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T he coronovirus (COVID- 19) scare spread fast across the country on Tuesday as an Italian tourist in Jaipur tested positive for the virus, six sus- picious cases were reported from Agra, while Hyatt hotel in the national Capital sent its restaurant staff for self quar- antine. Air India asked passengers who travelled with the patient from Italy to volunteer for self- screening, and IndiGo airline sent for home observation four of its crew members, who were on a Dubai-Bengaluru flight on February 20 with a coron- avirus-infected Hyderabad res- ident. India has so far reported six confirmed cases, of which three have recovered while three others are admitted in the hospitals. Two patients with a travel history from Italy and Dubai have been admitted in Safdarjung Hospital here while an Italian is being treated in a Jaipur hospital. Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba held a review meeting through video-conference, with the Secretaries of Ministries, Chief Secretaries and Health Secretaries to assess action taken to containment of the virus. The States have been asked to set up quarantine facilities, augment isolation wards, involvement of district clusters in cluster management while standard operating pro- cedure (SOP) is in the pipeline for COVID-19 management in private hospitals. More suspected cases are coming to light. For instance, the wife of the Italian tourist found to have been infected with coronavirus initially test- ed positive for the virus here on Tuesday. Her samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune for finality, an official said. “The wife of the Italian tourist too developed symp- toms and samples were col- lected. The report indicates positive signs of the virus in her. For further confirmation, we are sending her sample to the NIV, Pune,” the official of the Rajasthan Health Department said. The Italian couple has been kept in isolation at the Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh Hospital in the State while six suspected cases of COVID-19 reported from Agra have been admitted to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi and their blood samples have been sent to the Pune lab for testing. More than 3,100 peo- ple have died and over 90,000 have been infected worldwide by the virus. In view of no let-up in cases, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has shifted twen- ty-four people, including 3 Indians and 21 Italian nation- als, staying at a hotel of South Delhi to its quarantine facility at Chawaala for testing. Their test results are expected to come on Thursday. With the virus showing no signs of abating, the Central Departments too have stepped up their efforts to detect and check the infection which has killed 2,912 people in China so far. The Union Civil Aviation Ministry on Tuesday conduct- ed a meeting with all airports officials to review and guide the preparations to prevent the spread of the infection in the country. The DGCA has asked the airlines to ensure that their crew on all flights has protec- tive gears like surgical masks and gloves. Passengers from Italy, Iran, China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Nepal, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia are being screened at Indian air- ports. States too are gearing up to meet the crisis, if any. Addressing a Press briefing along with Health Minister Satyender Jain, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia outlined the measures taken by the State Government. “In 25 hospitals (19 Government and 6 private), the process of setting up of isolation wards is under- way. 3.5 lakh masks, 8,000 sep- aration kits are being made available,” he said, adding that twelve testing facilities were operational in the National Capital. Sisodia also asked people not to panic and urged them to take precautions like not touch- ing face without washing hands and exercising good hygiene. Jain said, “People need to be aware that it is a flu-like dis- ease.” He advised people to use disposable napkins for sneezes or coughs and urged heart disease patients, or diabetic patients to take special care. Similarly, Eatela Rajendra, Health Minister of Telangana which reported its first con- firmed case on Monday said on Tuesday that a budget of 100 crore has been allocated to fight the virus in the State and urged the people to not panic. T he United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in an unprecedented move, has approached the Supreme Court of India on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), saying there is a need to take into account the “inter- national human rights law, norms and standards” in the proceedings. India has criti- cised the UN body’s move. India’s Permanent Mission in Geneva was informed on Monday evening by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet that her office has filed an inter- vention application in the Supreme Court on the amend- ed citizenship law, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in response to queries on Tuesday. The intervention plea in which High Commissioner, former Chile President Michelle Bachelet, seeks to be made party in a case against the CAA has said differentiations “drawn by the law are not” sufficiently objective and reasonable”. Strongly making India’s position clear while opposing the UN Commissioner’s move, Kumar said, “The CAA is an internal matter of India and concerns the sovereign right of Indian Parliament to make laws. We strongly believe that no foreign party has any locus standi on issues pertaining to India’s sovereignty.” Reacting to the develop- ment, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel attacked the Government over the issue saying it is “unwarranted inter- ference” but it is the Modi dis- pensation that is to be blamed for the “mess”. “No doubt that UN’s inter- vening application is a case of unwarranted interference in our matters,” Patel said in a tweet. “But who is to blame for this mess? The Government of India for creating a window for such interference by enacting a law which breaches global stan- dards on human rights,” the Congress treasurer said. Meanwhile, the MEA Spokesperson said India is clear that the CAA is constitu- tionally valid and complies with all requirements of its con- stitutional values. “It is reflec- tive of our long standing national commitment in respect of human rights issues arising from the tragedy of the Partition of India,” he said. “India is a democratic country governed by the rule of law. We all have utmost respect for and full trust in our inde- pendent judiciary. We are con- fident that our sound and legally sustainable position will be vindicated by the Supreme Court,” Kumar said. The External Affairs Ministry response also said the CAA “constitutionally valid” and upholds human rights values. Meanwhile, when asked whether the UN body can approach the Supreme Court, an official said it was for the Supreme Court to decide. Shortly after it was passed, the United Nations said it was fundamentally discriminatory in nature. A spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said it would “have a discriminatory effect on people’s access to nationality.” A fter father of one of their students tested positive for coronavirus, two private schools in Noida declared hol- idays for next few days as a pre- ventive measures, said officials. Amid a coronavirus scare in Delhi-NCR, the demand for surgical and N95 masks, and sanitisers have increased man- ifold in Noida with some peo- ple claiming they were being sold at rates much higher than the actual cost. Meanwhile, one of the schools in Noida, on the out- skirts of Delhi, where the Delhi man’s son is a primary class student, said it will remain shut from March 4 to March 6, while the other said it will be closed till Saturday. The board exams are not affected, the messages sent by the schools to the parents made clear. It came to light that the man had thrown a birthday party last week for the child, triggering fears that those who attended it including some students and his relatives might be at risk. Samples from six people from Noida, including three children, have been taken to check if anyone has been infected, Noida’s Chief Medical Officer Anurag Bhargava said. T he Delhi Government sets up isolation wards in 25 hospitals, a day after a Delhi man tested positive for the new coronavirus, officials said on Tuesday. The Delhi Government on Tuesday released helpline for coron- avirus: [email protected], phone number: +9111 2397 8046. The Delhi Health Minister said 3.5 lakh N95 masks were being arranged and the Government has 8,000 sepa- ration kits for staff treating coronavirus patients. “COVID-19 is a new infec- tion, but there is no need to panic. We are taking all possi- ble steps to keep Delhi safe. Isolation wards are being read- ied in 25 hospitals, including 19 Government and six private hospitals. 230 beds have been earmarked for coronavirus patients,” Jain told reporters after the meeting. T he Navy has postponed MILAN 2020 — a multi- lateral naval exercise — sched- uled from March 18 to 28 at Visakhapatnam taking into consideration the safety of all participants and travel restric- tions imposed by the spread of COVID-19, officials said here on Tuesday. More than 40 countries were scheduled to take part in the exercise held every two years in India. Navy officials said the con- duct of MILAN 2020 had gen- erated a very enthusiastic response, with Navies around the world having expressed their desire to participate; and in deference to this interest, the Indian Navy looks forward toward scheduling MILAN at a later convenient date. The Indian Navy would like to whole-heartedly thank the numerous navies from near and far for having accepted their invitation to participate in MILAN 2020, as also for the unstinted support provided in the run-up to this event, the officials said. A n Indian crew of cargo ves- sel MT Chemstar Stellar, anchored at the Paradip Port, along with his wife developed the symptoms of fever and sore throat, raising suspicion of possible novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) on Monday. The couple along with all the crews was examined on board on Tuesday by a PPT Hospital medical team in con- sultation with the Port Health Officer. They were then trans- ferred to the SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack for further evaluation and man- agement following the strict protocol for the purpose. The vessel carrying 20,000 MT sulphuric acid came to port anchorage on Sunday. It has a travel history from China, South Korea and Singapore from February 10. The Master of the vessel informed about the symptoms of the crew members on Monday. Addressing the media on Tuesday, Paradip Port Trust (PPT) Chairman Rinkesh Roy allayed the fear about out- break of Covid-19 in the local- ity. He said that as per the laid- down procedures, PPT Marine and Hospital staffs in close coordination with the Port Health Officer, the Jagatsinghpur CDMO, the SCB Medical College Hospital and the district administration decided to evacuate the crews to the SCB Hospital. A team led by PPT Pilot Capt Nimai Charan Pursty and PPT Hospital CMO Dr P Panda boarded the vessel with full protective gears and the vessel was brought to the IFFCO berth for 15 minutes. After the evacuation of crew along with his wife, the cabin of the ship was sanitised as per protocol. The vessel was then returned to the anchorage. The conditions of the couple admitted at the SCB Hospital were stated to be sta- ble. Doctors are giv- ing them sympto- matic treatment for common flu and their blood and swab sam- ples would be sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune, said SCB Hospital Emergency Officer Dr BN Moharana. The SCB Hospital earlier during the past one month had received three corona virus suspect patients and they all were discharged after their clinical findings from NIV turned out to be negative to corona virus, Dr Moharana said, adding that the hospital has now set up an isolated sus- pect-patient ward and a treat- ment ward for the disease. W ith the Traffic police and RTO officials continuing strict enforcement of the amended Motor Vehicle Act, two garbage trucks engaged by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) were penalised heavily for rule vio- lations on Tuesday. The RTO officials inter- cepted the vehicles on the Raghunathpur bridge in the city. Upon a thorough check, the rule violations came to the fore. As per reports, both the vehicles were fined a total of Rs 32,500 fine for violating permit, pollution, fitness and other regulations under the MV Act. One vehicle was slapped with Rs 22,000 for being short of the permit, pollution cer- tificate, and insurance. Another vehicle bore a fine of Rs 10,500 for general offense and lacking pollution certificate. T he India Meteorological Department (IMD) Regional Office here on Tuesday issued rainfall alert with lightning and gusty sur- face wind in the northern, southern and interior districts of the State. Besides, a three-day yellow warning has also been issued to the above-mentioned region. Rainfall beginning from Tuesday would continue till Saturday under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh. Light to moderate rain or thundershowers are likely at one or two places over the dis- tricts of Mayurbhanj, Baleswar, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Nuapada and Bargarh on Tuesday. Rain would occur in a few places in the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Baleswar, Sundargarh, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Cuttack, Khordha, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada on Wednesday and at many places over north Odisha districts on Thursday and a few places over the south Odisha on Friday. A miscreant decamped with gifts and cash worth more than Rs 7 lakh from a marriage mandap in Bhubaneswar. The incident occurred on February 29, but a police com- plaint was lodged at the Chandrasekharpur police sta- tion on Tuesday. As per the complaint, the marriage recep- tion of one Rajen Mohanty’s son was held at the Crystal Courtyard mandap under the Chandrasekharpur police sta- tion. When everyone was busy at the reception, a youth pos- ing as a guest entered the man- dap; and taking advantage of inattentiveness of Mohanty’s family, fled with a bag con- taining the gifts, cash and a mobile phone between 11 pm and 11.30 pm. Footages of the CCTVs installed at the mandap clear- ly showed the youth and his act of stealing the bag, said a rela- tive of Mohanty.

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The coronovirus (COVID-19) scare spread fast across

the country on Tuesday as anItalian tourist in Jaipur testedpositive for the virus, six sus-picious cases were reportedfrom Agra, while Hyatt hotel inthe national Capital sent itsrestaurant staff for self quar-antine.

Air India asked passengerswho travelled with the patientfrom Italy to volunteer for self-screening, and IndiGo airlinesent for home observation fourof its crew members, who wereon a Dubai-Bengaluru flight onFebruary 20 with a coron-avirus-infected Hyderabad res-ident.

India has so far reportedsix confirmed cases, of whichthree have recovered whilethree others are admitted in thehospitals. Two patients with atravel history from Italy andDubai have been admitted inSafdarjung Hospital here while

an Italian is being treated in aJaipur hospital.

Cabinet Secretary RajivGauba held a review meetingthrough video-conference, withthe Secretaries of Ministries,Chief Secretaries and HealthSecretaries to assess actiontaken to containment of thevirus. The States have beenasked to set up quarantinefacilities, augment isolationwards, involvement of districtclusters in cluster managementwhile standard operating pro-cedure (SOP) is in the pipelinefor COVID-19 management inprivate hospitals.

More suspected cases arecoming to light. For instance,the wife of the Italian touristfound to have been infectedwith coronavirus initially test-ed positive for the virus here onTuesday. Her samples havebeen sent to the NationalInstitute of Virology in Punefor finality, an official said.

“The wife of the Italiantourist too developed symp-

toms and samples were col-lected. The report indicatespositive signs of the virus inher. For further confirmation,we are sending her sample tothe NIV, Pune,” the official ofthe Rajasthan HealthDepartment said.

The Italian couple has beenkept in isolation at the Jaipur’sSawai Man Singh Hospital inthe State while six suspectedcases of COVID-19 reportedfrom Agra have been admittedto Safdarjung Hospital in Delhiand their blood samples havebeen sent to the Pune lab fortesting. More than 3,100 peo-ple have died and over 90,000have been infected worldwideby the virus.

In view of no let-up incases, the Indo-Tibetan BorderPolice (ITBP) has shifted twen-ty-four people, including 3Indians and 21 Italian nation-als, staying at a hotel of SouthDelhi to its quarantine facilityat Chawaala for testing. Theirtest results are expected to

come on Thursday.With the virus showing

no signs of abating, the CentralDepartments too have steppedup their efforts to detect andcheck the infection which haskilled 2,912 people in China sofar. The Union Civil AviationMinistry on Tuesday conduct-

ed a meeting with all airportsofficials to review and guide thepreparations to prevent thespread of the infection in thecountry. The DGCA has askedthe airlines to ensure that theircrew on all flights has protec-tive gears like surgical masksand gloves.

Passengers from Italy, Iran,China, Hong Kong, Japan,South Korea, Thailand,Singapore, Nepal, Indonesia,Vietnam and Malaysia arebeing screened at Indian air-ports.

States too are gearing up tomeet the crisis, if any.Addressing a Press briefingalong with Health MinisterSatyender Jain, Delhi DeputyChief Minister Manish Sisodiaoutlined the measures taken bythe State Government. “In 25hospitals (19 Government and6 private), the process of settingup of isolation wards is under-

way. 3.5 lakh masks, 8,000 sep-aration kits are being madeavailable,” he said, adding thattwelve testing facilities wereoperational in the NationalCapital.

Sisodia also asked peoplenot to panic and urged them totake precautions like not touch-ing face without washing handsand exercising good hygiene.Jain said, “People need to beaware that it is a flu-like dis-ease.” He advised people to usedisposable napkins for sneezesor coughs and urged heart disease patients, or diabeticpatients to take special care.

Similarly, Eatela Rajendra,Health Minister of Telanganawhich reported its first con-firmed case on Monday said onTuesday that a budget of �100crore has been allocated to fight the virus in the State andurged the people to not panic.

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The United Nations HighCommissioner for Human

Rights, in an unprecedentedmove, has approached theSupreme Court of India on theCitizenship Amendment Act(CAA), saying there is a needto take into account the “inter-national human rights law,norms and standards” in theproceedings. India has criti-cised the UN body’s move.

India’s Permanent Missionin Geneva was informed onMonday evening by UN HighCommissioner for HumanRights Michelle Bachelet thather office has filed an inter-vention application in theSupreme Court on the amend-ed citizenship law, Ministry ofExternal Affairs spokespersonRaveesh Kumar said inresponse to queries on Tuesday.

The intervention plea inwhich High Commissioner,former Chile PresidentMichelle Bachelet, seeks to bemade party in a case against theCAA has said differentiations“drawn by the law are not” sufficiently objective and reasonable”.

Strongly making India’sposition clear while opposingthe UN Commissioner’s move,Kumar said, “The CAA is aninternal matter of India andconcerns the sovereign right ofIndian Parliament to make

laws. We strongly believe thatno foreign party has any locusstandi on issues pertaining toIndia’s sovereignty.”

Reacting to the develop-ment, senior Congress leaderAhmed Patel attacked theGovernment over the issuesaying it is “unwarranted inter-ference” but it is the Modi dis-pensation that is to be blamedfor the “mess”.

“No doubt that UN’s inter-vening application is a case ofunwarranted interference inour matters,” Patel said in atweet. “But who is to blame forthis mess? The Government ofIndia for creating a window forsuch interference by enacting alaw which breaches global stan-dards on human rights,” theCongress treasurer said.

Meanwhile, the MEASpokesperson said India isclear that the CAA is constitu-tionally valid and complieswith all requirements of its con-stitutional values. “It is reflec-tive of our long standingnational commitment in

respect of human rights issuesarising from the tragedy of thePartition of India,” he said.

“India is a democraticcountry governed by the rule oflaw. We all have utmost respectfor and full trust in our inde-pendent judiciary. We are con-fident that our sound andlegally sustainable position willbe vindicated by the SupremeCourt,” Kumar said.

The External AffairsMinistry response also saidthe CAA “constitutionallyvalid” and upholds humanrights values. Meanwhile, whenasked whether the UN bodycan approach the SupremeCourt, an official said it was forthe Supreme Court to decide.

Shortly after it was passed,the United Nations said it wasfundamentally discriminatoryin nature. A spokesperson forthe Office of the UN HighCommissioner for HumanRights (OHCHR) said it would“have a discriminatory effect on people’s access tonationality.”

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After father of one of theirstudents tested positive

for coronavirus, two privateschools in Noida declared hol-idays for next few days as a pre-ventive measures, said officials.

Amid a coronavirus scarein Delhi-NCR, the demand forsurgical and N95 masks, andsanitisers have increased man-ifold in Noida with some peo-ple claiming they were beingsold at rates much higher thanthe actual cost.

Meanwhile, one of theschools in Noida, on the out-

skirts of Delhi, where theDelhi man’s son is a primaryclass student, said it willremain shut from March 4 toMarch 6, while the other saidit will be closed till Saturday.

The board exams are notaffected, the messages sent bythe schools to the parentsmade clear.

It came to light that theman had thrown a birthdayparty last week for the child,triggering fears that those whoattended it including somestudents and his relatives mightbe at risk.

Samples from six peoplefrom Noida, including threechildren, have been taken tocheck if anyone has beeninfected, Noida’s Chief MedicalOfficer Anurag Bhargava said.

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hospitals, a day after a Delhiman tested positive for the newcoronavirus, officials said onTuesday. The DelhiGovernment on Tuesdayreleased helpline for coron-avirus: [email protected],phone number: +9111 23978046.

The Delhi Health Ministersaid 3.5 lakh N95 masks werebeing arranged and theGovernment has 8,000 sepa-

ration kits for staff treatingcoronavirus patients.

“COVID-19 is a new infec-tion, but there is no need topanic. We are taking all possi-ble steps to keep Delhi safe.Isolation wards are being read-ied in 25 hospitals, including19 Government and six privatehospitals. 230 beds have beenearmarked for coronaviruspatients,” Jain told reportersafter the meeting.

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lateral naval exercise — sched-uled from March 18 to 28 atVisakhapatnam taking intoconsideration the safety of allparticipants and travel restric-tions imposed by the spread ofCOVID-19, officials said hereon Tuesday. More than 40countries were scheduled totake part in the exercise heldevery two years in India.

Navy officials said the con-duct of MILAN 2020 had gen-

erated a very enthusiasticresponse, with Navies aroundthe world having expressedtheir desire to participate; andin deference to this interest, theIndian Navy looks forwardtoward scheduling MILAN ata later convenient date.

The Indian Navy wouldlike to whole-heartedly thankthe numerous navies from nearand far for having acceptedtheir invitation to participate inMILAN 2020, as also for theunstinted support provided inthe run-up to this event, theofficials said.

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anchored at the Paradip Port,along with his wife developedthe symptoms of fever andsore throat, raising suspicion ofpossible novel coronavirusinfection (COVID-19) onMonday.

The couple along with allthe crews was examined onboard on Tuesday by a PPTHospital medical team in con-sultation with the Port HealthOfficer. They were then trans-ferred to the SCB MedicalCollege Hospital, Cuttack forfurther evaluation and man-agement following the strict

protocol for the purpose. The vessel carrying 20,000

MT sulphuric acid came to portanchorage on Sunday. It has atravel history from China,South Korea and Singaporefrom February 10. The Masterof the vessel informed aboutthe symptoms of the crewmembers on Monday.

Addressing the media onTuesday, Paradip Port Trust(PPT) Chairman Rinkesh Royallayed the fear about out-break of Covid-19 in the local-ity. He said that as per the laid-down procedures, PPT Marineand Hospital staffs in closecoordination with the PortHealth Officer, theJagatsinghpur CDMO, the SCBMedical College Hospital andthe district administrationdecided to evacuate the crewsto the SCB Hospital.

A team led by PPT PilotCapt Nimai Charan Pursty andPPT Hospital CMO Dr PPanda boarded the vessel withfull protective gears and thevessel was brought to theIFFCO berth for 15 minutes.

After the evacuationof crew along withhis wife, the cabin ofthe ship was sanitisedas per protocol. Thevessel was thenreturned to theanchorage.

The conditions ofthe couple admitted atthe SCB Hospitalwere stated to be sta-ble. Doctors are giv-ing them sympto-matic treatment forcommon flu and theirblood and swab sam-ples would be sent tothe National Instituteof Virology (NIV)Pune, said SCBHospital EmergencyOfficer Dr BNMoharana.

The SCB Hospitalearlier during the pastone month hadreceived three corona virussuspect patients and they allwere discharged after theirclinical findings from NIVturned out to be negative to

corona virus, Dr Moharanasaid, adding that the hospitalhas now set up an isolated sus-pect-patient ward and a treat-ment ward for the disease.

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With the Traffic police andRTO officials continuing

strict enforcement of theamended Motor Vehicle Act,two garbage trucks engaged bythe Bhubaneswar MunicipalCorporation (BMC) werepenalised heavily for rule vio-lations on Tuesday.

The RTO officials inter-cepted the vehicles on theRaghunathpur bridge in the

city. Upon a thorough check,the rule violations came to thefore. As per reports, both thevehicles were fined a total of Rs32,500 fine for violating permit,pollution, fitness and otherregulations under the MV Act.

One vehicle was slappedwith Rs 22,000 for being shortof the permit, pollution cer-tificate, and insurance. Anothervehicle bore a fine of Rs 10,500for general offense and lackingpollution certificate.

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Regional Office here onTuesday issued rainfall alertwith lightning and gusty sur-face wind in the northern,southern and interior districtsof the State.

Besides, a three-day yellowwarning has also been issued tothe above-mentioned region.

Rainfall beginning fromTuesday would continue tillSaturday under the influence ofa cyclonic circulation overGangetic West Bengal andadjoining Bangladesh.

Light to moderate rain orthundershowers are likely atone or two places over the dis-tricts of Mayurbhanj, Baleswar,Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur,Kendrapada, Nuapada andBargarh on Tuesday.

Rain would occur in a fewplaces in the districts ofKeonjhar, Mayurbhanj,Baleswar, Sundargarh,Bhadrak, Jajpur, Cuttack,Khordha, Nayagarh,Kandhamal, Ganjam, Gajapatiand Rayagada on Wednesdayand at many places over northOdisha districts on Thursdayand a few places over the southOdisha on Friday.

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Amiscreant decamped withgifts and cash worth more

than Rs 7 lakh from a marriagemandap in Bhubaneswar.

The incident occurred onFebruary 29, but a police com-plaint was lodged at theChandrasekharpur police sta-tion on Tuesday. As per thecomplaint, the marriage recep-tion of one Rajen Mohanty’sson was held at the CrystalCourtyard mandap under theChandrasekharpur police sta-tion. When everyone was busyat the reception, a youth pos-ing as a guest entered the man-dap; and taking advantage ofinattentiveness of Mohanty’sfamily, fled with a bag con-taining the gifts, cash and amobile phone between 11 pmand 11.30 pm.

Footages of the CCTVsinstalled at the mandap clear-ly showed the youth and his actof stealing the bag, said a rela-tive of Mohanty.

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The State Governmentwould set up a direct con-

trolling mechanism to handlethe private security agencies,which are having a mush-rooming growth due to ever-increasing financial activities.

The Government wouldappoint a ControllingAuthority (CA) in theDepartment of Home for han-dling the regulatory mecha-nism for these agencies. TheControlling Authority wouldnot only improve the regula-tory system but also ensuredevelopment of the securityenvironment for these institu-tions.

The Private SecurityAgencies Regulation (PSAR)Act, 2005 empowers the StateGovernments to appoint theControlling Authorities and,accordingly, the OdishaGovernment would put inplace such a CA soon, sourcessaid.

While earlier senior policeofficers were appointed asControlling Authority of theprivate security agencies, nowit has been decided to post

senior officers serving inDepartment of Home as CA sothat it would be in consonancewith the PSAR Act.

It has been observed thatsome of the StateGovernments have appointedsenior police officers as CAs,but it is not in sync with theprovisions of the law, theUnion Ministry of HomeAffairs has pointed out.

The Ministry wants thatthis responsibility needs to bedirectly handled by a StateGovernment’s HomeDepartment. So, the StateGovernments have beenimpressed upon appointmentof CAs as per the statute at suf-ficiently senior level officer inHome Department rather thanentrusting the responsibility topolice.

Meanwhile, the UnionGovernment has recently for-mulated Model Rules of PSARAct, namely, The PrivateSecurity Agencies (PrivateSecurity to CashTransportation Activities)Rules. The rules have beenframed to check the incidentsof attacks on cash vans andrisk of large volumes of cash

falling into the hands ofunwanted elements.

The purpose of the ModelRules is to enforce safety andsecurity requirements such asdesigning of the cash vehicle,number of staffs and guards tobe deployed in a vehicle,checking up of theirantecedents before givingthem employment, propertraining requirement of staffs,and how much money to becarried in a vehicle and sizesof private vaults and theiroperations.

The rules prescribe theoperation timing for trans-porting cash through the cashvans.

Now, the OdishaGovernment would frame therules as per PSAR Act. Afterthe rules are framed, the StateGovernment would give adeadline of six months to theprivate agencies handling cash.

The Ministry of HomeAffairs has requested the StateGovernments for early notifi-cation and enforcement of theModel Rules. This issue wasreportedly raised in theEastern Zonal Council (EZC)meeting in Bhubaneswar.

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The owner of an auto-rick-shaw in Sambalpur city

was fined a hefty amount of Rs30,500 for violating traffic rulesunder the amended MotorVehicles (MV) Act on Tuesday.

Sambalpur RTO officialsissued a challan of Rs 30,500 toEnamul Haque of Khetipada inMotijhira in Sambalpur forviolating traffic norms, includ-ing overloading. The challandetailed that Rs 5,000 wasslapped for using the vehiclewithout registration and fitnesscertificate (FC), Rs 500 forgeneral offence, Rs 5,000 forallowing a person to drive thevehicle without valid driving

licence (DL) and Rs 20,000 forcarrying over-dimension load.

Reportedly, one MDAkram was driving the auto-rickshaw which was carryingpipes having 4 feet back andfront projection when policeand RTO officials interceptedhim near Laxmi Talkies Squareat about 10 am and issued thechallan.

Notably, on Monday, oneBijay Singh of Daldalipadaunder the Khetrajpur policelimits in the city had been finedRs 43,000 for allowing a minorboy to drive a scooter. Policeintercepted the two-wheelernear Laxmi Talkies Square asthe boy was driving withoutwearing helmet.

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Bi r a m i t r ap u rBJP MLA

Shankar Oramstaged a dharnabefore theRaghunathpal l ipolice station inRourkela city onMonday nightalleging that copsassaulted his son.

According toreports, theLegislator’s son andhis friends werepresent near amarriage mandapon Jail Road underthe Raghunathpallipolice station herein the evening when somepolicemen in plain clothesreached the spot and askedthem to go home. An exchangeof words took place betweenthe MLA’s son and police, fol-lowing which the cops alleged-ly thrashed them. It is alsoalleged that the cops passed

some casteist remarks againstthe MLA’s son.

Getting information, Oramrushed to the spot and inquiredfrom the IIC regarding the inci-dent. But instead of taking thematter seriously, the IIC left the

PS saying that nothing like thishappened.

While Oram tried to con-tact the SP, he could not.Finding no other way out, hesat in a dharna in front of thepolice station along with hun-dreds of BJP membersdemanding action against the

cops. He called off the proteston Tuesday morning afterRourkela SDPO Asim Pandaassured him of action in thematter.

Later, through e-mailOram informed the matter to

the State Assembly, the CMOand the Rourkela SP statingthat the IIC behaved very rude-ly with him and flouted theguidelines of Book Circular 47.He also alleged that theRourkela SP didn’t respond tohim and switched off hismobile phone.

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AMaoist commander, whowas carrying a reward of

Rs 8 lakh on his head and wasinvolved in several attacks onsecurity forces, including the2008 Nayagarh armoury lootand killing of policemen, sur-rendered in Bijapur district inChhattisgarh on Monday.

Prashant Modiyam aliasSonu, appeared before BijapurSuperintendent of PoliceDivyang Patel and a CRPFofficial expressing his disillu-sionment with the Maoist ide-ology and harsh forest life,official sources said.

Modiyam, a resident ofPeddakorma village in Bijapur,had been associated with theoutlawed CPI(Maoist) sincechildhood. In 2007, he wasinducted as a militia member

and then elevated as a memberof ‘platoon number 12’ of theMaoists next year.

Later, he was made a ‘doc-tor’ of the divisional supplyteam and trained to providemedical aid to the Maoistcadres. In 2011, he was shiftedto Odisha, where he worked as‘doctor commander’ and heimparted medical treatmenttraining to his colleagues.

Modiyam was involved ineight major Maoist incidents inChhattisgarh and Odishabetween 2007 and 2019, policesaid.

He was given ‘encourage-ment’ amount of Rs 10,000 andwould be provided furtherassistance as per theChhattisgarh Government’ssurrender and rehabilitationpolicy.

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Ayouth committed suicideover failed love by hanging

himself from the ceiling of hisroom at Malasahi here onTuesday. He was identified asBiswanath Swain, a resident ofthe same area.

Some neighbours spottedthe body of the victim andimmediately called up police.

Police seized a suicide notewritten in English from whichit came pretty clear that theyouth committed suicide. Inthe letter, Biswanath statedthat he was in love with a girlfor the past few years, but sheditched him and marriedanother youth recently.

Remaining under immensemental duress, he chose totake the extreme step, stated thesuicide note.

While police sent the bodyfor postmortem, the authen-ticity of the suicide note wasbeing examined.

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The annual Plus 2 examina-tions conducted by the

Odisha Council of HigherSecondary Education (CHSE)commenced across the State at1,143 centres on Tuesday.

A total of 3,50,800 candi-dates, including 3,06,227 regu-lar and 37,186 ex-regular stu-dents of 1,628 higher secondaryschools, have been enrolled forthe examinations, which willconclude on March 28.

The CHSE has made mul-tilayered security arrangementsto check malpractice and ques-tion paper leak. Besides, CCTVcameras have been installed atall examination centres.

Mobile phones and elec-tronic gadgets have beenbanned for students inside theexamination centres. Besides,observers, squad members andothers associated with exami-nation duty have been direct-ed to submit their mobilephones with the centre super-intendents.

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Eight Odia girls ofBalangir district, who

were allegedly harassedby their employer inBengaluru, were rescuedand brought back to theirhomes on Tuesday.

Last week, the girls,natives of Sadar andDeogaon blocks in thedistrict, had released avideo alleging harass-ment by the employerand poor work environ-ment in Bengaluru. Theyhad also appealed to the OdishaGovernment to rescue them.

The victims alleged thatafter undergoing six months’training in retail shop man-

agement at the DDU-GKYcentre, they were sent toBengaluru to work at differentshopping malls. However, thepromise turned out to be false

as the girls were engaged in apackaging unit in the city.

When the reports surfaced,the State LabourCommissioner wrote a letter to

the Karnataka Governmentseeking help. Later, all the girlswere rescued with the jointefforts of the Balangir districtadministration and Karnataka

Labour Department officials.The Balangir District

Labour Inspector said actionwould be taken in the matterafter a probe.

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As expected, the drive to freePuri from beggars began

on Tuesday with special squadsshifting them from the vicini-ty of the Jagannath Temple.

According to the StateGovernment’s 'Niladri Nilaya'scheme, eight shelter homeswould accommodate the beg-gars. Arrangements have beenmade for 50 beggars in eachshelter house.

A total of 31 people beg-ging near the temple weredeported to a base camp nearthe city bus-stand. Theyincluded 18 elderly homeless,

six physically-challenged andseven intellectually-disabledpersons.

The Puri district adminis-tration has identified 400 beg-gars. A team of the districtCollectorate with the help of anNGO is shifting the beggarsfrom the Badadanda (GrandRoad) area to the shelter homesand providing them food,clothes, medicines, etc.

Efforts are being made tobring the rehabilitated beg-gars to the social mainstream.

Project in-charge SiddarthRoy said the scheme also aimsat employing the beggars injobs suitable to their abilities.

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Unidentified miscreantsallegedly looted Rs 3 lakh

from the motorcycle of a per-son in broad daylight at theGop market in Puri district onTuesday.

The matter came to light

after the victim lodged a com-plaint with the police in thisconnection.

According to sources, thevictim had kept the cash in theside-box of his bike after with-drawing it from a bank for hisdaughter’s marriage.

However, on the way, he

stopped at Gop market forsome work. Taking advantageof it, two bike-borne miscreantsbroke open the side-box anddecamped with the cash.

Based on the complaint,police have registered a caseand launched a probe into thematter.

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The Nikhil OdishaAnanijukti Talimprapta

Mahila Swasthyakarmi Sangha(All Odisha UnemployedTrained Women HealthWorkers’ Association) hasdecided to observe the upcom-ing

International Women’s Dayon March 8 as a ‘black day’ inprotest against the “lackadaisi-cal” attitude of the StateGovernment in giving appoint-ment to trained ANMs in theGovernment sector.

“Over 22,000 trainedwomen health workers arewaiting for jobs over 13 years.After a meeting held withHealth Department officers onJuly 5, 2019, the HealthMinister stated that 15,000

Paramedical workers, includingANMs, would be given train-ing. On February 23, 2020, theChief Minister said that theBJD is working to empowerwomen. Later, the Government

again committed that notifica-tion for appointment of trainedhealthworkers would be pub-lished by February 15, 2020.But trained women are notbeing given jobs,” ridiculedSangha president Partha SarathJena at a Press meet here.

Jena threatened that aspi-rants would take to the streetfrom Marcy 14 if the demandis not met by the Governmentby March 13.

Among others, State sec-retary Sanjukta Sahoo, execu-tive president BishnupriyaKhandei, treasurer MamataSahoo, Jagatsinghpur districtpresident Sonali Mohanty,Sabitri Lenka, Kunjalata Nayak,Harapriya Pradhan, PankajiniNayak, Laxmipriya Dehuri,Sangita Roul and TapaswiniBehera were present.

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In order to develop the catch-ment area of the Drainage

Channel No 10 to solve water-logging problem in theNayapalli area, a role model of“Sponge City” would be adopt-ed.

For this, a two-day multi-agency workshop was launchedhere on Tuesday.

A Sponge City is a city thathas the capacity to mainstreamurban water management intothe urban planning policies anddesigns.

The BhubaneswarMunicipal Corporation (BMC)and the GIZ and TechnologyUniversity Berlin are holdingthe event. Students from theKIIT School of Planning andArchitecture and the Xavier

School of Human Settlementsand urban planners and BMC,BDA and BSCL officials werepresent.

After the workshop, theparticipants went on a field tripidentifying the problems beingfaced by locals during rainydays and also making a proto-type.

Additional CommissionerSurath Chandra Mallick andProgramme Manager ofClimate Smart Cities VaishaliNandan spoke. BMC DeputyCommissioner (Sanitation)Suvendu Kumar Sahoo andAssistant Executive Engineer(Drainage) of BMC GautamChandra Das were present.

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The Central University ofOdisha has announced for

admission to various UnderGraduate, Post-Graduate andresearch programmes this yearthrough the CentralUniversities CommonEntrance Test (CUCET).

The URL of the CUCET-2020 was launched already.Aspirant students can apply bylogging on the link of the

CUCET-2020, available in theCUO website. Online applica-tion will start from March 16and will be closed on April 11.Application fee is Rs 800 forGeneral, OBC and EWS appli-cations and Rs 350 forScheduled Caste and ScheduledTribe applicants which will bepaid online. No applicationfee is required for PwD appli-cants. Applying once, a studentcan get opportunities to chooseto appear in entrance exami-

nation for any course offered byany Central University.

The examinations will beconducted for duration of twohours on May 23 and 24 forvarious UG and PG pro-grammes on offline (OMRmode) and on May 30 and 31for various research program-mmes on online (Computerbased). In the current academicyear, the university is invitingapplications for 30 pro-grammes.

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The Protection forDemocratic Human Rights

of India (PDHRI) recentlyorganised an All India HumanRights Convention at Kashipurin Kolkata.

In the convention presidedover by PDHRI presidentPradip Kumar Dube, centralsecretary Lingaraj Sahu andPDHRI Odisha presidentGadadhar Das were felicitated.

The event was inauguratedby West Bengal Human RightsCommission MemberManishankar Dwibedi. On theoccasion, deliberations werecarried out on human rightsprotection. Representatives ofdifferent States and many notedpersonalities of West Bengalwere present.

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A21-year-old Muslim boyin Bhawanipatna who is

hearing-impaired and born toa poor family of 15 siblings,could be brought to the main-stream of life.

Arif is the second child ofhis parents Ibrahim Ali (55)and Mahjabi Khatun (42).Ibrahim is a garment seller,locally known as pheriwalla.Ibrahim and Mahjabi’s total 15children are within 5 to 22years of age and all are living intheir below the poverty line(BPL) rented make shift house-hold in Nabapada, near LalBahadur Shastri Stadium adja-cent to LIC office inBhawanipatna at a monthyhouse rent of Rs 2,000 which isquite difficult to accommodatea dozen of family members.

Arif now works inBhubaneswar, after undergoingskill development training.

Poverty, social rejection,ineffective public policy imple-mentation and role of State inuplliftment are at crossroads in

case of this family, who origi-nally is from Bihar but settledin Bhawanipatna years ago.

Arif ’s childhood was spentamidst acute poverty andneglect. Living in a smallmakeshift house without edu-cation was a nightmare for him.The family was not soundenough for treatment for Arifeven. He took admission in aGovernment school but hisspecial character (deaf )impaired his life miserably tillhe was discovered by his men-tor and social worker Suraj andSmita Tripathy, chairperson ofGurukul Foundation.

Arif ’s family was convincedby the two activists and alsoexplained to Arif ’s local teacherand district administration offi-cials about free boarding, lodg-ing and skill development train-ing scopes in Bhubaneswar. Arifwas later admitted to sewingmachine operator trade of skilltraining being funded throughSIPDA programme of DEPwDunder Ministry of Social Justiceand Empowerment inGovernment of India.

Arif completed 270 hours

of training inSMO trade andscored morethan 90 per-cent marks inthe assessment,said SCPwDdirector (oper-a t i o n s )D e b a s i s hPanda, whocoordinated it.

After com-pletion oftraining, Arif joined in theGram Tarang EmployabilityTraining Centre (GTETS)apparel designing and produc-tion center as a trainee to pre-pare all types of costumes anddresses for students with atoken salary of Rs 7,000 permonth, said Partha SarathiMohanty, production inchargeand GM, GTETS.

While working in GTETSwhich is located inside thepremises of CenturionUniversity, Bhubaneswar, Arifbecame aware of higher stud-ies and saved some money tojoin in secondary school cours-es of Government of India’s

National Institute of OpenSchooling (NIOS) which has astudy centre in CenturionUniversity, said ProfSupriyaPatnaik, ViceChancellor, CenturionUniversity.

Arif joined there and hecame across another long termskill development training pro-gramme of one year beingfunded by HPCL.

Now Arif has been select-ed as the group leader withhigher perks and responsibili-ty which added to his self con-fidence, said Suraj, his mentor.

Arif also learned variousgames, yoga, physical exercis-

es, meditation and cleanlinessetc along with residential skilltraining.

"We have been focusing onskill training of special childrenwho are away from a careerpath or self determination,"said Prof Mukti Mishra, pres-ident Centurion Universitywho created a niche for suchspecial persons irrespective ofany caste, creed, sex or religionin the age group of 15 to 59years encompassing personsfrom cyclone ravaged areas tothat of highly impoverishedforest dominated inaccessibleMaoist affected areas in Odishaand eastern India.

"We have no words toexpress our profound gratitudeto almighty who through Arif ’smentor, training centre and jobprovider enabled Arif with aray of hope to live a life withdignity. God has given me allthese including Arif and 14other children. Let God showthe right path and education.Arif should help people, soci-ety, respect parents, family andothers," said Mahjabi, Arif ’smother with teary eyes.

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In a cruel turn off a t e ,

Lakshmipriya, whotaught English,Mathematics andGeography toschool studentsduring her 15 yearsof teaching career,is begging on theBadadanda (GrandRoad) in Puri thesedays.

Lakshmipriyahad earned praisesand respects for herteaching at theGovernment Girls’High School inSakhigopal in Puridistrict. Later, she flew toEthiopia to earn good moneyto sustain her family after herhusband died in a road acci-dent. A native of Sakhigopal,she had a son whom she want-ed to provide quality education.

But after her son fell ill,Lakshmipriya returned homefrom Ethiopia. To feed herfamily, she sold sarees from

door to door. Her life took adramatic turn when her son lefthome and disappeared.Following this, she lost hermental stability. This is narrat-ed by one of Lakshmipriya’s for-mer colleagues of the school.

According to Pureena, apriest, Lakshmipriya has beenbegging on the Badadanda forpast 10 years. “Once I asked her

to help her out and provide hera house. But she refused theoffer and said Lord Jagannath’sblessings are with her.”

Asked about her condition,Lakshmipriya alleged that herrelatives hatched a conspiracyand damaged her eyes. Theythen encroached upon herproperty, following which shehad to shift to Puri as a beggar.

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All major ports, includingParadip, have prepared

Vision Document 2030 whichwas presented in a ChintanBaithak of the Chairpersons ofmajor ports.

Union Minister ShippingMansukh Mandaviya chaired athree-day ports’ review meet-ing at Mamallapuram, TamilNadu which concluded onMarch 1.

Chairpersons of all majorports of India, senior officialsof the Ministry of Shipping andother officials of major portsattended the meeting.

Chairpersons of all major

ports including Paradip PortTrust’s (PPT) Rinkesh Roy pre-sented their respective port'sperformance with innovativemeasures, significant achieve-ments, overall financial condi-tion and future planning for thedevelopment of ports.

In ‘Chintan Baithak’,detailed contemplation on var-ious matters for improving theperformance of the majorports, strengthening majorports to directly compete withprivate or non-major ports,port modernisation, imple-menting e-governance to makeports faceless and paperless,developing India as ‘trans-shipment hub’ and Vision-2030 for maritime sector wasdone.

On the second day, VicePresident M Vankaiah Naiduinteracted and motivated theofficials. He said that Indianeeds to develop ports at parwith other global ports.

A world-class infrastruc-ture at ports is important forIndia to march from USD 2.5

trillion economy to USD 5trillion.

Naidu remarked thatcoastal community develop-ment is an essential componentof port-led development.

There is a need to take careof local communities by pro-viding skills to local youth sothat they grab employmentopportunities.

During the meet, MinisterShipping Mansukh Mandaviyaactively interacted with theChairpersons, officials and gavea vision of ‘Smart, Sustainableand Safe Ports of India.’

The Chairpersons alsoapprised the Minister ofShipping about the issues inwhich Ministry level interven-tions were required.

Mandaviya solved variouschallenges faced by the ports inthe meetings and assured allnecessary support for the devel-opment of ports.

Mandaviya encouragedports to implement the bestpractices followed worldwide inthe maritime sector.

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Tirtol MLA Bishnu Das hasexpressed happiness and

conveyed his gratitude to ChiefMinister Naveen Patnaik forgranting a fund of Rs 1 crorefor development of the MaaSarala Temple at Jhankad inJagatsinghpur district.

Speaking to mediapersonsat the Circuit House here on

Monday, Das said that hewould meet the Chief Ministershortly and request him toprovide similar financial assis-tance to other temples andreligious places of worships inJagatsinghpur district thatinclude Gorekhanath Pitha andRudreswar Mahadev inRaghunathpur block andYasobanta Gadi and Sidheswartemple in Biridi block.

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Ayoung couple was foundhanging from a tree at

Chadiapara village under theKundei police station inNabarangpur district onTuesday.

The two deceased wereidentified as Amal Singh andRambai Ganda, both residentsof Chadiapara village underRaighar block in the district. Afew locals first spotted thebodies in the morning andimmediately informed police.The cops reached the spot andsent the bodies for post-mortem.

Though the exact causebehind the deaths are yet to beascertained, it is suspected thatthe two were in a relationshipand might have committedsuicide after love relationshipwas opposed by their familymembers.

Detailed investigations intothe incident are underway,police said.

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Abattery explosion left asmany as three children

critically injured at Sompur vil-lage under the Hinjilicut policestation in Ganjam district onTuesday.

The injured were identifiedas as Badal Gouda (10),Narayan Gouda (12), andSridhar Gouda (10). They wererushed to the Hinjilicut Sub-Divisional Hospital for treat-ment and later shifted to theMKCG Medical College forbetter treatmen.

According to reports, thevictims were playing with a bat-tery in the morning after pick-ing it up from a garbage dumpin the locality. Unfortunately,the battery exploded injuringthe trio.

Police are investigating intothe incident.

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As many as 25,000Hanuman devotees would

chant 108 Hanuman Chalishafor ‘Grah Shanti’ (planetarypeace) of Odisha at the JanataMaidan here from November27 to December 1, 2020.

For this, “Ajnamala” ofLord Jagannath has beenbrought on invitation from theShreemandir, Puri to hererecently, informed functionar-ies of the Odisha InternationalCentre (OiC), which wouldorganise the grand programme.

OiC trustee KumudiniPanda informed thatChhatishanijog Nayak

Pattajoshi JanardanMohapatra handed over the“Ajnamala” to 108 visitingHanuman devotees.

The Hanuma ChalishaMahayanja would beginwith setting up of 5,000Purnakumbha and a massprayer. Grutajajna would beheld at 108 Yajnakundas. Abooklet containing infor-mation about two volunteersfrom each Gram Panchayatwould be published. Photosand addresses of prominentHanuman Temples of theState would also be pub-lished in form of a booklet.Saints and monks woulddeliver divine preaches everyevening. Prasad would be pre-pared for 10,000 devotees everyday during the 5-day pro-gramme. A 5,000-membermanagement committee wouldbe formed for smooth man-

agement of the programme.OiC president Paresh

Nayak, Utkal Journalists’Association president BibhutiBhushan Kar, NayapalliDurgapuja Committee mem-ber Sarbshwar Samal, OiC vice-

president Jayaprakash Mishra,Udaya Kumar Shanti,Satyasundar Panda, PrashantKumar Mishra and BhabagrahiShanti have urged people toattend the program in bignumbers.

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Cutting of trees in foothill ofPaniohala at Dhenkanal

town has been continuing ram-pantly since long. Curiously,the revenue officials, forestofficials and police are behav-ing like mute spectators.

One retired revenue officialtold that unknown personswere clearing the trees withmachine during late night atthe foothill of Paniohala exist-ing in south Madhuban inDhenkanal.

After clearing the hill, theearth and timbers are lifted bytrucks in a clandestine manner.The retired revenue officer on

condition of ananimity saidcutting of Paniohala hill andtrees in such illegal process wasnot only a heavy loss to theState exchequer but would leadto landslide and environmen-tal hazards.

Even though the residentsnear the foothill could not sleepthe entire night, due to thesound of machines and trucks,no one dares to protest. Itappears everything is happeningunder the very nose of police,forest and revenue officials.

A resident of Deula Sahisaid, "As a few hooligans andliquor traders are involved inthe illegal tree cutting in con-nivance with police, forest offi-cials and district administra-tion, the work goes on smooth-ly. After the hill is cleared, landis encroached."

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Kendu leaf workers led byJadumani Panigrahi, divi-

sion secretary, Khariar DivisionCommittee of OdishaKendupatra KarmachariSangha (OKKS), staged ademonstration in front of theKendua Leaf Division office atKhariar and the Range office atSinapali on Tuesday demand-ing early implementation ofvarious social welfare andsocial security schemes intend-ed for development of theworkers, development of a bet-ter kendu leaf policy, estab-lishment of a processing divi-

sion by eliminating the Falsystem, increase in retirementage of seasonal workers from60 to 65 years, regularisation ofjob of watchers employed since1993 and abolition of GSTfrom kendu leaf trade.

Hundreds of workers hadalso demonstrated in front ofthe Collector's office, Nuapadaand the Kendu Leaf Range

office at Tarbod on Monday.Memorandums were sub-

mitted to the authorities at all theplaces. Abdur Rashid, DoreswarPatel, Babulal Patel, Inswar Sabar,Harekrishna Sabar, Sarveshwar,Barabar and Rudeadev Nag werepresent. The agitators warnedthat they would resort roadblockade on March 11 if theirdemands are not fulfilled.

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Awoman presumed to bedead was found alive with

her paramour after seven yearsof her mysterious disappear-ance.

But due to faulty inquiry,the husband of the woman wasearlier arrested by Patkurapolice and was forced to lan-guish in jail on the allegedcharges of killing his wife.

The woman was rescuedrecently by Patkura police fromPipili. Meanwhile, the rescuedwoman is the mother of twochildren and has been leadinga conjugal life with her para-mour.

According to Patkurapolice station IIC Sujit

Pradhan, Itishree Moharanaalias Mili of Samagola villageunder Kujanga police stationhad tied knot in 2013 withAbhaya Sutar, son ofGandharba Sutar, of Chauliavillage under Patkura policelimits. After a fortnight of themarriage, Mili had gone to herfather’s house with her husbandand she later informed to herfamily that she had been facingtorture from her husband andin-laws for more dowry.

Later, Prahallad Moharanamanaged to send his daughterback to her in-laws house. But,on the same night Mili went onmissing mysteriously. Though,Abhaya and his family mem-bers later made frantic search,but failed to trace Mili.

On the basis of Prahallad'sFIR, Patkura police had arrest-ed Abhaya for killing his wifeon August 18, 2013 whereasAbhaya’s other family members

managed to get bail from theOrissa High Court.

However, after Abhaya’srelease from jail, he decided tosearch his wife on his own.

On a tip-off, a police teamled by the Kendrapada SP con-ducted raid at Pipili and man-aged to rescue Mili along withher paramour Rajib LochanMoharana of Badapada villageunder Choudwar police station.They along with their two chil-dren were produced before the

SDJM Court.Meanwhile, rights activist

Pratap Kumar Mohanty filed apetition before the NHRCalleging that due to faultyinvestigation of police, Abhayawas jailed. He prayed before theNHRC to direct a CrimeBranch inquiry into the caseand ask the SP of Kendrapadato submit an action takenreport within four weeks,besides Rs 10 lakh compensa-tion to the victim.

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As the token problem per-sists in Jharsuguda dis-

trict, the farmers are facingmuch difficulties to sell theirpaddy.

Jharsuguda Civil SupplyOfficer Udit Patnaik told thatthis year, 14,336 farmers wereregistered in the district out ofwhich 929 farmers had notreceived token till date evenonce.

Inspite of applying timeand again, token could not begiven to them. On the otherhand, more than 17,000 farm-ers have not been given tokensfor the second time for whichthey are forced to keep paddyunder the open sky or underdilapidated house incurringheavy loss by untimely rain andother elements, said sources.

The problems of the farm-

ers are increasing day by daywithout any chance for solu-tion. This situation is continu-ing in total 32 paddy procure-ment centres includingJharsuguda, Kirmira, Kolabira,Laikera and Lakhanpur.

Neither the StateGovernment nor districtadministration is able to solvethe problem permanently, thefarmers alleged.

A farmer of Talpatia area ofJharsuguda Utkal Naik saidthat due to non-receipt oftoken he had not been able tosell 500 bags of paddy. As aresult, farmers cannot maintaintheir livelihood and repay loanstaken for agriculture purpose,he added. Likewise, anotherfarmer Prasanna Panda saidthat he couldnot incur hismedical expenses as his paddycouldnot be sold.

To regularise all the prob-lems and give compensation to

farmers, early supply of tokens,purchase of paddy by the dis-trict administration on givingappropriate price, stoppage ofall deductions during weigh-ment of paddy, giving subsidyto farmers deprived from inputsubsidy, spending money fromDistrict Mineral Fund for thewelfare of farmers weredemanded by the farmers.

On the other hand, theDistrict Supply Departmentspurces revealed that in thecurrent year, 7, 26,000 quintalpaddy collection target was

given. Upto February 26,7,12,097 quintal paddy collec-tion has been done and byMarch 1, the target will bealmost achieved.

When contacted, districtCollector Saroj Kumar Samalsaid that State Governmenthad been informed in writingabout non-receipt of tokens bythe farmers of the district.Besides, the Civil SupplyDepartment had been request-ed to increase target for 70,000quintal paddy in Jharsugudadistrict, Samal added.

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The Odisha SecretariatWorkflow Automation

(OSWAS) system would belaunched across the State andJagatsinghpur district has beenpicked up to implement thepilot project first.

District Collector SKMohapatra informed that aspart of the programme under5Ts, the State IT Departmentwould implement digitalizationin official works. All districtCollectorates would be linkedwith the Secretariat and dif-ferent departments underOSWAS for effective gover-

nance and smooth conductingof administration, he told,adding, the project would befirst launched in Jagatsinghpurdistrict.

The OSWAS system willhave a robust disaster recoverylink with OCAC, State andnational data centres. It willhave features like 24x7 secureaccess, digital signature, onlinefile movements, online pub-lishing of notices and circulars,SMS and Email notifications.

OSWAS system will alsohave principal applications likecorrespondence and file man-agement, file processing, recordroom, knowledge bank andinternal messaging of allGovernment departments.

Training has been given toofficers and staff so that usersget adequate time to familiarisethemselves with the new digi-talization system, said theCollector.

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Aseven-day-long MalyagiriMahotsav kicked off here

on Tuesday. Under the chair-manship of MLA PallaharaMukesh Pal, a Press meetregarding Malyagiri Mahotsavwas held here. Dignitaries andpeople present there gave theirvaluable suggestions.

The festival will continuetill March 9 with great pomp inPallahara Sub- Division head-quarters. It started by the spe-cial effort of Pallahara MLAPal. Sub- Collector Ajit KumarPradhan, Tehsildar Swagat Das,Block Chairman Naba KishoreNaik, BJD Block presidentGangadjhar Jit, SDIPRODukhabandhu Majhi andDebottar Manager JalandharaMohanty were present.

Different commeettes havebeen formed to accelerate theprogramme. Sub- CollectorPradhan is the chief co-coor-dinator.

Masals rally will be takenout from different corners ofPallahara like from BabaGiriswar temple, Khuludi,Pabitrapur Shiva Temple,Rohila village, Rajadang MaaBhuasuni Temple. Traditionalcultural activities will be per-formed.

Different types of compe-titions have already been start-ed in Pallahara stadium aheadof the festival. Steel and Mines

and PWD Minister PrafullaMallik, Dhenkanal MP MaheshSahoo, Revenue and DisasterManagement Minister SudamMarandi, Excise and FinanceMinister Niranjan Pujari,Parjang MLA NrusinghaCharan Sahu, Angul MLARajanikant Singh, DhenkanalMLA Sudhir Kumar Samal,Athmallik MLA RameshChandra Sai, Angul CollectorManoj Kumar Mohanty,Chhendipada MLA SusantaBehera, Hindola MLASimarani Naik and SPJagamohan Meena will attendthe function on different days.

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The final workshop andexperience sharing meeting

of the Government of India-sponsored project entitled“Carp seed production andintegrated fish farming tech-nology for livelihood develop-ment of Phailin affected tribalfarmers of Ganjam district,Odisha,” was conducted atICAR-CIFA, Bhubaneswar, onFebruary 29.

The project was operatedby ICAR-Central Institute ofFreshwater Aquaculture,Bhubaneswar, in collaborationwith State FisheriesDepartment, Ganjam Zone,Odisha during 2016-2020.

Total 213 tribal farmersfamilies from four CommunityDevelopment (CD) Blocksnamely Khallikote,Digapahandi, Kukudakhandiand Sanakhemundi were

adopted in the scheme. FourFibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP)carp hatchery units (technolo-gy developed by ICAR-CIFA)were supplied, installed andoperated in Digapahandi,Sanakhemundi and Khallikoteblocks.

The meeting was inaugu-rated by Chairman, OdishaKhadi and Gramodyog BoardSangram Keshari Paikray in thepresence of more than 120scientists, State officials, farm-ers and mediapersons.

He appreciated the role ofICAR-CIFA for promotingfreshwater aquaculture tech-nologies amongst the tribalfarming communities of theState and in particular, Ganjamdistrict. He stressed to keep thewater bodies free from conta-mination and for their betteruse.

Principal Investigator ofDST Project and Principal

Scientist of ICAR-CIFA Dr BCMohapatra welcomed the par-ticipants and guests to theworkshop. He presented thewhole story of the projectdetails from survey to achieve-ments and creation of modelvillages through power pointpresentation.

Ganjam Zone DDF SibaPrasad Bhoi told that the coop-eration between ICAR-CIFAand State Fisheries Departmentmade the project achievementsexcellent.

Additional Director,Department of Fisheries,Government of Odisha,Cuttack appreciated the role ofICAR-CIFA and Ganjam dis-trict Fisheries officials for theirwhole-hearted support forbringing the beautiful successstories from the project beforethe country. He stressed fullcooperation to the fish farmersof the State from the depart-

ment. He reminded his partic-ipation in one of the trainingprogrammes of the projectorganized at Digapahandiblock of Ganjam district.

Director, ICAR-CIFA, DrBindu R Pillai praised the teamwork of ICAR-CIFA and StateFisheries Department for liveli-hood development of tribalfarmers of Ganjam districtthrough adoption of scientificaquaculture practices. Shehighlighted the role of theinstitute for taking several suchprogrammes for SC/ST aqua-farmers of the country.

A special publication on“Freshwater AquacultureTechnology Dissemination tothe Tribal Farmers of GanjamDistrict of Odisha” was releasedin the occasion. Five adoptedvillages and three fisheries offi-cers from Ganjam zone werefelicitated for their contribu-tions to the scheme.

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The Odisha GramP a n c h a y a t

Karmachari Sanghaorganised a massdemonstration at LowerPMG here on Tuesdaydemanding salary basedon minimum daily wage,Government assistancesand inclusion of theemployees (peons, nightwatchmen and sweepers)under the 5T and MoSarkar initiatives.

“We have beenworking for 30 days atpanchayat offices. Weplay big role in imple-mentation of variousGovernment schemes.However, we are being paidfrom the paltry income ofgramp panchayats. We get amonthly salary varyingbetween Rs 100 and Rs 500,”

said an agitation leader.They also demanded regu-

larisation of job, empoweringdistrict Collectors to appointpeons and giving promotionsto them in 10 per cent ofupper-level jobs on education

basis. They demanded that Chief

Minister Naveen Patnaik givedirections to the Panchayati Rajdepartment on the upcomingPanchayati Raj Day to fulfilltheir demands at the earliest.

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Chief Minister NaveenPatnaik inaugurated

and laidfoundation-stones of a

total of 143 projects worthRs 1,526 crore forSundargarh district at theDistrict AthleticAssociation ground atSundargarh on Tuesday.

The projects whichwere inaugurated includehostels, dining halls,libraries and classrooms invarious schools underHemgiri, Kutra block,Rajagantpur, Lepripada andLathikata blocks.

Besides, widening of exist-ing two-lane road to four-laneroad from Bankibahal toKanika Railway Siding wasalso inagurarted. He inau-guraged a Kalyan Mandaps atBRIT colony, Kinjrima and

Bhedabahal, seven Anganwadibuildings in Rajgangpur block.

He inaugurated supply of18,637 Rubberized CoreMatresses to the hostels func-tioning in different school, abridge constructed overDheknapani Nallah in Hemgirblock, another bridge over

Hutupani Nallah in Subdegablock, a HL bridge over NahanaNallah on Sargipali-Kuarbogaroad. The Chief Minister laidfoundation-stone of 102 projectsfor the district. Later, he addressa public meating at BhawaniBhawan ground. Leaders andworkers of the BJD were present.

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Vigilance officials onTuesday conducted raids

on office room and houses ofBrahmapur Road and BuildingCircle Superintending EngineerBinoda Kumar Padhi to detectassets possession possessed byhim disproportionate to hisknown sources of income.

Vigilance police conductedsimultaneous raids at 12 places,including two residential build-ings and shopping complexand paternal house in Ganjam,office chamber at Brahmapur,

farmhouse in Khallikote, build-ing and shopping complex atHillpatna, two under-con-struction buildings atAmbapua and Pankalapalli, ahouse of a contractor at JaiPrakash Nagar, a house of acontractor at Gosani Nuagaon,a house of Padhi’s nephew atGodavarish Nagar, residentialquarter at VIP Lane and a flatin Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar.

Raids were underway andcalculation of total value ofPadhi’s movable and immov-able properties was yet to becompleted.

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In a major breakthrough inthe ongoing investigation in

the Pulwama terror attack casein which 40 CRPF personnelwere martyred in an IED blaston February 14, 2019, theNational Investigation Agency(NIA) on Tuesday arrested afather-daughter duo who facil-itated the terrorists fromHakripora village of SouthKashmir’s Pulwama district.

The accused have beenidentified as 50-year-old tipperdriver Tariq Ahmad Shah and his 23-year-old daughterInsha Jan.

Confirming their arrest,the NIA issued a statementclaiming, during initial inter-rogation, accused Shah hasdisclosed that his house atHakripora, Pulwama, was usedby suicide bomber Adil AhmadDar, Mohd Umar Farooq, aPakistani terrorist and IEDmaker, Kamran anotherPakistani terrorist, SameerAhmad Dar, a Jaish-e-Mohammad ultra and MohdIsmail, a Pakistani terrorist.

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Shahrukh Pathan, a 33-year-old gun-wielding man who

had opened fire during the riotin Maujpur on February 24and had pointed his gun at anunarmed police constable whoconfronted him, was arrestedfrom Uttar Pradesh andbrought to Delhi on Tuesday.

Additional Commissionerof Police, Crime Branch, AKSingla, said after days of man-hunt since the incident tookplace, a crime branch teamzeroed in on the areas aroundShamli and Kairana.

“On the night of Mondayand Tuesday, police receivedinformation that Shahrukhwould be coming at Shamli busstand between 10 am and 12am to meet someone. A trapwas laid and Shahrukh wasapprehended by the policeteam,” said the Additional CP.

“Shahrukh was planning toflee from Shamli. Police are

trying to recover the pistolused by him during the riot,”he said.

“He had five bullets, out ofwhich two fell and he had firedthree rounds. He will be pro-duced in the court and takeninto police remand. Duringinterrogation, he said while theprotest was going on and stonepelting started, he opened fire,”said the Additional CP.

“He was fond of buyingpistol. He had procured a 7.65

mm pistol and ammunitionabout two years ago from oneof his labourers. The goodquality semi-automatic pistolwas bought from Munger inBihar”, said the Additional CP.“After the incident, he initial-ly roamed around in Delhi inhis vehicle and after newsreports of his act went viral, heleft Delhi. He then went toPunjab and had been hiding inBareilly and Shamli at a friend’splace,” said Dr Singla.

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The Directorate General ofForeign Trade (DGFT), on

Tuesday put export restrictionson 26 pharma ingredients andmedicines, including paraceta-mol, vitamin B1 and B12, amidthe coronavirus outbreak inChina. Earlier, there were norestrictions on outbound ship-ments of these products.

Apart from paracetamol,vitamin B1, B6 and B12, otherAPIs and formulations overwhich the export restrictionshave been imposed includetinidazole, metronidazole, acy-clovir, progesterone, chloram-phenicol, ornidazole, formula-tions made of chloramphenicol,clindamycin salts, neomycin,and paracetamol.

A notification by theDGFT said the export of 26active pharmaceutical ingredi-ents (APIs) and formulationswould require licence. “Exportof specified APIs and formu-

lations made from these APIsis hereby restricted with imme-diate effect and till furtherorders,” the DGFT said in anotification. API is raw mate-rial for pharmaceuticals.

Although India is heavilyimport dependent for APIsfrom China, it exports a limit-ed quantity of pharma ingre-dients. The country’s APIimports stood at around USD3.5 billion per year, and around70 per cent, or USD 2.5 billion,come from China. Restrictionson the exports are important asthere would be an increase indemand for these products inthe country.

In February, the Departmentof Pharmaceuticals (DoP) askedthe DGFT to issue ordersrestricting export of 12 APIs andformulations in the wake of thecoronavirus outbreak.Restrictions on the exports areimportant as there would be anincrease in demand for theseproducts in the country.

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The Central IndustrialSecurity Force (CISF) has

provided medical kits contain-ing hand sanitisers, gloves andmasks to all its personneldeployed to secure 62 airportsin the country amid concernsover the coronavirus.

The CISF personnel aresubjected to physical interac-tion with the outgoing andincoming passengers by way offrisking and communicating tothem and a decision has beentaken that the medical kit bestocked and used at all inter-national and domestic airportsunder the Force’s security cover,officials said.

All the airports have beenprovided alcohol-based sanitiser bottles, hand glovesand face masks of the normaland N95 variety for use by the paramilitary personnel,they said.

The CISF is the designat-ed paramilitary for securingvital installations including air-ports. Presently, it secures 62airports in the country, the lat-

est being the Srinagar airportin the Union Territory ofJammu & Kashmir.

With an Italian tourist inJaipur being tested positive forCoronavirus on Tuesday, thetotal number of confirmedcases in India has risen to six but three haverecovered from the diseasepost-treatment,

The Government has alsostepped up its efforts to detectand check the infection thatfirst erupted in China’s Wuhan.Over 3,100 persons have dieddue to the Coronavirus.

Meanwhile, the civil avia-tion regulator DirectorateGeneral of Civil Aviation(DGCA) on Tuesday asked allairlines to ensure that aircraft

arriving from South Korea,Japan and Italy are subjected todisinfection process.

Ground handling staffentering international flightsshould have disposable pro-tective gears like surgical masksand gloves.

The advisory has alsosought placement of adequatehand sanitising facilities atmultiple locations at airportsfor staff and passengers.

The DGCA further askedthe airlines to ensure that ade-quate protective gears like surgical masks and gloves are available in flights forpassengers. All staff involved incleaning aircraft should beprovided personal protectiveequipment like surgical masks,gloves, disposable shoe coversand the like.

They should also be madeaware about the correct usage ofthese disposable items. The reg-ulator has also asked the airlineoperators to create adequateawareness in the form ofannouncements, banners andposters displayed at prominentplaces at all airports in India.

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Coronavirus is weighing onIndian poultry sector in a

more negative way. With freshsuspected cases detected inthe country, many people have stopped buying and con-suming chicken.

This has led to fall indemand of chicken in thecountry. The prices of broilerchicken have also come downto �35-40 per kg from �90 perkg in January 2020 in Delhi andNCR areas. According to poul-try farmers, chicken sales inIndia have come down over 50per cent and prices dented by20-30 per cent in the last oneweek. Presently, chicken isbeing sold between �150-180 akg depending on the localityfrom �200-220 a kg in January.

Nasir Alvi president ofGhazipur Fish and Chickenmarket said the wholesaleprices of chicken have crasheddue to an abrupt drop indemand. “The supply has alsoreduced to 50 percent. The salehas been declined 25-30 in themarket due to Coronavirus asbuyers are not coming.Presently only 50-60 truckscome daily in Ghazipur mandias compared to 125-150 trucksdaily in December,” Alvi said.The cost of broiler chicken pro-duction is �75 per kg. Poultryfarmers are still losing moneyas broiler prices are hovering at�40-45 per kg.

Echoed with Alvi, Bidhanpoutry farm owner SatishKumar said that chicken busi-ness has been down 40-45 percent these days.

“The wholesale demandand supply also dipped in thepast two month,” he added. Inits presentation to the Ministryof Animal Husbandry, All IndiaPoultry Breeders Association(AIPBA) has sought reliefpackage as poultry bird priceshave plunged to �10-30 per kgat farm gate level due to a dipin chicken demand. The aver-

age cost of production is �70-75 per kg.

According to Ministry ofAgriculture, millions of smallpoultry farmers have been hitby a sudden drop in sales. It isestimated India’s poultry indus-try has lost 13 billion rupees($182 million) since the out-break of in three weeks afterspeculation on social mediathat chickens are a cause of thespread of coronavirus, dentingdemand for chicken and near-ly halving prices.

Poultry sector in India isvalued at about �80,000 crorebroadly divided into two sub-sectors — one with a highlyorganised commercial sectorwith about 80 per cent of thetotal market share (say, �64,000crore) and the other beingunorganized with about 20 percent of the total market shareof �16,000 crore.

It is estimated that with apoultry population of 729 mil-lion (30 per cent layers ataround 215 million and 40 percent broilers at around 480 mil-lion) small and medium farm-ers are mostly engaged in con-tract farming system underlarger integrators and thereare around 30 million farmersengaged in backyard poultry asper Livestock Census 2020.With an annual production of67,000 million eggs, India rankssecond in the world.

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Congress leader RahulGandhi on Tuesday hit out

at Prime Minister NarendraModi over the detection offresh coronavirus cases inIndia, saying he should quitwasting India’s time “playingthe clown” with his socialmedia accounts when India isfacing an emergency.

Rahul Gandhi’s attackcame after India on Mondayreported two new cases of the

novel coronavirus, includingone from the national Capital.“Dear @PMOIndia, Quit wast-ing India’s time playing theclown with your social mediaaccounts, when India is facingan emergency. Focus the atten-

tion of every Indian on takingon the Corona virus challenge,”Rahul tweeted.

With the message of “Here’show it’s done”, Rahul Gandhialso tweeted a video of SingaporePrime Minister Lee Hsien Loongaddressing Singaporeans on howto deal with coronavirus. Histweet also took a dig on PMModi’s tweet that he was think-ing of giving up his social mediaaccounts on Facebook, Twitter,Instagram and YouTube thisSunday.

Modi said on Women’sDay he will be handing over hissocial media accounts towomen who inspire and urgedpeople to share stories of suchwomen with him.

Earlier, Rahul Gandhi saida “true leader” would be com-pletely focused on averting themassive crisis about to beunleashed by the potentiallydeadly virus on the countryand its economy. “There aremoments in the life of everynation when its leaders are test-

ed. A true leader would becompletely focused on avertingthe massive crisis about to beunleashed by the virus on Indiaand its economy,” the formerCongress chief tweeted.

He also tagged hisFebruary 12 tweet in which hesaid the coronavirus is anextremely serious threat to“our people and our economy”.“My sense is the Governmentis not taking this threat seri-ously. Timely action is critical,”he said.

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Prime Minister NarendraModi on Tuesday took a

sharp dig at Congress leaderand former Prime MinisterManmohan Singh for lookingat the chant of “Bharat mata kijai” with suspicion even as hespoke about the need to estab-lish peace, harmony and unityin the backdrop of Delhi vio-lence where his party MPshave been accused of makinghighly provocative statementsduring Assembly elections.

Modi who had since 2014evoked the chant of “Bharatmata ki jai” during his pollcampaigns hit-out at theCongress and its leaders at theBJP’s Parliamentary partymeeting for portraying the slo-gan as something divisive andout of sync with country’s “sec-ular” ethos.

Modi latched on to theformer PM’s comments at arecent book launch event wherethe latter said the slogan hasturned “militant and purelyemotional” and is being “mis-used”. Modi said the formerPrime Minister finds a “badsmell” even in a slogan like‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and looksat it with suspicion.

Singh also said the chanttends to exclude “millions ofIndians”, apparently referring tothe minorities. A section ofMuslim leadership is opposedto the slogan saying it violatestheir religious beliefs. AIMIM’s

Asaduddin Owaisi reportedlysaid he would not chant it evenif a knife is pulled out at him.

The BJP has been accusedof forcing minorities to provetheir nationalistic credentialsand ‘Nationalism’ by chanting‘Bharat mata ki jai’. In therecent Delhi riots, a videodoing the round purportedlyshowed some youngsters, beat-en-up during the riot, beingasked to chant the slogan.

Seizing on Singh’s remarks,Modi said in the meeting thatsimilar controversies were cre-ated over ‘Vande Mataram’during the freedom struggleand singing it was considereda “gunah” (crime) with manypeople choosing to leave themeetings of the Congress when

it was played, sources saidquoting the Prime Minister.

“It is unfortunate and sadthat 70 years afterIndependence, raising a sloganlike ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ is beingdepicted as a crime... It is unfor-tunate that a person who heldthe post of Prime Minister issaying so,” Modi said, addingthat every patriot will be painedwith this. He said country looks‘Bharat mata’ as Goddess andquestioned parties like Congressand TMC opposing her chant.

Keeping ‘Bharat Mata KiJai’ on their minds, they shouldwork for the country’s devel-opment which, Modi told BJPleaders, is supreme.

He said several forces areworking to destabilise the

country and called upon partyleaders to work more vigor-ously for it. He said that polit-ical interests are supreme forsome parties while nationalinterest is of utmost impor-tance to the saffron organisa-tion. “Hamare liye desh hith dalhith se uper hai,” ParliamentaryAffairs Minister Pralhad Joshiquoted Modi as saying.

A fight is going on betweenthose wedded to national inter-est and people preferring partyinterest over it, he stated, assert-ing that the country is supremefor the BJP and ‘vikas’ is itsmantra, Joshi said after themeeting. Senior BJP leaders,including Home Minister AmitShah and its president J PNadda, were in the meeting.

In the backdrop communalriots last month which claimed47 lives in the North-EastDelhi, the Prime Minister saidpeace, harmony and unity areprerequisites for the country’sdevelopment. He asked BJPMPs to take lead in ensuringamity in society with theirwords, mind and deeds.

The Congress has beenseeking Shah’s resignation for“inaction” while the nationalCapital was already on its edge.Muslim women, stronglyopposing Citizenship (amend-ment) Act, have been sitting ona two-and-half -month-long‘dharna’ at `Shaheen Bagh`asserting that the Act was dis-criminatory towards theMuslim community.

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Asserting that theGovernment should give

up its “obduracy” to allow adebate in both Houses over theDelhi riots, the Congress onTuesday said the “silence ofParliament” on the matter willbe a poor reflection on theworld’s largest democracy.Congress’ senior spokesper-son Anand Sharma also hit outat Prime Minister NarendraModi over a veiled dig at hispredecessor Manmohan Singh.

Addressing the BJP parlia-mentary party meeting, Modisaid attempts were being madeto create a controversy aroundthe slogan ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’(Hail Mother India) in thesame way objections wereraised about ‘Vande Mataram’after the freedom struggle.

At a recent event, Singhhad said the slogan of ‘BharatMata Ki Jai’ was being misusedto construct a “militant andpurely emotional” idea of Indiathat excludes millions of resi-dents and citizens. Sharmasaid it was “unfortunate” thatPrime Minister Narendra Modidid not take Singh’s remarks inthe right spirit.

“Instead of being sarcastic,he should understand that DrManmohan Singh is known forhis humility and wisdom.Bharat Mata belongs to allthose who live in this country.The slogan ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’or the tricolour have to be heldin high respect and not to beused for polarisation, divisionand violence,” he told reportersoutside Parliament.

The Deputy Leader ofOpposition in Rajya Sabha saidCongress leaders have request-ed Chairman M Venkaiah Naiduand the government to imme-diately start a discussion on theriots in Delhi. “There is a needfor Parliament not only to discuss(Delhi riots) but also to fixaccountability, that is exactlywhat Parliamentary democracy

is all about,” Sharma said.“The Government should

give up its obduracy, its rigid-ity, and in the larger interest ofIndian democracy and respectthe institution of IndianParliament by accepting dis-cussion on the issue,” he said.It is time to send a message tothe people in Delhi and citizensacross the country thatParliament, irrespective of par-ties, is collectively concernedand jointly condemns whathas happened in the nationalCapital, Sharma said.

“Silence of IndianParliament does not augur welland will be a poor reflection onthe largest democracy in thisworld,” he said. Sharma alsoexpressed concern over friend-ly countries conveying theirconcerns over the violence inDelhi. “India’s Parliamentdebating and sending a mes-sage will be in the country’sinterest in today’s situation,” hesaid. Proceedings of both LokSabha and Rajya Sabha weredisrupted for the second con-secutive day on Tuesday amiduproar over the issue of Delhiviolence as Opposition mem-bers sought an immediate dis-cussion on the matter.

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Taking exception to IranForeign Minister Javad

Zarif ’s remarks on Delhi riots,India on Tuesday summonedthe Iran envoy here to lodgeprotest and conveyed that theMinister commented on a mat-ter which is purely internal toIndia. He had said on Mondayin a tweet “Iran condemns thewave of organised violenceagainst Indian Muslims.”

Official sources said onTuesday the Iranian envoy toNew Delhi Ali Chegeni wasconveyed that Zarif comment-ed on a matter which is pure-ly internal to India.

“The Iranian Ambassadorin Delhi was summoned onTuesday and a strong protestwas lodged over the commentsmade by Zarif on the matterinternal to India,” a sourcesaid.

On Monday, Zarif hadurged Indian authorities to notlet “senseless” violence pre-vail. Taking to Twitter, Zarifalso said “Iran condemns thewave of organised violenceagainst Indian Muslims”.

He also said “for centuries,Iran has been a friend of India.We urge Indian authorities toensure the well-being of allIndians and not let senselessthuggery prevail. Path forwardlies in peaceful dialogue andrule of law,” he wrote.

Ministry of ExternalAffairs spokesperson RaveeshKumar last week had urgedinternational leaders and bod-ies to not make irresponsiblestatements during such sensi-tive times.

Iran became the fourthMuslim-majority country toofficially react to the riots inDelhi. Its minister’s commentscame after Indonesia, Turkey and Pakistan had spo-ken out against the riots overthe last week.

On Friday last, Indonesiahad conveyed its concerns overthe riots to the Indian ambas-sador in Jakarta. This cameafter the Indonesian ReligiousAffairs Ministry issued a state-ment condemning the “vio-lence against Muslims”.

Earlier last week, Turkey’sPresident Erdogen andPakistan Prime Minister ImranKhan had also condemned theviolence.

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The Centre has assuredAndhra Pradesh

Government to clear some partof the pending subsidy dues ofover �4,300 crore for under-taking rice procurement at aminimum support price (MSP)by next month. Union FoodMinister Ram Vilas Paswan onTuesday gave the assurance ina meeting with AndhraPradesh Finance MinisterBuggana Rajendranath on this issue.

After the meeting, Paswansaid that it was a genuinerequest from the AndhraPradesh government. “TheCentre, too, does not havefunds and we may get someallocation at the end of March.

From that, we will release (thefund) as much as possible toAndhra Pradesh. Some sub-sidy dues are pending in mostStates, where procurement hasbeen decentralised. MadhyaPradesh, Gujarat andMaharashtra are some of theStates where foodgrain subsidy

dues are pending”, he added. The dues will be released to

the Andhra Pradesh State CivilSupplies Corporation Ltd(APSCSCL) which has under-taken the procurement opera-tion in the State. After themeeting, the AP FinanceMinister said total �4,308 crorewas the pending rice subsidyfrom the Centre. Of which,�1,598 crore dues were betweenfinancial years 2013-14 and2016-17.

“The Government of Indianormally releases 90 per cent ofclaimed amount as advancesubsidy in each quarter.However, there has been a delayin the release of subsidy for thisyear, creating hurdles in clear-ing the outstanding payments tofarmers on time,” he said.

However, the state gov-ernment has been clearing thepayments for farmers from itsown resources in order to avoidunrest among farmers and alsohonour the commitment ofMSP given by the central gov-ernment, he added.

State’s Finance Ministersaid the Andhra PradeshGovernment has cleared pay-ments of �6,000 crore so far tothe farmers and the outstand-ing dues stand at about �3,000 crore, which is leadingto unrest among the farmingcommunity.

The State Government hasprocured 41.73 lakh tonne ofpaddy so far in the 2019-20kharif season, while the esti-mate is to buy 88 lakh tonne inthe same period.

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The Khadi and VillageIndustries Commission

(KVIC) plans to provideemployment opportunities tonearly 6 lakh persons in thecurrent year.

The number of projectsand the amount of subsidydisbursed by the KVIC hasdoubled in just four years from44,340 in 2015-16 to 73,427 in2018-19. While �1,020 croremargin money was disbursedin 2015-16, it went up to �2,070crore in 2018-19. The employ-ment generated also increasedfrom 3,23,362 in 2015-16 to

5,87,416 persons in 2018-19. “This year we aim to break

this record and hope to estab-lish 77, 000 projects and dis-burse �2,400 crore of marginmoney, which could provideemployment opportunities tomore than 6 lakh people underthe Prime MinisterEmployment GenerationProgram(PMEGP),” said KVICchairman VK Saxena.

Highlighting the impor-tance of PMEGP scheme,Saxena said, “India is passingthrough a transitional phasefrom developing nation to adeveloped nation. Schemes likePMEGP are the strongest pil-

lars on which the future ofIndia is embarked. We aim notonly to provide employment atthe doorstep, but also toencourage the traditional arti-sans, self help groups and edu-cated unemployed to buildEnterprise of their dreams.This scheme also helps preventmigration of unskilled workersto urban areas.”

Saxena said aligned withthe Digital India doctrine of thePrime Minister, the KVIC,launched an integratedPMEGP online portal in July2015 to promote small andmedium enterprises in ruraland urban areas.

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Those who have come fromBangladesh and have

acquired identity cards and havebeen casting votes in Indian elec-tions are very much citizens ofthis country and they do not haveto apply for the same afresh,Bengal Chef Minister on Tuesdaytold a meeting at Kaliaganj inNorth Bengal.

The Chief Minister wholaunched a blistering attack on theNarendra Modi Government forits inappropriate handling of theDelhi riots that claimed 46 livessaid her Government would notallow a single person to be drivenaway from Bengal on citizenshipgrounds as “the people who havecome from Bangladesh are citi-zens of India because you alreadyenjoy your citizenship by powerof which you have been exercis-ing your voting rights and elect-ing the Prime Minister, ChiefMinister, MPs, MLAs and mem-bers of the zilla parishad. You

don’t need to apply for citizenshipagain because you are genuine cit-izens of the country.”

Banerjee is in the midst of anadministrative visit to Kaliaganjin North Dinajpur district, somefour hundred km from Kolkata.

Iterating once again that tillher “Maa Maati ManushGovernment is there in power inBengal there is no need to beafraid of those who aretelling thatyou are not citizens because I willnot allow anyone to be driven outof Bengal,” Banerjee said attackedthe government of Assam wherethe BJP is in power for strikingout the names of a large numberof genuine Bengali, Rajbongshi,and Muslim citizens from theNational Register of Citizens(NRC).

Instead of talking citizen-ship those who are in power inDelhi should have first apologisedfor letting the Delhi riots happen,she said. “Instead of talking non-sense they should first apologisefor their role in mishandling the

Delhi riots,” she said remindingthat though some people are try-ing to provoke violence in Bengal“they will not be able to do sobecause this not Delhi … this isBengal and here we are consciousabout all our political rights. Wewill not allow the BJP to makeBengal another Delhi or UttarPradesh.”

On the question of citizen-ship she said asked the people notto panic till she is there in poweradding “you have an address,ration card, voter card, drivinglicense. There is no need to getthis new card of the BJP. Don’tworry, you will always you’reyour Didi beside you. Your fam-ily is my family. I will not let any-body take away the rights of ourpeople.”

The Chief Minister inaugu-rated and laid the foundationstones of various projects duringa meeting. She said that a newproject calledSnehalaya has beenlaunched to provide benefits tothe poor people ofthe State.

Kolkata: Lawyers owing alle-giance to The Left parties andCongress took out a rally in thecity on Tuesday in protestagainst the CitizenshipAmendment Act and NationalRegister of Citizens.

The rallyists, carrying plac-ards with slogans ‘We opposeCAA’, ‘We oppose NRC’, walkedthe 2 km distance fromMallickbazar to Park Circuscrossing. PTI

Thiruvananthapuram: TheKerala Government, whichhas already put on hold theNational Population Register(NPR) activities in the State, onTuesday said an all-party meet-ing would be held on March 16to allay any confusion withregard to the census enumera-tion.

Chief Minister PinarayiVijayan made the announce-ment in the state assemblyafter some members of theCongress-led UDF raised fearsthat along with census, queriesregarding the NPR could also

figure during the enumeration.The meeting will be held

at 5 pm in the state Capital.Earlier, the CPI(M)-led LeftDemocratic Front Governmenthad assured the state assemblyit would not implement theNPR but would go ahead withthe census process. It had inDecember last ordered stop-page of all activities in connec-tion with NPR in the stateconsidering ‘apprehensions’ ofthe public that it would lead tothe National Register ofCitizenship (NRC) in the wakeof the CAA. PTI

Amaravati: The Andhra PradeshGovernment will pass a resolutionin the ensuing Budget Session of theState Legislature, requesting that theCentre maintain the NationalPopulation Register (NPR) as itexisted in the year 2010.

Chief Minister YS JaganMohan Reddy took to Twitter onTuesday evening to spell out theYSR Congress’ stand on the NPRissue.

“Some of the questions pro-posed in the NPR are causing inse-curities in the minds of minoritiesof my state.

After elaborate consultationswithin our party, we have decided

to request the Central Governmentto revert the conditions to those pre-vailing in 2010,” the Chief Ministersaid in the first tweet.

“To this effect, we will alsointroduce a resolution in theupcoming assembly session,”Jagansaid in the second tweet.

The Chief Minister’s tweetscame in the backdrop of hisGovernments recent order, gearingup the administrative machinery forthe conduct of the NPR exercise andHousing Listing and HousingCensus as part of Census of India2021 to be taken up for 45 daysbetween April and September 2020. PTI

New Delhi: In a setback to formerMaharashtra Chief Minister DevendraFadnavis, the Supreme Court dismissed hisplea seeking review of its 2019 verdict ask-ing him to face trial for allegedly failing tofurnish details of two pending criminalcases against him in his 2014 poll affidavit.

A three-judge bench headed by JusticeArun Mishra said that there was no groundto review the verdict pronounced lastyear.

“We find no ground to interfere in thereview petitions. The same are dismissed,”said the bench also comprising justicesDeepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose.

The order was passed on February 18but it was uploaded on the apex court web-site on Tuesday.

While seeking review of the 2019 ver-dict, Fadnavis had told the court that therewas a “clear error” in the apex court’s judge-ment as the law stipulates for disclosure ofdetails about criminal cases only if chargesare framed and on conviction.

In its October 1, 2019 judgment, theapex court had set aside a Bombay HighCourt order which gave a clean chit toFadnavis and held that he did not deserveto be tried for the alleged offence under theRepresentation of Peoples Act (RPA).

The verdict had come on an appeal byone Satish Ukey, who had challenged thehigh court’s order.

The apex court had last year revived acriminal complaint filed against Fadnavisfor allegedly failing to furnish details of twopending criminal cases in his 2014 electionaffidavit and had asked the trial court toconsider it afresh.The top court hadallowed the appeal by Ukey, who had fileda criminal complaint against Fadnavisbefore a magisterial court in Nagpur, seek-ing registration of a case against himunder section 125-A of the RP Act. PTI

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreedto hear on March 6 a plea against the Delhi HighCourt order which said DDA was not required toapprise it before notifying changes in the Master Planto allow the Centre’s the Central Vista project, cov-ering 3-km stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan to IndiaGate in Lutyens’ Delhi.

Several new Government buildings and a newParliament House are among the project.

A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde tooknote of the plea seeking urgent hearing of the appealfiled against an order of the division bench of theDelhi High Court.

“List on March 6, 2020 before an appropriatebench,” said the bench, which also comprisedJustices B R Gavai and Surya Kant.

A division bench of the High Court on February28 had stayed an order of its single judge bench whichhad asked the Delhi Development Authority toapproach the court before notifying any change inthe Master Plan for going forth with the Centre’sambitious project to redevelop the Central Vista.

The HC’s stay order on the single judge bench’sFebruary 11 direction had come on the intra-courtappeal of the DDA and the Centre.

The division bench of the High Court had alsoissued notice to the two individuals — Rajeev Suriand Lt Col (retd) Anuj Srivastava—on whose pleasthe February 11 order was passed, and had listed theCentre and DDA’s appeals for further hearing on May6. Suri and Srivastava, in their pleas before the sin-gle judge, have opposed the Central Vista project onthe ground that it involves a change in land use ofthe green area adjoining Rajpath and Vijay Chowkfor building a new Parliament and Governmentoffices.

They have contended that DDA does not havethe power to bring about the proposed change in landuse and master plan and only the CentralGovernment can do so. PTI

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A29-year-old woman and herhusband were allegedly

abducted, stripped and thrashedby eight people to force them towithdraw an old rape complaintin Maharashtra’s Ahmednagardistrict, police said on Tuesday.

Later, state Home MinisterAnil Deshmukh told theAssembly that a probe underNashik Rural SP Aarti Singh andAhmednagar Additional SPDeepali Kale, both women IPSofficers, will be carried out andcompleted within one month.

The incident took place onFebruary 24 near the civil hos-pital in Aurangabad, some 370kilometres from here, but cameto light after a video of the tor-ment went viral on social mediaon Monday, said an official.

“When the couple was goinghome in an autorickshaw ataround 8:20pm on that day, aperson seated next to them sub-jected the couple to inhalationsedation. They were then takento a room, confined, and askedto withdraw a rape complaintlodged by the woman in 2016against some of them,” he said.

The couple was stripped andthrashed and beaten with beltsafter petrol was poured on them,he said.

“After a video of the incidentwent viral on Monday, weapproached the couple and reg-istered a case of attempt to mur-der, criminal intimidation andother offences under IPC andInformation Technology Act inTophkhana police station againsteight persons,” the officialinformed.

Mau: Two minor sisters wereallegedly raped repeatedly for sever-al days by two men of their village inUttar Pradesh’s Mau district, policesaid on Tuesday.

The accused used to forcibly takethe girls, aged 9 and 10 years, to a for-est and rape them repeatedly, theysaid.

The matter came to light whenthe two girls told their elder sisterabout the ordeal.

Based on a complaint lodged bythe girls’ uncle, an FIR was registeredon Monday, Circle Officer R P Yadav.

Police said one of the twoaccused was arrested and effortswere underway to nab the secondperson. The girls were sent for med-ical examination, police added. PTI

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A34-year-old man was arrestedFor allegedly raping his 8-year-old

daughter in Madha tehsil ofMaharashtra’s Solapur district, policesaid on Tuesday.

The accused was arrested onMonday based on the complaintlodged by his wife, an official fromMadha police station said.

“The woman came to know aboutthe heinous act after the minor suf-fered a stomachache and complainedabout her father,” the official said.

As per the complaint, the accusedhad been sexually abusing his minordaughter for the last two years andwhen his wife found out about it, hethreatened her with dire consequences,he said.

A case under relevant sections ofthe Indian Penal Code and Protectionof Children from Sexual Offences(POCSO) Act has been registeredagainst the accused, he said.

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Sawant on Tuesday said the StateGovernment will bring to the SupremeCourt’s notice “violations” of its order byKarnataka at the Kalsa-Bhanduri projecton Mahadayi river.

Three riparian States — Goa,Maharashtra and Karnataka — havechallenged the award of the Inter-StateWater Dispute Tribunal over sharing ofthe Mahadayi water by filing a specialleave petition (SLP) in the SC.

A special leave petition filed by Goaover the award given by Mahadayi WaterDisputes Tribunal will be heard in July.“We have already started preparing topresent our case before SC in July. Wewill bring to the court’s notice violationsby Karnataka at proposed Kalsa-Bhanduri project on Mahadayi river,”Sawant told reporters in Panaji. Throughits order in 2014, the Apex court hadstayed any work on the proposed damsite. The Union Ministry of Jal Shakti lastweek issued a notification on the awardof Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal,pronounced in August 2018. PTI

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In a clear reflection of the fact thatall the three ruling MVA con-

stituents were not on the same pageon crucial issues, Maharashtra ChiefMinister Uddhav Thackeray said hereon Tuesday that while his Governmenthad not taken any decision on givingreservations to Muslims in educationalinstitutions, it was setting up anexperts’ committee to study the issuesrelating to the National PopulationRegister (NPR).

Addressing a news conference inthe run-up to the MVA governmentcompleting 100 days in office, Uddhavsaid that the Muslim reservations pro-posal had not yet come before the stateGovernment for a decision, while hisGovernment would take a decision onthe implementation of NPR in thestate on the basis of recommendationsof an experts’ committee to beappointed to examine the issues relat-ing to it.

Uddhav’s comment on the Muslimreservations issue should be seen in

the context of an announcementmade by Maharashtra MinoritiesAffairs Minister Nawab Malik of theNCP February 27 that the state gov-ernment would soon come out witha legislation according 5 per cent reser-vations to Muslims in educationalinstitutions in the state.

Similarly, his Uddhav’s statementon NPR should be seen in the back-drop of his own conditional supportto it, Maharashtra Deputy ChiefMinister Ajit Pawar’s statement theState Assembly need not pass a reso-lution CAA and NPR asMaharashtrians had nothing to fearfrom them and the Congress’ consis-tent stand that it is opposed to CAA,NPR and NRC.

Responding to questions relatingto Muslim reservations, Uddhav saidat the news conference: “The Muslimreservations issue has not come upbefore the state government. When theissue has not come before us, the ques-tion of our taking a decision on (5 percent) reservations to Muslims in edu-cational institutions does arise”.

When asked about the announce-ment about the reservations toMuslims made by NCP Minister in theState Legislative Council, Uddhavsaid: “He has not made any announce-ment as such. As and when the issuecomes before the government, we willexamine it. You should know that weare in the midst of a litigation in the(Supreme) over reservations toMarathas. Yesterday, I made a state-ment about reservations to Dhangarcommunity. Let us talk about reser-vations to Muslims as and when itcomes before us”.

“Hence, I would humbly requestthose clamouring for reservations toMuslim not to waste their energy butsave and use the energy when the issuecomes up before the state government.The Shiv Sena has not made its standclear on the issue. My party will takea call when the issue comes up for dis-cussion,” the chief minister said.

On the issue of the State Assemblypassing a resolution on CAA andNPR, Uddhav said: “I have said sev-eral times before that three parties in

the government will take a collectivedecision on the issue. We are settingup an experts’ committee to studywhat is in NPR and then we will takea decision... As a chief minister of thestate, I would like to reiterate that Iwould not allow anyone to take awaythe rights of the citizens in the state”

It may be recalled that in tweetsput out on February 18, Uddhav hadspelt out the Shiv Sena’s stand on CAA,NRC and NPR. “CAA and NRC aretwo different subjects. NPR is a thirdsubject. There is nothing to worryabout in CAA. NRC has not come andit will not be implemented. If it(NRC) is implemented, it will notaffect just Muslims, but it will alsoaffect Hindus, Adivasasis and otherdeprived sections of the society,”Uddhav had tweeted.

In another tweet on NPR, the chiefminister had said: “NPR is more of acensus. But, still I will have a look atthe questions in the data collectionform. But, I do not there is impedi-ment in NPR. Because, the censustakes place once in ten years”.

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The Trinamool Congress hasissued strict warning to its less-

er leaders against committing vio-lence and rigging the comingmunicipal elections scheduled totake place sometime in April-Maythis year.

Party MP and Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee’s nephewAbhishek Banerjee on Tuesdaywarned the party’s aspirants in thecivic polls against taking unfairmethod and capturing booths towin the elections saying “there aremany people who are planning torig elections which will not beendorsed by the party. It will be con-sidered anti-party activity. Thosewho are planning anti-party activ-ities are free to leave the partynow.”

He said so in the presence ofpollster Prashant Kishore who isprofessionally managing the TMC’s

electoral planning ever since theparty suffered massive reverses atthe hands of the BJP in the last year’sLok Sabha elections. Kishore’s com-pany has reportedly conducted anindependent study to find adversereports against the TMC’s goonswho have been capturing booths forthe party and have reportedlyaccordingly to the party leadership.

The Tuesday’s warning to theticket aspirants was a result of a prodby Kishore, sources said.

Meanwhile, the Left Front hasalmost finalized its seat-sharingformulae with the Congress in thecoming elections. Following aCPI(M) State committee meetinginside sources said that the Left wasplanning to leave 28 seats for theCongress retaining 75 seats to itself.Apart from this 10-15 seats mightbe set aside for the lesser Left par-ties which are not the formal mem-bers of the Left Front, sourcessaid.

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Jaipur: The wife of an Italiantourist found to have beeninfected with coronavirus alsotested positive for the virus hereon Tuesday, officials said.

Her samples are being sentto the National Institute ofVirology (NIV) in Pune foranother test. The reports areexpected to come ofWednesday, they said.

"The wife of the Italiantourist also developed symp-toms and (her) samples werecollected. Her test report indi-cates positive signs for thevirus. For further confirmation,we are sending her sample toNIV, Pune," a Rajasthan HealthDepartment official said.

The report from NIV isexpected to come onWednesday, the official said.The Italian couple has beenkept in isolation at Sawai ManSingh (SMS) Hospital here.

Chief Secretary D B Guptasaid the state health depart-ment is on alert. Necessarydirections have been given tothe department’s officials and

rapid response teams have beenformed, he said.

These teams will conductsurveys among people livingwithin 3 km radius of the SMSHospital, he said.

According to another offi-cial, hotels have been asked toinform the health departmentin case any tourist falls sick. PTI

Gandhinagar: More than15,000 infants died duringtheir treatment for various ail-ments at newborn care unitsacross Gujarat during the lasttwo years, the StateGovernment told the Assemblyon Tuesday.

These deaths were report-ed from Sick Newborn CareUnits, set up in almost all dis-

tricts of the state.Responding to a set of

questions raised by CongressMLAs during the QuestionHour, Deputy Chief MinisterNitin Patel, who also handlesthe health portfolio, said out ofthe 1.06 lakh infants admittedto such units during 2018 and2019 across Gujarat, 15,013babies died during their treat-

ment. In his written reply, Patelsaid of these 1.06 lakh children,71,774 were those who wereborn in civil hospitals, butreferred to Sick Newborn CareUnits for further treatment.Another 34,727 infants werethose who were born else-where and referred to thesecare units, the Minister said. PTI

Lucknow: Hotels and the author-ities at tourist sites in Agra havebeen told to inform the office ofthe chief medical officer as soonas visitors from Italy, Iran orChina arrive, so that they can bescreened for coronavirus infection,an official said on Tuesday.

Meanwhile in Lucknow, sam-ples of an Uttar Pradesh residentswho had returned from SaudiArabia on Tuesday morning havebeen sent for testing. He will bequarantined for 14 days in thehospital.

The instructions came a dayafter an Italian tourist was testedpositive for coronavirus in Jaipur.

The 69-year-old man waspart of a group of 20 tourists, whowere in Agra on Sunday.

As soon as any information isreceived, a team of doctors will bedispatched to examine the visitorsfor symptoms of COVID-19, AgraChief Medical Officer Dr MukeshVats told PTI.

"We have issued instructionsto all hotels in the city that if anyperson is coming from Italy, Iran

or China, they should informus," he said, adding that a team ofdoctors will be dispatched toexamine the visitor.

He said the authorities at alltourist sites in Agra have been toldto "inform the 24-hour controlroom about visitors from thecountries where the coronavirusoutbreak has been reported".

Asked whether any visitor inAgra has shown symptoms ofcoronavirus, Vats said, "The groupof 19 tourists who had comefrom Jaipur was staying in CrystalSarovar, and had arrived daybefore yesterday (Sunday) at 2 pm.Next morning (Monday) around8 am, they left for Delhi."

"After this, another batch of18-19 tourists was staying at theTaj Convention Hotel. They havebeen tested and have not beenfound symptomatic. The historyof the tourists was scanned andsymptoms searched. All of themare normal. The second batch wastested on Monday in the after-noon," Vats said. PTI

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As part of its much-dis-cussed farm loan waiver

scheme, the Shiv Sena-ledMaha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)Government has so far deposit-ed nearly �4,807 crore in theloan accounts of more than7.06 lakh debt-ridden farmersin the State.

Stating this at a news con-ference held here on Tuesday,chief minister Uddhav

Thackeray said: “Until 12noon today, the certification of10.03 lakh farm loan benefi-ciaries has been completed.We have deposited �4,807 crorein the loan accounts of 7,06,500debt-ridden farmers. The max-imum limit of loans that we arewaiving is up to �2 lakh perfarmer”.

According to Uddhav, thetotal number of farmers’accounts uploaded into thefarm loan waiver beneficiaries’

portal is 35,00,809, while thetotal number of announcedloan accounts on the portal is21,81,451. The StateGovernment has so far cometwo farm loan waiver lists.

In the first list of benefi-ciaries in the farm loan waiv-er scheme released by onFebruary 25, the Shiv Sena-ledMaha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)government had written off theloans of 15,358 farmers from 68villages from across the state.

The names of farmers from 68villages in the districts ofParbhani, Ahmednagar andAmravati districts, had fig-ured in the first list of loanwaiver beneficiaries.

In the second list of farmerloan beneficiaries released onFebruary 29, the names of anapproximate 2.99 lakh debt-ridden farmers fromAhmednagar and Wardha dis-tricts of Maharashtra had fig-ured.

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Thiruvananthapuram:With new novel coronaviruscases being reported in thecountry, the KeralaGovernment on Tuesdaydecided to step up vigil espe-cially at airports, bus depotsand railway stations.

With the Centre issuinginstructions to screen pas-sengers coming from 12countries, the state govern-ment has decided to be morevigilant, Health minister KKShailaja, told reporters heretonight.

Though no ban can beimposed on foreigners par-ticipating in the annual‘Attukal Pongala’ festival, oneof the largest religious con-gregations of women, hereon March 9, the health teamwould visit and examinethose participating, shesaid.

At airports, it has beendecided to strengthen sur-veillance by deploying morepersonnel from modernmedicine and AYUSH and

operating three shifts formonitoring passengers arriv-ing into the state, she said.

Earlier, Kerala hadreported three confirmedcases of the virus fromThrissur, Alappuzha andKasaragod but the threepatients were dischargedfrom hospitals last monthfollowing recovery.

With Kerala succeedingin containing the spread ofthe infection in the firstphase, the State has decidedto be more vigilant in thesecond phase as cases arebeing reported from otherparts of the country.

A Keralite, who arrivedfrom Malaysia and diedrecently, had tested negativefor the virus.

But since further testscould not be done, his cre-mation was performed asper standard protocol pro-cedures and taking all pre-cautionary measures, theminister said. PTI

Ahmedabad: The GujaratGovernment has Decided toopen isolation ward in each ofthe 33 districts for treatment ofany suspected novel coron-avirus case, while 87 people,who recently returned fromthe virus-hit Iran, have beenkept under observation, saidofficials on Tuesday.

The State Government istaking precautionary steps aftertwo new positive cases of thedeadly infection came to lightin the country, theysaid.

Moreover, 87 people, whohad recently returned fromIran, where the deadly virus hasclaimed 77 lives so far, werekept under home quarantine,s a i dCommissionerof Health, JaiP r a k a s hShivahare.

"As a pre-c a u t i o n a r ymeasure, these87 personswere keptunder observa-tion at theirr e s p e c t i v ehomes in dif-

ferent parts of the state."To tackle any emergency

situation, we have decided toopen one isolation ward ineach of the district. At present,such wards have been set up insome civil hospitals," he said.

Screening of passengers atthe airport here for the novelcoronavirus (COVID-19) isalso going on, Shivahare said.

Six cases of COVID-19have been reported in the coun-try so far. Three of the patientshave recovered.

The coronavirus, whichwas first detected in China inlate December, has has nowspread to 60 nations in Europe,the US, Latin America andother parts of Asia. PTI

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In an embarrassment for theNationalist Congress Party

(NCP), its MLC Vidya Chavanand four of her family membershave been booked by theMumbai police in an allegedharassment case based on acomplaint lodged by herdaughter-in-law.

On her part, Chavandenied all the charges leveledagainst the family and accusedthe daughter-in-law ofindulging in extra-maritalaffairs, other acts of omissionand demanding money fromher and other family members.

Hours after the Vile Parlepolice booked Chavan andfour of family members, theOpposition BJPs MahilaMorcha upped the ante, statgeda dharna and demanded herresignation from the member-ship of the Upper House of theMaharashtra Legislature

“After her daughter-in-lawregistered case against hermother-in-law and four otherfamily members, including herhusband, it is condemnablethat Chavan has made objec-tionable allegations against herdaughter-in-law. The ChiefMinister and State HomeMinister should take cogni-sance of the complaint ofChavan’s daughter-in—law and

initiate stringent action againsther,” BJP’s Pradesh MahilaMorcha president MadhaviNaik said.

“Chavan’s conduct hascome as a blot on the StateLegislative Council. Hence sheshould resign from member-ship of the Council,” Naik said.

Chavan, her husbandAbhijeet, their two sons Anandand wife Sheetal, and Ajit (thecomplainant-victim’s husband)have been booked by the VileParle Police under Indian PenalCode Sec. 498-A, 354, 323, 504,506, 34 based on the victim’scomplaint filed on January 16.

Till th4e evening, the policehad not made any arrests inconnection with daughter-in-law’s complaint. As part of theongoing investigations, policehad summoned Chavan’s fam-ily members and their state-ments recorded on Tuesday.

Rejecting the charge thathis party was trying to “shield”its senior leader and MLCChavan, NCP nationalspokesperson and MinisterNawab said that the law wouldtake its course.

The complainant-victimhas alleged that her brother-in-law Anand Chavan used tomake lewd gestures at her andhis wife Sheetal mentallyharassed her when she lived

with them at their home at VileParle. The victim further saidthat the problems began whenshe recently delivered a pre-mature female child that diedlater. The Chavans allegedlywanted a male child since thecouple already has a 7-year oldgirl child.

Meanwhile, Vidya Chavanand her family rubbished all theallegations by her victimdaughter-inj-law. She hasclaimed that she was not inter-ested in living with her hus-band and her in-laws. She saidthat her family was now takingcare of the minor daughter.

Talking to media personshere on Tuesday, Chavan thather engineer-son Ajit hassought divorce by mutualunderstanding agfter their 10-year marriage, but instead hiswife went ahead and lodged thepolice complaint.

Chavan alleged that oneday when her daughter-in-law’s WhatsApp stopped work-ing and when Ajit got itrepaired and checked her mes-sages, discovered she was hav-ing extra-marital affairs withfour men.

According to Chavan, herson Ajit revealed everything onhis wife had cheated his fami-ly and his in-laws on December7, and later even cancelledtheir plans to go to

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Ostensibly the best equipped,staffed and trained police forcein the country, the Delhi Policehas had an unimaginably poorrun and diminished perception

in recent times. If the Police Adequacy Index,derived from national data, part of the Statusof Policing in India Report 2019, ranks it asthe best-performing force, then its fate in theunseen and under-reported hinterland of thenation is worrisome, to say the least. Evenbefore the gut-wrenching violence in Delhi’snortheast flared up, the police force was inthe news for displaying selective bias in man-aging social unrest in universities across thecapital.

However, the cancerous “inner health”of the organisation was in full display a fewmonths ago when police personnel protest-ed against their own senior leaders for theirfailure to defend the rank and file of the force.The top brass had a tough time pacifying thepolice personnel, who wore black bands andsloganeered against them. An unprecedent-ed and frightening portent emerged as thelaw enforcers exposed their own vulnerabil-ity to society when they were expected to safe-guard the people from societal regression. Anembarrassing “acknowledgement” and“acceptance” of the demands of the person-nel ensued, though the rot within the systemwas obvious and was temporarily brushedunder the carpet, only to stare in the facesoon.

The promise of shanti, sewa and nyaya(peace, service and justice) collapsed and ranhollow as the death toll in the communal riotsthat broke out in the northeastern parts ofthe city rose to well over 40. Beyond the starkstatistics of the dead and the wounded, it isthe failure of the Delhi Police in maintain-ing a strict law and order situation over a spe-cific area, for about three to four days in thenational capital, that is unfathomable.Something, somewhere was terribly amiss asviolence of this kind could not have been onaccount of the fact that the police force waseither out-gunned (metaphorically), out-numbered or out-trained by a disorderlymob, however violent. This at a time whensecurity preparedness was at an all-time highin the capital city, given the parallel visit ofUS President Donald Trump.

It would be incorrect to assume that secu-rity imperatives for the presidential visitsucked up or dried the Delhi Police’sresources from the violence-affected north-east area to be concentrated in centralDelhi. For the resident resources are both ade-quate and subject to additional requisition-ing if required, especially when violence inthe periphery of an all-important event isunacceptable to all. Supreme Court judge KMJoseph succinctly summed up the situationwhen he said, “If you act the way the lawrequires you to act, you will see the differ-ence.” Implicitly, the police force had not actedenough, or in time.

However, it is equally important to

recognise the constraints underwhich the Delhi Police functions.It is susceptible to political pres-sures of all hues, with conflict-ing interests. It is part of the turfwar between the State and theCentral Government as the con-stitutional wiring ensures that itfalls under the Home Ministry,through the LieutenantGovernor. It is delinked from theadministrative services of thelocally-elected Government. Thismakes the Delhi Police waverbetween owning and disowningits actions to suit the politicalnarrative of political parties.

Dangers of the larger, loom-ing crisis, of “institutional inde-pendence” and its ramifications,are personified by the fate of theforce. The top echelons of thepolice have “proximity” and“vested interests” with the career-impacting politicos, whereas themain body of constabulary suf-fers from the lack of “voice”, “con-cern” and “operational indepen-dence.” A contrast of the policesoldier with that of the armedforces is self-explanatory. The lat-ter is still relatively and struc-turally more independent, less-interfered with and allowed tooperate kinetically. It is not afunction of individual superior-ity as much it is of institutionalethos, circumstances andcocooning — the same family ina village in Haryana sends oneson to the Delhi Police and the

other to the Indian Army. The awe-inspiring height of

the colourfully-plumed DelhiPolice marching contingent withexaggerated hand swings, thatwould consistently walk awaywith the trophy for the bestmarching contingent in theRepublic Day parade, is a far cryfrom the reality and perceptionon the street. In an embarrass-ing ode to the prevailing publicperception, a political partyopenly asked Delhiites to makevideos of police personnel ask-ing for bribes and harassingpeople — the accusation resonat-ed and the public empathisedwith the taint.

On the recent Delhi vio-lence, videos of senior police offi-cials standing pliantly behindpoliticians making hate speech-es complete the picture of polit-ical control and subservience. Inperhaps a disturbing but hope-fully unrelated coincidence, aDelhi High Court judge, whohad rightfully slammed thepolice force for inaction and inef-ficacy against hate-mongers andalluded to the 1984 riots, wastransferred.

For far too long, systemicinefficiencies in the police ser-vices have been allowed to fes-ter, perpetuate and worsen. Thecomplete capitulation and melt-down of the Haryana policeposse in Panchkula in 2017could hardly inspire confidence

and respect. Requisitioning theArmy (as also suggested now)should always be the absolute“last call” as it is bad for theforces, for the Army and for thenation, too. It suggests anunmanageable breakdown.

Beyond all policing reformsand restructuring that are longoverdue, if there is one changethat can unleash incalculabledoses of policing professional-ism, it would be to structurallyand meaningfully detach itsoperational functioning frompolitical intrusion and allow it tobe “independent” like the judi-ciary or the armed forces.

Equally, the current situationis a forewarning to these still rel-atively “independent” institu-tions of the fate that awaitsthem if they were to surrendertheir functional “independence.”The political blame-game amongcompeting political parties inDelhi will only worsen with thestoking of even more polarising,distractive and untamed pas-sions. The onus is on the peopleof Delhi to see through thedesigns of these politicos andpressurise them to empower thepolice to operate without fear orfavour. Else, the Delhi Police willcontinue to carry the can ofblame, both conveniently and abit unfairly.

(The writer, a military veter-an, is a former Lt Governor ofAndaman & Nicobar Islands)

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Sir — Many will agree, tennisplayer Maria Sharapova is retir-ing too early after having spent animpressive career that spanned foralmost 16 years. Talent, skill,focus, determination and beauty,these were the rare attributesthat propelled fans to single outSharapova as a player to watch outfor. She won five Grand Slamtitles — two at the French Openand one each at the AustralianOpen, Wimbledon and the USOpen. Indeed she has had asuperlative career.

As is the case with manysports women and men when theyretire, they are not remembered fortheir achievements but for theflaws and the circumstances underwhich they left their careers. It isn’tsurprising, therefore, that peopleare talking much about Sharapovatesting positive for meldoniumthan her five Grand Slam titles.

Her doping ban had cast ashadow over her career. Yet, whenshe was dogged by a shoulderinjury, she overcame all hurdleswith a smile. She recorded a gruntof 101 decibel in a tournament, thehighest sound intensity achievedby any woman player.

The Russian ace silencedpurists with her typical “look at mygame, not my grunt” rebuff. A bril-liant baseline player, Sharapovahad a superb touch with herangles. The tricky reverse fore-hand, generally used by men play-

ers, has gotten her where she istoday. Speed and agility were herforte and she added another potentweapon, the drop shot, to her arse-nal later.

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Sir — This refers to the editorial,“Scarred childhood” (March 2). Therecent communal violence in Delhihas left a trail of destruction, death

and despair. It will be very difficultfor those, who have lost their lovedones, to pick up the pieces and moveon. The scars inflicted by commu-nal violence will take a long time toheal. But the Government is still notin a mood to negotiate on theCitizenship Amendment Act(CAA). One does not know wherethings are headed for. TheParliament session is likely to beheated and Opposition parties aresure to put the Government in atight spot.

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Sir — It’s disappointing that theDelhi High Court has sought todefer the execution of convicts inthe Nirbhaya case for the nth time.The accused, who evidently have nodefence, have been allowed to useall possible tactics to prolong theirhanging. Guidelines need to bestrengthened on the number ofpleas a convict can file in a particular case.

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History tells us that the myth of Romanemperor Nero fiddling while Rome wasburning was just that, a myth. For one,

the fire that burned Rome to the groundoccurred in 64 AD and the violin was inventedin the 12th century, more than a thousand yearsafter Nero’s reign. So, whatever Nero may haveplayed, if he really did play something, it certain-ly wasn’t the fiddle. There is, however, no suchdoubt about what Prime Minister Narendra Modiwas doing while Delhi burnt recently. His obse-quious fawning over US President DonaldTrump and his family was there for all to see onprime television and along with Delhi’s reputa-tion as a progressive Capital, Narendra Modi’sown standing as a statesman on the global stageturned to mud and ashes.

Funnily enough, his fall from grace was bestreflected on American late night talk shows, suchas John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight, where Modibecame a butt of low humour. Moreover express-ing anger over the issue at this late stage, as somepapers suggest he has done, only adds to his cred-ibility problem, as trust is no longer a tradablecommodity available to him.

However, the seriousness of this tragedy canbest be understood once we look at the issue inits larger perspective. Forty-seven dead andcounting is the official death toll with over 250injured. And, as in most such cases, the likeli-hood of gross underestimation cannot be ruledout. Even using official figures, the seriousnessof the incident can be gauged from the fact thatwhile over the last 70 years 90-odd souls have per-ished in all the previous Hindu-Muslim confla-grations in Delhi, more than half that numberperished in just the 72 hours of rioting that werecently witnessed. Crucial 72 hours, in whichthe Delhi Police added to its glorious traditionof utter ineptness, shame and unprofessionalismas men in uniform waited for the murderous rageof the unhinged to spend itself. If allegations areto be believed, some of them even joined in themayhem. Certainly, they are undeserving of theuniform they don, especially of the former PoliceCommissioner, whose inaction just days prior tohis retirement showed him up as wholly unwor-thy of respect or that rank. Sadly, 40 years of awasted legacy to leave behind.

As is often the case, violence, especially mobviolence, tends to be motivated by fear of theunknown and a dread of the other. True to form,here, too, fear has been the key that has been usedto divide communities, consolidate hate and final-ly to destroy lives and livelihoods.

Among politicians and even civil society,there are no innocents here. Many among theOpposition parties, supported by the anti-BJPset, went about stoking terror among minorities,suggesting that the Citizen Amendment Act(CAA) was just the first step towards their exclu-sion from citizenship, without a shred of evidenceto support their accusations. They are as muchto blame for the targeting of the Muslim com-munity as those non-entities from the BJP, whoencouraged goons to resort to violence and whoseonly claim to fame is being second generationpoliticians. Thus, their only hope of impressing

Modi was through a display of zealousfealty. Of course, for some of them,revenge was certainly a motive after thedrubbing the BJP got in the DelhiAssembly Elections, despite the saffronparty’s best efforts.

It was patently obvious to most,except the politically-illiterate, that theCAA was an ill-conceived attempt bythe BJP to win brownie points inAssam, after it had committed hara-kiriin the manner that it went aboutorganising the National Register ofCitizens exercise there. The fact that theHome Minister continues to vociferous-ly support the CAA suggests that theobvious fact that the issue in Assam isnot about religious identity but ethnic-ity, has been beyond his comprehen-sion.

It is only a matter of time beforetheir wishful thinking that CAA willhelp them in the Bengal electionsturns out to be a mirage, despite thepathetic performance of the TrinamoolCongress till date. As that old proverbgoes, “for want of a nail a kingdom waslost.”

Just as following the money trailhelps catch fraudsters, the body countclearly points to those who wereresponsible for this conflagration. It isbound to haunt them for times to come,despite all denials. What it does alsoreveal is that the leadership that permit-ted such violence was utterly bereft ofcommon sense. To initiate such attackswhen President Trump was visiting,with the Western media being focussedon the country, shows a spectacular lack

of foresight with regard to timing. Moreso, when the economy that is in the dol-drums stares at a unique opportunityto turn things around because ofChinese manufacturing having beenstymied by the effects of COVID19. Butnow the nation finds itself held hostageby the very violence that was permit-ted to be unleashed. Unfortunately, theimpact of these riots is not restricted tolost economic opportunities only, as itsreverberations have also been felt in themanner in which the internationalcommunity has responded with out-rage, especially our friends in West Asia.

Given the fact that over the last fewyears Modi had expended a fair amountof energy on improving and expandingties with both Saudi Arabia and itsallies, as well as with Iran and its friends,the violence has meant taking two stepsbackwards.

This attention to the region paidhandsome dividends when Modi decid-ed to act in Jammu and Kashmir toabrogate Article 370, in all but name.While Pakistan attempted to exertpressure in the international fora on theissue with the help of Malaysia andTurkey, its actions were largely unsuc-cessful because of the position taken byboth Saudi Arabia and Iran.

However, the ongoing detentions inJammu and Kashmir and the anti-CAAprotests across the country finallyforced Saudi Arabia to accede to call-ing a meeting of Foreign Ministers ofthe Organisation of IslamicCooperation (OIC) in April 2019, todiscuss Kashmir and the CAA, much

to the Modi Government’s discomfi-ture.

We really need not hold our breathover how the Saudis will react to theseriots. In any case, we now have theIranian Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif,an extremely good friend of India, outrightly denouncing the violence bytweeting, “Iran condemns the wave oforganised violence against IndianMuslims. For centuries, Iran has beena friend of India. We urge Indianauthorities to ensure the well-being ofall Indians and not let senseless thug-gery prevail. The path forward lies inpeaceful dialogue and rule of law.”

Strong words indeed and while theGovernment summoned the IranianAmbassador Ali Chegeni and protest-ed his Foreign Minister’s condemnationof the incident maintaining that it wasan “internal matter”, the truth is that theGovernment finds itself on the backfoot with the Foreign Minister becom-ing a laughing stock as he attempts todefend the indefensible.

Finally, leave alone our interests inWest Asia, we seem to have made amess of things closer home as theBangladesh Government attempts tocome to terms with the fallout of ourintemperate actions. All that we nowneed is a Democrat in the WhiteHouse and Modi’s cup of joy willoverflow.

(The writer is a military veteran andconsultant with the Observer ResearchFoundation and a Senior Visiting Fellowwith The Peninsula Foundation,Chennai)

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The anti-Citizenship AmendmentAct (CAA) protests have entereda critical phase, with the courts

taking cognisance of them. However,as is the case in India, the judicialprocess is taking time and most likelywe have a long wait ahead of usbefore a verdict is delivered.

So far, the protesters have remainedleaderless and without any organisa-tional strength. But the brutal policecrackdowns on the demonstrators inDelhi and elsewhere have earned themthe sympathy of the masses and helpedthe agitation to expand to other partsof the country. Though in some placesthey are becoming violent, by and largethe demonstrations are peaceful butgoing nowhere.

The JP movement threw up manysocialist leaders like Lalu Prasad,Mulayam Singh Yadav, Nitish Kumar

and so on, who became regionalsatraps later. Delhi Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal emerged from theAnna Hazare anti-corruption move-ment. Though the issue is emotive, sofar no leader of significance hasemerged from the anti-CAA move-ment. In the absence of effective lead-ership and dedicated workers, it risksfizzling out.

While Prime Minister NarendraModi has accused the Opposition, par-ticularly the Congress, of instigatingthese protests, the grand old party hasnot come to the forefront in a moreaggressive manner, like the TrinamoolCongress (TMC) and the Left partieshave. The Opposition parties now havethe opportunity to use these proteststo take on the Modi Government. Butthey would have to play a more activerole instead of giving the anti-CAAprotesters tacit support, the way theyhave been till now. It is clear that themovement calls for a mature leadershipto handle the issue in a pragmatic andpeaceful way.

Already Delhi has recorded 47deaths in the clashes between pro andanti-CAA protesters, which also leftnearly 250 people injured. This mind-less violence is not going to take us any-where as the Government is deter-mined not to back down on the CAA

issue. And, even if the Governmentdecides to negotiate, with whom willit confer? No clear leaders haveemerged so far. This is where theCongress Party is missing a goldenopportunity. Despite being the oldestnational party in the country, it has notbeen able to seize the moment and leadthe protests. This is largely because ofthe leadership crisis within the party.

Second, it is unable to build a cred-ible secular narrative stressing thepoint that it was the Congress, whichmade a major contribution to the fram-ing of the Indian Constitution. It hasbeen unable to cash in on the freshnessgiven to the idea of secularism by lakhsof protesters reciting the preamble ofthe Constitution.

Third, the Congress is not clearabout its ideological narrative while theBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has beenable to project its Hindutva ideologysuccessfully.

Currently, the Congress is in powerin seven States, including Maharashtra,Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh,Puducherry and Rajasthan. It can eas-ily make an impact at least in theseStates. Several non-BJP ChiefMinisters, too, have declared that theywill not implement the CAA and theNational Register of Citizens (NRC) intheir States.

However, the Congress is unableto build on this and get support fromOpposition leaders. Its president SoniaGandhi convened a meeting of 19Opposition parties before the BudgetSession last month but major partieslike the TMC, the Samajwadi Party(SP), the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)and even its ally, the Dravida MunnetraKazhagam (DMK), stayed away.

Earlier, Sonia declared, “TheCongress Working Committee mustcategorically declare that millions ofCongress workers will stand shoulderto shoulder with the people of India intheir struggle for equality, justice anddignity.”

The party also held flag marcheson its 135th Foundation Day onDecember 28. Congress MPs in bothHouses wore black badges whileattending the President’s address to thejoint session. Sonia led a protest in theParliament complex to express solidar-ity with the anti-CAA protesters.

A high-level Congress delegationcalled on the President and urged himto intervene and withdraw the CAA.But, the question is, whether theseefforts are enough and if they havemade any impact at all apart from theBJP accusing the Congress of instigat-ing the stir.

The problem is that the Opposition

remains divided and it will have tocounter the forceful campaign of theBJP and the Modi Government, whichcould generate a Hindu backlash. TheBJP has mobilised the Sangh Parivar torun counter campaigns to convincepeople about the need for the CAA.The Modi Government is also tryingto counter the negative and unflatter-ing publicity in the foreign media onthe riots and other human rightsissues.

It was not flattering that on the dayof US President Trump’s impeachmentvote, the three most influential news-papers — The New York Times, TheWashington Post and the Wall StreetJournal — had India on their frontpages with critical and unflattering sto-ries.

With the second part of the BudgetSession beginning on Monday, there isstill no evidence of Opposition unity.Leaders like Mamata Banerjee andMayawati are not willing to workunder the Congress’ leadership. Eventhe Left parties are unhappy with theCongress for going to the Presidentalone. It appears to be a missed oppor-tunity for the Opposition, including theCongress, as the issue is emotive, sen-sitive, political and social and needs tobe sorted out at the earliest.

(The writer is a senior journalist)

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Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airteland Reliance Jio on

Tuesday paid cumulative over�6,000 crore to the governmenttowards deferred spectrumdues while Tatas said it hasdeposited another �2,000 crorefor ad hoc statutory liabilities.

The development came asDoT prepared to send outfresh missive to telcos ques-tioning them about discrepan-cies in AGR dues assessed byfirms and its own calculations.

On Tuesday, Vodafone IdeaLtd (VIL) CEO and MDRavinder Takkar again metTelecom Secretary AnshuPrakash although he remainedtightlipped about the meeting.

While crisis-ridden VILhas paid about �3,043 crore tothe telecom department fordeferred spectrum dues —essentially instalment paymentsthat are made by telcos for air-waves bought in past auctions— Bharti Airtel submitted�1,950 crore and Reliance Jio�1,053 crore towards the same.

The payment made by VILin particular assumes signifi-cance as the company has beenunder financial pressure and isconfronted with AGR(Adjusted Gross Revenue) lia-bilities of over �53,000 crore.

This is the last lot of pay-ments that telcos will maketowards deferred spectrum lia-bilities, as the Union Cabinethad late last year approved atwo-ear moratorium on suchspectrum payment dues.

Separately, TataTeleservices on Tuesday said ithas made an on-account AGRpayment of an additional�2,000 crore to the Departmentof Telecom (DoT) on March 2"in good faith and as a matterof abundant caution" towardslicence fees, spectrum usagecharges and applicable interest,penalty and interest on penal-ty.

"This on account paymentis subject to reconciliation after

the conclusion of the process ofcomputation and verificationbeing conducted by DoT span-ning a period beginning fromFY2007 and spread across 20circles," the company said in astatement.

According to sources, DoThas decided to send fresh let-ters to telecom companiesquestioning them about thevariation in AGR dues assessedby firms themselves and itsown calculations. This isbecause amounts paid by telcosso far, even those who haveannounced full and final set-tlement, are woefully less thanDoT's AGR estimates.

Sources said the letterswould go out within a day or

two to telecom companies.Bharti Airtel recently sub-

mitted over �18,000 crore toDoT declaring it has made fulland final settlement towards itsAGR liabilities but the amountis far less than over �35,000crore that the government esti-mates the company owes it.

It is pertinent to mentionhere that Bharti Airtel onSaturday said it has made pay-ment of �8,004 crore towardsAGR dues to the government,an amount over and above�10,000 crore it has alreadypaid. The amount of �8,004crore includes �3,004 croretowards full and final settle-ment on AGR dues based onself assessment, and a depositof buffer �5,000 crore to coverDoT's reconciliation differ-ences.

"Based on the aforesaidpayment we have now com-plied with AGR judgment andthe directions in the order ofthe Supreme Court datedOctober 24, 2019," Airtel hadsaid in a regulatory filing.

Similarly, Tata Teleserviceshas paid �2,197 crore in AGRdues, and now additional�2,000 crore to cover reconcil-iation differences, while DoTestimates the liabilities to beabout �14,000 crore.

VIL has so far deposited

�3,500 crore in two tranches toDoT but is still assessing its fullAGR dues. According to thegovernment's calculation, VILowes �53,000 crore in AGR lia-bilities.

After the meeting with theDoT secretary, Takkar declinedto comment on how soon VILwould be able to complete theself assessment of dues.

DoT has also asked alltelecom companies to furnishnames of their MDs and theiraddresses, sources said addingthis had been a requirement ofthe court which wanted thosedetails.

In all, 15 entities owe thegovernment �1.47 lakh crore inunpaid statutory dues —�2,642 crore in unpaid licencefee and another �55,054 crorein outstanding spectrum usagecharges. Of the estimated duesthat include interest and penal-ty for late payments, Airtel andVIL account for about 60 percent. These dues arose after theSupreme Court, in October lastyear, upheld the government'sposition on including revenuefrom non-core businesses incalculating the annual AGR oftelecom companies, a share ofwhich is paid as licence andspectrum fee to the exche-quer.

The Supreme Court last

month rejected a plea bymobile carriers such as BhartiAirtel and VIL for extension inthe payment schedule andasked companies to deposittheir past dues for spectrumand licences.

Since the February 14tongue lashing that theSupreme Court gave telecomcompanies for missing its pre-vious deadline of January 23 topay past dues as well as theDoT for failing to enforce it,firms and the telecom ministryhad been doing separate mathson the actual dues.

Meanwhile, IIFL Securitiesin a note on Tuesday said itsrecent interaction with seniorDoT officials suggests that thedepartment is keen on ensur-ing that India remains a threeprivate player market and "itsown assessment tallies withour estimate that ARPU has todouble from current levels".

The IIFL note also high-lighted that AGR burden fortelcos may be 10-15 per centlighter, based on accurateassessment.

"Key risk is the SupremeCourt imposing fresh punitivemeasures when it learns thatthe entire amount due has notbeen paid; however, we believethis is unlikely," IIFL Securitiessaid.

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The relentless efforts ofBharat Bhushan Ashu,

Minister for Food, CivilSupplies and Consumer affairsyields high fruits, when theUnion Government accept hisrationale to shift 12 lakh sur-plus rice from the brimfulgodowns of Punjab to UttarPradesh.

Divulging more on thisdevelopment, Ashu, in a Presscommuniqué released here onTuesday, said that the PunjabGovernment was pressing hardthe Union Government toaccept its demand of shifting thesurplus food grains over stockedin the godowns of the State toother States in a bid to save thefood grains to get spoiled.

Ashu on Tuesday calledupon the Union Food MinisterRam Vilas Paswan in NewDelhi to urge him to take earlycall on the repeated request ofthe Punjab Government toshift the food grains before it istoo delayed to use the foodgrains for human consumption.Besides this, Ashu also request-ed the Union Minister to expe-dite the process of lifting of thewheat and paddy.

The Minister apprisedPaswan that currently, 200 lakhmetric tonnes of food grains arestocked in the godowns ofPunjab, comprising 109 lakh

metric tonnes rice and 91 lakhmetric tonnes wheat. “It is analarming stage as the Punjabstate will face acute shortage ofstorage space to stock theupcoming Rabi and Kharifcrop as the agriculture depart-ment of the state has predictedbumper procurement 135 lakhtonnes wheat in coming season,which will multiply the woes ofthe department to store it in theavailable storage space.

He appealed the UnionMinister to formulate com-prehensive uniformed policy sothat food grains in the agri-culture based states like Punjabmay not get spoiled.

The Food Supply Ministersaid that Punjab not only growsfood grains, but also asked bythe union government to man-age its storage uptill threeyears, whereas in states, the

food grains are not being storedmore than three months. Hesaid that if Union Governmentformulates a uniform policy inthis regard, food grains fromPunjab can be stored in otherstates. He said that special per-mission is granted for only 10-12 goods trains daily to liftgrains, which should beincreased at least 20 trains forlifting of food grains.

About the current storagesituation of the State, Ashu alsobrought to the notice of theUnion Minister that around 30lakh metric tonnes grain islying in open which was pur-chased last year. He alsorequested the union govern-ment to immediately release�750 crores, which is out-standing on part of union gov-ernment for preservation ofwheat crop by the Punjab.

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New Delhi: A Bill to providemore powers to the RBI for reg-ulating cooperative banks wasintroduced by Finance MinisterNirmala Sitharaman in theLok Sabha on Tuesday.

The Banking Regulation(Amendment) Bill, 2020, whichcomes in the backdrop of PMCBank scam, seeks to strengthencooperative banks by increasingprofessionalism, enabling accessto capital, improving gover-nance and ensuring soundbanking through the RBI.Introducing the bill, Sitharamansaid it is the "need of the hour"to avoid a PMC Bank-like cri-sis in the future.

Noting that the happeningsat the PMC Bank had "unfortu-nately" put a lot of small deposi-tors in difficulty, she said therewere demands that theGovernment should do some-thing about it. The Bill was intro-duced in the Lok Sabha amid thedin, with Sitharaman saying thatif the opposition wants to denythe small depositors their rightsthen "it is a shame". It could notbe cleared because of the ongo-ing ruckus in the House over theissue of violence in Delhi.

The proposed law seeks toenforce banking regulationguidelines of the RBI in coop-erative banks, while adminis-trative issues will still be guid-ed by the Registrar ofCooperative. PTI

New Delhi: Foreign directinvestment into India dippedmarginally by 1.4 per cent to$10.67 billion (about �76,800crore) during October-December period of 2019-20,according to government data.

Inflow of foreign directinvestment (FDI) duringOctober-December of 2018-19 stood at $10.82 billion. FDIinflows in July-September peri-od of the current financial yearstood at $9.77 billion. During

April-December period 2019-20, foreign investments into thecountry grew 10 per cent to$36.76 billion as against $33.49billion in the same period of2018-19, according to the data.

Sectors which attractedmaximum foreign inflows dur-ing the nine month periodinclude services ($6.52 bil-lion), computer software andhardware ($6.35 billion),t e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s ($4.29 billion). PTI

New Delhi: Markets regulatorSebi on Tuesday revised normsof compensation and penaltyapplicable on termination ofcontracts under the regainingmatched book regulations forcommodity derivatives seg-ment. The regulator inSeptember 2016 had come outwith risk-mitigating tools,christened as regainingmatched book rule, for thecommodity market.

A Sebi circular on Tuesdaysaid that the norms related tocompensation and penaltyapplicable on tear-up of posi-

tions have been revised fol-lowing feedback from ClearingCorporations and stakeholders.

The revised norms call forvoluntary tear-up at last mark-to-market price along with com-pensation equal to 10 per cent oflast mark-to-market price andpenalty equal to 1 per cent of lastmark-to-market price.

Similarly, partial tear-up(pro-rata againstmembers/clients having oppo-site positions) would be at lastmark-to-market price alongwith compensation equal to 8per cent of last mark-to-market

price and penalty equal to 1 percent of last mark-to-marketprice (to be credited to SGF).

Earlier conditions were vol-untary tear-up at last mark-to-market price along with com-pensation (percentage of lastmark-to-market price equal totwice the daily price limit) andpenalty (5%, to be credited toSGF); Partial tear-up (pro-rataagainst members/clients havingopposite positions) at last mark-to-market price along withcompensation (%age of lastmark-to-market price equal tothrice the daily price limit) and

penalty (5%, to be credited toSGF).

The circular mentioned thatother provisions with regard toregaining of the matched bookprescribed by Sebi in September2016, will continue to prevail.

"Based on the experiencegained with regard to theimplementation of these normsand the feedback from ClearingCorporations (CCs) and otherstakeholders, it has been decid-ed to revise the alternatives ...Interms of compensation andpenalty applicable on tear-up ofpositions," the circular stated.

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Snapping its seven-day fallingstreak, BSE Sensex rallied

480 points on Tuesday in linewith gains in global stocksafter central banks assured ofpolicy measures to mitigate theeconomic impact of coron-avirus outbreak.

After a highly volatile ses-sion, the 30-share benchmarkindex surged 479.68 points or1.26 per cent to end at38,623.70 with 28 of its con-stituents ending in green.

The broader NSE Niftyjumped 170.55 points or 1.53per cent to close at 11,303.30led by gains in metal and phar-ma stocks.

Among Sensex stocks, SunPharma rose the most by 6.64per cent amid export restric-tions imposed by the govern-ment on 26 pharma ingredientsand medicines to boost localsupplies.

Tata Steel, ONGC,UltraTech Cement, NTPC,PowerGrid, Reliance, KotakBank and HCL Tech wereamong the major gainers.

On the other hand, ITCand HDFC Bank ended in thered.

Domestic market senti-ment got a boost after theReserve Bank of India (RBI)said it was ready to take nec-essary action to ensure order-ly functioning of financial mar-

kets.“Globally, financial markets

have been experiencing con-siderable volatility, with thespread of the coronavirus trig-gering risk-off sentiments andflights to safe haven,” the RBIsaid in a statement.

Spillovers to financial mar-kets in India have largely beencontained. Growing hopes ofcoordinated policy action tomitigate a broader fallout toeconomic activity has boostedmarket sentiment today, it said.

“Comments by centralbank officials over possiblepolicy initiatives to curtail eco-nomic impact held markets

positive across the globe.Broad-based momentum waswitnessed in Metals andPharma while the strong dol-lar held IT stocks higher. Withnations across the globe takingprecautions over the virus,further long-term economicimpact looks minimal,” VinodNair, Head of Research atGeojit Financial Services said.

Indian markets rose as thehopes of coordinated rate cutsgot a boost from the action ofAustralian and Malaysian cen-tral banks, Deepak Jasani -Head Retail Research, HDFCSecurities said.

“Hopes also rose from con-

call within the Group of Sevenindustrial powers is expected toissue a statement on Tuesday orWednesday on countering theimpact of the coronavirus out-break,” he added.

Broader BSE midcap andsmallcap indices rallied up to1.75 per cent.

All the sectoral indicesclosed in green with BSE Metalrising the most by 5.67 per centfollowing gains in Tata Steeland Vedanta Ltd. BSE Powerjumped 3.99 per cent led bygains in NTPC and Powergrid.BSE Utilities rose by 3.93 percent while BSE Healthcaregained 3.77 per cent followinga rise in Sun Pharma and DrReddy’s. Oil & Gas and BasicMaterials also rose by morethan 3 per cent. BSE IT, metal,energy, auto and realty indicesalso rallied up to 2.52 per cent.

Market breadth was posi-tive as 1,234 scrips advancedwhile 1,165 stocks dropped onBSE. As many as 157 scripswere unchanged.

Brent crude oil futures rose2.93 per cent to USD 53.42 perbarrel. On the currency front,the Indian rupee depreciated 40paise to 73.16 per US dollar(intra-day).

Bourses in Shanghai andSeoul ended on a positive notewhile Hong Kong and Tokyosettled with losses. Stockexchanges in Europe openedup to 2 per cent higher.

:'�<�"������� ��.���������������$��������Mumbai (PTI): The Reserve Bank on Tuesday said it is close-ly monitoring global as well as domestic situation regardingthe impact of deadly coronavirus and ready to take necessaryaction to ensure orderly functioning of financial markets.

Globally, financial markets have been experiencing con-siderable volatility, with the spread of coronavirus, triggeringrisk-off sentiments and flights to safe haven, the Reserve Bankof India (RBI) said in a statement. Spillovers to financial mar-kets in India have largely been contained. Growing hopes ofcoordinated policy action to mitigate a broader fallout to eco-nomic activity has boosted market sentiment today. “TheReserve Bank of India is monitoring global and domestic devel-opments closely and continuously and stands ready to takeappropriate actions to ensure orderly functioning of financialmarkets, maintain market confidence and preserve financialstability,” it said.

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State-owned NBCC onTuesday got approval from

the NCLT to acquire debt-laden Jaypee Infratech throughan insolvency process andcomplete around 20,000 pend-ing flats over the next three andhalf years.

In its hearing on Tuesday,the Principal bench of theNational Company LawTribunal (NCLT), headed byActing President BSV PrakashKumar, gave a go-ahead to theresolution plan of NBCC.

In a significant directionthat will help NBCC in fastercompletion of stuck projects ofJaypee Group, the tribunalordered that the �� 750 croredeposited by Jaypee Infratech’sparent firm JaiprakashAssociates Ltd (JAL) with theregistry of the Supreme Courtwould be part of the resolutionplan.

“�� 750 crore would betreated as part of the plan,” thebench said in its oral orderadding the resolution plan isapproved with the modifica-tion. The written order will beavailable on Wednesday.

The successful resolutionof Jaypee Infratech would notonly provide a much-neededrelief to thousands of distressedhomebuyers but also go a longway in reviving the Indian real

estate sector, especially thesluggish housing market ofDelhi-NCR.

Jaypee Infratech went intoan insolvency process inAugust 2017.

In December last year, acommittee of creditors (CoC)comprising 13 banks andaround 21,000 homebuyers,approved the resolution plan ofNBCC with 97.36 per centvote in favour.

NBCC’s proposal wasapproved by the lenders in thethird round of bidding processto find a buyer for JaypeeInfratech.

In its bid, NBCC had pro-posed to complete over 20,000pending flats in housing pro-jects launched by JaypeeInfratech in Noida and GreaterNoida (Uttar Pradesh).

Homebuyers’ claimamounting to �� 13,364 croreand lenders’ claim worth �9,783 crore were admitted.

NBCC offered 1,526 acres

of land to lenders under aland-debt swap deal.

On Yamuna Expressway,NBCC proposed to transfer theroad asset to lenders but beforethat it would take a loan ofaround �� 2,500 crore againsttoll revenue to fund construc-tion spend.

Jaypee Infratech went intoinsolvency process in August2017 after the NCLT admittedan application by an IDBIBank-led consortium.

Anuj Jain was appointed asan IRP to conduct insolvencyprocess and also manage theaffairs of the company.

In the first round of insol-vency proceedings conductedlast year, the �� 7,350-crore bidof Lakshadweep, part ofSuraksha Group, was rejectedby lenders.

The CoC rejected the bidsof Suraksha Realty and NBCCin the the second round held inMay-June 2019.

The matter reached the

National Company LawAppellate Tribunal (NCLAT)and then the apex court.

On November 6, 2019, theSupreme Court directed com-pletion of Jaypee Infratech’sinsolvency process within 90days and the revised resolutionplan to be invited only fromNBCC and Suraksha Realty.

On December 7, 2019, theCoC decided to put on votesimultaneously the bids ofNBCC and Suraksha Realty toacquire the bankrupt realtyfirm. The voting process start-ed on December 10 and endedon December 16.

As many as 13 banks andover 21,000 homebuyers hadvoting rights in the Committeeof Creditors (CoC).

Buyers had 57.66 per centvoting rights, fixed depositholders 0.13 per cent andlenders 42.21 per cent. For a bidto be approved, 66 per centvotes were required.

In the voting result, NBCCgot the entire 57.66 per centvote of homebuyers and 0.13per cent of fixed deposit hold-ers. The public sector firm got39.57 per cent votes of lendersout of the total 42.21 per centvotes. Suraksha managed to getonly 2.12 per cent votes as onlyfixed deposit holders and twolenders — Axis Bank andJammu and Kashmir Bank —favoured it.

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AVANTI 440.00 450.35 415.55 447.00SUNTV 420.95 435.40 413.90 430.55JCHAC 2950.00 3013.00 2905.00 2990.10HEG 921.10 965.00 913.50 952.45ICICIPRULI 457.00 462.70 447.95 455.00ADANIPOWER 47.60 49.60 47.60 48.95GMRINFRA 20.30 20.75 19.80 20.20BOMDYEING 71.65 73.85 70.50 72.80PCJEWELLER 14.95 15.40 14.20 14.50GODREJCP 589.00 625.75 589.00 618.85BRITANNIA 2980.35 3045.00 2964.10 3038.05GRANULES 164.90 167.75 153.60 165.15GLENMARK 280.00 285.95 273.40 282.60LUPIN 637.20 660.00 635.80 649.50APOLLOTYRE 139.80 142.70 136.50 141.80FEDERALBNK 83.00 85.45 82.50 84.55HAVELLS 626.00 644.15 618.00 638.70RAMCOCEM 754.10 792.00 746.85 779.45INDIACEM 93.00 97.60 89.15 91.30NTPC 105.00 110.00 104.50 108.40TVSMOTOR 422.00 430.45 408.60 422.25BEL 73.50 75.10 72.30 74.70EXIDEIND 160.50 163.00 158.50 162.05NAUKRI 2700.00 2803.20 2700.00 2790.05TECHM 745.00 757.25 742.90 755.50DIXON 3960.05 4090.75 3880.00 4042.20AUBANK 1159.00 1187.80 1148.60 1183.00IBREALEST 68.60 74.85 67.75 74.85SOBHA 307.10 329.95 303.10 327.00IRCON 481.00 497.00 472.05 486.25SANOFI 7350.00 7546.40 7295.00 7390.00BHARATFORG 452.90 460.75 436.15 445.45IDBI 30.00 30.25 29.10 29.55RADICO 405.95 410.40 385.85 401.15ADANIPORTS 342.10 348.65 342.10 347.60BERGEPAINT 557.00 563.05 539.30 541.35PAGEIND 21889.20 22285.00 21783.20 22182.85CADILAHC 249.70 263.30 240.60 260.50AMBUJACEM 202.30 212.05 202.30 211.00AJANTPHARM 1420.00 1529.00 1396.30 1489.10WIPRO 222.15 225.00 220.60 223.65NMDC 90.20 94.30 89.05 93.50WELCORP 172.50 179.35 168.00 174.85CONCOR 500.00 510.00 485.10 489.80UNIONBANK 36.85 36.85 35.00 36.35INFIBEAM 58.70 58.70 54.45 55.50STRTECH 89.65 93.55 87.30 92.70TORNTPHARM 2124.00 2152.00 2090.45 2145.00TATAPOWER 44.80 44.80 43.45 44.45SIEMENS 1313.30 1361.20 1302.05 1355.403MINDIA 20556.40 21000.00 20365.00 20621.00TRENT 737.75 752.85 722.20 725.40SPARC 143.90 148.80 142.15 148.00TEAMLEASE 2346.35 2399.85 2330.00 2399.00SHREECEM 23206.80 23876.45 23083.30 23822.00DHFL 15.75 15.98 15.75 15.98OMAXE 158.80 159.65 156.30 158.85LALPATHLAB 1700.00 1725.00 1665.00 1673.00GODFRYPHLP 1150.00 1188.00 1134.85 1172.05COLPAL 1306.00 1329.00 1296.90 1321.20CANFINHOME 500.00 501.85 480.85 487.50PNBHOUSING 357.75 357.75 334.95 341.70TORNTPOWER 312.60 321.85 312.40 319.40GUJGAS 278.90 291.40 278.90 289.45MARICO 295.00 298.00 290.45 296.30NATIONALUM 33.00 35.05 32.45 34.25NOCIL 89.70 95.50 87.70 93.85SUNTECK 342.40 355.85 337.20 344.50REPCOHOME 291.10 291.10 270.75 278.10

PTC 50.50 50.50 47.05 47.50BANKINDIA 51.15 51.15 48.90 49.50OIL 103.05 108.00 101.80 106.75BOSCHLTD 12822.40 13248.15 12648.05 13234.20SBILIFE 900.00 913.55 892.80 899.35UJJIVAN 332.00 343.75 332.00 341.00MOIL 123.15 127.35 123.15 127.35CARERATING 468.30 479.55 456.00 470.30WHIRLPOOL 2206.90 2225.95 2162.20 2220.40IRB 81.95 82.10 77.40 79.95CASTROLIND 153.90 153.90 144.20 146.75GODREJPROP 1022.00 1033.85 981.00 1002.40PETRONET 244.00 249.65 241.75 248.10NLCINDIA 60.35 62.55 59.15 62.10CUMMINSIND 514.95 525.00 500.60 506.80TATAMTRDVR 54.15 56.85 54.15 56.85ABCAPITAL 77.90 79.00 76.90 77.80BEML 735.00 735.00 695.00 697.90TRIDENT 5.55 5.61 5.43 5.47ABBOTINDIA 15400.00 15717.10 15295.60 15470.00ALKEM 2629.95 2669.15 2612.30 2640.05ISEC 451.00 470.50 440.90 470.50RAYMOND 499.95 512.00 480.20 494.25KEI 475.00 522.85 475.00 520.20PGHL 4090.00 4186.60 3985.00 3993.00RELAXO 682.00 700.85 682.00 697.60RVNL 20.25 20.40 19.65 20.10RPOWER 1.61 1.64 1.56 1.62PRESTIGE 308.40 331.25 308.40 318.20APLLTD 674.00 675.00 639.90 659.25COROMANDEL 619.00 633.45 604.00 627.95AMARAJABAT 624.45 649.00 624.25 645.65SUZLON 2.90 2.90 2.70 2.77JINDALSAW 78.65 83.20 78.50 81.70ADANIGREEN 161.05 162.85 157.00 159.60UBL 1231.20 1243.00 1206.00 1230.00BASF 1045.05 1056.60 1006.05 1013.30VIPIND 396.05 415.95 380.25 388.80WELSPUNIND 41.80 42.50 38.80 39.50HONAUT 32888.00 33400.00 32340.00 32967.65SWANENERGY 116.00 121.50 112.15 117.75HINDCOPPER 30.45 31.00 29.80 30.90SCI 43.40 46.00 42.60 43.90ICICIGI 1200.00 1237.75 1200.00 1220.90PIIND 1539.40 1578.00 1529.45 1578.00RAIN 98.80 100.85 97.25 98.45VINATIORGA 1020.00 1030.00 974.30 1008.00DCBBANK 159.90 161.80 157.05 158.80ENGINERSIN 72.80 76.00 72.70 75.70JUBILANT 497.10 507.10 484.00 502.00STARCEMENT 87.15 87.15 86.00 86.00SHILPAMED 459.00 461.00 418.20 436.85FORCEMOT 1080.00 1099.15 1055.00 1084.00VENKYS 1197.05 1247.70 1178.00 1223.00LTI 1950.95 1987.20 1925.00 1956.60JKTYRE 62.95 65.00 62.70 64.70GNFC 161.85 164.05 159.85 161.60PARAGMILK 77.15 82.05 77.15 79.90FORTIS 153.10 156.00 151.20 153.85NBCC 26.25 27.25 26.15 27.20NHPC 21.30 23.35 21.30 22.80RITES 296.10 298.20 290.00 292.00GLAXO 1320.00 1331.70 1291.00 1307.00JMFINANCIL 111.00 113.50 109.35 111.15CREDITACC 870.00 880.90 825.00 864.25VMART 2092.85 2229.75 2092.85 2175.00AMBER 1399.00 1428.00 1374.80 1420.65BALRAMCHIN 145.25 147.25 141.30 143.00HINDZINC 173.80 173.80 168.00 172.40APLAPOLLO 1948.00 1948.00 1844.40 1913.00SUDARSCHEM 456.00 469.95 456.00 459.65PHILIPCARB 107.00 109.90 106.45 109.00KEC 311.85 323.00 303.15 321.30RALLIS 219.40 227.55 215.95 224.35VBL 810.00 830.00 808.55 822.75WESTLIFE 453.10 457.80 439.90 450.15ASTRAL 1164.60 1165.00 1124.75 1143.75RELCAPITAL 6.74 6.74 6.15 6.22BDL 269.75 274.00 261.35 266.80MASFIN 1075.00 1078.00 1000.85 1070.30JSLHISAR 69.55 69.55 64.00 65.20CESC 642.00 650.00 625.75 631.30RELINFRA 18.70 19.40 18.20 18.90SCHNEIDER 92.75 93.50 86.75 91.80ASTRAZEN 2673.00 2710.30 2614.45 2654.50BBTC 1095.00 1128.00 1085.60 1105.00TIMKEN 932.90 975.00 930.10 972.45HEIDELBERG 199.15 206.50 195.10 196.95TV18BRDCST 22.95 23.00 22.30 22.55JBCHEPHARM 539.60 561.05 535.85 555.00CEATLTD 999.75 1022.50 987.10 1008.00NETWORK18 27.25 27.50 25.40 26.35RCF 38.60 38.80 37.75 38.30IDFC 32.90 33.10 32.35 32.75HFCL 12.85 13.23 11.91 12.71JSL 40.40 41.00 39.55 39.70GSPL 231.25 236.80 231.25 236.40SHOPERSTOP 372.45 381.40 372.00 379.30SOUTHBANK 9.00 9.17 8.85 8.87CROMPTON 284.00 284.00 273.25 278.15AKZOINDIA 2450.00 2454.55 2345.30 2454.55THYROCARE 620.00 620.00 587.70 596.15MEGH 52.00 52.80 51.10 52.15SUPREMEIND 1311.40 1312.70 1288.80 1288.80DBL 302.00 311.75 299.00 309.95ITI 75.50 76.90 73.45 75.00NESCO 699.10 710.00 658.60 675.00INDIANB 71.30 72.80 69.55 69.90CHOLAFIN 305.45 309.60 298.80 304.95

RESPONIND 88.00 89.00 81.90 87.90EDELWEISS 89.00 89.60 86.40 86.60DISHTV 8.30 8.30 7.82 7.95TIINDIA 556.55 563.30 500.30 529.00FRETAIL 306.90 313.00 293.00 306.30LTTS 1672.00 1708.00 1614.30 1654.60JSWENERGY 55.00 58.00 54.65 57.20AEGISLOG 220.00 222.05 207.20 214.30GSKCONS 9698.45 9698.45 9350.00 9438.60ITDC 233.40 238.90 225.50 230.70CAPPL 306.85 315.20 285.25 292.50LAURUSLABS 416.00 429.60 410.05 413.90GILLETTE 5790.55 5950.00 5790.55 5885.95NIACL 110.40 114.00 107.05 109.85MPHASIS 877.00 891.70 862.60 872.05HSCL 50.05 51.10 47.60 48.30FSL 42.00 42.35 41.30 42.25KAJARIACER 547.05 554.20 543.95 547.60GARFIBRES 1565.55 1565.55 1436.00 1471.10JISLJALEQS 5.10 5.10 4.81 4.85OBEROIRLTY 520.00 522.85 507.00 522.85CCL 229.00 232.50 222.25 228.40TATACOFFEE 79.90 80.25 78.35 79.55LINDEINDIA 640.60 652.95 609.90 634.90SHANKARA 461.05 480.00 445.05 450.35RATNAMANI 1345.90 1365.50 1303.10 1341.20COCHINSHIP 335.00 336.60 326.45 331.00ORIENTBANK 34.80 35.50 34.35 35.25TATAMETALI 616.00 616.00 596.00 608.35EMAMILTD 259.90 262.80 255.55 257.30GEPIL 726.00 733.55 699.00 729.60IIFL 166.00 169.45 164.50 167.70BAJAJELEC 423.90 425.60 405.65 413.00SONATSOFTW 339.90 342.85 336.80 340.00ORIENTELEC 262.05 266.10 256.30 262.40DCMSHRIRAM 336.45 336.50 327.00 331.30KRBL 265.15 271.00 257.50 265.80JAGRAN 60.00 60.00 56.70 59.50AIAENG 1739.00 1851.95 1733.95 1790.95GSFC 62.00 62.20 58.80 60.00CUB 216.85 218.00 212.60 216.55PGHH 10964.00 11081.15 10753.05 10864.40GICRE 168.80 169.80 164.60 166.00PRSMJOHNSN 60.70 61.25 59.00 59.65BALMLAWRIE 103.80 103.80 100.00 101.70FCONSUMER 13.05 13.64 13.00 13.64TATAINVEST 904.90 907.45 885.80 890.35JKCEMENT 1432.70 1448.95 1375.10 1397.90VGUARD 202.50 206.00 195.35 206.00NATCOPHARM 611.10 624.50 598.05 624.45WABAG 186.95 188.10 180.65 183.35MINDACORP 101.85 103.30 98.80 100.60DEEPAKFERT 89.80 91.50 89.60 90.75LUXIND 1388.50 1388.50 1345.60 1352.60KALPATPOWR 336.00 341.50 319.00 337.65NILKAMAL 1380.30 1410.15 1374.50 1385.75DALBHARAT 774.30 778.15 744.00 749.95SJVN 22.90 23.60 22.65 23.40HUDCO 30.00 30.65 29.65 30.20BLUEDART 2790.60 2990.00 2751.00 2962.35KTKBANK 70.00 70.35 68.75 69.70PHOENIXLTD 819.00 862.30 819.00 832.25ASHOKA 89.70 89.70 85.60 87.50AAVAS 1871.65 1942.20 1871.65 1913.45GODREJAGRO 459.00 468.50 445.50 468.40BAYERCROP 4416.20 4416.20 4201.05 4370.15SYMPHONY 1297.75 1344.30 1296.00 1301.80ADANITRANS 258.95 262.25 252.95 257.10HEXAWARE 360.40 371.50 358.75 371.50GHCL* 165.00 168.20 162.10 164.85KANSAINER 500.50 503.00 496.45 496.45UFLEX 214.65 215.35 207.95 209.00GREAVESCOT 130.75 131.00 128.00 129.40QUESS 510.00 516.55 509.30 513.80ESSELPRO 164.30 164.65 157.25 160.60FINEORG 2134.25 2135.15 2061.45 2105.00EIDPARRY 190.00 190.00 181.95 186.00GALAXYSURF 1628.80 1636.00 1568.05 1590.05J&KBANK 19.75 19.75 18.35 18.75BIRLACORPN 725.60 725.60 692.95 700.75SKFINDIA 1930.00 1960.00 1858.95 1879.00MOTILALOFS 745.75 757.00 734.00 748.30BAJAJCON 188.50 189.45 181.00 183.60JAMNAAUTO 35.00 36.00 33.25 34.20INTELLECT 114.00 116.65 108.80 112.15VAIBHAVGBL 1074.65 1086.00 1041.05 1064.05TNPL 161.35 162.05 153.55 156.50TCIEXP 820.10 820.10 767.00 805.00DCAL* 77.50 77.50 73.50 74.70CHENNPETRO 107.40 107.40 101.05 102.05ALLCARGO 109.05 111.30 108.00 111.00LEMONTREE 51.00 51.80 49.25 49.25TEJASNET 52.85 56.10 50.00 53.00FINOLEXIND 549.60 555.00 549.60 551.25MMTC 17.70 17.70 16.90 17.10WABCOINDIA 6750.00 6850.00 6720.00 6779.75CHAMBLFERT 135.70 140.60 135.00 140.15ARVINDFASN 345.00 357.00 345.00 352.55GUJALKALI 329.00 335.20 322.00 326.00ERIS 438.00 447.00 427.60 438.55PNCINFRA 176.00 184.80 173.10 184.00IEX 185.75 187.35 183.05 187.35SYNGENE 297.00 297.20 286.00 293.90INOXWIND 36.00 36.00 33.25 33.35MAHINDCIE 126.05 128.65 124.95 128.65MAHSCOOTER 4316.05 4338.25 4225.00 4225.00SUNDRMFAST 416.55 417.95 411.05 416.35MINDAIND 366.35 369.75 364.85 366.65ALBK 11.44 11.59 11.21 11.46

OFSS 2718.00 2718.00 2643.25 2662.05SYNDIBANK 19.00 19.10 18.60 18.80CYIENT 429.80 430.85 414.15 418.00IBULISL 97.95 100.25 95.65 100.25IOB 8.77 8.80 8.56 8.59KNRCON 268.50 269.80 260.55 268.00JYOTHYLAB 125.00 125.00 122.45 124.00CENTURYPLY 157.00 160.25 154.95 159.85LAKSHVILAS 15.50 15.80 15.00 15.00THERMAX 972.00 972.00 887.60 890.00FINCABLES 333.35 333.35 320.45 330.00ANDHRABANK 13.50 13.55 13.00 13.10FLFL 335.20 344.95 317.75 344.95HAL 666.00 686.80 666.00 676.00VARROC 388.80 390.95 367.00 381.05BLUESTARCO 816.95 819.30 792.00 802.40KPRMILL 585.45 599.90 571.35 599.90IFBIND 480.80 489.90 452.50 452.80TTKPRESTIG 5798.85 5798.85 5659.60 5682.40REDINGTON 108.85 109.15 104.25 108.60VSTIND 4020.00 4190.00 4020.00 4190.00ASTERDM 169.95 169.95 159.10 164.65

ITDCEM 51.75 52.35 49.35 50.55FDC 233.20 234.30 226.55 229.00PERSISTENT 695.00 711.40 693.05 709.90GMDCLTD 50.50 50.80 47.95 49.30MAHLOG 375.50 380.95 370.00 377.00GET&D 130.80 131.00 124.50 125.70MAXINDIA 95.10 95.45 90.00 91.10MAHABANK 10.79 10.79 10.46 10.74CORPBANK 18.00 18.30 17.55 18.05TAKE 87.10 88.65 83.65 84.15EIHOTEL 128.30 129.15 127.00 127.70GICHSGFIN 96.05 98.70 94.65 96.00GESHIP 246.00 254.00 240.50 247.55ADVENZYMES 147.50 154.00 147.50 154.00HIMATSEIDE 98.70 99.50 96.55 96.90UCOBANK 12.95 12.95 12.29 12.31IFCI 5.35 5.47 5.30 5.43MRPL 38.25 38.50 37.60 37.90CHOLAHLDNG 519.30 519.30 503.20 511.05SADBHAV 70.20 70.25 67.25 67.70HATHWAY 18.60 19.55 18.60 19.00MAHLIFE 357.00 357.00 348.00 350.85CENTRALBK 15.65 15.80 15.20 15.30SIS 558.25 569.95 539.60 540.00TIMETECHNO 47.40 47.40 45.75 47.00GPPL 73.60 75.95 72.90 74.10GDL 122.00 123.90 116.00 123.90DHANUKA 465.00 465.00 453.40 456.05JKLAKSHMI 306.70 309.10 303.45 304.65ENDURANCE 970.25 1004.10 955.85 986.40VRLLOG 231.60 231.60 226.40 227.05VTL 1061.05 1061.05 1018.00 1035.00TVSSRICHAK 1517.75 1517.75 1450.50 1491.50KPITTECH 82.70 83.80 79.80 81.70MAHSEAMLES 325.00 329.15 321.75 325.90NBVENTURES 69.00 69.70 66.85 66.85GRINDWELL 575.00 585.65 572.80 585.55ZENSARTECH 140.55 141.10 134.10 137.00TVTODAY 212.30 227.90 208.20 227.90ORIENTCEM 80.15 80.80 79.05 79.65BRIGADE 220.15 225.00 218.50 222.25LAOPALA 215.00 215.00 208.50 210.15MHRIL 215.50 223.35 214.30 223.35ZYDUSWELL 1451.00 1453.55 1441.35 1453.00TCNSBRANDS 588.40 598.80 573.05 589.65GULFOILLUB 742.60 755.75 725.00 730.05INDOSTAR 278.65 281.80 278.20 281.25UNITEDBNK 7.26 7.31 6.90 7.12SFL 1651.65 1651.65 1605.10 1643.00CARBORUNIV 327.30 327.40 323.10 326.65DBCORP 112.30 116.00 111.60 114.25HERITGFOOD 342.00 344.25 339.35 341.55CENTRUM 18.50 19.05 18.20 19.05MAGMA 43.00 44.20 41.75 41.95SHK 102.00 102.80 98.40 99.10SCHAEFFLER 4372.15 4398.15 4359.20 4397.05SUPRAJIT 194.20 199.25 194.20 196.10SOMANYCERA 177.80 178.50 170.70 172.00CHALET 325.00 334.30 323.30 329.40GAYAPROJ 19.65 19.65 19.65 19.65

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SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGENIFTY 50 11217.55 11342.25 11152.55 11303.30 170.55VEDL 114.25 121.00 113.65 120.20 9.25SUNPHARMA 374.00 396.40 373.25 396.00 26.50HINDALCO 152.10 160.45 150.80 160.10 10.35ZEEL 234.00 255.95 233.85 250.00 16.15TATASTEEL 373.50 391.00 370.10 388.30 24.25CIPLA 402.00 429.20 402.00 424.50 22.55EICHERMOT 17500.00 18041.00 17400.00 17950.00 936.60DRREDDY 2940.00 3078.00 2931.25 3065.00 159.45GRASIM 671.00 704.60 671.00 702.50 34.05COALINDIA 171.35 179.65 170.90 177.50 8.15JSWSTEEL 239.25 249.10 238.65 245.80 10.80NTPC 104.65 109.95 104.30 108.65 4.75ONGC 90.90 94.00 89.65 92.95 3.85POWERGRID 183.80 194.70 182.05 191.20 7.70ULTRACEMCO 4179.90 4329.00 4157.55 4314.00 172.30HEROMOTOCO1976.00 2063.85 1976.00 2057.40 81.95TATAMOTORS 127.50 131.40 125.25 130.40 5.00GAIL 100.90 103.80 99.50 103.30 3.65HCLTECH 556.00 568.75 555.00 568.20 18.50BRITANNIA 2970.00 3045.50 2965.00 3041.95 92.85BPCL 415.10 427.15 413.50 424.40 12.05IOC 105.50 107.80 104.30 106.75 2.80BAJFINANCE 4400.00 4474.95 4320.05 4462.90 112.15M&M 462.00 471.00 455.25 470.00 11.70INDUSINDBK 1085.00 1117.95 1073.00 1106.00 26.75RELIANCE 1329.70 1353.90 1322.00 1346.35 30.20ICICIBANK 509.85 519.50 508.50 516.90 10.80KOTAKBANK 1603.80 1636.35 1587.00 1633.10 34.10ADANIPORTS 344.00 349.05 342.00 347.90 7.25TCS 2020.00 2060.00 2012.00 2041.00 39.70LT 1166.00 1186.80 1162.05 1183.15 22.25NESTLEIND 16130.25 16499.00 16130.25 16386.00 276.05MARUTI 6318.00 6422.15 6280.50 6386.10 100.95TECHM 750.00 757.65 742.10 755.20 10.65ASIANPAINT 1780.05 1818.00 1767.00 1804.05 24.40INFY 755.00 759.00 741.25 751.00 9.95UPL 519.90 526.65 512.55 521.25 6.90WIPRO 224.00 225.80 220.60 223.25 2.45SBIN 293.00 294.40 285.30 290.50 3.10BAJAJ-AUTO 2700.00 2730.00 2653.00 2700.00 27.80BHARTIARTL 524.00 533.35 514.15 523.25 4.90BAJAJFINSV 9000.00 9116.65 8680.00 8993.00 83.50HINDUNILVR 2171.90 2189.60 2141.70 2178.65 19.20AXISBANK 689.90 695.80 675.00 689.80 5.60INFRATEL 220.00 225.00 213.05 218.55 1.70HDFC 2201.70 2226.90 2173.30 2194.95 15.30TITAN 1248.20 1272.00 1225.00 1250.00 5.85HDFCBANK 1175.00 1185.35 1168.00 1182.50 2.90YESBANK 32.45 33.30 30.50 31.40 -0.15ITC 197.00 197.45 192.55 194.05 -1.25

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Beijing: With the coronavirusoutbreak emerging as a globalmenace claiming over 3,000lives in China and abroad,Chinese President Xi Jinping hascalled for international cooper-ation to develop a cure and vac-cine to halt the COVID-19 on itstracks.

Public health security is acommon challenge faced by thehumanity, and all the countriesshould join hands to cope withit, Xi said during an inspectionto research institutes here onMonday, calling on countries toshare research data and jointlywork out response strategies,official media reported here onTuesday.

The coronavirus death tollin China on Tuesday climbed to2,943 with 31 more deaths, evenas the deadly disease wreakedhavoc globally with the totalnumber of deaths crossing 3,000and infections surging past89,000. Noting that the COVID-19 outbreaks have emerged inmany countries, Xi said it isimportant to step up commu-nication and exchange with theWHO and carry out scientificresearch cooperation on sourcetracing, drugs, vaccines, testingand other fields with othercountries, especially those hithard by the virus.

Since the outbreak of theepidemic, China has full genomesequences of the new virus withvarious countries and permitteda team of experts from theWorld Health Organisation andother countries to visit the virushit areas.

Chinese researchers havealso been actively sharing theirlatest study results and partici-pating in international cooper-ation on diagnosis and effectivetreatments, state-run Xinhuanews agency reported.

After receiving the genomesequence of the virus fromChina, researchers in the UnitedStates were able to map the first3D atomic-scale structure of akey 2019 novel coronavirus pro-tein, making a breakthroughtoward developing vaccines,therapeutic antibodies and diag-nostics, according to a studypublished online in the journalScience in February, it said.

The WHO-China joint mis-sion, consisting of 25 expertsfrom eight countries and theWHO, conducted a nine-dayfield study trip on COVID-19last month in China’s capitalBeijing and several differentprovinces including Hubei, theepicentre of the outbreak.

The team made a range offindings on the transmissibilityof the virus, the severity of thedisease, and the impact of themeasures taken. PTI

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Tehran: Iran’s Health Ministryannounced on Tuesday that 11more people had died from thenew coronavirus in the pastday, bringing the Islamic repub-lic’s overall death toll to 77.

In all, 2,336 people havebeen infected, including 835new cases — the biggestincrease in a single day sincethe COVID-19 outbreak beganin the country nearly twoweeks ago.

“According to the latestfigures, 835 new patients havebeen added” to the overallnumber of infections, DeputyHealth Minister Alireza Raisisaid in remarks aired live onstate television. AFP

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Islamabad: A 45-year-oldwoman, who returned fromIran, tested positive for thedeadly coronavirus in Pakistan,taking the total number of theCOVID-19 infections in thecountry to five, officials said onTuesday.

Earlier, on February 29, twomore positive cases were report-ed in Pakistan. The woman, whoreturned from Iran some daysago, is a resident of Gilgit city inGilgit-Baltistan (GB) region inthe north. “We have now 5thconfirmed case of #COVID19 infederal areas. Patient is stable andis being managed well,” tweetedDr Zafar Mirza, Special Advisoron Health. PTI

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avirus rose to six on Mondaywhile the total number of con-firmed cases in the countrycrossed 90, Vice President MikePence has said, as the novelvirus continues to spreadaround the world despite trav-el restrictions.

All the six deaths in the USare from the Washington statewith 43 domestic cases and 48cases of the individuals whoreturned to the US, officialssaid on Monday. PTI

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Two more people had died,the Korea Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention said,taking the toll to 28.

South Korea has seen arapid rise in infections inrecent days as authorities carryout checks on more than260,000 people associated withthe Shincheonji Church ofJesus, a religious group oftencondemned as a cult that islinked to more than half thecases. AFP

Vatican City: Pope Francis, who is suffering froma cold, has tested negative for the coronavirus, anItalian newspaper reported on Tuesday, as Italy bat-tles Europe’s worst outbreak.

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni did notrespond to an AFP request for comment on theMessaggero newspaper report, and sources saidit was unlikely the Holy See would comment onthe pope’s health on Tuesday.

Francis cancelled a Lent retreat for the firsttime in his papacy this weekend, after axing allpublic meetings at the end of last week over thecold. “Unfortunately, a cold forced me not to takepart this year,” the 83-year-old pontiff told a crowdon Saint Peter’s Square after suffering two cough-ing fits while reciting his traditional Angelus Prayer.

The new coronavirus has spread fromChina across much of the world, Italy among theworst affected with over 2,000 people infectedand 52 deaths. AFP

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Twitter staff across the world were asked to workfrom home starting Monday in an effort to

stop the spread of the deadly new coronavirus epi-demic.

At the same time, thousands of staff at Google’sEuropean headquarters in Ireland were told to stayaway for the day after one employee reported flu-like symptoms.

The outbreak has spread across the worldsince emerging in central China late last year,killing more than 3,100 people, infecting over90,000, and prompting a wave of travel restrictions.

Twitter’s decision to ask its staff to avoid theoffice follows similar requests by governments invirus hotspots. AFP

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Washington: Joe Bidenappeared to be surging aheadin the heated DemocraticParty’s presidential race withthe ex-US vice president pick-ing up three key endorsementsfrom former rivals on the eveof the “Super Tuesday” pri-maries, the most importantday in the race for the WhiteHouse.

Senator Amy Klobucharand former mayor fromIndiana Pete Buttigieg not onlyannounced that they weredropping out of the race butalso endorsed 77-year-oldBiden’s bid to challengePresident Donald Trump, aRepublican, in the November3 election.

Former US congressmanBeto O’Rourke, who droppedout of the race last November,also backed Biden.

Democratic moderateshave been urging party leadersto urgently unite to stopVermont Senator BernieSanders, a self-described demo-cratic socialist, from becomingthe party’s nominee to take onPresident Trump.

Responding to the barrageof endorsements, Biden said,‘Pete and Amy and Betobacked our campaign — nowwe need you. This is ourmoment to come together asa party to beat DonaldTrump. If you’re with us, chipin today to keep our momen-

tum going.”“Whether you supported

Pete, Amy, Beto, or any othercandidate in this race — knowthat there is a home for you inour campaign. I will do every-thing I can to earn your vote,”he tweeted.

“The last few days havemade one thing very clear: Weare building the campaign thatwill beat Donald Trump,” theformer US vice president wrotein another tweet. PTI

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Washington: The reach ofuntrustworthy “fake news”websites during the 2016 USpresidential elections, andspeculation about the preva-lence of exposure to themduring the campaign “hasbeen overstated,” accordingto a study.

The research, publishedin the journal Nature HumanBehaviour, said that articlesfrom untrustworthy websitesthat featured factually dubi-ous claims about politics andthe 2016 presidential cam-paign were shared by millionsof people on Facebook.

Some journalists andresearchers had even sug-gested that fake news mayhave been responsible for USPresident Donald Trump’svictory in the 2016 elec-

tions, it noted.Researchers, including

those from PrincetonUniversity in the US, mea-sured visits to these dubiousand unreliable websites dur-ing the period before andimmediately after the elec-tion using an online surveyof 2,525 Americans and webtraffic data collected fromrespondents’ laptops or desk-top computers.

According to their find-ings, less than half of allAmericans visited anuntrustworthy website.

“These results suggestthat the widespread specu-lation about the prevalenceof exposure to untrustwor-thy websites has been over-stated,” the researchers wrotein the study. PTI

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Kabul: The Taliban carriedout dozens of attacks onAfghan army bases, officialssaid Tuesday, hours after end-ing a partial truce and throw-ing into doubt peace talksbetween Kabul and the insur-gents.

The intra-Afghan negotia-tions are due to begin March 10according to a US-Taliban dealsigned in Doha on Saturday,but a dispute over a prisonerswap has raised questions aboutwhether they will go ahead.

The agreement includes acommitment for the Taliban torelease up to 1,000 prisoners andfor the Afghan Government tofree around 5,000 insurgentcaptives — something the mil-itants have cited as a prerequi-site for talks but which PresidentAshraf Ghani has refused to dobefore negotiations start.

The row has highlightedthe tough road ahead, with theTaliban’s decision to end a par-tial truce Monday complicatingmatters further.

In the last 24 hours theTaliban conducted 33 attacks in16 of Afghanistan’s 34

provinces, interior ministryspokesman Nasrat Rahimi said.

“As a result, six civilianswere killed and 14 wounded.Eight enemy were also killed,15 wounded,” he said onTwitter.

Two soldiers were killed inone of the attacks in southernKandahar province, a govern-ment statement said.

An attack in Logarprovince near Kabul killed fivesecurity forces, the provincialgovernor’s spokesman DidarLawang told AFP. The halt tothe limited truce, which beganon February 22, ends whatwas a welcome reprieve forordinary Afghans who haveborn the brunt of the deadlyviolence. But experts said themove was unsurprising as bothsides seek to exploit whateverleverage they hold to force theother’s hand.

“Of course violence will goup, was bound to happen. Nosurprise Ghani balking on pris-oner release: 1 of his few levers,”Vanda Felbab-Brown, a seniorfellow at the BrookingsInstitution, tweeted. AFP

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Tuesday downed a Syrianregime warplane in the north-western Idlib province andthe pilot was killed, a moni-toring group said.

It was the third suchdowning in three days amidescalating fighting betweenTurkish forces and Syria’sRussian- and Iranian-backedregime.

A missile fired by Syrianregime forces on the city ofIdlib, meanwhile, killed ninecivilians in the province of thesame name that is Syria’s lastopposition bastion.

Syrian President Basharal-Assad’s forces have sinceDecember battled to retake thejihadist-dominated stronghold,where Ankara backs somerebel groups.

The deadly offensive hascaused almost a million peopleto flee their homes and shelters,and triggered a direct Turkishmilitary intervention last week.

A Turkish F-16 downedthe regime plane over Idlibprovince, the SyrianObservatory for HumanRights war monitor and asource at the Turkish defenceministry said. AFP

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Vienna: Iran’s stockpile ofenriched uranium is more thanfive times the limit fixed undera landmark 2015 deal withworld powers, the UN nuclearwatchdog said on Tuesday.

An International AtomicEnergy Agency (IAEA) reportsaid that as of February 19, 2020the Iranian stockpile stood at1,510 kg, as opposed to the 300kg limit set under the agree-ment.

Some experts consider thislevel to provide sufficient mate-rial to produce a nuclearweapon.

However, it would still needseveral more steps, includingfurther enrichment, to make itsuitable for use in a weapon.

The report says that Iranhas not been enriching uraniumabove 4.5 per cent.

An enrichment level ofaround 90 per cent would beneeded for weapons use.

The 2015 deal has beenhanging by a thread since theUS withdrew from it in May2018 and went on to imposestinging sanctions on Iran, in

particular targeting its vital oilsector.

The latest IAEA report onthe deal comes just days after ameeting in Vienna of theremaining parties to the dealwhich ended without a clearplan to keep the accord alive.

The agreement promisedIran an easing of very damag-ing economic and other sanc-tions in return for its scalingback its nuclear programme.

Tehran has been progres-sively reducing its commitmentto the accord however in retal-iation for the US move. AFP

Nashville (US): Tornadoesripped across Tennessee earlyon Tuesday, shredding at least40 buildings and killing atleast nine people. One of thetwisters caused severe damageacross downtown Nashville.

Daybreak revealed a land-scape littered with blown-down walls and roofs,snapped power lines and hugebroken trees, leaving citystreets in gridlock.

Schools, courts, transitlines, an airport and the statecapitol were closed, and some

damaged polling stations hadto be moved only hours beforeSuper Tuesday voting began.

“Last night was areminder about how fragilelife is,” Nashville Mayor JohnCooper said at a Tuesdaymorning news conference.

Residents of the historicGermantown neighbourhoodwalked around in dismay asemergency crews closed offroads. Roofs had been torn offapartment buildings, largetrees uprooted and debris lit-tered many sidewalks. AP

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Moscow: The Kremlin onTuesday rejected a claim byUN investigators that Russianairstrikes in Syria amountedto a war crime by indiscrim-inately targeting civilian areas.

The UN Commission ofInquiry on the rights situationin Syria said in its latest reporton Monday it had evidencethat Russian planes partici-pated in two air strikes in Idliband in rural Damascus lastJuly and August that killedmore than 60 people.

The UN report, whichcovers the period from July2019 to January 10 this year,said there was evidence toprove Russian planes tookpart in both attacks, and thatsince they were not directedat military objectives they

amounted to a “war crime”.“We do not agree with

such accusations,” Kremlinspokesman Dmitry Peskovtold reporters, raising ques-tions about the objectivity ofthe report.

“It is obvious that nocommission could havereceived reliable informationon what is happening on theground,” Peskov said.

He added: “Nothing issaid about the attacks by ter-rorist groups, which makesany judgement issued by thiscommission one-sided.” The

UN’s Syria commission,set up in 2011 shortly after thecivil war began, has repeatedlyaccused various sides of warcrimes and in some casescrimes against humanity. AFP

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Geneva: The United Nationson Tuesday appealed for near-ly $900 million to help hun-dreds of thousands ofRohingya refugees and vul-nerable host communities inBangladesh this year.

The UN refugee agencyand the InternationalOrganization for Migrationand other partners launched ajoint appeal for $877 million(789 million euros).

The money would go “torespond to the needs of approx-imately 855,000 Rohingyarefugees from Myanmar andover 444,000 vulnerableBangladeshis in the commu-nities generously hostingthem,” they said in a statement.

The requested fundswould go to cover vital serviceslike food, shelter and sanitation,

as well as healthcare, educationand protection services, it said.

Bangladesh and Myanmarhave already signed a repatri-ation deal to send back someRohingya to their homeland —but safety fears mean very fewhave agreed to return.

Bangladesh’s DeputyForeign Minister ShahriarAlam told reporters inGeneva on Tuesday that hiscountry expected the inter-national community to pushharder to ensure movementon the deal.

“We expect the UN mem-ber countries to do more andwork closely and to do every-thing possible to put pressureon Myanmar to take their cit-izens back in a manner...Thatis safe, voluntary and dignified,”he said. AFP

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The IP University has startedonline admission process for

around 37,000 seats available inabout 100 different programmes,ranging from under graduate toresearch level, from March 3, 2020.

The university is going to offerfive new academic programmesincluding PhD in PharmaceuticalChemistry, MSc in MedicalChemistry & Drug Design, sixmonth diploma (full time/part time)and one year PG diploma inDisaster Management, one year PGDiploma in Fire and Life SafetyAudit(Part Time) and PhD inDisaster Management.

In a major examination reform,

aimed at checking the shortcomingsof traditional OMR based testsalready in use, for the first time, theuniversity is going to introduceComputer Based Test (CBT) foradmissions in 68 programmes forthe academic session 2020-21.Earlier, OMR based test was in prac-tice for admissions in all theseCommon Entrance Test (CET)based programmes of the universi-ty.

The university has tied up withEdCIL for conducting theseComputer Based Tests. These com-puter based exams will be con-ducted from April 25 to May 5,2020.

The Shobhit University organised thesecond edition of National

Wellbeing Summit on February 29,2020 at Le Meridian Hotel, Janpath,New Delhi. The summit’s main agen-da was to promote wellness in the formof yoga, ayurveda and naturopathy.

Dr Anju Sharma, a Psychiatrist,Sound & Energy Master, Wellness-Holistic Coach, International Speakerand Founder of the Musical HealingBand, Sound of Infinity, was also a partof this grand summit. She showed aglimpse of how the vibration can affectthe body. She spoke about nada yogaand its four stages. It is all about sounds.It is the knowledge of the quality of

sounds and the way they affect people.Going further she discussed the fourstages and how these stages affect thefour layers of the brain. She presentedthe vibrational music in which shedepicted four elements water, earth, fireand space. She also discussed the con-

cept of nada brahma which means thatthe whole universe was created fromthe energy of sound.

Talking about the wellness indus-try and its future, Dr Anju Sharma said:“The wellness industry in India is oneof the fastest emerging sectors acrossthe globe. There is tremendous scopeas this sector is not limited to elite peo-ple. People from various countries arevisiting India due to its wellness indus-try and hence our hospitality andtourism sector is also booming. We arehere to propagate the message of well-being and wellness among people andensure that everyone leads a healthyand happy life.”

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Amontage to neo-decade,organised by Students’

Association, Lady IrwinCollege, a two day culturalextravaganza, Quintessence2020, fully packed with funand food took place in thecollege campus on February19 and February 20.

Various events took placein the entire college at differ-ent timings on both daysorganised by the differentsocieties of the college. Thefirst day ended on a high note

with youngsters grooving onthe energetic and electrifyingperformance by DJ Carnivore.

But it was the second daythat was highly anticipated andtook millions of heart on theseventh heaven. The dayended on a musical note withan enthralling performanceby Mohit Chauhan.

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Beauty has a way of capturingattention. Beauty treatments

and fashion trends have alwaysbeen in trend but today morepeople have become consciousabout their looks. With theboom in entertainment indus-try, and more competition in thefashion field, the demand forgood looks has come up likenever before. This has resultedin a need for professionals.

Make-up is an art and amake-up artist is a profession-al artist who uses differentmediums to transform orenhance the appearance of aperson. Make-up artist useshuman skin as a canvas andmakeup as a medium. Theseprofessionals prepare individu-als for appearance in front ofcameras or a live audience.

It is also a creative careerwith a wide array of possibilities,and successful artists are able touse design skills, experimenta-tion and products to createstunning looks. Make-up artistsmust keep up with fashiontrends and product develop-ments, and have an interest in

skin science and beauty. Thereare two main categories ofmake-up artist. Fashion artistswho prepare fashion models forphoto shoots, and theatrical orfilm artist. While fashion make-up artist work with designers tocreate a certain look for themodel, such as emphasiainglip shape or cheekbones; the-atrical or film makeup artistenhances an actor’s features toemphasiae the character he orshe plays in performance art.

To make successful careeras a make-up artist, aspirantsneed to develop important per-sonality traits. They must havean attractive personality, dex-terity, sound health, energy andexcellent communication skillsto compete in this field.Candidates must also aware oflatest fashion trends. Hygieneand cleanliness. Other qualitiessuch as imagination, creativityand complete knowledge of thecosmetics and other relatedproducts have significant role indetermining the positive courseof makeup. Work in the salonindustry is relatively stable, with

jobs predicted to grow over thenext decade by 14 per cent.Experience is essential to landthis kind of job. Beauty parlors,advertising agencies and mag-azines also recruit make-upartists at high salary.

A professional course willalways help them to enhancetheir career in this field. Theycan complete specialiaation in

make-up under any major acad-emy. Since expert make-upartists often work in the movie,TV or theatre industries, sometheatre production, they mustattain bachelor’s degree pro-grams allow students to choosea make-up concentration wherethey can learn skills like basicmake-up application, specialeffects make-up and remedial

make-up.The three-word secret to

becoming a great makeup artistis practice, practice and practice!The more people you try yourskills on, the wider range of skintone, complexion and face shapeyou’ll have experience of.Creating a portfolio is just asimportant when you are apply-ing for jobs — for portfolioshots, it’s best to use a profes-sional photographer, who willmake sure your models lookamazing, and your work is dis-played to best advantage. Yourportfolio should showcase dif-ferent styles of makeup — beau-ty, experimental, simple and edi-torial. Other ways to gain expe-rience include working back-stage in amateur theatre, or onstudent film projects.

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The most beautiful and memo-rable time in a person’s life iswhen he was a student. It is

their time to explore, learn, be curi-ous, ask questions, enjoy and notworry. But, in recent times, a student’slife does not seem that happy andcarefree. They are always stressed outabout doing better and gettingenough grades. In these competitivetimes, a student has no time torelax; they have a packed schedulewith tuitions, school, homework,projects, workshops and preparingfor competitive examinations. Theyare always planning for the future andputting themselves through the men-tal trauma of being ahead in the race.

Anxiety and depression havebeen a common phenomenonamongst students and the numbersare increasing every day. Most stu-dents are not able to take so muchpressure and hence are seeking men-tal help. Looking at the need of thehour, a lot of educational institutionsand other humanitarian organisa-tions have introduced happiness pro-grammes to help students with theirmental well being.

Let us see how these happinessprograms help the young buddingminds to find their way out of theirmental prison:

Introducing reactive and pre-ventive counseling groups: Schoolsand colleges have started providingfree mental health care throughcounseling centers and doctors.Reactive counseling helps studentswho already have mental trauma todeal with them whereas, in preven-tive sessions, the students learnabout preparing themselves for anysituation that might lead to stress orany kind of mental grief. Thesegroups work with the teachers, par-ents, administrators, and psycholo-gists to give the student the necessaryhelp required.

Awareness programmes: To dealwith a problem, you have to acknowl-edge it. After school awareness pro-grammes and camps have gainedpopularity among students wherethey are taught about the problems

that exist. These programmes notonly focus on mental health but alsoon drug and alcohol abuse. The stu-dents are taught social skills, how toresist peer pressure, manage stressand resist substance use to overcomeproblems.

Parental counseling and han-dling parental pressure: One of thebiggest contributors to a child’sworry is the expectation of a parent.Sometimes, without even realising,parents become the most stressfulfactor for a child’s well being withtheir constant reminders to the childto do well in life. Parents worry, andhence, they want a particular lifestyle,a particular future for their children,they also get competitive and expecttheir children to win in every aspectof life.

Hence, not only the child but theparent needs to learn to handle pres-sure as well. The counseling groupshelp the parents to see things fromthe child’s perspective and also guidechildren to deal and handle parentpressure.

The benefit of a good diet, exer-cise, and meditation: Institutes aregoing out of their way to make stu-dents and parents realise how impor-tant it is to eat healthily. Eating foodthat is fresh, that uplifts mood, makes

the gut strong and improves metab-olism can bring tremendous resultsfor someone’s mental health. Withthat, investing some time in physicalactivities like jogging, running, walk-ing and some form of exercise, releas-es the right hormones and keeps themind fresh and relaxed. Meditationhas also proved to be a very success-ful means to channelise positiveenergy and de-stress the mind.

Courses introduced to under-stand mental health: Educationalinstitutions have introduced courses,seminars where they bring profes-sionals to talk about dealing withstress and competition These cours-es focus and develop leadership skills,team-building skills, helpful natureamong students and also teach themhow to deal with change. Mentorsfrom corporate sectors are brought into explain the transition from collegeto work. Students are introduced tobooks and activities that help themdeal with stress.

These small changes that theinstitutions are introducing to helptheir students have a healthy life arecommendable. We look towards abright future for students with thesemeasures in place.

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Have you ever realised thesignificance of different

colours in your life? Some of usmight have and others mightnot. Here is the role of each andevery colour in maintainingour body balance and health.

The visible light of Sunconsists of seven colours. Thesecolours reach from our Solarsystem to the Earth and also toour body.

These seven colours arecollectively called as VIBGY-OR, where V is for violet, I isIndigo, B is for blue, G is forgreen, Y is for yellow, O is fororange and R is for red. Eachof the colour enter into ourbody from a specific entrypoint. For example, red colorenters into our body from rootchakra, also called as mulad-hara chakra and is situated atthe base spine. This chakra isconcerned with survivability aswell as the physical and men-tal status of our body andmind. This chakra is red incolour and represent the earth.

Similarly, orange colourenters into our body fromsacral chakra, also called assvadhisthana chakra and is sit-uated at the lower abdomenbehind the genital organ. This

chakra is concerned with cre-ativity and vision. Throughthis chakra unconditional loveis set. This chakra representsthe water.

Yellow colour enters intoour body from the solar plexuschakra, also called as manipu-ra chakra and is situated behindthe navel. This chakra is con-cerned with relationship.It isyellow in colour and representsthe fire.

Green colour enters intoour body from the heartchakra, also called as anahatachakra and is situated at thecentre of the chest. This chakrais concerned with emotion andlove. It is green in colour and

represents the air.Blue colour enters into our

body from throat chakra, alsocalled as vishuddhi chakra andis situated behind the throat. Itis concerned with communi-cation and voice. It is blue incolour and represents the ether.

Indigo enters into our bodyfrom third eye chakra, alsocalled as ajena chakra and issituated between the eyebrows,behind the centre of forehead.It is concerned with intuitions.It is indigo in color and is thecentre for wisdom and intu-ition.

Violet colour enters intoour body from crown chakra,also called as sahasrarachakraand is situated at the crown ofthe head. It is concerned withbrain. It is the seat of high con-sciousness.

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�Why is it important to create inclu-sion in India today?

Inclusion is the way forward, not onlyin India, but across the region andworldwide. In a multi-cultural and diversecountry like India, an important mem-ber of the Asia Pacific region and glob-al community - having inclusive andaccepting mindsets towards people of allabilities creates a more understanding andcaring society; which in turn builds astronger, more united and resilient peo-ple. Meaningful exchanges and learningsamong different groups in society helpsall of us realise that we are more alike thandifferent.

People with intellectual disabilities areable to achieve their full potential onlywhen we create an inclusive environmentwhere they feel accepted, cared for, andnot judged for being who they are. All ittakes is for each and every one of us tohave the courage to reach out to them,interact with them and simply, be a friend.

The Special Olympics movementaims to provide such an environment. Byallowing people with and without intel-lectual disabilities of all ages to play sporttogether; by letting young people of allabilities to co-create solutions for inclu-sion together; by getting healthcare pro-fessionals and the community to betterunderstand the medical needs of peoplewith intellectual disabilities; we arechanging mindsets bit by bit and helpingto sensitise communities in India andacross the region to the needs of peopleof all abilities.�Is there a connection between sports,inclusion and education?

Sports is our engine, but inclusion isthe ultimate vision of the movement. Byallowing people with and without intel-lectual disabilities to play sport togetheron the same team, we foster mutualunderstanding, respect and friendships.Team sport builds a sense of belonging,and creates bonds beyond the sports field.Within a team, everyone has a specificrole to play and is recognised andrespected for that. Sports training alsohelps instill discipline.

When athletes are given the oppor-

tunity to achieve their best on the sport-ing arena, to represent their country andbe celebrated on the global stage, it givesthem an immense sense of accomplish-ment. The confidence gained oftenextends to other aspects of their lives,such as in the way they handle their jobsor their personal relationships.�What is the importance of unifiedsports in a student’s life?

With schools and colleges being thenurturing ground for the decision mak-ers of tomorrow, unified sports plays asignificant role in helping to foster inclu-sive mindsets among the young. It breaksdown barriers and helps young peoplerealise that with or without disabilities,they are not so different. By playingtogether, they build friendships that willhopefully develop into lifelong ones. Ithelps people of all abilities develop socialand emotional skills together, creating aninclusive learning environment for all.With young people at the forefront of theinclusion movement, it is our hope thatthe next generation will be a unified one,eradicating inequality for people withintellectual disabilities.

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The J K LakshmipatUniversity, Jaipur hasannounced various fel-

lowship programmes includ-ing tuition, professional spe-cialisation, international PGassistance and semesterabroad scholarship for highlymeritorious students of UGcourses. Students, who havebagged 75 per cent and abovein their senior secondaryexam can apply for it.

The fellowship programhas been divided into threecategories: From 90 per centto 100 per cent, from 85 percent and below 90 per centand from 75 per cent andbelow 85 per cent. The firstcategory (from 90 per cent to100 per cent) has tuitionscholarship, professional spe-cialisation, international PGassistance and semesterabroad scholarship. Whereasin the second category (from85 per cent and below 90 percent), semester abroad schol-arship hasn’t been included.And, the third category (from75 per cent and below 85 percent) only has tuition feescholarship.

The entry-level scholar-ships will not include physicaleducation, fine arts, perform-ing arts, vocational training,and non-written projects. Thebenefits will continue in allyears subject to the studentachieving a 9.0 or higher GPA,

with no limit on the numberof qualifying students. If stu-dent GPA falls below 9.0 butabove or equal to 8.5, scholar-ship equivalent to 75% of feeswill still be provided.

Besides the entry-levelscholarships, there are meritscholarships as well which aresuitable for second-year stu-dents, who could not qualityat entry-level.

The University of Sussexoffers 25 scholarships for PG(taught) degree. The bur-saries are available for interna-tional (Non-UK/EU) students.

Eligibility: Must demon-strate that you: Have excellentgrades; have clear and specificgoals with defined links toyour course. You are not eligi-ble for this application if youalready have another Sussexscholarship (Chancellor’sMaster’s Scholarship or SussexGraduate Scholarship).Applicants from outside thehome country will often needto meet specific English lan-guage/other language require-ments in order to be able tostudy there. Provide personalstatement: Your drive andambitions. Your potentialwhen you return to yourhome country. Any relevantwork experience.

How to apply: Completethe online application form.

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Steven Gerrard movedTuesday to quell specula-

tion about his future as man-ager of Rangers following lastweekend’s Scottish Cup defeatby Hearts by insisting he was“ready to go again”.

After the 1-0 loss atTynecastle on Saturday, adownbeat Gerrard said it was“the lowest I felt since I cameinto the job by a long way”.

The Liverpool great alsosaid “I just need to think”, withRangers facing the prospect ofanother season without a tro-phy.

But speaking ahead of

today’s home match againstHamilton, Gerrard insistedhe was staying at Ibrox.

Asked if he had thoughtabout his future with Rangers,the former England midfield-er replied: “Long term? No, no.

“I’m OK, good, ready forthe next challenge which isHamilton tomorrow.

“From the end of thegame at the weekend whichwas bitterly disappointing, Ihave done a real lot of think-ing to myself and shared thosethoughts with people aroundme and I am ready to goagain.”

Gerrard's contract withthe Glasgow giants runs until

2024 and he said he intendedto honour that deal.

“I’m in. I’ve signed up tosomething here. I’m in, I’m allin," Gerrard insisted. “I alwaysknew there was going to beperiods like this that weretough, real setbacks.”

Hearts’ Oliver Bozanicscored the only goal of theCup tie to put the spotlight onGerrard’s decision to droptop scorer Alfredo Morelos fordisciplinary reasons.

Morelos was suspendedfor Rangers’ 1-0 win in Bragaon Wednesday and was givenpermission to fly back toColombia, but returned toGlasgow late.

Gerrard said on Tuesdaythat Morelos had accepted hispunishment, which wouldremain private, and would beavailable to face Hamilton.

“It is important that wemove on from these situa-tions, it is dealt with strongly,which it has been and wemove forward,” Gerrardexplained.

“Is he going to be perfect?No. Is he going to make mis-takes and frustrate me fromtime to time, possibly.

“But I need to make sureI do the right thing for himand the club in this situationand that’s what I felt I havedone,” he added.

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Mikel Arteta admitted he tooka risk by making ninechanges for Arsenal’s 2-0

win over Portsmouth in the FA Cupfifth round but insisted he had nochoice because some of his stars werestill shell-shocked after their EuropaLeague exit.

Arteta’s side reached the FA Cupquarter-finals thanks to goals fromSokratis Papastathopoulos in first-halfinjury time and Eddie Nketiah sixminutes after the break at FrattonPark on Monday.

It was a much-needed boost forArsenal, who crashed out of theEurope League in a painful last-gaspdefeat against Olympiakos onThursday.

Arteta conceded that fieldingsuch an inexperienced line-up — onlyDavid Luiz and Bukayo Saka retainedtheir places — could have put

Arsenal’s only chance of silverwarethis season in jeopardy.

“They fully deserve the chanceand I know it is risky to play them inthis competition but they are wortha risk,” Arteta said of his young side.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang,who was in tears after missing a cost-

ly late chance againstOlympiakos, and Mesut Ozilwere both absent, whileAlexandre Lacazette andNicolas Pepe were on thebench.

“I assessed the team andphysically some of them were

knackered, some of them hadissues, some of them mentallywere hanging on what hap-pened that day.

“So I tried to pick the rightteam knowing how they wereand I made the most of it. If youwin, it is okay but if we had lost

obviously it would have been thewrong decision.

FOCUS, DESIRE“The energy, the focus and the

willingness and desire to play in thiscompetition is really important.”

One sour note for Arsenal camewhen Uruguay midfielder LucasTorreira was taken off injured on astretcher just 15 minutes into thegame and left Fratton Park on crutch-es.

“He was in a lot of pain, he is ina brace at the moment,” said Arteta.

“He will be assessed in the nextfew days and we will know more. Idon’t know if it’s the bone or liga-ments, we don’t know yet.”

Portsmouth manager KennyJackett said Arsenal were worthy oftheir place in the next round after sur-viving an early barrage from the third-tier promotion chasers.

“I felt that we put quite a lot ofpressure on them in the first half,” hesaid.

“We needed one of thosemoments to go for us but fair play tothem, they got the blocks and wecouldn’t make those moments tell.

“I’m disappointed with the firstgoal and the timing of it, we reallyneeded to go in at half-time 0-0 andbuild it up for the second half,” he saidof conceding deep into first-halfstoppage time.

“Fair play to my players, theynever gave up and didn’t buckle —Arsenal have deserved to win thegame but we are proud of what wehave done in the competition and arestill doing well in the league.”

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Juventus and Inter Milan canget their seasons back on track

with Italian Cup semi-finalreturn-legs midweek, which takeplace amid Serie A fixture chaoscaused by the coronavirus.

Locked in a battle for theleague title the pair have beenovertaken by surprise pack-age Lazio as the city ofRome remains relativelyuntouched by COVID-19.

Inter, who travel toNapoli tomorrow hoping tooverturn a 1-0 deficit fromthe first leg at the San Siro, haven’tplayed in Italy since being beat-en at Lazio on February 16 as thevirus concentrated in theLombardy and Veneto regions.

Their home match againstSampdoria and the weekend’sschedule title clash with Juve wereboth postponed, provoking afurious reaction from the club’sCEO Beppe Marotta, who want-ed the match played behindclosed doors.

Two Europa League last 32matches against Ludogorets is allInter have had for preparation inthat time, and their disruptedschedule comes in the midst ofa dip in domestic form that hasleft the former league leadersthird behind Lazio and tradition-

al rivals Juve.They face stiff opposition in

Napoli, who look a side rebornsince Gennaro Gattuso replacedCarlo Ancelotti as coach inDecember.

They have surged up theSerie A table into sixth andimpressed when they heldBarcelona to a draw at the Stadio

San Paolo in midweek.The reigning league

champions meanwhile hostAC Milan in the othersemi-final today in a matchthat will be open to thepublic, or at least a portion

of it.They face a Milan side whose

only defeat in 2020 so far cameagainst Inter in a thrilling derbylast month and who wereunlucky to come away from thefirst leg with only a 1-1 draw.

However Maurizio Sarri’sside will be favourites despiteropey recent form that has seenthem lose to Napoli and HellasVerona and scrape past relegationfodder Brescia and SPAL.

Their 1-0 defeat to Lyon inthe Champions League led toquestions over Sarri’s future onthe Juve bench, and should Milanreach the final with a first everwin at the Allianz Stadium thecalls for his dismissal will onlybecome louder.

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The seasoned duo of Gaurav Solanki(57kg) and Ashish Kumar (75kg)

advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of theAsian Olympic Qualifiers for boxing withdominating wins in their respective open-ing-round bouts here on Tuesday.

Commonwealth Games Gold-medallistSolanki defeated two-time Kyrgyz nationalchampion Akylbek Esenbek Uulu, whileAsian Championship Silver-medallist Ashishgot the better of Taiwan’s Kan Chia-Wei.Both the Indians won 5-0 following strongperformances.

Ashish will square off againstKyrgyzstan’s Omurbek Bekzhigit Uulu, whohas been seeded fourth. The Indian hadbeaten Uulu in the quarterfinals of AsianChampionships last year.

“I have played Chia-Wei before but I lostto him previously. Today I made no mistake.It was a clean performance from my side,”said Ashish after his victory.

“It has boosted my confidence especial-

ly after the good training we’ve had. I nextface the fourth seed whom I have beatenbefore and am confident of putting up agood show.” Solanki, whose CWG Gold wasin the 52kg division, will be up against top-

seeded Uzbek Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov,who got a bye into the second round.

Mirzakhalilov is the reigning worldchampion in this weight category besidesbeing a Gold-medallist at the 2018 Asian

Games as well as the Asian Championships.Solanki dominated from the word go,

helped by Uulu’s poor defence. The Indianwas relentless and accurate in his attacks,scoring mostly through clean straightpunches.

Later, Ashish also produced a confidentperformance against a sprightly rival. TheIndian kept his guard low and relied oncounter-attacks to get the judges’ nod.

The Indian’s superior reach and powerwore down the Taiwanese boxer, who tooka tumble more than once in the second andthird rounds after a split verdict in the open-ing three minutes.

Advancing to the semifinals in this eventwould assure boxers of a spot in the TokyoOlympics scheduled later this year.

Today, the women pugilists will begintheir quest. Former World ChampionshipsBronze medallist Simranjit Kaur (60kg) willtake on Kazakhstan’s Rimma Volossenkowhile Sakshi (57kg) will face Thailand’sfourth seed and Asian Games Bronzemedallist Nilawan Techasuep.

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The Karnataka duo of VenkateshPrasad and Sunil Joshi were on

Tuesday shortlisted along with threeothers for the national selectors’ job,the interviews for which will be heldin Mumbai today.

Former India spinners L SSivaramakrishnan and RajeshChauhan have also been called forinterviews and so has been formerIndia medium pacer HarvinderSingh. The interviews begin at 11 amlocal time.

The Cricket Advisory Committeecomprising Madan Lal, R P Singh andSulakshana Naik shortlisted five can-didates to replace outgoing selectionpanel chief MSK Prasad and fellowmember Gagan Khoda.

As many as 44 applications werereceived for the two positions andamong those who had applied wereformer India pacer Ajit Agarkar,considered a frontrunner for thejob, and former wicketkeeper NayanMongia.

“Agarkar’s name was very muchconsidered but in the end the CACshortlisted Siva, Prasad, Chauhan,Joshi and Harvinder. He can be con-sidered when the tenure of the otherthree selectors (Jatin Paranjpe,Sarandeep Singh and Dewan Gandhi)ends,” a BCCI official said.

Agarkar not being shortlistedalso is an indicator that the Board islikely to stick to the existing zonalpolicy for the national selectors.

In that case, Harvinder, who hasplayed for Punjab and Railways, canrepresent Central Zone replacingKhoda while Sivaramakrishnan,Prasad or Joshi can take MSK’s placefrom South Zone.

“India is a huge country andzonal representation is needed,” theofficial added.

Venkatesh Prasad already hassome experience in the job, havingbeen part of the junior selectionpanel. The 50-year-old played 33Tests and161 ODIS, taking 96 and196 wickets respectively.

50-year-old Sivaramakrishanplayed nine Tests and 16 ODIS andis a known commentator. Harvinderfeatured in three Tests and 16 ODIs.

The others in the fray, Chauhanand Joshi, played 21 Tests and 35ODIS, and 15 Tests and 69 ODIsrespectively.

The new selection panel willpick the squad for the three ODIsagainst South Africa, beginning inDharamsala on March 12.

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Delhi Capitals’ newrecruit wicketkeeper-

batsman Alex Carey onTuesday said he is eager tosoak up the cricketingprowess of coach andAustralia great RickyPointing in the upcomingseason of the IPL.

Carey, who was a partof Australia’s World Cupteam last summer, willmake his debut in thecash-rich IPL this seasonafter the Delhi based fran-chise purchased him for �

2.40 crore in the playerauction.

“I can’t wait, even ifI’m not playing, to just sitalongside him (Ponting)and chat cricket with him.I’ll probably hang out ofhis pocket for the fewmonths that I’m there,”Carey was quoted as say-ing by cricket.Com.Auahead of Australia’s depar-ture to Bloemfontein forthe second ODI againstSouth Africa.

The 28-year-old Careyis also looking forward togain the experience of

playing spin in the subcon-tinent.

“Delhi are reallystrong at the top with theopeners and Rishabh Pantat number four so if there’s

an opportunity, it’d be atfive or six. Which is greatfor me, if I can keepimproving my game inthe subcontinent.”

“Delhi’s a nice spin-ning wicket so there will besome work to do when weget over there,” he added.

Speaking after the auc-tion, Ponting had said theyoung wicketkeeper-bats-man could win a lot ofgames for the IPL side inhis new number 4 role andis also a good backupoption to wicketkeeperRishabh Pant.

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Fit-again Indiaa l l - rounder

Hardik Pandyasent a strong

message ahead ofthe South AfricaODI series wherehe is eyeing acomeback bysmashing a whirl-wind 105 off just39 balls playingfor Reliance 1

against CAG in aGroup C encounter ofthe 16th DY Patil T20

Cup at the Reliance CorporatePark here on Tuesday.

Hardik was at his brutal bestas he hit eight fours and 10 hugesixes en route his blitzkrieg asReliance 1 posted 252/5 in 20overs. After the innings, Hardiksaid he is happy with the way heis shaping up after being awayfrom the game for almost sixmonths.

“It’s fantastic (platform) forsomeone like me. I have beenaway for almost six months. Thisis my second game after a longtime. For me it is a good platformto see where I am currently andtest my body. I am really happy

with the way things have gone,”Hardik said on DY Patil SportsAcademy Facebook page.

On his big-hitting prowess,the 26-year old added: “If it’s therein my arc I just back myself andgo for it. Most of the times, itcomes out pretty well. There is noplan that I am going to go outthere and smash it.”

Pandya showed his all-roundskills with a knock of 38 off 25balls to help his side post 150 foreight in their 20 overs in the firstmatch as well.

The all-rounder last played aT20I against South Africa inBengaluru in September last year.

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England captain Joe Root onMonday said his players will

not be shaking hands on their tourof Sri Lanka in a bid to avoid thecoronavirus.

Root was quizzed on the coro-navirus on Monday as Englandprepared to depart for their two-Test tour.

The Yorkshire batsman saidinstead of shaking hands, Englandplayers will greet each other withfist bumps.

England were hit by a series ofgastroenteritis and flu problemsbefore and during the first Test ontheir recent tour of South Africa.

“After the illnesses that sweptthrough the squad in South Africa,we are well aware of the impor-tance of keeping contact to a min-imum and we’ve been given somereally sound and sensible advicefrom our medical team to help pre-

vent spreading germs and bacteria,”Root said.

“We are not shaking handswith each other, using instead thewell-established fist bump, and weare washing hands regularly andwiping down surfaces using theanti-bacterial wipes and gels we’vebeen given in our immunity packs.

“There is no suggestion thatthe tour will be affected, but ofcourse it is an evolving situation sowe are in regular contact with theauthorities and will proceed asadvised, but at this stage we fullyexpect the tour to continue asplanned.”

England will play the first oftwo practice games against a SriLanka Board Presidents XI inKatunayake on Saturday ahead ofthe Tests, which will form part ofthe ICC World Test C’ship.

England won 3-0 in Sri Lankatwo years ago but Root is expect-ing a tougher challenge this time.

“The conditions will be a bitdifferent with the time of year weare going this time,” he said.

“The three games we playedout there last time were all veryclose with less than 60 runsbetween the teams in the last twoTests.

“It was an exceptional perfor-mance last time and I think we cantake a lot of confidence from thatin terms of how to play out there.

“We respect how good a sidethey are in their own conditionsand we’ll find ourselves up againsta stiff challenge.”

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Hockey captains Manpreet Singhand Rani Rampal were on

Tuesday nominated for Dhruv BatraPlayer of the Year award in male andfemale category respectively byHockey India for its third AnnualAwards scheduled on March 8.

A total prize money of �1.30crore along with trophies will beawarded to hockey stars as thenational federation on Tuesdayreleased the list of nominations forthe awards, given in recognition ofexcellence in performance for theyear 2019 and overall contributionto the game.

Manpreet, who became the firstIndian to win the FIH Best Player ofthe Year award earlier this month,was nominated for guiding the teamto Tokyo Olympic berth.

He was named alongsideHarmanpreet Singh, Mandeep Singhand Surender Kumar for the awardwhich carries a prize money of �25lakh.

India’s women team captainRani, who became the first-everhockey player to win the prestigiousWorld Games Athlete of the yearaward last month, was nominated foralong with Deep Grace Ekka, GurjitKaur and Savita.

Teenager Vivek Sagar Prasad,who had won the FIH Men’s RisingStar of the Year, was nominated forJugraj Singh Upcoming Player of theYear 2019 (Men-Under 21) alongwith Dilpreet Singh, GursahibjitSingh and Mandeep Mor. The awardcarries a proze money of �10 lakh.

The nominations for AsuntaLakra Upcoming Player of the Year2019 (Women-Under 21) includedforward Lalremsiami, who had wonthe 2019 FIH Women’s Rising Star ofthe Year, Salima Tete and SharmilaDevi.

Rani was also named in the listof nomination for Dhanraj PillayAward for Forward of the Year,which has a purse of �5 lakh, alongwith Lalit Kumar Upadhyay,Mandeep Singh and Navneet Kaur.

For �5 lakh Ajit Pal Singh Award(Midfielder of the Year), Manpreetand Vivek Sagar was nominatedalong with Monika and Neha Goyal.

Deep Grace, HarmanpreetSingh, Surender and Varun Kumarwere nominated for Pargat SinghAward (Defender of the Year), whichalso carries a prize purse of �5 lakh.

India custodian PR Sreejeshalong with Krishan B Pathak, RajaniEtimarpu and Savita were nominat-ed for Baljit Singh Award forGoalkeeper of the Year.

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India will take on England inthe Women’s T20 World Cup

semifinals, it was decided onTuesday following the rained-out game between South Africaand the West Indies here.

The abandoned gamemeant South Africa and WestIndies shared a point each whichwas enough to push the formerto the top spot with sevenpoints, leaving England second.

England, who finished withthree wins and a loss in thegroup stage, face India onThursday in a repeat semifinalof the 2018 edition.

Back then, England hadbeaten India before losing thefinal to Australia.

India, who are aiming tomake their maiden final, toppedthe group stage with four winsin as many games.

SA TO FACE AUSIn the other semifinal South

Africa will face defending cham-pions Australia. The Proteasneeded to avoid defeat againstthe already-eliminated WestIndies to top Group B and withthe match in Sydney abandonedwithout a ball being bowled,they earned a point to ensurethat happened.

“I couldn’t have asked forbetter, our first goal coming here

was to get to the semi-finals,”said skipper Dane van Niekerk.

“Generally in these tourna-ments, we’ve lost at crucialtimes, whereas in this tourna-ment, whenever we’ve beendown we’ve got up again. It’s nicethat everything is slowly butsurely coming together.”

South Africa have neverbeaten four-time championsAustralia.

“What better way to do it(beat Australia) than in a WorldCup semi-final. We’re not usedto the bigger-stage games, buthopefully everything comestogether for us,” she added

ahead of the match in Sydney onThursday.

Earlier, qualifiersThailand ended their inau-gural World Cup on a high,posting their biggest everT20I score before the heav-ens opened and their clashwith Pakistan was also called off.

They had lost all three oftheir previous games, with ahighest total of 82.

But, after winning the tossat Sydney Showground, theystunned Pakistan with theiraggressive batting approach,racing to 150 for three off 20overs.

Pakistan, who upset 2016champions West Indies in theiropening game before losing thenext two, would have neededtheir record run chase to win butdidn’t face a ball.

“We had an opportunity to

come here and play against thebig teams. I think it is good forus. We want to keep doing well.People at home will be happy,same as us. They will be cheer-ing, said Thai captain SornnarinTippoch.”

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Aware that his star-studdedpace attack isn’t getting

any younger, India captainVirat Kohli says the team’sthink-tank will need to havethe next crop of speed mer-chants ready soon enough asone can’t “squeeze the lifeout” of established names.

While Jasprit Bumrah, 26,is expected to lead the pacepack for many more years,Ishant Sharma, who will be 32this year, and MohammedShami (29) have alreadyreached the peak of theirprowess.

Not to forget UmeshYadav, who will turn 33 thisyear.

“These guys are not get-ting any younger so we needto be very careful and veryaware and accept that these aresituations that can potentiallycome up and have guys who

can replace them and ready upand running as soon as possi-ble,” Kohli said. Ishant’s poor-ly handled rehabilitation,which saw a recurrence ofankle tear, and the kind ofworkload that Shami has taken

in the past two years, are indi-cators that this team has to beready for transition in thepace department in the per-haps the next couple of years.

“...We do need to recognisewho are the next three-four

guys that can keep the stan-dard up because you don’twant to feel a void suddenly ifa couple of guys miss out,”Kohli gave enough indica-tions that the management iszeroing in new talents with aneye on future.

With Indian team’s packedschedule across formats, Kohlisaid that it’s inhuman to“squeeze the life out of individ-uals”.

“That’s what happens incricket. Mini transitions hap-pen every now and then, andyou need to be aware of them,”Kohli said. “You can’t squeezethe life out of individuals, andwhen they are done, you haveno back-up. I think we as aside are pretty aware that thesethings are quite possible,” headded.

Navdeep Saini is already apart of the set-up and there aretwo or three more names inthe pipeline, the skipper said.

“Saini is one who hascome into the system. Wehave two-three more that wehave an eye on,” he said.

“We need to be very care-ful and we need to understandthat this is one factor that hasgot us a lot of success and weneed to make sure that stan-dards are kept high,” he added.

Kohli wants the next ropto replicate the kind of successthat the trio of Yadav, Ishantand Shami (Bumrah excluded)has got over years.

“We recognise and under-stand guys who can do a sim-ilar job potentially as well asthese, Umesh included.”

While Kohli didn’t nameany other fast bowlers but theones in the pecking order forred ball cricket includeMohammed Siraj ofHyderabad, Sandeep Warrierof Kerala, Avesh Khan ofMadhya Pradesh and IshantPorel of Bengal.

�!�#0��4Former India captain Kapil Dev saidthat India regulars can give IPL a miss if theythink that the international calendar is toocramped. Skipper Virat Kohli had mentionedearlier that they are getting closer to landingat the stadium and playing straight.

“If you think there is burnout then don’tplay IPL,” Kapil said on the sidelines of he fifthedition of HCL Grant’s felicitation ceremony.

“There you are not representing your coun-try. So if you think you are burned out, you canalways take a break during the IPL. When youare representing your country, the feelingshould be different,” he said.

Kapil also said that when playing for theircountry, players need to be giving their best andthis should not get compromised because theyput a lot of energy in playing fran-chise cricket.

When asked about MSDhoni, the former Indian skip-per said as a fan he would loveto see MS Dhoni play theT20 World Cup in Octoberbut it was completely theteam management’s call.

“As his fan (I wouldlove to see him play theT20 World Cup). Butas a cricketer, it is depen-dent on the management. If hehasn’t played for one yearwhat do you expect. I think hehas to play more matches.

“He should play morematches to be in the team.Otherwise you are beingunfair to other players,” saidKapil. PNS

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Mukesh Kumar ran throughKarnataka’s second inningswith a career-best six-wicket

haul as Bengal hammered their star-studded opponents by 174 runs toenter their first Ranji Trophy final in13 years here at Eden Gardens onTuesday.

The low-profile pacer, who haddismissed India regular K L Rahul inKarnataka’s first innings, became thehero in the second essay with his 6/61as Bengal took less than two hours todismiss Karnataka on day four.

Resuming their monumental chaseof 352 at 98 for three, Karnataka losttheir remaining seven wickets for 79runs in 16.3 overs. The penultimateday’s proceedings lasted just 115 min-utes after which the hero-of-the-dayMukesh Kumar was seen carried onhis shoulders by Akash Deep.

Bengal, who won their previousRanji title during Sourav Ganguly’sdebut season way back in 1989-90, hadlost to Mumbai by 132 runs in theirlast final appearance in 2007.

Bengal will face the winners ofGujarat and Saurashtra clash, under-way in Rajkot, in the final fromMarch 9 and it will be an away matchfor them.

Bengal also halted a third treblebid by Karnataka who recently werecrowned the domestic one-day (VijayHazare Trophy) and T20 (SyedMushtaq Ali Trophy) champions.Karnataka’s last treble had come in2014-15 when they had achieved thefeat twice on the trot.

Mukesh Kumar, who had previousbest figures of 6/62, looked at his omi-nous best taking five wickets in just 60balls with an imperious spell that read9-4-28-5.

He opened his account in the thirdover of the day with India batsmanManish Pandey (12) edging it toShreevats Goswami behind thestumps.

Then in his next over he dismissedK V Siddharth (0) and S Sharath (0)off successive deliveries to snuff outany revival hopes by heavyweightsKarnataka.

First the inform Siddharth fell toan away going delivery and was caughtby skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran at theslip, and on the next ball Mukesh bol-

wed an inswinger to trap the wicket-keeper-batsman.

Talented 19-year-old Karnatakabatsman Devdutt Padikkal, who wasseason’s leading run-getter in whiteball cricket, was the lone crusader asKarnataka battled to avoid a thirdsemifinal defeat in a row.

Padikkal, who came in atNo 3 to accommodate Rahul atthe top, hit seven elegantboundaries but Mukesh had hissay to dismiss the batsman enroute to his fourth five-wickethaul from 21 first-class matches.

Krishnappa Gowtham (22) andAbhimanyu Mithun counter attackedBengal with a quick 24-run stand forthe eighth wicket but it only delayedthe inevitable with first innings heroIshan Porel breaking the partnership.

Gowtham tried to smash Porel’s

widish delivery over the off-sideregion, only to be caught by substituteShreyan Chakraborty.

Known for his unique celebrations,the 21-year-old Porel, who is theyoungest member of the side, was

given a shoe-shine polish by 35-year-old Majumdar, the senior-most member showing thecamaraderie in the side.

Thereafter it was just amatter of time before Akash

Deep (2/6) cleaned up the big-hitting Abhimanyu Mithun (38)

to complete the victory.Ishan Porel, who grabbed a five-

wicket haul in the first innings, took2/58 that included the prized-scalp ofRahul with peach of an inswinger onMonday.

Playing without the suspendedpacer Ashok Dinda, their leading

wicket taker for last eight seasons, thethree-pronged Bengal pace attack

once again was up for task, tak-ing all the 20 wickets on offer.

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Arpit Vasavada’s gritty139 propelled

Saurashtra to set a challeng-ing 327-run target forGujarat on the fourth dayof their semi-final here onTuesday.

Chintan Gaja’ fieryspell had brought Gujaratback into contention on thethird day, but Vasavada’sseventh first-class hundred,and the third this season,swung the momentum infavour of the hosts.

Courtesy his ton andhandy contributions fromChetan Sakariya (45),Chirag Jani (51) andDharmendrasinh Jadeja(21), Saurashtra recoveredfrom a dismal 15 for five topost 274 in their secondinnings.

They had a 52-runlead and hence the tar-get set was 327.

When stumps weredrawn, Gujaratwere seven forone with open-er PriyankPanchal (0)

back in thehut.

Earlier, resuming theday at 66 for five, Sakariyaand Vasavada were goingstrong before their 90-runsixth wicket stand was bro-ken by a horrible mix-upbetween the two, whichresulted in the former’sdismissal.

The hosts lost theirsixth wicket on 105. Janithen joined Vasavada andplayed the perfect second-fiddle as the hosts tooklunch at 155 for six.

Post lunch, Vasavadaand Jani kept frustrating theGujarat bowlers.

It was Gaja again, whoprovided the crucial break-through for the visitors bydismissing Jani in the 84thover.

The new ball did thetrick for Gaja, as he bowled

in theg o o dl e n g t harea and

Jani’s outsideedge flew toSamit Gohel inthe second slip.Vasavasa andJani added 109

runs for thes e v e n t hwicket.

G a j atook his seventhwicket when heremoved PrerakMankad (1) at

the stroke of tea, whichSaurashtra took at 222-8.

After Jadeja fell,Vasavada upped the antebut perished in the process.In his 139-run innings, heblasted 16 fours and a six.

Considering that it’s aworn-out pitch, it would bea tough ask for ParthivPatel-led side to chase thetarget on the final day.Brief Scores: Saurashtra304 and 274 (ArpitVasavada 139, Chirag Jani51; Chintan Gaja 7/71)v/s Gujarat 252 and 7/1.Gujarat need 320 runs towin.

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India on Tuesday retainedtheir number one spot and

captain Virat Kohli remainedstatic at second in the ICCrankings despite a dismal Testseries against New Zealand.

India have 116 rating points,six more than New Zealand withthird-placed Australia accumu-lating 108 points.

Kohli remains in secondposition in the batting rankingsdespite a forgettable Test seriesin which he made 38 runs infour innings.

New Zealand opener TomBlundell and his Indian counter-part Prithvi Shaw and debutantpaceman Kyle Jamieson wereamong the biggest movers in therankings.

Blundell had a successfulseries against India, scoring 117runs in four innings, with onehalf-century, which put himamong the top two run-scorersin the series.

The performance meant hewas rewarded with a jump of 27places to No 46. Shaw, whoreturned for his first series sincehis Test debut against WestIndies in 2018, and made apunchy 54 in the first innings ofthe Christchurch Test, rose 17places to No 76.

Australia’s Steve Smith

retained his top spot, holding a25-point advantage over Kohli.Smith’s apprentice MarnusLabuschagne jumped one spotto round off the top three, tak-ing the place of New Zealandcaptain Kane Williamson.

England all-rounder BenStokes and India openerMayank Agarwal moved a spoteach and swapped places tobreak into and fall out of the top10 respectively.

Among bowlers, TimSouthee’s Player of the Serieswinning performance againstIndia took him into the top five,with a jump of two places to No4, while Jasprit Bumrah andTrent Boult returned to the top10, gaining four places each tooccupy the seventh and ninthpositions respectively.

But the biggest gainer wasJamieson, who rose from No 80to 43. There was only onechange in the top ten among all-rounders, with Southee drop-ping a spot to No 10.

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Former Australiapacer Brett Lee fore-

sees a “different” lookingIndia making theirmaiden T20 Women’sWorld Cup final andattributed their rise tothe emergence of starplayers like 16-year-oldShafali Verma.

Besides openerShafali, experienced leg-spinner Poonam Yadavhas been the othermatch-winner for Indiain the competition.

“They’ve neverreached the final but thisis a different India teamfrom the one they’ve

seen before. They’vecombined match-

winners in ShafaliVerma andPoonam Yadav

with consistent playerswith both bat and ball,”Lee was quoted as sayingby ICC.

“We’ve alwaysknown they have someof the best players in theworld but nowHarmanpreet Kaur has ateam around her thatcan support the big play-ers, and fill in the gaps

when they have an offday.”

Only a special effortfrom their opponentscan stop India fromreaching their maidenfinal, feels Lee.

“They’ll go into thesemi-finals full of confi-dence and it will take anexcellent team to stopthem from reaching theFinal.”

Talking more aboutShafali, who has got 47,46, 39, and 29 so far, Leebacked the teen sensa-tion to make a biggerscore in the semifinal.

“Shafali Verma hasbeen excellent at the topof the order, she’sbrought a fearless ener-gy to India’s batting andbeen brilliant to watch.

“You feel she can goeven bigger as well —she hasn’t reached 50 yet,which is both excitingfor those watching andworrying for thebowlers.

“We saw from theopener against Australiajust how good India canbe, and it’s no surprisethey’ve continued thatform to top Group A,” headded.

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included in Bengal’s squad for theirRanji Trophy final starting on March9.

Saha is likely to be included inthe lineup in place of openerAbhishek Raman who is strugglingfor runs.

India’s number one wicketkeep-er Saha has recovered from a surgeryon his right ring finger which he hadsustained during the historic

Day/Night Eden Test againstBangladesh.

However, he was not includedthe playing XI in India’s recent 0-2 debacle in New Zealand.

Saha last played for Bengal inthe 2017-18 Ranji season where heaveraged 38.33 from four matches.

The selectors also nameduncapped batsman Sudip Gharamiwith injured Koushik Ghosh andyoungster Golam Mustafa beingthe only two omissions from the16-member squad, which beatKarnataka in the semifinal.

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The world’s top-rankedwomen’s allrounder limped offin pain after attempting arun out during Australia’snarrow win over New Zealandon Monday.

Cricket Australia said shewould miss the four-timechampion’s semi-final inSydney on Thursday and thefinal on Sunday if they get thatfar.

So severe is the injury thatshe will also be unavail-able for Australia’s tourof South Africa laterthis month.

“Ellyse sustained ahigh-grade right ham-string injury that is

expected to keep her out of

the game for a significantperiod of time,” team doctorPip Ing said in a statement.

Australia’s head coachMatt Mott said that he isconfident they had enoughdepth in the squad to coverher batting and bowling.

“Ellyse is a key member ofour squad and has been for along period of time and on apersonal level we're disap-pointed that she won’t havethe opportunity to finish thetournament,” he said. AFP

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