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Monday
Snap POLL
March
2019 Q. How will you remember YESTERDAY’S POLL RESULT:
Manohar Parrikar as: Will you take the ‘Main Bhi
Chowkidaar’ pledge?
Goa Chief Minister
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AHMEDABAD Defence Minister Yes  82%
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[Link]
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Gloom grips Goa as

inside  Silver show by Mumbai boy wins it for Bengaluru
Opinion Sai Praneeth
at Swiss Open

Jawaharlal Nehru pleaded

Parrikar dies at 63 Basel: Indian shuttler B Sai
Praneeth settled for a runner-
up finish at the BWF Swiss
Open Super 300 tournament
after losing the men’s singles
China’s case at the UN
against better advice and at Ex-defence min final to top seed and world No.
2 Shi Yuqi here on Sunday.

was BJP’s crisis

the expense of India, writes Playing his first title clash in
Prasenjit Chowdhury  P6 almost two years, the world
No. 22 Praneeth gave the

City
manager in state mighty Chinese a run for his
money before going down 21-
Hardik Patel’s ‘sneh milan’ of Dhaval Kulkarni 19 18-21 12-21 in 68 minutes.
conveners and co-conveners [Link]@[Link] Praneeth had beaten world
turned violent as supporters No. 5 and reigning Olympic
questioned Alpesh Kathiriya’s Mumbai: Losing his over champion Chen Long in the
absence from banners.  P3 year-long battle against pan- semifinals. Praneeth was
creatic cancer, Goa Chief quick to get off the blocks,
Minister Manohar Parrikar pocketing the first game. But
india died on Sunday evening, leav- Shi Yuqi showed his experi- Captain Sunil Chhetri lifts the trophy as Bengaluru FC players celebrate after winning their maiden Indian Super
China says it is optimistic ing a leadership vacuum for ence to claw his way back into League title in Mumbai on Sunday. Mumbai-born defender Rahul Bheke scored the winner late into extra time as
that India’s push for a global the BJP-led coalition govern- the match and eventually run Bengaluru beat FC Goa 1-0 in the title clash —ISL  Report P10
terrorist tag for Masood ment in the coastal state. He away with it. Report, P11
Azhar will be resolved was 63.
through consultations P5 The Centre has announced

Pinaki Ghose set to be first Lokpal

national mourning on Mon-
day. Parrikar’s remains will
World be kept at the BJP Office in
Flash floods and landslides Panjim and later the Kala
triggered by torrential rain kill
at least 58 people and injure
Academy for people to pay
their last respects. The fu- Manohar parrikar, 1955-2019 Former SC judge may head 9-member panel that includes judicial and non-judicial names
dozens in Indonesia’s neral procession will begin at 1994 Elected to the Goa November 2014 Sworn in as
province of Papua  P7 4 pm and end with the crema- DNA Correspondent cleared the names of four re-
Legislative Assembly for the Defence Minister, five months
tion at Miramar. correspondent@[Link] tired high court chief justices
Parrikar was diagnosed
first time. after BJP won Lok Sabha polls meet justice ghose and four retired civil servants
sports with the ailment last Febru- october 2000 Becomes March 2017 Resigns as New Delhi: Former Supreme „„Former SC judge had for the panel. A formal com-
Steve Smith and David ary following which he un- Chief Minister of Goa Defence Minister, sworn in Court judge, Pinaki Chandra munication on the composi-
ordered framing of charges
Warner return to derwent treatment for ex- march 2012 Elected chief as Goa CM again, as allies Ghose, is all set to become the against BJP leaders in Babri tion and tenure of the panel is
India for first time tended periods in Mumbai, minister as BJP wins simple demand his presence in state first Lokpal of India, said Masjid demolition case expected to be released by the
after the ball- the US, New Delhi and Goa. majority for the first time to support BJP sources close to the decision President Secretariat shortly.
tampering scandal The four-term chief minis- making process. The PM Nar- „„He restored punishment The selection committee
to join their ter and former defence min- endra Modi-led selection in a disproportionate assets comprised of the Prime Min-
Sorry to hear of the Shri Parrikar was the case against J Jayalalithaa
respective IPL ister would make public ap- passing of Manohar builder of modern Goa. committee chose Ghose’s ister, Speaker of the Lok
teams P10 pearances since late 2018 name from a panel of names and her aide VK Sasikala Sabha, Leader of Opposition
Parrikar. An epitome of integrity Thanks to affable personality
with a nasal tube and a cap. and dedication in public life, his and accessible nature, he recommended by an eight- in Lok Sabha, Chief Justice
Afterhrs  At the inauguration of a new service to people of Goa and remained the preferred leader of member search committee. of India or a judge nominat-
bridge in Panaji recently, India won’t be forgotten the state for years. While the move to consti- would be constituted within ruption against public func- ed by him, and eminent jurist
After backing Notebook, Goa’s most popular leader tute a Lokpal has come fol- its tenure. tionaries, including the Mukul Rohatgi, former At-
superstar Salman mouthed the dialogue from Ram Nath Kovind, President Narendra Modi, Prime Minister lowing continuous pressure According to sources, Prime Minister, and will be torney General of India.
Khan has gone a Bollywood film ‘Uri’: “How is exerted by the apex court, it Ghosh will preside over the the first anti-corruption om- However, Congress’ Mall-
step further and lent the josh?” amid the Congress’s claim rounds and BJP legislators would certainly help the BJP Lokpal as chairman and will budsman with an independ- ikarjun Kharge, leader of
his voice to one of Two months ago, a frail that his health had affected were summoned on Saturday in its election campaign, be assisted by a panel of four ent inquiry wing and prose- Opposition in Lok Sabha,
the tracks, Main Parrikar, who held portfolios governance. to discuss the impending since the party had claimed judicial and four non-judicial cution wing. refused to attend the meet-
Taare, in the film like finance and home, had Reports of Parrikar’s sink- leadership change.  Turn to P5 in its 2014 election manifesto members. The Lokpal will The selection committee is ing, saying he was invited as
presented the state’s budget, ing health were making the  Related reports, P5 that the office of Lokpal look into allegations of cor- understood to also have a “special invitee”.

PM becomes ‘chowkidar’ on Twitter, followers follow suit FMCG distributors Need growth of
8%, Assocham
cry foul over cheaper
DNA Correspondent cial transactions. The menace
correspondent@[Link]
social media of corruption and black mon-
ey has adversely affected us tells parties in
New Delhi: A day after he on overdrive for decades. Time to eliminate
launched the BJP’s ‘Main Bhi
Chowkidar’ campaign for the
Lok Sabha elections, Prime
rates for big retailers „„Several ministers
and thousands of party
workers changed their
these for a better future.
#MainBhiChowkidar
#ChowkidarPhirSe,” Railway
list of demands
New Delhi: Industry body
Minister Narendra Modi Minister Piyush Goyal said. DNA Correspondent Assocham on Sunday re-
took the wordplay a step fur- Twitter handles. As the slogan picked up correspondent@[Link] leased a charter of demands
ther. He changed his Twitter „„The hashtags momentum, PM Modi tweet- to make India a $5 trillion
handle name to ‘Chowkidar #MainBhiChowkidar ed that he was happy with the Ahmedabad: Distributors of economy by 2025 and called
Narendra Modi’, following and #ChowkidarPhirSe fervour it has ignited within FMCG products in the state, on political parties to incor-
which several ministers of were trending on Twitter the citizens. “Great fervour! who have long suffered at the porate the same in their Lok
his Cabinet, scores of BJP Ecstatic to see the passion hands of big supermarkets Sabha poll manifestos.
leaders and thousands of and commitment to protect providing deep discounts and Listing out the charter, As-
party workers followed suit. reminiscent of five years ago, yar on its head. people to become guardians India from corrupt, criminal offers, have come together to socham in a statement said it
The move made it evident when then prime ministerial On Sunday, BJP leaders of the nation. “As chowkidars and anti-social elements. Let demand parity in rates at wants political parties to
that the BJP is planning to candidate Narendra Modi and supporters tweeted with of our nation, we are commit- us keep working together for which products are sold. pledge, among other steps, to
cash in on the popularity of turned a ‘Chaiwala’ jibe by #MainBhiChowkidar and ted to creating a clean econo- a developed India,” said The Federation of Gujarat
a losing battle enable growth rate of 8-8.5
the Chowkidar campaign, Congress’ Mani Shankar Ai- #ChowkidarPhirSe, urging my by using cashless finan- Modi. Turn to P5 FMCG Distributors held a „„The FMCG distributors per cent per annum.
meeting of its members on claim a product that costs Some of demands that As-
Sunday, whereby it was de- socham wants political par-

Explain livestreaming of NDA announces seat allocation

Rs 10 is sold at Rs 7.45 to
cided to write to FMCG com- supermarkets, while they ties to incorporate in their
panies asking for parity. pay Rs 9.09. 2019 election manifestoes in-
Federation chairman clude simplification of GST

attack: NZ to tech giants in Bihar, Oppn still doing math Arun Parikh said, “We will
give them one month to act
on our concerns. If they fail
„„This allows the former
to pass on the discounts
to the consumer, or offer
structure, time bound dilu-
tion of government stake in
Public Sector Undertaking
Wellington: New Zealand to do so, we will boycott all freebies and other goods (PSUs), providing tax rebate
Prime Minister Jacinda Vithika Salomi tion to Purnia and Nalanda, products that are given to big with their products. of 1 per cent to companies
Ardern on Sunday said she [Link]@[Link] where it has incumbent MPs. retailers at lower prices.” that offer over 20 per cent
would be looking for answers BJP, which had won 22 seats in He added that they have jobs for women and cut in
from social media firms about Patna: The National Demo- 2014, will vacate the Valmiki- raised the matter informally something we cannot. It’s corporate income tax for
how an attack that killed 50 cratic Alliance (NDA) on Sun- nagar, Siwan, Gaya, Gopalganj in the past, but nothing came because of this reason that MSME sector.
mosque-goers was lives- day announced the constitu- and Jhanjharpur seats. of it. “We also gave a memo- they even sell two for the It further suggested expe-
treamed. Saying there were ency-wise division of seats The party will field candi- randum to the district collec- price of one or offer other ditious roll-out of Ayush-
“further questions to be an- among its three constituents: dates from Purvi Cham- tor two weeks ago, but noth- freebies,” Parikh said. man Bharat and reducing
swered” by the tech giants, BJP, JD(U) and LJP. Accord- paran, Paschim Champaran, ing happened,” Parikh added. He added that there were education cost by minimis-
Ardern said Facebook COO forms were scrambling to re- ing to the formula announced Sheohar, Madhubani, Araria, Explaining how the super- other concerns too, as compa- ing GST on outsourced edu-
Sheryl Sandberg had been in move videos being reposted of last month, BJP and JD(U) JD(U), which fought from Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, markets are able to give deep nies have benefited from cation services from 18 per
contact and “acknowledged the gruesome scenes. “We did were to fight from 17 seats 38 seats in 2014 but won only Maharajganj, Saran, Ujjiyar- discounts, Parikh said that a scrapping of taxes following cent to 5 per cent. To boost
what’s occurred. as much as we could to re- each, while the LJP would get two, will field candidates from pur, Begusarai, Patna Sahib, product that costs Rs 10 is GST’s implementation. “The economic growth and invest-
A video shot by the gunmen move, or seek to have removed, six. Following Sunday’s an- Valmikinagar, Sitamarhi, Patliputra, Ara, Buxar, Sasar- sold to the distributor for Rs new GST rates have benefited ment, the industry body has
was livestreamed on Facebook some of the footage that was nouncement, the alliance said Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Kis- am and Aurangabad. The 8.68, while the retailer gets it the company, but not distrib- suggested creation of devel-
before being removed. But being circulated in the after- it would win all 40 seats from hanganj, Katihar, Madhepura, LJP’s seats are: Hajipur, at Rs 9.09. “But the supermar- utors or the general public, opment finance institutions
17-minute stream was shared math of this terrorist attack,” the state, and also expressed Gopalgunj, Siwan, Bhagalpur, Vaishali, Khagaria, Jamui, kets get it at Rs 7.45. As a re- since companies continue to to provide long term non-
repeatedly on YouTube and she said. —AFP confidence of crossing the Banka, Munger, Karakat, Je- Samastipur and Nawada. sult, they pass on the dis- sell products at earlier rates,” bank funding option to the
Twitter, and internet plat-  More reports, P7 400-mark in Parliament. hanabad and Gaya, in addi- Turn to P5 counts to the customers, he said. Related reports, P3 industry. —PTI
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daily news & analysis I Ahmedabad I Monday, March 18, 2019
musings
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Lawfully Yours
Paying heed to what Ginni Rometty said
L
cause of protectionist tendencies in evolved jurisdictions as a funda- the UK, Singapore, etc. It is, there- and the executive under the power sounds good. In the real world, there
ast week IBM’s chief Ginni the United States, Europe, and fol- mental right. It relates to the priva- fore, not the case that business data of delegated legislation. Very often, is hardly any person who would
Rometty was in India, and lowed in the rest of the world. China cy of an individual more than the should be freely transferable – as things get complicated as this old study engineering just for sheer fun
among other things what she has been following this policy for a business data about a consumer – Rometty stated – between conti- gem tells us: and not to earn a livelihood, wheth-
said were that India needs to very long time and the best of the behaviour of a consumer in select- nents. There are possibilities when “I’m the parliamentary drafts- er by working somewhere or start-
understand the difference be- American companies have, willy- ing and buying products and ser- the privacy and business data are man; I compose the country’s laws, ing a venture of his own. Similar is
tween consumer data and nilly, complied with the Chinese vices. Business data is typically ex- intertwined and separating them and of half the litigation; I’m un- the case with science graduates,
business data while making regula- diktat. changed between marketing compa- becomes impossible. doubtedly the cause.” though some of them may go in blue
tions; legislators need to be educat- To a certain extent it is true that nies for a price. The legislators undoubtedly So, practically, it is not the legis- skies research – basic research with-
ed, and that skills are more impor- ultimately having the servers with- The difference between these two need to be educated, not only in In- lators who need to be educated but out any immediate application –
tant than degrees. Let us have a look in one’s jurisdiction makes things a types of data is, however, not abso- dia but in the US and other devel- mainly the draftsman must be man- which itself is a very important job.
anurag at each of them and try to analyse little easier as far as legal proce- lutely clear cut and often there are oped countries also. Most of the dated to keep things simple and ef- Until and unless a science graduate
k agarwal them. dures and physically moving one overlaps. There have been very seri- laws are not eventually made by the fective. Whether we like it or not, a is really bright and sharp, and
India currently is in the process tangible property to another place ous issues about data breach by legislators, but well-trained and ex- large number of our graduates, es- armed with the basic degree, he is
The author is a
of making regulations for data pro- are concerned, however, with newer Equifax, Target, Cambridge Ana- perienced members in drafting com- pecially science and engineering not going to get entry into a research
professor at IIM-A, tection and there are strong voices methods of data exchange, it is not lytica – just to name a few compa- mittees do that. The legislative bod- graduates, are unemployable. Well, institution. So, if skills are impor-
akagarwal@[Link] globally to have servers located on a at all foolproof for data protection. nies and incidents, and these ies typically deliberate on the basic it is argued at times that the purpose tant, degrees also do matter.
country’s soil itself so that the data There’s no doubt that consumer breaches have taken place in highly principles and make certain policy of education is not simply to get a What Rometty has said is not
can ultimately remain within sover- data is something private and pro- developed countries with a well-de- decisions. Thereafter, fleshing them job, but it is the training of mind earth-shattering, however, worth
eign boundaries, particularly be- tected by the law in most of the veloped legal framework like the US, out is done by the legal draftsmen, and it is grooming a person. That all pondering over.

Don’t let your lost glory

Cloud cuckoo land
marriage of policy making
phase you out view point

W
hile Indian classical literature is lit-
REVERSE shift tered with romantic references of

I
chatak (pied cuckoo) as harbinger of
t seems younger couples in committed relation- monsoon, my own bird of choice for
ships, not necessarily married are more egalitar- ushering a season far more accurate-
ian in their approach to partnerships. If their ly is Asian Koel, a cuckoo family bird
relationship heads for a splitsville, both are very often inaccurately referred to as common
equally affected and try to address the problem cuckoo that is (just like another famous match-
together or if irreconcilable, they are in sync to ing misnomer, the common sense) not very com-
call it quits. Unfortunately, in most marriages of mon!
today, gender equality in terms of one’s insight into For most of the Indian subcontinent, waking
marriage doesn’t rule the roost. The latest statistics up to a rising crescendo of Koel calls is a wake-up
show it’s the wife who expresses dissatisfaction and call for summer. As our Koels have hired crows
seeks divorce. The husband may report feeling trou- as surrogate parents, we can still find them liv-
bled by his wife’s dissatisfaction but he’s ok with the ing in our cities to remind us of impending sum-
overall state of marriage. mer.
This ‘ok’ comes from the way men gauge their If you are an Indian birdwatcher, it would be
wives’ lack of communication which makes them heartening for you to know that Vajasaneyi Sam-
oblivious to their wives’ intend for divorce. For hita of Yajurveda refers to Koel as anya-vapa
most men, an absence of conflict is akin to every- (raised by others) whereby proving that we were
thing being hunky dory. far more observant of nature 4000 years back
Also, being occupied in than today.
their careers, they don’t This Yajurveda reference tempts me to bring
spend their time brooding forth yet another ancient text where cuckoo
over their marriage. They finds a mention.
are unable to fathom the A 2500-year-old play “The Birds” written by
fact that the wife is so tired Aristophanes talks of a new city built by birds
of raking up the same is- called Nubicuculia or cloud cuckoo land. The
sues with no tangible solu- play has led to coining of this phrase to describe
tions in place that she con- a state of unrealistic and idealised fancy, beyond
SAGARIKA SHAH siders giving up on her the realms of possibility.
Relationship and spouse and marriage. Bird droppings cover a sculpture depicting children and doves at a traffic island in Mirzapur —Kevin Antao/DNA As I have meandered across a landscape full
couples therapist. Helps When many women go ra-
dio silent about their state
of birds and ancient texts, I see the need to tie it
all up, and hence the only tool of stitching these
couples and individuals of marriage with no pos-

Scaling up the spirit underlying

far-flung areas has to be a metaphor.
deal with their sible improvement and I always feel that though Koels scream their
relationship problems contribution by their bet- heads off early in the morn-
effectively ter half, they have lost in- ing to remind us that sum-
sagarika@[Link] terest. This is read very mer is arriving in our tropi-

grassroots innovation
differently by the husband cal nation, we have a special
who thinks all is well when all is not at all well. group of people who insist
The first sign of an impending divorce is when on remaining in cloud cuck-
a spouse starts to shut down verbally. This means oo land, i.e. our policymak-
one is contemplating an exit. The moment there is ers.
no detailed daily conversation – about one’s day, life decentralised, self-reliant Gandhian think- tant role. When was the last time you saw a The real salient feature
minds on the margin

A
in general, it can be a warning sign. Inordinately ing. Innovators such as Sandeep have been frugal, inclusive, sustainable solution devel- of Indian policymakers is
tight-lipped behaviour of a spouse needs to be ad- n onion farmer from Maharashtra brought together by the National Innovation oped by common people, young students or
dressed by asking questions habitually. recognised three unique features in Foundation (NIF) from all over the country by an agency, on the national or regional samir their complete and total ag-
nosia about local climate in
As any marriage goes through a natural course an odd onion plant selected from a at the 10th biennial Grassroots Innovation broadcast of Doordarshan or the All India shukla every possible way.
of ageing, communication many times takes a back traditional variety, Fursun- and Outstanding Traditional Radio? We must trigger everyday conversa- City-based science By remaining blissfully
seat. The downhill trend speaks a lot about the state gi: a single whorl of leaves, Knowledge Award function at tions about the spirit of experimentation ignorant of our location on
of marriage. There are marriages that mature with more layers of skin, and Grambharati. All interested can and exploring solutions for local problems,
nomad who tries to the planet, our policymak-
time with two partners becoming the best of friends no splitting of the outer layer see this exhibition till March 18. rather than adjusting with them. Deep-seat- find definitive answers ers make us live with 10 to 6
to share anything and everything under the sun. (split skin will not be mixed with Let me take a few more examples ed inertia in our life needs to be disturbed, [Link]@[Link] jobs that expect humans to
Get rid of your fairy tale misconstructions about the rest for storage) led to a longer from this year’s awarded innova- agitated and eroded. A majority of newspa- work during hour where all
marriage. Romance never lasts but communication shelf life, disease-resistance, and tions. Sayed Ghani Khan and his pers/magazines do not have even a six-inch other warm-blooded life forms rest, build round-
and friendship do. So, prioritise right. Let’s not let higher yield. wife, Firdaus, made an amazing con- daily column for grassroots innovation in the-year water-retaining structures that make
one partner or gender be discerned by marital dis- How did Sandeep Vishram Ghole tribution to conservation and aug- education, technology, culture and institu- our cities mosquito heavens, promote glass-
tress and dissatisfaction. After all majority of us from Pune identify these indicators mentation of agrobiodiversity. They tions. fronted architecture that needs constant air-
invest maximum number of our years in a mar- of a longer shelf life? In the past, have reportedly conserved and docu- B) Scaling up different elements of open in- conditioning, build public transport ideas that
riage. Why not make it our best phase? Let’s cut the falling prices of onion due to high anil gupta mented about 1,000 paddy varieties novation in relation with IPR-protected inno- imagine that people can walk in 40 C and more
chase and start a new phase. yield and low market off-take led to and 150 varieties of mango, besides vations requires large-scale decentralised on the same theme that India is not a hot tropical
governments losing elections. By The author is numerous other improved fruit va- farm trials and demonstrations. The KVK (Kri- country but a nation located somewhere in Eu-
increasing onions’ shelf life, farm- founder of Honey rieties. They have been sharing shi Vigyan Kendra) network of ICAR (Indian rope.
ers’ income can be increased, mar- Bee Network their knowledge, seeds and practices Council of Agricultural Research) is ideally The same agnosia is also extended to the so-
ket fluctuations reduced and social & visiting faculty openly. They have produced craft suited to facilitate such trials of various kinds cial climate of India where our policymakers
welfare enhanced. What is even at IIM-A goods such as ‘toran’ out of paddy of innovations from and for grassroots. A na- imagine equally unrealistic things and wish
more appreciable is that Sandeep anilgb@[Link] husk, adding tremendous value to tional mission is needed to bring dynamism, away five thousand years of cultural and reli-
has shared more than 750 kg of women’s income. impatience and eagerness to deliver solutions gious context of India. On the economic front,
seeds of improved variety among Undoubtedly, all these and hun- either lying on the shelves or in the farms or they prefer to remain blind to the abject poverty
farmers in several states. dreds of other ideas of children, farmers, workshops of grassroots innovators. of the rural masses.
An open innovation model, propagated by women and artisans need to be diffused widely. More ideas for scaling up innovations will This miracle is possible for our policymakers
the Honey Bee Network, has been practiced Different instruments may be used for dis- be shared next week. If you have ideas about to perform because they live in the comfortable
by innovators for long on their own. It is this seminating different aspects of grassroots in- getting Indian companies, entrepreneurs, de- cocoon of elitist empowerment that has the
spirit which needs to be scaled up. It is the novations: signers, start-ups in engaging with grassroots power to silence the raging climate outside their
spirit of selecting odd types of plants, A) For diffusing the spirit of innovation, innovators, please write to gian@[Link] or windows, be it real, social or economic. As they
breeds, odd observations. etc., as part of a public and private media can play an impor- info@[Link]. rarely experience the reality, they imagine all
kind of Indian climates to be inconveniences

Yummy treats for feathered guests in wetlands

best ignored.
This absurdity is augmented further as, even
after seventy years of independence from an oc-
cupier who came from an alien climate in every
sense, we still look westwards for answers to our
problems. As India remains obsessed with the
lap of nature too. In fact, the ‘dining hall’ function of teins, but their major interest lies in fats idea of learning from “international” best prac-

I
wetlands has been of prime importance and carbohydrates from the migration tices, the homespun wisdom finds no real recog-
n a couple of weeks from now, most of for these feathered foreigners. view-point. nition in Indian policies.
the wetlands in Gujarat will be almost Each winter, these migratory water- Fats function as a source of energy As I have woken up to a morning with a cuck-
devoid of migratory waterbirds that birds visiting our lakes, ponds, irrigation much required for flying thousands of oo screaming loudly outside my window, I am
have been busy swimming, up-ending, reservoirs, waterlogged areas and river- kilometres. Fats and other lipids, unlike struck by the absurdity that we live with as a
diving, wading and plunging in our sides, find themselves in great need of proteins, can be accumulated rapidly nation. We are a real cloud cuckoo land that
wetlands in search of food during the energy which can usually be derived when food is favourably available and needs to wake up to the realities, especially cli-
winter season. A bird watcher used to from fats (and other lipids), carbohy- they can also be used rapidly when condi- matic, social and economic that our nation can’t
spending time at a wetland since last De- drates, proteins and fibres, all which tions to access new food resources are afford to ignore while making public policies.
AVICHAL TATU

cember will not be tempted to visit the come from ‘yummy’ plant and animal harsh. Some of the fat provisioning treats The Koel is calling. I hope we are listening to
wetland again until next November/De- food provided by the wetlands. for waterbirds include plants such as her, sorry his warnings!
Ketan Tatu cember. Of course, these birds do not decide if paddy, millet, barnyard grass, switch-
The author is the This is because lakhs of migratory a particular food item (plant/animal) is grass, sedges (nutlets), pondweed, buck-
and resident-migratory ducks (for exam- ‘yummy’ based on its taste. After all, wheat, etc and tiny animals such as crus-
founding editor of ple, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, birds are not blessed with taste buds. wintering migratory wetland birds, taceans (gammarus, cladocera and
e-Periodical Eurasian Wigeon, Eurasian Teal, Gad- Rather, they decide on the ‘yummy-ness’ which we see in wetlands such as Nal, anostraca), dipteran larvae (chironomid
Jalaplavit, senior wall, Garganey, etc) and shorebirds (such based on their physiological demands, Thol, Wadvana, Gosa Bara-Mokarsagar, larvae), molluscs (pond snails), etc.
scientist and Ph.D as stints, sandpipers, plovers, etc.) may which further create specific nutritional Khijadiya, Narara, etc. need a great A majority of these fatty treats are
scholar from West have already departed from our familiar requirement (in terms of nutritional/ amount energy to deal with the rigour of available from natural or man-made wet-
Virginia University, wetlands in the state and many others energy value). Interestingly, birds’ physi- migration that may include travelling to lands. Waterbirds derive carbohydrates
ketantatu1@[Link] will be vacating them soon to rush to ological demands depend on the phases great distances, harshness or vagaries of mainly from seeds, agricultural grains
their breeding quarters in Europe, Cen- of their life cycle, which includes migra- weather, harshness of the landscape over (available in the fields surrounding wet-
tral Asia and North Asia. tion, moulting, nesting, etc. In other which they need to fly, etc. lands), and tubers of wetland plants and
For around five months of winter, words, nutrition requirements shaped by A migratory waterbird, before leaving to a certain extent, from invertebrates
starting in November/December, our physiological demands (which are fur- its stop-over (refuelling) wetland site dur- and leafy submerged vegetation.
wetlands had been playing the role of ther influenced by various phases of the ing the course of its journey, or one that So, next winter, when you see a water-
‘guest-houses’ or ‘resorts’ for these feath- life-cycle) of a migratory waterbird spe- wants to indulge in return migration, bird greedily foraging in a wetland, have
ered and winged ‘foreign tourists’. cies decide whether or not a particular feed on items that help accumulate fat some compassion for it. It might not be a
They not only provided ‘living rooms’ food item is eatable. (and other lipids) and also provide carbo- glutton but simply trying to get some
to these ‘foreigners’, but ‘dining halls’ Migratory ducks or other kinds of hydrates. Of course, they also get pro- much-needed nutrition!
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in brief
Bodies of five,
missing since
Feb 28 found Party plans to wait for Congress’s candidate list; confident of winning all 26 seats
Over a fortnight after
they went missing, bodies DNA Correspondent The observers, however,
of five members of a fam- correspondent@[Link] BJp not in haste have warned the party lead-
ily in Gujarat’s Surat „„The BJP party ers for changing several can-
were Sunday fished out Gujarat BJP’s top brass on sources, however, didates as they received rep-
from a local canal, police Sunday met for three days revealed that the list of resentation from party work-
said. The bodies of Jee- parliamentary board meet- the candidates will not be ers accordingly. One observer
van Gamit (65), his wife ing. The leaders have been declared in haste. said, “The panel of three ob- File Photo of Alpesh Kathiriya (centre) with Hardik Patel
Sharmila (62), son discussing political issues servers and three in-charge

Hardik Patel’s
Dharmesh (41), daughter- with the observers and in „„The meeting for each of the Lok Sabha
in-law Sunita (36) and charge of each of the Lok was held at chief seats were present before the
granddaughter Urvi (6) Sabha seats. The party sourc- minister’s residence parliamentary board. We all
were brought out from a es, however, revealed that the in Gandhinagar. They have given our genuine opin-

sneh milan in
canal near Madhi village, list of the candidates will not assessed political ion on the political issues for
said Inspector BK Patel. be declared in haste. equations and received the seats assigned. When we
“Their car apparently fell The meeting was held at report from observers for visited our concerned con-
into the canal near Madhi chief minister’s residence in 11 seats in South Gujarat stituency, the voice against
and Central Gujarat.

city turns violent

village. The car they were Gandhinagar. They assessed sitting MP was louder and we
travelling in was spotted political equations and re- File photo of BJP rally have expressed our concern
in the canal by residents ceived report from observers to the board.”
on Sunday. We brought for 11 seats in South Gujarat Wrong selection of candidate could make us of the sitting MPs may not be “The parliamentary board
out the car and the bodies and Central Gujarat. The lose the seat. Some of the sitting MPs may not repeated but the party has of state also will send their
of the five were found in- board will meet again and fill not taken any final call on the report to central parliamen- DNA Correspondent
side in a highly decom- in 11 more seats on Monday be repeated but the party has not taken any same. If the situation does tary board. The party leaders correspondent@[Link] Alpesh Kathiriya
posed state,” he informed. covering North Gujarat and final call on the same. not allow us to change candi- at the state level, however, did „„Kathiriya is the former
some of the seats from Sau- dates, they may be repeated. not agree on the opinion to It was supposed to be a ‘sneh
Seven new Swine rashtra region. A senior par-
Senior BJP leader The OBC and Patel commu- change candidates except for milan’ of conveneres, and co-
aide of PAAS leader
Hardik Patel and is the
Flu cases in city ty leader after the conclusion nity bears great importance three to four members who conveners of Patidar Anamat South Gujarat convener
Seven new Swine Flu of the first day of meeting nouncing the names. The so- that which candidate Con- and if one faction in these seemed okay with it. So, there Andolan Samiti (PAAS) and of PAAS. He has several
cases were registered said, “The party is confident cio-political equations have gress is fielding for. Wrong communities is at distress, are less chances of no repeat their families. But soon scuf- cases of sedition against
within the AMC limits that our candidates will win changed and candidates selection of candidate could our calculations may fall flat theory,” said a party leader fle erupted after some young him after he helped
while across the state 35 over all 26 seats but we need should be comfortable with make us lose the seat.” and therefore there is no clar- who visited one of the con- supporters of PAAS leader organise rallies during the
new cases were reported to wait and not hurry in an- this situation. We have to see He further added, “Some ity at this point of time.” stituencies as observer said. Alpesh Kathiriya questioned reservation agitation that
on Sunday. One death his absence from the banners. saw large scale violence
due to the disease was The event held at Gota in

Sauni scheme aimed at

across Gujarat.
also reported. It should united against terrorism Ahmedabad began at 5 pm,
be noted that at present but in an hour’s time, mem-
360 people are under bers supporting Kathiriya others who accused them of
treatment for the disease
in the state. Apart from
AMC, Vadodara Munici-
misleading voters: Cong and those supporting Hardik
came to blows. Kathiriya sup-
porters wanted to know why
working at BJP’s behest,”
said the supporter. Hardik
himself was seen calming
pal Corporation, Anand DNA Correspondent filling up dams is being raised. his pictures were not put up people down as the situation
and Patan also recorded correspondent@[Link] The BJP government has in the banners, and why was went out of hand. The police
several cases. failed in water management a ‘Congress’ event being held also rushed to the spot but no
In yet another direct attack, and water distribution. In Gu- under the banner of PAAS. complaint was registered at
Journalist murder the Gujarat Pradesh Congress jarat, the turnover of illegal A supporter who wit- the time of going to print.
case: Cops clueless Committee has alleged that water business is about Rs nessed the clash said that af- Dharmik Malaviya, PAAS
In the murder case of the BJP government has failed 10,000 crore. The issue of wa- ter some people demanded Convener from Surat said that
Chirag Patel, a TV jour- in water management and wa- ter crisis is being raised only that Kathiriya pictures to be it was a minor scuffle which
nalist, Nikol police are ter distribution. The Sauni to win elections.” included in the banners, sup- was blown out of proportion.
clueless, as they are still water scheme is only to mis- He added, “Gujarat’s for- porters of Hardik began beat- “A few young supporters want-
not been able to make out lead voters. Congress also de- mer CM Narendra Modi in ing them up. They even la- ed to know why Kathiritya’s
whether it is a case of manded clarity on the in- 2002 spoke about linkage of belled them as BJP support- pictures were missing but
murder or suicide. After creased expenditure on the rivers with Narmada dam, but ers. “We have no problem soon people gathered resulting
the allegations by Chi- scheme that has crossed the once he came to power, noth- with Hardik joining Con- in a minor scuffle. But it was
rag’s older brother Jaim- budget, number of dams ing was done for next five gress, that is his personal all resolved within minutes,”
in Patel, Nikol police benifitted with the scheme and years. Before 2012 elections, choice. But this is an event of said Malaviya. When asked
have lodged a case of the quality of Narmada dam Modi in Rajkot, announced the community, and people about Kathiriya’s missing pic-
murder, but the postmor- structure. Sauni Scheme and said that a are free to raise concerns as- tures, he said, “Katiritya’s pic-
tem reports say other- Congress spokesperson total of 115 dams in Saurash- sociated with the community. tures were not there even in
wise. Patel died of burn- Manish Doshi said, “Sauni tra and 87 rivers will get water Since Hardik has joined earlier events of PAAS. This is
ing and there were no scheme is only to mislead vot- from Narmada dam. Buit Congress it is Kathiriya who because Hardik was the face of
other bruises or marks ers and is a drama-corruption there have been instances of Muslims from Juhapura unfurl a tri-coloured banner during a demonstration condemning the attacks at is now the face of the commu- the agitation. Many of these
on the body. scheme. Whenever elections corruption in laying of pipe- Christchurch Mosque in New Zealand nity. But those who ques- events always had Hardik’s
come, issue of Narmada water line and tendering process.” tioned this, were beaten up by pictures,” said Malaviya.

Farmers to block roads if Ahir community threatens to vote against BJP

irrigation water not provided DNA Correspondent
correspondent@[Link] in brief
„„Barad, who belongs
court in an illegal mining case,
which landed him a jail term
for two years and nine months.
prosecutor in court. Congress
MLAs from Ahir community,
Vikram Madam and Amrish
DNA Correspondent In a move to show support, to the OBC community His conviction was later stayed Der also joined Barad in his
correspondent@[Link] members of the Ahir commu- alleged the government by upper court, which was set show of strength.
nity have backed disqualified has adopted a threat aside by the Gujarat High He said, “If I do not get jus-
Farmers of Mahuva, Talaja, Congress MLA Bhaga Barad strategy to make Court recently. Barad has chal- tice from high court, I will ap-
Ghogha and Palitana talukas and threatened to vote against Congress MLAs lenged his disqualification proach Supreme court.” Barad
of Bhavnagar district have BJP government if the it fails switch sides. Barad, before the HC. reiterated that the speaker had
threatened blocking (chakka- to withdraw the disqualifica- represented Talala seat Addressing a gathering of no right to disqualify him.
jam) of main roads and other tion. In a meeting held at Ver- in Gir Somnath district. the Ahir community at Ver- “Only people from my commu-
protests if state authorities do aval, members of Ahir com- aval, Barad said the BJP had nity have the right to punish
not provide them water for ir- munity from Rajkot, Por- Bhaga Barad, Congress MLA adopted a strategy to threaten me if I have done anything
rigation to save standing bandar, Jamnagar, Morbi, Congress MLAs to make them wrong,” he said, adding that
crops. Farmers claim that Dwarka, Kutch, Patan, community will show its threat strategy to make Con- join the BJP. “They say, we will the government conspired to
enough water is available but Bhavnagar and other districts strength in upcoming Lok gress MLAs switch sides. finish you if you do not join us, remove him as an MLA.
the authorities are not supply- decided that if the govern- Sabha elections by voting Barad, who represented Talala and will bathe you in milk if The Congress has projected
ing water even after taking an ment does not withdraw its against the party. seat in Gir Somnath district, you do,” he said. Barad’s disqualification, as
advance payment. “Farmers Farmers allege water not being released water despite advance payments order of disqualifying Barad, Barad, who belongs to the was disqualified by the legisla- Barad alleged that the BJP the BJP’s attempt to weaken
are facing severe drought. convicted by a court in an il- OBC community alleged the tive assembly speaker, days government targetted him by the Ahir community.
There is water in the dam and The season for mango is approaching and if legal mining case, then the government has adopted a after he was convicted by a appointing a special public (With inputs from PTI)
the payments have been farmers do not get good crop, it will be a big
cleared. But there is no water

Fake job racket busted, two booked FMCG distributors

supply. Our crops are de- financial loss.
stroyed too,” said Pratapsinh Sagar Rabari, founder, Gujarat Khedut Ekta Samiti
Gohil, a farmer of Uncha Kot-

demand pension
da village of Mahuva taluka. DNA Correspondent jobs done by the employees
Farmers had submitted a be used as fodder keeping in Farmers had requested to correspondent@[Link] and fire them thus failing to
memorandum to government mind severe drought this year. release water for irrigation return the deposit collected
authorities recently. Shetrunji Moreover this area has or- but the request was denied, The Shaherkotada Police on from them.
dam in Palitana taluka sup- chards of fruits like mangoes claimed Rabari. “Authorities Sunday nabbed two men and The business was being DNA Correspondent
plies irrigation water to farm- and chikoos. “Both the winter say, water is needed to supply are on the lookout for a wom- run from one Arvind Mega correspondent@[Link]
ers of Mahuva, Talaja, Pali- crops and horticulture crops potable water during summer. an in connection with a fake Trade building in Naroda.
tana and Ghogha talukas. desperately need water or else But they also said that Nar- job racket that was being run The accused have been iden- FMCG distributors in the
“Authorities have taken mon- they will die down. The season mada water under SAUNI from Naroda. tified as one Dipanshu Jad- state are now demanding a
ey for three round of irriga- for mango is approaching and scheme has been added to Police said that the mas- hav, 23, resident of Nava ‘pension’ scheme stating that
tion but has so far given only if farmers do not get good Shetrunji dam to meet require- termind seems to be a woman Vadaj who originally belong they are fighting against
two round of irrigation. We crop, it will be a big financial ments for potable water. Then resident of Indore. The ac- sot Uttar Pradesh and one great odds in the face of
are awaiting the last round,” loss, especially in a year when there is no reason to withhold cused would pose as employ- Virendra Vaghela of Vastral. heavy discounts being given
said Gohil. Onion is the major agriculture was a major chal- water at a time when farmers ees of one V-tech Enterprise from home option and seek a Cops said that the accused by malls and other big
crop in the region. Farmers lenge,” said Sagar Rabari, desperately need it,” said Ra- and offer data entry part time deposit. Police said once would use Quikr to look for retailers.“The fact is that sev-
have also grown crops like ba- founder president of Gujarat bari. Farmers have planned to job to unsuspecting candi- hired they would start find- potential employees and eral distributors have gone
jra and jowar, which can also Khedut Ekta Samiti. block roads on March 22. dates. They would offer work ing faults with the data entry would get in touch with them. out of business and many are
not planning to extend it be-
yond the present generation. lowdown
trash to treasure IITGN students work for 20 hours to design a revolving chair This is because it is no more
a viable business,” said Arun As of now there is only
one company that offers

Green crusaders design a chair out of junk car parts

Parikh, chairman, The Fed-
eration of Gujarat FMCG 0.25 per cent as pension
distributors. for the total turnover that
As of now there is only a distributor contributes
one company that offers 0.25 for the company’s
DNA Correspondent frame.” shops that include game and per cent as pension for the products.
correspondent@[Link] the workshop He further added, “It was interaction design, where total turnover that a distrib-
a good experience as it gave students created games, au- utor contributes for the com- remained unsold if it was
„„The workshop was a
In a unique workshop, the us an insight of into old tra- tomobile style, where stu- pany’s products. “We are given to them within a spe-
part of the design march,
students of Indian Institute ditional ways to repair and dents learnt the visual ap- now demanding that such a cific period of time. “But
organised by Design
of Technology, Gandhinagar reuse things. This genera- pearance and aesthetics of a rule be made mandatory for, since they have started giv-
Innovation Centre at
designed a revolving chair tion youths don’t think of vehicle, packaging design, to because that will help safe- ing to malls, they don’t take
IITGn to allow students
using metal scrap parts of the end result, we just con- understand the structure guard the distributors, who back unsold products from
to explore their creative
four-wheeler vehicle. sume and replace things. and branding of packaging are facing financial troubles us. So once we buy a product
side.
Two first year students of Recycling is very important and its impact apart from and have nothing to rely on we are stuck with it whether
masters program in society „„This exercise as it has a negative impact metal scrap design. in their old age,” said it sells it or not,” said Jhunj-
and culture attended a work- helped students identify on the environment. This Franklin Kristi, senior Parikh. huniya.
shop on ‘sculpture from materials which can be workshop taught us that. Of design associate, DIC at IIT- The federation was in the Parikh further said that
metal waste’ in which stu- recycled in to some other many things that we throw Gn said, “Design March is city for a meeting where they the companies were also not
dents were exposed to add unique form or product. away can be moulded and be the first multidisciplinary demanded parity with malls passing on the benefit of re-
value to metal scraps A student working on the chair made of scrap car metal used again.” design event. This exercise as far as prices of products duced GST to the customers.
through creative interven- The workshop was a part will help students to identify are concerned. “We are not given the benefit
tion and turning scrap into for nearly 20 hours, to design gears, metal slabs and other make. We wanted to design of the design march, organ- materials which can be recy- Mehmood Jhunjhuniya of of reduced prices. The com-
metal installations and a revolving chair. parts of a four wheeler and something that has personal ised by Design Innovation cled in to some other unique Ariba Enterprises, one of the panies initially reduced the
sculptures. Speaking about the same, two wheeler that were value to it, hence we decided Centre at IITGn to allow stu- form or product. In long run, distributors who attended prices but now they are back
While the students did Simrith Hundal, who has sourced from a scrap collec- to make a revolving chair dents to explore their crea- it will reduce the carbon the meet said that earlier to what they were before the
not belong to engineering studied textile design in her tor. While we were not given Also we had to finish the de- tive side. DIC hosted four footprint from the environ- companies would replace or reduction in GST rates,” said
background, they worked graduation said, “We used any briefing as to what to sign in the given time- parallel theme-based work- ment as well.” take back the products that Parikh.
 note on vote Patnaik
from West
21 million 20% 47% Odisha?

ball t
Missing women voters in 2019 Gap between female and male Turnout of women in the 1962

04
with 3 states — UP, Maharashtra voter turnouts in previous polls. Lok Sabha polls. It has since Odisha chief minister
and Rajasthan — accounting for The 2019 polls will be the first shot up to 66%, marking a 19 and BJD president
over 10 million of them where women outnumber men percentage point change Naveen Patnaik is

ballet
“seriously considering”
a proposal to contest the
I will not become the Chief Minister, Omar will. He is Assembly polls from a
young and I am old. I can’t rule like these youth. I can only seat in western Odisha.
use my brain and Inshallah, I will do it in the Parliament. He currently represents
Hinjili assembly seat in
Farooq Abdullah, National Conference president & former J&K Chief Minister Ganjam district. —PTI

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Even as most parties have come out against EC’s decision to not hold simultaneous Assembly polls, the PDP and BJP prepare to save captured territory

New entrants liven up J&K’s sensitive field

Ishfaq-ul-Hassan leaders jumping ship. Five Faesal’s newly-formed J&K to channelise the power of
h_ishfaq@[Link] MLAs, including top minis- People’s Movement to Lone’s the common masses to bring
ters, have quit the PDP and People’s Conference, it will about a change in the coming
Srinagar: When the Election either joined NC or separa- be the new players that make Parliament and Assembly
Commission on March 10 an- tist-turned-pro India leader the field interesting. After elections,” said Lone.
nounced the poll schedule, Sajjad Lone’s Peoples Confer- becoming the first
the big takeaway was that ence (PC). Even PDP MP from Kashmiri to top the Anantnag
despite several assurances, Baramulla has decided not to civil services ex- Conundrum
simultaneous polls had been seek re-election. PDP is yet to ams in 2010, he quit South Kashmir has
taken off the table for Jammu finalise the candidates for the nine years later to been on the boil
& Kashmir. In fact, post the five other seats. “I am fortu- protest the “una- since July 2016
Pulwama massacre and sub- nate enough to see that my bated killings in when Hizbul Muja-
sequent escalation of ten- ground workers have not left Kashmir, lack of hideen poster boy
sions, the situation in south the party and are where they any sincere out- Burhan Wani was
Kashmir was precarious were. People come and people reach from the Un- Talks are going killed and the situa-
enough for the EC to an- go. It is part of politics. So ion government on and we are tion only deterio-
nounce that the single Lok people keep on changing par- and the marginali- hopeful. Let me rated further when
Sabha seat in Anantnag con- ties, especially when you lose sation of around the byelections for
stituency would go to polls in power before elections,” said 200 million Indian tell you that the Anantnag con-
three phases. However, most PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti. Mehbooba Mufti is scrambling to gain lost ground while former IAS officer Shah Faesal launched a new political party in Srinagar on Sunday —PTI Muslims at the talks are being stituency (left va-
major political parties out- For BJP, the contest in 2019 hands of Hindutva held in a very cant by Mehbooba
No. of constituencies
state of Jammu & Kashmir
06
raged that the decision to not is more challenging. In 2014, five-phase polls forces.” On Sunday, Mufti to become
conduct Assembly the voters in the he made history good CM in 2016 after her
Unlike previous elections, the
polls simultane- Dogra belt consoli- cong and NC seek to forge alliance, but no deals yet constituency of Anantnag will and launched the atmosphere. father’s death) had
ously — in light of dated in favour of hold voting in three phases party that will con- to be postponed in
the ongoing Presi- BJP. This time, it is Assembly elections 2014 Turnout in Parliament polls test the upcoming GN Monga, 2017, only to not be
considering the precarious
dent’s rule — was going to be a multi- Party won 2014: 50.23% situation in South Kashmir polls. “My party VP, J&K Congress held ultimately.
an attempt by pronged contest
PDP 28 2009: 39.67%
will have unique Committee Even now, the con-
1
Jammu &
the Centre to rule where Dr Jitendra Kashmir
2004: 35.20%
April 11  2 USP. Many people stituency will vote
J&K by “remote Singh is pitted BJP 25 who believe in in three phases to
Baramulla, Jammu
control”. against two Rajput NC 15 Srinagar bypolls: 7% change, many youngsters better tackle the security con-
Everybody candidates in the Total electorate
2 April 18  2 who did not find any opportu- cerns.
Failed
friendship
knows turnout constituency. One
in Assembly of them is Lal Sin- 34,22,149 Congress 12
People’s Conference 2 Turnout in Assembly polls
Srinagar, Udhampur nities anywhere else, many
people who did not associate Mission Kashmir
The 2014 parlia- gh, a BJP rebel who
polls is higher formed his Dogra
CPIM 1 2014: 66% 3 April 23  1 with the existing party be- The decision not to hold As-
ment elections PDF 1 2008: 61.42%
Anantnag cause of the legacy issues, I sembly polls alongside has
proved to be a wa- than Parliament Swabhiman Sang-
tershed year for polls. Had you than’ (DSS) after Male Independent 3 2002: 43.09% 4 April 29  1 think those people will find a stirred a hornet’s nest. Instead,
political anchor here”, Faesal the EC has appointed three
both PDP and BJP. quitting last year. 18,02,879 Anantnag said. Special Central Observers —
Though they con- done it
tested separately, simultaneously, The Outliers 20.7 6.3 5 May 6 
Anantnag, Ladakh
2 Meanwhile, fresh from Dr Noor Mohammad, Vinod
their victory in the local body Zutshi and AS Gill — to assess
they swept the polls would have A resurgent NC is polls that the NC and PDP the situation before holding
polls winning three fancying its chance
seats each and later been successful. to win the parlia-
Female 32.6 40.4 n Phase of polls n No. of seats boycotted, Lone-led PC has Assembly polls. However, most
announced names of the can- parties have boycotted the
forming an alli- Omar Abdullah mentary polls and 16,07,310 Lok Sabha
2014 results 2014 seat tally didates from three Lok Sabha meeting with the panel to pro-
ance to stake claim avenge its humiliat- 3: BJP (2 Jammu, 1 Ladakh) seats in the valley. After test the EC’s decision.
on the government. ing 2014 defeat. So BJP 3 3: PDP (All from Valley)
throwing his weight behind It was reported that the EC
However, gone are the days while the Congress wants a
Third gender
PDP 3 2017 by polls
the BJP last November when observers have had detailed
when the election was a walk- pact, the NC is not ready to staking claim to form the gov- discussions with civil and
NC 0
over for the former allies as give too much leverage to the
they are pitted against a re- national party. Talks over the
11,960 Others 0 NC: 1 ernment, he has now decided police administration to as-
to go it alone. sess the situation in the state
surgent NC and battling to seat-sharing arrangements “PC is the sole political al- that was placed under Presi-
keep their vote bank intact. hit a roadblock after Con- mir Valley in exchange for is also struggling to find a not contesting this time make a move. ternative that could deliver dent’s rule on December 20
After the alliance’s col- gress demanded that it con- one Jammu seat, which the suitable candidate for the Ud- round. They have zeroed in the people of the State from and as per the law, Assembly
lapse, the PDP has been in a test one of the three Lok NC is not amenable to. hampur constituency be- on certain alternatives, but New Players the clutches of misrule, lies polls should be held within
downward spiral with senior Sabha seats from the Kash- Meanwhile, the Congress cause Ghulam Nabi Azad is are waiting for the NC to From 2010 IAS topper Shah and betrayals. We committed six months.

Jana Sena inks pacts Priyanka to ‘float’ Ganga, Cong calls off Left EC asks ATCs to
furnish details of
with BSP, Left parties
Amaravati (AP): Seeking to
emerge as a potent third force
triumvirate force
nationalism on campaign alliance discussion chartered flights
Patna: To monitor the poll re-
lated expenditure, the Election
in the state, the Jana Sena of Amrita Madhukalya DNA Correspondent Commission has asked the Air
Telugu film star Pawan Kaly-
CPI state secretary
[Link]@[Link] correspondent@[Link]
solo turn Traffic Control department to
K Ramakrishna and
an has teamed up with the Sena leader Nadendla The Left had already share details of chartered
Bahujan Samaj party, the CPI Manohar were also New Delhi: Launching her New Delhi: The Congress announced 25 flights and helicopters used for
and the CPI-M for the April 11 present. The BSP Lok Sabha campaign from a has called off alliance candidates in the election purpose with the state
polls to Lok Sabha and the has been allotted SC boat on Monday, Congress gen- talks with the Left in West states, while talks were chief electoral officer.
Andhra Pradesh Assembly. reserved LS seats — eral secretary Priyanka Gan- Bengal late on Sunday, and going on, leaving 17 The ATC officials have
On a day of hectic political Chittoor, Tirupati, Bapatla dhi Vadra will make Ganga announced that it will con- for the Congress. also been instructed to share
activity, the Jana Sena on and nationalism her key poll test the 42 seats in the state Mid-conversation, the the data with the district elec-
Sunday afternoon final- pitches. The boat ride, which alone. The decision was an- Left announced the tion officers (DEOs) where
ised seat-sharing test and change the will start at Manaiya and cul- nounced by state president second list as well. the airports are located, an
with the BSP and system. We have minate at Sitamarhi along the Somen Mitra after the Left official said.
later with the put an end to this Ganga, will be the first day of announced a list of candi- According to Bihar Addi-
Left parties. bizarre money Priyanka’s three-day cam- dates before talks could He was also unavailable for tional Chief Electoral Officer
Accordingly, politics some- paign, which is scheduled to File photo of Priyanka Gandhi at a rally come to a close. Sunday’s meeting. (ACEO) Sanjay Kumar Singh,
the Jana Sena where. We are end at PM Narendra Modi’s Mitra is now travelling The party’s screening the ECI’s decision has been
will contest 140 happy to allot constituency — Varanasi. After the village, Priyanka complete on several counts. to Delhi to meet Congress committee will now meet conveyed to all government
out of 175 assem- four Lok Sabha According to the schedule will continue her boat ride to Those involved with Priyan- president Rahul Gandhi on in Delhi on Monday, where officials during a review
bly and 18 out of 25 seats to the Left handed out by the Congress Lakshagraha, and then on to ka’s campaign said that 80 per Monday. The party’s state candidates for seats going meeting convened for moni-
Lok Sabha seats. parties,” Kalyan told party on Sunday, Priyanka Manda ghats. The ride will cent of the fund being unused unit election committee to the polls in the first toring election-related ex-
BSP has been given a press conference. will start her boat ride from end at Sitamarhi where she is will be a key point of focus. had met twice over the three phases, will be dis- penditure during the upcom-
three Lok Sabha and 21 As- CPI-M state secretary P Manaiya at 9.30 am where she scheduled to spend the night. Priyanka is also scheduled weekend, where Mitra was cussed. In an earlier meet- ing polls.
sembly seats, CPI and CPI-M Madhu said their objective will first hold a “boat pe char- Sources in the party said to meet the Pulwama mar- authorised to convey the ing on February 17 at “The ATC towers of Patna
two Lok Sabha and seven as- was to introduce a new poli- cha” with a delegation of stu- that the Namami Gange pro- tyrs’ family. “Nationalism party’s stance to Gandhi. In AICC, where state leaders and Gaya will have to share
sembly seats each, as part of tics in the state by breaking dents. From there, she will go ject will feature prominently and Ganga are some of the a crucial meeting on Satur- from the country were in- the details of all chartered
the agreement, Kalyan an- the hegemony of the TDP to Dumduma and have a pub- in her campaign speech. The BJP’s key election clarions, day, party’s AICC in-charge volved, Bengal leaders had flights, helicopters and pas-
nounced. “The MP and MLA and the YSR Congress. “Ours lic meeting. After that, she project — one of the poll and her endeavour will be to for West Bengal, Gaurav advised Gandhi to stay sengers with the CEO’s office
game has become so expen- is a very good combination will land at the Sirsa ghat at planks of PM Modi in the 2014 beat the BJP at their own Gogoi was away, leading to away from an alliance with and the DEOs of Patna and
sive that we had to take some that is coming before the peo- noon to a reception and will Lok Sabha elections — has game from their home turf,” a second meet on Saturday. the Trinamool Congress. Gaya districts,” said Singh.
courageous decisions to con- ple, he added. —PTI visit a village. been criticised for being in- said a party leader. “The passengers of the
chartered flights and helicop-
ters will be frisked and their

‘This election, India will have 2,293 political parties’ baggage will be checked,”
Singh said.
The ATC directive was is-
sued recently for all the
New Delhi: “Bharosa Par- a list of ‘free symbols’ issued states, an official said.
ty”, “Sabsi Badi Party”, and
EC’s tally by the poll panel. According The nodal officer for ex-
“Rashtriya Saaf Niti Party” „„The new entrants to the latest EC circular, penditure, district magis-
are some of the 2,300- odd po- include seven ‘recognised there are 84 such free sym- trates, superintendent of po-
litical parties that India will national’ and 59 bols available currently. lice, officers of paramilitary
have on the eve of the 2019 ‘recognised state’ parties. To become a recognised forces were among those pre-
general elections. political party either at the sent at the meeting.
The Election Commission „„149 political parties state or national level, a party The income tax depart-
of India’s latest data on po- were registered with has to secure certain mini- ment officials will track any
litical parties, registered till the poll panel between mum percentage of polled dubious and suspicious
March 9, a day before the Lok February and March 9. valid votes or certain number transactions above Rs 10
Sabha elections were an- of seats in the state legislative lakh, the ACEO said. —PTI
nounced, revealed that the Assembly or the Lok Sabha
country has a total of 2,293 political parties registered during the last election.
political parties. They in- with the Commission, with Fearing misuse of the
clude seven “recognised na- 58 of them getting registered File photo of a political rally provisions for financial con-
tional” and 59 “recognised ahead of the Assembly polls tributions, the EC had in
state” parties. in Madhya Pradesh, Ra- Sitamarhi in Bihar, Sa- from Coimbatore, Tamil 2016 asked the Central Board
In fact, 149 political par- jasthan, Telengana, Mizoram moohik Ekta Party from Kan- Nadu. of Direct Taxes to look into
ties were registered with the and Chhattisgarh during pur in Uttar Pradesh, Rash- These registered but un- the finances of 255 regis-
poll panel between February November-December last tryia Saaf Niti Party from recognised political parties tered, but unrecognised po-
and March on the eve of the year. Jaipur, Rajasthan, Sabsi Badi do not have the privilege of litical parties it had “unlist-
announcement of the poll Some of the recently reg- Party, Delhi, Bharosa Party contesting elections on a ed” that year for not contest-
schedule. Till February this istered 149 parties include from Telengana and New fixed symbol of their own. ing polls in the last one dec-
year, the country had 2,143 Bahujan Azad Party from Generation People’s Party They have to choose from ade. —PTI File photo for representation
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Humble, honest, true patriot, Navy confirms placing of

assets on operational alert
Parrikar donned many titles
IIT-B engineer enjoyed a man-next-door image, navigated Goa’s politics for two decades
Sidhant Sibal
correspondent@[Link]

New Delhi: The Navy has

said that it had deployed its
assets including INS Vikram-
Panaji: A technocrat-turned- aditya and nuclear subma-

BJP’s crisis man in Goa

politician, Manohar Parrikar rines in northern Arabian
rose from an ordinary RSS sea after the Pulwama attack
pracharak background to be- on February 14.
come the country’s Defence illustrious career The assets were rede-
Minister and also a four-time ployed from the Theatre Level
chief minister of Goa who „„Parrikar became a RSS „„He was again elected to power Operational Readiness Exer-
emerged as one of the few member at a young age and in Goa in June 2002 and again the cise (TROPEX 19) which is the
national leaders from the po- when he was in the final years of tenure was shortened as four of largest war games of the In-
litically volatile state. his schooling, he became a chief the BJP MLAs resigned from the dian Navy and commenced on
Parrikar, 63, enjoyed a instructor for the organisation. house. January 7.
man-next-door image who „„He resumed RSS work in Goa „„Parrikar was again sworn in The Navy in the release File photo of INS Vikramaditya
navigated Goa’s politics for and managed a private business as Goa Chief Minister in March said, “JeM sponsored terror-
two decades and became after graduating from IIT Bombay. 2012 but again had to resign from ist attack on the CRPF convoy India’ s excercise started on march 7
BJP’s crisis man in the coast- the post and had to move to Delhi in Pulwama on February 14
al state. „„He then became a local led to the rapid redeployment „„About 60 ships of the Indian Navy, 12 ships of
director of the RSS at the age in November 2014 as he was
Despite his long associa- Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Goa CM Manohar assigned the duties of Defence of the Indian Navy for Opera- the Indian Coast Guard and 60 aircraft were part of
tion with the Rashtriya Sway- Parrikar in 2017 during an event in Gandhinagar of 26. Parrikar was elected to tions in North Arabian sea. Indian Navy - the Theatre-level Operational Readiness
Legislative Assembly of Goa in Ministry.
amsevak Sangh(RSS) from “The major combat units Exercise (TROPEX 19)
his schooldays, Parrikar, who
Goan at heart FAMILY 1994. „„In March 2017, Parrikar of the Indian Navy including
died Sunday, managed to cre- Manohar Parrikar was He was married to Medha „„In October 2000, he became resigned as the Union Defence the Carrier Battle Group with
ate for himself a reputation born on December 13, Parrikar and the couple was the Chief Minister of Goa for the Minister and was sworn in as the INS Vikramaditya, nuclear
as a somewhat moderate
leader and a man with per-
sonal integrity.
1955 to Utpal Parrikar
and Radhabai Parrikar
in Mapusa, North Goa.
blessed with two sons. How-
ever, in the year 2001 his
wife Medha died of cancer.
first time but could not complete
his
13th Chief Minister of Goa after
the governor of the state called
him to form government after
submarines and scores of
other ships, submarines and
aircraft swiftly transited
Chinese envoy confident
Azhar issue will be sorted
„„5 year tenure and was some tricky results in the 2017
An admitted workaholic abrupted in February 2002. from exercise to operational
who insists on leading a sim- ACADEMICS assembly elections. deployment
ple life, Parrikar, a metallur- B. Tech. (MET) Educated at IIT Bombay Compiled by DNA – Research N Archives mode as tensions
gist by training, was a leader between India Sidhant Sibal
who enjoyed acceptance from and Pakistan es- correspondent@[Link]
all sections of the BJP and Party (MGP). calated.”
beyond. He played a key role
in making the BJP a force to
reckon with in Goa, which
Nation has lost a true patriot: Shah His health started deterio-
rating in February 2018 and
he was first admitted at
60 ships of the
Indian Navy, 12
ships of the In-
New Delhi: The Chinese Am-
bassador to India Luo Zhao-
hui has said that China un-
remained for long a Congress New Delhi: In the death of philosophy of Nation First, has lost a true patriot who Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital dian Coast Guard & 60 aircraft derstands India’s concern on
bastion, with regional outfits Goa Chief Minister Mano- Party Next and Self Last”. selflessly dedicated his en- for pancreatic ailment. He were part of TROPEX 19. The Masood Azhar and he is opti-
having pockets of influence. har Parrikar the nation has Defence Minister Nir- tire life to the country and was flown to the US in the Navy said, “The overwhelm- mistic that the matter will be
There are many accounts lost a true patriot, BJP presi- mala Sitharaman also con- ideology. Parrikar ji’s com- first week of March last year. ing superiority of Indian resolved soon. Last week, again China blocked
of his spartan sytle —security dent Amit Shah said on Sun- doled his demise and said mitment towards his people Parrikar attended the Navy in all three dimensions Speaking at Holi Melan India’s bid to get Azhar declared as
personnel seeing him arriving day, remembering him as a his contribution in making and duties was exemplary. monsoon session of Assem- forced the Pakistan Navy to celebrations at the Chinese a UN-designated terrorist—File pic
at the airport in a rickshaw, leader who dedicated his life the armed forces a lean and He will always be remem- bly from July 19 to August 3, remain deployed close to the embassy, Zhaohui said, “Re-
carrying his own luggage to the country and ideology. mean fighting machine will bered for his contributions and left for the USA on Au- Makran coast and not venture garding Masood case, we ful- about future cooperation.”
wearing rumpled bush shirts Shah said Parrikar has remain unparalleled. as India’s defence minister gust 10 for the second round out in the open ocean.” ly understand and fully be- Indian Prime Minister and
and chappals in north block. shown how a BJP worker Shah said, “Manohar Par- and as CM of Goa.” The en- of checkup. He returned to On 28th February in the lieve that this matter of con- Chinese President Xi Jinping
Parrikar had a three-year- “even during his toughest rikar ji’s demise is extremely tire BJP, he said, stands firm- Goa on August 22, 2018. joint press conference by tri- cern from your side, we un- met four times last year start-
long stint as Defence Minis- time, is committed to the painful. In him, the nation ly with Parrikar’s family. Parrikar stunned every- services had clearly stated derstand that and we are op- ing with famous informal
ter in the Narendra Modi-led one when he reached the that the Indian Navy remains timistic, this matter will be Wuhan summit followed by
cabinet but the political con- CM’s office on January 2 this deployed as necessary to pro- resolved. It is only a technical meetings on the sidelines of
troversy over the controver- a ride and inspect two upcom- the Sangh even after graduat- surgical strikes conducted by year after a gap of almost two- tect National Maritime Inter- hold, that means with contin- SCO, BRICS and G20.
sial Rafale jet deal cast a ing bridges in the state with ing from IIT-Bombay as a Indian Army in Pakistan-oc- and-a-half months. He also ests and prevent any misad- ued consultations the issue China last week had put a
shadow on his tenure. a feeder tube protruding from metallurgical engineer. cupied Kashmir during his attended the budget session venture by Pakistan in the will be resolved, believe me.” hold on the listing of Masood
Parrikar termed as ‘over- one nostril was a defining im- Parrikar never shied tenure as Defence Minister to on January 29 and presented maritime domain. The tri- Recalling the Wuhan sum- Azhar as an international
reaction’ his ministry’s note age and sought to suggest he away from displaying his af- the teachings of the RSS. the state Budget the next day. services press conference mit the envoy said, two-way terrorist under the United
objecting to “parallel parleys is still in-charge of the state. filiation to the Sangh and was His plunge into BJP poli- During the last few days, happened a day after Febru- cooperation between India Nations Security Council
by the Prime Minister’s Of- Born on December 13, even photographed partici- tics is considered as an at- Parrikar had been in and out ary 27 when Pakistan had and China “is on the right 1267 committee. But the hold
fice” with the French author- 1955 into a middle class fam- pating in the annual ‘Sancha- tempt by the party to curb the of Goa Medical College and launched strikes against In- track” and “fast track”. Add- continues for 9 months before
ities in the Rafale deal. ily, Parrikar’s political career lan’ organised by the RSS in growth of the state’s oldest Hospital for treatment, but dian military installations in ing, “We are so satisfied with which a decision on the list-
A known fighter, an ailing began as an RSS pracharak the uniform and wielding regional political party Ma- was mostly confined to his response to India’s counter- that cooperation and pro- ing of JeM chief has to be
Parrikar’s decision to go for and he continued working for lathi. He even credited the harashtrawadi Gomantak private residence. —Agencies terror operation against JeM. gress. I am quite optimistic made.

IMA releases health manifesto; power punch

Prime Minister becomes
asks parties to focus on sector ‘chowkidar’ on Twitter...
From p1
Cheena Kapoor Unsettled by the BJP’s cam-
[Link]@[Link] Changes recommended by experts paign, the Congress respond-
1. GDP share in health care. 8. Reducing the Out of ed to the trend with the
New Delhi: Indian Medical Pocket Health Expenditure hashtag #EkHiChowkidar-
Association, on Sunday, re- 2. Universal health for the common man ChorHai. “Dear BJP, we’re
leased its health manifesto, coverage- to all irrespective sorry your campaign back-
ahead of Lok Sabha polls, of a socioeconomic group or 9. Safe environment for fired. We sympathise with
asking all the political par- geographical location. doctors your pain and frustration.
ties to prioritise health and Maybe you should make an “chowkidars” are like him.
3. Primary health care and 10. Steps to improve health
making suggestions on the effort to be real than rely on Samajwadi Party leader
rural health care. care delivery.
areas that require urgent bots. Feel hugged. Love, from Akhilesh Yadav said the
government attention. The 4. Co-ordinated approach 11. Ensure scientifically and the party that fought for your dearth of jobs force youths to
association has also offered for improving Social authorized healthcare to freedom,” it tweeted from its take up jobs of watchmen. In
its services as a think tank determinants of health. people. official handle. Congress a tweet, in Hindi, Yadav said
group to the government at leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, the ‘Main bhi Chowkidar’
at the national and state- 5. Medical Education- 12. Protection of Small & general secretary in-charge campaign insults farmers
level, to help bring health- capping of fees of private Medium Nursing Homes. Women participate in tug-of-war competition during the fifth Sirish Festival at Naharani Tea estate in Sonipur on of western Uttar Pradesh, at- who have been compelled to
care at the forefront. medical colleges to make Sunday —PTI tacked PM Modi, asking who stay up all night trying to
them affordable. 13. Exemption of the
“After exhaustive discus- medical profession from the would save the country if save their fields.
sions and deliberations with 6. Medical research- Consumer Protection Act.

Gloom grips Goa as Manohar Parrikar dies at 63

multiple stakeholders and Medical grants commission
experts, IMA has prepared a to be set up for funding 14. Involvement of
document of health issues medical education. stakeholders.
which need urgent attention
of the government and po- 7. Shortage of Medical 15. Social justice and elderly From p1 in the middle-class and ac- Maharashtrawadi Gomantak March 2017, was the one who
litical parties, including uni- Manpower care On Sunday evening, the Goa ceptability among Roman Party (MGP), Goa Forward could keep the coalition to-
versal health coverage chief minister’s office tweet- Catholics, who account for Party’s (GFP) and independ- gether.
through government fund- ed that his condition was “ex- around a fourth of the popu- ents for support. It faces a A BJP minister admitted
ing, increased public ex- itising primary and preven- of MBBS doctors in rural, tremely critical,” after which lation. In 2014, he was elevat- litmus test in the April 23 by- intense competition over Par-
penditure in healthcare, pri- tive health, social determi- tribal, and hilly areas can be security was increased out- ed as the defence minister elections to three seats. rikar’s likely replacement.
vate public partnership fa- nants of health, medical edu- addressed through incen- side his private residence at and replaced by Laxmikant Meanwhile, the Congress, the Ministers Vishwajit Rane,
cilitated by not-for-profit in- cation and research for fund tive-based approach with Taleigao, with senior leaders Parsekar. Known for his sim- single-largest party, has Nilesh Cabral, speaker Dr
stitutions, and no criminali- distribution. It has also improved administration making a beeline. President plicity, the IITian would move staked its claim to form the Pramod Sawant and Rajya
sation of medical profes- asked for a mechanism to and infrastructure. An ap- Ramnath Kovind tweeted around with bare-bones secu- government and sought that Sabha MP Vinay Tendulkar
sion,” are some of the points ensure utilisation and out- propriate mechanism can be Parrikar’s passing. rity, wearing chappals and an the BJP regime be dismissed. are said to be in the race.
listed in the manifesto. come, and the fund allotment established to address medi- He is survived by sons Ut- untucked bush-shirt. A Even hard-bitten Congress Though Union minister and
The association has de- has to be as per the percent- cal manpower shortage in pal and Abhijat. His wife hands-on administrator, he is With Parrikar’s death, the leaders admit that Parrikar, North Goa MP Shripad Naik
manded an increase in the age of patients seeking treat- some states. Also, One drug, Medha had died of cancer in credited with the organisa- BJP stares at a crisis. Left who was the defence minister was said to be in the reckon-
GDP share in healthcare ment in any particular sys- one price policy should be 2001. Parrikar had friends tion of the International with just 12 members, it now before being sent back to Goa ing earlier, the BJP may want
from 1.2 to 5 percent. Prior- tem. “The issue of shortage followed. across party lines, popularity Film Festival of India in Goa. has to depend on allies like as the chief minister in him to contest the Lok Sabha.

going global Director, a miss India UK, says she will showcase her film at cannes film festival NDA announces seat
Gaddi Lohar community’s life to be reeled in to a documentary allocation in Bihar, Oppn...
From p1
DNA Correspondent royal Maharana Pratap. Be- ers, so I had to spend a lot of BJP state president Nity-
correspondent@[Link] systematic approach cause they travel, they do not time to just gain their trust. anand Rai said all candidates
benefit from government We were a small team shoot- will be announced shortly.
„„Deana met all
New Delhi: Deana Uppal, support and live in severe ing in very bad and unhygien- Since Union minister Giriraj
Rajasthan Ministers
Miss India UK, is in Ra- poverty,” said Uppal. ic conditions across Ra- Singh’s Nawada seat has
concerned with the
jasthan to direct and produce The real-life film will at- jasthan, However, this made gone to LJP, he is likely to
development of this
an in-depth documentary on tract more NGOs to support me more determined to show contest from a different seat
community and all of
the life of Gaddi Lohar com- the Gaddi Lohars and Uppal their state to the world,” said this time. Dissident MP
them including Rajender
munity. The actress and busi- herself plans to start a chari- Uppal. Shatrughan Sinha’s Patna
Yadav assured her full
ness entrepreneur has spent table trust. The film will par- Deana met all Rajasthan Sahib seat is likely to be
support for this initiative.
the last year with the Gaddi ticipate in the biggest film Ministers concerned with the fought by either Ravi allies failed to agree on the
community and found them „„She wants to help festivals such as Cannes and development of this commu- Shankar Prasad or RK Sinha. figures.
interesting, intriguing peo- settle as many families San Sebastian film festival. nity and all of them includ- Meanwhile, the Maha- RJD leader Tejashwi Ya-
ple that are in need of a voice. as possible so they Uppal says that she intends to ing Rajender Yadav assured gathbandhan, sources have dav’s tweet asking the part-
She intends to show the facts can benefit from the help the community with the her all support for this initia- said, is yet to resolve its dif- ners to set aside their egos for
and reality in her film to cre- The actress and entrepreneur spent the last year with the Gaddi governments’ schemes.’ documentary. tive. She wants to help settle ferences and chalk out an the benefit of people failed to
ate awareness for the tribe, community, and felt that they needed a voice “From a directors point of as many families as possible agreeable seat-sharing for- achieve any breakthrough.
internationally. view, this film has been ex- so they can benefit from the mula. The Congress had ear- “Let’s see if things can be fi-
“After researching and people travel without a desti- same practices as centuries forgotten, people. Their his- tremely difficult to shoot for governments’ schemes.’ lier said the seat-sharing for- nalised in the next one or two
meeting the Gaddi Lohar nation for work, they are ago, but they are extremely tory is no where in the text- many reasons. Firstly the “There simple way of liv- mula will be released on Sun- days, or we may have to go
community, I was shocked at completely cut off from the kind and family oriented. books even though their an- Gaddi Lohar community do ing can teach us all a hum- day, but the announcement solo in Bihar as well,” a
the lifestyle they live, these modern world, still living the The nomadic community is cestors originate from the not like to mix with outsid- bling lesson,” added she. was deferred after smaller source from Congress said.
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Cosying up to the dragon
Jawaharlal Nehru pleaded China’s case at the UN against better advice and at the expense of India

EC takes a stand
The problem with
history is that it is
often nuanced.
Therefore, Rahul
Democracy is no punching bag for those who lose polls Gandhi’s colourful
barb at NaMo’s

W
eeks before the general election, the familiar grouse against China diplomacy
in the Masood
electronic voting machines (EVM) has come to the fore. De- Azhar episode
spite every single serving and former chief election commis- Prasenjit Chowdhury case might reso-
sioner — selected by successive Congress and BJP governments nate with those
— repeating ad nauseam that the machines cannot be tampered bashing PM Modi, but betrays deep his-
with, some politicians think it is worth their while to make capital torical ignorance.
out of a non-issue. Whether it is to stay in the news or a genuine Such ignorance adds up because
graver implications of past mistakes
fear of the ruling party returning to power, cannot be said with cannot be undone.
any degree of certainty. The Election Commission (EC) has finally It is a fact that India was a founding
put its foot down. In an affidavit, it has told the Supreme Court that member of the United Nations, whereas
they are the ultimate decision-making authority on elections and mainland China was excluded from that
would not countenance directives from any political party or per- body until the early 1970s.
son. It was responding to a petition filed by 21 opposition parties Nehru campaigned for China’s entry
in the UN, and for making it a member
seeking random verification of at least 50 per cent of EVMs using of the UN Security Council (UNSC) at
voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) in each assembly or seg- the expense of India’s chance of becom-
ment or constituency. The Commission had earlier rejected a de- ing a member of that apex body.
mand for a similar verification in at least 30 per cent randomly Even though never requested by Chi-
chosen polling stations in each Assembly and Lok Sabha constitu- na, India voluntarily and vigorously
ency. Political parties have claimed, particularly after BJP’s win advocated Peoples Republic of China
(PRC) for the permanent membership of
in 2014, that EVMs are susceptible to tampering. VVPAT machines, the UNSC in lieu of Taiwan, lobbying
attached to EVMs, display the name of the candidate and their with all nations for the UN membership
symbol on a piece of paper after a vote is cast. The voter can see and UNSC permanent seat - not for itself,
the paper through a glass display for seven seconds before it drops but for China.
into a sealed container to ensure that the vote has gone to the in- Both the US and the USSR were will-
tended candidate. The Commission has taken the view that the ing to accommodate India as a perma- Nehru wanted the seat to be given to China, as he did not want them to be marginalised, a gesture reciprocated by China in kind later in 1962
nent member of the UNSC in 1955, in
necessity for counting the printed paper slips would only arise if lieu of Taiwan, or as a sixth member, ative of El Salvador moved the United After signing the Panchsheel agree-
there is any discrepancy between the results as shown by the EVM after amending the UN charter. Nations formally and asked the General ment with China in 1954 and helping
and as reflected on the printer paper slip. It also found it untenable Nehru wanted the seat to be given to Assembly to create a special committee Chou Enlai to emerge into the limelight
that any political party should direct it to go about its affairs, apart China, as he did not want them to be to ‘study’ what measures should be in Bandung in 1955, Nehru’s starry-eyed
from the fact that such a large verification would not just be time- marginalised, a gesture reciprocated by adopted by the United Nations General phase of “Hindi-Chini bhai-bhai” bliss-
consuming, but also a burden on the state exchequer. In other China in kind seven years later in 1962. Assembly to shield Tibet against ‘unpro- fully glossed over the real divergence of
That the lesson was completely lost voked’ Chinese aggression. interests between the two countries at
words, out of the 87 crore voters, a 30 per cent random check would on Nehru is evident from the fact that But when the Steering Committee of that time.
mean counting 26 crore VVPAT slips - an exercise that in view of Nehru’s sister Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit the United Nations met, the Indian rep- India exploded a bomb in 1974, but
the Commission, is futile. The EC must be lauded for taking a firm — the first woman president of the Unit- resentative asked the committee to drop instead of declaring weapons status, it
stand on this subject, particularly when the neutrality of the EVMs ed Nations General Assembly — advo- the whole matter. When Vajpayee had declared its intent to stay non-nuclear
and the chances of its non-manipulation, has been proved beyond cated China’s case even in 1963. moved a resolution in Parliament that and left itself vulnerable to external
any reasonable doubt. In 2013, the apex court had observed that Shashi Tharoor in his book ‘Nehru: simultaneously India should also raise pressures to disarm.
The Invention of India’ recalls that the Tibetan issue in the United Nations, the UNO virtually to outlaw China, in Nehru’s idealistic shenanigans were
there was no need for a mandatory count of VVPAT printed slips when the US offered support for an “In- Nehru was unresponsive. view of its active participation in the fatal, to say the least. Patel was strongly
“in respect of all polling stations”. The not-so-curious part of the dian Monroe Doctrine” in southern Asia KM Panikkar, the Indian Ambassador Korean War”, Patel warned in his letter against the reference of Kashmir to the
EVM story is that political parties who do well in any Assembly or in 1953, Nehru turned John Foster in Beijing, stated that to protest the Chi- to Nehru, “We must determine our at- UN and preferred ‘timely action’ on the
Lok Sabha poll, forget to raise the subject of EVM tampering, but Dulles down with scorn. nese invasion of Tibet would be an act of titude on this question also.” ground.
no sooner do they lose elections, that the issue comes back with a “Indian diplomats who have seen the interference vis a vis India’s efforts on Nehru went ahead with his bull-head- Because of this reference, the issue
bang. The Commission is right in observing that if they entertain files swear that at about the same time behalf of China in the UN and destroy ed stubbornness, his miscalculations no longer remained an internal affair,
Jawaharlal also declined a US offer to PRC’s prospects of entry into the UN. driven by his inexplicably adamant and but snowballed into an international is-
one such petition, it would be opening the floodgates to several take the permanent seat on the United Vallabhbhai Patel did try to draw the unreasonable approach, which ended up sue in the UNSC, enabling Pakistan to
frivolous pleas. It is un-advisable to raise questions on the efficacy Nations Security Council, then held, attention of Nehru to the threat expan- creating and complicating India-China rake it up every now and then.
of conducting elections in India. Democracy cannot be allowed to with scant credibility, by Taiwan, urging sionist China, warning against pursu- border problem and allowed it to drift If the grand old party is willing to
become a punching bag for those who lose elections. that it be offered to Beijing instead”. ing its entry into the UN, without quid- into an unfortunate war. own up the role of Indian National Con-
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, in his speech in pro-quo, but Nehru seemed to be living He bungled Kashmir in 1947-48 by re- gress in liberating India from the Brit-
Parliament in August 1959, recalled how in his own world, so far as China was fusing the military advice of its generals ish rule all to itself, it must also be will-

Cause for worry the Chinese occupation of Tibet in Oc-

tober 1950 notwithstanding, India had
decided to raise the question of China’s
admission into the United Nations in
concerned.
Patel advise came “in view of the re-
buff which China has given us and the
method which it has followed in dealing
to clear the state of invaders, and inter-
nationalised the issue by sending it to
the UN.
The Panchsheel in 1954 and the Indus
ing to accept that many of the pathogens
still afflicting India are bequeathed to
India by Nehru. Cosying up to China is
one of them.
India’s anti-plastic campaign takes a beating at UNEA September 1959 at Nehru’s bidding. with Tibet”. Water Treaty in 1960, with zero reciproc- Author is a commentator on geopolitical affairs,
On November 18, 1950, the represent- “There would probably be a threat in ity, amounted to massive giveaways. development and cultural issues

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ndia’s consistent campaign to phase out plastic, laudable as the
objective is, has just taken a pounding. An ambitious resolution
piloted by India to phase out single-use plastics by 2025, was wa- QUOTE HANGER slowburn
tered down at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA)
that concluded last week in Nairobi. In June 2018, at the World
Environment Day summit, India — with Prime Minister Narendra
Richard Branson VicePresidentOfIndia Dormant viruses reactivate in space: NASA
@richardbranson @VPSecretariat
S
Modi looking on — had pledged to eliminate single-use plastics by pace travel caused herpes viruses to suppress the immune system,” said Me-
2022, which was even hailed by the UN Environment Chief Eric An interesting theory I have been consistently reactivate in more than half of crew hta. “To date, 47 out of 89 (53 per cent)
Solheim. But the reason for watering down the Indian position at aboard Space Shuttle and Internation- astronauts on short space shuttle flights,
argues that colour can impact our saying that one cannot pay attention to al Space Station (ISS), according to a and 14 out of 23 (61 per cent) on longer
the UNEA calls for retrospection, or maybe even an inquiry, into
the course of such inaction. Ahead of the UNEA, the UN Secre-
mood and our mental health development if there is tension. It is the NASA study, a finding that could jeopard- ISS missions shed herpes viruses in their
ise mankind’s future missions to Mars saliva or urine samples,” said Mehta.
tariat had invited inputs from member states to forge a common [Link] #readbyrichard duty of every citizen to ensure that and beyond. While only a small propor-
declaration regarding addressing a host of environmental chal- social harmony in our country is not tion develop symptoms, virus reactiva-
lenges. India categorically stated its intention to phase out single-
Sadhguru
disturbed in any way. tion rates increase with spaceflight dura-
tion and could present a significant
Vitamin D improves
use plastic products by 2025. However, the final declaration re-
moved the firm time lines, committing to a reduction only by 2030. @SadhguruJV health risk on future missions. “NASA
astronauts endure weeks or even months
memory, slows reactions

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So what happened? An official told an Indian newspaper that “we Opinions are like exposed to microgravity and cosmic ra- ccording to a recent study, improve-
did not have enough subject experts at Nairobi.” For a country,
which aspires to have a superpower status in addition to being one
cataracts. They will not allow you to I am happy about the diation -- not to mention the extreme G
forces of take-off and re-entry,” said Sat-
ments in memory were noted in obese
older women who took three times the
of the leading economies of the world, it should be considered a see clearly. return of chess to the Asian ish K Mehta at NASA’s Johnson Space recommended dose of Vitamin D. How-
Center. “This physical challenge is com- ever, it was also seen that their reactions
denouement. The blame has be laid at the doors of the government Games. I look forward to a pounded by more familiar stressors like were slower. The study was published in
and the officials, who plainly had no business to attend an inter-
national conference without adequate domain knowledge. In the
Sachin Tendulkar medal from our team social separation, confinement and an the Journals of Gerontology: Series A
altered sleep-wake cycle,” said Mehta. To where they used computers to assess the
past too, some Indian officials attending global meetings have been @sachin_rt — Chess study the physiological impact of space- impact of vitamin D on cognitive func-
exposed for their knowledge gaps. Surely, for India that has been Happy birthday to our Grandmaster flight, researchers analyse saliva, blood tion. The researchers evaluated three
running an anti-plastic campaign for the last few years, such posi- very own Olympic medalist, @ Viswanathan Anand, and urine samples collected from astro- groups of women between 50 and 70
tioning does not help. Despite being hailed by a UN body, India nauts before, during and after space- years old in a randomised controlled
NSaina. Hoping for your quick on return of chess to the flight. “During spaceflight there is a rise trial. The researchers found that memo-
could not make it count where it mattered the most. It certainly is Asian Games fold for the
a body blow to the country in its fight against plastic, which has recovery so you can continue to 2022 edition in
in secretion of stress hormones like cor- ry and learning improved in the group
tisol and adrenaline, which are known to that took 2,000 IU per day.
littered urban habitats, countryside as well as water bodies like few inspire the youth. Hangzhou
things have, leading to untold health and environmental hazards.
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SRA scheme holds the key to solving Mumbai’s housing woes

India’s financial lion plus slum dwellers, out of the The SRA scheme holds the key to to fill in this gap. In order to accelerate
and entertain- 22-million-odd population, can give solving Mumbai’s housing imbroglio. implementation, the state should look
ment capital, back this great city what it wants and We will witness vertical growth, but we at creating entry guidelines, which
Mumbai, appears deserves. need to ensure that the city does not would eliminate “traders” and develop-
wealthy as the Beginning with the erosion of slum get vertical slums. ers, who lack a healthy track record.
highest revenue tag signaling a social transformation, This means stringent quality con- Performing developers should not
contributor to the the success of SRA will also pave the trol and changing the mindset of slum have any issues in attracting funding
central exchequer. way to better infrastructure, more residents. They need to be guided and and contributing to the overall growth
But its under- housing stock in multiple categories, empowered to make the right decisions of the city with this business getting
Babulal Varma belly, the 7-million restoration of reserved spaces for all and successfully embrace the new so- more and more transparent and less
plus strong slum citizens, a major image boost on the cial hierarchy and fabric. murky.
population spread across the metropo- global investment map and most im- While the SRA scheme, with its We are due for tremendous develop-
lis, sends out different signals to the portantly, a more habitable city for our share of problems, managed only a ment and there is a great opportunity
world and its own citizens. future generations. baby step to begin with, the pace of its to rewrite the script of the city’s sky-
This aspirational, sea-locked city is The policy, apart from uplifting the growth is encouraging now. line. Of course, this needs the joint
completely land-starved to be able to deplorable living conditions of almost While it’s difficult to put a figure on contribution and willingness of the
create more realty stock in multiple half the city’s population, is also the the growth quotient, considering the state, private developers, slum resi-
categories. It does not need a rocket key to reshaping Mumbai’s skyline and such as Eastern Freeway, Metro & qualitative and conflict-free implemen- maturity quotient of various stake- dents and progressive citizen groups.
scientist to know that the way forward infrastructure. As the past and current Monorail, SCLR, JVLR, restoration of tation. holders, it is safe to expect a spurt in Being at the forefront of carrying
is the redevelopment of the city. track record proves, all slum redevel- reserved gardens and complete trans- Since the scheme was promulgated implementation figures, subject to out such a challenging task, I only feel
And slum redevelopment or rehabil- opment work undertaken thus far, has formation of certain micro markets. in the mid-1990s, about 8 lakh residents state support. that SRA, if implemented in its true
itation will play the most critical role boosted the city’s main infrastructure Currently, a section of the develop- have been rehabilitated. This is, how- To rehabilitate the challenged popu- spirit, can turn a “slum-free Mumbai”
in the bigger game plan under the state and brought a high percentage of citi- ers’ community is implementing the ever, just the tip of the iceberg. The in- lation, the city needs close to about 15 dream into a reality for every Mumbai-
government’s slum rehabilitation poli- zens into the government’s tax bracket. scheme on a professional scale. For humane living conditions of the re- lakh houses, out of which approxi- kar and role model for other Indian
cy governed by the Slum Rehabilita- Most major infrastructural work them, the learning process has been maining nearly 75 lakh urban citizens mately 1.6 lakh plus houses have been and global cities.
tion Authority (SRA). carried out over the last decade had critical. The SRA and private develop- must be addressed compassionately delivered. Author is co-founder and MD, Omkar Realtors
The rehabilitation process of 7-mil- faced the challenge of slum corridors ers are working towards achieving and speedily. The gap is large and so is the scope and Developers Pvt Ltd

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NZ prepares to bury victims as toll hits 50

Supporters from across New Zealand arrive at Christchurch to help families with burial rituals; government to finish releasing all bodies by Wednesday
Christchurch: Anguished
relatives were anxiously wait-
ing Sunday for authorities to
Suspicious
package shutters
After carnage, Ardern Citizens open
to gun reform
burnishes leadership
release the remains of those
who were killed in massacres
at two mosques in the New
Zealand city of Christchurch,
Dunedin airport
Christchurch: New Zea-
after massacre
while police announced the land police closed Dunedin Wellington: The calm and Christchurch: The New Zea-
death toll from the racist at- airport late Sunday after a compassion shown by New land leader’s promise of tight-
tacks had risen to 50. suspicious device was re- Zealand Prime Minister Jacin- ened gun laws in the wake of
Islamic law calls for bodies ported on the airfield. da Ardern in response to the the Christchurch mosque
to be cleansed and buried as “Dunedin Airport is cur- killing of 50 Muslims by a sus- shootings has been widely wel-
soon as possible after death, rently closed” a statement pected white supremacist has comed by a stunned popula-
usually within 24 hours. But said. “Police are at the scene burnished the credentials of a tion. Prime Minister Jacinta
two days after the worst ter- and specialist teams have leader whose youth and celeb- Ardern said her Cabinet will
rorist attack in the country’s been deployed to determine rity had given critics’ doubts. consider the details of the
modern history, relatives re- the nature of the package.” In the hours after the car- changes on Monday. She has

AP
mained unsure when they New Zealand is current- nage in Christchurch on Fri- said options include a ban on
would be able to bury their ly on a state of high alert day left New Zealanders reel- PM Jacinda Ardern (C) hugs and private ownership of semi-au-
loved ones. after a gunman, who is be- ing, the 38-year-old Ardern consoles a woman at Kilbirnie tomatic rifles that were used
Police Commissioner Mike lieved to have lived in Dun- struck all the right notes. Mosque in Wellington on Sunday with devastating effect in
Bush said police were working The Silver Fern of New Zealand is seen projected onto the sails of the Opera House in Sydney, Australia —Reuters edin, killed 50 people in She promptly labelled the Christchurch and a govern-
with pathologists and coro- two mosques filled with worst peacetime mass killing scarf, that was big for us,” ment-funded buyback of newly
ners to release the bodies as leased a preliminary list of the We are also aware of the cultural and religious worshippers. An Air New in New Zealand as terrorism, said Dalia Mohamed, who outlawed guns.
soon as they could. victims to families, which has Zealand staff member on and set about reassuring a was mourning Hussein While curtailing gun own-
“We have to be absolutely helped give closure to some
needs. So we are doing that as quickly and as the scene said the terminal nation that has been largely Mustafa, the father-in-law of ers’ rights is a political battle-
clear on the cause of death and relatives who were waiting for sensitively as possible building had not been unscathed by the violence her daughter and a volunteer ground in the United States,
confirm their identity before any news. Mike Bush, NZ Police Commissioner on releasing victims’ bodies evacuated. and fears that have afflicted at the Al Noor mosque where Christchurch gun owner Max
that can happen,” he said. The scale of the tragedy Only a handful of flights other countries in the past more than 40 people died. Roberts, 22, predicted Ardern
“But we are also aware of the and the task still ahead be- were due to arrive at the air- two decades. Ardern also promptly made won’t face serious opposition
cultural and religious needs. came clear as supporters ar- premacist Brenton Harrison ti-immigrant manifesto on- port in the southeastern A day after the attack, tightening gun laws, which to her agenda.
So we are doing that as quickly rived from across the country Tarrant, appeared in court line before the attacks and city, as the scare came in the Ardern led a multi-party may prove politically difficult, “There will be no opposi-
and as sensitively as possible.” to help with the burial rituals Saturday amid strict security, apparently used a helmet- late evening. According to group to visit grieving fami- a priority for her government. tion to it. There’s no movement
Prime Minister Jacinda in Christchurch and authori- shackled and wearing all- mounted camera to broad- tracker Flightaware, Air lies and Muslim community “Ardern’s performance has in New Zealand for that. Our
Ardern said a small number ties sent in backhoes to dig white prison garb, and cast live video of the slaugh- New Zealand flight 691 from members. Wearing a black been extraordinary - and I be- media and politics are more
of bodies would start being new graves in a Muslim bur- showed no emotion when the ter. Ardern said the gunman Wellington had been cir- head scarf, she hugged rela- lieve she will be strongly laud- left wing,” said Roberts, a car-
released to families Sunday ial area that was newly judge read him one murder had sent the manifesto to her cling over the city for almost tives and let them set the pace ed for it both domestically and penter who uses guns for hunt-
evening, and authorities fenced off and blocked from charge and said more would office email about nine min- an hour before being forced and agenda as she listened internationally,” said political ing. Elliot Dawson, who sur-
hoped to release all the bod- view with white netting. likely follow. utes before the attacks, al- to return to its origin. —AFP and offered comfort. commentator Bryce Edwards vived the shooting at Christch-
ies by Wednesday. The suspect in the shoot- Tarrant, the suspect, had though she hadn’t gotten the “The prime minister, of Victoria University in Wel- urch’s Linwood mosque by
Police said they had re- ings, 28-year-old white su- posted a jumbled 74-page an- email directly herself. —AP when she came wearing her lington. —Reuters hiding in a bathroom, hopes
New Zealand follows Austral-

Gunman Brenton Tarrant’s You are safe now: Moments of heroism

ia’s lead on gun control.
“Personally, I don’t think
guns should be legal at all.
Maybe in some extreme self-

kin ‘shattered’ by his deeds

defence, but I don’t think they
Christchurch/Wellington: When he swore at me, I knew Aziz said the gunman need such firearms like that,”
As New Zealanders struggled that he’s not the good guy,” went inside the mosque, and Dawson said. “New Zealand is
to cope with the deadly may- Aziz said in an interview. he followed, eventually con- not America. America is a to-
Chirstchurch: The family of nationalist ideology while hem in Christchurch, stories When he realised the fronting the shooter again. tally different situation. I
the Australian man arrested travelling in Europe and then of heroism have emerged from mosque was being attacked, “When he saw me with the think in America it would be
for the slaughter of 50 Mus- turn that hatred into violence. the tragedy, including a wor- he ran towards the gunman, shotgun in my hands, he probably more dangerous to
lim worshippers in New Zea- “It’s only since he trav- shiper who chased away the picking up a credit card ma- dropped the gun and ran away take people’s guns away. But
land said Sunday they were elled overseas I think that the gunman armed only with a chine as a makeshift weapon. toward his car. I chased him,” here, I don’t think we need
stunned and “shattered” by boy has changed, complete- credit card machine. The shooter ran back to his he said. “He sat in his car and them at all.” —AP
his horrific deed. ly,” she said, adding that as a Police and eyewitnesses car and got another gun. Aziz with the shotgun in my hands,
“We’re all gob-smacked, we teen, Tarrant was interested say a second attack by Bren- said he threw the credit card I threw it through his window
don’t know what to think,” Brenton Tarrant’s grandmother mainly in computer games. ton Tarrant was partly machine, ducking between the like an arrow. He just swore at
Brenton Tarrant’s grandmoth- Marie Fitzgerald and an uncle Terry Tarrant’s uncle, Terry thwarted by Abdul Aziz, 48, cars as the shooter opened fire. me and took off.” Aziz said
er, Marie Fitzgerald, told Aus- Fitzgerald, while speaking to a TV Fitzgerald, said they learned who was born in Afghanistan. He then picked up a gun four of his children were with
tralia’s Channel Nine network. news channel —AFP of his role in the massacre at Aziz said he charged at the Abdul Aziz —Reuters dropped by the shooter and him at the mosque when the
“It’s just so much... to take in two mosques in Christchurch shooter outside the Linwood pulled the trigger, but it was attack occurred. Nearly 100
that somebody in our family Tarrant grew up in the from the television. “First up mosque when someone shout- mosque nearby, and on the empty: “I was screaming at Muslim worshippers who had
could do anything like this,” small town of Grafton and I said, ‘No it couldn’t be’, but ed that a gunman had opened streets. “He had on army the guy, come over here, come taken cover in the mosque as
Fitzgerald said from her home showed no signs he would later then I saw his photo,” he said. fire. The gunman had already clothes. I wasn’t sure if he was over here – I just wanted to the rampage unfolded were A message on a bouquet of flowers
in New South Wales state. become enthralled with white  —AFP killed dozens at the Al Noor the good guy or the bad guy. put his focus on me.” left unharmed. —Reuters at a mosque in Auckland —AFP

Indonesia: Flash Thailand’s

in brief us election 2020
Ethiopians hold early voting
mass funeral ‘Being white male Biden says he will run
ceremony for
crash victims
floods kill 58 in kicks off with
long queues not a disadvantage’ for Prez, by mistake
Papua province
Bangkok: Hundreds of thou-
Addis Ababa: Thousands sands of voters crowded into Washington: Presidential Washington: Veteran Demo- Then, a startling slip by the
of Ethiopians have turned schools, parking lots and tem- candidate Beto O’Rourke said crat Joe Biden campaigned notoriously gaffe-prone Biden
out to a mass funeral cere- ples across Thailand on Sun- Saturday that being a white for president in every way but -- perhaps an accident, perhaps
mony in the capital one day, eager to cast an early man in a 2020 Democratic name Saturday, declining to a perfectly placed tease as he
week after the plane crash ballot a week before the coun- field that’s so deeply diverse announce his 2020 plans but inches towards a presidential
that killed 157 people. try’s first election in eight won’t be a hindrance because dropping hints, including a campaign. “I’m told I get criti-
Some victims’ relatives years. his gender and race have memorable gaffe that suggests cised by the new left. I have the
fainted and fell to the Advanced voting is usual- given him inherent advan- he will soon be all in. most progressive record of
ground during the proces- ly a tepid affair, but on Sun- tages for years. As the number of anybody running for the
sion through Addis Ababa day excitement was high as While he’d spoken before Democratic White United” -- and then he
on Sunday. Seventeen voters turned up in droves to about his gender and race, House hopefuls keeps catches himself. “Any-
empty caskets were laid to polling stations. More than O’Rourke had largely dodged Beto O’Rourke growing, Biden is ex- body who WOULD run.”
rest in a remembrance of 2.3 million Thais are expect- campaign-trail questions pected to jump into the A murmur rippled
the victims from Ethiopia. ed to vote before the official about whether his party The former Texas con- crowded race to see who through the crowd, and
The victims came from 35 March 24 poll date. would go for a white man in a gressman was making a se- will challenge Donald within moments his die-
countries. Officials have Since a 2014 coup ousted year when a historic number ries of stops in Iowa, the state Trump next year, but hard supporters rose to
begun delivering bags of Tree trunks and debris washed away by flash floods seen lodged in a then-premier Yingluck Shi- of women and minorities are that kicks off the presiden- the former vice presi- their feet, chanting
earth to family members damaged house in Sentani near Jayapura —AFP nawatra, the junta has re- running to deny President tial nominating process. Also dent has maintained the sus- “Run Joe run.”
instead of the remains of peatedly postponed demo- Donald Trump a second campaigning Saturday were pense. He received a hero’s “I didn’t mean it!” he chuck-
their loved ones because Jakarta: Flash floods and cratic elections -- much to the term. Sens. Amy Klobuchar, welcome in his home state of led, looking down before cross-
the identification process
is going to take such a
landslides triggered by torren-
tial rain in Indonesia’s east- Landslides kill chagrin of the Thai public.
“I finally have a chance to
“I would never begin by
saying that it’s a disadvan-
Kirsten Gillibrand, Cory
Booker and Bernie Sanders,
Delaware, where he told nearly
1,000 party brokers and leaders
ing himself as the applause
lingered. “Of anybody who
long time. ernmost province of Papua
have killed at least 58 people,
two in Lombok cast my vote as I’ve waited for
so long,” said 48-year-old
tage at all,” O’Rourke told
reporters in a parking lot in
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee
and former Vice President
at a Democratic dinner that it
was time to restore America’s
would run. Because folks, we
have to bring this country back
Taliban captures 50 injured dozens and displaced Jakarta: Dozens of tour- Paka Kaengkhiew as she Waterloo, after giving a Joe Biden. O’Rourke called “backbone,” but also that po- together again.” Biden, 76,
border police in Af more than 4,000, authorities ists were evacuated on stood in line in front of Bang- speech at the campaign kick- recognizing and understand litical “consensus” was neces- sounded at times as if he were
Kabul: At least 50 mem- said on Sunday. Sunday from a waterfall kok’s Phra Khanong district off for state Senate candidate that and “doing everything I sary to move beyond the toxic rehearsing a campaign speech,
bers of the Afghan secu- A search for more possible site hit by landslides in office. In Dusit district -- Eric Giddens. “As a white can to ensure that there is op- tone of the Trump era. repeating lines about the
rity forces have surren- victims was under way in the the Indonesian holiday home to military offices and man who has had privileges portunity, and the possibility “Our politics has become so promise of the 21st century
dered to the Taliban in a town of Sentani, which was island of Lombok, where government buildings -- vot- that others could not depend for advancement and advan- mean, so petty, so vicious, that and American resolve, and
fight for control of Af- hit by flash floods late on Sat- two people died, authori- ers piled into a school yard on or take for granted, I’ve tage for everyone,” a big part we can’t govern ourselves; in choosing “truth over lies,” that
ghanistan’s western prov- urday. Fifty-one people were ties said. Two moderate before a polling station there clearly had advantages over of the campaign he’s run- many cases, even talk to one he had used earlier in the week
ince of Badghis, local of- killed and 74 injured there, earthquakes struck Lom- opened. —AFP the course of my life.” ning. —AP another,” he said. at a Washington speech. —AFP
ficials said. Some 100 Af- Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, bok on Sunday afternoon,
ghan personnel who are spokesman of the national triggering the landslides
part of the interior min- disaster agency, told a news when tourists were visit- bucking the crisis business booms as citizens go for locally-produced beer
istry’s border police at- briefing. ing the Tiu Kelep water-

Greek microbreweries bubble to the fore

tempted to flee their posts Heavy rain caused land- fall, in north of the island,
into neighboring Turk- slides in the nearby provincial Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a
menistan on Saturday, capital of Jayapura, killing spokesman for the disas-
but they were prevented seven there, Nugroho said. Sol- ter agency, said in a state-
from entering that coun- diers pulled alive a five-month ment. The disaster agen-
try, Badghis provincial old baby from under the rubble cy said the two people Athens: Bent over a barrel, It was a crazy idea. recently elected president of
council chairman Abdul of his house and took him to who died were both Ma- Greek microbrewer Sopho- the Union of Greek Brewer-
Aziz Bik said on Sunday. hospital, Papua military laysians, but state news cles Panagiotou lovingly
At the time, they ies, which represents both
spokesman Muhammad Aidi agency Antara reported draws a measure of his Sep- looked at me as if micro and bigger firms.
UK might not hold said. The number of victims only one was a Malaysian tem Red Ale into a glass cyl- I were an alien
pivotal Brexit vote “will probably increase be- national. —Reuters inder and expertly transfers Change in habits
London: British leader cause the evacuation process it to a glass. Sophocles Panagiotou, The financial crisis, which
Theresa May’s govern- is still taking place and not all A decade ago at the start Microbrewer, on people’s saw Athens granted a euro-
ment warned Sunday it affected areas have been receded. Disaster authorities of the financial crisis, the reaction to his decision of zone bailout in return for
might not hold a planned reached,” Nugroho said. have warned local govern- chemistry graduate and for- swingeing austerity meas-
Brexit vote this week un- About 4,150 people are shel- ments of flash flood risks due mer winemaker took a
starting a microbrewery ures, helped spur the micro-
less it feels it can secure tering in six evacuation cen- to deforestation in the moun- chance on building his Sep- brewery sector.
a win that avoids a tres, he said. Hundreds of tains surrounding the town, tem microbrewery in a fami- ment soaring. Foreign suppliers began
lengthy delay to pulling houses, three bridges and a Nugroho said, adding that in ly field on the island of Evia, But the microbrewery sec- demanding upfront cash pay-
out of the EU. London Twin Otter airplane parked at 2018 Jakarta sent seedlings in- some 200 km east of Athens. tor managed to grow amid ments that many Greek com-
has been paralysed by po- the airport were damaged by tended for tree-planting. “It was a crazy idea. At the the ruins, as local products panies could not meet. “Hab-
litical inaction and chaos the floods. The Sentani air- “Forest destruction in the time, they looked at me as if Microbrewer Sophocles Panagiotou fills a glass with beer on the island of benefited from a fall in im- its changed during the crisis,”
as it barrels toward the port, the province’s main Cyclops mountains have in- I were an alien,” Panagiotou Evia, some 200 kilometres east of Athens —AFP ported goods. Greece had says Yannis Kefalas, a beer
March 29 end of its 46- transport hub, remained open. creased for use as firewood said, in his fully-automated fewer than a dozen breweries enthusiast and brewer. “De-
year involvement in the TV footage showed mud and to turn the land into factory and bottling plant, Tens of thousands of the economic crisis in 2010 10 years ago. mand is now centred on local
bloc without a plan. and large logs on Sentani’s plantations,” Nugroho said.  which now produces 12 dif- small and medium-sized en- that brought Greece to its Today, there are 45 micro- products as a way to help the
main roads after floodwaters  —Reuters ferent beer labels. terprises were obliterated by knees and sent unemploy- breweries, said Panagiotou, Greek economy.” —AFP
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Macro data: India’s Sumit Moitra K M Birla has asked the against expectation of im- CARE said.
current account balance for the m_sumit@[Link] market regulator Securities Default risk provement. Rapid fall in the fortunes
quarter ended December 2018 Exhange Board of India to The ratings remain con- of the company along with K
„„With a debt burden of
will be announced on March 19. Kolkata: As the health of remove him from the list of strained by the leveraged M Birla, head of one of In-
Rs 900 crore, Kesoram
The foreign exchange reserve Kesoram Industries, the flag- promoters of Kesoram be- capital structure and contin- dia’s largest industrial con-
has “moderate risk of
for the week that ended on ship of Basant Kumar Birla’s cause of his miniscule hold- ued cash losses, tyre seg- glomerate distancing him-
default” due to mounting
March 15 will be released on empire, deteriorates, his ings. ment exposed to risk of vola- self from the empire of his
losses of its ailing tyre
March 22 grandson Kumar Mangalam He had resigned from the tility in raw material prices grandfather has forced B K
busines
Birla is fast distancing him- Board of Pilani Investment & high competition and cy- Birla, who is 98 years of age
Elections: The general self from the entity. and Industries Corp, the „„In nine months of clicality of the cement indus- now, to continue as the chair-
elections which are supposed to As the cement and tyre holding company for several Kumar FY19, the tyre division try,” rating agency CARE has man of the company.
be from April 11 to May 19, will maker veers close to default Birla group companies, in- Mangalam loss before interest, tax said while downgrading As per his grandfather’s
remain the main factor for the risk with mounting losses of cluding Kesoram, in August Birla B K Birla rose to Rs 71.22 crore long-term debt from “moder- earlier wish, K M Birla was
Street for some time now its tyre division, K M Birla, last year. ate degree of safety” of BBB supposed to take over as
the head of Aditya Birla K M Birla’s move comes at to “moderate risk of default” chairman which he had
FII flow: With the foreign Group and B K Birla’s male a time of deteriorating fi- implying default risk. business, now has “moderate “In nine months of FY19, under BB+. The rating might turned down, forcing B K
investors putting money in heir, has taken additional nancial health of Kesoram, With a debt burden of Rs risk of default” due to the loss before interest and get revised once the impact Birla to elevate his daughter
the Indian capital market in steps to physically move which has just suffered a rat- 900 crore, Kesoram, despite mounting losses of its ailing tax from the tyre division of proposed demerger of the Manjushree to vice chair-
February and March, investors away from the company. ing downgrade on Friday having a profitable cement tyre business. increased to Rs 71.22 crore as tyre business pans out, manship.
will keep an eye on their

St mavens see Sensex

movement

Rupee: With foreign inflows

rising, the rupee appreciated
against the US dollar last week
and closed at 69.10/$ on Friday.
SpiceJet may have to pay
more for leasing planes
at 40K before elections
Analysts will keep a close on
eye on it during the week

Overseas
Praveena Sharma China, Australia, UK, Ger-
The US Federal Open Market
 correspondent@[Link] many, Indonesia and others
Committee (FOMC) meeting – have ordered grounding of
will take place on March 19
and 20
Has risen over 1,900 points this month on the back of FPI inflows New Delhi: SpiceJet, which
grounded 13 Boeing Max 737
the Max 8.
One of the airline execu-
planes, may have to shell out tives DNA Money spoke to,
The European General
 Ahana Chatterjee more for leasing aircraft as said all the carriers which
Council Meeting will be held [Link]@[Link] rentals have shot through have grounded Max 8 air-
on Thursday Mar 15, 19 the roof. craft would be looking to
Mumbai: After staying vola- 38024.32 The grounding of over 300 lease planes to continue
Bank of Japan’s monetary
 tile for the first two months of its Boeing 737 Max 8 their flight services.
policy meeting minutes is of this year, the markets S&P BSE planes across the globe, fol- Even SpiceJet is report-
expected on Wednesday SENSEX
seem to be taking off. lowing two crashes, has sent Mid-air edly considering hiring
Europe’s manufacturing,
 Fuelled by sloshing liquid- aircraft lease rentals soar- scare planes to operate the flights
services, composite PMI data ity, return of foreign inves- Jan 1, 19 ing, according to airline in- for which it has already sold

$400,000
will be released on Friday tors and election result hopes, siders. tickets.
the market barometer Sensex 36254.57 Two senior executives of “SpiceJet will reach out to
has risen 1,960.51 points to different domestic airlines, airlines and lessors for avail-
Per month – rental for aircraft
cross 38000 mark first time who spoke to DNA Money able capacity,” he said.
aged five years or more
ST smart after August 2018. On Friday, anonymously, said post the Airlines mostly do not

over 300
it closed 38024.32, surging decision by most carriers own aircraft. They order
269.43 points, or 0.71%, over around the globe to not fly them from an aerospace
RBI guv to hold the previous close.
But will the Sensex touch
the Max 8 planes till the
fault in its software was Number of grounded Boeing Max
company and then sell and
lease back the planes from
pre-policy meet 40000 mark before the gen-
SENSEX 1960.00 Figuretively March 2019 fixed has led to a scarcity of 737 planes globally lessors like B&B Air Acqui-
eral elections? 5.44% speaking Boeing planes in the sition, BOC Aviation and
Reserve Bank of India With the foreign investors Points/ Percentage market. Following two air crash- others.

12,000
(RBI) Governor Shakti- renewing interest in the In- 1266.15 `20407.00 cr One of them said this es, which involved Boeing According to reports,
kanta Das will hold dis- dian markets, the equity in- 5.99% crunch in availability of 737 Max 8, in less than five SpiceJet may wet lease
cussions on March 26 dices and rupee are gaining 816.89 FII net Boeings has bloated aircraft months aviation authorities planes to continue its ser-
with representatives of after a bout of volatility, say 9.19% investment rental costs. of many countries – India, vices.
trade bodies and credit experts. Nifty may surpass in the coming days. (upto Mar 15,'19)
rating agencies on in- “Despite the year-to-date

BSNL to move NCLT RBI against

-232.57

38,000 mark
terest rate and steps to underperformance, India is -3.99%
boost economic activi- still better off than most
ties, said sources. The markets on a one-year basis. upto `-4063.62 cr changing IDBI
to recover RCom dues
meeting, which comes Thus, while excessive rela- March March March Mar reclaimed by Sensex last week after DII net investment
ahead of the next finan-
cial year’s first MPC
meeting scheduled for
tive valuation is no longer a
major concern, the Nifty it-
self isn’t much more attrac-
2004 2009 2014 15,’19 August 2018 (upto Mar 14,'19)
Bank’s name
April 4, is aimed at tive than regional peers. Our cially if the US Fed pauses month of March had gained good move and the correc- New Delhi: State-owned tel- to Ericsson. However, lend- New Delhi: The IDBI Bank’s
broadening the consul- top-down 40000 Sensex target earlier than expected, the 1,266.15 points, or 5.99%. tion, which we have seen, ecom firm BSNL will ap- ers of RCom have opposed proposal for changing its
tation process, they add- points to about a 9% upside report said. Again in 2009, the index was very much overdue. Sec- proach National Company the plea, saying that it will name has not found any fa-
ed. The bi-monthly poli- potential,” BNP Paribas said After Reserve Bank of In- surged 816.89 points, or ondly, at present the breadth Law Tribunal (NCLT) this lead to the outgo of public vour from the Reserve Bank
cy, to be finalised by the in a report. dia cut interest rate last 9.19%, in March, a month seen in the market during week to recover dues of money for settling payment of India (RBI), sources said.
six-member Monetary “Barring an extremely ad- month and calibrated tight- before the general elections markets trading at 10400- about Rs 700 crore from Reli- of a private party. The board of IDBI Bank
Policy Committee verse election outcome, the ening to neutral, the foreign started. However, it was a dif- 10500 levels was way too ance Communications, ac- “BSNL has already in- last month proposed a
(MPC), assumes signifi- positives could be a potential investors started pumping ferent story in 2004, when much negative. During that, cording to official sources. voked bank guarantee of change in the name of the
cance as it would be an- earnings revival, led by con- money into the markets. Sensex fell 232.57 points, or we believe we have seen Earlier, debt-ridden RCom around Rs 100 crore submit- lender to either LIC IDBI
nounced just a week be- tinued policy reform, low- These two RBI measures 3.99%, in the month of some very good investments in its plea before the NCLAT ted by RCom for default on Bank or LIC Bank, following
fore the commencement interest rates, asset quality were taken positively by in- March. at lower levels as the same said that it wants to volun- payments. The decision was its takeover by Life Insur-
of the seven-phase gen- improvement at banks, and vestors, experts said. This year, Sensex has signals we have seen back in tarily go back into the insol- taken on January 4 by BSNL ance Corporation.
eral elections beginning corporate capex recovering,” “Because the liquidity is gained 1,960 points, or 5.44%, time when the market was at vency process, as it will help Chairman and Managing According to the sources,
April 11. “The pre-poli- the report said. high, Sensex can touch 40000- during March 1-17. 8000 /7950 or 9200. So the to sell its assets in a time- Director Anupam Shrivas- the RBI is not in favour of
cy consultation meet- India standing out in a set- mark before the elections,” “There are a few things current run is backed by bound manner. tava to start legal proceed- changing the name of IDBI
ing” with the governor ting of slowing GDP growth said A K Prabhakar, head of that we need to look at when some decent amount of in- It had moved the appellate ings against RCom for re- Bank. The board had pro-
will take place in Mum- globally could also lead to research at IDBI Capital. we see this rally before elec- vestment flows,” said tribunal, seeking directions covery of dues of around Rs posed LIC IDBI Bank Ltd as
bai on March 26, the foreign portfolio flows reviv- Before the 2014 general tions/polls. Firstly, this Mustafa Nadeem, CEO at to the 37 lenders led by SBI to 700 crore,” the sources the first preference followed
sources said. ing as seen year-to-date, espe- elections, Sensex in the market has seen some very Epic Research. release Rs 260 crore directly said. by LIC Bank Ltd. —PTI
Regulator flags
recovery methods
Beating drums and
Whose Keys? IL&FS to receive first
But hospitality firm says billionaire Nicolas Berggruen holds the entire stake

Former execs claim stake in Berggruen Hotels set of bids today

shouting aloud may
have a lot of dramatic
value to attract
potential bidders, but
capital markets
regulator Sebi feels Ashish K Tiwari pany, it will have to take into tion of the management con- New Delhi: Cash-strapped
these archaic methods t_ashish@[Link] account the stakes being tract is owned by Shraddha IL&FS Group will receive
for recovery of funds held by former company ex- Resorts in Shirdi. first set of bids under the as-
through the sale of Mumbai: Lemon Tree Ho- ecutives while arriving at Earlier, Kewalramani had set monetisation process on
attached assets are tels which is conducting due the final deal value,” said the denied the management con- Monday as part of the reso-
outdated and there are diligence for acquiring Berg- source, adding that depend- tract termination. lution process, according to
several newer gruen Hotels may have to set- ing on the exit terms, Lemon However, sources familiar sources.
alternatives that can tle with three former em- Tree Hotels may have to with this development said The company’s board will
yield better results. The ployees of the latter who reach out to the four former the two management con- later consider bids for Rs
‘outdated’ provisions claim to hold stake in the company executives indi- tracts are being processed 8,000 crore renewable energy
have caught the eyes of company that owns the vidually to buy them out. for termination. “The first business that was put on the
the Securities and ‘Keys’ brand. While Chadha could not be termination was initiated by block in November 2018, the Under block
Exchange Board of However, Kabir Kewal- reached for a comment, Joshi the asset owners of the Ma- sources said.
India (Sebi) during a ramani, managing director, confirmed that the three for- hableshwar resort a couple This will be the first set of The company’s board will
review of recovery Berggruen Holdings India ed in the ROCE filings by the similar to ESOPs (employee mer executives, including of weeks before the non- bids that will be opened un- later consider bids for Rs
powers available to the (the investment arm of Nico- company,” adding that the stock options) and gives one him, hold stakes in Berggru- binding term sheet was der the asset monetisation 8,000 crore renewable
regulator, which it las Berggruen), said Nicolas stake held by Sanjay Sethi, a certain percentage in the en Hotels. He said they will signed with Lemon Tree Ho- process as part of the resolu- energy business that
exercises when Berggruen holds the entire former MD and CEO was company’s valuation. Chad- now reach out to the manage- tels. Asset owners of the tion process by government- was put on the block in
someone fails to pay 100% stake in the hotel busi- bought by Berggruen Hotels ha, who quit Berggruen Ho- ment of Lemon Tree Hotels Shirdi hotel have initiated appointed and Uday Kotak- November 2018
penalties or fees or ness. He said no other for- in 2017. tels a few weeks ago, is set to as well as Berggruen Hotels the termination last week,” led new board, they added.
defaults on regulatory mer or current executive had While Khan was the chief take up a group CFO position to seek clarity on this matter. said one of the sources. The group, which is sitting
orders. In consultation any shareholding in the ho- human resource officer, in a new company with mul- The second crucial devel- “With the two Keys Prima on the debt of about Rs 94,000 er business, under which it
with the Ministry tel company. Joshi was the chief operat- tiple lines of businesses, in- opment is the termination of branded hotels set to exit the crore debt, had decided to sell has around 300-mw of under-
of Finance, the A source familiar with the ing officer of the company at cluding hospitality. two management contracts portfolio, Berggruen will be assets in various verticals, construction projects.
securities market development told DNA Mon- the time of its launch in 2007. “Both Khan and Joshi of premium segment proper- left with just one premium including roads, education, Japan’s Orix is the joint
regulator is considering ey, “Three former execu- Chatterjee, a former Taj own under 1% stake in the ties being operated/ managed segment property -- Keys renewable energy, and brok- venture partner in the wind
drafting separate tives -- Arif Khan, Alex Joshi Group executive, was Berg- company while Chatterjee by Berggruen Hotels under Prima Hotel Parc Estique, ing in November last year. power business and the com-
recovery rules to and Partha Chatterjee -- who gruen Hotels’s chief market- owns as much as 2%. The the ‘Keys Prima’ brand. Pune,” said another source, The renewable assets of pletion of the sale of this
recover penalties, fees, were part of the manage- ing officer at that time. stakes are being held in de- The first one is Berggru- adding that the total count the group include operating business is expected to re-
disgorgement amount ment team when the compa- Former chief finance of- mat and or tax-saving form en’s flagship resort in Ma- will now come down to 19 ho- wind power plants with an ag- duce IL&FS debt of about Rs
and refund orders made ny was founded were allotted ficer Vikas Chadha is the as there was no visibility on habaleshwar that’s owned by tels with 1,739 rooms in 17 gregate capacity of 873.5-mw 5,000 crore. When contacted
under the Sebi Act, stakes, which they continue fourth executive with “car- payouts for a long time. Now Mumbai-based realtor Ever- cities from the earlier num- and under-construction such IL&FS spokesperson de-
officials said. to hold even today. The share- ried interest” in Berggruen that Lemon Tree Hotels is shine Builders. The other bers figures- 21 hotels with plants with 104 mw capacity. clined to comment on the
holding is clearly document- Hotels. A carried interest is buying out the entire com- hotel undergoing termina- 1,911 rooms in 19 cities. It also includes the solar pow- same. —PTI
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Deal
OYO acquires co-
working spaces
Yamaha bets big on premium bikes Sebi may cut
listing time for
rights issue
Street provider Innov8 The Japanese firm aims to increase its market share to 12% in around a year’s time Kolkata: After reducing
time to list shares on the
In a bid to diversify its offerings, OYO Hotels and Homes

1,500cr 8.5
Shahkar Abidi mium segment, motorcycles stock exchanges post-closure
has acquired co-working spaces provider Innov8 for a_shahakar@[Link] with an engine capacity of of initial public offerings

5%
around Rs 150-200 crore, according to reports. OYO has
` 250-800 cc have been striding (IPOs), markets regulator
also launched two co-working brands- PowerStation and
WorkFlo. The firm aims to open more than 35 new co-
Mumbai: Japanese auto ma- % ahead, though on a lower Sebi is aiming to cut down
jor Yamaha Motor India, racing The company has invested over the Growth in its premium Growth in its
base. the time for listing of rights
working spaces in major metro cities over the next year. which aims to increase its ahead According to senior exec- issue shares, an official said.
Innov8 will continue to operate as a separate brand, it past five years motorcycles segment scooter segment
market share from 5% to utives of Yamaha Motor, the In September 2018, the Se-
added. Innov8 had raised $4 million in a pre-Series A 12% in around a year’s time, company after not finding curities and Exchange Board
round in October last year. The start-up also counts is banking on the premium much success in the mass of India (Sebi) decided to re-
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Google India head motorcycle segment for its zipping through segment decided to focus on duce the time to list shares
Rajan Anandan, and product partnerships for Facebook, growth. The company on Fri- the premium segment by on the bourses after IPO to 3
among its investors, according to DealStreetAsia. „„The company last
day introduced MT 15, its 150 year sold around 7.9 lakh 2007. The company has in- days from the present 6. The
cc engine motorcycle. The units in India vested around Rs 1,500 crore directive is likely to come
company last year sold in the past five years which into effect from July 2019.
Epiq Capital to Trifecta, NBFCs around 7.9 lakh units and is „„India’s premium was mainly for capacity ex- Sebi had cited mitigating
invest in Mswipe invest in Innoviti looking to take the figure fur- motorcycle market is pansion. “Another Rs 100 external risks such as mar-
ther up to 9.13 lakh units. expected to touch $161 crore is likely to be invested ket volatility and uncertain-
Mswipe Technologies Pvt Fintech firm Innoviti Speaking to DNA Money million by 2023 in the current year, a signifi- ty of financial markets as the
Ltd is raising $31.47 million Payment Solutions Pvt. on the sidelines of the MT 15 cant part of, which will be reason behind the move.
in a fresh funding round Ltd has raised Rs 80 crore launch, last week, Ravinder „„Yamaha Motor used for marketing and pro- “Sebi aims to reduce the
from its existing investors, in a round led by venture Singh, senior vice president India has a production motions,” Singh said. listing of IPO shares to 3
its filings with the debt firm Trifecta Capital, (strategy & planning) Yama- capacity of 1.7 mn units Yamaha Motor initially days from 6 days now. It is
Registrar of Companies a company statement said. ha Motor said the premium entered the Indian market in supposed to be introduced
show. The round will be co- A clutch of non-banking motorcycles segment grew vying hard for the space in- um motorcycle segment is the volumes are currently 1985 and later in 2008 got into for IPOs from July 2019 on-
led by tech investment firm financial companies will by 8.5% for the company dur- cluding- Bajaj Auto and Hero generally defined as a bike low, it is set to increase in the an agreement with Mitsui & wards. Now, the regulator is
Epiq Capital and VC firm B also invest in the round, ing the current year, while MotoCorp, who are majorly with engine capacity of 150 coming years on account of Co Ltd for joint investments. working on simplifying the
Capital. Epiq Capital and B which comprised a its scooter segment grew by in the mass segment, are cc and above, costing over Rs rising purchasing capacity The company has manufac- rights issue process,” Cen-
Capital will invest $10 combination of debt, 5%. also trying to create a sepa- 1.25 lakh. As per an industry of customers, higher aspira- turing facilities in tral Depository Services (In-
million each, while other venture debt and asset The country’s two-wheel- rate niche for their premium estimate, India’s premium tions, etc. India is amongst Faridabad, Surajpur and dia) Ltd (CDSL) vice presi-
existing investors DSG financing. Innoviti will er market has seen the entry brands with several launch- motorcycle market is expect- the top sellers of two-wheel- Chennai. Though the com- dent (operations) Nitin Am-
Consumer Partners and use the debt funding to of several premium motor- es expected in the coming ed to touch $161 million by ers with over 20 million units pany currently has a produc- bure said.
Falcon Edge India are expand its business by cycle companies in the past two years. Similarly, Mahin- 2023. being sold annually. tion capacity of about 1.7 “I hope the number of
putting in the rest, the purchasing infrastructure few years. While Royal En- dra & Mahindra (M&M) According to vehicle man- Data available with the million units which is suffi- days for listing the rights is-
filings stated, according to and product development, field has a lion’s share in the through its subsidiary brand ufacturers, the premium seg- Society of Indian Automo- cient for the next couple of sue shares may come down
VCCircle. according to VCCircle. segment, almost all other Jawa has been attracting a ment provides higher mar- bile Manufacturers (SIAM), years, it has plans to take it to 8-10 days from about a
existing and new players are lot of attention. The premi- gins of profitability. Though shows that within the pre- to 2.5 million units by 2023. month now.” he said. —PTI

In brief Premium mop-up for life Govt eyes `3,500 cr from Accor to add 20 hotels
Insurers surges 33%
across India in 5 years
fifth CPSE ETF tranche
DLF
Share price on BSE in ` 280 Life insurance industry witnessed a rise of 32.7% in its
256.70 collective new premium income during February 2019, New Delhi: Global hospital-
250
indicating a rise in new customers, data from Irdai showed ity major Accor Hotels plans Red carpet
220 to add 20 properties across
197.55 „„The company
190 New Delhi: The fifth tranche nance Corp, Bharat Electron- India in the next three to five
currently has 51 hotels
160 of the CPSE Exchange Traded ics, Oil India, NBCC India, years as it adopts an asset-
across nine brands with
Fund (ETF) will open for sub- NLC India and SJVN. light strategy going forward
130 around 9,500 rooms in
scription on March 19, where- Through the latest offer, and mulls bringing new
`18,209.50 cr `13,724.96 cr
Jan 1, 18 Mar 15, 19 India
in the government seeks to the government aims to raise brands to the country.

DLF to invest First-time premium Mop-up in the same

raise at least Rs 3,500 crore.
The fourth Further Fund
an initial amount of Rs 3,500
crore and the offer size could
The company currently
has 51 hotels across nine
„„Accor Hotels
currently has 4,800
collected in Feb 2019 month last year
`750 cr in project Offer (FFO), which would be
open from March 19-22, would
be raised, as per Reliance Mu-
tual Fund.
brands with around 9,500
rooms in India.
hotels across 100
countries
DLF will invest around
Rs 750 crore for
42.2%
Growth in first-
help the government in mop-
ping up funds towards meet-
After raising Rs 3,000 crore
through New Fund Offer
“We have 20 hotels in that
are in pipeline in India
construction of a new time premiums ing its disinvestment target of (NFO) in March 2014, the gov- which will be operational in
commercial project in for LIC Rs 80,000 crore for the current mopping up ernment garnered Rs 6,000 next three to five years,” Ac-
Gurugram as it seeks to fiscal ending March 31. resources crore from the first FFO of the cor Hotels Chief Operating
encash rising demand of
49% According to Reliance Mu-
tual Fund, which is managing
CPSE ETF in January 2017.
Subsequently. Rs 2,500 crore
Officer India and South Asia
Jean-Michel Casse said.

`3,000cr
office and retail space
from end users as well 66.26% SBI Life the CPSE ETF, the fifth
tranche would open for sub-
was mopped from the third The new hotels will come
up in places such as Mum-
33.1%
as institutional – Market share of LIC tranche in March 2017 and Rs
investors, according to scription on March 19, for an- Government raised through NFO in 17,000 crore from the fourth bai, Bengaluru, Udaipur,
ICICI chor investors. March 2014 round in November 2018. Goa, Jaipur and Shillong
`12,055.81 cr
sources. The company
has decided to build a Prudential Life Non-anchor investors, in- Recently, the finance min- among others, he added.
new commercial project
with 2.5 million sq ft
area in Gurugram.
– Premium collected by
LIC last month 21.6%
cluding retail investors, can
put in their bids from March
20-22.
`6,000cr
It garnered from the first FFO of
istry was planning to launch
an exchange traded fund con-
sisting of PSU bank stocks in
As the strategy of the
company is to develop mid-
scale and economy segment,
is giving the company more
opportunity to bring these
Aditya Birla
This would be the second the CPSE ETF in January 2017 the next financial year, an of- the hotels will be mainly No- brands to India, he added.
`6,153.70 cr
Sun Life
Bharti AXA Life’s CPSE (Central Public Sector ficial said. The bank ex- votel and Ibis and as well as “In key cities, we are look-
premium up 28%
Bharti AXA Life
– Premium collected by
other market players
59.3% Enterprises) ETF FFO in the
current fiscal after Rs 17,000
dend yield of the index was as
high as 5.52% compared to
change traded fund (ETF)
would be in addition to the
few opportunities in the
luxury space, Casse said.
ing to grow our luxury net-
work by growing brands
Aegon Life crore raised November 2018. 1.25% for the Nifty 50. In addi- two ETFs- CPSE ETF and Luxury space is also in- such as Fairmont and Sofi-
Insurance registered a So far, the government has tion, the government is also Bharat-22 ETF- launched by creasing in terms of signing tel. We are also aiming to
28% growth in its total
premium to Rs 1,359 23.7% raised a total of Rs 28,500
crore from rounds through
giving a 4% discount to inves-
tors,” said Reliance Mutual
the government which have
seen huge investor demand.
products after the acquisi-
tion of Fairmont, Raffles and
bring our ultra-luxury
brands like Raffles to India
crore during the nine Max Life
CPSE ETF, including the first Fund head (ETF), Vishal Jain. The government has Swissotel a few years ago and are also looking at luxu-
15.25%
months to December of offer in March 2014 that The ETF tracks shares of raised Rs 56,473.32 crore and the acquisition of Mov- ry leisure with an aim to
the current fiscal, and mopped up Rs 3,000 crore. 11 Central Public Sector En- through disinvestment till enpick last year. bring brands like Banyan
will focus on tier 2 and 3 Kotak
“The CPSE ETF is trading terprises (CPSEs) -- ONGC, February 28, as against the Accor has become the sec- Tree to India,” Casse said.
cities next year to expand Mahindra Life
at very attractive valuations. NTPC, Coal India, IOC, Rural target of Rs 80,000 crore for ond largest operator in the Accor currently has 4,800
the business, a top As on February 28, the divi- Electrication Corp, Power Fi- the 2018-19 fiscal. —PTI luxury space globally which hotels in 100 countries. —PTI
official said. The
company’s total premium

Renault aims to double sales in three years J&K Bank to sell PNB Metlife
stood at Rs 1,064 crore in
the corresponding period
of 2017-18.

Jubilant Cadista
recalls drug
US-based Jubilant
Chennai: Renault has lined
up aggressive plans to dou-
ble sales volumes in three
in top gear
„„The company was
drive as one team with one
ambition”, he said.
The goal was to sell cars
stake to Oman India for `185 cr
Cadista Pharmaceuticals years by introducing new profitably and for customers New Delhi: Jammu and Regulatory and Develop-
looking at doubling sales JAMMU & KASHMIR BANK
is recalling over 5,700 products and upgrading volume to 150,000 units in to accept the products so that Kashmir Bank on Sunday Share price on BSE in `
ment Authority of India, it
bottles of Bupropion some existing models, ac- there is an increase in vol- said it proposes to sell its 85 said. Jammu and Kashmir
three years
Hydrochloride extended- cording to a top official. ume “This ambition should stake in PNB Metlife India to Bank holds a 5% stake in the
78.45 75
release tablets, used to Venkatram Mamillapalle, „„Renault would also translate into everybody’s private equity player Oman insurance venture.
treat major depressive Country CEO and MD, said look at upgrading performance, in reality, that India Joint Investment Fund 65 PNB MetLife India Insur-
disorder, from the US that as a mid-term plan, the models like Kwid, Duster is in the real sense”. II for Rs 185 crore. ance is a joint venture be-
market. As per the latest company was looking at dou- The second objective, he The bank has executed a 55 tween MetLife International
Enforcement Report bling sales volume to 150,000 said, was to protect the con- share purchase agreement 46.80 Holdings Inc, Punjab Nation-
issued by the US Food units in three years (from the Besides, the company over the next two-three sumer. “To deliver quality with Oman India Joint In- 45 al Bank, Jammu and Kash-
and Drug Administration current 80,000 units). would also look at upgrading years. “I have three things. products, focus on engineer- vestment Fund II for sale of mir Bank, M Pallonji and
(USFDA), the Salisbury- “We also have new prod- existing hatchback models One is the whole organisa- ing, manufacturing, suppli- 4.1 crore shares of PNB 35 Company Pvt Ltd and other
Jan 1, 18 Mar 15, 19
based Jubilant Cadista is uct launches in 2019 and Kwid and sports utility vehi- tion should work as one ers as well as the dealers. MetLife India Insurance private investors.
recalling the drug for 2020. Two new products will cle Duster, he said. team, one ambition. That is That is the second focus,” he Company Ltd, Jammu and Punjab National Bank
“failed dissolution be launched, one in July To a query, Mamillapalle the primary objective. said. Kashmir Bank said. tions precedent, which in- holds a 26% stake in the ven-
specifications”. (2019) and the other, the year said he has lined up three Because we have many The third was to double This would be subject to cludes requisite prior ap- ture, while MetLife has a
after that,” he said. objectives for the company legal entities. We have to the sales volume. —PTI fulfilment of certain condi- proval from the Insurance 26% stake. —PTI
Centrum to launch
`500 crore fund
Centrum Group, which
is into wealth
Dragon flies NTPC’s captive coal
Co plans to expand its smart homes solutions, smart laundry business in India

Haier India aims to be a billion-dollar company output to nearly treble

management, equity
broking and credit
business with a focus on
SME financing and
housing, is planning to New Delhi: State-run power rity strategy. A Greater de-
launch a structured Kumar Rahul rables brands in India in the fident about it and are invest- giant NTPC is expected to gree of self-reliance in coal
credit fund with an categories which it operates, ing,” said Song Yujun, vice end the current financial will go a long way in ensur-
initial corpus of Rs 500 Shanghai: Chinese consum- he added. president, Global Appliances year with captive coal pro- ing sustained growth of our
crore shortly. It also has er electronics major Haier “Now we are targeting to Haier Group and managing duction of 7.25 million tonne, power generation opera-
plans to enter the now Group is looking at India as be third largest brand in the director, Haier South and up to a massive 170%, from tions, the official said.
lucrative ARC (asset one of the most “strategic home appliances by 2020,” South East Asia. 2.68 million tonne in the NTPC made a debut in
reconstruction company) market” globally, and ex- Briganza said adding “we Presently, India is the year-ago period, a company captive coal production just
space. pects the local unit to be- are aiming to close 2019, with highest contributing foreign official said. two years ago so the jump in
come a billion-dollar com- year-on-year growth of market for the brand Haier The official said that output for the current finan-
Transasia mulls pany by 2020 and be among 35%.” Haier is presently in- products, he said adding that while output at NTPC’s Pa- cial year is encouraging.
IPO in 2-3 years top three players in home vesting around Rs 3,000 crore it may introduce some more kri Barwadih coal mine at However, at 7.25 million
appliance segment in next to set up its second manufac- brands from its portfolio in Jharkhand has seen a tonne, its captive coal
Transasia Bio-Medicals two years, largely driven by turing unit at Greater Noida, the coming years to cater the sizeable jump to 6.75 mil- production is still a frac-
Ltd is mulling an initial higher sales, said a top com- UP, where it expects to start premium segment. lion tonne in FY19, from tion of its annual coal
public offering (IPO) in pany official. Besides, the Qingdao 2020,” Haier India president production by the end of “We have plans to intro- 2.68 million tonne in requirement of around
the next 2-3 years to enter Haier India expects to headquartered company, is Eric Briganza said. 2020, to meet its growing duce some of the brands in FY18, Dulanga coal mine in 190 million tonne. The bulk
the $70 billion global continue its high growth mo- also mulling to introduce Haier India, which fol- sales demand. India to cater the segmented Odisha has started produc- of its coal requirement is
diagnostic medical mentum from all verticals some of them in India after lows the January-December Haier had previously in- markets,” said Yunjun, with- tion as well. The Dulanga currently met by Coal India,
equipment market, a and is also extending its 2020, to tap the growing op- fiscal calendar, posted net vested around Rs 600 crore to out suggesting the name of mine will end the current fi- while small quantity is also
company official said. product portfolio by expand- portunities premium seg- revenue of around Rs 3,500 expand the manufacturing probable brands. nancial year with an output imported. The first rake of
years,” Transasia Bio- ing into segments such as ment. crore in 2018, by registering capacity of its Pune unit. In 2018, Haier Group’s of 0.5 million tonne. coal from NTPC’s Pakri Bar-
Medicals MD Suresh smart homes solutions and “Our target is to be one a growth of around 50% and “India is the most strate- global turnover was 266.1 bil- “Mining of coal is inte- wadih coal mine was flagged
Vazirani said. smart laundry business. billion dollar company by is now among the top five du- gic market for us. We are con- lion yuan. —PTI gral to our overall fuel secu- off in February 2017. —PTI
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Bheke, the Bengaluru hero Like we never left:

Ball Game
South Africa
sweep Sri Lanka
series 5-0 Smith, Warner
Defender heads winner late into extra time to give Bengaluru maiden title with win over Goa
return to Oz fold
South Africa handed a
5-0 whitewash to Sri
Lanka as they won the
fifth ODI owing to a
floodlight failure at
Newlands on Saturday. Melbourne: Steve Smith and saw opening batsman Cam-
The visitors posted a David Warner have been wel- eron Bancroft banned for
target of 226 runs and comed back into the Austral- nine months, had far-reach-
the Proteas managed to ian fold with “hugs and cud- ing consequences for Austral-
score 135 for two after 28 dles” at a team meet-up in ian cricket.
overs before the flood- Dubai, and said it was like Australian cricket has
light failure halted the they’d never left. since undergone a host of cul-
final ODI, bringing DLS The disgraced pair, whose tural changes under Langer,
method into play and the year-long bans for ball-tam- and Warner and Smith were
hosts won the match by pering expire this month, brought up to speed at the
41 runs. were invited by coach Justin meeting on how it now
Brief scores: Sri Lanka Langer as part of their re-in- worked.
225 all out in 49.3 overs tegration after the scandal in “Making sure we’re in line
(K Mendis 56; K Rabada South Africa that rocked the with team values moving for-
3/50) lost to south Africa cricketing world. wards,” Warner said of the
135/2 in 28 overs (A Australia are in Dubai as meet-up, which also discussed
Markram 67*) by 41 runs they prepare for an upcoming the squad’s preparations for
via D/L method series against Pakistan in the the upcoming World Cup.
United Arab Emirates follow- “Obviously (we’ve) been
Kohli, Bumrah ing their upset one-day series out for 12 months and there
retain no. 1 spot win against India. has been a big change, which
Indian captain Virat “It’s been awesome. It’s is great, and it’s about except-
Kohli and fast bowler like we didn’t really leave, the ing that and playing what our
Jasprit Bumrah have re- boys were very accepting of role should be in the team.”
tained their respective us coming in and with open Smith, who was stripped
number one positions in arms,” said Warner in audio of the captaincy and is
the ICC ODI player rank- comments on Sunday. barred from being consid-
ings, updated on Sunday. “A lot of big hugs and cud- ered for any leadership role
Kohli and vice-captain dles. It’s been great. It’s good for a further 12 months after
Rohit Sharma, who are to see the spirit they’re in af- his ban ends, echoed Warn-
ranked one and two in ter a great series win in India er’s comments.
the batsmen rankings, and I am obviously looking “It seems like some really
scored 310 and 202 runs, forward to watching them good energy among the team
respectively, in their Bengaluru FC players (blue) celebrate their win while FC Goa players wear a dejected look during the Indian Super League final at the Mumbai Football Arena on Sunday —ISL play against Pakistan here at the moment,” he said. “It’s
home series against Aus- and hopefully they win that great to be back around the
tralia which they lost DNA Correspondent series as well,” he added. group, they’ve been really
2-3, while New Zealand’s sports@[Link] ISL Winners The “sandpapergate” scan- welcoming and almost like
former captain Ross 2018-19 Bengaluru FC dal in Cape Town, which also we’ve never left.” —AFP
Taylor has managed to Mumbai: Bengaluru FC were
retain the third spot. not going to let history repeat 2017-18 Chennayin FC
itself. Not with the quality 2016 Atletico de Kolkata
SA pin WC hopes they possess, anyway. 2015 Chennayin FC
on bowlers And thus, a season after
South Africa finished losing the title clash, the Sunil 2014 Atletico de Kolkata
their one-day series Chhetri-led team
against Sri Lanka with a crossed the final n zone

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clear idea of both the hurdle in only its No. of times Bengaluru FC has
team and the tactics second season of won the Indian Super League
they will use in the up- the Indian Super title. This is their second ap-
coming Cricket World League (ISL), de- pearance in the final after losing it
Cup. South African cap- feating FC Goa 1-0 in the last edition
tain Faf du Plessis said to clinch their maiden
after the fifth match on ISL title here on Sunday. Goa were reduced to 10 men
Saturday night that he Backed by a vociferous in 105th minute when Jahouh
was “98 to 99 percent” crowd that turned up in num- retaliated to a challenge by
sure who would go to bers despite the home team Miku. The midfielder picked
England. Du Plessis in- crashing out in the semifi- up a second yellow and had to
dicated that South Afri- nals, Bengaluru wiped off the Mumbai-born Bengaluru FC player Rahul Bheke heads the winner during the ISL final against FC Goa on Sunday take the lonely walk back.
ca were pinning their demons from last year’s final That turned out to be a ga-
hopes on a potent bowl- defeat to Chennaiyin FC as extra-time as their wait for a keeper Naveen Kumar to get to trio of Miku, Chhetri and mechanger as Bengaluru as-
ing line-up to win they lifted the trophy for the first ever ISL title continued. the ball. Udanta Singh found joy in the sumed control of the game.
matches, even if meant first time. Bengaluru came well pre- Minutes later, Jahouh attacking third. But Goa were And they got the precious goal
that the team might After no goals separated pared and threatened Goa de- picked out Jackichand Sin- dealt a blow before the break they were looking for in the
have a lengthy tail. the teams at the end of nor- fence as early as the sixth min- gh’s run down the right flank as Mandar Rao Dessai, in an 116th minute. Dimas delivered
mal time, Mumbai-born de- ute. Nishu Kumar and Chhetri with a delightful diagonal as attempt to get to a through- a corner-kick into the box for
Warrier, Cariappa fender Rahul Bheke did the combined well on the left flank Goa countered from their ball by Edu Bedia, succumbed Bheke who produced a spec-
in KKR squad star turn by heading home a before the latter found Miku at own half. The Indian wingers to a hamstring injury and had tacular looping header that
Kolkata Knight Riders corner in the 118th minute to the edge of the box. The Ven- delivered a brilliant cross to to be replaced by young Sav- Naveen Kumar could only
(KKR) have picked Sand- script another famous title ezuelan striker shimmied his the far post where an onrush- iour Gama at left-back. push on to the post and inside
eep Warrier and KC Car- triumph for Bengaluru. way past a crowd of defenders ing Ferran Corominas skied After a sluggish start to the the goal as the Bengaluru
iappa ahead of the 12th FC Goa were left to rue the inside the box but a loose his volley wide. second half, Goa slowly took faithful went into delirium.
edition of the Indian red card Ahmed Jahouh touch at the end of his spec- Bengaluru had the better control of the game and start- Stopwatch: Bengaluru FC 1 (R Australian cricketer Steve Smith holds a banner after arriving in Jaipur for
Premier League (IPL), picked up in the first half of tacular solo run allowed goal- of the early exchanges as the ed to boss possession. Bheke 118) bt FC Goa 0 the Indian Premier League on Sunday —PTI
starting March 23. The
pair have been added as

Rashid’s 5 puts Afghans on top You cannot put cap on

a replacement for the in-
jured pace-duo Kamlesh
BCCI, ICC to
Nagarkoti and Shivam
discuss WADA,
anything, insists Kohli
Mavi. Warrier, who is

tax waiver
part of Kerala in domes-
tic cricket, has played for Dehradun: Spinner Rashid turies each but Khan came
the Royal Challengers Khan’s five-wicket haul
n zone up with career-best figures

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Bangalore in the past. helped Afghanistan bowl out Rashid Khan became the first of five for 82 to bundle out Bengaluru: “You cannot put New Delhi: The BCCI brass
Cariappa has played for Ireland for 288 and put the Afghan bowler to pick up Ireland in the final session a cap on anything,” said In- is expected to put forth its
the Kings XI Punjab and team in sight of a maiden a five-wicket haul in a Test of play. dia captain Virat Kohli, in- proposals on anti-doping
KKR in previous edi- Test win on the third day of match. He now has a five-for in Khan accounted for the sisting that no instructions policy and the USD 22 mil-
tions of the IPL. the one-off Test on Sunday. all three formats of international wickets of James McCollum, have been issued to Indian lion tax waiver for future
Chasing 147 for victory, cricket O’Brien, Stuart Thompson, Premier League (IPL) fran- global events when it meets
Khan set to be Afghanistan were 29 for one George Dockrell and An- chises with regards to work- ICC chairman Shashank
Pak U-19 coach with Ihsanullah Janat bat- drew McBrine to put Af- load management of World Manohar in Mumbai on
Former captain Younis ting on 16 and Rahmat Shah Afghanistan’s first innings ghanistan in a commanding Cup bound players. Monday.
Khan is set to be ap- unbeaten on 11 at the close total of 314, ensured there position. However the Indian cap- On behalf of BCCI, the
pointed as the head of play. was no more damage when Brief scores: Ireland: 172 & 288 tain expects his teammates three-member Committee of
coach of the Pakistan Afghanistan lost one the stumps were drawn. all out in 93 overs (A Balbirnie 82, K to be smart enough to man- Administrator (CoA) along
Under-19 team, a Cricket Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan wicket in the form of Mo- Earlier in the day, Andy O’Brien 56; R Khan 5/82) vs Afghani- age their workload before the with CEO Rahul Johri will
Board (PCB) source said celebrates after taking a wicket hammad Shahzad, but Janat Balbirnie (82) and Kevin stan: 314 & 29/1 in 16 overs (I Janat mega event starting May 30. meet Manohar.
on Sunday. “A decision in Dehradun on Sunday —AFP and Shah, who made 98 in O’Brien (56) scored half-cen- 16*, R Shah 11*) “If I’m able to play 10, 12 During the recent ICC
has been taken in this or 15 games, it doesn’t neces- Board meeting in Dubai, the
regard within the PCB sarily mean that the other RCB coach Garry Kristen (L) and members were updated on

‘Worried’ B’desh players return

but the announcement guy can only play that many. skipper Virat Kohli in Bengaluru on WADA’s concerns about do-
will be made soon after My body might demand I Saturday —AFP mestic anti-doping pro-
completing a few formal- play a certain number of gramme in India.
ities,” the source said. games and I need to be smart From a In order to be World Anti-
Citing the example of about that and rest,” Kohli, responsibility Doping Agency (WADA)
Rahul Dravid, who is the Dhaka: Having narrowly that has claimed 49 lives,” who will be leading RCB in compliant, the BCCI needs to
coach of India Under-19 escaped a terror attack in a said Hasan, the newspaper the IPL, said during the point of view, all come under National Anti-
team, PCB chairman mosque that claimed 49 reported. launch of an app. the Indian players will Doping Agency (NADA) am-
Ehsan Mani had recent- lives, a traumatised Bangla- Bangladesh’s senior “Someone else’s body have the responsibility bit which it has been resist-
ly said that Pakistan too desh cricket team returned opener Tamim Iqbal admit- might be more capable than ing all this while.
needed to follow BCCI’s home with players stating ted that it would take some mine or less, that is a very during the IPL to keep a It has also been learnt
footsteps and hand over that it will take some time time before they can return individual thing. And every- watch on their fitness that BCCI will request ICC to
the charge of the na- for the normalcy to return. to the field. one wants to play the World and their workloads. increase the per match host-
tion’s youth cricket to According to Bangla- “What we faced here, it Cup, so people will be smart ing fee of the 2021 ICC World
former cricketers. desh’s leading newspaper will take some time for us to about it because you don’t Virat Kohli, T20 from USD 200,000 (Rs 1.37
Daily Star, the Bangladesh get over what we suffered,” want to miss out on such a India captain crore) to USD 350,000 (Rs 2.41
Cricket Board president Tamim said before boarding big event.” Kohli said that it crore).
on the tube Nazmul Hassan said that as the flight for Bangladesh. is up to individual players to “We have learnt that ICC
the players had gone through However, the left-hander deal with the issue to keep the Delhi cricket said. has recently agreed to in-
(All Live) such a traumatic experi- was optimistic that they their body fit and be in con- “And to continue the crease the per match hosting
Basketball Sony Ten ence, they required a break could deal with the trauma tention for a place in the frame of mind we have cre- rights for the 2020 World T20
from cricket. in due time. World Cup-bound squad. ated in the Indian team — in Australia to USD 350,000.
1- 6:30 NBA: Houston vs “He advised that the play- “It’s good that we are re- “From a responsibility strive towards excellence We would request them to do
Minnesota ers spend time with their Bangaldesh cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim is flanked by security officials as he turning to our families be- point of view, all the Indian and improve every day. Each the same for us. Right now,
Sony ESPN- 05:30 (Tue) families and try not to relive arrives from New Zealand in Dhaka on Sunday —REUTERS cause everyone is worried. players will have the player will take this tourna- we are in 2019 but the costs
NBA: San Antonio vs the memories from that day Hopefully we will overcome responsibility during the IPL ment as an opportunity to go will increase rapidly in 2021
Golden State — when the players were Masjid Al Noor (in Christch- quickly got away from the this with time,” an upset to keep a watch on their fit- to the World Cup in a good and we need to be prepared,”
warned against entering the urch) by passersby and scene of a gruesome attack Tamim said. —PTI ness and their workloads,” frame of mind.” —PTI said the official. —PTI
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Loyal lieutenant bosses first act

hot on heels
India loses
hosting rights
The diplomatic tension
with Pakistan has cost
India its first sporting Bottas pips Mercedes teammate Hamilton in season-opening Australian GP to make statement after winless 2018 KT Irfan
event as the world wres-
tling body UWW has tak-
en away the junior
Melbourne: Valterri Bottas
can’t really explain how he
Irfan 1st Indian
Asian Championship
from the country, days
got from playing the loyal
lieutenant to Lewis Hamil- athlete to make
cut for 2020 Oly
after asking all its affili- ton and failing to win a race
ated federations to stop last season, to upstaging his
dealing with the WFI. Mercedes teammate for vic-
India had agreed to host tory in Formula One’s sea- New Delhi: National record
the re-scheduled junior son-opening Australian holder KT Irfan on Sunday
Championship in July Grand Prix. became the first Indian from
after original hosts Leb- A lot of soul-searching athletics to qualify for the
anon withdrew. over the winter break, some next year’s Tokyo Olympics
rally car driving and a few while finishing fourth in the
Rani breaks own drinking sessions helped 20km event of the Asian Race
national record transform Bottas’s approach Walking Championships in
Javelin thrower Annu to racing in 2019, with an im- Nomi, Japan.
Rani rewrote her own mediate and The 29-year-old Irfan
national record to clinch profound re- clocked 1 hour 20 minutes
the gold and qualify for sult. and 57 seconds to better the
both the Asian and T h e Tokyo Olympics qualifica-
world championships at 2 9 - ye a r- o l d tion standard of 1 hour, 21
the Federation Cup Na- Finn surged F1 minutes.
tional Senior Athletics from No. 2 on The Olympics qualifica-
Championships in Patia- the grid to tion period for race walk
la. Rani hurled the spear beat five-time world cham- events and marathon race
to a distance of 62.34m, pion Hamilton to the first has begun from January 1
nearly half a metre corner, and stayed in front this year and will run till
more than her earlier of his teammate the whole May 31, 2020. The Olympics
national record of way on Sunday to win by qualification period for all
61.86m in 2017. 20.886 seconds. It was his other athletics events will
fourth GP title, and first start from May 1 this year
Ronaldo-less since 2017. and will run till June 29, 2020.
Juve suffer loss Bottas also picked up the No other Indian from ath-
Juventus suffered their bonus point for the fastest letics has so far qualified for
first Serie A defeat of lap, which has been reintro- Tokyo Olympics.
the season on Sunday duced to F1 for the first time Irfan, who has a personal
losing 2-0 to Genoa with in six decades, to collect 26 best as well as national re-
late goals from former championship points for the cord of 1:20.21 which he
player Stefano Sturaro weekend. achieved during his 10th
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas (L) of Finland celebrates on the podium as spectators click his picture after winning the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Sunday —AFP
and Goran Pandev. Ron- “It was definitely my best place finish in 2012 Olympics,
aldo missed the trip to race ever. It felt so good,” ing in on Hamilton toward also qualified for this year’s
Genoa after firing the said Bottas, who finished the the end but had to settle for World Championships (Sep-
CHEQUERED FLAG n zone
Serie A side to the 58-lap race in 1 hour, 25 min- third, 1.634 seconds further did you know? tember 27-October 6) in Doha

20.8
Champions League utes, 27.325 seconds. “Truly back in his Red Bull. 1 Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 01hr 25min 27.325sec Valtteri as he bettered the qualifying
n The last time that Valtteri Bottas won a race was the final race of
quarterfinals. enjoyed it.” One of the biggest sur- Bottas’ mark of 1:22.30.
2 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) +20.886 sec 2017, going the entire 2018 season without a victory
Mercedes team principal prises was how far back the winning n Each time a team has finished one-two in Melbourne, the win-
The Kerala race walker
Curry scores 33 Toto Wolff said he’d noticed Ferraris were, particularly 3 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +22.520 sec margin, which is bigger had won the 20km event in
ning driver has claimed the championship and the team has won the
in Warriors win a change in Bottas’s attitude, after being the quickest cars 4 Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) +57.109 sec than any of the races in the National Open Race Walk
constructors standings
Stephen Curry scored 11 and is expecting big things in testing. 5 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +58.230 sec the entire 2018 season Championships in Chennai
of his 33 points in the this season. Two-time defending last month with a time of

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third quarter as the “He came back very champion Sebastien Vettel 6 Kevin Magnussen (Haas) +1:27.156 sec It is the 4th time in STANDINGS (top 5) 1:26.18.
Golden State Warriors strong from the winter ... started from third but was 7 Nico Hulkenberg (Renault) at 1 lap as many years that Two other Indians, Devin-
Lewis Hamilton Drivers Constructors
clobbered the Oklahoma rediscovered the joy of driv- overtaken on the outside by der Singh and Ganapathi
8 Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) at 1 lap
has taken pole position
1 Valtteri Bottas 26 pts, 2
City Thunder 110-88. ing,” Wolff said. “I heard ... Verstappen on the 30th lap
Lewis Hamilton 18, 3 Max
1 Mercedes 44, 2 Ferrari 22, Krishnan also qualified for
9 Lance Stroll (Racing Point) at 1 lap in Australia only to
Klay Thompson scored that he got drunk a few and finished fourth, one spot
Verstappen 15, 4 Sebastian
3 Red Bull 15, 4 Haas 8, 5 the World Championships as
23 points and DeMarcus times, to forget (2018), so it’s ahead of teammate Charles 10 Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) at 1 lap finish second Renault 6 they clocked [Link] and
Vettel 12, 5 Charles Leclerc 10
Cousins added 12 points, a good start. I expect Valt- Leclerc. [Link], respectively. —PTI
eight rebounds and six teri to be the strongest this “I had to beat Seb to get
second place finish irks Hamilton
assists for the Warriors. year, the strongest Valtteri onto the podium, which is past imperfect
we’ve seen.” not easy around here,” Ver- Lewis Hamilton experienced frustration
Advani books Albert Park was previ- stappen said. “Happy to pull TK Irfan was one of
for a third successive year at the Australi-
semifinal spot ously one of Bottas’ least- that move off — then chal- an GP, as a poor start and an early pitstop the two Indian athletes
Pankaj Advani enjoyed a preferred circuits — he lenging for second. condemned the champion to another to have been expelled
smooth passage to the started 10th last year and “To start the season on runner-up finish. Overall, Hamilton has from the 2018 Gold
semifinals as he cruised his previous best result was the podium, challenging the converted only two of his eight poles into Coast Commonwealth
past home challenger a third-place finish in 2017 Mercedes in front of me, it’s wins at Albert Park, in 2008 and 2015, Games for not adhering
Mukund Bharadia 5-0 in — but now it’s among his a really good start to the sea- a record which would frustrate the most to the ‘no needle policy’
a best-of-9-frame quar- favorites. son,” he added. tranquil of drivers. “The strategy was not of the Games. He was
terfinal ofthe CCI All In- The fast lap was icing on Worryingly for Ferrari, ideal in the scenario that I had,” he told disqualified in the 20km
dia Open Snooker Cham- the cake and a calculated risk four-time world champion reporters of the early tyre change. “What race walk event of the
pionship in Mumbai. on old tires: “Definitely, it’s a Vettel was 35 seconds behind was the reason for stopping so early?” 2018 Asian Games
new rule for this year. I had Verstappen’s Red Bull, and Hamilton asked over the team radio, to after receiving his third
Lewis Hamilton waves
really strong pace, I wanted Leclerc had a few driver er- be told it was to cover Vettel’s early stop. warning for “loss of
at fans —Reuters
to go for that in the end.” rors on his first weekend Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo crashes at the start of the Australian Grand Prix contact”.
Max Verstappen was clos- with the team. —AP at the Albert Park in Melbourne on Sunday —REUTERS

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Sai Praneeth runs out of steam in final Red-hot Mane turns on heat as
Basel: Indian shuttler B Sai
Praneeth settled for a run-
ner-up finish at the Swiss
MATCH STATS
ShiSai
points to move up 13-10 but
soon the Chinese caught up
with him and made it 15-15.
Reds reclaim top spot over City
Open after losing the men’s It went on like that till 18- London: Liverpool’s livewire
3 singles final to top seed and
5 Most consecutive points 7 18 before Yuqi earned three Sadio Mane scored one goal
world No. 2 Shi Yuqi here on straight points to take the and played a crucial part in
Sunday. 3 Game points 1 match to the decider. the other as they reclaimed
Playing his first final in 112 Total points played 112 In the third and final the Premier League’s top spot
almost two years, world No. B Sai Praneeth gave a tough fight 61 Total points won 51 game, Praneeth, who had a with a scrappy 2-1 win at low-
22 Praneeth lost 21-19 18-21 12- to top seed Shi Yuqi in the final gruelling match against ly Fulham on Sunday.
21 to the Chinese in the sum- world No. 5 and reigning It had looked like being a
mit clash lasting 68 minutes. did you know? The last time B Sai Praneeth played a final on Olympic champion Chen frustrating day
The last time Praneeth fea- the BWF tour was when he won the Thailand Open title in June 2017
Long in the semifinals on Sat- for Juergen
tured in a final was when he urday, ran out of steam and Klopp’s side af-
clinched the Thailand Open went down tamely. ter Mane’s
title in June 2017. Although the third game opener was
Praneeth did well to win ing ahead to make it 18-12 but the opening game. was also fought closely ini- cancelled out
the opening game despite the Chinese managed to earn The second game turned tially with both the players by Ryan Babel
Yuqi making a brilliant four points on the trot to re- out to be a closely-fought af- tied at 4-4, the Chinese won following a mis-
Send in your answers to comeback from 12-18 to 19-19. duce the gap before catching fair as the game tilted from three points to take 7-4 lead. take by Virgil van Dijk, but
sportsdna@[Link]. Names After a neck-and neck bat- Praneeth at 19-19. one end to another. The only From thereon, Yuqi did substitute James Milner slot- Mohamed Salah (L) vies for the ball with Neeskens Kebano —Reuters
of the first 10 winners will be tle till 9-9, Praneeth reeled off The Indian, however, held time the Indian might have not look back as he continued ted home an 81st-minute pen-
published tomorrow six straight points to open up his nerves to win the next fancied his chances was when to march ahead and sealed alty to take the points. n zone ror gifted Fulham a 74th-min-
a 15-9 lead. He then kept mov- two crucial points, sealing he bagged four consecutive the deal. —PTI Liverpool have 76 points ute equaliser, as his poor

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from 31 games, two more than No. of goals Sadio Mane header back to keeper Alis-
champions Manchester City has scored in this EPL son Becker was intercepted

Our last chance? Hope India women enter SAFF semis who have a game in hand. season, overtaking by former Liverpool winger
Fulham have 17 points and a Demba Ba (16 in 2011-12) as the Babel who stroked the ball
mountain to climb if they are Senegalese player with the most into an empty net.

not: Roger on Fedal to avoid almost certain rele- goals in a single campaign Another howler, this time
Biratnagar (Nepal): The games and secured the top ent players — Grace Dang- gation from the top flight. by Rico, decided the contest
Indian women’s football spot in Group B. mei, Sanju, Indumathi, Mane scored his ninth did you know? as the keeper spilled a tame
Indian Wells: Dominic Thi- team sealed its place in the In the semifinals, India Sangita and Ratanbala — league goal in as many games Mohamed Salah has now gone Mohamed Salah shot and
em outlasted Milos Raonic semifinals of the SAFF will take on Group A run- with four of those goals when he fired the visitors 5 games without a goal in the then hauled down Mane who
7-6(3) 6-7(3) 6-4 to reach the Championship with a re- ners-up Bangladesh on coming in the first half. into a 26th-minute lead with Premier League pounced on the rebound,
ATP Indian Wells final, where sounding 5-0 win over Sri Wednesday while hosts Ne- The Indian women con- a classy finish which typified leaving Milner to stroke
he’ll meet Roger Federer who Lanka here on Sunday. pal will face Sri Lanka in tinued to create chances Liverpool’s attacking men- home the winner from the
advanced after Rafael Nadal The result extended In- the other fixture. and control the tempo, and tality under Klopp. he buried his shot from eight spot. —Reuters
withdrew with a knee injury. dia’s unbeaten run in the India’s five goals on Sun- at the end picked up three The Senegal forward ex- metres past Fulham keeper Stopwatch: Fulham 1 (Babel 74)
A somber Nadal an- competition’s history to 21 day were scored by differ- points comfortably. changed a blistering one-two Sergio Rico. Liverpool 2 (Mane 26, Milner
nounced his withdrawal a with Roberto Firmino before A calamitous Van Dijk er- 81-pen)
couple hours before he was Rafael Nadal is dejected after
scheduled to take the court at withdrawing from his semifinal

Ole laments ‘poorest’ show in United’s second straight defeat

Indian Wells Tennis Garden. against Roger Federer —AP
“I warm up today in the
morning, and I felt that my his 7-6(2) 7-6(2) win over Karen
knee was not enough good to Khachanov in Friday’s quar-
compete at the level that I ters. It was obvious that Nad- Wolverhampton: Manches- Marcus Rashford pulled a in the first half we did OK.
need to compete,” he said. al’s movement was hampered. ter United manager Ole Gun- goal back deep in added time “We felt too comfy in pos- City survive scare
It was just the fifth time in Nadal said he won’t play nar Solskjaer described his but there was barely a min- session, we never managed to Sergio Aguero kept alive
Nadal’s career that he had again until the Monte Carlo side’s 2-1 FA Cup quarterfinal ute left for United to find an put their keeper or defenders Manchester City’s hopes of
conceded a walkover, and the Masters on clay in mid-April. loss to Wolverhampton Wan- equaliser and they fell to a under pressure. We had a an unprecedented quadruple
first to Federer. “I don’t have doubts today derers on Saturday as the second consecutive defeat af- couple of balls in behind for as they survived a major
“I am obviously excited to that I will be ready for Monte worst performance of his ter losing 2-0 at Arsenal in the Rashford but not enough FA Cup scare in a thrilling
be in the finals, but not this Carlo,” he said. four months in charge. Premier League. quality.” —Reuters fightback from two goals
way,” said the 37-year-old Even with all of his inju- Wolves produced a hugely “Quite a lot was missing Stopwatch: Wolves 2 (Jime- down to win 3-2 at Swansea
Federer. “We’ve had so many ries, Nadal indicated he has impressive display in both today, it was the poorest per- nez 70, Jota 76) bt Manchester in quarterfinals. Aguero
epic battles and I know now no intention of giving up halves at a rocking Molineux, formance we’ve had, it was a United 1 (Rashford 90+5), Swan- watched from the substi-
that every one we have could playing on hard courts, the reaching the last four of the big step backwards “ Solsk- sea 2 (Grimes 20-pen, Celina 29) tutes’ bench as second-tier
be our last. Was this our last surface for two of the four FA Cup for the first time jaer told a news conference. lost to Manchester City 3 ([Link] Swansea roared into a stun-
chance? I hope not.” Grand Slam events. “My goal since 1998 with second-half “We never had the urgen- 69, Nordfeldt 78-og, Aguero 88), ning first half lead.
The Spaniard’s right knee is to play on all the surfaces,” strikes from Raul Jimenez cy and quality on the ball Watford 2 (Capoue 27, Gray 79)
flared up in the second set of he said —AP Wolves’ Diogo Jota exults after scoring a goal against United —Reuters and Diogo Jota. even though without the ball bt Crystal Palace 1 (Batshuayi 62)
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Like many of her contemporaries, Parineeti Chopra’s cousin Priyanka Chopra, too, is
Pari’s not turning a producer. Does she want to follow suit? “I can set up a production house, get others
involved and make money out of it. But there is no point in doing that. Forget being a
producer yet producer, I’m still gathering experience as an actor! But, yes, I would definitely want to
do something more, so I will turn to production when I’m ready,” she said.

Gear up for Kalank’s Salman’s Main Taare

first soulful number song out today

Salman Khan in a still from the song in Notebook

Hiren Kotwani composed the romantic big task, which makes him Salman’s previous
hits as a singer

A
number. a true superstar. People
fter backing Talking about the actor- have appreciated the
Varun Dhawan in a still from the song in Kalank Notebook, Salman producer’s involvement in track’s teaser. I hope there The first song that
Khan has gone a the movie from the onset, will be immense love for Salman Khan had sung
step further and be it the script, location or the number, which goes was Chandi Ki Daal
It’s time to celebrate the spirit of Ramayan in the vibrant and colourful streets of Hira Mandi, in Husnabad, lent his voice to one of the soundtrack, director live today.” Par Sone Ka Mor in his
the tracks in the film. The Nitin Kakkar says, “I’m Shot in the exquisite film Hello Brother
as Varun Dhawan (Zafar) witnesses a stunning spectacle of classical dance and drama unfold around him. actor-producer has crooned very happy that Salman sir valleys of Kashmir, (1999). The Race 3
Catch this and more in the song Ghar More Pardesiya from director Abhishek Varman’s Kalank. Penned Main Taare, the teaser of has sung this beautiful Notebook marks the actor has also lent his
which has generated abun- song. While working with debut of Zaheer Iqbal voice to Jag Ghoomeya,
by Amitabh Bhattacharya and composed by Pritam, the soulful number releases today. dant buzz online. While its him, I’ve learned that he and Pranutan Bahl. The 440 Volt and Sultan for
Kalank, presented by Fox Star Studios, is produced by Dharma Productions and Nadiadwala Grandson lyrics have been written puts his heart and soul in romantic drama, which the soundtrack of his
by Manoj Muntashir, everything that he does, is presented by Salman 2016 blockbuster,
Entertainment. The film releases on April 17. Vishal Mishra has whether it’s a small or a Khan Films, is produced by Sultan.
Salma Khan, Murad The superstar has
Khetani and Ashwin rendered many songs
I’m very happy that Salman sir has Varde. It tells the story over the years. His
screen
inside

of two lovers, Kabir Main Hoon Hero

sung this beautiful song. While (Zaheer) and Firdaus Tera for his home
Sanjay Dutt, who plays Afghan King Ahmad Shah working with him, I’ve learned that he puts (Pranutan), with a bunch production Hero
Durrani in Panipat, wore an armour that weighed his heart and soul of talented child artistes,
who play pivotal roles
(2015), which launched
Sooraj Pancholi and
25 kilos for the film’s shoot in Jaipur. Nitin Kakkar, director in their lives. The film Athiya Shetty, was
Turn to P13 releases on March 29. a huge hit.

Ranveer Singh’s social

New-Age filmmaker

A big Bollywood
media innovation It’s sure to get everyone talking!
venture next!
With a bouquet of movies in the pipeline, Dheer Momaya aims
Errikos Andreou DEU: Creative Management

Meena Iyer
to produce films that resonate with his sensibilities

W
hen you think
of Ranveer Deepali Singh

W
Singh, the first
words that hen we call Dheer
come to your mind are Momaya expecting him
energy, style, innovation to tell us a bit about the
and talent. projects his production
The Young Turk, who house Jugaad Motion Pictures
is riding high on the (along with Sakshi Khanna and
success of Padmaavat Ukranian filmmaker Daria
(2018), Simmba (2018) Ghai) is backing, we are flabber-
and Gully Boy (2019), gasted with the amount of work
is known for his flamboy- they are up to! “I hardly sleep,”
ance and incredible sass. laughs Dheer, adding, “I hope it
However, he is not continues like this, so we can
content with just bring out stuff that we really
showcasing his talent on want to put out there.” With two
the big screen or giving of his movies bagging awards at
into innovations in the international film festivals, we
26-odd advertising talk to the young producer about
campaigns that he has the kind of stories that he wants Dheer Momaya
signed up for. He wants to tell...
to innovate and do some- Teen Aur
thing talk-worthy on his l How is the festival circuit Aadha
social media platforms, treating your first two films —
too. As a result, the Teen Aur Aadha and Namdev went to 40 film
33-year-old has decided Bhau? festivals and
to bring a bit of his Teen Aur Aadha went to 40
signature style to a GIF. film festivals and won plenty of won plenty
In fact, he has created awards. We have sold it to an in- of awards.
his own unique and cool ternational streaming platform.
GIFs as well as stickers, Namdev Bhau got slightly more We have sold
which will be active from recognition internationally it to an
today! And we have some because it opened at Busan
on our page for our International Film Festival,
international
readers to view. followed by the BFI London Film streaming
Whether it is through
his social media
Festival and had its US premiere
at Palm Springs International
A still from Teen Aur Aadha platform
accounts or in person, Film Festival. We are releasing
Ranveer engages with it in over 50 countries. There be on the lines of a Bareilly
people directly with a lot is a massive market for Ki Barfi or a Shubh Mangal l What else is in the pipeline?
of love and enthusiasm. our movies in cinemas Saavdhan. It will have all We are associating with
He constantly interacts Ranveer Singh and (right) internationally. People are the commercial elements, filmmaker Pan Nalin for a
with his community of screen grabs of his GIFs connecting to the kind of the song-and-dance routine, Gujarati film called The Last
over 40 million fans from projects that we are making. the heightened sense of drama Show. It’s autobiographical in a
across the world through It’s mainly the non-Indian and emotion, comedy, family set- way. We also want to do a drama
his different social me- diaspora that is watching up, etc. We are quite excited series this year and are in talks
dia platforms including Ranveer Singh, who has over 21.2 million our films. about that and looking at casting with a couple of producers in
Facebook, Twitter and a fairly-known star. Hopefully, it America for the same. The show
Instagram. Now, with followers on Instagram alone, ensures that he l Are there any plans for an should go on the floors post will be called Brothel Assassins
this innovation, users communicates with his fans on a regular basis out-and-out Bollywood film? monsoon this year. It will be and directed by Dar. It’s set in a
can share the Bollywood Yes, we are looking to mount directed by Dar (Daria) and brothel in old Bombay that has a
star’s varied moods and through posts as well as live videos. our first Bollywood film. It will we are looking at an early code of its own.
moments digitally. be titled Chhote Kapde and will 2020 release. Contd on 13

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Sanjay wears There is a massive market for
25-kilo armour our movies abroad: Dheer
for Panipat Any man who goes there is assassinat-
ed by the woman he sleeps with. It’s a
neo-noir crime drama that unfolds over
doesn’t strike a chord. That’s going
to leave a few of us who came in
with a passion to tell stories.
Today,
everyone

S
a couple of seasons. For the Indian on- That’s a very important distinction
anjay Dutt, who line streaming space, we are making a to make. We want to align our-
plays Afghan king, family drama about a group of seven selves with making wider-format
wants to create
Ahmad Shah children who stay in a home for or- content but want to be boutique in content. A year
Durrani, in the phans. It’s a quirky and funny family nature and make stories that reso-
upcoming historical story. nate with us. from now, there
Panipat, has not only will be serious
worked on his physique l We hear that yours is one of the
for the role, but has been 10 projects selected out of 4,500 quality checks and
training hard on main-
taining it, too. Moreover,
applicants for the Berlinale Talent
Project Market. Tell us about that.
the audience will
he is also making sure Yes, six years after The Lunchbox, look away from
that he perfects the art of
carrying the heavy
our project In Laws has been selected
here. We are in the process of locking
content that
armour. A source says a French, German and Dutch co-pro- doesn’t strike a
that the protective shield ducers for the film. If that happens,
that the actor wears in then we might accelerate that project
chord. That’s
the period drama weighs and make it before our drama series. going to leave a
about 25
kilos. “While shooting in l What are the kind of stories that few of us who
Jaipur, Sanju would Jugaad wants to put out there? came in with a
exercise in the gym be- We want to make
fore wearing the armour larger and wider audience format passion to tell
so that he could perform
effectively. Earlier last
films, which is why we are taking
advice from a lot of people in the
stories
year, when he went for industry. We want to make the
the make-up and costume characters relatable. Today, every-
trials, the armour was one wants to create content. A year
specially designed to suit from now, there will be serious
his personality,” adds our Sanjay Dutt quality checks and the audience A still from Namdev Bhau
informer. Dheer Momaya will look away from content that

pick your brain crossword hidato Baby Blues

Down 19 Ham it up (7)
1 With a cupola 20 German
(5) manufacturer
2 Less risky (7) of armaments
4 Camera part (5)
(4) 21 Milk farm (5)
5 Brawn (6) 23 Generally
6 Signs (2,1,4)
referring to 24 Engine fuel
footnotes (5) (6)
7 Near (5) 25 Spanish
9 Tenth month, queen (3)
in short (3) 27 Like some old
12 Sluggishness buckets (5)
(7) 28 Sporting sides The Pajama Dairies
14 Travelling (5)
salesman, in 30 Strange,
short (3) unearthly (5)
16 Declares or 32 Observed (4)
promises (5) 33 Integer, in
17 Group of lions short? (3)
(5)

Across 18 Female ruff (3) 29 Literary snippets (3)

3 Texas mission? (5) 19 A Cromwell, a Twist (6) 31 Cheque beneficiary (5)
8 Courted (5) 21 Dispossess (7) 32 More alarming (7) The goal of Hidato is to fill the grid
10 Fastener of sorts (1-4) 22 At the back (4) 34 Desirable trait (5) with consecutive numbers that
11 Roman 1200 (3) 23 Dazzled (4) 35 One as a prefix (3) connect horizontally, vertically, or
12 Engaged (2,3) 24 Deviate (7) 36 “Beloved” director (5) diagonally from first to the last
13 Comes back (7) 26 Merchant of Venice lawyer 37 Extremist (5) number in the grid. The first and last
15 Hold closely (5) (6) 38 Colloquial language (5) numbers of a puzzle and some other Tina’s Grove
numbers are already filled in.

spellathon How good is your vocabulary? Spell out sudoku

as many words of four or more letters
as you can from the letters in today’s To solve a Sudoku
diagram. In making a word, each letter puzzle, every digit
must be used only once and each word must appear once
must contain the letter in the centre. in: Each of the
There should be at least one nine-letter vertical columns;
word! Plurals, foreign words, and Each of the
proper nouns do not qualify. horizontal rows;
Rate yourself Each of the boxes.
12 Average; 14 Good; 16 Wow!

Tinkersons
crossword
solutions

sudoku
hidato

uncut
PUNCTUATE, tact, teacup,
cute, enact, pace, pact, pecan, puce,
acne, acute, cane, cant, cape, cent,
spellathon

Marjorie Orr
Your year ahead will be go-ahead, fast-moving and outspoken. You won’t suffer fools or slow coaches calmly, but being too sharp will backfire. You
IF IT’S YOUR will keep your focus firmly ahead, sorting out longer term plans with the sensible advice of friends to keep you on the right track. Your pet projects will
BIRTHDAY TODAY turn out more successfully than you expect bringing praise and admiration your way. From mid-year, you’ll set yourself to wakening up your social life.

ARIES TAURUS GEMINI CANCER LEO VIRGO

Mar 21 - Apr 20 Apr 21 - May 20 May 21 - June 21 June 22 - July 23 July 24 - August 23 Aug 24 - Sep 23
No one will easily push you Companions will admire your With Mars in the sign before Throwing your energy into Working hard to achieve your You have a strong urge to be
off track once you know bravery though they may yours, your energy needs to be team activities at work, you will ambitions at work and out in free, so you dislike interference.
where you are aiming. Your question your common channelled behind the scenes be independent but happy to the world, you will aim to gain Though handle yourself with
staying power is greater than sense. You may be a bit into helping, caring for others be with companions as long as a more solid reputation and care, because you’re likely to
usual at the moment and others will find tactless but you are getting things done. or into creative ventures. If you feel uneasy everyone is tolerant. You will get irritated jealously guard your position. Don’t forget be busy with your mind on red alert.
you dependable. You will be aiming for a You want nothing to get in your way. then you must learn to pull strings a little by anyone who tries to take your freedom your feelings in order to succeed. You’ll be Buzzing around at top speed, your tongue
flamboyant lifestyle since you want to Your achievements could be recognised more subtly. There’s no sense in trying to away from you. Keep moving, but watch determined now that you’ve found your will also be moving rather quickly. You
indulge yourself. At times, you may be too today in some small way. You’ve decided settle yourself down too much. You are not where you’re putting your feet and also be confidence to say the things you want to won’t take kindly to anyone telling you what
critical about other people’s inadequacies you won’t be quiet any longer and will going to be calm and serene, so you might wary of foot-in-mouth syndrome. If you say. If you can find people around who are to do, giving you orders, crowding you or
and they may not take that very kindly. project yourself with more vigour. If you as well aim for physical activities, or allow leap into saying things too sharply, it won’t happy to be in competition with you disagreeing with you. Not that you will be
Soften your approach. Think about the are arguing with anyone, you are unlikely your enthusiasm to have free rein in what work. But if you are clear in what you’re without it spilling over into resentment, arguing, but you very much don’t want
consequences of your behaviour. to want to back down. you enjoy. saying, then other people will appreciate it. today will be good for lively conversations. other people to push you around.

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Marjorie You will be acting in a much Partners will be rather irritable You will push indulgences to You will feel passionately At home, you won’t be able to Your daily routines will speed
Orr more determined way, keen and when you do decide to one side to focus on becoming enthusiastic about the better sit still easily. You will be great up at the moment. Short
to fight for your rights in take a stand you will be clear more efficient and organised. things of life — love, leisure at re-organising and racing distance journeys and
with your
cash matters. If you have and cutting. You will be cross Just remember, every detail and pleasure. Just try not to lay around to maintain order. But stimulating conversations will
queries at have to speak to a wider audience than with anyone who is acting unfairly and does not need to be in the right place. Ease you may also come across as bossy, so keep your adrenaline flowing faster. You’ll
down the law with loved ones since they
afterhrs@ usual, you’ll find the confidence to say appears to get away with it. You will be up and accept imperfections, both your you can turn your domestic life into a be full of energy and strong opinions. The
won’t take it kindly. You’ll be busy, no
dnaindia. the things you need to say. The trick is upfront and speak your mind. This is not own and others. You will achieve a good chance of boredom, with a great deal of battlefield. Really, you want a challenge important thing is to get the right balance.
net to be assertive but not too competitive. the time to be hiding in a corner or keeping deal of fine quality, though you rarely blow variety in your everyday schedule. You will but it is important not to push it too far. You’ve got confidence in what you’re doing
www. Be clear about who you are. But also be your feelings hidden. Just don’t be too your own trumpet, preferring instead to be zapping around at top speed, but try to You will push ahead quickly, but you could and what you believe in. Just don’t push it
star4cast. clear that it’s also ok for other people to critical, especially with thinner skinned take pride in a job well done. Don’t get be more reflective and tactful. Luckily, your be critical, seeing mistakes clearly and too far and end up in disagreements. You
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Maha farmers, I must remind that they had just given second
front
`4,000 crore loan waiver and that too after 15 years of
pain and we have given `24,000 crore loan waiver and
implemented it successfully in no time
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Prepare noise pollution Transgender voters up

snapshot
‘Film industry
has finally
by only 15K in 5 yrs: EC
maps, NGT directs CPCB
struck balance’
New Delhi: The number of
transgender voters enrolled
in ‘others’ category in the

Green bench demands remedial action plan to solve issue across country electoral list has not seen
much increase since the 2014
general elections.
New Delhi: The National According to data provid-
Green Tribunal has directed to-do list ed by the Election Commis-
the Central Pollution Control „„NGT Chairperson sion, the number of voters
Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor Board (CPCB) to prepare a Justice Adarsh Kumar enrolled in the “other” cate-
noise pollution map and re- Goel asked CPCB to gory now stands at 38,325, an
The Indian film indus- medial action plan to solve increase of 15,306 in the last
1 try has successfully the issue across the country.
The green panel said the
identify noise pollution
hotspots & mark cities five years.
The poll panel had since
struck a fine balance with specific hotspots
between content-driven and absence of implementation 2012 allowed registration of
commercial cinema of noise pollution norms af- „„He asked them to transgender persons as ‘oth-
fects health of citizens, espe- propose a remedial ers’ in the electoral rolls.
If the story is good action plan in 3 months
2 and well-written, if
it is well-depicted, it
cially infants and senior citi-
zens.
„„The board was asked
Transgender activists
claim the figure is quite low
Transgender activists claim the increase is low compared to their population

It also affects sleep, com- compared to their popula- process of furnishing docu- transgender activist at
receives love and acceptance fort, studies and other legiti- to set up systems in tion, as many of them still ments to validate a transgen- Pratyay Gender Trust.
from the audience mate activities, it said. cities with high levels refrain from enrolling them- der person’s identity is an- “Insensitivity of the offi-
A bench headed by Nation- The green panel said the absence of implementation of noise pollution of noise selves in the voters list as other reason behind the com- cials and the herculean pa-
There is a place and
3 audience for all types
of cinema — content
al Green Tribunal (NGT) norms affects health of citizens —File
Chairperson Justice Adarsh
‘others’.
Though the 2011 census
munity’s low enrolment in
the voters list.
perwork can double or triple
the pain of transgender peo-

‘Pay `5cr for pollution

Kumar Goel directed the within a period of three puts the population of It becomes a difficult pro- ple if not heighten their
and commercial — and our
CPCB to prepare the map, months and specification of transgenders at around 4.9 cess for the transgender anxiety, social humiliation
industry has balanced it well
identify noise pollution hot- such devices may be finalised lakh, activists claim it is community members as and dysphoria. Thus many
Films with good spots and categorise cities in consultation with the re- much higher than that. many of them don’t possess prefer not to undergo this
4 content are making
good money at the box
office. This is all because
with specified hot-
spots and propose a
remedial action
plan within three
spective state pollu-
tion control
boards,” the green
panel said.
in western UP rivers’ Besides the social stigma,
they claimed that the tedious
the documents and certifi-
cates, said Anindya Hajra, a
ordeal of getting enrolled,”
Hajra said.  —PTI

audience is more evolved

than ever before months. Noting that
the CPCB has estab- Pollution
The NGT said po-
lice may also train
New Delhi: Noting that
there was serious failure on
river affecting public
health, we find it necessary
Asteroid Bennu
rotating faster
Audiences have
5 evolved and so films
lished a noise moni- control boards their staff regard-
toring mechanism, ing the use of such
part of the Uttar Pradesh
government to control pollu-
to require furnishing of per-
formance guarantee in the
have evolved to better which is function- may undertake devices and develop
over time: Study
tion in western UP rivers, the sum of Rs 5 crore to the sat-
resonate with that change ing on a continuous noise a robust protocol for NGT has directed the state to isfaction of the Central Pol-
I don’t think it’s a basis, in seven cit- monitoring taking appropriate pay Rs 5 crore as ‘perfor- lution Control Board by Ut-
6 matter of films being
better or worse. It’s a
ies, the NGT asked action against the
the board to consid- along with the defaulters.
mance guarantee’ to imple-
ment the action plan for reju-
tar Pradesh to the effect that
action plan will be imple-
Washington: Asteroid Ben-
nu — a target of NASA’s sam-
matter of being the reflection er setting up of such police and “The CPCB may venation of the rivers. mented within six months. ple return mission — is spin-
of the times mechanisms in all take remedial explore the possibil- A bench headed by NGT On failure, the amount will ning faster over time, an ob-
cities where noise ity, in consultation Chairperson Justice Adarsh be forfeited,” the bench servation that may help un-
I have been experi- pollution is beyond action with leading manu- Kumar Goel directed the UP said. derstand the evolution of
7 menting with every
film and am happy
permissible limits.
“The state pollu-
Panel, facturers of public
address systems
chief secretary to personal-
ly look into the issue of
The green panel also
asked the chief secretory to
asteroids and their potential
threat to Earth, scientist say.
about it tion control boards National Green and other manufac- availability of potable water provide requisite logistics Bennu is located 110 mil-
may undertake Tribunal turers of such in- to the affected inhabitants to the committee, headed by lion kilometre away from
8 There is a sense
of self-growth and
noise level monitor-
ing in conjunction
struments, to manu-
facture such equip-
of Saharanpur, Muzaffarna-
gar, Shamli, Meerut, Bag-
Justice S U Khan (retd) with
representatives of the CPCB
Earth. As it moves through
space at about 101,000 kilo-
fulfilment and the with police and take remedial ment wherein the noise me- path and Ghaziabad dis- and the Environment Minis- metre per hour, it also spins,
feeling of a job well done. action,” the panel said. ters with data loggers are tricts. try, so that the committee Under the system, police have unilateral power to detain sex workers and completing a full rotation
I take pride in that. I look “The police departments fitted so that, as and when the “In view of serious fail- can oversee the implemen- their clients for up to two years —File every 4.3 hours.
for that fulfilment in every of all the states and Union prescribed parameters are ure of the state of Uttar tation of the action plan to Last year, the Origins,

China keeps ‘education’

project territories may obtain the violated, the same gets re- Pradesh so far and alarming restore the rivers to their Spectral Interpretation, Re-
noise monitoring devices corded,” it said.  —PTI situation of pollution of the original condition.  —PTI source Identification, Secu-
rity-Regolith Explorer (OSI-

shelters for prostitutes

RIS-REx) spacecraft arrived

In India, flyers mostly complain of harassment by staff When Chinese legislators ance inside the regime
at Bennu, the asteroid it will
be studying and sampling
over the next several years.
The research, published
New Delhi: Most com- garding the number of com- recommended the abolition against abolition, perhaps by in the journal Geophysical
plaints filed by air passen- striking numbers plaints received against of “education” detention the police, as this would take Research Letters, found that
gers in the Civil Aviation A document shows that each airline, a senior minis- centres where prostitutes away some of its arbitrary the asteroid’s rotation is
Ministry’s grievance redres- while 3,524 complaints try official said, “There is no and clients can be held with- detention powers,” said speeding up by about one
sal system relates to behav- were received in option in CPGRAM to segre- out charge for two years, ac- Wang Yaqiu, a researcher at second per century.
iour of airline staff and CPGRAM in the gate the grievances airline- tivists hoped the facilities’ Human Rights Watch. While the increase in ro-
harassment of flyers, ac- category of ‘harassment wise.” days were numbered. They In 2013, testimonies of ex- tation might not seem like
cording to an official docu- of passengers/ staff Last year, the civil avia- will have to wait longer. detainees collected by Asia much, over a long period of
ment. crew behaviour’, no. of tion ministry had told the The rubber-stamp Nation- Catalyst, an organisation time it can translate into
‘Loss of baggage’ catego- complaints for ‘loss of Parliamentary Standing al People’s Congress (NPC) that defends the health of dramatic changes in the
ry in Centralised Public baggage’ was 1,822 Committee on Transport, passed only one new law marginalised groups in the space rock, researchers
Grievance Redress and Tourism and Culture that when it ended its annual ses- region, revealed the harsh said.  —PTI
Monitoring system (CP- “systematic grievance re- sion on Friday — and it had living conditions in the cen-
GRAM) has received second The CPGRAM is an on- dressal mechanism or sys- to do with opening up for- tres.
highest number of com- line system with an objec- tem has been already put in eign investment. These included ill-treat-
plaints from air passengers, tive of “speedy redress and place through which passen- Under the nearly three- ment, forced labour, and the
showed a Ministry docu- effective monitoring of ger grievances received by decade-old system, police obligation to pay for subsist-
ment accessed by PTI. The grievances” by ministries this office are forwarded to have unilateral power to de- ence and forced medical ex-
document shows that while Picture for representation or departments or organisa- the concerned airline for re- tain sex workers and their aminations at prohibitive
3,524 complaints were re- tions of central govern- dressal directly with the clients for up to two years in prices. One of the women
ceived in CPGRAM in the complaints that were re- ing/fare/refund’ received ment. complainant as the travel by “shelter and education” cen- told the group that the cen-
category of ‘harassment of ceived in the category of third highest number of The CPGRAM was estab- air is a contractual matter tres. Critics say the centres tres or shelters exist only to
passengers/ staff crew be- ‘loss of baggage’ was 1,822. complaints. It recorded 1,011 lished by the Centre in 2007- between the airline and the have little to do with educa- extort money; there is no
haviour’, the number of The category of ‘ticket- grievances as yet. 08. When asked for data re- passenger”.  —PTI tion. “There may be resist- education.  —AFP Asteroid Bennu

Swaraj holds talks CRPF’s call

centre helps
with Maldivian EAM people in need
Srinagar: A Kashmiri man
seeking medical help for his
newborn, a Bihar girl facing
eve-teasing on board a train
and a Rajasthan business-
man looking for the person
who owes him money — all
find a ‘madadgar’ (a good Sa-
maritan) in the CRPF, the
country’s largest paramili-
tary force.
The faceless 21-member
‘Madadgar’ team of the CRPF
has been providing help not
only to people in the militan-
cy-affected Jammu and Kash-
mir but other parts of India
Sushma Swaraj (L) & Abdulla Shahid.—PTI as well.
The 24x7 helpline was the
Male: External Affairs Min- gress on important bilateral brainchild of CRPF’s Inspec-
ister Sushma Swaraj on Sun- issues, including implemen- tor General (Operations)
day held talks with her Mal- tation of agreed outcomes of Zulfiquar Hasan as long
divian counterpart Abdulla the State Visit of President @ spells of curfew had become
Shahid and reviewed pro- ibusolih to India,” External routine in Kashmir in 2016
gress on important bilateral Affairs Ministry (MEA) due to the widespread vio-
issues, including implemen- Spokesperson Raveesh Ku- lence in the aftermath of the
tation of agreed outcomes of mar tweeted. killing of Burhan Wani, the
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih visited India in De- poster boy of Hizbul Mujahi-
Solih’s visit to India last year. cember last year during deen terror group.
Swaraj arrived arrived which India announced a The initiative, which start-
here on Sunday on a two-day USD 1.4 billion financial as- ed in January 2017, has many
visit, the first full-fledged bi- sistance to the island nation. success stories and attracted
lateral trip from India to the The two countries had also huge appreciations from the
island nation after the gov- agreed to remain mindful of Central Reserve Police Force
ernment of President Solih each other’s concerns and (CRPF) as well as the Union
came to power in November aspirations for the stability Home Ministry.
last year. of the Indian Ocean region The call centre receives
“Warm discussions be- and not allow their respective around 700 calls a day. Some
tween EAM @SushmaSwaraj territories to be used for any even call to ask for direc-
& Foreign Minister @abdul- activity inimical to their in- tions, said the head of the
la_shahid. Reviewed pro- terests.  —PTI centre.  —PTI

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