupt the activ-ities from within by gaining con-trol over the workers. To createcadre in urban areas who are tech-nically qualified to handle the lat-est arms and ammunition. To cre-ate groups of highly-motivatedindividuals who constitute what theNaxal call as “city action teams”.The Maoist rebels try to use mod-ern electronic means to infiltrateinto the enemy’s networks and col-lect vital information. All theserequirements could only be fulfilledif there is a large chunk of Maoiststrained in the universities. JNUmodel for them is the mostadorable model. The teachers andstudents with proper mutualunderstanding work as a unitedforce. Their immediate target is todestabilise the current CentralGovernment. Most of the politicalparties are directly or indirectlypromoting the cause of Maoistforces. The recent farmers’ agitationor sporadic killings on the verdictof the Supreme Court, everywhereMaoist forces are involved. TheIntelligence reports have indicatedthese groups are linked with theinsurgents and terrorist organisa-tions of other countries.

If any political party is pro-moting Maoists for short-termgain, they are inflicting long-termharm on the national interests. Theinfiltration of Maoists into cam-puses will break the backbone ofthe nation.

(The writer is Head of theDepartment of Political Science,Central University of Haryana)

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Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Friday

sought investments fromIndian businesses saying hiscountry offers investor friend-ly environment and incentivesfor industries.

He said areas such as infra-structure, tourism, power, agri-culture and IT hold hugeopportunities for investors.

Nepal has a strong gov-ernment at the centre, and sta-ble government gives stabilityand continuity in policyregime, he said here at theIndia-Nepal Business Forummeet organised by industrychambers, including CII.

Law and order situationhas improved and this meansNepal is safe for foreign invest-ment, he said, adding that thecountry need massive invest-ments in every sector.

“Indian investors haveinvested across the globe, sowhy not to go to the next doorNepal. Geographical proximi-ty, easy access and culturalsimilarities are all there tomake you feel good aboutNepal. Seize the opportunity,”Oli said.

The prime minister saidinvestment in any sector ishighly profitable in Nepal andit also provides huge market forinvestors.

“Investors always looks formarket. Look at Nepal’s posi-tion. For us, market is not aproblem, (but) production is aproblem. It is lying betweentwo vibrant economic powers

with huge population of theworld — India and China.That assure you of a promisingmarket of 2.5 billion people,” hesaid.

He informed that Nepalenjoys duty free access to

European markets.“We are ready to listen to

you. Your advises and sugges-tions. We want to know yourviews. We are committed tofurther improve our businessclimate,” he said.

Talking about policies, hesaid the country has enactedlaws and reforms for foreigninvestments and they are com-mitted to provide a liberaleconomy and polices.

“Nepal has to offer attrac-

tive incentives compared toother countries. We havereduced tariffs, simplified taxregimes,” he said, adding thatthe country is planning toestablish SEZ in the cities bor-dering India with incentives forindustries, including liberallabour laws.

He said the Nepalese gov-ernment have streamlinedadministrative procedures and“we are committed to providecorruption free administra-tion”.

“We have favourable fiscalenvironment. We have low taxslabs, no income tax on divi-dends and export earnings andtax holidays for certain indus-tries,” he added.

He also stated that foreigncompanies register in Nepalcan purchase, own and sell landand there is no discriminationbetween nationl and foreigninvestors.

“We are discussing the newversion of bilateral investmentagreement” with India, he said.

Talking about sectors thatholds opportunities, he saidpower, manufacturing, IT, agrobased industries and tourismare the areas where invest-ments can be profitable.

“All sectors open forinvestment. We are eager towork together with businesscommunity of India. I wouldrequest you to come to Nepaland invest,” he added.

The bilateral trade betweenthe two countries increased toUSD 5.9 billion in 2016-17from USD 4.4 billion in theprevious fiscal.

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Business leaders in promi-nent Asia Pacific countries

are not digital ready and inIndia, executives need signifi-cant shift in mindset to enablesustainable change within theirorganisations, says a survey.

According to a new KornFerry research, leaders in Indiaare struggling to adapt to dig-ital changes.

“Indian leaders struggle toadapt to change, being morecomfortable in certain condi-tions. This limits their capaci-ty to be flexible in the ambigu-ous digital environment,” thereport said.

The report analysed theleadership profiles of morethan 9,000 leaders from nineAsia Pacific countries/territo-ries including 2,600 Indianleaders, and compared themagainst the traits, competenciesand drivers of great digitalleaders.

“Digital transformation isabout cultural change at anunprecedented scale. It’s notjust about recruiting a digitalmarketing manager or deploy-ing an e-commerce channel,”said Avdesh Mittal, SeniorClient Partner and MD, DigitalPractice, APAC, Korn Ferry.

Mittal further noted thatchange of this magnitude

requires a shift in mindset andconviction from top leadershipwhich cascades till the grass-roots of the organisation.

“With disruption now thenorm, future success dependson the ability to continuouslyadapt and change, not justwith the business model but aculture change on a grandscale,” said Michael Distefano,Chief Operating Officer, KornFerry Asia Pacific.

The report was titled“Digital Leadership in AsiaPacific”.

The study includedAustralia, China, Hong Kong,India, Japan, Malaysia,Singapore, and South Korea.

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Industry body CII on Frdiaywelcomed the launch of the

E-way Bill system for inter-statemovement of goods underGST, saying it will pave the wayfor widening of the tax base,reduce logistics costs, and fastermovement of goods.

Under the GST provisions,transporters are required tocarry an electronic waybillwhen moving goods valueexceeding Rs 50,000. E-way billprovisions have been imple-mented for inter-state move-ment of goods from April 1 tocheck tax evasion and boostrevenues. The major relief toindustry and business is inhassle-free movement ofgoods across state bordersunder GST (Goods andService Tax) by removing thestate barriers, which is amilestone for improvement inease of doing business, CIIsaid. It is expected to help thetransporter who does not haveto stop at checkpoints andgenerate challan while crossingthe state border, it added.

For intra-state movementof goods, e-way bill will be

applicable from June 1, 2018 ina phased manner.

Under the new rules ifboth exempted and taxablegoods are moved, only thevalue of the taxable supplywill be considered for the pur-

pose of generating an e-waybill.

“This will provide relief tothe industry, especially FMCGcompanies that move all kindsof goods together,” the indus-try body noted.

L)����������� �����������������<Chennai (PTI): Confederation of Indian Industry would pushfor setting up industrial corridors and development of tier IIcities in Southern region, a top official said.

“CII will work with the respective State governments fordevelopment of industrial corridors, tier II cities”, R Dinesh whorecently assumed office as Chairman, CII Southern Region, saidhere on Friday.

The trade body would work with other relevant stake hold-ers concerned in creating a robust and conducive industrialecosystem in South India, he said in a statement.

Elaborating, Dinesh said, CII Southern Region under thetheme ‘Vibrant South-Competitive, Inclusive and Responsible’would focus on job creation, skill development and training,women parity and corporate social responsibility.

CII would focus on policy regime transitions, sector spe-cific policies, IT penetration, technology and intellectual prop-erty, he said.

Outlining some of the new initiatives to be taken up dur-ing the current financial year, Dinesh said, artificial intelligenceand internet of things programme for micro, small and medi-um enterprises, city connect initiatives, urban mobility solu-tions among others.

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The government will createa model whereby 4 lakh

jobs will be generated annual-ly in 800 villages across thecountry through clusters,MSME Minister Giriraj Singhsaid on Friday.

“We have decided to createa model to provide employ-ment to those residing in 400villages each in two phases,through clusters. Once ready,the model will help generate 4lakh jobs every year in the 800villages covered,” Singh toldreporters on the sidelines ofKVIC Board meeting here.

Besides, a mobile applica-tion was launched by the min-ister for locating 4,000 Khadistores in the country.

“There are more than 8,000Khadi stores in India, the restof the stores will also be avail-able on the store locater by theend of this month,” VK Saxena,Chairman KVIC (Khadi andVillage IndustriesCommission) said.

The chairman further saidKVIC expects to surpass thesales target of Rs 5,000 crore for2017-18. KVIC is also settingup export cells to promoteoverseas sales of Khadi prod-ucts in order to make Khadi aninternational brand.

KVIC products are manu-factured by about 7 lakh pri-vately-owned household unitswhich are funded throughschemes like Prime Minister’sEmployment GenerationProgramme (PMEGP).

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The competing tariff pro-posals announced by the US

and China will weigh oninvestor sentiment, and such “titfor tat” measures could lead tomore financial market volatili-ty in the coming months, glob-al ratings agencies said onFriday.

S&P Global Ratings in astatement said a greater threatis the dispute expanding beyondtariffs on goods.

“A breakdown in negotia-tions and policy misstepscould spiral into a trade war,damaging global business andconsumer confidence, invest-ment prospects, and growth,”it said.

Moody’s Investors Servicein its report said the risinguncertainty and political riskaccompanying these “tit for tatmeasures” will likely have eco-

nomic and financial impactbeyond that which is transmit-ted through direct trade chan-nels.

“A further escalation intrade tensions will weigh oninvestor sentiment and likelylead to more financial marketvolatility in the coming months.If the risk of escalation persists,it could also lead to reducedbusiness investment over themedium term and lower pro-duction efficiency amid alreadylow global productivity growth,”Moody’s said.

Earlier this week, the UnitedStates announced a proposedlist of products imported fromChina that could be subject toadditional tariffs of 25 per centamounting to USD 50 billion.

In a retaliatory move, Chinavowed to impose measures ofthe “same strength” on a host ofAmerican products in responseto the tariff hike.

Terming China’s move“unfair”, the US yesterday saidit would consider levying tariffson an additional USD 100 bil-lion in Chinese goods.

S&P said the US announce-ment that it may impose tariffson another USD 100 billion ofunspecified Chinese importsfurther raises the stakes in the

China-US trade dispute.“This action draws the

countries even nearer to an all-out trade war,” S&P GlobalRatings said.

Moody’s said it believesthat the US and China will avoida dramatic increase in traderestrictions, given the detri-mental impact such an increasewould have on both economies.

Moody’s said it does notexpect these proposals to takefull effect.

“However, if implemented,these measures would signal aserious deterioration in the US-China trade relationship. Insuch a scenario, we wouldexpect a material macroeco-nomic impact. Reciprocal tariffswould raise import prices andthus lower household realincomes, reduce trade flows,increase risk aversion and weak-en wealth effects due to lowerasset prices,” Moody’s said.

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India is losing 14 per cent ofits gross domestic product

(GDP) due to inefficient logis-tics, which impacts the com-petitiveness of the country’sproducts, Minister of State forCommerce & Industry CRChaudhry said on Friday.

The minister made theremark at the Global LogisticsSummit jointly organised byFicci, Ministry of Commerce,the Centre and World BankGroup.

“Logistics is an impor-tant sector and it is clear thatthe government is givingimportance to the develop-ment of better connectivitywith projects like BharatmalaPariyojana, Sagar Mala projectand UDAN scheme whichwill boost the logistics systemin the country,” he said,according to a statementissued by Ficci.

Ramesh Abhishek,Secretary, Department ofIndustrial Policy & Promotionsaid much needed capitalinvestments are being made,infrastructure development istaking place and thrust is ontimely completion of projects.GST is playing an importantrole in the logistics sectorand ease of doing businessscenario is also improving.

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Power trading solutionprovider PTC India on

Friday said it has secured trad-ing of entire saleable electrici-ty capacity of 1,000 MWKarcham Wangtoo Hydro pro-ject.

The company has com-pleted the sale of remaining 200MW under the long term PPA(power purchase agreement) ofhydro power under KarchamWangtoo Hydro project toPunjab State Utility on April 1,2018, PTC India said in astatement. It had already sold680 MW of the saleable capac-ity of the power station to thestate utilities of Haryana, UttarPradesh and Rajasthan underlong term PPAs.

With the sale of remaining200 MW saleable capacity,entire saleable power of theplant is being supplied on longterm basis to various state util-ities through PTC India, itadded.

Having an installed capac-ity of 1,000 MW, KarchamWangtoo Hydroelectric projectis located on river Satluj inKinnaur District of HimachalPradesh. The project is a run ofriver plant with pondage, hav-ing peaking capability of morethan 3 hours and is able to meetdiurnal variation of powerdemand.

The project is owned andoperated by Himachal BaspaPower Company Ltd, a com-pany of JSW Group.

PTC India is the tradingpartner of this project toarrange sale of entire saleablepower of the plant to variousdistribution utilities on longterm basis.

Deepak Amitabh,Chairman and ManagingDirector, PTC India said in thestatement, “The electricity pro-duced from the KarchamWangtoo project will help thebeneficiary states in improvingtheir hydro-thermal mix andwill be help in meeting peakload requirement in a costeffective and environmentfriendly manner”.

The PTC India Ltd is thepioneer in starting a powermarket in India. The companyhas maintained its leadershipposition in power trading sinceinception. PTC has also beenmandated by the governmentto trade electricity with Bhutan,Nepal and Bangladesh.

The trading activitiesundertaken by PTC includelong term trading of powergenerated from large powerprojects as well as short termtrading arising as a result ofsupply and demand mis-matches, which inevitably arisein various regions of the coun-try.

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The Arunachal Pradesh gov-ernment has made a

detailed presentation of statefinances, including “severalchallenges” and requirementsbefore the 15th FinanceCommission, officials saidtoday.

A team of the FinanceCommission arrived here onThursday and had a meetin gwith state government offi-cials, they said.

The Arunachal Pradeshgovernment’s presentation con-tained the state finances,besides the requirements forurban local bodies, vulnerabil-ity to natural disasters andsuggestions for sharing Centraltaxes, Shaktikanta Das, ActingChairman of the FinanceCommission, said.

“The state has several chal-lenges besides opportunitiesto invest in hydro-power,tourism, food processing andagri-horti sectors. There are

border-related challenges andinsurgency problem in most ofthe border areas of the state.

“We have open mind on allissues projected by the state atthis point of time. We willexamine all the suggestionsand projections and accord-ingly recommend to thePresident,” Das said.

He said the ArunachalPradesh government had sug-gested giving weightage onpopulation, infrastructure gapand border area developmentas criteria for devolution ofCentral taxes.

Das said the Commission,after holding consultations withthe 29 states, would submit itsrecommendations to PresidentRam Nath Kovind by October31, 2019.

The recommendations willcome into effect for five yearsstarting from April 1, 2020.

After Arunachal Pradesh,the Commission is scheduledto visit Jammu and Kashmirand then Kerala, Das added.

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Anil Ambani-led telecom firmReliance Communications

(RCom) on Friday said theNational Company LawAppellate Tribunal (NCLAT)has passed an interim order toallow the company to execute itsRs 25,000-crore asset monetisa-tion programme.

The development comes aday after the Supreme Courtvacated a Bombay High Courtorder, which had stayed the saleof assets of RCom.

“By an interim order passedon Friday, the NCLAT has vacat-ed the remaining stay, andallowed execution of sale deedsand deposit of the proceedswith SBI in an escrow account.Based on these orders, RComcan now proceed with comple-tion of its entire asset monetisa-tion plan, covering spectrum,towers, fibre, MCNs (mediaconvergence nodes) and realestate,” an RCom spokespersonsaid in a statement. Thespokesperson said the companyhad moved the NCLAT onFriday for vacation of the stay inrelation to sale of its tower andfibre assets as directed by theSupreme Court.

6�� ���������������������?����,�)New Delhi (PTI): The financeministry on Friday said a 5 percent GST will be levied on foodand drinks supplied by theIndian Railways or IRCTC intrains, platforms or stations.

The Finance Ministry haswritten to the Railway Boardon March 31 about the 5 percent rate to remove any doubtor uncertainty in the matter.

This would bring aboutuniformity in the rate of GSTapplicable to supply of food anddrinks made available in trains,platforms or stations.

“It has been clarified ... thatthe GST rate on supply of foodand drinks by the IndianRailways or Indian RailwaysCatering and TourismCorporation Ltd or theirlicensees, whether in trains orat platforms, will be 5 per centwithout input tax credit,” thestatement said.

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Telecom regulator Trai onFriday initiated the process

to overhaul the mobile numberportability (MNP) to removethe inconveniences faced bysubscribers under the currentport-out system.

The Telecom RegulatoryAuthority of India (Trai) hasissued a discussion paper onreviewing the MNP process,which allows users to port outto network of other operatorswithout changing the mobilenumber. Trai has sought writ-ten comments from stake-holders by May 3, and has setMay 17 as the deadline forcounter comments on the issue.

The move comes at a timewhen closure of operations bysome telecom operators hascompelled their subscribers toopt for the MNP route.

“Consequent upon clo-sure/discontinuation of ser-vices, Trai has received largenumber of complaints relatedto the difficulties faced by sub-scribers of these serviceproviders in porting theirmobile numbers,” the regulatorsaid in a statement.

Trai said it is initiating aconsultation paper coveringall the existing issues with aview to “review and revamp”the existing process and makeit more efficient and convenientfor telecom subscribers.

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Reliance Jio’s disruptive entryin September 2016 led to

USD 10 billion in annual sav-ings for consumers and willexpand India’s per capita GDPby about 5.65 per cent, says areport.

Jio has made data accessi-ble and affordable, with aver-age prices per GB dropping to�10 from �152, bringing theinternet within the reach of alarger proportion of theIndian population.

Such a drastic reductionin data prices has also allowednewer segments of society touse and experience it for thefirst time.

Jio is the telecom ventureof Mukesh Ambani-ledReliance Industries.

“As per our calculations,even the most conservativeestimate shows that due to Jio’sentry, the annual financialsavings to the consumerswould be to the tune of USD10 billion,” said the report byInstitute for Competitiveness(IFC).

It said econometric analy-sis showed that through wide-spread network effects, Jio’sentry would boost India’sGDP by about 5.65 per cent,if everything else in the econ-omy remains constant.

The effect on GDP growthdue to higher internet pene-

tration will not just be a con-tribution of the telecom sec-tor but also the various exter-nalities that arise out of theinternet economy, it said.

IFC analysed Jio’s entry tomeasure the impact of inter-net penetration on economicgrowth. The model used datafrom 18 states from 2004-14and showed that a 10 per centincrease in internet penetra-tion led to per capita GDP ris-ing by 3.9 per cent, if all elseremains constant.

IFC is Gurgaon-basedIndian unit of the Institute forStrategy and Competitivenessat Harvard Business School.

“Since Jio’s entry into theIndian telecom markets onSeptember 2016, the face ofthe industry has not remainedthe same. It changed the basis

of competition by offeringfree lifetime calling to its con-sumers in an industry thatderived 75 per cent of its rev-enue from voice,” the reportsaid.

Within six months of Jio’slaunch, India became the high-est mobile data user in the worldconsuming over 1 billion GBdata every month as comparedto 200 million GB earlier.

By the end of 2017, itsusers on an average consumealmost 10 GB data, 700 min-utes of voice and 134 hours ofvideo every month. “Datausage in the country hassoared. India is now only sec-ond to China in terms of appdownloads. Such levels of dig-ital consumption wereunprecedented a year-and-a-half ago,” it said.

Stating that before Jio’sentry there were hardly manyavenues where such high lev-els of data could be expendedby a consumer, the reportsaid Jio offers its consumers awide bouquet of digital appli-cations that address a varietyof consumer needs rangingfrom education, health, enter-tainment and banking.

“All of these services forma part of the digital platformthrough which Jio aims toaddress multiple socio-eco-nomic needs of its customers,”it added.

New Delhi (PTI): Software services firm HCL Technologieshas acquired C3i Solutions for USD 60 million, a move aimed ataccelerating the Indian IT firm’s growth in life sciences and con-sumer services. C3i Solutions is a wholly owned, independentlyoperated subsidiary of Merck & Co, (known as MSD outside theUS and Canada). It provides multi-channel customer engagementservices for life sciences and consumer packaged goods (CPG) indus-tries. C3i’s expertise in the clinical, pharmacovigilance, and phar-ma sales support domains and the strong partnership will enableHCL’s life sciences customers to become more patient-centric andoffer services to IT and business stakeholders.

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Benchmarks held theirground in see-saw tradeon Friday as participants

largely stayed on the sidelinesahead of the corporate earn-ings season amid lacklustreoverseas cues.

Global markets werethrown into a fresh round ofuncertainty after US PresidentDonald Trump ramped uphis trade war rhetoric withChina, seeking USD 100 bil-lion in additional tariffs onChinese imports.

The 30-share Sensex,moving in a tight range for thebetter part of the session onscattered deals, hit a low of33,501.37 and a high of33,697.51 before finishing at33,626.97 points, up 30.17points or 0.09 per cent.

The gauge had soaredalmost 578 points in the pre-vious session after the RBIkept the policy rateunchanged but said growthwould rebound this fiscalamid softening inflation.

The broader NSE Niftyinched up 6.45 points, or 0.06per cent, to 10,331.60. Intra-day, it shuttled between10,290.85 and 10,350.45.

On a weekly basis, the BSESensex scored a smart gain of658.29 points, or 1.99 per

cent while the NSE Nifty rose217.90 points, or 2.15 percent.

Meanwhile, domesticinstitutional investors (DIIs)bought equities to the tune of�615.28 crore yesterday, whileforeign portfolio investors(FPIs) net sold shares worth�108.02 crore, according toprovisional data.

“Market was range boundas investors are still nervousabout global trade tensionswhile better domestic triggersare providing support.

“Focus has shifted to earn-ings growth which is at anearly stage of revival. Anyscope of upgrade will subsidevolatility due to global head-winds. PSU banks and phar-ma stocks outperformed dueto gradual accumulation andUS FDA approvals,” saidVinod Nair, head of researchat Geojit Financial Services.

In the Sensex pack, ICICIBank emerged as the top gain-er by rising 0.97 per cent,while Tata Steel advanced 0.92per cent. Maruti Suzuki,Adani Ports, Sun Pharma,HDFC Bank, Dr Reddy’s, SBI,Yes Bank, ITC, RIL, NTPC,HDFC Ltd, Power Grid andTata Motors finished withmodest gains.

Bharti Airtel hit a bump,falling the most by 2.17 per

cent, while Infosys lost 1.31per cent.

Other losers were L&T,Bajaj Auto, IndusInd Bank,Axis Bank, HUL, Wipro, CoalIndia, TCS, M&M, ONGC,Asian Paints and HeroMotoCorp.

Stocks of state-run oilmarketing companies such asBPCL, HPCL and IOC were inbetter shape largely on theback of lower global crude oilprices and gained up to 2.87per cent.

Brent oil in global marketwas quoting at USD 68 per barrel.

Sectorally, the BSE health-care index spurted 0.94 percent, followed by oil & gas,PSU, consumer durables,banking, realty, FMCG,power, auto and infrastruc-ture.

In the broader markets,the mid-cap and small-capindices ended with gains of0.65 per cent and 0.61 percent, respectively.

In the Asian region,Japan’s Nikkei ended 0.36 percent down, while Hong Kong’sHang Seng rose 1.11 per cent.

In Europe, Frankfurt’sDAX fell 0.65 per cent andParis CAC shed 0.51 per centin their late morning session.London’s FTSE declined 0.20per cent.

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US President Donald Trumphas ratcheted up the trade

war rhetoric with China, say-ing he was considering anadditional $100 billion in tar-iffs on the country, the mediareported.

“In light of China’s unfairretaliation, I have instructed theUS Trade Representative(USTR) to consider whether$100 billion of additional tar-iffs would be appropriate,”CNN quoted the President assaying in a statement on lateThursday.

“Rather than remedy itsmisconduct, China has chosento harm our farmers and man-ufacturers,” Trump’s statementsaid.

The President added that

he instructed to the USTR alsoto “identify the products uponwhich to impose” the addi-tional tariffs.

In responce, USTR RobertLighthizer called Trump’srequest “appropriate”.

Earlier this week, the USannounced new tariffs on $50billion worth of Chinese goods,claiming that Beijing was steal-ing American intellectual prop-erty, CNN reported.

China responded withinhours by announcing $50 bil-lion worth of tariffs on USgoods.

The moves follow US tar-iffs that were imposed lastmonth on Chinese steel andaluminium, which alsoprompted a response fromChina.

Thursday’s announcement

also rattled markets.Dow futures fell after

Trump’s announcement andwere down more than 300points, or about 1.5 per cent inafter-hours trading.

The Chinese embassy inWashington did not immedi-ately issue a response to theproposed new round of tariffs,CNN reported.

The Chinese governmenthad said earlier this week thatit would respond with equalmeasure to any new duties onits goods.

Trump’s latest threat wasmet with criticism from mem-bers of his own Republicanparty.

Nebraska Senator BenSasse called the move “thedumbest possible way to dothis”.

“Hopefully the President isjust blowing off steam again

but, if he’s even half-serious,this is nuts... He’s threatening to

light American agriculture onfire,” Sasse added.

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Seoul: South Korean formerPresident Park Geun-hye wassentenced to 24 years in prisonand was fined 18 billion wonon Friday in a massive cor-ruption scandal that toppledher from power in 2017.

In a live televised trial, theSeoul Central District Courtmeted out the guilty verdict forthe 66-year-old former leader,about a year after her arrest inMarch 2017, Yonhap newsagency reported.

Park was convicted of 16counts of corruption includingbribery, coercion and abuse ofpower. “The President abusedthe power which was given toher by the citizens,” the judgesaid, adding a tough sentencewas needed to send a firm mes-sage to the country’s futureleaders.

Prosecutors had asked forPark to receive a 30-year sen-tence. Outside the court, hun-dreds of supporters of Park hadgathered to watch the verdicton a large screen, wavingKorean and US flags and call-ing for her release.

South Korea’s first femalePresident, who took office inearly 2013, became the nation’sfirst elected head of state to beousted and now the third for-mer leader to be convicted ofcorruption.

The scandal led to parlia-mentary impeachment of Parkin December 2016. She was

formally removed from officeby the Constitutional Court onMarch 10, 2017.

Park did not appear inFriday’s sentencing trial. Shehas been boycotting the hear-ing in protest of the court’sOctober decision to extendher incarceration six months.

The former President wasfound to have colluded with herclose friend, Choi Soon-sil, topressure conglomerates forbribes in return for politicalfavours.

Choi, who rose to power asan influential confidante ofPark, was convicted of corrup-tion in February. Their rela-tionship had been the subjectof intense public scrutiny amidallegations that Choi hadundue influence over a nation’saffairs through her connec-tion with Park.

Prosecutors alleged thatPark had given Choi unac-ceptable levels of access toofficial documents and con-cealed Choi’s involvement instate affairs.

Also implicated in thescandal was Samsung chiefLee Jae-yong. The 49-year-oldbillionaire was found guilty ofbribery and other corruptioncharges in 2017 and sentencedto five years in prison, but inFebruary a higher courtreduced his sentence and sus-pended it for four years.

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The US, the world’s largesteconomy, has a trade deficit ofalmost $500 billion with China,the world’s second largest econ-omy.

The statement by Chinacame a day after Trumpordered the US TradeRepresentative (USTR) to con-sider imposing tariffs on anadditional $100 billion in

Chinese imports.China will hit back with

comprehensive countermea-sures if US continues its uni-lateral, protectionist practices,a spokesperson with the min-istry of commerce said.

“On Sino-US trade, Chinahas made its position veryclear. We don’t want a tradewar, but we are not afraid ofsuch a war,” the spokespersonwas quoted as saying by state-run Xinhua news agency.

“Concerning the US state-ment, we will not only listen tothe words but also watch thedeeds,” the spokesperson said.

If the US continues its pro-

tectionism regardless of oppo-sition from China and theinternational community,“China will fight to the end atany cost to protect the interestsof the country and the people.The conflict was initiated bythe United States as provoca-tion,” the official said.

China will continue reformsand opening up, safeguard mul-tilateral trade, and promotetrade and investment liberali-sation, the spokesperson said.

Chinese foreign ministryspokesman Lu Kang alsomade similar pledge whenasked to comment on Trump’sdirection. PTI

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Moscow: Russia, at a UNSecurity Council meeting, hasaccused the British govern-ment of inventing a “fake story”and warned that it was “play-ing with fire” by blamingMoscow for the poisoning of aRussian former spy and hisdaughter on British soil.

At the meeting onThursday, Moscow’s UNambassador Vasily Nebenziasaid Britain’s main goal hadbeen “to discredit and evendelegitimize” Russia with“unsubstantiated accusations”,the BBC reported.

The Russian UN diplomatwarned “we have told ourBritish colleagues that they areplaying with fire and they willbe sorry”.

Britain had blamedMoscow for the nerve agentattack on former Russian dou-ble agent Sergei Skripal and hisdaughter Yulia in Salisbury onMarch 4. But Moscow denies it.

Yulia Skripal was recover-ing in hospital and released astatement on Thursday, sayingher “strength was growingdaily”. Her father remainedcritically ill but stable.

Moscow called the specialmeeting of the Security Councilin New York to discuss theattack, saying Britain had “legit-imate questions” to answer.

Nebenzia said the accusa-tions were “horrific and unsub-stantiated” and claimed theUK was waging a “propagandawar” against Russia.

He said Novichok -- thenerve agent used in the poi-soning -- was “not copyright-ed by Russia, in spite of theobviously Russian name” andwas developed in many coun-tries.

“It’s some sort of theatre ofthe absurd. Couldn’t you comeup with a better fake story?” heasked.

Responding, the BritishAmbassador to the UN, Karen

Pierce, accused Russia of seek-ing to “undermine the inter-national institutions”.

She said Russia came undersuspicion for several reasons,saying it had “a record of con-ducting state-sponsored assas-sinations” and that it “viewsdefectors as suitable targetsfor assassination”.

Pierce told delegates thatRussia’s request to visit YuliaSkripal had been passed on and“we await her response”.

The UN meeting cameamid an escalating diplomaticcrisis between Moscow andthe West as 60 expelled USenvoys left Russia on Thursday.Over 20 countries expelledRussian envoys in solidaritywith the UK, following Britain’sinitial expulsion of 23 Russiandiplomats.

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Moscow: Moscow on Fridayrejected a British news reportthat the nerve agent used in thepoisoning of a former doubleagent originated from a townon Russia’s Volga river.

on Thursday, The Timesnewspaper cited British secu-rity sources saying theybelieved the so-calledNovichok chemical was man-ufactured at the Shikhany facil-ity in central Russia’s Saratovregion.

“This laboratory was neverpart of the scope of our work,”Mikhail Babich, the Kremlin’senvoy in the Volga FederalDistrict, told Interfax newsagency.

“All the bases where chem-ical weapons were stored arewell-known. Shikhany is notone of them,” said Babich,who is the former chairman ofthe state commission forchemical disarmament.

He added that there usedto be a different “facility” in theSaratov region but it was notlocated in Shikhany.

The Times said the facilitywas the Russian equivalent ofBritain’s Porton Down defencelaboratory. The closed town ofShikhany is the location of abranch of the State ScientificResearch Institute of OrganicChemistry and Technology, orGNIIOKhT. AFP

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Peshawar: A Pakistani courthas directed the KhyberPakhtunkhwa Assembly Speakerto issue a fresh production orderof an imprisoned Hindu law-maker-elect to attend the nextsession of the House on April 13and take oath of the office.

Member of the ProvincialAssembly-elect Baldev Kumar,who is in jail in the murder caseof Sikh lawmaker Sardar SoranSingh, had moved the PeshawarHigh Court against the Speaker,treasury and Opposition mem-bers of the House and theprovincial government over thedelay in his taking oath as amember. Justice Qalandar AliKhan and Justice MohammadAyub Khan of the PeshawarHigh Court Bench asked KPAssembly Speaker Asad Qaisarto ensure that the atmosphereduring the session is conducivefor Kumar to take oath.

The Speaker had previous-ly issued the production order ofKumar, following which he wasbrought to the House to attendthe session on February.

But he could not take theoath of office as MPAs protest-ed against him and also stageda walkout and forcing theSpeaker to adjourn the sessiondue to lack of quorum.

Hearing the contempt peti-tion on Thursday, filed againstKP assembly speaker AsadQaiser, provincial minister ShahFarman, leader of the oppositionLutfur Rehman and MPA ArbabJehandad.n Petitioner’s lawyerMuhib Jan Salarzai said that hisclient was declared MPA-elect bythe Election Commission ofPakistan on a seat reserved fornon-Muslims in the KPAssembly, but the Speaker wasreluctant to issue his productionorder. PTI

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Geneva: The UN human rightsoffice said on Friday it has indi-cations that Israeli forces used“excessive force” during a dead-ly crackdown on protesterslast week in Gaza andexpressed concerns about pos-sible further violence.

Spokeswoman ElizabethThrossell said in a news con-ference that Israeli forces wererequired under internationalhuman rights law to use non-violent means “to the extentpossible”.

She said live fire by Israelforces killed 16 people andreportedly wounded more than1,000 others, many who wereunarmed. She also said therewere “ominous statements”from Israeli authorities leadingup to protests.

Meanwhile, demonstra-tions continued throughoutthe day as hundreds ofPalestinians set tires ablazealong the Gaza-Israel borderfence in order to confuse IsraeliArmy snipers and impede vis-ibility.

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Friday urged Madrid toimmediately begin talks on apolitical solution to end therow over the regions failedbreakaway bid, as he left aGerman jail on bail.

“We have demanded dia-logue for several years and wehave only received violenceand repression,” Puigdemonttold reporters. “There is noexcuse for the Spanish author-ities to start a political dia-logue with the Catalan polit-ical leaders.”

He also called for “theimmediate release of all of my(Catalan) colleagues”.

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that his attorney had paid USD130,000 to an adult film starStormy Daniels to prevent herfrom going public about analleged affair with him.

“No, no,” Trump toldreporters, responding to aquestion if he knew about theUSD 130,000 payment toStormy Daniels, who is claim-ing that she had an affair withTrump.

The money was paid by hisattorney Michael Cohen daysbefore the 2016 presidentialelection so as to preventDaniels from going public.Trump has denied all suchallegations of having an inap-propriate relationship with her.

“Well, you’ll have to askMichael Cohen. Michael is myattorney. And you’ll have to askMichael Cohen,” Trump saidwhen asked why Cohen madethose payments if there was notruth to her allegations.

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Tender notice for NICE users

GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRAPUBLIC WORKS DIVISION (EAST) PUNE -1

'B' BARRACK CENTRAL BUILDING CAMP PUNE 411001NOTICE FOR HYBRID ANNUITY MODE [HAM] (ONLINE) TENDER

E-Tender Notice No. 03 For 2018-2019( II and III call)

Notice Inviting BidE-Mail - [email protected] Phone No - 020-26122457Subject: - Hybrid Annuity Mode, Package No. PN -28, PN-29,PN-30, PN-31, PN-32,PN-33,PN-34and PN -35:-Upgradation of Roads Under Public Works Circle, Pune.

1. The Government of Maharashtra had entrusted to the Authority the development, maintenance andmanagement of State highways and Major District Roads of State of Maharashtra. The authorityhad resolved to augment the existing roads in the state of Maharashtra by improvement thereof(The "Project") on "Hybrid Annuity" basis and has decided to carry out the bidding process for selec-tion of (a private entity) as the Bidder to whom the Project may be awarded.

Brief particulars of the project are as follows-

Sr. Hybrid Name of Work Length EstimatedNo Annuity Mode (in km) Project cost

Package No. (Rs in Crores)

1 PN-28 Improvements to Belha-Loni-Pabal-Shikrapur- (II nd call) Ashtapur-Uruli Kanchan-Jejuri- New NH-

Wathr-Satara Road, Km 0/000 to 136/500 59.30 173.28(Km 0/00 to 15/00, and Km 20/850 to 113/0),Dist. Pune. (Part 1- Belhe to ShikrapurKm 0/000 to Km 59/298)

2 PN-29 Improvements to Belha-Loni-Pabal-(II nd call) Shikrapur-Ashtapur-Uruli Kanchan-Jejuri -

New NH-Wathr-Satara Road, Km 0/000 to136/500 (Km 0/00 to 15/00, and Km 20/850 to 46.79 114.22113/0), Dist. Pune. (Part II- TalegaonDhamdhere to Jejuri Km 63/774 to Km111/679 excluding overlap length of 1.113 Km)

3 PN-30 Improvements of Jejuri-Morgaon-Baramati(II nd call) Kalamb-Bawada- Narsingpur Road, km 50/00

to 156/00 Dist-Pune. (Km 50/000 to Km 86.38 236.65139/029 excluding overlap length of 2.645 Km)

4 PN-31 Improvements to Ashtavinayak Roads Dist-Pune.(III rd call) (Part I- Jejuri to Morgaon Km 32/600 to Km

49/700, Morgaon to Supe Km 23/400 to Km 58.95 151.9033/000, Patas to Padvi Phata Km 0/00 to Km10/716, Kusegaon to Supe Km 0/00 to Km8/721 and Kadegaon to Supe road Km 41/700to Km 54/615 excluding overlap length-0.1 Km)

5 PN-32 Improvements to Ashtavinayak Roads Dist-(III rd call) Pune. (Part II- Daund to Siddhatek Km

93/000 to Km 111/836, Patas to Daund Km 57.63 201.800/000 to Km 11/910 and Pargaon to Daundroad Km 61/400 to Km 88/282)

6 PN-33 Improvements to Ashtavinayak Roads Dist-(III rd call) Pune. (Part III- Karde to Ranjangaon Km

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Bollywood’s favourite designer ManishMalhotra has been known to innovate with-in his cultural and traditional roots and spe-

cialises in soft, flowing fabrics with a feminine allure.Having worked with weavers and karigars for main-streaming hand-crafted embellishments, he adopt-ed the sewing and tailoring centre at Mijwan, a col-laborative effort with Shabana Azmi and NamrataGoyal, who set up a trust to promote the region’schikankari work. Every year since then, he has beenhosting a fashion walk in Mumbai, hoping celebri-ty endorsement will draw attention to a textile her-itage. This year’s edition will feature Ranbir Kapoorand Deepika Padukone as the show stoppers. Thedesigner took time out from his rehearsals to throwsome light on his collection. Excerpts:

�How did you begin your collaboration withMijwan, a village tucked away in Azamgarh, UP?

When I visited Mijwan in 2010, I was impressedby the fashion show that the girls from the KaifiAzmi school put up for us. It was a moment ofimmense pride, as it showed us how far thesewomen have come. My association with MijwanWelfare Society has resulted in six beautiful collec-tions using chikankari, all of which have been wide-ly appreciated. Traditionally, this craft has been syn-onymous with easy and everyday fashion. When Istarted working with Mijwan, I wanted to push theboundaries — both for the label as well as the craft,by translating chikankari into the language of cou-ture. This has been our biggest challenge and great-est achievement. From 40 women when we start-ed in 2010, to over 400 today, the effort keeps get-ting stronger every year.

�How do you intend to give your design narra-tive new expressions this year?

Following the label’s endeavour to translate tra-ditional craft into effortless couture, this year theMijwan collection will be more contemporary andglamorous.The craft of chikankari forms the veryfoundation — it looks as good on a Western silhou-ette as it does on a lehenga. The collection will relivethe vintage charm of a bygone era with sheer light-weight fabrics in pastel hues, showcasing the intri-cate artistry of chikan embroidery. Along with lehen-gas, we will also be adding opulent, T-length skirts,sheer long and short capes, dresses, elaboratelyembroidered shoes and fringe clutches. We will be

highlighting each silhouette with a burst of pearlembroidery, along with details in feather and fringes.

�What are your thoughts about the designerswho are currently doing costumes for films. Assomeone who began his journey from there, whatkind of changes have you seen over the years?

I feel reinventing goes hand in hand with evo-lution. While I love cinema and will always be grate-ful for the opportunities my work in films have givenme, I am a person who craves change. It is not fromlack of interest but what growth would there be ifeverything was status quo. I love the turn bothindustries — fashion and film — have taken today.Back in the day, people were not exposed to emerg-ing trends and style sensibilities. Choice of cloth-ing was much simpler and access was minimal. Butwith the world becoming smaller, the current envi-ronment is seeing a fundamental transformation onhow we create, consume and communicate fashion.I attribute this to the emerging technologicaladvancements and infusion of modernity with tra-dition. As a result, we have a cornucopia of differ-ently styled looks and that’s exactly what my labelstands for.

People are becoming vocal with their opinionson craftsmanship as well as designs we presentthrough fashion shows, cinema or even the globalinfluencers we dress. Both Indian and internation-al designers have played a significant role in pro-moting traditional crafts through their spectacu-lar design vision and innovative creations — tak-ing the textile conversation from grassroots to glam-our across a wider audience.

�You have said in an interview that handloomis already positioned as a brand, why do you thinkthat is? And how can handloom be incorporat-ed in ceremonial wear?

Handloom has taken centrestage in the Indianfashion industry today. The growing impact of social

media has enabled consumers to contribute to thisconscious effort and share the need for sustainingand reviving our heritage textiles and crafts acrossa global platform. My designs are a tribute to thequintessential Indian aesthetic as seen through acontemporary lens. The present generation isextremely well-travelled and focussed on ethics andis going back to its roots to opt for more tradition-al fabrics. While earlier, this was considered veryintellectual or ‘artsy’, today sustainability is back tobecoming a lifestyle choice. Needless to say, thesecrafts are finding form in both everyday wardrobesas well as formal and traditional outfits. From sariscrafted in handwoven textiles to details by way ofhand-embroidery and embellishment techniques,our handlooms and handicrafts have a very versa-

tile and global appeal.

�Your vision is to develop cotton couture now.Can you elaborate on it? What advice would yougive designers who would want to make a shifttowards sustainable fashion?

Our country is in the midst of a sustainable fash-ion movement. Many fashion brands, retailers andmedia platforms are waking up to this need of thehour. The direction of my label is representative ofa new movement in the world of Indian fashionwhere the aesthetic mixes the functional with thebeautiful; is more comfort-driven and highlywearable. My objective is to innovate while not for-getting the roots of our culture and traditions.

�How do you re-interpret your designs and styleto appeal to the younger and international audi-ence?

My styles have always been opulent, modernand unapologetically glamorous. The ManishMalhotra aesthetic accentuates the wearer’s person-ality and this is the foundation of every collectionthat we create. The younger generation is evolvedand aware today. Sharp Western cuts highlight tra-ditional outfits; women are adorning crop tops andoff-shoulder cut-out capes and blouses with lehen-gas and pants to embrace utility and comfort in style.I attribute this to the fact of blending the old withthe new. Individuality is in vogue and people aremore receptive to dressing according to their per-sonality and fusing trends and global influences infashion.

�The aim of Mijwan Welfare Society is toempower women in India’s rural areas with edu-cation and increased employment opportunities.According to you, how important is it to empow-er women in the present generation?

My work with Mijwan is extremely gratifying— personally and creatively. The cause is close to

my heart as I believe that empowered women formthe foundation of a progressive society. And thisstarts with education. On the fashion front, the clus-ter is a microcosm of what India has to offer to theworld. It’s a tremendous collaborative effort toenable these women to earn their livelihood withsheer talent, helping them negotiate their positionin a traditional, patriarchal society. This is not anact of charity, we need them as much as they needus. Also, it’s the least we can do for the sustainablerevival of the craft.

�The society started with 40 women in a singlecentre in 2010. Today, there are 10 centres witha workforce of 400 women. How do you rate theprogress?

This year, I finish nine years of my journey withthe Mijwan Welfare Society. In 2010, I adopted thesewing and tailoring centre which today operateswith the dual objective of reviving the timeless craftof chikan embroidery as well as empowering localwomen. Working with Mijwan has made me ateacher, listener and student, all at the same time.It is immensely encouraging to see an effort thatstarted as a passion project with 40 women spear-heading it into a movement that has grown ten-fold.

To have an education and the right to produc-tively shape one’s life creates the foundation for aprogressive society. I am proud to be part of theeffort that encourages this vociferously yet eloquent-ly. And the sentiment is the same for all the womenwho are part of this; their lives have changed forthe better and they see the revival of this lost embroi-dery technique in a new light.

�We have a long history of warp and weft designaesthetics. Do you feel India is going through arevival period, bringing back our age old textileslike chikankari embroidery.

India has a rich legacy of culture and textilesand with my label, we work to re-interpret craftsthrough the language of couture. The art ofchikankari originated in the 17th-century courts ofthe Nawabs yet remains uniquely exquisite andmuch desired amongst its patrons today. Given theglobal resonance that the Manish Malhotra label hastoday, I am delighted to share the versatility of ourhandlooms and handicrafts for an international con-sumer base. It has been a great direction for us —one that we are proud to have taken.

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his very first debut song,cup of life. Since then, wehaven’t been able to stopgushing over his charm-ing looks and killer body.Fifteen years later noth-ing seems to havechanged. Although the50-year old Puerto Ricansinger is definitely livin’ lavida loca, which literallytranslates to the crazy life, he follows a rigorous fit-ness regime and diet schedule. While gym is an impor-tant part of his schedule, the fun-loving singergrooves his way to a perfect shape with zumba. Heenjoys participating in outdoor sports as much as hecan and often dedicates his fitness routine to his chil-dren who always keep him on his toes. Ricky hasswitched to an entirely vegetarian diet which is almostvegan. While meat and fish is off the plate, his dietnow includes a lot of fresh vegetables, fruits and wholegrains. In spite of a hectic schedule, these lifestylechoices are sure keeping him forever young.

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laughed and fallen inlove with his characterof Jack Pearson on ThisIs Us. He also starred inon the television seriesGilmore Girls.

The 40 year-oldMilo Ventimigliarevealed that a largepart of his fitness can beattributed to his healthydiet choices as he hasbeen a vegetarian hisentire life.

He works closelywith his trainer to tryand come up with the best routine to accommodatehis busy schedule.

His workout involves a variety of strength-build-ing exercises which also comprises single leg squats,barbell deadlifts, heavy sled pulls and pushes, and frontsquats. However, Milo believes that the key to achievethe desired body is consistency.

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Harvey Spector on his show Suits but hislifestyle in reality is poles apart from theone essayed on the show. The Bourbon-swilling, red-meat lover Macht and hisfamily swear-by healthy eating in a verydetermined demeanour. The Machtfamily prefers a vegetarian meal thatincludes whole foods and the rightamount of nutrients to complete theirmeal. With his offscreen healthy eatinghabits, he sure pulls off a chic and fitlook on-screen.

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Little Buddhas and deities that won’t meltdespite being made out of butter. Soundslike a miracle in the heat of Delhi? Not

really if you ask their Tibetan sculptors forwhom this artform is akin to worshipping thelord. So they have substituted butter with localDalda. An impressive collection of native cal-ligraphy, nomadic artworks, ritual handicrafts,Thangka paintings, herbal medicines and lit-erature on his Holiness, the Dalai Lama, werepart of the Cultural festival of Tibet, a rare exhi-bition on the area referred to as the Roof of theWorld.

The exhibition focussed on ways to nurturethe cross-cultural bonds between the twocountries. “The cultural programmes will keepthe significance of the native community alive.Somewhere we believe that the culture has lostits true value and there are no avenues to pre-serve Tibetan traditions. For the past 60 years,India has provided us with the foundationwhere our culture can thrive and be preservedfor the future generations”, said SharlingDharamshala, organiser, the Cultural Festivalof Tibet.

A Tibetan nomad family from Changthang(in Ladakh) gave a glimpse of their life in a tentand tried to make people aware of life at freez-ing high altitude. There are about 395 Tibetanrefugee families scattered in nine differentnomadic areas of Ladakh and are primarily pas-toralists. The family also exhibited their uten-sils as well as the clothes that they wear to com-bat extreme circumstances. “Many people arenot aware that nomadic families are still livingin a traditional manner. If one ever reachesLadakh, vast areas can be seen to be retainingthe original nomadic culture even in presenttimes”, said Dharamshala. The event was exe-cuted by Central Tibetan Administration in col-laboration with India International Centre.

Apart from the cultural presentations in art,natural medicines from Manali, Spiti Valley andparts of Sikkim were also on display. DrTsewang Tamdin held an exhibition of Tibetanmedicine which displayed books on Sowa-Rigpa (the traditional Tibetan system of med-icine). Apart from these traditional medicines,pharmaceutical products as well as tools andinstruments used by doctors in making thesemedicines, were also on display.

Also, the artwork of renowned calligraphistJamyang Dorjee Chakriskar showcased the richstyle and technique of cultural heritage ofBuddhism and Tibet. A retired bureaucrat fromSikkim, Chakriskar is immensely passionateabout the Tibetan language and his love led himto create the world’s longest calligraphy scroll.Measuring 165m, it had prayers by 33 Tibetanspiritual masters for the long life of HisHoliness the Dalai Lama and was created in2010. This script was made using hand-madeTibetan Lokta paper and contained 65,000Tibetan characters. The Dalai Lama’s picture incalligraphy is decorated with prayers for his longlife. Chakriskar’s artworks also encompass theimage of Guru Padmasambhava, the founderof the Nyingma tradition, the oldest of the fourmajor schools of Tibetan Buddhism andGoddess Tara, a female Bodhisattva inMahayana Buddhism.

The traditional and intriguing crafts ofTibet have stuck roots in some parts of India.Butter sculpture was one the crafts that couldbe seen at the exhibition. These artworks areinspired by China. Made from Tibetan Dri but-ter – the dri is the female yak – they are sacredofferings, moulded by hand and decorated inthe most colourful ways imaginable. These del-icately ornate sculptures are often displayed inmonasteries and temples throughout Tibet.Butter has always been highly valued inTibetan culture and its malleable qualities andavailability make it the ideal medium for

sculptures. Making them requires a great dealof skill gleaned through years of practice. It isa unique art that has been handed downthrough the centuries. In order to prevent melt-ing, craftsmen frequently soak their hands infreezing water. These figures are sculpted intoshapes like Buddha, religious characters, land-scapes, pavilions, animals, flowers and trees.“Creating these sculptures is a form of medi-tation for the monks, who display them on the15th day of the Tibetan New Year. In Tibet, itis made with butter, but in Delhi, since butteris soft and melts quickly given the heat, we haveused Dalda,” said artist Jigmes Thupten.

Sand Mandala, another exhibit, installed byGyuto monastery monks had intricate artworkswhich displayed the creation and destructionof mandalas made from coloured sand. Thesand is created by crushing marble and colour-ing it with five basic colours — green, yellow,white, blue and red.

The deities are depicted by various symbolsin a sand mandala. These include beautifullycoloured lotus, dharma-chakra and otherswhich symbolised the deity of Tibet. Sharingthe relevance and techniques of this art,Thupten said, “This presentation symbolises theBuddhist doctrinal belief in the transitorynature of material life.”

The three-day-festival had everything fromtraditional art, paintings, handicrafts to educa-tional activities. Dharamshala shared that thefirst two days were dedicated to spiritual talkon the mindfulness of past things which hap-pened in the life of His Holiness, Dalai Lama.

Whereas the second day was equipped with thescreening of a motivational film produced byTibet TV. The third day was dedicated to exhi-bition presentations.

Dhardon Sharling, Secretary of CTA’sInformation Department shared, “Our Tibetanculture finds its roots in Indian culture in scope,language and the deities that we worship. Allof it draws inspration from India. And, throughsuch exchange of art and culture, we keep ourpresent and future generation aware of our rootsand provide an in-depth knowhow of our tra-ditions.”

Placed amidst the big sculptures, it was theminimal glass frames exhibited by the TibetMuseum which was the cynosure of all eyes.This collection of pictures themed as Indo-Tibetan Ancient Ties which displayed Tibet’sjourney in exile and Dalai Lama’s escape andentry into India. Also, where NorbulingkhaInstitute at Dharamshala displayed aprons, wallhangings, thangka paintings, carved woodenboxes; the Dekyiling Tibetan Handcraft cumTraining & Charitable Society showcased its tra-ditional carpet weaving, apron-weaving and yataweaving techniques. “One of the main objec-tives of the society is to preserve the tradition-al Tibetan art of weaving vibrant carpets andsturdy fabrics,” shared Dharamshala.

Summing up to the whole festival,Dharamshala highlighted the aim of exhibition.He said, “The basic aim of the event is to deliv-er the root tradition to our younger generationand make them aware about its relevance andways to preserve it for the future.”

Thomas Haden Church is not only anactor but a director, and writer too.

After co-starring in the 1990s sitcomWings, Church became known for his filmroles, including his Academy Award-nominated performance in Sideways andhis role as the Sandman in Spider-Man 3.

Divorce revolves around a woman wholives unhappily with her husband and chil-dren. She finds courage and decides to starther life afresh and considers divorcing herhusband. Starring Sarah Jessica Parker andThomas Haden Church, thisshow delves into the grittytale of a disintegrating mar-riage with enough comicrelief to keep it light-heart-ed.

�The show opens withFrances Dufresne andRobert Dufresne signingthe divorce papers — howwould you describe wherethey’re both at with that,emotionally?

It was decided thatmaybe six months haspassed, and that Frances andhe have somewhat, apologetically, resolvedsome of that ugliness of the last few min-utes of the last season, when she stuck aknife in my back, financially, and then Iretaliate the way that I do, shamefully. Andso, the question was, how quickly do wereally get to the cutting? And everybodywas in agreement: why not make the firstfive minutes of the new season just gettingit done? We thought; let’s just get the ugli-ness out of the way. It’s a much more hope-ful tone. She is determined to be happy;Robert is determined to be happy. Neitherone of them wants to wallow in what hasdefined them for the last year, or coupleof years, or even five years. We just want-

ed to get past that.

�There’s a real difference in the way thekids are responding to Robert and toFrances, with Lila in particular being ter-rible to her mother. Why is he such a heroin her eyes now, while Frances is the oneshe’s blaming?

As everyone who has ever had a childknows, they observe and report way morethan you expect them to. They have a verycomplex understanding of emotions.There was no shock value to Lila and Tomfinding out — they already knew; and that’swhat we decided. We wanted Tom to be alittle more protective of Frances and for

Lila to swing over more on Robert’sside. I don’t have any real con-frontations this season, but there aredefinitely some sketchy situationsthat happen with Tom. He becomesinvolved with a teenage girl, and it isjust not political at all. It is shovedinto my face, into where I live — Idon’t even know her, and they haverounded the bases, in the vernacu-lar.

�Meanwhile Robert is a middle-aged man trying to navigate thedating pond again himself. Howwould you say he is getting on?

He and Frances both have beenout of that world for 25 years, maybe even30 years. And while she had the affair withJulian, and I had my dalliance with theschool-mom, but also the woman who Ihad the ‘emotional affair’ with — we havebeen out of it for so long. She is pushedinto taking a shot at Tinder and that endsup hilariously disastrous for Frances. Andfor Robert, he looks up this mom, who hehad a casual affair with. It has to be some-thing with her that is more aggressive orway more liberal-minded than Robert isprepared for. We have never pinned downhow old Robert and Frances are, but wehave always said in his 50s, and it is a total-ly different world. You have no idea what

the roles are, what diplomacyexists anymore. Some of thewriters have Tinder, and wewere fooling around with it,swiping through, and liter-ally, women and men onTinder will talk about allsorts.

�It’s a very modern pic-ture of a marriage and adivorce, in terms of theirsocioeconomic status.Robert has obviously donevery well at some stage…butnot recently. How has thataffected his masculinity, andhow has that contributed tothe decline of the marriagetoo?

The way that we havealways built Robert’s back-storyis that Robert worked on WallStreet, that he rose to a verycomfortable sort of manage-ment level. They have a beauti-ful house in a very affluent area— Hastings, right on theHudson — and we always fig-ured that he earned well, and shedid too, though maybe was notquite as successful as him.Andthen somebody was like, have youever tried buying a property anddoing investment propertiesand flipping? And so evenwhen he was still working, hetook a shot at a couple of hous-

es and did very well and thoughthe was great at real estate. So hebails on Wall Street and goes allin and has several propertiesthat are in play in terms of cash

flow. And that’s where, after2008, 2009; it was just this

slow, not-very-well-hidden decline withRobert and Frances.But she works, andis understandingabout it being thehousing market,and she just goesalong with it, until

late last year, whenshe gets full disclo-sure, and it’s absolute-

ly devastating. Becauseof his success 15 years

ago, Robert does have arather outsized ego, andthat ego is what reallykept all of these platesspinning. Then they

start breaking, one by one,and that ego just keepsgoing and going, until it isfinally revealed as beingnothing but hot air. Whatworked for him beforedoesn’t work for himnow. Robert’s decisionsnow can’t come from thefortitude of who hethinks he is or was. Itreally has to come fromstripping down andstarting over — andthat’s what he does. He

starts working for a con-struction company.

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because of all that, we see much more ofRobert’s more vulnerable side this sea-son, as well as his attributes. Was it enjoy-able to show more sides of him, partic-ularly in the episode Ohio?

Yes, I think it’s my favorite episode —the one when I go back to see my dad inOhio. That was written by Adam Resnick,who was our only returning writer/pro-ducer and he just really understood thevoices of the character in a sort of preter-natural way, in being involved in a showwhere everybody’s just trying to figure outwho they are. He called me, about a monthand a half before we started shooting, justto say hi, and he was like: “I have an idea.I pitched it to them and they like it,and…where do you think Robert might befrom?” That’s where it was spawned. Thatepisode, I really like it because you also geta glimpse of who he and Frances used tobe together.

�She defends him against his family, andit feels inevitable that they then end upsleeping together. Do you agree?

Yeah. It wasn’t like, we’re here in Ohiotogether, and why not have a one nightstand. I didn’t ever want that dynamics.And there were some lovely moments inthat, like the next morning — they’re justsort of collecting themselves, and they justquietly leave the father’s apartment, and goback to their lives in New York.

�But Robert moves on very fast. Too fast,possibly, would you say?

It was sort of presented to me, story-wise, that this is Robert’s salvation. Awoman. A new woman. And I was like, notso fast. I don’t know that he’s ready for thatyet. But just because Robert’s not ready forit, doesn’t mean it’s not going to happen.

(The show premieres today at 11 pm onStar World and Star World HD.)

Aflash of brown and black and it disappears. A tigermight reappear, if you are really lucky — or not at

all (but even then you’ve been lucky to have spotted itonce). For it takes a really keen pair of eyes to track thebig cat and then trail it. By nature, the animal is shy anddoes not stay for too long at a spot.

But at Kanha Tiger Reserve, one of the premier tigerdestinations in the country, the chances of tiger-spot-ting are real. Not surprisingly, millions of enthusiastsfrom all over the world flock here every year to get aglimpse of this majestic animal in its natural habitat. Thisreserve in the Maikal range of the Satpuras is in MadhyaPradesh. Besides the tiger, this hotspot has a rich diver-sity of flora and fauna, which in turn makes it viableto support the tiger population as there is a substantialnumber of herbivores, including the highly endangeredhard-ground barasingha.

The reserve, spread over 2,051 sq km, has panoram-ic flat-hill tops, varying degrees of slopes and rollingmeadows, which offer diverse habitats for different typesof animals. It has around 850 varieties of plants, includ-ing some endangered ones, and animals — leopard, wilddog, sloth bear and a large number of reptiles and birds.

BARASINGHA: Kanha is famous for the revival ofthe barasingha population in the country. The conser-vation practices followed in this reserve have steadilyincreased its population to over 700. To ensure the long-term survival of this small barasingha population, theanimal has been reintroduced in some other protect-ed areas successfully. Some of the animals have also beentranslocated to Van Vihar National Park without usingdrugs/chemicals. And the success of the exercise is evi-dent when one drives through the tiger reserve as thevisitors can witness ample sighting of this majestic her-bivore.

FAUNA: The reserve is a bird watcher's delight withits rich diversity of more than 150 species which includeducks, moorhens, storks, kingfishers, brown fish owl,number of eagles as well as highly endangered birds likethe red-headed vulture, common Indian vulture, whiteand romped vulture. The flora in the reserve providesadequate food and nesting sites for a variety of birds.The wetlands include lakes, ponds and rivers, the idealhabitat for their breeding. The ground feeding birds likepeacocks, pigeons, pheasant crow babblers can be seenin abundance during a safari.

Innovative management intervention: At Kanha,best practices are being followed in conserving bio-diver-sity and setting high standards in management. Overthe years, forest species, as well as the undergrowth, haveregenerated. Additionally, the bamboo forests have beenrevived with strict protection measures and preventingthe biotic interference in the form of a forest fire, illic-it felling and so on.

The availability of adequate food and grassland man-agement has led to increase in the number of ungulates(members of a diverse group of primarily large mam-mals) thus making sufficient food available for the tigerand leopard — which lie at the top of the food chain.The protection measures include extensive use of tech-nology in monitoring foot patrolling by the field staff,extensive use of camera traps to monitor the movementof wildlife, management of water holes and so on as perthe protocol framed by National Tiger ConservationAuthority.

The capture and translocation of spotted deer, baras-ingha, gaurs and other herbivores have been one of thehigh points of wildlife management in Kanha. A com-prehensive capture, transportation and release proto-col and using specially designed in-situ enclosures withan improved design specification to suit a species hasbeen attempted for the first time in the country. Thisis inspired by the South African capture and translo-cation technique, the Boma method. This infrastruc-ture can be well used for training field staff from dif-ferent tiger reserves in the country to facilitate equitabledistribution of prey base in the wildlife reserves of thecountry.

The School for Rewilding Orphaned Tiger Cubs isone of the innovative interventions made by the parkauthorities. The cubs in the wild are often abandonedwhen the mother is poached. Such cubs are reared ina scientific manner and released in the wild. Theorphaned cubs are first kept in a makeshift cage for threemonths under strict quarantine and then moved to an

enclosure with adequate area for their easy movement.As the cubs grow older, they are fed as per their dietaryrequirement with minimum exposure to human con-tact. They are closely monitored by the field staff fromspecially designed machans and

CCTVs round the clock. They are trained to huntin the larger enclosures and are then reintroduced inthe wild. This has helped in standardising the protocolto introduce the cubs in the wild so that they are notforced to spend their entire life in the zoos.

RELOCATION OF VILLAGES: The Kanha TigerReserve has successfully relocated the villages from coreareas since 1960 with voluntarily consent of the resi-dents. This has enabled the Tigers to reclaim the addi-tional wildlife habitat. Park authorities are often criti-cised for relocation if it is not implemented as per thestandard protocol. However, the extensive interactionwith the villagers has helped in ensuring the success-ful relocation of the villages. The park authorities havenot only helped the villagers in resettling at new sitesbut have also been actively taking care of the villagersafter it. This has been appreciated by different quarters.After the relocation, the abandoned sites are treated ina planned manner to facilitate the reintegration of suchlands into the wilderness. Between 1969 and 1998, 26villages were relocated, which has played a significantrole in providing critical care area for tiger populationto grow and populate the nearby areas.

MANAGEMENT OF GRASS LAND: Regularimprovement and restoration of wildlife habitat are animportant management intervention. In many reservesin the country, it is seen that grasslands are often invad-ed by species of grass, lantana and other weeds that areunpalatable to the herbivores. Their scientific manage-ment has been a cornerstone of management interven-tion in Kanha.

ECO TOURISM: Tourism in the park is profession-ally managed with the objective of educating visitors andproviding them meaningful exposure to the protectedarea so that they can appreciate the natural heritage andbenefit of the conservation. A balance is maintainedbetween the conservation, education, and entertainmentwith the active involvement of local population so asto make the tourism activities ecologically and socio-culturally sustainable. There are guided tours from dif-ferent entry gates and seven tourism zones i.e. Kanha,Kisli, Mukki, Sarhi, Khatia, Sijhora and Khapa whichare open for tourists. Kanha is a must-visit destinationfor the wildlife enthusiast. The park can be approachedfrom Raipur, Jabalpur, and Nagpur, which are well-con-nected by air and rail. The park headquarters is atMandla and different entry gates are well-connected byroad. A large number of private resorts offers excellentaccommodation and safari which can be bookedonline. (The author is Managing Director, NAFED)

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There was no stopping the Indianweightlifting juggernaut with SanjitaChanu and Deepak Lather adding a

gold and bronze to the team's tally, whilethe shuttlers and boxers continued to beunbeaten on the second day of the 21stCommonwealth Games here on Friday.

If Mirabai Chanu was the toast of thenation on Thursday, it was the turn ofSanjita Chanu to hog the limelight onFriday, claiming a gold and a Games' snatchrecord in the 53kg category.

The diminutive Manipuri lifted atotal of 192kg (84kg+108kg) to claim thegold and broke down in tears on the podi-um.

Ensuring that the men also had a sharein the day's exploits, Lather became theyoungest Indian weightlifter to claim aCWG medal with his bronze in the 69kgcategory.

While Lather had luck on his side ashis nearest rival fouled the all-importantfinal clean and jerk lift, Chanu had her for-titude to thank as she claimed her secondsuccessive CWG gold despite nursing anagging back problem here.

The contrast couldn't have been morestriking between the two Indians. WhileChanu broke down in tears when she waspresented her medal, Lather was grinningear to ear and in mild disbelief at his goodfortune.

"I was just sitting inside and hoping theSamoan would fail his attempt. I know it'sbad to wish ill for someone but I could-n't help it," Lather said breaking into alaughter after the medal ceremony.

The only disappointment inthe weightlifting arena wasSaraswati Rout in the women's58kg category. She failed tocomplete a single valid lift in the snatch sec-tion and was disqualified from clean andjerk as a result.

@��������$�� ��� ��� ��8Ever heard of a successive gold-

medallist speak of being sad after medalceremony? That was Indian weightlifterSanjita Chanu, who was disappointedabout not breaking a CommonwealthGames record despite the fact that she wasnot even 100 per cent fit.

The 24-year-old Manipuri claimedthe 53kg category gold on Fridayafter breaking the Games recordin snatch. But the ambitious ath-lete in her was a shade "sad" that

she could not break the record in clean andjerk.

"Had I not dropped my last lift, I wouldhave created a Games record. I really want-ed to do it. I missed it and I am a bit sadabout that. But I guess it's ok, I don't know,"

said the reigning CommonwealthChampionships gold-medallist.

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to celebrate for India though, a prominentone being the women's hockeyteam bringing its campaign back ontrack with a 4-1 thrashing ofMalaysia.

The triumph helped the siderecover from the shocking 2-3loss to a lower-ranked Wales in thetournament-opener.

The Indians continued to bethe big bullies of the badminton court, dis-mantling Scotland on Friday to top their

mixed team event group and advance tothe quarterfinals.

In the boxing ring, CWG debutantsAmit Panghal (49kg) and Naman Tanwar(91kg) were hardly pushed as they record-

ed unanimous victories to enter thelast-eight stage.

On the squash court, JoshnaChinnappa entered the quarterfi-nals with a 3-0 win over Australia'sTamika Saxby.

Former Asian gold-medallistDeborah Herold made the finalheat of the women's sprint event in

cycling but lost to Australian KaarleMcCulloch to bow out of medal con-

tention. Putting up a dismal show, world cup

medallist gymnast Aruna Reddy failed toqualify for the final round but a 'lucky'Pranati Nayak made the cut in vault eventof the women's artistic gymnastics in theCommonwealth Games here on Friday.

India outplayed Samoa 26-4 in themen's Pairs Sectional Play Round 4, whilewomen's Fours Sectional Play team beatEngland 21-9.

Indian woman para-swimmer KiranTak finished seventh in the women's S9100m backstroke final of the 21stCommonwealth Games here on Friday.

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The Indian Premier League keeps gettingbigger with each passing edition and the

return of MS Dhoni-led Chennai SuperKings and Shane Warne-coached RajasthanRoyals for the 11th edition only adds to thecult of the most popular Twenty20 leaguein the world.

Both Super Kings and Royals are backafter serving two-year bans for their role inthe spot-fixing scandal but their fans haveremained as loyal as ever, especially the onessupporting the men in yellow.

The wait to see Dhoni and Co back play-ing for the Chennai side only made themdesperate, as it was evident during a warm-up game at Chepauk where fans turned upin huge numbers.

They would be expecting nothing lessthan a third trophy from the Super Kingsand Royals would be hoping that Warneinspires them to another triumph after 10long years.

However, if anyone has unfinishedbusiness over a decade of IPL, it is India cap-tain Virat Kohli. He made his intent amplyclear earlier this week.

"More than the fans I want to win thecup," said the champion batsman.

In Kohli and AB de Villiers' presence,batting was never an issue for RCB and thistime the last season's wooden spooners seemto have enough firepower in the bowlingdepartment.

They have a top-quality Indian pacer inUmesh Yadav who will be supported byDelhi's Navdeep Saini and Mohammed Siraj,who made his international debut inNovember.

While there is never a shortage of starplayers in the lucrative league but injuriesand the ball-tampering scandal in SouthAfrica have robbed the tournament of atleast four world-class players.

Mitchell Starc and Kagiso Rabida willmiss the IPL due to injuries while StevenSmith and David Warner, who both werenamed captains of Royals and Sunrisersrespectively, were barred from the compe-tition after Cricket Australia banned themfor one year for their role in the infamousball-tampering incident in Cape Town.

Both Royals and Sunrisers will undoubt-edly miss the services of their star playersbut at the same would be determined to putthe setback behind under new captainsAjinkya Rahane and Kane Williamson.

Contrary to their reputation of spend-ing frugally, Royals went all out at the auc-tion time spending big money on the likesof Ben Stokes (� 12.5 crore) and Jaydev

Unadkat (�11.5 crore), who ended up as sea-son's costliest buys.

They went big even after uncapped play-ers like Sussex all-rounder Jofra Archer (�7.2 crore) and Karnataka offie K Gowtham(� 6.2 crore).

They also have BBL star batsmanD'Arcy Short and Smith's replacementHeinrich Klaasen of South Africa.

For the 2016 champions, Warner'sabsence has left a huge void at the top of theorder though Alex Hales is capable of doingthe opening job alongside Shikhar Dhawan.

They have also brought in ManishPandey and Yusuf Pathan to boost the mid-dle order while their bowling line-up is oneof the strongest this season.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and SandeepSharma will do the bulk of work in pacedepartment while Afghanistan leggie RashidKhan and Bangladesh star Shakib Al Hasanform a potent spin duo.

While Sunrisers will have to deal withWarner's loss, their southern neighboursSuper Kings will have the pressure of soar-ing fans' expectations.

The Dhoni-led side has plenty of expe-rience with 11 of their players over 30. Alleyes will be on Dhoni who will be expect-ed to finish off games like he has done forthe better part of his career. Of late, he hasnot been at his destructive best and IPL willbe an ideal platform for him to get his mojoback.

The other crucial players for SuperKings would be Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessisand Dwayne Bravo.

Another team to watch out for will beKKR as they try to move on from the

Gautam Gambhir-era.The franchise and former India open-

er parted ways after a seven-year association,giving the leadership opportunity to DineshKarthik, who would be aiming to replicatehis recent run in the India jersey.

Besides choosing a fresh captain, KKRhave showed a lot of faith in India's U-19stars Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shubman Gill andShivam Mavi.

Another side high on U-19 talent isDelhi Daredevils who is eyeing a change offortunes under new captain Gambhir andcharismatic head coach Ricky Ponting.

Despite Rabada's loss due to injury, theyhave formed a solid squad on paper and nowall they have to do is perform to their poten-tial.

Abhishek Sharma, Manjot Kalra andPrithivi Shaw are the U-19 stars in the team.

They open their campaign againstKings XI Punjab, a revamped team full ofsuperstars.

R Ashwin will be under pressure to per-form both as captain and the lead spinner,having lost his place in the India limitedovers squad.

Their batting looks powerful in the pres-ence of Aaron Finch, Gayle, Yuvraj, K LRahul and David Miller.

Last but not the least, vying for a recordfourth crown will be Mumbai Indians, themost successful franchise in the IPL.

Like teams of the past, the currentMumbai squad looks formidable and if thereis any weak link it is in the spin department.

However key players for them would becaptain Rohit Sharma, Pandya brothers,Kieron Pollard and Jasprit Bumrah.

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Returning to the fray afterserving out a two-year

suspension, two-time win-ners Chennai Super Kingswill take on reigning cham-pions Mumbai Indians in thelung-opener of the IndianPremier League here onSaturday.

The needle clash, expect-ed to be watched by a capac-ity crowd at the WankhedeStadium, looks set to raise the curtains on thedecade-old T20 League in grand style after a for-mal opening ceremony.

MI, led by Rohit Sharma, appear to face anarduous task against the star-studded Chennai side,led by their charismatic skipper MS Dhoni who is back at the helm following theteam's two-year ban in 2016 and 2017 IPL seasons along with Rajasthan Royals.

The visitors would surely like to begin their campaign with a bang against theirarch-rivals in the latter's backyard. Mumbai will bank on their skipper Sharma, whohas kept the number of his batting position under wraps for this game, but his rolewill be crucial.

The role of Pandya brothers - Hardik and Krunal as all-roundersalong with JaspritBumrah will also be important.

Chennai, on the other hand, have a more settled team as they have retainedtheir core players like Dhoni, Raina and Jadeja. While Murali Vijay, Kedar Jadhav,Dwayne Bravo, Harbhajan and Shardul Thakur are there to share the burden.

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Opener Smriti Mandhana conjuredup a crucial 86-run knock as

Indian women pulled off a thrillingone-wicket win over England womenin the opening ODI of the three-match series, here on Friday.

Mandhana cracked five fours andfour sixes in her strokeful inning toanchor India's run chase after Englandset the hosts a modest 208-run for a 1-0 lead at Nagpur.

Mandhana starred in crucial part-nerships with Harmanpreet Kaur (21)and Deepti Sharma (24) as India over-hauled the target with five balls to spare.

Poonam Yadav (4/30) and EktaBisht (3/49) shared seven wicketsbetween them, while DB Sharma strucktwice as England failed to weave part-nerships and were bowled out for 207in 49.3 overs.

After opening pair of Danielle

Wyatt (27) and Tammy Beaumont(37) shared a 71-run stand, FC Wilsonscored 45 to help them cross the 200-mark.

Chasing the total, Devika Vaidya(15) and Mandhana (86) gave India agood start but Danielle Hazell dis-missed Devika and skipper Mithali Rajin her successive overs to reduce Indiato 41-2 in 9 overs.

Harmanpreet Kaur (21) then gavecompany to Mandhana for some timebefore Sophie Ecclestone dismissed theformer. Deepti Sharma (24) then added74 runs with Mandhana but GeorgiaElwiss removed both the batswomen inconsecutive overs to leave India at 171-5 in the 38th over.

Ecclestone then scalped Sushmaverma (3), Veda Krishnamurthy (8),Jhulan Goswami (2) cheaply to raisehopes of a turn around. But Bisht con-tributed a useful run-a-ball 12 to takeIndia home.

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