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R ahul Bajaj’s claim that peo- ple are afraid to criticise the Modi Government reverberat- ed inside and outside Parliament on Monday. Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw echoed Bajaj’s sentiment saying the Government treat- ed India Inc as “pariahs” even as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman claimed that it is unfair to say the Government is not listening to criticism. Facing an all-out attack from the Opposition in the Lok Sabha over Bajaj’s question to Home Minister Amit Shah, the FM said the Government listens to criticism and wanted to respond to it and always engaged with corporate world. She was replying to the debate on Taxation (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha. Sitharaman dismissed contention that the Government was averse to any criticism. Shaw said the Government doesn’t want to hear any criti- cism of the economy. “Hope the Govt reaches out to India Inc for working out solutions to revive consumption n growth. So far we are all pariahs n govt does not want to hear any crit- icism of our economy,” Biocon chairperson tweeted on Sunday evening. Bajaj’s son and Bajaj Auto Managing Director Rajiv Bajaj hailed his father “uncom- monly courageous” and said nobody (from the industry) wanted to join him and that they “conveniently cheer from the sidelines”. Soon after, Sitharaman tweeted a video of the ET event to say, “Home Minister @AmitShah answers on how issues raised by Shri Rahul Bajaj were addressed. Questions/criticisms are heard and answered/addressed”. “Always a better way to seek an answer than spreading one’s own impressions which, on gaining traction, can hurt national interest,” she said. Her remarks drew varied responses with the Opposition Congress seizing on it to crit- icise the Government. Congress leader and former Union Minister Kapil Sibal tweeted, “Bajaj only said: Industry fears to criticise Government. Does national interest lie in praising you!.” Defending the Government, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri alleged there were fake narra- tives. “That Mr Rahul Bajaj could stand up to Sh @AmitShah Ji’s face, express himself freely & instigate oth- ers to join him clearly indicate that freedom of expression & democratic values are alive & flourishing in India. This is exactly what democracy is all about,” he tweeted. Minister of Railways and Commerce Piyush Goyal referred to Shah’s response to Bajaj’s remarks to say there is no fear. “See Home Minister @amitshah respond to Rahul Bajaj’s claim that people are afraid to express themselves. After hearing your question, I doubt anybody believes this claim that people are afraid,” he tweeted. A day before the ET event, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had stated that many industrialists have told him they lived in fear of harassment by Government authorities. Delivering the vale- dictory speech at the National Economy Conclave, Singh had on Friday warned, “There is a palpable climate of fear in our society today. Many industri- alists tell me they live in fear of harassment by Government authorities. Bankers are reluc- tant to grant new loans, for fear of retribution. Entrepreneurs are hesitant to put up fresh pro- jects for fear of failure attrib- uted to ulterior motives. Technology start-ups that are an important new engine of economic growth and jobs, seem to live under a shadow of constant surveillance and deep suspicion.” In the Lok Sabha on Monday, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chawdhury quoted Manmohan’s statements and urged the Centre and Finance Minister to listen to the wise words of former PM. He also said it is not good from the part of Ministers to attack Bajaj for raising the issue. Many Opposition lead- ers, including Supriya Sule, criticised the attitude of Government and asked to shed the aggressive path in dealing with the people who raise gen- uine criticism. H ome Minister Amit Shah on Monday set a 2024 deadline for implementing the NRC across the country, assert- ing “each and every” infiltrator will be identified and expelled before the next general election. However, the Minister did not clarify where illegal migrants would be dispatched. Speaking at election rallies in Jharkhand, Shah reiterated the need for National Register of Citizens (NRC) and said the Government will take stern action against the illegal immi- grants in the country. Shah has repeatedly claimed that NRC would be conducted across the country to identify the illegal migrants, mostly Bangladeshis, but so far the Modi Government has been evasive on how these migrants would be dealt with. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi told his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina that NRC was an inter- nal issue for India, it has added to the confusion as to what the Government would do with the illegal migrants and which country would accept them. However, the issue has been aggressively raised by the BJP in poll-bound Jharkhand to polarise the voters. The fact that Shah set 2024 deadline to complete the countrywide NRC exercise also indicated that this would be a major issue in the next Lok Sabha polls for the BJP. Notwithstanding the admission by some BJP leaders in West Bengal that apprehen- sions over the NRC had cost the party dearly in the recent bypolls there, Shah told poll rallies in Jharkhand that the nation-wide exercise will be conducted despite reservations voiced by Opposition parties. “Today, I want to tell you that before the 2024 polls the NRC will be conducted across the country and each and every infiltrator identified and expelled. Rahul Baba (Rahul Gandhi) says don’t expel them. Where will they go, what will they eat? But I assure you that before the country goes to polls in 2024, all illegal immi- grants will be thrown out,” he told election rallies in Chakradharpur and Baharagora. Shah said national issues like uprooting terrorism, nax- alism and construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya were as important in the Jharkhand elections as local matters like development. Raking up the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri mosque dispute once again, the BJP president alleged the Congress made attempts to thwart the hearing of the case in the SC. “Congress leaders would tell the Supreme Court that there is no need for hearing the Ram Janmabhoomi case. With your (people’s) backing, we submitted that it be taken for- ward, and the result is that the apex court has ruled that only a Ram temple will be built in Ayodhya,” he said. Continued on Page 4 A massive controversy has erupted over BJP MP Ananth Kumar Hegde’s claim that Devendra Fadnavis was made Maharashtra Chief Minister last month, from November 23 to 26, despite lacking majority to “protect” 40,000 crore Central funds under the CM’s control from being “misused”. While Fadnavis has denied the claims of his senior party colleague, the new-found alliance partner NCP called for the Prime Minister’s resigna- tion if Hegde’s revelations are found to be true. The Shiv Sena has said the 40,000 crore transfer of funds from the State exchequer to the Centre will be examined by the Chief Secretary. It said the State finance department should conduct necessary enquiry to bring out the truth. The BJP leadership is unhappy with Hegde for his comments which sought to give a new twist to the last month’s political drama in Maharashtra. Fadnavis has dubbed Hegde’s claim as “absolutely wrong”, and said nothing of that sort happened. Attacking Fadnavis over Hegde’s claim, the Shiv Sena said the pur- ported act of Fadnavis was a treachery against Maharashtra. Terming Fadnavis and BJP Maharashtra’s “criminals”, Sena MP Sanjay Raut said the State Chief Secretary will clarify on the issue. After the controversy Fadnavis asserted neither did the Centre ask for any funds nor did the Maharashtra Government sent them back. “It (claim) is absolutely wrong and I refute it completely. A Central Government company is implementing the bullet train project, where Maharashtra Government’s role is restricted to land acquisition. Neither did the Centre ask for any funds nor did Maharashtra Government sent them back. Not a single rupee of the Maharashtra Government has been returned to the Centre from any other project,” the for- mer CM told reporters in Nagpur. “I have not taken any such policy decision during my tenure as Chief Minister or as caretaker CM. Those who understand the accounting sys- tem of the Centre and States would know no such transfer of funds takes place,” he said. Both the Congress and the NCP demanded an immediate explanation on the issue from the BJP and the Modi Government. “A former Union Minister has exposed the Modi Government. BJP’s anti- Maharashtra face has been exposed. Has the federal struc- ture been crushed? Was the 40,000 crore earmarked for the welfare of the public and farmers withdrawn through a conspiracy? The Prime Minister should reply,” Congress’ spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said. The NCP said Modi will have to resign if there is truth in Hegde’s claim. “It is impos- sible for the State Government to return 40,000 crore to the Centre. If at all it (Hegde’s claim) is true, then Prime Minister Modi will have to step down from his post. It is not an injustice to just Maharashtra but to other States as well,” NCP chief spokesperson Nawab Malik said. J amiat Ulema-e-Hind chief Maulana Arshad Madani on Monday said a review petition challenging the Supreme Court ruling has been filed exercising a constitutional right and not to disturb “communal harmony” and claimed that the Ayodhya verdict legitimises “majoritari- anism and mobocracy”. Hours after the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind filed the review petition, Madani said if the Supreme Court upholds its Ayodhya decision, the Muslim body will abide by it. “We have sought review of the impugned judgment on the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi title suit which was not based on evidence and logic,” he said. The plea seeking review of the verdict which cleared the way for construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday stating that “complete justice” could only be done by direct- ing reconstruction of Babri Masjid. I n a security breach, seven unknown persons travelling in a car reportedly drove up to the porch of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s Lodhi Estate home without being stopped by the CRPF, walked up to her and took photographs with the Z+ category security protectee. The group that breached her security included three men, an equal number of women and a girl. After alight- ing from the car, the group walked up to Priyanka Gandhi and asked for photos to be taken with her. The group left after Priyanka obliged them. Priyanka’s office has taken up the issue of the security breach that occurred on November 26 with the CRPF that secures her after the Centre last month withdrew Special Protection Group (SPG) secu- rity cover, sources said. While sources in the CRPF confirmed the development, officials in the paramilitary did not issue any official state- ment. The Delhi Police said as per the new security arrangement of Priyanka Gandhi, the CRPF and the Delhi Police are look- ing after her security. “There seems to be some communi- cation gap leading to breach. In the light of the said security breach necessary corrective measures are being initiated,” said an official. However, the police said it has not received any written complaint regarding entry of unauthorised vehicle inside Priyanka’s residence. Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said he was unaware of the alleged incident and will seek information on it. “I am not aware. I am just coming out of the Lok Sabha. Let me take the information from police... I will discuss with my officers,” Reddy told reporters outside Parliament when asked about the issue. In November, the Government had withdrawn the SPG cover for Congress president Sonia Gandhi, son Rahul and daughter Priyanka and accorded CRPF protection under the Z+ category. Under Z+ security cover, the Gandhis are being secured by the commandos of the VIP security wing of CRPF besides static guards at their homes as also mobile security compo- nent during their travel across the country. Though not required under the Z+ security catego- ry, the Government has now allowed an ambulance and extended Advance Security Liaison ahead of their travel to different places in the country. The Gandhis are without SPG protection after 28 years. Continued on Page 4 T he Maharashtra BJP went into a tizzy on Monday as its former Minister and senior leader Pankaja Munde — through a Facebook post and subsequent removal of the BJP’s name from her twitter handle — hinted at the possi- bility of her quitting the parent party and joining another party. As Pankaja was incommu- nicado all through the day after she removed the BJP’s name from her twitter handle, the BJP went into a damage control mode and denied that she had any plans to quit the party as was being interpreted by the political observers from Sunday’s Facebook post and her decision to remove the party’s name from her twitter handle. Forty-year-old Pankaja is the daughter of late BJP leader Gopinath Munde. A former Minister in the previous BJP- led saffron alliance Government in the State, she was defeated by her cousin Dhananjay Munde in the October 21 State Assembly polls by a margin of 30,701 votes in their home con- stituency of Parli in Beed dis- trict of Marathwada. Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut added fuel to ongoing speculation that Pankaja might join the Shiv Sena. Raut said, “Many promi- nent BJP leaders have expressed their willingness to join the BJP. If you are talking about Pankaja Munde, you will get know about her plans on December 12.” Talking to mediapersons, Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil said, “At a time we have an accidental Government in the State. It is but natural that we get to see the ruling front leaders indulge in this kind of wishful thinking. There is absolutely no truth in the rumours that Pankajatai would quit the BJP. Many of us have spoken to Pankajatai. I don’t think there is any possi- bility of her taking such a step (of quitting the BJP).” “To put an end to this kind of rumours, as the State BJP president I am issuing an offi- cial statement that Pankajatai will not quit the BJP,” Patil said. Another senior State BJP leader Vinod Tawade said, “I have spoken to Pankajatai myself. Being a member of the Mahajan-Munde family, she is close to Thackeray family. But that does not mean that Pankaja will leave the BJP and join the Shiv Sena. The BJP has confidence in her loyalty to the party. All she has done through her Facebook post is to invite all her supporters for a meet- ing called on December 12. Hence there is no need to draw wrong inferences from her FB post”. Notwithstanding the asser- tions to the contrary made by Tawade and other BJP leaders, there is lot to read in between the lines in the Pankaja’s Facebook post. In a crucial sentence in her Facebook post, Pankaja invit- ed her supporters for a meet- ing called on December 12 on the birth anniversary of her late father Gopinath Munde and wrote, “Considering the changes in political situation in the State and also the respon- sibility before me, we need to decide our future course of action.” Continued on Page 4 New Delhi: BJP members in the Lok Sabha on Monday protested against Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah “infiltrators”, and sought his apology for the “insult”. Detailed report on P5

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Rahul Bajaj’s claim that peo-ple are afraid to criticise the

Modi Government reverberat-ed inside and outsideParliament on Monday. Bioconchairperson Kiran MazumdarShaw echoed Bajaj’s sentimentsaying the Government treat-ed India Inc as “pariahs” evenas Finance Minister NirmalaSitharaman claimed that it isunfair to say the Governmentis not listening to criticism.

Facing an all-out attackfrom the Opposition in the LokSabha over Bajaj’s question toHome Minister Amit Shah,the FM said the Governmentlistens to criticism and wantedto respond to it and alwaysengaged with corporate world.She was replying to the debateon Taxation (Amendment) Billin the Lok Sabha. Sitharamandismissed contention that theGovernment was averse to anycriticism.

Shaw said the Governmentdoesn’t want to hear any criti-cism of the economy. “Hopethe Govt reaches out to IndiaInc for working out solutions torevive consumption n growth.So far we are all pariahs n govtdoes not want to hear any crit-

icism of our economy,” Bioconchairperson tweeted on Sundayevening.

Bajaj’s son and Bajaj AutoManaging Director Rajiv Bajajhailed his father “uncom-monly courageous” and saidnobody (from the industry)wanted to join him and thatthey “conveniently cheer from

the sidelines”. Soon after, Sitharaman

tweeted a video of the ETevent to say, “Home Minister@AmitShah answers on howissues raised by Shri RahulBajaj were addressed.Questions/criticisms are heardand answered/addressed”.

“Always a better way to

seek an answer than spreadingone’s own impressions which,on gaining traction, can hurtnational interest,” she said.

Her remarks drew variedresponses with the OppositionCongress seizing on it to crit-icise the Government.Congress leader and formerUnion Minister Kapil Sibal

tweeted, “Bajaj only said:Industry fears to criticiseGovernment. Does nationalinterest lie in praising you!.”

Defending theGovernment, Civil AviationMinister Hardeep Singh Purialleged there were fake narra-tives. “That Mr Rahul Bajajcould stand up to Sh@AmitShah Ji’s face, expresshimself freely & instigate oth-ers to join him clearly indicatethat freedom of expression &democratic values are alive &flourishing in India. This isexactly what democracy is allabout,” he tweeted.

Minister of Railways andCommerce Piyush Goyalreferred to Shah’s response toBajaj’s remarks to say there isno fear. “See Home Minister@amitshah respond to RahulBajaj’s claim that people areafraid to express themselves.After hearing your question, Idoubt anybody believes thisclaim that people are afraid,” hetweeted.

A day before the ET event,former Prime MinisterManmohan Singh had statedthat many industrialists havetold him they lived in fear ofharassment by Government

authorities. Delivering the vale-dictory speech at the NationalEconomy Conclave, Singh hadon Friday warned, “There is apalpable climate of fear in oursociety today. Many industri-alists tell me they live in fear ofharassment by Governmentauthorities. Bankers are reluc-tant to grant new loans, for fearof retribution. Entrepreneursare hesitant to put up fresh pro-jects for fear of failure attrib-uted to ulterior motives.Technology start-ups that arean important new engine ofeconomic growth and jobs,seem to live under a shadow ofconstant surveillance and deepsuspicion.”

In the Lok Sabha onMonday, Congress leaderAdhir Ranjan Chawdhuryquoted Manmohan’s statementsand urged the Centre andFinance Minister to listen to thewise words of former PM.

He also said it is not goodfrom the part of Ministers toattack Bajaj for raising theissue. Many Opposition lead-ers, including Supriya Sule,criticised the attitude ofGovernment and asked to shedthe aggressive path in dealingwith the people who raise gen-uine criticism.

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Home Minister Amit Shahon Monday set a 2024

deadline for implementing theNRC across the country, assert-ing “each and every” infiltratorwill be identified and expelledbefore the next general election.However, the Minister did notclarify where illegal migrantswould be dispatched.

Speaking at election ralliesin Jharkhand, Shah reiteratedthe need for National Registerof Citizens (NRC) and said theGovernment will take sternaction against the illegal immi-grants in the country.

Shah has repeatedlyclaimed that NRC would beconducted across the countryto identify the illegal migrants,mostly Bangladeshis, but so farthe Modi Government hasbeen evasive on how thesemigrants would be dealt with.

After Prime MinisterNarendra Modi told hisBangladesh counterpart SheikhHasina that NRC was an inter-nal issue for India, it has addedto the confusion as to what theGovernment would do with theillegal migrants and whichcountry would accept them.

However, the issue hasbeen aggressively raised by theBJP in poll-bound Jharkhand

to polarise the voters. The factthat Shah set 2024 deadline tocomplete the countrywideNRC exercise also indicatedthat this would be a major issuein the next Lok Sabha polls forthe BJP.

Notwithstanding theadmission by some BJP leadersin West Bengal that apprehen-sions over the NRC had costthe party dearly in the recentbypolls there, Shah told pollrallies in Jharkhand that thenation-wide exercise will beconducted despite reservationsvoiced by Opposition parties.

“Today, I want to tell youthat before the 2024 polls theNRC will be conducted acrossthe country and each and everyinfiltrator identified andexpelled. Rahul Baba (RahulGandhi) says don’t expel them.Where will they go, what willthey eat? But I assure you thatbefore the country goes topolls in 2024, all illegal immi-grants will be thrown out,” hetold election rallies inChakradharpur andBaharagora.

Shah said national issueslike uprooting terrorism, nax-alism and construction of agrand Ram temple in Ayodhyawere as important in theJharkhand elections as localmatters like development.Raking up the Ram

Janmabhoomi-Babri mosquedispute once again, the BJPpresident alleged the Congressmade attempts to thwart thehearing of the case in the SC.

“Congress leaders wouldtell the Supreme Court thatthere is no need for hearing theRam Janmabhoomi case. Withyour (people’s) backing, wesubmitted that it be taken for-ward, and the result is that theapex court has ruled that onlya Ram temple will be built inAyodhya,” he said.

Continued on Page 4

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Amassive controversy haserupted over BJP MP

Ananth Kumar Hegde’s claimthat Devendra Fadnavis wasmade Maharashtra ChiefMinister last month, fromNovember 23 to 26, despitelacking majority to “protect”�40,000 crore Central fundsunder the CM’s control frombeing “misused”.

While Fadnavis has deniedthe claims of his senior partycolleague, the new-foundalliance partner NCP called forthe Prime Minister’s resigna-tion if Hegde’s revelations arefound to be true.

The Shiv Sena has said the�40,000 crore transfer of fundsfrom the State exchequer to theCentre will be examined by theChief Secretary. It said theState finance departmentshould conduct necessaryenquiry to bring out the truth.

The BJP leadership isunhappy with Hegde for hiscomments which sought togive a new twist to the lastmonth’s political drama inMaharashtra.

Fadnavis has dubbedHegde’s claim as “absolutelywrong”, and said nothing ofthat sort happened. AttackingFadnavis over Hegde’s claim,the Shiv Sena said the pur-ported act of Fadnavis was atreachery against Maharashtra.Terming Fadnavis and BJPMaharashtra’s “criminals”, SenaMP Sanjay Raut said the StateChief Secretary will clarify onthe issue.

After the controversyFadnavis asserted neither didthe Centre ask for any fundsnor did the MaharashtraGovernment sent them back.“It (claim) is absolutely wrongand I refute it completely. ACentral Government companyis implementing the bullet trainproject, where MaharashtraGovernment’s role is restrictedto land acquisition. Neitherdid the Centre ask for anyfunds nor did MaharashtraGovernment sent them back.Not a single rupee of theMaharashtra Government has

been returned to the Centrefrom any other project,” the for-mer CM told reporters inNagpur.

“I have not taken any suchpolicy decision during mytenure as Chief Minister or ascaretaker CM. Those whounderstand the accounting sys-tem of the Centre and Stateswould know no such transfer offunds takes place,” he said.

Both the Congress and theNCP demanded an immediateexplanation on the issue fromthe BJP and the ModiGovernment. “A former UnionMinister has exposed the ModiGovernment. BJP’s anti-Maharashtra face has beenexposed. Has the federal struc-ture been crushed? Was the�40,000 crore earmarked forthe welfare of the public andfarmers withdrawn through aconspiracy? The PrimeMinister should reply,”Congress’ spokespersonRandeep Surjewala said.

The NCP said Modi willhave to resign if there is truthin Hegde’s claim. “It is impos-sible for the State Governmentto return �40,000 crore to theCentre. If at all it (Hegde’sclaim) is true, then PrimeMinister Modi will have to stepdown from his post. It is not aninjustice to just Maharashtrabut to other States as well,” NCPchief spokesperson NawabMalik said.

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Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chiefMaulana Arshad Madani on

Monday said a review petitionchallenging the Supreme Courtruling has been filed exercisinga constitutional right and not todisturb “communal harmony”and claimed that the Ayodhyaverdict legitimises “majoritari-anism and mobocracy”.

Hours after the JamiatUlema-e-Hind filed the reviewpetition, Madani said if theSupreme Court upholds itsAyodhya decision, the Muslimbody will abide by it.

“We have sought review ofthe impugned judgment onthe Babri Masjid-RamJanmabhoomi title suit whichwas not based on evidenceand logic,” he said.

The plea seeking review ofthe verdict which cleared theway for construction of a Ramtemple at the disputed site inAyodhya was filed in theSupreme Court on Mondaystating that “complete justice”could only be done by direct-ing reconstruction of BabriMasjid.

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In a security breach, sevenunknown persons travelling

in a car reportedly drove up tothe porch of Congress generalsecretary Priyanka GandhiVadra’s Lodhi Estate homewithout being stopped by theCRPF, walked up to her andtook photographs with the Z+category security protectee.

The group that breachedher security included threemen, an equal number ofwomen and a girl. After alight-ing from the car, the groupwalked up to Priyanka Gandhiand asked for photos to betaken with her. The group leftafter Priyanka obliged them.

Priyanka’s office has takenup the issue of the securitybreach that occurred onNovember 26 with the CRPFthat secures her after the Centrelast month withdrew SpecialProtection Group (SPG) secu-rity cover, sources said.

While sources in the CRPF

confirmed the development,officials in the paramilitarydid not issue any official state-ment.

The Delhi Police said as perthe new security arrangementof Priyanka Gandhi, the CRPFand the Delhi Police are look-ing after her security. “Thereseems to be some communi-cation gap leading to breach. Inthe light of the said securitybreach necessary corrective

measures are being initiated,”said an official.

However, the police said ithas not received any writtencomplaint regarding entry ofunauthorised vehicle insidePriyanka’s residence.

Minister of State for HomeG Kishan Reddy said he wasunaware of the alleged incidentand will seek information on it.

“I am not aware. I am justcoming out of the Lok Sabha.

Let me take the informationfrom police... I will discuss withmy officers,” Reddy toldreporters outside Parliamentwhen asked about the issue.

In November, theGovernment had withdrawnthe SPG cover for Congresspresident Sonia Gandhi, sonRahul and daughter Priyankaand accorded CRPF protectionunder the Z+ category.

Under Z+ security cover,the Gandhis are being securedby the commandos of the VIPsecurity wing of CRPF besidesstatic guards at their homes asalso mobile security compo-nent during their travel acrossthe country.

Though not requiredunder the Z+ security catego-ry, the Government has nowallowed an ambulance andextended Advance SecurityLiaison ahead of their travel todifferent places in the country.

The Gandhis are withoutSPG protection after 28 years.

Continued on Page 4

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The Maharashtra BJP wentinto a tizzy on Monday as

its former Minister and seniorleader Pankaja Munde —through a Facebook post andsubsequent removal of theBJP’s name from her twitterhandle — hinted at the possi-bility of her quitting the parentparty and joining another party.

As Pankaja was incommu-nicado all through the dayafter she removed the BJP’sname from her twitter handle,the BJP went into a damagecontrol mode and denied thatshe had any plans to quit theparty as was being interpretedby the political observers fromSunday’s Facebook post andher decision to remove the

party’s name from her twitterhandle.

Forty-year-old Pankaja isthe daughter of late BJP leaderGopinath Munde. A formerMinister in the previous BJP-led saffron allianceGovernment in the State, shewas defeated by her cousinDhananjay Munde in theOctober 21 State Assemblypolls by a margin of 30,701votes in their home con-stituency of Parli in Beed dis-trict of Marathwada.

Shiv Sena spokesperson

Sanjay Raut added fuel toongoing speculation thatPankaja might join the ShivSena. Raut said, “Many promi-nent BJP leaders haveexpressed their willingness tojoin the BJP. If you are talkingabout Pankaja Munde, you willget know about her plans onDecember 12.”

Talking to mediapersons,Maharashtra BJP presidentChandrakant Patil said, “At atime we have an accidentalGovernment in the State. It isbut natural that we get to seethe ruling front leaders indulgein this kind of wishful thinking.There is absolutely no truth inthe rumours that Pankajataiwould quit the BJP. Many of ushave spoken to Pankajatai. Idon’t think there is any possi-bility of her taking such a step(of quitting the BJP).”

“To put an end to this kindof rumours, as the State BJPpresident I am issuing an offi-cial statement that Pankajataiwill not quit the BJP,” Patil said.

Another senior State BJPleader Vinod Tawade said, “Ihave spoken to Pankajatai

myself. Being a member of theMahajan-Munde family, she isclose to Thackeray family. Butthat does not mean thatPankaja will leave the BJP andjoin the Shiv Sena. The BJP hasconfidence in her loyalty to theparty. All she has done throughher Facebook post is to inviteall her supporters for a meet-ing called on December 12.Hence there is no need todraw wrong inferences fromher FB post”.

Notwithstanding the asser-tions to the contrary made byTawade and other BJP leaders,there is lot to read in betweenthe lines in the Pankaja’sFacebook post.

In a crucial sentence in herFacebook post, Pankaja invit-ed her supporters for a meet-ing called on December 12 onthe birth anniversary of her latefather Gopinath Munde andwrote, “Considering thechanges in political situation inthe State and also the respon-sibility before me, we need todecide our future course ofaction.”

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criminal involved in smug-gling and supplying of illegalweapons to criminals andgangsters in Delhi and itsperipherals.

The accused has been iden-tified as Harish Kumar, a resi-dent of South-West Delhi’sJafarpur Kalan area.

Police said that Kumar isalso found previously involvedin the cases of armed robbery,arms act, deadly assault andassault on police registeredacross the city. Police said thatKumar was also declared ‘BadCharacter’ (BC) Jafarpur Kalanpolice station.

According to AntoAlphonse, the DeputyCommissioner of Police(DCP), Dwarka district, onNovember 29, specific inputswere received that a criminal,Harish, who is supplyingweapons to active criminals inthe border areas, can be arrest-ed near bus-stop of villageKharkhari Rond in Jafarpur

Kalan area with a huge illegalarms in his possession.

“Acting on the inputs a trapwas laid and the accused wasapprehended. During hissearch, one sophisticated pistolloaded with two rounds wasrecovered from his possession.Subsequently, a case undersection 25 of arms act was reg-istered at Jafarpur Kalan policestation and he was placed

under arrest,” said the DCP. “During interrogation, the

accused confessed that he hasbeen supplying high qualitypistols to different active crim-inal groups in Delhi-NCRincluding Nandu gang,” saidthe DCP.

Explaining the modusoperandi of the accused, DCPsaid that he would disguise asa tourist with a tourist bag

and would reach the touristplaces near the place inMadhya Pradesh where he hadto get the weapons.

“After taking the delivery ofweapons, he used to befriendvarious tourist groups whowould return to Delhi in buses.He used to mingle with thetourist groups and keep histourist bags among their bagsalso.

During the checking thesame tourist group would inad-vertently support him asbonafide tourist and save himfrom intensive checks,” said theDCP.

“Kumar had brought sevenweapons in last one month inDelhi which he had supplied tocriminals. Police have alsorecovered six country madepistols on his instance,” said theDCP adding that further probeis going on.

Noida: The Uttar PradeshGovernment panel onMonday recommended theselection of Zurich AirportInternational AG as thedeveloper for the Jewar air-port, touted to be the biggestairport in India, officials said.

A meeting of the projectmonitoring and implemen-tation committee (PMIC) forthe upcoming GreenfieldInternational Airport inLucknow made the recom-mendation to the state gov-ernment, officials said.

“The meeting was heldunder the chairmanship of thechief secretary to the UPGovernment. The PMIC hasrecommended the highest bid-der — Zurich Airport - as thepreferred bidder to the stateGovernment,” Nodal officerfor the airport projectShailendra Bhatia said. PTI

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AAP leader Sanjay Singhhas written a letter to

Union Minister Ram VilasPaswan, highlighting the hard-ships being faced by the peo-ple across the country due tothe ‘unjustified’ skyrocketingprices of onions.

Referring Minister’s replyin the Lok Sabha in which hesaid that 32,000 tonnes ofonions had rotten, Singh saidit shows extreme callousness onthe part of the CentralGovernment.

Terming the matter is agross ‘criminal negligence’, heasked the Union Minister whythe Ministry did not releaseonion stock to States even afterknowing that it could be rotten.

“It is shocking that theCentre allowed such a hugequantity to go waste.

“Has any action been taken

against any officers who areresponsible for the procure-ment and maintenance of qual-ity of these procured onions,”

he further asked?The letter read said “It is

beyond any reasonable under-standing that on what basis did

your Ministry on 5thSeptember write to States thatthe Centre has a stock of 56,000metric tonnes which can be

supplied to States to be sold ata reasonable price,”

Meanwhile, DelhiCongress staged a protest out-side the residence of DelhiChief Minister Arvind Kejriwalon Monday. Congress president of Delhi unit SubhashChopra accused the DelhiGovernment of colluding withhoarders and black-marketers,resulting in increasing prices ofonions.

Chopra alleged that 32-tononions were rotting inGovernment warehouses whilepeople are struggling to buyonions at fair price. “The pricesof food items including veg-etables are increasing day byday and it has become very difficult for the common peo-ple to afford them. But theModi and KejriwalGovernment are busy in pass-ing the buck on one anotherinstead of solving the issue.

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Some unidentified personssiphoned off around �1 lakh

from the bank account of a 54-year-old Deputy InspectorGeneral (DIG) in Indian CoastGuard.

Police said the victim, TAnil Kumar, has been recent-ly transferred to the nationalCapital from Mumbai.

“On October 14, he con-tacted a gas agency, after get-ting the number online, to geta new connection. After applying for gas connection,the victim kept waiting for the confirmation message from the agency,” said a senior

police official.“Meanwhile, he received 10

messages in his mobile phoneof �9,999 each, illegally trans-ferred from his account. Hetold police that the allegedtransactions were made with-out his knowledge and clear-ance,” said the senior policeofficial.

“A case under sections 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing deliveryof property) and 120B (pun-ishment of criminal conspira-cy) has been registered atTughlak Road police stationand investigation is under-way,” the senior police officialadded.

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Delhi DevelopmentAuthority (DDA) has set up

a 25 ‘Help Desks’ at various loca-tions from Monday to facilitateand render all necessary assis-tance for conferment of owner-ship rights. currently, there are1,731 unauthorised colonieslocated in national Capital.

“The delineation of bound-aries and mapping of ‘unautho-rised colonies’ is being done onthe satellite images of 2015 onwar footing and the ResidentWelfare Associations of thesecolonies have been asked tosubmit suggestions/commentswithin 15 days of uploading ofdelineation of boundaries/mapson the portal. The help desks willnot only address the queries ofthe residents but will also ren-der necessary assistance free ofcost to the applicants for upload-ing the application on the por-tal etc,” said a DDA official.

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Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal on Monday alleged

the BJP-led Centre is doing thesame kind of politics on unau-thorised colonies, the way pre-vious Congress Governmentdid in Delhi. Speaking in theWinter Session of DelhiAssembly, he also demandedregistry of the properties of theunauthorised colonies in Delhi.

The Chief Minister saidthat Delhi Government is theonly Government to haveworked for the welfare of theunauthorised colonies and otherparties have just demandedvotes on the name of unautho-rised colonies. He also present-ed comparative figures to theAssembly of the expendituremade by the previousGovernments on the develop-ment of the unauthorisedcolonies and the expenditure onthe same during his tenure,which is eight times higher than

the previous terms. “The Aam Aadmi Party

(AAP) Government has exe-cuted several works worth�8,000 crore for the develop-ment of unauthorised colonies.Kejriwal reference was to theprovisional certificates distrib-uted by the then Sheila DikshitGovernment to some residentsof unauthorised colonies in2008.

“During the tenure of theprevious Government from

2004-2009, only 309 unautho-rised colonies out of a total of1,797 colonies had properlydeveloped sewage systems androads and �811 crores werespent on this work. During ourtenure from 2015 to 2019, weconstructed proper sewage sys-tems and roads in 1,281 coloniesand the funds spent were �4312crores,” he said.

“The water pipelines werelaid only in 45 colonies from2002 to 2009 and in 245 coloniesfrom 2009-2014. During ourtenure from 2015 to 2019, waterpipelines were laid in 579colonies with total spending of�391 crores,” he said.

Kejriwal further said thatduring 2009-2014, only 34colonies had sewer pipelinesinstalled, we have installed sewerpipelines in 903 colonies with atotal expenditure of �3,444crores.

“Sewer pipelines have been

laid in a total of 1,130 unautho-rised colonies and pipelines inthe rest colonies will be installedin the next two three years.During the tenure of the previ-ous Government from 2009-2014, �1,146 crores were spenton the unauthorised colonies. Inour current tenure, �8147 croreshave been spent on the devel-opment of the unauthorisedcolonies,” he added.

However, speaking on theproposal of the DelhiGovernment on unauthorisedcolonies, Leader of OppositionVijender Gupta said that it isnothing but a bundle of lies andcontradictions.

Gupta said that theGovernment intent on unau-thorised colonies is far from pos-itive and constructive. He saidthat when the ModiGovernment is going to giveownership rights to the residentsat the rate of �6 and 12 persquare meter, AAP Governmentis feeling discomfort.

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Lieutenant Governor (L-G)Anil Baijal gave his approval

on Monday to reject the mercypetition filed by one of the con-victs in the 2012 Nirbhayamurder case, Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal said onMonday.

The development comes aday after the Delhi Governmentrecommended to the L-G rejec-tion of the mercy petition ofVinay Sharma, one of the con-victs facing the gallows for thegangrape and murder of a 23-year-old paramedic student.

“Today, we have receivedthe L-G’s approval to reject themercy petition (of VinaySharma) and today we willsend our recommendations tothe President,” the Chief

Minister said in the DelhiAssembly.

It may be recalled thatVinay Sharma the former assis-tant of Siri Fort gym and anaccused in the reprehensibleDecember 16 gangrape hasbeen sentenced to death along-with three others, Pavan Gupta,Akshay Thakur and MukeshSingh and they all are lodgedin Tihar prison.

Ram Singh the leader ofthe rapists gang was founddead inside his prison cell,

while a juvenile who hadinflicted the most barbariccruelty on the hapless girl, hasbeen set free after serving threeyears maximum sentence in thejuvenile remand home.

It has been almost sevenyears since the gangrape ofNirbhaya took place in a mov-ing bus in South west Delhi andher distraught parents are stillwaiting for justice as the rapistsand murderers of their daugh-ter are still alive.

Their agony has beenaggravated in the light of thegory murder followed by gan-grape of a veterinarian doctorin Shamsabad area ofHyderabad. On Sunday, fami-ly members of rape survivorsand social activists held a vigilnear Parliament Housedemanding justice.

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In a bid to reduce air pollu-tion, the Delhi High Court

on Monday directed authoritiesto remove encroachments fromforest areas and mitigate dustin the national Capital.

On National PollutionControl Day, the court direct-ed the Delhi Government toprepare an action plan forremoving encroachments fromthe forest areas after carryingout a survey to identify theencroached sites, and to submitit before the special task forcewhich is under the supervisionof the Supreme Court.

A bench of Justices G SSistani and Anup JairamBhambhani asked the author-ities whether planting of seedscan be done by throwing dartshots from helicopters in for-est areas.

It said another issue which requires immediateattention is of loose soil anddust spread all over Delhi on

roads and pave-ments.

The benchremarked that thereseems to be no planfor removal of duston the roads by theauthorities. It saidwhile it may not bea good idea to coverevery area with con-crete, planting ofshrubs and creeperswill remove dust.

If shrubs areplanted on the sidesof roads and pave-ments, the problemof dust could be solved, thehigh court said.

It asked the authorities totake steps in this regard andlisted the matter on December5 for issuance of further direc-tions. The court directed themunicipal bodies to file affi-davits on the issue of removalof debris and dust.

In pursuance to court’searlier direction, the Chief

Forest officer of DelhiGovernment was present dur-ing the hearing and submittedthat their aim is to reach 25 percent of green cover by 2025.

Noting the submission ofthe officer that till February noplantation can be carried out asthe mortality rate will be veryhigh, the bench said this timecan be utilised for removingencroachments from forest

land.Taking note of huge

encroachments on forest land,the court said the effect will bethat either trees or constructioncan remain.

“With the present state ofaffairs in Delhi, trees will getpriority,” the bench said andasked the authorities to removein four weeks the encroach-ment on forest land, including

heavy encroach-ment inSouthern Ridgewhere pakkahouses andmulti storeyedbuildings havebeen construct-ed.

“In ourview, this will beanother step toreduce pollutionin Delhi and tosave forests,” thebench said,directing thatencroachments

be also removed from otherareas.

Senior advocate KailashVasudev, who was appointedamicus curiae to assist thecourt in the matter, said thatsince 1996 there is encroach-ment in forest areas and thegreen cover is being destroyed.

The bench was hearing aPIL initiated by it in 2015 onthe issue of poor air quality in

the national capital.On November 14, the

high court had noted that thismatter has been pending sinceFebruary 9, 2015 and detailedorders have been passed fromtime-to-time for taking steps tocurb air pollution in Delhi.

However, if the measuressuggested from time-to-timehad been seriously imple-mented, pollution levels inDelhi would not have been asalarming as they are now, thebench had said.

“In our view, the problemtherefore lies in implementa-tion, and not in any lack ofideas. There appears to be acomplete lack of will to imple-ment solutions. Orders lying onthe court file will certainly notdecrease pollution levels inDelhi. Administrators as alsocitizens will have to play aproactive role if we want tomake Delhi pollution-free, notonly for ourselves but for ourfuture generations as well,” ithad said.

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The ambitious project of AamAadmi Party (AAP)

Government — SportsUniversity Bill was passed onMonday by the Delhi Assemblywith Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal asserting that it isaimed at getting more medalsthan China in the Olympics.

The Bill was passed by theHouse with a voice vote.Participating in a discussion onthe Bill, the Chief Minister saidthe political leaders and bureau-crats will not have a say in thefunctioning of the proposedSports University. Professionalswill run it instead, he said.

Kejriwal said in last 70years, the country has won only28 medals in Olympics. In thelast Olympics in 2016, Chinawon 70 medals, adding thatthere is no dearth of talent inIndia.

“This Bill will realise thedream of every youth andsportsperson in the country ofwinning more gold than China.I am sure this dream will berealised in my lifetime. I will notgo anywhere unless India winsmore gold than China,” Kejriwalsaid in his address in the House.

He said the sports universi-ty will help India overtake Chinain less time than it took theneighbouring country to dom-inate the global sports arena.

“Delhi youth will be given priority in admissions tothe proposed university, talent-ed youth and sportsperson fromall parts of the country will alsobe provided opportunity at theinstitution,” said Kejrwal.

“This university will proveto be the ‘Mecca’ of all sportsper-sons of the country and relieveevery patriot of the pain they feelwhen India fails to win medalsat international events and the

Olympic,” the chief ministersaid.

Commenting on the current scenario, Kejriwal saidalthough India and its people

including youth are the best in the world, but the governmentand system fail to support talent.

“This university is institut-ed in continuation of Delhigovernment’s various projects toimprove the sporting infra-structure across the city. In thepast years, Delhi’s students per-formed well in the NationalSchool Games and won manymedals. Delhi Sports Universitywill nourish the sporting talentsof the youngsters in Delhi”, saidFinance and Education ministerManish Sisodia while presentingthe bill in the assembly session.

It is to be noted that the gov-ernment announced first SportsUniversity in Delhi after the cab-inet nod. After the cabinet deci-sion, the bill was sent to theLieutenant Governor’s approvalto be presented in the DelhiLegislative Assembly.

As per the officials the firstsports university will be con-

structed in Delhi’s Mundka areaon a 90 acres of land. The Vice-Chancellor of this universitywill be an experiencedsportsperson.

The objective of universityis to promote sports from a earlyage of 13-14 and the institute willhave academics and research atthe undergraduate and post-graduate levels, creating sys-tems and processes for profes-sional excellence in various sports, undertaking skill devel-opment, sports recreation andcommunity outreach and exten-sion activities, developing insti-tutional mechanism for earlystage sports talent scouting andgrooming and making provi-sions for bridge courses.

Further, AAP governmenthas also proposed to open sixuniversity schools of studies forundergraduate and postgradu-ate teaching and research underthe DSU.

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In order to make the nationalCapital a ‘safer place’ for

women, Delhi Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal on Mondaysought the cooperation and helpof Union Home Minister AmitShah.

Kejriwal while participatingin a discussion in the DelhiAssembly on women security,asked his deputy Manish Sisodiato see whether there is need tointroduce courses in schools tosensitise students about crimeagainst women.

“We need your (Shah’s)cooperation and we need yourhelp. Let’s come together andmake Delhi a safer place,”Kejriwal said.

Earlier, AAP spokespersonAtishi sought accountabilityfrom Home Minister Amit Shahon Monday over alleged deteri-oration of the law-and-order sit-uation in Delhi and asked whathe has done to provide securityto women in the nationalCapital.

She alleged that law-and-

order situation in Delhi deteri-orated and cases of rape in thenational capital have increasedsince Shah took charge of theHome Ministry.”Ever since theHome Minister took over thecharge, we have witnessed asteep rise in crimes in Delhi.Murders, rapes, dacoity and allthe other crimes have increased,”she said.

Sharing the data of DelhiPolice, Atishi said that a total of458 incidents of murder hadtaken place this year tillNovember 15, 2019, whereas thenumber was 439 in 2018 tillNovember 15. “The total num-ber of vehicle thefts in Delhi thisyear till Nov 15, 2019, was40,736, while the figure in 2018was 40,073. The number ofrape incidents this year is 1,947till November 15, 2019, where-as it was 1,921 in 2018,” she said.

“The data clearly showsthat after Shah took over thecharge, crime in Delhi has onlyincreased which means that hehas completely failed as theHome Minister,” she added.

The AAP leader also

demanded to disclose the stepstaken by the home minister toprovide security to the womenof Delhi. Delhi police has morethan 52,000 vacancies but noth-ing has been done in the past fewyears to fill these posts,” she said.

Citing a data of 2019, shesaid the number of rape inci-dents has crossed 2000. Shealso alleged the home ministerhas failed in installing CCTVcameras inside Delhi’s police sta-tions despite the Supreme Courtorder in which the Central gov-ernment was pulled up for itsinaction.

Atishi further said that afterthe brutal murder and rapeincident in Hyderabad, womenacross the country are raisingquestions on the issue of secu-rity of women.

“The Delhi government hastaken major steps to ensure thesafety of women in Delhi. It hasinstalled CCTV cameras acrossDelhi for the security of women,”she said, adding that this is thelargest such initiative not just forany Indian city but also in theworld.

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Leader of Opposition VijenderGupta and other Bharatiya

Janata Party (BJP) MLAs raisedthe issue of ‘dirty water’ beingallegedly supplied in the nation-al Capital and staged a walkouton the first day of the WinterSession of the Delhi Assemblyon Monday when their requestfor a discussion on the matterwas turned down.

As the House proceedingsbegan, Gupta and three BJP leg-islators Manjinder Singh Sirsa,Om Prakash Sharma andJagdish Pradhan showed bottlesfilled with “dirty water” they hadbrought with them.

“We wanted to have a dis-cussion on the supply of dirtywater in Delhi. We had submit-ted two requests -- calling atten-tion motion and adjournmentmotion -- to discuss the issue,”Gupta said.

To the Opposition’s demand

for a discussion, Speaker RamNiwas Goel said he would notallow discussion on matters notlisted in the business of House.

Gupta said that water beingsupplied in the city has failedquality tests conducted by theBureau of Indian Standard, butdespite this, the Opposition wasnot being allowed to raise thisissue.

Speaker Goel said he willnot allow discussion on it asthere are several matters listed inthe business of House and therewas a lack of time.

Following the Speaker’sdecision, all the four BJP legis-lators walked out of the Houseto register their protest.

Gupta said that it is misfortune of Delhiites thatthey are under compulsion todrink polluted water. “It is sadthat the Government is trying toescape from facing the burningissue affecting public health,” hesaid.

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In an effort to furtherstrengthen defence ties with

Japan, Army Chief GeneralBipin Rawat will hold talks withhis counterparts on all bilateral issues during his four-day visit to that country begin-ning Tuesday.

The Army Chief, accom-panied by a delegation, willhold talks with top brass ofJapan Self Defence Force onfurther expanding Gefence andsecurity ties in the wake ofevolving regional security sce-nario, officials said on Monday.

Rawat will also meetDefence Minister Taro Konoduring which key issues ofmutual interests would be dis-cussed, they said.

The visit by the Army Chief comes days afterIndia and Japan held their

inaugural first foreign andDefence ministerial dialogue tofurther expand strategic andDefence ties.

The talks took place onSaturday during which bothsides discussed a raft of strate-gic issues including the latestdevelopments in the disputedSouth China Sea, evolvingsecurity scenario in the Indo-Pacific region and ways toboost bilateral cooperation inco-development of militaryhardware.

The Army Chief, who isalso the chairman of the Chiefsof Staff Committee, will alsovisit niche field formationsand interact with troops ofJapan Ground Self DefenceForce (JGSDF). The JGSDFhad recently participated in thebilateral exercise DharmaGuardian at Vairengte,Mizoram.

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Expressing anguish over her“endless wait for justice”, the

mother of Nirbhaya, the 23-year-old physiotherapy studentwho was gang-raped and killedin 2012 here, on Mondayexpressed hope that the fami-ly of Hyderabad veterinarydoctor will see the perpetratorsgetting punished soon.

Recalling her years-longfight to seek justice for herdaughter, she said the battle hasjust begun for the family ofHyderabad veterinary doctor.

“They have lost theirdaughter and their fight for jus-tice has just began. It will go onfor years. But I don’t wantthem to keep waiting for justicelike me and wish they get jus-tice soon,” she told PTI over thephone.

“I have been fighting foryears but I don’t want them togo through the same ordeal and

hope they get justice soon,” shesaid. The charred body of theHyderabad woman, who wasworking as an assistant veteri-narian at a state-run hospital,was found dumped under aculvert at Shadnagar on themorning of November 28, aday after she went missing.

Four men, all lorry work-ers, aged between 20 and 24,were arrested on November 29on charges of raping and killing the woman by smoth-ering her and later burning thebody. They were sent to judicial custody for 14 days onSaturday.

“Even after the brutal gan-grape of 2012, there has beenno improvement and criminalshave no fear of law and that isthe reason there has been nodecline in such crimes,”Nirbhaya’s mother said.

“In fact, the situation hasbeen worsening day-by-day.Neither our society nor the

judicial system has learnt theirlessons. There is police arrange-ment, law and order, yet thereare loopholes,” she said.

“Numerous laws are madeafter such incidents and fast-track courts are set up but howmany of them (perpetrator) arepunished?” she asked. “Laterthe case gets delayed and youhave 10 other challenges beforeyou to fight.”

Nirbhaya’s mother saidevery rapists should be hangedto death within a set timeframe. “The day they starthanging the rapist, suchheinous crime will stop.”

Nirbhaya’s father alsoexpressed anguish and saidnothing has changed over the years and women stilldon’t feel safe.

“I urge the Prime Minister(Narendra Modi) and HomeMinister (Amit Shah) to ensurethat women get a safe andsecured environment,” he said.

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Rabies should be declared anotifiable disease with

immediate effect, a DelhiAssembly panel said in itsreport, and asked ChiefSecretary Vijay Kumar Dev toinitiate requisite steps in thisdirection.

It also directed all civicbodies to conduct an extensivecensus of monkeys and straydogs in Delhi. The committeewas formed under the chair-manship of AAP MLA

Somnath Bharti to examine theissue of stray dogs and mon-keys in the national Capital.

“The committee recom-mends that a pilot project beinitiated by the three corpora-tions, Delhi Cantonment Boardand New Delhi MunicipalCouncil to make arrangementsfor dog shelters where captured stray dogs are keptand treated until completely fit,”it stated.

The municipalities havealso been directed to set upinfrastructure facilities to reg-

ister each stray dog at the shelter under their juris-diction with iris biometricrecognition.

“The system is cost-effec-tive and better than previouspainful and invasive methodsof branding the animal andmarking or piercing them torecognise,” the panel said.

The unique iris scan wouldmake it easier to collect datarelated to vaccination andrecord past medical history ofthe canines, the panel said in its report.

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Swedish King Carl XVIGustaf on Monday held

extensive talks with PresidentRam Nath Kovind and PrimeMinister Narendra Modi toexpand overall bilateral coop-eration in diverse areas includ-ing in trade and investment,innovation and and culture.

After talks between theKing and President Kovind, thetwo sides inked three pacts pro-viding for cooperation in polarscience, innovation andresearch and in maritimespheres. Separately, Modi andKing chaired a meeting of theIndia-Sweden high-level PolicyDialogue on Innovation Policy during which both sidesdiscussed ways to expandengagement in research anddevelopment.

The King, accompaniedby Queen Silvia and a high-level delegation, arrived herethis morning on a five-day visit.“Delighted to meet TheirMajesties King Carl XVI Gustafand Queen Silvia. We hadextensive discussions on boost-ing cooperation between Indiaand Sweden. Closer economic

and cultural ties between ournations will greatly benefit ourcitizens,” Modi said in a tweet.

External Affairs MinistrySpokesperson Raveesh Kumarsaid the two leaders empha-sised the role of collaborativetechnological innovationbetween the two countries andfuture challenges. He said focusof the talks was to chalk out ablueprint for linking innova-tion with aspirations.

Officials said the talks wereaimed at boosting overall bilat-eral cooperation in diverse areasincluding in trade and invest-ment, innovation and and cul-ture. External Affairs Minister SJaishankar also called on theKing and Queen after theirarrival and held discussions onways to deepen bilateral ties.

Jaishankar also held a sep-arate meeting with his Swedishcounterpart Ann Linde duringwhich both sides resolved to stepup cooperation to combat chal-lenge of terrorism. “Wide-rang-ing conversation with SwedishFM Ann Linde. Discussedexpanding bilateral coopera-tion in environment, manufac-turing, health and Smart Cities.Urged greater mobility of Indian

talent,” Jaishankar tweeted afterthe talks.

Jaishankar said he also dis-cussed with Linde the challengeof terrorism, especially cross-border terrorism. “Emphasisedthat right to life is the mostbasic human right. Agreed to

work together in internationalforums to address this keychallenge of terrorism,” he said

The King and Queen alsovisited Jama Masjid, Red Fortand Gandhi Smriti. It is KingGustaf ’s third visit to India.The ties between India and

Sweden have been on anupward trajectory in the lastfew years. The bilateral tradevolume was USD 3.37 billion in2018. The Swedish royal cou-ple was accorded a ceremoni-al reception at the RashtrapatiBhavan in the morning.

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Thousands of animals arebeing smuggled to Nepal

from Uttar Pradesh and Biharfor Gadhimai festival in whichthousands of buffaloes, goatsand pigeons are sacrificed.

The mass sacrifice in Baradistrict of Nepal, which takesplace every five years, is set to take place onDecember 3 and 4.

Voluntary organisationsand civil societies, working tostop bloodshed during this rit-ual, claimed that more than2,000 buffaloes have alreadybeen taken across the border,mostly under cover of dark-ness, to the place where the sac-rifice will be made. Some buf-falo calves are reported to havedied at the venue of sacrificefrom suspected diarrhoea andexposure to cold while othershave fallen sick.

Animal movements fromthe country are in violation ofa Supreme Court order andalso the Prevention of Crueltyto Animals Act, 1960 alongwith Export-Import Policy ofIndia and Foreign Trade(Development and Regulation)Act, 1992. Live cattle and buf-faloes are in the restrictedexport category and requirelicence to legally export them.This rule is being openly flout-ed as majority of the animalsare transported illegally acrossthe international border with-out export licence.

In view of the animalsmuggling, security alongIndo-Nepal border has beenbeefed up with jawans ofSashastra Seema Bal (SSB)monitoring the movement ofsmugglers and cattle.

Teams from HumaneSociety International,Federation of Animal Welfare,Nepal and People for Animalshave deployed their volunteerson either side of the interna-tional border to assist the SSBpersonnel.

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Maharashtra Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray

wants a multilevel aquarium inMumbai on the lines ofBangkok-based Ocean World, a popular tourist attrac-tion in Thailand.

Thackeray on Mondayordered the state tourismdepartment to draft a propos-al to develop a multilevelaquarium in Mumbai. Heissued the instruction afterholding a meeting withMaharashtra TourismDevelopment Corporation(MTDC) officials here.

Thackeray said, Mumbai isan international city. Touristswill start coming to Mumbai via its internationalcruise terminal. Hence, as apart of it we need to have aninternational multilevel aquar-ium in the first stage.

“I have asked the officialsto prepare a proposal for theproject.” Sea Life BangkokOcean World (formerly knownas Siam Ocean World) is one ofthe largest aquariums inSoutheast Asia. Located twostoreys below Siam Paragonshopping mall, it has over30,000 marine animals fromacross the world.

At the meeting, the chiefminister reviewed majortourism projects which areunder development and also those which have beenproposed.

Lucknow: The BJP, the SP andthe Congress are embroiled ina Twitter war in Uttar Pradesh.

The virtual war began withDeputy Chief Minister KeshavPrasad Maurya askingCongress general secretaryPriyanka Gandhi Vadra and SPchief Akhilesh Yadav to changetheir names name to “TwitterVadra” and “Twitter Yadav”respectively. SP MLC UdaiveerSingh promptly responded andasked Maurya to rename him-self as “Tan Tan Maurya” asChief Minister Yogi Adityanathoccasionally hit out at himlike a ‘ghanta’ (bell).

“You have not been able tofill the potholes on the roads inyour regime,” Singh added.Congress spokesperson and UPCongress media in-charge RajivTyagi addressed the DeputyCM as “Cheater Maurya”. “DearCheater Maurya Ji, the amountof time you dedicate to criticis-ing Priyanka Ji, if the same timeyou had given to your depart-ment, people of UP would havebenefited from it. The timewhen Priyanka Ji got down onthe roads of Sonbhadra, theentire BJP Government wasshocked,” he tweeted. PNS

From Page 1They were included in the VVIP security list following an

amendment in September, 1991 in the SPG Act of 1988.On November 27, the Lok Sabha passed a Bill to amend the

SPG Act to secure only the Prime Minister and members of hisimmediate family residing with him at his official residence.

It will also provide security to former Prime Ministers andtheir immediate family members staying with them at the res-idence allotted for a period of five years from the date on whichthey cease to hold the office.

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crossing swords with the BJP for electoral laurel in Jharkhand.The BJP leader also gave credit to the State’s BJP Governmentfor “uprooting” the naxalite menace and for bringing in devel-opment. “When Congress was in power, it fired upon studentsagitating for Jharkhand State and attacked them with batons. NowHemant Soren (JMM leader) is sitting in the laps of the sameCongress so he can become the Chief Minister,” he said.

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her post, Pankaja wrote: “Youhave all been witnessing thepolitical events - be it core com-mittee meetings or party meet-ings -- in the State ever sincethe Assembly poll results wereannounced. Minutes after theresults, I went in front of themedia and accepted the fullresponsibility for my defeat”.

“I attended the BJP’s coremeetings. I have alwaysbelieved that the countrycomes first, next the party andlastly me. There’s nothinggreater than my duty towardspeople. That’s why on the thirdday after my father’s death, Ihad got back to my work.During the five years in power,I worked for the peoplethrough you. After I was defeat-ed in the polls, I have got so many message frompeople wanting to meet me,”Pankaja said.

“You are asking me timefor meeting you. I will give youall time after eight to 10 days .During the eight to 10 days, letme introspect. I want to decideon what should I do next?Which way should I go?. Whatcan I give to people? What’s my

strength? What do peopleexpect from me? After delib-erating on all these questions,I will come before you onDecember 12,” Pankaja told hersupporters through herFacebook post.

In another reference thatshe is moving away from theBJP, Pankaja on Mondayremoved the party’s name fromher twitter handle@Pankajamunde...

Interestingly enough, thelast three tweets that Pankajahad put was on November 28the day Shiv Sena presidentUddhav Thackeray was swornin as the Chief Minister of theShiv Sena-NCP-Congress front“Maha Vikas Aghadi”, related tothe Government formation inthe State. She congratulatedUddhav on his taking over asthe Chief Minister ofMaharashtra and hoped that hewould fulfil the dream of lateBalasaheb and expectations ofthe Marathi people.”

With her Facebook postand move to remove the BJPfrom her twitter handle,Pankaja, who took over thelegacy of her father GopinathMunde after the latter died ina road accident in the nation-al Capital on June 3, 2014, hascreated a major stir in theState political circles. It remainsto be seen if she will indeed quitthe party on December 12 orwill she reconcile to the situa-tion and continue to remain inthe BJP.

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New Delhi: National carrierAir India chipped in to ferrySwedish King Carl XVI Gustafand Queen Silvia to Indiawhen their aircraft developeda technical snag at the lastminute, a rare instance of aroyal couple using a com-mercial aircraft for a statevisit to the country.

The Swedish king andqueen, who are on their sec-ond five-day visit to Indiaafter 26 years, were scheduledto arrive here on their state air-craft. However, they arrived ina direct commercial flight of

Air India from Stockholm toNew Delhi Monday morning.

“The reason for the changewas that there was a technicalproblem with the state aircraft,”a Swedish official told PTI. Onarrival, they were greeted bycountry manager of Air IndiaSangeeta Sanyal.

“Very Proud moment ofAir India when we had aSpecial Guest onboard. HisMajesty Carl Gustaf FolkeHubertus , King of Swedenand Her Majesty Silvia RenateSommerlath travelled AI168Stockholm to Delhi. Sangeeta

Sanyal Country ManagerSweden greeted the Royalguests,” Air India tweeted.

The images of the Royalcouple carrying their bagsafter disembarking the aircraftimmediately went viral withTwitterati drawing parallelswith VIP culture in India.

“Kings & queens incivilised constitutional monar-chies have less royal para-phernalia than elected PMs inmany democratic republics,”James Mathew who goes byTwitter handle @chackowackocommented. PTI

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Shimla: The Himachal PradeshCabinet on Monday approvedsigning of an MoU to sellwater from the Yamuna, anofficial spokesperson said.

The State Governmentwould earn �21 crore perannum from this decision.

In a meeting chaired byChief Minister Jai Ram Thakur,the State Cabinet gave its con-sent to sign the memorandumof understanding (MoU) tosell the water of Yamuna fromthe State’s share at Tajewala cor-ridor, the spokesperson said.

However, the spokespersondid not provide details ofwhom the water would be soldto and with whom this MoUwould be signed.

The Cabinet also decidedto fill up as many as 3,636 postsof JBT, Classical andVernacular (C&V) and TGTcategories of teachers in ele-mentary education depart-ment, he added.

These posts will be filled upon contract basis as per theRecruitment and PromotionRules. PTI

New Delhi: The NationalCommission for Women hasurged President Ram NathKovind to reject the mercypetitions of the convicts in the2012 Nirbhaya case, saying itwould deter others from com-mitting such crimes againstyoung girls and women.

Considering the rising inci-dents of “inhuman” tragediesagainst young girls and women,an exemplary punishment ofdeath sentence should be givento convicts of such heinouscrimes as they do not deserveany mercy, NCW ChairpersonRekha Sharma said. Sherequested Kovind to direct theGovernment to set definitemechanism and timeline fortrial and disposal of all appeals,review pleas and curative peti-tions in such heinous and bru-tal rape cases, preferably with-in six months, so that speedyjustice can be ensured. PTI

New Delhi :Expressing seriousconcern over incidents of sex-ual violence against women, theNational Human RightsCommission on Monday issuednotices to the Centre and allStates and UTs seeking reportson the standard operating pro-cedures to deal with such casesand use of the Nirbhaya Fund.

The Commission observedthat the largest democracy in theworld, which has adopted thelongest written constitution andhas a rich cultural heritage ofgender equality, is today beingcriticised for having the “mostunsafe environment for women”.Taking suo motu cognisance ofmedia reports on “rising” casesof sexual assault, rights panelissued notices to chief secre-taries of all States and UTsseeking reports within six weeksabout status of Nirbhaya Fundin their States spent during thelast three years. PTI

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Senior Congress leaders onMonday described P

Chidambaram’s detention as a“witch-hunt of the worst kind”and tweeted in support of theformer Union finance ministerusing the hashtag “ReleaseChidambaram”.

The Supreme Court onThursday reserved its verdict onthe plea filed by Chidambaramseeking bail in the INX Mediamoney-laundering case.“Former Finance Minister PChidambaram has been in judi-cial custody for more than 100days. Mr Chidambaram’s con-tinued detention is nothing buta witch-hunt of the worst kind.It is the duty of the court touphold the personal liberty of an

individual,” Congress generalsecretary (organisation) KCVenugopal said.

Mahila Congress chiefSushmita Dev said a rulingparty misusing the investigatingmachinery to selectively targettheir political opponents, byfoisting cases against them is“New India”. “MrChidambaram’s continueddetention is nothing but a witch-hunt of the worst kind,” she said.

Youth Congress chiefSrinivas BV said the entire nationknows that the case againstChidambaram has been nothingbut “pure vendetta politics”.“While the economy reachesnew lows every single day, thisis where the BJP Government’sfocus has been. Welfare of thenation has been abandoned,” he

alleged in a tweet with the hash-tag “Release Chidambaram”.

Several Congress organisa-tions such as its youth andwomen’s wings also tweeted insupport of Chidambaram.Congress spokesperson SupriyaShrinate said many glaring inac-curacies in both the CBI and theED’s contentions point to ashoddy, hasty job done at theinstructions of their politicalmasters. The CBI registered itscase on May 15, 2017, allegingirregularities in a ForeignInvestment Promotion Board(FIPB) clearance granted to theINX Media group for receivingoverseas funds of Rs 305 crorein 2007, during Chidambaram’stenure as finance minister.Thereafter, the ED lodged themoney-laundering case.

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Members in the TreasuryBenches in Parliament

on Monday protested againstCongress leader Adhir RanjanChowdhury calling PrimeMinister Narendra Modi andHome Minister Amit Shah as“infiltrators” and sought hisapology for the “insult”.Chowdhury claimed that hewas not understood in thecorrect context and repeatedhis comments.

BJP members in the LokSabha were on their feet afterthe question hour chargingChowdhury with facilitatingBangladeshi infiltrators in hisconstituency. ParliamentaryAffairs Minister Pralhad Joshiwho led the loud protest hit-back saying Congress party’sown president was of foreignorigin and an “infiltrator”.

Chowdhury said he wasnot understood in proper con-text and apparently sought toexplain his comment in the ref-erence to the controversialNational Register of Citizenssaying his family itself camefrom Bangladesh.

Nishikant Dubey (BJP) tar-geted the Congress leader byalleging that he allowed infil-tration of Bangladeshis in hisconstituencies.

As war of words turnedhigh, Speaker Om Birlaadjourned proceedings till 2.15pm. Earlier, when Chowdhuryrose to ask a supplementaryrelated to the Steel Ministry,ruling alliance members shout-ed the word “infiltrator” severaltimes. The Congress leaderimmediately tried to counter bysaying: “Yes, I am an infiltrator,I am a ‘deemak’ (termite).Modi is an infiltrator. AmitShah is an infiltrator. LKAdvani is an infiltrator”.

Union Petroleum and SteelMinister Dharmendra Pradhanshot back saying Chowdhury’s“design would be exposed soon”.

On Sunday, Chowdhuryhad termed Modi and Shah as“infiltrators” in Delhi. TheCongress leader also said Modiand Shah are migrants since theyhave their homes in Gujarat butare now living in Delhi.

In the Upper House BJPmember Bhupender Yadavraised a point of order after thelunch and sought to condemnthe Congress leader’s remarks.This was opposed by Congress’Digvijay Singh and others.

“This is not only the issueof this House or of that House”,this is a matter of dignity,Yadav said.

“Does any leader of a partyhave the right to use wordssuch as ‘infiltrators’? Are we notinsulting parliamentarydemocracy of this country byusing such words,” he said.

Several BJP members lefttheir seats to protestChowdhury’s comments.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singhon Monday said the benefit of

exemption from income tax fordisability pension will be only beextended to those personnel whoare invalidated from service.

The notification led to furoramong the serving and retired per-sonnel and the issue also figured inthe last session of parliament withthe government assuring that inter-ests of veterans will be looked after.

The Defence Minister’s replyin the Rajya Sabha on Monday toa question posed by Ripun Bora(Congress) came against the back-drop of the CBDT notification inJune this year that exemptionfrom income tax for disability pen-sion will not be allowed for thoseofficers who served their full stint

of service. Only those invalidatedfrom service will be eligible for thisexemption, the circular said.

Answering a supplementaryduring Question Hour, theDefence Minister said on disabil-ity pension, the Defence Ministryhad sought a clarification from theFinance Ministry.

Adding the CBDT had giventhe clarification to the DefenceMinistry, Singh said, “As far as thequestion of exemption on Incometax on Disability Pension is con-cerned, this exemption will begiven to only such people whoduring the service period havebecome invalidated,” he said. TheMinister also said it has been clar-ified that a circular by CBDT wasonly “clarificatory” in nature andall other circulars issued earlier areoperative.

In the notification dated June24, the Central Board of DirectTaxes (CBDT) said “such taxexemption will be available only toarmed forces personnel who havebeen invalidated from service onaccount of bodily disability attrib-utable to or aggravated by suchservice and not to personnel whohave been retired on superannu-ation or otherwise.”

Disability pension is of twotypes, war and normal. War dis-ability is 60 per cent of the lastsalary drawn in case of 100 percent disability and normal dis-ability is 30 per cent of the lastsalary drawn in case of 100 percent disability. It goes down pro-portionally for lower percentage ofdisability. Disability pension forarmed forces is available based ona 1922 notification.

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Members in Parliament onMonday expressed their

outrage against the Hyderabadrape and demanded swift deathpenalty with some of the MPsblaming unchecked sale ofliquor for the heinous inci-dents. The Government said itwas willing to further tightenlaw and ensure speedy trial ofsuch incidents though a fewalso pointed out that culprits in‘Nirbhaya’ case were yet to bepunished even after seven yearsof the incident.

Besides seeking speedytrial, some MPs in both theHouses also called for publiclynching and castration of rapeconvicts as other measures forchecking the rampant rapecases across the country.

Responding to a discussionduring Zero Hour in the LowerHouse, Defence MinisterRajnath Singh said he wasfalling short of words to con-demn the heinous crime.

“We are ready for discus-sions in the House so that strin-gent provisions in laws could beexplored to give punishment tothose involved in such ghastlyincidents,” he said.

Union Minister G KishanReddy said the Government isready to amend the Indian PenalCode (IPC) and CrPC to ensureswift justice in cases of heinouscrimes like the Hyderabad rapeand murder case.

In Rajya Sabha, ChairmanM Venkaiah Naidu even sug-

gested a rethink on allowingconvicts in heinous crimes togo in for mercy appeals.

Speaking in the UpperHouse, Samajwadi Party’s JayaBachchan said the rapistsshould be “brought out in pub-lic and lynched.” DMK’s PWilson said courts should beempowered to surgically andchemically castrate convictedrapists before they are releasedfrom jails so as to check repeatoffenders.

Leader of the OppositionGhulam Nabi Azad said thesociety will have to tackle thisproblem at its root and the

guilty should be given stringentpunishment without any dis-crimination on the basis of reli-gion or caste.

In Lok Sabha, UttamKumar Reddy (INC) slammedthe Telangana Home Ministerfor his purported “insensitive”remarks and slammed the Statepolice for the delay in lodginga case. Demanding ban in thesale of liquor, he pointed outthat the alleged rapists weredrunk when they committedthe crime. TR Baalu (DMK)raised the issue of sexual assaultof a school girl in Coimbatore.

Describing the rape of the

veterinarian as a “heinouscrime”, Saugata Roy (TMC)said even after the enactmentof strict laws after the Nirbhayacase, rapes were still takingplace. He advocated that rapebe made punishable by death.

Supriya Sule (NCP), how-ever, was not sure that deathpunishment alone would fixthe problem of growing casesof rapes in the country. Holdingthat there should be “zero tolerance” towards suchincidents, she said even mendeserve security.

Observing that such brutalincidents create a bad atmos-

phere across the country, BandiSanjay Kumar (BJP) was ofview that when such incidentstake place “we need to imple-ment punishment on the spot.”

Pinaki Misra (BJD) ques-tioned the delay in executingthe death sentence awarded toconvicts in the Nirbhaya gan-grape case. He said laws andestablishment of fast trackcourts will not make a differ-ence till the time the death sen-tence is not executed.

Terming the incident as a“shameful act”, KothaPrabhakar Reddy (TRS), said,“We need to bring an act to

curb such incidents.”Condemning the rape in

Hyderabad, Anupriya Patel(Apna Dal) said the incidenthas brought shame to India.”Irequest the Government tonot keep quite. We need to senda strict message,” she said.

Expressing grief over theincident, Speaker Om Birlasaid, “We in one voice” con-demn such incidents.

On November 29, fourmen, aged between 20 and 24,were arrested on charges of rap-ing and killing the youngwoman veterinarian inHyderabad.

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Rajya Sabha Chairman MVenkaiah Naidu on

Monday was irked over highabsenteeism among MPs whohad listed questions but werenot present. Terming it as a“sorry state-of-affairs” Naidusaid it is a “serious matter” andurged the media to publish thenames of the missing members.

There were 15 starredquestions listed for QuestionHour and at least seven MPs,who had listed their questions,were not present thereby incur-ring the Chair’s anger.

In fact, the Question Houralso ended five minutes at12.55 pm before scheduled

time due to this on account ofthe absent MPs. All of themwere from Opposition parties.

Registering his displeasure,Naidu said “I am sorry I haveto make an observation hap-pening time and again. Therewere 15 starred questions…Members were absent. Afterhaving asked the question theyare absent…It is a sorry state-of-affairs.”

Expressing concern oversuch high absenteeism, Naidueven urged the media to publishtheir names. “I hope the mediawill publish the names of thoseabsent, those who are not com-ing to House inspite of puttingthe questions also, which is aserious matter…Today isMonday, the first working day,”he said. In effect, 12 of the 15starred questions listed for theday were orally answered.

Those absent wereDharamapuri Srinivas (TRS),Ravi Prakash Verma (SP),Ronald Sapa Tlau (Congress),Mohammad Nadimul Haq(TMC), Dr Sasikala (AIADMK),Binoy Viswam (CPI) and PradipBhattacharya (Congress).

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Researchers from Chennaibased Anna University has

developed a new portabledevice to determine antibioticsusceptibility of bacteria infect-ing the individuals.

Named ‘AntibiogramDevice’, the gadget could be ofgreat value in the hospitals anddiagnostic laboratories, at atime when antimicrobial resis-tance is spreading globally, andnew resistance mechanismsare emerging threatening ourability to treat common infec-tious diseases, resulting in pro-longed illness, disability, anddeath in some cases.

The device which is underfield trial will enable doctors toview the lab results on their

tablets and computers to ratio-nalise their antibiotic treat-ment and save lives.

Developed by the teamheaded by Dr K Sankaran,Scientist, National Hub forHealthcare InstrumentationDevelopment (NHHID), AnnaUniversity, the optoelectronicgadget can determine theantibiotic susceptibility or resis-tance within seven to 10 hoursor before the second dose ofantibiotics, so that doctorscould decide the safe and effec-tive antibiotic treatment.

The unique feature of the

technology is that it has poten-tial to replace current micro-biological method that takes 2to 3 days and can be operatedby semiskilled workers inperipheral laboratories.

The TechnologyDevelopment and TransferDivision of the Department ofthe Science and Technologyunder the Union Science andTechnology Ministry has sup-ported the team to convert theproof-of-concept stage tech-nique into advanced validatedproduct prototype.

The device has a promisingpotential in the market owingto its uniqueness. The IPOwnership of the device is heldby NHHID and they are yet tofile the patent, said an officialfrom the DST.

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Realising that most of therights of the Persons with

Disabilities (PwDs) haveremained on papers, NitiAayog Vice Chairman Dr RajivKumar on Monday called uponcorporate, NGOs andGovernment institutions forimplementation of a focusedprogramme like that of 117aspirational district pro-gramme anchored by theGovernment’s thinktank.

“Disability is one sectorwhich is still not in our con-sciousness. World Bank figuressay that there are more than abillion people with disabilitiesand 80 per cent of them are indeveloping economies such asours. But there has been nomovement at all marchingtowards the Ministry,” saidKumar, Vice Chairman NITIAayog at an event NCPEDP-Mindtree Helen Keller Awards

of 2019 held here on the eve ofthe International disability Daymarked on December 3.

Dr Kumar added “disabil-ity issues should be addressedjust not as a scheme, but as animplementation focused pro-gramme like that of 117 aspi-rational district programme-run by NITI Aayog. Corporates,NGOs, government institutions

should all come together forsuch an intervention.”

Arman Ali, ExecutiveDirector, NCPEDP said “Weare at that point now, wherepeople with disabilities can nolonger be ignored. Private sec-tor should recognise peoplewith disabilities as a talentpool and hire them as a main-stream part of HR Operations

and not as CSR. The challengeis access to education for peo-ple with disabilities, lack ofawareness on disability issuesand accountability of privatesector-this cannot be just urbanphenomena.” According to theWorld Bank, India is home toabout 80 million PwDs.

Tarika Roy, Joint Secretary,Department of Empowermentof Persons with Disabilitiesfelt that the way to go about itwas to mandate section 34 and35 of Rights of Persons withDisability Act 2016 as a groundreality while DebashisChatterjee, CEO & MD,Mindtree talked about varioussteps his organisation has takenover the years for the empow-erment of the sector. Mindtreedelivers digital transformationand technology services fromideation to execution in variouscountries.

The Awards were givenaway to twelve exceptional indi-

viduals and organisations whoare role models in furtheringemployment opportunities forpersons with disabilities.

Those who bagged underthe Role Model Persons withDisabilites category were MUmmul Khair-Coordinator,

Disability Legislation Unit andLegal Aid Cell, Vidya Sagar,Chennai, Aditi Verma fromAditi’s Corner, Mumbai,

Shriram Parthasarathy-Marketing CommunicationsManager (Social & DigitalMedia, and CustomerAdvocacy), Microsoft,Mumbai, Vineet Saraiwala-Inclusion Lead, Big Bazaar,Mumbai.

Alina Alam, founder-CEO,Mitti Café, Bengaluru, AvinashDugar, founder & CEO, LaGravitea, Jamshedpur andSurender Singh-manager(employment), Muskaan, Delhigrabbed award under the rolemodel supporter of increasedemployment opportunities forPwDs category while undercategory role model compa-nies/NGOs/institutions, TheAssociation of People withDisability (APD), Bengaluru,Vishal Mega Mart, Gurgaon,Infosys, Bengaluru, SubrosLimited., Manesar and SenseInternational India,Ahmedabad were selected forthe award.

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Students of two top WestBengal universities held sep-

arate protests in the city onMonday, demanding promptconviction and action in rapecases.

The agitators, many ofthem affiliated to students’unions, sought heightenedsecurity for women acrossIndia.

Hundreds of PresidencyUniversity students, along withthose from other institutes,took out a rally from the var-sity campus to Esplanade, withplacards highlighting the lackof safety measures for womenat public places.

The gang rape of a veteri-nary doctor whose body wasset on fire and dumped undera bridge on the outskirts ofHyderabad has sent shock-waves across the country.

In Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh,a 16-year-old girl was alleged-ly raped and set ablaze by herneighbour. She succumbed toher injuries on Saturday.

Two minor girls wereallegedly gang-raped by teenageboys in the city last week.

Ujan, a member ofIndependent Consolidation —one of the students’ unions inPresidency — said he alongwith other protesters formed ahuman chain at Esplanadearea, which was also joined bybystanders.

In a similar demonstration,students of Jadavpur Universityhad also formed a human chainoutside its premises.

The rally, organised byArts Faculty Students Union ofJU, called on people to “raisevoice against incidents of rapeand sexual assault”.

“We shudder to think whathappened to the female veteri-

nary doctor in Hyderabad.Many of us have to deal withstalking and indecent behav-iour on road every day. Whycan’t women move freely afterdusk? Why should they bescared of being molested, rapedand even murdered?”Madhurima Dutta, one of theprotesters outside JU, said.

Meanwhile, several DurgaPuja committees in the cityhave launched helpline num-bers for distressed women.

A puja committee inKalighat area has posted sixmobile numbers on itsFacebook page, promising tocome to aid of women in itsvicinity. Similarly initiativeshave also been taken by pujacommittees in Tollygunge andBehala area of the city.

Arpana Banik, a youngprofessional, however, said, shewas apprehensive about callingup helpline numbers.

Kolkata: With its pitch toimplement the NRC in WestBengal hitting the BJP hard inthe recent by-polls in the state,the saffron party has decided toraise awareness on Citizenship(Amendment) Bill by con-ducting workshops and party classes for cadres, a seniorBJP leader said on Monday.

The BJP scored a duck inthe by-elections to Karimpur,Kaliaganj and Kharagpur SadarAssembly seats, which was thesaffron party’s first electoraltussle with the TMC in the statesince its impressive perfor-mance in the Lok Sabha polls.

“While analysing the by-poll results, we found that ourcadres were not aware of theclauses of the CAB because ofwhich they failed to spread themessage...

“So, party classes, work-shops and seminars will be heldat the booth-level to educatecadres about the Bill. TMC’smisinformation campaign onthe NRC will be countered by

a positive campaign on CAB,”he said.

The legislation, that seeksto grant Indian citizenship topeople of minority communi-ties of Afghanistan, Pakistanand Bangladesh who have fledreligious persecution there, islikely to be tabled during theongoing Winter session of the Parliament, BJP sourcessaid.

“Once the Bill is passed, wewill launch a Statewide cam-paign on the CAB. Senior BJPleaders will address the partyclasses, seminars and work-shops. Also, leaflets and book-lets on the legislation will bedistributed in the border areas,”the BJP leader said.

The publication of the finalupdated NRC (NationalRegister of Citizens) in Assam,which left out over 19.6 lakhpeople, including over 12 lakhHindus and Bengali Hindus,has changed the political nar-rative in West Bengal, with theTMC appearing to be in anadvantageous position over theBJP, he added. PTI

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Lucknow: BJP national gener-al secretary Arun Singh was setto be elected unopposed to theRajya Sabha after he filed hisnomination papers on Mondayfor the Upper House bye-elec-tion in Uttar Pradesh.

“Only Arun Singh has filednomination papers. He hasfiled three sets of nominationpapers,” Returning OfficerBrajbhushan Dubey told PTI.

The bypoll was necessitat-ed following the resignation ofSamajwadi Party MP TazeenFatma, who is now an MLAfrom Rampur.

Arun Singh, 54, is an expe-rienced chartered accountantand currently the party in-charge for Odisha.

Uttar Pradesh ChiefMinister Yogi Adityanath, hisdeputy Keshav Prasad Mauryaand Dinesh Sharma, and UPBJP chief Swatantra Dev Singhhad accompanied Arun Singhduring the filing of his nomi-nation papers. PTI

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BSP president Mayawati on Monday calledfor speedy trial in the Hyderabad woman veteri-

narian rape and murder case to ensure justice to herfamily.

“Public outrage against the heinous rape and mur-der of a woman doctor in Hyderabad has spread acrossthe country,” Mayawati said on Twitter.

“The incident is very sad and very condemnableand the Government should ensure that the guilty arepunished as quickly as possible so as to ensure justiceto the victim’s family,” she said.

The veterinarian was raped and killed last weekwhen she was on her way home from work on herscooter.

The charred body of the woman, working at a state-run hospital, was found under a culvert in Shadnagarin Hyderabad.

Lucknow: The BJPGovernment in Uttar Pradeshhas failed to ensure womensafety and it has no moralright to continue, SamajwadiParty president Akhilesh Yadavalleged on Monday, citing sev-eral cases of crime againstwomen in the State. He alsosaid those who are propagatingthe ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’

campaign are not being able tocheck “inhuman activities”.

“Women are feeling unsafeunder the BJP Government.Even minor girls are becomingvictims of cruelty,” Yadav saidin a statement.

The situation today is suchthat women and girls feelunsafe whenever they go out oftheir homes, to schools, to

work or any function. The fear of insecurity fol-

lows them everywhere, he said.“Cases of rape and sexual vio-lence are registered everyday.Ifthe government, which spendscrores of rupees on law andorder, is not able to give asecure atmosphere then it hasno moral right to remain inpower,” Yadav said. PTI

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Rajasthan Energy Minister BD Kalla on Monday blamed

the content available on inter-net for crimes like rape anddemanded that it be censored.

The Minister said internetcontent is “distorting mentali-ty” of the people.

“The Government takesaction wherever such incidentsoccur but distorted mentality isbehind such crimes and inter-net is responsible for this.Content available on internet isdistorting mentality in society,”he said here.

“There should be censor-ship on contents available oninternet and the central

Government should take stepsfor this,” Kalla told reporters atthe PCC office while respond-ing to questions related to rapeand murder of a six-year-oldgirl in Tonk.

The girl was raped andmurdered by a man in Tonkdistrict on Saturday and thebody was found on Sunday atan isolated area in Aligarhtown of Tonk. The accused hasbeen arrested.

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A40-year-old manwas detained on

Monday in connec-tion with the rape andmurder of a six-year-old in Rajasthan’sTonk district, policesaid.

Mahendra, aliasDholu, is being inter-rogated as a suspect inthe killing of the childwhose body was found at anisolated place near Khedli vil-lage near Aligarh town onSunday morning, Aligarhpolice station SHO RamKrishan said.

Condemning the incident,Chief Minister Ashok Gehlotsaid on Sunday night that theaccused will not be spared.

“The rape and murder ofthe minor girl is highly con-demnable and shameful. Theaccused of the heinous crimewill not be spared,” Gehlotsaid.

Police said the ‘Dholu’ wascaught on the basis of evidencecollected from the crime scene.The child went missing after asports function in school onSaturday.

The function got over at 3pm and she was not seen afterthat. Her family members start-ed looking for her and foundthe body the next morning inan isolated spot about 400metres from the school.

She was strangled to deathwith her school belt whichwas tied around her neck.

Jodhpur: A young Rajasthan woman willride solo on her scooter to Kanyakumari,a 3,200-km journey to give out the mes-sage that crimes like the rape and mur-der of a Hyderabad veterinarian shouldnot force women indoors.

“There has been enough of ‘BetiBachao, Beti Padhoa’. We need to makegirls independent and capable ofhitting back instead of calling helpline,”said Neetu Chopra, a resident of Udaipur.

The 28-year-old said she will meetChief Minister Ashok Gehlot in Jaipurbefore embarking on her journey fromBalotra in Rajasthan to Kanyakumari onThursday.

She met Cabinet Minister GajendraSingh Shekhawat in Jodhpur on Sundayand apprised him of her mission. PTI

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The Gujarat Governmentwill demand capital pun-

ishment for the accusedinvolved in rape of three minorgirls in separate incidentsrecently, Minister of State forHome Pradeepsinh Jadeja saidon Monday.

He said the Governmentwill also request the high courtto shift these cases to fast trackcourts.

The incidents had occurredin Vadodara, Rajkot and Suratlast week.

While the accused involvedin the Rajkot and Surat inci-dents were already arrested,

police are looking for the cul-prits of the Vadodara incident.

Jadeja said the StateGovernment would appointspecial public prosecutors aswell as ‘pairvi’ officers (prose-cuting officers) to ensure jus-tice for the victims.

“Accused were alreadyarrested in Rajkot and Suratcases. Police have formed 25teams to trace the accusedwho had raped a 14-year-oldgirl in Vadodara,” he toldreporters in Gandhinagar.

Jadeja said the maximumpenalty for such crimes wherevictims are minors is deathpenalty as per amended law.

“Our Government will try

to ensure that these accused getcapital punishment. We willurge the High Court to shiftthese cases to fast track courtsfor a speedy trial,” he said.

A 14-year-old girl wasraped by two unidentified menon November 28 evening whenshe was sitting with her friendat Navlakhi ground inVadodara.

In Surat, an 11-year-old girlwas raped by her 30-year-oldstep-father on November 29.The accused was arrested.

In Rajkot, an 8-year-old girlsleeping in a public park wasraped by a 22-year-old man onNovember 29 night, who wasarrested later.

Patna: The BJP on Mondaydubbed Lalu Prasad’s RJD as an“18th century, old model” partyin which the younger genera-tion, including his three chil-dren active in politics, had nofuture.

The saffron party’s freshtirade came in the wake ofspeculations in a section of themedia that the RJD founder, inRanchi serving sentences infodder scam cases for morethan a year, is likely to run forhis 11th consecutive term asthe party’s national president.

Filing of nomination papersfor the party’s national presi-dent’s election is scheduled forTuesday. While there has beenno official word on the issue sofar, RJD sources said the ailingseptuagenarian leader’s nomi-nation papers were ready andwill be submitted here by hisrepresentative.

Prasad, who has been dis-qualified from taking part inelectoral politics since his firstconviction in a fodder scamcase in 2013, was last elected tothe RJD national president’spost for a two-year term inNovember, 2017.

The wily leader had soughtto make clear the line of suc-cession by getting passed aunanimous resolution, beforeagain landing behind bars, thathis younger son Tejashwi Yadavshall be the RJD’s Chief

Ministerial candidate inthe next Assembly polls in thestate. This has, however, failedto prevent the eruption of afeud between the heir apparentand Prasad’s eldest daughterMisa Bharti and elder son TejPratap Yadav who are membersof the Rajya Sabha and the stateAssembly respectively.

In a statement drippingwith sarcasm, BJP statespokesman Nikhil Anand said,“The RJD is an 18th century,old model political party inwhich the younger generationhas no future. By a divinevision acquired in jail, likeSanjaya (a character in theMahabharata, who is said to bea clairvoyant), Lalu ji has learntthat none of his party leaders,including Tejashwi Yadav, TejPratap Yadav and Misa Bharti,have the capability to hold the national president’spost”. PTI

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Bengal Chief Minister MamataBanerjee has slammed the BJP

Government for looking right throughthe plight of the people — of her State— who have suffered untold misery inthe aftermath of the super cycloneBulbul that ravaged the southern dis-tricts in early November.

“Not a single paisa has come to theState Government despite assurancesgiven by Prime Minister NarendraModi,” the Chief Minister on Mondaytold the State Assembly.

Replying to a question on theextent of devastation caused by thecyclone Banerjee said, “after the PrimeMinister’s tweet a central delegation vis-ited the three districts hit by (cyclone)Bulbul. But that was the end of it. Wehave not heard a word after that and nota single penny has come from theCentre.

A super cyclone had hit large partsof southern Bengal leaving a devastat-ing effect on property and crop worththousands of crores. Three coastal dis-

tricts of North and South 24Parganas and East Midnapore— including large part of theSunderbans and picturesqueBakkhali and FraserganjIslands were — most affectedin the cyclone causing damage not onlyto tourism but also crops worth crores,the Chief Minister said.

The State Government had esti-mated a damage of � 23,000 crore andinformed the central team according-ly. While 15 people lost their lives about14 lakh hectare of agricultural land wasdestroyed, Banerjee said adding winterharvest, particularly vegetables suf-fered extensive damage in the cyclone.

Instead of waiting for the centralassistance the State Government did itsbit by releasing an immediate grant ofRs 1,200 crore the Chief Minister saidadding an amount of � 1,200 crore wasreleased from the state FinanceDepartment to help the farmers. TheGovernment would also release � 5,000each for those betel leaf farmers whofaced huge loss in the cyclone Banerjeeadded.

“Bengal had not sufferedsuch damage and devastationin decades. Not even Ailacould make such damage inthe State. Economically farm-ers were ruined along with

their dwellings, livestock and produce.This led to steep price rise,” anotherMinister said holding Bulbul responsi-ble for skyrocketing price of cauliflower,cabbage, brinjal, etc.

The Chief Minister said that “theimmediate estimate of the StateGovernment is around � 23,000 crorefrom the losses incurred by several dis-tricts such as South 24 Parganas, North24 Parganas, Midnapore and parts ofHowrah, Hooghly and even Kolkata.

“The cyclone that lasted for sixhours affected more than 3.5 millionpeople and damaged around 5 lakhhouses along with 6000 electrical polesas and millions of trees… despite plac-ing a detailed report on the extensivedamage and despite a central team vis-iting the areas and calculating things foritself we are yet to receive a singlepenny.”

Aizawl: Mizoram reported onMonday that at least 17,897people are infected withHIV/AIDS, the highest in thecountry, with around nine per-sons testing positive everydayin the State since the beginningof this year.

Over 42 per cent of thosein the age group of 25-34 havetested positive for HIV in thestate, one of the least populat-

ed in the country, said officialsof the Mizoram State AIDSControl Society (MSACS) thatreleased the data on the occa-sion of the World AIDS Day.

Several awareness pro-grammes were organised hereand across the state to mark theDay, which was on December1, a Sunday.

Officials said 2,557 freshHIV cases were detected in

2018-19, which was “extreme-ly high” as the State has a mere-ly ten lakh population.

Among the total number ofHIV patients, 6,069 are female,they said. While HIV infec-tions were earlier higher amongdrug addicts and sex workers,currently cases of AIDS are alsobeing reported from higherstrata of the society, an officialsaid. PTI

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Exciting works of fictions byfour authors of Indian origin

and one each of Pakistani andAfghan figure in the shortlist forthe US $25,000 DSC Prize forSouth Asian Literature 2019announced recently at a specialevent at the London School ofEconomics & Political Science.

In its ninth year, the DSCPrize is one of the most presti-gious international literaryawards focused on South Asianfiction writing. The shortlistencapsulates story revolvingaround the lives of the people ofthe region.

The shortlist of six novels,comprising new and diverse voic-es, was announced by the chairof the jury panel Harish Trivedi.Among the authors are 3 debutwomen writers.

A a work of translation of anovel originally written inBengali also figure in the short-list. One author each fromPakistan and Afghanistan arealso in the race for the top hon-

our.The increasing globalization

of South Asian writing is high-lighted by the fact that half theshortlisted authors are basedoutside the region, and theirwork brings alive the nuances ofSouth Asian life in the sameevocative manner as done bytheir counterparts living in theregion.

The six shortlisted novelscontending for the DSC Prize forSouth Asian Literature 2019 are:�AmitabhaBagchi: Half theNight is Gone(Juggernaut Books,India)�Jamil Jan Kochai: 99 Nights inLogar (Bloomsbury Circus,Bloomsbury, India & UK, andViking, Penguin Random House,USA) �Madhuri Vijay: The Far Field(Grove Press, Grove Atlantic,USA) �ManoranjanByapari: There’sGunpowder in the Air(Translated from Bengali byArunavaSinha, Eka, AmazonWestland, India)�Raj Kamal Jha: The City and the

Sea (Hamish Hamilton, PenguinRandom House, India)�Sadia Abbas: The Empty Room(Zubaan Publishers, India)

Speaking on the occasion,Harish Trivedi, Chair of thejurycommented, “The shortlistthat we have arrived at compris-es six novels—for the good rea-son that the five jurors, located infive different countries, could not agree on just five nov-els.

There are two women here,and three debut novelists includ-ing both the women. What is itabout writing novels that one canget it so right the very first timeof asking? Three of our writerslive in South Asia and three liveabroad — which fact may notcome as a complete surprise.There is now a South Asiabeyond South Asia.

Two of the six novels are setpartly in New Delhi, and partlyin the surrounding countrysidein one case, and in the other casepartly on the Baltic coast.

One of the novels is set inPakistan of the 1970s, one in

Kashmir, and one inAfghanistan. The sixth is actu-ally set in a prison and was writ-ten originally in Bengali by anauthor who has actually servedtime and used that period tolearn to read and write. That toois South Asia.”

The DSC Prize, founded bySurina Narula and ManhadNarula in 2010, is administeredby the South Asian LiteraturePrize & Events Trust, and itreceived a record 90 eligibleentries this year from 42 pub-lishers and 55 imprints fromacross the globe.

“I thank the internationaljury panel for going through allthe entries and coming up withthis exceptional shortlist for theDSC Prize 2019. We already hada very impressive longlist of 15books and bringing this down toa shortlist of six must have beenquite a challenging task for thejury. Each of the shortlistedbooks is a must read and togeth-er they represent the very best ofSouth Asian fiction writing,” saidSurina Narula, co-founder ofthe DSC Prize.

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Coimbatore: In a major rain-relatedincident in Tamil Nadu, at least 17 peo-ple, including ten women and two chil-dren, were killed in their sleep when awall came down crashing on a row ofhouses at a village near here on Monday,police said.

A portion of the 15-foot high pri-vate compound wall, damp due to heavyrains lashing the area for the past fewdays, fell on the adjoining tiled-roofhouses in Nadur village, over 50 kmfrom here, around 5 am, burying alivethe inmates.

Tamil Nadu Governor BanwarilalPurohit and Chief Minister KPalaniswami mourned the deaths.

Several parts of the State have beenlashed by incessant north east monsoonrains for the past few days. Fire andRescue services personnel with theassistance of locals and police retrievedthe bodies from the debris.

In Chennai, Chief Minister KPalaniswami condoled the deaths andannounced a relief of Rs 4 lakh each tothe bereaved families from the StateDisaster Relief Fund.

Purohit expressed shock and griefover the incident.

“I convey my deep condolences tothe bereaved members of the families,”he said in a message.

Coimbatore district collector KRajamani and Superintendent of PoliceSujit Kumar visited the spot.

Rajamani told reporters that the vil-lagers informed him about the issueover the construction of the com-pound wall. If found illegal, the wallwould be demolished, he said.

The district administration willreview suggestions by the villagers to

prevent such incidents in future and willsend a detailed report to the StateGovernment for follow up action,including providing relief measures, headded.

He also said facilities at theMettupalayam Government hospitalwould be upgraded to ensure locals didnot need to travel to the district head-quarters here.

Meanwhile, villagers at Nadurdemanded immediate arrest of theowner of the land, where the wall wasconstructed.

They also put forth variousdemands including increase in thesolatium from � 4 lakh announced bythe State Government to � 25 lakh dur-ing a meeting convened by theCollector.

Earlier, about 500 local peoplestaged a sit-in on the Mettupalayam-Ooty road, seeking the arrest of the landowner, disrupting traffic for nearly anhour.

Later in the day too, protests wereheld, reportedly by the relatives of thevictims, at the MettupalayamGovernment hospital where the post-mortem of the bodies was held.

TV visuals showed some policemenpurportedly shoving and assaulting afew protesters.

Police resorted to a mild canecharge to disperse a crowd which gath-ered at the hospital, police sources said.

Another group of villagers, whichgathered at the hospital, refused toaccept the bodies till the land owner wasarrested. PTI

Chennai: Tamil NaduGovernor Banwarilal Purohiton Monday expressed shockand grief over the death of 17people in a wall collapse nearCoimbatore.

“I convey my deep condo-lences to the bereaved mem-bers of the families,” he said ina message.

A portion of a 15-foothigh private compound wall,wet due to heavy rain lashingthe area for the past few days,collapsed on a row of houses at Nadur village, killingthe 17, including 10 womenand two children, in their sleep.

Meanwhile, villagers atNadur demanded immediatearrest of the owner of the land,where the wall was construct-ed.

They also put forth variousdemands including increasein the solatium from �� 4 lakhannounced by the StateGovernment to ��25 lakh dur-ing a meeting convened by dis-trict collector K Rajamani atMettupalayam.

Earlier, about 500 localpeople staged a sit-in on theM e t t u p a l a y a m — O o t yroad, seeking the arrest of theland owner, disrupting trafficfor nearly one hour. PTI

Chennai: The long-awaitedelections to rural local bodiesin Tamil Nadu will be held intwo phases on December 27 and 30, the StateElection Commissionannounced on Monday.

The model code of conductcomes into force immediatelyin local bodies that go to elec-tions and the poll notificationwill be issued on December 6,it said.

The nominations can befiled from December 6 toDecember 13 and the scrutinywill be taken up on December16.

The last date for with-drawal of nominations isDecember 18. The counting ofvotes will be taken up onJanuary 2. PTI

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As many as 25 people have diedin various rain-related inci-

dents in Tamil Nadu sinceNovember 29, the StateGovernment said on Monday.

This includes 17 who diedafter a wall collapsed on threehouses at Nadur village inMettupalayam near Coimbatore.

As the North-East monsoonintensifies in the State, nearly1,000 people have been accom-modated in relief camps inTuticorin, Cuddalore andTirunelveli districts which borethe brunt of rain fury.

Some low-lying areas inChennai and nearby Chenglepetand Kancheepuram districts wereinundated following the down-pour.

Chief Minister K Palaniswamichaired a review meeting with hisdeputy O Panneerselvam andother Cabinet colleagues andsenior officials to take stock of thesituation.

He issued orders to monitorthe reservoirs, many of which areeither full or fast filling up.

An official release said eight

persons died in various rain-related incidents betweenNovember 29 and December 1.

Further, 17 people were killedin a wall collapse in Coimbatoreon Monday, taking the total to 25.

As many as 58 head of cattleperished while over 1,700thatched and tiled roof houses suf-fered damage.

While the Governmentannounced � four lakh each to thefamilies of the 17 victims killed inMettupalayam, Palaniswamiordered due compensation to thekin of the other deceased, therelease said. The monsoon had setin on October 16 bringing wide-spread rains.

Palaniswami asked officials toensure preparedness by holding

adequate stocks of med-icines, food, diesel gen-erators and disinfectants.

Rescue teamsshould be on standbywith necessary equip-ment to rush to affectedareas while designatedofficials should monitorthe percautionary mea-sures, it said quoting theChief Minister.

The incessant rains inChennai over the weekendbrought cheer to the city’s watermanagers, as the storage in thefour reservoirs went up.

The combined storage in thefour reservoirs — Poondi,Cholavaram, Redhills andChembrambakkam — stood at4,091 million cubic feet (mcft),double the level it was on the sameday in 2018, which was 1,694 mcft.

The overall combined capac-ity is 11,257 mcft. With forecast ofmore rains, the water managersare hopeful of a better situationnext summer as Chennai wit-nessed one of its worst water crisesthis year following a weak mon-soon in 2018.

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The observations beingmade by veteran marine

scientists, technologists andpolicy makers that India wasyet to tap the huge potentialoffered by the three seas sur-rounding the country has beenproved right with a plea madeby the Chennai DistrictCollector R Seethalakshmy toBankers on Saturday.

The collector, whileaddressing State level Bankersat Chennai requested them toexplore the possibilities of pro-viding loans for the fishingcommunity.

But Dr Paul Pandian,director, department of fish-eries, Government of India,told fish farmers and fishermenduring a colloquium held atKochi on Sunday that they canavail bank loans of � 3 lakh on

the basis of the Kisan CreditCards issued by the Centre.

“This shows that there is acommunication gap betweenthe Governments at the Centreand the States regarding themassive programmes chalkedout by the Centre to harness theBlue Economy (economicactivities dependent on marineresources),” said C KSudhakaran, an aqua culturefarmer from Kerala’sKodungalloor district who isinto the business for the lastfour decades.

Indian Ocean, Arabian Seaand Bay of Bengal offerimmense economic potential tothe fishing community spreadacross the country’s coastline aswell as entrepreneurs, accord-ing to Pejawar Murari, formerIAS officer who headed theparliamentary consultativecommittee on Blue Economy

which ushered in the termand the business possibilities tothe country.

The Murari CommitteeReport offers recommenda-tions, suggestions and roadmap to harness the marinewealth of the sub-continent ina sustainable way. “But the pre-sent day decision makers areyet to take note of the possi-bilities offered by the report,”said Murari who after retire-ment was the livewire of theFederation of Indian Chambersof Commerce and Industries asits advisor.

V Balasubramaniam, gen-eral secretarty, Prawn FarmersFederation of India, who him-self is an aqua farmer of reputesaid that persons holdingresponsible persons take scantnote of the woes faced by thefarming community. “It takesminimum five years for renew-ing the license of the aqua farm

for an existing unit. This deny us the chance to

export shrimps and prawns .Moreover we are not coveredunder the National CalamityInsurance Scheme which resultus in suffering huge losseswhenever there are naturalcalamities like tornados,cyclones and tsunamis forwhich there are no dearth inthe Indian shorelines,” saidBalasubramaniam.

He pointed out that aquaculture is a segment thatensures sustained fishing andmarine resources. “Millionscould be employed in thesefarms since we can have aquafarms even in the hinterland ofthe country.

Yet another shortcoming isthe absence of accredited lab-oratories with facilities of test-ing the quality of the crop,” hesaid.

Dr Pandian said the deci-

sion to include the fishermenas well as aqua farmers underthe national calamity insurancehas to be taken by the Ministryof Home Affairs which under-scored the communicationgap between various Ministriesand departments of theGovernment of India .

Blue Economy which couldlead India to the status of aneconomic super power is beingretarded by the vested interestsof trade union leaders andcertain bureaucrats, saidSudhakaran.

He said trade union lead-ers in his region resort togoondaism to prevent the aquafarmers from introducingmechanization in aqua culti-vation. “We are facing the samescenario of the 1980s when theGovernment of India tried tointroduce computerization inbanking and insurance sec-tors,” said Sudhakaran.

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The Shiv Sena on Monday described BJP MP Anant kumarHegde’s claim that Devendra Fadnavis was made CM last

month only to ‘protect’ � 40,000 crore central funds from beingmisused as treachery against Maharashtra.

Terming Fadnavis and BJP Maharashtra’s “criminals”, SenaMP Sanjay Raut said the state Chief Secretary will clarify on theissue.

Reacting to Hegde’s claim, Fadnavis said, “No such major pol-icy decision has been taken by me as CM. All such allegationsare false.”

“Not a paisa of the State Government was returned to theCentre from any other project,” he said.

Hegde has claimed Fadnavis was made Chief Minister ofMaharashtra last month despite lacking majority only to ‘pro-tect’ ��40,000 crore central funds under the CM’s control frombeing ‘misused’.

Days after Fadnavis resigned barely 80 hours after taking oathfor the second time as Chief Minister, Hegde sought to give anew twist to the episode describing the Government formationby the BJP as a ‘drama’ played out to ensure that the funds meantfor development works were ‘protected’.

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Sending mixed signals, JD(S)patriarch H D Deve Gowda

on Monday said he will workfor strengthening his partykeeping both the BJP andCongress at a distance, daysafter hinting at a possible postbypoll alliance in Karnatakawith the Sonia Gandhi-ledparty.

The former PrimeMinisters comments came aday after the Congress indi-cated it was not averse to join-ing hands with JDS, its erst-while coalition partner, onceagain to form a Government inthe state in case the ruling BJPfalls short of majority after the

December 5 Assembly bypolls.“I have had experience (of

running a Government) withboth. With BJP I have had theexperience of running a gov-ernment because of my son (HD Kumaraswamy), and withmy approval we had (aGovernment) with Congressalso,” Gowda said.

Speaking to reporters inBelagavi, he said, “Keepingboth at a distance, saying‘namasakara’ to both of them,I will work beyond my limits tostrengthen my party.” Gowdahas recently said CongressPresident Sonia Gandhi’s deci-sion after the bypolls should bewatched out for, leading tospeculation about the possible

coming together of the two par-ties once again, if situationarose.

Kumaraswamy too hadsaid there would be a stablegovernment in the state afterthe bypolls, but not necessari-ly that of BJP, as he asked mediapersons to wait for the resultsof the bypolls to 15 Assmeblyconstituencies to be declaredon December 9.

Sounding upbeat afterforming a coalitionGovernment in neighboringMaharashtra, senior Congressleaders Mallikarjun Khargeand G Parameshwara onSunday said there was a possi-bility of the two parties comingtogether.

Jammu: The Jammu andKashmir National PanthersParty (JKNPP) on Mondaycalled for a ‘Jammu bandh’ onDecember 7 to protest suspen-sion of mobile Internet servicesfollowing abrogation of Article370 provisions and against set-ting up of toll plaza at Sarore onthe Jammu-Pathankot highway.

“We appeal to the people toparticipate in the peacefulbandh on December 7 againstthe authoritarian moves of thegovernment,” JKNPP chair-man and former ministerHarsh Dev Singh said.

Mobile Internet serviceswere snapped across Jammuregion on August 4, a dayahead of the abrogation ofArticle 370 provisions and divi-sion of Jammu and Kashmirinto two Union Territorieswhich came into existence onOctober 31.

However, fixed-lineInternet services, especiallybroadband, functioned unin-terrupted in the Jammu regionwhere the situation remainedby and large peaceful post theAugust 5-decisions of theCentre. PTI

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Within 24 hours after itannounced withdrawal

of cases filed against activistswho had protested againstfelling of trees at Aarey Colony,the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)Government on Mondayevening withdrew all casesfiled against protesters whohad opposed the proposed oilrefinery and petrochemicalscomplex at Nanar in Rajapurtaluka of Ratnagiri district.

Informed official sourcessaid in the night that newchief minister UddhavThackeray had given instruc-tions to the Ratnagiri districtpolice to withdraw all the casesagainst the villagers, Shiv Senaand other political activistswho had opposed the Nanarproject in 2018.

The police had registeredcases at the Vijaydurg policeagainst 350-odd villagers, ShivSainiks and other politicalactivists who staged protestsagainst the Nanar oil refineryproject in April-May 2018. Theprotestors had among otherthings had waylaid the BJPleaders at Ramesh KateKolwadi village in Rajapurtaluka of Ratnagiri district incoastal Konkan region. In fact,the Shiv Sena activists were onthe forefront of the against theNanar project.

The people from 14 villages

in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurgdistricts had opposed the oilrefinery project which was tocome up on 13,000 acres ofland.

It may be recalled that aspart of the seat-sharing agree-ment for the Lok Sabha pollsarrived at between the rulingBJP and its alliance partnerShiv Sena on February 18 thisyear, the Devendra Fadnavisgovernment had accepted theSena’s demand to shift theNanar project out of Ratnagiriproject. The shifting of Nanarproject was one of the Sena’sdemands for entering into seat-sharing pact with the rulingBJP for the LS polls.

On June 19, Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis hadannounced that the controver-sial refinery project would nowbe located in the neighbouringRaigad district.

The shifting of Nanar pro-ject had followed intenseprotests by villagers with thesupport of the Shiv Sena.

Addressing a publicrally at Nanar on April23, 2018, Shiv Sena pres-ident Uddhav Thackerayhad said: “The BJP (readFadnavis) is holding outthreats to us that if therefinery project is notallowed to come up atNanar, it will be shiftedto Gujarat. If it so desires,the BJP can take the

project to Gujarat. But, we willnot allow it come up at Nanar”.

Uddhav had also chargedthat a major land scam hadtaken place a Nanar ahead ofthe Centre’s announcement tolocate the oil refinery project atNanar. “With prior informationthat the project is coming up atNanar, Gujaratis and Marwadishave purchased large tracts ofland in and around this village.Why did these people cornerhuge land at Nanar? There is ahuge scam in the whole landdeals. Land sharks are involvedin this,” he said.

“Otherwise, when didShahs and Katiyars becomefarmers? What we are witness-ing here is brazen display ofmoney here. I have to tell themthat whatever you want to do,please do it in your state. Youcan buy anything in the world,but not Shivaji’s loyal foot sol-diers. Come what may, we willnot allow Konkan region tobecome Gujarat,.” Uddhav hadsaid.

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As India celebrated theConstitution Day on November26, the country’s President, RamNath Kovind, Vice PresidentVenkaiah Naidu and Prime

Minister Narendra Modi drew the attentionof the citizens to the chapter on fundamen-tal rights in our Constitution.

Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, thePresident said, “The true source of rights isduty. If we all discharge our duties, right willnot be far to seek. If leaving duties unper-formed we run after rights, they escape uslike a will-o’-the-wisp.” He said, fundamen-tal duties remind the people of their moralresponsibilities. “It can be said that the soulof the Constitution lies in its Preamble andin the parts pertaining to fundamental rights,directive principles and fundamental duties.”

Over the last seven decades, there hasbeen great emphasis on Part III of the IndianConstitution, which deals with fundamen-tal rights and rightly so. This chapter in ourConstitution establishes the foundation onwhich our democracy rests. Several Articlesin this chapter constitute the soul and sub-stance of our democracy like the right to lifeand personal liberty (Article 21); the rightto equality before law and the equal protec-tion of the laws (Art 14); and the preciousrights in Article 19, which give every citizenthe right to freedom of expression, freedomof association, freedom of movement etc.This is the bedrock on which our democ-ratic nation rests. The Supreme Court hasstood like a sentinel guarding these rights.

While all this is welcome, the time hascome for citizens to also turn their attentionon fundamental duties, which is incorporat-ed in Article 51 A. This Article, which wasinserted via the 42 Amendment in 1976, waspassed by Parliament during the dreadedEmergency. Ironically, this was one of thegood additions and so was retained. Manyof the other obnoxious provisions wereremoved later.

It enjoins upon all citizens to abide bythe Constitution and respect its ideals andinstitutions, the National Flag and theNational Anthem; to cherish and follow thenoble ideals which inspired the nationalstruggle for freedom; to uphold and protectthe sovereignty, unity and integrity of India;to defend the country and render nationalservice when called upon to do so; to pro-mote harmony and the spirit of commonbrotherhood among all the people of Indiatranscending religious, linguistic and region-al or sectional diversities; to renounce prac-tices derogatory to the dignity of women; tovalue and preserve the rich heritage of ourcomposite culture; to protect and improvethe natural environment including forests,lakes, rivers and wild life and to have com-passion for living creatures; to develop thescientific temper, humanism and the spiritof inquiry and reform; to safeguard publicproperty and to abjure violence; to strivetowards excellence in all spheres of individ-

ual and collective activity so thatthe nation constantly rises tohigher levels of endeavour andachievement; and for those whoare parents or guardians to pro-vide opportunities for the edu-cation of the child between theage of six and 14.

As can be seen from this list,while fundamental rights havestrengthened our democracy,fundamental duties are essentialto strengthen our society.Adherence to these duties willensure common brotherhood,fortify India’s unity and integri-ty and improve the quality of life.A good understanding of funda-mental duties is a must alsobecause we are not only theworld’s largest democracy butalso the most diverse society inthe world.

In this context, VicePresident Venkaiah Naidu’ssuggestion that fundamentalduties must be introduced at anappropriate level in the curricu-lum and that these dutiesshould be displayed at all edu-cational institutions, officesand public spaces, is worthy ofserious consideration.

Prime Minister NarendraModi, who took the decisionfour years ago to declareNovember 26 as theConstitution Day, has ensuredthat there is greater awareness ofthe Constitution among the cit-izenry. He has now added freshvigour to this campaign by

turning the spotlight on funda-mental duties. He said in hisaddress on Constitution Daythat while there was greatemphasis on fundamental rightsover the last seven decades, thetime had come for citizens toalso pay attention to their duties.He is of the view that “we can-not preserve our rights withoutfulfilling our responsibilities.”

Few countries in the worldhave such an elaborate list offundamental duties in their con-stitutions. But many nationsprescribe defence of the coun-try as a national duty. For exam-ple, Article 109 of the NorwegianConstitution stipulates that as ageneral rule, every citizen of theState is equally bound to servein the defence of the country fora specific period, irrespective ofbirth or fortune. The applicationof this principle and the restric-tions to which it shall be subject,shall be determined by law.

Under Article 81 of theConstitution of Denmark,“Every male person able to beararms shall be liable with his per-son to contribute to the defenceof his country under such rulesas are laid down by statute.”

In fact, the foundations ofthe French Republic rested notonly on the rights of man butalso duties. It said the mainte-nance of society requires thatthose who compose it shouldboth know and fulfill theirduties.

Although they are notenforceable by writs, in severaljudgments, the Supreme Courthas sought to creatively use theprovisions in Article 51 A. Forexample, it is of the view thatfundamental duties prescribedfor citizens apply to the State aswell. It has said that underArticle 51 A (g), it is the duty ofthe Central Government tointroduce compulsory teachingof lessons at least for one hourin a week on protection andimprovement of natural envi-ronment in all the educationalinstitutions in the country (MCMehta (2) vs Union of India,1987 SCR (1) 819).

In another case, it referred tothe fundamental duty to strivefor excellence and said excellencemeant surpassing merit, virtue,honest performance, dignity andeminence. “Constitutional law-givers have provided that the cit-izens of this great nation shallperform their duties in an excel-lent way than performing ithalf-heartedly.” The performanceof these duties fall within theConstitutional Law.

So, it’s now time to turn thespotlight on an importantArticle in our Constitutionthat has remained dormantfor long so that the citizenrydevelops a balance betweenrights and duties.

(The writer is an author spe-cialising in democracy studies.Views expressed are personal.)

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Sir — This refers to the editorial,“Crying shame” (December 2).The brutal gang rape and murderof a young veterinary doctor nearHyderabad must attract the moststringent punishment for theaccused. This crime has onceagain proved that the law andorder situation in the country hasnot improved even after the har-rowing 2012 Delhi gang rapecase. In the Hyderabad incident,the tyre of the young woman’sscooter was reportedly puncturedby the accused with the aim of lur-ing her away so that the crimecould be committed. TelanganaHome Minister MohammedMahmood Ali must be con-demned for his statement, blam-ing the victim for calling her sis-ter and not the police.

The law enforcement and jus-tice delivery require an urgentoverhaul. Ours is a system underwhich potential criminals feelemboldened to commit the mostviolent acts, believing that they canget away with it. This is one of thebiggest reasons why the number ofsuch crimes keeps increasing.

Madhu AgrawalDelhi

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Sir — This refers to the editor-ial, “Crying shame” (December2). It was shocking to read aboutthe heinous gangrape and mur-der of a young veterinary doc-tor near Hyderabad. The crimemust be condemned unequivo-

cally and the culprits given theharshest punishment as per thelaw. As of now, no woman is safein our so-called democraticcountry and it looks nothing willchange if we utter ‘RIP’ for oneday for the victim.

A girl’s short outfit is not thereason for the crime, it’s thementality of the people. There’s

an urgent need for stricter laws,a time-frame to deal with suchcases and harshest punishmentfor the rapists. Panic buttons,free transport service for womenand other such measures will notbe enough to make the nationsafe for women.

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Sir — This refers to the editorial,“Crying shame” (December 2). Itlooks like the conscience of thenation gets awakened only whena middle class educated girl is sex-ually assaulted, raped or mur-dered. This class conscious mind-set was once again exposed fol-lowing the brutal gang-rape of anurban veterinarian and thealleged culprits being lorry dri-vers. It is intriguing that when twopavement dwellers were kid-napped and gangraped by threemen in south Kolkata in broaddaylight, the “conscientious”brigade did not come out on thestreets with a “solemn” face or acandle in their hand.

Despite the registration ofinnumerable cases of rape in thelast two decades, conviction ratesremain low. Only when the admin-istration acts impartially and nabsthe rapists promptly with the judi-ciary being proactive in deliveringjustice, can an environment ofsecurity exist for the women.

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Politics is the art of making possible what wasonce seemingly impossible. This was provedto be true in Maharashtra as the country wit-

nessed how the BJP’s State unit, in its bid to holdon to power, was trying to break every rule in thebook to form a Government. These rule-breakerswere supported by certain sections of the media, who,instead of calling them out, were lauding such uncon-stitutional moves as “masterstrokes” and part ofChanakya Neeti (Chanakya’s strategies).

The coming together of the Shiv Sena, theNationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congressin an alliance is more to keep the State first and India’sConstitution above all else. Those who continue toraise doubts must realise that what was witnessedin this Maharashtra battle after the results weredeclared had little to do with political twists and turnsor ideology. It had more to do with the State, thecountry and its very foundation, democracy. Theway the BJP Government was secretly sworn in, earlyin the morning, without even cross-checking theparty’s claims of having the majority, raises questionson the role of various individuals who are relied uponto uphold the institutions entrusted to them.

It was surprising to learn how the Governorworked all through the night to install a Governmentwithout checking if the Chief Minister he was swear-ing in actually had the numbers that he was claim-ing to have. Those who said in his defence that itisn’t the Governor’s job to check, should first explainhow does it become a Governor’s job to clandestine-ly swear in a party while refusing to give time to oth-ers? It is time to seriously re-examine the Governor’sfunction in a democracy.

While Governors doing the bidding of theCentral Government has become a norm now, thebigger shock was the reduction of the President’soffice to the status of a “rubber stamp.” For thePresident to apply the rarely-used Rule 12 to do awaywith the need for the Union Cabinet’s approval torevoke the President’s Rule, was shocking. So hur-riedly was this done that the notification for the samewas uploaded without the President’s signature!

The country has seen similar cases in ArunachalPradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Meghalaya andKarnataka. This trend of every non-BJP Governmentthat has been formed, having to fight for their rightto govern by knocking on the Supreme Court’s (SC’s)doors, needs to be discouraged.

What this episode has shown to the nation isthat whenever our democracy has faced a simple test,all the institutions entrusted with the task ofupholding the principles of democracy crumbled andindividuals stood compromised. It took the SC tostep in and call the bluff of those who played a leadrole in subverting the Constitution, leading to theresignation of Devendra Fadnavis from the ChiefMinister’s post.

At a time, when the election results had all thepolitical parties precariously perched, it took the ShivSena president and now Maharashtra Chief Minister,Uddhav Thackeray, to call out the supposed invin-cibility of the BJP in shoring up numbers to forma Government — the saam, daam, dand, bhed(explain, bribe, punish, coerce) method the BJPproudly proclaims. After the BJP declared itsinability to form the Government when first invit-ed by the Governor, the Shiv Sena moved deftly anddiscussed possibilities for a coalition with the NCP

and the Congress. Keeping all differences aside, it took

the political will of NCP and Congressparty presidents, namely Sharad Pawarand Sonia Gandhi, to take a historic leapof faith and forge an alliance that wouldbe an alternative to the BJP Governmentin the State.

The other argument of different ide-ologies coming together to form aGovernment is also inherently incorrectbecause the three parties are committedto working on the basis of the CommonMinimum Programme they have formu-lated. Committed to the people of theState, it keeps the people of Maharashtrabefore all else. It is a framework that haskept the development of Maharashtra atthe forefront with no ambiguities what-soever. The Government’s top prioritywould be to ensure that farmers are lookedafter, the youth have job opportunities,women have safety, besides education,health and homes for all.

This coming together of the allianceis also a reality check for all those who havebeen building a political narrative to endall parties opposed to them, that will laterbe followed by decimating their alliancepartners.

This attempt to become a hegemon-ic political party has been thwarted byIndia and its people. Time and time again,our democracy has shown that there cannever be space for single-party dominanceand it is important to ensure that dissentand disagreement prevail. This alliance willnot just see the dynamics of the powerstructure change in the State but will alsosee a tectonic shift in the political dynam-ics of India. The coming together of theShiv Sena and the Congress to run aGovernment in a coalition may be a first.However, the history of cooperationbetween the two sides is well-document-ed. The Shiv Sena had supported the

Congress’ Murli Deora for mayoral elec-tions and also backed the UPA’s presiden-tial candidates Pranab Mukherjee andPratibha Patil.

The bond between former CongressChief Minister AR Antulay and the lateBalasaheb Thackeray was well-known andAntulay had once referred to himself asa Shiv Sainik. Balasaheb held IndiraGandhi in high regard. Shiv Sena had alsohailed the introduction of computers inthe country which was vehementlyopposed by the BJP.

Shiv Sena was also very vocal on thedemonetisation move, the agrarian crisisand some aspects of the Goods andServices Tax (GST). While being inalliance with the BJP at the Centre, it didfind common ground with the Congress.For the Sena, their politics has been aboutputting the people first.

Though the NCP and the Shiv Senahave never worked together politically butthe presidents of both the parties and theirfamilies have been very close friends. In2006, when Supriya Sule was to contest forthe Rajya Sabha, Balasaheb chose not tofield any candidate against her.

When Uddhav Thackeray was to besworn in, Supriya in a tweet had acknowl-edged how she would miss both Balasaheband Meenatai Thackeray on the momen-tous day. The two most-important region-al players have come together to ensurethat Maharashtra gets the governance thatit deserves.

The party that would truly need tointrospect its strategy is the BJP. WhilePrime Minister Narendra Modi continuesto enjoy immense popularity amongst thepeople, his party’s unholy greed for poweris not appreciated. Devendra Fadnavispulling in the PM’s office in his power-grabbid was unfortunate and misleading.Fadnavis leading the walk-out of the BJPfrom the Assembly on the day of the trust

vote, after repeatedly rushing into the Wellof the House and sloganeering, was indirect contrast to what Modi had said onConstitution Day.

The BJP’s conduct in Maharashtraafter elections has been arrogant andbrazen. Some grace and humility now asan Opposition party in the State wouldhelp them regain their lost credibility.When today the BJP accuses others oflacking numbers and merit, it has to lookback on its history of formingGovernments in other States despite nothaving the numbers.

As the BJP sees its hold shrink in var-ious States from 71 per cent in December2017 to 40 per cent in November 2019, itsurely needs to introspect its politicalmanoeuvres that are coming at theexpense of diluting all it stood for and los-ing its long-standing allies.

Those who say that the alliance willnot last are yet again making a “master-stroke” of a mistake. Those who rush tosay this alliance will go the Karnataka waybarely understand the ground realities ofthe State. In Karnataka, the alliance wasnot what the local leaders wanted.However, in Maharashtra it was the win-ning MLAs of all the three parties, bar-ring a few, who overwhelmingly wantedthe parties to come together and are com-mitted to working towards a stableGovernment.

This alliance has to last as it paves theway for the tenets of democracy to thriveand to retain the balance of power. Themajority vote on the floor of the Househas shown the stability of thisGovernment; the CM’s decisions onAarey Metro Car shed and his speechesin the Assembly have shown this allianceGovernment’s intent. It is going to be aGovernment of the people, by the peopleand for the people of Maharashtra. (The writer is a senior Shiv Sena leader)

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Irony has died a thousanddeaths.” This statement by AqsaSheikh, a transwoman doctor

and medical college teacher, right-ly sums up the Transgender Persons(Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019, thatwas ratified by the Rajya Sabharecently.

The Bill was moved by theSocial Justice and EmpowermentMinister Thawar Chand Gehlot onNovember 20, which is globallycommemorated as the TransgenderDay of Remembrance, in memoryof people murdered as a result oftransphobia. The Pride Parade, heldon November 24 to protest againstsome contentious provisions of theBill, received no acknowledgementfrom the Upper House and gotpassed after two days, ironically on

Constitution Day. The Bill has beencontested and criticised from theday it was drafted and passed in theLok Sabha, as, among other things,the community is miffed over theprovision that mandates that ascreening committee certify a per-son’s trans-status.

“If we want a trans-ID, we willhave to approach a screening com-mittee, which is full of cisgenderpeople”, says Grace Banu, a trans-rights activist from Tamil Nadu.

Shanthi Muniswamy, a memberof the community says, “How can ascreening committee be authorisedto confirm whether or not I am atransgender?”

Mridul, a transman, activistand member of a queer-feminist col-lective says it is even more difficultto get legal documents to reflect atransperson’s gender identity. “Mybirth documents certify me as afemale but I want them to identifyme as a male because I am a man.But as per this Bill, I can’t get thatdone unless I have had a SexReassignment Surgery. Then, some-one else will determine whether Ican be a man or not”, says Mridul.

While pointing to the minor’sright of residence, Mridul says,“For transgenders, the family isusually a source of trauma and vio-lence. As per the Bill, any transgen-der person below 18 years of age willhave to live with their natal families,failing which, they will be admittedto a rehabilitation centre, a place tomodify delinquent behaviour. Howdemeaning and unfair is that.”

The Bill treats sexual harass-ment, assault and violence againsthomosexuals and heterosexuals dif-ferently. But more than that, what

shocks the community is the factthat the maximum punishment fora sexual offence against a transgen-der is two years of imprisonment asagainst a minimum of seven yearsof jail for sexual assault on a woman.In cases of sexual assault or gender-based violence, any punishment ofless than three years is bailable at thepolice station. The person doesn’teven have to go to court to get bailafter assaulting a transperson. It isa mockery of the Constitution,” saysChisty Nag, a student at the TataInstitute of Social Science and a

member of the community. None of the sticky issues regard-

ing provisions related to the right ofself-identification, the narrow def-inition of family, sex work or sen-sitisation, have been addressed, dis-cussed or amended in the Bill.

This toothless Bill has alsodampened the hope which the ver-dict in the National Legal ServicesAuthority 2014 vs Union of Indiacase gave to the community. Theprovisions of this Bill and theSupreme Court’s verdict stand instark contrast. Whereas the apexcourt’s ruling gave the LGBTQs theright of self-identification, this Billhas made the community dependenton certification by a system whichis full of insensitivity and apathytowards transgenders.

This Constitution Day couldhave become a milestone in the longhistory of the struggle of the com-munity for transgender rights.Lawmakers could have gifted thetrans-citizens of India an empower-ing Bill, or at least held some much-needed deliberations over the con-tested provisions. But, as the Bill waspassed in the Rajya Sabha without

any consideration or acknowledge-ment of the concerns of the protest-ing community, it is now time toask, kaanoon logo ke liye hai, ya logkaanoon ke liye (Is the law for thepeople or vice versa)?

“The Bill violates several consti-tutional freedoms and it can be chal-lenged in court”, says Bittu KR, atrans-activist who works with theTelangana Transgender Hijra Samiti.

But the question is why has thelegislature left the community tofight a long legal battle all overagain? They have been fighting fordecades to be recognised as a partof our society, and when we havelawfully accepted them to be our cit-izens, then why this discriminato-ry and apathetic Bill which claimsto be a Bill of Rights but doesn’trecognise the dilemma that it cre-ates for the transcommunity? Whyis this system treating passing of arights Bill as a favour? Where is theresponsibility involved in makingprovisions for someone who has toadhere by it every day?

(The writer is a postgraduatescholar, Department of PoliticalScience, University of Delhi)

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The government’s decisionwas also necessary to attractinvestment from multi-nation-al companies, which are want-ing to shift operations fromChina in view of ongoing Sino-US trade war, she said whilemoving the Taxation Laws(Amendment) Bill, 2019 forconsideration and passage.

The Bill seeks to replace theOrdinance which was promul-gated by the President in

September.The government through

the ordinance reduced the cor-porate tax rate from 30 per centto 22 per cent, and for newmanufacturing companies to15 per cent. The companiesopting for lower tax rates, how-ever, will not be entitled toclaim any rebate or deductions.

“We think we will attractinvestment by reducing taxrate”, she said while stressingthat several neighbouringcountries and emerging nationshave reduced tax rates to attractinvestment.

She further said that withreduction of corporate tax rate,the effective rate will comedown to 25.17 per cent from34.94 per cent.

The effective tax rate fornew manufacturing compa-nies, which will be entitled for15 per cent rate would be17.16 per, she said.

Beside other things, the billhas also provided a negative listof businesses which will not beentitled for concessional taxrate of 15 per cent.

The companies engagedin development of computersoftware mining, convertingmarble blocks into slabs, bot-tling of gas cylinder, printing ofbooks and cinematographicfilm will not be treated a newmanufacturing entities for thepurpose of concessional tax.

The government, she said,has also partially rolled backthe surcharge announced in thebudget to attract investmentfrom the foreign portfolioinvestors (FPIs).

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November, Finance MinisterNirmala Sitharaman said onMonday as she allayed fears ofcorporate tax reductionimpacting revenue collection.

Replying to a debate onTaxation Law AmendmentBill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha,the minister categorically saidthere is no decrease in directtax collection. In fact, there isan increase of 5 per cent in thegross direct tax collection tillNovember this fiscal, she said.

Historically, maximumcollection of direct taxes hap-pens in the last quarter of thefiscal, she added. The mainobjective of the reduction incorporate tax was aimed atattracting fresh investment inthe manufacturing sector.

New Delhi: Micro, small andmedium enterprises (MSMEs)have created 11 crore jobs andthe target is to generate anadditional 5 crore employmentopportunities by 2024, UnionMinister Nitin Gadkari said inthe Rajya Sabha on Monday.

“MSME is the heart of thesubject which is related withthe growth of the country.Presently 29 per cent growth iscoming from MSME and 49per cent of the export of thecountry is coming fromMSME. 11 crore jobs up tillnow have been created byMSME,” MSME ministerGadkari said.

“For this five year (2019-2024), we have taken pro-grammes, where our target isto” add 5 crore employmentpotential, he added. The targetis also increase the share ofMSMEs in the country’s exportand growth to 50 per cent,Gadkari said. PTI

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Market gauges Sensex andNifty closed on a flat note

after a see-saw trade onMonday as losses in auto andprivate bank stocks offset rallyin telecom counters.

Investors turned cautiousweighing weak GDP numbersand continued drop in auto-mobile sales, bringing bankingand auto sector stocks underpressure.

Besides, participants alsotook a defensive stance aheadof Reserve Bank’s monetarypolicy meet.

After a volatile day of trad-ing, the 30-share BSE Sensexclosed marginally higher by8.36 points or 0.02 per cent at40,802.17. The index swungbetween a high of 41,093.99and a low of 40,707.63 duringthe day.

On the other hand, thebroader NSE Nifty settled 7.85points or 0.07 per cent down at12,048.20.

On the Sensex chart, BhartiAirtel emerged as the biggestgainer with a rise of 3.67 percent. Reliance Industries, par-ent firm of RJio, rose 2.28 percent.

Shares of telecom compa-nies surged on the back of newtariff plans announced by theoperators to be effective fromDecember 3 onwards.

Another operatorVodafone Idea too saw its

shares close over 14 per cent atRs 7.79 per unit on the BSE.The stock rose 22.63 per centto Rs 8.40 on the NSE.

Apart from Airtel and RIL,other top Sensex gainers wereAsian Paints, Kotak Bank andMahindra and Mahindra.

On the other hand, Yesbank was the biggest loser inthe pack, dropping 6.22 percent. It was followed by BajajFinance, ONGC, Sun Pharma,Maruti Suzuki and TechMahindra — falling up to 3 percent. Subdued sales numbers ofautomobile companies led tofall in their shares.

Sectorally, telecom

emerged as the top performingBSE index, surging over 2.64per cent. Other sectoral gain-ers on the BSE were energy,metal and basic materials, ris-ing up to 1.28 per cent

On the other hand, auto, ITand healthcare indices wit-nessed decline. Of the 19 sec-toral indices, 4 ended in thegreen and 15 in the red.

“Despite positive sentimentin the global market due to bet-ter-than-expected manufac-turing data in China, domesticmarket traded range-boundon account of weak GDP, autosales and ahead the RBI’s mon-etary policy this week.

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New Delhi: Shares of telecomcompanies on Monday surgedon the back of new tariff plansannounced by the operators tobe effective from December 3onwards. Shares of VodafoneIdea closed at �7.79 apiece, up14.06 per cent, on the BSE.During the day, the stock hit ahigh of �8.49, a jump of over 24per cent. The stock appreciat-ed 13.87 per cent to �7.80 onthe NSE. Intra-day, the stock price varied between�7.50 to �8.80, zooming over28 per cent. PTI

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Shares of automobile com-panies tumbled as much as

2.59 per cent on Monday afterthey posted subdued salesnumbers for November.

The country’s largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki Indiasaw its shares fall 1.77 per centto �7,121.20 on the BSE and1.61 per cent to �7,129 on theNSE. Tata Motors ended 0.28per cent lower at �161 on theBSE, while it fell 0.43 per centto �160.80 on the NSE.

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The slowdown is deeper thananticipated and will be pro-

longed, ratings agency Crisilwarned on Monday slashing itsgrowth estimate sharply to alow 5.1 per cent from 6.3 percent earlier.

The agency attributed thesharp revision to various high-frequency indicators showing asoftness and partly blamed thesame to the reforms like GST,real estate regulation, and thebankruptcy code which arestill a “drag” on the economywhich is yet to adjust to thechanges unveiled years before.

The Crisil’s estimate isamong the lowest, but stillabove Japanese brokerageNomura’s 4.7 per cent forecast.

The Reserve Bank, which isscheduled to review of themonetary policy on Thursday,had in the October reviewlowered its forecast to 6.1 percent — down a full 90 bps fromits August forecast.

Given the gathering storm,the monetary authority is wide-ly expected to slash its rates fur-ther — after five successive ratecuts to the tune of 135 bps,bring down the policy rates toa nine-year low of 5.45 per cent.

Official data releasedFriday showed the Septemberquarter GDP hitting a 26-quar-

ter low of 4.5 per cent, pencil-ing the first half growth at a low4.75 per cent.

“The economy is goingthrough a deeper-than- antic-ipated slowdown, as weaknessin the real sector and stress inthe financial sector feed intoeach other,” the Crisil reportsaid.

“Key short-term indica-tors like industrial production,merchandise exports, bankcredit off-take, tax mop-ups,freight movement, and elec-tricity production, all point toa weakening growth momen-tum,” the report underlined.

However, it expects a“mild” pick-up in growth in thesecond half.”Growth in the sec-ond half will go up to 5.5 percent, up from 4.75 per cent inthe first half,” it said.

The note said a dip infixed investment and weak pri-vate consumption growth arethe main drags on the demandside, and that it is Governmentconsumption that has sup-ported growth in the first half,but capex spending on infra-structure like highways, ship-ping, power and affordablehousing was slower till August.

Private consumptiongrowth, benefiting from a weakbase, printed higher in Q2 butthe pace of growth nearlyhalved year-on-year.

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The country’s manufacturingsector activity inched up in

November, but the upturnremained subdued as growthrates for new orders as well asproduction were modest, amonthly survey said onMonday.

The IHS Markit IndiaManufacturing PMI rose to51.2 in November from 50.6 inOctober, when it had fallen toa two-year low, indicating onlya slight improvement in the

health of the sector.Although business condi-

tions in the Indian manufac-turing sector improved inNovember, the rise, however,remained subdued compared to earlier this yearand the survey history, thestudy said.

This is the 28th consecutivemonth that the manufacturingPMI has remained above the50-point mark. In PMI par-lance, a print above 50 meansexpansion, while a score belowthat denotes contraction.

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Employees in India areexpected to see 9.2 per cent

salary growth in 2020, highestin Asia, but inflation may playa spoiler as real-wage salariesin the country is anticipated tobe just 5 per cent, a report saidon Monday.

According to Korn FerryGlobal Salary Forecast, India’ssalary growth for 2020 stood at9.2 per cent down from 10 percent last year, while real-wageafter adjusting inflation mayremain constant at 5 per centin 2020. The report added thatIndia has emerged as the leaderof salary growth projection inAsia.

“India has posted a stronggrowth despite real wages tak-ing a hit globally. With currenteconomic scenario and pro-gressive reforms by the gov-ernment, there is a sense ofcautious optimism across sec-tors in India that continues toshow high salary increments,”Korn Ferry India Chairmanand Regional ManagingDirector Navnit Singh said.

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The Government onMonday said there is no

proposal to reduce taxes onpetrol and diesel. FinanceMinister Nirmala Sitharamantold the Lok Sabha that nowhere in the world do theprices of petrol and dieselremain steady for a particularperiod of time. To a query onwhether petrol and dieselwould be brought under theGoods and Services Tax (GST)regime, she said that in a way,they are already under thezero rate category of the GST.The rates have to be decided bythe GST Council, she noted.

The council, chaired bythe Union Finance Minister,has ministers in-charge offinance or taxation.

“At present, there is noproposal to reduce taxes onpetrol and diesel,” Sitharamansaid in response to a questionon whether the Governmentproposes to reduce taxes so thatprices of petrol and dieselwould come down.

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More than 3.38 lakh com-panies were struck-off

from official records in the lasttwo financial years for failing tosubmit annual returns, accord-ing to the government.

The Corporate AffairsMinistry has removed thenames of these companies fortheir failure to file annualreturns for two or more finan-cial years continuously.

Minister of State forCorporate Affairs AnuragSingh Thakur told the LokSabha on Monday that theministry through its RoCs(Registrar of Companies) filesprosecutions against companies that have not filedfinancial statements from timeto time.

Mumbai: The Indian rupee onMonday settled 8 paise higherat 71.66 against the US dollaramid participants hopingReserve Bank will go for anoth-er rate cut in the ensuing RBIpolicy review meet this week.

Forex traders said thedomestic currency openedweak as investors traded cau-tiously after India’s Q2 GDPgrowth dipped to an over six-yr low of 4.5 per cent, but dur-ing the day, the local unit gath-ered strength.

At the interbank foreignexchange, the rupee openedweak at 71.78 a dollar butsoon gathered strength to toucha high of 71.62 before finallysettling at 71.66, up 8 paise overits last closing. PTI

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The National Company LawTribunal (NCLT) on

Monday admitted the ReserveBank’s petition to initiate insol-vency proceedings againstmortgage player DHFL, mak-ing it the first financial servicesfirm to be resolved through thebankruptcy code.

The move came in after theReserve Bank last Fridayreferred DHFL to the NCLTMumbai to resolve the debt cri-sis at the third largest pure-playmortgage player, which owesclose to Rs 1 lakh crore to thesystem, mostly to banks andretail investors of its debtinstruments.

Admitting the petition, atwo-member NCLT bench ofMK Shrawat and ChandraBhan Singh said, “the petitiondeserves admission” withoutfixing the date for next hearing.

However, the bench wasquick to add, “we are not say-ing it is a fit case or not. But isthere another point of view.This should not have a domi-no effect,” as this is the firstfinancial services companycoming up for debt resolutionthrough the NCLT route.

Ravi Kadam, the counselrepresenting the RBI, saidunder Section 227 of the IBC(notified only on November

15), if the Reserve Bank foundit necessary it could notify afinancial institution for insol-vency.

He further stated that theregulator had appointed RSubramaniakumar, a formerhead of the state-run IndianOverseas Bank, as the admin-istrator of DHFL on November20 when it had superseded itsboard.

Kadam also said the tri-bunal needs to appointSubramaniakumar as theadministrator/resolution pro-fessional for the company, cit-ing the provision of Section 227which has empowered the RBIto appoint the administrator forNBFC/HFC.

Following the appointmentof the administrator, the RBIhad on November 22 alsoappointed a three-memberpanel comprising IDFC FirstBank non-executive chairmanRajiv Lall, ICICI Prudential Lifemanaging director NS Kannanand mutual fund body Amfichief executive NS Venkatesh asadvisors to assistSubramaniakumar in the oper-ations of DHFL during theinsolvency resolution process.

Kadam said once the caseis admitted, it will be open forRBI to continue with the samecommittee of advisors orappoint others.

New Delhi: Loans worth $14billion (about �1,000 crore)provided to real estate firms bybanks, NBFCs and housingfinance companies (HFCs) areunder “severe stress” and fac-ing issues of debt servicing,according to a report.

“Over 62 per cent or about$58 billion of the total loanadvances ($93 billion) to Indianreal estate by banks andNBFCs/HFCs is currently com-pletely stress-free,” Anarocksaid in a statement. Another 22per cent (about $21 billion) is

under some pressure but canpotentially be resolved. Thestress on this segment is large-ly on recovery of interest andnot on principal amount.

“$14 billion (or merely 16per cent) of overall lending toIndian real estate is under‘severe’ stress, meaning thatthere has been high leveragingby the concerned developerswho have either limited orextremely poor visibility ofdebt servicing due to a combi-nation of factors,” the consul-tant said. PTI

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Children are more susceptible to this non-communicable dis-ease (NCD) as their under developed lungs are more vulnera-ble to allergens such as dust, air pollution and second-hand smoke.According to a survey conducted by the International Study ofAsthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC), almost 14 per centof the world’s children have asthmatic symptoms that includewheezing, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath.

Asthma is a chronic disease of the air passages of the lungswhich inflames and narrows them. Diagnosis of the disease isbased on the symptoms, response to therapy over time, and lungfunction. While asthma has a relatively low fatality rate comparedto other chronic diseases, recurrent asthma symptoms can causesleeplessness, daytime fatigue and reduced activity levels.

Though the exact causes of asthma is yet to be known, thestrongest risk factors have been genetic besides the environmen-tal. Even psychological conditions like extreme emotional arousalsuch as anger or fear, and excessive physical exercise can alsotrigger the risk. Certain medications including aspirin and othernon-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs can also cause inflamma-tion of your lungs.

A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journalrecently estimated the number of asthma cases related to traf-fic pollution (specifically NO2 levels) in under-18s in 194 coun-tries. China with 760,000 cases and India with 350,000 cases were

estimated to be the countrieswith the largest numbers ofasthma cases attributable to traf-fic pollution.

Diagnosis is the first step.If you have symptoms of res-

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brain which they say inter-act to increase the risk that anindividual will think about — or attempt— suicide.

Combining the results from all of thebrain imaging studies available, theresearchers looked for evidence of structur-al, functional and molecular alterations inthe brain that could increase the risk of sui-cide.

They identified two brain networks —and the connections between them — thatappear to play an important role.

The first of these networks involvesareas towards the front of the brain knownas the medial and lateral ventral prefrontalcortex and their connections to otherbrain regions involved in emotion.Alterations in this network may lead toexcessive negative thoughts and difficltiesregulating emotions, stimulating thoughtsof suicide, according to the study publishedin the journal Molecular Psychiatry.

The second network involves regionsknown as the dorsal prefrontal cortex andinferior frontal gyrus system.

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Studying for long hoursway into the night andtyping and looking at the

computer for hours can affectone’s vision. Tired and dulllooking eyes, dark circles andred eyes are some commonproblems that some may expe-rience.

Here are a fewsimple things thatone can do tonot only havea perfectvision but tokeep the eyeshealthy.

Working oncomputers orfocusing on onething for extended periodscan cause eye fatigue. Followa simple rule. Every 20 min-utes, look away from thescreen at something that is 20feet away for 20 seconds. Thisis an exercise can help to

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eggs in yourdiet.Eat spinach. It is

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Low performance of Indian healthcarecompared to similar countries in Asia

is due to a vicious cycle of severe fragmen-tation. The time has come to unify andtransform the healthcare system to achieveoptimum outcomes in terms of publichealth and Sustainable Development Goals.This was said by Yaduvendra Mathur, IAS,Special Secretary, NITI Aayog, at theinaugural session of Pradanya 2019, IIHMRUniversity’s annual international confer-ence.

The 24th edition of the annual eventis being organised by the University on thetheme Future of Healthcare: Globalization,Innovations and You. More than 35 healthexperts from India and abroad are attend-ingthe technical sessions and panel discus-sions spread across three days.

Mathur said that the future health sys-tem of India needs five focus areas: Deliveron the unfinished public health agenda;shift health financing away from out-of-

pocket spend to larger insurers;integrateservice delivery horizontally and vertical-ly; empower citizens to become better buy-ers of health; and harness the power of dig-ital health. He further said that the financ-ing landscape, service delivery, healthrecords and purchase of medical suppliesare severely fragmented.

Sessions attended by experts in health-care, pharma industry, and public healthwere held on topics like using technologyto enhance healthcare, value-based health-care and tackling price transparency.

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The only way to a healthy, happy life is prop-er nutrition and active lifestyle. However, to

achieve the perfect balance and to use it to boostyour immune system is an art. A perfect mixof vital nutrients as well as micro nutrients canprotect you greatly and keep you away frommany allergies and seasonal related diseases.

Good nutrition is essential to a strongimmune system, which offers protection fromseasonal illness such as the flu and other healthproblems including arthritis, allergies, abnormalcell development and cancers. Help protect your-self against infection and boost your immunityby including these nutrients in your eating plan.

Protein is part of the body’s defense mech-anism. Eat a variety of protein foods includingseafood, lean meat, poultry, eggs, beans and peas,soy products and unsalted nuts and seeds.

Vitamin A helps regulate the immune sys-tem and protects from infections by keeping skinand tissues in the mouth, stomach, intestines andrespiratory system healthy. Get this immune-boosting vitamin from foods such as sweet pota-toes, carrots, kale, spinach, red bell peppers, apri-cots, eggs or foods labeled Vitamin A fortified,such as milk or cereal.

Vitamin C protects you from infection bystimulating the formation of antibodies andboosting immunity. Include more of this healthyvitamin in your diet with citrus fruits such asoranges, grapefruit and tangerines, or red bellpepper, papaya, strawberries, tomato juice orfoods fortified with vitamin C, such as some cere-als.

Vitamin E works as an antioxidant, neutralis-es free radicals and may improve immune func-tion. Include vitamin E in your diet with forti-fied cereals, sunflower seeds, almonds, vegetableoils (such as sunflower or safflower oil), hazel-nuts and peanut butter

Zinc helps the immune system work prop-erly and may help wounds heal. Zinc can befound in lean meat, poultry, seafood, milk, wholegrain products, beans, seeds and nuts.

Other nutrients, including vitamin B6,folate, selenium, iron, as well as prebiotics andprobiotics, also may influence immune response.

Whenever the weather changes it takes a tollon our body and bring host of diseases along.The most common being cold & flu, most of theIndians usually catch it during the changing sea-sons. This brings out the need for an immuni-ty booster. If we look back to how our ancestorsused to change their food during changing sea-sons, turmeric was identified as a preventative.Cur cumin, the antioxidant that gives turmer-ic its yellow-orange color, has potent anti-inflam-matory and anti-bacterial, gastrointestinal healthproperties, which have been linked to the pre-vention of cancer cell growth and managementof inflammatory conditions, such as arthritis,asthma, eczema and inflammatory bowel disease.

The high antioxidant and anti-bacterial con-tent in turmeric also means it is great for help-ing to reduce the symptoms of cold and flu.There are impressive list of nutritional benefitsin Turmeric. It is rich in manganese, zinc, Bgroup vitamins and iron, which can help sup-port a healthy metabolism. It is a true super foodbecause it’s classified as an adaptogen, whichmeans it helps the body adapt to stressors likeenvironmental toxins, inflammatory foods, andlack of sleep.

Along with turmeric, ingredients like freshcoconut water, ginger, honey and black pepperadd on their nutritional benefits. Hence play apreventive role by boosting body’s immunity tofight against the infections!

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Every year around five lakhpeople die due to the failureof major functioning organs.

India being a densely populatedcountry, of more than 1.2 billion,the stats show that only 0.08 permillion of them help the organneedy. Comparatively these num-bers are too weak to give a standin the world. Countries like US,UK, Germany, and Netherlands areaveraging between 10–30 PMP(Parts per million population).These countries have a ‘family con-sent’ system for donations wherethe consent of the family isrequired, when people sign up asdonors. Other countries likeSingapore, Spain and Belgiumhave a more aggressive approachof ‘Presumed Consent’ – Organdonation by default. The rate ofdonation in these countries rangesbetween 20–40 PMP.

There are several myths andmisperceptions about organ dona-tion in India which can preventdonating from a donor. Spreadingawareness about the true factsabout the organ donation can savemany precious lives. Some of themyths which prevents organ dona-tion are as follows:MYTH1: Hospital or the treatingdoctor would not treat me compre-hensively, if I am a designatedorgan donor.

Wrong. Every doctor and hos-pital always try to treat the patientin the best possible way they can,irrespective of any other thoughts.As the doctors and the hospitaldoes not have any relation to dowith organ donation until a patientis declared brain dead. It is onesuch total misconception amongmany of the Indian population. MYTH 2: Patients with chronicconditions or other medical ail-ments cannot become donor.

This is another misconceptionthat hinders in volunteering them-selves to be organ donors.Regardless of medical history, any-one can donate their organs bybecoming a donor. Deceasedpatients suffering from chronic ail-ments can also donate their organsor tissues.MYTH 3: Blind people cannot

donate their eyesIn actual blind people can

also donate their eyes unless suf-fering from corneal blindness.There being a dearth of eye dona-tion in India, the burden of blind-ness is still piling up. In compari-son to other countries, where over80 per cent of the populationdonates their organs includingeyes, only 1 per cent of the Indianpopulation undertake voluntarycadaver organ donation. The cleartissue covering the front of the eye,known as cornea if gets cloudy dueto disease, injury, infection orpoor nutrition, drastically reducesthe vision and gradually leads toblindness. While corneal blindnessis one of the most common andavoidable blindness can be treat-ed by replacing the damagedcornea with a healthy donated on.

The need for organ donors hasbeen greater than ever. More

than half of million people in Indiaare estimated in urgent need oforgans for transplant procedures.The following are some of themajor reasons why one shoulddonate organs and in providing ahelping in saving many preciouslives:� Donate organ to save other

lives: Patients who are waitinglist of organs typically has endstage organ disease whichdecreases their quality of lifeand it may be the end of life.Receiving an organ at thisstage of disease can be life sav-ing for these patients.Every day there are nearly 1,

24,000 people who are on waiting

list for a organ and approximate-ly 10 people are added each day.� Organ donation can be

rewarding and positiveexperience: The gift organcan save the life of transplantcandidate. The experience ofproviding a special gift to aperson who is in need canserve as positive aspect ofdonation.

� One organ donor can savemultiple lives: One organdonor has the potential tosave eight lives. One donationcan improve the quality of 60lives and can increase the eye-sight of two.

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As with any other surgical proce-dure, there are both short term

and long term risks involved inorgan donation. Surgical complica-tions may include pain, infection,blood clots, and allegoric reactions toanesthesia, injury to surroundingtissue or organ. But with the techno-logical advancements, risks involvedwith organ donation continue todecrease. There has been no specificdata available on the risks associatedwith organ donation.

For kidney donation, the risk forkidney failure increases by only 1 percent for the donor. According to arecent study over 150,000 peopleawaits for kidney transplant but onlyaround 5,000 among them receives it.General donation neither reduces thelife expectancy nor prevents donorsfrom living a normal and healthy life.Some possible long term risks for kid-ney donation may include hyperten-sion (high blood pressure) withchances affecting only 1 in 1000donors.

Nowadays, with better accessibil-ity of specific immune-adsorption fil-ters along with better protocols andimproved standard of care, theserisks are decreasing day by day andprocedures are becoming more eco-nomically viable.

While donating an organ tosomeone else, you are provid-

ing a life-sustaining gift. But there arevarious things which should kept inmind before you make a decision todonate organs. Some of theminclude:� Register with NOTTO: Before

donating organs, make sure youhave registered with Nationalorgan and Tissue Transplantorganization (NOTTO). For thisone needs to fill a prescribed con-sent form from the official web-site of NOTTO or accessed fromthe medical facility that isapproached for organ removal. Incase of deceased donation, thelawful custodian of the body afterdeath has to fill the prescribedform.

� Overall health: Health is themost important asset for thehuman beings. You need to con-sider your overall health and reg-ular monitor the levels if you havemedical conditions like diabetesand hypertension. A donorshould be in good physical shapeand able to withstand the surgi-cal procedure.

� Knowledge about the dona-tion: While donating the organs,a donor should and family mem-bers should make sure that theyhave received enough informa-tion about the potential benefitsand risks associated with the sur-gical procedure. The donor is alsowell informed about the post-operative effects of the surgicalprocedure.

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Yangon: About 700 people ral-lied Sunday to show support forMyanmar’s leader, Aung SanSuu Kyi, as she prepares todefend the country againstcharges of genocide at the UN’shighest court.

Members of Suu Kyi’sNational League for Democracyparty swelled the ranks in frontof the colonial-era City Hall inYangon, Myanmar’s largest city,as the crowd waved nationalflags and listened to music andpoetry.

A popular local singer toldthem “Mother Suu is the bravesthuman being in the world – her

weapon is love.” Many carried banners say-

ing, “We stand with you, MotherSuu.” The case before theInternational Court of Justice inThe Hague relates to a harshcounterinsurgency campaignwaged by Myanmar’s militaryagainst members of the coun-try’s Muslim Rohingya com-munity in August 2017 inresponse to an insurgent attack.

More than 700,000Rohingya fled to neighbouringBangladesh to e s c a p ewhat has been called an ethniccleansing campaign involvingmass rapes, killings and the

torching of homes.The head of a UN fact-find-

ing mission on Myanmarwarned recently that “there is aserious risk of genocide recur-ring.”

Gambia filed the case at theICJ, also known as the worldcourt, on behalf of theOrganisation of IslamicCooperation.

The case alleges thatMyanmar’s actions against theRohingya are “genocidal incharacter because they areintended to destroy theRohingya group in whole or inpart.” AP

London: An accomplice ofUsman Khan, the convictedterrorist shot dead on LondonBridge during last Friday’s ter-ror attack, has been arrestedafter UK security serviceslaunched an urgent review ofdangerous prisoners as thescene of the attack was openedto traffic and pedestrians amidheavy police presence onMonday.

Nazam Hussain’s familyalso came from the same villagein Pakistan-occupied Kashmir(PoK) as Usman Khan and hadbeen together found guilty ofterrorism offences for a plot tobomb the London StockExchange (LSE) and set up aPoK terrorist training camp inthe guise of a madrassa in 2012.

Both Khan and Hussainwere planning to travel to PoKin 2011 but were arrested bysecurity forces in coordinatedraids in December 2010 as theirnine-member gang was busted.Counter-terrorism officersarrested 34-year-old Hussain

over the weekend from Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, thecentral England region whereUsman Khan also hailed from.

“Staffordshire Police con-tinue to carry out furtherenhanced neighbourhoodpatrols to reassure local com-munities following the incidentwhich took place in London onFriday and the arrest of a manlast night in Stoke-on-Trent byWest Midlands CounterTerrorism Unit in connectionto a wider ongoing review ofexisting licence conditions ofconvicted terrorism offend-ers,” said Staffordshire PoliceDeputy Chief Constable NickBaker.

“People will be aware thatthe man who carried out theattack in London was living inStaffordshire. Two properties inthe county continue to besearched and cordons remainin place at these locations asdetectives and forensic officerscontinue with their investiga-tion,” he said.

Meanwhile, British PrimeMinister Boris Johnson brokefrom General Election cam-paigning to attend a vigil inGuildhall Yard in London inmemory of the two victims ofFriday’s terrorist strike, whenKhan went on a rampage withtwo knives before being over-powered by members of thepublic and being shot by apolice officer. PTI

Beijing: China suspended USwarship visits and sanctionedAmerican NGOs on Mondayin retaliation for the passage ofa bill backing pro-democracyprotesters in Hong Kong.

The financial hub has beenrocked by nearly six months ofincreasingly violent unrestdemanding greater autonomy,which Beijing has frequentlyblamed on foreign influence.

Last week US PresidentDonald Trump signed theHong Kong Human Rightsand Democracy Act, whichrequires the president to annu-ally review the city’s favourabletrade status and threatens torevoke it if the semi-autonomous territory’s free-doms are quashed.

The move came as theworld’s two biggest economieshave been striving to finalise a“phase one” deal in their pro-tracted trade war. “In response to the unrea- sonable behaviour of the US

side, the Chinese Governmenthas decided to suspend review-ing the applications for US war-

ships to go to Hong Kong for(rest and) recuperation as oftoday,” foreign ministry spokes-woman Hua Chunying said at

a regular Press briefing.China had already denied

requests for two US Navy shipsto dock in Hong Kong inAugust, without specifying areason why.

Hua said they would alsoapply sanctions to a number ofUS-based NGOs, althoughfailed to give any specifics overthe form sanctions would take.

Sanctions will apply toNGOs that had acted “badly”over the recent unrest in HongKong, she said, including theNational Endowment forDemocracy, Human RightsWatch and Freedom House.

There was “already a largeamount of facts and evidencethat make it clear that thesenon-governmental organisa-tions support anti-China”forces and “incite separatistactivities for Hong Kong inde-pendence”, Hua added.

She accused them of hav-ing “great responsibility forthe chaotic situation in HongKong”. AFP

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Donald Trump nor his attor-ney will take part in the

impeachment hearing againstthe US President on Wednesday,his lawyer has said, citing com-plete lack of “basic due processand fundamental fairness.”

The impeachment hearingsare an effort by the Democratsto establish whether Trumpwithheld US military aid toUkraine to pressure the CentralAsian country’s PresidentVolodymyr Zelensky intoannouncing a corruption

inquiry into Joe Biden, Trump’sleading Democratic Party rivalin the US presidential poll in2020.

The Democrats are allegingthat Trump’s call with hisUkrainian counterpart wasirregular and inappropriate andabuse of his office for politicalgain.

In a letter to Chairman ofthe Judiciary Committee of theUS House of RepresentativesJerrold Nadler dated December1, Pat Cipollone accused him of“purposely” scheduling the ini-tial hearing at this time as

Trump would be out of thecountry.

“You scheduled this initialhearing-no doubt purposely-during the time that youknow the President will be outof the country attending theNATO Leaders Meeting inLondon,” Trump’s lawyer saidin the letter.

“As you know, this baselessand highly partisan inquiry vio-lates all past historical precedent,basic due process rights, andfundamental fairness,” it said.

The letter stated that theJudiciary Committee has afford-ed the President no schedulinginput, no meaningful informa-tion, and so little time to preparethat “you have effectively deniedthe Administration a fair oppor-tunity to participate.”

“We cannot fairly be expect-ed to participate in a hearingwhile the witnesses are yet to benamed and while it remainsunclear whether the Judiciary

Committee will afford thePresident a fair process throughadditional hearings,” it said.

Cipollone also noted thatthe initial hearing into the pres-ident’s impeachment will include“no fact witnesses” at all.

“We understand fromrumours and press reports(though not from any noticeprovided in your letter or in theofficial notice of the hearing)that the hearing will consist ofan academic discussion by lawprofessors. We understand thisto mean that your initial hear-ing will include no fact witnessesat all,” he said.

The letter, citing pressreports, pointed out that theidentities of these witnesses,apparently all academics, havenot even been provided to otherDemocrats on the JudiciaryCommittee.

These reports also indicatethat the Judiciary Committeecurrently intend to call three aca-

demic witnesses, but will allowRepublicans to call only onesuch witness.

“Worse, while providing noinformation, you have demand-ed a response from thePresident. Your letter does noteven attempt to explain the rea-son for this,” it noted.

Cipollone said thatPresident Trump can considerparticipating in future JudiciaryCommittee proceedings if it isserious about conducting a fairprocess of going forward.

“It is too late to cure the pro-found procedural deficienciesthat have tainted this entireinquiry. Nevertheless, if you areserious about conducting a fairprocess going forward, and inorder to protect the rights andprivileges of the President, wemay consider participating infuture Judiciary Committee pro-ceedings if you afford theAdministration the ability to doso meaningfully,” he said.

Ougadougou: Fourteen peoplewere killed in an attack on achurch in eastern Burkina Fasowhere places of worship havesuffered a string of Islamistassaults this year, the regionalGovernment said.

The attack took place onSunday.

“Unidentified armed men”carried out the attack during aSunday service at a Protestantchurch in the town ofHantoukoura near the borderwith Niger, the governmentstatement said.

“This attack unfortunatelyleft 14 dead and many wound-ed,” it said. Soldiers in theregion were hunting down theassailants, who fled on scoot-ers, a security source said ear-lier. The poor West Africancountry has suffered a series ofattacks on Christian targetssince February, leaving 21 deadbefore Sunday’s attack. AFP

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Hong Kong: China said onMonday it will suspend USNavy visits to Hong Kongand sanction severalAmerican pro-democracyorganisations in retaliationfor the signing into law oflegislation supporting humanrights in the semi-autonomous territory.

While the nature of thesanctions remained unclear, themove appeared to back upChinese threats that the USwould bear the costs of the deci-sion. The steps are “in responseto the US’s unreasonable behav-iour,” foreign ministry spokes-woman Hua said, adding that theHong Kong Human Rights andDemocracy Act “interfered” inChina’s internal affairs. PTI

Hong Kong: Over 40 petrolbombs and other weapons werefound on the wrecked campusof Hong Kong’s PolytechnicUniversity, after police lifted a13-day cordon around thepremises which was the sceneof violent clashes between anti-government protesters and theforce. Police said on Mondaythey were alerted by the varsi-ty on Sunday afternoon to asmall number of petrol bombsand dangerous chemicals stillon the grounds after the initialclear-up, reports the SouthChina Morning Post.

Officers found 41 petrolbombs, 10 bottles of variouschemicals and a gas canister.

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Cairo: Another five years offighting in Yemen would cost asmuch as $29 billion just to sus-tain the current level of human-itarian aid — more than theentire annual humanitarian bud-get globally — an internationalrelief group said on Monday.

The war in Yemen has killedover 100,000 people and creat-ed the world’s worst humanitar-ian crisis, leaving millions suf-fering from food and medicalcare shortages.

The International RescueCommittee said in a report that24 million Yemenis, or 80% ofthe population, need humani-tarian aid and 16 million are liv-ing on the verge of famine.

The war also caused theYemeni economy to shrink by50%, it said.

The group warned that withthe current rate of aid, it wouldtake 20 years to return Yemen topre-conflict levels of childhunger. AP

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The UK’s rulingConservatives have said that

visitors from the EuropeanUnion (EU) would require anelectronic clearance before trav-elling to the country after Brexit,it was reported on Monday.

Travellers from Europe cur-rently only require an ID cardto gain entry. But under theConservatives’ proposed system,they would require passportsand have to fill in an onlineform before their trip, TheDaily Mail said in a report.

The changes were outlinedby Home Secretary Priti Patel onSunday.

“When people voted toleave in 2016 they were votingto take back control of our bor-ders. After Brexit we will intro-duce an Australian-style pointsbased immigration system andtake steps to improve the secu-rity of the UK,” Patel told themedia here.

“The consequence of EUlaw limiting our border capa-bility is brought home to meevery day. I am committed todoing everything we can tosecure the border.”

Beirut: Syrian oppositionactivists say an airstrike on amarket in a rebel-held town inthe country’s northwest haskilled at least 10 civilians.

The Britain-based SyrianObservatory for Human Rightssaid Monday’s airstrike on themarket in Maaret al-Numankilled 10 and wounded others.

The Aleppo Media Center,an activist collective that cov-ers rebel-held areas in northernSyria also said 10 civilianswere killed and dozens werewounded.

The town is in Idlibprovince, the country’s lastopposition stronghold.

Syrian troops launched afour-month offensive earlierthis year against Idlib, which isdominated by al-Qaida-linkedmilitants.

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Who was the most topsearched celebrity of the

year? What do Mamata Banerjeeand Smriti Irani have in com-mon? Who was the only non-cricketer among the top searchedsports personalities of the year?Well, these are some questionswhich certainly make one curi-ous. And much to your surprise,Yahoo India has announced the‘2019 Year in Review (YIR) forIndia,’ with answers all thesequestions and everything elsethat grabbed the attention ofinternet users during the year.

It provides the top trends,happenings and events of theyear, based on users’ daily searchhabits. It also has an editorialselection of what the peopleread, recommended and sharedthe most on the platform.

Top events of the decadeThe Ayodhya verdict claimed

the number one spot on the list,with an avalanche of interestonline. The Abrogation ofArticle 370 stood second, withthe decriminalisation of Article377 and India’s 2011 World Cupwin also making it to the “TopIndian Events of the Decade.” Ona more sombre note, theNirbhaya rape case found a placeon this list — etched forever inthe collective consciousness ofIndians online. This year alsomarked the end of a decade dur-ing which India discovered itslove for the internet and the

smartphone, earning the tele-com/smartphone revolution aplace on this list.

Actor Aamir Khan’s Dangalwas the “Biggest Blockbuster ofthe Decade” on the list that wasdominated by the three Khans ofBollywood with BajrangiBhaijaan, PK, Sultan andChennai Express grabbing spotson the list.

Revisiting the decadeIn 2010, actor Katrina Kaif

was YIR’s top newsmaker of theyear. In 2019, showing her stay-ing power, she still holds her ownon YIR lists as the “MostSearched Female Celebrity” andthe “Best Dressed on the RedCarpet.” Moving over, 2011 and2012, respectively, belonged tosocial activist Anna Hazare andAAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal,the nation’s top newsmakers,united in their fight against cor-ruption, till the mentor and hisprotege fell out in 2012.

In 2013, Narendra Modimade his presence felt amongIndia’s “Most SearchedPersonalities” — a list he is pre-dicted to dominate throughoutthe decade. He continued togrow his sway in 2014, when‘Make in India’ was also one ofthe year’s biggest financial events.PM Modi didn’t just dominatethe “Most Searched Politicians”and “Most SearchedPersonalities” lists, but in 2017,also made it to the list of “Most

Stylish Indians.”In 2015, we had an unusual

“Personality of the Year” — thecow. The Maharashtra govern-ment’s ban on the sale of beefpolarised netizens, leading tomassive debates on social media.

The year 2016 belonged tothree champion sportswomen,who cracked the typically crick-et-dominated “Most SearchedSportspersons” list, includingPV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik andDipa Karmakar, who provedtheir mettle at the Rio Olympics.The year was also rememberedfor demonetisation that made usall scamper to ATMs and thisemerged as the “Top FinancialEvent that shook India.”

In 2017, BJP’s Amit Shahwon the t it le of “TopNewsmaker.” The following year,India’s #MeToo survivors, whostarted a conversation with awide-reaching impact, sealedtheir place as YIR’s 2018“Personality of the Year.”

Review 2019The five-judge SC bench

who delivered the historicAyodhya verdict emerged asYIR’s “Personality of the Year.”

On the back of a landslidevictory in the Indian GeneralElections 2019, PM Modi wasthis year’s “Most SearchedPersonality.” Cricketer MS Dhoniand actor Priyanka Chopra Jonasalso joined him on this list,along with a surprise entrant —

wing commander AbhinandanVarthaman. Veteran BJP leaderArun Jaitley’s untimely deathalso made it to this list.

The second position of the“Most Searched Politicians of2019” was bagged by chief min-ister of West Bengal, MamataBanerjee. She edged out Congressleader Rahul Gandhi, who had tosettle for third position. She alsotopped the list of “Most PowerfulWomen of 2019.” FinanceMinister Nirmala Sitharaman andUnion Minister Smriti Irani fol-lowed her.

Salman Khan was the “MostSearched Celebrity of 2019(Male).” Actors AmitabhBachchan and Akshay Kumarmade it to the top three. ThespianGirish Karnad, who passed awayin 2019, also found his spot in top10. Actor Sunny Leone was onceagain “Most Searched Celebrity of2019 (Female).”

Actor Hrithik Roshan,admired for his stylish look inWar, and offscreen too, made it tothe list of YIR’s “Male Style Iconof 2019.” Whereas, newcomerSara Ali Khan was YIR’s “FemaleStyle Icon of 2019.”

Cricketer MS Dhoni was the“Most Searched Sports Personalityof the Year.” While cricketersRohit Sharma and Virat Kohlistood at the top three, shuttler PVSindhu was the only non-cricketerwho grabbed a spot here.

Let’s see what 2020 has instore.

Memories are not hazy. They areall about specifics that haveembedded every pore of our

being. Be it the aroma of Parle-G, naan-khatai biscuits and churan waftingthrough the air or the smell of fresh,crispy pakoras reminding us of thecooked food by our mothers, a perfume,reminding us of a special person or thesmell of rum making us recall our care-free hostel time... We can map our life’sjourney citing such examples. It couldalso be an old, dusted book which wouldhave retained the smell of the time oneread it and it might hit us hard. With eachfragrance, comes an old memory. Andthis is what director Roshan Abbaspointed out while describing his journeyat the Spoken Fest.

He began his story, Ameeri-TheSaabun, that started with his childhooddays in Lucknow and ended in Delhi.Talking about its conceptualisation, hesaid, “Once I asked people about theirfavourite smell and the memory theyattached with it. Right from the smell ofsoil to their favourite perfume, peopleshared a lot. This is what became the basisof my story.”

He has worked in various domains,from being a director to RJ to TV anchorto an event manager and writer. Yet it is thespoken word that he has returned to cre-ate a new oral tradition. “My career graphwill tell you that I have a background inperforming arts. I was a good anchor anddirector because I have done theatre andI also used to write and sing in my college.But what is a performance without words?So I thought of organising a fest. When Idid open mic and poetry sessions, Irealised that three things that people real-ly liked was poetry, storytelling and music.So I wanted to create a space where wordsmatter the most,” said he.

As an artiste, Abbas knows how touplift other artistes. The fest, he believes

would give them a reason to believe in theirart. “Spoken Fest is just one more way oftelling people that your art might not bepopular and not appear as a mainstreamculture but even that needs to be valued,”he added.

The first two editions were in Mumbaiand this was his first outing in Delhi. Sowhat’s different or new for the audiencehere? “As the hip hop genre is increasing-ly grabbing eyeballs, we had a lot of hip hopartistes who performed it. Frankly I am wayover the age to understand hip hop, but theaudience understands it. So we had fourdifferent kinds of rappers who performed.The second new thing was a discussion ona couple of topical pieces. Like Priya Malikdid a piece on pollution, there were pieceson identity and culture too. We also hadcontemporary pieces talking about currentproblems. Earlier, we didn’t focus much onthem. But this time we did,” he said.

The fest had poets, storytellers, thes-pians, lyricists, comedians, and musi-cians. It also had interactive workshops andmasterclasses. Over the course of two days,artistes from across the country per-formed in varied languages such as Urdu,Hindi, English, Kannada and many more.

Director Ankur Tewari held a discus-sion with Swanand Kirkirie and KausarMunir, where the former shared how hewrote his award-winning songs and Munirapprised the audience about her writingexperiments.

“I loved the performance by YashnaArora, a young girl, who was the winnerof Delhi college slam which we organised.I am also a huge fan of Alif band which per-formed and even the rappers, Ahmer andPradeep because they cater to a very dif-ferent audience. There were many otherperformances too which I loved,” saidAbbas.

We have seen various other literary andpoetry fests such as Jashn-e-Rekhta, DelhiLiterary Festival, TimesLit Fest whichdeal with poetry, literature and writing astheir core elements. So what makes theSpoken Fest different? “All these festivalsare focussed on one thing, Jashn-e-Rekhta’sbase is Urdu and they celebrate everythingin one language. The others usually haveEnglish and Hindi as their focus. But wecater to all kinds of audience. Our sessionsare multilingual because we want to cele-brate people in every language,” said he.

While the other festivals are usuallyfree, Abbas believes that if artistes are per-forming, you need to find a way throughwhich the audience pays them.

Dancer-choreographer TerenceLewis has written an open letter

in the wake of rapes happening inIndia. He says the real culprit of suchcrimes against women is not the per-petrator alone but also the family thatplays a big part in developing the psy-che of such acts. He expressed his sen-timents on social media.

Lewis began saying: “#Rape: #enti-tled? I wanted to say this when thatmacabre incident happened in the bus,but emotions were running so highthat it felt inappropriate to speak outthen. But now I think I must expressmy observations of this unsettlingissue as I fear that we are lookingmyopically and our emotions arecoming in the way of our understand-ing of this issue! Of course I know thatmy perspective isn’t going to changeanything substantial overnight but Ijust want to use this platform toexpress myself. I hope that at somelevel this snowballs to make the nec-essary shifts in the right direction andeliminate the ugly stain that colours allof us.”

He then shared his observation.

“Why do rapes happen in our coun-try specifically (I’m an Indian man andcan only speak for the culture I’ve beenraised in)?”

He then shifted attention to theperpetrator. “Without getting a rise outof me, I put myself in his shoes andstarted to work backwards as to whatbelief I could have cultivated so pow-erfully that makes any of us do suchan act, and worse inflict mindless tor-ture even after the act is over? It wasimportant to identify my own darkside to be able to see the elephant inthe room. And the truth that came outfrom this experiment was this,” hementioned in his post.

“The real culprit of such crimes isnot the perpetrator alone but the“Family” too that plays a big part indeveloping the psyche of such acts! Wecan see that it’s also the fabric of ourculture as a collective that hasn’t beenable to challenge the patriarchy and

misogynistic belief system that theirparents have been born into! Don’t getme wrong, no parent will openly telltheir sons to rape women but it hap-pens subliminally through the parents’attitude, beliefs and behaviour towardswomen in general.”

Lewis is all for the harshest pun-ishment to be enforced, as soon as theculprit is charged without doubt.

“You can enforce the strictestlaws and it should be a deterrent tothose who value their life at stake, butyou will soon realise that a majorityof the gruesome acts of rape, stemsfrom simply this singular belief ‘ENTI-TLEMENT’.”

Where did he get this thought inthe first place? “Most of it starts athome. Our parents are the first influ-encers and teachers of our life. Mostof our beliefs, stems from how we areraised and we accept our parents’ beliefas our own which in turn is the col-

lective belief of a society nuanced byculture and religion. For the youngboy, a patriarchal and misogynisticbelief system gives him privilegesand entitlement so why would hequestion his vested interests of thispower equation! He will not, no mat-ter what his school and education sys-tem teach him thereafter!”

In the context to current times,people need to “expose the superficial-ity of our culture where on one handwe worship our goddesses for theirstrength and power then in the samebreathe we look at the woman on thestreet and think she is weak and shouldserve me because that’s her role in soci-ety.”

“Whilst we need stricter laws, fasttrack courts, sensitivity of police andsociety towards victims in not mak-ing them feel guilty or responsible forit, what's even more important is notto teach the daughters of India how todress or avoid provocation, but ratherto teach the sons of India, that womenare equal and they are ‘NOT ENTI-TLED ANYMORE’.”

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As the area reverberated withthe sound of Nooran Sisters

singing Allah Waleyan Di Jugni,it became evident why scholarsconnect the term sufi to safi(meaning pure). The vibe at DLFMall of India’s open space wassurreal as the audience swayed insync with the hypnotic tunesunder the moonlit sky. Theevening balanced mysticism withnew-age sounds as the duo’ssinging playlist ranged from pop-ular Sufi Kalams and Punjabi folkto some Bollywood numbers.

Their powerful rustic vocalsand a mesmerising Sufi singingprowess appeal across differentage groups have made Jyothi andSultana Nooran universalfavourites. The two credit theirentire success to their father, withwhom their relationship hasn’tchanged a bit since childhood. “Afather remains a father. He hasbeen our teacher and still watch-es our whole performance andscolds us too if need be,” saysJyoti and laughs.

Making a living as a musiciancan be tough especially for inde-pendent artists. And who knowsthis better than the NooranSisters? Jyoti says, “If we talkabout success in any field of art,if youngsters channelise theirenergy towards their work appro-priately, success will certainly kisstheir feet. There is no place forlaziness. All you need is passionand dedication.”

From performing at theDhaka International Folk Fest, tomastering the Sham Chaurasiagharana music and making adebut in Bollywood playbacksinging, the sisters have hadquite a journey. Of course, a lothas changed along the way. “Asartists, we have grown a lot. Werecognise our efforts and want tosustain them. If we talk aboutchanges, of course, the musicpatterns have evolved to keeppace with people’s music prefer-ences. Different genres havecome up and each one has itsown importance. For us, variousremixes of our independentalbums will continue to be made.

And not to forget, it has beenquite a transition from classicalsinging to Bollywood music,”says Sultana.

She feels that composers inthe Hindi music industry todayare well aware of their style andtaste of singing. “They havenever stopped us from singingwith gusto. The composition ismade according to our tone andtenor. We have always felt greatsinging for Bollywood films. Wehave sung simpler genres infilms but that does not changeour forte as independent classi-cal artists. And all our songsinspire us to create more happymusic. Memories fromBollywood have been special,”adds Jyoti.

With the rise in hip hop andrap culture, it might seem thatSufi and classical singing are los-ing their charm. “How can an artform that represents spiritualitybe lost?” questions Jyoti and

adds that Sufi has various stylesand variations, which make itlively and evergreen. Sultanaadds, “Sufi can never lose itscharm. It is like smoke fromincense sticks which keepsspreading even after the flame issnuffed out and spreads its scentthroughout. And Western musicis like a candle, which stopsspreading light after a whiff ofair. Also, those who know theessence of Sufi, make sure theymaintain its traditions and val-ues intact. They want others toget connected to music too. SoSufi can never die.”

The sisters have added var-ious Western instruments intheir music compositions butexploring a new genre is stillawaited. “Instruments do notchange with genres. Changes inthe instrumentational complex-ity are related to the number ofartists contributing to that style,”says Sultana.

Jogen Chowdhury quotes Picasso,“Everything that you can imag-ine is real.” This resonates very

much in his new series of works.Elegance and style define his

human figures embodied in Reverieand Reality at Emami Art in Kolkata,which have been curated by RanjitHoskote. His drawings have a frag-ile yet an intrinsic element whichmakes way for some grace. The aes-thete with an epicurean eye, RichaAgarwal, director of Emami Art, hastaken two years to put together thisepic show.

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gerated limbs, fingers and torsoes,and natural expressions which arefluid in their infinitely curious con-tours. The 80-year-old doyen of artssays, “When I began drawing someyears ago, I had a strong urge to cre-ate something new and originalwithout imitating the West. But Ididn’t want to fall back on Indianart’s appropriations, which are aboutancient India and its heritage. Iwanted an individual definitionthat would determine my art and itsconventions. Be it the people I sawon the street, their mannerisms,their peculiarities or their strangeexpressions, for me, observation andthe passion to translate these peo-ple onto my work became my bestpastime.”

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ality in Jogen’s work, in which eroti-cism breathes from every pore.Through thin, wiry lines, and ascreen of darkness, he creates aromanticised imagery revelling ininherent satire. He says, “I used togaze for long at Picasso’s women. Iliked how he presented his idea ofromantic longing through theirmany expressions. I have always feltthat when we draw or paint a

woman or a man, there should bean unpredictable element in what weare creating.”

But he is sensitive towards thewomen that punctuate this oeuvreas they have a strength of character.And the Marwari couples that hecreates have about them a sculpton-ic intensity and ingenuity. “I havealways looked at the sculptures of

Michaelangelo and Picasso and feltthat I must bring sculpted weightinto my human figures. But unlikePicasso, I have woven sympathy andadmiration in my female formstoo. The facial features and the fig-ures are very important. Perhaps, alittle appreciation,” he says.

At his home in Kolkata, his liv-ing room is filled with drawings of

his wife, tall and slender with finefeatures, which affirm the truth thatmany of his images are a reflectionof her. When asked about his pas-sion for drawing, he says, “From 17,I started keeping sketchbooks andusing them as references. I also hadthis habit of working on an imageand creating shadows of cross hatch-ing to add an expression of heavi-

ness or roundedness to a body, orbreast, stomach or even limbs. Byadding texture and volume, I wascreating forms that were intriguingas well as interesting.”

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belonged to the famed mentorWilliam Hayter’s class. His love for

classical European art echoes in hispainting of a still life framed in anold master style. When you look atsome of them in the show, youwould know that his still livesbreathe through the Indian gar-dens. The fruits either single or intwos and threes have a bulbousvivid colouring, which combinesgrounding earth tones and enliv-en primary, fleshy colours.

It is his unique synthesis of theindigenous and the exotic, hisabsorbing of the heights attainedby European modernists, and

simultaneously achieving theintrinsic roots crucial to art, thathighlights the importance of therudiments of the history of art.

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To move from one image toanother is to partake of art histo-ry simultaneously. In his manyportraits, we realise that paintingfor Jogen is a synthesis, a crucialstep and a culmination of two greattraditions — Western art andIndian idioms and conceptualisa-tion.

A rare masterpiece is Womanwith a Necklace. “My charactersbelong to my own choreography,”states he. The feminine mystique iscrystal clear — be it the long hair,the almond-shaped eyes, the pen-cil-thin lips or the sinuous curves,everything combines to create anaura.

“The characters, temperamentand manners that I observe in thepeople around me are fascinating.I portray them from a personal per-spective. In my characterisation ofpeople, I crossed the boundaries ofrealistic representation and let myimagination take over,” he affirmsand adds, “Drawing is like music,it must flow and be fluid. If an artistcannot draw, there is no music!”

Walking into a Broadway theatreat show time is something

special — the electricity, the excitedmurmurs, the shared anticipation.But, it turns out, walking into anempty Broadway theatre can be justas fun.

A newly launched tour of theHudson Theatre offers a rare chanceto wander around the interior ofBroadway’s oldest theatre and hearsome of the fascinating stories thathave happened over its 116 years.

“I would encourage you to baskin the rare moment of being in aBroadway theatre by yourself with noother audience members,” says tourleader Tim Dolan, moments beforeopening the Hudson’s inner doors.

Over the next 90 minutes, Dolanweaves real stories about HudsonTheatre veterans like BarbraStreisand, Louis Armstrong andElvis with historical events like thesinking of the Titanic and theIroquois Theatre fire of 1903 inChicago.

“The stories are crazy. Across allboards — tragedy, American histo-ry, TV and film, pop icons, and thenBroadway, of course, which I’mobsessed with,” Dolan says after thetour.

Dolan, an actor who has per-formed on Broadway, off-Broadway,cruise ships, national tours — andwho had one line on an episode ofBoardwalk Empire that he’s happy todeliver when prompted — runs theBroadway Up Close tour company,which prides itself on hiring work-ing actors and stage managers forauthenticity.

Dolan has partnered with theHudson’s owner, the AmbassadorTheatre Group, to let him bring toursinto the theatre during lulls betweenshows. He uses an iPad filled withperiod photos and video clips tobring the place alive.

While there are other walkingtours of Broadway — and one thatalso can get you inside a theatre —none match Broadway Up Close’sability to mix history and architec-tural knowledge and convey it froma performer’s perspective. Wheneverhe can, Dolan will also get his tourgroup up onto the Hudson’s stage, avery rare feat.

Highlights of the tour includewandering the 100-foot green mar-ble lobby, admiring the turquoise,orange and mauve luminescentmosaic tiles by Louis ComfortTiffany and spotting the ghost lighton the stage. You’ll learn that the bestseats cost just $2 when the theatreopened in 1903, and you’ll find outwhy women’s theatre bathrooms areso crowded today.

The tour takes you to the orches-tra seats, up into the balcony and intoa private bar area. Dolan showsphotos of the empty top two floors,which once housed a family and arenow sealed off from the rest of thetheatre. Dolan’s infectious energy,insight and handle on history makesthe tour a Broadway visit must-do.

To find his stories, Dolan hasscoured the Library of Congress, TheShubert Archive, The Museum of the

City of New York, The New YorkPublic Library for the PerformingArts, memoirs and biographies. Hefilters it through his own show busi-ness life. “I’m going to try and makeyou understand how I look at a build-ing like this,” he says.

The 977-seat Hudson was builtby theatre producer Henry Harris,who perished aboard the Titanic. Hiswidow, Rene, who was the lastTitanic passenger to be rescued,managed the Hudson for another 20years, staging more than 90 plays.

Among them was the 1929 musi-cal revue Hot Chocolates, noteworthyfor music by Thomas Waller and forlaunching the career of a then little-known Louis Armstrong, who stolethe show with his singing of Ain’tMisbehavin’.

The Hudson operated as a the-atre on and off until 1960, with shows

starring some of the biggest namesin show business, including EthelBarrymore, Douglas Fairbanks,Sidney Lumet, Mae West, LenaHorne and Maureen Stapleton. ThePrice Is Right with Bob Barker onceoriginated from the Hudson, andAmerican Idol auditions have beenheld on its stage.

After 1960, it narrowly escapeda wrecking ball four times — the exis-tence of a family in the top floorsprobably helped — and went throughmany hands and incarnations,including stints as a radio and TVstudio, burlesque theatre and pornmovie house.

Jack Paar’s variety show wasbroadcast from the Hudson and itwas where Streisand made her firstTV appearance. Steve Allen’s showwas housed at the Hudson for a time,and he was responsible for an infa-mous episode in which Elvis sangHound Dog to a real hound dog.You’ll also see what Jake Gyllenhaal— who reopened the Hudson in aribbon-cutting ceremony in 2017 —left as a permanent mark: His hand-written notes of a Stephen Sondheimlyric have been turned into a neonsign at one of its bars.

As an actor, Dolan can explaintechnical stage details, from the waybackdrops move to the staggeringprice each production pays to geteverything loaded into the theatre.He reveals that actors carefully listento the number of coughs in the audi-ence — a sure sign of boredom. Andif you’re the kind of person who daresto record a show on your phone, hewarns you that his fellow actors canspot the tiny red light and will tell anusher.

“We see everything,” he jokes.“We pretend we don’t but we’rewatching everything you do.”

Dolan hopes his tour can demys-tify Broadway and reveal the rich his-tory of buildings we often enter with-out much thought. Ultimately, he’s aBroadway fan and wants more peo-ple to want to come back and see ashow.

“We need to make them feel con-nected and feel a part of it,” he saysafter his latest customers spill out intoTimes Square.

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Spin king Nathan Lyon snared five wick-ets, including dangerous half-centurymakers Shan Masood and Asad Shafiq,

as Australia wore down a stubborn Pakistanto clinch the second Test and wrap up theseries 2-0 Monday.

Pakistan resumed day four of the day-night match on a precarious 39 for threewith Masood not out 14 and Shafiq on eightafter being bowled out for 302 in their firstinnings and forced to follow on.

It followed Australia’s mammoth 589for three declared, built around DavidWarner’s exceptional 335 not out — the 10thhighest Test score of all time.

Needing another 248 to force Australiato bat again and avoid a second successiveinnings defeat, they had a decent crack butwere eventually all out for 239 with thehome team claiming victory by an inningsand 48 runs.

It was Australia’s sixth consecutive winin a pink ball Test — four of them atAdelaide — with every day-night Testplayed so far since the concept was intro-duced in 2015 producing a result.

“Really happy. Barring few slip-ups inthe field yesterday, we played excellent crick-et in the last two matches,” said Australiacaptain Tim Paine.

Lyon was Australia’s saviour, finishingwith 5-69 on a lifeless pitch that offered lit-tle for the home side’s fast bowlers, who weremade to toil.

It was his 16th five-wicket haul and hisfirst against Pakistan, who have lost all fourTests they have played this year after two

defeats to South Africa in January.Defeat continued Pakistan’s appalling

record in Australia, where they have nowcrashed in 14 consecutive Tests.

“I would like to congratulate Australiaand especially David Warner,” said Pakistanskipper Azhar Ali.

“We have been beaten by a better team.We will take some positives from here. Asa bowling unit, we need to control the scor-ing rate.”

At least they offered some resistance onMonday, with Masood, who models him-self on England’s Alastair Cook, playing

some glorious strokes as he assumed a lead-ership role after Babar Azam and captainAzhar Ali fell cheaply on Sunday evening.

His sixth Test 50, in his 17th Test,arrived with a boundary off Lyon, his sixthfour, before he chipped the spinner to mid-off on 68 where Mitchell Starc collected aneasy catch.

Shafiq, who has 12 Test hundreds to hisname, proved to be Masood’s equal andbrought up his 25th half-century with a sin-gle off Josh Hazlewood.

But Lyon struck again, with Shafiq get-ting a thin edge to a flighted ball that car-ried to Warner at slip and he was gone for57.

Lyon then removed Iftikhar Ahmed,caught at short leg by Labuschagne for a bat-tling 27, before trapping surprise first-innings century-maker Yasir Shah lbw for13.

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��5���Uttar Pradesh batsman Priyam Garg will leaddefending champions India in next year’s Under-19ICC Cricket World Cup after the BCCI on Mondaynamed him captain of a 15-member squad for the tour-nament to be held in South Africa.

The All-India Junior Selection Committee pickedthe squad for the tournament to be held from January17 to February 9.

The 19-year-old Garg, a right handed top-orderbatsman, has a first-class double hundred and a ListA century to his name.

He was a part of the India C team that finishedrunner-up in the Deodhar Trophy. He hit a 74 in thefinal against India B last month.

In the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season, Garg was thesecond-highest run-scorer for Uttar Pradesh with a tallyof 814 at an average of 67.83. This performance alsofetaured two hundreds, including a career-best 206.

Another player to watch out for would be 17-year-old Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jaiswal became the youngest tohit a List A double-century during the Vijay HazareTrophy for Mumbai. He averaged 112.80 with threehundreds and a fifty during the season.

The 13th edition of the U-19 World Cup will beplayed among 16 teams, split into four groups.

India are placed in Group A with first-time qual-ifier Japan, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. The top twoteams from each group will qualify for the SuperLeague stage.

India is the most successful team in the tourna-ment, having won four titles till date.

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when they returned and with thelights on it didn’t take long to finishoff the tail, with Hazlewood clean-bowling Mohammad Rizwan for 45and Mohammad Abbas run out.

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Lionel Messi delivered a majorboost to Barcelona’s La Ligatitle hopes by scoring a late

winner in a 1-0 victory at AtleticoMadrid on Sunday.

Messi is the favourite to wina record-breaking sixth Ballond’Or and he came up trumps againfor Barca at the WandaMetropolitano, where an evencontest looked destined to finishgoalless.

“In matches that are close andintense, having Leo is always a bigadvantage,” said Barcelona coachErnesto Valverde.

The Argentinian’s 86th-minute strike, after a neat one-twowith Luis Suarez, keeps Barcelonalevel on points with Real Madridat the top of the table while leav-ing Atletico with a mountain toclimb if they are to rejoin the race.

“It’s important for the threepoints but also for the mental side,”said Valverde. “It sends us into theChristmas period with confi-dence.”

Atletico now sit six pointsadrift of both Real and Barca, withthose two also having a game inhand which will be played out inthe season’s first Clasico at theCamp Nou on December 18.

It means Atleti could conceiv-ably head into the Christmasbreak nine points off the lead, a sig-nificant gap, particularly consid-ering they will have to play awayagainst both Barca and RealMadrid in the second half of theseason.

“We need points,” saidAtletico coach DiegoSimeone. “We are not farfrom them but we are wor-ried. I am happy with theway we are playing butI will not smile at thatbecause that does notbring us points.”

A n t o i n eGriezmann was whistledon his return to his for-mer club, whom he leftfor 120 million euros($132.3 million) to joinBarcelona in the close sea-son, while toy rats weredropped on the plaque thatstill bears hisname out-side thestadium.

B u tM e s s iscored his 12thgoal of the season andsixth in his last five games.He has now 25 in 27 inthe league againstAtletico although thiswas his first at theWanda Metropolitano.

Barcelona were for-tunate not to be reducedto 10 men in the secondhalf when Gerard Piqueescaped a second yellowcard for a late challenge onAlvaro Morata.

Thomas Partey shouldhave scored after the inter-val but opted to passwhile Suarez wasgenerous too,shooting straightat Jan Oblak.

Atletico wentclose with 20 min-utes left but AngelCorrea’s drive wascleared by Sergi Roberto, with TerStegen beaten.

Barca pressed on and withfour minutes left, Messi deliveredthe game’s defining moment.

Thomas Lemar’s crossfieldball was cut out and on the break,Messi drifted in from the right,

past two tired Atleticodefenders. He bouncedthe ball off Suarez andsteered the ball into

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Joe Root could not hide his delight aftera masterful 226 ended his run drought

and gave England a much-needed boostin the second Test against New Zealandon Monday as they ended day fourbelieving they can square the series.

It took a five-wicket haul for the tire-less Neil Wagner to bring England’s firstinnings to an end at476, a lead of 101.

New Zealandopeners Jeet Raval(nought) and TomLatham (18) were outearly in their secondinnings.

But after being 28for two, New Zealand’smost skilled batsmenKane Williamson (37)and Ross Taylor (31) pre-vented further damage.

At stumps, New Zealandwere 96 for two and needing tobat late into the final day althoughrain may yet have the last wordwith further showers forecastfor today.

“It felt good,” a beamingRoot said as he put a stream oflow scores behind him.

“Once I got in and had the bitbetween my teeth I wanted tomake it a real big one and try and

get us in a position where we can forcea result in this game.

“I know there’s a bit of weatheraround but you just never know. It’ll beone big last push from everyone to tryand come away with a levelled-upseries.”

Root said it had been a frustrationmore than a worry that he had gone 14Test innings without a century but hisreturn to form gave him confidence.

“It’s nice to get back to scoring somebig runs,” he said.

“I found a reallygood rhythm outthere, felt pretty com-fortable and I just

wanted to keep going.“It’s been a while

since I’ve had that amountof time out in the middle and

you get really hungry for it.”It was Root’s third double hun-

dred, his longest innings in termsof time and balls faced and it endedjust 28 runs short of his best 254against Pakistan three years ago.

He had partnerships of 177with Rory Burns for the third wick-et and 193 for the sixth-wicket withOllie Pope.

The 21-year-old Pope, in onlyhis fourth Test, progressed to 75

before his valuable contributionended with an edge to yet another

Wagner bouncer.

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Cricketer-turned-com-mentator Sanjay

Manjrekar believes MSDhoni’s leadership is one ofthe greatest assets forChennai Super Kings, addingthat if the wicketkeeper-bats-man can replicate last sea-son’s performance, it wouldaugur well for the team innext edition of the IndianPremier League.

In last edition of theIPL, where CSK finishedas runners-up, Dhoniscored 416 runs at anaverage of 83.20 in the15 matches he played.

Besides the formerIndian captain, CSKboasts of having expe-rience in their sidewith the likes of Faf duPlessis, Shane Watsonand Suresh Rainabeing there in the team.

“CSK have alwayshad senior players in theirsquad, they have Faf DuPlessis and Shane Watson at

the top, they have got playerslike Ambati Rayudu andSuresh Raina at the middle,so a backup middle orderbatsman would be a goodidea for them,” Manjrekarsaid while speaking at StarSports show Game plan.

“Dhoni loves to takethese chances with ageingplayers, his leadership even-tually makes a difference andif he can replicate last season’sperformance, it would begreat for the team,” he added.

The auctions for nextyear’s IPL are slated to beheld on December 19 inKolkata and one of thelads who will be watchedout will be Virat Singh.The middle-order bats-

man from Jharkhandwas one of the standout

performers in SyedMushtaq AliTrophy. In 10matches, Viratscored 343 runs atan average of57.17.

Even in the

Vijay Hazare Trophy, he fin-ished with a strike rate above100. The 21-year-old alsoshowed glimpses of his talentin the Deodhar Trophy too,playing a game-changing 76while batting alongside AxarPatel for India C againstIndia B.

“If you look at hisDeodhar trophy numbers, he(Virat Singh) is averaging at80 and still striking at 101and if he is able to do that ina 50-over format, you knowhe has got the fire power toplay the 20-over match,” saidformer India opener AakashChopra.

“Most of the IPL teamswant an Indian batsman whocan bat at the position of 5, 6or 7 which is a tough place tobat as youngsters tend tostruggle at that position,” headded.

According to Aakash,Virat could be bought for ahefty amount by any of thefranchises when they meet atthe auction in Kolkata laterthis month.

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