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NEW DELHI
2 CITY DELHI
AAP seeks campaigning ban on Shah tears into Kejriwal on latter’s home turf
Minister confi dent about BJP’s prospects of forming govt. in Delhi with ‘full majority’
Shah for tweeting ‘fake’ videos Jatin Anand
New Delhi
Union Home Minister Amit
Party also asks CEO to fi le FIR against BJP MP for calling Arvind Kejriwal ‘terrorist’ Shah, during his fi rst ap
pearance on Chief Minister
Staff Reporter process tomorrow.” Arvind Kejriwal’s home turf
New Delhi <
> The BJP has been
continuously using The party also fi led a of New Delhi Assembly con
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) objectionable complaint with the CEO, stituency this election sea
on Wednesday said that its Delhi, against BJP MP Par son, accused Mr. Kejriwal of
language against
delegation had met Election vesh Sahib Singh, stating being the “biggest liar” he
Arvind Kejriwal and
Commission (EC) offi cials to that Mr. Singh allegedly had seen in his public life.
fi le a complaint and de by calling him a called Mr. Kejriwal a Speaking at a meeting at
mand a 48hour campaign terrorist, the BJP has “terrorist”. B.K. Dutt Colony, located
ing ban on Home Minister insulted the two The party has requested near Lodhi Road, which is
Amit Shah. The party said crore people of Delhi the CEO to lodge of an FIR home to a signifi cant popu
that Mr. Shah and several Sanjay Singh against the BJP MP and also lation of Hindu refugees
AAP MP
other BJP leaders had circu ban him from campaigning from Pakistan in addition to
lated “fake” videos of Delhi for the Delhi Assembly government employees,
government schools to “de language against Delhi Chief AAP to the Chief Election election. Mr. Shah raised issues rang
fame” the people of Delhi. Minister Arvind Kejriwal Commissioner. Meanwhile, the Chief Mi ing from India’s partition in
“An FIR should be fi led and by calling him a terro Later, addressing a press nister wrote on Twitter, 1947 to the alleged physical
against people who have rist, BJP has insulted the two conference, Mr. Singh said, “For fi ve years, I worked day assault of former Delhi
posted the fake videos and crore people of Delhi,” Mr. “Many parents [of students] and night for Delhi. I sacrif Chief Secretary Anshu Pra Amit Shah and BJP candidate from New Delhi constituency, Sunil Yadav, during a rally at
Amit Shah for tweeting the Singh said. have decided to fi le a ₹ 100 iced everything for the peo kash at Mr. Kejriwal’s resi B.K. Dutt Colony on Wednesday. SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA *
same. All these tweets, “Impose a ban on cam crore defamation case ple of Delhi. After joining dence last year.
which are defaming Delhi paigns by Amit Shah and against Amit Shah for de politics, I faced many diffi The Home Minister also heen Bagh. If that is the regard.
and insulting the children of MPs [Gautam Gambhir, faming the education sys culties so that the people’s raised the issues of the Ram case, how will you make “If the people of 35 As
Delhi, should be deleted,” Hans Raj Hans, Parvesh Sa tem of Delhi, teachers, pa lives could improve. In re Mandir, the ongoing prot Delhi secure? Only Naren semblies vote for us, we will
AAP MP Sanjay Singh said. hib Singh] for violating the rents and students. We have turn, the Bharatiya Janata ests at Shaheen Bagh and dra Modi can do that,” Mr. form the government. But
“BJP has been continu Model Code of Conduct,” talked to many parents and Party is calling me a terro the arrest of Sharjeel Imam. Shah said. here, if you defeat Kejriwal,
ously using objectionable read a letter submitted by they said they will begin the rist today... It is very sad.” “If you talk about the dis Talking about the “un you, as a single constituen
integration of Mother India, kept” promises made by come to Kejriwal’s consti cy, will accomplish what 35
we will ensure you go be the government, Mr. Shah tuency to remind people of others can,” he said further.
EC notice to Citing violations, poll panel issues hind bars... Kejriwal had
asked me why I did not, as
said that the Aam Aadmi
Party national convenor’s
his promises today,” Mr.
Shah told a gathering at a
The people of New Delhi
constituency, he added,
BJP for ad the Home Minister, ensure usual retort was that lies local public park here. had “the remote” which
Special Correspondent
reminder: follow model code that Sharjeel Imam went to
jail. Now I have done it.
Now tell me when you will
were not only being spread
about him, but also the na
tional capital.
Exuding confi dence
about the BJP’s prospects of
forming a government in
could “change the face of
the whole city.”
Referring to the alleged
NEW DELHI sanction the prosecution of Delhi “with full majority”, assault of former Delhi
The Election Commission Political parties told to reiterate instructions to candidates those involved in the JNU ‘Delhi will teach lesson’ Mr. Shah claimed his visits Chief Secretary Anshu Pra
(EC) on Wednesday issued a sedition case,” he said. “I have never seen a liar as to many Assembly seg kash, Mr. Shah said, “You
notice to the BJP over an ad Special Correspondent “These people have big as Kejriwal in 56 years... ments had given him rea [Mr. Kejriwal] and your le
vertisement that allegedly NEW DELHI spread propaganda against Mark my words, the people sons to believe his party gislators assaulted the Delhi
made false allegations Political parties were on the amended Citizenship of Delhi will teach this [Del was poised to win. Chief Secretary at your offi
against the Congress. Wednesday reminded to fol Act. Even today, [Deputy hi] government a lesson for The people of New Delhi cial house. Is this how you
The BJP has been asked low the Model Code of Con Chief Minister Manish] Siso not keeping the promises constituency, he said, had a treat a government ser
to respond by Friday and duct (MCC) during the Delhi dia says he stands with Sha they had made... I have special role to play in this vant?”
“considering the gravity of Assembly elections, by the
the case” the party was Election Commission of In
asked not to repeat the ad
vertisement till the EC took
a decision in the matter.
dia, which cited “several in
stances of undesirable public
utterances” that are in viola The Election Commission of India offi ce in New Delhi. *
FILE
Javadekar says protesters raising ‘harmful’ slogans
The EC order said that tion of the code.
prima facie, the advertise Writing to all recognised issued various instructions cal parties were asked to reit Union Environment Minister says one has to take legal permission to protest
ment had violated the MCC national and State political on observance of Model erate the instructions to their
provision against criticism parties, the EC said: “During Code of Conduct from time candidates and Special Correspondent Mr. Javadekar, in res won’t take permission and lence erupted. He said the
of political parties or work the general election to the to time [sic].” functionaries. NEW DELHI ponse to a question about just sit, then this refl ects on police were in touch with
ers “based on unverifi ed al Legislative Assembly of Na The EC repeated the in Ahead of the February 8 Union Minister Prakash Java the antiCitizenship them.” the protesters in order to
legations or distortion”. tional Capital Territory [NCT] structions that included that elections, the EC has issued dekar said on Wednesday (Amendment) Act protest at He reiterated an earlier end the demonstration.
It said it had received a of Delhi, several instances of no appeals should be made notices to two BJP leaders, that while people had the Shaheen Bagh, said: “In a statement that the govern “But the kind of speeches
complaint from the Con undesirable public utteranc on caste or communal lines Anurag Thakur and MP Par right to air their opinions democracy, the right to give ment was asked “from both being made there... ‘Assam
gress on Tuesday against es have come to the Commis and no activities that may ag vesh Sahib Singh, for making and protest, certain slogans your opinion and hold prot sides” why the police had ki azaadi’, ‘We don’t trust
the advertisement reading sion’s notice, which are in gravate existing diff erences statements that have the po being raised at demonstra ests is there, but you have to entered Jamia Millia Islamia the Supreme Court’ and slo
“15 saal Congress ki loot” violation of the conditions of or create mutual hatred tential to disturb communal tions in Delhi were harmful take legal permission. If and not gone to Jawaharlal gans for Afzal [Guru]... this
and “5 saal aapke jhoot”. MCC. The Commission had should be attempted. Politi harmony. to the country. some people think they Nehru University when vio is wrong for the country.”
Cong. asks EC to note Modi’s NCC rally speech AAP unveils
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Prime Minister Narendra the Citizenship (Amend The Aam Aadmi Party
Modi’s speech while ad ment) Act to correct “histor (AAP) on Wednesday
dressing the cadets of the ical injustices” and recalled launched ‘Mera vote kaam
National Cadet Corps (NCC). the NehruLiaquat pact to ko, seedhe Kejriwal ko’
Former Maharashtra assert that the law fulfi ls In campaign, under which
Chief Minister Prithviraj dia’s “old promise” to reli the party will try to reach
Chavan told reporters at a gious minorities in neigh out to every voter of Delhi
press conference that Mr. bouring countries. at least two times in the
Modi violated the poll code Criticising Pakistan for con next seven days.
by giving a political speech tinuing to wage proxy wars
at a government function. Narendra Modi at the Annual Prime Minister’s National Cadet against India, he said “Our Four components
“I deplore the Prime Mi Corps Rally in New Delhi on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: PTI *
armed forces won’t need The campaign will have
nister’s speech at the NCC more than 1012 days to de four components — door
rally. I request the EC to take “We have got serious mission from the list of star feat them.” Mr. Modi had al todoor campaigns, jan
it seriously. Just because he questions about the impar campaigners, he said, so said the Jammu and Kash sabhas, nukkad nataks
is the Prime Minister, he tiality of the Election Com “Whatever the BJP does, it is mir problem had been and fl ash mobs, and buzz
cannot violate the rules. He mission,” he added. for the poll panel to take it persistent since Indepen campaigns.
cannot violate the guide Talking about the two BJP up with the BJP leadership. dence with some families A pile of brooms, which is the Aam Aadmi Party’s election symbol, at the party’s headquarters The party has set a tar
lines set by the EC,” Mr. Cha leaders, who have been re We would only like to raise and political parties keeping in New Delhi. SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR
* get of 8,000 jan sabhas
van said. moved by the Election Com the issue of the Prime Minis issues in the region alive. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC and 3,000 nukkad nataks
and fl ash mobs in the city
in the next seven days.
THE HINDU
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2020
DELHI
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PM Modi likely
to hold two
ACB fi les case against Khan Free electricity, water as long as I am in power: CM
He is accused of misappropriating Delhi Waqf Board funds Your vote will give me strength to do more work, he says in video message to voters
mega rallies
Special Correspondent The BJP leader said that Staff Reporter are you? In these days of ris ty bills. They have been able very good.
Press Trust of India New Delhi this resolution was ap New Delhi ing prices, I am ensuring that to cut their electricity bills “I am able to do all this be
new delhi The AntiCorruption Branch proved by the Delhi Finance Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) na you do not face any diffi culty by at least ₹ 2,000₹ 3,000. cause you empowered me
BJP’s highvoltage poll has fi led a case against Aam Minister even though it alleg tional convener Arvind Kejri due to infl ation. So long as I How much was your water with your votes in the pre
campaign in Delhi will in Aadmi Party (AAP) Okhla le edly violated a government wal released a video mes am there, free electricity, bill? Zero? Even ₹ 2,000 vious election. The election
tensify in the coming days gislator Amanatullah Khan memorandum dated June 3, sage on Wednesday in which water, education, health and ₹ 3000 are being saved in wa is on February 8. And I am
with Prime Minister Naren in connection with alleged 2015, as per which the signa he said that as long as he was bus rides will continue.” ter bills,” he added. sure that you pressing the
dra Modi likely to address misappropriation of funds ture of the board’s CEO was in power, free electricity, wa “How much was your Mr. Kejriwal said that the broom button [AAP poll
two mega rallies in the city, and recruitment in the Delhi necessary for such withdra ter, education, health and electricity bill last month? government has provided symbol] on February 8 will
ahead of the February 8 As Waqf Board which he heads. wal of money. bus rides would continue. Zero? Or ₹ 10₹ 20? Many peo good schools and the level of give me strength to do more
sembly elections. A senior ACB offi cial said Mr. Gupta has claimed Th message began: “How ple are getting zero electrici education has also become work for you,” he added.
A senior BJP leader on the case was registered on Amanatullah Khan that after the resolution’s
Wednesday said the rallies the basis of a complaint fi led adoption, the Board issued
are likely to be held on Fe by BJP MLA and Leader of the AAP government. cheques of increased salar
bruary 3 and 4. Campaign Opposition in the Delhi As The BJP alleged that the ies of Imams and Moazzins
ing for the elections will sembly Vijender Gupta in Board had passed a resolu of mosques on April 25.
come to an end at 5 p.m. on mid2019. tion when the model of code At the core of the BJP’s
February 6. “We have registered a of conduct was in place dur grouse was also a hike in
Bihar Chief Minister and case under relevant sections ing the Lok Sabha elections honorarium to Imams in Ja
Janata Dal (United) presi of the Prevention of Corrup in 2019 authorising withdra nuary 2019, from the exist
dent Nitish Kumar will also tion Act,” said the offi cial. wal of money from the bank ing ₹ 10,000 to ₹ 18,000, and
be addressing two joint ral In May last year, the BJP account of the Board that of Moazzins from
lies with BJP chief J.P. Nad lodged a complaint alleging through signatures of any ₹ 9,000 to ₹ 16,000.
da and Union Home Minis that Delhi Waqf Board funds two among: the chairman, a When The Hindu reached
ter Amit Shah, the BJP were being “used for minor member and chief executive out for a reaction, Mr. Khan
leader added. ity appeasement” politics by offi cer (CEO). did not off er a comment.
DELHI TODAY
Talk: Social Scientists in the Civic
Space, an introduction by Arundhati
Virmani, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en
Sciences Sociale (EHESS) – Centre
Norbert Elias, Marseille; and Jean
Boutier, EHESS – Centre Norbert
Elias, Marseille. Keynote address by
Gopal Guru, former Professor,
Centre for Political Science, JNU on
Ethical Reconfi guration of Social Sci
entist and Civic Space. This will be
followed by a talk on “Are Econom
ists Intellectual?” by Alain Trannoy,
Aix Marseille School of Economics,
EHESS at Multipurpose Hall, India In
ternational Centre (IIC), 6:15 p.m.
Talk: Lecture on “Cold War in the
Islamic World: IranSaudi Rivalry” by
Dilip Hiro, author and expert on the
politics of South Asia and the Middle
East. The event will be chaired by
Cmde. C. Uday Bhaskar, Director, So
ciety For Policy Studies at Gulmohar
Hall, India Habitat Centre (IHC), 7
p.m.
Book launch and discussion: Dr.
Anit Mukherjee, Non Resident Fellow
at Brookings India will launch his
book “The Absent Dialogue: Politi
cians, Bureaucrats, and the Military
in India” this evening. This will be
followed by a panel discussion on the
book with the author by Rajeev
Chandrasekhar, Member of Parlia
ment, Gen. V. P. Malik, former Chief
of Army Staff, Sanjay Mitra, former
Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Man
vendra Singh, former Member,
Standing Committee on Defence.
The discussion will be moderated by
Barkha Dutt, Journalist at Seminar
Room, Kamaladevi Complex, India
International Centre (IIC), 6 p.m.
Exhibition: “Shad”, a group paint
ings exhibition by Saurabh Kumar,
Anju Agrawal and Purnima Arora at
Experimental Art Gallery, India Hab
itat Centre (IHC), 11 a.m. 7 p.m.
Exhibition: “Growing Wild”, a solo
show by artist Rajesh Ram, com
prises of recent body of lifesize
bronze sculptures and oil paintings
at Palette Art Gallery, 14, Golf Links,
11 a.m. 7 p.m.
(Mail your listings for this column
at cityeditordelhi@thehindu.co.in)
CM
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an Army veteran’s SUV was
held after a gunfi ght in
A couple was arrested for al
legedly killing a woman and
to see the victim and was
with her in the house. It was
Delhi Police on Wednesday
released photos of 70 people lost vision
Greater Noida early on
Wednesday, offi cials said.
her 13yearold son in north
west Delhi’s Jahangirpuri,
also found that Meenakshi’s
husband was present in Ja
who were allegedly involved
in violence during the anti moves HC
The accused was inter police said on Wednesday. hangirpuri at the time of the CAA protests near Jamia Mil
cepted during a security The accused Pardeep (26) murder, the DCP added. lia Islamia here last month, Staff Reporter
check at ATS roundabout and Meenakshi (26) are resi offi cials said. New Delhi
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Women hold the fort at clock tower AMU VC makes fresh appeal
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Omar Rashid weak” and referring to the lega He meets students but talks remain ‘inconclusive’
LUCKNOW
cies of Rani Lakshmi Bai and Be
SATURDAY, FEB. 01
Loud chants of “CAA ko wapis gum Hazrat Mahal reminded him Special Correspondent
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lo”, “Nari shakti zindabad” and that leadership and initiative Ghaziabad
Godman Modifi ed kilns protect potters from toxic fumes
booked for
New design also ensures consumption of lesser amount of fuel and higher production
alleged rapes
Mohammed Iqbal fumes in huge quantity as well as masonry method of “rat trap
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT JAIPUR high fl ames caused by baking of construction” was used for fabri
CHANDIGARH A technical intervention in the fa earthen pots. cation of kilns, in which the
The Haryana police on brication of pottery kilns has Bharatpurbased Lupin Foun bricks were placed in vertical po
Wednesday booked a self come to the aid of the ‘Kumhar’ dation has taken an initiative for sition instead of the conventional
styled godman for alleged (potter) community in Rajas improvement in conventional horizontal order, creating hollow
rape of two minor girls. than’s Bharatpur district by en kilns with the assistance of the space within the wall.
The police said the ac suring protection against toxic Rural Technology Action Group
cused Laxanand, who runs fumes, consumption of lesser (RuTAG) at Indian Institute of Similar initiative
an ashram in Panchkula dis amount of fuel and high produc Technology, New Delhi. The Ru “The insulation created in this
trict was at large and police tion of earthen pots and utensils. A modifi ed kiln in Rajasthan’s TAG takes up modifi cation of ex manner traps heat in the furnace
teams were out to nab him. The modifi ed furnace has been Bharatpur district. *
isting technology and redesigns and reduces fuel consumption
SHO Neha Chauhan said installed in Unch village of Nad gadgets for adoption by the users by 60%. The results are very en
that two minor girls in bai tehsil. and using tudi, made of vestiges at the grassroots. couraging... A similar initiative
formed the police that the Potters belonging to the Praja of mustard crop, as fuel for heat RuTAG’s senior project assis was earlier taken for modifying
accused repeatedly raped pat clan have traditionally been ing these furnaces. The round tant Davinder Pal Singh told The bangle kilns in Unch village,” Mr.
them at his ashram. fabricating kilns of mud and clay shaped kilns produce smoke and Hindu on Wednesday that the Singh said.
Sena slams
Mumbai
The BhimaKoregaon inqui
ry commission on Wednes
day said it is open to to cross Centre
examine former chief minis
ter Devendra Fadnavis if it Press Trust of India
can shed more light on the Mumbai
case. Attacking the Centre
The commission was for handing over the
hearing two separate pleas: probe into the Elgar
one seeking the Bharatiya Parishad case to the
Janta Party (BJP) leader’s
crossexamination
another which claimed the
and
Devendra Fadnavis
ban naxals’ for the violence,
NIA, the Shiv Sena on
Wednesday accused
the Narendra Modi
Policeman injured in
investigation had been
transferred to the National
but confessed that the riots
were instigated by Hindutva
government of
“interfering” in the stone-pelting in Surat
Investigation Agency (NIA) leaders Sambhaji Bhide and aff airs of “nonBJP”
to hide the Rashtriya Milind Ekbote. Maharashtra. Across the State: Two police motorcycles burnt by protesters in Dhule on Wednesday, and Press Trust of India to block a road by burning
Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) Meanwhile, People’s Re The Sena asked if (right) citizens shout slogans at Golibar Maidan in Pune. VIJAY DONGRE JIGNESH MISTRY
* *
Ahmedabad tyres at Katargam in Su
role in the violence. publican Party leader and the Centre wanted the Road blockades and rat. Protesters also
Justice J.N. Patel, the head MLC Jogendra Kawade on truth to remain Shoumojit Banerjee ice, more than 200 protes The police said no unto stonepelting incidents burned tyres to block the
of the commission, “We are Wednesday fi led a statement uncovered. “India is a Pune ters were detained from ward incident was reported. marked the Bharat Ahmedabad Rajkot na
going to call all those per before the commission union of States. Every More than 250 people from Swargate, Sarasbaug, Kondh In contrast, in the bandh Bandh, called by various tional highway at Kerala
sons — whether a former blaming the RSS for its role State has its own various organisations, in wa, Golibar Maidan and oth was marked by stray inci organisations to protest village, causing a huge
chief minister or anybody in the violence. The MLC rights and pride. The cluding the Bahujan Kranti er parts of the city. dents of stonepelting and the Citizenship (Amend traffi c jam near Bavla
else — if by doing so we are said Mr. Ekbote and Mr. Centre forcing its way Morcha (BKM) and the Bahu Zameer Momin of the Ba vandalism in other parts of ment) Act (CAA), in Guja town in Ahmedabad dis
able to throw more light on Bhide were closely associat is inviting instability,” jan Mukti Party, were de hujan Mukti Party said, the State. In Shirpur in Dhule rat on Wednesday. trict. Over a dozen protes
the case.” ed with the RSS, and the al the Sena said in an tained in Pune for allegedly “Nearly 300 protesters were district, a State transport bus An assistant subin ters were detained and
The commission was leged plot to assassinate editorial in its mouth fl outing prohibitory orders detained in Pune. The shut was damaged and two pas spector was injured in Su the traffi c was restored,
hearing a petition fi led by Prime Minister Narendra piece, Saamana. and participating in the Bha down was complete in sever sengers received minor inju rat when a group of the offi cer said.
Dr. Sanjay Lakhe Patil, an in Modi was a means to divert rat Bandh to protest the Citi al parts of the city, including ries. In Akola, the police masked persons pelted Markets remained
tervenor and president of attention from the role of the zenship Amendment Act and Camp, Swargate, Bhawani lathicharged demonstrators stones at police personnel closed in parts of Vadoda
Karmaveer Pratishtan, who RSS in the violence. “The ment of sabotaging the Pune National Register of Citizens. Peth and Kondhwa.” who pelted stones at them. near Madina Masjid in ra, Bharuch and Surat.
has made several pleas, in RSS is more harmful than Police’s investigations. Mr. While stray incidents of Transport remained large In Yavatmal, traders and Limbayat locality, a senior The shutdown had a visi
cluding calling Mr. Fadnavis the naxals. What were the Patil’s application has al vandalism were reported ly unaff ected in Pune, and protesters squared off after police offi cer said. ble impact at Kurchan,
as a witness to be crossexa intelligence agencies doing leged that Mr. Fadnavis from Dhule and Yavatmal educational establishments the latter forced business es The police dispersed Luwara, Palej and other
mined for his “misleading” about the alleged conspira shielded the accused in the districts in Marathwada and functioned as usual. In some tablishments and markets to the crowd with a lathi villages near Bharuch.
statements in the Maharash cy?” he asked. guise of his privileges in the Vidarbha respectively, the places like Hadapsar, where down shutters. In one in charge. Patrolling has In Bhavnagar, 24 Bahu
tra Assembly. Mr. Fadnavis had last Assembly. shutdown evoked a luke the agitators attempted to stance, a shopkeeper hurled been stepped up in the jan Kranti Morcha mem
The petition, fi led on week said the NIA taking ov The commission was set warm response in Pune, So send State transport buses chilli powder at protesters. area, he said. bers were detained when
Monday, claims that in the er the cases was the correct up by the previous govern lapur, Sangli and other parts back to the depot, the police The police resorted to mild At least 70 people were they were appealing peo
statements last year, Mr. decision, and accused the ment under the Commission of western Maharashtra. ensured immediate resump lathi charge to disperse the detained after they tried ple to close their shops.
Fadnavis did not blame ‘ur Maha Vikas Aghadi govern of Inquiry Act, 1955. According to the Pune Pol tion of services. BKM agitators.
RIL lays out road with plastic waste
Company opens 40km road network made with 50 tonne waste in Nagothane
Aditya Anand petrochemicals complex gregates, lower seepage of
Nagothane commissioned in 1989, with water, and lesser erosion, all
A 40km pilot project of road various production units this resulting in reduced
network made with 50 producing polyethelene and abrasion of tyres. The cost of
tonnes of plastic waste has polypropelene, among other a kilometre of a road with
taken shape within Reliance things. The unit records the plastic — 3.5 m wide, 5 cm
Industries Ltd.’s (RIL) Na movement of several topping — costs ₹ 1 lakh less to
gothane township. hundred tankers driving in make as compared to a con
Under its sustainability in and out every day. The ad ventional bituminonly road.
itiative, plastics used by RIL joining residential area is To make this happen, the
in the construction include home to several employees innovation team at RIL mod
endoflife postconsumer and their families. ifi ed a hotmix plant to auto
plastics, such as multilayer The construction of the mate and enhance effi ciency
fi lms used for packaging of model roads at began in May of the process of mixing end
wafers, snacks, fl imsy po 2019 and was completed in oflife plastics with bitumen
lyethylene plastic bags, fl exi A signboard indicating a road just two months. The Raigad and gravel for road construc
ble polyethylene packaging made from plastic waste in area was later witness to tor tion. “R&D teams across our
materials used by ecom Nagothane township. rential rains last season, with manufacturing sites are
merce companies, garbage * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Nagothane alone receiving a striving to improve existing
bags, cling wraps and other record 2,500 mm rainfall. products and processes,”
fl exible plastic products col one of their sustainability “The newlybuilt roads Mr. Shah said.
lected from within the town and circularity initiative pro were submerged under wa One of the major challeng
ship and surrounding areas ject as complete, while com ter for many days, but there es in the business is collec
of Pen taluka. mercially launching the has not been any road ero tion of such plastic. The ex
Vipul Shah, chief operat Waste Plastic to Road initia sion. Fullyloaded trucks ply tended producer
ing offi cer (COO), petro tive. “We will be happy to on these roads daily, but responsibility or EPR, to
chemicals business, RIL, share our experience with there has not been a single make the polluter pay, is
said, “This is part of RIL’s en governments and local bo pothole till date,” Mr. Shah touted as the way forward. A
deavour to instil sustainabili dies across the country to said, pointing to the roads, robust collection system of
ty and circularity concepts help increase the use of end which RIL plans to pitch to such plastic will ensure that
in everything they do. The oflife plastics for such pro the National Highways Auth even types of plastic that do
roads at Nagothane manu ductive purposes. Apart ority of India, municipal bo not fetch waste pickers
facturing division are a proof from being benefi cial to the dies and so on over time as much money, because they
of concept that even endof environment, the use of specifi cations become clear. cannot be recycled, are put
life plastics can be utilised in plastics also enhances the The inclusion of plastics to use for making roads.
a sustainable manner in quality of roads,” Mr. Shah in the road mix has en The writer was on a visit
creating meaningful and said. hanced its durability and to Nagothane at the invita-
useful assets.” The Nagothane manufac strength as also provided su tion of Reliance Industries
Mr. Shah declared phase turing division is part of its perior bonding among ag Ltd.
CM
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IN BRIEF
Prepaid meters may Award for
Kerala Governor reads antiCAA lower power tariff
Kashmiri
journalist
reference to ‘honour CM’s wish’ Delhi, Rajasthan and Odisha take lead
T. RAMAKRISHNAN
Staff Reporter
Bengaluru
Senior journalist from Jam
‘Anti-nationals should
get bullets not biryani’ Arif Mohammed Khan delivers Left government’s policy address in the Assembly CHENNAI mu and Kashmir Yusuf Ja
BENGALURU
Consumers can soon hope meel has been selected for
Joining the bandwagon of Special Correspondent for reduction in electricity the 20192020 PEN Gauri
leaders making controversial
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM bills if they have prepaid Lankesh Award for demo
statements on antiCAA Laying speculation to rest, meters on their premises. cratic idealism.
protesters, Karnataka Kerala Governor Arif Mo This is the crux of a circular “His work in journalism
Tourism Minister C.T. Ravi on hammed Khan on Wednes sent by the Union Power Mi shows an exemplary com
Wednesday said that “anti day delivered the Left Demo nistry to States last week. mitment to professional in
nationals should get bullet cratic Front government’s According to the circular, tegrity and the ideals of de
and not biryani”. He tweeted policy address in the As States have been allowed to mocracy,” reads the
this in support of Union sembly that refl ected its po approach their State Elec Last year, the Ministry issued citation of the award.
Minister Anurag Thakur, who sition and concerns about tricity Regulatory Commis guidelines to convert all PEN South India and
created a stir by asking the the Citizenship (Amend sions (SERC) for reduction meters into smart meters. PEN Delhi have instituted
crowds at a Delhi rally to ment) Act. in power tariff in cases the award “to cherish the
raise “shoot the traitor” The spat between the Go “where prepayment meters The concept is per se idealism and commitment
slogans against antiCAA vernor and the government have been installed.” nothing new as the National of Gauri Lankesh,” the edi
agitators. on the CAA had triggered ru The reduction has been Electricity Policy, even in toractivist murdered in
Annual Gauri memorial mours that he would skip estimated as in such cases, 2005, had stated that the 2017. It carries a purse of ₹ 1
lecture postponed such portions. But he sprang carrying costs will come SERCs should encourage lakh.
BENGALURU a surprise and read out the down, leading to reduced use of prepaid meters. Mr. Jameel has been a
The annual Gauri Memorial controversial paragraph. De requirement of working In September last year, celebrated journalist in
Lecture, supposed to be viating from the prepared capital for the Distribution Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Jammu and Kashmir who
delivered by Dalit leader and policy address, he said it was Companies (Discoms). Kejriwal, while announcing has worked in Urdu and
Bhim Army chief to honour Chief Minister Pin Further, this will eliminate 200 units of free power for English and in print and ra
Chandrashekhar Azad on arayi Vijayan’s wish that he Governor Arif Mohammed Khan delivering the policy address of the Kerala government amid associated costs involved in tenants in Delhi, said the be dio for over three and a
Wednesday in the city was was reading out the para protest by United Democratic Front MLAs in the Assembly on Wednesday. S. MAHINSHA *
meter reading, billing and nefi ciaries could opt for pre half decades starting from
cancelled and postponed graph. collection. paid meters. In Rajasthan, early 1980s. He has worked
indefinitely. Mr. Azad was
recently detained in
Hyderabad and sent back to
“Our citizenship can nev
er be on the basis of religion
as this goes against the grain
UDF MLAs attempt to block Khan From the consumers’
point of view, the arrange
ment would allow them to
the installation of prepaid
meters for temporary sup
ply has been provided by
with various publications
starting from Urdu daily Af-
tab and later with The Tele-
Delhi, when he had gone to of secularism, which is part pay at their own conve the Jaipur Discom in the graph, BBC, Reuters, Time
the city to take part in anti
CAA protests. However, the
of the basic structure of our Tumultuous start to 18th session of the Kerala Assembly nience, requirement and terms and conditions for and The Asian Age. He was
Constitution,” the address consumption. supply of electricity. In Od awarded the International
lecture was cancelled due to
said. Special Correspondent er. They shouted slogans the Opposition to make way The Union Ministry has isha, the government has Press Freedom Award from
his illhealth, sources in the
Gauri Memorial Trust said.
“Our constitutional values Thiruvananthapuram against the citizenship law for Mr. Khan went unheed also fi xed the time frame of decided to have prepaid me Committee to Protect Jour
have to be protected in their The start of the 18th session and the proposed national ed. Eventually, Mr. Sreera six months for implement ters at its offi ces initially. nalists in 1996. In Septem
17 hurt as firecracker hits form and content. The form of the Kerala Assembly on population and citizenship makrishnan signalled the ing its directive through ap As for Tamil Nadu, the ber 1995, a cameraperson
crowd at Kerala temple er devoid of the latter will Wednesday saw the Con registers. They gheraoed the House wardens to clear the propriate changes in the re authorities are for the im was killed and Mr. Jameel
KOCHI make our democracy an gressled United Democratic Governor and accused the passage for the Governor. levant regulations or orders. plementation of the concept injured when the former
At least 17 people, including empty shell, which, I hope, Front (UDF) Opposition tak government of capitulating They formed a wall between The Central govern in a phased manner. opened a letter bomb ad
women and children, were will not be allowed by the pe ing the unusual step of at to him. Mr. Khan and his entourage ment’s initiative, which At present, the Tamil Na dressed to Mr. Jameel.
injured when a piece of a ople of India.” tempting to block Governor Chief Minister Pinarayi Vi and the protesting legisla seeks to provide relief to du Generation and Distribu “In the context of rising
powerful cracker accidentally Arif Mohammed Khan from jayan and Speaker P. Sreera tors. The wardens pushed consumers, is in tune with tion Corporation is working insurgency in the Kashmir
fell among them during a Opposition’s slogans delivering the government’s makrishnan fl anked Mr. the MLAs aside and opened its position. Last year, the on providing four lakh Valley in the late eighties
pyrotechnic display at a The opposition United De policy address. Khan. They looked on as the a path for Mr. Khan. UDF Ministry issued guidelines “smart meters,” on a pilot and the nineties and the
temple near Tripunithura in mocratic Front confronted The fanfare that heralded Governor faced the protes MLAs crowded the dais and to all States to convert all ex basis in T. Nagar, a locality very complex confl ict sce
Kerala on Wednesday, the
the Governor with slogans the Governor’s entry into ters with folded hands. The tried to shout down Mr. isting consumer meters into of Chennai. nario that has evolved
police said. The incident
and placards demanding the House catalysed Opposi faceoff lasted around eight Khan. “smart meters in prepaid An offi cial of the power since, his work as a repor
occurred during the firework
that the President recall him. tion legislators into action. minutes. All the while, the They stormed out of the mode.” utility clarifi ed that the me ter pioneered fearless and
display at the Nadakkavu Devi
temple around 9 p.m. “Some
They blocked him for 10 mi They trooped to the well of ruling front members re House, accusing the Left De ters, which have been pro candid journalism in Jam
17 people, including women nutes, but he was led to the the House and held aloft pla mained on their feet, watch mocratic Front (LDF) go Nothing new posed by the power utility, mu and Kashmir... His
and children, who suffered podium with a security cor cards demanding that Mr. ing silently, as the police vernment of playing second For the last oneandahalf will not have provision for work shows a deep level of
minor burn injuries in the don and the opposition boy Khan “go back.” band continued to belt out fi ddle to the Governor. Later, years, Union Minister of prepayment, even though social engagement and
incident, have been taken to cotted the address in prot The MLAs crowded the the customary slow march Congress MLA Anwar Sadat State (independent charge) they will do automatic read concern and has contribut
the Kalamassery Medical est. The policy was aisle leading to the Speaker’s tune. complained to the Speaker for Power R.K. Singh has ing of consumption by con ed immensely to the tradi
College Hospital. Their unsparing on its criticism of dais and prevented Mr. Khan Parliamentary Aff airs Mi that the House marshals been calling upon the States sumers and ensure discon tions of fair and courage
injuries are not serious,” a Centre’s economic policies. from proceeding any furth nister A.K. Balan’s request to manhandled him. to go for the prepaid meters nection in the event of ous reportage,” the citation
police officer said. PTI within three years. default in payment of bills. said.
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Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday
‘Email accounts of govt. offi cials hacked’ IN BRIEF
Homoeopathy, Ayurveda to prevent coronavirus: govt.
In observation made at
Bengaluru ....... 11 .55 .22 ..... — ...86 ....*
Chennai .......... ..5 .25 .20 ....82 ...25 ....*
6.00 p.m., Kanpur, Uttar
Pradesh recorded an overall
‘Report on compliance of
Delhi .............. ..8 .24 .23 ..255 .127 ....* air quality index (AQI) score plastic rules by Amazon’
of 350 indicating a
Hyderabad ...... 30 .68 .31 ..169 ...68 ....* dangerous level of NEW DELHI
Kolkata ........... 10 .30 .24 ..109 .224 ....* pollution. In contrast, The National Green Tribunal
Lucknow ......... 12 .23 .86 ..372 .....— ....* Panchkula, Haryana special correspondent widely circulated via the offi the tenets of Homoeopathy. Organisation prescribes no Later in the day, the Minis asked the Central Pollution
Mumbai .......... ..5 .53 .23 ....34 .110 ....* recorded a healthy AQI
Pune............... 82 .24 .22 ....70 ...67 ....* score of 37. New Delhi cial Press Information The Homoeopathy recom medicine or treatment to try modifi ed its advisory but Control Board (CPCB) on
Visakhapatnam 20 .52 .39 ....79 .114 ....* The Ministry of traditional Bureau. mendation came after the deal with an infection and re left the recommendations Wednesday to submit a fresh
Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI)
medicine or AYUSH (Ayurve “Drink Shadang Paniya AYUSH Ministry had a meet commends generic mea largely untouched. “The Mi report on Amazon and
SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, da, Unani, Siddha, Homeo processed water... Store it in ing on Tuesday with the Cen sures such as using an alco nistry of AYUSH is issuing Flipkart’s compliance to the
making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air pathy) on Wednesday issued a bottle and drink it when tral Council for Research in holbased hand rub or soap the advisory as preventive plastic management rules, a
particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues
and monuments.
an “advisory” advocating thirsty,” reads the Ayurveda Homoeopathy to discuss and water. measure and not claiming to day after the CPCB said the
NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by preventive treatment against section of the advisory. how Homoeopathy could be The AYUSH advisory was be a treatment advice for the companies need to collect the
reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. the novel coronavirus strain The advisory also lists pre used to treat a coronavirus issued in the morning and coronavirus infection,” it waste generated in packaging
CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to
from China. The note was ventive steps according to infection. The World Health widely panned on Twitter. noted. their products. PTI
critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause
dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death.
PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes,
nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced
lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature
death in people with heart or lung disease
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10 EDITORIAL DELHI
Time to prioritise education and health
Investment in these areas will create demand in the short run and make the economy more competitive in the long run
tions and the economic security of ly childhood education (age three hospitals.
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Palestinian areas without bringing peace would squeeze demand further in tude of demand creation by meet being is widely recognised but of
Muchkund Dubey a situation of huge demand defi cit. ing just one condition for realising ten forgotten when it comes to
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or any peace process to be successful, the fi rst Some of the economists in the this objective, i.e. employment of making investment in these sec
step is to take all confl icting parties into confi
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n recent months, the govern above category are also advocating teachers. We have arrived at a fi tors. Education has a crucial role
dence. By that standard, U.S. President Donald ment’s macroeconomic policy acceleration of investment in in gure of 5.7 million teachers by tak to play for an individual in gaining
Trump’s peace plan for Israel and Palestine is a failure has acquired a new salience in frastructure. No sensible person ing as the base the total number of employment and retaining em
from the start as the Palestinians rejected it even before the context of reversing the cur will oppose additional eff orts to children going to school from the ployability. If we compare 2011
the proposals were unveiled. The Palestinians believe rent slowdown. The policy cur build infrastructure which conti 2011 Census; adjusting it appro and 2017 data released by the La
rently being pursued is intended nues to remain awfully defi cient in social sectors in India are grossly priately for rate of growth in popu bour Ministry, the gap in educa
that Mr. Trump, whose administration recognised Jeru
primarily to incentivise potential our country. But, while talking underfunded. No mainstream eco lation since then; dividing these tional attainment emerges as the
salem as Israel’s capital in 2017, is not an impartial ne investors by facilitating easeofdo about infrastructure, these econo nomist or policymaker has come numbers by the pupilteacher ra single most important factor sepa
gotiator between the two sides. And the plan Mr. ingbusiness and making large mists mean only physical infras out with a suggestion for enhanc tios fi xed for each level of school rating the gainers from the losers
Trump unveiled on Tuesday in the White House seems scale concessions to the corporate tructure and that too only large ing expenditures in these sectors. ing; and deducting from it the of the higher rate of growth during
to be confi rming Palestinian concerns. Mr. Trump has sector. In this context, the govern projects in the fi eld of transport On the contrary, they have made number of teachers currently em this period.
thrown his weight behind the twostate solution. But to ment is taking credit for the rela and energy. They hold no brief for expenditure in social sectors con ployed, obtained from the Unifi ed Health and education have
achieve the solution, the plan overly favours the Israeli tively higher, though by no means investment in human infrastruc ditional upon higher rate of District Information System for been widely recognised as public
positions and demands excessive concessions from the spectacular, fl ow of foreign private ture, particularly in education and growth. Most mainstream econo Education data. (As there is no goods. In most developed and sev
capital and the progress of India in health. Besides, we must remem mists and policymakers also be fi xed pupilteacher ratio for chil eral developing countries, these
Palestinians. According to the plan, Israel can annex
the easeofdoingbusiness rank ber that investment in physical in lieve that public expenditure in so dren in the 36 years age group, we services are either provided or are
the Jordan Valley as well as the Jewish settlements on ings. Further, tax concessions gi frastructure is not as labourinten cial sectors can only have a long have assumed a ratio of 10:1). heavily subsidised by the state. Un
the West Bank. It also recognises Jerusalem as the “un ven to the corporate sector in the sive as that in other sectors and term impact on growth, and what The recruitment of 5.7 million fortunately, in India, we fi nd the
divided capital” of Israel, while the Palestinian capital last budget are estimated at more that largescale projects in this is now needed is macroeconomic additional teachers over a period opposite trend of the state with
could come up in the eastern outskirts of the city. It pro than ₹ 1.40 lakh crore. fi eld have long gestation periods. policies which can have imme of, say, fi ve years, can create huge drawing from the provision of
poses to enlarge Gaza and swap the Arabpopulated Besides these, the remaining diate or very shortterm impact. scale demand. And, this is only these services and consequently
towns in southeast Israel with Palestine for parts of the limitations on foreign investment Social sectors and demand This belief is deeply fl awed, as it one factor essential for universalis their rapid privatisation. In fact,
are being relaxed or removed. In Abhijit Banerjee, a cowinner of can be demonstrated that in ing quality school education. the government has a wellen
West Bank. In eff ect, the Palestinians would lose rough
the process, the conditions laid the Nobel Prize in Economics, has creased public expenditure in so There is also a large gap between trenched policy of encouraging
ly 30% of the West Bank, their claim to Jerusalem and down for these investments to been one of the few economists cial sectors in the magnitudes re requirement of infrastructure in privatisation in both health and
the right to return of refugees. In return, they will get an serve social objectives and help in making a case for transferring in quired for meeting the the schools and that available and education. But, privatisation in
independent state in a shrunken West Bank and an en indigenisation are being jetti come to the poor who are likely to constitutionally mandated objec built recently. According to go these sectors has not led to effi
larged Gaza connected through a tunnel that would soned. But in spite of these mea spend the additional income to tives can have short and medium vernment data, only 12.5% of the ciency or improvement of quality.
practically be encircled by Israel. sures, and amidst the absence of buy goods and services, an en term eff ect of enhancing employ schools covered by the RTE Act It has only destroyed public sector
It is true that the Palestinians’ negotiation powers are demand, there is little evidence of hanced production of which off ers ment, generating demand and at were compliant with RTE norms, institutions, promoted greater in
any signifi cant increase in invest the best chance for reversing the tracting investment. most of which are related to infras equality and pushed the poor out.
at their weakest point. Their leadership is divided and
ment by the private sector. current slowdown. In this connec tructure. Meeting these norms has The gestation period of projects
the support they once enjoyed in Arab nations is also tion, he has singled out the me RTE and teacher employment the potential of creating employ in social sectors is not as long as it
eroding. Representatives of the UAE, Bahrain and Call for more liberalisation chanisms of the Mahatma Gandhi Let us take the example of the im ment on a large scale. is made out to be. After all, in the
Oman were present at the event in Washington in which However, economists who are in National Rural Employment Gua pact of investment in school edu RTE Act, a gestation period of only
Mr. Trump unveiled the plan. Egypt also off ered its sup favour of the above development rantee Act and direct income cation on employment and, Education and employability fi ve years was envisaged for un
port, while Saudi Arabia cautiously welcomed talks bet strategy would like the govern transfers. But, even he has not hence, demand creation. The Similarly, in the health fi eld, there iversalisation of elementary edu
ween Israel and Palestine. But on what conditions? It’s ment to go further and implement mentioned the potential of invest Right to Education Act (RTE) sets is a vast number of vacant posts cation. It is therefore time for re
other items on their reform agen ment in social sectors for creating out the objective of universalising for professionals at these levels. prioritising education and health
hard to overlook the injustice in demanding that the
da, such as labour market liberali demand in the short run by way of elementary education in fi ve There is a huge defi cit of paramed in the scheme of development
Palestinians accept further annexation of the West sation and removal of constraints opening avenues for largescale years. The National Education Pol ical workers, middlelevel health strategy and the allocation of bud
Bank. Issues such as the status of Jerusalem and the on acquisition of land for indus employment, and imparting com icy, 2020 states that the Act “will workers, nurses and trained doc getary resources.
right to return of refugees, an internationally accepted trial purposes. These economists petitiveness and sustainability to be reviewed... to ensure that all tors. This is evident from the long
right, and the fi nal borders should be resolved through brush aside the negative impact the Indian economy in the medi students... shall have free and queues of patients in the ill Muchkund Dubey is a former Foreign
talks, not by dictating terms to one party. Even to such reform measures are likely to um and long run. compulsory access to high quality equipped and inadequate primary Secretary and currently President,
achieve statehood under the proposed conditions, the have on the incomes, living condi It is widely recognised that the and equitable schooling from ear health centres and government Council for Social Development
Palestinian Authority (PA) is required to crack down on
Hamas and Islamic Jihad (which is practically impossi
ble as both operate from Gaza and the PA runs only
West Bank territories), stop supporting families of those
jailed or killed by Israel and stop challenging Israeli ac
Compromising scientifi c curiosity for marketability
tions on international fora. It is virtually impossible for An emphasis on immediate applicability and commercial potential shouldn’t be allowed to steal the space of science
any Palestinian leader to sell these proposals to a peo
ple who have been resisting Israel’s occupation for de decline in government expendi ment could be viewed as a political stitutions like the Indian Institute
ture in higher education and re and economic instrument. of Science and the Indian Insti
cades. Under the current conditions, it looks more like
search, refl ecting this changed Thus, it appears that scientifi c tutes of Technology, there are over
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a plan for further annexation of territories by Israel stand on making the government research world over is under the 600 universities, meeting the edu
than one that seeks constructive and lasting peace. labs fi nancially autonomous and threat of increasing commerciali cational requirements of about 29
leaving their fortunes to be deter sation, primarily spearheaded and million students. But hardly any
C.P. Rajendran mined by the market forces. There fastforwarded by the new age pol internationallevel research is
is a genuine concern among the re iticians. The implicit assumption is done in the universities. Our im
A mindset problem
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t the recently concluded searchers and academics that this that the research institutes and un pact on global science continues
107th Science Congress in transformation will have serious iversities in course of time will to be minimal, except for a few iso
The government should use the MGNREGS as Bengaluru, the customary repercussions for India’s compe transform into something like ser lated bright spots.
a means to spur the rural economy inaugural address by the Prime Mi tence in research. to the thenPresident Franklin D. vice centres that will be more Government spending in R&D
nister refl ected the government’s Roosevelt, ultimately leading to equipped to address the economic has continued to remain static for
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t needs no reiteration that the Mahatma Gandhi Na take on how science should be History of the debate the establishment of the National growth and social needs. By en about a decade, at a paltry 0.9% of
tional Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme conducted in India. This was con The modern debate about basic Science Foundation. Under the couraging intellectual property the GDP, as compared to China,
(MGNREGS) has acted as insurance for landless la veyed when he said young re versus applied sciences was start chapter ‘Freedom of inquiry must and by creating spinoff compa whose spending during the 2000
bourers during crop failures, agrarian crises and pe searchers should “innovate, pa ed in the early 1940s by British be preserved’, he wrote that, nies, many centres of learning are 2017 period grew at an average of
tent, produce, prosper”. physicist John D. Bernal who pro “Scientifi c progress... results from busy attempting to recast their im 17%, its growth being more than
riods of a stressed economy. With the ongoing econom
The present government has posed that science should serve the free play of free intellects, ages to meet such demands. that of the U.S. The situation is so
ic slowdown resulting in depressed rural wages and the been directing laboratories and the nation and the material needs working on subjects of their own dire in India that even the coun
lack of adequate opportunity to work, the MGNREGS other research centres to earn of its citizens. A main tenet of this choice, in the manner dictated by Dismal R&D spending try’s premier technology colleges,
has provided much needed succour and this explains their own revenue from external argument was that scientists their curiosity for exploration of Science is essentially an endpro the Indian Institutes of Technolo
why demand for it has peaked in the last few months sources by marketing their exper should fi rst pass the test of wheth the unknown”. He continued: duct of human curiosity and a de gy, are reaching out to their alum
across various parts of the country. The report that 15 tise and investing the surplus to er their chosen research topics “The publicly and privately sup sire to understand the world. ni for funds. As for developing self
States have already overshot budgets for the scheme’s develop technologies for national would be benefi cial from the per ported colleges, universities, and Thus, an increasing emphasis on fi nancing models for government
missions. This policy position can spective of societal needs. But Ber research institutes are the centers immediate applicability of science labs, the government should tread
implementation and many have not been able to pay
be traced to the ‘Dehradun decla nal’s ideas were promptly op of basic research... As long as they should not be allowed to steal the its path slowly and selectively
wage dues should be a cause for concern. Compound ration’ prepared by the directors posed by a group of researchers, are vigorous and healthy and their space of curiositydriven basic looking at the strengths and weak
ing the situation is the fact that the Centre is on the of the CSIR labs in 2015, where it led by the zoologist John R. Baker scientists are free to pursue the science which can be sustained nesses of each of the institutes. It
verge of running out of funds. This problem was not un was decided to market patents as a by forming the Society for Free truth wherever it may lead, there only by direct government fund will be counterproductive to im
expected. While in absolute terms, the allocations for means to selffi nance research. dom in Science. In an article pu will be a fl ow of new scientifi c ing. plement a onesizefi tsall solution
the scheme in the budget presented in July 2019 were This marketdriven revenue model blished in the journal Nature in knowledge to those who can apply Further, the question is wheth in a hasty manner. The immediate
higher compared to the previous fi nancial year, the out is expected to encourage the re 1944, the Society emphasised that it to practical problems in Govern er a blind and hasty copying of this priority in this regard should be to
lay fell in relative terms as a percentage of the overall al search centres, including the un scientifi c life should be autono ment, in industry, or elsewhere”. Bernalian model of science will be increase the government funding
iversities, to reorient themselves mous and workers should be given This vision was the guiding benefi cial for scientifi c growth in in higher education and R&D. The
locations. The outlay was also lower than the actual ex
to conduct what is marketable. enough freedom to choose their principle of science governance in India. We must fi rst assess the ob forthcoming Union Budget will
penditure in the previous year, which indicated the This trend towards commercial own problems. the U.S. and Europe, in general jective conditions of higher educa provide an excellent opportunity
importance of the scheme in arresting rural distress. isation of science started much Meanwhile, in 1945, Vannevar during the last century. But cut to tion and research institutions. to make this longstanding de
MGNREGS has been in place for more than a decade. earlier. In the 1990s, CSIR director Bush, Director, Offi ce of Research the “Horizon 2020” the European Where do we stand in research mand a reality.
The present Central government’s approach has been general R.A. Mashelkar mandated and Development, published his Union framework programme for and development (R&D) in compa
to treat it as a secondary scheme that cannot be done labs to generate intellectual pro vision of research freedom in a pu conducting science. Taking a cue rison to other countries? C.P. Rajendran is a Professor at the
away with. Several studies have pointed to its eff ect on perty and fi le patents. Conse blication titled “Science, the End from Bernal’s vision, the scientifi c Besides the 40 CSIR laborato Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced
quently, there has been a steady less Frontier”. This was submitted research as presented in this docu ries and a few premier research in Scientifi c Research. Views are personal
the lives of the rural poor by providing employment in
the agricultural off season, off ering alternative jobs dur
ing years of lean agricultural growth and as a safety net
during crop failures. Researchers have also found that a LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to letters@thehindu.co.in must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials.
large proportion of those availing the scheme are from To read more letters
the 1830 age group, which suggests that this has ad Bail to riot convicts victims who could be left telecom sector as well, the bounds of basic the BJP’s Kapil Mishra had online, scan the QR code
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The challenge for India and Australia is to transform FROM THE ARCHIVES
people-to-people ties into a trade relationship FIFTY YEARS AGO JANUARY 30, 1970
C. Sarat Chandran Young Australians, like young In Chandigarh for Punjab
dians, carry the compelling vision of
Soft power rather than hard econom 21st century globalisation, multicul The Government of India today [ January
ics has traditionally been the driving turism and quality education. What 29, New Delhi] announced that the capital
force behind IndiaAustralia rela adds strengths to this process is a project area of Chandigarh would as a whole
tions. Cricket is a dominant theme great deal of social engineering, peo go to Punjab, and that areas which were ad
that connects the two countries. The pleto people contacts, and know ded to the Union Territory of Chandigarh
Indian diaspora in Australia is a vi ledge partnerships. From this heady from the Punjabi region of the erstwhile
brant community that plays a robust mix, the young can see issues like im State of Punjab would be transferred to Pun
role in connecting their country of migration and outsourcing with far jab and those from the Hindi region to Ha
adoption with their country of origin. more equanimity than the older gen ryana. The Government has decided that the
eration. Young Australians are thus Hindispeaking part of the Fazilka tehsil of
A new architecture emerging as great champions of In Ferozepur district in Punjab should be trans
The challenge before the two nations diaAustralia trade relations. ferred to Haryana. For providing contiguity
is transforming these peopletopeo There is also recognition that Aus between this area and the rest of Haryana a
ple contacts into a trade relationship. tralia is a laboratory of ideas, innova strip of territory will also be transferred to
The trade between the two countries tion, technologyled growth and un Haryana. Haryana will also get Rs. 20 crores
has been at a modest $31 billion, lar iversityindustry partnerships. India (Rs. 10 crores as grant and a like amount as
gely composed of resources like coal is a large and demographically young loan) for building a new capital. The Harya
and other minerals. Negotiations on market with a love for innovation and na Government will continue to use offi ce
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and residential accommodation in Chandi
gan in 2011, have not moved forward vices. These synergies should add DATA POINT garh for a period not exceeding fi ve years. A
signifi cantly. The problems faced by momentum to a growing engage Press communique issued by the Govern
the Adani Group to begin work on a ment in trade relations. ment of India also announced that the Go
coal mining project in Queensland vernment proposed to appoint a commis
did not go down too well with inves A weak spot sion in regard to other claims and
tors from India. The weakest link in India’s exports to counterclaims for readjustment of the exist
Yet, there have been conscious ef Australia is in merchandise. India ing interState boundaries.
forts from both sides for a deeper needs to look at three broad areas.
and broader engagement on trade. First, despite globalisation, markets
One of the most widely commended are countryspecifi c and culturally A HUNDRED YEARS AGO JAN. 30, 1920.
initiatives has been the Australian go sensitive. Indian companies will need
vernment’s release of an India Eco to invest a little more in market re Amnesty and Savarkar Brothers.
nomic Strategy 2035 Report pre search on Australian consumer ex
pared by Peter Varghese, a diplomat pectations and lifestyles before their The Mahrattu writes in the course of a lead
and former Australian High Commis products can successfully penetrate ing article: From the information supplied
sioner to India. It observes that no the Australian market. Second, Aus to us by Dr. N.D. Savarkar it seems that a
single market over the next 20 years tralia is a brandconscious market cruel wrong has been done to the Savarkar
will off er more growth opportunities while India has not created a single brothers in the Andamans by their being ex
for Australia than India. It lays down consumer brand of international ac cluded from those who have received the be
a comprehensive road map for ceptance. Only when India’s textiles, nefi t of Royal amnesty. The eldest brother,
strengthening Australia’s trade en leather products, cars and two Mr. G.D. Savarkar, was in 1909 convicted for
gagement with India. wheelers, kitchen equipment and abetting the waging of war against His Majes
Meanwhile IndiaAustralia trade other products are visible across the ty by publishing a poem, and was sentenced
has been steadily evolving into a new world’s shopping malls and super to transportation for life and confi scation of
architecture underpinned by deve markets displaying their own brands property! The Sessions Judge himself felt
lopments in digital technology, the that India will be recognised as a ma that the sentence was quite disproportion
rise of a younger generation of entre jor player in the global markets. ate to the off ence but he had no power to re
preneurs, and a noticeable shift in Third, innovation is emerging as the duce it, as, except death, that is the only
the trade basket from resources to singlemost important factor for sus punishment that a judge can give for that of
services. Technology and young en tained success in every sphere. Crick fence. The Appellate Court which consisted
trepreneurship make a formidable et, for instance, has incorporated the of Sir Narayana Chandavarkar and Sir John
combination and should set the agen 20/20 format. Such innovations have Heaton confi rmed it and the poor young
da for the future of bilateral trade re kept the game alive and popular. Glo man has, since 1909, been rotting in the An
lations. About 80% of the Australian bal trade cannot be diff erent. damans for the last ten years and more for
small and mediumsized enterprises the ridiculously petty off ence of publishing a
are managed by young professionals. C. Sarat Chandran is a Senior Fellow of the poem! That the British Government which
This is not just a demographic London School of Economics and a former had proved more than a match to Germany
shift. There is a qualitative change in Director of the IndoAustralian Chamber of and Austria should be afraid of a poem
the way young people look at things. Commerce sounds ludicrous enough.
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of the mercy petition and tary confi nement and abuse judicial review of the execu respondence and offi cial to dismiss the mercy plea. It Badminton champion and
Probe must to slap threemonth fl ying ban
be not to limit the order in er restrictive conditions meeting party president
relation to a period of time,” may be imposed if the case J.P. Nadda, Ms. Nehwal
Justice Shah observed. or cases warrant, but should hailed Prime Minister Na
The court held that pro not be imposed in a routine rendra Modi as an “inspira
In the interim, it
tection against arrest should
inure in favour of the ac
cused. Restricting the pro
manner in all cases,” the
Bench pointed out.
The court held that a plea can’t be for over
DGCA backs action by tion” with his “hard work”
for the country. “I am a
hardworking person and
tection would prove unfa
vourable for the accused.
for anticipatory bail can be
fi led even before the regis
30 days, say rules airlines against Kamra like hardworking people.
[Prime Minister] Narendra
However, it is open for a tration of FIR as long as JAGRITI CHANDRA Modi sir has been working
court to impose appropriate there is reasonable basis for NEW DELHI special correspondent day and night for the coun
Mumbai
conditions for grant of anti apprehension of arrest and Civil Aviation Minister Har try. If I can do something
cipatory bail if the specifi c clarity of facts. deep Singh Puri’s advice to A day after Indian carriers for the country with him, it
facts or the features of the Nothing in Section 438 of airlines to ban standup com barred comedian Kunal will be my good fortune. I
off ence involved demands the CrPC compels or obliges ic Kunal Kamra from air tra Kamra from fl ying, the Di draw a lot of inspiration
it. Courts have to consider courts to impose conditions vel is prima facie in violation rectorate General of Civil from Modi sir.”
the nature of the off ence, limiting the relief in terms of of the rules made by his own Aviation (DGCA) said the ac Ms. Nehwal is the fi rst
the role of the person, the li time or upon fi ling of FIR or Ministry on handling of un On the same tarmac: Soon after IndiGo imposed a ban, other tion taken by airlines was in Indian badminton player
kelihood of his infl uencing recording of statement of ruly passengers. airlines followed suit. G.P. SAMPATH KUMAR
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complete consonance with to have won an Olympic
the course of investigation witnesses by the police dur The threemonth ban im Civil Aviation Requirements medal, a feat she achieved
or tampering of evidence, ing investigation or inquiry, posed by IndiGo, after Mr. after that can other airlines tremely cautious in impos (CAR) Section3, Series M in the 2012 London games
including intimidating wit etc. Kamra allegedly heckled exercise their “option” to ing fl ying restrictions on pas Part VI on handling of unru where she was a bronze
nesses and fl eeing justice. Courts, depending on the journalist Arnab Goswami ban the passenger. But in sengers. This is the reason ly passengers. medallist. She also raised
But restrictions/conditions seriousness of the threat of on its fl ight, came within six this particular case, airlines the only person to be placed The aviation regulator Kunal Kamra the bar for Indian badmin
can be imposed only on a arrest, need not wait to hear hours of the incident. But did not wait for IndiGo to on a nofl y list maintained by said the matter was now to ton with the fi rstever Sup
casetocase basis. the prosecution’s version rules of the Directorate Gen conclude its inquiry. the DGCA so far is Birju Ku be referred to the internal the aircraft landed in er Series title in 2008, and
An application for antici before granting anticipatory eral of Civil Aviation stipu mar Salla, a Mumbaibased committee as prescribed in Mumbai. also beating some of the
patory bail should be based bail. Issuance of notice to late that the airline must NEWS ANALYSIS businessman who scribbled para 6.1 of the CAR. Barring Vistara and Air biggest names in the game.
on concrete facts and not the prosecutor can be done have a threemember inter a hoax bomb threat aboard a “Further, as per para 6.4 Asia, the rest — IndiGo, Spi The Padma and Arjuna
vague or general allega simultaneously while grant nal committee headed by a IndiGo has not responded Jet Airways aircraft which of the CAR, the internal ceJet, Air India and GoAir — awardee praised the go
tions. The application ing protection from arrest to former judge to investigate to queries from The Hindu forced the airline to divert committee is to give the fi nal have barred Mr. Kamra from vernment’s ‘Khelo India’
should also contain bare es the accused. such an incident within 30 on who the complainant the plane to an airport en decision in 30 days by giving fl ying. run by the Ministry of
sential facts relating to the The grant of protection days. An airline can ban a was, the inquiry process and route at Ahmedabad. the reasons in writing, Sports and Youth Aff airs.
off ence and why the appli should not be “blanket” but passenger in the interim, but the grounds for the ban. Though the Civil Aviation which shall be binding on Rahul tweets BJP general secretary
cant reasonably appre confi ned to specifi c off ence that ban can’t be for more The rules provide for a Ministry recommended that the airline concerned. Pun Congress leader Rahul and Rajya Sabha member
hends arrest. It should also or incident for which relief than 30 days. threetier ban — three the individual be placed on a ishment for diff erent types Gandhi tweeted in support Arun Singh, who was pre
have “his side of the story”. from arrest is sought. It is months’ ban for verbal as nofl y order, the airline took of unruly behaviour is also of Mr. Kamra. sent at her induction into
“These are essential for open for the police to move Arbitrary ban sault or gestures, a six several days to comply with prescribed in the same CAR “The ban imposed on the party, said Ms. Nehwal
the court to evaluate the court for arrest of the ac Many have questioned the month ban for physical as it. and the internal committee #kunalkamra by 4 airlines is had brought glory to the
threat or apprehension, its cused if there is any viola arbitrariness in the way Spi sault or sexual harassment Though Mr. Kamra can has to adhere to the same,” the act of a coward leverag country with her 24 inter
gravity or seriousness and tion of bail conditions, the ceJet, Air India and GoAir and a ban of at least two approach an appellate com the DGCA said. ing his infl uence with the national titles. “She is an
the appropriateness of any Bench said. followed suit and imposed a years for lifethreatening be mittee headed by a former Meanwhile, Mr. Kamra Govt to silence a critic... inspirational fi gure,” he
ban “until further notice”. haviour. The sixmonth ban, High Court judge against his and Mr. Goswami ended up Those who use their “news” noted.
Anurag, Parvesh out of The rules state very clear
ly that a person can be
placed on a “nofl y list” by
therefore, contravenes the
rules as the video shows that
there was no manhandling.
ban within 60 days, the
question is if there be an in
dependent inquiry if it is the
on a GoAir fl ight on Wednes
day, while fl ying back from
Lucknow to Mumbai.
cameras as 24x7 tools of
propaganda, should show
some spine when the came
Sources said the BJP may
deploy her in the Delhi
election campaign, pre
star campaigners list an airline after it concludes
an internal inquiry. It is only
It is important here to
stress that airlines are ex
Ministry that constitutes
such a body.
Mr. Kamra was barred by
that airline from fl ying after
ra is turned on them,” he
said.
senting her as a “youth
icon” who chose to join it.
his comments to a news Information and Broad charge as the Foreign Se NEW DELHI M.R. Shamshad, countered. The BJP and its oldest ally,
agency and a speech in Vi casting Minister Prakash Ja cretary on Wednesday. The All India Muslim Perso Islam has not made it obli Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD),
kaspuri that had the “poten vadekar, who is also the In a brief statement, he nal Board (AIMPLB) clarifi ed gatory on Muslim women to seemed to have made up on
tial of disturbing harmony BJP’s incharge for Delhi expressed his commitment to the Supreme Court on join congregational prayer Wednesday. BJP president
and aggravating the diff e elections, said the party to India’s many interna Wednesday that Islamic doc nor is it obligatory for them J.P. Nadda went over to SAD
rence between social and re would study the ECI’s order tional partners to advance trine, tenets and beliefs do to off er Friday namaz in con chief Sukhbir Singh Badal’s
ligious communities”.He before taking any action. economic and develop not prohibit Muslim women gregation though it is for residence here for what was
had told the news agency, “I have just got informa mental ties. from entering mosques to Muslim men, the Board ex a patchup meeting after the
ANI, that people “there” tion that the Election Com “Sharing the Indian de off er prayer. Islam does not ask women plained by quoting from the two parties fell out over the
(Shaheen Bagh) would “en mission has issued some di velopmental experience The counter affi davit fi led to join congregational Hadiths (record of the tradi seatsharing for the Delhi
ter your homes and rape rections. We will study and if with countries of the global by the Board, a 47yearold prayer, the Board said. AP *
tions and sayings of the Pro Assembly election. Patch-up: J.P. Nadda with
your sisters and daughters”. necessary present a letter south, especially with our expert body which works to phet Muhammad). Addressing a press confe Sukhbir Singh Badal on
Mr. Thakur was issued a and application. But more friends in Africa and Latin protect the Muslim personal texts, doctrine and religious “The Muslim woman is rence with Mr. Badal, Mr. Wednesday. PTI *
notice by the ECI on Tues importantly, the BJP is put America, will continue to law, is in response to a PIL belief of the followers of Is diff erently placed. As per Nadda said: “One of the ol
day evening for participating ting up a balanced campaign be a priority. I look for plea fi led by Yasmeen Zuber lam, it is submitted that en doctrines of Islam, she is en dest constituents of the BJP have consistently raised the
in chants of “desh ke gadda with positivity,” he said, in ward to opening new mis Ahamed Peerzade in 2018, try of women in the mosque titled to the same religious led NDA, the SAD has always issue of persecuted Sikhs in
ron ko, goli maaro salo ko” response to a question about sions and the inauguration challenging the prohibition for off ering prayer/namaz, reward (sawab) for praying been at the forefront of serv Pakistan and Afghanistan
at a rally in Rithala. the ECI’s order during a of new initiatives,” he said, on Muslim women from en inside the mosque, is per as per her option either in ing society. A strong coali with the NDA government.”
In the notices, the ECI press conference to an highlighting India’s plans tering mosques to off er na mitted. Thus, a Muslim wo masjid or at home,” AIMPLB tion between the BJP and The SAD had been given
said it found the statements nounce the Cabinet’s deci to further deepen diplo maz (prayer) as unconstitu man is free to enter masjid said. But the Board added the SAD will remain intact.” three seats in Delhi in the
made by the leaders to be sions on Wednesday. matic ties with the deve tional and an aff ront to their for prayers. It is her option that it has no State powers He also thanked the SAD for last three elections, but was
loping world. Mr. Shringla right to life, equality and to exercise her right to avail and issues only advisory opi deciding to support the BJP kept out of the alliance this
Vigilante form
of ILP enforced 2 killed in Murshidabad protest CAA is an internal matter: India
in Meghalaya Bandh against ‘We expect our perspectives to be understood’
the CAA leads
‘University
protests <
> European
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Suhasini Haidar pean Conservatives and Re
Guwahati to clash NEW DELHI Parliament is not yet formists (ECR) were ranged
Meghalaya is yet to come
under the Inner Line Permit Special Correspondent shameful’ India hopes Members of Eu
ropean Parliament (MEPs)
fully familiar with all
details to objectively
on India’s side as well, while
the remaining four groups
Kolkata
(ILP) regime unlike Aruna will understand its perspec pass judgments were keen to table and vote
chal Pradesh, Manipur, Miz Two people were killed in a Special Correspondent tive on the Citizenship Tomasz Zdechovsky on the resolutions. In the
oram and Nagaland, but clash at Sahebnagar village Kolkata Amendment Act, sources in EPP member from the Czech Republic vote on the Gahler amend
that has not stopped a local of Jalangi block in Murshida Describing the develop the government said on ment, 271 were in favour of
organisation from “imple bad district of West Bengal ments at the convocation Wednesday after the House pass judgments,” EPP mem delaying the vote till the
menting” the Britishera during a bandh in protest of Calcutta University on deferred a vote on a joint ber from the Czech Republic March 1518 session and 199
permit’s vigilante version. against the Citizenship Stalemate continues: Porters sitting outside closed shops January 28, which he was motion critical of the law. Tomasz Zdechovsky, who al wanted to continue with the
Issued under the Bengal (Amendment) Act on Wed during a protest in Kolkata on Wednesday. PTI *
forced to leave owing to “CAA is a matter internal so pushed for the delay in vote on Thursday.
Eastern Frontier Regula nesday morning. protests by students, as to India and has been adopt the vote, explained to The As The Hindu had report
tions of 1873 by State go Anarul Biswas, 55, the The bandh supporters Abdul Rezzak Mollah said if “shameful and unprece ed through a due process Hindu. ed earlier, diplomats from
vernments, the ILP is an of muezzin of the local mos were staging a sitin in a mar the bandh backers were to dented in the 163yearold through democratic means. “The date of the vote the Indian Embassy in Brus
fi cial travel document que, and Salauddin, in his ket when a local Trinamool be dispersed, then “the ad history of the institution”, We expect that our perspec should be rescheduled to at sels had reached out to
allowing inward travel of an 20s, are the victims, local pe leader, Tahiruddin Mondal, ministration should have West Bengal Governor Jag tives in this matter will be least after March 13, when scores of MEPs and groups
Indian citizen to a protected ople told The Hindu. Three arrived with his associates in done it”. deep Dhankhar said that understood by all objective Indian PM Narendra Modi over the past week to try and
area for a limited period. persons have been admitted a few vehicles to “disperse he was no Nero who would and fairminded MEPs,” the shares his thoughts with the stall the resolutions, tone
Protests against CAA had to hospital and three taken the crowd”, Mr. Sarkar said. Trinamool stand play the fi ddle when such sources said. However MEPs Members of the European down the harsh language in
made the Meghalaya Asse into custody. A Murshida A local journalist said the Trinamool secretarygeneral incidents occurred and who asked for the delay said Parliament. This is a precon them and to put it off if not
mbly – the BJP is an alliance badbased citizen’s forum or protesters “fi rst attacked the Partha Chatterjee denied the “the State is held hostage they had wanted time in or dition without which the re cancel any voting on them.
partner in the government ganised the bandh on a call Trinamool supporters” after allegations. by a few”. der to study the resolutions solutions would not be com The fi nal joint motion re
headed by the National Peo given by the All India Muslim an altercation. Mr. Mondal’s “Why should we resist an “Can we aff ord to forget before voting, and didn’t petent,” he added. tains fairly critical language
ple’s Party – adopt a resolu Personal Law Board. CPI(M) brother Mantu Mondal re antiCAA protest, if Trina what happened on January want to impact EUIndia re With 182 members, the accusing the government of
tion in favour of ILP in De district committee member ceived bullet injuries. Later, mool is opposing it? One of 28? It is not a political but lations without a full study. EPP is the largest group in a “brutal crackdown” on an
cember 2019. But offi cials and former MLA Unus Ali the Trinanool team opened our persons is shot. We need an existential question … “In my view, the Euro the 751member European tiCAA protesters, torture of
are awaiting a meeting with Sarkar said people irrespec fi re on the protesters, killing to fi nd out who is going to Can malicious elements be pean Parliament is not yet Parliament, and two other those detained, internet
the Home Aff airs Ministry to tive of their political affi lia two. gain from this violence,” he allowed to hijack academic fully familiar with all the de groups including Identity shutdowns and the “discrim
take the issue forward. tion backed the bandh. Congress block president said. institutions?” he asked. tails necessary to objectively and Democracy, and Euro inatory” nature of the CAA.
CAA, NRC raised at U.S. Congressional hearing Haryana rights panel dismisses
‘Citizenship (Amendment) Act is oblivious to nature and scale of persecution faced by minorities’ plea against compensation order
Sriram Lakshman tries and topics including Ni
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> NRC process will Mr. Bencosme also men ing to bring attention to H.R. ‘Disrobing a person in lock-up is a violation of human rights’
Washington geria, Uganda, Egypt, create the biggest tioned raids against Amnesty 512, a resolution to repeal
The Citizenship (Amend Pakistan, China, Bangladesh statelessness crisis in India, and said statefriendly blasphemy, heresy and apos Ashok Kumar preventive arrest, beating prevent any such possibility.
ment) Act and the proposed and the United States. India the world, causing media had been “weapo tasy laws globally. GURUGRAM them up and disrobing them The Additional Chief Se
nationwide National Register was also specifi cally men immense human nised” against Amnesty In On Pakistan, Mr. Ben Turning down a Haryana go inside the lockup in 2015. cretary, Home, in view of the
for Citizens (NRC) found tioned. Four witnesses in suff ering dia to portray the organisa cosme said, “In September, vernment petition seeking a Holding the government res SP’s reply, had sought a re
mention again in a hearing at cluding Rachel Deitch of the tion as having violated Nathu Lal, a school principal review of its order to grant ponsible for the act of the view of the order. The com
Francisco Bencosme
the U.S. House of Represen American Humanist Associa Amnesty International India’s sovereignty and as … was charged with blasphe ₹ 15,000 compensation each two offi cers, the panel had mission, however, took ex
tatives, which heard witness tion, Francisco Bencosme of posing a threat to the my after a mob riled up by a to two brothers who were recommended that the go ception to the plea saying:
es testify on religious perse Amnesty International, lawmakers about India. country. religious order leader leader disrobed by the police in vernment pay ₹ 15,000 each “The plea raised by the SP,
cution across the world. The Rushan Abbas of the Cam Mr. Bencosme also testi vandalised a local Hindu lockup, the Haryana Human to the victims. Sonipat, is against human
hearing was organized by paign for Uyghurs and Jere fi ed that the Citizenship Treatment of Uyghurs temple and attacked proper Rights Commission clarifi ed Replying to the commis dignity and if any such act is
the Foreign Aff airs Commit my Barker of the Religious (Amendment) Act was “com There was an extensive dis ties owned by the Hindu that the act was a violation of sion’s order, the Superinten being carried out by police
tee’s Africa, Global Health, Freedom Institute testifi ed at pletely oblivious to the na cussion on the treatment of community. The blasphemy an individual’s human rights. dent of Police, Sonipat, had offi cers under his jurisdic
Global Human Rights Sub the hearing. ture and scale of persecution Uyghurs by the Chinese go laws create an environment Hearing a plea by Gohana said that there had been in tion or anywhere in Haryana
committee and the Oversight “The country, this past faced by minorities”. On the vernment including the in in which some peoplebelieve resident Suresh Kumar, the stances in the past when then the said act can be in
and Reform Committee’s Ci year, tops the world in the NRC, Mr. Bencosme said the carceration of Uyghurs in de themselves entitled to take commission had in its order some accused had attempted ferred as violation of a hu
vil Rights and Civil Liberties number of Internet shut process “stands to create the tention camps, referred to by the law into their own hands on February 26 last year to kill themselves inside the man right. No suspect/ac
Subcommittee. downs,” Mr. Bencosme, who biggest statelessness crisis in some at the hearing as ‘con with violent mobs attacking found two police offi cers lockup with their clothes cused can be forced to take
The hearing dealt with ex specialises on advocacy in the world, causing immense centration camps’. the accused while the police guilty of illegally taking him and belts and hence, Suresh off their clothes and stand
periences in a range of coun the Asia Pacifi c region, told human suff ering”. Lawmakers used the hear stand aside.” and his brother Balraj under and Balraj were disrobed to naked in the lockup.”
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14 WORLD DELHI
U.S., Japan pull out nationals from Wuhan Will Trump’s peace plan help
Coronavirus death toll rises to 133; number of cases in China jumps to 5,974, surpassing that of SARS resolve IsraelPalestine crisis?
Reuters tor of the WHO’s Health
BEIJING/Geneva Emergencies Programme. It favours Israel while seeking concessions from Palestine
The U.S. and Japan fl ew na Meanwhile, there was re
tionals out of Wuhan, the ep lief among evacuees from Stanly Johny formed based on the 1967
icentre of the coronavirus Hubei province, home to border (meaning the whole
outbreak in China, on Wed about 60 million people and The West Asia peace plan of the West Bank and the Ga
nesday, as the number of under virtual lockdown. “I unveiled by U.S. President za Strip) with East Jerusalem
deaths rose by 27 to 133. was extremely worried that I Donald Trump on Tuesday as its capital (including the
The World Health Organi was stuck there,” said Takeo seeks to give the Israelis Old City that houses Haram
zation said there was “deep Aoyama, who arrived in To what they have long wanted eshSharif, also known as
ly concerning” evidence of kyo on a chartered plane car — an expansive state with Je Temple Mount, a holy site
persontoperson transmis rying 206 Japanese out of rusalem as its “undivided for both Muslims and Jews).
sion in other countries. It ad Wuhan. capital” and tight security Issues like the right of return
ded that the Emergency The U.S. fl ew about 210 ci control over a future Palesti of the Palestinian refugees
Committee would reconvene tizens out of Wuhan, to be nian state. With his plan, Mr. are to be settled in fi nal ne
on Thursday to decide screened several times on ar Trump is actually pushing to gotiations. But Mr. Trump
whether the spread of the rival in California. Britain revive the stalled twostate has eff ectively rejected the
new virus now constitutes a said it would put 200 citi talks between the Israelis Palestinian claims and asked
global emergency. zens on a charter plane on and the Palestinians, but on them to make more compro
“In the last few days the Thursday. his own terms. mises. He seeks to give Jeru
progress of the virus espe The number of cases of salem and about 30% of the
A map of the proposed
cially in some countries, es Staying safe: Children wearing face masks visit a park in Nara, western Japan, on Wednesday. * AP the new virus in China now What’s the plan? West Bank to the Israelis and
Palestine state tweeted by
pecially humantohuman exceeds the 5,327 that were The Trump plan seeks to ad has denied the right of re
the U.S. President.
transmission, worries us,” confi rmation of another The situation remained dependent experts twice last infected with the Severe dress most of the conten turn of the Palestinian refu
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom 1,459 cases — taking the total “grim and complex”, Chi week declined to declare an Acute Respiratory Syndrome tious issues in the confl ict West Bank for four years — gees — all for truncated sove
Ghebreyesus told a news to 5,974 in China — only nese President Xi Jinping international emergency, (SARS), which also originat such as the border of Israel, the time for negotiations. reignty for the Palestinians
conference in Geneva, nam fuelled global public alarm. acknowledged. U.S. Presi but will reevaluate the situa ed in China and killed about status of Palestinian refu During this period, the Pal in a state that would practi
ing Germany, Vietnam and Almost all the deaths have dent Donald Trump said he tion on Thursday. “We are at 800 people globally in 2002 gees, Jewish settlements on estinian Authority should cally be surrounded by Is
Japan. been in the central province had spoken to Mr. Xi and his an important juncture in this and 2003. the West Bank, Israel’s se dismiss its current com rael. And for this, the Palesti
Beijing’s plans to slay what of Hubei, the capital of administration was working event. We believe these About 60 cases of the new curity concerns and the sta plaints at the International nians should take action
its leader called the “devil” which is Wuhan, where the closely with China on con chains of transmission can coronavirus, but no deaths, tus of the city of Jerusalem. Criminal Court against Israel against militant groups, stop
coronavirus may have won virus emerged last month in taining the outbreak. still be interrupted,” said have been reported in 15 oth However, the solutions Mr. and refrain itself from taking supporting Palestinian fami
the trust of the WHO, but a live wild animal market. The WHO’s panel of 16 in Mike Ryan, Executive Direc er countries. Trump has proposed to al further actions. It should al lies of those jailed or killed
most all of these issues fa so crack down on “terrorist” by Israel and refrain itself
vour the Israeli positions. groups such as Hamas and from questioning the occu
Agence France-Presse It was followed by Ger American Airlines Group of virus in West Asia Bank as well as the Jordan
Valley. The Palestinian refu EXPLAINER
the Palestinian Authority on
the West Bank, while Hamas
Reuters man fl ag carrier Lufthansa, Inc , the largest carrier in the gees, who were forced out is running Gaza. While
Wuhan/Washington
one of Europe’s largest air United States, said it would Reuters said. One family member, from their homes during the years should Palestine ac there’s a bitter feud between
Airlines began suspending lines, which said all fl ights to suspend fl ights from Los An Dubai feeling unwell, attended a 1948 ArabIsraeli war that cept the proposals. these two, both sides, as well
fl ights to and from China on mainland China would be geles to Beijing and Shang Four members of a Chinese clinic on January 23 where followed the declaration of In the fi nal settlement, as the Islamic Jihad, have
Wednesday as global fears suspended until February 9. hai, as demand had sagged family who arrived in the they were diagnosed with the state of Israel in the his Palestine would get control come together in rejecting
mounted over a coronavirus The announcement in amid the coronavirus out United Arab Emirates from the coronavirus. toric Palestine, would not be over more land than what it the Trump plan. It would be
epidemic. cluded subsidiaries Swiss break in China. Wuhan have been diag allowed to return. They currently controls. The plan diffi cult for any Palestinian
A growing number of go and Austrian Airlines. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan, nosed with the new corona In stable condition could move to the future Pal also proposes to enlarge Ga leader to sell Mr. Trump’s
vernments — including the Indonesia’s Lion Air an important China trade virus, the fi rst known cases The other three members estinian state, be integrated za and connect the strip proposals to a people who
U.S., Britain and Germany — Group, Southeast Asia’s big partner, stopped issuing vi in West Asia, the UAE Health were subsequently tested into the host countries or with the West Bank through are living under occupation
have advised citizens to gest carrier by fl eet size, said sas to Chinese citizens and Ministry said on and also diagnosed with the settled in other regional a tunnel. The Arab towns in for decades. The Palesti
avoid nonessential travel to it would halt services to and said it would halt crossbor Wednesday. virus. The family comprises countries. the southeast of Israel, nians say the Trump admi
China. China has urged its from China from Saturday, der passenger train traffi c The UAE is a major inter a man and his wife, both 36, Jerusalem, perhaps the which are close to Gaza, nistration, which recognised
own citizens to delay trips and airlines from Myanmar and suspend fl ights. national air transport hub a child aged nine, and a most contentious issue, could become part of a fu the disputed Jerusalem as Is
abroad. and Nepal followed suit. In one of the most dra and its airport in Dubai is grandmother aged 63, the would be “the undivided ture Palestinian state. rael’s capital and supported
British Airways was the Hong Kongbased Cathay matic measures, the tiny one of the world’s busiest. offi cial said. capital” of Israel, with Pales the settlements on the West
fi rst major airline to an Pacifi c has reduced fl ights, Pacifi c nation of Papua New The four were visitors All four are in a stable tine gaining its capital in the Will it work? Bank, cannot be an impar
nounce a suspension of citing low demand and the Guinea announced that no and arrived in the country condition and under medi east of the city. In return, Is The Palestine position is that tial mediator for peace. The
fl ights citing the travel ad city government’s response travellers from Asia would on January 16, Health Minis cal observation, the Minis rael would freeze further an independent, sovereign Trump plan seems to be un
vice of the foreign offi ce. plan to the virus. be allowed in. try offi cial Hussein alRand try said in a statement. settlement activities on the Palestinian state should be derscoring this argument.
ELSEWHERE
Trump attacks Bolton U.S. House warns China not to India urges direct talks
as Senate trial heats up meddle in Dalai Lama succession between Israel, Palestine
White House bars release of his book ‘Find an acceptable twostate solution’
Passes Bill on The law would also prohi
demand that Kiev announce bit China from opening any Special Correspondent ful coexistence,” said MEA
EU lawmakers give
Agence France-Presse
Reuters investigations into Joe Bi
sanctions against further consulates in the NEW DELHI spokesperson Raveesh
fi nal nod to Brexit Washington den, the current frontrun Chinese offi cials U.S. until Washington can India on Tuesday urged Is Kumar.
BRUSSELS Donald Trump on Wednes ner for the Democratic pre open a mission in Lhasa, the rael and Palestine to engage India has traditionally
Britain’s departure from the day blasted his former na sidential nomination. Agence France-Presse Himalayan territory’s tightly directly and explore possi supported statehood for the
European Union was set in law tional security adviser John In an earlymorning Washington restricted capital. bilities of fi nding an “accep Palestinian side and main
on Wednesday as the bloc’s Bolton as he emerged as a tweet, Mr. Trump said Bol The U.S. House of Represen Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a table” solution to the re tained that the twostate so
Parliament voted to ratify the potential 11th hour witness ton, whom he fi red in Sep tatives on Tuesday voted to longtime advocate for Tibet, gional confl ict. The lution is the best guarantee
divorce papers. The U.K. will in the President’s impeach tember, had shown poor authorise sanctions against said that the Bill aims to en comment from the offi cial for solution of the oldest
leave the EU at midnight ment trial. judgement in a job he had Chinese offi cials who inter courage Beijing to resume spokesperson of the Minis postWorld War II crisis in
The Dalai Lama
Brussels time on Friday. MEPs
Democrats are pressing begged for. “(He) goes out fere in the process of deter dialogue with envoys of the try of External Aff airs came the West Asian region.
voted by 621 votes to 49 to
for the Senate to subpoena and IMMEDIATELY writes a mining the Dalai Lama’s suc A total of 392 lawmakers Dalai Lama that broke off a after U.S. President Donald “We reiterate our view
pass the withdrawal
Mr. Bolton after reports that nasty & untrue book. All cessor, raising pressure as voted for the Bill with 22, all decade ago. Trump on Tuesday an that the fi nal status issues
agreement, which sees Britain
leave the EU institutions but
his coming White House tell Classifi ed National Security. the Tibetan spiritual leader of them Republicans plus Beijing slammed the U.S. nounced a new plan for re should be resolved through
remain under most EU rules all book corroborates the Who would do this?” approaches 85. one conservative indepen on Wednesday over the Bill, solving the crisis, which has direct negotiations between
during a transition until the abuseofpower impeach The White House has in Under the legislation, dent, opposed. saying it “grossly interferes been rejected by the Palesti the two parties and be ac
end of the year. The transition ment charge against Mr. formed Mr. Bolton that his Washington would freeze The Act still needs appro in China’s internal aff airs”. nian side. ceptable to both,” said Mr.
will see Prime Minister Boris Trump. Mr. Bolton report book manuscript appeared any U.S. assets and ban tra val from the Senate, where The Foreign Ministry “We urge the parties to Kumar. Mr. Trump’s plan al
Johnson's government try to edly writes that the Presi to contain “signifi cant vel to the United States of Republican Marco Rubio has urged the U.S. to “do more to engage with each other, in lows Israel to integrate the
negotiate an ambitious free dent personally told him in amounts of classifi ed infor Chinese offi cials found to be promised to lead eff orts, be benefi t mutual trust and cluding on the recent pro settlements built on the
trade agreement with his 27 August that a freeze in mili mation” and could not be involved in “identifying or fore heading to President cooperation between China posals put forward by the West Bank and Jordan Valley
former partners remaining in tary aid to Ukraine was di published in its current installing” a governmentap Donald Trump for his and the U.S. rather than the U.S., and fi nd an acceptable and recognises Jerusalem as
the bloc. AFP rectly linked to Mr. Trump’s form. proved Dalai Lama. signature. contrary”. twostate solution for peace Israel’s capital.
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market watch
29-01-2020
Sensex dddddddddddddddddddddd 41,199 ddddddddddddddd0.57
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% CHANGE
Indigo shareholders reject DHFL diverted
₹ 12,773 cr. to
IndiGrid set to acquire
ENICL for ₹ 1,020 crore
79 fi rms: ED
change to share transfer norm
Gold ddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 41,019 ddddddddddddd -0.44
Brent oil ddddddddddddddddddddd 59.82 ddddddddddddddd1.42
SFL ships fi rst consignment
Tech Mahindra . . . . . . .. . . . . . 804.15. . . . . . . . . 9.90
Titan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1186.20. . . . . . . . -8.80
UltraTech Cement . .. . . . 4568.20. . . . . . -40.85
IRDAI imposes India rings doubledigit Bajaj Finance
UPL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542.15. . . . . . . . . 5.20
₹ 1 cr. penalty net rises 52%
Vedanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142.20. . . . . . . . . 0.00
Wipro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246.75. . . . . . . . . 2.70
YES Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.20. . . . . . . . -0.45 on 2 insurers growth for Apple from Sri City unit to Germany as NII surges
Zee Entertainment . . . . . . 274.25. . . . . . . . . 1.75
Globally, iPhone dials in $56 bn in Q1
Special Correspondent
HYDERABAD
Component major’s net dips 7.59% following auto slowdown SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Mumbai
EXCHANGE RATES Special Correspondent
Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit
except yen at 4 p.m. on January 29
Insurance regulator IRDAI Bengaluru Special Correspondent Nonbanking fi nance com
CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL
has imposed a penalty of ₹ 1 Apple CEO Tim Cook said CHENNAI pany Bajaj Finance report
US Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 71.05. . . . . . . 71.37 crore each on general in his fi rm had reported a dou Sundram Fasteners Ltd. ed a 52% increase in its
Euro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 78.16. . . . . . . 78.52 surers ICICI Lombard and bledigit growth in many de (SFL) has commenced oper consolidated net profi t to
British Pound . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 92.46. . . . . . . 92.88
Tata AIG. It also imposed a veloped markets and also in ations at its new unit at Sri ₹ 1,614 crore for the quarter
Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 65.14. . . . . . . 65.44
Chinese Yuan . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 10.24. . . . . . . 10.29 total penalty of ₹ 2 lakh on emerging markets such as City, shipping out its fi rst ended December 31, on
Swiss Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 72.87. . . . . . . 73.20 Bajaj Allianz, another GIC. India. consignment to Germany on healthy growth in net inter
Singapore Dollar . . . . . . .. . 52.19. . . . . . . 52.43
Canadian Dollar . . . . . . . . .. . 53.89. . . . . . . 54.14
In the case of ICICI Lom Interestingly, he men January 27. est income (NII) and also
Malaysian Ringitt . . . . . .. . 17.41. . . . . . . 17.50 bard, the regulator held tioned India twice in his re SFL had invested about due to the cut in corporate
Source:Indian Bank that the insurer had violat venue announcement call. ₹ 100 crore in the special eco tax rate.
ed the regulation with re In Apple’s fi rst quarter nomic zone unit at Sri City in This was the highestev
gard to the maximum al earnings call, Mr. Cook said, Tim Cook Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, er quarterly consolidated
BULLION RATES CHENNAI
lowable policy term for the company said in a state profi t of the company.
“We had doubledigit
January 29 rates in rupees with pre-
vious rates in parentheses group and individual growth in many developed quarter, and the three new ment. The unit had been set Suresh Krishna, chairman, SFL, inaugurating the company’s Total income increased
Retail Silver (1g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.2. . . . . . . . . . (51)
health products. markets, including the U.S., models were our three most up to manufacture and ex new facility at Sri City. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
* by 41% to ₹ 7,026 crore com
22 ct gold (1 g) . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 3856. . . . . . (3875) In the case of Tata AIG, the U.K., France, and Singa popular iPhones, he said port highprecision engi pared with the ₹ 4,992
an onsite inspection of pore, and also grew double “Mac and iPad generated neering components to a met on Wednesday to take drop in industry volumes. crore reported in the third
corporate agent Tata Capi digits in emerging markets $7.2 and $6 billion in reve leading European manufac stock of the results for the Export sales for the quar quarter of FY19.
IN BRIEF tal Financial Services re led by strong performances nue, respectively, and the turer for onward supply to third quarter ended Decem ter stood at ₹ 224.18 crore Net interest income
vealed certain violations of in Brazil, mainland China, high level of customer satis its global marquee original ber 2019. The standalone net (₹ 370.67 crore), the compa grew by 42% to ₹ 4,537
regulations on protection India, Thailand and Turkey. faction and loyalty for both equipment customers. profi t for the period dipped ny said in a statement. while provisions rose to
of policyholders’ interests, “On iPhone; revenue in products drove the active in 7.59% to ₹ 103.06 crore on Earnings before interest, ₹ 831 crore from ₹ 451 crore.
the IRDAI said. the December quarter was stalled base of both Mac and Export thrust the back of a slowdown in depreciation and taxes (Ebit Bajaj Finance shares
In its order against Bajaj $56 billion. Again, that’s up iPad to new records in all ge The unit will provide further the automobile industry. da) stood at ₹ 124.54 crore rose 4.95% to close the day
Allianz, IRDAI said the in 8% over a year ago, thanks ographic segments. impetus to SFL’s export Revenue from operations against ₹ 195.15 crore. The at ₹ 4,421.75 on the BSE.
surer had violated the ‘File to the exceptional demand “For iPad, we saw growth thrust through addition of dropped to ₹ 692.80 crore board also approved the re Assets under manage
and Use’ guidelines by issu for the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 in key emerging markets products to its portfolio as from the ₹ 1,018.84 crore in appointment of B. Muthura ment (AUM) rose 35% to
ing two policies with a pro Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max. like Mexico, India, Turkey, well as diversifying its export the yearearlier period, man as nonexecutive inde ₹ 1,45,092 crore. Gross and
duct name diff erent from In fact, iPhone 11 was our Poland, Thailand, Malaysia, customer base, the company while domestic sales were pendent director for a se net NPA ratios stood at
that approved under the topselling model every the Philippines, and Viet said. lower at ₹ 446.05 crore cond term beginning April 1.61% and 0.70%, respec
‘File and Use’ procedure. week during the December nam.” he further said. Separately, the SFL board (₹ 608.48 crore) due to a 16, 2020. tively as at end December.
Ramco Cements profi t
dips on sluggish demand
CHENNAI
The Ramco Cements Ltd.’s
Lamborghini eyes continued Chola Q3
standalone net profi t for the
third quarter ended profi t rises by
December 2019 slid by 6%
to ₹ 94.80 crore on sluggish
demand in its core markets,
doubledigit sales growth in India 5% to ₹ 430 cr.
coupled with pressure on
prices due to an active
Sells 52 units in 2019, a tough year for the PV industry Special Correspondent
CHENNAI
monsoon, said a top offi cial.
Yuthika Bhargava car market declined from Murugappa Group fi rm
During the period under
review, the company posted
NEW DELHI about 315 units in 2018 to Cholamandalam Financial
a total revenue of ₹ 1,286 Italian carmaker Lamborghi about 265 units in 2019 in Holdings Ltd.’s consolidat
crore against ₹ 1,217 crore. It ni is looking to continue India. ed net profi t for the third
sold 28.44 lakh tonnes of doubledigit sales growth in The company, which quarter ended December
cement against 27.47 lakh the Indian market on the launched the Huracan EVO 2019 rose 5% to ₹ 430.31
tonnes in the corresponding back of improving consumer RearWheel Drive on Wed crore.
yearearlier period. sentiment amid expecta nesday with a price tag of During the period under
tions that the upcoming ₹ 3.22 crore (exshowroom), review, total revenue rose
RBI names Janak Raj as Budget will bring in more aims to continue the growth to ₹ 3,395 crore from the
third member in MPC positivity. momentum and is “defi nite ₹ 2,934 crore registered
MUMBAI “We operate in superlux Sharad Agarwal ly looking at a doubledigit during the yearago period.
The board of Reserve Bank of ury space [cars priced at ov growth” this calendar. Cholamandalam Invest
India (RBI) has decided to er 2.5 crore]. 2019 was a Lamborghini India, told The Talking about sales ment & Finance Co. Ltd, in
nominate Janak Raj, which the company holds
tough year, there was a de Hindu. He, however, said trends, Mr. Agarwal said cur
executive director incharge 46.5% stake, disbursed
cline in the overall passen that Lamborghini was able rently, the company gets
of the monetary policy
ger vehicle industry. The to buck the trend, selling 52 more that half of its sale ₹ 7,475 crore against ₹ 7,644
department, as its third
super luxury industry also units in 2019, growing from from south India and about crore. Assets under man
internal member of the
declined by 1617% last year,” 45 units in 2018, or at 15.5%. 25% of the overall business is agement grew 25% to
monetary policy committee
(MPC). The Committee, Sharad Agarwal, head of The overall superluxury from tier 1 and tier 2 cities. ₹ 65,992 crore.
which sets the interest rate,
has six members, of which
three are from the Reserve
Bank. As per law, two of RBI’s
internal members are the
Coff ee Day seeks more SBI Life gets partial relief
Governor and the Deputy
Governor incharge of time to submit accounts against IRDAI order
monetary policy.
Probe into founder’s death pending Disgorgement amount incorrect: SAT
Dalmia Cement to move
NCLAT in Calcom case Special Correspondent sults (with the limited re SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT directed the insurance regu
GUWAHATI Bengaluru view by the auditor) for fi s MUMBAI lator to recalculate and re
Dalmia Cement said it will Coff ee Day Enterprises said cal Q1 ended June 30, 2019 SBI Life Insurance Company cover the unlawful gains.
move the National Company it would take a few more and Q2 ended September has managed to get a partial The insurance regulator
Law Appellate Tribunal weeks for it to complete the 30,” said the company. relief from the Securities had issued a showcause
(NCLAT) against the National probe into the circumstanc In Q2, the company post Appellate Tribunal (SAT) notice to SBI Life Insurance
Company Law Tribunal for
es that led to the sudden ed a consolidated revenue that has set aside an order alleging that the company
accepting an insolvency case
death of its founder V.G. of ₹ 843 crore, a yearonyear by the Insurance Regulatory earned excess commission
against its subsidiary Calcom
Siddhartha and therefore, decline of 14%. Its net loss af and Development Authority totalling ₹ 275.30 crore dur
Cement. GuarantCo Ltd., part
of the Private Infrastructure
there would be a delay in ter tax stood at ₹ 154 crore. of India (IRDAI), which di ing the the fi nancial years
Development Group, had the submission of its fi nan Earnings before interest, rected the insurance com 200809, 200910 and 2010
moved the NCLT in October cial results. tax, depreciation and amor pany to disgorge ₹ 275 crore 11. SAT, in its order, stated
2019 to initiate insolvency “The said assignment is tisation also fell 69% to ₹ 67 for alleged excess commis that IRDAI arrived at the
proceedings against Calcom under progress and is likely crore. The cafe business sion earned. quantum of disgorgement
Cement, in which Dalmia to take a few more weeks for arm, Coff ee Day Global, saw The tribunal has ruled on the premise that it co
Cement holds 75% stake, for completion. Hence, there 5.5% fall in retail net reve that the IRDAI did not cor vered the excess commis
alleged failure to repay dues will be a delay in submission nue to ₹ 356 crore while its rectly calculate the disgor sion collected by the insu
of around ₹ 100 crore. PTI of unaudited fi nancial re net loss stood at ₹ 73 crore. gement amount and hence rance company.
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16 SHOWCASE DELHI
The magic
Working with skin — cow, buff alo, This stronghold by the Thanjavur
MRIDANGAM 101 goat — is inextricable to the making makers, especially Antony and his
of a mridangam, and the reason for sons, has not gone unnoticed. In his
The percussive instrument is
the makers’ social exclusion. From book, Krishna touches upon the pro
cylindrical, and made of
jackfruit wood. The frame is acquiring skins for the membranes, fessional competition between the
makers
curved, and narrowed towards to sourcing wood, curing the mate diff erent families of makers, a grudg
the ends by a lathe machine. rial and putting it together, it is a ing respect and sometimes mutual
highly nuanced operation. disdain. What binds them all is a In everyday conversation, the oftheard myth of leftbrain
The dominant circular “Translating the musi love for the instrument, and versus rightbrain is used to separate art and science.
membranes are made of cow cian’s abstract ideas into the experience of being margi Sheldon Richmond’s research paper, The Interaction of Art
hide, and in the middle, goat the corporeal reality of a nalised. Johnson recognises and Science (published by The MIT Press in 1984), among
hide braided together. On the mridangam requires a this business as their family other studies, discredits this polarisation. The abstract of it
goat skin is a paste of black highly tuned ear. identity, but admits it is not ea says, “Science relies on the imagination of art for new
rice and puranakittan stone. hypotheses; art relies on the critical reasoning of science to
Yet the makers’ con sy. “No one was willing to mar
The other membrane is made
Despite the nuances involved in making a of buff alo and goat hide.
tribution to the art of ry me for a long time. Eve awaken the imagination into activity.”
Vishnu Ravindran Nair has used science as a source of
mridangam, it is dismissed as labour, instead of the mridangam is dis ryone thought this was a
inspiration for his ninth single, ‘Through The Haze’, which
The membranes are tightened missed as labour and re menial job.” He talks
creative art. T.M. Krishna’s Sebastian & Sons, together with the help of pair — when it is spoken about how house owners
will be released on major audiostreaming platforms on
February 20. The track, he says, transitions through three
nylon ropes (it was leather
explores the world of these artistes earlier) running along the
of at all,” writes Krish
nan in his book.
refuse to rent their spaces
for this business, because it
genres: ambient synth music, alternative rock, and prog
rock. Vishnu says, “I have a protagonist in the song whose
entire length. Every maker needs to have a good involves animal skin. life I portray right after she makes a decision at a crossroads
Sweta Akundi makers from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, It is the specifi c nature of the sense of music, to understand the At Varadan’s shop, the walls are in her life. She is then split into two separate universes. The
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. hide that makes it diffi cult to needs of the musician. And yet, “no covered with photos of his uncle and track progresses to encapsulate how drastically different
Johnson Kennedy catches me staring “We were looking to release a industrialise the process. body from the community of mri him next to famous mridangam her lives shape out to be because of the slight diversion she
at his palms — rough, ashy sores on fresh edition of my 2013 book, A “Each animal’s skin diff ers. A dangam makers has gone into mak players. “Thanjavur Murugaboo took in one world relative to the other. The contrasting
the sides, hardened from years of Southern Music. In it, there was a female that has delivered ing music. Those who have tried pathi, Vellore Ramabhadran, Trichy emotions of the characters are reflected in the lyrics, with
working with wood and rope. “You chapter on caste discrimination but twice is preferred, for better their hand, have also fallen back to Sankaran...,” he enunciates their an introspective and ambient tonal palette in the
can be sure one is a mridangam mak no mention of the instrument mak stretchability,” says Krishna. making the instrument,” says Krish names like chants. “These are vid background.”
er if he has these scars,” he says. ers,” he says, adding, “I started typ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA na. They will be relegated to playing wans. But it is only if we make the in The song is developed around the concept of
He belongs to one of the oldest ing out a paragraph on the makers to devotional music, church music, strument properly that they get the ‘entanglement theory’ in quantum mechanics and its
and largest families of mridangam be added, but realised quickly that koothu, but don’t have the oppor fame and awards.” Artistes have implications on the possibility of the existence of parallel
makers from Thanjavur, whose jour this has to be a book in itself. It is far tunity to learn Carnatic. treated them with respect, he insists. universes. Vishnu says, “We don’t have many songs on
ney is the binding narrative thread more complicated and needs its own “I cannot play a Carnatic song, ob But later, “Respect is nice, but it is science or, say, history. Most songs, these days, are about
love or, sometimes, politics.”
that Carnatic music vocalist T.M. voice, not mine.” viously,” says Johnson, “But I like not a pension.”
He wishes not to follow this trend. “The Voyager 1
Krishna has chosen for his justre Following in the author’s foot playing movie songs from the 1960s Steering away from his father’s bu
spacecraft [launched to study the outer solar system] has a
leased book, Sebastian & Sons (Con steps in Chennai, we head to Appas at some gatherings. Even if I want to siness, Varadan’s son has found him
golden audiovisual disc [should the spacecraft ever be
text Westland Publications). wamy Street in Mylapore, to meet learn, I can’t because my hands are self a job in the Electricity Board. Un found by intelligent life forms]. It has music from various
The book is an exploration of both Johnson Kennedy, grandson of Se worn out.” fortunately, after 75 years of countries, which serves as a window to the cultures on
the aesthetic craft of mridangam bastian, one of the earliest recorded Not everyone works with skin, so existence, the iconic shop may now earth even if human life perishes by then.” He wants to
making, and the social exclusion of mridangam makers. players depend on the makers, giv shut down in a year or two. make such music, not just another love song.
craftsman from the music. Over the It is after Pongal, and sales have ing some of the power back to them. Vishnu, 29, wasn’t a science prodigy. He is a commerce
four years that he worked on Sebas seen a dip from the productive Mar However, this very fact keeps them Sebastian & Sons, available at all major graduate. “I never liked science at school because of the
tian & Sons, T.M. Krishna spoke to gazhi season. Yet, when we meet in the job. bookstores, ₹ 799
way it was taught. It was all information; not a revelation.
Only in my early 20s I realised I have an inclination towards
it.” He started following the works of Neil deGrasse Tyson,
Elon Musk, Richard Dawkins and Sean M Carroll among
IN OUR BACKYARD others. The idea for ‘Through The Haze’ came to him whilst
gles, and peck at them repeatedly
reading Sean’s Something Deeply Hidden.
to drive them away.
The song, which took seven months to complete, was a
The godfather
In areas outside DelhiNCR challenge. He wanted some subtle sounds, which he
where foxes and jackals exist, couldn’t produce through his guitar. So, he bought a new
they’ll attack them too, with the one — a Fender Stratocaster (used by Jimi Hendrix, Mark
same courage, earning them Knopfler et al) — just for the song.
A bully, a mimic, an attacker — the selves the name Kotwal (a police
offi cer in Hindi). All this aggres
PRAVEEN SUDEVAN
Music appreciation New menu Solo show Food fest Kathak and Mohiniattam
Vocalist and scholar, Kshitij Mathur will deliver a Casual dining restaurant Scene High Bar in Framed Within, the sixth solo show of Kolkata Jaypee Siddharth hotel has organised a 10day There are two dance performances lined up this
lecture titled Parampara, Journey & Intricacies of Gurugram has introduced a new menu for the based artist Malay Saha is on display. Malay’s Sea Food Mania festival at Eggspectation. The evening, as part of the IIC Double Bill dance
Hindustani Classical Music. The talk will highlight winter. On until 31st March, the menu has veg works reflect an awareness and spatial fest will offer a variety of seafood from various concert. The first is a Kathak recital by Abha Auti
the importance of the ancient guru – shishya and nonveg options which offer dishes such as relationship between objects and the beholder. local and international markets. On until 2nd from Pune, a disciple of Guru Rohini Bhate and
parampara, nuances and values of teachings by Paneer Tikka, Lahsun Chatpata Paneer, Dahi ke They offer a kaleidoscopic view of living spaces, February, the menu has a range of grills, curries Roshan Datye. This will be followed by a
Gurujans, the journey of a student, as well as the Kebab, Murg Tikka Punjabi, Thecha Murg Tikka, mostly created in squares, rectangles, panels, and snacks, including Smoked Salmon Benny, Mohiniattam recital by Vani Bhalla Pahwa from
pros and cons of modernising this tradition. Fish Tikka Ajwain, and more. intricate dots and a forest of lines. Tiger Prawns Benny, Shrimp Taco, and more. Delhi, a disciple of Guru Bharati Shivaji.
Venue: Amaltas Hall, India Habitat Centre Venue: Sector 49, Sohna Road Venue: Triveni Kala Sangam, Tansen Marg Venue: Jaypee Siddharth, 3, Rajendra Place Venue : C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC
Time: 7 p.m. Time: 12 noon 12 midnight Time: 11 a.m. 8 p.m. Time: 24 hours Time: 6:30 p.m.
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GET, SET, GO
Praveen Sudevan
A longing for the
the 1880s. Its portrayal of Dörfl i, an un sand miles. The majesty of the Hima Paparoa Track, a few weeks ago. The multiday hiking trail
assuming settlement in the Alps — with layan peaks humbles you. will take hikers along stone cliffs, beech forests and glades
its expansive meadows, grazing cattle It isn’t, however, the remarkable of subtropical nī kau palms and also offer incredible views of
and pristine skies — is chiefl y responsi sights that I cherish the most about the Tasman Sea. The Paparoa Track is a tribute to the 29 Pike
ble for bringing several hundred thou Theog; it is the relaxing ones. They re River miners who lost their lives in the 2010 disaster. New
mountain life
sands of Japanese tourists to Switzer minded me of Heidi’s life at Dörfl i. Zealand’s West Coast community has been waiting to
land every year. The unhurried Four kids scampering through the welcome international travellers to this part of the country
happening of pastoral life in the show woods, followed by a brown pup. A since the announcement of the track in 2017. The West Coast
stirred within me an irrational longing man driving his daughter to school in a is home to the Haast World Heritage Area, five of New
to live in the mountains. weathered old red Maruti 800 with a Zealand’s 14 national parks and five marine reserves.
I stopped, not deliberately, romanti How a childhood yearning, few baskets of vegetables in the back
Conservation and sustainability play a huge role, and 86% of
the land is administered by the Department of Conservation
cising the hills after the transition from fuelled by a 1970s animé, was fulfi lled after seat. The amused smile of an old lady as
(DOC). The Paparoa Track is 55 kilometres long and crosses
childhood to adolescence. Ruskin she watched me descend a small rocky
Bond’s writings on Dehra, much later, a trip to the tranquil town of Theog slope extra cautiously. The houses,
the Paparoa Range from Blackball (east) to Punakaiki (west).
The track required 41 kilometres of new track to be built, as
rekindled daydreams of settling down made of wood, stone and slate. Apples well as four major suspension bridges and two new 20bunk
in a hill station. But the animé about the natural beauty is not blemished by ex Taj Theog Resort & Spa (surrounded by within hand’s reach hanging on un huts with hut warden quarters.
rosycheeked little girl was, however, cessive tourism. Its quiet existence broadleaved oaks and rhododendrons), fenced orchards. These sights conveyed
largely forgotten. Then, a trip to Theog above Shimla has so far been largely un there aren’t other landmarks here. to me the spirit of the place.
last winter, made me reminisce about noticed. It isn’t one of the places that is At 3,400 metres above sea level I might never visit Dörfl i. But the pro
Heidi and the eff ect her life in the Alps usually featured on the ‘10 best sum (equalling almost half the alti found longing I had for it was cured, al
had on mine. mer destinations in India’ type tude of Everest), the vistas beit temporarily, by Theog.
Theog, on Google Maps, resembles a listicles. on off er at Hatu
rough sketch of an upsidedown human Apart from the Hatu Mata are worth a jour The writer was in Theog at the invitation of Taj
leg. From the Town Hall of Shimla, a 28 Mandir (a Maa Kali temple) on ney of a thou Theog Resort & Spa, Shimla
kilometre drive through National the summit of Hatu Peak and the
Highway 5 (shrouded by the deodars
of the Shimla Reserve Forest Sanctu
ary), will take you there. My cab Unforgettable The
driver says that even the abundance Hatu Mata Mandir
of lodges, motels and hostels is not atop Hatu Peak is
enough to accommodate the con among the mustvisit
stant infl ow of tourists to Shimla. spots near Theog
The bazaars and roadside vendors * PRAVEEN SUDEVAN
18 SPORT DELHI
Rohit’s super sixes trump Williamson’s eff ort Never thought about
India clinches maiden T20I series win in New Zealand, via Super Over, in sensational fi nish Super Over: Rohit
Reuters
Hamilton
‘The way they were batting, it looked
Rohit Sharma belted two six like they would easily win’
es off the fi nal two deliveries
of the Super Over to give In
Press Trust of India
Hamilton <
> Super Overs aren’t
really our friends.
dia victory in the third T20I
against New Zealand here on Caught unaware about the To be honest we
Wednesday. The visitors Super Over scenario, Rohit would have liked to
clinched the series 30 with Sharma took fi ve minutes to get across the line
two games to spare. “fi nd” his abdomen guard earlier and not in
Rohit fi nished on 15 not after the third T20I against the Super Over. It’s a
out after he hit two sixes off New Zealand had ended in a
shame we couldn’t
Tim Southee to lead India to tie here on Wednesday.
get past the line.
20 after the Kiwis had scored Rohit said the team had
— Kane Williamson,
17 off Jasprit Bumrah (Kane almost given up with New NZ captain
Williamson 11, Martin Guptill Zealand going great guns at
5). one point. particular day and you as
“Everything was packed. sess and try and get that guy
Dramatic fi nal over All my stuff was inside my to bat. Probably if I hadn’t
New Zealand captain Wil bag. I had to get it out. It lit got the 60 today, it wouldn’t
liamson had almost single erally took me fi ve minutes have been me going to face
handedly led his side to a to fi nd my abdomen guard the Super Over.”
win in the regulation 20 ov because I didn’t know
ers when he blasted 95 from where it was. I mean we nev ‘Bowlers under pressure’
48 balls but was dismissed by er thought it would go to the Talking about the moment
Mohammed Shami with Super Over, the way they when he hit those succes
three balls remaining in the were batting at one point. It sive Super Over sixes, Rohit
fi nal over and two runs need looked like they could easily said it is always the bowler
ed for victory. win the game,” Rohit said. who is under pressure in
such situations.
INDIA IN NZ No training possible “From what I’ve seen in
Rohit said there is no train Super Overs, whatever you
Shami, however, didn’t ing possible for Super Over are chasing, it’s the bowler
concede a run after that — a eventualities. who is under pressure.
run came through a bye off In fact, the Indian team That’s my understanding.
the penultimate ball — and wasn’t aware of the Super That’s why when I walked
bowled Ross Taylor off the fi Over and came to know only out to bat, I was thinking
nal delivery with one needed after the match had fi nished about whether I should
off one. in a tie. “I don’t know if you move around in the crease
Earlier, India had scored can train for a Super Over. or stay still. There were two
179 for fi ve after Rohit (65) “We’ve got a T20 special or three thoughts like that
and Rahul gave it a blistering ist in Bumrah. Super Over or but, in the end, I decided
start. Rohit reached his 20th whether he bowls in a T20 that I will stay still. Let him
T20I halfcentury inside the match is the same for him. make the mistake.
fi rst six overs as the openers There’s no training required “That was my thought
put on 77 in the fi rst seven. there for him. But for the process. And, he bowled it
Rahul was dismissed off batters, you generally see in my zone, and I smashed
the fi nal ball of the ninth ov who’s in good nick on that it.”
er, but with the score at 89
for one and 11 overs remain
ing, India was well placed to Incredible turnaround: Rohit Sharma’s two sixes off the fi nal
score over 200 before New two deliveries of the Super Over brought India an unlikely win
Zealand clamped down in after the Kiwis were comfortably placed. AFP *
sixth over, dismissed the In win. INDIA FALL OF WICKETS Rahul b Shami 95 (48b, 8x4, INDIA BOWLING
dian opener in the 11th and, “I thought we were gone Rohit Sharma c Southee b Ben 189 (Rahul, 8.6 overs), 294 6x6), Mitchell Santner b Chahal Shardul 30212, Shami 40
two balls later, got rid of Shi at one stage. I told our coach nett 65 (40b, 6x4, 3x6), K.L. (Rohit, 10.4), 396 (Dube, 10.6), 9 (11b, 1x4), Colin de Grand 322, Bumrah 40450,
vam Dube as the torrent of that they deserved to win. Rahul c Munro b de Grand 4142 (Shreyas, 16.6), 5160 homme c Dube b Shardul 5 Chahal 40361, Jadeja 40
runs slowed down. The way Kane was batting, homme 27 (19b, 2x4, 1x6), (Kohli, 18.5). (12b), Ross Taylor b Shami 17 231, Dube 10140.
New Zealand’s reply was on 95. Feel bad for him, I Shivam Dube c Sodhi b Bennett NEW ZEALAND BOWLING (10b, 1x4, 1x6), Tim Seifert (not Toss: New Zealand.
steady but unspectacular un know what it’s like to play 3 (7b), Virat Kohli c Southee b Southee 40390, Bennett 4 out) 0 (2b); Extras (b6, lb2): Match tied.
til the second half of the in Bennett 38 (27b, 2x4, 1x6), 0543, Kuggeleijn 20100, 8; Total (for six wkts. in 20
those knocks when things Super Over: New Zealand 17 for
Shreyas Iyer st. Seifert b Santner Santner 40371, Sodhi 40 overs): 179.
nings when Williamson don’t go your way. On the no loss, India 20 for no loss.
17 (16b, 1x6), Manish Pandey 230, de Grandhomme 20131. FALL OF WICKETS
made a gallant bid in an at last ball, we had a discussion (not out) 14 (6b, 1x4, 1x6), Man-of-the-Match: Rohit.
NEW ZEALAND 147 (Guptill, 5.4), 252 (Munro,
tempt to keep the series and we came to a conclusion Ravindra Jadeja (not out) 10 Martin Guptill c sub (Samson) b 6.2), 388 (Santner, 10.4), 4137 India takes a 3-0 lead in the
alive. that we had to hit the (5b, 1x6); Extras (b1, lb2, w2): Shardul 31 (21b, 2x4, 3x6), Colin (de Grandhomme, 15.6), 5178 five-match series.
His 95 included eight stumps,” said India captain 5; Total (for five wkts. in 20 Munro st. Rahul b Jadeja 14 (Williamson, 19.3), 6179 Fourth T20I: January 31 (Fri Pumped up: Virat Kohli can’t hide his emotions after India
fours and six sixes and with Kohli. overs): 179. (16b, 2x4), Kane Williamson c (Taylor, 19.6). day), Wellington, 12.30 p.m. snatched a tie from a losing position in the main match. AFP *
Thiem leaves top seed Nadal shellshocked
Zverev rallies after losing fi rst set, knocks out former champion Wawrinka; DjokovicFederer blockbuster today
too focused,” he said.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Halep breezes through
Agence France-Presse Wimbledon champion Si
Melbourne
mona Halep has also bene
Dominic Thiem shocked fi ted from a more relaxed
top seed Rafael Nadal and approach as she swept
Alexander Zverev ousted aside Anett Kontaveit 61,
former champion Stan 61 to reach the semifi nals
Wawrinka as tennis’ young without dropping a set.
pretenders stole a march on The Romanian fourth
the old guard to reach the seed said she was fi nally
Australian Open semifi nals feeling comfortable on the
on Wednesday. biggest stage.
“I just feel more confi
dent and I feel like I’m able
to do it,” said Halep, who is
going after her third Major
title. “It’s just a feeling that
you don’t see this trophy as
impossible anymore.”
Halep’s semifi nal is
against Garbine Muguruza,
who continued her impres
sive return to form by beat
ing Russian 30th seed Anas
tasia Pavlyuchenkova 75,
63. “I’m excited to play my
fi rst semifi nal here,” said
Austria’s Thiem, 26, beat the unseeded former World
Nadal 76(3), 76(4), 46, 76 No. 1, who won the 2016
(6) — his fi rst win in six at French Open and 2017
tempts at Grand Slams, in Wimbledon.
cluding two French Open fi
nals — to end the Zverev renews pledge
33yearold’s bid to equal
Alexander Zverev renewed
Roger Federer’s record 20
a pledge on Wednesday to
Major titles.
donate the $2.83 million
Earlier Zverev, 22, beat
Australian Open winner’s
2014 champion Wawrinka,
cheque to bushfi re relief if
34, to go into a semifi nal
he lifts the title, after sweep
with Thiem, meaning that
ing into the semifi nals.
one of them will reach Sun
day’s fi nal against Roger Fe
derer or Novak Djokovic,
THE RESULTS
who have won 12 of the last QUARTERFINALS
14 Australian Open titles. one point and enjoying est of all time. You need Germany’s Zverev rallied but he said that until now Men: 7Alexander Zverev (Ger)
some luck from the net cord some luck to beat him.” from a set down to halt he has been pushing him bt 15Stan Wawrinka (Sui) 16,
Recovery to set up the third and deci threetime Majorwinner self too hard at the Majors. 63, 64, 62; 5Dominic Thiem
Several young players
Wawrinka 16, 63, 64, 62 (Aut) bt 1Rafael Nadal (Esp)
Thiem had Nadal’s measure sive match point. have been knocking on the “I was doing things in a
76 (3), 76(4), 46, 76(6).
in the fi rst two sets and he “I was lucky in the right door of the Big Three of Na and reach his fi rst Grand way too professional way. I Women: 4Simona Halep (Rou)
recovered from dropping situation — the net cord was dal, Federer and Djokovic, Slam semifi nal. was not talking to anybody. bt 28Anett Kontaveit (Est) 61,
the third to win the fourth really on my side,” Thiem and either Thiem or Zverev Big things have been I wasn’t going out with 61; Garbine Muguruza (Esp) bt
set tiebreaker, getting off said. “But it’s necessary be will get a chance to kick it tipped for Zverev since he friends. I wasn’t having din 30Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
the fl oor after falling to win cause he is one of the great open in Sunday’s fi nal. burst into the top 10 in 2017, ner. I was just really almost (Rus) 75, 63.
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for Rangers FC Agence France Presse
Football Delhi goes
digital on player database
New Delhi: Football Delhi
Aryan Kalia, Arjun Rana; 76
Ruhaan Bajaj; 1314: 72 Shlok
Jain; 73 Ramayush Ray; 75
HARARE Vasu Sehgal; 12: 78 Shazrai
footballer. inaugurated a technology
FOOTBALL Sikandar Raza’s seven driven identifi cation system Shazrul; 81 Kuldeep Dhesi; 82
“Bala will be a key player wicket haul put Zimbabwe Samarveer Singh Maini.
of players under its ambit
N. Sudarshan for us,” said Rangers legend in a commanding position Girls, 1518: 74 Kayla Perera;
here on Wednesday by
Bengaluru Mark Hateley, on the occa on day three of the second 78 Riya Yadav; 79 Vidushi
handing out the fi rst smart
Indian football star Ngangom sion. “She has earned the Test against Sri Lanka here Keni; 1314: 72 Ragini Navet;
card. It claimed to have
Bala Devi has become the right. We don’t give that shirt on Wednesday. 73 Nisha Patel; 82 Sanvi
become the fi rst association Swarup; 12: 81 Serena Khanna;
fi rst Indian woman to earn a that easily! She impressed us The scores: Zimbabwe 406 &
in the country to go digital 99 Estefania Azcona.
professional football con all. Amy McDonald (Women’s 62/1 in 20.5 overs (P. Masvure
batting 26) vs Sri Lanka 293 in with its database of player. SwarandeepKannan duo
tract abroad after signing for and Girls’ Manager) was all
praise. 119.5 overs (Angelo Mathews The players will now no wins over35 title
Scottish giant Rangers FC.
64, Dimuth Karunaratne 44, longer be required to
The move, facilitated by “Gregory [Vignal] (coach) Oshada Fernando 44, Dha- register separately for any Swarandeep Singh and
Bengaluru FC which entered was waxing lyrical about her nanjaya de Silva 42, Sikandar upcoming trials and Kannan Sethu won the
into a twoyear collaboration and he is someone who has Raza 7/113). tournaments hosted by the over35 doubles title,
with Rangers last September, played at the highest level State football federation. defeating Stefan Traenkner
was announced at the Sree with France and Liverpool. The association has already of Germany and Narendra
Kanteerava Stadium on Wed
nesday. The 29yearold from
He could spot the talent in
just 1015 minutes.”
Ramkumar registered online 2000 Singh Choudhary 64, 76(3)
in the ITF grade2 seniors
junior players who
Manipur has put pen to pap
er on an 18month deal after
Bala Devi’s distinguished gets wildcard participated in the second tennis tournament in
Pattaya, Thailand.
international career began edition of the Golden
a successful trial last Novem when she was called up to League. The results:
Special Correspondent
ber and will don the presti the senior Indian team aged Over35: Doubles (fi nal):
MUMBAI Besides the players, around
gious No.10 jersey at the Glas just 15. She is now the current Swarandeep Singh Dhodi &
Ramkumar Ramanathan 120 men and women
gowbased side. topscorer for India, netting Kannan Sethu bt Stefan
has been granted a wild referees will be the
52 times in 58 games, and is Traenkner (Ger) & Narendra
card in the singles main benefi ciaries of a Singh Choudhary 6-4, 7-6(3).
First Asian also the top international draw at the Tata Open partnership between
She will become Rangers’ goal scorer in the South Over50 (fi nal): Jarrod Bruce
Maharashtra, to be held at Football Delhi and Athletic (Aus) bt Gurdarshan Singh
fi rstever Asian international Asian region. Drive, a sportswear brand.
the Balewadi complex ten Ramana 6-2, 6-0.
nis courts from Feb. 39. Aryan and Arjun Doubles (semifi nals): Chandra
Joining him will be two in joint lead Bhushan & Gurdarshan Singh
other Indians, Prajnesh Aryan Kalia of Delhi and Ramana bt Somwang
Gunneswaran and Sumit Arjun Rana of Gurgaon Ittisaksakul (Tha) & Yurii
Nagal, making singles di Kudinov (Rus) 7-5, 7-6(1).
were tied for the lead in the
rect entries. The doubles boys’ 1518 category at the Over55 (semifi nals): Peter
wildcards will be an Schubert (Ger) bt Pawan Jain
end of the fi rst round of the
nounced later. 6-2, 6-1; Chandra Bhushan bt
US Kids Indian Puneet Kumar Gupta 6-2, 6-3.
Leander Paes has re Championship golf
quested the TOM organis Doubles (semifi nals): Puneet
tournament on Wednesday. Kumar Gupta & Vivek Satyajit
ers for an entry in the
The duo shot an identical bt Pachone Desapradipa (Tha)
men’s doubles which is
round of 2over 74 and was & Keishi Yabuta (Jpn) 6-2, 6-2.
likely to be acceded to, in
ahead of Bengaluru lad Over65 (fi nal): Helmut Ritter
view of this season being
New deal: Bala Devi proudly displays the No. 10 jersey she Ruhaan Bajaj by two shots. (Aut) bt Mavelikalam Ramesh
his fi nal appearance.
will wear. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
* The results: Boys, 1518: 74 6-2, 7-5.
Liew stuns Yiu as Hunters prevail over Warriors
Ivanov wins both doubles matches to help the Hyderabad side begin in style
Liew’s precision while na Prasad and Kim Ha Na 15
PBL picking the corners, and 12, 815, 1512.
V.V. SUBRAHMANYAM combining big smashes with
HYDERABAD some solid netplay, settled Sourabh loses
Daren Liew turned out to be the issue in his favour. The men’s singles, a Trump
the unlikely hero as Hydera for Hunters, proved a disap
bad Hunters got off to a Sindhu disappoints pointing one as World No. 28
bright start at home with a Earlier, P.V. Sindhu, playing Sourabh Verma lost a close
21 win over NorthEastern for the fi rst time as a World encounter to World No. 38
Warriors in the Premier Bad champion in front of her Tanongsak Saensomboom
minton League at the Gachi home crowd, disappointed suk 1514, 1514. .
bowli Indoor Stadium here against Michelle Li who out The results:
on Wednesday. smarted the Indian 158, 159. Hyderabad Hunters bt North
With the match tied 11, Michelle raced to an 82 Eastern Warriors 21 (Vladimir
thanks to a brilliant display lead in the fi rst game with a Ivanov & N. Sikki Reddy bt G.
by the Hunters pair of Ben fi ne blend of smashes and Getting it right: Michelle Li of North-Eastern Warriors, except
Krishna Prasad & Kim Ha Na 15-
Lane and Vladimir Ivanov in delicate net dribbles even as 12, 8-15, 15-12; Sourabh Verma
for a brief phase, was hardly stretched by Sindhu.
Sindhu committed quite a (T) lost to Tanongsak Saensom-
the Trump match for War * NAGARA GOPAL
few unforced errors. boomsuk14-15, 14-15; P.V. Sind-
riors, World No. 42 Liew hu lost to Michelle Li 8-15, 9-15;
shocked World No. 18 Lee In the second, Sindhu es to lead 53, but soon saw eventually win. The evening Ben Lane & Vladimir Ivanov bt
Cheuk Yiu 159, 1510 in the fi started off with her trade the opponent fi ght back, began with the Hunters duo Bodin Isara & Lee Yong Dae (T)
nal match to seal the contest mark smash and a couple of scoring eight points inarow of Ivanov and N. Sikki Reddy 15-7, 15-10; Daren Liew bt Lee
for Hunters. stunning crosscourt smash to snatch an 115 lead and getting the better of G. Krish Cheuk Yiu 15-9, 15-10).
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TV PICKS
Australian Open: Sony Ten 2
& Sony Six (SD & HD), 5.30
Defi ant Delhi makes Bengal RANJI SCORES, ROUND 7, DAY 3
GROUP A
At Ongole: Kerala 162 & 135 in
abandoned.
Cuttack: Odisha 436 vs Assam
wait for fi rst innings lead
a.m. & 2 p.m. 45 overs lost to Andhra 255 & 238 in 82.2
NBA: Sony Ten 1 (SD & HD), 43/3 in 15.1 overs. Points: overs
8.30 a.m. Andhra 6 (27), Kerala 0 (9). (Riyan
Ranji Trophy: Bengal vs Kolkata: Bengal 318 vs Delhi Parag 43,
Delhi, Star Sports 2 (SD & 217/7 in 75 overs (Hiten Dalal Kunal
HD), 9.30 a.m.
U19 World Cup: South
Sidhu, weather delay the hosts’ eff ort as only 9.3 overs of play is possible 40, Dhruv Shorey 65, Jonty Saikia 52,
Ranjeet
Sidhu 49 batting).
Africa vs Bangladesh, Star Mali 59,
Y.B. Sarangi three boundaries in the Surat: Vidarbha 142 & 247 in
Sports 3, 1.15 p.m. Debabrata
Kolkata same over. 98.3 overs (Faiz Fazal 45, Ak
PBL: Star Sports 1 (SD & HD), shay Wadkar 87, Aditya Sar Pradhan 4/
7 p.m. A defi ant Jonty Sidhu and 39) &
Sidhu and Subodh Bhati wate 53, Roosh Kalaria 4/62) vs
ISL: Star Sports 2 (SD & HD), bad weather delayed Ben 102/0 in 31
added 25 runs in the 9.3 ov Gujarat 211 & 74/4 in 29 overs
7.15 p.m. gal’s eff orts to take the fi rst overs
ers bowled in altogether 53 (Aditya Thakare 4/17).
innings lead against Delhi in Hyderabad: Hyderabad 171 & (Subham
minutes of play and did not
Kiwi women the Ranji Trophy Elite
GroupA match at the Eden
concede any further
ground. Sidhu, who was 32
156 in 53.4 overs (Akshath
Reddy 71, Aniket Choudhary 4/
Mandal 40 batting, Kunal
Saikia 62 batting).
New Delhi: Services 279 &
down India Gardens
Wednesday.
here on
overnight, was on 49 when
the umpires stopped play
48) lost to Rajasthan 135 &
195/1 in 48.5 overs (Manender 259/8 decl. in 73 overs (Rahul
Singh 82, Devender Lohchab
After early morning rain Singh 107 n.o., Mahipal Lomror
due to bad light. 71 n.o.). Rajasthan 6 (16), Hy 43) vs Jharkhand 153 in 53
Press Trust of India and wet outfi eld forced a
derabad 0 (6). overs (Diwesh Pathania 4/51) &
AUCKLAND delayed a start on the third With the light not im
49/1 in 14 overs.
The Indian women’s hock day, Delhi, resuming at 192 proving, the day’s action GROUP B
Agartala: Tripura 121 & 290 in
ey team suff ered a 10 loss for six, was 217 for seven was then called off after a Vadodara: Baroda 154 & 187
90 overs (Pallab Das 77, Milind
to New Zealand in its third when bad light stopped long wait of more than two lost to Saurashtra 142 & 200/6
Kumar 67, Harmeet Singh 46,
andahalf hours. in 59.3 overs (Harvik Desai 49,
match of the ongoing tour play. Ashay Palkar 5/62) vs Maha
Arpit Vasavada 48 n.o.). Saur
here on Wednesday. New The scores: ashtra 6 (25), Baroda 0 (14).
rashtra 208 & 103/2 in 29
Zealand’s Hope Ralph Hat-trick denied overs (Swapnil Gugale 55 bat
Bengal — 1st innings: 318. Dharamshala: Mumbai 372/5 in
(37th) scored the winner. Anuj Rawat denied Shahbaz ting).
75 overs (Sarfaraz Khan 226
India had earlier regis Ahmed a hattrick, but Delhi — 1st innings: Kunal Dehradun: Uttarakhand 109 vs
batting, Aditya Tare 62,
tered a 40 win in its fi rst could not last long and was Chandela b Nilkantha 9, Hiten Shubham Ranjane 44 batting) Haryana 50/5 in 21 overs
match against the New Zea back in the pavilion within Dalal b Nilkantha 40, Dhruv vs Himachal. Third day’s play (Agrim Tiwari 4/10). Third
Shorey c Goswami b Mukesh 65, abandoned. day’s play abandoned.
land Development squad 10 minutes of play.
Nitish Rana c Goswami b Mu PLATE
but lost 21 next. Mukesh Kumar, bowling Indore: Madhya Pradesh 230 &
Patna: Bihar 208 & 359/4 in 121
around the wicket, rapped kesh 24, Jonty Sidhu (batting) 160 in 52.3 overs (Naman Ojha
overs (Yashasvi Rishav 150,
49, Kshitiz Sharma c Majumder 41, Yash Dayal 4/52) lost to Ut
Praggna lefthanded Anuj’s pads
twice in his second over of b Shahbaz 9, Simarjeet Singh c tar Pradesh 216 & 178/3 in 56.4
overs (Almas Shaukat 54,
Babul Kumar 73, Md. Rah
matullah 105 batting) vs
Saifi b Shahbaz 0, Anuj Rawat
placed joint the day. The Bengal pacer
succeeded in his second lbw b Mukesh 0, Subodh Bhati Aryan Juyal 74 n.o., Mo
hammad Saif 40 n.o.). UP 6
Meghalaya 179.
Chandigarh: Chandigarh 134 vs
(batting) 7; Extras (b5, lb3,
second appeal.
nb2, w4): 14; Total (for seven
(20), MP 0 (8).
New Delhi: Railways 182 in 77.4
Pondicherry 37/4 in 14.5 overs.
Third day’s play abandoned.
Lucky break wkts. in 75 overs): 217. Porvorim: Goa 589/2 decl. bt
overs (Arindam Ghosh 59,
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Sidhu was lucky — he was Fall of wickets: 119, 287, 3 Avinash Yadav 62, Abhimanyu Arunachal Pradesh 83 & 170 in
GIBRALTAR adjudged lbw off a Mukesh 147, 4151, 5192, 6192, 7192. Mithun 4/51, Prateek Jain 5/ 49.2 overs (Rahul Dalal 68,
Amit Verma 6/71). Goa 7 (37),
Grandmaster R. Praggna noball — which looked Bengal bowling: Mukesh 247 38) vs Karnataka 199/9 in 65
overs (Devdutt Padikkal 55, Arunachal 0 (3).
nandhaa moved to joint se tight in television replays. 743, Nilkantha 143372, Kolkata: Nagaland 243 vs
cond with six points after Nevertheless, the lanky Akash Deep 234590, Shah Sharath Srinivas 56 batting, K.
Gowtham 41, Amit Mishra 5/ Mizoram 318/3 in 94 overs
his opponent and topseed southpaw held fi rm and hit baz 82142, Ayan 61250. Defi ant: Delhi’s Jonty Sidhu held fi rm on a truncated day. *
RAJEEV BHATT
70). GROUP C (Lalhruaizela 40, Taruwar Kohli
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 127, K.B. Pawan 129 batting).
Jammu: Chhattisgarh 270/4 in
withdrew from the eighth Third day’s play abandoned.
90 overs (Jiwanjot Singh 42,
round due to illness in the
Masters category of the
18th Gibraltar Chess Festiv
Karnataka huff s and puff s to take lead Abhimanyu Chauhan 51, Har
preet Singh 116, Amandeep
Khare 45 batting) vs Jammu &
Bhubaneswar: Sikkim 169 &
266 bt Manipur 91 & 112 in 36.2
overs (Plazor Tamang 6/65).
al here. The 14yearold Kashmir. Third day’s play Sikkim 6 (10), Manipur 0 (12).
Praggnanandhaa shared Padikkal the lone bright spot in the top and middleorder
the second spot with four
others. citement on the day. Sha Mithun 4; Extras (b1, lb2,
Rudra in last eight
Uthra Ganesan
Important results (eighth New Delhi rath, playing his fi rst game of nb3): 6; Total (in 77.4 overs):
round, involving Indians): R. The weather gods fi nally re the season, was unbeaten on 182.
Praggnanandhaa (6) w.o. lented for a fullday’s play, 56 and Prateek on two at Fall of wickets: 15, 220, 323, Himendu Bhatt bt Sushant Da
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (5); but Karnataka almost made a stumps. Padikkal, mean 423, 529, 645, 7142, 8160, ITF JUNIORS bas 62, 16, 76(4); Aman Da
B. Adhiban (5.5) drew with D. 9178. hiya bt Sam Chawla 62, 62;
hash of its chances, strug while, continued his scoring Sports bureau
Gukesh (5.5); Karthikeyan Karnataka bowling: Mithun Chetan Prashant Gadiyar bt Ak
Murali (5.5) drew with David gling to a 17run fi rstinnings form in his maiden First INDORE
lead against Railways on day Class season with his sixth 15.45514, Jain 229385, Rudra Himendu Bhatt bat hilendran Indrabalan 63, 62;
Navara (5.5); K. Sasikiran (5) More 114211, Gowtham 207 Sanjith Devineni (US) bt Hee
drew with Raunak Sadhwani three of their Elite B group halfcentury even as the rest tled past fi fth seed Sushant
390, Gopal 90300. rak Vora 62, 63; Denim Yadav
(5); Vaibhav Suri (5) bt Ritvars match here on Wednesday. continued to falter. Dabas 62, 16, 76(4) in the bt Torus Rawat 63, 63; Arnav
Karnataka — 1st innings: R. Sa
Reimanis. Requiring 183 to overhaul Earlier, it took just fi ve ov boys’ prequarterfi nals of Pathange bt Aayush Bhat 63,
marth b Mishra 0, Devdutt Pa
Railways’ fi rstinnings target, ers to wrap up the Railways dikkal c Rawat b Sangwan 55, the ITF grade5 junior tennis 64; Dhruv Tangri bt Dhruv
Jasmani nets the Karnataka batsmen fal
tered yet again, like they
innings for an addition of 22
runs by the remaining three
Rohan Kadam lbw b Mishra 2,
Karun Nair lbw b Sangwan 17,
tournament at the Indore
Tennis Club on Wednesday.
Hirpara 76(3), 64.
Girls: Sanjana Sirimalla bt Han
It was a fi ghting perfor 25 on the last round, to sus Chauhan opted to skip the Odisha finish of the Stayers Trail Stakes
(2,400m), the feature event of
yo & over, 3.45: 1. Big Boon (1) R.
Anand 60, 2. Bluejack (6)
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA SHOTGUN TRIALS mance by the young Anant tain their chances in the fi nals.
the races to be held here on Jagadeesh 60, 3. Whizzo (8) S.
BENONI PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Thursday ( Jan 30). Shareef 60, 4. Poseidon (11) Dar
Special Correspondent jeet, as he qualifi ed in the qualifi cation phase. The results: BHUBANESWAR
False rails (width about 5.5m shan 59.5, 5. Birchwood (5) R.
Kristian Clarke came up from 1,600m to the winning Manish 58, 6. Reczai (2) M.
NEW DELHI shootoff to make the fi nal, Gurjoat and Sukhbir had a Skeet: Men: 1. Mohd. Sheeraz
with an allround perfor FC Goa edged past a resi post) will be in position. Naveen 57.5, 7. Bold Move (3)
Mohd. Sheeraz Sheikh beat after having shot 25 in the high total of 120 and 121 in Sheikh 57 (118); 2. Anantjeet Vaibhav 56.5, 8. Aleef (7) Md. Asif
mance to help New Zea lient Odisha FC 42 to re HARANGI PLATE (1,600m),
land beat West Indies by
Anantjeet Singh Naruka 57
53 to win the men’s skeet
last round. He edged out
former Asian champion Man
qualifi cation, but ended up
fi fth and sixth respectively.
Singh Naruka 53 (116); 3. Karam
Sukhbir Singh 42 (119). claim the top spot in the In 1 rated 15 to 35, 1.45 pm: 1. Para
diso (2) T.S. Jodha 60, 2. Power
Khan 55, 9. Mohican (10) Nazerul
54.5, 10. Black Whizz (4) T.S.
two wickets in a lowscor Women: 1. Karttiki Singh Shak dian Super League (ISL) at Of Shambhala (6) Chetan G 60, 3. Jodha 53.5, 11. Fantastic App (12)
event in the second National Singh, who had tied on 116 In women’s skeet, Karttiki Irvan 53.5 and 12. Morrane Gabri
ing game and enter the tawat 52 (115); 2. Jasmeen Kaur the Kalinga Stadium here Casey (5) S. John 57.5, 4. Track
shotgun selection trials at for the last spot, 10. Singh Shaktawat topped, by Striker (7) Srinath 57, 5. Gazebo ella (9) R. Pradeep 53.
semifi nals of the ICC un 48 (116); 3. Asees Chhina 39 on Wednesday. 1. MOHICAN,
the Dr. Karni Singh Range on Karam Sukhbir Singh got beating qualifi cation topper The result: Odisha FC 2 (Ma
Talk (9) S. Shareef 54.5, 6. High
der19 World Cup here on (107). Priestess (10) David Allan 54.5, 7. 2. RECZAI,
Wednesday. to the third place, after hav Jasmeen Kaur (116) with nuel Onwu 59, 65) lost to FC
Wednesday. Junior: Men: 1. Abhay Singh My Vision (3) Nazerul 54.5, 8. 3. BOLD MOVE
Qualifying with 118, a ing made the fi nal with a per comfortable 5248 margin. Goa 4 (Vinit Rai 21og, Jacki Daring Sweetheart (8) R. Pradeep
The scores: West Indies 238
in 47.5 overs (Kirk McKenzie modest score by his stan fect last round. Asees Chhina got to the
Sekhon 51 (114); 2. Arjun Thakur
50 (113); 3. Bhavtegh Singh Gill chand Singh 24, 27, Ferran 54, 9. Sir Lancelot (4) R. Marshall
53.5 and 10. Sainthood (1) Trevor
6 STAYERS TRAIL STAKES
(2,400m), 4yo & over,
(Terms), 4.15: 1. Ambrosio (4)
99, Kristian Clarke 4/25) lost dards, but commendable af In fact, Amrinder Singh third place ahead of Darshna 40 (110). Corominas 90+1).
52. Trevor 59, 2. Angelino (1) R. Mar
to New Zealand 239/8 in 49.4 ter he had shot 22 in the Cheema, Gurjoat Singh and Rathore, while Raiza Dhillon Women: 1. Darshna Rathore 56 1. HIGH PRIESTESS, 2. SAINT- shall 59, 3. Secretive Force (2)
overs (Joey Field 38 n.o., Kris third round, Sheeraz rarely
missed a bird in the fi nal.
Sukhbir Singh Harika, apart
from Man Singh, had all shot
and the former national
champion Maheshwari
(114); 2. Karttiki 48 (115); 3.
Ankita Raina HOOD, 3. DARING SWEETHEART Suraj 59 and 4. Treasure Striker
(3) I. Chisty 59.
tian Clarke 46 n.o.). Areeba Khan 38 (103).
2 ULLAL BEACH PLATE
(1,100m), rated 00 to 20, 6 1. AMBROSIO, 2. SECRETIVE
advances yo & over, 2.15: 1. Zafrina (8) D.
Antony 60, 2. Desert Gold (1)
FORCE
JOG FALLS PLATE (1,200m),
7
Indian players sharpen their skills for the big battles ahead Sports Bureau
Nonthaburi (Thailand)
Chetan G 59.5, 3. Santorini Secret
(11) Tousif Khan 59.5, 4. Freestyle
(4) Nazerul 59, 5. Dontbreakther
ules (12) Selvaraj 58.5, 6. Bellero
rated 15 to 35, 5yo & over,
4.45: 1. Amazonite (7) S. Shareef
60, 2. Hafnium (1) S. John 60, 3.
Princess Pride (5) Selvaraj 60, 4.
Ankita Raina sailed past phon (10) T.S. Jodha 57.5, 7. Red Galileo (12) T.S. Jodha 58, 5.
Karman and Rutuja pleased to be back on court after injury layoff s; suspense over Sania continues Chanel Simmonds of South Desert Gilt (5) Sai Kiran 57, 8. In
dian Brahmos (2) D. Patel 55.5, 9.
Songkran (10) Trevor 57, 6. Ar
rogance (11) S. Hussain 56.5, 7.
Africa 61, 61 in the fi rst Hunters Moon (3) Rayan 54, 10. Charmaine (6) I. Chisty 56, 8.
Even as the suspense over proved her tennis skills while round of the $25,000 ITF All Said And Done (7) Darshan Barog (4) Irvan 54, 9. Nostrada
FED CUP Sania Mirza continued — she pursuing her education in women’s tennis tourna 52.5, 11. Astron (6) Irvan 51 and mus (2) A. Ramu 53.5, 10. An
12. Country’s Pearl (9) R. Shelar nalease (9) Saddam Hussain 53,
Kamesh Srinivasan is down with a calfinjury — the US. ment here on Wednesday. 51. 11. Bella Mamma (3) Md. Asif
NEW DELHI Karman stressed that the “With two teams qualify Qualifi er KaiChen Chang 1. HUNTERS MOON, 2. FREE- Khan 53 and 12. Himachali (8)
The warmth of the sun, a former World No. 1’s return ing, there is a better chance,” of Chinese Taipei won 62,
STYLE, 3. ALL SAID AND DONE Darshan 53.
1. HAFNIUM,
pleasant change from the
gloomy winter weather, was
to the team would be very
helpful because of the multi
said Karman, referring to the
fact that only one team from
61 over Riya Bhatia.
The results:
3 BULL TEMPLE PLATE
(2,000m), rated 60 & above,
2.45: 1. Nanhipari (5) A. Imran
2. HIMACHALI,
3. CHARMAINE
only matched by the bright ple Grand Slam champion’s the zone used to qualify for 60, 2. Roma Victor (1) Trevor 56,
smiles of the players, as they remarkable experience at the World Group2 playoff .
$25,000 ITF men, Nonthabu
ri: Doubles (prequarterfi
3. Velocidad (3) Srinath 55.5, 4.
Kirkwood (4) Antony 55 and 5.
8 SHIVANASAMUDRA TROPHY
(Div. II), (1,200m), rated 45 to
65, 5yo & over, 5.15: 1. Alberetta
went about the task of hon the highest level. Reigning National cham nals): Maximilian Neuchrist Indian Pharaoh (2) David Allan (7) Vaibhav 60, 2. Spanish Beauty
ing their skills for the Fed Echoing this sentiment, pion Sowjanya Bavisetti, a (Aut) & Vijay Sundar Prash 54.5. (8) S. John 59, 3. Psychic Warrior
anth bt Timur Khabibulin & 1. ROMA VICTOR, 2. VELOCIDAD (6) Srinath 58, 4. Starry Wind (5)
Cup, at the DLTA Complex Rutuja said she had to take reserve, also trained with the
I. Chisty 58, 5. Colonel Harty (4)
on Wednesday.
Karman Kaur Thandi and
time off to strengthen her
serving shoulder.
team, with coach Ankita and
captain Vishaal Uppal, pro
Denis Yevseyev (Kaz) 62,
46, [104]. 4 SHIVANASAMUDRA TROPHY
(Div. I), (1,200m), rated 45 to
65, 5yo & over, 3.15: 1. Side
K. Raghu 56.5, 6. Constantinople
(10) Shreyas 56.5, 7. Panama (1)
Rutuja Bhosale, not seen in “I am really excited to be viding support whenever $15,000 ITF men, Cairo: First Winder (3) Arvind Kumar 60, 2. Darshan 56.5, 8. Superb Success
Shining bright: Rutuja, coach Ankita, Karman, captain Vishaal (9) S. Shareef 56, 9. Wings Of De
round: Henrik Traskin (Ltu) bt Akita Pro (8) Suraj 58, 3. Depth
action for some time, moved and Sowjanya at the training session. KAMESH SRINIVASAN* back in the Fed Cup team. It required. Charge (5) K. Raghu 57.5, 4. Fair sire (2) Trevor 55.5 and 10.
S.D. Prajwal Dev 46, 76(3),
energetically on court, quite is a great chance to play The team will have anoth 51 (retired).
Warning (4) S. John 57.5, 5. Siyouni (3) Saddam Hussain 53.
pleased to have got rid of the play, and see how the body thing that players like Kar against a lot of good players, er session on Thursday be Miniver Rose (1) A. Imran 57.5, 6. 1. PSYCHIC WARRIOR,
$25,000 ITF women, Non Sahara (9) Nazerul 57.5, 7. Star 2. WINGS OF DESIRE, 3.
pain and aches. copes with three sets in man and Rutuja were going and do well. I hope to stay fore leaving for Nur Sultan, thaburi: First round: Ankita Cracker (2) Sai Kiran 57, 8. Royal CONSTANTINOPLE
“I am really happy to be terms of endurance,” said into the Fed Cup without healthy and play well,” said Kazakhstan, for the Asia Raina bt Chanel Simmonds Resolution (6) David Allan 56 and Day’s best: HAFNIUM
playing without any pain. I Karman. having played a match this Rutuja, the former Asian ju Oceania group1 tie sche 9. Sun Power (7) R. Manish 56. Double: ROMA VICTOR – PSYCHIC
(RSA) 61, 61; KaiChen 1. AKITA PRO, WARRIOR
am physically better and get Coach Ankita Bhambri season. Both have been grap nior champion and National duled to be played indoors Chang (Tpe) bt Riya Bhatia 2. ROYAL RESOLUTION, Jkt: 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.
ting stronger. I need match pointed out that it was a rare pling with shoulder injuries. women’s champion, who im from February 4 to 8. 62, 61. 3. FAIR WARNING Tr (i): 3, 4 and 5; (ii): 6, 7 and 8.
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